Anupam Trivedi provides impetus to HT’s coverage from Uttarakhand and has covered politics, environment, policing, entertainment for close to 17 years.
Articles by Anupam Trivedi
Dynastic politics common in both Cong, BJP
Displaying love for family, friends, brother, sister, daughter, daughter-in-law is something not uncommon even in politics, at least in Uttarakhand. The love is intense across parties. Both ruling Congress and opposition Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) seem to be sailing in the same boat.
Updated on Apr 03, 2014 04:54 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Dipping prospects push Cong to send spin docs to Haridwar
With chief minister Harish Rawat withdrawing from the Lok Sabha race on account of his elevation as the chief minister, the Congress is in a bit of a fix over finding a replacement for the Haridwar LS seat represented by him.
Updated on Mar 31, 2014 11:08 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Spectre of ‘sabotage’ haunts both Congress and BJP in Uttarakhand
Even as BJP has announced its candidates for all the five LS seats, Congress is yet to do the same. A section of both Congress and BJP leaders feel that there is an attempt to ‘sabotage’ the whole process.
Updated on Mar 30, 2014 09:48 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Disgruntled BJP MLA asks workers to vote of anyone on tape
A controversial audio tape has put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in defensive mode after Madan Kaushik, the party MLA and once a strong contender for the BJP ticket from Haridwar, reportedly asked his supporters to vote for “any candidate” from Haridwar.
Updated on Mar 29, 2014 09:51 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Satpal Maharaj allegiance to BJP hints at his eye on CM seat
Unhappy with Cong for choosing Harish Rawat over him as the chief minister, Satpal Maharaj now has a good chance of becoming the CM if MLAs loyal to him pull the plug on the governement and support BJP.
Updated on Mar 23, 2014 05:20 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Is Satpal Maharaj eyeing Uttarakhand CM post?
It is learnt Satpal Maharaj had lobbied hard to become CM after Congress replaced Vijay Bahuguna with Harish Rawat in February this year.
Updated on Mar 22, 2014 03:05 PM IST
Hindustantimes.com | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
BSP suspends 2 MLAs for anti-party activities
The action against Surendra Rakesh and Haridas comes after they allegedly started skipping party meetings and ignored workers of their constituencies.
Updated on Mar 15, 2014 04:18 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
No jubilation as Cong completes two years of power in U’khand
On Thursday when Congress completed two years of its rule, there was hardly any jubilation to mark the day. Senior leaders were absent from the Congress headquarters and Congress cadres were dejected.
Updated on Mar 14, 2014 01:26 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
At 89, ND Tiwari seeks one last shot at poll glory
Octogenarian Congress leader ND Tiwari is a man full of surprises. The next one he pulls out could be aimed at the party itself.
Updated on Mar 12, 2014 11:11 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Congress, BJP in Uttarakhand battle growing rebellion
The ruling Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are grappling to contain potentially damaging rebellions brewing in the two parties ahead of the May 7 parliamentary elections.
Updated on Mar 11, 2014 11:28 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Anti-incumbency may dent Cong prospects in Uttarakhand
The party intends to repeat the 2009 Lok Sabha election victory, but it is not going to be a cakewalk given the present trend and public mood.
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 04:50 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Internal squabbles rock Cong ahead of LS polls
Internal squabbles within the ruling Congress have threatened to derail the party’s prospects in the Lok Sabha polls with senior leaders expressing unhappiness over chief minister Harish Rawat’s style of functioning.
Updated on Mar 08, 2014 04:08 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Decision to rename Doon University in poll season backfires
With an eye on the Lok Sabha polls, the cabinet decision to rename Doon University to Mahirishi Valmiki University has backfired on the Harish Rawat government. The students of the university are against the decision and with each passing day, the support for the students is growing.
Updated on Mar 08, 2014 03:57 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Tiwari embraces son, seeks ticket for nephew
Putting an end to a legal battle by accepting a young man’s claim that he was his biological son, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari is now eyeing the Nainital parliamentary constituency not for himself but for his nephew Manishi Tiwari.
Updated on Mar 04, 2014 03:25 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
CM Harish Rawat completes month in office, ministers still await portfolios
It is perhaps for the first time in the history of the state that a chief minister has left his cabinet colleagues without work so long.
