Bypoll for sarpanch on June 11

Jalandhar: The State Election Commission has announced panchayat bypolls for June 11. ADC (D)-cum-Additional District Election Officer Girish Dayalan said a notification had been issued in this regard. The candidates would be able to file the nominations for nine sarpanches and 47 panches from May 25 to 30. On May 27, the candidates would be able to file the nominations. He also said that the scrutiny of the nomination papers would be done on May 31 and the candidates could withdraw their nomination on June 1. The model code of conduct would come into effect in the villages going to the polls from May 25 to June 13. The voting time would be from 8 am to 4 pm and the counting of votes would begin immediately after the conclusion of the voting. tns

Man run over by train

Phagwara: A 54-year-old man railway employee was run over by a train near Khajurala village, the police said on Thursday. GRP official Harmesh Lal identified the deceased as Nanne Singh, a resident of the Khajurala Railway Colony, nearly 10 km from Phagwara. oc

1 attacked with weapons

Phagwara: Jasbir Singh of Takhran village was allegedly attacked and wounded by half a dozen armed assailants in Gohawar village near Goraya on Friday. The injured was admitted to a private hospital. The police have registered a case and investigating the case. oc

Car set on fire

Phagwara: A Mercedes car was set on fire reportedly by some miscreants. It was parked outside the house of Malkiat Ram in Paddi-Jagir village on Thursday night. The victim told the police that he had parked his Mercedes car, but later found it burning. The police have registered a case. oc

‘Funds used for development’

Phagwara: MLA Som Parkash has alleged that Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was working in a vindictive way and levelling false allegations on him. Talking to media after addressing members of various panchayats on Friday, Som Parkash said all grant received from the Union government was spent on development works only. oc