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Pb: SI shootshimself in StrongRoom CenterFAZILKA: A sub-inspec-tor was shot dead todayin the EVM strong room ina government school inFazilka. Police said whenpeople reached the spotafter hearing the sound ofbullets, SI Baldev Chandwas lying on the ground inan injured condition. Hesaid the SI shot himselfwith a government pistol.When the injured was be-ing taken to the govern-ment hospital, he died onthe way. Police officialshave reached the spotand started investigationinto the matter.

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LEADING ENGLISH DAILY

Russia seizes Zaporizhzhia nuke plantAGENCYKYIV, MARCH 4

The military administration ofUkraine's Zaporizhzhia region saidon Friday, citing the state body for nu-clear regulation, that the Russianarmed forces have seized the site ofthe Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant(NPP). "The site of the ZaporizhzhiaNPP was seized by the Russian mili-tary forces -- the State Nuclear Regu-latory Inspectorate of Ukraine. Oper-ational personnel monitor the state ofpower units and ensure their opera-tion in accordance with the require-ments of technological regulations forsafe operation," the administrationwrote on Telegram. Earlier in the day,the Ukrainian State Emergency Ser-vice said that a fire erupted outsidethe Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,with one of its units having beenswitched off.

Quad leaders discussongoing conflictCANBERRA: The Quad leadersconvened a virtual meeting onWednesday and discussed the ongo-ing conflict and humanitarian crisis inUkraine and assessed its broader im-plications. Quad Leaders - PrimeMinister Scott Morrison of Australia,Prime Minister Narendra Modi of In-dia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ofJapan, and President Joe Biden of theUnited States reaffirmed their com-mitment to a free and open Indo-Pa-cific, in which the sovereignty andterritorial integrity of all states.

Pak: 56 killed, dozensinjured in Peshawar

mosque blast

AGENCYPESHAWAR, MAR 4

At least 50 persons werekilled and dozen injured inthe Peshawar mosque blastduring prayers on Friday.

Police and rescue person-nel have reached the blastsite in the Kocha Risaldararea while the injured are be-ing shifted to the nearbyhealth facilities, reported TheNews International.

"10 injured are in criticalcondition," according toLady Reading Hospital(LRH) spokesperson.

According to eyewit-nesses, the powerful explo-

sion took place during theprayers.

There are no detailsavailable yet on the nature ofthe blast, reported The NewsInternational.

In a statement to the me-dia, Advisor to KP ChiefMinister Barrister Muham-mad Ali Saif confirmed thatthe explosion took place dur-ing Friday prayers.

"Reportedly the terroristsfirst tried to enter the mosquewhere they exchanged firewith the police," said Barris-ter Saif.

He said that a terroristmanaged to enter the mosqueand carried out the attack.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 4

Former Australia spinnerShane Warne, considered asone of the all-time greats ofthe game who redefined spinbowling, has died of a sus-pected heart attack in Thai-land, according to media re-ports here quoting a statementfrom his management.

He was 52.According to

'foxsports.com.au', Warne'smanagement released a briefstatement that Warne passedaway in Thailand and the rea-son could be a suspected heart

attack."Shane was found unre-

sponsive in his villa and despitethe best efforts of medical staff,he could not be revived," thestatement reported by the web-site said.

"The family requests priva-cy at this time and will providefurther details in due course."

An iconic name in interna-tional cricket, Warne, since making his debutin 1992, played 145 Tests forAustralia, picking up 708 wick-ets.

In his 194 ODI appear-ances, Warne Pared 293 scalps.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 4

The Supreme Court on Fri-day expressed "shock" on the"unprecedented" orderpassed by the Punjab andHaryana High Court of pro-tecting former Punjab DGPSumedh Singh Saini in all fu-ture cases and asked HighCourt Chief Justice to decidehis plea within two weeks.

A bench of Chief Justiceof India NV Ramana and Jus-tices AS Bopanna and HimaKohli asked the Chief Justiceof the High Court to eitherhear the matter himself or as-sign it to another bench andnot to the one who passed theinterim order.

The top court termed theHigh Court order grantingprotection to Saini in all fu-ture cases as "unprecedent-ed". The bench said, "This isunprecedented order. Howcan a future course of actionbe stayed? It is shocking andthree of us (judges) feel thatit is unprecedented. This willrequire a hearing."

Yesterday, the HighCourt has extended till April20 the stay on the arrest ofSaini in all cases pendingagainst him or likely to be

registered, except the murderof Balwant Singh Multanicase as it's pending before theSupreme Court.

In its order, the apexcourt said, "We will requestthe High Court to dispose ofthe petition by another judgeand not the same judge with-in two weeks. We request theChief Justice to take it uphimself or by any other judgeand we will keep this matter(SLP) pending in (Supreme)Court." In the High Court,Saini has sought to transferall criminal cases pendingagainst him to the CBI. Se-nior advocate Mukul Rohat-gi, appearing for Saini, toldthe bench that there havebeen attempts by the Punjabgovernment against Saini. Hefurther argued that there wereassassination attempts onSaini and more than half-a-dozen cases registeredagainst him.

SC expresses shock on HCorder granting protection

to ex-Punjab DGP

Fodder Scam: Hearingdeferred on LaluYadav's bail pleaRANCHI: The JharkhandHigh Court on Friday de-ferred the hearing overthe bail petition of jailedformer Bihar Chief Minis-ter and RJD supremoLalu Yadav over some de-fects in his bail petition.The matter was listed inthe court of justice ApreshKumar Singh for hearing.During the proceedingsthe court directed to cor-rect the mistakes. It is ex-pected that hearing on thebail plea will now be heldon March 11. A specialCBI court had awardedfive years of rigorous im-prisonment and imposeda fine of Rs 60 lakh onLalu Yadav after he wasconvicted in Fodder Scamcase.

AGENCYMUMBAI, MAR 4

Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 769 pointson Friday, tracking a weak trend in global eq-uities amid escalating tensions between Rus-sia and Ukraine.

Extending its decline for the third straightsession, the 30-share BSE index slumped1,214.96 points to 53,887.72 during the ses-sion after a weak start. It finally finished at54,333.81, lower by 768.87 points or 1.40 percent.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slumped

252.70 points or 1.53 per cent to close at16,245.35.

"Global bourses are witnessing a sharpsell-off as reports of Russian attack on Eu-rope's biggest nuclear plant in Ukraine kepttension levels elevated. Rising oil prices alongwith uncertainties on supply chain disruptionhave instilled fears that inflation could crossRBI's tolerance level, though temporarily,"according to Vinod Nair, Head of Research atGeojit Financial Services.

The domestic market, however, trimmedits losses as buying was witnessed in IT andpharma stocks.

CIRCULATED IN DELHI, CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, HARYANA, HIMACHAL AND J&K

Ex-Punjab GuvF Rodriguespasses awayPANAJI: Former ArmyChief General (Retd) andformer Punjab GovernorSunith Francis Rodriguespassed away on Friday.He was 88. Born in 1943in Bombay, he remainedthe Chief of Army Staffbetween 1990 and 1993.He originally hailed fromCurtorim in South Goa.Rodrigues was Governorof Punjab and Administra-tor of the Union Territoryof Chandigarh from 2004to 2010. He also servedas the Director of Interna-tional Centre Goa (ICG)for nearly six years. Fu-nerals with full military ho-nours are likely to be heldon Sunday, sources said.Chief Minister PramodSawant and Leader ofOpposition Digambar Ka-mat expressed grief overthe demise of the formerArmy Staff.

Kohli felicitatedby childhood heroDravid

NEET 'death knell'for dreams of poor,rural children:Mahila Kisan Union

AGENCYPATNA, MAR 4

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday expressed his"deep shock" over deaths in ablast in Bihar's Bhagalpurdistrict, as the death tollmounted to 12.

The explosion had takenplace in Kajwalichak onThursday night. Prime Min-ister in his tweet expressedhis grief over the incidentsaying it is painful for him tolearn about the loss of livesof the people in an explosionin Bhagalpur district of Bi-har. He wished early recov-ery of those sustained in-juries and said that the ad-ministration is engaged in

carrying out relief and rescueoperations. " I discussed withBihar Chief Minister NitishKumar Ji about the situation", Prime Minister informed inhis tweet. Chief Minister Ni-tish Kumar also expressedhis deep shock over the inci-dent and directed Chief Sec-retary and DGP to ensure athorough inquiry. He calledboth the top officials to getdetails of the incident. Healso directed to make allarrangements for treatmentof those injured in the inci-dent. While the death toll in-creased to 12, several otherswere injured and were alsorushed to hospitals wheretheir conditions are listed ascritical.

Bhagalpur explosiontoll rises to 12,

PM talks to NitishBUREAU CHANDIGARH, MARCH 4:

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. ManoharLal, who is also the leader of theHouse, while clarifying, The HaryanaPrevention of Unlawful Conversionof Religion Bill, 2022, which wasreintroduced on the third day duringthe ongoing Budget Session in theHaryana Vidhan Sabha, said that thisBill does not stop anyone who is will-ingly doing a conversion, provided

that such person has to submit an ap-plication for willful conversion be-fore the District Magistrate.

He said that any religious priestor any person intending to organize aconversion shall give prior notice tothe District Magistrate in advancegiving information about the venuewhere such conversion is proposed tobe organized. A copy of this noticeshall be pasted on the notice boardoutside the District Magistrate’s of-fice.

If any person has an objection tothis conversion, then they can filetheir objection in writing within 30

days. The District Magistrate shall in-vestigate and decide whether the con-version is intended to be in contra-vention of Section 3. If the DistrictMagistrate comes to the conclusionthat the intended conversion is in con-travention of Section 3, then he shalldecline the intended conversion bypassing a reasoned order. An appealcan be made against the order passedby the District Magistrate before theDivisional Commissioner within 30days.

Conversion Bill does not prohibitanyone from conversion: Hry CM

Modi chairsmeet onUkraine crisisNEW DELHI: Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi onFriday chaired a meetingto review the Ukraine cri-sis amid the ongoing exer-cise to evacuate Indiannationals, mostly students,from the country facing at-tack from Russia.External Affairs Minister SJaishankar and anotherUnion minister PiyushGoyal were part of themeeting besides top offi-cials, including NSAAjitDoval. The governmenthas launched "OperationGanga" to evacuate its cit-izens and sent four Unionministers as Modi's "Spe-cial Envoys" to neighbour-ing countries of Ukraine tocoordinate the exercise.

Sensex tanks 769 points;Nifty slumps below 16,250

Leg spin wizard Shane Warne is no more

Over 160 educational institutions destroyedKYIV: Over 160 educational institutions in Ukraine have been partially or com-pletely destroyed by the shelling of Russian troops, the Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs (MFA) of Ukraine on Friday said."According to the Minister of Education of Ukraine, more than 160 educationalinstitutions in Ukraine have been partially or completely destroyed by theshelling of Russian troops," the MFA tweeted.This comes against the backdrop of Russian forces launching military opera-tions in Ukraine on February 24, three days after Moscow recognizedUkraine's breakaway regions - Donetsk and Luhansk - as independent enti-ties. Several countries including the UK, the US, Canada, and the EuropeanUnion have condemned Russia's military operations in Ukraine and imposedsanctions on Moscow. These countries have also promised Ukraine to helpwith military aid to fight Russia. The US, Canada and European allies agreedto remove key Russian banks from the interbank messaging system, SWIFTwhich means Russian banks won't be able to communicate securely withbanks beyond Russia's borders.

Another Indianstudent shot inKyiv, hospitalisedRZESZOW: An Indian studenthas been hospitalised after hewas shot with a bullet in the capi-tal city of Ukraine, a few days af-ter an Indian student lost his life inthe ongoing conflict between Rus-sia and Ukraine.Speaking exclusively to ANI, Min-ister of State (MoS) for Ministry ofCivil Aviation (MoCA) General VKSingh revealed the information atPoland's Rzeszow airport onThursday.

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I Amarjit Singh S/o Udham I , h i t h e r t o K n o w n a s I Sonia Sohal W/o Narinder I, Gurpreet Singh S/O Niranjan I, hitherto known as MANRAJ I, sham singh s/o Hunnar I, Harwinder Singh S/o Buta I, Gurmail Kaur W/o Daljit Singh R/o Village Madanheri, SURJEET SINGH RANHA Pal R/o Vpo.bassi Daulat Khan Singh R/O Village Awan Ghore G R O V E R @ S H E L LY singh R/o Q.No. 669-D , type - Singh R/o Vill: Khosa Randhir Singh R/o Vpo. Chuhar Chak Tehsil Kharar Distt SAS Nagar S/O MOHINDER SINGH R/o. ,hoshiarpur Have Changed My Shah Po Rani Pind Tehsil GROVER W/o Surjit Singh R/o 2 , Rai l coach factory (Moga) changed my name to (Moga) changed my name to have changed my name from Village Bharathwal P.O. Riali Name To Sonia Dasuya Hoshiarpur Have H.No. 127/1, Shastri Nagar, Kapurthala Punjab that I have Harwinder Singh Turna. Gurmail Kaur Kaler.Amritpal Singh to Amarjit K a lan D is t t Gurdaspur 72737 Changed My Name From Amritsar, Punjab 143001, India changed my name from sham 63372 63372Singh Punjab. have changed my I, Sakttar Singh S/o Joginder Gurpreet Singh To Given Name have changed my name and shall to sham singh I, Rajveer Kaur W/o Tejinder I Jagroop Singh S/o Ran Singh R/o

100071 name and Shall hereafter be Singh R/o VPO Sabhra, Tehsil Gurpreet Singh And Surname hereafter be known as MANRAJ 98706 Singh Dhaliwal R/o Vill: Vpo Dalla Tehsil Jagraon Distt known as SURJIT SINGH Patti, District Tarn Taran have Maliya. GROVER. I Vir Vikram D/o sh. Bhupinder Dhurkot (Ludhiana) Punjab- Ludhiana Have Changed My

72737 changed my name from Sakttar 72778 900020 Singh R/o H. No 439-R, Sarni 141204 changed my name to Name To Jagrup Singh.I, Mehtab Singh Wadala Singh to Sakattar Singh. I Do Hereby Solemnly Affirm I, hitherto known as RAMAN C h o w k , M o d e l To w n Rajveer Kaur Dhaliwal. 63372S/o Harpal Singh Wadala Concerned note. And Declare That I Amandeep KHOSLA S/o Sh. SOM NATH yamunanagar that I have 63372 I, Dimple Aggarwal D/o Mangi Ram R/o.H.No.287-A, Colony 72737 S/O Tarsem Lal R/O V.p.o. Residing at Adda Jaintipur, Changed my name Vir Vikram I , Swaran j i t K aur W/o Aggarwal R/o Vpo. Pili Banga Distt. S i l v e r E s t a t e , Wa d a l a I Bineet S/o Hamender R/o Hardo Khanpur Distt.hoshiarpur, Jaintipur, Amritsar, Punjab-143502 to Vir Vikram Kaut. Palvinder Singh R/o H.No. 108 Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) Bhitewad, Phase-1, Wadala 2365/9, Choura Bazar, Inside Punjab I Further Declare That I have changed my name and shall 100060 Dashmesh Nagar Doraha changed my name to Dimple Bhitewad Amritsar declare Gate Hakima, Amri tsar, Have Changed My Name From hereafter be known as RAMAN I Kausar Begum W/O Anwar (Ludhiana) Punjab-141421 Bansal W/o Vipan Kumar R/o that Aalam Grewal and Declared That I Am An Adult Amandeep To Amandeep KUMAR Khan R/O Village Rasulpur changed my name to Swarnjit W.No. 9 Bhucho Mandi (Bathinda) Aalambir Grewal is one & (age Is More Than 18) And Mahey And My Present Name Is 900020 Malerkotla have changed my Kaur. after marriage.Same Person Changed My Name, Bineet To Amandeep Mahey I, hitherto known as SEEMA name to Kaunsar Begum. 63372 63372

72737 Bineet Dhamija. I Am One And 72778 KHOSLA W/o Sh. RAMAN 63372 I, Anantdeep Sodhi D/o I, Amanpreet Singh Kaler S/O I Arundip Kaur W/O Mahavir The Only Person And Reason I, Satnam S/O Sarwan Kumar KUMAR Residing at Adda I Gurjant Singh Boparai S/O Manpreet Singh Sodhi R/o Rajpal Singh R/O Vpo Rachhin Singh R/O Hno. 15 Gali No. 5 Of Changing My Name Is To Add R/O Vill. Nangal Karar Khan, Jaintipur, Jaintipur, Amritsar, Ishar Singh R/O Dhaler Khurd New Sodhi Nagar St.No. 5 Distt. Ludhiana Have Changed My Gopal Nagar Majitha Road, My Surname. P.o. Kukar Pind, Distt. Punjab-143502 have changed my (Daryapur), PO Jhuner, (Moga) changed my name to Name To Amanpreet Singh.Amritsar Have Changed My 72737 Jalandhar, Have Changed My name and shall hereafter be Malerkotla have changed my Anantdeep Kaur Sodhi. 63372Name Arundip Kaur To I , h i t h e r t o K n o w n a s Name From Satnam To Satnam known as SEEMA. name to Gurjant Singh. 63372 I Karamjeet Singh Bhullar S/o Arundeep Kaur. MANJINDER SINGH KANG Kumar. 900020 63372 I, Rashmi Rani alias Rashmi Jaspal Singh R/O Ward No.14,

72737 S/o SUKHWINDER SINGH 72778 I Simarjit W/o Manpreet Singh I Harpreet Singh S/o Sarbjit Devi Verma W/o Naresh Prem Nagar Khanna (Ludhiana) I S a r b j i t K a u r W / O R/o. V & PO Kang Teshil I, Gurwinder Singh S/o Kashmir R/o 108, Karam Singh Singh Singh R/o Jawahar Singh Kumar R/o Dasmesh Nagar, Changed My Name Karamjit Singh.Swarnpreet S ingh R/O Khadoor Sahib District Tarn Singh Resident of Village Awan Colony, Ajnala Road, Amritsar Wala (Ferozepur) changed his Ward No.17, Ahmedgarh 63372Vpo.Ratta Khera Tehsi l Taran Punjab. have changed my Khalsa, Tehsil Nakodar District have changed my name to name to Harpreet Singh D is t t . Ma le rko t l a have I Surinder Pal W/O Suresh Pal R/O Jalalabad,Distt. Fazilka Have name and Shall hereafter be Jalandhar, Punjab,India have Simranjeet Kaur. Sidhu. changed my name to Rashmi Ward No 01, Kartarpura Basti, Changed My Name To known as MANJINDER SINGH. changed my name from 900020 63372 Verma. Hareri Road, Distt. Sangrur, Punjab Sarbjeet Kaur 72737 Gurwinder Singh to Gurwinder I, Paramjit Singh S/o Sukhdev I, Jasmeen Kaur Gill W/O 63372 Pin-148001 Have Changed My

72737 I, Gurbaksh Kaur W/O Narinder Singh Cheema .All concerned Singh R/o Village Khassan , Amarvir Singh Sidhu R/O VPO I, Jagmail Singh S/O Joginder Name To Shinder Pal.I, Mukhwinder Singh S/o Kumar R/O H.no. L-68, Upkar please note. District Kapurthala Punjab Chaminda Distt. Ludhiana, Singh R/O Machhiwara 63372Avtar Singh R/o. Vill Chacho Nagar, Near Lamba Pind, 100066 India That I Have Changed My After Marriage Have Changed (Ludhiana) Changed My I Navjot Kaur D/O Onkar Wali PO Jaintipur Tehsil Jalandhar, Have Changed My I, Sakun Chawla S/o Vinod Name From Paramjit To Singh My Name As Jasmeen Kaur Name Jasmail Singh Alias Singh W/O Navkiran Singh Majitha Distt Amritsar Punjab Name To Gurbaksh. Kumar Chawla, residing at Paramjit. Sidhu. Jagmail Singh. Gill R/O Village Muggo Patti, have Changed my name from 72778 H.No. 200, Lajpat Nagar, 98706 63372 63372 Po Sarhala Kalan, Mugo Mukhwinder Singh to I , Neeraj Kashyap S/O Jalandhar-144001, Punjab, I, SHOBANA DEVI N ( Existing I, Manjit Kaur W/o Avtar I Mandeep Kaur Sandhu Patti, Hoshiarpur, Punjab Pin-S i r n a m e i s S i n g h , Parshotam Lal R/O H.no. 11, India, have changed the name name of spouse as per next of S ingh R /o V i l l : Raun i W/o Gagandeep Singh Sran 146108 Have Changed My Mukhwinder Gali No. 9, Ujala Nagar, Basti of my minor Son Saamarth kin) is legally wedded spouse of Kalan Po. Lutheri (Ropar) R/o Vpo Matwani, Distt. Name To Navjot Kaur Gill.

72737 Sheikh, Jalandhar-144002 Chawla (aged 7 years 2 army no.15496546 P rank LD c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Moga have changed my 63372(Punjab), Have Changed My months) and he shall hereafter Name SESIDARAN V R/O H. Manjeet Kaur. name to Mandeep Kaur I Harjeet Singh Dhalla S/O Banta Name To Neeraj Kumar. be known as Saamarth Rai No . 1050/A Sumathi nagar 63372 Sran. Singh R/O Jawahar Nagar,

72778 Chawla. Main road, KGF, Bangarpet I, Harmandeep Singh S/o 63372 Goniana Mandi (Bathinda) Have 900020 O O RGAM ,K.G.F 563120 Jasw inde r S ingh f r om I, Rajvir Kaur Walia D/o Changed My Name Harjeet

serving in 88 ARMD REGT c/ B a t h i n d a C i t y h a v e Baldev Singh R/o Sant Singh Dhalla To Harjeet Singh.o 56 apo that I have changed c h a n g e m y n a m e t o N a g a r M e h l a n R o a d 63372my name from SOBANA to Harmandeep Singh Sidhu. (Sangrur ) changed my I Bikar Singh S/O Mal Singh SOBANA DEVI N. 63372 name to Rajvir Kaur. R/O VPO Sivian (Bathinda)

98706 I Dilbag Singh Sidhu S/O 63372 Have Changed My Name I, 15496546p rank LD Name G u r d i a l S i n g h R / O I, Sunita Rani W/o Ramesh Bikar Singh To Bikkar Singh.S E S I D A R A N V r / o Sidhwan Bet Teh. Jagraon Garg R/o # 319 Ward No 12, 63372H.No.1050/A ,Sumathi nagar, Have Changed My Name Garg Hospital, Goniana I Charanjeet Singh S/o Jaswinder Main road KGF , Bangarpet To Dilbag Singh. Mand i , Ba th i nda have Singh Vill-Chari Teh-Khamanon Oorgam k.G.F 563120, 63372 changed my name to Sunita Distt Fatehgarh Sahib have Karnataka , India that I am I , Parmjeet S ingh S/o Garg. changed my name to Charnjeet permanent resident of above Mohan Singh R/o Vpo. 63372 Singh.said address and currently S u j a p u r Te h - J a g r a o n I, Mandeep Kaur Bhatti W/o 63372posted at 88 ARMD REGT c/o 56 (Ludhiana) changed my Gurpreet Singh Sahota R/o I, Mamta W/O Sh. Harvinder Pal apo New cantt Kapurthala that name to Parmjeet Singh VPO Bhamadd i , Tehs i l R/O H No. 971/2 Bhara Mal Kua, the name of my daughter may be Hans. Khanna (Ludhiana) have Manimajara, U.T., Chandigarh changed from " PARKRUTHI 63372 c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Have Changed My Name From S" to " PRAKRUTHI S" in my I , Gurp ree t K aur W/o Mandeep Kaur. Mamta To Mamta Rani Pal. All army service record. Lakhvir Singh R/o Vil l: 63372 Concerned Please Note.

