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 18.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

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 17.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

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 19.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

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 15-16.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

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 14.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

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 13.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand to equip all Govt colleges with WiFi facility The Uttarakhand Government has decided to equip all the Government colleges of the State with WiFi facility. Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has set up a high powered committee which would oversee the implementation of the process of setting up the facility in … Read more 12.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State Govt to provide Rs 12,388.20L aid to public transport operators The State Government will spend Rs 12,388.20 lakh from the Chief Minister relief fund for providing financial support for the livelihood of public transport operators which was affected due to Covid-curfew this year. The State transport secretary Ranjit Sinha informed that the … Read more 11.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Plan to tap rain water for solving drinking water woes on anvil The Peyjal Minister Bishan Singh Chufal has said that the water coming out from natural water courses during the rainy season should be tapped for drinking water supplies. He said that water tanks should be constructed to store this water which … Read more 10.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Simgadi tea garden: Helping farmers augment their income       The history of tea cultivation in Uttarakhand is about 150 years old. In 1824, the British writer Bishop Heber, while expressing the possibility of cultivating tea in the Kumaon region, said that tea plants grow naturally on the land here but are not … Read more 08-09.08.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs