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Uttarakhand seeks Rs 350 cr package for sugar mills

Sugar mills in hill state facing heavy losses owing to low market price of sugar and high state advised price of cane

New year gift: Uttarakhand govt removes mandi cess on vegetables

The state govt removes 2% mandi cess on vegetables and fruit

U'khand initiates bidding process of allotting small hydel projects

Nainital High Court had in 2011 upheld government's decision to cancel allotment of 56 hydel projects

Foreign funded NGO's maligning hydel projects in Uttarakhand: RLEK

Experts say recent floods were caused due to high discharges in snow-fed rivers due to high melting rate of glacier

Uttarakhand announces 10-yr VAT holiday scheme in industrial corridor

The waiver will be applicable for up to 50% of the total investment

Uttarakhand approves new lokayukta

Govt decides to convene three-day assembly session from Jan 13 to pass new bill

Uttarakhand initiates bidding process of allotting small hydel projects

Government is all set to start the bidding process of 5 small hydel projects in the first phase with a capacity of 80-90 Mw

Uttarakhand prepares Rs 9k-cr action plan on climate change

Climate change is said to be one of the causes of frequent natural disasters in the hill state

Car rally, winter carnival to revive tourism in Uttarakhand

However, the 850-km route for the car rally might give a tough time to the 36 automobiles participating in the event

Shishir Prashant: Where is the relief fund going?

Opposition smells a scam in Uttarakhand rehabilitation programme

Uttarakhand to invite bids to develop five new hydel projects

Chairing a review meeting of the department of energy at secretariat here, the CM however said all the bidding process should be completed in a week's time

Bahuguna to discuss Lokayukta with Cabinet

Describing Lokpal Bill as historic, Bahuguna thanked centre for enacting new anti-graft measure in country

Bahuguna orders road tender process from Feb 15

Said that the work of repair of roads should be taken up on a fast track mode

Bahuguna brushes aside speculation, says all's well

The sources close to Rawat said he is not ready to accept anybody other than himself in case Bahuguna is removed

Power rates may go up in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is spending Rs 8,000-9,000 cr on purchase of power from open market

Uttarakhand's new Lokayukta Act to copy UPA's Lok Pal Bill

The new lokayukta act would bring the office of chief minister under its ambit

BJP-ruled states made more progress than others: Modi

Progress in Chhatisgarh was definitely more than the other two states where the governments were frequently changed during the past 13 years

Modi to address rally in Doon on Sunday

Top police officials claim that the gathering may not cross one lakh figure

Ultra Tech Cement to invest Rs 5,000 cr in Uttarakhand

Considered to be biggest investment by any company in the hill state so far

As tax holiday ends, FMCG firms redraw production plans in hills

Companies like P&G & Cadbury are looking south after the expiry of tax incentives in hilly states