24042022-ATR-01.qxd 4/24/2022 12:49 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar TRIBUNE ‘WIDEN ALLEYS LEADING TO GURDWARA GURU KE MEHAL’ MP Gurjeet Aujla writes to CM Bhagwant Mannurginghimtowidenalleysleading to Gurdwara Guru Ke Mehal in city. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INBRIEF 60-YR-OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE Tarn Taran: Baldev Singh (60), a resident of Malchakk village, who had consumed some poisonous substance on April 20 (Wednesday) due to being under financial crisis, died at a hospital on Saturday. The deceased was suffering from tension as he was not being paid the amount by a fellow commission agent while some others who were to take money from him had been harassing him. Baldev Singh was admitted to a private hospital in Fetahbad village where he died on Saturday. Baldev Singh was the commission agent in the Khadoor Sahib grain market. Bikramjit Singh, son of the victim, lodged a complaint with the Sri Goindwal Sahib police station against Ajay Pal Singh, his father Kulbir Singh of Khadoor Sahib, Dilmegh Singh and his father Narinder Singh of Mathrewal village for harassing his father over financial dealings. The accused had been booked under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC. The postmortem of the body was conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Saturday. OC 24-YR-OLD KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Amritsar: One person was killed in a road accident near Raspulpur canal on National Highway No.54 here on Friday evening. The deceased had been identified as Satnam Singh (24) of Amritsar, who was running a wholesale shop in Tarn Taran. He had gone to nearby Dhotian village in connection with his business. He was returning to Tarn Taran on his moped. When he reached Rasulpur village an unidentified vehicle hit him and he received head injuries and died on the spot. ASI Sukhdev Singh along with his police party reached the spot and collected evidence. The ASI said a case under Sections 304-A and 34 of the IPC had been registered against the driver of the unidentified vehicle. The postmortem of the body was conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Saturday. TNS PAGE 2 PAGE 3 HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY WILL SMITH ARRIVES IN MUMBAI Will Smith, who was in news recently for slapgate with Chris Rock at the Oscars, is in India currently. MAX 38°C | MIN 20°C | YESTERDAY MAX 37°C | MIN 19°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7:05 PM PWD minister Harbhajan Singh ETO inspects schools, hospitals Tribune News Service Cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh during a visit to a hospital in the Jandiala Guru constituency on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO requirements of the school. He interacted with school students and sought suggestions from village elders, present on the occasion, for improving the government educa- Int’l session on Jallianwala Bagh begins at GND varsity Writers, poets and historians to speak on its history Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 23 The All-India Progressive Writers’ Association (AIPWA) on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “Jallianwala Bagh: Past and Present” at Guru Nanak Dev University. The conference is being held in association with Jallianwala Bagh Chair of the university and the Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Chandigarh. The first day of the conference hosted two sessions in which eminent writers, scholars and activists — including Paranjayan Guha Thakurta, Gulzar Singh Sandhu and Teesta Setalvad — spoke on the historical facts leading and following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the con- text of those events in today’s India. Noted journalist Paranjayan Guha Thakurta did not mince his words when he said history was being forgotten. “Today’s generation has forgotten the history and background of their country by spending more time on social media. Jallianwala Bagh was significant to our national freedom movement as fall of the British government started only after the Jallianwala Bagh incident. The younger generation should take interest in not just knowing the past, but also the present of Jallianwala Bagh,” he said. Stressing on the need to crackdown misuse of social media, he said that a lot of lies were being spread on social media that were responsible for what’s happening in the country right now. “Instead of cracking down on it, the governments are playing politics of votes by taking advantage of social media,” he said. Teesta Sitalvad, in her address, shared some facts behind related to the Jallianwala Bagh incident, contextual to the current situation in the country. “The Hunter Commission, which was formed after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, revealed that General Dyer, who wreaked havoc in Jallianwala Bagh, had admitted that he had carried out the killings under a premeditated conspiracy. Today, there are many General Dyers in the country, who are responsible for riots, continued on page 2 c m y b tion system. Harbhajan Singh ETO said the first priority of their government was health and education and every effort would be made to make it world class. He later visited the Community Health Centre in Mehta and interacted with visitors and patients regarding healthcare services being offered. Noticing the nonavailability of ambulance in the hospital, the Cabinet minister directed the Civil Surgeon to immediately deploy an ambulance in the hospital and also wrote a letter to the Punjab Health Department to ensure the continuity of the facility. Next hearing on Mayor’s floor test on May 4 Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 23 Though the matter of floor test of the Municipal Corporation general house is sub judice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Senior Deputy Mayor Raman Bakshi, petitioner in the case, claimed that they would fight for their rights till the end of the tenure of the House. The next hearing of the case is on May 4 and the petitioner is hopeful that the court would ask to conduct the floor test. However, Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu has already announced that he is ready for the floor test as he has a majority of councillors to show. Senior Deputy Mayor Raman Bakshi said, “If Karamjit Singh Rintu is ready for the floor test then he should inform the court of this.” PAGE 4 Voodoo marks the first proper collaboration between rapper Badshah and Latinx icon J Balvin. SUNRISE MONDAY 5:51 AM Start ambulance service from Mehta health centre: Minister Amritsar, April 23 Cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh ETO visited government schools and hospitals in his constituency here on Saturday. During the visit, he inspected buildings, infrastructure, staff, etc, in schools and hospitals. He first visited Government Senior Secondary School, Khabbe Rajputtan, Government Senior Secondary School, Mehta Nangal, Government Middle School, Mehta, and Government Senior Secondary School, Manawala. He interacted with teachers asking about the RAPPER BADSHAH & J BALVIN READY TO DO VOODOO SUNDAY | 24 APRIL 2022 | AMRITSAR Man climbs high-voltage electric tower in Gate Hakiman Wala area Tribune News Service ‘WAS A DRUG ADDICT’ Amritsar, April 23 A man under the influence of drugs climbed atop an electricity tower in Gate Hakiman Wala area here on Saturday. Residents of the area spotted him around 8 am when he was sitting on the high-voltage electric tower. The residents gathered around the tower and asked him to come down, but he didn’t pay heed. On being informed, police and Fire Brigade teams reached the spot. But the administration didn’t have any such infrastructure to approach him. Police personnel arranged a loud speaker and started motivating him to come down. Some leading personalities of the area also ■ The residents claimed that the person was not from the area and he came along with his two friends. They had put a bet of ~180 to climb the tower. Shiva, a resident, said he was a drug addict and the police rescued him from agitated locals. Later, he was released by the police.Residents of the area spotted him around 8 am when he was sitting on the high-voltage electric tower. << A man sits on a tower. requested him to come down. After three hours, the man came down. When he was a few feet away from the ground, some youngsters climbed on the tower and nabbed him. They also thrashed him for his act. The police personnel rescued him. The area residents claimed that the person was not from the area and he came along with his two friends. They had put a bet of Rs 180 to climb the tower. Shiva, a resident, said, “He was a drug addict and the police rescued him from agitated residents. Later, he was released by the police.” 8 test +ve in four days in district Tribune News Service Amritsar, April 23 A slight increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the district has been witnessed in the last four days as the Health Department has reported eight positive cases since April 20. In the seven days prior to April 20, the district had not reported even a single positive case. The district health authorities have reported a total of 14 positive cases in April, out of which eight cases have been reported in the last four days. The Health Department reported one positive case on Saturday. With this, the total count of cases in the district has reached 59,409. The number of active cases in the district have also reached nine.