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 […]
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Former Olympian race walker Gurmeet Singh says Uttarakhand govt gave him half of promised prize money
Race walker Gurmeet Singh, who has participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and was part of the recent Tokyo Olympics as a coach, has alleged that the Uttarakhand government has only given him half of the promised prize money for his achievements. Having coached race walking stars — Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar — and eventually […]
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JP Nadda on Uttarakhand visit meets former bar association district president, jailed during Emergency
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Tuesday met the former president of the district bar association, Subhash Chhabra who was imprisoned during the Emergency at his residence in Rudrapur district of Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, state BJP chief Madan Kaushik and others were also present. Nadda, who is on a two-day trip […]
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India’s first grass conservatory established in Ranikhet Uttarakhand
India’s first Grass Conservatory was established in Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet town in an area of three acres, funded under the Central Government’s CAMPA scheme. The conservatory was developed in three years and has been developed by the Research Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department. Around 100 different grass species have been conserved/demonstrated in this conservation area. Sanjiv Chaturvedi, […]
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Uttarakhand reports 29 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Uttarakhand reported 29 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Sunday. The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.29 percent. During the last 24 hours, 10 people recovered from the infection, and no deaths were reported, taking the tally of active cases […]
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Uttarakhand wins three awards in tourism categories
Uttarakhand has won prestigious national level awards in three categories in the field of tourism. The state earned Best Wildlife Destination, Best Adventure Destination and Best Spiritual Destination awards. Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy presented the awards to Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj. In the tourism survey and awards program, the best tourist destinations of India were given different awards […]
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Uttarakhand’s 21 years on the path of rapid development after coming out of a difficult journey
Jai Uttarakhand. Salute to the valor, courage, and might of the soil of this state. Today is a day of pride for Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. After long struggles to make Devbhoomi a separate state, it finally came into existence. Today is November 9th. Exactly 21 years ago this state got independence. […]
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Uttarakhand Governor takes salute at ceremonial parade on state’s formation day
Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Tuesday took the salute at the ceremonial parade being held at Police Lines in Dehradun on the occasion of the state’s formation day. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his greetings to the people of Uttarakhand on the occasion of the state’s foundation day. Lauding the development work […]
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PM Modi extends greetings to people of Uttarakhand on state’s foundation day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the people of Uttarakhand on the occasion of the state’s foundation day. PM Modi also lauded the development work done in the state over the last five years adding that “this decade is going to belong to Uttarakhand”. “My warm […]
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PM Modi arrives at Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived at Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district to offer prayers. Upon his arrival in the state, the Prime Minister was received by Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Located on the bank of Mandakini river, Kedarnath […]