The votes are in, and it looks like a BJP near majority. Given that independents can easily haggle for plum positions from a party in such a dominant position, a BJP government is all but assured. In fact, this is a near reverse of 2002,…
Read more »With the NDTV exit poll showing a hung assembly with a range of results for all four main parties (32,178 surveyed regionally), the HT-CNN/IBN poll (4,282 surveyed in 32 seats) and Star News (7,200 surveyed in 29 seats) indicating a BJP majority, and the Garhwal…
Read more »Garhwal Post, February 22, 2007 The second state assembly elections for the state of Uttarakhand have now come to an end, with the ballot count scheduled to take place on February 27. As with all elections, the outcome will be influenced by money, muscle, and…
Read more »For people struggling to find some stability, elections hold little meaning opines Prarthna Gahilote, reporting for IBN News. Click here to see video Prarthna Gahilote, CNN-IBN February 17, 2007 Khameri, Uttarakhand: Tehri has opened up a floodgate of emotions during election time. Rehabilitation is the…
Read more »Their status is much like that of a memorial — a fast fading memory of a distant past opines Prarthna Gahilote, reporting for IBN News. Prarthna Gahilote, CNN-IBN February 16, 2007 Dehradun: Women played an important role in Uttarakhand statehood movement. But on the eve…
Read more »Daily Pioneer, February 16, 2007 Sidharth Mishra | Hardwar Uttar manthan Election 2007 It may sound incredible but the delimitation of seats for future elections is turning into a major issue in the present poll. The recent notification of seats by the Delimitation Commission, which…
Read more »Mayank Tewari, Bhikiasain (Almora) Hindustan Times, February 16, 2007 Troubled with rampant alcoholism, women in the Bhikiasain constituency of Almora district have fielded an independent candidate from the fairer sex. Supported by a local women’s NGO, Mahila Ekta Parishad, women from 62 villages met on…
Read more »So much for clean and transparent government — 11 BJP Candidates have criminal records, 7 for the Samajwadi Party, and 6 for Congress. By Aradhana Sharma for NDTV Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (Dehradun): NDTV has joined hands with the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to…
Read more »British traveler Daniel Robinson has been in jail since October 2006 because he strayed across the Indo-Tibetan border. We call on the authorities to free Robinson immediately, both as a clemency for his health and as a remedy for the highly punitive sentence that was…
Read more »Commentary 14 February 2007 The BJP’s pledge to make Sanskrit the second language of Uttarakhand will hopefully never see the light of day. Apart from carrying no benefit to the general population despite pandering to religious elites, it gives the impression that their only employment…
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