22062022-JTR-01.qxd 6/21/2022 11:44 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE YOGA A PANACEA FOR PLETHORA OF AILMENTS TO STAY HEALTHY On International Yoga Day, students demonstrate various asanas during events held in city and its periphery. FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKY INBRIEF 2 ARRESTED WITH CASH, GOLD CHAIN Phagwara: The police have successfully solved a case of theft and arrested two persons. Phagwara DSP AR Sharma on Tuesday said the arrested accused were identified as Neeraj Kumar and Vijay Kumar, both residents of Mohalla Soodan, Phagwara. The police have recovered cash of ~3.23 lakh and a 4-gm gold coin from the arrested duo. DSP told media that they have confessed the crime committed on June 17. He said the accused stole ~3.50 lakh and had spent ~27,000 from the stolen amount . A case under Sections 454, 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered. The DSP said both accused would be produced before the Judicial Magistrate to seek police remand for further investigation. OC SEVEN BOOKED FOR DAMAGING VEHICLES Phagwara: On a complaint lodged by Maninder Singh, a resident of Arjunpra Daddal Mohalla, Phagwara, the police have registered a case under Sections 160, 427, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC against four persons identified as Ravi, Neena, Sagar, Himanshu and their three other unknown accomplices on the charges of vandalising and damaging 13 vehicles parked outside the houses in Daddal Mohalla in wee hours of Monday. The DSP said the accused damaged vehicles around 3 am on Monday and threatened few resident before fleeing. OC JUVENILE HELD FOR RAPING 65-YR-OLD Nakodar: The Mehatpur police on Tuesday arrested a juvenile on the charge of raping 65year-old woman. The victim complained to the police that the accused barged into her house on June 19 night, tied her legs and arms and raped her after threatening her with dire consequences. A case under Sections 376 (rape) 457 (housebreaking to commit offence punishable with jail) and 506 (criminal intimidation) has been registered against the accused. OC WOMAN BOOKED FOR CHEATING Shahkot: The Shahkot police have booked a woman on the charges of cheating and breach of trust. Investigating Officer (IO) Som Nath said the accused has been identified as Puneet, a resident of Daulat Pur Dhadda village. Sarabjit Singh, a resident of the same village, complained to the police that the accused married him in 2015 on the promise of migrating him to Canada and he paid ~42 lakh to her but he could not sent him abroad. The IO said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420(cheating) of the IPC has been registered against her. OC TWO U’KHAND MEN BOOKED FOR FRAUD Shahkot: The Shahkot police have booked two Uttarakhand residents on the charges of cheating and fraud. The duo have been identified as Anand Parshad, a resident of Haridwar, and Mohamad Aasham, a resident of Dehradun. The IO said the accused have inscribed a wrong engine and chassis number on a Swift (UA-07-P8687). A case has been registered. No arrests have been made so far. OC PAGE 2 THE 90s VIBE: BEYONCE DROPS HER SINGLE BREAK MY SOUL PAGE 3 AISHWARYA KHARE TAKES INSPIRATION FROM ALIA BHATT Beyonce has dropped the first single from her much-awaited seventh solo studio album Renaissance. MAX 35°C | MIN 21°C | YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 22°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7:35 PM PAGE 4 Aishwarya Khare wants to look as fit and glamorous as possible and showcase her best version on screen. SUNRISE THURSDAY 5:24 AM WEDNESDAY | 22 JUNE 2022 | JALANDHAR Heaps of garbage, stagnant Overflowing sewage irks Johal market traders as business hit water pose health hazards Despite apprising MC many times, problem persists POOR SANITATION Jal sees 9 dengue cases in one month tising drives. Four to five teams of the MC and the Health Department have been conducting surveys across 30 various hotspots designated in the district. The hotspots include Basti areas, Kabir Nagar, Abadpura, Bhargo Camp, Garha and Rama Mandi areas. Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 21 Pre-monsoons showers in most of northern parts of the country have brought muchneeded respite from the heat with the mercury plummeting appreciably. Besides, the fall in the temperatures is also cause for concern with insanitary conditions prevailing in the city. So far, nine cases of dengue have been reported in the last one month in the district. Even as some cases were reported in the last month, no case has been reported for the last one week. Though cases of diarrhoea are being reported, there are no reports of an outbreak from any area so far. Two cases of dengue were reported in the middle of May when humidity levels fluctuated between 23 and 32 per cent. Until May 28, six cases of dengue had been reported in the district. Since then, three more cases of dengue have been reported, taking the total to nine. Insanitary conditions Garbage dumps and stagnant water in several areas pose a constant threat to residents’ health. Various areas of the city sit on garbage dumps. Owing to glitches and lack of ade- Officialspeak Slushy road to Wariana dump rendered moist and difficult to traverse due to the rain in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO:MALKIAT SINGH quate number of machinery, sanitation staff face problems in lifting garbage from various prominent areas. There are huge never-ending garbage dumps at Wariana (the main garbage dumping point in the city), Chugitti, Model Town, and in various vacant plots and thoroughfares. In addition to this, stagnant water poses a threat in areas like 120 feet road, the main GT Road