Dehradun, January 7 The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches against Uttarakhand Congress leader and former minister Harak Singh Rawat as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The searches were carried out at multiple premises in Uttarakhand,...
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, February 6 Compulsory registration of marriages and all live-in relationships, ban on polygamy, polyandry, nikah halala and discriminatory marital practises across faiths, jail terms and fines for violations are part of the Uniform Civil Code of...
Dehradun, February 6 Live-in partners in Uttarakhand will have to register themselves with district officials or face imprisonment under the state’s Uniform Civil Code bill, once it becomes a law. Children born of such relationships will be considered legitimate and...
Vibha Sharma Chandigarh, February 6 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 2024 Bill in the ongoing special four-day session of the state assembly amid the chanting of “Vande Mataram” and “Jai Shri Ram”...
Dehradun, February 6 As Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 2024 Bill in the Assembly on Tuesday, BJP MLA Shiv Arora said that it was a “historic moment”. Arora said, “This is a historic moment...
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, February 4 The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Sunday approved the much-anticipated Uniform Civil Code draft Bill, paving the way for the Himalayan state to become the first in India to enact a common personal law. Special Assembly...
Dehradun, February 4 The Uttarakhand cabinet has approved the final draft of the Uniform Civil Code, paving the way for its tabling in the state Assembly during a special four-day session that begins on Monday. The state cabinet passed the...
Dehradun, February 3 A complete ban on polygamy and child marriage, a common marriageable age for girls across all faiths and enforcing similar grounds and procedures for divorce are understood to be among the major recommendations of a panel which...
Aditi Tandon New Delhi, February 2 BJP-ruled Uttarakhand is all set to become the first state in India to enact a uniform civil code (UCC) law with the expert committee constituted to examine the issue presenting its report to the...
Dehradun, February 2 A government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted a voluminous document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who said the “long-awaited moment has arrived”. The draft will be...
Chandigarh, February 2 A state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun. The draft was handed over to the chief minister...
New York, January 29 An Indian national has admitted to selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces and agreed to forfeit $150 million in what is believed to be the largest seizure of cryptocurrency in the history of the US...
Haridwar, January 25 A seven-year-old boy, suffering from blood cancer, was allegedly dipped in the Ganga river in Haridwar until he suffocated to death, police said on Wednesday. Police said the boy’s parents, who had brought him to the Har...
Dehradun, January 24 Uttarakhand government will bring a bill in the state Assembly to give a 4 per cent reservation in government jobs to sportspersons from the state who have participated or won medals at national and international events. The...
Dehradun, January 24 The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) has identified 14 high-risk zones in subsidence-hit Joshimath and recommended that the administration should ask the residents in these areas of the town to either take compensation or get relocated. “After...
Chandigarh, January 18 Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday and sought his guidance on various subjects. During this time, the Chief Minister presented products based on the famous copper...
Dehradun, January 17 Gifts given to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at various events will be auctioned and the proceeds will be used for public welfare works, an official release said on Wednesday. Dhami asked Secretary Vinay Shankar Pandey...
Nainital, January 14 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday inaugurated a cultural festival at Nainital’s Kainchi Dham on the occasion of Uttarayani festival. He also called upon the people to join the cleanliness campaign in Kainchi Dham and...
Dehradun, January 13 The Uttarakhand Government has increased the dearness allowance of its employees under the Seventh Pay Commission from 42 per cent per month to 46 per cent, according to an order issued here. The revised DA will be...
Rishikesh, January 11 The body of a missing Rajaji Tiger Reserve official was recovered from the Chilla canal here on Thursday, taking the death toll to five, an SDRF official said. The tiger reserve’s wildlife warden Aloki Devi had been...
New Delhi, January 5 The Congress on Friday constituted five screening committees for shortlisting candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, due in April-May. The party has divided all states and Union territories into five clusters for the purpose. Congress president...
Chandigarh, December 27 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 160 development schemes worth Rs 415 crore in New Tehri. He inaugurated 44 schemes worth Rs 201 crore and laid the foundation stones...
Haridwar, December 26 Six workers were killed and another four injured on Tuesday when a brick kiln wall collapsed on them in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district, police said. The accident occurred in Lahboli village, said Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)...
Dehradun, December 21 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday honoured 12 rat-hole miners who played a vital role in the rescue of 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel. The rat-hole miners had manually drilled the final stretch...
Chandigarh, December 19 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami on Monday said the Sikh community had hugely contributed to the development of the Terai. He was addressing the Youth Sikh Conference organised in Rudrapur. He said that with the blessings of...
Dehradun, December 9 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said India will become a USD 5 trillion economy by the end of 2025. Addressing the valedictory session of the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit at the Forest Research Institute here,...
Neeraj Mohan New Delhi, December 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday declared that India would emerge as one of the world’s top three economies during his third term, expressing the BJP’s anticipation of victory in the upcoming general election....
New Delhi/Dehradun, December 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit – 2023 in Dehradun on December 8 as the hill state looks to boost investment in the coming years, his office said in a statement....
New Delhi, December 6 Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that instances of earthquakes in India had increased due to the activation of the Almora fault in western Nepal. There have been 97 earthquakes...
Chandigarh, December 2 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him to inaugurate the Global Investment Conference being organised in Dehradun on December 8-9. Dhami discussed various issues related to the state with...