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Homes for poor children to be set up in Punjab
Amritsar, October 3
Laxmi Kanta Chawla, Women and Child Development Minister, inaugurates a bridge at Thandey village in Amritsar In order to provide free education and food to destitute and poor children in the state, children homes would be set up in all districts of Punjab under the Integral Child Development Programme launched by the Central Government.
Laxmi Kanta Chawla, Women and Child Development Minister, inaugurates a bridge at Thandey village in Amritsar on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Weekly power cuts cause huge losses to industrialists
Hoshiarpur, October 3
The imposition of four-day non-stop weekly power cuts on Arc and Induction Furnaces and Rolling Mills by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has badly affected the production level of these units. The situation is compelling the owners of these units either to shift their units to Himachal Pradesh or to shut down their establishments due to heavy losses.

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Border Security Force seizes heroin worth Rs 8 crore
Gurdaspur, October 3
Border Security Forcer (BSF) personnel seized 1.6 kg of heroin, valued at Rs 8 crore in the international market, from near the Adhian border out post, barely five yards inside the Indian side of the fencing at the international border.

Travel agent dupes man of Rs 7.50 lakh
Nawanshahr, October 3
The police has registered a case under Sections 420,465,468,471 of the IPC against an unauthorised travel agent, Balbir Singh, of Mubarakpur village, for allegedly duping Amarpreet Singh of Rs 7.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Italy. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Jagdish Kaur, the mother of Amarpreet Singh, in which she stated that the said travel agent had taken a sum of Rs 7.50 lakh and the passport of her son in order to send him to Italy but he had neither kept his promise nor returned the money and passport.

Three held with 2 pistols
Jalandhar, October 3
The Nakodar police today arrested three persons who had robbed a Tata Ace vehicle on a gun-point, near Nakodar, in April this year. The police has recovered the vehicle and also recovered two pistols and four live cartridges from them.

Undertrial prisoner escapes
Hoshiarpur, October 3
An undertrial prisoner, Lucky Nar, fled from police custody at the Court Complex, Dasuya, 40 km from here today. According to the police, Lucky Nar was brought from District Jail, Hoshiarpur, to Dasuya Court Complex and an FIR was registered against him under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC.

Bridegroom dies under mysterious circumstances
Phagwara, October 3
A newly married boy, identified as Ranjit Singh, died under mysterious circumstances at Club Cabbana here today. He was with his wife on their honeymoon.

