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INBRIEF INMATE INJURED IN JAIL CLASH Phagwara: A remand prisoner was seriously injured after a clash broke out between two groups inside Kapurthala Modern Jail on Thursday, causing panic within the premises before staff intervened to restore order. Officials said the injured inmate, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, a resident of Urban Estate, Kapurthala, was immediately shifted to the Civil Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Doctors on duty confirmed that he sustained a deep head injury requiring four stitches. Jail staff rushed to the spot upon receiving information about the scuffle and managed to separate the two groups. The authorities have prepared a detailed report on the incident and forwarded it to the Kotwali police station for further investigation. Jail officials said security within the facility has been tightened following the clash. -- OC OIL THEFT RACKET BUSTED, 4 BOOKED Phagwara: The Kapurthala police have registered a case against four persons after an alleged oil theft operation was uncovered within a private company’s tanker network. The FIR is based on a complaint by Gurjit Singh, son of Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Hamira Road, Mohalla Guru Nanak Nagar. Gurjit, who works as an area in-charge with the company’s 45th unit, reported that for the past three to four months, oil had been consistently siphoned from the company’s tankers, and during a recent inspection, he noticed that three to four batteries from tanker number 105/78/32 had also gone missing. The FIR alleges that the group had been stealing oil from tankers and disposing it of illegally. The police have arrested two of the accused while the other two are still at large. Following the complaint, police have launched an investigation under the supervision of Subinspector Jaswinder Singh of Kapurthala Sadar police station. — OC WOMAN FIRED AT, INJURED Phagwara: The police have booked five persons on the charges of shooting at and injuring a woman after a patrol team of the CIA staff, along with accompanying officials, received an alert during routine checking near Chaar Baati Chowk and Masjid Chowk on Circular Road in Kapurthala on Thursday evening. According to police, a citizen informed the team that Manpreet Kaur, a resident of Rajinder Nagar near the bread factory on Aujla Road, was travelling with her daughter on a scooter towards the Baba Jhote Shah bypass when a group of youths allegedly intercepted and surrounded her. The accused were reportedly riding a bullet motorcycle and a scooter when they allegedly attempted to attack the woman. — OC Jubilant BJP, AAP celebrate election victory Tribune News Service Jalandhar, November 14 Celebrations broke out in the BJP and AAP camps in Jalandhar after the parties' respective victories in the Bihar elections and the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll. While silence pervaded the Congress and Akali Dal offices in the district, the BJP and AAP offices were marked with jubilation. Party leaders burst crackers, danced to dhol beats, distributed laddoos and congratulated each other. With the NDA poised for a sweeping victory in the Bihar elections, BJP leaders in Jalandhar celebrated outside the party's Sheetla Mata Mandir office, dancing away to the beats of dhols. Meanwhile, with the convincing victory of AAP candidate in Tarn Taran by-election Harmeet Singh Sandhu, the party leaders also tapped their feet to the accompaniment of drum beats and distributed sweets, raising slogans of triumph. Various party leaders held different celebrations across constituencies. At the BJP's Sheetla Mandir office celebrations, the party's national executive member and former state minister Manoranjan Kalia, state general secretary Rakesh Rathore, party district president Sushil Sharma, senior BJP leader Karmajit Kaur Choudhary, former MLA Sarabjit Singh Makkar, district general secretary Ashok Sarin Hickey and Rajesh Kapur, among others, joined in the celebrations. BJP district president Sushil Sharma, leaders Manoranjan Kalia and Rakesh Rathour said Bihar had voted for the development of the entire country under PM Narendra Modi's government and the victory was a reflection of people's trust in PM Modi. Among others, BJP former district president Raman Pabbi, Subhash Sood, BJP business cell leader Ravinder Dhir, Sunny Sharma, Anuj Sharda, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, district secretary Sham Sharma and Vinay Sabharwal, among others, was present. AAP's Harmeet Singh Sandhu's win in the Tarn Taran bypoll also invited multiple events. AAP minister and MLA, Jalandhar