The newly built Yog Nagri Rishikesh railway station, which is the first station on the ambitious Rishikesh-Karanprayag Char Dham railway line, will come into operation during the Ardh Kumbh fair, officials said. The trains will be operated from Yog Nagri station for the mega fair, which starts early next year. …
Read More »Covid-19: 33 IAS intern officers test positive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Mussoorie
Authorities at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administration Academy (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie of Uttarakhand have said that 33 officers training at the institute have tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). There are 428 officers training under the 95th core course on campus that began on October 13. “33 officers in training …
Read More »Uttarakhand government fires suspended judge for torturing minor
The Uttarakhand government has removed a civilian judge from the service for allegedly torturing a minor who was working as a domestic worker at his Haridwar residence. The government issued a notice for the termination of the services of the suspended Deepali Sharma, civil judge (higher division), while accepting the …
Read More »RS Polls: BJP Announces 8 UP Candidates, One From U’khand
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and MP Neeraj Shekhar are among the eight candidates nominated by the BJP for the November 9 elections in Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh. The party also announced Naresh Bansal as its candidate for Rajya Sabha of Uttarakhand. Puri, Shekhar and the party’s general secretary, …
Read More »Uttarakhand HC issues notice to Maharashtra Governor Koshyari on outstanding dues as former CM – dehradun
Hearing a contempt petition against some of the state’s former chief ministers for non-payment of fees, the Uttarakhand High Court issued a notice of cause for demonstration to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday. The court ordered Koshyari to submit his response on the breach of his previous order …
Read More »Active Covid-19 cases below 8 lakh for the second day in a row; recovery rate 88.03% | India News
NEW DELHI: Maintaining a “steady downward trend,” the number of active Covid-19 cases in India remained below eight lakhs for the second day in a row on Sunday and accounted for 10.45 percent of total cases, said the Union Ministry of Health. There are 7,83,311 active cases of coronavirus infection …
Read More »Angry at Maha Guv’s Letter ‘Hindutva Vow Turns Secular’, Shiv Sena May Seek Koshyari’s Retreat
Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari (PTI) Sources told CNN-News18 that a decision is likely to be made after discussion with allies. But the party ‘extremely upset with the tone and tenor’ of the letter written by the governor. News18.com Last update: October 14, 2020 8:17 AM IST FOLLOW US: …
Read More »Eleven-seat Rajya Sabha polls in UP, Uttarakhand on November 9
Elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Uttarakhand, which will become vacant next month, will take place on November 9, a press release issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Tuesday. October 27 is the last date to submit nominations and November …
Read More »Pakistan and China colluding in border ranks: Rajnath Singh | India News
NEW DELHI: 44 permanent bridges were formally inaugurated on Monday providing connectivity to advanced areas on the western, northern and northeast fronts, including as defense minister. Rajnath singh He warned against a collusive agenda between China and Pakistan to create trouble on India’s borders. “You are well aware of the …
Read More »BJP’s progressive policies attracted me
Shayara Bano said he will try to crack down on misconceptions about the BJP that it is anti-minority. Dehradun: Shayara Bano, who was the first to move the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the triple talaq, said on Sunday that it was the BJP’s progressive approach to Muslim women …
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