Pushkar Singh Dhami

Speaking to journalist Aditi Tyagi, a Muslim cleric claimed that UCC has been brought to end the supposed status. The Maulana expressed his discontent over the provision in UCC which bans marriages among cousins. The Muslim cleric asserted that cousin marriages are common among the Muslim community and permitted in Shariah.

Uttarakhand CM's secretary Shailesh Bagoli said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Uttarakhand on January 27

This Act does not apply to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) notified under Article 342 and Article 366 (25) of the Constitution and protected authority-empowered persons and communities under Part XXI have also been excluded from its purview.

"From April to November 2024, the state earned a revenue of Rs 650 crore, which is 100 per cent more than the Rs 324.81 crore of the previous year," it said.

Amid reports of demographic changes in various areas of Uttarakhand, the government of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has started taking action. The police have started a 'verification campaign' to verify the people living in the state.

The team of 22 members had lost their way and got trapped due to bad weather on the route of Sahastra Tal in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.

The Uttarakhand government is set to table the 'Uttarakhand Public and Private Property Damage Recovery Bill' in the assembly during the upcoming budget session

The police post was inaugurated by women personnel who were injured in the attack by the Islamist mob in the violence on 8th February.

Speaking at a public event in Haridwar, CM Dhami stated, "The spot where our police personnel, especially women personnel and journalists were brutally attacked and assaulted by an unruly mob for doing their duty, we will build a police station.

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was passed with a comfortable majority during a special session of the Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday.