The MoU would facilitate the procurement and supply of essential food items and allied products through local Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), thereby providing them with assured market linkages for their products.
The conference served as a platform for deliberations on the evolving security landscape in the region.
According to a police order issued late Friday night, the battalion headquarters has been advised to ensure maximum mobilisation of the forces personnel at the battalion headquarters.
The chief secretary chaired a meeting of the Ladakh Disaster Management Authority (LDMA) to review disaster preparedness, mitigation measures, and disaster initiatives in the UT.
During the programme, appointment letters were distributed to 109 selected candidates for recruitment in ITBP, CISF, BSF, SBI, GAIL, and other Central government organizations. The Minister congratulated all the selected candidates and wished them a bright and successful future.
As of August 6, at least four people have died and over 130 individuals were rescued after a devastating cloudburst triggered flash floods and landslides near Harsil and Dharali in Uttarkashi district.
Following the sudden cloudburst that triggered massive mudslides and landslides in Harshil, Uttarakhand, the Union government has put agencies, including the Indian Air Force (IAF), on high alert, official sources said.
Officials from the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) have informed that they have started the work to electrify more than 850 houses in eight border villages of Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday congratulated the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel for successfully climbing Mount Makalu and carrying out a cleanliness drive at the fifth highest peak of the world.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated this at a meeting held on Thursday with Sanjay Gunjyal, Frontier Commander of the Northern Frontier Headquarters of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Dehradun.
