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PUNJAB

Fatehgarh Sahib
7 booked for assault:The Fatehgarh Sahib police has booked seven persons for allegedly attacking Jitender Singh of Mandi Gobindgarh with sharp-edged weapons here on Saturday. Six of the seven assailants have been identified as Happy, Manga, Deepu, Chanderveer, Cheeku and Sonu. The victim, who had suffered head injuries in the attack, was referred to PGI, Chandigarh. A manhunt to arrest the accused has been launched.

Hoshiarpur
4 booked in dowry cases:Four persons have been booked in two separate dowry cases. Devinder Singh and his father Kishan Singh of Darga Heri have been booked for demanding Rs 6 lakh as dowry from the former’s wife, Paramjit Kaur. Gagandeep Singh and his father Sarwan Singh of Mahilpur have been booked in the other case.

Ludhiana
Dengue: 17 more test positive: Seventeen more patients tested positive for dengue in the past three days at hospitals in the district. Of these, five patients are from Hoshiarpur, two each from Giaspura, Sector 32, Jamalpur and one each from Salim Tabri, Jodhewal, Mundian Kalan, Hargobind Nagar, Tibba Road and Focal Point.

Bhagat Singh remembered: Shaheed Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary was celebrated at Basti Abdullapur on Saturday. Congress Sewa Dal president Nirmal Kaira said the youth should follow in the footsteps of the martyr and build the nation as envisioned by him.

Kenyan Sikhs meet Makkar:The Sikh community of Kenya has offered a 50-acre plot for setting up in their country the first offshore campus of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib. The SGPC has, in principle, agreed to the proposal. A delegation of Kenyan Sikhs, led by Sikh Supreme Council (Africa) chief Jinder Singh, former Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Bir Devinder Singh and Sikh leader Kuldeep Singh Dhami, met SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar at his residence here on Saturday.

Sangrur
NGOs protest ordinance:A local NGO led a protest march against the Central Government's move to issue an ordinance that would shield convicted MLA's and MPs here on Saturday. Dr AS Mann, president of Scientific Awareness and Social Welfare forum, said it was clear that the scam-ridden UPA Government wanted to protect its tainted leaders.

Tarn Taran
Woman dies in mishap:A woman, who is yet to be identified, was killed while 12 persons, including eight women and a child, sustained injuries when the bus they were travelling in turned turtle near Sangha village here on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

HARYANA

KURUKSHETRA
Pickpocket held:The police has arrested a pickpocket from the Ismailabad grain market. The accused has been identified as Raj Kumar, a resident of Pehowa. Jaswant Singh, a resident of Ballana in Ambala district, in a complaint to the police on August 28, had alleged that someone had picked his pocket of Rs19,500. He was produced in the court, which remanded him in judicial custody.

Three arrested:The police has arrested three persons and recovered eight stolen motorcycles from them. They have been identified as Kulwant, a resident of Ramsharan Majra, Sunil, a resident of Gajlana, and Sonu, a resident of Hiran Chhapper, Yamunanagar. During interrogation, they confessed to have stolen four motorcycles from Ladwa, three from Babain and one from the court complex, Kurukshetra.

REWARI
2 gangsters nabbed:The police raided a hideout near Sun City colony here on Friday and arrested two gangsters, who were reportedly planning to loot passersby. The police seized two country-made pistols from their possession. Superintendent of Police Pankaj Nain said Ravi and Navin, both residents of Balmiki Basti here, were wanted by the police in many cases of murder, robbery and other heinous crimes.