DAINIK NATION BUREAU Vasantotsav, meant to celebrate the advent of the spring, was initiated at Raj Bhawan premises on Friday with the Governor Dr KK Paul planting a sapling. However, the two-day annual spring festival would be formally inaugurated on Saturday.  While talking to the media persons, the Governor said that the objective behind the celebration is not just displaying flowers but ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU There is a definite need of industrial growth in utilisation of medicinal and aromatic plants sector, agricultural crops, vegetables and fruits specific to mountains through food processing units, technologies and expertise. The Uttarakhand governor Krishan Kant Paul said this after inaugurating the 11th Science and Technology Congress of Uttarakhand being organised by the Uttarakhand State Council for ...

Affirming that lack of clarity in the contracts signed between the government departments and the contractors is leading to many important projects hang fire for a long time, Engineer BCK Mishra, director (operations), Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), who is also the brand ambassador of Project Management Institute (Northern India Chapter), said on Friday that the contracts must be comprehensive that includes all ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Very light to light rain/snow has been forecast at isolated places especially in higher reaches of Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts while dry weather is likely prevail in rest of Uttarakhand on Friday and Saturday. Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that very light rainfall occurred at a few places in Uttarakhand. Hail storm occurred at isolated ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With the state police top brass remaining anguished over the alleged  lock-up death  of a minor boy, tagged to an elopement case in Kashipur, many of them  say that  the guidelines framed by the police headquarters, meant to streamline policing in tune with the  norms, are having few  takers among the force. “We are yet to come to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Revival of agriculture in hills is necessary if the villages deserted due to migration are to be habituated again. The revival of agriculture and resulting income generation from it will bring about the desired development and prosperity in the mountainous regions which have been hit hard by migration especially after the creation of Uttarakhand state. These were ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sounding happy over being appointed as the  Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary,  Teerath Singh Rawat said that the BJP workers in sync with the discipline the party is proud of rarely switch sides in  contrast  to the Congress activists who are inclined to change sides according to their convenience. Notably, Rawat had rebelled against the party after ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The state’s principal chief  conservator of forests Rajendra Kumar flagged off a group of artistes to launch the Vanagni Suraksha rally aimed at generating public awareness regarding various aspects of forest fires. According to information provided by departmental officials, the 14-member group flagged off by the PCCF from the forest department headquarters in provisional state capital Dehradun ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A team of doctors of Kailash hospital here performed a successful facial reconstruction surgery on a victim of bear attack. Bimla Devi (53 years) a resident of Paithani village in Narayanbagad area of Chamoli district was mauled by a bear on January 14 this year when she had a chance encounter with a bear. Bimla Devi managed ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The women’s wing of Cheetah Police which would be launched in Dehradun on international women day i.e. March 8, would be followed in other districts too. This was disclosed by the state director general of police MA Ganapathy. District police heads have been directed to appoint at least one woman sub-inspector or inspector as the police station in-charge or ...