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Uttarakhand polls: Smug BJP, Cong see high voter turnout as favouring them
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Congress said the 70% turnout would blow away BJP's "Khanduri hai zaroori" slogan just like the "India Shining" one, turning the month-long suspense over election results
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Population decline in hill districts worries netas
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Almora’s population declined by 1.7%, and Pauri’s by 1.5% while the state’s population increased by over 19% in the decade preceding 2011.
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Win or lose, BJP set to consign Nishank to the doghouse
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Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is set to be in the organisational doghouse of the BJP after Uttarakhand elections irrespective of the poll outcome. The state went to polls on Monday.
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Uttarakhand polls: Democracy shines in the hills
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Contrary to fears of weather playing spoil-sport , Uttarakhand registered a high of 70% voting on Monday.
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Uttarakhand polls: Survey a shot in Khanduri’s arm
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Tuesday morning Uttarakhand woke up to a pre-poll survey giving BJP an edge and another term.
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Uttarakhand polls: Rahul rakes up corruption during Nishank's tenure
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Picking on Nishank, Khanduri's predecessor, Rahul blamed the ex-CM for squandering Rs 620 cr allocated by UPA govt in 2010 for the three-month-long Mahakumbh.
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Uttarakhand polls: BJP deletes former CM Nishank
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Many in BJP call previous CM kalank but they know the damage is done, and Khanduri is solace for a party hoping to put up a serious fight. BJP's campaign has obliterated Nishank.
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Assembly elections: Uttarakhand freezes, campaign stalls
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Snowfall and non-stop rain for 12 days in large parts of Uttarakhand have hobbled electioneering. The state's upper reaches are snowed under and biting cold has crippled life in towns like Mussorie, Dhanaulti, Joshimath , Auli, Kedarnath and Badrinath.
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BJP legislators cry foul over poll ticket distribution in Uttarakhand
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Miffed over not being given party tickets to contest in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttarakhand, legislators of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) voiced their ire and cried foul over the issue.
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Sonia Gandhi misses second date with Uttarakhand
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi missed out on addressing a rally in Uttarakhand for the second time as her chopper could not take off due to bad weather Wednesday
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Sugar free strawberries cultivated in Uttarakhand
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Farmers in Ramnagar in Uttarakhand’s Nainital District have taken up sugar free strawberry cultivation with an aim to ensure that the patients suffering from diabetes
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Aspirants huddled in Dehradun, New Delhi
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Despite political temperatures running high in cold, the local BJP and Congress ticket aspirants seems to have been disappeared from their "karamshetra" or land of action.
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Uttarakhand gears up for Rahul Gandhi's election rally
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Asserting that the people of Uttarakhand are displeased with the management of the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime, Congress leaders here on Friday
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Uttarakhand Friday
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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be holding his first public rally in poll-bound Uttarakhand Friday
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Uttarakhand unveils anti-graft measures
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After passage of the Lokayukta Bill, the Uttarakhand Government on Tuesday announced a slew of steps to tackle corruption including setting up of special courts and confiscation of ill-gotten of corruption officials and putting them to public use.
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Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand Congress election panel
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Union Minister Harish Rawat and party MPs Vijay Bahuguna and Satpal Maharaj figure in the pradesh election committee constituted by the Congress Monday for the Uttarakhand state assembly elections
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Ailing tiger dies in Nainital Zoo
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A tiger has died at the G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo in Nainital, Uttarakhand
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US$648 Million World Bank Loan Agreement for THDC to Build 444 MW Hydropower Project in Uttarakhand
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The World Bank today signed a US$ 648 million loan agreement with THDC India Ltd (THDC) to build the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project on the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand,
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Eco-Sensitive Zone
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State Government has notified an area of 466.32 sq.km. as the buffer zone of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, which does not include Ramnagar, Lansdowne and the West Terai divisions. The State has been advised to include the said areas as a part of the buffer zone of the Corbett Tiger Reserve.
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Railway Line Projects in Uttarakhand
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Surveys for Tanakpur-Bageshwar and Rishikesh-Karanprayag new lines have been completed.
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Uttarakhand okays new farm policy
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Under the special agriculture zones (SAZ), the State government will set up micro and small enterprises in the agriculture sector to generate employment.
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Connecting Rural Roads in Uttarakhand
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The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs. 155.22 Crores (Rs. One Hundred Fifty Five Crore and Twenty Two Lakhs only) for construction of rural roads
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Compensation within 24 hours to villagers for damage by wildlife
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Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar today took a serious note of delay in payment of compensation of the damage caused by wild animals and strictly directed the officers concerned to ensure payment within 24 hours.
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Expert for better MSP, crop plan to boost rapeseed-mustard production
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Experts from across the country have underscored the need to adopting a sound crop improvement programme, enhancement in the genetic potential, and increase in the support price to boost rapeseed-mustard production in the country.
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Chief Minister going all out to boost education sector
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" during his efforts in the past three months to reach out to remote areas in the state, has paid special attention to meet the goal of universalisation of education with a view to making Uttarakhand a well-educated state under vision-2020.
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