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Code chronicle   The framers of the draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill passed by the Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday deserve kudos for excluding the term ‘Muslim’ from the text running into 190 pages. This, despite the fact that the bill- the first one on UCC passed by any

  Wooing women  CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s decision to hand over the reins of the babudom of the Himalayan State to Radha Raturi is being dubbed as a political masterstroke by his camp followers. They claim that this smartly crafted move will further endear the State government to about

Dhami’s headache Even as the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami exhibited immense maturity and political astuteness to douse the fire generated by the spat between forest minister Subodh Uniyal and saffron party’s Dalit MLA Durgeshwar Lal, the unsavoury episode has again highlighted the fact

 Dhamis triumph Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has emerged politically stronger and administratively powerful after the success of the mission Silkyara. After the initial chaos in the operation to save the lives of the trapped labourers in the tunnel in Uttarkashi district, the CM

Cry of Himalayas Coming close on the heels of the rain- triggered disaster in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the tunnel collapse incident in Silkayara, Uttarkashi is another grim warning by the Himalayan mountains ravaged by relentless human activities in the name of development. The monsoon

Pushkar power The BJP high command’s decision to assign duty to chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the poll- bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan has exulted the supporters of the young CM. Dhami held a series of public meetings and road shows in both these states during his recent three- day

Rough ride  The denizens of Dehradun are ecstatic over their city being the host of the mega global investors summit scheduled in December meant to give a much- needed push to the economy of the State. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is hoping to rope in investment to the tune of a

In a quandary The Vigilance action on former minister Harak Singh Rawat in the tiger safari case of Corbett Tiger Reserve seems to have unnerved the indomitable leader. Harak has remained a maverick leader of the Himalayan state for most part of his long career; he always remained on the right

  New assembly building   Ironically enough, at a time when the roadblocks for the construction of the third Vidhan Sabha building near Raipur in Dehradun are being removed with the State administration’s decision to acquire more land, the construction of new blocks in the existing

Peace is paramount  Recent events in some parts of Uttarakhand have widened schism in the social fabric of the State which is known for its serene environment and simple peace-loving, god- fearing people. The reckless rumour-mongering meant to fan religious frenzy has precipitated the current