Uttarakhand News

The government has lost Rs 2,271 crore till 31 March 2018 due to the negligent actions of various departments and public sector undertakings of the state government. This disclosure has been made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The state government placed this CAG report on the floor of the House on Tuesday. The report has revealed ...

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday tabled its first supplementary grant budget, totaling Rs 2533.90 crore, for the financial year 2019-2020 in the state Assembly. Through its supplementary budget, the government sought a grant of Rs 1606.33 crore under the revenue head and Rs 927.56 crore under capital head from the House. The government also made an additional provision of Rs ...

The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday decided to set up a Chardham shrine board to run the affairs of more than 50 famous temples located in the state, including the four Himalayan shrines. Apart from the famous Himalayan temples of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri 47 other well known temples dotting Uttarakhand will come under the jurisdiction of the board. The ...

Uttarakhand will boost air connectivity with major cities of the country in the upcoming New Year. From Pantnagar Airport, Spice Jet and IndiGo flights will fly to other states. With this facility, not only will passengers be able to complete the flight in a short time, but connectivity other metros of the country will also be enhanced. Pantnagar Airport officials ...

Welcoming the Centre’s decision to implement the NRC process across the country, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the exercise will permanently settle issues related to infiltration and anti-national elements. He said the exercise is particularly important for border states like Uttarakhand. His remarks came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the process ...

Higher reaches of Uttarakhand including Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri received snowfall on Thursday, the meteorological department said. Light rain in the lower areas caused the temperatures to drop at most places in the hill-state. The famous temples of Badrinath in Chamoli district and Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarkashi received snowfall while the sky remained overcast throughout the day in Dehradun ...

Even though the emphasis is on transparency today, the members of the state assembly are not taking interest in it. This is the picture of the case of MLAs giving details of their assets. The current assembly is about to complete its term of more than two and a half years, but so far 47 out of the total 71 ...

A majority of the BJP’s block pramukh candidates won in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, with the party thanking the people of the state for reposing their faith in it once again. Out of the total of 89 block pramukh posts that went to polls, 53 were won by the BJP, 20 by the Congress and 16 by Independents, according to the ...

The Uttarakhand government on Friday declared a public holiday on Chhath Puja on Saturday. Governor Baby Rani Maurya gave her consent, amending a December 24, 2018, communique under which a restricted holiday was declared on Chhath Puja. Banks, treasuries, sub-treasuries, government and semi-government institutions will remain closed on Saturday. The Bihari Mahasabha, which organises the biggest Chhath Puja in Dehradun ...

Today, on the holy festival of Annakut, the valleys of the Gangotri temple are closed for the winter. Gangotri Temple Committee Chairman Suresh Semwal said that the process of closing the doors of Gangotri Temple started at 8.30 am. A special puja was performed after Mahabhishekha was performed with Veda mantras. The temple doors were closed at 11.40 am after ...