IFS officer Rahul under lens in connection with illegal tree felling & construction at Corbett Tiger Reserve. In March, Supreme Court pulled up Uttarakhand govt on matter.
Issue became embarrassing for BJP after ex-CMs Trivendra Singh Rawat & Ramesh Pokhriyal asked for probe into allegations. Episode has highlighted infighting within state party unit.
To be built at estimated cost of Rs 20 crore in Delhi, Kedarnath temple will have underground parking. Burari-based trust behind construction has also invited donations via QR code.
Decision by Shri Kedarnath Dham Delhi Trust comes a day after priests of Rudraprayag temple met Uttarakhand CM and reached a consensus regarding the name change.
Though party won all 5 Lok Sabha seats in state, it is shaky after the bypoll defeats. Former CM Tirath Singh Rawat expressed concern at the way party workers were being treated.
While CM has tried to distance himself from controversy, many within BJP are upset with handling of situation as it comes after back-to-back electoral losses in Faizabad & Badrinath.
In an interview, Pushkar Singh Dhami says Muslim women will benefit from UCC. Also talks about fixing 'criteria' for induction of defectors from other parties & removal of encroachments.
Final draft of Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code — tabled in assembly Tuesday — offers legal backing to live-ins, and seeks to recognise children born of such unions as legitimate.
The Uttarakhand Cabinet Sunday approved the final draft of the UCC, which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state, irrespective of caste and religion.
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will provide a legal framework for a uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in the state.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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