Gurdaspur
One killed, 6 hurt in bus-car collision: A local resident, Om Parkash Salaria, was killed and six others were injured when a private bus plying on the Amritsar-Gurdaspur road rammed into a car near the Bidhipur railway crossing, 14 km from here, this evening. Eye witnesses said the impact was such that the “speeding” bus, after ramming into the car, turned turtle and hit a tree, about 20 m away from the place of accident. A case has been registered against the bus
driver.
Hoshiarpur
3 booked for murder bid: The police have booked three persons on the charge of attempt to murder a NRI. Ajram village resident Gagandeep Singh complained to the police that while NRI Surinder Singh of his village was getting his house repaired, accused Jaswinder Singh, Gursharan Singh and Avtar Singh tried to kill him by crushing him under a tractor. Surinder had returned from the US a few days ago. Avtar Singh has been arrested, while his accomplices are at large.
Dera chief held for rape bid: Sarup Hari, the head of a dera in Gobindpur Nadali village, was arrested on the charge of attempt to rape.
The girl, in her complaint on January 9, stated a peon told her to hand over a "siropa" to dera head
Sarup. When she went to the Sarup's room, he allegedly latched the door from inside and tried to rape her. When she raised a noise, he threatened her that he would kill her family.
Ludhiana
Swine flu case reported: A case of swine flu was reported at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here today. The woman patient is from Una district in Himachal Pradesh. A few days ago, a 25-year-old woman from Jalandhar infected with the virus was admitted to the DMCH. District Epidemiologist Dr Anil Verma said patients' members of families and relatives were subjected to medication.
National martyr status sought
for Sarabha: Sukhdev Kaur, a relative of Kartar Singh Sarabha, observed a day-long hunger strike at Shaheed Sarabha Park here seeking national martyr status for the freedom fighter. She demanded that work related to his home be completed and the road from Bhai Bala Chowk to Raikot be named after the martyr. The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sabhyachar Kendra and Shaheed Kartar Singh Lok Bhalai Manch supported her demands.
Moga
3 killed in mishaps: Two youths, Balbir Singh and Sukhwant Singh, died on the spot on Sunday when their motorcycle was hit by a tractor near Aminwala village under the Dharamkot police station. The tractor driver has absconded. In another mishap, a cyclist, Nahar Singh, was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Moga-Amritsar road.
Ropar
Youth killed in road mishap: A man was killed in a road mishap here yesterday. The deceased, Surjit Singh (25), was a native of Alowal village in the district. The police said that while crossing the NH-21 around 1 am the victim was hit by a vehicle. Following this, he fell down and was run over other vehicles due to darkness. The police have registered a case.
AAP protests attack on cadre:
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a dharna at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Park here today in protest against an attack on patry workers in Amritsar yesterday. A mob had attacked AAP workers when they gathered at Ram Bagh in Amritsar to unfurl the National Flag on Republic Day.
Sangrur
Man, woman die after consuming poison: An unmarried man, Kuldip Singh, and a married woman, Manpreet Kaur —both 25 years of age — who had “consumed some poisonous substance” on January 25-26 night in Longowal village, died on Sunday. The Longowal police initiated proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.
Tarn Taran
Leopard injures two youths: A leopard reportedly attacked two youths at Sursing village, 25 km from here, on Sunday. Both the youths Sukhwinder Singh and Deepak Singh were injured. The incident has created panic among residents of the area. Officials of the Wildlife Department, police and the district administration have launched a search to trace the animal.
Valmiki Kranti Sena workers gherao police station:
Valmiki Kranti Sena workers gheroed the local police station on Sunday to protest against registration of case against 35 persons of the Muradpur locality. They were booked on the complaint of Darshan
Kaur, wife of a former SAD councillor Baldev Singh Billa. She alleged that the accused forcibly entered her house and ransacked it and threatened to kill her. The protesters said the allegations were baseless. They budged only after the SSP assured them to investigate the matter.