Uttarakhand
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| Capital | Dehradun |
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| Languages | Hindi |
| Chief minister | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Points of interest | Valley of Flowers National Park |
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| Did you know | Uttarakhand is the ninth-highest-income Indian state / union territory by GSDP per capita (₹190,284 (US$2,800)). |
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| ID | 875920 |
About Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, a state in northern India crossed by the Himalayas, is known for its Hindu pilgrimage sites. Rishikesh, a major centre for yoga study, was made famous by the Beatles' 1968 visit. The city hosts the evening Ganga Aarti, a spiritual gathering on the sacred Ganges River. The state's forested Jim Corbett National Park shelters Bengal tigers and other native wildlife.
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Couple in India sue son for not giving them a grandchild
...A couple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand are suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage...
Couple in India sue son for not giving them a grandchild
A couple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand are suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after Six Years of marriage.
Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad, 61 and 57, say they used up their savings raising their son, paying for his pilot's training as well as a lavish wedding.
They are demanding compensation worth nearly $650,000 (£525,000) if no grandchild is born within a year.
The highly unusual lawsuit was filed on grounds of " mental harassment".
Mr Prasad said he had spent all his savings on his son, sending him to the US in 2006 for pilot training at a cost of $65,000.
He returned to India in 2007, but lost his job and His Family had to support him financially for More Than two years,
Shrey Sagar, 35, did eventually get a job as a pilot. His Parents say they arranged his marriage to Shubhangi Sinha, now 31, in 2016, in The Hope that they would have a " grandchild to play with" during their retirement.
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.The Parents say they paid for A Wedding reception in a five-star hotel, a Luxury Car worth $80,000 and a honeymoon abroad.
" My son has been married for Six Years but they are still not planning a baby, " Mr Prasad said. " At least if we have a grandchild to spend time with, our pain will become bearable. "
The couple's lawyer, AK Srivastava, that the couple had demanded The Money " because of mental cruelty".
" It is A Dream of Every Parent to become a grandparent. They had been waiting for years to become grandparents. "
The couple's petition, filed in Haridwar, is expected be heard by a court on 17 May .
Source of news: bbc.com
