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
Namdhari was picked up just before his press conference
Minutes before he was whisked away by Delhi Police personnel, Sukhdev Singh Namdhari spoke to mediapersons and was about to address a press conference at his Bajpur residence in Uttarakhand on Friday.
Updated on Nov 24, 2012 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Chadha brothers' killing: Namdhari interrogated
Delhi Police interrogated Sukhdev Singh Namdhari at latter's Bajpur residence in Uttarakhand on Friday. Namdhari who was present with the liquor baron Ponty Chadha at the disputed farmhouse in south Delhi last week said he was 'fully cooperating' with cops.
Updated on Nov 23, 2012 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
14 cases against Namdhari in Uttarakhand
Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, former chairman of the Uttarakhand Minorities Commission, has 14 criminal cases registered against him in different police stations of Udham Singh Nagar district. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Nov 23, 2012 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand official who ‘accompanied’ Ponty to be axed
The Uttarakhand government on Monday decided to remove Sukhdev Singh Namdhari as chairman of the minorities commission following reports that he accompanied Ponty Chadha to his farmhouse on Saturday where the liquor baron was killed in a shootout.
Updated on Nov 20, 2012 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Australian film industry looks forward to Uttarakhand
As the Uttarakhand government sits idle on the pending demand for the uniform film policy, the Australia-India Council (AIC) and Australian film-makers have shown interest in promoting picturesque locales of the state.
Updated on Nov 02, 2012 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Mulayam woos sulking Tiwari ahead of LS polls
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav seems to be exploring the possibility of winning the support of over sidelined Congress leader ND Tiwari for the next Lok Sabha elections. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Oct 30, 2012 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Rawat's elevation a prize for revolt or sycophancy, critics ask
Harish Rawat's elevation as Union cabinet minister has not come as a surprise for many in the ruling Congress in Uttarakhand. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Oct 28, 2012 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, New Delhi
Despite ban, party organised at Corbett resort
In a typical case of law enforcers joining hands with the law breakers, officials entrusted with the task to ensure blanket ban on noise pollution, within a 500-metre radius of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), allegedly partied at a resort near the reserve.
Updated on Oct 16, 2012 09:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
On Beatles 50th anniversary, recalling a stopover at Rishikesh
On October 5, 1962, four lads from Liverpool, England, released their first single - Love Me Do - and took nano steps toward being living legends. Early 1968, having already given the world a new word, Beatlemania, thanks to...
Updated on Oct 05, 2012 01:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Driver on the road to a legal career
Dharmendra Kumar, 22, had to give up his studies four years ago because his father, a daily wage labourer, could no longer pay his school fees as providing for two meals a day for his family of five began to drain his earnings. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Aug 19, 2012 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand bans riverside settlements
The floods ravaging Uttarkashi district have yet again exposed Uttarakhand's helplessness in improving disaster management and relief work even though monsoon wreaks havoc without fail each year.
Updated on Aug 07, 2012 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi and Deep Joshi, Dehradun
More than 200 villages in Uttarakhand face threat, 85 need immediate relocation
It has apparently become a routine story for the mountain state Uttarakhand every monsoon, people living in the hills pass through the same trauma.
Updated on Aug 06, 2012 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Forest guard at Corbett found mauled
Guard Dewani Ram, who had been working at the Corbett Tiger Reserve for the past three decades and had to move about on foot, was probably mauled to death by a tiger on Sunday evening.
Updated on Jul 24, 2012 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Unregulated tiger-tourism a bane for Corbett tiger reserve
As wildlife enthusiasts gear up to celebrate the 137th birthday of legendary hunter-turned wildlife conservationist Jim Corbett on July 25, the question remains whether Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), named after Jim Corbett, is fulfilling its basic mandate of wildlife conservation and protecting big cats, or whether it has turned into a money minting venture. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Jul 22, 2012 07:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
No lack of talent in Cong says Pranab
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has said that there is no lack of talent in the Congress party. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Jul 10, 2012 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Harak Sing sworn in as cabinet minister in Uttarakhand
After months of political drama, senior Congress legislator Harak Singh Rawat, who had earlier said that he would not accept ministerial position was finally inducted as minister in Vijay Bahuguna cabinet on Friday.
