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Industrialproduction rises3.6 pc in OctoberNEW DELHI: Industrial pro-duction rose 3.6 per cent inOctober, mainly due to betterperformance of manufactur-ing and electricity generationsectors, official data showedon Friday.According to the Index of In-dustrial Production (IIP) data,manufacturing and electricitygeneration sectors registereda growth of 3.5 per cent and11.2 per cent, respectively.The mining sector witnesseda contraction of 1.5 per centin October.The IIP had contracted by 6.6per cent in October 2019.

‘India, Uzbekistanstanding togetheragainst terrorism’NEW DELHI: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Friday saidthat India and Uzbekistan arestanding together firmlyagainst terrorism and havesimilar concerns over sepa-ratism, extremism and funda-mentalism.Mr Modi held a virtual summitwith Uzbek PresidentShavkat Mirziyoyev.In his opening remarks, thePrime Minister also said thatIndia wants to further deepenits development partnershipwith Uzbekistan, and citedgrowing cooperation betweenthe two sides in diverse sec-tors including defence andagriculture. “We have similarconcerns over extremism,fundamentalism and sepa-ratism… We both are stand-ing firmly together against ter-rorism,” Mr Modi said. On re-gional issues, he said anAfghan-led and Afghan-con-trolled process is required torestore peace in Afghanistan.

HC grants bail toactress Sanjjanaain drugs caseBENGALURU: The Karnata-ka High Court on Fridaygranted bail to actress Sanj-janaa Galrani in connectionwith a case related to the al-leged drug abuse in the Kan-nada film industry.Galrani was granted bail on apersonal bond of Rs 3 lakhsalong with two sureties of thelike amount. The court hasalso put conditions on herbail, including that she has tomark her attendance twiceevery month and has to co-operate with the probe.The High Court also directedher to refrain from tamperingwith evidence.

RRB examsfrom Dec 15NEW DELHI: The IndianRailways through its 21 Rail-way Recruitment Boards(RRBs) is organizing a megarecruitment drive in threephases starting from Decem-ber 15, for filling up about 1.4lakh vacancies in which morethan 2.44 Crore candidateswill be appearing in differentcities across the country. Thepreparations for conduct ofexams are in full swing amidCOVID-19. According to theofficial release of Indian Rail-ways, the first phase of theexam will commence fromDecember 15 till Dec 18,2020, for Isolated and Minis-terial categories. This will befollowed by NTPC categoriesfrom December 28 to tenta-tively till March 2021 and thethird recruitment for Level-1from tentatively April 2020 on-wards till June end, 2021.

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BUREAU CHANDIGARH DEC 11

Haryana Chief Minister, MrManohar Lal today ap-proved the master plan forthe second phase of UltraModern Apple, Fruit andVegetable Market being setup at Pinjore, districtPanchkula. This Ultra Mod-ern market is being devel-oped over 78.33 acres ofland at a cost of Rs 175crore.

Mr Manohar Lal givenhis nod to the second phaseof the Ultra Model Apple,

Fruit and Vegetable Marketwhile presiding over a meet-ing here today. Agricultureand Farmers Welfare Minis-ter, Mr J.P Dalal was alsopresent in the meeting.

Now after the go aheadby the Chief Minister, invi-tation of bids for construc-tion of phase two would beinvited. The work of the sec-ond phase of the Market

would be carried out at acost of Rs 96.53 crore. Theconstruction work of thefirst phase is in full swingand infrastructure includingapple shed, office adjacentto apple shed, entry gateboundary wall and toiletcomplex are expected to becompleted by end of De-cember 2020. About Rs28.44 crore would be in-curred on the first phase ofthe project.

It was decided in themeeting to adopt centralizedauction process as operationmodel which would ensure

assured and timely payment,transparent price discovery,correct weighment and col-lectivization of farmers intoFarmer Producer Organiza-tions (FPOs).

Being innovative, thecentralized auction modelwould involve effort fromthe private operator as wellas Haryana State Agricultur-al and Marketing Board(HSAMB). It was also de-cided that initially 50 shopswould be constructed and al-lotted in the Market premis-es and 50 plots for shopswould be sold.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, DEC11

Haryana Governmentled by Chief Minister,Mr. Manohar Lal hastime and again provedthat education has al-ways remained utmostpriority of the StateGovernment as even inthe State Budget 2020-21, Chief Minister, whois also Finance Ministerhad announced the high-est ever allocation forthe Education Sector.

While, with an ob-jective to understandand share the ways andmethods throughwhich teaching hasbeen and is being im-parted remotely usinginnovative ways in on-going scenario due toimpact of COVID-19,Haryana’s Foreign Co-operation Department(FCD) in collaborationwith Association ofHaryanvis in Australia(AHA) today organ-ized first of its kindonline interactive ses-sion between schoolteachers of Haryanaand Australia on best

practices in teaching inCOVID-19 situation.More than 200 teachersfrom district Faridabadand Haryanvi diasporateachers who are cur-rently teaching in Aus-tralia attended the ses-sion; shared their teach-ing practices during thenew normal for learningamid the present chal-lenges. Appreciating theinitiative of conductingthe Inaugural Session,in a series of virtual interactive ses-sions, between schoolteachers in Haryana andAustralia, Advisor toChief Minister and Prin-cipal Secretary, ForeignCooperation Depart-ment, Mr. Yogender Chaudhry saidthat this step would cer-tainly help in promotingeducation and ensuringstrong links withHaryanvi diaspora.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, DEC 11

A total of 24.19% of Punjab’spopulation has been infectedby Covid, as per the secondSero-Survey conducted in 12districts of the state.

Sharing the findings ofthe survey, conducted amongrandomly selected districtsand population, Health Sec-retary Hussan Lal informed ahigh-level meeting chairedby Chief Minister Captain

Amarinder Singh that a totalof 4678 participants were in-terviewed and their bloodsamples collected. Of these,1201 tested IgG reactive, of

which only 4.03% weresymptomatic and 95.9%were asymptomatic.

Urban areas showed pos-itive rate of 30.5%, while ru-ral areas reported 21.0% pos-itivity. Ludhiana, with 54.6%total positivity and 71.7% ur-ban positivity was found tobe the worst hit, followed byFerozepur, Jalandhar andSAS Nagar (Mohali). Femalepositivity was found to behigher in both urban and ruralareas.

Haryana, Australiateachers discuss bestpractices in teaching

Khattar approves plan for fruit market at Pinjore

Oppn's activities being ruthlesslyrepressed in Bengal: Dhankhar

AGENCYKOLKATA, DEC 11

West Bengal Governor JagdeepDhankhar on Friday accused thebureacracy in the state of work-ing as 'political workers' for theruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) party and said any politi-cal activities by the oppositionare 'ruthlessly repressed andquelled' with police assistance.

The Governor while address-ing a press conference also con-demned the attack on BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) chief JagatPrakash Nadda's convoy onThursday and said, "Oppressionof opposition climaxed yesterdaywhen the political activity of thepresident of a national party wasintimidated and trapped yester-day."

"Are we in a situation wherebonhomie with the ruling dispen-sation alone guarantees yourrights? You have no democraticrights unless you are on the rightside of the ruling party. Is it not asignal for the death of democra-cy?.. I can't be a party to this. Asmy constitutional duty, I amsending a report to the central

government about the extremelydisturbing development that isnot well for the democratic val-ues," Dhankhar said.

Dhankhar said he does notwish to share the content of hisreport as part of proprietary, butadded that he wants the media'srole in 'survival of democracy'.

"I wish to send a message tosome bureaucrats, who are work-ing as political workers, to takemy word -- this won't be allowedanymore. I have details of 21such people. I don't wish to re-veal the details. I have written tothe Chief Minister, and as andwhen she'll spare time for me, Iwill share the sensitive detailswith her.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 11

The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu),one of the farmers' groups protest-ing against the three farm reformlaws that were enacted by the Par-liament a couple of months ago, onFriday filed an Intervention Appli-cation before the Supreme Court inthe matter.

The application of the farmers'union in the petition filed by TiruchiSiva, Member of Parliament(DMK), has challenged the Farmers(Empowerment & Protection)Agreement on Price Assurance &Farm Services Act. 2020, Farmer'sProduce Trade & Commerce (Pro-motion & Facilitation) Act, 2020and Essential Commodities(Amendment) Act, 2020.

The plea submitted by the BKU(B) through their counsel AP Singh,alleged that the new agri laws are"illegal and arbitrary", saying theseacts would pave way for "cartelisa-tion and commercialisation" of theagricultural produces and will makethe ryots "vulnerable to corporategreed."

It was also alleged in the peti-tion that the laws were passed hasti-ly without adequate discussion,pointing out the current stand of theCentre which is not going ahead toreach a logical conclusion even aftermultiple rounds of talks.

BKU moves SCagainst agri laws

BJP to hold nationwideprogrammes toeducate farmersNEW DELHI: Amid ongoing farmersprotest on Delhi border areasagainst agri laws, Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) has decided to organiseseries of measures including pressconferences, 'chaupals' and JanSampark, in all the districts of thecountry on the issue of the new farmlaws from Friday onwards.As many as 700 press conferences,hundreds of 'chaupals' and JanSampark will be organised in thecoming days. BJP General Secre-tary discussed the issue throughvideo conferencing with state 'prab-haris' and state president on Thurs-day. BJP led government havebrought the laws with the aim to ben-efit the farmers, but the party saysthat farmers have been misguidedby the opposition.

Mamata govt decides not to send CS,DGP to Delhi despite MHA summonsKOLKATA: A defiant West Bengal government on Friday decided not tosend the state’s chief secretary and police chief to New Delhi in compli-ance with Union Home Ministry’s summons in the wake of a mob attackon BJP chief J P Nadda’s convoy, the latest flashpoint between the stateand the Centre. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay wrote to UnionHome Secretary Ajay Bhalla, saying he has been directed to request to“dispense with the presence of the state officials” in the meeting convenedon December 14, an obvious indication that he was just obeying the stategovernment’s order. The MHA had on Friday summoned Bandopadhyayand DGP Virendra asking them to present themselves on December 14for an explanation on the law and order situation in the state, followingGovernor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s report on the attack on Nadda’s convoy byalleged supporters of the ruling TMC. “Kindly refer to the letter wherebythe Chief Secretary and the Director-General of Police, Government ofWest Bengal have been requested to attend a meeting on December 14,2020, at 12.15 PM in your chamber to discuss the law and order situationin the State of West Bengal including the incidents regarding certain Z-cat-egory protectees,” Bandopadhyay wrote in his letter.

Pb restricts gathering to 100 on indoor weddings SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 11:

Amid complaints of mass violationsof Covid curbs at weddings and par-ties, Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Friday orderedrestriction of 100 on indoor and 250on outdoor gatherings in the state,with extension of night curfew in allcities and towns, till January 1, 2021.

He also directed DGP DinkarGupta to strictly enforce the restric-tions at marriage palaces and otherplaces, with penalties to be imposedon the hosts in case of deviance.

Taking cognisance of the highcase fatality rate in the state, the ChiefMinister also extended curfew re-

strictions (10 p.m. to 5a.m.) till January 1. Thenight curfew was earlierimposed from December1 to December 15.

Chairing a high-levelCovid review meeting,the Chief Minister alsoordered an end to homequarantine for thoseabove the age of 70 withco-morbidities, unless adequate med-ical facilities can be made available athome. Health Secretary Hussan Lalpointed out during the virtual meetingthat a large number of Covid deaths

were also being reportedfrom home isolation cas-es.

To further check fa-tality, the Chief Ministeralso ordered a thoroughcheck of all private hos-pitals to ensure that onlythose with adequate Lev-el 3 infrastructure andmanpower be allowed to

admit Covid patients. Hospitals lack-ing such facilities should refer pa-tients to other hospitals, he said.

Though the declining positivitytrend in Punjab over the past 3 weeks

was welcome, the fatality rate re-mained a matter of concern, saidCaptain Amarinder, directing theDGP to ensure strict compliance toCovid safety protocols, includingwearing of masks and social distanc-ing. He also asked the Health Depart-ment to maintain the 30000/day RT-PCR sampling/testing limit, withmore smart and targeted sampling toinclude potential super spreaders.Districts must be encouraged to makefull use of the ITIHAAS portal toidentify possible hotspots and con-centrate their sampling there, he said,stressing the need to step up testingin containment and micro-contain-ment zones and ensure 100 % sam-pling.

NIGHT CURFEW EXTENDED TILL JAN 1

BUREAU SHIMLA, DEC 11

Chief Minister said that Hi-machal Pradesh has submit-ted a proposal to centre gov-ernment for setting up elec-tronic devices manufacturinghub in the state tofulfil the dream ofA a t m a n i r b h a rBharat of PrimeMinister. He saidthat presently thereis huge dependenceon China in thissector and with thesetting up of thispark India would beable to manufactureindigenous elec-tronic devices thereby build-ing self sufficiency in thissector. He said that state gov-ernment was ready to provideland and electricity at com-petitive rates and requestedthe centre to provide grantfor providing common facili-ties.

He pleaded for setting upof Bulk Drug Pharma Parkand Medical Devices Park inthe state as Himachal

Pradesh provides a con-ducive environment forgrowth of industries. He re-quested the centre to consid-er the claim of HimachalPradesh for the project out ofthe three states to be chosen.He also requested for setting

up of power gener-ation transmissiondistribution equip-ment hub in thestate.

He alsothanked the centrefor extending itssupport for thegrowth of state inall spheres due tothat state hasreached 7th posi-

tion from 17th position inease of doing business. Hesaid that efforts and hardwork of state government isevident as results are speak-ing volumes of its commit-ment to growth. Chief Minis-ter also spoke to Mansukh L.Mandaviya Union Ministerof state for chemical and fer-tilizers regarding Bulk DrugPharma Park and pleaded theclaim of the state strongly.

Second Sero survey finds 24.19per cent positivity in Punjab

HP CM submitsproposal for setting upelectronic devices hub

Amit Shah to visit state next weekNEW DELHI: Concerned about the law and order situation in the state follow-ing Thursday’s stone attack on BJP chief JP Nadda’s convoy at Diamond Har-bour, home minister Amit Shah is set to visit the state for a two-day visit fromDecember 19, said BJP leaders aware of developments. Shah had visitedBengal last month - on November 4 - to formulate campaign strategy for theassembly polls due early next year. He also took part in outreach programmes. The party earlier said he and Nad-da would take turns in visiting the state every month. It was Nadda’s turn tovisit Bengal in December.

