10052022-JTR-01.qxd 09-05-2022 23:43 Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE 469 STUDENTS OF HINDU KANYA COLLEGE GET DEGREES/DIPLOMA As many as 469 graduates, postgrads and diploma holders were awarded degrees/diplomas in Kapurthala. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF DR LAKHVIR IS NEW CIVIL SURGEON PAGE 2 PRIYANKA SHARES 1ST PHOTO OF DAUGHTER MALTI MARIE PAGE 3 On Mother’s Day, Priyanka Chopra took to her social media account and shared the first picture of Malti Marie. MAX 42°C | MIN 25°C | YESTERDAY MAX 42°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7:13 PM AN ODE TO LOVE: HANSAL MEHTA OPENS UP ON DIRECTING BAAI Amazon Prime Video’s Modern LoveMumbai is grabbing eyeballs ever since release of its intriguing trailer. SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:34 AM ‘PSPCL SHOULD RECRUIT STAFF’ Jalandhar: In a meeting with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Chairman, farmers raised the issue of staff shortage in the PSPCL. They urged the official to recruit more staff in the powercom. “Whenever a transformer stops working, we are the ones who get it changed. We pay for the maintenance and repair charges while this work should be done by department staff,” Davinder Singh, a farmer from Nawanshahr said. Satnam Sahni from Phagwara said farmers are bearing the brunt of staff shortage. Kirpal Singh, another farmer from Musapur, said the power cuts are causing damage to their crops and hampering sowing process. TNS KHARKAN STC WINS 1ST MATCH Hoshiarpur: The Inter STC Volleyball Competition kickstarted with zeal at STC, BSF, Kharkan Camp, Hoshiarpur, on Monday. A total of 12 teams from different STCs are participating in the competition, including 10 teams of constables (male) and two teams of constable (female). The competition was inaugurated by SS Mand, Commandant (Training), in the presence of Harbans Singh, second in command (Adm), Rajender Singh, AC (Training) and others officers, subordinate officers, jawans. After which the first match of the competition was played between the women’s teams of STC, Kharkan VS North Bengal, in which the team of STC Kharkan won the match. OC WARD NO. 21 GETS A NEW TUBEWELL Hoshiarpur: Addressing residents while inaugurating a tubewell in Ward No. 21 on Monday, Cabinet Minister Bram Shankar Jimpa said the government was committed to provide safe drinking water to the people on priority. Installedat a cost of ~21.69 lakh, the tubewell will cater to the needs of the ward residents. Accompanied with Councillor Sulekha Devi, the minister said the installation of tubewells would alleviate the problem of drinking water for the residents of the ward. He said it was a long-standing demand of the people which has been met on priority basis. OC TUESDAY | 10 MAY 2022 | JALANDHAR NGOs hold protest against strike by patwaris across the state Give memo to DC for CM demanding action against Malerkotla patwari booked by VB & those supporting him Tribune News Service Hoshiarpur: Dr Lakhvir Singh took over as Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, on Monday in the presence of Cabinet Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa. Posted as District Health Officer, Dr Lakhvir has been given the additional charge of Civil Surgeon by the Health Department. Cabinet Minister Bram Shankar Jimpa congratulated Dr Lakhvir on his appointment. He said Dr Lakhvir while being SMO and District Health Officer has rendered excellent services in public interest in the district. Dr Lakhvir Singh thanked CM Bhagwant Mann, Health Minister and minister Jimpa for his appointment and assured that no stone will be left unturned in improving health services in the district. OC PAGE 4 Jalandhar, May 9 Members of different NGOs, civil society and social workers led by Prof MP Singh, president of NGO-Mission 6213 on Monday held a protest outside the District Administrative Complex (DAC) and handed over a memorandum to DC Ghanshyam Thori for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann demanding stringent action against Malerkotla patwari booked by the Vigilance Bureau in a corruption case. They also demanded action against those patwaris who had gone on a strike till May 15, saying that instead of raising voice against corruption, the members of the District Revenue 67% POSTS VACANT IN JALANDHAR ■ In conversation with Jalandhar Tribune, the candidates selected for the post of patwaris said there were only about 1,700 patwaris working on 4,716 post of patwaris across the state. They said in Jalandhar too, 67 per cent of posts were lying vacant. Members of NGOs before handing over a memorandum to the DC against patwaris’ strike in support of their colleague booked by VB. Kanungo Association and the Revenue Patwari Union were supporting their colleague, who has been booked under corruption charges. