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…
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]
Another grim prognosis from Hill Post’s Jagdish Bhatt Dehradun : With no political leader of vision and parties only keen to come to power in the state and fill the coffers of corrupt bureaucrats, babus and politicians, the people of Uttarakhand feel cheated yet once…
With a majority of people joining the Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha (URM), which comprises former Army personnel, former bureaucrats, cops, academicians, scientists, social activists and eminent personalities from different fields, the outfit is slowly gaining mass acceptance. [more]
The story of the UKD is the story of the Uttarakhand movement which has collapsed due to its on unsurmountable factionalism and contradictions. Will new entities like URM and UPP pick up the slack, while old stalwarts like the CPI return to the fore in…
In the maiden election rally in Haridwar, Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha chief Lt General (retd) Tej Pal Singh Rawat today heavily came down upon the BJP and the Congress, charging them with “betraying” the hopes and aspirations of the people of the hill state. Rawat was…
The Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha (URM) will started its election campaign in Haridwar from tomorrow by holding public meetings. Legendary folk singer Narendra Singh Negi will be sharing the dais with the core team members of the morcha, including Lt-Gen Tej Pal Singh Rawat (retd), former…
The Left parties would be contesting 15 seats in the coming Assembly poll scheduled to be held on January 30. Out of these five seats would be contested by the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)/CPI (ML) for which it has announced its candidates. [more]
The Uttarakhand Parivartan Party (UPP) will be launching the second phase of its Hoshiyar-Khabardar Yatra from Sunday. According to the president of the party, PC Tewari, the yatra would be focusing on the Kumaon region during this phase. After a meeting of the party held…
Writers, thinkers and intellectuals from across the state gathered in Nainital on Saturday to chalk out a road map for taking forward the legacy and thought of revolutionary folk poet and cultural activist Girish Tewari who is fondly remembered as Girda. The day-long deliberations were…