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 ‘Tiger density highest in Corbett’ |
| A Wildlife Institute of India survey report has claimed Uttarakhand’s Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve has the highest density of tigers in the world. |
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| Munna Singh set to cut Cong vote, help BJP |
| Former BJP MLA Munna Singh Chouhan, who won 2007 Assembly election by 5,000 votes, is likely to indirectly assist BJP candidate Kuldeep Kumar in the Vikasnagar bypoll by cutting the vote bank of Congress candidate Navprabhat |
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| MNA joins; Cong councillors call off strike |
| With Indu Dhar Baurai assuming charge of office of the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari (MNA) in Municipal Corporation of Dehradun, Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat administered fruit juice to Congress councillor Ashok Verma who had been undertaking hunger strike to protest against the delay in assumption of charge by the official appointed MNA. It is pertinent to mention that Congress councillors in MCD had started relay hunger strike from August 31 to protest against the continued absence of the official appointed Mukhya Nagar Adhikari (MNA), which they alleged had hampered the working of MCD especially in the maintenance of civic sanitation. |
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| PWD demands land for bypass construction |
| Delay in acquiring two hectare of land that the State Public Works Department (PWD) had demanded from Rajaji National Park for construction of a hill bypass to decongest vehicular traffic during Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in April next year, has come as a big setback to ensure speedy completion of development work before the commencement of the Mela. |
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| Eight teachers to get President’s award on September 5 |
| As many as eight teachers from Uttarakhand, four from basic education, three from secondary education level and one from Sanskrit college, will receive this year's award from the President of India on Teacher's Day, September 5, for their exemplary contribution to the overall development of students. |
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| Centre should make separate policy for Himalayan States: CM |
| Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has welcomed Planning Commission, which has approved Rs 5,575 crore for Uttarakhand, which is around 800 crore more than the corresponding year 2008-09, for the year 2009-10, and reiterated that State would spend all the money within the stipulated time. |
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| ‘State is going through anarchy’ |
| With river rafting and adventure tourism operators opposing the Forest Department and State Government tourism policy, questions are being raised about the irregularities in adventure tourism and the state of environment degraded due to alleged irregularities allowed by corrupt departmental officials. |
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| RSS meet begins, skips reference to BJP |
| In the backdrop of the ongoing leadership crisis in the BJP, the three-day meeting of RSS's national executive today began at Raiwala near here but skipped discussions on the recent developments in the saffron party. |
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| Confirmed swine-flu cases rise to 9 |
| Three more persons on Tuesday tested positive for swine flu in Uttarakhand, taking the number of those affected with the deadly disease to nine in the state. |
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| Woman attacked by man-eating leopard |
| Residents of Jakholi village have been living in fear after a woman was attacked by a suspected man-eater leopard. The leopard had attacked many people which have increased the fear among the villagers in this region. |
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| State’s first snowfall in higher reaches |
| Snowfall in the higher reaches of mountainous regions has resulted in drop in temperature. The snowfall experienced recently is the first snowfall in the high mountainous peaks of Uttarakhand following which nomadic cattle and sheep herders have shifted to the Terai foothills from the high altitude pasture lands of Uttarakhand. |
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| Govt fails to improve medical services in hill districts |
| The State Government's attempt to establish Aayush services for improving medical health service in Uttarakhand has failed in the mountainous districts. It is pertinent to mention that officially the State Government has attempted to encourage the practice of traditional medical treatment systems including Ayurveda and Unani medicine systems since formation of Uttarakhand State. However, considering the incongruence between Government claims and existing conditions in most of the districts, the condition of traditional and alternative systems of medical treatment is yet to improve in the State. |
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| Spectacular swimming competition held at RIMC |
| The Olympic size swimming pool at RIMC was set ablaze on the first day of the inter-section swimming competition on Tuesday, when the cadets put up an excellent show, leaving no stone unturned. The competition was divided into two categories ie juniors and seniors. |
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| BHEL bags EEPC award for 19th successive year |
| For outstanding export performance, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC)'s top export award for the 19 year in succession. |
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| SBI organises workshop |
| The State Bank of India (SBI) has played an important role in the economic development of the nation and actively undertaking its social responsibilities by enabling social and economic upliftment programmes with the Government this was stated by zonal Dehradun chief manager State Bank of India Godiyal while addressing a workshop organised in the zila panchayat hall here. |
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| Milk movement in a shambles; Govt loses Rs 5,000 daily |
| The cooperative milk movement in Uttarkashi is in a shambles with the State incurring a loss of Rs 5,000 every day. Despite this the administration is oblivious to the shortcomings of the movement. |
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| Scooter rider dies in road accident |
| A scooter rider coming from Pul Road towards Lohaghat lost control of his vehicle and fell on the road. He sustained severe injuries and was taken to the CHC with the help of local people. |
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| No respite from traffic problems in Rudraprayag |
| While the police have played an admirable role in curbing jams on the road there is no doubt that a lot remains to be done. Even now on the main roads one can see vehicles loaded with vegetables, iron rods and cement parked haphazardly. Despite numerous complaints these vehicles are parked in main markets. |
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| Protest by Ladies’ Hospital staff continues |
| The agitation over the transfer of the cleaning staff at the Ladies' Hospital entered the sixth day on Sunday. Speakers at the demonstration site vowed to keep up the agitation until their demands were met. |