Kapurthala: The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) has issued guidelines for the visitors and imposed restrictions in view of the influx of devotees during the ‘Shrawan Ashtmi Navratras’ starting from August 9 to 17. In this regard, the Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner, Deepti Uppal, issued an advisory for the people of the district who intend to visit Himachal Pradesh during the “Shrawan Ashtmi Navratras”. She said directions have been issued by the Himachal Pradesh Government for the pilgrims/visitors during the navratras. Those intending to visit various temples/shrines shall be allowed to enter the state/district borders only if they possess vaccination certificate (both doses) or RT-PCR negative report issued not older than 72 hours. TNS

Event on Quit India movement

Jalandhar: To commemorate the sacrifices of the freedom fighters in the struggle for Independence, an event on the theme of ‘Quit India Movement’ was organised on the eve of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ and ‘Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ (75th Anniversary of India’s Independence) by Vajra Corps on Monday at Jalandhar Cantt. The event aimed to revive the euphoria of ‘Quit India Movement’ and develop the spirit of nationalism among the youth. The event commenced with a video clipping on Quit India Movement which was followed by a play enacted by the children from various schools of Jalandhar Cantt depicting the heroism of freedom fighters. TNS

Rozgar mission: Job fair today

Jalandhar: To provide employment opportunities to the youth of Jalandhar district under the ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar Mission’, a job fair will be organised on August 10 at the office of the District Employment and Business Bureau. The Deputy Director, District Employment and Business Bureau, Jaswant Rai, said big companies will participate to provide employment opportunities to youth. Candidates with educational qualifications of Classes X and XII can participate in the fair. Rai informed that Covid norms would be complied with during the fair. The Deputy Director appealed to the youth to register on the website www.pgrk am.com for more jobs and said that for other information, the office’s helpline 90569 -20100 can also be contacted. TNS

F&CC meeting on August 13

Jalandhar: An F&CC meeting will be held on August 13 in the Municipal Corporation. One of the agendas during the meeting would be regarding supply of five tractor trolleys with GPS system on hiring basis with driver and two unskilled labour each for lifting of garbage for the health branch in Jalandhar Cantonment constituency, six tractor trolleys in Jalandhar West constituency, and seven in Jalandhar Central constituency. TNS

Two nabbed on theft charge

Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested two persons for stealing cash from a shop in broad daylight. They were identified as residents of Sangrur and the vehicle recovered from them was also found to be the stolen one. Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of the local market Vakilan, told the police that he went out of the shop for some work at around 1 pm. A man came to the shop while another was standing outside with a two-wheeler. He entered the shop and tried to take away the cash, but the owner of Sheru Tea Stall saw him and raised an alarm. Both the accused were nabbed by the people. The accused have been identified as Dinesh Kumar alias Sanjay, a resident of Bhavanigarh, Sangrur and Diwan, a resident of Ramnagar Basti, Sangrur. A case has been registered. OC

FIR lodged week after snatching

Hoshiarpur: Seven days after the incident, the Garhshankar police have registered an FIR against unidentified youths who had run after snatching a woman’s purse on August 1 from near Padrana village. Ram Lubhaya of Bharta Ganeshpur village told the police that on August 1, he was going from his village to Garhshankar with his wife. When they reached Padrana village, two youths came on a bike from behind, snatched his wife’s purse and fled. After seven days, the police have lodged a case of robbery against unknown persons. oc

1 booked for molestation

Hoshiarpur: The Mahilpur police have booked Deepak Kumar, alias Bunty, a resident of Khushi Paddi village, for allegedly molesting a married woman two days ago by entering her house late at night. The woman in her complaint said her husband was out of the house while she was sleeping with her children. Late night, a resident of village told her that someone was roaming on the roof of her house. When she reached the roof of the house to check, the accused allegedly molested her. The police have registered a case. OC

One booked for abducting minor

Hoshiarpur: The Tanda police have booked Principal Singh, alias Mintu, a resident of Prempur, on the charge of abducting a minor by luring her on the pretext of marriage. The complainant told the police that her minor daughter had gone missing on August 6. The next day, she returned home late in the evening and told that the accused had allegedly abducted her but she somehow managed to escape. OC

Man booked for cheating

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked a person for allegedly cheating Sonalika company of Rs45 lakh. Anil Mathur, an official of the company, said Deedar Singh alias Billa Saini, a resident of Patti village, had allegedly cheated the company of Rs45 lakh. OC