Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement UCC, tribals kept out

Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code, which promotes equal laws for every citizen across all religions......

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna wins bypoll

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday won the Sitarganj assembly seat by a record margin of 39,954 votes over his nearest Bharatiya Janata Party rival to retain the top post. The......

Haldwani violence: Five held, more than 5K people booked; curfew lifted

Authorities arrested five people and three FIRs were registered against 19 identified persons and about 5,000 unidentified people, in the February 8 violence that broke out after an......

70 pc polling in Uttarakhand

Nearly 70 per cent polling was recorded in the Uttarakhand assembly elections, which sealed the fate of 788 candidates including Chief Minister B C Khanduri and state Congress president Yashpal......