Over Rs 600 crore sanctioned to build roads and bridges in Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI: The government of India has sanctioned over Rs 600 crore for the construction of 42 roads and bridges in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday. Giving the information at a press conference here, Dhami said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has sanctioned Rs 615.48 crore out of the […]
Five more states get additional borrowing of Rs. 2,094 crore
NEW DELHI: Reform linked additional borrowing permissions are stimulating reforms in Power Sector in the states. As a part of reform process, five more states namely, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand have successfully met the target set by the Ministry of Power for reduction in Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses or achieved the […]
L&T bags up to Rs 5,000 crore order from Rail Vikas Nigam in Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its construction arm has bagged an up to Rs 5,000 crore contract from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) in Uttarakhand. The construction arm of L&T has secured a large order for its heavy civil infrastructure business from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) for package 4 of […]
TVS Srichakra to invest Rs 1,000 crore in tyre capacity expansion
CHENNAI: Automotive tyre maker TVS Srichakra Ltd. on Tuesday said it would invest Rs 1,000 crore over a three-year period to expand the production capacity at its Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) plants. In a statement the company that rolls out tyres for two, three-wheelers and off-highway vehicles, said the capital expenditure would result […]
Ashok Kumar takes charge as new DGP of Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI: Ashok Kumar, a 1989 batch IPS officer, on Monday took charge as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttarakhand. He took over from Anil Kumar Raturi who retired on Monday after 33 years of service. A small function was held at the state police headquarters here on the occasion. Kumar is […]
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi- NCR, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa
NEW DELHI: The Income tax Department has carried out a search and seizure action on 26.10.2020 on a large network of individuals running the racket of entry operation and generation of huge cash through fake billing. The search operations have been conducted on 42 premises across Delhi- NCR, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa. The search […]
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli’s office rejects claims of using country’s old map in Dussehra greeting
By Shirish B Pradhan KATHMANDU: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has been criticised by netizens for deliberately not using the updated map of Nepal, showing three Indian areas as part of its territory, in his Dussehra greetings, a claim rejected by his office which said the revised map was not visible due to its […]
CBI raids 11 places in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand for illegal sand mining
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday searched 11 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in connection with illegal sand mining leases given in the Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, the agency said. Separate Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams conducted simultaneous raids at these locations, including in Saharanpur, Dehradun and Lucknow at the premises of the accused […]
Uttarakhand Chief Minister inducts 14 BJP leaders in various committees
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has appointed 14 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in various positions of a number of state committees and departments. According to an official notification on Saturday, Mohan Prasad Thapliyal was appointed as the chief of the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee, while former BJP legislator Vijay Barthwal was given the […]
Reliance Jio to link government schools, colleges in Uttarakhand with high-speed net
NEW DELHI: Having invested over Rs 4,000 crore in Uttarakhand, Mukesh Ambani on Sunday said his telecom venture Reliance Jio will in the next two years connect most of the 2,385-plus government schools and colleges with high-speed internet to make the state a ‘Digital Devbhoomi’. Speaking at the Uttarakhand Investors Summit here, he said Jio […]