In view of saving electricity expenditure on tubewells across the state, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan has directed the department of drinking water and other related departments to work on the action plan to install solar energy systems by mapping the vacant places.
The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 164.67 crores under the "Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure" for various development works in Dehradun and Nainital, according to the release statement.
Eight individuals were arrested by the Dehradun police on Tuesday, including a history-sheeter and a gangster with prior involvement in similar crimes.
"Like the SP government of UP, the tendency of BJP governments of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and UP to change the names of districts, cities and institutions etc. is not governance of the rule of law but a very worrying narrow politics to cover up their failures on the basis of hatred and d
Attacking the opposition for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams on Tuesday said that the poor Muslims have hopes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that it is "70 saal Vs Modi Karyakal" (PM Modi term).
"Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is continuously working for the development of the state and is taking tough decisions for this, like the anti-cheating law, which resulted in 25,000 youths getting jobs, and just like that, the state became the first to implement UCC...We also had the
The Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh, expressed gratitude to the Central government for approving Rs 140 crore fund for PWD projects.
"The atmosphere is like Diwali or Holi. This was the demand of the villagers for a long time and long ago, we had made a proposal to former minister (Yatishwaranand) Swami too," said a villager, Devendra Singh Negi, to ANI.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday inaugurated the inter-cricket tournament organized by Uttaranchal Press Club. On this occasion, he also announced Rs 5 lakh for sports material in Uttaranchal Press Club.
Taking to social media X, the CM in post wrote that it was due to PM Modi's leadership, guidance and special attachment towards Uttarakhand that the state could create new dimensions of development.