07052024-JTR-01.qxd 5/7/2024 1:09 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune BANK MANAGER ARRESTED IN LOAN FRAUD CASE MANOJ STARTS SHOOTING FOR THE FAMILY MAN SEASON 3 IBRAHIM ALI KHAN MEETS F1 RACER CHARLES LECLERC Punjab VB apprehends bank manager Sukhwant Singh, an accused and a PO, from IGI Airport, New Delhi. P3 Manoj Bajpayee has started shooting for third season of The Family Manunder the direction of the duo Raj & DK. P4 Ibrahim Ali Khan recently attended Miami Grand Prix in Florida, where he met F1 racer Charles Leclerc. P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 39°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 40°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7:04 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:34 AM TUESDAY | 7 MAY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Phagwara: A man died after being run over by a speeding bus belonging to a private school near Mehatpur, Nakodar, on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Baldev Singh, a resident of Tandaura village near Mehatpur. The bus driver managed to flee, leaving the vehicle behind. The police reached the spot and impounded the vehicle. The kin of the deceased sat on a dharna outside the Mehatpur police demanding immediate arrest of the bus driver. The police have registered a case against the bus driver and sent the body to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. OC WOMAN DRUG PEDDLER HELD Phagwara: The Rawalpindi police arrested a woman drug peddler and recovered seven intoxicant injections and 120 intoxicant tablets from her possession on Sunday night. Superintendent of Police Rupinder Kaur Bhatti said the suspect had been identified as Sonia, a resident of Chahal Nagar, Phagwara. SP Bhatti said the suspect was nabbed by a police team headed by SHO Labh Singh at a checkpoint near Lakhpur village while she was going to sell drugs. On seeing the police, she threw the packet of intoxicants. However, the police nabbed her. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. OC Filing of papers begins today Nivedita tops district with All necessary arrangements made by administration, says DC 91.25 per cent in Class XII Vansh, Saavi share first position with 98.8% in Class X Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 6 District Election Officer-cumDeputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal told representatives of political parties today that all necessary arrangements have been made by the district administration for the nomination process for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to start from May 7. During a meeting with representatives of various political parties at the district administrative complex here, the district election officer said the gazette notification would be issued tomorrow, after which nomination papers could be filed till May 14. He said the scrutiny of papers would be done on May 15 and the last date for withdrawing the papers would be May 17. Himanshu Aggarwal said excluding holidays on May 11 and 12, nomination papers could be filed at the DC courtroom from 11 am to 3 pm. Candidates could file papers on May 10. The DC also reviewed the preparations for the nomination process. Apart from necessary arrangements at the DC courtroom, he also gave instructions to the officials after reviewing the arrange- CISCE RESULTS Avneet Kaur Tribune News Service District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal reviews preparations for filing of nomination papers in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO DATES TO REMEMBER ONLY FIVE PERSONS ALLOWED ■ Papers to be filed till May 14 District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said only three vehicles would be allowed within a radius of 100 meters from the DC courtroom at the time of filing the nominations. While filing papers in the DC courtroom, only five persons, including the candidate, would be allowed to enter the room. ■ Scrutiny of papers to be done on May 15 ■ Last date for withdrawal of papers is May 17 ■ Nominations to be received in DC courtroom from 11 am to 3 pm CHANNI TO FILE NOMINATION ON MAY 10 ■ Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi to file papers on May 10. ■ SAD candidate MS Kaypee and BJP candidate Sushil Rinku also planning to file papers on the same day. ments for security, parking etc. He said only three vehicles would be allowed within a radius of 100 meters from the DC courtroom at the time of filing the nomination. While filing papers in the DC courtroom, only five persons, including the candidate, ■ While AAP candidate Pawan Tinu had plans to file papers early, it is likely to get delayed because of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal’s roadshow on May 9 in the city. would be allowed to enter the room. He said entry of those coming for nomination would be from the Police Commissioner’s office side. He said nomination forms in both Punjabi and English languages could also be obtained from the Election Office located at the District Administration Complex. Papers could be filed to the Returning Officer by the concerned candidate or his proposer in person and ensure that the form is duly signed. The DC said all columns of Continued on page 2 Jalandhar, May 6 The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared the results of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC Class XII) today. In Class XII, Nivedita Singh of St Joseph’s Boys School, Defence Colony, topped the district with 91.25 per cent marks in the commerce stream. Nivedita, who secured 91 marks in English, 90 in economics, 90 in accounts, 88 in business studies, 75 in mathematics and 95 in physical education, said she was an early bird and used to study for two to three hours daily before going to the school. She was now looking forward to getting into one of the IIMs to pursue Bachelor of Business Administration. In Class X, Vansh Anand of St Joseph’s Boys School, Defence Colony, and Saavi of St Joseph’s Convent School jointly bagged the first position in the district with 98.8 per cent marks each. Both district toppers attributed their success to the support of their school teachers and parents. They acknowledged that their dedication to regular studies and staying away from the social media served as their primary mantra in achieving such an impressive percentage. Saavi and Vansh have now opted for non-medical stream in Class XI and want to become engineers. While Vansh’s father Bharat Anand is Technical Engineer in PSPCL, Jalandhar, Saavi’s father Jyoteesh Malhotra is a Professor and Dean at NIT, Delhi. With 90 per cent in medical stream, Udayveer Singh of St. Nivedita Singh flashes the victory sign with her parents in Jalandhar on Monday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Saavi is all smiles with her mother; and (right) Vansh Anand with his family members in Jalandhar. Joseph’s Boys School bagged the second position in the district in ISC Class XII examinations. Arpit Kohli of the same school bagged the third spot with 88.5 per cent marks in non-medical stream. Udayveer Singh said: “To score good marks, it’s important to listen to what your teachers say. By investing time in regular studies, working hard, staying consistent in my efforts and paying attention to lectures in the class, I was able to get such good results”. Udayveer said got admission in Bachelors of Pharmacy. After graduation, he would appear in one of the competitive exams. Arpit Kohli, an all-rounder, said, success was not just about studying hard, it’s also about staying calm and com- posed throughout the journey. “I was able to secure good marks by adopting a normal study routine and working diligently,” he said. Sharing his interests, Kohli said, he was a state player in football and had interest in other sports and activities as well. “I was also active on social media during exams,” he said. In ICSE Class X results, Kaashvi Mittal of St Joseph’s Convent School bagged second position in the district by securing 98.6 per cent marks. The third position was bagged by Gitali Dhir of the same school, who secured 98.2 per cent marks. Gitali and Kaashvi underscored the importance of hard work, consistency, and staying calm as their key mantra in securing good results. With 10 councillors in kitty, Cong 3 city residents held in robbery, snatching cases Cash, auto-rickshaw, knife recovered finds the going tough in Jalandhar Woman travel agent booked on fraud charge PO LANDS IN POLICE NET Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO), who was absconding for the past three years. Investigating officer Paraminder Singh said the suspect had been identified as Manjit Singh, alias Jita, a resident of Riayab Wal village. The accused was wanted in a case of drug peddling registered in 2014 and was declared a PO in 2021. OC The Tribune Trust President NN Vohra; Trustees Justice SS Sodhi (retd) and Gurbachan Jagat with their spouses; Amit Sharma, General Manager; Naresh Kaushal, Editor, Dainik Tribune; Arvinder Kaur Johal, Officiating Editor, Punjabi Tribune; and Rohit Mahajan, Executive Editor, The Tribune; at the farewell dinner of Rajesh Ramachandran, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, in Chandigarh on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI Tribune News Service Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 6 When Jagdish Raja became the Mayor of Jalandhar in 2017 with 64 Congress councillors, it was a different game for the party all together. Till 2022, everything was hunky dory for the Congress, but everything changed after AAP came to power in Punjab. Today, there are 10 councillors left with the party while others have switched sides. Three more councillors — Neerja Jain, Kamlesh Grover and Lakhbir Bajwa today — joined the saffron party. With hardly 10 councillors left, it has become a difficult task for the Congress to gain strength at ground level. Still, those who are in the party are trying their best to gain through the election campaign. Out of 10, nine councillors are from Jalandhar West and have already constituted teams and a member at every booth. They have been holding ground level talks and meetings with the people and are getting to know what problems they have faced in the past or have been facing. “We try to tell them that it is not our party, but the problems they are facing are because AAP is not doing anything,” said Jagdish Samrai, a former councillor of the party from Ward number 78. The councillors from the Jalandhar West constituency are leaving no stone unturned to register a win. Neerja Jain, a former councillor who joined the BJP today, said, “I didn’t want to leave Congress, but I did it for my self-respect. Also, I couldn’t see any future within the Congress.” Jalandhar, May 6 The police have arrested three persons involved in several cases of robbery and snatching. Those arrested have been identified as Harjinder Singh, Sunil Kumar and Akash, all residents of Basti areas in Jalandhar. Divulging details, the police said Ajit Kumar, a resident of Ghakowal village in SBS Nagar, lodged a complaint on May 5 stating that three miscreants, who were travelling in an auto-rickshaw, stopped him near New Baradari. They threatened him with The suspects in police custody in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO a machete knife and snatched his purse containing ~10,000, an ATM card and other documents. Later, the trio withdrew ~42,000 from his bank account using the ATM card. He reported the matter to the police following which a case under Sections 379B (2) and 34 of the IPC was registered against the suspects at the New Baradari police station. Police officials said after investigation, they nabbed the suspects. The police also recovered ~29,500, an auto-rickshaw and a machete knife from their possession. The police said the suspects admitted to have stolen ~1.87 lakh from a scooter parked near the SBI Main Branch, Skylark Chowk, Jalandhar. Of this, a sum of ~91,500 has been recovered. The suspects also confessed to have committed other snatchings and robberies in the city. BSP candidate complains of unfair treatment in poll campaign Jalandhar, May 6 BSP leader and the party’s Jalandhar candidate Balwinder Kumar on Monday addressed the media for the second time this week, alleging step-motherly treatment being meted out to him as Lok Sabha poll candidate under the AAP government. He also alleged similar discrimination by government departments (like law enforcement agencies), ahead of elections. Earlier, Balwinder Kumar had addressed a press meet on Tuesday on issues of allocation of security and different treatment being meted out to him than other parties. A BSP candidate from Jalandhar in the previous Lok Sabha polls too, Balwinder Kumar had received over 2 lakh votes in the 2019 General Election and got about 33,000 votes in Kar- GUJJAR LEADER RP SINGH JOINS SAD TRIBUNE PHOTO Tribune News Service Jalandhar BSP candidate Balwinder Kumar addresses the media. tarpur during the 2022 assembly poll. Addressing the media, Balwinder Kumar alleged, “The AAP keeps raising the issue that injustice has been done with the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. We want to c m y b Nawanshahr: Choudhary RP Singh, Congress leader from the Balachaur Assembly segment, joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) during the Punjab Bachao Yatra here on Monday. Upon his joining, Sukhbir Badal said RP Singh was a prominent Gujjar community leader and the SAD would be strengthened in Balachaur with his entry into the party. The SAD president, who toured the Balachaur and Garhshankar Assembly segments, along with party’s Sri Anandpur Sahib candidate Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, said he was confident that Punjabis would support their own regional party in the Parliamentary elections. bring to attention that AAP in , the past two years, has misused the state machinery for its own ends. While law enforcement and law itself should be equal for all, our workers have been targeted for things which had they been done by AAP leaders, would have invited no action at all.” Balwinder Kumar questioned the alleged presence of police officials at the inauguration of AAP’s Kartarpur office after the 2022 elections. He also expressed misgivings about the prevalence of drugs in Kartarpur constituency which he alleged, was not addressed, despite complaints. “The police machinery should be neutral. But despite Continued on page 2 Our Correspondent Phagwara, May 6 The Mehat Pur police have booked a woman travel agent for allegedly duping a person of ~5.60 lakh on the pretext of sending his son abroad. Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and investigating officer Amandeep Singh said the suspect had been identified as Satish Kumari, a resident of Taj Pur village falling under the Lambarra police station. Baldev Masih, a resident of Aadramann village falling under the Mehat Pur police station, told the Jalandhar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that he paid ~5.60 lakh to the suspect to facilitate his son’s migration abroad. However, the suspect neither sent him abroad nor returned the money. The DSP said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Agents Professional Act has been registered against the suspect.
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