21032024-ATR-01.qxd 3/21/2024 12:39 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune SCHOOLS OF HAPPINESS AIMS TO UPLIFT PRIMARY SCHOOLS TEACHER ON FAST UNTO DEATH REFUSES TO BUDGE Protesters have been sitting on dharna near the residence of Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Bains. P3 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 32°C | MIN 14°C YESTERDAY MAX 31°C | MIN 14°C TRIPTII SHARES UPDATE ON BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3 In Amritsar, there are around 1,417 primary schools (as per 2019-20 data), including various clusters & zones.P2 FORECAST “It’s going to be something new and fresh and beautiful, of course,” the actress said. P4 » » SUNSET THURSDAY 6.43 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:32 AM » THURSDAY | 21 MARCH 2024 | AMRITSAR Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 20 Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Assistant District Election Officer Varinderpal Singh Bajwa visited the polling stations in border area on Wednesday and checked the facilities to be given to the voters on the day of election. The visit was part of preparations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Reviews arrangements to ensure free and fair election The polling stations at Sursingh, Sunghpura, Narla and Puhla were checked and the official took stock of facilities like drinking water, lights, toilets etc. The official also visited the most sensitive polling stations in the border area. ADC Bajwa said that the district administration has made all arrangements to maintain law and order at the polling stations. He said besides the police force, paramilitary personnel have also been deployed to ensure free and fearless polling. He appealed to the people to cast their vote without any apprehension. Women accompany protesting farmers to Shambhu border 3 robbers arrested; two pistols seized Plans chalked out for Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day, Dausa rally on Mar 26 Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 20 Following a call given by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Nonpolitical) and Kisan Majdoor Morcha, groups of farmers, including women, from various villages of the region left for Shambhu Barrier to strengthen the ‘Delhi Chalo’ movement of farmer unions here today. The farmers boarded trains from Amritsar railway station for Rajpura to reach Shambhu. During the nationwide movement started by the two major forums, Kisan Majdoor Morcha and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) from February 13, the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) is continuously contributing to the Morcha under the leadership of district president Ranjit Singh Kaler Bala and district secretary Gurlal Singh Mann. Thousands of farmers and labourers from Amritsar, Jandiala and Beas boarded trains The suspects in police custody. TRIBUNE PHOTO PHOTOS: VISHAL KUMAR ADC visits sensitive polling stations in border area Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee members shout slogans during a protest demanding MSP at a railway station in Amritsar. for Shambhu Barrier throughout the day. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-political) leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated that the Central government has been ignoring the people, who are struggling for their rights. “Now, the electoral process for Lok Sabha elections has started in the country and farmers have decided to wage struggle for a long time. The agitation will continue in a peaceful man- ner until the demands are met. To strengthen the Morcha, more farmers and labourers are regularly joining the agitation. Today, a large number of women farmers left for Shambhu border to join the protest.” Farmers and labourers, who left for the Morcha on the occasion, said that in view of the hot weather, they had arranged for fans and other required equipment. The Kisan leaders stated that according to the planning by the farmers’ organisation, the next batch will leave on March 30. District president Ranjit Singh Kaler Bala appealed that on the occasion of Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, farmers should reach Shambu border on March 23 in maximum numbers. He said that on March 26, a Mahapanchayat will be held by farmers and tribals in Dausa, Rajasthan. District treasurer Kandhar Singh Bhiewal, district leader Baldev Singh Baga, Sukhdev Singh Chatiwind, Balwinder Singh Rumanachak, Gurdev Singh Gaggomahal, Savinder Singh Rupowali and other zonal and village level leaders were present on the occasion. Amritsar, March 20 The airport police station of city police have arrested three robbers and recovered two pistols, a toy pistol and a sharp weapon from their possession. Those arrested were identified Karan Masih (20) of Ghaniya Ka Bangar, Batala (Gurdaspur), Sagar Sharma (26) of Dhianpur (Gurdaspur) and Madan Masih of Dalle Chak village in Gurdaspur. The police seized two .32 bore pistols and five bullets from them besides a toy pistol and sharp weapon. ADCP Prabhjot Singh Virk said the police got