Lockdown: 4 held for violations in Ludhiana

Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, May 20

Violations of lockdown and other restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 continue with the police arresting four persons and booking three others on Wednesday.

The police said a fast food joint owner in Bharti Colony, Dhan Singh, a grocery trader, Gurpreet Singh, in Punjab Mata Nagar, a fruit vendor on Gill Road, Anil Chauhan, and an electronic shop owner in Grain Market on Humbran Road, Jaswant Singh, were arrested and charged under Sections 188 and 269 of the IPC.

Three others persons, Rajinder Singh Bhatia, a chicken shop owner in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Rajiv Kumar and Mahavir Poddar, both fruit vendors on DMC Road, were booked under Section 188, IPC, for violation of lockdown norms.

Architects seek relaxation in curfew hours

The Punjab chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) has written to the Chief Minister, requesting him to give relaxation to architects to visit construction sites during the curfew hours. Sanjay Goyal, chairman of the IIA, Punjab chapter, said: “The government has allowed construction activities during the curfew but architects are not being allowed to visit construction sites. We have written to the Chief Minister in this regard. The architects have to visit the construction sites on a regular basis. Hence, the government should give relaxation to them to visit the construction sites during the curfew hours.” — TNS