J A L A N D H A R    E D I T I O N

Hoshiarpur
Unauthorised colonies: As many as 316 unauthorised colonies have been identified in municipal council limits of Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr districts of Jalandhar region. Pritam Singh, Deputy Regional Director of Local Government, Jalandhar region, said he had visited all 30 Municipal Councils in Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr districts to ascertain the exact number of unauthorised colonies and had directed the executive officers and municipal engineers, assistant municipal engineers and sectional officers to initiate court proceedings against all the violators of law. And in case they agree to follow the set norms in this regard, their colonies should be regularised.

Lahan seized: The Chabbewal police raided the house of Bhupinder Singh of Sarangwal and seized 100 kg of lahan. On seeing the police personnel, Bhupinder Singh fled. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Excise Act. In another incident, the Tanda police seized 40 kg of poppy husk from one Jarnail Singh near Narangpur village. Jarnail fled after leaving his motorcycle behind.

Two booked: The police booked Ajay Joshi of Milap Nagar for alleged forgery. Sources said Ajay had taken a loan of Rs 4 lakh from a bank to purchase a car. But he produced a fake RC of the said vehicle in the bank to support his loan documents. The fact came to light when the authorities of the bank got verified the RC of the car from the DTO office. The police has booked Kulwant Singh of Kot Atma Ram and Kashmir Singh of Amritsar under Sections 420 and 120 B of the IPC for allegedly duping Ravinderjit Singh of Rs 1 lakh on the pretext of sending his son abroad.