Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand: BJP leader’s son arrested for killing receptionist of his resort
Pauri: A BJP leader’s son and two employees of a resort he owns here were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing its receptionist, who had been missing for the last few days,…
- India
341 cattle die of lumpy virus in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: More than 300 cattle have died of lumpy skin disease in Uttarakhand, the government said on Thursday. A total of 20,505 cases of lumpy skin disease were registered in the state,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: 52-year-old man held for marrying 1-year-old minor
Bengaluru: The police in Karnataka have arrested a 52-year-old man for marrying a 16-year-old minor girl, officials said on Saturday. The Women and Child Welfare Department on Saturday served notice to 60…
- India
One more arrested in Uttarakhand paper leak case
Dehradun: The Special Task Force in Uttarakhand on Wednesday made its 35th arrest in connection with the UKSSSC paper leak case, while the state police announced a cash reward against two main…
- India
BJP leader Shadab Shams elected unopposed as president of Uttarakhand Waqf Board
Dehradun: BJP leader Mohammad Shadab Shams was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the president of the Uttarakhand Waqf Board. The certificate of unopposed election to the post was handed over to Shams…
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Congress MLA moves court seeking CBI probe into UKSSSC recruitment scam
Nainital: Congress MLA from Khatima Bhuvan Kapri on Wednesday filed a petition in the Uttarakhand High Court seeking a CBI probe into the recruitments made in different departments by the Uttarakhand Subordinate…
- India
Minor girl delivers baby after being allegedly raped by uncle
Gurugram: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl in Gurugram was allegedly raped by her uncle, a migrant worker from Uttarakhand, and became pregnant, police said. She has given birth to a…
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Cricketer Rishabh Pant named as Uttarakhand’s brand ambassador
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday named cricketer Rishabh Pant as the brand ambassador of the state. The wicketkeeper-batter was born in Roorkee in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district. Naming Rishabh…
- India
PIL in Uttarakhand HC seeks ban on marriage of Muslim girls under 18
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has sought a reply from the state and the central governments on a PIL saying marriages of girls under 18 years of age, permitted under the Muslim…
- India
Haridwar: 8 arrested for offering namaz in public
Haridwar: Eight people were arrested for offering ‘namaz’ at a weekly market in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, police said on Friday. The accused were later granted bail by the sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) court, they…
- India
Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Six suspects detained from Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Punjab Police on Monday detained six people from Dehradun’s Peliyon Police Chowki area in connection with Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder, said sources from the Special Task Force (STF). According…
- India
They don’t like rice: Parents defend students who refuse meals prepared by Dalit cook
Around 7-8 students of Uttarakhand government school refused to eat midday meals cooked by a Dalit woman named Sunita Devi. The Indian Express spoke to Prem Singh, the principal of the school…
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I stick to my views, no regrets: Tirath Rawat on ‘ripped jeans’ remarks
Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has said he does not regret his remarks on ripped jeans, which had kicked up a storm last year, and his “views remain unchanged”.…
- India
Hate speech case: SC grants 3 months interim bail to Jitendra Tyagi on medical grounds
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months of interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi on medical grounds in connection with the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case involving alleged inflammatory speeches…
- India
Uttarakhand: No permission for Mahapanchayat, Sec 144 imposed in Haridwar village
Haridwar: Haridwar district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 within a 5 km radius of Dada Jalalpur village after a Mahapanchayat by Hindu religious leaders was announced. “Section 144…
