The Latest Breaking News from Kumaon

Uttarakhand, where Ganga and Yamuna originate, runs short of river water; state power grid announces power cuts up to 15 hrs due to lower monsoon rainfall

Uttarakhand, the source state of the Ganga and Yamuna, is facing power cuts of up to 15 hours after weak monsoon rainfall cut river flows and hydropower generation. UPCL has invoked force majeure, with heavy industries in Kumaon and Garhwal hit hardest, while the utility works to secure extra central…

The Economic Times · Sep 25

The Ancient Temples of Kumaon That Are Not on the Char Dham Circuit Ask Every Pilgrim the Same Thing

You came because the famous ones didn't answer youThe priest at Katarmal doesn't ask where you've come from. He asks what you're carrying.Not your bag. Not your offering. He means the thing you brought without meaning to, the grief you've been rationalising, the decision you've been postponing, the version of…

Times Life · Aug 14

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary: The Uttarakhand Himalayan Forest With Panoramas and No Crowds

What Binsar Actually IsBinsar Wildlife Sanctuary covers 47.08 square kilometres of the Jhandi Dhar ridge in Almora district, Kumaon, at an altitude that tops out near 2,420 metres above sea level. The Forest Department declared it a sanctuary in 1988, primarily to protect the broadleaf forest rather than a single…

Times Life · Aug 14

PM Modi on 1-day visit to Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, will inaugurate development projects

PM Modi to visit Kumaon region of Uttarakhand on Thursday. Will lay foundation stones of projects, offer prayers at Jageshwar Dham and Parvati Kund, visit Gunji village, interact with locals, and address public meeting in Pithoragarh. Cultural troupes to welcome him with murals and paintings. Will begin with darshan of…

The Hindu · Oct 12, 2023

Uttarakhand: In a first, ‘food forests’ to be grown in Kumaon hills

ALMORA: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Uttarakhand, around one-and-a-half hectares of forest land in the hills of Mukteshwar in Kumaon will be converted into a “food forest”, where chemical-free grains and vegetables will be grown naturally.

The Times of India · May 1, 2022

Uttarakhand Assembly elections | PM Modi attacks Congress, says it divides people on caste, religion

The Prime Minister announced that work on the Jamrani Dam project will start soon.

The Hindu · Feb 11, 2022