53 job aspirants get placements

Hoshiarpur: The Ghar-Ghar Rozgaar Mission on Thursday ended successfully with the placement of 53 job aspirants. The job fair secured a package ranging between Rs2 to 6 lakh. As many as nine banks and several prominent finance companies participated in the job fair, where around 300 youth participated from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Pathankot, Ludhiana and other districts. The DC also interacted with the youngsters at the fair. The DC said for the first time in the district, a special job fair has been organised on a large scale for youth wanted to join the banking sector and added that Axis, HDFC, SBI Life Insurance, PNB MetLife, Satin Creditcare and other companies took part. OC

20-yr-old Girl abducted

Hoshiarpur: The police of Bullowal have registered a case against an unidentified accused of kidnapping a girl working at an IELTS centre. Parminder Kaur, a resident of Bainstani village, lodged a complaint with the police that his 20-year-old daughter Lovepreet was working at an IELTS centre in Hoshiarpur. She had gone from home to the centre on July 13. Since then his daughter’s phone has been switched off and she has not returned home. The police have lodged an FIR under Section 365, IPC. OC

54 students visit Vajra Veer Vatika

Jalandhar: An excursion-cum-educational tour was organised for 54 students of Bhogpur (Punjab) to Jalandhar Cantonment on July 15. During the tour, students were taken to the Vajra Veer Vatika and the museum there. They also visited Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar, wherein an overview of Army Welfare Education Society and its various affiliated colleges was presented. It was followed by visit to the campus. TNS

Man booked on theft charge

Hoshiarpur: The Mahilpur police have booked Sukhwinder Sigh alias Lakkha, a resident of Karnana village of SBS Nagar, and some unidentified persons under Section 379 of the IPC. Satnam Singh of Binjhon village had lodged a complaint to the police alleging that the accused had stolen his tractor and a generator set from his cattle shed on July 2. oc

1 arrested with drug powder

Hoshiarpur: The Dasuya police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 40-gram intoxicating powder from him on Wednesday night. The accused has been identified as Lakhwinder Singh of Kainthan Mohalla, Dasuya. The accused has been booked under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC

36 bottles of liquor seized

Hoshiarpur: The Bullowal police have recovered 36 bottles of illicit liquor after conducting a raid at Bure Jattan village. The police have registered a case under the Excise act against Varinderjit Singh alias Billa, a resident of Buren Jattan. OC