Ranikhet : The Queen’s Meadow
Ranikhet is a place related with the legends of Himalayas. Once upon a time, the Queen Padmini of Kumaon was in love with this tiny hill paradise. King Sudhardev had to oblige her, by building a palace here and named this place “ranikhetâ€, The Queen’s field. No trace of the place can be found today, […]
Hilljatra : A folk festival in Pithoragarh
A festival of pastoralists and agriculturist hilljatra came to Pithoragarh valley from West Nepal and at once found fevour in Kumaour and Bajethi and in its modified form as Hiran-chital at Kanalichina, Dewalthal and Askot. It is associated with ropai (paddy transplantation) and  allied agricultural activities of rainy season. In was introduced in Soar by […]
2nd September 1994, Another Black Day of Uttarakhand
2 सितमà¥à¤¬à¤°, 1994 को खटीमा गोलीकांड के विरोध में मौन जà¥à¤²à¥‚स निकाल रहे लोगों पर à¤à¤• बार फिर पà¥à¤²à¤¿à¤¸à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾ कहर टूटा। पà¥à¤°à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¤¨ से बातचीत करने गई दो सगी बहनों को पà¥à¤²à¤¿à¤¸ ने à¤à¥‚लाघर सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤ आनà¥à¤¦à¥‹à¤²à¤¨à¤•à¤¾à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¥‹à¤‚ के कारà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤²à¤¯ में गोली मार दी गई। इसका विरोध करने पर पà¥à¤²à¤¿à¤¸ दà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¤¾ अंधाधà¥à¤‚ध फायरिंग कर दी गई, जिसमें कई […]