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Folk singer Negi’s latest album released

By Kapil Garg & Arsh Vats Garhwal Post, Thursday, 31.12.2009 Dehradun, 30 Dec: An MP3 album, “Salanya Syali”, sung by famous Garhwali folk singer Narender Singh Negi, was released today under the banner of ‘Himalayan Films’, the first audio-video company of Uttarakhand. He has been…

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Kumaon University student martyrs remembered

The two university movement martyrs, who died on December 15, 1972, in police firing demanding a separate Kumaon University, were remembered by the students of PG College and many student leaders at a function here today. The chairman of Pitthoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad and former…

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Increased water level destroying houses along Tehri Dam

Uttarkashi, Oct. 31 (ANI): Due to an increase in the water level of the Tehri dam, cracks have erupted in many houses, while dozens have already submerged in water in Chinauli district of Uttarakhand. People living in the damaged houses are facing constant threat to…

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Shimla Declaration on Climate Justice

Kalibari, Shimla, 30th October, 2009. We the constituents of the nation-wide Climate Justice movements in India, on behalf of the billion-strong deprived, under-consuming people of India, demand from our democratically elected government, the following principles to be followed in the international climate negotiations in Bercelona…

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Himalayan Peoples Conclave On Climate Justice Report

Himalayan people’s conclave on climate justice was organized by Himalaya Niti Abhiyan HP and people’s movements from the Western Himalaya states of J&K and Uttarakhand at Shimla on 30th Oct. 2009. Six hundred delegates participated in it. Climate change has emerged as a new catchphrase…

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Tribune: Agitators to observe foundation day at Garsain

The Tribune, October 15, 2009 Dehradun, October 14: While Uttarakhand state authorities prepare for another foundation day, those behind the statehood agitation has decided to observe state inception anniversary at Gairsen, the nondescript township in Chamoli district that is being sought as permanent capital by…

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Tribune: Gandhian philosophy has few takers today

The Tribune Pitthoragarh, October 1 Gandhian influence in Uttarakhand is waning. Mahatma Gandhi set foot in the state in 1929 with a visit to Almora and the rest of the Kumaon region. The visit lasted more than 18 days. During his second visit in 1931,…

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National Election Study 2009

Results from the National Election Study for the 2009 parliamentary elections have been aggregated and analyzed by Dr. Annpurna Nautiyal of Garhwal University. Charts of some of the salients points have been drafted and are shown below: Popularity The previous Tiwari government was marginally more…

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Vanishing WATERS of Uttarakhand

Locals say there were thousands of brooks flowing in this Himalayan region. Not anymore. What flows is often not fit for drinking. [more]

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The Dixit Commission Report: Is it really relevant?

Nitin Pandey July 26, 2009 Uttarakhand was formed because of popular sentiments. India achieved its freedom because of it’s people wanted freedom. If commissions were set up to decide on either of these, India may not have been independent or Uttarakhand may never have been…

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