New Delhi, Nov. 21: With a little over two years to go before the Assembly elections, the Uttaranchal Congress felt it was time the high command effected a mid-course correction to salvage its waning prospects.
As speculation continued whether chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari would stay or be “honourably retired” with a governor’s job, the growing [...]

DEHRA DUN, NOVEMBER 10: A citizens’ ratings on the performance of the Uttaranchal government has put a damper on celebrations of the fourth anniversary of the state’s creation.
The ratings, the result of a survey conducted by an NGO, Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), were released here by its chairperson Avadhash Kaushal.
The sample survey of [...]

[India News]: Gairsain (Uttaranchal), Nov 9 : For two days, Uttaranchal has been ablaze with effigies of Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari protesting his suggestion that citizens “forget” the killing of 12 people during an agitation for creating the state.
On the fourth anniversary of the state’s founding Tuesday, the Mahila Manch, a leading women’s organisation, took [...]

The movement for Gairsain as the permanent capital of Uttarakhand has continued into its second month. However, the new month brings new dangers as a section of media and a set of mean-minded opportunistic political agents (I do not call them leaders, because they do not have the leadership qualities) are trying to make use [...]

Gopeshwar (Uttaranchal), Nov 8 : Cutting across party lines, Dalit leaders have jointly demanded the immediate transfer of two top officials in the Uttaranchal Secretariat for their alleged anti-Dalit policies. [more]

[India News]: Dehra Dun, Nov 7 : A memorial in honour of the martyrs of the Uttarakhand statehood movement was today dedicated by Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari at Rampur Tiraha in Muzaffarnagar district, the scene of the October 2, 1994 massacre.
Speaking on the occasion, Tiwari said his government was determined to honour the [...]

[India News]: Tehri, Nov.5 : Hundreds of relocated Tehri residents are unable to adapt to the high altitude and have complained about suffering from complicated heart and respiratory disorders.
Forty eight-year-old Lakhiram Bhadri, now a heart patient, said his health has deteriorated ever since they shifted to the new township.
“I have developed a heart problem. There [...]

[India News]: Joshimath (Uttaranchal), Nov 1 : A hunger strike by various groups demanding that the permanent capital of the state be set up in Gairsain – instead of Dehradun – completed a month Monday.
Organised by the Mahila Manch, a women’s organisation, and a state-wide joint struggle committee, the hunger strike is being staged at [...]