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Amid the ongoing protests over multiple paper leaks, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has introduced an anti-copying law – touted as the strictest in India – by promulgating an ordinance. Signed by Governor Lt Gen (retired) Gurmit Singh on Friday, the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Prevention and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance […]

Despite a change in the leadership, following their defeat in the state assembly polls in March this year, Congress seems to have failed to learn the lessons. With the aim of bringing a fresh impetus, following their loss, Congress appointed Karan Mahra as the state president. But sources in the party said factionalism and infighting, […]

  In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, the former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat talks about the contentious issue of the Uniform Civil Code. The national general secretary of the Indian National Congress also said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Draupadi Murmu as their candidate for the Presidential election to appease […]

DEHRADUN: The reports of the number of unprecedented deaths of pilgrims as well as equines have finally created noise at the Uttarakhand Assembly. The Leader of the Opposition at the assembly blamed the state government for the deaths during his speech on the second day of the budget session on Wednesday. The LoP in the […]

DEHRADUN: Nirmala Gahtori, the losing Congress candidate from Champawat, now holds an electoral record that no politician wants to hold – losing deposits and losing by a record margin. Gahtori lost her deposits getting only 0.51% of the total votes cast in the by-elections in Champawat. She was pitted against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh […]

NEW DELHI: It was a statement of admission as Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday acknowledged that there are no magic wands for her party’s revival of fortune. Sonia Gandhi was speaking at the Congress Working Committee meeting ahead of the party’s three-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Rajasthan from May 13 to 15. Speaking […]

The hill state of Uttrakhand has recorded 59.55% voter turnout, across 70 constituencies of 13 districts. Haridwar district has recorded highest 68.73% voter turnout, while Almora has registered the lowest at 50.65%. Over 82 lakh voters are choosing their representatives for the 70-member state assembly. Overall, there are 632 candidates are in the fray The […]

DEHRADUN: After much delay, the Congress on Saturday released the first list of candidates for Uttarakhand assembly polls that included names of state unit chief Ganesh Godiyal and CLP Pritam Singh. The list, however, does not include the name of former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Harak Singh Rawat or his daughter in law Anukriti Gosain […]