Two Indian girls have scripted history by becoming the first twins ever to climb Mount Everest together.21-year-old Tashi and Nancy Malik from Dehra Dun achieved this feat by successfully reaching the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 meters, an official at Nepal's Ministry of Tourism and Culture said.The duo were among other record-makers including the first women from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan...

Source : Zeenews | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Indian sisters become first twins to climb Mount Everest!

21-year-old Indian sisters have scripted history by becoming the first twins ever to conquer the summit of Mount Everest [Tashi and Nancy Malik from Dehra Dun achieved this feat by successfully reaching the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 meters, said an official at Nepal's ministry of tourism and culture.The duo was among other record-makers including the first women from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan...

Source : Rediff | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Indian sisters become first twins to conquer Mt. Everest

Two 21-year-old Indian sisters have scripted history by becoming the first twins ever to conquer the summit of Mount Everest together.Tashi and Nancy Malik from Dehra Dun achieved this feat by successfully reaching the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 meters, an official at Nepal's Ministry of Tourism and Culture said.The duo were among other record-makers including the first women from Saudi...

Source : India TV | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Thrown off Shatabdi, woman dies

woman died after she and her husband were pushed out of a running Shatabdi train by two Railway Protection Force men Wednesday.Santosh and husband Rajeshwar Dutt Tyagi, who had general class tickets, boarded the Delhi-Dehra Dun Shatabdi by mistake, Rajeshwar said in a complaint filed at a GRP post. He claimed two RPF personnel pushed them out of the train soon after it left the station.Santosh fell...

Source : Asianage | 84 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Govt selling fertile agricultural land at throwaway prices: BJP

Dehra Dun: BJP Tuesday accused the Uttarakhand government of selling farmers' land at throwaway prices in the name of industrial development and demanded a white paper on the activities of a project before second phase is launched."Bahuguna government is selling off precious agricultural land to investors in the name of industrialisation. This is not acceptable. We are for industrialisation but not...

Source : Zeenews | 212 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Police begins probe into 'conspiracy' against ND Tiwari

Timeline.Dehra Dun, Oct 8: Police have begun a probe into the claim of ND Tiwari's close aide that the veteran Congress leader was given sleeping pills for several years as part of a conspiracy. "On the basis of media reports, we have ordered an investigation into the claims of Bhawanidutt Bhatt, an OSD of, that Tiwari was given sleeping pills after he became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002-07),"...

Source : Oneindia | 227 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Kejriwal will disappear after 2014 general poll: Bahuguna

Dehra Dun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Sunday said civil activist Arvind Kejriwal "would be left nowhere after 2014 general elections.""It is good that he (Kejriwal) has entered politics, but after 2014 elections, he will not be seen anywhere," Bahuguna told reporters here today.He said people like Kejriwal were not trustworthy because they do not believe in the system and try to ...

Source : Zeenews | 228 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Irregularities found in labelling of Ramdev's food products

DEHRA DUN: Alleged irregularities have been found in the labelling of some of the food products marketed by yoga guru Ramdev'sCiting a report of Rudrapur-based Food and Drug Testing Laboratory in this regard, he said irregularities have been found in the labelling of six food products marketed by the trust.The alleged regulatory violations by the Trust have been categorised as "misleading" and "mi...

Source : Times Of India | 239 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

29 killed, 31 missing in Uttarakhand cloudbursts

series of cloudbursts struck Uttarakhand since Friday night triggering landslides and flash floods that have left at least 29 dead, 31 missing and several injured in parts of the hill state.Ukhimath area in Rudraprayag district was the worst hit as a cloudburst in the wee hours flattened dozens of homes in eight villages killing at least 29 people in their sleep. Over 31 people have gone missing in...

Source : Ndtv | 250 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun

Quota in promotion bill to divert attention from coal scam: BJP

Dehra Dun: Accusing the UPA of being unsympathetic to backward classes and Dalits, the BJP Tuesday said the Bill on reservation in promotion to SCs and STs in government jobs was brought in to divert the people's attention from the alleged scam in coal block allocations."The UPA tabled the bill for quota in promotion to SCs and STs in government jobs in Parliament amid pandemonium and blamed the o...

Source : Zeenews | 254 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Dehra Dun