Drugs seized, two arrested

Hoshiarpur: The district police have arrested two smugglers and seized various intoxicants from them. According to information, the Hajipur police have arrested Amit Sharma, a resident of Talwara, and seized around 40 gram of opium from him. The Mukerian police have arrested Atinder Kumar, a resident of Musahibpur, and seized 35 gram of intoxicating powder from him. OC

March against lathicharge

Hoshiarpur: To protest against the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal, the Congress workers led by Advocate Pankaj Kirpal, co-chairman, Punjab Pradesh Congress, Legal Cell, organised a candle march from Shri Anandpur Sahib Chowk to Banga Chowk in Garhshankar. Kirpal said the persecution of farmers at Karnal by the Haryana Government was reminiscent of Jallianwala Bagh. Congress workers staged a dharna at Banga Chowk in Garhshankar and also blocked the traffic. Ricky Bilron, Rohit Posi, Ravi Posi, Jagdeep Saini, Surinder Saini, Davinder Bugga, Lavi Arora, etc. were present on this occasion. TNS

Talk on ongoing farmers’ struggle

Garhshankar: A literary conference was organised under the leadership of Santokh Veer and Sarwan Sidhu in Goliyan village. In the conference, various writers discussed the ongoing farmer struggle. In the event, JB Sekhon, Santokh Veer, Sarwan Sidhu, Pawan Bhammian, Rupinder Singh, Taran Goge, Tarsem Bhammian, Om Prakash Jakhmi, Balveer Khanpuri, Jasveer Kaur, Manjit Singh, Pardesi Mahilpur Tara Singh Cheda presented their poems on social evils, farmers’ struggle. There was a lot of applause by on poems based on the farmers’ movement and Punjabi language. OC

Job fair for 126 posts tomorrow

Hoshiarpur: The District Bureau of Employment and Enterprise Business will hold a job fair on September 3 for recruitment in Sonalika Tractors Limited. In the fair, candidates will be selected for 126 posts. The District Employment Officer Gurmel Singh said the posts include 40 posts of tractor assembly, 20 in vehicle quality department, 10 of painter in paint shop, 6 of sub-station attendant and 50 of helpers in store. The age of the candidates should be between 18 to 45 years. They should have cleared Class X or XII along with ITI course in tractor mechanic, diesel mechanic, motor mechanic, fitter etc. He said the fair would start from 10 am in the office of DBEE, Jalandhar Road. The interested candidates should bring their certificates and bio-data with them. He said it is mandatory to come to the fair in formal dress only. More information related to the employment fair can be obtained through the helpline number 62801-97708 from 9 am to 5 pm. OC

Youth dies in attack, 5 booked

Hoshiarpur: The Garhdiwala police have registered a case against five persons in a case where a youth of Argowal village died after he was attacked by some miscreants with sharp weapons. Ramandeep Singh, a resident of Argowal village, told the police that on August 31, he was going to his village from the gurdwara sahib of Baba Kesar Das. His cousin Gurdeep, alias Gippa, was going ahead of him on his bike. Suddenly, a speeding Swift car hit Gurdeep’s bike. A group of people came out of the car with kirpans and attacked Gurdeep. He succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment in a private hospital on Tuesday. The Garhdiwala police have registered a case against Jaskaran Singh and Bindi (both brothers), residents of Talwandi Jattan and three unidentified persons. OC

One booked for embezzling wheat

Hoshiarpur: The Model Town police have booked a person for allegedly embezzling wheat worth Rs3,45,625. The district manager of Punjab Ware Housing Corporation, Nimarljit Singh, had lodged a complaint with the SSP. He told that Ashwani Kumar of Shop No 55 in the grain market did not deposit 350 sacks of wheat. He alleged that the accused had embezzled the wheat. The complaint was investigated by the DSP (City) on the orders of the SSP. After the probe, the police have registered a case against the accused Ashwani under Section 406 of the IPC. OC

One held for illegal mining

Hoshiarpur: The Mehtiana police have seized a trolley laden with sand on the charge of illegal mining. According to information, Mining Officer Manpreet Singh said after stopping a sand laden trolley near village Tajewal, the accused Vinod Kumar resident Ravidas Nagar could not show any document in this regard. After registering a case, the police arrested the accused and took possession of the trolley. OC