Dehradun

To review the outcome of April 3 meeting called to take stock of the rehabilitation of the people affected by the ongoing works by Koteshwar/Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC), the state agriculture minister Subodh Uniyal convened another meeting with the officials in Dehradun on Wednesday during which the people’s representatives and THDC officials were present. The previous meeting had tasked ...

Uttarakhand Governor Dr.K.K.Paul today inaugurated the first international conference on Green Chemistry/ Engineering and Technologies for Sustainable Development (GCET-2017)  at Panjab University, Chandigarh . Addressing the conference as the chief guest, he said that it was a matter of pride for the entire country that the conference, organized jointly by Panjab University and Florida Polytechnic University (USA) , was being ...

The mercury surged up to over 35 degree Celsius, about three degree above the normal, in Dehradun with the weather officials predicting a further rise in the maximum temperature in the city on Thursday. However, there is a possibility of light rain lashing some parts of the state, particularly the higher reaches in districts like Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh on April 14. ...

Former chief minister Harish Rawat termed as unfortunate, the decision of the state government to terminate a contract with a helicopter service enterprise in the state. He said that the previous state government had worked on it with full transparency under inter-state connectivity plan. Interacting with mediaperson before quitting government accommodation Rawat said that the government’s decision to cancel the ...

A day long seminar on addressing gender inequalities through active involvement of men and boys in the process was organised by Pragati organisation at the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK). Uttarakhand human rights commission member Hemlata Dhaundiyal said that in the 48th Conference, Brazil, 2004-2005, the need was felt that both men and boys are needed for women empowerment. ...

For the assembly session, which formally began with governor’s address on March 24 with the actual session slated to be held with vote of thanks on governor’s address on March 27, Bharatiya Janata Party legislative party met the BJP State head office on Sunday. In the meeting, the first time MLAs were apprised about the house proceedings and how to raise questions ...

State agriculture minister Subodh Uniyal said that he is committed to align the state resources with centre government’s schemes like Make In India, FDI retail, Mission Horti & various schemes of Ministry of Food procession (MOFPI). Food processing industry is one of the major employment intensive segments contributing majorly to employment generation, he  said while addressing a conference organized by ...

In order to generate employment opportunities for the locals and to encourage conservation of the environment, an eco tourism development corporation has been formed in the state. Chief secretary S Ramaswamy presided over the first board meeting of this corporation at the secretariaton Friday. It was decided in the board meeting that an eco-tourism development working plan will be presented ...

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat made a surprise visit to the Prem Nagar government hospital on Friday evening. The CM was annoyed with the sanitation condition of the hospital. Accompanied by the Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi the CM’s sudden arrival created panic among the hospital staff. The CM visited the wards of the hospital and enquired about ...

Happy over the Uttarakhand Police’s role in the detention of the father-son duo from Bihar, tagged to an attempted rape case, who were absconding for long, director general of police, Bihar, PK Thakur has written a letter to his counterpart of Uttarakhand MA Ganapathy, stating that the coordination between team of Pauri Garhwal police and that of Patna Police in this ...