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Javadekar, Purirelease bookleton SikhsNEW DELHI: Union Informa-tion and Broadcasting Minis-ter Prakash Javadekar alongwith Union Civil Aviation Min-ister Hardeep Singh Puri onMonday released a booklet ti-tled 'PM Modi and his govern-ment's special relations withSikhs'. The booklet was re-leased on the occasion ofGuru Nanak Jayanti and inci-dentally also coincided withthe ongoing protests at Delhiborders by farmers, mostlyfrom Punjab.It was released in three lan-guages -- Hindi, English andGurmukhi.Hailing the initiatives of theNarendra Modi governmenttowards the Sikh community,Puri said that a decision wastaken to establish a chair onGuru Nanak Dev's teachingsin a university in the UnitedKingdom and talks were alsounderway to establish it inCanada.

Man kills sister,mother to clear debtsHYDERABAD: A 23-year-old man facing financialproblems after losing moneyin cricket-betting allegedlypoisoned his mother and sis-ter to death to clear hisdebts by selling their proper-ties, police said on Monday.The accused, a M Tech sec-ond year student, mixedpesticide in the food of his22-year-old sister and 44-year- old mother on Novem-ber 23 and both of them diedin a hospital, they said.According to police, the ac-cused, also a private compa-ny employee, was facing fi-nancial problems after hetook loans and invested ap-proximately Rs 25 lakhs inthe betting without theknowledge of his familymembers.

Mercury falls belowfreezing pointacross KashmirSRINAGAR: Kashmir expe-rienced sub-zero night tem-perature on Monday as themercury fell below the freez-ing point across the valley, of-ficials said here. In Srinagar,which had recorded a mini-mum temperature of minus1.4 degrees Celsius on Sun-day, the mercury settled at alow of minus 1.3 degreesCelsius on Monday, theysaid. The famous ski-resort ofGulmarg in north Kashmir'sBaramulla district recorded alow of minus 3 degrees Cel-sius, while the mercury set-tled at a low of minus 2.3 de-grees Celsius .

Pak Army shellsforward postsalong LoC JAMMU: The Pakistan Armyon Monday violated cease-fire and resorted to heavy fir-ing and mortar shelling tar-geting forward posts alongthe LoC in Jammu andKashmir's Poonch district,drawing retaliation from Indi-an troops, officials said."At about 1510 hours (3.10pm) today (Monday), Pakarmy initiated unprovokedceasefire violation by firingwith small arms & intenseshelling with mortars alongLoC in Shahpur sector indistrict Poonch," a defencespokesperson said.

Modi defends farm laws againFarmers refuse to budge

AGENCYVARANASI, NOV 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modion Sunday asserted that hisgovernment's new agriculturalreforms have empowered thefarmers and given them newoptions and legal protection. Hesaid that the benefits of thesenew laws will be experienced inthe coming days.

The prime minister said inhis address in Varanasi wherehe dedicated to the nation thesix-lane widened Handia( P r a y a g r a j ) - R a j a t a l a b(Varanasi) section of NationalHighway 19.

"India's agricultural prod-ucts are famous all over theworld. Should not the farmerhave access to this big marketand higher prices? Shouldn't afarmer get the freedom to sellhis produce directly to thosewho give them better prices andfacilities. If someone considerstransactions from the old sys-tem only, then where has thatbeen stopped?," Prime Ministersaid.

"Earlier, transactions out-

side the market were illegal. Insuch a situation, small farmersused to get cheated. Now thesmall farmer can also take legalaction on every deal that is outof the market," he said. Mean-while farmers organizationshave reportedly rejected Cen-tre’s offer for talks and refusedto leave the place. They alsoshowed reluctance to move to

Burari and sought immediatesolution to their doubts.

Farmers are being empow-ered by giving them options fora bigger market and . Reformsare being done in the interest offarmers, which will give themmore options, Modi said.

The Prime Minister was re-ferring to three agriculture acts--The Farmers' Produce Tradeand Commerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020, The

Farmers (Empowerment andProtection) Agreement on Price Assurance and FarmServices Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment)Act, 2020.

He said that the new agri-cultural laws were brought infor benefit of the farmers. "Wewill see and experience benefitsof these new laws in the comingdays," he added.

PM dedicates six-lane wideningproject on NH-19 to nationVARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated the six-lane widening project of Handia (Prayagraj)-Rajatalab (Varanasi) section ofNational Highway 19 to the nation.While inaugurating the project, Prime Minister Modi said Varanasi is gettingbetter infrastructure on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti and Dev Deep-awali and this will benefit both Varanasi and Prayagraj."The widening of this highway has made it easier to travel between Kashiand Prayagraj. The problems faced by Kanwariyas during the Kanwar Yatrawill be over with this project. Its benefits will also be available duringKumbh," he said."Along with beautification of Kashi in past years, we can now witness thebenefit of work done on connectivity here. New highways, flyovers, wideningof roads to reduce traffic jams, several such work are now underway in andaround Varanasi, which has never happened since independence. Infra-structure development in Uttar Pradesh has improved since Yogi Adityanathhas become the Chief Minister. Today work is underway on the develop-ment of 12 airports in the state," PM Modi added.Prime Minister will also attend Dev Deepawali event, undertake site visit ofKashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Project and visit Sarnath ArchaeologicalSite.

Offers prayers at Kashi VishwanathTemple on Dev DeepawaliVARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis-ter Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on theoccasion of Dev Deepawali on Monday.They travelled from Domari Ghat to Lalita Ghat on a boat to reach theKashi Vishwanath Temple.During the tour, the Prime Minister is expected to attend Dev Deepawalicelebrations, undertake a site visit of Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridorproject and also visit the Sarnath archaeological site.The 73 km stretch of the newly widened and six-laned NH-19, made with atotal outlay of Rs 2,447 crore, reduced the travel time between Prayagrajand Varanasi by one hour.Ghats of Varanasi have been decorated ahead of Prime Minister NarendraModi's visit on the occasion of Dev Deepawali.

Farmers' protestenters fifth dayNEW DELHI: The ongoingprotests by thousands of farmersagainst the Centre's new farmlaws entered the fifth day onMonday, with the protestorsthreatening to block all five entrypoints to the national capitalRejecting the Centre's offer tohold talks once they move to theBurari ground, the farmers saidthey will not accept any condition-al dialogue and have called ameeting to discuss their nextcourse of action later in the day.Farmers, who had reached Ni-rankarai Samagam Ground inBurari on Saturday, continuedtheir protest there.

Gurpurab was celebrated with fervor and festivity across the country on Monday.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 30

The government has called an all-party meeting to discuss theCOVID-19 pandemic situation onDecember 4 that will be chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modi,sources said on Monday.

Floor leaders of all parties fromboth houses of parliament have beencalled for the meeting, which will beheld virtually on Friday at 10.30 am,sources told a news agency.

The Parliamentary Affairs Min-istry is coordinating the meeting andhas reached out to floor leaders ofall parties, they said.

This will be the second all-partymeeting called by the government todiscuss the COVID-19 situationsince the outbreak of the pandemic.

The top brass of the governmentincluding Defence Minister RajnathSingh, Home Minister Amit Shah,Health Minister Harsh Vardhan areexpected to attend the meeting.

Parliamentary affairs ministerPralhad Joshi and minister of stateArjun Ram Meghwal will also at-tend the meeting.

The meeting is being held at atime when it is being contemplated

to merge the winter session of par-liament with the budget session inwake of rising COVID-19 cases inthe national capital. The meetingalso assumes significance as it is be-ing held after Modi's visit to phar-maceutical companies in Ahmed-abad, Hyderabad and Pune to re-view coronavirus vaccine develop-ment work there.

SHASHI PAL JAINSULTANPUR LODHI/ DERA BABANANAK, NOVEMBER 30:

Terming the farmers’ fight against the FarmLaws as just, Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Monday asked theCentre why it was being adamant on the is-sue and not listening to the farmers.

“It is the job of the Government to lis-ten to its people. If farmersare joining the agitation fromso many states, then theymust be really upset,” saidthe Chief Minister while in-teracting informally with themedia during his visit to thesehistoric towns. He assertedhis government’s commit-ment to stand firmly with thefarmers in their fight againstthe black laws.

On the Prime Minister’sadamant stand that the newlaws were beneficial to thefarmers, the Chief Ministersaid Narendra Modi had been maintainingthis line since the beginning, which was thereason why Punjab came out with its ownBills. He questioned the Governor’s deci-sion to sit on those Bills instead of for-warding them to the President, which he isrequired to do, and pointed out that theGovernor had done this even last year onthe Bill related to the CM’s advisors.

Pointing out that the MSP and arhtiyasystem was the backbone of Punjab’s suc-cessful agricultural model, with the farmersand arhtiyas sharing a very close bond, theChief Minister questioned the need to

change the established system. “Will thecorporates who would take the place of thearhtiyas ever care to help farmers in timesof crisis?” he asked.

Captain Amarinder observed thatGuru Sahib had attached great signifi-cance to the small farmers, who constitutethe bulk of Punjab’s farming community,with 75 percent of them holding less than5 acres of land. “It is these very farmers

who would be ruined bythe black agricultural lawsenacted by the Union Gov-ernment,” he said, addingthat it was against theselegislations that the farm-ers were currently protest-ing at Delhi borders andbraving the harsh wintercold, the Covid threat andthe brutality of the Haryanapolice.

On the Kartarpur Corri-dor, the Chief Minister saidit was time for the Centre to open it, since even

Pakistan had done so. “I don’t know whythe central government is not opening it,”he added.

Citing the emerging challenges of inter-nal and external aggression, Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh under-lined the need for unity to counter the forcestrying to divide the nation on communallines. He pointed out out that Punjabi sol-diers like Gurtej Singh had made thesupreme sacrifice and killed 12 Chinesesoldiers in the recent clashes at the Line ofActual Control (LAC). Only a united Indiacould fight the enemy, he added.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, NOV 30

Mr Khattar said this while addressingthe people during a rally organised un-der the chairmanship of Haryana Vid-han Sabha Deputy Speaker, Mr. RanbirSingh Gangwa in Hisar Monday.

The Chief Minister said, " I consid-er Haryana as my family and it is my re-sponsibility to help the underprivilegedmembers of my family. So there is noneed to thank me for this, he added. Hesaid that as the head of the family, hehas fulfilled his duty. Our mantra isSabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and HaryanaEk Haryanvi Ek.

The Chief Minister said that therewas a time when government jobs weregiven to people who had money butnow recruitments are beingmade ‘Bina Parchi, BinaKharchi’. Middlemen areexcluded from the system,he added. He said that An-tyodaya, Saral Kendra, e-Disha Kendra, and AtalSeva Kendra have been setup everywhere to deliverthe benefits of governmentschemes to the general pub-lic. The amount of theschemes is sent directly to the eligiblebeneficiaries in their accounts, he

added.The Chief Minister said that despite

all this, he is still not satisfied. The sys-tem to identify eligible andineligible still needs furtherimprovement and for thisParivar Pehchan Patra are be-ing issued, he added. He saidthat 52 percent of its registra-tion work has been complet-ed. The Parivar Pehchan Patrawill carry the details of thefamily which will be used toidentify the person and fami-ly who are still deprived of

the benefits of the government schemes,he added.

Listen to farmers,Amarinder to Centre

Govt should prioritise allrounddev of most deprived : Khattar

Govt calls all-partymeet to discuss

COVID-19 situation30 cr people to bevaccinated by July-AugustNEW DELHI: Union Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan on Monday said thatthe Central government a plan to pro-vide coronavirus vaccines to around25-30 crore people by July-Augustnext year. "In the first 3-4 months ofnext year, there is a possibility thatwe will be able to provide vaccine tothe people of the country. By July-Au-gust, we have a plan to provide vac-cines to around 25-30 crore peopleand we are preparing accordingly,"Vardhan told reporters here. "I wouldlike to request everyone to rememberand follow COVID-19 appropriate be-haviour like wearing masks and fol-lowing social distancing.

Second case of LoveJihad filed in BareillyBAREILLY: With the Opposition Parties already criticizing the law on Love Jihad,yet the second case lodged under the new law has been reported here on Mon-day. Police reports said one Tahir Hussain, hiding his true identity and convertingto Kunal Sharma, trapped a Hindu woman in his love. He made physical rela-tions with her. He forcibly got the young woman aborted by kicking her duringpregnancy. The accused also pressurized the woman to accept Islam. Now afterthe new law, the police have arrested the accused and put him in jail. Thewoman had lodged a complaint with the Izatnagar police station. According tothe complaint, a young man named Tahir Hussain first concealed his true identityand became a Kunal Sharma and implicated her in the courts and then went tothe temple and married her. When she got pregnant, he showed his true colorand revealed that he was not Kunal and had done a love jihad with her. ``Theaccused pressurized that if she want to live with him, then she has to accept Is-lam”, the victim alleges in her report claiming that the accused and his familyalso brutally assaulted her to get her aborted after she became pregnant.Taking the matter seriously, the police have arrested the accused Tahir.

GURPURABCELEBRATED

IISHIKA THAKUR Jarnail Singh Bodhi, Rajinder KURUKSHETRA, NOV 30 Singh Sodhi, Sub-Office

Incharge Paramjit Singh The light festival of Sri Guru WorldMajra, Sikh Mission Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj was Haryana Incharge Bhai celebrated with reverence in the Mangpreet Singh attended the historic Gurdwara Sahib Sangat.Patshahi VI and Patshahi I of Jathedar Harbhajan Singh Dharmanagri. On Prakash Utsav, Masana said that the Sangat both were organised in should stay away from the Gurudwara Sahiban, in which the clutches of hypocrisy and blind ragi and dhadi groups of the sect faith by doing Gurbani, word and connected the Sangat with Guru name. Naam Simran is the surest history. In the programme medium to liberate a person from organised at Gurdwara Sahib the worldly journey with a Patshahi VI, Thanesar MLA sincere and pure heart. He said Subhash Sudha, MP Naib Singh that Gurbani, word and name Saini, SGPC Interim Committee Simran are all three nectars. All Member Jathedar Harbhajan three get human life and peace. Singh Masana, Shiromani Akali Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj Dal Mahila Wing Haryana Wing gave this message to the country Haryana Prabhyaksha Bibi and the world. MP Naib Singh R a v i n d e r K a u r , S t a t e Saini, who reached Shish Navane Spokesperson Kavaljit Singh at Gurdwara Sahib on Prakash Ajrana, Dharma Prachar Utsav, said that Prabhu Naam Committee Members of K Simran takes a person to the Tajinder Pal Singh Ladwa, heights of success.

SUMER GARG State reduce the COVID mortality CHANDIGARH, NOV 30 further and ensure that citizens recover

from the virus effectively. Principal Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan Secretary Medical Education and on Monday said that the state Research Mr. D.K. Tiwari and government has made all necessary Principal Secretary Health Mr. Hussan arrangements to prevent possible Lal apprised the Chief Secretary that second wave of COVID-19. She also there was no shortage of medical urged the people to follow the safety oxygen in the government medical norms strictly and "Mask hi Vaccine colleges and steps are being take to hai" is the mantra to defeat the improve it further. The process to pandemic till such time a vaccine is recruit health staff was also in full available. Presiding over the swing. review meeting of State COVID-19 While directing to ramping up the Management Group, the Chief testing in those areas where case load is Secretary directed the concerned increasing, Ms. Vini Mahajan asked departments to enhance the number the officials to pay special attention to of COVID-19 test to 30,000 per day districts with high CFR burden. so that the positive persons can be Additional Chief Secretary identified and treated at the earliest. Development Mr. Anirudh Tewari,

She also instructed to further Financial Commissioner Rural increase the number of oxygen and Development and Panchayat Ms. ICU beds in medical colleges and Seema Jain, Principal Secretary district hospitals of the state. Finance Mr. K.A.P. Sinha, Principal Medical College, Faridkot. There are there would be no shortage of funds to Notably, there are already sufficient Secretary Transport Mr. K. Siva 450, 600 and 301 Oxygen beds are provide the best health services to number of beds available and the Prasad, Principal Secretary to Chief available at Amritsar, Patiala and people of the state. She also urged the state is adequately prepared for any Minister Mr. Tejveer Singh, Principal Faridkot respectively. The number of private hospitals to come forward to surge in the number of cases. An Secretary Health and Family Welfare ICU beds in Amritsar and Faridkot are partner with the state in the fight official spokesperson said that there Mr. Hussan Lal, Health Advisor Dr. 92 each, Patiala (88). Similarly, there against the pandemic. She instructed are total 1236 beds at Government K.K. Talwar, Dr. Rajesh Kumar and are 87 COVID ventilator beds in the officials to use data and analytics as Medical College Amritsar, 1450 beds Director Information and Public Amritsar, 67 in Patiala and 71 in evidence for decision making such that at Government Medical College Relations Mr. Ravi Bhagat were also Faridkot. the measures are timely and best suited Patiala and 1025 beds at Government present in the meeting.The Chief Secretary stated that to the scenario. This will also help the

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NEW DELHI: The government has conditionally waived the penalty provisions for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions for a period of four months from December 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, for issuing invoices without mandatory dynamic QR code by the registered persons with a turnover exceeding Rs 500 crores, said sources in the Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance. DoR sources said the government has been pursuing the banks, vendors and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for almost a year now to introduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) enablement on Unified Payment Interface (UPI). Multiple meetings were conducted by the DoR with NPCI, top banks and other stakeholders to push the project. The NPCI developed the necessary solution required and shared technical documents with the banks.

