30122022-JTR-01.qxd 12/30/2022 12:09 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar TRIBUNE IN PICS: IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT MADE THE HEADLINES The year 2022 was quite eventful and will be remembered by the Jalandharites with mixed feelings. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY PAGE 2 PAGE 3 NAKUUL MEHTA QUITS SHOW BADE ACHHE LAGTE HAIN 2 Nakuul Mehta, who played the role of Ram Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2, has now quit the show. MAX 17°C | MIN 8°C | YESTERDAY MAX 16°C | MIN 8°C SUNSET FRIDAY 5:32 PM Phagwara: The Shahkot police arrested a person on the charge of brewing illicit liquor. The investigating officer, Nirmal Singh, said the suspect was identified as Ashok Kumar, alias Sokha, a resident of Kanganna village. 80-kg raw liquor and equipment for brewing were recovered. A case under Section 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered against him. OC CASE AGAINST ONE FOR CHEATING Phagwara: The Shahkot police booked a person for breach of trust and cheating. The investigating officer (IO), Nirmal Singh, said the suspect had been identified as Gurpal Singh of Shahla Nagar, Malsian village. Pawan Kumar, a resident of Har Krishan Nagar in Phagwar, complained to the police that Gurpal signed an agreement with him for selling his 13 kanal and one marla land situated on the MalsianKanganna road and received Rs 25 lakh from him as advance money, but did not register a sale deed and fled away to the US. The IO said a case under Section 406 and 420 of the IPC had been registered against the suspect. OC ONE BOOKED FOR TRAFFICKING Phagwara: The Shahkot police have booked a travel agent on the charges of trafficking, cheating, and breach of trust. The investigating officer (IO), Balvir Chand, said the suspect had been identified as Chamkaur Singh, a resident of Chak Bahmanni Khurd village. Chindar Singh of Gurre village complained to the police that the travel agent had sent his wife to Dubai on a work visa, where she was confined by him and he demanded money for releasing her. The IO said a case under Sections 370, 420, 406 of the IPC had been registered. OC SUICIDE ABETMENT; HUSBAND IN NET Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police arrested the husband of a deceased woman on the charge of abetment to suicide. The investigating officer (IO), Iqbal Singh, said the suspect had been identified as Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Janta Nagar, Ludhiana. Rekha Ranni had complained to the police that her daughter, Lovpreet Kaur (25), was married to Gagandep Singh in 2021, but soon after the marrige her in-laws started harassing her for dowry because of which she attempted suicide. The IO said a case under Section 306 of the IPC was registered against the suspect and his father and mother. OC FRIDAY | 30 DECEMBER 2022 | JALANDHAR Nawanshahr residents planning Zira-like stir? ONE ARRESTED UNDER NDPS ACT 1 NABBED FOR BREWING LIQUOR PAGE 4 Sai Tamhankar to host a documentary series Postcards from Maharashtra. It will premiere on National Geographic. SUNRISE SATURDAY 7:18 AM INBRIEF Phagwara: After one year of case registration, the Mehatpur police have nabbed a person, who was booked for selling poppy husk. The Station House Officer (SHO), Balraj Singh, said the suspect was identified as Paramjit Singh, alias Pamma, a resident of Rai Pur Gujran village. The SHO said 75-kg poppy husk was recovered from the possession of his mother, Gurdev Kaur, on November 3, 2021, but he managed to flee from the spot. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against him. OC SAI TO TOUR MAHARASHTRA FOR NAT GEO’S DOCU-SERIES ASH PROBLEMTo hold meeting tomorrow Tribune News Service People hold march against the Zira factory and displacement of people at Latifpura in Jalandhar on Thursday. PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Left bodies march for Latifpura residents Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 29 The support continues to pour in for the demolitiondrive hit Latifpura residents. Communist and revolutionary organisations today held a convention and a march in the city seeking justice for the Latifpura residents. During a state-level convention held at Bhai Jwala Singh Hall of the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall, they condemned the displacement of people in Latifpura in Jalandhar. They demanded the rehabilitation of displaced persons and sought action against police officials who misbehaved with the residents during the drive. They also extended support to the people’s struggle seeking the closure of the Zira mill. The convention was held by the ‘Fascist Hamle Virodhi Front’ and leaders of the front condemned fascism and fascist policies. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the speakers also raised the issue of the Sikh prisoners who were not being released. They also expressed concern over the land of Punjab turning infertile and nonimplementation of MSP on crops other than paddy. Nawanshahr, December 29 Is the problem of pollution being faced by Nawanshahr residents due to emanating ash from the power plant situated in sugar mills heading towards a protest on the pattern of zira? The answer is in affirmative if the mood of residents irked over the repeated assurance by the district administration and authorities concerned is an indication. The residents of the town and adjoining villages as well as activists of different social and religious organisations are going to gather at Gurudwara Manji Sahib, Banga Road on December 31 to chalk out the further course of action to get rid of the chronic problem. Jamhuri Adhikar Sabha sec- OFFICIALS HAVE DONE NOTHING SO FAR ❝ Residents of the town and villages have been facing severe health problems due to pollution caused by the ash emanating from the power plant. Officials have done nothing so far to solve the problem. ❞ Member, URBAN ESTATE SCHOOL MGMT retary Jasbir Deep, while informing about the meeting, said residents of the town and adjoining villages had been facing severe health and other problems due to the pollution caused by the ash emanating from the power plant set up on the premises of sugar mills. Various delegations have met the district administration and authorities of the sugar mills and the power plant, but nothing concrete had been done so far to solve the problem. “Residents and NGOs have just been getting hollow promises”, he said, adding that due to ignorant attitude of the administration they have decided to chalk out a programme to launch a massive protest in this regard,” said Jasbir Deep, another activist. The indefinite