SMA Kazmi Tribune News Service January 10, 2011 Uttarakhand is perhaps the only state in the country that has seen the decline of a regional political party since it came into being on November 9, 2000. Since the country attained Independence, and particularly in the…
Ajay Ramola Tribune News Service Dehradun, November 8 As the state machinery prepares to celebrate the 10th anniversary of State Formation Day, hill people, who remained at the forefront of the statehood agitation, are yet to feel the impact of the achievements made by the…
A recuperating Girda holds marathon session of poetry recitation Neena Sharma Tribune News Service, May 31, 2010 Dehradun, May 30: Frail in body, but not in spirit, people’s poet Girda, though still recuperating from a long spell of illness, held a marathon session of poetry…
Rajeev Khanna Tribune News Service Nainital, May 16 The political establishment in Uttarakhand came in for heavy criticism from a group of intellectuals, social activists and people from other streams who had come together to analyse where the dream of having an “own ideal state”…
Jotirmay Thapliyal Tribune News Service, Dehradun, July 14 The Virender Dikshit recommendations favouring Dehradun over Gairsain and other cities as permanent capital of Uttarakhand has stirred a hornet’s nest. While many back Dehradun as permanent capital, there is a clear opinion in favour of a…
Zee Exclusive (Abhishek), Monday, April 20, 2009 One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Uttarakhand has seen quite a few changes in political power in recent times. From Congress’ Narayan Dutt Tiwari to current BJP’s BC Khanduri-led government, the mandate of people dwindles…
Subhash Mishra, India Today Lucknow, December 30, 2008 Gloom and desperation continues to engulf the small hilly state of Uttarakhand, created eight years back in 2000 as economic disparity and development continues to widen the rift between the hilly and plain regions of the state.…
New York City, August 6: The Uttarakhand “trinity” of Shekhar Pathak, Narendra Singh Negi, and “GIR DA” concluded their tour of the US this Monday, returning to New York City to give a powerful presentation on the music and social struggles of the Uttarakhandi people.…
Garhwal Post, April 27, 2007 By OUR STAFF REPORTER DEHRADUN, 26 Apr: With a view to establishing a better political structure and making decentralisation of power a reality in Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand Mahila Manch would organise a conference here on 30 April. “Regional parties have…