Teachers booked for protest in Patiala

Patiala: A day after teachers protested near the CM’s residence here, the police on Monday booked seven union leaders of the Sanjha Adhyapak Morcha and others for violating Section 144 of the CrPC. Those booked included Hardeep Toderpur, Atinder Pal Singh, Bharat Kumar, Gagan Ranu, Chamkor Singh, Tarsem Singh, and Davinder Singh. Morcha leader Vikram Dev said: “Instead of regularising the teachers at full pay scale, the government has registered cases against them. We will not stop our protest.” Tns

Taking steps to boost farm income: Harsimrat

New Delhi: In an effort to double farmers’ income by 2022, the Centre is working on a mechanism to link food and perishable items surplus producing states with those having demand for such items, said Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday after inaugurating the second edition of Indus Food, India’s official export-focused food and beverage trade fair. The ninistry has already tied up with organisations, including NAFED, with regard its proposed plan. tns

Patwari arrested for taking bribe

Chandigarh: The Vigilance Bureau arrested a revenue patwari red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000  from one Tejinderpal Singh of Ghal Kalan village in Moga district. The accused, Shinder Singh, is posted at Ghal Kalan in Moga district.In his complaint to the Vigilance Bureau, Tejinderpal said the patwari had been demanding Rs 4,000 from him for the mutation of his land.  After verifying his information, a trap was laid and the accused was arrested in the presence of two official witnesses. TNS

Head of Institute of Sikh Studies elected

Chandigarh: Gurpreet Singh has been unanimously elected President of the Institute of Sikh Studies for 2019 by the members of the General Body. The Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh (IOSS), though not a research institute, is vested with the responsibility to provide correct, informative, enlightened and interpretative literature on various aspects of Sikhism based on well-documented sacred Sikh scripture, classic texts and established scholarship. Gurpreet  is a Sikh activist. TNS

Five IAS officers promoted

Chandigarh: Five IAS officers of Punjab cadre have been promoted as Principal Secretary/Financial Commissioner to the state government. Those promoted are Vikas Pratap, Alok Shekhar, DK Tiwari, JM Balamurugan and Tejveer Singh. The promotion orders were issued by Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh here on Monday. TNS

3 drug peddlers held

Abohar: The Hanumangarh police on Monday seized 5 gm of heroin by intercepting a motorcycle outside the Thaladka police station. They arrested Ajay Suthar, Anil Kumar and Sheshkaran Bishnoi of Rawatsar under the NDPS Act. The drug was concealed under the seat cover, SHO Arvind Berad said. OC

Buffalo thefts

Sangrur: Irked over alleged thefts of buffaloes and police failure to nab accused, farmers under the banner of the BKU Ugrahan on Monday protested in front of the Dharmgarh police station. “Policemen have failed to arrest thieves. We will intensify our agitation,” said Sukhpal Singh, BKU Ugrahan leader. TNS

Robbery bid 

Ropar: Two unidentified miscreants allegedly tried to rob a petrol station manager of Rs 9 lakh on the Nurpur Bedi-Garhshankar road on Monday. Gurnaib Singh was on his way to deposit the money in a bank when the incident took place. A case under Section 393 of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered. TNS