A prayer meeting in memory of Smt Suman Lata Bhadola will be held on June 23, 2006 at Garhwal Bhawan in New Delhi at 11:00 AM.
First Woman leader to be arrested for Uttarakhand movement and former Chair of UP Social Welfare Board Smt Suman Lata Bhadola passed away after prolonged illness on Monday, June 12th. [...]

ASHOK B SHARMA, Financial Express
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
NEW DELHI, JUNE 19: Chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari has assured the leaders of Bharatiya Kissan Union (BKU) that he will not allow cultivation of any transgenic crop, with a view to protecting the image of the state as producers of organic food. The recently developed transgenic [...]

Business Standard / Dehra Dun June 20, 2006
“If there is a complaint (from Industry), we will take action.” Uttaranchal Labour Minister Hira Singh Bist said this at an interactive session between government representatives and the Indian Industry Association (IIA), Uttaranchal, today.
Bist urged Industry to come forward in creating a friendly labour atmosphere and setting up [...]

People’s Democracy, Vol. XXX No. 25
June 18, 2006
MONEYLENDERS turned land mafias resorted to yet another attack on Kisan Sabha leaders and activists, including large number of women in Shakti Farm under Sitarganj block in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. This attack on June 2, 2006 was made in total collusion with the local police. [...]

Almora sees springs vanish, river die
Bidisha kumar / CSE
Almora in Uttranchal is facing an acute water crisis, which has been exacerbated by rapid, unplanned urban growth and the mismanagement of vital natural resources that has led to the drying up of natural sources of water. This summer, the Kosi river, one of the major sources [...]

Monday, June 5, 2006 (Dehradun):
Dubbed the slow food movement, organic farming is the concept behind the Go Green mantra these days.
It is food that’s grown with only natural resources like manure, vermicompost and the likes, instead of chemicals and pesticides that are generally used on crops.
So far, organic products haven’t had too many takers but [...]

The New Kerala Times often carries PTI articles on Uttaranchal. Check with them for some of the latest news.
Kotdwar (Uttaranchal): Over 300 elected women representatives of local panchayats today pledged to fight corruption in the state and threatened to launch a mass campaign against bureaucrats and politicians creating obstacles in development projects.
Speaking at the concluding [...]