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4 dengue cases reported in Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr, October 12
After grappling with jaundice outbreak a few months back, the town has been reportedly stung by dengue. Gagan Sharma of local Friends Colony reportedly died of dengue at the DMC, Ludhiana, two days back and another youth Yuvraj of local Ibrahim Basti has been reportedly suffering from dengue fever and is under treatment at a Ludhiana hospital.

Six booked for rape bid
Hoshiarpur, October 12
The Dasuya police has booked Priya of Sehga; Gurpreet Singh of Vercha; Simranjit Singh, Ajaypal, Baljit Singh (all of Thakar) and Gurpreet Singh of Saglan for allegedly attempting to rape a teenaged girl and uploading the obscene video on the Internet.

Drug peddler nabbed with 3 kg opium
Nawanshahr, October 12
The CIA staff has nabbed a drug peddler and recovered 3 kg of opium from his possession during a naka near Bains village.

4 dengue cases reported in Nawanshahr
Our Correspondent

The Health Department has taken blood samples of residents of different localities in the town to get the first-hand information regarding spread of dengue.

Sanitation drive brings no change

Even though Deputy Commissioner Tanu M Kashayap had launched a sanitation drive, nothing much has changed on the ground. Heaps of garbage, choked drains, complaints regarding leakage from sewerage, water supply pipes and supply of contaminated drinking water are common in the town.

Dr Kamaljit, a former councilor, accused the administration of apathy and said a number of residents of Ibrahim Basti have been suffering from gastroenteritis due to contaminated supply of piped water. Neither the district administration nor any official from the health department and municipal council has taken note of the disease.

He himself suffered from the gastroenteritis and brought the problem of supply of contaminated drinking water into the notice of the Municipal Council, but to no avail, he added.

Six booked for rape bid
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, October 12
The Dasuya police has booked Priya of Sehga; Gurpreet Singh of Vercha; Simranjit Singh, Ajaypal, Baljit Singh (all of Thakar) and Gurpreet Singh of Saglan for allegedly attempting to rape a teenaged girl and uploading the obscene video on the Internet.

The girl's father said his daughter was studying along with Priya in a school at Dasuya. Priya took his daughter to Adda Randhawa to purchase some goods. On the way, other five accused stopped them and allegedly bundled his daughter in a jeep and took her to an abandoned place where they attempted to rape her and shot her movie. They also sent the MMS clip to other the boys in and around his village.

Drug peddler nabbed with 3 kg opium
Our Correspondent

Nawanshahr, October 12
The CIA staff has nabbed a drug peddler and recovered 3 kg of opium from his possession during a naka near Bains village.

The accused has been identified as Paramjit, alias Pamma of Bains village, presently residing at Mohalla Heeran Jattan here.

Rakesh Kumar, in charge CIA staff, said the police party intercepted a car bearing registration number PB-07-R-Temp-4554 going towards Bains village from the Jalandhar-Nawanshahr-Chandigarh Highway.

During search, 3 kg of opium was found in a plastic bag lying under the driver seat of the car.

A case under Sections 18/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against him at Sadar Police Station, Nawanshahr.