22072022-ATR-01.qxd 7/21/2022 11:59 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar TRIBUNE PAGE 2 SINGLE-SCREEN CINEMAS STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL For decades, single-screen cinemas enthralled audience. As multiplexes came in, these slowly faded into oblivion. FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY INBRIEF CYCLIST KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT Tarn Taran: A cyclist was killed in a road accident on the Tarn Taran-Goindwal Sahib road here on Tuesday night. The cyclist was hit by a motorcyclist from the rear. The victim was identified as Harwinder Singh Sonu (37) of Kallha. He was going back to his village from Fatehbad when he was hit near Bharowal village. He received serious injuries on the neck and died on way to the Civil Hospital. The motorcyclist, identified as Akashdeep Singh of Bharowal, had been booked under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC. OC ACCUSED ESCAPES FROM CUSTODY Tarn Taran: An undertrial escaped from police custody from Judicial Court Complex, Piddi, on Thursday. The undertrial was identified as Parambir Kumar of Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan). DSP, city subdivision, Jaspal Singh said the accused from whom 1.32 lakh intoxicating tablets were recovered was being produced in the court here on Thursday from where he escaped. OC EIGHT MOBILES SEIZED FROM JAIL Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail authorities seized eight mobile phones, six of them were found unclaimed in the jail premises, here on Wednesday. Two mobiles were recovered from two prisoners, identified as Lakhbir Singh, aka Lakha of Kheyala Kalan village, and Naval Sood of Dhariwal in Gurdaspur. TNS DR PADDA ASSUMES CHARGE AS SMO Tarn Taran: Dr Ramandeep Singh Padda assumed the charge of Senior Medical Officer (SMO) of the local Civil Hospital on Thursday succeeding Dr Swaranjit Dhawan. Previously, Dr Padda was the Deputy Medical Commissioner here. OC FAMILY ROBS 2 OF ~1.5L, MOBILES Tarn Taran: A family of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar robbed Rs 1.5 lakh and cell phones from two persons on Wednesday night by inviting them at their home. The family is facing 20 criminal cases of robbing innocent people by inviting them to their home and making an objectionable video of them and using it to defame them. They have been identified as Veera Sharma, his son Munish Kumar, daughter-in-laws Kiran and Simar, besides their neighbours Lakhan and Sewak. OC RUSSO BROTHERS CALL ACTOR DHANUSH A ‘NATIONAL TREASURE’ PAGE 3 The Gray Man director duo Russo Brothers showered praise on Dhanush and called him a ‘national treasure’. MAX 33°C | MIN 24°C | YESTERDAY MAX 29°C | MIN 23°C SUNSET FRIDAY 7:33 PM Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 21 Two brothers from Sarhali village in Tarn Taran district are trying to make a name for themselves in the Guinness World Records by tying turbans on a moving motorcycle. The duo has already sent a video of their act along with the necessary formalities to the Guinness World Records for consideration. Eldest of the two Baldev Singh tied a 10-m-long dumala (round turban) while standing on a eight-ft stair placed on a moving bike, while his brother Arjan Singh tied a 30-m-long turban as he sat facing backwards while riding pillion. The brothers said they completed the task in two minutes and 40 seconds, while the bike covered a distance of 1.5 km. PAGE 4 The reign of House Targaryen is set to unravel as Disney+ Hotstar will bring the HBO series House Of The Dragon. SUNRISE SATURDAY 5:40 AM FRIDAY | 22 JULY 2022 | AMRITSAR Install in-house processing unit, MC tells bulk waste generators Notices to be sent to hotels, restaurants, marriage palaces, hospitals Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 21 On the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Municipal Corporation will issue notices to more than 100 bulk waste generator firms to install processing units on their premises. A list of bulk waste generators has been prepared by the health wing of the Municipal Corporation. In a meeting on the waste management today, MC Commissioner Kumar Saurabh Raj said, “An in-house processing unit is mandatory for bulk waste generators as per the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016. According to the official information, notices are being sent to 47 major hotels MC COMMISSIONER LISTENS TO 43 COMPLAINTS A public meeting was organised by MC Commissioner Kumar Saurabh Raj at Ranjit Avenue office on Thursday. He listened to the public grievances and resolved them on the spot. A total