Man (41) dies in road mishap

Amritsar: Gurbhej Singh (41), a resident of Bhoma village, and a victim of a hit and run case succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here. He was hit by a car when he was going to work in Bhome village on January 5. His wife Jasbir Kaur stated to the police that Gurbhej had gone for some domestic work near Bhoma village petrol pump. She said a person informed her on mobile that he was hit by a car leaving him injured. She said she reached the spot and rushed him to hospital where he succumbed. The police have registered a case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC against unknown person. TNS

list of highest bidders released

Amritsar: The Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) has issued a list of the highest bidders, who participated in the auction of 110 properties, conducted on December 28. However, the auction of 11 properties is still on hold due to a court case. The auction of these properties has been stayed by the High Court as it was challenged by some participants. During the bidding of the AIT, the maximum bid was 11.37 crore for SCO No. 49 in D block. The bid of this SCO started from Rs 2.91 crore. Similarly, the lowest bid was for number 46 made in E block that was on Rs 47.23. The AIT collected Rs Rs 173 crore from this auction. TNS

Farmer bodies support SSM

Amritsar: The Dehati Mazdoor Sabha (DMS) and the Zamhoori Kisan Sabha (ZKS) in a joint meeting organised at Bhikhiwind town on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) to contest the election of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to establish a permanent platform for the farmers. Harjiinder Singh Chug of the DMS and Jarnail Singh Dialpur of the ZKS presided over the meeting. Daljit Singh Dialpur, Santokh Singh and others said the decision to contest elections was their constitutional right. The leaders said the candidates of the SSM must be the first choice of the people in the election. TNS