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4 dead, 42 injured as mob raids BSF post in J&K
Curfew in Ramban district; BSF says fired in self-defence
Jammu, July 18
A curfew was imposed in Ramban district around 5.30 pm today after widespread protests broke out across the region in protest against the BSF opening fire in “self-defence” in the Gool area this morning.
A man injured in a clash at Ramban being taken to a hospital. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Singh

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Central probe indicts Punjab minister in book scam
Procurement panel formed against rules
Books not appropriate
New Delhi, July 18
A government-instituted inquiry into the allegations of financial irregularities in the purchase of school library books and science kits in Punjab has found the state government guilty of misappropriating Central funds meant for the purpose by flouting financial norms mandated under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

bihar Mid-day meal horror
Govt panel set up to monitor scheme
HRD Ministry writes to Maharashtra Govt after pests found in meals
New Delhi, July 18
The Centre today decided to constitute a permanent committee under the chairmanship of Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister to review the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) programme and ensure quality, safety and hygiene standards.

SC slaps ban on free sale of acid
New Delhi, July 18
The Supreme Court today banned the unrestricted retail sale of acids, hiked the compensation to acid attack victims to Rs 3 lakh and directed the Centre and the states to make the offence non-bailable as part of the steps to sternly deal with the rising trend of jilted men misusing the chemical to disfigure the girls who spurned their advances.

Gurgaon CJM wife’s death: Autopsy finds three bullet wounds
Gurgaon/Panchkula, July 18
The mystery shrouding the death of Chief Judicial Magistrate Ravneet Garg’s wife Geetanjali Garg has deepened further with both post-mortem report and her relatives hinting at planned murder.

Grieving relatives of CJM’s wife in Gurgaon on Thursday.

The tribune DEBATE asli vs naqli chandigarh — part V
Will ‘Naqli’ be third time lucky?
Chandigarh, July 18
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's latest move to rechristen Mullanpur as 15,000-acre New Chandigarh is the third such attempt since 1993.
A view of Mullanpur Garibdass village that forms part of the New Chandigarh township. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan