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INBRIEF FIRM’S WIRE ROLLS STOLEN Phagwara: A major theft has been reported at Pro Brick Space Pvt Ltd, located on the Lovely University campus after two women allegedly broke into the store and escaped with a large quantity of electrical and copper material. The incident surfaced on Tuesday when senior officer Aasit Sood reached the store and found the window grill broken. On checking the stock, several items were found missing, including 26 rolls of PVC insulated red wire, 61 rolls of black and red PVC insulated wire, one roll of yellow wire, three rolls of copper SWG wire, etc. OC WOMAN BOOKED FOR CHEATING Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked a woman on the charges of cheating and breach of trust. The accused has been identified as Kuljit Kaur of Kandola Kalan village under Nurmahal police station. Jaswindar Kaur of Kang Sahibu village had complained to Jalandhar (rural) SSP that she had registered a sale deed of her land at Kang Sahibu village in the name of the accused and her sister-in-law Kuljit Kaur in 2022 but no amount of sale consideration of Rs 21 lakh was ever paid to her. The DSP had inquired into the complaint and sent his report to the SSP who ordered registered of a case. OC TWO BOOKED FOR BURNING STUBBLE Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have booked a farmer on the charge of burning paddy stubble. The accused has been identified as Parmindar Singh of Rampur village. The patwari has sent his report to the police which was verified and examined at the place of occurrence. The accused had set afire stubble and violated government order. The Lohian Khas police also booked farmer Sarwan of Mandala village for burning stubble. OC TWO DRUG PEDDLERS HELD Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested two 'drug peddlers' on the charge of selling intoxicating tablets. As many as 28 tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused, identified as Aditya and Jasbir Lal, alias Rohit, of Beer Pind village. The Nakodar police arrested a 'drug peddler' Ranjit of Rayeewal Dona village in Shahkot with 42 tablets. oc LPU HOSTS 60 INT’L DELEGATES Phagwara: The 4th Annual International Conference and Global Summit 2025 global academic collaboration under the theme "Internationalisation Reimagined - Shaping the Future of Higher Education Together" began at Lovely Professional University (LPU). The three-day global congregation brought together 60+ international delegates representing 25 leading universities from 15 countries. oc After days of glitter, garbage dots city Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 29 The city recently celebrated a string of festivals — Dasehra, Karvachauth, Diwali, and most recently Chhath Puja with great enthusiasm. But once the glitter faded, heaps of garbage were left behind. While everyone knows how to celebrate, few remember the responsibility of cleaning up afterward. Flowers, fruit peels, diyas, pottery, gift wrappers, and polythene bags used for puja now litter the streets. Despite widespread awareness about segregating waste and composting organic material, most residents ignore these practices. Take a look at the Bist Doab Canal, where Chhath Puja was observed on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Before the festival, the Drainage Department ensured the canal was cleaned. Today, with water no longer being pumped in, the stretch within city limits is filthy. Leftovers from offerings — banana shoots, pineapple crowns, coconut shells, flowers, pots, burnt diyas, and plastic — are strewn across the canal. Shockingly, none of the sabhas or community leaders who organized the puja returned to clean up the mess. These groups also held cracker shows along the canal and near Devi Talab Mandir, adding to the pollution. While prayers were Post-Chhath Puja, water bodies and roadsides filled with festival offerings Not just the air and water, even the roadsides remain filthy in the city. Garbage collectors, who originally hail from Bihar, did not go for door-to-door collection of waste for threefour days owing to Chhath celebrations. The people in these wards conveniently threw waste along roadsides or any other undesignated dumping sites a little away from their places. IMPOSE FINE the festival is ❝Afterone will bother over, no Offerings from Chhath Puja now litter the entire stretch of the Bist Doab Canal in Jalandhar. Phagwara,October 29 Based on the inputs of intelligence agencies, a police team under the leadership of SSP , Kapurthala, Gaurav Toora, has arrested an employee working as Safai Sewak at the Kapurthala Army Cantonment on allegations of espionage for a foreign country. The accused, identified as Raja, resident of Mushakved in Kapurthala district, was taken into custody near YPoint, Kanjali, during a routine patrol and checking operation, officials said. Raja was employed as a private sanitary worker inside the Army Cantonment on