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Rathour, Kalia share stage at Dasehra function
Show respect towards each other after yesterday’s show down
Jalandhar, October 6
A day after exchange of arguments over taking credit for development works, the two warring BJP leaders, Mayor Rakesh Rathour and former Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, were once again seen together at a Dasehra function on Ladowali Road here this evening.

BJP leaders Mayor Rakesh Rathour and former Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia at a Dasehra function on Ladowali Road in Jalandhar on Thursday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

Three held with 400 gm heroin Amritsar, October 6 Amritsar Rural Police claimed to have nabbed three drug peddlers along with 400 grams of heroin. The accused were identified as Manjit Singh, Harpal Singh, both are residents of Dulonangal village and Dilbagh Singh of Cheecha village. Two separate cases under relevant Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act have been registered against them.   Drug peddlers in police custody in Amritsar

Bank robbery case solved; Rs 6.38 lakh recovered
Batala, October 6
The Batala police claimed to have fully solved the bank dacoity case of Srihargobindpur. While talking to the media persons here today, Gurkirpal Singh, SSP Batala, said that the bank dacoity case, where Rs 13.98 lakh was looted, has been solved with the arrest of three more persons.

Woman, son die in road accident
Shahkot, October 6
Dasehra celebrations turned sours for a family when they lost woman and her son in a road accident in Badshah Pur, Shahkot. Jaswinder Kaur, one of the victims, was a teacher at Government school at Muridpur, near Shahkot, while her son, Jasmeet Singh, alias Rimpy, was running a computer parts shop at Lambra, Jalandhar.

Rathour, Kalia share stage at Dasehra function
Show respect towards each other after yesterday’s show down
Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 6
A day after exchange of arguments over taking credit for development works, the two warring BJP leaders, Mayor Rakesh Rathour and former Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, were once again seen together at a Dasehra function on Ladowali Road here this evening.

Contrary to their attitude towards eachother yesterday, both showed respect towards each other perhaps after orders to show a collective face of the party at public platforms. They took each other’s name with much reverence and stood next to each other on the stage.

As both the leaders went about in six to seven venues of the Dasehra mela falling in the Jalandhar (Central) constituency this evening, it perhaps was a sheer coincidence that they came face to face at one of the venues. While Kalia already represents the area, Mayor has instead been eyeing a party ticket for the coming Assembly polls.

The twosome is also learnt to have had a spat on the road in front of Kalia’s house before starting for the function. Rathour had surprised Kalia by reaching his house yesterday to take him along for the function of the inauguration of a community hall at Shakti Nagar. Rathour is said to have even offered him a seat in his own car, but Kalia chose to go in his own vehicle. As this happened, the public noticed both of them exchanging arguments.

Mayor, when asked about sudden twist in the attitude, said, “I have never been discourteous to Kalia. I really do not know why he felt offended. Anyways, we cannot part ways and would often be seen together at public functions.”

Kalia could not be contacted for comments.

Three held with 400 gm heroin
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 6
Amritsar Rural Police claimed to have nabbed three drug peddlers along with 400 grams of heroin. The accused were identified as Manjit Singh, Harpal Singh, both are residents of Dulonangal village and Dilbagh Singh of Cheecha village.

Two separate cases under relevant Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act have been registered against them.

The District Police Chief, Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, said that their anti-narcotic cell recovered 300 grams of heroin from Manjit and Harpal and 100 grams from Dilbagh Singhin. He said that earlier the police has arrested Resham Singh and Kuldeep Singh as each of them possesed 410 grams of narcotic powder.

Bank robbery case solved; Rs 6.38 lakh recovered

Batala, October 6
The Batala police claimed to have fully solved the bank dacoity case of Srihargobindpur. While talking to the media persons here today, Gurkirpal Singh, SSP Batala, said that the bank dacoity case, where Rs 13.98 lakh was looted, has been solved with the arrest of three more persons.

The accused were identified as Baghail Singh, Baljinder Singh and Baljit Singh and were arrested by the special investigation team.

An amount of Rs 2.18 lakh, Rs 2.10 lakh and Rs 2.20 lakh have been recovered from them, respectively. The SSP further stated that yesterday two persons, Hardeep Singh and Gurmeet Singh, were arrested and Rs 4 lakh and Rs 3.50 lakh were recovered from them. A .32 bore pistol was also recovered. — OC

Woman, son die in road accident
Our Correspondent

Shahkot, October 6
Dasehra celebrations turned sours for a family when they lost woman and her son in a road accident in Badshah Pur, Shahkot. Jaswinder Kaur, one of the victims, was a teacher at Government school at Muridpur, near Shahkot, while her son, Jasmeet Singh, alias Rimpy, was running a computer parts shop at Lambra, Jalandhar.

Police said that the mother and son were returning home from Nakodar on a motorcycle when they met with an accident near Malsian town. Their vehicle had a head-on collision with a Maruti Zen car, when the car tried to overtake some other vehicle.

Jasmeet sustained critical injuries on his head and died on the spot. His mother was rushed to the nearby hospital in Nakodar, where she breathed her last.

Jasmeet’s father, Harjit Singh, is an employee at Punjab Roadways Jalandhdar Depot.

The car driver, Harmel Singh, and two women were also seriously injured. They were immediately taken to the nearby hospital from where they were referred to Jalandhar. The two women were said to be out of danger. Harmel Singh has been booked under Section 304A for rash driving.