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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand government likely to bid for Sahara land in Haridwar With an eye to expand its land pool in Haridwar, the Uttarakhand government is planning to explore possibilities of buying a land parcel of over 80 acres (reported to be worth around Rs 223 crore) which is owned by the Subrata Roy-led … Read more 14.07.17 Uttarakhand Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand horticulture unit against merger with agriculture department Over 3,500 employees under the horticulture department went on a half-day strike at all the 13 district offices of the department .The protestors want the government to roll back its decision of merging the horticulture department with the agriculture department. The state government had … Read more 19.07.17 UKPCS Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand gets first virtual police station Uttarakhand Police has opened its first virtual police station at Gopeshwar in Chamoli district of Pauri Garhwal. The move will help people, especially in remote and far-flung areas, reach police through Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and email. At the same time, the facility would be useful at the time of a natural calamity like … Read more 22.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Villagers protest construction of Pancheshwar dam The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Development Project is the biggest joint project of the Mahakali Treaty, signed between India and Nepal in 1996. However, the proposed dam will submerge 134 villages in Pithoragarh and Champawat districts that border Nepal and Almora. Around 30,000 families from three Uttarakhand districts will be … Read more 23.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand In two years, Corbett, Rajaji national parks added 63 tigers The tiger count in Corbett National Park and Rajaji Tiger Reserve have increased noticeably from the last census in 2014-2015. The Phase IV monitoring (2016-2017), conducted in two phases, spotted 45 new tigers in Corbett, taking the minimum number to 208, a … Read more 27.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Direct benefit transfer facility to cover 125 social schemes To ensure that genuine recipients are benefited and leakages in distribution of subsidies are plugged, the Uttarakhand government will soon extend the countrywide Aadhaar-enabled Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) facility to all the 125 social security schemes being run in the state. Under … Read more 30.07.17 & 31.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND State government all set to open 670 nyaya panchayats Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the State Government is on its way to develop 670 Nyaya Panchayats as growth centres and there is a need for dedicated people to run them successfully. He also said that the armed forces veterans … Read more 13.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Mascot designs for National Games finalised. The famous Monal bird of Uttarakhand and an athlete in action with mountains in the background will be the mascot and logo for the 38r National Games, which will be hosted by the state government in 2018. State would also hire foreign coaches and trainers … Read more 05/07/2017 UKPCS Daily Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Work begins on Uttarakhand’s first war memorial After a wait of forty years, finally the construction work of Shaurya Sthal, the first war memorial in public domain in Uttarakhand began. Gadgets and mobile apps will be developed to help visitors download biographies and pictures of the martyrs. The nine walls being constructed in the … Read more 21.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Anil Kumar Raturi is new DGP of Uttarakhand Anil Kumar Raturi appointed the new Director General of Police of Uttarakhand. He will replace DGP MA Ganapathy, who will join as additional director general of police (ADG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Raturi takes over from M A Ganpati who has been appointed as … Read more 24.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs