Steve Keenan, Times Online December 2, 2008 The last leg of my 12-hour car journey from Delhi co-incided with dusk as we climbed from the valley floor high into the forests of Binsar National Park. We were in Uttarakhand, the newest Indian state created only…
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Telegraph, September 29, 2008 Lucknow, Sept. 28: A group representing farmers is planning a Chipko-like movement against the Uttarakhand government’s invitation to Tata Motors to set up a Nano plant in the state. The company already runs a plant in Pantnagar,…
Shishir Prashant / Business Standard / Dehra Dun September 29, 2008, 0:08 IST The Uttarakhand government’s move to allot 50 acres of agriculture land to Tata Motors for housing purposes has hit a rough patch with Agriculture Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressing opposition to the…
Excerpted from Big Cats News Business Standard – New Delhi September 28, 2008, 0:38 IST The rampant poaching of leopards in the wilds of Uttarakhand is as alarming as the earlier revelation about vanishing tigers in protected areas, a development that forced the government to…
TAPAS CHAKRABORTY, The Telegraph, September 22 , 2008 Dehra Dun, Sept. 21: People in one of India’s most earthquake-prone zones had mastered the art of building multi-level buildings resistant to seismic movement about a thousand years ago, an engineering study of the structures has revealed.…
The recent outrageous behaviour of ABVP-affiliated students at Garhwal and Kumaon Universities who ransacked their respective administrative offices has brought to the fore the growing lawlessness and impunity which the ruling party’s outfits are imposing on the state. The ABVP in this case are acting…
Movement continues in Reni village By Our Staff Reporter Garhwal Post, August 6, 2008 Joshimath, 5 Aug: Scene one: On 26 March 1974, Gaura Devi with other women of Reni village in Chamoli Garhwal hogged worldwide attention by adopting a noble non-violent method of saving…
By Our Staff Reporter Garhwal Post, August 4, 2008 Ramnagar, 3 Aug: The Uttarakhand Parivartan Abhiyan has held a two day political meeting in Ramnagar. The main aim of the meeting was to build a political alternative in the state. The Central Convener of the…
The following informed commentary by Devesh Pant on the government’s decision to privatise hydro plants throughout Uttarakhand should arouse concern and action to thwart the “colossal” sell out of Uttarakhand’s patrimony at fire-sale prices. To the Editor, The Garhwal Post, Sir, Today’s front page news…
From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 5, Issue 28, Dated July 19, 2008 Mega dams. Crumbling mountains. Collapsing villages. India’s mightiest river is being chained to kilometres of man-made tunnels. TUSHA MITTAL travels up to Gangotri, tracking a disaster in the making ALL NIGHT, damp unruly winds…