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100078 Varun Saggar R/O House No. 40008 GURCHARAN SINGH, known as MOHINDER Sukhjinder Singh Sidhu, I, Jasveen Kaur Alias Jasveen R/O H No 653, Ward No 796/C, 3rd Floor, Block-A, I Mintu S/o Samsher Singh VILLAGE NAUDHRANI, KAUR. R/O V. Budhuwala, P.o. Kaur Taneja D/O. S. Amritpal 0 3 , D a s h m e s h N a g a r, Near Gopalji Mandir, Lake R/o Village Bhusse, Tehsil SANGRUR changed his 900020 K h u k h r a i n , D i s t t . Singh R/O. BC701 New Amritsar Road, Moga I Town, Kolkata-700089. and Distt. Tarntaran have n a m e t o G U R D E E P I , N o . 2 4 9 7 3 3 0 A H AV Kapurthala, Have Changed G r a i n M a r k i t M a n d i C h a g e d M y N a m e Have Changed my Name changed my name from SINGH. Santosh Kumar of 27 Punjab My Name After Marriage Mullanpur Dist. Ludhiana I Shamsher Singh Kansray.From Anjali Malhotra To Mintu to Mandeep Singh. 98726 C/o 56 APO PIN-911927 From Gurleen Kaur To Say To That I Am Knowing 63372Anjali Saggar. Concerned note. I, Sinderpal Kaur W/o have changed my son’s name Gurleen Kaur Sidhu. With The Both Names. I Gurpartap Singh S/O

900027 98728 Gurtej Singh S/o Gurcharan from Srizen Thakur to Srijan 72778 63372 Amarjeet Singh Kansray Singh R/o Vill. Herike, Thakur. I Savita Rani W/O Bhajana I, Amritpal Singh Alias R/O H No 653, Ward No Te h s i l D h u r i , D i s t t . 900020 Ram R/O V. Ladian P.o. Amritpal Singh Taneja S/O. 0 3 , D a s h m e s h N a g a r, Sangrur have changed my I, Sehaj D/o Rakesh Kumar Jandiala P.o. Ladian Distt. S. Raghbir Singh R/O. House Amritsar Road, Moga I name Sinderpal Kaur R/o 19-A, Rani Ka Bagh, Sbs Nagar Have Changed No. 310 New Grain Market C h a g e d M y N a m e Wd/o Satwinder Singh to Amritsar have changed my My Name To Sweeta Rani Mandi Mullanpur Dist. Gurpartap Singh Kansray.S i n d e r p a l K a u r W / o name to Sehaj Kumar. 72778 Ludhiana I Say To That I Am 63372Gurtej Singh. Concerned 900020 I Surname Mahay Given Knowing With The Both I, Ramandeep Kaur D/o N o t e . I, S a t in d e r k a u r a n d R ekha N a m e C h a r a n j i t K a u r Names. Ranjeet Singh R/o Vill: 98726 I, Gurtej W/o Satnam Singh R/o Lived In Belgium Rue 63372 B o w a n i T e h - P a y a l Singh S/o Gurcharan H.No.18, New Gokal Ka Saint Léonard 66. Liège I Lovepreet Singh S/O (Ludhiana) changed my Singh R/o Vill. Herike, B a g h , 1 0 0 F t . R o a d , 4000 Changed My Name Baldev Singh, Vill. Gatti Peer minor son name from Te h s i l D h u r i , D i s t t . A m r i t s a r P u n j a b h a s To Surname Kaur Given Bakhash, Tehsil Shahkot, Jasmeet Singh Jassi to Sangrur have changed my certified that above both Name Charanjit. For All (Jalandhar) Punjab Have Jasmeet Singh.name Gurtej Singh S/o names are mine one and Purposes. C h a n g e d M y N a m e 63372Jarnail Singh S/o Santa same person. 72778 Lovepreet Singh To Navdeep I , Sarabjet Kaur W/O Singh to Gurtej Singh S/o 900020 I Surname Mahay , Given Singh. Jaswinder Singh R/O Vill: Gurcharan Singh S/o I Harvinder Singh S/o Prem Name Harbans Lal Lived 63372 Nangal, Teh-Malerkotla N a r a n j a n S i n g h . Singh R/o H.No.2,Gali No.3 In Belgium Rue Saint I, Jashandeep Singh S/o (Sangrur) Have Changed Concerned Note. Krishna Nagar Tarn Taran Léonard 66. Liège 4000 Jagroop Singh R/o Vill: My Name To Sarabjeet

98726 R o a d A m r i t s a r H a v e Changed My Name To Mansoorwal Kalan Teh-Zira Kaur.I, Prachi Nagpal D/o Changed My Name From Surname Lal Given Name (Ferozepur) changed my 63372Sh.Sanjay Nagpal W/o H a r v i n d e r S i n g h To Harbans For All Purposes. name to Jashandeep Singh I, Jaspinder Singh S/O Pawan Setia R/o 70, Holy Harwinder Singh All 72778 Gill. Jagdeep Singh R/O Gholia City, Paradise, Phase-I, Concerned May Please I, Targeet Kaur Saini W/O 63372 K a l a n ( M o g a ) H a v e Amritsar have changed Note. Sukhwinder Singh Bola I Riya Sayed D/O Mohd. Changed My Name To my name from Prachi 900020 R/O Vi l l . Khurd , Po . Mehraj R/O Gareeb Nagri Jaspinder Singh Gill.Nagpal to Siya Setia. I Vinay Sachdev S/o Naresh Lasara, Teh. Nawanshahr, Eidgah Road Malerkotla 63372

900020 Kumar Sachdeva R/o Jaitu Distt. Sbs Nagar, (Pb.) (Sangrur) . Have Changed I S e e r a t K a t y a l S / O (Faridkot) have changed Have Changed My Name My Name Riya Sayed To Naresh Katyal R/.O H:No m y n a m e t o Vi n a y From Targeet Kaur Saini Riya Sayyed. 4 4 3 7 N a l k a C h o w k Sachdeva. To Tarjeet Kaur Bola 63372 Jagraon Distt Ludhiana

98723 72778 I Mehraj S/O Umardin R/O Have Changed My Name I, Neha Arora W/o Varun I, Jatinder Kumar Alias Gareeb Nagri Eidgah Road To Viren Katyal.Arora R/o.222,Gali No.8, Jatinder Kumar Kad S/o Malerkotla (Sangrur) . Have 63372Guru Amardass Avenue Tilak Raj Kad R/o Ward Changed My Name Mehraj I Shinderpal Kaur W/O Amritsar I Have Changed No. 22, Ram Tirath Road, To Mohd. Mehraj. Jagroop Singh R/O H:No my name Neha Sabharwal Tower wali gali, Opp. 63372 3026 Mohalla Rani Wala to Neha Arora Sekhri House Batala Distt. I Afsha Habib W/O Mohd. K h o o h J a g r a o n D i s t t

72737 Gurdaspur have changed Mehraj R/O Gareeb Nagri Ludhiana Have Changed I, Karanbir Singh S/o my name from Jatinder Eidgah Road Malerkotla My Name To Surinderpal AvtarPal Singh R/o.VPO K u m a r A l i a s J a t i n d e r (Sangrur) . Have Changed My Kaur.P a n d o r i R a n S i n g h Kumar Kad to Jatinder Name Afsha Habib To Afshan 63372T a r n T a r a n I H a v e Kad. Concerned note. Habib. I H a r j i t S i n g h S / O C h a n g e d m y n a m e 10005 63372 D a r s h a n S i n g h R / O K a r a n b i r S i n g h t o I no. JC-273545K Rank I, Satish Kumar S/O Chaman Vi l l a g e S h e i k h u p u r a K a r a n b i r S i n g h Sub Name Manoj Kumar Lal R/O House No. 41, Ward Te h s i l J a g r a o n D i s t t Randhawa. 10 Med Regt. C/o 56 APO No. 3 Jangera Road Ludhiana Have Known By

72737 Ferozepur res iden t o f Ahmedgarh Distt. Sangrur Both Names Harjit Singh I, Karamjit Kaur W/o Village-Magarkhai, Post- have changed my name from And Hajeet Singh.Ravinder Singh Vill . Ba ra , Tehs i l -Zaman ia , Satish Kumar to Satish Kumar 63372Uggar Aulakh Tehsil Distt.-Ghazipur, (UP), Pin- Badhan.Ajnala Amritsar Have 232325 have change my 63372Changed my name to son Name from Hemanta I, Parmjit @ Paramjit Kaur W/o Karamjeet Kaur Kumar Yadav to Hemant Satish Kumar Badhan R/o

72737 Kumar vide affidavit dated House No. 41 Ward No. 3 I, Army No.15489645P 11-12-2020 before Notary Jangera Road Ahmedgarh r a n k L D C h a u h a n Public at Ferozepur . Distt. Sangrur have changed Dharmesh Kumar Nagin 900023 my name from Parmjit @ Bhai S/o Nagin Bhai I , Pr i t i Bai W/O Sh. Paramjit Kaur to Paramjit Kaur R/o.44 Armd Regt C/o.56 Naveen Jati Aahir R/O Badhan.APO India declare that in Village Jasawash Tehsil 63372my army record my father A n d D i s t r i c t . I , Seema Sandhu W/o name is mentioned as Mehendergarh Declare Hargurpreet Singh R/o H.No. Nag in Bha i bu t h i s That In Records Of Dob 13 Kiran Vihar Ext.-B Dad Correct name is Nagin C e r t i f i c a t e s Wr o n g l y (Ludhiana) changed my name Bhai Chauhan. vide Mention Preety Bai But from Seema Rani to Seema affidavit No.AN 532135 Actual Name Is Priti Bai Sandhu.dated on 11-12-2020 And Dob Is 01.02.2002. All 63372

72737 Concerned Please Noted. I, Harjinder Singh Dhanoa S/o I, Army No.15489645P 98765 Gurnam Singh Vpo. Mullanpur r a n k L D C h a u h a n I, Mohan Singh Brar S/O Distt Ludhiana have changed Dharmesh Kumar Nagin Rood Singh R/O Village my name to Harjinder Singh.Bhai S/o Nagin Bhai Husner Teh. Gidderbaha 63372R/o.44 Armd Regt C/o.56 (Sri Muktsar Sahib) Have I, Sarabjit Kaur Dhanoa W/o APO India declare that in Changed My Name To H a r j i n d e r S i n g h V p o . my army record my Mohan Singh. Mullanpur Distt Ludhiana have Mother name is mentioned 63372 changed my name to Sarabjit as Bhavana Ben but her I , Ravinder Singh S/o Kaur.C o r r e c t n a m e i s Jasveer Singh R/o Village 63372BhavanaBen Chauhan. Sheikh Gidderbaha (Sri I, Sukhjit Kaur W/o Gurjeet vide affidavit No.AN M u k t s a r S a h i b ) H a v e Singh Gill R/o Vill: Khasi 532136 dated on 11-12- Changed My Name To Kalan changed my name to 2020 Ravinder Singh Rai. Sukhjit Kaur Gill.

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I t I s F o r G e n e r a l Information That I, Jagmeet Singh S/O Buta Singh Residing At Village Sheikh, P O C h h a t e a n a Te h . Giddarbaha Dis t . Sr i Muktsar Sahib Pin Code 152031 Declare That Name Of Mine Has Been Wrongly Written As Jagmeet Singh Chahal In My Passport No. G1562631. The Actual Name Of Mine Is Jagmeet Singh Respectively Which M a y B e A m e n d e d Accordingly. It Is Certified That I Have Complied With Other Legal Requirements In This Connection.

63372I Hardeep Kaur Dhanwa W/O Sukhminder Singh Dhanwa Holder Of Indian Passport No. J0819225 Issued At Chandigarh On 03-06-2010 Permanent Resident VPO Pandori, Distt Ludhiana, Punjab, I n d i a A n d P r e s e n t l y Residing At 530 Castlebury Meadows DR. Winnipeg. MB. R2R2X6 Canada. Do Hereby Change My Last Name From Hardeep Kaur Dhanwa To Hardeep Kaur Dhanoa With Immediate Effect.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIt Is Brought To Public’s Notice That Original Sale Deedswasika Nos. 6855 Dt. 14/3/1973 & 16918 Dt. 8/10/1993 In Favour Of Hans Raj S/O Sh. Fakir Chand Has Been Lost & A DDR Having SR No. 91403/2020 Regarding The Same Has Been Lodged In PSOC, Jodhewal, Ludhiana. It Is Not Mortgaged With Any Bank Or Financial Institution, If Anybody Has Any Objection Regarding The Same Or Any Other Objection Relating To The Said Sale Deed, May Respond/ Raise Objection Within 7 Days. After The Expiry Of The Stipulated Time, No Claim Shall Be Entitled Regarding Any Charge Or Lien Of Any Bank Or Financial Institution. M.C. No. B-24-3708 Cum Plot No. 281, Measuring 100 Sq. Yds., Khasra No. 246, Village Tarafsaidan, Ludhiana.

Contact: Pankaj Goyal (Advocate)Off. 0161-2921243

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PUBLIC NOTICEIt Is Brought To Public’s Notice That Original Sale Deed Wasika No. 2968 Dt. 15/05/2007 In Favour Of Raj Kumar S/O Sh. Prem Chand & D.C. Pal S/O Sh. Prem Chand Has Been Lost & A DDR Having SR No. 91817/2020 Regarding The Same Has Been Lodged In PSOC, Div. No. 2, Ludhiana. It Is Not Mortgaged With Any Bank Or Financial Institution, If Anybody Has Any Objection Regarding The Same Or Any Other Objection Relating To The Said Sale Deed, May Respond/ Raise Objection Within 7 Days. After The Expiry Of The Stipulated Time, No Claim Shall Be Entitled Regarding Any Charge Or Lien Of Any Bank Or Financial Institution. M.C No. B-4-238 (Old) &B-4-1537 (New), Measuring 100 Sq. Yds., Situated At Moh. Bandiya Near Moh. Kaziya, Ludhiana.

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I, Sita rani W/o Kamal Dev R/o HL 20 Phase 7, Sector 61, Mohali declared that my son Harsh Dhiman, his wife Rekha Dhiman and their son Advitya Dhiman are out of my control. So that I disown them from my all moveable and immoveable properties. If anybody deals with them shall do so at his own risk and responsibility

60016I, Parshotam Dass Sharma S/o Jagan Nath Sharma R/o H. No. 366, St. No. 12, Nai Abadi, Badi Pauri, Abohar, Now residing at house no. 65, st. no. 3, Matro colony, Abohar, Tehsil: Abohar, Distt: Fazilka (Punjab), declare That my son Gyan Parkash alias Giani is Out Of My Control. So, I Disown And Debar Them From My All Moveable/Immovable Properties. If Anybody Deals With Them, Shall Do At Their Own Risk In Future.

400015I, Army No. 4486677Y, Ex-Rect, Sandeep Singh R/o St.No. 8 Dashmesh Nagar, Near Jaure Pul, Mehraj Road, Rampura Phul, Teh-Phul Distt. Bathinda, Punjab, inform all that Manpreet Kaur is my real and legally wedded wife, her DOB is 25-12-1989. Adhar No. 2487-9819-0016, Noorjot Kaur is my real daughter her DOB is 22-11-2011. Adhar Card No. 2719-3714-4040, Manindejot Singh is my real son her DOB is 08-03-2014, Adhar Card No. 5349-1058-1596.

63372 I, Sahab Din S/o Abdula R/o Mohalla Khushal Basti Mana Road Malerkotla (Sangrur) declare that my son Hakam Ali (married) is out of my control. So I disown with him f r o m m y moveable / immoveable property. If anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

63372I, Jasbir Singh S/o Pritam Singh R/o H.No.104 Nivedita Park, Sapa Raipur, Ward-15 South Bengal Hall Vasi Rasulpur Mallha Tehsil Jagraon Distt Ludhiana, dec la re tha t my son Prabhdeep Singh and his wife Hardeep Kaur Garch are out of my control. So i disown w i t h t h e m f r o m m y moveable / immoveable property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

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I, No. 3962126 Ex Sep. Gian Chand S/o Late: Bhoda Ram Village Bari P o . R a j w a l T e h -Mukerian (Hoshiarpur) Pb. Declare that in my army record my wife’s name Shanti Devi has been written wrongly. Actually her name is Shanti Kumari as per her Aadhar Card and Pan Card records.

63372I, Pooja D/o Daljit Singh h o l d e r o f I n d i a n Passport No. N5829362, issued at India on 26-12-2 0 1 5 , p e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n t o f C i t y P h a g w a r a D i s t t . Kapurthala, India and present ly residing at 1 2 7 5 7 9 6 A v e n u e , Surrey, BC V3V 1X7, C a n a d a d o h e r e b y change my name from Pooja to Pooja Saroya, with immediate effect.

63372I No. 3996631W Ex.Hav Sushil Kumar S/O Sham Singh Village Behbowal C h h a n i a n P O N a g a l Bihalan Tehsil Dasuya Distt. Hoshiarpur Have Changed My Children’s N a m e F r o m M a n d i p Manhas To Mandeep Singh Manhas (Son), U p a s n a M a n h a s To U p a s a n a M a n h a s ( D a u g h t e r ) , A r d h a n a Manhas To Aradhana M a n h a s ( D a u g h t e r ) . Concerned Note.

63372I , S e r v i c e N o . 4478552M Rank L/Hav Name Jagroop Singh Unit 168 INF BDE C/o 5 6 A P O d o h e r e b y declare that my wife name has been wrongly written in my service records as Sirmanjeet Kaur instead of correct my wife name as Simranjeet Kaur. Its needs correction if any may be conveyed to c o n c e r n e d a u t h o r i t y within seven days.

