Uttarakhand News

The state has received Rs 280.7 crore in State GST (SGST) in the first return of the file filed by GST (Goods & Service Tax). While the Central GST (CGST) has received revenue of Rs 147.61 crore from the state. Although, SGST and CGST share equal stake, but the CGST’s share seems to be lower due to the profit of ...

Even after 17 years of formation, the state of Uttarakhand is yet to have a transfer act for teachers who alleged that the current system has many loopholes in it. Anil Rana, block chief of the organisation in Kalsi said, “It is imperative that such an act is introduced, as it will clearly specify the number of years a government ...

Germany proposed to get rid of the decomposed sewer and industrial pollution in Uttarakhand. The key partner in the integrated Ganga conservation campaign ‘Namami Gange’, Germany will invest about 125 million euros in Uttarakhand, i.e. around 910 crore rupees. Cleanliness management system in 24 cities of the state, including Haridwar and Rishikesh, will benefit from German expertise in solid waste ...

Incessant rains for the past 48 hours, the rain disrupted daily life in Garhwal. More than 100 connecting routes have been closed due to debris in rural areas, people are facing huge difficulties due to water logging in Dehradun and Haridwar. The rivers and streams are in full flow. The water level of Tehri lake has reached 817 meters. The ...

In the first-of-its-kind success, the creation and maintenance of sewage treatment infrastructure under Hybrid Annuity based PPP model has taken off, with NMCG awarding work to private sector for construction and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in two major cities in Ganga river basin – Varanasi and Haridwar. While the work to construct, operate and maintain a 50 MLD ...

Ahead of the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case on Monday, Section 144 of the IPC has been imposed in Champawat district of Kumaon region. The district magistrate has imposed the section to avoid any violence that might take place after the pronouncement of the verdict. “In view of the violence that ...

The World Book Fair 2017 will begin in the capital city of Uttarakhand from August 28, with the state government offering discounts on books based on the lives of national figures. The nine-day event to be held at the Parade ground here will see a line-up of 200 publishers. The fair organised by the National Book Trust will be jointly ...

Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Thursday while hearing the matter related to MBBS admissions in Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences (SGRRIMHS) in Dehradun directed the institute to grant admission to the students according to the renewed “state government guidelines.” Jitendra Chaudhary, counsel for the institution said, “The honorable court has directed the college to admit ...

The state government has issued orders for cancellation of tender awarded for construction of Jaulijibi-Tanakpur road after a departmental inquiry found gross irregularities in the manner in which it was awarded. Acting on the inquiry conducted by BN Tiwari, Chief Engineer, PMGSY, Kumaon region, and Om Prakash, Additional Chief Secretary today issued orders for the cancellation of the contract. “I ...

The Uttarakhand government on late Tuesday evening gave approval to formation of Dehradun Smart City Limited Company as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to look into the implementation of the ambitious project. The government order in this regard was issued on Tuesday evening. As per the GO released by Radhika Jha, secretary to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, there would a ...