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P4 Noted fashion designers and Bollywood celebrities have condoled the death of renowned designer Rohit Bal.P4 » » » SUNSET SUNDAY 5.39 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 6.49 AM SUNDAY | 3 NOVEMBER 2024 | AMRITSAR One shot dead, three injured in Bhog of Akhand Path firing at Cheema Khurd village held for ’84 riot victims Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, November 2 One person was shot dead while his three associates were seriously injured after indiscriminate firing in Cheema Khurd village on Friday night which followed a verbal duel. The deceased has been identified as Harbir Singh Bhola (35). His three injured accomplices have been identified as Harmandeep Singh Humma, Sultan Singh and Jagrup Singh. They have been admitted to private hospitals in Amritsar. The altercation took place when the deceased Harbir Singh Bhola who was in his Victim Harbir Singh Bhola. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI XUV along with his associates touched the motorcycle of a youth Rajan who was bursting crackers on the road. In a fit of anger after the tiff, Harbir Singh assaulted him. Rajan called his family members who came to the spot with arms. They fired indiscriminately at Harbir Singh Bhola and his associates. Harbir Singh died on the spot while his injured associates were admitted to hospitals. A police team from Sarai Amanat Khan led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kamalmeet Singh and SHO Balraj Singh reached the spot and collected evidence. The DSP said that a case under Section 109 of the BNS and Section 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against Rajan, Mehak, Sarabjit Singh, Gurwinder Singh and the seven other accused. New school timings from tomorrow Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 2 Starting November 4, school timings in Punjab will be from 9 am to 3 pm for primary schools and 9 am to 3:20 pm for middle and senior secondary schools. The change in timings was announced today for 19,000 schools across the state, including government, private, aided and recognised schools due to change in weather with the Department of Education officially issuing orders to this effect. Every year in Punjab, school timings are adjusted three times throughout the academic session. From April 1 to September 30, schools operate from 8 am to 2 pm. From October 1 to October 31, primary schools run from 8. 30 am to 2.30 pm, while middle to senior secondary schools operate from 8.30 am to 2.50 pm. Starting from November 1 to February 28, the timings for primary schools are from 9 am to 3 pm, and for middle to senior secondary schools, from 9 am to 3.20 pm. This time as well, the orders for change of timings was from November 1, but since the first day of school in November will be from Monday, due to Diwali weekend, the changed timings will come into effect from November 4 (Monday). Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 2 Bhog of Akhand Path held in the memory of those killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was offered at Gurdwara Jhanda Bunga Sahib, situated inside the Golden Temple complex here on Saturday. Devotees and Sikh leaders gathered on the occasion expressed their displeasure at the denial and delay in securing justice to the Sikh families who had to bear the brunt of the riots, which had broken out after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In his address, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami stated that the effects of the riots perpetrated at the com- mand of the then ruling Congress party continue to simmer. He rued that justice has been eluding the affected families for the past 40 years, adding that the barbarity of the riots had left the humanity shaken across the world. Earlier, members of a Hazuri Raagi Jatha rendered Gurbani Kirtan and Prem Singh offered Ardas. Baljit Singh, Granthi of the Golden Temple, recited the Hukamnama (edict). Offering tributes to the victims of the antiSikh riots, he termed it a heinous act against humanity. He said the Sikhs, who had sacrificed most for the country, were made to realise that they were outsiders and demanded speedy justice for the victims. AQI at 369, city wakes up to smoggy morning Post Diwali, air quality deteriorates further After the Diwali celebrations, smog appeared in some areas of Amritsar on Saturday morning. Drone, heroin seized Tarn Taran, November 2 The Punjab Police and BSF in a joint operation on Friday night recovered a drone and packet of heroin from two different places. In a press note issued here, the BSF said that the drone was China-made DJI Air 3S which was recovered from Dall village. The packet of heroin weighing 527 grams was recov- c m y b ered from an agricultural field adjacent to village Narlie of Tarn Taran district. The narcotics were wrapped with yellow adhesive tape. Reliable intelligence and timely action of BSF troops along with Punjab police foiled drone intrusion and narcosmuggling attempt from across the border, the authorities said. — OC Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 2 With the average air quality index (AQI) of Amritsar once again breaching the 350 mark on Saturday, a day after Diwali celebrations were held, the city became nothing short of a gas chamber with thick smog engulfing the area throughout the day. Amritsar residents woke up on a smoggy morning which intensified again in the evening as AQI hit the 369 mark, remaining in ‘very poor’ category. This was for the third consecutive day that the average AQI in city had crossed the 300 mark, raising serious questions over the quality of air. Visibility remained affected throughout the day as particulate matter (PM) 2.5 content remained very high, touching 169 μg/m3, which is regarded as very unhealthy. These are fine pollutants indicating air pollution with the main components being sulfates, nitrates, ammonia, black carbon, mineral dust and water. This impacts visibility and has adverse effects on health as proven. The WHO guidelines state that annual average concentrations of PM 2.5 should not exceed 5 μg/m3, while 24hour average exposures should not exceed 15 μg/m3 for more than 3-4 days per year. “Green crackers are a hype and high PM 2.5 concentration in air is a sign that continued on page 2