AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

The government on Monday revokedArticle 370 which gave special statusto Jammu and Kashmir and proposedthat the state be bifurcated into twounion territories, Jammu and Kashmirand Ladakh, provoking outrage fromthe NC and PDP and triumph fromleaders of India's ruling BJP.

Meeting a long-held promise ofthe BJP, Union Home Minister AmitShah moved a resolution in the RajyaSabha that Article 370, which allowedJammu and Kashmir to have its ownConstitution, will no longer be appli-cable.

"The president on the recommen-dation of Parliament is pleased to de-clare as from 5th of August 2019, allclauses of the said Article 370 shallcease to be operative... ," stated theresolution moved by the Home minis-ter. Shah also moved a bill proposingbifurcation of the state of Jammu andKashmir into two union territories --Jammu and Kashmir division andLadakh.

Shah, who introduced the Jammuand Kashmir Reorganisation bill, saidthe union territory in Ladakh will haveno legislature like Chandigarh. Theother union territory of Jammu andKashmir will have a legislature likeDelhi and Puducherry.

The announcement, capping daysof uncertainty in Jammu and Kashmir,led to an uproar, in the House and out-side it too. India had failed Kashmir inkeeping its promises, PDP chief and

former Jammu and Kashmir chiefminister Mehbooba Mufi said.

She said the government's unilat-eral decision "to scrap Article 370" isillegal and unconstitutional.

It will make India an occupationalforce in Jammu and Kashmir,Mehbooba said on Twitter.

"It will have catastrophic conse-quences for the subcontinent. GOIs in-tentions are clear. They want the terri-tory of J&K by terrorising its people.India has failed Kashmir in keeping itspromises," Mehbooba, who is under

house arrest in Srinagar, said on Twit-ter.

"Not sure how long I'll be able tocommunicate. Is this the India we ac-ceded to?" she asked. National Con-ference leader Omar Abdullah echoedher outrage, also labelling the govern-ment's move "unilateral". "Govern-ment of India (GOI)'s unilateral andshocking decisions today are a totalbetrayal of the trust that the people ofJammu & Kashmir had reposed in In-dia when the state acceded to it in1947.

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Constitution expert SubhashKashyap on Monday described theCentral government's decision toscrap clauses 370(2) and 370 (3) ofArticle 370 as "constitutionallysound" saying that no constitutionalor legal fault can be found in it.

"Political views apart, I can onlysay that constitutionally it is a sounddecision. No constitutional or legalfault can be found in it. And the gov-ernment has carefully studied thematter and taken into account allconsiderations," he said while talkingto a news agency.

"To the question if it is a politicaldecision...It is entirely up to the gov-ernment and political parties to have

their view. I have nothing to say onthat," he added.

Talking about Article 370,

Kashyap said, "Article 370 has notbeen repealed. Article 370 (1) verymuch exists. Only two clauses

370(2) and 370 (3) have been re-moved. The main clause 370(1) re-mains."

Kashyap said that it is a "myth"that Article 370 gives special statusto Jammu and Kashmir.

"It is a myth that Article 370gives special status to Jammu andKashmir. It is part of Part 21 of theConstitution that has the heading -Transitional, Temporary and Specialprovisions. For some states, like Na-galand, there are special provisionsand special status has been granted tothose states," he said.

"In the case of Jammu and Kash-mir, the heading is very clear -- it is atemporary provision. And by defini-tion, temporary means, one which isonly for a temporary period for atemporary purpose," he said.

Centre’s decision constitutionally sound: Expert

GoodbyeArticle-370T he move is indeed

historic. It is a glouri-ous day for the na-

tion, where in one state i.e.J&K,two flags used to be un-furled on all ceremonial oc-casions. Now onwards onlyone flag will be unfurled inthe whole of nation fromKashmir to Kanya Kumari.

In fact the term specialstatus was undoubtly irritat-ing. Kashmir was, is and willremain,an integral part of In-dia. This will be now treatedat same level,asPunjab,Haryana,HP and allother states are treated.

The new constitutionalset up in J & K will have anelected assembly like Delhi.The MLA's will be electedand they will look after thedevelopment of projects inthe field of Education,Roods, sanction, all PWDrelated activies,water-re-sources,environment,agri-culture industry and everyother activites except,the po-lice administration. Theelectorates will choose theirrepresentatives like in Delhi,punduchery etc.. Kashmiriy-at i.e. culture of Kashmir canretain its own identity asPunjabiyat has been retainedin Punjab. The only differ-ence will be, that now allcommoners of Kashmirshall be come a part of themainstream.

We should not forgetthat thousands of people in-cluding Dr. Shyam ParsadMukherji have sacrificedtheir lives to achieve thisLacs of Kashmiri Panditswere displaced during postseven decades. We have alsosacrified thousands of ourintegration security person-nel to keep this land an inte-gral part but again,these aretesting times all of us Wewill have to cheer this his-toric move as one nation.

- Dr. Chander TrikhaEditor

Article 370 revoked from J&KState bifurcated into two UTs

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

Rajya Sabha on Monday approveda resolution abrogating Article 370for Jammu and Kashmir and a billto bifurcate the state into two unionterritories with Home MinisterAmit Shah saying the controversialprovisions were responsible forpoverty and lack of development inthe state.

Allaying opposition fears of allhell breaking loose after the move,Shah replying, "nothing will hap-pen" and it won't be allowed to turninto another battle torn Kosovo.

"It was heaven on earth andwill remain so," he said replying to

the debate on the resolution and thebill which were taken up together.

He said full statehood will berestored to Jammu and Kashmir at"appropriate time" and after "nor-malcy" returns.

RS approves resolution

Omar, Mehbooba takeninto preventive custodyAGENCYSRINAGAR AUGUST 5

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti and Na-tional Conference working president Omar Abdullah havebeen taken into preventive custody, officials said on Mon-day evening.

The officials said Jammu and Kashmir People's Con-ference leaders Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari were amongother leaders who were detained.

A detention order for Mehbooba Mufti, signed bySrinagar's executive magistrate first class, said that shewas being taken into preventive custody because heractvities was "likely to cause breach of peace" and may"likely lead to serious law and order situation" in theKashmir.

The order also claimed that Mufti and her support-ers were going meet and hold a "procession" in public"because of which there was also a strong apprehen-sion of deteriorating law and order" in the Valley.

The bill tobifurcate the statewas approved by

125 votes infavour and 61

against it

Commission to carry out delimitation ofAssembly seats to be set up soonNEW DELHI; The process to appoint a commission tocarry out delimitation of Assembly constituencies inJammu and Kashmir will start soon, sources said onMonday. According to sources, delimitation of con-stituencies will be carried out only after a commission isset up and the number of seats in each region will bedecided accordingly. This comes in the backdrop of ab-rogation of Article 370, which granted special status toJammu and Kashmir, by the Central government, earlier today.A resolution in this regard was moved in the Rajya Sabha by Union Home MinisterAmit Shah, amidst uproar by the opposition in the Upper House. "All clauses of Article370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will not beapplicable in the state," Shah said while moving the resolution.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

Some opposition parties termed the scrapping of Article370 in Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation into twounion territories as a "black spot", with Congress leaderGhulam Nabi Azad Monday charging that the state's head,considered as India's crown, has been "chopped off" and itsidentity removed. Various parties like the Congress, TMC,DMK, NCP, AAP, RJD and left parties opposed the saidresolution as well as a bill to bifurcate the state into twounion territories. Opposing the move, Leader of Opposi-tion in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said: "In mypolitical life, I had never even imagined that the statewhich is India's crown, one day that head will be choppedoff". "You have made light of the state of J & K," he said,charging it was a 'matter of shame' that the Centre had re-duced the state to a non-entity with Lt Governor's rule.

J&K's head choppedoff; identity lost: Azad

NEW DELHI, AUG 5

BJP patriarch and formerDeputy Prime Minister L KAdvani on Monday wel-comed the government toabrogate Article 370 forJammu and Kashmir andsaid scrapping of the saidArticle has been a 'part ofBJP’s core ideology sincethe days of Jan Sangh'.

'I am happy with theGovernment’s decision torevoke Article 370 and I be-lieve that it is a bold step to-wards strengthening nation-al integration,' he said in abrief statement.

The scrapping of Arti-cle 370 has been a part of

BJP’s core ideology sincethe days of Jan Sangh, saidMr Advani who held theportfolio of home durinngthe tenure of Late Atal Bi-hari Vajpayee.

Senior BJP leader ArunJaitley, who also held theDefence portfolio, said 'ahistoric wrong has been un-

done today'. 'I congratulatethe Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi and theHome Minister Shri AmitShah for this historic initia-tive and pray for peace,prosperity and progress inJammu, Kashmir andLadakh,' he said in a seriesof tweets. 'My comple-ments to the Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi ji andthe Home Minister ShriAmit Shah for correcting ahistorical blunder. 'A histor-ical wrong has been undonetoday. Article 35A camethrough the back door with-out following the procedureunder Article 368 of theConstitution of India.

It was part of BJP’s core ideologysince Jan Sangh days: Advani

Few people whoare related to justthree families have

taken all agencies andonly those with theirblessings can do busi-ness there. Poverty hasincreased in Jammu andKashmir because of Arti-cle 370. All money that thecentral government sentto the Valley got lost incorruption as no anti-cor-ruption laws could be ap-plied due to Article 370.

- AMIT SHAH,HOME MINISTER

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Kashmiri Panditshail decisionNEW DELHI: Displaced Kash-miri Pandits living in the nation-al capital hailed the central gov-ernment's "historic" decision ofscrapping Article 370 of theConstitution and several took tothe streets to celebrate themove on Monday.People were seen celebrating,dancing and distributing sweetson the roads in Lajpat Nagararea."Scrapping Article 370 is a his-toric decision by the Modi gov-ernment. The minority commu-nity of Kashmiri Pandits willbenefit from this move," presi-dent of the Kashmiri Samiti inDelhi, Sumeer Chrungoo, told. He said that the people whowere forced to leave Kashmirwill finally be able to go back tothe valley.

BSP, AIADMK, BJD,AAP support billLUCKNOW: Bahujan SamajParty, AIADMK, BJD and AAPon Monday supported theUnion Government's decisionto repeal the Article 370 of theConstitution which grants spe-cial status to Jammu andKashmir, while Samajwadi par-ty totally opposed it. BSP gen-eral secretary Satish ChandraMishra, said in New Delhi thathis party supports the Billwhich seeks to remove Article370 of the Constitution. "Ourparty supports the Bills to re-move Article 370 of the Consti-tution as moved by the gov-ernment," the BSP leadersaid. Explaining his party's de-cision to support the Bill, MrMishra said, "It's not just aboutJammu and Kashmir that hasMuslim community.

Article 370 gave Jammu and Kashmir its own constitution anddecision-making rights for all matters barring defence,communications and foreign affairs. Its removal ends special statusfor Kashmir, which was key to its accession to India in 1947. All thespecial powers will be scrapped after the implementation of bill.

In a proposed law, which has cleared the Rajya Sabha and will need the LokSabha's approval, Jammu and Kashmir will cease to be a state and becometwo union territories. Ladakh will be a Union Territory without a legislatureand Jammu and Kashmir will have a legislature. The police administration

now will report to Governor. The status of J&K will be similar to Delhi.

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Home Minister AmitShah Ji's speech in theRajya Sabha wasextensive andinsightful. It accuratelyhighlighted themonumental injustices

of the past and coherentlypresented our vision for the sistersand brothers of Jammu andKashmir. Do hear." – PM MODI

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PUBLIC NOTICESIt Is For General Information That I Sukhwinder Singh S/o Jagir Singh Residing At Village Bhamboi, P.o Dhadiala Tehsil Batala Distt. Gurdaspur, Punjab Declare That Name Of My Mine & My Father's Name Has Been Wr o n g l y Wr i t t e n A s Sukhvinder Singh S/o Jagir Singh Sodhi In My Passport No. F1110543. The Actual Name Of Mine Is Sukhwinder Singh S/o Jangir Singh. 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.

90002I, Balwinder Singh S/O Ajaib Singh v.p.o Bara Pind, Patti Lamkhir Ki, Teh. Phillaur Dis. Jalandhar declare that I have taken divorced in the honorable court on 24.12.2011 “from my wife Sukhdip Kaur D/O Karnail Singh resident T u t o M a z a r a T e h . Garhshankar Dis. Hoshiarpur. Now i have no relation with her whatsoever. Kindly note it.

72778I, 15495269H Rank ALD Thombare Anna Shivaji S/o T h o m b a r e S h i v a j i Pandhaninath R/o.44 Armed Regt. 56 APO Amritsar declare that in my service record my mother name mentioned as Thombare Yamuna Bai & my father name is mentioned as Thombare Shivaji which is incorrect. But my mother correct name is Thombare Yamuna Bai Shivaji & my father correct name is T h o m b a r e S h i v a j i Pandhaninath.

52724I, Ritu Rani W/o Mehar Singh R/O Village-Gholpura Distt Karnal have Declare That in my name in all the documents of me and my children is Ritu Rani.My name is written in my husband's passport and my name is Ritu Devi.Now my husband's passport is written in my name Ritu Rani. I do not mind.

100070I, Mohd Mushtaq S/o khushi R/o Mohal la Bhumsi Malerkotla Distt Sangrur have dismissed my son Mohd Istiaq from my property. Concerned note it.

100072I, Karamjeet Kaur alias Karamjit Kaur W/o Nirmal Singh R/o Vill: Rohno Kalan Teh-Khanna Distt. Ludhiana declare that above both names are mine. I write and read my name like to ways. I have known by above both names.

63372I, Ashok Kumar S/o Ram Nath R/o Vill: Majhot Teh-Balachaur (SBS Nagar) declare that in my son birth certificate my wife name entered wrongly Usha Devi alias Paramjit. But her correct name is Paramjit. So amended her name from Usha Devi alias Paramjit to Paramjit in my son birth certificate.

63372I Kanwarjit Singh Brar S/O Late Sh. Dyal Singh R/O VPO Lakhewali (Sri Muktsar Sahib) Have Declare That The Name Of My Father Was Wrongly Written As Dial Singh In Spite Of Dyal Singh My Passport.

63372I, Palwinder Singh S/o Resham Singh R/o Vpo. K a o n k e K h o s a Te h -J a g r a o n ( L u d h i a n a ) declare that in my daughter Komalpreet Kaur’s School certificate her DOB is 10-08-15 while in my army record her DOB is 10-11-15. So insert it correct as 10-11-15.

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PUBLIC NOTICEPreviously sale deed bearing Vasika N o . 3 7 1 0 D a t e d 1 6 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 favouring Gurpreet Singh S/o Naginder Singh R/o Ghal Kalan, Moga. property (Plot) measuring 10 marlas 3 sarsahi situated at Green Vally Dosanjh Road, Moga present owned by Kuldeep Kaur W/o Balvir Singh R/o Apex Colony Moga. was Lost on Dated 29-07-2019 at old Court Road, Moga as per DDR Rapat No. 2028106, Dated 03-08-2019. Now Kuldeep Kaur sold this property to Rajpal Singh S/o Joginder Singh and Rajpal Kaur W/o Rajpal Singh R/o Ramuwala Harchoka Distt. Moga. Now both are going to take loan for Purchase of above said plot from State Bank of India G.T. Road, Near Income Tax office Moga. against security of said property. If any person is effected with the same, He/She may contact the bank within 7 Days of publishing the notice.

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LOST & FOUNDI, Rahul Soni S/o Manoj S o n i R / o # 4 2 / 4 4 , Khanzanchian Bazar, Near Gandhi Chowk, Hisar (Hry.) declare that my 10th class certificate Roll No. 2143834 CBSE Board has been lost in Hisar (Hry.) dt. 25/07/2019. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

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3HARYANAKhattar approves Jind-Hansi rail projectCHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved Jind-Hansi new railline project at a cost of Rs 923.26 crore to be completed in a period of four years. Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu on Monday informed that the proposal was ap-proved in a meeting of Standing Finance Committee- C in which Public Works (B&R) MinisterRao Narbir Singh was also present. He said that Jind-Hansi new rail line project has been developed by Haryana Rail InfrastructureDevelopment Corporation Limited (HRIDC), a joint venture between Ministry of Railways andGovernment of Haryana. The proposed line starts from existing Jind station on Delhi-Bathindarailway line and ends at existing Hansi station on Bhiwani-Hisar railway line. The constructionlength from Jind to Hansi will be about 50 km.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Students can makecareer in visual artsGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chan-cellor of the World University of Design,said that there is a great demand forartists in commercial arts, graphic de-signing, fashion industry, educational in-stitutions, advertising agencies, schoolsand art studios. In which students canmake a better career. Visual arts repre-sent the practice of many arts, with par-ticular emphasis on creative painting,fashion and technology-based arts.The university offers diploma and degreelevel courses in visual arts. The durationof these courses ranges from one year tofour years. The new session is proposedto begin in August. World University ofDesign, dedicated to the creative sector,Sonepat is determined to provide em-ployment opportunities for young stu-dents through visual arts. We believethat these courses will help students findtheir way to such opportunities.

Karnal has seen allround development:MayorSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Mayor Renu Bala Gupta hon-ored the women's strength and got inau-gurated the interlocking tiles at RameshNagar and Gaushala road at an estimat-ed cost of 18 lakh rupees, by the handsof Kanta Rani, the resident of this area,coconut Started Fodak. Ward councilorRamchandra also attended the occasion.Mayor Renu Bala Gupta said that therewas a long demand for the constructionof the streets of this area, which is beingcompleted today.Ward councilor Ramchandra welcomedthe Mayor and said that with his effortstoday, the work of making corridors alongwith Ramesh Nagar and Gaushala Roadin our wards has begun. He thanked themayor. Many dignitaries including AjaySharma, Anand Sharma, Rajan Kalra,Sumit Batla Ashok Kumar, Yashpal Ver-ma, Narendra, Ankur Gupta, Sumit Gup-ta, Rakesh Singla, Dholi Sharma, Rupin-derjeet Kaur, Renu were present on theoccasion.

Modi cares aboutnation’s interest:NarendraROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Narendra Chaudhary, a for-mer member of the Ministry of SocialJustice and Empowerment and BJPleader, welcomed Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi's decision to remove thestream from Jammu and Kashmir. Hesaid that such major decisions are beingmade only during the tenure of the BJPgovernment. Opposition parties havenever thought about the country otherthan just developing their own favorites,but the country's Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi is taking historical decisions onbehalf of the country and the people ofthe country.He thanked the Prime Minister for abol-ishing Article 370 from Jammu andKashmir and said that it is a historic dayfor the countrymen. This decision takenby the government is historic. Many peo-ple including Vijay Barras, Rajendra Sag-ga, Gopal Rana, Dr. Gulab, Anuj Singla,Pala Ram, Ramdia, Dr. Sultan, BalirSingh and others were present on thisoccasion.

‘Golden cards of12.31 lakhbeneficiaries made’CHANDIGARH: Haryana Health Minis-ter Anil Vij said that as many as goldencards of 12.31 lakh beneficiaries havebeen made in the state, under Ayush-man Bharat Yojana and 37,885 patientshave availed benefit of this scheme sofar.Responding to a question raised duringthe Vidhan Sabha Session here Monday,Mr Vij said that under this scheme, thecentral government is providing freemedical facilities up to Rs five lakhs toany eligible family. For this, the peopleavailing benefit of the scheme need notmake any payment or premium, but thisfacility is absolutely free for eligible peo-ple. He said that Haryana has baggedthe first position in the country in terms ofsuccessful implementation of thisscheme and the central government hasalso encouraged other states to followHaryana. This scheme has been imple-mented on the basis of the survey of theyear 2011 and for this, as soon as a newsurvey would be conducted by the cen-tral government, Haryana would imple-ment it. He said that the cases of someforged Golden Cards and other corruptpractices had surfaced, and FIR hasbeen filed by the government. Apart fromthis, strict action would be taken if anyother case comes out.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, AUG 5

The Haryana Assembly on Mondaypassed by voice vote a resolution wel-coming the Modi government's deci-sion to revoke Article 370 which gavespecial status to Jammu and Kashmir,with the opposition Congress too sup-porting it.

Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar moved the resolution hailingthe Centre, Home Minister Amit Shahand Prime Minister Narendra Modifor the decision.

Seconding the resolution, Parlia-mentary Affairs Minister Ram BilasSharma while seeking support fromall parties said "it is the sentiment ofthe House and it is not a party matter."Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)leader Abhay Singh Chautala too sup-ported the resolution and added theArticle 370 should have been revokedmuch earlier.

Chautala wanted to add in the res-olution the issue of outsiders not be-ing allowed to purchase properties in

states of Himachal Pradesh and Ut-trakhand.

Sharma described the revocationof Article 370 as a "historic day".

"We should congratulate the PM,the HM and the Centre for the steptaken in the nation's interest," headded.

In this context, Sharma also re-ferred to BJP's founder Syama PrasadMookerjee and his solgan "Ek deshmein do vidhan, do pradhan aur donishan nahi chalenge (There cannotbe two Constitutions, two Prime Min-isters and two flags in one nation).

Congress members, includingKaran Singh Dalal, asked the leaderof the House to explain the technicalaspects of the Centre's move. Howev-er, cabinet minister and BJP's Anil Vijsaid he should make it clear whetherhe supports the revocation of Article370 or not.

Congress member BhupinderSingh Hooda said it was part of theBJP's election manifesto to scrap Ar-ticle 370. He asked Khattar whetherthe BJP has implemented even one of

the 154 promises it made before as-sembly polls in Haryana.

Finance Minister Abhimanyuasked Hooda not to do petty politicsas the matter is of national interest.

This led to heated exchanges be-tween treasury and opposition bench-es.

When Parliamentary Affairs Min-ister Ram Bilas Sharma asked abouthis stand on the resolution, Hoodasaid, "I have no problem in supportingit". BJP members raised slogans of"Bharat Mata Ki Jai". Hooda wasagain on his feet to clarify that he sup-ports the resolution, but sought toknow about the fate of promises madeby the BJP before assembly polls.

Khattar asked the Congress mem-ber not to mix up issues and restricthimself to the resolution.

Congress Legislative Party leaderKiran Choudhary said since Indepen-dence many Congress leaders havegiven sacrifices for country.

"The Congress always stood withwhat is in the country's interest," shesaid.

Haryana assembly hailsrevocation of Art 370

MAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI, AUGUST 5:

On behalf of Haryana RuralDevelopment Institute,sarpaches, panches and secre-taries were given training forconservation of rain water un-der the guidance of BDPOAngrej Singh More. Programwas chaired by SwachhBharat Mission Block Coor-dinator Pradeep Kumar andemphasizing on ODF andproper management ofgarbage.

He also asked village sec-retary and sarpanch to join to-gether to motivate villagersfor cleanliness. District Coor-

dinator Rajkumar Sandhutalked about setting up de-creasing ground water levelby preventing waste watergoing in drain. Joginder Kam-

boj, Kulbhushan, Surajbhan,Navin, Amit, Vedpal, Povin-dra Rana, Ramesh andSarpanch among others werepresent.

Sarpanches get training aboutconservation of rain water

RAMAN WADHWAAMBALA, AUG 5

In memory of the martyrs,Kargil Vijay Diwas was or-ganized here today. On thisoccasion, Praveen Rathi fromthe music department ofSanatan Dharma College Am-bala Cantonment led a musicteam which performed twofree concerts in Leh. Salutesthe martyrs, the first programwas organized on the banks ofIndus Ghat in Leh followedby second program at lastSnyok India. All the artistshonored by Deepak.

Vijay Diwas organised

CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 5

There seems to be a beeline of political leaders to jointhe Haryana BJP. In yet another setback for the Indi-an National Lok Dal (INLD) before the forthcomingHaryana Assembly polls, two more party MLAs be-sides one Independent legislator joined the ruling BJPhere today.

INLD's Ram Chander Kamboj, MLA from Raniaassembly segment in Sirsa district, who had recentlyresigned from the party and Naseem Ahmed, legisla-tor from Firozpur Jhirka, joined the BJP fold today.

Besides Independent MLA from Saffidon, JasbirDeswal, who has been supporting the BJP, also joinedthe BJP in the presence of Haryaan Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar and State BJP chief SubhashBarala. Incidentally Naseem Ahmed had switchedover to the Congress, days before general electionswere held for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana inthe sixth phase on May 12. But he had not resignedfrom his parent party INLD then. Talking to the me-dia here today, Suhash Barala, BJP Haryana presidentsaid all the three legislators have joined the BJP "un-conditionally", Barala said. A few days ago, INLD'sRatia MLA Ravinder Baliala had joined the BJPalong with Jagdish Yadav, a former Haryana minister.The INLD, which was the main opposition party inHaryana till recently, has been decimated. The INLDhad a family feud last year and it split. While formerMP Dushyant chautala formed his own JannayakJanata Party (JJP), many other INLD leaders joinedthe BJP.

2 more INLD MLAs,one Independent

join BJP

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 5

During the press conference in Gymkhana Club, Karnal, StatePresident of the National Rajput Karani Army said that duringthe demonstration of Padmavat film in Haryana, hundreds offalse cases filed against hundreds of Rajputs of the Rajputsshould be withdrawn by the government. Rajputs should begiven priority in the distribution of party tickets according tothe percentage of population in the state.

He said that despite the share of Rajput population inHaryana state being 10 to 12 per cent, the political parties dis-criminate against them in ticket distribution at the time of elec-tion and they are not given proper representation. It appeals tothe BJP in particular that Rajputs should be given at least 8 to10 tickets during the assembly elections.

Press spokesman Sanjay Rana said that the state presidenthas nominated Deepak Rahada as Speaker of the assembly,Ravi Rana as Deputy Speaker, Prashant Raha as General Sec-retary, Pankaj Aungad as Secretary and Kamaldeep Rana asGharaunda Speaker and Vikram Rana as Speaker of NeelokheriAssembly and commended him. Letter provided. During this,Kanwar Kailash Chauhan District President Karnal, DevendraRana Araipura Treasurer, Kuldeep Rana General Secretary andRaju Rana Kalro, Bhushan Rana were present.

Govt should take back casesagainst Rajputs: Singh

Modi has given a greatgift to nation: Kalyan

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 5

Gharaunda MLA Harvindra Kalyan, for removingglorious 370 from Jammu Kashmir and makingJammu and Kashmir and Union Territory a UnionTerritory, gave a glorious, bold and unique gift tothe countrymen before Independence Day. Whilecongratulating the people of the region, he saidthat the withdrawal of Section 370 from Jammuand Kashmir has begun the creation of a new era.

He said August 5, 2019 will be rememberedafter the country's independence. For this day thepeople of the country used to dream and today thedream has come true by the bold decision of theModi Government. After the historic decision thathonors every Indian person of the Modi government, it has become clear that those wholook after the country on this country will be taught a strong lesson. This decision hasalso proved that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.

‘Blessings of elders necessary for success’SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 5

The 'Chhaaon' programme was organized to honor the parents and senior citizens in the PunjabiBiradari Bhawan of Sector 9, from Lions Club Karnal. In this cultural event, parents and seniorcitizens demonstrated their unique talent by dancing and singing during the colorful program.Many competitions were held in their respect and honor. A large number of saplings were alsoplanted in the premises of the Punjabi Biradari building. Kumar, Subhash Chandra, Rajindra Ku-mar, Pappu Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Khetarpal, Surendra Marwaha, Anil Bhagat, AnilSehgal, Tanuj Dewan, Bishan Das, Hukam Chand Middha, Dr. Kamal Charaya, Dr. NetrapalRawal, Dr. Rohit Goel, Dr. Sachin Paruthi, Arun Kant, Ashok Sardana, Ashwani Khullar, G.S.Bhandari, Satish Mohan, Krishna Lal, Ashok Pahwa, Emotional Maihata, Kapil Sharma, NareshMaihata, Raman Taneja, Ramesh Midda, Subhash Tuli, Subhash Suneja, Rajinder Ahuja, VikasChikara, Vikram Mittal, Narendra Arora, Rajendra Rajpal were also present.

Gita’s slokasresound in

CanadaSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: The importance of In-dian Sanatan culture has once againbeen established and proud on theinternational stage. Srimad Bhag-wat arrived in Canada with the mes-sage of Gita MahamandaleshwarGita Manishi Swami Gyananand JiMaharaj's knowledge of Gitaknowledge from the Mukherwind,not only the non-resident Indians,but the residents too were over-whelmed. Brampton Mayor PatrickBrown praised the event. In theHindu prayer meeting temple inToronto, Canada, the morningprayer was performed with versesof the Gita and Vedic mantras. Ma-hamandaleshwar Geeta ManishiSwami Gyananand Ji Maharaj saidthat Geeta is the only book whosebirth anniversary is celebrated. Godhas inspired Arjuna to make effortfor the human being of the world bymaking knowledge of the Gita. Thesense of what Lord Krishna is say-ing to Arjuna is that human beingsshould perform their duties with fulldevotion and sincerity without anydesire for fruit. He said that we wantimmediate result in every work butGod has said that without patience,there will be no retirement from ig-norance, sadness, temptation, anger,work and greed.

BJP hails scrapping of Article 370

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 5

BJP's district general minister Yogendra Rana campaigned forthe BJP's policies at Upalani, village. He wished the villagerson the scrapping of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Yo-gendra Rana said that during his first term, the Bharatiya Jana-ta Party had promised to remove Article 370 from Jammu andKashmir in its resolution letter,which the BJP completed at thebeginning of its second term. There is an atmosphere of happi-ness in the entire country after the decision.

Now Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be separateunion territories after Article 370 is lifted. He said that likeJammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Puducherry there will be UnionTerritory ie. With the assembly. At the same time Ladakh willbe like Chandigarh, where the assembly will not be there.

The villagers expressed happiness and welcomed the deci-sion. A large number of villagers were present on this occasionincluding Mahabir, Pali, Dharma Singh, Balindra, Raju, Ish-war, Ramesh, Malkhan, Babli, Jaswindra, Suresh, Bablu, Bir-bal Satbir.

GURMEET KASHYPAPKARNAL, AUGUST 5

Preparations are being madeby Shri Sawan Jot Sabha Kar-nal to celebrate the Sawan JotFestival with great pomp. En-thusiasm is visible throughoutthe district regarding the fes-tival. To commemorate thisSawan Jot Festival, a hugeShobha Yatra will be organ-ized in Karnal on 10 August,while on August 11, the Sob-ha Yatra will be held in Harid-war. Minister of State KaranDev Kamboj, Karnal MPSanjay Bhatia, BJP DistrictPresident Jagmohan Anand,IAS and other dignitaries and

representatives of all socialand religious institutions ofthe city including Girish Aro-ra and Tehsildar Rajbakhshwill also be present.

Shashi Bhushan Guptaand social worker GulshanChaudhary said that beautifuland grand tableaux are organ-ized on the occasion ofSawan Jot Festival. He saidthat this festival is a symbol

of our culture and we shouldparticipate in this festival in abig way. Kadam Nagpal, thehead of the Saawan Jot Sab-ha, said that this Savanni JyotParampara had started fromMultan district of Pakistan forthe last 106 years, whichstarted by Bhagat Lala RoopChand Ji, who walked fromthere to immerse the water inHaridwar Ganga ji.

Karnal celebratesremoval of Article 370SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 5

After the decision to remove Article 370 from the J &K taken by the Indian government, there is an atmos-phere of celebration throughout the country, while peo-ple of Karnal are also happy. Today, along with BJPleaders at the Batturbar Chowk at Karnal, the commonpeople also expressed their happiness by sharingsweets. Welcoming the decision of the Central Gov-ernment, Executive Vice Chairman of Swachh BharatMission Haryana, Subhash Chandra said that this is themost historic day since the independence of the coun-try, when such a decision has been taken by the CentralGovernment. Vice Chairman Subhash Chandra saidthat the removal of Article 370 is the biggest decisiontill date, the people of this country were eagerly wait-ing for this day. Describing the decision taken by thecentral government on Jammu and Kashmir in the in-terest of Jammu and Kashmir, he said that this will starta new phase of peace and development in the state. BJPleader Sukhdev Kangra, Advocate Rajesh Saini,Naveen Kumar, Vinod, Sanjeev Jangra, Ravindra, Suniland Pradip Sharma were present on this occasion.

School teams rehearse forcultural programmeRESHAM SIDHUSIRSA: In order to make the Independence Day celebrationgrand and attractive, today the rehearsals for selection of teamsfor cultural programs under the chairmanship of Deputy DistrictEducation Officer Pawan Suthar was held at the local CMK Col-lege Auditorium. The teams of 16 schools participated in the re-hearsal. In the cultural program of Independence Day, studentshave given a colorful presentation from one to the selection.

Savan Jot Mahotsava tobe celebrated in Karnal

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Teej celebrated, studentsshow skills at stage

MOHALI: Rattan Group of InstitutionsSector 78 celebrated Teej in thecollege premises with great fervor. Themain aim behind this activity was tokeep our coming generation in touchwith their culture, which is losing itsglory day by day Students ofpresented a speech to highlight thesignificance of Teej. Various culturalactivities like Gidda, Bhangra, HaryanviDance were performed by thestudents. A musical performance waspresented by the students in the formof folk song.

Exhibition bus yatra gets warm welcomeABOHAR (RAJ SADOSH): The All India Exhibition Bus Campaign was given a warm wel-come as it reached here. Arorvansh Bhawan president Ashok Munjal and councilor SwarshaNarang were among the citizens who welcomed 16 “Yatris” ( Peace Messengers) on three-yearmission to promote youth as a change agent through positivity, prepare people for a larger role toachieve the objective of cleanliness, inspire youth to inculcate spiritual values and character build-ing through Rajyoga Meditation. The youth wing of globally spread Brahmakumaris organisation,inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the campaign at Ahmadabad in August2017. Since then motivational lectures and multimedia programmes had been organised in hun-dreds of educational institutions in different states under the banner of “Mera Bharat, SwarnimBharat”. 101 “Kalash” carrying women clad in spotless whites participated in the procession asthe specially designed bus reached here. Scouts, NCC cadets, band group of Govt Sr Sec SchoolDharampura were also part of the procession that was escorted by police.

CHANDIGARH, AUG 5

Terming it as totally uncon-stitutional, Punjab ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh on Monday flayed themanner in which the Centrehad imposed its decision onKashmir, saying the demo-cratic fabric of the nationhad been ripped apart withthis unprecedented violationof the Constitutional norms.

“It is a dark day for theIndian democracy,” saidCaptain Amarinder, addingthat the Constitution of In-dia had been rewritten with-out following any legal pro-visions. Such a historic de-cision should not have beentaken and pushed through inthis arbitrary manner, hesaid.

This will set a bad prece-dent as it would mean thatthe Centre could reorganiseany state in the country bysimply imposing President’srule, the Chief Ministersaid, adding that the Consti-tutional provisions had beenabused as never before.None of the stakeholderswere taken into confidence,and there was no discussionwith other political partiespreceding the unilateral de-cision of the central govern-ment, the Chief Ministerpointed out.

The BJP is using its brutemajority to bulldoze demo-cratic and constitutionalnorms, the chief ministersaid. No effort was made toevolve a consensus on thisvital matter of national se-

curity and concern, saidCaptain Amarinder, assert-ing that given the sensitivityof the Kashmir issue, anydecision should have beentaken after following dueprocess of democratic andlegal norms.

Even the Presidential or-der reorganising Jammu andKashmir and scrapping Ar-ticle 370 had effectively by-passed the parliamentary re-quirement for a two-thirdsmajority through a constitu-tional amendment, he point-ed out.

C B SINGHCHANDIGARH, AUG 5

Second day of the MonsoonSession of Punjab VidhanSabha witnessed uproariousscenes on the issue of sacri-lege of Gurugranth Sahib inFaridkot here today.

SAD-BJP MLAs movedan adjournment motion but itwas rejected by Speaker onthe ground that it was notmoved two hours before thatled to protests. They wentinto the well of house raisingslogans against governmentand Speaker for not allowingdiscussion on most sensitiveissues of sacrilege of Guru-granth Sahib. The House wasadjourned hardly after half anhour of staging walks outs by

SAD-BJP MLAs from thehouse.

Former Punjab financeminister Parminder SinghDhindsa said that Congresswas running away from dis-cussion and demanded moni-toring of investigation by sit-ting judge of the SupremeCourt so that truth can comeout and guilty must be pun-

ished sternly. He said thatCM, DGP and AG have dif-ferent versions on sacrilegeissues and claimed that CBIinvestigation was order dur-ing SAD-BJP rule on de-mand of the Congress Partyin opposition. `It’s strange asto why Congress is fleeingaway from the debate’’, saidBikram Singh Majithia.

Amarinder terms revocation of article 370 as undemocraticSAD-BJP walks out in protest against

rejection of adjournment on sacrilege

Punjab Cabinet okays amendment to law totake perks of Minister's Income Tax liability

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab ministers as well as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), will nolonger have to pay income tax on the perks allowed to them, once the proposed Bill to thiseffect is passed by the Assembly. The decision was taken on Monday at a meeting of theCouncil of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, which decided toresolve the anomaly created inadvertently by a March 19, 2018 decision of the Cabinet.Though the Chief Minister had earlier announced the decision to place tax burden on thesalary and allowances of ministers on them, the entire Section 2-C of `The East PunjabMinisters’ Salaries Act, 1947’ was unintentionally removed while making the necessaryamendment. As a result, all the perks also got included in the tax ambit of the ministers etc,which in some cases resulted in the tax liability turning out to be higher than the salary itself.Notably, since 1947, the government in Punjab had been paying taxes on salaries /allowances and perks of the ministers, till the Captain Amarinder government had decided toamend the law last year. Section 2-C had provided for Income Tax to be paid by the stategovernment on the salary, allowances, free furnished house and other perquisites admissibleto the Chief Minister, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and LoP.

Capt announcesadoption of UPSC

pattern for CivilServices recruitment

CHANDIGARH: Punjabhas announced to followthe UPSC pattern to in-crease the number ofchances for Punjab CivilServices (PCS) aspirantsfrom existing four to six inthe General category andto nine for BackwardClasses, while SC categorystudents will get unlimitedchances. While the agelimit for SC category willbe 42 years, for Generaland BC/OBC categorieswould be 37 and 40 yearsrespectively, as per theCentral Commission’srules. This was announcedin state Assembly on Fri-day by Leader of theHouse and Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh.

Govt. Model High School-II,Maloya is operational now

CHANDIGARH:The newly con-structed Government Model HighSchool-II, Maloya, Chandigarh be-came operational from today i.e.5.8.2019 in the presence of Sh. Ru-binderjit Singh Brar, Director SchoolEducation, Chandigarh Administra-tion, Mrs. Anujit Kaur, District Ed-ucation Officer, U.T., Chandigarhand Mr. I.S. Gulati, XEN, CP DivNo.1, Engineering Department, U.T.,Chandigarh. The students fromClasses 1st to 10th attended theSchool and the current enrolment ofthe school is 263.

PRITPAL SINGH JALANDHAR, AUG 5Deputy Commissioner Ja-landhar Varinder KumarSharma today described thevideos viral on social mediaregarding death of aspirantduring the recruitment rallyfor Indian Air Force (IAF) asirrational and baseless.

In a statement issuedhere, the Deputy Commis-sioner said that the unfortu-nate incident has occurred to-day morning when the wallaround PAP ground had col-lapsed. He said that the wall

had collapsed towards insidedirection of the PAP groundadding that youth were on theouter side where no debrishas fallen on them, as a resultthere were minor injuriesonly. Mr. Sharma categorical-ly said that there was no lossof life as was being misled onsocial media. The DeputyCommissioner said that dueto wall collapse 23 youth whohad come for participating inthe rally sustained minor in-juries and they were immedi-ately rushed to the local Hos-pital for treatment.

