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Uttarakhand: Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee seeks ban on making videos around temple area

The temple committee says that making such videos or reels on the premises has a negative impact on the religious sanctity of the place. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How Centre plans to move ahead on Uniform Civil Code in Parliament

NEW DELHI: Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at a BJP function in the Madhya Pradesh capital of Bhopal on June 27, the Centre’s timing for introducing the bill in Parliament is being conjectured.

The Times of India

Pushkar Singh Dhami meets PM Modi, says UCC to be implemented soon

As Uttarakhand works to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and said a common code will soon be implemented in the state, even as he denied having any discussion with the PM on the topic.

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Badrinath National Highway shut near Chhinka due to landslide

The Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand has been again shut on Saturday due to landslide after it reopened for traffic on Friday morning.

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh: Khatu Shyam temple issues dress code for devotees; Mini clothes not allowed

The Khatu Shyam temple decree came weeks after three major temples under Mahanirvani Akhara in Uttarakhand issued dress code for their devotees. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UCC draft is ready and will be submitted to the government soon, says committee

The draft of the proposed Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand is complete and would soon be submitted to the State government

The Hindu

Uttarakhand: Drones banned in Haridwar ahead of Kanwar Yatra

In view of the security during the upcoming 'Kanwar Yatra', the Haridwar district administration has banned the flying of drones by the public in Har ki Paidi and its surrounding areas from July 4 to July 17. Read further on Dynamite News:

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No public namaz held in Uttarakhand’s Purola town

In the sensitive Purola town in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, Muslims did not gather for namaz in public places on the occasion of Id-ul-Azha on June 29, following pressure from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Many drove to far-off places to offer namaz.

The Hindu

State government will implement UCC as soon as it gets panel report, says Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

The Uttarakhand government is strictly dealing with people who are playing tricks with ‘innocent minor sisters and daughters’, says Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in an exclusive conversation with The Hindu. Mr. Dhami says that as a ‘Pradhan Sewak”, it is his responsibility to call out wrong and support what…

The Hindu

A month later, some Muslim families return to Uttarakhand’s Purola, others put up houses for sale

While several Muslim residents of Purola, who were forced to leave the town in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district last month following communal tension, have returned, a few others have put up their houses on sale and vowed not to come back

The Hindu

Char Dham Yatra | 149 pilgrims succumb to ailments, accidents in two months

The initial 65 days of the annual Char Dham Yatra season in Uttarakhand saw the deaths of 149 pilgrims. Over 31,78,000 people have visited the Badrinath-Kedarnath-Gangotri-Yamunotri shrines since the beginning of the yatra season that started on April 22, 2023.

The Hindu

Char Dham Yatra halted due to bad weather, CM Dhami instruct officials to be vigilant

Char Dham Yatra has been stopped as a precautionary measure due to bad weather on the route to Kedarnath and Badrinath. Read further on Dynamite News

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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath Yatra stopped at Sonprayag due to heavy rainfall

Owing to heavy rains in Rudraprayag district, Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped at Sonprayag, informed officials on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: CoWIN data leak, swearing on Hafta, Uttarakhand discussion

Request Abhinandan/Manisha to read this letter. I don't think I’m alone in this feeling but I like Abhinandan swearing on the podcast, it conveys a deep emotion of feeling fucked. It might be crude, but "fuck" is a feeling that at least begins to address the bizarre unfolding of events…

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Father-son acquitted by Supreme Court in 28-year-old murder case

A bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal last week acquitted father-son Mohd Muslim and Shamshad as it set aside the order of the Roorkee court and Uttarakhand HC. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Char Dham Yatra 2023: Number of pilgrims crosses 30 lakh

In the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, over 30 lakh pilgrims have visited Char Dham and more than 10 lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Char Dham Yatra: Over 30 lakh pilgrims visited so far, says Uttarakhand DGP

In the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, over 30 lakh pilgrims have visited Char Dham and more than 10 lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath

The Hindu

16 tigers dead in Uttarakhand since January

The Forest Department officials are attributing the deaths to reasons like territorial fights among the big cats. Read more on The Hindu

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Uttarakhand: Biker rescued after falling into 200-meter-deep gorge in Rudraprayag

SDRF officials said that as soon as they got to know about the person on a bike falling into a gorge in the area, they sprung into action. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Love-jihad is defaming Islam, Muslims must oppose it: Baba Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was in Delhi on Friday to launch new products as part of his Patanjali group’s expansion plans. He spoke to Kumar Shakti Shekhar on a number of social, political and religious issues which are currently making headlines. Edited excerpts.

The Hindu

Mounting tensions: On the threat to social harmony in Uttarakhand

The case of attempted kidnapping in Purola in Uttarakhand should be investigated quickly, and nobody should be allowed to make use of it to propagate communal politics

The Hindu

Uttarkashi communal tensions | Local trade bodies, Hindutva outfits call off mahapanchayat

The call for a mahapanchayat given by local trade bodies and Hindutva outfits in Uttarakhand’s Purola in protest against alleged incidents of love jihad was withdrawn.

The Hindu

Markets in Uttarakhand’s Purola remain closed in protest against issuance of prohibitory orders

Markets in Uttarakhand’s Purola and neighbouring towns remained closed on June 15, 2023, in protest against the imposition of Section 144

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Shops ransacked, shouts of ‘Jai Shri Ram’: What led to the exodus of Muslims from Uttarakhand’s Purola?

Shops belonging to the Muslim residents of Uttarakhand’s Purola town remain shut. Most of the Muslim shop owners have fled the town in wake of the targeted vandalism and threats furnished by right-wing organisations.

The Hindu

Committee seeks people’s suggestions for Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand

The expert committee formed by the Uttarakhand government organised a public dialogue program in Delhi on June 14, 2023 and sought people’s suggestions for Uniform Civil Code in the State

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