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A pause on hydropower

A recent report could check expansion of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh Manshi Asher Down to Earth, Dec 15, 2010 The decision of the Union environment ministry to allow parts of the Ganga’s tributaries to flow freely in Uttarakhand, indicates there is finally some recognition…

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Wary of court order, Uttarakhand CM junks shady land deal

Raju Gusain India Today, Dehradun, November 29, 2010 The BJP government in Uttarakhand on Sunday tried to pre-empt a possible judicial censure against its decision to sell off industrial land in Rishikesh worth Rs 400 crore for Rs 13 crore to a realtor. Afraid of…

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Corruption scandals haunt BJP govt in Uttarakhand

Shishir Prashant Business Standard, New Delhi/ Dehra Dun November 20, 2010 Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata may have opened the Pandora’s box by highlighting corruption at the top echelons. After Tata, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has also raked up another controversy by claiming that a…

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Uttarakhand CM at centre of two scams

Poornima Joshi India Today, New Delhi, November 21, 2010 The high-decibel campaign by the BJP against 2G licence allotment is in danger of getting seriously compromised not just by B. S. Yeddyurappa’s insistence in sticking to his chair in Karnataka, but also the spate of…

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Negi makes barren land come alive

In 40 years, 87-year-old Narain Singh Negi has sprouted eight forests in 27 hectares Neena Sharma Tribune News Service Dehradun, November 13 Nestled between large barren mountains at San Kot village in Chamoli is a man-made community forest – a labour of love – created…

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Pauri reels under water shortage

Sandeep Rawat Tribune News Service Pauri Garhwal, November 11 The gravity of the water crisis can be gauged by the fact that while the whole state was celebrating the 10th founder’s day of Uttarakhand, the very people of Pauri, who played a pivotal role in…

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Parties seek proper relief to disaster-hit

Tribune News Service Dehradun, November 9 The CPI, CPM, Parivartan Party, Uttarakhand Mahila Manch and Tanzeem-e-Rehnumay Millat held a joint protest at the Gandhi Park here to ensure proper relief work for the disaster-hit people. CPI state secretary Samar Bhandari said the state had to…

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Small-time leaders acting as stooges of contractors, says Water Man

Neena Sharma Tribune News Service Dehradun, November 9 Magsaysay Award recipient Rajinder Singh who has earned the sobriquet of “Water Man” and was at the helm of Ganga Lok Yatra that travelled through different parts of Uttarakhand, has said no sooner did the yatra end…

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‘Aspirations of hill people yet to be fulfilled’

Ajay Ramola Tribune News Service Dehradun, November 8 As the state machinery prepares to celebrate the 10th anniversary of State Formation Day, hill people, who remained at the forefront of the statehood agitation, are yet to feel the impact of the achievements made by the…

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Parties raise questions over govt relief efforts

Rajeev Khanna Tribune News Service Nainital, October 3 Cynicism from all corners has marked the relief handling by the Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The question being asked is that how did the government arrive at the “golden figure” of…

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