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The
mangled remains of a car involved in an accident near Tangra
village on the Amritsar-Jalandhar GT Road on Thursday. A Tribune
photograph
6
killed in road mishaps
Amritsar,
December 24
Six persons were killed while one other received
serious injuries in two road accidents that took place today due
to poor visibility.
Vigilance
Bureau to probe paddy scam Ferozepur,
December 24
The Punjab Government has handed over the case
pertaining to the alleged siphoning off of paddy worth Rs 7 crore
by the owner of the local Noor Rice Mill, his associates, truck
operators and labourers to the state Vigilance Bureau for
investigation.
Highly
polluted: Ludhiana among top 10 New
Delhi, December 24
The pollution level in 10 major industrial
hubs in the country, including Ludhiana in Punjab, Ghaziabad and
Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, have reached
a very alarming level, says a study prepared by the
IIT-Delhi along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Farmers not
to be arrested
Chandigarh,
December 24
Farmers who fail to repay the scheduled
instalments of loans taken for farming, dairy and poultry will not
be arrested. Also, the deadline for the voluntary disclosure
scheme relating to an increase in the tubewell power load has been
extended till January 31 next year. The unpaid paddy bonus of last
year and also of this year will be disbursed without further
delay.
MC defers
project proposals due to limited funds
Ludhiana,
December 24
The
municipal corporations
finance and contracts committee (F&CC) today postponed
proposals for various development projects including road
construction and installation of tubewells to be undertaken in
various part of the city.
Finance
and Contracts Committee meeting in progress at Mayors
housein Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Officials
yet to act on schoolgirl molestation case
Ludhiana,
December 24
Even though it has been nearly 20 days since an
eighth class girl student of Government High School in Lakho
Gaddowal, near Kohara, accused her computer teacher of molesting
her, education department officials are still dragging their feet
on initiating an inquiry into the incident.
Challan
drive suspended
Dec
31 deadline for completing papers
Ludhiana,
December 24
The
challan drive against auto-rickshaws has been suspended with
drivers warned to follow the traffic guidelines properly and
complete the necessary documents by December 31. Heaving a sigh of
relief, the auto drivers have assured the authorities to cooperate
with it in curbing hundreds of illegal auto-rickshaws on city
roads.
Oppn
councillors suspended
Chandigarh,
December 24
All
eleven opposition councillors of the municipal corporation were
today suspended from the house for 15 days by mayor Kamlesh for
not following her instructions during the house proceedings. The
suspended councillors belong to BJP, BSP and Akali Dal.
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