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Prof MP Singh said a case was registered against Didar Singh Chhokar (Malerkotla patwari) by the VB after he was allegedly found taking Rs 10,000 bribe for mutation of a property. Besides, the VB had also recovered 33 registries of var- ious properties worth Rs 1.77 crore from his possession. “The VB is investigating the matter, his assets are being verified but the patwari and kanungo associations are unnecessarily trying to build pressure on the government by going on mass leave and causing inconvenience to the residents,” he said. He further said the ongoing strike of patwaris and kanungos was not only affecting administrative work, but also causing a loss to the state exchequer. “The government should intervene and take strict action against all those on strike and interfering in VB’s inquiry,” he added. Surinder Saini of the Jalandhar Welfare Society said: “The government should come up with some mechanism so that public work is not hampered whenever the government employees go on strike.” He further added that the government should also release appointment letters of selected candidates for the post of patwaris. He said the candidates are running from pillar to post seeking their joining letters, but the government was not paying attention. “If the deserving candidates are given the chance to serve the public, not only would corruption go down, there will also be improvement in public services. The NGOs which participated in the protest include Mission 6213, Jalandhar Welfare Society, Baba Deep Singh Ji Sewa Mission, Jhansi Ki Rani Manch, Fly Udaan Zindagi trust, Anmol NGO and Chitra NGO Punjab Chapter. Woman ‘kills’ brother-in-law as Angad Saini rejoins Cong Had quit the party after he was denied ticket property dispute takes ugly turn Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 9 A property dispute took an ugly turn when a woman allegedly killed his brotherin-law by attacking him with a brick at his residence in Basti Sheikh Adda here on Monday evening. The victim was identified as Ashwani Kumar (50), a carpenter by profession. Shubham, victim’s son, alleged that he was killed by his sister-in-law Kaushalya and her two daughters — Jyoti and Nikku — who have been booked by the police on the charge of murder, though no arrest has been made till now. In his statement, Shubham told the police that they had a minor fight over the property dispute, but Kaushalya and her daughters started hurling abuses at his father and started attacking him with stones and bricks. He said the brick hurled at his father hit him on the head and he felt unconscious after that. “We immediately took him Grieving family members of Ashwani Kumar (inset) at Basti Sheikh in Jalandhar. to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. The cause of the death was said to be an internal injury caused due to the brick which was hit on the back of his head,” he added. He further said this property issue was not new, they earlier too had fights over this and his father had many times tried to resolve the issue mutually but his elder brother and wife never took him seriously and were adamant on their demands. Inspector Sukhbir Singh of Division No.5 said they had sent the victim’s body to the Civil Hospital for autopsy. He said a case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against Kaushalya and her daughters. He further said investigation is underway and the accused would be arrested soon. Nawanshahr, May 9 Ex-Congress Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini on Monday rejoined the party, which he had quit just weeks ahead of the Assembly elections to contest as an Independent candidate. The development took place after PPCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and working president of PPCC Bharat Bhushan Ashu visited his place this morning. They had breakfast at his place after which the ex-MLA and his supporters were roped in back into the party. Saini had been denied ticket in the party even though he was a sitting MLA. In the election campaign, Saini had told voters that he had been denied ticket by the high command as his wife Aditi Singh, with whom he claims to have estranged relations, had quit the Congress, gone vocal against Priyanka Gandhi and had joined the BJP . She has won the elections from Rai Bareilli Sadar seat. A transporter by profession, BACK HOME Former Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini with PPCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and working president of PPCC Bharat Bhushan Ashu in Nawanshahr on Monday. Saini’s mother Guriqbal Kaur and father Parkash Singh, too, have been Congress MLAs from the same seat. His