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Topic: Uttarakhand

Urdu press hails SC’s Haldwani order, wants action against ‘officers who allowed encroachment’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

21st Century Cow presents… and rugged mountaineer enters frigid poll-ar terrain

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘No pothole’: NHAI counters Uttarakhand CM on Rishabh Pant accident

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, after meeting the cricketer at a Dehradun hospital, had said Pant told him that his car crashed while he was trying to avoid a pothole on the highway.

Expanding India-US ties — glimpses from joint training exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ underway in Auli

American troops of the 2nd Brigade, 11th Airborne division and Indian soldiers from the Assam regiment are taking part in the 18th edition of this annual Indo-US joint exercise.

After Uttarakhand bans 5 Patanjali drugs, firm calls it ‘act of mafia’, threatens legal action

Alleging misleading publication of ads, the state's ayurvedic & unani services authority banned 5 drugs. Patanjali Ayurveda MD Acharya Balkrishna warns govt to 'rectify its mistake'.

Should live-in relationships be registered? Ideas Uttarakhand UCC panel is sifting through

Committee also gets suggestions for a ban on polygamy, polyandry & for reversal of inheritance rights to parents in case of death of sons. Most are in favour of UCC, says official.

‘Freedom from Brit slavery’ — Centre seeks proposals to rename Lansdowne hill station

The Uttarakhand hill station and cantonment town was named, 132 years ago, after the then Viceroy of India. CM supports the move but state govt says no official communication yet

British Saudi Aramco official with banned satellite phone jailed in India, says was ‘denied’ rights

Fergus MacLeod spent week in Uttarakhand jail in July for having satellite phone near India-China border. Says was denied access to British High Commission. Police deny allegations.

4 outfits in 8 hours — how Modi used choice of clothes to cultivate Uttarakhand, Himachal voters

PM Modi donned 4 different outfits in less than 8 hours during his Uttarakhand visit. His choice of clothes was a message to BJP voters in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

‘Vindicated’ says ex CM Harish Rawat, after RSS transfers Uttarakhand pracharak, co-in-charge

Congress has accused Yudhveer Singh and Devender Chauhan of being involved in assembly secretariat appointment and other recruitment scams in the state. 

On Camera

130th Constitution Amendment Bill makes PM, President redundant. It’s a mockery of ministers

The Bill is a frontal attack on the basic federal structure of the Constitution. It shifts governance from ‘rule of law’ to ‘rule by law’.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?