Bike collides with trailer, 1 dies

Hoshiarpur: A person died in a road accident near Nasrala on the Hoshiarpur-Jaldhar road on Saturday. The Bullowal police have registered a case against unidentified tractor-trailer driver. Harmesh Lal of Chakk Gujran village lodged a complaint saying that his nephew Sukhwinder Singh (45) of Khanoda village was on his way back to the village on his bike, when it collided with a tractor-trailer parked on the wrong side near Nasrala railway station, due to which he died. The police have started probe after registering the case under Sections 304-A and 283 of the IPC. OC

six booked for assault on woman

Hoshiarpur: Six persons, including two women, were booked for allegedly assaulting a woman who had come to her in-laws’ house. Talwandi Kanugo resident Amarjeet Kaur, wife of Kamaljeet Singh, said she reached her in-laws’ house on Saturday to stay with her husband but her mother-in-law Bimla Devi refused to open the door. After that, she contacted the village sarpanch, but he, too, refused to get involved. She said during this, the former sarpanch of the village Rajesh Kumar, his wife Rajrani along with Thakur Kuni and Ranjit Singh and his wife Kiranbala reached and assaulted her. She was admitted to a hospital by Kulwinder Kaur. After registering a case against all accused under Sections 323, 324, 148 and 149 of the IPC. OC

160 get placed in various hospitals

Hoshiarpur: A job fair was organised by the Punjab Skill Development Mission under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojna Skill Centre, Mother Mary Nursing Institute, Nasrala on Sunday. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Darbara Singh Randhawa said candidates were recruited for different posts for different hospitals. The selection was made from among around 300 youths who participated in the job fair, of which 160 were selected. On this occasion, block manager Mahinder Rana, placement manager Raman Bharti and mobiliser Sunil Kumar of Punjab Skill Development Mission were also present. OC