Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

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  At 45, Pushkar Singh Dhami Will Be Uttarakhand's Youngest Chief Minister

  Pushkar Singh Dhami, the 45-year-old new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, is the hill state's youngest ever Chief Minister. Previously, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank became the youngest leader in the top job when he became Chief Minister at age 49.

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  Relief For Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Over Government Bungalow Rent Dues

  The Supreme Court today put on hold contempt action against Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank for not paying rent for his government bungalow in Uttarakhand, where former chief ministers enjoyed life-time benefits until a High Court order last year.

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  BJP Legislature Party To Elect Uttarakhand Leader In A Couple Of Days

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which swept the Uttarakhand assembly elections, said that the state legislature party will soon meet to elect the chief minister, after the party's parliamentary board takes a call in the matter. Former chief ministers - Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Vijay Bahuguna - ...

• Uttarakhand: BC Khanduri sworn in as Chief Minister

  BC Khanduri was today sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand by Governor Margaret Alva. This comes a day after Bharatiya Janata Party (MJP) asked the Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to step down.

• Nishank to step down as Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Khanduri to replace him

  Uttarakhand is all set to get a new chief minister as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asked the current incumbent Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to step down. Mr Nishank will be replaced by B C Khanduri who will be sworn in at 4 pm today.

• Khanduri may replace Nishank as Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Sources

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who is in Delhi to attend the National Integration Council meeting, met BJP president Nitin Gadkari on early this morning. Sources say he may be asked to step down as CM over corruption charges.

• Sonia touring flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi is on a tour of flood and cloudburst hit areas ofUttarakhand where 76 people have died and thousands rendered homeless in the past few days.Accompanied by Defence Minister A K Antony and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Gandhi arrived at Joly Grant Airport near here and took a helicopter to fly to the affected ...