03102024-JTR-01.qxd 10/2/2024 10:33 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune GRAIN MARKETS SHUT AS ARHTIYAS' STRIKE GOES ON ACTRESS WAMIQA GABBI SAYS A PIGEON ENTERED HER ROOM SONALI BELIEVES THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN FROM YOUNGER GEN Raised slogans against the Centre and state government, strike will continue untill their demands are met. P2 Wamiqa Gabbi shared a video of the intruder - a pigeon. The video had a pigeon sitting on her bed next to pillow. P4 Remember beautiful actress Sonali Kulkarni vivaciously performing the ‘butterfly step’ in song Wo Ladki Hai Kahan? P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 35°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET THURSDAY 6.09 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:23 AM THURSDAY | 3 OCTOBER 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF 2 DIE, ONE HURT IN ACCIDENTS Hoshiarpur: Two youths died and one got injured in separate road accidents in the district during last 24 hours. Jarnail Singh told the police that he was going to work with his brother Amarjit Singh. A tractor going ahead of them was suddenly stopped, injuring them. Amarjit died during treatment. Satpal of New Model Town, said his son Bhajan was returning after supplying milk. When he reached near a junk shop, the driver of a car parked there suddenly opened the door and Bhajan fell. His son was admitted to the hospital where he died. oc 1 MORE HELD FOR ENCROACHMENT Nakodar: The Mehatpur police have arrested the fourth person on the charge of encroaching panchayat land at Baghela village. The accused has been identified as Shinda Singh, a Bute Dian Shana village. DDPO and Baghela village panchayat had complained to Jalandhar SSP that the accused had encroached on the panchayat land of the village. A case was registered against the accused. OC VILLAGER BOOKED FOR ASSAULT Nakodar: The Mehatpur police have booked a villager on the charge of assaulting a covillager. The accused had been identified as Saawann Singh of Shohle village. Partap Singh of the same village complained to the police that the accused attacked and injured him. OC MIGRANT DIES BY SUICIDE Shahkot: A migrant died by suicide on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Budayee Lal (35) of UP and presently living in Bahmannian village. Bina Kumari, wife of the deceased, told the police that her husband ended his life by hanging. The police handed over the body to the family after the post-mortem. OC 37-YEAR-OLD MAN MISSING Shahkot: A 37-year-old man of Malsian village has been missing for the last three days. The victim has been identified as Jatindar Singh went from his house on September 30 and did not return home. IO said a missing report has been registered . OC LAHAN SEIZED, ONE BOOKED Nakodar: The Nakodar police booked a villager on the charge of brewing illicit liquor. As much as 30 kg of lahan (raw liquor) and utensils for brewing it were seized from the accused Manpreet Singh, a resident of Mussewal village. He managed to escape from the spot. A case has been registered. oc SNATCHER NABBED, BUYER BOOKED TOO Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested a snatcher and booked an accused for buying the stolen gold ornament. Prince of Sukhiabad was arrested by the police. He accused told the police that he had snatched a gold earring from a woman and had sold it to Sanjeev Kumar of Bahadurpur. The police have booked the buyer. OC Bapu statue spectacles go missing, jugaadsaves day Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 2 The stage was set for Gandhi Jayanti celebrations on the Company Bagh premises by the Municipal Corporation authorities on Wednesday when it was discovered that Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles were missing from his statue. However, before the arrival of politicians for the routine garlanding of the statue, a pair of spectacles was hurriedly arranged by officials. To everyone’s dismay, the new spectacles did not match the iconic glasses associated with Gandhiji. The new spectacles have a golden metal frame. The Father of the Nation used to wear a black plastic round frame. Asked about the faux pas, the Assistant Commissioner, MC, Rajesh Khokhar, said, “I am unaware that the spectacles went missing and were replaced with new ones. I will have to enquire about it from the Superintending Engineer.” Unlike Gandhi’s statue in Amritsar where it is in a safe glass cover, the one at Company Bagh in Jalandhar is an Mahatma Gandhi’s statue without his iconic glasses ahead of Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Jalandhar. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH METAL FRAME IN PLACE OF ROUND PLASTIC ONE ■ To everyone’s dismay, the new spectacles did not match the iconic glasses associated with Mahatma Gandhi ■ The new spectacles have a golden metal frame ■ The Father of the Nation used to wear a black plastic round frame open statue and hence prone to mischievous elements. Offi- cials said Gandhiji’s spectacles could have been stolen. Except Kohala, no paddy procured in mandis Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 2 On Day 2 too, mandis in the region saw less arrival of paddy crop. For a change in Kohala Mandi, some quantity of the crop was procured by Pungrain and Markfed. No paddy arrived in the main grain market here today. Kashmiri Lal, president of the Arhtiya Association, Jalandhar, said the strike is continuing. “It is because of the strike of arhtiyas and labourers that the paddy arrival is almost negligible,” he said. Some paddy had arrived till September 26 at the Jalandhar grain market and it was filled in sacks by the labourers then, which are lying there in absence of the procurement. The similar situation was witnessed in other market committees. Farmers are also Labourers sit idle at the main grain market of Jalandhar as there has been no lifting of paddy on Wednesday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH avoiding going to mandis with their produce with no assurance whether the crop will be lifted or