24062026-JTR-01.qxd 6/23/2026 11:07 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune CONG BACKS RESIDENTS’ DEMAND TO SHIFT GARBAGE DUMP ROAD REPAIR WORK HALTED IN KAPURTHALA URBAN ESTATE Locals warn that if the pending development works are not resumed, they may organise another dharna . P3 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 39°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 26°C SAIYAMI SHARES REACTION AS 200-YR-OLD TREE FACES AXE Dhaliwal said the party would strongly raise the issue before the authorities concerned and stand firmly with the residents.P2 FORECAST Actor Saiyami Kher voiced her anguish after witnessing cutting down of a tree located 500 metres away from her Nashik home.P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.28 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5:23 AM » WEDNESDAY | 24 JUNE 2026 | JALANDHAR HEALTH & WELLNESS The Tribune is starting a Q and A column to address your health-related queries. Please mail your questions (not exceeding 40 words) at healthandwellness@tribunemail.com. The Tribune’s panel of doctors will answer all your healthrelated concerns. INBRIEF THIEVES STEAL CASH, JEWELLERY Hoshiarpur: Three motorcycle-borne thieves stole around Rs 6 lakh in cash and gold jewellery weighing six to seven tolas from a house at Malkowal village in the Beit area of Garhshankar. The incident took place in just 12 minutes and was captured on CCTV cameras. House owner Avtar Singh said no one was present at the house at the time of the theft. OC YOUTH HELD WITH 100-GM HEROIN Kapurthala: A youth was arrested by the Kapurthala CIA staff with 100 gm of heroin. According to CIA in-charge Raman Kumar, ASI Sukhchain Singh, along with his police team, was patrolling near Subhanpur Road when they noticed the accused, who was riding a scooter. The police team stopped him for checking, during which they recovered 100 grams of heroin. The accused was identified as Varinder Singh, a resident of Amritsar. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. OC 23 file papers for Hoshiarpur civic body poll Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, June 23 Twenty-three persons filed their papers on the second day of the nomination process for the Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation elections. So far, 28 people have filed nominations. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development) Nikas Kumar said those wanting to contest the polls could file the papers till June 25. He said the scrutiny of papers would be conducted on June 26. The final list of eligible candidates will be released on June 27 after the completion of the withdrawal process. Poll authorities flag 5.6 lakh voters for scrutiny under SIR Rishika Kriti Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 23 The election authorities have identified nearly 5.6 lakh voters for scrutiny in the district ahead of the door-to-door verification to be taken up from June 25 under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The number constitutes 34 per cent of around 16.49 lakh voters in the district. According to officials, the SIR is a comprehensive exercise undertaken by the Election Commission to update electoral rolls on the basis of 2003 data. The process involves doorto-door verification by boothlevel officers (BLOs) to confirm voter details, correct errors, remove duplicate or ineligible entries and ensure that only eligible voters remain on the final list. In Jalandhar, of the 5.6 lakh voters flagged by the poll authorities, around 2.81 lakh are unmapped voters whose records could not be properly linked with the existing electoral database. There were discrepancies in names, age and family information of 2.82 lakh voters when compared with the 2003 electoral rolls. These cases will be verified during household visits by BLOs. The verification drive will be held from June 25 to July 24, with poll staff visiting DOOR-TO-DOOR VERIFICATION BEGINS TOMORROW; 2.81 LAKH VOTERS UNMAPPED The verification of voters will be carried out from June 25 to July 24. FILE PHOTO JALANDHAR NORTH SEGMENT-WISE BREAK-UP 88,983 CONSTITUENCY Jalandhar Central Jalandhar West Jalandhar Cantt Phillaur UNDER REVIEW every household across the district to collect and confirm voter information. If a voter is not available at the time of the visit, details may be provided by any adult member of the household. In cases where no one is found even after three visits, the voter may be marked as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD) as per Election Com- 85,299 72,770 70,249 60,252 CONSTITUENCY Nakodar Shahkot Kartarpur Adampur mission rules. Officials clarified that such entries are processed strictly as per procedure, while BLOs will assist in tracing records of unmapped voters to ensure eligible residents are not left out. To safeguard voting rights and ensure correct inclusion in the revised rolls, the authorities have listed documents required for verifica- UNDER REVIEW 56,996 46,958 46,376 36,286 tion. These include government-issued identity cards, official records issued before July 1, 1987; birth certificates, passports, educational certificates, caste certificates and land or property documents. Aadhaar will be accepted only in accordance with Election Commission guidelines and will not be treated as a standalone proof. Firing outside Kapurthala restaurant Ashok Kaura Phagwara, June 23 A firing incident was reported from outside a restaurant in Sultanpur Lodhi on Tuesday, creating panic in the area. Purported CCTV footage of the incident surfaced online, showing two motorcycle-borne men involved in the act. The incident took place outside Barista Restaurant. Confirming it, DSP Dhirendra Verma said that the matter was being investigated seriously. He said police teams were analysing the CCTV footage and gathering evidence to identify those involved. According to sources, the restaurant owners had received extortion demands a few days ago. Though it is being claimed that one shot was fired, there has been no official confirmation regarding the exact nature of the incident. A source said an Instagram account operating under the name “chan_dhillon307” posted a message taking responsibility for the incident. The post said the act was carried out as there was no response to the extortion calls. However, neither the police nor any official has verified the authenticity of this claim.The DSP said no written complaint had been received in the matter so far. Police officials said all possible angles were being probed. The burnt car in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Man burnt to death as moving car catches fire Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 23 A man was burnt alive as the car in which he was travelling caught fire near Pholriwal village here on Tuesday morning. Seeing the vehicle in flames, villagers tried to rescue the victim but were unsuccessful as the car was locked from inside. They immediately informed the police and the fire brigade. Teams from Sadar police station reached the spot and records of the car online. The police said the car was registered in the name of Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Chakoke village in Nadala, Kapurthala. Upon investigation, it was found that he had sold off the vehicle. Sadar police station SHO Sanjeev Kumar Couldn’t be rescued as vehicle was locked from inside said the preliminary investigation suggested that the fire started due to the explosion of a body spray can. Due to the explosion, the victim, Parbhat Singh, lost control over the car and hit a pole before it caught fire. Since the car was locked from inside, the driver could not be rescued. The SHO said the body was severely burnt, making identification difficult. “Through the car agency, we got to know that the driver was a 30-year-old dairy owner of Basti Bawa Khel in Jalandhar. His family has been contacted for completing all formalities,” he said. Defeated candidate seeks probe into ‘fake votes’ Santokhpura firing case accused Our Correspondent Garhshankar, June 23 An unsuccessful candidate in the Garhshankar Municipal Council poll has served a legal notice on the Punjab State Election Commission, demanding a probe into the alleged creation of fake votes to ensure the victory of his rival. Kulwinder Sangha, who had contested from Ward No. 4, alleged that fake votes were created in the recently concluded MC poll to ensure the victory of Prince, the winning candidate and nephew of Garhshankar MLA and Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Jai Krishan Rouri. The notice seeks action under Sections 17 and 31 of Serves legal notice on state Election Commission the Representation of the People Act and Section 217 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. It warns that if the Election Commission fails to act, the matter will be taken before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A list of 55 persons has been attached to the notice. According to the allegations, they were already registered as voters in other villages or wards but were added to the voter list of Ward No. 4 in Garhshankar. The notice points out that many of them were shown as residing at “House No. 0” in the electoral records. It is alleged that these individuals voted in the elections. Sangha stated that he had submitted a written complaint to the Punjab State Election Commission on May 12, highlighting the issue. ‘Another plaint lodged’ He said a social and RTI activist had also lodged a complaint on May 20, alleging large-scale fake voter registrations in Garhshankar. However, according to him, no action was taken on their complaints. Sangha claimed that the winning candidate, his parents, brother and sister-inlaw were also registered in Ward No. 4 only a few days before the elections. According to the notice, the list of disputed voters includes relatives of MLA Jai Krishan Rouri, including three uncles, five aunts and several other persons from Rouri village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. It also alleges that the names of the MLA’s four sisters were added to Ward No. 4 despite their actual residences being located several kilometres away. The notice states that the questioned voters belong to Rouri, Singhpur, Chandpur Rurki, Shobhuwal, Sandrewal, Udhanowal, Bahiram and Karnana villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, and Kulewal, Bakapur, Rampur Bilron and Daduwal villages in Hoshiarpur. injured in police encounter Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 23 The main accused in the June 12 firing at BMS Fashions in Santokhpura here was injured in an exchange of fire with the police near Jamsher village on Tuesday afternoon. The CIA staff of the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police had taken Naval Bhardwaj, alias Billa, to the area to recover a bike. Deputy Commissioner of Police Manpreet Dhillon said, “During this process, the police team had no prior information regarding the weapon concealed in the bushes near the bike.” The pistol allegedly used by Naval Bhardwaj, alias Billa, to open fire at the police. TRIBUNE PHOTO “The police retaliated in self-defence. In the process, a bullet hit the accused’s left leg. The injured accused was shifted to the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, where he is undergoing treatment,” he added. Phagwara ADC gets more powers amid demand for district status Summer splash “The accused pushed a police official and picked up the pistol. He loaded the pistol and fired at the police,” Dhillon added. Dhillon said the accused tried to flee from the spot. Food inspector, junior auditor held in graft case SI Acts, and matters related to the Food Safety Department. The ADC will have powers to renew and grant arms licences. The officer will also look into public grievances, issue freedom fighter certificates, countersign certificates, give permission for fireworks and oversee marriage registrations. Deputy Commissioner Akash Bansal directed the ADC to ensure that all services were delivered on time. He said the district administration had also written to the government seeking additional staff to facilitate the smooth implementation of the new arrangement. Jalandhar, June 23 The Vigilance Bureau has apprehended a Food and Civil Supplies Department inspector and a junior auditor in a corruption case. Inspector Rajneesh Rampal, posted at Bhogpur, and junior auditor Manav Bhanot have been arrested on the charge of accepting bribe. Bureau officials said the arrests were made following a complaint lodged by a resident of Cheema Mandi, Sunam. The complaint was lodged on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Line. The role of other suspected officers would also be examined during the course of investigation. said the officials. — TNS Ashok Kaura Three boys take a dip in a tubewell amid the scorching heat in Nawanshahr on Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH` c m y b Phagwara, June 23 The Punjab Government has delegated additional powers to the Phgawara Additional Deputy Commissioner, who will now oversee the functioning of all public offices besides ensuring the implementation of development projects in the subdivision. The move comes days after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the ADC would be vested with powers exercised by a deputy commissioner in a district. He had said this at a Lok Milni programme after local residents demanded a district status for the subdivision. To grant arms licences, look after law and order, supervise disposal of revenue cases Following the decision, several key administrative works would be taken care of at the subdivision level, providing relief to local residents who will no longer be required to go to the Kapurthala district headquarters for most services. The orders say the ADC will also be responsible for maintaining law and order besides supervising the disposal of revenue cases, issues concerning Stamp and SARFAE-