21062022-CT-01.qxd 6/21/2022 12:54 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh TRIBUNE TUESDAY | 21 JUNE 2022 | CHANDIGARH PAGE 2 INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTRE TO ACT AS SINGLE WINDOW UT Adviser stresses use of Integrated Command & Control Centre as interface to coordinate among departments. GENERALLY CLOUDY TRICITY COVID REPORT CHD P’KULA MOHALI POSITIVE 93,102 44,685 96,390 RECOVERED 91,595 44,118 95,027 NEW CASES 49 34 20 ACTIVE 342 153 213 CHANGE 20 16 6 DEATHS 1,165 414 1,150 NEW 0 0 0 Security was beefed up following the Bharat Bandh call given against the Agnipath recruitment scheme. MAX 32°C | MIN 24°C | YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 24.4°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7:27 PM PAGE 3 Standoff between MC and HSVP over as latter agrees to separate sewer line from the storm water drainage. SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:22 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE TRIBUNE PHOTO: MANOJ MAHAJAN Decks cleared for setting up cyber security centre UT Admn gets in-principle nod from the Ministry of Home Affairs AIR QUALITY INDEX Dushyant Singh Pundir CHANDIGARH 99 Tribune News Service PANCHKULA 70 MOHALI 72 Chandigarh, June 20 The decks have been cleared for the establishment of a cyber security centre in the city to deal with the evergrowing cases of cybercrime. A senior official said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had accorded in-principle approval for the proposed centre, which was likely to be named the Centre for Cyber Security Operation (CenCOP). He said the final approval would be received only after getting funds sanctioned by the Finance Ministry. After a discussion with experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the police and other stakeholders, the UT Administration prepared the final proposal for setting up the centre and submitted it to the MHA for approval. The official said cyber security would be one of the main challenges in the coming years and they wanted to lead the way in the region in meeting the new-age challenges. Apart from research and 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 FINALLY, PANCHKULA CIVIC BODY, HSVP REACH AN AGREEMENT SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF LIVE-IN PARTNER ENDS HIS LIFE Mohali: The police have arrested a woman after her live-in partner Jaspal Singh (33) committed suicide by taking poison here on Monday. She has been identified as Harneet Kaur. SI Kulwant Singh, investigating officer, said Harneet and Jaspal were living together for over five years. He said Harneet had separated from her husband, while Jaspal was unmarried. The police said the duo had a fight a few days ago after which Jaspal took poison. TNS The stage is set CYBER SECURITY MAIN CHALLENGE ■ After a discussion with experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the police and other stakeholders, the UT Administration prepared the final proposal for setting up the centre and submitted it to the MHA for approval. ■ An official said cyber security would be one of the main challenges in the coming years and they wanted to lead the way in the region in meeting the new-age challenges. Apart from research and analysis work, the centre would prepare strategies to deal with future challenges. It would be the first such centre in the region. analysis work, the centre would prepare strategies to deal with future challenges, he said, adding that the centre was most likely to be established within this year under the supervision of the UT police. It would be the first such centre in the region to deal with rising cases of TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI online frauds, he added. The official said the antidrone technology would also be part of the proposed centre. Over security threats and the possibility of misuse of drones by anti-social elements, the UT Administration had recently banned flying of drones and low-flying 4 masked men rob 2 Flipkart workers of ~6L Tribune News Service Preparations underway for an International Day of Yoga event at Rock Garden, on Monday. SEE P2 City all set to get Loo Cafe Will have ATM, washrooms for diyvangs too; MC to run it Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 20 A cafe and an ATM in a public toilet? It may sound strange, but the city is set to get its first luxurious and hygienic “Loo Cafe.” On the lines of one already set up in Hyderabad, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is finalising a location for the Loo Cafe in the city. The civic body will run it on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) mode. The aim is set to change the perception of public toilets. It will have three washrooms (for men, women, and diyvangs), along with a cafe and space for an ATM. The cafe will be made attractive with interior colour schemes and proper hygiene. The plan is to have tea, coffee, samosas, French fries and sandwiches in the cafe. These things are also being planned to be home-delivered through Swiggy or Zomato. Radio, WiFi and security is also being considered. Advertisements for earning more revenue may also be allowed. The toilet will be part of the 31 public conveniences to be Besides, the civic body plans to make 31 public conveniences in the city divyang-friendly. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI ‘AWAITING FUNDS’ The Centre has earmarked ~3.3 crore for ‘aspirational toilets’ for Chandigarh under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0. We are waiting for the release of funds. Anindita Mitra, MC COMMISSIONER ❝ ❞ TEA, COFFEE, SAMOSAS... The cafe will be made attractive with interior colour schemes and proper hygiene. The plan is to offer tea, coffee, samosas, French fries and sandwiches in the cafe. These things are also being planned to be home-delivered through Swiggy or Zomato. turned divyang-friendly. The MC has already sent a proposal of ~3.3 crore to the Centre. The civic body expects to get the funds in a month or so. After that, tenders will be floated to modernise these. “The Centre has earmarked ~3.3 cr for ‘aspirational toilets’ for Chandigarh under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0. We have submitted our proposal and are waiting for the release of funds. We are also planning to set up a Loo Cafe under this project,” said MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra. The continued on page 2 Panchkula, June 20 Two employees of the Flipkart courier company were attacked and allegedly robbed of ~6 lakh by four masked men at Bhankarpur in Dera Bassi late last night. The employees, Surjit Lal (45) and Harsh (20), residents of Chandigarh and Lalru, respectively, told the police that they were sorting packets when four masked men barged into the office around 1 am and asked them to open the safe. When they resisted, the robbers hit one of them with a sharp weapon and decamped with ~6 lakh. The cashier of the company, Ankush, informed the police that he had a warehouse in Bhankarpur, named Elastic Run N-Tax Transportation Service, where couriers of the Flipkart company were stored. From the warehouse, the goods of the courier company were delivered in the Dera Bassi area. He said the cash that was looted had been collected in continued on page 2 objects in the city. Recently, the UT police had set up cyber desks at all police stations to lessen the burden on the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC), which is unable to focus on special cases. Several categories of cybercrime have been defined, which will be dealt by the police stations. As cyber criminals are on the prowl, the city has witnessed a steep increase in such cases in the past few years. The CCIC receives nearly 6,000 complaints every year. So far, 2,738 complaints have already been received till June 8, while there are only 68 police personnel at the CCIC to investigate these complaints and catch the elusive cyber criminals. As per police records, a total of 5,922 complaints were received in 2021 and 67 FIRs were registered. Already 134 complaints of fraudulent transactions through UPI, asking for money after using pictures of senior government functionaries as DP on WhatsApp, have been received this year. Vehicles move on a waterlogged stretch near Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh on Monday. Showers lash city, more likely Chandigarh, June 20 Rain lashed the city this evening, which is expected tomorrow and the day after as well. According to the Chandigarh Meteorological Department, light rain is expected for two more days and thereafter the sky is likely to be clear. The maximum tempera- ture in the city today was 34°C, four degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature was 24.4°C, the normal temperature for the day. The temperatures are expected to see a slight increase in the coming days. “Due to the influence of a western disturbance at the middle tropospheric level 20 GET VIRUS IN MOHALI UT SEES 49 FRESH CASES 34 POSITIVE IN P’KULA Mohali: Twenty fresh cases of Covid surfaced in the district in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 96,390, while 14 patients recovered from the disease. No new death due to the virus was reported on Monday. There are now 213 active cases with 1,150 deaths in the district. TNS Chandigarh: The city witnessed 49 fresh cases of Covid on Monday. While no new fatality was reported, 25 persons recovered from the disease. TNS After interrogation, Kalyani to be produced in court today SIPPY MURDER Panchkula: Thirty-four fresh cases of Covid surfaced in the district in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 44,685. No new death due to the virus was reported during this period. Of the 44,685 cases reported from the district so far, 44,118 patients have been cured. There are now 153 active cases with 414 deaths in the district. TNS AYUSHMAN BHARAT SCHEME PGI writes to NHA as Punjab fails to clear ~6.5-cr dues Tribune News Service CASE Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 20 Kalyani Singh, an accused in the national-level shooter and advocate Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu, aka Sippy Sidhu, murder case, will be produced in the court tomorrow after her two-day custodial