18042024-JTR-01.qxd 4/18/2024 12:30 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune PSEB CLASS V TOPPER WANTS TO BE AN ARMY OFFICER ACTRESS DEEPIKA PADUKONE TAKES UP A NEW HOBBY PAMELA ANDERSON SET TO STAR OPPOSITE LIAM NEESON Ekamdeep Singh secured 95 per cent marks in the annual exams for Class V conducted by PSEB. P2 Deepika, expecting her first child with actor-husband Ranveer, is exploring long and short-stitch embroidery.P4 Pamela Anderson will star opposite actor Liam Neeson in Paramount Pictures’ remake of Naked Gun. P4 » » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 18°C YESTERDAY MAX 33.9°C | MIN 14.5°C SUNSET THURSDAY 6:52 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5:51 AM THURSDAY | 18 APRIL 2024 | JALANDHAR THIEF NABBED WITH BATTERIES Phagwara: The police arrested a thief and recovered three large batteries of tractors from his possession on Tuesday night. The suspect has been identified as Surinder Pal, alias Chhinda, a resident of Atholi village near Phagwara. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered against the suspect. OC Thieves strike at shop selling worship items Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 17 Thieves struck at a shop selling worship items located in the crowded Saidan Gate market in the wee hours of Wednesday. The suspects, who reportedly entered the shop from the terrace after breaking the Flee with cash, goods; efforts on to nab suspects: Cops grill, took away cash and valuables. After getting information, the police reached the spot and started investigations into the matter. Surinder, proprietor of the shop, RS Exotics, said when he opened the shop this morning, he found cash box and drawers ransacked. Though the main locks of the shop were intact, items were lying scattered inside the establishment. The exact loss was yet to be ascertained. The police said CCTV cameras installed at the shop were non-operational. However, they were scrutinising the footage of CCTV cameras installed nearby to identify the suspects. Man nabbed, 2 others booked for preparing adulterated milk Our Correspondent Phagwara, April 17 As part of its drive against adulteration launched by Kapurthala SSP Vatsala Gupta, the police have booked three persons under provisions of the Essential Commodities Act for preparing adulterated milk at a dera of Gujjars near Panchhat village in the Phagwara sub-division here yesterday. The police later arrested one of the suspects. Rawalpindi SHO Laabh Singh said the suspect had been identified as Hanif, a resident of Kharal-Kalan village near Bhogpur, Jalandhar, while his two accomplices, identified as Balal and Imam, both residents of Panchhat village, managed to escape. The police have recovered 31 packets of substandard milk powder, a large bag full of milk powder, 60 packets of refined oil and a drum container from the dera. SSP Gupta said the police, with the assistance of the Health Department, would continue its operation to nab those playing with the health of people. Dr Lehmber Ram, Senior Medical Officer, Phagwara, warned people indulging in adulteration to desist from this illegal activity. Sampla called to Delhi after talks with SAD leadership Soaked in devotion PHOTOS: SARABJIT SINGH Meets Nadda, ex-Union MoS miffed over not getting party ticket INDIA VOTES MAY GET CHANCE FROM ANANDPUR SAHIB There also has been buzz late on Wednesday evening V from the Sampla camp that he (Vijay Sampla) could be shifted to Anandpur Sahib as its candidate. The BJP already has several claimants from the Anandpur Sahib seat, including Subhash Sharma and Avinash Rai Khanna. The latter was, however, recently given the charge to handle elections in Tripura. 2024 Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service Hoshiarpur, April 17 Miffed over not getting BJP ticket from the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat, former BJP state president and exUnion MoS Vijay Sampla reportedly held a meeting with Akali leadership this afternoon after which he was reportedly called to Delhi by the BJP party high command for talks. Sampla was in a meeting with BJP national president JP Nadda till late this evening. The meeting makes his move of his likely joining the Akali Dal all more uncertain as he could be under pressure by the saffron party for not causing it any damage in the election time from its high prestige Hoshiarpur seat. The Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat has been with the BJP for the past two tenures. Anita Som Parkash, wife of sitting BJP MP Som Parkash, has been announced as its candidature in the list that came out yesterday. Post announcement, a series of three tweets that Sampla posted and removing “Modi ka parivar” from his ‘X’ account led to speculations that he was in talks with other parties. Both Congress and SAD are yet to announce their candidates in Hoshiarpur. It is learnt that Sampla held a meeting with SAD chief Sukhbir Badal in Chandigarh today and the deal was reportedly close to getting finalised when he got a call from the high command to see Nadda in Delhi immediately. Sampla had also served as the chairman of the National Commission of SCs, but was relieved of the charge a few months ago after a meeting with Nadda. He had then claimed that Nadda had told him that he had been relieved of the charge so that he could go back to Punjab and get active in electoral politics. Akali Dal, which has former minister Sohan S Thandal as its only option from Hoshiarpur, has reportedly been quite interested in inducting Sampla since he represents a Hindu face and could help garner sizable votes from urban segments of the Hoshiarpur Parliamentary seat. Since he remained BJP MP here in 2014, he is learnt to have connect in the BJP stronghold segments, including Phagwara, Hoshiarpur, Dasuya and Mukerian. Sources in his family said since the Congress too is looking for a candidate from Hoshiarpur, Sampla yesterday also got in touch with party leadership through former CM and Jalandhar candidate Charanjit S Channi. Vikramjit