10052022-LT-01.qxd 5/10/2022 12:15 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana TRIBUNE VENDORS’ ASSN DEMANDS VENDING ZONES IN CITY PAGE 2 Despite staging protests and meeting the MC authorities street vendors are still waiting for vending zones in city. MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF ONE HELD FOR ROUGHING UP CONSTABLE Ludhiana: The police have arrested Roger David, resident of Shivaji Nagar, and booked him under Sections 353, 186 and 279 of the IPC for misbehaviour with a constable and hitting him with rashly driven motorcycle. In a complaint, Constable Kashish Kumar said he was on duty with the SHO and a police party from Division No. 7 near BCM Park in Sector 32 on Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road. He said around 10.30 pm, Roger David, coming from the BCM School side on his motor cycle (PB-10GQ-9658), was signalled to stop. But Roger David rammed his motorcycle into him, had heated arguments and caused obstruction in performing government duty. OC FOUR DRUG RUNNERS HELD Ludhiana: The police have nabbed two drug runners, identified as Raj Kumar and his accomplice Kuldeep Sahni, both residents of Roop Nagar, Dhandra, with 500 gm of cannabis (gaanja) from near Sidhwan Canal in BRS Nagar on Sunday. The police said the drug runners were coming on foot and made an attempt to turn back on the sight of the police party. They were stopped on suspicion and their search led to the seizure of contraband. The duo have been booked under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. Two more drug traffickers, identified as Hardeep Singh and Sukhdev Singh, residents of Khasi Kalan, were arrested from near Jamalpur Chowk on Sunday on a tip-off. The police intercepted a Toyota Etios car (PB-10DQ-8416), which was coming from the Samrala Chowk side, and the search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 9 gm of heroin and an electronic balance. The car being used for drug running was also impounded. The drug traffickers have been booked under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the IPC. OC MAN BOOKED FOR RAPE Ludhiana: The police have booked Avneesh Kumar, resident of Maharaj Nahar, under Section 376 of the IPC for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman residing in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar here. In a police complaint, the victim said she was in physical relationship with Avneesh Kumar, who had promised to marry her. However, after he seemed reluctant to marry, the two decided to separate and Avneesh Kumar promised to pay her Rs 4 lakh. “On May 5, Avneesh called me to a place in Ghumar Mandi saying he would make a payment of Rs 30,000 to me. But he took me towards JMD Mall and thereafter to a hotel behind the Mall where I was raped,” said the victim. The police are investigating the matter. No arrest has been made so far. OC PRIYANKA SHARES FIRST PHOTO OF DAUGHTER MALTI MARIE While the show completed 1,800 episodes, producer Sanjay Kohli, was honoured by World Book of Records. MAX 42°C | MIN 26°C | YESTERDAY MAX 41°C | MIN 27°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7:11 PM PAGE 4 On Mother’s Day, Priyanka Chopra took to her social media account and shared the first picture of her daughter. SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:34 AM TUESDAY | 10 MAY 2022 | LUDHIANA 7 mega industrial estates No new Covid case in dist to come up in Textile Park Tribune News Service PM Mitra project over 1,000 acres to be Centre-state joint venture Nitin Jain PROJECT REPORT Tribune News Service Ludhiana, May 9 Seven mega industrial estates will come up under the entire textile value chain, touted as Textile Park, at the cost of Rs 4,445 crore, in the district, the government has confirmed. The ambitious industrial project, which has been approved under the PM Mitra scheme, will be set up over 1,000 acres of land at Koom Kalan village in the industrial capital of the state as a joint venture between the Centre and Punjab, the officials have said. Sharing details, Directorcum-Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Sibin C told The Tribune that the project will be established over a period of five years up to 2027-28 at the cost of Rs 4,445 crore, which has been approved under the scheme. He said a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with 51 per cent equity from the Punjab Government and 49 per cent from the Central Government will be set up by the state government for implementing the PM Mitra scheme project. The state government will transfer the land at notional price to the SPV. Of the total 1,000 acres being offered by the state government for Textile Park, the Greater Ludhiana Development Authority (GLADA), Textile Park to comprise seven mega industrial estates Project cost: ~4,445 crore Area: 1,000 acres Completion target: Five years by 2027-28 Ownership: Joint venture between Punjab 51% and Centre 49% ISTOCK FORECAST PAGE 3 DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS FOR TEAM BHABIJI GHAR PAR HAI SALIENT FEATURES ■ The work on Textile Park will start as per the terms and conditions finalised by the Centre in consultation with Punjab. ■ The site for Textile Park is located at Koom Kalan. The land parcel offered by the state government has a total area of 1,000 acres. ■ Of the total 1,000 acres project area, 957.39 acres of land is owned and in possession of GLADA, while 81.06 acres of land is under judicial proceedings. The remaining land will be acquired by GLADA and will be made available before the commencement of the project. is owner and