Dehradun

Dainik nation bureau The   state Congress, floundering in the maze of  demoralization following the  shocking debacle in the just-concluded Assembly election, has sought to rejuvenate itself and its  cadre force while targeting the  Centre for  foisting a BP-led  government in Goa trampling upon the democratic norms. The party staged demonstrations at the Congress Bhawan in Derhadun on Tuesday, condemning the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The spell of rain/ snow continuing across Uttarakhand for the past few days would continue on Sunday. However, the climate is expected to turn dry on Monday-the day Holi would be celebrated in the state. The Met officer has forecast very light to light rain/snow at a few places, especially in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand, on Sunday. Snowfall is likely ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Soon after the counting was over, the state BJP president Ajay Bhatt thanked the people of Uttarakhand for giving his party a resounding victory in the poll. In a press note released, Bhatt said that the unprecedented mandate for BJP has confirmed the confidence people of the state have reposed in the leadership of both the Prime ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Disseminating the results of exit polls conducted by various agencies which lack proper credentials and provide unreliable information exerts detrimental effects not only on the contesting candidates but also puts undue pressure on the government machinery deployed for the counting of votes. Stating this, the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay also questioned the credibility of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Dehradun district election officer Ravinath Raman met the district officials to discuss matters related to the dissolution of the outgoing Vidhan Sabha after the result is declared and the notification is released by the Election Commission of India for the formation of the new House. Besides, matters   related to the oath taking of the new chief minister and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The stage is set for the counting of votes of all the 10 constituencies of Dehradun district to be held at Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur on Saturday. The counting of votes will start with the counting of postal ballots from 8 am while counting of polled EVMs will start from 8.30 am at the venue, informed the  district magistrate and district ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In order to save numerous trees of their evergreen forest from being axed for construction of the proposed Dang-Pokhri motor road, the residents of Dang village in Uttarkashi district have themselves constructed a stretch of the road skirting the trees. Opposing the axing of a large number of green trees for constructing road on the proposed route, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the day of polling in the Karnprayag Vidhan Sabha constituency with one day left for counting of votes cast in the Vidhan Sabha election 2017, the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay averred that one of the striking aspects of this election was the negative campaigning and the amount of money pumped into the campaign ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Four days left for the counting, the state director general of police MA Ganapathy asked the district police chiefs on Tuesday to deploy security forces in  adequate strength at the counting venues to ensure peace during the process. While polling was held for 69 seats on February 15 the election to Karnprayag constituency would be held on March 9. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Mission Sarvodaya, a Dehradun Police initiative aimed at involving the communities to crack down on cyber crimes, crimes against women, drug menace and others, was launched at police lines in Dehradun on Saturday. Director general (vigilance) Anil Kumar Raturi along with a host of senior police officers was present on the occasion. Besides, thousands of students from schools and colleges ...