11082026-JTR-01.qxd 8/10/2026 11:02 PM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune CM MANN, KEJRIWAL TO FLAG OFF 15 PILGRIMAGE BUSES SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE MENTAL HEALTH PERIOD TILL AUG 31 ‘I FEEL PROUD TO HAVE MADE BATWARA 1947’ DC Aashika Jain inspected arrangements at Roshan Ground where a bhajan programme will be held on Aug 12. P2 The period aims to help students manage stress, improve concentration and learn better in the classroom.P3 Sunny Deol sat with Batwara 1947 story for 16 years before finally collaborating with director Rajkumar Santoshi. P4 » » » FORECAST RAINY MAX 31°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 27°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7.14 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5:51 AM TUESDAY | 11 AUGUST 2026 | JALANDHAR District handbook survey begins Another jolt for JIT: ~97L relief ordered for 6 allottees to map rural, urban amenities Tribune News Service Rishika Kriti WHAT SURVEY WILL COVER Tribune News Service ■ Census officials will record the FILE Jalandhar, August 10 Two months after the first phase of the digital Census was completed in June, the administration on Monday began the District Census Handbook (DCHB) survey to document the availability of basic amenities and infrastructure in every village and town of the district. The survey will continue till September 8. While the first phase focused on houses and households, the handbook survey will provide a detailed picture of the facilities available to residents, their accessibility and the infrastructure in their areas. As part of the exercise, officials will record the availability of schools and colleges, hospitals, primary and community health centres and health sub-centres in rural and urban areas. The survey will also cover drinking water sources and sanitation facilities, along with roads, approach roads, bridges, power supply and streetlights available in these areas. It will also capture details of facilities that residents depend on in their daily lives, including post offices, availability of schools and colleges, hospitals, primary and community health centres and health sub-centres in rural and urban areas ■ The survey will also cover drinking water sources and sanitation facilities, along with roads, bridges, power supply and streetlights ■ It will also capture details of facilities that residents depend on in their daily lives, including post offices, banks, ATMs, credit societies, bus stands and transport connectivity ■ Information on police stations and police posts, markets and other civic amenities will also be recorded The administration has started Census handbook survey to record amenities in urban and rural areas. banks, ATMs, credit societies, bus stands and transport connectivity. Information on police stations and police posts, markets and other civic amenities will also be recorded. Beyond basic services, the survey will document the economic and agricultural profile of villages. This will include land use, irrigation, agricultural credit societies and the major agricultural commodities produced in each village. A prominent feature of the exercise will be to show how accessible these facilities are. For every amenity, officials will record whether it is available to the residents. If an amenity is not available in an area, then the distance residents need to travel to access the nearest facility will be recorded in three categories less than 5 km, 5-10 km or more than 10 km. According to officials, all these details will form part of the Village and Town Directo- ry, which will also record their boundaries. The town directory will provide additional information on slum areas and civic amenities such as fire stations, pucca roads and sanitation facilities. The survey is also significant for the shift to digital data collection. For the first time, the DCHB information will be collected through a mobile application, replacing the paper schedules used in previous Census exercises. The 2011 Census data will Anganwadi workers stage protest, demand hike in minimum wages be used as a reference to validate the current information and assess changes in amenities and infrastructure over the past decade. Once completed, the handbook will offer a detailed village and town level picture of available facilities, their accessibility, administrative boundaries and infrastructure gaps. The information will provide a useful reference for development planning and resource allocation in the district. Jalandhar, August 10 Years after paying for flats under two housing projects of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT), six allottees have secured relief from the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar. The commission has directed the JIT to pay around Rs 97 lakh to them, including interest calculated from the dates of their deposits, besides compensation and litigation costs. The orders cover one allottee of the Bibi Bhani Complex and five of the Indrapuram Master Gurbanta Singh Enclave. The cases were filed between March 2023 and November 2024 after the JIT failed to provide the allottees flats with basic habitation facilities such as electricity, water supply, sewage and approach roads within promised duration. The Bibi Bhani Complex case pertains to Vishal Sharma of Delhi, who was allotted an LIG flat under the 57.5acre housing scheme. Launched in 2009, the scheme selected beneficiaries through a draw of lots held in August that year. Sharma received his allotment letter in January 2010, with possession scheduled for July 2012. Sharma had deposited Rs 5.64 lakh with the JIT. He approached the consumer commission in April 2023. The commission directed the JIT to return the deposited amount with 9 per cent interest, besides Rs 40,000 compensation and litigation costs. The other five cases relate to the Indrapuram housing project where the flats were allotted between 2006 and 2008. Komal Khanna of Jalandhar was allotted a flat in 2008 and had deposited Rs 3.70 lakh. She filed her case in May 2023 and the commission ordered the JIT to pay around Rs 15 lakh, including interest. Gagan Gupta, who was allotted a flat in 2006, had deposited around Rs 4 lakh. His case was filed in March 2023 with the commission ordering payment of around Rs 16 lakh, including interest. Pawan Kumar, another 2006 allottee, had deposited Rs Statue of Liberty finds a home in state Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 10 Demanding a hike in honorarium, employee status, minimum wages and social security benefits, a large number of Anganwadi workers and helpers staged a protest at Desh Bhagat Ya dgar Hall in Jalandhar on Monday. The protest was part of the joint agitation called by farmers, labourers and other working sections over their various demands. The workers under the banner of the Anganwadi Employees Union Punjab CITU, said several of their demands had remained pending despite repeated meetings and assurances from the government. They demanded that the government, instead of relying on assurances, should take concrete decisions on their issues. Krishna Kumari, union general secretary, said the government had entered its fifth year, but the election promise to double the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers are still unfilled. At present, Anganwadi workers are getting a meagre salary of Rs 9,500 per month while helpers receive Rs 5,500 per month. The union also demanded the Grade Anganwadi workers stage a protest at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall in Jalandhar on Monday against low wages. III status for Anganwadi workers and Grade IV status for helpers along with their inclusion under the minimum wage system. It sought the immediate filling of vacant posts of workers, helpers and supervisors and promotion of eligible workers. The workers also pressed for the implementation of the Supreme Court’s April 2022 judgment on gratuity and other social security benefits for Anganwadi workers and helpers. The union also demanded adequate infrastructure, nutrition supplies and other basic facilities at Anganwadi centres. It said workers should be provided the necessary resources to carry out their responsibilities effectively. Harjit Kaur, senior vice-president, said Anganwadi workers and helpers were a working force serving children, women and families and should not be treated as a section dependent on charity. The union warned that if the government continued to delay their demands, the agitation would be intensified. It said the workers would continue to support the joint struggle of farmers, labourers and other working sections until their demands were addressed. An NRI has installed a replica of the iconic Statue of Liberty of the United States outside his property on the Jalandhar-Pathankot road. The display points to Punjab’s growing fascination with the landmark replacing traditional house-top symbols like planes, tanks and tractors. TRIBUNE PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH 3 of Jalandhar in junior men’s hockey team Junior Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in China from August 30 to September 13 Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 10 Four state hockey players — three from Jalandhar — have been selected for the Indian junior men’s hockey team for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup, while one player from the state has earned a place in the Indian junior women’s hockey team. The Junior Asia Cup for both men and women is scheduled to be held in China from August 30 to September 13. Hockey Punjab president Nitin Kohli and general secretary Amrik Singh Powar said Gursewak Singh Lovenur Singh Manmeet Singh Rai Prabhdeep Singh Prabhdeep Singh (Mithapur), Manmeet Singh Rai (Khusropur), Lavnur Singh (PAP Jalandhar) and Gursewak Singh (Round Glass Academy-Gurdaspur) have been selected for the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team. Meanwhile, Sukhvir Kaur of Bathinda has been selected for the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team. The selection of five players for the national junior squads is being seen as a significant achievement for the state. Kohli and Powar congratulated the selected players and wished the Indian junior teams success in the upcoming Junior Asia Cup. They expressed confidence that the players from Punjab would make a valuable contribution to the national teams and bring laurels to the country and the state. c m y b 4.47 lakh. He approached the commission in March 2023 which ordered the JIT to pay around Rs 17 lakh. Harish Nagpal, who was allotted a flat in 2006, had deposited around Rs 3.92 lakh. His case was filed in August 2023 and the commission ordered payment of around Rs 16 lakh. The fifth Indrapuram allottee Deepika Sharma was allotted a flat in 2006 and had deposited around Rs 4.39 lakh. In her case, the commission ordered the JIT to pay around Rs 16.50 lakh. In all six matters, the commission directed the JIT to pay 9 per cent interest from the respective dates of deposit, along with the compensation and litigation costs specified in the orders. The Trust has 45 days to comply. In case of failure, the interest rate will increase by an additional three percentage points. ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa terror module busted, 1 held Jalandhar, August 10 In a breakthrough against cross-border terror networks, Counter Intelligence (CI), Jalandhar, in a joint operation with the Nawanshahr police, has busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module being operated by foreign-based handlers with the arrest of a key operative and recovered a hand grenade from his possession, said DGP Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. The accused has been identified as Lakhwinder Singh, alias Jola, a resident of village Bairsian in Nawanshahr. Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused had allegedly procured a consignment containing a hand grenade from a Dead Letter Box (DLB) near Adampur in Jalandhar, on the directions of foreign-based handlers. He said acting swiftly on reliable inputs, police teams arrested suspect Lakhwinder. Man murdered at Mauli village Phagwara, August 10 A 62-year-old man Gurcharan Singh was allegedly murdered with a sharp-edged weapon at his haveli in Mauli late last night. Phagwara SP Madhvi Sharma and DSP Palwinder Singh rushed to the spot early Monday morning after receiving information about the incident. According to the SP Gurcharan had been , sleeping at his haveli situated outside the village when an unidentified person allegedly attacked him with a sharpedged weapon, causing fatal injuries to his neck. The murder came to light when his wife Simranjit Kaur went to meet him at the haveli. Their son, Kulbir Singh, is reportedly abroad. Madhvi Sharma told this correspondent that the deceased’s body had been sent to the Civil Hospital for the post-mortem examination. Police teams reached the scene and initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder. The motive behind the attack is yet to be established. — OC A hand grenade was seized from the accused. Further investigation is underway to expose the complete terror network, including foreign handlers, local support networks and links, he added An FIR has been registered under Sections 113(1) and 113(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station, Nawanshahr. — TNS