15122024-JTR-01.qxd 12/14/2024 11:42 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune SURJIT HOCKEY ACADEMY, SAIL TO VIE FOR TITLE COPS ISSUE 84 CHALLANS, IMPOUND 14 VEHICLES Jalandhar Police issue 84 challans, impound 14 vehicles during three-day traffic enforcement drive. P2 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 18°C | MIN 7°C YESTERDAY MAX 20°C | MIN 4°C A SENSATION IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND CINEMA Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, and SAIL Academy will face each other in final of hockey meet. P2 FORECAST As Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati India tour reaches a crescendo in Chandigarh, here is a look at the man himself. P4 » » SUNSET SUNDAY 5.25 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7:12 AM » SUNDAY | 15 DECEMBER 2024 | JALANDHAR ABSCONDING GANG MEMBER NABBED Phagwara: The Nakodar City police have arrested an absconding member of the Ankush Bhaya gang. The gang was linked to major criminal syndicates, including Vikram Brar, Goldy Brar, Rinda Baba and Ravi Balachoria. Nakodar DSP Sukhpal Singh said the accused had been identified as Dalver Singh, alias Bhola, a resident of Adda Mehatpur, Nakodar. OC TWO ARRESTED FOR STUBBLE BURNING Phagwara: The Bilga police have arrested two villagers for violating an order duly promulgated by a public servant by burning paddy stubble fields. Investigating officer (IO) Avtar Lal said the suspects had been identified as Sulakhan Singh, a resident of Talwann village, and Bindu Yadan, alias Vinod Kumar, a resident of Lidharr Kalan village. The IO said a case under Section 223 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the BNS was registered against the suspects on November 22. OC Papers of AAP candidate Dhall accepted, Congress to move HC 63 withdraw papers, Cong’s Manmeet from Ward No. 33 quits Tribune News Service Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 14 A day after the scrutiny of nomination papers by returning officers (ROs) for the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation, it came to fore on Saturday that the papers of Amit Dhall, AAP candidate from Ward No. 24 and former councillor, have been accepted. Though officials accepted his papers on Friday, the details of the same were shared this morning. Gurpreet Singh, RO for Ward No. 22 to 28 and XeN with the Jalandhar Development Authority, accepted his papers citing the ground that his sentence had been suspended by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on September 29, 2015. Quoting a relevant Section in his order, he said: “As per Section 8 (3) of Chapter 18 (ii) of the handbook for returning officers for municipal elections, a person convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since the release”. His order further read: “As per the section, the person must be convicted as well as sentenced. In the present case, the person is convicted Congress MLA Bawa Henry and other leaders hold a press conference in Jalandhar on Saturday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH but his sentence has been suspended by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in September 2015. So as per the handbook, the section is not applicable. So, accordingly, the objection is not valid.” On the issue, Congress leaders, including party candidate from the same ward and excouncillor Satish Dhir, District Congress Committee chief Rajinder Beri and Jalandhar North MLA Bawa Henry said: “We are not satisfied with the response. Accordingly, we have written to the District Election Officer, State Election Commission and the Election Commission of India. On Monday, we will move the Punjab and Haryana High Court and seek cancellation of his papers.” Henry said: “There were two grounds in our petition. One was that Dhall had concealed being convicted in two FIRs. He only mentioned about FIR no. 129 of 2009. He concealed the fact that there was another FIR no. 130 against him under which he was convicted with a punishment for three years and there was no suspension of stay over conviction in this case. Our demand is that Dhall should be booked for concealment of second FIR in the copy of his affidavit”. Henry maintained that under FIR no. 129, he was sentenced for up to two years of imprisonment and for FIR no. 130, he was sentenced for up to three years of imprisonment for violation of Section 148 of the IPC. He said: “The part of our petition mentioning concealment of an FIR and about no stay on sentence on second FIR have been concealed. We need justice and we are hopeful of cancellation of his nomination by Monday.” Stray dogs attack elderly woman Kin protest after child dies 65-yr-old victim receives 25 injuries, admitted to hospital at hospital Jalandhar, December 14 With MC elections due in about a week’s time, a shocking dog bite incident has raised questions over the safety of citizens in Jalandhar. In a shocking incident enough to send shivers down the spine of most persons, a woman was brutally attacked by a pack of street dogs in a posh locality in Jalandhar. The 65-year-old woman was walking through a locality alone, after returning from a gurdwara, when a pack of dogs gathered around her and attacked her so ferociously that she fell on the ground. She was then dragged along the street by the dogs even as her heart-rending shrieks and cries for help rent the area. The incident took place in broad daylight in DD Enclave Phase II, near the Satguru Kabir Chowk. Two men of the Our Correspondent A video grab shows the woman being attacked by stray dogs in Jalandhar. locality, alarmed by the shouts, rushed to her rescue after which the dogs dispersed. The woman, who was