The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up a horticulture marketing board to boost horticulture products in the state.

Horticulture marketing board soon in Uttarakhand

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Aseries of closures of big hydel projects has prompted Uttarakhand to now explore the possibility of setting up a thermal plant outside the hill state. It has asked the Centre to allocate coal blocks for this.

Power project: Uttarakhand for JV with Jharkhand

In a move that can be called a first of its kind, Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna has invited suggestions from the common people for the proposed budget which is to be presented in the state assembly by the end of this month.

Uttarakhand CM invites ideas from aam aadmi on Budget

Uttarakhand finance minister Indira Hridayesh has called for simplification of the tax paying process in order to improve tax collections in the hill state.

Uttarakhand FM for simplification of tax-paying system

The jobless youths in Uttarakhand may have to be more patient for getting unemployment allowance as the Congress government is unlikely to make separate provisions for the doles in the budget for the year 2012-13 which would be presented by the end of this month in the state assembly.

Unemployment doles unlikely in Uttarakhand's  Budget this year

Setting its eyes on 803 acres of vacant land at Udhamsingh Nagar district, the Uttarakhand government is working on a plan to set up a joint venture company with NEPA Ltd, a newsprint manufacturing public sector undertaking.

Uttarakhand govt plans JV with NEPA

After repeated attempts to have its permanent capital, Uttarakhand may at last have a new Capital at Gairsain, a remote hilly town in the Chamoli district.

Uttarakhand likely to get new Capital

The new Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to exempt farmers from paying stamp duty on agriculture loans up to Rs 5 lakh.

State exempts stamp duty on farm loans up to Rs 5 lakh

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to build hydropower projects in the larger interest of the hill state, with chief secretary Subhash Kumar meeting top officials in the PMO on the issue.

Government hardens pro-hydropower stand

After heavy industrialisation, Uttarakhand has started thinking big in terms of infrastructure development and mulling to create a separate infrastructure fund.

State to focus on infrastructure

In the month of September, 2009, India had accused Chinese troops of entering into its territory of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Uttarakhand raises bogey of Chinese incursions, again

The Uttarakhand government&rsquo;s move to develop an international airport in the hill state has not made much headway due to unavailability of land.

No headway in building international airport

Oil major ONGC is showing interests in participating in hydel power projects by expanding the scope of the ONGC-Tripura Power Company Ltd (OTPC).

ONGC ready to foray into hydropower sector

The Uttarakhand government is trying to rope in ONGC to develop its sports infrastructure in the hill state where an investment of Rs 200 crore is required.

Sports infra development by ONGC - U'khand

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, D Subbarao, on Thursday indicated more interventions to arrest the slide of the rupee against the dollar and said some structural changes were needed for improvement in the current account.

Subbarao indicates more interventions over Re slide

The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), the sole electricity provider in the hill state, has now decided to improve the health of the company and reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT and C) losses to 23 per cent and has indicated partial rostering in view of the existing power shortfall.

UPCL to resort to partial rostering, says new MD

For banks, the going may get tougher in the rugged terrains of Uttarakhand.

Banks to cover 743 remote villages in Uttarakhand

The new Congress government in Uttarakhand is setting up an inquiry commission to probe a string of alleged scams during the previous BJP regime in the hill state.

Cong govt to probe BJP regime's scams

A series of alleged scandals that took place during the former BJP government has prompted the new Congress government to announce plans for a fortnightly monitor of all the flagship programmes of the central government.

Uttarakhand announces fortnight monitoring of central schemes

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched a cluster development programme for Godrej Interio and its six vendors in the industrial town of Bhagwanpur in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. The aim of the programme is to increase business output and improve quality.

CII launches cluster development for Godrej Interio, vendors

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna is contemplating a move to appoint a financial adviser in the hill state and holding consultations with senior Congress leaders in New Delhi to resolve various issues confronting his government.

Shishir Prashant