21102024-LT-01.qxd 10/21/2024 12:34 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune FOUR NABBED FOR BEATING YOUNGSTER TO DEATH PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS FLIES OUT OF MUMBAI CASE FILED AGAINST EKTA KAPOOR, HER MOTHER The suspects were wanted in a case related to beating up of a youth to death andthrowing body into canal. P3 Landed in India to attend a brand launch and the screening of her Marathi film production Paani. P4 A case has been filed under POCSO Act for allegedly showing inappropriate scenes involving minor girls. P4 » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 33°C | MIN 19°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 19°C SUNSET MONDAY 5.45 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:29 AM » MONDAY | 21 OCTOBER 2024 | LUDHIANA Encroachments galore in city markets Stalls put up outside shops on roads by traders, vendors due to festive season hit commuters hard Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 20 The festival season is here and so are encroachments. City’s main markets are chock-a-block as shopkeepers and vendors have displayed their items outside their shops by encroaching upon roads, giving a tough time to commuters. Encroachments can be seen in several markets, both in old and new city areas. Markets at Jawahar Nagar, Daresi Ground, Civil Lines, Field Ganj, Model Town, Ghumar Mandi and BRS Nagar are witnessing a chaotic situation due to encroachments. Every market is witnessing traffic snarls and parking woes. With Diwali approaching near, traders have put stalls outside their shops for displaying their articles due to which little space is left for vehicular traffic and almost no space for parking. Harpreet Kaur, who came to Ghumar Mandi for shopping, said the situation becomes a complete mess during festivals. “One can see mehndi and Karwa Chauth stalls on roads and there is hardly any space left for parking vehicles. I went to a shop to buy some items for my son and when I Four scientists make PAU proud, shine on global stage Ludhiana, October 20 Punjab Agricultural University’s four scientists have been ranked among the top 2 per cent of the world’s best scientists on Stanford University’s prestigious list for 2024. The rankings were based on over 40 research parameters, including citations, h-index, research papers published in high-impact journals and strategic technologies accumulated over 30 years. On the global elite list, Dr Milkha Singh Aulakh was ranked 1,60,484, Dr DK Bembi was ranked 1,79,339, Dr SS Guraya was ranked 2,20,129, and Dr VP Sethi was ranked 3,58,246. Dr Sethi, professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at A huge rush of visitors at a market in the old city area on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN returned, the traffic police had towed away my car. Where is space to park vehicles? No action is being taken against encroachers. If commuters find no space for parking their vehicles it’s not their fault. Markets should be constructed with proper parking space and if space is not available, it is the fault of the government and not people,” she said. Rupinder Singh, a resident of Sarabha Nagar, said: “I had gone to the BRS Nagar market a few days ago and it was a complete mess there. The civic body should either act against such encroachments or come up with alternative parking arrangements.” Shopkeepers at the Jawar Nagar Camp market have put up tents outside their shops to display goods. “The situation in the market is pathetic as tents have been put up outside shops. I don’t know whether they have got permission for the same or doing it on their own,” said a buyer at the market. A similar situation is witnessed at a market around Daresi Ground where shopkeepers have displayed their items outside, giving little space for pedestrians and motorists. Many makeshift shops have come up to sell various items due to the ongoing festival season. A senior official from the Municipal Corporation said it was not allowed to encroach roads and awareness would be created among shopkeepers for following the norms. The tehbazari wing would be keeping a regular check on encroachers in market areas. Ranked among top 2% of world’s best scientists on Stanford University’s prestigious list for 2024 the PAU, was the only active faculty member while the other three scientists have retired from the university service but continue to be recognised for their national and international contributions. Dr Sethi, who has been with the PAU since 1993, has developed several innovative technologies in greenhouse engineering, solar energy, biomass and hydroponics, earning national patents and commercialisation at both national and international levels. His Building contractor attacked, critical The victim, Tara Singh, a resident of the Tibba road area, said he received a call from his friend Gyan Chand to visit the police station for filing a complaint regarding a financial dispute between his friend Gyan Chand and some other persons. The opposite party had made his friend to sign some papers. While returning home from the Ludhiana, October 20 Two persons attacked a building contractor with sharp weapons near Jamalpur Chowk yesterday. The man was beaten up in full public view near the Jamalpur police station. He was taken to the Civil Hospital from where doctors referred him to the CMCH, here, due to his critical condition. The man got 25 stitches on his head. Farmers protest tardy lifting of paddy For the beloved Tribune News Service Panchayat poll candidate’s spouse gets threat calls Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 20 Husband of a woman, who contested for the post of panch, received life threats from some foreign mobile numbers. Callers told the complainant that they would kill him and his children. The complainant, Ranjit Singh, a resident of Utala village, told the police that in the recently concluded panchayat elections, his wife Rajdeep Kaur contested as a panch candidate in the village. On October 15, he received a call from an international mobile number. He did not pick up the phone. After sometime, he again got a call from the same number and when he received it, the caller started abusing him and said he had to face consequences for being in forefront of the panchayat elections at the village and threatened to shoot him and his children. He said on October 19, again, he received a call from another foreign mobile number. When he picked up the call, the suspect, who had threatened him earlier, again threatened him, Ranjit said. He said on October 17, a woman, Jaspreet Kaur, of his village had also received life threat from some mobile number as the caller threatened to kill her. The Samrala police have registered a case and started a probe in the matter. — TNS Farmers hold a protest; and (below) a grower rests on his produce at a grain market in Ludhiana. HMANSHU MAHAJAN Women perform rituals on Karwa Chauth in Ludhiana on Sunday. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Ludhiana, October 20 Farmers gathered at the main grain market today to protest against the tardy lifting of paddy by making the Ladhowal toll barrier free. Farmers, including women in a large numbers, reached the grain market and staged a dharna. Dilbagh Singh, president of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Kisan Union, said as decided, they reached the toll plaza today and later, officials of the police and administration also intervened in the matter and started the lifting of paddy at grain markets. “Farmers are bearing the brunt and will face losses if paddy is not lifted on time. We had given a call for protest today, hence, gathered here. Since, the lifting was started today, we did not made the toll plaza free. If the lifting is stopped, we will not think twice to make the toll plaza free in protest,” he said. Manjit Singh Dhillon, president of the Arhtiya Association, said they were with farmers and would go by whatever was decided by them. Harjinder Singh, a farmer, said his paddy produce had been lying in the grain market for the past four days and it had not been lifted so far. “Farmers were suffering due to policies of the Cen- Murder suspect among 2 nabbed with 350-gm heroin Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 20 The Ludhiana police claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered 350 gm of heroin from their possession in separate incidents. In the first case, the CIA -2 wing of the city police arrested a man and seized 130 gm of heroin and Rs 17,000 drug money from his possession. The suspect has been identified as Rinku (33), a resident of Fateh Singh Nagar. CIA in- One of the suspects in police custody in Ludhiana. charge inspector Rajesh Sharma said when he, along with the CIA team, was con- ducting a patrolling in Transport Nagar, he got a tip-off that the suspect, who was into heroin smuggling trade, was carrying heroin to be delivered to his client in the city. Following which, the CIA team conducted a raid and nabbed the man along with the drug. The police also seized Rs 17,000 drug money, one digital weighing machine and a motorcycle from him. During investigation, it came to the fore that the suspect also has a criminal past as a case of drug smuggling was registered against him at Police Division 6 in March c m y b this year and he had come out on bail in April and again started the illegal trade. In the other incident, a team led by anti-narcotics cell incharge SI Narpinderpal Singh yesterday arrested a man and seized 220 gm of heroin from his possession. The suspect has been identified as Navjot Singh, alias Bablu, a resident of Kali Sadak. The SI in a statement issued stated that when the suspect was questioned and frisked on suspicion during research, widely published in top-tier journals, also includes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies. Additionally, he has served as a visiting faculty member at North Dakota State University, USA, and the University of Guelph, Canada. PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, along with Director of Research Dr AS Dhatt and Dean of the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Dr Manjeet Singh, congratulated the scientists for their remarkable achievements. “These achievements enhance PAU’s global reputation and underscore its commitment to fostering quality research and innovation on a global scale,” Dr Gosal said.— TNS a patrolling on Kali Sadak, heroin was seized from him. He was arrested and a case under the NDPS Act was registered. Now, the police remand of the suspect would be sought from the court so that during his further questioning, the entire drug supply line could be busted and big heroin suppliers also be nabbed. Navjot also had a criminal past as two murder cases were registered against him in 2008 and 2020, respectively. tral Government and state government. Paddy produce is lying in gunny bags in the open. The government should take steps for its lifting,” he said. Another farmer, Gursewak Singh, has been waiting at the grain market for the past five days as paddy lifting has not been done so far. “I cannot return home as my produce is lying here and on the other hand, my family also needs me at home. I don’t know what to do in such a situation,” he said. police station, two persons attacked him with sharp weapons at Jamalpur Chowk. He alleged that the miscreants who attacked him were sent by those with whom his friend had the financial dispute. He lodged a complaint against the assailants at the Moti Nagar police station and demanded that they should be arrested. — TNS Man jumps off hospital building, dies Ludhiana, October 20 A man ended his life by jumping off the roof of a hospital in Sarabha Nagar here yesterday. He was upset due to his mother’s illness. His father had died around one year ago. The deceased had divorced his wife seven years ago. He was identified as 35-year-old Harinder Singh. As per information, on Saturday, the man died by suicide by jumping from the roof of a private hospital in Sarabha Nagar. Doctors tried to save the victim but due to serious injuries he could not be saved. After geting information, the police reached the spot and took the body in their custody and kept it in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital. After autopsy, the body would be handed over to his family. ASI Gurmel Singh said the deceased, a resident of the Jamalpur area, had been upset due to his mother’s illness. His mother Sukhdev Kaur was admitted to a hospital for the past 10 days due to which the victim was upset. He jumped off the roof of the hospital on Saturday. After the incident, people took him to the emergency ward where he succumbed during treatment. — TNS MLA launches project to lay water-sewer lines Ludhiana, October 20 Moving forward with the project to construct a road on the other side of the Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana Central MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi launched a project to lay water-sewer lines on a stretch of the road starting from the Dhokka Mohalla point till the Madhopuri puli on Saturday. The project to lay watersewer lines has been launched so that residents in the area should not face any problem after the construction of the road on the other side of the nullah in the Ludhiana Central constituency. The MLA said the water-sewer lines would be laid at a cost of around Rs 38.26 lakh and the road would be built on the other side of the nullah in the Ludhiana Central constituency soon. The construction of the road would streamline movement of traffic in the area. — TNS