Monday, November 29, 2010

November 2010 Uttarakhand news

Minister sustains injuries
State’s Cabinet Minister Matbar Singh Kandari was injured when he was hit by a boulder in Sirobagad area in Rudraprayag district, official sources said. The incident happened last Sunday when the Irrigation Minister was returning home after attending a function at Guptkashi, they said. On the way, he got down from his vehicle to see the condition of the road when a boulder fell from a hill-top and hit him. He was admitted to a hospital in Rudraprayag where his condition was stated to be stable.

12 hurt in clash
At least 12 people were injured in a clash between supporters of a Congress MLA and a BJP leader here, sparking tension in the area. The violence broke out after supporters of MLA Tilakraj Behad and BJP leader Rajesh Shukla had heated arguments over control of Bhadaipura Ramlila committee, police said. Both the groups pelted stones at each other in which 12 were injured, they said A large posse of policemen were deployed in the area where tension ran high, police said. The injured were admitted to a hospital.

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