not. As per information, the DC has given instructions to officials associated with the mandi board to ensure that the farmers’ produce get pro- cured everywhere. A labourer Majabul from Bengal said he came to Punjab on September 20. “Since then there is no work. No earnings have been made yet. We are waiting for the crop arrival so that we start getting work,” he said . Poll code in place, farmers’ wait for stubble mgmt machines gets longer Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 2 Over 500 societies/individuals have got the approval for the purchase of stubble management machines on the subsidised rate across Kapurthala amid the government’s special push for farmers not to burn stubble this year. The process is stalled due to the code of conduct in view of the upcoming October 15 panchayat poll. Farmers say the poll code coincides with the paddy harvest season. On September 30, farmers also met DC Amit Panchal on the issue. The DC said 5,550 machines available at the district level for the paddy management were enough as of now and more will be sanctioned soon. With the government regulating stubble burning incidents this year, there is a dip in incidents until now. Progressive farmers also term the provision of machines at the subsidised rate a laudable step. While large-scale harvest of paddy is yet to start in Jalandhar and Sultanpur Lodhi at Kapurthala, the process has already begun. At Kapurthala, 16 farm fires have been reported so far. Farmers said the poll code is the only snag in getting machines in time. Paramjit Singh, a Baupur progressive farmer, who hasn’t burnt stubble for years, said, “We as a group had applied for machines twoand-half-months ago and again a month ago. We were told that the process will be cleared after the poll code is lifted. But till then, it will be too late as this is the peak season for paddy harvest.” Chief Agricultural Officer Balbir Chand said, “This year, we have already sanctioned 540 machines and, of these, 192 machines have already been procured by farmers/societies. Farmers can purchase these machines within 14 days of the date of sanction.” The sanction and procurement of machines can only be resumed after the poll code is lifted, he added. c m y b Several other senior functionaries of the MC said they remained busy with the arrangements for a mega show which was held on the premises. A series of events, including nukkad natak, speeches, cultural show and rangoli competitions, was held to mark the occasion. Rangoli patterns depicted Gandhiji’s march, use of charkha, promotion of khadi, etc. Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal was the chief guest. The politicians, who attended the event, said even the paint on the statue had not been nicely done and it was all patchy with the lower cement surface showing through the paint. Likewise, the statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary also falls the same day, was also garlanded at Shastri Chowk in Jalandhar. This statue too had a patchy paint on it. Various leaders, including exminister Manoranjan Kalia from the BJP and Rajinder Beri, District Congress Committee chief, were among those present. Shopkeeper arrested for selling beef Our Correspondent Phagwara, October 2 A group of cow vigilantes from Jalandhar and Kali Mata Mandir, Patiala, swooped down on a departmental store in Phagwara following information of the alleged sale of beef products. The raid took place at Social Trends Departmental Store, located near Law Gate in village Maheru, near Phagwara, on September 30 night. During the operation, they reportedly discovered several boxes of “canned beef” at the shop, being sold to customers. Acting swiftly, the group alerted the police from Police Post, Miherru. The police promptly arrived at the scene, seized the boxes of canned beef and arrested shop owner Nakul Dhir, a resident of Jalandhar. A case has been registered against Dhir under the provisions of the Animals Cruelty Act and the Cow Slaughter Act. Further investigation is underway to determine the source of the beef and any possible violations of state regulations. The police have assured of strict action in the case. This incident has sparked concern in the region with local residents and officials calling for a probe into the matter. 50% posts of staff vacantinPhagwara Civil Hospital Ashok Kaura PHAGWARA, OCTOBER 2 Though the government is repeatedly claiming the best infrastructure in civil hospitals and lab tests and medicines free of cost to patients, the 140-bedded Civil Hospital, Phagwara, including 30 bedded Mother-Child Care Centre, has been grappling with a shortage of doctors and medical equipment for the past several months. During a round of the Civil Hospital by the correspondent, it was found that the hospital was facing the acute shortage of medical, paramedical and nursing staff. In all, 60 posts are lying vacant of the total 119 medical and paramedical staff in the hospital. Senior Medical Officer Dr Lehimber Ram said of the total 24 sanctioned posts of nurse, 10 posts are lying vacant, two nurses were on long leave. He said one staff nurse was deputed in a dialysis unit ward, three nurses are deputed in emergency wing, so only eight staff nurses are available in different wards. The SMO said it was difficult for smooth functioning in the hospital. He has written to the higher authorities to fill the posts of nurses as soon as possible. The SMO also admitted that 15 posts of medical officer are also lying vacant whereas 31 posts of medical officer are sanctioned for the Civil Hospital. He said of the remaining 16 MOs, five are on leave. He said it was learnt that three more medical officers are going to leave the job, so it’s difficult to run the hospital. Even the eye department of the hospital has no “tonometer” to check the eye pressure of glaucoma patients. Eye surgeon said she had already submitted the requirements before the authorities. The SMO said around 450 patients are being examined and treated daily in the Civil Hospital.
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