On the occasion of the 39^th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, the security has been beefed up at the Golden Temple and all across Amritsar city as preventive measure for any unwanted situation.

DCP Law and Order Parminder Singh Bhandal said security forces in uniform as well as in civil has also been deployed across the city and inside the temple.

Bhandal said the decision is taken to prevent any kind of disturbance in the law and order situation in the city adding that large number of police personnel have been posted at different locations in the city.

Earlier Additional DGP Arpit Shukla had appealed people to maintain peace in Punjab and strict action will be taken against those involving in spreading rumours.

The prayers at the Gurdwara is going as per the usual course.

On June 6, 1984, the Indian Army entered into the Golden Temple to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindarwale and his followers who had sought inside the Golden Temple complex, the news spread that Bhindarwale had hidden huge amount of arms and ammunitions inside the complex.

Operation Blue Star was the codename of the military operation of the Indian Army, which was ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Reports say, hundreds of civiilians including soldiers lost their lives in this operation.

Months later on October 31, 1984, Gandhi was assassinated at her official residence in Delhi by two of her personal Sikh bodyguards, who fired around 30 bullets on her.

Earlier in the day, protestors were seen raising pro-Khalistan slogans with Bhindarwale’s posters at the Golden Temple.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) asked Punjab Chief Minister  Bhawant Mann to avoid any unwanted meetings with his counterpart on the issue of affiliation of Haryana colleges with Punjab University,  adding this was being done to further weaken the Punjab’s hold over Chandigarh.

The spokesperson of the SAD, Daljit Singh Cheema said CM Mann should keep away from all the meetings related to change the character of Punjab University instead he should have registered a strong protest with the Punjab governor on this issue.  He was raising the party’s concern on Haryana’s demand that its colleges be affiliated with Punjab University, which was discussed during a meeting called by the governor recently and another meeting scheduled to be held on June 5 to discuss the issue forward.

Cheema also said that after the voluntary disaffiliation of Haryana’s colleges from the Punjab University in 1978, restrict any stake in PU. It even stopped funding the University subsequently, now it seems an effort is made to gain control over the democratically elected institutions which govern the University (Senate and Syndicate) by affiliating colleges from Haryana to the Punjab University.

He said there is a conspiracy behind it, Haryana wants to have a control over Chandigarh by building its separate Vidhan Sabha as there was a recent demand to secure land for the State. Haryana as part of conspiracy also wants to eliminate Punjabi as a compulsory language throughout graduation in Punjab University.

The 60:40 ratios in posting of Punjab and Haryana officers in Chandigarh are not being followed. Haryana CM M L Khattar while seeking affiliation for Haryana colleges with PU in June 1 meeting said that the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the share of Haryana was given to Punjab University and the colleges and regional center of Haryana were affiliated to PU. However it was abolished by the issue of a notification in 1973.

Summers are getting very hot in India, especially in North India, and travelling by public transport in this hot season becomes very difficult for people.

We all know that autorickshaws do not come with a cooler or air conditioner, making travelling during the summer difficult for people. However, an autorickshaw driver came up with a very brilliant idea to keep their passengers comfortable.

The viral video from Punjab shows an autorickshaw moving around the city that has an air cooler fitted to its back. This was shared by an Instagram user. The viral clip shows the driver’s creativity and resourcefulness, going above and beyond to give a better commuting experience to his pasangers.

The internet is absolutely amused by this video. The comments section’s reactions prove that people quite liked this idea. However, there were also some users who asked how this could have been possible as there is no electricity in the auto.

One user commented “Jugadu Indian”

Another user commented “Lagta hai bhai ne ITI me top kiya tha”

However, it is not the first person to come up with this idea. Earlier, in November 2019, Satyawan Gite, a Mumbai-based auto driver became popular after creating a unique ‘home system auto-rickshaw’ equipped with multiple facilities like a washbasin, mobile phone charging points, plants, and even a television screen. A sticker on the back of his vehicle asks to, “Take aeroplane ride experience”.

Mahendra Kumar, another autorickshaw owner from Delhi, rose to attention after a video of his autorickshaw—which also had a garden on top—went viral in May of last year. On the roof of his three-wheeler, he has established a little kitchen garden with 25 different varieties of plants, including tomatoes, snake gourds, okra, and spinach. He claimed that the garden shielded him and his passengers from the sun’s rays and reduced the warmth inside the vehicle.

In March 2023, in a viral video, the driver of an autorickshaw showed his fancy auto painted pink. With features of roof retracting and folding back with a press of a button. With no surprise, the video went viral immediately.