Hoshiarpur: Brother-sister killed in mishap

Hoshiarpur: A brother-sister duo died in a road accident while two children got injured on Monday. Puran Singh of Uchi Bassi in his complaint said his brother Dalip Singh had left on bike to drop his sister Manjeet Kaur alias Harvinder Kaur at her in-laws house. They were travelling on the bike along with Manjeet’s two children. When they reached near Ghogra, a tractor hit them. In the accident, all of them got injured and were taken to the hospital in Dasuya where the doctors declared his brother dead. While his sister and children were referred to Jalandhar where his sister also succumbed. The police have registered a case against the accused driver, Garib Das, a resident of Dhamiyan village. OC

Two booked for luring minors

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked Gajender Yadav, a resident of district Sambal in Uttar Pradesh, for luring a minor girl on the pretext of marriage. The complainant, a resident of Purani Bassi village, told the police about the incident. The police have registered a case. In another case, a resident of Roda village lodged a complaint with the Hariana police regarding abduction of her daughter. During the investigation it was found out that she had been lured away on the pretext of marriage by an unidentified accused. She had gone to school but did not return. The Hariana police have registered a case. oc

Three arrested with intoxicants

Hoshiarpur: The district police have arrested three smugglers and recovered a huge quantity of narcotics from different places. The Chabbewal police have arrested Paramjit Singh alias Madha, a resident of Sarhalan Kalan and recovered 32 grams of intoxicating powder from him. Meanwhile, the Tanda police arrested Jaimal Fatta and recovered three grams of heroin from him. Similarly, the Mukerian police have arrested Gurvinder Singh alias Goldie, a resident of Kala Manjh and recovered 10 grams of heroin from him. Separate cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the accused by respective police stations. oc

Tributes paid to Sarabha

Hoshiarpur: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Welfare Society Kirti Nagar paid tributes to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on his martyrdom day. On the occasion, president of the society, Kuldeep Dhami said Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha had awakened freedom in the country by doing great sacrifice at a young age. He said at the tender age of 19, he sacrificed his life for the country. Dhami appealed to the youth to dedicate their lives in the service of the country by shunning drugs and other evils and achieving well in education and sports. Satwinder Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, Om Prakash, Narayan Singh, Gurvinder Saini, Raj Kumar Pandey, Amit Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Kumar, Parminder Singh, Sunil Kumar and Dharmesh Kumar were present on the occasion. OC

Corona rally for 100% coverage

Hoshiarpur: A corona rally was organised on Tuesday at Smt. PD Arya Girls Senior Secondary School by the Health Department to provide 100% vaccination coverage under the guidance of Dr Parminder Kaur, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur. The rally was flagged off by District Immunisation Officer Dr Seema Garg. The team of Health Department conducted sampling of 98 children and screened 115 children. Principal of Smt. PD Arya Girls Senior Secondary School Timatiny Ahluwalia, Dr. Mandeep Kaur MO RBSK, pharmacy officer Sunita were present. OC

Will form govt in 2022: Jimpa

Hoshiarpur: With the hard work of the volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and with the cooperation of the common man, AAP government will be formed in the state. This was stated by the Brahmashankar Jimpa, party’s constituency in-charge, while addressing the party office-bearers and workers. Jimpa said the work done by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for the development of Delhi has a great impact on the common man and this is the strength of the AAP. OC

Awareness week on newborn care

Hoshiarpur: The Health Department, Hoshiarpur, is observing Newborn Health Week from November 15 to 21. Civil Surgeon Dr Parminder Kaur said during the week, ANM and ASHA workers will go door-to-door and give information to the mother and family members on how to take care of the baby at home. OC