U'khand officer gets R-Day award, removed for corruption hours later
Chief Education Officer Jagmohan Soni from Uttarakhand's Almora was sacked from his position over allegations of corruption, hours after receiving the Chief Minister's award for excellence and good governance on Republic Day. The officer has been attached to the education directorate in Dehradun. Meanwhile, Soni has denied the charges levelled against him, calling them baseless.