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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicPushkar Singh Dhami

Topic: Pushkar Singh Dhami

BJP’s Uma Bharti slams own govt over Dharali tragedy—‘we shouldn’t commit sin of destroying rivers’

Ex-water resources & river development minister says it’s ‘imperative’ to ‘immediately pause’ & maintain balance between nature, environment, tourism & faith in Himalayan states.

Flash floods due to heavy rainfall in Uttarkashi’s Dharali, but IMD yet to confirm ‘cloudburst’

'Can say for sure conditions were favourable for extremely heavy rainfall,' says IMD director. At least 4 people have died & more than 50 are feared missing.

CM Dhami oversees rescue ops in Uttarkashi with Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF deployed. 130 rescued

Rescue & relief operations are being carried out after a cloudburst triggered flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.

Centre approves Rs 125 cr project for landslide mitigation in Uttarakhand

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the initiative is aimed towards finding a long-term solution to landslides in disaster-sensitive areas of the state.

At least 6 dead in stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says local police, rescue teams have reached the site and are engaged in relief operations.

‘Tanashahi sarkar’ & Uttarakhand’s legacy of folk protest—singer booked for Dhami song speaks out

Pawan Semwal alleges Dehradun Police came to his house thrice to urge him to delete parts of song. FIR lodged under BNS sections for promoting enmity, insulting modesty of a woman.

Born out of Operation Sindoor, how Uttarakhand’s Operation Kalanemi is weeding out impostor sadhus

Operation Kalanemi was launched based on intelligence inputs of fake sadhus near religious sites during the peak pilgrimage season in the state. So far, police have identified more than 500 such impostors.

‘Sheesh Mahal’ jibe returns to haunt BJP as Dhami’s pool & Rekha Gupta’s ‘Maya Mahal’ come under Oppn fire

Amid digs by Congress, Uttarakhand govt official says swimming pool in Dhami's official bungalow was part of DPR and is linked to water harvesting.

‘This tunnel took something from me, I came to take it back’—in Silkyara breakthrough, some closure

In November 2023, 41 families & a nation prayed for men who were trapped for 17 days after an under-construction section collapsed. Some of them dared to return again to the mountains.

How Uttarakhand ex-CM Trivendra Singh Rawat is cornering his own party’s govt on ‘illegal mining’

BJP central leadership has asked Uttarakhand unit to look into the matter immediately. This is not the first time Rawat has raised concerns over functioning of Dhami-led govt.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.