11022024-ATR-01.qxd 2/11/2024 12:46 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune 75 WOMEN CONSTABLES INDUCTED IN BSF KIT HARINGTON, SOPHIE TO REUNITE FOR HORROR DRAMA Kit Harington and Sophie Turner, who worked together in Game of Thrones, are set to collaborate once again. P3 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 23°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 23°C | MIN 6°C NIA SEEKS BLESSINGS AT KAMAKHYA TEMPLE Seventy-five women recruits who passed out as constables will now be joining their respective units. P2 FORECAST Nia Sharma recently embarked on a spiritual journey to Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. P4 » » SUNSET SUNDAY 6.13 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7.16 AM » SUNDAY | 11 FEBRUARY 2024 | AMRITSAR Flyer alleges misbehaviour by Air India staff Tribune News Service Amritsar, February 10 An Air India passenger, who returned from London, has alleged harassment by Air India staff at Gatwick airport. The passenger also faced one night detention at the police station on the complaint of Air India. Randhir Kumar, a resident of Vijay Nagar here, alleged that he was supposed to board flight (A10170) on January 25 at Gatwick airport. “Due to flight delays and overcrowded booking, my duty-free gift of bottles got damaged in a bag. I asked a staff member of the airline to help me in cleaning my bag and let me go to toilet. “The staff member misbehaved with me and to defend myself I started recording and the staff manager attacked me after seeing that I was making a video of the event. I called the police, but Air India staff falsely accused me of being aggressive and attacking her. Despite having CCTVs at the airport and my recorded evidences, I was wrongfully put behind bars. Even they confiscated my mobile phone,” said Randhir Kumar. “I have submitted a complaint to Air India and also filed a complaint against the police officials,” added Randhir. Sham Singh Attariwala remembered Tribune News Service Amritsar, February 10 The 178th death anniversary of Sikh General Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala was observed at India Gate and Attari Samadh at Attari village on Saturday. Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Attari MLA Jaswinder Singh Ramdas paid tributes at the monument of the General Sham Singh Attariwala built at India Gate, Naraingarh. Dhaliwal announced Rs 15 lakh for development of Attari village. In his address, he said that the museum built at the monument would be made bigger and pictures of generals of Sikh history will also be installed in the museum. “It is necessary that we tell our children about these generals, thanks to whom we are breathing in freedom today. These warriors are part of our glorious history and we should keep their memories alive through their stories,” he said. Hepatitis C patients suffer as medicine out of stock at Civil Hospital Gurbaxpuri Tarn Taran, February 10 Patients are a disturbed lot as the medicine for the Hepatitis C disease has been out of stock at the Civil Hospital for the last four months. It is the only Civil Hospital in the district where patients from the district get medicine. District-level officials of the Health Department confirmed the non-availability of the medicine for the last four months. They said they had apprised the director of the department many times of the non-availability of medicine, but they only kept assuring them of making the medicine available to patients soon. The officials said there were a total of 321 patients suffering from Hepatitis C and in the last four months, 273 more residents were diagnosed with Hepatitis C Fears that govt, pvt transport services may be affected on the day Tribune News Service Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal pays tribute to Sham Singh Attariwal at his memorial in Amritsar on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO Recalling the bravado of Sham Singh Attariwala, he said the bravery with which Sham Singh Attariwala fought the British forces on February 10, 1846, is an example in itself. He said that the martyrdom of General Sham Singh Attariwala became a source of inspiration for the coming generations. He said Attari village would be given a new look so that tourists, who come to see the retreat ceremony, can visit Attariwala’s samadh and know about his history. The Kirtani Singhs sang Guru Jas and the Dhadi Jathas shared the story of General Sham Singh Attariwala’s life and martyrdom with the congregation. On the occasion, Sham Singh Attariwala’s family members were also honoured. Beheaded body found in Lopoke village Amritsar, February 10 The beheaded body of a youth has been found under a bridge at Kaller village in Lopoke area. Some passersby witnessed the body and informed whose treatment had not been started as yet. The Hepatitis C specialist said only regular treatment could protect the patients. Social activist Gurbhej Singh, former sarpanch of Plasaur village, said he had met officials of the district administration many times in the last four months, but the officials were not ready even to listen to them. The officials said the state government was doing its best to provide better health facilities through the Aam Admi Clinics. When contacted Dr Adarashpal Kaur, Director, Health and Family Welfare, said a truck loaded with the medicine has left for the district and it would reach the hospital tomorrow (Sunday). Hepatitis C patients living in Muradpur locality of the town are suffering a lot due to the non-availability of the medicine. Amritsar, February 10 Even as the administration is making all-out efforts to check the burning of crop residue in fields as the Deputy Commissioner himself is visiting villages and exhorting farmers to shun the practice, the burning of plant residue in public parks in the city has been witnessed frequently. One such fire was spotted at Lumsden Club inside the Company Bagh here where plant waste as dry grass and Amritsar, February 10 In view of the Bharat Bandh call on February 16 given by the United Kisan Morcha, Central Trade Unions and other public organisations, members the Democratic Teachers’ Union on Saturday urged the Education Department to re-schedule/ postpone the examination being conducted by the Punjab School Education Board for Classes X and XII on February 16. Members of the union, who are government school teachers, led by state president Vikram Dev Singh and Finance Secretary Ashwani Awasthi said that since the Bharat Bandh call would directly impact transport and other services, which will remain suspended on the day, the exam should be rescheduled. “The Punjab School Education Board has issued the date sheet regarding the papers of religious studies for Class XII and science subject for