uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: Thousands of Char Dham pilgrims were left stranded as rain-induced landslides blocked more than 200 roads, including the Badrinath highway, across Uttarakhand. Efforts are on to restore the roads. Shweta Chaubey, superintendent of police, Chamoli district said, “Teams of state police, public work department, State Disaster Response Force have been deployed to clear the […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Police Special Task Force has nabbed six people in connection with the Uttarakhand Subordinate Selection Service Commission (UKSSSC) paper leak case in the Kumaon division in the last 24 hours including a state police constable Amrish Goswami. The STF has also recovered the amount of ₹35.89 lakhs. Ajay Singh, state STF chief, said, […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that the central government’s power initiatives will benefit the state as he virtually participated in the Prime minister Narendra Modi launched Renovated Distribution Area Scheme at the Ujwwal Bharat, Ujwwal Bhavishya – Power @ 2047’. CM Dhami later said, “Under the leadership of Prime minister […]

DEHRADUN: Mahendra Bhatt, the newly-appointed president of the Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is an able organiser, a staunch Rambhakt, and an avid traveller at heart. His elevation to the top party post in Uttarakhand was announced by the Central party leadership on Saturday. He actively participated in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement […]

  DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday issued instructions to form a ‘Narcotics Rapid Action Force’ to achieve the goal of a ‘Drug Free’ state by 2025. “All concerned officials, departments should work in mission mode to form a Narcotics Rapid Action Force to eradicate drug menace from our state,” said the […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand state health department will start a drive soon to bring down the infant mortality rate from 27 per 1000 to below 10. Dhan Singh Rawat, the state health minister, said, “The awareness drive will start soon in which ASHA workers and state health department officials will be participating to spread awareness among the […]

DEHRADUN: After a video of mass hysteria among the students of class 8 in a junior high school in Rekhauli of Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand went viral, a team from the state health department visited the school on Thursday to assess the situation. Officials from the state health department said that the students are stable […]

DEHRADUN: Known for its lush green mango and litchi orchards, Dehradun is all set to get its own metro rail, Metro Neo, to ease traffic load in the capital city and promote eco-friendly public transportation. The metro line will cover a total distance of 22.42 kilometres with 25 elevated stations. There will be two corridors – […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet has approved the plan for ‘Tunnel Parking’ to resolve the overgrowing problem of parking vehicles in the hills of Uttarakhand state. The cabinet also approved the abolition of bylaws which were creating hurdles in the Dehradun-Mussoorie Ropeway project. The ropeway which aims to cut down the travelling time between Dehradun and Mussoorie […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the state government is planning to double the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Uttarakhand in the next five years. The CM revealed his plans while attending the meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states in New Delhi on […]