98706 Thathiala Dhaha Po. Garle I, Tarvinder Singh S/o Jodh 98765Dhaha Teh-Balachaur Singh Duggal R/o H.No.145 I, Nishu Jaswal W/o Late Sh. (SBS Nagar) Pb, India, St.No.3 Near Veer Palace Sanjay Kumar R/o H.no 46, changed my name to G.T.B Nagar Mundian Kalan New University Enclave, Kaur Gurpreet. Ludhiana Changed Name Ladhewali, Jalandhar Decalre

63372 Tarvinder Singh Duggal. That Nishu Jaswal And Nishu I, Gurjot Singh Hans S/o 63372 Are The Names Of One And Harminder Singh R/o I , L isha Malhot ra W/o The Same Person.S u j a p u r ( L u d h i a n a ) Raghav Puri R/o H.No.B-34 9000changed my name to 5432/3A New Tagore Nagar Gurjot Singh. Haibowal Kalan Ludhiana

63372 Changed Name Lisha Puri.I , S u r j i t K a u r W / o 63372Surinder Singh R/o Vill: I hitherto known as Jaswant G i d d e r P i n d i Te h - Rai S/o Raj Kamal R/o VPO S h a h k o t ( J a l a n d h a r ) Rurka Kalan (Patti Rawal-ki), declare that my given Teh. Phillaur, Distt. Jalandhar, n a m e i s S u r j i t a n d Pin Code-144031, Punjab surname is Kaur. have changed my name and

63372 shall hereafter be known as I, Manjit Kumar S/o Dev Jaswant Singh.Raj R/o Vpo. Bath Kalan 63372T e h - N a k o d a r I, Jasvir Kaur W/o Satpal (Jalandhar) declare that R /o Vpo. Nawan P ind i h a v e c h a n g e d m y A r i y a n Te h - N a k o d a r minor daughter name (Jalandhar) Punjab, India, A p a r n a t o A p a r n a changed my name from Singh. Jasvir Kaur to Jasvir Kaur

63372 @ Gurmej Kaur have a two I, Manjit Kumar S/o Dev name one leady.Raj R/o Vpo. Bath Kalan 63372T e h - N a k o d a r I, Rosy W/o Gurpreet Poul (Jalandhar) declare that R / o V i l l : C h a c h o w a l i h a v e c h a n g e d m y (Jalandhar) Punjab, India, minor daughter name changed my name to Rosy Jeeya to Jeeya Singh. Poul after marriage.

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We, Yash Pai,S/O Natha Ram and Babita W/O Yash Pal,R/O H.N0. B1-607,Gandhi Nagar, Jalandhar declare that our son Naveen Kumar and his wife Neha both are out of our control. So we disown both of them from our moveable and immovable properties. Anybody deal with them at their own risk and responsibility. All concerned may note.

900026I, Jang Singh S/o Balwant Singh & Kamaljeet Kaur W/o Jang Singh Vill. Iserheri, Teh Dudhan Sadhan & Distt. Patiala Punjab declare that my Son Gurpreet Singh and his wife Neha Rani is out of my control. So I disown w i t h t h e m f r o m m y m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

63372I, Balveer Singh S/o Bachan Singh R/o Vill: Rampurchhana Teh-Amargarh (Malerkot la) declare that my son Gurmail Singh and his wife Baljinder Kaur is out of my control. So I disown with them from my m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

63372I, Rajinder S/O Satpal R/o V i l lage Dharamgarh, Teh. Derbassi, Distt SAS Nagar , Pun jab , Ind ia do he reby solemnly affirm and declare as under that after today I have changed my name as Rajinder Singh instead of Rajinder. So in Future I Shall be Known as a name of Rajinder Singh only.

63372It Is For General Information That I Gurcharan Singh S/O Nasib Singh R/O Vill Lopon, Tehsil Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga, Punjab, Pin-142037, India, Declare That Name Of My Wife Has Been Wrongly Written As Parkash Kaur In My Service Book. The Actual Name Of My Wife Is Manjit Kaur Which May Be Amended Accordingly.

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HAPPY B'DAY

Vaibhav Anand

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Awareness campheld on WorldHearing Day

ASHIMA JAINSOLAN: Under joint aegis of Healthand Family Welfare Department andHelpAge India, an awareness campwas organized on World Hearing Dayat Barog in Solan district last day.Public Education and InformationOfficer Rakesh Babu and BCCcoordinator Radha Chauhan madethem aware about the causes,symptoms and prevention of hearingloss. He said that since a long time,cold, poor structure of child's outer earat the time of birth are the mainsymptoms of hearing loss. Use of hairpin, pencil, pen, match stick forcleaning ear is fatal. This canadversely affect a person's hearingability. He said that excessive use ofheadphone devices, exposure to highnoise can also impair hearing. Anytype of problem in ear affects hearingability.People were informed thatexcess wax formation, ear pain, redear are signs of ear disease. In case ofany type of problem in ear,immediately contact an ear, nose andthroat (ENT) specialist. Quizcompetition was also organized. Prizeswere also distributed to 10 participantsin competition. 50 people participated.

World community musttake a middle path to solveUkraine-Russia crisisJOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA: A special lecture oncontemporary topics was organizedby the Department of PoliticalScience at Atal Bihari BajpaiGovernment College, Bangana. Thekeynote speaker of the special lecturewas Professor Sikander Negi, Headof the Department of PoliticalScience. The main topic of the speciallecture was Ukraine-Russia and thenuclear crisis. Russian PresidentVladimir Putin has ordered his militaryto put its deterrent forces, includingnuclear weapons, on "special alert"amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Putintold his defense chiefs that it wasnecessary to do so because ofaggressive statements by the West.

Anika realizesimportance of tricolor

BUREAUUNA: Returning home from Ukraine,Anika said the importance of thetricolor is now known: Anika, ShivangiBhiwani, Ankita are among thosefortunate girl students of Gagretsubdivision of district Una, who havereturned home safely amid theongoing war in Ukraine. These girls,who returned to their village onWednesday evening, feel pride oftheir country and their tricolor flagsaid: We came to know importanceof this tricolor when among thethousands of girl students from othercountries stuck in Ukraine, theRussian army is also giving a safeway to the Indian people. Mati RevaThakur, wife of MLA Rajesh Thakur,went to the house of these girlstudents and welcomed them.Parents have also appreciated effortsof government for safe return of theirchildren.

Himachal school girls to receive combattrainingHAMIRPUR: Girl students of classes 6 to 12 in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpurdistrict will start receiving unarmed combat training from Saturday, an officialsaid. The UAC training will make them self-reliant, confident and they will beable to protect themselves and others, said Akriti Sharma, the District policechief of Hamirpur. "In the first batch we are imparting training to 1,055 girlstudents of 23 schools of this district and 12 instructors have been put onduty, said the SP. The SP said that such training programs would also beorganized in other educational institutions of the district in a phased mannerunder the women empowerment programme.

AGENCYSHIMLA, MAR 4

Himachal Pradesh expected to have a tax revenueto the tune of Rs 9,082 crores during 2022-23,which will be 15 per cent higher than last year,Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday. Hetold the Assembly that Rs 7 crore would bedeployed to set up cyber stations as cyber crimewas going up in the state. The allowance of HomeGuards has been increased and a Rs 2 crore fund

has been set up for Sanskriti (Culture)Fund. A new Sanskrit University is to beset up in the state. While a conventioncentre at Kullu is ready, new ones will comeup in Sundernagar, Solan and Baijnath. A totalof Rs 20 crore will be set aside to developsports-related activities. Theallowance for diet of sportspersonswhile taking part in games will beincreased to Rs 400 per day from thepresent Rs 240.

HIMACHAL

HP tax revenue torise by 15 pc: CM

Himcare renewal will befor 3 yrs instead of one

SHIMLA: HP Chief Minister,Jai Ram Thakur Fridayannounced in the Vidhan sabhathat the renewal of the peopleunder the HIMCARE schemewill be for three years asagainst one year at present.

This announcement wasacknowledged by the memberswith clapping. He said the newfamilies would also beregistered in him care cardsthroughout years and convictedinmates to be covered underthis scheme. To help the peopleto Covid affected villagespeople a new MukhamantriMobile Scheme to be launched

in every assembly segment onemobile unit to be set up onedoctor would go to the villageand doctors to be performed asfamily doctors. PET scan andMRI facilities to be provided inTanda Medical and Nerchokemedical college with help of Rs60 crores. The Center hasprovided Rs 12000 Cro tovarious health institutions inthe last years to mop up thehealth services. 50 newAmbulances to be purchasedwith help of Rs 15 Cr. 2752 CrALLOCATION TO BEprovided for the health sectorsfor the year 2022-23.

Jai Ram provides Rs 540 Crfor Horticulture activities

SHIMLA: Rs 583 cr would beprovided for increasing theproductivity in the agricultureand Rs 1500 Cr provided for theAgriculture departments 50 kacre area and 100 villages to bebrought under the naturalfarming. All the farmers coveredunder the scheme are to becapitalized and 50 farmers are tobe certified for natural farming.The new market yards would beset up for chemical-freeagriculture produce. 5000 metrictons new cold storage would bedeveloped and quick freezingcold storage of 150 Metric tonesto be set up. One market yard

with Rs three Crore to be isdeveloped for the fruit market.Pahari maize for processing Rstwo crore allotment. Rs 450 Crfor indigenous bees cultures.Mushroom canning units to beprovided Rs three Croreallocation. Satyanand stokeCulture center to be thedevelopment of horticulture. Rs80 Cr canning units in Chachyot,Reckong Peo and Chamba. Rs35 Cr for horticulture marketyards the Parmano fruit marketyards to be completed by thisyear linked online with othermarkets yards. Rs 540 Cr forHorticulture sectors.

4.40 lakh consumers to get zero power billsSHIMLA: HP ChiefMinister, Jai Ram Thakurannounced today that 4.40lakh power consumers areto be provided zero billing,and seven lakh consumersare to be provided power atRs one per unit during the

next fiscal year. Whilepresenting the annualbudget, he said theagriculture consumer to getpower at the rate of RS 50paisa to Rs 30 for which Rs100 Crore would beprovided by the state to

state electricity board, 23new 33 kva power stationsto be set up to improve thevoltage in the state. 5000new power connection tobe given to poor people.9000 wooden pool to bereplaced with steel poles.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022

Dhumal hailsHP budget

AGENCYHAMIRPUR, MAR 4

Senior BJP leader andformer HP Chief Minister,PK Dhumal Friday hailedthe state budget for the year2022-23 that was presentedby the Chief Minister, JaiRam Thakur in the stateassembly Thursday. He saidthis budget will not onlygive further impetus toHimachal Pradesh on thepath of development, butbig gifts have beenannounced to the elderly,housewives, widows,children, farmers andPanchayat representatives.The budget is all-touchingand all-beneficial which hasbeen presented in difficulteconomic conditions. Hesaid the budget was goingto make the future of thestate bright. The formerChief Minister alsodescribed theannouncement of reducingthe old age pension agelimit to 60 years in thepresented budget. Alongwith this, the amount ofSocial Security Pension,Divyang and WidowPension has also beenincreased. The amount ofwidow remarriage has beenincreased to ?65,000. Hesaid while the StateGovernment has benefited

lakhs of housewives of thestate by providing gascylinders and stoves free ofcost under the GrihiniSuvidha Yojana, a bigannouncement has beenmade to provide additionalthree cylinders free of costunder this scheme. A newscheme has also been talkedabout for preparing theirbuildings for theAnganwadi centers, whichteach the little flowers ofthe state's garden to walkwith their fingers, whichwill fulfill the dreams of thefuture. It is also anappropriate decision toincrease the honorarium ofAnganwadi workers, Ashaworkers, mid-day mealworkers and waterassistants. The formerChief Minister said in thisbudget much, had beensaid about promotingnatural farming in the stateand for farmers and fruitgrowers to make flowergrowers easily take theirproducts to the customers,which was going toprovide a lot of relief. Aprovision of Rs 583 croreshas been made foragriculture and Rs 543crores for horticulture,while two big grainmarkets and one big flowermarket have beenannounced in the state.

SANJAY AGGARWALDHARAMSHALA, MAR 4

Union Minister of State JalShakti and Food EditionDepartment, Prahlad SinghPatel has said on the CentralGovernment Budget that thisbudget is to make a visionaryself-reliant India in the AmritFestival of Independence,which is such an example oftime-appropriate, in whichthe common man should notget any chance. A newconsciousness has also beencommunicated to the persontaking responsibility. He saidthat when Narendra Modibecame the Prime Ministerof India in 2014, he had saidwhat would the country belike when it was 75 years ofindependence. Then somepeople made fun of him thatelections are yet to be held in

the middle. After that, whenPradhan Mantri AwasYojana, Ujjbal Yojana,Toilet, Electricity Schemecame and when he becamethe Prime Minister for thesecond time, he announcedthe Har Ghar Jal ShaktiMission. He had said thatwhen the country completes75 years of independence,then we will fulfill this goal.Goa was the first to

accomplish this goal. Manyother states haveaccomplished this target in2021. It is a matter of pridethat Himachal has achieved93 percent of this target andwill complete it in 2022. Hecongratulated the ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur forproviding tap connections to16 lakh houses in the state.Instructions were also givento establish the remaining

one lakh connections soon.He said that after providing100% coverage to the states,the Central Government hasalso decided to conduct athird party inquiry to givecertificates. Prahlad saidthat efforts are on to set upfood testing labs in everydistrict. Soon he will alsoinspect the food park ofUna. He said that a hillystate like Himachal holds adifferent place in India. Healso discussed organicfarming with farmers inDiktu Jhol village ofKangra, HP. There is a needto do more work on this, topromote organic farming,many schemes of the centralgovernment are going onacross the country. He saidthat organic farming isbeing promoted in thecountry.

Center's budget is going tomake a self-reliant India: Patel

MLALAD fund hiked to Rs 2 crore.Budgetary allocation of Rs 8,412 crores foreducation department.Asahaya Bal Punarvas Yojana for rehabilitationof orphan and destitute children announced.

Big relief to every section inbudget: Rakesh Sharma

SANJAY AGGARWALDHARAMSHALA, MAR 4

Himachal Pradesh BJP's mediain-charge Rakesh Sharma hassaid on the budget presented byChief Minister Jai Ram Thakurthat every section has beenprovided big relief in it. Termingthis budget as self-employmentgenerated, poverty alleviation, beneficialfor employees, traders, farmers-gardeners, women, he said that thehonorarium of Panchayat representativeshas been increased in this and a bigbudget has been announced for theeducation sector. Regarding employmentin the budget, the government has given abig relief to the unemployed, in which 30thousand unemployed will getemployment this year. He said that in thisrecruitment will be done in variousdepartments as well as it has been decidedto fill the posts of thousands of employeesin education, health, electricity, waterpower departments and others, in which780 ASHA workers will be recruited in

the health department. RakeshSharma said that along with 500posts of doctors, 870 posts ofcommunity health officers andhome guards would be recruitedin the state. In the budgetpresented by the Chief Minister,the honorarium of Anganwadiworkers has been increased to

1700 rupees, ASHA workers to 1825rupees. Apart from this, one thousandrupees have been increased for SMC andIT teachers. An increase of Rs.900 hasbeen given to tailoring teacher, waterguard and mid-day meal workers andRs.900 for panchayat and revenuewatchman and numberdar. He said that inthe budget, along with increasing thehonorarium of Panchayat representatives,three LPG cylinders have beenannounced free of cost. In the budget, ithas been decided to continue the ChiefMinister Grihani Suvidha Yojana, inwhich now three cylinders will be givenfree of cost. Now an extra cylinder will beavailable. Earlier two cylinders wereavailable.

KL Thakur holdbhumipujan of dam

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, MAR 4

Due to increasing population,natural resources arecontinuously decreasing, so atpresent protection of water,forest and land is the primaryresponsibility of every citizen.With the efforts of the StateGovernment, besidesplantation of saplings, specialpriority is being given toworks and projects related tochannelization of riverchannels and rain waterharvesting in BBN area. Thisinformation was given byformer MLA of Nalagarh, KLThakur, on the occasion ofBhoomi Pujan of the dambeing constructed at a cost ofabout Rs 15 lakh in Beli Deodvillage of Gram PanchayatKheda under Nalagarhassembly constituency. Hesaid that government underthe leadership of ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur hasset new dimensions ofdevelopment in the entirestate despite the difficult

economic conditions arisingout of the global pandemicCOVID-19. With the effortsof the state government, 3.24lakh women have beenprovided free gas connectionsin Himachal Pradesh today.There has beenunprecedented developmentin Nalagarh assemblyconstituency during the last 4years. Darshan Singh Saini,Vice-Chairman of the Boardof Water Management saidthat in 70 years afterindependence, 6.64 lakh tapswere installed in the entirestate, whereas under JalJeevan Mission, taps are beinginstalled in every house.

CM takes care of everysection in Budget: SattiBUREAU UNA, MAR 4

Appreciating stategovernment's budget 2022-23, Chairman of the SixthState Finance Commission,Satpal Singh Satti said thatevery section of society hasbeen taken care of in it. Hesaid that state government hasreduced age limit for socialsecurity pension to 60 years,due to which lakhs of neweligible persons will comeunder purview of this schemeand government will givepension of Rs 1000 per monthto beneficiaries. It has beenproposed to increase widowpension to Rs 1150 andpension for the elderly above70 years to Rs 1700. He saidthat this decision of StateGovernment was historic andwould help aged to live life ofrespect. Satti also welcomeddecision to provide 30000jobs on compassionategrounds and to provide threecylinders free of cost underthe Chief Minister's Grihini

Suvidha and Ujjwala Yojana.He said that 3 cylinders wouldbe given to old beneficiariesof the scheme. He alsothanked Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur for hikinghonorarium of Anganwadiworkers. Satti said that stepshave also been proposed tostrengthen medical dacility inbudget. He said that cards ofHimcare will now be renewedafter three years under whichfree treatment of Rs 5 lakh isprovided. Satti said thatefforts have been made toprovide benefits to everysection namely farmers,gardeners and livestockowners.

Special focus on agriculture and ruraldevelopment in budget: Kanwar

BUREAUUNA, MAR 4

Rural Development,Panchayati Raj, Agriculture,Fisheries and AnimalHusbandry Minister VirendraKanwar has described thestate government's budget2022-23 as dedicated for thewelfare of the poor. Kanwarsaid that while reducing theage limit for social securitypension to 60 years is ahistoric decision, honorariumof Anganwadi worker,helper, water guard, sewingteacher has been increased.He said that StateGovernment has madeadequate provision for theirdepartments in Budget forwhich he is grateful to theChief Minister Jai RamThakur. Kanwar said thatwith special focus onagriculture and ruraldevelopment, it has beenproposed in the budget toopen mandis for the purchaseof food grains at 11 placeswithin the state, in whichfour new mandis would be

constructed. He said that ithas been decided to bring50,000 acres of land undernatural farming in the budget.A total of Rs 583 crore hasbeen kept in Budget foragriculture sector. He saidthat it has been proposed tocreate 5 big cow sanctuary torid farmers of the problem ofdestitute animals. Thisdecision will become amilestone in making theroads free of destituteanimals. Not only this, it isproposed to increase thefinancial assistance from Rs500 per animal to Rs 700 toencourage individuals andorganizations associated withGauseva and it has now beennamed Gopal.

KISHORI LAL BAINSAMB, MAR 4

Bahujan Samaj Party, underthe aegis of Dharampur andSarkaghat AssemblyConstituency, DistrictMandi, Himachal Pradesh,organized a joint worker'sconference yesterday underthe leadership of Dr.Prakash Chand Bhardwaj,in-charge of DharampurAssembly and Deep SinghSandhu, in-chargeSarkaghat Assembly. ChiefGuest Narayan Azad, StatePresident BSP HimachalPradesh, Special GuestPrem Kumar Hawal, StateGeneral Secretary and in-charge Mandi Lok SabhaConstituency and Invitedguest Praveen Kaushal, in-charge of Hamirpur LokSabha Constituency weregiven a warm welcome bythe workers by wearing aHimachali Cap.NarayanAzad informed that BahujanSamaj Party is working onthe policy of universaljustice, freedom, equality

and brotherhood, workingon the policy of SarvajanHitay, Sarvajan Sukhaye.Prem Kumar Hawal StateGeneral Secretary said thatby ensuring the participationof all society, women andyouth organization shouldbe expanded. The generalpublic of Himachal Pradeshis excited to see the BahujanSamaj Party government.Dr. Prakash ChandBhardwaj in-chargeDharampur AssemblyConstituency, while givingassurance on the expansionof the organization on theguidelines of the party, saidthat equal representationwill be given to all sectionsof the society in theassembly levelorganization.

BSP Workers conferenceheld in Bakarta Panchayat

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 4

Opposing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) mandato-ry for MBBS education, the Mahila Kisan Union has termed the centraladmission process as a 'death knell' for the dreams of poor and promis-ing rural students as such children want to achieve medical degrees butdue to poverty, adverse living conditions and facilities they were de-prived of medical seats in the country and they either lose their dreamsor are forced to get cheap medical education from abroad.

In a statement here on Friday, Mahila Kisan Union State PresidentBibi Rajwinder Kaur Raju appealed to all the regional parties to abolishthis pro-rich central entrance exam NEET on the lines of Tamil Nadustate and adopt old practice to admit students in MBBS course on the ba-sis of class XII marks only in the medical colleges of their states.

