21082024-ATR-01.qxd 8/20/2024 10:46 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 33°C | MIN 28°C BE PART OF HARIAWAL LEHAR, SAYS MANDI BOARD CHIEF HAND, FOOT, MOUTH DISEASE SPREADING TENTACLES PHOTO EXHIBITION ON AT PUNJAB KALA BHAWAN The Punjab Mandi Board Chairperson has urged people to adopt ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh Hariawal Lehar’. P3 Bathinda is seeing an alarming rise in the cases of hand, foot and mouth disease involving children. P3 The three-day exhibition has been organized by the The Press Club to mark the World Photography Day.P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.07 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5.59 AM » WEDNESDAY | 21 AUGUST 2024 | AMRITSAR Tribune News Service Cops investigate the firing case on the crime spot at Basarke Bhaini village near Amritsar. Woman shot dead, two injured over trivial issue at Basarke Bhaini Amritsar, August 20 A woman was shot dead and two other members of her family were injured in a dispute that occurred between two families at Basarke Bhaini village here on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Amarjeet Kaur while her husband Balwinder Singh received bullet injuries. A 9-year-old girl in the family was also injured in the clash. Later, the police claimed to have arrested one of the key accused, Sheru. The kin of the victim family stated that children of two families of Balwinder Singh and Lakhwinder Singh, respectively, fought with each other in the street. To settle a score with Balwinder Singh, the accused, Lakhwinder Singh, barged into the victim’s house along with Arjun Singh, Sajjan Singh, Manna Singh, Sheru, Sunny, Jajbir Singh, Sonu, Love and Dilbag Singh of the same village. The accused were armed with pistols and other sharp-edged weapons. Initially, attackers fired gunshots in the air and abused the family members of Balwinder Singh. When Balwinder tried to snatch the pistol, the accused fired at him. Amarjit Kaur got seriously injured in the attack. The attackers also used sharpedged weapons against the family of Balwinder. Amarjit Kaur, Balwinder Singh and daughter were injured in the incident. They were rushed to a private hospital where Amarjit Kaur was declared dead. The Gharinda police have registered a case against 10 suspects while the main accused, Sheru, has been arrested. Karampal Singh, SHO, Gharinda police station, said, “The clash happened over a trivial issue leading to the death of a woman. We have registered a case under relevant sections against 10 suspects and raids are being conducted to arrest the accused persons.” Meanwhile, residents of Basarke Bhaini village claimed that attackers smuggle drugs in the village and have links with bad elements. — TNS Amritsar, August 20 Under the state-level special cleanliness campaign started by the Punjab Government, Amritsar Municipal Corporation Commissioner Harpreet Singh along with a team of officials and employees launched a sanitation drive on Majitha Road here on Tuesday. MC Commissioner Harpreet Singh said a weeklong special cleanliness campaign has been started by the Punjab Government for Swachh Punjab. He said the municipal corporation needed cooperation from the gen- eral public in making the city neat and clean. The participation of city residents is important for proper cleanliness. He said people will also be made aware under the cleanliness campaign every day by the Sanitation Department of the civic body. Teams of senior officials and employees of the municipal corporation will work together during the campaign in all five zones of the city. The MC Commissioner said the places sensitive to garbage will be cleaned and beautified. MC Commissioner Harpreet Singh said under the campaign, multi-layer continued on page 2 MC Commissioner Harpreet Singh along with other officials and workers starts the drive from Majitha Road in Amritsar on Tuesday. Two patwaris drown in Tarn Taran canal Mishapoccurredwhentheywerereturninghome Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, August 20 Two revenue patwaris drowned in the Kasur Branch Lower (KBL) canal near Kacha Pakka village last night. Their bodies have been recovered. The two were identified as Ranjodh Singh (28) of Narli and Harjinder Singh (30), a resident of Bhikhiwind. After the postmortem conducted at the Civil Hospital, Patti, these have been handed over to the families of the deceased. Sub-inspector Amrik Singh, SHO, Kacha Pakka informed that the deceased were on way back to their house in a Honda city car at about 10.30 pm from Harike when some vehicle appeared from the front. They lost control over their Honda city car and it fell into the canal. The SHO said that as the spot was nearer to the police station, he along with a police force immediately reached the spot and initiated rescue operations by GURBAXPURI Week-long special cleanliness drive launched in city Ranjodh Singh Harjinder Singh RANJODH’S FATHER HAD MET SAME FATE IN 2000 