08072024-LT-01.qxd 7/8/2024 12:27 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune SWIM FORCE BAG OVERALL TROPHY IN DISTRICT C’SHIP HELMETS GIVEN FOR SAFETY OF AMARNATH YATRA PILGRIMS POSTER OF SHAHKOT, STARRING GURU RANDHAWA, UNVEILED Swim Force stamped their supremacy as they bagged overall trophy in district swimming championship. P2 Organisers have stocked 10K helmets at langar site, which are issued to pilgrims for journeys. P3 Poster of upcoming Punjabi film Shahkot starring Guru Randhawa was unveiled on Sunday. P4 » » FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 32°C | MIN 24°C SUNSET MONDAY 7.27 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 5:29 AM » MONDAY | 8 JULY 2024 | LUDHIANA Manav Mander Tribune News Service The collapsed roof of a room in Ludhiana on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Miraculous escape for elderly woman as roof gives way Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 7 A 60-year-old woman had a narrow escape on Sunday when the roof of one of the rooms of her house collapsed and fell on her. After the incident occurred, residents staying nearby gathered at the spot helped her to come out of the debris. The woman was already bedridden and she got injuries on her head in the mishap. Her son Ajay had gone out for work when the incident occurred. While giving information, Ajay Kumar said: “I had left home at 8.45 am for my job and after sometime, got a call from neighbours, telling me about the roof collapse incident. Following which, I rushed towards home.” He said when he reached the scene, people had already taken his mother from under the debris. Furniture and other items were also under debris. People present on the spot raised the demand that the administration should come to their rescue as Ajay was earning his livelihood by doing small chores. They said as roof of their house collapsed and the victims had faced a big loss, the administration should help them in this difficult time. They, however, claimed nobody from the administration came to the house for any help. Notably, in the rainy season buildings that are in a poor condition remain under constant fear of collapse. Every year, the civic body serves notices on owners of such structures to demolish the same at their level but only a few people bother to act in such cases. Ludhiana, July 7 Loose, exposed and hanging wires from street lights, electricity poles and transformers pose serious threat to commuters on roads. The problem is not restricted to one place but loose wires can be seen throughout the city at various places. Be it in parks, streets or on roads, one can see loose exposed wires coming out of broken power junction boxes, which seem to be waiting for the tragedy to happen. With the rainy season on, the situation becomes more grave and the authorities need to pay attention to the menace at the earliest. Though crores are spent by the Municipal Corporation on maintenance of street lights, the broken junction boxes and exposed wires seem to be telling another story. Open wire joints of street lights, transformers and electricity poles can be found near the Jalandhar bypass, Ferozepur Road, Chawni Mohalla and Pakhowal Road, among other city areas and broken power junction boxes can be seen in parks in most of the wards of the city. One of the transformers in Chawni Mohalla presents a Sea of faith PHOTOS: INDERJEET VERMA Loose, hanging wires, broken junction boxes pose threat WAITING FOR TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN? Be it in parks, streets or on roads, one can see loose exposed wires coming out of broken power junction boxes, which seem to be waiting for the tragedy to happen. sheer picture of neglect. The distribution board box remains open and is full of hanging and exposed wires and below the box, the place is full of garbage, filth and dirty water. Switches were also found missing in several boxes at these places and joints were not covered by tape at major- ity of the places. “One day when I was walking on the pedestrian pass, I came in contact with an exposed wire. I got a real big jolt but was saved. It can be life threatening also as the rainy season is on and the department concerned should repair all hanging and exposed wires,” said Inderjit, a resident of Ward 1. The lackadaisical attitude of the authorities is putting commuters’ life at risk. It is a serious issue in most of the areas of the city as the civic body and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited have failed to pay attention towards the loose and naked wires,” said Santok Singh, a resident of Janakpuri. “Loose and exposed wires are a major problem in parks as children visit these places to play. Open junction boxes and exposed wires can lead to major tragedies,” said Monika, a resident of Rishi Nagar. Hate speech: Immediate action to be taken against culprits, says top cop CP warns public to avoid hurting religious sentiments of any community Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Devotees take part in Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ludhiana on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Woman, paramour booked for attacking husband Ludhiana, July 7 The Samrala police yesterday registered a case against a woman and her paramour after they attacked her husband and his friend in Samrala. The suspects have been identified as Jashandeep Kaur of Ghulal village, Samrala, and her paramour Sukhwinder Singh of Shamgarh village in Samrala. The complainant, Harveer Singh, of Phullanwal told the police that his friend Amanpreet Singh got married to Jashandeep Kaur months ago. A few days ago, his friend came to know that Jashandeep Kaur had an illicit relationship with Sukhwinder. On July 5, he, along with his friend Amanpreet and the latter’s mother had gone to Ghulal village. Later in the night, Jashandeep, along with her paramour Sukhwinder, had come to Ghulal to intimidate them. “Sukhwinder and Jashandeep came together in a car. He was carrying an iron rod. He attacked me and Amanpreet badly. The man was openly saying that he was having an illicit relationship with Jashandeep Kaur and nobody can separate them. The