Exemption from late fee sought

Amritsar: A delegation of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union, led by its general secretary Prof Sukhdev Singh Randhawa, on Sunday met the Higher Education Minister, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, and sought exemption from late fee for admissions at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), citing financial crisis caused by the Covid pandemic. Members of the delegation refered to the exemption announced by Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Punjabi University, Patiala, in view of the pandemic. They demanded that the GNDU calendar be implemented in private-aided colleges. The members also sought recruitments for the post of Principal and Teacher in colleges on a regular basis. The Cabinet Minister assured them of taking up the matter with the GNDU Vice Chancellor. The delegation comprised Prof BB Yadav, distric president; Prof Dhian Singh, Prof Gurdas Singh Sekhon and Prof Munish Gupta. TNS

Three mobiles seized from jail

Amritsar: Mobiles phones and other prohibited material continue to sneaked into the high security Amritsar Central Jail, if the recent seizures are anything to go by. The jail authorities on Saturday confiscated three mobile phones, two from jail inmates during a routine search. Bhagwant Singh, Assistant Superintendent of the Jail, said a mobile phone was seized, along with battery and SIM card, from Bhupinder Singh of Hoshiarpur who was lodged in Barrack No. 5. Similarly, another mobile phone was seized from Ramandeep Singh, alias Ramma alias Deep of Kotla Tarkhana village, lodged in Barrack No. 8. One mobile phone was found unclaimed on the premises. On a complaint lodged by the jail authorities, the police have registered two separate cases under the Prisons Act against the accused. TNS

Thieves strike at liquor vend

Amritsar: Two motorcycle-borne persons stole from the cash box of the liquor vend at Nath Di Khuhi village under the Mehta Police station here on Friday. A vend employee was counting cash before putting up the shutters, when the two youths came on a bike and pointed a pistol at him. They took the money and fled from the spot, said Anil Chawla, the employee. He said one of the youths was a Sikh. On his statement, the police have registered a case under Section 379-B (2) and 34 of the IPC against unknown persons. Further investigations are underway. TNS

4 booked for firing shots

Tarn Taran: Four unidentified persons had been booked under Sections 452, 336 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act by Chohla Sahib for firing at the house of Chamkaur Singh of the village. Investigating officer Sub-Inspector Parkash Singh said the accused trespassed on the residence of Chamkaur Singh and fire two shots which struck the doors of the house. The accused managed to flee the spot after committing the crime. The members of the family hid themselves in the rooms of the house. oc