15062024-ATR-01.qxd 6/15/2024 12:42 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 44°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 45°C | MIN 27°C AGRI DEPARTMENT HOLDS CAMP ON KHARIF CROPS LOVE IN VIETNAM IS PUNJABI IN FLAVOUR: RAHAT KAZMI TRAILER OF AURON MEIN KAHAN DUM THA UNVEILED The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Punjab, held a camp in Naushehra Pannuan, on Friday. P2 Helmed by a Kashmiri director, the movie is based on Turkish novel Madonna in a Fur Coatby Sabahattin Ali. P4 Ajay Devgn and Tabu are back with a new film, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, which is set for release on July 5. P4 » » » SUNSET SATURDAY 7.37 PM SUNRISE SUNDAY 5.25 AM SATURDAY | 15 JUNE 2024 | AMRITSAR Police solve blind murder SHOs, police posts case in four days, 1 nabbed in-charge shifted PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Tarn Taran, June 14 The Chabal police have resolved a blind murder case by arresting one Nirmal Singh Nimma alias Jarman Singh of Chabal Kalan on Friday. In the incident, one Lakhwinder Singh (55) was murdered under mysterious circumstances and his body was found by the police on June 11 from the Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) near Dode village. He was missing from home since June 9. SHO Kashmir Singh said on Friday that the deceased Lakhwinder Singh along with a woman by the name of Babbu went to the residence of Nirmal Singh in Chabal and with the reference of a common friend Kulwinder Singh Kinda, a resident of Dall village, he and the woman took shelter in a room of Nirmal Singh. In the meantime, Lakhwinder Singh died of Youth dies of drug overdose in Attari Tribune News Service The accused in custody of the Tarn Taran police on Friday. GURBAXPURI cardiac arrest. The woman called his friend Kulwinder Singh Kinda to the spot to tackle the crisis. Kulwinder Singh Kinda along with his friend reached the spot in a car and they disposed of the body in the canal. His motorcycle too was dropped at the spot. SHO Kashmir Singh said that the woman Babbu, Kulwinder Singh Kinda and an unidentified person are yet to be arrested. Nirmal Singh was produced in court today from where he was sent to three-day police remand. The family of the deceased Lakhwinder Singh has been levelling allegations of lapse on the part of Inspector Kashmir Singh, SHO Chabal, for not taking interest in the case properly. The SHO was shifted to the Police Lines but when he presented his version before the senior officials, he was reinstated as the Chabal SHO. SHO Kashmir Singh said that raids were being conducted to arrest the remaining accused. Amritsar, June 14 Newly appointed Police Commissioner Ranjit Singh Dhillon today transferred 28 cops, including SHOs and in-charges of various police posts here. These are the first transfers after the Lok Sabha polls. Many police officials were transferred out of station on the directions of the Election Commission of India in view of Lok Sabha elections. After the elections, they were transferred back to Police Lines here. According to police, the transfers were made solely on administrative grounds. As many as 10 inspector rank officials were transferred from Police Lines to police stations as SHO. These include Neeraj Kumar who is now posted as SHO Division C police station while Harsandeep Singh was transferred as SHO to Division E police station. Similarly, Jaspal Singh, Newly appointed Police Commissioner transfers 28 cops Smoke troubles residents, no solution in sight yet Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Sarmail Singh, Mohit Kumar, Harparkash Singh, Vinod Sharma and Amarjot Kaur were posted as SHOs at Cantonment, Chheharta, Division D, Maqboolpura, Mohkampura and Verka police stations, respectively. Inspector Manjit Singh was shifted from the Police Lines as in-charge Civil Suit branch. SHO Manjit Kaur was shifted from Division E police station to Gate Hakima police station while SI Satnam was transferred to Islamabad police station as SHO from Gate Hakima police station. Amolakdeep Singh, in-charge CIA staff-1 was made SHO, Civil Lines police station here while Amandeep Singh was transferred as in-charge, CIA staff -1 from Law School. Amritsar, June 14 Despite preventive measures, another fire outbreak was reported at the Bhagtanwala garbage dump last evening. The smoke billowing from the fire caused inconvenience to the residents living in its vicinity for the next several hours. In another instance, a fire incident was also reported from the dumping ground opposite Verka milk plant today in the afternoon. MC officials claimed that methane gas emanating from the garbage dump causes fire. When methane comes in contact with heat, it flares up. The Bhagtanwala dump has seen fire incidents with some regularity. The MC had segregated the heaps of garbage so that fire did not spread from one heap to SUNIL KUMAR Our Correspondent Another fire outbreak at Bhagtanwala dump