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH, AUG 5

Chandigarh Commission forProtection of Child Rights(CCPCR) in collaborationwith Chandigarh BeoparMandal, Market Welfare As-sociation, Resident’s WelfareAssociations of Sector 44,Chandigarh and ChandigarhPolice organized a function todeclare the Sector 44 D, Mar-ket as Child Labour Beggingfree Zone Chandigarh. Onthis occasion Members ofCCPCR Dr. Monica M Singh,Sh. Varun Baniwal, ALC,Chandigarh, Sh. Anil Vohra,President, Market WelfareAssociation, Chandigarh, Sh.V K. Nirmal, Swadesh Tal-war, M.S Sandhu representa-tives of Resident’s WelfareAssociation, Sector 44,Chandigarh and VikaramjeetSingh and Sonal Kalia fromhelpline 181 were also pres-

ent. The Commission intendsto make Chandigarh, a ChildFriendly City; and one of thekey prerogatives to accom-plish the objective to makeChandigarh Child LabourFree City and to ensure that,any form of employment in-cluding domestic childlabour, begging, rag-pickingor other forms of child labourwhich deprives a child ofhis/her childhood, potential,dignity adversely affectchild’s physical or mentalhealth will not be tolerated.The purpose of the program isto collaboratively.

Law and order situation reviewed CHANDIGARH: Amid apprehension of an adverse reactionfrom Pakistan to the developments in Kashmir, Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday prohibited anykind of celebrations or protest that could vitiate the atmospherein the state. With tension escalating at the border, the ChiefMinister directed the Punjab Police to be prepared to thwartany attempts by Pakistan to create disturbance in the state. TheChief Minister was reviewing the law and order situation in thestate in the wake of the revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir.Top police and civil brass attended the review meeting, whichtook note of the volatile situation post the Central Govern-ment’s announcement on Kashmir. Pakistan may not take thislightly and could resort to some act against India, the ChiefMinister warned, asking the state police to be ready for anyeventuality.

Videos viral on social mediaregarding recruitment rally

mishap baseless: DC

44 market becomes childlabour begging free zone

Medical practitioners associationPunjab holds meeting

MALERKOTLA (MAMOON RASHID): Medicalpractitioners association Punjab regd(295) appeled tothe state government to let RMP doctors practice be-cause they are helping the poor by providing medicalfacilities at very nominal cost, Ramesh Bali presidentof the association while speaking to the media duringa meeting in Malerkotla said that they welcome de-cision of the government to control the drugs, he saidthat association is ready to help the government toend drugs from the state but medical prectitionersshould not be harased and suspected to sell drugs be-cause association never gives membership to suchdoctors, he further said that government should givefreedom of speech to every organization because weare living in largest democracy of the world so everynational of the country should have right to expresshis views.

Sustainability Samwaad'held at MCM

CHANDIGARH : In its constantendeavor to promote sustainability, theSkill Development Committee of MehrChand Mahajan DAV College forWomen organized a talk cumworkshop titled 'SustainabilitySamwaad' here today. AbhishekTaneja from 'Earthjust' was theresource person for the talk wherein hethrew light on the ill effects of theinnumerable chemicals used everydaythat seep into the drains and pollutethe sources of water. Participantsraised several issues relating to theirrole to minimize the carbon footprintsthat they leave behind. This wasfollowed by a skill developmentworkshop by Dinesh who gavedemonstration on making of chemicalfree eco-friendly non carcinogenichand wash, face wash, shampoo andfloor cleaner at home. The ensuinginteractive session was a reminder foreveryone about the current scenario ofenvironmental degradation.

A one day media workshop was organised by the Letter Information Office Jalandhar ofthe Information and Broadcasting ministry at Sangrur. The name of the workshop was

`Vartalap’. The main purpose of this workshop organized with the help of the Press Infor-mation Office, Chandigarh, with the guidance and support of Additional Director General

(North Zone) Devpreet Singh (IIS), was to increase the interaction with journalists working in rural areas and various welfare schemes for common people.

Photo by : Sumer Garg

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Vehicular traffic disrupted on NH 5 afterlandslides, injures oneSHIMLA: The Vehicular traffic came to halt for couple of hours on Hindustan TibetHighway when a massive landslide come down near Hassan valley a staff bus hitby landslides and in narrow escape one person injured and other was reportedsafe, police said here on Monday. The Vehicular traffic came to halt for couple ofhours on Hindustan Tibet Highway when a staff bus was hit by landslides nearHassan valley in which one person got injured and other was reported safe.Additional SP Parveer Thakur told UNI that land slide hit the NH at Hassan valley.Due to landslide an official staff bus carrying nine staff from Chhota Shimla toWildflower Hall got damaged partially. He said that one person got injured who wasrushed to hospital, the remaining staff escape unhurt in the mishap.

Scrapping of Article 370a historic and bolddecision: Jai Ram ThakurSHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai RamThakur has termed the decision of thegovernment of India to scrap Article370 as historic and bold step whichwould have far reaching impact onsocial and economic development ofJammu and Kashmir state besidesensuring the national integration. JaiRam Thakur said that the decisionwas in the best interest of the nationfor which Prime Minister NarendraModi and Home Minister Amit Shahdeserve appreciation. He said that thisdecision shows the strong political willpower of the BJP led government atthe Centre. He expressed hope thatwith this initiative a new chapter ofpeace, progress and prosperity wouldbegin in Jammu and Kashmir whichremained in the state of unrest formany decades.

Mobile internetservices suspendedin SrinagarSRINAGAR: Mobile internet servicesof all cellular companies, includingBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)has been suspended on Sunday nightin the Kashmir valley, includingSrinagar. The internet services hasbeen suspended as a precautionarymeasure, official sources said. Thecellular companies have informed theirsubscribers that the services wouldremain suspended till further orders.However, broadband and point-to-point internet service was so farnormal.

Awareness prog onroad safety organisedANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: In order to make theresidents aware about road safety andtraffic rules, a mini marathon wasorganized at Nalagarh sub divisionheadquarters in which more than athousand children of different agegroup, youths and women and mentook part. SDM of Nalagarh PrashantDesh flagged off marathon. FormerMLA of Nalagarh assemblyconstituency and now District BJPPresident KL Thakur attended functionas Chief Guest and children ofdifferent age groups participating in themini marathon. First, second and thirdprizes to boys and girls were given.Thakur said that rising road accidentsturned out a major challenge forgovernment and society. In order todeal with the rules of traffic in our dailylives. 100 percent compliance shouldbe done, he added. Baldev Thakur,President of BJP Mandal Nalagarh,Secretary of Nalagarh Truck OperatorUnion, Veer Singh Chandel, teachersof different schools, Golman trucks,taxi, private bus, and Auto Unionrepresentative and other dignitarieswere also present.

Warning of heavyrain in part of HPSHIMLA: South West Monsoonremained subdued during last twodays in the Himachal Pradesh. Rainmay lash a few places in the state innext 24 hrs as Met Office soundedwarning of heavy to very heavyrainfall. Despite subdued rainfallHindustan Tibet National Highwayremained off for two to three hours atHassen valley between Dhalli andChharbara after massive landslides. Aprivate bus carrying hotel staff trappedin the landslides, in which one personwas injured. The highway wasrestored for the normal traffic afterclearing the road. In Last 24 hrsShimla saw 65 mm rianfall, Palampurand Baijnath in Kangra district 69 mmand 50 mm, Jogindernagar in Mandi30 mm, Dharamshala in Kangra26mm Tissa in Chamba 25 mm,Rajgarh in Sirmaur 22 mm, Gaggal inKangra 21 mm, Baggi in Shimal 16mm Pachhad in Sirmaur 15 mm,Bangana in Una eight mm, NainaDevi in Bilaspur six mm, Mehre inKangra four mm Jubbar Hatti inShimla and Chamba-three mm each.Minimum and Maximum temperatureof Shimla was 17.6 degree Celsiusand 23.7 degrees, Sundernagar inMandi 23.1 degrees and 32.9degrees, Bhuntar in Kulu 21.4degrees and 33.4 degrees and Kalpain Kinnuars 15.4 degrees and 26.2degrees. Dharamshala 19.2 degreesand 28.4 degrees, Una 25.8 degreesand 36.4 degrees Nahan 18.2degrees and 29.4 degrees, Keylong14 in Lahaul Spiti 24.1 degrees Solan21.7 degrees 29.8 degrees, Manali inKullu 17.4 degrees and 28.8 degrees .Kangra 22.3 degrees, Mandi 24degrees and 33.1 degrees, Bilaspur22 degrees and 34 degrees Hamirpur22.8 degrees and 33.7 degreesDalhousie in Chamba 17.1 deggrees20.6 degrees and Kufri in Shimla 14degrees and 17.3 degrees.

Vehicular traffic disruptedon NH 5 after landslides,injures oneSHIMLA: The Vehicular traffic cameto halt for couple of hours onHindustan Tibet Highway when amassive landslide come down nearHassan valley a staff bus hit bylandslides and in narrow escape oneperson injured and other wasreported safe, police said here onMonday. The Vehicular traffic cameto halt for couple of hours onHindustan Tibet Highway when astaff bus was hit by landslides nearHassan valley in which one persongot injured and other was reportedsafe.Additional SP Parveer Thakur told

CM Thakur inaugurates bridge onChamba-Tissa road, CHC at Sahu

AGENCYSHIMLA, AUG 5

While addressing a publicmeeting at Sahu in Chambatoday, Chief Minister Jai RamThakur said that during his two-day visit to Chamba district heinaugurated and laid foundationstones of developmentalprojects worth Rs 52.50 croreswhich shows the commitment ofthe state government forequitable and balanceddevelopment of all areas of theState.

The Chief Minister thankedthe people of Chamba districtfor providing wholeheartedsupport to the BJP in therecently concluded Lok Sabhaelections. He said that the voteshare of the BJP was highest inthe country and in KangraParliamentary seat it washighest in the country with 72percent vote share. He said thatall the opposition leaders werestill in shock due to thisunprecedented victory of theBJP in the Lok Sabha. This is abefitting reply by the people ofthe State has given to the

arrogant opposition leaders ofthe State.

Jai Ram Thakur said that theone and a half year tenure of thepresent state government hasbeen full of achievements andaccomplishments. He said thatJan Manch programme hasemerged as a boon to the peopleof the State as all theirgrievances were being redressedat their door steps.

Chief Minister said that the

Chamba district has beenselected as aspirational districtby the Union government forensuring its overalldevelopment. He said thatalthough a small state, HimachalPradesh has shown way to allother states of the country inmatter of development. But itwas unfortunate that theCongress leaders werepoliticising even thecelebrations to mark the 113th

birth anniversary of founder ofHimachal Pradesh and firstChief Minister Dr Y.S. Parmar,which reflects their desperationfor power.

Local MLA Pawan Nayarwelcomed the Chief Ministerand detailed various demands ofthe area. Earlier, the ChiefMinister laid foundation stoneof 55 meter span double lanebridge over Sai river onChamba-Sahu-Kidi road to beconstructed at a cost of Rs. 6.31crore. He also inauguratedcommunity health centrebuilding at Sahu constructed byspending Rs. 4.50 crore and 108meter span bridge at Balu overRavi river on Chamba-Tissaroad constructed by spending anamount of Rs 11.01 crore.

Urban DevelopmentMinister Sarveen Chaudhary,Deputy Speaker Hansraj, MLAsPawan Nayyar, Vikram Jaryal,Jia Lal Kapoor and JawaharThakur, District BJP PresidentDS Thakur, Chairman KangraCentral Cooperative Bank DrRajiv Bhardwaj and otherprominent leaders were presenton the occasion.

Thanks residents for shown faith in BJP

CM presides over culturalevening of Minjar fair

SHIMLA, AUG 5

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakurwhile presiding over the culturalnight of International Minjar fairat Chamba Chaugan on Sundayevening said that fairs andfestivals were the integral part ofrich cultural heritage andrepository of the State whichshowcases the belief of the peoplein the age old traditional customsbesides local deities. He said thatMinjar fair was one of the mostancient and traditional fair of theState celebrated with utmostenthusiasm, faith and fervour.

The Chief Minister releasedMinjar souvenir brought out bythe Mela Organising Committeeand also gave away prizes to thewinners of different events heldduring the weeklong festival.

He announced up-gradation ofGovernment High SchoolParihaar to Senior Secondary

School, Middle School Dhar toHigh School and GovernmentPrimary School Bailey-II toMiddle School besidesannouncing opening of PrimarySchool, Chaily. He alsoannounced construction ofScience blocks in GSSS’s,Khajjiar and Kidi. He said that amulti-storey parking would beconstructed soon at Chamba toease the traffic congestion andfacilitate the visitors besideslocals. Noted Punjabi folk singerGurdas Maan regaled theaudience in the jam packedChamba Chougan with hisscintillating performance. LocalMLA Pawan Nayar thanked ChiefMinister for gracing the occasionbesides making variousannouncements. Chairman of theMela Committee and DeputyCommissioner, Vivek Bhatiapresented memento to the ChiefMinister.

Gender equality must for development of society: BikramSHIMLA, AUG 5

In a bid to promote genderequality and modification ofbehavior by raisingawareness of concerns ofgender equality, the HimachalPradesh Kaushal VikasNigam (HPKVN) organisedone-day workshop on'Himachal Pradesh SkillDevelopment Project-GenderAction Plan and way forward'here today.

Speaking on theoccasion, the Minister saidthat the contribution of bothmen and women is important

for the development of thesociety and therefore it ismust to maintain the genderequality. He said that thewomen of Himachal Pradeshare honest and hard workingwho have always played apivotal role in the

development of the state rightfrom the farms to serving theIndian army. Keeping in viewtheir contribution in differentspheres, we should besensitive to their rights so thatthey could enjoy equalfreedom, opportunities andresources like men to excel intheir lives. Bikram Singh saidthat the state government iscommitted for womenempowerment for whichvarious schemes andprogrammes have beenimplemented. They are alsobeing given priority undervarious activities under H.P.

Skill DevelopmentCorporation so that theycould become self-reliant.

He said that the genderdisparity is a socio-economicissue and the degree ofgender disparity varies acrosscastes, economic classes,religions and even acrossgeographical boundaries. Hesaid the economic freedomemancipates from earningcapacity which is closelylinked to skill developmentand employability. Unlesseconomic freedom isachieved, it is difficult toachieve gender equity.

Gupkar declaration: Political partiespresent united front in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, AUG 5

Majority of political parties, includingNational Conference (NC), Congressand Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),have presented a united front andwarned against any move againstspecial status of the state, delimitationor trifurcation of J&K.

A NC spokesperson said that therepresentatives of different politicalparties held an all parties meeting at theGupkar Residence of NC president DrFarooq Abdullah to deliberate upon theprevailing political situation triggeredby massive deployment of securityforces, advisories issued, abandonmentof Amarnath Yatra midway, and forcedremoval of tourists from the Valley.“The meeting, which was presided overby Dr Abdullah, was attended by PDPpresident Mehbooba Mufti, senior PDPleaders Muzaffar Hussain Beg, AbdulRehman Veeri, PC leaders Sajad GhaniLone, Imran Reza Ansari, Abdul GhaniVakeel, Congress leader Taj Mohiudin,CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami, NC VicePresident Omar Abdullah, MPs of NC,Justice Hassnain Masoodi, MohamadAkbar Lone, Shah Faesal, ANCMuzaffar Shah, and PUF Uzair Ronga,”he said. He said it was unanimouslyresolved that all the parties would beunited in their resolve to protect anddefend identity, autonomy and specialstatus of J&K. “The meeting also

resolved that modifixation, abrogationof Article 35A, Article 370,unconstitutional delimitation ortrifurcation of the state would be anaggression against the people of JammuKashmir and Ladakh,” he said. He saidthat the parties participating in themeeting resolved to seek audience withthe President and the Prime Minister ofIndia. “The leaders would apprise themof the current situation and make anappeal to them to safeguard thelegitimate interests of the people of statewith regard constitutional guaranteesgiven to the state the constitution of ourcountry,” he said. He said they will alsoapprise them of the unwholesomeconsequences bound to follow theunconstitutional violation of theseguarantees. “The representatives of thepolitical parties resolved to remaintogether and stand united in theirstruggle for safeguarding identityautonomy and special status of thestate,” he added.

Chaos prevails, schools closed across Jammu region,CRPF, Army deployed, Sec 144 imposed, exams cancelledJAMMU, AUG 5

In view of troops deployment inKashmir valley and prevailingsituation in the state, Jammu andKashmir administration has orderedclosure of all government and privateschools in all districts of Jammuregion while section 144 has alsobeen imposed in Jammu district andvarious examinations are cancelled."All private and government schoolswill remain closed tomorrow onAugust 5 as preventive measure tillfurther orders," said orders issued bythe Deputy Commissioners ofdifferent districts including Jammu,Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Doda,Rajouri, Udhampur and circulated onsocial media and official websites.

Meanwhile, DC Jammu SushmaChauhan also said that section 144

has been imposed in Jammu districttill further orders. However, as manyas 40 companies of CRPF have alsobeen deployed in all districts ofJammu region, said an official hesaid that as per order, in Jammu sixcompanies, in Samba two, in Kathuatwo, in Udhampur four, in Reasione, in Rajouri eight, in Poonch sixand in Doda 11 companies of CRPFhave been deployed. Army has alsobeen deployed in various parts of thedistrict. "Mobile Internet has also besnapped in the region while restrictions

are imposed as precautionary measure,"they added. Moreover, allexaminations of different schoolsand University of Jammu have alsobeen postponed till further ordersand fresh dates will be announcedlater, said an order. There is chaosand confusion among people as theyare not aware of the reason behind anentire exercise of deploying 35,000additional troops and issuingsecurity advisory asking allAmarnath pilgrims to curtail theirvisit to the valley and return besidesdirecting all non local students,labourers, tourists, employees toleave the Kashmir valley. Postsecurity advisory, three majorpilgrimages including Machail Mataat Kishtwar, Buddha Amarnath inPoonch and Kouser Nag in Reasiwere cancelled.

JAMMU, AUG 5

Amid restrictions imposed inJammu, people on Mondaywere in an upbeat mood soonafter Article 370 wasabolished in Jammu andKashmir while celebrationsmarked the historic decision.Soon after the Article 370,which gives special status tothe state of Jammu andKashmir, was abolished withthe announcement of UnionHome Minister Amit Shah inthe Lok Sabha, Jammu peoplein some parts took to thestreets amid restrictionsshouting "Modi-Modi" "MotaBhai Zindabad" to celebratethe historic decision. Activistsof Dogra Front led by its

president Ashok Gupta,dancing to the beats of drums,distributed sweets to people.BJP state president Ravinder

Raina termed the decisionhistoric and said, "PMNarendra Modi and AmitShah has created history."

Abolition of Art 370: Jammu in upbeatmood, celebrations amid restrictions

Need to create awarenessabout Muscular DystrophyDINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, AUG 5

A group of Indian Association of Muscular Dystrophy (IAMD)interacted with the officials of Dr YS Parmar University ofHorticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni on Sunday and sharedtheir inspiring stories of courage. The visit was part of IAMD’scomprehensive and residential rehabilitation program for peopleafflicted with Muscular Dystrophy in which physiotherapy,meditation, counselling of parents and patients, outings, picnicare carried out. Around 60 people including 22 patients fromdifferent age groups from different parts of the country and threepatients from Saudi Arabia took part in the event. The visit toUHF was called ‘picnic with a difference’.

