Dehradun Apr 25 PTI Senior Congress leader and Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh on Monday sought an FIR and legal action against three news portals for carrying a misleading report stating that he had resigned Naming the news portals in a letter to SSP Dehradun Singh said the misleading news that he had resigned was run on Sunday conspiratorially without confirmation and with an intention to tarnish his image Singh who went to the SSPs office with a delegation of party leaders to hand over the letter to him personally requested the SSP to lodge an FIR against the owners and editors of the news portals and initiate appropriate legal action against them for trying to hurt his image and causing him mental stress Earlier at a joint press conference with PCC president Karan Mahra Singh spoke against the news portals for carrying such a misleading piece of news without confirming it Singh said he has been elected MLA for the sixth time his father Gulab Singh was also an eight time MLA and he will serve the Congress as long as he can Singh who was formerly PCC president and also Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand Assembly was not given any position this time in the Congress when the partys state unit was revamped earlier this month He is said to have been sulking ever since he was accused of factionalism in a report looking into the factors that had led to the Congress defeat in the recent assembly polls The report had been prepared by the partys central observers for Uttarakhand PCC president Karan Mahra who was also present at the press conference said Pritam Singh had been accused of indulging in factional politics but he had not been heardThere will be a meeting between Singh and the party high command at an appropriate time and everything will be resolved Mahra said PTI ALM RCJ

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Another meeting of the Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) for the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections is likely to take place on January 19.

New Delhi [India], January 14(ANI): The Congress party is likely to release its first list of candidates for the Uttarakhand Assembly election tomorrow after the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting.

New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): After Punjab, the Congress high command has decided to follow the 'one family, one ticket' formula for Uttarakhand Assembly polls also.

New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Even as the Punjab Congress screening committee has decided to follow the 'one family, one ticket' formula for assembly polls in the state, the party leaders in Uttarakhand may not be keen on such a formula for the state.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat met state's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence on late Saturday.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 25 (ANI): BJP Uttarakhand president Madan Kaushik denied the media reports of the resignation of cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat.

New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat is in touch with Congress and is likely to join the party, said sources in the party.

Dehradun, December 23: The assembly elections are due next year in Uttarakhand. Since its formation in 2000, Uttarakhand has never re-elected the party in power for a second consecutive term. Despite this, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of breaking the jinx. The Congress, on the other hand, is turning every stone to […]

Dehradun Oct 31 PTI A utility vehicle carrying 15 passengers fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhands Chakrata town on Sunday killing 13 people on the spot and leaving two injured police said The utility vehicle met with the accident near Bayala village on way to Vikasnagar from Tyuni they said The driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a deep gorge killing 13 people on the spot A State Disaster Response Force SDRF team retrieved the bodies the police said adding that the two injured persons were admitted to a nearby hospital They said the exact reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained but overloading could be a cause Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the accident and said all possible help would be provided by the state government to the next of kin of the deceased and for the treatment of the injured Ordering a magisterial probe into the accident Dhami asked the state roadways department to ensure that vehicles stop the practice of overloading He also advised passengers not to travel in overloaded vehicles After receiving information about the accident Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh also reached the accident site to take stock of the situation PTI ALMDPT SNE