in front of Tagore Hospital (due to ongoing construction work on the surface water project for ages), Bhagat Singh Colony, etc. The city’s eyesore — the Bist Doab drain — running through the basti areas is a Roadways staff hold protest, people suffer Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, June 21 On the call given by the Punjab Roadways/Punbus/PRTC Contract Employees’ Union, Punjab, employees of the district staged a protest at the Hoshiarpur bus stand on Tuesday. They also raised slogans ‘No salary no work’ in protest against the non-payment of wages to employees of the department. Passengers were an inconvenience lot who had to face problems. Addressing the dharna on the occasion, Raminder Singh, district president of the union, said the AAP government was not fulfilling the demands of contractual employees just like earlier governments led by the Congress and the SAD-BJP combine. As a result, employees in the state are feeling ignored during the tenure of the current government. He said earlier the contractual employees had to struggle for fulfilment of their demands, but now the department was also delaying the payment of salaries to the employees, as a result of which the employees were facing financial hardships. Raminder Singh said these employees are working day and night, but the government’s decision to provide free travel facility to women had financially drained the roadways. He said crores of rupees had not been released to the department for the last five months. He said the union had contacted top officials of the department and the Transport Minister on several occasions, but salaries have not been released yet. He warned that if the salaries of employees were not released immediately, Punjab Roadways/Punbus/ PRTC bus services in Punjab would be stopped from plying from 12 noon onwards on June 23. cesspool filled with garbage, which turns into a potent source of pollution, infection and diseases during the rains. With the MC having limited machinery and manpower, there have been no effective solutions to clean the areas to ensure better sanitation, especially in the rainy season. No attempts have ever been made to clean the Bist Doab, which, if cleaned, could prove to be a boon for farmers and residents. Hotspots and visits Barring the dry day (on Fridays) drive, Health Department and MC teams have been visiting various hotspots of the city during inspection and sani- Epidemiologist Dr Aditya Paul said, “No new dengue case has been reported in the last one week, but our inspection drives would continue daily. We are also keeping an eye on other diseases, which are generally reported in this season. Despite the showers, dengue is under control as we have not even received any significant samples this week. But our teams are touring and inspecting hotspots every day. Many areas are also lined up for inspections during the week.” Krishna Sharma, Health Officer, Jalandhar MC, said, “We have been on the job for months, sanitising various hotspots and conducting inspections. Almost all hotspots have been covered once. After the recent rain, our teams are also revisiting all hotspots. Larvae checks are also being conducted and drives to issue challans would also be initiated if larvae are found in any area.” Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 21 The road leading to Urban Estate Phase II from Johal market here has turned into a virtual pond of dirty water due to overflowing sewage. The shopkeepers along the road rue that their businesses are getting affected as customers avoid entering their shops due to stagnant sewer water on the road. They say they have lodged a complaint with the Municipal Corporation (MC) in this regard many times, but no official has ever visited the spot to take stock of the situation. “The dirty water has been stagnant here in front of our shops for the last four to five days. Customers are avoiding visiting the shops as they have to wade through dirty water. As a result, shopkeepers are facing huge losses. Besides, insanitary conditions prevailing here are an open invitation to seasonal diseases,” Khushpal Singh, a shopkeeper, said in a message posted on a Facebook group — ‘Noticeboard - Jalandhar by Tinu Luthra’. He also made an appeal to the MC authorities to resolve the issue at the earliest. Another shopkeeper of the area said, “For the last two to three days since the rain lashed the city, the situation here has worsened. The accumulated water gets mixed with rainwater and enters our shops. We have apprised the MC authorities of the problem but to no avail,” he said. He further said the monsoon is fast approaching, but the MC seems hardly prepared to tackle the problem of overflowing and choked sewers. “A majority of the roads in the city are waterlogged and commuters, especially those on two-wheelers, are facing difficulty as they had to wade through knee-deep water. Almost all roads were dug up last year as the MC was busy laying pipes for storm drainage systems, but it seems hardly any drainage system is working as water is stagnant everywhere on the majority of roads,” he added. The road leading to Urban Estate Phase II from Johal market here has turned into a pond of dirty water due to overflowing sewage. TRIBUNE PHOTO Meanwhile, Johal market is one of the busiest markets in the city that sees a huge traffic volume throughout the day. Many residential localities, including Urban Estate Phase II, Model Town and others, are close to it and a large number of residents visit here on a daily basis. “The majority of shopkeepers have made a temporary path, raised above the stagnant water level, by placing bricks at the entrance to their shops so that our customers