Attack on AAP MLA: Two accused get bail

Ropar: Two accused of attacking AAP MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa were granted bail by District and Sessions Judge BS Sandhu here on Wednesday. Sandoa was allegedly attacked for stopping ‘illegal’ mining. Advocate HS Paul, counsel for accused Davinder Singh and Mohan Singh, contended that in the videos of crime scene, no arms were used by his clients. Though the prosecution claimed that arms were recovered from the vehicles of the accused, these were found to be legal weapons, it was argued. Moreover, no one suffered serious injury in the incident so the police wrongly booked them for attempt to murder, said the counsel. Following this, the duo were granted bail by the court. TNS

AIT land scam: Court dismisses Bir Devinder’s plea 

Mohali: In case of the Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) land scam, the Mohali court on Wednesday dismissed an application of Punjab Vidhan Sabha former Deputy Speaker Bir Devinder Singh in which he had sought an opportunity of being heard as a witness. The application was filed by Bir Devinder, the whistleblower in the case, on November 1 last year. Vijay Singla, Director, Prosecution, on Wednesday pleaded the case on behalf of the state, while Ramdeep Partap Singh was present on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. The court set July 18 as the next date of hearing for the consideration of cancellation report, filed by the VB on October 7, 2016. TNS

Woman ends life, four booked

Abohar: Four persons have been booked on the complaint of  Basant Singh of Dalsinghwala village (Bathinda)  alleging his daughter Ramanpreet Kaur (24), who was married to Gurlal Singh last year was harassed for dowry by her in-laws. She consumed poison and was taken to a hospital, but died on Tuesday. A case has been registered against Gurlal Singh, his mother and two relatives. OC

Suspend online drug sales: Chemists

Jalandhar: Chemists have written to the government seeking suspension of the sale of E-pharmacy drugs and antibiotics. The Punjab Chemists Association (PCA) has written to the CMO, Additional Chief Secretary and Assistant Drug Controller in this regard. Surinder Duggal, general secretary, Punjab Chemist Association, said, "We want online sales suspended for at least a year”.TNS

UP man killed at petrol pump

Moga: An employee of a petrol pump was killed at Khosa Pando village in Moga . The deceased has been identified as Ram Gopal of UP. He was working at Prem HP Motors. Rahul Singh, his brother-in-law, told the police that both of them along with their friend Gobind had dinner after which he and Gobind went inside a room to sleep while Ram Gopal slept outside. “On Wednesday, we saw his body lying in a pool of blood," he said.  TNS

Relax building norms: Moga docs

Moga: Private medical practitioners in the city staged a protest on Wednesday alleging that they were being harassed by the authorities on the pretext of violations with regard to building bylaws, medical waste and and environment laws. The MC authorities had served notices on 54 hospitals within the limits of the city for legal action against them over these issues. President of the Moga chapter of IMA Dr Sanjiv Mittal and Secretary Dr Tanuj Thapar said the hospital owners were ready to pay the compoundable fee and other charges to get their buildings regularised. TNS