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UNI (2005.9.29): Muzaffarnagar episode: Protests against acquittal

Dehradun | September 29, 2005 5:52:32 PM IST Protesting against the aquittal of five accused in the Ramtiraha Muzaffarnagar episode by Muzaffarnagar court, various organisations today burnt the effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and pelted stones at the Samajwadi Party office…

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Hindu (2005.7.27): UKD's bandh call on delimitation

Staff Correspondent, Wednesday, Jul 27, 2005 DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Airi) has given an “Uttarakhand bandh” call for August 8 to protest against fresh delimitation of constituencies in the State. Announcing this after the party’s “Maha Sammelan”, UKD leaders said that the idea…

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Press Release (2005.5.21): PAHAR Organizing Three Day Seminar

People’s Association for Himalayan Area Research (PAHAR) in association with Doodhatoli Lok Vikas Manch, Uffrainkhal will be organizing a three day long seminar at Uffrainkhal in Pauri district of Uttaranchal from June 10-12, 2005. Various issues concerning Uttaranchal and its existence as a separate hill…

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Plain Tales from the Hills

The delimitation process in Uttaranchal will mean a bigger share for the three districts in the plains. The change in power equation could divide the “hill” state S M A KAZMI Sunday, March 13, 2005 DEHRA DUN: IT’S a downhill trek that Uttaranchal is refusing…

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Support the Mahila Manch!

Editor’s Note: Please read this important message prepared by veteran journalist Harish Chandola on behalf of the Uttarakhand Mahila Manch. They are the outstanding organization of the Uttarakhand Andolan that have steadfastly spearheading the movement for years. Their efforts at bringing together tens of thousands…

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GP (2005.2.20): Fresh Delimitation May Spell Disaster

The following segment from the Garhwal Post lead editorial for February 20-26, 2005 spells out clearly what is at stake if any fresh round of assembly seat delimitation is attempted. The already widening gap between the plains and hills would be further exacerbated, nullifying the…

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IE (2005.2.15): Delimitation process causes grave concern

Apart from the location of capital, Uttaranchal is facing a demographic quandary as a new delimitation process based on the 2001 census will shift the balance of power to the plains districts, defeating the very purpose of a hill state. This should cause grave concern…

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CPI(M)’s Second State Conference In Uttarakhand

THE second state conference of Uttarakhand CPI(M) was held at Rishikesh on 15 and 16 January. The venue of the conference was the Rishikesh Town Hall which was named Nayanar Nagar in memory of Comrade E K Nayanar. The entire town and chiefly the Haridwar…

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Rumblings of the Second Uttarakhand Revolution and the Struggle for Gairsain

Rajiv Lochan Sah Nainital Samachar January 23, 2005 Gairsain is not an unfamiliar idea. It was widely accepted as the capital of Uttarakhand even before the demand for a separate hill state came into full swing in 1994. In fact, Gairsain is not a geographical…

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Deccan Herald (2005.1.21): Gairsain supporters arrested in State Assembly

DEHRA DUN, DHNS: Top leaders of the Uttarakhand Mahila Manch (UMM) were on Thursday, taken into custody in the State Assembly, upon raising slogans to make Gairsain the permanent capital of the hill state. As soon as the slogan shouting began in the visitors’ gallery,…

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