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P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 30°C | MIN 16°C YESTERDAY MAX 30°C | MIN 17°C SUNSET SUNDAY 6.45 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6:15 AM » SUNDAY | 31 MARCH 2024 | LUDHIANA Rain, winds flatten wheat crop in many areas Lodging can hit crop yield: Expert; Thunderstorm, light rain predicted today Five trees fall as high-velocity winds hit city Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, March 30 Yesterday’s rain and gusty winds have added to the woes of farmers as these have caused lodging in the wheat crop, which will further affect the growth and yield of the crop. Bhinda Singh, a farmer from Lalton Khurd village, said his entire wheat crop had flattened due to yesterday night’s rain and strong winds. “After lodging, the weight of the plant has become heavy and now it won’t be able to stand up again. The crop was in its milking stage and now, the growth of the grain will stop which will affect the yield of the crop,” he said. Another farmer, Gurbhajan Singh, from Jagraon said nature’s fury had caused damage to the wheat crop. “Earlier also, in the beginning of the month, rain, accompanied by winds and hailstorm, has caused huge damage to the wheat crop and now again, the nature has cast its fury over the crop,” he said. Chief Agriculture Officer of Ludhiana, Dr Parkash Singh, said though cool temperature was beneficial for the wheat crop as heat stress leads to shrinking of the grains but Ex-cop nabbed for illegally occupying land Ludhiana, March 30 The Khanna police today arrested a retired cop after registering a case against him on the charge of illegally occupying panchayat land in Salaudi village. The suspect has been identified as retired SI Gulzari Lal. Some of his accomplices are at large. The case was registered on the complaint of Mandeep Singh, a resident of the village. Khanna DSP Harjinder Singh Gill said the suspect was arrested after receiving a complaint from the BDPO, who verified that the land belongs to the panchayat. — TNS A farmer shows wheat crop flattened due to rain and strong winds; and (below). a tree that fell on electricity wires on a road in Ludhiana. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN & ASHWANI DHIMAN RAINFALL IN DIST Samrala Jagraon Ludhiana Khanna Payal Raikot farmers need to be careful at this time and irrigate the fields by following the weather advisory and forecast. According to the initial field reports received, damage has been caused to the wheat crop in Mangat, Jagraon, Sudhar and Pakhowal blocks where wheat was freshly irrigated. Lodging could affect the yield of the crop, Dr Parkash said. Pavneet Kaur Kingra, head of the department of climate change and agricultural meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), said the same conditions were expected to persist for tomorrow as well and after that the weather would be cleared. 5.0 mm 21.4 mm 20.8 mm 2.0 mm 5.0 mm 23.2 mm “Thunderstorm and lightning, accompanied by light rain, is the forecast for tomorrow. Farmers should not irrigate their crops at present,” he said. Damage has been caused to the early sown crop as it was matured and has led to lodging of the same. The late-sown crop has been saved. AROs issue 48 notices to political parties in two days Adhere to model code of conduct or face action: DEO INDIA VOTES 2024 Ludhiana, March 30 Taking a strict stand against political parties defying the model code of conduct (MCC), a total of 48 notices have been issued to various parties in two days by assistant returning officers (AROs) of the district. District Election Officer (DEO) Sakshi Sawhney had directed the AROs to take action against political parties that violate the poll code, which resulted in 21 and 27 notices being served on March 29 and 30, respectively. The DEO instructed political parties to submit their reply within 24 hours regarding the poll code violation. She urged all parties to strictly adhere to the poll code and warned that any violation would be dealt with severely. She also empha- sised the importance of political parties’ cooperation throughout the electoral process. Sawhney highlighted the need to maintain a peaceful and conducive environment for campaigning and called on parties to avoid any activity that violates the poll code, adding that the administration was committed to holding free, fair, transparent and peaceful Lok Sabha poll in Ludhiana and instructed AROs to enforce the MCC in a strict manner. — TNS c m y b Ludhiana, March 30 Many trees fell in different areas due to the high-velocity winds that struck the city in the wee hours of Saturday. Some of these fell onto power lines, disrupting the supply. On receiving information, Municipal Corporation (MC) officials sprang into action to clear the fallen trees from roads. Kirpal Singh, from the MC’s Horticulture wing, said they had received reports from five areas regarding five trees felled by the strong winds. He mentioned that the trees had fallen near Vishwakarma Chowk, Phase 1 in Dugri, near Saggu Chowk, Haibowal and near Dholewal Chowk here. He said heavy trees had fallen onto electricity wires near Vishwakarma Chowk and Dugri. It took around four hours to clear the damaged tree parts near Vishwakarma Chowk and the Dugri area. It is reported that besides the five trees, the number of fallen trees could be higher. Rainfall also lashed the city due to which water accumulated along roads in some areas. Road gullies also got clogged in some areas. — TNS Offered ~5 cr, LS seat to join BJP, claims AAP MLA Tribune News Service Ludhiana, March 30 After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from South Constituency Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina lodged a police complaint, alleging that she was offered Rs 5 crore bribe along with the Lok Sabha seat for allegiance to the BJP the , Ludhiana police yesterday registered a case against a man, Sewak Singh. FIR registered by Daba police against caller The case was registered by the Daba police under Sections 171-E (bribery) and 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Chhina alleged that she had recently received WhatsApp calls from a caller who identified himself as Sewak Singh from Delhi and asked her to join the BJP and in lieu, he offered Rs 5 crore in cash and also the ticket for the Lok Sabha elections. “Though I categorically denied the offer to switch sides and told the caller to not to call me again, he called me continuously for four days. I also recorded the WhatsApp calls and took screenshots of the calls which I attached with the police complaint for necessary action,” the MLA said. Man booked for duping immigration company owner of ~25 lakh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, March 30 The Khanna police yesterday registered a case against a man who duped a man of Rs 25 lakh on the pretext of getting issued a ‘manpower licence’ from the Union Ministry of External Affairs. The suspect after taking money from the complainant, instead of getting the licence issued in the name of the victim, got the same issued on his own name. The suspect has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Tinku, a resident of Khanna. The complainant, Pardeep Kumar, of Ikolaha village, near Khanna, told the police that he had been running RK Immigration firm since 2018 which provides training on visa interview to those aspiring to go abroad. Earlier, Gurpreet was also working with the firm. In 2019, he left the job. In 2020, the suspect contacted him and said due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of External Affairs launched a new scheme under which one could get the ‘manpower licence’ at Rs 25 lakh, whereas earlier, an applicant was supposed to pay Rs 70 lakh to Rs 80 lakh for the same. After procuring the licence, one could supply manpower to foreign countries through the ministry, the complainant said. He alleged that “After taking money from me, the suspect managed to get the licence issued on his own name and he submitted fake certificates to procure the same. After I got to know about the fraud, I asked him to return the money but he refused to do so. In September 2023, he lodged a police complaint and after investigation, the Khanna police registered a case against the suspect on Friday”. The complainant alleged that he had filed several complaints to seek action against the suspect but the police failed to act. It was only when he met the then SP (investigation), Khanna, Pragya Jain, and apprised her of the dillydallying approach of the police, she, after verifying his allegations, had decided to conduct an inquiry in his favour. The investigating officer, ASI Shamsher Singh, said after registering a case, further probe was launched by the police in the matter.
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