Uttarakhand News

The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank Board signed in New Delhi, a $120 million Loan Agreement which will help increase access to improved water supply services in peri-urban areas in the State of Uttarakhand. The Agreement for the project was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU After a marathon operation, a killer tusker was finally captured by the forest officials in the Haridwar region of Uttarakhand. The tusker was responsible for death of two persons recently and was in a habit of frequently raiding human habitations in Haridwar and its surroundings. A joint team of Rajaji Tiger Reserve along with the Haridwar Forest ...

The Uttarakhand government has suspended the Additional District Magistrate Tirthpal of Rudraprayag in the famous NH-74 land compensation case of Udham Singh Nagar. He is associated with the Office of Revenue Council. So far, eight PCS officers have been suspended in this case. On Wednesday, Principal Secretary (Personnel) Radha Rautudi ordered this. TheNH-74 scam involves four tehsils of Udham Singh ...

Due to the decision to waive off surcharge of water and sewer tax by the government, the recovery of the water resources has accumulated. Out of the 12 crore rupees due to the organization in a fortnight, the Jal Sansthan has collected two crore rupees. The water bodies are expected to recover the remaining debt in the next fortnight. On ...

The annual Magh Mela also known as “Badahat Ka Tholu” kick started at the Azad Ground here on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday. The event now organized every year by the zila panchayat and local administration dates back to many centuries when traders from Tibet participated in the fair and exchanged goods. Hundreds of devotees in the district ...

In a dispute after a minor collision of two cars on the road, the transporter of Doon was murdered the driver of  the other car, by jamming a screwdriver in the chest of the young man who was a resident of Pithoragarh. The police has taken the accused transporter into custody. Inspector Patel Nagar Ritesh Sah said that Bhupesh (25) ...

Police arrested SDM Anil Shukla after the arrest of former SLAO DP Singh and PCS officer Bhagat Singh Fonia in connection with the NH compensation scam. In this case, some other PCS officials can also be arrested. Investigating the NH compensation scam has so far arrested 11 officers, employees and tenants including former SLAO DP Singh and have been jailed. ...

Government has transferred 21 officers of State Civil Service (PCS). Girish Chandra Hunvant will be the new chief development officer of Chamoli while Manuj Goyal has been given the responsibility of City Magistrate of Dehradun. Following the green flag of Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat on Wednesday, the Department of Personnel has ordered this. Vinod Giri Goswami was made Chamoli’s CDO ...

The government will soon start developmental projects in the 100 km long Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone (BESZ) in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand after getting approval from the concerned departments, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday, a move, activists say, can harm the most pristine section of the national river. The UPA government in 2012 had notified the stretch ...

The state tourism department will celebrate 50 years of Beatles group at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh for the first three consecutive evenings during the International Yoga Festival starting from March 1- 7. Forest minister Harak Singh Rawat also announced free entry to the ashram during the festival. He has also cut down the entry fee from Rs 150 ...