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May 22, 2026, 04:17 PM - 3 min read
Dhami ordered strict action against those responsible for damaging forest resources and stressed the need to reduce response time in forest fire incidents. He said officials must reach the affected site within one hour of receiving information about a forest fire. He also instructed that village committees and Van Panchayats be given the required budget as per norms for forest fire prevention work.
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May 19, 2026, 07:17 PM - 3 min read
The three-day state mourning will be observed from May 19 to May 21, an official order stated. During this period, the national flag will fly at half-mast on all government buildings in the state.
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May 16, 2026, 04:32 PM - 2 min read
As per data from the Asharodi check post, the main entry point to Dehradun, a total of 14,218 vehicles entered the city by midnight last Friday during the weekend rush. In comparison, by 8 pm on Friday, the number had already crossed 12,019 vehicles entering the capital.
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April 17, 2026, 01:35 PM - 2 min read
The Uttarakhand government has directed district magistrates to conduct a statewide verification of madrasas after social media reports claimed that children from other states were being brought to these institutions.
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December 22, 2025, 02:14 PM - 2 min read
The bench said it was shocked that the Uttarakhand government and its authorities were watching silently while forest land was being encroached upon. “We are therefore initiating a suo motu case,” the court said.
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September 25, 2025, 03:19 PM - 3 min read
The order, citing a letter from the UKSSSC Secretary, noted that regardless of the presence of district-level officers and staff, the incident pointed to alleged “negligence in supervision and a lack of sensitivity towards duty,” raising questions about the integrity of the exam.
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September 15, 2025, 06:17 PM - 3 min read
All three companies which bid in the tender floated by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in December 2022—Rajas Aerosports and Adventures Private Limited, Bharuva Agri Science Private Limited and Prakriti Organics India Private Limited—were directly controlled by Balkrishna. This was a “clear violation” of tender rules and anti-collusion laws.
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August 26, 2025, 05:53 PM - 1 min read
The Uttarakhand government has informed the High Court that an FIR has been registered in the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (MC) fake appointments case. The alleged scam is worth about Rs 80 crore and involves appointments made in the cleanliness committee between 2019 and 2024.
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August 26, 2025, 04:39 PM - 2 min read
Uttarakhand will soon expand its air connectivity. A new helicopter service between Pithoragarh and Munsyari is expected to start by September 30 under the government’s Udan scheme. The service will be run by Heritage Aviation, which has already been selected for the route.
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August 18, 2025, 03:55 PM - 3 min read
This rule applies to both registered and unregistered madrassas. The government also said madrassas could apply for recognition as minority institutions only through the Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority.
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August 18, 2025, 03:28 PM - 2 min read
The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Minority Education Bill 2025. This bill widens the scope of minority status for schools and colleges in the state. Now, institutions run by Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, and Parsi communities will also get minority benefits. Earlier, these benefits were given only to Muslim institutions.
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August 1, 2025, 02:36 PM - 3 min read
To make sure this amount is used only for gas refills, the Food and Civil Supplies Department will put mechanisms in place to restrict its usage for other purposes.
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