50 thousand farmers will be trainedunder natural farming this year: CS

SHIMLA, AUG 5

The meeting of the state level task force for promotion of zerobudget natural farming under 'Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan'scheme was chaired by Chief Secretary B.K Agarwal here today.The Chief Secretary said that the farmers and horticulturists of thestate had been using insecticides and pesticides since a long timewhich resulted in loss of soil fertility resulting in challenge forproviding quality products to the consumers. However, the naturalfarming has proved to be an effective alternative which is helpingimmensely in reducing the cost of farming and providingremunerative prices to the famers for their produce besidesensuring environment protection. He informed that a target forproviding training to around 50 thousand farmers have been setunder the scheme during the financial year 2019-20.

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Amarinder rules out change in paddy transplantation date

Teej celebrations by royal dance academyPATIALA: Patiala based Royal Dance Academy organised Teejcelebrations with great joy and fervour here yesterday .In thisTeej celebrations members of the academy dressed in traditionalPunjabi dresses. The venue was decorated with swings and itemsrelated to Teej. Punjabi Dance, Modeling, games, giddha etc per-formances were presented by the members of the academy. Dr.Amarjeet Rekhi and Smt.Anupreet Brar were the chief guest onthe event.In their address on the occasion chief guests appreciat-ed the Royal Dance Academy for organising this teej celebrations.Gursimaran Kaur adjudged as Royal Teej on the occasion.

Art, craft exhibition organisedDHURI ( VIKAS VERMA): During 'Parent Teacher Meet' ideaswere exchanged for academic mental and intellectualdevelopment of the students. According to the school PrincipalYogita Bhatia, exhibition of art works and academicachievements as well as additional activities organized by the

school. The wasteNewspapers were usedto make useful itemsand were displayed asbeautiful decorativeitems made by thestudents under theguidance of Art teacherJasandeep Singh. Thedisplayed items wereMural Pendants, Lamp

Shades, Nests, Photo Frames, Swings and beautiful artifactswere made of cloth and clay pots. Vasant Valley SchoolChairman Sanjay Gupta and Ratna Gupta inspected theexhibition and described the importance of art in life whileappreciating the students' efforts.

Students of Cheema Public School performs well under-18 district level sports competitionGURDASPUR (MUKESH VERMA): Cheema public schoolKishankot performed competently in the district level gameswhich were organized in government college Gurdaspur bythe Punjab Sports Department dedicated to 550th Birth

anniversary of Shri GuruNanak Dev Ji and healthyPunjab. The chairman of theschool, Amarinder SinghCheema, congratulated thewinning players andwelcomed them to be strong.Keeping the achievements ofthe under 14 students, theboys of the under 18 also

gained positions. Principal of the school Praveen Sharma saidthat it was only due to the hard work of the DPE teachers andthe winning students of the school that the students of theschool performed well. In this competition, Navpreet Singh gotfirst in 400 meter race, Harmanjot Singh also stood first in 200meter race and third in long jump. In the 100 meter race,Simranjit Singh won the second and Gursavek Singh thirdplace. Principal Praveen Sharma welcomed them by honoringwith medals and also inspired them to work harder in future.She said that the students in their lives.

CHANDIGARH, AUG 5

Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh onMonday ruled out anychange in the date of trans-plantation of paddy in the state from June 20 toJune 1.

The transplantation datehad been advanced to June13 this year only on experi-mental basis and there wasno proposal under his gov-ernment’s consideration forpermanently altering thedate of transplantation ofpaddy, Captain Amarindertold the House in responseto a question. The Chief

Minister said he wouldsoon convene an all-partymeeting to evolve a com-prehensive strategy to arrestthe reckless use of ground-water, and to change thecropping pattern to ensurewater conservation. He ap-pealed to all parties to rise

above political affiliationsand unite in the face of thecritical water situation inthe state.

Captain Amarinderpointed out that Punjab wasfacing acute shortage of wa-ter, which with even theEradi Commission havingassessed the river water lev-el at 17.1 MAF at the timeof its evaluation. The levelhad since gone down fur-ther to 13 MAF, he pointedout, adding that the problemhad been aggravated as a re-sult of the melting of gla-ciers, coupled with thegreenhouse effect. Express-ing concern over the fast

depleting groundwater lev-el, the Chief Minister citedthe Dynamic Ground WaterEstimation Report-2017 re-port, published in 2019, toobserve that the number ofblocks falling under over-exploited category (wheregroundwater abstraction ex-ceeds recharge) stood at109 out of the 138 studyblocks in the state.

The groundwater level isdepleting in about 85% ofthe state and the averageyearly rate of fall of waterlevel is about 50 cm peryear, he added. Replying toa question raised by MLAKultar Singh Sandwan, the

Chief Minister pointed outthat earlier long-durationvarieties of paddy weresown in Punjab but newshort to medium durationvarieties of paddy, intro-duced by Punjab Agricul-tural University (PAU),were taking fewer moredays to mature and requirelesser irrigation. These newpaddy varieties like PR 126,PR 124, PR 127, PR 121and PR 122 were now beingsown in 83% of the area andwere maturing, on an aver-age, in 110 days, he said,adding that marketing ofthese varieties was not aproblem either.

HARISH KALRAROPAR, AUG 5

The Punjab Government topromote Punjab as a touristdestination through FAM trips.The Tourism & Cultural Af-fairs Minister Charanjit SinghChanni said that to make Pun-jab as the tourism hub of thecountry the state governmentis working on various modelsof marketing tourist attractionsin the region. He said that(FAM) trip has been organisedby the department of tourism& cultural affairs for promo-tion of Sri Ananadpur sahibwith Travel Agent Associationof India-Chandigarh Chapter

and TACT members. This tripincluded 19 travel agents of thetri-city who were taken for oneday to Sri Anandpur Sahib.Alka Kapoor Senior Market-ing Manger Punjab Heritage &Tourism Promotion Board ac-companied the travel agentsfor the trip. Briefing about thetrip Alka Kapoor said that dur-ing the FAM trip the travelagents.

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Keep a check on milk,sweet businesses during

festive season: DCLUDHIANA, AUG 5 Keeping in view the upcoming festiveseason, The Deputy Commissioner MrPradeep Kumar Agrawal has directed theHealth Department and Dairy Develop-ment Department to keep a strict vigil onbusinesses of milk and sweets. MrAgrawal was presiding over a monthlymeeting of 'Mission Tandarust Punjab' athis office today. Expressing satisfactionover the performance of various depart-ments, Agrawal directed the Health De-partment and Dairy Development De-partment to continue checking the quali-ty of the food products being sold in themarket. He said that keeping in mind theupcoming festive season, the vendors ofthe milk and sweets businesses shouldpay special attention as these productsare the most admired during these days.

Two legal aid cells to be opened on Aug 6HOSHIARPUR (DALJIT AJNOHA): Under the guidelines ofDistrict Legal Services Service Authority Hoshiarpur cum Districtand Sessions Judge Amarjot Kaur Bhatti, two legal cells will beopened in Baghpur on August 6 and in Jejoa Doaba Augus 7 forgiving legal advice to the people. This was stated by SuchetaAshish Dev, Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority.

Dhillon inaugurates medicalcheckup camp

KARANPREET DHANDRALBARNALA: Lions Club Barnala Supreme held a mega medicalcheckup camp at Gurdwara Pargatasar Sahib, Hundiya RoadBarnala. It was inaugurated by Congress leader Kewal Dhillon.Deputy Commissioner Tej Pratap Singh Phoolka and SSP HarjitSingh were present. Club President Prof. Darshan Kumar saidthat Dr. Manpreet Singh Sidhu, Dr. Deepak Bansal, Dr. RupeshSingla, Dr. Gagandeep Singh Tathagur, Dr. Nitin Kumar, Dr. AnuSinghal, specialists in various fields examined patients. Dr.Sonali Gupta examined more than 500 patients and gave themfree medicines. Kewal Dhillon said that Lions Club BarnalaSupreme understands the need of the people and the helpspeople from time to time by holding such camps.

Govt to promote tourismthrough FAM trips: Channi

Laddoo distributed on removal ofsections 370, 35A from J&KKULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU: There was an atmosphere of joy on theremoval of Sections 370 and 35A from the state of Jammu andKashmir and converting it Union Territory. Maana Jewellers of

Jandiala Guru alsodistributed laddoos todayamong the people presentto celebrate the victory.Rajiv Kumar Mana andTajinder Singh Chandi saidthat this is a gift given byPrime Minister NarendraModi and Home Minister

Amit Shah to the countrymen as it was a long pending matter.Now, Jammu and Kashmir with Assembly and Laddakh hasbecome Union Territory. This will bring complete sovereigntyover Jammu and Kashmir of India. On this occasion Aman Dhot,Gulshan Jain, Pappu Jain, Kimti Lal Jain Roshan Lal Jain, andothers were present.

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Put security forces on maximum alert: MHA to states, UTsNEW DELHI: The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to keep securityforces on "maximum alert" following decisions related to Jammu and Kashmir to"pre-empt" and "prevent any breach of security", a communique issued by HomeMinistry said Monday. The government has also told the state governments that"special care" should be taken of Jammu and Kashmir residents and studentsresiding in their state. "Adequate publicity may be given to the measures taken bystate governments and Union Territory administration to inspired confidence in thesections concerned and to sensitise the public against any mischief or breach ofpeace," it said. Suitable instructions should be issued to law enforcement agenciesto maintain vigil against circulation of false, unverified news, rumours, andunscrupulous messages on social media aimed at disturbing peace and publictranquility and inciting violence and communal discord, it said.

IMA calls strike onAug 8 to protestagainst NMC BillNEW DELHI: The Indian MedicalAssociation (IMA) has given a call forwithdrawal of services in healthcarefacilities across the country on August8 to protest against certain provisionsof the National Medical Commission(NMC) Bill. The IMA said the coreconcern of the medical fraternity hasbeen left unaddressed in the NMC Bill."The call is for all the modernmedicine doctors to leave their workplace across the sectors at all levelson August 8 from 6 AM to 6 AM (nextday)," it said, adding that medicalstudents under IMA- Medical StudentNetwork will continue their strikeacross the country. The decision wastaken at an emergency ExtendedAction Committee meeting convenedat the IMA headquarters on Monday.The doctors' body has also called fordemonstrations and hunger strikes atits local branches and urged medicalstudents to boycott classes andproclaim solidarity with the IMA.Members of the AIIMS Students' Unionstaged a protest in front of the instituteand boycotted all academic activitieson Monday. "The NMC bill in itscurrent form has some provisions thatneed to be amended before itsenactment. The most pressing issuesare the uncertainty over NEXT, andthe regulation of community healthpractitioners and over centralisation ofhealthcare by the government. Theseare issues which affect both themedical fraternity and its students, aswell as the public at large," AIIMS SUsaid in a statement.

Raj assembly passesanti-mob lynching BillJAIPUR: The Rajasthan legislativeassembly on Monday passed a billproviding for life imprisonment and afine up to Rs 5 lakh to convicts incases of mob lynching involving thevictim's death. 'The RajasthanProtection from Lynching Bill, 2019'was passed by the Vidhan Sabha by avoice vote amid vociferous protest bythe opposition BJP, which wanted theBill to be referred to a selectcommittee. The Bill was introduced byParliamentary Affairs Minister ShantiDhariwal in the state assembly lastweek. Responding to the debate onthe bill, Dhariwal Monday told theHouse that though there areprovisions in the Indian Penal Codeand the Criminal Procedure Code todeal with the cases of mob lynchingincidents, they are not adequate.Accordingly, the government hasbrought in the Bill to provide for strictpunishment to curb such incidents, hesaid. It is proposed to nip the evil inthe bud and to prevent spreading ofhatred or incitement to mob lynchingby creating special offences againstsuch offences," the statement of objectand reason of the bill said.

UP: Man booked forpronouncing 'tripletalaq' on wifePRATAPGARH/BAGHPAT: An FIRhas been registered against a personfor allegedly pronouncing 'triple talaq'on his wife, police said on Monday.Niyaz alias Bablu and his familymembers were booked on Sundayunder relevant sections of the MuslimWomen (Protection of Rights onMarriage) Act and other sections forIPC, police said. In her policecomplaint, Niyaz's wife Parmeenalleged that on Saturday, she wasthrashed by her in-laws followingwhich her husband pronounced talaqthrice on her. We are probing thematter, a police officer said. In aseparate incident, a woman inBaghpat approached the policeclaiming that his husband hadthreatened her with triple talaq. Actingon the complaint, the police contactedTaufiq and informed him about thelegal repercussions following which hereconciled with his wife. The MuslimWomen (Protection of Rights onMarriage) Bill prescribing up to threeyears in prison for men giving instanttriple talaq to their wives and waspassed by Parliament on July 30.

JD(U) to go it alone inJharkhand assembly pollsPATNA: The Janata Dal (United), anNDA ally headed by Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar, on Sunday announcedthat it would go it alone in the upcomingassembly polls in neighbouringJharkhand. The party's Jharkhand unitchief Salkhan Murmu made theannouncement here a day after he helddeliberations with Kumar and the partysnational vice president and pollstrategist Prashant Kishor. Assemblyelections are scheduled to be held inJharkhand by the end of this year. "Weare looking forward to contesting asmany seats as possible, depending onthe number of winnable candidates weget. We are not averse to contesting all81 seats in the state if we get as manygood candidates," Murmu said.

Woman beaten to deathover land disputeKAUSHAMBI: A 32-year-old womandied and her husband was injuredafter they were allegedly beaten todeath over a land dispute in UttarPradesh's Kaushambi district, policesaid on Monday. Sukhmala and herhusaband Rakesh were on their fieldat Mohiddinpur village in Pura Muftiarea on Sunday when Mahedavreached there with his relatives andattacked them with sticks, the policesaid. Both of them were injured andrushed to the hospital, where Sukhmaldied during treatment.

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People must rise above political interests tosupport abrogation of Article 370: Bhagwat

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief MohanBhagwat on Monday asked people of the nation to riseabove their political interests and support Centre's decisionof abrogating Article 370. Bhagwat congratulated thePrime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for takingthe courageous step to scrap Article 370 of theConstitution, which gives special status to Jammu andKashmir and bars the people from rest of India frombuying land in the state. "We congratulate the courageous

step taken by thegovernment. The step wasnecessary not only forJammu and Kashmir butfor the whole nation.Everyone should rise abovethe political interest anddifference and support theinitiative," said the RSSchief in a statement.Former Karnataka chiefminister S M Krishnareverberated similarsentiments and said that thedecision taken by the

government has ended a huge ambiguity about Kashmir."The momentous decision taken by Government of

India ends a huge ambiguity about Kashmir. This stepensures the completion of the integration of India startedby Sardar Patel. The nation congratulates the PrimeMinister and Home Minister," he stated in a letter. Earliertoday, the Centre scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution.Shortly after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled theresolution to this effect in the Rajya Sabha, President RamNath Kovind came out with a notification -- -- TheConstitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order,2019 -- which came into force immediately. The order willsupersede the Constitution (Application to Jammu andKashmir) Order, 1954 as amended from time to time. TheCentre also declared Jammu and Kashmir as a UnionTerritory with the legislature. Under the Jammu andKashmir Re-organisation Bill, Ladakh will be taken out ofthe state and will be a Union Territory without legislature.

Goa CM Sawant congratulates PMModi for historic decision

PANJI: Goa Chief MinisterPramod Sawant on Mondaycongratulated Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Home MinisterAmit Shah for the historic decisionof scrapping Article 370 and35A from the Constitution."We welcome the decisionof the Union government torepeal Article 370. It is ahistoric day for India,"Sawant said. Earlier in theday, the BJP-led governmentabrogated Article 370 of theConstitution that gave special statusto Jammu and Kashmir and barredpeople from the rest of India frombuying land in there. Shortly afterHome Minister Amit Shah tabled a

resolution to this effect in RajyaSabha, President Ram Nath Kovindcame out with a notification -- TheConstitution (Application toJammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019

that will come into forceimmediately. The order willsupersede the Constitution(Application to Jammu andKashmir) Order, 1954 asamended from time to time.The notification also made

clear that all the provisions of theConstitution as amended from timeto time, shall apply in relation tothe state of Jammu and Kashmirand the exceptions andmodifications subject to which theyshall so apply.

AAP supports Centre's decisionsNEW DELHI: The Aam AadmiParty (AAP) on Monday supportedthe central government over itsdecision to scrap Article370 of the Constitution ofIndia. "We support thegovernment on its decisionson J&K. We hope this willbring peace anddevelopment in the state,"Delhi Chief Minister and AAPleader Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.The Centre on Monday scrappedArticle 370 of the Constitution that

gave special status to Jammu andKashmir and converted the borderstate into a Union Territory with a

legislature, implementingthe long-held agenda of theparty and its predecessor,Jan Sangh. The state wasalso split by hiving offLadakh region from thestate and making it into a

Union Territory without alegislature. The series of decisionswere tabled in Rajya Sabha amidsthuge uproar from the opposition.

BJP has wiped out J-Kidentity by scrapping

Article 370: Ghulam NabiAGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

Condemning the scrapping ofArticle 370,Opposition">Opposition onMonday said the BJP government,which is drunk on power to garnervotes, has cut off the head of Indiaby wiping out the identity of Jammuand Kashmir. "In independent Indiaafter 1947, a very unfortunate thinghas happened in Parliament today.BJP is drunk in power and to getvotes, the BJP government hasscrapped three-four things. BJP hasplayed with Jammu and Kashmir'sunity and integrity. BJP has wipedout the identity of Jammu andKashmir," Leader ofOpposition">Opposition in theRajya Sabha and senior Congressleader Ghulam Nabi Azad said in ajoint press conference. He said thatArticle 370 had kept united threeregions -- Jammu, Kashmir, andLadakh. "A border state, which isculturally, geographically,historically and politically different,was bound together by Article 370.Jammu and Kashmir had peoplefrom different regions andcommunity which were unitedbecause of Article 370 only," hesaid. "They (BJP) have cut off thehead of the country. Political partieswill fight and stand with Jammu andKashmir," added Azad in thepresence of Congress' PChidambaram, TMC leader DerekO' Brien, Manoj Jha from RJD, andothers from opposition parties.Congress leader P Chidambaramtermed the Centre's move as"unprecedented".

People had been dreamingof this day: Uddhav

MUMBAI: CongratulatingPrime Minister Narendra Modiand Amit Shah on the decision toscrap Article 370 of theConstitution, Shiv Sena chiefUddhav Thackeray on Mondaycalled it a historic day and saidthat people hadbeen dreamingof this day forlong. Uddhavwelcomed thec e n t r a lgove rnmen t ' sdecision byd i s t r i b u t i n gsweets in his party office. "Todaywe are fully independent and thefew chains that were remaininghave been broken. To dissenters,keep your politics aside and thinkof the sovereignty of ourcountry," said Thackeray. Onbeing asked if he was consulted,he said we had some inkling butsome things shouldn't be toldopenly.

Bold, historic decision: Sushma SwarajNEW DELHI: FormerExternal Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj on Mondaywelcomed the Centre's decisionof scrapping Article 370 andtermed it a bold and historicdecision. "A bold and historicdecision. We salute our GreatIndia - One India," Swarajtweeted shortly after the BJP-led government abrogatedArticle 370 of the Constitutionthat gave special status toJammu and Kashmir and barredpeople from rest of India frombuying land in the state Shortlyafter Home Minister Amit Shahtabled a resolution to this effectin Rajya Sabha, President RamNath Kovind came out with a

notification -- The Constitution(Application to Jammu andKashmir) Order, 2019 that willcome into force immediately.The order will supersede theConstitution (Application toJammu and Kashmir) Order,1954 as amended from time totime. The notification alsomade clear that all theprovisions of the Constitutionas amended from time to time,

shall apply in relation to thestate of Jammu and Kashmirand the exceptions andmodifications subject to whichthey shall so apply. Shah alsomoved the Jammu and Kashmir(Reorganisation) Bill in theUpper House, that convertedthe state into a Union Territorywith legislature, and hived offLadakh region into anotherUnion Territory withoutlegislature.

