26012025-JTR-01.qxd 1/25/2025 11:59 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY CELEBRATED AT MLU DAV COLLEGE TELEVISION STARS SHARE WHAT REPUBLIC DAY MEANS TO THEM “It encourages us to reflect on our collective progress and values that bind us together as a nation,” says Anupama Solanki. P4 MAINLY CLEAR MAX 20°C | MIN 4°C YESTERDAY MAX 20°C | MIN 5°C SITAR MAESTRO CAPTURES BEAUTY OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM MLU DAV College held an event to spread awareness about importance of voting for a well-governed society. P2 FORECAST With aalap, rhythm and vocals, Hidayat Khan captures vast and intricate beauty of the National Anthem. P4 » » SUNSET SUNDAY 5.57 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7:23 AM » SUNDAY | 26 JANUARY 2025 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF THEFT Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested a person on the charge of theft and recovered stolen cylinder and cash worth Rs 16,000 from him. Jahani Khatoon, a resident of Chhatta Bazaar, told the police that she was out of the house. Her son was flying kites on roof of the house. During this time, an unknown person stole a full gas cylinder and cash from her room. She said the footage of the CCTV cameras installed in the house revealed that the theft was committed by Suraj Nitin Verma, a resident of Mohalla Mishra. The police registered a case and arrested the accused after recovering stolen goods from him. OC Wait for second Mayor in Phagwara gets longer, election postponed amid ruckus Congress councillors board a bus; and (right) AAP councillors coming out the PWD rest house after postponement of Mayoral elections in Phagwara. PHOTOS: SARABJIT SINGH Deepkamal Kaur/ Ashok Kaura Tribune News Service 3 CELLPHONES SEIZED FROM JAIL Hoshiarpur: The prison authorities have recovered three mobile phones during search on the Central Jail premises. Assistant Superintendent Satnam Singh, Central Jail, said during search of the chakki at a jail's block, a smartphone cellphone along with a SIM hidden in a bathroom wall was recovered. He said in the second case, a cellphone was recovered from undertrial Gurmukh Singh Gera of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, who was lodged in barrack No. 10. In third case, Assistant Superintendent Sukhwinder Singh said during search of the jail’s barrack No. 20, a keypad mobile phone was recovered from dustbin lying there. Further probes have been initiated after registering three cases in this connections. OC Phagwara, January 25 The wait for getting the second Mayor in Phagwara has become somewhat longer. It was in March 2015 that the city had got its first Mayor — BJP’s Arun Khosla. Even though it has been almost five years since his term got over, the city has not been able to get an incumbent for the top post of the civic body. Post December 21 Municipal Corporation (MC) polls in 50 wards, the Mayoral election to the civic body were scheduled for this evening, but it could not be held amid ruckus created by the AAP councillors. The Congress and BSP councillors, who were confident that they would ‘MOCKERY OF VOTERS’ DAY’ Interestingly, as the Mayoral election in Phagwara coincided with the National Voters' Day today, city residents said it was a mockery of the day as no votes could be cast for the purpose. be able to jointly elect their Mayor, had come all prepared, while carrying garlands and sweets with them. But they all had to go back disappointed. All 22 Congress councillors came in a bus hired by party MLA Balwinder Dhaliwal. The three BSP councillors also alighted from the same bus outside the election venue — an auditorium on the backside of the PWD guest house. Since the party had already approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for seeking arrangements be made by officials for a OATH ADMINISTERED TO 48 COUNCILLORS The oath was administered to 48 elected councillors while two Independent councillors Davinder Sapra (Ward No. 12) and his wife Rupali Sapra (Ward No. 13) reached the venue a few minutes late after the oath ceremony. free and fair election, they were confident that the poll process would go on smoothly. All arrangements for videography inside and outside the venue had been made by the administration, but the meeting was stopped abruptly even before the Congress councillors could propose any names. Just a night before the Mayoral election in Phagwara, the Congress activists came to know about an FIR registered against family members of two of their par- Hoshiarpur, January 25 Threatening to commit suicide at a district-level function in the city during the Republic Day celebrations proved a costly mistake for a woman when the police took her into custody. Devdutt Sharma, DSP (City), said a city-resident Paramjit Kaur, along with some of her companions, staged a sit-in in front of the Mini Secretariat here, during which they raised slogans against the police and the Punjab Government. He said the police received information that the woman had posted a video on social media in which threatened to commit suicide at the districtlevel Republic Day function. He said the police immediately reached the spot and took the woman into custody. He said the woman had a property dispute with her husband. The DSP said she posted the video to put pressure on the police to take action in this connection. The DSP said the police had taken the woman into custody and whatever action was necessary, would be taken against her. He said no one would be allowed to disturb peace in the city. Meanwhile, Paramjit Kaur said she had a property dispute with her husband for a long time and had complained about this to the district police chief and other officials, but all her pleas had gone unheard. She demanded justice from the police in this connection. Jalandhar, January 25 The city is all set to celebrate the 76th Republic Day (RDay) with elaborate security arrangements and detailed traffic plans for the event at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium tomorrow. The entire area around the stadium will be