New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/PNN): Inaugural ceremony of free portable digital X-Ray for Char Dham Yatris was organized by Six Sigma High Altitude Medical Services and Star Wellness & Care Foundation.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence, on Saturday, to discuss the issue of promoting education and skill development in the state and assured that the 'Devbhoomi' will receive will all possible help from the Centre in the field of education.
New Delhi Jan 20 PTI The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 59 candidates for the polls to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest from his current constituency KhatimaUnion minister Pralhad Joshi said the list has five women and asserted that the party will fight the polls on Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision for Uttarakhand and also the work of its state government The party which had won 57 seats in 2017 has dropped around 10 sitting MLAs State BJP president Madan Kaushik will again contest from Haridwar while names of ministers like Satpal Maharaj and Dhan Singh Rawat are also in the list Fifteen candidates are Brahmins and three from the trading community Joshi noted Joshi and BJP general secretary Arun Singh said the party will win again with a big mandate and claimed that the state saw development under its rule after facing step-motherly treatment during the Congress-led UPA dispensation of 10 years Rail tracks were led in the state Char Dham infrastructure developed and over Rs 10000 crore spent on building roads outside the PM Gramin Sadak Yojna Joshi said about the work undertaken in the last five years Assembly polls will be held in the state on February 14 PTI KR DV DV
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 14 (ANI): A case has been registered against state Cabinet Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chamoli district president Raghuveer Bisht and 11 others in Chamoli for violation of Section 144, on complaint of flying squad constituted by the Election Commission.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat met state's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence on late Saturday.
Thalisain (Uttarakhand) [India], December 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Tuesday received minor injuries after his car met with an accident while travelling from Thalisain to Dehradun.
Dehradun Nov 23 PTI Union Power Minister R K Singh on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs 225 crore to Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Dhan Singh Rawat as financial assistance for disaster-hit people in the stateThe amount was collected from seven power PSUs including the NTPC and the NHPC under their corporate social responsibility an official statement saidChief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who virtually attended the programme thanked the Union minister for the gestureIncessant rainfall for three days from October 17-19 destroyed houses and triggered landslides in Uttarakhand killing more than 70 people besides damaging roads and bridgesThanking the Centre for providing three helicopters to the state immediately after the disaster Dhami said they had helped in saving the lives of more than 500 people after the calamity PTI ALM IJT
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 23 (ANI): Reacting to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary's order of discontinuing the practice of testing tourists for COVID-19 at the state's border and railway stations, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Tuesday said that the chief secretary's order is not the state government's decision, adding that there will be no reduction in testing in the state.
Dehradun Oct 22 PTI Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday visited Dungri village in Chamoli district to meet the disaster-hit people who lost their kin in the landslides triggered by heavy rains in the state Accompanied by Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj State Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and officials the Chief Minister trekked up the steep slippery slopes of the village with a stick in hand for support to do an on-the-spot assessment of the losses Two persons of a family were buried in the rubble of a landslide in the village on October 19 Dhami met the surviving members of the family and promised them all help from the government He asked officials to speed up relief and rescue efforts in the affected areas assuring them that they will not have to face any shortage of resources The affected families will get all support from the government They have lost their kin and have little children We will ensure that they are given good care Dhami told reporters during a visit to the village A total of 65 people were killed 22 injured and two went missing during the recent spell of downpours in the hill state which also saw 60 houses being damaged Many hectares of forest and agricultural land with standing paddy crop in them were also swept away in the rains with the Chief Minister pegging the losses as per an initial estimate at Rs 7000 crore Search and rescue operations continue in the upper areas of Kumaon and Garhwal regions to evacuate stranded people including tourists to safety PTI ALM HDA
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday assured the residents of the Gaulapar area that the construction of the damaged approach road of the Gaula bridge would start within 15 days.