20072024-JTR-01.qxd 7/19/2024 10:20 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune INTACH TO HOLD EVENT TO CELEBRATE ATTARI'S HISTORY AAYUSHI TALKS ABOUT HER ROLE IN 10:29 KI AAKHRI DASTAK OUTFIT CHECK AND HAIR CAN WAIT, BUT NAILS NEED TO BE PERFECT An INTACH team visited the memorial of Sham Singh Attariwala, a Sikh general in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army. P2 Aayushi Bhave, who essays the role of Bindu in Star Bharat's show, 10:29 Ki Aakhri Dastak, is in a happy space. P4 Growing fashion trends call for perfection from tip to toe! Instagram aesthetics with perfect backgrounds, picture angle & what not.P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 30°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 30°C SUNSET SATURDAY 7.31 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:37 AM SATURDAY | 20 JULY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF PEDDLER HELD WITH HEROIN Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling heroin. Investigating officer (IO)Jaspal Singh said 13 gram of heroin was recovered from the possession of the accused Gurdeep Singh of Mohalla Guru Nanak Pura, Nakodar. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him. OC WOMEN HELD FOR SNATCHING CHAIN Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested a woman on the charge of snatching a gold chain and cash. The police said the accused had been identified as Meena of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Rajinder Kumar of Pathankot complained to the police that he along with his wife came to pay obeisance at Dera Baba Murad Shah on July 18. The accused snatched his wife's gold chain and purse. OC SCOOTER RIDER DIES IN MISHAP Mahilpur: A scooter rider died on the spot after being hit by a vehicle late on Wednesday night. According to information, Amandeep Singh of Boda was coming from Hoshiarpur to his village on his scooter. When he reached near Mahilpur, a vehicle suddenly took a turn and Amandeep lost balance and fell on the road and died on the spot. oc Sampla acting int’l chief of mahapeeth Phagwara, July 19 Former Union Minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the acting international president of the Shri Guru Ravidas Vishwa Mahapeeth. Joining him in the new executive team are former Rajya Sabha member Dushyant Kumar Gautam as international president, Union Minister of State Dr L Murugan as international vice-president, and former Uttarakhand MLA Suresh Rathore as national president. OC Kiosks keep 100-metre ‘safe’ distance, sell ban, some vends continue toschools, colleges tobacco near operate near educational institutions Despite Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 19 It is a familiar sight. Maintaining a safe ‘legal’ distance of 100 metre from schools and colleges, several tobacco and cigarette kiosks are operating at a stone’s throw from educational institutions on Ladowali road; two kiosks are selling tobacco products with impunity near Fentonganj Girls Senior Secondary School; and in the vicinity of a college, a kiosk owner selling chips and mineral water, upon special request, assures that a ‘beedi’ would be made available. All this, despite a ban on the sale of tobacco products within a 100-m radius of educational institutes under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2022. As per Section 6 of the Act, “No person shall sell, offer for sale, or permit sale of, cigarette or any other tobacco product — to or by any person who is under 21 years of age and in an area within a radius of 100 metres of any educational institution”. In various areas visited by this correspondent, most tobacco kiosks were at a distance of over a 100 m. However, near Mandi Fentonganj school, two tobacco stalls are stationed at the extended boundary wall of the school in the railway station area, A shop owner sells tobacco products within 100 metres of the Mandi Fentonganj school in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO:MALKIAT SINGH where anti-social elements abound. Over 100 ft away — on the other side of the school — a liquor vend operates. Students cross these vends daily. Asked about the state of affairs, traffic personnel shrug their shoulders. “This issue pertains to the railway police, we only regulate traffic. Even traffic barricades are soiled with ‘paan’ spits in the morning, which we clean. Brawls are common, too. We don’t know why a vend is allowed to operate so close to a school.” The officiating school principal, Deepali Vij, also expressed her helplessness, OPERATIONAL SINCE LONG ❝The kiosks near the Fentonganj school have been running for years. We have been conducting raids, but they continue to operate. We are aware that in some areas, tea vends are clandestinely