28082024-JTR-01.qxd 8/27/2024 10:32 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune MARATHON ORGANISED FOR AWARENESS AGAINST DRUGS MLA REVIEWS CONSTRUCTION OF HARIPURA WELLNESS CENTRE KANGANA RANAUT COURTS ANOTHER CONTROVERSY Minister Bram Shankar Jimpa, MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal and Dy Speaker Jai Krishna Rouri flag off marathon. P2 Abohar leader alleges substandard quality of raw material, demands probe against officers concerned P3 Sikh community across the globe is seeking a blanket ban on the actor’s upcoming film Emergency. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6.56 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6:01 AM » WEDNESDAY | 28 AUGUST 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF NGT directs MC to submit action plan to treat waste YOUTH BOOKED FOR KIDNAPPING Phagwara: The police have booked a youth on the charges of kidnapping a minor girl and compelling her for marriage. The accused has been identified as Gurwindar Singh of Kot Sadar Khan village under Kot Esse Khan police station, Moga. The father of the victim complained to the police that the accused kidnapped his daughter on August 20. A case has been registered against the accused and raids are being conducted to nab him. OC Tribune News Service SIX BOOKED FOR ASSAULTING YOUTH Phagwara: The police have booked six persons on the charges of assaulting a teenager. The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, Lovpreet, Boby Kumar and Satnam Singh, all residents of Bhoepur village; Gora of Salaichan village and Vishal of Mulle Wal Arayeen village. Mandeep Singh of Bhoepur village complained to the police that the accused waylaid him on August 10 attacked him and his friend with weapons and seriously injured them. A case has been registered against the accused. OC YOUTH NABBED UNDER NDPS ACT Phagwara: The police have arrested a youth on the charge of selling intoxicated tablets. The investigating officer said 50 intoxicated tablets were seized from the possession of the accused Tirath Singh of Sohal Khurd village. A case under Section 22-B/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused and impounded a motorcycle on which he was travelling with the contraband. OC Water accumulated on a potholed-road is a nuisance for commuters in the Qazi Mandi area in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH City’s crumbling roads a headache for commuters Tribune News Service THE AFFECTED AREAS Jalandhar, August 27 The deteriorating condition of the city’s roads has left commuters angry. As the monsoon season continues, waterlogged streets have become a breeding ground for accidents, with the pothole-riddled roads turning everyday travel into a nightmare. Key routes such as the old railway road, new railway road near the city’s main railway station entrance, the area around the Damoria Flyover, Cool Road and the road near Qazi Mandi, are in a dire state. The service lane stretching from Focal Point to Lamma Pind Chowk is also full of potholes, adding to the misery of commuters alike. Key routes such as the old railway road, new railway road near the city’s main railway station entrance, the area around the Damoria Flyover, Cool Road and the road near Qazi Mandi, are in a dire state. The service lane stretching from Focal Point to Lamma Pind Chowk is also full of potholes, adding to the misery of commuters alike. They have voiced anger over the poor quality of repair work, which, they claim, doesn’t last even for a month. “The patchwork is so shoddy that it barely holds up, leaving us to deal with the same dangerous conditions again and again,” said Gurvinder Singh, a shopkeeper near the railway station. Singh recounted several incidents where vehicles got stuck in potholes, resulting in injuries. “A few days ago, a woman on a two-wheeler lost control and fell due to a pothole. It’s a hazard, especially when the roads are flooded after rain”, he added. Priyanka Gupta, another daily commuter on the old railway road, expressed frustration with the local authorities. “We pay taxes, yet the government fails to provide us with safe roads. During the election campaigns, grand promises were made about infrastructure improvements, but where are the results? The roads are worse than ever,” she said. Gupta also criticised the local civic body for neglecting road maintenance, calling it a “top priority that’s been completely ignored.” The condition of Cool Road is particularly alarming, with frequent repairs doing little to improve the situation. “They’ve recarpeted Cool Road several times near main lights, but the materials used are so substandard that potholes reappear after just one hour of rain,” said Satish, another commuter. Meanwhile, officials from the MC claimed that the ongoing repair work had been delayed due to the rainfall. They said once the weather improved, the necessary road repairs would be completed. Jalandhar, August 27 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, to give a timebound action plan for achieving the target of zero gap in treating the daily generated waste and bio-remediation of the legacy waste. There was a hearing in the NGT on the plea filed by the Joint Action Committee of Model Town. The MC Commissioner has also been asked by the NGT to disclose the steps that have been taken until now and source of funds to achieve the target. Joint Action Committee members have been raising grievance against the illegal garbage dump at the backside of Kewal Vihar opposite the cremation ground, Model Town, Jalandhar. They have been alleging that unsegregated mixed solid waste is dumped at the site which is creating health hazard. Fed up with the MC for not acting to shift the garbage dump near the cremation ground, residents under the banner of the Joint Action Committee had filed a case in the NGT. He said the next hearing would be held on December 6. Jaswinder Singh, president of the committee, said, “Since long, we have been raising this issue with everyone, but, strangely, nobody has ever listened to us.” Residents of several colonies adjoining Model Town, under the banner the Joint Action Committee, have raised the issue of shifting of the garbage dump from their locality. Phagwara SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti inspects the medical shop at Phagwara on Tuesday. 