DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court has rejected a plea by the state police seeking its permission to conduct a narco test and brain mapping of Samachar plus CEO, who had allegedly pressured a subordinate to conduct sting operations on prominent politicians. Samachar Plus CEO Umesh Kumar is in judicial custody for allegedly mounting undue pressure on his subordinate ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Under the headship of consultant Jacob. J.Simonsen, members of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a meeting with Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh at Secretariat on Thursday. During the meeting, Chief Secretary expected cooperation from UNDP pertaining to technical support and skillful human resources for the schemes implemented in the state in the field of waste ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Mercury plummeted in Uttarakhand after fresh snowfall in high reaches of Kedarnath, badrinath, hemkund sahib and pithoragarh districts and rain in some parts of the state on Wednesday night, the Meteorological department said. According to metereological department snowfall and rains are good for the orchard especially apple. Similarly high reaches of Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh also received fresh ...

Gold regained its sheen with prices climbing by Rs 350 to Rs 32,250 per 10 gram at the bullion market on increased buying by local jewellers coupled with a firming trend overseas. Silver too rose Rs 450 to Rs 37,900 per kg backed by increased offtake by industrial units. Traders said sentiment turned upbeat on firm global cues as the ...

India’s GSAT-29 communication satellite was successfully launched by the second developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII (GSLV MkIII-D2) today from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. GSLV MkIII-D2 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad of SDSC SHAR at 17:08 hours (IST), carrying the 3423-kg GSAT-29 satellite. About 17 minutes later, the vehicle injected the satellite ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a bid to bridge the gap between the Rajbhawan and Common man, Governor Baby Rani Maurya has made phenomenal changes. As per the change now His excellency word has been replaced with Honourable. As per the notification, now mahamahim word will not be used before governor. In place of his excellency, people will use honourable before ...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Rs 8,000 crore has been earmarked for completion of all developmental projects which have been hanging fire for decades for want of adequate resources. He directed the administration to gear up for completing the projects within the set time frame. “Rs 8,000 crore has been earmarked for completion of all such projects ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A morning walker was killed by an elephant here on Wednesday, the police said. Eyewitness said an elephant chased the 54-year-old  Virendra Singh. Although he tried to flee but failed and trampled by the pachyderm. The body was discovered by others who were also on a morning walk. The victim was an employee of  BHEL. The BHEL ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The volume of tourism business at the Corbett Tiger Reserve has come down by more than half after a high court order banned night stay at the forest rest houses and restricted movement of vehicles in the reserve area, local traders said. “A large number of booking have been cancelled after the Uttarakhand High Court banned night ...

A team of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led by its’ team leader Jacob. J.Simonsen had a courtesy meeting with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at Chief Minister’s residence on Wednesday. They discussed the issues of integrated development of programmes being run in the priority areas like health, peyjal and nutritious food at the state level. The team also has ...