ABOHAR
Office-bearers list sought: Former union minister and chairman of the Scheduled Castes Department in the AICC Yogendra
Makwana, expressing concern over the abnormal delay in appointing office-bearers, has asked state chairman Mohinder Singh Kalyan to send the lists of office-bearers and members for the state executive committee immediately.
AMRITSAR
Gang busted: The district police on Sunday busted a gang of vehicle lifters and arrested seven persons in this connection. The accused were identified as Harbhej Singh, Gaurav Kumar, Major Singh, Pardeep Singh of Sultanwind, Labhdeep Singh of Subhash Colony, Namdev Singh of Bazaar Dramman and Baljit Singh of the Daburji
area.Sharp-edged weapons have been seized from them. The accused have admitted to two incidents of vehicle-snatching- lifting of Tavera vehicle from Fatehgarh village in the Shukarchak area and a Scorpio jeep from the Pathankot area after attacking and injuring the drivers of the vehicles.
Batala
Statue unveiled: A life size statue of ex-Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa was unveiled near the War Memorial, Sati Samadh on the Jalandhar Road here today. Punjab Rural Sports Promotion Council installed the
statue.
Hoshiarpur
Girl abandoned: Four-year-old Jyoti was found abandoned by her parents at the local bus stand on Friday. The girl told her and her parents’ names as Munna Ram and Anita. The police failed to find the girl’s parents and sent her to Nari Niketan, Jalandhar.
Phagwara
4 booked for abducting minor :The police has booked four persons, including a woman, on the charge of abducting a 16-year-old girl from Maheru Colony today. Pala Ram, father of the girl, in his complaint lodged with the Sadar police, said his neighbour Ajay Kumar, in connivance with three accomplices, identified as Gaya Parshad, Shankar and his wife, Sunita, abducted his daughter. The police has booked all four under sections 363, 366-A and 34 of the IPC. The accused were still at
large.
New course: The GNA group has entered into a joint venture with the Algonquin College School of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada, for training students in a mechanical technician-tool making programe. The venture was signed between the two institutions in Canada and is aimed at providing better career oppurtunities to students in the field. Gurdip Singh, MD of GNA, signed the pact on behalf of
the GNA, according to a statement here.
Phillaur
Minor raped: The police arrested Jodha, a resident of Shampur village, for allegedly raping his minor cousin on Saturday evening. According to reports, Jodha took the victim to his house where he committed the crime. It was only after the victim returned home after two hours, the incident came to light.
Model railway stations: Twentytwo railway stations of the Northern Railway,including Phagwara,Jalandhar,Ludhiana,Amritsar,Jalandhar Cantt,Beas,Chakki bank,Panipat, Jagadhri and Rohtak, have been included in the list of 300 railway stations, which will be developed as "model railway stations" throughout the country in this financial year.This was stated here on Sunday by the Railway sources.
