06012024-ATR-01.qxd 06-01-2024 00:00 Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY INDUSTRIALISTS PROTEST PSPCL MOVE TO HIKE TARIFF BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3STARRING KARTIK SET TO GO ON THE FLOORS ARTI SINGH SAYS ‘SILENCE IS THE MANTRA FOR 2024’ After PSPCL filed a petition with PSERC to hike power tariff, bizmen pleaded for not accepting the demand.P2 Third instalment of the horror comedy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, starring Kartik Aaryan is set to go on the floors. P3 MAX 14°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 13°C | MIN 6°C Arti Singh, back from Kashmir, has shared her mantra for the year 2024, and it is ‘silence’. P4 » » SUNSET SATURDAY 5.41 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 7.31 AM » SATURDAY | 6 JANUARY 2024 | AMRITSAR Admn puts ban on sale, storage, use of kite string till February12 Organic waste converters soon at Darbar Sahib, Durgiana Temple Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 5 The Amritsar Municipal Corporation will hand over two organic waste converters, costing ~50 lakh, to Darbar Sahib and Durgiana Temple for flowers and wet waste composite. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori, who is also the MC Commissioner, said for the purpose of processing of flowers and wet waste generated in religious places (Darbar Shaib and Durgiana Temple), the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) had sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for the purchase of two organic waste convertor machines. These organic waste converters have been purchased by adopting the standard procedure and these machines will now be handed over to the authorities of the religious places. These converter machines can process 900-1200 kg wet waste on a daily basis and are capable to shred 900-1200 kg wet waste. — TNS Amritsar, January 5 With people throwing to the wind repeated warnings of not using the synthetic yarn for flying kites, the district administration on Friday imposed a strict ban on its sale, storage and use. Reports of synthetic yarn, widely known as China dor, causing injuries to people, birds and animals are being reported more frequently. Activists of the Anti-Crime and Animal Protection Association on Friday received information that a giant eagle was hanging after getting stuck in the threat used for flying kites on a tall tree near the Railway Washing Centre. The activists immediately swung into action and rescued the eagle by bringing it down from about a 40-foot-high tree. This was not an isolated incident. Injured persons groaning in pain can be noticed on roadsides and bridges. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori using the powers conferred On CVO’s report, MC initiates action against illegal buildings Action against some MTP wing officials recommended in report Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori has banned the synthetic and plastic yarn for flying kites in Amritsar. under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, banned the synthetic and plastic yarn for flying kites in the city till February 12. The orders have been issued banning the sale, storage and use of the string. As per the orders, it was noticed that the strings being used for flying kites were made of synthetic or plastic rather than cotton strings, which are very strong, non-dissolving and unbreakable. He said the synthetic string cuts the hands and fingers of kite flyers while flying. There have been many incidents of bicycle and scooter drivers getting their throats and ears cut, flying birds getting stuck or being killed by the string. The synthetic string, being used for kite flying, proves to be fatal for human life and birds. By taking strict measures to prevent the use of the dor, accidents can be avoided. So it was found necessary to impose the ban, Thori added. Amritsar, January 5 The Municipal Town Planning (MTP) wing of the municipal corporation has started taking action against illegal buildings by working on the report of the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Local Bodies Department here on Friday. The MC Joint Commissioner has instructed the MTP wing to take action against the illegal buildings mentioned in the CVO’s report. A team of the CVO had inspected illegal constructions in the city last month and a list of 28 illegal buildings was prepared by the CVO team where gross violations have been reported. Out of these 28 illegal buildings, seven buildings are in North Zone, eight buildings in East Zone, nine buildings in Central Zone and two Customs puts it on record, installs 10 more booked for Azad’s photo in Attari for his feats committing forgery for getting govt jobs Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 5 Octogenarian Surinder Singh Azad, a former employee of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), has got reasons to rejoice. His name in the record books has brought him the rare distinction of getting his photographs installed at Customs offices at Attari border and in city. Azad earned name and fame, hitting the headlines time and again, by registering his name in Limca Book of Records and the department has been magnanimous by acknowledging his feat. A retired Superintendent of Customs and Excise Department, Azad walks 10 kilometre daily and has set numerous