Four months respite from penalty on GST invoices without QR code

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Centre ready to discuss all issues of farmers: Hardeep NEW DELHI: In the midst of ongoing farmer protests against three farms laws, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the Centre is willing to address all genuine issues of the farmers, which can be resolved through dialogue.Speaking to ANI today, Union Minister said the government is ready to talk to the farmers on every issue with an open heart."Our senior leaders have invited farmers for talks and are willing to address genuine issues. I firmly hope that all their genuine demands will be considered and issues will be resolved," Puri said.He also said farmers have been told to shift their protest to the designated place in Burari ground and whenever there will be talks, all the issues will be up for discussion.Responding to the farmers' organisations claim that the government was placing a condition for negotiation and it was not possible to negotiate in this manner, Puri assured that the policies of the government were in the interest of the farmers and there was no condition."Talks are always held without preconditions or preconceived notions. I sincerely hope that the ministers will listen to all their genuine demands, they will be considered and whatever problems they have, it will be solved," Puri said. It is worth noting that constant discussions are going on among top leadership to establish a dialogue with the protesting farmers. The Prime Minister and the Home Minister have also appealed to the farmers to withdraw the movement.

Prakash Utsav celebrated in Gurudwara SahibPB fully prepared to tackle possible

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Hailing Panch Pyare and Guru Sahib's palanquin, Sports Minister Sandeep Singh said that Guru Nanak Dev Ji showed the whole world the path of service to humanity. The sports minister said that Guru Nanak Dev while giving honor to the female in Gurbani said that the woman gave birth to great kings and deities. Abusing the woman is like going to hell. On behalf of the sports minister's family, his

ISHIKA THAKUR Granth Sahib led by Sant Baba mother Daljit Kaur, wife PEHOWA, NOV 30 Mahindra Singh Kar Seva. For Harjindra Kaur and brother

the darshan, the sangat said what Gurjindra Bains also supported Nagar Kirtan was taken out on he said, and then shouted his the langar service. At various Monday from Gurdwara Bauli blessings to Sat Sri Akal. The Gatka parties in Nagar Kirtan, Sahib to commemorate the procession passed through they surprised the Sangat by 551st Prakash Utsav of Guru Kirtan Main Bazaar, Saraswati showing the feats of Gatke by Nanak Dev Ji. With the echoes Tirtha, Guhla Road, Model traditional weapons. Featuring of Gurubani and the word kirtan, Town, Grain Mandi, Ambala fencing and fire from the mouth the city led by Panj Pyaar Road and Kaithal Road, back to by the Sikh youth were the reached Gurdwara Sahib via Gurdwara. Anchor service was center of attraction. After Nagar Kirtan Bazaar. The decorated performed on behalf of Sports Kirtan, a team of hundreds of palanquin was decorated with Minister Sardar Sandeep Singh youths carried out a cleanliness flowers in the form of Guru in Nagar Kirtan. drive in the town.

Nanak gave message of humanity: Sandeep

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High objection if the petitioner is that the petitioner shall not leave Court has granted anticipatory released on anticipatory bail. the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi bail to a man facing rape charges "Keeping in view the without prior permission of the after the family of the survivor totality of the facts and concerned court and that he shall submitted that they no objection circumstances, it is directed that remain available on his mobile to the same and informed the in the event of his arrest, the number, which he undertakes to court that the accused has petitioner be released on keep operational at all times married the woman. anticipatory bail on a personal during the period of the trial.

A bench of Justice Manoj bond in the sum of Rs 25,000 Among other conditions, the Kumar Ohri decided to allow with one surety in the like court directed the petitioner to the anticipatory bail plea filed amount," the bench said in its inform the investigating by the accused after the mother order on November 27. officer or the station house of the prosecutrix submitted that The High Court, in its order, officer in case of a change of the petitioner has married the also imposed several conditions residential address or contact prosecutrix and she has no on the anticipatory bail including details.

NEW DELHI: Senior in 2014 on the restructuring of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Food Corporation of India. leader and former Himachal The committee had submitted Pradesh Chief Minister its recommendations in 2015.Shanta Kumar on Monday The government had said the Centre has not been subsequent ly launched able to reach out to the s c h e m e s f o r f a r m e r s "common farmers" on new including PM Kisan Samman farm laws and the ongoing Nidhi. Shanta Kumar told a protest is being led by "big news agency that it was a farmers and middlemen". matter of concern that the He said the protest is mainly l aws p repared by the confined to Punjab, Haryana government after much and some parts of western deliberation have not been headed the h igh- level Uttar Pradesh. understood by farmers of a committee set up by the

Shan ta Kumar had few states.Narendra Modi government

New farm laws should have been effectively, adequately communicated to farmers: Shanta

Man gets anticipatory bail from Delhi HC after marrying woman he allegedly raped

Police intensifiesaction against drugpeddlersMANMOHAN SHARMAHANSI: Superintendent of Police, HansiLokendra Singh visited the village Gu-rana police station Narnaund today andheard the problems of the villagers andsettled them on the spot. Making the vil-lagers aware against intoxication, he saidthat today's youth are more inclined to-wards drugs and crimes, protect theirchildren from intoxication and cooperatein social work. The Superintendent of Po-lice appealed to the villagers to use hel-mets while driving two wheelers and useseat belts while driving, motivating peo-ple to save water and save electricity.Stay away from any factionalism in thevillage.The policeman heard the problems of thevillagers and diagnosed him on the spot.. On this occasion, Deputy Superinten-dent of Police Vinod Shankar, ManagerOfficer Thana Narnod Jasvir Singh, Out-post Inc Bhim Singh, and villagesarpanch Virendra Singh Councillor Rep-resentative Dharmbir Singh, Vice Chair-man Bhupendra Singh, etc. were thechiefs.

Be safe from Coronainfection: RajneeshROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Social worker RajneeshShamgarh said that there is a need to bevigilant at this time due to epidemics likeCovid-19. On the lines of Delhi, cases of

Kovid-19 are con-tinuously increas-ing in Haryanastate too. Constantdistrict administra-tion as well as so-cial institutions arealso making peo-ple aware aboutthe rescue fromCovid-19, but nowwe need to take

precautions to stop the infection and pre-vent it from spreading.Social worker Rajneesh Shamgarh wasappealing to people to put on masks forprotection from Covid-19. He said that toavoid the Corona infection, we should notgo out of the house without wearing amask. Also, complete caution should beexercised. He said that crowded placesshould be avoided. If someone has comefrom far and wide, it should be reportedso that he can get his check-up done ontime. Rajneesh Shamgarh said that wemust put on masks to prevent the spreadof Covid-19.

Mask must to avoidcorona: MishraROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Social activist RupindraMishra said that it is necessary to wear amask to prevent Covid-19 epidemic. Hesaid that the Corona epidemic is at the

peak in the coun-try. In such a situa-tion, all of usshould follow therules made aboutCovid-19 protec-tion completely.Only then an epi-demic like Coronacan be avoided.Social activistRupindra Mishra

was appealing to all the citizens to wearmasks. He said that to prevent infectionof the corona epidemic, all of us shouldwear masks and maintain social dis-tance. All instructions to avoid Covid-19are to be met by the district administra-tion. He said that if we want to preventcorona infection, then we should usemasks and sanitiser. Rupindra Mishrasaid that people need to be cautious. Ifwe become aware and careful, then anepidemic like Corona can be avoided.

551st Prakash Utsavcelebrated

RAMAN WADHWABARARA: The 551st Prakash Utsav ofthe first Pathashahi Sri Guru Nanak DevJi was celebrated with great fanfare atGurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur SahibBarara on Monday, however, due toCorona epidemic, this time Prabhat Pheriand Nagar Kirtan were not held. FamousRagi, Dadhi groups and Sangat of the re-gion took part in this program. BhaiPushpinder Singh Meerut Wale, Bhai Gu-rupal Singh Shahabad Markanda, BhaiSurinder Singh Sajan Hazuri Ragi Bararathrew light on the life vision of GuruNanak Dev Ji. The ragi groups in theirmelodious voices sang.The programme ended with Ardas. Fromaround four in the morning, the move-ment started in Gurughar. A section textwas launched at 8 am on 28 November,which ended today at 9 am on 30 No-vember. Bhai Surinder Singh Sajanwhile highlighting the life of GuruNanak Dev, said that Shri GurunanakDev, a social reformer, thinker and thefirst Guru of Sikhs, showed the rightpath of humanity to the common manthrough many episodes. He gave themessage of humanity. Guru Nanak Devhas taught many good lessons to goodand great people by his simplicity alongwith giving many sermons to eradicatebrotherhood, unity and casteism. Hesaid that we should learn from his lifeand take a pledge to follow the pathgiven by him.

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7HARYANAKarthik katha concludesKARNAL: On the auspicious occasion of the full moon day of Karthik month, the concludingceremony of the katha of Karthik month concluded today at the Shiva temple at Manohar En-clave Hansi Road. It was attended by Swachh Bharat Mission Executive Vice Chairman Sub-hash Chandra and his wife Pooja Rani as the chief guests. Lalita Arora and Bhavika Arorawere the main judges on this occasion. Pandit Laxman described in great detail the impor-tance of Kartik month in Indian culture. In Kartik month, the story and bathing in Ganga isvery important. Havan Yagna was also performed on this occasion, everyone prayed to YajnaGod and Vishnu for peace and happiness of the people. Matri Shakti present on the occasionpledged to cooperate especially in the cleanliness mission.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, NOV 30

Haryana Chief Secretary, Mr. VijaiVardhan said that the State Govern-ment is fully prepared for the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Followingwhich, a State Level Steering Com-mittee, District Task Force and BlockTask Force have been constituted inthe state as per the directions of Cen-tral Government. A Test-Run of Co-Win software developed by the Min-istry of Health and Family Welfarewill be conducted first in Haryana andtwo other states due to their prepared-ness for the vaccination programme.

Mr. Vijai Vardhan informed thiswhile attending a video conference re-garding Covid-19 Status and VaccineProgramme chaired by Cabinet Secre-tary, Mr. Rajiv Gauba. The Chief Sec-retaries of all States and Union Terri-tories also attended the video confer-ence.

While giving directions, Mr. RajivGauba said that now the situation hascome to resume all the activitiesacross the country. He further instruct-ed that the concerned State Govern-ments should meticulously ensure theimplementation of new Standard Op-erating Procedures (SOP) at theground level.

He also instructed to promoteCOVID-19 appropriate behaviour

campaign. Besides this, the Directors-General of Police of the concernedstate were also directed to strictly im-plement the norms of wearing masks.He further instructed to impose penal-ty on those who violates the norms ofwearing face masks.

In the meeting, Mr. Vijai Vardhanassured the Cabinet Secretary thatHaryana Government has been fol-lowing and implementing guidelinesof the Central Government as issuedfrom time to time. He further assuredthat all the work will be done as perthe new guidelines.

He said that Haryana has submit-ted 96 percent data of the staff work-

ing in Government Health Sector likeDoctors, Para Medical staff etc where-as about 51 percent data of the staff inPrivate Health Sector has been sub-mitted to the Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare for prioritizing popu-lation groups for Covid-19 vaccina-tion programme. He further informedthat 100 percent data will be uploadedwithin a week. Mr. Vijai Vardhan saidthat adequate resources are beingmade available for Covid-19 vaccineacross the state. The situation is beingmonitored by holding regular meet-ings. He said that the state governmenthas been consistently performing wellduring immunization campaignslaunched from time to time by theMinistry of Health and Family Wel-fare. He assured that there will be noshortage of cold storage chains andother logistic facilities duringCOVID-19 vaccination in the state.He said that to remain vigilant is themost effective way to prevent thespread of COVID-19 which requires achange in the behaviour of the peopleso that they can understand serious-ness of the situation amid this hour ofcrisis while following the guidelinesissued by the Government. For this,people are being made aware and en-couraged to wear face masks, keeptheir hands clean and maintain socialdistancing under COVID-19 appropri-ate behaviour campaign.

State fully prepared forcorona vaccination: CS SHIV KUMAR SHARMA

KARNAL, NOV 30

The Unnat Bharat Organisation Trust has spe-cially considered the treatment and yoga ofgreens and natural vegetables in the interest ofthe country towards natural archa-ic methods to avoid serious dis-eases. The campaign of NationalPresident Bharat Prem, NationalVice President Shiv Ratna Aggar-wal and National General Secre-taries Suresh Jain and SushmaNath, has named this campaign tosave big cities and every Indianfrom cancer, heart disease and var-ious unnatural eating habits in thename of Ayurveda Institute. The trust has de-cided to open four centres in the country. Inthese centres, along with yoga and naturalremedies, treatment will also be done in theSanatani tradition. A team to this effect, underthe leadership of Dr. Dheeraj Saini, Dr.

Karamveer Goyal, and Dr. NR Lashkar, willsoon decide to open treatment and centers atthe national level. National President BharatPrem gave this task to the National Executivenearly a year ago to open Yoga and AyurvedaCenter.

It has been expedited under the leadershipof National Vice President Shiv Ratna Aggar-wal. Keeping in mind the benefits availablehere, other centers will be constructed in fu-ture. All the facilities of Naturopathy will beprovided here.

Yoga, Ayurveda will makeus healthy: Dr. Lashkar

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, NOV 30

Principal Secretary to ChiefMinister V. Umashankar saidthat the Haryana Governmenthas taken another step for-ward in providing good gov-ernance to the people of thestate. As per the decision ofthe government, the familyidentity card has been mademandatory to get the marriageregistration done. Now, to getthe registration done online,people will be able to take anonline appointment, within15 days, the government will

give an amount of Rs 1100.This amount will be deposit-ed in the bride's bank account.

Principal Secretary V.Umashankar was reviewingthe updation with the DistrictDeputy Commissioners onMonday to create a familyidentity card through videoconferencing. He instructedthe officials that it is neces-sary to get a family identitycard for each family. Basedon this, the benefit of thepublic welfare schemes andservices will reach the eli-gible persons. Therefore,expedite the work of family

identity card updation andcomplete the target set byDecember 15. He said thatthe scheme to create a fam-ily identity card is an ambi-tious scheme of the ChiefMinister.

Identity cards of 2 lakh5 thousand 772 familiesmade so far

After VC, Deputy Com-missioner Nishant KumarYadav gave clear instruc-tions to the officials of thedepartments associatedwith the Family IdentityCard Scheme to expeditethe updation of this work

and fulfill the target set atthe earliest. He informedthat so far identity cards of2 lakh 5 thousand 772 fam-ilies have been made in thedistrict. The DC instructedthe Additional DeputyCommissioner to take a dai-ly report from all the BlockDevelopment and Panchay-at Officers about the familyidentity card and the workof updation. ADC VeenaHooda, Nodal Officer andProject Officer SangeetaMehta and DM Vinod ofCSC were present in themeeting.

Umashankar reviews familyI-card updationGOLDY CHUGH

SHAHABAD, NOV 30

On Monday, Haryana Sugar Fed Chair-man and MLA Ramkaran Kala dispatcheda drinking water testing lab van to the ru-ral area. This lab will go from village tovillage and take samples of the drinkingwater supplied in the houses. After exam-ination of the samples, wherever there isany problem in drinking water, it will becorrected on a quick basis. The MLA saidthat this decision has been taken for the ef-ficient health of the people. JE Darshan ofthe Public Health Department informedthat on Monday, the lab visited ten villagesincluding Ratangarh, Chanarathal,Chapra-Chhapri, Tevda-Tawdi, Kis-hangarh, Sharif Garh, Dhantauri, Bakanaand took one sample from each village.

JE Darshan said that if there is a de-crease in drinking water hygiene in a vil-lage, then he can contact the department sothat the problem can be resolved on a pri-ority basis. Pradeep Kumar VRC, KrishnaKumar, Ramesh Kashyap, Rinku Kathwa,Prabhjit Singh Jeetha etc. were present onthis occasion.

