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Manmohan was doubtful of victory from Punjab: BJP
Hoshiarpur, April 26
In a fresh attack on Manmohan Singh, the BJP leadership has said the PM was doubtful of his victory due to which he turned down the PPCC’s invitation to fight the Lok Sabha elections from Punjab.

‘ Economist PM failed on price front’
Jalandhar, April 26
Manoranjan Kalia Despite having an economist Prime Minister like Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Centre, the prices of essential commodities have gone up manifold in the past some time. This has left the common man with no option but to bear the brunt of the wrong policies of the Union Government.

Man duped of Rs 4.8 lakh, agents booked
Hoshiarpur, April 26
A case of a person being duped of Rs 4.80 lakh by three cheats, including a lady, was reported at the Hariana police station last evening.

Papers of 3 cancelled
Hoshiarpur, April 26
The nomination papers of Namita Chaudhary, covering candidate of Congress nominee Santosh Chaudhary, Sanjiv, covering candidate of BJP-SAD candidate Som Parkash, and Ram Krishan, covering candidate of Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi of the BSP, were cancelled during the scrutiny of nomination papers of the 5-Hoshiarpur (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency here yesterday.

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Manmohan was doubtful of victory from Punjab: BJP
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 26
In a fresh attack on Manmohan Singh, the BJP leadership has said the PM was doubtful of his victory due to which he turned down the PPCC’s invitation to fight the Lok Sabha elections from Punjab.

Talking to mediapersons here yesterday, BJP National General Secretary and party observer for Punjab Balbir Punj said the PM was neither elected by the electorates nor by the elected representatives. He was thrust upon the nation by a single person of the Congress, he added.

Punj was campaigning in favour of the SAD-BJP alliance candidate Som Parkash in Hoshiarpur (reserved) Lok Sabha seat.

According to him, the NDA is constantly heading towards achieving majority to form the government under the leadership of L.K. Advani.

When asked to comment on the diminished impact of recession in India due to the economic policies of the Prime Minister, when almost all the other countries had been facing severe recession, Balbir Punj said if all the policies of the PM had been implemented, the country would have been ruined. He gave credit to the policies of Y.V. Reddy, Governor of Reserve Bank of India, due to which the country had remained safe from economic recession.

Replying to a question, he said no doubt Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was a capable person for the post of the Prime Minister but presently Lal Krishan Advani was the senior most and most suitable candidate for the coveted post.

‘Economist PM failed on price front’

Jalandhar, April 26
Despite having an economist Prime Minister like Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Centre, the prices of essential commodities have gone up manifold in the past some time. This has left the common man with no option but to bear the brunt of the wrong policies of the Union Government.

These thoughts were expressed by Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia during a press conference here today. “The PM has surrendered his economist acumen before the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the Left parties as a result of which there is a steep hike in the prices of essential commodities,” he added.

“The PM has proved to be a failure in saving the interests of the common man,” he said appealing the electorate to vote out the Congress government from Centre for a stable economy. He also ensured that if voted to power the NDA government would usher in a new era of development with better opportunities for the common man. — TNS

Man duped of Rs 4.8 lakh, agents booked
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 26
A case of a person being duped of Rs 4.80 lakh by three cheats, including a lady, was reported at the Hariana police station last evening.

According to police sources, Shadi Lal of Bhikowal, alleged in his complaint that Amarjit Singh and Ramji Dass, both residents of Gaglalo PS Hajipur and Gurmit Kaur of his own village lured him on the pretext that his (Shadi Lal’s) son would be provided with a job. But neither did they get his son a job nor returned his money.

The Hariana police has booked the trio under sections 420 and 406 of the IPC.

Papers of 3 cancelled

Hoshiarpur, April 26
The nomination papers of Namita Chaudhary, covering candidate of Congress nominee Santosh Chaudhary, Sanjiv, covering candidate of BJP-SAD candidate Som Parkash, and Ram Krishan, covering candidate of Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi of the BSP, were cancelled during the scrutiny of nomination papers of the 5-Hoshiarpur (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency here yesterday.

As many as 15 candidates had filed their nomination papers for this segment and with the cancellation of the nomination papers of the three covering candidates, now 12 are left in the fray. — OC

Gang of vehicle-lifters busted, 4 held
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 26
With the arrest of four persons, the polic\e claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle-lifters involved in stealing cars and selling them in other parts of the state with fake numbers after forging documents.

The accused were identified as Jasdeep Singh, alias Jassi of Nikki Saran, Dharamjit Singh of Bath village in Tarn Taran, Jorawar Singh of Bhol Dhai Wala Goindwal Sahib and Malkiat Singh of Dhotian village in Tarn Taran.

The police has recovered three stolen vehicles with fake number plates, including red Swift, Toyota Innova and parts of Maruti. According to details, the CIA staff on a tip-off laid a naka near Chowk Gawal Mandi and arrested the four persons, while one of their accomplices Balbir Singh of Rattan Singh Chowk fled from the spot.

During investigation, it was found that Swift was stolen from Hans Raj Dhaba near Sirhind in February and they were planning to sell the car. They stole one Maruti from Civil Lines and sold its parts. Innova was stolen in June 2008 from Dhariwal.

Shop burgled

Jalandhar: Some thieves struck at Maxi Can InfoTech and NIIT shops located near Apeejay College at Bhagwan Mahavir Marg on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday here. The manager of Maxi Can InfoTech, B.K. Bansal, said over Rs 32,000 were stolen from the shop. However, the exact loss was yet to be assessed, he added. — TNS

Thief kills man
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 26
Jagtaran Singh of New Model House locality falling under Bhargo Camp police station was allegedly killed by a thief late last night. According to deceased’s wife, Manjeet Kaur, a masked thief broke into their house post midnight and locked her and her daughter in a room. Then, he went to another room where Jagtaran was sleeping and attacked him. He also decamped with Rs 17,000.

Jagtaran was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

He was working as fourth class employee at the Civil Hospital. The police has registered an FIR against the thief under sections of the IPC on the statement of Manjeet.

Labourer killed

Amritsar: Rajinder Giri (35), a migrant labourer, was killed by unidentified persons last night. Sources said Rajinder was on his way to his house when some persons attempted to rob him. When the deceased resisted, they attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. Rajinder, who was staying with his brother at Ghanupur, originally hailed from Gopalpur village in Bihar. The police handed over the body to the family.