information that three persons were roaming on the Airport road. He said they were planning to commit robbery. However, they were arrested from Bal Sachander village’s cremation ground. The police initially arrested Karan Masih and seized a toy pistol along with a sharp weapon from him. Later a .32 bore pistol was also recovered from him. Two of his accomplices, Sagar Sharma and Madan Mashih, fled from the spot. He said the absconders were arrested yesterday and another .32 bore pistol was recovered from them. Virk said Madan had four criminal cases, including of attempt to murder, NDPS Act, against him while Sagar Sharma had one case of NDPS Act agaisnt him. — TNS Woman Nambardar Waste mgmt in rural areas Endangering lives among 3 held in land likely to surface in LS polls grab case of IFS officer Directives to gram panchayats yet to be implemented PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 20 Civil Lines police have arrested three persons including a Nambardar in connection with the land grab of an IFS officer Rachita Bhandari. The police booked six persons in the case in Januaryend this year following the recommendations of the DC after a probe by a sub-divisional magistrate. Besides Nambardar Rupinder Kaur, the police have arrested James Hans, the witness and Narain Singh, who provided the stamp paper for the registry of the said property. Among others who were booked included Ashwani Kumar Ashu, deed writer and Sher Singh, unknown seller of the property. A case under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC, read with Section 82 of the Indian Reg- istration Act, 1908 was registered against them. The complainant Sudha Bhandari, mother of the IFS officer, had lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner in December 2023. The land was located in Haer village on Airport road here. He had marked a probe to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate-2 in this connection. The SDM submitted his report to the DC on January 4 while recommending registration of an FIR under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 and other relevant provisions of the IPC. The DC had also written to the Financial Commissioner Revenue (FCR) for investigating the role of Sub-registrar-3 in the fraudulent land deal. Varinder Singh Khosa, Assistant Commissioner of Police said that raids were on to nab the remaining three accomplices in the case. Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 20 Despite announcements and tall claims made regarding solid waste management in the villages, nothing is visible on the ground till date. The heaps of garbage lying on rural roads irk commuters. There is no village in the district where the government has provided any infrastructure for management of solid waste. The villagers are forced to dump their garbage on the footpaths and in green belts on the roadside outside villages. There are a total of 750 villages with 2,50,895 households in the district. As per the government data, villages in the district generate 376.34 metric tonnes of garbage daily. However, there is no disposal of the garbage which includes dry and wet waste. The footpaths along the roads can be seen filthy all around the district. Despite announcements by the previous governments, no adequate arrangement has been for the lifting and dumping of garbage in rural areas of the district. s per the District Environment Management Plan 2021, the district administration had chalked out a plan to arrange for garbage-lifting vehicles in all 750 villages. The time-frame for arranging the remaining vehicles is October 31, 2026. The District Environment Management Plan 2021 suggests that Gram Panchayats be issued directions to perform functions such as ensuring segregation, collection, storage and transportation of plastic waste and channelisation of recyclable plastic waste fraction to recyclers having valid registration. The administration asked to implement the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) for disposal of plastic waste in villages. In March 2022, the district administration issued Instructions to Gram Panchayats through Block Development Officers for the implementation of the plan. However, the directions have not been implemented in a single village of the district. “The candidates going to contest the Lok Sabha elections would visit the villages in next two months. They can observe the official apathy with garbage heaps lying outside each village on rural roads. There should be proper waste management in each village, like in cities,” said Kuljeet Singh, a social activist. Teen travelling alone in Asr-Katihar 396 centenarians Express handed over to rly police on voter list in dist Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 20 A 13-year-old Chandigarh girl was rescued from the air-conditioned coach of AmritsarKatihar Amrapali Express. Found to be travelling alone, it raised the suspicion of the ticket checking staff that immediately brought the matter to the notice of the police to ensure her safety. Railway officials stated that the ticket checking staff fulfilled their social responsibility by handing over an unaccompanied girl travelling in a train to the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Lalu Gautam, Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), spotted an unaccompanied TTE says concerned over safety, to be reunited with parents Railway officials along with a rescued girl. TRIBUNE PHOTO girl around 13 years of age during ticket checking in air- conditioned coach B-9 yesterday. Upon questioning, the girl revealed her name and address, stating that she was from Chandigarh. Fearing that the girl might fall into wrong hands, the TTE immediately informed the control room and the RPF on phone. After the train reached the next railway station, the girl was handed over to the RPF, to reunite her with her parents. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Railways Paramdeep Singh Saini said that TTE Gautam had done a wonderful job in protecting the girl. He recommended his name for a commendation to inspire other ticket checking staff. Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 20 Among the 15,87,436 voters in the nine assembly segments of the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, as many as 396 are centenarians. The district election office is likely to roll out special treatment to them on the polling day. The border district has 11 Assembly segments but its Jandiala Guru and Baba Bakala Assembly segments are clubbed under adjoining Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat. One of the centenarian voters is Kishan Gopal of Brahm Nagar. His neighbour Rakesh Gupta said no longer he interacts with people. His only c m y b daughter is a doctor. He said he never saw him abstaining from casting his vote. Similarly, two centenarian voters are staying on the Batala road. In the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, maximum 74 centenarian voters are staying at Raja Sansi, followed by 64 at Attari, 62 at Majitha, 43 at Amritsar West, 41 at Amritsar North, 39 at Ajnala, 33 at Amritsar Central, both Amritsar South and East has 20 voters each. According to political experts, these centenarian voters could play a positive role in being ambassadors of election to encourage electorates of all age categories to vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Passengers cross a track at the Amritsar railway station on Wednesday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR 2 jail staffers booked for supplying drugs to inmates DC inspects EVMstrong rooms, counting centres Our Correspondent Amritsar, March 20 To ensure complete arrangement for conducting the Lok Aabha elections in the border district, District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori inspected the proposed counting centres, dispatch centres and strong rooms on Wednesday. Instructing the officials to make adequate arrangements, Thori said nine Assembly constituencies of the district come under the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat and counting centres and strong rooms have been established for them at different places. Counting of votes of Amritsar South constituency will be held at Sarup Rani Government College Women, of Attari constituency at BBK DAV College for Women, of Rajasansi constituency at Government Nursing College for Girls Medical Enclave, of Majitha constituency at Mai Bhago Government Polytechnical College, of Amritsar North constituency at Government Institute of Technology inside Mai Bhago Government Poly- Tarn Taran, March 20 The police have booked two security personnel deployed at the Goindwal Sahib Central Jail for allegedly supplying drugs and other prohibited material to inmates. The suspects, identified as senior constable Gursahib Singh and Punjab Home Guard Jawan Pooran Singh, have been booked under Sections 42 and 52-A of the Prison Act by the Goindwal Sahib police station. The police said the cases had been registered on the complaint of jail superintendent. The police said Gursahib Singh was deployed at the high security zone number 3 near tower number 17 in the jail and Pooran Singh was deployed at the jail tower. The jail staff recovered tobacco and electronic material used to cut wires installed in the jail. There seems to be no end to recovery of banned materials from within the precincts of the Goindwal Sahib Central Jail complex. Tribune News Service DC Ghanshyam Thori inspects counting and dispatch centres in Amritsar. TRIBUNE PHOTO technical College of Amritsar Central constituency at Government ITI B-block Ranjit avenue, of Amritsar West Assembly segment at Government Polytechnical College, Cheharta, of Amritsar East Assembly segment at Saragarhi Memorial School of Eminence, Mall Mandi and of Ajnala constituency at Government College Ajnala. The DC said polling parties will be dispatched from these centres. Following the conclusion of the polling process EVMs will be kept in strong rooms under strict security arrangements. He instructed the concerned officials to complete the arrangements in this regard as soon as possible so that no difficulties arise near the polls.
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