The decisions mark a newmilestone in the country'spolitics with the BJP-ledgovernment breaking newgrounds on issues that havebeen virtually untouched in lastmore than 70 years.

A historical wrong has been undonetoday, tweets Jaitley

NEW DELHI: Former FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley onMonday complimented PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andUnion Home Minister AmitShah on the decision to scrapthe Article 370 of theConstitution which he said was"correcting a historic blunder"."My compliments to the PrimeMinister Shri Narendra Modi jiand the Home Minister ShriAmit Shah for correcting ahistorical blunder," Jaitleytweeted. Explaining why Article35A had to go, Jaitley furthertweeted, "A historical wrong has

been undone today. Article 35Acame through the back doorwithout following the procedureunder Article 368 of theConstitution of India. It had togo." The former financeminister further tweeted,"Separate status led toseparatism. No dynamic nation

can allow this situation tocontinue. What was a temporaryand transient provision cannotbe treated as permanent. It hadto go." Jaitley questioned howArticles 370 and 35A be aprecedent to merger, saying"J&K integration with Indiatook place in October 1947.Article 370 came into force in1952, Article 35A came in 1954,four and seven years laterrespectively. How can Articles370 and 35A be a conditionprecedent to merger?" Jaitleyalso shared a blog written byhim on March 18 this year.

Karnataka CM conducts aerialsurvey of flood-hit region

BENGALURU, AUG 5

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Mondayconducted aerial inspectionof flood-hit districts of NorthKarnataka, where severalvillages were inundatedfollowing increased outflowfrom reservoirs across theKrishna and its tributaries inMaharashtra.

He flew by a specialplane from the HAL airporthere to Toranagal airstrip inBallari, from whereproceeded to Bagalkote,Raichur, Vijayapura andYadgiri to get a first-handassessment of the situation,official sources told PTI.

The Krishna,Malaprabha, Markandeyarivers and a few otherrivulets are in spatesubmerging thousands of

hectares of land in Belagavi,Bagalkote, Raichur,Vijayapura and Yadgir.

Huge amount of waterhad been released from the

Koyna and four other damsin Maharashra which werereportedly full to the brim.

As a result, the Almattidam on Krishna river inKarnataka and three to fourbarrages on its upper regionswere completely filled andexcess water was released,the director of the KarnatakaState Natural DisasterMonitoring Centre G SSrinivasa Reddy said.

The increased wateroutflow caused flooding inthe lower regions leading tothousands of hectares of landbeing submerged and thestanding crops in parts of theregion completely destroyed,sources said.

Bill to increase number ofSC judges in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI, AUG 5

Against the backdrop of nearly60,000 pending cases in theSupreme Court, a bill toincrease the number of judgesin the top court from 30 to 33was introduced in Lok Sabhaon Monday. As of now, theSupreme Court has asanctioned strength of 30judges, plus the chief justice ofIndia -- 31 judges. Once the billgets parliamentary approval, itssanctioned strength will go upto 33, plus the CJI, according tothe Supreme Court (Number ofJudges) Amendment Billintroduced by Law MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad. The apex

court is functioning with its fullstrength. The bill comes daysafter Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi requested PrimeMinister Narendra Modi toincrease the number ofSupreme Court judges. Due topaucity of judges, the requirednumber of constitution benchesto decide important casesinvolving questions of lawwere not being formed, the CJI

said. "You would recall thatway back in 1988, about threedecades ago, the judge strengthof the SC was increased from18 to 26, and then again aftertwo decades in 2009, it wasincreased to 31, including theCJI, to expedite disposal ofcases to keep pace with the rateof institution," he wrote. "Irequest you to kindly consider,on top priority, to augment thejudge strength in the SCappropriately so that it canfunction more efficiently andeffectively as it will go a longway to attain the ultimate goalof rendering timely justice tothe litigant public," Gogoiwrote.

NEW DELHI, AUG 5

The Supreme Court directed on Mondaythat the Unnao rape survivor, whosuffered critical injuries when her carwas hit by a truck last week, be airliftedfrom Lucknow and brought to NewDelhi for better treatment at the AIIMS.Minutes before the direction, the apexcourt had deferred the hearing ontransfer of the woman and her injuredlawyer, for further hearing on Friday asno one on behalf of their familiesappeared and sought the transfer.However, the lawyer representing thefamily then appeared before a bench ofJustices Deepak Gupta and AniruddhaBose and said the woman's mother nowwanted her to be shifted to the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)for better care as she continued to becritical. The bench took note of thesubmissions of lawyer D RamakrishnaReddy, appearing for the victim, and

ordered that she be transferred from theKing George's Medical College inLucknow to the AIIMS. Fixing the caseon Friday, it also made clear that thefamily of the injured lawyer can alsoseek the same relief and approach it asand when they need. The woman,allegedly raped by BJP MLA KuldeepSingh Sengar in 2017 when she was aminor, is battling for life after a truckrammed into the car she was travellingin with some family members and herlawyer. Two of her aunts died in theaccident last Sunday. The bench wasinformed that Mahesh Singh, uncle ofthe Unnao rape survivor had beentransferred to the Tihar jail in Delhi froma jail in Uttar Pradesh in pursuance of itsearlier direction to ensure his safety.Singh's wife was in the ill fated car andhad died in the accident. He participatedin her cremation on Wednesday after theAllahabad High Court granted himparole for a day.

SC directs Unnao rape survivorto be airlifted to Delhi

Guj rains: 2 IAF choppersrescue 13 people in SuratAHMEDABAD, AUG 5

Two Indian Air Forcehelicopters on Mondayrescued thirteen villagersstranded due to heavy rainsin Mangarol taluka of Suratdistrict, officials said.

The villagers were stuckin Lahura and Kosadivillages, following whichthe Gujarat government sentout an SOS to the IAF, theysaid.

"Thirteen maroonedvillagers at Lahura andKosadi of Mangarol talukain Surat district wererescued by two IAFhelicopters which took offfrom Vadodara and Surat," adefence official said.

Mangarol, Umerpadaand Mandvi talukas of Surathave got heavy rains in the24-hour period ending 8amon Monday, officials said.

While Mangarol got 451millimetres rainfall,Umerpada received 587 mm,they said.

Several low-lyingvillages have been floodedand National DisasterResponse Force and AirForce teams are in theregion, mainly south Gujaratdistricts of Surat, Valsad,Narmada and Bharuch, forrescue and relief operations.

On Sunday, two IAFchoppers had rescued 45people stranded in a prawnsfarm in a village in Valsad.

Man jumps before metrotrain in Delhi, dies

NEW DELHI, AUG 5

In a suspected case of suicide, a man on Mondayjumped before a moving Delhi Metro train and gotrun over, officials said. According to DMRCofficials, the incident took place early morning atWelcome Metro Station of the Red Line and lead todisruption of services for about an hour. "Today(Monday), a PCR call was received at 7.13 am thata person, in his 50s, had jumped on the tracks atWelcome Station. On reaching the spot, the manwearing black pants and a white shirt was foundcrushed under a train at platform number 2," asenior police officer said. "No documents toascertain the man's identity were found on the spot.This is a suspected case of suicide," the officersaid, adding that the body is being shifted to GTBhospital mortuary. After analysing the CCTVfootage, the police said that the man jumped beforethe oncoming train which was going towardsDilshad Garden at about 6.35 am. "Inquestproceedings are being conducted and efforts arebeing made to identify the deceased," he added.

SADGURU RAMESHJI

As per astrophysics,metaphysics and someother sciences which

deal with matter and energy,and their interaction and be-haviour — they suggest that allmoving matter emanates fromsome vibratory effect (energy)which in turn influences othermatter and beings in this uni-verse.

Astrology more specificallypredicts the behaviour of starsand their vibratory influence

on humanbeings andthus de-clares somedays ands o m emonths asauspiciousand some

as inauspicious. The Shravanmonth, in which the “Shravan”star rules the sky, is consideredgood from the religious pointof view but not very good frommaterialistic world point ofview.

Several mythological eventstook place during this month,hence their celebrations takeplace but marriages, grahapravesh (the house warmingceremony), etc are not per-formed during this month as itis not considered very auspi-cious for these things. Thosewith beliefs of inauspicious-ness — they generally do not

even buy any new things dur-ing this month such as a newhouse, a new vehicle, newclothes, etc.

It is also the month of Shiva.Shiva had consumed poisonduring this month when poisonemerged from the ocean whileit was churned by Gods anddemons. The understandingwas that whatever comes outduring the churning of theocean, it will be equally sharedbetween Gods and demons —but none of them agreed to ac-cept the poison. When neitherGods nor demons were pre-pared to accept this poison,they decided to throw it away,but lord Shiva prevented them,saying that if the poison wasthrown away, the world wouldbe destroyed. So eventually, tosave the world, Shiva himself

consumed it. The poison washeld by Shiva in his neck, as ifit went down into the stomach,he would have died and if itwas thrown out, the universewould get destroyed. So he hadto hold it in his neck and be-cause of this, his neck turnedblue in colour. From then on-wards, he was also called bythe name “Neelkanth”, mean-ing blue throat. All the Godsthereafter started offering theGanges’water to Lord Shiva tolessen the effect of the poison.Since this happened in themonth of Shravan, Shiva’sdevotees also offer theGanges’water to Lord Shiva inthis month. Spiritually, thechurning of the ocean indicatescontemplation of the mind andwhen the mind is contemplat-ed upon.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

The Kashmir Valley, the part of J&K which is indisputablywholly Indian and as Indian as Jammu or Ladakh sincethe accession of the state to India by Hari Singh, the erst-

while Maharaja of Kashmir, in October 1947, but has been du-biously claimed by Pakistan since the beginning and has beenthe site of intermittent turmoil over the decades, is once againin the throes of deepening crisis. The causes of the extreme dis-equilibrium in the political, social and security sphere arewholly unclear. The Centre has chosen to keep things whollyopaque. Until just a week ago, the government and the BJPwere touting Kashmir to the world as a development successstory, though it is not clear on what basis. Indian as well as for-eign journalists were taken to the Valley on junkets with the ob-ject of doing positive coverage. It was claimed the security sit-uation had seen a dramatic improvement in the past year. Andsuddenly the narrative has inexplicably changed.

Last week about 40,000 paramilitary forces were suddenlyflown into Kashmir. The Army and Indian Air Force wereplaced on alert. The annual Amarnath pilgrimage, for whichHindus visit Kashmir in July-August, has been abruptly can-celled. The pilgrims and tourists have been ordered out. Thishas never happened before, although in the past the state hasseen prolonged insurgency. Leave has been cancelled for evenminor state government officials.

So what’s really going on? Frankly, no one seems to know.In the absence of credible information, the place is filled withrumours. The people have come to their own conclusions. Thecommonest thing heard is that the Narendra Modi governmentis preparing to ram down people’s throats the RSS’ pet projects— the scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution,which ensure the special status of J&K. By word of mouth it isalso being suggested that the government plans to trifurcateJ&K, making Ladakh and Kashmir UTs.

Since widespread unrest is anticipated, the local calculationgoes, the forces are being brought in to let loose repression. Thebasis of such thinking is the deepest trust deficit ever betweenthe people of the Kashmir Valley and the Centre that hasgripped the Valley under the Modi government. Some other el-ements believe instead that war with Pakistan is about to breakout. At the very least, skirmishes are expected on a sustainedbasis. Given the nerve-wracking uncertainty, people are stock-ing up on food, petrol, medicine and other items of everydayuse. Tension is reaching breaking point. Leading countries haveadvised their nationals to avoid travelling to J&K.

In a tinderbox situation, anything can happen and trouble-makers will have a free pass. Only Pakistan benefits from sucha scenario in Kashmir. The government must take the countryinto confidence at the earliest.

EditorialAmid J&K uncertainty,govt must reveal plans

The White House meet-ing between Pakistan’sPrime Minister Imran

Khan and America’s Presi-dent Donald Trump on July22, when bonhomie and thelatter’s desire to “extract” itstroops from Afghanistanstood out, has continued torattle India-US relations. Theuproar in Parliament and theOpposition’s demand forPrime Minister NarendraModi’s statement, as he wasnamed by Mr Trump as seek-ing mediation to resolve theKashmir imbroglio, persistedfor days. A denial by externalaffairs minister S. Jaishankarfailed to pacify the Opposi-tion. The Jammu and Kash-mir issue was thus unlikely torecede from view anytimesoon.

Quite unrelated to MrTrump’s claim, the recently-reelected NDA governmenthad been fast losing its shinedue to multiple events. Thenews on the economic frontkept supplementing the grow-ing impression that the econ-omy was stalling. The Sen-sex, reflecting the generalgloom in business environ-ment, dropped since the Bud-get from a high of 40,000 tohover around 37,000. Thencame the shocking suicide ofentrepreneur and politicallywell-connected owner ofCafé Coffee Day, V.G. Sid-dhartha, who in his last com-munication alleged harass-ment by the tax authorities

and disappointment at hisfailure to sustain his success-ful business. Whatever thefacts, his lament fed into thealready toxic business envi-ronment. This had been pre-ceded by the unsavoury de-fections drama in Karnataka,which brought down the Con-gress-JD(S) government inthe state.

Finally, the Unnao rapevictim, who named a BJPMLA as the perpetrator, hadthe car she was travelling inhit by a truck under suspi-cious circumstances. Her auntdied and she and her lawyerare seriously injured. Her pe-

tition to the Chief Justice ofIndia seeking protection hadbeen shuffled around theSupreme Court for a fort-night. The court vented its ireby ordering a time-bound in-quiry, transferring cases toDelhi, laying down monetarycompensation, etc. The orderwas a clear indictment of theBJP government in UttarPradesh, and by implicationof the Centre for its inaction.There was also a rising un-ease over the unseemly rush-ing of major laws throughParliament, without scrutinyby parliamentary committees.

Against this backdrop

came yet another statementby US President DonaldTrump that he still stoodready to mediate if India andPakistan sought his help to re-solve the Kashmir dispute.On the sidelines of the Aseanand the Asian Regional Fo-rum meeting, external affairsminister S. Jaishankar toldUS secretary of state MikePompeo that it has been con-sistent Indian policy that dis-putes with Pakistan would beresolved only bilaterally, asmandated in the ShimlaAgreement and the LahoreDeclaration. Pakistan hadbeen largely behaving respon-

sibly since the re-election ofthe Modi government, per-haps focused more on restor-ing its bonhomie with the USand tweaking its Afghan strat-egy and Taliban card. Addi-tionally, it was under scrutinyby the Financial Action TaskForce, which in Novemberwill re-examine its compli-ance with sought action todismantle terror financing.But after the Washington vis-it of Mr Khan and his Armychief Gen. Qamar Javed Ba-jwa, a spring returned to theirsteps after months ofTrumpian threats and finger-pointing.

The US announcement ofa $120 million package forthe maintenance and upkeepof Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets,albeit under the guise of end-use monitoring, surprisedNew Delhi, particularly be-cause India’s complaints overtheir post-Balakot misuseagainst India was on the Pen-tagon’s table. This signalledthat Mr Trump had bought thePakistani line that they wouldfacilitate an honourable exitof US troops fromAfghanistan by compellingthe Taliban to accept a peacedeal as long as the US revert-ed to the old US-Pakistanterms of engagement, special-ly helping maintain a conven-tional military balance be-tween India and Pakistan. There-hyphenation of India andPakistan in their relationswith the US was unwelcome

news. India had successfullycountered it at the start ofBarack Obama’s presidencywhen late ambassadorRichard Holbrooke wasnamed special envoy for Af-Pak.

The events in Jammu andKashmir over the past fewdays need to be closely exam-ined against this backdrop.First, the corps commander inthe Valley and the director-general of police, at a jointpress conference, claimedgreat success in eliminatingmilitants and reducing theirabsolute numbers.

The Amarnath Yatra wasunder way. But inexplicably38,000 extra security forceswere rapidly inducted, includ-ing by airlifts, increasing thesense of drama. Then the na-tion was suddenly told of theperceived danger of terror at-tacks, and therefore pilgrimsand tourists were asked toleave the Valley immediately.The social media soon reflect-ed the growing chatter aboutthe Centre planning some dra-matic move like the trifurca-tion of Kashmir into Jammustate and two Union territo-ries — Kashmir and Leh. Butany such precipitate action toalter the constitutional provi-sions giving Jammu andKashmir a special statuswould be ill-advised, particu-larly at this stage when theUN General Assembly’shigh-profile session is due inSeptember.

Any major J&K changes will play into Pak hands

The significance of Shravan maasAll the Gods thereafter started offering the Ganges’

water to Lord Shiva to lessen the effect of the poison

8LET US SACRIFICE OUR TODAY SOTHAT OUR CHILDREN CAN HAVE A

BETTER TOMORROW.

A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

GOD, OUR CREATOR, HAS STORED WITHIN OURMINDS AND PERSONALITIES, GREAT POTENTIALSTRENGTH AND ABILITY. PRAYER HELPS US TAP

AND DEVELOP THESE POWERS.

A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

SPIRITUALISM

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, As-

trologer and Vastu Ex-pert known for her accu-

rate predictions of winningBJP minister Kirron Kher, as

well winningof Punjabelections byCongress. Shehas deliveredmany lectureson astrologyin India aswell as

abroad. ARIES:-If you know what'sgood for you, you will allowyourself sufficient time forsome heart-searching and de-liberation before taking anymore major decisions.

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Lucky Number:-7VIRGO:-You must chooseyour words with great careand time all your actions withsensitivity.

Lucky Color:-WhiteLucky Number:-5

LIBRA:-Overall this is apositive phase and there is nogood reason why you shoulddoubt the word of an employ-er, or anyone in authority - orof a partner who has so muchto offer.

Lucky Color:-Navy BlueLucky Number:-18

SCORPIO:-Everything thathappens now will remind youthat partners have the right toquestion your statements.

Lucky Color:-VioletLucky Number:-9

SAGITTARIUS:-You willbe able to channel your ener-gies in the right direction.

Lucky Color:-PeachLucky Number:-3

CAPRICORN:-Everythingin astrology is in permanentstate of change and nothing

stays the same forever. Lucky Color:-Dark Green

Lucky Number:-11AQUARIUS:-At the mo-ment you can afford to takea certain amount on trustand stop worrying so muchabout whether other peoplemean what they say.

Lucky Color:-BlueLucky Number:-8

PISCES:-A number of de-velopments may have leftothers emotionally bruisedand unable to make firmcommitments. You must respond kindly to

partners' difficulties, butyou should take care toboost your financial securi-ty.

Lucky Color:-GreenLucky Number:-5

INDIA MISSES GEOPOLITICAL SIGNATURE IN KASHMIR

The most inexplicablethings are happening inKashmir, and there is no

official explanation so far, nomove whatever to inform thecountry about reasons for theextraordinary turn of events.

On the face of things,there can be little doubt thatthe panic and confusioncaused in the Valley owe tothe unexpected shift in region-al geopolitics.

These appear to haveturned wholly to India’s dis-advantage, in part because ofmismanagement and compla-cence on the part of New Del-hi. Less than a week ago, theCentre was painting a rosypicture of the social and polit-ical climate in Kashmir, por-traying the Valley as a greatcase of development success,

indeed an extraordinary ex-ample of a turnaround due todeft government handling.But suddenly, around 40 para-military battalions — or some40,000 uniformed personnel— have had to be inductedinto the Valley in recent days.These are in addition to the25,000 added in the wake ofthe Pulwama attack in Febru-ary. Troop numbers are prob-ably higher than at any time inthe past when we have notbeen at war. The Army and theIndian Air Force have beenplaced on alert.

The famous AmarnathYatra, among the holiest of theholy Hindu pilgrimages un-dertaken in July-August, hasbeen abruptly cancelled mid-way. Pilgrims and touristshave been ordered out of the

Valley at short notice. Engi-neering students from otherstates have been sent backhome. Panic has grippedKashmir, easily the most sen-sitive part of the country onaccount of Pakistan’s claim toit, which has frequently hadthe support of the US, andnow increasingly China. Citi-zens are stocking essentialsupplies and petrol and fear isin the air.

