DAINIK NATION BUREAU/DEHRADUN Uttarakhand jails are overcrowded despite state is known as peaceful state. According to RTI information provided by the Prison Headquarters, a total of 5,521 prisoners are currently housed in the state’s 10 general jails, significantly exceeding the sanctioned capacity of 3,541. Additionally, 45 convicted prisoners are lodged in the Sampurnanand Camp Sitarganj open jail. RTI activist Nadeem ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU/CHAMOLI A new twist has emerged in the ongoing dispute between Chamoli District Magistrate (DM) and District Excise Officer (DEO) Durgeshwar Kumar Tripathi. A missing report has been filed at Gopeshwar police station regarding the sudden disappearance of the Excise Officer. Patwari Chandra Singh Butola from the Papdiana Revenue Area of Gopeshwar Nagar filed the report, urging police ...