18032024-ATR-01.qxd 3/18/2024 12:20 AM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR PRIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION AT NISHAN-E-SIKHI INSTITUTE PARENTS BLOCK HIGHWAY OVER REVOKING OF SCHOOL NOC KEATON ON WORKING WITH JENNA ORTEGA IN BEETLEJUICE SEQUEL Prize distribution function was held at Nishan-e-Sikhi Institute of Science and Training in Khadoor Sahib. P2 Parents of students of Mata Gujri Senior Secondary School, Chak Suhele Wala village, blocked Fazilka-Ferozepur highway.P3 Hollywood actor Michael Keaton recently spoke about returning for the sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice. P4 » » MAX 28°C | MIN 13°C YESTERDAY MAX 28°C | MIN 11°C SUNSET MONDAY 6.32 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:28 AM » MONDAY | 18 MARCH 2024 | AMRITSAR MC removes hoardings, flex boards of political parties Customs seize 2 gold bars worth ~31.6 lakh at airport Officials and staff in zonal offices would submit their report to the assistant nodal officer regarding following of the MCC. MC Commissioner said, “It is responsibility of heads and deputy heads of every department to strictly follow the standard procedure. They have been instructed to implement the code of conduct, ensure that banners, flex boards, flags, photographs and calendars of political parties are removed with immediate effect from inside and outside offices under their jurisdiction. If any kind of violation is detected, strict action will be taken against officials concerned.” Amritsar, March 17 The Gharinda police have arrested two persons for possessing illegal weapons. The police recovered two pistols of .30 bore calibre along with two mobile phones from them. Those arrested were identified as Harmanpreet Singh, alias Sukha, and Gurmit Singh, both residents of Mandarsera village in Ferozepur district. Their third accomplice Kulwinder Singh was yet to be arrested. The police said they got information that two youths with illegal weapons in their bag were coming towards Khasa side from Attari. Following tipoff, a naka was laid near Khasa bridge and two youths were intercepted carrying a bag. During search, the police seized two .30 bore pistols along with two magazines and two mobile phones from the youths. The suspects could not produce any documents regarding weapons. The suspects said Kulwinder had sent them to bring these weapons. SSP Satinder Singh said a case under the Arms Act was registered against the duo and further investigation was underway to find their backward and forward links. — TNS Baldev Raj received a tip-off about the movement of the gang and arrested two of its members while the other three managed to escape from the spot. The police said the arrested robbers were identified as Lovpreet Singh Labhu and Binder Singh Binna, both residents of Pandori Sidhwan village. The police said a kirpan and a datar (sharp weapons) were recovered from the possession of the robbers. The three robbers, who managed to escape from the spot, were identi- fied as Manna and Lavi, both residents of Pandori Sidhwan village, and Bainka, a resident of Pandori Ran Singh village. The police said the gang was making a plan to commit crime when two of its members were arrested. The two robbers were presented in a court here on Sunday from where they were sent to two-day police remand. A case under Sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against five members of the gang. Tarn Taran, March 17 Gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 8 lakh were stolen from a jeweller’s shop — Udham Singh Hardeeep Singh Saraf — on Saturday night. The shop is located in the Adda Body found from Kasur branch canal Woman ends life by suicide, in-laws booked Our Correspondent Amritsar, March 17 A married woman identified as Rupinder Kaur (30), a resident of Rishi Vihar on the Majitha road, died after consuming a poisonous substance here yesterday. Following a complaint lodged by deceased’s mother Gurmit Kaur, the police booked her daughter’s husband Amandeep Singh, his father Balvir Singh, mother Manjit Kaur and a relative Meenu on charge of abetment to suicide. She told the police that Rupinder was married to Amandeep Singh in 2016 and the couple had a four-year-old son Nawabeep Singh from the marriage. She alleged that her daughter’s husband and inlaws used to harass her for bringing insufficient dowry. She alleged that they never Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 17 A day after the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), the advertisement wing of the municipal corporation (MC) removed hundreds of hoardings and flex boards in the city today. MC Commissioner Harpreet Singh instructed civic body staff to comply with the MCC as per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI). As per the ECI guidelines for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the MC Commissioner constituted teams to remove illegal hoardings and flex boards of the ruling and other political parties that had defaced the city. Even direction signboards were covered by display boards. MC secretary Sushant Bhatia was been appointed nodal officer of the teams to remove hoardings and flex boards. Separate teams were formed in five zones of the city for the purpose. Two held with illegal pistols An MC official removes hoardings and flex boards in Amritsar on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO Amritsar, March 17 The anti-smuggling wing of the Customs Department at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport seized 2 kg gold from an airplane today. The estimated market value of seized gold is Rs 31.60 lakh Officials said acting on a tipoff about smuggling of gold, the anti-smuggling unit checked Air India Express Gold bars seized at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport. flight IX-198. During search, officials found two 24 carat gold bars that weighed 1 kg each. The gold bars were hidden under a seat in the aircraft. The smuggled gold was seized under relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. Officials said further investigation was in progress to ascertain whom the gold belongs. — TNS The shop from where gold and silver jewellery was stolen. PHOTO: GURBAXPURI Ornaments worth ~8 lakh Gang of robbers busted; 2 arrested, 3 manage to escape stolen from jeweller’s shop Were making a plan to commit crime | Two sharp weapons recovered | Case registered Our Correspondent Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, March 17 The Chabal police busted a five-member gang of robbers operating from Pandori Ran Singh village on Saturday. A police party led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Three drug peddlers held with 1.4 kg heroin PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 17 The Amritsar (Rural) police have arrested three persons on the charge of cross-border drug trafficking and recovered 1.4 kg of heroin from their possession. While two persons Gurpreet Singh and Satnam Singh, both residents of Kakkar village, were arrested on the