By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, February 2, 2007 Democratic renewal has yet to be broached by any political party in the current elections, yet it is perhaps the only thing that can bring the whole exercise to a satisfactory conclusion. As a keen observer of…
At long last, I have been able to compile a roster of political parties that are contesting the state elections this February. Both national and state party president or general secretaries have been listed, according to information that has been compiled from various news clippings…
Garhwal Post, February 3, 2007 Shamsher Singh Bisht, a veteran activist and social movement leader of Uttarakhand, has decided to stand for election from Almora, filing his nomination papers on Wednesday. He will represent the Uttarakhand Lok Vahini with the support of the UKD and…
Telegraph India January 30, 2007 Lucknow/Dehra Dun, Jan. 29: George Bush tasted it from Eminem and Tony Blair from George Michael. It’s now Uttarakhand chief minister Narain Dutt Tiwari’s turn to receive a musical mauling on election-eve from a home-grown Bob Dylan. Nauchhami Naraina (Naughty…
Garhwal Post, January 25, 2007 As campaigning for the state assembly elections hots up, a new strategy board game provides a different way to conquer Uttarakhand This week, perhaps the first strategy board game based on the Uttarakhand Himalayas has been launched via the internet,…
Garhwal Post Monday, January 8, 2007 Haldwani, 7 Jan: Although, in the normal circumstance, factionalism and personal rivalries are the stuff of in-party politics, come election time, the lure of power welds some form of unity among leaders and less distinguished politicians. The Uttarakhand Kranti…
Will jointly contest the Assembly polls Staff Correspondent The Hindu, January 6, 2007 DEHRA DUN: Some smaller parties having little or no say in Uttarakhand politics along with Uttarakhand Mahila Manch, Uttarakhand activist groups and Uttarakhand Kranti Dal have formed a “Pratham Shakti Morcha” to…
Commentary After reading the latest edition of the Garhwal Post (May 14-20, 2006), as well as some academic papers on the political economy and movement politics of Northern India, I have come to realize something about the type of journalism it exemplifies. This was made…
May 16, 2004 The 2004 Elections were a stunner, no doubt about it. Most commentators were caught out, having been completely bowled over by the NDA’s spin, and the careful papering over of the deep maladies afflicting the country’s people. Few were aware about the…
NEW DELHI, Aug. 21 (HT Legal Correspondent) The Supreme Court today held that the residents of Uttarakhand and hill regions in Uttar Pradesh must be treated as socially and educationally backward classes of citizens. They were, therefore, entitled to be considered for reservation of seats…
Beyond Electoral Politics: Need for Democratic Renewal
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, February 2, 2007 Democratic renewal has yet to be broached by any political party in the current elections, yet it is perhaps the only thing that can bring the whole exercise to a satisfactory conclusion. As a keen observer of…
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