Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 5 (ANI): The Badrinath National Highway-7 in Karnprayag on Thursday was blocked for several hours due to the falling of boulders from the hill near Panchpulia.

Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday attended the dialogue program on the presentation of the state budget in Nainital and incorporated suggestions from all sections of the society.

Dehradun Apr 26 PTI Women Congress leaders from Uttarakhand on Tuesday strongly backed agitating contractual health workers who have lost their jobs and accused the police of committing atrocities against them during a silent march to the chief ministers residence here on Monday At a joint press conference on Tuesday PCC media incharge for Garhwal division Garima Dasauni Mehra and PCC spokesperson Sujata Paul alleged that during the clashes between the police and protesters on Monday the cops kicked a pregnant health worker in the stomach and pulled the arm of another so hard that she suffered a fracture Is this how corona warriors who risked their own lives during the peak of COVID-19 to save a millions of lives deserve to be treated Is dragging and kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach part of the Uttarakhand governments culture Paul asked Clashes broke out between the police and the contractual health workers when the latter took out a silent march to the CMs residence here in support of their demand for being adjusted against the vacant posts as promised by the state government More than 2200 contractual health workers had been removed from their jobs on March 31 They were stopped by the police at the Hathi Barkala barricade where they sat on a dharna According to police the clashes erupted when the protesting health workers tried to jump over the barricade Mehra and Paul later met the two women employees who recounted their ordeal to the Congress leaders with tears in their eyes PTI ALM RCJ

Dehradun Apr 19 PTI Forest fires flared up in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as temperatures soared with 1989 hectares of forest land gutted in 117 fresh incidents of wildfires over the last 12 hours According to information provided by the forest department by 4 pm on Tuesday 117 fresh forest fire incidents were reported with Garhwal region accounting for 32 of them Kumaon region 75 and wildlife areas 10 While 1989 hectares of forest land has been destroyed in these fires causing an economic damage of Rs 528 lakh the department said On Monday 27 forest fire incidents were reported in Uttarakhand Chief Conservator of Forest forest fire and disaster management Nishant Verma said the fire season which began this year on February 15 has affected 102029 hectares of forest land which also includes 72493 hectares of reserved forest area However fortunately there have been no human casualties in the forest blazes this year he said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has asked officials to control the situation by involving local people It is hot not just in Dehradun and adjoining areas but also in the hills Dehrdaun on Tuesday recorded a maximum of 40 degree celsius PTI ALM RCJ

Dehradun Mar 29 PTI Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh on Tuesday said improving health and educational facilities is the topmost priority for the state government which is working constantly to promote the Ayush system of medicine besides making treatment easily available to people Addressing the first session of the newly elected state Assembly on Tuesday he said the state government proposes to set up two Adarsh Sanskrit boarding schools one each in Kumaon and Garhwal regions A innovative and experimental approach to education had led to the creation of 189 Atal Utkrisht Vidyalayas which have been conceived as model government schools making quality education accessible to all sections he said Setting up of online realtime forum in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020 is also proposed apart from making digital reading material available to students and a students learning dashboard he said New syllabi is proposed to be introduced by the technological education department to develop the state into a knowledge hub he said Describing the improvement of health facilities as the state governments top priority Singh spoke of steps being taken to strengthen hospitals and increase the availability of doctors As many as 403 doctors have been selected under the Provincial Medical Health Service cadre X-ray technicians have been deployed in remote areas and the process of filling vacancies for 40 dental hygienists is under way he said In-principle approval has been given to the upgrade of community health centres into hospitals with 100 beds in Someshwar of Almora district and Raipur in Dehradun district Maternal and child health services are also improving in the state as a result of the state governments efforts he said Under the Mukhya Mantri Anchal Amrit Yojana 256 lakh children aged 3-6 years coming to anganwadis are being provided milk for four days in a week Singh said He also made a special mention of the Mukhya Mantri Vatsalya Yojana under which children who lost their parents or guardians to the Covid-19 pandemic are to be paid a monthly allowance of Rs 3000 up to the age of 21 Talking about new dam projects the Governor said a 13660 metre concrete gravity dam is proposed to be constructed over the Gaula river 10 km upstream of Haldwani as part of the Jamrani dam multipurpose Project A drinking water dam project over the Song river is also proposed to be constructed which will ensure uninterrupted water supply to residents of Dehradun and its suburban areas Villages with over 50 per cent of Scheduled Castes population have been selected for re-development under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana he said The pension given to former soldiers of World War II and their widows has been increased from Rs 8000 per month to Rs 10000 and a martyrs memorial is being built at Guniyalgaon in Dehradun with the soil collected from courtyards of soldiers who died fighting for their country the Governor said Praising the state government for its endeavours in the field of air connectivity he said the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Department was given an award under the Most Proactive State category for successfully conducting a regional connectivity scheme under which heliports are being constructed at identified spots in the state The Governor highlighted the steps being taken to create better disaster management facilities such as early warning systems and doppler radars being installed for floods and other disaster alerts The doppler radar installed at Mukteshwar in Nainital district has begun operating successfully while work is underway for installing two doppler radars one each in Surkanda and Lansdowne he said I have tried to sum up the development initiatives taken by our government in the last financial year and the ones in the pipeline during the next The government is committed to work with dedication to achieve its goals We will make efforts to maintain social harmony so that all sections of society live in peace with each other he said PTI ALM RDK

Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Deprived of revenue village status for the last 40 years, locals in Uttarakhand's Bindukhatta village, with a population of around 70 to 80 thousand are still dispossessed of legal ownership of their house and land.

Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday struck an emotional chord with the people of poll-bound Uttarakhand by wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at the Republic Day function in Delhi Manufactured at SOHAM Himalayan Centre Mussoorie the cap worn by Modi remained the talk of the town throughout the day with political leaders interpreting it as a warm gesture of the Prime Minister to the people of the state which goes to polls on February 14 SOHAM Himalayan Centre preserves and promotes Uttarakhands Himalayan heritage culture and ethnicity We are grateful to the Prime Minister By wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at Rajpath he has honoured every citizen of the state It is a proud moment for every Uttarakhandi Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi also thanked the Prime Minister for honouring Uttarakhands cultural identity by wearing the cap This is the reason why Modi ji lives in the hearts of the people of Uttarakhand It also shows that vocal for local is not just a slogan for the Prime Minister but a commitment Joshi said He also congratulated Samir and his entire team of artisans at Soham Himalayan Centre for making the cap Political commentators said such emotional gestures do produce an impact on the voters but the problem is all parties are doing it With the corona curbs still in place large rallies are not being held Maybe the Prime Minister is trying to make up for that through this kind of symbolism But then all political parties are doing that to add a sentimental quotient to their campaign political observer Jaisingh Rawat said Citing the example of a function held at a local hotel on Tuesday to launch Char Dham Char Kam campaign of the Congress party he said all Congress leaders including Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel party campaign head Harish Rawat senior party leader Mohan Prakash and PCC president Ganesh Godiyal were wearing the Uttarakhandi cap In a situation like this it will have to be seen which partys gesture touches more hearts Rawat said Modi never misses an opportunity to strike an emotional chord with people He always begins his speech at the rallies in the local dialect be it in Himachal Pradesh or the Kumaon or Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand he said PTI ALM RAX RAX

Eleven more deaths were reported in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as incessant rains continued to lash various parts of the state, especially Kumaon region, razing houses to the ground and leaving many trapped in the debris. Nainital was cut off from the rest of the state with three roads leading to the popular tourist spot blocked […]