26042024-JTR-01.qxd 4/26/2024 1:00 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune RINKU GOES LIVE TO SHOW POOR WASTE MGMT AYUSHMANN, DUA LIPA TO ATTEND TIME100 GALA IN NY MEGASTAR BIG B EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR HONOUR Sushil Rinku went live on Facebook to highlight poor waste management and dilapidated roads in city. P2 Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is all set to attend the prestigious TIME100 Gala event in New York. P4 Amitabh took to X and shared a picture of himself receiving the award from Usha Mangeshkar. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 35°C | MIN 19°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 22°C SUNSET FRIDAY 6:57 PM » SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:43 AM FRIDAY | 26 APRIL 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF 2 BOOKED ON DOWRY CHARGE Dist admn ropes in travel agents, IELTS centres to encourage young voters Tribune News Service Phagwara: The Nakodar Sadar police have booked a father-son duo for dowry harassment. Harpreet Kaur, living in Bopa Rai village, told the police that her husband and father-in-law were harassing her for bringing more dowry. A case under Sections 406 (breach of trust) and 498-A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the suspects. OC GOLD CHAIN SNATCHED Phagwara: Two unidentified motorcyclist-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from a woman near the court complex here on Thursday afternoon. Rajesh Syal, a resident of Urban Estate, Phagwara, said the incident took place while he, along with his wife Sunita, was returning home on a scooter. The suspects snatched her wife’s gold chain and fled the spot. The police have registered a case. OC 2 BOOKED FOR ATTACKING GIRL Phagwara: The Satnampura police have booked two persons for attacking a girl and injuring her. Complainant Kritika Sharma, a resident of Maheru, told the police that two boys knocked at the door of her PG on the night of April 22. When she opened the door, the suspects, who were drunk, started beating her without any reason. They pushed her and fled with her mobile phone, purse and other items. The police have registered a case against Aryan Raj and Rick, residents of Maheru, who are still at large. OC WHEAT CROP GUTTED IN FIRE Phagwara: Wheat crop was destroyed in a fire that broke out in the fields of a farmer, Paramjit Singh, at Mauli village near here on Tuesday. Fire tenders put in great efforts to douse the flames. In another incident, goods were destroyed in a fire that broke out in the house of Gulshan Kumar in Moti Bazar locality. Fire brigade reached the spot and doused the flames. Short-circuit is said to be the cause of the fire. OC Jalandhar, April 25 To encourage young voters, the district administration is taking the help of travel agents, immigration consultants and IELTS centres. The administration has roped in 40 such centres who have announced to offer 50 pc off on service charges on entire fee and flight tickets to young voters between June 1 and 7. The administration has set a target to cross 70 per cent voting in the Lok Sabha elections. The waiver will only be given to those persons who will exercise their right to franchise on June 1. District Election Officercum-Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said a meeting was held with travel agents, immigration consultants and managers/owners of IELTS centres and 40 of them have voluntary offered to give discounts. This move would further strengthen the administration’s ongoing drive to encourage electorates, especially youngsters, to cast their vote. He urged travel agents, immigration consultants and IELTS centres to play a proactive role in voter awareness. He mentioned that those, who are aged 18 years or above and are yet to enrol themselves as voters, can register themselves as voters by filling ENROL AS VOTERS TILL MAY 4, SAYS DC District Election Officer-cumDeputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said those, who are aged 18 years or above and are yet to enrol themselves as voters, can register themselves as voters by filling Form No. 6 till May 4. Form No. 6 till May 4. They could contact the nearest booth level officer for the same. Voters can seek more information in this regard at helpline number 1950. He asked travel agents to encourage people coming for ticket booking, especially NRIs, to take advantage of the discount being given after voting on June 1 so that the target of above 70 per cent polling could be achieved. The DEO also appealed to all consultants and ticketing agents to encourage their clients to plan their foreign trips after June 1, besides encouraging NRIs to return to Jalandhar for voting. Dr Aggarwal said the district administration was making all-out efforts to sensitise voters to their right to vote. It received positive response from hotel/restaurant industry in the city. Now, travel agents, immigration consultants and IELTS centres have come forward to join this initiative. 3 travel agents booked for duping woman of ~9.85L Our Correspondent Phagwara, April 25 The Nakodar Sar police have booked three travel agents, including two women, for allegedly duping a Nakodar woman of ~9.85 lakh on the pretext of sending her husband abroad. Investigating officer (IO) and Shankar police post in charge Harjitr Singh said the suspects had been identified as Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Tahli village, his wife Jasvir Kaur, and Kiran Bansal, a resident of Subash Nagar, Banga, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The investigating officer said Seema, a resident of Tahli village, told the Jaland- har (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police that she paid ~9.85 lakh to the suspects to facilitate her husband’s migration to Canada. However, the suspects neither sent him abroad, nor returned the money. The IO said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC had been registered against the suspects. The police also booked another travel agent, Pawan Kumar, a resident of Chitti village falling under the Lambrra police station, for allegedly duping Jaspal Singh of Rahim Pur village of ~12.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad, said Nakodar DSP Kulwinder Singh. Graffiti spread voter awareness ‘Mogambo’, ‘Gabbar’, ‘Ghajini’ characters attract eyeballs at various places in city Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 25 On behalf of the district administration, ‘Mogambo’, ‘Gabbar’ and ‘Ghajini’ are giving a message to people to exercise their right to vote without any fear and impartially during the Lok Sabha elections. Under the SVEEP programme, the district administration has created various art graffiti at prominent places. In these graffiti, popular characters are urging people to vote in huge numbers. District Election Officer-cumDeputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said these graffiti had become the centre of attraction for people, especially youth, and motivated them to exercise their right to vote during this biggest festival of democracy in the country. Slogans written in Punjab like “Youth da parv, desh da garv”, “Are oh Sambha, Kado hai votan, June 1 2024”, “Don’t think that one vote will make a difference, only your vote will move the country forward” and “I will not forget to vote this time” are spreading messages of maximum voting. He said 16.42 lakh voters in the district would exercise their right to franchise at 1,951 polling booths in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. The district administration has made adequate arrangements at each polling booth for the convenience of voters. Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO), who was absconding for the past several days. Station House Officer Bakhshish Singh said the suspects had been identified as Sukhwant Singh, a resident of Gidarr Pindi village. The accused was wanted in a case of snatching and under the Arms Act registered in 2015. He was declared a PO recently. OC 16.42L VOTERS TO EXERCISE FRANCHISE District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said 16.42 lakh voters in the district would exercise their right to franchise at 1,951 polling booths in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. The district administration has made adequate arrangements at each polling booth for the convenience of voters. 3 burglars land in police net Three killed, woman Gold, silver ornaments, ~90,000 recovered from them hurt in road mishaps Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 25 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate claimed to have busted a gang of burglars with the arrest of three members. The police also recovered valuables from them. Sharing details, Joint CP Sandeep Sharma said Lalit Seth, a resident of Urban Estate, Phase 1, said he travelled to Dwarka, Delhi, on April 13 to enroll his daughter. After returning home, he found locks of the main door and latch broken. He said the complainant found gold, silver ornaments and ~1 lakh missing. A case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC was registered against the suspects at the The suspects in police custody in Jalandhar. MALKIAT SINGH Division No. 7 police station. Joint CP Sharma said the police got a tip-off that Manjit Lal, alias Mannu, a habitual offender, was behind the theft. Acting on the information, the police arrested a person while he was trying to sell a stolen scooter. The police recovered ~90,000 in cash and gold and silver ornaments from him. During investigation, Manjit Lal confessed that he, along with his accomplice Sandeep Kaur, alias Priya, a resident of Shankar village, Nakodar, who was residing in the house of Rani of Basti Danish Manda, committed the theft. He stated that the police arrested Sandeep and her partner Dolly, also known as Rani, while they were trying to sell stolen gold ornaments. He said Manjit Lal, one of the suspects, had a criminal past as several cases of theft, burglary, NDPS Act and Excise Act were already registered against him. Further investigations were on into the case. Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, April 25 Three youths were killed while a woman suffered injuries in separate road accidents here. According to information, Sarvjeet Singh, a resident of Allahabad, told the police that his son Jang Bahadur was going to Chabbewal for some work in a car. When he reached near Bilaspur, a trailer hit his vehicle. As a result, Jung Bahadur died on the spot. The police have registered a case against trailer driver Praveen Kumar, a resident of Talwara Jattan, Pathankot. Balwinder Kaur, a resident of Hakumatpur village, told the Mahilpur police that her nephew Maninder Singh City lad Rachit shines, aims to pursue computer engineering from IIT Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service PO LANDS IN POLICE NET Clockwise from top: Popular characters in graffiti urge people to vote in huge numbers and Punjab Police and CRPF jawans take out a flag march in the Model Town area in Jalandhar on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Jalandhar, April 25 Rachit Aggarwal from Jalandhar secured All-India Rank (AIR) 25 in the JEE (Main), the results of which were declared last night. An ardent “Harry Potter” fan, Rachit aspires to pursue computer engineering from an IIT. He scored a perfect 100 percentile and he was off any social networking site just to prepare for JEE. Rachit likes to study during morning hours. A student of Sanskriti KMV School, Rachit has been taking coaching from Aakash Institute in Jalandhar. He expressed his gratitude towards Aakash Sharma, Ravinder Virk and Suvit Jain, teachers of the institute, who mentored him. Rachit Aggarwal celebrates with his family members and teacher in Jalandhar on Thursday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH SUCCESS MANTRA: Didn't study anything new during crucial time. Revised the concepts taught in two years. STUDY ROUTINE: During morning hours PARENTS: Mother takes tuition, father a businessman DREAM: Computer engineering from an IIT His elder brother is also doing engineering in computer science from BITS, Pilani. Rachit’s mother Ritu Aggarwal takes tuition, while father Neeraj Aggarwal is a businessman. “I would definitely ask c m y b those who have just entered Class XI or who will be appearing for JEE next year to ensure that they give their 100 percent while preparing for the exam. Last month is very important for the aspirants. I made sure that I don’t study anything new during this crucial time. Instead, I revised the concepts that were taught in two years,” he said. Talking about the support from his family, Rachit shared that they would often go to any family function or vacation just to ensure that he could study well. Yashit Verma, another student from Aakash Institute got AIR 996. Yashit got motivation and inspiration from his family members. His parents Harsh Kumar Verma and Dr Neetu Verma are professors, while his elder sister is pursuing engineering in Computer Science from NIT, Jalandhar. Yashit also aims to pursue the same stream from IIT Delhi. “I was expecting the rank to be below 1,000 and it happened. Now I am solving mock tests to level up my learning,” shared Verma. He said he played badminton and does swimming to rejuvenate himself. “Consistency is the key to attain something in life,” he said. School students come out with flying colours Sanskriti KMV School: Janvi scored 97.8503 percentile, Vyomkesh Gupta got 97.7012 percentile and Harkamal Singh Lubana scored 96.0905 percentile. Principal Rachna Monga attributed the achievement of students to their aca- demic prowess, dedication and perseverance. Innocent Hearts School: Daksh Gupta made the school proud by securing 99.74 percentile in JEE (Main). Gurjot secured 95.97, Jaskaran secured 95.72, Samarth secured 94.38 percentile and qualified for JEE (Advanced). Dr Anup Bowry, chairman of Innocent Hearts, congratulated the students and the staff members on their success. Police DAV Public School: Two students of Police DAV Public School, Jalandhar, have shown exceptional performance in JEE (Main). Abhijay Singh Khehra scored 98 percentile and Arjun Singh Rode got 95 percentile. Principal Dr Rashmi Vij commended the success of these students. died after being hit by a scooter near Dhada Kalan. On the complaint of the woman, the police have registered a case against Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of Mazara Dhingrian. Bishan Singh, a resident of Patial village, told the Garhdiwala police that his nephew Hardeep Singh was riding a bike while his wife Sumeet was riding pillion. A vehicle hit him near Mangarh. Hardeep died in the mishap, while his wife suffered injuries. The police have registered a case. Mystery shrouds youth’s death Jalandhar, April 25 A youth, who seems to be in his late 20s, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a railway halt near DAV College here this morning. The deceased has been identified as Yograj Bhagat. The incident came to light when a passerby spotted the body. He immediately informed the police control room about the incident. The police reached the spot and took the body into their possession. The police sent the body to the Civil Hospital for medical examination. There were no visible injury marks on the body. There were reports that the youth died of possible drug overdose. However, the police refuted the claims. ASI Davinder Kumar said they were scrutinising the footage of CCTV cameras to get any clue. — TNS
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