Two deaths, 23 new cases in Amritsar

Amritsar: The health authorities reported two Covid-19 related deaths in the district on Thursday. With this, the toll has increased to 55. The deceased have been identified as Prabha Rani (65), of Fateh Singh colony (Gate Hakeema), and Manjit Kaur (60), of Indira colony (Jhabal road). The health authorities reported 23 new positive cases today and the total count of infections has increased to 14,510. The new cases include 12 influenza like illness cases and 11 contacts of positive patients. Meanwhile, with recovery of 48 patients, the recovery count has reached 13,561. At present, the district has a total of 394 active cases. TNS

One held with 5-kg poppy husk

Tarn Taran: A team of the local CIA staff, led by Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Singh, arrested Dilbag Singh of Chamba Kalan with 5 kg of poppy husk here on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Dilbag Singh, told the police that he had procured the consignment from Ravinder Singh Kaka of his own village five days ago. Both Dilbag Singh and Ravinder Singh have been booked under Sections 15-B, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act by the Chohla Sahib police. The police have yet to arrest the other accused (Ravinder Singh). oc

Man arrested with pistol

Amritsar: The Amritsar (rural) police have nabbed a person with a country-made weapon. The accused has been identified as Palwinder Singh, a resident of Brar village. Sub-Inspector Kuldip Singh said they arrested the accused near Mehlawala village. He said they recovered a .315 bore country-made pistol with a live bullet. He has been booked under the Arms Act. He was brought on police remand to ascertain the source of the weapon. TNS

Man robbed of Rs10,000

Amritsar: Mukhtar Singh, a resident of Umarpura village, was robbed by three persons. One of the accused has been identified as Kewal Singh of Isapur village. The incident occurred on December 21. The complainant alleged that he along with his nephew Vijay Singh was going to answer the call of nature when the accused surrounded them. The victim said the accused entered into a scuffle with them and took away Rs10,000 cash from his pocket. TNS

Anu appointed to GNDU Senate

Gurdaspur: Gurdaspur-based Anu Gandotra has been appointed as a member of the Senate of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar. He is also a secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. TNS