17.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Anti-Conversion Bill draft gets nod   The state Cabinet has approved the draft of the Anti-Conversion Bill (Religious Freedom), making religious conversions brought through force, coercion, inducement, marriage and other means a cognisable offence.   As per provisions of the draft Bill, besides making forced conversion a cognisable offence, it will also attract … Read more 17.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

16.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM launches automated e-gate pass system   In sync with digital India drive, a system of E-gate pass in Uttarakhand secretariat and Vidhan Sabha started.   Under the new system which will operate along with the old system of making gate passes, E-passes of guests, employees and vehicles can be issued from any … Read more 16.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

28.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Ban of polythnene in garhwal region from march 31   The ban on use of disposable items made from polythene and polystyrene (thermocol) will be strictly enforced in all the seven districts of Garhwal region from March 31 onward. The Garhwal commissioner further said that environmental damage has been exacerbated due to the … Read more 28.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

23.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Organic prasad at Char Dham, other temples   Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat on Friday launched organic prasad scheme aimed at popularising the locally produced food grains in the form of prasads to be made available on the Char Dham circuit and later in the 625 temples dotting the state.   He said … Read more 23.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

13.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt will promote sports at any cost: cm   Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid emphasis on focusing some sports and promoting them to help the youngsters from the State perform well when it comes to participating in the national and international sports events. He said this after he inaugurated the All India … Read more 13.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

14.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Rawat 24th among 25 crorepati CMs   Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat is ranked 24th among the 25 CMs who are crorepatis, based on the analysis done of the declared assets of chief ministers of 29 states and 2 union territories.   TS Rawat with declared assets of 1.15 crore is richer than … Read more 14.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Abolishing state board & implementing cbse board a tough task in uttarakhand   The plan of Uttarakhand education minister Arvind Pandey to abolish state education board and bring all the schools under it under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has raised questions about its propriety and practical applicability. Skeptics are terming … Read more 09.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

31.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State police set to re-launch op smile on feb 1   Enthused over the success of the Operation Smile launched first in the State on January 1, 2015 to recover the missing children and reunite them with their families or rehabilitate them at the Government-run homes, State Police are all set to re-launch … Read more 31.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dr Thakur gets Padma Shri   Dr Vikram Chandra Thakur, former director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the only one from Uttarakhand this year to feature in the list of Padma Shri awardees that was announced on the eve of Republic Day.   Dr Thakur is the second WIHG luminary … Read more 28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

29.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dam on song river will solve drinking water problem: cm   To solve the problem of drinking water in Dehradun district,  a dam on Song River would be built. This dam would end the dependency on electricity to provide drinking water to a large population from Rajpur to Lal Tappar in Dehradun.   … Read more 29.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs