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UTTARAKHAND Chamoli district gets vehicle with first aid motorcycle responder to help accident, landslide victims Landslides and road mishaps are frequent in Uttarakhand, especially in the hills and it usually takes a long time to take a victim to a hospital. Keeping this in mind, Chamoli district police has come up with a unique concept of … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand secretariat to go paperless from next year In a major initiative to promote the concept of e-office and reduce use of paper for office work, the Uttarakhand government has decided to transform the secretariat into a paperless office. Preparations in the regard have been started with the help of National Informatics … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND • U’khand minister wants highway shut for cycle rally Minister in the Uttarakhand government plans to force one of the most important highways in the region to be shut down for several hours this month as she leads a cycle rally from Dehradun to Haridwar. Rekha Arya, the Uttarakhand minister of state … Read more 11 & 12.09.17Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Pancheshwar Dam oustees flay Himalayan Day celebration A group of people of different villages which are slated to be submerged in Pithoragarh district for Pancheshwar dam of 5040 megawatt Indo-Nepal project condemned the duplicity of the government in celebrating Himalayan Day on Saturday one hand, and building this massive dam against the wishes of … Read more 09 & 10.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Post GST, sales fall at Uttarakhand Khadi ashrams. The implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) on July 1 has affected sales at the central government-run Khadi Gramudyog outlets in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region. Earlier, items sold at Khadi outlets across the country were exempted from taxes. Post GST, 28 Gandhi Ashrams … Read more 08.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Cabinet nod to bring 7% more of Uttarakhand’s rural areas under urban local bodies Ahead of elections in 35 urban local bodies (ULB) of Uttarakhand next year, the cabinet, on Wednesday, approved inclusion of an additional 7% of the Himalayan’s state rural areas under jurisdiction of the ULBs. Officials confirmed that the ULBs will be … Read more 07.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand gets 367 guards for 10 jails across state. In a big relief for jails across Uttarakhand that were reeling under acute staff crisis, 367 guards were appointed in 10 prisons located in various districts of the state. These guards have completed their training and will soon serve in the correctional facilities. The … Read more 06.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand school teachers want ‘Transfer Act’ as Teachers’ Day gift Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000 but, 17 years later, still does not have a ‘Transfer Act’ for school teachers, who have alleged that the current transfer policy has many loopholes and scope for discrepancies. The best gift this Teachers’ Day, they … Read more 05.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND · Eid prayers in a gurudwara in U’khand ð Muslims and Sikhs on Saturday set an example of communal harmony in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, 300 kilometres from there, when the local gurudwara offered Muslims space to offer Eid prayers. ð Muslims had gathered at a local ground in large numbers to offer … Read more 03 & 04.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand posts Rs 22 crore loss from power thefts in financial year 2016-17 Once a power surplus state, Uttarakhand has suffered a line loss of more than 18% costing over Rs 22 Crore in financial year 2016-17. Line loss amounts to waste or theft of power against amount of electricity produced … Read more 02.09.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs