Uttarakhand

Police said Deepak Kumar was arrested after a businessman alleged that he was abused, threatened and assaulted.

Joint SDRF, NDRF and DDRF teams escorted the stranded pilgrims to Gaurikund despite continuous rockfalls.

The FIR has been registered by the Nainital Police on the complaint of a Congress worker.

The population enumeration for Census 2027 will take place in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and parts of Uttarakhand from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027.

The case was filed following a complaint alleging the ritual at a Haldwani rally venue was casteist and derogatory towards Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge reminded Rajya Sabha Leader of House J P Nadda of his assurance that after an investigation, strict action will be taken against whoever is found guilty.

From a religious ritual in Haldwani to a political and legal battle, the controversy reveals how deeply history continues to shape India's public life.

After the FIR, the opposition party said the Congress will give a fitting response to it through democratic and legal means.

Girish Chandra Pandey, President of the Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas, defended the ritual as a routine step to restore physical cleanliness.

Separate police teams are continuously patrolling sensitive areas across all police station jurisdictions and keeping a close watch on the situation.

Helicopter operations are scheduled to restart from September 15, while the date for heli-ticket bookings will be announced soon.

Eleven workers died in the incident, while 11 were injured.

Rohit Pandey, 20, succumbed to his injuries at AIIMS Rishikesh after being rescued from the tunnel where 22 workers were trapped on August 13.