Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a bus accident on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district.
In a tragic incident, eight passengers died and 27 others were injured after a bus fell into a gorge near Gangnani on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkhand’s Uttarkashi district, the police said on Sunday.
On the directions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state government has ended the obligation of law officers to represent the government in the High Court at Nainital and orders to this effect have been issued.
According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "In the meeting with the Union Ministers, the Chief Minister will request central assistance for the state. He will also discuss the damages brought on by heavy rainfall in the state."
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government of putting RSS people at the helm of the government educational institutions, and said that as a result, their quality is "deteriorating".
A Division Bench of Uttarakhand High Court, hearing Writ Petition filed by Uttarakhand cadre IFS Officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, regarding allegations of forgery and fabrications in selection to the post of Member in Central Government’s Staff Selection Commission, has directed Central governmen
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Saturday continued to conduct rescue and relief operations in Jakhna village, which was affected after a landslide struck Langa Road near Dehradun on Wednesday, an official said on Saturday.
The National Highway-58 Rishikesh-Badrinath highway has been closed due to a heavy landslide up to 100 meters from the mountain in Totaghati, said an official on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting of centrally funded schemes and externally aided projects at the secretariat on Friday.