The Uttarakhand Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has decided to implement strict laws to prevent the formation of unauthorized trusts and committees in the name of Chardham and other major temples.
The renaming of Joshimath to Jyotirmath is a move that aims to honour the historical and cultural heritage of the region, reflecting its ancient roots.
Congress leader and former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat said the UCC issue is being hyped because the BJP government in the state has no concrete achievements to talk about.
Recognising the overwhelming response of devotees, the temple administration has extended the time for darshan. The timing for darshan now is from 6 am to 10 pm so that a maximum number of devotees can be accommodated.
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister had announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to all the 41 workers rescued from the tunnel. He had also said that the government would bear the expenses of hospital treatment.
Joshimath land subsidence: "We are making a provision that those who are caught cheating in exams will not be able to appear in any exam for the next 10 years," said CM Dhami.
Joshimath sinking updates: It also decided to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of all towns located in the hills. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
BJP MLA Kailash Chandra Gahtori said he quit his Champawat assembly seat to enable Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest from there. He said that he did it to help the “young” leader to work full-term to meet the expectations of central leadership.
In an interview with IANS, Rawat also said that when he was appointed CM of the state, "some people" started a conspiracy to malign his image.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday chose the next chief minister of Uttarakhand, two-time legislator Pushkar Singh Dhami, for the state’s top post, after days of frenetic meetings and discussions that culminated in the resignation of CM Tirath Singh Rawat late on Friday night.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to the Governor on Friday, barely four months after he took charge and just ahead of polls next year in the state.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and apprised him of the COVID-19 situation in the state.
The chief minister was replying to a question as to why the two religious events should not be equated (Nizamuddin Markaz and Kumbh) as Kumbh also draws crowds and could strengthen the second wave of the coronavirus infection.
Meanwhile, the Central Academy for State Forest Service, The Doon School and IIT-Roorkee reported as many as 56 positive cases of coronavirus as the second wave of COVID-19 spreads across the country.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya paving the way for leadership change in the state as the ruling BJP gears up for assembly elections next year.
Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who came back to Dehradun on Tuesday, is expected to make an important announcement this evening, sources close to the CM office said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya at the Raj Bhawan and submitted his resignation.
Amid the speculations related to change in the leadership of the Uttarakhand government following a sudden core committee meeting of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, the political temperature in the state again soared high after chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat reaches Dehradun today. CM Rawat likely to Governor today at 4pm.
Beleaguered Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who came back to Dehradun on Tuesday, is expected to make an important announcement this evening, sources close to the CM office said.
On the occassion of National Girl's Day, Srishti Goswami of Daulatpur village in Haridwar district held the position of Uttarakhand chief minister and became the first woman CM of the state.
Top News
Latest News
