Speeding bike hits pedestrian crossing road in Hubballi; rider, pedestrian die
Hubballi: A collision between a speeding motorbike and a pedestrian crossing the road near the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) office in the city resulted in the deaths of the motorbike rider and the pedestrian.
The deceased have been identified as Maqtoom, who was riding the bike, and Basu, the pedestrian.
Maqtoom, who was riding his motorbike at high speed, is learned to have lost control over the two-wheeler near the APMC office and the vehicle hit Basu, who was crossing the road. While the rider was grievously injured in the accident and died on the spot due to severe bleeding, the pedestrian died when was being taken to hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered at APMC Navanagar Police Station; investigation is on.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