a contractual basis. During his arrest, the police searched his mobile phone and allegedly found evidence of communi- TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH AIR QUALITY POOR IN CITY Crackers burnt in the last few weeks and smoke from stubble burning have polluted the entire atmosphere. The AQI level in Jalandhar at 3 pm on Wednesday was 241, the highest in Punjab. being offered, fireworks lit up the sky — but now, the aftermath tells a different story. Canal to be fenced soon An official of the Drainage Department shared that presidents of various Biharbased organisations had been asked to get the debris cleared from the canal. He added the department had Though there has been smog since Diwali night, this morning the city had the thickest layer. Throughout the day, Sun rays had to struggle to make way through this envelop of smog. Since it decided to fence the canal so that the problem of dumping of waste round the year gets resolved. “Tenders for the purpose have already been floated and once the contract is awarded, the work shall begin. Fencing shall resolve the day-to-day problem of throwing of filth to a large extent. For the past many Safai Sewak at Army Cantt arrested for espionage Our Correspondent GARBAGE COLLECTORS ABSENT COPS FIND EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM The police searched his mobile phone and allegedly found evidence of communication with contacts in Pakistan cation with contacts in Pakistan. Investigating officers claim that the accused had been sending photographs of restricted Army areas and sharing sensitive information related to military establishments. The SSP stated that there were indications that the accused was receiving money from Pakistani handlers in exchange for the information. Officials described the matter as a serious breach of national security, claiming that the information transmitted could compromise the security, integrity, and operational confidentiality of defence installations. Following the initial findings, an FIR has been registered. Raja has been booked under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, along with Section 152 of the BNS. The accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway to determine the extent of the information shared and to identify any possible associates. Cops are reportedly examining digital communication records, financial transactions and other evidence to establish the scope of the suspected espionage activity. Police sources said that central security agencies also join the probe, considering the sensitivity of the case. was less sunny in the day, the maximum and minimum temperature came down two notches from 31 to 29 degree Celsius in the day and 19 to 17 degree Celsius in the night. to clean the filth. People from adjoining colonies will continue to throw their domestic waste into it. The department should install cameras and impose penalty on violators. ❞ Sardari Lal, A SHOPKEEPER Main accused in Richie Kaypee hit-and-run case arrested Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 29 Gursharan Singh Prince, the main accused in the fatal hitand-run case of former MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee’s son Richie Kaypee, has been arrested by the city police on Tuesday. Prince had been on the run since the accident occurred on Septembe 13 near Mata Rani Chowk in Model Town. He was driving a car, which was one of the four cars that got involved in the accident that day. Prince was going by the car along with his wife and daughter when the accident had occurred. His two brothers-in-law — Taranjit Singh of Ludhiana and Gurpreet Singh of Jalandhar — who had reportedly harboured the accused and helped him in escaping had been arrested days after the accident. The Model Town police have got his twoday remand from the court. years, we had been writing to the MC authorities to get the garbage dumping into canals checked, but no one had paid a heed”, said the official. “The Drainage Department had cleaned the canal a day before Chhath Puja. After the festival is over, no one will bother to clean the filth. Whatever waste has been thrown into it will remain as it is till the time another cleaning exercise is done, which may take months. Till then, the garbage will keep on piling inside it. People from adjoining colonies will also continue to throw their domestic waste into it. The department should Manage straw, SDM advises farmers 100 new streetlights to brighten Phagwara Tribune News Service Nawanshahr, October 29 As part of the government’s ongoing awareness campaign on in-situ management of crop residue and prevention of stubble burning, the district administration organised meetings with farmers in villages Garhpathana, Garuppar, and Urappur. During these interactions, farmers were urged to manage paddy straw and other crop residues within their fields instead of burning them, to safeguard the environment and public health. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Anamjyot Kaur, along with DSP Raj Kumar and officers from the Agriculture Department, sensitised farmers about the harmful effects of stubble burning in the presence of village dignitaries. again deploy MGNREGA workers for re-cleaning of the canal, deploy staff to ensure that there is no dumping of home waste into it or install cameras and impose penalty on those who do not follow its instructions.” Sardari Lal, a shopkeeper near the Bist Doab Canal. ~5.33 lakh project launched by ex-minister Mann Our Correspondent Phagwara, October 29 The Phagwara Municipal Corporation has launched a project to install 100 70-watt streetlights across various parts of the city at a cost of Rs 5.33 lakh. The initiative was launched today by senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Punjab minister Joginder Singh Mann at Palahie Road. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Mayor Rampal Uppal, ADC-cumMunicipal Commissioner Dr Akshita Gupta, and other civic officials. Mann said residents in several areas of the city had been facing difficulties during night hours due to malfunctioning or damaged streetlights. He added that newly developed localities under the corporation’s jurisdiction also lacked proper lighting, causing inconvenience to the public. “To address these civic issues and ensure public safety, the Municipal Corporation, under the supervision of Mayor Rampal Uppal, has initiated this streetlight installation project,” Mann said. He assured residents that the corporation remains committed to resolving local problems and ensuring basic amenities at the ward level. Mann further stated that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Department of Local Government is carrying out development works with dedication. He emphasised that the government has prioritised urban development, allocating sufficient funds for civic projects. Those present at the event included Councillor Padamdev Sudhir Nika, Councillor Harpreet Singh Bhogal, Block President Arjan Sudhir, and other prominent residents of the area. Three-day mela to spotlight Ghadar Movement's legacy, challenges ‘Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da’ begins today Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, October 29 The three-day 34th Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da, dedicated to the centenary of the death of Ghadri Gulab Kaur (1925-2025) and the struggle of the Ghadar movement, will begin at the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall in Jalandhar on October 30, 31 and November 1. Kashmir MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami, economist and political playwright Prabhat Patnaik, writer and democratic rights activist Dr Navsharan Kaur and veteran playwright, editor, academic and poet Swaraj Bir Singh and will be the key speakers at the mela. The mela, celebrating the ideals and contribution of Gulab Kaur, will firmly uphold the fundamental foundation, objectives and goals of the Ghadar movement, emphasise its relevance in contemporary times while discussing the burning issues of the present times, said members and trustees of the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall here today. The mela is also dedicated to immigrants and the hatred they are subjected to. The mela, committed to upholding democratic rights Members of the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Committee with a poster of Ghadri Gulab Kaur in background. and making sense of contemporary corporatisation, will witness the Kashmir ideologue Tarigami and Dr Navsharan’s c m y b speeches on democratic rights in Kashmir and the country on the final day, November 1. Patnaik and Swaraj Bir will speak on fascism and corporatisation in the mid-day session on October 31. As many as 1,000 artistes have already reached the yadgaar hall for cultural events. Yadgaar comittee members said the mela will be witness discussions on issues of corporate, communal fascist attacks; Palestine; massacre of tribals and communist revolutionaries; free trade; pain of migration; the propaganda against migrant workers in Punjab; dispossession of landless people and lands; river of drugs; loot of the country’s national treasury by domestic and foreign corporate houses. On the final day, a serious discussion will be held on the topic of ‘Remembering the legacy of the Ghadar movement’ at the Ghadri Baba Jawala Singh Hall. Desh Bhagat Yadgar Committee president Ajmer Singh, general secretary Prithipal Singh Marimegha and Cultural Wing convener Amolak Singh said members of the Desh Bhagat Yadgar Committee Hardev Singh Arshi, Dr Parminder, Mangat Ram Pasla, Raminder Patiala, Sukhwinder Sekhon will share their views. The cultural wing of the committee shall also organise quizzes, speeches, singing, painting competitions, song and music, theatre, poet court, film show, book exhibition, langar, maintenance, medical, preparatory campaign and workshop.