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PUNJAB

BATALA
Watches stolen: A watch shop on the city road was burgled the previous night after breaking open the locks of the shutter. The burglars decamped with watches worth over Rs 1.50 lakh from the shop as was disclosed here on Thursday by Mr Purshottam Lal Gupta, owner of the shop.

Jalandhar
Misbehaviour with scribes: The police on security duty misbehaved with journalists after they reached the PAP Complex to meet the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, here on Thursday. The journalists were stopped by the policemen present there who said that no reporters would be allowed inside the venue on the orders of senior police authorities. A scuffle, too, ensued between the journalists and the policemen. Peace was restored after an intervention by the SSP, Mr Ishwar Singh.

Woman suffers burns: A resident of Cheemakhurd village in Nurmahal area was admitted to the Civil Hospital here with burn injuries on Thursday. In her statement to the police, 35-year-old Neelam stated that she was heating milk for her child on Wednesday night when the stove burst.

SAPS gets new president: Mr Sudershan Sharma, president of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Punjab, and Chancellor of the Haridwar-based Gurukul Kangri University, has been appointed as the working president of the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha(SAPS). Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Mr Vimal Vadhawan Arya and Mr Ved Vrat, secretary and senior vice-president of SAPS respectively, said that Mr Sharma was given the new assignment for his contributions to the Arya Samaj.

Phagwara
Police remand: In an alleged dowry death case, the arrested father-in-law of Meenakshi Sharma, who had reportedly committed suicide by jumping before a train on Santokhpura railway crossing on April 2, was remanded to two-day police custody by the Judicial Magistrate, Phagwara, on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH

SCHOOL LAUDED: The Parents Teachers Association of Government Model High School, Sector 12, Chandigarh, has congratulated the Headmistress, Ms Vijay Kaushal, and staff members of the school for the 100 per cent result in the recently declared Class VIII result, conducted by the UT Board. Out of the 68 students who appeared in the exam, 23 got first division and the remaining 45 got second divisions.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Mandi
Recruitment rally: The branch recruitment office, Mandi, is organising a recruitment rally for the Army from May 4 to May 9 at 3 HP Police Battalion ground, Pandoh.