President's Rule Uttarakhand

Supreme Court approves floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly; Harish Rawat set to return as CM

A day after ousted Chief Minister Harish Rawat won the trust vote, the union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday revoked President's Rule in Uttarakhand to pave the way for the Congress government's return in the state.

May 12, 2016, 00:43 AM IST

Floor test win doesn't absolve Rawat of graft charges: BJP

Terming Harish Rawat's victory in the floor test in Uttarkhand Assembly as a mere technicality, BJP on Wednesday said it does not absolve him of graft charges and promised to intensify its struggle against corruption in the state.

May 11, 2016, 21:45 PM IST

Uttarakhand trust vote: Congress MLAs claim victory; SC to officially declare results on Wednesday

In a major boost to the Congress, ousted Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday won the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly though the result will be officially known only on Wednesday.

May 11, 2016, 00:21 AM IST

CBI has been able to establish genuineness of sting operation featuring Harish Rawat: Sources

CBI has been able to establish the genuineness of the sting operation in which former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is embroiled, as per media reports on Thursday.

May 05, 2016, 17:37 PM IST

Harish Rawat virtually admits his presence in 'sting CD', but says meeting journalist is not crime

Deposed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday virtually accepted his presence in a sting video, but said that meeting a journalist was not a crime.

May 01, 2016, 22:50 PM IST

Thursday's floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly stayed; next hearing on April 6

Tomorrow's floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly was on Wednesday stayed by the Division Bench till April 7.

Mar 30, 2016, 16:49 PM IST

Congress gets reprieve as HC allows floor test in Uttarakhand; Harish Rawat confident of proving majority

Ousted Congress government in Uttarakhand got a major reprieve on Tuesday after the state high court allowed it to prove its majority in the assembly on Thursday despite President's Rule in the hill state.

Mar 29, 2016, 23:48 PM IST

BJP legislators back in Uttarakhand; Congress MLAs meet Governor

Over two dozen Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Uttarakhand arrived to a grand welcome at the Jolly Grant airport here on Monday.

Mar 28, 2016, 16:27 PM IST

Harish Rawat meets Uttarakhand Governor, says 'dismissed government still has complete majority'

 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday met Governor KK Paul and presented two memorandums signed by 34 MLAs.

Mar 28, 2016, 14:19 PM IST

'A state without a Budget' - Full text of Arun Jaitley's blog on Uttarakhand

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that Uttarakhand had plunged into serious Constitutional crisis.

Mar 28, 2016, 12:57 PM IST