63372I, Sarabjit Kaur widow of Satnam Singh R/o Vill: Kamal Wala Teh & Distt. Fazilka declare that in my husband discharge book my son name entered wrongly Yashdip Singh. But my son correct name is Yashdeep Singh all concerned note.

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LOST & FOUNDI Pawan kumar s/o Mukandi lal, 350, New Model C o l o n y, N a r a i n g a r h (Ambala).that Recipt no 0460166 Dated 31.3.2011 of plot no 255, Ansal town , Yamunanagar of Rs 81028/-. H a s b e e n l o s t o n 1.12.2020.

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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

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HANSI, DEC 11 (MANMOHAN SHARMA) . As per the direction of Manmohan Sharma Superintendent of Police, while preventing crimes, the Sadar police arrested an accused in a case of firing. The arrested accused was identified as Sanjay alias Karo son of Ramesh, a resident of Sisai Kali Ravan. In July 2020, who opened fire in front of Rohit's house and wine shop, who is a resident of Sisai. In this case, sadar police took the accused Sanjay from Hisar Jail on production warrant and recovered from him the motorcycle No. HR-20- 8022 used in the incident. The weapon used in the incident has already been recovered from the accused, who has been arrested and sent to jail by presenting in the court. In another case, Khedi Chaupata police under Narnaud police station arrested an accused for kidnapping and snatching gold chains and rings. The arrested accused was identified as Sukhwinder alias Monu son of Satanarayan resident of Khedi Jalab, who in September 2020, along with his teammates, snatched a gold chain and ring by hurling caste related abuses and beating up Anil Hansi of Jind. Two rings of gold and the baton used in the assault have been recovered from the possession of the accused and he has been presented in the court and sent to jail.

One arrested for firing in Sisai

YAMUNANAGAR, DEC 11 ( ): Women and Child Development Department of Haryana Panchkula will give awards to the girls doing excellent work at the state level. While giving information regarding this, Program Officer of Women and Child Department, Renu Chawla told that every year, girls are honored for boosting their morale. For this, their applications can be submitted to the District Program Officer, and the girls will be honored on selected applications. On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, the girls who have done excellent work in the district will be awarded cash prizes at the state level on 24-01-2021. Renu, Program Officer of Women and Child Department, said that for information related to the application, the Women and Child Development Department Yamunanagar, near Guru Arjun Nagar Gurdwara, Jagadhri 135003 Haryana can be contacted. Email ID is dpoynr.wcd@gmail.com and Phone number -

01732-237050. She informed that for this, in the district Yamunanagar, applications can be sent by 18-12-2020 in the office of the District Program Officer Women and Child Development Department at the district level by girls doing excellent work in various social subjects, field of education, plantation, health, media and literature.

SUSHIL PANDIT CHANDIGARH, DEC 11: Empower – an state. Another option being given is relocation to NGO for Special Children and few other NGOs' Sec 42 stadium, but here too many areas are along-with wheelchair cricketers from the inaccessible for the physically challenged Wheelchair Cricket Society, held a players. It is to be noted that the administration demonstration in Sector 17 against the move of has decided to convert the Cheshire Home into a Social Welfare Department of Chandigarh home for the mentally ill without taking any of Administration to relocate wheelchair cricketers the stakeholders into confidence. Veer Sandhu, staying at Cheshire Home, Sec 21 , here. The Captain, Punjab wheelchair cricket team , who is department is mulling sending these wheelchair also a member of the Indian wheelchair cricket cricketers who have brought multiple accolades team said, “We have been asked to shift to EWS at the national and international level too from Flats in Maloya at a monthly rent of Rs 3000, their consent and proper facilities - the Sector 21A to EWS Colony, Maloya, without excluding the water and electricity bills.accommodation in Maloya is in a dilapidated

Girls will be honoured for excellent work : Renu Chawla Wheelchair cricketers protest against relocation

e-work in Offices tostart on GoodGovernance DayKARNAL: City Magistrate Vijaya Maliksaid in a video conference of the projectdirector CMGGA Rakesh Gupta from theheadquarters on Friday about the suc-cessful implementation of the e-officeproject that the work of most of the of-fices of the district is going online and OnDecember 25, Good Governance Day,the online process of work of all officeswill start. After this, movement of physicalfile or paper will not be allowed in any of-fice. If anyone is found to be doing this,then legal proceedings will be implement-ed against him. Giving information aboute-office, he said that e-office project isbeing launched with the objective ofbringing transparency in governmentwork, giving good governance and pre-venting corruption.This is the mission mode project of ChiefMinister Manohar Lal, in which no officeror employee should be negligent. Withthe implementation of e-office projects,the clerk to the head of the departmentwill have to work online. Mail ID will becreated in the name of all officers andemployees of the office.

Youth arrested with smackKARNAL: The Police arrested a youthfrom village Chaugama with a smack,while keeping a check on drugs. The po-lice had received secret information inthis regard, on the basis of which the ac-cused Amrit Pal, resident of Chaugamavillage, was arrested. 15 grams of smackwere recovered on taking the search inrespect of which a case was registeredagainst the accused in Police Station As-sandh. During the interrogation, the ac-cused revealed the purchase of smackfrom Kalu Vasi village Chaugama. Thepolice will present the accused in courtand take him on remand. During the re-mand, the accused will be intensivelyquestioned and another accused Kaluwill also be arrested.

Adults must get voterscard made by Dec 15KARNAL: Deputy Commissioner andDistrict Election Officer Nishant KumarYadav said that by assuming qualificationdate on January 1, 2021, a person whohas completed the age of 18 years in thedistrict must have a voter card made.The process of making such cards willcontinue till December 15. You can goand get your voter card. The final publi-cation of the voting list will be on 15 Jan-uary. The brief re-inspection of voter lists2021 is in progress. The initial publicationof the voter list of all the assembly con-stituencies of the district was started from16 November. Ineligible voters can gettheir name removed from the voter list byfilling form number 7 and form number 8can be filled for any inaccuracy. On spe-cial dates on Saturday and Sunday 12and 13 December, the concerned BLOwill stay at their polling booth and receiveclaims and objections.

Farmers to gather atBastda toll tax plazaKARNAL: The Indian Farmers Union willgather on Saturday at the Basatada tollplaza in support of the farmers. In ameeting held at Karna Park, BKU youthleader Bhupinder Singh Ladi said that inorder to give more momentum to thepeasant movement on the call of farmergroups, Basatada Toll Plaza will be keptopen on Saturday, 12 December and ve-hicles should not be charged toll tax. An-grez Singh Pannu said that the peasantmovement is going on in a very peacefulmanner but the Bharatiya Janata Partygovernment is not ready to accept the le-gitimate demands of the farmers, due towhich now the peasant movement willnow be given a new direction so that theBJP government, which has passedthree agriculture laws, must be forced tocancel it. The farmers were requestedthat this movement must be completelypeaceful. Amanjeet Singh Bansa, Re-sham Singh, Navjot Singh Sandhu,Narendra Sandhu, Lakhvinder SinghNaukharia, Jagtar Singh Naukharia, An-tarpreet Singh Kalo, Sukhdev Singh, Nir-mal Singh Mandyalia, Joga Singh werepresent on the occasion.

46 Corona casesfound in KarnalKARNAL: 46 more Corona Positivescases have been found in the district onFriday. These include 14 cases from anti-gen test and 32 cases from RTPCR. OnFriday, 44 patients recovered. Accordingto the report of the Civil Surgeon, DeputyCommissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav atotal of 134872 persons suspected ofCoronavirus infection have been found inthe district so far, out of which 125259 re-ports have been negative and 10271cases are positive, out of which 142 pa-tients have died, 478 are active and 9651patients have recovered and gone backhome. The Deputy Commissioner askedthe villagers to go out only if there issome necessary work, use masks, takecare of social distancing and keep sani-tising themselves constantly.

Dr Ashok’s life dedicatedto blood donationKARNAL: Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma, whohas been serving in the field of blood do-nation for years, has once again donethe pious work of saving the lives of peo-ple by giving them platelets. He has notonly been donating blood himself for thelast 31 years, but has also launched acampaign for awareness of blood dona-tion that a wave of awareness ran inNorth India. He himself has donatedblood 134 times, giving platelets 59times. His entire family donates blood.He has organiSed 313 voluntary blooddonation camps and has provided bloodto about 40,000 people. Dr. Ashok KumarVerma, working in the Police Departmentwas awarded the President's PoliceMedal for Police Services.He has been awarded a gold medal inthe field of blood donation. For other so-cial work, he has been several times atmany big forums.

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3HARYANAConsumers made aware through online lectureSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: On behalf of the Commerce Association of Dyal Singh College organised an on-line extension lecture on empowering consumers in the global world through Cisco WEX.The lecturer was Associate Professor Dr. Sheetal Kapoor from Kamla Nehru College, DelhiUniversity. Principal Dr. Chander Shekhar welcomed the speaker of the session. Later Dr.Mukta Jain, Head of Department of Commerce introduced the theme of the lecture to the par-ticipants. Moving forward with the session, Dr. Sheetal Kapoor gave his useful views on vari-ous topics such as consumer rights, consumer awareness, problems faced by consumersand their possible solutions, mandating e-commerce guidelines under CPA, etc. Shared. Dr.Dimple Khosla, President of the Federation of Commerce, proposed a vote of thanks.YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 11

Taking cognizanceof complaints re-garding negligentofficers raised onthe C.M. Window,suspension ordersof six officers andemployees, includ-ing a Naib Tehsildarand BDO were is-sued today.

The orders were issued on the di-rections of the Chief Minister, Mr.Manohar Lal by Project Director,Chief Minister's Good GovernanceAssociates Programme, Mr. RakeshGupta and OSD to Chief Minister, Mr.Bhupeshwar Dayal during a reviewmeeting of C.M. Window, Social Me-dia Grievances Tracker (SMGT) heretoday.

Mr. Rakesh Gupta said that theChief Minister has given strict in-structions towards zero-tolerance to-wards corruption in the State.

During the review meeting, theSuperintendent of Police of Panipatwas directed to constitute a SpecialTeam to arrest the Sarpanch, RairKalan village in Panipat district. Thesaid Sarpanch is absconding aftercommitting an embezzlement of Rs1.87 crore from the Panchayati Fund.In another case of misappropriation ofPanchayati Funds in Mewat, to thetune of Rs. 1.60 crore was withdrawnon the basis of fake documents. Im-

mediate action was taken when thematter came to the notice of the ChiefMinister wherein suspension orders ofthe BDO Amit Kumar and the thenPanchayat Secretary were issued anddirections to register an FIR againstthem were also given.

In another matter wherein the of-ficer was unable to respond to thequeries made during the meeting, Mr.Rakesh Gupta issued suspension or-ders of Rishi Dangi, the Nodal Officerof CM Window of Panchayati Raj De-partment, with immediate effect. Hefurther issued instructions to appointan HCS officer as the nodal officer forCM Window for the Department in hisplace.

Besides, strict disciplinary pro-ceedings were initiated against thethen Executive Officer, MunicipalCouncil B.N. Bharti (retired), for be-ing hand in glove with a builder for il-legal acquisition of PWD land in Nar-

naul, Mahendragarh. The then Build-ing Inspector Bhim Singh was alsosuspended with immediate effect.

In a complaint regarding corrup-tion allegations against officer of theCooperation Department, InspectorAmit Kumar working in Karnal dis-trict has also been suspended. The saidinspector in connivance with his rela-tives had set up a bogus society. Thesesocieties were duping people by creat-ing fake ID cards using governmentlogos. Thus, strict proceedings havealso been ordered against InspectorAmit Kumar.

Taking strict action against, NaibTehsildar, Shivraj Singh for his ap-pointment on the basis of forged doc-uments, orders were issued to registertwo FIRs against him in two separatecases and his suspension orders wereissued with immediate effect. In thesecond case, false NOC was issued foracquisition of government land.

Six officers including BDOsuspended for negligence

Eight HUDA employees chagesheetedCHANDIGARH: Taking strict action against eight officers of Haryana Urban Develop-ment Authority (HUDA) was taken as the Chief Minister has directed to chargesheetthem on the basis of a complaint made by a Panchkula-based resident on the Twitterhandle of the Chief Minister.A news report was shared in this regard by Ramesh Goyat on the Twitter handle of CM(@cmohry) which came to light during the review meeting of C.M. Window here today.The complaint was regarding use of poor quality material by Haryana Urban Develop-ment Authority (HUDA), Panchkula, in connivance with the contractors, for constructionof roads in sectors across Ghaggar River in Panchkula. It was stated in the complaintthat due to the connivance of the officers of the Department corruption to the tune ofcrores of rupees has been committed and this has been viewed seriously by the Stategovernment.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, DEC 11

The International ExcellenceAward honours ceremonywill be organised by the AntiCorruption Foundation of In-dia and Human Rights Inter-national Federation on Sun-day 20 December, for which ameeting was organised underthe chairmanship of NationalPresident Narendra Arora. Onthis occasion, Haryana StateConvenor Praveen Gargreached the meeting alongwith his wife, where he washonoured with a memento byNarendra Arora. On the occa-sion, Narendra Arora said thatthe Anti-Corruption Founda-tion of India in collaborationwith the Human Rights Inter-national Federation will or-ganise a grand ceremony ofInternational ExcellenceAward honours dedicated tothe eradication of corruptionawareness and human rightsat the Deventure Hotel Karnal

on December 20.He said that in this spe-

cial event, famous film andTV star Rakesh Bedi will at-tend as the chief guest andfilm actress and model An-shu Varshney will attend asthe most special guest. Hesaid that on this occasion, theofficials of the great person-alities and Anti CorruptionFoundation of India, who aremaking their name in differ-ent areas of different states ofthe country, who are doing

special work for the eradica-tion of graft awareness andthe officials of the HumanRights International Federa-tion for Human Rights Areworking will be awarded theInternational ExcellenceAward. Narendra Arora saidthat the Anti CorruptionFoundation of India is doingspecial work for the eradica-tion of corruption and Hu-man Rights InternationalFederation for HumanRights.

Great personalities tobe honoured

MLA solves problem of poor roadROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Poor road has been a problem for the resi-dents. The drivers were crashing day by day due to thepoor condition of the entry road in Taraori, located on theindustrial area Taraori-GT Road. Apart from this, damagewas also done to vehicles. The condition of the slip entryroad from Takhana Colony to Gaushala was in shamblesin which very big pits had been built. When the problemsof the driver came to the knowledge of MLA DharampalGondar, he took action. MLA Dharampal Gondar took im-mediate notice of the problem and directed the officials tofix this road. The road work started after the MLA's assur-ance. The crumbling road is now being repaired with theefforts of MLA Dharampal Gondar. Activists of MLA as wellas vehicle drivers, users and social organisations thankedMLA Dharampal Gondar for getting rid of the problem. Anew road has been made from Takhana Colony toGaushala on Taraori GT Road due to which the drivershave now got rid of the problem.On the other hand, Axion Gurvinder Singh of the Depart-ment of Irrigation told reporters that the work on this landhas been stopped and the municipality started work herewithout taking spot. He said that by writing a letter, the mu-nicipality has been asked to take the mark, if the entireland of irrigations comes out in the spot, then NAPA Parkor any other work will not be done on it.

Meena Chauhan inspectsRavidasia Chaupal

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: District Council member Meena Chauhan Rai-son inspected the under-construction Ravidasia Chaupalin village Budehra. During this, she instructed the contrac-tor working on Moké to do the work on time keeping inmind the quality of the construction work. There was apending demand of the people of Ravidassia community invillage Puranihada, which the villagers had been keepingfor a long time. District Council member Meena ChauhanRaison has completed the work by giving a grant of 4lakhs from her councilor's fund. On this occasion, ZillaParishad member Meena Chauhan said that their main ob-jective is that every class has been able to complete prop-er and feasible work as per their requirement. Therefore,this grant has been given for the construction of this build-ing. The dignitaries present on the occasion praised thegood works of Zilla Parishad member Meena Chauhanand thanked them. Former sarpanch Prem Singh and Sul-tan Singh, other members of Guru Ravidas Sabha werepresent on the occasion.

