Violations in construction of commercial and hotel buildings in the city have started affecting commuters, who are being issued challans by the city police for parking their vehicles in non-designated areas. The Municipal Corporation has finally started taking steps in this regard.
Municipal Corporation, Patiala as part of a drive carried out against use of single-use-plastic collected 32 kg of banned items from the city on Thursday and Friday.
Over half of parks under the Municipal Corporation’s town planning (TP) schemes have been encroached upon. Also, the civic body office has no details of the action initiated against such encroachments in parks.
Incessant rain in the evening left several parts of the city waterlogged. The downpour began around 7 pm and continued till late in the night. According to the Meteorological Department, the region registered a minimum temperature of 27.7°C and the maximum of 31.9°C today.
Patiala, January 2
The police booked nine persons, three of whom have been identified, after a gunman of a local leader alleged that miscreants rammed their car into their vehicle, misbehaved with th