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Amritsar
Security up for Samjhauta Express: Security has been raised for Samjhauta Express and the Delhi-Lahore bus following Intelligence reports on possible terror strikes. A senior police official said they planned a three-tier security for the bus by involving the Amritsar-Rural police, SWAT teams and the Punjab Armed Battalion. “We are not taking the Intelligence inputs lightly after the suicide bomb attack at the Wagah border on the Pakistan side earlier this month,” the officer said.
He said the Government Railway Police had been
told to keep a close watch on the movement of suspects at the Attari railway station.
Abohar
Financier held: The police on Monday nabbed Naresh Gagneja, a financier of New Suraj
Nagari, for allegedly committing fraud. The Anti-Fraud Squad took action as Ram Chander of Chak Banwala alleged that Naresh had duped him on the pretext of providing him a tube well connection. Investigation reportedly indicated that the signatures of all concerned were fake.5 booked in dowry case:
The police booked five of a family after their daughter-in-law's body was found hanging on Sunday. Krishan Lal of Goniana alleged her daughter Rupali (28) was being harassed by her in-laws for more dowry. Victims' parents on Monday took away the body from
her in-laws' house in Kesarisinghpur. 2 held in robbery case:
The Sriganganagar police on Monday arrested the kingpin of a Barnala gang of robbers and a goldsmith, who purchased stolen ornaments from them. The two have been identified as Babu Ram (50) of Bhadargarh and Hardeep
Soni. The gang had reportedly looted ten women in Sriganganagar and
Hanumangarh. They have been remanded in custody till November 27. Fatehgarh Sahib
Lok Adalat on Dec 6: The National Lok Adalat will be held on December 6 at the Fatehgarh Sahib district court complex, said Sanjiv Berry, District & Sessions Judge, and Chairman, District Legal Services Authority. He said efforts would be made to settle all pending cases by way of compromise and other mode of alternative disputes resolution mechanism such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration. He called upon the public to take benefit of this
programme. jalandhar
Rape: SC panel seeks action: Rajesh Bagha, Chairman, Punjab SC Commission, on Monday met aggrieved the family of a rape victim at the district hospital in
Nawanshahr. He assured the girl's father of Herrian village that those involved in the crime would not be spared. Bagha also met Deputy Commissioner Anindita Mitra and SSP Sanmeet Kaur and directed them to arrest the culprits at the earliest. The SSP told Bagha that the SC/ST Atrocities Act had been added to the FIR. Five police teams have been set up to nab the culprits, he added. Muktsar
Man kills father, booked: Bagga Singh of Mallan village in Gidderbaha sub-division killed his father Darshan Singh (55) on Sunday. Victim's brother Balwinder Singh said Bagga attacked the victim with a sharp-edged weapon when he refused to give Bagga
some money.
Phagwara
Two killed in clash: Two persons belonging to the gujjar community were killed when several armed unidentified assailants attacked them at Burj Kandhari and Barr Majara villages. Both of them belonged to separate
deras. The deceased persons were identified as Jammu of Burj Kadhari village and Mango Rni of Baharr Majara village. The police termed old enmity to be the cause of the attack. The Behram police have registered a case.
Sangrur
Children fest concludes: The five-day National Children Festival concluded on the premises of SEABA International Public School, Lehragaga, on Monday. Around 400 children (8-12 years old) from 17 states took part. The children participated in various activities such as drawing, painting, rangoli making, mehandi applying etc. A programme "Bharat ki Santan" based on different languages of the country was
organised.
Children take part in a painting contest at Lehragaga on Monday. tribune photo
Watchmen continue protest:
Satgur Singh Majhi, president, Pendu Chowkidar Union, was shifted to the local Civil Hospital after his condition deteriorated on Sunday. He has been on fast since November 18. The union has been demanding Rs 8,635 per month as wages to chowkidars (rural watchmen) against Rs 800 per month at present. Other office-bearers of the union continued their protest out the DC's office on Monday. There are over 11,000 rural watchmen in the state who are backing the agitation. 
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