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P4 » » SUNSET TUESDAY 7.15 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5.38 AM » TUESDAY | 7 MAY 2024 | AMRITSAR Satvika, Harkirat top dist in Class X, Mansi tops Class XII Class X toppers score 99% & 98.8%, Class XII topper aggregates 97.5% CICSE EXAMS Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 6 The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) announced the annual results of Class X and Class XII on Monday. Satvika Gagan, a student of Sacred Heart School, Majitha Road, has secured first position in the district in Class X by scoring 99 per cent marks, scoring 495 out of 500. Harkirat Singh, a student of Shri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School, Basant Avenue, has secured second position in the district by scoring 98.8 per cent, securing 494 out of 500. Similarly, Mansi Deora of Holy Heart Presidency School, has topped the district in Class XII results with 97.5 per cent. Mansi is a student of medical stream. Palakdeep Kaur and Arshdeep Kaur of the same school jointly stood second with 383 marks, notching up Satvika Harkirat Singh Mansi 95.75 per cent. Both are students of medical stream. Pareena Sharma of Sacred Heart School stood third with 95.5 per cent (382 marks). Parina is a student of commerce stream. always given priority to her studies. She is determined to go abroad and do something different. surgeon. Harkirat’s father is Dr Harnek Singh and mother Baljeet Kaur is a dietician. Satvika wants to be an engineer Satvika, a resident of Professors Colony, wants to become an engineer. Her father Gagandeep Singh is a businessman and mother Sushma a teacher in Government Middle School, Lahori Mall. Satvika said that she has Cardiac surgeon is Harkirat’s aim Harkirat’s dream is to become a cardiac surgeon. Harkirat Singh, a student of Shri Guru Harkrishna School, Basant Avenue, who scored 98.8 per cent marks, is a resident of Majitha Road bypass. He said that he would pursue further studies in medical stream and his dream is to become a cardiac Mansi Deora dreams of becoming an IPS officer Mansi Deora is a resident of Jhander village. Her father Sushil Kumar is a farmer and mother Neetu a government school teacher. She dreams of becoming an IPS officer and says would dedicate herself to achieving her dream. Chemistry is her favourite subject. She said that the entire village was celebrating her success in exams. Last rites of woman farmer Balwinder Kaur performed Tarn Taran, May 6 Balwinder Kaur (52), a resident of Walipur village in Tarn Taran who was the first woman to sacrifice her life in the second phase of farmers’ struggle, was cremated in her Walipur village on Monday. Balwinder Kaur died of cardiac arrest at Shambhu border on Sunday night. A large number of farmers and people from other sections of society attended her last rites. Satnam Singh Manochahal, district president of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab said that Balwinder Kaur was the 19th farmer who sacrificed her life in the second phase of Delhi Morcha. The farmers took a pledge to be committed for the common cause. The KMSC leaders also saluted the departed soul and paid her rich tributes. — OC The woman farmer being cremated in Tarn Taran. Three accused in custody of the Amritsar police on Monday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Gang of robbers busted, 3 held Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 6 With the arrest of three persons, the city police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers involved in incidents of looting at gunpoint. The police confiscated three .32 bore calibre country-made pistols along with six bullets and a desi pistol of .315 bore calibre with two live cartridges and a scooter from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Pardeep Kumar (31) of Fateh Singh Colony, Hoshiarpur, Manpreet Singh, alias Mani, alias Kala Bhapa (20) of Bhai Manjh Singh Road and Joga Singh alias Bil- la (19) of Fateh Singh Colony, Gate Hakimar here. Pardeep was the kingpin of the gang. Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar in a press conference here on Monday said Pardeep used to procure the country-made pistol from Madhya Pradesh in ~20,000 and sell the same to youth at ~45,000. He used to flash the weapons on his social media accounts to lure vulnerable youngsters. Dr Darpan Ahluwalia, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (City – 1), said the police got a specific input regarding the presence of robbers in the Gate Hakima police station area. A special operation was launched on the backside of the Bhagtanwala grain market following which the accused were arrested by the Anngarh police chowki. Investigations revealed that after committing crime, Pardeep Kumar used to hide in different districts including Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr on rented accommodation. He had eight criminal cases of robbery and snatching registered against him. He was declared a proclaimed offender in a robbery case in Ludhiana. His two accomplices in the incident — Gurpreet Singh and Jarnail Singh — had attempted to escape from the Amritsar Central jail after breaking the wall of his barrack in 2020. Procurement: 6 lakh MT wheat reaches market Amritsar, May 6 Nearly 80 per cent of harvesting of wheat crop in the district has been completed with the grain markets here witnessing an arrival of 6.02 lakh metric tonnes of the produce during the current season. As per the estimates of the district administration, the grain markets here are expected to witness a total of 7.5 lakh MT wheat crop during the season. District officials stated that with over six lakh MT crop already reaching the markets, it can be stated that only less than 20 per cent crop is left for harvesting. The officials stated that the government is committed to buying each and every grain of the crop and as per the earlier schedule, the government procurement would continue till May 15. Two fire at jeweller’s shop after failing to get ~50L extortion money Police personnel conduct investigation at the shop on Monday. Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, May 6 Two unidentified masked motorcycle-borne robbers fired at the shop of a local jeweller situated in the main Tehsil Bazar in the early hours today. The jeweller had reportedly expressed his helplessness in paying the demanded ransom of Rs 50 lakh by the robbers. Jeweller Parminder Singh, owner of ‘Lalpurian Di Hatti, Shiv Jeweller’ informed here on Monday that he received frequent WhatsApp calls from an unidentified person who demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh on Sunday afternoon. He said that he refused to pay such a huge amount by saying that he was not a big businessman. When he came to the shop on Monday, Parminder Singh said that the shutters of his shop had been hit with bullets. He immediately informed the local city police. The police team led by DSP Tarsem Masih visited the shop and checked CCTV cameras installed there. The DSP said that CCTV camera footage showed that there were two robbers who came on Sunday evening and fired at the shop which damaged the shutters and the glass in the shop. According to DSP Masih, a case under Section 384, 336 and 427 of IPC read with Section 25 (6, 7, 8) of the Arms Act has been registered in this regard. The incident has badly disheartened the businessmen of the area with extortionists demanding a huge sum as ransom. As a result, the businessmen have been migrating from the area. The officials said they are hopeful that the farmers would complete the harvesting before the end of the procurement day. Mandi Board officials stated that the dana mandis in the district recorded an arrival of 28,957 MT of crop on Monday. They said the daily quantity of fresh produce from the fields have decreased as the peak harvesting season is already over when daily arrival used to cross 50,000 MT. The officials stated that 5.99 lakh MT wheat crop has already been procured. Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said the wheat crop is being procured on the same day it is brought by the farmers. The farmers are not facing any problem and even the payment of the procured crop is disbursed by the procurement agencies within 48 hours. — TNS ASI dies of cardiac arrest Die is cast for LS polls as filing of nominations begins today Tarn Taran, May 6 Malwinderjit Singh (52), an ASI of the Punjab Police, died of cardiac arrest on Sunday at his residence in Manochahal Kalan village. The local Sadar police on the statement of his wife, Jatinder Kaur, has lodged a report under Section 174 of CrPC on Monday. In her statement to the police, Jatinder Kaur said that her husband was a liver patient and breathed his last on Sunday at home. The deceased ASI was on guard duty in Tarn Taran. The postmortem was conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Monday and the body handed over to the family by the police. — OC Tribune News Service The Tribune Trust President NN Vohra; Trustees Justice SS Sodhi (retd) and Gurbachan Jagat with their spouses; Amit Sharma, General Manager; Naresh Kaushal, Editor, Dainik Tribune; Arvinder Kaur Johal, Officiating Editor, Punjabi Tribune; and Rohit Mahajan, Executive Editor, The Tribune; at the farewell dinner of Rajesh Ramachandran, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, in Chandigarh on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI THE SCHEDULE PK Jaiswar Amritsar, May 6 Deputy Commissioner-cumDistrict Election Officer Ghanshyam Thori today said that candidates contesting the 18th Lok Sabha polls can file their nomination papers from Tuesday in room number 103 at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the District Administrative Complex (DAC). He said all the candidates have been informed about this. The nominations can be filed till May 14. Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and SSP Amritsar rural Satinder Singh who accompanied the DC ■ Nominations can be filed till May 14. On May 15, scrutiny of papers would take place. ■ Candidate can withdraw names by May 17. ■ Nominations can be filed in room number 103 in DC office, from 11 am to 3 pm. DC Ghanshyam Thori with senior police officials. along with other officials said adequate security arrangements have been put in place. The DC, while addressing the media, said that the timing for filing nominations is from 11 am to 3 pm. He said not more than five persons could accompany the candidate while filing nomination papers. Thori said as many as 19.91 lakh voters would exercise their franchise to elect the government in this Lok Sabha election. Out of these, 10,45,018 are male, 9,49,434 are females and 74 are transgender voters. He said this time, as many as 18,321 voters above 85 years of age and 17,098 physically challenged can vote from their homes. There are 50,221 first-time Drug abuse takes back seat in LS election campaign INDIA VOTES 2024 PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 6 While campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections has intensified in the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, the issue of drug abuse is conspicuously missing during these campaigns unlike in the state assembly elections. The residents of the holy city feel that the failure of previous governments in the border state has compelled the political leaders and candidates of various parties to avoid raising such an important issue during their speeches while luring them to exercise their franchise in favour of their party. Of late, they have started speaking about it, but not on the scale that it used to be earlier. “It has been two years since the AAP government has been in power. The previous Congress and SAD-BJP governments had gained power in Punjab by promising to eradicate the deadly drug menace which assumed alarming proportions in this border state,” said noted lawyer and human rights c m y b activist Sarabjit Singh. But ironically, they failed to measure up to people’s expectations in addressing the rampant drug problem. “Daily deaths due to drug overdose were being reported in the state. Though there has been no record of death by drugs, a youth had died in Gaunsabad village on Ramtirath Road two days after he got injected with drugs,” he pointed out. Another resident Anil Vinayak, a retired banker, said that political parties have deliberately put the issue on the back-burner as they don’t have answers to people’s queries. “All political parties are vying with each other to woo voters by offering freebies. Parties, owing to political compulsions, have put a major issue like drug abuse on the back-burner. It is really a sad state of affairs,” he opined. Not only drugs, political parties have also failed to raise the issue of liquor which badly affects the economics of poor families. Dr Chandresh Lakhera, a resident of Airport road, pointed out that the candidates should also share their vision on how they would tackle the menace. “Though the Lok Sabha candidates have briefly spoken about it on several occasions and yet again promised to curb drug abuse, they did not say how they would do it. They just blamed the previous dispensations for the peril,” he said. Politicians have only played politics over the issue to win elections. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, BJP candidate from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, said that during his campaigning in the villages, the people complained about rampant drug nuisance. The previous governments in Punjab had only made false promises. He stressed on detoxifying the affected drug users and bringing them into the mainstream by giving right opportunities. voters this year. He said on May 15, the nomination papers would be scrutinised while candidate can withdraw their names by May 17. Polling would be held on June 1 and counting on June 4. He said a candidate can spend Rs 95 lakh maximum. The DC said there are 2,134 polling booths set up at 1,122 places while every assembly constituency would have 10 modern booths. The Police Commissioner said that candidates of recognised political parties would be given six gunmen while other candidates would have two gunmen for security. NCET application submission last date extended Amritsar, May 6 The National Testing Agency is in the process of inviting online application forms for the National Common Entrance Test2024 for admission to 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programmes in selected universities, including Guru Nanak Dev University. Since GNDU has got the approval to launch all the three Integrated Teacher Education Programmes — BABEd, BSc-BEd and BCom-BEd — for secondary stage teachers from the session 2023-24 with an intake capacity of 50 seats in each course in its Department of Education. — TNS
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