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Stone-laying ceremony against norms, says Cong
Jalandhar, August 26
While Punjab Local Bodies Minister Bhagat Chunni Lal and Mayor Rakesh Rathour laid Foundation stone of food court-cum-aquarium being laid at Nehru Garden in Jalandhar. the foundation stone of a food court-cum-third-generation aquarium at Nehru Garden recently, the Congress termed the stone-laying ceremony as against the norms and said it was done without getting a prior approval from municipal council house.

Foundation stone of food court-cum-aquarium being laid at Nehru Garden in Jalandhar. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

Five battery thieves arrested
Nawanshahr, August 26
The police busted a gang of thieves involved in the theft of batteries from mobile towers. It arrested five gang members, identified as Jaspal Singh of Muthra village (Jalandhar), Sanjiv Kumar of Ambedkar Nagar, Nawanshahr, Amandip Sood of Rampur village near Banga (SBS Nagar), Ved Parkash of Rahon and Hardip Singh of Garhi Fateh Khan.

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	Stone-laying ceremony against norms, says Cong Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 26 While Punjab Local Bodies Minister Bhagat Chunni Lal and Mayor Rakesh Rathour laid the foundation stone of a food court-cum-third-generation aquarium at Nehru Garden recently, the Congress termed the stone-laying ceremony as against the norms and said it was done without getting a prior approval from municipal council house. The secretary of Punjab Congress, Virendra Sharma, and district Congress (urban) president, Arun Walia, said they would not allow the proposal of aquarium to pass in the MC house. The meeting of new MC house is likely to be held during the second week of September. Mayor Rakesh Rathour said the project would be developed on an area of 0.95 acre by a Philippine-based company Manila Oceanics and Rs 30 crore would be spent on the project. The entire money for construction will be spent by the company and it will be given operational rights for a period of 47 years. The MC will get Rs 11 lakh per annum with an increase of 10 per cent every year. Meanwhile, Terming the agreement for setting up the aquarium as murder of democracy, Virendra Sharma and Arun Walia stated that Rakesh Rathour was a caretaker Mayor, so he had no right to decide about any agreement for any development work. The Congress leaders alleged that the agreement was done by Rakesh Rathour on the behest of Local Bodies Minister Bhagat Chunni Lal “in exchange of money”. Describing it as a legal crisis, the Congress leaders said this was the first instance in the history that two houses, old and new, exist at the same time.
	Five battery thieves arrested Our Correspondent Nawanshahr, August 26 The police busted a gang of thieves involved in the theft of batteries from mobile towers. It arrested five gang members, identified as Jaspal Singh of Muthra village (Jalandhar), Sanjiv Kumar of Ambedkar Nagar, Nawanshahr, Amandip Sood of Rampur village near Banga (SBS Nagar), Ved Parkash of Rahon and Hardip Singh of Garhi Fateh Khan. The police seized 40 stolen batteries from their possession. DSP Satish Malhotra said the police party nabbed the miscreants when their Tata 207 carrying stolen batteries was intercepted at a naka near Ottalan village. Manglish from Batala is the mastermind of the gang. Manglish and Amandip Sood worked as technicians in telecom companies. A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered at Sadar Police Station.
	2 die in road accident Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, August 26 Two persons died and three were injured in a road accident near Kakka Kandiala village last evening.The accident occurred when a Pepsu Transport bus (PB 29K 9496) collided with a JCB machine.The deceased have been identified as Balwinder Singh (25), a resident of Sangha village, Lovedeep Singh (19), cleaner of the JCB and the resident of Kot Dausandhi Mal village. The injured were Ajmer Singh of Pandori Takhat Mal village , Kulwinder Singh of Mohanpur village and Pinki of Sarsa (Haryana) . While Kulwinder has been admitted at the local Civil Hospital, Ajmer was admitted at Amandeep Hospital , Amritsar, and Pinki was brought back to Sarsa . The city police have registered a case under Sections 304 A, 279, 337, 38, 427 of IPC against the driver of the bus. The driver has been identified as Sukhchain Singh of Mukatsar district . The bus, was going to Bathinda. The driver of the had bus managed to escape from the spot. One held with pistol, cartridges The Verowal police has recovered a country-made 12 bore pistol with nine cartridges from the possession of Sarabjit Singh Sabba, a resident of Mianwind village, today. A case under Sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused.The accused was arrested from a naka, which was installed at Ekal Gadda village. Body of newborn found A newborn female baby’s body was found from the Civil Hospital, Patti, last evening. The body was found by Jagram Singh, a class IV employee of the Civil Hospital. The Patti police has registered a case under Section 315, 318 IPC in this regards. Jagram told the police that a stray dog had the body in mouth when he saw the dog. The dog had thrown the body on the hospital complex, which was entrusted to the doctor on duty. The police suspects that an unmarried girl might have committed the crime to avoid the public shame.
	Deport Bangladesh immigrants: BJP leader Our Correspondent Phagwara, August 26 The Rajya Sabha member and BJP leader, Avinash Rai Khanna, has urged the Union Governmemt to deport immigrants from Bangladesh to restore normalcy in Assam. He had gone to Assam to take stock of the situation there . He requested the UPA government and all political parties ‘not to politicise’ the Assam disturbances just to strengthen their vote bank as it was the time to think about nation only. Khanna also stressed on the need of immediate sealing of the India-Bangladesh border.