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Articles by Amit Bathla
Uttarakhand: BJP leader, aide booked for gang-rape, murder of minor
The victim’s mother alleged the BJP leader had lured her daughter into a relationship for past six months and raped her in this period.
Published on Jun 27, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Forest fires vs shrubs: Archaic tools, no training exacerbate Uttarakhand crisis
For the past two months, as the temperature has soared, the mountains in Uttarakhand have been on fire, spirals of smoke visible in the day.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 12:28 AM IST
Woman’s body parts found on trains, 1,000 km apart in Rishikesh and Indore; probe on
The Dehradun GRP dialled their counterparts in Indore, only to discover that the latter had recovered dismembered body parts of a woman from a passenger train at the Indore railway station late on Saturday around 11pm
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 05:06 PM IST
Uttarakhand: 9 trekkers of 22-member group dead due to bad weather, 13 rescued
Officials said that of the 13 trekkers rescued from the trek on Uttarkashi-Tehri border, eight were airlifted to Dehradun
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:05 PM IST
FIR against Uttarakhand YouTuber who harassed two Jain monks; he apologises
A first information report (FIR) was registered against Suraj Singh Pharswan of Ratgaon village in Tharali block of Chamoli district
Published on May 28, 2024 04:41 PM IST
Police drive to 4th floor of AIIMS in Rishikesh to arrest molestation accused
AIIMS public relations officer Sandeep Kumar said there was a possibility of an attack on Kumar which is why police had to bring the vehicle inside the hospital
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:38 PM IST
65-yr-old dies, U’khand forest fire toll touches five
The deceased woman was identified as Savitri Devi of Thapli village in Pauri tehsil of Pauri Garhwal district, who died on Sunday
Updated on May 07, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Amit BathlaJayashree Nandi, Dehradun/delhi
IAF, Army called in to quell Uttarakhand wildfire
Indian Air Force and Army douse forest fire near Nainital, Uttarakhand, threatening air force station and residential area. Chief minister orders strict measures to control fires.
Updated on Apr 28, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
In CDS’s Uttarakhand village, murmurs against Agnipath
Introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre in June 2022, the Agnipath scheme seeks to recruit soldiers for only four years, with a provision to retain 25% of them in the regular cadre for 15 years after another round of screening.
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Nanakmatta Gurudwara Kar Sewa chief shot dead by 2 men in Uttarakhand; SIT set up
Police said the two assailants stayed in Nanakmatta Gurudwara for eight days before carrying out the crime
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Amit BathlaAnkur Sharma
Living in fear, say Uttarakhand traders amid calls for ouster
While the district administration has assured full protection to the store owners, Muslims shopkeepers say they “are living in constant fear”
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Moment of pride, says Pushkar Singh Dhami as UCC Bill gets President’s assent
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said it was a moment of joy and pride for Uttarakhand that the UCC Bill has been approved by President Murmu
Published on Mar 13, 2024 03:08 PM IST
Haldwani violence accused Abdul Malik arrested from Delhi: Uttarakhand Police
Total number of arrests in Haldwani violence has now reached 81.
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 01:43 AM IST
Amit BathlaAnkur Sharma
Months after Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, panel flags shortcomings in planning
Forty-one workers were trapped for 17 days in desperate conditions after a part of the 4.5km-long Silkyara tunnel collapsed in November
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 04:08 PM IST
Haldwani remains tense after clash, toll rises to 5
Five people have been killed in violence in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, following the demolition of an allegedly illegal madrasa, as tensions continue to simmer in the town. The clashes occurred after the Uttarakhand assembly passed a Uniform Civil Code Bill, which replaces religious personal laws. The violence erupted as bulldozers demolished the 20-year-old madrasa, leading residents to set fire to vehicles and a police station, as well as hurling stones. Authorities have stressed that the situation is now under control, and four people have been arrested.
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Amit BathlaAnkur Sharma, dehradun/haldwani
India’s first Uniform Civil Code gets nod in U’khand house
The Uttarakhand assembly has passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, becoming the first state in India to do so. The bill, which overrides several national laws, will be sent to the President for approval before implementation. The UCC aims to provide a common legal framework for marriage and property inheritance, ensuring equal rights for women and banning polygamy. The Congress party has called for further discussion on the bill before its passage.
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Uniform Civil Code bill passed in Uttarakhand assembly
The CM said will the UCC will give equal rights to all without discriminating in matters like marriage, maintenance, adoption, succession and divorce
Published on Feb 07, 2024 07:01 PM IST
Equal distribution of ancestral assets under UCC
The proposed code will bring uniformity in succession and inheritance rights for all religions, dissolving personal laws of all of them
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarakhand 1st state to bring uniform code bill
The bill allows marriages under Nikah (Muslim marriage), Saptpadi (Hindi marriage), Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage) or any other religious form not otherwise prohibited under the proposed law
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Historic moment, says Uttarakhand chief minister Dhami as he tables UCC Bill
UCC has been among key promises of the BJP apart from the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Temple and ending Jammu and Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Not given enough time to examine merits, demerits: Congress on Uttarakhand UCC bill
The Congress said the government should have first presented the draft in the assembly before the bill so that its merits and demerits could be discussed
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:04 PM IST
Ban polygamy, says Uttarakhand UCC panel
CM Dhami plans to introduce a draft bill based on the report in the upcoming assembly session.
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 12:21 AM IST
Land subsidence: CBRI conducts fresh inspection of Joshimath
According to CBRI’s door-to-door condition assessment of 2,364 buildings from January 14 to January 27, 2023, of the 2364 buildings, 2,152 are residential
Published on Jan 19, 2024 04:52 PM IST
Jewel thief in Bihar jail behind spate of heists?
A gang of thieves, run from a jail in Bihar, has been involved in theft of at least 180kg of gold across five Hindi heartland states over the past five years.
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 04:57 AM IST
Uttarakhand bans land purchase by outsiders for agriculture, horticulture
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday evening
Published on Jan 01, 2024 03:48 PM IST
Weeks after rescue of 41 workers, work begins again at Uttarkashi tunnel
The collapse happened closer to the Silkyara side — the tunnel itself is part of the larger Char Dham project.
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
‘Hero-like treatment will fade out soon’: Rat-hole miners on Uttarkashi rescue
The 12 miners feel their newfound fame would wean off rather soon, leaving behind the harsh reality of their lives — “we will remain poor”.
Published on Dec 11, 2023 05:41 AM IST
Life in a tunnel: How the 41 banded, and survived, together
41 men were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days. They survived by using minimal resources and communicating with rescuers through pipes.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 07:51 AM IST
Amit BathlaDebabrata Mohanty, Silkyara/bhubaneswar
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Heroes who helped end 17-day ordeal
Finally, the rat miners were parachuted in on the evening of November 27 as a last-resort to clear out the last 12m of rubble.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:22 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Uttarkashi
‘Joy, gratitude’: Rescued 41 set for a new chapter
For the rat-hole miners, too, it was a moment of catharsis – seeing their life of ignominy, menial labour find what it always had lacked, a modicum of respect.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 12:40 AM IST
