Army, police find metal scrap
too hot to handle
Ludhiana, October 10
With the police and the Army authorities trying to pass the responsibility of checking the scrap lying at the dry port at Dhandari Kalan on each other, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Anurag Verma has written to the Home Secretary, Punjab, that neither the Army nor the police appeared to be interested in checking the scrap to ensure that it did not carry any explosive material which could cause damage to life and property.
Probe sale deed case, SAD(A) urges Governor
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 10
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has urged the Governor to order a probe into a reported case where the Divisional Commissioner, Patiala, had ordered the release of a sale deed which had earlier been kept in abeyance by the revenue authorities for want of adequate stamp duty.
Faith healing ‘works’ wonders
Ludhiana, October 10
The faith can really work wonders with people. It can even lead to the cure of chronic and deadly disease like cancer. That is what the organisers of the holistic health camp at the “Sarb Rog Ka Aukhad Nam Mission” claim.
Anthology of poems released
Ludhiana, October 10
An anthology of poems of Amarjit Kaur ‘Naaz’, “Uth wey waris suttiya”, was released by Dr S.S. Johal, an agricultural scientist, at Punjabi Bhavan here yesterday afternoon.