Uttarakhand Government to hold panchayats to encourage reverse migration
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to intensify efforts to curb large-scale migration from the hills, calling it one of the state’s major challenges.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to intensify efforts to curb large-scale migration from the hills, calling it one of the state’s major challenges.
Home Secretary Shailesh Bagoli on Friday ordered district magistrates and Superintendents of Police across the state to increase vigilance in their respective areas with special focus on international borders.
In a significant step on Wednesday, the Dhami cabinet gave its in-principle approval to the implementation of special scheme "Devbhoomi Parivar Yojana" (Devbhoomi Family Scheme) for the identification of families residing in the state of Uttarakhand.
It will also develop the Kedar Valley religious circuit on the line of Manaskhand circuit of Kumaon region.
A directive to this effect was issued by the state Culture Department on Wednesday with instruction to upload photographs of the functions and mail information to the Central government.
The heli services in the Kedarnath Valley were marred after June 15 helicopter crash near Gaurikund killing seven passengers.
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday ratified its Yoga Policy 2025, the first of its kind in the country, announcing that it will develop five international-class Yoga Hubs and set up a Directorate of Yoga and Naturopathy.
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand will pay ex gratia of five times more than the existing ₹10 lakh for the next of kin of the native martyrs of the state. However, it's not clear if the government will include Agniveers in the beneficiaries.
Equestrian services carrying devotees to the Kedarnath shrine were suspended for 24 hours on Monday night following the sudden death of 13 horses and mules from an unidentified illness.
The Uttarakhand government will develop 13 Model Sanskrit Villages to promote the world's oldest language and impart the knowledge of Indian philosophy, Vedas, and other scriptures to the lowest rung of society. Liquor consumption and non-vegetarian food will be discouraged in these villages.
