India, Jan. 27 -- Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state to enforce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a common set of laws that subsume customary laws across faiths and govern issues such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and maintenance.

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also launched the UCC portal to be used by people for registration of marriage, divorce, rights of inheritance, live-in relationship and its termination under the UCC, and released the rules that will govern implementation of the law.

"Today is a historic day for not only Uttarakhand but the entire country. Today, the UCC law that will ensure equality is being rolled out in the state. The real credit goes to the people of the state who blessed me. Today with this ro...