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Shashi Tharoor slams BJP for UCC, calls Uttarakhand ‘nanny state’
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Uttarakhand government over the UCC bill and other regulations, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said one should go there to see a “nanny state” in…
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Uttarakhand UCC appears to be ‘political gimmick’: SDPI vice president
Bhopal: Adv. Sharfuddin Ahmad, National vice president of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), in a statement has said that Uniform Civil Code (UCC), of the Uttarakhand Government appears to be a…
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Uttarakhand roads to be like those in US by end of 2024: Gadkari
Dehradun: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the Centre is going to spend Rs 2 lakh crore on road infrastructure in Uttarakhand and its roads will be…
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Uttarakhand police arrest Haldwani violence ‘mastermind’, internet back after 4 days
The Uttarakhand police arrested Abdul Malik the alleged ‘mastermind’ of the Haldwani communal violence in Delhi on Sunday, February 11. Subsequently, the internet services were restored in the town after four days.…
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Haldwani violence: Uttarakhand govt seeks additional central forces
Haldwani: The Uttarakhand government has sought more central forces for deployment in Haldwani where violence erupted on February 8 after the demolition of an “illegal” madrassa, officials said. They said four companies…
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Haldwani violence: 5 arrested, cases filed against 19 individuals
Haldwani: Five persons were arrested while cases have been registered against 19 individuals and at least 5000 (unidentified) people in connection with the Haldwani violence in Uttrakhand. As many as five people…
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Six ‘rioters’ killed in Haldwani clashes, CM calls it ‘planned attack’
Haldwani: Six rioters were killed in the violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa, officials said Friday as curfew remained enforced in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani town. More than…
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Uttarakhand: Four dead in Haldwani violence
Nainital: Four people died and over 100 police personnel were injured after violence erupted in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura area on Thursday during an anti-encroachment drive, a senior official said. “Four people died in…
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Clashes break out after Haldwani madrassa demolition; admin orders shoot-at-sight
Violent clashes broke out between police and local residents in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, February 8, after the municipal authorities demolished a madrassa, calling it an encroachment on government land. According to…
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Congress ‘not opposing’ UCC bill in Uttarakhand, proposes referral to select committee
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of…
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Uttarakhand UCC Bill is Hindu code being applied to all: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, February 7, criticized the Uniform Civil Code Bill tabled in Uttarakhand, calling it a “Hindu Code that is being applied to all communities.” He argued…
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Rajasthan govt planning to introduce UCC soon, hints state minister
Jaipur: After Uttarakhand, Rajasthan government is also planning to bring in Uniform Civil Code bill in the Assembly, sources said. The formation of a draft committee for UCC in Rajasthan is likely…
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Badruddin Ajmal comes down heavily on UCC Bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
New Delhi: The All India United Democratic Front President and MP from Assam, Badruddin Ajmal, came down heavily on the Uniform Civil Code Bill that was tabled in the Uttarakhand State Assembly,…
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Uttarakhand UCC Bill: Live-in relationships must be registered within 1 month
Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly after which the House was adjourned. The Bill contains the laws relating…
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UCC bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
Dehradun: The Uniform Civil Code bill — which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand — was tabled in the state…