The wildest guesswork isgripping the Valley — fromimpending war with Pakistanto impending repression. Thegovernment is apparently let-ting the cauldron simmer in acalculated manner in order tokeep the local populace in astate of heightened anxietyand frenzy, although it is notclear to what end.

China better than US for Pak economyOver the past year, the

PTI government’s eco-nomic focus has been

on redressing macroeconomicimbalances. However, thereare a host of other policyproblems that require honest,competent and decisive deci-sions.

The recent $5.9 billionaward by the World Bank’scourt (ICSID) against Pak-istan is a classic outcome ofmisplaced patriotism, incom-petence and corruption. LikeIndia, and as suggested by theUN trade organisation UNC-TAD, Pakistan should havelong ago denounced the un-equal investment treaty whichallowed a foreign company tosue it.

Over 300 government en-tities cumulatively lose twoper cent of Pakistan’s GDPeach year. Everyone agreesthese entities have to be re-structured, divested or closeddown. For over a decade,nothing has moved. The allo-

cation of government land andfinancing of home acquisi-tions are traditional vehiclesfor wealth creation and GDPexpansion, as illustrated bythe history of America andmodern China. In Pakistan, bycontrast, government land hasbeen parcelled out through of-ficial entities mostly to housethe rich and powerful ratherthan the poor or middle class.This has accentuated econom-ic and social inequality. Theestablishment of Special Eco-

nomic Zones including underCPEC have been delayedmainly due to the fight overwhose land would host thezones (and be sold at enor-mous profit). Pakistan’s majorcities are drowning in theirown filth, as illustrated byKarachi’s plight after lastweek’s monsoons. Karachiproduces 11,000 tons of solidwaste daily; Lahore 7,000;Hyderabad 4,000, etc. Waste-to-power plants are one an-swer to dispose of solid waste.

Realistic power rates and col-lection fees are essential to at-tract investment for thesewaste-to-power plants.

Pakistan will be unable tofully exploit the vast Tharcoalfield for power generationbecause there is insufficientwater to cool the plants, thecarbon emissions will be un-acceptably high and the elec-tricity produced is not muchcheaper than alternatives be-cause the cost of mining (withoutdated equipment) is veryhigh ($40 vs $8 in Virginia,US).

In Pakistan, manufactur-ing contributes only 10 percent to GDP. The country willremain non-industrialised un-less it builds the essential tar-iff and non-tariff “protec-tions” for its nascent domesticindustries and/or encouragesits enterprises to enter intojoint ventures with efficientforeign producers (who willenter such joint ventures ifthey cannot export into Pak-

istan). Pakistan needs infra-structure to develop; onlyChina is ready to build it; itsofficial loans are “cheap” (2per cent to 3 per cent withlong repayment periods, akinto “grants”). The loans forpower projects to Pakistanicompanies were “commer-cial” (around 6 per cent inter-est). Chinese companies haveexecuted most of the projects,since Pakistan had limited ca-pability to do so. The equip-ment supplied for the powerplants was mostly Chinese butmany of the turbines and boil-ers were sold by America’sGeneral Electric. The powerprojects are highly profitable,perhaps excessively so. Thereis no “debt trap”. The Chineseloans will be easily repaid(unless the projects are ren-dered economically unviableby retroactive conditions). Ex-panded cooperation with Chi-na remains the best route toPakistan’s industrial and com-mercial development.

The events in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few days needto be closely examined against this backdrop

Govts silencing freedom of press and of thoughtPress freedom was a fun-

damental pillar of mod-ern civilisation. Nearly

all countries, save the Com-munist bloc and dictatorialregimes, ensured special pro-tection for the media in theirConstitutions. There used tobe a competition of sorts tohighlight media freedoms indeveloping countries to gainrespectability in the interna-tional fora. Jailing a newsper-son was rare and closingdown a media outlet even

more so. Sadly, not anymore.In the age of populism,

ultra-nationalism, rising au-thoritarianism, post-truth andthe emergence of leaders whocan commit no wrong, thereis a new incarnation of pressfreedom. It is “praise free-dom” — where the press isfully free but only to praise.Any alternative view is fakenews, conspiracy, anti-nation-al, anti-progress and, in someinstances, an act of treason.As in George Orwell’s novel

1984, “War is Peace”, “Free-dom is Slavery” and “Igno-rance is Strength”, so also inthe world of “praise freedom”truth is false, facts are non-facts, to dissent is to sow theseeds of chaos, to oppose theofficial narrative is to misleadthe public, to give space to theOpposition is to foment divi-siveness and to reveal corrup-tion in the highest echelons ofpower is nothing short of try-ing to destroy the country.Since the free press does all

this, it is “the enemy of thepeople”.

A nationalistic zeal isnow destroying the space fortolerance, multiplicity ofviews and challenging thevery existence of the freepress. Suddenly, not to speakthe truth that hurts is “patriot-ic” and “facts” are no moresacrosanct. US senator DanielPatrick Moynihan’s refrainthat “everybody is entitled totheir own opinion but not totheir own facts” has been re-

placed by a different ethos —if facts don’t support a partic-ular contention then inventthem. Over the last severalyears, we have been witness-ing a deliberate discreditingof democracy as a politicalsystem.

That it is “cumbersome”,“chaotic”, “views of thosewho don’t know enough”,“time consuming”, and thatdevelopment requires quickdecisions and centralised au-thority.

PAGE9CHANDIGARH:IIFL Finance, one of

India’s largest Non-Banking Financial Companies, will open a public issue of bonds tomorrow to raise up to Rs. 1,000 crore, for the purpose of business growth and expansion. The bonds offer up to 10.5 per cent yield and high degree of safety. The UK-based CDC Group backed IIFL Finance will issue secured and unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs), aggregating to Rs 100 crore, with a green-shoe option to retain over-subscription up to Rs 900 crore (aggregating to a total of Rs 1,000 crore). The public issue opens on August 06, 2019 and closes on August 30 with an option of early closure. The allotment will be made on first come first served basis.The IIFL Bonds offer highest yield of 10.50% p.a. for tenure of 69 months. It also offers 10.00 per cent per annum for short tenure of 15 months for the secured category.

SHORT TALKS

IIFL Finance to raise up to Rs. 1,000 cr by bonds

JALANDHAR-DAV Institute of Engg. & Technology, Jalandhar started its new academic session of B.Tech courses in Electronics & Communication Engg, Computer Science & Engg, Information Technology,Mechanical Engg, Electrical Engg and Civil Engg, M.Tech, MBA, MCA, BBA, B.Com (Hons.), BCA and BHMCT.Sh. Satish Sharma, Director (colleges), DAVCMC, New Delhi was honoured as chief guest on the occasion. Sh. Surinder Seth, Sh. Arvind Ghai, Secretary, DAVCMC, Sh. Kundan Lal Aggarwal, Member, DAVCMC, Sh. S.K. Arora, Principal, DAV College, Jalandhar, Sh. Ajay Goswami, Member, DAVCMC,Sh. Sanjay Gupta, Member, DAVCMC, Sh. A.K. Sharma (Retd. Justice) also graced the occasion by their benign presence.Dr. Manoj Kumar, Principal of DAVIET extended a rapturous welcome to the chief guest, new students, their esteemed parents, distinguished guests and dignitaries present on the occasion. Dr. Satish Sharma, Director (colleges), DAVCMC, Chief Guest, showered his blessings upon the new entrants and wished for their bright future. Sh. Arvind Ghai, Secretary, DAVCMC welcomed the new comers in the campus. In his speech, he motivated them to do work hard.

New academic session Inaugurated at DAVIET

Industry should realize their role for disables rehabilitation: Dr Seth

HEALTH/TECH

strum, one of the leading ‘New Technology’ brand launches its Afirst Quick Charge 3.0 power bank

PB240 with an electroplated finish that charges compatible devices up to 80% faster compared to a standard. Engineered with cutting edge technology, the compact power bank boasts of superior features like a powerful 10000mAh battery that has a dual USB output and built-in smart IC for overcharge protection, overload protection, and short circuit protection.The PB240 is a high-quality wallet-sized power bank with an LED power status display that shows 4 indicator lights that represent, 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent charged. It also has built-in Micro USB port, type-c USB input and output and Quick charge USB port for super-fast charging speeds so now save time for other work. The product also has the feature to protect the device from heating up. While the device is connected, the Quick Charge 3.0 Power Bank makes sure that the temperature remains cool and neutral. Speaking on the launch, Mr. Manoj Kumar Pansari, Chairman and Managing Director, Astrum India says, “All our previous launches have been well-accepted in India and we are excited to expand our product.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Teej celebrated with gustoarnala (Karanpreet Dhandral) Thousands of girls from Majha Malwa Doaba working in the Trident Group celebrated Teej with Bgusto at Sanghera Complex Ddhaula Complex. Organizer Sweta

Kalwaniya, said that Teej was celebrated under the direction of the Trident Group's CSR Chairperson Madhu Gupta. A festival was held in which all

of the unit's f l o o r - t o -c e i l i n g f a c a d e s intersected. They put on d a n c i n g c l o t h e s . " T h e festival is connec ted t o o u r heritage and o u r

daughters and sisters celebrate it with lots of cheeses. We enjoyed it very much by donning knots and dialects, besides the traditional ghee pooch," Trident said. Various types of Competitions were also organized including guard * hairstyle * Mahindi and the gathering was greatly appreciated by the collectors.

NEW DELHI: Denis Villeneuve's Dune has a new release date: December 18, 2020. Over the weekend, Warner Bros. pushed the adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 epic sci-fi novel of the same name by a month, from its earlier November 20, 2020 release date to the new December 18, 2020 release date instead. The studio also said that Dune will be released in IMAX. Co-written and directed by Villeneuve, Dune stars Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), and Javier Bardem (Skyfall).

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Release Date Shifted to December 2020

besity being one of earth elements are high in the Hot water is like a magic most common lifestyle environment. These, when potion in the Vedic tradition. Odiseases has affected combined, create coolness, External sources like pollution,

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handigarh, Along with Department of Empowerment Chandigarh. “With nearly Govt’s responsibility of Persons with Disabilities 2 . 2 1 p e r c e n t o f t o t a l Ct o m a k e d i s a b l e under the aegis of Ministry of population, ministry has

people self reliant in the S o c i e t y J u s t i c e & empowered this section with s o c i e t y, I n d u s t r y a n d Empowerment, Govt of India social , economical and Corporate, too, realize and while addressing a conference educational privileges but contribute their role for on ‘Sustainable Development Industry can play vital role strengthening the social of Persons with Disabilities’ with their rehabilitation s t r u c t u r e w i t h t h e i r b e i n g o r g a n i z e d b y which can further contribute rehabilitation, emphasized Dr ASSOCHAM today at Hotel to the national growth.“ said Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, Shivalikview, Sector 17, Dr Seth.

OHTAK: Aakash Educational Services Limited, the national leader in test preparatory services for aspiring Rdoctors and IITians with more than 186 centres across

the country, has announced that the tenth edition of its annual scholarship exam, named as the Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE), will be held on October 20 (Sunday) this year across 24 states & Union Territories in the country. Being one of the largest private sector pan-India exams, ANTHE gives deserving students an opportunity to earn up-to 100% scholarship and helps them take the first step in their endeavor to become doctors and IITians. Students studying in Class VIII to XII can participate in the exam. Looking at the response and demand from students and parents, this year ANTHE is open to Class XI and XII students as well, unlike previous years. Started in 2010, ANTHE has seen more than 15.61 lakh students appearing for the Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam. In 2018 alone, the highest number of students appeared for the exam at more than 3 lakhs. The last date for submitting enrolment form for ANTHE 2019 is October 15, 2019 (Tuesday), with a fee of Rs. 500 which can also be paid through netbanking channels, debit card, credit card or directly at Aakash Institute’s branch/centre. Students enrolling for ANTHE will also receive enrolment in the most sought after Daily Practice Test (DPT) program of Aakash iTutor for the class they are currently studying in.

Aakash Institute Announces National Scholarship Exam, ‘ANTHE 2019’; to

be Held on Oct 20, 2019

handigarh: Electronic cigarettes are being promoted as a safe alternative to conventional Ccigarettes in the western countries by

manufacturers and is fast gaining acceptance specially amongst the younger population. In India also the device has found favour and is being lapped up by the youth. The WHO has not yet certified e-cigarettes to be a safe alternative to cigarettes as the emissions from electronic cigarettes contain chemicals, some of them considered to be toxicants. In addition, it is a fact that Nicotine which is the main constituent of e-cigarettes is addict forming and once youngsters get hooked to it, they would never be able to get rid of its usage or even shift to traditional cigarettes. In fact Haryana govt had taken a very proactive stand when it came to its public policy on e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes stand banned in the state as per the Punjab Poisons Possession and Sales (Haryana Amendment) Rules, 2015.Subsequently in August 2018, the Union Health Ministry has also sent an advisory to all States advising complete restriction on trade including online sale in e-cigarettes and similar devices. However there is a huge concentration of young tech-savvy population in the state and specially in cities like Chandigarh, Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar etc. who at the click of a mouse can get hold of e-cigarettes.

Make Way for India’s Biggest Rap Revolution, MTV Hustle is here!

ohali: State Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Mohali with support from Lysosomal Storage Disorders Support MSociety (LSDSS) organized the first Rare Disease Update

programme in Mohali.The event was aimed at raising awareness about rare diseases, specifically LSDs, and its different aspects including the support to the rare diseases community at large. Eminent stakeholders including Dr. Jaspal Kaur, Director General Health Services, Punjab, Dr. Inusha Panigrahi, Senior Geneticist and Prof. Genetic-Metabolic unit, Dept. of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr. Amarpreet Kaur, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital Faridkot and LSDSS President, Mr. Manjit Singh spoke about the various aspects of LSDs, their long-term management and the challenges. Patients currently suffering from LSDs were also present at the event. The event also highlighted the recent, first of its kind initiative by the state government of making rare diseases a public health priority. It addressed one of the most important challenges – awareness about rare diseases, and simultaneously unveiled Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) posters, in Punjabi and English languages. These posters will be disseminated officially through State Health Department Punjab at government medical colleges and District Health Centers. The posters have been tailored for patients and physicians to increase awareness about diagnosis of LSDs. In addition, the posters includes information on donation under 80G to help children afflicted with LSDs.Commenting on the initiative Dr. Inusha Panigrahi, Senior Geneticist and Prof. Genetic-Metabolic unit, Dept. of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, said.

Government of Punjab to create awareness about rare diseases

Flipkart to Add Free Movies, Videos Streaming to Its AppNEW DELHI: Walmart's Indian unit Flipkart is set to roll out a free video service for all of its 160 million customers this month as the e-commerce company looks for new ways to increase its user base in smaller towns and cities, it said on Monday."Most consumers' first touch point with the Internet is through online video content and statistics suggest that video content and entertainment play a key role in bridging the gap for consumers to come online and experience e-commerce," a company spokeswoman told Reuters by phone. Flipkart, based in the southern city of Bengaluru, said it would offer movies, short videos and Web series on its app, but added it won't venture into original content right now. Access to affordable smartphones and cheap Internet has made India a growth market for online streaming companies. Locked in a pitched battle for market share in the country, e-commerce firms are looking past bigger cities like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru for the next wave of growth. Flipkart competes with Amazon.com's Indian unit in the country. Unlike Amazon's Prime video service, Flipkart won't charge users for streaming and won't launch a separate application for these services., the spokeswoman said.

Astrum Launches its First Quick Charge 3.0 Power Bank “PB240” with Electroplated Finish

mritsar :---: From an underground culture brewing in the by-lanes of Mumbai to being the hottest Aindependent music genre, Hip Hop in India has come a

long way. Rap is not just a niche anymore but a vigour to reckon with. Building onto this madness further, MTV brings to you India’s Biggest Rap Revolution – JBL presents MTV Hustle powered by Breezer Vivd live life in color and styling partner

Philips one blade Starting 10th August, the show brings together the biggest names in hip-hop, Raftaar, Nucleya, and Rajakumari to mentor India’s aspiring rappers to become the next big sensation. The show hosted by popular model and VJ Gaelyn Mendonca will air every Saturday-Sunday at 7 PM. India’s first-ever rap reality show starts 10th August, Saturday, and Sunday at 7 pm only on MTVFerzad Palia, Head – Youth Music and English Entertainment,

Viacom18 said “Given MTV’s forte in identifying the next big trend, we bring Hustle as a genre defining reality show for the first time in India. Hip hop is a rage catering to a vociferous fandom and through Hustle, we are creating a platform for the genre and its artists to find their rightful place. We are happy to have Raftaar, Raja Kumari and Nucleya as judges.

HANDIGARH: Vinod Cookware India’s oldest kitchenware brand expands its range of Stainless CSteel Bottles announcing Neptune Bottles at

Rs.610/- for 500ml. Available in summer shades, the bottles are fashionable to use and functional for daily use. The very stylish and easy to carry ‘Neptune’ has a superior vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, that keeps liquids hot or cold for hours so you don't have to worry about re-heating or re-cooling. With its durable 18/8 stainless steel interior, itfeatures robust insulated walls, engineered for the extreme climatic conditions, without building up germs or any unpleasant odors. The ergonomically designed bottle is easy-to-hold & comes with locking ring to protect its content from any foreign particles – dust, dirt or insects. Also, its Unique Locking Mechanism (Leakproof)and vacuum insulation at the bottom not only brings firmness on the surface but also sturdiness to hold, bringing comfort for everyday use. The handy water bottle doesn’t become smelly from overuse like plastic ones can. The bottle is resistant to corrosion and is easy to clean with a brush or mild detergent. Its period, lets reduce the use of one-time plastic by carrying your own fresh water.

handigarh: METRO Cash and Carry, India’s leading organized wholesaler and food specialist,today, Cannounced an exclusive partnership with Fintech start-up

ePayLater to digitize and transform kiranas with a more affordable and sustainable solution. As part of its next phase of kirana digitization program, METRO in association withePayLater has co-created a mobile application - ‘Digital Shop’– that enables kirana owners to use their existing smartphones to digitize their business operation instantly without any additional investment on a device. ‘Digital Shop’ by ePayLater and METRO will digitally empower small retailers and kiranas by upgrading their traditional methodologies and leverage the power of technology by modernizing their business. Downloading this app, kiranascan digitally track their daily and monthly sales; manage their inventory; place orders with METRO, offer digital payment options to customers using their smartphone. The ‘Digital Shop’ offers kiranas zero transaction fee; a universal QR code to accept payments from all apps; and no cap on daily and monthly transactions. In addition, kiranas can extend credit to their customers using the ‘Digital Shop’ app and also get access to interest-free business credit with a few clicks on the app. This would help kirana free up working capital, thereby making business more profitable. The app will also provide analytics to kirana owners such as inventory consumption patterns.

METRO Cash & Carry India partners with ePayLater to digitize kiranas with ‘Digital Shop’ app

Hero MotoCorp Starts HomeDelivery of Two WheelersCHANDIGARH: Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has set a new benchmark for customer service in the two-wheeler industry, with its latest customer focused initiative. As part of the new convenience service, the Company will deliver new two-wheelers to the customersliterally at their doorstep – at a nominal charge. A first-of-its-kind initiativein the two-wheeler industry, this service is currently available in three cities, includingMumbai, Bengaluru and Noida. The Company plans to expand this facility to 25 cities over the next few months in a phased manner. Customers who wish to avail the home-delivery service can visit Hero’s e-commerce portal, www.HGPmart.com. Commenting on the initiative, Sanjay Bhan, Head of Sales, Aftersales & Parts Business, Hero MotoCorp, said, “At Hero MotoCorp we continuously invest in developing innovative processes and business models to ensure our customers get the best in class experience. Our new initiative will raise the bar for customer experience in the two-wheeler category. As the youth of today increasingly look for value-added services in every purchase that they make, brands have to step-up their strategic thinking to stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving market environment.”

