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Gas station robberies solved, 5 nabbed
SP (HQ) Satinder Singh (R) addresses mediapersons in Jalandhar on Sunday. —Photo by S.S Chopra
Three held with 10 kg opium
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Choked Kasoor nullah leaves Batala flood-prone
Wild grass growth, heavy silt have blocked the drain. — Photo by writer
Bid to set woman afire, in-laws booked
Workshop for BPL families
Cops crack granthi murder mystery
Arthritis myths cleared
Traffic blocked
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Gas station robberies solved, 5 nabbed
Jalandhar, July 20 The accused have been identified as Kulwinder Singh alias Sonu, Mandeep Singh alias Bhapon, Jinder Singh alias Jindri and Sandeep Singh alias Sodhi, all residents of Bhuja Khurd village and Parminder Singh alias Maana, resident of Joga Sangha village. Addressing the mediapersons, SP (HQ) Satinder Singh said acting on a tip off, the Phillaur police laid a trap in Haripur village and stopped a white Maruti Car ( PB-08Y-3534). On checking, the occupants failed to produce valid documents. They were arrested and on further questioning confessed to their involvement in the twin robberies. A .12 bore pistol, 5 live cartridges, some sharp-edged weapons and Rs 26,000 have been recovered from the accused. Kulwinder Singh was the kingpin of the gang, said SP, adding that the former is a close associate of Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, a notorious bank robber killed in an encounter with the police in Dehradun in 2005. A case has been registered. |
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Three held with 10 kg opium
Jalandhar, July 20 The CIA in charge, Kulwinder Singh, disclosed that Kulbir Singh, Bahadur Singh and Sukhjinder Singh were arrested for smuggling 10 kg of opium from Madhya Pradesh. Kulbir Singh was carrying 4 kg of opium in his Tata Safari, while Bahadur Singh and Sukhjinder Singh were possessing 6 kg of the drug. He said they were selling opium at Shahkot, Nakodar and surrounding areas on retail basis. Cases under the NDPS
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Jalandhar, July 20 He said he had surrendered his credit card when the outstanding amount was only Rs 1,414 on March 20, 2006. But he said on April 12, 2006, he received a bill for Rs 26,801 which was increased to Rs 33,403 later. He said some of transactions shown in the bill were of his foreign visits even as he did not have a passport and did not go abroad during that time period. ‘Refund claim to widow’
The forum issued orders against the branch manager of United Insurance India Ltd to show cause in person why action should not be taken against him for non-compliance of the orders passed on the complaint made by Sheel Kaur. The complainant, who is a resident of Maqsudan here, had asked for the insurance claim of her deceased husband’s motorcycle. The company officials had insisted that the widow had failed to produce her husband’s driving licence. The forum, however, had in February this year directed the company to refund Rs 30,441 since it found that investigation regarding the licence should have been made through the DTO office and a surveyor should have been appointed for verifying the damage to the vehicle. |
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Choked Kasoor nullah leaves Batala flood-prone
Batala, July 20 It was excavated mainly to tackle water-logging in the area. The increasing deposits of silt and growth of hyacinth in the drain have become a topic of concern. The wild growth and silt have almost choked the drain leading to blockage of sewage. In case it rains heavily or surplus water is released from dams, the water is likely to cause floods in the low-lying areas adjoining the drain. The nullah, which starts from Tibber in Gurdaspur district and passes through various areas like Dhariwal, Batala and Amritsar before ending at Kasoor in Pakistan, had caused floods before too. The area had already faced the wrath of water in 1953, 1988 and 1993 when thousands of people
had to suffer. Talking to The Tribune, a resident, Ram Kumar Aggarwal, said, “During floods in 1993, we had to shift to the first floor as the ground floor was filled with floodwater. The water level came down after seven days and most of the wooden furniture was destroyed.” That was not all. The foul smell emitted by the water made it near impossible for the Aggarwal family to take a fresh breath. Similarly, another resident Dr H.S. Sandhu too had harrowing memories of the 1993 flood. He said residents faced so many problems at that time. People were not even able to get fresh milk and vegetables, he added. Interestingly, it was six years ago that the district administration desilted the drain. But now it seems the administration never felt to repeat the process again. Executive engineer Sohan Singh Grewal of the drainage department, Gurdaspur, said the drain was cleaned partly last year. “We have already sent a proposal for the supply of an excavator and funds to the tune of Rs 12 lakh but have not received anything so far,” he added. |
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Bid to set woman afire, in-laws booked
Kapurthala, July 20 Victim Manjit Kaur sustained serious burn injuries and was rushed to primary health centre (PHC) at Kala Sanghia from where she was referred to the CMC, Ludhiana. An FIR has been
registered against Manjit’s husband Jagtar Singh, father-in-law Piara Singh, mother-in-law Piari and sister-in-law Deepi.
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Workshop for BPL families
Hoshiarpur, July 20 The workshop was held under the capacity building for poverty reduction (CBPR) project, which is being supported by the department for international development (UK), and was attended by more than 500 persons living below the poverty line. Speaking on the occasion, MGSIPAP director RL Kalsia said the institute had selected the block-II of Hoshiarpur for pilot study. He said the Centre had been making continuous reforms to eradicate poverty . He said different sectors like bank finance, education and health would be covered under the project. “The entire endeavour is based on discovery and scrutiny of facts. We will take feedbacks at three levels and emphasis would be laid on creating effective interface between the beneficiaries and the government functionaries,” Kalsia added. —
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Cops crack granthi murder mystery
Nawanshahr, July 20 The SSP said the youths had scaled a gurdwara wall with a motive to commit a burglary but incidentally the granthi, who was taking a bath at that time, came out of the bathroom and saw them. Both got scared and attacked the granthi with sharp-edged weapons. Then they looted cash from the “golak” and some other articles
and fled. The police has recovered the stolen cash, a camera, a mobile phone and the weapon used in the crime from them. |
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Arthritis myths cleared
Jalandhar, July 20 In order to educate the masses, Rotary Club Jalandhar south organised a seminar on `arthritis: prevention and treatment’, where more than 200 patients got together on a common platform. Super-specialist orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon Dr. Shubhang Aggarwal, from Satyam hospital here, educated the patients on the
prevention of the disease and its surgical and non-surgical cure. Patients cleared their doubts on various conceptions regarding arthritis. They spoke of personal experiences on how they were cured through exercises alone and some who had undergone knee replacement surgery and resumed activity the very next week. Director community service Kiran Aggarwal said such programmes were important for people to get the right perspective about the disease. |
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Traffic blocked
Hoshiarpur, July 20 The agitators were protesting against the death of a Sikh youth during a clash between followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs at Dabwali on July 18. They burnt the effigy of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh and demanded registration of a case against him. —
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