06062024-CT-01.qxd 6/6/2024 1:02 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune DIARRHOEA CASE COUNT AT BUDANPUR REACHES 460 POTHOLED ROADS TROUBLE COMMUTERS IN PANCHKULA CITY GOLFER MANYAVEER WINS LAURELS IN SCOTLAND The number of diarrhoea cases recorded at Budanpur village of Panchkula climb to 460. P2 Broken and damaged roads in Sector 20 of Panchkula make commuting difficult. P2 Manyaveer Bhadoo wins boys’ 15-18 years event at US Kids Golf European Championship in Scotland. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 197 PANCHKULA 288 MOHALI 272 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF YOUTH ARRESTED FOR SNATCHING Chandigarh: The police have arrested a 22-year-old youth for snatching. The suspect was identified as Prashant, a resident of, Ram Darbar, Phase I. The police said Prashant, along with his accomplice, had snatched Rs 5,000 from one Ajay Kumar at the Industrial Area, Phase II. A case regarding the incident was registered at the Sector 31 police station. TNS SAFAI KARAMCHARI HELD WITH KNIFE Chandigarh: The police have arrested a 20-year-old youth while possessing a knife. The suspect, identified as Tushar Singh, alias Pinku, a resident of Ram Darbar, Phase I, was arrested by a patrolling party from near his house. A case under the Arms Act was registered at the Sector 31 police station. Tushar already had two cases registered against him. The police said the suspect worked as a safai karamchari at the PGIMER. TNS SEC 38 RESIDENT DUPED OF ~3L Chandigarh: A Sector 38 resident, who wanted to rent out his property, was duped of Rs 3.85 lakh. According to the police, the complainant, Sukhminder Singh, stated that he had posted an advertisement to rent out his property following which a person claiming to be a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel contacted him to enquire about it. The complainant alleged that the person managed to cheat him through online transactions. A case has been registered at the cybercrime police station and an investigation has been initiated into it. TNS WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh : Sector 34 and 56, and Ram Darbar Mohali : Sector 76 Panchkula: Sector 5 Immigration agent arrested for fraud Chandigarh, June 5 The police arrested the owner of an immigration firm, World Visa Advisor in Sector 17, for cheating four persons to the tune of Rs 42.36 lakh. The suspect has been identified as Kushpal Singh (46), a Faridkot resident who was presently residing in Dera Bassi. The complainant, Shubham Kumar of Kaithal, had reported that he wanted to go abroad to study following which he contacted the Kushpal and visited his office. The complainant had alleged that continued on page 2 Cong leader also fared well in posh sectors, Tandon in others Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 5 Despite leading in votes polled at 340 booths, BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon lost the electoral battle to his arch-rival Congress candidate Manish Tewari, who maintained lead on 272 booths, in the Lok Sabha election held for the Chandigarh seat on June 1. A majority of villages and colonies located in periphery areas of the city went with Tewari, while Tandon received the major chunk of votes from residents of sectors. However, a majority of the government employees residing in Sectors 7, 19, 23, 24, 26, 12 (PGIMER and PEC) and 14 (PU) voted for Tewari in a large number. Tewari also got a handsome lead in Maloya, Badheri, Dadu Majra, Sarangpur, Khuda Lahora, Khuda Ali Sher and Khuda Jassu villages. On the other hand, Tandon maintained lead in villages such as Dhanas, Kishangarh, Hallo Majra, Burail, Behlana, Kajheri, Daria and Raipur Khurd. Voters from the Sector 25 colony voted wholeheartedly for Tewari. He received more than 6,000 votes from the colony. Tewari also AREA-WISE BREAKUP MANISH TEWARI Villages: Maloya, Badheri, Dadu Majra, Sarangpur, Khuda Lahora, Khuda Ali Sher and Khuda Jassu Colonies: Sector 25 Colony, Ram Darbar, Dadu Majra Colony, Maloya Colony and Bapu Dham Colony Sectors: Sector 4, 7 to 12, 14, 23, 24, 26, 28, 46 and 52 to 54 received a good number of votes form areas such as Ram Darbar, Dadu Majra Colony, Maloya Colony and Bapu Dham Colony. Tewari polled more votes SANJAY TANDON Villages: Dhanas, Kishangarh, Hallo Majra, Burail, Behlana, Kajheri, Daria and Raipur Khurd. Complexes: Housing Complex, Dhanas, Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, and Industrial Area. Sectors: 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 