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  Nav Uttarakhand is a collaborative effort and an initiative to encourage and promote all sectors of Uttarakhand in a significant manner like never before..!  

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Ghee - Ghyu Sankranti, Olgia Uttarakhand Festival

Ghee – Ghyu Sankranti, Olgia Uttarakhand Festival

Ghee – Ghyu Sankranti, Ghya Sankrand which is also called Olgia celebration is commended on the primary day of Bhado in Uttarakhand, As per the Indian lunar calendar Ghee Tyar or Ghee Sankranti is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu month Bhadrapada (August). This is also a well-known festival been celebrated in various regions of the state since ages.

By the time of Ghee Tyar – crops,…

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Royal Enfield flagged off its Tour of Uttarakhand

Royal Enfield flagged off its Tour of Uttarakhand

Royal Enfield flagged off its Tour of Uttarakhand will start at the foothills of the Himalayas in the Garrison town of Dehradun.. (20 riders to cover over 1,400km & will crank their Long stroke motors to tour across the lesser known regions of Uttarakhand over the course of ten days.)The ride will see 20 riders cover a distance of over 1,400km over the course of a little more than a week. The…

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Women Helpline - Uttarakhan Rajya Mahila Aayog

Women Helpline – Uttarakhan Rajya Mahila Aayog

S. No. Name & Designation Office Residence Email 1. Smt. Sarojini Kaintura (Chairperson) Uttarakhan Rajya Mahila Aayog, Mahila Sashaktikaran evam Bal Vikas Bhawan, Near Nanda Ki Chowki, Vikas Nagar Road, Sudwoaula, Prem Nagar, Dehradun – 248007  Uttarakhand Phone: [phone] (Tele Fax) Mobile: [phone]

[email protected]

2. Smt. Prabhavati Gaur, (Vice-Chairperson) -do- …

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Gratuity amount not credited by an organisation where i worked for 4 year 9 month 26 days but in other state gratuity amount credited for mentioned period.

Gratuity amount not credited by an organisation where i worked for 4 year 9 month 26 days but in other state gratuity amount credited for mentioned period.

Dear Sir,

This is regarding help to get my gratuity amount from my last organization as I was working there for 4 year 302 days but organization refuses to reply that you are not eligible for gratuity amount but in other state only 4 year & 240 days for eligibility of gratuity .

Why the same law not followed in our state .

please help me on same .

Reg

Nandan Singh Mehra

this is total harassment…

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Passport Seva Kendras for Nainital, Haldwani

Passport Seva Kendras for Nainital, Haldwani

Following long-standing demands by people of Kumaon division, the ministry of external affairs has finally decided to open a Passport Seva Kendras in Haldwani and Nainital, which will save people from the hassle of travelling to the state capital to get their passport-related works done.

A letter to this effect was sent by union minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj to Nainital Member of…

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Rs 13 crore for restoring water bodies in Nainital

Rs 13 crore for restoring water bodies in Nainital

The state irrigation department has drawn up a Rs 13 crore plan to restoring water bodies in Nainital, including Naini lake, Bhimtaland Sattal. Officials of the state irrigation department said that the project aims at cleaning and beautification of the lakes along with research and preservation of water bodies which have seen water levels dwindle, especially in the summers, because of increased…

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UK Govt say no begging around religious places

UK Govt say no begging around religious places

In a major social welfare decision, the UttarakhandGovernment has ordered a strict ban on begging in and around religious places in the state and has also set up a task force for the implementation of ban. The newly formed Trivendra Singh Rawat government has issued directives to the district magistrates (DMs) of all the 13 districts in the state to ensure that there is no begging activity in and…

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Namami Gange projects begin in Haridwar

Namami Gange projects begin in Haridwar

Work on execution of some of the projects under the Namami Gange plan of the Central Government’s National Mission for Clean Ganga has begun in Haridwar. The Centre has allocated Rs 875 crore for sewage treatment plant construction and up-gradation of the old plants, Rs 260 crore for cremation ghats, Rs 50 crore for river front development project, Rs 22 crore for rural cleanliness and Rs 35…

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State flower Burans blooms Early in February

State flower Burans blooms Early in February

Uttarakhand’s state flower Burans has made an appearance at least a month earlier than usual this year flowering in the hills of Garhwal and Kumaon in February instead of March when it generally blossoms. While experts evaluate the long-term implications, those engaged in its plucking and processing are keeping fingers crossed that business is not affected due to the early flowering.

“Till about…

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Story Telling Competition at Welham School

Story Telling Competition at Welham School

Students from various schools in the city enacted different literary narrative forms at the Welham Boys’ School here on Wednesday. The school hosted the 4th Varun Puri memorial inter school English story-telling contest for the junior school.

The contest saw participation of students from classes IV, V and VI, and ten city schools like The Asian School and Kasiga School.

The students of Class IV…

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Jim Corbett Reserve will get nine Elephants

Jim Corbett Reserve will get nine Elephants

Corbett Tiger Reserve will soon get nine elephants from Karnataka government for patrolling and other activities within the park. Sources said that the “Elephants” started on their journey on Tuesday and will reach Jim Corbett in a few days. Earlier, the national park had 13 elephants for patrolling inaccessible areas but seven of these died following which it was decided to bring new pachyderms.

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Govt to install 150 quake sensors in Uttarakhand

Govt to install 150 quake sensors in Uttarakhand

Govt to install 150 quake sensors in Uttarakhand to better understand the geology of the region and the evolution of Himalayan earthquakes.

India is looking to have more than six times the number of earthquake sensors in Uttarakhand to better understand the geology of the region and the evolution of Himalayan earthquakes.

On Monday, Rudraprayagdistrict of Uttarakhand registered a 5.8 magnitude…

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Strong Tremors of 5.8 mag Earthquake in Uttarakhand

Strong Tremors of 5.8 mag Earthquake in Uttarakhand

A shallow earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit Uttarakhand this evening causing tremors across struck Uttarakhand late on Monday night

Earthquake Tremors were also felt in Mussoriee, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Saharanpur, Pithoragarh, Mathura, Rishikesh, Shamli and Chandigarh.

. “The depth of the quake was 33 km and it occurred at 10:33 pm,” said J L Gautam, Operations head at the National Seismological…

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Lakshya becomes World No 1 Junior Badminton Player

Lakshya becomes World No 1 Junior Badminton Player

The young 15-year-old shuttler from Almora, Uttarakhand, Lakshya Sen, created history today after he became the number one junior singles badminton player in the world in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Lakshya Sen is the first shuttler from Uttarakhand to attain the numero uno spot at the international level. Lakshya, who is considered as the shining future star of…

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Jagar Singer Basanti Devi honored with Padma Shri

Jagar Singer Basanti Devi honored with Padma Shri

63-year-old Jagar Singer Basanti Devi Bisht from Uttarakhandhas finally been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian award, in art and music section. The jagar form of singing is a way of invoking deities, which is traditionally done by men. But, Bisht broke the practice and today is a well-known voice, and is trying to preserve this traditional form of…

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Annual Spring Festival, Phool Dehi on March 4 and 5

Annual Spring Festival, Phool Dehi on March 4 and 5

The annual Spring Festival Phool Dehi, Basant Utsav, Basantotsav will be held at the Raj Bhawan on March 4 and 5. Governor KK Paul held a meeting at the Raj Bhawan on Monday to decide the dates for the festival. The first day cover, which will be issued by the Department of Posts, will have medicinal van tulsi as its theme plant. On March 3, the Governor will give the highlights of the event. On…

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Heavy Snowfall in Kumaon and Garhwal Regions

Heavy Snowfall in Kumaon and Garhwal Regions

The higher reaches of the Himalayas in the Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand experienced fresh heavy snowfall on Tuesday as well even as incessant rain coupled with icy winds lashed the plains causing the mercury to drop sharply.

“A number of places located above 2,000m in both the Kumaon and Garhwal regions of the state have received fresh snow including Nainital and Mussoorie while it…

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