Tarn Taran: ASI Dalwinder Singh (52) who was shot dead in Jagraon by drug peddlers on Saturday was cremated with full state honours at his native Sanghwan village in Patti sub-division on Sunday. The incident claimed lives of two ASIs of the Punjab Police. He is survived by his mother wife and two sons aged 16 and 8. Prominent personalities who laid wreaths on the body included Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota ADGP Arms Battalion Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh and SSP Dhruman H Nimbale among others. OC Woman crushed under truck Amritsar: An over speeding truck crushed a woman to death near Khalsa College. The deceased has been identified as Parminder Kaur a resident of Azad road Chheharta. The truck driver has been identified as Jaspreet Singh alias Sona a resident of Panju Kalan village. Sukhwinder Kaur sister of the deceased told the police that they were heading towards the city on their activa. (Parminder was driving the scooter while she was riding pillion). When they reached opposite Nika Singh Colony an a rashly driven truck hit their scooter from rear. She said Parminder fell down on the road and got crushed under the truck. The accused driver tried to flee from the spot but locals overpowered him and handed him over to the police. ASI Jasbir Singh said a case has been registered under Sections 279 427 and 304-A of the IPC against the truck driver. The ASI said Jaspreet was held and released on bail. TNS Three arrested in theft case Tarn Taran: Three residents of Khairdinke village were on Sunday arrested by Chabal police for stealing an iron rod weighing around seven quintals from the village Government Primary School here. ASI Kuldeep Singh investigating officer in the case said the accused were identified as Lovejit Singh Gurvel Singh and Jagroop Singh of the same village. The accused stole the iron rod from the school on the intervening night of April 27 and 28. The police were informed of the incident by Ranjit Singh a teacher who said that there was some construction work under progress in the school and the iron rod was to be used for that purpose. OC Career portal for students Amritsar: The Punjab Career Portal launched by the Punjab Education Department would provide proper guidance to students regarding their career stated District Education Officer (DEO) (Secondary) Satinderbir Singh. He said the new portal would help students of government schools from Class IX to Class XII in choosing their profession and career. He added that each student would be issued a personal ID using which they would be able to access the portal. He said a capacity-building programme for teachers would be initiated . TNS

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