29042025-JTR-01.qxd 4/28/2025 11:10 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune UE RESIDENTS AFFECTED AS LEVEL CROSSING CLOSED ACTOR SALMAN KHAN POSTPONES UK TOUR SMART GLASSES ARE WHERE TECH MEETS HIGH FASHION The rly authorities have told the residents that the crossing will remain closed and they can use underpass. P2 Salman Khan announced postponement of his highly anticipated UK tour, following the tragic Pahalgam terror attack. P4 If you still think glasses are just for seeing better, think again. Modern smart glasses are like mini-computers on your face. P4 » » » FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR MAX 38°C | MIN 20°C YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 19°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7.05 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:43 AM TUESDAY | 29 APRIL 2025 | JALANDHAR Mehli police post on NHAI land! BJP’s Nimisha takes up issue with Minister Gadkari Nawanshahr SSP likely to face inquiry Tension after J-K pupils intimidated in Phagwara On their request, LPU permits them to return to their homes in Kashmir Ashok Kaura Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, April 28 BJP leader Nimisha Mehta has submitted a complaint against the SSP Nawanshahr, to Union , Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for illegally occupying land of the NHAI and constructing a police post at Mehli village. Mehta said public looks up to the Punjab Police for safeguarding their properties against encroachers but the Nawanshahr police have illegally occupied land owned by the NHAI and also dared to construct a police post on this land by using funds from the state exchequer. Questioning the SSP Mehta , said he must answer how being an IPS officer, he could get an illegal building constructed on the land owned by the Centre and how he could get the funds released for this illegal construction. She urged the DGP to take notice of the matter and suspend the SSP immediately for putting the department to shame. BJP leader Nimisha Mehta shows the police post at Mehli built on a portion of the NHAI land. She said usually it’s the junior police officers who are made the scapegoat in such cases but since the SSP is the chief of district police, then he must be made to bear the brunt also for promoting its force to carry out illegal acts. The Mehli police post falls under Behram police station. It was earlier situated at Mehli village and now this post had been constructed right on the highway. Being a place of public dealing, there will surely be people coming in two-wheelers and fourwheelers which would amount to traffic chaos and hence invite accidents on the highway. Mehta said the minister had assured her of inquiry and legal action. SP headquarters, Nawan, shahr, Iqbal Singh said, “There is no encroachment done by the police. Still the records will be checked tomorrow again to ascertain the facts”. Phagwara, April 28 A tense situation unfolded at Green Valley near Law Gate in Phagwara on the intervening night of April 27 and 28 after a group of 20-30 individuals reportedly attempted to intimidate Kashmiri students residing in nearby paying guest accommodations. The group, allegedly armed with lathis, was seen knocking at the gates of PG houses where Kashmiri students were staying, allegedly shouting provocative slogans and foul language. The incident is said to have been triggered by anger over the recent Pahalgam attack in Kashmir. According to witnesses and police sources, the group, comprising both male and female students, gathered near the residences in a show of protest. Police personnel from Chaheru police chowki responded promptly after receiving information about the disturbance. They reached the spot and dispersed the crowd before any c m y b physical clashes could occur. No injuries or property damage were reported in the incident. Speaking to the media, some Kashmiri students alleged that the miscreants were students from a private university hailing from Bihar and UP . They claimed that the group specifically targeted the PGs housing Kashmiri students and used derogatory language aimed at them. However, the students confirmed that they remained inside their accommodations and avoided any direct confrontation. A delegation of Kashmiri students met the university authorities today and expressed fear for their safety and requested permission to return to their homes in J-K. The university administration announced that any student wishing to leave would be permitted to do so. The university offered flexibility regarding the examinations, initially scheduled to begin on May 6. The university has allowed affected students to appear for these examinations in July instead. Will go to EAM office: Brother of person missing in Russia Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 28 A day after coming back from Russia without any information regarding his brother Mandeep Kumar, Goraya-based Jagdeep Kumar is now planning to go to New Delhi to express his helplessness. “I was expecting much more. I expected that the Indian Embassy in Russia would be of great help to me, but I did not get much information. Whatever information I could gather was because of the help from the contacts I made there,” he alleged. He plans to go to the office of Ministry of External Affairs. He had earlier been to New Delhi as well. He had also protested silently at Ram Lila Maidan. “They know our condition and situation and we expected a lot more,” he said. Kumar was accompanied by two others. He said the agents against who he had registered complaint here in Jalandhar were in hand in gloves with agents in Russia who duped gullible people and then make them suffer. “My brother was told that he would be hired as a helper or cook, but he was instead sent to the warzone,” Jagdeep said. Salary not paid, healthcare workers burn effigy of CM Phagwara, April 28 Amid growing anger over unpaid salaries, healthcare workers under the National Health Mission (NHM) staged a protest at the Phagwara Civil Hospital today, burning the effigy of the Chief Minister. The workers allege that despite repeated assurances, they have not received their salaries for the past two months and key demands raised during meetings with the mission director remain unaddressed. Speaking at the protest, Dr Prabhjot Kaur said although several meetings have been held with the MD, no concrete action has been taken, with officials claiming the necessary files are still pending approval with the finance department. — OC