Inbrief

Notorious Poacher’s bail plea rejected

Dehradun: The bail application of notorious poacher Arjun Nath, alias Kauwa, was rejected by the Haridwar District and Sessions court on Tuesday. Kauwa was arrested by Rajaji National Park officials last month following a seizure of pangolin scales. He is also suspected to be involved in tiger poaching cases in Corbett and Rajaji national parks. 

In another incident, Ramnagar forest division staff nabbed a truck driver smuggling 1.5 cubic metre of Shisham (Indian Rosewood) wood. While PFA Uttarakhand alleged that the forest department was involved in illegal tree felling, the Ramnagar divisional forest officer PS Srivastav stressed that the department was acting according to regulations.

Panwar to attend Ahmedabad PCI meet

Pauri: The Pharmacy Council of India member Virendra Singh Panwar will represent Uttarakhand State in a meeting of the PCI slated to be held on March 29 and 30 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Panwar is serving as a senior pharmacist in the District hospital Pauri.

Panwar said that compared to the number of pharmacy colleges being established in Uttarakhand there is no employment for the diploma and degree holders in the State. He said that he will raise this point in the PCI meeting while adding that nearly 1,000 students secured admission every year in the diploma and degree courses. In Uttarakhand less than 1,000 posts of pharmacists are sanctioned, while more than 8500 diploma and degree holder pharmacists are registered in the Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council, which is a grave situation.

One held with stolen bike

Dehradun: Dehradun Police arrested a person with a stolen bike on Tuesday. Dehradun SSP PRO Bharat Singh said that the accused has been identified as Chamoli native Nitin Sati. Sati had living in rented accommodation in Salawala, Dehradun. Nashvilla resident Upendra Rawat had lodged a compliant on March 15 when his bike went missing. In his compliant, he said that his bike was stolen from Parade Ground on March 13.