02062023-CT-01.qxd 6/2/2023 12:22 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune AT ~259 CR, UT GETS HIGHEST GST COLLECTION IN MONTH WORK ON GREEN CORRIDOR ALONG N-CHOE LAUNCHED SWIMMER PRATHNA TO DON INDIAN HUES AT SPL OLYMPICS GST collection for May rises 55% in UT against gross levy raked in during corresponding period last year. P2 Adviser performs ground-breaking ceremony of city’s 1st non-motorised transport green corridor. P2 Prathna (16) will represent India at Special Olympics World Games in Berlin from June 17 to 25. P2 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 62 PANCHKULA 48 MOHALI 47 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF BIKER KILLED, WIFE HURT IN MISHAP Chandigarh: A biker was killed and his wife injured in a mishap here. The complainant claimed their bike, being ridden by her husband Sandeep Kumar, hit a wrongly parked truck on the road separating Sectors 2 and 11. They were shifted to GMSH16 where doctors declared Sandeep dead on arrival. A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station. TNS WOMAN LOSES ~55K TO ONLINE FRAUD Chandigarh: A woman lost Rs 55,000 to online fraud. The complainant alleged an unidentified person sent a link on her mobile phone offering a part-time job. The complainant got tricked and was cheated of her money. A case has been registered at the cybercrime police station and an investigation initiated. TNS TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE EV Policy to be reviewed, says UT Adviser ‘Two dozen’ rounds fired from both sides| Miscreants shot in leg Plant is planned in area cleared of legacy waste at Dadu Majra. FILE ~40.8 LAKH LOOT IN FATEHGARH SAHIB Four armed men had looted ~40.8L from an employee of a petrol station at Bhatmajra village in Fatehgarh Sahib on May 29. The employee along with a gunman was going in a car to deposit money in a bank branch in Sirhind when four men in a car fired four rounds, snatched guard’s gun and took away cash The car in which the suspects were travelling in Kharar. HAD COME TO PICK UP CAR USED IN CRIME ■ AGTF team got input about suspects visiting Macchli Khurd village to pick up the car used in the Fatehgarh Sahib robbery, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav ■ In joint ops with Fatehgarh Sahib police, a team flagged down a expected to visit Macchli Khurd village here to pick up their car that was used in the crime. A team led by AIG Sandeep Goel, DSP Bikram Brar and DSP Rajan Parminder along with local Fatehgarh Sahib police laid a trap car, but instead of stopping, occupants opened fire at police, prompting retaliatory fire ■ The police recovered three .32 pistols along with live cartridges from them; however, the cops didn’t confirm recovery of money and flagged down a car. “Instead of stopping the car, its occupants opened fire at the police team, prompting retaliatory fire by the cops,” he said. After a brief exchange of fire, the police teams overpowered both sus- c m y b An injured suspect at a hospital. pects, who sustained bullet injuries in the leg. They were undergoing treatment at a hospital. A fresh case under Sections 307 and 473, IPC, and 25 and 27, Arms Act, has been registered at the Sadar Kharar police station. — TNS MAX 30°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 29.7°C | MIN 20°C SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:22 AM 2 robbery suspects nabbed following shootout in Kharar Mohali/Fatehgarh Sahib, June 1 The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police, in a joint operation, today claimed to have cracked the Fatehgarh Sahib daylight robbery case with the arrest of two suspects after a shootout at Macchli Khurd village in Kharar. According to sources, nearly two dozen rounds were fired from both sides. The suspects suffered bullet wounds in the incident. Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh of Johal Dhai Wala village and Harpreet Singh of Bantara village, both in Tarn Taran. The suspects were involved in the loot of Rs 40.8 lakh from an employee of a petrol station at Bhatmajra village of Fatehgarh Sahib on May 29, claimed the police. Police teams also recovered three .32 pistols along with live cartridges from their possession. The police, however, didn’t confirm recovery of the money. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav today said a team of the AGTF headed by ADGP Promod Ban got an input that persons involved in the daylight robbery were PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET FRIDAY 7:20 PM » FRIDAY | 2 JUNE 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Panel to hear out councillors today Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 1 A high-powered committee will meet for one last time on Friday and take suggestions from elected representatives on the new waste processing plant proposed to be set up at Dadu Majra. This will be followed by a special Municipal Corporation House meeting on June 6, which will take a final call on the issue. The meeting, to be chaired by UT Adviser Dharam Pal, will for the first time be attended by Mayor Anup Gupta, besides councillors Gurbax Rawat (Congress), Hardeep Singh (SAD) and Kuldeep Dhalor (AAP). At the last MC House meeting, the agenda was rejected by councillors, who demanded representation of elected representatives at the meeting. Now, their suggestions NEW WASTE PLANT Final call on June 6 GARBAGE MESS ■ MC plans to set up integrated municipal solid waste processing plant of 550 TPD capacity at Dadu Majra site from where legacy waste has been cleared ■ At last MC House meet, agenda was rejected by councillors, who demanded representation of elected representatives at highpowered panel meet ■ AAP wants new plant to come up at Sec 25 Jaypee facility, which was taken over by MC three years ago; old plant has already completed its lifespan ■ BJP may find it difficult to get agenda passed by MC House due to AAP’s resistance to its location will be incorporated during the meeting. On June 6, the civic body will decide whether continued on page 2 Chandigarh, June 1 Amid concerns raised by auto dealers over likely halting of registration of petrol two-wheelers from July, UT Adviser Dharam Pal on Thursday said they will review the Electric Vehicle (EV) Halting of petrol 2-wheeler registrations from July Policy-2022 and restriction on registration of the non-EV vehicles in the city. Non-electric two-wheelers may be hitting the end of the road in the city with their registration likely to be stopped from July as the UT Transport Department is on course to achieving the annual target fixed in its EV policy by June-end. “We will review the EV Policy and the restriction on the registration of the non-EV vehicles in the city. We will take a decision after taking all stakeholders on board. We will have to calculate when the non-EV vehicles registration can be stopped,” said the Adviser. As per the target for this fiscal, nearly 6,200 petrol twowheelers can be registered in the city. After this, their registration will be stopped and only electric two-wheelers will be registered. So far this fiscal, 3,700 two-wheelers have been registered and only 2,500 more can now be registered. — TNS