Uttarakhand Government

Uttarakhand limits number of pilgrims for Char Dham Yatra; transporters and hoteliers to feel the heat

The daily limit imposed on the number of pilgrims is 15,000 for Badrinath, 12,000 for Kedarnath, 7,000 for Gangotri and 4,000 for Yamunotri

BJP sacks Harak Singh Rawat from Uttarakhand Cabinet; Meet the man with tantrums and ceaseless ambition

The BJP has put a full stop to the unending chain of Harak Singh Rawat’s bouts of unhappiness, tantrums, complaints, uncharitable statements on former chief ministers over five years.

Uttarakhand rains: 34 dead and five missing, Nainital cut off; pray for everyone's safety, tweets PM

The heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc in the state with authorities halting the Badrinath Char Dham Yatra till the situation improves

Uttarakhand government moves high court to remove daily cap on Chardham pilgrims

The high court has imposed a daily cap on the number of pilgrims visiting the Himalayan temples as a precautionary measure in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

'Repeatedly causing embarrassment': Uttarakhand HC slams state govt over COVID-19 management

The court's remarks came after videos of priests reportedly violating social distancing norms at temples in Badrinath and Kedarnath as part of Chardham Yatra surfaced

Uttarakhand Govt Crisis: Rawat resigns as CM amid reports of discontent in state BJP; all eyes on today's 10 am meet

Rawat, who was slated to complete four years in office on 17 March, submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya at Raj Bhawan

Uttarakhand govt crisis: From Dhan Singh Rawat to Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, look at frontrunners for CM post

Ajay Bhatt and Anil Baluni, two senior leaders from the state who are members of Parliament, are being seen as two other strong candidates for the top post. Here are short profiles of all chief ministerial probables.

Uttarakhand Govt Crisis Updates: Trivendra Singh Rawat quits as CM merely 10 days before completion of 4 years' tenure

Uttarakhand Govt Crisis Updates: Rawat would have completed four years on 17 March. His resignation came just two days after BJP national vice-president Raman Singh held a meeting of the party’s state core committee in Dehradun as an 'observer' and spoke to members separately

Parents voice concerns as Uttarakhand govt announces plan to reopen schools from 1 Nov, discontinue online classes

Schools have said that they are prepared to resume classes while ensuring strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol, however, they are not ready to take the blame if a student gets infected despite the precautionary measures

Uttarakhand govt allows cinema halls, theatres outside containment zones to open with 50% capacity from 15 Oct

The govt also said that the current cap of 100 attendees for social, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious and political functions can also be relaxed