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   The citizen-centric decision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government to change the timings of government offices not only saving electricity but has also led to reduce traffic congestion at a busy Airport Road in Mohali.          This fact came to fore in a study conducted by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre (PRSTRC) to analyse the impact of changing office hours on a traffic movement. It has found a significant reduction of congestion on the Airport Road (PR-7) on its first day of implementation. The traffic analysis, carried out using Tom-Tom Maps on the 18-KM long Airport Road, found that the average delays during peak hours have reduced from 30-40 minutes to mere 5-6 minutes.          Notably, Punjab Government on Tuesday had changed the timings of government offices from 9 am- 5 pm to 7.30 am- 2 pm in larger public interest, which is expected to save around 350 MW of power daily and Rs 40-45 crore between May 2 and July 15.          Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Traffic AS Rai said that the reduction in travel time will also cut down the fuel consumption, which will save costs that would have otherwise been estimated to Rs 6.75 lakhs daily by directly saving 7500 litres of fuel. In addition to the cost savings, the reduction in congestion is also beneficial for the environment, as it leads to a corresponding reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, he said.          The study found that during peak hour, about 7000 vehicles cross the Airport Road (PR-7) in one hour, with 25% of these being two-wheelers, 64% being four-wheelers, and the remaining 11% being trucks, buses, LCVs, tractors, multi-axles, and others. Based on conservative estimates, the additional delay of 25 minutes for these vehicles during five hours would have consumed 7500 litres of fuel per day. The estimates of fuel saving are based upon the vehicle operating cost for different vehicles made available by the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi and Indian Roads Congress.          Director PRSTRC Dr Navdeep Asija said that the success of this initiative on the Airport Road can serve as a model for other cities and major roads to reduce congestion, save costs, and promote a cleaner environment. Other cities in the state must have observed the same on the first day, and they are looking forward to its long-term impact as well, he added.          Meanwhile, the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre has been making concerted efforts to find innovative solutions to reduce congestion and promote sustainable development in the state.Vigilance Bureau arrests deed writer for taking bribe Rs 35,000IEP Chandigarh May 3          The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign under the zero tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government, on Wednesday arrested Lakhbir Singh, Deed Writer, at Tehsil Derabassi, SAS Nagar district for taking bribe of Rs 35,000.          Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested after the investigation of an online complaint made by Amandeep Singh, resident of Jarout, in Derabassi sub division on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line.          Giving details he added that the said complainant has alleged that the accused deed writer had demanded Rs 45,000 for helping him in registration of land to be sold by his father. The complainant further informed that the accused had already taken Rs 35,000 as a first instalment of bribe from him being one percent commission of the total amount of registration value. The complainant has recorded the entire conversation in this regard on his mobile and handed over it to the VB as an evidence.          The spokesperson said during the investigation of this complaint, it was found that the said deed writer had received a bribe of Rs 35,000 from the complainant and rest money to be paid in second instalment. On the basis of this enquiry the above said deed writer has been arrested and registered a bribery case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Police Station, flying squad-1, Punjab at SAS Nagar and further investigation was under progress, he added

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allocated for a matching recipient, a 26 year old male, admitted in Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon and lungs were allocated for a matching recipient, a 62 year old female , admitted in MGM Hospital, Chennai.” In conjunction with the retrieval timings of the organs, a Green Corridor was created on 2nd May from PGIMER to International Airport, Mohali around 2.25 pm to enable safe passage for the transport of retrieved heart and lungs for the onward Vistara Airlines flight to Chennai scheduled at 3.30 pm and Indigo Airlines flight to Gurgaon scheduled at 3.35 pm on 2nd May. Prof. Koushal further concluded, “With everyone pitching in, the  procedural formalities, harvesting process as well as transportation of the organs was completed despite the time crunch. The credit is due to commendable efforts by PGIMER Security Deptt., Chandigarh & Mohali Police, CISF and Airport Staff on duty that we accomplished in making it on time through the green corridor.”The retrieved liver was transplanted to a 24 year old female here at PGIMER, thereby giving her a second lease of life. In all, with the selfless gesture of the donor family, three lives have been blessed with a ‘gift of life.’  

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The ‘ATM Fraud Investigation Cell’ of Haryana State Crime Branch on Tuesday nabbed five accused in two different untraced cases of ATM fraud in Faridabad district. Police have also recovered Rs 2.36 lakh in cash from their possession. A Haryana Police spokesperson said the accused used to station themselves outside ATM kiosks and pretended to stand in a queue to withdraw money. They used to change debit cards on the pretext of helping the victims and later withdrew money from the ATM through shopping or POS machines. The accused have been identified as Goverdhan, a resident of Palwal district and his two aides identified as Krishan and Lakshman aka Lacchi. All three accused fraudulently withdrew Rs 5,55,684 from the bank account of a woman by changing her ATM on the pretext of assistance in Faridabad, he added.After getting a complaint in this regard, a case was registered at Thana Mujesar, Faridabad but it was declared untraceable in March 2021. The untraced case was handed over to the State Crime Branch, Haryana  which arrested the accused.Police has recovered Rs 92500 from Goverdhan, while Rs 17500 and Rs 24500 were recovered from Krishan and Lakshman respectively. Apart from this, due to the objection raised by the State Crime Branch at the time of bail, Rs One lakh was also recovered from the accused on the orders of the court, the spokesperson said.In a separate case, ATM Fraud Investigation Cell has succeeded in arresting two accused identified as Sandeep and Mohammad Shazaad alias Shahid, linked to a fraud case. Both the accused fraudulently withdrew Rs 58000 from the bank account of an Uttar Pradesh native, presently residing in Faridabad in January 2022. Police have recovered Rs 1500 from them.

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       In a bid to ensure foolproof security arrangements at all the Judicial Complexes, Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted a special checking at District and Sub-Divisional Courts across the state to make sure that Door Frame Metal Detector (DFMDs), Closed-Circuit Television (CCTVs) cameras and other security equipments installed are in working condition.          The checking was conducted from 11am to 3pm simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts of the state on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav. The CPs/SSPs were directed to personally monitor this operation and make sufficient number of Police teams to carry out checking.          Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla said that Police teams under the supervision of SPs/DSPs carried out checking at around 68 Courts across the state.           Apart from reviewing security arrangements, he said that Police teams have also frisked 1796 suspicious people found roaming around the court complexes and also checked 1768 vehicles.          He said that the purpose to carry out this checking was to ensure foolproof security arrangements at Judicial complexes in the state to tighten noose around the anti-social elements.          “We have also directed CPs/SSPs to hold courtesy meetings with Bar associations in the next three days,” said the Special DGP, while terming this move as part of the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure.          Meanwhile, CPs/SSPs are also directed to increase Police Patrolling around such vulnerable places to intensify surveillance on anti-social elements.