1-kg heroin seized from border

Amritsar: The Border Security Force seized 1-kg heroin from the India-Pakistan border on Monday. During search, alert BSF troops recovered five packets of the contraband weighing 1 kg, suspected to be heroin. A BSF official said the troops carry out special operations near the border fence. “This consignment lying abandoned was concealed in a pair of socks,” he said. So far this year, total 338.559-kg heroin has been seized by the BSF under Punjab Frontier. TNS

Three held with 375-gm heroin

Tarn Taran: Three persons have been arrested with 375 gm of heroin from different places, on Sunday. The consignment would be worth Rs 1.87 cr in the international market. The police said the Bhikhiwind police arrested Jagjit Singh of Bhikhiwind and recovered 255 gm of heroin from his possession. The police officials said Sitara Singh of Chuslewar was arrested with 70 gm of heroin by the local CIA staff led by ASI Charanjit Singh and the police party led by Sub-Inspector Satnam Singh of the anti-narcotic staff has arrested Manpreet Singh with 50 grams of heroin. The accused have been booked. OC

Terror module: Custody extended

Amritsar: The court has extended the police remand of three terror module suspects by two days. Those produced in the court included Vicky Bhutti, Malkeet Singh and Gurpreet Singh. The court had earlier extended the police remand of their fourth accomplice Rubal Singh by three days. All accused would be produced in the court on Monday. The Amritsar rural police busted the terror module with their arrest after they were found involved in the bid to blow a truck using tiffin bomb smuggled from Pakistan through drone. The police had also booked a Pakistani intelligence officer identified as Qasim besides International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) Chief Lakhbir Singh Rode in the case. TNS

Expert dwells on nutrition & food

Amritsar: The Krishi Vigayan Kendra (KVK), in association with IFFCO, organised an event to mark Poshan Maah under the National Nutrition Mission to spread awareness on the importance of nutritious diet. KVK deputy director Dr Bikramjit Singh said the purpose of the event was to ensure a nutritious diet, especially for the pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls and children. Shamsher Singh from IFFCO reiterated the need for planting more trees and judicious use of fertilisers, which is crucial for producing nutritious food. He also urged people to grow vegetables and fruits at their homes. TNS