Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and Congress leader Indira Hridayesh has been admitted to Devprayag hospital in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district. The LoP will be shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh later. According to the reports, Hridayesh fainted during the ‘Jan Aakrosh’ rally in the Srinagar area of Pauri […]
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Uttarakhand CM expands state cabinet: 11 ministers take oath
A total of 11 ministers, including eight of cabinet rank, and the rest ministers of state, were administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor Baby Rani Maurya in a function at Raj Bhawan on Friday evening. Out of the 11, four are new faces in the present government although all […]
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Uttarakhand govt to withdraw all cases related to Covid-19 violation guidelines
The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat decided to withdraw all cases registered in connection with COVID-19 violations. Rawat made the decision during his first cabinet meeting on Friday. The 56-year-old BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal, on Wednesday, took oath as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, replacing Trivendra Singh […]
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Madan Kaushik appointed Uttarakhand BJP president
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Madan Kaushik replaced Banshidhar Bhagat as the BJP president of Uttrakhand on Friday. In a tweet in Hindi, Kaushik said: “I have been appointed as the state BJP President of Uttarakhand by the party. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. I am committed to forming […]
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Kedarnath temple portals to open on May 17
The authorities of Char Dham Devasthanam Board, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, announced that the portals of the Kedarnath shrine — which is currently closed for winter — would be opened at 5 am on May 17. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Badri Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) […]
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Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat likely to expand cabinet today
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is expected to expand his cabinet on March 12, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bansidhar Bhagat said on Thursday. Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn-in as the Uttarakhand chief minister on Wednesday. Governor Baby Rani Maurya administered the oath of office to him alone at a simple function […]
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Tirath Singh Rawat to be new CM of Uttarakhand
Tirath Singh Rawat will be the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand This decision has been taken in the meeting of the BJP Legislature Party in Dehradun. Yesterday, Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand CM candidate likely to be finalised at BJP legislature party meet
A day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the chief ministerial post, a meeting of the BJP legislature party will be held on Wednesday in which a new Chief Minister candidate is likely to be decided. In the meeting scheduled to be held at around 10 am, five BJP Members of Parliament […]
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BJP guilty of bringing political instability in Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat
Shortly after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as chief minister of Uttarakhand, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of bringing political instability in the state, adding that the party has no right to form government in the state. He further alleged that a change of leadership […]
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Big Breaking : Anil Baluni will be the next CM of Uttarakhand
Referring to reliable sources from Delhi, Anil Baluni will be the next chief minister. Dhan Singh Rawat will be the Deputy Chief Minister. Chandra Pant and Pushkar Dhami and Munna Singh Chauhan will become ministers.
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat To Meet Governor
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will meet the Governor today amid reports that he has been asked to resign as part of the BJP’s course-correction ahead of polls next year. He had met with the BJP leadership yesterday in Delhi. Mr Rawat, 60, may announce his resignation at a […]
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat left Delhi for Dehradun, crisis in state BJP still not over
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat left Delhi for Dehradun on Tuesday but sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party indicated that the crisis in the state unit is still not over. However, the party officially maintained that there was no crisis in the state unit. “There is no crisis in the BJP and Chief […]
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Muslim clerics in Uttarakhand won’t solemnise nikaah if dowry is exchanged
Shaken by the death of a woman in Ahmedabad, who killed herself after being harassed for dowry, ulemas of Uttarakhand have taken a stand against the practice — they will not solemnise any wedding where anyone demands dowry, and any family that seeks dowry will face a social boycott. “The […]
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Uttarakhand CM meets BJP Chief JP Nadda in Delhi over political crisis
Amid speculations about the leadership change in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda on Monday. There are speculations about the leadership change in Uttarakhand as several ministers and around twenty MLAs are against the working style of Rawat, sources said. However, Rawat declined to speak when asked about […]
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Budget session of Uttarakhand adjourned sine die; budget of Rs 57,400 crore passed
The six-day assembly session, which lasted 31 hours and 29 minutes, was adjourned sine die by Speaker Prem Chand Aggarwal on Saturday after a state budget of Rs 57,400 crore was passed in the House. A total of 630 questions were received by the House and nine bills were passed […]