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Campaigning over in Kahnuwan
Fight atrocities of CM: Capt
DAVIET gets new Principal
FCI official collapses during probe
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One killed in road mishap
Crime File
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Campaigning over in Kahnuwan
Kahnuwan (Gurdaspur), August 1 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who had been here for the past two days, left the area this afternoon after meeting some of the vote catchers. He held meetings with Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langah and the son and daughter of Sekhwan before leaving for Chandigarh. Though senior Congress leaders, including AICC general secretary Mosina Kidwai, Capt Amarinder Singh, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Mohinder Singh Kaypee, addressed a few rallies in support of Bajwa, Badal camped here for about 10 days to mobilise maximum support for Sekhwan. Though the campaigning came to an end this evening, the atmosphere in the predominantly rural and backward constituency was such as normal electorate were apprehensive of a large-scale violence on the polling day despite the fact that five companies of paramilitary forces have been holding flag marches in the area to instill confidence into them. The hectic campaigning by Badal, his ministerial colleagues and other party leaders, including MLAs of the SAD and the BJP, and a galaxy of Congress leaders could not generate a clearcut wave either in favour of Sekhwan or Bajwa. There are five candidates in the fray. During the campaigning, most of the leaders from the SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress indulged in allegations and counter-allegations and failed to address the problems faced by the people and the area which has been devoid of better educational, health and transport facilities, apart from any kind of industrial unit. Meanwhile, Returning Officer J.P. Singh said to prevent any untoward incident, the police authorities had made elaborate security arrangements. Special security arrangements had been made for 27 highly sensitive polling booths and 26 sensitive booths as senior police officials had been deployed on security duty, he added.
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Fight atrocities of CM: Capt
Sathaili (Gurdaspur), August 1 Capt Amarinder Singh, who was here for addressing an election rally in support of Congress candidate Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa, declared that if the Congress candidates won all the three assembly seats where byelections were being held on August 3, the SAD-BJP government would be ousted from power within a month. “You are to decide your future along with the future of Punjab which has been looted by the Badals over the past two and half years like anything. The Badals only bothered about their prosperity and amassed ill-gotten money to set up new hotels and purchase landed
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DAVIET gets new Principal
Jalandhar, August 1 He would head the engineering colleges falling under the DAV Management Committee. Kochhar has also been made the Project Director of the upcoming DAV University at Jalandhar. aOn the other hand, Dr Ajat Shatru Arora from the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, near Sangrur, has been appointed Principal of DAVIET. Dr Arora would join the college shortly. |
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FCI official collapses during probe
Jalandhar, August 1 The incident occurred when Assistant Manager (Quality Control) Suman Seth, who along with two others had been arrested by the CBI for demanding bribe from a rice miller, was brought to the city from Chandigarh for questioning in the case. Sources in the department revealed that Seth collapsed while the CBI men were questioning him. The official was rushed to the Civil Hospital and his condition was said to be stable. |
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One killed in road mishap
Nawanshahr, August 1 The deceased has been identified as Puran Singh, while the injured, Tun Tun, Hardip Kaur, Rajinder Singh, Inder Singh, Balbir Kumar, Jarnail Singh, Malkiat Singh, Bahadur Singh, Manjit Singh, Munsha Singh and Gumukh Singh, were admitted to the Civil Hospital.
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Crime File
Kapurthala, August 1 Stating this, SSP Ram Singh said Sokha was coming on a motorcycle from Kartarpur side when city SHO Daljit Singh and SI Charanjit Singh searched him in the presence of DSP Bahadur Singh and found 1 kg heroin, worth Rs 1 crore, from him. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act. Gang of snatchers busted, 3 held
Amritsar: The police today busted a gang of snatchers and arrested three of
its members, while their two accomplices managed to escape. Those arrested are Jatinder Singh, alias Sonu, resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, Harjinder Singh, alias Raju, resident of Bhillowal village but now residing in Mandir Wali Gali, New Gurnam Nagar, and Surinder Singh, alias Sunny, resident of New Gurnam Nagar. Those who managed to escape have been identified as Sandip, alias Popri, resident of Namdev Colony, and Mintu of Kot Harnam Dass. The police recovered a motorcycle, a gold chain and sharp-edged weapons from them. A case under sections 399, 402, 379, 411 and 382 of the IPC has
been registered. The police authorities in a press note said on a tip-off a police party, headed by Sukhwinder Singh, SHO B-Division police station, conducted a raid near Patakha Market, Jahajghar, and nabbed the accused. During investigation it was established that Surinder Singh and Harjinder Singh had snatched a gold chain from a woman near Talwandi Hospital bus stop. 10 mobile phones recovered
Amritsar: The police nabbed Jasbir Singh, alias Baba, alias Nihang, of Majitha (Kucha Ramgarhia Chowk, Baba Bhori Wala), and Jagtar Singh, alias Sonu, alias Bhoot, of Guru Nanakpura on Sultanwind Road, and recovered
10 mobile phone sets from them. According to information, the duo used to steal mobile phone sets of devotees who came to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. A case of theft has been registered. Two arrested with opium
Amritsar: The intelligence wing of the police has arrested two smugglers, Parminderpal Singh of Housing Board Colony, Ludhiana, and Harjit Singh of Lajpat Nagar, Ludhiana, and seized 2 kg of opium from them. The police said the wing, on a tip-off, laid a naka near T-point on the Amritsar bypass road and intercepted a jeep and seized opium. A case under sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. 2 arrested with narcotics
Nawanshahr: The police arrested two drug peddlers, Kulwant Singh of Asmanpur and Soni of Bhaura village, and seized a large quantity of injections, capsules and narcotic drugs from them at a naka near Pharala village today. DSP Gurkirpal Singh said the accused were coming in a car from Munna-Pharala. They were intercepted and narcotic drugs were seized from them. The accused admitted that they brought drugs from Ashwani Tuli, alias Kuki, of Jalandhar to supply at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. A case under sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. 80 bags of poppy husk seized
Kapurthala: The CIA staff of the district police arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling 80 bags of poppy husk amounting to Rs 80 lakh in a Canter here yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, the CIA staff laid a trap on the Kapurthala-Kalasanghian road and impounded the Canter (UP-86F-9566) loaded with 80 bags of poppy husk. SP (Detective) Sukhwinder Singh revealed that the traffickers were smuggling the poppy husk in the vehicle from Uttar Pradesh. On noticing the police at a naka, two traffickers fled, while their two accomplices - Manish Kumar and Pappu, both from Badayun district in Uttar Pradesh - were caught along with the Canter. The poppy husk was being smuggled in fruit baskets. The police has sent a team to raid the suspected hideouts of the absconders, Bundan of Bareli and Ashok Kumar of Badayun. The police has booked Canter owner Suresh Chander of Bareli for his involvement in the drug trafficking. A case under the NDPS Act has been
registered against the five in Kapurthala. |
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