Batala
Held with motorcycles: The police arrested two persons at a naka in Ghuman Kalan and recovered two stolen motorcycles on Thursday. They have been identified as Harjit Singh of Diwaniwal village and Hansa Misharpura village. They were riding two motorcycles (PB-58C-5917 and PB-18H-8104). Later on interrogation the police recovered three more motorcycles. A case has been registered

DERA BASSI
Two succumb to injuries: Two persons who were seriously injured in different road accidents succumbed to their injuries today. According to information, Surjit Singh, a resident of Dharmgarh village, who was injured in a road accident near Lalru, breathed his last at the GMCH-32 and another person, Balbir Singh, a resident of Batouli, died at PGI, Chandigarh. Balbir was hit by an Indica on April 5 and was admitted to the PGI. 

77 donate blood: A blood donation camp was organised in Ram Mandir here today by three social organisations of Dera Bassi. Nearly 77 volunteers donated blood in this camp, which was collected by a blood bank team of the PGI, Chandigarh. This camp was jointly organised by Bharat Vikas Parishad, Sewa Bharti and Shri Guru Nanak Nam Lewa Society. Sewa Bharti distributed food to poor people.

Woman dies of burns: A woman of Mubarkpur village succumbed to her burn injuries at the GMCH-32, Chandigarh. According to information, Alka was burnt to a large extent after a stove burst in her kitchen on March 30. After this incident she was admitted to the GMCH-32. The police had registered a case.

Phagwara
Protest against meat, liquor shops: Hundreds of activists belonging to the Hindu Suraksha Samiti and the Parshuram Sena, led by Deepak Bhadwaj and Johny Pandit, forcibly closed the liquor and meat shops opened near religious places, educational institutions and in congested localities in here today. The protesters first held a march in the town, then a rally in the tehsil complex. Tehsildar Harminder Singh and SHO Sarwan Singh Bal tried to pacify the protesters who went to the various localities to close the shutters of liquor and meat shops near shrines, schools and in congested areas. SDM Amarjit Paul said instructions had been issued to the departments concerned to shift the liquor and meat shops from objectionable places soon.

Pak flag burnt: Hundreds of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) activists led by Kuldip Dani and Inderjit Karwal held a demonstration, showed black flags to Delhi-bound Pakistani bus and burnt the Pakistani flag at Sugar Mill Chowk here on Friday. The protesters were demanding to stop bus and rail service between India and Pakistan as these services were being misused by anti-India elements by smuggling weapons and fake currency. 

Shopkeeper robbed: Cement seller Harpaul Singh, a resident of Rama Mandi, has alleged that two armed robbers struck at his Phagwara-Bhanoki road shop and looted his gold chain and “kara” at pistolpoint on Friday afternoon. The robbers also opened fire in the air before fleeing, alleged Harpaul. The police was investigating the matter.

Phillaur
Bid to break ATM: The Government Railway Police on Friday arrested Vijay Kumar of Bilga in this subdivision on the charge of attacking and wounding a security guard of an ATM of the State Bank of India installed at Phillaur railway station during an attempt to break open the ATM on Tuesday night. Security guard Chaman Lal was admitted in the Civil Hospital.

FARIDABAD
School bus overturns: A mini-bus of Dynasty International School carrying children overturned on the Surajkund road here on Friday. There was no report of injuries to any child. There were at least six children in the bus when the accident took place. The incident occurred when the bus was on its way to the school after picking up children from their houses. The bus overturned when the driver tried to swerve around a bend on the road. 

Sonepat
Book fair inaugurated: A three-day book fair was inaugurated by Padmashri awardee Dr JB Chaudhary, former Vice-Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, on the premises of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, on Friday. Vice-Chancellor HS Chahal said the book fair would provide an opportunity not only for students and faculty, but also for people of the area and educational institutions. Around 56 booksellers and publishers are participating in the fair, he said.
Dr JB Chaudhary, former Vice-Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, inaugurates a book fair in Murthal on Friday. Photo: BS Malik

First aid for needy: The District Red Cross Society has planned to introduce a new health safety measure in private and government schools as well as industrial units to provide first-aid help to the needy. Under the plan, every educational institution and industrial units in the district have been asked to keep a first-aid trained employee and make arrangements for the first-aid box in schools. The employee will be trained in giving first aid by the society and during the training period he will also be given remuneration. Secretary of the society Subhash Vashist said medicines for first-aid boxes would be provided by the society.