Ramnagar (Uttarakhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday spoke against the Congress party and said that the Congress could not gather the courage to declare its chief ministerial candidate for Uttarakhand.

New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Defence Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday will address public meetings in Kapkot, Salt and Ramnagar Assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand.

Thane Jan 27 PTI A 28-year-old self-styled godman has been arrested for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs 32 lakh to drive away evil spirits in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Thursday The police apprehended Baban Baburao Patil from Jalgaon district of north Maharashtra last week he said The accused has been booked under sections 420 cheating and 406 criminal breach of trust of the IPC and The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act 2013 said the official from Ramnagar police station in Dombivili The complainant who is a resident of Kalwa has alleged that the accused had promised to drive away evil spirits in her family and had demanded money from her from time to time since December 2019 he said Patil had taken Rs 3160 lakh and some expensive objects from her during this period and did nothing to resolve her problems the official saidThe accused was presented before a local magistrate who remanded him to police custody for two days he added PTI COR ARU ARU

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Congress screening committee members met on Wednesday afternoon and discussed the third list of candidates for the state which is likely to be released by Thursday, sources said.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 26 (ANI): Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday said that there are 16 constituencies where the opposition parties are in strong position, adding that the party has decided to field senior party leaders for campaigning on those seats.

Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Uttarakhand Congress working president Ranjit Rawat has expressed displeasure of the candidature of former CM Harish Rawat from Nainitals Ramnagar a seat from where he was hopeful of getting the party ticket In a purported video that surfaced on social media Ranjit Rawat is seen questioning the partys move while demanding that Harish Rawats candidature be withdrawn Will you let someone else Harish Rawat reap the harvest of a barren land which you made fertile he is seen asking party workers in the video Someone who wants to be made the partys face for the polls claiming people would vote in his name would have had no problem contesting from any other seat he said Terming the partys decision wrong he asks the party high command to withdraw it If it does not then you decide what to do with someone who despite having been chief minister does not have a seat Rawat said referring to Congress campaign head Harish Rawat who lost both the seats he contested in the 2017 Assembly polls I will go with whatever you decide No decisions can be taken unilaterally in social and political life Ranjit Rawat is heard saying in the video Though Ranjit Rawat had lost the Ramnagar seat to the BJP candidate in the 2017 Assembly polls he had worked hard in the constituency and was expecting party ticket from there this time However the Congress declared Harish Rawat as its candidate from the seat in its second list on Monday disappointing Ranjit Rawat PTI ALM RDK RDK

Dehradun Jan 25 PTI The Muslim Seva Sangathan on Tuesday said it will contest the assembly polls in Uttarakhand fielding candidates on 15 seats which have a population of minorities Making the announcement at a press conference here on Tuesday MSS president Naeem Qureshi said the organisation has decided to contest the polls as minorities feel let down by parties that have governed the state so far Describing both the BJP and Congress as two sides of the same coin Qureshi said they have done nothing to improve the lot of minorities He said the organisation will field candidates on 15 seats including Vikasnagar Sahaspur Dharampur Dehradun Cantt Haridwar and Ramnagar which have a sizeable population of minorities It also released a manifesto promising to open Islamic cultural centres in Dehradun and Haridwar make Urdu education compulsory up to class 7 appoint Urdu teachers fully implement Sachar committee recommendations and provide 10 per cent reservation to Muslim students in ITIs and polytechnic institutes The MSS is an organisation to help the poor in terms of education food and shelter PTI ALM RAX RAX

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 25 (ANI): After being nominated as the Congress candidate from Ramnagar constituency in the upcoming Uttarakhand Assebly polls, former chief minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday said Ramnagar is his "guru sthal" and he would try to do something good for the area.

Dehradun Jan 25 PTI At a time when the BJP is busy pacifying leaders denied ticket for the Uttarakhand Assembly polls Yamkeshwar MLA Ritu Khanduri said for her the party is paramount and the decision of not fielding her must have a good reason The party has gambled on Renu Bisht in place of Khanduri from Yamkeshwar this time Party sources said the decision was based on a pre-poll internal survey which showed grim chances of her winning the seat Ritu Khanduri is the daughter of former CM Maj Gen Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri When asked why she was denied the ticket Khanduri said I come from a family in which I dont ask many questions There must have been some reason for not giving me the ticket For me the party is paramount I feel if the party has taken this decision it must have been for some good purpose I have no problem with this decision said Khanduri Khanduri had defeated Bisht by 8982 votes in the 2017 Assembly polls Bisht had contested as an independent candidate then Ten sitting MLAs including Khanduri were dropped from the BJPs first list of 59 candidates released last week for the February 14 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand The MLAs denied ticket had revolted against the party leadership Efforts are underway at different levels in the party to persuade them The main opposition Congress is also dealing with the same problem Over 10 candidates are facing resentment from within the party Ramnagar seat from where the party has fielded its poll campaign head and former CM Harish Rawat is having the same problem as other strong contender for the seat state Congress working president Ranjit Rawat is said to be very unhappy with the partys decision PTI ALM RDK RDK

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will contest the upcoming state Assembly elections from Ramnagar.