Uttarakhand News

The Uttarakhand government will grant Rs five crore each to the District Magistrates before rains to deal with any emergency during a disaster, an official said. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat issued instructions to this effect while chairing a meeting of the state disaster management authority here. Rawat said local people should be trained to deal with disasters, and relief and ...

From midnight on the 20th of April ie Friday midnight the e-bill will be implemented for the transport of goods within the state. Now it is mandatory to create e-bill on the transport of taxable goods more than 50 thousand rupees within the state. However, before this, the e-way bill for the transport of interstate goods has been implemented from ...

The Char Dham yatra will start on Wednesday as portals of revered Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will be thrown open to public in the afternoon amid the blowing of conch shells and beating of drums. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to turn up at the two shrines to get the first glimpse of the deities on the auspicious occasion of ...

Finance, Water Resources and Excise Minister Prakash Pant said in Dehradun on Monday that as many as 6,000 appointments would be made in various government departments during 2018-2019. Addressing mediapersons, Pant said the government was committed to providing jobs to all. “If a vacancy exists in a particular department, the eligible will be given jobs. In the new financial year, ...

Since assuming power in Uttarakhand, the BJP government has been saying regarding corruption that it has a zero tolerance policy but the seriousness is not seen. The information provided in the right of information makes it clear. Of the 71 MLAs out of the state, 54 have not yet given their property details. These include Chief Minister, six ministers and ...

One person dies after being struck by lightning in Uttarkashi A person died after being struck by lightning in Gamra Tok, village of Naugaon block of Uttarkashi’s Sarana village. While two cattle were burnt. Here, there is a possibility of rain and hailstorms in Uttarakhand in the next 24 hours. On Tuesday evening in Uttarkashi, the sudden change of weather ...

The Governmen Uttarakhand is preparing to make a runway between the Gairsain  of Chamoli district and Chobatia of Almora district in collaboration with the Center. For this, the joint teams of the Central and the Army have also done extensive surveys. The marked land has been found suitable for the runway. Due to this region being close to the China ...

Hema Danu of Bageshwar in the 2nd Youth Men and Women’s Boxing Championships is now ready to put her punch on a golden win. Pawan Gurung of Dehradun has also been successful in making the final place. Five medals of Uttrakhand have been confirmed in the competition. In the ongoing national competition in Rohtak, the semi-finals were played on Thursday. ...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said three dams would be constructed in Uttarakhand to stop unutilised share of India in river waters from flowing to Pakistan. The Minister for Water Resources and Transport said water from the dams would be brought to Haryana through the Yamuna river to overcome shortage and irrigate parched lands in the state. “It will be ...

The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has expressed his happiness at the annual budget presented by Uttarakhand Finance Minister Parkash Pant in the Vidhan Sabha at Gairsain, today. Terming the budget as historic and inclusive of the aspiration and needs of people of all walks, from hills to the plains, of farmers to labourers, promoting tourism and checking migration ...