As the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive has kicked off across India, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday started the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in the state from Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) in Dehradun. Appreciating the health care workers in the state, the Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said, “I bow in […]
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Dehradun: Five arrested for duping Americans via fake call centre
A Special Task Force (STF) of the Cyber Crime Police Cell and the Telecom Department in Dehradun in a joint operation on Saturday busted a fake international call centre racket and arrested five youths. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the STF Ajay Singh, the youths were duping American citizens and extorting […]
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Uttarakhand confirms first case of UK Covid variant
Uttarakhand has reported the first positive case of the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 from Dehradun district. “A 44-year-old man has contracted the new UK-strain of coronavirus,” informed Dr Rajiv Dixit, District Nodal Officer, COVID-19 Control Room. After the contact tracing, it was found that he came in contact with some UK-returnees. “This […]
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Uttarakhand all set to join Covid-19 vaccination drive
Uttarakhand is all geared up to join the first phase of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination programme that begins on Saturday. Vaccination sessions will be held at 34 health centres spread over 13 districts of the state with 100 healthcare workers to be administered the first dose of Covishield at each […]
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Kumbh Mela 2021: Over 7 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga in Haridwar
Marking the beginning of the auspicious Kumbh Mela on Thursday, over 7 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the bank of river Ganga in Haridwar, said the Information Department of the Uttarakhand government. As many as 7,11,000 devotees performed rituals at Har ki Pairi during the time of aarti. The government said that all […]
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Uttarakhand officials deny alleged scam in animal husbandry department
The BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has been ‘misguided’, said the Secretary for Animal Husbandry in Uttarakhand Government Meenakshi Sundaram on Thursday while rejecting the allegations of Rs 3000 crore scam in the Uttarakhand Sheep and Wool Development Board. “It seems BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has been misguided since she isn’t fully aware of Uttarakhand Animal Husbandry […]
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Uttarakhand: Schools can collect fees from class 10, 12 students
The Uttarakhand Government on Thursday said the government, government-aided and private schools can collect fees from students of class 10 and 12 from November 2, 2020, onwards. Education Secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram said “Schools for 10 and 12 were opened in the state from November 2. So the schools can take full fees only […]
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Commandos of the National Security Guard will be deployed in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela
Commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) will be deployed in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand police announced on Wednesday. The announcement came after Major General VS Ranade, NSG (IG Operations) met Uttarakhand Police Commissioner Ashok Kumar and discussed the deployment of NSG. Ashok Kumar said that “to take action against the anti-national elements, two NSG teams will […]
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Uttarakhand government put a ban on poultry from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand government has put a ban on poultry from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to curtail the spread of bird flu and has sought police’s help in implementing the prohibition. “Along with the action taken by the animal husbandry department, the cooperation of the police department is also necessary, as it is not possible […]
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Uttarakhand High Court seeks plan concerning Kumbh mela
Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to present before it a plan concerning crowd control and other arrangements related to Kumbh Mela in Haridwar view of COVID-19 pandemic. The court asked the state government to present the plan on January 13 and asked the Chief Secretary, Health Secretary, District Magistrate of Haridwar, […]
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Uttarakhand Tourism To Organise First Ever Snow Leopard Tours In State’s Uttarkashi District
The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to begin first ever snow leopard tours in high altitude areas of Uttarkashi district to promote conservation along with sustainable tourism. Harsil, often said to be the “mini Switzerland of India”, is at the banks of the Bhagirathi river. A tweet from the Uttarakhand […]
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Uttarakhand to open 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidyalayas
Uttarakhand government issued a mandate to open 190 schools in the state under Atal Utkrisht Vidyalaya. As per the mandate, these 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidyalayas will be affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board and will open from the next academic session. Announcing the scheme, Chief Minister […]
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Uttarakhand government seeks suggestions from people for state budget
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has urged people to give their suggestions for the state budget. Rawat said that every section of the society will be kept in mind while finalising the budget and people should give their suggestions under ‘Aapka Budget, Aapke Sujhav’ (Your budget, your suggestions) initiative. People can […]
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Uttarakhand CM directs PWD to widen Nandprayag-Ghat motorway in Chamoli district
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed the Secretary Public Works Department to take necessary action for widening the Nandprayag-Ghat motorway in Chamoli district. “Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, taking cognisance of the villagers’s demand regarding Nandprayag-Ghat motorway in Chamoli district, directed the Secretary Public Works Department that the necessary action for the widening of Nandprayag-Ghat motorway should be taken soon,” read a […]
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Over 87K Uttarakhand health workers to get Covid-19 vaccine in first phase
A total of 87,588 health care workers will be vaccinated in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccine drive in Uttarakhand starting from January 16, the state health department’s top official said Monday. “All our preparations for the vaccination process have been completed. We have identified 4,943 health units, both […]