Politics over hydro projects on tributaries of river Ganga is heating up with former Indian Institute of Technology professor G D Aggarwal sitting on a fast-unto-death demanding scrapping of eight projects on these rivers. [more]
Read more »NEW DELHI: In three of the five states about to hold elections, more women vote than men. Women thus hold the key to assembly elections in Uttarakhand , Manipur and Goa. In the 2007 assembly elections, half of Uttarakhand’s 70 constituencies saw more women cast…
Read more »New Delhi: In poll-bound Uttarakhand, migration of youth has always been a major issue but these elections, even the top state leadership seems to be migrating away from the hills. They’re contesting elections from the more comfortable Tarai region. [more]
Read more »Kolaveri di, the song that has become an anthem of sorts particularly among the youth, has assumed political overtones during the poll season in the state. Some youngsters have come up with their own version of the song that went viral on the net immediately…
Read more »In a court case stemming back to 2005, labour abuses were an issue at Baba Ramdev’s pharmaceutical company. While the yog guru is on an anti-corruption poll-bound states yatra, at his home state in Uttarakhand he has been found to be violating the agreement between…
Read more »As the 2012 state elections enter their final two weeks, the various parties have been releasing their manifestos: The CPI(ML) was first off the bat with their promise to “take on touts, contractors, NGOs and the land mafia that are ruling the roost in the…
Read more »As the state goes to the third Assembly polls on January 30, the most controversial and most important issue for the state remains the development of its hydroelectric potential. Although most of the political parties talk of building the hydroelectric potential keeping in view the…
Read more »Karl Marx may have called religion opium of the masses, but the left parties are thriving in the most holy of constituencies in Uttarakhand. The United Regional Front, an alliance between the UKD (P) and the left parties, has given the three seats of Gangotri,…
Read more »Dehradun : This eunuch gave jitters not only to the Congress and the BJP when she contested for the post of mayor of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation in 2008, but a majority of Doonites went red at the very thought of having a eunuch for…
Read more »Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha (URM), a regional political party formed by retired army officers just four months ago, is gaining mass acceptance in Uttarakhand and is likely to make a dent in the vote banks of the Congress and the BJP. [more]
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