Anupam Trivedi

Private schools in Uttarakhand bristle over NCERT books

Owners of private schools affiliated with the CBSE have opposed the Uttarakhand government’s decision to introduce NCERT books from this academic session, though the parents have welcomed the move

Did Uttarakhand bypass Supreme Court while giving free hand to pvt medical colleges?

Guns are trained on the BJP government for favouring strong medical education lobby in the hill state.

Ganga will be clean by 2020 till Haridwar, says Uttarakhand CM

More than 36 months after the Union government launched the ambitious Clean Ganga project, Uttarakahnd chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat says the exercise is still a work in progress in the state.

Uttarakhand MLAs propose 200% hike in own salaries, and then okay it

The increase will also benefit their aides, like drivers and secretaries.

Mohammed Shami to take legal course for daughter’s custody after BCCI clean chit

Mohammed Shami said that he will be taking legal action for the custody of his daughter from estranged wife Hasin Jahan.

Uttarakhand needs to repay Rs 45,000-crore in loans. State’s budget is Rs 45,585 crore

The second budget of the Trivendra Singh Rawat government has proposed earnings of Rs 35,660 crore from revenue receipts. The budget allocation for the next fiscal is 14.08% more than previous fiscal’s

Domestic consumers in Uttarakhand to pay more for power, industries less

The existing tariff ₹4.01 for the domestic consumer will be ₹4.04 per unit from April. Fixed monthly charges have also been increased between ₹5 – ₹25 on power bills

IAS officer, who barred media from Gorkahpur counting centre, shifted to Uttarakhand

The Union ministry of personnel and training had on March 16 issued an order allocating Uttarakhand cadre to Rajeev Rautela; the order was made public on March 19

Deadline extended for all-weather road project, Uttarakhand clueless

The deadline for completion of the ambitious all-weather Char Dham road in Uttarakhand has been extended by a year

Uttarakhand budget session: Cong trains Lokayukta gun on Rawat govt

The opposition Congress has geared up to counter the Trivendra Singh Rawat government in the budget session of the assembly over the non-appointment of Lokayukta, naming Gairsain as a permanent capital, and the national highway 74 scam, among others

Uttarakhand lab asked to pay woman Rs 10 lakh for wrong cancer report

Based on the report by Ahuja Pathology and Imagine Centre, Yashoda Goyal was found having cancer in her left breast, which was later removed.

Traders in Uttarakhand feel heat as liquor sales miss target

With the current financial year coming to an end, several liquor shop owners across the state are having a hard time to fill the government coffers

Outsiders minting money, locals have not really been able to capitalise: Satpal Maharaj

In the last one year tourism minister Satpal Maharaj grabbed headlines for several reasons. He has remained at loggerheads with the chief minister over interference in his ministry. He also made ‘larger than life’ announcements for promoting tourism in the hill state, which are yet to take shape

One year down the line, tourism sector yet to witness ‘real’ buzz

On the face of it, there is no direct connection between Yashpal Negi (43) and Mohan Pandey (38). The two men live at least 300 kms away from each other

In less than a year, Uttarakhand govt spends Rs 5.85 crore on helicopter rides

The information was obtained through a RTI query.

Beatles fans will be treated with rare photos at Chaurasi Kutia from today

Fans visiting the Beatles ashram in Rishikesh from Monday will be have a chance to see rare and unpublished photographs of the British rock band, taken during their stay at the ashram on the banks of the Ganga River.

In this Nainital village, Corbett’s Great Wall stands between villagers, tigers

Elders in this Nainital village of 180-odd families say not a single person has been killed in more than 100 years.

Three ex-CMs unwilling to pay house rent: Govt to HC

Low-intensity quake rocks Uttarakhand, Himachal

A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude of 3.2 rocked Uttarakhand and neighbouring states early on Monday

Party largesse makes state BJP richer by ₹25 crore

Ajay Bhatt said that Rs 25 crore will be of big help to meet the expenses on daily basis.

60% doctors post vacant, no heart care unit in government hospitals

Uttarakhand is among bottom three state with most vacant positions of healthcare professionals.

PMO official among 40-member Central team to visit Kedarnath, assess reconstruction work

The team will trek till Kedarnath to ‘independently’ assess the ongoing reconstruction work in the shrine that was devastated by a natural disaster in June 2013

U’khand CM’s office spent more than Rs 68 lakh on ‘chai, paani’ in 10 months: RTI

An RTI query revealed that Trivendra Singh Rawat’s office spent Rs 68,59,865 on tea and refreshments since assuming office on March 18, 2017.

Govt receives NOC from contributors to Kailash Kher’s docudrama

Almost two years after he was assigned to produce a musical docudrama on Kedarnath shrine, which was ravaged by flash floods in 2013, singer submits final digital disk of his work to the state govt

Uttarakhand jails overcrowded, reveals RTI query

Information provided by inspector general of police (prisons) PVK Prasad states that a total of 4,815 inmates are lodged in the 11 jails in the state that have combined capacity to house only 3,378 prisoners.

Soon, a law to regulate fee structure in Uttarakhand’s private schools

State education minister Arvind Pandey didn’t specify any time frame but said that it would be done soon

India to count tigers the way Corbett does

At Corbett Tiger Reserve, officials created 2sqkm grids instead of 4sqkm but kept the camera trap count same. This will be replicated in all other tiger reserves

Rafting, camping business run aground in Rishikesh

While campers and private operators are eager to make a return, lack of coordination among government departments ensure they don’t.

American author recalls Beatles’ visit to Rishikesh ashram

It was no less than an emotional sojourn for American author Prudence Farrow as on Tuesday she visited the ashram at Chaurasi Kutia in Rishikesh where members of the English rock band ‘Beatles’ learned transcendental meditation from Mahirishi Mahesh Yogi

It’s race against time for Namami Gange project in Uttarakhand

The 23 underconstruction sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the towns along the Ganga river in Uttarakhand are unlikely to be completed anytime near due to the sluggish pace of work