New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Uttarakhand government has clarified the facts surrounding a student of CNI Girls School who raised the issue of financial assistance for participating in an international taekwondo competition during a Yuva Samvad programme with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The clarification came after the matter was allegedly presented by some people as a case in which a government official had demanded a bribe from the student.

According to the government, the student was receiving training through the Taekwondo Council of India, a private organisation, and had been selected through the organisation to participate in an international competition. The total expenditure for participation, including travel, was estimated ...