BJP emerged as the single largest party in the results of Uttarakhand’s fifth assembly election 2022. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – 47 seats won Indian National Congress (INC) – 19 seats won Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – 2 seats won Independent candidate – 2 seats won Lowest margin of votes – Dwarahat Assembly (48) in…
Literature and foreign traveler details also have an important contribution in the source of knowing Indian history, In Indian history, from ancient times to medieval and modern times, many foreign travelers visited India from time to time and in his travelogue about India, wrote about the administration of the rulers of India. Many of these…
If we want to know the culture of any state or nation, then the festivals celebrated on different occasions in that state and the dance styles there make us aware of the culture and history of that particular region. Major Dances of Uttarakhand We can divide the major dance styles of Uttarakhand into two parts…
Getting the common man to do the work of a porter without paying remuneration was called Coolie Begar. It was the responsibility of the heads of different villages that he would provide a certain number of coolies to the governing classes for a fixed period. For this work, the head also had a register, in…
Churches and Mosques of Uttarakhand Churches in Uttarakhand are the significant monuments of the country. Since ages they have played a vital role in serving the Christian devotees and pilgrims of the state. Christianity had emerged in the state of Uttarakhand ages ago and flourished mainly during the British Empire in India. Numerous churches were…
National Highways List in Uttarakhand New NH Old NH Location Total Length (Km) NH-34, NH-7, NH-334 NH-58 Dehli – Badrinath – Mana 380.80 NH-7 NH-72 Ambala-Paunta Shahib – Dehradun – Reshikesh (Haridwar) 92.80 NH-307 NH-72(A) Chutmalpur -Dehradun 7.45 NH-344 NH-73 Roorkee – Saharanpur – Panchkula 22.0 NH-734, NH-309, NH-349, NH-30 NH-74 Haridwar – Nazibabad –…
Chardham of Uttarakhand The pilgrimage of Chardham has great importance in the life of people who believe in Hinduism. Every Hindu wants to attain salvation in his sins, sufferings and life by visiting these Chardhams in his life. Yamunotri Dham Gangotri Dham Kedarnath Badrinath Yamunotri Dham Yamunotri Dham is located in Uttarkashi district. First of…
Major Institutions and Departments in Uttarakhand Major Institutes and Departments in Dehradun Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam, Dehradun Government Archives, Dehradun Botanical Survey of India Department, Dehradun Archaeological Survey of India Institute, Dehradun Survey of India, Dehradun Institute of drilling Center Technology, Dehradun Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Dehradun Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun Wadia Institute…
First Woman in Uttarakhand ♦ In the state of Uttarakhand, the first woman to be arrested in the regional and national movement – Durga Devi ♦ The first woman to be jailed during the freedom movement in Uttarakhand – Vishni Devi Shah ♦ During the freedom movement in Uttarakhand, an order to catch dead or…
Maiti Andolan Maiti Andolan is a major environmental movement launched in the state of Uttarakhand. Shri Kalyan Singh Rawat ji is considered to be the father of Maiti movement. Many movements related to environmental protection are already going on in the state of Uttarakhand, such as Chipko Andolan. Similarly, there was another movement in Uttarakhand,…