of 43 complaints were received in the meeting. Out of these, 15 of operation and maintenance cell, four of civil wing, three of health department, seven of MTP department, six of land department, five related to Joint Commissioner department and one complaint each from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, DCFA, Octroi Department were received. Saurabh Raj issued instructions to the officials concerned to resolve the issues. Some complaints were settled on the spot. ‘SET UP FACILITY IN 15 DAYS OR FACE PENAL ACTION’ with the directions waste ❝To complythe city are directedof the NGT, all bulkwaste generators in to install in-house processing facility within 15 days otherwise penal action will be taken by the Municipal Corporation ❞ Kumar Saurabh Raj, MC COMMISSIONER and restaurants, 12 marriage places, 25 educational institutions and 14 hospitals, including Guru Nanak Hospital. Besides, the authorities of the Interstate Bus Terminal, Railway Station and Central Jail were also asked to install the processing machine. According to the MSW rules, Aujla: AAP workers ‘pressuring’ school heads to become SMC chairpersons Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 21 Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla in a tweet on Thursday alleged that AAP supporters and workers in some areas were pressuring principals and head teachers in government schools to appoint them as chairpersons of the school management committees (SMCs). The allegations come as the District Education Office is under the process of receiving nominations for the school management committees for all schools in the district. The process of choosing members of school management committees is defined by the Directorate, Education Department, Punjab, and SMCs are responsible for over- seeing developmental and learning work plans for each school at the district level. Tagging Education Minister Harjot Bains and CM Bhagwant Mann, MP Aujla tweeted, “@BhagwantMann It has been noticed that some of AAP supporters & workers are torturing principals and head teachers of government schools to appoint them chairpersons of the SMCs. Most astonishing fact is that they are not at all eligible for these. I request @CMOPb and @harjotbains to control the misguided ambitions of MLAs pressuring principals and head teachers to defy guidelines. Novices need to learn that there is something known by the name of constitution and guidelines.” The District Education Office spokesperson said they had not received any official complaint in this regard. “The process of filing nominations and approval for SMC members is carried out keeping in mind defined regulations by the Directorate Education Department. The approvals will be done by July 26, 2022, by the District Education Officer after thorough scrutiny,” said the spokesperson. Nihangs’ clash:1 held after 8 years Amritsar, July 21 Eight years after a clash between two groups of Nihangs during Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations at the Railway B-Block ground that left one killed and five injured, the Islamabad police have arrested a Nihang Singh identified as Baldev Singh. He was evading arrest since the incident took place in October 2014. According to the police, he surrendered before the police which produced him in the court that sent him to one-day police remand. A Nihang Sikh, Bir Singh, had succumbed to injuries a day after the clash. Harbhajan Singh, Balkar Singh and Amrik Singh were injured. They had received bullet, splinter and sharp weapon injuries. A dispute over headship of the organisation between Sher Singh Sodhi and Major Singh was the reason behind the clash. The Sher Singh-led group allegedly resorted to firing leading to the incident, according to the police. — TNS a firm which generates more than 100 kg of waste per day is considered a bulk waste generator. The machine will process the wet waste only so these notices were sent to those firms which produce more wet waste than dry. It is worth mentioning here that the Municipal Corporation had in August 2019 asked the concerned to install bulk generators, but no one followed the direction. “Further delay in establishing in-house processing facility will result in penal action as per bylaws. We will regularly visit premises of the firms identified as bulk waste generators to inspect the working of the in-house processing unit,” said Dr Kiran Kumar, Municipal Health Officer. Married woman ‘beaten up, abducted’ by kin Amritsar, July 21 A married woman was allegedly thrashed by her family when she had gone to her sister-in-law’s home on the Fatehgarh Churian road here four days ago. They allegedly abducted her and took her along while threatening to kill her husband and his family. The woman is three months’ pregnant. A complaint was lodged with the police yesterday. The cops have registered a case against 20 persons. Had married against wishes of her family The victim identified as Jaanu had got married to Prabhu Kumar against the wishes of her family in the court. He told the police that after their marriage, Jaanu went to meet his sister. He alleged that the accused barged into the house and thrashed him and his wife. They also beat up his sister and forcibly abducted Jaanu. The police have registered a case under Sections 452, 365, 323, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC against Aalam Gujjar, his son Attu, daughter Sanbhu, Bhappi, Rana, Roshan, Maskeen, his wife Shallo and 15 unidentified persons. — TNS ‘Turban Brothers’ eye Guinness World Record Manmeet Singh Gill HOUSE OF THE DRAGON TO PREMIERE ON AUGUST 22 COMPLETED TASK IN 2 MIN 40 SECONDS ■ Baldev Singh and Arjan Singh are from Sarhali village in Tarn Taran district ■ The duo has already sent a video of their act along with the necessary formalities to the Guinness World Records for consideration ■ Baldev Singh tied 10-m dumala while standing on a stair placed on a moving bike, while Arjan Singh tied a 30-m turban ■ The brothers said they completed the task in two minutes and 40 seconds, while the bike covered a distance of 1.5 km Talking to The Tribune, Baldev Singh said, “I was in Class X when I saw policemen performing stunts on a motor cycle during the Independence Day parade. It so captivated me that I kept thinking it about weeks.” Baldev said since then he had been practising stunts on bike. He added that his love for turbans and bike stunts provoked him to create a fusion. “I thought of tying a turban while performing stunts on a bike because so far nobody has ever done it,” he said, adding that usually people tie a sevenmetre-long turban, but as he wanted to create a world record, he used a longer cloth. Arjan added that being the youngest brother he was always fascinated by what his elder brother was doing. “We also teach youth to tie beautiful turbans and are known as turban brothers in our friend circle,” said Arjan. He said Baldev could tie turban in 85 different styles and was earlier honoured by the Canadian Sikh community for promoting turban. Baldev Singh and Arjan Singh tie turbans while riding a motorcycle. TRIBUNE PHOTO c m y b A waterlogged heritage street leading to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR 30 minutes of rain lays bare admn’s monsoon readiness Manmeet Singh Gill Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 21 After receiving crores of rupees for development and upgrade of basic infrastructure, the city still does not have an effective stormwater drainage system, which can stop streets and roads from turning into virtual pools during rains. Half an hour of heavy rain is enough to expose the vulnerability of city roads to waterlogging. As most of the streets and roads are inundated, it takes hours for the water to drain out and traffic to return to normalcy. Heavy rain like the one witnessed in the city on Thursday is very troublesome for residents as water enters houses in low-lying areas. The ineffective stormwater sewer system coupled with failure of the local civic body to conduct A man tries to cross an inundated road in Amritsar on Thursday. timely de-silting has only aggravated the problem. A perfect example of lack of planning on the part of the government is the art heritage, which was constructed and beautified at a cost of nearly Rs 300 crore. Everything is fine on the art heritage street near the Golden Temple until it rains and force tourists to take off their shoes due to waterlogging here. Even the storm sewerage installed on the 30-km stretch of the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) route has failed to provide any respite to residents from the problem of waterlogging, especially in areas on the GT road, Batala road and Mall Road. With no ‘kuccha’ space left in the city, rainwater gets accumulated on roads. In the absence of an effective stormwater sewerage, which can drain out the water instantly, water remains on some roads from six to 12 hours. Residents of old walled city areas are even more troubled as the area does not have any stormwater sewerage facility. In these areas, the old sewerage system doubles as a storm sewerage system. The residents demanded that the local municipal corporation must take steps to properly utilise the stormwater sewerage system in the city.