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Heroin worth Rs 15 crore seized
Amritsar, October 23
State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force today seized 3 kg of heroin worth Rs 15 crore in the international market from Khemkaran Sector (falling in Tarn Taran district).

Forum directs college to refund fees of student
Nawanshahr, October 23
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the IITT College of Engineering, Pojewal, to refund the entire fee amount after deducting a sum of Rs 1,000 (processing charges) to Parneet Kumar of Moga.

‘Cong to go it alone in Assembly poll’
Mohali, October 23 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today said the party would go it alone in the forthcoming assembly elections, be it Akalis, the BJP or any other splinter groups put together.

5 held for stealing copper strips
Amritsar, October 23
The CIA staff today nabbed five persons in connection with the stealing of copper strips from a godown of an electrical and electronic appliances company situated near Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here on the intervening night of October 1 and 2.

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	Heroin worth Rs 15 crore seized PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 23 State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force today seized 3 kg of heroin worth Rs 15 crore in the international market from Khemkaran Sector (falling in Tarn Taran district). The contraband was disposed near Chuggian Noor Mohammad border post of the fence by unidentified smugglers from across the border. According to information, the SSOC, the counter intelligence wing of Punjab police received information that the area was allegedly being used by smugglers to bring narcotics and fake currency to India. Smugglers from bpth sides of the border use the area, which is a drain that goes to Pakistan and has a lot of wild growth such as elephant grass, for smuggling activity. “We got information that smugglers have concealed a consignment of heroin in the area. The information was shared with the BSF authorities and a joint search operation was launched. We seized 3 kg of heroin from the left side of the border post,” said Kaustubh Sharma, AIG Counter Intelligence. Three packets of heroin seized during the operation were of very a high quality with star emblem on them. “Steps such as removing elephant grass from the area would be initiated by the BSF in the area,” SSOC officials said. The search operation continued till late in the evening.
	Forum directs college to refund fees of student Parmod Bharti Nawanshahr, October 23 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the IITT College of Engineering, Pojewal, to refund the entire fee amount after deducting a sum of Rs 1,000 (processing charges) to Parneet Kumar of Moga. Parneet Kumar in his petition filed before the forum had said he was selected in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering in the second counselling and deposited a sum of Rs 62,896 as fee with the college in 2009. But, in third counselling, he got admission in Baba Heera Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering & Technology at Lehra Gaga ( Sangrur) and again deposited the fee there. As he had not attended any class at Pojewal college, so he submitted a request for fee refund as per the rules of Punjab Technical University. But the IITT College of Engineering, refunded a sum of Rs 6,000 instead of the entire amount. The college in its reply submitted with the fourm, while citing terms and conditions mentioned in the prospectus/admission brochure of the college under para no 13(5), said as the petitioner had left the college at his own sweet will, he was not entitled for refund of entire fee and other charges. LN Sharma, president, Karnail Singh and Sudha Sharma, members of the Forum, after hearing the arguments and perusal of the documentary evidence put by both the parties, reached at the conclusion that as the petitioner had not attended the classes even for a single day, he was entitled for the refund of entire fee. The Forum cited the decisions of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in cases titled as MVJ College of Engineering v/s Tukaram Rao in 2009 and Saravpreet Singh v/s Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of engineering & Technology, Moga.
	‘Cong to go it alone in Assembly poll’ Mohali, October 23 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today said the party would go it alone in the forthcoming assembly elections, be it Akalis, the BJP or any other splinter groups put together. Interacting with mediapersons during a congregation organised by the Saini Community at Kharar, the former CM said the Congress was strong enough to go it alone, unlike the Akalis who had started searching for alliance partners. “The very fact that they are desperately trying to align with the BSP shows their desperation and nervousness,” he said, adding that the Congress had fought the last two elections in 2002 and 2007 alone and it would do the same this time as well. To a question about splinter groups coming together as a third front, he said it had hardly any significance. — TNS
	5 held for stealing copper strips Amritsar, October 23 The CIA staff today nabbed five persons in connection with the stealing of copper strips from a godown of an electrical and electronic appliances company situated near Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here on the intervening night of October 1 and 2. The arrested were identified as Lakhbir Singh, Mandeep Singh, Rajbir Singh, Karandeep Singh and Lakhbir Singh, all residents of Maqboolpura area. Two of their accomplice, who have been identified as Bunty and Gopi of the same locality, managed to flee from the spot. A case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC has been registered at the Civil Line police station against them. Police officials said the accused had broken the back wall of the godown and decamped with 19 bundles of copper strips. The police got a tip off that the accused were going towards the city for selling the same. A special naka was laid and the accused were arrested with a PB-02-AY-7074 and other equipment, besides the stolen material. — TNS
	Man robbed of cash Jalandhar: Two motorcycle-borne youths today snatched cash and a mobile phone from another motorcycle-borne person near Ravidas Chowk here. Victim Satish, a resident of Abadpura locality, said when he was heading towards Ravidas Chowk from Nakodar Chowk, two youths on a motorcycle, who had been following him, assaulted him with iron roads and when he fell down from the bike, miscreants with covered faces snatched his mobile phone and later robbed of cash worth Rs 1,300 from his pocket. Snatchers immediately fled from the spot. The victim said he had informed the police but no case has been registered yet. — TNS