The Uttarkashi district administration on Wednesday refused permission for a Mahapanchayat proposed to be held on June 15 in Uttarakhand’s Purola town, which has been witnessing communal tensions over an alleged attempt to abduct a minor girl last month. The district administration has also imposed Section 144 of the Code […]
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Uttarkhand governor approves ‘anti-conversion’ Bill
Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Friday approved the Anti-Conversion Amendment Bill passed by the state Legislative Assembly in November this year, said Mahesh Chand Koshiwa, the additional secretary of the state Law department. The approval of the Bill by the Governor has cleared the way for strict […]
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“Yudh Abhyas 22” will be conducted in Uttarkhand this month
The 18th edition of Indo – US joint training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 22” will be conducted in Uttarkhand this month, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and USA with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two […]
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Uttarkhand CM gifts PM Modi a traditional cap carved with Brahma Kamal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for the national capital from Jolly Grant airport in Uttarakhand after his two-day long visit to the state. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gifted PM Modi famous sweets from Almora and a cap with Brahma kamal flower embossed on it. उत्तराखंड के […]
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Uttarkhand: Kedarnath witnesses huge influx of pilgrims, ITBP deployed for crowd management
After an unprecedented number of devotees turned up at the Kedarnath Temple, one of the Char Dhams in Uttarakhand, the Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) was deployed for crowd management on Friday. Since the yatra began, as many as 28 tourists en route to Kedarnath have died due to various reasons. […]
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Uttarkhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami : Double engine government provided free ration, vaccines to people
Ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that double engine government provided free ration, vaccines to people. “Double engine government provided free ration, vaccines to people. Our government launched several other schemes for people of different sectors and gave direct benefits to people,” he said during a poll campaign in Bazpur, Udhampur Singh […]
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Uttarkhand education dept to monitor details of teachers, students to prevent scams
In a move to prevent scams, the state government has asked the education department to upload details along with documents of all teachers, students and schools on an online portal by March 2020, officials said. Last week, the education department had written to over 150 teachers asking them to produce […]