woman also abused us and threatened to kill us. They also threatened us of dire consequences, if we don’t stay away from their relationship,” the complainant said. He said they informed the PCR and when police personnel came, Sukhwinder misbehaved with them also and fled the scene. ASI Avtar Chand said after registering a case, further probe was launched by the police in the matter. The suspect would be arrested soon. — TNS MORE PICS ON P2 Ludhiana, July 7 After the incident in which Shiv Sena leader Sandeep Thapar, alias Gora Thapar, was attacked by Nihangs for allegedly speaking against hardliners and militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the Ludhiana police issued strict orders to prevent spreading of hate speech against any religion or community. In orders issued by Commissioner of Police (CP) Kuldeep Singh Chahal said, “I warned the public that any person who hurts religious sentiments of CYBER TEAM TO KEEP A TAB ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CP Kuldeep Singh Chahal said the cyber team of the police will keep a tab over posts hurting religious sentiments on social media and personal accounts of people. If anyone lodges any complaint regarding hate speech, the police will verify the same and a case would be registered against the person concerned. any other person, through social, electronic or print media cannot be tolerated and immediate and stern action will be taken in such cases as per law”. The CP said main duty of the police was to maintain law and order in the district. Any kind of hooliganism would not be tolerated and strict action be taken. The top cop said the issued orders were not for any particular community or religion, it was for any person whosoever make hate speech against any religion or community. The cyber team of the police would keep a tab over such posts on social media and personal accounts of people. If anyone lodges any complaint regarding hate speech, the police would verify the same and case would be registered against the person concerned. Chahal said earlier also, the police had taken action in such matters but now immediate action would follow. A few months ago, the Ludhiana police had nabbed Dr Gurinder Singh Ranghreta, a Sikh activist from the Mazhabi Sikh community, for allegedly making derogatory and abusive remarks against a woman from the Jat Sikh community. The comments were allegedly made against the daughter of a former policeman who had filed the complaint. Siblings aged 7, 10 get feel of DC’s chair Hit by car, food delivery Sawhney hosts minor girls under ‘I-ASPIRE’ leadership initiative Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 6 The district administration yesterday launched the “IASPIRE”, a leadership initiative, aimed at motivating and inspiring schoolchildren to pursue their dreams in the district. Under this novel programme, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney hosted siblings, aged 7 and 10, at her office by offering them her chair. Gurleen Kaur (10) and Komaldeep Kaur (7) from Dhulewal village of the Macchiwara area were brought from their home in an official vehicle to the DC’s office. Both sisters had met the DC a few days ago and had shared their dreams, following which she had decided to motivate, guide DC Sakshi Sawhney felicitates the sisters at her office. and give wings to the minor girls in achieving their dreams. Gurleen, a Class V student, wants to become an c m y b IAS officer and Komaldeep, a Class III student, dreams about serving the nation by becoming a teacher. Both sisters held discussions with the DC about her daily routine and work. Gurleen shared with the official her dream of becoming an IAS officer. The DC assured fulsome support to both of them as well as their families in pursuing their dreams. Sawhney even offered her chair to both girls, who sat on it and later, the former also gave them appreciation certificates and good wishes for their future. She said the initiative aims to bridge the gap between aspirations and reality by providing students with first-hand exposure to their desired career paths. She mentioned that under the initiative, students would be asked about their career ambitions and based on their choice, they would be grouped for visits to relevant government offices, including IAS, IPS, PCS, PPS and others. She said the students would have the opportunity to interact with and learn from professionals they dream of emulating by spending a day with them. The DC shared that the interested children could reach out by sending an email at dbeeludhiana@gmail.com or by calling at 7740001682 between 9 am to 5 pm on any working day. boy succumbs to injuries Ludhiana, July 7 A Zomato food delivery boy, who suffered serious injuries after being hit by an unknown rashly driven car on July 4, succumbed to his injuries. He was undergoing treatment at a hospital but could not survive due to his critical injuries. Complainant Lakhi Mahato, wife of the deceased, a resident of Ranchi Colony, said her husband Rajesh Kumar had been working as a delivery boy with Zomato since 2022. Late on the night of July 4, her husband after collecting an order from some fast food outlet was heading towards Bhai Bala Chowk on his motorcycle. After some time, when she tried to call him, his mobile was switched off. After half-an-hour, she got a call from some other delivery boy, who informed her that her husband had met with a road accident on the Tibba road and suffered serious injuries, the deceased’s wife said, adding that afterwards, she, along with her brother-in-law, went to the scene. Following which, an ambulance was called and the victim was taken to the Civil Hospital. On July 5, he succumbed to his injuries. Tibba SHO Bhagtveer Singh said the victim was hit by a car (bearing registration no PB23 R 4455) and now, a probe was launched to identify the car driver. Notably, some people on social media had spread a rumour that the deceased had not met with any accident, instead, he was attacked by robbers. However, the police today issued a statement that an accident was the cause behind the victim’s death. — TNS
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