09072024-ATR-01.qxd 7/8/2024 10:51 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 MEMBERS PROTEST POOR CONDITION OF ROADS ACTRESS NEETU CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN SWISS ALPS TAHA IS NOT THE NATIONAL MAN-CRUSH FOR NOTHING Symbolically sow paddy on damaged stretch of a road and burn an effigy of the local administration. P2 Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor celebrated her 66th birthday on a vacation in the Swiss Alps. P4 His career may have sky-rocketed after Heeramandi, but his humility is intact, and so is the twinkle in his eyes. P4 » » » SUNSET TUESDAY 7.38 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5.33 AM TUESDAY | 9 JULY 2024 | AMRITSAR Sarpanch post aspirant fired at in Tarn Taran Our Correspondent Woman shot dead in broad daylight in Rajasansi, two held Tribune News Service Tarn Taran, July 8 Armed assailants opened fire at a candidate desirous of contesting elections for the post of Sarpanch in Bhai Ladhu village. The incident took place in the late hours on July 5 when four armed men came to the house of Gurmit Singh and opened fire. The accused Sukhdev Singh, Gurchet Singh, his brother Harpreet Singh of Bhai Ladhu and Jagga Singh of Algo Kothi village armed with weapons also threatened Gurmit Singh, asking him not to contest the election for the post of Sarpanch. The accused also attacked his first uncle Harjit Singh and injured him. ASI Jatinderpal Singh from Patti Sadar police said that a case under Section 109, 115, 351 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the accused who fled from the spot after committing the crime. Amritsar, July 8 A woman was shot dead by armed assailants in her house in Rajasansi area in broad daylight here on Monday. The victim, identified as Harjinder Kaur, and her minor child were the only two at home when the accused entered the house by jumping over the wall. An old enmity was stated to be the reason behind the incident. The police have arrested two persons. A case was registered against a total of eight persons in this connection, stated Karan Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rajasansi). Those arrested were identified as Ajay and Kuldeep. Among those booked, Love, Sajan and Nishan were identified as prime suspects. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) said the accused had a verbal duel with the victim’s husband Bhagwant Singh two Health Dept removes 22 employees from service Dismissal follows reports of irregularities in their appointment Gurbaxpuri A video grab of the wailing family members of victim Harjinder Kaur (inset) at Rajasansi in Amritsar on Monday. days ago over an old enmity. The accused had ‘given time’ for sorting out the matter yesterday. But, Bhagwant Singh, a private financier, preferred to stay away from it. However, the accused reached his house this afternoon and asked Harjinder Kaur about the whereabouts of her husband. When she did not tell, the accused fired at her leading to her death on the spot. Harbhajan Singh, father of Bhagwant Singh, said he (Bhagwant) was getting threats from the accused and he had lodged complaints with the police in this regard. However, the police failed to take any action against them and now armed assailants entered the house and killed his daughter-in-law, he added. Tarn Taran, July 8 The Health Department has removed from service 22 employees who were recruited in March this year. Confirming this, Civil Surgeon Dr Bharat Bhushan said on Monday that the services of these employees have been terminated with immediate effect as per the orders of the Director, Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab. The dismissal follows allegations of fraud and irregularities in the appointment of these 22 employees in the district. According to the department, they were recruited without the prior permission of the Deputy Medical Commissioner (DMC) in March this year. The Director has issued orders to the Deputy Commissioner who is also the Chairman, Dis- The Civil Surgeon’s office in Tarn Taran has been mired in controversies. PHOTO BY WRITER trict Health Committee, Tarn Taran to remove them from service immediately. In the orders issued to the Deputy Commissioner, the Director, Health and Family Welfare Department, has said that the Deputy Medical Commissioner, Tarn Taran, brought the matter to notice and the department formed a threemember committee to probe the matter. In his letter, the Director said that the recruitment of 22 employees was totally unauthorised, for which they should be removed from their posts immediately. It may be mentioned that employees for the post of coun- cillors, staff nurses, ward attendants, security guards and safai sewaks were recruited for the Rehabilitation Centre at Bhagupur (Patti) and the Rehabilitation and OOAT Centre, Tharu. Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar, who is also the Chairman of the District Health Committee, confirmed that the Director’s letter had been received by his office and that these 22 employees were being removed from service. The DC also said that action is being taken against officials and others found involved in the lapse. There are reports that a senior officer of the department who was on the verge of retirement was instrumental in committing the irregularities. There were also reports that corruption played a major role in the recruitment as the officer who was to do the work was on leave then. Farmers march to MP Aujla’s residence, Man killed over land submitmemorandumtofamilymembers dispute in Lakhuwal Demonstrate against Cong leader’s ‘attitude’ towards the farming community Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service The accused in custody of the Amritsar police on Monday. Nine vehicles seized after lifter’s quizzing Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 8 Following the interrogation of a vehicle lifter, the Division D police recovered eight stolen bikes and a scooter on his disclosure. Malook Singh, alias Bhoja, of Satnam Nagar, Jhabal road, now residing at Thathgarh in Tarn Taran, was arrested by the police with a stolen bike two days ago. Mohit Kumar, SHO, said he was arrested with a stolen scooter two days ago. He was produced in a court and brought on police remand for further investigations. Following his disclosure, the police seized eight bikes from him. He said the accused had three FIRs registered against him of similar nature. Further probe was still underway, he added. Amritsar, July 8 On the call given by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (nonpolitical), an umbrella body of farmers’ unions, to give a memorandum to the nonBJP MPs regarding the longpending demands, a large number of farmers led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) took out a march towards the residence of MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla to submit the memorandum of their demands. Upset over the attitude of MP Aujla, farmers raised slogans and demonstrated outside his residence. Later, MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla’s mother took the memorandum from the protesting farmers. Sarwan Singh Pandher, senior leader of the SKM Farmers during a protest outside MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla’s house at Guru Amar Dass Avenue in Amritsar on Monday. VISHAL KUMAR and KMSC, said thousands of farmers marched to the house of MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla in Amritsar to give a memorandum, but the MP was not present at home. At this, farmers raised slogans against him. Then Aujla’s family members came out and took the memorandum. He said such attitude of the Congress MP proves that party president Raja Warring has not issued instructions to its leaders, so they condemn him too. Pandher said along with farming-related demands, they have written a letter to these MPs demanding strict action against those police personnel who perpetrated atrocities on farmers during Kisan Andolan 2.0. The issue should be taken up in Parliament. The BJP government brutalised farmers by firing bullets and using poison gas on peaceful protesters to stop the “Delhi Chalo” march, which led to the death of 22year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh, besides causing loss of vision to five farmers. Many farmers died during the agitation and 433 farmers were injured. The farmer leaders said opposition MPs were asked to introduce a private bill on continued on page 2 Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 8 A land dispute turned ugly at Lakhuwal village falling under the Ramdas police station here on Sunday after a group of armed persons attacked two persons and brutally thrashed them. One of them later declared dead by doctors when they were rushed to hospital for treatment. The deceased was identified as Gurdev Singh of Lakhuwal village. The police have booked five persons on charges of murder and voluntarily causing hurt. Those booked were identified as Harjit Singh, Jagjit Singh, Lakha Singh, Makhan Singh and Gurjit Singh, all residents of the same village. The complainant, Gurbhej Singh, told the police that on Saturday night, he along with his uncle Gurdev Singh had gone to the fields where they had sown paddy. He said when they reached the spot and were observing the fields being irrigated, he saw the accused who were armed with sharp-edged weapons. He said Lakha Singh asked his accomplices to attack the victims for teaching them a lesson for scuffling with them. He said they were left seriously injured in the attack. Later, villagers rushed to the hospital where doctors declared Gurdev Singh dead. The reason behind the incident was that the accused had encroached upon a drain by filling it with earth and had sown paddy on it. This led to the flooding in their fields and damage to the crops. They took up the matter in the village panchayat, continued on page 2 Interstate organised crime Teachers object to Presentation of reality neglected syndicate busted, 4 nabbed dept’s door-to-door in Punjabi society, says thespian admission proposal Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 8 With the arrest of four persons, the Amritsar Police Commissionerate claimed to have busted an interstate organised crime syndicate here on Monday. Among those arrested included the kingpin of the gang, identified as Jai Sharma, alias Sukha Pistol Ambarsariya, who belonged to Prem Nagar locality here. They were arrested from a flat in Kharar in Mohali district. Four others nabbed by the police were identified as Nikhil Sharma, alias Lala, of Sandhu Colony, Moni of Kot Khalsa in Amritsar, and Arpit Thakur and Karan Sharma, both residents of Sri Naina Devi in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The police recovered two .32 bore pistols, three magazines and eight live cartridges from them. Tribune News Service The four accused in custody of the Amritsar police on Monday. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said accused Sukha Pistol faced seven criminal cases (under the Arms Act, and for snatching and theft) registered against him in different parts of the state. “The police got reliable inputs that Sukha Pistol and his accomplices had gone to Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh for procuring illegal weapons,” said the DGP adding that following , this, the Civil Lines police station led by SHO Amolakdeep Singh under the supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhimanyu Rana kept an eagle eye on his movements and traced their location in Kharar. The police conducted a raid at a flat and arrested all accused and recovered two continued on page 2 Amritsar, July 8 The Education Department has been asking all government schools in the state to conduct door-to-door admissions to increase enrollment in government schools. And like every year, the government school teachers have been objecting to the department putting pressure on teachers to increase enrollments. Voicing concern over this, the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) Punjab, a body that represents government school teachers, has said that unnecessary pressure is being created on teachers after the schools have reopened post summer break. President, DTF Punjab, , Vikram Dev Singh said, “The government should increase enrollment in schools by improving the standard of c m y b education and filling up vacancies so that students come on their own. During the summer vacations, Zoom meetings with school heads at the cluster/centre level were held and pressure to tackle the declining enrollments was applied. Teachers were asked to go door-to-door and motivate the students to take admission in government schools. Show-cause notices have also been issued to the school principals for declining enrollments in several districts,” he said, adding that such action will be strongly opposed. Ashwani Awasthi, district unit head of DTF, Amritsar, said that due to the orders of the authorities to go door-todoor to increase admissions, there has been a decline in enrollment in government schools and respect for continued on page 2 Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 8 The process of creating any form of art is cathartic but should also be focused on future. Eminent theatre personality Kewal Dhaliwal said this while addressing the 19th edition of the Literature and Thought Creation Process held at Naad Pargaas, a literary forum that promotes Punjabi literature and language. Dhaliwal began his address by sharing his childhood experiences that shaped his future in theatre emphasising that art and artist become one in the process of creating. He held in high esteem the role of Gursharan Singh (eminent dramatist and writer), who he fondly called Gursharan bauji and recalled his days at the National School of Drama as an inspiration for his creative journey. He pointed to the practicality of art creation, touching on many subtle aspects related to the Theatre person Kewal Dhaliwal in Amritsar on Monday. presentation of the play. “I grew as a dramatist only through the styles and narratives I used in my plays. I present the underlying meaning between society and individual relationship through my stage and the variables I use in my plays, which can be costumes, music, lighting, sound and more,” he said. He explained how a play is different from the other genres of literature, “Yet, it is gradually blurring the lines between the genres as it heavily depends on literature as its primary source,” he pointed out. Speaking about Punjabi drama, Dhaliwal said that the understanding and presentation of reality remain neglected in Punjabi society due to the continuous ‘all talk no action’ phenomenon prevalent among those accountable. His address was followed by a discussion in which Dhaliwal engaged with the audience, including students of schools and colleges besides scholars of Punjabi language. He discussed cultural relevance in the translation process of a play, dramaturgy, drama and reality, drama and music and more. Prof Jagdish Singh, Director, Naad Pargaas, said that dedication to the development of Punjabi drama continues through the next generation of scholars and dramatists, who are taking up burning issues in Punjab through the medium of theatre.
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