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, DEC 11

State convenor of CongressMinority Cell, Munish ParvezRana said that the farmer isAnnadata, a donor, a land-lord, but due to the wrongpolicies of the central govern-ment and the implementationof three ordinances, thefarmer of the country is suf-fering in the streets in coldnights, but the government issilent. Despite 14 days offarmer agitation in Delhi, thefarmers have not received anyconcrete assurance from thecentral government. He saidthat the central governmentshould talk to the farmers andsolve their problems as soonas possible. State Convenorof Congress Minority Cell,Munish Parvez Rana wastalking to journalists at his of-

fice in Taraori Grain Mandi.Rana said that when the farm-ers' organisations across thecountry are opposing thethree ordinances, the centralgovernment should withdrawthese three ordinances. Ranasaid that with the BharatiyaJanata Party government,not only the state but thecountry's people have losttheir attachment. If elec-tions are held, BJP's reign

will be cleared from allover the country. He saidthat during the tenure of theBJP government at the cen-ter, people ranging frommerchant class, farmer la-borers and shopkeepers togeneral class were alsofrustrated. He said that theCentral Government shouldwithdraw these three lawsfor the benefit of the farm-ers.

Farmers sufferingunder open sky: Rana

Pending cases to beresolved soon: SP

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, DEC11

Superintendent of PoliceKurukshetra, HimanshuGarg, after taking over thecharge of Superintendentof Police Kurukshetra,held a meeting with jour-nalists for the first time.During the conversationwith journalists, Himanshu said that our priority will be to lis-ten to people and redress them. In any case, the investigationwill not be allowed to be pending without any reason. He saidthat all the gazetted officers of the district have been ordered tocheck the files of cases pending for a year or more and get themresolved at the earliest.

Apart from this, information related to the complaint willbe obtained from the complainant. Are you satisfied with thework of the police or not? This work has also been started inthe district. Work will also be done to fix the traffic system inthe district Kurukshetra. There are many complaints of drugsin Kurukshetra. The police are working on that too. DurgaShakti of the district will be appointed at such places wherecrimes against women are likely to happen, so that they can bechecked. Himanshu Garg also informed that on women ex-ploitation and flesh trade in the district, strong efforts will alsobe made to curb these under which activities of Durga Shaktiwill be increased in those areas.

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, DECEMBER 11

Vacant irrigation land by the side ofthe power house in Shahabad is beingcaptured by some people. The vacant7 kanal 16 marle lands which formerMLA Anil Dhantori has termed is be-ing occupied illegally. He wrote a let-ter to SDM Dr. Kiran Singh demand-ed action against the occupiers. Dhan-tori said that by making illegal con-struction here, they are conspiring totake possession of this Hooda's landby occupying it. At the same time, themunicipal administration said that thisland is not for irrigation but instead ofHooda, on which MC has started thework of building a park.

During a press conference at therest house on Friday, former MLAAnil said that the illegal land is beingtried to be occupied by building on the

irrigation land. He said that he reachedthe spot and called Deputy Commis-sioner Sharandeep Brar and XENGurvinder Singh of the Irrigation De-

partment in this regard. Taking the ac-tion, the administration stopped theongoing work with immediate effectand the labour engaged there said thatthey are working to build a park hereon the instructions of MC. The MLAsaid that no one can seize governmentland in this way and the matter will beopposed.

He said that the political secretaryto the Chief Minister and Sports Min-ister should get the matter investigat-ed so that no one can occupy the landillegally. On the other hand, XENGurvinder Singh of the Department ofIrrigation told reporters that the workon this land has been stopped and themunicipality had started work herewithout.

Devotees to Pak gurdwara must applySHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Indian pilgrims have been invited in advance by the government for the proposedvisit to the gurdwaras in Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi festival in April. Deputy Com-missioner, Karnal Nishant Kumar Yadav, while giving information in this regard, said that ap-plications are made in advance from 4, and a half months on behalf of devotees / groups willingto visit Gurdwaras in Pakistan. He informed that the applications received will be sent to the gov-ernment for further necessary action. Before sending, the details of the applications will be sentto the Superintendent of Police for verification in which the past life or antecedents of the per-son concerned is examined. He informed that a proforma has been prescribed for all such appli-cations to be sent, so on this basis, interested devotees or pilgrims must give all the above in-formation in their application.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, DEC 11

On Friday, doctors went on aday-long symbolic strike inKarnal. Doctors were protest-ing under the banner of IMAagainst allowing BMS doc-tors to perform surgery. Theysubmitted a memorandum tothe SDM in the name of thePrime Minister and demand-ed the government to with-draw the decision. In fact, thestrike was announced by theIndian Medical Association inprotest against the govern-ment’s decision. The govern-ment has allowed post gradu-ate doctors of Ayurveda toperform surgery, but the IMA

is opposing the government'sdecision.

IMA President Dr. ArunGoel, Secretary Dr. Rajat Mi-mani today presented a mem-orandum to the Prime Minis-ter of India, Narendra Modi,to SDM Ayush Sinha inwhich this law has been de-manded to be scrapped with

immediate effect. He said thatin this symbolic strike, OPDservices were stopped from 6am to 6 pm in all private hos-pitals. On this occasion, allthe members of the associa-tion Dr. Parveen Gupta, Dr.Megha Bansal, Dr. MSBhambha, Dr. GaganKaushal, Dr. Sanjay Khanna,

Dr. OP Miglani, Dr. VineetBhai, Dr. Salil Gupta, Dr.Sunil Mittal, Dr. Arvind Bhaiand Dr. Gaurav Sachdeva etc.were present.The IMA said itwas not against Ayurveda, butagainst Ayurveda's right tosurgery, according to Dr.Goyal. He said that Ayurvedais capable in itself, we are notagainst Ayurveda but againsttheir right to perform Ayurve-da surgery. This will greatlyharm all the doctors workingin the allopathy sector and thegeneral public. Their protestagainst this decision of thegovernment will continue.The government should im-mediately take this decisionback.

IMA doctors on strike to protest govts decisionISHIKA THAKUR KURUKSHETRA, DEC 11

MP Nayab Singh Saini said that after theCorona period, the authorities will nowhave to focus fully on the developmentwork. All the development works underthe schemes and projects are pending inthis district, all the development workswill have to be worked on a fast pace anda list of the works that have been complet-ed, should be prepared, so that these workscan be completed and dedicated to thepublic. All the officers in this districtshould work with mutual hard work andhonesty, so that the common man can getthe benefits of the government's schemes.In this case, even the slightest negligencewill not be tolerated.

MP Nayab Singh Saini was addressinga meeting of District Development Coor-

dination and Monitoring Committee(Disha) on Friday in the auditorium ofPanchayat Bhawan. Saini, after seeing andbrainstorming the progress report of vari-ous departments, said that special attentionneeds to be given to cleanliness in the year2020-21. The urban and rural areas of thisdistrict will have to be completely clean.113 solid waste management projects areto be set up in this district and 64.58 lakhrupees will be spent on these projects fromSBM and Rs 27.68 lakh from GP Fund.Community toilets will also be built in ru-ral areas of this district.

Development work stalled in Kurukshetra shouldbe done expeditiously : Nayab Singh Saini

‘Efforts made to grab vacant land’

4NO ONE HAS EVER LOVED ANYONE THE WAY

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE LOVED.

MIGNON MCLAUGHLIN

WISDOM OUTWEIGHS ANY WEALTH.

SOPHOCLES

After a meeting with Union home minister AmitShah on Tuesday following a sudden and late in-vitation, and considering the government’s pro-

posals advanced through a 20- page note, the protestingfarmers have announced intensification of their agita-tion. The protest is already a fortnight old. The new ele-ment in it is that it threatens to engulf the entire country,not just the borders of the national capital with Haryanaleading on to Punjab, which has emerged as the epicen-tre of the dissatisfactions.This is suggested in the programme announced by a co-ordination committee of the dozens of farmers’ bodiesfrom across the country. This plan visualises demonstra-tions at district headquarters across India, taking overtoll plazas nationwide, in measured steps blocking entryby road to the national capital, and protesting at the doorof all BJP MLAs, MPs, and ministers.From being seen as a movement of Punjab farmers to be-gin with, it is the allIndia profile of the movement thathas now emerged. This is a clear rebuff of the home min-ister who had invited only 13 of the many more farmerorganisations for talks last Tuesday, excluding in fact thelargest farmers’ union of Punjab, giving rise to specula-tion that, at one level, the effort was to sow seeds of dis-cord among protesters.Five representatives of Opposition parties led by Con-gress leader Rahul Gandhi, and including NCP chiefSharad Pawar, and leaders of CPI( M), CPI and theDMK, called on President Ram Nath Kovind to submita memorandum in support of the farmers’ demands, andlater addressed the media to publicise their endorsement.While the farmers have not called for the support of po-litical parties, the backing given to them by these entitiescan only impart operational resilience and muscle to anyfuture deepening of a planned nationwide protest. More-over, in the forum of Parliament, it is parties that repre-sent various sections of the people, not associations andunions of occupation or trade groups. It is open to thegovernment to appreciate that the linking of politicalparties brings on a new dimension, making it prudent tooffer serious political conciliation. If not, the country isstaring at serious economic dislocations and an atmos-phere of confrontation and mistrust in the body politic.

Farmers’ standoffhas a few lessons

for govt

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020

Editorial

Literature & HealthNew treatment in development

for irritable bowel syndromeAs rapid-release, cramp-inducing

doses of chenodeoxycholic acid(CDC) have previously shown

promise in treating constipation, but fur-ther development has been hampered bythe abdominal pain associated with thesudden release of CDC--in preclinicalstudies. A team of researchers devised aplan to deliver CDC in a bilayered cap-sule, finding that this mode of deliverycould decrease colon cramping and thusproduce a better patient experience.

In preclinical studies, researchers atBrigham and Women's Hospital and theMassachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)the team found evidence that thisbilayered delivery system has the poten-tial to reduce cramping and provide con-stipation relief. Findings are published inClinical and Translational Gastroenterol-ogy.

"We know bile acids are capable ofhelping with motility, but what has beenattempted in the past is giving a bolus -- aboatload of bile acid all at once. Thismanifests in increased bowel movements,but also pain," said Giovanni Traverso,MD, PhD, of the Brigham's Division ofGastroenterology, Hepatology and En-doscopy and the Department of Mechan-ical Engineering at MIT. "Could we takethis endogenous, natural product and de-liver it in a way that overcomes this riskof contractions?" The liver produces bileacids to aid in the digestive process, reg-ulating intestinal motility, fluid home-ostasis, and humoral activity. Bile acids,such as pro-motility CDC, have been pre-

viously studied in patients for their pro-motility effects and recognized to en-hance water ingression and bowel motili-ty. The challenge has been how to admin-ister these in ways that minimize potentialside effects; to accomplish this, re-searchers developed a bilayered deliverysystem.

The bilayered delivery mechanismwas tested in swine models for half-life,colon cramping and whether it caused asimilar dosage spike to single-layered de-livery. Immediate release of the pill's sur-face layer established a healthy local con-centration of CDC, which in turn offeredenough colonic fluid to initiate the pill'ssecond, slower-release layer of CDC.This biphasic release of CDC establisheda low-dose, long-lasting presence of bileacid over time, avoiding the dosage spikeand decreasing cramping.

Several important limitations exist forthis study, including lack of similar stud-ies for comparison and shortcomings ofthe swine model; the team was not able tomeasure levels of abdominal pain in theswine model, and only rectal contractionswere measured, as opposed to a fullcolonic evaluation.

Within the next 18 months, clinicaltrials will begin for the bilayered deliveryof CDC to IBS-C patients, with pill pro-duction regulated by the team's newlyfounded Bilayer Therapeutics. Traversoenvisions applications for this therapeuticfar beyond IBS-C. Bile acids are involvedin metabolic diseases, including diabetesand liver cytopathy.

After rescuing "theworld's loneliest ele-phant" from Pakistan,

American singer Cher isnow attempting to rehomeBua Noi, a gorilla who hasspent the last 30 years be-hind bars above a Bangkokshopping mall. According toanimal rights group PETAAsia, Bua Noi was capturedas a baby and taken to PataZoo, a small rooftop zoo,which has imprisoned ani-mals in "abysmal condi-tions" since the 1980s, whilenumerous of the establish-ment on TripAdvisor refer tothe zoo as an "animal hell,"reported Washington Post.

She is the only gorilla inThailand after her mate diedmany years ago. Pata Zoohas also been branded as'one of the saddest places inthe world' by the animal or-ganisation, which called forthe facility to be closeddown after an investigationthis year found the animalslanguishing in concrete cellswith no physical or mentalstimulation.

On December 5, Cherwrote to Thailand's environ-ment minister, Varawut Sil-pa-archa, and asked him tohelp her with her mission torelease the gorilla.

In the document, she ex-pressed deep concern overthe living conditions of the

gorilla and other animals be-ing kept in the zoo, and saidthat her animal charity or-ganisation - Free The Wild -has teamed up with AspinallFoundation, a British charityfor wildlife conservation, tosecure a sanctuary for theanimals at no expense to the

zoo's owner or the Thai gov-ernment. The singer said thatthe gorilla would be movedto a better and peaceful envi-ronment in Congo, where hecan socialise with other pri-mates, once granted permis-sion to relocate. UK mediareported that in response to

Cher's request, Silpa-archasaid that the zoo was devis-ing a plan to relocate the an-imals and that the living con-ditions of Bua Noi were notforgotten by Thai officials.

"I, myself as minister incharge of wildlife conserva-tion, have given instruction

to the relevant agencies inorder to find the best solu-tion for a better life of BuaNoi," he said. Cher also ac-cused the zoo owner KanitSermsirimongkol of profit-ing at the expense of animalstrapped in captivity, whilethe owner maintained that

relocating the gorilla wouldbe a "difficult task", as ani-mals are under threat fromdiseases like AIDS, Ebola,as well as civil wars andpoachers. Meanwhile, theorganisation Free Gorilla hasbeen spending years cam-paigning for the zoo to beclosed, saying that the lackof visitors due to the ongo-ing Covid-19 pandemic willmake the animals feel evenmore isolated, reportedWashington Post.

On its website, the groupsays its mission is for all 200animals at the Bangkok zooto be relocated.

Furthermore, a petitionlaunched by the foundationcalling on authorities not torenew the zoo's license gar-nered more than 125,000signatures. This happens af-ter Cher's efforts helpedKaavan, known as the'world's loneliest elephant'relocate to a new home inCambodia last month.

In May, the IslamabadHigh Court (IHC) ruled thatthe animals kept in Marg-hazar Zoo were kept in cruelconditions and the zooshould be closed. The un-happy elephant was also di-agnosed as emotionally andphysically unstable, whileveterinarians have said thatthe elephant was malnour-ished.

Cher seeks to save Bua Noi,Thailand's last gorilla

The antiepileptic drugezogabine reducedpathologic excitability

of cortical and spinal motorneuron cells that are earlysigns of clinical dysfunctionin people with amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS), ac-cording to a study.

The study was conductedby the Neurological ClinicalResearch Institute of Massa-chusetts General Hospital(MGH).

In addition to providing aclearer understanding of mo-tor neuron excitability as animportant disease pathway forALS, the multi-site study,published in JAMA Neurolo-gy, involves the first clinicalinvestigation of ALS (alsoknown as Lou Gehrig's dis-ease) using a drug identifiedthrough an induced pluripo-tent stem cell (iPSC) model.

"The stem cell approachallowed us to capture the hy-perexcitability of motor neu-rons -- a prominent diseasephenotype -- and to then showezogabine was able to reduceit in people with ALS," saidlead author Brian Wainger,MD, PhD, of the Healey Cen-ter for ALS at MGH. "Ourfindings could have importantimplications for the field of

ALS research both by demon-strating the effect of ezo-gabine on excitability in peo-ple with the disease and byshowing that the metrics ofcortical and spinal motor neu-ron excitability may be usedas drug biomarkers in multi-site clinical trials," addedWainger.

ALS is a progressive neu-rodegenerative disorder thatleads to the death of neuronsin the brain and spinal cordthat control speech, swallow-ing and limb movements.Named after the famous base-ball player Lou Gehrig, whowas diagnosed with the dis-ease in 1939, there are around20,000 people in the U.S. withALS, and another 5,000 new-ly diagnosed cases each year.

