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Tikka’s decision sparks dissent within SAD
Five killed in accidents
Seven injured in clash
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Country-made liquor seized
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Tikka’s decision sparks dissent within SAD
Amritsar, December 30 The East constituency is dominated by Sikh voters. Upkar Singh Sandhu, president of District SAD (urban) and also one of the main contenders for the ticket from East constituency, said he would definitely approach the SAD president to accept our sentiments by fielding a SAD candidate from this seat. This constituency has a total of 13 wards which included 11 full-fledged ones and two partial ones. Out of 11 wards, six were won by SAD councillors and two went in the favour of BJP candidates during corporation elections. The rest of the three wards were won by the CPI and Congress candidates. The constituency has 1.35 lakh voters out of which 85,000 are Sikh voters (Jat Sikhs - 20222, Ramgharia - 20221, Mazhbi Sikhs - 20207 and other sects like Khatri Sikhs - 21000). SAD leaders argued that the Hindu voters list in this constituency stood at just 31,000 and it would be just next to impossible for a BJP candidate to win. "Looking at these statistics, it was quite obvious to project a candidate from the SAD party. And that's why we had already started interacting with the masses here and initiated to redress their grievances in advance," told Sandhu. Meanwhile, Tikka, also the vice-chairman of Agro Industries, announced yesterday that if he was not given ticket to contest from East constituency, he would contest the elections against SAD candidate Inderbir Singh Bolaria from Amritsar (West) constituency.
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Five killed in accidents
Hoshiarpur, Phagwara December 30 According to the police, Gurpreet Kaur, her father and relatives, Bajinder Singh and Paramjit Kaur, were going in car (No PB 10L 2828). On the way an Alto car (No PB 20A 5757) hit their car near Mahilpur. All the occupants of the car were admitted to local Civil Hospital. In another case, Didar Singh of Marnain died on the spot when his motorcycle (No PB -07-7034) was rammed into a parked truck near Punge village last evening. Mahilpur and Mehtiana police stations registered two separate cases in this connection. Balbir Singh of Sherpur died on the spot when a bus (No PB11-AJ-6155) hit his motorcycle. He along with his wife Swarn Kaur was going to their village near Khanpur on Thursday. Swarn Kaur was admitted to Civil Hospital, Mukerian. Police has registered a case under several Section of the Indian Penal Code against the bus driver, Pal Singh of Ludhiana district. Two people died in separate mishaps in Phagwara on Thursday. Railway Home Guard Harbhajhan Lal posted at local railway station was killed on the spot when a vehicle collided his cycle on Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road. aIn another incident, a train crushed an unidentified middle-aged man to death near Chachoki village. Police has registered separate cases and sent the bodies to the local Civil Hospital for post-mortem examinations. |
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Seven injured in clash
Amritsar, December 30 TP Acharya, president of the trust, said they were on a strike for the last two days and were sitting on a dharna. The shops have been closed for indefinite period by employees over their demands. He said one Inderpal, an employee, tried to open the shop which infuriated the agitating employees. Acharya alleged that Inderpal brought several outsiders with him and clashed with the protesting employees leading to injuries to his colleagues. However, Inderpal, who claimed to be one of the trustees, said he had only advocated reopening the shop and amicably resolving the dispute by discussing the matter. However, the opposite group was adamant to keep the shops closed. He alleged it was the supporters of Acharya who attacked and injured his men. The police has recorded the statements of both the groups and started investigations after registering a case. |
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Country-made liquor seized
Hoshiarpur: The Chabbewal police intercepted a TATA 407 truck (No PB-32D-6353) at a special naka (check-post) and seized 301 country-made liquor bottles on Friday. The liquor bottles carried name of different foreign brands. According to the DSP, Harinder Pal Singh Parmar, the driver of the truck was arrested and liquors were confiscated. — OC House, shop burgled
Phagwara: A house in local Urban Estate locality was reportedly burgled on Thursday. The house owner is Harpreet Singh. According to sources, the burglars broke open the locks of the kothi and took away valuable goods worth more than Rs 22 lakh. They decamped with Rs 8.65 lakh cash, 22 tolas of gold ornaments, an LCD TV and a computer. Police has registered a case but no arrest could be made so far. In another case, valuable goods worth more than Rs 1.5 lakh were stolen from a Hardware Store on Phagwara-Hadiabad Road on Thursday night. Satnampura police has registered a case. — OC Rs
45,000 stolen from college
PHAGWARA: Some unidentified miscreants ransacked two offices of local Guru Nanak Bhai Lalo Ramgarhia College for Women. They entered the college premises after breaking the locks and decamped with valuable goods, including cash worth more than Rs 45,000 from the office on Wednesday. Police has registered a case. — OC Five booked in dowry case
PHILLAU R: Police booked Jaspal, his father Banarasi Dass, mother Jogindero, sister-in-law Neelo and cousin Bhim Sein under various Sections of Domestic Violence Act and Anti-Dowry Act. Parveen, wife of Jaspal, alleged that she was mentally and physically tortured by the accused to bring more dowry. She also alleged that Bhim Sein tried to rape her. Though she complained about it to her in-laws, but no step was taken to punish him.
No arrest has been made so far. — OC Silver idols stolen from temple
Amritsar: Unidentified miscreants decamped with silver idols of gods and goddesses and cash from a temple located in Nariangarh area here late last night. The police has registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code in this connection. Sudhir Kumar, priest of the temple, said he had locked the temple and went home about 10.30 pm last night. “In the morning, I found the locks of the temple broken and several idols of gods and goddesses stolen. The accused also took away Rs 15,000 cash after breaking the locker,” he said. — TNS
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A day after rebel Youth Akali Dal (YAD) district president Gurpartap Singh Tikka announced to contest the Assembly elections as an
independent
