10082025-ATR-01.qxd 8/9/2025 10:42 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY DORI - THE TIMELESS THREAD OF SIBLING LOVE TEACHERS, PENSIONERS HOLD PROTEST OVER DEMANDS PRATIK REQUESTS KUNAL TO PEN MADGAON EXPRESS 2 SCRIPT In today's glittering world of designer rakhis, the humble dori still holds its quiet place. P2 Expressing dissent over unmet demands, teachers and pensioner unions protested against Punjab CM Mann. P2 Pratik Gandhi is one of the emerging actors in the present generation due to his versatile roles & movie choices. P4 » » » MAX 35°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 35°C | MIN 27°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.19 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5.52 AM SUNDAY | 10 AUGUST 2025 | AMRITSAR Gunshots fired outside cloth trader’s house Amritsar, August 9 Panic gripped Thatha village in the Lopoke area late on Friday night after two bike-borne youths opened fire outside the home of a cloth merchant. The assailants fled the spot immediately after the incident. Police reached the scene upon receiving the information and have begun reviewing CCTV footage from the area. Amritsar Rural SSP Maninder Singh said raids were being made to identify the accused. The victim, Gurinder Singh, who owns a cloth shop in Chogawan, said he was sleeping at home with his family when the incident occurred. At about 12.30am, he heard gunshots and threats to kill. On looking out through the window, he saw two youths firing shots while riding a motorcycle before speeding away. On Saturday morning, Gurinder Singh discovered six bullet marks on his iron gate and several empty shells lying on the ground. Police suspect the attack may be the result of an old enmity. A case has been registered against unidentified persons. — TNS MC official orders private firm to startbioremediation work Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 9 Amritsar Municipal Corporation (MC) Additional Commissioner Surinder Singh visited the Bhagtanwala dump site to review preparations for the bioremediation of the 11 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste lying there. The MC has awarded the contract for the work to Ecosteen company through a tendering process. The company has begun transporting machinery to the site, including poclain excavators and trommel machines, with more equipment to be installed soon. During the inspection, the Additional Commissioner instructed company officials to commence the bioremediation work within the next 10 days. Dr Kiran and representatives of the company were present during the visit. Surinder Singh said as per the work order, Ecosteen company is committed to clearing all 11 lakh metric tonnes of waste within 15 months. The MC had floated a tender worth Rs 46.34 crore, which the company secured at 21 per cent Our Correspondent MC Additional Commissioner Surinder Singh along with other officials at the Bhagtanwala dump in Amritsar on Saturday. below the estimate, bringing the cost down to Rs 36.54 crore. This requires the company to remediate an average of 3,333 metric tonnes of waste per day. Within one month, the company must submit a detailed action plan to the municipal corporation, outlining daily and monthly progress. The site will be equipped with an electronic weighbridge linked to an online backup, and the entire process will be monitored via CCTV cameras. The company has also been directed to strictly fol- low the Solid Waste Management rules and the orders of the National Green Tribunal. The Additional Commissioner emphasised that the work should begin at the earliest, strictly in line with the work order and contractual terms. South constituency MLA Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar had earlier welcomed the project, calling it a major step by the municipal corporation to eliminate the waste heap at Bhagtanwala, which will bring a significant relief to local residents. 1 injured in firing at ex-sarpanch’s house Amritsar, August 9 In a late-night incident, unidentified assailants fired at the residence of former Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) sarpanch Kamal Bengali in Ram Nagar Colony under the limits of the Sadar police station, leaving one person injured. The injured has been identified as Babu Ram, son of resident of Ram Nagar Colony. He sustained a bullet injury on his left thigh while another shot grazed his chest. He was rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital for treatment. According to Kamal Bengali, the attack was linked to a demand for Rs 20,000 allegedly sought from his son Vikram by a man, Peeta, and his associates a day earlier. He claimed that on Thursday night around 11 pm, Peeta, along with Jas, Yoddha, Aman, Kali, Dalip, Pawan, Nishan, Veeru and other unidentified accomplices, arrived on motorcycles armed with revolvers and sharp-edged weapons. They allegedly attacked the house with glass bottles and fired indiscriminately, discharging nearly a dozen rounds before fleeing while issuing threats. On receiving information, ACP Rishabh Bhola and Station House Officer Verka Harsandeep Singh reached the spot. Residents handed over five empty cartridges to the police. Bengali has demanded security from the Police Commissioner, warning of a protest outside the Sadar police station if swift action is not taken against the accused. However, SHO Harsandeep Singh said no evidence of extortion demand has emerged so far. Based on Bengali’s statement, the police have registered a case against Peeta, Jas, Yoddha, Aman, Kali, Dalip, Pawan, Nishan, Veeru and other unidentified suspects for