DAINIK NATION BUREAU The youths living in hilly areas would get an opportunity to get trained in Uttarakhand by experts from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that national level institutions would be invited to Uttarakhand in a move to make youths technically sound while having an interaction with youths through ...
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Govt collects Rs 7.41 lakh crore from GST in FY18
The government mobilised Rs 7.41 lakh crore from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) during 2017-18, according to the finance ministry. The government rolled out the GST regime from July 1 last year. “During the year 2017-18, total revenue collections under GST in the period between August 2017 and March 2018 has been Rs 7.19 lakh crore. Including the collection ...
Read More »AIIMS resident doctors continue strike for 3rd consecutive day
Healthcare services at AIIMS in Delhi remained affected for the third consecutive day today as resident doctors remained adamant that the administration suspend a senior doctor who had allegedly slapped one of their colleagues in front of patients and other staffers. Routine surgeries remained cancelled, out-patient clinics functioned in a restricted manner and patients seeking OPD consultation were sent back ...
Read More »Electricity cut off in Uttarkashi villages for more than 27 hours
Power supply of 111 villages of Mori and Purola block of Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district was stalled due to fall of trees at Hogoli near Naogaon at 2 pm on Thursday afternoon. With this, people had to wait for about 27 hours without electricity. With no electricity, the villagers spent the night in support of the fireplace, lanterns and candles. Locals ...
Read More »Aditya Ghosh resigns as IndiGo President
DAINIK NATION BUREAU InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which runs the country’s top carrier IndiGo, said on Friday its president, Aditya Ghosh, would step down effective July 31, after being with the company for 10 years. The airline’s board will in the coming months consider naming Gregory Taylor, an airline sector veteran, as its president and chief executive officer, pending approvals. Taylor ...
Read More »CM to monitor departments’ performance through dashboard
DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the basis of performance, now the government departments would be done through CM monitoring dashboard. The special focus would be laid on service delivery. CM would himself monitor schemes through dashboard to make it better and fruitful for the residents. The department, who has done commendably well by scoring 75-100 percent will be covered under green colour. The ...
Read More »Supreme Court stays trial in Kathua rape case till May 7
The Supreme Court today stayed till May 7 the trial in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, after being seized with petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra said it will deal with the prayer of ...
Read More »North and South Korea announce end of war after 65 years
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reached South Korea for a historic dialogue on Friday. According to reports, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in joined smiling Kim Jong at the border before the talks started, and joined hands with great promptness. Kim Jong said at the conference venue that he is expecting a great discussion. This historic meeting will also focus on ...
Read More »Uttarakhand cabinet gives consent for salary hike of UPNL employees
In the Cabinet meeting of the Trivendra Rawat Government, it has been decided to increase the salary of the employees in UPNL. In addition, many other decisions in the cabinet also got stamped. Today spokesman Madan Kaushik told that the cabinet has given a recommendation for the session of the Vidhan Sabha’s budget session. Every class employee will get extra ...
Read More »Won’t allow unaccompanied minors to check in to Mussorrie hotels say cops
After announcing in January that they will screen school children going to Mussoorie by calling up their parents to check whether they are aware of their child’s visit, cops in the hill town have now announced that they will not allow unaccompanied minors to take up rooms in the town. Bhawna Kainthola, SHO, Mussoorie, said on Thursday that the move ...
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