26012023-LT-01.qxd 1/26/2023 12:41 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune 3 HELD FOR STEALING BATTERY, AC COMPRESSORS FROM BANK CITY BOY TO INTERACT WITH PM IN ‘PARIKSHA PE CHARCHA’ CELEBS SHARE WHAT MAKES THEM PROUD INDIANS Police claimed to have seized stolen items, including 2 vehicles, battery & two AC compressors, from trio. P2 A Class XII student, Deepak is among two students from state who have been nominated for interaction. P2 On 74th Republic Day, celebs share one thing, among many, that makes them proud to be an Indian. P4 » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 19°C | MIN 10°C YESTERDAY MAX 17.6°C | MIN 13°C SUNSET THURSDAY 5.56 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 7:21 AM » THURSDAY | 26 JANUARY 2023 | LUDHIANA Waterlogging adds to woes of commuters after rain Water accumulates on a road after rain at Focal Point in Ludhiana on Thursday. PHOTO: ASHWANI DHIMAN Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 25 After rain lashed the city last night, waterlogging occurred in some parts of the city. Traffic jams were also witnessed on Chandigarh Road, leaving commuters to face inconvenience on Wednesday morning. Rainwater accumulated on roads of Focal Point, Dhandari, Sherpur Road, Metro Road, Hambran Road, service lanes of Ferozepur Road and some other roads in the city. Later, the water got receded. The traffic jams were witnessed at Jamalpur Chowk and Vardhman Chowk on Chandigarh Road this morning. Commuters also POWER SUPPLY HIT, RESTORED IN SOME AREAS As the rainfall started on Tuesday night, the power supply got disrupted in various parts of the city. The supply in some affected areas was restored on Wednesday morning only. complained about nonfunctional traffic lights at both intersections. Later, police officials were also seen managing the traffic. A commuter said: “We faced a long traffic jam at Vardhman Chowk and Jamalpur junction this morning. The authorities concerned must take necessary measures to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the stretch as such jams were witnessed in the past too.” As the rainfall started on Tuesday night, the power supply got disrupted in various parts of the city. The supply in some affected areas was restored this morning only. A resident of Barewal Road, Surjit Singh, said: “There was no power supply at our home last night and it was restored this morning.” Weather to remain cold in next 24 hours The Department of Climate Change and Agricultural continued on page 2 16 to be awarded at dist-level R-Day function today Tribune News Service Ludhiana, January 25 The district administration has made all arrangements for the district-level Republic Day function to be held at Guru Nanak Stadium on Thursday. The administration has released the list of 16 persons who will be honoured with the District Award for their respective achievements on the occasion. The persons who are to be awarded at the district-level function are Raj Kumar Kashyap, Neel Kamal Sharma, Mandeep Keshav, Dharminder Singh, Jatin Kumar, Subash Soundi, Dr Jaspreet Kaur, Rama Munjal, Kashish Rawat, Shashi Kapoor, Parminder Singh Chawla, Rahul Verma, Harvinder Kaur, Rajwant Kaur, Kewal Ram, and Jaskiran Singh. Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan would be the chief guest at the function. The event would start at 9:58 am with the unfurling of the national flag by the chief guest. Around 930 students would participate in mass PT shows and cultural activities, including choreography on patriotic songs, bhangra and giddha. In view of Republic Day, police teams have been deployed to monitor and continued on page 2 c m y b 20-year-old drug addict arrested for raping minor girl Ludhiana, January 25 The police have arrested a 20year-old youth, a drug addict, for allegedly raping a four- year-old girl. The suspect has been identified as Vikas Kumar, who hails from Bihar. At present, he is staying at Rajeev Gandhi Colony here. On January 16, the father of the victim, complained to the police against an unidenti- fied person. He had told the police that he was a street vendor and has two children continued on page 2