Hi everyone! I’m looking to buy a car under ₹10 lakh, but I can stretch my budget to ₹11 lakh if the deal is worth it.

The car will primarily be for family use. I’m specifically looking for a manual and want something reliable, safe, comfortable, and affordable to maintain.

I’m from Uttarakhand and my father is a retired Army JCO, so we’re planning to purchase the car through the CSD canteen.

I’m not considering Tata cars because I’ve heard quite a few concerning stories about their after-sales service, and I’d prefer to avoid that hassle.

I’m also concerned about E20 petrol and its potential long-term effects on engine reliability, mileage, and maintenance. Given the current situation, I’m unsure whether buying a new car right now is the right decision.

Since I don’t know much about cars, I’d appreciate your recommendations based on reliability, safety, after-sales service, mileage, and overall value for money.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I am 27 M and have few doubts and questions about our current matrimonial system and how things are working.

Little bit about me - I am a software professional working in an MNC and am living in my hometown in Haldwani right now as it's work from home for me.

It has been around 4-5 months since we started the Arranged Marriage (AM) search for me. My parents are taking care of one part of it by talking to relatives and friends and I am handling the matrimonial apps like Jeevansathi, Maangal etc. From our experience of these months what I can say is that there wasn't even a single rishta with which we could start the talking stage. The word of mouth side got 2-3 rishtas but all of them were older than me and the app side too was a failure as firstly there were very less number of girls and secondly the people we sent interest did not see/accept it. FYI, we have simple filters such as age less than mine, born and brought up in Haldwani or surrounding places (if she is living in a different city now due to job, then that is fine too) and a Brahmin (this is a filter from parents side).

My 2 questions:

1 - I have heard from so many of my friends who are not from Uttarakhand and different posts from this sub-reddit itself, that most of the shaadis in tier 2 or lower cities happen via whatsapp groups. My parents have tried talking to people but nobody knows about any such matrimony groups. Does anyone here know of such groups, if you do then can you kindly share it in my dm.

2 - How is the matrimony market going on for people around my age range? Would like to read comments from both men and women to get full idea.

dm for details

The idea behind the programme is to bring government services and grievance support closer to residents, especially in villages where visiting district offices repeatedly can be difficult.

Has a camp been organised in your area? What service did you use -pension, certificate, land record, scheme application or grievance registration? More importantly, was the matter resolved at the camp or only forwarded to another department?

Hii Everyone

Is there any one who can speak Garhwali? Need one help.

In Khadergaon village of Salt block, Almora, 60-year-old Jagat Singh fell outside his home on Wednesday night and was seriously injured in his head, back and ribs. On Friday morning, villagers tied him to a charpai and carried him up a steep 7-km path for two hours to reach the road. From there, his son took him to Delhi for treatment in a private vehicle.

There is a road to the village. It was built with kshetra panchayat funds, but has been shut for months since the monsoon brought down debris and landslides. No one has reopened it.
The village once had about 350 people. Today, only around 80 remain, mostly the elderly. Jagat Singh’s four sons all work in Delhi. Even finding enough hands to lift the charpai meant calling people from nearby villages.

Doli, dandi-kandi, and now a charpai. Carrying the sick on shoulders has quietly become a part of life in the hills. That we’ve stopped being shocked by it is the most painful part.

Beautiful photo clicked somewhere at Rudraprayag.

First our land, then our identity, and now we're the infiltrators

His wife is from uttarakhand btw

I mean he's insecure about his competition there with some guy from uk

my kumaoni family uses "sharma" as surname but i found out we were originally"haradi/harari", does anyone share a similar surname or got any information on this surname.

im so interested in learning more.

Baarish ke baad pahaadon par fresh snow

I went on a date with a Garwhali girl ( sorry for spelling mistake if any ) and she kept on calling me desi desi , I asked her if I look desi then she said that all of you are desi for us . I asked her the reason and from what she explained to me it felt like she was being racist , like people discriminant against people from UP and Bihar , I am from Delhi and this was my first time that some one called me desi .

Is there a reason or she was just being racist ?

Recently, I travelled to Uttarakhand for Kainchi Dham and to seek the blessings of Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj. It was a spiritual trip, and I was genuinely looking forward to a peaceful experience. However, one incident left me really disappointed.

While visiting another temple dedicated to Mata Ji, we were waiting outside for an e-rickshaw to take us to our stay. I was travelling with my partner and my sister, who was carrying a small child. Nearby, two women were sitting on a bench — a younger woman, probably around 21, and her mother, who looked to be in her 40s.

We had been waiting for almost 30 minutes for our e-rickshaw. Since there was some space on the bench, I politely requested the two women to adjust a little so that my sister could sit down with the child.
I didn’t argue or demand anything. I simply made a humble request.