do not have to wade through dirty water. Finding the path uncomfortable and risky, customers usually avoid preferring to visit other shops,” said Vaishali, a commuter. Mayor Jagdish Raja said: “I will ask the department concerned to immediately sort out the problem and ensure that the shopkeepers as well as customers do not face any such problem in the future.” Woman suffers burns in acid attack Shopkeeper thrashed by 3 in Sheikhan bazaar 40-year-old runs a boutique in Kapurthala’s Dyalpur village Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 21 A shopkeeper was allegedly attacked by three bike-borne unidentified persons in the busy Sheikhan bazaar here on late Monday night. The entire incident was captured on some CCTVs installed outside nearby shops. As per information, the unidentified youths attacked the man over some old rivalry. “As soon as the man locked his shop to return to his home, the unidentified youths got hold of him and started beating him up mercilessly. He reportedly received serious injuries on his face, head and other parts of the body,” said sources. They said the victim cried for help but not a single person passing by stopped to help him and he himself managed to free himself from continued on page 2 Kapurthala, June 21 A 40-year-old woman, who runs a boutique in Dyalpur village, was attacked with acid around 10 am on Tuesday while she had just reached her workplace. A married woman, she is learnt to have just entered the boutique when a man following her splashed acid leaving burns on her face, frontal body and back. She was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the village. A case has been registered by the Subhanpur police on the statement of her husband. The police have not recorded the statement of the victim yet. The accused in the case is learnt to be a 50-year-old man from the same village, who had estranged relations with his wife. His wife is living with her children at her parents’ place for the past few years. The accused escaped The acid attack victim under treatment at a private hospital in Dyalpur village on Tuesday. from the spot immediately after committing the crime. SI Harjit Singh of Subhanpur police station said: “We are gathering information from the witnesses and villagers. Earlier in the day, the doctors were treating the victim and she was not in a state to give her statement. We will try to record her version by tomorrow morning and only then the actual picture will be clear.” The incident has once again raised questions over the sale of acid in the open market. Kapurthala SP Jagjit Singh Saroya said: “We have made a very stringent system for the sale of acid in the district. Licences have been issued to the buyers and sellers. Since the village falls on the border of Jalandhar and Kapurthala, there is all probability that the accused would have procured acid from Jalandhar too”. No sight, but enlightening everyone with his voice and vision Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 21 Sangeet mein itni ekagrata chahiye, ki jo dekh skta hai vo bhi aankhein band krke hi gaata hai, toh mujhe toh pehle se hi ye takat mili hai (music needs such dedication and concentration that the one who can see also sings with his eyes closed, and I have it by default), says Dr Prem Sagar (55), a music lecturer who is visually impaired and has been into teaching profession since 30 years. On World Music Day, he shares his sto- ry of finding solace in music. His introduction to music happened through devotional and classical songs. The environment at the home was such that music would reach his ears through radio or TV all day long. In growing up years, singers Bhai Gopal Singh, Bhai Surjan Singh, Mohammad Rafi, Kishor Kumar and music composer Ravinder Jain had a great impact on Sagar. He shared that his parents never had any formal training of music, but his mother used to sing and he would also listen to her. “I started WORLD MUSIC DAY ■ Also known as Fete de la Musique, World Music Dr Prem Sagar Grover during a performance. humming and then developed interest. Teachers c m y b Day is celebrated on June 21 every year to honour the musicians and singers for the gift of music, which gives flight to the imagination and life to everything ■ The first all-day musical celebration on the day of the summer solstice was originated by Jack Lang, then Minister of Culture of France, as well as by Maurice Fleuret. It was celebrated in Paris in 1982 ■ The theme for World Music Day 2022 is ‘Music on the intersections’. The day cherishes the spirit of music, the vibrancy of vocals and the melody of instruments would often call me to classroom and would ask me to sing. This is how I found my love for music. Then I got admission in a school for blind where my focus stayed on sangeet and I started learning it as a subject,” he shared. Then, Dr Prem Sagar never stopped and did his M. Phil and then PhD in music. Dr Sagar said when one cannot see, the power of hearing becomes even stronger. “Sangeet toh sunne ke sath hi hai. My teachers only guided me on this path. They told my parents that I must take interest in music because then I would not have to get dependant on someone. That is what happened. Today, I compose my songs too. Until now, I have composed more than 25 songs,” he said. In his 30 years of service till now, he has earned respect from his students. “Koi Padma Bhushan is cheese se bada nahee, jo mere vidharthiyo ne mujhe dia,” an emotional Sagar shared. He has a message for youth. Sangeet has so much power that if a person gets immersed in it, he/she would never fall prey to drugs, because then they will have no time to even think of anything else but just riyaaz (practice), he said.