Punjab expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat: Chief Secretary
Punjab is expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat, out of which 17.14 lakh metric tons have already been acquired, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday.
At least nine students were crushed by a speeding truck when they were standing on a flyover in Punjab’s Bathinda district on Wednesday amid dense fog in the area, police said.
Seven others were injured in the horrific accident which took place on the Bathinda-Barnala highway near Bucho Mandi town. The truck driver apparently failed to see them due to virtual zero visibility.
The students were earlier travelling in a bus but got off when it got involved in an accident with a minibus on the highway. As they alighted from the bus, the truck came from behind and crushed them, a police officer said.
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The victims were rushed to nearby hospitals. Rescue operations were hampered by dense fog.
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