attacked by eight dogs, has received 25 dog bite injuries including a serious injury on her head. The woman is currently admitted to the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar. A CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral raising questions over the security of residents amidst increasing dig bite cases, in the poshest of localities. As per the information received, a youth in the colony, basking in the warm winter sun at his house, saw the woman being attacked from a distance, after which he rushed to her rescue. Two other men also joined him and together took the heavily injured and profusely bleeding woman to her house. The woman was reportedly taken to a private hospital first, but was referred to the Civil Hospital due to the injuries being a case of dog bite. — TNS Phagwara, December 14 The Nakodar City police have registered a DDR in connection with the death of a nine-month-old child at the Nakodar Civil Hospital on Friday. Investigating Officer (IO) Dilbag Singh said the deceased had been identified as Armaan, a resident of Sango Wal village falling under the Mehat Pur police station. The parents of the deceased and some other relatives staged a dharna in front of the hospital alleging negligence on part of the medical staff, which led to the death of the child. Nakodar DSP Sukhpal Singh pacified the protestors and said appropriate action would be taken after the postmortem report. Over 54K cases disposed of at Lok Adalats Tribune News Service Jalandhar, December 14 The District Legal Services Authority organised Lok Adalats in Jalandhar, Nakodar and Phillaur here on Saturday. A total of 56,025 pre-litigative and pending criminal compoundable offences, traffic challans, Negotiable Instruments Act cases under Section-138, bank recovery, MACT cases, matrimonial disputes, labour disputes, land acquisition cases, electricity and water bills (excluding non-compoundable theft cases), service matters relating to pay and allowances and retiral benefits, revenue cases and other civil cases were taken up. As many as 19 Benches were constituted at the district headquarters, which were presided over by the judicial officers at Jalandhar. 380 candidates in fray for MC poll Jalandhar, December 14 As many as 380 candidates are in the fray for the Municipal Corporation elections after 63 candidates withdrew their nomination papers today. A total of 448 candidates filed their papers from 85 wards for the Jalandhar MC elections on the last day of nominations. After scrutiny, five papers were rejected yesterday, following which 443 candidates were left in the fray. As many as 63 candidates withdrew their nominations today, leaving 380 in the fray whose fate will be decided on December 21. Most of the candidates who withdrew their papers were either covering candidates or Independent candidates. Withdrawal of papers by Congress candidate from Ward No. 33 Manmeet Kaur came as a big surprise. District Congress Committee chief Rajinder Beri alleged that her family members, who run sports business, were pressurised by the Aam Aadmi Party through the administration to withdraw her candidature. AAP had earlier roped in Aruna Arora, a three-time councillor and a popular leader, from the same ward TRIBUNEPHOTO:MALKIATSINGH INBRIEF Former District Congress Committee chief Baldev Singh Dev and his son join AAP in Jalandhar on Saturday. 278 TO CONTEST FROM PHAGWARA MC, 4 NAGAR PANCHAYATS Phagwara: After the withdrawal of nominations for the Phagwara Municipal Corporation and Nagar Panchayats of Begowal, Nadala, Bholath and Dhilwan, 278 candidates remain in fray. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer Amit Kumar Panchal said as many as 219 nominations were filed for 50 wards of the Phagwara Municipal Corporation. After withdrawal, 173 candidates remained in fray. Out of 34 nominations filed for the Dhilwan Nagar Panchayat, 22 candidates remained in fray after the withdrawal of nominations. As many as 34 candidates will fight elections from the Begowal Nagar Panchayat, while 29 will contest elections from the Nadala Nagar panchayat. As many as 20 candidates are in fray from the Bholath Nagar Panchayat. that covers the posh Model Town area. With the withdrawal of papers by the Congress candidate, chances for Arora to win the contest hands-down have amplified. Manpreet Mangu, son of excouncillor and former District Congress Committee chief Baldev S Dev, also withdrew his papers as Independent candidate from Ward No. 60. Soon after, he joined the party in the presence of AAP state president Aman Arora. “I and my son have announced support for the AAP candidate from our ward. I was upset at the Congress ditching us by preferring Lakhbir Bajwa over my son. I now feel that we are set to avenge the humiliation that the Congress gave to us,” said Dev. 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Rahul Kumar, CJM-cumSecretary DLSA, said Lok Adalats were organised from time to time for disposal of pending and pre-litigative cases by way of compromise. He said the next Lok Adalat would be held on March 8, 2025. On the occasion, an awareness programme for law students of CT Institute of Law was also held at ADR Centre, Jalandhar. Rahul Kumar, CJM-cum-Secretary DLSA, Jalandhar, asked the students to create awareness among the masses about the drug menace. c m y b Shiv Nath Singh (Shibu Lahoria), who filed his papers as AAP rebel from Ward No. 48, has not withdrawn his papers. He said he had to resist huge pressure from the party leaders who were after him to take back his papers. He said he went to the RO’s office and got the symbol ‘pen’ so as to be able to contest. 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