16.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand     No takers for Kailash Kher’s TV series on Uttarakhand.   The multi-starter television series commissioned by the previous Congress government for which singer Kailash Kher was paid around Rs 9 crore is finding no takers within various government departments of the present BJP government.   Made to show Uttarakhand as a safe tourist destination post … Read more 16.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

15.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Rescue operations continue in Uttarakhand   Three days after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, rescue operations are still underway, officials said. Inclement weather and tough terrain in Malpa was hampering the operation, they said. The officials feared the death toll might rise. So far 17 persons have died and more than 30, including a JCO … Read more 15.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

14.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand     Awareness campaign to save elephants   The state will be witness to one of the biggest campaigns to conserve wild elephants organised in the country in recent times.   The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with the Union Government’s Project Elephant, is organising a 15-day awareness campaign — The Gaj … Read more 14.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

13.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand blind footballers aim for international glory The Uttarakhand football team for the blind won the All India Invitational Blind Football (IIBF) tournament in Kerala in May, defeating seven other teams to bring the trophy home. The team achieved this with a partially sighted goalkeeper although the rules stipulate that the goalkeeper can be a normal sighted … Read more 13.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

12.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Reply in 2 weeks on stray menace: Uttarakhand high court to government.   Uttarakhand high court while hearing a petition on stray dog menace across the state on Wednesday asked the state government to file its reply on the issue within two weeks.   The petitioner also alleged non-availability of medicines in government hospitals … Read more 12.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand high court asks state counsel to get info on Pancheshwar dam hearing.   The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday while hearing a PIL related to the Pancheshwar dam project in Champawat district directed the state counsel to seek instructions from the district magistrates of Champawat, Almora and Pithoragarh districts about the protocol of public … Read more 11.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10.08.2017 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

09.08.2017 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

08.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand to set up think tank on the lines of Niti Aayog.   The Uttarakhand government is in the process of setting up a think tank in the state on the lines of the Niti Aayog with the objective of bringing together experts from various domains under a single roof. Officials said that the aim behind setting … Read more 08.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

07.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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

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