06102024-JTR-01.qxd 10/5/2024 11:14 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune ACTOR ARBAAZ KHAN INAUGURATES CINEPORT CLUB RAJKUMMAR & TRIPTII GRACE THE SHOW SA RE GA MA PA Actor and film producer Arbaaz Khan inaugurated Cineport Club, known as the place where “theatre meets lifestyle”.P2 Actors Rajkummar Rao & Triptii Dimri are awaiting the release of their upcoming movie Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video.P4 » » NIMRIT KAUR SET FOR A DEBUT WITH PUNJABI FILM Nimrit Kaur, set for a debut with Punjabi film Shaunki Sardar, believes one must be open to new experiences. P4 » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR MAX 34°C | MIN 23°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET SUNDAY 6.05 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6:25 AM SUNDAY | 6 OCTOBER 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF THREE HELD WITH DRUGS, LIQUOR Hoshiarpur: The police claims to have arrested three persons and seized drugs and liquor from them in separate incidents. The police arrested Netra Singh of Khushi Paddi and recovered 1 kg of opium from him. In the second incident, the police arrested Rekha Rani, a resident of BDO Colony, and seized 30 gm of intoxicating powder from her. In the third incident, the Garhdiwala police recovered 26,250 ml of liquor hidden in fields near Argowal village. In the fourth incident Dasuya police arrested Ravi Kumar, a resident of Dhanoa Pattan village, and recovered 96 gm of intoxicating powder from him. OC TWO ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested two persons on charges of kidnapping and rioting. Station House Officer (SHO) Aman Saini said the suspects were identified as Rakesh Kumar, alias Saabi, and Sukhwindar Pal, of Maulli village. Lakhwindar Kaur, a resident of Mohalla Ravi Dasspura, complained to the police that the suspects and their accomplices attacked her husband at his shop, kidnapped him and threw him on a road after seriously injuring him. She said her husband had an altercation with the wife of Rakesh at his chemist shop where he had gone to buy medicines. The SHO said case was registered against the suspects. OC WOMAN HELD FOR CONSUMING DRUG Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have arrested a woman on the charge of consuming heroin. SHO Jai Pal said the woman had been identified as Neetu, a resident of Mohalla Khurampur in Mehatpur town. A lighter, a silver paper and a pipe used for consuming the drug were recovered from her possession. A case under Sections 27, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against the suspect, the SHO said. OC TWO NABBED WITH PISTOLS, BULLETS Hoshiarpur: The Chabbewal police have arrested two persons and seized two country-made pistols and four bullets from them. On Thursday, the police received a tip-off that Jaskaranpreet Singh, alias Kannu, of Kukkar Majra and Lovepreet Singh, alias Ladi, of Bhajjal, living abroad, allegedly gave instructions to the two suspects, identified as Imanpreet Singh of Jassowal village and Vinay Kumar of Rampur Bildon village to commit crime on their behalf. The police arrested the duo and recovered pistols and ammunition from them. OC ONE KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Hoshiarpur: One pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident on the HoshiarpurChintpurni road on Thursday. Manish Kumar, a resident of Ravidas Nagar, told the police that he was returning from Mata Chintpurni with his friend Satinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur. He said when they reached the Punjab border, a truck hit their vehicle. He said his friend Satinder died on the spot while he got injured. The driver fled with the truck after the accident. The police have registered a case in this connection. OC Two killed, 9 injured in Tempo Traveller, tractor-trailer collision Victims were returning from Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 5 Two persons were killed on the spot and nine others were injured in a terrible collision between Tempo Traveller and a timber-laden tractortrailer near Adda BaghpurSataur on the HoshiarpurDasuya road today morning. The condition of three injured was stated to be serious. According to information, bhajan (hym) singer Bhupinder Babbal’s team was returning to Chandigarh on Tempo Traveller (bearing registration No. PB01 C-9968) after jagran/jagrata at Maa Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu and Kashmir. Around 7 am when they reached near Adda Baghpur-Sataur, their vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer loaded with timber coming from the opposite direction. The accident was so terrible that Tempo Traveller was badly damaged. Subhash Singh (38), a resident Tempo Traveller damaged in an accident near Hoshiarpur. of Sector 30B, Chandigarh, and Paras Kamboj (24), a resident of Dhani Chanan- wali, Fatehabad district (Haryana), who were in the vehicle died on the spot. Nine persons were injured, out of which condition