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Uttarakhand raises funding under CM's discretionary fund

For handicaps, the destitute, persons from weaker section and widows who have no financial support, the assistance has been doubled to Rs 10,000 from Rs 5,000

Uttarakhand MP dies; Rawat faces selection conundrum

Rawat will have to fill three important vacancies caused by the death of the two leaders

Rawat shows little interest in pension for statehood activists

Rawat was replying to a demand of the teachers who wanted the government to recognise the role of teachers in the statehood movement of 1990s

Uttarakhand CM bats for area authority

Rawat has started a trial run to develop Ghad by setting an area development authority there. The district magistrate will be the chairman of the authority

Uttarakhand decides to regularise land, clear sugar mill dues

The government has also decided to provide 10% reservation to statehood activists

Minister's death puts Rawat in replacement selection conundrum

One major reason for the worry is that the death of Rakesh has occurred at a time when the ruling Congress is witnessing severe infighting

U'khand's first MSME policy: Incentives galore

Offers incentives like capital investment subsidy, interest subsidy and VAT reimbursement

Uttarakhand notifies policy on small hydel units

The state has an estimated potential of 3,000 megawatts (Mw), largely untapped as far as micro and mini hydel projects are concerned. Only 170 Mw of small hydro projects have been installed.

Infighting back in Uttarakhand Cong as Rawat completes one yr

Congress targets Baba Ramdev on black money

On the clean Ganga project, the Congress leader said BJP also used the issue of purity of Ganga and the need to clean the holy river for political gains

Uttarakhand to build college, training centres for sportsmen

The chief minister said two new stadiums with international standards are being constructed at Dehradun and Haldwani

Heavy snowfall bane of reconstructing Kedarnath: Uttarakhand govt sets up panel to monitor works

Kedarnath had been covered with three to six-feet snow this season following which the reconstruction works had been considerably slowed down

ONGC investing Rs 22,500 crore in redevelopment projects

Company made 16 discoveries on new sources of output in 2014-15, says CMD

Rawat asks Prabhu to speed up rail projects

Uttarakhand chief minister also seeks relaxation in certain railway standards to push projects in Himalayan states

Uttarakhand govt mulls a NITI Aayog at state level

The state is also mulling over an idea to merge the finance department with the state planning department

Central zonal council meet: Uttarakhand CM raises issue of assets, liabilities with UP

Among other issues, Rawat requested the Union home minister for the approval of Rs 200-cr proposals for modernisation of state police and prisons

Uttarakhand upbeat about Char Dham highway plan

An announcement to this effect has already been made by Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari recently at Haridwar

New MSME policy hits roadblock in Uttarakhand

However, industrialists are unable to understand as to why the draft which had been approved by the state Cabinet earlier was again sent to the chief minister

Uttarakhand announces sops for sugar sector

According to a new government order, sugar mills will be required to pay Rs 240 a quintal to farmers in first tranche within 14 days of the cane purchases this year

Rawat going for a makeover of his govt

After tightening his grip over the ruling Congress, Rawat also appears to be looking for newer ways to catch public attention