Uttarakhand has the technology, funds, and administrative capacity to become the first zero-poverty state in India, thus fulfilling the first two Sustainable Development Goals.
More than 5,000 people attended the final event, where all contestants wore ethnic and Indian outfits. The controversy arose only during rehearsals, when the girls wore Western clothes.
Rajeev Pratap Singh's pregnant wife says that in the days before his death, he appeared disturbed & frustrated after getting threat calls to pull down videos from his YouTube channel.
Protests started from Dehradun but have now spread to other places including Uttarkashi, Shiv Nagar, Srinagar & Gopeshwar. Students are on hunger strike in Haldwani.
The cloudburst occurred late on Wednesday night in the Nandanagar Ghat area of Chamoli, triggering flash floods and debris flow that buried multiple residential structures.
Uttarakhand govt had earlier denied probe against IFS officer Rahul despite initiating departmental action over alleged illegal tree felling & unauthorised construction in Jim Corbett.
The state govt had sought Rs 5,702 crore in relief assistance from the Centre as large parts of Uttarakhand are witnessing landslides due to incessant rainfall in the region.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
On NSG raising day, Home Minister also opens Special Operation Training Centre at NSG facility in Manesar. Besides NSG troops, it will also train state police forces.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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