30102024-LT-01.qxd 30-10-2024 00:36 Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune DISTRICT PRIMARY GAMES HELD WITH POMP SEARCH OP AT MALERKOTLA SUB-JAIL AHEAD OF DIWALI Nearly 100 police officials comb premises to rule out presence of narcotics, phones. P3 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 32°C | MIN 19°C YESTERDAY MAX 32°C | MIN 19°C THIS DIWALI, JAZZ IT UP WITH ZARDOZI The games for students of primary classes were held with cooperation of Kubba village gram panchayat. P2 FORECAST Contemporary silhouettes with traditional elements — check out the best you can wear this Diwali. P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 5.39 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6:33 AM » WEDNESDAY | 30 OCTOBER 2024 | LUDHIANA Who will cover open drains in Ludhiana? Filled with garbage, filth, uncovered drains remain threat to commuters, pedestrians Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 29 Ludhiana had emerged as the best smart city in the state in the past but it has another side too as one can find open drains and nullahs at many places emitting stinking smell. Diwali is just here and everybody is busy cleaning their houses but who will cover these open drains in the city so that foul smell is not emitted, spoiling your festivities. In many city areas, open roadside drains remain filled with dirt, filth and garbage and things become difficult during the rainy season when the drains overflow and all refuse get mixed with rainwater, emitting foul smell. One can also see open roadside drains along national highways, which sometimes also result in accidents. Huge quantities of trash, including plastic, is dumped in the drains, which lead to blocking of the same. Open drains can also be seen near Bhadaur House, Damoria Bridge, Old Courts Road, Haibowal, Panj Peer Road, Ghoda Colony and also on main roads such as the Jalandhar bypass and Ferozepur road. An open drain with a broken cover on Old Court Road. SPOILING FESTIVITIES Diwali is just here and everybody is busy cleaning their houses but who will cover these open drains in the city so that foul smell is not emitted, spoiling your festivities. Besides city areas, One can also see open roadside drains along national highways, which sometimes also result in accidents. Residents of Ghoda Colony rue that open drains were a major cause of concern for them. During rainfall, water gets accumulates in streets due to the clogging of the sewerage system and open drains further add to their woes. Ram Lal, a resident of the colony, said they face tough times due to open drains in the area. “There is a need for immediate action to address the issue in the area. Tejinder Singh, who runs, a shop near Damoria Bridge, said the whole area near Damoria Bridge turns into a pool even after showers. “It becomes difficult to commute on the road during rainfall. The drain flows from here, which emits foul smell, and it also leads to accumulation of water in the area,” he said. “Stinking smell makes it difficult to pass through the stretch and situation gets worse during the rainy season. Despite all this, people continue to throw garbage into the open drains,” Tejinder said. One open drain also passes through the Bhadaur House An open drain filled with refuse and filth near Bhadaur House. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN area and the MC office is located at a few meters away from it but nobody seems to be bothered about the same. The cover of the roadside drain on the Old Courts Road is broken from many places and has led to wild growth and collection of garbage and filth. During monsoons, it gets filled with water and things turn unmanageable. After rainfall, water overflows from it, leaving garbage and filth on the road. On the one side of the drain, there is a garbage dump of the MC and the offices of the Zila Parishad and Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Post Office and the Vigilance Bureau office are also located nearby and a large number of people visit the area every day. A visitor at one of the offices said the situation remains the same throughout the year. The garbage dump also stinks and during the rainy season, passing through the area is a tough task. The condition of the road- Man gets 4-yr jail for duping people 3 illegal colonies razed Ludhiana October 29 The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Amrinder Singh Shergill has sentenced 72-year-old Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Omaxe Flats, Pakhowal road, here, to four years of imprisonment on charges of impersonation and fraud. A fine of Rs 57,000 was also imposed upon him. According to prosecution, the accused posed as a retired director of the Health Department, New Delhi, and defrauded the public by offering to resolve legal and bureaucratic issues through connections with high-ranking officials and politicians. The then Inspector Gurpreet Singh, SHO at the Sadar police station, here, led the investigation following a tipoff that the accused posed as a high-ranking health official to pressure local officials into fulfilling his requests. The impersonation scheme enabled him to exploit the public and local officials over an extended period, misappropriating large amounts of money. Investigators found that the accused contacted IAS and IPS officers, falsely identifying himself as their acquaintance or relative and used this approach to manipulate others. Allegations included a claim that Singh extracted Rs 5 lakh from a resident, Samar Gulati, promising help in a domestic dispute. In another instance, he reportedly took Rs 40 lakh from Lakhwinder Singh, claiming he would leverage his contacts to have a criminal case cancelled. During his arrest on August 6, 2022, three mobile phones were recovered, which reportedly contained incriminating call records. The phones were sent to the cyber cell and technical team in Mohali for forensic examination after evidence suggested accused attempted to delete call records related to the alleged frauds. The defence counsel argued that the accused, an aged, ailing individual on insulin, was falsely implicated. His counsel contended that Bhupinder, a GAMS graduate in Ayurveda, had committed no criminal offence. — OC Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 29 GLADA Chief Administrator Harpreet Singh while adopting zero tolerance to unauthorised and unplanned development with a special focus on illegal colonies, launched a special drive to take punitive action against those who were fleecing innocent residents under the garb of offering cheaper plots in such colonies, which lacked statutory sanction and compliance with the government norms. Complying with the demolition orders issued by Additional Chief Administrator, GLADA, here, against unau- thorised colonies, the Duty Magistrate, police force and enforcement team of GLADA, comprising District Town Planner (Regulatory), Assistant Town Planner (Regulatory), Sub-Divisional Engineers, GLADA, and Junior Engineers, (Regulatory), demolished three unauthorised colonies at Jaspal Bangar village, Ludhiana, by dismantling their roads, boundary walls, passages, sewer manholes and ongoing illegal constructions and structures at these sites. When developers did not stop the illegal construction works despite receiving notices, a special team carried out the demolition drive, which went unopposed. side drain on Ferozepur Road, which has never been cleaned, is also the same as it always remain filled with garbage. Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi said these drains need to be cleaned at regular intervals and especially, before the beginning of the monsoon season. “This year, I made sure to get all drains cleaned before the rainy season. Those located along highways is the responsibility of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI),” he said. DC reviews status of works at upcoming international airport Ludhiana, October 29 Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jitendra Jorwal directed officials to complete all pending civil works on the upcoming international airport at Halwara within the next 10 days. During a meeting with officials from the Indian Air Force, PWD, Public Health, Airports Authority of India (AAI), NHAI, Drainage Department, the Deputy Commissioner emphasised the need to accelerate pending construction works related to the runway, taxiway and other key areas. Jorwal noted that several works, including the construction of internal roads, Asks officials to complete pending civil works within 10 days public health services, campus lighting, terminal buildings, substations, sewage treatment plants (STP), horticulture, toilet blocks and parking had already been completed. He urged department heads to prioritise completion of the remaining tasks. He also announced to take stock of all works physically in the next week at the site with all officials of the departments concerned. — TNS Wall collapse claims one life at factory Ludhiana, October 29 A wall collapse at an under-construction factory in Focal Point, Phase 7, here, resulted in death of a labourer. Eight labourers were trapped. One of them, Mohammed Mosin Alam, lost his life while two others, Mohammed Rajan and Lalu, were severely injured. Five others sustained minor injuries. The injured were rushed to a private hospital. Alam’s body was taken to the Civil Hospital mortuary. Eyewitnesses reported that the 11-ft-high wall collapsed when the labourers were working. Locals rescued the trapped workers and informed the police. Mohammed Rasool stated that the factory was under construction, with around 10 labourers working. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital. Onlookers speculated that use of substandard materials caused the tragedy. The police launched a probe into the incident. — TNS Hazy view A thick layer of smog engulfs the city on Monday morning. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN Hookah served at Khanna cops honoured for cracking cases within short time farmhouse party, one nabbed Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 29 The Ludhiana police on Monday night conducted a raid at a farmhouse in Thakur Colony, Lalton Kalan, where people were being served hookah illegally. Head constable Harvinder Singh said a police team was present at Lalton Kalan where they got a tip-off that a party was going on at a farmhouse and the organiser had not taken any permission from the authorities for the same. Furthermore, hookah was also served to the people against the norms. He said use of hookah was banned by the police and even the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rural and Headquar- ters) had issued orders in this regard. During the raid, the police arrested Narinder Bhatia of Nanakpuri and registered a case against him. Ahead of Diwali, gambling activities increases at farmhouses and other secluded places in the city. The police had been keeping a tab to check the menace. Meanwhile, CIA-2 police officials caught seven persons while gambling and recovered Rs 25,000 cash from them. They were identified as Joginder, Sachin, Beant, Gurdev Singh, Harjinder, Ram Kumar and Vijay Kumar. They were gambling openly in a street at Vijay Nagar on Monday night. A case was registered. — TNS Ludhiana, October 29 The Khanna police have solved all major crimes reported in past months with the arrest of suspects. The maximum cases were solved by the police within hours of the occurrence of the crimes. To further boost the morale of police personnel and motivate them to continue to perform duty with utmost dedication, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Khanna, Ashwini Gotyal distributed cash rewards and appreciation certificates among police officials who solved crime in a short span of time by working day and night. The Khanna police distributed CC-1 certificates and cash prizes among their officials who performed their SSP Ashwini Gotyal honours a policewoman in Khanna. duty with dedication and dignity and successfully solved different cases, including heinous ones. It was done to acknowledge their efforts c m y b and boost the morale to work even harder in the future, said Gotyal, adding that “Cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh were distributed among 120 deserving police officials, from gazetted officers to Punjab Home Guards, who have shown immense dedication in their duty, and 86 CC-1 certificates were distributed among deserving officials for their good work in different categories.” The SSP said she appreciated one off-duty ASI who caught two thieves red-handed and in another case, an ASI shifted a pregnant woman from her house to a hospital in an area where even an ambulance was not able to reach. The SSP revealed that till now cash reawrds worth around Rs 10 lakh were distributed among Khanna police officials. “Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav always appreciates police officials and motivates them. During the recent visit to Khanna, the DGP had clear- ly told the force to perform and vest policing, rewards will continue to be showered on the force,” Gotyal added. Major cases solved by Khanna police in short Shivpuri temple theft case: The case solved within seven working days as cops travelled all the way to other states to catch the suspects. It was an interstate operation involving Punjab, HP , Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Maintaining law and order was also a big challenge as Hindu groups had blocked the national highway in Khanna to protest against the incident. Taxi driver murder case: The murder case of a taxi driver on the Samrala national highway was solved within 24 hours in which the suspect was arrested from Muzaffarnagar. Neither the suspect nor the victim had any connection to Khanna but technical and scientific probe helped crack the case. It was also an interstate operation involving Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and UP . Malaud Murder case: The suspect was arrested within two hours in the case. A lady was brutally murdered by her paramour at night but the police acted swiftly and arrested the suspect within two hours. Khanna murder case: The suspect was arrested within two hours. The crime was reported at 12:30 am and by 2:30 am, he was rounded up. AAP leader’s murder case: The sensational Ikolaha murder case of AAP leader Tarlochan Singh was also solved and the suspect was arrested within two hours of reporting of crime.