Uttarakhand

Rawat ‘apologises’ but says wearing torn jeans not right

9:52 pm March 19, 2021

Dehradun: Facing flak over his “ripped jeans” comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday said he apologises for the remark if it has hurt anybody. But at the same time, he repeated his objection to ripped jeans, saying he has no problem with jeans with but wearing “torn” ones is “not right”. Referring […]

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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 […]

CBI takes over ITBP fake appointment letters case

7:45 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation in ITBP recruitment scam in which 24 unsuccessful candidates from across the country were conned with fake appointment letters to join the force, officials said. These candidates had appeared in the examination for the post of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constables in 2014-15 and 2016 but could […]

Women commando force becomes part of U’khand police

11:35 pm February 24, 2021

Dehradun: A women commando force became part of the Uttarakhand police on Wednesday. Uttarakhand is the fourth state in the country to have such a force, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said at a function held at the police lines here on the occasion. There are 22 well-trained women commandos in the force who can […]

Uttarakhand glacial disaster death toll climbs to 70

7:22 pm February 24, 2021

Gopeshwar: Rescuers have recovered 70 bodies and 29 body parts so far in search operations following the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the district police said on Wednesday. Missing reports of 205 people have been registered at the Joshimath police station, it said in a media bulletin. ”So far, 70 bodies and 29 human body parts have […]