She slammed the BJP government at the Center for failing to ensurethe safety of Indian medical students entangled in the Russo-Ukrainewar, saying that two Indian students were killed and more than 30,000students have suffered physical and mental torture in Ukraine.

Lamenting at the situation, the woman leader said the incidents inUkraine have exposed the 'shameless face' of NEET exam and the deathof these students is a big question for the conscience of India. Termingthis national NEET exam as a violation of the federal structure, farmerleader Bibi Raju asked why the central government was denying oppor-tunities to rural and poor children to become doctors while the state gov-ernments were providing basic facilities and all kinds of infrastructureto their medical colleges. She said due to the introduction of NEET examin the country, expensive tuition and coaching centers have mushroomedin every city where only children from affluent homes are taking costlytuition/coaching classes and 99 per cent of them clears in NEET exami-

nation. "It is extremely difficult for the poor, rural and students of gov-ernment schools to clear this central examination. So reserving medicaleducation only for the rich is discriminatory and dangerous for the coun-try", she deplored.

NEET 'death knell' for dreams of poor,rural children: Mahila Kisan Union

Questions raised onincomplete construction of

sewerage system in Jandiala

JANDIALA GURU (KULJEET SINGH): Due tothe problem of sewerage in Jandiala Guru's ward num-ber 4, people are angry against the sewerage board.Ward No. 4 councilor Jatinder Singh Nati and the peoplesay that about 10 years ago in Jandiala Guru city, afterspending crores of rupees, underground sewerage wasput in and crores of rupees were spent on its construc-tion. Sewerage was put in but sewerage treatment plantwas not installed to clean this dirty water. Whereas be-fore the construction of sewerage, it was necessary to setup a sewerage treatment plant. They say that the thencity council president , MC Executive Officer,section of-ficer, colluding with the contractor of crores of rupees,poor quality work was done, the example of which wasthe size of the sewerage pipe which was not put in termsof population. In Jandiala, the situation became so baddue to sewerage that sewerage pipes got blocked at manyplaces due to which streets and drains got broken.

BAHADURJEET SINGHRUPNAGAR, MARCH 4

The Peoples’ Commissionon Public Sector and PublicServices (PCPSPS) has ex-pressed serious concern atthe “unilateral privatisation”of electricity distribution en-tities in the Union Territories(UTs) and urged the centralgovernment to halt the pri-vatisation exercise in respectof Chandigarh.

V. K. Gupta, spokesper-son All India Power Engi-neers Federation (AIPEF)said that PCPSPS comprisesof various academics, jurists,former bureaucrats, tradeunionists, and social ac-tivists. The Federation hasforwarded NGO's viewpointon Friday to the Chandigarhadministration and others. MG Devasahayam IAS (Retd),EAS Sarma IAS (Retd), V P

Raja IAS (Retd), and MsAditi Mehta IAS (Retd), in astatement , said that there isno provision in the law thatgives unilateral and com-plete discretion to the Gov-ernment of India to take uni-lateral decisions in the mat-ter of union territories with-out even consulting the localgovernment or administra-tion. PCPSPS strongly ob-ject to the center exercisingits power in a completely ar-bitrary and unilateral man-ner, in blatant violation ofthe spirit of federalism.

In the case of theChandigarh electricity de-partment, the supply is hav-ing the lowest transmissionand distribution losses, thedepartment is making size-able profits, year after year,and the tariff is lower thanthe states of Punjab andHaryana.

Halt unilateral privatisationof Chandigarh electricity

department-PCPSPSANIL VERMABATHINDA, MARCH 4

Korean Cultural Centre Indiaopens registration for 7th Ko-rea-India Friendship Quiz Con-test. Schools from Pan Indiacan participate in one of thebiggest school level quiz con-test. The event will be dividedinto three parts. First onlineround which will be held till 15April after registering throughthe web link, students can takethe quiz according to their ownconvenient time, at the end stu-dent will receive an electronicparticipation certificate. In thesecond round, Pan India will bedivided into 5 Zones- North,South, West, East and centralzones, the contest will be heldfrom 27 April to 29 April ontheir respective dates decidedfor each zone separately. Thewinners of each zone selectedthrough the second round willhave their final face-to-facecompetition on 12 May 2022

grand finale at the Delhi eventvenue. In the final competition,where representatives of thehuge Indian continent, eachzone will attend, Korean Cul-tural Centre plans to preparevarious events such as K-popand Taekwondo demonstrationperformances, Korean food &Hanbok (Korean traditionaldress), and virtual reality expe-riences and proceed as a Kore-an culture festival.Mr. HwangIl-yong, director of KoreanCultural Centre India said, "De-spite the difficult situation ofthe pandemic, Korean CulturalCentre India has continuouslymaintained youth cultural ex-change projects & programs forIndian students in variousforms and will continue to doso in the future. We hope thatIndian students will be able tolearn more about Korea andKorean culture through real ex-perience as well as knowledgewhich will be provided throughthis event.

Registrations open for 7th Korea-India friendship quiz competition

VERMAGURDASPUR, MARCH 4

Madam Navdeep Kaur Gill,Civil Judge (Senior Division /CGM) -cum-Secretary, DistrictLegal Services Authority, Gur-daspur, informed that NationalLok Adalat is being set up in allthe Judicial Courts under Ses-sions Division Gurdaspur fordisposal of cases.

She further said that as perthe directions of the ActingChairman Punjab Legal Ser-vices Authority Hon'ble JusticeAjay Tewari, Hon'ble JudgePunjab and Haryana HighCourt, Chandigarh and underthe guidance of Mrs. RameshKumari, Hon'ble District andSessions Judge-cum-DistrictLegal Services Authority Gur-daspur A Lok Adalat is being

set up. Madam Navdeep KaurGill Secretary, District LegalServices Authority Gurdaspurappealed to the people to filecases in these courts as much aspossible. The decision of theLok Adalat is final and thecourt fees are also refunded.This makes it easier for peopleto get cheap justice. Lok Adalatsaves time and money. The de-cision of these Lok Adalats isrecognized as a civil decree andmaximum benefit should begained by settling most of thecases through these LokAdalats.

She said that the NationalLok Adalat would deal withvarious cases such as criminalcompoundable case, bank re-covery case, MACT case, mat-rimonial, labor disputes, land,electricity and water bills.

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, MARCH 4

Honorable court has pro-nounced its verdict in yearIsewal gang rape case thatwas reported in year 2019 andawarded the serial rapists withstrict punishment. Court ofRashmi Sharma Addl. Sessionjudge, Ludhiana has sen-tenced 5 persons of life im-prisonment till natural deathand 1,00,000 rupees finewhereas, 1 has been sentencedwith 20 years of life imprison-ment and 50,000 rupees fine.

Patil Ketan Baliram, IPS,SSP Ludhiana Rural while ad-dressing the press intimatedthat on dated 09.02.2019, vic-tim reported to police thatwhile she was travelling withher friend in his car from Lud-hiana toward Issewal, Near

Changna canal bridge, threeyoungsters riding on one mo-tor cycle followed them andstopped their car forcibly bybreaking glass of car withbrick and took the victim in avacant plot and called somemore youngsters there andthey gang raped the victim.After gang rape, they de-manded Rs. 1 lakh extortionmoney via mobile phone. "Inthis regard, FIR No.17 dated10.02.2019 under section376-D, 342, 384, 364A, 354B,379B, 397 IPC & 66E IT Act

was registered at PS Dakha,"he said. Investigation wasdone by DSP Dakha Harka-mal Kaur under supervision ofV. Neeraja IPS ADGP, NRIWing, Punjab. After collect-ing all the evidence forensi-cally, total investigation wascompleted in 40 days in chal-lan was presented before thehonorable court. During in-vestigation it is revealed thatthis gang has done serial rapeswith many victims previouslybut nobody came forward topolice till this complaint.

Isewal gang rape convicts awardedwith life imprisonment

Program on occasion ofSudeep Sharma's 25thdeath anniversary

V.K. DOGRADHAR KALAN: On the occasion ofthe 25th death anniversary of SudipSharma, a program was organizedby Dr. Sudip Memorial CharitableTrust under the chairmanship ofChairman SK Sharma andPediatrician Dr. Vinay Sharma at theChild Welfare Office. In which CivilSurgeon Pathankot Dr. RubinderKaur attended as the chief guestand paid tribute to Sudip Sharma bylaying flowers in front of his portrait.After that, Dr. Vinay Sharma madethe women present and othersaware about the work being doneby the trust and said that the mainobjective of the trust is to helpdestitute, sexually harassed andmissing children and till date a largenumber of trust have been given bythe trust. Missing children havebeen reunited with their parents. Hesaid that Troll Free No: 1098 is alsobeing run by the Child Helpline andif any person finds any child missingor is seen to be a victim of sexualharassment, then he can contact onthe said toll free number. mayinform the Trust so that by assistingthe said child, he/she can bereunited with their guardians. Afterthis, Civil Surgeon Dr. RubinderKaur, while praising the work beingdone by the Trust, said that theeffort of the Trust is verycommendable and if the Trustneeds any kind of help for the saidworks, then he will always be therefor it. He is the leader and he willbe helped in every way possible.On this occasion, guest Dr.Rubinder Kaur and Trust membershonored the women present in theprogram by giving ration, schoolbags to the children, school bags,text materials and certificates andgifts to the girl students whocompleted the course of skin andhair care. On this occasion, DistrictFamily Planning Officer Dr.Rajkumar, ACS Dr. Aditi Salaria, Dr.Sudha Sharma, Dr. Nancy Verma,Shobha Attri, Puneet, Suresh Attri,Rashmi, Rahul, Balwinder,Umakant, Sakshi, Rajan Sarika,Aman, Rasham, Gurjinder Singh,Neeraj, Rekha Mahajan, NeerajBala etc. were present.

National Lok Adalat to be held onMarch 12 in Gurdaspur, Batala

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR, MARCH 4

There was no bound of joyat Karan’s home when helanded safe and sound at In-dira Gandhi InternationalAirport, New Delhi on Fri-day morning along with oth-er Indian students of whicheight were from Jalandhardistrict.

As information of 56students stranded in Ukrainereceived at District ControlRoom setup by the Adminis-tration at local Administra-tive Complex 16 have beenreturned safely till Friday af-ternoon. Karan’s father Gur-dip Lal, who is an inspectorin Punjab Police at localCommissionerate, while re-ceiving his son said thatthese are joyous momentsnot only for them but alsofor all parents meeting with

their wards returning fromwar hit Ukraine. Student ofMBBS third semester atKharkiv, Karan (22) de-scribed about tough circum-stances during continuousheavy strikes by the Russianforces. He said that the situ-ation was very worst in theregion where they were re-siding and took a sigh of re-lief after reaching at bordersof neighboring countries ofUkraine. We have reached atHungary border from wherethe Indian authorities madetheir safe return, he added.The Indian officials deputedfor evacuation of students

ensured all necessaryarrangements includingfood, boarding, lodging etc,which further brought themto New Delhi without anyglitch. Wishing speedy andsafe return of other studentsstranded in Ukraine, GurdipLal said that the prompt ac-tion of Jalandhar DeputyCommissioner to setup acontrol room to gather andshare this information withthe GoI, which further en-sured their evacuation. Onarrival of 16 students of Ja-landhar district in two phas-es, Deputy CommissionerGhanshyam Thori said.

CHETRAM RATTANNAWANSHAHR, MARCH 4

The district administration onFriday organized a trainingsession for the election staff tobe deployed for the countingof the votes in three of the as-sembly segments Banga,Nawanshahr and Balachauron March 10.

Disclosing further infor-mation, Deputy Commission-er-cum- District Election Offi-cer Vishesh Sarangal said thatSDMs Navneet Kaur Bal, DrBaljinder Singh Dhillon andDistrict Master TrainerSurinder Agnihotri apprisedthe election staff about the im-portant points to be followedinvolving the counting ofvotes.

He said that both SDMsdetailed them about themethod of counting votesfrom the Electronic VotingMachines. He further saidthat the counting of votes for

Balachaur constituency wouldbe held in Baba Balraj PunjabUniversity Constituent Col-lege, For Banga assembly, itwould take place in GuruNanak College for Womenand similarly for Nawanshahr,the counting would be held inDoaba College of Engineering& Technology, Chhokran, Ra-hon amid the presence of thecandidates and representativesof the political parties.

Sarangal said that count-ing of votes would start at 8am on March 10 and around300 counting staff would bedeputed in the counting cen-tres for smooth conduct of op-erations. He said that duringthe counting, the staff would

be divided into teams withfour members on each tableand 14 tables would be set up.He said that no stone would beleft unturned to ensure that thecounting gets completed in apeaceful and transparent man-ner with strict adherence to thethe guidelines of the ElectionCommission of India.

The Deputy Commission-er said that rehearsals and thetraining programs are beingorganized for the countingstaff to ensure that they canperform their duties effica-ciously on that day and theymust have not any kind ofdoubt in their minds abouttheir duty. He said that elabo-rate security arrangements in-cluding heavy deployment ofcops, CAPF personnel,videography would be doneby the district administrationduring the counting and reiter-ated that every members ofcounting teams must part takein the rehearsals.

300 counting staff to completeprocess on March 10

56 students, 16 returned safely, 21 reached atPoland, Hungary borders: Ghanshyam Thori

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, MARCH 4

Deputy Commissioner ApneetRiyaot informed that underMission Indradhanush 4.0,regular vaccination campaignfor children up to two years ofage and pregnant women isbeing started in the districtfrom March 07, which willcontinue till March 13. He in-formed that all the prepara-tions have been completed bythe Health Department regard-ing the first phase of the cam-paign starting from March 07.She told that it is very impor-tant to get children and preg-nant women vaccinated regu-larly. Vaccination can protectyou from future diseases.

The Deputy Commission-er said that during the firstphase of vaccination, whichwill continue till March 13,children and pregnant womenwho are deprived of routinevaccination due to any reasonwill be vaccinated at differentplaces. Similarly, the secondphase will start from April 4and the third phase from May4. Appealing, She said that

pregnant women and childrenup to two years who have beendeprived of regular vaccina-tion, they must get their vacci-nation done on the above days.District Immunization OfficerDr. Seema Garg told that onMarch 7 the Anganwadi Cen-ters of Mohalla Premgarh,Sunder Nagar (Shri GuruRavidas Gurdwara),Sukhiyaabad and Rishi Nagar,ESI Dispensary Chauhal,Valmiki Mohalla, PrimaryHealth Center on March 8Aslamabad, Purhiran, Angan-wadi Center Mohalla Neelka-nth, Kirti Nagar and Singdi-wala, Mohalla Kamalpur on9th March, Primary HealthCenter Aslamabad, Purhiran,ESI Dispensary Chauhal, Nas-rala Anganwadi Center (MainKahari Sahari).

Vaccination campaign for childrenup to two years, pregnant women

starts from 7 March

GNDU researchers find sustainable way 'ofshunning' plastic useAMRITSAR: A team of researchers at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) has found a sustainableway to degrade polythene at a faster rate. The team of researchers at Department of Chemistry, led byDr Tejwant Singh Kang, identified new solvent system wherein polythene can be dissolved under milderconditions and degraded simultaneously. The research work has been published in one of the prestigiousinternational journals, Green chemistry, published by Royal Society of Chemistry, London. Dr Kangsaid, “Polythene in the environment is polluting our soil, water and choking the sewage system as nosustainable method for its easy processing exists. The team has been working on the issue for last twoyears and finally got very promising results. The results provide new insights into pollutant-degradingsolvent system under mild conditions.” The team is also exploring other opportunities for further en-hancing the chemical degradation of polythene. He said the research team has utilised photocatalysis un-der white light in a deep eutectic solvent to dissolve and simultaneously degrade polythene.

HEMANT SHARMARAMPURA PHUL, MARCH 4

Government ElementarySchool Gurdwara under thedirection of Civil SurgeonBathinda Dr. Balwant Singhand District EpidemiologistDr. Makhjot Singh , SeniorMedical Officer RampuraPhul Dr. Anju Kansal andSenior Medical OfficerBhagta Dr. Rajpal Singh AHealth Awareness Camp wasorganized at Rampura Phul.Addressing the children on

the occasion, MultipurposeHealth Supervisor BalveerSingh Sandhu Kalan saidthat with the onset of sum-mer, the mosquito popula-tion increases which leads todengue, malaria, chikungun-ya, Zika virus etc. Fear of anincrease in fever remains,thereforeIt is important toempty and dry all householdwater containers, motor traytrays at the back of thefridge, pots, water bowls forbirds, animal feed games,gates etc.

Enthusiasm among arearesidents for blooddonation camp: Rajiv Garg

MAHAVIR GOYALAHMEDGARH: The 15th BloodDonation Camp to be held on March6 by State Award winning socialwelfare organization Ahmedgarhunder the leadership of PresidentDr. Suneet Hind, General SecretaryMr. Tarsem Garg, Chairman Dr.Rajinder Mittal. There is a lot ofexcitement among the residents.These views were expressed by thecity's leading industrialists RajivGarg and Sanjeev Garg RajaEnterprise while talking to reportershere. They said It can save preciouslives. They said that thisorganization was doing acommendable job. Sanjeev Karir,Anil Goyal, Prem Chand Babla,Surinder Goyal, Rajesh Joshi,Deepak Gupta, Surinder Singla, Dr.Janus Garg, Manav Garg werespecially present on the occasion.

Anti-dengue, anti-malaria awarenesscampaign by school children

CHARNJIT SINGH ARORAAMRITSAR, MARCH 4

Shiromani Gurdwara Parband-hak Committee (SGPC) Presi-dent Advocate Harjinder SinghDhami held a review meetingwith SGPC members and man-agers of historical GurdwaraSahibs of Majha zone regardingmanagement and instructedthem to take the works beingdone to provide facilities to theSangat (pilgrims) on priority.

During the meeting, the fis-cal affairs of Gurdwara Sahibswere also discussed with regardsto the upcoming budget sessionof SGPC. SGPC President in-structed the managers that anysought of negligence should notbe adopted in the managementof Gurdwara Sahibs and the con-venience of the Sangat should betaken care of from every aspect.He also instructed the managersto give special attention to thetimely completion of ongoingworks of Kar Sewa (voluntary

service) in the Gurdwara Sahibs.Motivating to complete the auditof Gurdwara Sahibs of the lastfiscal year, SGPC President saidthat all the expenses incurredshould be borne in a systematicmanner and every effort shouldbe made to avoid unnecessaryexpenses.

He also urged the Sangat toextend maximum support for themanagement of GurdwaraSahibs and that the history of theGurdwara Sahibs should be dis-played at the premises in a prop-er manner so that the Sangat thatvisits to pay obeisance is awareof the historical significance ofthe respective shrine. On this oc-casion, SGPC members fromMajha zone also expressed their

views and gave their suggestionsfor the betterment of the man-agement of Gurdwara Sahibs.Those present in the meeting in-cluded SGPC executive com-mittee members S. Harjap SinghSultanwind, S. GurinderpalSingh Gora, S. Amarjit SinghBandala, S. Balwinder SinghVain Puin, SGPC members Al-winderpal Singh Pakhoke, BhaiRajinder Singh Mehta, S. SurjitSingh Bhitewad, Bhai ManjitSingh, S. Gurbachan Singh Kar-muwala, S. Mangwinder SinghKhaperkheri, Bibi KiranjotKaur, S. Amrik Singh Vichhoa,S. Khushwinder Singh Bhatia,S. Gurnam Singh Jassal, BabaNirmal Singh Naushehra Dhala,Bibi Sarwan Kaur Tera etc.

Dhami holds meeting with SGPC members, managersregarding mgt, fiscal affairs of Gurdwara Sahibs

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HMV students clearsCA Examination

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Two students of HansRaj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandharhave cleared their CA FinalExamination and became certified CA.Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareencongratulated both the students. Thestudents are Jeenat and Sonakshi.Jeenat wants to do further studies andSonakshi is looking for placement.Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareencongratulated Head of CommerceDepartment Mrs. Meenu Kohli and CAFoundation Course Incharge Dr. SeemaKhanna. She also said that HMValways strives for the overalldevelopment of students and betterplacement. By clearing CA Exam, thesestudents have added another feather inour cap. On this occasion, ShefaliKashyap and Dr. meenakshi DuggalMehta were also present.

Construction work at SriAtam Manohar CharitableHospital in full swingSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Construction of Sri AtamManohar Jain Multipurpose CharitableHospital on a plot of about 3500 sq.yards on the Yamunanagar Highway ata distance of 1500 km from Baldibypass is under progress under theauspices of Sri Atam Manohar JainCharitable Foundation (Reg.) At thehospital, quality testing and treatmentfacility through high-level state-of-the-art machines will be available at muchlower prices than the market. Theconstruction work of the hospitalbuilding in an area of about 32,000square feet in three floors is nearingcompletion. Complete blood andhormone screening, digital X-ray, CTscan, CT Angio machine screening,general health check-up, physiotherapy,dialysis facility, facilities for eye, tooth,kidney disease in a fully air-conditionedbuilding safe on all standards will beavailable in the first phase. Thesefacilities will be available withconsiderable discount. Patients will betreated by specialists and experienceddoctors for every disease. The hospitalmanagement plans to start surgery,MRI examination and other facilities infuture. In the diamond jubilee year ofRashtra Sant Vachnacharya ShriManohar Muni ji Maharaj, the medicalservice temple dedicated to thisNaraseva-Narayan Seva will be startedfor public service and public welfareinterest.

AAP office-bearersvisit Sadhaura MC

PREETI RANISADHAURA: Aam Aadmi Party'sHaryana North Zone President SCBCCell Chaudhary Rajaram visited villageIsmailpur, MC Sadhaura and VidhanSabha Sadhaura Mustafabad policestation Chappar Pavani Kala. Arun Jain,District Vice President, Yamunanagar,and Geeta Sadaura, Joint Secretary,accompanied him during his visit. Ameeting was also organized at theresidence of Assembly SpeakerSudarshan Kumar, village Deen Mulanaof Vidhan Sabha Mulana. Dozens ofpeople were inducted into the party.

CM Flying squad takesmilk sampleSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: CM Flying team filled thesample of milk brought from UttarPradesh on Kunjpura road in Karnaldistrict of Haryana. The team hadreceived information about milk cantrescoming daily from UP. It was also saidthat the supply of milk so far away isdoubtful. Keeping in mind the health ofthe people, a sample of milk was takenfrom the vehicle. The purity of milk will beknown after the report comes, but atpresent, based on the information, thereis a possibility of milk adulteration. Teammembers said that there is no shortageof milk in Karnal. Still, UP's milk comingto Karnal creates doubts. Even beforethis, fake milk and khoya were caughtfrom UP to Karnal. The milk canterbrought from Uttar Pradesh told that hesupplies milk to many dairies in Karnal.Dairy operators are distributing this milkamong the people of the city. If the reportwas found adulterated, the health of thepeople of the city was being played with.People need to be made aware that thisdoes not happen in future.

