14032024-JTR-01.qxd 3/14/2024 12:51 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune MISCREANTS ATTACK HOUSE, FIRE AT ‘WITNESS’ SKIN DISEASE: 50% HEAD OF CATTLE VACCINATED KAREENA, TABU, KRITI SET THE DANCE FLOOR ON FIRE A litigant forcibly entered the house of Bakshish Singh in Rani Pind village and attempted to kill him. P2 Around 50% head of cattle covered under ongoing immunisation drive against lumpy skin disease. P3 A new song, Ghagra, from Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu and Kriti Sanon-starrer Crewunveiled. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 25°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 22°C | MIN 12.6°C SUNSET THURSDAY 6.29 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:33 AM » THURSDAY | 14 MARCH 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN MISHAP Phagwara: A biker, Iqbal Singh, died in a road acceded on the Bilga-Nurmahal road near a religious place here on March 11. Harjinder Kumar, a resident of Paalnau village falling under the Phillaur police station, told the police that the suspect, Rajan a resident of Poadharra village, who was driving his motorcycle fast and rashly, hit Iqbal’s motorcycle on the Bilga-Nurmahal road on March 11. Investigating officer (IO) Avtar Lal said a case under Sections 304-A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving on a public way) and 427 (mischief) of the IPC had been registered. OC MAN NABBED WITH 26 GM OF HEROIN Phagwara: The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling heroin. The suspect has been identified as Vishal, a resident of Chuharr village. Station House Officer (SHO) Jai Pal said 26 grams of heroin were recovered from his possession. The police registered a case against the suspect under Sections 2(b), 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. The police also impounded his scooter on which he was travelling with the contraband. Further probe was on into the matter. OC BIKER RAMS INTO CATTLE, DIES Phagwara: A 38-year-old man died after his two-wheeler rammed into a stray cattle on Tuesday. Investigating officer (IO) Dalwara Singh said the deceased had been identified as Sarwan Singh, a resident of Shamsha Bad village. Harjinder Singh, a resident of Lasurri village falling under the Shahkot police station, said the mishap took place while he was returning home on his motorcycle. His bike collided with a stray cattle and he died on the spot. The police handed over the body to the family after post-mortem examination. OC Assistant Returning Officer fails to join for election work On medical leave since Feb 20; DC to formally write to govt Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 13 Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal will formally write to the government regarding the failure of the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), Jalandhar Cantonment, to join duty. He has been on medical leave since February 20. The DC had already released a letter to the officer asking him to join duty as election-related works like revision of voter list of the Assembly segment 37Jalandhar Cantonment were getting affected and the ARO was responsible for carrying out the work in a proper manner. Notably, the groundwork related to the Lok Sabha elections - 2024 has already started and the CEO, Punjab, has been collecting the entire information through videoconferencing. As per the information, the ARO was asked to join the duty on March 12. “I have already written in this regard. He has not joined yet. Now, I will be formally writing to the government,” the DC said. Before he went on leave, the ARO was posted as the Regional Transport Officer, Jalandhar. A senior official of the district administration said several complaints were received regarding pendency related to the RTO office. Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal, along with officials, inspects strong rooms and counting centres in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO People were not getting approvals and several works were pending leading to harassment to public. Now, Ravinder Singh Gill, RTO from Hoshiarpur, has been given the charge as the RTO Jalandhar too. The officer joined on March 5. Till now, he has cleared over 8,000 pendency of approval and has been working actively. Dist Cong Committee workers up in arms District Congress Committee workers also protested against the Punjab Government saying there was a huge pendency in the RTO office. “Jald Limca Book of Records vich darj hoyega RTO daftar da naam,” party workers said while taking a dig at the working of the office. The workers also burnt an effigy of the government. “Windows are closed and nobody is found in the office. Agents play a major role. Only they know when the website will be active and that too happens late at night. This is a vicious cycle,” said Rajinder Beri, president of the committee. Garhdiwala (Hoshiarpur), March 13 A youth brutally murdered his elder brother with a sharp weapon last night in Ramdaspur village here over a dispute related to money received from the sale of land. Family members told the police that the elder brother had sold land worth around ~20-22 lakh to gather money to go abroad. There were often disputes between the two brothers regarding the money were carrying sharp weapons, clubs and a toy pistol, barged into the office last night. The suspects attacked him and snatched ~4,000 from him before fleeing the spot. A case under Sections 379B and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against the suspects. — OC MC Commissioner has constituted a committee that will check the pending bills and the amount to be paid to the contractors. The decision will be taken before March 25. — TNS spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party, said he had also started the process of recovering properties, which had been given out for lease for a minimal amount and the lease period had expired. In some such cases, including those of educational institutions and KL Saigal Memorial, the lessee had even found to have violated norms laid down in the lease. “We have started the process of recovering back vacant properties to begin with. In sites where schools/colleges are being run, we have asked the man- Phagwara, March 13 Two unidentified masked motorcycle-borne miscreants looted cash worth ~2 lakh from a money exchanger in Hadiabad, a sub-town of Phagwara, on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Sanjeev Kumar, owner of M&R Enterprises Money Exchanger at Nakodar Chowk in Hadiabad. Sanjeev told the police that the suspects struck at his shop and snatched ~2 lakh from him by pointing a pistol and a sharp weapon at him. The suspects managed to flee on their motorcycle after committing the crime. The police have registered a case against them under Sections 382 and 506 of the IPC. Further investigations are on in the matter. received from the sale of land. The dispute between the two brothers took an ugly turn last night when Manpreet Singh (19), murdered his elder brother Manjot Singh (22), a resident of Ramdaspur village, with a sharp weapon late in the night. After the murder, the suspect told village sarpanch Chaminder Singh on phone at night that some people had attacked their house. The sarpanch immediately informed the Garhdiwala police. When the police reached the spot along with the sarpanch, lights were off and the gate of the house was closed. When the police went inside the room, they saw that Manjot Singh’s throat was slit with a sharp weapon and his body was lying on the bed. It may be mentioned that the parents of these brothers had died a long time ago and the duo was living with their grandmother Naranjan Kaur. As soon as news about the murder spread, Tanda DSP Harjeet Singh Randhawa and Garhdiwala SHO Hardevpreet Singh reached the spot. The police took Manjot’s body into their possession and sent it for postmortem. SHO Hardev said during the investigation, Naranjan told the police that Manpreet had killed Manjot. “During questioning, the suspect himself confessed to the murder. The weapon (gandasa) used in the crime has also been recovered. The police have arrested the suspect. He will be produced in the court tomorrow,” said the SHO. Illegal mining issue hots up UN honour for Science SAD leader Wadala visits Pwadra village, Majithia posts videos Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 13 The issue of illegal mining is getting heated up with every passing day. While Congress MLA Pargat Singh first raked up the issue in Cantonment villages, it is now SAD leaders who have been pointing to illegal mining in Phillaur, Bilga and Shahkot villages. As Pargat Singh visited the sites on Monday, former Akali MLA Gurpartap Wadala too went to Pwadra village near Bilga where he pointed towards massive environmental loss to Pwadra and surrounding c m y b FILE PHOTO Cash snatched from petrol pump employee, 6 booked JIT chairman Jagtar Singh Sanghera agements to make full purchase payments to the Trust so as to continue to run operations,” he said. On the issue of Latifpura demolitions and compensation to the affected families, he said: “It has been months since I have invited applications from the affected families and have been asking them to seek plots and flats from me, but no one has approached us so far.” Sanghera announced that the JIT had started the process for registration for eauction of some commercial and residential properties in various localities, including Surya Enclave, Surya Enclave Extension, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Avenue, Guru