Smoke billows from the Bhagtanwala dump in Amritsar on Friday. another. However, no other efforts have been made to curb the instances of fire. The smoke from the fire also results in diseases spreading in the nearby settlements. Sandeep Sharma, a residents of Bhagtanwala, said, “Dump fire was a major issue before the elections and MTP wing demolishes illegal MP Aujla holds meet with admn officials, buildings in city’s Central area charts out plan for better civic amenities Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 14 An unidentified youth allegedly died of drug overdose in Shiv Nagari area in Attari here on Friday. After taking the body into their possession, the police sent it for an autopsy. The body was kept in the mortuary for identification. Sub-Inspector Arjun Kumar said an unidentified youth injected drugs today. Immediately after injecting drugs, he fell on the ground and started writhing in pain. He said by the time onlookers arranged for a vehicle to shift him to a hospital, he died on the spot. The police said no document was found from the pockets of the victim. People criticised the police and the government as drugs were allegedly being sold without any fear of the law.. every political leader was talking of addressing it. After the elections, everyone seems to have forgotten about the issue. But we, the residents of Bhagtanwala, are still facing the problem of toxic smoke and suffering from respiratory ailments.” continued on page 2 Amritsar, June 14 On the directions of Municipal Commissioner Harpreet Singh, the Municipal Town Planning (MTP) wing of the civic body today took action against illegal buildings in the Amritsar Central constituency. Officials of the MTP wing partially demolished three illegally constructed buildings and sealed seven buildings. Under the supervision of MTP Narinder Sharma, action was taken in the Central zone area inside Shera Wala Gate, Bakkarwan Bazaar and the inner area of Gheo Mandi. The MTP wing staff demolished some walls of an under-construction multi-storey building. A number of such illegal buildings, where the MTP wing had tak- Workers of the Town Planning Wing of the MC demolish parts of an illegal building in Amritsar on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO en similar action, has now been completed and are functional as hotels. Interestingly, more than 500 illegal buildings, sealed by MC in the past, are now functional. Amritsar, June 14 Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla held a meeting with senior officials of the administration for the first time after beginning his third tenure as an Amritsar MP . He took up important issues of the city with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ghanshyam Thori, the ADC and the MC Commissioner. While commenting on the collapsing civic amenities and garbage collecting system in the city, he criticised the state government for the lack of cleanliness and instructed DC Ghanshyam Thori to immediately discuss the matter with the state government. Aujla said issues relating to cleanliness, sewerage, water supply, etc, would MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla addresses mediapersons in Amritsar on Friday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR have to be resolved with a sense of urgency. Besides, financial difficulties of the MC were also discussed, highlighting the fact that due to the absence of a house for the last two years, a grant of ~5 crore had not been received from the Central Government, impacting the continuity of work being done by the MC. “The resources of the civic body are limited and the company that collects garbage is not able to work due to lack of funds. That is why, the agenda of the meeting was to discuss with the state government possible resolutions and solve these problems immediately,” he said. Aujla asked the municipal corporation to make an action plan to tackle the problem of waterlogging during the upcoming monsoon season. He took up the issue of Tung Dab drain, Bhagatanwala drain and Mananwala drain as these were core issues discussed during the poll campaigning. An emphasis was laid on installing a treatment plant in the drain so that clean water can be supplied. Aujla said whatever funds were needed for this, he would get it from the Central Government. Gurjeet Singh Aujla briefed about a campaign being run to plant trees and increase green cover in the city, under which 10 lakh trees would be planted. He said for this purpose, instructions were given to use grounds in schools and create mini forests there. Tourists visiting Jallianwala In three days, police NGT pulls up Batala MC for Bagh return disappointed recover snatched car poor waste management Tribune News Service Neeraj Bagga Amritsar, June 14 Tourists visiting the National Martyrs Memorial are returning disappointed after finding the mega projectors lying non-operational in Jallianwala Bagh. Among the tourists, a big number