Updated on Jun 09, 2012 01:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Hunt begins for rare 'Himalayan Viagra' on Uttarakhand hills
Uttarakhand's hilly Pithoragarh district is suddenly buzzing with activity, as locals are busy hunting for Yarsa Gambu a rare caterpillar fungus found in the higher altitudes. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on May 16, 2012 10:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Skipper and brand ambassador for tiger conservation MS Dhoni skips Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand government’s intention to ‘encash’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brand value for the tiger conservation in the hill have fallen flat. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on May 12, 2012 09:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
No land titles for Uttarakhand forest dwellers
The Uttarakhand state government has rejected all claims for land rights to the forest dwellers under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) says a report compiled by New Delhi based Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN).
Updated on May 07, 2012 07:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand govt for strengthening road connectivity alongside Indo Sino border
After the recent discloser by chief minister Vijay Bahuguna about 37 incursion attempts by Chinese forces inside Barahoti in Chamoli district has shifted attention of government machinery. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Apr 20, 2012 08:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Low conviction rate in SC/ST atrocities cases in Uttarakhand irks BSP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which is for the first time sharing power in Uttarakhand has expressed resentment over the low conviction rate for cases of atrocities against Schedule Cast and Tribe in the hill state. BSP legislator and social welfare minister Surender Rakesh blamed revenue police system prevalent in the hills for the low conviction rate.
Updated on Apr 19, 2012 10:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand CM orders commission of inquiry to probe alleged scams of BJP’s tenure
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna ordered commission of inquiry in the alleged scams during Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) rule in state. KL Bhati, retired bureaucrat will head the commission.
Updated on Apr 13, 2012 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Uttarakhand to have separate ministry for minorities
Uttarakhand, a state that has less than 16% minority population, will now have a separate ministry for minorities. Vijay Bahuguna cabinet approved a ministry for minorities on Thursday. Political pundits say the decision will influence minority voters particularly in Haridwar, Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar district.
Updated on Apr 12, 2012 07:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Hydro power projects: U’khand govt to seek environment report
Taking a cue from the controversies shrouding over hydropower projects on Ganga tributary in Uttarakhand. The government has asked India Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee to conduct an study and prepare a environment feasibility report.
Updated on Apr 03, 2012 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Drama ends as 11 Rawat loyalists take oath
The days long high political drama in Uttarakhand Congress following union minister of state Harish Rawat’s rebellion moves apparently ended on Sunday after 11 Rawat legislators took oath in the presence of sulking leader.
Updated on Mar 26, 2012 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Rawat supporters skip nomination
Despite chief minister Vijay Bahuguna’s claim that sulking union minister Harish Rawat had come around, 11 legislators from the latter’s camp on Monday did not attend the nomination of Congress candidate MS Mehra for the Rajya Sabha poll. Anupam Trivedi reports.
Updated on Mar 19, 2012 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Vijay Bahuguna takes oath as Uttarakhand CM
Tehri MP Vijay Bahuguna took oath as the seventh chief minister of Uttarakhand today evening amid high political drama and infighting in the Congress. Anupam Trivedi reports. Politics in Bahuguna's blood | Harish Rawat resigns
Updated on Mar 13, 2012 06:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Cong zeroes in on U'khand CM, names V Bahuguna
Uttarakhand has gone the UP way this time in the sense that a chief minister's son will be chief minister. Anupam Trivedi reports. Parade Ground to host Bahuguna's swearing-in ceremony
Updated on Mar 13, 2012 02:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Cong stakes claim, CM not final yet
The Congress, which has one seat more than the BJP in Uttarakhand, has staked claim to form the next government.
Updated on Mar 10, 2012 02:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun
Magic figure missed, Cong, BJP hunt for partners
Newly elected Congress legislators in Uttarakhand on Wednesday passed a resolution requesting party president Sonia Gandhi to appoint leader of the legislative party.
Updated on Mar 08, 2012 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trivedi, Dehradun