Dhari Devi idol goes missing
Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project. [more]
Read more »Activists claim idol deliberately removed to favour infrastructure firm GVK and help expansion of Shrinagar hydel project. [more]
Read more »Chharba, a sleepy village in the Vikas Nagar area, about 32 km from Dehra Dun, is emerging as the scene of conflict between development and community rights. [more]
Read more »Succumbing to the indefinite hunger strike undertaken by Shivanand Saraswati, founder head of the Matrisadan Ashram in the holy city of Hardwar, which continued till the 11th day, the Uttarakhand government Tuesday banned quarrying in the Bhogpur and Bishanpur ghats of the river Ganga. [more]
Read more »Distant Dehradun-based administration has been failing the hills of Kumaon for some time, raising the spectre of regionalism. Tribune News Service Nainital, September 20 Protests have erupted across Kumaon over the past couple of days against the alleged failure of the administration to do anything…
Read more »Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 26, Dated 02 July 2011 In the battle between the sadhus and the mining mafia over the Ganga, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has repeatedly and blatantly taken sides with the latter. Ashish Khetan & Manoj Rawat uncover the murky…
Read more »Social organisations join hands to take forward the agitation of Matra Sadan against the illegal quarrying on Ganga riverbed Tribune News Service Haridwar, June 15 Swami Nigmanand’s death has sparked another agitation against the illegal quarrying being done on the Ganga riverbed in Haridwar. Now,…
Read more »Rituparna Chatterjee, IBNLive Updated Jun 14, 2011 at 04:19pm IST New Delhi: In his lifetime, Nigamanand, an ascetic fighting a lonely battle against quarrying activities in Uttarakhand, tried to draw the attention of the national media to an environmental disaster waiting to happen in the…
Read more »By Raju Gusain in Dehradun Mail Today, June 13, 2011 BABA RAMDEV’S deluxe ward at Dehradun’s Himalayan Hospital was not far from that of his ‘fellow faster’ Swami Nigamanand. Yet, while the camera bulbs wouldn’t stop flashing as Ramdev broke his fast following nine days…
Read more »Swami Nigmanand passes away after a 68-day fast to save the Ganga Haridwar, June 13 The Tribune While yoga guru Ramdev hogged the media limelight as religious leaders and political dignitaries made a beeline for the Himalayan Hospital at Jollygrant near Rishikesh to offer him…
Read more »Press Trust Of India Dehra Dun, June 12, 2011 The indefinite fast of yoga guru Ramdev against corruption may have created a stir but in Uttarakhand, which is also known as ‘Dev Bhoomi’, such indefinite hunger strikes are not new. Perhaps taking inspiration from Mahatma…
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