31, 32, 37, 40 to 45, 47 to 50 and 63 than his rival in posh areas such as Sectors 4 and 8 to 11. Other locations where Tewari got the lead included Sectors 28, 46 and 52 to 54. On the contrary, BJP’s Tan- TEWARI’S WINNING MARGIN 2,504 votes Total votes he polled 2,16,657, including 307 postal ballots Tandon got 2,14,153 votes, including 383 postal ballots don received an overwhelming response from voters in areas such as Housing Complex Dhanas, Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, continued on page 2 FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE THE TRIBUNE INTERVIEW: MANISH TEWARI, MP-ELECT Will try to fulfil free water, power promise to low income group N EWLY-ELECTED MP Manish Tewari credited the INDIA bloc for his victory in the Lok Sabha election. He is hopeful of meeting the promises made in the local Congress manifesto like providing 20,000 litres of free water per month per household and 300 units of free electricity to families with a monthly income up to Rs 20,000. Tewari speaks to Sandeep Rana on his win following a tough electoral fight with BJP nominee Sanjay Tandon. Excerpts. ■ What led to your win? The INDIA bloc worked on the ground, paving the way to the victory. Women voters queue up amid scorching heat at a polling station in Sector 25. FILE MAX 40°C | MIN 29°C YESTERDAY MAX 42.9°C | MIN 30.2°C SUNRISE FRIDAY 5.20 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD UT colonies, villages helped Tewari win battle of ballot GENERALLY CLOUDY SUNSET THURSDAY 7.23 PM » THURSDAY | 6 JUNE 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST ■ But your winning margin of 2,504 votes was the smallest ever in the Lok Sabha polls in Chandigarh. Well, we have not analysed it at the moment. We will evaluate it in great detail to find out how the election panned out. Only then I will be able to provide a substantive reply. ■ Will the alliance stay in Chandigarh and in the MC for the next five years? Members of the INDIA bloc are meeting in Delhi today. Obviously, the alliance has certain momentum to it. The alliance has worked in other places also. After all, the group has won 232 Lok Sabha seats. It is a substantial number. It will give further momentum to the alliance. ■ You have been an MP from Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib. What challenges did you face while fighting the election from Chandigarh? Every election has its own set of unique and peculiar challenges. No two elections are alike. ■ Did Congress stalwart and four-time city MP Pawan Kumar Bansal not joining your campaign had any impact? These are the party’s internal issues. So, I do not think these should be discussed publicly. ■ Any word for Sanjay Tandon? I have respect and regard for him. The election campaign went personal from both sides, which should not have happened. But I have no bitterness towards him. He was a worthy opponent, who fought a good election. I will work along with him for the city’s betterment. ■ Your priorities for the city? Let the Central government form. Once it is formed, we will know the contours of who will be the incharge. Depending on that, I will formulate the plan to complete the pending works. ■ How will you provide free water and electricity to people, as promised in the manifesto? Free water was an MC campaign, which we endorsed. It is the commitment of the Congress and AAP to provide it. This agenda continued on page 2 Storm lashes tricity, several areas plunge into darkness Rain brings down mercury by 11 notches Tribune News Service Burail hotel owner held in immoral trafficking case Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 5 Storm and rain brought down the mercury by 11 notches in the city today. Strong winds blew at the speed of 40 to 45 kmph on Wednesday evening, breaking branches of trees at various places in the city. It was followed by showers. Though the maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 42.9°C, it came down to 31°C around 9.10 pm as storm hit the city. Earlier, some parts of the city witnessed drizzle. However, it was late in the evening when it rained that residents got respite from hot conditions. As per the forecast, the city is expected to witness light rain for two more days. However, the maximum temperatures are not expected to see a major change and are likely to stay above 40°C. 3 FLIGHTS DIVERTED Mohali: Three flights to the SBSI Airport were diverted due to bad weather. The arrivals from Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai were diverted to Jaipur and Delhi after high-velocity winds and showers hit the tricity. TNS POWER OUTAGES Chandigarh: Light rain coupled with strong winds led to power disruption in several parts of the city. Many areas plunged into darkness as branches of trees fell on power cables. Branches of trees also fell on roads, disrupting movement of traffic. An official said efforts were on to remove fallen branches and restore power supply in the city. TNS A unipole falls on parked vehicles in Oxford Street as high-velocity winds blew in Zirakpur on Wednesday evening. 