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P3 Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be among the presenters at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, set to be held in the United States.P4 » » » FORECAST SUNNY MAX 9°C | MIN 5°C YESTERDAY MAX 9°C | MIN 6°C SUNSET SATURDAY 5.42 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 7:27 AM SATURDAY | 10 JANUARY 2026 | JALANDHAR Panic grips village after firing outside house of SAD (Mann) leader’s relative Our Correspondent Phagwara, January 9 Tension and fear gripped Lakhan Kalan village near Kapurthala following a latenight firing incident outside the residence of local farmer Daljeet Singh, nephew of former Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) leader Jathedar Kashmir Singh. The incident, which occurred between 10:00 pm and 10:50 pm on Thursday, left the area shaken though no injuries were reported. According to the police, the assailants fired 13 rounds before fleeing the scene. Several bullets struck the main gate and outer walls of Daljeet Singh’s house, located on the outskirts of the village near Anandpur Academy. Police teams responding to the incident recovered empty .30 bore and .32 bore cartridges from the site. The absence of CCTV surveillance in the vicinity has complicated efforts to identify the perpetrators, though investigators are continuing both technical and field-based inquiries. Based on Daljeet’s complaint, the police have registered case on Friday. The FIR names nine residents of Lakhan Kalan as accused — Pavitar Singh, Simran Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Arwinder Singh, Monty, Karan, Ramasra Singh, Honey, and Deepu. They have been booked under the BNS, along with relevant provisions of the Arms Act. ASI Bhupinder Singh has been appointed as the investi- gating officer. Police officials stated that the investigation is proceeding from multiple angles, including possible personal or electoral rivalry. Kashmir Singh said the attack may be linked to electoral tensions, though the authorities emphasized that no official conclusion regarding motive had been drawn, and verification was ongoing. The incident has raised concerns among villagers, who have urged the authorities to ensure public safety and implement stronger security measures. The police have said efforts are being made to trace and apprehend the accused, and additional patrolling has been deployed in the area to prevent further incidents. 13 rounds fired, no casualties Foreign dreams Two duped of ~20 lakh Hoshiarpur, January 9 The police have registered two cases against individuals accused of cheating people of Rs 20.22 lakh by promising to send them overseas. According to the police, Harnek Singh of Bains Awan village lodged a complaint with the Tanda police, alleging that Gurbachan Singh of Bhoolpur village duped him of Rs 10.97 lakh on the pretext of arranging travel to Canada. Despite receiving the money, the accused allegedly failed to make any arrangements or return the amount. In another case, Neelam Rani of Fatehpur village complained to the police that travel agent Varinder Singh of Jugial village cheated her of Rs 9.25 lakh. She alleged that the accused took the money to send her son, Surinder Kumar, to Portugal but did not fulfil the promise. — OC 7-km road along Holy Bein to be Baghel: Cong will make provisions built for ~3 crore Empty cartridges were found outside the house of Kashmir Singh at Lakhan Kalan village. Liquor vend, meat shop near temple in for MGNREGA, if it wins state poll Phagwara opposed Tribune News Service Our Correspondent Phagwara, January 9 Resentment has grown among devotees and local residents in Satnampura following the opening of a liquor vend and a meat shop near Shri Nageshwar (Gugga Ji) Temple. Expressing concern that these establishments are hurting religious sentiments and disturbing the sanctity of the area, members of the temple management committee, along with community representatives, submitted a memorandum to the SP Phagwara, , demanding the immediate closure of the shops. Temple committee president Bhajan Bhati, along with Councillor Jasdev Singh Prince, Babbu Sudhir, Raj Kumar Raju and KK Sharma, stated that the community had been objecting to the presence of the liquor vend in close proximity to the temple and the opening of a chicken shop on January 5 has intensified public anger. They said hundreds of devotees, including women, visit the temple daily and alleged that the activities around these shops were disrupting the peaceful environment and hurting religious sentiments. The committee members stressed that commercial activities such as liquor and meat shops near a place of worship were unacceptable to devotees and urged the authorities to relocate these. They cautioned that if the administration failed to address the issue, the community may be compelled to intensify its agitation, holding the police and local administration responsible for any resulting law-andorder situation. Nawanshahr, January 9 Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress general secretary in-charge for Punjab Bhupesh Baghel on Friday claimed that once the Congress government is formed in Punjab in 2027, it would make a special provision to restore the MGNREGA in the state. He said if the BJP government did not revive it till 2029, the Congress government that would be formed at the Centre with Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister would revive it. He was addressing a ‘Save MGNREGA’ rally at Balachaur in Nawanshahr. He reiterated that the Congress was committed to the welfare of the poor. He accused the BJP government at the Centre of only working for a select few friends like Adani and Ambani. Baghel alleged that the real intention of the BJP government was to scrap the scheme. “The new law replacing the Cong leader Bhupesh Baghel addresses a gathering. MGNREGA was just a façade to deceive the poor and the marginalised”, he said. He pointed out how the BJP government had changed the system of allocating funds, which were earlier decided in villages and panchayats but would now be decided in Delhi. Addressing the rally, PCC president Raja Warring asserted that the BJP and AAP were two sides of the same coin. He said while the BJP has scrapped the MGNREGA, ASI, held for taking SC panel summons bribe, remanded to DDPO over sewage 2-day police custody overflow on road Our Correspondent Our Correspondent Phagwara, January 9 ASI Sarabjit Singh, posted at City Police Station, Phagwara, who was arrested by a Punjab Vigilance Bureau team on Thursday night while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000, was produced before the Judicial Magistrate at Kapurthala on Friday. The court remanded the accused officer to two days of vigilance custody. Officials said the remand would allow the Vigilance Bureau to examine evidence, question the accused and verify the allegations levelled in the complaint. A Vigilance spokesperson said the action was initiated following a complaint filed by a resident of village Issarwal, Jalandhar. The complainant alleged that after his parents were booked, the accused ASI demanded a bribe in return for extending help in the case and Phagwara,January 9 The Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission has summoned District Development and Panchayat Officer (DDPO) Jalandhar, Gurdarshan Singh Kundal, on January 14 after taking suo motu cognizance of a protest related to the long-standing dirty water drainage problem in village Nagar of the Phillaur constituency. The action follows media reports that highlighted administrative negligence and the growing public safety concerns in the village. According to a letter issued to the Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, the commission’s Chairman, Jasveer Singh, exercised suo motu powers after learning that untreated waste water was flowing onto public roads instead of being channelled through drainage systems. Nagar is home to a threatened adverse legal consequences in case of refusal. The complainant reportedly paid money in stages under pressure, even after his parents were granted regular bail. The Vigilance laid a trap and caught the ASI while he was allegedly receiving Rs 5,000 from the complainant in the presence of official witnesses. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at the Vigilance Bureau Police Station, Kapurthala. religious dera of the Ravidasia community and the issue has gained urgency with Sri Guru Ravidas’ Gurpurb approaching, during which large Shobha Yatras are organised. Despite the religious and social significance of the events, the Panchayat Department has allegedly failed to ensure proper drainage arrangements, causing severe inconvenience and health hazards for residents. The situation reportedly turned tragic when a woman lost her life after drowning in stagnant dirty water, further intensifying public anger and fear. Following the incident, villagers staged a road protest, demanding an immediate and permanent solution to the drainage problem. During the demonstration, portraits of Sri Guru Ravidas and Dr BR Ambedkar were displayed as a symbol of social justice and dignity. c m y b AAP had already failed in its implementation. He quoted the example of Ludhiana, where out of 1.21 lakh families covered under MGNREGA, only 12 had got 100 days work. The PCC president also dismissed the claims of the Opposition that the Congress was divided. He said since the Opposition parties have nothing against the Congress, they are now spreading rumours about factionalism in the party. Warring reiterated that he was himself not in the race for the chief ministership. “All of us want the Congress to form the government in the state and get rid of those who have held the state to ransom for the last four years”, he added. Addressing the rally, LoP Partap Singh Bajwa said the MGNREGA was initiated by the Congress in 2005 after consultation with all political parties. He pointed out the Standing Committee of the Parliament, which discussed it threadbare before it was passed in Parliament, was headed by the BJP leader and former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. Among those present in the rallies included Ravi Dalvi, Suraj Singh Thakur, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Vijay Inder Singla, Rana KP Pargat Singh, , Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Vikramjit Singh MLA, Angad Singh, Darshan Lal Mangupur, Luv Kumar Goldy, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal and Ajay Mangupur. Our Correspondent Dasuya, January 9 Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal on Friday visited village Galowal in Dasuya to review development works related to the Holy Bein and listen to the problems of local residents. Dasuya MLA Advocate Karmveer Singh Ghuman and Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain were also present. A meeting was held in which officials of various departments, administrative representatives and a large number of villagers participated. Detailed discussions were held on the development of basic infrastructure along the Holy Bein, road construction, drinking water supply, damage caused due to floods and soil erosion, and future development plans. Addressing a gathering, Seechewal said the demand for a road along the Holy Bein had been pending since long. Fulfilling this long-standing demand, the government has approved the construction of a nearly 7-km-long road from village Saidowal to Bhoosa Bridge along the holy Bein. The project will be executed at an estimated cost of Rs 3 crore and is expected to benefit dozens of villages. He further said an important gate related to the Holy Bein, which had remained pending for a long time, has also been cleared. The tender process for the construction of this gate, to be built at a cost of around Rs 3.5 lakh, has been completed and work will begin shortly. On the issue of drinking water, Sant Seechewal said water tankers had been provided to villages facing acute shortage. Villages that are still left out will also be provided tankers soon to ensure no resident faces hardship.