04042025-JTR-01.qxd 4/3/2025 10:23 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune SCARLETT ON WORKING IN JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH CHHORII 2 FEATURING NUSHRRATT TRAILER OUT AKSHAY BRINGS LEGAL BATTLE AFTER 1919 MASSACRE TO LIFE Actress and singer Scarlett Johansson shared updates about Jurassic World Rebirthat the CinemaCon 2025. P4 The trailer of the highly anticipated sequel to the 2021 horror hit Chhorii, titled Chhorii 2, has been dropped. P4 Kesari Chapter 2sheds light on the lawyer’s daring legal battle against the British Crown in the aftermath. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 31°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 31°C | MIN 12°C SUNSET FRIDAY 6.48 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 6:11 AM FRIDAY | 4 APRIL 2025 | JALANDHAR 2-hour bus strike hassles passengers Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 3 The two-hour strike and closure of the city bus stand by the Punjab Roadways/Punbus/PRTC Contractual Workers’ Union led to harassment to commuters on Thursday. Members of the union did not allow any bus to enter or exit from the bus stand. Passengers kept on waiting for a bus but had to eventually walk down a few hundred metres outside the bus stand to catch a private bus. Private operators had a field day as passengers, who otherwise prefer a government-operated bus, were completely dependent on them. Bhupinder Singh, general secretary of the union, said, “We know that the public is getting harassed. But we too have issues. Our families too are dependent on our jobs for a stable earning. We have been working on a contractual basis since 2007. The government has been assuring us that it was making a policy to regularise us but has never disclosed what is being done about us. Our demands are being made to linger on by all governments. AAP which too , Contractual staff of the Punjab roadways, PUNBUS and PRTC stage a protest in Jalandhar on Thursday. PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH gave us an assurance, has been sitting on our demand for the past three years”. Union leaders said 27 roadways depots across the state had been shut down for two hours. “The government is not paying any attention to our demand. So, we are going ahead with a three-day strike from April 7 to 9. Other than our demand for regularisation, we are also asking the government to add in a fleet of 10,000 more buses to cover all routes and do away with the kilometre scheme as it is completely non-viable”, added Bhupinder. As the members of the union raised slogans against the government outside the bus stand, the commuters had to walk down some distance with their luggage to catch a private bus. All women passengers, who avail free travel in government buses, had to pay for the bus fare today. Parvinder Kaur, who had come from Ludhiana to meet some relatives, said, “I had been dropped near bus stand. I was completely clueless of the strike. I have undergone knee surgery recently. It was not easy for me to carry my bags and walk down to catch a bus”. Woman dies after altercation at medical store 4 members of robbers’ gang nabbed, weapons recovered Phagwara, April 3 A woman lost her life following a minor altercation at a medical store on Sri Goindwal Sahib Road in Kapurthala. The deceased has been identified as Gurpreet, wife of Santokh Singh, originally from Bihar and currently residing in Dogarwal village. According to reports, Gurpreet had accompanied her husband to the medical store to purchase medicines when a dispute arose with two individuals over some issue. The verbal disagreement escalated, after which Gurpreet reportedly collapsed and lost consciousness. She was immediately rushed to the Civil Hospital in Kapurthala, where the on-duty doctor declared her dead. Her husband Santokh Singh stated that the confrontation with the two individuals was minor, but his wife became overwhelmed with fear and fainted. Following the incident, the police arrived at the scene and took the body into custody. It was subsequently placed in the mortuary for post-mortem examination. The post-mortem examination was conducted. The body has since been handed over to the family. The authorities have not indicated any foul play at this stage but are continuing their investigation. — OC Our Correspondent c m y b Hoshiarpur, April 3 The police have arrested four members of a gang involved in robbery for the drug supply and recovered drugs, fake and foreign pistols and a bike from them. Cases have been registered against the accused in various police stations earlier as well. The information was given by SP Major Singh while addressing a press conference in the Police Lines here today. DSP-Rural Narendra Singh was also with him. He said under the special campaign started by the police, Sadiq Biker dies in accident Phagwara, April 3 An accident on the PhillaurGoraya highway claimed the life of a motorcyclist. The accident occurred near Dusanjh Khurd village when the rider lost control and crashed into the roadside railing. The police took custody of the body and informed the Phillaur police station. The victim has been identified as Harpinder Singh of Wahadewal. The body has been sent to Civil Hospital, Phillaur. — OC Mohammad, alias Anda, a resident of Sataur, and Paramveer Singh, a resident of Milap Nagar, riding on a scooter at the Dallewal turn were arrested and 56 gram of narcotic powder was recovered from them. During interrogation, the accused told the police that they used to buy drugs from Mukesh Kumar, alias Chandu, a resident of Shankar Nagar, Hoshiarpur, who was also arrested. The accused told the police that they are addicts and to meet their expenses, they supply and consume drugs. The accused told the police that they used to carry out robbery in connivance with Sarbjit Singh, alias Sabi, a resident of Kantiyan. The SP said the members of the gang used to rob workers in the evening by threatening them with fake pistols and axes. The accused have admitted their involvement in various robbery incidents. In response to a question, SP Major Singh said after a secret information, the police arrested Sunil Kumar of Talwandi Araiyan, Rajinder Singh, Jayandeep Singh of Baba Bakala, Batala, from village Dhamiya Kalan and recovered drugs from them. Two arrested with stolen phone, cash, motorcycle Jalandhar, April 3 The Kapurthala police arrested two men with a stolen mobile phone and cash which they had snatched from a delivery boy on April 1. Charanjit Singh, resident of Adnawali, at Fattu Dhinga in Kapurthala, had said he worked as a delivery boy in a company. On April1, while he was heading to village Sandhu Chatthe, two men on a motorcycle, threatened to injure him with a sharp-edged weapon and snatched his mobile phone and Rs 18,693 from him. A case was registered against the snatchers. Acting on the information, ASI Amarjit Singh, chowki incharge, Kala Sanghian, arrested two men Jaswinder Singh and Lakhvir Singh, both resident of Eeda at Nakodar, and recovered the mobile phone, Rs 2,500, a knife and a bike from them. — TNS Plastic ban campaign in Phagwara Jalandhar, April 3 The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Phagwara, Dr Akshita Gupta has appealed to city residents, shopkeepers and market association presidents to cooperate in the plastic ban campaign being run by the government. Dr Gupta said the Municipal Corporation has formed special teams to stop the use of plastic bags within the city limits, which are checking the markets daily. Legal action will be taken against any shopkeeper found using plastic bags and challans will be issued. She also appealed to market association presidents to join hands with the administration to contribute in making the city clean. It is necessary to stop the use of plastic bags to protect the environment and maintain the beauty of the city. Apart from this, the health branch of the MC has also taken action against some dhaba owners of the city, who are not segregating waste properly and are keeping food items in the open. The challans have also been issued. Dr Gupta finally appealed to the city residents to join this campaign of cleanliness and environmental conservation, so that Phagwara can be developed as a plastic-free and green city. — TNS