Drinking water testing labinaugurated: Ramkaran

Electricity employees support farmersMANMOHAN SHARMAHANSI, NOV 30: All Haryana Power Corporation Workers Union Headquarters, Hisar (Relat-ed Sarva Employees Union Haryana) has decided to agitate in support of the ongoing agitationof farmers! While issuing the press statement, Chairman Davendra Hooda, State PresidentSuresh Rathi, General Secretary Naresh Kumar, Press Secretary Surendra Yadav, Suresh Kumarsaid that all the farmers' organisations opposed to the three ordinances passed by the present gov-ernment of the farmers in the Lok Sabha. are performed!! Subsidy to farmers will end after theimplementation of Power Bill 2020. After the implementation of all the three ordinances of farm-ers, the poor, BPL families will get subsidised ration facilities! Mandis will end.

The big capitalists will buy the crops of the farmers according to their choice and less price.The farmer will be cheated and the storage capacity which ithe government has will be lost. In-flation, corruption will increase. Along with the pathetic conditions of the farmer, the conditionsof the common poor and the public also worsened.

Nanak's teachings havechanged life: Gill

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, NOV 30

Adesh Group Chairman, Dr. H.S. Gill has appealed to the peo-ple to follow Guru Nanak Ji's teachings by wishing the publicon Guru Nanak Jayanti. Dr. Gill said that the teachings of GuruNanak Dev Ji have changed the life of mankind. Dr. Gill Adeshwas talking to reporters in the hospital. Dr. H.S. Gill said thattoday the Medical College and Hospital is also doing the samefor the benefit of mankind by following the same teachings andfree medical camps are being set up in villages.

He said that it is the endeavor of the hospital to provide thebest treatment to the common people at a low cost and bestmedical care. He said that with this thinking, the hospital willadopt five villages, starting with which village mohadi has beenadopted and medical facilities are being provided to the peopleof this village as per the plan. Principal BL Bhardwaj, BrigAmarjit Singh, Dr. Balbir Singh Medical Superintendent, Dr.Naresh Jyoti Deputy Medical Superintendent, Manager Hari-om Gupta, Dr. Gayatri and Sanju Kumari were present on theoccasion.

MUKESH DUTTARADAUR, NOV 30

Today, former Minister ofState Karna Dev Kamboj satdown with the workers in thevirtual broadcast of the pro-gram of state level OBC Mor-cha Mahasammelan of theBharatiya Janata Party atJanata Public School Alaharand listened to the views ofthe Honorable Chief MinisterManohar Lal and also whileaddressing the activiststhanked the Hon'ble ChiefMinister for giving 8% reser-vation to BC A-class in Pan-

chayat elections. On the occa-sion, former MLA IshwarPalaka, former chairman Ri-shipal Saini, block committeechairman Shashi Dureja, divi-

sional head Virendra Munjal,divisional head Devkinandan,divisional head Charanjit,Morcha district presidentVikram Hartan were present.

Workers listen to CM's views in virtual telecasting

Guru Nanak Dev preachedspiritualism to all sections

of society: GorayaROHIT LAMSERTARAORI, NOV 30 : Jannayak Janata Party DistrictPresident Inderjit Goraya said that Guru Nanak Dev jinot only preached spiritualism to all sections of the so-ciety, but he traveled all over the world for the welfareof humanity. He said that even today, Guru Nanak'steachings are as meaningfulas they were in his time.Goraya was inspired to fol-low the path shown by thegurus, following the historyof the gurus. He said that theteachings of Guru NanakDev are not only for any par-ticular class but for thewhole humanity. in such asituation, we should improveour lives by following theseteachings. He said that GuruNanak Dev ji also inspiredpeople to rise above supersti-tion and orthodox ideology.

He said that in order to become a good person, hu-man beings need to follow the path shown by the gu-rus in life. He told that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had saidthat the service of man is the true worship of God andevery person should spend one-tenth of his hard-earned money for the service of humanity. He also in-spired humanity for equal distribution of resourcesand gave the basic mantra to eat by sharing, to chantGod's name and to have mercy on the troubled peo-ple. Goraya said that Guru Nanak Dev Ji preachedspirituality to all sections of the society without anydiscrimination and traveled all over the world for thewelfare of humanity.

SUSHIL PANDIT,YAMUNANAGAR, NOV 30

Food Supply Trade Associa-tion Haryana felicitated thenewly appointed District Me-dia in-charge of BharatiyaJanata Party District Yamu-nanagar, Kapil Manish Garg,in a program organized in Ja-gadhri. State Convenor Ra-jesh Seth said, that the newlyappointed BJP District Mediain-charge Kapil Manish Garghas said that the honor givento him by the Food SupplyTrade Association has en-couraged him to work hardand will work very hard. Onthis occasion, Kapil ManishGarg said that there is a lot ofstrength in the organization, ifall work together, we will def-initely get success in ourwork. He said that if we doour duty with full hard workand honesty, we must get suc-cess. He said that the presentBJP government has startedmany schemes of public wel-fare for the businessmen, with

which the business personsare benefiting a lot. RajeshSeth told that Kapil ManishGarg, who is holding the re-sponsibility of heavy post, thestate media in the Food Sup-ply Trade Association hasbeen given the important postof media in-charge of the Dis-trict Yamunanagar by theBharatiya Janata Party Dis-trict Yamunanagar. In today'sprogram, he was greeted by ateam of the Food SupplyTrade Association, along withthe Bar Association JagadhriPresident Bhanu Pratap Singhand BJP District Vice Presi-dent Vijay Babbar, District

Co-Media Incharge KeematPal Chopra, BJP SC MorchaDistrict President DharamSingh Mattoo have also beenfelicitated. State convenorRajesh Seth told that the'Khad Purti Vyapar Sangh' isa traders' association and itwill be expanded soon, hard-working and experiencedpeople will be included andthey will be given responsi-bility. Seth also informed thebusinessmen about theschemes being run by thegovernment and said that ourtrade union is always ready tosolve the problems of ourbusinessmen brothers.

BJP media in-charge KapilManish Garg felicitated

SUSHIL PANDIT,YAMUNANAGAR, NOV 30

Delivering his message on the auspi-cious occasion of the 551st birth an-niversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, thefirst Guru of Sikhs, Cabinet Educa-tion Minister of Haryana GovernmentKanwarpal Gurjar said that GuruNanak Dev Ji was born on the fullmoon day of Kartik month. GuruNanak's birth anniversary is celebrat-ed as Prakash Parv, Guru Nanak Devdid away with evil to fill a new lightin people's lives. He traveled far andwide in order to remove the evil prac-

tices prevalent in the soci-ety and worked towards re-moving the evils that hadsettled in the minds of thepeople. Gurjar said thatGuru Nanak Dev's teach-ings are relevant even to-day, as he said that theSupreme Father, the God isone. And a person shouldalways fill his stomach byworking with honesty andhard work. God is present in everyliving being, so neither should anyonepersecute nor think ill of anyone, manshould always stay away from greed

and evil thinking. GuruNanak Dev Ji instilled thisfeeling in the mind of thepeople that all people areone, irrespective of caste orgender. Guru Nanak is re-membered worldwide forsharing knowledge of com-munal unity, truth, peace,harmony. He spent his en-tire life for the service ofhumanity. He preached not

only in India but also in Afghanistan,Iran and Arab countries. Guru NanakDev Ji was the founder and first Guruof the Sikh community.

Guru Nanak Dev spread the light of humanityin the world: Kanwar Pal Gurjar

Centre should solve farmers' issue on prioritybasis: DhindsaCHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) on Monday asked the central gov-ernment to address the issue of agitating farmers on a priority basis by accepting their 'reason-able ' demands. Party president and Rajya Sabha MP S. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said that thedemands of the farmers regarding the recent agricultural laws were reasonable and constitu-tional. He said the centre should meet these demands as soon as possible and resolve the issuesof agitating ‘annadatas’ on a priority basis, providing them relief.

S. Dhindsa critisised Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for calling the peotest-ing farmers 'Khalistanis'. He alleged that at the behest of the centre, the BJP-led Haryana gov-ernment first sealed its borders to stop the peaceful farmer agitation and later when the farm-ers started heading towards Delhi; police used 'brutal' against them.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, NOV 30

“21st century belongs toAsia. We can lead rest of theworld in economic develop-ment and many other facetsof life”, said Chief PrincipalSecretary to CM Punjab, MrSuresh Kumar IAS, whilerepresenting Punjab Gov-ernment at the premier Ho-rasis Asia Meeting 2020 vir-tually on 30th November2020.

Horasis is a global vi-sions community and an in-ternational organizationcommitted to enacting vi-sions for a sustainable future.Horasis Asia Meeting 2020is Asia’s premier gatheringof the region’s most seniorleaders from business andGovernment to jointly devel-op solutions for dealing withthe current crisis and shapinga durable economic systemfor Asia’s post-COVID fu-ture. The event was attendedby approximately 400 of thetop business and politicalleaders from Asia. Speakingat the plenary session ‘Asia –United in Diversity’, MrSuresh Kumar spoke aboutthe diverse ways of gover-nance and livelihood in Asia.He said that Asia would

dominate the world econo-my in the times to come.Speaking about Covid19, hementioned that the pandemichas affected all sectors of oureconomy and all facets ofour life and that it is a matterof great satisfaction that Asiahas been able to contain thepandemic.

He mentioned that wemust protect the lives of all& the livelihood of the poorand that how the diversecountries in Asia can collab-orate across manpower,technology and markets toensure inclusive recoveryfor all post Covid19. Con-curring with the panelists,Mr Suresh Kumar empha-sized that increased dia-logue, cooperation and co-hesive action between thediverse countries of Asia iskey to sustainable socio-economic development inthe region. Kumar elaborat-ed how the numerousstrengths of the State such aspeaceful labour relations,strong law and order, diver-sity, open and transparentsystem and hardworkingPunjabi manpower havehelped the State become thepreferred destination forfirms from diverseeconomies and cultures.

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI, NOV 30

Dera Baba Nanak, November 30:Taking development of the holy cityto new heights, Punjab Chief Minis-ter Captain Amarinder Singh onMonday laid foundation stones ofsix projects, to be completed at acost of nearly Rs. 40.75 crore, inSultanpur Lodhi.

After attending the function onclosing ceremony of 550th PrakashPurb celebrations of Sri GuruNanak Dev Ji here, CaptainAmarinder Singh laid the founda-tions stones of the conservation ofQila Sarai Project at a cost of Rs. 6.5crore, Grid Tied Roof Top SolarPower Plant at Government SeniorSecondary School at a cost of Rs.1.25 crore, Smart School for Rs. 9.5crore, Sewerage Treatment Plantworth Rs. 20 crore, Sub DivisionAdministrative Complex at a cost ofRs. 3 crore and Five Smart Aangan-wari Centres at a cost of Rs. 45Lakh. Listing some other projectsthat had been announced and com-pleted at Sultanpur Lodhi during the550th Prakash Purb, the Chief Min-ister said that the beautification ofthe holy Kali Bein was done at acost of Rs. 10.8 crore, while GuruNanak Dev ji Centre for Invention,Innovation, Incubation & Traininghad been set up at a cost of Rs. 319crore. The Bebe Nanki College forGirls had been established in thisarea in this period, he said, addingthat the widening and constructionof six town roads had been complet-ed at Rs. 30.7 crore, along with

upgradation of the Railway Stationto facilitate Sangat and other trav-ellers.

In another step to ensure easymovement of devotees and traffictowards Gurudwara Ber Sahib,three high-level bridges have beenconstructed on the Pavittar Bein at acost of Rs. 9.30 crore, in addition totwo foot over bridges at PavittarBein (Rs. 1.4 crore) and two Pon-toon Bridges over the Pavittar Beinat Rs. 2 crore. The local rest househas also been developed at a cost ofRs. 2.4 crore, while Rs. 6 crore wasspent on upgradation of the bus

stand, in addition to setting up of 66KV sub Station at a cost of Rs. 11crore. Later, at Dera Baba Nanak,another historic town associatedwith the first Sikh Guru, the ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh,accompanied by PPCC PresidentSunil Jakhar, Cabinet MinisterSukhjinder Singh Randhawa andMP Preneet Kaur, dedicated to thepeople all projects taken up in the63 villages and 14 towns visited bySri Guru Nanak Dev ji (Rs. 77crore). Besides, the Chief Ministeralso laid the foundation stone forHeritage Street (Rs.3 crore), and

Guru Nanak Dev Sugarcane Re-search and Development Institute,Kalanaur, to come up in 100 acres,as well as Baba Banda Singh Ba-hadur Museum and Clock Tower(Rs. 80 Lakh).

Thanking the Chief Minister forall the development projects includ-ing Sugarcane institute, CabinetMinister Sukhjinder Singh Rand-hawa said that the institute wouldprove to be a shot in the arm for theSugarcane growers. Besides, theheritage street would give fillip tothe religious tourism and givefacelift to the region.

Amarinder lays foundation stones ofvarious projects at Sultanpur Lodhi

Promotingcollaboration acrossAsia: Suresh KumarNPL holds road safety cum

Covid-19 awareness drive

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: On the occasion of GuruNanak Dev Ji’s 551st birthAnniversary, Nabha Power Limited(NPL), which operates 2x700 MWRajpura Thermal Power Plant,organised another road safety cumCOVID-19 awareness drive outsideGurdwara Shri Dukhniwaran Sahibhere on Monday. The drive was heldin collaboration with the DistrictPolice, during which an eight-memberteam of NPL volunteers along withlocal cops distributed road safetymaterial to promote safe roadpractices. More than 5000 facemasks were also distributed amongstthe people to help them keep safeduring the COVID-19 crisis.The drive was formally inauguratedby Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP) , Sourav Jindal along withStation House Officer (SHO) of NewGrain Market Police Station,Harjinder Singh Dhillon. Speaking on the occasion, Jindallauded the efforts being put in by theNabha Power Limited to promote saferoad practices and help peopleprotect against COVID-19. He said,“These are indeed noble initiativestaken by the NPL.” During the drive,NPL volunteers, besides distributingthe road safety material along withthe face masks, also made a strongappeal to the people to follow roadsafety norms and COVID-19guidelines.

Events mark to celebrate551th Parkash Purab of SriGuru Nanak Dev Ji

SULTANPUR LODHI: Three womenofficers who occupy top key posts inthe administration have ensured thesuccessful and smooth conduct ofmega-event of 551st Prakash Purabof Sri Guru Nanak Dev here,especially amid COVID-19 pandemic.The DC Deepti Uppal, SSPKanwardeep Kaur and SDMSultanpur Lodhi Dr. Charumita alongwith a team of administration left nostone unturned to ensure effectiveplanning of security, traffic, crowdmanagement, drinking water facility,washroom and other basic amenitiesfor more than 4 lakh devotees in holycity during the event. For the last 10days, trio officers were on the fieldand constantly monitoring the grandcelebrations of the Parkash Purab bycamping in the city. DC Uppal, a2011-batch IAS officer, said that thistime, we were facing anunprecedented health crisis in theform of Covid pandemic and therewas an uphill challenge to ensurestrict adherence to Covid protocolsduring the massive congregation here.

Dedicates projects taken up in 66 villages

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA , NOV 30

Bharatiya Janata PartyOBC meeting of the cellwas held under the leader-ship of the party's districtpresident Swaran SinghDhalla in his office. Dis-trict in-charge Pawan Ya-dav, BJP Mandal PresidentOm Prakash Babbar andsenior BJP leader BanarsiDas Bansal were also pres-ent at the meeting.

During the meeting,district head Swaran SinghDhalla appointed VinodKumar as OBC mandalpresident and Prem Soni asmandal vice president.Speaking to reporters onthis occasion, DistrictPresident Swaran SinghDhalla and Mandal Presi-dent Om Prakash Babbar

told that in the upcomingMunicipal Council elec-tions by BJP, their candi-dates will be standing in 19wards of Giddarbaha. Hetold that the candidates de-sirous of election can sub-mit their forms in the BJPoffice.

On this occasion, Dis-trict In-Charge Pawan Ya-dav, Senior BJP leaderVinod Kumar Lucky andDistrict General SecretaryMoti Lal Dabla said thatpeople are very happy withthe policies of Prime Min-

ister Narendra Modi anddue to this, they are joiningBJP in big numbers. He ex-pressed the hope that theBJP will play a major rolein the 2022 Legislative As-sembly elections by get-ting a big victory in the citycouncil elections. Harcha-ran Singh Dhalla, HarpalSingh, Dwarka DasBansal, Anil Makkar, Va-jinder Kumar, KishoreKataria, Krishna Kumarand Kewal KrishnaSachdeva were present onthis occasion.