	Homes for poor children to be set up in Punjab Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 3 In order to provide free education and food to destitute and poor children in the state, children homes would be set up in all districts of Punjab under the Integral Child Development Programme launched by the Central Government. This was stated by Prof Laxmi Kanta Chawla, Women and Child Development Minister, while inaugurating a bridge being constructed on a Ganda Nallah in Thande village here today. She said the government has given its nod to seven such homes in as many districts and construction of these centres would start soon. She said destitute and poor children would be given free education and food under the scheme. Talking about the construction of the bridge, he said the bridge being built at the cost of Rs 1.15 crore would benefit about 50 villages including Thande, Fatahpur, Sanghna, Havelian, Ibban Kallan and Sarai Amanat Khan. With the construction of the bridge, the distance between these villages and the city would be reduced to 5 km which was at present 15 km.
	Weekly power cuts cause huge losses to industrialists Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 3 The imposition of four-day non-stop weekly power cuts on Arc and Induction Furnaces and Rolling Mills by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has badly affected the production level of these units. The situation is compelling the owners of these units either to shift their units to Himachal Pradesh or to shut down their establishments due to heavy losses. The Senior Manager of Kakkar Steels Complex Private Limited, Darshan Kumar, lamented that with the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the country, most of the labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had either shifted to their respective states or had increased their labour charges. By imposing four-day uninterrupted power cut, the PSPCL had added fuel to their problem. Now, more than 60 per cent of production in Kumar’s units had gone down. The discontinuing of benefits to the industrialists by the state government had also discouraged the existing industrial units to restrict their activities in the state. Kumar urged the Punjab government to arrange regular power supply for them so that they could run their units smoothly.
	Border Security Force seizes heroin worth Rs 8 crore Ravi Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Gurdaspur, October 3 Border Security Forcer (BSF) personnel seized 1.6 kg of heroin, valued at Rs 8 crore in the international market, from near the Adhian border out post, barely five yards inside the Indian side of the fencing at the international border. Addressing a press conference at the BFS headquarters here today, DIG PS Bains said some people managed to smuggle the contraband from across border and buried it yards away from the wire. An alert Jawan Anuj Kumar of the 38th Battalion of the Dera Baba Nanak sector, after getting suspicious yesterday, managed to scoop out the drugs, which were packed and sealed with tapes, from the freshly dug up earthen cavity. He immediately informed his seniors who took possession of the contraband. After testing it with their own kits, the BSF authorities came to the conclusion that the drug was high quality heroin. Since nobody has claimed the dope, the contraband will be sent to the Chandigarh based Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for further testing. The DIG claimed that this was the biggest ever seizure effected by the BSF this year. Last year the security force had confiscated 31 kg of high quality heroin from near the border. Drug Trail Drug peddler arrested Nawanshahr, October 3 The police has arrested a drug peddler, Bhupinder Singh, alias Ekku, of Soondh Maqsoodpur village. The police arrested him at a police naka near Begumpur village and recovered 3 gm of heroin from his possession. A case under Sections 21, 61, 85 the NDPS Act has been registered against him. — OC 250 gram charas seized Hoshiarpur, October 3 The city police has arrested Pawan Saini, son of Mohan Singh Saini of Manaksar, Ganganagar (Rajasthan) under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. The police has seized 250 gram charas from him yesterday. — OC
	Travel agent dupes man of Rs 7.50 lakh Our Correpondent Nawanshahr, October 3 The police has registered a case under Sections 420,465,468,471 of the IPC against an unauthorised travel agent, Balbir Singh, of Mubarakpur village, for allegedly duping Amarpreet Singh of Rs 7.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Italy. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Jagdish Kaur, the mother of Amarpreet Singh, in which she stated that the said travel agent had taken a sum of Rs 7.50 lakh and the passport of her son in order to send him to Italy but he had neither kept his promise nor returned the money and passport. The SSP had sent the complaint to the District Economic Offence Wing for investigation. During the investigation, the accused in his defense produced a typed piece of paper duly signed by Jagdish Kaur and Amarpreet Singh regarding settlement of their dispute over payment. The Economic Offences Wing got the signatures verified from FSL, Kharar, and found the signatures to be fake. Following it, the police registered a case against him.
	Three held with 2 pistols Our Correspondent Jalandhar, October 3 The Nakodar police today arrested three persons who had robbed a Tata Ace vehicle on a gun-point, near Nakodar, in April this year. The police has recovered the vehicle and also recovered two pistols and four live cartridges from them. The SHO of Nakodar police station, Surinderpal Singh, said the police, a few months back, registered a case under Sections 25, 27, 54 of the Arms Act and the IPC against the three persons. He added that all the accused were today arrested from Rehmanpura Mohalla, Nakodar. The accused were identified as Ranjit Singh, alias Rana, Satnam Singh and Avinash, alias Ashu. The accused confessed that 12 criminal cases, including robbery, snatching, theft and looting have already been registered against them in different police stations. The police said investigation was on into the case and further revelations are likely to come up. A case under the Arms Act now has been registered against the two accused, namely Ashu and Rana, because the police has recovered pistols and cartridges from them.
	Undertrial prisoner escapes Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 3 An undertrial prisoner, Lucky Nar, fled from police custody at the Court Complex, Dasuya, 40 km from here today. According to the police, Lucky Nar was brought from District Jail, Hoshiarpur, to Dasuya Court Complex and an FIR was registered against him under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC. He fled from the police custody while he was being produced in the court of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Kumar. A case under Sections 221, 223, 225 and 347 of the IPC has been registered against Head Constable Surjit Pal, who was accompanying him and Lucky Nar. Police is actively searching for Lucky Nar.
	Bridegroom dies under mysterious circumstances Ashok Kaura Phagwara, October 3 A newly married boy, identified as Ranjit Singh, died under mysterious circumstances at Club Cabbana here today. He was with his wife on their honeymoon. Parag, the manager of Cabanna, said that the couple came to their club yesterday, but they came to know about the ill health of the deceased at 1.40 pm today when his wife Harpreet Kaur informed them. Parag said that he went to their room (2209) and noticed Singh had high fever. They called a doctor who diagnosed him as critical and summoned an ambulance too. Unfortunately, Singh breathed his last before reaching the ambulance. Balbir Singh and Manjit Kaur, the parents of the deceased, said that their son was married to an NRI girl and the couple came to Club Cabanna for their honeymoon. Parag said that the room was booked by Harpreet on August 11 through an email in the name of Ranjit Singh. Harpreet’s family could not speak due to the shocking tragedy. The Phagwara DSP, Sandip Sharma, said the dead body was sent to the local Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The DSP said that the police is investigating the matter.