Ex-water resources & river development minister says it’s ‘imperative’ to ‘immediately pause’ & maintain balance between nature, environment, tourism & faith in Himalayan states.
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.
The government has sealed over 50 ‘illegal’ madrasas in a span of 2 weeks. Experts say it is using communal politics to take the focus away from crucial issues.
Four-term ex-MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion was arrested Sunday by Uttarakhand police for opening fire outside residence of Umesh Kumar, Independent MLA from Khanpur, in Roorkee.
Issue became embarrassing for BJP after ex-CMs Trivendra Singh Rawat & Ramesh Pokhriyal asked for probe into allegations. Episode has highlighted infighting within state party unit.
Though party won all 5 Lok Sabha seats in state, it is shaky after the bypoll defeats. Former CM Tirath Singh Rawat expressed concern at the way party workers were being treated.
The BJP is spearheading temple freedom movements in southern states, but successive BJP-led governments have taken the opposite tack in Uttarakhand, with pushback from Hindu groups.
After Uttarakhand ACS (home) Radha Raturi accuses UP Police of arresting 'innocent people', UP ADG Prashant Kumar retorts with strong words & Raturi walks back her remarks.
National general secretary Santhosh’s visit to Dehradun was attempt by high command to assess if BJP is losing ground in Uttarakhand after Ankita Bhandari murder, it is learnt.
Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
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.
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