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3 die as car rams into tree
Shahkot, May 10
Three persons, including a woman, were killed in a road accident after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a tree near Darbar Baba Godri Peer Ji here this afternoon.

The badly damaged car in Shahkot. A Tribune photo

7 injured in accident
Hoshiarpur, May 10
Seven persons, including three women and two children, were injured when a bus of Baba Mohan Dass Institute, Sahri, collided head-on with a Maruti car near Nasrala on Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road today.

Two youths drown in gurdwara sarovar
Tarn Taran, May 10
Two young devotees, identified as Gurpreet Singh (18) and Karanjit Singh (20), both residents of Saidon village in Patti drowned in a sarowar of Gurdwara Jhar Sahib, Gazzal, 45 kms from here on Wednesday.

Four hurt in firing at marriage function
Tarn Taran, May 10
Four persons, including a child and a woman, were injured in a firing incident during a marriage function at Fatehbad village here on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Parkash International marriage palace.

Army exercise enters culminating phase
Jalandhar, May 10 As part of the ‘Integrated Theatre Battle’, the Western Command exercise ‘Rudra Aakrosh’ of the Rising Star Corps, Yol Cantt in Himachal Pradesh, has entered the culminating phase. The exercise has seen combined efforts of various formations of the corps and that of the Western Air Command (WAC) with major thrust on synergy between the two forces in a near war-like situation.

3 die as car rams into tree
Nikhil Bhardwaj

Shahkot, May 10
Three persons, including a woman, were killed in a road accident after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a tree near Darbar Baba Godri Peer Ji here this afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Ranjit Singh, his aunt Balbir Kaur (residents of Purana Moga) and car driver Jaspal Singh of Sohnewala village in Muktsar.

The condition of Ranjit's wife Sarabjit Kaur and sister Babli was said to be serious. They are admitted to the trauma ward of the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar.

The injured said the accident took place as the car driver lost control over the wheels while trying to escape a collision with a motorcycle.

Initially, the injured were rushed to the Shahkot Civil Hospital from where they were taken to the Nakodar Civil Hospital. As all of them were in serious state, doctors again referred them to Jalandhar, where two victims succumbed to injuries.

The car driver succumbed to the injuries while on the way to the hospital. Sources said occupants were heading to Amritsar for a medical checkup.

7 injured in accident
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, May 10
Seven persons, including three women and two children, were injured when a bus of Baba Mohan Dass Institute, Sahri, collided head-on with a Maruti car near Nasrala on Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road today.

Police sources said all the injured persons (five travelling in a car and two in the bus) were admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

Two youths drown in gurdwara sarovar
Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, May 10
Two young devotees, identified as Gurpreet Singh (18) and Karanjit Singh (20), both residents of Saidon village in Patti drowned in a sarowar of Gurdwara Jhar Sahib, Gazzal, 45 kms from here on Wednesday.

Both the devotees had gone to the gurdwara to pay obeisance. They did not know swimming. They were taken to the Civil Hospital where doctors declared them brought dead.

Four hurt in firing at marriage function

Tarn Taran, May 10
Four persons, including a child and a woman, were injured in a firing incident during a marriage function at Fatehbad village here on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Parkash International marriage palace.

The Goindwal Sahib police has registered a case under Sections 307, 148 and 149 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. The accused include Sabbi and his two sons. The owner of the marriage palace too has been named in the FIR for his negligent attitude.

SHO Naurang Singh said the injured have been identified as Roppa of Maqbalpura (Amritsar) and Raj Kumar of Gurbax Nagar locality of Amritsar besides Arjun of Rajasansi. The injured woman was yet to be identified.

Army exercise enters culminating phase
Kusum Arora/TNS

Jalandhar, May 10
As part of the ‘Integrated Theatre Battle’, the Western Command exercise ‘Rudra Aakrosh’ of the Rising Star Corps, Yol Cantt in Himachal Pradesh, has entered the culminating phase.

The exercise has seen combined efforts of various formations of the corps and that of the Western Air Command (WAC) with major thrust on synergy between the two forces in a near war-like situation.

Exercise ‘Rudra Aakrosh’ started last month in parts of the central Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and was aimed at testing the battlefield preparedness of the forces and effectiveness of the formations to deal in combat zones.

Around 20,000 troops took part in the exercise, in which soldiers practiced battle tactics with major infantry, mechanised infantry, tanks, artillery, heliborne troops and surveillance equipment.

Unmanned aerial vehicles, fighter aircraft and helicopters of the WAC were seen practicing the concept of ‘man behind the machine’ along with the latest weaponry of the Army.

“The corps has been playing the additional role of guarding this stretch in conjunction with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)”, sources said.

Earlier, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command, Lt Gen SR Ghosh along with many senior officers witnessed the operational preparedness of the forces in the exercise.