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P4 » » » SUNSET SUNDAY 5.27 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 7:07 AM SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2024 | AMRITSAR Managing traffic Herculean task for cops PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 23 Though the police have envisaged a plan to streamline the traffic in the holy city, the problem of traffic congestion remains as the traffic cops hardly pay attention to traffic management. The situation turns grim during VIP or VVIP movements in the holy city. The number of cops had also dwindled in the recent past. At present, there are around 350 cops to maintain traffic. Last year, the number was 600. “Instead of regulating the traffic, the traffic cops concentrate on completing the target of issuing challans,” said Pritam Singh, a local resident. The traffic lights have been defunct at Raiway Station Chowk, Putlighar Chowk, Ranit Ka Bagh Chowk at various other major points for past couple of months. Ideally, the cops there should be streamlining the traffic, but it is not the case. “The free flow of traffic of all sides leads to traffic Ex-Sarpanch among 12 booked on attempt to murder charge Tribune News Service Vehicles cross each other in a disorderly manner owing to defunct traffic lights at railway station chowk in Amritsar on Saturday. PHOTOS: SUNIL KUMAR snarls at these points. The situation turns too chaotic when the trains arrive at the railway station and when they day is over at the schools and colleges,” said Raj Kumar of Putlighar area. Moreover these, intersections have become accident-prone areas while brawls between the commuters cold be witnessed at times at these chowks, he added. Alam Vijay Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), said to streamline the traffic, the police have divided the city into seven zones. Each zones is super- In Guru’s shadow vised by an Inspector or SubInspector rank officer. He said these zones were further divided into two zone headed by ACP-rank officials and they would be supervised Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police and by him. “Besides regulating the traffic, the cops would take stringent measures against the violators, especially those jumping the red light, without helmet, drink and drive, overspeeding of vehicles,” he said. At present, the strength of the city police is 350, he added. He said the cops would be asked to regulate the traffic on priority basis while the people also should cooperate by keeping in the mind the right to way of other commuters on the road. He said Municipal Corporation authorities were also requested to get the traffic lights repaired. Amritsar, November 23 A former Sarpanch was among 12 persons booked on charges of attempt to murder after they assaulted Manual Masih of Chamiari village falling under Ajnala police station with sharp weapons leaving him seriously injured. An old enmity is stated to be the reason behind the incident but no arrest has been made till now. Those arrested were identified as former Sarpanch Mukhtar Singh of Mukam village, Samun Masih, David Masih, Jagroop Singh of Chamiari village, Gurwant Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Hapreet Singh, all residents of Mukam village besides three unidentified persons. Manual Masih stated to the police that three days ago, he Actor Ranveer Singh pays obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday. Tribune News Service 2 drones shot down at Indo-Pak border Amritsar, November 23 Guru Nanak Dev University has announced to re-postpone all annual and semester (theory) examinations scheduled to be held on December 1. These were postponed on December 1 from November 20. Now, these have been re-postponed for the second time. Prof Shalini Behal, Professor, in-charge (examinations) said the exams have been rescheduled due to the conduct of the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET), which is to be conducted on December 1. To be held on December 28 “Since, many of our students will be taking this exam, we thought it would only be beneficial to re-schedule the theory exams for December 1. These exams will now be held on December 28 (Saturday) instead of December 1 as per the earlier scheduled time and exam centers. This information will also be available on the university's website,” shared Behal. The annual examinations of the university are underway since November and apart from the rescheduled exams, other theory examinations will be conducted as per their original schedule. Amritsar, November 23 A new sewage treatment plant (STP) at Jandiala town would be commissioned in next 18 months as the tender process for it has begun, said PWD and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO during the inauguration of various works on Saturday. The minister said Jandiala Municipal Council has already purchased two acres of land for the STP which would be set up at a cost of Rs 25 crore. Harbhajan Singh said tenders of Rs 4.26 crore have also been approved for development works in Jandiala Guru, covering approximately 25 streets. “A total of eight development projects, including those in various wards and market places with a total expenditure of Rs 2.33 crore have been inaugurated today”, said the minister while assuring that all these projects would be com- Armed men linked to jailed gangsters open fire at house BSF officials with the seized drones and contraband. Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 23 The Border Security Force (BSF) has knocked down two more drones from Amritsar border belt on Saturday. During foggy season, there has been an uptick in drone intrusion at the Indo-Pak border., A DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was recovered from ahead of barbed border fence from a farming field at Mahawa border village while another similar drone with 570gm heroin was found from Daoke village located near the International border. According to the BSF both , the drones were crashed down after the activation of ■ According to the police, an old enmity is stated to be the reason behind the incident but no arrest has been made till now. ■ The police said raids were on to nab the absconders and a case has been registered. was working at his shop when the accused gathered outside in the evening and started shouting, challenging him to come out of the shop. He said as he came out, the accused attacked him with sharp weapons and sticks on his head. He suffered grievous injuries and fell on the road. He said his brother Vicky also came to save him, but the accused thrashed him. Later, they absconded from the spot. Police said raids were on to nab the absconders and a case has been registered. They said an old enmity was the reason behind the incident. Jandiala to get STP in 18 months, promises ETO ‘Byelection win vindicates people’s trust’ Tribune News Service GNDU postpones exams again NO ARREST SO FAR technical counter measures. The BSF had recovered over 230 drones at Punjab frontier till now and the number of likely to swell in the coming days. The majority of seizures were made from Amritsar and Tarn Taran border belt. Tarn Taran, November 23 Two armed men, accomplices of gangsters lodged in jail, fired at the house of a resident of Chaudhriwala (Naushehra Pannuan) village on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The victim Jagjit Singh, in his statement to the Sarhali police, said that two armed men fired at his residence. After some time, he received a recorded call on his mobile the same night. The caller who introduced himself as gangster Mohpreet Singh alias Moh, a resident of Thathian Mahantan, was lodged in jail. He said that he along with another gangster Gurpreet Singh Gopi Nambardar were the mastermind behind the firing at his residence at night. Moh demanded ~50 lakh as extortion money and threatened that one member of his family would be killed soon in case he refused to oblige them. A case has been registered. — OC c m y b Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO inaugurates a project at Jandiala on Saturday. TRIBUNE PHOTO pleted within three months and emphasised that no laxity in development works would be tolerated. Addressing the gathering, the Cabinet Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to providing employment opportunities. He claimed that approximately 50,000 people have been employed during the government’s two and a half years tenure. “On Monday, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will distribute appointment letters to 1,300 more youth in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limitedat Chandigarh”, he added. Taking a dig at the Opposition, the minister said the government is focused on development politics and will continue to prioritise development. Amritsar, November 23 AAP workers and volunteers today celebrated the bypoll win by party candidates in three out of four assembly constituencies in Punjab. The party won Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha seats by convincing margins. Harbhajan Singh ETO said the win is a signal that people have put their stamp on the development work undertaken by AAP government. He said the victory has laid the foundation stone for the assembly elections due in 2027. “We will win in 2027 with a bigger majority. AAP is the party of common people and we are committed to the welfare of layman. These elections have proved that whatever work we have done during our two and a half years of tenure, people have liked them.” — TNS Railways seeks more awareness on mobile phone app to book unreserved train tickets Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 23 Unknown to the fact that the Railways is operating the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) app on mobile phones, hundreds of ticket seekers daily struggle to secure current tickets at unreserved ticket counters, situated in the general waiting hall of the Amritsar railway station. Available on Android, iOS and Windows smartphones, a large number of ticket seekers are still not aware about the working of the app. Arrangement by the Railways for providing current tickets at its counters in the waiting hall and through automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) would never be adequate as ticket seekers come in large numbers, said railway employees. They stated that their numbers swell between 5 Passengers make a beeline to book tickets at the railway station in Amritsar on Saturday. SUNIL KUMAR am to 8 am when most trains depart from the local railway station. Ticket seekers, most of them migrants, jostle to stand in serpentine queues. Police personnel deployed are grossly inade- quate to handle the rush of passengers. Officials stated that the Railways has been advertising about the presence of app besides publicising its presence at the railway station yet people were not taking to it. Passengers demand counters for current windows to be opened in different parts of the city to reduce the rush of ticket seekers at the railway station.