230-kg lahan seized, 1 held
Tarn Taran: The Chabal police on Saturday raided the residences of two women of the area and seized 230 kg of lahan. While one woman was arrested, the other managed to flee from the spot. The police on Sunday said that they seized 150 kg of lahan from the residence of Ranjit Kaur of Kot Dharam Chand Kalan. She is absconding. The police seized 80 kg of lahan from the residence of Devinder Kaur of Gaggobua village who was arrested on the spot. Cases under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act had been registered by Chabal police. OC
2 held with pistol, stolen bike
Tarn Taran: A police team led by ASI Kartar Singh of the local anti-narcotics cell arrested two persons and recovered a country-made pistol and a stolen Bullet motorcycle (without registration number) at a naka set up at Booh village near Harike. The accused have been identified as Parminder Singh of Makhu and Gurbaj Singh of Karnal (Haryana). The accused were in the area to sell the stolen motorcycle. Both have been booked under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act by the Harike police. OC
Robbery bid at petrol pump
Amritsar: Two unknown persons tried to rob a petrol pump in Sohian Khurd village falling under the Kamboh police station here on late Thursday evening. However, as the salesman scuffled with the robbers, they fled the spot. Anil Kumar said he was filling petrol in vehicles when two Sikh youth came on a bike and got petrol worth Rs500 filled in the bike. He said when he demanded money the accused took out a pistol and demanded the cash. He said he resisted their attempt and entered into a scuffle. Following this, the accused fled the spot. The police have registered a case under Sections 379-B of the IPC and 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. TNS
World Theatre Day celebrated
Amritsar: GSK Production celebrated World Theatre Day at Rani Ka Bagh. Senior theatre artiste Vijay Sharma said life was the biggest theatre and each person comes here to enact a role. He said: “The International Theatre Institute initiated the World Theatre Day in 1962. One of the foremost messages of the day is theme of theatre and a culture of peace.” Poet Dev Dard read some poems. Short story writer Deep Davinder said story and theatre had a strong link. Narration of a story becomes effective with strong presentation in theatre, he said. Theater artistes Kajal and Meenu said this medium offered a platform to women to rise above societal thinking. TNS
Private security agencies flayed
Tarn Taran: The local unit of the Sabak Sainik Sangharsh Committee in its meeting organised here on Sunday condemned managements of private security agencies for giving meagre salaries to ex-servicemen. Harbhal Singh and Pargat Singh among others addressed the meeting. They alleged such agencies, which are mostly managed by retired Army officers, were not giving decent salaries to the ex-servicemen. OC
