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Trivendra Singh Rawat waves to supporters in Dehradun on Friday.

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Trivendra stresses cow welfare

Staff Reporter Says the Uttarakhand government is committed to implementing the law

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Pauri district gives two CMs in two days

PTI Army Chief Bipin Rawat, NSA Doval and RAW head also hail from district

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and his Cabinet Ministers greet BJP Supporters after oath ceremony at Dehradun. Photo. Virender Singh Negi

Uttarakhand 2017

PM Modi leaves without addressing crowd at Ukd swearing-in

PTI With the new Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat in tow, Modi left the venue waving to the crowds.

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Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister

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Trivendra Singh Rawat waves to supporters in Dehradun on Friday.

Grassroots worker now set to lead

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Trivendra Singh Rawat is an MLA from the Doiwala seat.

Trivendra Singh Rawat, former RSS pracharak, is Uttarakhand's new CM

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In Uttarakhand, BJP may try a new face

Many contenders muddy search for Uttarakhand CM

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BJP releases vision document for Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to demonetise Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016.

Can’t increase weekly cash withdrawal limits for poll candidates, says RBI

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₹96 crore in cash, 4,700 kg of narcotics seized in five poll-bound States

At Uttarkashi, boulders brought by the 2012 and the 2013 flash floods in the Assi Ganga river and the Bhagirathi have considerably raised the river bed.

Not so quiet flows the Bhagirathi in Uttarkashi

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Tonnes of muck that had been dumped by the dam authorities along the banks of the Alaknanda in Uttarakhand entered the settlements during the 2013 deluge.

Four years after deluge, voters remain disenchanted

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Trivendra Singh Rawat waves to supporters

Uttarakhand 2017

Trivendra stresses cow welfare

Uttar Pradesh 2017

Pauri district gives two CMs in two days

Uttarakhand 2017

Trivendra Rawat swearing-in: Narendra Modi leaves without addressing crowd

Uttarakhand 2017

Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Trivendra Singh Rawat waves to supporters

Uttarakhand 2017

Grassroots worker now set to lead

Uttarakhand 2017

Trivendra Rawat chosen as Uttarakhand CM

BJP wins Lohaghat seat in Uttarakhand

BJP’s tally goes up to 57 in the 70-member House.

In Uttarakhand, BJP may try a new face

‘Ability to deliver will be the criterion’

Many contenders for Uttarakhand CM

BJP had fought the polls without a chief ministerial candidate

Two parties, independents too pitch for Parrikar

The eights non BJP MLAs submit separate signed letters saying they had decided to support the BJP, provided it formed a government under his leadership.

2017 Assembly elections: First among unequals

The 2017 Assembly elections suggest the BJP has emerged as the natural party of government

BJP parliamentary board to discuss CMs for UP, Uttarakhand

The board will also work on the strategy for Goa and Manipur.

Repoll ordered in one booth of Uttarakhand’s Lohaghat seat

Polling will be held afresh on March 15. Votes will be counted on the same evening.

Congress rebels romp home in Uttarakhand

Harish Rawat lost in both the seats he contested from

BJP’s victory in Uttarakhand, a revolutionary change: Shayam Jaju

Though the party won in Uttarakhand, state BJP chief Ajay Bhatt lost the Ranikhet seat to the Congress by 4,981 votes.

Uttarakhand: Key winners and losers

The Bharatiya Janata Party swept Uttarakhand decimating the ruling Congress with Chief Minister Harish Rawat himself losiing in his Hardwar Rural

BJP decimates Congress in Uttarakhand

Chief Minister Harish Rawat is defeated in both seats - Haridwar Rural and Kichha - from where he contested.

BJP, Congress confident in Uttarakhand

Men in white kurta-pyjamas and women in white-and-red coloured saris gathered around Chief Minister Harish Rawat at his residence on Friday evening as

Counting of votes in five States on Saturday

Tens of thousands of central forces are deployed at the counting centres.

