Now, download Voter ID-cards

Amritsar: The District Election Office has started the facility of downloading e-Epic voter ID cards for those voters who registered their mobile numbers at the time of corrections. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Gurpreet Singh Khaira said as per the instructions given by the Election Commission of India, only new voters can download their voter card from January 25 to 31. He added that after February 1, all registered voters with registered mobile numbers can download their e-Epic voter ID cards. He said e-Epic was formally launched by the Election Commissioner of India on the occasion of the National Voters Day on Sunday. Launching the facility, e-Epic Voter ID cards of five voters at each Booth Level Office (BLO) were downloaded. The Deputy Commissioner added that issuance of PVC voter ID cards would also continoue as before. He said one can download e-Epic voter card (PDF) on a mobile phone, upload it to Digi Locker or and get a print copy. TNS

Two held with 255-gm heroin

Amritsar: CIA staff nabbed two alleged drug peddlers with 255 gm of heroin on Saturday. The contraband was reportedly smuggled from across the Indo-Pak border. Those arrested were identified as Balwinder Singh of Chak Allah Bakhsh village, who is now residing at San Sahib Road falling under the Chheharta police station, and Harchand Singh of Naushehra Dhalla village in Tarn Taran. He is now living in a rented accommodation in Anmol enclave located on Ram Tirath Road here. The police seized a mobile phone and a bike from their possession. They were held at a checkpoint set up along San Sahib Road. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered by the Chheharta police. According to the police, Balwinder had close contacts with Pakistan-based smugglers and they had got a drug consignment smuggled recently. They were brought on police remand for further interrogation. Balwinder had a case registered under the NDPS Act against him earlier also. TNS

Car mows down 39-year-old man

Tarn Taran: Pargat Singh (39), a resident of Plasaur village, was mowed down by a rashly driven car on late Saturday night. The victim was on his bicycle and was heading to his fields when a car hit him from the front. The victim who suffered serious injuries on his head was rushed to the Civil Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile, driver of the car managed to escape from the spot. ASI Rajpal Singh, Investigating Officer said they were trying to identify the driver of the car. The police have registered a case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC against the driver of the car. OC

700 litres of lahan seized

Tarn Taran: The Sarhali police have seized 700 litres of lahan from Shakri village on Saturday. Cops said 400 litres of lahan was recovered from the residence of Meva Singh and 300 litres from the house of Rinkoo Singh. The accused somehow managed to escape from the spot. The duo was booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act. OC