Dehradun

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the new terminal building of Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun on October 8. Reportedly, the development of the terminal costed Rs 325 crore and is spread in an area of 28,729 Sqm and 1,200 people are allowed during the peak hours. Nares Bansal, Trivendra Singh Rawat, and Ramesh Pokhriyal joined the meeting through video-… read-more

BJP Mahila Morcha's two-day executive meeting on September 26 to be inaugurated by BJP National President JP Nadda. The meeting is set to discuss strategies, examine programs of 75th Independence Day and formulate a road map for upcoming assembly elections. PM Modi will address the meeting virtually at 4 PM, though the meeting is to take place in Dehradun. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is to mark his presence.

Owing to an increased influx of tourists in Uttarakhand, the CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has issued an order to allow 50% occupancy at hotels in Nainital and Dehradun. “Challans are being issued to those who aren’t wearing masks,” he stated. A negative RT-PCR report is mandatory to book hotels online. Luv Aggarwal, the joint secretary of the Union health ministry cautioned that the wave of Covid-19 is not over yet.

In a virtual ceremony, BJP National president JP Nadda has laid the foundation stone for a new party office in Dehradun. He informed that the building will have separate sections for the staff of Social media management and media management. Nadda added that a digital library has been set up to keep the workers updated. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat and Central Minister Ramesh… read-more

Sanjiv Jagudi, an assistant sub-inspector from Uttarakhand's Dehradun was arrested for raping an 11-year-old girl inside the washroom of a government quarters. According to the mother who filed the complaint, the minor went inside the washroom and did not return for a long time. When she went to check on her daughter, she realised that the door was locked from inside, which was then opened by the accused who later fled the scene.