16 proxy candidates caught in Ayush PMT
Dehradun: A total of 16 candidates including a girl, who were appearing in Uttarakhand Ayush Pre-Medical Test and the examination for candidates applying for labour posts in the Ordnance Factory, Raipur were caught by the examiners in the CNI Boys Inter College School and Guru Nanak Inter College on Sunday when their face did not match the photographs on the admit card. The school authorities informed about these ‘proxy’ candidates and handed them over to the police. All the accused are natives of Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Kotwali Police said that a total of 16 candidates including a girl were caught by the examiner in the Ayush Pre medical test while appearing in place of the eligible candidates. Nehru Colony police said that one candidate who had appeared in written examination for those applying for labour posts in the Ordnance Factory in place of the eligible candidate was also caught by the examiner.
sweaters given to project-affected kids
Joshimath: Sweaters were distributed to school students in the project-affected lata, Reni and Bhangyul villages as part of the NTPC Tapovan Vishnugad and lata Tapovan hydro power projects rehabilitation and resettlement activities. The chief guest, Alaknanda Women’s Committee chairperson Renu Srivastav, planted a sapling and later addressing the students stressed on the importance of trees and environmental protection as human life was not possible without trees. Stating that a healthy mind needed a healthy body, she
also encourage them to participate in sports and extra curricular activities along with their academics. The committee secretary Dipika Sharma and members Manju Singh, Vanita Atri, Roli Awasthi and NTPC R&R deputy general manager VS Bhandari, Van Panchayat Sarpanch Dhansingh Rana and Puran Singh Pharswan were also present on the occasion.
31 drunk youth held for creating nuisance
Dehradun: A total of 31 persons in age group of 20 to 30 years were arrested while consuming liquor at Purkul near Old Mussoorie Road in the Rajpur Police Station area on Sunday. The medical examination of accused will be conducted in the Coronation Hospital, said SSP PRO Mahipal Singh Rawat. Acting on complaints about nuisance being created by some persons consuming liquor and indulging in eve teasing and other offences, Mussoorie CO Jaya Baloni conducted a drive
at places like Maggi Point, Old Mussoorie Road and other sites and arrested 31 persons. As per the police, many of the nabbed belong to influential families. The medical examination of
the accused was being conducted in the hospital at
the time of this report
being filed.