Two years ago, Bhor Ram, a resident of Mathoron Village, Bageshwar District in Uttarakhand was left stranded on the remains of his house destroyed by the torrential rains that caused havoc in the remote regions of the state. Till date, Bhor...
June 29, 2012 11:09 pm / no comments
Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi on Friday appealed to the President of Pakistan and its government to reconsider their decision regarding the release of Sarabjit Singh stating it will strengthen “secular ideals” and restore...
June 29, 2012 11:08 pm / no comments
Uttarakhand’s Sitarganj constituency is set for a face-off between Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and BJP candidate Prakash Pant in the July 8 byelection. The assembly seat considered to be traditionally a BJP stronghold accounts for about...
June 28, 2012 11:27 pm / no comments
The Uttarakhand police on Wednesday registered cases against two sons of BSP legislator from Manglore Sarvat Karim Ansari under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentionally insulting to provoke in order to break public peace)...
June 28, 2012 11:26 pm / no comments
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved a budget of Rs 9 crore for the conservation of the endangered big cats in Uttarakhand.
An amount of Rs 9 crore has been approved by NTCA for seven forest divisions adjoining Jim Corbett...
June 27, 2012 11:23 pm / no comments
Late Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru had once described the hydel projects as temples of modern India.
But for GVK’s 330 Megawatt (Mw) Srinagar hydel project in Uttarakhand, a Hindu temple has now become a big roadblock. On a complaint of...
June 27, 2012 11:21 pm / no comments
Terming closure of hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand as a “conspiracy” to stall development, an NGO today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to restart them at the earliest.
The ‘Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra’...
June 27, 2012 11:19 pm / no comments
An extortionist who had been threatening businessmen for the past six months was arrested from a Rohini hotel on Monday. Neeraj Bawana (23), a resident of northwest Delhi, has allegedly made extortion calls to 19 businessmen who own factories...
June 27, 2012 7:33 am / no comments
The Uttarakhand government has directed officials of sugar mills in the state to pursue the issue of payment of nearly Rs 2.5 crore of subsidy claim with the Sugar Directorate in New Delhi. During a meeting with sugar officials, the state’s...
June 25, 2012 10:11 pm / no comments
Two complaint redressal and review cells, one each in Garhwal and Kumaon divisions, have been set up in Uttarakhand for common people. Besides, complaint registration cells have been established at district level for the purpose, an official...
June 25, 2012 10:10 pm / no comments