Currently, there are three ap-proved drugs in the U.S. fortreating ALS, each with limit-ed benefit, creating an urgentneed for new therapies thatcould change the course of thefatal disease.

The MGH study of ezo-gabine was not designed to as-sess the long-term effects ofthe drug on the neurodegener-ative disorder, but rather tounravel the biologicalprocesses that go awry andidentify novel molecular tar-gets for drug intervention. Tothat end, the ten-week, phase2 study of 65 participants withALS at 12 U.S. sites investi-gated the feasibility of usingneuron excitability metrics aspredictors of disease progres-sion.

Antiepileptic drug reduces motorneuron excitability in ALS

SOLIDER IS BORN TOWIN OR DIE…..

THERE IS NO WAY IN A BATTLE GROUND TO MAKE TRY

A SOLIDER IS BORN TO WIN OR DIE

TAKE ENEMIES BRAVELY ALWAYS, NEVER SHY

FACE BULLETS WITH SHIELD OF COURAGE, NEVER LOW LIE

GREAT WERE THE TIMES, I SPENT WITH NATION

TO DIE FOR INDIA IS OUR TRADITION

MY PRIORITY-MY MOTHERLAND

MIX MY FLESH AND BONES INTO PIOUS SAND

NATION GAVE ME NAME AND FAME

NEVER BRING YOU ANY SHAME

WHEN MY COFFIN WILL GO TO GRAVE YARD

MOM-NEVER FEEL NOW YOU DON'T HAVE GUARD

MOTHER LAND IS A MOTHER TOO

TO SAVE HER I WENT AWAY FROM YOU

LISTEN TO ME YOU MY WIFE

DON'T CRY ON MY SACRIFICE

THIS IS NOT THE END OF LIFE

I FOUGHT LIKE WARRIOR

MADE ENEMIES FLY

SO LIVE WITH YOUR HEAD HIGH

LISTEN YOU NEXT GENERATION

KEEP ALIVE ALWAYS PASSION

LIVE FOR COUNTRY WITH LOYALTY

IF GET A CHANCE, DIE FOR IT WITH ROYALTY.

WRAPPED IN TRI COLOUR-A HONOUR GREAT

FOR IT, ALL SONS OF SOIL EAGERLY WAIT

POEM

By:- Vansh Goyal

Is the concept of the burial ofdead exclusive to our speciesor was it something that our

closest ancient relatives, the Ne-anderthals practised? A newstudy indicates in favour of thelatter hypothesis, but some scien-tists still remain a sceptic.

For the first time in Europe,at the CNRS and the Museum na-tional d'histoire naturelle inFrance and the University of theBasque Country in Spain, a mul-ti-disciplinary team led by re-searchers have demonstrated us-ing a wide variety of criteria thata Neanderthal child was buried,probably around 41,000 yearsago, at the Ferrassie site in Dor-dogne. The study which was pub-lished in the journal ScientificReports has revealed that dozens

of Neanderthal skeletons havebeen found buried in Eurasia.This has lead scientists to believethat the Neanderthal's too like us

used to bury their dead. Howev-er, many other scientists are stillsceptical given the fact that themajority of these best-preserved

skeletons were found at the be-ginning of the 20th century andwere not excavated using modernarchaeological techniques.

A human skeleton wasanalysed from one of the most fa-mous Neanderthal sites inFrance: the La Ferrassie rockshelter in Dordogne by an inter-national team led by paleoan-thropologists Antoine Balzeau(CNRS and Museum nationald'histoire naturelle, France) andAsier Gomez-Olivencia (Univer-sity of the Basque Country,Spain).

After six Neandertal skele-tons were found during the be-ginning of the 20th century, thesite then delivered the seventhone between 1970 and 1973which belonged to a child of

around two years old. In thearchives of the Musee d'arche-ologie Nationale, the collectionsassociated with this specimen re-mained unexploited for almosthalf a century.

The excavation notebookswere recently reopened by a mul-tidisciplinary team who reviewedthe material and revealed 47 newhuman bones that were not iden-tified then had undoubtedly be-longed to the same skeleton. Athorough analysis of the bones,the study of proteins, state of pre-vention, dating, genetics, etc.was carried out by these scien-tists. In the hopes of finding fur-ther fragments of the skeleton,they returned to La Ferrassie.Even though no new bones werediscovered, they were still able to

reconstruct and interpret the spa-tial distribution of human re-mains and the rarely associatedanimal bones using the note-books of their predecessors.

According to the study pub-lished in the journal ScientificReports, while the other strati-graphic layers of the site inclinedto the north-east, the researchersshowed that the skeleton hadbeen buried in a sedimentary lay-er which inclined to the west (thehead, to the east, was higher thanthe pelvis).

The relatively unscatteredbones remained in their anatomi-cal position. Their preservationwas better than that of the bisonand other herbivores found in thesame stratum which in turn indi-cates towards a rapid burial after

death. Furthermore, the contentsof this layer proved to be evenolder than the surrounding sedi-ment there. Finally, a tiny boneidentified as Neanderthal by itsmitochondrial DNA and as a hu-man by the proteins was directlydated using carbon-14. Thismakes it one of the most recentdirectly dated Neanderthal re-mains, at around 41,000 yearsold.

Though this new informationdid prove that the body of thisNeanderthal child was intention-ally deposited in the pit dugaround 41,000 years ago in thesedimentary layer, still, furtherdiscoveries are needed to under-stand the geographical extensionand the chronology of Nean-derthal burial practices.

New evidence suggests that Neanderthals buried their dead

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020

CM expresses grief over demise of motherof senior journalistDINESH AGARWALSHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed grief over thedemise of Shakuntala Devi, the mother of senior journalist and Editor,Prachand Samay Ashwani Verma. She was 90 years old. Chief Ministerprayed the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to thebereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss.

HIMACHAL/JKWebinar organisedon waterconservationPANKAJ KATNAUNA: `Save Water’ message is to begiven by the Ministry of Water Powerand the Ministry of Youth Affairs andSports to the Government of India in awebinar organized by the Ministry ofWater Power and the Ministry ofYouth Affairs and Sports under jointaegis of the Government of India. Theobjective was to create publicawareness about water conservationthrough youth boards and nationalvolunteers in Jal Jagaran Abhiyan-II.CATCH THE RAIN CAMPAIGN. Inthis order, youth of the district throughthe live streaming by Nehru YuvaKendra Una Swayamsevco Nationalvolunteers were trained. Theconclusion of the discussion in thewebinar was that water budgeting isrequired in the same way as we dofinancial budgeting of our family.

Jai Ram meets SolicitorGeneral of India

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai RamThakur met Tushar Mehta SolicitorGeneral of India at New Delhi today. Itwas a courtesy call. Ashok SharmaAdvocate General accompanied theChief Minister.

Leh-Jammu flightoperations resumeJAMMU: Flight operations betweenLeh and Jammu, capital cities ofunion territories of Ladakh andJammu and Kashmir, have resumedafter remaining suspended formonths due to the coronaviruspandemic, officials said on Friday.The Ministry of Civil Aviation hadsuspended domestic passengerflights across the country in Marchthis year to restrict travel and checkthe spread of the virus. Paying heedto a request by the LadakhAutonomous Hill DevelopmentCouncil (LAHDC), the Ministry of CivilAviation resumed Air India flightoperations between Leh and Jammusectors from Thursday, the officialssaid. The flights will operate everySunday, Wednesday and Friday, theysaid. The resumption of flightsbetween Leh and Jammu will also bebeneficial for a number of studentsand patients, they added. Duringwinter months, Leh-Srinagar and Leh-Manali roads are closed due to heavysnowfall and people of Ladakh relysolely on flights to travel to otherparts of the country.

Traffic restored toKeran, Karnah; Machil,Gurez remain cutoffSRINAGAR: Roads to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, includingborder towns of Keran and Karnah,reopened on Friday after remainingclosed for three days due to slipperyroad conditions and accumulation ofsnow. However, two main roadsKupwara-Machil and Gurez-Bandiporain north Kashmir remained closed dueto accumulation of snow and slipperyroad conditions. “Two-way traffic wason Friday restored on Kupwara-Keranroad after improvement in weatherand clearance of snow,” an official ofPolice Control Room (PCR),Kupwara, told UNI over phone. Hesaid one-way traffic was on Fridayallowed from border town of Karnah toKupwara following clearance of road.“Only one-way traffic was allowed dueto narrow passage at various placesfollowing accumulation of several feetof snow on roadsides,” he said,adding other border villages were alsoconnected to the district headquarterafter clearance of snow.

Suresh Bhardwaj lays stones ofdevelopmental projects in Baddi

ANWAR HUSSAINBADDI, DEC 11

Urban Development MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj inauguratedand laid foundation stones of 15developmental projects worthRs. 4.53 crore in Baddimunicipal limits through videoconferencing today.

The Minister instructed theofficials of MC Baddi to startwork on new projects andcomplete them within thedeadlines. Elaborating about theprojects, the Minister said 22shops worth Rs. 29 lakh,community hall worth Rs. ninelakh, road works worth Rs. 49lakh, women gym worth Rs.nine lakh and other projectswere inaugurated.

The Minister said that ninedevelopmental projects worth1.68 crore were inauguratedwhile foundation stones werelaid down for six projects worth2.85 crore.

The Minister said that a

community hall, open gym,roads, Community Kitchen andparks would be constructedsoon in Baddi.

The minister said thatdevelopment works would becompleted in time.

He said, “Keeping with thepace of urbanization, there is ahigh demand for infrastructure

in urban areas. The priority ofour government is to facilitatepeople. We have instructed theofficials to complete theprojects within stipulatedtimes.”

Suresh Bhardwaj added thatBaddi MC has constructedparking with a capacity of 550vehicles, converted 6300sq

meter areas into parks. Director Urban

Development, RK Gautam waspresent with the Minister here inShimla while, MLA BaddiParamjit Singh Pammi,Chairman MC Baddi NarenderKumar, Dr. Shrikant, RS Vermaand others were present inBaddi on this occasion.

Prof Ram Kumar lashes atMukesh Agnihotri for

opposing Bulk Drug Park

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, DEC 11

HPSIDC chairman Prof RamKumar said that the oppositionleaders are opposing the bulkdrug park. He said that Leaderof the Opposition MukeshAgnihotri was in a siege andsaid how many industries hehas brought in Una district orhow much he has tried duringthe tenure of his government.

When he brought in Haroli,only Chitta Industries, he askedMukesh Agnihotri how manyindustries came under his

government in Una district ofHimachal Pradesh.

He said that the creation ofa bulk drug park will provideemployment opportunities tothe youth but the oppositiondoes not want.

Prof. Ram Kumar attackedOpposition leader MukeshAgnihotri for opposing bulkdrug park. Mukesh Agnihotridoes not want to developHimachal but wants to fulfillhis political rotations, due towhich the future of the comingyouth is being pushed towardsdarkness, he added.

Food Supply Deptt seeks registrationof case against dumping of bricks

JOGINDRA DEV ARYABAGANA, DEC 11

In order to prevent illegal dumping ofbricks in Bangana subdivision of Unadistrict, the Food Supply Departmenthas sent a letter to the PoliceDepartment to register an FIR under theBengali subdivision for dumpig bricksin Nnami, Dohgi, Barry Hatli, Bhaletivillage. To prevent illegal dumping,raids were conducted, but the owners ofbricks escaped from the spot. Now thedepartment has sent a letter to the policeto investigate and file an FIR. It is worthnoting that in the raid led by the DistrictController Food Supply Department andConsumer Affairs Vijay Singh Hamal,and Inspector Kamal Preet Kaur, in thelast few days, the department did notfind any owner after seeing the illegal

brick dump. No one was found aroundthe dump. Now action has been startedby the department regarding these dumpsites. The department has now written tothe police to investigate the matter.District Controller Food SupplyDepartment Vijay informed that effortsare on by the department to stop illegaldumping bricks.

Inspector Kamal Preet Kaur hasbeen asked to take action on this. Aletter has been written to the police ontheir behalf to investigate and registeran FIR. In Bangana, bricks are beingsold from Punjab without anyrestriction. When a complaint was madewith the department, no one was foundon the spot by the Food SupplyDepartment. Police says thedepartment's letter has arrived. Actionwill be taken soon.

Containment Zone declared as119 new corona cases surface

KASHISH SHARMAAMB, DEC 11

Superintendent Arjit Sen Thakur (IPS) inspected the areasdeclared as Containment Zone in the police jurisdiction ofGagret and Amb police station area, and the police personnelon duty there were inspected. Guidelines related to security tobe carried out during 19 duties were given. Apart from this,the Superintendent of Police was asked about the difficultiesfaced by the police employees during the Kovid-19 duty andorders were given to the concerned police station in-charge tosolve them immediately.

ASHOK KUMARUNA, DEC 11

Divisional Commissioner SSKangleria of Kangra hasgiven instructions to expeditethe disposal of pendingrevenue cases in district Una.Deputy Commissioner UnaRaghav Sharma and otherrevenue officers attended thismeeting organized throughvideo conferencing. DCordered that all cases ofrevenue cases should be

disposed of at the earliest andalso that all revenue officersshould set up courts andsettle pending revenue casesexpeditiously.DC RaghavSharma informed in themeeting that the data of thematters related to the revenuedepartment has already beenprepared and the process ofdisposal of long pendingrevenue cases has beenstarted on priority. Duringthis time SDM Una Dr.Suresh Jaswal, Bangana

Vishal Sharma, Gagret VinayModi, District RevenueOfficer Joginder Patial,Tehsildar Vijay Kumar Rai,Abhishek Bhaskar, RahulSharma, Rabish Chandel,Naib Tehsildar PrakashChand, Dharam Pal Negi,Devendra Garg, SurinderKumar , Ishwar Das, AshokKumar and Vidhi Chandwere present.

Mukesh Agnihotriis known as VikasPurush: Sharma

JYOTI SYALUNA, DEC 11

Sevadal Youth Brigade District Head SumitSharma attacked BJP for blaming Mukesh Agnitori

over Bulk Drug Park.Leader of OppositionMukesh Agnihotri isknown as a Vikas Purush,he added. When MukeshAgnihotri used to build abig building in Haroli, theBJP leaders wereopposing it. Today I wantto ask which building theBJP has built in 3 years,the building in which theBJP leaders sit and give

speeches is the gift of Mukesh Agnihotri, he said.The building that Mukesh Agnihotri had builtcame in handy during the corona period, when BJPleaders used to come out with big spices when theCongress was in government, but today the miningmafia is revolving around the BJP leader. Outcomeof Panchayat elections will speak truth.

KISHORI LAL BAINSUNA, DEC 11

Virendra Kanwar, Minister for RuralDevelopment, Panchayati Raj,Agriculture, Fisheries and AnimalHusbandry lays floral tribute to Lt.General SS Patial. A two-minute silencewas also observed during a simpleprogramme at Thana Kalan today for thepeace of the departed soul. On thisoccasion, Virender Kanwar said thatLieutenant General SS Patial was idealnot only for the youth of Kutlaharregion but also for the youth of the entireHimachal Pradesh. From a small villagein Kutlaihar assembly constituency to ahigh rank in the army, he raised thevalue of Himachal Pradesh. He said that

he was influenced by the policies ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi, but hissudden demise has created an emptyspace which could never be filled. Healways worked devotedly for thewelfare of ex-servicemen. VirenderKanwar said that all of us shouldpledge to follow the path shown by LtGen SS Patial. Wishing the peace ofthe virtuous soul, he expressedcondolences to the bereaved familyfrom God the Father. Other dignitarieswere present on the occasion includingKutlaihar BJP Mandal President MasterTarsem, General Ministers CaptainPritam Dadhwal, Sushil Rinku,Rajendra Rinku, former PrimeMinister Gurdial Singh, BJP KisanMorcha and Madan Rana.