selling tobacco and cigarettes. Surinder Saini, ANTI-TOBACCO TASK FORCE MEMBER ❞ saying, “We have received complaints regarding tobacco vends, but we can’t remove them. Only the administration can do that.” A college principal, however, believes that things have improved. The stretch in front of HMV-DAV colleges — across the road under the DAV College flyover — was notorious for “shady kiosks” years ago, forcing 10 colleges to complain to the police. A naka was set up in 2013 and some order prevailed. Surinder Saini, a member of the district anti-tobacco Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, July 19 The police today registered a case under various sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Samhita (BNS) against two persons who were allegedly beat up a corporation employee, who had gone to resolve a complaint in a street near Surajan Chowk in Hoshiarpur city. According to information, the police have registered a case under Sections 115(2), 132, 221, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS against the accused shopkeepers Binny Handa and Puneet Handa. Kamal Bhatti of the Safai Mazdoor Federation demanded the immediate arrest of the accused for the assault on victim Karanveer Singh. Bhatti said the union had given a three-day ultimatum to the police. Bhatti said if the accused were not arrested within three days, the union would start an agitation and the administration would be responsible for that. Tomatoes being sold at ~100-120 kg, round gourd at ~100, garlic ~240 in the city Jalandhar, July 19 The kitchen budget of most households has been affected as the prices of most vegetables during the monsoon have skyrocketed. While tomatoes cost Rs 100 per kg in the Maqsudan mandi on Friday, most vendors, giving a doorstep service, sold it for Rs 120. The price of tomatoes had seen a sudden spike from Rs 60 per kg a fortnight ago to Rs 80 last week. Stall owners in the mandi said the local tomato produce had already been sold out. “We are now getting most vegetables, including tomatoes, from Himachal Pradesh, where farmers have formed a cartel and jacked up the prices,” said Balram, a stall owner. He said like the last year, tomato prices could see a further rise in prices this season too. The vegetable prices had seen a major hike in the summer season as well. In the mandi, round gourd (tinda) was available at Rs 100 per kg, beans for Rs 80, cap- Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 19 Almost a decade since the MC’s city bus service had come to a halt, there seems to be no plan to have a public transport service in the city. There are about 13 lakh private vehicles plying on city roads daily, leading to traffic snarls and pollution issues. Those who own a vehicle have no trouble in commuting on a daily basis but for the rest, taking a cab or an autorickshaw are the only options available. Since the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation has been defunct for the past over a year as its term has expired, no proposal for having a city bus service could be mooted. The contract for the bus service had exhausted around September 2014. It was then planned that 128 new CNG buses would be started under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, but nothing has happened. A fresh proposal was readied about a year back by the Centre under which Jalandhar was to get 97 electric buses with 60 pc allocation of funds from the Centre and the remaining 40 pc by the state. Nearly 12 routes had also been planned covering all main roads of the city, including Kapurthala Road, bus stand, railway station, 66foot road, Nakodar Road, 120foot road and Rama Mandi, among other stretches. It was also decided that the buses would be parked at the city bus stand and that their CHALLAN FOR NOT SEGREGATING WASTE The MC has decided to challan those who are not segregating waste. MC Commissioner Gautam Jain said, “The NGT is reviewing the waste management procedure. So, we are going to be strict against those not segregating wet and dry waste at homes.” Joint Commissioner Puneet Sharma said, “We are in the process of issuing ID cards to all rag-pickers and will regulate the charges levied by them too. Our target is to streamline the waste management by the end of this month.” charging points would also be installed within the premises. But the proposal is yet to take a shape. Puneet Sharma, Joint Commissioner, MC, said, “The tender process for starting electric buses in the city is being undertaken at the Central level. On our part, we have submitted the required estimates. The project could not move on as the code of conduct had been in force in the city for long. Now, we are again going ahead with it”. Two booked for assault on MC employee 2-day police remand for Amritpal’s Skyrocketing veggie prices hit common man hard Tribune News Service task force, says, “The kiosks near the Fentonganj school have been running for years. We have been conducting raids, but they continue to operate. We are aware that in some areas, tea vends are clandestinely selling tobacco and cigarettes.” Though DC Himanshu Aggarwal asserts that at health committee meetings, officials are asked to frequently review the implementation of the Act and take action against violators, for now, it seems that the kiosk owners are one up on the law enforcement agencies. City bus service plan in limbo sicum for Rs 80, ladyfinger for Rs 60, bitter gourd for Rs 40 and brinjal for Rs 50 per kg. Cauliflower price, too, is up at Rs 80 a kg. The prices of basic vegetables used in making gravy have also gone up. Onion is being sold at Rs 40 per kg, garlic for Rs 240 and ginger for Rs 200. Homemakers say that it is the tomato price that is upsetting their budget the most. “I plan to buy one litre of puree from a grocer as the tomato prices are likely to remain high for the next few weeks. Puree is economically viable option this season,” said Sonia Sharma, a Model Town resident. A dhaba owner of Ladowali road said, “Our profit margin comes down whenever vegetable prices soar. We have to use other measures to cut down the costs. We have stopped giving onion salad to customer free of cost with a meal and will have to be rather stingy or to revise our menu rates for another three months. Vegetable prices will start becoming normal mid-October.” PUREE BETTER OPTION buy one litre of puree from ❝I planastothe tomato prices are likely a grocer to remain high for the next few weeks. Puree is economically viable option this season. Sonia Sharma, MODEL TOWN RESIDENT ❞ PRICES IN MAQSUDAN MANDI PER KG ■ Beans : ~80 ~80 ■ Ladyfinger: ~60 ■ Bitter gourd: ~40 ■ Brinjal : ~50 ■ Cauliflower: ~80 ■ Capsicum: c m y b brother, aide in ICE seizure case Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 19 Harpreet Singh, brother of Khadoor Sahib MP and radical Amritpal Singh, and his aide Lovepreet Singh have been remanded to two-day police custody by the Sessions Court here today. Harpreet and Lovepreet were arrested allegedly with 4 gm ICE on July 11 by the Jalandhar rural police. They had been sent to judicial custody by a Phillaur court. The Jalandhar rural police had been trying to obtain their remand since then. Meanwhile, Harpreet Singh’s lawyer today termed the case bogus. The Jalandhar police have so far arrested four persons in the case Harpreet Singh, Lovepreet Singh and two Ludhianabased persons - drug supplier Sandeep Arora and his associate Manish Marwaha. While the police are tightlipped regarding the supply chain of drugs in the case amid the investigation into financial links of supplier Sandeep Arora, following the police remand of Harpreet and Lovepreet, more revelations can be expected in the coming days. Meanwhile, Joyesh Thomas, advocate of Harpreet Singh, speaking to mediapersons in Jalandhar, said, “I am following this case from day one. A false case has been registered. He (Harpreet) is being targeted because he is the brother of Amritpal. Attempts are being MP Amritpal Singh’s brother Harpreet Singh on the way to court in Jalandhar on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALIAT SINGH made to defame his family.” He said, “They were not even picked (arrested) from the spot which was mentioned by the police. They weren’t picked from Phillaur as has been conveyed to me during conversation with the family. They were picked from the other side.”Speaking on the drug test report of Harpreet that is positive, Thomas alleged, “Harpreet goes to a gym and uses steroids. The report of the dope test of such a person will always be positive. Lovepreet was also on steroids, that’s why his report was positive. There is a contradiction in various police versions on whether ICE or intoxicant powder was found from the duo. As far as the UPI transaction (with a Ludhiana drug supplier) is concerned, that too hasn’t been presented in the court.” When questioned on the police claim on the presence of four drugs in Harpreet’s dope test, Thomas said, “The police are yet to share the report.” Thomas also said the bail application of Harpreet had also been filed. While Sandeep Arora and Manish Marwaha had earlier served three-day police remand, they had been remanded to 14-day judicial custody and are presently in the Kapurthala jail. DSP Phillaur, Sarwanjit , Singh said, “Both have been remanded to two-day custody of the Phillaur police. Further development in the case depends on their revelations. The probe is on.”
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