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...
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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...
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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...
Enforcement Directorate raids former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat in money-laundering case
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...
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