Articles by Amit Bathla
Nanakmatta Gurudwara Kar Sewa chief shot dead by 2 men in Uttarakhand; SIT set up
Police said the two assailants stayed in Nanakmatta Gurudwara for eight days before carrying out the crime
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Amit Bathla Ankur Sharma
Living in fear, say Uttarakhand traders amid calls for ouster
While the district administration has assured full protection to the store owners, Muslims shopkeepers say they “are living in constant fear”
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Moment of pride, says Pushkar Singh Dhami as UCC Bill gets President’s assent
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said it was a moment of joy and pride for Uttarakhand that the UCC Bill has been approved by President Murmu
Published on Mar 13, 2024 03:08 PM IST
Haldwani violence accused Abdul Malik arrested from Delhi: Uttarakhand Police
Total number of arrests in Haldwani violence has now reached 81.
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 01:43 AM IST
Amit Bathla Ankur Sharma
Months after Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, panel flags shortcomings in planning
Forty-one workers were trapped for 17 days in desperate conditions after a part of the 4.5km-long Silkyara tunnel collapsed in November
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 04:08 PM IST
Haldwani remains tense after clash, toll rises to 5
Five people have been killed in violence in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, following the demolition of an allegedly illegal madrasa, as tensions continue to simmer in the town. The clashes occurred after the Uttarakhand assembly passed a Uniform Civil Code Bill, which replaces religious personal laws. The violence erupted as bulldozers demolished the 20-year-old madrasa, leading residents to set fire to vehicles and a police station, as well as hurling stones. Authorities have stressed that the situation is now under control, and four people have been arrested.
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Amit Bathla Ankur Sharma, ?dehradun/haldwani
India’s first Uniform Civil Code gets nod in U’khand house
The Uttarakhand assembly has passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, becoming the first state in India to do so. The bill, which overrides several national laws, will be sent to the President for approval before implementation. The UCC aims to provide a common legal framework for marriage and property inheritance, ensuring equal rights for women and banning polygamy. The Congress party has called for further discussion on the bill before its passage.
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Uniform Civil Code bill passed in Uttarakhand assembly
The CM said will the UCC will give equal rights to all without discriminating in matters like marriage, maintenance, adoption, succession and divorce
Published on Feb 07, 2024 07:01 PM IST
Equal distribution of ancestral assets under UCC
The proposed code will bring uniformity in succession and inheritance rights for all religions, dissolving personal laws of all of them
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarakhand 1st state to bring uniform code bill
The bill allows marriages under Nikah (Muslim marriage), Saptpadi (Hindi marriage), Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage) or any other religious form not otherwise prohibited under the proposed law
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Historic moment, says Uttarakhand chief minister Dhami as he tables UCC Bill
UCC has been among key promises of the BJP apart from the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Temple and ending Jammu and Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Not given enough time to examine merits, demerits: Congress on Uttarakhand UCC bill
The Congress said the government should have first presented the draft in the assembly before the bill so that its merits and demerits could be discussed
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:04 PM IST
Ban polygamy, says Uttarakhand UCC panel
CM Dhami plans to introduce a draft bill based on the report in the upcoming assembly session.
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 12:21 AM IST
Land subsidence: CBRI conducts fresh inspection of Joshimath
According to CBRI’s door-to-door condition assessment of 2,364 buildings from January 14 to January 27, 2023, of the 2364 buildings, 2,152 are residential
Published on Jan 19, 2024 04:52 PM IST
Jewel thief in Bihar jail behind spate of heists?
A gang of thieves, run from a jail in Bihar, has been involved in theft of at least 180kg of gold across five Hindi heartland states over the past five years.
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 04:57 AM IST
Uttarakhand bans land purchase by outsiders for agriculture, horticulture
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday evening
Published on Jan 01, 2024 03:48 PM IST
Weeks after rescue of 41 workers, work begins again at Uttarkashi tunnel
The collapse happened closer to the Silkyara side — the tunnel itself is part of the larger Char Dham project.
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
‘Hero-like treatment will fade out soon’: Rat-hole miners on Uttarkashi rescue
The 12 miners feel their newfound fame would wean off rather soon, leaving behind the harsh reality of their lives — “we will remain poor”.
Published on Dec 11, 2023 05:41 AM IST
Life in a tunnel: How the 41 banded, and survived, together
41 men were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days. They survived by using minimal resources and communicating with rescuers through pipes.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 07:51 AM IST
Amit Bathla Debabrata Mohanty, Silkyara/bhubaneswar
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Heroes who helped end 17-day ordeal
Finally, the rat miners were parachuted in on the evening of November 27 as a last-resort to clear out the last 12m of rubble.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:22 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Uttarkashi
‘Joy, gratitude’: Rescued 41 set for a new chapter
For the rat-hole miners, too, it was a moment of catharsis – seeing their life of ignominy, menial labour find what it always had lacked, a modicum of respect.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 12:40 AM IST
‘Our hands get the job done’: Rat-hole miner after Uttarkashi tunnel rescue
Rat-hole mining is a method of taking out coal by digging small pits, a practice banned in 2014 as a coal-extracting method for being unscientific
Published on Nov 29, 2023 06:21 PM IST
Hits and misses: What led the rescue team to success
The rescue operation began on November 12, when authorities from the NDRF put into use excavator machines to scoop out the debris.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:43 AM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Prayed for workers every day, say locals
For the past 17 days, Yogendra Singh, who runs an eatery near the entrance of the Silkyara tunnel, had been waiting for the 41 trapped men to emerge.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 07:44 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: After 422 anxious hours, families rejoice
As the quaint mountain town of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand was lighting up on Diwali day, Jaimal Singh Negi’s life descended into darkness.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:45 AM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!
But officials only turned to rat-hole mining when more modern equipment collapsed in the face of the daunting challenge
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:42 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
They’re coming home
Scenes of jubilation played out at the mouth of the tunnel that collapsed on Nov 12 as relatives of the trapped workers beamed
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 06:24 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
‘Today is the real Diwali for us’, say workers rescued from Uttarkashi tunnel
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Diwali Day, November 12, is when these 41 workers got trapped inside the 4.5 km long tunnel at 5.30 a.m.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 11:27 PM IST
‘I removed last rock and saw them’: Rat-hole miner who rescued trapped workers
Munna Qureshi, who was the first one to reach the trapped workers, was among a dozen rat-hole miners brought to Silkyara on Monday to remove remaining 12 meters of debris.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 10:56 PM IST
Explained: How the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation is being carried out
A stretch of mud road was re-laid to make passage of ambulances easier. Stretchers were being taken inside the mouth of the tunnel
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 04:59 PM IST