05092024-LT-01.qxd 9/5/2024 12:08 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune CITY TEACHER TO BE FETED WITH STATE AWARD TODAY FARHAN HAS ANNOUNCED HIS NEW FILM 120 BAHADUR SHANTANU WILL NEXT BE SEEN IN FILMS LIKE LOVE IN VIETNAM Arvinder Singh, a computer teacher at GSSS, Sunet, will be honoured with state teachers award on Thursday. P2 Actor and filmmaker Farhan Akhtar’s new film 120 Bahadur is based on the battle of Rezang La. P4 “I’m happy & grateful that now I have freedom of choice as far as projects are concerned,” says the actor. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 30.6°C | MIN 24.4°C SUNSET THURSDAY 6.40 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:02 AM THURSDAY | 5 SEPTEMBER 2024| LUDHIANA Potholed roads spell trouble after downpour in Transport Nagar INBRIEF 43,000 BANNED TABLETS SEIZED Ludhiana: The Sahnewal police have arrested Kishan Kumar of Mustabad village in Karrnal and a case under the NDPS Act was registered against him. According to the police, when SI Jaswinder Singh along with a police team were on duty near Kanech Cut, GT Road, they saw a Mahindra Bolero (bearing registration number PB 10 GK 0572), from which a person was taking out a heavy box. On suspicion, the police checked the box and seized 43,000 tablets of banned tramadol and Clovidol 100. The police arrested the man and seized the tablets and the vehicle. TNS Manav Mander Tribune News Service Encroachments being removed from a green belt in Ludhiana. TWO NABBED WITH HEROIN Ludhiana: The Ladhowal police have seized 15 gm of heroin and a weighing scale from Deedar Singh and Chandan Sharma of Nawanshahr. The complaint in this regard was filed by SI Dalbir Singh under the NDPS Act. According to the police, they were patrolling at Talwandi Kalan village when they saw a Maruti Swift car (bearing registration number PB 32 Q 4445) parked under the Sutlej Bridge, near the railway crossing. When the suspects saw the police, they tried to flee the place. The police nabbed the duo and seized 15 gm of heroin and an electronic weighing scale from them. The car was also seized. Both suspects were remanded in police custody. TNS MC removes 8 encroachments from green belts Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 4 The Municipal Corporation (MC), Ludhiana, removed eight encroachments from green belts in Sarabha Nagar and the Model Town Extension area here on Wednesday. The drive was carried out on the directions of MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi. These encroachments were done by owners of a food outlet, liquor vend, etc. The subzone office of the MC, Ludhiana, situated in Leisure Valley (Sarabha Nagar) has also been demolished. Talking about a liquor vend situated near the Dugri canal bridge, building branch officials of MC Zone D stated that entry to the liquor vend was through the green belt. The pavement outside the vend has been razed and it had been sealed by the civic body team. Further, the residents/owners had been warned of strict legal action if they try to encroach upon the green belt areas again. Ludhiana, September 4 The city today received 18.2 mm of rainfall and it was scattered mostly in old city areas. After the downpour, roads inundated giving difficult time to commuters. A visit to Transport Nagar revealed the pathetic condition of roads and how commuters travelling through the area are having a difficult time. The dilapidated condition of the roads turned worse after the rainfall as potholes got filled with water. At many places, the entire road was in a poor state, giving bumpy rides to motorists. The necessary works to repair potholes had not been done, inconveniencing commuters. The transporters claimed to have raised the issue multiple times with the authorities concerned but nothing had been done to redress their grievances. “The problem of waterlogging in the area was there since I started working 20 years ago due to lack of a proper drainage system. Even a small spell of rainfall leads to accumulation of water on roads and there seems to be no end to the menace,” said Vikram Singh. “A commercial vehicle today turned turtle due to potholes, which were not visible due to the rainfall in the Trasport Nagar area. Material Bad condition of roads in area inconveniences visitors, transporters and workers throughout year Commuters navigate a waterlogged road; and (below) a vehicle that turned turtle after rain in Transport Nagar on Wednesday. ASHWANI DHIMAN of some factory was loaded in the vehicle which got wet and the driver has been asked to pay compensation,” he said. Another transporter from the area said things turn from bad to worse after a small spell of rainfall. “Other parts of the city might be progressing but our condition remains the same. The roads get filled with water after rain, which troubles us,” he said. The maximum temperature recorded in the city today was 30.6°C while minimum was 24.4°C. As per the PAU forecast, the weather will remain cloudy with the possibility of showers in the next 24 hours. Two arrested for Solid waste mgmt: Civic body encourages 48 bottles of illicit murdering man industry to use refuse-derived fuel in units liquor seized, 1 held Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 4 The Sadar police have registered a case under Sections 105 and 3 (5) of the BNS against two persons on the basis of a complaint filed by Pardul Sahu of Mansa. According to the complainant, his uncle Sehdev Saab (77), a native of PalaPatna village in Orissa, was working as a caretaker at Kids School, Basant Avenue, Phase 4, here. On Tuesday while on duty at the school, two persons, Rajiv and Raja, both residents of Dhandran village, had an argument with the elderly man over some issue. Both suspects started beating him on the road. When passers-by started gathering at the scene, the duo fled escaped from the place. The deceased was taken to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspects were arrested by the police. Ludhiana, September 4 Taking another step forward for improving solid waste management in the city, the Municipal Corporation (MC) conducted a meeting with industry representatives to encourage them to use refusederived fuel RDF in their respective industrial units. The meeting was held by MC Joint Commissioner Inderpal at the MC’s Zone A office on Tuesday and owners of around 20 industrial units participated in it. Chief sanctuary inspectors (CSI), Com- munity Development Officers (CDOs) and community facilitators (CFs) were among those present in the meeting. The civic body officials said the meeting was held under the guidance of the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). The owners of industrial units were encouraged to use at least 5 per cent of the RDF in their respective units. The