August 2021

UTTARAKHAND   Corbett Tiger Reserve – NTCA   The Delhi High Court has requested the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to reflect on consideration as illustration a petition to end the alleged illegal construction of bridges and partitions inside tiger breeding habitat of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. About NTCA: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Artificial lake at 7,000 feet in Uttarakhand sparks flood fear   A 300-meter-long artificial lake that formed at 7,000 feet following heavy rain in Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district has sparked fear of flash floods among local residents. The lake has formed in the Maalupati area after a landslide prompted by heavy rain blocked … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Highest Herbal Park Inaugurated in India   India’s very best altitude herbal park has been inaugurated at Mana village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The herbal park is located at a height of 11,000 ft and is shut to the Indo-China border. Mana is the closest Indian village in Chamoli bordering China … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announces Rs 118 crore relief package for 7.54 lakh women   Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami  announced a Rs 118 crore relief package for women self-help groups and the women associated with Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood Mission. The decision has been taken to help the women who were severely … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand human rights commission orders probe into all rehab centres in the state, both govt & pvt   The Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the allegations of rape and abuse against operators of a private drug rehab centre in Dehradun’s Clement Town, levelled by the four survivors … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   WECD sends Rs 3,000 each to new beneficiaries of MVY   In the second phase of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY), Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) department Minister of Uttarakhand, Rekha Arya transferred Rs 3,000 to the bank account of each newly marked beneficiary of the scheme. The WECD Minister said the Government … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Telemedicine important tool for saving lives in mountainous areas: Sandhu   The Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has said telemedicine service is an important scheme to save the lives of the people residing in the mountainous areas of the state because it is very difficult for the patients to reach a … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Wheels of justice: ‘E-court’ vans to reach remote Uttarakhand hills   The Uttarakhand high court has set up five ‘ecourt’ vans — equipped with WiFi and computers for videoconferencing — that will travel to remote areas in the hills to connect residents in far flung areas with virtual courts. Judges will hear the cases — both civil … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   1.33 lakh dialysis done under Ayushman Yojana   The high and recurring cost of dialysis is a major drain on the savings of the patients with kidney patients. In a major relief to such patients the Uttarakhand government had included the dialysis in the Ayushman Yojana. The chairman of the state health agency … Read more

UTTARAKHAND   Wheels of justice: ‘E-court’ vans to reach remote Uttarakhand hills   The Uttarakhand high court has set up five ‘ecourt’ vans — equipped with WiFi and computers for videoconferencing — that will travel to remote areas in the hills to connect residents in far flung areas with virtual courts. Judges will hear the cases — both civil … Read more