Badal seeks Centre’s nod for State projects
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought technical clearance for `4,128 crore projects for State's canal network projects from the Centre. Calling on Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat on Wednesday evening, Badal sought his personal intervention for expeditious clearance of multi-crore projects for rehabilitation, extension, renovation, and modernisation of State's canal network.
two Maoists held in Bijapur district
Jagdalpur: A Class 9 student was arrested along with a courier man of the insurgents group in Bijapur district who used the girl to sent letters and other items to Maoists in Gangaloor area. The arrested ultras have been identified as Manju Avlam (18) and Avlam Aaytu (21) residents of Kaika village. They were arrested on a tip off from the forest village of Kaika about 28 kilometres from district headquarters Bijapur. "Police seized letter correspondence from their possession which were meant for commander of Gangloor local Areas Squad (lOS) Dinesh," the SP said.