Class X. Owing to Bharat Bandh call and chakka jam Members of the Democratic Teachers’ Union during a protest in Amritsar on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO by organisations, the services of government and private buses will be hit. Roadblocks and road jams may occur at various places due to which the staff and students will have to face difficulties in reaching the examination centres on time. Therefore, keeping in mind the difficulties, we have made a request to the Punjab School Education Board and the Punjab Education Minister, urging them that the exams scheduled to be held on February 16 should either be post- poned or preponed,” said Vikran Dev Singh. It may be mentioned here that on the joint call given by the Union Kisan Morcha, Central Trade Unions and other fraternal organizations, government teachers’ unions had also supported the Bharat Bandh call a few days ago. The main issues for which these organizations have been called to support the Bharat Bandh include curtailing the entry of corporates in the retail sector, cancelling the four labour codes, protesting against the increase of workers’ daily hours from 8 hours to 12 hours and several other government policies. Meanwhile, the District Education Department has completed all arrangements for the annual PSEB board exams that commence from February 13. The PSEB exams for Classes VIII, X and XII will be conducted across 238 centres in the district. Rajesh Kumar, District Education Officer, Secondary Education, Amritsar, informed that a total of 238 centres and seven self-centres have been built in the district. “As many as 28,730 students of Class VIII, 28,119 of Class X and 27,282 of Class XII will be taking the exam. Besides, 888 students of Class X and 856 students of Class XII are taking the exam in self centres, which means these students will be taking the exams in their respective schools, as opposed to the practice of assigning different schools as exam centre,” added Kumar. the Ram Tirath police post. The body bore signs of cuts on the hands. Balkar Singh, SHO, Lopoke police station, and ASI Parshotam Lal, incharge, police post, stated that the deceased might be around 25-26 years old and there was something carved on his right arm, which appeared to have been burnt with acid by the murderers. — TNS CM Mann to open Goindwal Sahib thermal plant today Two miscreants held Wrong side driving near Bhandari with illegal weapons Bridge a threat to commuters Amritsar, February 10 Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Saturday visited the Goindwal Sahib thermal plant ahead of its official re-inauguration by CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tarn Taran on February 11. The 540-MW capacity Guru Amardas Thermal Power Limited (GATPL), Goindwal, was incorporated by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on January 12 and on completion of the merger process on February 7, making it completely the property of the Punjab Government. The thermal plant has also been named as Sri Guru Amar Das Thermal Plant. ETO said with this acquisition, the Rs 3,000 crore liability case filed by GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Limited will be over, thereby protecting the people of the state from any sudden surge in power outages. He said this would help in providing cheap electricity to the consumers of the state. — TNS FLOUTING TRAFFIC RULES Tribune News Service Two suspects in custody of the Amritsar police on Saturday. Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, February 10 CIA staff on Friday arrested two persons with illegal weapons, which were smuggled from Pakistan through drones. SSP Ashwani Kapur informed newsmen here on Saturday that the accused have been identified as Baljinder Singh Billla and Yadwinder Singh Yadu, residents of Naushehra Dhala. The SSP informed that the accused had procured the weapons from across the border smug- Burning of waste at club inside Company Bagh irks visitors Tribune News Service Reschedule PSEB exams slated for Feb 16, says DTF leaves were set on fire. Ideally these should be put in a compost pit to let them decompose. Advocate Kuljit Singh Malawali said, “I visited the Bagh on Thursday at around 12 pm and found that the fire had caused massive smoke.” He said the timing of burning the plant residue is deliberately chosen at noon to avoid detection. Other visitors to the Bagh too reported that burning of plant waste has become a routine affair. A similar practice is also used to get rid of continued on page 2 c m y b glers with the help of drones. The SSP said the weapons recovered from the suspects were of rare quality (three glock pistols) and nine cartridges. The suspects were on a motorcycle when they were arrested near their village. A case under Sections 25 (6), (7), (8), 54 and 59 of the Arms Act and Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Aircraft Act was registered against them by the Sarai Amant Khan police. The pistol glock is of some rare quality in the international market which is a sophisticated weapon. Amritsar, February 10 Chaos is witnessed on the road under the flyover from Bhandari bridge-railway station through the day as a large number of people can be seen driving on wrong side of the road. While a portion of the road is used by shops selling cycles for displaying their goods, the rest remain busy as vehicles from both sides try to find their way further. Vehicles coming from the wrong side then try to enter the GT Road by using a U-turn in front of Hotel Grand. Shopkeepers in the area said wrong side driving is rampant on the stretch as even those who come to visit them for shopping prefer to drive on wrong side of the road to get to GT Road instead of making use of the correct route. “Two-wheeler riders seem it right to drive on the wrong side of the road assuming that Chaos prevails on the road under the Bhandari Bridge in Amritsar. SUNIL their act is not causing any trouble to other commuters. Seeing them doing so, a few four-wheeler owners also try to do the same,” said Satinder Singh, a local resident, adding that people look for traffic cops and if they are not in sight then they do not care if they are on correct side of the road. Residents’ tendency to break traffic laws is not only the major reason behind the prevailing traffic mess in the city, but also cause many accidents, which later lead to verbal duels on the roads. Even as the local police cannot depute cops at every stretch, those having the tendency to break the law are having a field day. “By driving on wrong side of the road, one cannot save much money or time. Those driving on wrong side should be dealt with strictly to set an example,” said Jagpreet Singh, another resident.
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