Panchayat elections next month

Panchyat elections in Haridwar district will be held in two phases on February 12 and 19, Uttarakhand state election commission said. A notification regarding panchayat elections at all the three levels -- village, block and district -- was issued yesterday, state election commissioner Harish Chandra Joshi said. While polling in three blocks of Bahadarabad, Roorkee and Khanpur would be held on February 12, other three blocks of Bhagwanpur, Laksar and Narsan will go to polls on the 19th of next month, he said. The election process would begin on January 19 and end on February 21 with the counting of votes and declaration of results. During the period, the election code of conduct would remain in force in the entire district, he added.

Govt doc removed

Satet Chief Minister has removed a physician of Haridwar district hospital for forcing a patient to buy medicines from market. During a surprise visit to the hospital, Nishank was told by a 50-year-old patient Babli that Pradip Kumar prescribed her some medicines which were not available in the hospital and she had to buy them from market. This enraged the chief minister who immediately ordered to remove the doctor from the post.