30062026-JTR-01.qxd 6/29/2026 10:55 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune RASHDEEP ACHIEVES ASIAN GAMES QUALIFYING MARK IN 400M 10 VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTER SKILLS A 26-day skill development training programme for visually impaired youth was organised by NGO Saksham Punjab.P3 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 38°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 38°C | MIN 26°C TEYANA TAYLOR WINS BIG AT THE 2026 BET AWARDS The 23-year-old clocked 53.61 seconds in the event, comfortably bettering the Asian Games qualifying mark of 53.72 seconds.P2 FORECAST Teyana Taylor was a top winner on Sunday at the Black BET Awards, which honours Black actors, singers & sports stars. P4 » SUNSET TUESDAY 7.36 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:26 AM » » TUESDAY | 30 JUNE 2026 | JALANDHAR ® INBRIEF SIX BOOKED FOR ASSAULT Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have booked six persons, including a woman, on the charge of assaulting a villager. The accused included Mandeep Singh of Dashmesh Nagar, Mehatpur, his wife Nisha. Gurdev Singh, a resident of Pasharrian village, complained to the police that the accused waylaid and attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and seriously injured and threatened him. Meanwhile, the police also booked six villagers, including four women, all residents of Lohgarh village, for assaulting Malkit Singh of the same village. OC WOMAN AMONG 6 HELD FOR PEDDLING Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested a woman on the charge of selling heroin. Investigating officer Varun Patiyal said 25.54 gram of heroin was recovered from the possession of the accused Charanjit Kaur of Kotli Gajran village. Meanwhile, the Lohian Khas police arrested drug peddler Lovpreet Singh of Yusafpur Darewal village with 7.25 gm heroin, Rs 500 drug money. The Nakodar police arrested Honey Sharma and Davindar Pal Singh with 57 intoxicating tablets and Inderjit Singh and his brother Davindar Singh with 43 intoxicating tablets. OC YOUTH BOOKED FOR KIDNAPPING Phagwara: The Shahkot police have booked a Fazilka youth on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl. The accused has been identified as Anmol of Chak Ram Wala village, Fazilka. The father of the victim, a resident of Malsian village, complained to the police that the accused kidnapped his minor daughter. A case has been registered against the accused. OC LOHIAN KHAS MAN ELECTROCUTED Phagwara: A Lohian Khas resident has been electrocuted. The deceased has been identified as Sukhwindar Singh of Padda colony, Lohian Khas. Kashmir Singh, brother of the deceased, informed the police that his brother was repairing a transformer when he was electrocuted and died. The police handed over the body to the family after postmortem. oc THREE BOOKED FOR SNATCHING CASH Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked three unidentified miscreants on the charge of snatching cash and a mobile phone from a migrant. Pawan Kumar of Bihar, presently living in a village near here, complained to the police that three unidentified motorcycleborne persons waylaid him and snatched Rs 1,000 and a mobile phone. oc 4 of Dasuya family killed in accident Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 29 Four members of a family, including a child, were killed in a road accident on the national highway near Kishangarh around 5:30 am on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Rupinder Singh (32), his wife Harpreet Kaur (24), their 18-month old son and Rupinder’s mother Santosh Kaur. The family, belonging to Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district, was on its way to Jalandhar to catch a train. According to reports, the Sadak Suraksha Force (SSF) received information from a passerby about a collision between two cars near a roadside dhaba. Preliminary investigations revealed that a Swift car coming from Bhogpur towards Jalandhar veered out of control after crossing Adda Kishangarh and collided head-on with a Hyundai Creta coming from the opposite direction. The impact of the collision was so severe that all four family members in the Swift car died on the spot. The occupants of the Creta, The mangled remains of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident near Kishangarh in Jalandhar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO a family from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, also sustained injuries. Parveen Khan, one of them suffered serious injuries, while the others were stated to be out of danger. DSP Adampur, Rajiv , Kumar visited the accident site. The police have started investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident. Officials said it is too early to determine what led to the driver losing control, adding that the possibility of an animal suddenly coming onto the road cannot be ruled out. Farmers assured of 8-hour power supply after talks with PSPCL officers Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 29 Protesting farmers, under the leadership of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) and the Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee, met the Superintending Engineer, Jalandhar, to raise concerns over the inadequate electricity supply during the ongoing paddy transplantation season. Following the meeting, the officer issued directions to ensure eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to farmers. Addressing the media, BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) Jalandhar district president Kulwinder Singh and Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee state president Balwinder Singh Malli Nangal alleged that the government had failed to fulfil its promise of providing uninterrupted power for paddy cultivation. The farmer leaders stated that growers had honoured the government’s appeal by transplanting paddy only after the officially prescribed dates. However, they claimed that instead of receiving a continuous eight-hour power supply, farmers were being supplied electricity for only two to three hours, with the remaining duration consumed by unscheduled pow- Farmers protest power cuts in Jalandhar on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH er cuts. The delegation submitted a memorandum demanding uninterrupted eight-hour electricity supply, an immediate end to unscheduled power cuts and compensation for time lost due to technical faults. They said whenever