15092024-ATR-01.qxd 9/14/2024 10:37 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY PLANT TREES ACCORDING TO SPACE AND UTILITY: EXPERTS ENGINEERS TURNED ACTORS WHO MADE IT BIG IN BOLLYWOOD SOHUM SHAH RECALLS HIS ‘UNIQUE’ MUMBAI JOURNEY Many of people plant trees without knowing about their relevance to the space, say experts. P2 The Hindi film industry has scores of engineers who are now successful actors and directors. P4 MAX 35°C | MIN 25°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 24°C Actor-producer Sohum Shah says he is content being the masala tea loving small towner making films he likes.P4 » » SUNSET SUNDAY 6.36 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6.15 AM » SUNDAY | 15 SEPTEMBER 2024 | AMRITSAR Businessman gets extortion calls, case filed Despite NGT & PPCB penalty, legacy waste not yet cleared from Bhagtanwala dump Tribune News Service Failure to ensure segregation of dry/wet waste at source causing problems Amritsar, September 14 A local businessman and private school owner received an extortion call from an unidentified foreign number here recently. The incident came to light when the victim lodged a complaint with the police urging them to ensure the safety and security of his family. He alleged two years ago also, some gangsters had tried to kidnap his son and later decamped with a rifle, cash and jewellery from the house. The police later had arrested the suspects and recovered the looted goods from their possession. The victim, a resident of Attari, told the police that three days ago, he got a call from a foreign number on WhatsApp. He said he did not pick up the phone and the next day he got a picture of his family members in which, they suspect, the caller had put a cross sign on his wife and son’s picture. Later, he again got a call from a foreign number which he did not pick up. The caller then sent a message on his father’s mobile phone threatening that it would be better for him to talk or face the dire consequences. continued on page 2 Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 14 Though the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs 1,036 crore on the state for legacy waste, 20 lakh metric tonnes of waste is still lying at Bhagtanwala dump. The MC has already paid a heavy amount to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in the form of penalties but has not implemented the guidelines of the green tribunal. As the municipal authorities failed to implement source-level segregation in the city, heaps of garbage has been increasing with regularity Mounds of garbage at the Bhagtanwala dump in Amritsar. instead of being removed. The efforts made for the removal of legacy waste also proved to be futile as governments only sign MoU with private firms and do not keep a check on their function. In the name of legacy waste removal, the SAD-BJP government hired a firm, SL Infra, in 2016. The firm had Gambling den loot case: 1 held PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 14 A week after several armed persons looted a gambling den located in a hotel room in Hall Gate area, another similar incident has come to light in which armed persons looted those engaged in gambling at a residence in Indira Colony area falling under Gate Hakima police station here. Indira Colony incident latest one after Hall Gate case Though the police have arrested one person, his remaining accomplices were still at large. According to police, the incident occurred around eight days ago. The police had arrested Atul alias Ghudda of New Golden Avenue in this connection. ASI Hardev Singh said that he was on patrolling duty in the area when a specific input was received that Atul Ghudda along with Sunny of New Golden Avenue, Jatin of Sundar Nagar, Sunny Deva of Shakti Nagar, Rinki Masha of Partap Nagar and Mannu Mota of Aman Avenue besides continued on page 2 promised to process the legacy garbage within two years but failed to start the process. In 2018, the Congress government hired another solid waste management firm, Averda, for the same task but work on bioremediation could not start. The AAP government and MC officials now want to terminate the services of Averda and hire a new firm for the same task. The activists fighting against the dump as well as environmentalists claimed that changing companies will not provide any solution but only provide ‘commission’ to politicians and officials. Man held with 15 bullets at city airport Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 14 Personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) recovered 15 bullets of 9 mm from an NRI going to the US at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International continued on page 2 Relief for patients as docs call off protest Decision came on assurance of executing ACP Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 14 Patients to government hospitals heaved a sigh of relief as the doctors announced to end their protest against the state government on the assurance of the implementation of the assured career progression (ACP) scheme and security at workplaces here on Saturday. The decision was announced by the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) after a meeting with Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Saturday. The doctors at the government hospital had been protesting against the government since Monday. During the initial days of the protest, the PCMS Association had boycotted the outpatient department (OPD) services for three hours daily. However, it was later extended to full day instead of three days. Later on Friday, the association had again decreased the duration of the boycott of the OPD services to three hours daily. Apart from the boycott of the OPD services, the doctors had also stopped elective surgeries, medical examinations Doctors attend to patients during the second half of the day in Amritsar on Saturday. PHOTO: SUNIL KUMAR and other administrative assignments. PCMSA Amritsar unit president Dr Sumitpal Singh said, “All services have been restored with immediate effect. Now, the patients can avail the OPD services as usual from Monday.” Dr Sumitpal Singh said the government had promised to fulfil their demands in a time-bound manner. The PCMS Association stated that the doctors would devote two hours extra in the OPD on Monday and Tuesday next week to make up for the period of protest. The association said it is committed to the cause of providing better medical services to the patients. Association general secretary Dr Madhur Poddar said, “The demands like recruitment of doctors and safety at hospitals are also concerned with the general public. In a way, the patients would be able to get better services if there are more doctors available.” Dr Poddar said they are thankful to the government for accepting their demands. 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