late lance naik raghubir to get shaurya chankra
Dehradun: lance Naik Raghubir Singh of Makholi village of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in Kulgam district of Jammu & Kashmir earlier this year would be posthumously honoured with Shaurya Chakra. He was posted in 31 Rashtriya Rifles in Kulgam District of Jammu & Kashmir on February 12 this year. Thirty one year old Raghubir had served in the army for 13 years before sacrificing his life in battle with terrorists. He is survived by his wife and a six year old son.
atm fraud cases: police arrest three
Dehradun: Dehradun police have arrested three persons from Saharanpur on Monday in connection with ATM fraud cases. Police recovered 17 ATM cards, car and Rs 25,000 in cash from the trio. A Clement Town police officer said that the accused have been identified as Shiva and Monu, residents of Roorkee and Pawan, native of Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh). The accused is learnt to have confessed their crime of duping the illiterate and the elderly in the name of helping them to withdraw money from ATMs.
ecole globale school bags 2nd prize in karate
Dehradun: The girls of the Ecole Globale International Girls School Dehradun have brought accolades for the school at the second Inter-School Karate championship as they grabbed 11 medals in it. The championship was held at Shivalik Academy in Dehradun on August 12 and 13. More than 250 students from 25 schools participated in the competition. The event was also a trial for All India Championship 2017.
Ishika Singh won two gold medals in the championship while Dyuksha Walia and Garima Joshi won gold and silver each. Shreya Sharma won a silver and a bronze, Apurva won two silver and Pratikshit Tripathy won a bronze. The gold medallists automatically qualify for the All India Championship. Congratulating the medal winners, school Principal Nandita Sahu expressed the hope that the Karate team would continue their run of success at the next level and win more laurels for the state and the school.