20 held for smoking at public place
Dehradun: Dehradun police apprehended 20 youngsters for smoking in a cafe at Prince Chowk under Kotwali police station area. All were handed over to their parents after being warned, said CO Harish Chandra Sati. A case has been registered under Police Act against the cafe owner in Kotwali police station. Action will be taken against him as per law, he added.
DIT student selected for Google programme
Dehradun: Sameer Chaudhary, student of IT branch third year in Dehradun Institute of Technology (DIT), has been selected for the Google Student Ambassador programme 2013-14. He will undergo a four-day training programme by Google, scheduled to be held from August 1 this year in Goa. As part of Google’s efforts to empower students and help them make the best of its technologies and prepare for their future careers, the programme was started in India in 2012. This year, the programme witnessed over 1,750 strong candidates from more than 100 towns across India vying for the GSA title. Sameer was chosen the GSA to represent DIT in the upcoming academic year after standing out well during interview process. After a pre-defined series of evaluations and interviews, a total of 270 GSAs have been selected to represent their educational institutions this year. Explaining his role, Sameer said, "I will organise various programmes on behalf of Google, like apps developing competition and other technical events in my campus and introduce fellow students to its new products and features".