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.
Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) belonging to Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Champawat posted net income of around ₹2.6 crore within four months of the scheme launched by Pushkar Singh Dhami government.
The Uttarakhand government’s scheme to strengthen the economy of border villages by supplying animal flesh and fish to the Indo Tibet Border Police (ITBP) has started bearing fruits as it helped the villagers earn Rs 2.6 crore in the last four months.
In a series of joint search operations, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles along with other security forces recovered 50 weapons, a large cache of ammunition and war-like stores from four districts of trouble-torn Manipur, officials said on Friday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the disaster control room on Friday evening to assess the situation and directed officials to speed up the rescue operation in the state following the avalanche that trapped 52 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers.
Forty-two construction workers are feared trapped in an avalanche at Mana village of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand near the India-China border, officials said on Friday.
