DAINIK NATION BUREAU Trivendra Singh Rawat led Uttarakhand government has decided to sell liquor through grocery shop. the decision was taken in cabinet meeting on Friday. Cabinet has made amendments in the excise policy including increasing the license fee and reducing the turnover limit for departmental stores required for selling IMFL in the state. Briefing to the media persons after ...
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Education is the key in social change
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Governor Dr.K.K.Paul said today that education is the key to social change. It can enable women to become empowered and confident. He expressed these views while addressing, as the chief guest, the annual prize distribution ceremony at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh. He said that the college had established itself in the sphere of higher education. ...
Read More »Foreign doctors’ delegation met CS
DAINIK NATION BUREAU A delegation of doctors from California, USA met Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh at secretariat on Friday. It was told that doctors from USA after conducting a free plastic surgery camp for a week are returning back to their country. The free plastic surgery camp was organised by research international in which the patients were given ...
Read More »1.5 lakh saplings to be planted
DAINIK NATION BUREAU As many as 1.5 lakh saplings will be planted along banks of Rispana river in a single day in capital Dehradun during monsoon. This was disclosed at a high level Rispana river rejuvenation meeting held in Dehradun on Friday. Presiding over the meeting, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said that Forest Department, Eco-Task Force, Irrigation Department along ...
Read More »State to follow HC order; Bhatt
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand BJP President Ajay Bhatt hs outrightly rejected opposition allegation that the BJP was trying to delay urban local bodies elections and said that his party would abide by the high court decision on holding the urban local bodies elections. “Can anyone go against the high court ? As soon as the court gives us the directions ...
Read More »UN chief concerned over Kashmir situation: spokesperson
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concern at the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, his spokesperson said as he reiterated that the UN chief’s “good offices” to help resolve disputes between nations are available only if requested for by both sides. “The secretary-general has expressed and will continue to express his concern at the situation. I think we ...
Read More »Angry mob sets fire to shops in Agastyamuni over alleged molestation of local girl
The rumor of molestation of a girl in Agastyamuni Bazaar of Rudraprayag district spread rapidly across the hill town. The angry people here targeted some community-specific shops. Demolished shops and set them to fire. On Friday, this incident shook the police-administration officials. A large number of police forces have to be deployed in the market. The protesters set fire to ...
Read More »Allahabad university student shot inside classroom
Nagendra Singh, a student of MA 1st year, was shot in the class room of Allahabad Central University by a student preparing for the competitive exam. The injured student is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Senior Superintendent of Police Akash Kulhari said that the accused has been identified as Sardar Singh, who resides in Badlapur of Jaunpur. According to ...
Read More »Man arrested for molesting woman on Mumbai local
A Mumbai man molested and then tried to strangle a woman he knows while they were both traveling on a local train in the city last night. A graphic video of the incident, which took place in the moving train’s handicapped compartment, has since been widely viewed on social media. The couple were friends and had an altercation in a ...
Read More »Merabai Chanu claims second gold in weightlifting at Commonwealth games
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women’s 53 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. The Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk. Defending champion Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was a distant second ...
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