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4 die in separate road mishaps
Phagwara, April 25
Four persons were killed in different mishaps in and around Phagwara during the past 24 hours.According to reports received here today, Vivek Mehta an employee with Kotak Securities, was killed on the spot when the car he was driving dashed against a tree near Jamalpur village on national highway yesterday.

Jaundice Scare
Fresh cases jolt administration
Phagwara, April 25
With seven fresh cases detected in Onkar Nagar locality on Tuesday, jaundice, it seems has spread its tentacles in Phagwara, which is reeling under the outbreak of water-borne diseases.Though the authorities are claiming that they are taking every possible care, the town has already witnessed two jaundice deaths in the last 10 days.

‘Scrapping of course not fair’
Jalandhar, April 25
Politicising the issue relating to scrapping of the MCA course in Lyallpur Khalsa College here, president of the management and former MP Balbir Singh and SAD district (urban) president Gurcharan Singh Channi today alleged that the vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University had taken a decision at the behest of Congress leaders who had appointed him on the post.

Councillor shifts loyalty
Jalandhar, April 25
Ahead of the forthcoming municipal corporation elections, a Congress councillor today announced that he had joined the Shiromani Akali Dal. A councillor from Ward 13 falling in the Lamma Pind area, Deedar Singh, did not clearly outline any reason for shifting loyalty, though he simply said that he liked the working of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and wanted to perform under him.

Father, son held for drug smuggling
Jalandhar, April 25
A father-son duo was nabbed by police for smuggling drugs, here on Wednesday. Police said Kulwant Singh of Charanjitpura locality and his son Amarjit Singh were in their Indica car when they were intercepted at a naka near Old Sabzi Mandi.

4 die in separate road mishaps
Our Correspondent

Phagwara, April 25
Four persons were killed in different mishaps in and around Phagwara during the past 24 hours.

According to reports received here today, Vivek Mehta an employee with Kotak Securities, was killed on the spot when the car he was driving dashed against a tree near Jamalpur village on national highway yesterday.

Chander Mohan, father of the deceased, alleged that his son was being tortured and harassed by his own manager of the company and his son was under mental stress. The police has registered a case under section 306 and 506, IPC, against manager Amardeep.

The body of Vivek was handed over to the family members after conducting a post-mortem examination in the civil hospital.

In the second mishap scooterist Gurdial Singh of Kangniwal village was killed when his scooter was hit by a car near Jandiala Manjki village last night. The deceased was returning home. The police has registered a case against the car driver who sped after hitting the scooter.

In the third accident a middle-aged man was run over by a train near Mauli village on the Phagwara-Goraya rail section yesterday.

In the fourth mishap migrant labourer Lallu was killed when he was hit by a jeep near Rawalpindi on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road last night. Jeep driver sped away.

Jaundice Scare
Fresh cases jolt administration
Our Correspondent

Phagwara, April 25
With seven fresh cases detected in Onkar Nagar locality on Tuesday, jaundice, it seems has spread its tentacles in Phagwara, which is reeling under the outbreak of water-borne diseases.

Though the authorities are claiming that they are taking every possible care, the town has already witnessed two jaundice deaths in the last 10 days.

Civil surgeon Kapurthla Dr Avtar Singh and SMO Dr Adarsh Sood visited some affected areas. They said the teams of doctors were examining and treating dozens of patients . People had been advised to take boiled drinking water.

Meanwhile, Malti Devi, a migrant labourer who died of jaundice on Monday was cremated here. Malti’s husband, Rakesh Kumar is also suffering from the disease. The civil surgeon and SMO along with Phagwara Naib Tehsildar Raj Kumar Nanda and councillors, Sushil Maini and Kusum Sharma, visited deceased’s house to offer their condolences.

XEN Pawan Sharma said the drive to clean blocked manholes and sewerages was on and door-to-door survey was being conducted in effected areas to check the contamination of drinking water.

It is learnt that Phagwara SDM Amarjitpal has asked the representatives of various social organisations to launch a campaign to make people aware of measures to be adopted to save themselves from water-borne diseases. Punjab local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia on Wednesday held a high-level meeting of officials of district Kapurthala, including the DC and SSP to assess the situation.

Former Phagwara Joginder Singh Maan has threatened to launch an agitation against the government if it fails to take concrete steps for prevention of Jaundice. Sources said Punjab Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed the OSD to release an immediate grant of Rs 8.25 crore for cleaning of sewerages in Phagwara.

‘Scrapping of course not fair’
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 25
Politicising the issue relating to scrapping of the MCA course in Lyallpur Khalsa College here, president of the management and former MP Balbir Singh and SAD district (urban) president Gurcharan Singh Channi today alleged that the vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University had taken a decision at the behest of Congress leaders who had appointed him on the post.

Giving a handout of the results of the examination of the course that was announced this morning, Balbir Singh said there was no ground of scrapping the course as the college students had managed the top six out of 10 positions in the first semester and the top eight out of 10 ranks in the third semester. He said that since the students had been performing very well and the college had maintained a complete infrastructure and appointed qualified staff, there was no reason for disallowing fresh admissions.

Balbir Singh pointed out that there were nearly 20 colleges in the region which had sought the approval from the All-India Council for Teaching, Jaipur, two years ago for starting the B.Ed course, but the university had withheld the sanction to allow admissions without any solid ground.

Channi said the Chief Minister was likely to take up the issue in the interest of hundreds of students. 

Councillor shifts loyalty

Jalandhar, April 25
Ahead of the forthcoming municipal corporation elections, a Congress councillor today announced that he had joined the Shiromani Akali Dal. A councillor from Ward 13 falling in the Lamma Pind area, Deedar Singh, did not clearly outline any reason for shifting loyalty, though he simply said that he liked the working of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and wanted to perform under him.

At a ceremony held in Punjab Press Club here, Deedar Singh was felicitated by district urban Akali chief Gurcharan Singh Channi. — TNS

Father, son held for drug smuggling
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 25
A father-son duo was nabbed by police for smuggling drugs, here on Wednesday. Police said Kulwant Singh of Charanjitpura locality and his son Amarjit Singh were in their Indica car when they were intercepted at a naka near Old Sabzi Mandi.

The search of their vehicle yielded five kig of opium.

SSP Arpit Shukla an FIR under section 20 of NDPS Act has been registered at division number two.