An inner-party revolt against Chief Minister Nityanand Swamy and the people’s disenchantment with the government have made the going tough for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttaranchal. PURNIMA S. TRIPATHI In Dehra Dun IF the elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly are a “real test”…
Kulwinder Sandhu, The Tribune Dehra Dun, April 7 The rebel Samajwadi Party MLA, Mr Munna Singh Chauhan, known as the “ambitious politician” of the hills in Uttaranchal, seems to be on a sticky wicket. Although he has announced to form a separate political party, yet…
S.M.A. KAZMI, Indian Express – November 18, 2000 DEHRADUN, NOV 17: After the formation of Uttarakhand, the hill women — who played a pivotal role in their struggle for a separate state — have decided to be more assertive. They have sought to replace the…
Rajendra Bansal/Dehra Dun Daily Pioneer, August 24, 2000 With the decks clearing for the formation of Uttaranchal State, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Garhwal Major General (Retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri has raised objection at the handing over of the Srinagar (Garhwal) hydro-electric power project…
Times of India News Service August 24, 2000 LUCKNOW: Various social and political organisations from Uttaranchal have presented a blueprint for the proposed state’s administration and legislative functions to the Centre and the state government. Activists of regional outfits of Uttaranchal have cautioned the UP…
By R P Nailwal The Times of India News Service August 23, 2000 DEHRA DUN: All over the 13 districts of the proposed state of Uttaranchal, the issues being hotly debated these days relate to the new state’s chief minister, its capital and the financial…
By Suman Guha Mozumder India in New York (New Jersey Chronicle) August 18, 2000 The Uttaranchal Association of North America (UANA) — reflecting the area of Uttar Pradesh in the process of becoming a state in its own right — held its second annual convention…
The Times of India News Service August 7, 2000 LUCKNOW: Ruling out any possibility of bitterness with Uttar Pradesh after Uttaranchal comes into existence, Union minister of state for science and technology Bacchi Singh Rawat said on Sunday that UP would remain Uttaranchal’s “big brother”.…
[UNI] DEHRA DUN, AUG 6: `Pragati,’ a unique all women’s organisation in the Doon Valley, is making concerted efforts to enable newly elected women pradhans of panchayats in Uttaranchal region to function efficiently. A four-day intensive training programme was organised recently by `Pragati’ (Panchayati Rule…
The Times of India News Service August 4, 2000 ALLAHABAD: The state branch of the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has stressed the need of people’s participation for `sustainable development of Uttarakhand’, the Bill for which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday…