Forest Fund Tax to benefit nine lakh Kl pluckers
The State Government on Thursday decided to rationalise the Forest Development Fund Tax and other charges so as to distribute the profit to the 9 lakh poor kendu leaf pluckers. The decision was taken at the State Kendu leaf Advisory Board meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen...
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Over 1,100 solar pumps installed in 10 districts
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'Shun vulgar dance at Govt functions'
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Grants to ex-servicemen, kin to be reviewed
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State draws plan to boost potato, onion production
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Congress punctures CM's 'zero tolerance' policy towards graft
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Martyrs' kin to receive Rs 30 l
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Tana Bhagats' 67 years' struggle pays off
31 January 2014 | Avnish Sinha
Damage control: After humiliation, CM agrees to rehabilitate Savita Mahto
In a damage control exercise, Chief Minister Hemant Soren is said to have agreed to offer late Sudhir Mahto’s widow Savita Mahto post of chairperson in a board/corporation. The cancellation of the ticket for a Rajya Sabha seat offered to Savita in the last minute under pressure of RJD’s lalu Prasad...
HC fiat deals blow to DTH service providers
In a setback to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers, the Jharkhand High Court has upheld the State Government’s law to impose entertainment tax on them. “The Jharkhand Entertai-nment Act does not encroach upon the field of Union legislation and the levy of tax on “entertainment” through DTH by the State legislature is...
Bahuguna quits, new State CM likely by weekend
A day after the Congress High Command’s nod for a change of guard in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna submitted his resignation on Thursday. The new Chief Minister is likely to be announced by this weekend after the central observers’ meeting on Saturday. AICC sources said that Bahuguna’s senior Cabinet colleague...
Kausani cherishes memories of Mahatma's retreat in Kumaon
Uttarakhand’s picturesque Kumaon region has always held a great fascination for writers, artistes and those spiritually inclined. Not only has Almora, its cultural heart, been the birthplace of famous artistes and poets, but it has also been a sought after destination for many a well-known spiritual seekers and thinkers. It was...
MlA to raise voice in Vidhan Sabha over wife's placement
Irked over failure to transfer his wife, who is lT (licence in Teaching) teacher in Government Inter College Chamba of Tehri District, to a 'suitable' place, Pratapnagar MlA Vikram Singh Negi has threatened to raise this issue in the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha session. He alleged that the education officer is not...
'Bamboo plays pivot role in national economy, livelihood'
Bamboo plays an important role in the national economy, livelihood and has much employment potential in rural India, said the director of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, RK Goel. He was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day seminar on bamboo productivity in forest and non-forest areas organised at the Forest...
NGT's committee inspects Kotdwar, Pauri-Srinagar roads
The committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal inspected the Kotdwar and Pauri- Srinagar bypass alternate road near Bubakhal where its construction was stopped by the tribunal. The committee comprises by MoEF officer Prachi Gangwar, Garhwal divisional forest officer Rajmani Pandey, DFOs Ashish Tripathi, Amit Verma, Pauri district magistrate Chandresh...
