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19 passengers injured as Uttarakhand Roadways bus falls into gorge

Nineteen passengers were injured on Sunday when an Uttarakhand Roadways bus fell into a gorge while travelling from Mussoorie to Dehradun, police said. According to police, the accident occurred near the ITBP camp. The injured were pulled out of the 70-metre deep gorge and rushed to a hospital where the condition of three is said to be serious. The accident took place apparently after the brakes of the bus failed, police said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief at the accident and asked officials to make all arrangements for the treatment of the injured.

Joshimath land subsidence: Affected families can stay in hotels till Apr 30

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday said that the families rendered homeless after incidents of land subsidence in Joshimath will not be asked to vacate from hotels or temporary camps until April 30

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to meet PM Modi on April 3 in Delhi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 3

Mansukh Mandaviya lays foundation stone of 500 bedded hospital in Dehradun

"The Government of Uttarakhand is speeding up the work in the health sector, where a total of 14 critical care blocks are being constructed, 7 under the PM-ABHIM scheme and 7 under ECRP-II," he said

Congress in U'khand plans month-long protests against 'murder of democracy'

Uttarakhand Congress has readied a nearly month-long plan starting April to protest against the ongoing "murder of democracy" and a "conspiracy" to wipe out the opposition by framing its leaders who speak against the BJP-led government, a party member said on Saturday. Describing Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as an MP and the eviction notice to him to vacate his official bungalow as part of the alleged conspiracy, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Karan Mahara said a protest in different modes will be carried out in the state throughout the month of April against the "murder of democracy". The protests will include a postcard campaign, lodging written complaints at police stations across Uttarakhand against senior BJP leaders who have used unparliamentary words against Congress leaders in the past and holding political rallies across the state, he said at a press conference. Written complaints will be lodged against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders who had compared Sonia ..

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Hotel owners ask Joshimath disaster-hit people to vacate rooms by March 31

There are 694 members of 181 families staying in various hotels, dharamshalas in Joshimath Municipality area

Centre approves Rs 318 cr for Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has allocated Rs 318 crore for the construction of 150-km-long Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road. NHAI Executive Engineer Sunil Kumar said the approval has been given for the construction of the road on NH-9 which will be done in four phases. "We will first repair 49 landslide-prone spots on the strategically important road so that landslides can be prevented from happening and the road can stay open even during the monsoon," Kumar said. He said the proposal has been finalised on the basis of a report prepared by expert agency THDL, which has been appointed the supervisor for the project by the ministry. The central government had in 2016 approved the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh stretch, which is part of the bigger road project traversing the 'Char Dham' pilgrim spots being built at the cost of Rs 12,000 crore.

Alert issued in Uttarakhand against Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh

An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering the state

Working towards making this the decade of Uttarakhand, says CM Dhami

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that the Uttarakhand govt is working hard to make this decade the decade of Uttarakhand as the government completes one year on March 23

Outbreak of disasters can be minimized only by proactive approach: CM Dhami

CM said that along with disasters, earthquakes are a big threat to our state, to avoid such disasters, special attention has to be paid towards the use of modern technology for pre-disaster warnings

Uttarakhand Police in search of Amritpal; close watch on India-Nepal border

The Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday conducted a combing operation at gurdwaras, hotels and in areas on the Indo-Nepal border in Udham Singh Nagar district in search of radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates, who are on the run after the Punjab Police launched a crackdown against them. The police kept searching for these criminals across the district, City Superintendent of Police Manoj Katyal said here. Following information from their Punjab counterparts that Singh and his associates were trying to flee the country, the police launched a search operation in Uttarakhand, he said. Intelligence agencies are also monitoring the situation. A close vigil is being kept on the India-Nepal border so that he does not escape to Nepal through here, the police said. The police have also put up posters to inform residents that Singh and his aides are wanted in Punjab.

Joshimath crisis handled well with Centre's cooperation: Uttarakhand CM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said land subsidence in Joshimath was a challenge for the government but it was efficiently tackled with active cooperation from the Centre. He also said the state government's budget 2023-24 is based on the BJP's vision document for 2022 assembly polls and will pave the way for building a strong and prosperous Uttarakhand. Joshimath was a challenge but we got active cooperation from the Centre. The prime minister personally monitored the situation taking regular updates. We have made a provision of Rs 1,000 crore for Joshimath in the budget," Dhami said addressing the assembly during the budget session. He said a study of the carrying capacity of Joshimath and similar other places, which are not founded on solid rocks, will be conducted. Taking a dig at the opposition for calling the budget "hopeless" he said, "You have to have hope in your heart to see hope in anything." "We have recorded an increase of 10 per cent in p

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Uttarakhand FM Premchand presents Budget of Rs 77,407 crores for 2023-24

Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal on Wednesday presented a budget with a total income expenditure of Rs 77,407 crores for the financial year 2023-24

Monthly old-age pension coverage increased to Rs 1500: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

"The state government is working to provide employment to our youth while also providing better healthcare to the general public," the chief minister added

Amount provided under old age pension increased to Rs 1,500: CM Dhami

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that his government has increased the amount given under old age pension to Rs 1500 from Rs 1200

CM Dhami to chair key Cabinet meeting today ahead of Budget session

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will chair a key cabinet meeting on Monday (today) ahead of the presentation of the budget session, an official statement said

Certain to win all 5 seats in 2024 election, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said he was certain that BJP will win all five Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2024 general election and the party's focus is only on increasing the winning margin. Speaking here at the Namo App Virtual Meet, Dhami said he has not doubt that BJP will romp to power just as it did in 2014 and 2019. "But breaking the previous winning margin will be a challenge and the party organisation is moving with a view to overcome that challenge. I am certain that Modiji will become the prime minister again with two-thirds majority," Dhami said. Asked about arrangement made for pilgrims ahead of the Chardham Yatra season, which will begin from April 22, the CM said the government is considering all stakeholders' suggestions and is also learning from past experiences to give pilgrims the best experience. Dhami also urged the pilgrims to spend five per cent of their expense on buying local products, as appealed by Modi in his address in

Uttarakhand allopathic doctors to get six-day training in ayurveda

Allopathic doctors in Uttarakhand will undergo a six-day training in ayurveda and the programme will help clear doubts about the efficacy of the traditional medicine system, Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said on Saturday. He also asserted that "allopathy and ayurveda are not contradictory but complementary to each other". The Ayush department will be conduct the training using presentations based on facts and documents, Sandhu said. "The purpose of the six-day training programme is to bust the wrong notions about ayurvedic treatment and help allopathic doctors shed their doubts about its efficacy," the chief secretary said. The dates for the programme is yet to be announced. Sandhu said ayurveda is not just a system of medicine but a way of leading a disease-free life. Being the hub of yoga and ayurveda, Uttarakhand can benefit in various ways through a renewed emphasis on ayurveda, yoga, unani, naturopathy and homeopathy.