07022025-LT-01.qxd 2/7/2025 1:00 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune CIVIC BODY CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL SLAUGHTERING JARNAIL SINGH HONOURED FOR FEATS IN SPORTS NEXT, PLEASE BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN REALITY & ILLUSION A joint team from MC Zones A and B took action against illegal slaughtering in the Sherpur area. P2 The 66-year-old athlete received the accolade from Guvduring Republic Day ceremony at PAU. P3 Jim Sarbh-starrer Next, Please offers a unique take on modern relationships through the lens of virtual reality. P4 » » FORECAST MODERATE FOG MAX 21°C | MIN 7°C YESTERDAY MAX 21°C | MIN 8°C SUNSET FRIDAY 6.04 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 7:08 AM » FRIDAY | 7 FEBRUARY 2025 | LUDHIANA conducts surprise Special sampling drive to check Mayorat civic body office check food adulteration in district Tribune News Service Ludhiana, February 6 The district administration has launched a special sampling drive to check food adulteration and ensure safety of consumers in the district. It was ordered by Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal while reviewing the working of the food safety wing of the Health Department here. He expressed serious concern over the inadequate food sampling and measures to check the manufacturing, sale and consumption of adulterated and sub-standard food products, posing health hazards to consumers, in the district. Asking the officials concerned to act diligently and effectively for ensuring food safety, Jorwal issued directions to carry out food sampling in canteens located inside schools and colleges, eating joints, restaurants, hotels, sweets/bakery manufacturers, sellers, milk suppliers, street vendors and other food estab- HIMANSHU MAHAJAN DC orders crackdown on unhygienic school, college canteens, eateries, vends Preparing, storing and selling food items in unhygienic conditions is a common sight in Ludhiana. lishments to ensure manufacturing and sale of safe and healthy food products to the public ahead of Holi festival next month. “There is also a need to intensify inspections on premises of the food makers and sellers, besides spreading awareness and education among consumers about food safety,” he stressed. He expressed the district administration’s firm commitment to eliminate the sale of adulterated food items, which poses significant health risks. The DC instructed the officials to ensure compliance with the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006, among canteens, street vendors, bakery manufacturers, restaurants, hotels and milk suppliers. “Health officials have been In full bloom tasked with making surprise visits to the canteens in schools and colleges, and taking appropriate action against all those making or selling adulterated or substandard items,” he said. Jorwal highlighted the importance of checking food packets for batch numbers, manufacturing dates and nutritional values of the products. He further emphasised that the food manufacturers must ensure their workers wear gloves and caps and maintain clean and hygienic surroundings at workplaces. “Food safety officers have been instructed to inspect the premises where food items are commonly produced, particularly ahead Holi, which is approaching soon,” he said. The Deputy Commissioner asked the Health Department officials to make sweets and bakery manufacturers, as well as milk vendors and their employees, aware about proper hygiene practices in food preparation. He urged the food business operators to cooperate and comply with the government guidelines to ensure that safe and healthy food products were provided to the consumers. However, he also instructed food safety officials not to harass any food business operators on the pretext of sampling, while making it clear that those involved in food adulteration will face strict consequences. Spring Garden of the PAU, located in its landscape nursery, has transformed into a floral paradise, bursting with vibrant colours and fragrances. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Arrest warrant issued against Sonu Sood scheme and other serious charges. As part of the complaint, Khanna summoned Sood to testify as a witness. However, despite multiple court summons, the actor did not appear to record his testimony. Now, the court has issued an arrest warrant against Sood due to his non-appearance. The warrant has been sent to the Oshiwara police station, Andheri West, Mumbai, directing it to nab the actor and present him before the court. The next hearing is scheduled for February 10. — OC Five of snatchers’ gang nabbed Tribune News Service Ludhiana, February 6 The Jodhewal police have arrested five members of a gang of snatchers, aged between 16-21 years, and recovered two stolen motorcy- Tells staff to ensure hassle-free services for residents Earlier on Wednesday, the Mayor had conducted a surprise inspection at the MC Zone A office near the Mata Rani chowk. During the inspection at the Zone D office, she also interacted with visitors and directed the staff to ensure their attendance in the offices, so that the public should not face any trouble. The Mayor said steps were also being taken to streamline the working of the civic body. — TNS Expedite works, redresspublic grievances, MC officials told Ludhiana, February 6 Senior Deputy Mayor Rakesh Prashar and Deputy Mayor Prince Johar conducted a meeting with officials of different branches of the civic body at the MC Zone C office on Gill Road here on Thursday. During the meeting, directions were issued to expedite pending development works and redress grievances of the public at the earliest. Zonal Commissioner (Zone C) Gurpal Singh and Executive Engineer Parshotam Singh were among officials who were present. Councillor Sohan Singh Goga also par- Senior Dy Mayor and Deputy Mayor hold a meeting with officials at the MC's Zone C office in Ludhiana on Thursday. ticipated in the meeting. The Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor appealed to the civic body officials and employees to work in a transparent and efficient manner, so that the public