Hoshiarpur: The district police seized intoxicants and liquor from various places and arrested four persons, including two women, in this connection. Acting upon a secret information, the Chabbewal police seized 150 gm of opium from a person during search at a naka. The accused has been identified as Vikramjit Singh, a resident of Handowal Kalan village. He has been booked under the NDPS Act. The Mehtiana police arrested Gurdeep Singh of Nadalo village and seized 28 gm of intoxicating powder from him. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him. Similarly, the Garhdiwala police arrested Neelam and Sally, both residents of Johlan village, and seized 20 cases of liquor from them. Both of them have been booked under the Excise Act. oc

Traders seek one time settlement

Jalandhar: Members of the Khel Udyog Sangh protested against the government for not providing one-time settlement policy. Ravinder Dhir, convener, Khel Udyog Sangh, said they observed December 15 as a black day by wearing black masks. He said the Excise and Taxation Department has issued ex-parte notices to industrialists for the VAT assessment for the year 2013-2014. Industrialists bearing the brunt of the lockdown imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak said they were being harassed mentally. Members of the sangh said the state government first promised the one-time settlement and was now not fulfilling the promise. Recently, Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora said the policy would be launched and issues of industrialists would be addressed. Industrialists had expressed their disappointment while holding a meet with the Finance Minister and the latter had called them to Chandigarh. The industrialists had asked the Finance Minister about the status of the one-time settlement policy that the government was set to unveil for resolving the issue of C-forms. TNS