CHANDIGARH: With athleisure wear market currently estimated at USD 3.5 billion and expected to grow at a rate of 20 to 25 percent annually, Indian startup sportswear brand Reforce has decided to cash in on this growth and has launched its unisex athleisure collection for the fitness enthusiast here. The brand is banking on affordability and exclusivity for expansion in this segment.The main aim behind launching the brand is to support the young and emerging sports talent, who often cannot afford high-quality athleisure wear. Specially designed for workout and games, Reforce apparels are your BFFs at the gym, playground or even at your workplace. The apparels are processed with state-of-the-art technology. Their clothing is 100% polyester/terry/fleece and are made of fabrics imported from China, Taiwan and Korea. Besides, they have a wide array of shorts, track pants, t-shirt and yoga wear.

Athleisure wear brand Reforce enters Indian Market

e-cigarette a health hazard for youth health

Vinod Cookware launches Colorful Summer Bottles with “Neptune”

5 Ayurvedic secrets to follow for weight loss

Delhi airport to help passenger to take hassle free flights

handigarh : The expansion works to Phase 3 A of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to make it future-ready for easy passenger flow has begun in full swing. To meet Cthe increasing Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) and passenger numbers the Phase 3A

expansion works, being carried out as per the Master Plan 2016, would enable IGI Airport to handle the expected increase in air traffic. These works, upon completion, would not only increase the passenger handling capacity of Delhi Airport to 100 Million Passenger’s Per Annum

(MPPA) in next three years, but also enhance the airside capacity to handle 140 MPPA. The modernisation and future reediness of the IGI airport will help passengers travelling in India and abroad especially from areas of Chandigarh, Punjab, Lucknow, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Nagpur will have easy access and hassle-free travel world wide with global state of the art facilities. The Arrival and Departure terminals would be integrated under a single roof to form the new integrated Terminal 1. It would come with associated enhancements in Baggage

Handling and Security Screening systems. The total area of Terminal 1 will increase from the present 64,140 SqM to 192,985 SqM and capacity would go up from 20 MPPA to 40 MPPA.Commenting on phase 3A works, Shri I Prabhakara Rao, Deputy Managing Director, GMR Group, said, ““Keeping in view the unprecedented growth in the number of people travelling by air over the last few years, expansion of Delhi Airport has become the need of the hour to make it future-ready with enhanced passenger experience. The mega expansion of Delhi Airport would not only help the existing airlines to enhance their services but also create adequate room for the new airlines to initiate their services.

GLAMOURGLAMOURYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be felicitated with 'Excellence in Cinema' honour at the awards night of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on August 8. The festival would pay tribute to the actor's continuous contribution to cinema and popular culture in India with the award. Shah Rukh, who is also the chief guest at the festival, will be presented the award by Linda Dessau, who is the first female Governor of the State of Victoria. "I'm humbled and honoured for this recognition. It will be a great experience to share the stage and the podium.

Shah Rukh to be felicitated with 'Excellence in Cinema' award by Victorian Government

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ith a massive fan following, not just in India but globally, it is only natural for fans to show up to catch a glimpse of superstar Ranveer Singh. And it was no different Wyesterday when hundreds of fans turned up at Southall, London, to see the actor.

"Ranveer's presence created a crowd frenzy when he went there to shoot for an ad. The entire neighborhood came out on the street to catch a glimpse of Ranveer," said an eyewitness from Southall. It brought the area to a standstill, which residents say has never happened before. "The production had made elaborate security plans but they couldn't anticipate the sheer numbers in which people descended on the location to see Ranveer live in action. As a result, the creative team decided to include the crowd in the ad," continued the eyewitness. "Ranveer was super calm despite the pandemonium, spreading his usual charm and cheer amongst the locals who came in hordes to see him. Very few actors have the ability to handle crowds the way Ranveer does!" said an on-looker. While fans went berserk, the superstar was seen taking care of the women and children. "He was seen ensuring women, children and the elderly don't get pushed around in the chaos. He told the security to ensure their safety," the person explained.

Ranveer Singh brings Southall to a standstill!

Amitabh Bachchan starts shooting for

Kaun Banega Crorepati 11

egastar Amitabh Bachchan has started filming the 11th season of popular reality game show "Kaun MBanega Crorepati". The 76-year-old actor on

Saturday took to Twitter to share the news. "It has begun... another 'KBC' ... 19 years since it started... 11 seasons... and the love of all the viewers," Bachchan tweeted along with some photographs from the sets. The "Badla" star wrote on his blog recounting the "the signature tune" of the show, which has been airing since 2000. "... And the tech rehearsals come alive and the palpitation for the morrow and the first episode for this year and its apprehensions and uncertainties... But shall try to give it a best knock..." he wrote. "KBC", based on the UK programme "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", is scheduled to start airing this month.

Karisma Kapoor recalls her 'iconic' Bollywood friendship

ostalgia is sure to hit you and send you down the memory lane with Karisma Kapoor's take on World Friendship Day! For long, people believed that a girl and a boy can never be 'just friends' and challenging Nthe belief was cinema which made audiences believe that even opposite sexes can forge the bond! And

reminiscing the same is Karisma who picked out a still from her 1997 film 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai' where she (Naina) is seen sitting with her on-screen best friend Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan). Calling it an "iconic friendship", Karisma asked fans to guess the film while wishing them on the day. "An iconic friendship in Indian Cinema #rahul#nisha Any guesses which film ? Happy friendship day everyone !" she wrote on the picture sharing platform. And no surprise to it, fans got the answer right! The film saw Shah Rukh and Karisma as childhood best friends who are part of a dance group, although the latter develops feelings for her buddy. On the contrary, Shah Rukh falls in love with Pooja, also a dancer, played by Madhuri Dixit. And as the world is commemorating the day and honouring their bestest buddies, people from the film fraternity also remembered their friends and wished their fans. With Sonakshi Sinha sharing a message of wisdom on the day, Alia Bhatt urged everyone to "co-exist".

Lata pays tribute to Kishore Kumar on his

birth anniversary

elody queen Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday paid tribute to Mlegendary singer and actor

Kishore Kumar on his 90th birth anniversary. The 89-year-old singer took to Twitter and wrote, "Today is the birth anniversary of our beloved Kishore Kumar da. His music is with us all the time. I bow to his personality and his notes." She also shared one of the famous songs of the late singer 'Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara' from 'Jewel Thief'. The 'Ek Ladki Bhigi Bhagi Si' crooner, who was born on August 4, 1929, was a man with multiple talents. Other than being the most accomplished singer of his times, he was also a screenwriter, actor, composer, director, and producer.Kumar died at the age of 58, but his memories are still etched in people's minds. On the eve of his birth anniversary, former Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, singer-turned politicians Babul Supriyo, Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan crooned one of Kumar's iconic songs 'Ye Shaam Mastani'. The singer's fans are not only in India but across the world. A few months ago, William Sami Etienne Grigahcine aka DJ Snake had shared a post featuring a clip from Kishore Kumar's classic song 'Babu Samjho Ishare.'

I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time:

Leonardo DiCaprioeonardo DiCaprio is one of the most celebrated Hollywood stars from his generation, but apart from his hardwork and choice of films Lthe actor also credits his luck for success. The 44-year-old actor, who

has starred in iconic films like "'Titanic", "The Revenant", "Romeo + Juliet", and "The Wolf of Wall Street", believes if luck would have not

favoured him he could not have made it to the top so smoothly. "I don't know. I grew up in this industry, so

many of my friends are actors. I know how hard it is to get work, and I know how lucky I was to be

in the right place at the right time. Had that not happened, my life would be drastically different," DiCaprio said in a an interview with the Sunday Mirror newspaper's Notebook magazine.The actor added that even though he knew a lot of people in the movie industry, there were times when he felt like an "outsider" and the showbiz seemed like a mythical world. "I think

everyone at some point in their career has felt like an outsider. I did when I was first

starting out, and it felt like this mythical world where a fairy godmother would come to

your house and pick you. We all know we wouldn't be sitting here doing what we are doing had we not had

that moment of luck." The actor's next release in India is Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". The movie, also featuring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, will hit the screens on August 15.

"I don't know. I grew up in this industry, so many of

my friends are actors. I know how hard it is to get

work, and I know how lucky I was to be in the

right place at the right time.

'Batla House' screened for Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

ohn Abraham starrer 'Batla House' was screened for Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday. "Privileged Jto have met the honorable @VPSecretariat and show him

glimpses of our film #BatlaHouse," John tweeted. Besides John, the cast of the film and the director Nikkhil Advani also met the Vice President and showed him the glimpses of the film. "Actors Shri John Abraham and Shri Mrunal Thakur along with the Director Shri Nikkhil Advani and the team of the film #BatlaHouse called on me, in New Delhi t o d a y, " read the tweet from the official account of the VP. The thriller drama is inspired by the real Batla House encounter that took place almost a decade ago on September 19, 2008, which is officially known as Operation Batla House. The incident took place against Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in Batla House locality in Jamia N a g a r , D e l h i . T h e 'Parmanu' actor will be seen portraying the role of Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who spearheaded the encounter. As the tagline suggests 'The story of India's Most Decorated/Controversial Cop', the case was about this one man who has had 70 encounters, a record 22 convictions from 30 cases and n ine Gallantry Awards. The movie is written by Ritesh Shah w h o previously helmed the h i t f i l m 'Pink' and will hit the big screens on August 15, 2019.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

Certificate of registration of six NBFCscancelledMUMBAI: The RBI has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the sixNBFCs in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of theReserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Six NBFC whose certificate ofRegistration has been cancelled are Sututi Tie-Up Private Limited, JaroliVincom Private Limited,Wondermax Vinimay Pvt. Ltd., Oswal ResourcesPrivate Limited, Spoxy Vincom Private Limited and Parichiti Textiles PrivateLimited. As such, the above companies shall not transact the business of aNon-Banking Financial Institution, as defined in clause (a) of Section 45-I ofthe RBI Act, 1934.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

The third edition of India'slargest education brainstormingevent, the ScooNews GlobalEducators Fest (SGEF) will beheld on August 09 and 10 inUdaipur- the City of Lakes. Itwill bring together over 500educators to discuss the waytowards establishing India asthe next global educationpowerhouse. The theme for thisyear's fest is 'Education forSustainability: Moving on fromconformity to creativity'.Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar ofUdaipur Royalty is the patronof this year's edition. "We aredelighted to be part of TheEducators Fest 2019. I stronglybelieve in passion leading thegrowth of education in thecountry. I also salute the hard

work, countless hours, andinnovation being put to workby the Educators fraternity toscale learning prowess amongststudents of the 21st centuryIndia", Lakshyaraj said."Education should besustainable, nurtureindependent thinking, promotecreative thought process,prompt life building and

character development skills,not just in the classroom butoutside for-life too. A lot ofIndia, Indian-ness is in thecapable hands of our teachers,school administrators andeducation policymakers. Mybest wishes to all theeducationists attending theScooNews Global EducatorsFest 2019", said His

Excellency VP Singh Badnore,Governor of Punjab andAdministrator of UT. "GlobalEducators Fest 2019 is aCelebration of Education, itsleaders, international wisdom,best practices et al. Now in itsthird year, it has become a mostattended, most recognized andmost awaited global event ofand for educators. Whether it isTeacher Warriors, Jewels ofIndia, Global EducationAwards or the overall fest, ourfocus is to celebrate the goodwork and ideas with theeducator fraternity and providea fertile ground for ideation anddiscussion. I am honoured andthankful to our advisory board,participants and patrons formaking this India's LargestEducation Brainstorm", saidRavi Santlani, CEO,ScooNews.

19 killed, 30 injured inexplosion near cancerinstitute in CairoCAIRO: At least 19 people have diedwhile 30 others were injured due to anexplosion near a cancer institute here,an Egyptian health official said onMonday. Quoting security sources,Gulf News reported that the blastoccurred late Sunday night after a car,driving on the wrong side of the road,collided with three other vehicles nearthe National Tumour Centre. At leastthree of the wounded individuals are incritical condition. Several cars weregutted in the flames which ensuedafter the pile-up.

RBI imposes monetarypenalty on Swarna BharathiSahakara Bank Niyamitha,BengaluruMUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has imposed, by order datedJuly 25, 2019, monetary penalty of Rs10 lakh on Swarna Bharathi SahakaraBank Niyamitha, Bengaluru for non-compliance with directions issued byRBI on ‘collection of third partyaccount payee cheques’. The penaltyhas been imposed in exercise ofpowers vested in RBI under theprovisions of Section 47A(1)(c) readwith sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of theBanking Regulation Act, 1949, takinginto account failure of the bank toadhere to the aforesaid directionsissued by RBI. This action is based ondeficiencies in regulatory complianceand is not intended to pronounce uponthe validity of any transaction oragreement entered into by the bankwith its customers.

Repo rate could touch5 pc level by March2020: SBI reportMUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) may cut repo rate by 25 basispoints (bps) in its August 7 policy meetand further reduce it by 50 to 75 bpsto achieve the level of less than orequal to 5 per cent by March 2020,according to State Bank of India'sresearch report 'Ecowrap.' Banks willcut deposit rates further and lendingrates will witness a faster incrementalfall in coming months. This could aidrecovery but it is unlikely before lateQ3 FY20, it said. "A delayed festiveseason this fiscal is not going to helpeither. In our sense, a sector-specificpolicy intervention is now a must.Finally, we must find a genuinesolution to the long delays at NationalCompany Law Tribunals," saidSoumya Kanti Ghosh, Group ChiefEconomic Adviser at SBI. The reportexpects GDP growth to fall to 5.6 percent in Q1 FY20 from 5.8 per cent inQ4 of FY19. "Market sentiments arealso weak with Rs 15 lakh croredecline in market capitalisation sinceJuly. Corporate advances acrossbanks show a muted to negativegrowth. Retail advances remainpositive, though a persistent demandslowdown is already pulling backthings (as clearly evident in June),"said Ghosh.

Venky's India Q1 netprofit declines 13 pcon higher input costsNEW DELHI: Venky's India said onMonday its net profit during April toJune declined by 13 per cent to Rs61.8 crore from Rs 71.05 crore in thecorresponding quarter of the previousfiscal year. The profitability was lowerdue to higher input costs -- mainlypoultry feed ingredients. Its revenuefrom operations rose by 20 per cent toRs 905.3 crore in Q1 as against Rs755.5 crore for the correspondingquarter ended June 30, 2018. Thecompany has undertaken expansionprojects of solvent extraction plant andvegetable oil refinery at Srirampur inMaharashtra. Its construction work isprogressing and the project is onschedule. Venky's is also expanding itscapacity of specific pathogen-free(SPF) eggs by setting up a newproduction unit at Patan inMaharashtra. The project is in the finalstage of completion and the first batchof birds is expected to be housed byOctober 2019, the company said in astatement.

Ithuba to facilitatecredit enhancementprogram of HGELMUMBAI: Ithuba Credit CorporationLtd and High Ground Enterprises Ltd(HGEL), through its Singaporesubsidiary gets into an advisoryappointment arrangement for thespecific purpose of jointly creating a'Credit Enhancement Program'.The appointment was signed througha first 'Term-Sheet' confirming thewillingness of both parties to proceedon June 25, 2019, between Ithuba,which was represented by its CEO -Jean-Baptiste Bilala, and HGELChairman - Sandeep R Arora. ThisAgreement was fully approved byHGEL Board during a special BoardMeeting of the Company held lastweek at their Head-Quarters inMumbai. The credit enhancementprogram led by Ithuba will facilitate thefund requirement of HGEL groupneeded for their global project(s) inboth their divisions; Under EPC andInfra division the projects will benamely in the Power and Renewableenergy sector (Electric ChargingStations and facilities), Waterresources and river development, ruralsector (consultancy and training) andHybrid Annuity Mode Projects.

Udaipur set to host India'slargest education Brainstorm

Sensex tanks over 418 pointsamid Kashmir uncertainty

AGENCYMUMBAI, AUG 5

Equity benchmark BSE Sensextanked over 418 points to close at36,699.84 on Monday due tointense selling in banking, financeand metal stocks amid weak globalcues and political uncertainty overthe Kashmir issue.

After cracking over 700 pointsin day trade, the 30-share indexpared losses to close at 36,699.84,still down by 418.38 points, or1.13 per cent. It hit a low of36,416.79 and a high of 36,844.05.

The 50-share Nifty plunged by134.75 points or 1.23 per cent toclose at 10,862.60 points as 38 ofits constituents declined.

The government on Mondayabolished Article 370 that gavespecial status to Jammu and

Kashmir and moved a separate billto bifurcate the state into twoseparate union territories ofJammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh,amid massive opposition uproar inRajya Sabha.

The rupee declined sharply by90 paise to 70.50 in afternoontrade following jitters in the globalcurrency markets. The Chineseyuan slipped to 7.03 level againstthe US dollar, which investorsconsider as a key threshold, amidreports that Beijing was devaluingits currency to support exporters,and neutralise US PresidentDonald Trump's decision toimpose fresh 10 per cent tariffs onUSD 300 billion in Chinese goods.

Elsewhere in Asia, ShanghaiComposite Index, Hang Seng,Nikkei and Kospi declined onMonday, following intensifying

trade war between the US andChina and a sharp fall in yuan.

The global oil benchmark

Brent crude futures were trading0.74 per cent lower at 61.43 perbarrel.

Hong Kong outcry: Protestorsprovoke traffic havoc; 230 flights cancelled

BEIJING, AUG 5

Thousands of Hong Kongprotesters against thecontroversial extradition billprovoked traffic havoc in acitywide strike and forcedHong Kong airportauthorities to cancel some230 flights on Mondaymorning. The demonstrationis expected to bring togethermore than 5,00,000participants, including civilservants. According to theSouth China Morning Postnewspaper, 'protesterscontinued blockade of roadand rail traffic on Monday toforce the government complywith their demands. Therally's organisers plan toprevent the residents fromgetting to work in thebusiness districts of the city.The protests affected thework of Hong KongInternational Airport, inwhich only one runwayremains operational.'

Critics of the rally said

that such a large-scaledisruption in all areas ofbusiness, from restaurants toaviation, will cause greatdamage to Hong Kong'sinternational reputation,which used to boast itsstability and world-classservice. Over the weekend,the city has seen anotherseries of violent clashesbetween demonstrators andpolice, which culminated inthe use of tear gas andmultiple detentions. Massrallies erupted in Hong Kongin early June as theauthorities were consideringadopting a bill that wouldallow the autonomousChinese city to extraditesuspects to jurisdictions withwhich it did not have anextradition agreement,including mainland China.Pressured by the protests, thegovernment indefinitelysuspended the bill, whileHong Kong Chief ExecutiveCarrie Lam issued a publicapology.

MUMBAI, AUG 5

Mukesh Ambani-led RelianceIndustries' subsidiary RelianceIndustrial Investments and HoldingsLtd (RIIHL) is investing Rs 295.25crore in Mumbai-based Fynd as partof its focus on consumer businessesand mobile phone services.

Fynd is an Indian technologystartup funded by Google and acts asan inventory management platform.The move by Reliance adds to a listof smaller deals the conglomeratehas assembled to take onAmazon.com Inc. "RIIHL has anoption to further invest an amount ofup to Rs 100 crore which is likely tobe completed by December 2021,"Reliance said in a statement. "Thetotal investment will translate into87.6 per cent of equity share capitalin Fynd on a fully diluted andconverted basis." The investmentwill further enable the group'sdigital and new commerceinitiatives, it added. Fynd's parent

company Shopsense RetailTechnologies started out as anonline fashion portal and has shiftedits focus to helping stores boostsales by managing inventory.

Ambani has said the key to hise-commerce push will beempowering mom-and-pop retailerswith technology to improve theirsales and better serve customers.

Reliance has been increasinginvestments and acquisitions in thetech and Internet space as it preparesto launch services like e-commerceon the back of its huge reachthrough Reliance Jio Infocomm.

