22062025-ATR-01.qxd 21-06-2025 23:28 Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY CHHEHARTA CROSSING CLOSURES CAUSE CHAOS YOGA A WAY TO WELLNESS, SAYS HEALTH MINISTER DAVID WALTERS’ JOURNEY ABOUT CONNECTION IN RHYTHM Frequent closure of the level crossing result in traffic jams, making commuting a frustrating experience.P2 Under the auspices of the CM’s Yogashala, a district-level event was hosted on International Yoga Day. P3 Some artistes play music. Others live in it. There’s David Walters, DJ, singer — who seems to breathe rhythm like oxygen. P4 » » » MAX 32°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 29°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.27 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5.22 AM SUNDAY | 22 JUNE 2025 | AMRITSAR BKI module busted, claim police Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 21 With the arrest of a youth, the police claimed to have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) module backed by UK-based handler Dharam Singh alias Dharma Sandhu, who originally hailed from Dhanoa Kalan village here. The police have recovered six sophisticated pis- tols, including four 9 mm Glock pistols and two .30 bore PX5 pistols from the arrested accused, identified as Onkar Singh alias Nawab (18) of Jalalusma village falling under Mehta police station here. He was a local operative of the BKI module. Dharma is a close associate of Pakistan-based terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda. City’s air connectivity hit as airline cuts flights Amritsar, June 21 In a move that is set to affect international travel from Punjab, Air India has announced a 15 per cent reduction in its international wide body operations for the third quarter of 2025. The reduction has a direct impact on Amritsar’s connectivity to Europe, especially two major routes—Amritsar to Birmingham and Amritsar to London (Gatwick). The flight from Amritsar to London (Gatwick) is cancelled till July 15 and the frequency reduced for Amritsar to Birmingham from three days to two days weekly. These flights are operated using Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, a key component of Air India’s international fleet. The cutback is likely to cause inconvenience for travellers from Punjab. Many passengers who had planned their trips around the previously available schedule may now face the challenge of rebooking or rescheduling their journeys. Air India has advised travellers to check their bookings in advance and be prepared for further adjustments. — TNS According to Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, the accused were pushing arms and ammunition through drones from across the Pakistan border for aiding terror related activities. “The weapon consignment was sneaked into Indian territory via drones,” he said, adding that a case under the Arms Act has been registered against Onkar Singh in this regard while Dharam Singh was also nominated in the case. “Investigations revealed that the weapons were meant to be distributed to different operatives of the terror group for disruptive activities and also among the sleeper cells for carrying out targeted killings and terror activities in the border state,” said the Police Commissioner while adding that the police was working to unearth the entire network and establish its international linkages. Several more names have cropped up during the initial probe and efforts are on by the police to further identify the handlers and local operatives linked to foreign entities. Nourish your soul Members of Bharatiya Yoga Sansthan perform yoga in Amritsar on Saturday to mark the International Yoga Day. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR c m y b Special civic camps to regularise illegal water, sewer connections Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 21 The special civic camps organised by the Amritsar Municipal Corporation to regularise illegal water and sewerage connections and to facilitate property tax payments without penalties or interest have received an enthusiastic response from the public, claim MC officials. MC Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh has announced that these camps will be held across the western, southern, northern and eastern zones of the city from June 20 to June 30. The objective is to provide citizens an easy and penalty-free opportunity to comply with civic regulations. As part of the initiative, a camp was held today in the western assembly constituency at RB Estate, Loharka Road. The event was supervised by Executive Engineer Gurjinder Singh, Nodal Officer and Assistant Commissioner Daljeet Singh, Property Tax Superintendent Dharminderjit Singh and Water Rate Superintendent Satnam Singh. Residents turned out in large numbers to participate. Many filled out forms to regularise their illegal water and sewerage connections and paid their outstanding property taxes without incurring any interest or penalties. A total of 15 illegal connections were regularised during the camp by collecting the standard fee of Rs 1,650 per case. In addition, awareness was raised about the importance of having legal utility connections. The Property Tax Department also collected around Rs 2.5 lakh from 110 property tax returns filed at the camp. Additional MC Commissioner Surinder Singh is personally overseeing the camps to ensure citizens face no inconvenience. He urged residents to take advantage before enforcement action begins after the camp period ends. He further informed that under the government’s one-time settlement scheme, interest and penalties on pending property tax dues are being waived until July 31 this year. Jamabandi portal resolves land mutation case pending for 3 yrs Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 21 The Easy Jamabandi Portal, recently launched to simplify the functioning of the Revenue Department, has successfully resolved a land mutation case pending for over three years in just one day. On June 19, it was highlighted in these columns that 80-year-old retired professor Avtar Singh Uppal, who had been struggling for three years to get the “inteqal” of his property registered. Prof Uppal had transferred his property in Leharka village of Majitha sub-tehsil to his son and grandson in February 2023, but despite paying the registration fee and other charges, the patwari had failed to do his duty. District Revenue Officer Navkirt Singh said the case was resolved within a day after the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, intervened. Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said that all services are available 24X7, and users can request a service assistant to visit their home. Residents can also call the helpline number 1076 for assistance. Digitally signed documents are delivered instantly on WhatsApp.