Deep Joshi is a Dehradun based special correspondent at HT bureau and covers politics
Articles by Deep Joshi
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank gets HRD ministry in PM Modi’s new cabinet
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank , the e Haridwar Lok Sabha member, who won the seat by a significant margin of votes, joined the Narendra Modi cabinet on Thursday after the ruling BJP’s landslide win in the just-concluded parliamentary elections.
Updated on May 31, 2019 03:29 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: What led to Congress Lok Sabha poll debacle in Uttarakhand
According to a political analyst Congress paid a heavy price because of its failure to highlight the state government’s failure to tackle issues like farmers’ distress and unemployment
Published on May 24, 2019 05:57 PM IST
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BJP repeats 2014 Uttarakhand sweep, retains all 5 seats
State BJP president Ajay Bhatt claimed that the ruling party won all the five seats owing to the policies pursued by PM Modi.
Updated on May 24, 2019 08:42 AM IST
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Ahead of Lok Sabha polls result, PM Modi to offer prayers at Kedarnath, Badrinath
PM Modi will arrive in Uttarakhand on May 18 for his two-day visit during which he will offer prayers at Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines apart from reviewing the Kedarpuri reconstruction project.
Updated on May 16, 2019 10:04 PM IST
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Uttarakhand government wants farmers to go organic to keep Ganga toxin-free
According to a government official, the project is one of the several schemes being implemented to keep the Ganga free of chemical pollution.
Published on May 13, 2019 03:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi
Uttarakhand government to offer improved online helpline for Chardham Yatra pilgrims
The improved hi-tech online centralised customer care service this time will be different from the complaint redressal mechanism available on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, which was introduced some years back.
Published on Apr 17, 2019 03:05 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Work done in last five years had never been carried out in 55 years’: BJP Haridwar candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Sitting MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has once again been fielded by the BJP from the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency.
Published on Apr 05, 2019 05:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi
I have the full support of Dalits, OBC and minority voters, says Congress Haridwar candidate Ambrish Kumar
Congress’ Haridwar Lok Sabha candidate Ambrish Kumar says that his rival, BJP’s Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, is a rank outsider in the constituency.
Updated on Apr 05, 2019 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehrdun
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress organisationally weak, its chief no match for Modi, claims Uttarakhand BJP
The Uttarakhand BJP has chalked out a strategy for its final round of intensive poll campaign to be carried out for the next 10 days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Published on Apr 01, 2019 04:49 PM IST
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Uttarakhand CM Rawat ‘faces Lok Sabha polls test’
Political analysts say that the Lok Sabha polls would be a referendum on whether the growth agenda that the Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat pursued has gone down well with people or not. His party, the BJP, is aiming to retain all five Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Updated on Mar 28, 2019 05:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehradun
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress ready to give BJP tough fight in Uttarakhand
The Congress may give the BJP a tough fight in Uttarakhand owing to two factors - the poll arithmetic favouring it and the strong anti-incumbency prevailing against the latter, said its leaders.
Updated on Mar 25, 2019 04:40 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Uttarakhand BJP chief Ajay Bhatt is party’s Nainital candidate
Ajay Bhatt, the Uttarakhand BJP chief, was named the party’s Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar candidate, after former chief minister and the BJP’s sitting MP BS Koshiyari declined to contest from this Lok Sabha constituency, citing his age.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 04:02 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP fields sitting MP Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah from Tehri Garhwal seat
The main factor that is said to have worked in favour of Mala Rajya Laxmi, BJP candidate from Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency, was speculation that if she was not nominated she could have join the Congress, BJP insiders said.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 03:45 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Old hand Tirath Singh Rawat is BJP’s choice for Uttarakhand’s Pauri seat
BJP insiders, however, feel that the party’s Pauri Lok Sabha constituency candidate Tirath Singh Rawat’s low profile as a politician and lack of oratory skills are his weak points.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 04:07 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: For BJP’s Haridwar candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, anti-incumbency remains an issue
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a former chief minister of Uttarakhand and BJP’s candidate from Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency, had defeated his nearest rival the Congress’ Renuka Rawat by about 200,000 votes in the last Lok Sabha election held in 2014.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 04:05 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP fields Ajay Tamta again for Uttarakhand’s Almora seat
The two-term legislator Ajay Tamta is a minister of state in the Union cabinet. The BJP’s Almora candidate was also a member of the consultative committee of the ministry of water resources and river development and Ganga rejuvenation.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 04:08 PM IST
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PM Modi to launch BJP campaign in Uttarakhand on March 28 with rally in Rudrapur
Uttarakhand BJP’s vice president JP Gairola said Modi’s rally in Rudrapur on March 28 will boost party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehradun
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Modi’s pro-poor schemes to help BJP win 5 seats, says Uttarakhand CM
Analysts say that the Trivendra Singh Rawat government’s role in executing various projects and the “pro-poor” schemes envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may help the BJP retain the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand.
