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Industry-admn impasse ends; raids deferred for time being
Jalandhar, June 7
Entrepreneurs blinked first in the standoff between the industry and administration in which the former had alleged that they were being targeted in the guise of raids to check pollution levels in their units. The meeting of both the parties was held at the Circuit House here this evening in which representatives of various sectors participated.

Youth beaten up by beloved’s kin, dies
Tarn Taran, June 7
Gurpreet Singh (22), a brick kiln labourer of Pahuwind, 35 km from here, who was injured badly three days ago after being beaten up by the family members of a girl he was in love with, died late last evening.

EARLIER STORIES

	Strikes, fasts held against police excesses June 7, 2011
	DC recommends SDO’s suspension June 6, 2011
	Gang of looters busted, five arrested June 5, 2011
	Now, gastro claims girl’s life at Kasupur village June 4, 2011
	Nawanshahr police scientifically destroys 6,300 kg of narcotics June 3, 2011
	Land auction cancelled June 2, 2011
	Three arrested with 23 motorcycles, arms June 1, 2011
	Rs 25 lakh stolen from car May 31, 2011
	Police party attacked; six of family booked May 30, 2011

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Nine booked for abetting suicide
Jalandhar, June 7
The Jalandhar police has booked nine persons on the charges of abetting the suicide of a 22-year-old youth. According to the police, Manjinder Singh of Kahlwaan village, near here, committed suicide after a girl from the same village allegedly refused to acknowledge him as her husband in court, though the couple’s marriage had been solemnised at a religious place a few days ago. The police has registered a case against nine persons, including relatives of the girl.

PTU extends date for online counselling
Jalandhar, June 7
The Punjab Technical University (PTU) has extended the date for online counselling, fee deposit and registration from June 7 to June 13. The students would first deposit the online counselling fee, following which they would be eligible to fill the online choice for admissions to B. Tech courses.

Gang of robbers busted, 5 held
Amritsar, June 7
The Chheharta police today arrested five persons and claimed to have busted a gang of robbers. However, four of their accomplices managed to escape. A case has been registered against them.

Pharmacists’ fast enters fifth day
Tarn Taran, June 7
The fast that began at Khadur Sahib, 25 km from here, by the pharmacists and the class IV employees working in the rural civil and veterinary health centres in the state, entered its fifth day today.

	Industry-admn impasse ends; raids deferred for time being Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 7 Entrepreneurs blinked first in the standoff between the industry and administration in which the former had alleged that they were being targeted in the guise of raids to check pollution levels in their units. The meeting of both the parties was held at the Circuit House here this evening in which representatives of various sectors participated. Besides the issue of raids, the incident in which a verbal duel ensued between both the parties a few days ago was also discussed. At the outset, Divisional Commissioner SR Ladhar made it clear that pollution had to be tackled with a firm hand and polluting units had to fall in line or face action. However, he assured that a representative committee would be constituted soon to draw a time-bound roadmap for meeting all the pollution guidelines in the coming months. Till such a time, raids on polluting units that were working in tandem with the committee would be suspended. The motive is to bring everyone on board so that even the problems of those who are unable to follow norms due to space or monetary constraints were also redressed, he added. He also appealed them to submit proposals concerning their industry that could be forwarded to the government for necessary action. However, the industrialists would be keeping their date with the CM in Chandigarh tomorrow.
	Youth beaten up by beloved’s kin, dies Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, June 7 Gurpreet Singh (22), a brick kiln labourer of Pahuwind, 35 km from here, who was injured badly three days ago after being beaten up by the family members of a girl he was in love with, died late last evening. A case has been registered against seven accused by the Bhikhiwind police. According to the information, the accused include Angrej Singh, father of the girl, brothers Gopy and Judge , cousins, Pappu and Pinder, uncle Mania and aunt Rani, all residents of Pahuwind village. The police said the deceased, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Mitha village (Mukatsar), fell in love with Aman (19), who was also a labourer at the kiln. Angrej Singh, father of the girl, and the other accused, who were also working at the kiln, were against the love affair. The police said Gurpreet Singh abducted Aman from the kiln on June 4. Soon after, the accused started looking for the couple and caught them at the border township of Patti. They beat up Gurpreet and brought the girl with them. In a serious condition, Gurpreet reached his house at Mitha, where he succumbed to his injuries late last evening. DSP, Bhikhiwind, Dilbag Singh, said raids were conducted at the possible hideouts of the accused, though no one had yet been arrested.
	Nine booked for abetting suicide Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 7 The Jalandhar police has booked nine persons on the charges of abetting the suicide of a 22-year-old youth. According to the police, Manjinder Singh of Kahlwaan village, near here, committed suicide after a girl from the same village allegedly refused to acknowledge him as her husband in court, though the couple’s marriage had been solemnised at a religious place a few days ago. The police has registered a case against nine persons, including relatives of the girl. Investigating Officer (IO) Raghunath Singh said that in a compliant at the Maksoodaan police station, Kuldeep Kaur, mother of the deceased, alleged that her son had been in relationship with the girl for the past some time. She said the couple had eloped a few days ago and solemnised their marriage at a gurudwara in Chandigarh. The police said in view of the opposition by their parents, the couple approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court. However, when during the court hearing, the girl refused to acknowledge Manjinder as her husband, the couple was asked to go back to their respective homes. The IO said all the booked were still at large.
	PTU extends date for online counselling Jalandhar, June 7 The Punjab Technical University (PTU) has extended the date for online counselling, fee deposit and registration from June 7 to June 13. The students would first deposit the online counselling fee, following which they would be eligible to fill the online choice for admissions to B. Tech courses. The Dean, Academics, and Chief Coordinator of the AIEEE, Dr Buta Singh, said the students, who had deposited their counselling fee till today, could fill up the online choice performa from June 10 onwards. However, the students, who deposited their fee as per the extended dates, will be eligible to fill up the online choice performa from the next day of the fee deposit. — TNS
	Gang of robbers busted, 5 held Amritsar, June 7 The Chheharta police today arrested five persons and claimed to have busted a gang of robbers. However, four of their accomplices managed to escape. A case has been registered against them. The arrested include Tarjit Singh of Budda Theh village, Sohan Masih of Naag Kalan village, Sukhwinder Singh of Kambo near Panjwar, Simarjit Singh of Pandher Kalan and Gagandip Singh of Patti Majitha Khasa. Their accomplices, who managed to escape include Sahib Singh, Surinder Singh, Bikramjit Singh, all residents of Budha Theh village, and Harbhajan Singh of Daban wali near Aliwal. Ramneesh Kumar, SHO, Chheharta, said the police recovered a Tata Sumo and a motorcycle, besides one country-made pistol along with two live cartridges, one air gun and sharp-edged weapons from them. — TNS
	Pharmacists’ fast enters fifth day Tarn Taran, June 7 The fast that began at Khadur Sahib, 25 km from here, by the pharmacists and the class IV employees working in the rural civil and veterinary health centres in the state, entered its fifth day today. The employees have been demanding regularising of their services on a par with the medical officers, who were recruited with them, and their services regularised by the state government. Sukhveer Singh Moga, state convener, Rural Health Pharmacists and Class Four Association (Vet and Health), said they had been recruited five years ago. He alleged that the state government was making false promises since the last more than two years, but nothing concrete had been done for regularising their services. The convener said hundreds of their workers would participate in the proposed protest march on June 12 in different villages of Khadur Sahib Vidhan Sabha constituency. — OC