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SP Dehal killed in road accident
Nawanshahr, October 8
The upbeat mood at the tree plantation drive at the Dhussi bundh today turned into gloom when SP (D) Kuldip Singh Dehal, while returning from the function, met with an accident near Jadla village and died at a private hospital here. SSP Narinder Bhargav, while paying tributes to Dehal, said the idea of the tree plantation was mooted by him and he had made all the arrangements, including saplings from the Forest Department, for the purpose.

Foundation stone of MC building laid
Hoshiarpur, October 8
The Punjab government is spending Rs 1,100 crore on the overall development of the urban areas in the state. This was disclosed by Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Manoranjan Kalia at a function after laying the foundation stone of the three-storey building of the Municipal Council, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 4.63 crore, here yesterday.

City youth shot dead in Manila
Jalandhar, October 8
A pall of gloom descended on BSP Colony soon after the news of murder of Sarbjit Singh for ransom in Manila reached the city early this morning.

Agitating teachers block roads
Jalandhar, October 8
Demanding regularisation in the state Education Department, scores of volunteer teachers today blocked the main road leading to the ISBT here, thus putting scores of road users and passengers to great hardship.

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	SP Dehal killed in road accident Parmod Bharti Nawanshahr, October 8 The upbeat mood at the tree plantation drive at the Dhussi bundh today turned into gloom when SP (D) Kuldip Singh Dehal, while returning from the function, met with an accident near Jadla village and died at a private hospital here. SSP Narinder Bhargav, while paying tributes to Dehal, said the idea of the tree plantation was mooted by him and he had made all the arrangements, including saplings from the Forest Department, for the purpose. Earlier in the day, addressing sarpanches, panches, representatives of NGOs and prominent persons at Tajowal village, Gurpreet Deo, DIG, Ropar Range, said, “The district police has given a new dimension to the concept of community policing by lending a helping hand to the residents of a number of villages situated near the Sutlej when the Dhussi bundh at Tajowal-Mandala and Burj Tehal Dass was on the verge of having a breach. The endeavour has not only saved villagers from the fury of floods but it would also go a long way in strengthening the police-public coordination.” Deo was here to inaugurate a tree plantation drive at the Dhussi bundh with an aim to compensate the cutting of trees during the rescue operation as well as to strengthen the bundh by checking soil erosion in future. To give a fillip to community policing, drives to check environment pollution, problem of traffic on main roads, female foeticide and drug addiction would also be launched by the police with the cooperation of NGOs and prominent people, said the DIG, adding that village-level committees would be constituted to make these drives mass movements. MLA Jatinder Singh Kariha, SSP Narinder Bhargav, Phillaur Range DFO Chaman Lal, Market Committee vice-chairman Sham Sunder Jadla, residents of Tajowal, Mandala and Chakli Sujatpur villages, among others, also spoke. The police, NGOs and villagers planted 1,100 saplings at the Dhussi bundh at Tajowal, Mandala and Burj Tehal Dass villages.
	Foundation stone of MC building laid Hoshiarpur, October 8 The Punjab government is spending Rs 1,100 crore on the overall development of the urban areas in the state. This was disclosed by Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Manoranjan Kalia at a function after laying the foundation stone of the three-storey building of the Municipal Council, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 4.63 crore, here yesterday. He said grants of Rs 100 crore each were being given to the corporations of Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana, whereas grants of Rs 50 crore each were being given to the corporations of Patiala and Bathinda, Rs 10 crore each to A class municipal councils (MCs), Rs 5 crore to B class MCs and Rs 3 crore to C class MCs in the state. Master plans of 44 towns and five cities of Punjab had been prepared to provide national-level civic amenities to inhabitants there. To promote the industry and to encourage entrepreneurs, the new industrial policy was declared in 2009 under which a special package had been provided to different industries. Punjab Minister for Medical Education and Research, Forest and Wildlife, Labour and Parliamentary Affairs Tikshan Sud also addressed the gathering. — OC
	City youth shot dead in Manila Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 8 A pall of gloom descended on BSP Colony soon after the news of murder of Sarbjit Singh for ransom in Manila reached the city early this morning. The son of a Manila-based financer Jasbir Singh, alias Karnail Singh, Sarbjit Singh was kidnapped allegedly by a gang of goons in connivance with certain Punjabi youths for a ransom of Rs 50 lakh and was shot dead when they did not get the money. This was the second time when the same gang has kidnapped him for ransom. He was earlier released by the kidnappers after receiving a ransom of Rs 35 lakh last year. The body of Sarbjit reached Delhi airport and later in Jalandhar in the afternoon. It was cremated in the evening.
	Agitating teachers block roads Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 8 Demanding regularisation in the state Education Department, scores of volunteer teachers today blocked the main road leading to the ISBT here, thus putting scores of road users and passengers to great hardship. The volunteers, who had assembled in the city, first organised a convention at the Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall under the banner of the Volunteer Teachers Association and later blocked BMC Chowk for over half an hour. The volunteers were stopped by the police while they were marching towards PAP Chowk with an intention to block the GT Road. The blockade was lifted on the intervention of police officials, who assured them to facilitate their meeting with the Chief Minister on October 18. The traffic was disrupted on the Jalandhar-Kapurthala road for almost an hour and the police had to divert the vehicles heading towards the ISBT from BSF Chowk via Ladowali Road. Ajmer Aulakh, president of the association, said over 7,500 volunteer teachers had been working in government primary, middle and secondary schools of the state for the last six years and these teachers should be regularised. He said if the government failed to meet their demand, another protest would be organised on October 22.
	8 injured as auto-rickshaw overturns Our Correspondents Pathankot, October 8 Eight persons sustained injuries when an overloaded auto-rickshaw overturned near bus stand on the Pathankot-Gurdaspur road here today. According to the police, the auto-rickshaw was on its way to Pathankot from Madhopur. As it reached near the bus stand, the driver of the auto-rickshaw in order to negotiate a curve lost control over the vehicle. The injured have been identified as Lekh Raj, Jatinder Kumar, Kartaro Devi, Sikander, Taro Devi, Razia, Mekh Ram and Sain Dass. They have been admitted to the Civil Hospital, where the condition of two is stated to be serious. The SP, Bhupinderjit Singh Virk, said action would be taken against the erring driver of the vehicle, who loaded the passengers in excess than its capacity. Woman killed Phagwara: Village woman Resham Kaur was killed in a road mishap near Rihana Jattan village on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road last evening. She was crossing the road when a car hit her. She was brought to the local Civil Hospital, but was declared brought dead by doctors. The car driver, however, sped away. The police has registered a case. In an incident of theft, the house of NRI Balwinder Singh was reportedly burgled in Ranjit Nagar last night. Burglars decamped with valuables. The police is investigating the matter.