Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced a special two-day Assembly session to celebrate 25 years of the creation of the hill state.

"This is our Silver Jubilee year. Over the past 25 years, our state has progressed through many ups and downs. Since its formation, there has been a long journey of development. To discuss this in the Assembly, a two-day special session has been decided, and the dates will be announced soon,” he said.

Uttarakhand was created on November 9, 2000, as the 27th state of India, after being carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh. Initially named Uttaranchal, it was officially renamed Uttarakhand in 2007.

The decision to create the new hill state followed decades of sustained activism and protests by the hill people, who felt ne

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