AMRITSAR
Flesh trade: The district police on Wednesday arrested a woman and two girls for flesh trade here. According to information, the girls belong to Himachal and the woman used to supply them to customers. The police raided the house of the accused after a tip-off.

Exhibition: Shillpa Purii, a jewellery designer from Mumbai, showcased her latest designs, in 22k and 18k gold jewellery here today. A Hong Kong trained designer she displayed an exquisitely prepared Kundan set.

Poetry recitation: Senior Study School has claimed top honours in an inter-school English poetry recitation contest organised by the host school. More than nine schools participated in the contest. The students who stood first in each category are: Class VI-Bhavna Mehra of Bhavan’s S.L. Public School ; Class VII -Kanisha Arora of Senior Study ; Class VIII -Sidharth Khanna of Senior Study; Class IX -Pragati Nandwani of Senior Study; and Class X -Tanvi Dhingra of Spring Dale Senior School.

BATALA
Office-bearers: The election of Brick Kiln Owners Association, Batala, was held here on Monday. The office-bearers are: patron—Mr Bua Dass;president—Mr Sanjeev Aggarwal; vice-president — Mr Jasbir Singh Bhuller; general secretary —Mr Kanwal Jeet Singh; secretary—Mr Ashok Mahajan; executive body — Mr Virsa Singh, Mr Jagjit Singh, Mr Kanwal Jeet Singh, Mr Gurdev Singh, Mr Rajeev Bhalla, Mr Rajeev Bazaz, Mr Ashok Julka, Mr Sanjeev Gupta, Mr Harinder Singh and Mr Paramjeet Singh.

Jalandhar
Man booked: A case under Section 306 of the IPC was registered on Friday against a man on charges of sexually exploiting his stepdaughter. The man’s wife and his daughter had killed themselves by jumping before a train on Thursday. The accused, Yashpal, is a resident of Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar. The complaint was registered on behalf of the victim by her relatives and social organisations.

Four held for sodomy: Four persons were arrested on Friday on charges of sodomising an eight-year-old boy a fortnight back. The accused, Ashwini Kumar, Mandeep Kumar, Lal Chand and Keena, are residents of Nangal Karakhan. They have been booked under Sections 377, 323, 325, 506, and 120B of the IPC. The accused had even reportedly beaten up the father of the victim and had broken his arm.