Man held with drug
Dehradun: Dehradun police have arrested a drug peddler from Sahaspur and recovered 1-kg hashish from his possession on Saturday. The accused was identified as Iqram, said Vikasnagar circle officer Swapn Kishore Singh. Acting on tip-off about a drug peddler moving in the Sahaspur area with intent to sell it, a team was formed and they began checking each passing vehicle in the area. Meanwhile, the police saw a person carrying a bag walking suspiciously around Redapur area in Sahaspur. When the police party checked the bag and recovered one kg hashish from his possession. Police arrested him immediately under Sections 8/20/60 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. During interrogation, the accused admitted his offence. Earlier, he was also arrested under Uttarakhand Cow and its Progeny Protection Act, he added.
220 students take part in android training
Dehradun: Around 220 students of computer science and electronic engineering attended a training programme on Android and its applications held at Dev Bhoomi Institute of Technology and Engineering (DBITE), Dehradun on Saturday. In his inaugural address, DBITE director Dr Parul Goyal highlighted latest development in Android apart from informing the students about Android and its applications. On the occasion, Sanjay Kumar of Uttarakhand Technical University talked about research in engineering. Among those present on the occasion were Sangeeta Gandhi, RK Mishra, Mukesh Azad, Vikesh Vyas, Yogesh Tripathi and others.