BJP OBC cell meeting heldSUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, NOV 30

Under the "Swachh AbhiyanSwachh swachh Sarwek-shan", jagraon city observed"swacchta Ranking" asper the instructions ofSDM Narinder singhDhaliwal and EOSukhdev Singh Rand-hawa and under theguidance of superinte-dent Manohar Singh inthe presence of sanitaryinspector Anil Kumarand Shyam Kumar. In the rak-ing condcuted by the munici-pal council checking of all thehotels, dhabhas, restaurants,schools, hospitals, wards andmohallas and the hygienic de-partments were awarded withappreciation letters by Munic-ipal council jagraon. Theplaces awarded with apprecia-tion letters include Green city

warn no. 1, ward no. 22,swachh school swami roopchand jain, charivable hospitaljagraon, deepak dhabha.Moreover, a drawing competi-tion was conducted in which

the students of Swami roopchand jain sen. Sec. School se-cured 1st, 2nd and 3rd posi-tions respectively. SDMDhaliwal appreciated the ef-forts of the civilans for keep-ing thier city neat and cleanand also stated that we all needto give our parts in order tomake out area cleaner andgreeners.

‘Swachh Ranking’ conducted in Jagraon

District levelmeeting of AAP held

R.SINGH PATHANKOT, NOV 30

A district level meeting was organized by the youthwing of the Aam Aadmi Party at the office in Ma-likpur,in which AAP youth wing vice-president,

Sharry Kalsi, dis-trict presidentSunil Gupta andsenior leader con-tractor AmarjeetSingh were spe-cially present.

Subhash Verma, Avtar Singh, Rajan, Pradeep, RajanBhagat, Ajay Bhagat, Shashi, Hardeep, Rajat, Mu-lakh Raj, Vijay Bhagat, Pankaj, Rohit etc. were alsopresent in the meeting. Senior leader contractorAmarjeet Singh and Youth Wing Deputy SharryKalsi explained about the activities being carried outby the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. At the sametime, he said that due to the government of the AamAadmi Party in Delhi, the residents of Delhi havebeen completely free from many problems becauseit is your own government.

District level onlinemeetings are beingorganized till Dec 4 DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: Special onlinemeeting of school head teachers andofficers, led by the District EducationOfficer, in the district to discuss theEnglish language and its importanceto the teachers along with the

education beingdone by theEducationDepartment forqualitativeteaching ofchildren. Is beingdone till December4. These meetings

are being organized by the EnglishBuster Club in which discussions willbe held regarding the learning anduse of the language. This meeting willinclude District Coordinator, PunjabPunjab Teach Punjab Primary, Districtand Meeting Center, Diet Principal,Deputy District Education Officer,Block Primary Officer, Social MediaCoordinator. District CoordinatorEnglish Rupinder Kaur said that thegroup of 35 to 40 primary andsecondary officers of the district willalso attend this meeting from thedistrict post and every officer will havea chance to speak on a certain topicfor 45 to 90 minutes to speak. Will be given.

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, NOV 30

Progressive Federation forthe Blinds – PFB - has de-cided to observe Interna-tional Day of Persons withDisabilities – IDPwD - asBlack Day on Dec. 3, bywearing black cloth stripson the arms in view ofanti-visually impairedpolicies of the govern-ment. Speaking to the mediapersons, Anil Gupta, GeneralSecretary, PFB said, thepoliticians representing themasses are not politicians inthe real sense as they take adecision keeping in view theirvote bank. He said, it is veryunfortunate that the only gov-ernment institution estab-lished for the visually im-paired at Jamalpur near Lud-

hiana was upgraded to 10+2in 2008, which decision hasnot yet been implemented.Not only this, all vacant posts

meant for blinds,is lying vacant,up to the level of10th class in theeducation depart-ment and theprocess of fillingup of 130 posts ofbacklog, in Local

Government department wasstopped at the last moment.

He said, considering it asvital challenges were beingfaced by the people with dis-abilities, the global communi-ty should come forward towork for their development touplift this class, in all sectors.Making an appeal to the Punjab government, Guptasaid.

Progressive Federation forblinds to observe Black Day

HARNAMAN BHATIASRI KIRATPURSAHIB, NOV 30

Gurpurab of Sri GuruNanak dev ji was cele-brated devotionally byPS Sri Kiratpur Sahib.On the occasion DSPRaminder Singh Kahlonwas especially present.

Inspector HarkiratSingh organized pro-gram to distributemasks and masks hasbeen distributed by DSPKahlon. On the occa-sion, talking to journal-ists all staff congratu-lates the journalists andDSP Raminder SinghKahlon says that corona epi-demic is becoming danger-ous day by day and we haveto wear mask while going

outside, use sanitizer andwash hands regularly to pro-tect yourself and your familyfrom corona epidemic. On

the occasion BhupinderSingh, Kulwinder Singh,Darshan kaur, Pardeep Ku-mar e.t.c. was present.

Police distributes masks on occasion of Gurpurab

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR NOV 30

The holy birth anniversaryof Guru Nanak Dev wascelebrated with great rev-erence and respect at Kri-pal Sagar Academy. Fromthe Gurdwara Sahib ofKripal Sagar Sarovar, theGuru Granth Sahib ji'schariot was brought withgreat courtesy to the prem-ises of the Kripal SagarAcademy under the guid-ance of Panj Pyaar. Flow-ers were showered on all

the routes. Bhai KuldeepSingh recited SriSukhmani Sahib in thenew administrative blockof Kripal Sagar Academyand the students of theacademy expressed theirviews on Shabad Kirtan.The president of the acad-

emy, Dr. Karamjit Singhpresented his views on thetheory of 'The Creation ofCosmic Consciousness:Guru Nanak'. He referredto the famous scientistGalileo and said thatGalileo proved that theEarth was round about 450years ago with the help oftelescopes and other in-struments. But even beforeGalileo, Baba Nanak hadintroduced to the world theprinciple of creation of theuniverse, 'Lakh AkashLakh Patal'.

Gurupurab celebrated at Kripal Sagar Academy

ISHWER GARGTALWANDI SABO, NOV 30

Takht Shri Damdama Sahibwhich is a common Hindu-Sikh religious site. Historical-ly, it is very important all overthe world, with its uniqueidentity. This was stated byeminent political leader andleading social activistRavipreet singh sidhu whiletaking to the press. We arecelebrating Gurupurab today,it is a lucky day for us,”he

said.He was accompanied byhis personal assistant RinkuGoyal.

Gurupurab day is lucky dayfor us: Ravipreet Singh Sidhu

Langar held by private bus operatorsBATHINDA (ANIL VERMA):Dedicated to the 551stPrakash Day of Guru Nanak Dev, private bus operators have

set up a langar ofBhujia Badana at thebus stand for thepassengers. And thisis how langars areset up every year. Hesaid that peopleshould plant trees tocreate a pollutionfree society and mo-bilize the youthagainst drugs.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

August 5, 2019 black day in J&K’shistory : APSRINAGAR: Describing August 5, 2019 as black day in the historyof Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party (AP) on Monday pledged tocontinue with its struggle against the political disempowerment ofpeople of Jammu and Kashmir that came to a full circle last year byturning a State into a Union Territory (UT). Addressing the Party’scampaign convention at Khannabal in district Anantnag, APpresident Syed Altaf Bukhari said AP will ensure that J&K gets itsStatehood back and till then the Party will work for protection of landand jobs for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

HIMACHAL/JKCM pays obeisance toShri Guru Nanak Devji on Prakash Parv

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai RamThakur visiting Sri Gurudwara SahibBus Stand Shimla on the occasion ofPrakash Parv of Shri Guru Nanak Devji on 30 Nov. 2020 Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur on occasion of 551 yearsof Prakash Parv of Shri Guru NanakDev ji visited Sri Gurudwara SahibBus Stand Shimla today and paid hisobeisance. Chief Minister waspresented a ‘Siropa’ by the Presidentof Shri Gurudwara Singh SabhaPrabandhak Committee ShimlaJasvinder Singh. Speaker StateVidhan Sabha Vipin Singh Parmarand Urban Development MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj were present on theoccasion among others. Later, theChief Minister along with the Speakerand Urban Development Ministervisited the Mall Shimla to get firsthandknowledge regarding how effectivelygeneral people as well as touristswere following the SOP issued by theState Government for using facemasks and social distancing.

Chaitanya is popularamong youths, elders

KASHISH SHARMAGAGRET: Young Chaitanya Sharma,who hails from Abhaipur in Gagretassembly constituency, is theheartbeat of the youth and the elderlytoday. Sharma is a young man whoplayed an important role in thetragedy in Kedarnath. He has helpedpeople in Kedarnath for twoconsecutive years. Chaitanya Sharmais the founder of Yuva ShaktiParampara, whose aim is to bringtalent within the youth andopportunities to provide a positivedialogue on matters related to bettermedical care and other development.They aim to provide betteropportunities to the youth. Theybelieve that as a duty-bound citizen, itis our responsibility to make us. Weshould work on the problems ofsociety, through our joint strength anddevotion for our motherland, we canrealize the dream of a brilliant futurefor all of us. Youths must participatevigorously to come forward and fulfilltheir responsibility.

Apple growers in HPhail privateprocurement centersSHIMLA: Apple growers in Shimlahave said that private appleprocurement centres in the district arehelping them earn more, as they donot have to deal with middlemenanymore. A farmer Layak Ram said,"Earlier we had to go to Delhi. Nowwe sell apples directly to the centrehere." "I gave them 12,000 crates ofapples last year and around 10,000crates this year. Payment is madedirectly into our bank account. Earlier,we used to spend a lot on payinggrading officials, labourers, oncommission etc. Now we save a lotand earn good money," he added."We take care of the quality of ourproduce. Earlier there was a lot ofexploitation because of monopoly. Ourlabour costs are saved as we havecontracted out our lands. We are veryhappy because we earn more now.The Adani group has helped us," hefurther said. Manjeet Singh Dhillon, anorchard manager, said, "Adani groupis procuring apples from growers fromthe year 2006. Earlier, our productioncapacity was 18,000 metric tonne.Now we have made it to 22,000metric tonnes. Our main focus is thathow to increase the income ofgrowers." "This year we bought 50 percent more apples than last year. Therates were higher so the growers gotmore money. Around 17,000 farmersare connected with us today. They areearning more these days and takingcare of the education of theirchildren," he added. Dhillon furthersaid, "There are three collectioncentres in Himachal Pradesh. Thegrowers get their earnings faster now.We also availed the services ofscientists to help growers andprovided all facilities to growers. Ouradded focus is that we have tocompete in the international market.""The end-user is the consumer who isconcerned about quality. We have arejection label of 12 per cent which isknown to the growers. The growersget their earnings based on thecolour, size and weight of the apples.We are bringing in new technologiesto help the growers meet the qualitystandards.," he added. He further saidthat more than 90 per cent of theworkforce employed in the orchards islocal. "From 2006 onwards when westarted investing in the orchards, morethan 90 per cent of the local peoplehave got employment in theorchards," he said. "The mainadvantage to the growers is that theyare getting payments automaticallyinto their accounts after selling theirproduce," he added.

Jai Ram Thakur unveils bust ofAtal Bihari Vajpayee at Kullu

Inaugurates Rs.4.15 crore Administrative block of HospitalSHIMLA, NOV 30

As many as ten nurses onoutsource basis upto 31st March,2021 and four doctors would beprovided immediately toRegional Hospital Kullu tofacilitate proper treatment ofCovid-19 as well as generalpatients. This was stated byChief Minister Jai Ram Thakurafter unveiling the bust offormer Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee at Kullu,besides inaugurating theAdministrative Block ofRegional Hospital Kullu andSub Way constructed underAMRUT Yojana at BhuttiChowk Dhalpur at Bhuntar-Mohal-Nagar-Manali Roadconstructed by spending anamount of Rs 24 lakh, Rs 4.15crore and Rs 68 lakhrespectively through videoconferencing from Shimla. Healso laid foundation stone ofbuilding of Government SeniorSecondary School Dughilag tobe constructed by spending anamount of Rs 3.30 crore. ChiefMinister said that he would havepersonally visited Kullu todedicate these projects to thepeople of the area, but it could

not be possible due to the Covidpandemic. He said that the newAdministrative block inauguratedtoday would ensure additionalbed capacity of 100 beds in theRegional Hospital Kullu andthereby facilitate the people of thedistrict. He said that additionalbed capacity would also ensurethat Covid patients would nothave to be shifted to MedicalCollege Ner Chowk in Mandi fortreatment. Jai Ram Thakur saidthat the increase in number ofCovid patients has forced theState Government to take somestringent steps. He said that the

State Government has alsodecided to impose restriction ofmaximum 50 persons in anysocial, religious or culturalgatherings. He said that theadministration as well as thepublic representatives mustensure strict implementation ofthese orders. He said thatGovernment has also decided toimpose fine of Rs 1000 onpersons not using face masks inpublic places. He directed theadministration to ensure that therestrictions imposed by theGovernment to check spread ofthis virus are not violated. Chief

Minister said the unveiling ofstatue of Atal Bihari Vajpayeewas a gesture of respect to thegreat leader who had special loveand affection towards the State ingeneral and Kullu Manali inparticular. Education MinisterGovind Singh Thakur thanked theChief Minister for inauguratingthe Administrative Block atRegional Hospital Kullu and saidthat this would go a long way inproviding better health carefacilities to the people of thedistrict. Health Minister Dr. RajivSaizal who was on visit to CovidWard of Indira Gandhi MedicalCollege Shimla also joined theevent online and expressed hisviews. Member of ParliamentMandi ParliamentaryConstituency Ram SwaroopSharma also spoke on theoccasion. He detailed variousCentral and State schemeslaunched for welfare of thepeople. Speaker State VidhanSabha Vipin Singh Parmar andUrban Development MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj were present atShimla with the Chief Minister,whereas MLA Banjar SurenderShouri, DC Kullu Dr. Richa, SPKullu Gaurav were present onthe occasion at Kullu.

Cabinet to decide aboutupcoming Assy Session

SHIMLA (UNI), NOV 30

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet willbe meeting on Tuesday ahead of thestate legislative assembly wintersession which is scheduled to beginfrom December 7. Members of thecabinet are likely to discuss thevenue for the upcoming session dueto the rising number of Covid casesin the state. Winters sessions of theassembly are customarily held inDharamshala instead of state capitalShimla, and earlier this month, thecabinet had asked GovernorBandaru Dattatraya to convene thewinter session from December 7 to11 in Dharamshala. However, Covidcases in the state have witnessed asharp spike since then, forcing thestate government to reintroduceCovid restrictions such as nightcurfew in four districts. A few daysago, an all-party meeting was held to

discuss the possibility of postponingthe session or changing its venue.During the meeting, leader ofopposition Mukesh Agnihotri fromthe Congress had insisted on holdingthe session as scheduled. The statecabinet will now consider if thesession can be held in Shimla due tothe logistical challenges involved inholding it in Dharamshala amid thecovid surge. MLAs, bureaucrats, anda large number of government andpolice personnel are typicallyrequired to camp at Dharamshaladuring the winter session, whichresults in additional expenses to thestate government in terms oftransportation and accommodation.This year, holding the session inDharamshala also involves the risk ofCovid transmission. The stateassembly had last met in September,when a ten-day monsoon session washeld in Shimla.

MLA doing development workin Raila Jablu: Villagers

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, NOV 30

Community building was inaugurated byMLA in a function held today. The peopleof Raila Jablu were unable to get socialwork done due to lack of communitybuilding and were struggling withinconveniences, the same wasinaugurated today by MLA LakhwinderSingh Rana from MLA Fund at RailaJablu at a cost of Rs. 2 lakh in the villageof the Panchayat Ramshahar In whichpanchayat head Virendra Sharma and up-pradhan Baburam Sharma of GramPanchayat Ramshahar. ND Shastri andPanchayat Ward No. 5 Ward PanchMeena Thakur, BDC Devi Sharan andZilla Parishad Nandlal Sharma and othervillagers were present on theoccasion.Village residents say that a lot ofwork has been done by the MLA for thedevelopment of the area and we demandthe MLA again to make it right for the

way to the crematorium ghat in the areaand Rimshahar to Mithi road which is ina bad condition He also assured thepublic about correcting it and said that theproblem mentioned by the people here isdisturbing due to the non-running of thebus, I will also address these problemssoon, said MLA.The public thankedMLA Lakhwinder Singh Rana forconstructing the community hall.

SRINAGAR, NOV 30

Traffic remained suspended onthe historic 86-km-longMughal road for the 8thconsecutive day on Mondaydue to accumulation of snowand slippery road conditions, atraffic police official said thisafternoon. Only one waytraffic is allowed fromSrinagar to Jammu on thehighway, connecting Kashmirvalley with the rest of thecountry, he told today. He saidthe Mughal road, connectingShopian in south Kashmir withRajouri and Poonch in Jammuregion remained closed due toaccumulation of snow since

November 23. Though thesnow clearance operation wasimmediately started, butcontinued snowfall onTuesday and Wednesdaybesides sub zero temperature,the road at several places,including Dubjan and Pir-ki-

Gali has become very slippery.The road, being consideredalternative to Srinagar-Jammunational highway was mainlyused to transport fresh fruit todifferent mandis across thecountry from Kashmir valleythis summer.

