A large number of Uttarakhand natives on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar under the banner of Uttarakhand Ekta Manch to demand the inclusion of the state's hilly region in the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the state Home Department to conduct a detailed verification of madrasas operating in Uttarakhand.
The Acro World Championship and Aero Show 2024, being organised by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, is all set to commence on Thursday. The international event will last till 23 December.
The 38th National Games, set to be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, 2025, saw the grand unveiling of its mascot, logo, jersey, anthem, and tagline in Dehradun on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced plans to frame a yoga policy for the state, linking it with wellness. He claimed that Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to implement a dedicated yoga policy.
One of the accused revealed that Arsh Dala assigned him the task to kill Kashipur-based businessman and asked him to meet his associate, who is currently lodged in Haldwani Jail, for logistic support.
In 2001, Dhami served as an adviser to Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, then chief minister of Uttarakhand. He started his political career in 1990 with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the BJP. He also served as the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha until 2008. During this time, he was credited with compelling the state government to reserve 70 per cent of opportunities for the local youth in industries of the state. On 3 July 2021, Dhami was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat.
The district administration has imposed an 11-hour night curfew in Rikhanikhal, Dhumakot tehsil area of Lansdowne assembly constituency till further orders.
In an exclusive interview with Anjali Bhatia of The Statesman, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke about his government’s policies and programmes.
According to Dr Singh, the number of HIV-positive prisoners in jail is increasing continuously which has created a stir in the jail administration.
