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Abohar 4 killed in mishaps:
Rajinder Kumar (28) of Daulatpura village died when his motorcycle was allegedly hit by an unidentified vehicle near Ramsara village on Hanumangarh state highway on Monday. On Killianwali bypass, 75-year-old Bimla Rani was run over by a passenger train. Bikramjit Singh (25) of Matili Rathan in Sriganganagar died and three others got hurt as their car rammed into a truck parked on the Rawatsar-Hanumangarh highway. Gurdas Singh (22) of Kishanpura village died when his motorbike was hit by a tractor-trailer.
People protest as man dies:
Several residents of Nohar segment in Hanumangarh in Rajasthan on Monday protested against the police after Ramji Lal died. They alleged the police couldn’t protect the victim from hardcore criminal Sunil
Goriya, who along with armed accomplices attacked Ramji Lal (35) on June 4. The protesters placed the victim’s body outside the police station. They lifted the dharna when senior officers assured them of arresting the accused within seven days. NGOs pick watermelons over
‘chabeel’: Several NGOs on Monday distributed watermelons instead of sweet refreshments to help people battle the searing heat. Fatehgarh Sahib Ludhiana Citizens forum airs grievances: Members of the Vigilant Citizens Forum today met the Commissioner of Police and told him that a number of FIRs were awaiting disposal at different police stations. A majority of the cases do not reach the court in the form of challans. Many such FIRs are found false. In some others, the accused are untraceable. This creates two-three types of scenes. The members requested the Commissioner of Police look into the matter. Protest by anganwadi workers: Irked over government’s recent changes in the budget schemes, the district cell of Anganwadi Mulazam Union, Punjab, held a protest at Sidhwan canal near Shimlapuri. A large number of workers led by Subash Rani, district president of the union, raised slogans against the state government. The workers have been opposing the change in the budget. They demanded that they should be shifted from plan to non-plan scheme. They urged the authorities to increase their salaries.
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