Incense materials comprising ghee and aromatic woods have been despatched to Kedarnath
A total of 4,000 farmers are now selling their apple crops to these collection centres of the farmers' trusts, SHGW and SJS.
As the matter reached the high court, the government abruptly cancelled all the 56 hydel projects allotted under the self-identification scheme.
Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan on Tuesday called RBI's policy action a "wise decision". The liquidity easing measures will have an impact on interest rates, he said.
Politicians opting not to buy from open market add to sellers' woes.
A host of IT players like HP, Wipro and HCL have set up their units in the state.
He said so far only 3 million people have been covered in the country since the project was launched by the Centre.
At the Adi BPO here nearly 500-600 young girls and boys work round the clock to outsource to the customers of leading companies like Videocon, Tata and others.
The state government has been lobbying the central government for continuation of these incentives.
With the 330-Mw Alaknanda hydel project being built by infrastructure major GVK coming under the scanner, members of the high-powered committee set up by the Uttarakhand government last month, have launched a probe into the same.
After impacting power generation and industries badly, it is now the turn of the tourism sector to bear the brunt of the heavy rains.
In the last six years, the Centre has endevoured to give the highest priority to agriculture.
Former chief secretary Indu Kumar Pande, the chairman of the commission, has been left with only seven months to complete the recommendations.
When Haridwar teems with the kumbh pilgrims, it is time for the business unusual in the holy city.
After a considerable delay, New Delhi now wants to speed up the process of the dam as no significant progress could be made during the last few years due to heightened Maoist activities.
With the area-based exemptions all set to end tomorrow in Uttarakhand, a series of top companies has now given up the idea of setting up new units in the hill state
"We have no function at our manufacturing plant," said a Tata Motors official from its Pantnagar facility from where it was rolled out one year ago.
The Industries Association of Uttarakhand, an organisation of MSMEs, has prepared an agenda for the Budget.
The Congress is trying to persuade former Andhra Pradesh governor N D Tiwari to take voluntary retirement from politics in the wake of his involvement in an alleged sex scandal.
An investment of Rs 600-700 crore (Rs 6-7 billion) is expected in the project.
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