Former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami. | Photo Credit: PTI The president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Harjinder Singh Dhami, resigned from his post with immediate effect on Monday (February 17, 2025). Mr. Dhami’s resignation came days after Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh strongly condemned the dismissal of services … Read more
It was a sultry day on July 3, 2021, and the political temperature in the hill State of Uttarakhand was equally hot as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to announce a new Chief Minister, third one in the past four months. Names of bigwigs were making rounds in the political corridors and … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviews the ongoing rescue and relief operations after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed, in Uttarkashi district, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Special artworks will be installed in both Shri Kedarnath and Shri Badrinath Dham with the objective of increasing the footfall of devotees. The decision was taken by the Uttarakhand government in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on September … Read more
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Dhami said he has invited the PM to visit Uttarakhand. | Photo Credit: ANI As Uttarakhand works to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and said a common code will soon be implemented in the state, even as … Read more
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s government has already been buffeted by the recruitment scandal and the murder of teen Ankita Bhandari in which relatives of a BJP leader have been implicated. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP’s central leadership has taken amiss statements made by two former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand — Trivendra Singh … Read more