28092025-LT-01.qxd 9/28/2025 12:24 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune PAU KISAN MELA ENDS AMID OVERWHELMING PARTICIPATION JUST THE START, WANT TO WIN MANY MORE, SAYS RANI Event reinforced PAU’s enduring role in advancing farmer welfare and agricultural innovation. INSIDE Rani Mukerji is elated to have won her first National Film Award in her three-decade-long career. INSIDE » NORA FATEHI SHINES IN RAHUL MISHRA OUTFIT MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 35°C | MIN 25°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 24°C SUNSET SUNDAY 6.11 PM The actress brought her charm to Dubai, stepping out in a pink corsetted gown. INSIDE » FORECAST SUNRISE MONDAY 6:14 AM » SUNDAY | 28 SEPTEMBER 2025| LUDHIANA Fair contractor makes suicide bid, accuses MLA of seeking ~10L bribe Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 27 Daresi Dasehra Fair contractor allegedly attempted suicide by pouring petrol over himself on Saturday, accusing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from the Central constituency Ashok Parashar Pappi denies allegations Pappi of demanding Rs 10 lakh as bribe to run the fair. Contractor’s supporters intervened and prevented him from setting himself ablaze. Following the incident, the fair was shut down. The contractor, Ashok Kumar, also stripped off his shirt and staged a protest against the MLA. He said, “I have the contract for the Daresi Dasehra Fair. Continued on page 2 HEALTH & WELLNESS The Tribune is starting a Q and A column to address your health-related queries. Please mail your questions (not exceeding 40 words) at healthandwellness@tribunemail.com. The Tribune’s panel of doctors will answer all your healthrelated concerns. Festival season: Efforts on to make roads encroachment-free Regular checking in markets to continue, warning issued Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 27 As the festival season has already started and shopkeepers and roadside vendors have started putting their goods on roads, the city traffic police are not in a mood to spare encroachers. The drive to ensure that city roads remains encroachment-free during the festival season has already started. On Saturday, the traffic police, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Traffic, Jatin Bansal, along with officials of the Municipal Corporation, carried out a drive at Field Ganj where encroachments were removed and offenders were told to obey the traffic rules. The ACP said during the drive, goods of roadside vendors who had put up their goods on a road obstructing the traffic were removed and a warning was issued to the offenders. “The traffic police will regularly check markets in the ongoing festive season to ensure that traffic remains smooth and no one resorts to encroachments. The police Cops during a drive against encroachments on a road in Ludhiana on Saturday. do not want to harass anyone, rather only seeking cooperation of shopkeepers and roadside vendors that they should do their business well this festive season but ensure their goods remain away from roads,” Jatin said. Meanwhile, ADCP (Traffic) Gurpreet Purewal said during festival season, traffic usually increases on roads as people visit markets for shopping and other purposes. The traffic police had already initiated awareness programmes through which shopkeepers and vendors were told to follow the traffic norms and avoid encroachments on roads. The police will take immediate action against violations. The ADCP said on Friday, encroachments were removed from Ghumar Mandi under the supervi- sion of ACP (Traffic) Gurpreet Singh and wrongly parked vehicles were also challaned. On Saturday, a drive was carried out in Field Ganj by ACP Jatin Bansal and road was cleared for traffic. Shopkeepers and vendors were also issued warnings and their support was also sought to keep the traffic flow smooth during the festival season. Army engineers join work to prevent water from entering Sasrali village Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 27 On the request of the district administration, the Army has deployed its engineering wing to assist workers at Sasrali Colony, where the Sutlej had changed its course and begun eroding the dhusi bandh. Engineers, along with the local workforce, have started de-silting operations in the middle of the river to divert the water flow away from the village. Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain while speaking to The Tribune said the administration’s major focus during the floods was to ensure that water did not enter the village. “During days of heavy rainfall, the river’s flow caused land erosion at an alarming rate of nearly three acres per day beyond the dhusi bandh. However, the water level has dropped significantly over the past five days, with only 15,000 cusecs being discharged at Phillaur. Under the guidance of the Irrigation Department and with the support of the Army’s engineering wing, we have deployed machinery to carry out de-silting in the middle of the river. It will help restart Continued on page 2 Out on parole, man facing 13 cases nabbed for snatching woman’s chain Mahesh Sharma Raikot, September 27 The Ludhiana (rural) police claimed to have busted a gang of drug peddlers and chain snatchers who had been involved in anti-social activities for over a decade. Kingpin of the gang, identified as Gurpreet Singh Gora of Bhadaur town, was nabbed hours after he, along with his another accomplice, committed a snatching near Panchmukhi Mandir here on Friday afternoon. However, Kindi of Bhadaur, his accomplice, succeeded in fleeing the scene under the cover of darkness. The snatched golden chain and motorcycle used in the crime were also recovered from the suspect. SSP Ankur Gupta said the Raikot City police, led by SHO Amarjit Singh, had nabbed a notorious drug peddler and a chain snatcher, Gora, during a campaign launched against anti-social elements ahead of the festival season. According to an FIR lodged on the statement of METICULOUSLY. REFINED. 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Gora is serving sentence in connection with a drug smuggling case and had been on parole for 54 days. The parole of the suspect will end on October 5.