Uttarakhand Government asks for CBI probe on Dehradun encounterJuly 8th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, on Wednesday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged police encounter that claimed the life of MBA student Ranbir Singh. State Chief Secretary I.
Uttarakhand concedes demand for CBI probe into student's deathJuly 8th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Wednesday conceded the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged killing of a Ghaziabad management graduate by police here last week, official sources said. Ranvir Singh, 24, was shot dead after he and his two friends had a scuffle in a crowded locality with policemen who said they had demanded documents of their motor-bike that bore a Haryana registration number.
Dehradun encounter victim may have been tortured: Post-mortem reportJuly 5th, 2009 DEHRADUN - The body of Ranbir Singh, a 24-year-old MBA student, who was killed in the encounter by the Dehradun Police, bore 12 marks of bullets and 27 other injures, casting doubts that he may have been tortured before death. According to a post-mortem report, 12 bullet marks revealed that Singh was fired from close range.
Killed youth's family demands CBI probe, farmers plan protestsJuly 5th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Anger built up in the village of the management graduate who was allegedly killed by police in a staged shootout in the Uttarakhand capital, and farmers Sunday planned to take to the streets to air their protest against the state police. The family of the youth, Ranvir Singh, who had come to Dehradun to take up an assignment with a financial firm, has alleged that he was gunned down by Dehradun police Friday in a staged shootout.
Ghaziabad youth killed by cops in DehradunJuly 4th, 2009 DEHRADUN - The death of a youth from Ghaziabad at the hands of police here led to demonstrations on the streets of Dehradun Saturday, with his family alleging he was killed in a staged shootout. Stating that Ranvir Singh was a management graduate who had come to the Uttarakhand capital to reportedly take up an assignment with a financial firm, his family members accused the Dehradun police of gunning him down in a "fake encounter" Friday.
Uttarakhand ministry expandedJuly 1st, 2009 DEHRADUN - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday inducted eight new ministers, including four Cabinet ministers.
Pokhriyal to assume office of Uttarakhand Chief Minister todayJune 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ramesh Pokhriyal will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. The writer - journalist turned politician, will be the state's fifth chief minister.
Civic body employees' strike disrupts normal life in UttarakhandJune 19th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Normal life has been badly disrupted following an indefinite strike by civic body employees, causing acute water shortage and leading to growing garbage dumps in various parts of Uttarakhand. Tourists and local residents are bearing the brunt of the ongoing strike as there is acute water shortage and accumulation of garbage dumps in the city.
Congress demands President's rule in UttarakhandJune 15th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Claiming that the internal rift within the ruling BJP is hampering the development of Uttarakhand, the Congress has demanded President's rule in the state. "The BJP Government is facing severe crisis.
Indefinite strike by nurses in UttarakhandJune 15th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Nurses of the state-run hospitals in Uttarakhand went on an indefinite strike over delay in pay hike. The nurses have threatened to go on a hunger strike unless their demands for a pay equivalent to those receiving in New Delhi.
BJP faces demand for change in Uttarakhand leadershipJune 14th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Smarting from the rout in Uttarakhand in the Lok Sabha elections, a group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators have called for replacing Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri ahead of assembly polls, according to party sources.
BJP to analyse Uttarakhand poll debacleMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After failing to win any Lok Sabha seat of the five in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sent two senior leaders to the party-ruled state to analyse the situation. BJP president Rajnath Singh Thursday sent Gopinath Munde and Thavarchand Gehlot to Dehradun and report to him.
Uttarakhand CM Khanduri likely to resign over poll debacleMay 19th, 2009 DEHRADUN - After the disastrous performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand in the Lok Sabha polls, State Chief Minister B. C. Khanduri is likely to resign from his post.ccording to BJP sources, a section of party MLAs led by former Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari has launched a renewed move against Khanduri to remove him from the state's top job.
22 percent polling in Uttarakhand by noonMay 13th, 2009 DEHRADUN - 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. Around 5.5 million voters are eligible to vote at 6,819 polling booths across the state to send five members to parliament from among 47 candidates.
Two leopard skins seized in DehradunMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two leopard skins were allegedly seized Wednesday from a person in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. The accused in Vasant Vihar area of Dehradun was arrested, Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), an NGO, said in a statement.
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