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P4 » » » MAX 26°C | MIN 19°C YESTERDAY MAX 24°C | MIN 18°C SUNSET WEDNESDAY 6.06 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 6.29 AM WEDNESDAY | 8 OCTOBER 2025 | AMRITSAR Admn fails to frame safety policy for BRTS Golden Temple decked up on eve of Guru Ramdas Gurpurb Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 7 On the eve of the Parkash Purb of Guru Ramdas, founder of the holy city, the Golden Temple was beautifully decorated with ornamental flowers brought from different parts of India and abroad while a massive nagar kirtan was taken out here on Tuesday. About 125 artisans from West Bengal and 200 Sikh devotees of Maharashtra were engaged in decking up the holiest Sikh shrine with over 10 tonnes of ornamental flowers. All of them together started embellishing the holy complex on Monday. Hundreds of quintals of different kinds of flowers — especially imported from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, as well as from states like Kolkata, Bengaluru and Himachal Pradesh — are being used to adorn the walls of the sanctum sanctorum, Darshani Deorhi, Akal Takht and the entire circumference of the shrine. Harinder Singh said the sangat of Mumbai has been doing the sewa of flowers at the holiest Sikh shrine for the past 19 years. He said as many as 35 varieties of flowers, including pin protea, red and green berries, anthonium, oriental lily, brassia, astova, pink cushion, silver dollars, halconia, costco and limonium were specially ordered from dif- Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service A special celebratory event to mark Valmiki Jayanti was held at Ram Tirath in Amritsar on Tuesday. An illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas in Amritsar on Tuesday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR ferent countries and Indian flowers like rose, carnation, baby breath, daisy, sunflowers, gerbera, orchid, marigold, star and gulmohar were specially arranged. These ornamental flowers were used to beautify the sanctum sanctorum, Akal Takht and Parikrama. The entire Golden Temple complex was decked up with rare varieties of flowers and illuminated with decorative lights on Tuesday night making it the cynosure of all eyes and drawing a large number of devotees. A devotee, Sarbjit Singh, arranged ‘deepamala’ at the Golden Gate, the railway station and the bus stand and on the day of Parkash Purb he arranged desi ghee to lit one lakh earthen lamps at the holi- est Sikh shrine. A sea of devotees took part in the nagar kirtan taken out on Tuesday to mark Parkash Purb of fourth Sikh master Guru Ramdas in different areas of the city. Devotees set up stalls of langar on the route of the nagar kirtan, which passed through different areas of the city. Congratulating the Sikhs on the eve of the Gurpurb, Giani Kuldip Singh, acting Jathedar, Akal Takht, and Harjinder Singh Dhami, president of the SGPC, said the life of the fourth Sikh master was an inspiration to the entire humanity. They appealed to them to adopt the principles of service, ‘simran’, politeness and humility out of the life of the fourth Sikh master. Bhagwan Valmiki’s birth anniversary celebrated in city Tribune News Service Amritsar, October 7 Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Tuesday participated in the Bhagwan Valmiki’s Pargat Diwas celebrations here on Tuesday. He said Bhagwan Valmiki had taught the world to do good deeds and it is the duty of all of us to follow the path shown by him. Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO paid obeisance at the temple of Bhagwan Valmiki at Ram Tirath and took blessings. “The biggest need of our society is that we educate our children about Bhagwan Valmiki, about Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar and what their con- tribution has been in shaping the country. Ambedkar gave us fair a platform through the Constitution only after getting education,” he said. The Cabinet Minister said the immortal work of the first poet of Sanskrit, Bhagwan Valmiki, the great epic Ramayana, will continue to show the hidden path of truth till the end of the world. He said the Punjab Government is committed to the welfare of the Valmiki community. Joining ETO was MLA Jasbir Singh Sandhu, MLA Dalbir Singh Tong, MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Amritsar Improvement Trust Chairman Karamjit Singh Rintu and several others. Amritsar, October 7 Despite several fatal accidents in the past, the Amritsar administration has failed to frame a clear safety policy for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor. On Monday evening, three people lost their lives when a bus crashed into the roof of a station inside the corridor, once again exposing glaring official negligence. Built at a cost of around Rs 530 crore to ease Amritsar’s traffic congestion, the BRTS corridor has instead turned into a death trap. The Metro bus service, operating in the designated corridor, was suspended on July 4, 2023, and despite repeated promises, the government had not been able to resume the BRTS operations. Since then, the lanes have remained open, allowing the entry of trucks, private buses, two-wheelers and even pedestrians, leading to frequent collisions and fatal mishaps. Traffic experts have identified multiple black spots inside the corridor and over 50 accidents have been reported in A view of the BRTS bus stop in Amritsar on Tuesday. VISHAL KUMAR recent years, claiming more than 10 lives. Faulty design features, such as low roofs at bus stops and dangerously placed iron grills, have caused several head injuries and fatal cuts. The absence of reflectors during foggy or nighttime conditions, broken infrastructure and the theft of safety grills have further increased the risk. In March 2022, Dr Narinder Kaur lost her life after being hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing the BRTS lane near Gate Hakima. Police investigations in several such cases have cited illegal vehicle entry and the absence of pedestrian crossings as major causes. Local residents allege that after each accident, the police temporarily block the affected stretch with ropes, but reopen it within days, leading to repeat incidents. Accidents are frequent on the Batala Road, Chheharta, and the elevated road stretches of the corridor. Local MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh had raised the issue in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, demanding that the BRTS corridor be removed to address traffic congestion to save innocent lives. 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