Management in border areas by various security forces/agencies

To deal with security, India has different forces that are specialized to deal with different security threat. Conventionally, forces were meant to be only Defence forces but with rising internal challenges  and other threats related to border management, disaster management etc, various forces have come to the for. These forces and agencies in India at … Read more Management in border areas by various security forces/agencies

29.08.2017 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

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

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

06.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Guarding the guardians: Uttarakhand to give Aadhaar-linked unique IDs to cow vigilantes.   To keep “genuine” cow protection activists safe and also check violence by “self-proclaimed vigilantes”, the Uttarakhand Gau Seva Aayog, a government body for overseeing cow protection measures in the state, has decided to provide unique IDs to activists in the … Read more 06.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

27.07.17 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

17.07.17 Uttarakhand Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand to come up with Mela Act for religious events   The BJP government will soon introduce Mela Act in the state that will look at various aspects related with major religious congregations such as the Maha Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh and kanwar yatra. Crores of devotees are expected to throng Haridwar during the … Read more 17.07.17 Uttarakhand Current Affairs

11.07.17 Uttarakhand current affairs

Uttarakhand   President of India inaugurates ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun    The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand (July 10, 2017) which comprises of twelve low cost dwelling units constructed to accommodate officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan during Presidential visits to the Retreat at ‘Ashiana’. These dwelling … Read more 11.07.17 Uttarakhand current affairs

Movements/Organizations

Aligarh Movement Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan Deoband Represented  by  Mohammad  Qasim  Nanautavi  &  Rashid  Ahmad  Gangohi. Movement Nanautavi founded the ‘Dar-ul-Ullema’ madrasa at Deoband. This movement was   strictly  based  on  Islamic  tradition unlike liberal  Aligarh movement.   The  also   promulgated a fatwa against Sayyid Ahmad’s associations. In 1919, Mufti Liyaqat   Ullah  Sahib  founded  … Read more Movements/Organizations

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