The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for failing several deadlines and yet not doing enough to organise the South Asian Federation (SAF) Winter Games.
This international event was initially scheduled for February 2008.
More than Rs 72 crore has already been spent on building infrastructure and yet the two [...]

Dehradun, 22 Jan 2010
Commuters in the plains of Uttarakhand will have to shell out 10 per cent more for travelling in the state-run buses from today, officials said here.
However, the new fares would only be charged from the passengers travelling in the plain areas. The fares of buses plying on hilly routes are unchanged, Uttarakhand [...]

22 Jan 2010
Uttarakhand will showcase the historic Kumbh Mela in its tableau at the Republic Day parade this year.
‘The tableau from Uttarakhand shows a scene from the ‘Samudramanthan’ or churning of the ocean and the scene from Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar,’ said Dhanajay Mohanty, a defence ministry official coordinating the parade preparations.
The tableau depicts [...]

18 Jan 2010
Following an year-long dissection of performance of 130 existing deemed-to-be universities in the country, the government panel constituted for the purpose has recommended withdrawal of the deemed status from 44 institutions, found committing academic lapses, including allowing families to run institutions.
Graphic Era University, Dehradun; HIHT University Dehradun and Gurukul Kangri Vishvavidyalaya, Haridwar are [...]

13 Jan 2010
Maha Kumbh Haridwar 2010 will being tomorrow, 14 Jan 2009 amid huge religious fanfare and tight security.
“Our endeavour is that no devotee visiting Haridwar during the Kumbh should face any difficulty.” – Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Those who visited Haridwar one year back will now be wondering to see the new face of the [...]

Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world, will begin in Haridwar Jan 14 and go on till April 28. Here are the important bathing dates of the Kumbh Mela:
Jan 14: Makar Sankranti
Jan 15: Mauni Amavasya-Suryagrahan Snan (Solar Eclipse and New Moon bathing)
Jan 20: Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja)
Jan 30: Maagh Purnima
Feb 12: Shree Mahashivratri-Shahi [...]