No traffic on Mughal road, only one-way traffic on Kashmir highway

JYOTI SYALHAROLI, NOV 30

Darshan Singh Aujla, former head ofHaroli BJP vice-president and Bhadorisaid that Haroli has gone far ahead onthe path of development. He thanks toProf. Ram Kumar, Vice President ofHPASEDC, whose honest thinkingtoday dreams of getting every citizen acommon development is taking place .He said that the Haroli LegislativeAssembly has got a new direction todaydue to trillions of rupees and todayoverall development is taking placeeverywhere, for which the ChiefMinister of the state Jairam Thakurthanked. He said that development workis being done in his village with croresof rupees, whereas the local people whohad given up the hope of getting puccaroads, today, Prof. Ram Kumar has alsoreleased money for those roads whichhave become history. Transformer hasbeen installed to ensure that there is noproblem of low voltage, and which has

been inaugurated today, the protestershave to make sticks and they have no

achievement to tell whereas BJPworkers have achievements only.

Local people inaugurate power transformerJOGINDER DEV ARYABANGANA, NOV 30

MLA from Chintpurni was verydisappointed due to the lack ofsolutions to public problems. In such asituation, he has requested the stategovernment to get the new mandalapproved for his field. In this, therewill be no exaggeration in saying thenegligence of the department officialsand the push with the public is royal.

Because if the Department lookedat both the constituencies with oneeye, it would never have beenpossible, which is now due to thestatements of the officials who arepassing the time under the politicalumbrella.

But now the lower people ofKutlaihar assembly constituency areshowing signs of being very angrywith the said department and people

are accusing some officials of politicalconspiracy and complicity.

Not only this, people also believethat one of the officers of thedepartment has vowed to make someselected contractors to reach theheights, and due to political patronage,the officer is giving work of lakhs ofrupees only to the subordinate of theBoard. Not only this, it is also seenthat only 5 to 7 contractors have beenentrusted by the Central and StateGovernments under each house tap(Jal Jeevan Mission).

At the same time, if any othercontractor authorized by the stategovernment goes to the board, then theanswer is that there is either no workor no money. All this is happeningonly after completing that mission. Itwill be a very interesting thing onwhich officer falls after the departmentopens.

People of lower Kutleharsuffering due to negligence

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, NOV 30

Sixth State FinanceCommission President SatpalSatti today inaugurated thebeautification work of LalsingiPrimary School in UnaAssembly constituency at acost of Rs 5.70 lakh.On thisoccasion, he informed that anamount of Rs 36 lakh has beenreleased for rooms, boundarywalls, beautification andimprovement in variousschools of Una Assemblyconstituency, which are beingconstructed in various schoolsas per the requirement.Heinformed that an amount of Rs65 lakh has been released forvarious development works inLalsingi Panchayat. Heinformed that an amount of Rs6 lakh has been approved on thedrain along with LalsingiSchool, whose construction

work is nearing completion. Anamount of Rs 5.61 lakh hasbeen sanctioned for theimprovement of the schoolbuilding of Lower Lalsingi.Apart from this, free cookinggas connections have beenprovided to 90 eligible familiesin this panchayat. An amount ofRs 180 crore has been releasedto the district Una for providingdrinking water facility to everyhousehold under tap water, dueto which tapes are being

installed in 1,16,000 houses ofthe district. He informed that tillnow this facility has beenprovided in 78,000 houses andwork is on to connect theremaining houses with thisfacility soon. Under thismission, 150 taps have beeninstalled in Lalsingi Panchayatagainst the target of 170 taps,while the remaining 20households will be providedwith drinking water facilitysoon. Satti said that in relation

to Corona, there are differentfraternities among the generalpublic, due to which people arenot coming forward to get theinvestigation done. He calledupon the people to follow thegovernment-issued covid safetyrules and if there are symptomsof cough, fever, cold, pain getthe Kovid tested immediatelyso as to protect yourself andyour loved ones from infectionand unnecessary.On thisoccasion, Una Circle GeneralSecretary Ashok Dhiman, StateExecutive Member Tilak RajSaini, District GeneralSecretary Raj Kumar Pathania,SDO Public Works SunilKumar, JE Rajneesh Kumar,Gram Panchayat Pradhan SarlaDevi, Deputy Principal TilakRaj, Headmaster MeenakshiSharma, SMC Principal MeenaDevi , School staff and areadignitaries including MitaKumari were present.

Satti inaugurates beautification of Lalsingi Primary School

Bioflock technology will increasefish farming at low cost

ASHOK KUMARUNA, NOV 30

The changing technology over time isbenefiting farmers in every field. Forexample, by adopting moderntechnology in the field of fisheries,more income can be earned from lesswater and more production at lessexpense. With modern technologyBioflock it is possible to producemore fish in less water and less cost.Bioflock technology is the latestscientific method of fisheries.It isnoteworthy that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has made a provisionof 20,000 crores to promote fishfarming under the Self-Reliant IndiaPackage. Under the PM Matsya

Sampada Yojana, the CentralGovernment provides financialassistance in the form of subsidy forthe breeding of quality species for fishfarming, development ofinfrastructure and marketing. Fishfarming has been brought under thePM Matsya Sampada Yojana underbioflock technology, so that farmerscan earn more at less expense with thehelp of modern technology in lessspace and water. Intensive fishfarming is also not possible byconstructing a pond, while the use ofwater is also less in the bioflocktechnique and saving fish feed is alsoconsiderable; Because through thetechnique, the waste of fish isconverted into protein again inside the

water. That means more profit in lessexpense.In addition to the bioflocktechnology under the PM MatsyaSampada Yojana, the RecurrentAquaculture System (RAS) is alsocovered. By adopting this system, fishproduction can be increased in lessarea. In this technique, the movementof water is arranged to maintain thecontinuity of water flow. UnderBioflock and RAS, farmers have toconstruct small tanks and according tothe capacity of the tanks, it is dividedinto three categories, which can costfrom Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh. Thegovernment provides 40 to 60 percentsubsidy on this. Fish can be producedfrom 4 to 40 tons at a time byadopting technology based fisheries.

Duo arrested with 27 kgs ofcannabis in Udhampur

JAMMU, NOV 30

Two suspected smugglers werearrested with 27 kg of cannabison the Jammu-Srinagar NationalHighway in Jammu andKashmir's Udhampur district onMonday, police said. A policeparty intercepted a truck on thehighway at Tikri area as part ofroutine checking, they said.During the search of the vehicle,

27 kg of cannabis was found inthe possession of the accusedwho were later arrested, policesaid. The two have beenidentified as Danish Rehman andAbid Ahmed Reshi, bothbelonging to Bijbehara area ofAnantnag district (SouthKashmir), they said.

The narcotics consignmentalong with the vehicle wasseized, police said.

Celebration of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Prakash UtsavKHARAR (OUR CORRESPONDENT): A. P. J. Smart School celebrated Shri Guru NanakDev Ji's Prakash Utsav by organising various competitions through virtual classes .Almost allthe students participated in Saakhi, Shabad, Kavita Gayan Pratiyogita. The Principal of theSchool, Mr. Jasvir Chander made students aware of the teachings and sacrifices of Guruji. Hewished all on this special occasion and prayed for everyone's well-being.

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Spine tumor operatedwith cancerous lesions inbody of patientSUMER GARGSANGRUR: A team of Doctors led byDr. Harsimrat Sodhi, Seniorconsultant & neurosurgeon at Fortishospital, Mohali performed alandmark procedure on a 73 years

old patientJagdish Singh,who had lowerbackache forthe last sixmonths,radiating downhis left leg,which graduallyprogressed. He

had no relief with the medicationstaken from a local practitioner. Thepatient was finally limited tobedridden status with severedebilitating pain even while lyingdown. In last the patient was broughtto Fortis hospital, Mohali, where onevaluation, he was found to hasProstate cancer, which had beenspreaded to bones. A large tumordestroyed the L2 vertebra (spine), hisbody and the spinal joint, with part ofcancer lying within the spinal canaland pressing on the nerves supplyingthe left leg. The risk of furtherprogression was weakness extendingto both legs leading to paralysis &permanent disability. The patient wastaken up for surgery by theneurosurgery team (Brain & SpineSurgery), which was led by Dr.Harsimrat Bir Singh Sodhi. Surgicalremoval of the Tumor in the spinalcanal was done, affected bone &spinal joint was removed, and spinestabilization was done with pediclescrews. Dr. Sodhi said, ‘’This surgeryhas its own challenges. Surgery of anelderly patient and of such a sensitivelocation (where nerves supplying toboth legs are located) was aided withthe help of latest techniques includingNeuro-Navigation, Intra-operativenerve monitoring (both of which areavailable at select centres only) andhigh-end microscope, which all areavailable at the Fortis hospitalMohali". All these facilities helped &gave an excellent outcome to thepatient and avoided any inadvertentdamage to the nerves supplying thelegs’’. Postoperatively, the patient hadsignificant pain relief and was able towalk around pain-free by the secondday after surgery.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, NOV 30

The Governor Punjab and Adminis-trator, Chandigarh, VP Singh Bad-nore today inaugurated the Museumof Trees - a unique environmentalproject for conservation of sacredtrees of Sikhism after which manySikh Gurudwaras are named.

Because of Covid-19, the inau-guration was done online. Ex-mem-ber of Parliament & Chairman, Mi-norities Commission, Sardar Tar-lochan Singh and PHDCCI Presi-dent, Karan Gilhotra, participated inthe web inauguration. ExtendingGurpurab greetings on the 551stbirth anniversary of Guru NanakDevji, the Governor said this was themost appropriate day and most ap-propriate manner of rememberingGuru Nanak whose hymns are re-plete with references to nature, envi-ronment, trees, plants and animallife. The Governor warned that cli-mate change is an immediate crisisfor humanity and to meet this chal-lenge people will have to come for-ward with initiatives like the Muse-um of Trees to mobilize public opin-ion. He complimented DS Jaspal forpatiently working for ten years to

clone 12 sacred trees and hopedwork on the remaining trees willalso be completed soon. Formermember of Parliament and Chair-man, Minorities Commission of In-dia thanked the Punjab Governor forsupporting the cause of conservationof sacred trees of Sikhism. Hepointed out that Guru Nanak was themost widely travelled religiouspreacher of the world. The Guru in-teracted with common people in theopen under the shadow of treeswhich is why most of the sacredtrees are associated with GuruNanak. He praised the Governmentof India for supporting this projectfor conservation of sacred trees,since in many gurudwaras the sacred

trees have been cut or have died dueto improper care. Creator and Cura-tor of the Museum of Trees, DS Jas-pal, thanked the Governor for sup-porting the project, which he saidwill be a source of attraction notonly for Sikhs but for all naturelovers. Jaspal pointed out that manyof the sacred trees also have botani-cal significance. For example, theBeri tree of Gurudwara Ber Sahib inSultanpur Lodi is unique because ithas very few spines. Similarly, theleaves of the peepal tree in Gurud-wara Pipli Sahib have a unique yel-low pigmentation. Jaspal also dis-closed that the trees are protected byentirely in-house organic spray ofgarlic, chilies and heeng mixed with

water, which is why the trees arehealthy and bearing rich fruit. Overa period of ten years, the Museumhas been successful in reproducinggenetically true replicas of twelvesacred trees including Dukh Bhan-jani ber tree of Golden Temple; Bertree of gurudwara Ber Sahib, Sultan-pur Lodi; Ber tree of gurudwaraBabe-di-Ber, Sialkot, Pakistan;Peepal tree of gurudwara PipliSahib, Amritsar; The Museum ofTrees has India’s most most modernMist Chamber facility and a GlassHouse Conservatory, with sixteenair conditioners, to preserve andpropagate rare and endangeredspecies which grow at high eleva-tions.

‘Museum of trees’ new environmentallandmark of Chandigarh inaugurated SHASHI PAL JAIN

KHARAR, MOHALINOV 30

On the occasion of the 551stlight of Shri Guru NanakDev Ji, a blooddonation campwas organizedby the DistrictRed Cross Soci-ety and VishwasFoundation atGurdwara Sahibat Sunny En-clave. In this, 90people regis-tered to donateblood, out of which 7 wererefused to donate blood dueto health problems, 83 blooddonors voluntarily donatedblood.

Vishvas FoundationGeneral Secretary SadhviNeelima Vishvas said thatthe camp collected bloodfrom the team of M CareBlood Bank Zirakpur underthe supervision of Dr.Karthik Agarwal. Peopletook part in the blood dona-tion camp on the occasion ofGuru Parv. Kamlesh Kaushalthe Mohali Secretary of theRed Cross, said that the pur-pose of these camps being

organized under the supervi-sion of the Deputy Commis-sioner of the District is tohelp people in every possibleway during this crisis ofCorona. Gurnam Singh of

Gurdwara Committee, Com-mittee Head and Secretarythanked for the camp organ-ized by Red Cross. All possi-ble arrangements were madefrom the Gurdwara SunnyEnclave to Red Cross Mo-hali. All the devotees appre-ciated this camp set up by theGurdwara Committee andRed Cross Society. On thisoccasion, social worker Di-nesh Dixit, Senior officer ofLadli Foundation NavneetKaur, development of Vish-was Foundation, ShishupalSingh, Santosh Pathania,Surinder Garg, KamleshGarg were present.

Blood donation campin Sunny Enclave on

Guru parav

Free legal aid will beprovided to farmers in casesduring struggle: GargGIDDARBAHA: Farmers facinglawsuits during the agitationmovement will be given all kinds oflegal aid, these words werementioned by Advocate Mohit Garg

Gaurav whileinteracting withjournalists. He saidthat during thestruggle andagitation started bythe farmers ofPunjab to repealthe farming lawsmade by the Modi

government at the Center, free legalassistance in the courts will be givento these farmers of Giddarbaha andBathinda district. He said that thefarmer is the provider of the wholeworld and it is also our duty to helpthe farmer. He said that in this difficultperiod, when the farmers are facingproblems at this time, it becomes ourduty of all of us to understand thesufferings of the farmers and helpthem in every possible way.

Rs 20 lakh missing from JandialaGuru's police station maalkhana,case registered against ChiefMunshi, arrestedKULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU: Jandiala GuruPolice Chief Munshi Kishan Chandinformed SI Charan Singh onNovember 28 and Checked theoutside lock of the warehouse(maalkhana) which was loose. Which

was replaced on26th Novemberand all the keyswere in hispossession. On28th November ataround 4 pm heand his assistantMunshi Sepoy

Harpreet Singh checked the boxinside the warehouse (maalkhana)containing the valuables of thepolice station. Out of this, Rs. 20 lakh(sealed) was kept in the warehouseas a revenue litigation. KishanChand Chief Munshi, ASI BalkarSingh, Constable Harpreet Singh andConstable Sandeep Singh re-checkedthe warehouse (maalkhana)andfound that the boxes inside thewarehouse were broken. It is to bementioned that the responsibility ofMalkhana lies with the Chief Munshi.

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, NOV 30

Thalassaemic CharitableTrust PGI-GMCH,Chandigarh organised its207th Blood DonationCamp on 28th November2020 in PGIMER,Chandigarh. It was the 4thcamp in the currentmonth. 157 units ofblood were collectedfrom esteemed voluntaryblood donors for Tha-lasaemics and other seri-ous patients.

This Trust has so far or-ganised 24 Blood Dona-tion Camps since 6th June2020 and has mobilizedmore than 2060 units ofblood from voluntarydonors during COVID19lockdown period.

Thalassaemic Charita-ble Trust has been servingthalassaemics since 1985.

Presently about 450 Tha-lasaemics are availingblood transfusion facili-ties in our two Day CareCentres in PGIMER &GMCH Chandigarh. Freemedicines are also provid-ed to poor patients by theTrust.

Thalassaemia is a ge-netic blood disorderwhich induces chronicanemia. Regular Bloodtransfusion after 15-20days is a widely recom-mended treatment for

maintaining optimal He-moglobin level.

Shri Rajinder Kalra,Member Secretary, Tha-lassaemic Charitable TrustPGI-GMCH, Chandigarhthanked all blood donors,Prof.(Dr.) Rati Ram Shar-ma, Head, Department ofBlood Transfusion Medi-cine PGIMER, Chandi-garh and his team for suc-cess of this Camp by ob-serving social distancingand other COVID19 pre-cautions.