is of children who are visiting the holy city due to summer break in their educational institutions, from across the country. The number of tourists swells during these months every year. One projector showcases the scene of General Dyer commanding his troops to open fire on unarmed Indians assembled in the Bagh while another projector showcases the Sikh history and freedom struggle. Over three years after the inauguration of a revamped Jallianwala Bagh, housing the National Martyrs Memorial, it is once again in One of the projectors lies dysfunctional at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Friday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR need of technical repair. Several projectors were installed under the Rs 20 crore beautification drive carried out at Jallianwala Bagh for about one and half years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had virtually inaugurated the Bagh on April 13, 2021 to mark 102 years of the massacre. While the two projectors showcasing the glorious Sikh history and sacrifices made by freedom fighters as part of the freedom struggle which culminated in independence have been lying closed for several weeks, a third projector has been showing signs of malfunctioning with dim beam light. A tourist, Subodh Sen from Kolkata, said he came here along with his family and friends. They made a stopover here while heading to the adjoining mountainous continued on page 2 Amritsar, June 14 Three unidentified persons snatched a car from Ashish Sharma, a resident of Tilak Nagar, who had gone to the bus stand to pick up his sister three days ago. He had borrowed the car (PB02BA-1601) from his friend Pawan Kumar. Nevertheless, the police had recovered the car after a chase. The accused fled after leaving the car behind in Indira Colony area on the Majitha road. An FIR was registered by the police on Thursday. In his complaint to police, Ashish stated that he borrowed the car of his friend and went to the bus stand to pick up his sister who was coming from Haridwar. He said he was waiting for his sister outside Gate No.1 of the bus stand when unidentified persons came to him. He said before he could understand, the accused c m y b snatched the keys of the car and bundled him into the car. He said they took the car to the Hussainpura chowk where they threw him out of the car and drove away. Investigating officer Kapil Dev said three police teams followed the car with the help of CCTV cameras installed on the roads under the Smart City project. After a lot of hard work and chase, the police recovered the car. He said efforts were on to identify and arrest the suspects. Meanwhile, Cantonment police have arrested two snatchers and seized a snatched scooter from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Rahul of Jhabal road area and Vishal Sharma, alias Lotan, of Islamabad area. Their two accomplices Raghu Arora of Dream City, Jhabal road, and Raman of Islamabad are still absconding. continued on page 2 Batala, June 14 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Batala Municipal Corporation (MC) for its poor garbage management which was leading to resentment amongst locals against the civic body. A complaint against the MC was filed by the Public Action Committee (Mattewara), a consortium of NGOs working to resolve environmental issues in the state, in March. The next date of hearing in the case is September 17. The NGO and some local residents have joined hands to take up the problem of solid waste management in this industrial city. On May 30, when the last hearing took place, the NGT had sent notices to the Punjab government, Batala MC and the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). The Batala MC had come in for some sharp criticism from the NGT. The PPCB had also filed an adverse 28page report against the working Garbage accumulated in Batala. This is a common sight in the city. of the MC with the NGT. MC Commissioner Shayarai Bhandari said she was looking into the matter and had set up several garbage vulnerable points in the city to ensure the town gets a clean look. “Clearing garbage is a continuous process. We are looking into this problem closely,” she said. A reputed convent school also came under the scanner for violating solid waste management (SWM) norms due to burning of waste material on its premises. The PPCB informed the NGT that it had already imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 on the school. The MC also informed the NGT bench that it had issued several warnings to the school. Param Sunil Kaur, Kapil Dev and Jaskirat Singh, all members of PAC (Mattewara), claimed that Batala had the dubious distinction of performing badly on the solid waste management front. “Residents are organising a seminar on June 22 in which activists and experts will be invited as part of efforts to find a permanent solution to the menace,” said a PAC member. — TNS
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