records in unusual activities, including chest expansion by 7.3 inches, published in this FAKE DOCUMENTS ETO pays surprise visit to Powercom office Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO with officials and employees of the Circle Office of PSPCL in Tarn Taran on Friday. GURBAXPURI Tarn Taran, January 5 Harbhajan Singh ETO, Punjab Minister for Public Works (B&R) and Power, conducted a surprise checking at the local Powercom circle. Attendance of officials and employees were scrutinised on Friday. Addressing the officials and employees, the minister laid stress on work with sincerity and devotion. The minister asked officials to be punctual and come to office on time and also finish work in a time-bound manner to avoid pendency for the convenience of the public. The minister congratulated officials and employees on the purchase of Goindwal Sahib Thermal Plant from the GVK in private sector by the Powercom and urged them to make the plant a success for the benefit of the public. — OC buildings each in West and South Zone. The team of Chief Vigilance Officer was asked to demolish illegal parts of these buildings constructed by violating the building by-laws in the city. The CVO asked his team to take action against all these buildings by January 15. On the CVO’s order, action was taken by the MTP wing against four buildings being constructed illegally. The shuttering of the lintel of the building being constructed on the back side of Celebration Mall was demolished. The building on the back side of Smile Center Mall Road Amritpal’s supporter held from Delhi sent to police custody Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 5 The Amritsar rural police arrested Gurpreet Singh, an accomplice of Khalistani sympathizer and Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh, from Delhi on Thursday. He was on Friday produced in a court at Ajnala, which sent him to three-day police custody. Both Gurpreet Singh and Amritpal Singh were involved in a case in which they kidnapped and thrashed Varinder Singh, a resident of Chamkaur Sahib in Ropar district, on February 16 last year. He was arrested from the New Delhi railway station when he along with family members of Amritpal was returning from Nanded after paying obeisance at Hazur Sahib. He was brought to Amritsar on transit remand yesterday. Varinder Singh told the police that he was kidnapped from Damdami Taksal in Ajnala. He told the police that the accused bundled him into an SUV and took him to a tubewell in Jandiala where Amritpal and his armed supporters were present. He alleged that they brutally thrashed him with sticks and snatched his phone and purse. On his complaint, the police had registered a case under Sections 365, 379-B (2), 323, 506 (2), 148 and 149 of the IPC against Amritpal Singh, Bikramjit Singh, Pappalpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Fauji Rode and his 20 unidentified supporters. Varinder Singh told the police that he used to follow Amritpal Singh on social media. He alleged Bikramjit Singh, who accompanied Amritpal Singh, was involved in some unethical activities. He said he wanted to tell Amritpal Singh about this. As he was not allowed to meet him, he made a video on social media. Later, he got a call from someone who said they wanted to meet him at Ajnala. When he went there, three persons took him in an SUV After . he was beaten up, he was let off with a warning not to tell anyone about the incident. The police had arrested Lovepreet Singh, alias Toofan, in the case which had led to the violent protest outside the Ajnala police station. Amritpal and his supporters had stormed the Ajnala police station leaving several cops injured. scooter from Amritsar to Pinjore and back, covering 534 km in 1993. Records like snapping fingers and clapping may sound comical, but he strove to achieve them. In 1997, his two records were registered — one for clapping 12,178 times and the other for continued on page 2 Amritsar, January 5 The Amritsar rural police have booked 10 more persons for allegedly getting or attempting to get a government job on the basis of fake documents in two separate FIRs registered on Thursday. In the past four days, the rural police have booked a total of 24 persons for similar offence following complaints by the Vigilance Department and the Education Department. Those booked on Thursday were identified as Amandeep Kaur of Mahal village, Rupinder Kaur of Kamboh, Baljit Kaur and Harpreet Kaur of Jethuwal, Amandeep Kaur of Meerakot Kalan, Surinder Cops raid illegal de-addiction centre in city Several domestic, international Camp today to clear flights delayed due to dense fog land mutation cases Amritsar, January 5 The district health authorities detected an unauthorised deaddiction and counselling centre functioning on Dhyanpur road near Rayya. Following a tip-off, officials of the Health Department along with police raided the premises and found over 50 addicts admitted there. Dr Vijay Kumar, Civil Surgeon, said the centre, bring run by a trust, was functioning illegally and did not comply with norms. He informed that over 20 addicts have been admitted to the government-run Swami Vivekananda De-addiction Centre here. The Civil Surgeon said the guardians of each youth were paying over ~10,000 per month for the de-addiction programme. However, during their stay at the centre, they were neither given proper meal, nor provided with toilets or kitchen facilities. Even proper bedding in the undergoing severe cold conditions was not available for the inmates, he claimed. — TNS Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 5 Several international and domestic flights from Amritsar got delayed due to inclement weather today. The international flights from Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Singapore and Sharjah experienced delays on Friday due to fog. The weather conditions also impacted both domestic and international travellers. The Air Asia flight to Kuala Lumpur departed at 2.57 am instead of the scheduled 12.30 am departure. The Sharjah flight of Air India Express experienced a delay of 1 hour and 43 minutes. SpiceJet’s Dubai flight faced a delay of two hours. Similarly Scoot’s Singapore flight was delayed by an hour and Air India’s Birmingham flight was delayed by 36 minutes. Air India’s morning flight from Delhi at 6:50 am experienced a 54-minute delay while its Mumbai flight was Amritsar, January 5 With the objective of clearing the backlog of inteqal (mutation) cases on priority basis, the district administration will hold a special camp tomorrow (January 6). There has been a backlog with mutation cases piling up in the last three months because of the strike by patwaris from September 1, 2023. So registration of properties and other documents related to tehsils and Patwar circles came down drastically during the strike period. Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said the inteqal (mutation) cases which have been pending for a long time in various tehsils and subtehsils of the district would be solved during the camp. He said following the orders of the state government and keeping public interest in mind, instructions have been issued to the officials and employees of all tehsils and Surinder Singh at the Customs office on the Attari border. newspaper on May 19, 1971. He says the desire to do something exceptional made him do different exercises like bench press, push-ups and situps daily. One day, he happened to measure his chest and came to realise that it was an exceptional gift. He had ventured on his Singh of Bohru, Punjab Singh of Bhandiar village, Navpreet Kaur of Ranike, Geeta Kumari and Manpreet Kaur of Majitha. Two FIRs were registered under Sections 420, 465, 567, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC at the Kamboh and Majitha police stations here on the complaint of Gursewak Singh, Joint Director, Vigilance Bureau. The police said the complaints were received on December 30 last year for registration of FIRs. A probe was conducted by the VB in this connection. On Wednesday, the police had booked six persons while on Tuesday it had booked eight persons for a similar offence. — TNS Workers of the Municipal Town Planning wing raze illegally constructed part of a building in Amritsar on Friday. and another under-construction building opposite Canara Bank on Majitha Road was demolished. The building being constructed along Harpreet Hospital Mall Road was sealed. MC Joint Commissioner Hardeep Singh stated that action would be taken against illegal buildings on a regular basis. The CVO report also recommended action against the officers concerned of the MTP wing, who allowed violations and did not take action on time. In the report given by the CVO to the Local Bodies Secretary, the involvement of MTP wing officials has been clearly mentioned. The report pointed out illegal constructions at Ghala Mala Chowk, Mall Road, Ashok Chowk, Vijay Nagar Colony, Circular Road, Majitha Road, Defence Colony and Mall Road, where action is expected in the next few days. c m y b There was little impact of fog on road traffic as the city witnessed good visibility across the day. Even the sun shone in the afternoon. delayed by 45 minutes. Vistara’s Delhi flight faced a 44-minute delay due to low visibility. The Shimla flight was delayed by an hour and Air India’s Delhi flight was delayed by 41 minutes. These delays created inconvenience for passengers, highlighting the challenges posed by adverse weather conditions. Passen- gers faced disruptions in their schedules. However, the airlines had to adjust their operations accordingly. However, visibility improved in the morning and most trains left on time. There was little impact of fog on road traffic as the city witnessed good visibility across the day. Even the sun shone in the afternoon. LONG PENDING CASES TO BE TAKEN UP Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said the inteqal (mutation) cases which have been pending for a long time in various tehsils and subtehsils of the district would be solved during the camp. sub-tehsils in the district that they should work on a holiday by organising a special camp. He appealed to the people to take maximum advantage of these camps. There are about 200 patwaris available for 319 Patwar circles in the district. These Patwar circles carry out registration of properties, release of fard (land record) for zamanat (guarantee) and loans from banks besides various certificates. After members of the Revenue Patwar Union Punjab went on strike for not doing work from additional Patwar circles, a large number of people had been waiting for the situation to normalise to get their pending works done.
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