Neha Pant is a senior correspondent at Hindustan Times based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She writes on a range of topics including civic issues, urban development, politics, health, women and youth issues, culture and lifestyle.
Articles by Neha Pant
First-timers in U'khand vote after homework
Over two lakh first-time voters added a ‘new chapter’ to their lives on Wednesday as they cast their maiden votes with exuberance.
Election symbols: Sample EC’s plenty
Political parties and candidates are using many a curious election symbols in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand. However, even with just two day remaining for the state to go to polls on May 7, only the prominent symbols like the hand (Congress), the lotus (BJP) and the broom (AAP), among others, appear to be ringing in the minds of the people at large
No steps for differently-abled voters in Uttarakhand
Geeta Devi (name changed upon request) accompanied her husband, a person with physical disability, to a polling booth in Dehradun during the 2012 assembly elections. The temporary ramp lodged at the booth was too steep for her to push her husband’s wheelchair. After repeated pleas, some booth personnel came forward to help her, but not without uttering something humiliating.
Filmmakers feel MPs should promote hill state as shooting hub
Consecutive state governments have failed to promote Uttarakhand as a film shooting hub. Now, the local industry is harbouring high expectations from the soon-to-be parliamentarians to take up this cause.
HT special: Happy over SC verdict, more than 200 transgenders enrol in ‘others’ category
Even as the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment, granted legal recognition to transgenders or eunuchs, over 200 transgenders in Uttarakhand got themselves enrolled in the voters’ list in the ‘others’ category.
Not model code violations, but tab on calories
With the beginning of election season, candidates and party leaders in Uttarakhand have started taking special care of their health amid hectic political schedules.
Elections to take the fizz out of wedding parties in Uttarakhand
What could the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections possibly have to do with ruining the fun at weddings? A lot, but that is if you like drinking.
U’khand women more resolved to vote than men
In the 2012 assembly election, the poll percentage of women was 3.1% higher than that of men.
Migration from hills disturbs poll pattern, voter turnout in Uttarakhand
Migration in the hill state has been a major issue which has influenced the voter turnout during the past elections.
Student netas do their bit to help parent parties get votes
From assisting students in making their voting cards to organising special meetings to apprise them about their party’s policies, the little netas are taking all possible measures to garner youth support for their respective parent outfits.
Women's Day special: Women still not a force to reckon with in political spectrum
Uttarakhand may have a large number of female voters, but things are not that rosy when it comes to women politicians and their contribution to women empowerment in the state.
BJP, Cong corporators play blame-game on garbage mess
With DVWM pulling out of the waste management contract with Dehradun Municipal Corporation, each rival party is trying to implicate the other for the degradation of sanitation in the city.
Lack of GIS mapping slows down property assessment
Despite repeated insistence from the central and state governments, the Dehradun municipal corporation (DMC) has failed to put into use the Geographical Information System — a satellite-based technology for mapping properties in the state capital.
Of 15 nominated 3 weeks ago, only 6 have joined U'khand women’s panel
Three weeks after erstwhile chief minister Vijay Bahuguna nominated 15 members to the Uttarakhand State Commission for Women, only six have joined so far, keeping the all-important panel in a state of limbo.
Uttarakhand disaster: Bollywood shoots receive a blow
The recent rain-induced disaster in Uttarakhand is set to strike a blow to the state’s popularity as a film shooting destination. In the past Bollywood films such as SOTY, Koi Mil Gaya, Kisna, Bunty Aur Babli and Aisha have been shot there.
Updated on Jul 09, 2013 02:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
Mountaineer Avdhesh Bhatt evacuated hundreds of pilgrims along with rescue teams
His home situated on the banks of River Bhagirathi was dangerously lurking on the verge of getting washed away by the swelling river. But, Avdhesh Bhatt, a young mountaineer from Uttarkashi district, put the lives of others before self and rushed to the disaster-hit Kedarnath valley to evacuate the stranded pilgrims.
Updated on Jun 15, 2014 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
Floods just a warning, says a waste warrior
Jodie Underhill is waging a war – against the mess being left behind by relief operations in disaster-struck Uttarakhand. Underhill’s mission has been to make the helipad and the India beyond litter-free. Neha Pant reports.
Updated on Jun 28, 2013 01:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
Stress on cashless relief amid calls for accountability
Donors are uncertain about the fate of their hard-earned money following a surfeit of ‘relief funds’ for victims of flash floods. Agencies are accordingly encouraging help in kind, not cash.
Updated on Jun 27, 2013 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant & Nivedita Khandekar, Dehradun/new Delhi
Timely weather alerts could have saved thousands
Presence of an effective communication dissemination system would have lessened the magnitude of the disaster caused in Uttarakhand. Neha Pant reports.
Updated on Jun 21, 2013 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
Honey Singh hails vodka from varsity stage
Punjabi rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh raised a slogan - quite literally - in favour of alcohol from the stage at a private university here on Thursday night. Even though the show was held few hours after the Punjab and Haryana high court summoned him for May 14 to explain his allegedly vulgar lyrics, Honey remained his brazen self and ruffled many feathers as he shouted, "Vodka zindabad" (hail vodka)" at his concert at Graphic Era University.
Updated on Apr 27, 2013 05:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
Dehradun, a safe haven for northeast students
Natives of the northeastern (NE) states may have fled from states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra in large numbers following the 'threat rumours', but the state capital of Uttarakhand presents an entirely different picture.
Updated on Aug 23, 2012 11:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha Pant, Dehradun
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