BJP MLA Ritu Khanduri, the daughter of former chief minister B C Khanduri, was elected unopposed as the first woman speaker of the Uttarakhand Assembly on Saturday. The announcement about her election was made by pro-tem speaker Banshidhar Bhagat. Her election to the post was a foregone conclusion as the main opposition Congress chose to … Read more
BJP MLA from Kaladhungi, Banshidhar Bhagat was on Monday sworn in as the protem speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly. The oath of office was administered by Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh at a function at Raj Bhawan which was attended by caretaker chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Secretary S S Sandhu, Principal Secretary Ananad … 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