continues tirade against Channi, warns him of ‘outsider’ tag Ex-CM, Cong MLAs say they will convince Phillaur MLA over party choice Tribune News Service Clockwise from top: Artistes dressed up as Lord Rama and Lakshmana; children dressed up as Lord Hanuman; and devotees take part in Ram Navami shobha yatra in Jalandhar on Wednesday. ‘Vote on 1st June’ slogan coined by admn to motivate electorate Our Correspondent Jalandhar, April 17 A war of words has ensued between Congress MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh and Phillaur MLA Vikramjit S Chaudhary after the announcement of former CM Charanjit S Channi as the party candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. Pargat Singh had issued a statement that Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary should support Channi. Chaudhary has reacted saying that the onus of Channi’s victory was upon Pargat now and that he would wait to see if he would be able to take him to the victory podium on June 4. Pargat has tried to justify his statement saying, “The party had taken a decision on Channi’s candidature on the basis of winnability assessment. Now that the party has already announced Channi officially, Vikramjit should TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH INBRIEF Congress candidate Charanjit Channi, Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, AAP leaders Harbhajan Singh ETO and Bram Shanker Jimpa during a Nam Navami function in Jalandhar on Wednesday. leave aside his claim and support him.” But Vikramjit continues to claim that his family has been serving the party for 98 years and that he should have been given credit for it by way of a party ticket. He has also hit out against Channi saying that he would have to face the “outsider” tag. “Even though my deceased father Santokh Singh Chaudhary was an MP from Jalandhar for nine years, even I did not know that Channi’s ancestral village was in Jalandhar as claimed by him yesterday,” Vikramjit has told the media saying that ups and downs are part of public life. Meanwhile, Channi had yesterday claimed that he was confident of winning the support of Chaudhary. All other four MLAs of Jalandhar and three halqa in-charges, who are supporting Channi, too maintain that both Channi and Chaudhary would soon be seen together. “It is a matter of days,” they said. Kapurthala, April 17 To motivate people to ensure maximum voter turnout in Lok Sabha polls and exercise their right to franchise in a free and fair manner, the district administration on Tuesday evening held a voter awareness event in line with the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme. The unique event witnessed saplings beautifully arranged to exhibit the theme ‘Vote on 1st June’. The awareness activity was organised in association with the departments of education, social security and development, women and children in which officials exhorted the local resident to cast their votes. The officials along with students and SVEEP volunteers made a decorative display of saplings highlighting the slogan, ‘Vote on 1st June’. The unique event witnessed saplings beautifully arranged to exhibit the theme ‘Vote on 1st June’. TRIBUNE PHOTO Additional Deputy Commissioner Shikha Bhagat appealed to the voters, especially the youth, to take part in voting across the district. She said the district administration has been carrying out different SVEEP activities so that voters could be made aware about the Lok Sabha elections and their right to franchise. ADC Bhagat said more such awareness activities have been planned, which would be carried out at different locations across the district. SVEEP nodal officer of Kapurthala assembly constituency Sunita Singh also conducted a quiz based on voting besides giving significant information about the poll process. They also raised the slogans, ‘Is Vaar 70 Paar, Vote Zaroor Pao’ (Voting percentage to be more than 70 per cent, must cast your vote). City youth held with illegal pistol 39 kg poppy husk, 2.8 kg heroin destroyed Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, April 17 The police have arrested a youth and recovered a country made pistol from his possession. The suspect has been identified as Aman Luthra, a resident of Gulab Devi road, Rattan Nagar, Jalandhar. Divulging details, the police said they got a tipoff that a gang involved in smuggling of illegal arms was active in the city. After getting information, the police laid a trap. A police party patrolling at Madhuban School spotted a youth heading towards Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar. “On suspicion, the police stopped the youth for check- Jalandhar, April 17 The police today destroyed a huge quantity of drugs confiscated from smugglers during a period of time. Divulging details, Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said during their campaign against drugs, the police recovered a huge quantity of drugs from drug peddlers. Under Section 52-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the drug disposal committee destroyed the drug in Bir village today. CP Sharma said the drug property destroyed today included 39.5 kg of poppy husk, 2.877 kg of heroin, 212 tablets, 288 capsules The suspect in police custody in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO ing. During search, the police recovered a country made pistol and a cartridge from his possession,” they said. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act was registered against the suspect at Basti Bawa Khel police station. Police officials said further investigations were on in the case. c m y b Cops destroy drugs at Bir village in Jalandhar on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO and 90 g ice drug. While reiterating the firm commitment of the Police Commissionerate to wipe out drug menace from the district, he said a zero tolerance policy was being adopted against this heinous crime. He said anybody indulging in this crime would not be spared.
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