DAINIK NATION BUREAU A sea of humanity descending in the city on way to the Parade Ground to witness the swearing- in of the new government, huge traffic jams were seen on the city roads on Saturday. Though police had drafted a traffic plan to spare the commuters inconvenience on the roads it seemed to have come to no avail ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of thousands of people being expected to attend the Nagar Parikarma  as part of the ongoing Jhanda Mela on March 19, Dehradun police have drafted a traffic plan  to keep traffic smooth on the roads. Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sweety Aggarwal said that the routes of the city buses and the Vikrams have been diverted. Traffic will ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With nine MLAs being inducted in the Trivendra Singh Rawat ministry, seven are   those who have made it to the Assembly several times.  Two fresh faces in the Assembly are Satpal Maharaj   and Dhan Singh Rawat. Maharaj had a stint as a minister of state for Railways. Besides, he is supposed to have played an instrumental role ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Trivendra Singh Rawat as the chief minister, seven as cabinet ministers and two as ministers of state were sworn in at Parade Ground in Dehradun on Saturday in the presence of the Prime Minsiter Narnedra Modi. The high-pitched poll-drama dragging for over a month climaxed as the Governor Dr KK Paul administered the oath of office and secrecy to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Meteorological centre has forecast light rain/snow at isolated places, especially in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Light rainfall/snow has been reported from the higher mountainous reaches like Kedarnath and Uttarkashi over the past 24 hours, said Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh.   Met department further said that the maximum temperatures were below the normal to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With raising of the holy flag at historic Darbar Sahib, the famous Jhanda Mela started on Friday. The 15 day long fair is celebrated to commemorate the auspicious occasion of the birthday and arrival of Guru Ram Rai in Doon valley in the year 1676. The huge mast of the flag was hoisted amid chanting of bhajans by a sea of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Following the announcement of the chief minister’s name, the stage is set for the constitution of the cabinet. With some of the cabinet ministers being  expected to be sworn in along with the CMon Saturday, the BJP top brass, including the CM designate Trivendra Singh Rawat, is now  busy  with the challenging task of  accommodating  some of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of swearing- in of the chief minister at Parade Ground, the Dehradun police have drafted a traffic plan and some routes have been changed in the state capital on Saturday. No heavy vehicle would be allowed to enter the city while the vehicles on emergency services will reach the city via Dudhali. Much before the arrival ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The High Court of Uttarakhand has directed the state government to shut down polythene and plastic manufacturing related industries in the state. The high court issued this and other directions with all the district magistrates of the state barring the DM of Dehradun appearing before it in Nainital on Friday regarding 26 points related to Ganga river ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Senior BJP leaders and the state administrative officers on Friday visited Parade Ground, the venue of the swearing- in of the new chief minister and the cabinet ministers, to be held on Saturday. The senior leaders from the saffron party who inspected the ground included Dharmendra Pradhan (minister of state – independent charge), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Party state in-charge Shyam Jaju and State ...