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Three women among seven hurt in clash
Tarn Taran, August 23
A clash between two groups left seven persons, including three women, injured in Nonne village near here on Monday evening. Four persons were fired at while the three women were injured during stone pelting.

Farmer loses life during protest march
Amritsar, August 23
Dheer Singh, a 65-year-old farmer, who had come here to be part of the ongoing farmers’ protest against the forcible acquisition of land at Gobindpura in Mansa, today died of a heart attack during the protest march.

Flood victim’s body fished out
Hoshiarpur, August 23
The body of Yashpal Sharma (22), a resident of Baupur, who was washed away by the flash floods in the seasonal nullah of the village yesterday, was fished out late last night. He was on his way to the fields to fetch fodder when this incident took place.

Woman succumbs to burns
Jalandhar, August 23
After struggling for life for over six hours in the local Civil Hospital, Parveen Kaur, a resident of Malluwalpur colony in Kartarpur, succumbed to her burn injuries in the wee hours here today.

32-year-old man’s body found
Nakodar August 23
Body of a 32-year-old man was found on the link road near Maliwal village in Shahkot on Tuesday.

Holy night out: Devotees during the Janmashtami celebrations at Devi Talab Mandir in Jalandhar. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

NRHM strike enters 16th day
Tarn Taran, August 23
The hunger strike launched by the employees of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) entered the 16th day today. The protesters staged a dharna in front of the office of the Civil Surgeon today.

Gang of robbers busted, four nabbed
Amritsar, August 23
Acting on a tip-off, the Faizpura police, under the Civil Lines police station today busted a gang of robbers who were planning to rob the people of their belongings, especially in the posh areas of the city.

Standing their ground: Members of the Physically Handicapped Association Punjab-Chandigarh hold a protest in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

One arrested with 100 gram smack
Jalandhar, August 23
The city police nabbed a resident of Kharal Kalan village, near Bhogpur and recovered 100 grams of smack from his possession here this evening.

Heavy effluents being discharged by industrial units
Amritsar, August 23
Heavy chemicals were being discharged by the various industrial units that were raided by the Punjab Pollution Control Board during the raids conducted on July 26-27.

Rally for Anna
Tarn Taran, August 23
Members of the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) took out a march and staged a dharna to express solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare here today. Sarwan Singh Dhun, Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal and other leaders condemned the Union Government's negative approach in dealing with the demand for a Jan Lokpal Bill.

Three women among seven hurt in clash

Farmer loses life during protest march
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 23
Dheer Singh, a 65-year-old farmer, who had come here to be part of the ongoing farmers’ protest against the forcible acquisition of land at Gobindpura in Mansa, today died of a heart attack during the protest march.

According to available information, Dheer Singh fell down unconscious this evening while the procession was moving on the Albert Road here.

He was immediately rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital where the doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Satnam Singh Pannu, president of Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, alleged that the state government is responsible for this loss.

“We demand a compensation amount of atlesat Rs 10 lakh and a job to one of his family members on compassionate grounds”, he said.

Dheer Singh, a marginal farmer belonging to Gaggowal village in Ajnala, is survived by four daughters and a son.

Flood victim’s body fished out
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, August 23
The body of Yashpal Sharma (22), a resident of Baupur, who was washed away by the flash floods in the seasonal nullah of the village yesterday, was fished out late last night. He was on his way to the fields to fetch fodder when this incident took place.

The body was handed over to his family members after getting the post-mortem examination conducted.

Deputy Commissioner Depinder Singh along with a few other government officials met family members of Yashpal to condole his death. He announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh to kin of deceased.

Mukerian Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Rahul Chaba, said standing crop in more than 3,300 acres in 12 villages of this subdivision had been damaged due to the flooded Beas. More than 20-foot breach in a protection bundh between Mehtabpur and Koilan was plugged with sandbags yesterday. Dasuya SDM, PP Singh, said advance guide bundh, between Miani and Mewa villages, developed 100-foot wide breach due to the flood. Work is going in on a war footing to plug the breach.

Depinder Singh along with SSP Rakesh Aggarwal visited flood-affected villages in the Mukerian and Dasuya subdivisions to take stock of the situation. He directed the officials concerned to rehabilitate the flood-affected families at the earliest.

Dharna

Activists of various social and religious organisations and political parties came out in support of Anna Hazare today. Hundreds of activists led by Kumar Saini staged a dharna in front of Congress MP Santosh Chaudhary’s residence at Piplanwala.

The activists also burnt effigies of the UPA government, took out protest rallies and held demonstration at Hoshiarpur, Hariana, Garhdiwala, Mukerian, Dasuya, Tanda, Mahilpur and Garhshankar towns.

Stone laid

Ivy Hospital in Mohali will open 135 bedded hospital at Hoshiarpur. The foundation stone of the hospital was laid by CEO and Medical Director of Ivy Gurtej Singh and Kanwaldeep, respectively.

Woman succumbs to burns
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 23
After struggling for life for over six hours in the local Civil Hospital, Parveen Kaur, a resident of Malluwalpur colony in Kartarpur, succumbed to her burn injuries in the wee hours here today.

