Ganga canal closed till Diwali for cleaning
The annual closure of Ganga canal for cleaning and silt removal has been enforced from Wednesday midnight. The canal shall remain closed for next 20 days and the full flow will be resumed on Diwali night say the authorities. However, 1,000 cusecs of water shall be maintained at Har Ki...
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Monsoon withdraws from Uttarakhand
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Khel Mahakumbh to be organised in November
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12 trains from Doon cancelled for 10 days
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Polling for 2nd phase concludes
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Cong attacks State Govt on health services fiasco
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36 new dengue patients reported in Dehradun
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CM flags off Ghaziabad-Pithoragarh air service
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MCD to launch smart vending zone
The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) is soon going to launch the pilot project for the smart vending zone at Chhe Number Puliya. Municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said they are waiting for all 50 smart trolleys to be made after which the project will be launched. The tentative date...
MCD to hold human chain event on November 5
The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun is all set to conduct a human chain event in the series of activities it is doing for raising awareness on the ban on use of polythene and single use plastic. Municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that the date has been finalised on November...
HC seeks reply on blocked elephant corridors
Hearing on a public interest litigation against blocked elephant corridors in Uttarakhand, the high court has sought replies from the Corbett national park director, chief wildlife warden and the Ramnagar divisional forest officer by October 15. Expressing dissatisfaction, the court has also asked who allowed the use of cruel methods like...
Voting for II phase of Panchayat elections today
Stage is all set for second phase of polling in the three- tier Panchayati Raj elections currently in progress in the 12 districts of the State. In the election of Friday, 14,55,730 voters belonging to 31 blocks of the state would exercise their constitutional right to decide the fate of...
2-day workshop on economic & social transformation through GPDP unveiled
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a two-day workshop on economic and social transformation through Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) in Himalayan States at Rishikesh on Thursday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the chief minister said that the Panchayati Raj department is organising this workshop with the aim of ‘Sabni...
Candid Notes
Shameful slip The slide witnessed by Uttarakhand in the index of the education quality and health services released by an agency none other than the NITI Aayog which is the policy think tank of Government of India, puts egg on the face of State administration and its governance. In the recently...
Opposition slams Govt for poor performance
The Opposition Congress has slammed the State Government for poor performance on index of health services released by the NITI Aayog. Launching an assault on the State Government, the Vice President of the State unit of Congress party Surya Kant Dhasmana told the media persons in Dehradun on Thursday that...
