11072025-JTR-01.qxd 7/10/2025 11:04 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune GIRLS TO GET FREE COACHING, SELF-DEFENCE TRAINING AFTER GOLD IN WRESTLING, TEEN HEADS FOR NATIONALS WHERE EVERY SCOOP STIRS MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD The district administration has decided to launch fresh batches for self-defence training and coaching classes for girls. P2 A student of School of Eminence, Maqsudan, Chirag Gill, is making waves in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling.P3 When the heat hits the peak and the breeze forgets to show up, there’s only one thing on your mind. Ice cream.P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 32°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET FRIDAY 7.34 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:32 AM » FRIDAY | 11 JULY 2025 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MISCREANT HELD FOR MURDER BID Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a miscreant on the charge of murder bid. The accused has been identified as Jobanpreet Singh of Chanannwindi village under Sultanpur Lodhi police station. Karan of Saidpur village had complained to the police that the accused and his three accomplices attacked him with weapons, intending to murder, and seriously injured him on the evening of April 28. A case was registered against the accused and others. OC MAN HELD FOR SELLING LIQUOR Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested a villager on the charge of selling illicit liquor. As many as 35 bottles of illicit liquor were recovered from the possession of the accused Paras Gogna, a resident of Nurpur Chatha. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against the accused. OC 2 NABBED UNDER NDPS ACT Phagwara: The Bilga police have arrested a man on the charge of selling intoxicating tablets. As many as 55 tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Kuldeep Singh of Pati Fojewal, Mausahib village. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. The Nurmahal police arrested 'drug peddler' Arwindar Singh, a resident of Pati Badal Ki, Bundala village, with 27 tablets. OC 'DOWRY SEEKER' HUSBAND BOOKED Phagwara: The police have booked the husband of a woman for dowry harassment. The accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh of Yakopur Khurd village. Sukhraj Singh of Mehrajwala village told the police that his daughter Harman Preet Kaur's marriage was solemnised with the accused in November 2022. His daughter migrated to Canada and facilitated her husband's migration, who started harassing his daughter there and was arrested by the Canadian police. A case has been registered against the accused after an inquiry. oc BOOKED FOR JUMPING PAROLE Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have booked a notorious drug smuggler on the charge of jumping parole.The accused has been identified as Surji Lal alias Sodhi of Chuheki village under Nurmahal. The accused, serving 10-year jail was released on parole for six weeks on March 17, 2022, and was bound to report in jail on May 16, 2022, but he failed. Jail Superintendent urged the SSP to direct the Mehatpur police to register a case against the prisoner. oc PROCLAIMED OFFENDER HELD Jalandhar: The Nakodar police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) absconding for the last year. The accused has been identified as Gurmit Singh, alias Saabi, a resident of Kalanour in Gurdaspur. The accused is wanted in a case of attempted murder and firing. oc dispute turns violent, 289 notices to plot owners Parkingfingers chopped off man’s 2 for not clearing garbage Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 10 Plot owners failing to clear garbage from their plots are in for major trouble, with the Jalandhar administration issuing 289 notices to persons across the district. Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal stated that due to the heightened risk of disease transmission during the monsoon season and in the interest of public health, all plot owners in the district have been instructed to clear garbage and other waste from their vacant plots. Additionally, orders were issued to construct boundary walls or fencing around the plots to prevent illegal dumping of waste. He said for violation of these orders, 99 notices had been issued by the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, 14 by Nagar Council Adampur, 4 by Nagar Panchayat, Alawalpur, 25 by Nagar Council, Bhogpur, 8 by Nagar Panchayat, Bilga, 9 by Nagar Council, Goraya, 14 by Nagar Council, Kartarpur, 29 by Nagar Panchayat, Lohian Khas, 30 by Nagar Panchayat, Mehatpur, 9 by Nagar Council, Nakodar, 16 by Nagar Council, Phillaur, 5 by Nagar Council, Nurmahal, and 27 by Nagar Panchayat, Shahkot. Aggarwal stated that the DC Himanshu Aggarwal along with Municipal Commissioner gets waste cleared from plots. notices instructed plot owners to clean their plots and build boundary walls within two days from the date of issuance of the notice. He added that if this is not done, government departments will carry out the cleaning and the cost will be recovered from the plot owners as penalty. In additional, if anyone failed to deposit the cost, red entry will be made into revenue record. Further, legal action under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita-2023, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,the Punjab Municipal Corporation GIVEN 2-DAY TIME The notices say plot owners must clean their plots and build boundary walls within two days from the date of issuance of the notice. If this is not done, government departments will carry out the cleaning and the cost will be recovered from the plot owners as penalty. Act, 1976, and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 will also be taken by the police along with the penalty. On Thursday, DC Aggarwal, along with Jalandhar MC Commissioner Gautam Jain and other officials, visited various city areas during which he got the garbage removed from a plot near Adarsh Nagar Chowk. He said cleaning cost Traders protest GST inspections in Phagwara Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 10 A GST inspection at a shop in the Phagwara market today triggered strong reactions from the trading community, leading to the shutdown of shops and protest against the government. Shopkeepers and traders gathered in numbers, raising slogans and voicing anger over what they described as repeated and unjustified harassment by the authorities. The protesters claimed that these inspections were creating an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in the market. “We come to our workplace to earn a living. Why are department officials visiting again and again to harass us?” said one frustrated shopkeeper. Another trader added, “This is nothing short of harassment. We are not against rules, but the way these inspections are being conducted is unacceptable. The government is asking the department to conduct surveys.” The protesters warned that their agitation could intensify if the government fails to address their concerns. “We will hold a meeting with the authorities soon. But if the government continues to trouble us under the name of inspections, we will escalate our protest,” they said. Rajinder Beri comes in support of traders: Former MLA of Jalandhar Central Rajinder Beri has criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that it is intentionally targeting traders. Beri condemned the recent GST raids conducted at Phagwara Gate Market, calling the action unacceptable. He said while various governments have come and gone in Punjab, no previous administration has troubled the traders and shopkeepers the way the current AAP government is doing. “Traders are being unfairly pressured and disturbed under the guise of GST enforcement,” Beri said. Reaffirming his party’s stance, Beri said the Congress has always stood with traders and will continue to support them against any injustice. to be recovered from plot owners where cleanliness is done by the authorities. Aggarwal emphasised that this step is being taken in the public interest to protect the residents from diseases, especially during the rainy season when vector-borne diseases can spread rapidly. He reiterated the commitment to ensuring a clean environment. Three panchayat secys suspended Jalandhar, July 10 A fight over car parking turned so ugly at Bashirpura last evening that neighbourers brought out swords and chopped two fingers of the right hand of a car owner. The barbarism did not just end there. The family of victim Surinder Singh (39) has alleged that the attackers kept the fingers hidden after the incident and returned these to them much later, owing to which these could not be surgically attached. Surinder Singh runs a shop of hardware and paints at Bashirpura. They have their house in the same locality. “Since there was sparking in electricity wires, a PSPCL lineman had advised us to park the car elsewhere. So we took it to the shop and parked it there around 9 pm on Tuesday evening. The assailants, who have their house in front of our shop, came out and smashed the windowpanes of our car”, said Surinder’s father Harvinder Singh, adding that the fight had been settled after negotiations. Harvinder said, “Last night again, they created a ruckus. They came out with swords and attacked me, my son and my son-in-law Lakhvir Singh. While I suffered minor injuries, they tried to chop of Surinder’s right hand. After the assault, we Surinder Singh, whose two fingers of the right hand were chopped off during a parking brawl, in a hospital in Jalandhar. just wrapped up Surinder’s hand with a cloth and rushed him to Joshi Hospital. Doctors said that two fingers were missing in the hand and if these could be found from the spot, these could be attached surgically. Our family members kept looking for Surinder’s fingers at the crime scene but to no avail. Much later, the assailants approached us with his chopped fingers in water for a compromise. By the time we took these fingers to the doctors, the crucial time had already lapsed. The surgery At Guru’s abode Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 10 Three Panchayat Secretaries from the district have been suspended from their posts for negligence in duty. The suspension has been carried out based on the recommendation of Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal. The DC said as per the orders received from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Panchayat Secretaries Prashotam Lal and Dilbag Sahota (panchayat samiti, Jalandhar West) and Parvinder Singh from panchayat samiti, Phillaur, have been suspended. He said during the suspension period, their headquarters will be the office of District Development and Panchayat Officer, Jalandhar. Union MoS Ravneet Bittu and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini attend the Guru Purnima event at Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan at Nurmahal in Jalandhar on Thursday. Low platelet, jaundice, diarrhoea cases surge in city amid rains Aparna Banerji RENOVATION SOON: CIVIL SURGEON Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 10 Amid the ongoing rains and intensified dengue prevention efforts by the Health Department, the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar is witnessing a rise in cases of diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, platelet reduction and jaundice. A total of 44 patients have been admitted, including 11 or 12 cases involving reduced platelet counts. While 17 cases were reported from the female medical ward, 27 patients rushed to 32-bedded male medical ward. Only one case of dengue was reported. Other than this, eight gastroenteritis/diarrhoea patients, five anemia and patients of TB, liver disease, etc. were admitted to Civil Surgeon Dr Gurmeet Lal said, “The Civil Hospital is set to undergo renovation, with estimates already submitted to the state government. Regarding patients with reduced platelet counts, hospital staff said such cases are common during this season due to fevers and idiopathic causes. Patient recovery is regularly monitored. The hospital currently has two Garbage seen in a passage; and (R) an attendant sleeps on the floor with a child outside a ward at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar. sitting for long hours, sleep on floors. Baljit from Apra village, who came to the hospital with his grandfather c m y b Sitaram, said he had been diagnosed with a reduced platelet count which had improved today. Another patient from Nakodar was apheresis machines, which, staff say, are sufficient to handle the existing patient load.” Medical Superintendent Dr Rajkumar said, “The estimates for the hospital’s renovation have already been sent. We are also getting various areas of the hospital cleaned turn by turn. I will also review the wards and their clean-up will be ensured.” also reported with a low platelet count. the hospital. Amid monsoons, there has also been an increase in gastro and platelet reduction cases. At places, patients, tired of was done but my son has been rendered handicapped as two fingers next to the thumb have been lost.” Harvinder said, “We have been calling the police since the last night but to no avail. They just kept telling us to get the MLR done. It is now after we contacted BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia and he further called up senior police officials that our statement has been recorded.” Kalia said that the response time of the police has been often found to be very late which causes huge harrassment to the victims. were propped against walls, soiled linen lay carelessly in the open and used cotton swabs and bandages littered the floors. A broken window in a closed passage outside a ward had also been used by patients to discard their bottles, wrappers, bandages, etc. Hygiene a dream During a visit to the Civil Hospital, this correspondent observed a strong stench lingering around ward corners, floor edges and passages near toilets. Dirty mattresses Renovation of b’ball court starts Jalandhar, July 10 The work on the renovation of the basketball court at Hansraj Stadium began today, marking the start of the Rs 98-lakh project to overhaul the facility. Alongside the basketball court upgrade, the project includes the construction of a new bathroom and changing room for players, aiming to address the concerns about the inadequate facilities for the players. The tender process for the renovation was completed recently, and work has now been initiated. The project also extends to the indoor wrestling stadium, which is set to undergo renovation. — TNS