representatives showed willingness to adopt the RDF and sought a few clarifica- NHAI to consider underpasses at five major black spots in city Ludhiana, September 4 To decongest the heavy flow of vehicular traffic on the main arteries in the city, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has agreed to consider the proposal of vehicular underpasses (VUPs) at five major accidentprone black spots in the city. Acceding to the proposal submitted by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora, NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav has asked the Regional Officer (RO) to plan the best suitable alternatives for decongesting the heavy traffic flow on the Grand Trunk (GT) Road, connecting Delhi with Jammu via Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, in the city. The development assumes significance as the GT Road, which passes through main city areas, witnesses heavy Chairman asks RO to plan alternatives for decongesting heavy traffic flow on GT Road connecting Delhi with Jammu via city flow of vehicular traffic, leading to major congestion and frequent mishaps as well. “Our local MLAs Daljit Singh Grewal and Madan Lal Bagga had brought the matter to my notice following which I took it up with the NHAI Chairman during a meeting in New Delhi on Monday,” Arora told The Tribune on Wednesday. He demanded the construction of vehicular and light vehicle underpasses at five major strategic locations, which had been identified as black spots, — Subhash Nagar to Sunder Nagar Chowk, Kailash Nagar Chowk, Kakowal Chowk to Shekhewal, Kali-Bindra Colony to Pringle Ground and Jassian Road to the Guruhar Rai Nagar crossing. “Accepting my proposal, the NHAI Chairman instructed his staff that these should be taken care of by the RO since these are within his powers and should be taken care of as these being accident-prone sites called as black spots,” Arora shared while adding that Yadav had cautioned that commuters and local residents would have to face trouble during the construction of the proposed VUPs due to heavy traffic flow on these stretches. Besides, he has also proposed the construction of an elevated road from Sherpur Chowk to Jalandhar Bypass to address the severe traffic congestion and reduce the high risk of road accidents. Earlier, the NHAI had approved the construction of a mini flyover at Kailash Nagar Chowk here. It had agreed to construct the mini flyover at Kailash Nagar Chowk between Shivpuri Chowk to Basti Jodhewal Chowk and further connecting it to New Shakti Nagar/ Subhash Nagar between Basti Chowk and Tajpur Chowk. “The timely implementation of these infrastructure projects will provide relief to residents,” the ruling AAP member in the Upper House of Parliament said, adding that he had urged the NHAI Chairman to ensure construction of VUPs and LVUPs on a priority basis. — TNS c m y b tions regarding the same. The RDF is a fuel produced from various types of waste such as municipal solid waste, industrial or commercial waste. MC Joint Commissioner Inderpal said the meeting was held on the directions of MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi. The initiative aims to promote sustainable practices and reduce environmental pollution. The RDF , which is produced at the main dumpsite of the MC, would be provided to the industry by the civic body. More such meetings would be held in coming days to encourage the industrial representatives to use RDF in their industrial units. The MC Commissioner said steps were being taken to improve solid waste management in the city and public/industry should also support the civic body in the same. He also appealed to residents to hand over segregated dry and wet waste to garbage collectors, so that refuse could be disposed of in an efficient manner. — TNS ED raids premises of former minister Ashu’s aide Docs give pamphlets stating demands to OPD patients Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 4 Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials raided all premises of arhtiya Rajdeep Singh at Ikolahi village in Khanna early this morning. He is a close associate of former Congress minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who is presently lodged in jail. Sources said the raid started around 4 am at Rajdeep’s shop, his office and house in the village. Till late noon, the raid was on. Rajdeep’s family stays abroad. His name also cropped up in an illicit liquor case at Baho Majra and in the food grain tender scam in which the former minister was allegedly involved. The ED sleuths raided all premises and confiscated important documents from the premises. Ludhiana, September 4 Adopting a novel way to let patients know about their demands before going on strike, Punjab Civil Medical Services doctors today distributed pamphlets among patients visiting the outpatient department (OPD) of the Civil Hospital. The Punjab Civil Medical Services Associa tion (PCMSA), Punjab, has announced an indefinite suspension of services across all public healthcare set-ups in the state from September 9 onwards over the unresolved issues of stalled Assured Career Progression scheme, pending 6th CPC arrears, security at workplace and other demands. “Many times, patients are not aware about the strike and they also condemn us for going on protest. It is just a way to make them understand about Tribune News Service Ludhiana, September 4 The Police Division Number 4 has registered a case against Vijay Kumar, a resident of Chowni Mohalla, on the basis of a complaint filed by Vikram Bhatia, inspector, Excise Department. On September 2, the latter was standing near a garbage dump, rear side of the cremation ground, in the area when a person came on a Honda Activa, which was not bearing any registration number plate. A plastic bag was hanging on the vehicle. Raising suspicion, the man was stopped and after checking, 12 bottles of Empire Number 1 Mota Santra and 36 bottles of countrymade liquor were seized from his custody. The suspect was arrested. A doc gives a pamphlet to a patient at the Civil Hospital. our demands and the reason why we will be going on strike and in a way, also informing them about the coming strike,” said a PCMS doctor. Akhil Sareen, state president of the PCMS Association, Punjab, said government health institutes in the state were working at half the capacity. In addition to seeing patients, doctors were burdened with other works such as VIP and emergency duties, post-mortem examinations and also medico- legal cases. There are 4,600 sanctioned posts of doctor in the state, of which 2,800 are lying vacant. “Doctors in the government sector are over burdened and understaffed,” he said. The two-page pamphlet mentions about real issues being faced by the doctors and their demands. — TNS