PGIMER Dr. Jitendra Sahu conferred prestigious “AOCN AllPresident’s Young Investigator Award’CHANDIGARH: Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Professor at Pediatric Neurology Unit, AdvancedPaediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, has been conferred the prestigious “AOCN All President’sYoung Investigator Award’ by the Association of Child Neurology, India. The award, initiated for thefirst time, recognizes a young child neurologist who has made a highly significant researchcontribution to Child Neurology in India. The award was conferred during the inauguration functionof the 12th National Conference ‘Child Neurocon 2022’ held in Ahmedabad. Dr. Sahu is primarilyworking on childhood epilepsy and neurological disorders. Through research grants from the ICMRand DST and over 125 publications, he has contributed significantly to the diagnosis andmanagement of neurological problems of children in India. He has been the recipient of the prestigious Sheila WallaceAward by the International Child Neurology Association, Bernard D’Souza Award by Child Neurology Society, USA,and Ihsan Dogramaci Award by the International Pediatric Association Foundation in the past.

NEWSPOWERGRID to provide Smart

Classrooms for Schools in HaryanaAGENCYGURUGRAM, MAR 4

Power Grid Corporation of IndiaLimited (POWERGRID), a'Maharatna' Company underMinistry of Power, Governmentof India, signed an MoU withDeputy Commissioner,Gurugram today for providingfinancial assistance forinstallation andoperationalization of 480 smartclass rooms in 240 governmentschools across 12 districts ofHaryana.

The agreement was signedby V. K. Singh, Director(Personnel), POWERGRID andShri Nishant Kumar Yadav,Deputy Commissioner,Gurugram in the presence ofsenior officials fromPOWERGRID and HaryanaState CSR Trust.

V.K Singh, Director(Personnel), POWERGRIDhighlighted that POWERGRID

through its CSR initiatives istrying to form a bridge betweendigital divide and inclusivegrowth by helping improveaccess to quality education in thecountry.

During this occasion,Deputy Commissioner,Gurugram emphasized thatSmart Classes in Govt. schools

will modernize Indian educationscenario, by providing qualityeducation to students, which isan essential requisite in today'scompetitive environment.

POWERGRID has alreadyestablished 330 smart classrooms in 165 governmentschools in 10 districts ofHaryana. Further, evaluating the

success of initiative andknowing very well thateducation is the first step indeveloping a sustainableworkforce for the digitaleconomy, POWERGRID hasundertaken this project ofproviding 480 Smart Classes tovarious Government Schoolslocated in various parts ofHaryana. Implementation ofSmart Class CSR Project inHaryana will be coordinated byPOWERGRID, NorthernRegion-I.

At the end of Q3FY22, thetotal transmission assets ofPOWERGRID and itssubsidiaries stood at 1,72,190ckm of transmission lines, 264substations and 4,69,600 MVAof transformation capacity.POWERGRID maintainedaverage transmission systemavailability of 99.82% duringnine-month FY22 compared to99.80% in the correspondingperiod of the previous year.

HP Budget is realistic and propeople: Suresh Bhardwaj

DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, MAR 4

Urban Development MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj on Fridayhailed the budget presentedtoday by Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur. He said that thebudget has provision for urbanjob guarantee scheme andHimachal will be the first statein the country to enactMNREGA like law for urbanarea. Suresh Bhardwaj who alsoholds the charge of CooperationMinister, said that the budget isrealistic and pro people. This isa realistic budget. Every sectionof the society will be benefittedwith the budget. UrbanDevelopment Minister said thatthe state government has beenworking for the betterment ofall sections of the societywithout any discrimination.Elaborating about urbandevelopment and cooperationdepartments he said thatMukhya Mantri UrbanLivelihood Guarantee Schemewas launched in 2020 to provideemployment to urban youthduring the Covid-19 Pandemic.This scheme will be continued

in 2022-23 with budgetaryallocation of Rs. 5 crore. A billproviding guaranteedemployment in urban areas willbe introduced in current budgetsession He added that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andUnion Minister of CooperationAmit Shah have envisioneddevelopment of rural areasespecially agriculture sectorthrough cooperatives. FarmerProducer Organizations (FPOs)are being set up to providedirect linkage for farmers to themarket. Union government hasa target to set up 10,000 FPOsacross the country.

Suresh Bhardwaj said thatthe budget presented by ChiefMinister has provision forsetting up FPOs in the state.

Women should dream with eyes open andachieve their goals: NCW chairman

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, MAR 4

Rekha Sharma, Chairperson ofthe National Commission forWomen, called upon theyoung girls to awaken theirself-confidence, dream witheyes open and achieve theirgoals, establish their identityin the society and work in sucha way that parents are knownfor their daughters.Chairperson Rekha Sharmawas speaking on behalf ofHaryana State Commission forWomen as the chief guest at aprogram organized on theoccasion of InternationalWomen's Day at Karnal's Dr.Mangalsen Auditorium onFriday. The Chairpersonformally launched theprogram by lighting the lamp.On this occasion, SunitaDuggal, MP of Sirsa, RenuBhatia, Chairperson ofHaryana State Women'sCommission, Malik RosiAnand, Chairperson ofHaryana State Social Welfare

Board, Renu Bala Gupta,Mayor of Karnal, AnujaKapoor, CriminalPsychologist, PoonamWadhwa, Principal of SirsaWomen's College, PanditLakhmi Registrar KiranKamboj from ChandUniversity Rohtak, HaryanaPolice Inspector Anita Kundushared their views as speakersand made the women presentaware. Chairperson RekhaSharma said that in today'stime, doors have opened forwomen in every field. Thegovernment is alsoencouraging women and girlsto move forward and many

welfare schemes have beenlaunched for their upliftment.She urged the girls to becomeself-reliant by takingadvantage of these schemes.She said that people need tochange their thinking towardsgirls and provide opportunitiesto them to move forward. Shetold the young girls that after18 years, according to theconstitution, they have theright to get their rights andthey must get them. She saidthat marriage should not bemade an issue but should workseriously regarding standingon one's own feet. Speaking onthe occasion, Sunita Duggal,

MP from Sirsa, said that todaywomen are making a mark inevery field. Whether in sports,politics, education or even inthe security forces, today ourgirls are showing their mettlein every field, she said. Effortsare also being made by thegovernment to empowerwomen and to provide a cleanenvironment. Renu Bhatia,Chairperson, Haryana StateWomen's Commission,welcomed all the guests andgave detailed informationabout the activities of theWomen's Commission. Shesaid that the commission istrying to disseminate policiescreated by the government forwomen so that women canbenefit from the programs ofthe government. She said thatthe “Beti Bachao Beti Padao”campaign has brought a hugechange in the country and thestate. Now women are raisingtheir voice for their rights andagainst exploitation. This isthe proof of womenempowerment.

Drug abuse a major causebehind crime: Didar Singh

PREETI SAINIADHAURA, MAR 4

Drug addiction besides destroying thevictim’s life is also the main cause behindrising incidents of crime. A personsuffering from addiction becomes a burdenon his family as well as society. InspectorDidar Singh (Retd) said this in a meetingwith social organizations at the Rest Househere on Thursday. He said that under thecampaign run by SP Kamaldeep Goyal ofthe district, hundreds of youths have beenfreed from drug addiction and included inthe mainstream of society. Not only this,employment has also been made availableto many youths who have lost their jobsdue to drug addiction. In such a situation,efforts should be made identify the youthswho have become victims of drugaddiction even in Sadhaura. For this, the

cooperation of social institutions andcommon man is necessary. Didar Singh,who is running a anti-drug campaign afterretirement, said that the first thing to do isto go door-to-door and identify drugaddicts. After that, by talking to theirrelatives, they will be persuaded to send thedrug addicts to the free camp to beorganized in Yamunanagar police line.Apart from counseling, drug addicts aretreated in this camp. Members of Shri ShivGanapati Seva Mandal, Retired EmployeesUnion, Haq Ki Awaaz, Shrikrishna KripaSeva Samiti and Bharat Vikas Parishadpresent in this meeting gave their consentto join this campaign. ASI Daulat Ram,Naveen Bhasin, Satpal Sharma, NareshBakshi, Pawan Bakshi, Sachdev Chugh,Sudhir Jangu, Subhash Sharma, ChamanLal, Dilawar, Rajan Arora and Amit Setiawere also present on the occasion.

GURDARSHAN SINGH PRINCEAMRITSAR, MAR 4

As per the instructions of NationalLegal Service Authority, NationalLok Adalat is being set up in DistrictCourts in Amritsar on March 12.During this, two benches will be setup in Baba Bakala Sahib, fourbenches in Ajnala and more than 30benches in Amritsar Court.

Giving information about this,Harpreet Kaur Randhawa (DistrictSessions Judge Amritsar) stated thatin this National Lok Adalat, criminalcompoundable offence, cases under138 of NI Act, Bank RecoveryCases, MACT, Labor Disputes,Electricity and Water Bills(excluding non -compoundable),

Matrimonial, Land Acquisition,Services matters and Civil mattersetc. will be settled. He said thatespecially the police, power andbank officials have been instructedto provide information on traffic-related, power theft and loan casesso that these cases can be settled inthe Lok Adalat. Justice Randhawainformed that 16730 cases will bekept for resolution in this Lok Adalat

and no appeal can be filed againstthe decision of Lok Adalat. Disputesare settled in the Lok Adalats bymutual consent and both the partiesgo home happily. She said that inhit-and-run cases legal heirs andvictims can also get compensationand the main intention of this LokAdalat is to get court cases decidedunder mutual agreement so as tosave money and time of both theparties. The District Sessions Judgeappealed to the residents of Amritsarto come to the National Lok Adalatto settle their disputes so that theircases could be resolved. PushpinderSingh, CGM-cum-Secretary,District Legal Services Authority,Amritsar, was also present on theoccasion.

National Lok Adalat to beheld in Amritsar on March 12

Western Command investiture ceremonyheld at Mamun Military Station

SHARANJEETPATHANKOT, MAR 4

The Indian Army's WesternCommand responsible foroperations along ourcountry's western borders andparts of Jammu & Kashmir,honoured its distinguishedand gallant soldiers at anInvestiture Ceremony held atMamun Military Station,today. The solemn ceremonywas organised by the GurjDivision under the aegis ofRising Star Corps of theWestern Command. Theawardees were felicitated fortheir exceptional bravery,commendable devotion toduty and distinguishedservice to the nation. Lt GenNav K Khanduri, GOC-in-C,Western Command presided

over the solemn ceremonyand felicitated thirty fiveOfficers, two JuniorCommissioned Officers, sixOther Ranks and five Next-of-kin with Gallantry andDistinguished Serviceawards. Twenty four Units/Battalions of the Indian Armywere also awarded UnitAppreciation awards for theiroutstanding performance.The indomitable spirit andindefatigable courage of eachvaliant soldier when read out

during the event, made heartsof all present swell with prideand gratitude. The event alsoincluded inspection of aceremonial Guard of Honourby the Army Commanderand an equipment display ofthe Indian Army's modernWeapon Systems includingGuns, Tanks and otherarmaments. A large numberof families and studentsfrom the station and schoolsappreciated the emotive andsolemn Ceremony. Speaking

on the occasion, Lt GenKhanduri welcomed theawardees and Next of kin tothe ceremony, and said; "Icongratulate all the awardeeswho in accordance with therich traditions of the IndianArmy, have earned greathonour in service of theNation. Your indomitablecourage, unassailableresolve and selfless sacrificeare indeed praiseworthy andset an example for allsoldiers, units andformations under WesternCommand to achieve greaterheights of excellence. Wealso have amidst us, the Nextof kin of five of our fallenbrethren, who were killed inaction displaying rawcourage in protection of themotherland.

Vapaar Mandal Pathankotorganizes meeting

R. SINGHPATHANKOT, MAR 4

A special meeting of Vapaar MandalPathankot was organized under thechairmanship of President Amit Nayyar, inwhich specially present State JointSecretary Sunil Mahajan, District InchargeBharat Mahajan, Chief Pattern RajeshSharma, Senior Vice Principal InchargeRajesh Puri, PRO Narinder Walia jointlysaid that Punjab The results of the electionsthat have taken place in the past are going tocome very soon and whichever partygovernment is formed in Punjab, there is anappeal to take big decisions in the interest ofbusiness, especially to give a relief packageto small traders, to connect youth andwomen with business. To organize tradefairs in the city and village, a policy shouldbe made for the encouragement of smalltraders going through the epidemic andrecession, that traders should be given loanswithout interest or at low interest so that

they can recover. They Said that the traderswho do not have any kind of productionhere should not be kept in the commercialcategory, the loans of small traders shouldbe waived and criminal incidents keephappening with the traders every day, theirsafety should be guaranteed and Especiallysmall traders should be insured free of cost,that a relief package should be given to thewomen associated with small business sothat their business continues, specialinitiative should be taken to connect womenwith business, along with this, a demandwas made from the police administrationjointly in Pathankot. Instead of challaningthe vehicles of the customers who comefrom outside the states, they should beproperly guided.

Vision to prepare Future Ready Children byintroducing STEM & Robotics Education

RAJ KUMAR SHARMALUDHIANA, MAR 4

Edtech Company started in 2016 with a visionto prepare Future Ready Children byintroducing STEM & RoboticsEducation.WHIZROBO Learning platformenables K-12 Students to be equipped withFuture Ready Skills through STEM &Robotics Education. We provide hands onTechnology with experiential learning based onthe concepts of Science, Mathematics &Design thinking. We are proud to share thatHarsirjan Singh Ahuja, student ofWHIZROBO, who has developed UV-21: Ashadowing Disinfecting Robot which can workin unmanned environments using WiFinetwork, has been recognised by India Book ofRecords. Harsirjan Singh is studying in 8th Stdat Sat Paul Mittal School. Harsirjan, has been apart of our Robotics Team from last 5 years andhas won many Robotics Competitions at City,

State, National and International level. He isalways filled with enthusiasm, trying new ideasand holds a never say die attitude. “YoungAchiever Harsirjan Singh Ahuja, who isdedicated and passionate young technocrat”says Dimple Verma, Director & Founder ofWHIZROBO. I have known Harsirjan fromlast 5 years and admire him for his innovativeskills” she adds. This time, Harsirjan came upwith a brilliant idea to fight the requirement ofmanually cleaning the bacteria or virus presentin the air, considering the Covid situation.

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High level inquiry should be conducted into PUNCOMbuilding sale: CheemaCHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Senior Leader and Leader of Opposition HarpalSingh Cheema wrote a letter to Mr. Karuna Raju to express protest against the sale of Punjab Commu-nication Limited (PCL) Mohali building. In his letter Harpal Singh Cheema said that PCL is abided bythe instructions of Election Commission and they can’t sale building while code of conduct was in ef-fect, so high level inquiry should be conducted in the matter and appropriate actions should be takenagainst the sale. In a statement issued from the party headquarters on Friday, Harpal Singh Cheema saidthat the managing committee of Punjab Communication Limited (PCL) Mohali decided to sell theirbuilding at Plot No. 134, Industrial Area Phase 8 Mohali during Punjab Election 2022, which is a viola-tion of government rules and standard election code of conduct. He said that Punjab Communication Em-ployees Union Mohali had been vehemently opposing the sale of the building, hence the sale of the build-ing was a big deception to the employees and the people of the state.

MCM's session on start-upfounder's story inspires students

CHANDIGARH: The Institution Innovation Coun-cil and Start-up Cell of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAVCollege for Women, Chandigarh organised an onlineawareness session on the topic ‘Motivational Story ofa Start-up Founder'. The resource person for the ses-sion was Mr. Paramdeep Singh Anand, CEO, FieldAssist. Over 65 students and faculty members at-tended the enriching session that acquainted themwith various challenges associated with start-ups. Mr.Singh said that ecosystem is far more encouragingand fertile for those who are risk-takers, doers andpeople who want to make a difference in the lives ofpeople around the world. He emphasised on the factthat an entrepreneur must think big, think fast andthink ahead because ideas are no one’s monopoly.Further, the challenges faced by entrepreneurs andreasons for the failure of start-ups were also discussed.

SHASHI PAL JAIN KHARAR, MARCH 4

Civil Surgeon Dr. Adarshpal Kaurand other senior health officialslaunched the 'Care Companion Pro-gram' at Kharar Civil Hospital heretoday. Addressing the launch event,the civil surgeon said that the pur-pose of the Care Companion Pro-gram (CCP) is to educate the rela-tives of patients admitted in gov-ernment hospitals about the ways totake care of their loved ones fortheir safe and speedy recovery. The

program is already functional inDistrict Hospital Mohali and Sub-Divisional Hospital in Derabassi.

Dr Adarshpal Kaur said thatlack of cleanliness in hospitals aswell as at homes, can lead to sever-al diseases and aggravate the condi-tion of patients.

One should have his or herhands washed up before and afterevery meal. She emphasized thatwashing hands will never help ifyou have long nails as keeping yournails long can cause bacterial infec-tion. This is because dirt can accu-

mulate in your nails. Speakingabout the program she said thatthrough this program, relatives ofmedical and surgical patients wouldbe trained on how to care for theirloved ones while still in hospitals,so that patients have smoother tran-sitions and better outcomes athome. This would result in betterpractice of healthy behaviors suchas healthy diet, exercise, hygieneand is aimed at decreasing post-dis-charge complications. She addedthat the program has shown impres-sive results, including an increase in

the number of families practicingcorrect health behaviors at homeand a decrease in severe complica-tions after a medical treatment.

Dr Adarshpal Kaur directed thehealth officials to make the pro-gram more impressive and keeptrack of the education sessions andtheir success regularly.

Amongst present on the occa-sion were Deputy Medical Com-missioner Dr Daljeet Singh Pardesi,Senior Medical Officer (SMO) DrManinder Kaur, and other health of-ficials.

Care Companion Program launchedin Kharar civil hospital

Governor to review AttestationParade of Mahila Recruitsscheduled on 21st March

HOSHIARPUR (DALJEET AJNOHA): MadhuSudan Sharma, Inspector General BSF STC Kharkanalong with S S Mand, Commandant ( Training) calledon His Excellency Banwarilal Purohit, GovernorPunjab on 3rd March 2022 at Raj Bhawan, PunjabChandigarh to extend formal invitation to Governorto review the Attestation Parade of Mahila Recruitsscheduled on 21st March 2022.

Governor was also briefed about the training ac-tivities being undertaken to groom raw Recruits intoconfident and skilled Mahila Praharis Governorwhokeheartedly appreciated the efforts of BSF intraining Mahila Recruits and preparing them for thechallenging assignment on borders Governor verygracefully accepted the invitation and gave his con-sent to review the parade and bless the Mahila Re-cruits on successful completion of grueling trainingof 44 weeks. It’s a matter of proud privilege for STCBSF and people of Hoshiarpur to have the presenceof Hon’ble Governor in the district.

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, MARCH 4

A man named SukhwinderSingh has been arrested bythe Gharuan police follow-ing the recovery of stolenelectrical wires and copperextracted from the wires.

According to informa-tion received from SI Baljin-der Kaur SHO Gharuan Po-lice Station, during A Nakkathe police arrestedSukhwinder Singh alias Sonia resident of village Bhago-majra and recovered 5 kg ofelectrical wires and copperfrom him.

A case has been regis-tered against him under sec-

tions 380 and 411 of the IPC.According to the police, theaccused Sukhwinder Singhused to pull out the electricalwires from the new man-sions and steal the copperfrom them.

Gharuran police arrestsone with stolen wires

RN KHERAPANCHKULA, MARCH 4

To promote kidney donationfor transplant, a youngwoman kidney donor of 29years of age was felicitated atKidney Care Centre, sector14 Panchkula on Friday.

Two years back she do-nated her kidney to save thelife of her husband, SunilPandit who is in the con-struction business at Par-wanoo. After 8 months ofkidney donation, she con-ceived and around 6 monthsago she gave birth to ahealthy baby boy.

Giving information DrAjay Goyal, Director of Kid-ney Care Centre and arenowned nephrologist andkidney transplant physicianin the region said that Sunilwas suffering from kidneyfailure and was undergoingdialysis twice a week.

He was in a very badstate of health and also suf-fered from a TB infection.

After proper counseling, hedecided to undergo a kidneytransplant and his wife readi-ly agreed to donate her kid-ney to husband, said Dr Ajay.

The family had some ini-tial concerns regarding thedonor's health in future and apossibility of failing to havea healthy pregnancy afterkidney donation. However,after proper guidance fromthe Kidney Care Centre teamthey went ahead with kidneytransplant surgery underguidance of Dr. Ajay. After

kidney transplant the pa-tient's health improved andnow he's living a normal lifeincluding his job and dailyactivities.

The Kidney Care Centreteam decided to facilitate thefamily and give blessings totheir bundle of joy and at thesame time thought to givethis message to the publicthat kidney donation is ab-solutely safe and is absolute-ly safe and can transformlives of many families, as-serted Dr. Ajay.

Woman who donated kidney to save husband’slife, felicitated at Kidney Care Centre

SHASHI PAL JAINMOHALI, MARCH 4

Forests will be protected fromfires with the participation ofpeople and modern techniquesThese words were uttered byMr. Praveen Kumar, IFS. Thiswas stated by the PrincipalChief Conservator of Forests(HoFF), Punjab SAS Nagarwhile addressing a meeting ofall Forest Divisional Officersand Forest Range Officers ofForest Complex Sector-68Mohali (Hills Zone). Theemergency meeting was called

by the Principal Chief Conser-vator of Forests (HoFF), Pun-jab SAS Nagar in view of theonset of summer season. Apartfrom all the Forest DivisionalOfficers and Forest Range Of-ficers, the senior officers of theForest Department, ChiefConservator of Forests

(PBIP), and Chief Conserva-tor of Forests (Hills), Punjaband Conservator of ForestsShiwalik Circle Punjab wasalso present. During the meet-ing all the field staff sharedtheir experiences. Meanwhile,the Forest Divisional OfficerHoshiarpur and Divisional

Forest Divisional Officer Mo-hali explained in detail thecauses of fires and prevention,fire control and post fire dam-age through Power Point Pre-sentation. Apart from this S.Mahavir Singh, IFS, ChiefConservator of Forests (Hills),Punjab under the Green Pun-jab Mission enlightened theForest Protection Committeesset up in the villages and selfhelp groups to keep up withthe times by imparting moderntraining in various occupationsto raise their standard of living.

