Uttarakhand State PCS

• 17 Aug 2021

Pawandeep Rajan: The winner of 'Indian Idol 12'

Why in News

• Pavandeep Rajan of Uttarakhand emerged as the winner in the grand finale of the singing reality show 'Indian Idol 12' that concluded on August 15, 2021. He received a luxury car and Rs 25 lakh as an award.

Key Points

• Pawandeep, a resident of Champawat in Uttarakhand has inherited music. His father Suresh Rajan and uncle Satish Rajan taught him music.
• His father Suresh Rajan is a famous folk singer from Kumaon and his grandfather, Late Rati Rajan, was also a famous folk singer.
• Pawandeep's maternal grandmother was also a folk singer. Pawandeep's sister Jyotideep is also a singer.
• Pawandeep Rajan is an expert in singing songs as well as playing various musical instruments.

Free Tablets for Class 10th and 12th students

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• On August 15, 2021, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made several announcements, including distribution of free tablets to class 10 and 12 students of the state on the occasion of 75^th Independence Day.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister made this announcement while paying homage to the freedom fighters after hoisting the tricolor (Tiranga) at the police lines in Dehradun.
• He also called for setting up of 'Sunderlal Bahuguna Nature Conservation Award' in the name of renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna for his distinguished work in the field of environment and nature conservation and to set up a high level committee to allay the apprehensions about land laws in the state. declare.
• Also, encouraged by the success of Vandana Katariya, who performed brilliantly in women's hockey in Tokyo Olympics, also announced a new sports policy to support and nurture the emerging talent in the field of sports.
• Along with this, he also flagged off the 'Desh ke liye race' (a race in the name of the country) organized by the BJP Yuva Morcha from the pavilion ground.