09072026-CT-01.qxd 7/9/2026 12:54 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune ASHU UPNEJA RE-ELECTED DERA BASSI MC PRESIDENT CHB DEFERS MOVE TO SCRAP SEC 53 HOUSING SCHEME BOLLYWOOD STARS WHO FOUND LOVE LATE IN LIFE Ashu Upneja elected as president of the Dera Bassi Municipal Council for a second term. P2 The CHB defers a proposal to scrap Sec 53 general housing scheme as nominated members oppose it. P3 Not only Aamir Khan, several other actors opted for a second and even third opportunity to find love. P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 59 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 34, 56 and Ram Darbar Mohali: Sec 88 and Phase 8 Please send information about events in Tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 31°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 32°C | MIN 25.6°C SUNSET THURSDAY 7:27 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5:29 AM » THURSDAY | 9 JULY 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Bigger plots for Mohali farmers under revised land pooling policy Four more arrested in Sector 11 pharmacy cashier murder case Nitin Jain Chandigarh, July 8 The UT police have arrested four more persons, including the alleged main conspirator lodged in Kapurthala Jail, in the Sector 11 pharmacy cashier’s murder case. With their arrest, the police claimed to have dismantled a cross-border and inter-state network involved in the supply of illegal arms, methamphetamine and fake Indian currency notes. During intelligence-led raids in Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts of Punjab, the city police teams arrested Akash Kumar, alias Mani, Sachin Silvester and Gurmeet Singh, alias Badshah. Dharminder Singh, alias Goli, alias Balwinder Singh, alias HSZ, the alleged kingpin currently lodged in Kapurthala Jail, was formally arrested on a production warrant. Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 8 The Punjab Government has notified a significantly enhanced land pooling policy for the Greater Mohali area, offering bigger developed plots, a free conveyance deed, a doubled Sahuliyat Certificate validity of four years and oustee quota residential plots at scheme price to all landowners irrespective of whether they opted for cash or plots. The Tribune had first reported on April 13 that the Punjab Government had taken an inprinciple decision to revise its land pooling policy with precisely these enhancements. The notification issued on July 6, a copy of which is with The Tribune, amended the Land Pooling Policy-2020 Govt notifies amended policy, Sahuliyat Certificate valid for 4 yrs PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR FARMERS WHAT IT ENTAILS Commercial SCO entitlement Every farmer giving us his land is reposing faith in us. Our up from 200 to 210 sq yd government will never betray their faith. We will keep Entitlement under residential enhancing benefits, improving terms and category up from 1,600 to ensuring that every kisan who becomes a 1,630 sq yd per acre partner in building a new Punjab gets not just Commercial category fair compensation but a prosperous future. This entitlement raised from notification is not the end of our 800 to 840 sq yd commitment, it is the latest proof of Oustee quota plots now at scheme price for all farmers it. — Bhagwant Mann, PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER ❝ ❞ notified on January 5, 2021, and subsequently amended on November 21, 2025. It simultaneously amended the Oustee Policy-2013 to extend oustee plot benefits to all farmers, including those who opted for cash compensation. The enhanced policy, applicable across the entire Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) jurisdiction with immediate effect, revised plot entitlements upward across all land use categories. Under the residential category, GMADA will now return 1,000 square yards of residential plots per acre, unchanged, but the commercial SCO component has been increased from 200 square yards to 210 square yards per acre. Continued on page 2 Tribune News Service Cross-border crime syndicate busted SEIZURES 3.028 kg of ICE (methamphetamine) ~8 lakh in fake currency 2 pistols with magazines The police recovered 3.028 kg of ICE (methamphetamine), Rs 8 lakh in fake currency and two sophisticated pistols with magazines during the operation. Janki Das, a 45-year-old pharmacy cashier at Shri Kumar Medical Hall in Sector 11, was shot multiple times inside the chemist shop on June 13. Earlier, the police had arrested the three shooters and uncovered the involvement of Canada-based gang handlers. The latest breakthrough, the police said, exposed a larger criminal infrastructure that allegedly facilitated the murder by arranging weapons, logistics, finances and safe houses while simultaneously operating a narco-terror and counterfeit currency network with cross-border links. According to the investigation, Dharminder Singh, who is facing 32 criminal cases, including murder, extortion and offences under the Arms Act and the NDPS Act, allegedly directed the conspiracy from jail. The police said Gurmeet Singh arranged accommodation and logistics for the two shooters, who had arrived from Jammu, supplied them with illegal firearms and got the weapons test-fired before the Sector 11 murder. Akash Kumar allegedly procured and supplied illegal firearms, methamphetamine Continued on page 2 *T&C Apply 10 - 12 July, 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM Flat 0% deduction* on Exchange of old gold as low as 9 karat, on purchase of diamond jewellery. Venue: The Lalit, IT Park Road, Sector 13, Chandigarh - 160101 c m y b