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The Vishva Hindu Parishad has decided to go ahead with its call to hold a mahapanchayat, defying the prohibitory orders imposed by the Uttarkashi district in Purola. There is communal tension in parts of Uttarkashi over an alleged case of so-called ‘love jihad’, where two men were arrested – one of whom is Muslim and the other Hindu – for abducting a minor Hindu girl. Despite the prohibitory orders, Hindu outfits are adamant about holding the mahapanchayat in which local residents will also take part. Some families of the Muslim community have already left the region while others have been asked to leave by Hindu outfits before the mahapanchayat. There were posters pasted outside the shops of traders from the minority community to leave or face consequences otherwise. A number of petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court to stop the mahapanchayat as it could disrupt social peace and harmony in the area. Petitioners, however, have been asked to move the high court. The VHP’s working president, Virender Rawat, said the Hindutva outfit will hold the mahapanchayat as it was necessary to raise concerns related to the Hindu community. “We will do it in accordance with the law although the venue and time is not yet decided,” he said. The district administration has imposed Section 144, which prohibits a gathering of more than five persons. Flag marches were also conducted as a peace-building exercise from time to time. District and police administration are also organisi...

Uttarakhand avalanche: As many as 10 people have been killed in an avalanche that hit Mount Draupadi Ka Danda-2 peak in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Tuesday. Twenty-seven mountaineers of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) remained missing on Wednesday while 14 injured members of their team were brought back to safety. The Uttarakhand Police said on Facebook that 10 bodies have been retrieved so far as a multi-agency search and rescue operation aided by IAF helicopters continued through the day to find those missing. According to the NIM, the team which was caught in the avalanche consisted of 34 trainee mountaineers and seven instructors only. Meanwhile, 14 injured climbers were airlifted to the ITBP camp at Matli out of which five were admitted to district hospital in Uttarkashi and nine who had sustained minor injuries were sent back to the NIM, the Uttarakhand Police said on the social media. Uttarakhand Avalanche: 10 bodies retrieved, 27 mountaineers missing, 14 rescued Twenty-seven mountaineers remained missing on Wednesday after rescue workers brought 14 injured members of their team to safety, a day after an avalanche claimed 10 lives in Uttarkashi. The Uttarakhand Police said on Facebook that 10 bodies have been retrieved so far as a multi-agency search and rescue operation aided by IAF helicopters continued through the day to find those missing. 3 teams to go to intermediate camp, avalanche site on Thursday to rescue 26 trainees, bring back 4 bodi...

Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) authorises the authorities to issue an order to prohibit the assembly of four or more people in an area. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said on Wednesday that no one will be allowed to disturb law and order in the state. "District Police and administration are fully prepared. We're taking all the steps to maintain the law and order in the state, no one will be allowed to break the law. action will be taken against those who will try to break the law," Kumar said. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had last week held a high-level meeting in the secretariat and said that the "cases of love jihad that are coming up will be strictly investigated". State DGP Ashok Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) V Murugesan and officers of the Intelligence Department were present in the meeting. The Uttarkashi town had witnessed Murugesan said on Monday that strict action will be taken against those taking the law into their hands. "Recently there have been incidents of elopement in Uttarkashi, Vikas Nagar and other areas. Local people are agitating. FIRs were registered. Police are doing their duty to establish peace. Whoever breaks the law, strict legal actions will be taken against them. An investigation is underway," he said. READ MORE: UTTARKASHI: The Uttarkashi district administration in Uttarakhand has imposed Section 144 in Purola which witnessed communal tensions over an alleged attempt to abduct a ...

• Breaking News | NMML Renamed To Prime Ministers' Musuem & Library Society | Why The Change? Times Now • Breaking News | Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Flood In Sikkim; Submerge National Highway 10 At Pegong Times Now • Breaking News | PM Modi Advocates 'Fusion Approach' to Agriculture At G20 Meet | G20 Summit Updates Times Now The town of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand is simmering with tensions over the increase in alleged Love Jihad cases. Now there is an uneasy calm prevailing in Uttarkashi's Purola which erupted after the failed forceful conversion bid. Sensing a possible threat to life and property, the district administration has denied permission to the Mahapanchayat called by Hindu groups. Section 144 has also been imposed in Purola by the authorities in order to stop any untoward incidents to happen. Watch this video for more information.

Uttarkashi communal tensions | Petitioners move Supreme Court for ban on mahapanchayat The petition demanding an immediate ban on proposed mahapanchayat by right-wing groups at Uttarkashi said it could lead to a boil in communal tensions in the Uttarakhand June 13, 2023 09:20 pm | Updated June 14, 2023 09:46 am IST - New Delhi Delhi University professor Apoorvanand Jha and poet Ashok Vajpeyi on June 13 filed a letter petition in the Supreme Court demanding an immediate ban on proposed mahapanchayat by right-wing groups at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on June 15. Terming it an attempt to incite communal riots, the petitioners have asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter. After a series of Dharam Sansad organised in Haridwar in 2021, the Supreme Court, in 2022, asked the State to “take corrective measures” against peddling of communal hate during events involving religious groups. Also Read | “If the mahapanchayat is allowed to happen, it could lead to a boil in communal tensions in the State,” the petitioners said, adding that an urgent judicial intervention is required “to protect the life, limb, and property” of those under attack and against whom the mahapanchayat has been scheduled to be held. The petitioners have also urged the top court to issue directions to the State Government to take necessary steps to protect the lives of those under threat and provide adequate compensation to those who have been forced to leave their shops and homes. “It is respectfully ...

Premium Uttarkashi avalanche: There was little we could do, says survivor; death count rises to 16 A 41-member team of climbers, comprising 34 trainees and 7 instructors, from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), was trapped after the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-2 (DKD-2) peak on Tuesday morning. Twelve more bodies were recovered Thursday from the A 41-member team of climbers, comprising 34 trainees and 7 instructors, from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), was trapped after the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-2 (DKD-2) peak on Tuesday morning. While 12 team members were rescued, 13 are still missing. Officials said the evacuation of the bodies from the avalanche site, which was stopped due to bad weather, will resume Friday morning. One of the survivors, Naib Subedar Anil Kumar told “The 28-day course started on September 14 and in the first few days, the trainees are given a refresher of their basic course and then the advanced training. The last leg of the training included staying at a camp set up near the Dokriani Bamak glacier for around 10 days and then climbing the DKD-2 peak…where mountaineers have been going for the last 50-55 years,” said Kumar, an instructor. Giving further details, Kumar said that on Tuesday, prepared for the tough climb, the 41 left camp-1 around 3.15 am after the weather cleared. The plan, he said, was to reach the DKD-2 summit by 8 am and return by 10 am. “Trekking during sunlight is very unsafe as it weakens the bonding...