Penalty imposed on hindi daily newspaper
Dehradun: The court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Dehradun, Maneendra Mohan Pandey has imposed penalty of Rs10, 000 on a Hindi daily newspaper for publishing a false and defamatory report.
Patelnagar resident complainant Durga Singh Rawat said that he had filed a petition in the court of civil judge, junior division and court imposed penalty of Rs10, 000 on the daily newspaper. According to him, a false news story related to his appointment as review officer in Secretariat was published in this newspaper based on wrong fact on September 19, 2012. This report defamed him publicly. In this regard, Rawat had requested the newspaper editor to publish a corrigendum but the editor refused to do so. Following this, Rawat had filed a petition in the court and court on December 6 had imposed penalty of Rs10,000 on the daily and directed its management to pay this amount to Rawat within a month as compensation.
Three held for stealing telephone cables
Dehradun: Dehradun police arrested three persons from Transportnagar area on Monday for their alleged involvement in theft of telephone cables from various places in Dehradun. Police recovered stolen cables from their possession. The accused have been identified as Bihar natives Fakhruddin, Masruddin and Baazuddin, said Dehradun SSP PRO Mahipal Singh Rawat.