Sources in the police revealed that Parveen Kaur sustained 75 per cent burns when a kerosene stove burst while she was cooking food last night.

Parveen, her husband Kulwinder Singh and their children were at home when the incident occurred, according to the SHO Kartarpur Police Station.

The injured was rushed to the civil hospital last night but she breathed her last at 3 am this morning, he said.

The police has initiated inquest proceeding in this regard The police is also working on various other theories to detect the case.

32-year-old man’s body found
Our Correspondent

Nakodar August 23
Body of a 32-year-old man was found on the link road near Maliwal village in Shahkot on Tuesday.

Villagers informed the police about the body today. The deceased has been identified as Balwant Singh, a resident of Daulatpur village. The police registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

According to the relatives of the deceased, Balwant had left home three days ago for some personal work but didn't return.

NRHM strike enters 16th day
Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, August 23
The hunger strike launched by the employees of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) entered the 16th day today. The protesters staged a dharna in front of the office of the Civil Surgeon today.

Malwinder Singh, district president of NRHM Employees Association, Dr Dilbag Singh and other leaders of the organisation said the organisation had been demanding regularisation of services besides enhancing in their salary.

They said they were being discriminated against as they were given meagre salary as compared to other officers of the same rank working under the same circumstances and conditions.

Gang of robbers busted, four nabbed
P K Jaiswar
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 23
Acting on a tip-off, the Faizpura police, under the Civil Lines police station today busted a gang of robbers who were planning to rob the people of their belongings, especially in the posh areas of the city.

The police managed to nab four persons of the gang from near Dr Vidya Sagar Mental Hospital, while one accomplice managed to escape from the spot. They were identified as Amandeep Singh alias Aman, Hardip Singh alias Deepa, Sukhdip Singh alias Bunty, Sandeep Singh alias Gappo all resident of village Devidaspur here and Ranjit Singh alias Rana, a resident of Mohalla Bajigaran Nawi Abadi, Rattan Singh Chowk.

Sandeep Singh who had managed to dodge the police net is son of Harpal Singh, the sarpanch of village Devidaspura. He is said to be the kingpin of the gang.

During the investigations, the police recovered two sharp-edged weapons, besides five computers from their possession. The computers were stolen from a school situated in village Devidaspura. Harpal Singh, the sarpanch is learnt to be the chairman of the same school.

Dilbagh Singh, in charge of the Faizpura police said that a case under Section 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Civil Lines Police Station in this connection. He said the accused were presented in the district court which sent them to two-day police remand.

Dilbagh Singh said as per preliminary investigations, Sandeep was involved in many cases registered at the Jandiala police station under Amritsar rural police district. He said further investigations were under progress and more cases are likely to be solved as a consequence of the arrest of these robbers.

One arrested with 100 gram smack
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 23
The city police nabbed a resident of Kharal Kalan village, near Bhogpur and recovered 100 grams of smack from his possession here this evening.

Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap and nabbed the suspect, Darshan Singh, while carrying the narcotic near local ISBT this evening.

In charge of anti-gangster wing, Sukhjit Singh revealed that on a tip-off about Darshan Singh’s involvement in drug trafficking.

The police had been chasing the accused for the last couple of months but finally succeeded in nailing him this evening.

The accused Darshan Singh was nabbed by the police when he reached the Jalandhar bus stand and was trudging towards a transport company’s office allegedly with the contraband, according to the in charge.

A case under the provisions of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at police station Division No- 7.

The police apprehend that the accused may make some major disclosures during the interrogation.

He will be produced before a local court tomorrow, Sukhjit Singh claimed.

Heavy effluents being discharged by industrial units
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 23
Heavy chemicals were being discharged by the various industrial units that were raided by the Punjab Pollution Control Board during the raids conducted on July 26-27.

The reports of water samples collected by the board from Patiala revealed that about 10 industrial units, a majority of them textile units, situated on Majitha road were discharging the effluents consisting of heavy chemicals in open drains.

The resultant environmental damage was highly dangerous for the nearby residents.

The erring units which were throwing hazardous waste in the open include: Kwality Pharmaceuticals pvt Ltd, village Naag kalan, Raghav Processors pvt ltd, M S G Processors Pvt Ltd -all situated on Majitha road and RK Woollens Pvt Ltd, village Bal Sachinder, Ajnala Road. Besides, Shiv Shankar Fabric Pvt Ltd and K Tex Fabrics Pvt Ltd, both situated on Majitha road, failed to instal air-purifying instruments for pollution caused by the pet cock being used in the boilers in these industries.

According to P S Sidhu, senior environmental engineer said these units also failed to take proper initiatives for the management of the hazardous waste. He said the department also found various other anomalies during the raids.

He said that those found guilty would face stern action for not complying to the norms.

Rally for Anna

Tarn Taran, August 23
Members of the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) took out a march and staged a dharna to express solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare here today. Sarwan Singh Dhun, Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal and other leaders condemned the Union Government's negative approach in dealing with the demand for a Jan Lokpal Bill. They also submitted a memorandum to the Additional Deputy Commissioner. — OC