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U'khand hospital discharges rape survivor without proper treatment, makes her share vehicle with accused

The parents of a nine-year-old rape survivor here have alleged that their daughter was discharged from a hospital without proper treatment and then made to travel with the accused in a police vehicle to record her statement before the magistrate.The girl, who hailed from Tehri district, was allegedly raped in Nainbagh area on May 30.The Circle Officer (CO) of the area Uttam Singh has been suspended on charges of negligence of duty.The victim was admitted to Doon Medical College and Hospital. Her parents alleged that she was discharged from the hospital even before she could recover fully.According to parents, their daughter could not give her statement properly as her condition worsened after she travelled four hours with the accused.Meanwhile, Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya has expressed deep concern over the way the case has been handled."We will not spare the doctors, who discharged the victim without proper treatment. Strict action will be taken against police ...

Uttarakhand teen, set on fire by stalker, shifted to Delhi hospital

The man had been staking her after she had rejected his love proposals, police said, adding that he set her on fire after sprinkling petrol over her

Moily invites proposal from Uttarakhand CM for renovation of flood-affected Monuments

Moily invites proposal from Uttarakhand CM for renovation of flood-affected Monuments

India has taken more than 10,000 steps to boost ease of doing biz: Modi

'Last year, a national highway of around 10 thousand km was built in India, at a speed of around 27 kms everyday'

Education, livelihood opportunity in Uttarakhand's Purkal transform lives

Even on the sanitary front, things were dismal. Open defecation was the norm. Toilets were unheard of and garbage would be strewn anywhere it found a corner

Animals have legal rights, duties of living person, rules Uttarakhand HC

The High Court stated that in order to protect and promote greater welfare of animals, they are required to be conferred with the status of legal entity/ legal person

Dwelling on act of questioning at a philosophy boot camp in Uttarakhand

Unsurprisingly, Jahanbegloo's most evocative session was on forgiveness and revenge, and the most hotly contested one on God and religion

Uttarakhand to lose status of gold refining hub

Some 26 bullion or dore gold refineries were set up and they were getting a 0.75% tax benefit in the earlier tax regime

Uttarakhand: Schemes galore but no clear development road map

The Budget in the hill state has never been seen as a serious document

24 dead, 8 injured as bus plunges into deep gorge in Uttarakhand

The accident took place near Nalupani in Uttarkashi

7 human skeletons found in Kedarnath Valley, 4 yrs after Uttarakhand floods

Skeletal remains were found behind the Bairavnath temple

Knitting human bonds

A small enterprise manufacturing woolen garments has helped empower women in Uttarakhand

Sand mining saps the lifeblood along the Kosi

The first of a two-part series on sand mining at Uttarakhand's riverbeds

Uttarakhand to drop 'political' cases against BJP leaders

The most prominent case was against Ganesh Joshi, who allegedly injured police horse Shaktimaan

BJP must tread tight fiscal path to fulfill poll promises in Uttarakhand

Going into the Uttarakhand state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto made a bunch of promises. From road connectivity to all villages by 2019, to round-the-clock power supply to filling all government vacancies in the first six months of coming to power. A closer look at some of these main promises suggests that while some are doable, others might prove difficult to fulfill. Take rural roads. The BJP has promised constructing one to every village by 2019. From the record, a daunting task. In 2016-17, against a sanctioned road length of 1,664 km in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), only 47 km have been completed. Since 2001, against a total road length sanctioned of 8,096 km, only 5,838 km has been built. According to the data put out by the rural works department of the state, of 91.9 km sanctioned in April 2015, only 4.1 km was completed; another 19.3 km was under construction. "Constructing roads in hilly areas is difficult. Permission ..

Uttarakhand verdict LIVE: Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as CM

BJP won a landslide majority in Uttarakhand Assembly elections, winning 57 of the 70 seats.

Growth inequality is emptying out villages in India's 6th richest state

Uttarakhand is the sixth richest state in India in terms of per capita income

Huge damage to crops in U'khand

In Himachal Pradesh, huge damage to the Kinnauri apple has been reported

BJP did nothing for Uttarakhand: Congress

Narendra Modi had made big promises to help the state to get back on its feet after the Kadarnath calamity, but did nothing after coming to the power

Virbhadra to guide party in 2017 Assembly polls

Only goal of Congress is to make Mission Repeat successful in the next Assembly polls under the leadership of Virbhadra Singh