23072022-JTR-01.qxd 7/23/2022 12:36 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE PROBE FLOODING OF CHANDAN NAGAR RUB, SAYS COUNCILLOR PAGE 2 SOORARAI POTTRU SWEEPS 68th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS Vicky Kalia, councillor of Ward No.64, handed over a memorandum to the MC Commissioner in this regard. FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY PAGE 3 ANNU KAPOOR HAS A CRASH COURSE FOR YOUNG STUDENTS Soorarai Pottru won big at the 68th National Film Awards that were announced in New Delhi on Friday. MAX 31°C | MIN 27°C | YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 27°C SUNSET SATURDAY 7:29 PM PAGE 4 Amazon Prime Video has announced its upcoming original series Crash Course. The show will premiere on July 29. SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:38 AM SATURDAY | 23 JULY 2022 | JALANDHAR ON CLOUD NINE Jubilant Class X students of Innocent Hearts School after the declaration of their board results; and (right) Class XII students and teachers of Police DAV School celebrate the declaration of their results in Jalandhar on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: MALKIAT SINGH Mehtab scores 99.8% marks in Palkit, Moksha top dist with 99.4% CBSE Class X exams, tops city CBSE CLASS XII RESULTSJayash2ndwith99%marks |Arshit3rdwith98.8% Avneet Kaur Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 22 Mehtab Kaur Multani, a student of MGN Public School, Urban Estate, Phase II, has topped the district in CBSE Class X examinations, the results of which were declared on Friday afternoon. She scored 99.8 per cent marks. Mehtab was followed by Raghav Arora of Swami Sant Dass Public School, who secured the second position in the district with 99.6 per cent marks. The third position was shared by Yashit Verma of Swami Sant Dass Public School and Aaryan Suri of Apeejay School, who scored 99.4 per cent marks each. All toppers credited their teachers and parents for their achievement and said this wouldn’t have been possible without their support and continuous encouragement. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Mehtab said the moment she saw her result on the website, she got emotional and cried. “I couldn’t believe that I scored 99.8 per cent marks. I was expecting to score somewhat near 95 per cent. I am happy that I lived up to the expectations of my teachers and family and made them proud,” she said. She further said she didn’t follow a hard schedule or timetable during the exams and has not put any pressure on herself for marks. “Selfstudy was my key to success; besides smart work helped me a lot. It was never like all study and no entertainment; rather I used to dedicate one INBRIEF 3 BOOKED FOR ASSAULTING MAN Nakodar:The police booked three persons on the charge of assaulting a man. IO Harwinder Singh said the accused had been identified as Laddi, Love (both of Aadramaan) and Numi of Nakodar. Kuldip Singh in his police complaint said the accused took him to the cremation ground and attacked with weapons. A case has been registered. oc 40-YR-OLD DIES OF ‘DRUG OVERDOSE’ Phillaur: A 40-year-old man allegedly died of drug overdose in Ganna Pind here. The deceased has been identified as Jaswant Singh of Chack-Saboo village. A case has been registered. oc 1st Mehtab Kaur Multani of MGN School with her family members in Jalandhar on Friday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH 3rd 2nd Raghav Arora Aaryan Suri Yashit Verma hour daily to watching movies, talking to my friends etc.,” she said. Mehtab also thanked her elder brother Bhavnoor Singh and said his guidance and tips worked for her. She said she has now decided to take medical stream in Class XI and wants to become a doctor like her mother and father. Sharing his success mantra, Raghav Arora, said: “Studying well and in an organised manner is the best approach to secure well. The key is to maintain consistency and not leave things for the last hour. I also used to talk to my friends while studying or used to play games to refresh myself. Besides, I strongly feel that one should never burden oneself with syllabus and prefer reading chapters one by one with a calm mind.” He said he has now taken non-medical stream in Class XI, and wants to become an engineer. “Obeying to teachers and carefully listening to whatever is being taught in the class was my success mantra,” said Yashit Verma, whose father Harsh Kumar Verma is a professor at NIT-Jalandhar. He said he chose nonmedical stream and wants to become an engineer. Jalandhar, July 22 Palkit Sidhu of MGN Public School, Urban Estate, Phase II, and Moksha Bansal of Shiv Jyoti Public School jointly secured the first position in the district in the CBSE Class XII examinations, the results of which were declared this morning. Both Palkit and Moksha have scored 99.4 per cent marks each in the commerce stream. The second position in the district was bagged by Jayash Mahajan (commerec stream) of Lala Jagat Narain DAV Model School with 99 per cent marks, while the thrid rank has been shared by Arshit Bery (commerce stream) of CJS Public School and Gunpriya (medical stream) of Sanskriti KMV School by scoring 98.8 per cent marks each. