Train rams bus, 16 killed
Chuhad Chak (Moga), December 14
16 persons, including seven teenagers and four women, were killed and 14 injured, some of them seriously, when a mini-bus rammed into the Satluj Express, which was heading to Ferozepur from Ludhiana, at 7.15 am here today at a railway crossing.

This is what remained of the mini-bus, carrying school-going children and women, after it was hit by the Satluj Express at Chuhar Chak railway crossing, in Moga district, on Friday morning. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

	Ludhiana page: Four victims shifted to DMCH, 2 serious People from nearby areas carry the injured to the nearest hospital in Moga on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
An eerie silence at Moga hospital Governor mourns dead

Two Indian students shot dead on US varsity campus
Baton Rouge (Louisiana), December 14
Two Indian doctoral students were found shot dead in an apparent home invasion in Louisiana University campus apartment and the police today were searching for three suspects in the killings.

Climate talks: Deal reached to tackle deforestation
Nusa Dua, Indonesia, December 14
Climate talks in Bali reached a deal today to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, hailed as a sign of developing nations’ commitment to fighting global warming.

Fog disrupts train, air services
New Delhi, December 14
There is not likely to be any let-up in the fog situation in the Capital, at least during the next couple of days. The thick veil of fog that enveloped the Capital today reduced the runway visibility range to as low as 200m in the wee hours severely affecting air traffic, leaving hundreds of domestic passengers stranded at the Palam airport.
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Unofficial possession of revolvers
Probe against IPS officers
Patna, December 14
The Nitish government today ordered a probe into the matter involving some IPS officers who reportedly failed to return the official revolvers even after their retirement or deputation for central duty.

‘Akash’ successfully test-fired again
Balasore (Orissa), December 14
‘Akash’, the indigenously developed surface-to-air nuclear capable missile, was today successfully test-fired for the second time in two days from the integrated test range at Chandipur-on-sea, 15 km from here.

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Freebie bonanza on Air India
New Delhi, December 14
Struggling Bollywood actress, distant nephews can fly free. It seems that Dr Vishwapati Trivedi, joint managing director, Air India, truly has a universe-sized family when it comes to handing over free tickets.

Scenti-mental in Punjab Chandigarh, December 14 Now may be just the time for the celluloid Lt Col Frank Slade of the “Scent of a Woman” fame to be in Punjab. This is why: for a mere two per cent of the country’s population, Punjabis have just become the biggest buyers and users of perfumes sold in the country — 20 to 25%.