Page 22 - Uttarakhand

'Connectivity 'mahayagya' underway in country,' says PM Modi in Dehradun

Modi said the previous governments had done little for the development of Uttarakhand whereas the BJP government at the Centre had spent Rs 12,000 crore on the development of the state

PM Modi announces projects worth over Rs 18k cr in poll-bound Uttarakhand

PM Modi laid the foundation stones of 11 projects worth Rs 15,728 crore and inaugurated seven projects worth Rs 2,573 crore

PM Modi to lay foundation of projects worth Rs 18,000 cr in Dehradun today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore on Saturday."A significant focus of the visit will be on projects to improve road infrastructure, which will make travel smooth and safer, and also increase tourism in the region. This is in line with the vision of the Prime Minister to boost connectivity in the areas which were once considered far-flung," the Prime Minister's Office said.Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of eleven development projects. This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8300 crore. It will significantly reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from six hours to around 2.5 hours. It will have seven major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunagar, Baghpat, Meerut and Baraut. It will have Asia's largest wildlife ...

High altitude areas in Uttarakhand receive season's first snowfall

The sky remained overcast in the plains with isolated light showers at several places

Uttarakhand polls 2022: PM Modi likely to hold public rally in Kumaon

Ahead of the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections, PMModi is likely to hold a public rally in the Kumaon region during his second visit to the state later this month.

'Uttarakhandiyat' to be at centre of Congress poll strategy: Harish Rawat

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday said 'Uttarakhandiyat' will be at the centre of the party's campaign strategy in the poll-bound state. The Congress has embarked on a month-long campaign aimed at identifying the forces for and against 'Uttarakhandiyat', the former chief minister who heads the party's poll campaign committee in Uttarakhand said at a press conference here. "Uttarakhandityat and its protection will be the core plank of our poll strategy in the state. It will be built around the three symbols of Uttarakhandiyat mandua, ganna and shilp (millet, sugarcane and crafts)," he said. Mandua symbolises hill crops, sugarcane is a major crop that grows in the state's plain areas, while crafts are part of our cultural identity, Rawat said. He said these three symbols were chosen as the party felt that the solution to the state's economic problems lies in their promotion. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also visit the state soon to address poll rallies

PM Modi to visit Dehradun on Dec 4, lay foundation of multiple projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore on December 4.

PM Modi to launch multiple development projects in Uttarakhand on Dec 4

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects, including the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, worth around Rs 18,000 cr in Dehradun on Dec 4

Guidelines issued to check spread of coronavirus in Uttarakhand

The officials were also asked to conduct random testing on the state's borders

Uttarakhand govt scraps Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board law

The law aimed at bringing the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board

Indian Mountaineering Foundation gets its first woman president

Harshwanti Bisht was elected to the coveted post on November 20, winning 60 out of a total of 107 votes

PM Narendra Modi to visit poll-bound Uttarakhand early next month

The date and venue of the Prime Minister's public meeting, however, is yet to be finalised

Uttarakhand Assembly polls: BJP leadership to meet today in Dehradun

Ahead of the scheduled Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, the BJP leadership will meet for a two-day convention which will commence in Dehradun on Wednesday

High court acquits another convict in 1992 murder of Ghaziabad MLA Bhati

The high court's order came on a special appeal of the convict in the murder case

Uttarakhand Assembly election: BJP working hard against adversities

The BJP is beating the development drum this time more loudly to overcome many other hurdles besides anti-incumbency

Uttarakhand CM doing relentless batting like Dhoni in T-20: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Singh sought a full five-year term for Dhami in poll-bound Uttarakhand

What makes Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami a man for tomorrow

With elections just months away, he is preparing for the biggest test of his political career, but that does not seem to deter Pushkar Singh Dham

The low road

Uttarakhand's ecological balance must be protected

PM Narendra Modi greets people of Uttarakhand on state formation day

The state was formed on this day in 2000 by carving out the northwestern region of Uttar Pradesh.

PM Narendra Modi promises development, end to migration from hills

'Problems related to the armed forces are being resolved on priority', said Modi