Guest teachers stage protest

Talwara: Guest faculty of MRPD College, Talwara, staged a protest in front of the main gate of the college on Tuesday. They alleged that guest teachers are working in government colleges for the last 15-20 years but the government is preparing to show them the way out under a ‘conspiracy’. Members of the Guest Faculty Association, Punjab, professor Rupali Verma and professor Dalwinder Pal Singh said the protest would continue till our demands are fulfiled. They demanded that 906 guest faculty assistant professors should be confirmed without any condition. OC

One held for illegal mining

Hoshiarpur: The Chabbewal police have arrested a person by taking in possession a tractor-trolley filled with sand by doing illegal mining. According to an FIR lodged by ASI Satnam Singh, the police patrol party was going towards Kothi Kangar village on Sunday. During this, a tractor-trolley was seen coming near the ground of Fatehpur village. When the driver (Joga Singh), a resident of Fatehpur, was stopped and asked about the papers, he could not present any papers regarding sand mining. A case has been registered against him under the Mining Act. OC

Snatching bid foiled, 1 held

Hoshiarpur: A snatcher, running away after stealing Rs 25,000 in cash, was nabbed by alert residents and handed over to the police. Roshan Singh, a resident of Milap Nagar, told the police that he was carrying Rs 25,000 when the accused tried to snatch his pension money from him near Prabhat Chowk. He told that Manpreet Singh, who lives in his neighborhood, chased the accused and nabbed him. The accused has been identified as Surinder Kumar, a resident of Garhdiwala. The police have arrested the accused and booked him under relevant sections of the IPC. OC

One booked for Rs15-lakh fraud

Hoshiarpur: The Dasuya police have booked an accused for allegedly duping Rs15 lakh on the pretext of selling a house. Kailash Chander, a resident of Kainthan, said Gurmeet Singh, a resident of his locality, allegedly cheated him of Rs15 lakh promising him to sell a house. After registering the case, the police have started further investigation. OC

Smuggler held with heroin

Hoshiarpur: The Chabbewal police have arrested a smuggler and recovered 22 grams of heroin from him. The accused has been identified as Harman Das alias Lovely, a resident of Khairad. He has been booked under the NDPS Act. OC

dhanteras, diwali celebrated

Jalandhar: The Association of Veteran Defence Personnel on Tuesday celebrated Diwali and Dhanteras at Jalandhar heights. Maj Gen Arun Khanna (retd) said: “The brotherhood that exists in Army continues after retirement too. It was great to see that defence veterans of Jalandhar Heights celebrating Dhanteras and Diwali functions together. The bonhomie and care for each other was quite visible amongst the veterans and their families.” TNS

7 booked for assaulting girl

Hoshiarpur: The Sadar police have registered against seven persons, including four women, for assaulting a girl and misbehaving with her. The girl told the police that she was standing near the gate of the house when Lovepreet, Paramjit Singh alias Pala, Manpreet, Jathedarni Surjit Kaur, her daughters-in-law Saroj, Preet and Sarabjit Kaur beat her up and tore her clothes. After registering the case, the police have started further investigation. OC

‘Restore 25% seats for minorities’

Kapurthala: Jaspal Singh Bal, chairman, Minority Welfare Organisation, held a meeting of the State Committee on Sunday. It was presided over by state coordinator Kulbir Singh Asu. Satnam Singh Gill said it was decided to make all efforts to restore 25 per cent seats in all private schools. A fact-finding team was formed and Gurpreet Singh Khalsa was given the task to collect details from the affected parents across the state. TNS