Virendra Kanwar lays wreath onlate Lieutenant General SS Patial

Una DC directs to expeditedisposal of revenue matters

December 15 last date forenrollment in photo voter list

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, DEC 11

Special brief revision-2021program is being conductedby the Election Departmenton January 1, 2021 as thedate of eligibility. Underthe program, claims /objections are beingreceived at polling stationsfor entering new names invoter lists, removing namesof ineligible voters andamending entries. Givingthis information, DistrictElection Officer andDeputy CommissionerUna, Raghav Sharma saidthat a designated officerhas been appointed at eachpolling station who willreceive claims / objectionson the appropriate formduring the office hours of10 am to 5 pm till 15December. Voters list andrelated forms are availablefor inspection free of cost.Indian citizens, whose age

is 18 years or more tillJanuary 1, 2021, whosename is not yet listed in theelectoral rolls of the LokSabha / Assemblyelections, can go to thedesignated officerappointed at their votingcenter and submit theapplication on Form-6.Particularly, youthsbetween 18 and 21 yearsold are requested to go totheir respective pollingbooths and apply withcertificates on Form-6 sothat their names can beregistered in the photovoter lists and they getvoting rights.

He said that the claimsand objections receivedwill be settled by 31December by theconcerned ElectoralRegistration Officers andafter that the finalpublication of voter listswill be done on 15 January2021.

SHANTI GAUTHAMBADDI, DEC 11

The pits at the entranceleading to the housing boardphase 2 is a problem forpedestrians as well asvehicle drivers. Because ofthese pits, there is a situationof jam on this route, so thepeople living in the colonyand the walking pedestriansare facing huge problems.The city council officerspass through this routeeveryday, information hasalso been given by thepeople to the city councilofficials many times, but dueto lack of coordinationbetween the officials, thismain road is not functioningproperly.

It may be noted thatHousing Board is the onlyroute to go to manyindustries other than theHousing Board Phase-2, likeOmex Colony, Chakka

Malpur, Haripur Sandoli, onwhich vehicles are inmovement at all times, yetthe Municipal Councilofficials are not interested inworking with it.

Taking strict cognizanceabout this a few months ago,the chairman of the citycouncil Narendra Deepa,had given strict orders to theofficers, but still it was notdone by the officers. It isclear that the officers postedhere are spending their timesitting in the closed rooms.

When this matter wasbrought to the notice of theExecutive Officer, CityCouncil Randhir Verma,then he issued orders to hisAssistant Junior Engineer,but still the work was notdone till this day, whichclearly shows that there is nocoordination between theofficers sitting on the higherposts. The general public hasto bear the brunt of this, yet

these people have beensitting strong in this area formany years, while thegovernment has maintainedthat any officer cannot beposted for more than 2 or 3years at one place, but manyofficers have been sittinghere for many years.

It is clear that thetransfer policy formulatedby the government does notapply to them. Surprisingly,there has been a provision ofa budget of crores of rupeesevery year by thegovernment for thedevelopment work in thearea of the city council, butstill this lack of basicfacilities can be seen inevery ward of the CityCouncil Baddi.

The main reason is thatthe officers, who come hereonly do their owndevelopment and not of thecity. And these officials haveno fear of any kind.

Potholes at entry gate of HousingBoard invite road accidents

NSS Volunteers ofHMV holds Fit IndiaPrabhat Pheri

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: The NSS Volunteers ofHans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalayaorganized Fit India Prabhat Pheri underFit India Campaign as per the guidanceof Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareen forthe success of this campaign, thevolunteers organized Prabhat Pherisalong with their neighbours. PrincipalProf. Dr. Ajay Sareen addressed thevolunteers and said that a healthy minddevelops in a healthy body.Shecongratulated NSS Volunteers for thesuccess of this campaign. On thisoccasion, NSS Programme OfficerVeena Arora, Dr. Anjana Bhatia,Harmanu, Pawan Kumari and Dr.Meenu Talwar also encouraged theNSS Volunteers.

KMV organisesfoundation programmefor new students

JALANDHAR: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya-organized Online Foundation Course-2020, an innovative initiative designedto strengthen the intellectual foundationof the all the new entrants of thecollege. Principal Prof. (Dr.) AtimaSharma Dwivedi whose brain child thisFoundation Programme is addressedthe students on the inaugural sessionof the programme. In the foundationprogram, a team of nine teachers ofKMV led by Prof. Atima SharmaDwivedi herself deal with variousaspects of human history and alsomake PowerPoint presentations for thestudents. Principal Prof. (Dr.) AtimaSharma Dwivedi congratulated DrGurjot and Dr Monica, Coordinators ofthe programme and also lauded theefforts of all the resource personsamong whom are Dr Madhumeet,Shalini, Dr Anu Shobha, AmarpreetKhurana, Vanilla and Ashima.

Meet makeup artistSurjit Kaur Brar

JALANDHAR: Surjit Kaur Brar is ashowoff makeup artist. She picked upher capacities as a Makeup Artist andback work in various techniques forgreatness and style. Starting now andinto the foreseeable future she hasworked on over lakhs of appearancespraising their one of kind occasions.She is the most searched after makeupartist for Weddings, helping make theBride and Groom's exceptional day anentirely different encounter. Her abilitiesand energy towards styleandexcellence have helped her gottenstraight down to business and clear herapproach to progress. Surjit kaur Brarhas achieved an extraordinaryarrangement in this field. Surjit kaurBrar was brought into the world onJanuary 19, 1980 in VPO Lasuri tehsilshahkot, jalandhar ,Punjab to FatherBagga Singh and Mother AmarjeetKaur. As time went on, Surjit's energywas moreover obvious in her mindand a brief time frame later she choseto acknowledge the bit of anexpertmakeup artist. She can makesomething as fundamental as makingsomeone look magnificent or plain andcan in like manner make someonelook old, tired, or like someinaccessible creature in a dark land.Surjit kaur Brar has so far donebeautifiers for the professionals ofdifferent standard short motionpictures and Punjabi films of Punjaband still keeps her distinguishingstrength stimulated with her newreasoning. Sharing from herexperience, Surjit kaur Brar hasacouple of thoughts for the comingmakeup artist who is glad to take up abusiness as an autonomous or starttheir own undertaking. We ought toaccept that Makeup Artist Surjit kaurBrar takes this wellness to anextraordinary level.

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BSNL announces new postpaid plansCHANDIGARH: Telecom Major BSNL, has announced new postpaid plans that will offer unlimited voicecalls and daily 100 SMS to any network along with a data rollover facility. These plans will be priced atRs.199,Rs.798 & Rs.999. Customers opting for these plans can enjoy data rollover of free data up tothree times the monthly data.The Rs.199 plan offers unlimited on net voice calling with 300 minutes offree off-net calls and provides 25GB data with rollover benefits of upto 75 GB. Similarly Rs.798 & Rs.999plans are offering unlimited voice calling with 50GB & 75GB data respectively with rollover benefits.Boththese plans are also offering family add-on connections. Apart from these plans,BSNL had alsointroduced two Add-ons for Rs.150 and Rs.250 that will give 40GB data and 70GB data respectively.Additionally, Combo STV 49 has also been launched as a regular offer.It comes with a validity of 28 daysand offers 100 minutes of free calling ,after FUP is reached 45 paise per minute for calls will be charged.This also offers 2GB free data & 100SMS. Sandeep Diwan CGMT, Punjab Circle said that BSNL iscommitted to offer excellent services at affordable price to its esteemed customers. Details in this regardmay be seen at our website www.punjab.bsnl.co.in.

India's COVID-19 caseloadrises to 97.96 lakh

NEW DELHI, DEC 11

India recorded less than 30,000fresh COVID-19 infections onFriday, the second time thismonth, which pushed itscaseload to 97.96 lakh, while thetotal number of recoveriessurged to 92.90 lakh, accordingto the Union health ministrydata. The total coronavirus casesmounted to 97,96,769 with29,398 fresh infections, whilethe death toll rose to 1,42,186with 414 new fatalities, the dataupdated at 8 am showed.

India had recorded a dailyrise of 26,567 cases onDecember 8.

The number of people whohave recuperated from thedisease surged to 92,90,834 onFriday, pushing the nationalrecovery rate to 94.84 per cent.The COVID-19 case fatality ratestands at 1.45 per cent.

The COVID-19 activecaseload remained below 4 lakhfor the fifth consecutive day.

There are 3,63,749 activecoronavirus infections in thecountry which comprise 3.71per cent of the total caseload, thedata stated.

India's COVID-19 tallycrossed the 20-lakh mark onAugust 7, 30 lakh on August 23and 40 lakh on September 5.

It went past 50 lakh on

September 16, 60 lakh onSeptember 28, 70 lakh onOctober 11, 80 lakh on October29, and 90 lakh on November20. The 414 new fatalitiesinclude 70 from Maharashtra,61 from Delhi, 49 from WestBengal, 27 from Punjab, 26 eachfrom Haryana and Kerala, and24 from Uttar Pradesh.

The total 1,42,186 deathsreported so far in the countryinclude 47,972 fromMaharashtra, 11,912 fromKarnataka, 11,853 from TamilNadu, 9,874 from Delhi, 8,916from West Bengal, 8,011 fromUttar Pradesh, 7,047 fromAndhra Pradesh and 5,007 fromPunjab. The health ministry

stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred dueto comorbidities. "Our figuresare being reconciled with theIndian Council of MedicalResearch," the ministry said onits website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures issubject to further verificationand reconciliation.

Cases in CAPFs cross 50,000-mark, 185 deathsNEW DELHI: The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)COVID-19 cases have crossed the 50,000-mark, leaving behindstates like Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry etc. The totalnumber of CAPF COVID-19 cases till 10th December is 50,010.So far 185 CAPFs' jawans have died due to COVID-19 in Indiaincluding two deaths reported in the Central Reserve PoliceForce (CRPF) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in thefirst week of December. The government of India has alsodecided to give vaccines to troops of CAPFs which are close to10 lakh across the country.

Telangana adds612 new cases

HYDERABAD: Telanganareported 612 fresh COVID-19cases, taking the tally to over2.76 lakh while three fatalitiespushed the toll to 1,485, thestate government said onFriday. Greater HyderabadMunicipal Corporation(GHMC) accounted for themost number of cases with144, followed by Rangareddy(73) and Medchal Malkajgiri(60), it said in a bulletin,providing details as of 8 PMon December 10. As many as7,604 patients are undertreatment and 56,178 sampleswere tested on Thursday.Cumulatively, over 60 lakhsamples have been tested. Thesamples tested per millionpopulation was over 1.61lakh, the bulletin said.

Sarbat Khalsa organization honours SSPPathankot for providing better services

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, DEC 11

A delegation of Sarbat Khalsa Societymet SSP Pathankot Gulneet SinghKhurana under the leadership ofJathedar Gurdeep Singh Gulati, thechief manager of the organization. Onthis occasion, SSP, Pathankot wasspecially honored for the excellent

services being provided by the PoliceDepartment in District Pathankotduring covid-19. He wasaccompanied by Jatt Mahasabhapresident Avtar Singh Kaler, TarsemSingh Baroi and Gursharan Singh onthe occasion. Chief Manager JathedarGurdeep Singh Gulati said that betterservices have been provided by theDistrict Police Department duringcovid-19 in the District Pathankot andat the same time they havesuccessfully conveyed the message tothe general public that how to tacklethe pandemic covid-19 which is amatter of appreciation. JathedarGurdeep Singh Gulati appealed to thecity residents to follow the instructionsgiven by the state government anddistrict administration time to time fortheir protection.

Sukhbir announces 12General Secretaries

DALJEETAJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, DEC 11

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badaltoday announced the 12 General Secretaries of the partyand the remaining District Presidents as per the list. Hasbeen appointed General Secretary of the party. BikramSingh Majithia Former Minister, S. Sohan SinghThandal Former Minister, S. Jeet Mahinder SinghSidhu, S. Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Pawan Kumar Tinu,Harish Rai Dhanda, Gaganjit Singh Barnala, S.

Manpreet Singh Ayali, S. HarpreetSingh Kotbhai, Shri Saroop ChandSingla, S. Lakhbir Singh LodhiNangal and S. The names of SantaSingh Umaidpur are included.Similarly as per the list ofremaining District Presidents.Gurpal Singh Grewal has been

transferred to District Fazilka (Rural). Raghbir SinghSaharnamajra has been transferred to Police DistrictKhanna. Gurinder Singh Gogi to District Ropar, S.Ranjit Singh Dhillon to Ludhiana (Urban), S. DavinderSingh Dhapai to District Kapurthala (Rural) and S.Harjit Singh Walia to Kapurthala (Urban), S. JatinderSingh Lali Bajwa to Hoshiarpur (Urban), ShatishGrover to Faridkot (Urban), Shankar Duggal toShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Urban), Rohit KumarMontu Vohra to Ferozepur (Urban). Urban), s. SurinderSingh Mintu Pathankot (Urban), Shir Krishna VermaBobby to District Fatehgarh Sahib (Urban) and S.Yadvinder Singh Bittu Deewana has been appointedPresident of Barnala (Urban).

GURDARSHAN PRINCEAMRITSAR, DEC 11

People from all over theworld are joining themovement of farmers sittingon different borders of Delhito demand the repeal of theagricultural law. The singersof Punjabi songs and folkfrom the Punjabi industry arealso participating in thismovement in large numbers.Meanwhile, Sufi singerLakhwinder Wadali, who isassociated with the famous

Punjabi Sufi Gharana, alsoattended the ongoing Farmersmovement along with hiscompanions in Delhi. Duringthe promotion from the stage,singer Lakhwinder Wadalisaid that he is originally aresident of Village Guru KiWadali of Punjab and in thisvillage, he has been broughtup and given education byhis parents. He said that hevery well understands thepain of farmers. He said thatthe central governmentshould accept the demands of

these people connected withthe soil. He also appealed tothe youth to work withunderstanding and sanity sothat they can go home bywinning this movementpeacefully, which will be thevictory not only of Punjabalone, but of the wholeFarmers Group of India. Onthis occasion, he served inthe langars running in thepeasant movement andappealed to the governmentto accept the demands of thefarmers.

Sufi singer Lakhwinder Wadaliattends Delhi farmer movement

Harjit Singh takes charge asnew SHO Sultanpur Lodhi

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI, DEC 11

Inspector Harjit Singh today took over asnew SHO of Sultanpur Lodhi PoliceStation. He has already served at SultanpurLodhi areas. While talking to media persons, the SHO said,controlling law and order is the main task for him apartfrom this taking action against drug sellers and Illegallottery shops. He demanded cooperation from public forthis purpose and said that he would be available for publicround the clock and will take strict action against anti-social elements. He appealed the youths, mainly school andcollege students to abide by the traffic rules.

Self-employment camp setup at Sultanpur Lodhi

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI, DEC 11

Under the door to door employment mission run by the Punjabgovernment to make the youth of the district self reliant, a selflevel employment camp was organized at Sultanpur Lodhi todayunder the mega self employment campaign being run at blocklevel in district Kapurthala from October to December. In which172 youth participated. Disclosing this here today DistrictEmployment and Business Bureau Kapurthala Neelam Mahe saidthat under the able guidance of Deputy Commissioner KapurthalaDeepti Uppal the self employment camp has been organized atSultanpur Lodhi. Vikas, Punjab Grameen Bank, Punjab NationalBank, Animal Husbandry and National Rural Rally Hood MissionOffice Additional Deputy Commissioner Developmentparticipated. During the camp, Neelam Mahe, District Bureau ofEmployment and Trade provided training to the youth in thecamp on self employment based vocational training such asPunjab Skill Development Mission and others.

VERMABATALA, DEC 11

The state's Rural Developmentand Panchayat Minister TripatRajinder Singh Bajwa directedthe authorities to complete theofficial work on the new road toAchal Sahib via Chahal Khurd assoon as possible so that this roadcould be constructed for theconvenience of the pilgrims assoon as possible. Bajwa said thatRs. 1 crore would be spent on theconstruction of this road.

Cabinet Minister TripatRajinder Singh Bajwa Presidedover the meeting at Shiv BatalviAuditorium Batala today DeputyCommissioner MohammadIshfaq, SDM Batala S. BalwinderSingh, Tehsildar Batala.Baljinder Singh, Axis PublicWorks Department Rajiv Saini,SDO Davinderpal Singh,Sukhdeep Singh Teja, GulshanMarblewale, Gautam Seth Gudduwere also present.

