Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 15 (ANI): District Election Officer and District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar on Tuesday took stock of the security arrangements in an on-site inspection of the strongroom built in Maharana Pratap Sports College at Uttarakhand's Raipur.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 8 (ANI): A study conducted by the Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department has recorded the existence of five different species of flying squirrel in the state of Uttarakhand.
Dehradun Oct 31 PTI A utility vehicle carrying 15 passengers fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhands Chakrata town on Sunday killing 13 people on the spot and leaving two injured police said The utility vehicle met with the accident near Bayala village on way to Vikasnagar from Tyuni they said The driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a deep gorge killing 13 people on the spot A State Disaster Response Force SDRF team retrieved the bodies the police said adding that the two injured persons were admitted to a nearby hospital They said the exact reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained but overloading could be a cause Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the accident and said all possible help would be provided by the state government to the next of kin of the deceased and for the treatment of the injured Ordering a magisterial probe into the accident Dhami asked the state roadways department to ensure that vehicles stop the practice of overloading He also advised passengers not to travel in overloaded vehicles After receiving information about the accident Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh also reached the accident site to take stock of the situation PTI ALMDPT SNE
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed condolences to the people who lost their families in the Chakrata road accident and said the state government is engaged in providing all possible help and treatment to the injured.
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the next of those who lost their lives in a road accident in Chakrata.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 31 (ANI): The death toll in the Dehradun road mishap climbed to 13 on Sunday, informed Dehradun District Magistrate Dr R Rajesh Kumar.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 31 (ANI): Following a road accident in Dehradun on Sunday that claimed the lives of 11 people, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today extended his condolences and directed the district administration to expedite the rescue and relief operations and provide immediate treatment to the injured.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 31 (ANI): 11 people were killed and four were left injured in a road accident at Bulhad-Baila road in the Chakrata tehsil of Uttarakhand's Dehradun district on Sunday.