07092023-CT-01.qxd 9/7/2023 12:54 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune CITY POLICE ARREST THREE PROCLAIMED OFFENDERS ESTATE OFFICE TEAM INSPECTS BERKELEY COMPLEX 2 CYBERCRIMINALS LAND IN POLICE NET FOR ~50K FRAUD Three proclaimed offenders have been arrested by the PO and Summon Staff of the UT police. P3 A team of the UT Estate Office carries out a fresh inspection of commercial complex of Berkeley Realtech. P3 Two fraudsters have been arrested by the Cybercrime cell of the police for duping a resident of ~50,000. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 89 PANCHKULA 74 MOHALI 78 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF MAN BOOKED UNDER ARMS ACT Chandigarh: The police have booked a man for possessing an illegal arm and assaulting a family of Sector 42. Shivam of Attawa village, Sector 42, alleged that Sanju assaulted his family near their house and threatened them with a countrymade pistol. The police were informed about the incident, following which a case under Sections 323, 341 and 506 of the IPC and 25-5459 of the Arms Act, was registered. TNS ONE HELD FOR FAKE NO. PLATES Chandigarh: ASI Bijender Singh of Traffic Staff reported that Aman, a resident of Dadu Majra, was apprehended near the Sector 24/25/37/38 chowk for riding a scooter with a fake number plate. The police have registered a case. TNS Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 6 Breaking the eight-year tie with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) proved a “wise” decision for Jatinder Singh of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) as he left a huge impact on this year’s Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) elections. Just before the elections, Jatinder joined the NSUI on August 29 in the presence of Congress national in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar. On August 30, he was chosen the presidential face of the party. He brought 74 former ABVP supporters with him. However, on September 1, the group courted controversies after one of its alliance partners, the Indian National Students’ Organisation (INSO), decided to part ways after an alleged scuffle. Despite this setback, the party managed to make a strong ground to win the elections. Jatinder put in a lot of Woman loses ~4.92L to fraud Chandigarh, September 6 A city resident has been duped of Rs 4.92 lakh. A resident of Sector 45 reported that a caller, posing as a private bank’s executive, made her a preapproved loan offer (Rs 5 lakh) on credit card. The caller managed to get an OTP from her to access her internet banking account. With the help of the resident’s bank details, the fraudster got approved a loan of Rs 5 lakh, which was credited to the victim’s account, and later withdrew Rs 4.92 lakh. The police have registered a case at the cybercrime police station. — TNS MAX 36°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 37°C | MIN 25.7°C SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:03 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE NSUI regains presidential post after 5 yrs Jatinder polls 3,002 votes to beat rivals Divyansh Thakur (CYSS, 2,399) and Rakesh Deshwal (ABVP, 2,182) SATH, INSO, PUHH WIN OTHER KEY POSTS PU POLLS Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 6 The blue color of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) outshone the yellow of the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) and the saffron of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to win the presidential post in the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) elections today. After five years, the NSUI again won the presidential seat with its candidate, Jatinder Singh, polling a record 3,002 votes to defeat his CYSS rival by a margin of 603 votes and ABVP’s candidate by 820 votes. The NUSI had won the PUCSC presidential election in 2013, 2014, 2017. Jatinder, who joined the NSUI seven days prior to voting, is studying at Dr SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology. Despite trailing at third position in one of the main departments, University Institute of Engineer- VICE-PRESIDENT Ranmeekjot Kaur (Sath): 4,084 Anurag Vardhan (Ind): 3,319 Gaurav Chauhan (ISA): 1,087 15,693 POLLED 10,323 (66 %) CANDIDATES IN THE POLL FRAY President 9 Vice-president, 4 (each) secretary, joint secretary HIGHLIGHTS VOTES DEPARTMENT-WISE UIET (2,527) UILS (1,900) Laws (1,100) Dr SSBUICET (645) Computer Science (346) UIHTM (417) Jatinder Singh (NSUI) Divyansh Thakur (CYSS) Rakesh Deshwal (ABVP) ing and Technology (UIET), Jatinder managed to took away the top post. The party contested only one post and convincingly won it. The student group, Sath, claimed vice-president’s post. Its candidate, Ran- ❝ ❞ NEW PRESIDENT LISTS PRIORITIES ■ Our priority will be to form a PUCSC constitution, as no office-bearer knows about his or her powers and limitations for the welfare of the students. ■ Will make all efforts to get menstruation leave approved. ■ Our priority will be to fulfil all promises made in the manifesto, including the opening of the