Ghost village in uttarakhand, once a bustling village with a population of more than 2,000 people, Saur in Tehri district was on the verge of turning into a ghost village.Thanks to the community-based tourism project initiated by one of its residents, the abandoned village, 110km from Dehradun, has received a new lease of life.The change … Read more
The soldiers of the Royal Garhwal Rifles who died in World war-II, in the battle of Kohima in Nagaland
Lt.ColonelMonodhirChoudhary, called Monty by friends was born on 17 Sept. 1920, in a town now Arunanchal Pradesh, when his father was with the Frontier Services in the British Period. The Choudharys belong to Sylhetdistict( now in Bangleshdesh) and later their Badi-Home in Shantipara in Dibrugarh town in Assam became the ancestral home. Colonel Choudhary was … Read more
The photographs of the annual Thaipusum at the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 Feb. 2015 Male and females devotees of all ages at the Murgam temple on Thaipusam. Devotees ….some wearing saffron and green cloths……..Undertaking Paada Yatra, take Kavedeis, paal kudam (milk), Pierce spear-trishul, hooks with lemon, shaved head, etc. The festival of … Read more
AG Uttarakhand -Uttarakhand State GPF Rules
These days it is heard that unmarried female adolescents and youths are resorting to emergency contraceptive pills after having ‘fun’ with their friends and or colleagues. Though the scientific emergency contraception (EC) was develop in 1974 by Dr. Albert Yuzpe, it was only declared safe and effective in 1997 and approved as an EC pill … Read more
In the centenary year of the Great War-World War-I, while the valour of the Royal Garhwal Rifles is documented, there were also many other Garhwalis who died and served in the great war in various capacities and rank in many other battalions and regiments of the British Indian Army. One such is the Chowfin brothers. … Read more
Independence Day functions in School were a reminder for students on India’s Freedom struggle. Today for many it’s a holiday and for some watching PM speak from the rampart of Red Fort. Our freedom struggle is a period in Indian history and its culmination in the making of our constitution and today making us the … Read more
Tourism has been worst hit in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, with pilgrims fleeing the disaster-struck state and tourists cancelling their bookings. May and June are considered peak season for tourism in the state with hotels registering 100 per cent occupancy, but now, most wear a deserted look and several have also been washed away in the floods. … Read more