Presiding over the meeting,Cabinet Minister Tripat Rajinder

Singh Bajwa said that it was hisdream to connect Achal Sahibwith another new 18 feet wideroad and Rs. 1 crore would bespent for the construction of thisroad. He said that with theconstruction of this new road thepilgrims would get another routeto go to Achal Sahib, whichwould be a great convenience tothe pilgrims. He said that thisroad would be even more usefulwhen there will be more sangatduring fairs and religiousceremonies. Bajwa asked theDeputy Commissioner Gurdaspurto complete all the official workrelated to the road project as soonas possible so that this road couldbe constructed without any delay.

On the other hand, thePresident of Achaleshwar MandirKarseva Trust (Reg. No. 837)Pawan Kumar Pamma, TrusteeSurinder Bansal, Gulshan Kumaralong with the residents of Batalaand Achal Sahib called on by theCabinet Minister. They thankedBajwa for his efforts in buildingthe road.

Tripat Bajwa instructs toexpedite construction of

new road to Sri Achal Sahib

Module of smuggling illegalweapons busted by Rural Police

4 accused arrested with recovery of 4 countrymade 32 bore pistolsKULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, DEC 11

In the continuous fight againstorganized crime and syndicatesAmritsar Rural Police under theleadership of Dhruv Dahia SSPAmritsar Rural has achieved abreakthrough wherein a module ofsmuggling illegal weapons has beenbusted . Secret information was recievedthat some criminals have formed agroup who smuggle illegal weaponsfrom other states and are also involvedin other criminal activities and they areabout to execute a crime in the area

around village Chicha in Gharindapolice station. on the basis of thisinformation FIR under section arms actwas registered at Gharinda PoliceStation, During the operation Davindersingh s/o Dilbagh singh r/o Faridkot,Daljit Singh s/o Pargat Singh r/oFaridkot ,Karanbir Singh s /o RaghubirSingh r/o Harike pattan ,Vikram Sonus/o Vijay Hanuman r/o Amarkot DisttTarntaran were apprehended andrecovery of Four Countrymade 0.32bore pistols was made. Intialinvestigation has revealed that theaccused have past criminal record aswell.

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, DEC 11

A special meeting of Computer Teachers'Union Punjab, District Pathankot wasorganized under the leadership ofPresident Amandeep Singh and Vice-President Aman Jyoti. District unionmembers Vikas Rai, Surjit Kumar,Subhash Chander, Brij Rai, Pawan Kalia,Neeraj Parashar, Vinay, Vishal Anand,Kanwaljit Kaur, Poonam, Sukriti etc. werepresent on the occasion. PresidentAmandeep Singh and Vice President

Aman Jyoti apprised that ComputerTeachers' Union Punjab fully supports thepeasants and labors struggle andmaximum contribution is being found inthis struggle from their side. Theyinformed that on the issues of the union,an important meeting under thechairmanship of the state presidentGurvinder Singh Tarn taran is being heldin Ludhiana on 13 December. On thisoccasion, union leaders demanded thePunjab government to merge 7000 regularcomputer teachers in the EducationDepartment without any condition.

Special meeting of Computer teachers'union in Ludhiana on Dec 13

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Excise dept in joint operation with police detects bigconsignment of 1400 litres of ENA KHARAR/MOHALI: Continuing its drive against the smugglers involved in pilferage of ExtraNeutral Alcohol (ENA), joint teams of Excise Department, Excise Police and Amritsar Police ap-prehended five persons and detected 7 drums of 200 litres each (1400 litres) of ENA from a Mo-hindra Pick-up bearing No.PB-02-TG-1147. The team also apprehended Innova PB-10CG-0070alongwith three persons who were piloting the Mohindra Pick-up. The operation was conducted un-der the guidance of.Rajat Agarwal, IAS Excise Commissioner, Punjab and under the joint supervi-sion of Sh.Naresh Dubey, Joint Excise Commissioner, Punjab, Sh.Dhruv Dahiya, IPS, SSP (Rural),Amritsar, Sh.APS Ghuman, AIG(Excise) Sh.Jaspinder Singh, Deputy Excise Commissioner, Ja-landhar Zone and Sh.Vinod Pahuja, Asstt.Commissioner(Excise), Ropar Range. Giving details, anofficial spokesman of the State Excise Department said that around 20 days ago, a secret informa-tion was received regarding smuggling of ENA from Haryana to Punjab.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, DEC 11

As state gears up for the mega ex-ercise with a total of 729 cold chainpoints, Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh on Friday di-rected the Health Department to in-corporate the results of the 2nd serosurvey in the state’s strategy forCovid vaccine roll-out so that thehigh-risk population is coveredfirst. At a high-level virtual meetingto review the Covid situation in thestate, the Chief Minister noted thestate’s readiness for the vaccinerollout in terms of database of pri-ority lists; infrastructure for coldchain management; identificationand training of vaccinators, etc.

Apart from vaccine safety andvaccination site safety, correct andtimely information communicationwas critical to the successful rolloutof the vaccination, which is expect-ed to be available soon in India,Captain Amarinder said. Besidesone state-level vaccine store, 22district vaccine stores and 127block level vaccine stories are be-ing prepared for the roll-out of thevaccine in Punjab, which will alsohave 570 cold chain points. Besidesone walk-in freezer at Ferozepur,

the Government of India has decid-ed to provide one more at Chandi-garh. In addition, the state willhave one walk-in cooler each atAmritsar, Hoshiarpur and Fer-

ozepur, with more to be receivedfrom the Centre. In addition, thestate has 1165 Ice Lined Refrigera-tors and 1079 Deep Freezers. Inline with the central government’s

guidelines, data of about 1.25 lakhHealth Care workers (Governmentand Private) has been compiled bythe state government for the firstphase vaccination.

Punjab gears for Covid vaccine roll-outwith total of 729 cold chain points

Bookie caught redhanded by police SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: District Ludhiana ruralpolice caught a bookie red handedwhile betting. Telling more about thischonki Gidharwindi inchargeHardeep Singh said that police hasarrested Ajay Kumar son of Somnathresident of Satguru Nagar Ludhianawhile he was taking a chance. Hefurther stated that polcie receivedinformation regarding the bettingactivities being carried out byaccused Ayaj Kumar in his shop atvillage Malsihan Bajan. Accusedused to call people to bet claimingthat they will get more than theamount they bet on. In this way,accused Ajay Kumar was carryingout his business of fraudery. Policeconducted a raid and caught theaccused red handed. Police has filedFIR against him under section 420,13 A-3-67 Gambling 9 act.

Protest againstMyxopathy, submissionof memorandum to DC

HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR: Under the call given bystate & the National IMA regardingobserving protest against themixopathy allowed by the Governmentof India under an ordinace, the IMARopar observed protest full day protestand closed all OPD Services howeverEmergency & Covid servicesremained functional. IMA RoparSubmitted a memorandum to DCRupnagar, Shri Sonali Giri (IAS)against the Mixopathy to be allowed byCentral Government. IDA (IndianDental Association ) fully supportedIMA in this endeavour. This ordinaceallows the Ayurvedic practioners tooperate on Eye, ENT, Gynae, Surgery,Orthopaedics & Dentistry. This isallowing untrained inexperienced &half baked Ayurvedic Practioners toplay with the lives of the people.Theassociation members questioned thewisdom of the central Govt inpermitting the other parties to takeover the well established Allopathicsystem of medicine where during thelast 4 centuries a great advancementhas been made in the field of surgery.

Divisional RlyManager, GM will besurrounded: Shiv Dutt

R.SINGHPATHANKOT: A meeting was heldat the branch Pathankot under thechairmanship of the Board-VicePresident Comrade BL Yadav ,underthe protest for releasingD.R.M/F.Z.R.in Ferozepur division.Treasurer Comrades Lakhbir Singh,Suresh Mahajan, Jaswinder Singh,Paramjit Saini, Navdeep Saini, AjayShukla, Manmohan Singh etc. werepresent on the occasion. Whileconducting the meeting, BranchSecretary Comrade Yashpal Singhsaid that due to the anti-labor policiesof the D.R.M /F.Z.R, many functionsof the Board are pending and neitherthe issue of transfer of Loco Pilot isbeing taken care of. Whileaddressing the staff, the chiefspeaker, Divisional SecretaryComrade Shiv Dutt said that theworkers are continuously opposingthe working of the Divisional RailwayManager but nothing happened.

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, DEC 11

Yesterday, the panel meetingof the New UnemployedTeachers' Union took place atthe Chandigarh Secretariatunder the leadership ofUnion State President JasvirSingh Galoti along with Edu-cation Minister Vijay IndraSingla and Education Secre-tary Krishan Kumar. Givingthis information, Jasvir SinghGaloti and Gurcharan Singhof Giddarbaha told that in themeeting, a memorandum washanded over to the ministerreminding him of the assur-

ance given by the Minister ofEducation for filling 5000posts of PTI teachers in pri-mary schools two monthsago. They said that duringthe meeting, the Minister ofEducation and the Secretaryof Education has given assur-ance to fill 5000 posts of PTIteachers in primary schoolssoon. Apart from JasvirSingh Galoti, General Secre-tary Amandeep Kamboj, Ad-visor Avtar Singh, DistrictHead Bhupinder Singh,Jaspreet Singh, ManpalSingh and Gurcharan SinghMuktsar etc. were present onthe occasion.

New unemployed teachersunion submit memorandum

to education minister

Harnur achieves 7bands in IELTS

KULBHUSHAN GARG GIDDADBAHA: Harnur Kaur Kingra,a student of the area's renownedIELTS Institute, 'The Canadians', hasscored 7 bands in IELTS. Giving thisinformation, Reena Gilhotra of TheCanadians Institute said that on thisachievement of Harnur Kaur, shewas honored by MD Rajeev Gilhotraby presenting a memento to her in asimple ceremony held at the Institutetoday. On this occasion, ReenaGilhotra said that in the institute, highlevel teachers are imparting coachingof IELTS to the students. She toldthat apart from imparting Frenchlanguage training to the students atthe Institute, the necessary guidanceto go abroad is given free of cost.Kuldeep Singh, Jaswant Kaur, InderjitKaur, Manpreet Kaur, Suman Rani,Navdeep Kaur, Lakhveer SinghChotian and Kala Singh etc. werealso present on the occasion.

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR/MOHALI, DEC 11

Punjab Health Minister BalbirSingh Sidhu, on Friday, was con-ferred with Baba Banda Singh Ba-hadur Memorial Award for leadingthe state health institutions to fightCorona pandemic by Baba BandaSingh Bahadur InternationalFoundation's President and PunjabState Industrial Development Cor-poration (PSIDC) Chairman Kris-han Kumar Bawa.

Addressing the gathering, Sid-hu said that all these efforts werepossible only because of the ChiefMinister Capt. Amarinder Singhhimself came forward and foughtfor the people of Punjab besidesencouraging the affected peoplecontinuously. "I also express grat-

itude towards Punjabis for theirfull support during trying times,"he added.

Speaking with the media per-sons, Mr. Bawa said that BalbirSingh Sidhu deserves this awardas he was leading the state in fight-ing Corona. He said that the serv-

ing spirit of the entire health de-partment was also commendable.On this occasion, Harkesh ChandSharma Machhli Kalan, Chair-man, Kharar Market Committeeand Political Secretary to theHealth Minister and AmandeepBawa were also present.

Sidhu honoured with Baba Banda Singh BahadurMemorial Award for fighting Corona

VERMAGURDASPUR, DEC 11

Education Departmentlaunches Online BeautifulWriting training Cam-paign for Block Level Re-source Personnel UnderSecondary.To ImproveWriting For The All-roundDevelopment Of StudentsBy Hon'ble Education Sec-retary Krishan KumarLaunched this trainingworkshop which will runfrom December 9 to 16.

In which teachers will betrained to use differentmethods for correctspelling, typing, correctspacing and punctuation.This beautiful writing cam-paign is getting over-whelming response fromteachers all over Punjab.Teachers are also enthusi-

astically sharing theirbeautiful handwriting. Ed-ucation Secretary KrishanKumar lauded the beautifulhandwriting of the teachersand said that the letters likepearls attract everyone's at-tention. Leading calligra-pher Sanjay Kumar Amrit-sar, Jagdeepak Singh and

Kashmir Singh are playingthe role of State ResourcePersons in this trainingworkshop. He said that itwas a matter of pride for allof us that this campaignhas been launched on sucha large scale by the depart-ment. He said that thiscampaign would prove to

be a milestone in the futurefor beautifying the writingof the students. Giving in-formation about this train-ing, District Education Of-ficer (S) Gurdaspur S.Hardeep Singh said thatteachers are role modelsfor the students and the stu-dents always try to followthe footsteps of theirteacher. Apart from AIIMSPunjabi, two teachers fromeach block are participat-ing in this six day work-shop 'Sundar-Likhai' asBlock Resource Person.State Coordinator Punjabi /Hindi Harpal Singh Bajakwas specially present in to-day's meeting. District Re-source Person MadamRanjit Kaur Bajwa wasalso present in this six day'Sundar-Likhai' workshopto give her suggestions.

Education department launchesonline block level training

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, DEC 11

All the doctors of GuruNanak Mission Hospitalprotested against the CentralGovernment's MixopathyBill. Services stopped. Onthis occasion, Dr. MedicalSuperintendent, Ravinder

Khajuria said that all thedoctors in the country wereopposed to the MyxopathyBill of the Central Govern-ment.

The use of various med-ical treatment systems is un-scientific and can be fatal topatients. Services werestopped and protests began.

Doctors protest againstmyxopathy bill of

central government

Calling farmers as terrorists byCentral govt is highly

condemnable: Harsimran BajwaR.SINGH, PATHANKOT, DEC 11

The Central Government deliberately does not wantto end the issue of farmers fighting for their existenceand entitlements on the Delhi border.In this Prime

Minister Modi's stubborn attitude isclearly visible and he is reluctant toleave his this attitude. These wordswere expressed by Indian Youth Con-gress General Secretary and InchargeLadakh J&K Harsimran Kaur Ba-jwa. He said that the Farming Lawenacted by the Modi government isnot in favour of farmers, because in

reality, this law has been made only to benefit the cor-porate houses. The farmers will be ruined by their im-plementation. He told that the struggle of farmers isnot about any religion, but this struggle is beingfought to save the agriculture of the whole country.He said that it is highly condemnable to call farmersas terrorists by the central government and the YouthCongress is always with the farmers.

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, DEC 11

All doctors and hospitalsacross Punjab today filed theirUPDs in protest against theCentral Council of IndianSystem of Medicine bill beingimplemented by the IndianMedical Association and theIndian Dental Association,Punjab in postgraduateAyurveda education.

Services stopped on theMixopathy Bill / Law madeby the Central Government.Paramjit Mann Secretary In-dian Medical AssociationPunjab, while disclosing thishere today, said that the Myx-opathy bill being forcibly im-plemented by the governmentis a group of scientifically di-

verse medical treatment sys-tems and he demanded imme-diate repeal of this flawed law.Dr. Mann said that with thisnew policy of the govern-ment, the efforts made by al-lopathy and Ayurveda patientswill prove to be very harmfuland fatal for the patients. Be-cause allopathy andAyurvedic diseases are com-pletely different types of treat-ment. Due to daily new dis-coveries in allopathy, it is ascientific treatment for thespeedy recovery of patients.

With this new law of the gov-ernment, recognizing thosewho treat patients with the op-eration Ayurvedic, Unani andother ancient medical diseaseswill be a major mess with hu-man life. He said that today allthe doctors and hospitals ofPunjab are opposing this bill.Giving information that theservices are closed, Dr.Jaswinder Singh Saini , DrJagmohan Puri, Dr. DeepinderSingh Sandhu, Dr JS Sandhu,Dr. Balraj Chaudhary, Dr.Bashchatar Singh.