157 units of blood collected at PGIMERSUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, NOV 30

Central city welfare societyjagraon conducted a meetingin which they elected AvtarSingh as the so-ciety presidentwith consent ofall the members.The meeting alsopassed a resolu-tion to buildwalls around thecolony and alsoto install CCTVcameras.

At this occa-sion, newlyelected presidentAvtar Singh saidthat the society shall givepreference to the social wel-fare activities and the devel-opement works shall also becarried out. The societymembers congratulated new-

ly elected president andwished him all the luck forcoming projects. At this occa-sion, senior vice presidentDaljeet Singh Bawa, vicepresident Neeraj Jain, Chair-

man Amarjeet Singh Malwa,vice chairman SukhwinderSingh Bhasin, secretary VijayMalhotra, Press secretaryAmarjit Singh and otherswere present.

Central city welfare societyelects new president

JAGRAON, NOV 30

Celebrating the 551th Birthanniversary of Shri GuruNanak Dev, district planningboard Chairman MalkeetSingh Dakha participated in aprogram conductedSodhiwal and gavedetailed informationabout the develope-ment works worthrupees 1 crore to becarried out in the cityand also inaguuratedthe developementworks.

Moreover, theprogram observed livestreaming of the punjab gov-ernment's program conductedat Sultanpur Lodhi. ChairmanDakha wished everybody onthe birth anniversary of GuruNanak Dev and wished forthe wellbeing of the entire hu-man race. Dakha stated that

congress has been workingvery hard in order to carry outdevelopment works in everycorner of the state. Dakhaalso stated that the party sup-ports the farmers protestingagainst the farmer bills. SDM

Narinder Singh Dhaliwal,Chairman Satinderpal SinghKaka and Chairman SurinderSingh Titu greeted people onprakash utsav and said thatwe need to follow the teach-ings of Guru Nanak Dev inorder to make world a betterplace.

Chairman Dakha inauguratesdevelopment works

AMIT KALIAZIRAKPUR, NOV 30

Zirakpur police have succeed-ed in nabbing two burglarswith stolen goods worth lakhsof rupees. Had committedthree thefts, Police havenabbed them along with stolenmoney, clothes and gold andsilver jewellery.

Talking to the media, DSPCapt. Amroj Singh said that asper the directions of SSP Mo-hali PPS Satinder Singh, acampaign was launched on no-vember 23 under the supervi-sion of IPS Captain Rural Po-lice dr.Ravjot Kaur Grewal andunder her supervision led byPolice Station Chief ZirakpurRajpal Singh and baltanaChowki Incharge KulwantSingh. Two persons had en-tered the house at 597, Harmi-lap Nagar, Baltana on Novem-

ber 23 to carry out a burglary atnight and were found guilty bypolice Raju known as alias sonof Mahant. Residents HouseNo. 1620, New Indira ColonyManimajra was seized and ac-cused Hari Das son Kalu Ramresident House No. 2034, NewIndira Colony ManimajraChandigarh was arrested onNovember 26. During the in-vestigation, a large quantity ofgold and silver idols, gold jew-ellery, silver glasses and coinsand Rs 90,000 cash were re-covered from the two thieves.

During the tail patrol, thesetwo burglars were also accept-ed that they committed twothefts in Baltana area namelyHouse No. 480 Harmilap Na-gar Phase I Baltana last yearand House No. 69 HarmilapNagar Phase I Baltana lastmonth. DSP Amroj Singh saidthat the job of these thieves isto steal and they used to doReiki during the day and theycould easily steal and leave. Hesaid that apart from Zirakpur,these thieves had also commit-ted thefts in Chandigarh.

Two burglars along with stolen goodsworth lakhs of rupees held in Zirakpur

Dalveer Kaur joins BJP, resignedfrom post of District MahilaMorcha General Secretary

HOSHIARPUR(DALJEET AJNOHA): Beinghurt by the wrong policies of the Congress, GeneralSecretary of the Hoshiarpur District Women's Con-

gress, todayjoined theBJP alongwith herc o m p a n -ions. Onthis occa-

sion, Union Minister of State Som Prakash, formerCabinet Minister Teekshan Sood, Himachal PradeshBJP in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna, District PresidentNipun Sharma, former Mayor Shiv Sood and otherleaders welcomed Dalvir Kaur and other companionsin the party by wearing party siropa. On this occasion,Som Prakash welcomed the comrades to the partyand said that everybody wants to join BJP today, in-fluenced by the public interest policies of the PrimeMinister of the country, Shri Narendra Modi. All suchpeople are welcome in BJP. He said that Congress isa sinking ship. On this occasion, former cabinet min-ister Teekshan Sood said that the fellows who haveleft the Congress and come to BJP feel that they haveleft the party of a family and joined a family party likeBJP, where everyone is respected.

GULSHAN KUMAR BARNALA, NOV 30

The Government of Indiahas announced the dates forthe Army Recruitment Rally.Online applications forthe rally were requestedfrom June 2, 2020, to July16, 2020. Candidateswho have applied onlineduring this period will beable to participate in thisrecruitment rally.

As per the informationreceived from DistrictEmployment and BusinessBureau, Barnala, the recruit-ment rally of candidates be-longing to Barnala, Mansa,Sangrur, Patiala and Fate-hgarh Sahib districts wouldbe scheduled from 07-02-2021 to 26-02-2021. BureauChairman Tej Partap SinghPhoolka said that the recruit-ment rally would be held at

ADSR Ground, OppositeFlying Club, Patiala-SangrurRoad, Patiala. Admit cardsof candidates who have ap-plied online form will besent to their registered e-mail

ID. Candidatesshould checktheir e-mail idsregularly. Hesaid that theyouth of Dis-trict Barnalacould avail thetraining facilityby visiting the

Sea Fight Camp Nabha,Bhavanigarh Road, Gramse-vak Training Center. Candi-dates can also check thewebsite www.joinindian-army.nic.in for more infor-mation and contact thehelpline number 98766-17258 of District Employ-ment and Business Bureau,Barnala.

Army recruitment rally willcommence from February 7, 2021

Occasion of Gurpurab, BharatVikas Parishad donates wheelchair

to Gurudwara Sahib

NANGAL(HARNAMAN BHATIA): Gurpurab ofSri Guru Nanak Dev ji has been celebrated by BharatVikas Parishad Bhakhra Nangal at Gurudwara BabaBuddha Sahib at Brari. On the occasion Bharat vikasParishad donates a wheelchair to Gurudwara com-mittee. On the occasion Dr. Ashok Sharma and Adv.Ashok Manocha said that they have given a wheel-chair to Gurudwara sahib for the old aged people sothat they will not face any difficulty at the time ofpray. On the occasion Bharat Vikas Parishad's mem-bers and Gurudwara sahib Brari committee's mem-bers were present.

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR NOV 30

Social worker Tiwana familyof village Dogarpur organized4th free eye test and operationcamp at GurudwaraKhera Sahib Dogarpurunder the leadership ofAvtar Singh Tiwana dedi-cated to the birthday ofShri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.A team of Specialist Dr.Deepak Pandey checkedup patient suffering fromeye ailments. Camp man-ager Avtar Singh Tiwanasaid that an eye camp was or-ganized after Guru Nanak DevJi's Guruparav and Bhajan Kir-tan in which 277 needy peoplewere investigated. The needypersons undergoing the opera-tion will be operated atNavdeepak Eye Care Center,Gadashankar. He said that in

the camp 195 needy personswere also provided free glass-es. The Tiwana family con-gratulated the entire Sangat onthe occasion. Kuldeep SinghTiwana thanked the Sangat

and those present in the camp.Manoj Kumar Mida Phag-wara, Kulvir Singh formersarpanch and Granthi Singh,Bikram Singh Sub Inspector,Vishal Gupta,Lekh Raj, Dr.Deepak Mishra, Nirmal Singh,Jujhar Singh Tiwana, HarpreetSingh were present.

Tiwana family organizes free fourtheye camp to mark Gurupurav

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, NOV 30

Patwari Ranjit Singh, aguardian of social interests,was felicitated at a specialtournament organized by dig-nitaries and villagers of Jidavillage and his efforts werehighly appreciated. It may berecalled that Ranjit Singh Pat-wari has always been knownfor his financial support to thepoor, gifted and gifted chil-dren and for his impartialservice to the people whileencouraging the players.

This honor was conferredon Buta Singh, Chief Officer,Nehianwala Police Station.Prominent lyricist BhinderDabwali, Dr. Daljit SinghGuru, Gurneb Singh Nambar-dar, Jeevan Garg Bajakhanaand Sarpanch Harraipur Jag-meet Singh performed. Thefirst and second place win-

ning teams in the tournamentincluding Open Khayaliwala1st place, Kalyan Sukha 2ndplace, Jida 1st place in 60 kgKabaddi match, Kotbhai 2ndplace winning teams was hon-ored.

On the occasion PatwariRanjit Singh thanked the

management for the honor be-stowed on them and assuredthat they would continue toguard the public interest in animpartial manner.

A large number of localPanchs, Sarpanch dignitaries,sportspersons and locals werepresent.

Patwari Ranjit Singh honoured

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

Night Curfew in Ludhiana from todayANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: Under the latest guidelines of the Punjab Government, theDistrict administration issued the order of night curfew in District from 10 pmto 5 am from today. District Magistrate Varinder Sharma today issued orderto the various departments and High officials of District. Under the saidorders movement of individuals for all non essential activities wouldremained prohibited between 10 pm to 5 am. All the hotels and otherhospitality units, restaurant, and marriage palaces including restaurant,hotels , shopping mall would be shut down by 9.30 pm. This order shalleffect till further orders.

7CT Group marks 551stBirth Anniversary ofGuru Nanak Dev ji

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: CT Group of Institutions,South Campus, Shahpur marked 551stBirth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak DevJi by organizing a ceremony in whichstaff members recited Sukhmani SahibPath. The majority of them were donnedin saffron colored turbans anddupattas.CT Group Co-ChairpersonParminder Kaur Channi, Tanika Singhgraced the occasion along withManaging Director Manbir Singh andVice Chairman Harpreet Singh.

INNOKIDS Schoolorganises onlineactivities for little ones

JALANDHAR: Tiny tots of INNOKIDS –the Pre- Primary School (Green ModelTown, Loharan, CJR, The Royal Worldand Kpt. Road) of Innocent HeartsSchool organized various onlineactivities. ‘Paper Tearing and Pasting’ forKG I and ‘Draw and Colour’ for KG II,activities were conducted, the little onesparticipated enthusiastically. Theobjective behind these activities is toenhance the motor skills, concentration,colour recognition, hand and eyecoordination and creativity of thestudents. Director INNOKIDS, Alkamentioned that creations of the studentswere really appreciable.

DAV College teambecomes winner of RedBull Campus Cricket

JALANDHAR: The cricket team of DAVCollege Jalandhar performed brilliantlyand became the winner of North Zone inthe Red Bull Campus Cricket Collegetournament. Now the DAV team will playagainst teams from other zones of Indiato lead India in this international collegecricket tournament. It is worth noting thatthe team of DAV College had also wonthe first zonal, then inter-zonal in thisinternational tournament and has nowsecured its place in the National Finalsby becoming the winner of North Zone. Itis also worth mentioning that the teamhas made its place in the national finalsfor the third time. Dr. Manu Sood,Chairman, Department of PhysicalEducation, Principal Dr. S. K. Arora whileexpressing his happiness for all theplayers of DAV's cricket teamcongratulated Coach Ankur andDepartment of Physical Education.

RTA Dept invitesRoadways/PRTCemployees formeeting on Dec 2ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: Roadways / PRTCemployees staged a dharna few daysback demanding to take strict actionagainst some private buses operatingillegally around the bus stand. Now theRTA Department invited the agitatingtransport employees for a meeting on 2December for discuss on the matter. Theagitating employees had earlier lodged acomplaint with the RTA for not resolvingthe matter and further they declaredstruggle against the RTA Department anddecided to burn effigy of the seniortransport officials at bharat Nagar chowk.Now on the invitation of RTA Department,employees have agreed to attend themeeting while postponing the action.

Social worker SangeetaKhanna distributes fooditems to needy

VERMAGURDASPUR: On the occasion of the551st birth anniversary of Shri GuruNanak Dev ji, famous social workerSangeeta Khanna visited the slums anddistributed foodies to the needy families,on this occasion she told that the truetribute to Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji onlyMay be offered when attempting to keepeach person happy by guiding them onthe principles shown. She told that ShriGurunanak Dev ji not only carried thelangar-like tendency by feeding food tothe hungry sadhus, but also to makepeople aware by making 4 pilgrimage inall four directions to removesuperstitions spread in the society. Onthis occasion, she told that she has alsourged the people of her home andregion to celebrate this day well and hasbeautified their homes with light.

India's COVID-19 tally rises to 94.31 lakh

NEW DELHI, NOV 30

The number of COVID-19 casesreported in India in a span of 24hours dropped below 40,000 forthe seventh time this month, takingthe infection tally to 94.31 lakh,while the recoveries surged to88,47,600, according to the UnionHealth Ministry's data updated onMonday.

The total coronavirus casesmounted to 94,31,691 with 38,772new infections, while the death tollclimbed to 1,37,139 after 443more fatalities were reported, thedata updated at 8 am showed.

The number of people who

have recuperated from the diseasesurged to 88,47,600, pushing thenational recovery rate to 93.81 percent. The COVID-19 case fatalityrate declined further to 1.45 percent. The active COVID-19caseload remained below five lakhfor the 20th consecutive day. Thereare 4,46,952 active cases in thecountry which comprise 4.74 percent of the total caseload, the datastated.

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

It went past 50 lakh onSeptember 16, 60 lakh on

September 28, 70 lakh on October11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,and surpassed 90 lakh onNovember 20. According to the

ICMR, 14,03,79,976 samples havebeen tested up to November 29with 8,76,173 samples being testedon Sunday.

Jharkhand reports 198 new casesRANCHI: Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,08,984 as198 more people tested positivefor the infection, a healthdepartment official said onMonday. Ranchi district reportedthe highest number of new casesat 69, followed by EastSinghbhum (29), and Bokaro(15), he said. No COVID-19

death has been reported in thestate in the last-24-hours, theofficial said. The state now has2,138 active coronavirus cases,while 1,05,883 people have beencured of the disease and 963have died of the infection so far,he said. Jharkhand has tested93,053 samples for COVID-19in the last 24 hours, he added.

Telangana logs 593 new cases, 3 deathsHYDERABAD: Telanganareported 593 fresh coronaviruscases, taking the tally to nearly2.70 lakh while three fatalitiespushed the toll to 1,458, the stategovernment said on Monday.Greater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC) accountedfor the most number of caseswith 119, followed byRangareddy (61) and MedchalMalkajgiri (55), it said in abulletin, providing details as of 8PM on November 29. As many

as10,022 patients are undertreatment and33,040 sampleswere tested on Sunday.Cumulatively, over 54.53 lakhsamples have been tested. Thesamples tested per millionpopulation was over 1.46 lakh,the bulletin said. The casefatality rate in the state was 0.54per cent, while it was 1.5 percent at the national level. Therecovery rate in Telangana was95.74 per cent, while it was 93.8per cent in the country.

Rahul urges Cong workersto provide food, help to

protesting farmersNEW DELHI, NOV 30

Slamming the Centralgovernment over the newfarm laws, Congress leaderRahul Gandhi on Mondayappealed to his party workersto provide food and help tofarmers protesting againstthe new laws.

He asked why arefarmers protesting if these"reforms" are in their interest.Taking to Twitter, theCongress leader said thatfarmers have come to Delhiin the cold against the "black"agricultural laws, leavingtheir homes and fields. "Thefarmers of the country havecome to Delhi in the coldagainst the black agriculturallaws, leaving their homes andfields. With whom do youstand in the battle of truth anduntruth annadata farmer orPM's capitalistfriend?#SpeakUpForFarmers," he tweeted. He alsotweeted a video in which heurged Congress workers tostand by farmers. "Patriotismis protecting the country'sstrength. The country'sstrength is farmers. Thequestion arises is why are

farmers on the road and whyare they coming on foot froma far distance. NarendraModi says these laws are inthe interest of farmers. Ifthese laws are in theirinterest, then why are theyangry? These laws are for 2-3 friends of Narendra Modi,"the former Congress chiefsaid. "These laws have beenmade to loot farmers. That'swhy we have to stand up withthem. Congress workersshould come out and helpthese farmers and providethem food and stand bythem," he said. Farmers havebeen protesting at variousplaces in Delhi and Haryanaand have rejected the Centralgovernment's offer to holdtalks on December 3 sayingthat imposing conditions forstarting a dialogue is aninsult to them.

