Not long after he was sworn in as CM of Uttarakhand last year, Rawat gave a shocker when he said that young women follow strange fashion trends and that he was shocked to see a mother wearing ripped jeans and boots while she was on a flight with her children.
In an interview with IANS, Rawat also said that when he was appointed CM of the state, "some people" started a conspiracy to malign his image.
Pushkar Singh Dhami was on Saturday unanimously chosen by the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party to be the eleventh Chief Minister of the state. The change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting and fading chances of his getting elected to the state Legislative Assembly by September 10.
Trivendra Singh Rawat tendered his resignation from the CM post after some BJP MLAs complained to the party's central leadership about his working style.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to the Governor on Friday, barely four months after he took charge and just ahead of polls next year in the state.
The incumbent Chief Minister, Tirath Singh Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya on late Friday night and submitted his resignation.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat has resigned from his post and met the state Governor late Friday night. The BJP has called a meeting of its MLAs at 3pm today in Dehradun.
Amid row over by-polls, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday met BJP chief J.P. Nadda for the second time in three days to discuss the political situation and the requirement of his election to the state Assembly before September 10.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat met Indian Idol contestant Pawandeep Rajan and described him as a source of inspiration for the youths.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat invited PM Narendra Modi to visit Char Dham (four pilgrimage sites) after the COVID situation get better, tweets Uttarakhand CM.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and apprised him of the COVID-19 situation in the state.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat visited Tehri district's Devprayag area to assess the situation after an incident of cloudburst occurred here on May 11.
Central government had announced vaccination drive, starting from May 01, for people falling in the 18-44 years age bracket.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat conducted an aerial survey of Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district on April 24, where an avalanche occurred yesterday due to heavy snowfall. "HM Amit Shah called us up last night.
Making the announcement on Friday, CM Tirath Singh Rawat said the exercise will begin in first week of May.
Uttarakhand CM will be convening a high-level meeting today to address the shortage of Remdisivir and other covid related problems.
The chief minister was replying to a question as to why the two religious events should not be equated (Nizamuddin Markaz and Kumbh) as Kumbh also draws crowds and could strengthen the second wave of the coronavirus infection.
Meanwhile, the Central Academy for State Forest Service, The Doon School and IIT-Roorkee reported as many as 56 positive cases of coronavirus as the second wave of COVID-19 spreads across the country.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has once again sparked controversy when he said Maha Kumbh Mela is also organised in Banaras.
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