Nainital, Nov 10 : A three-year-old male leopard was killed in a road accident near Ramnagar forest area of Jim Corbett National Park on Sunday.

Wildlife officials said they found the dead leopard during regular patrolling.

Preliminary investigations reveal the leopard could have been hit by a speeding vehicle.

" There were blood stains and blood was coming out from its nose also," said Prakash Chand, Range Officer, Ramnagar Forest Division.

"The blood samples have been taken and further investigations would be carried out," he added.

Nainital, Oct. 9 : Uttarakhand''s Herakhan Temple, which is located at the foothills of Mount Kailash and along the banks of River Gautama Ganga, is today a major attraction for devotees.

Tourists visiting India from different parts of the world attend the special Puja performed on the occasion of Dussera here at this famous temple.

This place of worship gained popularity after Herakhan Baba, an ascetic, had it renovated several decades ago. The temple has been named after him.

Nainital, Oct. 3 : Though boating has been the prime attraction in the hilly Nainital town in Uttarakhand, of late, the local residents and visiting tourists from different parts of the country here have also started cherishing eco-friendly cycle-rickshaws these days.

Being a hilly terrain, initially, no one ventured to own or operate a cycle-rickshaw here until a couple of enterprising minds gave it a thought to ply these eco-friendly vehicles.

Popularity of cycle-rickshaws could be gauged from the fact that locals and tourists patronising the pre-paid rickshaw stands, set up at vantage points in the city.

Nainital, Sep. 2 : Meenakshi Adhikari of Naintal wishes she had a family background like that of Olympic Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra. For that would have facilitated many things for her to prove her mettle in the world of martial arts.

Like hundreds of thousands promising sportspersons across the country, Minakshi forgot to remember the old dictum--Money makes the world go around.

A national Taekwondo champion since 2006, Meenakshi has been selected to represent India in World Muay Thai Championship to be held in South Korea.

Nainital (Uttarakhand), June 18 : Army's efforts to revive Yatch sailing in Naini Lake in Uttarakhand is bearing fruit with the picture perfect lake surrounded by hills attracting and drawing touri