04062025-ATR-01.qxd 6/3/2025 11:13 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY THREE ACCUSED OF VEHICLE ROBBERY HELD WITH FIREARM RELIGIOUS LEADERS RAISE VOICE AGAINST ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS ACTOR NAVNEET MALIK SHARES HOW FITNESS FUELS HIS CRAFT The Jandiala Guru police have arrested three youths, whose involvement was suspected in a theft case. P2 A religious organisation has raised voice against a growing issue of illegal religious conversions. P2 MAX 34°C | MIN 23°C YESTERDAY MAX 36°C | MIN 23°C Actor Navneet Malik reveals the disciplined fitness regimen behind his on-screen transformations. P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.16 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5.23 AM » WEDNESDAY | 4 JUNE 2025 | AMRITSAR All eyes on SGPC to take a call on addressing community on June 6 Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Deputy Commissioner Rahul addresses a meeting of district-level officials in Tarn Taran on Tuesday. Strengthen sensitive points along bundhs to tackle floods, says DC Tarn Taran, June 3 Deputy Commissioner Rahul has instructed officials of related departments to take proper steps in advance to tackle a possible flood situation in the district. He stated this during a meeting of the officials held at the District Administrative Complex here on Tuesday. The Deputy Commissioner said the Drainage Department under the supervision Mild rain, gust turn weather pleasant in Tarn Taran Tarn Taran, June 3 The weather which remained hot on Tuesday turned pleasant later in the day because of strong gusts, accompanied by rainfall. As is the routine, power disruption was reported from various areas of the district. Jaswinder Singh, Surjit Kumar Bobby and other residents of border village Kasel said the residents of the village would have to remain in the dark the whole night because of power disruption. Dilbag Singh, a farmer of Lalu Ghuman, said the farmers had been waiting for the rain so that there is no shortage of canal water. The shopkeepers preferred to roll down the shutters of their shops early because of the power cut and strong winds. — OC POWER CUT FOLLOWS ■ Dilbag Singh, a farmer of Lalu Ghuman, said the farmers had been waiting for the rain so that there is no shortage of canal water. Shopkeepers had to close shops due to power outage. of XEN of the department must strengthen all sensitive points of the bundhs on the dhussi and the advance bundh dhussi. The Deputy Commissioner said sites along the Sutlej at Muthianwala, Ram Singh Wala, Kutiwala, Radhalke, Bhangala, Gharunm, and Sabhra are to be strengthened. The DC said drains and subdistributaries too must be cleaned. He said drains as long as 145 km should be cleaned to effectively tackle a flood situa- tion and work on these must be finished before June 30. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Rajdeep Singh Brar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Sanjeev Sharma, Tarn Taran SDM Arwinderpal Singh, Patti SDM Dr Karanbir Singh, XEN (Drainage) Vishal Mehta, District Development and Panchayat Officer (DDPO) Abhinav Goel and other related officials also attended the meeting. A meeting between SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami and Damdami Taksal head Harnam Singh Dhuma ended on a positive note in Amritsar on Monday. FILE PHOTO at the Officiating Jathedar conducting the religious ceremony on June 6. Damdami Taksal head Harnam Singh Dhuma, Ishar Singh and Inderjit Singh, both sons of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, have announced that they would not accept the felicitations to be presented by Akal Takht Officiating said that the Damdami Taksal head expressed his reservation over the officiating Akal Takht Jathedar as he had not been appointed after taking approval from the entire Panth and as per the maryada. On every June 6, a programme is held to pay tribute to those killed during the Army operation in 1984 at Akal Takht where its Jathedar delivers an address to the Sikh community and felicitates the family members of those killed after the offering of Ardas and Bhog of Akhand Path. He assured that all Panthic bodies would soon arrive at a unanimous decision to observe the anniversary of Operation Bluestar. JEE Advanced results out: DAV ‘Land Pooling policy anti-farmer, anti-Punjab’ student Shasak gets AIR 282 Tribune News Service JEE Advanced city topper Shasak Arora with his parents in Amritsar on Tuesday. Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 3 The results of JEE Advanced 2025 have been declared. The exam was held on May 18 in a computer-based test (CBT) format. Shasak Arora, a student of DAV Public School, Lawrence road, emerged as the city topper from Amritsar securing an All India Rank of 282 with a score of 251 out of 350. Shasak. He was also among the top three scorers in CBSE Class XII in Amritsar with a score of 98.4 per cent and celebrated his success in JEE with his parents. A chess player, who also is a cricket fan and keeps tabs on his favourite cricket players, Shasak said that he wants to specialise in computer engineering. “I was always intrigued with the computers and artificial intelligence and I would continue to specialise in this area,” he said. Shasak had got 1,100 rank in JEE Mains, something he was not happy about. A gruelling self-study schedule despite his academic achievement in CBSE Boards kept him from celebrating then. “But today, I enjoyed my success with my parents and family,” said Shasak. His mother Madhu Arora and father Ravi Arora said that they hope he gets into his preferred IIT and stream. “He is a diligent and hard-working boy and I hope he continues with his focus to achieve his dream,” said his mother Madhu, who is a bank official in government sector. Amritsar, June 3 Leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (Punjab) Sarwan Singh Pandher and district president Ranjit Singh Kaler Bala strongly condemned the Centre and the Punjab Government for what they termed as coordinated anti-farmer, pro-corporate actions here today. They accused both the BJP-led Central Government and the AAPled Punjab Government of working under the influence of the RSS-Nagpur and pushing forward exploitative policies. Pandher said just as divisive politics is being