13062025-ATR-01.qxd 6/12/2025 11:16 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST HEATWAVE MAX 46°C | MIN 31°C YESTERDAY MAX 46°C | MIN 30°C ENGLISH VERSION OF JASWANT KHALRA’S BIOGRAPHY RELEASED AVTAR PURB OF GURU HARGOBIND CELEBRATED PANCHAYAT 4: SACHIV JI AND MANJU DEVI ARE BACK! The English edition of the biography of Jaswant Singh Khalra, “Darkness Defied…” was released. P2 The Avtar Purb of sixth Sikh Guru, Shri Hargobind Sahib, was celebrated at Darbar Sahib in Tarn Taran. P2 Prime Video has released the trailer for Panchayat Season 4, confirming its worldwide premiere on June 24. P4 » » » SUNSET FRIDAY 7.36 PM SUNRISE SATURDAY 5.24 AM FRIDAY | 13 JUNE 2025 | AMRITSAR Relief unlikely from heatwave Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, June 12 With the temperature hovering above 40 degree Celsius for the last five days, weather experts are of the view that no downturn is expected at least in the next one week. Resident of Rasulpur village were seen sitting on the canal banks with their livestock in large numbers. The temperature was 42 degree Celsius in Tarn Taran though the impact looked to be much higher with no reprieve in sight. Residents of Tarn Taran town came to the roadside where rehri operators were doing their business to taste the Ghare (earthen pot) Wali Kulfi or the Falude Wali Kulfi. Some were seen at the Verka booth outside the local Civil Hospital. On the outskirts of the town, on Sarhali road, people were seen purchasing earthen pots (ghara) to store water to drink. On the Sarhali road in Tarn Taran, heavy rush was seen at the cooler shop. Sukhwinder Fire, smoke at Bhagtanwala garbage dump continue to annoy residents Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service A man gets his head under a tap to beat the heat in the local grain market in Amritsar on Thursday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Singh and Jaswant Singh, the proprietors, said customers come to them in the scorching heat to buy coolers as it is more economical than air-conditioners. Amritsar, June 12 Despite repeated assurances by the authorities to implement fire-prevention arrangements at the Bhagtanwala dumping site, the situation on the ground remains grim. With no effective preventive system in place, smoke continues to billow from the massive garbage heaps, exposing nearby residents to hazardous air and health risks. The fire brigade is called in only as a reactive measure, to douse the flames once a fire breaks out. On Tuesday night, a massive fire had broken out at the dump which was doused late at night but smoke is still emitting from the site. During peak summer Fire breaks out at the Bhagtanwala garbage dump in Amritsar on Thursday. PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR months, particularly in June and July, the temperatures in Amritsar often soar above 40°C, causing methane gas in the garbage to ignite spontaneously. These fires release toxic smoke, making life unbearable for people living near the dump. According to municipal officials, an esti- mated 1.8 million metric tonnes of waste currently sits at the site, and an additional 550 to 600 metric tonnes is dumped there daily. Sanjay Sharma, office-bearer of an NGO Save Amritsar, said, “The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) rules are not being followed by the MC, MC demolishes illegal building Sift bags bronze at ISSF Divine glow World Cup in Munich Tribune News Service An illuminated Golden Temple on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the sixth Sikh master, Guru Hargobind, in Amritsar on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Man’s body found on road Tarn Taran, June 12 The local Sadar police found the body of a clean-shaven youth from the kacha path on the Tarn Taran-Patti road near Nirmal Kutia near Shahabpur village here on Thursday. The body was identified that of Lovejit Singh (28), a resident of Baler (Bhikhiwind) village. He was running a chemist shop in Bhikhiwind. Gurbir Singh, brother-in-law of the victim, said he was murdered some elsewhere and the body was dumped at the site as there was not even a single drop of blood was found at the site. His motorcycle too was lying near the body with the keys lying on the earth. Gurbir Singh said Lovejit Singh left home on Wednesday for Tarn Taran and his mobile phone was switched off on Wednesday evening, which showed his last location near the Rasulpur canal. Gurbir Singh said he was brutally tortured and murdered some elsewhere and the body was thrown on the kacha path here on the Tarn Taran-Patti road. ASI Rajpal Singh said a case under Section 194 of the BNSS has registered and further investigation is underway. — OC which led to routine fires on the dump. The smoke is affecting every individual in the Amritsar but no one cares.” Municipal Health Officer (MHO) Dr Kiran Kumar recently inspected the site with officials. He stated that sprinkling water daily and levelling of the garbage using machines is underway to reduce gas emissions. A water tank is also being constructed near the site alongside a functional tubewell to aid in fire control. However, an on-ground visit revealed that many of these claimed preventive arrangements are either inadequate or missing entirely. Residents continue to suffer as the towering dump poses environmental and health threats, with the administration still racing against time to find a long-term solution. The Amritsar Municipal Corporation had initially awarded the contract for city sanitation and bioremediation of the dump to Averda, a private waste management firm. However, due to continued on page 2 Amritsar, June 12 Acting on the directions of MC Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh, the Municipal Town Planning (MTP) Department of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation carried out a demolition drive against an unauthorized paying guest (PG) accommodation being constructed without the approved building plan here on Thursday. The illegal construction was being done in the West Zone area, directly opposite Khalsa College for Women. According to officials, the builder had begun construction without obtaining the mandatory building plan approval from the municipal corporation. Upon detection, the MTP Department had earlier issued formal notices to the violators, instructing them to stop the construction and Man killed in stray firing by drug peddlers in Tarn Taran village Police recover 5 kg of heroin from the crime scene Amritsar, June 12 A man, identified as Gurjit Singh (35), a resident of Rasulpur village in Tarn Taran, was killed in firing by drug peddlers in the border village of Neshta on late