spot, their third accomplice Major Singh of the same village was arrested following their interrogation. The police registered a case against the three suspects in this connection. They were brought on police remand for further investigation. Satinder Singh, SSP, Amritsar (Rural), said during patrolling in the border belt, a police team received a tip-off that Gur- Three drug peddlers in custody of the Amritsar (Rural) police. preet Singh and Satnam Singh were involved in cross-border drug smug- gling. They were coming from Attari side on a bike to supply drug to their clients. They were travelling through interconnecting village roads to reach their native village. The SSP said the police laid nakas on the road heading from Chhidan village to Attari. The police intercepted a bike which was driven by Satnam Singh while Gurpreet was riding pillion. During search, the police recovered 800 gm of heroin from Santam and 600 gm of heroin from Gurpreet. The SSP said during preliminary probe, the suspects disclosed that Major Singh was also involved in drug smuggling. The trio had links with Pakistanbased smugglers and got heroin through drones. The SSP said further investigation was in progress to identify their backward and forward links. Tarn Taran, March 17 The Sadar police recovered a body of an unidentified person from the Kasur branch lower canal on Sunday. ASI Sukhdev Singh said the body appeared to be that of a young man in his thirties. He was clean shaven with a height of around 5 feet 7 inches and wheatish complexion. The police said just four days ago, a body of an unidentified person was recovered from Rasulpur Ghara and cremated by the municipal council on Saturday as no one came to claim it. He said, “The body found today has been kept at the morgue of the local Civil Hospital for identification.” Bazaar of the town. Charanjit Singh, owner of the shop, said 8 kg of silver and five tola gold ornaments were stolen by thieves. The shop has one main door. The door locks were left untouched by thieves. There was no opening in the back wall of the shop. How- Amritsar, March 17 A panthic gathering was organised at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in support of the demand of the kin of Dibrugarh jail detainees. The gathering was attended by representatives of the Akal Takht and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The kin of Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh and nine others charged with the National Security Act, demanded they be shifted to Punjab jail as they feared threat to their lives. Meanwhile, chaos prevailed at the site when a group of Amritpal’s supporters and security agency officials allegedly entered into arguments leading to manhandling of those present on the occasion. However, the situation was brought under control. Kin of the Dibrugarh detainees alleged that many of their outstation supporters were detained by the police in advance to prevent them from attending the pro- Participants during a panthic gathering at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO c m y b gramme in Amritsar. The participants also passed several resolutions in the presence of Akal Takht additional head granthi Giani Malkit Singh and SGPC member Bhagwant Singh Sialka. The gathering appealed to Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh to intervene into the matter as the kin of detainees had been observing hunger strike after negative response from the government to their demands, besides sending five Gursikhs to Dibrugarh jail to Admn prepared for smooth conduct of polls: Tarn Taran DC Tribune News Service allowed Rupinder to meet her parents after the marriage. Gurmit said three days ago, Amandeep called her husband Baldev Singh and said that Rupinder was ill. She was admitted to a private hospital. Gurmit said the family immediately rushed to the hospital where doctors said Rupinder had consumed poison. No one from her in-laws were present at the hospital. Sukhjinder Singh, sarpanch, Othian village, who was a relative of the deceased, alleged that the suspects were demanding Bullet motorcycle. He said all members of Rupinder’s inlaws family had absconded after getting her admitted to a hospital. She died yesterday. A case under Section 306 of the IPC was registered against Rupinder’s in-laws. — TNS Panthic gathering at Heritage Street demands shifting of Dibrugarh jail detainees Tribune News Service ever, Charanjit Singh failed to tell how thieves managed to entered his shop. The police have initiated a probe to find culprits. Inspector Sushil Kumar, Station House Officer, city police station, said investigation into the matter was in progress. convince Amritpal and his aides to break their hunger strike too, keeping in view their deteriorating health. Since February 16, Amritpal and his aides have been on hunger strike at the Dibrugarh jail accusing the authorities concerned of infringing their privacy by installing surveillance cameras in their barracks and bathrooms without their knowledge. The gathering demanded that the NSA imposed on detainees be revoked. They criticised the Centre and state governments for their indifferent attitude towards the Bandi Singhs (Sikh political prisoners and nonimplementation of the notification of 2019 which mentioned commutation of death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment and release of others who had been languishing in jails despite completion of their sentence. The gathering demanded that a “Bandi Chhor Ardas March” be held from Takht Damdama Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, and Fatehgarh Sahib upto the Akal Takht in April. Amritsar, March 17 After the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Taran Taran, Sandeep Kumar said, the district administration was fully prepared to conduct polling in the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary segment in a fair, transparent and peaceful manner. He said candidates would be able to file their nominations from May 7 and the last date would be May 14. Nominations papers would be scrutinised on May 15 and candidates would be able to withdraw their nomination papers by May 17. The District Election Officer said there were a total of nine Assembly constituencies for Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat, including Tarn Taran, Patti, Khemkaran, Khadoor Sahib, Zira, Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi, Jandiala and Baba Bakala. The Lok Sabha constituency had a total of 16,51,004 lakh voters in the nine Assembly segments, including 868,218 male voters, 782,721 female voters and 65 third gender voters. He said a total of 1,974 polling stations had been set up. The District Election Officer said the district administration had established a 24-hour control room whose number was 01852-224115. Any complaint regarding violation of the standard code could be lodged on the number. He said the Election Commission’s helpline number 1950 could also be used for the purpose.
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