Forests to be protected from fires withparticipation of people, modern techniques

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, MARCH 4

A special blood donationcamp was organized by Mu-nicipal Employees Union(Reg. 115), MunicipalCouncil Kharar at the officeof Municipal CouncilKharar. The specialty of thisblood donation camp wasthat a special team of doc-tors from Command Hospi-tal Chandi Mandir arrived atthis camp to collect blood.

Enthusiasm of the peopleof the city was seen in thiscamp. A total of 121 bloodunits were collected incamp.

Blood donation was madeby various councilors andemployees including Mr.Rajesh Kumar ExecutiveOfficer, Mr. Sangeet KumarExecutive Officer, Mr. Ra-jneesh Sood Executive Offi-cer . The camp was attendedby all the councilors includ-ing Mrs. Jaspreet Kaur Lon-gian, Principal Municipal

Council Kharar. Apart fromthis famous music directorSachin Ahuja, famous Pun-jabi artist Gurkirpal Soora-puri and producer KamalBoparai also graced the oc-casion.

On this occasion MaheshChandra, President,Harpreet Singh Khatra Gen-eral Secretary, GM Mr. San-jay Kumar Convener,Jasveer Kaur Chairman,MRamesh Chand Vice Pres-ident, Amrik Singh DeputyConvener, Sachin Gaba,Pawan Kumar, DarshanSingh, Amit Kumar, KuljitSingh, Akhil, Kush, HariDas, Bikram Singh Daula,Bikram Singh, Inder Singh,Baldev Singh etc. were pres-ent.

At the end of the camp,Mahesh Chandra Presidentand General SecretaryHarpreet Singh Khatrathanked the Army team andblood donors and honoredthe Army team with in-signia.

SDM visit Zirakpurwith officials to solvetraffic problemVICKY BHABATZIRAKPUR: The traffic problem inZirakpur is getting worse and worse,due to which the pedestrians haveto face a lot. News related to thejam of Zirakpur keeps gettingpublished daily in differentnewspapers, but no solution wasfound till now.

On Friday, on behalf of the localadministration, SDM DerabassiSwati Tiwana, along with a team ofpolice officers and National HighwayAuthority, visited Zirakpur city tosolve this problem and issuedinstructions to find a quick solutionto the increasing traffic problem inthe city. It is noteworthy that theproblem of traffic in Zirakpur isgetting worse day by day, due towhich it has become difficult forpeople to leave their homes.Although a three kilometer longflyover was constructed in Zirakpurto solve the traffic problem, buttechnically this flyover is not beingused much, due to which there is along jam under the flyover in thecity.

SDM Derabassi Swati Tiwana,who came to visit the city, said thatto solve the traffic problem ofZirakpur, he is contacting the higherofficials and the route plan is beingprepared by forming a team. Heclaimed that the traffic problemwould be resolved in the comingdays. On this occasion DSPZirakpur Navneet Mahal, SHOZirakpur Onkar Singh Brar, TrafficIncharge Sukhdeep Singh besidesofficers of National HighwayAuthority of India were also present.

Two students of AryaMahila College broughtlaurels to college byclearing NTA NET Dec 2021

R. SINGHPATHANKOT: Sanya and VandanaBala, M.Com students of RRMK AryaMahila College brought laurels to thecollege by clearing NTA NETDecember-2021. On this occasion,both the students came to thecollege and met the Principal Dr.Gurmeet Kaur and took herblessings and thanked the collegeteachers for their success. Duringthis Principal Dr. Gurmeet Kaur toldthat both the girls are very promisingand along with studies, they havebeen actively participating in thecollege activities. Along with this, the teachers of

Commerce Departmentcongratulated the girl students andtheir families and wished them brightfuture. Giving information the staff ofthe department said that along withB.Com and M.Com in commercedepartment, there are many skilldevelopment and job orientedcourses like Tally,Company Secretaryas well as a new certificate coursefrom this year. GST has also beenstarted in which their skills will bedeveloped. On this occasion Dr.Narinder Kaur, Dr. Rupinderjit Kaur,Prof. Kusum, Prof. Komal, Prof.Shivani etc. were present.

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, MARCH 4

Seven day programme in thememory of Swami Shri Bhag-mal Ji Maharaj started at JainSathanak Kharar today. Withthe blessings of Gurudev ShriAlok Muni ji Maharaj, ShriAman Muni ji Maharaj andShri Darpan Muni ji Maharaj,a 12-hour collective chantingstarted today. March 5 will beheld as a topical day. Chau-mukhi Jaap on March 6 (firsttime in Kharad area) Bhan-

dara will be organized onMarch 7. March 8 will be cel-ebrated as Cow Service Day.March 9 will be celebrated inthe old age home as a serviceto the elders, On March 10.Jyoti Swarup Kanya Asarawill be celebrated as a serviceto daughters. Giving informa-tion in this regard, GeneralMinister Vaneet Jain Bittusaid that in this way Gurude-va Shri Ji's Virtue MemorialDay will be celebrated in theform of chanting, lessons anddevotional activities.

Seven day program in memoryof Swami Sri Bhagmal Maharajstarts at Jain Sathanak Kharar

121 units of blood collected inblood donation camp organized byMunicipal Employees Union Kharar

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, MARCH 4

Regarding the vaccination ofthose aged between 15-18years, ADC Jagraon-cum-Nodal Officer Vaccination DrNayan Jassal today urged theschool principals, teachers &parents to encourage childrenin age group of 15-18 to getvaccinated. She also chaired ameeting in this regard today,which was attended by DistrictEducation Officers, DistrictImmunization Officer, besidesseveral others. It is pertinent tomention that in view of Covid,

the Union government hadstarted vaccination for thoseaged between 15-18 years fromJanuary 3, 2022 onwards. Tilldate, a total of 79986 childrenhave got first dose, while 5071have got their second dose. DrNayan Jassal stated that parentsshould encourage their childrenfor getting themselves vacci-nated as vaccination helps in

fighting the Covid, even if onegets infected. She said that inlarger interest of the societyand to ensure that our childrenstay safe, parents should gettheir children vaccinated at theearliest. She said that to covermaximum children in agegroups of 15-18 years, specialvaccination camps are beingorganised in the schools.

Encourage children aged 15-18 yearsfor vaccination: Dr Nayan Jassal

VICKY BHABATZIRAKPUR, MARCH 4

Three vehicles collided in aroad accident on Ambala-Zi-rakpur road around 12 pm onThursday night. No casualtieswere reported in the accident.A PCR vehicle parked thereafter the accident rushed theinjured to the hospital. Policehave recorded the statementsof the injured and initiated fur-ther action.

According to policesources, three friends fromPanchkula had reached Mc-Donald's in Zirakpur to have aparty. He was on his way backto Panchkula when his Siaj ve-hicle reached in front of Shar-ma Farm Zirakpur and collid-ed with a road divider. Aftercolliding with a divider, theleft tire of the Siaz doll slipped

out and crashed into a DelhiPolice Balero vehicle follow-ing which the driver of theBulero vehicle panicked andlost control of the vehicle andcollided with an Activa parkedon the side of the road. Thedrivers of both the vehiclessustained serious injuries inthe accident. JaswinderSingh, a police officer probing

the case, said the accident hap-pened because the divider wasnot visible. He said the Siazwas being driven by VaneetChopra, a resident ofPanchkula and was sittingwith his two friends Dineshand Mohit. He said that actionhas been initiated after record-ing the statements of both the drivers.

Three vehicles collide in Zirakpur, no casuality

Punjab police organized seminar

R. SINGHPATHANKOT, MARCH 4

In Avalan Girls SchoolPathankot, a seminar was or-ganized by the Punjab Policeto teach self-defense to thegirls as per the guidelines ofSSP Pathankot. In whichspecially under the leadershipof DSP Sushil Kumar,Women Cell Inspector Anju,CID Jagdish, Women CellCity ASI Kavita, Lady Con-stable Sonam, Lady Consta-ble Razia, Lady Senior Con-stable Sushil etc.

National Science Daycelebrated at InnocentHearts School

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: On the occasion ofNational Science Day celebrated everyyear in the memory of CV Raman, thestudents of Innocent Hearts took apledge to dedicate the projectsprepared from their innovative ideas tothe needy people of the society.Students told that science plays animportant role in our life. Smallinventions of science can help people inthe society and can make a differencein their daily routine. The students toldthat their Physics teacher and ProjectCoordinator Amit Kumar is supportingthem to fulfill their dreams. PrincipalRajeev Paliwal, Cultural Head SharmilaNakra and Head of Science DepartmentManjurika Marik congratulated thestudents on this stupendous successand encouraged them by wishing themall the best for their future.

Digital Facilitation andPersonal Contactprogramme held at IICT

UNA: Nehru Yuva Kendra Unaorganized Digital Facilitation andPersonal Contact programme at IICTComputer Institute today. About 45youths participated in the programme.NYK Deputy Director Dr. Lal Singhappealed to youth to adopt maximumdigital medium so that India canbecome self-reliant. He said that literalmeaning of self-reliant is to stand onone's own feet, to be dependent ononeself, not to depend on anyone elsefor small things. Develop yourself withyour own skills, whether the skill issmall or big. Dr Lal said that the DigitalIndia programme was launched by theGovernment of India on July 1, 2015.The main objective of which is toconnect the whole of India to theInternet and provide ease and speed ofwork. People were asked to takebenefit of schemes run by government.Devendra Mahajan, Bindu Mahajan,Akash Bhardwaj from PNB Asset Unaand other dignitaries were present.

Fresher's party held inHimcaps College

HAROLI: A fresher party was organizedby the senior at Himcaps College ofNursing, Badeda, Institution chairmanDeshraj Rana, directors, principal ofnursing college Dr. Virendra Kaur andother nursing staff were present. GNMstudent Muskan was made MissFresher and Miss PersonalityDeepakshi and Miss Charming Ankita.In B.Sc Nursing, Miss Fresher Komaland Miss Personality Shivanjali,Charming Goswami were made.Deshraj Rana and Ex-Chairman Jagdevcongratulated girl students for fresherparty and wished them a bright future.

Pb Guv condoles demiseof Former Governor Gen.S.F. RodriguesCHANDIGARH: The Punjab Governorand Administrator, UT, Chandigarh,Banwarilal Purohit has expressed hisgrief over the demise of former Governorof Punjab and Administrator, UT,Chandigarh, General (Retd.) S.F.Rodrigues. In his condolence message,Shri Purohit said that General Rodrigueswas a great strategist who served as theChief of Army Staff of the Indian Army aswell as served on the National AdvisoryBoard. During his tenure as GovernorPunjab, General Rodrigues was verypopular and rendered a great service tothe people of the State. His demise is anirreparable loss to the people of theNation, said Purohit. Purohit conveyedhis heartfelt condolences to the bereavedfamily and prayed the Almighty to granteternal peace to the departed soul andgive strength to his family to overcomethe unfathomable loss.

Unidentified bookedfor causing death bynegligenceASHOK KAURALOHIAN: The Lohian Khas police havebooked an unidentified vehicle driver onthe charges of causing death bynegligence. Gurmej Singh a resident ofMehmud Pur village in FerozePurcomplained to the police that he and hisbrother were returning home MannuMash village on their motorcycles on meMarch 2 when an unidentified vehicledriver who was driving negligently andrash hit his brother Gursewak Singh ’smotorcycle and killed him on the spot.The investigating officer Avtar Singh saidthat a case under sections 304-A (causingdeath by negligence), 279 (rash drivingon public highway) and 427(mischief ) ofthe IPC has been registered against theunidentified accused.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022

Passing of vehicles will be held onMarch 24: VishalJOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA: The passing and driving test of vehicles stopped due tocorona virus infection has now been started with strict rules. There willbe passing and driving test of vehicles on March 24 under the sub-divisional Bangana office. Giving information, SDM Bangana VishalKumar Sharma said that the drivers of private vehicles will bring theirown sanitisers. The chassis number of the vehicle should be clean andit will also be properly sanitized by the concerned vehicle owner. Alongwith this, the drivers coming for passing will come wearing masks andgloves and will strictly follow rules of physical distance.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 4

India's services PurchasingManagers' Index (PMI) rosefrom 51.5 in January to 51.8 inFebruary on the back of greaterbookings, better demandconditions and the retreat of thepandemic, a private surveyshowed on Friday. The uptick inthe index was, however, subduedby historical standards, withsome survey participantsindicating that growth wasdampened by competitivepressures, Covid-19 and higherprices. "Rising from 51.5 inJanuary to 51.8 in February, theseasonally adjusted IndiaServices Business Activity Indexpointed to a moderate rate ofexpansion that was marginallyquicker than in January," said theIHS Markit survey. The surveysaid that the service sectormoved up a gear in February asCovid cases declined andrestrictions were lifted followingthe escalation of the pandemicand an associated slowdown in

growth in January. As per thesurvey findings, there was anuptick in business confidence inFebruary but firms continued toshed jobs. Input costs increasedat a softer rate as did outputprices during this period."Growth in the service sectorfailed to rebound asmeaningfully as many wouldhave hoped given that Covid-19cases receded considerably fromJanuary's new wave and

restrictions were lifted," saidPollyanna De Lima, EconomicsAssociate Director at IHSMarkit. De Lima further said thatnew business and servicesactivity expanded only modestly,and at the second-slowest ratessince last July. "Looking at theanecdotal evidence supplied bysurvey participants, inflationarypressures, input shortages andthe local elections dampenedgrowth," said the economist. The

survey showed that growth ofprivate sector output recoveredsome of the ground lost inJanuary due to the escalation ofthe pandemic. "The CompositePMI Output Index rose from 53.0to 53.5 in February, signalling asolid rate of expansion that wasnonetheless below its long-runaverage. Manufacturing firmsrecorded a notably strongerincrease in business activity thantheir services counterparts,although rates of expansionquickened in both cases," IHSMarkit said. Similarly, neworders increased at quicker ratesamong services companies andgoods producers, with the latterseeing the sharper rise. At thecomposite level, the rate ofexpansion remained below trend,despite improving fromJanuary's six month low. "Privatesector employment continued todecline halfway through the lastquarter of fiscal year 2021/22,albeit at a modest rate. Jobshedding was evident in both themanufacturing and serviceseconomies," said the survey.

India's services PMI rises to 51.8 inFebruary from 51.5 in January PAWAN KALIA

KAPURTHALA, MAR 4

As Per Direction of Punjab LegalServices Authority for amicablesettlement of pending cases indifferent courts, quarterly NationalLok Adalat to be held on12.03.2022 under thechairmanship of District & SessionJudge , Kapurthala AmrenderSingh Grewal at New CourtComplex, Kapurthala &Sultanpur Lodhi , Phagwara,Bholath sub-divisional courts astold CJM Cum Secretary DistrictLegal Services Authority (DLSA)Mahesh Kumar Sharma. In thisregard District & Session JudgeCum Chairman DLSA, KapurthalaSh. Amrender Singh Grewal hasalready issued directions to thecourts for settlement of pendingcases through National LokAdalats on priority basis addedCJM Mahesh Kumar. Sharma alsoapprised that for making thecoming national lok adalat asuccessful one, Managers ofdifferent banks and insurancecompanies are being inspired inbringing the pre-litigative cases.Disrtrict & Session Judge,

Kapurthala Amrender SinghGrewal said the major benefit ofthe lok adalats are that the court feepaid by litigants is refundable andthe decision passed by the LokAdalats is final and binding uponthe parties, even it can not bechallenged in Apex court , addedGrewal. As per directions ofDistrict & Session Judge Grewal ,CJM cum DLSA SecretaryMahesh Kumar Sharma has beenorganizing frequent meetings withManagers of different banks andinsurance companies. CJM cumSecretary DLSA , KapurthalaMahesh Kumar Sharma said thatCivil, Revenue, Family, LandAcquistion, Rent cases, SpecificRelief Cases, Bank RecoveryCase, cases under 138 ofNegotiable Instrument Act, Labourmatters and Pre-litigative Caseswill be taken up in comingNational Lok Adalat.

Next National LokAdalat to be held onMar 12: CJM Mahesh

21st Prize giving ceremony heldat Baba Sheikh Farid High School

KULDEEP SOOD BARNALA, MAR 4

The 21st prize-giving ceremony was held at Baba SheikhFarid High School Gursewak Nagar Barnala. Gurjit SinghRamanwasi, President, Municipal Council was the chief guestat the function. He was accompanied by CM Bhupinder Singh,Khushi Mohammad, Harbakhsh Singh Goni, Kamaljit SinghSeetal, and others. Apart from Giddha and Bhangra, variousother items were presented by the school children during thefunction which remained the center of attraction for all. Thechildren also presented speeches and choreography on socialevils. The principal of the school Jasbir Singh also encouragedthe performing children from the stage. Addressing the parentsof the children on the occasion, he said that education is ofutmost importance in today's society and parents should alsoprovide opportunities to their children to get higher educationwithout any discrimination. Apart from the Municipal CouncilPresident Gurjit Singh Ramanwasia, other dignitaries werealso felicitated by the school management on the occasion.Present on the occasion were MC Dharam Singh Fauji, Dr.Rahul Rupal, Mahant Bhojraj Farwahi, Kaka Singh Farwahi,Former Sarpanch Kripal Singh, Capt. Mohan Singh, DidarSingh Dhindsa, Madam Baljinder Kaur.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer visitsstrong rooms and counting centers

KULDEEP SOOD BARNALA, MAR 4

Additional Chief ElectoralOfficer Punjab Amit Kumarvisited SD College Barnala toreview the security of EVMStrong Rooms / CountingCenters considering theAssembly Election 2022,Where EVM strong rooms of102 Bhadaud, 103 Barnala,and 104 Mehal Kalanconstituencies of the threeassembly constituencies ofthe district have been set up.

Also present on theoccasion were DistrictElection Officer-cum-DeputyCommissioner BarnalaKumar Saurabh Raj andDistrict Police Chief Mrs.Alka Meena. On theoccasion Additional ChiefElectoral Officer PunjabAmit Kumar whileinspecting the strong roomsconstructed for the threeassembly constituencies atSD College, B PharmacyBlock, SD College forEducation, and Dr.

Raghuveer Prakash SDSenior Secondary School,expressed satisfaction overthe security arrangements.On the occasion DistrictElectoral Officer KumarSaurabh Raj said that three-layer security measureshave been put in place forthe strong rooms and thesecurity forces are keeping aclose watch on the strongrooms 24 hours a day.CCTV cameras have beeninstalled to monitor each ofthe strong rooms, the livevideo of which can be

watched. He said that as perthe instructions of theElection Commission ofIndia, strong securityarrangements have beenmade for the strong roomsand the counting of voteswould be carried outpeacefully on March 10.Returning Officer 103Barnala cum SDM BarnalaVarjit Walia, SP KuldeepSingh Sohi, ElectionTehsildar Harjinder Kaur,Tehsildar Sandeep Singh,and other officials werepresent on the occasion.

Department of Agriculture launches awarenesscampaign against possible pink locust infestationKULDEEP SOOD BARNALA, MAR 4

As per the guidelines of Dr.Gurwinder Singh, Director,Department of Agricultureand Farmers Welfare, Punjab,a campaign has beenlaunched in the district underthe leadership of Dr. BalbirChand, Chief AgricultureOfficer, Barnala to sensitizethe farmers about thepossible infestation of pinklocust. Under this, the ChiefAgriculture Officer Barnalainspected the fields atdifferent villages of MehalKalan like Chhiniwal, MehalKhurd, etc. During which hewith the help of farmerscleared the piles of leaves anddestroyed the remains of thecotton crop leaves. He said

that during the year 2020-21,the cotton crop was severelydamaged due to pink locusts.With this in mind,precautionary measures arevery important for the controlof pink locusts in cotton. Hesaid that the life cycle of thepink locust is being explainedto the farmers in detail. NowMarch is the best time to get

rid of locusts. He asked thefarmers to start work for themanagement of crop remainspiles at their level so that theremains of the cotton cropcould be sorted out by March.He said that it is vital to breakthe life cycle of pink locustsby properly shaking theundisturbed tendrils in thepiles of non-seasonal

holidays and to save thecotton crop from theinfestation of pink locusts inthe future. On this occasionDr. Jarnail Singh AgricultureOfficer Maphil Kalaninformed that the farmerswere being sensitized for theprevention of pink locust byorganizing camps, holdingnook meetings, liaising withthe panchayats, and makingannouncements. AgricultureDevelopment Officer (Info)Barnala Dr. Jaskanwal Singhsaid that a campaign has beenlaunched in the district tocreate awareness among thefarmers about the preventionof pink locusts. Harpal Singh,Agriculture Sub Inspector,Harbans Singh, and otherfarmers were present on theoccasion.

Groom returns Rs 10 lakh dowry

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, MAR 4

Young Vijay Rana of Salvan village of Karnal hasgiven a good message to the society by marryingwithout dowry. Rana is married to Pooja, a girlfrom Ratnagiri (Saharanpur), Uttar Pradesh. Thegroom's father, Block Committee memberSubhash Rana, told that he is against dowry andnot allowing this evil to come near in the marriageof both the sons, he was given a dowry of Rs 10lakh from the bride's family, which was returned asan omen. The bride is adopted by taking 1 rupee.To change society, it is necessary for the youth tobe aware. Subhash Rana said that his younger sonlives abroad and has also decided to marry himwithout dowry. Social people need to comeforward to eliminate the evil spread in society. Heappealed to the youth for the uplift of the societyby marrying without dowry.

Exhibition held to stir students'interest towards math, science

PREETI RANISADHORA, MAR 4

A science and mathematicsexhibition was organized atthe Hindu school of Sadhorato stir interest amongstudents towardsmathematics and science.

Students of variousgovernment and privateschools of Sadhora area areparticipating in the scienceand mathematics exhibition at HinduSchool. The students who came to theexhibition demonstrated the art ofmathematics and science through theirmodels. ABRC Ajmer Singh informedthat this type of exhibition wasorganized to remove the fear of scienceand mathematics among the students sothat the students can know simplemethods by making different models ofscience and mathematics. He said that

the students from rural areas havedisplayed their talents by participatingin this exhibition and presenting modelsof science and mathematics.

Through the exhibition, it is provedthat if mathematics and science methodsare explained to the children in a simpleway then nothing is difficult and the fearin the minds of the students regardingscience and mathematics alsodisappears.

