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Doctor Suspended For Indecent Language Against Uttarakhand Minister
A doctor was suspended on Tuesday for using "indecent language" against Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, and allegedly misbehaving with patients and their attendants while being drunk at a Community Health Centre in Satpuli.
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Day After Chief Minister Quit, Key Uttarakhand Meet To Pick New Leader
Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.
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Chardham Yatra May Be Opened In Phased Manner: Uttarakhand Minister
The Uttarakhand government is considering a phased opening of the Chardham Yatra after Covid subsides and the coronavirus induced curfew is lifted.
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Himalayan Peak To Be Named After Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
An unexplored Himalayan peak in Uttarakhand will be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, state Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj said Friday.
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Trivendra Singh Rawat, Who Takes Charge As Uttarakhand Chief Minister Today, Faces First Challenge
The BJP's Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had been a long-time RSS pracharak, will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. Mr Rawat, who had worked closely with party chief Amit Shah during the 2014 national election, has many years of experience as a minister. His name was proposed by BJP leader Prakash Pant and seconded by Satpal Maharaj...
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Uttarakhand Top Job Contenders: Heavyweights, Turncoats And The Dark Horse
Uttarakhand voters have spoken their mind, giving the BJP eight out of every ten assembly seats that went up for polls. Now it is the BJP leadership's turn, to pick one out of the state's long list of aspirants that includes turncoats, heavy-weights including former chief ministers and low-profile leaders - encouraged by the party's choices in Maha...
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Satpal Maharaj slams Harish Rawat for 'not' raising Uthrakhand issues in Parliament
Pauri MP Satpal Maharaj, who recently defected to BJP, today attacked Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, saying as a Union minister he had not raised even a single issue related to the state in Parliament.
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10 politicians who jumped ship this election season
Read Mark Twain's thoughts and those of Thomas Jefferson to get perspective on the scramble on right now as politicians quit their parties of many years to join those that they have attacked forever. Twain, the man of words, said, "Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed." Jefferson, man of politics, said, "Whenever a man has cast...
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NK Singh quits Nitish Kumar's party, will join BJP
The BJP is having a politically expedient Friday. It confirmed this morning that it has acquired Satpal Maharaj, a powerful leader from Uttarakhand who spent more than 20 years with the Congress. It's also expected to welcome soon NK Singh, who was a member of the Janata Dal United and a close confidante of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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BJP acquires Satpal Maharaj, who spent 20 years with Congress
Satpal Maharaj, a parliamentarian and powerful leader from Uttarakhand, joined the BJP today after more than 20 years as a member of the Congress.
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Within minutes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's plea defeated by members of his own party
Standing outside parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed to opposition parties to allow the legislature to function without disruption so that it could pass key bills.
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Doctor Suspended For Indecent Language Against Uttarakhand Minister
A doctor was suspended on Tuesday for using "indecent language" against Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, and allegedly misbehaving with patients and their attendants while being drunk at a Community Health Centre in Satpuli.
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Day After Chief Minister Quit, Key Uttarakhand Meet To Pick New Leader
Less than four months after taking charge, Tirath Singh Rawat yesterday resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister following a constitutional crisis in the state with his inability to get elected as a member of the state Assembly amid the Covid crisis.
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Chardham Yatra May Be Opened In Phased Manner: Uttarakhand Minister
The Uttarakhand government is considering a phased opening of the Chardham Yatra after Covid subsides and the coronavirus induced curfew is lifted.
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Himalayan Peak To Be Named After Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
An unexplored Himalayan peak in Uttarakhand will be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, state Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj said Friday.
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Trivendra Singh Rawat, Who Takes Charge As Uttarakhand Chief Minister Today, Faces First Challenge
The BJP's Trivendra Singh Rawat, who had been a long-time RSS pracharak, will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. Mr Rawat, who had worked closely with party chief Amit Shah during the 2014 national election, has many years of experience as a minister. His name was proposed by BJP leader Prakash Pant and seconded by Satpal Maharaj...
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Uttarakhand Top Job Contenders: Heavyweights, Turncoats And The Dark Horse
Uttarakhand voters have spoken their mind, giving the BJP eight out of every ten assembly seats that went up for polls. Now it is the BJP leadership's turn, to pick one out of the state's long list of aspirants that includes turncoats, heavy-weights including former chief ministers and low-profile leaders - encouraged by the party's choices in Maha...
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Satpal Maharaj slams Harish Rawat for 'not' raising Uthrakhand issues in Parliament
Pauri MP Satpal Maharaj, who recently defected to BJP, today attacked Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, saying as a Union minister he had not raised even a single issue related to the state in Parliament.
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10 politicians who jumped ship this election season
Read Mark Twain's thoughts and those of Thomas Jefferson to get perspective on the scramble on right now as politicians quit their parties of many years to join those that they have attacked forever. Twain, the man of words, said, "Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed." Jefferson, man of politics, said, "Whenever a man has cast...
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NK Singh quits Nitish Kumar's party, will join BJP
The BJP is having a politically expedient Friday. It confirmed this morning that it has acquired Satpal Maharaj, a powerful leader from Uttarakhand who spent more than 20 years with the Congress. It's also expected to welcome soon NK Singh, who was a member of the Janata Dal United and a close confidante of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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BJP acquires Satpal Maharaj, who spent 20 years with Congress
Satpal Maharaj, a parliamentarian and powerful leader from Uttarakhand, joined the BJP today after more than 20 years as a member of the Congress.
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Within minutes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's plea defeated by members of his own party
Standing outside parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed to opposition parties to allow the legislature to function without disruption so that it could pass key bills.
