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Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand chief minister

Earlier in the day, Tirath Singh had met Governor Baby Rani Maurya to stake a claim to form the govt in the state

Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat to be Uttarakhand's new chief minister

Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of Uttarakhand BJP legislature party, paving the way for his becoming the new chief minister of the hill state

I am not in race to become Uttarakhand CM, says BJP MP Ajay Bhatt

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttarakhand MP, Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday clarified that he is not in the race to become the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand CM candidate may be finalised at BJP legislature meet today

A day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the chief ministerial post, a meeting of BJP legislature party will be held on Wednesday in which a new Chief Minister candidate is likely to be decided

Kumbh Mela 2021: Preparations on in Haridwar, 1st holy bath on Shivratri

Preparations are in full swing in Haridwar for the 'Kumbh Mela 2021', which is around the corner

From pracharak to CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat travelled a long way

From an obscure RSS 'pracharak' to the CM of Uttarakhand -- it has been quite a journey for Trivendra Singh Rawat who had to quit the top office on Tuesday ahead of next year's state assembly polls

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns, wants namesake at helm

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced it had convened a meeting of the legislature party on Wednesday morning to elect a new CM

BJP to pick Rawat's replacement; multiple names in consideration tomorrow

Names of at least half a dozen leaders are doing the rounds to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat, who resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

Keen to avoid repeat of Jharkhand debacle, BJP goes for axing Rawat

The BJP's decision to remove Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat marks a break from its norm of ignoring any call from state satraps against its choice of chief ministers

U'khand CM Rawat's resignation an eyewash to hide govt's failures: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was an eyewash

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submits resignation to governor

In 2017, Rawat was made Chief Minister after BJP won in Uttarakhand

BJP may replace Uttarakhand CM; Dhan Singh Rawat emerges as frontrunner

With the BJP mulling a change of leadership in Uttarakhand, state minister Dhan Singh Rawat has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Triverdra Singh Rawat as chief minister. Sources said the party may also bring in a deputy chief minister, who will be from the Kumaon region. Pushkar Singh Dhami is likely to be deputy chief minister, the sources added. The central BJP leadership recently sent two observers, party vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushayant Kumar Gautam, to the state to get feedback from party's core group in the state amid report of discontent against the chief minister.

Uttarakhand CM Rawat meets JP Nadda amid speculations of leadership change

Amid speculations about a leadership change in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat late on Monday met with Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda at the latter's residence

Uttarakhand chief minister Rawat in Delhi amid talks of leadership change

Senior leaders discounted the possibility of any leadership change while acknowledging that a section of leaders may have issues with the chief minister.

Second edition of India-Uzbek joint military exercise starts in Uttarakhand

The first edition of the joint military exercise had taken place in Tashkent in November 2019

Ukhand: BJP core group meeting fuels speculation about major change in govt

A sudden meeting of the Uttarakhand BJP's core committee has fuelled speculations about some major changes in the government. The meeting, held on Saturday evening, was presided over by BJP's national vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, who arrived here on Saturday afternoon. Singh was accompanied by state BJP in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam. The unscheduled meeting with the members of the core group came at a time when the budget session of the state assembly was underway in Gairsain. The BJP MLAs were called back from Gairsain to the state capital in view of the core committee meeting held amid ongoing speculations in the media about a cabinet expansion. The sudden meeting of the core committee for which Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had to fly back to Dehradun in a hurry from Gairsain assumed significance. Core group members -- Rajya Sabha member Naresh Bansal, Tehri MP Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah, former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, Nainital

Railway ministry to study expanding rail, ropeway network in U'khand: Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said his ministry will conduct a study to expand the railway and ropeway network in Uttarakhand on the lines of Switzerland.

U'khand disaster: 136 missing people 'presumed dead', says official

The flash flood in Chamoli district happened over two weeks ago

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