BBMB organizations participate in Sanyukta Kisan Morchaagainst central govt's bullying will held sit-in today

KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU, MAR 4

Punjab organizations participating inthe Samyukta Kisan Morcha todaystaged a sit-in protest in the villagesagainst the Central Government'sabolition of conditionalrepresentation of Punjab in theBhakra Beas Management Boardand snatching the Board from Punjabthrough Central Force. Demandletters will be handed over to theDeputy Commissioners. This wasstated by the farmer leader DistrictPresident Davinder Singh ChatiwindDhanwant Singh Khatraen Kalan in apress note issued to the media.Organizations involved in SamyuktaKisan Morcha Krantikari KisanUnion, Bharti Kisan Union

Krantikari, Bharti Kisan Union EktaSidhupur, Lok Bhalai WelfareSociety, Dasuya Ganna SangharshCommittee, Azad Kisan CommitteeDoaba, Kirti Kisan Union Punjab,Kisan Sangharsh Committee PunjabKotbudha, Jai Kisan Andolan , KulHind Kisan Sabha, Punjab, BhartiKisan Union Lakhowal, Bharti KisanUnion Ekta Ugrahan, Bharti KisanUnion Behram K, Bharti KisanUnion Mansa, Bharti Kisan UnionKhosa, Doaba Welfare SangharshCommittee, Turban ConservationMovement, Badar Kisan Sangharsh

Union, Kandi Area SangharshCommittee, Kisan Te Jawan BhalaiUnion, Azad Kisan SangharshCommittee Doaba, Majha KisanSangharsh Committee, KisanMazdoor Union Majha, Bharti KisanUnion, Majha have issued a unitedstatement after the zoom meetingsaying that another major attack onthe rights of the states. Speaking onthe occasion, the Union Governmenthas taken away the right ofrepresentation of Punjab andHaryana in the Bhakra BeasManagement Board. This would bea huge economic and geographicalloss in the state. He said that thecentral government was going todeprive the states of their dams andnatural resources and hand them overto the big corporates.

Arrangements made by social worker Joginder Singhfor stay of devotees going to Chohla Sahib this year

VERMAQADIAN, MAR 4

Like every year by thefamous social worker andformer Sarpanch JoginderSingh Sandhu, this year alsowith the help of the villagers,made special arrangementsfor the stay and food of thedevotees of the gatheringscalled "sung" at the localSandhu DreamlandPalace.who left for ChauhlaSahib. Earlier, SukhmaniSahib was recited by bhaisahab ji, and after that langarwas served. Givinginformation in this regard,Joginder Singh Sandhu,

owner of Sandhu DreamlandPalace, said that like everyyear, this year alsoarrangements have beenmade for about 200 devoteescoming from far flungplaces, he told that whoevervisits Chohla Sahib. Thosewho are being taken or wantto stay here due toexhaustion while coming are

welcomed. He told that lakhsof people bow down and askfor their vows in this hugecongregation led by BabaJoginder Singh fromKhandiala sainiyan ofHoshiarpur and come to seeBaba ji after fulfillment oftheir vows. The success theyget by serving the devotees isindescribable.

8THE MORE REFINED AND SUBTLE OUR MINDS,

THE MORE VULNERABLE THEY ARE.

PAUL TOURNIER

DON'T GRIEVE. ANYTHING YOU LOSE COMESROUND IN ANOTHER FORM.

RUMI

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022

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EDITORIALStill potent

Non-alignment is outdated. That, in a nutshell,has been the Narendra Modi government’s po-sition on one of the pillars of India’s foreign

policy since Independence. Yet, the last few days haveshown that the idea is well and alive for New Delhi,even if it chooses not to accept that, and if its practiceof non-alignment is at variance with the philosophythat emerged in the 1950s. India has repeatedly ab-stained at key United Nations votes critical of Rus-sia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. New Delhi has nei-ther supported Moscow nor joined the growing inter-national chorus to treat Russia as a pariah, by crip-pling not just its economy but also targeting its cul-tural and sports icons. The foreign minister, S. Jais-hankar, has previously described the government’s ap-proach to the world as multi-aligned rather than non-aligned — suggesting proactive engagement with sev-eral important partners rather than a passive refusal tobe seen as close to anyone. But New Delhi’s recentvotes at the UN are anything but bold. They are de-fensive and rooted in a belief that India must choosebetween its strategic interests — not upsetting its crit-ical military partner, Moscow, or its vital friend,Washington — and principles.

But the two need not be contradictory. To be clear,the West’s hypocrisy on unilateral invasions leaves itwith no credibility to critique India. But New Delhimust measure itself against its own traditions. Con-trary to the lament often levelled against non-align-ment, the policy never stopped India from partneringwith multiple nations in resolving global crises. Infact, it gave India the necessary moral clout. No in-stance better illustrates that than the Suez Crisis in1956, sparked by the invasion of Egypt by Israel,Britain and France. The events of that year bear closeparallels to today’s war. Then, like now, the UN Se-curity Council was divided because permanent mem-bers were among the invaders. As a result, a specialsession of the UN General Assembly was called un-der the same “united for peace” resolution used to callfor this week’s vote. But under the then prime minis-ter, Jawaharlal Nehru, India worked behind the sceneswith the United States of America to ensure that mostWestern nations and the majority of Asia and Africavoted together to set up a peacekeeping force that thenkept the warring militaries apart. A non-aligned Indiahelped end a war. As today’s crisis shows, there isnothing outdated about that legacy.

The Last Bargain"Come and hire me," I cried, whilein the morning I was walking onthe stone-pavedroad. Sword inhand, the Kingcame in his chariot.He held my handand said, "I will hireyou with mypower." But his power counted fornought, and he went away in hischariot. In the heat of the middaythe houses stood with shut doors.I wandered along the crooked lane.An old man came out with his bagof gold. He pondered and said, "Iwill hire you with my money."

Rabindranath Tagore

RabindranathTagore

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Global food system andgreenhouse gas emissionsAnew report suggests that the food

practices of 7.8 billion people ac-count for 21-37 per cent of the

greenhouse gases emitted every year in theworld due to all human activities.

It means our food systems (the com-plete process ranging from food productionand consumption to its distribution and dis-posal) emit more than transportation (14per cent of global GHG emissions) and en-ergy use in buildings (16 per cent), and al-most as much as the industry (21 per cent)and electricity production (25 per cent).

In fact, in a scenario where emissionsfrom all other sources are halted, emissionsfrom the global food system alone will con-tribute enough GHGs to heat up the planetabove the 1.5@C target.

These statistics and projections featurein the latest Annual State of India's Envi-ronment report, released at the 2022 AnilAgarwal Dialogue, Centre for Science andEnvironment (CSE)'s annual media con-clave, by Union Minister for Environment,Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Ya-dav. These statistics, put together recentlyby a group of researchers from the UK andthe US, may come as a surprise to manywho think of plants as carbon sinks.

Vibha Varshney, associate editor,'Down To Earth', said: "While it is true thatplants remove carbon dioxide from the at-mosphere through photosynthesis, theyalso release large amounts of the gas whendecomposing. Food systems also con-tribute to emissions through other directand indirect ways. For example, cuttingtrees to make way for farms and pasture re-moves a major carbon sink. Operation offarm machinery using fossil fuels, or man-ufacture of agrochemicals and fertiliserstoo emit GHGs."

"So what is the world doing about it?The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food,Planet and Health, a gathering of 37 scien-tists from 16 nations, has set global targetsfor food systems that are environmentallysustainable and benefit human health. The

commission has proposed a PlanetaryHealth Diet that could reduce urban emis-sions by 60 per cent in 10 years," sheadded.

The CSE-'Down To Earth' report refersto a September 2020 assessment by UNEPwhich says reducing land-use change andconversion of natural habitat alone couldlower emissions by 4.6 gigatonnes of car-bon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e).

Varshney added: "A dramatic transfor-mation of dietary practices is recommend-ed to decarbonise the food sector. But it is

easier said than done. The pathways toachieve that goal are not as clear as they arefor, say, the generation of electricity. Car-bon emissions are integral to the biologicalsystem. Besides, one cannot stop eating."

"There are also financial considerationsat play. The most affordable of the EAT-Lancet Commission's 'planetary health diet'exceeds the household per capita income of1.58 billion people," says Richard Mahap-atra, managing editor of Down To Earth.Additionally, business interests that haveplayed a role in shaping modern industrial

food can make the transition difficult aswell.

There are also fears that this focus onplant-based diets might prompt other emit-ters to shirk responsibility and put the onusof reducing emissions on the individual.Says the Annual State of India's Environ-ment report: "The 26th Conference of Par-ties... in Glasgow, Scotland in November2021 saw discussions on lowering the agri-culture sector's contribution to globalwarming. It remains to be seen how this af-fects food systems."

Sri Lanka economy facingmounting challenges

Sri Lanka's economy wasfacing "mounting chal-lenges" with public

debt reaching "unsustainablelevels", the IMF has said,calling for urgent reforms inthe island nation's economyas it is facing the worst eco-nomic crisis. Sri Lanka iscurrently reeling under a se-vere foreign exchange crisiswith falling reserves and thegovernment is unable to footthe bill for essential imports.

Sri Lanka has been hithard by COVID-19. On theeve of the pandemic, thecountry was highly vulnera-ble to external shocks owingto inadequate externalbuffers and high risks to pub-lic debt sustainability, exac-erbated by the Easter Sundayterrorist attacks in 2019 andmajor policy changes includ-ing large tax cuts at late2019," the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) said ina release after global lender'sexecutive board's consulta-tive meeting held on Febru-ary 25. Despite the ongoingeconomic recovery, Directors

noted that the country facesmounting challenges, includ-ing public debt that has risento unsustainable levels, lowinternational reserves, andpersistently large financingneeds in the coming years,the release said.

The IMF has also calledfor urgent reforms to the is-land's economy.

Directors emphasised theneed for an ambitious fiscalconsolidation that is based onhigh-quality revenue meas-ures. Noting Sri Lanka's lowtax-to-GDP ratio, they sawscope for raising income taxand VAT rates and minimis-ing exemptions, comple-

mented with revenue admin-istration reform. The bleakpicture of the local economyhas come in at a time whenthe government here is com-ing under increased pressureto seek an IMF bailout as theisland's foreign reserves havehit a critical low.

The government hassteadfastly refused to resortto the IMF even in the back-drop of the ongoing energyand power crisis and short-ages of almost all essentialsand medicine. The powergeneration has been hit bythe foreign exchange crisis asfuel to operate thermal pow-er plants are in short supply.

Financially stable people moreprotected from persistent depressionThe pandemic made many peo-

ple lose their jobs as companieswere aggressively retrenching

their workforce to sustain the expens-es. This increased mental health prob-lems in people as they now not onlyhad a pandemic to deal with but alsohad the additional burden of lack offinances. In this wake, a new studyhas shed some light on the correlationbetween financial stability and men-tal health.

The study, published in the jour-nal 'Science Advances', found that in-dividuals with physical, social, andfinancial assets, particularly higherincomes and fewer savings, were lesslikely to experience sustained depres-sion during the first year of the pan-demic. The study was led by theBoston University School of PublicHealth (BUSPH).

It found that 1 in 5 adults experi-enced persistent depression, both atthe start of the pandemic in Marchand April 2020 and one year later, butthose who had access to more physi-cal, social, or financial assets--partic-ularly higher incomes and more sav-ings--were less likely to experience

sustained depressive symptoms. Thefindings also showed that job loss, fi-nancial difficulties, or relationshipproblems were important predictorsof depression in the first year of thepandemic.

The study is the first of its kind toexamine the association of assets andpersistent depression across the USduring the first 12 months of the pan-demic.

"We have been observing partic-ularly high rates of depressions sincethe beginning of COVID that havepersisted throughout the first year ofCOVID," said study lead authorCatherine Ettman, executive directorof strategy and planning at BUSPH.

Agroforestry and ToF (Trees Outside Forests) Potential in supportingIndia's Roadmap towards Carbon Neutral Economy by 2070

India's Commitments led by Hon'ble PrimeMinister Sh Narendra Modi during CoP26 ofUNFCC (UN Framework Convention on Cli-

mate Change) at Glasgow, United Kingdom in2021 incorporated five nectar elements of 'Pan-chamrit',to address Climate Change related chal-lenges. Promotion of Agroforestry and Trees Out-side Forests have to play a pivotal role in meetingcommitments related to;Reduction of at least onebillion tonnes of total projected emissions be-tween now and 2030, Reduction of the country'scarbon intensity to less than 45%, Achieving net-zero emissions target by 2070.

Union Budget-2022 emphasis on Agro-forestry as one of the four interventions. It also re-flects the seriousness of visionary leadershipthrough shaping of "Climate Action" roadmap to-wards meeting NDC targets of having additional2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of Carbon Sequestration by2030 and other National and International Goalsrelated to Biodiversity Conservation, Land Degra-dation Neutrality(LDN), Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs) underConvention on Biodi-versity (CBD), UN Convention to Combat Deser-tification (UNCCD)and other conventions. En-hancement of India's pledge under Bonn Chal-

lenge -Landscape Restoration to 26 mha from 21mha by 2030 during UNCCD CoP-14, held in In-dia in 2019 by Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh Naren-dra Modi is the largest pledge by any Country. Thepotential of Agroforestry and Trees OutsideForests (ToF) needs to be harnessed optimally inmeeting these commitments and goals. Agro-forestry also enhances provision of ecosystemservices, especially carbon sequestration, and in-creased inclusive economic opportunities. Agro-forestry and TOFs also alleviate some pressure onnatural forests by meeting fuelwood and woodproduct needs.

Agroforestry and ToF include trees growingon private land and farms; in urban areas; alonglinear infrastructure such as roads, railway lines,canals; plantations in and around industrial areas;shelterbelts; and in land belonging to governmentand other institutions; etc. TOFs on farms and oth-er private lands provide income and sustenancefor farmers from timber, fuelwood, fruits and oth-er products. These TOFs play a critical role in theeconomy of many developing countries, includingIndia. Additionally, TOFs are important in pro-moting cultural, social, and ecological functionsthat are important to human livelihoods. TOFs

also sequester carbon, stabilize soil, filter waterand air, regulate water flow, and perform otherecosystem services. When planted along roadsand canals, in institutional areas or within urbanlandscapes, TOFs provide shade to cool microcli-mates, absorb some air pollutants, beautify greenspaces, provide nesting and habitat for birds andother small animals, help to regulate stormwater,and contribute to human well-being.

Haryana State has demonstrated how a Statedeficient in forest and natural resources scarcewith only about 3.5 % area under Forests andmore than 80 % area under Agriculture can sup-port the Nation's food security and also wood se-curity. This is mainly due to promotion of Agro-forestry friendly policies and encouraging planta-tion campaigns for planting Trees Outside Forests.Investor and Industry friendly climate for woodbased industries, sourcing wood mainly fromfarmlands and facilitating availability of high pro-ductivity and short rotation seedlings of Eucalyp-tus and Poplar to farmers have played a pivotalrole in making Yamunanagar District the PlywoodCapital of the Country. Clonal Eucalyptus andPoplar seedlings have short harvesting period of4-6 years. Farmers' income is supplemented

through farmwood based production along withagricultural crops. Moreover, Agroforestry alsoensures economic security in supplementing in-come from trees in years of crop failures due todrought, frost, extreme temperatures, rainfall orother reasons. Strong formal and informal marketlinkages, marketing agencies and value chainslinking producers, industries, consumers and endusers have evolved. There are about 350 plywoodunits in the State. Yamunanagar Wood Marketsupports more than 50 % of the India's PlywoodProduction. It is estimated that wood worth INR2500to 3000 crores sourced from farmlands istraded in Yamunanagar and nearby region. Fin-ished and value added wood products worth aboutINR6500 to 8000 crores in the form of plywood,particle board, poles etc have played a vital role inshaping the economy of the region. It is estimat-ed, that about 0.1 million persons are annuallyemployed in activities related to woodbased har-vesting, marketing and production.

Haryana State under the dynamic and vi-sionary leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister ShManohar Lal Khattar has undertaken a number ofinitiatives in supporting National level Commit-ments. "Oxy- Van" scheme launched in 2021 aims

to have "Mini Forests as natural oxygen factories"so that people can have better surroundings andavailability of oxygen, specially in urban areas.This is especially important, keeping in view theOxygen Crisis, everyone faced during COVIDpandemic. The objective of "Praan Vayu Devta"scheme aims to protect and conserve the treeshaving immense ecological and environmentalvalue and to inculcate in the people sense for pro-tection of old age trees which provide valuable in-tangible benefits and services to humanity includ-ing lifesaving oxygen. The scheme acknowledgesand respects old and heritage trees, more than 75years old by paying annual pension of Rs 2500 tothe custodian of tree. Haryana State on the occa-sion of World Environment Day, 5th June 2021has also initiated a scheme to promote Agro-forestry and plantations on at least 10% of GramPanchayat lands. For Soil and Moisture Conser-vation," MeraPaani Meri Viraasat" scheme hasbeen launched, that aims at crop diversificationscheme for farmers. The scheme incentivisesfarmer or landowner for Rs. 7000 per acre toswitch from paddy cultivation to other crops. Thiswater conservation initiative will also protect de-pletion of natural resources such as water and soil.

The success of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptustereticornis) and Populusspp.(PopulusDeltoides)based Agroforestry and the adoption of thesespecies in Yamunanagar and Northern Plains ismainly due to short rotation of 5 to 7 years ascompared to other species, linked establishedmarket supply chains through utilization in Ply-wood, Particle Board and Veneer and associatedindustries facilitating , value additions, supple-menting economic returns and green livelihoods.The India plywood market reached a value of INR195.8 billion in FY 2021-22. It is estimated thatthe Indian plywood market will reach INR 297.2billion by 2027-28, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.4%during 2022-23 to 2027-28.(www.imarcgroup.com /indian-plywood-mar-ket/toc). Agroforestry offers a huge opportunity inmeeting the market demand of wood. AppropriatePolicy measures, supported by technology trans-fer, diversification of wood based products, en-suring appropriate returns to wood grower for en-couraging adoption of agroforestry, setting up ofindustries at strategic locations for balanced agro-forestry based industrial development to absorbthe available wood and continuous market re-search are needed.

PAGE9NEWS/BUSINESS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2022

CHANDIGARH: Get ready for the summer season with Amazon.in 'Home Shopping Spree' starting today with a host of exciting offers and deals on home essentials including home appliances, kitchen appliances, cookware & dining, furniture, toys and much more. Customers can go on a shopping spree and avail top deals from the comfort of their homes with coupons offering cashback, affordable no-cost EMI, exchange offers, and free delivery on first orders anywhere in India. During the 'Home Shopping Spree' on Amazon.in, customers can look forward to savings on some of the best brands such as Samsung, LG, Wipro, Home Centre, Duroflex, Ferns & Petal and much more. Customers can also get an additional 10% instant discount on a minimum transaction of INR 5000 using Kotak credit and debit cards. The offers and deals during the 'Home Shopping Spree' will be available till March 6, 2022.

Amazon.in announces 'Home Shopping Spree'

o you remember the time when we used Pay-Tv is on the decline. Now monetization efforts people spend their quality time, by providing to wait for a specific show or movie to air are focused on subscriptions models, ads, internet access on the go. OTT applications with a Don tv, and the entire family used to sit premium video-on-demand, the release of theatre diversified content pool fit in nicely with changing

together and enjoy it? But over the years, the movies, thanks to the increased adoption of OTT user habits. It is obvious that urban residents are preference for entertainment has changed rapidly. more likely to utilize OTT platforms, but as the The audience wants it to be quick and available at availability of high-speed internet and regional their convenience. Especially since the pandemic, language content becomes widely available, this when everyone was stuck inside their homes, urban-rural split will begin to contract. People are entertainment was the only option that was fully capable of purchasing high-quality content, helping in keeping everyone sane. and revenue data from the leading OTT platforms Technology has been disrupting the show indicates that finding the proper package for large business at large. It has changed the way viewers audiences is the key.consume entertainment, bringing innovation to Evolution of regional content:different aspects of the industry, be it content or With the prevalence of the major OTT platforms viewing quality. It has also contributed to the easy concentrating primarily on the Hindi dialect, an availability of any kind of content, irrespective of unexplored cluster of OTT services catering to any location barriers. regional attractions and primacy is emerging. The OTT revolution: Unlike the prominent players, which are aiming for With the technological advancements, any an expansive and diversified audience, localized geographical barrier is a myth now. You can easily OTT operators have carved a niche for enjoy a good Telugu movie on your smartphone themselves, catering to the native audience with while sitting at your home in Delhi. With the OTT the content of their dialect. In recent years, we space growing at a faster pace, the entertainment have witnessed such regional OTT platforms is home delivered to the audience basis their gaining prominence, and the growth of platforms platforms. preference, keeping in mind the monetary such as Hoichoi (Bengali), Nammaflix (Kannada), OTT entertainment platforms first appeared in aspects. ManoramaMax (Malayalam), DivoTV (Tamil) and India in 2008. However, the true boom occurred Over the years there have been many City Short TV (Gujarati) is a testimony to it.when the bulk of the population was trapped advancements in the delivery of entertainment Today's audiences are discerning and receptive to indoors due to the pandemic forced lockdown. media. Each of these advances has a serious new experiences. They are prepared to leave During this period, entertainment options were impact on how entertainment is enjoyed around their comfort zones in search of good tales with limited to indoor activities. Before the pandemic, the world today. Consumers’ behavior also compelling, nuanced plots. According to a FICCI-access to OTT platforms was considered a luxury, changed over time, compelling them to stream EY analysis of the M&E business, regional reserved mostly by urbanites. But gradually with content to their mobile devices, at any time. This language usage on OTT platforms would surpass the reduction in subscription and data charges, it was also beneficial for content providers as it Hindi at 45 percent by 2025, up from 30 percent became a household commodity.allowed them to travel further to consumers. Even in 2019. Smartphones have further transformed the way

handigarh : Uber today revealed a list of the top 15 cities with riders that have the highest review ratings across Indian cities. CChandigarh has an average rating of 4.78 and is among the top 5

most well-behaved cities in the country as per Uber ratings. Uber has a two-way rating system where riders and drivers can rate each other out of a maximum score of 5 on the basis of their behavior and overall experience. Recently, for the first time, Uber made it easier for riders to see how their rating was calculated and access a complete breakdown of their ratings in the Uber app’s new Privacy Center. A rider’s rating is an average of the last 500 trips. The below list shows the top 15 Indian cities ranked from the highest average rider rating to the lowest. Top 15 Uber Rider Ratings among Indian cities-1. Jaipur 2. Thiruvananthapuram, Patna 3. Kochi, Ludhiana 4. Indore, Pune 5. Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh 6. Bhubaneswar, Nagpur 7. Visakhapatnam 8. Coimbatore 9. Mysore 10. Mumbai 11. Chennai 12. Lucknow, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR 13. Bangalore 14. Kolkata 15. Guwahati.Uber believes that riders should have more visibility and transparency regarding their data. By empowering riders with this information, Uber hopes to encourage positive interactions between riders and drivers. From conversations with the most-engaged driver partners on its platform, Uber has put together a list of top 5 things that can help riders improve their ratings:Tips from most-engaged Uber drivers to improve rider rating -Be ready: Driver-partners love it when riders are ready to go when they arrive at the pick-up location, and when the location you entered.