Updated on Mar 01, 2014 04:35 PM IST
None | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
BJP ready for revenge, but Cong has an edge
Last year’s flash floods took its toll on the ruling Congress. But with some smart policies and a new CM, the party may still do well in the hill state. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Feb 27, 2014 11:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
This year's Kailash Yatra to proceed via Uttarakhand route
The annual Kailash Yatra to Mount Kailash in Tibet will proceed via the old route in Uttarakhand, which was badly damaged in torrential rains last year.
Updated on Feb 13, 2014 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
After 12-yr-long wait, a rough road ahead for Rawat
It has been a 12-year-long wait for Rawat before he finally bagged the coveted post.
Updated on Feb 01, 2014 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Bahuguna resigns as Uttarakhand chief minister
Ending months-long speculation, Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna put in his papers on Friday.
Updated on Jan 31, 2014 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, Dehradun/new Delhi
Char Dham yatra to resume in April
The opening of three of the four major pilgrimages in Uttarakhand cannot be interpreted to mean that the recovery of the state from last year’s devastating flashfloods is 75% complete.
Updated on Jan 15, 2014 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand slaps 81 cases on Ramdev, his trust
The Uttarakhand government today slapped 81 cases on yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Yogpeeth, the trust run by him. Of the 81 cases, 29 are related to illegal possession of land while 52 are regarding evasion of tax and revenue. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Nov 20, 2013 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Pilgrims progress: an HT team takes the restored trail to Kedarnath shrine
The Kedarnath pilgrimage was resumed on October 5, after remaining closed for more than three months. For the first time, the government has made registration compulsory for pilgrims. HT takes a look.
Updated on Oct 27, 2013 10:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi
Gurgaon couple adopts girl who survived Uttarakhand floods
She touched millions of hearts when she was shown on TV screens recovering at a hospital, with both legs fractured. Her hospital records read- name: unknown; address: unknown and age: three years.
Updated on Oct 15, 2013 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Road to Shiva's abode still missing, Kedarnath pilgrimage is a risky stunt
The Vijay Bahuguna government in Uttarakhand has announced that a limited edition of the Kedarnath pilgrimage will resume from October 5, but as one moves beyond Agastmuni in Rudryaprayag district, one cannot help but wonder how safe any such journey will be. Yatra resumes on Oct 5, locals worry
Updated on Oct 03, 2013 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Agastmuni (rudraprayag)
Reliance adopts 3 schools in flood-hit Uttarakhand
Diksha Shukla, a class 10 student in a government school at Lawara village in flood-hit Rudraprayag district, has reasons to smile. Her school has a functional toilet, constructed by Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Sep 28, 2013 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Guptkashi (rudraprayag)
Uttarakhand Cong MLA fires during party, govt draws flak
Uttarakhand government came under fire from the main opposition party, BJP, today for being lax on Congress MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh ‘Champion’ who reportedly opened fire during a party at agriculture minister Harak Singh Rawat’s residence on Tuesday, injuring two persons.
Updated on Sep 18, 2013 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Rafting catching up once again after Uttarakhand flash floods
Rafts – red, blue, fluorescent green and orange – bob up and down the Ganga like a moving rainbow holding out promise to the people of Rishikesh who feared till recently that the June 16 flashfloods had shattered their financial backbone – white water rafting. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Sep 17, 2013 03:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Kedarnath: despite protests govt to resume puja
Almost three months after the killer deluge claimed scores of lives in Uttarakhand, the state government is all set to resume puja (prayers) at the Kedarnath shrine on Wednesday. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Sep 09, 2013 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Rare Tibetan Brimstone butterfly discovered after 74 years
A rare butterfly species has been sighted at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh by two nature enthusiasts, for the first time since British naturalist Frank Ludlow collected it in May 1938.
Updated on Sep 05, 2013 04:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Mussoorie remembers first Australian novelist John Lang who stood against British rule
The queen of hills – Mussoorie has unique connection with one of the first novelist of Australia – John Lang, who spent last few years of his life in Mussoorie and died in the picturesque hill resort on 20th August 1864. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Aug 19, 2013 08:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun