06022024-JTR-01.qxd 2/6/2024 12:33 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune POLICE REMAND OF SEX RACKET SUSPECTS EXTENDED BY 2 DAYS APURVA SHARMA LAUNCHES SONG TERIYAN JUDAIYAN Singer Apurva says: “I’ve always been interested in Sufi songs. I started doing riyazwhen I was in the school.” P3 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 19°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 16.8°C | MIN 7.8°C THE JAMIE LEVER SHOW BLEND OF LAUGHTER, IMPERSONATIONS Suspects sent to police remand for two more days for further interrogation to expose international sex racket. P2 FORECAST One of the most talented comedians & actors, Jamie to embark on India’s inaugural one-woman show.P4 » » SUNSET TUESDAY 6.03 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7:10 AM » TUESDAY | 6 FEBRUARY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN HELD ON THEFT CHARGE Phagwara: The Nakodar city police have arrested a Haryana resident on the charge of stealing tower batteries. SHO Dharminder Kaliayann said the suspect had been identified as Ajay, a resident of Karnal district in Haryana. The SHO said the suspect, who was travelling in a car without a registration number, was intercepted at a naka. Eleven stolen tower batteries and instruments used in committing the crime were recovered from his car. The IO said a case under Sections 457, 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered against the suspect and his vehicle was impounded. OC THEFT AT FACTORY IN PHAGWARA Phagwara: Unidentified miscreants burgled a factory in Phagwara city on Sunday night. Dharmender Jha, owner of the factory and a resident of Sham Nagar, Phagwara, told the police that the burglars entered his KSI Trading Factory after breaking open the locks and took away 45 grams of gold and ~60,000. The police have registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC. OC HOSPITAL AWAITS INAUGURATION Nakodar: The inaugural ceremony of the 30-bed Mother Child Hospital (MCH) at the Nakodar Civil Hospital has been delayed for more than seven months as the expected VVIP has not indicated the dates on which the programme could be held. Punjab Health Systems Corporation constructed the building at a cost of ~6 crore. Its foundation stone was laid by the then Nakodar MLA Gurpartap Singh Wadala on August 1, 2014. Notably, the building was handed over to the Health Department, but it is lying unutilised. The administration is trying to get either the chief minister or senior ministers to inaugurate the hospital. Dr. Sanjiv Kumar senior medical officer said the hospital would be inaugurated soon. The decision would be taken by senior officials. OC ~10 cr released for construction of roads: Minister Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 5 Punjab Local Bodies Minister Balkar Singh today said the state government has released funds worth ~10 crore for the construction of roads in Jalandhar city. Chairing a review meeting regarding development projects of the city, the Minister directed officials of the Municipal Corporation Jalandhar and the District Administration to ensure timely construction of work on all roads. The Minister said the government was committed to ensuring all-round development of the state and there was no paucity of funds to carry out this mammoth task. He directed the officials to ensure proper monitoring of all works as any kind of compromise with the quality of roads and other projects Continued on page 2 Three masked robbers strike at arhtiya’s house Hold kin hostage at gunpoint, flee with cash, valuables Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 5 Armed miscreants targeted the residence of Balram, an arhtiya, in Sheetal Nagar here early this morning and allegedly decamped with ~11 lakh in cash and jewellery. The suspects forcibly entered the house and held Balram’s wife Pushpa and child hostage at gunpoint. In his statement to the police, the victim said three masked robbers barged into his house and held the family hostage at gunpoint before ransacking the premises. According to him, the suspects entered the house around 6:15 am and fled the spot around 6:35 am after committing the robbery. The robbers asked them about money and valuables threatening them with dire consequences. The complainant said the suspects, who came on motorcycles, entered the house by jumping off the main wall at the entrance gate. ACP (North) Damanveer Singh said though on the basis of the information, a case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered, they were sceptical of the incident due to inconsis- Cops carry out an investigation; and (below) the ransacked almirah at the house in Sheetal Nagar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: MALKIAT SINGH FURTHER PROBE ON ACP (North) Damanveer Singh said the family had not yet shared any documentary proof about the exact amount of cash and jewellery robbed. However, all aspects in the case, including the involvement of any insider, were being investigated. VICTIM’S STATEMENT According to Balram, an arhtiya, the suspects entered the house around 6:15 am and fled the spot around 6:35 am after committing the robbery. tencies in statements provided by the victim’s family and the absence of any CCTV evidence. He said the family had not yet shared any documentary proof about the exact amount of cash and jewellery robbed. However, all aspects in the case, including the involvement of any insider, were being investigated. Nature’s hues ‘SARKAR AAP KE DWAR’ SCHEME 565 Lok Sewa camps to be held in K’thala Tribune News Service Kapurthala, February 5 While reviewing the preparations being made for Lok Sewa camps under the Punjab Government’s “Sarkar Aap Ke Dwar” programme today, Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal said as many as 565 camps were scheduled to be held in