http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:23:03 GMT Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:23:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Bahuguna_distributes_portfolios_retains_24_departments_126688 Dehradun: Nearly two weeks after being sworn-in and two days after winning a vote of confidence, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna Sunday allocated portfolios to his ministers.While the chief minister has retained 24 key departments inc... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:23:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Bahuguna_moves_into_official_bungalow_126652 Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna Saturday formally moved into his sprawling official bungalow at the Cantonment Road here.Amidst chanting of vedic hymns, Bahuguna stepped into the house with wife Sudha Bahuguna and sons Gaurav ... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:22:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/EC_stops_vote_counting_in_Jharkhand_Uttarakhand_Rajya_Sabha_polls_126586 New Delhi: Concerned over reports of money being used in the Rajya Sabha polls from Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, the Election Commission Friday asked the returning officers of the two assemblies not to start counting the votes scheduled for 5 ... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:51:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Bahuguna_proves_majority_amidst_walkout_126546 Dehradun: The Vijay Bahuguna-led Congress government Wednesday proved its majority in the assembly amidst a walkout by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The request for a vote of confidence was moved by the chief minister when the session began.Sa... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:39:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Vijay_Bahuguna_named_Uttarakhand_chief_minister__125742 New Delhi/Dehradun: After nearly a week of deadlock, Uttarakhand will get a chief minister with the Congress naming its Tehri-Garhwal MP Vijay Bahuguna as the leader of its legislative party.Bahuguna's name was announced by party leader and U... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:42:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_to_stake_claim_in_Uttarakhand_125611 Dehradun: The Congress party said Friday it will meet the Uttarakhand governor to stake claim to form the government in the hill state as it has got the support of 36 legislators in the 70-member assembly."We will meet the governor at 12 n... Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:49:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_Congress_scramble_to_form_Uttarakhand_government__125597 Dehradun: The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) separately tried to woo independent and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lawmakers Wednesday as uncertainty persisted over the formation of a new government in Uttarakhand following a fractured m... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:09:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_holds_edge_in_split_Uttarakhand_verdict__125585 Dehradun: The Congress Tuesday emerged as the single largest party in Uttarakhand with 32 members, ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a notch in the 70-member Uttarakhand assembly.The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which was routed in the ... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:20:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_gets_slender_lead_in_Uttarakhand_seesaw_battle__125572 Dehradun: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress were locked in a nail-biting seesaw battle as Uttarakhand appeared poised for a hung assembly amid no clear winner in the 70-member house.According to the vote counti... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:20:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/It_may_be_BJPCongress_tie_in_Uttarakhand_125570 Dehradun: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress were locked in a nail-biting seesaw battle as Uttarakhand appeared poised for a hung assembly amid no clear winner in the 70-member house.According to the vote counti... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:41:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_BJP_neckandneck_in_Uttarakhand__125554 Dehradun: The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were running neck-and-neck as results poured in for the 70-member Uttarakhand assembly.According to the trends at 12.30 p.m., the ruling BJP and the Congress were leading in 31 seats each ... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:47:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Uttarakhand_headed_for_hung_assembly_125543 Dehradun: Uttarakhand is headed for a hung assembly with the the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leading in 29 seats in the initial trends and the Congress ahead in 28 seats of the 70 assembly constituencies.It was a close call between the... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:05:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Close_fight_in_Uttarakhand__125524 Dehradun: It was a close contest in Uttarakhand with the latest trends showing that the Congress was leading in 31 of the 70 seats and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in 25 seats.Initial trends had suggested a close call between th... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:04:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_extends_lead_in_Uttarakhand_125522 Dehradun: Uttarakhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) extended its lead over the Congress and was ahead in 30 seats in trends available for 64 of the 70 assembly constituencies. The Congress was behind with leads in 21 seats.Initial trend... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:36:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttaranchal/____Search_begins_for_Manali_cloudburst_victims_120608 Manali: The search operation to trace five labourers who went missing after a cloudburst began Friday morning in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, an official said here.  Two workers were killed and 22 others were injured after a cloudbu... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:12:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttaranchal/_Cloudburst_in_Manali_eight_missing_120569 Manali: Twenty-two labourers were injured and at least eight went missing after a cloudburst near Himachal Pradesh's Manali town, an official said here Thursday.  