It is pertinent to mention here that the father of the deceased Ranjodh Singh also drowned in the same canal at the same spot in 2000. Ranjodh Singh was married just three years back and has a one-year-old son. stopping the flow of water in the canal. He said the car of the deceased was locked from inside and canal water entered the car which made it difficult for the patwaris to come out. The SHO said that after the car of the deceased was taken out of the canal, they were brought to the Civil Hospital, Patti, where doctors declared them dead. On the basis of the state- ment of Harpreet Singh, brother of the deceased Ranjodh Singh, the police have lodged a report (DDR) under Section 174 of the CrPC. It is pertinent to mention here that the father of the deceased Ranjodh Singh also drowned in the same canal at the same spot in 2000. Ranjodh Singh was married just three years back and has a oneyear-old son. 1 dead, another injured in Rakhar Police post to be set up in GND Hospital, says MLA Punia Mela at Baba Bakala Tribune News Service Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 20 A Nihang died under mysterious circumstances while another was injured in a brawl with other Nihangs in two separate incidents during Rakhar Punia Mela at Baba Bakala today. In the first incident, people heard sounds of gunshots at around 4 pm, when the caravan of Tarna Dal reached near the office of DSP Baba Bakala. , A Nihang Singh, participating in the procession and riding a horse, received two bullets. It is not confirmed if it was an accidental fire from own gun or from anyone else’s. The deceased Nihang has been identified as Dheera Singh alias Killi, a resident of Dadhiyal village in Tarn MYSTERY SHROUDS VICTIM’S DEATH A Nihang Singh, participating in the procession and riding a horse, received two bullets. It is not confirmed if it was an accidental fire from own gun or from anyone else’s. The deceased Nihang has been identified as Dheera Singh alias Killi, a resident of Dadhiyal village in Tarn Taran. He was rushed to Civil Hospital, Baba Bakala, where doctors declared him dead. Taran. He was rushed to Civil Hospital, Baba Bakala, where doctors declared him dead. SP Amritsar (Rural) Harinder Singh Gill stated that a large number of Nihang Singhs were organising “Mahalla” (procession). One of the Nihangs riding a horse received bullets. The CCTV cameras installed in the market will be checked to ascertain from where the shots were fired. Action will be taken accordingly. In another incident, a Nihang’s hand was chopped with sword by another Nihang during a fight between two separate groups of Wadala Kala road. It has been learned that the clash took place due to some internal conflict between the Nihangs of Tarna Dal, Baba Bakala and Ranghreta Dal. The injured has been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Cheema Khuddi. On receiving information about the incident, SSP Amritsar (Rural) Charanjit Singh reached Baba Bakala Sahib. A case has been registered and investigations started. Amritsar, August 20 A police post would be set up in emergency area of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here. This was stated by MLA Dr Ajay Gupta during a visit to Government Medical College here on Tuesday. The administration would also set up a 24-hour CCTV surveillance room, install panic buttons, depute women guards, constitute a quick response team and increase the number of security guards, he said. Accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Ghansham Thori, Commissioner of Police Ranjit Singh Dhillon and other officials of the administration, MLA Gupta was here to interact with doctors regarding their security concerns. The resident doctors are protesting in the college against the government after the rape and murder of a doctor at a medical MLA Dr Ajay Gupta (right) along with Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori (3rd from right) and Police Commissioner Ranjit Singh at Government Medical Collage in Amritsar onTuesday. VISHAL KUMAR college in Kolkata. The MLA claimed that the Commissioner of Police has assured them of deputing two policemen at the emergency block at all times. PCR vehicles would also increase vigilance in the campus. Panic buttons would be installed at work stations, which would directly send an alarm to the nearest police station that would have the responsibility to respond to the emergency immediately. Gupta said though CCTV cameras have been installed on the premises, a control room for 24-hour surveillance of the camera feed would be made functional soon. “The government is con- cerned about the security of medical professionals and the change would be visible within the next two weeks,” he claimed. He asked the resident doctors to end their protest as the government is considering fulfilling all their demands regarding security. The MLA said women security guards would be deputed at the hospital as a large number of employees are women. He asked the hospital management to display telephone numbers of senior police and civil administration officials at all places on the premises so that doctors and other employees can directly report any issue to them. The MLA said hospital management should ensure that all entrance gates except one are closed at night. He suggested that one attendant of every patient should be issued a card so that no unauthorised person could gain entry to the premises after the closing of OPDs. Farmers oppose land acquisition for Katra expressway Farmers to hold rallies over MSP Seek higher rates for parting with their land to build highway near Dhunda village in Tarn Taran Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, August 20 A piquant situation arose in Dhunda village and its surrounding areas on Tuesday when the NHAI authorities made a bid to take possession of the land for the Delhi-AmritsarKatra expressway. The bid was opposed by a large number of farmers of the area. In spite of the presence of heavy police force, the farmers foiled the efforts of the administration to take possession of their land. Officials of the administration forcibly entered the fields with JCB machines in the morning. When the farmers of the area came to know of it, they united in large numbers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) led by Farmers protest over the issue at a gurdwara in Dhunda village of Tarn Taran. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Dial Singh Mianwiand, Harbinderjit Singh Kang and Pakhara Singh Lalpura and started protesting. They were demanding higher rates for the land to be acquired. It is pertinent to mention here that in spite of efforts made during the last two years, the administration succeeded in taking possession of only a few kilometer stretch of land, the possession of the remaining 23 kilometers is yet to be taken. The administration claimed that from Khawaspur and Fatehbad village areas, the administration managed to take possession of two and a half kilometers of land on Tuesday but the farmers lodged a strong protest in Dhunda and other villages of the area. The protesting farmers gheraoed the officials and machines were not allowed to be deployed for the purpose of land acquisition. Police force from Jaland- c m y b har too was called, led by Superintendent of Police, Prabhjot. The Tarn Taran administration was led by Sachin Pathak, SDM, Khadoor Sahib, Simranjit Singh, SDM, Tarn Taran, Ajayraj Singh, SP (Detective) and Ravisher Singh, DSP, Goindwal Sahib. The officials held talks with farmers who were demanding compensation at a higher rate. The administration had to return without taking possession of the remaining 23 kilometres of land. In the Khadoor Sahib block, there was trouble regarding the acquiring of land in Dhunda, Jhander Maha Purkhan and Fatehbad villages. Ravisher Singh, DSP , Goindwal Sahib said the farmers must be pacified and no use of power should be made on them. legal guarantee at Haryana border Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 20 Farmers, including women, left for Haryana border from Beas railway station here to participate in the ongoing protest against the Central Government over the issue of legal guarantee for MSP. The farmers had gathered at the railway station under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC). The union is working to increase the participation of farmers in the protest being held by Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Sanyukat Kisan Morcha (Non-political). The KMM and SKM (Nonpolitical) also have plans to organise big rallies at Shambu, Khanauri and Ratanpura on August 31 to mark 200 days of the ongoing protest. KMSC general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher said, “Farmers from across the state would leave for Haryana borders on August 30 to participate in the rallies on August 31.” The union has already started to hold meetings in different villages to mobilise support for the rallies. Farmer leaders stated that people are fed up with the attitude of the government and are in a mood to hold a long protest. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat, had been writing letters to the then PM Manmohan Singh demanding implementation of Dr Swaminathan Commission report. Now he is the PM for the last 11 years and doing everything not to implement the report.” Pandher said that under the Modi-led government’s rule at the Centre, shots were fired at farmers and they were killed as they were demanding MSP “The . farmers have been mowed down under the vehicles, subjected to illegal arrests and harassment just because they are asking for MSP,” he said, adding that farmers would continue their protest till their demands are met. The protesters are also demanding debt waiver for farmers and workers, guarantee of a minimum of 200 days of work under MGNREGA, increase in per day wages under MGNREGA, pension for elderly farmers, and implementation of crop insurance scheme.