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Topic: Uttarakhand

What is Uttarakhand’s Char Dham board, and why angry priests want it abolished

Char Dham Devasthanam Board is an umbrella body to regulate temples under its preview. It was conceived by former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat when he assumed office in 2017.

This is why Kerala and Uttarakhand are seeing heavy rainfall, flooding in October

Typically, the monsoon season in both states withdraws by September. But relentless showers in October have raised concerns over climate change.

5 stranded tourists killed in Kumaon, death toll rises to 65 in rain-hit Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Thursday said the three days of incessant rains, which began Sunday night, have caused damage worth Rs 7000 crore.

11 more dead as torrential rain batters Uttarakhand, PM Modi speaks to CM Dhami

Incessant rains continued to lash various parts of the state, razing houses to the ground and leaving many trapped in the debris. The toll in rain-related incidents has risen to 16.

3 labourers killed as rains lash Uttarakhand, Chardham yatra temporarily suspended

The 3 labourers from Nepal were staying in a tent at Samkhal in Pauri district when rubble flowing down from a field above due to the rains buried them alive, officials said.

Boycott BJP or face music — Sikh farmer leaders in Uttarakhand warn community ahead of polls

Seething over Lakhimpur Kheri, Sikh farmer leaders say they will force community members to boycott BJP. But ruling party is unfazed, says will win community over before polls.

Dalit face, unbeaten since Uttarakhand was formed: What BJP lost to Congress in Yashpal Arya

On Monday, cabinet minister Yashpal Arya and his son, first-time MLA Sanjiv Arya, quit the ruling BJP and rejoined their old party Congress, months before assembly polls.

Roorkee Christian prayer house attack ‘unprecedented’, could stoke larger divide, residents fear

Dehradun: The rupture in communal harmony in Roorkee over a Hindu mob attack last week on a prayer house, owned by a Pentecostal evangelist,...

Uttarakhand’s BJP govt accused of targeting Muslims as it flags ‘rising numbers of a community’

Last month, BJP govt in Uttarakhand asked local authorities to identify areas allegedly witnessing a spurt in population of a certain 'community'. Congress dubs it a poll ploy.

BJP could bench 40-50% of its 57 Uttarakhand MLAs, who are seen as ‘unsafe poll bets’

25-30 names have been identified in the first round of a two-part BJP assessment in Uttarakhand. Final list to be decided after 2nd round ends in the next fortnight.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.