AAP committed to serve agitatingfarmers in these distressing timesCHANDIGARH, NOV 30

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) statepresident and Sangrur MPBhagwant Mann on Mondaysaid that the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) and the ArvindKejriwal-led AAP in Delhi wasextending all possible assistantto the agitating farmers,currently camping in thenational capital Delhi,demanding withdrawal of thethree central farm lawsimposed by the Narendra Modigovernment at the Centre.In astatement issued from partyheadquarters here on Monday,Bhagwant Mann said, "Today,due to the dictatorial attitude ofthe Centre and anti-farmerdecisions of the Modigovernment , the country's'annaadaata' is fighting for itssurvival and sustenance. Insuch a situation, it becomes

imperative for each and everycitizen of the country to standrock solid behind teemingmillions of farmers, who isfighting for their rights amidthe prevailing cold weatherconditions. There is nodenying the fact that the Delhigovernment was the only one,which, under the visionaryleadership of Arvind Kejriwaland Aam Aadmi Part weredoing their duty by serving theagitating farmers".BhagwantMann said that the Kejriwalgovernment in Delhi, realizing

its moral duty to extend allpossible assistance to thestruggling farmers, had put inplace facilities, like puttingmedical teams on constantvigil, availability ofambulances, langar(community kitchen),drinking water throughtankers and makeshift toiletsfor farmers in the Delhi area.Mann added CM ArvindKejriwal, had instructed allparty leaders, MLAs andvolunteers, to rise abovepetty party politics, andextend a helping hand to thefarmers in every possibleway.The Sangrur MP saidthat the Aam Aadmi Partyhad been supporting thecause of the farmers fromday one by resisting theimplementation of the centralagriculture ordinances,which had since become

laws now. He said thatArvind Kejriwal was the firstChief Minister of the country,who along with the leadershipof Punjab, had staged a'dharna' at the Jantar Mantaragainst the black laws broughtin by the Center, demandingtheir roll back. Mann said thatit was because of the AamAadmi Party's clear standagainst the black laws enactedagainst the farmers that theKejriwal government hadthwarted the Modigovernment's move to derailthe peasants' movement, byrefusing point blank theDelhi police' request convertDelhi stadiums intomakeshift detention Centre,adding that the Aam AadmiParty had been with thefarmers sans party bannerand would continue to do soin times to come.

Gurdaspur farmers willleave for Delhi on Dec 25

VERMAGURDASPUR, NOV 30

Farmers 'organizations and farmers'leaders across the country will stageslogans and protests against the Modigovernment at the Center over the blacklaw enacted by the Modi governmenton agricultural bills. Committee PunjabZone Damdama Sahib and DistrictGurdaspur Farmers Leaders announcedthat on December 25, farmers fromdifferent villages of District Gurdaspurwould leave for Delhi in a large convoy.While chanting slogans and addressingthe farmers, Zone President GurpreetSingh Khanpur and General Secretary,Hardeep Singh Fauji said that KisanMazdoor Sangharsh CommitteePunjab's Rail Roko protest has enteredits 68th day. Announcing the flag of theorganization in the ongoing agitation,the state leader Swainder Singh Chatalasaid that on December 25 Hundreds offarmers will start preparing for Delhi.In Gurdaspur district, the organizationhas started preparations on a large scale

from today. he warned the Modigovernment at the Center that if theblack laws were not withdrawn soon,the struggle of the farmers wouldintensify and a large number of farmersfrom Gurdaspur district will be arrivingin Delhi and would form a front againstthe Modi government. In the end, allthe farmers of Kisan MazdoorSangharsh Committee condemned instrong words the baton charges andwater cannons, tear gas shells and othertortures inflicted on the farmers by theHaryana Government and HaryanaPolice.

Kejriwal greets countrymen onoccasion 551st birth

anniversary of Guru Nanak DevCHANDIGARH, NOV 30

On the occasion of the 551stbirth anniversary of Sri GuruNanak Dev, Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal onMonday greeted the people ofDelhi and others across thecountrymen, adding that theunderlying message of the firstSikh Guru Nanak Dev wasthat the greatest service wasselfless service rendered tomankind. Chief MinisterKejriwal said that today thefarmers of our country werestuck on the Haryana-Delhiborder, saying that they hadbeen squatting there for the 5-6 days to hold talks with UnionGovernment over thecontentious three farm laws,braving the chilling weatherconditions.He said "I hope theUnion government will initiatetalks with the farmers andthrash out a solution to the

problems as soon as possible,"He said that all the AAPworkers, MLAs, leaders wereengaged in the service of thefarmers, saying they had beeninstructed to be at the farmers'beck and call and meet theirneeds on a priority basis.TheChief Minister on the occasionsaid " On this auspiciousoccasion of Prakash Parab ofSri Guru Nanak Dev, I alsoappeal to the people of Delhito serve the farmers, currentlystuck on the border, inwhatever possible way theycould".

Inspector Sandeep Bhalaipur honours Indiancricket team member Mandeep Singh

GURDARSHAN PRINCEBEAS, NOV 30

Six day Exclusive PremierLeague is being organized atAmandeep Cricket AcademyAmritsar which started on27 November and finalmatches will be played hereon 3 December. Players ofcricket teams from all overthe country are participatingin this league. Senior playersand Inspector SandeepSingh Bhalipur arrived at theacademy as the chief guestduring today's matches.During an interaction withreporters, Inspector SandeepSingh Bhalaipur said that heloves cricket very much anddue to this cricket, today heis serving as Inspector inPunjab Police. He said thatAmandeep Cricket Academyhas given fine players to thecountry. Who have increasedthe honor of India aroundthe world by playing on

behalf of India besidescontributing to the service ofthe country.

The organizers of thiscricket exclusive PremierLeague are Harsatvir SinghMelbourne, Sanam Sharma,Gurdeep Singh, Gattu 22etc. During today's matchMandeep Singh, member ofthe Indian cricket team, alsojoined it. Sandeep SinghBhalaipur, the cricketer andinspector of Punjab Police,who arrived specially during

this league, honoredMandeep Singh. Apart fromthis, Sandeep Singh Bhalipurwas honored by AmandeepCricket Academy Amritsarfor his outstanding servicesin the game of cricket andelevating the name of cricketby doing duty as Inspector inPunjab Police. It may beinformed that the finalmatches of the CricketLeague are being organizedon 3 December at AmandeepCricket Academy Amritsar.

36 new corona casesin Hoshiarpur

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, NOV 30

The total number of positive patients has risen to6971 with 764 new saplings with suspected flu-likesymptoms and 1289 samplings reported and 36 newcases of covid 19 positive patients. The total numberof samplings of Covid 19 in the district till date is194806 and according to the reports received from

the lab, 188039samplings are negative,while 1134 samplings areawaiting report, 133samplings are invalid andthe death toll so far is255. The number ofactive cases is 163, whilethe number of patientswho have gone home is6553. Dr. Jasbir Singh,Civil Surgeon informedthat today 36 positive

cases have been reported in Hoshiarpur district, cityHoshiarpur 7 and 29 positive patients in theremaining health centers of the district. There wereno deaths from corona in Hoshiarpur district. Inorder to prevent the social outbreak of healthysociety and covid 19 virus, oral and monthly useshould be avoided. And it can be controlled.

Union government should immediately repealagriculture laws: MLA Jai Krishan Singh Rori

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, NOV 30

Arriving at Singhu Border to address theproblems faced by the farmers of Punjabwho had gathered for the Delhi Bandh toget the new agriculture laws framed by theUnion government repealed by the Punjabgovernment, MLAJai Krishan Singh Rourisaid that the Union government shouldimmediately repeal the new agriculturelaws. On this occasion he talked to thefarmers from different parts of Punjabincluding Garhshankar area and theirproblems were resolved by contacting theKejriwal government of Delhi. On thisoccasion he apprised the Modi governmentof the historical facts and said that Punjabdid not accept the Mughals and how couldthey accept them. Fully supporting the

demands of the farmers, he said that theUnion Government should give up itsstubborn attitude and stand with thefarmers so that Anandata would continue tocater to the needs of the people as usual.Also present on the occasion were MLAKultar Singh Sandhwa, Manjit SinghBilaspuri, Amarjit Singh Sandoya,Sarpanch Sucha Singh Kukar Majara,Harjinder Mander, Jagtar Sangha.

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, NOV 30

The infectious spread of dreadedNovel Corona Virus disease onMonday took three more livesincluding two women in Patialadistrict with which number of totalCorona deaths in this district touchedto mark of 429. On the other handwith reporting of 50 more newpositives cases number of totalCorona cases in the district also goneupto 14,616. Besides the number oftotal Corona active cases in thedistrict also touched 547 mark.Whereas today 80 more Coronapositive patients were dischargedfrom hospitals and sent to theirhouses after their two lastconsecutive tests came negative with

this number of total cured patientsalso touched to 13,640. The CivilSurgeon, Dr. Harish Malhotra whileproviding details about the samehere on Monday further told thattoday three more Corona deathswere reported from the district. Hestated that out of these one 45 yearsold woman from Partap Nagarlocality here under treatment in thegovernment Rajindra hospital heredied due to Corona infection, a31byears old person from Rajpura'sSingla colony area under treatmentin the government Rajindra hospitalhere for his Chronic T.B. disease alsodied after getting infected withCorona infection and a 55 years oldwoman from Rajpura's GandhiColony under treatment in thegovernment Rajindra hospital.

Three more corona deaths in Patiala,50 new positive cases reported

551st birth anniversary ofGuru Nanak Dev celebrated

ABOHAR (RAJ SADOSH), NOV 30

The 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Jiwas celebrated at Gurdwara Vad Tirath Sahib,Haripura, a village that the great Guru had visited.Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu, Deputy Commissionerpaid obeisance at the Gurdwara. He said that thewhole world is aware of the teachings and thoughts ofthe first Guru Nanak. He said that everyone needs tofollow the teachings of Guru Sahibs who alwaysguide us on the straight path. He said that GuruNanak’s teachings were very much needed today.Only by adopting those teachings can we eradicatecaste, wealth and poverty and stay away from evils.A Siropa was presented to the Deputy Commissionerby the Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. DCdirected the officers to make necessaryimprovements in the sports stadium constructed atthe village. Additional Deputy Commissioner NavalRam, SP Jagdish Bishnoi, SDM Jaspal Singh Brarand other dignitaries were present.

8THE ONE THING WE CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH

OF IS LOVE. AND THE ONE THING WE NEVERGIVE ENOUGH IS LOVE.

HENRY MILLER

THOSE WHO DO NOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARECONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT.

GEORGE SANTAYANA

The three laws the Union government has broughtin with a claim to revolutionise Indian farming andemancipate the farmer seem to have failed to con-

vince a large section of its potential beneficiaries. Theyhave been on a warpath ever since the bills were intro-duced in parliament in September this year. And afterhaving waited for months for an amicable solution, theyhave now reached the national capital, and made theirvoices heard in the corridors of power.The Union government has been less than honest whenit says it is ready to hold talks with the agitationists.Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar firstoffered to talk to them in October, but absented himselfwhen they turned up. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, aformer agriculture minister with a fair understanding ofthe sector, had also offered to mediate but nothing con-crete emerged. At present, Union home minister AmitShah has said the government was willing to talk butgiven the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi justifiedthe pieces of legislation in his latest radio talk on Sun-day, there is not much the government has decided toconcede. Agriculture in India, like it is the world over, isa highly protected enterprise. Governments support it interms of subsidies for inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, fi-nance and power, and for the purchase of the produce.The agriculture markets ( mandis) and the minimumsupport price ( MSP) mechanism that are in vogue in In-dia offer the farmer some basic assurances: there will bea buyer and there will be a minimum price, so that heneeds to fight a limited number of other uncertainties. Inspite of them all, instances of farmer suicide are on therise. It is in this context that the three laws, which, in ef-fect, undermine both agriculture markets and the MSP,should be seen. The laws allow the farmer to sell to anyone, and allow anyone to purchase, with no upper limits.It also legalises contract farming. Instead of revelling atthe new freedom, the farmers are petrified by the possi-bility of the entry of the big corporates, at present legal-ly stopped, into the scene and hence the protests. Theyfear that the corporates will chase out the mandis andonce they vanish, the government could also withdrawfrom the scene. Since the laws provide for no MSP, theywill be at the mercy of the big players. And that’s howthe farmers’ primary demand for legal protection to theMSP system gains credence. The NDA dispensation hasits own ways of dealing with protesters, and it hasdemonstrated it while addressing issues created by noteban, introduction of the Goods and Services Tax, pass-ing of the Citizenship ( Amendment) Act, 2019.

Farmers have its ear, onusis on govt to find solution

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

Editorial

Across the globe, peo-ple avoid publictransport systems

during the COVID-19 pan-demic, Pakistan has startedcommercial operations of itsfirst metro train service inLahore amidst a fresh waveof coronavirus outbreak.Commuters are going crazyand flocking in large num-bers to get a first-hand expe-rience of the "gift from Chi-na", a USD 1.6 billion light-rail transit system.

The Lahore's OrangeLine Metro Train (OLMT) isdesigned to carry nearly aquarter of a million people aday in Pakistan's second-largest city. It is one of thelargest metro projects underXi Jinping's Belt and RoadInitiative (BRI) and an earlyproject under the China-Pak-istan Economic Corridor(CPEC).

Financed by the Pak-istani government and aUSD 1.6 billion loan fromChina's Exim Bank, the trainis jointly constructed andoperated by China Railwayand Norinco International,one of China's largest engi-neering contractors.Guangzhou Metro Groupand Daewoo Pakistan arealso involved in the project.The OLMT took six years tocomplete with the total costof over USD 2.2 billion,considered a symbol ofdeepening Pakistan-Chinafriendship. The strategicCPEC is a collection of in-frastructure and other proj-ects under constructionthroughout Pakistan since2013. Originally valued at

USD 46 billion, the projectswere worth USD 62 billionas of 2017. But there aregrowing questions about thehuge amount of debt Pak-istan has taken for this proj-ect in recent years. Opposi-tion PML-N party celebratedthe opening of the projectboasting it is a gift to thepeople of Lahore from theSharif brothers led by for-mer Prime Minister NawazSharif and former PunjabChief Minister ShahbazSharif. While the ruling Pak-istan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)party led by Prime MinisterImran Khan continued criti-cising the metro train proj-

ect, convincing the publicthat approximately Rs30,000 crore spent on thisproject could have been in-vested for improving thehealth and education sectors.Though its leaders explainthe government has reluc-tantly completed the projectto fulfill international com-mitment with China and agesture that it owned to Chi-na-Pakistan Economic Cor-ridor projects after years ofdelays and political contro-versies. Launched in 2015,the project was to be com-pleted before the July 2018elections but was delayedbecause of political prob-

lems. Members of the rulingparty calling it a white ele-phant that burdens the publiccoffers. The metro line is ex-pected to cost the taxpayer 5billion rupees a year in sub-sidy. Before becomingPrime Minister, Imran Khancensored the previousNawaz Sharif governmentfor investing in the OrangeLine instead of hospitals oreducation and criticised itsdecision not to safeguard theenvironment and key her-itage sites during construc-tion. In 2018, Khan madethe murky financial detailsof CPEC projects includingthe Orange Line a focus of

his anti-corruption drive,launching a commission toinvestigate how contractswere awarded, the costs in-volved and the level oftransparency. DespiteKhan's opposition, in recentyears Pakistan's crumblinginfrastructure and poortransport network have seenthe country aggressivelycourt more than $62 billionin Chinese loans to financebig-ticket development proj-ects, which observers saywill plunge the debt-riddencountry deeper into a finan-cial quagmire. Pakistan's ex-ternal debt now amounts to45 per cent of its GDP. Be-

sides debt issue, the OrangeLine has been dogged bymany other controversies,from accusations that it en-dangered UNESCO heritagesites to complaints the gov-ernment demolished low-in-come housing along theroute. The metro project ledto protests from people con-cerned it would damagesome of Lahore's most fa-mous landmarks, in particu-lar the Shalimar Gardens, aworld heritage site. Morethan 600 trees had to befelled along the route. Morethan 50 metro line workershave died, highlighting thecountry's labour problems,including its pattern of rely-ing on precarious, subcon-tracted workers for large in-frastructure projects, as wellas weak enforcement of rel-evant laws. In January 2017,seven labourers died andmore than a dozen were in-jured in a fire at a temporaryshelter housing metro lineworkers. In July 2016, fol-lowing the death of a work-er, some Orange Linelabourers deemed the worktoo hazardous and initiated astrike, claiming the govern-ment was prioritising thespeed of the project overworkers' lives. Labour ac-tivists say that the majorityof incidents happened be-cause labourers were not di-rectly employed by the gov-ernment or Chinese contrac-tors, but by a convolutednetwork of Pakistani sub-contractors who brought inworkers from south Punjabon low wages with littlehealth and safety protection.

