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Uttarakhand BJP chief gets Guard of Honour from police due to 'misunderstanding'

Madan Kaushik was appointed Uttarakhand BJP president on March 12.
Published on Mar 23, 2021 07:53 am IST

Uttarakhand increases MGNREGA work to 150 days from 100, bans single-use plastic

Cabinet minister Madan Kaushik addressing media on the cabinet meeting in Dehradun on Saturday. HT Photo
Published on Jan 31, 2021 02:46 pm IST

Madan Kaushik ran away from debate: Manish Sisodia on Uttarakhand minister’s no-show

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 05:51 pm IST

AAP’s debate challenge: Uttarakhand min says politics serious subject, not theatre that AAP wants open debate

File photo: Deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 08:44 pm IST

Sisodia, Uttarakhand minister to spar over ‘development debate’ on Jan 4

File photo: Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 06:54 pm IST

Uttarakhand to start disposing of over 28 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste

Solid waste dumped near a river and forest site in Uttarakhand.
Published on Sept 22, 2020 05:22 pm IST

In Unlock 1, Uttarakhand to resume Char Dham yatra and tourism activities

The Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakahnd is one of the four pilgrimage sites of Char Dham Yatra.
Published on May 31, 2020 04:16 pm IST

Uttarakhand evacuates 26,000 migrants, awaits five special trains

Stranded migrant workers wait for buses bound to their native state – Uttarakhand in Gurugram.
Updated on May 10, 2020 04:39 pm IST

Uttarakhand emulates Gujarat in reducing traffic fines, Karnataka to follow

Hefty penalties for traffic violations under the amended Motor Vehicles Act has led to a clamour for a rollback.
Updated on Sept 11, 2019 10:42 pm IST

Uttarakhand eases construction norms, hikes civic bodies’ financial powers

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat addresses a press conference at his residence in Dehradun on Monday, December 31, 2018.
Updated on Jan 01, 2019 04:32 pm IST

Parties gear up for urban local body elections in Uttarakhand after HC directive

Dehradun Municipal Corporation office in Dehradun. The process for urban local body elections in the state is expected to start soon after the HC directive last week.
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 03:28 pm IST

Uttarakhand ministers spar over venue to put up Vajpayee’s ashes

Satpal Maharaj (pictured) had suggested his Prem Nagar ashram as venue to put up former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes before immersion in the Ganga. But at the insistence of Madan Kaushik, the venue was changed.
Published on Aug 21, 2018 01:38 am IST

BJP MLA claims Rohingyas settling in Haridwar, CM denies

BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion.
Published on Aug 03, 2018 10:21 pm IST

Uttarakhand to enforce plastic ban from August 1

The Uttarakhand government has announced to enforce a complete ban on single use plastic bags, plastic cutlery, and thermocol in the state from August 1.
Updated on Jul 30, 2018 09:25 pm IST

Shahzad to float organisation to cut votes of BSP in Uttarakhand

Former MLA Mohammad Shahzad (L) addresses a press conference in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Published on Jul 18, 2018 09:57 pm IST

Banning use of loud speakers by Kanwariyas ‘not practical’, govt to adopt ‘midway approach’

District and mela administration is well equipped to smoothly conduct the fair and a midway approach is required, said Madan Kaushik, the spokesperson for Uttarakhand government.
Updated on Jul 17, 2018 09:57 pm IST

SC rejects Uttarakhand plea on encroachment deadline

An encroached footpath at Paltan Bazaar in Dehradun.
Published on Jul 17, 2018 09:50 pm IST

BSP expels ex-MLA in Uttarakhand after CM attends his son’s wedding

Mohammed Shahzad.
Published on Jul 15, 2018 09:55 pm IST

Uttarakhand patwaris boycott work, say won’t do policing

Madan Kaushik said that the government would look into the grievances of the patwaris.
Updated on Jul 13, 2018 10:36 pm IST

Trivendra Rawat’s cabinet grants govt status to UP CM Yogi’s college

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
Updated on Jul 11, 2018 09:38 pm IST

Uttarakhand cabinet gives nod to MSME policy

Cabinet minister Madan Kaushik (right) briefs the media about cabinet decisions at secretariat in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Published on Jun 13, 2018 09:54 pm IST

Uttarakhand CM reshuffles in-charge ministers for all districts

This move is aimed at “ensuring an effective monitoring of development schemes being implemented in the state”, says the chief minister’s media in-charge Darshan Singh Rawat.
Published on Jun 11, 2018 10:12 pm IST

Congress leader threatens to raze statues put up by BJP govt in Uttarakhand when voted to power

Congress MLA and leader of opposition in Uttarakhand assembly, Indira Hridayesh (right), hit out at the BJP government for changing the name of the cricket stadium in Dehradun.
Updated on May 27, 2018 04:03 pm IST

Uttarakhand cabinet gives nod for bringing wellness centres under mega industry policy

Uttarakhand chief minister TS Rawat along with state tourism minister Satpal Maharaj at the Tehri Lake on Wednesday.
Updated on May 16, 2018 10:12 pm IST

Salary hike for ULB staff to add to financial crunch: Officials

The state cabinet approved the salary hike on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 10:21 pm IST

Ahead of polls, Uttarakhand approves Rs 4300 per month pay hike for civic body employees

Dehradun Municipal Corporation.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 09:38 pm IST

Uttarakhand Cabinet approves plan to generate power from dry pine needles

Women collect pine needles. They are considered the main factor behind forest fires in Uttarakhand.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 09:29 pm IST

Week after implementing excise policy, Uttarakhand govt tweaks it

A liquor shop in Dehradun.
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 10:23 pm IST

Uttarakhand High Court asks state to explain delay in municipal polls plan

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 10:23 pm IST