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]
Read more »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]
Read more »By Nitish Pandey For 50 years they fought for a dream; that of a State meant for the welfare of people staying in hills and when they did get Uttarakhand, their joy was short-lived. Dehra Dun was named the “interim” Capital of Uttarakhand. Throughout the…
Read more »DEHRADUN, Sep 19, 2011 (IPS) – India has been ranked the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women, but the widespread practice of selectively aborting female foetuses may make it the most hostile to the female gender. In the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand,…
Read more »Interesting and compelling commentary. Talks about the embarrassing and comical upper caste and regional rivalries that have contributed to what Uttarakhand is today, a playground for egos and corrupt politics Aditi Phadnis / Business Standard New Delhi September 17, 2011, 0:56 IST Lt Gen B…
Read more »Tribal women in Uttarakhand are standing up for their community rights, and resisting the dispossession of their lands by a nexus between powerful landlords and the government machinery. Puja Awasthi reports. 13 August 2011 (India Together) – One morning the pond named Haldubala was gone.…
Read more »Uttarakhand banned mining along Ganga over and again. Will it obey court order this time? Just a few days before Swami Nigamanand died while on a fast to protest state-sponsored sand mining and stone crushing along the Ganga near Haridwar, the Uttarakhand government ordered a…
Read more »Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 26, Dated 02 July 2011 In the battle between the sadhus and the mining mafia over the Ganga, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has repeatedly and blatantly taken sides with the latter. Ashish Khetan & Manoj Rawat uncover the murky…
Read more »Rituparna Chatterjee, IBNLive Updated Jun 14, 2011 at 04:19pm IST New Delhi: In his lifetime, Nigamanand, an ascetic fighting a lonely battle against quarrying activities in Uttarakhand, tried to draw the attention of the national media to an environmental disaster waiting to happen in the…
Read more »The CAG indicts Uttarakhand for pursuing hydel power projects indiscriminately without concern for the environment. PURNIMA S. TRIPATHI Frontline, Volume 27 – Issue 24 :: Nov. 20-Dec. 03, 2010 IN a severe indictment of the Uttarakhand government, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India…
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