Mukesh Rawat

Farmers swinging between hope and despair over sugarcane dues

Despite not being a major sugarcane-producing state, Uttarakhand has a high pendency when it comes to paying sugarcane farmers their dues

Vehicles of top officials blatantly violate HC order on crash guards

Vehicles of top administrative officials and legislators in Uttarakhand continue to sport bull bars

No Uttarakhand varsity in UGC’s 60 institutes granted autonomy

None of the 26 universities in Uttarakhand have been able to make it to the list of 60 institutes of higher education that were granted autonomy by the UGC on Tuesday

Child sex ratio improves in rural Uttarakhand, Bageshwar tops the list

Uttarakhand has achieved a child sex ratio of 934 in the 0-6 year category in rural areas, revealed a latest survey conducted by the health department

Uttarakhand glaciers more sensitive to climate change, says study

According to scientists , Uttarakhand has 809 supra-glacial lakes compared to 228 in Himachal Pradesh, a state that has twice as many glaciers than its neighbour

It was like my child, says man whose cow was stolen, slaughtered in Doon

A day after four people, including a woman, were booked for stealing and slaughtering the cow of a man in Sahaspur area of Dehradun, the victim says all he wants is to see the culprit behind bars

World TB Day: 43 TB cases reported every day from Uttarakhand

Malnutrition, high tobacco consumption and poor ventilation in buildings, coupled with low socio-economic status, have resulted in 43 people being diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) every day in the state

Garhwal emerging as hub of land disputes, 900 arrested for fraud since 2014

The number of land dispute cases being reported in the Garhwal range is increasing every year

In 3 years, Uttarakhand sees 13% decrease in sterilisation cases

At a time when concerted efforts are being made to curb population growth, Uttarakhand has registered an overall decrease in the use of family planning methods

Equipped to replace revenue police, says DGP; experts say it’s uphill task

The Uttarakhand Police is ready to replace the revenue police with regular police in the hill districts of the state, says DGP Anil K Raturi

2 held for forging Aadhaar, PAN to finance 30 two-wheelers in Doon

Two people were arrested on Sunday for allegedly buying 30 two-wheelers on loan from five finance companies by using forged Aadhaar and PAN cards in Dehradun

Man booked for forging Aadhaar, PAN to finance 30 two-wheelers in Doon

A man has been booked for purchasing 30 two-wheelers on loan from five finance companies by using forged Aadhaar and PAN cards in Dehradun, police said on Saturday

In the ICU, public health sector in Uttarakhand waiting for booster shots

‘Dearth of specialists pan India, Uttarakhand not an exception’

Public health sector may have remained in the limelight for all the wrong reasons in the recent past, but Navin Baluni, the chief minister’s health advisor, presents a rosy picture of the future — more medical professionals being appointed and new medical college to be functional soon

Post immunisation: Uttarakhand safest for kids, records least casualties

In swayamwar for goats, a message on migration from Uttarakhand hills

nto its second edition this year, the ‘Bakri Swayamwar’ in Pantwari was organised by Green People, a volunteer driven organisation that works on checking migration from the hills

Uttarakhand departments mark their presence on social media, but fail to engage

Though the departments have created their Facebook pages (in few cases Twitter handles, too), their rate of engagement suggests that not much has been achieved on making dissemination of information easy

Uttarakhand generates 1,406 tonne solid waste daily, but processing is zero

Uttarakhand is the worst-performing state in the country in terms of processing solid waste. Everyday it generates 1,406 tonne solid waste and processes 0% of it

Nothing to suggest that farmers in Uttarakhand committed suicide, says minister

As Trivendra Singh Rawat government completes a year in office, agriculture minister Subodh Unial talks of doubling farmers’ income. Excerpts from an interview

One year of Trivendra Rawat govt: Tall talk in agri sector, low on impact

The promises, including that of crop loan waiver, that the BJP had promised ahead of 2017 assembly elections, remain unfulfilled

Nuclear technology for recharging water sources in hills

Scientists have started using nuclear technology to help recharge water sources in Uttarakhand on trial basis

Doon on an ignominious high: 120% rise in drug abuse cases in three years

The number of people arrested in these cases also increased by 116% between 2015 and 2017

Will sweep civic polls in Uttarakhand like we swept assembly polls in Tripura: BJP

Party’s state president Ajay Bhatt said the victories in the Northeast states ‘will have a direct impact’ on the upcoming urban local bodies elections in Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, doctors demand better infra, vacancies filled before being transferred to hills

The government wants doctors in the ambit of Transfer Act, that mandates government officials to be posted from normal to remote areas and vice-versa

Man impersonates dead father in Uttarakhand, withdraws pension for 37 years

Not only did the accused, UK Sarkar, conceal his father’s death to get his pension, but also asked his wife to impersonate his mother to avail of four loans from the bank that disbursed the pension.

Water sources in Uttarakhand depleting at alarming rate: Experts

Dr JS Rawat has been researching on Kosi river, that originates near Almora, since 1992.

Clear air on boundary change plan: Congress

Chief minister talked about merging parts of two UP districts, Congress chief says this will hurt hill people’s feelings.

Centre withdraws special security to rebel Congress MLAs who joined BJP in 2016

DMC to levy service charges on six government bodies

The six institutes are Forest Research Institute, Geodetic and Research Wing of Survey of India, Archeological Survey of India, Central Public Works Department, residential area of audit Colony and Advance Training Institute Electronics and Process Instrumentation.

Elephant death: Book forest department not driver, says Railway workers’ union

The Union has alleged that the driver is being made a scapegoat in the forest department’s attempt “to shield its own employees” for negligence of duty.