Tirath Singh Rawat

Mandatory 14-day quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Haridwar Kumbh

Lakhs of devotees holy dip in Ganga on Maha Shivratri in Haridwar Kumbh

11:55 pm March 11, 2021

Haridwar: Lakhs of devotees Thursday took a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, marking the beginning of the Haridwar Kumbh. The ritual of taking the dip had begun before the dawn itself with over 30 lakh devotees taking baths at various stretches of the riverbank, including the Brahmkund at Har Ki Paudi, overcoming the fear […]

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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Uttarakhand CM may expand cabinet on Friday: State BJP president

11:44 pm March 11, 2021

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is expected to expand his cabinet on March 12, state BJP chief Bansidhar Bhagat said on Thursday. He, however, said there is no official word on this so far. The Uttarakhand cabinet can have 12 ministers but two berths have remained vacant since the BJP government came to power in 2017. Another […]

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BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

BJP gets more than 60 per cent vote share in Uttarakhand

1:51 pm May 24, 2019

Dehradun: The BJP, which retained all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand with huge victory margins, also got more than 60 per cent of the vote share this time, the highest by any party in the history of the hill state. The BJP had captured 55.30 per cent of the total votes cast in […]

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