DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the occasion of the World Environment Day, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat graced a programme organised jointly by the Uttarakhand Forest Department, Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board, at ANM Auditorium, ONGC. On this occasion, the Chief Minister released the annual report of the Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board for the year 2017-18 and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that according to the market demand, handicraft products should be prepared. He said that if required, services of suitable designers should be availed. He said that it should be ensured that benefit must reach actual craftsman. Chief Minister was presiding over the 8th meeting of governing body of Handloom & Handicraft ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh has issued instructions to Uttarakhand Transport Corporation take effective measures to recover from losses. He said that a study regarding the reasons for the losses should be got done from a high level institute. As per the recommendations, things would be sorted out. Corporations of other states should also be studied. Orders ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the occasion of the World Environment Day, under the leadership of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, under Mission Rispana to Rishiparna, pits were prepared for tree plantation at Daudwala, Dehradun on Tuesday. Notably, under the Mission Rishiparna, from Rispana origin – Ladhaur Shikhar Fall to Motharwala-Daudwala, 2.5 lakh trees of different species would be planted in 32-KM area. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that benefit of the banking facilities should reach remote areas and weaker sections. For this, banks will have to work like a mission. He said that in rural areas, focus on the financial inclusion and financial literacy. Chief Minister was addressing the 65th meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee. ...

An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet on Tuesday crashed soon after it took off from the Jamnagar air base in Gujarat, killing the pilot, official sources said. They said the aircraft was on a routine training mission and crashed around 10.30 am. The pilot, Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan, died in the crash, the sources said. A Court of Inquiry ...

Two Maoists, including one carrying a cash reward of Rs 10,000 on his head, were arrested today for allegedly trying to stoke labour unrest in Udhamsingh Nagar district and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand. Police teams from Kichcha and Nanakmatta nabbed the Maoists from Anandpur mod following a tip-off, Udhamsingh Nagar SSP Sadanand Date said. One of the arrested Maoists who ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thavar Chand Gehlot distributed life assisting equipment to 450 old Divyangs of Haridwar area as part of Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojna of Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at a function held at Rishikul ground at Haridwar on Monday. Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra ...

One of Central America’s most active volcano Volcan de Fuego erupted on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 20 while a towering cloud of smoke blanketed nearby villages in heavy ash in Guatemala — authorities say the death toll could rise. The volcanic eruption spewed a river of red, hot lava and belched thick clouds of smoke nearly six ...

The Uttarakhand Government has been forced to take loan for distribution of salaries and pensions to its employees in the first quarter of the financial year itself.  Rupees 300 crore borrowing orders have been issued in the first week of June. In this financial year, the debt will increase to 1400 crores. On the other hand, the market borrowing has ...