13122024-LT-01.qxd 12/13/2024 12:55 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune PUNJAB DOMINATES DAY 2 OF NAT’L SCHOOL GAMES Punjabsecured comfortable victories across all four sports disciplines on Day 2 of the school games. P2 » PUSHPA 2 REFLECTION OF PEOPLE'S LOVE: ALLU ARJUN THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY DESPATCH... The flick has broken many records at box-office by breaking into the ~1,000-cr club in only six days. P4 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 22°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 21°C | MIN 6°C SUNSET FRIDAY 5.24 PM Acclaimed director Kanu Behl sums up his OTT film Despatch as ‘journey of modern cowardice’ P4 » FORECAST SUNRISE SATURDAY 7:10 AM » FRIDAY | 13 DECEMBER 2024 | LUDHIANA 682 file papers for MC elections Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 12 A total of 682 candidates have filed nominations for the elections to Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. On the last day today, 656 nominations were filed. Meanwhile, 68 candidates for the Municipal Council, Maachiwara, 74 for Municipal Council, Sahnewal, 55 for Municipal Council, Dakha, 43 for Malaud nagar panchayat, five for nagar council, Khanna (ward 2), and three for nagar council, Samrala (ward 12), have filed their papers. MLA Gurpreet Gogi’s wife Dr Sukhchain Kaur went to file her nominations on a scooter, which was driven by Gogi. “This is my lucky scooter and on Thursday, we both went on it to file the papers of my wife. People have seen our work and I am confident AAP will form the House,” he said. Congress candidate Dipika Bhalla said AAP had failed to live upto expectations of the people and the next Mayor will be from the Congress. The nominations would be scrutinised on December 13 while the date for HIMANSHU MAHAJAN On last day, 656 nominations were filed; two observers appointed for dist Candidates file papers for the MC poll; and (below) leaders from political parties meet the aspirants. withdrawal of the nominations would be December 14. Electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used for the voting on December 21 and polled votes will be counted on the same day at the polling station itself, after the completion of polling of votes. SAD releases list of 93 candidates Expenditure limits fixed District Election Officer Jitendra Jorwal on Thursday stated that the State Election Commission had Man’s murder case cracked, friend nabbed fixed expenditure limits for a candidate contesting the municipal elections. A sum of Rs 4 lakh has been fixed for a candidate contesting the corporation elections and Rs 3.6 lakh for the municipal council class 1, Rs 2.30 lakh for municipal council class 2 and Rs 2 lakh for municipal council class 3. The expenditure limit has also been notified for a candidate contesting for the nagar panchayat, which is Rs 1.40 lakh. To ensure peaceful, fair, and transparent elections for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well as various municipal councils and one nagar panchayat, the State Election Commission has appointed two observers for Ludhiana district. Ramvir, secretary of the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, and Puneet Goyal, Director of Food, Civil Supplies, are the designated observers. They assumed their charge on Thursday. For any election-related issues or complaints, Ramvir can be contacted at 9530910331 while Goyal can be contacted at 75894-43981 for any election-related issues or complaints. Fire at power grid hits supply in areas along Tajpur Road Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 12 Following the damage of two major transformers due to a fire, there was a total blackout in and around the Tajpur Road area since Wednesday evening. About 115 dyeing units along with other industry and residents have been suffering in the absence of the power supply since 6 pm on Wednesday when the fire broke out in major transformers at the power grid on Tajpur Road. Over 100 employees of the PSPCL were on their toes to rectify the problem. They were shifting the load to other grids. DS Grewal, Director, Distribution, PSPCL had come from Patiala to supervise the situation. He, along with senior officials, visited the place, where over 100 employees were already put on duty to do the needful. “Power will be restored in the area from alternative grids while the affected grid will be put up on operation in parts — one transformer will be operational by Sunday and the second by Thursday,” Grewal said while talking to The Tribune. Boby Jindal, owner of a dye- ing unit on Tajpur Road, said were hundreds of industries in the area and residents were suffering in the absence of power due to the massive fire that broke out at the power grid on Tajpur Road on Wednesday evening. He said industrialists were running units on generators but it was not a viable option. “We are doing necessary works and waiting for power to be restored. We have been told that around 24-36 hours can be taken to rectify the problem while the load is being shifted on other grids to restore the power supply,” he said. Officials visit the power grid in Ludhiana where a fire broke out on Wednesday evening. 