10122024-LT-01.qxd 12/10/2024 12:53 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune BANDH IN PHAGWARA AS 22 COWS FOUND DEAD IN GAUSHALA BOOK KITNE GHAZI AAYE KITNE GHAZI GAYE WINS AWARD ANCHAL: I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS LIKE SITUATIONSHIP BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders demand probe by central agency into the death of head of cattle in gaushala. P3 Award was presented to Lt Gen KJS 'Tiny' Dhillon (Retd) by Bachi Karkaria at a ceremony in Mumbai. P4 I want people to know me for who I really am. Nobody’s life is perfect. We all go through ups and downs. P4 » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 22°C | MIN 5°C YESTERDAY MAX 23°C | MIN 6°C SUNSET TUESDAY 5.23 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 7:08 AM » TUESDAY | 10 DECEMBER 2024 | LUDHIANA MC poll: No nominations filed on Day 1 as parties yet to finalise candidates Elections to be held as per new ward delimitation, 5 NOCs to be obtained Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 9 No papers were filed on the first day of filing nominations as political parties were yet to finalise their candidates for the MC elections. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) released the first list of 37 candidates while the Congress will release its first list on Tuesday. The meeting of the screening committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conducted interviews of ticket aspirants at its office here on Monday. The short time for the elections is giving a difficult time to the parties. Adding to parties’ woes, the aspirants for the upcoming MC elections will be required to get NOCs from five departments. Earlier, four NOCs were required from property tax, disposal, water and sewerage and licence branch departments. Now, the NOC from the building branch department has also been added, which is only proving extra burden for the aspirants. A few aspirants on Monday reached the Zone D office of the Municipal Corporation to Political hoardings removed from city areas as the poll code has been imposed due to the forthcoming MC elections and (right) BJP leader Rajneesh Dhiman and other party leaders interview ticket aspirants in Ludhiana. HIMANSHU MAHAJAN & INDERJEET VERMA POLITICAL HOARDINGS REMOVED With the model code of conduct imposed due to the MC elections, all political hoardings have been removed from the city. Big hoardings stating achievements of the government, which dot every corner of the city, have been removed. obtain no-objection certificates (NOCs) and alleged delay and non-issuance of the same. An aspiring candidate said he was taken aback to know that NOC from the building branch was also required, which was never a requirement in the elections held in the past. The elections will be held according to the new ward delimitation and opposition parties alleged lack of clarity and criticised the government for the deliberate move. The new ward delimitation notified in 2023, divided Ludhiana into 95 wards, with 50 per cent of the wards reserved for women. Fourteen wards have been reserved for the SC category and two for BC categories. In many wards where seats have been reserved for women, former councillors are now deciding to field women from their family as potential candidates. District Congress Committee president Sanjay Talwar said AAP had done new ward delimitation, eyeing their own benefits. “Ward delimitation has been done keeping in view strong aspirants from respective wards. This might give an edge to the ruling party but one thing is sure that they are not going to win as the people have seen the real face of AAP and will not repeat the Vidhan Sabha results. We are confident that the next Mayor will be from the Congress,” he said. BJP district president Rajneesh Dhiman said the tight schedule of the elections was a direct indication that the ruling government wants to finish the elections in a hush-hush manner. “We do not have the new voters’ list, as per the new ward delimitation. Elections are just a few days away and voter lists are yet to be prepared. What does it indicate,” he questions. With the model code of conduct imposed due to the MC elections, all political hoardings have been removed from the city. Big hoardings stating achievements of the government, which dot every corner of the city, have been removed. SAD announces first list of 37 candidates Tribune News Service Two women held with 105 gm heroin Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 9 The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has announced its first list of 37 candidates (urban), who will contest the elections for the Municipal Corporation. Senior party leaders gathered here on Monday to decide and announce the first list of candidates. The aspirants include Shilpa Thakur (Ward 1), Raj Rattan Veer (Ward 2), Harjit Kaur Jajji (3), Sarabjit Singh Laddi (6), Rajni Bala (7), Anoop Ghai (8), Vandana Dhir (11), Kulwinder Kaur (13), Jaswinder Kaur (15), Balbir Singh (16), Jasdeep Singh (18), Chatarveer Singh (20) Verender Kumar (26), Aarti Kumari (27), Krishan Kumar (32), Jaspal Singh Gyaspura (34), Sarbjeet Kaur Lotey (35), Baby Singh (36), Lakhvir Singh (38), Gurpreet Singh (39), Malkait Kaur Sokhi (41), Amanjot Singh Gohlwalia (44), Harvinder Kaur Raj (45), Rakhwinder Singh Gabria (48), Sarabjit Singh Kochhar (49), Roopkamal Singh Kang (54), Sukhleen Kaur Grewal (55) Kamaljit Singh Matharoo (56) Parneet Sharma (57), Manmohan Singh Mani (58), Manish Walyat (66), Balwinder Dulgach (72), Amit Bhagat Munna (84), Geetu Khatiwal (85), Vandana Rani (91), Jagjit Singh Arora (92) and Narinder Kaur (Ward 93). Ludhiana, December 9 Tha Basti Jodhewal police on Sunday arrested two women and recovered 105 gm of heroin from their possession. The suspects were on the way to deliver heroin to their clients when the police caught them. They were identified as Sona and Simmi, both residents of the Lakhowal road area. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), North, Davinder Chaudhary, said the police had received a tip-off that the women were into the illegal trade of heroin smuggling and they were on the way to deliver the drug to their clients. The police team after verifying their location conducted a raid and nabbed the duo and seized 105 gm of heroin from their possession. Chaudhary said both women had a criminal past as Sona had been facing five cases, including drug and liquor smuggling, and Simmi was facing one case of drug peddling registered in the past. After getting bail, both suspects continued the illegal trade. The ACP said now, police remand of the suspects would be sought from court so that in further interrogation, entire drug supply line could be busted and big smugglers involved in the drug chain be arrested. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against them. Cops address mediapersons in Ludhiana on Monday. Two women killed Two held for bid to murder painter, father Three rob finance firm employees of ~1 lakh in road mishap Our Correspondent Ludhiana, December 9 A tragic road accident occurred in the Bhairon Munna area here, resulting in the deaths of two women. The deceased were identified as Santosh and Kamlesh. The accident occurred when a speeding Honda City car collided with a motorcycle ‘rehri’ carrying the victims. The rickshaw driver, Teju, was seriously injured, and his right arm was fractured. Teju’s wife and aunt were also injured in the accident. The police arrested the car driver, Musa, a resident of Malerkotla, and registered a case against him. The police said, Teju was driving his motorcycle-rehri from Bhairon Munna to Mangarh on the evening of December 7. The car driver, Musa, was driving the vehicle at a high speed and lost control of his vehicle, resulting in the collision. The police seized the car and the ‘jugaad rehri’ and are investigating the matter. The car driver was arrested and a case has been registered. — TNS Mandi Ahmedgarh, Dec 9 The Dehlon police claimed to have nabbed two of the three miscreants booked on the charge of attempt to murder a painter of Dehlon village and his father, an auto-rickshaw driver, on Sunday evening. The duo were identified as Rajinder Singh Ravi of Assi Kalan village and Jaspal Singh of Dehlon village. Identity of the absconding assailant, who had allegedly fired three bullets from his pistol, is yet to be ascertained. Dehlon SHO Kanwaljit Singh said auto driver Jagdev Singh of Dehlon village and his son Avtar Singh had been beaten mercilessly The suspects in custody of police in Dehlon. by the miscreants, one of whom had fired three shots from his pistol at Kilaraipur road in Dehlon on Sunday evening. Two of the assailants were identified. As per the FIR registered against the accused under Sections 109, 115 (2), 3 (5) of BNS and Section 25 of the Arms Act late on Sunday evening, a group of miscreants had inter- cepted and attacked Avtar when he was returning home on Sunday evening. The suspects thrashed Jagdev Singh too when he stopped to rescue his son. They used sticks and rods, besides a pistol to attack the victims. According to Jagdev, the accused fled when passersby started gathering at the scene and Avtar was shifted to a hospital with the help of his close friends and passers-by. The police said the past criminal record of the suspects, if any, was yet to be ascertained and attempts were being made to identify the absconding person. Weapons used in the crime were yet to be recovered. Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 9 The Sadar Jagraon police booked three persons for looting Rs.1.02 lakh from two employees of a finance company at Galib Kalan village in Jagraon. The victims, Laxman Murgan and his associate, had gone to recover loans from villagers and when they were returning, they were attacked by three masked robbers. Laxman said he works for Kisan Microfinance company and it has been giving loans up to Rs 5,000 to villagers for two years. On the day of the incident, he and his associate had Rs 1 lakh and later, recovered more money from a customer, totalling the amount to Rs 1.02 lakh. As they were leaving the village on a motorcycle, three robbers surrounded them, threatening them with iron rods. They snatched the cash and a mobile phone from them. The complainant lodged a police complaint and a case was registered at the Sadar Jagraon police station on Sunday. The police are currently working to identify the suspects. Buddha Nullah pollution: PPCB told to appear before NGT on Dec 23 Man found murdered Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 9 Realising the seriousness of pollution in the Buddha Nullah, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the PPCB to appear before the court on December 23 to clarify certain things regarding Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs). As the NGT was hearing the appeal filed by the Bahadurke Road Textile Association about the 15 MLD CETP requesting that if 40 MLD and 50 MLD CETPs can get stay and their case should also be considered, the Tribunal asked the PPCB to appear in the case on December 23 itself instead of March 20, 2025, the date given by the NGT earlier in CETP hearing case. Though the written orders by the NGT in today’s case were still awaited, the lawyer for ‘Kale Pani Da Morcha’ campaign in Del- Efforts are on to clean the polluted water of the Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana. ASHWANI DHIMAN hi, who attended the hearing on Monday, clarified that the Tribunal has asked the PPCB to file an affidavit on the next date of hearing on December 23. The activist of the morcha campaign, Jaskirat Singh, in Delhi on Monday brought it to the notice of the NGT that how the PPCB was “misinterpreting” the Tribunal’s stay orders given to the CETPs. The advocate of the campaign said the NGT had clarified that it was not a blanket stay for both 40 MLD and 50 MLD treatment plants, as was being projected but it was conditional stay subject to the environmental condition and orders cannot be misinterpreted in larger interest of society. c m y b On December 5, 2024, the PPCB had issued an order saying: “The case is considered. The 15 MLD CETP case is similar in nature to that of the cases of CETPs of 40 MLD and 50 MLD. All CETPs were given similar directions to stop discharge of treated effluent into the Buddha Nullah. The NGT after consideration of the matter has issued directions vide order dated November 4, 2024, by clubbing the matters of the 40 MLD and 50 MLD cases that no coercive action shall be taken against the CETPs (40 and 50 MLD). Considering this aspect, the 15 MLD CETP is hereby given a reasonable period of time to produce the orders of the NGT at par with that of the 40 and 50 MLD CETP cases, failing which action in accordance with law will be taken”. Nowhere in the above mentioned order by the PPCB is written the complete order of the NGT passed on November 4, 2024, that “Considering the circumstances of the case, we direct that till the next date of hearing no coercive steps in pursuant to the impugned order will be taken subject to compliance of environmental norms and clearance conditions”. Bobby Jindal from the Punjab Dyers Association said they had got the stay as their water was to be used for irrigation in the fields and it was the duty of respective governments to arrange everything for it. “We had put money on CETPs as the government had assured that all water of the nullah from STPs and CETPs will be used for irrigation now, it is the responsibility of the government to do the needful and why should we be penalised if the government failed to make further arrangements to use water for irrigation?” he asked. in fields at Haibowal Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 9 The body of a person was found in the fields on the Chuharpur road in Haibowal here. There were injury marks on the head of the deceased. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hanif. He was staying with his inlaws in the Chuharpur road area for the past five years. He is a native of Malerkotla. The police took the victim’s body in their custody and kept it in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination. According to information, Hanif’s in-laws were into farming and animal husbandry. He used to take care of the farm and animals. On Sunday night, he left home, saying that he would return in the morning. When Hanif did not return home, his wife went to the room near the fields to search for him and she was shocked to see his body was lying in a pool of blood. His wife informed the family about the incident. Family members said a person, Billa, who used to work with Haneef in the fields, was missing. SHO Haibowal police station inspector Madhu Bala said the deceased had injury marks on his head and it seems he was murdered. A case was being registered and soon, the suspect(s) would be held, the SHO added.