12062022-JTR-01.qxd 6/11/2022 11:55 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE THIRTY FOUR-WHEELERS GUTTED AT TANDA POLICE STATION A total of 30 vehicles impouned by the police for different violations caught fire at Tanda police station on Saturday FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKY INBRIEF 7 COVID-19 CASES SURFACE IN DIST Jalandhar: Seven new Covid19 were reported in Jalandhar district on Saturday. The Covid tally in the district remained at 78,420 cases. As many as 76,822 people have recovered while the number of active cases stand at 20. No deaths were reported in the district and death toll stood at 1, 578. The Kapurthala administration reported one new Covid case on Satuday. With this, the district tally reached 23,910. Meanwhile, no new death was reported in the district and the death toll stands at 583. TNS CONG COUNCILLOR’S NEPHEW ARRESTED Jalandhar: The police have arrested Nitin Chadha, alias Neetu, who is a nephew of a Congress Councillor (Jalandhar North) on the charge of selling illicit liquor on Saturday. The police received a tip-off that Nitin would cross Patel Chowk to handover the consignment to his customers. Following which, the police team laid a trap. During inspection, a bag full of liquor bottles was seized from his possession. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered against him. TNS 1 HELD WITH OPIUM, ~20K DRUG MONEY Hoshiarpur: The CIA staff arrested a smuggler and seized 1.5 kg opium and ~20,000 drug money from his possession. Inspector Balwinder Pal said they received a tip-off and a naka was laid in the area. He said Amit Nayyar, a resident of Chand Nagar, Bahadurpur, was intercepted and during search of his scooter they recovered 1.5kg opium. Balwinder said they also recovered ~20,000 drug money from the accused. OC PAGE 2 PALAK PAIRED OPPOSITE JASSIE GILL IN SALMAN KHAN’S NEXT MAX 44°C | MIN 28°C | YESTERDAY MAX 45°C | MIN 28°C 2 BOOKED FOR MURDER BID Hoshiarpur: The police have booked two persons for firing at a man. Kushal Kumar of Garhdiwala told the police that he was riding his bike, when Rakesh Singh, alias Lambad, along with Sahil stopped him. He alleged the accused first abused him and then opened fire at him. He said the second shot hit his accomplice’s (Abhishek) feet. The police have registered a case under Sections 323, 341, 307, 506, of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act againt the accused. OC SUNSET SUNDAY 7:32 PM Day 18 Jimpa assures them of taking up matter & resolving it Our Correspondent Members of the farm unions gherao the residence of Cabinet Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa on Saturday. from the canal and reservoirs should be enlarged. They said as the borewells were drying, the unpaved canal bed would recharge the groundwater. The protesters also sought quashing of an FIR registered against a farmer wherein a child died after falling into the borewell. They said the farmer had covered the bore with a lid, but the incident happened due to the theft of the lid by drug addicts. Meanwhile, Jimpa met the protesters and assured them that he would take up the matter with the department. He said that he would not let the farmers face any kind of trouble. Swaran Singh Dhugga of Bharti Kisan Union (Qadian), Noblejit Singh from Awaaz-eQaum, Gurdeep Singh Briana from Mazdoor Union (Garhdiwala), sarpanch Karnail Singh, Harvel Singh, Nirmal Singh, Manjit Kaur from the CITU and Naginder Singh were also present on the occasion. Man tries to grab land on fake Aadhaar card Tribune News Service The horse cart carried a load of 2,604 kg at the time of incident. Jalandhar, June 11 A person attempted to grab land of a preacher in Kartarpur on the basis of a fake Aadhaar card on Saturday. Kunwar Amarinder Singh (descendants of Baba Wadbagh Singh), a resident of Kila Kothi in Kartarpur, lodged a complaint that Locals show empathy for hapless horse Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 11 Residents once again proved that they care for hapless animals. On Friday evening, a horse carrying iron bars (weighing 2,604 kg) collapsed on the road at Football Chowk. A city-based activist, Dr Namita Singh, who witnessed the incident rushed to rescue the animal. She parked her car and after noticing that there was no water with the cart owner, she arranged a bucket full of water. “I found that the law permits load of maximum 700 kg for a horse and 500 kg for a mule. This animal was made to carry 2,604 kg of iron bars (receipt confirmed the load),” she wrote on the facebook page “NoticeBoard Jalandhar by Tinu Luthra”. Dr Namita called Yuvi Arrange water & fodder to revive animal Singh and Jaspreet of NGO Animal Protection Foundation who got the iron bars unloaded from the cart. Dr GS Bedi, head, PFA, called the police and ASI