used to win elections nationally, similar strategies are being adopted in Punjab. He said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is trying to engineer a political divide between farmers, labourers, and urban traders to win the Ludhiana elections. The leaders claimed that the government is aggressively promoting the Land Pooling policy for the proposed Ludhiana Urban Estate project, which seeks to acquire 24,311 acres of agricultural land. They claimed that the gov- Purpose of art gallery is to foster talent: RMS Chhina Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 3 The Indian Academy of Fine Art (IAFA) will be hosting the month-long 12th edition of Summer Art Camp and Festival -2025 at SG Thakar Singh Art Gallery here. Inaugurating the event, Chairman, IAFA, Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina said the IAFA has always made its valuable contribution to further enhance the art of emerging and talented artists of every category and from time to time the artworks, paintings and countless other exhibitions prepared by many experienced and skilled artists have been the centre of attraction for people of oth- Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on the 41st anniversary of Operation Bluestar at Akal Takht on June 6. Sant Bhindranwale was the 14th head of the Taksal at the time of the Army operation in 1984. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, who met Dhuma yesterday, while talking to media at Mehta, Visitors at the summer art camp and festival at the art gallery in Amritsar. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR er districts and states, besides the holy city. Chhina said during the summer art camp, which will run from June 1 to 30 in collaboration with North Zone Culture Center, artists of all ages and genre of art will showcase their talents. c m y b “The summer art camp at the gallery provides a platform to engage children in skill-rich activities besides studies and to hone their talents. It is significant in promoting and fostering art appreciation among the next generation,” he said. Senior artists, including Karamjit Singh and Lalita Arora, Bharti Arora, will be mentoring the students during the camp from every Tuesday to Sunday of the month. The students will be exposed to sculpture making, painting, sketching, digital art, photography, handicrafts, calligraphy and performing arts during the month-long sessions. continued on page 2 PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Our Correspondent Amritsar, June 3 With several Sikh bodies opposed to the idea of the officiating Akal Takht Jathedar addressing the community from the Sikh’s highest temporal seat on the 41st year of Operation Bluestar on June 6, all eyes are now fixed on the SGPC to take a decision which is acceptable to all. It will help avoid confrontation among the Panthic bodies. Members of a Sikh body in Baba Bakala Sahib today announced support in favour of Akal Takht Officiating Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj. They stated that he was a recognised Sikh personality of the Panth who has been discharging religious duties as per the Sikh rehat maryada (religious code of conduct) for the past several months. Meanwhile, the Damdami Taksal, Sikh Students Federation, Dal Khalsa and Nihang Sikh organisations have expressed their displeasure KMSC leader Sarwan Singh Pandher (centre) addresses mediapersons in Amritsar on Tuesday. ernment is misleading the public by projecting inflated land return values, such as residential plots worth Rs 30,000 per square yard and commercial plots at Rs 60,000 per square yard, while in reality, farmers will suffer huge losses. “The average landholding per acre is 4,800 square yards. Even if 1,200 square yards are returned, the government grabs 3,600 square yards, resulting in a loot worth Rs 16-20 crore per acre,” Pandher said. He demanded policies that support sustainable agriculture rather than turning fertile land into concrete jungles. Referring to CM Mann’s public challenge for debate, Pandher said, “We accept the challenge. If the CM shows up, we will ask tough questions.” The leaders also raised concerns about the Bharatmala Project, alleging that land was taken without proper compensation and promises like concluding the process within four months were not kept. Citing specific examples, they pointed to discrepancies in compensation. For example, a farmer in Manawala (Amritsar) received Rs 2.4 crore per acre in 2025 for the land valued at Rs 5 crore in 2014 despite the market rate of Rs 19 crore. Four arrested with heroin, pistol Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 3 The Amritsar rural police have arrested four individuals in two separate cases, recovering a significant quantity of narcotics, illegal weapons, vehicles and drug money. In the first case, the Lopoke police arrested three individuals involved in the sale of heroin and illegal firearms. The accused, Jodhbir Singh, alias Kohali, of Vanike village; Boota Singh, alias Vishal, of Rodawala Wadda village and Karanbir Singh, alias Karan, of Veeram village in Tarn Taran, were apprehended near the DRUG MONEY SEIZED ■ In a separate incident, the Beas police, during a routine patrol, arrested Gultaar Singh, alias Ghona, a resident of Butala village. He was caught behind Dana Mandi Raiya with 530 grams of opium, ~15,000 drug money and a Brezza car. A case has been registered under Sections 18, 27-A, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act. canal at village Dalke. The police recovered 2.4 kg of heroin, a Glock pistol, and a Swaraj tractor from their possession. A case has been registered at Lopoke Police Station under Sections 21, 25, 29, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act, along with Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act. In a separate incident, the Beas police, during a routine patrol, arrested Gultaar Singh, alias Ghona, a resident of Butala village. He was caught behind Dana Mandi Raiya with 530 grams of opium, ~15,000 drug money and a Brezza car. A case has been registered under Sections 18, 27A, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act. All accused are in police custody, and further investigations are underway to uncover the broader network of drug and arms trafficking in the region.