DAINIK NATION BUREAU On the second last day of campaigning for Vidhan Sabha election 2017 in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two public rallies — one each in Srinagar and Pithoragarh constituencies on Sunday. With these two public rallies, which were spread in two Lok Sabha constituencies — Garhwal and Almora — the PM has tried his best to attract ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Haridwar MP and former chief minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank alleged on Saturday that   the chief minister had put undue pressure over the transport department officials to issue special permissions to 50 vehicles carrying  the members of the team led by  the poll strategist of the ruling party Prasant Kishor.  He further said that the CM had ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Getting emotional while defending  the demonetization drive at a poll rally in Rudrapur at Udham Singh Nagar district on Saturday,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had launched the crusade against the hoarders of unaccounted money on behalf of the common people. “The fight against corruption was tough, but I embarked on it keeping the interests ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Polling in Uttarakhand slated on February 15, 23 teams would be dispatched for the polling booths located in the far- flung areas of district by Sunday while 80 such polling teams would head for the plain areas of the same region on Monday. In all, 1622 such polling teams would leave for the polling stations situated in the rest of Dehradun ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a bid to educate the voters, the Uttarakhand Citizen Initiative (UCI) has released a voter’s checklist, claiming it to be a first-of-its-kind initiative in the nation.   Uttarakhand UCI co-founder Manoj Gairola said that as state is gearing up for the fourth assembly elections, it is pertinent to caution the citizens to exercise their vote judiciously. For good governance ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A few days after an outfit championing the cause of the ex-servicemen extended its support to the ruling  Congress,  Uttarakhand Personal Below Officer Rank (PBOR) has lent   unconditional support to BJP in the forthcoming  election due on February 15. While disclosing the outfit’s support to BJP at the latter’s headquarters in Dehradun, its central president Shamsher Singh Bisht ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The 55th raising day of Head Quarter Uttarakhand sub area was celebrated with customary pomp and show on Friday. The day started with a small Pooja at ‘Sarva Dharma Sthal’. A Sainik Sammelan (soldier conclave) was organized at the Doon Sainik Institute.  Speaking on the occasion the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Balraj Mehta, congratulated all ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Canvassing for Congress candidates in different Assembly constituencies, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and  Rajya Sabha member, former union minister  Anand Sharma targeted the performance of the BJP led Union Government so far. They blamed union government for economic and other deterioration affecting the whole nation including Uttarakhand. Terming the demonetisation move the “scam of the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU   While launching scathing attack on the Congress during his poll speech from Haridwar on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the party that if it crossed limits he would be forced to expose the corruption-riddled history of the UPA governments the party led at the Centre. The nation would know how they derailed projects I have ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU   In an exciting development that marked the maiden poll rally of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Haridwar on Friday, the people present, though otherwise frenzied, was conspicuously cool when Modi introduced the party’s candidate for Haridwar Urban, Madan Kaushik, the three-time  MLA from the seat, seeking votes for him. While the people cheered warmly as other ...