Uttarakhand is set to implement UCC in Jan, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tells TOI while stating that stringent measures were being taken against illegal activities, including unauthorised madrasas and land law violations. Excerpts:What do you think of the political battle between NDA and INDIA bloc over Ambedkar’s legacy?Congress party is spreading misinformation and disrespecting B…
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami NEW DELHI: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state in January 2025. The BJP-ruled hill state will become the first state to implement the UCC.The state government said a portal and mobile app have also been prepared as it believes the…
DEHRADUN: A ‘mahapanchayat’ in Uttarkashi, organised on Sunday by right-wing outfit ‘Devbhoomi Vichar Manch‘, which along with other groups had earlier demanded the demolition of a local mosque claiming it to be “illegal”, asked for “stringent action against unlawful religious structures in Uttarakhand”.The event was held on the call of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) at…
DEHRADUN: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC), expected to be implemented on November 9, the state foundation day, this year, includes provisions that make it mandatory for couples to register their marriages within a six-month time span. A month’s time has been given to live-in couples to register themselves from the time the law comes into…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand DGP Abhinav Kumar on Wednesday issued directives to tighten food safety across the state following reports of food tampering and adulteration, which have endangered public health and caused unrest. Hotel, restaurant, and dhaba owners have been ordered to verify all employees and install CCTV cameras in their kitchens to ensure hygienic food preparation.Local…
HARIDWAR: Two inmates fled from Haridwar District Jail Friday evening when guards and officials were engrossed in a Ramlila performance inside the prison. The prisoners, one serving a life sentence and another awaiting trial, escaped unnoticed until it was too late for prison authorities to track them.Even as Haridwar was agog with rumours that the…
DEHRADUN: The nine-member panel for drafting the rules and regulations for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after its final meeting on Monday said “the process has been completed and the draft is being sent for printing”. Panel, headed by ex-chief secretary Shatrughan Singh formed in Feb this year, would subsequently hand over the report to…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (File photo) NEW Delhi: A committee on the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code on Monday put a final seal on the draft report, which now only awaits thumps up from the CM Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government. “In the final meeting of the five-member draft committee today, the committee has put…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (File photo) DEHRADUN: A day after Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced plans to introduce a law to curb “illegal purchase” of land in hill areas outside municipal limits and said his government would reclaim such land “illegally purchased by outsiders” to ensure that locals benefit from the…
Uttarakhand Cm Dhami (File photo) DEHRADUN: In a bid to check large-scale land purchases in Uttarakhand’s hilly regions by people from other areas of India, state government is all set to introduce a “stringent land purchase law” in the next budget session of assembly. This was disclosed by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday.State government…
