For a group of 22 Muslim women, it's a journey from rural roads to the ramp.

Rural fashion on the ramp

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For 45-year-old Dinesh Jamloki, the sound of thunder, especially at night, is very scary.

Uttarakhand reels under cloudbursts

Ahead of the B K Chaturvedi committee's assessment on the impact of hydel projects on the Ganga river, the Uttarakhand government is expecting a positive report on the issue. It has also started lobbying for the allocation of coal blocks .

Uttarakhand expects positive Ganga hydel project report

With the main Opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in no mood of relenting from its position on the ongoing sugar mill controversy, the Uttarakhand government has decided to roll back its decision of shutting down the Gadarpur sugar mill and of running four others on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

Uttarakhand rolls back decision on sugar mills

The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the state government has &lsquo;no role to play&rsquo; in bidding processes and, thereby, cancelled the contract for solid waste management on public-private partnership (PPP) mode awarded to a private company.

Govt has no role to play in bidding process: HC

The Uttarakhand government seems to caught in a crossfire as strikes by pro-quota as well as anti-quota unions of the state government employees has paralysed various departments.

Uttarakhand sets up panel on caste-based promotions

V K Bahuguna, director general, Indian Council Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, has been elected as the vice-chairman of Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institution (APAFRI).

New vice-chairman for APAFRI

In a move to bring down the accumulated losses of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), the government has given a package of over Rs 915 crore to the sole state-run power distribution company.

UPCL gets Rs 915-cr package from govt

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought a relief package of Rs 600-crore for the flood-hit state.

Flood havoc: Uttarakhand seeks Rs 600-cr relief package

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday announced it was introducing contract farming and might inviting private investments for boosting its agriculture and horticulture sectors.

Uttarakhand to introduce contract farming

Amid resistance by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Uttarakhand government has stated that sugar mill workers would not be retrenched under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, which, it said, was the best viable option for modernising the ailing sector.

'Workers of sugar mills will not be retrenched'

With an aim to boost growth, the Centre has announced a series of new sops with an estimated cost Rs 250 crore for Uttarakhand. These include a textile park, two spice parks, two convention centres and horticulture cold- storage chains.

Centre announces Rs 250-cr package for Uttarakhand

In a major policy decision, the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to close down the Gadarpur sugar mill, which came with a parallel decision of reviving five other loss-making sugar mills under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Uttarakhand to close down Gadarpur sugar mill

The Uttarakhand government has decided to prepare a mega action plan for attracting big investments in the proposed new auto hub at Sitarganj and set up a knowledge hub at Kashipur.

Uttarakhand to prepare mega plan for auto, knowledge hubs

Under attack from the Opposition over the hike in the prices of diesel before the Tehri Parliamentary bypoll, the Congress government in Uttarakhand is contemplating a move to provide relief to the people, albeit a miniscule one.

Uttarakhand proposes diesel price relief ahead of bypolls

Year-on-year increases in the number of new micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) set up in Uttarakhand over the last four years show that the hill industrial policy is slowly yielding results in the state.

Hill industrial policy attracts investments worth Rs 400 cr in Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand government is seeking legal opinion on its proposed move to cancel an agreement with infrastructure major Emaar MGF for constructing a 5-star hotel project at Garhi Cant area here.

Uttarakhand seeks legal opinion on Emaar MGF hotel project

Nothing seems to be working for the state-run power generation company, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVN).

UJVN faces fury of nature

The Uttarakhand government may have decided to set up one more industrial estate and a knowledge hub in Kumaon region to attract fresh investments.

Power cuts cause heavy losses to Uttarakhand SMEs

With only two-three months left, K L Bhati, a retired IAS officer, is facing an uphill task to complete an inquiry in the alleged scandals of the former BJP government by October-November.

Bhati commission faces an uphill task

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposing the Uttarakhand government&rsquo;s decision to close down the Gadarpur sugar mill, and run four others on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Thursday said he would hold talks with the Opposition with an &ldquo;open mind&rdquo; on the issue.

Shishir Prashant