Young mancommits suicideKULJEET SINGH JANDIALA GURU, DEC 11

In the village Nawan Pind,under Jandiala Guru policestation, a Buta Singh son ofBaldev Singh, finished hislife by hanging a rope from arooftop grill and hanging itfrom his family. He used towork and now he was addict-ed to drugs for some time,due to which his wife tookwent to maternal along withher half year old son. Heused to go to work less oftendue to drug addiction. Thisled to a domestic quarrel andhis wife moved to his mater-nal village forcefully. Thedeceased also left behind asuicide note in which he toldhis wife Aman that he lovesher very much. He has hurther a lot but after today shewill not feel any sadness. Hetold his wife not to allow myson to be like me.

Myxopathy will prove to be very harmfuland fatal for patients: Paramjeet Mann

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, DEC 11 With the objective to promotePunjabi Language & Cultureamong employees from oth-er states of India, the Depart-ment of Punjabi at CentralUniversity of Punjab,Bathinda (CUPB) intro-duced ‘Proficiency in Pun-jabi Language Course’ fortheir faculty & staff mem-bers. The Inauguration Cer-emony of this Course washeld Online during whichVice Chancellor Prof.Raghavendra P. Tiwari inau-gurated the programme. Prof.Paramjit Singh Sidhu, FormerProfessor, Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar gracedthe occasion as a specialguest. CUPB Faculty, staff &

students attended this pro-gramme. While inauguratingthe programme Vice Chancel-lor Prof. Raghavendra P. Ti-wari stated that several studieshave validated that language

is not only the means of com-munication rather it is also thecareer of culture, so thiscourse will provide an oppor-tunity to know the culturalheritage of Punjab and to ac-cess the knowledge & preach-ing of Sikh Gurus written ingreat Punjabi Literature.

CUPB introduces proficiencyin Punjabi language course

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, DEC 11

Notification has been is-sued for foreclosure ofBathinda Dabwali RoadNational Highway. Thelandowners staged aprotest and handed over aletter of demand to theDeputy CommissionerBathinda seeking compen-

sation for cultivable landand commercial land.

Petrol pump owner Vin-od Kumar, Surjit SinghAmrik Singh demandedthat the land which isarable should be recov-ered on the basis of cul-tivable land and the landwhich is commerciallycultivated should be re-covered on the basis of

commercial compensa-tion. A letter of demandwas sent to his relative Ja-jit Singh Johal to conveyhis voice to Badal Onwhich the officials and therepresentatives of the Fi-nance Minister assuredthat due compensationwould be paid to the landowners and no one wouldbe harmed.

Compensation sought for alleged discriminationagainst admn by landowners

Great contribution of religiousinstitutions to society: Arora

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, DEC 11

Industry and CommerceMinister Sundar Sham Arorasaid that religious institutionshave been instrumental inmaintaining harmony andunity in the society and theefforts made by the religiousinstitutions in case of any cri-sis especially during theCorona crisis are commend-able. Presenting a check ofRs. One lakh to the GuruRavidas Ji Welfare Society atnearby village Nandan, the

Industries Minister said thatthe Punjab Governmentwould extend its fullest coop-eration to the religious insti-tutions for the welfare work.He said that the governmentwould also provide financialassistance to the organiza-tions working in the field ofsocial welfare so that therewould be no stagnation in theservice to humanity. He saidthat a check of grant of Rs.One lakh has been given tothe society of village Nandanfor utilization, purchase ofrugs and furniture.

Foundation stone of classroomlaid in Qadian school

SARWAN QADIAN, DEC 11

Foundation stone of class-room was laid in Shaheed sol-dier ShamsherSingh senior sec-ondary smartschool of the near-by village Khujala,with the govern-ment's grant , whilegiving informationon the occasion,Principal ShashiKiran said that thisclassroom will bebuilt at a cost of Rs 75,0000.

She told that school has re-cieved Rs 200000 from thegovernment and the founda-tion stone of this class roomhas been laid by the studentsof the school. She also in-formed that the toilet has al-

ready been constructed withthe grant of 50000 sent by thegovernment earlier.

Lecturers BalwinderSingh, Satnam Singh, Sukh-

preet Singh, Vipan Kumar,Parminder Singh, RanjitKaur, Kulwinder Kaur,Harvinder Kaur, ParamjitKaur, Gurmeet Kaur, Baljin-der Iqbal Singh Ranjit Singhand group staff were pres-ents.

SANTA MONICA: Alex Olmedo, who won the Wimbledon and Australian Championships singles titles in 1959 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, has died. He was 84.Citing Olmedo's son, Alejandro Jr., the Hall of Fame said Thursday that Olmedo died of brain cancer on Wednesday.Alejandro Alex Olmedo was born in Peru in 1936 and moved to the United States as a teenager. He went to the University of Southern California, where he won NCAA tennis championships in singles and doubles in both 1956 and 1958.Olmedo played in the Davis Cup for the United States and led the team to the trophy in 1958, when he also paired with Ham Richardson to win the doubles title at the U.S. National Championships, the tournament now known as the U.S. Open.That was followed by Olmedo's historic 1959 season, which in addition to a victory over Rod Laver in the Wimbledon final and his triumph at the tournament now called the Australian Open included a run to the final at the U.S. National Championships.That was when Grand Slam tournaments were closed to professional players. Olmedo turned pro in 1960.Alex Olmedo came from humble beginnings and he made sacrifices and worked hard to chase his dreams of a tennis career, ultimately becoming a major champion and Hall of Famer, International Tennis Hall of Fame President Stan Smith said in a statement.

Trevor Birch to become new EFL Chief ExecutiveLONDON: English Football League (EFL) on Thursday announced the appointment of Trevor Birch as its new Chief Executive. Birch will take up the role on January 1, 2021."The EFL is pleased to announce that Trevor Birch is to become the League's new Chief Executive as of 1 January 2021," EFL said in a statement."The appointment has been confirmed by the EFL Board, with Trevor joining the EFL from his latest position as Director of Football Operations at Tottenham Hotspur, having secured a wealth of industry experience throughout his career to date," it added.EFL said that Trevor has also held several prominent roles within football, including Chief Executive of Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Derby County, as well as Chair of Swansea City.

Azeez says 'hard work has paid off' after making Arsenal debut

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DUBLIN: After making his debut for Arsenal, Miguel Azeez said he is "buzzing" and all the hard work that he did over the years has "paid off".The 18-year-old midfielder has been with Arsenal since he was just five, and on Thursday he got his reward with a first-team debut against Dundalk in the Europa League. Azeez became the 877th player to represent the club's men's team, shortly after Ben Cottrell became the 876th."I'm buzzing. I'm happy and overjoyed with the experience. I'm so grateful that I was able to get the experience and all the hard work has paid off today," the club's official website quoted Azeez as saying.Arsenal secured a 4-2 win in the match. Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Folarin Balogun and Mohamed Elneny scored one goal each in the match to hand Arsenal a win.Azeez has vowed to play with passion and give his best "every single day"."I will play with passion because I love the club. I've been here since the age of five so I'm an Arsenal fan through and through and obviously, I just want to give something back to the fans and play my best game every single day," he said.

Wimbledon champ, Tennis Hall of Famer Alex Olmedo dead at 84

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AGENCY and Australia respectively. culture at the same time, so that the team addition to the Proteas' bowling attack. JOHANNESBURG, DEC 11: The national selection panel led by produces a sustainable stream of The 28-year-old, right-arm medium-

convenor of selectors, Victor Mpitsang, potential captains for the future," he pacer from Oudtshoorn boasts an Cricket South Africa on Friday is confident of De Kock's leadership added. impressive 4-Day Series record of 181

named Quinton de Kock as capabilities and the leadership he has Sarel Erwee, Glenton Stuurman and wickets from 46 matches at a bowling Test captain for the shown so far and will spend the next few Kyle Verreynne have received maiden average of 21.28 for the Warriors. His

2020/2021 season. The months finalising the appointment of the Proteas Test call-ups for the tour while best bowling figures of 7/12 are capped board also announced player who will take on the permanent former South Africa U-19 captain off by a high score of 81 from his overall

the squad for the role. "We are satisfied, as the national Wiaan Mulder makes a return to the 671 runs, making him a player to look upcoming two-match selection panel, with the decision that we national team after a period of prolonged out for in this format.Test series against Sri have made to ensure continuity within injury kept him out of action. The 31- The last season has been an Lanka. the team, while we work towards year-old Erwee has enjoyed a long impressive one for 23-year-old

The fixtures making the best decision for its future per iod of cons is ten t ly good Verreynne in the 4-Day Domestic will be part of the without the pressure of time constraints. performances which have culminated Series. He amassed 551 runs in 11 ICC World Test Quinton (de Kock) is happy to continue in into his call-up for this tour, not least of innings, at an average of 55,10, C h a m p i o n s h i p the role for the next season and is which was his 199 in the Hollywoodbets including two centuries and three half-(WTC). De Kock's comfortable with the balance of the Dolphins' CSA 4-Day Domestic Series centuries for the Six Gun Grill Cape appointment for the workload and we back him fully as a season-opener against the Imperial Cobras. Before joining the national team

season is motivated captain," Mpitsang said in a statement. Lions last month. He averages 60.28 for the limited-overs tour against by the light Test cricket load on this "We are also pleased with the with 469 runs in eight innings so far in England, he had deposited 247 runs in

season, with the Proteas only playing leadership group in the team and are the competition. two matches, at an average of 61.75 to three series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan cultivating a strong individual leadership Stuurman will make an exciting his competition account.

CSA name De Kock Test captain for 2020/21 season

Rohit Sharma passes fitness test

NEW DELHI: Opener Rohit Sharma has monitoring Rohit Sharma's fitness and been declared fit by the physios at the has briefed All-India Senior Selection National Cricket Academy (NCA) Committee on the same. In consultation following his hamstring during the Indian with Sharma, it has been decided to rest Premier League. him for the ODIs and T20Is in Australia The batsman had reached the NCA in to regain full fitness and he has been Bengaluru on November 19 and was set included in India's Test squad for the to undergo a fitness test on Friday. Border-Gavaskar Trophy," the BCCI said Sources in the know of developments in a release on November 9.said the batsman is fit for the rigours of While the Indian players who were part international cricket. "He has passed the of the IPL final on November 10 moved fitness test and the future course of into the bubble for the national team that action will be decided by the BCCI and very night in Dubai, Rohit had flown back the selection committee," the source to India and later headed to the NCA to said. complete his rehabilitation.The BCCI had informed of the decision Speaking to the media on November 26, to add Rohit to the squad for the Test India skipper Virat Kohli had said the series against Australia after initially confusion over Rohit's injury status is excluding him from the tour due to the something that should have been hamstring injury. avoided and there should have been "The BCCI Medical Team has been clarity on the whole matter.

AGENCY guidelines were strict and expressed AUCKLAND, DEC 11 disappointment in not being able to

practice in the last 14 days.Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq "Due to COVID, rules are very strict feels his players were "unlucky" to have in New Zealand and we respect that. contracted the coronavirus during their And now we have moved out of stay in Christchurch and said that the quarantine after spending 14 days in quarantine protocols breaches were isolation. We were not able to practice in "unintentional". the last 14 days," Misbah said during a

Seven members of the Pakistan virtual press conference on Friday.touring squad tested positive for "I think we were a bit unlucky in this coronavirus days after their arrival in regard that we couldn't practice after New Zealand on November 24. three days and lost a lot of time due to

The former Pakistan skipper coronavirus cases but now we are back admitted that the precautionary COVID on the field," he added.

Misbah feels Pak players were to contract COVID-19 in NZ 'unlucky'

NZ vs WI, 2nd Test: Nicholls' century guides hosts to 294/6WELLINGTON: Henry Nicholls' on (unbeaten on 1) for company on the caught behind off Chemar Holder. Gabriel unbeaten knock of 117 guided New Zealand second morning. The visitors won the toss then sent back Ross Taylor (9) and the to 294/6 at the end of the first day's action in and elected to bowl first against the Kiwis. score read 78/3 in 20.3 overs. Nicholls the second Test against West Indies here at Chemar Holder and Shannon Gabriel joined Will Young and the duo added 70 Basin Reserve on Friday. Registering a proved that Jason Holder's call was right runs for the fourth wicket to shown signs of much-deserved fifth Test century, the as they sent the top-order back to the recovery. middle-order ba t wi l l pavilion by the 43rd over. But Nicholls But just as they were looking to take the l o o k t o contin decided to sweat it out in the middle game back into their bag, Gabriel removed ue from whe and found support from BJ Watling Young (43) to pick his third wicket of the r e he left (30) and Daryl Mitchell (42) as they day. Nicholls then stitched decent on the ensured that the Kiwis stayed in the partnerships with Watling and Mitchell to openin game. Earlier, openers Tom Blundell help the side cross the 250-run mark. For g day and and Tom Latham failed to put a Windies, Garbriel returned with the as he high-scoring partnership as the figures of 3-57 in his 18 overs while wil l former departed after scoring just 14 Chemar Holder grabbed two scalps.have runs. Young joined Latham and stitched a Brief scores: New Zealand 294/6 Kyle 32-run stand for the second wicket. (Henry Nicholls 117*, Will Young 43; S Jamies Latham played a knock of 27 before being Gabriel 3/57) vs West Indies

NBA confirms 8 players havetested Covid-19 positive in latest resultsNew York: The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday announced that eight new players have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in the latest round of testing.NBA, in a statement, said that as many as 541 players were tested since December 2."Of the 541 players tested for COVID-19 since Dec 2, 8 new players have returned positive tests," the sports governing body said on Thursday."As previously announced, 48 players returned positive tests during the initial return-to-market testing phase from November 24 to December 1," the official statement further read.NBA further said that anyone who has returned a confirmed positive test is isolated until they are cleared for leaving isolation under the rules established by the apex body and the Players Association in accordance with CDC guidance.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020

SPORTSTour match: Bumrah hits maiden fifty as India fold up for 194

Tour match: Bumrah hits maiden fifty as India fold up for 194

Tour match: Bumrah hits maiden fifty as India fold up for 194

AGENCY Earlier, opting to bat first after Ajinkya SYDNEY, DEC 11 Rahane won the toss, the Indian batsmen put

up a dismal show as they were left reeling at Jasprit Bumrah was the surprise package with 111/6 at the end of the opening session with the bat for the visitors in the second session Wildermuth bagging three wickets. Even on the opening day of the day-night warm-up though Prithvi Shaw (40 off 29 balls) and game between Australia A and India at the Shubman Gill (43 off 58 balls) looked good, Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. With the their lack of application in the long format is Australia A bowlers sending the Indian top- something that is a worry for sure. Having order back in the opening session itself, both done the hard yards, it was important for Bumrah (55*) combined with Mohammed them to play themselves in.Siraj (22) to put on 71 for the last wicket as the visitors finished on 194.

Going into the dinner break, Australia's score read 6/0 as Marcus Harris (4) and Joe Burns played out a solitary over from Mohammad Shami. But the session was all about Bumrah using the long handle to great effect as he hit his maiden first-class fifty. Bumrah's unbeaten knock came of just 57 deliveries as he hit two sixes and six boundaries. Siraj on the other hand played a somewhat second fiddle as his 22 came off 34 balls with one six and two boundaries. For Australia, Sean Abbott (3/46) and Jack Wildermuth (3/13) were the stars with the ball.

Australia A all-rounder Cameron Green had to leave the ground after a straight drive from Bumrah's bat burst through his hand to hit the former on his head. It looked more of a precautionary step as he walked off without too much discomfort with the medical team.

Rowe replaces Green after all-rounder gets hit on headSYDNEY: Australia A all-rounder Cameron Green will play no further part in the ongoing three-day tour game against India after he was hit on his head by a fierce straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Green was bowling to Bumrah when the pacer's straight drive burst through the all-rounder's hands and struck him on the side of the head. He sat on the ground for a couple of minutes before leaving the field unassisted to be checked on by medical staff.According to a Fox Cricket report, Green left the SCG to be assessed further before Cricket Australia announced he will play no further part in the match. He has been substituted by Pat Rowe. CA said Green will continue to be monitored by medical staff and an update on his condition will be made on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Bumrah's (55*) maiden fifty combined with Mohammed Siraj's (22) handy contribution enabled visitors to put on 71 for the last wicket as the side finished on 194.