Hill-plain controversy in Uttarakhand sparks political storm, draws in UP CM
Without directly naming Yogi Adityanath, Kumar pointed out that the UP CM hails from a hill region.
Without directly naming Yogi Adityanath, Kumar pointed out that the UP CM hails from a hill region.
The purpose of this law is to stop indiscriminate purchase and sale of agricultural and horticulture land in the state.
Uttarakhand's annual budget crossed the one lakh crore mark on Thursday as the Pushkar Singh Dhami government presented its 2025-26 budget of Rs 1.01 lakh crore, 13 per cent more outlay than Rs 89.23 thousand crore in the last financial year.
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday cleared the much talked about land law to prevent non-state natives from buying large area and agricultural land in the hill state.
The Uttarakhand Assembly's move to go digital has apparently not gone down well with the legislators as they are unable to leaf through their tablet beyond logging in.
Reacting on the comments of political leaders of Uttarakhand, who questioned the law and order situation in the state, Kumar asked them to "have some faith in state government and the police."
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and senior government officials said early implementation of a state-centric land law would be an important tool to curb mass migration in the state.
The Uttarakhand government will not give the benefits of its jobs and social welfare schemes to those not registering their marriages once the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is enforced in October.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Thursday, predicted heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and their adjacent region over the next two to three days.
According to Haridwar police, the incident occurred late Thursday evening and was reported after the victim's father lodged a complaint with the Pathri Police Station.
