At A Glance: May 30

Dehradun records 39.4 degree celsius

Sultry conditions continued in Uttarakhand with the state capital recording a maximum temperature of 39.4 degree celsius on May 26. The maximum temperature of the day was measured at 39.4 degrees, three degrees above normal, the Met office said. The minimum temperature continued to hover around 24 degrees, it said. There will be no respite from heat in the near future. However, some parts of the state might receive thunderstorm or scattered rainfall in next couple of days.

30 injured in bus accident

Thirty people were injured when a bus in which they were travelling overturned at Pauri district on May 25, police said. The incident took place at Rikhanikhal area in the district, about 150 km from Dehradun, when the driver of the bus, which was en route to Kotdwar from Talwari, lost control over the vehicle, they said. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where seven of them are stated to be serious, police said.

SDM booked

Uttarakhand Vigilance department has booked a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and arrested Peshkar (assistant) in a case of corruption in Nainital district, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a four-member vigilance team led by Inspector Anand Singh Gosain laid a trap and caught Narendra Kumar Dixit red-handed taking Rs 22,000 as bribe from the complainant Lalit Mohan, said DSP Vigilance (Kumaon region) R.P. Sharma. Dixit is Peshkar (assistant) of Koshakotoli tehsil SDM Ravneet Cheema and was taking bribe for transferring the land in Mohan's name, he said. After being arrested, Dixit alleged that he was taking bribe on behalf of the SDM, Sharma said, adding, when the vigilance officials did not believe him, he repeated his allegations before Cheema also. Later, a case under Anti-Corruption Act was lodged against the SDM and her assistant, Sharma said.