Tourism Day marked at GNDU

Amritsar: The Department of Hotel Management and Tourism of Guru Nanak Dev University celebrated World Tourism Day 2021 that fell on September 27. This year’s theme for the tourism day celebrations was ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ for reviving the tourism economy and revenue. The programme was initiated by a mock tourism walk carried out by students and faculty on the campus with an objective to make students aware of tourism and its importance. The objective of celebrations was to raise awareness among people about the importance of tourism and how it helps in the economic growth of the country or any region. Dr Mandeep Kaur, professor in-charge of the department, said tourism plays an instrumental role in promoting cultural knowledge and awareness, offering the necessary tools and public opinion support to protect world heritage. She said with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism sector has taken a backseat. “Covid-19 curbs on tourism must be relaxed to revive tourism economies,” she said. TNS

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Farmers leave for Singhu

Amritsar: A group of 332 farmers, including several women, left for the Singhu border on Wednesday. The farmer leaders associated with Samyukt Kisan Morcha said the group would stay at the Singhu border for the next days after which another group would replace them. Leading the group, Arjan Singh Nagar, Nirmal Singh Modhe, Satnam Singh Chak Aaul said participation of farmers at Delhi border would be raised in the next few weeks. Jamhoori Kisan Sabha leader Rattan Singh Randhawa said the last Bharat bandh had established the fact that the public supported the cause of farmers. He added that over 700 farmers in the state had died during the ongoing protest, which had caused the resentment among the farmers and the public. While leaving for Delhi from railway station, the farmers shouted slogans against the government. TNS

Teen abducted, youth booked

Tarn Taran: A teenage school-going girl was abducted by her classmate from the border area. On the statement of the father of the victim, Khalra police on Tuesday booked Anmol Sabharwal of Khemkaran. Investigating officer ASI Narinder Singh said the accused abducted the girl on September 26 on the pretext of marrying her. The ASI said a case under Sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC had been registered against the accused who was still at large. oc

Dist logs one fresh case

Amritsar: With one positive case reported on Wednesday, the total count of cases in the district has increased to 47,312. The Health Department has also reported the recovery of two patients, with which the recovery count has increased to 45,707. The district at present has a total of 13 active cases. Meanwhile, 3,574 residents were inoculated during the vaccination drive on Wednesday. TNS