1 arrested for stealing cash

Tarn Taran: Love Singh, a resident of Nathupur Toda, who was working at a construction building in Sarhali village, has been arrested for stealing cash worth Rs 50,000 by breaking locks of an almirah in Dharamjit Kaur’s house. She had gone to Amritsar on November 21 with her family while the accused broke the locks of the almirah and stole cash worth Rs 50,000 from the lock. All incidents were captured in the CCTV cameras. Dharamjit Kaur lodged a complaint to the along with the CCTV footage. The accused has been booked under Sections 378 and 380 of the IPC. OC

Minister meets city traders

Amritsar: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash on Friday interacted with traders and industrialists in city. He said he was specifically touring the state to engage with the trade and business community and make them stakeholders in framing the next industrial and trade policy. “My purpose of meeting is to work out solutions to the challages. Being a border state, Punjab has several challenges in its bid towards industrialisation. Amritsar, specifically being a border city, has been crucial from international trade point of view. We are looking towards working out favourable policies related to trade and economics in the region.” he said. He refrained from commenting on the BJP government’s next move on farm laws issue, but he did say that the Centre is doing its bit to ensure that the farmers and their issues are sorted soon. TNS

Four booked for cheating

Tarn Taran: Four fake travel agents defrauded a local resident of Rs 6.13L on the pretext of helping her settle abroad. Manohar Singh of the local Amandeep Avenue near the local bus stand in his complaint to the district police alleged that the accused duped his daughter of Rs 6.13L but failed to send her abroad. The accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, owner of the local Aman Travels, Agambeer Singh Manager, Amandeep Kaur and Prabhjot Kaur of SAS Nagar, Mohali. The accused are absconding. They have been booked under Sections 406, 420, 120-B of the IPC. OC

Dr Kang is Dist Ayurveda officer

Tarn Taran: Dr Ranbir Singh Kang has assumed the charge of the local District Ayurveda with the orders of Director of the department on Friday. Dr Kang in a meeting with his subordinates called them to make all efforts to make popularise the concept of Ayurveda which was not only cheaper but also natural. His subordinates assured him of all their co-operation. OC

Three fresh Covid cases reported

Amritsar: With three fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, the total count of cases in the district has increased to 47,424. The health authorities found one recovery, taking the recovery count to 45,814. At present, the district has a total of eight active cases. TNS

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