New Delhi (India), June 7 (ANI) Six months after the death of the country's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, the Centre has initiated steps toward appointing his successor as it amended the acts of three services to include retired officers in the pool of officers to be considered for the highest defence forces' appointment.

Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons."

Jammu Apr 22 PTI Rising Star Corps commander Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh on Friday visited the Jammu-based Tiger Division and reviewed the operational preparedness of the Army in the region Lt Gen Singh on assuming the charge of the command visited the 26 Infantry Division Tiger Division during a two-day to the region a defence spokesman said He reviewed the operational preparedness of the division and appreciated the high state of readiness and synergy between all combat and combat-support elements the spokesman said During his interaction with the soldiers Lt Gen Singh was appreciative of their sharp vigil alertness and high morale PTI AB AQS

Dehradun Mar 26 PTI President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen retd Gurmit Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received the President at the Dehradun airport by Kovind will stay at the Raj Bhawan here for the day and leave for Haridwar on Sunday where he is scheduled to address the concluding ceremony of the silver jubilee celebrations of Divya Prem Sewa Mission a philanthropic organisation dedicated to serving the poor and the needy PTI ALM CK

Dehradun Mar 23 PTI Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took oath as the Uttrakhand chief minister during a ceremony held at Parade Ground in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi This is 46-year-old Dhamis second consecutive stint as the chief minister Dhami and his eight ministers were administered the oath by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen retd Gurmit Singh Speculation over the CMs post in Uttarakhand had ended on Monday when the BJP declared that the former Khatima MLA will lead the state government Dhami under whose leadership the party had contested the just-concluded Assembly polls had lost the elections from Khatima the constituency he had been representing since 2012 Dhami needs to be elected to the state Assembly within six months to continue as chief minister The BJP had won 47 of the 70 Assembly seats in the elections the results of which were declared on March 10 PTI ALM ALM RDK RDK

Dehradun Mar 23 PTI Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took oath as the Uttarakhand chief minister during a ceremony held at Parade Ground here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Apart from Dhami eight ministers were also administered the oath by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen retd Gurmit Singh This is 46-year-old Dhamis second consecutive stint as the chief minister Speculation over the CMs post in Uttarakhand had ended on Monday when the BJP declared that the former Khatima MLA will lead the state government Dhami under whose leadership the party had won the just-concluded Assembly polls had lost the elections from Khatima the constituency he had been representing since 2012 Dhami needs to be elected to the state Assembly within six months to continue as chief minister The BJP MLAs who took oath as state ministers were Satpal Maharaj Dhan Singh Rawat Subodh Uniyal Premchand Agarwal Rekha Arya Ganesh Joshi Chandan Ram Das and Saurabh Bahuguna Except former CM Vijay Bahugunas son Saurabh Bahuguna Bageshwar MLA Chandan Ram Das and Rishikesh legislator Premchand Agarwal all other leaders were part of the previous Dhami-led cabinet Agarwal was the Speaker in the previous Assembly Apart from PM Modi Home Minister Amit Shah Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari BJP president J P Nadda and chief ministers of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Haryana and Assam attended the swearing-in ceremony The BJP had won 47 of the 70 Assembly seats in the elections the results of which were declared on March 10 PTI ALM RDK RDK

Dehradun Mar 21 PTI BJP MLA from Kaladhungi Banshidhar Bhagat was on Monday sworn in as the protem speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly The oath of office was administered by Governor Lt Gen retd Gurmit Singh at a function at Raj Bhawan which was attended by caretaker chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Chief Secretary S S Sandhu Principal Secretary Ananad Vardhan and secretary to the governor Ranjit Kumar SinhaSoon after being sworn in Bhagat rushed to the Vidhan Bhawan here to administer oath to the newly elected MLAsBhagat is one of the senior most BJP leaders from the state who was state party president till March 2021 when he became a minister in Dhamis cabinet PTI ALM SRY

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (IS & C) of the Indian Army, said the Indian Army today.

Dehradun Oct 21 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook an aerial survey of the rain-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand on Thursday as relief and rescue operations continued in the worst-hit Kumaon region amid efforts to restore connectivity and evacuate people from vulnerable areasAccompanied by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen retd Gurmit Singh Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and state Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat Shah left for an aerial survey of the affected areas in a helicopter from the GTC helipad hereHe will return to Jollygrantairport and hold a meeting with officials in the presence of the chief ministerThree days of incessant rains in the state have caused damages worth Rs 7000 crore Dhami who has been touring the affected areas since Tuesday told reporters at the Pantnagar AirportRestoring the network of damaged roads and bridges at the earliest and evacuating people to safety is the priority at the moment he saidMeanwhile the toll in rain-related incidents in the state has risen to 54 while 19 people are injured and five still missing the state Emergency Operation Centre said in its latest report Nainital district has reported the maximum number of 28 deaths Due to the heavy downpour and flooding of the Naini lake the area around Dhobi Ghat in Nainital is experiencing major landslidesDistrict Magistrate Dhiraj Singh Garbiyal saidThis area is right at the base of Nainital and is believed to be the foundation of the town About a 100 families living in Dhobi Ghat have been shiftedhe said Garbiyal said relief camps have been set up at a number of placesTwenty-five people were airlifted and six others rescued with the help of rafts in Ramnagar while 30 families from Sundarkhal and Ramnagar were airlifted and moved to safe locations he saidRelief camps have also been set up in Puchdi area which was flooded Fifty-four people of 10 families living in Puchdi Nai Basti have been accommodated in a relief camp set up at Government Girls Primary School Poochri he saidA total of 150 people were brought to Ramnagar safely in roadways buses and sent to their destinations free of cost while 97 families affected by floods in Lalkuan have been shifted to a gurdwara and relief camps he saidMeanwhile the chardham yatra which was halted temporarily on October 18 due to the heavy rain alert issued by the Met department has resumed with pilgrims leaving for Kedarnath Badrinath Gangotri and Yamunotri from Rishikesh Chardham bus terminal and Haridwar bus standHeli services for Kedarnath have also resumed as the weather at the Himalayan temples is chilly but there is no rain PTI ALM RHL