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Bitta seeks high-level probe into Dera episode
Amritsar, June 5
Demanding a high-level inquiry into the Dera Sacha Sauda episode, chief of All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) Maninderjit Singh Bitta has asked the government to expose the persons who are trying to create instability in the state. He also criticised the Dera Sacha Sauda chief for hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community.

AIATF chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta addresses a press conference in Amritsar. AIATF chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta addresses a press conference in Amritsar. — A Tribune photograph

‘Arrest Dera chief’
Amritsar, June 5
The Punjab government should immediately release Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann and 20 others, including a woman, and arrest Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for his blasphemous acts.

Domestic violence: 4 of family booked 
Tarn Taran, June 5
Four members of an in-laws’ family have been booked under the Domestic Violence Act by the Bhikhiwind police. Police sources said here today that the accused had been identified as Rajinder Singh (husband of the victim), his mother Kuldeep Kaur, father Kulwant Singh and brother Balwinder Singh of the Naraingarh locality of Chheharta. A case under sections 498-A and 5/31 of the Domestic Violence Act has been registered against the accused.


Made For Each Other
A butterfly sucking nectar from a flower
A butterfly sucking nectar from a flower presents a pretty picture. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

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Huge heroin haul near Kathunangal; 2 held Amritsar, June 5
In a major breakthrough, the Amritsar (Rural) police has busted an international gang of heroin smugglers and recovered 12 kg of the contraband valued at Rs 12 crore from their  possession. Acting on a tip-off, a police party intercepted an Indica car in which three smugglers were travelling near Kathunangal around 11 am on Tuesday. While two accused were nabbed, one of them fled. The consignment had come from Pakistan through the Punjab border and was headed for Delhi.


Contraband worth Rs 12 crore was seized. — A Tribune photograph
Contraband worth Rs 12 crore was seized

Residents up in arms against mobile tower installation
Amritsar, June 5
The residents of Hussainpura and Sharifpura localities have urged the local body minister to stop the installation of cellular transmission tower in their residential area.

‘Give women their due in society’
Amritsar, June 5
Though women have scaled new heights in almost every field, yet they aren’t given equal status in society, said a noted playwright Gursharan Singh. He was speaking at the conclusion of a three-week refresher course in English organised by the Department of English of the Guru Nanak Dev University under the aegis of its Academic Staff College here.

Playwright Gursharan Singh awards a certificate to a participant at Academic Staff College in Amritsar. — A Tribune photograph
Playwright Gursharan Singh awards a certificate to a participant at Academic Staff College in Amritsar.

Mission Green
Students of various city schools display placards with messages of ‘Save Mother Earth’ to mark World Environment Day in Amritsar
Students of various city schools display placards with messages of ‘Save Mother Earth’ to mark World Environment Day in Amritsar on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma

GND varsity organises exhibition on garments 
Amritsar, June 5
An exhibition of garments designed and stitched by students of the department of adult, continuing education and education and extension was organised on the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) campus here today.

Spring Dale comes up with advanced placement centre
Amritsar, June 5
In order to equip children with abilities and mindsets critical for surviving and excelling in a rapidly globalising India, Spring Dale Senior School opened a scholastic aptitude test (SAT) and advanced placement (AP) examination centre in the city.

SDM orders closure  of poultry farm 
Amritsar, June 5
SDM Vimal Setia has ordered the closure of Avtar Poultry Farm situated at Waryam Nangal village on the Amritsar-Batala road under section 133 (1) of the CrPC for allegedly creating health problems for the local residents.

Lawyers strike work
Tarn Taran, June 5
Members of the District Bar Association abstained from judicial courts work here today to protest against booking association district president Baljinder Singh Sandhu in an alleged false criminal case by the police.

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