firing and issuing threats. Raids are on to nab the accused. — TNS BJP leader Chawla celebrates Raksha Bandhan with BSF jawans Former cabinet minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla at the Attari border on Saturday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 9 Former Punjab health minister and senior BJP leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla, who has a long-standing tradition of tying rakhis to BSF jawans at the Attari-Wagah border on the day of Raksha Bandhan, continued with her festive ritual. Accompanied by schools girls, women volunteers and several others, she tied rakhis to BSF jawans, including women jawans. She said soldiers are not able to go to their homes or to their sisters’ house even on this holy day for the security of the country. To ensure that their wrists do not remain empty even on this festival, every year she reaches the border with her sister Mala Chawla and her supporters. “For me, it is not just a festive exercise, it holds meaning as I am expressing my gratitude to the jawans, to our men and women in olive green for protecting us and the country. They stood strong guarding the borders during recent Operation Sindoor and have always done so,” she said. Along with Laxmi Kanta Chawla, every year children from many schools also reach the border on this day and tie rakhis to soldiers. They also sang patriotic songs on the border. “I have been coming here to tie rakhis since 1968 and will continue to do so till my last breath,” she said. Apart from her, many other social and political organisations too celebrated the festival in the city. Arms, heroin, SUV seized from drug peddler Tribune News Service Amritsar, August 9 The Amritsar Rural Police have arrested a person and recovered two 9mm pistols, 60 gm of heroin and an SUV during a drive against drugs. The arrested accused has been identified as Yuvrajdeep Singh, alias Yuvi, a resident of Vrindavan Garden, Cops thwart farmers’ attempt to reach CM Mann’sfunction site Amritsar. The police recovered two 9mm pistols along with three magazines and three live rounds, 60 grams of heroin and an SUV from his possession. c m y b Tarn Taran, August 9 Personnel of Punjab Police faced a difficult situation while trying to control a large stream of farmers on the Tarn Taran-Amritsar road here on Saturday. Workers of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) were proceeding to the venue (the Police Lines), where hi-tech anti-drone system technology-fitted vehicles were to be launched by AAP’s national supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Leaders of the KMSC in a meeting with Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner Rahul and SSP Deepak Pareek were assured of a meeting with the state government. Government officials were submitted a memorandum, to be further sent to CM Mann, by the KMSC workers. The leaders claimed that the officials Workers of the KMSC march towards the venue where AAP’s national convener Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann were to launch an anti-drone system in Tarn Taran. GURBAXPURI assured them that a meeting would be arranged with government officials concerned to discuss their demands. Satnam Singh Manochahal, district president of the KMSC workers’ union, said the workers had gathered at Gurdwara Gohalwar Baba Achhara here on Friday night to avoid being detained by the police ahead of CM Mann’s visit. He said when hundreds of farmers started marching to the venue of the function, to be attended by AAP supremo Kejriwal and CM Mann, to talk with them regarding the issue of land pooling and other issues, but were stopped by the police. A few moments later, they succeeded in barging through nakas set up by the police. Again, they were stopped by a large police force on way to the CM Mann’s function spot. They sat on a dharna and condemned the state government’s land pooling policy and other anti-farmer policies of the state government. Ranjodh Singh Gaggo Bua, Harjinder Singh Shakri, Jarnail Singh Noordi and Dial Singh Mianwind were among others who addressed on the occasion. ‘Anti-drone system a fraud against people’ Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, August 9 Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, former SAD MLA, on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, calling its ‘Baaz Akh’ (hawk eye) anti-drone system a “fraud” against the people of Punjab and a “curtain to shield its corrupt MLAs”. In a press statement, Brahmpura alleged that while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national supremo Arvind Kejriwal are trying to win accolades via large-scale advertisements for their ‘ War Against Drugs’, the ground reality is “completely opposite and terrifying”. “It is a bitter truth that smugglers bringing in consignments of drugs and weapons via drones have the patronage of the AAP MLA,” he claimed. Raising serious questions about the government’s performance, Brahmpura said, “Aam Aadmi Party MLAs are openly interfering in the work of the Punjab Police, threatening them to secure the release of their drug-smuggling associates.” He further alleged that these MLAs are using their political influence to “mislead not only the courts but also Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Punjab Governor”. Commenting on the role of the Assembly Speaker, he said, “It is extremely unfortunate that Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, who is responsible for protecting the Constitution, has maintained a silence on this serious issue out of fear of bringing a disrepute to his own government.”