Abohar
Dead: One Raju Saharan of village Amarpura was found lying in an unconscious condition outside a liquor outlet near the municipal bus stand on Monday night, sources said. Some social workers shifted him to the civil hospital where the doctors declared him as brought dead. It was the fifth case of a person being found dead outside a liquor shop this year, sources said.

Cremated: Kaushalya Devi (84), a social activist and wife of former municipal president Mukand Lal Phutela, was cremated at the Main Shivpuri Complex here on Tuesday. She breathed her last on Monday evening. Her son Suresh Phutela, a former municipal councillor, donated her eyes to Shri Jagdamba Andh Vidyalaya and Netar Hospital, Sriganganagar, through the Bharat Vikas Parishad. Her cremation was attended by some eminent personalities of the town.

AMRITSAR
One kg of heroin seized: The Special Narcotics Cell of the Punjab Police seized one kg heroin from a smuggler in the Ajit Nagar locality of the city on Tuesday morning, police sources said here. The smuggler identified as Ranjit Singh of Havelian village was intercepted by the police near Ajit Nagar and the drug was recovered from him. He was later booked under the NDPS Act.

Barnala
Arrested: The railway police arrested six members of a gang while trying to steal railway track at Ragho Majra here on Tuesday, ASI Surat Singh said. During investigation, the scrap dealer, who used to purchase the stolen articles from the gang, had also been identified, he added. Those arrested are Buta Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Sandeep, Gurpreet and Harcharan Singh. A case has been registered.

Dead: While trying to secure a compromise between two brothers over a property dispute, Binder Singh (40) of village Deewana collapsed at Bhadur police station here on Tuesday. He was hospitalised at the civil hospital here where he breathed his last. Doctors at the hospital said Binder died due to brain haemorrhage. The body was handed over to his family after completing the legal formalities. Harpal Singh, SHO Bhadur, said Binder was a patient of blood pressure.

Ferozepur
Sangat darshan: At the 38th sangat darshan programme held here, deputy commissioner Bhagwant Singh instructed the district mandi officer to check all rice mills, that have stocked rice without proper bills, adding that at least five such mills should be checked every week. At the programme, public grievances were heard and redressed on the spot.

Elected: In the elections held on Tuesday for electing members of district planning board, a total of 138 votes were polled. Santosh Kumar, Sandeep Ghurian, Tarsem Singh Malha, Tarsem Lal Chaudhary and Vimal Kumar Thathai were declared elected. ADC Jaskiran Singh supervised the entire election proceedings at Zila Parishad.

Jalandhar
Dental camp: More than 3,885 patients were examined during a dental camp organised by  the dental health  department.

Nawanshahr
45-yr-old raped: The police has registered a case under section 376 of the IPC against Chhinder Pal, resident of nearby Sloh village, for allegedly raping a married woman, Piaro (45), resident of the same village, on Tuesday. Piaro, in her statement, has alleged that Chhinder Pal raped her in a sugarcane field where she had gone to answer the call of nature. She fell unconscious and was brought to the local civil hospital by her family members.

SANGRUR
FCI workers’ unions hold dharna: Members of four workers’ unions of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), All-India FCI Handling Workers Union, Lal Jhanda FCI Workers Union, FCI Food Agency Palledar Union (Azad), and FCI Workers Union, today asked the FCI management to abolish labour contract system at the earliest. State secretary of the All-India FCI Handling Workers Union Harjash Singh said here on Tuesday that the FCI management had adopted an indifferent attitude towards their other demands. They also staged a dharna in front of the office of the district manager of the FCI in this regard.