22 percent polling in Uttarakhand by noonDEHRADUN - Five Lok Sabha constituencies in the hill state of Uttarakhand witnessed 22 percent polling by noon Wednesday in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Chidambaram expresses confidence about UPA forming govtSivaganga (Tamil Nadu)/ KOLKATA/DEHRADUN - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday expressed confidence that the UPA will form the next government in the country. Amar Singh denies role in Samajwadi Party’s friendship with Kalyan SinghDEHRADUN - Senior Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Sunday denied having played any role in the decision taken over getting close to Bharatiya Janata Party’s rebel leader Kalyan Singh. Only Congress can give a strong govt. to the country: Sonia GandhiDEHRADUN - Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asserted that only a Congress-led government could give a strong government to the people of the country and treat all sections of society equally. Uttarakhand becomes the rock climber’s dream destinationDEHRADUN - With rock climbing gaining the stature of the state’s top outdoor activity, Uttarakhand is fast becoming the adventure sport enthusiast’s dream destination. Social activists express concern over apathy to global warmingDEHRADUN - Social activists and voluntary organizations here have expressed concern that political parties are not taking up the issue of global warming. Uttarakhand villagers complain about lack of basic amenitiesDEHRADUN - Residents of Chamasari village, 26 kilometers from Dehradun, lamented that the village lacks basic amenities and no political representative has visited them. Dehra Dun’s Baba Ram Rai Gurudwara draws large number of devoteesDEHRADUN - Baba Ram Rai Gurudwara, a popular pilgrimage centre for Sikhs and Hindus in Dehradun, is drawing a large number of devotees of all faiths. VHP demands withdrawal of NSA against Varun GandhiDEHRADUN - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday threatened to launch a nation-wide movement if the National Security Act (NSA) invoked against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, was not withdrawn immediately. An exclusive bank for farmers in UttarakhandDEHRADUN - Farmers in Uttarakhand are benefiting from a unique financial institution named Kisan Bank, mooted by the Central Government. Uttarakhand DGP asks police chiefs to gear up for electionsDEHRADUN - The Uttarakhand Director General of Police Subash Joshi has asked police chiefs of all the districts to intensify the security ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. Uttrakhand School for physically challenged ’suffers’ from dearth of fundDEHRADUN - A school for physically challenged children in Uttrakhand is now on the verge of closure due to the State Government’s apathy. Thousands of Sikhs throng Ram Rai Gurudwara in DehradunDEHRADUN - Thousands of Sikh devotees are thronging the Ram Rai Gurudwara in Dehradun for the annual ‘Jhanda Mela’ or the flag fair. An all women savings bank in rural area of DehradunDEHRADUN - Setting an inspirational example of women’s empowerment in Uttarakhand, a group of rural women in a Dehradun village have set up a bank which today has a capital worth over one million rupees! Communists, Congress in an informal alliance, says AdvaniDEHRADUN/NEW DELHI/SILIGURI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L. K. Advani has said that the Communists and the Congress party are in an informal alliance. Dehradun’s Mahila Bachat Bank provides help to needy womenDEHRADUN - For providing loans and other financial facilities to needy women, a group of women here in Uttarakhand have opened a bank named the Mahila Bachat (Women’s Saving) Bank. |