Punjab transfers four IAS, PCS officers
In another administrative reshuffle, the Punjab Government on Thursday transferred two IAS and two PCS officers. As per the State Government’s posting and transfer orders, issued on Thursday, Sarwan Singh Channy has been posted as the new Principal Secretary Home. Besides the Home Affairs and Justice Department, Channy has also...
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Election schedule released by poll panel
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Rawat may contest from Rudrapur seat
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Nainital admin to organise special pension camps today
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Bhatt not happy with slow pace of development in State
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BJP member Sushila Baluni may join Aam Aadmi Party
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Veterans seek more Central funds to upgrade equipment
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Mahashivratri celebrated with traditional fervour, enthusiasm
28 February 2014 | PNS
Many devotees throng Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple
The festival of Mahashivratri was celebrated with enthusiasm in Dehradun on Thursday with people thronging to Shiva temples, especially the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in the town. Many devotees undertook fast and visited temples to offer milk, honey, ghee, water and bel leaves on Shiv lings. While devotional songs were played...
'Rebuilding Uttarakhand is my top priority'
Since assuming charge as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on February 1 this year, Harish Rawat has set an example in Governance by working overtime to ensure timely rehabilitation of those affected in the June 2013 disaster and the restoration of road connectivity and infrastructure before the start of the...
Police launch nationwide hunt to get recruits for dog squad
The State’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a nationwide hunt to get 20 pups in order to give new lease of life to the Dog Squad, which plays a crucial role in probing complex cases. The process has been started by inviting nationwide tenders from the interested parties for the...
State cricket chief joins JVM, set to fight Ranchi lS seat
President of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Amitabh Chaudhary formally joined the Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) on Thursday. His decision to join the party came after his talks with the BJP failed. Terming his joining as a boost for the party, Babulal Marandi said that it would strengthen it...
Ex-corporate honcho in race for Dhanbad
Dhanbad boy JK Bhagat, a former CEO of an MNC, appears to be among the front-runners for the ticket to contest the lok Sabha elections from the Coal capital even as Dadai Dubey, ousted from the Hemant Soren Government, threw a challenge to the Congress leadership to ignore his claim. Dubey,...
Kedarnath shrine gates set to reopen for pilgrims on May 4
The gates of the Kedarnath shrine would be reopened for the pilgrims on May 4. The Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) met at Ukhimath on Thursday and decided the date. The members of the management committee, priests and those having traditional rights in the affairs of the shrine assembled at the...
Shiva! Shiva! Bhang lovers on a holy high
Cannabis (bhang) lovers in Dehradun had a field day on the occasion of Mahashivratri as all temples of lord Shiva boasted of a large number of makeshift shops of thandai, pakoris and bhang golas for bhang aficionados. Cannabis is considered to be a 'prasad' of lord Shiva and many lovers of...
