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Firing in Patti among SAD workers
Tarn Taran, August 30
Two persons were injured in a clash between two groups of the SAD workers in kandiala village, 30 kilometers from here The incident occurred regarding possession of 13 Marla piece of land.

Four arrested with heroin
Tarn Taran, August 30
Teams of the district police have arrested four persons and seized 110 Grams of heroine from their possession. The police said 60 grams of heroine was recovered from Gurwinder Singh Babblu of Lauhka , 20 grams each from Rashpal Singh of village Bachre and Gurjit Singh of village Algo Khurd. 10 grams of heroine was recovered from Lakhbir Singh of Chander village. The seized drugs values Rs 55 lakh in the International market. Cases under Sections 21,61 and 85 of the NDPS Act had been registered against the accused.

Army sensitises villagers on road safety
Abohar, August 30
The Army carried out ‘Safe driving and anti-drug abuse’ campaign at Diwan Khera village in this sub-division on Thursday. Understanding the huge loss of life that takes place every year due to road accidents as well as the menace of drug abuse, the Army campaign was aimed at the populace, especially the youth who were in the vulnerable bracket, officials said.

Firing in Patti among SAD workers
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Four arrested with heroin
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Tarn Taran, August 30
Teams of the district police have arrested four persons and seized 110 Grams of heroine from their possession. The police said 60 grams of heroine was recovered from Gurwinder Singh Babblu of Lauhka , 20 grams each from Rashpal Singh of village Bachre and Gurjit Singh of village Algo Khurd. 10 grams of heroine was recovered from Lakhbir Singh of Chander village. The seized drugs values Rs 55 lakh in the International market. Cases under Sections 21,61 and 85 of the NDPS Act had been registered against the accused.

Four booked for harassing girl

Nachhatar Singh and Amrinder Singh, both residents of Mallhia village, along with two other boys were booked for harassing a college student when she was on her way to college.

The accused fled when girl called her father. A case under Sections 354, 506 and 34 of the IPC was registered. However no arrest has been made so far.

Army sensitises villagers on road safety
Our Correspondent

Abohar, August 30
The Army carried out ‘Safe driving and anti-drug abuse’ campaign at Diwan Khera village in this sub-division on Thursday. Understanding the huge loss of life that takes place every year due to road accidents as well as the menace of drug abuse, the Army campaign was aimed at the populace, especially the youth who were in the vulnerable bracket, officials said.

Over 850 villagers, including schoolchildren, ex-servicemen and women, attended the awareness programme. The Army used media, including audio-visual gadgets, to generate awareness among the people.

A skit on drug abuse was also staged by Natrang, an NGO, under the guidance of noted stage directors Vikas Batra and Bhupinder Utreja.

Majithia dares Cong to seek fiscal emergency

Gurdaspur, August 30
State Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has blamed the country’s federal structure responsible for the state's fiscal mess. Majithia said ever since Dr Manmohan Singh had taken over as Prime Minister, the country was facing a financial problems. This in turn had had a cascading effect on the economies of others states, including Punjab.

“Despite the Centre not helping Punjab with financial packages, the state is still well-off. The industrial climate remains conducive for industrialists. Electricity producing companies like Vedanta and GVK would be starting operations in the state by the year-end. By next year we expect the state to be power surplus.”

Majithia claimed that at the time of Independence in 1947, the rate of the rupee and dollar was the same. “The rupee tumble has made top economists, including retiring RBI Governor D Subbarao, to question the fiscal policies of the Centre,” he said. “Subbarao, a UPA appointee, has blamed the Union Government for the currency’s downslide and, hence, the UPA has no moral authority to govern the country. I appeal to the President to declare a fiscal emergency in the country,” he said, observing that Subbarao’s outburst showed how the Central Government was trying to impinge on RBI autonomy.

He said the Tata Group's former head Ratan Tata had also indicted the Union government for failing to control the rupee downslide. He dared PPCC president Partap Singh Bajwa and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari to demand financial emergency in the country. — TNS