light rain, snow predicted
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand meteorological centre has forecast the possibility of very light rain/snow at isolated places especially in higher altitude areas of the State on Wednesday. This would likely be followed by dry weather across the state on Thursday, it has forecast.
The State meteorological centre director Bikram Singh attributed this to a fresh development of western disturbances that are forming at present. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is clear to partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 24ºC and 9 ºC, respectively, in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Singh further informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.2ºC and 8.6ºC in Dehradun while it was 16.0 ºC and 4.0ºC in Tehri, 16.2ºC and 3.0ºC in Mukteshwar and 27.0ºC and 7.5ºC in Pantnagar on Tuesday.
400 policemen undergo refresher course
Dehradun: In order to enhance the skills of policemen deployed for Ardh Kumbh Mela duty and to complete the event without glitches, about 400 policemen underwent a two-day refresher course training held at two training venues in Haridwar on Tuesday. In view of big snans during Ardh Kumbh Mela, all the policemen would undergo refresher course training on crowd management, traffic management, internal security, behaviour with pilgrims, stress management through yoga and other aspects during the two-day refresher course training. Experts team Border Security Force and senior police officers would also be among those imparting training to the policemen. Two training venues have been set up in Haridwar while one venue would be set up in Rishikesh. Around 200 policemen would be given refresher course training at a time at each of the training venue, said IG (Ardh Kumbh) GS Martolia while talking to The Pioneer on Tuesday.
body of 38-year-old found
Dehradun: The body of a bachelor Ved Prakash alias Guddu was discovered in the Sabhawala area of Dehradun on Tuesday morning. The man aged about 38 years is believed to have been strangled to death. Sumer Chandra, resident of Peeparpur, Sahaspur informed the police that some unidentified persons had strangled his brother Ved Prakash to death and thrown his body in the field. Police acted swiftly on the information and senior police officers SP Rural, Circle Officer, police station in-charge, dog squad, homicide investigation squad reached the spot to inspect and collect evidence related to the case. The dead body was sent for post mortem examination. Acting on the complaint, a case under appropriate section of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in the Sahaspur Police Station on Tuesday. The police have formed a team for investigation of the case with some suspects also being questioned, said Vikasnagar CO SK Singh.