3 loot ~55K from Phagwara chemist shop at gunpoint Our Correspondent Phagwara, August 27 Three unidentified armed motorcycle-borne robbers looted cash of Rs 55,000 at gunpoint from Bansal Medical Hall after a scuffle with shop owner Ramesh Bansal in the posh locality of Hargobind Nagar on Janmashtami night on Monday. Superintendent of Police Rupinder Kaur Bhatti along with Deputy Superintendent of Police Jaspreet Singh rushed to the spot. The robbers, however, managed to flee. The three robbers struck at the shop when the entire city was busy celebrating Janmashtami. As per CCTV footage cap- tured by the police, one of the accused kept standing outside while the other two entered the shop. One of the accused jumped over the counter and attempted to withdraw cash but the shop owner resisted and after a scuffle between the robber and shop owner Ramesh Bansal, the accused succeeded in taking the cash from the counter. Both robbers came out of the shop and sat on the bike. The third accused was already waiting outside on the bike and they fled towards New Model Town. A case under relevant sections of BNS has been registered and investigations started by the police. Crackdown on gambling, 2 held 80 pc work on drain project is over, claims DC Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 27 The police have intensified their crackdown on gambling, leading to the arrest of two individuals during a series of raids on Monday and Tuesday. The targeted operations, conducted by the SHO of Police Division 1, are focused on gambling activities near Gulab Devi Road, a hotspot for illegal activities. During the raids, the police seized Rs 5,790, a laptop, two monitors, two CPUs and three thermal printers. The individuals arrested have been identified as Karnail Singh of Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar and Sonu from Hardoi, UP Both were resid. ing as tenants in Jalandhar. An FIR has been registered against them. “These arrests are part of a larger and more comprehensive campaign launched under the directives of Swapan Sharma, Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar,” said police officials, adding that this initiative was specifically aimed at rooting out illegal gambling networks that have been operating across the city. They said Commissioner Sharma had made it clear that this campaign was a top priori- ty for the police force, instructing all gazetted officers and SHOs to ensure that those involved in these illicit activities were brought to justice. “The ongoing campaign is expected to continue with even greater intensity in the coming weeks as we work to dismantle the networks behind the operations and restore law and order in the city. Sharma has issued a stern warning to those involved in such activities, emphasising that no one will be spared in this concerted effort to eradicate illegal gambling from Jalandhar”, they added. Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 27 Around 80 per cent work on the rejuvenation and beautification of the Kala Sanghian drain project worth Rs 34 crore has been completed. This project is progressing on a war-footing and once finished, it will bring much-needed relief to residents living near the drain by addressing the persistent problem of water pollution. Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal provided the details about the project, stating that it fell under Only women allowed in this temple Ashok Kaura PHAGWARA, August 27 Shri Sindoora Devi Temple of Phagwara is the only temple in the region where the entry of men is restricted throughout the year except on Janmashtami when the doors are open to them as well. Otherwise, it is an allwomen temple and the guru at the temple is also a woman — Mata Sandhooran Devi. The temple was established six decades back by Sandhooran Devi, a sadhvi, then in her teens. She made a rule that only girls or women can access the temple to pay obeisance. Sandhooran Devi is said to have started the tradition so that no wrong perceptions were created. The sadhvi, who always inspired the people to work for the unity of the country and preserve its traditions and culture, besides promoting women empowerment, passed away a few years back, but the temple is being run by her followers. Meanwhile, Janmashtami was celebrated with gaiety and religious fervour in Phagwara, Goraya, Bilga, Phillaur, Noormahal and Nakodar on Monday night. All temples were beautifully decorated and several tableaux, depicting the life of Lord Krishna, had been put on display. Men can enter only on Janmashtami the Jalandhar Smart City initiative and was being implemented by the Drainage-cum-Mining and Geology Department as a deposit work. The project involves cleaning of a 13-km section of the drain that runs through the city and “stone pitching” on both banks of the drain. Dr Aggarwal said approximately 80 per cent of the project had been completed, and upon its completion, clean water would be released from the Bist Doab canal into the drain. Dr Himanshu Aggarwal also mentioned that green c m y b Work in progress on Kala Sanghian drain project. MALKIAT SINGH Preparations in full swing for hockey tourney Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Sub-junior trials on Aug 29 Tribune News Service Hockey India will organise the 14th Hockey India SubJunior Men National Hockey Championship in Chandigarh from September 23 to October 3. The trials for the selection of the Punjab subjunior men’s hockey team will be held on August 29 at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar. Hockey Punjab president Nitin Kohli and general secretary Amrik Singh Powar said players born after January 1, 2008, can participate in these trials. They should bring their original Aadhaar cards. In case of absence of original Aadhaar card, the player will not be allowed to participate in the selection trials, the officials said. Jalandhar, August 27 Preparations for the 14th India Junior Men National Hockey Championship are in full swing. The championship will start on September 6. The best players will get selected for the Indian Hockey Team. As many as 30 teams from all over the state are taking part. The players will be staying at Lovely Professional University. In case extra space will be required, the players will be accommodated at Khalsa College and Sports College. Surjit Hockey Committee members said none of the teams had been denied participation and teams from Shri Sindoora Devi Temple at Phagwara where only women >> are allowed. areas would be developed alongside the drain to enhance the surrounding environment. The Deputy Commissioner Aggarwal highlighted that completing this project would aid in reducing pollution in the drain, leading to an improved environment and cleaner surroundings for the people living nearby. SDO of Drainage-cumMining and Geology Department Satgur Singh added that the beautification project of Kala Sangha drain was divided into four parts, all of which were expected to be completed soon. almost every state was participating in the tournament. This is for the first time that Hockey India is organising the championship. Cleaning work and welding at parts of the stadium has already been started. Selection trials were held recently in which 150 players took part and 40 were selected for the camp that started today. During the camp, best 18 players will get selected for the Punjab team. Several Olympians will also grace the occasion with their presence during the championship.