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Three-day Urs from Dec 30: The three-day annual Urs will be
held at the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Ahmad Farooqui at Sirhind from
December 30. Additional Deputy Commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi said
elaborate arrangement had been made for the devotees who would come from
across the world to pay obeisance at the centuries-old shrine.
hoshiarpur
Gang of inter-state robbers busted, four arrested: The police have arrested four members of an inter-state gang of robbers on Sunday night. Senior Superintendent of Police Narendra Bhargav said the Garhshankar police had arrested Rakesh Kumar and Davinder Singh, both residents of Bilron, Nikhil Sidhu, a resident of Ward 8 Garhshankar, and Amandeep, a resident of Chabbewal, and seized a .315 bore country-made pistol, three cartridges, two swords and a sickle from their possession.State AAP unit elated over formation of govt in Delhi:
Punjab Aam Adami Party (AAP) spokesperson Advocate Naveen Jairth on Monday said people of Delhi would heave a sigh of relief after formation of the AAP government in the national capital. Lashing out at the state government, Jairth said people were fed up of corruption in the state. "The AAP will replace the SAD-BJP alliance in the next elections," he added. Ludhiana
Homeopaths’ plea to govt: The NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) Homeopaths’ Association today asked the government to recruit Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) doctors under the Rashtriya
Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RSBK). phagwara
Mentally challenged raped: A mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped by unidentified persons at the cremation ground of Kang Araian village on Sunday night. The incident came to light when a few village women went there to attend a funeral and saw the woman in a state of shock. They informed the police and sent the victim to the civil hospital. The police have register a case in this regard.
Tarn Taran
CPM, Punjab, protests over ‘anti-people’ policies: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), Punjab, on Monday staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here today in protest against the “anti-people polices” of the Union and the state governments. Party leader Rattan Singh Randhawa said the Union and the state governments were framing policies to favour the corporate sector. “Corruption affects the working classes. Masses should unite to fight against the anti-people polices of the state,” he added.Two of a gang held
with Rs 2.5-lakh heroine:
The police arrested two members of a gang of drug smugglers from a barricade installed near Cheema Kalan village on Sunday. The police seized half-kg heroine from the accused, Ajit Singh and Jodha Singh, of Bhikhwind village. The drug is valued Rs 2.5 crore in the international market, the police have said. The other members of the gang, who escaped from the spot, were Gurdeep Singh, Satnam Singh, Surinder Singh and Aman Kumar. A case under Sections 21, 61, 85 of NDPS Act was registered against accused.
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