the district. “The aim of this initiative is to provide citizen services to people at their native places from February 6,” said Panchal adding that four camps would be organised in each sub-division everyday to facilitate people of those areas by providing them required services. Urging people to avail of the benefits of these camps, Panchal said all 598 villages and 150 MC wards would be covered through these camps. He said 190 camps would be held in Kapurthala sub-division, while 155 in Sultanpur Lodhi, 79 in Bholath and 141 IMA sees hike in charges fixed for services Hoshiarpur, February 5 The Indian Medical Association (IMA), in a meeting with Cabinet Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa regarding the Farishtey Scheme of the Punjab government for providing treatment to road accident victims, suggested that the charges fixed for services under the scheme should be hiked. The IMA also sought protection to private health institutions to prevent vandalisation or any other untoward incident when accident victims were brought there. IMA president Dr Balwinderjit Singh appreciat- Delegation meets Cabinet Minister A labourer works in wheat field on sunny Monday in Jalandhar. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Start religious tours to Sikh shrines, MP Mittal to Centre Jalandhar, February 5 MP Rajya Sabha Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal today raised an issue in the Parliament putting up a demand for starting religious tours for 3 crore Sikh devotees. Referring to the Centre’s schemes for tourism promotion, Dr Mittal emphasised the same fervour on various Sikhismrelated religious places across the country. Dr Mittal also referred to the Prime Minister’s foundation stone laying with ~500 crore for the development of ShaktiPeeth-Kamakhya Devi Mandir in Assam. Representing Punjab, Dr Mittal demanded that under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, better facilities should also be created for Sikh devotees by developing Sikh religious places in every state. There should be better connectivity amongst all of these religious places, by being connected to major metro cities through rail, road and air. As such, all devo- MP Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal during a session at Rajya Sabha in Delhi. tees will be facilitated to travel to religious places of Sikhism in all Indian states. Highlighting several ‘Swadesh Darshan’ projects and developments of various other religions’ places in different states through circuits, Dr Mittal said: “Sikhism and Guru Granth Sahib teach all to serve people and get connected with society. There are ‘Panj Takht of Sikhism’ in different Indian states. Apart from this, there are many gurdwaras across the country. All of these should have great connectivity so that all devotees can travel to religious places of Sikhism in all states of the country.” — TNS Gang of thieves busted, 3 nabbed ed the efforts made by the Punjab government to save lives through the Farishtey Scheme. He assured Cabinet Minister Jimpa that the entire medical community would support the government. Dr Balvinder said the charges fixed for the services to be provided under Farishtey Scheme for reimbursement were not viable, so the government should raise them for smooth and effective services. — OC in Phagwara sub-division. He said the camps would be held under the supervision of SDMs. Officials from various departments, including Revenue, Sewa Kendras, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, Social Security and Development of Women and Children, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Health, Water Supply and Sanitation, PSPCL, Rural Development and Panchayats, Food Supply Labour and Police, would resolve the grievances of people as well as deliver the services applied by them on the spot. Citizen services such as birth or death certificates, affidavit attestation, stipend to children of beneficiaries, residence certificate, SC certificate, registration of construction workers, pension to old age persons, BC certificate, electricity payment, addition of name in birth certificate, inspection of revenue records, registration of mar- riage (compulsory), multiple cases of death certificate, renewal of construction worker card, correction of entry in birth certificate, issuance of death/NAC certificate, rural area certificate, multiple copies of birth certificate, general caste certificate, pension to widow/destitute citizens, non-encumbrance certificate, equity entry of mortgage, delayed entry of birth certificate, income certificate, pension to handicapped, fard generation, disability certificate (UDID), countersigning of documents, registration of marriage (Anand), Shagun scheme, pension to dependent children, border area certificate, delayed registration of death, countersigning of documents of NRI, countersigning of police clearance certificate, correction of entry in death certificate and Kandi area certificate will be provided to the applicants. Panchal said matter con- cerning to court cases, upgrade of schools, roads and dispensaries, five-marla plot and agriculture debt waiver would not be considered in these camps. Camps in two shifts As per the schedule, camps will be held in two shifts - 10 am to 1 pm at first two locations and 2 pm to 5 pm at other two locations. In the Kapurthala sub-division, first camps will be organised at Kanjli and Kokalpur, followed by Dhamm and Bheelan villages. In Bholath, first camps will be held at Raawan and Talwandi Kuka villages, whereas Dhakkran and Kamalapur in the afternoon. In Phagwara, camps are being held at Darvesh Pind and Uccha Pind, followed by Jagatpur Jattan and Nihalgarh villages. The Sultanpur Lodhi sub-division will witness these camps at Sabuwal and Todarwal and Dandupur and Mulabaha villages. 