Amid reports of demographic changes in various areas of Uttarakhand, the government of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has started taking action. The police have started a 'verification campaign' to verify the people living in the state.
The recruitment drive will be facilitated by Tata Group under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) and the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS).
A Maulvi named Shabbir Raza has been arrested in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur on charges of raping and sexually exploiting at least five minor girls aged 5 to 9 years in a Madrasa
The incident unfolded on Sunday (18th August). After this video went viral on social media, the police arrested the minor accused and sent them to jail. Some reports claim that the accused youth got bail within hours.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall alert in Uttarakhand for the next five days. A red alert has also been issued amid a cloudburst incident in Kedarnath.
According to the police, the victim used to take auto to attend music classes in the evenings. Police said that the student is also mentally weak. On Sunday, the accused auto-driver Nadeem took advantage of it and raped her at a secluded place.
Justice Bhatti mentioned when he was a Judge in Kerala, he would go to a vegetarian hotel owned by a Muslim because he maintained "international standards" of hygiene
The petitioners, Apoorvanand Jha and Aakar Patel approached the Supreme Court to challenge the UP and Uttarakhand governments’ order for eateries falling on the Kanwar Yatra routes.