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Bansal asked party workers not to sit content and work hard to ensure party candidates win with bigger vote margins. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi to address rally in Uttarakhad on Thursday

The prime minister is scheduled to address the rally at the district's Rudrapur city at 11 am.

27 Mar 2019 3:35 PM

Preparations for the prime minister's rally have begun, state BJP media chief Devendra Bhasin said Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

LS polls: PM Modi to hold rally in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand on Mar 28

Elections to the five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand are to be held in the first phase on April 11.

20 Mar 2019 3:11 PM

Rahul launched the Congress's campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls at a rally in Uttarakhand. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Cong to guarantee minimum income for poor if voted to power: Rahul in Dehradun

Rahul said, India would be the first country in the world to introduce a scheme like this.

16 Mar 2019 4:22 PM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat (Photo: Facebook)

Uttarakhand CM launches free milk scheme for anganwadi children

Healthy children alone can make the country's future healthy and secure,

07 Mar 2019 6:16 PM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat (Photo: PTI)

Yoga has power to bring world together, says Uttarakhand CM

Around 1,200 yoga enthusiasts and practitioners from the country and abroad have registered for the event which will conclude on March 7.

01 Mar 2019 1:11 AM

Screengrab of a video of the function in Roorkee on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Currency showered at Congress function to pay homage to Pulwama attack martyrs

In a video, a few persons can be seen showering the money on an artist while the Congress leader Virendra Rawat is seen smiling.

23 Feb 2019 4:31 PM

Asked whether this was Congress party's official stand, Harish Rawat said: "My statement regarding the Ram temple was widely reported in the media. There is no denial from Congress." (Photo: PTI/File)

Will build Ram temple if Congress comes to power, says Harish Rawat

Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat accused Bharatiya Janata Party of being insincere on Ram temple issue.

22 Feb 2019 4:46 PM

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar speaking to media on Sunday. On Saturday, the police had arrested a Kashmiri student in for allegedly making insensitive and communal posts on social media in the wake of the terror attack. (Photo: ANI)

Pulwama attack: U'khand Police dispels reports of Kashmiri students being attacked

'Rumours are being spread on social media that girls here are not safe. Everything is normal here,' said Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar.

17 Feb 2019 4:47 PM

‘Those who never made eye-to-eye contact, never greeted one another, such Bua-Bhateeja (aunt-nephew) have come on the same forum. This tells how powerful we are,’ BJP president Amit Shah said, targeting the SP-BSP alliance. (Photo: ANI)

‘Rahul Gandhi should clear his stand on Ayodhya’: Amit Shah

Amit Shah was speaking at Trishakti Sammelan of BJP booth-level workers at Parade Ground in Dehradun.

02 Feb 2019 3:46 PM

VK Singh, son of deceased constable said, 'If the police are not able to protect its co-workers then what sought of a protection a common man should expect from them.' (Photo: ANI)

‘Police couldn’t protect their own’: Son of cop killed by mob in UP’s Ghazipur

'Earlier, similar incidents took place in Bulandshahr, Pratapgarh. How can govt compensate for lost lives?' he asked.

30 Dec 2018 12:50 PM

India conducted the surgical strike on September 29, 2016 across the Line of Control as a response to a terrorist attack on an Indian Army base in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir earlier that month. (Representational Image)

'Won't hesitate to do it again': Army vice chief on surgical strike

Lt Gen (Retired) DS Hooda said the constant hype around the precision operation was unwarranted.

09 Dec 2018 2:53 PM

There will be no screening of the film in seven districts of the state where Hindu outfits have protested against the film burning effigies of film-makers, ADG (law and order) Ashok Kumar told PTI on Friday. (Photo: YouTube/ RSVP movies)

Screening of ‘Kedarnath’ banned in 7 districts of Uttarakhand

The districts where the film has been banned include Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri, Tehri and Almora.

07 Dec 2018 1:11 PM

At a wedding ceremony on November 29 night, many guests consumed food and subsequently fell sick including the bride and groom. (Representational image)

Three dead, 253 taken ill due to food poisoning in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar

According to Kumaon Commissioner Rajeev Rautela, those dead include two children aged 10 and five years old and a woman.

02 Dec 2018 1:24 PM

A total of 23.53 lakh voters consisting of 12.20 lakh male and 11.33 lakh female will seal the fate of 4,978 candidates contesting in the polls across the state. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Uttarakhand: Polls begin for urban 84 urban local bodies

In Uttarakhand, 1258 centres, 2265 polling stations, 107 zones, and 282 sectors have been made, as well as 52 strong rooms for ballot boxes.

18 Nov 2018 1:17 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Harsil near Indo-China border

On Diwali, PM visits Kedarnath, meets soldiers at Indo-China border

PM Modi said soldiers' devotion to duty in remote icy heights, is securing future and dreams of 125 crore Indians.

07 Nov 2018 10:38 AM

He had earlier made veiled reference to ongoing Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case, saying that wishes of scores of Hindus of building Ram Temple in Ayodhya will come true soon after Diwali. (Photo: File)

'Why didn't parents name children Raavan?': UP CM backs Allahabad renaming

He justified name change to 'Prayagraj', asserting names hold great significance in India and connect all with 'our glorious tradition'.

05 Nov 2018 11:51 AM

Sanjay Kumar had been holding the post in BJP's Uttarakhand unit for the last seven years. (Photo: Facebook)

Uttarakhand BJP leader sacked after woman party worker accuses him of sex harassment

Woman alleged Kumar assaulted her at the party's headquarters, sent derogatory messages and cheated her promising he would give her a job.

04 Nov 2018 5:04 PM

The girl was gangraped by fellow students at a school in Sahaspur here on August 14 this year. (Photo: Representational | file)

Dehradun gangrape: Victim's parents claim schools denying admission to girl

One of the schools allegedly denied her admission on the ground that enrolling her will spoil the atmosphere on campus.

19 Oct 2018 4:09 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

Wanted to turn Gujarat into South Korea when I was chief minister: PM Modi

'Our states have more power than many countries in the world. Compared to many small countries, our states have more potential,' PM said.

08 Oct 2018 2:21 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya and chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurates an exhibition at the 1st Uttarakhand Investors Summit in Dehradun. (Photo: PTI)

Sweeping socio-economic changes taking place, says Modi

The Prime Minister highlighted the benefits of the newly-launched Ayushman Bharat Yojana health insurance scheme, GST and anti-inflation measures.

08 Oct 2018 1:39 AM

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