West, Mohinder Bhagat and AAP Jalandhar Central in-charge, Nitin Kohli, both held separate celebrations in their respective constituencies. Minister Mohinder Bhagat said Tarn Taran bypoll win was a big victory for the honest, transparent and peoplecentric leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Nitin Kohli, AAP in-charge, Jalandhar Central, described the victory as a clear signal from the people for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. Among others, Jalandhar Mayor Vanit Dhir, district president Jalandhar Urban, Amritpal; organisation in-charge Harcharan Singh Sandhu; district media in-charge Jalandhar Urban, Sanjeev Bhagat; leaders Rajwinder Kaur Thiara, Keemti Bhagat, Harsimran Bunty, Onkar Rajiv, Harjinder Lada and Five arrested for shooting at woman in K’thala Our Correspondent AAP leaders and workers celebrate party victory in the Tarn Taran bypoll with Minister Mohinder Bhagat in Jalandhar on Friday; (below) BJP leaders celebrate the party’s victory in Bihar assembly elections with dhols and laddoos in the city. PHOTOS: MALKIAT SINGH Sunita Walia, among others, were present. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Hoshiarpur, BJP Sports Cell, Punjab, under the chairmanship of former state president Dr Raman Ghai, celebrated the Bihar victory. District BJP president Nipun Sharma distributed sweets on the occasion. State secretary Meenu Sethi said the credit goes to PM Modi's leadership, his policies and dedication to the people. Former Cabinet Minister and senior BJP leader Tikshan Sood said Bihar had expressed its faith in the policies of NDA. District BJYM president Shivam Ohri also hailed the party’s historic victory in Bihar. Phagwara, November 14 In a swift action, Kapurthala police arrested five men who allegedly shot at a woman with the intent to kill her on Thursday. The incident took place when the victim, Manpreet Kaur, was travelling with her daughter on a scooter towards Baba Jhote Shah Bypass. According to police, the accused - Suraj Thapar, son of Harbans Lal; Krish Lahoria, son of Naresh Kumar; Harmandeep alias Bhandal, son of Amarjeet Singh; Dev Darshan alias Chaar, son of Bharat Bhushan; and Anmol Kumar, son of Manmohan Kumar - surrounded the woman while riding on a Bullet motorcycle and a scooter, and opened fire at her. The police team led by ASI Satnam Singh, under the supervision of Inspector Amandeep Kumar Nahar, SHO, City Police Station, Kapurthala, acted on information provided by a local resident. The operation was conducted under the directions of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kapurthala, Gaurav Tura, and SP (Headquarters) Sital Singh, as part of an ongoing campaign against anti-social elements in the district. A case was registered in this connection. Acting promptly, the police traced the suspects to Jalandhar and arrested all five within hours of the incident. Police officials recovered a .30bore pistol and five live cartridges believed to have been used in the attack. Rinku, officials check site for Nurmahal ROB Farmers race against time to clear fields of sand Jalandhar, November 14 With the efforts of former MP and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Rinku, a 50-year-old problem for the people of Phillaur and Nurmahal is about to end. While serving as an MP , Rinku had approved the construction of a railway overbridge (ROB) on the Nurmahal Road from Phillaur. Now, the work has gained momentum. Rinku visited Phillaur on Friday with a team of engineers and officials from the NHAI, Railways and PWD, and urged the early start of construction of the ROB. Rinku stated that the railway crossing on Nurmahal Road in Phillaur is troubling the residents of Nurmahal and other areas. As the DelhiAmritsar route is the main rail route, approximately 150 trains pass through the area daily, leaving the crossing closed most of the time. Rinku said that discussions have been held again with the departments and ministries and after site inspection by the officials, construction of this railway over-bridge would begin soon. Rinku stated that people have been facing this problem for approximately 50 years, and that it would be resolved in the coming months. Railway SSE, Phagwara, Sujit Kumar, Chief of Road Safety HS Sandhu, Vikas Kumar of Railways, Ludhiana, XEN of PWD Davinder Pal, SDO Navdeep, HOD (Structure) of LM Malviya Infra Company Ltd, Raj Kishore Prajapati, and others were present. — OC Rampur Gaura/Baupur, November 14 A one-kilometre breach in bundh, hundreds of acres of fields filled with sand, and hundreds more with wheat yet to be sown! Post the devastating floods at Sultanpur Lodhi, villagers have flagged a serious dearth of tractors and diesel for the tri-fold gargantuan task — picking up sand from the fields, sowing wheat and plugging the bundh. Due to most tractors being pressed into service for clearing the fields — the work on both sowing wheat and bundh is affected. Rampur Gaura village in Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Sultanpur Lodhi has the largest — one-kilometre long — bundh breach remaining to be plugged in the state. This breach caused the Beas river to change course, decimating the entire Rampur Gaura village. But of the 60 to 70 tractors formerly deputed at the bundh, only six to seven 7 remain, the rest routed to fields. Villagers are now rationing tractors to make sure everyone gets the wheat sowed. Surreal sight of sand Rampur Gaura is a surreal sight — sand mounds stacked for kilometres by the Beas river — from Baupur village across Mohemmadbad, Mand Gujjranwala, Bhaini Kadar Baksh, Mand Farmers are rationing tractors due to a shortage in Sultanpur Lodhi post floods. Tractors are being allocated one for five acres. Sand removed is used to plug bundh breach. PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Mubarakpur, Bandu Jadid, all the way up to Sangra. This sand brought from the fields, is now being used to plug the bundh. Baupur's Paramjit Singh Progressive farmers to hold 14 exhibitions at Kisan Mela today Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, November 14 As many as 14 exhibitions will be showcased at the district-level Kisan Mela and Exhibition-cum-Awareness Camp scheduled to be held in Nurmahal on November 15. Progressive farmers from across the district will display a wide range of productsincluding achaar, haldi, oil, jaggery and more-produced using modern and advanced agricultural techniques. The exhibitions aim to inspire fellow farmers to adopt innovative practices for value addition and enhanced income. Officials from the Agriculture Department, including Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Jaswinder Singh, inspected the venue today to review the preparations. "We want the camp to be truly beneficial for the farmers attending," he said. According to officials, teams of the department from every block will coordinate with participating farmers, ensuring smooth management of the event. Around 1,500 farmers are expected to take part in the mela. In addition to farmer-led stalls, several private companies dealing in pesticides and seeds will also set up booths. c m y b A technical sessiondesigned to resolve farmers' queries and provide expert guidance-will be held from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Department has launched a district-wide awareness campaign involving artistes, students and farmers to educate communities about the harmful effects of burning paddy residue and to promote sustainable alternatives. The mela is expected to serve as a significant platform for learning, exchange of ideas and promoting environment-friendly farming practices. and kar sewak Baba Balbir Singh (Sarhali Dera chief Sukha Singh's key lieutenant) stand atop a towering sand mound with a list in hand — of farmers whose fields are to be cleared of sand. Hundreds of farmers await their turn for tractor allocation. It is left to the villagers and sewadars to finish the gargantuan task in time for the wheat-sowing season. Sarhali Dera leader Balbir Singh says, "The list from where sand has to be picked up is never ending. Sand from one-feet to five-feet is there in the fields. We need more tractors. For wheat sowing, we are rationing one tractor per five acres, then onto next. Until a few days ago, there were 50 to 60 tractors on the bundh, now there are only six to seven left because the rest have been sent to the villages for lifting sand and sowing wheat. Four hundred feet of the bundh has been plugged, but much is still left. In a day, we can only manage 16 feet (8 each) from both sides. Until the wheat sowing season, the tractors and JCBs will be first prioritised to aid the farmers." Baupur Sarpanch's brother Paramjit Singh says, "We are in dire need of tractors and diesel. We make lists of farmers with tractors, whose vehicles are deputed on a rotation basis. Small farmers don't have tractors and we are sort of diesel. About 200 tractors are presently working. But with work remaining, we can use hundreds more, also JCBs and big trolleys. Sand is still accumulated on 500-600 acres of land across villages." Remembering Nehru Students dressed up as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, during a Children’s Day function at St. Soldier Group of Institutions in city on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO