24032023-ATR-01.qxd 3/23/2023 11:47 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 20°C | MIN 16°C YESTERDAY MAX 25°C | MIN 15°C CAPTURING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IN ITS MYRIAD HUES SRK REVEALS HE DOES NOT SHAMPOO HIS HAIR REGULARLY CRICKETER SHIKHAR DHAWAN SEEN AS A COP GNDU is the place to visit if one wants to get mesmerised by variety of flowers which come up on trees. P2 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he does not wash his hair regularly. P3 Rumours are rife that cricket player Shikhar Dhawan is set to play the role of a cop in Kundali Bhagya. P4 » » SUNSET FRIDAY 6.44 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 6:28 AM » FRIDAY | 24 MARCH 2023 | AMRITSAR INBRIEF TWO HELD FOR VEHICLE THEFT Amritsar: The police arrested two vehicle lifters — Baliram of Bhindi Saida (now Gurdaspur) and Resham Singh of Khassupura — in Ajnala. During a preliminary probe, the police confiscated three stolen bikes from their possession. SHO Joga Singh said the police had nabbed the accused with a stolen motorcycle. During the probe, the police recovered two more bikes from them. A case was registered. TNS SIKH LEADERS DENOUNCE ACTION Amritsar:Parallel Jathedar of the Akal Takht Dhian Singh Mand denounced the action taken against Sikh youths as part of the latest crackdown on Amritpal Singh. He said they would soon meet with the CM and ask him to stop harassing Sikhs. TNS G20 ends in city, encroachments return Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 23 The local administration managed to make roads encroachment-free before the G20 Summit, but the encroachers are slowly returning. Lack of interest on part of the local officials in maintaining the status quo is causing difficult to commuters. There are several markets in the city, which have been encroachment-free for over 10 days during the international event in the city. Commuters got respite from traffic jams and there is ample space for parking vehicles on roadside. As soon the G20 event ended on March 20, a number of vendors again encroached upon footpaths and roadside parking spaces. Customers at these vends park their vehicles, adding to the woes. Illegal encroachments have returned to haunt parts of the holy city. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR The Lawrence Road, witnessed four new vends on Wednesday, which led to traf- fic congestion on road in the evening. Similarly, the Putlighar area of the city again got crowded. The shopkeepers again displayed their goods outside their shops. A large number of fruit vegetable vendors returned on the spot. Other roads, including Mall Road, Ranjit Avenue and Circular Road, too witnessed haphazardly parked vehicles. The old city area is also facing the same issue. “The city lacks adequate space for parking. In the absence of parking lots, residents park their vehicles on roadside. When the vendors encroach the same space the roads got congested,” said Jatinder Singh, a resident. According to information, local politicians press the MC staff to allow vendors to set up vends. “The vendors have strong political affiliation with the ruling party. Soon after the end of the G20 Summit, the officials started getting calls from politicians to allow installing vends at the same place,” said an official of the MC. 6 held for obstructing cops 95% work on rly crossing No. 22 ROB done: Nijjar from discharging duties Amritsar West MLA claims bridge Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 23 Over eight months after a police party was attacked by a mob and a youth allegedly found in possession of drugs was released, the Mohkampura police have arrested six persons in connection with the case. They have been identified as Komaljit, Rahil, Barkha, Didar Singh, Manpreet Kaur and Paramjit Kaur. They were later released on bail. Reportedly, on July 17 last year, a police team had intercepted a youth identified as Mohit of Tungpai area under the Mohkampura police station. During the search, the police recovered 6 gm of heroin from his possession. However, following the arrest, he started shouting and called his family members and relatives on the spot. On seeing a mob gather there on the spot, the police teams requested for extra force. The mob started pelting stones and attacked the police party. The power line also went off. The accused managed to get Mohit released from the police party. The police have registered a case against around 30 persons under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and of the IPC. — TNS Amritsar, March 23 After the opening of the Vallah railway overbridge (ROB), now another ROB at No.22 railway crossing is ready to be opened to public soon. During the session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Jasbir Singh Sandhu, MLA from the Amritsar West Constituency, raised a question in the Legislative Assembly about the construction work of the bridge at gate number 22 at Islamabad. Responding to the question, Local Government Minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar stated that the will be opened to public till April 20 bridge would be dedicated to the public soon. Inderbir Nijjar said 95 per cent of the construction of the bridge had been completed and we hoped that it would be operational within the next one month. The Amritsar West MLA claimed that the bridge would be opened to public till April 20. MLA Jasbir Singh also questioned the Local Bodies Minister about the pathetic condition of the road leading to Inderpuri area. He said people were facing a lot of problems due to this poor. Nijjar said the road was owned by the Railways, so it could not be repaired without the consent of the department concerned. Dr Jasbir Singh Sandhu said he would request the Railways to repair this road or if they issue an NOC for the repair of this road we will arrange government funds to repair it. Dr Jasbir said no stone would be left unturned for the development of the West constituency. “The West constituency had been ignored for the last few years. Now we will make every effort to provide the best faculties to its residents,” said Sandhu. Lawrence Road police chowki in Amritsar on Tuesday. VISHAL KUMAR 17 chowkis merged into police stations PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 23 In order to bring down crime rate and strengthen staff in police stations, Police Commissioner Naunihal Singh merged 17 police chowkis with police stations. These include police chowki on Lawrence Road, Fatehgarh Churian Road, Loharaka Road, Sun City Road, in Golden Avenue, Green Avenue, Chatiwind, Main Bhago College, Kabir Park, Khandwala, Gwalmandi, Chheharta town and Verka Milk Plant. Earlier, there were 38 police chowkis under the Amritsar Police Commissionerate. The number of police chowkis was increased in the city to facilitate people and nail criminal elements efficiently. Now, the staff of these chowkis would be shifted to police stations and other wings for efficient working there. Many of them would be put on field duty. The Police Commissioner has also deputed inspector-rank officials as the Station House Officers at various police stations. As per norms, only an inspector-rank officer can head a police station. However, the rule was hardly followed. The step has evinced a strong reaction from local residents. Residents of eight gram panchayats had written to the Police Commissioner to review his decision for shutting down Fatehgarh Churian bypass police chowki. They said the chowki caters to around a population of 50,000 people and has a large number of migrants also. The eight gram panchayats include Nangli, Kamla Devi Avenue, Preet Nagar and Dayanand Nagar, besides Municipal Corporation ward number 12. Similarly, another resident said now they will have to travel extra mile and take time for lodging their complaints. It was easy for them to submit their grievances with the concerned police chowki. Medical, blood donation camps mark Martyrs’ Day Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 23 To mark the martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, Bharatiya Janata Party Amritsar Urban president Harwinder Singh Sandhu today organised a medical camp and blood donation camp. BJP’s national general secretary Tarun Chugh, state vice-president Raj Kumar and state secretary Rajesh Honey were also present on the occasion. Chugh, while remembering the martyrs, said BJP had been following the footsteps of the martyrs for the past 70 years. He said BJP had only one objective to make India a world guru and a world power. Taking a dig at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s statement related to One held for sacrilege in Tarn Taran Tarn Taran, March 23 The Sadar police arrested Balwinder Singh, a resident of Malmohri village, in connection with sacrilege here on Wednesday. The police said a case had been registered in this regard. The accused was produced in a court which remanded him in judicial custody. A couple of days ago, a similar incident was reported near Chabal for which Nishan Singh, a granthi of the village, was arrested. — OC A medical camp organised by the BJP district unit in Amritsar on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO “Rangla Punjab-Healthy Punjab” in the House, Chugh said Chief Minister Mann was lying to everyone. “The reality is that the health facilities in Punjab have completely collapsed. The two medical colleges, which have been promised be opened by the government, were approved in 2019 and 2020 and Rs 350 crore had been passed for this, in addition to Rs 100 crore that has been released.” He said, in this regard, a review committee sent by the Centre, after visiting different parts of Punjab and checking at the ground level, had sent a report to the Centre about the poor health facilities in Punjab. He alleged that funds worth crores of rupees sent by the Centre under the National Health Mission were being misused. Talking to the media, Harvinder Singh Sandhu said today’s youth was drowning in drugs due to unemployment. He said there was a need to keep a strict guard on the ideology of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in the present times. 4 swindlers identified in ~10L fraud case Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 23 The Chabal police claimed to have identified a gang of swindlers who defrauded two Tarn Taran residents of Rs 10.8 lakh five months ago. The swindlers got the amount transferred in different bank accounts from Nirmal Singh, a local resident, and his brother-in-law Hardial Singh. Sub-Inspector Kulwant Singh informed here on Thursday that Nirmal Singh got a mobile call from an unknown person on October 18 last year, who introduced himself as a lawyer from Canada. The unknown person said his (Nirmal’s) nephew (sister’s son) had been arrested by the Canadian police as he had a quarrel with a Canadian citizen. After informing Nirmal of this incident, he asked him to immediately send him Rs 10.8 lakh. Even he provided him bank accounts to transfer the amount. Nirmal Singh transferred the amount from the Tarn Taran branch of HDFC Bank the same moment. After some days, he got to know that he had been cheated by the swindlers in a meticulous manner. Nirmal Singh lodged a complaint with the district police that got the matter investigated through the cyber cell and registered a case yesterday (on Wednesday) in this regard. The cyber cell identified c m y b four of the accused as Niloo of Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dalip Visakha of Bhopal, Rahul Rattan of Bihar and Bikki Biskarma of Santokhpur (Jalandhar). The police said there could be some more members of the gang who would be identified later on during the interrogation of the accused. The police said a case under Section 420 of the IPC had been registered in this regard. The police said a case under Section 420 of the IPC had been registered in this regard on the statement of Hardial Singh, a resident of Tribal students during their visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO Tribal youth made aware of significance of Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh Tribune News Service BHAGAT SINGH, RAJGURU, SUKHDEV REMEMBERED Amritsar, March 23 The 14th tribal youth exchange programme being organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Amritsar, under the auspices of the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was held at Khalsa College of Engineering and Technology. The tribal students visiting from across four states visited the Jallianwala Bagh, Durgiana Temple and Golden Temple. Before the visit, a session on National Career Service (NCS), Gram Jyoti Yojana, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission), Startup India, Standup India, Digital India and Jan Dhan Yojana was held for the students. The Tourism Department also coordinated with the Nehru Yuva Kendra and they ■ In another event, the Indian Revolutionary Marxist Party organised a function to pay tribute to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their martyrdom day ■ Secretary Jagtar Singh Karampura and Mangal Singh Tanda spoke about Bhagat Singh’s ideology and remembered the sacrifices of the martyrs while shedding light on the lives of his companions briefed the participants about the history of the places. The participants were made aware about the significance of the Golden Temple. At Jallianwala Bagh, where they came across a museum, the students watched a small movie on the history of Jallianwala Bagh. At the end of the day, a film was shown to the participants on the life of Shaheed Bhagat Singh under the Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav on the theme of unity. The students paid tributes to Bhagat Singh. In another event, the Indian Revolutionary Marxist Party organised a function to pay tribute to Shaheed-e- Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on his martyrdom day. Secretary Jagtar Singh Karampura and Mangal Singh Tanda spoke about Bhagat Singh’s ideology and remembered the sacrifices of the martyrs while shedding light on the lives of his companions. The speakers said that the ideas of Bhagat Singh and his colleagues are as relevant today as they were before independence. The speakers said that governments mislead the people in the name of martyrs and sell the valuable assets of the country to domestic and foreign capitalists.