41 hospitals empanelled under ‘Farishte’ scheme To help save precious lives of accident victims in ‘golden hour’ Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 5 To save precious lives of road accident victims, as many as 41 hospitals in the district have been empanelled under the ‘Farishte’ scheme launched by Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said under this scheme, free-of-cost treatment facilities would be provided to road accident victims at nearby government hospitals and listed private hospitals by making maximum use of the ‘golden hour’ after mishaps so that precious lives could be saved. He said first one hour after an accident was crucial for treatment. If a seriously injured person gets primary aid during this time, chances of survival increase. Sarangal said a total of 41 hospitals - 15 government, 25 private hospitals, and one medical college - had been listed in the district under this scheme. He said under this scheme, hospitals registered with the government treating acci- FREE-OF-COST TREATMENT Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said under this scheme, free-of-cost treatment facilities would be provided to road accident victims at nearby government hospitals and listed private hospitals by making maximum use of the ‘golden hour’ after mishaps so that precious lives could be saved. dent victims would be compensated according to the package rates. The state health agency had identified 52 packages for the treatment of road accident victims. The Deputy Commissioner stated that the person who takes any road accident victim to the hospital for treatment will be honoured by the government with an amount of up to ~2,000. Likewise, the person who brings accident victims to the hospital would not be questioned unless he wished to become an eyewitness of the incident. He said to get benefits under the scheme, it was mandatory to inform the police about the incident. Deputy Medical Commissioner Jyoti Sharma said the empanelled hospitals in the district include District Hospital Jalandhar, SDH Phillaur, SDH Nakodar, CHC Adampur, CHC Apra, CHC Bara pind, CHC Kala Bakra, CHC Lohian Khas, CHC Shankar, CSC Shahkot, CSC PAP CHC Bundala, CHC , Nurmahal, CHC Kartarpur, CHC Basti Gujan, PIMS, Maan Medicity Hospital, Arman Hospital, Sarvodaya Hospital, Global Hospital, New Ruby Hospital, HP Orthocare, Tagore Hospital, Innocent Heart, Sharanjit Hospital, Kapoor Bone and Children Hospital, Kamal Multispecialty Hospital, Shamsher Oncology, Dang Hospital, JAP Hospital, DMC Hospital and Trauma Centre, Kamal Hospital Nakodar, Ganga Orthocare, Doaba Hospital, Orthonova Joint and Trauma Hospital, Amar Hospital, Smt Savitri Memorial Miglani Hospital, Makkar Hospital, Armaan Hospital, Rattan Hospital and Centre Hospital and Maternity Home. Our Correspondent Phagwara, February 5 The Shahkot police have busted a gang of thieves and arrested three of its members. Investigating officer (IO) Puran Singh said the suspects had been identified as Vijay, alias Jhingarr, Ashnukh Masih, alias Amli, both residents of Bagga village, and Gagan Deep, alias Gagu, a resident of Fajal Pur village. In his complaint to the police, Amarjit Singh, a resident of Fajal Pur village, said the suspects and their accomplices barged into his shop on the night of January 29 and fled after committing the theft. The IO said a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects. Their three accomplices - Jeeta of Bhadma village, Lakhi of Ram Pur village and Sukha, a resident of Bagga village were absconding. c m y b Good Samaritan comes to aid of auto driver’s kin City-based philanthropist extends ~10K help, announces pension for spouse AUDI CRASH Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 5 Coming to the aid of Kulwinder Kaur, wife of Jagdish Chander, the auto driver who was killed in the Audi car crash, Jalandhar-based philanthropist PC Sondhi has extended a help of Rs 10,000 to the family. Sondhi has extended a one-time monetary aid worth Rs 10,000 as well as well as an additional Rs 1,000 per month as pension for Kulwinder Kaur for a period of 12 months. While the Audi crash took place on January 30, Chander was one of those who died in the crash. The ill-fated car that was involved in the mishap. FILE His wife Kulwinder Kaur was left with the responsibility of bringing up their 11year-old son, whose education was dependent upon his father’s income. With earnings from his autorickshaw, the family had planned to ensure a comfort- able life for his 11-year-old son. But his demise left his wife with no options. She now has the responsibility of supporting the household. Her son was recently admitted to a good school as his father wanted proper education for him. But with him gone, this educational goal seems unlikely to sustain. Meanwhile, Govinda, the only survivor of the accident, who was admitted to the Civil Hospital after the accident, is making a gradual recovery. Govinda made sofas and took up odd jobs to make both ends meet. He was returning from work one day when the accident took place. His sister Sapna said, “Me and my brother were also collectively bringing up our two nieces, who had lost their parents. Another of my sister is married. My brother still has body pain and finds it difficult to sit. I wanted to admit him to a private hospital, but without money that is difficult. The medical bills are going to be hefty in the coming months in order to nurse my brother back to good health. I have also not gone back to my job as I am taking care of him. So currently, we are left with no income. A man hit him and robbed us of our peace and income. Ideally, he should have been paying our bills.” A Good Samaritan donated Rs 10,000 to Govinda’s family, after visiting them at the Civil Hospital recently.
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