7 in police net for snatching 2 friends open fire at each other over dispute, critical Ludhiana, December 12 The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) on Thursday released the list of candidates who will contest the upcoming civic body elections from 93 of the 95 wards on December 21. The aspirants include Shilpa Thakur (Ward 1), Raj Rattan Veer (Ratan warach) (2) Harjit Kaur Jajji (3), Prem Kumar Batra (4), Vinay Kumar (5), Sarabjit Singh Laddi (6), Rajni Bala (7), Anoop Ghai (8), Simran Grewal (9), Jaspreet Singh Sidhu (10), Vandana Dhir (11), Davinder Singh (12), Kulwinder Kaur (13), Jaswinder Kaur (14), Gagandeep Kaur (15), Balbir Singh (16), Rita Devi (17), Jasdeep Singh (18), Usha Rani (19), Chatarveer Singh (20), Gurpreet Kaur Ritu (21), Gurjit Kaur (23), Arvinder Singh Jolly (24), Saroj Devi (25), Verender Kumar (26), Aarti Kumari (27), Gurvinder Singh (28). The other aspirants include Kashmir Kaur (Ward 29), Gagandeep (30), Neena Verma (31), Krishan Kumar (32), Ruby Kumari (33), Jaspal Singh Gyaspura (34), Sarbjeet Kaur Lotey (35), Baby Singh (36), Sweety (37), Lakhvir Singh (38), Kanchan (39), Dr Kanwaljit Singh (40), Malkait Kaur Sokhi (41), Satnam Singh Dhiman (42), Pooja (43), Amanjot Singh Gohlwaria (44), Harvinder Kaur (45), Jaspreet Singh (46), Bibi Sukhwinder Kaur Sukhi (47), Rakhwinder Singh Gabria (48), Bhupinder Kaur Kochhar (49), Jaswinder Singh Raja (50), Kanwajit Narula (51), Gurmeet Singh (52), Amarjit Kaur Dang (53), Roopkamal Singh Kang (54), Sukhleen Kaur Grewal (55), Kamaljit Singh Matharoo (56), Parneet Sharma (57), Manmohan Singh Mani (58), Kanwalpreet Kaur (59), Two lost lives in hit-&-run cases Waste mgmt: NGT-appointed Court Commissioner points out major flaws Ludhiana, December 12 Two persons lot their lives in hit-and-run incidents. The Dugri police have registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by Soni Singh. As per the complainant, he and his father Kirpal Singh (63) were returning home from Baba Deep Singh Nagar. When they tried to cross a road, a rashly driven car hit his father, who fell on the road and breathed his last. The unidentified car driver fled the scene. The incident occurred on Wednesday. In the other incident, the Sahnewal police have registered a case against an unidentified car driver who hit Devnath Seth (49) when the latter was going to open his shop at Kanganwal. The complaint was filed by Kamlesh Kumar, the son of the deceased. He said the victim died on the spot while the suspect fled the place. — TNS Manav Mander Bhupinder Singh Bhinda, (60), Achla Bhanot (61), Kulwant Singh (62), Preeti Khanna (63), Charandeep Singh (64), Baljit Kaur (65), Manish Walyat (66), Navjot Kaur( 67), Moti Bhanot (68) Rajiv Sharma (69), Darshana Madaan (70), Sukhwinder kaur (71) , Balwinder Dulgach (72), Priya (73), Hansraj Gill (74), Manjit Kaur (75), Biren Singh Kahai (76), Manpret Kaur Rupra (77), Manpreet Singh (78), Aanchal Kapoor (79), Amandeep Kaur (81), Simran Chandok (82), Simarjeet Kaur Bajwa (83) , Amit Bhagat (Munna) (84), Geetu Khatiwal (85), Pawanjit Singh (86), Shammi (87), Gurmeet Gogi (88), Rupinder Kaur Maan (89), Harpreet Chawalia (90), Vandana Rani (91), Jagjit Singh Arora (92), Narinder Kaur (93), Surinder Singh Shinda (94) and Simranjit Kaur (Ward 95). — TNS Ludhiana, December 12 With the arrest of Mohit Khanna (30) of Lakshmi Nagar, in Haibowal, the Haibowal police claimed to have solved a murder that occurred on December 9. The police have also recovered an iron rod and a Honda Activa scooter from the suspect. Mohit and Mohammad Hanif (48), who were friends, used to sale and purchase animals. During a deal, differences erupted between the two and the former killed Hanif with an iron rod on December 9. Investigating officer Madhu Bala said at Jassian village, Hanif had taken a land on rent from where he was working. He had business ties with Mohit. Both had differences over some financial matter. On Monday, they had an altercation, following which Mohit killed Hanif. — TNS Three of the suspects in police custody at Jodhewal in Ludhiana. Ludhiana, December 12 Seven persons were arrested in two snatching incidents in the past two days. The police have arrested Rinku Mishra, Shiv Kumar, Inderpal Singh and Saurav, who were involved in snatching incidents in the city. As per the police, the suspects used to run a three-wheeler. They used to snatch mobile s of passen- Tribune News Service Ludhiana, December 12 The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation elections are round the corner and amid all this, the issue of solid waste management has rocked the city after the National Green Tribunal (NGT)-appointed Court Commissioner has pointed out major flaws regarding the handling of solid waste management in Ludhiana. Despite the implementation of various solid waste management programmes by the corporation, one can still see garbage heaps, litter and clogged drains across the city. One of the main demands of the city residents before the upcoming Municipal House will be management of solid waste. A case regarding the mismanagement of solid waste involving the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana Improve- The solid waste management is in a mess in Ludhiana. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN ment Trust (LIT) and Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) is going on in the NGT. Members of the Punjab Action Committee (PAC), Kapil Arora and Kuldeep Singh Khaira, had filed complaints about solid waste being dumped into the Gill village pond, Model Town Extension, Giaspura, Bajwa Nagar and other places in the city. The NGT formed a joint committee and after it submitted its reports, the applicant raised objections disputing the committee’s findings after which in October this year, the NGT had appointed Court Commissioner Bhanwarpal Singh Jadon who visited various sites in the city to conduct a thorough inspection of arrangements made by the civic body for garbage c m y b management in the city and identified significant flaws in the report submitted by the joint committee. Jadon conducted visits to 27 sites to verify actual conditions and ground reality and identified Giaspura and old primary dumping site on Hambran Road as the worstaffected locations, with conditions deteriorating by the day. The Giaspura site consisted gers. The suspects were arrested near Gurmukh Singh Road, Shimlapuri. One iron rod, 16 mobiles and one auto-rickshaw were seized from them. In the other incident, the Jodhewal police have arrested three persons, Sunny Sharma of Shivpuri, Gagandeep Singh and Baljit Singh, both from Jodhewal, and recovered eight mobiles, one motorcycle and a of hazardous waste dumps, making it difficult to even stand there for a few minutes, whereas the people under the below poverty line (BPL) category are living at this location, including children, women and old persons, making them vulnerable to life-threatening diseases. “The garbage dump on the bank of the Buddha Nullah near Bachan Singh Marg was worst among all other sites. It was hard to even breath properly in the area and this site even had burnt waste material spread in the area and such burning of garbage is a daily practice at the site releasing harmful toxicants and life-threatening gases,” said the Court Commissioner in his report. Meanwhile, at Old Courts Road, huge garbage was dumped outside the boundary wall of the portable compactor. He observed that on a Honda Activa from them. Over six cases are registered at different police stations against Baljit while against Sunny, five cases are already registered at Salem Tabri, Police Division Number 4 and Police Division Number 6. The suspects used to snatch valuables of residents. They have been sent to police remand. — TNS regular basis waste was burnt under the bridge, due to which the whole roof of the bridge turned black. During his visit to inner roads in the Bahadur Ke Road area, the Court Commissioner met local residents who rued that the authorities concerned were not taking adequate steps to improve the situation and get rid of the intoxicated waste. Gurpreet Gogi, MLA, Ludhiana West, said: “Keeping the city clean is every city resident’s duty, which also includes elected representatives and officials. The people should segregate waste before giving and the corporation should ensure cleanliness while the representatives should also keep an eye that everything is being done timely and planned manner. Many new projects have already been launched by the Ludhiana, December 12 Two friends clashed over a dispute at Khasi Kalan village on Wednesday and opened fire at each other. Both suffered bullet injuries and were undergoing treatment at the DMCH here. They were stated to be in a critical condition. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sumit Sood said Sukhjit Singh and Sukhdev Singh have a property business and due to some dispute over a property, both opened fire at each other on Wednesday. The duo suffered bullet injuries and rushed to the DMCH in a serious condition. When asked if the weapons used by the duo were licenced or unlicensed, the ACP said nothing could be said now as their statements were yet to be taken. — TNS government recently and we hope to solve the problem to a large extent.” The MC on Saturday launched a major project worth over Rs 53 crore to dispose of around 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis. Projects worth around Rs 77 crore have already been launched for bio-remediation of legacy waste at the main Jamalpur and Jainpur dumping sites. MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal said the civic body was taking all necessary steps to improve solid waste management in the city but this goal could not be achieved without active support of residents. He appealed to them to hand over segregated dry and wet household waste to garbage collectors and stop dumping waste in open spaces/vacant plots.