Paramjit Kumar reached the spot. The police took iron bars and the owner of the horse cart in their custody and called the trader. Fodder was also arranged for the horse by the police. Dr Namita said, “We as humans should come forward. The police personnel should ask for bills to verify the weight. If the load is more than 700 kg, then stern action should be taken against people indulging in such heinous act.” c m y b even though his grandfather Baba Amarjit Singh had passed away 24 years ago, still someone approached the Naib Tehsildar to get demarcation of the property done. He said when the staff from the revenue office reached the site, they sensed that something was wrong. continued on page 2 PAGE 4 After making buzz in the South-Indian industry, the actress is back on screen and this time, it’s a web show. SUNRISE MONDAY 5:22 AM Farm unions protest concrete lining of Kandi canal bed Hoshiarpur, June 11 Various farm, religious and social organisations today tried to gherao the residence of Cabinet Minister MLA Brahm Shankar Jimpa against laying tarpaulin and concrete lining of Kandi canal bed from Talwara to Balachaur. The protesters were stopped by cops at the main gate of the colony and the dharna at Mastiwal village continued for the 18th day. Jangveer Singh Chouhan, chief , Doaba Kisan Committee and Manjot Singh Talwandi, president, Shri Baba Deep Singh Seva Dal Welfare Society said double layer tarpaulin and concrete bed of the Kandi canal would cause a lot of trouble to people of this belt, especially farmers. The protesters said there was no logic in constructing 25 “Gau Ghats” in the 140-km long Kandi canal. They demanded that the canal’s bed should be left kutcha, more cowsheds should be constructed, farmers should be allowed to carry water PARVATI NIRBAN TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST WEB SHOW 9 HOURS The film also stars Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh and Shehnaaz Gill, and is being produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. TWO STEAL GOLD RING, NABBED Hoshiarpur: Ranjit Singh, a resident of Singhpur village, told the police that his son Satwinder Singh along with his friend Sunny stole his daughter’s gold ring. The complainant alleged that his son and Sunny are addicted to drugs. They stole the gold ring to buy drugs, alleged Ranjit. The police have nabbed the the duo. OC PAGE 3 SUNDAY | 12 JUNE 2022 | JALANDHAR Tension grips college campus Jalandhar, June 11 Tension gripped a private college on Friday evening after a girl student reportedly uploaded a post against the Muslim community supporting the remarks made by suspended BJP leaders—Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal— against Prophet Muhammad. The Kashmiri students lodged a protest after which the college authorities asked the girl to apologise for her post. She was also made to delete her post. The police had to be called in to pacify both sides. The college management said the students were told to stay calm and refrain from making any communal remarks on the campus. — TNS Now, RPOto issue 600 Police Clearance Certificates per day MEA increases quota from 450 slots sensing demand Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 11 In a major reprieve to residents seeking Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), the quota of Regional Passport Officer to issue the PCC has been enhanced to 600 slots from 450 per day. Regional Passport Officer Yash Pal today said the decision has been taken by the Ministry of External Affairs to facilitate the masses after the request for the same was made by the Jalandhar Regional Passport Office. “This will help in getting the PCC in a smooth and hasslefree manner,” said Pal. He said the RPO had been continuously making endeavours to provide better service to people and had sent a detailed proposal to the ministry for enhancing the quota. Earlier, the appointment quota was 135 slots per day but with the The move will help in getting the PCC in a hassle-free manner. FILE demand of the PCC surging with every passing day, the RPO flagged the issue with the MEA after which it was increased to 180. Meanwhile, on the request of the RPO the quota was upscaled to 270, then to 450 and finally it has been scaled up to 600 PCCs per day. Pal said the applicants can check and book their passport and the PCC appointment directly at www.passportindia.gov.in after applying and making pay- ments online. He cautioned the people to stay away from middlemen as the RPO has not authorised any such institution or middleman. Notably, there has been an unprecedented rise in the PCC appointments throughout the country and adequate arrangements have been put in place to meet this surging demand through a record increase in slots in comparison to the earlier capacity.