Ganguly quits as WB rights panel chief
Kolkata, January 6
Justice AK Ganguly today resigned as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) following allegations of sexual harassment by a law intern, sources said.

Justice AK Ganguly in Kolkata on Monday. PTI

NO where to go: A boy waits for his fog-affected flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune Photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Worst fog in 8 years hits 600 flights in Delhi Flyers were left high and dry as 463 flights were delayed, 52 diverted and 140 cancelled due to dense fog between 1 am and 12 pm on Monday. 37 trains, mostly Delhi-bound, were running late Hisar freezes at minus 2.1, cold wave sweeps North Mercury hovered several notches below normal as intense cold wave continued to sweep North India. Hisar in Haryana saw the temperature dropping to record-breaking minus 2.1 degree Celsius

Attack on Patiala jail staff; 9 hurt
Patiala, January 6
At least nine officials of the Central Jail, Patiala, including Assistant Superintendent of Police (Jails) Inderjeet Singh Kahlon, were injured in an attack by inmates during search this morning. The search was being conducted after a mobile phone charger was recovered from one of the inmates.

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Cong pointman to meet Punjab leaders today
New Delhi, January 6
A nominee of the Congress high command will be in Chandigarh tomorrow to meet state party leaders and discuss reconstitution of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) which has caused heartburn in certain sections.

Graft: Virbhadra asks BJP to go to Lokayukta
New Delhi/Shimla, January 6
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and the Congress today asked the BJP to approach the Lokayukta over alleged corruption allegations against the Chief Minister as he was ready to face the “consequences”.

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Vigilance looks to target ex- CM Dhumal
Dharamsala, January 6
The Himachal Pradesh Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau seems to be looking to include former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal in the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) case.
KK Pant, ex-DC of Kangra, deposed before the vigilance bureau officials on Monday.

Green, health concerns over Fatehabad N-plant Gorakhpur (Fatehabad), January 6 About an hour's drive from the industrial city of Hisar, a village with rich fertile land spread across hundreds of acres is awaiting a rebirth. Ask anyone in Gorakhpur about their future, most will reply with a hint of what is predestined: "parmanu yug (nuclear age) has come."