Dehradun, Sept. 10 -- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved government service appointments for the dependents of two soldiers killed in action.

According to an official statement, as per the approval, the wife of Jagendra Singh, Mrs. Kiran, will be appointed to a Group-C post in the District Magistrate's Office, Tehri, while the brother of Adarsh Negi, Abhishek Negi, will be appointed to a Group-C post in the office of the Superintending Engineer, 8th Circle, Public Works Department, New Tehri.

The state government has established rules to provide compassionate appointments in state services for the dependents of martyred soldiers from Uttarakhand serving in the Indian Army and paramilitary forces.

Under these provisions, th...