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HT Punjab news digest: Crackdown on illegal buses, UK poll results, financier’s murder and ride on baxis
Been away? Need the news in one go? Here’s a wrap-up from Punjab, the neighbourhood and the diaspora for June 9.
Badal family buses among 454 vehicles challaned
In a statewide crackdown, the vigilance bureau (VB) has challaned 454 buses plying without valid route permits, registration certificates, driving licences and road tax documents, with some of them even having fake number plates. Read more
Jalandhar village celebrates Dhesi’s becoming first turbaned Sikh MP in UK
With Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, 38, becoming the first turbaned Sikh MP in the UK on Friday, the mood at his native Raipur village, 17 km from Jalandhar cantonment, was festive and upbeat. Read more
You can soon take a ride through Chandigarh on baxis
Chandigarh residents will no longer have to shell out heavy amounts to reach office or college daily, with the idea of bike taxis, popularly known as baxis, coming to the city soon. Read more
Financier, wife shot dead in a daring robbery in Ludhiana
In an incident of daring robbery and murder, two persons entered the house of a financier in Dugri area of Ludhiana on Friday and shot him and his wife dead. While one of the accused fled, the other was nabbed by neighbours. Read more
142 have close shave as four tyres of Jammu-bound flight burst on landing
Passengers on board a Jammu-bound Air India flight from Delhi had a narrow escape after a major tragedy was averted when four tyres of their flight burst while landing in Jammu, on Friday. Read more
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