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3 arrested for robbing a widowA man identified as Lakhvinder Singh Lakkha was booked by the police on Thursday for attacking and robbing a woman of her valuables in the Kazi Bagh area. The accused was arrested with 270-gm heroin. The officials also arrested his associates Rajan, a resident of Kapurthala, and Soma, who is a resident of Pandori. Lachman, alias Tinku, the fourth aide, is yet to be arrested. A suspicious man spotted near Saduwal village was also nabbed by a police party on Wednesday. He revealed that on August 26 he had hatched a conspiracy to rob the elderly widow Jasvir Kaur, who lived at her home alone.Webinars keep Science City afloatWith Pushpa Gujral Science City at Kapurthala closed ever since the pandemic started, there have been no visitors at the establishment for the past five months. In the absence of science aficionados frequenting its premises, the Science City is sustaining works by holding webinars, awareness programmes and summer camps for students. Every month four to five webinars are being held amid the pandemic.'Get tested, don't pay heed to rumours'The city had been witnessing less number of positive cases for a long time. However, in August the virus really took off causing a dramatic increase in cases. In an appeal to residents Civil Surgeon Dr Jasmeet Bawa, Kapurthala raised concerns that people were shying away from testing while paying heed to rumours and false news. Appealing to people to come forth for testing, she said the Health Department was also preparing a list of co-morbid people.

The Tribune

2020-09-08