Amar Das Nagar, Shaheed Bhagat S Colony and Master Gurbanta S Enclave. He said these properties included two sites for nursing homes, one for primary school, 16 shops, booths, old age home, etc. He said the registration would continue till 5 pm on March 22, while e-auction would be held between March 27 and 29. Youth hacks elder brother to death over money dispute, lands in police dragnet An overcast sky led to a dip in temperature in Jalandhar on Wednesday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH announced that they would not lift waste till they get their payments and work orders. Piles of garbage can be spotted at various roads across the city. As per information, the Jalandhar, March 13 Jalandhar Improvement Trust chairman Jagtar Singh Sanghera today said he had unearthed scams worth ~100 crore during the tenure of previous chairmen in the Trust. Sanghera said the past chairmen and senior officials of the JIT remained involved in various wrongful allotments of prime properties in the name of their family members or those closely linked to them for huge personal financial gains. He said he had taken hold of all these files and had begun recommending action against the wrongdoers. The JIT chairman said: “I am also in possession of evidences wherein kickbacks of ~50,000 are getting reflected as bank to bank transactions. The role of a former Superintending Engineer too is under the scanner.” He said details of the cases would be out in coming days. Sanghera, who is also Our Correspondent Our Correspondent Garbage piles up on city roads Jalandhar, March 13 The condition of the city is worsening with each passing day as waste lifting has been completely stopped for the past three days. Notably, contractors have Tribune News Service Congress workers hold a protest in Jalandhar. MALKIAT SINGH Hues of nature Phagwara, March 13 The Lohian Khas police have booked six unidentified persons on the charge of snatching cash from a salesman at a petrol pump. In his complaint to the police, Rajesh Kumar, a salesman at a petrol pump on the Jalandhar Road, said six unidentified persons, who Says started recommending action against wrongdoers ~2L looted from money exchanger THIEF CAUGHT RED-HANDED Phagwara: A thief was caught red-handed while committing theft at a house in Satnampura, Phagwara, on Tuesday. The suspect has been identified as Jogi Ram, a resident of Sarhali. The house owner, Chandon Dogra, later handed over the suspect to the police. Chandon told the police that he worked at the LPU and his family members were away on Tuesday. When he came for lunch, he saw a man stealing goods from his almirah. He nabbed the suspects and informed the police about the incident. The police have registered a case against the suspect under Sections 380 and 511 of the IPC. OC ~100-crore scams unearthed in Improvement Trust: Chairman villages, including Burj Khassan, Sidhara and Sanghowal, due to illegal mining being done with JCBs during day and night. He showed videos of long trailers being used for loading and transporting sand from ‘khuds’. He said unlike the claim of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of selling sand for ~5 per 100 cubic feet, the sand at the site was being sold for ~35 per 100 cubic feet. “The sand mafia is earning crores, while the state government continues to stare at the losses,” he said. Likewise, SAD leader Bikram Majithia also tweeted videos of mining at the same sites. He also posted videos of mining being done even at the night. “Where is ~20,000 crore which the AAP government had claimed would come to the government exchequer after the end of mafia raj in sand business?” he questioned. City ex-Director General Phagwara, March 13 Dr Neelima Jerath, former Director General of Science City, has been acknowledged and honoured by the United Nations as one of the 75 women leaders. The recognition comes as a result of her remarkable contributions and outstanding leadership in the field of science and technology. The United Nations initiated a comprehensive selection process that invited nominations globally to identify women who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities. After a meticulous and rigorous evaluation, Dr Neelima Jerath emerged as one of the distinguished leaders chosen for the Bookonwomen leaderstobelaunched inNYonMarch19 prestigious honour. The stories of these remarkable women, including Dr Neelima Jerath, have been documented in a book titled “Hum: When Women Lead”. The book will be globally launched at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 19. Dr Neelima Jerath’s inclusion in this esteemed group highlights her unwavering dedication to fostering scientific advancement and empowering future generations of women. — OC
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