KHATIMA NEWS
Dehradun
The sixth annual Uttarakhand Lok Virasat programme will be held in Dehradun on November 28 and 29, bringing together folk performers, traditional food and handicrafts. The event will offer artists from remote mountain areas a public platform, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami scheduled as chief guest and support planned for financially weaker artists.
Dehradun
A pink police booth created in Dehradun’s busy Paltan Bazaar as a pilot women’s safety project is currently locked, while 2-wheelers occupy the space around it. The facility was intended to provide women with quick police assistance, but its present condition has renewed questions about its operation and usefulness.
Dehradun
A Food Safety Department inspection in Nanhaera Anantpur, Roorkee, found a unit producing analogue paneer using palmolin oil and skimmed milk powder. Officials destroyed about 2 quintals of prepared paneer and 20 kg of palmolin oil, while 30 kg of skimmed milk powder was seized during the late-night operation on 3 October.
Dehradun
Laksar police have arrested 24-year-old Adil during an anti-drug checking operation, alleging that he possessed 216 narcotic capsules. Officers also recovered ₹19,550 and a mobile phone. Police said Adil admitted using some capsules himself and keeping others for sale, while investigators trace the source of the supply.
Dehradun
Physical education-trained unemployed candidates have continued their sit-in at the Education Directorate in Nanurkhera, Dehradun, for 123 days. The group has been observing a relay hunger strike since day 108, seeking appointments in schools, new physical education lecturer s in government inter colleges and age-limit relaxation.
Dehradun
The southwest monsoon has completely withdrawn from Uttarakhand on 3 October, bringing more comfortable conditions from the hills to the plains. The Meteorological Centre has forecast dry weather on 4 October, followed by chances of light rain, lightning and thunder in some districts from 5 to 9 October, with snowfall possible above 4200 metres.
Dehradun
Police are investigating the death of Madan, whose body was found in a ravine near the Dared river in Manduwala. Investigators suspect he may have been taken to the isolated location before his death. His wife, Meena, has been missing since the incident, but police have not yet reached a firm conclusion about her role.
Dehradun
Congress says it will examine 97,186 voter names removed after notices issued during Uttarakhand’s Special Intensive Revision. Party committee chairman Manoj Rawat has questioned the handling of Form-7 objections and claimed that nearly 14.99 lakh names were removed from different stages of the electoral roll revision since January 2025.
Dehradun
Police recovered the body of 40-year-old Madan from a forest in Manduwala, Dehradun, after he went missing from his rented home. Investigators found several injuries, including wounds around his neck, and are examining whether one or more people were involved in the suspected killing.
Dehradun
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee leader Suryakant Dhasmana has questioned the Election Commission’s final SIR data presented in Dehradun. He alleged that around 12.5 lakh names were removed from Uttarakhand’s rolls after 2022 and demanded constituency-wise details, while warning that the party’s agitation will continue unless valid votes are protected.
Dehradun
Uttarakhand BJP president Mahendra Bhatt said the party’s organisational wings have reviewed completed programmes, discussed upcoming assignments and begun preparations for 2027. He said Ram Madhav and the 2 co-in-charges attended the discussion, while workers across the Morchas and cells would work through organised activities to support the party’s candidates.
Dehradun
Uttarakhand’s final electoral roll, published on October 3 after claims and objections were reviewed, includes 7,158,949 voters. The Election Commission-led process added 129,872 voters and removed 104,708 names under prescribed rules. Booth Level Officers will now help eligible people missing from the roll apply for inclusion through Form 6.
