Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami encourages the youth to confront misinformation surrounding the state's ...

Based on the committee's report, the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill was passed in the state assembly on February 7, 2024. The Act received presidential assent on March 12, 2024.

The push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, exemplified by Uttarakhand's enactment, is framed as secular progress.

The UCC applies to all residents of Uttarakhand, except Scheduled Tribes and protected authority-empowered persons and communities. The Uniform Civil Code Act of Uttarakhand regulates the laws ...

As the BJP frames the Uniform Civil Code ... passage of the Waqf Bill, the Modi Government plans to implement the equally or even more contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) passed last year.

Today, uniform civil code has been implemented in Uttarakhand. Unfortunately, the Congress is opposing this,” Modi said.

Advancing “gender equality”, protecting “women and children” and creating an “egalitarian society” are among the justifications the Uttarakhand government has offered in a court ...

Notably, during a speech in Uttarakhand ... Uniform Civil Code has been a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto for decades and now the Narendra Modi government is eyeing the legislation ...

With the Waqf Bill receiving ... the Constitution calls for a uniform civil code for all — what I call a secular civil code. Congress never had the will to implement it.” He highlighted the ...

He was defeated in polls twice ... Highlighting the recent implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, PM Modi accused the Congress of double standards on secularism. "The ...