Brief: Purses of groom's mother stolen

Hoshiarpur: Two purses of the groom's mother were stolen from a marriage palace during the wedding ceremony. Apart from cash, these had gold jewellery. According to information, Tanuja of Nola Ghat, Una, Himachal Pradesh, told the police that the wedding of her son Vansh was organised on October 26 at Shiv Shankar Palace located on the Jalandhar road. She had kept both her purses on a chair and went. When she returned, the purses were missing from there. Her mobile phone was also there. The police have registered a case. oc

Woman hit by bus, injured

Jalandhar: A woman was seriously injured after a PRTC bus hit her in the early hours on Friday morning. The accident happened at Guru Ravidas Chowk in Jalandhar. The driver and bus conductor of the bus fled the spot. The woman was admiitted to a local hospital. Angered area residents also staged a protest, blocking traffic. The woman was waiting for a bus for Bathinda when the incident happened at 8 am. tns

Backfinco's camp on Dec 9

Hoshiarpur: As part of the steps taken to encourage the unemployed to set up self-employment, a special camp will be organised on December 9 at 11 am in Panchayat House of village Bham to give information about the loan given at a cheap interest rate to the unemployed of minority class and economically weaker sections by the Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (Backfinco). Backfinco Chairman Sandeep Saini said this camp was to be organised with the cooperation of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation. oc

Man held for selling liquor

Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have arrested a villager on the charge of selling illicit liquor. As many as 12 bottles of illicit country-made liquor were seized from the possession of the accused Malkit Sigh of Gounsuwal village. A case under Sections 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excise Act has been registered. oc

Heroin seized from man

Hoshiarpur: The police arrested a 'smuggler' during a naka near Dussehra Ground and recovered 50 gram of heroin from him. The accused has been identified as Rohit Kumar, resident of New Abadi. A case has been registered against him under the NDPS Act. oc

DC hails Mohit's victory

Jalandhar: DC Dr Himanshu Aggarwal has honoured Mohit Dugg, a Junior Engineer with PUDA for his accomplishment at WPC World Powerlifting Championship held recently in the USA. Mohit has put Jalandhar on the global map by clinching the silver medal at the WPC World Powerlifting Championship 2024 in Chicago last month, featuring top athletes from 18 countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia and England. tns