BJP councillor, husband attacked

Karnal: Megha Bhandari, a municipal councillor, and Sankalp Bhandari, her husband, were allegedly attacked by Yashpal Mittal, a former councillor, and three other persons in Sector 6 on Wednesday. Sankalp received injuries and was taken to hospital. The police took Mittal and another person into custody. Megha said they were attacked by Mittal, his wife and a few other persons when they were erecting a name board sent by the Karnal Municipal Corporation. Mittal's wife had contested the last election against Megha from the same ward. Mittal refuted the allega tions and said he did not attack anyone. TNS

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Gangster held in Jhajjar village 

Jhajjar: A gangster, identified as Karamveer, alias Kaju, was arrested from the district's Gudda village on Tuesday after a brief encounter with the police. He was arrested when Kaju, a native of the district's Soldha village, was getting his car repaired. He opened fire on the police when they tried to apprehend him. A car, five pistols and 123 cartridges were seized from him. TNS

Man robbed of Rs 1.41 lakh

Rewari: A man was on Tuesday reportedly robbed of Rs 1.41 lakh in Khera Alampur village of the district. Two unidentified robbers took a bag carrying the cash from an employee of a petrol pump. Parveen Kumar of Pahrajvaas  village reported that he went to the Punjab National Bank branch in Khera Alampur  village on motorcycle to deposit Rs 1.41 lakh. When stopped his  motorcycle near the bank, two robbers on a motorcycle took the bag at pistol point and fled. TNS

332 students get scholarships

Yamunanagar: Under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, Yamunanagar-based Jamna Auto Industries distributed scholarships worth Rs 21 lakh to 332 meritorious students during a function held at Guru Nanak Khalsa College here on Monday. Dr Hukam Singh, controller of examinations, Kurukshetra University, appreciated Jamna Auto Industries and Randeep Singh Jauhar, president of the college managing committee, for the gesture. Sanyam Maratha, head of the CSR activities at Jamna Auto Industries, and Dr Mandeep Singh, principal of the college, also spoke on the occasion. TNS