in possession of 957.39 acres of land, of which, 81.06 acres of land is under judicial proceedings. “The remaining land will be acquired by GLADA and will be made available before the commencement of the project,” he disclosed. A project approval committee, comprising Union Textiles Secretary and Union Textiles Ministry Financial Adviser as members, Union Textiles Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary as member convener, and representatives of the Niti Aayog and Union Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as members, has been constituted to approve the proposals received for the setting up of units at Textile Park. Divulging the support from the Centre for the mega industrial project, Sibin said the Union Government will extend Development Capital Support (DCS) at 30 per cent of the project cost with a maximum of Rs 500 crore for greenfield projects and Rs 200 crore for brownfield projects. “The DCS will be towards creation of core infrastructure, such as roads, power, water and support infrastructure, such as common processing house, CETP workers’ housing, logis, tics facilities and medical facilities,” he disclosed. Under the Competitive Incentive Support (CIS), an outlay of Rs 300 crore has been earmarked for Textile Park, which will be incurred towards giving incentive at the rate of 3 per cent of sales turnover of manufacturing facilities in the park on first-come first-serve basis. “The eligible factory will not be availing incentives in the PLI scheme of the Centre and the incentive will be available till the funds under this head are available with the PM Mitra project,” the Directorcum-Secretary Industries and Commerce revealed. Putting an incentive capping, the government will offer Rs 10-30 crore for investment over Rs 300 crore, Rs 5-15 crore for investment between Rs 100300 crore, and Rs 1-3 crore for investment of less than Rs 100 crore with an employment generation of over 100 employees. The Ministry of Textiles will develop model RFQ, RFP and concession agreement for selection of master developer in parallel with preliminary selection of sites with the assistance of PMA. “After selection of sites, these model documents can be tweaked, if required, in consultation with the state governments, Niti Aayog and Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), and Ministry of Finance as per requirement of specific site,” Sibin informed, while adding that after finalisation of this process, a MD will be selected for the Textile Park site through a transparent process. Ludhiana, May 9 No fresh Covid case and no death due to the disease was reported in the district today. A total of 1,09,888 persons have tested positive for the virus since March 2020, while 2,280 persons from the district have succumbed to the virus till now. The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients was 97.91 per cent today. There were 18 active cases in the district and 17 patients were asked to isolate themselves at their homes by the Health Department. At present one Covid patient is admitted to hospital in Ludhiana. Till date, a total of 35,30,058 samples for Covid test have been taken, of which 34,05,409 were found negative. Samples of 2,557 suspected patients were sent for testing today, the results of which are expected shortly. 1 tests +ve at Sewa Kender; nobody taking precautions On Sunday one person working at Sewa Kender inside Mini Secretariat had tested positive. Today a team of the Health Department visited the Sewa Kender and instructed the staff and visitors to wear mask and adopt social distancing but neither the staff nor the visitors seem to care about the instructions and continue to roam without masks. Although posters asking to wear masks have been Despite the Health Department’s instructions, people visiting Sewa Kender and staff working there do not wear masks in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN COVID-19 FIGURES SAMPLES POSITIVE ACTIVE DEATHS 35,30,058 1,09,888 18 4 2,280 For info Contact: 0161-2444193 & 4622276 pasted inside the kender but nobody seemed to follow it. An official from the Health Department said people need to follow Covidappropriate behaviour as one of the persons working here has tested positive. “We are asking the people to wear mask,” he said. “Now there is no virus and there is no need to wear mask. I am fully vaccinated and there is no need to wear mask,” said one of the visitors. An employee working at the kender said he is not carrying his mask with him today and will wear it from tomorrow. Some of the people were even seen giggling at the instructions that were given by the department and were heard murmuring that all these things are of little importance now. The state government had recently issued guidelines to the people to wear masks keeping in view the rising number of Covid cases in many districts of the state. Probe planting of narcotics by Communal violence at Patiala conspiracy cops, court orders Khanna SSP to disturb peace in Punjab: Shahi Iman Acquits accused in drugs case registered on April 12, 2017 Legal Correspondent Ludhiana, May 9 “It is a shocking piece of evidence came on record that persons, who are supposed to perform the duty to maintain law and order and to arrest accused in such cases under the NDPS Act are indulging in corrupt practices and after procuring some medicines and crushing to make it powder, plant the same on the accused for some extraneous reasons,” observed a local court, while acquitting an accused in narcotics case. The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Amrinder Pal Singh made these observations while acquitting the accused in a narcotics case. Directions were issued to the SSP Khanna, to conduct , an inquiry against ASI Darshan Lal, Head Constable Inderjit Singh, Head Constable Lakhwinder Singh, ASI Kimti Lal and also other police officials, who were part of these corrupt practices to implicate the accused in a false case. It has been further directed that if they are found guilty, an FIR be registered against them under relevant provisions of law. The orders were pronounced by the court while acquitting Jagdeep Singh, alias Happy, resident of Takhran village, Machhiwara Sahib, in a narcotics case. Delivering the 42-page judgement, the court held, “From all the evidence adduced by prosecution on record and cross-examination done on behalf of accused and documents produced by accused in his defence, it is apparently clear that alleged recovery has been planted upon the accused. So, from no stretch of imagination it can be inferred that accused was found in conscious possession of 60 gms of intoxicant powder”. The accused had filed a writ petition before the High Court in which the State of Punjab, Punjab DGP, Khanna SSP, Macchiwara police station SHO, ASI Kimti Lal and ASI Darshan Lal were arrayed as respondents, but instead of filing cancellation report, a challan was presented and no inquiry was conducted to know the nexus of such officials like ASI Kimti Lal and ASI Darshan Lal and other officials posted in the police station, who in connivance with other police officials had implicated the accused in the present case. So, the accused is ordered to be acquitted from the charge framed against him, further observed the court. Divulging the details, defence lawyer Parupkar Singh Ghumman said a false case against the accused was registered at the Machhiwara police station on April 12, 2017. As per prosecution, ASI Darshan Lal along with a police party was present at a crossing of Bhattian village. At about 9 pm, a car was seen coming from the Adiyana village side driven by the accused. A signal was given to stop the car but the accused tried to run away from the spot. He was apprehended on suspicion and 60 gram of intoxicating powder was recovered from his pocket. The prosecution examined 10 witnesses to prove its case. Whereas, the accused produced on record the documents showing that following writ petition, the Vigilance Bureau had registered a case against ASI Kimti Lal, which is pending before the Court of Additional Sessions Judge Ajit Atri regarding false implication in narcotics case. “The defence also produced one conversation between ASI Kimti Lal, Jagdeep Singh and Harvinder Singh, which pertains to January 5, 2018. All the persons were conversing with each other like friends, although ASI Kimti Lal was fully aware that he was talking to the accused. At one point of time he admitted the fact that some medicines were recovered and they were not destroyed, neither case was registered. The medicines were crushed to powder and from the conversation it is clear that the crushed powder is planted on various persons to involve them in NDPS cases,” observed the court. c m y b Our Correspondent Ludhiana, May 9 Shahi Imam of Punjab Maulana Mohammed Usman Rehmani said the recent communal clashes at Patiala were a calculated conspiracy of anti-national and separatist forces to disturb peace in Punjab. Addressing a news conference at Jama Masjid here today he maintained that these evil designs of secessionist elements — both local and those sitting in foreign lands — to create disharmony between different communities would not be allowed to succeed. He said the communal violence was an ample proof of desperation on the part of anti-national and separatist forces, who seemed to be fighting a battle solely for their survival. He, however, added that it was most shameful to launch direct communal attacks on members of a particular religion or community. Such type of ‘hooliganism’ would not be allowed in Punjab and the people of Punjab would fight unitedly to foil all such attempts. Shahi Imam of Punjab Mohammed Usman Rehmani addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Monday. PHOTO: INDERJEET VERMA The Shahi Imam observed that during the atmosphere of frayed tempers, some video clips targeting members of the Muslim community had also been posted on social media to rouse communal passions. He asserted that the same people are now running a campaign against Muslims who raise the issue of separate Sikh state in June every year. “Those indulging in such anti-national activities have no religion and every sane person ought to see through their nefarious objectives,” he added. Usman called upon Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to book all such communal and mischievous elements and put them behind bars so that all attempts to disturb peace and harmony in the state could be defeated once and for all. Husband arrested for domestic violence Our Correspondent Ludhiana, May 9 The police have arrested Gurdev Singh, resident of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, and booked him in a case under Sections 323, 342 and 506 of the IPC for domestic violence and keeping his wife captive against her will. Kulbir Kaur, wife of Gurdev Singh, said in a complaint lodged with police that even since her marriage with Gurdev Singh, she was maltreated and frequently beaten up by him. “On May 7, Gurdev Singh again thrashed me, threatened to kill me and locked me up in a room,” said the complainant. In the course of investigation, the police have arrested Gurdev Singh.