18 test positive in Hoshiarpur dist

Hoshiarpur: The district reported 18 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the infection tally to 7,388, while no death was reported on Tuesday. Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said samples of 1,339 people with suspected flu- like symptoms were taken in the district, with it the total number of samples taken till date had risen to 2,15,811. Out of today’s 18 positive cases, seven cases are related to the city while the remaining are from various other health blocks of the district. OC

Couple among 6 held with drugs

Hoshiarpur: The district police have seized a huge quantity of narcotics from different places and arrested six persons, including a couple, in this connection. According to information, the Garhdiwala police station had laid a naka near Daffar village. On suspicion the police stopped a couple and during checking 158 gm of intoxicating powder was seized from them. The accused have been identified as Gagandeep Singh and his wife Hardeep Kaur of Jalota village. The police have registered a case under the NDPS Act. The Mahilpur police seized 35 gm of heroin from Jorawar Singh, alias Jora, during a naka in the area. Similarly, 63 gm of heroin was seized from Satvinder Singh, alias Satti, and Raju Sagar, both residents of Nasra village. They have been booked under the NDPS Act. The police arrested Harpreet Singh, alias Peda, a resident of Langeri village, and during search seized 55 gm of heroin from his possession. He has been booked under the NDPS Act. OC