"The rich folk culture and religious heritage of the state has been recognized in the country and the world by Uttarakhand's tableau getting the first position on the occasion of Republic Day," Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party's minister Ganesh Joshi for his remarks on the deaths of former Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, demanding an apology from the latter.
Freedom fighters like Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil real martyrs. The killings of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were accidents, said Uttarakhand BJP leader Ganesh Joshi.
Uttarakhand Police busted a fake employment centre in Laksar and arrested four youths accused of duping people on the pretext of providing government jobs, police said.
Among the various tableaus that were displayed during the Republic Day parade on January 26, Uttarakhand's 'Manskhand' tableau has been awarded the first place.
Searches were conducted in Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana etc in an ongoing investigation of two cases related to leakage of question papers
The BKTC Chairman also alleged that some people are resorting to bad propaganda to create hurdles ahead of the Char Dham yatra which will begin in the next four months.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated 'Mohan Singh Bisht' auditorium at a program organised by Uttarakhand Maha Parishad in Lucknow on late Monday evening.
BJP's State in-charge Dushyant Gautam, co-in-charge Rekha Verma along with state president Mahendra Bhatt and all the prominent leaders of the party are present in this meeting of the two-day state working committee.