09042025-LT-01.qxd 4/8/2025 9:57 PM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune BJP LEADERS CONDEMN ATTACK ON MANORANJAN KALIA’S HOUSE SIKH PREMIER LEAGUE TO BE HELD AT GRD ACADEMY CELEBS SHINE AT MADDOCK FILMS’ ANNIVERSARY BASH The BJP leadership in the district has flayed the grenade attack on the house of former BJP minister. P2 To promote young Sikh players and ‘Gurmat Gian’, Missionary College launched the Sikh Premier League. P2 Maddock Films celebrated its 20th anniversary with a star-studded party attended by B-town celebrities. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 40°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 20°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6.51 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6:04 AM WEDNESDAY | 9 APRIL 2025 | LUDHIANA on Bypoll date yet to be announced; ScuffleRoad Tajpur AAP, Congress in campaign mode turns violent, shots fired BJP to name candidate after release of election date Tribune News Service Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service The hoardings of AAP and Congress candidates can be seen all over the city even as the date for the byelection is yet to be announced. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN one of the hoardings of Congress candidate Ashu says “For development and trust, Ashu is must”. Gaurav Sharma, a resident of Civil Lines here, said, “Everything is fair in love and war. We all know at whom all these hoardings are aimed at. Some are leaving no stone unturned to convey that if they come to power then things will change totally, while others feel that only development can bring a change. This is politics, it will get worse once the election date is announced.” At the same time, BJP spokesperson Anil Sarin said that BJP would declare the candidate when the elec- Private schools’ staff work on holiday to get new admissions Govt school authorities busy with Sikhya Kranti events Mahesh Sharma Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 8 It seems many private schools authorities are making hay while the sun shines. With their counterparts in government schools preoccupied in Sikhya Kranti activities, the private schools are trying to enrol as many as students as possible during the new academic year. Even though Tuesday was declared a public holiday, heads and teachers of some private schools continued to call residents to impress upon them to get their wards admitted to their private schools. Recent announcement of Class VIII results by the Punjab School Education Board is further proving helpful for private schools in alluring students for Class IX to their institutes. However, Aam Aadmi Party legislators Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra and Mohammad Jamil-ur-Rahman have claimed that residents of all three subdivisions of Malerkotla district were enthusiastic to shift their wards from private institutes to government schools in general and Schools of Eminence in particular after they were invited to functions being held to inaugurate various projects undertaken at 162 government schools. Gajjanmajra and Rahman further said that projects worth lakhs had been undertaken at almost all 98 primary and high schools falling under Amargarh segment and 64 schools of Malerkotla subdivision. The AAP legislators said the state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was poised to provide facilities at all government schools on a par with their private counterparts, so that wards of poor and middle class families can have access to quality education near his or her home. They said it was for the first time that the government had earmarked 12 per cent of the budget for education and teachers were being updated on the latest in their fields by spending lakhs on their visits to foreign countries. Ahmedgarh and Malerkotla SDM Harbans Singh said the authorities at various government schools had already been sensitised about undertaking administrative, academic and promotional works in such a manner that students or their parents are attended to properly even when a function is taking place at their venues. On the other hand, headmasters and principals of private and private-aided schools of local towns and surrounding villages said preoccupation of authorities at government schools had given their staff a chance to bring more students to their institutes and persuade their old students to not to get allured by short-term propaganda. “When it comes to the question of survival, everybody will try to strike the iron when it is hot,” argued a principal who claimed that a substantial number of old students of government schools had approached himm for admission in Class IX. AAP leaders and government officials hold posters as part of the admission campaign during a function held under Sikhya Kranti programme in a school near Mandi Ahmedgarh on Tuesday. tion date would be announced. “Speculation are rife that some celebrity’s name will be announced or some leading industrialist will be the party candidate. It is party’s decision and we will welcome it and support it wholeheartedly as and when the decision is taken,” maintained Sarin. Ludhiana, April 8 A scuffle between two groups on Tajpur Road in Ludhiana took a violent turn when shots were fired, leading to panic among residents of the area. According to eyewitnesses, the