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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicNainital

Topic: Nainital

Tourists keep their cars clean, use hills as dustbins. Can anyone say atithi devo bhava?

The Nainital littering incident shows that many tourists can’t manage the simple act of putting their rubbish where it belongs. Their trash is a signature that reads—‘tourists were here’

Help! The mountains need saving, say authors & environmentalists at Himalayan Echoes lit fest

At the 2024 festival, several speakers emphasised the need to preserve the mountain system, stressing that the key to this is passing down knowledge and traditions through generations.

‘Shifting Uttarakhand HC won’t resolve accessibility issue. Create a permanent bench instead’

A permeant bench of the Uttarakhand High Court should be created in Dehdradun. Here's how it will help and why the capital city is the right choice.

Judges’ desire, lawyers’ ire—Uttarakhand High Court relocation order brings out old wounds

Although the Supreme Court has stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order for a plan to shift the court out of Nainital, it has revived insecurities that led to the state’s formation in 2000.

Nainital administration deploys large police forces in district after Haldwani area violence

The development comes after five people were killed in the violence that erupted after the anti-encroachment drive on Thursday, following which a curfew was imposed in the area.

Uttarakhand High Court issues notice to Facebook, Modi govt over cyber blackmailing plea

The court has also issued notice to the Uttarakhand govt & directed all three to file their replies within 3 weeks on PIL related to obscene videos made using hacked Facebook IDs.

‘In the Jungles of the Night’ reanimates Jim Corbett in the hills of Kumaon

The book is a compelling fictional account of Jim Corbett's life doing justice to the legendary naturalist and conservationist of Nainital.

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.