uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: After an activist alleged that the proposed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Ladpur village is on the land of tea gardens, the Congress has trained its guns on the ruling party and the government. Karan Mahra, the state president of the Congress party, said, “The BJP has lied to get the NOC for […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday morning participated in a Prabhat Pheri organised under the Har Ghar Tiranga programme at Gandhi Park, Dehradun. Public representatives, officials of government, administration, police and education department, teachers and students also participated in this Prabhat Pheri organised by the state education department. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government will soon launch the ‘Nirvan Amrit Gangajal’ scheme from September 2022, under which the holy water will be delivered to foreign countries in a ceramic pot. The ceramic pots are being designed by the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Khurja, in Uttar Pradesh.  “Ganga Jal cannot be and should not be […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand state health department will soon include mobile Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) vans that will be deployed for the ongoing awareness campaign about HIV/AIDS across the state. “The ICTC vans will be used for testing, spreading awareness and counselling of HIV patients. Various programmes are being conducted in the state through the […]

DEHRADUN: ‘Haridwar Darshan’ pod taxi transport system, covering the key cities of Haridwar-Rishikesh-Dehradun by the Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation (UKMRC), will be India’s first such transport system, officials told The New Indian. Jitendra Tyagi, managing director of the UKMRC, said, “The project has been approved by the UKMRC board and the proposal is in the […]

DEHRADUN: Speculations were rife as Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday. Sources in the Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the government told The New Indian that Cabinet expansion is likely to happen soon. The meeting between Dhami and Shah is said to […]

DEHRADUN: For the first time, high-quality chaunsa and langda mangoes produced by the cultivators of the state are being exported to Dubai. This is being done to promote local products and boost the economy of small farmers. An agriculture calendar has also been prepared for the same. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday flagged […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Subordinate Selection Service Commission (UKSSSC) chairman S Raju on Friday resigned from his post amid an ongoing investigation of an alleged paper leak. State government authorities refused to comment on the matter terming it a subjudice and sensitive one. “Either he was told to resign or he offered his resignation by himself remains […]

  DEHRADUN: In a first of its kind in India, Uttarakhand will develop abandoned bridges at Char Dham Yatra route in the hill state into ‘Food Stations’. The identification of such bridges has started which will be converted into ‘Restaurants On Rivers’ equipped with modern facilities including water and electricity. Satpal Maharaj, state tourism minister […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand will soon launch the Chief Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, similar to the Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, according to Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. CM Dhami said, “State can be prosperous only through a strong farmer. For this, the CM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme will soon be launched in the state. […]