cordoned off, with police deploying approximately 2,000 personnel. CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor activities in and around the stadium. Traffic diversions will be in place near the stadium and the surrounding areas from 7am to 2pm tomorrow to facilitate smooth movement of vehicles. Major roads, including those near Samra Chowk, Nakodar Road and Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, will be restricted for entry. Heavy vehicles will be diverted through alternate routes, while light vehicles will have designated pathways via Urban Estate and the nearby areas. Bus parking will be permitted on both sides of the road near Milkbar Chowk and Nakodar Road, while car parking will be allowed along Masand Chowk and Geeta Mandir Chowk. No drone, no fly zone The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Ankur Gupta, has declared the area under the Jalandhar Commissionerate as “No drone and no-fly zone” for January 26. Violators will face legal action, with exceptions only for the Department of Defenceapproved flights. — TNS A chowk decked up with Tricolour lights on the eve of Republic Day celebrations in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Apeejay Schools JALANDHAR | CBSE Affiliated Mahavir Marg | Model Town | Rama Mandi | Tanda Road Where leaders turn dreams into reality Woman threatens suicide on R-Day function, detained Our Correspondent ty councillors. Despite a communique by Phagwara MLA Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal to Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora on January 23 to prevent the city police from undue harassment of the Congress councillors and their families, cases against two Congress activists were registered under Section 318(4) and 13 Punjab Travel Professions Regulation Act for defrauding people on the pretext of sending them abroad. Gurjit Walia was running Bright Future IELTS Centre and Mukesh Kumar Bhatia was running Oxford Institute. On a complaint lodged by Vipin Kumar, a resident of Hardasspur village, the police registered a case at 9.15 pm on January 23. The said accused Gurjit Walia is former Block Congress Committee President and husband of elected Congress councillor Paramjit Kaur Walia (Ward No. 15), while Mukesh Kumar Bhatia is husband of elected Congress councillor Pinki Bhatia (Ward No. 7). Gurjit Walia said he had closed his firm around one-and-a-half year ago. Dhaliwal said these pressure tactics of the ruling AAP could not help the party win trust of the people in the state. City gears up for R-Daycelebrations Eight Congress councillors of Bhogpur join AAP in presence of party state unit president Aman Arora. 8 Cong councillors join AAP in Bhogpur and MLA Raman Arora. This paves the way for the AAP to have its own civic body president in the town. Congress MLA Sukhwinder Kotli had lodged a huge protest on Thursday as SDM Vivek Modi and Executive Officer Rajat Oberoi left the MC office midway during president’s election. The Congress had eight councillors and the AAP five. Now, all 13 councillors are with the ruling AAP and the president poll is set to be announced anytime next week. — TNS Kapurthalapolicebust robbers’ gang, 1 held 30 illegal liquor boxes seized Jalandhar, January 25 The time-buying strategy of the AAP to form its Municipal Council in Bhogpur has worked as all eight councillors of the Congress today joined the ruling party in the presence of state president Aman Arora Phagwara, January 25 In a major breakthrough, the Kapurthala police successfully busted an an interdistrict robbers gang involved in a series of violent crimes across Punjab. Addressing the media, Kapurthala SSP Gaurav Toora said a special team led by Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Sarabjit Rai and Deputy Superintendent of Police (Detective) Parminder Singh was constituted to investigate a robbery case reported on January 15, 2025. Five unidentified men, travelling in a Swift Dzire, allegedly looted Rs 8,000 in cash and a mobile phone at gunpoint from Krishna, a resident of Tajpur in Subhanpur. The police arrested Karanbir Singh, alias Mota, a resident of Pakhopur village in Tarn Taran district. The team recovered a stolen Swift Dzire car without registration plates, an Oppo mobile phone, a country-made pistol (.32 bore) with five live cartridges and a toy pistol from his possession. Toora said during interrogation, the accused disclosed involvement of three accomplices — Vishal, Rajanbir, and Galu — all hailing from Tarn Taran. The gang is believed to have orchestrated a series of high-profile robberies, including snatching of an I-20 car near Boot village and stealing a Swift Dzire car in Kartarpur, Jalandhar; robbery at a medical store in Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran; cash theft in Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar; and theft of parcels in Sohian Jagraon, Ludhiana. Toora said that Inspector Jarnail Singh, in-charge, CIA staff, and ASI Charanjit Singh of the technical cell played a pivotal role in apprehending the accused. The police have intensified efforts to locate and apprehend the remaining gang members. — OC Jalandhar, January 25 In a crackdown on the illegal liquor trade, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police, led by Commissioner of Police (CP) Swapan Sharma, seized 30 boxes of illegal liquor and arrested two persons in separate cases in this connection. Sharing details, CP Swapan Sharma said a team from the Leather Complex police post under the Basti Bawa Khel police station acted on a tipoff about the sale of illegal liquor. The team apprehended Joginderpal, a resident of Tara Singh Avenue, Jalandhar, and confiscated 72 bottles labelled “Royal Stag” and 48 bottles of other brand whiskey. In all, 120 bottles (90 litres) of illegal liquor was seized from Joginderpal. In another operation, the CIA staff arrested Prince Purewal, also a resident of Tara Singh Avenue, following secret information. Twenty boxes of illegal liquor were recovered from his possession. 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