Dehradun's 186-year-old presidential estate, Rashtrapati Ashiyana, also known as the home of the President's Bodyguard (PBG) Regiment, will be opened to the general public starting April.
As many as 36 people died on Monday as a bus fell into a deep trench along river Geet Jagir near Marchula in district Almora, more than 250 kilometres from Dehradun.
The incident took place near the state MLA hostel at a time when security in the area was beefed up in view of the ongoing state assembly session.
The rescue efforts to reach the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand resumed Thursday morning after the drilling was stopped for more than 12 hours due to an obstruction caused by a thick iron garter.
The Uttarakhand High Court pulled up the state governmnet and the Centre over the ongoing smart city projects in the capital city of Dehradun without adhering to environmental laws.
Due to lockdown, a few were allowed to attend the last rites of Anand Bisht. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, Yog Guru Baba Ramdev were among the selected to attend funeral. The body of Anand Singh Bisht had reached his native village on Monday evening. Villagers offered their tribute to Bisht at Panchur.
Each policeman posted in Nehru Colony police station has adopted one family each and they will be providing ration and medicines to affected families till the lockdown period.
With the development, the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun was closed for visitors from Monday and this will remain effective till 31 March.
The Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission conducted the written examination in the hill state last year and the commission got reports about applicants fielding fake candidates (Munna Bhai) for getting government job.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed district administrations for taking all necessary action for the prevention and control of coronavirus.
