Rishikesh
Municipal corporation in Uttarakhand, India
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Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus, with ancient sages and saints meditating there in search of higher knowledge. There are numerous temples and ashrams built along the banks of the river.
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2 AIIMS-Rishikesh docs among 5 held for role in MD exam fraudDehradun Police arrested five individuals, including two AIIMS-Rishikesh doctors, for facilitating cheating in an entrance test using an instant messaging app to solve the question paper during the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rishikesh to get an ITC hotel by 2026IndiaTimes - Published | |
Survey for metro rail project connecting Doon, Haridwar and Rishikesh to start soonIn the first phase, IG Drones, a drone technology and analytics company, has been awarded the contract to conduct a topographical survey to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Drones to survey corridor of proposed Haridwar -Rishikesh-Dehradun PRTThe Uttarakhand government has awarded a contract to Noida-based unmanned aerial vehicle company IG Drones to survey the Uttarakhand Metro Rail Project for the proposed personalised rapid transport..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SDM, MLA ordered razing of resort: Bulldozer driverThe driver of a bulldozer testified in court that the local SDM and MLA instructed him to demolish parts of a resort in Rishikesh after the discovery of a receptionist's body. The driver revealed that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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IRCTC tour package: Explore Haridwar, Rishikesh, Amritsar, Vaishno Devi and Mathura on one journey, check detailsIRCTC introduces 8-night Devbhoomi Tour covering Haridwar, Rishikesh, Amritsar, Vaishno Devi, and Mathura.DNA - Published | |
2 mazars razed in Rishikesh, shown live on FacebookIndiaTimes - Published | |
Now, all CGHS members can get treated without cash at 6 AIIMSThe Union health ministry on Saturday said cashless treatment will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries at AIIMS hospitals in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Uttarakhand mantri thrashes youth in Rishikesh, video goes viralIndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi to Rishikesh in 3 hours, Dehradun in 2.5 hours: Know Delhi-Dehradun Expressway route, opening dateThe Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway is set to be open for the public by next year, as the construction of the stellar expressway is going on in full force.DNA - Published | |
Murder charge on ex-BJP minister's son, 2 others in Uttarakhand caseThe sessions court of Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal district on Saturday fixed charges on the three accused -- Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta -- in the sensational Rishikesh resort murder case..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chardham Yatra may become expensive for devotees with fare increase by up to 5 percent, check detailsOn Tuesday, a meeting of transport companies under the Joint Rotation Travel Arrangement Committee was held at GMOU's Rishikesh office.DNA - Published | Who was Swami Dayanand Giri, PM Modi's spiritual guru whose ashram Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma visited?Just a few days before India's upcoming Test series against Australia, Kohli paid a visit to Swami Dayanand Ashram in Rishikesh.DNA - Published |
Not just Joshimath, ground’s also slipping under Rishikesh, NainitalThe issue of crumbling buildings has echoed in several other places of Uttarakhand like Karnaprayag, Uttarkashi, Guptkashi, Rishikesh, Nainital and Mussoorie, to name a few. A TOI team visiting the..IndiaTimes - Published | 1.3 landslides per km on 247-km Rishikesh to Joshimath road: StudyAs many as 309 "fully or partially road-blocking landslides" were identified along the 247-km road between Rishikesh and Joshimath - an average of 1.25 landslides per km - according to a study by a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Prime accused Pulkit Arya to undergo narco, polygraph tests19-year-old Ankita's body was recovered from Chilla canal in Rishikesh on September 24, 2021, six days after she was reported missing.DNA - Published | Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will cut travel time to Rishikesh to 3 hours, permitted top speed to be 100 kmphThe residents of Saharanpur, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Haridwar, Shamli and Haryana will also benefit from the expressway.DNA - Published |
Uttarakhand: 125-km-long rail line at Rishikesh to cut travel time with Karnaprayag by halfThe region is close to the China border; hence, the project is strategically very important.DNA - Published | Ankita cremated, father says razing part of resort ‘erased key evidence’The family of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, whose brutal murder rocked Uttarakhand, cremated her body in Srinagar in Pauri Garhwal on Sunday evening. Earlier on Sunday, Ankita’s father refused to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ankita Bhandari murder: Family of Rishikesh teen refuses to perform last rites till final postmortem report arrivesThe family of 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari, who was killed by being pushed into a canal in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, on Sunday refused to perform her last rites until they get the final..IndiaTimes - Published | Ankita Bhandari murder case: Resort staff shares details of night before receptionist went missingOn Saturday, the police found the body of the woman in a lake near RishikeshDNA - Published |
Uttarakhand receptionist murder: Angry locals set resort on fire, vandalise BJP MLA's carAnkita Bhandari murder case: Visuals emerged of Pulkit Arya's Vantara resort located in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh being set on fire by angry locals.DNA - Published | Why was Ankita Bhandari murdered before she received her first salary? BJP expels Pulkit Arya's father Vinod AryaAnkita Bhandari murder case: On Saturday, the police found the body of the woman in a lake near RishikeshDNA - Published |
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Captured on cam, ferocious floods wash away Dehradun-Rishikesh highway temp roadFloodwaters washed away the alternate route on the Dehradun-Rishikesh highway after the region saw very heavy rainfall on Monday night.DNA - Published |