Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday directed the National Highways Authority of India to take over the widening work on NH-58 that connects Dehradun to Haridwar. The minister also released Rs 280 crore for the project which has been seven years in the pipeline. Former Uttarakhand CM and current Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’said that ...
Read More »Daily Archives: November 17, 2017
Pollution monitoring systems to be installed in Dehradun, Haridwar soon
To spread awareness on the rising levels of pollution in the state, the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will soon set up air quality monitoring systems at Clock Tower in Dehradun and Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar. The pollution board is also going to host a series of programmes on All India Radio answering queries and addressing concerns on the degrading air ...
Read More »HC serves notice to AIIMS, Rishikesh
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on a PIL over recent fee hike of various health services by the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), the Uttarakhand High Court has issued notices to the AIIMS, Rishikesh, Union Health Ministry and the state health department. In view of protests by patients, the AIIMS Rishikesh had rolled back the hike. Serving the notices ...
Read More »Mukesh Ambani family richest in Asia; Forbes
DAINIK NATION BUREAU India’s Mukesh Ambani family is the richest in Asia as its net worth rose $19 billion to $44.8 billion, toppling the Lees of the Samsung empire, to claim the numero uno position, according to Forbes. Despite dropping to the second spot, Korea’s Lee family still saw its wealth soar by $11.2 billion to $40.8 billion this year ...
Read More »