Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 9 (ANI): In a major breakthrough in the UKSCC scam, three senior government officials were arrested by the Uttarakhand STF in connection with the case, said the officials on Saturday.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] July 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said the state government will ensure speedy implementation of all the 13 central schemes that are top priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that he would himself look after their implementation and review them after every 15 days.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met people who had come from across the state to his official residence and assured them of prompt resolution of their problems, said officials on Sunday.

Dehradun Mar 21 PTI Before the Uttarakhand assembly polls Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had compared Pushkar Singh Dhami to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dhami he said was a good finisher suggesting that he will get the BJP the runs it needed to win the election While making the cricketing analogy Rajnath Singh reportedly said Dhami was working relentlessly as the CM and needed also to play a test match On Monday the Bharatiya Janata Party picked him for the CMs post again this time for the longer version of the game It was a difficult decision as Dhami had failed to win his own seat even as the party scored big in the hill state Dhami was plucked out of obscurity by the BJP last July and made the Uttarakhand chief minister with just months to go before the state elections He also happened to be the third leader to occupy the CMs post during 2021 Earlier in the year Trivendra Singh Rawat had to make way for Tirath Singh Rawat Dhami seemed to have justified the partys confidence in him The BJP won Uttarakhand again the first time in the states 21-year history that a party has come to power for a second term in a row But in his own Khatima constituency Dhami lost by a slim margin of about 6500 votes At 45 he was the states youngest chief minister when he first took over in July The state was then grappling with a series of problems and with elections just round the corner Dhami had little time to prove himself The states economy was battered by Covid the Char Dham priests were agitating against a new regulatory board and a massive Covid testing scam had hit the headlines earlier Like other BJP chief ministers Dhami styled himself as the one who executed Prime Minister Narendra Modis grand vision for the states development through a double-engine government Dhami is often regarded as a protg of Maharashtra Governor and former Uttarakhand chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari whom he served as an Officer on Special Duty OSD and an adviser He began his political career in 1990 with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad the student wing of the BJP and was the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha twice He campaigned for reservation of jobs in industries for the local youth Dhamis father retired as a subedar in Army He was born in Pithoragarhs Tundi village after the family shifted there from its ancestral village Harkhola When he was in class 5 they moved to Khatima which was to become Dhamis karmabhoomi later He won the assembly polls from there twice He graduated from Lucknow University in Human Resource Management Industrial Relations and also has a degree in law PTI ALM ASH ASH

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 15 (ANI): BJP Uttarakhand unit president Madan Kaushik and Pushkar Singh Dhami are expected to meet party chief JP Nadda in the national capital on Tuesday.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 10 (ANI): Some BJP MLAs including Kailash Gahtori and Suresh Gadiya have expressed their willingness to give up their respective seats for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest as he suffered defeat in Khatima.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 10 (ANI): Two political heavyweights in Uttarakhand--Chief Minister Pushkar Singh and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat are trailing from their respective assembly constituencies as the counting of votes is underway.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said a total of 188 students from Uttarakhand are stranded in Ukraine amid the escalating tensions.

Janeshwar (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): Union Defence Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh took a swipe at Congress stating that the party has been wiped out from the entire country.

Dehradun Jan 19 PTI Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has offered not to contest the upcoming assembly polls in UttarakhandIn a letter to BJP president J P Nadda the former chief minister asked him to accept his request for not contesting the polls so he could devote all his time towards working to ensure the partys victoryTrivendra Singh Rawat who represents the Doiwala constituency in Uttarakhand assembly said due to the changed political circumstances in the state he should not contest the pollsThere has been a change of guard in the state It has got a young leader in Pushkar Dhami In the changed political circumstances I think I should not contest the 2022 assembly polls I had apprised the party with my feelings earlier he saidTrivendra Singh Rawat was replaced as the chief minister by Tirath Singh Rawat in March last year just a few days ahead of completing four years in office Dhami succeeded Tirath Singh Rawat who resigned after nearly four months in officeTrivendra Singh Rawat expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party leadership for giving him an opportunity to serve Uttarakhand as its chief ministerHe said he got unprecedented support from the prime minister during his tenure as chief minister He also thanked the people of Doiwala for giving their blessings to him and hoped they will continue to give their blessings to the BJP in future PTI ALM RHL