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ANI (2005.3.7): Hydropower projects destroying Himalayan town: locals

[India News]: Joshimath (Uttaranchal), Mar 6 : The beauteous tiny township of Joshimath, a hugely revered pilgrimage centre in Uttaranchal, is pleading with authorities to scrap work on two major hydro-power projects, saying the extensive drilling and felling of trees is creating havoc with the…

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ML Update (2005.2.22): AISA Conference in Uttarakhand

AISA’s Uttarakhand State Conference was held on 15-16 Feb at Dehradun with a resolve to fight against the policies of the UPA Govt. which are not different from its predecessor Govt.. The Conference pointed that the central govt. is carrying forward the imperialist agenda endangering…

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GP (2005.2.20): Fresh Delimitation May Spell Disaster

The following segment from the Garhwal Post lead editorial for February 20-26, 2005 spells out clearly what is at stake if any fresh round of assembly seat delimitation is attempted. The already widening gap between the plains and hills would be further exacerbated, nullifying the…

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GP (2005.2.20): Falenda River Privatization Struggle

“Govt is selling off state’s rivers”: Mahila Manch opposes Falenda River Project By OUR STAFF REPORTER Garhwal Post, February 20-26, 2005 DEHRADUN:The Mahila Manch and ‘Chetna Andolan’ expressed opposition on behalf of local villagers in Tehri district to the Falenda River Project on the Bhilangana…

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IE (2005.2.15): Delimitation process causes grave concern

Apart from the location of capital, Uttaranchal is facing a demographic quandary as a new delimitation process based on the 2001 census will shift the balance of power to the plains districts, defeating the very purpose of a hill state. This should cause grave concern…

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Statesman: Saplings of love bloom in Chipko land

DEHRA DUN, Feb. 14. They were once ready to die for it. Now they love for it. In the land of the first tree-huggers of the world, about 150 young men and women planted saplings to say the most revered four-letter word on Valentine’s Day…

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IE: State overrules centre: moves to evict Gujjars from Rajaji

Indian Express, February 14, 2005 S.M.A. KAZMI DEHRA DUN, FEBRUARY 13: Despite clear cut orders from the Centre to halt eviction of forest-dwellers temporarily, in view of the proposed law to give propriety rights to them, Uttaranchal government has hastened the process to evict Gujjars…

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IE (2005.2.6): Nepali leaders seek refuge in Uttaranchal

Please urge the state and central authorities to give refuge to our Nepali neighbours who are fleeing from repression in Nepal, reminiscent of Indira Gandhi’s own emergency that almost destroyed Indian democracy. DEHRA DUN, FEBRUARY 6: Fearing arrest following the emergency in Nepal, a former…

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CPI(M)’s Second State Conference In Uttarakhand

THE second state conference of Uttarakhand CPI(M) was held at Rishikesh on 15 and 16 January. The venue of the conference was the Rishikesh Town Hall which was named Nayanar Nagar in memory of Comrade E K Nayanar. The entire town and chiefly the Haridwar…

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Hindu (2005.1.28): Bharat Rang Mahotsav profiles common man

The just-concluded Bharat Rang Mahotsav featured some nice plays dealing with the common man, his beliefs and obsessions. Read on with DIWAN SINGH BAJELI to know more. UTTARAKHAND IS rich in traditional theatre forms and folk ballads. Fascinated by these forms, contemporary theatre practitioners of…

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