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Uttarakhand 25% land to be handed over to Uttarakhand: UP irrigation min Commenting on the long-pending issue of distribution of assets between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, UP irrigation minister Dharampal Singh said that the issue has been resolved and Uttar Pradesh is ready to give 25% of unused land to Uttarakhand and 37 … Read more 07.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Health department hires 70 former Army doctors To improve healthcare facilities, Uttarakhand health department has hired 70 ex-Army doctors. At present, out of the 2,400 sanctioned posts in the health department only 1,100 are occupied and majority of them have been filled by contractual doctors. Sources said that majority of Army doctors who have applied … Read more 29.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Patanjali-Uttarakhand JV soon to check migration, create jobs A month after a meeting with Yoga guru Ramdev, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with top bureaucrats met Acharya Balkrishna to discuss the modalities of an MoU for the mission “Sahyog,” under which Patanjali would help the state government in checking migration, providing employment, … Read more 28.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand 1109 industrial units along Ganga creating maximum pollution of river. Responding to a query raised in the Lok Sabha the minister of state for water resources, river development & Ganga rejuvenation Sanjeev Balyan said that as per data collected by the Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) for the year 2016-17, 1109 industrial units were found to be creating … Read more 05.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand On lines of Mann ki baat, Uttarakhand CM starts video conferencing with students. On lines of PM Narendra Modi’s “Mann ki Baat,” chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat started a video conferencing session with school goers hailing from different parts of the state. In a first of its kind initiative in Uttarkahand, the CM heard the … Read more 10.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Disaster management in Uttarakhand a matter of public welfare: HC The Uttarakhand high court, remarked that disaster management in the region, which is highly prone to natural calamity due to its fragile mountains, tectonic activity and climatic events, was a matter of public welfare. The HC had last month rapped the Centre … Read more 02.08.17 & 03.08.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Centre lauds Uttarakhand’s swachh initiatives, urges other states to imbibe them Uttarakhand’s Urban development initiatives of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan have been identified as “Best Practices” by the government of India and are being circulated to all the other states for replication. V K Jindal, joint secretary (Swacch Bharat Mission) has written a letter … Read more 31.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand SC exempts hilly areas of Uttarakhand from highway liquor ban. In a big relief to the state government which had been grappling with protests on liquor vends shifting to residential areas following the Supreme Court’s 500-metre directive for alcohol shops located on highways, the apex court on Friday allowed nine hill districts and … Read more 04.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand France’s Chamonix and Uttarakhand’s Chamoli to club hands to promote each other. Chamonix in France and Chamoli in Joshimath not only resemble in their names but also in topography. The Uttarakhand tourism has come up with a concept which would help the two cities in promoting each other. According to state tourism minister, Satpal Maharaj, Chamonix Cluster Mountain … Read more 09.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand seals 43 stone crushing plants within 5 km of Ganga. After Uttarakhand high court’s stand on stone crushing plants operating in the vicinity of the Ganga in Haridwar district, the state government submitted in the HC that ban has been imposed on 43 units operating within 5 km of the … Read more 26.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs