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Topic: Uttarakhand

After Uttarakhand bans 5 Patanjali drugs, firm calls it ‘act of mafia’, threatens legal action

Prithviraj Singh -
Alleging misleading publication of ads, the state's ayurvedic & unani services authority banned 5 drugs. Patanjali Ayurveda MD Acharya Balkrishna warns govt to 'rectify its mistake'.

Should live-in relationships be registered? Ideas Uttarakhand UCC panel is sifting through

Neelam Pandey -
Committee also gets suggestions for a ban on polygamy, polyandry & for reversal of inheritance rights to parents in case of death of sons. Most are in favour of UCC, says official.

‘Freedom from Brit slavery’ — Centre seeks proposals to rename Lansdowne hill station

Prithviraj Singh -
The Uttarakhand hill station and cantonment town was named, 132 years ago, after the then Viceroy of India. CM supports the move but state govt says no official communication yet

British Saudi Aramco official with banned satellite phone jailed in India, says was ‘denied’ rights

Prithviraj Singh -
Fergus MacLeod spent week in Uttarakhand jail in July for having satellite phone near India-China border. Says was denied access to British High Commission. Police deny allegations.

4 outfits in 8 hours — how Modi used choice of clothes to cultivate Uttarakhand, Himachal voters

Gaurvi Narang -
PM Modi donned 4 different outfits in less than 8 hours during his Uttarakhand visit. His choice of clothes was a message to BJP voters in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

‘Vindicated’ says ex CM Harish Rawat, after RSS transfers Uttarakhand pracharak, co-in-charge

Prithviraj Singh -
Congress has accused Yudhveer Singh and Devender Chauhan of being involved in assembly secretariat appointment and other recruitment scams in the state. 

UP vs Uttarakhand: Top officials from BJP-ruled states in war of words over Kashipur killing

Prithviraj Singh -
After Uttarakhand ACS (home) Radha Raturi accuses UP Police of arresting 'innocent people', UP ADG Prashant Kumar retorts with strong words & Raturi walks back her remarks.

‘Mining minerals govt property,’ Uttarakhand HC voids state rule, refers to 2G spectrum case

Bhadra Sinha -
Bench led by Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi quashed an amendment in state mining rules that allowed landowners to use resources excavated in his property for construction on property.

After BJP leader’s wife dies in Kashipur ‘crossfire’, cops booked in Uttarakhand-UP face-off

Shikha Salaria -
Uttarakhand police have booked 10-12 UP cops for murder, among other things, after the death of a BJP block pramukh’s wife during a ‘raid’. UP Police say due process was followed.

‘Ban construction to protect Kedarnath from avalanches’ — what expert panel told Uttarakhand govt

Prithviraj Singh -
The 5-member panel report also suggests building concrete wedges and mounds on higher slopes above the shrine to reduce momentum of avalanches originating 5-6 km above it.
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NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

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New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

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In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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