KHATIMA NEWS
Haridwar
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said empowered panchayats are essential to building a developed state as more than 60,000 representatives joined a coordinated training programme across all development blocks. He urged them to improve transparency, prioritise basic services and ensure government schemes reach every eligible family.
Haridwar
Haridwar Police said Operation Prahar remains active across the district under the direction of the Senior Superintendent of Police. The campaign includes intensive checking and action against people wanted under warrants, while one suspect was arrested with a firearm, according to the police update.
Haridwar
Street vendors from Haridwar’s bus-stand unit continued their sit-in outside the municipal commissioner’s office on Thursday. They allege that the Municipal Corporation is preventing them from trading despite issuing licences and vending certificates for March, April and May of financial year 2026-27, and have warned of a wider protest.
Haridwar
Police in Roorkee are searching for a man seen loading and firing a country-made pistol in a viral video from Mohammadpur. In a separate checking operation, officers arrested Akshit Sharma, 19, and Rohit Saini, 24, and recovered illegal .32 bore pistols, ammunition and magazines, according to police.
Haridwar
Officials were directed to prepare a comprehensive plan for Sanskrit-related work in Haridwar ahead of the upcoming Kumbh. The review meeting also called for year-round Sanskrit conversation and cultural activities in ideal Sanskrit villages, along with engaging lessons on classical texts and stronger promotion at major religious destinations.
Haridwar
Police in Roorkee caught 2 youths at separate locations during intensive checking ordered by the Haridwar SSP, according to a police update. Officers reported recovering a 32-bore तमंचा, a 32-bore pistol, 02 magazines, 02 live cartridges, 01 motorcycle and 02 mobile phones.
Haridwar
Police have launched an investigation after a 6-year-old girl staying with her family at a night shelter in Uttarakhand’s Piran Kaliyar area was allegedly sexually assaulted. The child has been sent to Civil Hospital for medical examination, while teams are examining CCTV footage and searching for the suspected accused.
Haridwar
Haridwar Police reported an encounter involving suspects linked to repeated chain-snatching incidents. Naresh, also known as Bhinde and Raj, was injured by a gunshot and taken to hospital, while police continued a combing operation to locate his alleged accomplice. Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
Haridwar
Police have intensified action against Bobby, who has remained absconding in the 2 June 2025 shooting of hotelier Arun in Haridwar’s Khadkhadi area. Acting on a court order, a Nagar Kotwali team reached Kapurthala, Punjab, pasted an attachment notice at his home and announced the notice publicly in the village.
Haridwar
Haridwar police shot a Delhi resident in the right leg during an encounter in the city’s industrial area on Wednesday morning, officials said. The suspect, identified as Naresh of Sultanpuri, is being treated in hospital. Police say preliminary inquiries link him to 2 chain-snatching cases and are examining possible connections to other incidents.
Haridwar
An accused man was shot in the leg during an exchange of fire after he and another suspect allegedly fled a security check in Haridwar, SSP Navneet Singh Bhullar said. Police identified the injured man as Naresh, alias Bhinde, a Sultanpuri resident, and said efforts were underway to arrest his alleged accomplice.
Haridwar
An Indian Air Force personnel identified as Yogesh Jadaun died after a bus hit him in Haridwar’s Kankhal Kotwali area late at night. Jadaun and his companion Amit had travelled from Uttar Pradesh for a Ganga bath and were waiting for a bus on the highway when the collision occurred.
