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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami assured that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will soon be implemented in the state. With this, Uttarakhand will become the second state after Goa, to implement UCC. CM Dhami said, UCC will be brought in irrespective of people's "religion and section of the society". Himachal Pradesh's CM Jairam Thakur and Assam CM Himanta Sarma have also extended their support towards implementing UCC.

Former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh has been shifted to ICU, amid high blood pressure and chest pain issues. Currently, Deshmukh has been lodged in jail for money laundering allegations and financial irregularities during his reign. On May 27, the ex-minister complained of health issues and was taken to BMC-run KEM Hospital. Furthermore, the Enforcement Directorate arrested the NCP leader in the case in November 2021 and is… read-more

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summon notice to the former CM of Jammu & Kashmir Farooq Abdullah. The ED asked the leader to appear for investigation in a money laundering case on May 31, in Delhi. The ED registered a case against the leader in alleged money irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The summoned has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The MHA central team reached flood-affected Assam's Guwahati region to take the stock of the situation, on May 26. Two Inter-Ministerial-Central Team (IMCT) comprising Ravinesh Kumar, Anjali Maurya, Adelbert Sungi, P Vijay Bhaskar Reddy and others will be visiting Assam's flood-hit-areas in the next two-days. Furthermore, approximately 5.61 lakh people are said to be affected in 12 districts of Assam, and the death toll increased to 30, till… read-more

Uttarakhand Health DG Dr. Shailja Bhatt informed that approximately 91 pilgrims lost lives during the 2022 Char Dham Yatra. On May 27, Bhatt said, "Most of the pilgrims died due to heart-attacks". Furthermore, highlighting the strengthened medical services compared to earlier, Shailja Bhatt said, for the Char Dham yatra in Uttarakhand, nearly 169 doctors were deployed to treat patients in the course of the yatra, which started on May 3.