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Safai sewaks, shopkeepers lathi charged
Batala, November 12
Safai sewaks and shopkeepers of the city entered into a sudden confrontation yesterday. They were found hurling stones and brick at each other. The situation was later brought under control through police interference.

Three killed in road mishaps
Phagwara, November 12
Three persons were killed in three different mishaps in Phagwara and Phillaur last night. A motorcyclist identified as Dayal Singh was killed on the spot while his pillion rider, Harneik Singh, sustained injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a speeding car on a turn near the Lassara village last night.

Woman dies, husband has narrow escape
Tarn Taran, November 12
Narinder Kaur (45) died while son, Malkiat Singh, was injured and husband, Sakattar Singh, had a narrow escape in a road accident near Sangha village, 6 km from here yesterday evening.

Murder convict flees from jail
Jalandhar, November 12
The newly built modern jail located at Theh Kanjla village in Kapurthala district has failed to avoid the incidence of escaping as a prisoner managed to escape from the high-security jail under suspicious circumstances.

Rs 1.4 lakh snatched at gunpoint
Hoshiarpur, November 12
At least four unidentified persons snatched Rs 1,40,887 from Rajesh Kumar at a gunpoint. Kumar is a cashier of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Tanda, and the incident took place at his office yesterday. Before fleeing from the scene they assaulted Rajesh Kumar with a sickle.

Safai sewaks, shopkeepers lathi charged
Our Correspondent

Batala, November 12
Safai sewaks and shopkeepers of the city entered into a sudden confrontation yesterday. They were found hurling stones and brick at each other. The situation was later brought under control through police interference.

According to sources, the shopkeepers of Chakri Bazar gathered and started cleaning drains and roads of the area, which have been lying unclean for more than a week as safai sewaks continues with their agitation.

The municipal safai sewak reacted to the action taken by the shopkeepers and soon both the sides started stone-pelting.

Police resorted to mild lathi charge in order to normalise the situation. In the meantime, Jagdish Sawhney, MLA, and Ambika Khanna, President Municipal Council, arrived at the seen and appealed to the groups to calm down. They started cleaning the roads by themselves at which the safai sewaks raised anti-state government slogans.

They appealed to the agitating employees to adopt a peaceful means to continue with their agitation.

Three killed in road mishaps

Phagwara, November 12
Three persons were killed in three different mishaps in Phagwara and Phillaur last night. A motorcyclist identified as Dayal Singh was killed on the spot while his pillion rider, Harneik Singh, sustained injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a speeding car on a turn near the Lassara village last night.

The injured was admitted to Phillaur hospital. Police has arrested the car driver and impounded the vehicle.

In the second incident, Pardeep Kumar, a Ludhiana resident, was killed on the spot when his motorcycle dashed against a big stone lying near a turn at Mehtan village last night. The deceased was returning to Ludhiana from Jalandhar, police said. In the third mishap, a Phagwara resident, Rajan Chand, was killed in a road accident yesterday night. — OC

Woman dies, husband has narrow escape

Tarn Taran, November 12
Narinder Kaur (45) died while son, Malkiat Singh, was injured and husband, Sakattar Singh, had a narrow escape in a road accident near Sangha village, 6 km from here yesterday evening.

The family was on their way to a village when their motorcycle was hit by an Indica car (No PB-02, AP-4220). The Sadar police has registered a case against the driver.

Narinder Kaur died on the spot. Malkiat Singh was brought to a hospital at Amritsar by the police where his condition was stated to be stable. — OC

Murder convict flees from jail
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Jalandhar, November 12
The newly built modern jail located at Theh Kanjla village in Kapurthala district has failed to avoid the incidence of escaping as a prisoner managed to escape from the high-security jail under suspicious circumstances.

According to jail sources, the prisoner, Karan, alias Ghuba, who escaped from the jail, is a convict in a murder case. A resident of Ludhiana, he killed a person in an area falling under the jurisdiction of Jalandhar Cantonment police station two years ago. A case was registered at the cantonment police station on July 14, 2009.

Karan was earlier lodged in Jalandhar Central Jail located near Basti Adda from where he along with other prisoners was shifted to the modern jail in Kapurthala a few weeks ago.

Interestingly, inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal just nine days ago on November 3, the modern jail was termed at that time as one of the high-security jails of the country.

Rs 1.4 lakh snatched at gunpoint
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, November 12
At least four unidentified persons snatched Rs 1,40,887 from Rajesh Kumar at a gunpoint. Kumar is a cashier of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Tanda, and the incident took place at his office yesterday. Before fleeing from the scene they assaulted Rajesh Kumar with a sickle.

According to the police, Rajesh Kumar was admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

A case under Sections 455, 342 and 394 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered.