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PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, January 27 On the 75th Republic Day, a district-level programme was organised at the police playground where Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar unfurled the national flag here on Friday. The Deputy Commissioner inspected the parade led by SP Tarn Taran, Rishabh Bho, la and took salute from the contingents of the Punjab Police, woman platoon of the police and school students. District and Sessions Judge Priya Sood, SSP Ashwani Kapur, and Tarn Taran MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal were among others who participated in the function. Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar in his address on the occasion recalled the sacrifices of our freedom fighters who laid down their lives to maintain the security and integrity of the country. The DC also spoke on public welfare works of the state government and talked of the Aam Aadmi Clinics, Schools of Eminence, releasing of ~1 crore to the families of the Army men who laid down their lives for the country. On the occasion, the families of freedom fighters were honoured. Deserving women were given sewing machines and Diviangs tri-cycles. Members of the village level security committees of Khemkaran, Rajoke and Narli too were honoured. The persons with remarkable performance were honoured by the Deputy Commissioner. Additional Deputy Commissioner Varinder Pal Singh Bajwa, Tarn Taran SDM Simranjit Singh, District Revenue Officers, and Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Harpal Singh Pannu too were present on the occasion. Amritsar, January 27 On the occasion of 75th Republic Day, Cabinet Minister, Punjab, Aman Arora remembered the sacrifices of martyrs, the armed forces and individuals, who contributed to the nation building. Addressing the Republic Day function held in district, he remembered the sacrifice of Shaheed Udham Singh and the contribution made by freedom fighters, not forgetting the valuable contribution of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. He said it was due to his valuable contribution that the Republic of India was established and we got the honour of being the largest democracy in the world. “Our government is devoted to martyrs. The present government started works for the welfare of the state with the swearing of Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh from the holy land of Khatkar Kalan village. Our government is committed to ensuring welfare of Army jawans, families of martyrs Cabinet Minister Aman Arora inspects the Guard of Honour during the Republic Day ceremony in Amritsar. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR and ex-servicemen. The government has increased ex gratia amount from ~50 lakh to ~1 crore for the heirs of martyred jawans. Agniveers have also been included under this financial assistance scheme,” he said in his address. “Similarly, the financial assistance of ex-servicemen/war widows above 65 years of age who participated in World War I and II, who were sent home without any pension benefit has been increased to ~10,000 per month,” he added. Addressing the residents of the district, he said the AAP- led state government has provided 39,406 government jobs to youth and appointed 12,710 employees during its tenure of 22 months. He further elaborated on the welfare schemes and polices the government has introduced. “Forty-three citizen-centric services are being provided to people under the ‘Bhagwant Maan Sarkar, Apahe Duar’ scheme. To deal with the problem of stubble burning in the state, PEDA has started four compressed biogas projects with a total capacity of 85.23 tonnes per day, in which 3 lakh tons of paddy straw will be used annually. Apart from these, seven more compressed biogas projects of 79.25 tonnes per day are likely to be commissioned by March, 2025, which will consume 2.60 lakh tonnes of paddy straw annually.” He said the government has given the green signal to Ferishte scheme to reduce the number of precious lives lost during road accidents and to provide timely treatment to the injured. He said for the purpose of giving further boost to investment and tourism in the state, the Punjab Government organised progressive investors and tourism summits, due to which 4,125 investment proposals have been received in the state and will create about 3 lakh 14 thousand 572 direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state. Not forgetting to mention the Centre’s rejection of Punjab’s tableau, Arora said these tableaux are being shown across the state. Later, he also honoured various individuals from the district, recognizing their contribution in various fields. Animal lovers criticise admn for stray ox’s death Amritsar, January 27 Following the death of a stray ox after falling into a drain in Anngarh area, the animal lovers has condemned the negligence attitude of the district administration and civic authorities towards the rising problem. The animal activists pointed out that though Civic authorities had been requested a number of times for erecting railings or defense Farmers take out tractor parade Despite harsh winter, homeless people over govt’s pro-corporate policies prefer to stay on roads rather than shelters Tribune News Service Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 27 Farmers under the banner of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) took out a tractor parade in the city on Republic Day to exhort people to come forward to save ‘kisan’ and ‘savidan’ here. Leaders of the farmers stated that the Constitution of the country has been threatened by the fascist forces. Similarly, the agriculture sector is under threat due to pro-corporate sector policies of the government. The farmers started the tractor parade from Company Bagh, which passed through the Mall Road and other areas, before culminating at Rialto Chowk. The farmer leaders stated that though the SKM had ended its protest at Delhi borders after the government accepted its demands, none of which have Farmers take out a tractor parade in Amritsar. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR been fulfilled so far. Leaders of the various farmer unions, including Dr Satnam Singh Ajnala, Jatinder Singh Chhina, Lakhbir Singh Nizampur, Dhanwant Singh Khatrai Kalan, Manjit Singh Basarke, Sucha Singh Ajnala and others stated that the purpose of the protest was to unite public against the policies of the BJP-led Central Government and save the democratic, secular, federal structure enshrined in the Constitution. The SKM also demanded the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report, legal guarantee for MSP and removal of BJP , leader Ajay Mishra Teni from the Union Cabinet, justice in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, cancellation of all FIRs registered against farmer activists who participated in the Delhi protest. Amritsar, January 27 Being a religious city and offering of quality food by devotees attract a large number of migrants from different parts of the country. It is observed that very few poor people either from the city or from nearby villages stay outside in these days of harsh winter. Most of poor people often stay at local gurdwaras where they get shelter and food. Those staying at night shelter and Raen Basera, being run by the local administration, are people from other states. A local traffic police personnel stated that groups of beggars and homeless people visit the city for a short span and then move somewhere. Then some other group comes and start begging. Most of them raise shanties on the roadside where all kinds of daily-use items are stored by them. They are not Sunshine brings respite from bitter cold Amritsar, January 27 After a long spell of severe cold and dense fog, city residents also enjoyed the second sunny day today, bringing much-needed respite from harsh cold wave conditions offered them much respite. Though the city residents woke up to a foggy Saturday morning, as the day progressed it gave way to bright sunshine for the rest part of the day. The sun helped much in bringing normal life back on track. People made most of the sunlight. They could be seen basking in the warmth of the sunlight on rooftops, parks, roadsides and other vantage locations. The railways, which had withdrawn the operation of over 12 trains due to dense fog, today cancelled the plying of some more trains up to Devotees pay obeisance at Durgiana temple on a sunny day in Amritsar. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR February 6 for the safety and security of passengers. Some of the popular trains cancelled were Dadar, Hirakund and Sachkhand Express. Railway officials stated that dense fog had brought down the speed of several trains so slow that it was difficult to manage the time sched- ule of other trains on these routes. Under this light, the decision was taken to hold some more trains for a brief time. — TNS c m y b Homeless people alongside a road near Ram Bagh in Amritsar on Saturday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR Empowerment, Government of India, to run the scheme. Assistant Commissioner Vivek Kumar Modi held a meeting under the SMILE scheme for the rehabilitation of beggars. A meeting was attended by officials of the police department, Health Department, municipal corporation, Education Department, district child protection unit. Assistant Commissioner Vivek Kumar Modi said the rehabilitation programme of beggars would be started in three phases. In the first phase, three teams will be formed to survey beggars at 15 places in the city. In the second phase, beggars will be mobilized and sent to the shelter home, run by the Amritsar Municipal Corporation at Gol Bagh, where basic living facilities will be provided to them. They will be rehabilitated in the third phase. He said if any beggar needs skill training, it will also be provided. on the edges of the drain so that stray animal did not fall in them and lost their lives. Dr Rohan Mehra, president, Anti-crime and Animal Protection Association, said they received the information of falling of an ox in a dirty drain in Anngarh area on Thursday. Despite efforts of an MC team and the Fire Brigade, it could not be rescued. — TNS Vehicle lifter held, 7 scooters recovered Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 27 The city police have nabbed a vehicle lifter and recovered seven stolen scooters from his possession. He was identified as Hardeep Singh, alias Deepu, of Tarn Taran. Robin Hans, SHO, Ranjit Avenue police station, said police teams were checking vehicles near Vishal Megamart in B Block market of the locality when cops intercepted Hardeep Singh. He could not produce the documents of the scooter on which he was travelling. During investigation, the scooter was found to be stolen one. He was produced in a court, which remanded him in police custody. During interrogation, the police recovered six more scooters from his occupation. He had stolen the same from the Civil Lines and Ranjit Avenue areas. solely dependent on begging as they sometimes sell small usable items and clean cars in lieu of cash. “Despite the fact that the Centre and the state government have provided them various facilities to stay safe in harsh winter, they adopt beggary as a profession,” said the cop. Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori recently launched a beggary preven- tion and rehabilitation programme umbrella scheme “SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprises”. The programme includes subscheme — ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’. The district administration has received a grant from the Ministry of Social Justice and Robbers loot cash, batteries from brick kiln Birth anniversary of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh celebrated Amritsar, January 27 Around eight armed persons looted a brick kiln in Sathiala here on the intervening night of January 25-26. They decamped with batteries of nine tractors, LCD, ~12,000 cash, three mobile phones, a bike and two inverter batteries, 800 meter copper wire and two LPG cylinders from there. HSP Brick Kiln owner Harpal Singh of Chhapianwali village told the police that around eight masked persons armed with pistols entered the kiln and detained them in a room at gunpoint. He said they later decamped with the goods while threatening to kill them. A case has been registered. — TNS Amritsar, January 27 The birth anniversary of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh was celebrated with religious fervour and devotion as devouts paid obeisance at the gurdwara dedicated to his memory here on Monday. Stalls of langar serving choicest food, including cakes and pastries, were put up across the city. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami attended the bhog of ‘Akhand Path’ and congratulated the sangat over the occasion. He said the contribution of Baba Deep Singh to the Sikh panth was immense. He not only valiantly fought against invading Afghan army, led by Ahmed Shah Abdali, but Devotees pay obeisance at a gurdwara on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh in Amritsar on Saturday. also wrote five copies of the Guru Granth Sahib which were placed at Takhts. Rajinder Singh Sangha of Sewak Jatha Ishnan Amrit Vela said the entire gurdwara complex was decorated with exotic flowers. — TNS
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