Afghan official: Policemanopens fire on colleagues, kills 7KABUL, AUG 5

An Afghan official says a policeman in the southern provinceof Kandahar opened fire on his colleagues, killing seven otherpolicemen. The Taliban have claimed the attack.

Sunday's attack was thelatest case of so-called "in-sider attacks," when anAfghan policeman or sol-dier turns his weapon onAfghan forces or interna-tional troops.

Jamal Naser Barekzai, aprovincial spokesman, saysthe attacker fled the scene ofthe shooting in Shah WaliKot district. He says an investigation is underway.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yusouf Ahmadi says the attackerjoined the Taliban. The Taliban now effectively control abouthalf the country and carry out near-daily attacks.

Last week, two American soldiers were shot and killed byan Afghan soldier in the same district. The insurgents dubbedthe attacker, who's in custody, a "hero.

Reliance to buy 87.6 pc stakeGoogle-backed Fynd for Rs 295 cr

Russia slams UK media's 'biased'coverage of Moscow rally

LONDON, AUG 5

The Russian Embassy in the UK onSunday slammed the British media's"biased" coverage of a rally held inMoscow this weekend. These protestscome in the backdrop of severalopposition candidates in Moscow beingbarred from contesting the local polls duein September. The UK media hadcondemned the actions of the Russianpolice during a rally in Moscow onSaturday, which spurred the reaction."Articles in UK media, devoted to thedetention of illegally protesting citizensare biased and lack objectivity. Activeparticipation of the British mediarepresentatives in rallies, as well as theirclear violation of the principles ofimpartiality in covering this topic, makesus think about their involvement andimmediate interest in influencing theinternal political situation in our country,"

the embassy said. According to Russiandiplomats, the "unauthorized" protests inMoscow raise questions, since many ofthe rally's participants had no idea whothe opposition candidates actually were.They also contended that few of theprotestor were held on charges of"extremism". On Saturday, about 1,500people took to the streets in the Russiancapital, of which, about 600 weredetained for various offences. Moscowpolice urged citizens to refrain fromparticipating in an "uncoordinated" actionand warned of the risk of provocation.

MUFG strengthens financialcooperation with Indonesian bank

JAKARTA, AUG 5

Economic growth in Indonesiais attracting internationalinvestments. MitsubishiMUFG, Japan's largest bank isexpanding its overseasinvestment and its partnershipwith Bank Danamonrepresents another milestonefor its strategic plans in Asia.This partnership is also astrong testament to the bank'soptimism in Indonesia's long-term prospects andcommitment to the ongoingdevelopment of its bankingsector. MUFG has over 360years of history and a globalnetwork of around 3,000locations in more than 50markets. It has been inIndonesia for more than 50years since the opening of its

branch in 1968. MUFG'spartnership with BankDanamon promises to usher anew era of collaboration andsuccess between both thebanks in the country. "MUFGhas a sort of clear vision toachieve sustainable long-termgrowth by leveraging itsstrengths and network withASEAN-based partner banks,which include Danamon inIndonesia obviously. Underthis strategic frameworkbetween MUFG and its partnerbanks, including Danamon,Danamon can leverage MUFGas a sort of managementplatform. So under theseinitiatives, Danamon canacquire and operate in globaloperating standards and stayahead of its peers," saidYasushi Itagaki.

MUMBAI: The rupee wastrading down by 77 paise at 70.37against the American currency onMonday, amid uncertainty overKashmir Issue and US-Chinatrade related concerns. In a highlyvolatile trade, the rupee opened at70.20 at the interbank forexmarket and touched a low of70.59 and a high of 70.18 againstthe American currency. Thedomestic currency was trading at70.37 against the American unit,down 77 paise over its previousclosing price at 1211 hours. Therupee had settled at 69.60 againstthe US dollar on Friday. Forextraders said, besides the US-Chinatrade related concerns, HomeMinister Amit Shah movingresolution in Rajya Sabha that allclauses of Article 370 will not beapplicable to Jammu and Kashmirkept pressure on the Indian rupee.The government on Mondaymoved a bill proposingbifurcation of the state of Jammuand Kashmir into two unionterritories -- Jammu and Kashmir

division and Ladakh. Making theannouncement in Rajya Sabha,Union Home Minister Amit Shahsaid the UT in Ladakh will haveno legislature like Chandigarhwhile the other UT of Jammu andKashmir will have a legislaturelike Delhi and Puducherry. Shahintroduced the Jammu andKashmir Reorganisation bill.Market participants were alsotrading the cautious path as theRBI's Monetary PolicyCommittee (MPC) meeting startson Monday. The outcome of themeeting is expected on August 7.However, easing crude oil pricesand weakening of the Americancurrency vis-a-vis othercurrencies overseas supportedthe local unit to some extent.Brent crude futures, the globaloil benchmark, fell 1.50 per centto USD 60.96 per barrel. Foreigninstitutional investors (FIIs)remained net sellers in the capitalmarkets, pulling out Rs 2,888.06crore on Friday, as perprovisional data.

Rupee plummets amidKashmir tension, Yuan fall

DHAKA, AUG 5

A lack of kits for diagnosis ofDengue fever has hit themarkets with some hospitalsin Dhaka turning suspectedpatients away without testingthem as the mosquito borneviral disease has claimed fivemore lives acrossBangladesh. Three women atop police officer’s wife andtwo college students diedfrom dengue duringtreatment in the capital onSunday. A schoolboy died onSunday evening and anelderly woman on Saturdaynight in Khulna,

bdnews24.com reported. InDhaka, authorities ofdifferent hospitals said theprice of NS1 antigen test,which had been Tk 120,started to rise in thebeginning of the latest boutof dengue around a monthago and it is unavailable evenfor Tk 450 now.

They have blamedtraders who say in reality itwas the hospitals thatstopped the test as thegovernment barred themfrom making extra profit byfixing the charge atmaximum Tk 500. Dr SirajulIslam Medical CollegeHospital at Malibagh stoppeddengue tests on Sunday whilethe Islami Bank SpecialisedHospital at Naya Paltan saidit was conducting the testsonly on those that they haveadmitted, not new ones.

Shafiqul Islam, a directorat the Impulse Hospital inTejgaon, said the Directorate

General of Health Serviceson Sunday told the hospitalsthrough text messages thatthere were enough denguetest kits in the market, but thetraders on same day nightsaid all the shipments werestuck at airport. We can’tcheck who is telling the truth,he said. Now it takes Tk 400or more to buy one kit. Howare they selling the kits ifthere is a crisis? he asked,pointing the finger at thetraders. Officials of someother hospitals also broughtthe allegation of marketmanipulation againstdishonest traders.

Lack of test kits hits Dengue treatment in Dhaka

MUMBAI, AUG 5

FMCG major Nestle India is setting upits ninth factory in the country at Sanandin Gujarat with an initial investment ofRs 700 crore over two years.

"This marks a significant step inenhancing our manufacturing footprintin line with our commitment to Make inIndia," said Chairman and ManagingDirector Suresh Narayanan

"The state-of-the-art,environmentally sustainable factory forMaggi noodles will involve an initialinvestment of nearly Rs 700 crore overthe next two years and generate

employment for about 400 people. Weare keen to embrace diversity through atleast 50 per cent women employees," hesaid.

Nestle India set up its firstmanufacturing facility at Moga inPunjab during 1961 followed by morefacilities at Choladi in Tamil Naduduring 1967, Nanjangud in Karnatakaduring 1989, Samalkha in Haryanaduring 1992, Ponda and Bicholim inGoa during 1995 and 1997, andPantnagar in Uttarakhand during 2006.In 2012, the company set up its eighthmanufacturing facility at Tahliwal inHimachal Pradesh.

Nestle to set up Rs 700 crorefactory in Gujarat's Sanand

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TALKSKromah's braceupsets MohunBagan in CFLKOLKATA: Ansumana Kromahscored a brace as defending cham-pions Mohun Bagan were stunned0-3 by last season's runners-upPeerless SC in their opening matchof the Calcutta Football League Pre-mier Division A here on Monday.Playing their first match at home,Mohun Bagan were in for a joltwhen their former Liberian strikerKromah gave Peerless a 21stminute lead from a through ball. Peerless virtually killed the contestin front of the dismayed MohunBagan fans, when they scored twogoals in space of a minute withKromah completing his brace to pro-duce a stunning upset.Fresh from producing a fine displayunder the bar in their 2-0 win overMohammedan Sporting in the Du-rand Cup opener, Shilton Paullooked out of sorts, especially whenPeerless scored the second andthird goals.Kromah was once again in the cen-tre of action when he set up the sec-ond goal from left flank with LaxmiKanta Mandi netting home past anout of place Mohun Bagan goal-keeper Paul.Paul once again was caught offguard whe the Liberian slotted theball into an open net to give MohunBagan's new Spanish coach KibuVicuna a wake-up call at homeground. Mohun Bagan also won apenalty in the stoppage time but analert Peerless goalkeeper JamesKithan easily thwarted SalvaChamorro's spotkick.

Wickets upfront helpspinners in middleovers, says KrunalLAUDERHILL: All-rounder KrunalPandya, who starred in India's winin the second T20 against the WestIndies, said support from pace col-leagues makes the job easy forspinners in targeting the middle-or-der line up. The 28-year-oldsmashed a quick-fire 20 off 13 ballsbefore dismissing Nicholas Pooran(19) and danger-man Rovman Pow-ell (54) with his left-arm spin in theweather hit game on Sunday."When your fast bowlers pick upearly wickets, it makes our job quiteeasy. If they are 2-3 down then we(spinners) can come and focus onthe middle order," Krunal said at thepost-match conference.Rohit Sharma's half-century pow-ered India to 167 for five after elect-ing to bat. India's new-ball bowlersBhuvneshwar Kumar and spinnerWashington Sundar then providedearly breakthroughs to reduce WestIndies to eight for two in the firstthree overs. "In both the games wegot the breaks up front, Washingtonalso bowled well and Bhuvi is worldclass. It's a good that everyone iscontributing in the team with the batand the ball." The 28-year-old, who was also ad-judged man-of-the-match, said thewicket aided spinners and perform-ances like these help boost the con-fidence. He returned with the figures of 1/20and 2/23 in the first and secondgame respectively."I'm happy with how I've bowled inthe series. I bowled four overs in thefirst game and today also I bowledthree. The wicket was slightly help-ful for spin which helped me as well.It's a good confidence booster whenyou represent your country, con-tribute to wins and get these kindsof wickets."

Smith sayscaptaincy not on hisradar at the momentLONDON: Australia batsman SteveSmith said that Test captaincy is noton his radar at the moment as he isall focused on scoring runs."It (the Test captaincy) is certainlynot on my radar at the moment. It'sjust about going out there and doingmy job as a batsman and scoringruns," Cricket.com.au quoted Smithas saying.Smith's comments came after hewas seen offering advice to bowlersand discussing with Paine on nu-merous occasions during the firstAshes Test match. Smith is not al-lowed to be the team's captain untilMarch 2020 because of his involve-ment in the last year's ball-tamper-ing scandal. However, Smith saidthat he will not shy away from help-ing skipper Tim Paine on the field. "Of course, I'm experienced nowand able to help in any way that Ican. (Paine) knows I'm there to helphim and give him some suggestionsand things like that as much as Ican. If I see something I'll always goto him and try and help for the bet-terment of the team," he said.England are chasing a target of 398runs and will resume day five onMonday from 13/0.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

All India Tennis Association (AITA) onMonday announced Mahesh Bhupathi asthe skipper for the India-Pakistan DavisCup tie on September 14 and 15 in Is-lamabad.

Six players have been named by theassociation, who will be taking part inDavis Cup. Prajnesh Gunneswaran,Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh My-neni, Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan andSasi Kumar Mukund have all beennamed in the lineup.

Mukund has been named as the re-serve and Zeeshan Ali will be the coachof the team.

Two physios will also accompanythe Indian team to take part in the DavisCup, while Sunder Iyer will travel with

the team to Pakistan as the team manag-er.

Earlier, AITA Secretary-General Hi-ronmoy Chatterjee had confirmed that

the Indian team will be travelling to Pak-istan for the first time in 55 years to par-ticipate in the Davis Cup.

"Yes, we will go. It is not a bilateralseries, it's a World Cup of tennis so wehave to go. There was no communicationwith the government as it's a worldevent, we have to abide by the IOC char-ter," AITA Secretary had told ANI.

"The team of six players, supportstaff and coach will be going to Pakistan.I will also go along with the team. Wewill be putting in the visa application foreveryone. Pakistan hockey team trav-elled to India for the World Cup and nowwe are also going," he had added.

The Davis Cup draw was rolled outin February this year, but after the Pul-wama attack on February 14, chances ofthe Indian tennis team touring Pakistanlooked bleak.

It is not a bilateralseries, it's aWorld Cup of ten-

nis so we have to go.There was no communi-cation with the govern-ment as it's a worldevent, we have to abideby the IOC charter:

AITA SECRETARY

“Bhupathi named captain for India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie

ASHES FIRST TEST, DAY 5

AGENCYBIRMINGHAM, AUG 5

Nathan Lyon took six wickets includingthe prized scalp of England captain JoeRoot as Australia registered a thumpingvictory by 251 runs in Ashes opener atEdgbaston on Monday.

England were bowled out for 146 intheir second innings in the second sessionof play. None of the English batsmenshowed resistence and dared to stay on thecrease. Woakes was the highest run getterfrom hosts. He contributed 37 runs. NathanLyon showed a great character and demol-ished English batting line with his accura-cy with ball. He claimed six wickets in 20overs spell. The other Australian bowlerswho crushed England was Communis. Hetook four wickets.

Earlier England resumed on 13 with-out loss after Australia star Steve Smith'ssecond hundred of his comeback Test fol-lowing a ban for his role in a ball-tamper-ing scandal had allowed the tourists to de-clare late on Sunday's fourth day.

Rory Burns, whose first-innings 133was his first century at this level, becamejust the 10th cricketer to have batted on allfive days of a Test.

But he had added just four runs to hisovernight seven when he was undone byan excellent seaming and rising deliveryfrom Pat Cummins that lobbed off hisgloves to Lyon in the gully.

Number three Root, on four, was giv-en out leg before to James Pattinson byumpire Joel Wilson.

But in a match full of overturned deci-sions, Root successfully challenged theverdict, with ball-tracking technologyshowing the delivery would have missedleg stump.

There was a bizarre hold-up in play ona sunny day of about 10 minutes becauseof a "buzzing" stump microphone that waseventually replaced.

Root had made eight when he nearlyplayed on to Cummins before Jason Roy,who made a superb 85 in eventual champi-

ons England's World Cup semi-final winover Australia at Edgbaston last month,drove him through extra-cover for four.

Root had moved on to nine when hewas again given out leg before by Wilson,this time off the bowling of paceman PeterSiddle. But the batsman's immediate re-view revealed an inside edge.

That meant umpire Wilson hadequalled an unwanted record with aneighth overturned decision in a Test match.

The 52-year-old Trinidadian, only re-cently elevated to the International CricketCouncil's elite umpires panel, is due to bethe TV umpire in the second Test at Lord'sand be in the middle again for the third atLeeds.

Roy swept off-spinner Lyon for fourbut then, in a shot more appropriate for aone-day match than a side trying to save aTest, charged down the pitch and was cleanbowled for 28.

Lyon remained a threat on a wearingpitch offering turn and bounce and he hadJoe Denly (11) caught off bat and pad byCameron Bancroft at short leg to leaveEngland 80-3.

Lyon leads Austo victory inAshes opener

Visitors beat England by 251 runs

Vaughan slams on-fieldumpire Joel WilsonNEW DELHI; As if West Indies umpireJoel Wilson's wrong decisions in theAshes were not criticised enough, for-mer England skipper Michael Vaughanalso jumped on the bandwagon as heslammed the umpire, saying 'when Wil-son gives you out, you just review it'."When Joel Wilson gives you OUT ..You just review it .. #Fact #Ashes,"Vaughan tweeted.skipper Joe Root had to review twoverdicts by the umpire to remain at thecrease. Cricketing fans also did notspare Wilson as they criticised him onTwitter. "Joel Wilson has a new way ofgiving batsmen out.... #Ashes," one fanwrote.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

The Kapil Dev-led panel hasgot the green light from theBCCI's legal team to appointthe next coach of the men'sside by mid-August, Commit-tee of Administrators chiefVinod Rai said on Monday.

Besides the country's firstWorld Cup-wining skipperDev, the newly appointedCricket Advisory Committee(CAC) comprises AnshumanGaekwad and formerwomen's captain ShanthaRangaswamy.

Regarding the conduct ofBCCI elections on October22, Rai said that 26 state as-sociations are fully Lodha

compliant and have appointedtheir electoral officers for thestate unit polls. The CoA metin the capital to discuss a hostof issues ahead of theSupreme Court hearing onAugust 8, and screening theconflict of interest declarationform topped its agenda. "Wehave checked (the declarationform). It is fine. All clear," Raisaid when asked if the CAChas got the mandate to appointthe next chief coach. Headded that the "CAC's deci-sion will be final and themeeting (interview) withshortlisted candidates willhappen in middle of Augustfollowed by appointment.Their terms of reference is al-ready there." On the election

front, Rai seemed confidentthat his team has made signif-icant progress. "We will begoing to consult with the ami-cus. 26 states can have theirelections and four more arefully compliant but yet to ap-point the electoral officer. Ob-viously those who will becompliant will only be al-lowed to vote in BCCI elec-tions," Rai said. The currentsupport staff comprising in-cumbent head coach RaviShastri, bowling coach BharatArun, batting coach SanjayBangar and fielding coach RSridhar were given a 45-dayextension following the WorldCup, covering the ongoingWest Indies tour from August3 to September 3.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 5

India fast bowler Navdeep Saini on Monday re-ceived an official warning by the ICC for using ac-tions after taking the wicket of West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran during the opening T20Iin Florida.

He breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code ofConduct for Players and Player Support Personnel,which relates to using actions or gestures whichcould provoke an aggressive reaction from a bat-ter upon their dismissal.

Subsequently, Saini has been handed one de-merit point. The incident occurred during thefourth over of the West Indies' innings when Sainitook the wicket of Pooran.

Saini admitted the offence and accepted thesanction proposed by match referee Jeff Crowe ofthe Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

On-field umpires Nigel Duguid and GregoryBraithwaite, third umpire Leslie Reifer and fourthofficial Patrick Gustard levelled the charges. India,with an unassailable lead 2-0, will take on West In-dies in the third T20I on August 6 in Guyana.

AGENCYLAUDERHILL (FLORI-DA), AUG 5

Series in their bag, India mayexperiment with their line-upin the final match against theWest Indies, skipper ViratKohli has hinted.

India won the weather-hitsecond match by 22 runs viaDuckworth-Lewis method onSunday to clinch the serieswith a game to spare.

Kohli lauded his playersfor "clinical" performanceand dropped hints that hemay try out players, who didnot get chance to play in thefirst two matches.

"Winning is always go-ing to be a priority. But seal-ing the series gives thechance to bring few guys in.Idea is always going to be to

win first. But winning thefirst two games gives thecushion," Kohli said duringthe post match presentationceremony.

The teams will now trav-el to Guyana for the finalmatch, to played at Provi-dence stadium on Tuesday.

Shreyas Iyer and leg-break bowler Rahul Chaharstand a good chance to com-pete in the third Twenty20. Itwill not be a surprise if Deep-ak Chahar, cousin of Rahul,too finds a place in the play-ing XI. It remains to be seenif Kohli persists with wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, whoscored 4 and 0 in the twomatches or gives him anotherchance. KL Rahul can re-place him if the team man-agement decides to dropPant.

ICC fines Navdeep Sainifor using actions

against Nicholas Pooran CAC gets green light, coachselection by mid-Aug: CoA

Kohli hints at change incombination for final match