Chandigarh riders are among the best-rated passengers in India by Uber drivers

NEW DELHI: Hearing loss amongst Indian population has risen multifold and is a major concern in contemporary India, of which a major portion is formed by children aging 0-14.WHO has estimated a total of 63 million Indians to be severely impacted from hearing disabilities which has a negative impact on their quality of life. Moreover, India lacks necessary infrastructural support and resources to provide international standard hearing health care and management under one roof. Widex India Pvt Ltd has a legacy of delivering exceptional hearing aids with its prime focus on latest technology and state of the art craftsmanship. They understand how important is sound and aim that everyone should experience every moment of life unadulterated. With this mission in mind to provide most natural sound under one roof, one of its kind Anand Hearing Sound Center was inaugurated today by Mr. Avinash Pawar, CEO, Widex India Pvt Ltd and Former Test Cricketer and Sound Partner Padma Shri Syed Kirmani, in partnership with Mr T.S. Anand - industry veteran and former Managing Director of Widex India from 1996 till 2012, and Mr. Anup Anand - Executive Director, Anand Hearing Sound Centre.

Hearing Healthcare Clinic comes up in Delhi

SHORT TALKS

iPad Air, iPhone SE 2022 likely to be unveiled at Apple's March 8 event

NSE IFSC Receipts offers investing opportunities in Global Stocks for Indian Retail Investors

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance settled Rs.982 crore worth of COVID-19 related claims during 9M-FY2022

HANDIGARH: National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) — an organisation under the Ministry of Skill CDevelopment and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). SVEP is a sub-component of

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the Ministry of Rural Development. It aims to support entrepreneurs in rural areas to set-up enterprises at the village-level in non-agricultural sectors. The partnership will enable the rural community by helping them set up their trades and provide complete

support till they are stabilized. This pragmatic intervention will provide knowledge, advisory and financial support to the public and will help create village-level community cadre. Under the partnership rural entrepreneurs will be able to access banking systems for receiving financial support for starting their enterprises, including support from MUDRA bank. Integrated ICT techniques and tools will also be provided for training and capacity building along with enterprise advisory services to augment the entrepreneurship ecosystem in India’s villages. The beneficiaries of the project are from the Self-Help Group (SHG) ecosystem of DAY-NRLM and the scheme not only supports existing enterprises but new enterprises as well.

NIESBUD signs an MoU with Ministry of Rural Development

ashington : Apple has announced its online event for March 8 but no hints Whave been given about what to expect.

The next-generation iPad Air and the rumoured iPhone SE (2022) will reportedly be the centrepiece announcements.As per GSM Arena, the information comes from one of the biggest Asian carriers as it received placeholder product images of the rumoured iPad Air and iPhone SE for this year. Companies send out press materials to carriers so that they can prepare product pages in advance.The most recent rumour suggests that the new SE will ask for USD 100 less than its predecessor, meaning USD 300 will be the starting price of the handset. It will, however, sport the latest Apple A15 Bionic chip powering up the current iPhone 13 generation.

Android 13 to give more granular control over phone's LED flash

ashington: American tech-giant Google may give users more Wgranular control over their LED flash

on the back of the phone. MoreAs per Google's recently released Android 13 developer preview, Google may give you more granular control over your LED flash on the back of the phone. There are two APIs associated with the new feature - one gives information about the brightness of the LED flash and the other one controls the actual brightness, according to GSM Arena. It will be up to OEMs to tap on those APIs and let users control the brightness from 1 to as high as the hardware allows. As per the outlet, not every phone will support the said feature, probably due to hardware limitations.For now, some Samsung handsets allow users to dim the LED flash as well as iPhones.

Balkrishna industries limited(bkt) ropes in Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador

HIMLA: Everyday in India, thousands of tons of waste end up in Sthe landfills, rivers, and the oceans.

While there are positive steps being taken towards developing waste management solutions, a lot more needs to be done when it comes to collective citizen action. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has launched a campaign that looks to inspire individuals to segregate household waste at source and ensure that waste stays out of the environment and in the circular economy. The ‘BinBoy’ campaign through its child protagonist ‘Appu,’ aims to drive behaviour change among citizens and urge them to segregate waste at homes and residential societies. Through an engaging narrative and thought-provoking dialogue ,the campaign draws attention to the seriousness of mixed waste disposal and need for immediate action.Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Ltd says, “The need for urgent action on the issue of waste segregation has never been greater.

HUL’s new campaign #BinBoy inspires to segregate waste for a better tomorrow

1,00,000th ‘Made-in-India’ car rolls-out of BMW Group Plant Chennai

handigarh: Coca-Cola, one of India’s leading beverage companies, has unveiled a new campaign ‘Coca-Cola - Khud Ko Jagaa, Ek Thanda Lagaa’ featuring Indian actors Janhvi Kapoor and CIshaan Khatter. With this new campaign, Coca-Cola aims to encourage people, especially the

youngsters in the country, to pause their hectic schedules, and take a break – with a Coke! The brand empathizes with the youth and understands that ‘taking breaks’ is now more important than ever,

e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g t h e s e unprecedented times. As the younger population grapples with everyday hurdles in their personal and professional lives, the lively campaign film urges them to take short breaks regularly and enjoy a Coca-Cola alongside, to rejuvenate them in body and mind, and spirit. Commenting on the TVC, Kaushik Prasad, Director – Coca-Cola Category for India & South West

Asia, said, “The last two years have been unprecedented for everyone, and people across age-groups have found themselves grappling with multiple uncertainties and challenges. The pandemic has particularly impacted youngsters who have juggled between multiple responsibilities, to cope with the new normal and often find themselves needing breaks to recharge. We at Coca-Cola understand this and with our new campaign, urge our audiences especially the youth to take these much-needed breaks during their hectic days, esp when their energy is down to uplift, energize & recharge themselves with a delicious “Thanda” (cold Coke).” He further added, “The youth icons, Janhvi Kapoor and Ishan Khatter have brought their own liveliness and energy to the campaign film which is indeed very refreshing.”

handigarh : Setting a new milestone in its India presence, BMW Group Plant Chennai has rolled out the 1,00,000th car locally produced in the country. A BMW Individual 740Li M CSport Edition has received this special badge. Mr. Thomas Dose, Managing Director,

BMW Group Plant Chennai said, “It is a day of great joy and pride for usas the 1,00,000th ‘Made-in-India’cardrives out of the assembly lines. This accomplishment is a result of the team’s hard work, efficiency and consistency which ensures that every BMW or MINI car locally produced here inChennai is of the same international quality standards as any other BMW plant across the world. Highly skilled employees, advanced manufacturing processes along with state-of-the-art technology and a strong focus on sustainability provided the necessary ingredients for this success. At the same time, increased localisation of up to 50 per cent and a robust collaboration with local supplier partners has created more value for everyone in the ecosystem. BMW Group Plant Chennai looks forward to raising the bar in sustainable manufacturing excellence further as the India story grows.”BMW Group Plant Chennai started operations on 29 March 2007 and is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The BMW Group has continuously increased the number of its locally produced car models.

handigarh : TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, is once again poised to disrupt the market, with its latest offering, CTECNO SPARK 8C under its reputed Spark 8 series.

TECNO SPARK 8C is a premium smartphone with all-rounder capabilities especially in memory, processor, display, camera, and battery. All these collectively gives it an edge over its counterparts. TECNO SPARK 8C is a true value for money product. Commenting on the launch, Arijeet Talapatra, CEO of TRANSSION India, said “Our aim has always been to deliver the best possible smartphone experience at competitive pricing to our customer base. The launch of Tecno Spark 8C testifies our commitment towards this aim. We hope, with the all-new Tecno Spark 8C hitting the markets, premium smartphone experiences will now be more accessible and affordable. The smartphone boasts of best-in-the-segment features such as Octa-core Processor, 90Hz higher Refresh Rate, 6.6 HD+ Rich Display, Massive 5000mAh Battery, and 13MP AI Dual Rear Camera. Speed and agility are the two key features that are indispensable to most users today. In line with the same, TECNO SPARK 8C offers up to 6GB* RAM with Memory Fusion and 64GB ROM. In addition, the smartphone packs in various smart features such as IPX2 Splash Resistant, DTS Sound, Soplay 2.0, HiParty, Anti-oil Smart Fingerprint, Face Unlock, 3-in-1 SIM slot with Dual 4G VoLTE and many more – all in a premium design and vibrant colors. The phone is powered by HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11.

TECNO launches SPARK 8C

ortein, one of the world’s leading pest control brands, announced the relaunch of its age-old nemesis – Louie, in its Mnew avatar as Louie the mosquito. The new and more

powerful brand mascot- Louie is re-introduced to the Indian audience after a gap of five years.

Born to parents Marg and Mor t , Lou ie came in to existence in 1957 as a fly. He was known as a bad, mean, and mighty unclean fly, spreading disease with the greatest of ease. Mortein launched Louie the mosquito in India in 2004 to spread awareness around pest and mosquito borne diseases and is an adaptation of Louie the Fly, drawn and animated by Geoffrey Morgan Pike having

appeared in many animated TV commercials.With Mortein committed to One Health, One Planet, One Future, it focuses on making India malaria-free by 2030. More than 95% of Indian population is at risk of contracting mosquito borne diseases today, Louie’s come-back will help Mortein reach out to today’s youth to create more awareness on these pests.Commenting on the relaunch, Mr. Saurabh Jain, Regional Marketing Director, Hygiene, Reckitt- South Asia said, “Mosquitoes are getting stronger; their menace has significantly increased the spread of vector borne diseases over the past few years.

Mortein relaunches its age-old nemesis ‘Louie’ after a gap of 5 years

UDHIANA/JALANDHAR: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s claim Lsettlement ratio stood at 97.9%

during FY2021 and the Company took 1.4 days, on an average, to settle non-investigated death claims. For the 9 months-ended FY2022, the Company has settled Rs. 982 crore worth of Covid-19 related claims.To make customer service including the claims settlement process faster, safer, and more convenient for customers, especially during the pandemic, the Company is using digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Technologies such as RPA and OCR are also being used for underwriting, claims assessment, selling or renewing policies, and offering customized offers. Customers can use any of the digital touch-points such as WhatsApp, Mobile App, Website, Chatbot LiGo, etc. to initiate and conclude service requests, upload required documents and download premium paid certificates.Mr. Ashish Rao, EVP & Chief - Customer Experience & Operations, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance said, “All our digitalisation initiatives are aimed at empowering customers and providing them with a hassle-free experience.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurancesettled COVID-19 related claimsSamsung India Launches Galaxy

A03 with True 48MP Camera Galaxy A03 offers a complete package for our consumers who are curious to explore and excel at the same time,” said Akshay S. Rao, Deputy General Manager, Mobile Marketing, Samsung India. Galaxy A03 comes withTrue 48MPrear camera that lets you take high quality photos and videos of your special moments. The 2MP depthcamera helps you click sharp portraits with Live Focus and geta natural blur effect in the background. Galaxy A03 sports5MP front camera with Beauty Mode to make you social media ready in a click.Galaxy A03 also has ‘Smart Selfie Angle’ feature for clicking awesome group selfies by automatically switching to wide angle when it detects multiple faces in the frame.Powered bya handigarh : Samsung, India’s most trusted powerful Octa-core 1.6GHz processor, Galaxy A03 smartphone brand, today announced the ensures optimized performance and smooth launch of Galaxy A03. The latest addition to Cmultitasking.With up to 4GB RAM,Galaxy Samsung’s A-series, Galaxy A03 comes with6.5’’ A03offers faster productivity and reduced power HD+ display along withTrue 48MP dual rear consumptionwhile browsing and using multiple camera to capture sharp photos with Live Focus. apps.Equipped withlong-lasting 5000mAh battery, Galaxy A03 is at INR 10499 for 3GB+32GB variant Galaxy A03 provides enough power to last you a full and INR 11999 for 4GB+64GB variant. “The new day and lets you spend more time on your Galaxy A03 is designed to disrupt the market with smartphone and less time charging your incredible features at an affordable price point. This smartphone. Galaxy A03 sportsstunning6.5’’ HD+ stylish smartphone stands out with True 48MP rear display offering immersive viewing experienceto camera and segment’s top 6.5’’ display, powerful those who love bingingon content. processor and long lasting 5000mAh battery.

Coca-Cola brings back their iconic ‘Thanda’ campaign

Paytm brings Delhi’s famous Big Chill on its app

handigarh: One97 Communications Limited (OCL) that owns the brand Paytm, India’s leading digital Cpayments and financial services company, has

today announced that it has onboarded Big Chill, one of Delhi’s most iconic cafes, on its app. With this, Paytm has become the only platform that allows users to easily place online food orders directly with the iconic brand.Users have to simply open the Paytm app and search for Big Chill Cafe on the ‘Discover with Paytm’ section under Paytm Mini App Store. After accessing the Big Chill Cafe menu, users can order food online and pay seamlessly using Paytm payment instruments such as Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI, credit and debit cards, netbanking or Paytm Postpaid (Buy Now, Pay Later). Paytm spokesperson said, “We are glad to add Big Chill as the latest restaurant from where users can order food online through the Paytm Mini App Store. Being exclusively available on the Paytm app, we hope users can enjoy the delicacies from Big Chill at home. Our aim continues to bring convenience to users and also help businesses leverage Paytm’s reach to build brand awareness.”

handigarh, NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock CExchange of India Ltd (NSE), in association with

HDFC Bank, has launched trading in India’s first Unsponsored Depositary Receipts (NSE IFSC Receipts) under the regulatory sandbox framework prescribed by the IFSCA, which will offer Indian retail investors an opportunity to invest in the US Stocks, listed on exchanges like NYSE and NASDAQ, in an easy and affordable way. Following this launch, Indian retail investors will be able to transact on the NSE IFSC platform under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme ("LRS") prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"). NSE IFSC Receipts are an innovative first-of-its-kind product offering to Indian Retail Investors, by providing them with an opportunity to diversify their investment in top performing companies of global economies. NSE IFSC Receipts will make the entire process of investment in global stocks seamless and at a low cost. Investors will be provided with an option to trade in fractional quantity when compared to the underlying shares traded in global markets.

HANDIGARH/GURUGRAM :The Indian multinational group and Cglobal player in the Off-Highway

tire market, Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), has roped in superstar, Ranveer Singh, as it’s Brand Ambassador. “We are overjoyed to announce our brand partnership with youth icon Ranveer Singh, who has established himself as the category leader through sheer hard work and excellence, making him the perfect choice to highlight our brand”, said Mr. Rajiv Poddar, Jt. Managing Director, Balkrishna Industries Ltd. “Both BKT and Ranveer Singh have been referred to as ‘mavericks’ as a result of their versatility and innovativeness in approach and we are excited at building this partnership on the edifice of these qualities.

NSE IFSC and HDFC Bank unlock investing opportunities

California Walnuts Launches Global "Power of 3" Campaign

handigarh : The California Walnut Commission announced today the third annual “Power of 3” global marketing campaign to increase awareness about the benefits of omega-3s and highlight Chow walnuts are an excellent source of plant-based omega-3 ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). Walnuts

are easily accessible, versatile in their use in meals and snacks, and a delicious way for consumers to meet the recommended daily intake of plant-based omega-3 ALA (1.6 g/day for men and 1.1 g/day for women).1The campaign makes it easy for consumers around the globe to include a handful of walnuts in their daily meals and snacks. During March, the global campaign will run simultaneously in multiple continents and will feature retail promotions, advertising, plant-forward recipes, videos, and more – so consumers can easily create multi-cultural dining experiences right at home.“We have seen incredible success with the Power of 3 campaign over the past two years and are thrilled to bring it back for 2022,” shares Pam Graviet, Sr. Marketing Director, International for the California Walnut Commission. “With more people adopting a plant-forward way of eating, it has been a great way to share how walnuts can help individuals achieve their personal goals. It’s always exciting to see how consumers share their personal experiences with California walnuts.” “Walnuts are an excellent source of plant-based omega-3 ALA, which is often lacking in the diets of India's large vegetarian population. They are the only tree nut to contain a significant amount of omega-3 ALA (2.5g/28g), which may play a role in heart health, brain health and healthy aging.2,3,4 There are three forms of omega-3s, including EPA and DHA commonly found in marine sources such as fish and algae, and ALA, an essential plant-based fatty acid that can be found in food sources including walnuts, flax and chia seeds,” adds Celebrity Nutritionist Nmami Agrawal. “Research continues to uncover the unique benefits of ALA, separate and apart from the more widely known benefits of marine sources."Consumers can show how they are doing more for their health, a handful of walnuts at a time, by sharing on social using the hashtag: #SharethePowerof3. For more information about plant-based omega-3 ALA and California walnuts, along with delicious recipe inspiration, please visit californiawalnuts.in

HIMLA/ DHARAMSHALA,: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s claim settlement ratio stood at S97.9% during FY2021 and the Company took

1.4 days, on an average, to settle non-investigated death claims.For the 9 months-ended FY2022, the Company has settled Rs. 982 crore worth of Covid-19 related claims.To make customer service including the claims settlement process faster, safer, and more convenient for customers, especially during the pandemic, the Company is using digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI),Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation(RPA) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).Technologies such as RPA and OCR are also being used for underwriting, claims assessment, selling or renewing policies, and offering customized offers. Customers can use any of the digital touch-points such as WhatsApp, Mobile App, Website, ChatbotLiGo, etc. to initiate and conclude service requests, upload required documents and download premium paid certificates.

handigarh: Mars Wrigley launches a new variant of its much-loved chocolate brand Snickers, thereby expanding the portfolio with flavors that consumers of treats and snacks in India love and appreciate. The all-new Snickers Kesar Pista comes with the Ctaste of the royal spice - Saffron or Kesar, and the premium nut - Pistachio, bringing together a combination that is adored by

many and often found in several variations of mithai's or desserts prepared across different states and parts of India. Loved for its cheeky brand persona and humorous campaigns, the new Snickers Kesar Pista has been launched with the tag line, 'Hunger Ka Royal Solution', furthering the brand's global proposition of 'You Are Not You When You Are Hungry'. r. Varun Kandhari, Marketing Director, Mars Wrigley, India, said that at Mars Wrigley, India, our purpose is to create a billion better moments that make the world smile and we are committed to bringing new and exciting variants of our globally loved brands to cater to our diverse consumers in India in ways that are relevant to them. Our previous launches have proven to be successful and we aim to continue to expand our portfolio while maintaining the brand love amongst Snickers loyalists. We are glad to bring this new variant, and confident this is going to appease many, given India's love for Kesar Pista as a flavour."

Mars Wrigley launches new variant of Snickers

HANDIGARH: NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the CNational Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE),

in association with HDFC Bank, has launched trading in India’s first Unsponsored Depository Receipts (NSE IFSC Receipts) under the regulatory sandbox framework prescribed by the IFSCA, which will offer Indian retail investors an opportunity to invest in the US Stocks, listed on exchanges like NYSE and NASDAQ, in an easy and affordable way. Following this launch, Indian retail investors will be able to transact on the NSE IFSC platform under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme ("LRS") prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"). Mr. Kaizad Bharucha, Executive Director, HDFC Bank said: "HDFC Bank has been a pioneer and has been playing a catalytic role in transforming the Indian financial services space. The NSE IFSC Receipts are the first of its kind in India / GIFT IFSC and will provide Indian retail investors with an opportunity to invest easily in global stocks. The NSE IFSC Receipts framework will also make these investments extremely affordable and transparent, thereby paving way for retail participation.

'How demand for local language content increased in the last 5 years'

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AGENCYMOHALI, MARCH 4

Rishabh Pant's belligerent knockof 96 and Hanuma Vihari's 58along with contributions from Vi-rat Kohli and Ravindra Jadejahelped hosts score 357/6 atstumps on day-1 here at the PCAIS Bindra stadium.

Resuming the post-tea sessionat 199/4 Rishabh Pant andShreyas Iyer batted sensibly as In-dia crosses the 200-run mark andthe duo notched up a fifty partner-ship. Shreyas Iyer was lookinggood but was dismissed leg beforewicket by Dhananjaya de Silva for27 to leave India at 228/5 breakingthe 53-run partnership.

Pant carried on kept scoringruns at a brisk pace by hitting

boundaries and went on to scorehis 8th Test half-century. RavindraJadeja who was making a come-back into the Test team after re-covering from injury showed littlesigns of rust and gave company toPant from the other end.

Pant-Jadeja duo notched up afifty partnership. Wicket-keeperbatter Pant became aggressive af-ter his half-century and startedtaking the Lankan spinners to thecleaners hitting some big sixesagainst them.

Pant along with Jadeja tookthe team's total beyond the 300-run mark and notched up a 100-run partnership. Rishabh Pant

missed on a century as he wascleaned bowled for 96 by pacerSuranga Lakmal.

Jadeja and Ravichandran Ash-win from there on ensured thatthere was no further loss of wick-et as India ended day-1 at 357/6.Jadeja remained unbeaten on 45while Ashwin was unbeaten on10. Earlier in the day captain, Ro-hit Sharma won the toss and de-cided to bat first, India started offwell with openers Rohit and Agar-wal, thrashing the Lankanbowlers. The duo took the hosts tothe 50-run mark in just 9 overs.The visitors finally heaved a sighof relief when Lahiru Kumara dis-missed Rohit, who was caught bySuranga Lakmal at the fine leg,leaving the team's total at 52/1.Following the skipper's dismissal,Vihari joined Agarwal and keptthe scoreboard moving for India.Agarwal was then sent back for 33runs by Lasith Embuldeniya. Hiswicket meant Virat Kohli's arrival,who is playing his 100th Testmatch.

Then, Kohli along with Viharianchored the innings and ensuredthat there was no further damage.

Resuming the post-lunch ses-sion at 109/2 the duo of ViratKohli and Hanuma Vihari carriedon in a solid manner as the duonotched up a fifty partnership and Vihari alsonotched up his fifth Test half-cen-tury to take the team's total to the150-run mark.

