Champion opened fire at minister`s residence: Kunjwal

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:07

Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal on Friday confirmed it was Congress MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion who had opened fire during a party at the official residence of Minister Harak Singh Rawat here.

U’khand floods: Rains prevent rescuers from extricating bodies from rubble

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 22:21

Rains prevented rescuers from reaching Kedarnath to extricate bodies buried in rubble even as NDMA said death toll could be "huge" as they gain access to areas ravaged by flash flood.

Uttarakhand Speaker pegs death toll at 10,000; CM disagrees

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 17:46

Confusion prevailed over the death toll in the Uttarakhand rain-flood tragedy with the state assembly speaker claiming over 10,000 people had perished as union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said 900 people had died.

`Dharna venue outside Assembly to be shifted`

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 19:41

Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal on Monday directed the administration to shift the dharna venue outside Vidhan Bhawan somehwere else to avoid inconvenience to commuters.