Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday announced that the State government will be withdrawing Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act after months of protests by Char Dham Teerth-Purohit Hak Hakookdhari Mahapanchayat Samiti and other organisations. “Our government has taken a decision to take back the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Bill,” said […]
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami chairs high-level meeting on ‘Omicron’ Covid variant
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday chaired a high-level meeting on the new COVID-19 variant, ‘Omicron’ in Dehradun. “We had a meeting regarding COVID-19 variant Omicron and we will start it with the RT-PCR test of corona warriors first. Random testing will be done at airports and railway stations. We will review again a […]
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Uttarakhand: Minor raped in Dehradun orphanage
A minor was allegedly raped in an orphanage in Dehradun, police said. Superintendent of Police, Dehradun, Sarita Dhobhal said: “An incident of rape has come to light in Bal Binita Ashram of Dehradun. The victim and the accused are minors. The victim is five months pregnant.” “A case has been registered and further […]
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Uttarakhand: Covid-19 test mandatory for people coming from other states
The Uttarakhand government has announced that people travelling from other states will have to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test, amid concerns about the new Covid variant Omicron. The health department has given instructions to check the passengers coming from outside states on the borders and to conduct the COVID test. “The Chief Medical Officers […]
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Uttarakhand Congress holds screening committee meeting
A meeting of the Congress screening committee for Uttarakhand was held here in which discussion was held about the selection of candidates for assembly elections early next year. Party leader Avinash Pandey, who heads the screening committee, said all senior leaders of the state were present in the first meeting of the panel. He said […]
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Uttarakhand set to raise honorarium of female cooks In Govt schools
The Uttarakhand Cabinet has raised the honorarium of female cooks of government schools to 3,000 per month. The cooks earlier received a salary of 2000 per month. The salary of PRD Jawans has also been increased to 2100 per month. 22.5 Crore To Help Disaster Hit People As per reports […]
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No reduction in Covid-19 testing in Uttarakhand, says State Health
Reacting to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary’s order of discontinuing the practice of testing tourists for COVID-19 at the state’s border and railway stations, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Tuesday said that the chief secretary’s order is not the state government’s decision, adding that there will be no reduction in testing […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets newly commissioned Army officer Jyoti Nainwal
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday met lieutenant Jyoti Nainwal, the wife of Naik Deepak Nainwal who lost his life during an operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, informed Chief Minister Office. Jyoti Nainwal, a mother of two children, was recently commissioned in the Indian Army. As per the CMO, Dhami congratulated […]
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Uttarakhand: ‘Gaddi’ of Adi Shankaracharya reaches in Joshimath from Badrinath
The “Gaddi” of Adi Shankaracharya was shifted to Pandukeshwar in Joshimath from Badrinath after the closure of portals of Badrinath temple for winter break on Sunday. Earlier today, the portals of Uttarakhand’s Badrinath temple closed for the winter break. Meanwhile, the gates of the Tungnath Temple will close on October 30. The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand– Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath […]
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Rashtriya Sainik Sansthan to launch AI based project on Telemedicine – Jan Mitr in Uttarakhand
In a facilitation ceremony organized by ex-servicemen in Dehradun in November, 2021, Uttarakhand Governor, Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.), shared his vision of empowering Uttarakhand and focusing on rural rejuvenation, women empowerment, youth employment and uplifting the ex-servicemen and their families staying in rural areas. During this event the ex-servicemen requested […]
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Congress forms screening committees for polls in Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa
Congress on Friday constituted screening committees for assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa early next year. Party leader Avinash Pandey will be chairman of the screening committee for Uttarakhand which also includes Dr Ajoy Kumar and Virender Singh Rathore. The ex-officio members are AICC in-charge Devender Yadav, PCC President Ganesh Godiyal, CLP leader Pritam Singh, Harish Rawat, and AICC […]
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Uttarakhand: Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the state government are over, only central guidelines continue to be followed
Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the state government on October 18 have been abolished. Now only it will be mandatory to follow the central guidelines, violation of which action can be taken. In fact, on October 18, the SOP of the Covid Ban was issued, in which the Covid restrictions were […]
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Uttarakhand recruits 999 forest guards, 33% women
Uttarakhand forest department has recruited 999 forest guards and a third of them are women. This, authorities said, had happened for the first time in the Himalayan state’s history. The contingent is prepared to fight wildfires, protect trees from timber mafias, and shield rivers from mining syndicates. The development is […]
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Pushkar Singh Dhami meets Yogi Adityanath to discusses pending issues between Uttarakhand and UP
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called on his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Thursday to discuss pending issues between the two states. Top officials of both states attended the meeting in Lucknow. Uttarakhand Minister Yatishwaranand was also present in the meeting. “Met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister […]
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Uttarakhand have its own ‘Himalayan’ brand of spices and vegetables
While inaugurating the three-day International Spices and Vegetable fest in Rishikesh on Tuesday, agriculture minister Subodh Uniyal announced that Uttarakhand will be branding its own spices and vegetables. “We are pioneers in the cultivation of ginger, red chili, turmeric, cardamom, and garlic. Similarly, we are producing a huge amount of […]