08072022-JTR-01.qxd 7/7/2022 11:54 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE HERITAGE FORGOTTEN: AMRITSAR FAST LOSING ITS OLD CHARM Fast-paced modernisation has compelled people to move to newer places, leaving behind rich architectural heritage. FORECAST COUDY SKY INBRIEF 2 ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL MINING Hoshiarpur: The Chabbewal police have arrested one Baljinder Singh, a resident of Sarangwal village and Gurmel Singh, a resident of Jandoli village, on the charge of illegal mining. Both of them were caught by the police during a naka at T-Point of Bichohi Tajewal village when they were bringing sand in their two tractor-trailers. They could not produce any permit or other documents regarding sand. The police arrested them and registered a case against them under the Mining Mineral Act. OC JAWAN DIES IN ROAD MISHAP Hoshiarpur: A soldier on leave died in a road accident near village Khanpur near Mukerian on the JalandharJammu National Highway. Vinod Kumar, a resident of Naushahra Nal Banda village, told the police that he along with his friend Maninder Singh had gone to Uchhi Bassi to drop latter’s aunt on a motorcycle. While returning, Maninder’s motorcycle rammed into a van, which was being driven recklessly, near Khanpur village. Maninder was badly injured and taken to a local hospital. He we referred to the Sainik Hospital, Pathankot, where he died. The van driver fled the spot after the accident. Based on the above statement, the police have registered a case against the unidentified driver. OC SNATCHING BID FOILED, 3 CAUGHT Hoshiarpur: Alert residents of Bains Aban village near Tanda on Thursday evening succeeded in getting hold of three persons, who were fleeing on a motorcycle after snatching a mobile phone from a man. They were handed over to the police. Dharampal, a resident of Bains Aban village, told the Tanda police that when he was talking on his mobile phone on the street outside his house, when three youths on a motorcycle snatched his phone from behind and fled. When he raised an alarm, some villagers chased the suspects and intercepted them near Nathupur village. The accused were identified as brothers Gurwinder Singh, alias Bhinda, and Amritpal Singh, alias Abhishek, of Kot Khaira village, and Bunty Singh of Dakoha in Gurdaspur. OC PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PRE-WEDDING FESTIVITIES START FOR PAYAL ROHATGI ANJANA SUKHANI TALKS ABOUT HER NEW WEB SERIES ON ZEE5 Payal Rohatgi and Sangram Singh are set to tie the knot on July 9. Their pre-wedding celebrations have already started. MAX 35°C | MIN 29°C | YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 29°C SUNSET FRIDAY 7:35 PM Anjana Sukhani is all set to impress the audience as an ideal bahu in the new web series, Saas Bahu Aur Achaar Pvt Ltd. SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:30 AM FRIDAY | 8 JULY 2022 | JALANDHAR Top posts see change of guard in dist Councillors hopeful about action in LED project scam Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 7 Jalandhar district has seen a change of guard on most top posts following orders of transfers issued on Thursday evening by the state government. Having served in Jalandhar for over three years since the start of Covid pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori got transferred on Thursday. His position has been taken by Jaspreet Singh, a 2014-batch IAS officer, who recently served as Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) in Jalandhar and was last posted as Deputy Commissioner in Mansa. Thori will be remembered in the city for his exposé in handling Covid-related malpractices, improving the plight of Niku Park, which was in a shambles, and ensuring Suwidha Kendra functioned optimally. The pendency in the Municipal Corporation is set to get manageable as the government has appointed 2010- Tribune News Service Jaspreet Singh (L) replaces Ghanshyam Thori as Jalandhar DC. MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE REJIG ■ Jaspreet Singh, a 2014-batch ■ Devinder Singh, a 2010-batch IAS officer, replaces Ghanshyam Thori as Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar IAS officer, is new MC Commissioner. He replaces Deepshikha Sharma batch IAS officer Devinder Singh as the Commissioner. Deepshikha Sharma, who was on the post remained on leave for a long time. She will now be the Chief Administrator (CA) of the Jalandhar Development Authority. Like Jaspreet Singh, many officers who earlier served in Jalandhar and were posted in the periphery, will now be back in the district. Having last served as the ADC, Amritsar, PCS officer Jasbir Singh will be back in the district as Additional CA of the Jalandhar Development Authority. This post was initially held by Rajat Oberoi, who has been moved amid the rejig as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Jalandhar. Shikha Bhagat, too, will be back from Ludhiana as Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar. Likewise, Jai Inder Singh, who was last SDM, Kapurthala, too, will now be SDM-1, Jalandhar, once again. Pay ~18L for selling defective car, firm told Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 7 Taking account of manufacturing defects in a new car sold to a city-based advocate by Tata Motors through its dealer Aakriti World on the Police Line