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Considered to be among the most experienced MLAs in the state, Haldwani MLA and former cabinet minister Indira Hridayesh was unanimously chosen as the leader of the Congress legislative party in the provisional state capital Dehradun. The All India Congress Committee general secretary and party state in charge Ambika Soni announced that Hridayesh had been chosen for the post on Sunday and ...

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has categorically said that he has blown bugle against corruption and in coming days many more harsh decisions will have to be taken. He said that for this if he needs to administer bitter medicine then he would not hesitate because his sole objective is to provide corruption-free governance to the people of the state. ...

The State Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj has categorically said that he would lay emphasis on how to promote tourism in the state. For this he would promote religious, adventure and medical tourism as well. He would try to develop animated destination in Dwarhaat. He said that it is believed that Dwarika was to be  established in Dwarhaat but could not ...

The transport, social welfare and minority welfare Minister Yashpal Arya has ordered removal of all position holders and nominated members in social, minority and tribal welfare departments appointed in previous Congress regime. The minister gave these orders while taking review meeting of the social welfare department on Sunday at Vidhan Sabha auditorium.  Taking stern note of the encroachment of Waqf board properties ...

Taking a strong note of the death of Pahalwan Singh, a forest beat watcher who was allegedly trampled to death by a dumper in Rampur Tarai falling under the west forest division on Friday, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has attached DFO and Forest Ranger to the forest headquarters with immediate effect. He instructed chief secretary to book them if their ...

In a veiled hint that the old horses of the party are not happy with many of the Congress rebels being given important ministerial postings in the BJP government, the state BJP president, Ajay Bhatt said that the party should not be reduced to an open platform for all to jump on, given the legacy of sacrifice and commitment it ...

State chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has made it clear that his government’s basic mantra would be to provide the people with corruption- free responsive governance. This was what the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to do during their recent meeting in Delhi, he said. He was addressing the party activists who gathered at the BJP headquarters in ...

In tune with his pledge to embark on an all-out crusade against corruption, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has on Saturday referred the case of the alleged fraudulent land acquisition for four-laning of the National Highway 74 in Udham Singh Nagar district to the  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)  while    suspending six serving PCS officers and vowing to  book  a retired ...

Soon after officially assuming charge, the newly appointed drinking water minister Prakash Pant has met the senior officials of the drinking water department at Vidhan Sabha on Saturday. It is being expected that the water projects whose clearances have been pending for some time due to what is known as red -tapism would get the ministerial nod fast as Pant is ...

Soon after being provided with the department through portfolio allocation, the minister of state in charge of cooperatives Dr Dhan Singh Rawat has terminated all the appointments involving  the  nominated members of state cooperative committee with immediate effect on Friday. Besides, the recruitment of the fourth class employees of the district cooperative bank based in  Uttarkashi  has also been scrapped. ...