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Dehradun, March 15 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s former private secretary P C Upadhyay has been arrested for defrauding a pharmaceutical company owner of over Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of getting him an e-tender, police said on Friday....

Gurugram, March 9 An woman from Uttarakhand was allegedly thrashed by the bouncers of a club here police said on Friday. The woman claimed the bouncers “tried to strangle” her and threw her out “without any reason,” they said. The...

Dehradun, March 8 An FIR has been lodged against BJP MLA Mahesh Jeena and four unidentified people for allegedly misbehaving with Dehradun Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar and threatening him recently. The alleged incident had led to a strike by municipal...

Satya Prakash New Delhi, March 6 Amazed at their audacity, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed former Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat and former Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Kishan Chand for allowing illegal construction and felling of trees at...

New Delhi, March 6 The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on former Uttarakhand forest minister and Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat and ex-divisional forest officer Kishan Chand for allowing illegal construction and felling of trees in the Corbett...

Haldwani, March 1 Uttarakhand Police on Friday arrested five women in connection with the recent Haldwani violence in the town’s Banbhoolpura area over the demolition of an illegal madrassa, officials said. This takes the total arrests in connection with the...

Samad Hoque New Delhi, February 29 In a shocking turn of events, Wakeel Hasan, hailed as a hero for his valiant efforts during the Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, now finds himself without a roof over his head. The Delhi...

Dehradun, February 29 The Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested Abdul Moid, son of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind in the Haldwani violence, officials said. The arrest of Moid, who is among the key accused in the case, takes the total...

New Delhi, February 29 Hours after razing his house in a demolition drive in Delhi, the DDA offered to move Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner who was part of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, and his family to a temporary...

Haldwani, February 24 The Uttarakhand Police on Saturday arrested the February 8 Haldwani violence alleged mastermind Abdul Malik from Delhi and brought him here, officials said. Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Narayan Meena said six teams were formed to...

Dehradun, February 23  Congress leader and former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat and his daughter-in-law have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation, official sources said Friday. Rawat has been asked...

Gopeshwar, February 22 The portals of Hemkund Sahib, the famous Himalayan Sikh shrine situated in Uttarakhand, will open for pilgrims on May 25. Giving the information on Thursday, Shri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust chairman Narendrajit Singh Bindra said the doors...

Dehradun, February 20 Curfew was lifted entirely from the riot-hit Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani Tuesday morning, 12 days after the restrictions were first clamped following violence over the demolition of an “illegal” madrasa. Curfew was lifted with effect from 5...

Dehradun, February 16 A look-out notice has been issued against Haldwani violence key accused Abdul Malik and his son Abdul Moid, while five more rioters have been arrested, police said on Friday. With the fresh arrests, the total number of...

Haridwar, February 12 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Monday, said a police station would be constructed on the land freed from encroachment in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura, where violence erupted last week after authorities razed an “illegally built” madrasa. Referring...

Haldwani (U’khand), February 10 A magisterial probe was ordered on Saturday into the February 8 riots after the demolition of an “illegal” madrassa in Haldwani, while curfew was lifted from the outer areas of town but remained in force in...

Haldwani (Uttarakhand), February 9 Two people were killed and three critically injured in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa and a place for offering namaz inside its premises in this Uttarakhand town where a curfew...

New Delhi, February 7 The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which may serve as template for other BJP-run states to enact similar legislation. The Bill was passed by a voice vote after it...

New Delhi, February 7 The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. Once the bill gets the governor’s nod, the BJP-ruled Uttarakhand will become the first state in India to enact a uniform civil code (UCC) law....

New Delhi, February 7 A woman, hailing from West Bengal’s Darjeeling, was allegedly raped, physically assaulted, and also sustained over 20 burn injuries after a vessel of boiling dal was poured on her by a man in south Delhi, who...

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...