Two hurt in firing, twenty booked

Tarn Taran: Two brothers, residents of Mehandipur village, were injured when a group of 20 armed men, all residents of the same village, allegedly opened fire on them when they were returning home on Sunday. Sub-Inspector Lakhwinder Singh said the injured had been identified as Salwinder Singh and Jaimal Singh. He said the two were returning home when armed men appeared from the bushes and opened fire on them. After committing the crime, the accused fled away from the scene, while the injured were admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar.

The Khemkaran police have registered a case under Section 307 of the IPC and the Arms Act. A property dispute is stated to be reason behind the incident, the IO said. oc

SSP DH Nimbale gets DGP’s disc

Tarn Taran: Dhruman H Nimbale, SSP, has been honoured with the DGP’s disc award for his contribution in ATS for establishing social media and de-radicalisation labs in the district. The labs were now working in full swing and also on the basis of outstanding policing achievements. Dhruman Nimbale was awarded fifth time in a row. OC

Oberoi donates 2 dialysis units

Tarn Taran: Philanthropist Dr SP Singh Oberoi, founder of the Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust, donated two dialysis units to the Civil Hospital, Patti, at a function on Thursday. Among others who attended the function were MLA Harminder Singh Gill, Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh and IG Ferozepur range Hardial Singh Mann. The dignitaries praised the social service being rendered by the trust. Oberoi said a separate dialysis unit would be set up in the district for the patients. He added that apart from this an ultrasound unit too would be set up in the Patti Civil Hospital. On the occasion Oberoi also announced to provide a laboratory in Tarn Taran, besides two vehicles for Patti and Tarn Taran. OC

Job fairs: 5,038 get jobs in Sept

Amritsar: The District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises (DBEE) has helped 5,058 youth find jobs by organising nine block-level and two district-level job fairs in September. DBEE Deputy Director Vikram Jit said: “A total of 7,534 aspirants had registered with us for block-level and district-level job fairs.” He added that representatives of 22 companies attended the job fairs and candidates were selected after written exam and interview sessions. Vikram Jit said the government was also running various programmes for skill development of the unemployed youth. “The industry requires skilled workers and for this purpose, the government has initiated different programmes,” he said, adding that youngsters aspiring to get jobs should contact the employment bureau. TNS