KHATIMA NEWS
Pithoragarh
A 22-year-old man was injured after his motorcycle skidded while he was travelling from Bangapani to Jarajibli in Pithoragarh district on Thursday. Kavindra Singh was taken to the district hospital, where Dr Saurabh treated an injury to his right leg. He was discharged and sent home after receiving primary treatment.
Pithoragarh
An earthquake measuring magnitude 3.5 struck Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, according to the National Center for Seismology. The alert identifies the location and strength of the tremor, but provides no further details about injuries, damage or its depth.
Haridwar
Haridwar Police said they arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 05-year-old child after about one month of efforts. Police allege that the child was lured away with the promise of chocolate, while the accused fled to Delhi after the incident. The child’s identity has not been disclosed.
Dehradun
Police in Dehradun district arrested a woman and a man in separate operations in Rishikesh and Vikasnagar. Officers reported seizing 2 kilos 790 grams of ganja and 464 grams of charas, while a Swift car allegedly used to transport the charas was also seized.
Khatima
Police in Khatima and Jhanakaiya have registered separate FIRs against unknown drivers after 2 fatal road accidents. Mahendra Singh Kholiya died after a canter struck his scooter in Nagra Tarai, while Subhash Singh was killed after a tractor hit him near Saijna Pattpura village, according to complaints filed with police.
Roorkee
A motorcycle parked near Charan Singh Chowk on Delhi Road in Roorkee was reported stolen after its owner left it while attending to work. Ashish, a resident of Mundet, searched nearby before approaching police. A case has been registered, and officers have begun efforts to trace the missing motorcycle.
Rudrapur
A pickup travelling from Dehradun to Banaras collided with an unidentified vehicle parked beside NH-74 near Deoria toll. The driver, his 4-and-a-half-year-old son and the vehicle owner were injured. Toll workers used a hydra crane to rescue them before they were referred to a higher centre after treatment at the community health centre.
Dehradun
Doctors at Government Doon Medical College in Dehradun have successfully operated on a complex brain tumour affecting 34-year-old Fatima. She had faced serious health problems for a long time and had sought treatment at several places before reaching the hospital. The surgery was led by the neurosurgery department head, Dr DP Tiwari.
Others
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah arrived at Jolly Grant Airport in Uttarakhand, where he was welcomed during the state’s 26th foundation-year milestone. Development projects worth ₹1,475.31 crore are scheduled to be presented to the state, with the initiatives expected to support Uttarakhand’s continuing development journey.
Dehradun
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Atal ji and those who died during Uttarakhand’s statehood movement at a Foundation Day event in Dehradun. He said the state’s creation on November 9, 2000, fulfilled a long-standing demand of the hill people and remembered the struggle associated with Rampur Tiraha.