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, district topper Palkit Sidhu, daughter of CID AIG Rajeshwar Singh Sidhu, said she had a flexible schedule during exam days. She said maintaining consistency throughout the year was the key mantra that helped her in learning every topic precisely. “I never missed any class and I had prepared a subjectwise timetable which had no fixed hours. Sometimes I used to study for three to four hours, while some days just one hour. I strongly believe that good marks cannot be attained by studying at the last hour. Instead, the last days should only be utilised for revision and maintaining pace in every topic,” she said. She further said she was interested in accounts, thus, she has decided to pursue her higher studies in finance. On being questioned, what she 1st Palkit Sidhu with her parents in Jalandhar on Friday. Moksha Bansal STREAM-WISE TOPPERS ■ Medical: Gunpriya of Sanskriti KMV School (98.8%) ■ Non-Medical: Sarthak of 3rd 2nd Jayash Mahajan St Soldier Divine Public School (98.6%) ■ Humanities: Poonam Panwar of Army Public School (97.8%) ■ Commerce: Palkit Sidhu and Moksha Bansal (99.4%) Arshit Bery 3rd (From left) Humanities stream topper Poonam Panwar with her mother; medical stream topper Gunpriya with her parents; and top rank holder of non-medical stream Sarthak. PHOTOS: SARABJIT SINGH aims to become in future, she said she was still exploring but it would definitely be related to handling finances etc. Moksha Bansal said: “I didn’t follow any strict schedule. I only followed a timetable which was target based. I used to set deadlines for myself such as completing a chapter in fixed time. Besides, I never burdened myself with studies and always kept my concepts clear.” She said she completely owes the achievement to her teachers and parents as they were supportive and guided her at every step. Meanwhile, other meritorious students of the district said meticulous planning of all subjects helped them score well. “Besides hard work, following a timetable and focusing on stud- ies had been the key mantra which helped me secure good marks,” said a student, Khushi Jain, adding that she now aspires to become a successful chartered accountant. Non-medical stream topper Sarthak said: “My focus was on preparing for JEE. I scored 99.85 percentile in JEE (Main) exam. My mantra for studies has always been smart work.” AAP MLA snubs officials, staff on FB live Gogia first woman DHO of Jalandhar Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 22 After Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Jalandhar West Sheetal Angural on Friday evening went to the District Administrative Office and tried to pull up staff and officials while going live on his Facebook page, the entire staff of the DAC announced to go on an indefinite strike from Monday onwards. Via his FB page, the MLA levelled allegations of corruption against ADC (G) Major Amit Sareen, a woman superintendent and staff of the Secretary RTA, but all of them took umbrage against the MLA for trying to harass them unduly while on duty. The ADC, against whom the MLA levelled allegations of quickly In reaction, DC office employees to go on strike from Monday clear a complaint matter against a travel agent, reacted sharply saying that “a genuine agent was being wrongly victimised. A show-cause notice against him had been withdrawn only after scrutinising his entire record”. As the MLA and his supporters alleged that the ADC cleared his file on his dayoff, the ADC said it was done on a working day. Reacting to the MLA’s allegations, he said, “When we clear all the backlog of Suwidha Centre on Saturdays, do all VIPs perform duty on holidays? So, such accusations are actually misplaced.” The entire incident happened in the office of Deputy Commissioner Jaspreet Singh. The ADC later even got released a video and issued a press note to clear the air. Pawan Kumar Verma and Jagdish Chander Saluja, district president and general secretary, respectively, of the Punjab State Distt (DC) Office Employees’ Association issued a memorandum wherein they condemned today’s action by the MLA. “The entire episode has led to spoiling of our image and we all feel insecure. If the MLA had any issue with us, we were there to resolve the matter, but his attitude was not right. He should not c m y b have gone live on FB without first giving us a hearing and levelled corruption allegations against us. He could have checked all record and manuals first. If he still felt unconvinced, he could have got a complaint lodged against us with the Deputy Commissioner or even the Divisional Commissioner,” they alleged. Meanwhile, Angural levelled charges of bribery against the woman superintendent. He said elderly and other people from his constituency were being harassed unduly by the staff and made to make repeated rounds of their offices for work. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had earlier urged all the MLAs not to embarrass employees in such a manner. Jalandhar, July 22 In a distinct accomplishment, Senior Medical Officer Reema Gogia has become the first woman District Health Officer (DHO) of Jalandhar. Assuming the office at the Jalandhar Civil Hospital, Dr Reema said her priorities would be to provide quality healthcare services to people of Jalandhar with special focus on checking adulteration in food products so as to ensure well-being of the masses. She said to achieve this goal the sustainable awareness and enforcement drives would be launched to sensitise people about the menace of adulteration. She said that no stone would be left unturned to promote sale and consumption of healthy and hygienic food products. Dr Reema Gogia assumes charge in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO She further mentioned that regular sampling and testing of food items would be held across the district and strict action would be taken in case adulterated, superiors, unhygienic and hazardous products were found selling. Dr Reema, who joined the Health Department in 2020 as a Senior Medical Officer, has achieved many milestones during her small yet impressive stint in Adampur block. She is also known for her services during the Covid pandemic in rural areas. Dr Reema said she would work even harder to fulfil the responsibility while maintaining the dignity and integrity of the chair. — TNS