dispute began between Deepak Rajput and Ganga Sagar over a financial transaction yesterday on Tajpur road. Sagar’s friend Suraj Kumar called Deepak to a travel office near Garib Das da Dhaba, where the situation turned bad. After getting information about firing, the police from division No. 7 arrived at the scene and took Suraj and Sagar into custody. They also seized a .32-bore pistol, two cartridges and two empty shells. An FIR was registered against nine individuals, including Suraj and Sagar. The police also recovered a car and arms licence of the accused who fired shots. The police have launched further investigation to gather more evidence and nab other individuals involved in the scuffle. ADCP Mandeep Singh at a press conference along with the two murder accused in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Furniture shop owner murder case solved, 2 land in police net Tribune News Service Ludhiana, April 8 The Focal Point police station today claimed to have solved the blind murder case of a furniture and electronic goods showroom owner. After identifying 11 accused, two persons have been arrested by the police. Those arrested have been identified as Nand Lal Paswan, a native of Biha and a resident of Machhi Market, and Jeet Lal, a native of UP and a resident of Dhandari Khurd. Additional DCP Mandeep Singh, Industrial Area-A ACP Jasbinder Singh and Focal Point SHO Amandeep Singh Brar addressed a press conference in this regard. Police officials stated that late on March 24, several unknown persons had barged into a furniturecum-electronic goods showroom at Dhandari. Since shop owner Dhani Ram Tiwari was present in the showroom, the accused tied his hands and legs and seriously injured him with sharp-edged weapons. Tiwari later died due to serious injuries. As per police officials, the accused had entered the showroom to commit theft, but when the owner tried to raise an alarm, the accused attacked him and killed him. The police claimed the accused were part of a gang involved in committing thefts in factories and business establishments. Police officials revealed that since it was a blind case, they had to work hard initially to identify the accused and then to nab them. Now the raids were being conducted by the police to nab the remaining nine accused identified as Roshan Mota of Jagdish Colony, Sonu, Satinder and Sunil, all from Ishwar Colony, Suraj Kumar, Mithilesh Kumar, Raja Kumar and Radhey Sham Yadav, all from Dhandari Khurd and Raja Ram. Six injured in firing over land at Chankoin Khurd village Lovleen Bains Doraha, April 8 Six persons, including two women, were reportedly injured in a firing incident which took place at Chankoin Khurd village this evening. The injured have been admitted to CMC Hospital, Ludhiana, while the police are in the process of recording the statements of the injured to proceed further in the case. According to sources, the attackers came in four cars and on five-six bikes, armed with guns, daggers, kirpans and rods, and attacked a group of villagers sitting at a farm house in the village this evening and opened fire at them. They also attacked them with rods, daggers and kirpans, as a result of which six persons were injured. Those injured have been identified as Inderjit Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Baljit Singh, Avinderjit Singh, Ranjit Kaur and Sukhwinder Kaur of the village. The villagers shared that a former Akali sarpanch of the village who had taken a piece of land on lease, allegedly refused to release it. This led to a dispute and the people from the other party attacked the family of the sarpanch when they were sitting at their farm house this evening and injured them. The other party tried to throw stones at the attackers but failed to prove a match for the latter. SP(D) Pawanjit, DSP Payal Hemant Malhotra along with SHO Doraha Jaswinder Singh and police party reached the spot to record statements of the villagers. “A land dispute between the two parties is said to be the reason for the attack. Things would get clear once the statements of the injured are recorded,” said DSP Malhotra. c m y b 4th - 13th April, 2025 All Days Open FURNISHINGS | CARPETS | DÉCOR BED & BATH LINEN | WALLPAPERS | MATTRESSES Scan to QR Code jagdishstore.com H 1 Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana 0161-2452 200 011-4229 1111 CONTACT@JAGDISHSTORE.COM *T&C Apply. Ludhiana, April 8 While the date for the byelection for Ludhiana West seat is yet to be announced, the candidates of two prominent parties — Sanjeev Arora of AAP and Bharat Bhushan Ashu of the Congress — have already started campaigning with much enthusiasm. The hoardings of both contestants can be seen all over the constituency with catchy messages on them. But the other two parties, the BJP and SAD, are yet to decide about their candidates. The hoardings and banners of both Congress and AAP candidates dot the Mall Road, Ghumar Mandi, Rani Jhansi Road and other prominent areas, trying to catch the attention of the voters of the constituency. One of the messages of AAP candidate says “Honge kamm, milega satkar, Sanjeev Arora ais vaar” (works will be done, you will be respected if Sanjeev Arora comes to power). While another hoarding of Arora says “Na gussa, na hankar, Sanjeev Arora ais vaar” (no anger, no ego, if Sanjeev Arora comes to power). While