ticket had gone to Satvir Palli Jhikki, who lost his security deposit. Angad, who had fought solo and had just 18 days to contest and trailed by 5,515 votes. Saini said he had been getting feelers from the party for his joining. “Two senior state leaders came to my place and were with me for four hours. So, I finally chose to join back. I have traditionally been a Congressman. Even during my campaign, I had not said a word against the state leadership. It was enough for me to know that the party leadership had realised its mistake and had the taste of denying me ticket. I had already discussed this with my supporters and they were happy with my decision. So I took the plunge back into the party,” he said. Seven panchayats show Finance Minister Cheema calls on way to fight drug menace city industrialists, seeks Budget ideas Hand over memo to Garhshankar MLA, DSP Provision of infra and GST issues discussed with minister Our Correspondent Tribune News Service Hoshiarpur, May 9 Representatives of panchayats of seven villages — Denowal Khurd, Darapur, Dogarpur, Dero, Ibrahimpur, Bagwai and Sikandarpur — of the Garhshankar constituency on Monday came forward to fight drug menace in their area. They submitted a demand letter to MLA Jai Krishan Singh Rouri and DSP Narendra Singh Aujla demanding to rid the area of the scourge of drug abuse. On the occasion, the representatives told the MLA that in the Basti Sansian Government Colony (Denowal Khurd) near their villages, ‘chitta’ and many other intoxicants were being sold without fear of the law. They said Basti Sansian is situated at a distance of 1 km from the Garhshankar police station on the Nawanshahr Jalandhar, May 9 A month after the AAP formed the government in the state, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema held a meeting with local industrialists here on Monday. This came as a breath of fresh air for the unit owners, who said earlier the ministers would call on them near the elections. The minister sought their suggestions ahead of the Budget. Several industrialists took part in the meeting and apart from giving suggestions, they also raised their long-pending issues. Prevention of MSMEs from Inspector Raj was one of the issues that was discussed. Charanjit Singh Maingi, general secretary, Jalandhar Chamber of Industries and Commerce, said the process of getting even a small work done is so cumbersome with lots of formalities Panchayat representatives hand over a memorandum against the drug trade in area to MLA Jai Krishan Rouri and the DSP. road. Young boys and girls studying in schools and colleges from almost entire Punjab reach the village to buy drugs in a huge quantity. Many families have been ruined with their only child getting addicted to drugs. They said many deaths are taking place due to drug overdose in the area, so the drug trade should be stopped immediately. Calling the DSP on the sport, MLA Rouri assured the panchayats that the area would be freed from the clutches of the drug menace. c m y b Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema during a meeting with industralists in Jalandhar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH involved that a unit owner gets harassed by government department officials which force industrialists to bribe them to get their works at the earliest. Tajinder Singh Bhasin, another industrialist, said there should be no requirement of change of land use (CLU) or NOC for the land which is reserved for industries in the master plan. “After 1991, there was no proper focal point for setting up industries in Jalandhar. The only provision is to purchase as per master plan 2001-2030, but we have to get the CLU/NOC even for industrial land reserved for industries as per the master plan. We had held a meeting last year with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal where this issue was discussed, to which he had agreed and had assured us that there would be no requirement of CLU or NOC if the government came to power,” he apprised the minister, adding that now it was their duty to implement the same. The industrialists also asked the minister to provide proper infrastructure in industrial areas. They said there was no proper funds or planning for the basic infrastructure in these areas. So, in the upcoming budget, focus should be on this issue. Ravinder Dhir from the Khel Udyog Sangh also mailed his concern to the minister. He also raised the old issue of 18 per cent GST on sports goods and gym equipment accessories. Notably, such high GST on sports goods has been troubling the sports unit owners for a long time now, but this issue has not been resolved so far. Lack of technical manpower and Research and Development (R and D) centre is another matter that has been written in the mail.