The Badrinath shrine pilgrimage, which attracted 47 lakh devotees this year, has resulted in the accumulation of 180 tonnes of garbage at more than 10,000 feet above sea level in this eco-sensitive zone
The Kedarnath assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand recorded around 57 per cent voting by 5 pm on Wednesday even as the Election Commission of India was yet to announce final figures with likely margin of around 3 per cent increase.
Umesh Kumar, an Independent MLA from Haridwar's Khanpur constituency in Uttarakhand, has publicly threatened Dehradun District Magistrate and IAS officer Savin Bansal over alleged attempts to collect details about his properties.
As delay to appoint new Director General of Police(DGP) by Uttarakhand government continued, acting head of the state police Abhinav Kumar questioned the dominance of UPSC and union home ministry in the present selection module.
Currently, the state police force is led by Acting DGP Abhinav Kumar, who is not included in the UPSC panel.
State BJP president Mahendra Bhatt and other party leaders alleged that outsiders are behind incidents such as love jihad and encouraging vendors to spit into teapots.
The Uttarakhand government’s effort to establish a widespread network of intrastate air services for hill towns faced a major setback on Friday, a day after the launch of the Almora-Dehradun heli service on September 10.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced that the 38th National Games would be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14 next year.
Uttarakhand government on Wednesday announced that 38th national games will be held in Himalayan state from January 28 to February 14. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said national games will be best ever sporting event so far.
While the BJP celebrated its historic third consecutive assembly poll victory in Haryana on Tuesday, the party is feeling the pressure to win the Kedarnath by-election in Uttarakhand, which is likely to be announced soon.
