Article 370 among15 films to compete for Golden Peacock

PrashantNews Article 370 is among 15 films which will compete for the coveted Golden Peacock at the…

Owl alert in Uttarakhand

PrashantNews Come Diwali, the poachers of owls are on the prowl in Uttarakhand. Fearing that poachers…

Enter the leopard; FRI closes its campus for visitors

PrashantNews After a long gap, a Leopard is again seen roaming in the premises of the…

Mithun to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award, says he is extremely happy (updating)

PrashantNews Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, whose long struggle in Bollywood became an inspiring story, on Monday…

Mithun to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award

PrashantNews Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who is remembered for his roles in Mrigya, Disco Dancer, Ghulami and…

Remembering Dev Saab on his birth anniversary

A snippet from my memories When I started watching movies in my college days, Dev Anand…

Release of Kangana’s Emergency postponed

PrashantNews Censorship was a key provision of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s emergency in 1970s. After…

Experts call for urgent steps to mitigate forest fires

PrashantNews Despite advancements in science and technology, forest fires, prevalent from February to June, continue to…

Uttarakhand launches GEP, becomes first state

Uttarakhand’s GEP is 0.9 percent based on data of 20021-22: Dr Joshi PrashantNews Chief Minister Pushkar…

Kalki: Big B goes gaga, expresses gratitude

PrashantNews After Amitabh Bachchan starrer Kalki 2898 AD with Prabhas as lead role entered into Rs…

At 81, Big B is still a superstar

PrashantNews Kalki 2898 AD with Amitabh Bachchan as a lead role along with Prabhas has entered…

Need to strengthen disaster management in Uttarakhand

By Anup Nautiyal Dehradun based environmental action and advocacy group, Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation…

A tribute to Tom Alter on his birth anniversary

Born 22 June 1950 Mussoorie and died 29 September 2017 Mumbai PrashantNews I met Tom Alter…

Inquiry ordered into Binsar forest fire incident that claimed 4 lives

PrashantNews After suspending two forest officials in the wake of the Binsar wildlife sanctuary incident in…

CM suspends 2 top forest officials after 4 burnt alive in Binsar (updating)

Forest fire incident occurred in Binsar wildlife sanctuary PrashantNews Taking strong action after four forest department…

When trees saved many lives at Gangnani

In many past accidents, trees cushion their impact PrashantNews At a time when forests are being…

Rs 50 gate tickets for entering Nainital treks, nature lovers protest

PrashantNews The Uttarakhand forest department has started gate fees of Rs 50 per person for entering…

Exponential increase in forest fires in UK this year: NASA

SDC foundation releases its monthly report PrashantNews A NASA study has revealed that Uttarakhand witnessed 6295…

No new incidents of forest fires in UK in past 24 hours: CS Raturi (updating)

Rains bring relief in UK from forest fires PrashantNews Widespread rains lashing Uttarakhand since Wednesday evening…

Good news: Rains bring relief in Uttarakhand from forest fires

Weather turns pleasant with temp dropping substantially PrashantNews Widespread rains lashing Uttarakhand since Wednesday evening brought…

Substantial decrease in UK forest fire incidents: Forest department

Rains hit in parts of UK PrashantNews Rains hit parts of Uttarakhand including Dehradun on Wednesday…

Documentary on Bollywood movies in Australia screened

PrashantNews Remember all those movies like Salaam Namaste, Singhh is Kingg, Dil Chahta Hai which were…

Forest fires: Rains to bring relief in Uttarakhand

Rain activity to increase from May 11 PrashantNews Here is good news for Uttarakhand which is…

3 labourers killed in forest fire in Almora (updating with new pic)

PrashantNews Three laborers working in a Leesa factory died and one injured when they were extinguishing…

In Rajaji Park tigers are burning bright

PrashantNews In 2015, 255.63 sq km area of reserve forest was added to the Rajaji Naitonal…

Wildlife areas not affected by forest fires so far

PrashantNews In a recent viral video, the Uttarakhand forest guards are seen in a firefighting mode…

Remembering Ustad Alla Rakha on his 105th bday

PrashantNews Ghagwal is a small town in Jammu region famous only for its railway station. Not…

Forest fires under control, eight held (updating)

NDRF asked to remain standby PrashantNews PrashantNews The Uttarakhand Forest Department said on Sunday that the…

FTII’s movie by students selected to compete at Cannes

PrashantNews SUNFLOWERS WERE FIRST ONES TO KNOW”, a film by Chidanand Naik, a student of Film…

One more tigress set free in Rajaji Park under translocation programme

PrashantNews Here is good news for wildlife lovers. The Uttarakhand forest department has translocated one more…