A museum, camping: Renovating estate of Everest, after whom peak is named
The “development of Sir George Everest Heritage Park Estate” is being carried out by the Uttarakhand tourism department under a Rs 23.70-crore Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project. Updated: December 17, 2020 8:17:18 am
The property, known as Sir George Everest Heritage Park, which includes Sir Everest’s home, Bachelor House, which was used by four of his assistants, and an observatory, sits at 7,000 feet above sea level, and commands a panoramic view of the Doon valley and the snowcapped peaks of the Himalayas.
About 7 km from Library Chowk in Mussoorie, at a place called Hathi Paon, 45-odd labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are working hard to restore the physical shape of a storied Indian legacy.
Uttarakhand govt approves reward upto Rs 1 Lakh for people helping road accident victims
Also, on the lines of “Traffic eyes app”, a “public eye app” will be launched, where any person will be able to inform the police about the crimes against women and drugs with photos and videos as evidence. December 15, 2020 9:35:08 am
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Good Samaritans who will rush to help road accident victims will be given monetary reward as the Uttarakhand government on Monday gave in-principle approval on a proposal in this regard. The DGP will hold the power to give rewards up to Rs 1 lakh in those cases from the road safety fund.
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Sisodia said that after a ‘sting’ video of former chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat surfaced, he stopped speaking about the current Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat. “And when a sting about Trivendra Singh Rawat surfaced, he stopped speaking about his predecessor (Harish Rawat),” Sisodia said.
He added that earlier, people of the state had to choose between BJP and Congress because they had no other options. He asked people to give Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Kejriwal a chance saying “…you will forget BJP and Congress, as has happened in Delhi”.
AAP has announced that it will contest all 70 seats in the state.
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