Harish Rawat
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Rahul Gandhi reaches Kedarnath
National | Apr 24, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTDehradun: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached Kedarnath temple today morning after measuring 16-km trek from Gaurikund on foot. The doors of the temple opened at 08:50 am and Rahul was among the first batch of
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Rahul Gandhi begins 16 km trek to Kedarnath shrine
National | Apr 23, 2015, 08:44 PM ISTDehradun: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday embarked on a yatra to Kedarnath by beginning his 16 km-trek up in the Uttarakhand mountains to pay obeisance at the temple.Gandhi along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister
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Rs 13 crore released from CM relief fund for Uttarakhand farmers
India | Apr 17, 2015, 04:02 PM ISTDehradun: Harish Rawat has released Rs 13 crore from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for payment to farmers in all districts as compensation or grants on account of losses to their crops by unseasonal rains.Giving
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Govt to provide free seeds to farmers in Uttarakhand
India | Apr 11, 2015, 04:34 PM ISTDehradun: Chief Minister Harish Rawat today announced fresh measures to provide relief to rain-hit farmers in the state including free distribution of seeds among them and an increased subsidy on ginger and turmeric seeds. These
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Sacked Mizoram Governor says he had "feelers" to topple Uttarakhand, UP govts
National | Apr 08, 2015, 05:56 PM ISTBhopal: Aziz Qureshi who was recently removed as Governor of Mizoram, has claimed that he received “feelers” to topple the Harish Rawat and Akhilesh Yadav governments of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh respectively when he was
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Police launch operation to nab 'Chulbul Pandey', missing calf of Uttarakhand minister
National | Apr 02, 2015, 07:14 PM ISTDehradun: Senior police officers in Dehradun are leaving no stone unturned in finding the whereabouts of the missing calf of a minister of Harish Rawat cabinet. The calf named 'Chulbul Pandey 'belongs to state's high
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Infighting in Uttarakhand Congress; Vijay Bahuguna threatens to hold rally
National | Jan 30, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTDehradun: In a sign of infighting in the ruling Congress in Uttarakhand, former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna has threatened to hold a rally against his own party's government in protest against non-implementation of decisions take
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'Reconstruction work in Kedarnath to be completed in 2 yrs'
India | Jan 15, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTDehradun: Reconstruction work in Kedarnath and adjoining areas will be completed within two years well before the deadline set by the Centre, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has said.Describing the recent landing of the IAF's
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Slums will be developed as clean residential areas: Rawat
National | Nov 22, 2014, 08:07 PM ISTDehradun: Claiming that the state government is seriously addressing the problems faced by slum-dwellers in the city, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said riverfronts will be developed along the banks of the Rispana and
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Uttarakhand should have got a Cabinet berth: Rawat
National | Nov 19, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTDehradun: Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said Uttarakhand should have been given representation in the Union Cabinet but expressed confidence that Narendra Modi government will continue UPA's “policy of sympathy” towards Himalayan states especially Uttarakhand
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Make Tripathi Commission report public: Congress
National | Nov 05, 2014, 05:35 PM ISTDehradun: Uttarakhand Congress today demanded that the report of Tripathi commission which was probing nearly half a dozen alleged cases of corruption during the previous BJP government in the state be made public and that
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NRI billionaire pledges Rs 500 crore for Uttarakhand development
India | Nov 05, 2014, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: A charitable organisation founded by billionaire NRI entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava has pledged Rs 500 crore to fund development activities in Uttarakhand.On the occasion of its fifth anniversary, the Hans Foundation, which works closely
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Half of state's budget to be given to panchayat bodies: Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat
National | Nov 04, 2014, 09:24 PM ISTDehra Dun: Seeking a couple of years more for economic consolidation of disaster-hit Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said he would allocate half of the state's budget to panchayat bodies once this goal is
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Intense lobbying on within Congress for lone RS seat
National | Nov 01, 2014, 03:44 PM ISTDehradun: With election to one vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand due on November 20, lobbying within the ruling Congress for the seat has intensified with the two factions of the party in the state
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OppositionBJP slams U'khand CM for frequent visits to Delhi
National | Oct 30, 2014, 03:01 PM ISTDehradun: Main opposition BJP in Uttarakhand today advised Chief Minister Harish Rawat to stop his frequent visits to Delhi and address the problems being faced by people in the calamity-hit areas of the state.“It is
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Priyanka is Congress leader 'even now': Harish Rawat
National | Oct 20, 2014, 09:26 PM ISTDehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said Priyanka Gandhi “even now” is a Congress leader but whether or not she should be assigned a job in the party is something which can be decided
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Alternative route to Mansarovar pilgrmage against religious sentiments: Harish Rawat
India | Sep 19, 2014, 07:58 PM ISTDehradun: Opposing the India-China pact on seeking an alternative route to Mansarovar through Nathula in Sikkim, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Friday said it goes against the religious sentiments of people across the country.He
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Modi Government meting out step-motherly treatment to Uttarakhand: Congress
National | Sep 19, 2014, 01:59 PM ISTDehradun: The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand today accused the Narendra Modi Government of meting out step-motherly treatment to the state for political reasons. “Neither the green bonus has been awarded to Uttarakhand nor any special
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Congress not to allow demolition of slums in Uttarakhand
National | Sep 15, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTDehradun: The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand today said it will not allow demolition of a single slum in the state in the name of anti-encroachment and fulfil its prepoll promise of regularising the slum colonies
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16 people dead as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
India | Sep 13, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTDehradun: Sixteeen people were killed and seventeen injured today when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Tehri district of Uttarakhand.A total of 33 persons were on board the bus