Uttarakhand News

Hectic lobbying has started in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand for the seats where the party is likely to field new candidates, sources said. Elections to the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand will be held in a single phase on April 11. The two seats where speculation is on about the party changing its candidates are Pauri ...

In the scholarship scam, action will be taken against the officials of the social welfare department, after taking action against the operators of private educational institutions. SIT has issued notices to the department nodal officer IT cell Anurag Shankhar and three assistant social welfare officers. On Saturday, the SIT will interrogate these officers. So far, SIT has caught a scam ...

Uttarakhand Forest Corporation (Van Vikas Nigam), which is one of the beneficiary corporations of the state, is gradually falling. For the last two years, this corporation is operating in a deficit. Concern was also expressed in the meeting of the governing body (GB) of the corporation. It was reported that the loss of the corporation in the current financial year ...

The sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath will be thrown open for devotees on May 9. The gates of the famed temple dedicated to Lord Shiva will be opened at 5.35 am on May 9, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti official Harish Gaud said. The date and timing for the opening of the famed temple was announced at Omkareshwar temple, ...

There is a good news for candidates of economically weaker sections who are dreaming of becoming judges. Government has postponed the examination of PCS-J, Uttarakhand Public Service Commission. Reason for postponement of the examination is to make reservation for candidates of economically weaker sections. Uttarakhand Public Service Commission had sought online applications from the eligible candidates for the judicial services ...

In a major bureaucratic rejig, the Uttarakhand government on Monday reshuffled departments of 21 senior officials, including 19 IAS officers. Animal husbandry secretary Meenakshi Sundaram replaced Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh as education secretary. Aulakh was appointed as secretary irrigation. Anand Vardhan was appointed as secretary forest and environment whereas VVRC Purushottam has been made commissioner, Garhwal. S Ramaswamy has been made ...

Nainital has emerged as the healthiest district in the Human Development Index (Health Index). Due to the better functioning of the health department in the district, the people of Nainital have got the highest benefit of the schemes. Chamoli district is the last in this list. Government has released Health Index Ranking 2018 after examining six points. Six points have ...

After three days of relief, the weather in Uttarakhand is going to change. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of hailstorm in five districts of Garhwal and Kumaon. There is a possibility of rains in many places. People got some relief from the cold due to blooming sunlight for three days, but the people have to spend shivering morning ...

Six people lost their lives due to snowfall and rains inUttarakhand. A car slipped into the ice near Cherbang village of Ghat block in Chamoli district and fell into a depth of 250 meters. Tehsildar Sohan Singh Raagan said that in the incident, Lakshmi Devi (42) and Lakshmi Devi’s brother-in-law Rajendra Singh (45) died. Driver Harpal Singh was injured. Ravi ...

Uttarakhand’s cricket team has made history in its debut year, the team has made it to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals without losing a match. Captain Rajat Bhatia opened the road to victory for Uttarakhand by an impressive batting and bowling show in the match against Mizoram. Uttarakhand qualified for the knock-out round after defeating Mizoram by an innings and 58 ...