The Uttarakhand government sealed or shut down five more unrecognized madrasas in Dehradun and Haldwani for failing to comply with educational standards, bringing the total number of closed institutions across the state to 20 under its new minority education authority.
Ankit Pal is a member of the Shri Ram Seva Dharmarth Nyas organisation that performed a Havan ceremony on 10th August at a venue in Haldwani, where a Congress rally was held on 8th August. The Congress rally was attended by Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, who is a Dalit.
The Court clarified that ownership of the disputed land is undisputed and belongs to the State, observing that rehabilitation would be assistance, not a right, and that infrastructure expansion cannot be stalled indefinitely.
A total of 107 people, including several women were arrested in the case. The Banbhulpura violence where 5 persons lost lives was the first instance where internet was shut down in the city.
According to the police, the victim used to take auto to attend music classes in the evenings. Police said that the student is also mentally weak. On Sunday, the accused auto-driver Nadeem took advantage of it and raped her at a secluded place.
A Muslim youth allegedly lured and abducted two Hindu girls, aged 13 and 15 years, resulting in tensions in Banbhoolpura region of Haldwani in Uttarakhand
Haldwani Police interrogated the girl and during interrogation, the Hindu girl found out that the person she came with was not a Hindu man but a Muslim.