interrogation. Sippy was shot dead at a park in Sector 27 on September 20, 2015. A .12 bore shotgun was used in the crime and four bullets were fired from it. In the court, Kalyani’s counsel Sartej Narula had rebuffed the claims made by Sippy’s family about them having turned down a marriage proposal. Narula read two emails sent by Sippy on August 18, 2015, nearly a month before the murder, and on August 29. Narula read the August 18 and southwesterly winds from Arabian Sea to northwest India at the lower tropospheric level, the rain was reported,” said a Met Department update. “Scattered to fairly widespread rain is likely over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh during the next two days,” it added. —TNS Naina Mishra FILE FORECAST PAGE 2 BOMB SQUADS CARRY OUT CHECKS AT RAILWAY STATIONS COUNSEL REBUFFS CLAIMS OF SIPPY’S KIN In the court, Kalyani’s counsel Sartej Narula had rebuffed the claims made by Sippy’s family about them having turned down a marriage proposal. Narula read two emails sent by Sippy on August 18, 2015, nearly a month before the murder, and on August 29. Narula read the August 18 email, which stated, “If I was fooling you, why would I come to your house with a ‘rishta’ along with mom?” KALYANI SEEKS DOCUMENTS RELIED UPON BY CBI A court has issued a notice to the CBI for June 21 on a plea by Kalyani Singh. In her plea filed through counsel NK Nanda, she prayed the court to issue directions to the CBI to supply copies of all documents and electronic records relied upon by the CBI in order to submit the untrace report. P3 email, which stated, “If I was fooling you, why would I come to your house with a ‘rishta’ along with mom?” The counsel claimed that through the email sent on August 29, Sippy had sought “forgiveness” and another “chance”. The counsel quoted the email, which stated, “All things started after November when you left. Kalyani forgive me. Give me a direction from continued on page 2 Chandigarh, June 20 The PGI has written to the National Health Authority (NHA) as the Punjab Government has failed to clear dues exceeding ~6.5 crore under Ayushman Bharat, a health insurance scheme. The institute has now requested the NHA, the implementing agency for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, to intervene so that the claims can be reimbursed. The PGI has also requested the Punjab Health Department for timely reimbursement of the dues. The Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana was launched on August 20, 2019. The scheme is designed to provide health protection by providing a financial cover to at least 65 per cent of the population of Punjab. It is an entitlement-based health insurance cover of ~5 lakh per family per year. continued on page 2 No coercive action over Majrian village land: HC Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 20 Less than a month after an order was passed setting aside a three-decade-old order whereby shamlat land was distributed among the right-holders of Majrian village in Mohali district, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed against the initiation of coercive action. “We are of the considered opinion that since the impugned order has been passed without issuing a notice to even a single landowner, whereas rights c m y b WHAT THE BENCH SAID “We are of the considered opinion that since the impugned order has been passed without issuing a notice to even a single landowner, whereas rights would have varied over a period of 30 years and the rights of subsequent purchasers would be there, it would be appropriate that till the next date of hearing, the state will stay its hands and will not take any coercive action as it will only fuel a large number of petitions on the same cause of action,” the Bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Suri asserted. would have varied over a period of 30 years and the rights of subsequent purchasers would be there, it would be appropriate that till the next date of hearing, the state will stay its hands and will not take any coercive action as it will only fuel a large number of petitions on the same cause of action,” the Bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Suri asserted. Taking up a bunch of petitions filed against the state of Punjab and other respondents by Mohan Lal and other petitioners, the Bench also issued a notice of motion for July 18. Going into the background of the matter, the petitioners contended that the impugned order, passed by a consolidation officer on own motion, directed the setting aside of the mutation sanctioned on May 7, 1991, along with all consequent partition proceedings and mutations, as well as the sale deeds executed by the proprietors of the village from time to time. As a result, a direction was issued to deliver the possession of the shamlat land to the gram panchayat. The matter was also referred to the Vigilance Bureau for looking into the criminal misconduct of officials of the Consolidation Department and the Revenue Department. Disciplinary proceedings for imposing major penalty were also ordered to be initiated against a Naib Tehsildar for his continued on page 2