of three was stated to be serious. The injured were admitted to the Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital. The seriously injured were referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. The accident occurred as the Tempo Traveller driver fell asleep while driving. The injured were identified as Harsh, a resident of Mukerian, Umesh, a resident of Chandigarh, Jagtar Singh, a resident of Sector 31, Chandigarh, Deepak, a resident of Phase IV, Zirakpur, Taranpreet Singh, a resident of New Delhi, Dushant, a resident of Ropar, and Tempo Traveller driver Neeraj Kumar. Besides, the two injured were yet to be identified. The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families after post-mortem examination. The police said further action would be taken after recording statements of the injured. A traffic cop issues challan to a vehicle owner for flouting norms in Jalandhar. ~2.46crfinecollectedfromtraffic rule violators in nine months 13 FIRs registered & 528 notices issued for violating norms Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 5 The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police led by Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma has taken strict action against those violating traffic rules and encroaching roads under a special campaign across the city. Giving information, the CP said during the campaign, 13 FIRs were been registered and 528 notices issued for violations. From January 1 till October, 29,214 traffic challans were issued for flouting traffic norms and a fine of Rs 2.46 crore collected from violators. He said the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police had declared 17 roads as “No-tolerance roads” and “One-way roads” in the city to ensure smooth flow of traffic and convenience of the public. Sharma said these no-tolerance toads were divided into Zone1, Zone-2, Zone-3 and Zone-4. Sharma said some roads, including Adda Hoshiarpur, Jail Chowk, Kamal Palace Road and Railway Station Road, were declared one-way from 8 am to 8 pm to improve traffic management, reduce commutation time and check petty crimes in the city. He said the entire system operates under the “Emergency response system”. As a part of the campaign, action was taken against traffic rule violators. He said 13 FIRs were registered at multiple police stations for violating traffic rules. He said 528 notices under Section 144 of the CrPC were issued to individuals illegally occupying roads, including shop owners, street vendors, hotels and shopping malls. He said they were strictly asked to clear encroachments on roads. 13,187 nominations filed for General observer reviews scrutiny of panchayat elections in district nomination papers in Hoshiarpur district Jalandhar, October 5 Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal on Saturday said the district administration had received 13,187 nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat elections. Among these, 10,156 nominations were filed for the post of panch, while 3,031 candidates are vying for the post of sarpanch. There are 945 villages in the district. The scrutiny of the nomination papers was conducted on Saturday. The deadline for candidates to withdraw their nominations is October 7 by 3 pm. Polling is scheduled to be held on October 15. Voting would be held from 8 am to 4 pm. Dr Aggarwal emphasised that all necessary arrange- BLOCK NO. NOMINATION FOR SARPANCHES PANCHES ■ Adampur 70 228 295 279 350 284 214 303 242 342 148 346 ■ Bhogpur 83 ■ Jalandhar East 78 ■ Jalandhar West 112 ■ Lohian Khas 83 ■ Mehatpur 59 ■ Nakodar 89 ■ Nurmahal 71 ■ Phillaur 103 ■ Rurka Kalan 50 ■ Shahkot 92 ments had been made to ensure free, fair and transparent elections. He assured the public that adequate security measures were in place to maintain law and order. He asserted that no individual 870 894 975 1,287 743 596 1,097 736 1,226 639 1,093 would be allowed to disrupt the electoral process. He also reviewed arrangements across polling stations to conduct elections. Counting of votes would start immediately after culmination of the voting. — TNS Visits 5 villages along with Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 5 The general observer appointed by the State Election Commission for the panchayat elections, Sanyam Aggarwal, along with Deputy Commissionercum-District Election Officer Komal Mittal, today reviewed the scrutiny of nomination papers at five villages in Hoshiarpur 1 and 2 blocks. While scrutinising nomination papers, Aggarwal expressed satisfaction and said the scrutiny work would be completed within stipulated time and as per the guidelines. He suggested officials Officials review scrutiny of the nomination papers in Hoshiarpur. to expedite the process so that elections could be conducted smoothly. He said there should be no error in scrutiny of nomination papers and the work should be completed with complete transparency and fairness. Aggarwal emphasised that nomination of each candi- Shots