Muktsar: The police arrested two persons allegedly carrying 6,500 sedative pills on Wednesday. The suspects have been identified as Amandeep Singh and Gulab Khan, both of Jeond village in Bathinda district. A case under various sections of the NDPS Act has been registered against them. TNS
Eight booked for theft
Muktsar: The police have booked eight persons, including Harmeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Ravi Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Beant Singh, Satpal and Hardeep Singh, for various thefts. The police said three stolen water lifting pumps, 40-kg copper, five electricity transformer shells, four-quintal wheat were recovered from them. TNS
Nijjar lays foundation stone
Bathinda: Cabinet Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar laid the foundation stone for a Rs 15.37 crore sewer and rising main project at Talwandi Sabo on Thursday. He also offered prayers at the historical gurdwara Takht Sri Damdama Sahib and promised to make the gurdwara “clean and green”. TNS
Jimpa meets World Bank team
Chandigarh: To provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities in rural areas, minister Bram Shanker Jimpa held a meeting with a team of the World Bank and officers of the Department of Water Supply amp; Sanitation. The minister stressed the need to scale up implementation of water and sanitation related projects. tns
Minor girl raped in Moga
Moga: A 9-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law and then assaulted with an iron rod, the police said on Thursday. The victim was admitted to a hospital with injuries on her body. An FIR under the Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered against the suspect.
