CURFEW RELAXATION IN SIRSA TODAY

SIRSA: With no instances of violence after the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Sirsa administration has decided to relax curfew from 7 am to 7 pm on Tuesday. Schools and colleges will also remain open. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting between authorities. Sirsa town is home to the sprawling dera headquarters where the sect’s followers had gathered in large numbers ahead of Ram Rahim’s conviction. “During the relaxation of curfew people can buy their household items. Also, schools colleges and other educations institutions will also remain open during the period,” Special Commissioner (Civil), V Umashankar told. Earlier in the day, Inspector General (Hisar range) A S Dhillon said there was no report of violence by Dera followers in the district.

34 ORPHANS SENT TO CHILDCARE CENTRES

On Monday morning, 34 orphans from the orphanage at the dera headquarters were brought to Bal Bhawan and the authorities sent them to childcare centres in the state, said Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) commandant Naresh Lakra, who supervised the evacuation operation.

NEARBY VILLAGE WEARS DESERTED LOOK Residents of Nejia Khera village, half a kilometre from the dera headquarters, wore a deserted look. "It is all peaceful here. We remained peaceful even when the firing took place (on August 25)," said Jagdeep Singh, who accompanied the village elders smoking hookah.