should not face any inconvenience. — TNS Roadways bus driver attacked at Sahni village Lovleen Bains Ludhiana, February 6 Judicial Magistrate Ramanpreet Kaur has issued an arrest warrant against Bollywood actor Sonu Sood. The warrant was issued after Sood repeatedly failed to appear in a court despite being summoned multiple times as a witness in a criminal case. In the case, Ludhiana-based lawyer Rajesh Khanna has filed a criminal complaint against Mohit Shukla for duping him of Rs 10 lakh by alluring to invest in a fake money laundering Ludhiana, February 6 With an aim to provide hassle-free services to residents, Mayor Inderjit Kaur conducted a surprise inspection for the second consecutive day in civic body offices and checked attendance of staff at the MC Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar here on Thursday. cles, 15 mobile phones and two iron rods from their custody. The suspects, Sagar, Arjun, Sagar Mehra, Vivek Kumar and Vishal Kumar, were nabbed and were remanded in police custody. The police are investigating the matter. Sahnewal, February 6 Around eight youths forcibly allegedly stopped a Punjab Roadways bus going from Ludhiana to Delhi at Sahni village near Sahnewal on Thursday and pelted stones on the windscreen, injuring its driver. Earlier, one of the suspects, who was driving another vehicle, had an altercation with the bus driver when the bus started from Dugri chowk. In an open show of hooliganism, the suspects, who followed the bus and reached Sahni village, have allegedly stopped the bus filled with passengers and threatened the driver and the conductor with dire consequences after enter- The injured bus driver at Sahni village near Sahnewal. ing the vehicle. Later, they pelted stones on the windscreen of the bus due to which the driver, Karamjit Singh, suffered injury on his face. He was taken to the Civil Hospital, Sahnewal, from where he was referred to the ESI Hospital, Ludhiana, where he is undergoing treatment. The injury caused to the driver led to a panic among the passengers. The passengers said one of the suspects, who was driving another vehicle, abused the driver, who, in turn, objected to it when the bus started from the Dugri chowk. “Later, he along with other suspects, who were less in number, were joined by their companions when the bus reached Sahnewal. Following which, they attacked the bus at the village,” they said. Jagmail Singh, a passenger from Nidampur in Sangrur, who was going towards Pipli, said he was sitting near the driver’s seat when the incident occurred. “The driver was not at fault. He has been victimised for no reason,” he added. Some of the passengers were shocked due to the incident. The hooliganism by the youths led to widespread resentment among onlookers. Roadways staff blocked the national highway and staged a dharna, demanding arrest of the suspects by the Sahnewal police. Traffic came to a complete halt as the roadways staff refused to lift the dharna till their demand is met. On assurance by the Sahnewal police, the protesters lift the protest. However, they warned to resume the protest in front of the Sahnewal police station on Friday if the latter failed to act in the matter. The dharna lasted for about an hour which led to chaos on the road. The police had a tough time managing the situation. Commuters on the highway were forced to take link roads, which further aggravated the situation for residents of periphery areas. Sahnewal SHO Jagdev Singh said the statement of the victim was being recorded and a case would be registered as per the same. Despite roads in poor condition, broken MLA Bagga kick-starts pothole patching machines lying unused unique project to construct sports park Tribune News Service Ludhiana, February 6 Though various roads in Ludhiana are broken and need repair, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is still waiting to take out its pothole patching machines. Manually done repair work does not last long and the pothole patching machines are lying unused. These have become ‘white elephants’ due to improper usage by the civic body. The corporation had spent Rs 3.86 crore on two such machines, which work by using infrared recycling technology to fix potholes but it seems the time-consuming procedure is taking a toll on their functioning. As a result, the machines are not put to use frequently. The two machines were bought to continue road Tribune News Service A road in a pathetic state near Clock Tower in Ludhiana. FILE repairs in the winter season, when the weather is not conducive for road works. These were purchased under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). These machines were under-utilised due to their c m y b time-consuming functioning. The manual pothole repair was inefficient due to which these were procured. The machine helps extend the life of repaired portions but the time-consuming procedure became a hurdle, said an MC official. Roads in Chandar Nagar, old city areas, Ferozepur Road area, Transport Nagar and other parts of the city are crying for care but the civic body has failed to put the machines in use. Ludhiana, February 6 For developing sports culture among children, Ludhiana North MLA Madan Lal Bagga inaugurated a firstof-its-kind project to establish a sports park in Ward 94 in the Ludhiana North constituency on Thursday. The project is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 72 lakh and infrastructure would be developed for different games such as cricket, badminton, volleyball and basketball. MLA Madan Lal Bagga and councillor Aman Bagga said a unique initiative had been taken up for developing sports parks in different areas of the North constituency and Project is being taken up at a cost of around ~72L and infra will be developed for different games first such park would be established in Ward 94. The initiative aims to develop sports culture among residents, especially children, which would also keep them healthy. More such parks would be established in the North constituency in the future. Earlier, MLA Bagga had also inaugurated sports courts, which were established by transforming vacant spaces under Lakkar Bridge.