power supply is disrupted because of faults, the lost hours should be restored the same day so that farmers receive the full eight hours of electricity. Kulwinder Singh Mashiana and Balwinder Singh Malli Nangal warned that if farmers continue to face irregular electricity supply in the coming days, they will be compelled to launch an agitation. BKU (Doaba) ends protest Nawanshahr: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) staged a protest at Behram Toll Plaza in Nawanshahr to protest power cuts. During the protest, officials of the Punjab State Power Corporation held discussions with union leaders. “The Executive Engineer (XEN) of the electricity department gave an assurance, accepting the farmers’ demands concerning power supply,” Davinder Singh, farmer leader, said. Trader seriously Man hacked to Pension after father's death dream alive injured in attack death in Kapurthala kept Jashanpreet’ssilver in mixed 4x400m relay Won Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Kapurthala, June 29 A cloth merchant was seriously injured after a group of youths allegedly stormed his shop and attacked him with kirpans in Sarafa Bazaar, Kapurthala, on Sunday, triggering panic in the busy market. The attackers also vandalised the shop before fleeing. The entire incident was captured on the shop’s CCTV cameras. The injured trader, Ashok Kumar, owner of Jyotika Cloth House, said a few youths had initially visited his shop posing as customers. After selecting items, they claimed they had no money and would return later. A short while later, the youths came back with several others. During a conversation, an argument broke out, following which the accused allegedly vandalised the shop and attacked Ashok with kirpans, leaving him seriously injured. His son Mohit Kumar rushed him to the Civil Hospital. The police reached the spot and launched an investigation. — OC Phagwara , June 29 Panic gripped the Lahori Gate area of Kapurthala on Sunday after a man was brutally hacked to death by unidentified assailants. The victim, who sustained multiple serious injuries in the attack, was rushed to the Civil Hospital by local residents, where doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. The deceased has been identified as Jatinder Sehgal. According to the police, the incident took place around 4 pm when the victim was allegedly waylaid by a group of attackers in the locality. The assailants repeatedly attacked him with sharpedged weapons before fleeing the scene. On receiving information, the police reached the spot, took possession of the body and shifted it for the postmortem examination. Preliminary inquiry suggests that the killing was the result of personal enmity. The DSP said the police have identified three suspects involved in the attack and raids are underway to arrest them. — OC Man posing as Railway Vigilance Inspector held at Jalandhar Cantt Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 29 A man allegedly posing as a Railway Vigilance Inspector to gain unauthorised access and interfere in railway operations was caught at Jalandhar Cantt Railway Station under the Ferozepur Division on Sunday, prompting swift action by the Railway Protection Force (RPF). According to Northern Railway officials, the incident came to light on June 28 when railway staff grew suspicious of a man claiming to be a Railway Vigilance Inspector. During questioning, the individual identified himself as Javed Ali and attempted to establish his false identity among railway employees. Officials said the accused was allegedly trying to misuse the fake designation to avail himself of special facilities reserved for railway offi- cials and interfere in railway work without authorisation. When asked to produce his identity card, the man failed to furnish any valid proof of his claim. The railway authorities immediately informed the Railway Protection Force, which took over the matter and initiated the necessary legal and departmental proceedings. Following the incident, the Ferozepur Division has urged passengers and railway c m y b employees to remain vigilant against impersonators. The division advised people to verify the identity of anyone claiming to be a railway or vigilance official before extending any cooperation. The railway authorities have also appealed to the public to immediately report any suspicious person or activity to the Railway Protection Force or railway officials so that prompt action can be taken. Tribune News Service Jalandhar, June 29 Punjab’s silver medal-winning performance in the mixed 4x400m relay at the 65th National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar has brought to the fore inspiring stories of grit and determination. While The Tribune had earlier highlighted that three of the four relay runners train in Jalandhar and one in Bathinda, the journey of 25-year-old Jashanpreet Singh stands out as a remarkable tale of perseverance. Hailing from Samad Bhai village in Moga district, Jashanpreet’s life took a difficult turn in 2012 when his father, a head constable, passed away. The loss left the family struggling financially, but it did not deter the young athlete from chasing his dream. “I started playing athletics when I was 14 in school. My maternal grandfather and uncle also loved sports, but they could not continue because of financial constraints. I wanted to fulfil that dream,” Jashanpreet told The Tribune. In 2017, he moved to Jalandhar to pursue professional training. The family survived largely on the pension his mother received after his father’s death. “There were many problems. We managed everything with the pension that my mother received. We somehow continued with whatever little we had,” he said. The road to success was far from easy. Purchasing professional equipment, especially spikes for competitions, often seemed beyond the family’s reach. “Whenever we went to compete at the national level, we needed spikes. Some of our relatives settled abroad helped us whenever they could. My mother even sold her jewellery so that I could continue my training and achieve my Jashanpreet Singh with his mother. dreams,” he recalled. Despite winning a national silver medal, his ambitions remain much bigger. “My aim is to represent India at the international level and win medals for the country,” he said. Jashanpreet’s journey from personal tragedy and financial hardship to standing on the podium at the National Inter-State Championships is a motivation for people around.