Meghalaya: NEHU imposes 30 kmph speed limit on campus, mandatory helmets after student accident
Shillong, Nov 24 (PTI): North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) authorities on Monday issued instructions limiting vehicle speed on campus to below 30 kmph and making it mandatory for two-wheelers and cyclists to wear helmets at all times.
The directive comes a week after two students were critically injured when a drunk security guard driving an old car ploughed through them near the campus gate.
The incident, captured on CCTV cameras, triggered widespread concern over lax enforcement of traffic rules within the university premises.
NEHU officials said the new measures form part of a "zero-tolerance approach" to reckless driving and unsafe road behaviour.
They added that repeated violations will attract disciplinary action.
The university also said signboards highlighting the speed limit and mandatory helmet rule were put up across the campus on Monday to ensure better compliance.
The two injured students, both first-semester undergraduates, though out of danger continue to undergo treatment at a hospital here.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
