Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Jan. 18 : Police in Uttarakhand have formed water police posts across several river banks and trained them in scuba diving to avoid loss especially during festivals.

About nine posts of water police have been set up across river banks in between Rishikesh - Hardiwar and eight water police personnel were given a week-long training session in scuba diving.

Millions of people throng Haridwar and Rishikesh for the holy dip in River Ganges, which is considered as the holy river in India.

Thus police officials believe that setting up of water police posts was very essential to prevent accidents and to give pace to the rescue work during mishaps.

Ramnagar (Uttarakhand), Dec. 31 : Several tourists from different parts of the country have arrived at the Jim Corbett Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand to celebrate New Year amidst the wildlife.

Most of them said that they are mainly driven by a strong inclination to enjoy the experience of seeing wildlife in their natural habitat.

"We had our booking done almost 15 days back. We are here basically to watch the animals. Being nature lovers, we wanted to see the natural habitat and that''s why we have come here with our children," said Jaydeep Dutta, a tourist from Mumbai, which was recently attacked by terrorists.

Mussoorie (Uttarakhand), Dec 25 : Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar today said that he respects the Government''s decision to call off Pakistan tour in the wake of the recent Mumbai terror attacks.

Tendulkar, who is on a vacation with his family in Mussoorie, said that he respected the government''s decision as the attacks were larger in scale than any cricket tour or any other sport.

Nainital, Dec 6 : The people of Nainital have switched to scientifically designed waste management to restore the lost grandeur of the Naini Lake.

Nainital, a hill resort at 2,000 meters above the sea level in Kumaon hills, is named after Naini Lake, which enhances beauty of the township.

Barwala (Uttarakhand), Dec. 5 : Getting a matrimonial alliance for their sons has become an uphill task for residents of Barwala Village, 40 kilometres from Uttarakhand’s State capital Dehradun in Uttarakhand.

Nobody wants to marry his daughter to boys in Barwala Village following an acute water shortage, which has affected the general life here.

Barwala village has earned the place a bad reputation.

Dehradun, Nov. 25 : A Dehradun school here is inculcating communal harmony and secular feeling among its students by enabling them to recite passages from Holy Quran as well as chant Gayatri Mantra and Hanuman Chalisa during assembly everyday.

The novel method of devloping secular feelings and respect for all religions is something that has appealed all students at the school.

There are 450 students at the Sanatan Dharma Senior Seconday School, two hundred of them being Muslim girls.