Page 25 - Uttarakhand

Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh sworn in as Uttarakhand governor

Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh was sworn in here on Wednesday as the new governor of Uttarakhand

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hits Uttarakhand's Joshimath today

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Saturday, informed the National Center for Seismology.According to NCS, the tremors were felt 31 kilometres WSW of Joshimath at 5.58 am on Sunday."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 11-09-2021, 05:58:31 IST, Lat: 30.43 & Long: 79.26, Depth: 5.0 Km ,Location: 31km WSW of Joshimath, Uttarakhand," NCS said in a tweet.

U'khand HC asks Centre to hold meeting over roadways assets distribution

The Uttarakhand High Court urged central government to hold a meeting of the Chief Secretaries of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on September 15

Water level of Sharda river rises following cloudbursts in Uttarakhand

After a series of cloudbursts hit different areas in neighbouring Uttarakhand, there has been a surge in the water level of the Sharda river in Kheri district, officials said on Tuesday.

AAP promises free and quality health services to Uttarakhand

The AAP Monday promised quality health services to the people of Uttarakhand free of cost if the party comes to power in the state

UP govt announces 2-day relief from night curfew in wake of Janmashtami

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced relaxation in night curfew on Monday and Tuesday across the state, in view of the Janmashtami festival

Country's highest herbal park inaugurated near Indo-China border in U'khand

India's highest altitude herbal park situated at a height of 11,000 feet was inaugurated on Saturday at Mana village close to the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said.

AAP to make important announcement for Uttarakhand on Tuesday: Kejriwal

Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said his party will make a very important announcement for Uttarakhand on August 17 that will prove to be a milestone in the state's development

L&T to sell 99 MW hydropower project in Uttarakhand to ReNew for Rs 985 cr

ReNew also announced signing of agreements for 260 MW/330MWp solar projects in Telangana. The combined enterprise value of the acquisitions is around Rs 2,850 crore ($384 mn)

Uttarakhand: NGO recycles 6,772 MT of plastic waste in Dehradun in 3 years

An NGO has recycled 6,772 million tonnes of plastic waste here in the last three years in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to eliminate single use plastic by 2022.

U'khand govt announces Rs 25 lakh reward for hockey player Vandana Katariya

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh to Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Kataria for her brilliant performance at the Tokyo Olympics."The Chief Minister said that the state is proud of Uttarakhand's daughter and Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Kataria stellar performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in recognition of this, she would be given a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh," informed the Chief Minister Office."The Chief Minister also said that soon a new and attractive sports policy would be implemented in the state. The new policy would make a provision of proper financial incentives especially for developing international level talent among our youth," the official statement read.Earlier on Friday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh for each player of the Indian women's hockey team from the state and the same amount to those who ranked fourth in the Olympics events from the ...

Over Rs 600 crore sanctioned to build roads and bridges in Uttarakhand: CM

The Centre has sanctioned over Rs 600 crore for the construction of 42 roads and bridges in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday.

PIL filed against Uttarakhand Cabinet's decision to re-open schools

The Nainital High Court has asked a petitioner challenging the state government's decision to re-open schools from August 2 to make changes to his petition.The HC gave the petitioner time to make necessary changes, the next date of hearing has been fixed as August 4.The PIL is being heard by a division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Alok Kumar Verma.While hearing the PIL, the bench found that the SOPs issued by the Education Department of the state regarding the re-opening of schools had not been challenged by the petitioner.Vijay Singh of Dehradun is the petitioner in the case. He stated that in the past, the cabinet decided to open schools for classes 6th to 12th.The petition states that "the Covid crisis is still not yet over in the state and a large number of people in hilly areas are yet to receive their first shot of vaccination."The petition argues that in such a situation, the decision of the government to open schools is wrong.Earlier on August 1, the Education ...

U'khand CM face to be decided after polls, says state Congress in-charge

State party in-charge Devender Yadav on Friday said that the party will take its final call on the CM face only after polls

Rift in Uttarakhand Congress, Navprabhat refuses to take charge

Former Uttarakhand Minister Navprabhat, who was a contender for the state Congress chief's post, has decided not to be part of any committees announced by the party

Congress appoints Ganesh Godiyal as Uttarakhand state president

Congress appointed Ganesh Godiyal as the party's president for the Uttarakhand unit on Friday

High-powered panel set up to examine U'khand Chardham Devasthanam Board Act

The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday decided to constitute a high-powered committee to look into the Chardham Devasthanam Board Act and suggest "positive amendments" in it.

U'khand to allow fully vaccinated flyers without Covid-19 test report

The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced that fully vaccinated air travellers will be allowed to enter the state without a mandatory negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report

False secularism

Covid-19 restrictions should not be eased for any religion

U'khand increases stipend of MBBS interns from Rs 7,500 to Rs 17,000/month

Uttarakhand Chief Minister raised the stipend of MBBS intern doctors of state medical colleges from Rs 7,500 to Rs 17,000 per month