Road, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar, in its recent judgment directed the company to pay Rs 18.43 lakh to the former, along with the charges spent for the RC. The complainant was also entitled to get Rs 50,000 as compensation and litigation expenses. Advocate RK Bhalla of Basti Sheikh here had approached the commission in September last year, complaining that he had purchased Tata Harrier from Aakriti World on August 28, 2020. However, immediately after the purchase, he found whenever he applied brakes, a screeching sound emanated from the vehicle. When he approached the car dealer, he was told that with passage of time, the fault would automatically be corrected. “But even after a few months, there was no COMPLAINANT ALSO ENTITLED TO GET ~50K The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar has directed the company to pay ~18.43 lakh to a city-based advocate, along with the charges spent for the RC of the vehicle. The complainant was also entitled to get ~50,000 as compensation and litigation expenses. improvement and rather the sound started getting louder,” he added. Bhalla said to get the defect repaired, he visited the dealer’s shop several times, but to no avail as they failed to get the problem rectified. “I then made a complaint to the customer care of Tata Motors, which failed to give me a satisfactory reply,” he said. He said he he again put a complaint with the customer care and his complaint was referred to the Chandigarh Regional Office. “The company then changed some parts of the vehicle rather than repairing the defect. When I approached them again, they claimed that the said sound is produced in demo vehicles too and it was a normal phenomenon,” he said. He said after the company failed to resolve his issue, he got the vehicle checked from an expert of Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, who compared the intensity of Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) of his vehicle with another Tata Harrier, and observed a manufacturing defect, which might have affected the performance of the vehicle future. He said he paid Rs 35,000 to the experts for the examination report. Consequently, advocate Bhalla, approached the commission and served a legal notice on the company. In its reply, the company stated that there was no such problem in the car. Subsequently, after examining all facts, a report of the expert and statements of both parties, the forum declared that there was a deficiency in service. Hence, the complainant was entitled to receive complete refund of the car. The firm will also have to pay the litigation charges to the victim. Jalandhar, July 7 With the appointment of New MC Commissioner Devinder Singh, who replaces Deepshikha Sharma, councillors are hopeful of some progress in the LED project scam. Deepshikha had been on medical leave and several meetings were being held without her, which, as per councillors, was affecting the outcome of the meetings as they were not getting required answers. While councillors and the Mayor met several times in the past, the MC Commissioner, who is also the CEO of the Smart City Mission, Jalandhar, remained absent. So, no action has yet been taken against those involved in the alleged scam. With the joining of the new MC Commissioner, there is a hope that finally ❝ The appointment of Devinder Singh as MC Commissioner will definitely speed up the process. We really want something concrete on the issue (LED scam) now. There is a hope that finally ‘an actual’ meeting will happen. ❞ Nirmal Singh Nimma, COUNCILLOR there would be some progress in the issue that has been lingering on for long now. Notably, the matter of the MC Commissioner’s absence was raised earlier too in the General House Meeting. It was discussed that till the time no new joining was done, the matter would not been resolved. Now that the committee probing the scam has also prepared a report, it will submit it to the new MC Commissioner. Nirmal Singh Nimma, a councillor, said the new joining will definitely speed up the process. “We really want something concrete on the issue now. There is a hope that finally ‘an actual’ meeting will happen.” Councillor Jagdish Samrai, who has been vocal against the project, had said in the last held meeting that there was no need to hold the meeting without the presence of MC Commissioner who had been on leave. “We have already held so many meetings with the Mayor. We need CEO of the Smart City project to be present at the meeting to clear our doubts, otherwise, like previous held meetings, there will only be talks, but no results,” he had said. Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 7 A whopping 130 cases of snake bites were reported in Kapurthala in April alone! With 130 cases in April and 72 in May, the snakebite incidents have registered a steep hike this year so far. As many as 509 cases of snakebites were reported in Kapurthala last year. However, 282 cases have been reported until May this year. Last year, the most number of snakebites were reported in March (60), followed by February (56) and June (54). This year, of the 282 total cases so far, 130, the highest, were reported in April, fol- lowed by 72 in May, 42 in March and 21 in February. Last year, there were two deaths and 161 victims were admitted to the hospital. This year, there have been 62 hospitalisations so far, but no deaths. Kapurthala Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinderbir Kaur today asked residents to exercise caution in view of the increasing number of snake bites. Issuing a detailed advisory, she asked people not to resort to myth-mongering or seeking advice from witchdoctors in the eventuality of a snake bite and to rely only on medical help. She said of over 50 species of venomous snakes in the 509 incidents reported in district last year, 282 until May this year country, three are found in the state — Cobra, Russell’s Viper and Krait. In a snake bites on the leg or arm, one should avoid move the affected area with the help of a splint (a device to hold an injured area stable in the c m y b Jalandhar, July 7 In a new high in Covid cases, as many as 28 new cases of Covid were reported from Jalandhar on Thursday of which 26 were reported from the district (remaining patients belong to other districts). The Covid tally in Jalandhar reached at 78,678 cases today. As many as 77,001 people have recovered from Covid in the district while the number of active cases in Jalandhar has reached 96 today. The deceased tally has remained at 1,581 today. Meanwhile, the Kapurthala district reported 2 new cases of Corona on Thursday. The Kapurthala district tally reached at 23,972 today. Meanwhile, no new death was reported in Kapurthala today, either. — TNS It’s neither curfew nor bandh. A womam walks past the closed shops at Dilkhusha Market in Jalandhar on Thursday. All medicine suppliers in Jalandhar have given a unanimous call for observing summer vacation from July 7 to 10. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Hit by train, elderly dies Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 7 A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a train near Maqsudan flyover here on Thursday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Balveer Singh, a resident of Ram Vihar near Nahla village, in Jalandhar. According to Narinder Pal COMMON SYMPTOMS Some of the common symptoms associated with snakebites are bleeding, redness in the affected area, burning sensation, inflammation and numbness in limbs, diarrhoea, blurred vision, vomiting, fever, seizures, increased heartbeat, weakness, nausea; feeling unconscious, etc. Singh, ASI, Railway Police, the incident seems to have been a case of accident. He said the old man was crossing the tracks to reach the other side of the flyover and got accidently hit by the Shane Punjab Express. “Due to weak body, Balveer was moving slowly and failed to notice the train, which hit him. His daughter Jaspreet PREVENTION ■ Keep surroundings clean ■ Don’t allow tree and its branches touch walls and windows ■ Rid homes of rodents, mice, Anti-venom injection counters the venom in the body frogs and other creatures that may attract snakes into house ■ Don’t keep any holes open in the house ■ Avoid areas with wild gowth ■ Don’t sleep on the floor event of an injury). All kinds of accessories — kadas, bangles, bracelets, socks, shoes, gloves, etc. should be removed from the area. She cautioned that one should never try to suck out the poison, nor take out blood TREATMENT A snakebite patient at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO 26 more test +ve for Covid Chemists on vacation Kaur was waiting for him on the other side of the flyover,” ASI said, while adding that his body has been sent for postmortem to the Civil Hospital. He further said the statement of the victim’s kin was recorded under Section 174 of the CrPC. The body will be handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination tomorrow. Snakebite cases on the rise in Kapurthala; 130 in April alone! Aparna Banerji PAGE 4 from the snake bite wound, nor press or massage herbs or any medicine in the affected area. She also asked people not to give anything to eat to the person who has been bitten as it would cause the poison to spread faster. The civil surgeon said in the event of a snake bite a patient should be taken to the nearest hospital, where snake anti-venom vaccines are available. She also said in such a situation it was imperative that people kept their calm and the patient is not spooked regarding the snake bite. Taking the patient to healthcare as soon as possible should be the top priority. Poster of dist badminton tourney out Jalandhar, July 7 The District Badminton Association (DBA) is organising the District Badminton Championship from August 3 to 7 at Raizada Hansraj Stadium. DBA President-cumDeputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori released the official poster of the championship on Thursday. DBA secretary and former national player Ritin Khanna said during the championship, under-11, 13, 15, 17, 19 boys and girls, and men and women singles, doubles and mixed doubles competition will be held. “In the veteran category, there will be events in the age group of above 35 to above 60. The fee for each player is fixed at Rs 750 per event and players can register their names by July 28,” he said. Khanna added that no entry would be accepted without the entry fee receipt. “All players participating in the tournament are required to bring their age certificate. In case of any dispute, the decision of the DBA will be considered final,” he said. Khanna said the DC would felicitate the winners on August 7. — TNS