7 cars damaged as unipoles fall in Zirakpur Tribune News Service Zirakpur, June 5 Three unipoles crashed down, damaging seven cars, in separate incidents as a dust storm lashed Zirakpur this evening. A 40-ft-high unipole split into two and damaged five vehicles in the parking lot of the Oxford Street, as storm and showers lashed the tricity. No one was injured in the mishap, but it brought back the memories of Ghatkopar billboard collapse on May 13. Seventeen persons had died and 75 were injured in Mumbai after a giant-sized hoarding crashed onto a petrol pump due to gusty winds and unseasonal rains. The dust storm hit Zirakpur around 4.30 pm and lasted around 15 minutes. High-velocity winds continued to lash the tricity till late in the evening. The towering unipole advertising ‘Royale Estate Group’ in Oxford Street crashed down with a thud on the vehicles parked near Chutney House, a restaurant, on the Zirakpur-Ambala national highway. Passersby near the board ran away to safety. After the incident, a heavy crowd gathered in the area. Aditya, the owner of a damaged vehicle, said, “Who is responsible for the safety of continued on page 2 Chandigarh, June 5 The UT police have busted an immoral trafficking racket being operated from a hotel in Burail, Sector 45. The police have arrested the hotel owner and rescued three women. On getting a tip-off about the racket being run from Hotel Maharaja, the police sent a decoy customer to the hotel. As the decoy customer paid money for the ‘services’ sought, the police raided the hotel and nabbed its owner, identified as Banarsi Parsad (55). The police said the hotel also had a spa centre from were three women were rescued. The rescued women were sent to Nari Niketan, Sector 26. A case was registered at the Sector 34 police station. The hotel owner was produced in a court, which remanded him in judicial custody. A first for armed forces, Command Hospital harvests pancreas for transplant Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service Organs harvested at Command Hospital, Chandimandir, being sent for transplant at the PGIMER. c m y b Chandigarh, June 5 In a first for any medical institution of the armed forces, specialists at Command Hospital, Chandimandir, performed a successful pancreas and kidney harvest from a brain-dead patient today. The organs were harvested from the father of a serving soldier from 14 Punjab, who consented for this cause in his hour of grief. While harvesting of kidneys has been undertaken in the past, this is for the first time in the history of the armed forces that pancreas were harvested for organ Soldier’s father, a brain-dead patient, gives new lease of life to medical student at PGIMER transplantation. The organ retrieval surgery involved an over 8-hour-long marathon procedure. According to doctors, pancreas retrieval is among the most difficult surgeries. The organs were successfully transplanted in a medical student at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, who was suffering from dia- betes and fighting with kidney failure, giving him a new lease of life. It also ushers a ray of hope for the millions in the country requiring pancreas transplantation. Doctors said pancreas transplantation was very rare and at present, the PGI was perhaps the only centre in the country to have made a few attempts so far. In the past, the Western Com- mand Hospital has performed several organ harvesting and transplant operations, providing a new lease of life to critically ill persons by harvesting kidneys, liver and heart from brain-dead patients. Organ donation was started in the armed forces in the late 2000s and introduced at the Western Command Hospital in 2014. The process is coordinated by the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplantation Authority in New Delhi. Several other military hospitals across the country have also performed similar life-saving organ transplant operations.