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Dehradun district

Administration
Native ameDehradun
Other nameदेहरादून
Typedistrict
StateUttarakhand
DivisionGarhwal
HeadquartersDehradun
Geography
Total Area115.8 sq mi (300 km2)
Demography
Total Population1282143
Density (pop.)1240/km2 (3211.6/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)

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Dehradun district ( ) is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The district headquarters is Dehradun, which has also served as the provisional capital of Uttaranchal since its founding in 2000. The district has 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 cities and 764 populated villages, and 18 unpopulated villages.

The region was seized as a war spoil from the Maharaja of Tehri-Garhwal as a consequence of the Gurkha War of 1814 � 16, and attached administratively to Saharanpur District to its immediate south, which was already in British hands. Dehradun district also includes the prominent towns of Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Landour and Chakrata. The district stretches from the Ganges river in the east to the Yamuna river in the west, and from the Terai and Shivaliks in the south and southeast to the Great Himalaya in the northwest.

Dehradun district Video

WONG: A school for physically challenged children in northern India is now on the verge of closure due. Heres a look at the situation. STORY: This school in Dehradun now runs on various donations contributed by the locals. From food to clothing, locals contribute in every possible way and help run the institution. The school was founded in the year 1972 and has around 147 children who stay in the schools hostel. But the Social Welfare Department has not released aid to the school for the last two years, depriving many teachers of their salaries. [Kumud Joshi, Principal, Nanhi Duniya Badhir Vidhalaya]: "It's becoming very difficult to manage food for the children. I go and ask for rations from various groups of people and they give, but that is also not enough. And now the school is on the verge of closure." The teachers who have been teaching in the school for the last 20-30 years are reluctant to leave as they have become emotionally attached to the school and the students. [Gian Bindra, Teacher]: "We have not received our salaries for the past 24 months and that's why we are very worried. Not only us, even the children in the hostel are very worried. It's very difficult to manage food for them. We teachers and our principal ask for donations from various people. The entire burden is the on principal's shoulders and she goes and meets people and collects rations and that's how the hostel is running now." The District Magistrate says he will look into this matter. [Amit <b>...</b>
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The Speech Given by District Governer of Rotary District 3080 on the innaugral ceremony of Hilton's School 's Interact Club.
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The club's president ASmitha tell about the works comleted by the interacters of Hilton's School.She also give a report of the tastks set for the upcoming year.
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Terror plan foiled, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist arrested - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---...- militancy-related cases and other heinous crimes in terrorist-infested Doda -district-. -Dehradun- SSP Martolia said that Tanveer Ahmad who had been working ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:05:27 GMT+00:00
Mass animal sacrifice in Uttarakhand village - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---...- Uttarakhand administrative and police authorities including Pauri -District- Magistrate (DM) Dilip Jawalkar and SP Pushpak Jyoti in -Dehradun- and Pauri. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:45:29 GMT+00:00
25-yr-old youth dies in accident - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express--He was working as a caterer with the Coffee Day for quite some time and originally hails from -district- Garhwal in -Dehradun-. ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:22:49 GMT+00:00
CM visits tragedy site in Bageshwar district - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI -Dehradun-, Aug 20 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today visited the site of tragedy in Bageshwar -district- where 18 children ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:42 GMT+00:00
Injured kids shifted to Haldwani for treatment - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---DEHRADUN-: Rainfall-induced landslides in Uttarakhand on Wednesday resulted in 18 students being crushed to death after a massive rock landed on their school ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:44:17 GMT+00:00

Cities and towns in Dehradun district

DehradunChakrata * Clement Town * Dehradun * Dehradun Cantonment * Doiwala * FRI and College Area * Herbertpur * Landour * Mussoorie * Pratitnagar * Raipur * Rishikesh * Veerbhadra
Cities and towns
in other districts
Almora * Bageshwar * Chamoli * Champawat * Haridwar * Nainital * Pauri Garhwal * Pithoragarh * Rudraprayag * Tehri Garhwal * Udham Singh Nagar * Uttarkashi

Divisions and districts of Uttarakhand

Kumaon divisionAlmora * Bageshwar * Champawat * Nainital * Pithoragarh * Udham Singh Nagar |
Garhwal divisionChamoli * Dehradun * Haridwar * Pauri Garhwal * Rudraprayag * Tehri Garhwal * Uttarkashi |



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