29 Aug : Uttarakhand government has formed a new sub-district in Haldwani in Nainital district to facilitate administrative work.
The formation of the sub-district will help people deposit their taxes and buy and sell their lands easily, official sources said.
Finance Secretary Radha Raturi has issued a direction in this regard, they said.

27 June :Leaders of both ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Uttarakhand are now battling ‘land scam’ allegations, CM Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank has come under fire from the Opposition for changing the land use of a biochemical factory at Rishikesh.

Leader of Opposition H S Rawat and PCC chief Yashpal Arya alleged that it was done to provide benefits to some BJP leaders.
Nishank, however, denied allegations of any irregularity in the Rs 400 crore Rishikesh housing project where land use pattern of 30 acres of land of Citurgia Biochemicals Limited was …

16 May : The annual religious “Chardham yatra” began on Sunday with opening of portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines, nestled in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.

Amid chanting of hymns and shlokas, doors of the two temples were opened, after six months, coinciding with the auspicious day of “Akshya Tritiya”.
Scores of pilgrims offered prayer at the two temples on the first day of the yatra season on Sunday, officials said.
The yatra will continue for six month from Sunday. Doors of Yamunotri shrine, situated at a height of 3700 metre in Uttarkashi …

6 May : The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Gurudas Kamat informed Rajya Sabha today in a written reply that amendments issued in December, 2009 in the Licence Agreements of all Telecom Service Providers for security related concerns stipulated that the Licensee(s) shall apply to the Licensor for security clearance, with the details of the equipment(s) as well as details of equipment(s) suppliers and manufacturers including Original Equipments Manufacturers (OEM), before placement of the final purchase order for procurement/upgradation of equipment/software for provision of telecommunications services …

4 Apr : Stating that Uttarakhand is “very sensitive from security point of view”, CM Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank has said an additional 1500 constables would be recruited to strengthen the state police force.
“Uttarakhand is very sensitive from security point of view as it shares international borders with two countries China and Nepal. So the government has decided to strengthen the police force by adding 1500 more constables,” he said at a function in Police Lines in Dehra Dun on Sunday.
Out of these, 1000 personnel would be recruited for civil police, …