Contractor from UP commits suicide
Dehradun: A 35- year- old contractor Pavan Kumar Pal, native of Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the forest area, Mothrowala. The police found the body on Wednesday. He had been missing from his home at Deepnagar, since February 27. His brother Vijay Pal had registered his missing report in Nehru Colony police station on March 1. Nehru Colony police station in-charge Omveer Singh Rawat said that Pavan singh was living in rented accommodation in Deepnagar along with his brother. The body has been sent for postmortem and its report is awaited. Sources said the deceased was under pressure due to debt.
Woman’s body found from cremation grnd
Dehradun: Dehradun police have found an unidentified body of a woman from cremation ground, near Tapkeshwar Temple, Cantt on Wednesday. The body was of 10-12 days old. Police have kept this body for identification, Cantt police station inspector Harish Mehra said. Teams have been formed to investigate the case.
CM to check absenteeism among govt employees
Dehradun: In a bid to check absenteeism among employees, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has asked the IT department to develop a software which could help locate employees absent from duty. Rawat has directed the Commissioners of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions to nominate officials who would conduct surprise inspections in their departments periodically.