The cloudburst occurred at around 12.30 a.m. Wednesday in upper Manali, abo... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:40:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Ramdev_stable_to_be_discharged_Tuesday_119646 Dehradun: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health is now better and he will be discharged Tuesday, doctors attending on him said Monday."Baba is feeling better now and he will be discharged tomorrow (Tuesday). We have asked him to take one day's rest... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:24:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Ramdev_loses_15_kg_doctors_say_health_deteriorating__119583 Haridwar: With Baba Ramdev's condition further deteriorating Friday, doctors monitoring him stated that his "weight loss" and "low pulse rate" were causing concern."Baba (Ramdev) has lost 1.5 kg weight in the last one d... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:58:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Ramdev_loses_15_kg_doctors_say_health_deteriorating__119582 Haridwar: With Baba Ramdev's condition further deteriorating Friday, doctors monitoring him stated that his "weight loss" and "low pulse rate" were causing concern."Baba (Ramdev) has lost 1.5 kg weight in the last one d... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:55:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Will_train_nationalists_not_Maoists_Ramdev_119571 Haridwar: Defending his statement of building an army to tackle any future police crackdown, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Thursday said that his statement was taken in the wrong context and that he was not training Maoists, but nationalists."I am ... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:00:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttaranchal/____22_tourists_killed_in_Uttarakhand_bus_accident_Lead_114370 Dehradun: Twenty-two tourists, including 13 children and four women, were killed when their bus overturned and fell into a ditch on the outskirts of this Uttarakhand capital, police said Thursday. Twelve passengers were seriously wounded and 1... Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:54:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttaranchal/Reducing_economic_inequity_in_insurgencyprone_areas_112759 Dehradun: To catch them young and at their raw best - that is the motto of an environmental group that give skill training to 60 youths from India's most insurgency-hit quarters to make them self-employed and help them overcome their temptation to j... Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:06:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Uttaranchal/_Three_kanwarias_killed_in_Uttarakhand_109603 Dehradun: Three kanwarias, devotees of Lord Shiva, were killed when a truck in which they were travelling from Haridwar to Rishikesh fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Pauri district Friday morning, police said.Eighteen people were injured, six cri... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:09:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/ManaliLeh_highway_likely_to_reopen_Saturday_105764 Manali: The 475-km Manali-Leh highway, which remains closed for vehicular traffic for five-six months in the winter owing to heavy snowfall, is likely to re-open for traffic Saturday. "The highway will most likely be reopened Saturday evening... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:08:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Muslims_soothe_pains_of_Hindu_devotees_at_Kumbh_Repeating_for_all_needing_103181 Haridwar (Uttarakhand),  The Kumbh Mela with its swirling crowds can be as physically daunting as it is spiritually fulfilling. But soothing the aches and pains of pilgrims, mostly Hindus, has been a group of Muslims who have been organising me... Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:19:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/_Muslim_varsity_alumni_give_healing_touch_at_Kumbh_103153 Haridwar (Uttarakhand), April 16 (IANS) As a sea of mostly Hindu pilgrims descended here for the Kumbh Mela, Azim Mir Khan was among the many doctors who attended to their aches, pains and ailments as part of a medical camp set by Aligarh Muslim Uni... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:28:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Somersaults_dance_and_music_during_Mahashivratri_bath_Lead_100319 Haridwar: Brandishing glittering swords and flashing silver maces, thousands of bare-bodied Naga Sadhus and saints danced to the beat of drums, turned somersaults and chanted fervently as they rushed towards the revered Ganga to perform the first an... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:26:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/__Making_money_from_money_at_Maha_Kumbh_100287 Haridwar (Uttarakhand): Sitting on empty, folded sacks, they neatly pile up coins in multiple rows and jingle them every time someone passes by. For the unaccustomed, it takes a while to realise they are out to make 'money from money'.A large number... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:28:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/_Sea_of_pilgrims_at_Maha_Kumbh_for_Mahashivratri_bath_100282 Haridwarp; Braving the dark of the pre-dawn hours, the chill in the air and the ice cold water of the Ganga, thousands of devotees ecstatically shouting "Bom Bom Bhole" started bathing in the holiest river of the Hindus on the occasion of ... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:22:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Now_pilgrims_wing_their_way_to_the_Mahakumbh_98489 Haridwar: For those who can afford it, the path to the Mahakumbh Mela is just a flight away. Pilgrims are now winging their way to the Mahakumbh Mela on the banks of the Ganga here on choppers from New Delhi and Dehradun.The Prabhatam Helicopter Ser... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:52:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haridwar/Naga_sadhus_at_Mahakumbh_pray_for_a_cause_Feature_98479 Haridwar:They live in their mountain retreats in the icy reaches of the Himalayas, practising extreme austerities. But many ash-smeared Naga sadhus who have come down here for the Mahakumbh Mela say they are rather concerned about terrorism and envi... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:20:28 GMT