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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Committee Chairperson Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai along with the committee members submitted the final report of the UCC to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. On this occasion, Chief Minister Dhami said that his government will bring a bill in this regard in the assembly session on February 5.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also made an announcement regarding 'Lakhpati Didi Scheme' in the interim budget. The government has increased the target of 'Lakhpati Didi Scheme' under 'Self-Help Groups'. The Finance Minister said that encouraged by the success of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, the government has increased the target of the scheme from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. Under this scheme, women are trained in skills like plumbing, LED bulb making and operation and repair of drones.

Recently, Uttarakhand Police has launched a self-balancing electric scooter with the aim of promoting smart policing. For the safety of tourists and local citizens, police in Haridwar will patrol with self-balancing scooters. These scooters have been donated by Utkarsh Small Finance Bank. Uttarakhand is a northern Indian state surrounded by the Himalayas. Presently the Governor of Uttarakhand is Gurmit Singh and Chief Minister is Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand, replacing Hemant Soren who was recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Champai Soren at Raj Bhavan.

Maharashtra topped the KIYG 2024 medal tally with 57 gold medals. Tamil Nadu stood second with 38 gold. Get the complete medal tally of Khelo India Youth Games 2024.

Khelo India Winter Games 2024 will be held in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Bharat Parv organized by the Ministry of Tourism is going on in the Red Fort complex of the capital.

Surajkund Fair starts in Faridabad from today, President will inaugurate, they will get 50% discount Faridabad: The 37th edition of International Surajkund Fair will see unprecedented participation from all over the world. President Draupadi Murmu will inaugurate the fair at 3 pm today.

India is set to nominate the "Maratha Military Landscape" for World Heritage recognition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during the year 2024-25. This nomination consists of 12 components, which demonstrate the strategic military power of Maratha rule in various areas.

Recently, Indian Navy's Saryu-class patrol ship INS Sumitra rescued kidnapped fishermen off the eastern coast of Somalia. Commissioned in 2014, it is the last ship of its class built by Goa Shipyard. Based at Chennai under the Eastern Naval Command, its primary roles include EEZ surveillance, anti-piracy patrol, fleet support, maritime security and escort operations. Recent successful rescues underline its important contribution to regional security.