Amritsar: A local Kamaljit Kaur Gill has been appointed the vice-president of the women wing of the All-India Defence Brotherhood (AIDB), Punjab Chapter. Col Parminder Ringh Randhawa handing over the appointment letter to Kamaljit Kaur on Monday stated that keeping in view her services rendered during the Saragarhi Foundation and the way she has been running NGO Rehabilitation and Settlement in which she is helping the needy, she was appointed the Vice-President of the women wing of the AIDB. The AIDB, a non-political association, is carrying out yeoman service by guiding and motivating the youth to join the defence services. It has been working for the welfare of defence community and also guiding and motivating the youth to join the defence services for the past two decades. TNS

Encroachments: panel in action

Amritsar: The committee constituted by the Municipal Corporation to probe into the encroachment on Lawrance Road started recording statements of officials concerned. The committee constituted under the chairmanship of Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu includes Councillors Mahesh Khanna and Priyanka Sharma. Committee’s nodal officer Daljit Singh recorded statements in this regard of officials of the MTP Department, civil wing and Estate Wing of the MC. The committee questioning that how wall was constructed to occupy the prime land by breaking the pavement. After taking the statements of all the officers, the committee members said that if needed, the committee would call any officer again. TNS

1.12 lakh litre of lahan destroyed

Tarn Taran: The Excise Department conducted a search operation against the manufacturing of illegal liquor on Monday. The excise teams recovered 1.12 lakh litre of lahan and 180 litre of illicit liquor from different places besides other equipment used to manufacture illicit liquor. The excise staff destroyed the lahan and the illicit liquor on the spot being it unclaimed. OC

No fresh case Reported in dist

Amritsar: No new Covid case was reported by the District Health Department on Monday. The district at present has two active cases. Meanwhile, a total of 9,696 residents were inoculated during the ongoing vaccination drive on Monday. Of these 3,878 received first dose of the vaccine while 5,818 received second dose. TNS

5 mobile phones seized from jail

Amritsar: The Amritsar Central Jail authorities have recovered five mobile phones from as many jail inmates during a search operation on Sunday. Those booked have been identified as Harjaap Singh, Rashpal Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Harjinder Singh and Surinder Singh. They all were found in possession of five keypad cell phones. The accused were lodged in room number 6 of barrack number 4. TNS