Residents of these villages will be trained by experts to use the ancient Indian language as a medium of daily communication, Uttarakhand’s Minister for Sanskrit Education Dhan Singh Rawat said on Thursday.
The STF said that the accused associated with the media house is absconding. It further said that the investigation has been started in the case.
The woman, Priyanka, a resident of Moradabad, was returning from Kedarnath to Rishikesh in a car on Tuesday.
The guidelines were issued by the Director of the National Health Mission R Rajesh Kumar, who asked district administrations to ensure their strict compliance, including social distancing, wearing of masks, and sanitization of hands.
State Disaster Response Fund officials on Wednesday informed that as many as six people have been evacuated and taken to the district hospital.
The ‘Kanwar Yatra’ is an annual pilgrimage of Lord Shiva’s devotees that started Thursday. The Kanwariyas (pilgrims) visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of River Ganga.
All arrangements have been made for the yatra and police are committed to making it a success, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said.
Notably, East Delhi will be a transit point on route for Kanwariyas hailing from different states like Haryana, Rajasthan and others.
As part of the annual yatra, kanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) from different parts of the country collect water from the Ganga river at Haridwar in Uttarakhand to offer at Shiva temples back home.
The Uttarakhand government constituted a five-member committee to be led by Desai, to prepare a draft proposal for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the hill state.
The boy has been taken into custody and sent to a juvenile correctional home, they said.
The CM said that 10 lakh people aged 17-21 years all over the country will get jobs in the army over the next 18 months under the scheme.
Temple Committee said that till the evening of June 11, the total number of pilgrims who reached Uttarakhand Chardham is 19,04,253 (nineteen lakh four thousand two hundred fifty-three).
“I thank the people of Champawat for this big win. This is the victory of Champawat. I will try to return the people’s blessing through development works,” Dhami told media persons.
Presently Dhami is not a member of the state legislative assembly. Dhami had lost to Congress candidate Bhuwan Chandra Kapri by a margin of 6,579 votes.
According to Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), as soon as the information was received Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave instructions to the Pithoragarh District Magistrate for speedy search and rescue of tourists.
The government has urged the devotees to start their journey only after checking the registration slots available on the portal of the Uttarakhand Tourism Department.
Gahtori will be contesting the bye-elections, scheduled on May 31, against the state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party has given its approval to Pushkar Singh Dhami for the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly by-election 2022, read the press note issued by BJP.
Notably, Yamunotri is a part of Char Dham (along with Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath), the four most revered Hindu pilgrimages in the Himalayas.
Informing about the resignation State BJP President Madan Kaushik told ANI, “The resignation of MLA Kailash Gehtodi has also been accepted. Chief Minister will now contest from this seat.”
The Commission has not increased fixed charges for domestic category consumers consuming up to 100 units per month, however, the tariff has been increased by 10 paise per unit.
Kanduri was elected as the fifth Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. She succeeded BJP’s Premchand Aggarwal, whose term ended on March 10.
The BJP’s central observers for the state, Union minister Rajnath Singh and senior leader Meenakshi Lekhi, attended the meeting at the state party headquarters in Dehradun.
Besides Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh were also present in the meeting that lasted more than an hour.