Negi’s song symbolises a conflict that is tearing apart families across 13 hill districts of the state. Commonly called ‘palaayan’ (out-migration ), every political party is gnashing its teeth and promising all kinds of things to stop youth from migrating to the plains for jobs.…
Read more »A decade ago, when Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Bhairav Datt hoped that his sons would not have to leave their home to look for jobs in either Delhi or Lucknow. But now, while his third son is preparing for his class X…
Read more »Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan has accused both the BJP and the Congress of looting the state in the last 12 years. Addressing a press conference in the state capital on Saturday, he said that the people were fed up…
Read more »GWALDAM: There is a bizarre disconnect between the lives of people in this region and the electoral process, best exemplified by the crisis in agriculture. Unlike the rest of the country , almost every family has some land, although 54% have less than two hectares.…
Read more »Since adolescence, Tappar Singh, 52, a resident of Kunja village in Chamoli district had been involved in farming. But now he runs a small sweets shop in Galnau, a hamlet en route to Gairsain. Heading a family of four, Singh says farming in no longer…
Read more »The volunteers of Citizens for Green Doon (CFGD), an organisation promoting greenery, have drafted a green election manifesto with the demand that every candidate must sign it to receive their support in the assembly election. The CFGD has already pointed out that around 45,000 trees…
Read more »Famous folk singer Narendra Singh Negi addressed a public meeting in Pauri from the United Raksha Morcha (URM) forum on Friday. In the meeting, he said that he understood the limitations of the two national parties where the candidates were decided by the high command…
Read more »For the last one year, Vikas, 22, has been working as support staff at a restaurant in Malaysia. For a special event he has arrived in his village – Vand Anuwa – nestled in a beautiful valley in Ghansali belt of Tehri Garhwal district. Vikas,…
Read more »Team Anna’s decision to enter the fray in Uttarakhand’s state elections is fraught with risky political calculations that may adversely impact their anti-corruption campaign and tarnish their reputation as a self-proclaimed apolitical force. Chief amongst these is the group’s celebratory attitude towards the passage of…
Read more »Corruption-free governance, providing land to the landless, introducing people-friendly rehabilitation and disaster management policies besides ensuring jobs for the unemployed youth are some of the several promises included in the manifesto of the CPI-ML for the ensuing assembly elections released recently. [more]
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