Jharkhand CM and JMM chief Hemant Soren RANCHI: Jharkhand‘s governing JMM and CM Hemant Soren hit back Sunday at Union home minister Amit Shah’s promises of a crackdown on Bangladeshi infiltrators, a CBI probe into a paper leak and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) if BJP and its allies won the Nov 13 and 20 assembly…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah unveiled Sunday BJP’s manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections, promising a uniform civil code (UCC) for the state while exempting tribal communities from its implementation. He accused illegal Bangladeshi immigrants of grabbing tribal land “by marrying tribal girls through false pretensions”. “The tribal population is dwindling due to…
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: 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…
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reiterated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented soon in the state. At the second edition of TOI Dialogues in Uttarakhand, the chief minister spoke about the historic anti-cheating law and credited the people of the state for these policies.“We will implement UCC soon. But…
DEHRADUN: In a singular order, Uttarakhand high court has directed police to provide security to an interfaith couple in a live-in relationship provided the couple register themselves under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within 48 hours. The order evoked surprise as the UCC, although approved by the President and notified by the state govt, is…
