Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for a second term. Governor Gurmit Singh administered the oath of office at a function at Parade Ground in Dehradun to Dhami. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief J.P. Nadda, union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, chief minister Yogi … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a door-to-door campaign and addressed poll meetings in Uttarakhand‘s Rudraprayag district, appealing to people to bring the BJP back to power in the state to ensure good governance for another five years. Shah, who also offered prayers at the Rudranath temple, distributed pamphlets listing the work done … Read more
Over the past few months, change has been the only constant within the BJP government at the Centre as well as states. By reshuffling the Union cabinet and bringing in new leaders in states, it is trying to rope in fresh faces into the ruling dispensation. On Saturday, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani joined counterparts … Read more
Tirath Singh Rawat in Uttarakhand, BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka, and now Vijay Rupani in Gujarat — the BJP has replaced three chief ministers in less than three months. In a surprise move Saturday afternoon, Rupani stepped down as chief minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state where elections to the 182-member Assembly are due … Read more
Uttarakhand had earlier suspended the Char Dham Yatra after the high court stayed for four weeks the decision to allow residents of three districts to conduct the pilgrimage. (Photo Courtesy: Indian Express) The Uttarakhand government has scrapped the annual Kanwar Yatra in the state after coming in for severe criticism for hosting over 36 lakh … Read more
Less than four months since he took oath as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat resigned on Friday night, stating that he doesn’t want to create a “constitutional crisis” as he cannot get elected to the state assembly. BJP has called a legislature party meeting on Saturday at 3 pm to elect the … Read more
Days after drawing flak over his “ripped jeans” comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat stoked another controversy on Sunday, saying people should have produced more children to get extra ration during the coronavirus pandemic. In a goof-up during his speech at a programme in Nainital’s Ramnagar, he apparently confused Britain with the US, saying … Read more
Following anti-Covid precautions is necessary during the ongoing Haridwar Kumbh but no one should be deprived of taking a holy dip in the Ganga during it, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said on Sunday. The new chief minister also announced that his government has decided to withdraw cases against 4,500 people booked for allegedly … Read more
Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has little time to evolve a plan to deal with administrative and political challenges, with polls less than a year away. His immediate task will be to find a balance while expanding his ministry, accommodating aspirations of MLAs from the hills and plains as well as BJP old-timers and … Read more
The wife of newly sworn-in Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday said she was hurt when he was denied a party ticket by the BJP from Chaubattakhal assembly constituency in the 2017 assembly polls. Rawat’s wife Rashmi, who is a professor, vouches for his simplicity and down-to-earth nature. Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn … Read more