Published on Mar 18, 2019 04:42 PM IST
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PM Modi or Amit Shah likely to launch BJP’s LS poll campaign in Uttarakhand by March-end
BJP’s Uttarakhand unit chief Ajay Bhatt said the party’s campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections could be launched by PM Modi or national president Amit Shah with a public meeting on March 25 or 26.
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 03:36 PM IST
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BJP to reach out to minorities, Dalits in Uttarakhand as part of Lok Sabha poll strategy
The Uttarakhand unit of BJP will chalk out the programmes for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in an organisational meeting to be held in Dehradun on March 12.
Updated on Mar 12, 2019 04:58 PM IST
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In Haridwar constituency, Modi magic waning among farmers, Muslims and SCs
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The Haridwar parliamentary constituency is represented by BJP veteran Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank . Barring urban centres like Roorkee and Haridwar, the Modi magic seems to be waning in this constituency where the odds appeared to be in favour of the Congress
Updated on Mar 11, 2019 02:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Misarpur Gram (Haridwar) | Deep Joshi
PM Modi, Amit Shah to intensify BJP Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttarakhand
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The general view among the Uttarakhand unit of BJP is that both PM Modi and national president Amit Shah would have to be roped in to give a boost to its electoral prospects owing to the strained relations among its top local leaders.
Updated on Mar 07, 2019 04:44 PM IST
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All sitting BJP MPs in Uttarakhand may not get LS ticket: Thawar Chand Gehlot
BJP’s Uttarakhand in-charge Thawar Chand Gehlot’s statement may lead to rebellion in the party in view of some of its five sitting parliamentarians aspiring for tickets yet again.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 03:54 PM IST
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Uttarakhand BJP to woo farmers, youth with eye on Lok Sabha elections
As part of its pre-poll campaign Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morch (BJYM) national president Poonam Mahajan would address a meeting of BJYM office bearers on January 29 at Parade Ground in Dehradun.
Updated on Jan 23, 2019 04:06 PM IST
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BJP says grand alliance’s ‘sole agenda is to defeat Modi’
BJP national general secretary Saroj Pandey said Congress president Rahul Gandhi had been accusing Modi of corruption in the controversial Rafale fighter aircraft deal with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls, likely to be held in April-May.
Updated on Jan 19, 2019 09:59 PM IST
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Uttarakhand gives nod to implementing 10% quota for economically weaker sections
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing the legislation that seeks to provide the economically backward in the general category 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.
Updated on Jan 16, 2019 04:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehradun
PM Modi may launch BJP’s Lok Sabha poll campaign from Kedarnath
Modi’s visit will follow BJP chief Amit Shah’s Dehradun visit on February 2, when he will address a meeting of party workers from the two state parliamentary constituencies of Dehradun and Haridwar.
Published on Jan 15, 2019 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi
With eye on Lok Sabha polls, Uttarakhand’s BJP government likely to table tax-free budget
IAccording to an official privy to the budget-making process, the TS Rawat-led BJP government will table the annual budget in the assembly during its 12-day session that starts on February 11.
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 03:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand BJP faces problem of plenty ahead of Lok Sabha polls
The Uttarakhand BJP faces a challenge of retaining all the five Lok Sabha seats after the Congress won three heartland states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in assembly elections late last year.
Published on Jan 07, 2019 03:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Deep Joshi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand eases construction norms, hikes civic bodies’ financial powers
Presided over by chief minister Trivednra Singh Rawat, the Uttarakhand cabinet also approved a one-time settlement scheme for owners of commercial buildings such as private hospitals and schools etc being run in residential areas.
Updated on Jan 01, 2019 04:32 PM IST
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