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The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday (April 21) modified the night curfew timings for all 13 districts in the state. The new timings are 7 pm to 5 File photo
Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 07:02 PM IST
As the second wave of COVID-19 deepens its claws on our country, various state governments have taken stringent steps to contain the spread of the virus.
In view of the rising cases in Uttarakhand, state in-charge secretary, Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey, on Thursday announced that all offices in the state will be closed for three days. These days three are Saturday, Sunday and Monday (April 24, 25 and 26).
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Rekha Arya took oath as Ministers with Independent charge.
Newly-appointed Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday expanded his cabinet inducting 11 new ministers.Â
Satpal Maharaj, Bansidhar Bhagat, Harak Singh Rawat, Bishan Singh Chuphal, Yashpal Arya, Arvind Pandey, Ganesh Joshi, Subodh Uniyal took oath as cabinet ministers.
 Rekha Arya, Dhan Singh Rawat, Swami Yatishwaranand were sworn-in ministers with Independent charge.
The Uttarakhand cabinet can have 12 ministers but two berths have remained vacant since the BJP government came to power in 2017. Another fell vacant after the demise of Finance Minister Prakash Pant in June 2019. These berths have remained vacant despite repeated discussions and party MLAs have been upset about it. This was also one of the reasons for the ouster of former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Uttarakhand to hold Vasantotsav 2021 on March 13, 14 ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 18:03 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 11 (ANI): UttarakhandGovernor Baby Rani Maurya on Thursday informed that the Uttarakhand Raj Bhawan will hold Vasantotsav 2021, a floral exhibition, on March 13 and 14. Vasantotsav 2021 will be organised on March 13 and 14 at Raj Bhawan. In these two days, many competitions will be organized for flower growers. In this Vasantotsav, Holi will be played with flowers from Vrindavan, Maurya informed the media on Thursday.
The Governor said, The apple and litchi festival will also be organized in the month of August and September. This could encourage local fruit growers.
Read more about Was hurt when he was denied ticket from Chaubattakhal: U khand CM s wife on Business Standard. The wife of newly sworn-in Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat said she was hurt when he was denied a party ticket by the BJP from Chaubattakhal assembly constituency in the 2017 assembly polls