Amidst recent defections from the Congress party in Uttarakhand ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Karan Mahara, the Uttarakhand Congress President, accused the BJP of using coercive tactics and offering personal incentives to lure leaders away. On Congress MLA Rajendra Bhandari’s defection from the party, Mahara claimed that the leader had to compromise to […]
Key meet held in Uttarakhand by Chief Electoral Officer ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections in the country, Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Dr BVRCC Purushottam held a meeting with District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of all districts in the Secretariat on Sunday regarding preparations for the elections through video conferencing. In the meeting, Chief Electoral Officer Dr Purushottam gave detailed guidelines for conducting safe […]
“Will win all five seats again…”: Uttarakhand CM exudes confidence on BJP’s victory, with a ‘bigger margin’
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would secure all five seats from Uttarakhand in the upcoming 2024 elections. Dhami, while addressing the media on Friday, expressed optimism for the BJP’s success and attributed it to the unwavering support from the people of Uttarakhand. He said, […]
Uttarakhand: Forest Department captures man-eater leopard in Dehradun’s Kimadi
Uttarakhand Forest Department captured the man-eater leopard in Dehradun’s Kimadi area on Thursday. Ranger Rakesh Negi in Mussoorie Forest Division said, “Guldar (leopard) has been imprisoned in a cage installed in Kimadi village. This guldar was being searched for a long time.” This comes after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami […]
Flight operations from Dehradun to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Amritsar start today
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the flight operations from Dehradun to these three major cities: Ayodhya, Varanasi and Amritsar. The three services were launched from Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport on Wednesday. CM Dhami inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp and cutting a cake. Speaking on the occasion, the […]
Uttarakhand: State government takes control of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun
Due to non-compliance with the instructions of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Uttarakhand government on Saturday took over the property of Dehradun Integrated Arena Ltd, the firm authorised to operate the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here. The state government has also taken the stadium under its control, according to an official […]
Uttarakhand: Wildlife smuggler nabbed with 2 leopard skins in Uttarkashi
The special operation group (SOG) of Uttarakhand police, with the support of the forest department, arrested an alleged wildlife smuggler on Saturday and recovered two leopard skins from his possession in the district. Taking to its social media handle, Uttarkashi Police posted on X, “Major action by Uttarkashi Police on wildlife smuggling. A […]
Uttarakhand: Chief Electoral Officer conducts high-level meeting over law and order ahead of LS polls
Chief Electoral Officer Dr BVRC Purushottam took a high-level meeting regarding law and order, deployment of police forces and central security forces Uttarakhand in view of the upcoming general elections. The meeting was held at the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Auditorium located in the Secretariat on Saturday. Officials from Police […]
Uttarakhand CM Dhami inaugurates terminal building Phase-2 at Jolly Grant Airport
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed terminal building Phase-2 at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. On this occasion, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was connected through virtual medium. In the second phase, the terminal of Jolly Grant Airport was expanded by 14 thousand square meters. Now the total expansion of […]
Country’s first Helicopter Emergency Service to commence in Uttarakhand: Aviation Minister Scindia
India is set to witness its first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) which will operate from All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh. Through HEMS, the government intends to expand medical outreach and access to trauma care services to a wider population across the country using helicopters. Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya […]
Uttarakhand CM Dhami urges people to register for Centre’s solar rooftop programme
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has urged people of his state to register in large numbers for the just-announced solar rooftop programme ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’. The central government’s rooftop solar project, with an investment of over Rs 75,000 crores, aims to light up 1 crore households by providing […]
Rajnath Singh unveils Gen Bipin Rawat’s statue, calls him a role model
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday unveiled a statue of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat at a school in Dehradun, describing him as a person who brought significant reform in the history of the Indian Army. Singh was addressing students at The Tons Bridge School in Dehradun where he said […]
Uttarakhand: Top officials rush to assess situation in Haldwani violence
Following violent clashes that erupted on Thursday night after an anti-encroachment drive, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, DGP Abhinav Kumar, and ADG Law & Order AP Anshuman reached Haldwani on Friday to assess the situation. The state government issued a high alert across the state on Friday, and security was tightened […]
Uttarakhand: Chief Secretary Smt Radha Raturi urged prompt action to make Pithoragarh Medical College the state’s best
Chief Secretary Smt Radha Raturi has given instructions to the Medical Health and Family Welfare Department and the executing agency Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam to work seriously and promptly on the action plan to make Pithoragarh Medical College an ideal and best medical college of the state. In the meeting of […]
UCC Bill Uttarakhand: Registration of live-in relationships mandatory for couples within 1 month
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly after which the House was adjourned. The Bill contains the laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, live-in relationships, and related matters. Among the many proposals, the Uniform Civil Code Bill makes it […]