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Over 9,000 acres recovered from ‘land jihadis’: Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday claimed that more than 9,000 acres of property have been recovered from “land jihadis” in Uttarakhand, asserting that now no one will be able…
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Hindutva workers interrupt men offering namaz in Uttarakhand
A group of Muslims offering namaz were stopped by a Hindutva organisation in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. A video has emerged on social media platforms where members of the Hindu Surakhsha Seva Sang interrupt…
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Uttarakhand: Remarks against Prophet spark tension in Dehradun
Dehradun: Tension gripped Dehradun’s Patel Nagar area after an alleged derogatory social media post against Prophet Mohammad triggered protests, prompting police to carry out a flag march on Tuesday night. Police said…
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Uttarakhand journalist missing for ten days found dead in barrage
A 36-year-old journalist, who had been missing for ten days, was found dead in a barrage in Uttarkashi. Rajeev Pratap Singh, a well-known local journalist, ran a YouTube channel called Delhi Uttarakhand…
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Uttarakhand Muslims allege collective crackdown after ‘I Love Muhammad’ protest
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights fact-finding team claimed that the Muslims in the Kashipur neighbourhood of Uttarakhand are being collectively punished after a religious procession escalated into violence earlier this…
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Mosque sealed in Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve following SC order
Rishikesh: A decades-old mosque in the Ramgarh Range of Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve has been sealed in a joint operation by the sanctuary administration and police. Ramgarh Range Forest Officer Ajay Dhyani…
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Teachers beat 7-yr-old for missing class in Haridwar; FIR lodged, no arrests yet
A seven-year-old Muslim boy was beaten black and blue by his teachers after he missed two days of school on September 11. The incident occurred in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district. A video of…
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Uttarakhand: FIR against six cops for murder of minority youth
Over a year after the death of 24-year-old Wasim “Monu” Qureshi, police in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, have filed a murder case against six officers, as directed by the Haridwar Sessions Court. The case…
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Uttarakhand: Landslide on Kedarnath route kills 2 pilgrims; Char Dham, Hemkund halted
Dehradun: A landslide on the Kedarnath route early Monday killed two pilgrims and left six injured while heavy rain continued to lash various parts of Uttarakhand, leading to temporary suspension of the…
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Govt forms central teams to asses flood damages in HP, J-K, Punjab and Uttarakhand
New Delhi: The government has constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and…
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Uttarakhand school student fires at teacher after being slapped in class
A school student allegedly shot his Physics teacher after being slapped during class in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, August 19. The incident took place at the Guru Nanak School. Police say the accused…
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Minority Educational Institutions Bill cleared in Uttarakhand Assembly
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday cleared the Minority Educational Institutions Bill, which seeks to regulate all the minority institutions in the state by setting up a new authority, amid chaos and…
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Uttarakhand clears Minority Education Bill, Madrasa Act to scrap by next year
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Minority Educational Institutions Bill-2025, extending minority status benefits to institutions run by the Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, and Parsi communities in the state. At present,…
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‘We will cut you with jhatka’: Elderly man attacked in Uttarakhand; 3 held
A group of inebriated men attacked a Muslim man, forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ and threatened to cut off his beard in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal region. A video of the…
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Photos: Evacuation of people goes on in Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi: Helicopters made multiple sorties on Saturday to evacuate people from areas surrounding the disaster-hit Dharali in Uttarkashi as rescue operations entered the fifth day with the thrust on improving road connectivity…