Wednesday evening. The incident occurred when a team of the Gharinda police was chasing two smugglers. According to the police, the victim had come to meet some relatives at the village. He happened to pass the spot when the incident took place. Nevertheless, the police recovered 5 kg of heroin from the crime scene which the accused had dropped while running away from the spot. Confirming the incident, Amandeep Singh, SHO, Gharinda police station, said the police got a tip-off on the movement of two drug peddlers riding a motorcycle. They were going towards Amritsar for further distribution. The police signalled the bikeborne two persons to stop near a checkpoint at Neshta village. But the duo tried to flee the scene after taking a U-turn. “The police signalled them to stop, but they took a U-turn while the pillion rider ran towards a field to save himself. The biker sped away from the spot and the police teams chased the absconding smuggler who was having a packet allegedly containing drugs,” said Amandeep Singh. He said the police challenged the suspect who was running in the field and asked him to surrender, but he suddenly threw away the bag containing drugs, took out a pistol and fired at the police party. The cops escaped unhurt while the bullet hit a passerby who was later identified as Gurjit Singh, alias Billa. The police teams immediately rushed him to hospital where he succumbed. He said a case has been registered and raids were on to arrest the narco traffickers. — TNS Two held with heroin, drug money Amritsar, June 12 The Kathunangal police have arrested two drug peddlers and seized 270 gm of heroin and Rs 10,000 drug money from their possession. They were identified as Gurmeet Singh, alias Meeta, of Chakwalia village in Tarn Taran and Chamkaur Singh, alias Shubh, of Bhure Gill village, now at Kot Dal Mat Rai at Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur). The police also seized their motorcycle and two mobile phones. Giving details, the police said a team of the police was on patrol on the Chawinda Dev village road when they intercepted a motorcycle coming from the Kathunangal side. During search, the police recovered the contraband and the drug money from their possession. A case was registered against them. — TNS c m y b Neha Saini Tribune News Service An illegal building opposite Khalsa College for Women being demolished by MC workers in Amritsar. comply with legal procedures. However, despite repeated warnings, construction activities continued unabated. Following this defiance, a joint team led by Assistant Town Planner (ATP) Angad Singh, Building Inspector Navjot Kaur, field staff, and MC police arrived at the site today and used a ditch machine to demolish the ille- gal structure. The action comes after complaints were lodged at the MC office regarding the unauthorised building. Officials have reiterated that strict action will be taken against all illegal constructions across the city, especially in areas where such structures pose a safety risk or violate zoning norms. Amritsar, June 12 Sift Kaur Samra, India’s star shooter and a student of BPES, Department of Physical Education at Guru Nanak Dev University, has clinched bronze medal in ISSF World Cup, Munich. Samra scored 453.1 in the final. The 23-year-old shooter scored 592 in the qualification stage earlier to place behind leader Agathe Cecile Camille Girard of France. In the eight-woman final, Sift was stuck in the mid-table zone after the kneeling and prone series ahead of the elimination. With consecutive 10s in standing, which also serves as the elimination series, Sift continued climbing the charts until she fell 0.9 short of Swiss Emely Jaeggi, who picked up the silver. This is her second straight Sifat Kaur Samra medal win at an international event. Samra delivered a sensational performance to clinch India’s first gold medal of the season at the ISSF World Cup 2025 in Buenos Aires, earlier this year, triumphing in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) final. Samra holds the world record in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions – a stunning 469.6, when she made history at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. GNDU begins work on creating basic glossary of commerce Neha Saini Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 12 As economic policy, financial literacy and independence become expansive globally, the need to have an inclusive glossary becomes crucial. As the youth become the centre of financial inclusion, words matter. More importantly, to understand the local impact and understanding of global economic policies, language matters. Understanding this need, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) has commenced a fiveday workshop to create a “Fundamental Glossary of Commerce (English-Punjabi)”. The University School of Financial Studies at Guru Nanak Dev University, in collaboration with the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Education, will engage faculty members, research scholars and staff from the University School of Financial Studies and the School of Punjabi Studies to translate 3,837 commerce-related terms from English to Punjabi. Dr Harsandip Kaur, Head of the University School of GNDU began a five-day workshop to create an English-Punjabi commerce glossary. Financial Studies and local convener of the workshop, stated that the initiative will enhance the prestige of the Punjabi language as a globally accepted language. “If we want to develop Punjabi as a global language and use it in AI tools, such workshops will provide a significant boost to the creation of technical glossary of Punjabi,” she said. Dr Inderpreet Singh, Assistant Senior Scientist (Commerce), highlighted the importance of such efforts in promoting Punjabi. Dr Manjinder Singh, Head of the Punjabi Department, noted that despite being our mother tongue, many feel hesitant to speak Punjabi, and it deserves a higher status compared to other languages. “By giving an inclusive terminology in Punjabi for financial studies, we are making it relevant in the world of finance and emerging technology. Creating a Punjabi glossary will ease out access to information challenges,” said Dr Inderpreet Singh. TRIBUNE PHOTO Dr Balwinder Singh, Coordinator, Golden Jubilee Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, underscored the importance of collective efforts to advance Punjabi, encouraging parents to speak it at home to inspire children. Previously, GNDU had achieved the target to create 55,000 technical words of engineering in Punjabi in 2022, in collaboration with the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Union Ministry of Education.