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INBRIEF 11 NABBED FOR DRUG PEDDLING Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested seven drug peddlers, including three women, for selling intoxicating tablets. The accused have been identified as Kebo of Chak Kalan village, Priya and Manjita of Patti Takhar Shankar village, Balbir of Shankar village, Jagroop Singh of Sarihn village, Balram of Rahimpur village and Jeeta of Chak Kalan village. As many as 120 intoxicating tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused and cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the accused. The police arrested Gurpreet Singh of Mohalla Gouns, Nakodar, with 24 tablets. The Mehatpur police arrested Simran Pal Singh of Aalowal village with 21 tablets. The Shahkot police arrested Sukhwindar Singh of Sohal Jagir village and Ajay Deep of Chak Bahamannia village, with 47 tablets. OC 2 ARRESTED FOR LIQUOR SMUGGLING Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested two persons for smuggling liquor. SHO Baljindar Singh said 61 bottles of liquor were recovered from the possession of the accused Kalan Kumar of Mohalla Dibi Pura and Raman Kumar of Mohalla Falahiya Wala, Nurmahal. Cases under the Punjab Excise Act have been registered. OC FIVE DRUG ADDICTS HELD Phagwara: The police have arrested three persons on the charge of consuming heroin. The accused have been identified as Tejinder Singh of Mohalla Guru Nanak Pura, Baljindar Singh of Sharakpur village and Satnam Singh of Mohalla Sufi, Nakodar. Three lighters, silver papers and plastic pipes used for consuming contraband were recovered from their possession. The police arrested Buta of Chak Kalan village and Rahul of Cheema Kalan village for consuming heroin. oc MAN BOOKED FOR ACCIDENTAL DEATH Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked a Rajasthan driver for causing death by negligence. The accused has been identified as Kishor Singh, a resident of Churu district, Rajasthan. Rannjit Singh of Moga district, complained to the police that the accused was driving his trailer fast and negligently and hit his father-in-law Bindar Singh and killed him. OC MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have arrested a villager on the charge of assaulting a co-villager. The accused has been identified as Sandip Singh Mukhtiar of Yusafpur Aalewal village. Jaswindar Singh of the same village complained to the police that the accused and his four accomplices attacked and injured him. oc LPU student among Normalcy returns to LPU; 3 accused sent to judicial custody till Oct 19 three killed as bus overturns in Banga 3 seriously hurt, 21 suffer minor injuries Ashok Kaura Our Correspondent Phagwara,October 5 Three persons, including a bus conductor and a student of Lovely Professional University (LPU), were killed while 24 others sustained injuries after a KTC company bus carrying passengers overturned near village Majari in Banga on the Phagwara national highway early Monday morning. According to preliminary information, the accident took place around 4.30 am when the bus was going from Manali to Amritsar. The vehicle was carrying several LPU students and other tourists returning from a trip to Manali. The bus reportedly fell off a bridge while descending after crossing the Banga flyover and overturned, trapping several passengers inside. The deceased have been identified as bus conductor Khem Singh, LPU student Jashina Joseph and an unidentified person. As many as 21 passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries, while three sustained serious injuries. The injured were immediately shifted to the Civil Hospital, Banga, and The bus that overturned on the Phagwara-Banga highway. Guru Nanak Mission Hospital at Dahan Kaleran. Two seriously injured passengers, Jatin and Sanjay, were referred to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMC), Ludhiana. Another critically injured passenger, Vishal Tulli of Amritsar, is undergoing treatment at Guru Nanak Mission Hospital. Police and rescue teams reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and initiated rescue operations. Local residents alleged that the driver may have dozed off at the wheel, causing the bus to lose control while descending the bridge. However, the exact cause of the accident is yet to be established. The police and the authorities concerned are expected to ascertain the circumstances leading to the crash as part of the investigation. Further details regarding the accident, including the identities and condition of all the injured passengers, are awaited. Phagwara, October 5 After days of violence and tension at Lovely Professional University (LPU), normalcy began returning to the campus on Monday as faculty members resumed work and online classes commenced under a revised academic schedule. However, heavy police deployment continued across the campus and