Uttarakhand: CM Dhami approves special assistance for disaster-hit Kedarnath
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved special assistance amount for the loss caused by heavy rains in the Kedarnath area of Rudraprayag district.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved special assistance amount for the loss caused by heavy rains in the Kedarnath area of Rudraprayag district.
A bench of Justice B R Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K V Viswanathan said, “We are not in a feudal era, jaisa Rajaji bole waisa chale... We are not in a feudal era."
Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi has come under scrutiny as the state vigilance court ordered the Pushkar Singh Dhami government to allow the vigilance department to file a case against him in connection with the disproportionate assets (DA).
The Uttarakhand government will implement the QR Code-based Digital Deposit Refund Scheme (DDRS) across the state to make hill areas plastic-free.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has urged the Centre to allow the early resumption of construction works on hydropower projects that have been halted for over a decade.
As many as 300 cloudbursts rock the state throwing the normal life in the hills out of gear.
Uttarakhand wants Niti Ayog to provide special financial packages and development models for the Himalayan states.
In an unprecedented announcement on the occasion of Kargil 1999 battle anniversary, Dhami said that the Uttarakhand government has decided to increase the ex gratia payments for martyrs from ₹10 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
Dhami has become the third chief minister of the state to head to complete three years or more at a stretch.
Former Chief Minister and Haveri-Gadag constituency MP Basavaraj Bommai has requested the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, to upgrade the Ilkal-Karwar state highway to a national highway.
