Bishop Mulakkal is chairman for youth

Jalandhar: Rt Rev Dr Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Punjab, has been appointed as the new chairman for youth in India, besides the consulter for inter-religious dialogue and member for social communication at the Asian level. A vibrant personality and hard worker, the Bishop has been rewarded with the highest post in Catholic Church for the Youth. This  responsibility has added another feather to his career as the young bishop. TNS

2 held with snatched bike

Phagwara: The Sadar police have arrested Rohit and Rahul, both residents of Soofi village, and seized a bike from them. Parminder Singh Bhandal, Superintedent of Police, said the accused snatched a motorcycle (PB-09AD-8437) from Avinash Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pardesh, at gunpoint near Chiherru on Tuesday and managed to flee. The police said the accused were nabbed from Himachal Pardesh. OC

Residents to cooperate with cops

Phagwara: SP, Kapurthala, Sandeep Sharma, SP (Investigation) Jagjit Singh Saroya, and SP, Phagwara, Parminder Singh Bhandal, yesterday held a meeting with families and relatives of criminals and gangsters of the Phagwara subdivision and offered them cooperation if the criminals want to spend a peaceful life as law-abiding citizens. The relatives and family members of some criminals attended the meeting and assured the police of extending their cooperation to them. Cops sought active assistance and co-operation from renowned artistes like Buta Mohammad, Firoz Khan and Nashatar Gill to help abolish the ‘gun culture’. OC