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Tripura all outfor 232 runs NEW DELHI : In the PUNJAB VSTRIPURA match being played atArun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi,Punjab had won the toss and elect-ed to field first. On day 1 TeamTripura could score only 127 runsin their 1st innings.On day 2 today, continuing from79/7, Punjab was bowled out for120 runs and Tripura made an ex-cellent comeback in the match. ForPunjab Anmol Malhotra was thehighest scorer with 30 runs in 59balls . Tripura�s M B Mura Singhclaimed 6/48, A S Sarkar 3/47 &Saurabh Das claimed 1 wicket. Tripura in their 2nd innings had ashaky start with some early wick-ets. Team was 73/6 in 29 over�swhen Tripura�s M B Mura Singhtook charge of the batting also andstitched an important partnership of129 runs with SS Ghosh. MuraSingh scored 85 runs in 91 ballswith 10 boundaries and 2 sixes.The other main contributor forTripura was SS Ghosh who scored55 runs in 103 balls. Punjab Bowlers played a criticalrole again today and limited Tripurain 2nd innings to 232 runs. Ar-shdeep claimed 5/33, SiddarthKaul 2/57 and Abhishek Sharmatook 3/23.Two more days of the match arestill left and Punjab now requires240 runs to win this match.

My father has put inlot of effort for me:Navneet KaurNEW DELHI: The Indian women’shockey team forward Navneet Kaursaid that her father always support-ed her and helped her in reachingthe national team.When asked about how shestarted playing the game ofhockey, Forward NavneetKaur said in a statement, "I al-ways had a great interest insports since my childhood. Myfather wanted me to be acricketer, but there was nocricket in my hometown -Shahabad. There was aschool in front of my housewhere hockey was playedand that’s where I startedplaying the sport. My father,who used to work in a TV re-pairing shop, has put in a lotof effort to help me reach theIndian team."The 26-year-old also spokeabout the importance of theHockey Junior World Cup2013 in her career."The Hockey Junior WorldCup 2013 was the biggesttournament for me when Ijoined the Junior IndianWomen’s Team. It was quite agood tournament for me. Wewon the Bronze Medal afterwinning a shoot-out and I hadalso scored in the shoot-out.A lot of players from that Indi-an Junior team are playing to-gether in the current SeniorIndia Team. It has felt reallynice to play with the sameplayers for so many years,"said Navneet.On the other hand, the IndianWomen’s Hockey Team For-ward Neha expressed the im-portance of her mother in herlife. "I faced a lot of chal-lenges when I started playinghockey. One of my friends inschool had asked me to startplaying hockey and the friendhad also taken me to theground. I started playing onlybecause we were givenshoes and clothes. And sincethen, I have been practising atthe Hockey Academy inSonepat.

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Kohli felicitated bychildhood hero Dravid

MOHALI, MARCH 4

Former India captain Virat Kohli, who is at the tip of playing his100th Test match, was felicitated with a specially made Test capon Friday. The prized memento was given to him by his child-hood hero and now team coach Rahul Dravid. Giving away thespecial cap, Dravid said, "It is well deserved, well earned, andhopefully it is just the start ofmany things to come. As wesay in the dressing room, dou-ble it up." In reply, Kohli, whowas standing next to his wifeAnushka Sharma, said it is aspecial moment for him andnext gen players can take awayfrom him is that he played 100games in the purest form. "It isa special moment for me. Mywife is here and so is my broth-er. Everyone is very proud. It isindeed a team game and itcouldn't have been possible without you. Thanks to the BCCI aswell. In present-day cricket, with the amount we play with threeformats and an IPL, the one takeaway the next generation cantake from me is that I played 100 games in the purest format," hesaid. Kohli has been Test cricket's biggest cheerleader for a while.Mohali is where it all started for him in a way and now he returnshere as a part of Rohit Sharma's team. It is time to shine the spot-light on Kohli-the-player, who has not got big scores under hisbelt in recent times. This team, of course, needs Kohli more thanever, especially in the absence of Ajinkya Rahane and Chetesh-war Pujara. Without them, India are vulnerable in the middle or-der, but it is time for India to look ahead and try to find solutionswith some new faces onboard.

India rule Day-1 at Mohali,Pant hits brilliant 96

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and other officials reachMohali Stadium for a memorable Test matchCHANDIGARH : BCCI Secretary Jay Shah reached IS Bindra Inter-national Cricket Stadiumfor Virat Kohli’s memorableTest match. Shah was re-ceived by PCA PresidentPadma shree RajinderGupta. Jai Shah was ac-companied by Board Trea-surer Arun Dhumal andVice President RajeevShukla. Gupta said that itis a matter of pride forPCA for hosting this mem-orable Test match. ThePCA has always hostedgreat events and we thank the Board for their belief in us. We willcontinue & try to live up to the trust of the Board and Secretary JaiShah in the same way in the times to come.

Advocate Khuraniainvited to deliver lectureRANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL: Local Sr. Advocate andState Master Trainer of HALSAArvindKhurania has been invited to deliver alecture on '' Role of Principal Magistrateunder JJ Act'' by The Maharaja RanjitSingh Punjab Police Academy, Phillauron March 8. In a communication to himDr. Harpreet Singh, course coordinatorof the Academy said that the Institute isorganising a specialised training coursefor In-service officers in addition to im-parting training to probationer IPS,PCS(Judicial), PCS(Executive), newlyrecruited DSPs and SIs. It may be re-called that recently Mr. Khurania alsoaddressed the Judicial Officers ofKaithal Sessions Division on JuvenileJustice Act.

Youth complainsabout faulty mobileon CM window

NIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: A young man has accusedthe mobile company of fraud. The youthalleges that he had bought a mobilephone of Samsung from Radaur a fewmonths ago. But within a few daysthere was a fault in the screen. Neitherthe shopkeeper nor the Samsung carecentre is fixing his phone. He is beingharassed. Now he has demanded ac-tion by giving a complaint on the CMwindow. Deepak Sharma, a resident ofKheda Environment, Radaur, said in acomplaint sent to CM Window that hehad bought a Samsung company's mo-bile phone on December 24 last yearfrom a shop located in the main marketof Radaur. The price of the phone wasRs 84 thousand. The shopkeeper fromwhom he had bought the phone hadgiven him the warranty of the mobilephone. It was only 8-10 days later thata black line appeared in the middle ofthe screen.He took the phone and went to theshopkeeper. But the shopkeeper saidthat it is not a fault. The shopkeepertold him to go to Samsung Care Centre,Yamunanagar. There his applicationwas rejected and he was told that hewould have to pay Rs 35 thousand toget the phone repaired. When he toldthis to the shopkeeper, the shopkeepersent him to Kurukshetra Samsung CareCentre. But even there the staff refusedto fix his phone. He said that instead offixing the phone, he was being ha-rassed. By giving a complaint on theCM Window, he has demanded action.

1668 people attendloan fair DEEPAK SHARMAISMAILABAD: 1668 people from 42 vil-lages were called in the fair organisedunder the Chief Minister AntyodayaParivar Utthan Yojana. The people whoreached the spot got the loan paper-work done through various depart-ments. The fair continued till late in the evening. In the fair organ-ized in the office of Block Panchayatand Development Officer, people start-ed getting influx from the morning it-self. District Additional Deputy Com-missioner Akhil Pilani, who arrived asthe chief guest at the fair, said that the state government is goingto increase the income of low incomefamilies. The living conditions of suchfamilies will change suddenly in thecoming time. He informed that loansare being given by all about thirty de-partments through the fair. Subsidy willalso be available on this loan. The in-come of such families will also bechecked from time to time. The effortof the government is to uplift the poorfamilies.

NEWS BRIEFS HARYANA

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CHANDIGARH, MARCH 4

Haryana Medical Education MinisterAnil Vij replying to a question raisedduring the ongoing session of theHaryana Vidhan Sabha here Fridaythat the state government is going toopen nursing colleges in six districts,which will be inaugurated by theChief Minister soon. Mr Vij said thestate government has formulated anew nursing policy under which anursing college should have a 100-bedded hospital or a nursing collegeshould be accredited with an NABHcertified hospital located within a ra-dius of 10 kms and that hospitalshould be 100 bedded.

He said the provision of biometricattendance should also be made forthe children studying in nursing col-leges. Apart from this, he said thecountry and the state need qualityparamedical staff i.e. nursing staff. Hesaid earlier nursing colleges used to

function from one room and the nurs-es and students studying in these col-leges didn't even know the basics ofnursing, thus, a new policy has beenbrought in. He said we have opened

medical colleges and we are also plan-ning to open nursing schools. Mr Vij said the new nursingpolicy framed by the state governmentstands as it is.

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7-day NSS camp concludesMAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI: On the seventh day of the seven-day National Service Scheme camp organised at Govern-ment Senior Secondary School, Garhi Birbal, volunteers participated in other activities including chartmaking, debate competition and self-defense, full of women empowerment. In the morning session,Karate coach Pramod Kashyap Tusang taught self-defence tricks to the volunteers, after that NSS of-ficer Shamsher Singh told the children about the life of India's first female teacher, Savitri Bai JyotiraoPhule. Women's education was not given much attention, but leaving these traditions behind, SavitriBai Jyotirao Phule not only took education but also made her mark as a teacher, poet and social re-former. We should take inspiration from his life. In the state level cultural festival, Swati, a class 12thstudent representing the school, was present as the chief guest.

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, MARCH 4

Bhagwandas Kabirpanthi,former MLA of Nilokhericonstituency, met HarshitRaheja and Hardik, stu-dents of Model Town, Tara-ori, who had returned fromUkraine, and inquired abouttheir well being. He also en-quired about situation in Ukraine fromHarshit.

When both the students narrated thestory of the situation in Ukraine, the fam-ily started crying. Kabirpanthi also con-gratulated the family of Harshit andHardik that all the students are beingsafely brought back home due to the tire-less efforts of the government. After thereturn of the two students, tears of joywere seen in the eyes of the relatives.

Meanwhile, Kabirpanthi said that theBJP government at the Center has madea significant contribution in bringing

back thousands of Indian studentstrapped in the Russia-Ukraine war. Hesaid that the BJP government at the Cen-ter first took interest of Indian studentsand issued appropriate advisory on time.Due to which thousands of studentsstranded in Ukraine were brought backto their homeland India safely.

Kabirpanthi said that the govern-ment has been successful in providingfood, and making proper arrangementsfor all Indians and is also making contin-uous efforts to bring back the Indiansstranded in Ukraine.

Register onSamarpan Portal: DC

RAMAN GUPTAKAITHAL, MARCH 4

The Haryana Government through Samarpan Portal has pro-vided a platform for those people who want to serve others.The voluntary services offered through Samarpan are linkedto the schemes run by the government in various sectors.These include education, women and child development,farmers welfare, skill development, environmental protection,sports, community cleanliness, service delivery through socialaudit and character building. DC Pradeep Dahiya has appealedto the volunteers of the district to make their district better byjoining the Samarpan portal. Started on the initiative ofHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, its potential can be har-nessed in 9 partnership sectors by joining the Samarpan por-tal. This area will be education, skill development, sportsfriend, farmer friend, tree friend, social audit, schemes andsurvey, cleanliness friend, women and child help. We will beable to make Kaithal district better by our positive contribu-tion in the respective partnership sector as per our interest.

The Deputy Commissioner said that this is such a uniqueprogramme on the initiative of the Haryana Government,through which the debt of the society can be repaid and it canbecome the pivot for the uplift of the surrounding environment.The most important aspect of this voluntary service is that it isperson based. The difference of self-satisfaction can be felt bymaking changes in the lives of others. He appealed to the resi-dents of the district to register more and more to join this pro-gram by visiting the Haryana government's dedication portal sothat their potential could be utilised in improving the district.

Sopan Scout Camp inauguratedNavodaya Vidyalaya Niwarsi

NARESH GARGLADWA: The third five-day Sopan Scout Camp was inaugurat-ed at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Niwarsi, Ladwa. 56 partici-pants from 7 districts of Jaipur division participated in this camp.Rajendra Singh Sangwan participated in the camp as a chiefguest and Sunita Kapoor, District Organization Commissioner,Kurukshetra, as a special guest. The program started with theflag hoisting of the scout by the chief guest.The principal of the school, Amar Kaur honored the chief guestand special guest by giving a bouquet of flowers and a shawl.The Chief Guest cut the ribbon and inaugurated the newly con-structed Scout Corner in the school.In his address, Chief Guest Rajendra Singh Sangwan highlight-ed the importance of Scout history and encouraged all childrento follow discipline. Gurpreet Kaur, Rajneesh Gupta, Gurucha-ran Singh, Satish Kumar, Subodh Sharma etc. were present onthe occasion.

Science exhibitionheld at DPS Ladwa

NARESH GARGLADWA: The principal of the school, Deepti Vadera, said that duringthe lockdown, the third graders were asked to stay at home and studyonline as well as make science-related items. Now the lockdown hasopened and the schools have been opened by the Haryana govern-ment at full capacity.In the same series, the children of third class who stayed at their houseduring the lockdown made science-related models. A science exhibitionwas held at the school on Friday, which was much appreciated by theentire school children and staff.He said that doing this type of work sharpens the minds of children andgives them a lot to learn. Apart from sports, attention is also drawn to-wards studies. School staff was present on the spot.

Water purity checkthrough mobile vanNIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: On behalf of the Public Health Department, the purity of wa-ter is being checked in the villages through mobile vans. After checkingthe water, it will be told on the spot whether the water is potable or not.The mobile van reached Madhobans, Barkhedi, MT Karhera, Ratan-garh, Nachraun, Bale-wala and Sandhala vil-lages of the area tocheck water samples.Here the villagersbrought water samplesfrom their homes whichwere investigated by theemployees in the mo-bile van. Chemical watertesting was done duringthis period of the depart-ment. The report of allthe samples was foundfine. Villagers were in-formed about the Jal Jeevan Mission by BRC Sanjeev Kumar. Thequality of the water will be checked by checking. By which it will be ableto know whether the quality of the water that people are drinking in thevillages is right or not. The mobile van will cover seven villages in a day.On February 7, the mobile van will again reach 7 villages of the area bytaking samples of water and checking them. Pawan Kumar, Sunny Ku-mar and Sahil were present on the occasion.

Tears of joy as 2 Taraori studentsfrom Ukraine return home

Chandra takes stock ofdevelopment worksSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Subhash Chandra, Executive Vice Chairman, SwachhBharat Mission, Haryana, today made a surprise inspection of KalpanaChawla Gate, Bhagwaria Gas Agency Chowk and Milkha Singh HockeyGround and regarding the delay in the construction work of KalpanaChawla Gate, KarnalMunicipal Corpora-tion XEN SatishSharma, SDO SunilBhalla was calledand instructed tocomplete the worksoon. On this occa-sion, Subhash Chan-dra asked the corpo-ration officials tobuild a park to beau-tify this place bybreaking the closedpublic health tubewell near Bhagwaria Gas Agency Chowk, which isnow a haven for drug addicts and anti-social elements. gave instruc-tions to the officers.Along with this, while ordering the cleaning inspector Mandeep andDeputy Sanitation Inspector Gulab to clean this mess immediately, hecalled upon the people to take care of cleanliness around their homes.Keep it because many types of diseases arise due to dirt which hindersthe development of human beings. So cleanliness is very important forour life. We can eliminate diseases only by adopting cleanliness. Apartfrom our house, we should take care of the cleanliness of the surround-ings and to maintain cleanliness, we should not throw garbage hereand there. Garbage should always be thrown in the dustbin. He alsovisited Milkha Singh Hockey Stadium and instructed GM Ramesh Mad-han of Smart City Project to hand over the sports department for themaintenance of the gym built there and also Devendra to maintain itsbeauty.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, MARCH 4

A self-study person never gets old.Just like there should be bath and dietetc., in the same way, the process ofstudying education should continuecontinuously. Subhash Chandra, Ex-ecutive Vice Chairman, SwachhBharat Mission, Haryana, said thison the occasion of the book launch ofChintan Ke Ayam. He said that Dr.Madan Gulati is a well-known edu-cationist not only of Karnal city butof the state. Senior teacher and litterateur Dr.Ashok Bhatia also described Madan Gulati asthe pride of Haryana and said that HaryanaSahitya Akademi has honored him twice as acritic. He has written more than a dozen books.He said that Dr. Madan Gulati's field of studyis very wide, he is very active even at thisstage of his age and we hope that we will getthe privilege of reading his books in futurealso. Principal Tanuja Sachdeva, ProfessorAmol Marwaha, Principal Usha Gulati werealso present on this occasion.

Describing the dimensions of contempla-tion, the book, Dr. Madan Gulati said that in

this he has expressed his views on four mainreligions. There are 3 on Urdu literature, twoon Punjabi folk songs and the rest on Hindi lit-erature. The book is very interesting and read-able. Dr. Madan Gulati, retired senior littera-teur and critic from Dyal Singh College, De-partment of Post-Graduate Hindi, has crossed85 years of age, but he has not given up self-study. Dr Gulati said that today the nature ofliterature is changing. Due to digitisation, nowpeople do not take so much interest in books, but people who understand and are at-tached to literature cannot live without bookseven today.

Chandra releases Dr MadanGulati’s book

R. K. KASHYAPCHHCHHRAULI, MAR4

After about 6 hours of hardwork, the big truck-trailerwas removed on the NationalHighway. Arriving on thespot, Pratapnagar police withthe help of two cranes re-moved trailerr which hadturned turtle near Kalesar LalDhang on Jagadhri- PoontaSahib Road. The NationalHighway was completelyblocked for about eight hoursand the passersby faced diffi-culties.

Passers-by coming fromHimachal had to come toPratapnagar, Jagadhari, Ya-munanagar via Kala Amband Ponta via Badshahi Baghfrom Uttar Pradesh. On theother hand, the passersby go-ing from Jagadhri to PaontaSahib also had to use a longway. Let me tell you, a bigtrailerr overturned in the mid-dle of the road near LaldhangKalesar on Jagadhari-Ponta

Sahib National Highway.The overturning of the

trawler caused a long trafficjam on both sides of the Na-tional Highway which causedtrouble to the passersby.

According to the infor-mation received, a big truck-trailer which was going toPaonta Sahib of Himachalfrom Haryana after reachingLal Dhang while on way toKalesar, due to a technicalmalfunction in the trawler, it

could not climb a gradientand overturned in the middleof the road. The overturningof the trailer caused a longtraffic jam on both sides ofthe road. The trawler over-turned in the middle of theroad in such a way that eventwo wheeler drivers could notcross. Eyewitnesses say thatthe National Highway be-yond Kalesar has been dam-aged at many places andwhen vehicles falling into

these pits caused technicalmalfunction in the vehiclesdue to which heavy vehiclescannot climb on Laldhangand are damaged. Fear of anaccident also remains.Passers-by also face troubledue to the same traffic jam.Townspeople, villagers andpassersby have demandedfrom the administration andthe government to repair theNational Highway and allevi-ate their sufferings.

Govt is going to open nursingcolleges in 6 districts: Vij

Traffic on Jagadhri- Paonta road disruptedfor 8 hrs as truck-trailer overturns

Malik Roji visits FamilyCounseling Centre

JASWINDER SHARMAKARNAL: Courtesy Haryana State Social Welfare Board, Chandi-garh, District Child Welfare Council Karnal is running a family coun-seling center for the welfare of women and children at MahilaThana Karnal. On Friday, Chairman of Haryana State Social Wel-fare Board, Chandigarh Malik Roji Anand visited the Family Coun-seling Centre. The Family Counseling Centre has done well to con-nect 6041 families through mutual consultation since the year 1999.Malik Anand, taking information about the activities of the centre,checked the records of the office and took detailed informationabout the family counseling center from both the counselors. Givingnecessary directions to the counselors to run the activities of thecenter more smoothly, she said that a board should also be put upin the premises of Mahila Thana with information about the workbeing done by the center and the assistance being given to thepeople. On this occasion, she also met Rekha, in-charge of MahilaThana Karnal and appreciated her cooperation being given to theFamily Counseling Centre.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, MARCH 4

Recently, in a spa center, girlsbeat up a boy. This news wasmade viral on social media.Disturbed by this incident, fi-nally the young man commit-ted suicide. Now this centrehas come under the target ofthe opposition. Today All In-dia Congress National Secre-tary Varindra Rathore alongwith hundreds of his support-ers came out on the streets.They raided the spa centre.Karnal police also got toknow about it. However, be-fore the leaders arrived, theoperators of the spa centreran away. Police also reachedthe spot, finally CongressNational Secretary VarindraRathore had to convince theofficials. This is the first timein the history of Karnal thatthe opposition has to take tothe streets against prostitu-tion. Even before this, Karnal

Police raided spa centres andcaught many people in objec-tionable positions.

In fact, this spa is verynear to the mini secretariat.Despite this, how is the busi-ness of prostitution takingplace in its spa centers and onwhose behest it is happening.Rathore said that Karnal Cityitself is the home constituen-cy of Chief MinisterManohar Lal. In such a situa-tion, it is his responsibility tokeep the region safe from so-cial evils. Regarding the in-creasing intoxication in Kar-

nal, Rathore said that Karnalhas now become a hot spot ofdrugs. Karnal is also includedin the list of 272 districts re-leased by the Central Gov-ernment. Chitta is sold open-ly and those who the policearrest are released and theystart selling drugs again.Now intoxication hasreached the threshold of col-leges. Rathore made it clearthat if this spa centre is seenrunning again, then the Con-gress will not only come onthe streets, but if anythinghas to be done.

Congressmen come out onstreets against spa centres

Mumbai Help Desk receives 10more students from HaryanaCHANDIGARH: All necessary assistance is being provided to the students returningfrom war-torn Ukraine through the help desks set up by the Haryana government atMumbai and Delhi Airports. Today the Mumbai Help Desk welcomed 10 more studentsfrom Haryana at the Airport. The officers deputed at these Help desks gave air traveltickets from Mumbai to Delhi to these students along with a cash amount of Rs. 1000.The Names of the students who reached Mumbai include, Manish Kumar from Kuruk-shetra, Himanshu from Faridabad, Rohit Singh Nain from Ambala, Vivek Chahal andRahul Chahal from Jind, Mansi Sharma from Yamunanagar, Diksha from Karnal, Bhu-pender Singh from Yamunanagar, Prateek from Karnal and Pradeep from Palwal.So far, the Help Desk set up in Mumbai has welcomed 19 students. On reaching theircountry safely, the students thanked the Help Desk officers, Haryana Government andespecially the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has assured thestudents and their families that with the cooperation of the Central Government, all thecitizens stuck in Ukraine will be brought back safely.