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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Bharatiya Janata Party State president Ajay Bhatt has categorically alleged that the returning officer had registered FIR against BJP Haridwar district president under pressure from the state government. He also said that as administration had lodged FIR against the All India Congress Committee vice president Rahul Gandhi and chief minister Harish Rawat so now they have ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Twenty five students were taken ill in allegedly after consuming Albendazol, which was administered under de–worming campaign,  in different schools of the state on Wednesday. The students were rushed to the government hospitals where all of them are reportedly out of danger. The medical health and family welfare department undertook the yearly de- worming campaign for the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Women voting percentage has incresed in Uttarakhand Assembly election-2017 and it has given knee jerk to both political parties i.e. BJP and congress. BJP believes that if they come out due to demonetisation then their chances are bleak while congress says that they were anticipating that women, who have lost their deposit due to demonetisation, would vote ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Two percent less polling has proved a damper for the principal Opposition party, Baharatiya Janata Party which was buoyed with the earlier figure as given by the election commission, ascribing the higher turnout to anti-incumbency sweeping the state. While a section of the state BJP leaders is still hoping that they would pull through, riding the crest ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sounding sure that the party would  form the next government in the state, post March 11 counting of votes, the state BJP president Ajay Bhatt said  that the government they would form would review the parole given to some people lodged in different jails of the state.  He alleged that the Congress-helmed state government had released dreaded ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The low voter turn out in many constituencies located in mountainous areas of the state  indicate that despite high pitched voter awareness drive by authorities, the effect of migration on polls is quite apparent. A look on the voting pattern shows that the districts facing the maximum brunt of migration exhibit low voter turnout. In mountainous Pauri ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true, Vikasnagar assembly constituency, which is playing decisive factor since first assembly election-2002 but people are yet to pay attention on it. Although there is strong belief that the Gangotri constituency’s outcome decides the  party forming the government. Vikasnagar is interesting, for it has been witnessing a straight contest between two contenders, Navprabhat of Congress  ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on the notice, in which Haridwar administration slapped a notice on the Haridwar district BJP president, citing the party did not seek permission for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s February 10 rally in the city, a Congress delegation led by the state PCC president Kishore Upadhyay met the chief electoral officer (CEO) Radha Raturi on ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Strange but true that despite strong campaigning by the political parties and election commission polling percentage have gone down with the last assembly election. During assembly election-2012 voters were around 70 lakh and polling percentage was 67.22 percent. As per the figures rolled out by the   election commission, there is a very marginal increase as compared to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU State Meteorological department has forecast light rain/snow at a few places in Uttarakhand from February 19 for a couple of days. Things were dry across the state on Thursday. While the minimum temperatures remained normal in the plains and markedly above normal in the hills of the state. The lowest minimum temperature 4.9°C was recorded at Munsiyari on Thursday.   The meteorological ...