Monsoons have arrived early this year and that too in a deluge, throwing life out of gear in north India. Uttarakhand was the worst hit, with incessant rains followed by landslides and floods killing 10 people, according to officials, and washing away homes. Media reports…
By announcing that Gairsain would have new Vidhan Sabha building and State would have an Assembly session every year, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has registered his place in Uttarakhand’s history and drawn a line for others. Now, whosoever talks about hill politics will talk about…
The decision to build a Vidhan Bhawan at Gairsain and hold a session there annually is being seen as an astute political move by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to bolster Congress’ prospects in the mountainous regions of the state before 2014 Lok Sabha polls. [more]
The 125th raising day celebrations of Garhwal Rifles, founded by Lord Lansdowne, began yesterday in the quaint hill station, which bears his name even today. All eyes were on the statue of a goat that has the pride of place in the Regiment. [more]
New Delhi: Union Minister Harish Rawat, after being denied chief ministership of Uttarakhand, was all smiles today as celebrations broke out at his residence over his elevation to the cabinet rank. Mr Rawat, who had a trail of sweet and sour relationship with the party…
The trends of the past three years in Uttarakhand are proof of a significant alteration in the micro-climate irrespective of whether climate change is real or not, it is not a risk worth taking [more]
The mystic Ganga has baffled the religious gurus and scientists once again. Its traditional mouth, Gaumukh on Gangotri glacier has dried up and a new source has emerged around 20 meters away with a formation of a glacial lake threatening to burst. [more]
As expected, Vijay Bahuguna easily won the state assembly bye-election from Sitarganj in a landslide, entering the Vidhan Sabha with the largest margin since Uttarakhand’s formation. As Sitarganj was originally occupied by BJP legislator Kiran Mandal whom the Congress had successfully lurred away on promises…
The governments of the day at the Centre or in states (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal) are not interested in saving India’s national river but harnessing its economic potential. Around 60 % of India’s 1.2 billion people live in the Ganga river basin…
Rains over past three days extreme weather event: scientists
Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise. [more]
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