fired at house Deadline for submitting report of ammonia in Kantian village gas leak at factory extended till October 20 Tribune News Service Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, October 5 Bike-borne youths opened fire at a house in Kantian village on Friday night. One bullet hit main gate of the house. A CCTV camera footage of the incident showed a few youths riding motorcycles in the village who allegedly fired shots at the house. After receiving information about the incident, officials from the Hariana police station reached the spot at night and started investigation. Giving information, Jaspreet, a resident of Kantian village, said he works as a JCB machine operator. He said two days ago, he had a minor dispute with a youth. He alleged that the youth along with 12 other persons came to his village yesterday night around 9 pm and fired four shots at his house out of which one hit the main gate. Jaspreet said he ❝Two days ago, Iahad a minor dispute with youth. The youth along with 12 other persons came to my village yesterday night around 9 pm and fired four shots at my house out of which one hit the main gate. I can identify some of the suspects. When shots were fired, my family was present at home. ❞ Jaspreet, THE COMPLAINANT could identify some of the suspects. He said when shots were fired, his family was present at home. Jaspreet has demanded strict action against the suspects. Daljit Singh from the Hariana police station said an FIR had been registered in this connection and probe initiated into the matter. Jalandhar, October 5 The deadline to submit a detailed report on the ammonia gas leak at Jain Ice Mill has by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Jalandhar-1, has been extended by 15 days. Initially, the report was to be submitted today. Now, it would be submitted on October 20. The gas leak, which occurred on September 21, at the mill near Damoria flyover, resulted in death of 68year-old migrant worker identified as Sheetal Singh. Following the gas leak, Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. The SDM was instructed to investigate the cause of the gas leak, identify those responsible and evaluate any lapses in safety protocols or negligence by the factory management. Besides, the department concerned and the Punjab Pollution c m y b The ice factory in Jalandhar where ammonia gas leaked. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Control Board (PPCB) were directed to inspect similar units to prevent such incidents in the future. The deadline was extended due to recent administrative transfers and the upcoming panchayat elections. Aggarwal confirmed the delay citing the elections as a primary factor. “The report will now be submitted on October 20. Further action will be taken on the basis of findings,” the DC said. The Commissionerate Police had registered an FIR against factory owner identified as Ninni Kumar Jain and unnamed officials of several government departments in connection with the ammonia gas leak. The FIR was registered under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS. Officials of the municipal corpo- ration, Industry Department, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and the PPCB have been named in the FIR for negligence. The police claimed that they were investigating how the factory was allowed to operate in such a densely populated area without proper approvals raising questions about overlooking of safety standards by officials concerned. date should be closely scrutinised so that no controversial situation arose in the future. Aggarwal and Mittal visited Adamwal and Ajjowal villages in Hoshiarpur-1 block and Shergarh, Basi Kalan and Chauhal villages in Hoshiarpur-2 block. Mittal also apprised the general observer about arrangements made by the district administration for conducting elections. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development)-cum-Additional District Election Officer Nikas Kumar and Hoshiarpur SDM Sanjeev Sharma accompanied Aggarwal and Mittal. One killed as truck hits bike Garhshankar, October 5 A bike rider died on the spot when a speeding truck hit his vehicle near a petrol pump at Sekhowal village on the Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib road. Balwinder Singh, a resident of Abipur village, falling under the Nalagarh police station in Solan district, told the police that he and his nephew Jaswinder Singh (23) were going to Garhshankar on their motorcycles for some personal work on Friday. He said Jaswinder was going ahead of him on his bike (bearing registration No. HP12 M-7896). When they reached near a petrol pump on the Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib road, a speeding truck hit his nephew’s motorcycle and sped away. He said Jaswinder died on the spot. The police registered a case against truck driver identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Ward No. 12, Kurali, on the basis of the statement of the victim’s uncle’s. — OC