05062026-LT-01.qxd 6/5/2026 12:33 AM Page 1 c m y b Ludhiana tribune IN VIEW OF DELHI BLAZE, FIRE DEPT TO UP CHECKS AT HOTELS ONCE POWERHOUSE, PAU HOCKEY FACES ALARMING DECLINE AAMIR KHAN CONFIRMS MARRIAGE TO GAURI SPRATT Fire Department is set to intensify inspections at eateries in view of Delhi blaze that claimed 21 lives. P2 Officials say the university still has necessary facilities but students are gradually losing interest in game. P3 Superstar Aamir Khan has confirmed that he will tie the knot with partner Gauri Spratt on July 5. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 37°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET FRIDAY 7:24 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:19 AM FRIDAY | 5 JUNE 2026 | LUDHIANA Security scare as man,doc attacked at Civil Hospital Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service others, reached the hospital and again attacked her son. In the video, the woman can be seen running around helplessly as her son was assaulted by the suspects. Police personnel reportedly reached the scene after some time. 3 hurt in blast triggered by LPG leak Mahesh Sharma Ludhiana, June 4 A couple and their son were injured seriously when the wall of their house collapsed following a blast allegedly triggered due to LPG leak. The incident occurred in a locality in Jamalpur in the wee hours of Thursday. Initially taken to the ESIC Ludhiana, June 4 It appears that neither security nor the fear of law exists at the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, where two disturbing incidents occurred on Wednesday. POLICE CAN ACT ONLY IF In the first incident, a man was COMPLAINT IS FILED: ACP allegedly attacked and brutally thrashed by around eight persons in Assistant Commissioner of Police full public view. A video of the incident (ACP) Sameer Verma said the police surfaced on social media. In another could take action only if a formal complaint was incident, a resireceived. “In both dent doctor was incidents, no comallegedly assaultplaint has been ed after he objectfiled so far. Withed to a person takout a complaint, ing photographs of the police are a child admitted to unable to proceed the hospital. with any legal Ironically, action,” he said. despite both incidents occurring in ONLY TWO COPS a government hosFOR ENTIRE pital, no formal HOSPITAL complaint has The Civil Hospital been lodged in either case, leav- A video grab of the man being thrashed on witnesses a heavy daily, ing the police the Civil Hospital premises on Wednesday. footfall including patients, unable to initiate accident victims, undertrials and indiany action against those involved. In the first incident, the video viduals brought for medico-legal shows a mother pleading for her examinations. Despite the constant son’s life as he is allegedly beaten rush and sensitive nature of cases hanup by a group of men on the Civil dled there, only two police personnel Hospital premises. Despite the are deputed at the hospital. Hospital employees, on the condition video surfaced on social media, no action has been taken so far due to of anonymity, said such incidents had the absence of a formal complaint become a routine due to the lack of adequate security and apparent in the matter. The victim’s mother, while recall- absence of any deterrent. Civil Surgeon Ramandeep Kaur said ing the incident, said the dispute began on Wednesday evening over in the first incident, the scuffle the parking of a car outside their occurred on the hospital premises and house on Gill Road. According to the no complaint had been lodged. Referring to the second incident, woman, her son had parked his vehicle in front of a nearby factory, which she said a man claiming to be associated with an NGO entered the hoswas objected by its owner. Since her son was not at home at pital and allegedly started taking the time, she assured the factory photographs of a child. When a resiowner that the vehicle would be dent doctor objected, an argument removed when he returns. Howev- ensued and the person allegedly er, when he came, an argument manhandled the doctor. “The police were called and the matallegedly broke out over the parking of the vehicle, following which ter was resolved later,” she said. he was assaulted. SHOPKEEPER ATTACKED OVER As the matter escalated, the victim PETTY DISPUTE and his family members went to the Civil Hospital for a medico-legal exam- In yet another incident, a shopkeeper ination. The woman alleged that the dealing in watches near Division continued on page 2 factory owner, accompanied by a few Bracing for paddy season, PSPCL bolsters field force Manav Mander Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 4 As the state braces for the onset of the paddy season, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has rolled out a series of measures to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to farmers. From redeploying technical staff to establishing round-the-clock control rooms, the corporation is moving swiftly to meet the twin challenges of rising demand and manpower shortage. With temperatures soaring and irrigation needs peaking, the PSPCL has reassigned technical employees who had been engaged in clerical and nontechnical duties back to field operations. Officials say the move was aimed at strengthening ground-level response, ensuring quick fault resolution, and stabilising feeder lines during the highdemand period. “Every fault must be attended to promptly and every feeder must remain stable. We cannot afford disruptions during the paddy season,” a senior officer emphasised. Complementing the manpower shift, the PSPCL has established a 24x7 paddy control room at its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) centre in Ludhiana. Operational from June 1, the facility is tasked with real-time monitoring of feeder breakdowns and rapid restoration of power supply. Duty officers have been deployed to ensure quick reporting and resolution of faults while farmers have been provided dedicated contact numbers to register complaints directly. Specialised teams have been deployed to maintain surveillance over outages, particularly in rural areas where electricity is crucial for irrigation. At the Patiala headquarters, a centralised paddy control room has also been set up to collect fault and restoration reports from all divisions under the central zone. Field offices are required to submit detailed outage reports three times daily, at 6 am, 12 noon, and 6 pm, which will be reviewed by deputy chief engineers and additional superintending engineers. Chief Engineer Jagdev Singh Hans said the paddy season places immense pressure on the power infrastructure due to the surge in agricultural load. “Continuous monitoring and immediate intervention are essential to keep the system stable,” he said. Assistant Executive Engineer has been appointed in charge of the control room, tasked with overseeing staff deployment, attendance, shift operations and daily transmission of reports continued on page 2 c m y b Hospital, Ludhiana, the injured, Vinod Kumar, his wife and son, were later shifted to a multispecialty hospital. DSP Inderjit Singh Boparai said police officials, led by Jamalpur SHO Parmod Raj, had launched a rescue operation after getting information about the incident early on Thursday morning. Though the police are yet to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the blast, preliminary information suggested that it occurred due to LPG leak. Sharing of the room as kitchen was also a major reason behind the incident, said the officials, adding that household goods were also burnt in the incident. Further investigation was being carried out by the police, he said. Over ~1.7 crore recovered from 2 immigration agents Ludhiana, June 4 The Ludhiana Commissionerate Police claimed to have recovered over Rs 1.7 crore from two immigration agents who had been booked by the Model Town police on September 4, 2024. The suspects were identified as Amit Malhotra and Veenu Malhotra of Ludhiana. The local court had directed to return the recovered money to their lawful owners. CP Swapan Sharma said of Rs 1,07,86,594, Rs 70,77,910 was distributed among 11 claimants who visited the office of the SDM (E) and the remaining amount would be given to six other claimants. ACP Sarabjit Singh was present on behalf of the local police. — OC