The unending EVM saga
Amidst allegations by the opposition that the EVMs were tampered with, the Uttarakhand High Court has given a verdict which may prove to be a big jolt for the ruling BJP government of the state.
Soon after the assembly polls in UP and Uttarakhand ,the Congress, the SP , the BSP and the AAP had accused the BJP of tampering with the EVMs.
The Uttarakhand High Court in its verdict ordered that the EVMs used in Vikasnagar assembly constituency in Dehradun be seized. Former cabinet minister Nav Prabhat had filed a writ petition before the court which mentioned that the EVMs were tampered with.
The court ordered to seal and preserve the EVMs. The petitioners had also disclosed before the court that there were bogus voters in this constituency.
If any malfunctioning is detected in the EVM after the inquiry, it will cause a huge embarrassment fot the BJP and would provide enough ammunition to the opposition to attack the ruling party.
Special app for Kedarnath
The Uttarakhand government, to provide more security to the pilgrims coming to Kedarnath, has come out with a special app which will guide pilgrims during difficult times. The aap has been named ‘Shri Kedarnath rescue android app’.
With the help of this app, pilgrims will get all the information associated with Kedarnath Yatra, which will commence from May 3. The app can be downloaded from Google store.
The app will provide all information like distance between Rishikesh to Rudraprayag, location of police posts on the way, map of new route to Kedarnath and information about MRP (medical relief posts), and eating and resting joints. According to district magistrate of Rudraprayag, Ranjana, the app has been launched to facilitate pilgrims and make this journey safe for them.
It may be recalled that, in 2013, a great deluge in Kedarnath during Yatra season had killed thousands of pilgrims and since then government has been making all efforts to make this yatra safe.
Rumours about Ramdev
Fake pictures of a car mishap of yoga guru Baba Ramdev went viral on Whatsapp on Tuesday last. The pictures and messages suggested that the Ramdev, along with his four accomplices, met with an severe accident on Pune–Mumbai highway. The pictures showed Ramdev on a stretcher. Later, it transpired the messages and pictures were fake. It came to light ultimately that the pictures were of 2011, when the yoga guru was taken to a hospital in Bihar after an accident.
Refuting the news, deputy of Ramdev and general secretary of Patanjali Yoga Peeth, Acharya Balkrishna, said that Ramdev was totally hale and hearty and has been taking yoga classes. He described this a conspiracy and handiwork of MNCs.
Murder most foul
In a sensational murder incident in Kashipur, a mother got killed her husband as she wanted her daughter to marry her lover.
The incident took place on Tuesday night in Fasiapur village when mother Renu Singh approached her neighours and told them that dacoits raided her house, killed her husband and owner, abducted her daughter and looted about Rs 12 lakh from the house.
When the Uttarakhnd police started investigated the matter, it came to light that the accused Renu Singh, wife of Prithavi Singh (45), had cooked up the story.
According to SSP Dr Sadanand Date , when police took her into custody and investigated her she revealed that she had cooked up this story and killed her husband with the help of her daughter and his lover and later asked them to flee.