Uttarakhand was formed on the 9 November 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh.
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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Uttarakhand on their Statehood Day.
Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Modi tweeted: “Statehood Day greetings to the people of Uttarakhand. This is a state closely associated with nature and spirituality. People from this state are making phenomenal contributions, across many sectors, to nation building. May Uttarakhand keep progressing in the coming years.”
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Statehood Day greetings to the people of Uttarakhand. This is a state closely associated with nature and spirituality. People from this state are making phenomenal contributions, across many sectors, to nation building. May Uttarakhand keep progressing in the coming years.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 9, 2022
Uttarakhand was formed on the 9 November 2000 as the 27th State of India, when it was carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. It was earlier known as Uttaranchal, however, in 2007, it was renamed Uttarakhand
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