Multi-phase polls are here to stay: Nasim Zaidi

The Chief Election Commissioner of India puts it down to parties’ preference for Central police forces

Voting with our feet: robust turnouts defy anxieties about voter alienation

Voter turnout estimates are often revised for a final tally by the Election Commission, but by all accounts the current round of Assembly elections

Leaders must tell voters not to take bribes, says CEC Nasim Zaidi

‘The Election Commission is seeking to make it a cognisable offence as under current laws police cannot take action’

BJP ahead in 3 States; Congress, AAP locked in tough contest in Punjab, say exit polls

However, the numbers given by the exit polls varied widely, suggesting convergences only in broad trends.

EC reports rise in cash seizures

Cash seized by the enforcement agencies monitored by the Election Commission (EC) in the five States where the Assembly elections were held during the

No end to row over Modi’s Haridwar rally

Over a week after polls were conducted in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Haridwar continues to be an issue of political and

No post poll alliance with BSP or any other party in UP: Amit Shah

BJP president expresses the confidence that his party will form the next government in U.P., Uttarakhand and Goa with “full majority”.

Final voter turnout in Uttarakhand is 65.64%

69 of the total 70 assembly seats in the state went to polls on February 15.

Uttarakhand witnesses 68% turnout, polling peaceful

Chief Electoral Officer says the figure will cross 70%

In Uttarakhand, Ganga buried under heaps of poll promises

Uttarkashi/Haridwar: On the completion of a massive road show in Haridwar district on Sunday night, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi stopped on

65.5% turnout in UP till 5 pm

Uttarakhand records 68% polling by 5 pm.

Champion’s somersaults in Haridwar

In the Khanpur constituency of Haridwar, the contest is between Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion of the BJP and Mufti Riyasat of the BSP. A former

It’s Rawat vs Modi in Uttarakhand

As the State goes to the polls tomorrow, Congress plays victim card against BJP for imposing President’s Rule last year

In the hands of the rebels

In Uttarakhand, the dozens of leaders who have walked into the rival Congress and BJP camps on the eve of elections will hold the key to the outcome

Rebel factor, minority choices

Uttarakhand goes to the polls on Wednesday for its fourth Assembly elections since its formation after it was carved out from Uttar Pradesh in 2000.

Karnaprayag poll postponed to March 9

While the entire Uttarakhand will go to the polls on February 15, the election to the Karnaprayag Assembly seat will be held on March 9. The election

Polls in two seats postponed

Elections in one constituency each in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand were postponed on Sunday following the death of candidates. The Election

In the heart of Garhwal, Modi recalls Uttarakhand andolan

Reigniting the “wounds” of the struggle for statehood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday said it was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Displaced villagers can swing the outcome in Tehri’s Pratapnagar

In 2012, BJP lost to Cong. by 542 votes: the same set is in fray this time too

Caste, religion will tilt the scales here

Dalits, Muslims hold the key in Haridwar and Sikhs in Udham Singh Nagar

PM criticises Rawat over ‘Bahubali’ video

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat over a recent campaign video that portrays Mr. Rawat as

‘Not out batsman’ battles ‘Dilli-wale baba’ in Uttarakhand

: The fight in Uttarakhand is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ‘Dilli-wale baba’, and himself, a ‘not out batsman’, according to Chief

Centre planning to undo quota: Mayawati

The BSP chief was speaking at an election meeting in the Laksar area of Haridwar

The cut and thrust of Uttarakhand fight

Campaigns project a hero-villain narrative, with videos lighting up the online space

In the hills, it’s not just about the cash

Congress bid to project note ban in the campaign has not worked in Uttarakhand

Rajnath to campaign in Akhlaq’s village

Rajnath to campaign in Akhlaq’s villageUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Bishada village on February 8 to campaign for the BJP candidate

Modi to address 4 rallies in Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in Uttarakhand starting February 10 to drum up support for the BJP for the February 15

Rebels won’t affect BJP prospects in Uttarakhand polls: Ajay Bhatt

“BJP is a party of principles and its activists work with loyalty. Those who were over-ambitious have rebelled and are fighting against the party," the State party chief says

BJP releases vision document for Uttarakhand

Promising incentives for ex-servicemen and improvement in healthcare services and education in Uttarakhand, the BJP on Saturday released its vision

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