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UTTARAKHAND CM inaugurates e-challan, smart card based driving licence The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, inaugurated E- Challan and smart card based driving license scheme at State secretariat. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the process has started to make the transport department of State high tech. He said that … Read more 22.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Doon literature festival to start on dec 22 Writers and literature lovers from about 15 States will be attending the second Doon Literature Festival to be held here on December 22-24. More than 25 sessions will be held during the three-day literature festival, which the organisers have also attempted to make multi-dimensional … Read more 21.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Min holds meet on eco tourism circuit The Uttarakhand Eco Tourism Corporation will undertake the reconstruction of forest rest houses falling in the Kotdwar eco tourism circuit. The Minister said that following the opening of a gate to Corbett national park at Kotdwar, while wildlife lovers and tourists will have to … Read more 20.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Govt sets dec 31 deadline for absconding docs Acting tough on absconding medical officers, who were bonded to serve in the State health services, the medical education directorate has asked them to join their duties before December 31. In a recent report submitted to the State administration, the department had mentioned that … Read more 19.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND CM accessible 24×7 via app In sync with modern times, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat can now be reached with the help of a smart phone. The Chief Minister launched a mobile Application named after him at State secretariat. Speaking on the occasion, Rawat said that the new App … Read more 17-18.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND To save energy, state to distribute 1 crore led bulbs : cm The state government in a bid to save energy has set a target to distribute over one crore led bulbs among the people of the state, chief minister trivendra singh rawat said while addressing a programme organised by uttarakhand renewable … Read more 16-12-2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
PRESS & MAGAZINES of Uttarakhand “yugwani”- The Premier Hindi Magazine Of Uttarakhand “Yugwani” the esteemed hindi news weekly that was started way back in 1947 by Prof. Bhagwat Prasad Panthri, Acharya Gopeshwar Kothiyal and Tej Ram Bhatt. Sanjay Kothial is editor of this magazine at present. The role of this news weekly was historic during … Read more PRESS & MAGAZINES of Uttarakhand
PRE HISTORY of Uttarakhand Literally North Country or Section in Sanskrit, the name of Uttarakhand finds mention in the early Hindu scriptures as the combined region of Kedarkhand (present day Garhwal) and Manaskhand (present day Kumaon). Uttarakhand was also the ancient Puranic term for the central stretch of the Indian Himalayas. It is well known … Read more PRE HISTORY of Uttarakhand
Archaeological sites of Uttarakhand Archaeological Heritage of Uttarakhand Himalaya affords an awe inspiring study of nature. Fossil remains from the rocks dated to from 18.3 to 0.6 million years BP show a variety of Stresirhine Primate genera. Cercopithecoid genera, and Hominoid genera, the last one being of special interest to hominid ancestry. Significantly, Kalagarh Basin … Read more Archaeological sites of Uttarakhand
HISTORY OF MODERN Uttarakhand after Independence Until 1998, Uttarakhand was the name most commonly used to refer to the region, as various political groups including most significantly the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Uttarakhand Revolutionary Party est. 1979), began agitating for separate statehood under its banner. Although the erstwhile hill kingdoms of Garhwal and Kumaon were traditional rivals … Read more HISTORY OF MODERN Uttarakhand after Independence