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Amritsar
HOSTAGE CRISIS: International Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society and the UK-based Human Humanity Society are making joint efforts to secure the release of three Indian hostages held in Iraq. Mr Harpal Singh Bhuller, president of the society, stated this in a press release issued here on Friday. He said the secretary of the society, Mr Gurpreet Singh, was already in Iraq and with the help of Indian drivers they were trying to talk to abductors.Bathinda
ARRESTED: Rajinder Singh, Kaurjit Singh and Gurtej Singh, all field assistants in the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation, have been arrested by the Vigilance Bureau, Bathinda for their alleged involvement in the wood scam. In a press release issued here on Friday, Mr Amrik Singh
Waraich, SSP said Ranjit Singh, a supervisor of the same department, who was also involved in the scam, was yet to be
arrested. Jalandhar
COMPUTERISATION: To increase the efficiency and accuracy of its various operations, computerisation of the Improvement Trust, Jalandhar, has begun here on Friday. Stating this in a press conference, Mr Tejinder Singh Bittu, chairman of the trust, said the accounts section had been made fully computerised from
Friday.
Pathankot
ARRESTED: The Dharkalan police has arrested a postmaster of Uprala Thara branch for misappropriating public deposits under Section 409 of the IPC. According to Mr Manminder Singh, Superintendent of Police, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Gurdaspur, lodged a complaint with the police alleging that postmaster Romesh Singh had collected money from the villagers, but failed to deposit it with the post office. However, the accused had allegedly made fake entries in the passbooks of the depositors. PILGRIMAGE TAX: The toll tax imposed on the vehicles at the Lakhanpur barrier, about 20 km from here, on the Jammu and Kashmir-Punjab borders is a big burden on the pilgrims and daily commuters. Narrating this Mr Jatinder Dev Sharma, a BJP leader, Mr Dinesh Kumar and Mr Prem Kumar, former local MC, said the officials deputed at the barrier were not behaving properly with the pilgrims.
SAMRALA
BJP MEETING: A meeting of the BJP Ludhiana Rural Khanna District was held under the presidentship of Dr Hans Raj Sood in the local Arya Samaj Mandir on Saturday. According to Mr Sant Parkash Kalra, district media in charge of the Khana BJP, new mandals of 40,000 votes will be made so that the party can establish contact with every voter in rural areas and the party units be established. ACTION SOUGHT: Mr Sant Parkash Kalra, district media in charge of the BJP, has condemned the misconduct of vigilance officials with Mr Surinder Singh Sidhu, DTO, Moga. While talking to mediapersons in the civil rest house, Mr Kalra demanded from the Chief Minister to inquire the matter and punish the vigilance officials involved in the incident.

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