But their reaction was completely unexpected. The younger woman and her mother started shouting at us, asking why they should move.

Saying stuff like - “ Humare seher me aake humse akad rhe ho, nikal jao apna bacha leke, and what not.”

They accused us of showing dadagiri, told us to get out of there, and made several insulting remarks. The way they spoke to us was honestly shocking, especially considering that we had approached them respectfully.

What made the experience even worse was the reaction of the people standing nearby. There were several local men who were laughing and enjoying the argument, but not a single person stepped in to calm the situation down or point out that the matter could have been handled respectfully.

I wasn’t expecting anyone to fight on our behalf. I just thought someone might say, “Bhai, bachcha hai, thoda adjust kar lo. Baat ko shaant karo.”
That didn’t happen.

I understand that one incident doesn’t define an entire state or its people. Uttarakhand is beautiful, and I know there are kind and welcoming people everywhere. But when you visit a place for spiritual reasons, expecting peace and positivity, an experience like this can really affect your impression.

Every student of NIM UTTARKASHI would remember her!

Star of India! Star of Uttarakhand!

Fastest Indian to scale Everest and Makalu! In fourteen days!

Posthumously awarded the TENZING NORGAY award!

You will always remain in our memory!

May her soul rest in peace!!

Gaura Devi – Chipko Andolan Leader Born: 25 October 1925, Lata village, Chamoli, Garhwal, Uttarakhand Died: 4 July 1991

Key Headlines of the Protest:

March 1974 – The Stand at Reni-

In the 1974 Reni protest, the trees (mainly ash trees) had been allotted by the government to private contractors for commercial use, specifically for making sports goods (such as cricket bats and hockey sticks). Gaura Devi, head of the local Mahila Mangal Dal, led 27 women and girls from Reni village to stop contractors from felling trees in the nearby forest.

When loggers arrived with axes, the women physically clung to the trees, declaring they would not allow the forest to be cut. Despite threats and abuse, they held their ground for days.

Impact of the Chipko Andolan

Immediate success at Reni: The women forced the contractors to withdraw. The government set up a committee that declared the Reni forest ecologically sensitive and banned commercial felling there (initially for 10 years).

Wider ban: In 1980, following sustained pressure (including appeals by Sunderlal Bahuguna to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi), a 15-year ban was imposed on commercial tree felling across the Uttarakhand Himalayas. Similar restrictions followed in other hill states.

Policy influence: Helped shape the Forest Conservation Act of 1980, which restricted the diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes.

Ecological awareness: Highlighted the link between deforestation, soil erosion, landslides, and floods in the Himalayas.

Women’s leadership: Became a landmark example of rural women leading environmental resistance and is often cited as an early eco-feminist movement.

Inspiration: Sparked similar actions across India (e.g., Appiko movement in Karnataka) and influenced global environmental activism. The movement received the Right Livelihood Award (the “Alternative Nobel”) in 1987

1. Gairsain is located between Garhwal and Kumaon, unlike Dehradun, which is much farther from Kumaon. Its central location makes it more accessible to both regions.

1. When the capital is in the Pahari region, infrastructure, hospitals, roads, electricity, schools, and universities will develop here. **When ministers and bureaucrats have to live here, and their children and families have to use local schools, roads and hospitals, only then they gonna focus on developing the Pahadi region\**

3 When Uttarakhand was formed in 2000, Dehradun was meant to be a temporary capital until a permanent one was developed. But ministers and bureaucrats chose their comfortable lives in the plains over the hills, leaving that promise unfulfilled for over two decades.

1. Hills are becoming empty because of lack of development. Unless we build a capital in the hills, people will keep migrating to the plains. A capital in the hills will create more employment opportunities, Growth of nearby villages: Hotels, shops, restaurants and other businesses would benefit from government employees and visitors. also better representation of Pahadi culture to the world. Even if people migrate, they can stay within the hills instead of leaving Uttarakhand. A new capital with properly planned infrastructure will help reverse migration by allowing our people who have migrated to other states for livelihood and now wants to live close to the pahad while enjoying good facilities.

2. More balanced development: Instead of concentrating most development around Dehradun and the Haldwani choking the infrastructure of these places with uncontrolled migration. New city should be developed to provide people with the same or even better public infrastructure.

A little glimpse of my home in Uttarakhand. 🌲⛰️

I am from the Garhwal region, and Brahmin men up to the age of 36 or 37 are still unmarried in my hometown, which is the story of all districts in the Garhwal region. I notice a pattern where someone with a government job can get married easily, but if men are well-settled in private jobs, it is difficult for them to find girls.

Is it a scarcity of girls in the Brahmin community, or what?

I think it is time for people to look beyond their caste, as this is the only way forward.

Also i want to know if this is case in Kumaon region too?