31032025-JTR-01.qxd 3/30/2025 11:43 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune VAJRA CORPS ORGANISES EX-SERVICEMEN RALLY ISHAAN RAISES TEMPERATURE AS HE FLAUNTS CHISELLED ABS SALMAN KHAN’S EIDI, SIKANDAR, IS SO DISAPPOINTING More than 2,000 ex-servicemen and their families from Hoshiarpur and nearby districts attend the event. P2 On 4th day of Lakme Fashion Week, Ishaan caught everyone’s attention with his hot showstopper look. P4 Sikandar that starts off with usual bad guy getting bashed up by superhero is a project that should have remained on paper. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 28°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 9°C SUNSET MONDAY 6.46 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:16 AM MONDAY | 31 MARCH 2025 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF MAN BOOKED FOR STEALING BIKE Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked a person for stealing a motorcycle and mobile phones. Amarjit Singh of Sahem village complained to the police that a thief barged into his house on March 23 night and stole a motorcycle and phone sets from a shed of villager Jagir Singh. A case has been registered against the unidentified accused. OC BOOKED FOR SELLING LIQUOR Phagwara: The Shahkot police booked a villager on the charge of brewing and selling illicit liquor. As many as 209 bottles of hooch and a tub were recovered from the house of the accused Darshan Singh of Baupur village, who managed to flee from the spot. A case has been registered against the accused. OC 3 HELD FOR DRUG PEDDLING Phagwara: The Bilga police have arrested two 'drug peddlers' on the charge of selling intoxicated tablets. As many as 78 tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Des Raj and Kamaljit Kumar of Mao Sahib village. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. The police have also arrested a 'drug peddler' Parmindar Singh of Kang Kalan village with 305 tablets. OC MAN HELD WITH ILLEGAL FIREARM Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a miscreant with illegal firearm. The accused has been identified as Harmanpreet Singh, alias Happy, of Danewal village. The accused, travelling on a motorcycle, was intercepted at a naka and an illegal countrymade pistol and three cartridges 7.65 MM and .32 bore were seized from him. A case had been registered against the accused. oc MAN HELD FOR SNATCHING CASH Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested an absconding person on the charges of snatching cash and mobile phone from women. The accused have been identified as Joban of Malrri village. A case under the BNS has been registered against the accused. oc COUPLE BOOKED FOR DUPING Hoshiarpur: The police of Dasuya have registered a case against the couple for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 43.55 lakh on the pretext of sending them to America. Sucha Singh of village Moriya told the police that travel agent Davinder Singh of Sanghoi, district Karnal, and his wife Raman Kaur had allegedly taken amount from him, promising him of sending his son to the US. But the accused neither sent his son abroad, nor returned his money. Illegal structure of woman drug smuggler razed at Pasla village Two travel agents booked for duping youth of ~24 lakh Tribune News Service Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 30 Under the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign of the government, the rural police, led by SSP Gurmeet Singh, have taken a decisive action against drug peddlers. They razed the house of a woman drug peddler at Pasla village in Jalandhar today. In the presence of officials of the civil administration, an unauthorised structure in village Pasla, under the jurisdiction of Nurmahal police station, was demolished on Sunday. This is the fourth establishment of a drug peddler to be demolished by the Jalandhar rural police. SSP Gurmeet Singh stated that Jaswinder Kaur, alias Jassi, wife of Amarjeet Singh, alias Rami, a resident of Pasla, had been involved in drug trafficking for a long time and was named in many cases registered under the NDPS Act. He revealed that the couple had illegally occupied about 34 marlas of panchayat land, constructing a bathroom and boundary walls. Today, with the support of the village panchayat and BDPO office staff, the illegal encroachment was removed with police assis- Hoshiarpur: The police have booked two and arrested one on the charge of selling fake capsules at the shop. Mohit Chadda of Jalandhar had complained to the police that Rajiv Sharma of Mall Road, Hoshiarpur, and Manav Pabbi of Ludhiana were selling fake capsules of his company. The police have arrested Rajiv Sharma. oc tance, he added. The SSP listed the cases registered against Jaswinder Kaur at Nurmahal police station under the NDPS Act, including at least six FIRs from 2019 to 2024. Village sarpanch Gurvinder Singh was also present on the occasion and welcomed the Punjab government’s drive against drugs. SSP , Jalandhar Rural, Gurmeet Singh said, “A demo- lition drive was carried out at the Pasla village today. BDPO Rurka Kalan had written a letter informing us that Jaswinder Kaur alias Jassi had constructed an illegal house on 3- 3.5 marla land of the village. They sought police officials to remove the encroachment. The encroachments were demolished today in response to that very request, amidst proper police protection to offi- TRIBUNE PHOTO cials. The woman is a smuggler with five cases under the NDPS Act and a murder case against her. She had also been absconding from home for the past one month.” The SSP emphasised that the action aligns with the Punjab government’s zero-tolerance policy against drug peddlers, and that such strict measures against them will continue. He urged the public to contribute to the fight against drugs by reporting drug-related activities to the police. Citizens can provide information via WhatsApp helpline on the number 9779100-200, with the assurance that their identity will remain confidential. He also appealed to families to educate their children about the harmful effects of drugs and encourage them to lead a healthy lifestyle. Seechewal visits STPs, takes serious 7th accused held note of non-functional plants for attack on Youtuber’s house Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 30 Rajya Sabha MP and environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal today conducted a surprise inspection of two treatment plants near the Kala Sanghian Drain in Basti Peer Daad. During the visit, he took serious note of the non-functional treatment plants and discharge of untreated sewage into the drain through broken pipelines. Expressing displeasure, Seechewal reprimanded officials for their negligence and immediately informed DC Dr Himanshu Aggarwal, urging strict action against those responsible. He also sought accountability from officials across all departments. Responding to the matter, the Deputy Commissioner directed the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, to visit the site and submit a status report within three days. Seechewal further reviewed the ongoing work to cement the Kala Sanghia Drain, which has been in Tribune News Service Rajya Sabha MP and environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal during a surprise inspection of a treatment plant near the Kala Sanghian Drain in Basti Peer Daad in Jalandhar. progress for several months. He expressed disappointment on discovering that sewer lines leading to the treatment plants had been deliberately broken, allowing continuous discharge of untreated sewage into the drain. He instructed officials to expedite the work so that 100 cusecs of water could be released into the drain. Highlighting his longstanding fight against pollu- tion with public support, Seechewal lamented the persistent negligence of officials. The Kala Sanghian Drain originates from Bulandpur village, passes through Jalandhar city and merges into the Chitti Bein near Malsian. A project worth crores of rupees is underway to cement a 14-km stretch of the drain in Jalandhar. While efforts to clean up the drain have been going on for Car owners to pay ~230 Ladhowal toll Our Correspondent 1 HELD FOR FAKE CAPSULE SALE The police demolish the house of a woman drug peddler in Jalandhar. A Nawanshahr, March 30 Though newspapers were recently flooded with the reports highlighting the problems faced by US deportees, there isn’t much change being witnessed on the ground. Today, two persons were booked by the Nawanshahr police for duping a man on the pretext of sending him to the US. Raghuvir Singh from Sadar Nawanshahr, in his complaint to the police, alleged that Satinder Pal and Harbans Singh from Nawanshahr took Rs 24 lakh from him and promised that they would send his son to the US. The police have registered an FIR in this case but the accused are absconding. There were three youngsters from Nawanshahr, who were among the hundreds of US deportees. Ramandeep Singh of Ibrahimpur village in Nawanshahr is one on whose complaint, the police had registered a case against two Rajpura-based travel agents. The 35-year-old had spent Rs 40 lakh to go to the US for which he heavily relied on loan. Ramandeep said he wanted PHAGWARA,MARCH 30 The NHAI has announced to increase toll at all plazas from April 1. Manager of the Ladhowal toll plaza Deepender Kumar said every car owner would have to shell out Rs 230 for a single journey and Rs 345 for multiple journey to travel a distance of merely 12 km from Phillaur to Ludhiana. Light vehicle owners will pay Rs 370 for single journey and Rs 555 for multiple journey. Three-axle commercial vehicles will pay Rs 845 for single journey and Rs 1,265 for multiple journey. He said bus and truck drivers would have to pay Rs 775 for single journey and Rs 1,160 for multiple journey while more heavy vehicles would have to pay Rs 1,215 for single journey and Rs 1,820 for multiple journey. Depender said the oversized vehicle drivers would have to pay Rs 1,475 for single journey and Rs 2,215 for multiple journey. He said monthly passes for vehicle owners residing with- in 20 km of radius will now be available for Rs 350. Meanwhile, Congress MLA Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, Dr Navjot Singh Dahia, AAP leader Joginder Singh Maan and Parminder Mehta have opposed it. They said the government or private companies should provide better roads with good infrastructure. The leaders said the increase would affect shortdistance travellers. They urged the government to review it. c m y b ages, the continued discharge of industrial and other effluents into the drain continues to pose threats to local residents – also leaving residents of villages on the drain banks susceptible to cancer. Despite the issue being raised many times by the environmentalist and local residents, the non functional STPs have become a major obstruction in the efforts to render the drain clean. Jalandhar, March 30 In a major breakthrough amid the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the police have made another arrest in connection with a case of attack on Youtuber’s house in Jalandhar, taking the total arrests in this case to seven. DGP Gaurav Yadav said the Jalandhar Rural Police apprehended an accused identified as Maninder, alias Bobby, a resident of Alichak in Jalandhar, from the Chandigarh airport. Some individuals had attacked Youtuber and social media influencer Roger Sandhu’s house located in Raipur Rasoolpur village in Jalandhar on the night of March 15 and 16. Yadav said preliminary investigations have revealed that accused Maninder had arranged weapons and hand- ed these over to accused Rohit Basra, who further provided these to Amritpreet and Dheeraj on March 8 at Jandu Singha. Maninder has been facing multiple cases under the Arms Act, he added. The DGP said further investigations are ongoing to uncover the full network. The development came days after the police arrested six accused involved in this case, including Amritpreet Singha, Hardik Kamboj, Dheeraj Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Lachhmi and Rohit Basra. Police teams have also recovered one hand grenade, two .32 bore pistols along with ammunition and three motorcycles from their possession. SSP Gurmeet Singh said following reliable inputs that accused Maninder expected to arrive at the Chandigarh airport, police teams from Jalandhar Rural immediately dispatched to the Chandigarh and arrested the accused on his arrival. to go to Canada for which he approached two agents in Rajpura. “The agents told me that the visa refusal rate was high in Canada. Thus, they decided to send me to the US. In October last year, I reached the UK and from there, I was taken to Mexico,” he had said. The day I reached Mexico, two unknown persons snatched my mobile phone and made me sit in a car. They had weapons. After crossing the border, they left me in the US,” Ramandeep, who studied till Class XII had mentioned. Manpreet Singh from Balachaur and Taranjit Singh (19) from Pojewal had also got deported from the US. For days, the family members remained mum on the issue. The grandfather of Taranjit when approached by the media had refused to share any detail and that he was thankful to the Almighty that his grandson had come back safely. “Don’t compel me to say anything further. I am not in a condition to do so. I won’t answer to any other question,” he had said. The sarpanch had also said the family was in distress and weren’t in a position to talk. Man held for murdering wife Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, March 30 The police have arrested a person for allegedly murdering his wife. Gurdev Singh, a resident of village Landran under Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, has lodged a complaint with the police at Chabbewal. He said his sister Kavita was married to Manjit Singh, a resident of village Saidpur, about six years ago. The complainant alleged that Manjit started harassing his sister soon after the marriage. He said the last day, his sister had told him on the phone that her husband was harassing and threatening to kill her. He told his sister to somehow spend the night and he would reach her in the morning. After this, late night Manjit told him on the phone that Kavita had committed suicide by hanging herself. When he reached there with his mother and relatives, his sister was dead. He alleged that his sister did not commit suicide but her husband allegedly murdered her. The police registered a case and arrested the accused after registering a case against him. MissionTeachers visit homes to get more admissions in govt schools Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, March 30 The new session will begin from April 1 in schools and a campaign is on in government schools to increase students’ strength. The teachers are trying their best to attract students to schools. Messages are also being circulated through social media and teachers are extensively making the use of social media apps to reach out to students. They are going door to door and village panchayats have also been roped in for this purpose. Sohan Lal, a government teacher from Government Primary School, Mandala, said they had been going door to door to talk to people and are also keeping in contact with sarpanchs. “They help us getting the maximum admission for schools. Right now, we have 80 students in our school and we are expecting a good increase in the strength in the coming session,” Sohan Lal said. A Parent-Teacher Meeting along with the graduation ceremony was organised in Government Primary School, Mandala. “Our school result is very good and village sarpanch was also there at the school who appreciated the efforts by the school for students,” the teacher of Government School, Mandala, said. A government school teacher from Balachaur of Nawanshahr said home visits by the school staff was being done. “We are making huge promises with the parents,” the teacher said.