stir against an alcohol-making unit at Mansurwal village of Zira assembly segment in Ferozepur has turned big, with farmer bodies protesting outside the factory and declaring that they would not relent until its permanent closure. City in cold grip as temp At Rurka Kalan, ‘Dhiyan Di Lohri’ now dips further after rain movement to promote gender equality Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 29 The light showers throughout Thursday brought down the maximum temperature.It started raining around 10 am and continued pouring intermittently till evening. The day temperature saw a dip of 2°C coming down to 15°C. On the other hand, the minimum temperature rose by 2°C to 10°C since it was a cloudy day today. Owing to rain, fewer people ventured out. The markets had very few customers. The parks and playing grounds remained vacant. Since it was a holiday on account of the Parkash Purb of the tenth Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh, even the government offices remained closed. The rain, however, brought cheer to the wheat farmers as the rain in the peak winter season is beneficial for the crop. There is a prediction of cloudy, rainy days for the next three days too. Jalandhar, December 29 Thirteen years ago, Buta Ram, the head teacher of Government Primary School (Girls), Rurka Kalan, took an initiative of celebrating ‘Dhiyan Di Lohri’. The intent behind the move was clear — to make people understand the importance of a girl child and promote gender equality. “When my daughter was born, I celebrated her Lohri and people were shocked. I was surprised at their reaction and this made me decide that I would celebrate Dhiyan Di Lohri every year to make people aware of it,” said Buta Ram. This year, the event will be held on January 4. Buta Ram said the school where he teaches is a girl’s school, he thought that it would be a great opportunity for him to encourage the girls who were studying in the school along with their parents. “Recently, a father came to me and shared that a daugh- INVITE SENT TO ALL VILLAGE RESIDENTS I ACTIVITIES HELD TO SPREAD AWARENESS ‘Dhiyan Di Lohri’ being celebrated at the Government Primary School, Rurka Kalan. FILE PHOTO ter was born to him again. He was sad, but his thinking upset me a lot. Because of such people, I ensure that I celebrate Lohri for girls every day and every year,” he said. Several activities are organised by the school authorities on Lohri, including sports, and cultural events like dancing and singing. Writing com- petitions and declamation events are held too. This year, a sub-junior youth parliament will also be introduced during the event in which every student would read out a paper on the life of Dr BR Ambedkar. The teacher said, “The contents of the paper will include the rights of women and what thoughts DAV National Sports for Girls begin One nabbed with intoxicating pills Over 3,000 students from across the country taking part in the event Tribune News Service Lecturer gets Bharat Ratan Atal Award LIFE GOES ON People go about their daily activities as usual as it rains in Jalandhar on a chilly Thursday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 29 Annual DAV National Sports for Girls started off at DAV University here on Tuesday. More than 3,000 school girls under the age of 19 years have arrived to participate in the event from across the country. The event representing DAV’s 15 sports zones was declared open by chief guest Justice (Retd) N K Sud, vice-president, DAV College Managing Committee (DAV CMC), New Delhi. The students are participating in 24 games. The games are being organised under the aegis of DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi. In his inaugural address, Justice Sud said he was delighted to learn that the young generation had been receptive to embracing sports as a career. Convey- Students during the opening day of the games at DAV University in Jalandhar. PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH ing the best wishes of Dr Punam Suri, president, DAV CMC, to the participants, he said participation and completion were more important than winning in sports and life. “One should not give up. He is a real winner who gets up after falling down and starts again,” he said. J P Shoor, director, DAV CMC and convener of the school games, said the idea of any sports event was not only to choose winners or most physically fit but was to create brotherhood and to promote sportsmanship. He stated that DAV National Sports was recognised by the School Games Federa- c m y b tion of India and the winners of the event would qualify for the National School Games organised by the federation. Vice-chancellor of the university Dr Manoj Kumar said DAV had produced many legends in sports. Some of these participants could be the future celebrities, he said. Jalandhar, December 29 A person was arrested by the Jalandhar police with 50 intoxicating tablets and a two-wheeler here on Wednesday. A person riding a twowheeler without registration number tried to flee from the spot upon seeing the police near Rampur Chowk. The police caught hold off the person and on being frisked, 50 intoxicating tablets where recovered from his possession. He was identified as Teerath Kumar of Baupur. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 was registered against him at the Lambra police station. A police official said investigation was being carried out to trace his forward and backward linkages. did Dr Ambedkar have on women empowerment.” The school sends invitation to everyone in the village so that they can see the event and get awareness regarding it. “If we could bring change by organising such events, it would be so satisfying,” Buta Ram said, adding that he was witnessing some change too. Tribune News Service Hoshiarpur, December 29 Popular poetess and storywriter Dr Neena Saini has been honoured with Bharat Ratan Atal Award by the Print Media Working Journalists Association in Lucknow. Having retired as a lecturer in Punjabi from the Education Department, Chandigarh, her 10 stories and anthologies have already been published. She said after the demise of her mother in her childhood and brother during her early college days, she turned very emotional and started penning down her feelings in the form of poetry and essays. She said that after completion of her MEd degree, she started working as a teacher of Punjabi under Dr Neena Saini the Education Department of Chandigarh, but continued with her passion for literature. Some of her works are, ‘Rangrez’, ‘Dukhant’, ‘Dhiyan Bhainan Sanjhian’, ‘Guldan’, ‘Kalman di sanjh’, ‘ Kavyanjali’ and ‘Vehre diyan raunkan’.