surrounding areas as the authorities maintained heightened security to prevent any untoward incident. The law-and-order situation remained peaceful, with faculty members reporting for duty and carrying out academic and administrative responsibilities in their departments. The resumption of academic work was seen as an important step towards restoring normalcy on the campus following the recent incidents of violence. Under the revised academic schedule, online classes for LPU students began on October 5 and will continue till October 7. These will be followed by doubt-clearing sessions in online as well as offline mode on October 8 and 9. The university has scheduled offline mid-term examinations from October 12 to 17, while regular offline classes are expected to resume from October 19. Students have been advised to start returning to Faculty members back to work, online classes begin Heavy police deployment continued across the campus and surrounding areas. the university from October 10 in view of the mid-term examinations. Meanwhile, legal proceedings against persons arrested in connection with the recent cases also moved forward. Two accused, identified as Ashutosh and Antariksh Dutta were produced before Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) Supreet Kaur. The court sent both accused to judicial custody in the Kapurthala jail till October 19. In another development, LPU student Sahil Kumar was produced before JMIC Harshbir Sandhu. The court also remanded him to judicial custody in Kapurthala jail till October 19. With the accused now in judicial custody, the police investigation into the cases is continuing. The developments have taken place amid continued security arrangements at the LPU, where a substantial police force remained deployed at different locations. Despite the heightened security, the atmosphere inside the campus remained peaceful throughout the day. Faculty members attended their departments. The university’s decision to conduct classes online for three days is aimed at ensuring continuity of academic activities. The authorities are continuing to monitor the situation closely, with police deployment maintained as a precautionary measure. The return of faculty members to regular duties and commencement of online classes marked the first significant step towards resuming academic activities after the recent violence, while the judicial proceedings against those arrested are now underway. District procures 39,000 MT paddy in five days Anganwadi staff to Rishika Kriti Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 5 Paddy procurement has gathered momentum in Jalandhar, with 39,191 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy arriving in the district during the first five days of the procurement season. Of this, 38,961 MT has already been procured by government agencies. According to data from the District Food and Civil Supplies Department, the pace of arrivals witnessed a sharp rise over the past three days. On Monday, 17,129 MT of paddy arrived in the district against 13,942 MT on Sunday and 4,057 MT on Saturday. Monday’s arrival was more than four times the quantity recorded on Saturday. Procurement has also gathered pace alongside the rising arrivals. As many as 16,904 MT of paddy was procured on Monday, compared with 14,092 MT on Sunday A farmer checks the moisture content of his crop at a grain market in Jalandhar. PHOTO SARABJIT SINGH and 5,326 MT on Saturday. The entire quantity so far has been purchased by government agencies with no private procurement reported. The department has made payments worth Rs 95 crore to farmers, including Rs 49 crore on Monday. Officials said payments were being made within the stipulated 48 hour norm. Meanwhile, lifting of procured paddy from the mandis began, with 943 MT lifted during the day. As of Monday, 2,638 MT remained due for lifting under the prescribed 72-hour norm. Harsharanjit Singh Brar, District Food and Civil Sup- plies Controller (DFSC), Jalandhar, said lifting will gather pace as the procurement season progresses. Since paddy is currently arriving and being dispersed across mandis, the quantity needs to be substantial before wagons can transport the crop to rice mills. The procurement season began on October 1 with the district administration expecting around 10.84 lakh MT of paddy to arrive across 79 purchase centres in Jalandhar this season. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy has been fixed at Rs 2,461 per quintal this season. Farmers have been urged to bring only properly dried paddy to the mandis with the permissible moisture content capped at 17 per cent. Farmers have been advised to avoid harvesting at night to ensure that the crop brought to the purchase centres meets the prescribed quality requirements. protest in front of MP’s house today Jalandhar, October 5 Anganwadi workers have given a protest call in front of the residence of Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh on October 6, demanding regularisation of their jobs, increase in wages and implementation of social security benefits. The workers said they had chosen to protest outside the residence of the Rajya Sabha MP as he can raise their long pending demands with the Union government, seeking an immediate increase in the honorarium and wages of the workers and effective intervention to address their demands. The union said Anganwadi, ASHA and Mid-Day Meal workers are working for 10 to 12 hours a day but still not being recognised as regular employees. They also raised concerns over the low honorarium being paid to scheme workers. It said the Centre gives Rs 2,700 per month for Anganwadi workers and Rs 1,350 for helpers under the existing 60:40 funding arrangement. It also said the central honorarium for ASHA workers and facilitators had remained at Rs 2,000 per month since 2018 while MidDay Meal cooks were receiving Rs 1,000 per month for only 10 months in a year. The workers said despite their role in providing nutrition, healthcare and other basic services, they are not being provided basic social benefits such as pension, gratuity and social security. — TNS Woman, son booked JIT told to refund ~31L to two Indrapuram allottees for ~40 lakh fraud Tribune News Service Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 5 The Tanda police have booked a woman and her son for allegedly duping a resident of Khudda village of Rs 40 lakh. The accused have been identified as Jyoti Babar, alias Manjit Kaur, wife of Prashotam Lal, a resident of Heera Colony, and her son Raman Kumar. In his complaint, Sarvanjit Singh of Khudda alleged that the accused had promised to help him set up a pump and obtain the licence. He alleged that the two caused him financial loss during the process. The complainant further alleged that the accused subsequently obtained a loan of Rs 40 lakh from a bank in his name. On the basis of the complaint, the Tanda police registered a case against the mother-son duo and initiated an investigation. The police are verifying the bank records and other documents related to the alleged transaction. Jalandhar, October 5 In a setback to the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT), the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar, has directed the trust to refund the entire amount deposited by two allottees under its Indrapuram (Master Gurbanta Singh Enclave) housing scheme after it failed to provide habitable flats despite years of waiting. The commission held that the allottees had paid the amount due for their flats but were not given possession of homes fit for occupancy. The c m y b total payout in the two cases, including interest, is estimated around Rs 31 lakh. The JIT had launched the scheme in 2006 with promises of affordable flats for low income group families. The first case was filed by 62-year-old Rajni Sharma, who was allotted LIG Flat No 161A on the first floor of the Indrapuram scheme through a lucky draw in 2008. She paid Rs 4.37 lakh towards the flat in installments. The total payment dues in her case said to be Rs 15 lakh, including interest. The allottee told the commission that although the trust gave her paper possession of the flat in October 2009, the site was far from ready for habitation. She also alleged that substandard construction material had been used and several works remained incomplete, making the flat unfit for human habitation. The commission relied on inspection reports, photographs, news reports and communications placed on record, which pointed to the incomplete development of the area. It observed that the JIT had failed to produce convincing evidence to establish that the flat and the surrounding development had been completed in all respects. The second case was filed by 61-year-old Indu who was allotted LIG Flat No 165A on the first floor through the same 2008 lucky draw. She had paid Rs 3.80 lakh towards the flat. According to Indu, the JIT has noted to provide physical possession with all amenities within two-and-a-half years of the allotment by May 2011. However, despite paying the amount and repeatedly following up with the trust, she alleged that proper possession and the promised amenities were not provided even after more than 17 years of the allotment. She further alleged that the JIT had misled her through its advertisement and failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the prolonged delay in handing over the flat with the promised facilities. In Sharma’s case, besides ordering the refund with 9 per cent annual interest, the commission has awarded Rs 30,000 as compensation for mental agony and harassment and Rs 10,000 towards litigation expenses. With the interest component, the total payable amount in her case is expected to be around Rs 16 lakh.