New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) While Uttarakhand became the first state in the country on January 27, 2025, to implement the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act 2024, with the objective of ensuring equal rights for women across all sections of society, the state government simultaneously discontinued religion-based personal civil laws. In doing so, it also addressed practices considered detrimental to women’s dignity i.e child marriage, polygamy, triple talaq, halala, iddat etc.As a member of the Exper…
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Dehradun, May 20 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday paid final respects to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri in Dehradun, calling him an “extraordinary leader” whose contributions leave a lasting legacy. Maj Gen Khanduri passed away in Dehradun on Tuesday at the age of 91. The final rites will be held in Haridwar later in the day with full state honours.In a statement, VP Radhakrishnan said, “Paid heartfelt tributes to former Union…
Pauri Garhwal, May 2 (IANS) An atmosphere of fear and anger continues to grip parts of Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district as repeated incidents of leopard attacks have left residents deeply distressed, prompting the Forest Department to intensify measures aimed at curbing human-animal conflict. The situation worsened after a fatal attack on April 24, when a 62-year-old woman, Sita Khanduri, was killed in Bamthi village under the Pauri block.The incident marked the fifth death caused by a leopa…
Rishikesh, April 26 (IANS) Prajapati Nautiyal, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the Char Dham Yatra Administration Organisation, on Sunday said that special transit camps have been put up on the ‘yatra’ route for pilgrims to undergo health screenings. Along with this, the officer said that Out Patient Departments (OPDs) have also been set up along the path leading to the pilgrimage sites.This year the Char Dham Yatra began on April 19 with the opening of the portals of Yamunotri and Gangotri te…
New Tehri (Uttarakhand), April 23 (IANS) Eight persons returning from a funeral were killed and two others injured on the Chamba–Kauti road in Tehri, Uttarakhand, after the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Nail on Thursday, the police said.Tehri District Magistrate Nitika Khandelwal said the victims, residents of Thyoldhar village in Ghansali, were returning home after performing the last rites of a villager in Haridwar.There were around 10 people in the vehicle at the time o…
Chamoli, April 23 (IANS) With the resounding chants of “Jai Badri Vishal”, the portals of Shri Badrinath Dham opened early on Thursday, imbuing the entire atmosphere with devotion and faith. This marks the official start to the Char Dham Yatra. The portals of one of the most sacred shrines of Hinduism opened at 6:15 a.m. amid Vedic chants and rituals. The temple priests performed worship and rituals for Lord Badri Vishal, accompanied by Vedic mantras, following which the temple was opened for de…
Bareilly, Feb 9 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi welcomed some recent remarks by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while flagging some issues concerning the Muslim community in the country. Speaking to IANS, Maulana Razvi said that the RSS chief’s statement about having three children has actually strengthened the position of the Muslim community. He said that having children or not is one of Allah’s greatest blessings, and no one has the right to question it. Those who…