Drone found near India-Pakistan border

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered an abandoned drone from near the India-Pakistan border on Tuesday. However, it never carried anything objectionable. On January 18, the drone was spotted around 12 noon at a distance of 200 metres from the border and 50 metres from the barbed wire fencing falling under Amritsar sector. The recovered drone is Quadcopter model ‘DJI Phantom 4 PRO’. The surrounding area was thoroughly searched, but nothing objectionable could be detected. TNS

Farmers to stage protest on Jan 31

Amritsar: Kirti Kisan Union, Punjab, announced to stage a protest at the district headquarters on January 31 to get their pending demands accepted. The leaders met on Wednesday and said many demands that were accepted by the Centre have still not been implemented. Dhanwant Singh of the union said: “Demands like withdrawal of cases against farmer activists and sacking of Minister Ajay Mishra after the Lakhimpur Kheri incident were still pending.” He said as their union was not contesting the poll, they have decided to use the time to sensitise farmers about the issues being faced by agriculturists and unite them. TNS

ASHA workers up in arms

Tarn Taran: Members of the local unit of ASHA Workers and Facilitators Union, Punjab, held a protest in front of the Community Health Centre, Sarhali, on Wednesday against the removal of Sarabjit Kaur, an ASHA worker posted at sub-centre in Fatehabad, from her services. The protesters were led by Lakhwinder Kaur Narli and Nachhattar Singh, district president, Democratic Teachers’ Front, Punjab. They alleged that Sarabjit had been removed from her services by the SMO, CHC, Sarhali, under political pressure. The protesters warned that if her services were not reinstated, the protest would be intensified. The union members presented a memorandum to officials as the SMO was not present on duty. OC