central placement cell. ■ Students voted for trust, and we will maintain it for years to come ■ Our focus was on one post and we made all efforts to win it. 276 320 368 476 199 219 150 104 141 meekjot Kaur, from Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, secured 4,084 votes to win the post. In a male-dominated fight, Ranmeekjot defeated her nearest rival by 765 votes, which one along for the development of the university,” said Jatinder, soon after winning the elections. While talking about his exit from the ABVP and joining the NSUI, Jatinder revealed that he had been inactive with the ABVP for a year. “Though I joined the NSUI recently, I started my association with it long back. I had been inactive in the ABVP for the past one year. I was active in the university, but not in the organisation. There were some issues and I was not able to put forth my ideas. That’s why I took a decision,” said Jatinder. When asked if his win was the ABVP’s loss, the newly elected president said: “There’s nothing such kind of gain or loss for anyone. I had a plan and I wanted to execute (my agenda) it for the welfare of the students. But they (ABVP) didn’t want to work on that plan. In the NSUI, I had freedom of expression and flexibility to execute these plans,” added the new PUSCS president, whose mother is a homemaker and father a regional director at Nehru Yuva Kendra. ‘Hidden’ faces behind victory The NSUI’s stunning win over the ruling Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) and the ABVP didn’t come overnight. The ‘hidden’ continued on page 2 High Court halts recovery notice in service tax case of civic body Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 6 Acting on a petition filed by the Joint Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed that all banks mentioned in a recovery notice would not take “any steps”. The recovery notice, dated September 1, demanded Rs 3,37,10,995 as service tax, along with applicable interest, and imposed a penalty of 2,01,071,915 on the MC. The JOINT SECRETARY Gourav Chahal (PUHH): 3,140 Dikit Paldon (HPSU): 3,037 Dheeraj Garg (PUSU): 1,983 NSUI’s winning presidential candidate Jatinder Singh and his supporters celebrate the victory on the PU campus. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY ‘STUDENTS FED UP WITH POLITICAL PRESSURE’ This campus belongs to the students, not to the seasoned politicians. The students were fed up with political pressure and interference of politicians. We will take everyone along for the development of the university. Jatinder Singh, NSUI efforts to convince some members of the NSUI, who were terming his as a parachute candidate. “This campus belongs to the students, not to the seasoned politicians. The students were fed up with political pressure and interference of politicians. I must congratulate every student of the campus. We will take every- SECRETARY Deepak Goyat (INSO): 4,431 Avinsah Yadav (ABVP): 2,620 Megha Nayyar (SOPU): 2,158 TOTAL VOTES Was inactive in ABVP, NSUI gave me a free hand: Top post winner Deepankar Sharda PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET THURSDAY 6:38 PM » THURSDAY | 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST notice also directed the banks involved to restrict any further withdrawals without the consent of the respondent concerned. The petitioner, represented by advocate Urvashi Dhugga, argued that the recovery notice had adversely impacted the functioning of the Municipal Corporation as it was addressed to 18 banks which the petitioner maintained accounts with. This led to a significant disruption in the petitioner’s operations. Dhugga further informed the court that the petitioner was prepared to deposit the principal amount of Rs 3,37,10,995 by September 8. She also highlighted that the recovery notice was issued in continuation of ex parte proceedings that took place on March 30, 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic, which continued on page 2 c m y b 251 55 109 is a record. Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) won the secretary’s post with Deepak Goyat, from the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), bagging 4,431 votes to defeat his near- 105 52 63 101 78 33 est rival by 1,811 votes. The Panjab University Helping Hand (PUHH), which fought the elections in alliance with the ABVP won the joint sec, retary’s post. Its candidate, Gourav Chahal, polled 3,140 votes. SEE ALSO PAGE 3 ■ Voting started at 9.30 am, but students were allowed to enter polling stations till 10.15 am. ■ Counting began at 12.20 pm and the results were announced at 8 pm. ■ Digvijay Chautala, brother of Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, visited the campus in support of INSO. ■ NSUI supporters celebrated the victory with senior members including, Chandigarh Congress chief HS Lucky, at Student Centre. ■ Hours before polling, the SOI presidential candidate, Yuvraj Garg, allegedly manhandled at boys’ hostel 4. ■ Elections took place under heavy deployment of police personnel. A mounted unit of the Chandigarh police was also deployed.