China's gift or debt trap

Serotonin, the hormone which de-termines the level of patience, hasbeen found by a study done on

mice to also dictate whether one willcrave instant gratification or will calmlyanticipate the reward.

Patience is often called a virtue be-cause having the ability to suppress theneed for instant gratification is difficultto attain. Recently, a study conducted byscientists on mice revealed to them theaction of serotonin in individually pro-moting patience in the specific areas ofthe brain. The researchers in Japanfound that the mice became more patientin waiting for food when the hormonewas artificially triggered in them duringthe lab experiment. The 'Neural Compu-

tation Unit at the Okinawa of Scienceand Technology Graduate University(OIST)' conducted this study by authors,Dr. Katsuhiko Miyazaki and Dr. Kayoko

Miyazaki, and the results were pub-lished in the journal, Science Advances.

Dr. Katsuhiko Miyasaki, who is oneof the authors in the journal, said "Sero-tonin is one of the most famous neuro-modulators of behavior, helping to reg-ulate mood, sleep-wake cycles and ap-petite," and Dr. Miyasaki further statedthat, "Our research shows that release ofthis chemical messenger also plays acrucial role in promoting patience, in-creasing the time that mice are willing towait for a food reward." This recentwork draws very heavily from the previ-ous research, in which a powerful tech-nique called optogenetics was used bythe unit. They used the light to stimulatespecific neurons inside of the brain, in

order to establish a causal link betweenpatience and serotonin. The geneticallyengineered mice which were bred by thescientists had neurons that released sero-tonin and expressed a light-sensitiveprotein. All this meant that by shininglight at precise times, the researcherscould stimulate these neurons to releaseserotonin, using an optical fiber im-planted in the brain. In the research, itwas found that the waiting time of themice for the food increased when theseneurons were stimulated in them. Themaximum effort was observed when thetiming of the reward was uncertain butthe probability of receiving it was high."In other words, for the serotonin to pro-mote patience, the mice had to be confi-

dent that a reward would come but un-certain about when it would arrive", stat-ed Dr. Miyazaki. The main focus of theprevious study was on an area of thebrain named 'dorsal raphe nucleus',which is also called the central hub ofneurons that produce serotonin in thebrain.

In their most recent study, scientistsparticularly studied the other areas of thebrain which contribute to regulating pa-tience due to these neurons from the'dorsal raphe nucleus' reaching out inthese other areas of the forebrain. Thereare three main areas in the brain whichwhen damaged have shown to have in-creased impulsive behavior - the nucle-us accumbens, which is a deep brain

structure, and two frontal lobe partscalled the 'medial prefrontal cortex' and'orbitofrontal cortex'.

Dr. Miyazaki further explains that"Impulse behaviors are intrinsicallylinked to patience -- the more impulsivean individual is, the less patient -- sothese brain areas were prime candi-dates". During the study, optical fiberswere implanted by the scientists into oneof either, the medial prefrontal cortex,the orbitofrontal cortex, or the nucleusaccubens, along with the 'dorsal raphenucleus'. The mice were trained by theresearchers to do a waiting task, inwhich they had to put their nose inside ahole, called "nose poke", and then a foodpellet was delivered to them.

Serotonin promotes patience in partsof brain: scientists reveal

Journey HomeThe time that my journey takes islong and the way ofit long.

I came out on thechariot of the firstgleam of light, andpursued myvoyage through the wildernessesof worlds leaving my track onmany a star and planet.

It is the most distant course thatcomes nearest to thyself,and that training is the mostintricate which leads to the uttersimplicity of a tune.

The traveler has to knock at everyalien door to come to his own,and one has to wander through allthe outer worlds to reach theinnermost shrine at the end.

POEMS

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Literature & Health

US President-elect JoeBiden is expected toname top members

of his economic team thisweek including Indian-American Neera Tanden asdirector of the Office ofManagement and Budget,New York Times reportedciting people familiarwith the development.

Biden is expected toname Cecilia Rouse, aPrinceton labor econo-mist, to run the Councilof Economic Advisers,and Tanden, the chief ex-ecutive of the Center forAmerican Progress, tolead the Office of Man-agement and Budget,New York Times reported.

The announcement,which will also includeBiden's decision to nameJanet L Yellen, the formerFederal Reserve chair, asTreasury secretary wouldpotentially culminate in sev-eral women in top econom-ic roles, including the firstBlack woman to lead theCouncil of Economic Ad-visers and the first Indian-American to lead the Officeof Management and Budget,New York Times further re-ported. Biden's top econom-

ic aides during his presiden-tial campaign, Jared Bern-stein and Heather Bousheywill also be named to theCouncil of Economic Ad-visers. "President Biden'sappointments show that he

is quadrupling down on hiscommitment to workingpeople and raising wages,"said Jason Furman, an econ-omist at Harvard Universi-ty's Kennedy School ofGovernment and the formerhead of the Council of Eco-nomic Advisers under for-mer President Barack Oba-ma. In addition, Biden is ex-pected to name AdewaleAdeyemo, a senior interna-tional economic adviser inthe Obama administration,as Deputy Treasury Secretary.

Joe Biden expected to nameIndian American NeeraTanden as budget chief

Astudy by Kyushu University hasfound a new method to enhancechronic pain treatments by dis-

covering a unique population of spinalcord astrocytes with a role in producingpain hypersensitivity. According to astudy using mouse model by KyushuUniversity's Graduate School of Phar-maceutical Sciences, researchers re-vealed the identification of a uniquepopulation of astrocytes in the dorsalhorn of the spinal cord of mice that pro-duces pain hypersensitivity which canstrengthen the effect of chronic paintreatments.

When activated by neurons carry-ing signals down from the brain, thesecells indicate the role of descendingneurons in controlling spinal paintransmission, not limited to suppres-sion; suggesting this group of astro-cytes as a new target to enhance the ef-fect of chronic pain treatments. The re-searchers state that an assortment ofnon-neuronal cells first discovered inthe mid-nineteenth century also plays awide variety of important roles. Theglial cells named after the Greek word'glue' are now known to be the criticalelements for regulating neuronal devel-opment and function in the centralnervous system.

According to researchers, a de-tailed understanding of the groupingsof astrocytes with distinct properties isyet to be done to understand the differ-ent types of glial cells and their roles.

Makoto Tsuda, professor at KyushuUniversity's Graduate School of Phar-maceutical Sciences, and his team havediscovered a unique population ofspinal cord astrocytes with a role inproducing pain hypersensitivity. "Thediscovery of this new population of as-trocytes reveals a new role of descend-ing LC-NAergic neurons in facilitatingspinal pain transmission," explainsTsuda.

According to the study, the astro-cytes found near the back of the spinalcord are in a region known to carrygeneral sensory information such aspressure, pain, and heat from aroundthe body to the brain. With the use of

the mouse model, theresearchers showedthat stimulating nora-drenergic (NAergic)neurons carry signalsfrom the locuscoeruleus (LC) in thebrain down to thespinal dorsal horn andactivates the astro-cytes which result inpain hypersensitivity.Considering thesefindings, the resultsconclude descendingLC-NAergic neuronscan help suppresspain transmission inthe spinal dorsal hornand may enhance the

effect of drugs for chronic pain.According to the study, for the ini-

tial test, the researchers genetically en-gineered mice in which the response ofastrocytes to noradrenaline was selec-tively inhibited.

This gave them the final results ofusing duloxetine, an analgesic drug toincrease levels of noradrenaline in thespinal cord by preventing uptake by de-scending LC-NAergic neurons. Tsudatold, "Although we still need morestudies with different drugs, this astro-cyte population appears to be a verypromising target for enhancing thetherapeutic potential of drugs forchronic pain."

'Unique Astrocytes' may enhancechronic pain treatments

handigarh, :The promoter of Green View a unit of ASMi Industries Multi Cuisine Restaurant, Pub & Bar at CITCO Drop In, Sector 34, Cand Stop N Stare, Sector 10, Chandigarh has demanded the CITCO

administration to waive off the monthly license fee and charge only 25% rent during the Corona period, as business has been down till now. Addressing a press conference, Anurag, Director, Asmi Industries and promoter of the two restaurant outlets, said, “Our business has been badly affected due to Covid-19 pandemic and we are not in a position to pay full rent during the

Corona period. I request t h e C I T C O management to charge us only 25% rent, as was done for past few months. We have paid salaries to our staff during these months.” He informed that CITCO waived off full

rent between March to 8th June we have a already give representative to the CITCO regard waving of rent upto October 2020 they accepted 25% rent between July to November, 2020. However, now they are asking the restaurants to deposit outstanding payments along with penal interest before 30th November. The sector 34 outlet remained out of business as the offices and institutes were closed during the lockdown. Similarly, the sector 10 outlet is also not getting any customers.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

Nokia laptop series seems to be in the works. Although there are no official details to confirm the development, some certifications have appeared on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website that hint at the arrival of Nokia laptops. The new offerings may make their way to the country first as the certifications are from the Indian standards body. However, the Nokia laptops appear to be manufactured at a Chinese facility located in eastern-central coastal province of China — Jiangsu. Nokia did try its luck in the laptop market globally with the launch of the Nokia Booklet 3G back in August 2009. The latest move, however, seems to be coming from a Nokia brand licensee and not from the Finnish company itself. Tipster Mukul Sharma has spotted the listing of Nokia laptops on the BIS site. There are at least nine different model numbers that have received certification from the body, as per the details shared by Sharma. These are namely, NKi510UL82S, NKi510UL85S, NKi510UL165S, NKi510UL810S, NKi510UL1610S,

Nokia Laptop Series Spotted in BIS Listings, May Debut in India Soon

mritsar,:-- Motorola, today, announced the launch of their latest offering with the moto g 5G; delivering next-gen Afeatures with a futureproof ultra-fast 5G capability and a

powerhouse Snapdragon 750G processor- this device will let you blaze through your tasks with ultra-fast performance, lag-free streaming, and its near-stock Android UI. Motorola’s g series is known worldwide to provide exceptional value to smartphones that stand out in this segment to give you more of what you want for less. The new moto g 5G is yet another powerful testimony to the brand’s commitment to making future-ready technology accessible to all. Additional features like 5000 mAh battery with over two days of power under its hood, 6GB RAM and 128 GB built-in storage, 6.7" Max Vision HDR10 display, 48 MP camera system, and a dedicated Google Assistant button- makes it one of the most tempting devices in the budget-segment.The moto g 5G comes with support for 11 Global 5G Network Bands which ensures that you are ready for any Sub 6 5G Band that is launched in India. The moto g 5G is also compatible with most Sub 6 bands available globally, ensuring that you are truly global-ready! Plus the moto g 5G comes with 4X4 MIMO & Carrier Aggregation support that ensures blazing-fast network performance and the fastest possible data speeds. All this at just Rs. 19,999* (including the instant discount offer on HDFC Bank cards) makes moto g 5G the only 5G smartphone that’s available under INR 20,000.

British Council to host Study UK Virtual Fair on 5th December

Motorola launches moto g 5G - India’s most affordable 5G ready smartphone with India’s

handigarh - Love is in the air! For couples who promise an eternal commitment to each other this Cwedding season, Forevermark - the diamond brand from

the De Beers Group - presents its Engagement Ring Collection that curates pairs of beautiful diamond rings for both 'Him' and 'Her' exclusively at Forevermark Boutique store in Chandigarh. The store houses the timeless range designed by Forevermark for couples who wish to express their commitment and love to each other promising a lifetime of wedded bliss through a pair of beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced diamonds. These diamond engagement rings say it all! The range of statement as well as delicate solitaire diamond rings are set in white, yellow or rose gold. Couples from Chandigarh can select rings from the collection that best resonate with their romantic journey and seal their love forever. "There is something quite magical about engagement rings. They tell you that a new relationship has stood the test of time having gone through a gamut of emotions, to finding stability and lifelong commitment in marriage. Forevermark's Engagement Collection captures exactly these sentiment in couples, giving them a pair of rings that remind them of the journey they've made so far and the exciting road that lies ahead of them as man and wife," said Sachin Jain.

handigarh: The British Council, UK's international organisation Cfor educational opportunities

and cultural relations, is hosting a 'Study UK Virtual Fair' on Saturday, 5 December 2020. from 2.00 PM till 7.00 PM. Prospective students can meet representatives from UK institutions tolearn about the wide range of academic courses and programmes available in the UK. Representatives from over 40 UK universities will be present at the fair to interact directly with students and provide them with guidance on university selection, subject selection and application processes. Prospective students can also learn more about the newly introduced Graduate Route. In addition to meeting exhibitors, students can attend seminars delivered by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)and the British Council for information onliving and studying in the UK and scholarships.

taly's competition authority said Monday it had fined Apple EUR 10 million (roughly Rs. I90 crores) for misleading claims about the

water resistant properties of various iPhone models.It said the US tech giant "did not make it clear that this feature exists under certain specific conditions", notably in laboratory tests with static and pure water, "and not under normal conditions of use".It cited promotional claims relating to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11pro and iPhone 11 pro Max models.The authority also rapped Apple for a disclaimer that the warranty for the smartphones did not cover damage caused by liquids, saying it "was deemed to mislead consumers".In addition, it said Apple's refusal to provide warranty service when the iPhone models concerned were damaged by liquids amounted to "an aggressive commercial practice"."For these reasons, the authority has decided to impose penalties totalling EUR10 million (roughly Rs. 90 crores) on Apple Distribution International and on Apple Italia," it said in a statement.

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros in Italy for ‘Misleading’ iPhone 12 Claims

Amway sparks creativity in young minds by hosting virtual events

to celebrate Children’s day

Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag, a Tile-Like Tracker to Help Find Lost Things, May Be in the Pipeline

amsung Galaxy Smart Tag, a Tile-like tracker, may be in the works. A Sdevice with model number EI-T5300

has been reportedly spotted on an Indonesian Telecom Certification website. The listing does not share any information on the device, besides its name. During the launch of the Galaxy Note 20 series, Samsung introduced the SmartThings Find feature to quickly and easily locate your Galaxy devices. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies to find select Galaxy smartphones, tablets, earbuds, and smartwatches. With Smart Tag, you could keep the trackers in things like your wallet or keys, to help find them around the house as well.As per the tweet by known tipster Mukul Sharma, a Samsung device by the name ‘Galaxy Smart Tag' has been spotted on Indonesian Telecom Certification website. It reportedly comes with model number EL-T5300 and the listing does not provide any further information.The Galaxy Smart Tag is meant to offer similar functionality as the Tile tracker that has small tags that can be placed anywhere or attached to things to know at all times where that particular item is. They can also make a sound or a beep to help the user locate the device if it is somewhere close. The Tile tracker can be attached alongside your keys, remotes, or other devices that could be misplaced.

Forevermark Presents the Engagement Ring Collection

handigarh : The Government of India is planning to celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence in 2022 in a big Cway wherein the focus will be Agriculture and Rural

development. The Indian Agrochemical Industry has huge unrealized potential for growth due to very low level of agrochemical consumption as compared to global norms. The role of Agrochemicals in achieving the vision of $5 Trillion economy by 2025 cannot be undermined, as it not only ensures food security, provides livelihoods but also provides impetus to the growth of industries and service sectors. The new Pesticides Management Bill (PMB20) recently announced offers the policymaker and the industry an opportunity to redesign the existing regime in line with global developments and safeguard the farmers' interests and the country's agriculture sector. Currently, there are around 1,175 pesticide molecules of both chemical and biological origins used in the world, out of which around 292 molecules are registered for use in India. PMB 2020 embraces the provision of regulating the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution, and use of pesticides in order to prevent risk to human beings and animals. Representatives of the agrochemical industry expressed their views on making agricultural practices in India more transparent.

Airtel Is Reportedly Offering 5GB Free Data to New 4G Customers

irtel is offering 5GB data free to new 4G subscribers who download the 'Airtel AThanks' app, whether these are entirely

new users or users who upgrade to 4G from 3G. The users will get five coupons of 1GB each that can be redeemed within 90 days of getting the subscription, and downloading the 'Airtel Thanks' app. Each 1GB coupon will be active for three days, and these coupons can be used only once per mobile number — if you upgrade a second number, you cannot use the coupons with your first number.According to a report in TelecomTalk, Airtel's ‘New 4G SIM or 4G Upgrade Free Data Coupons' offer is for prepaid subscribers in India who have either bought a new 4G SIM or upgraded to a 4G device. The new 4G subscribers will have to download the Airtel Thanks app from Google Play or App Store. After downloading, they will have to register using their prepaid mobile number, and once the registration is done, five coupons of 1GB each will be credited to the user's account within 72 hours.To redeem the coupon, users can claim their coupons in the ‘My Coupons' section on the Airtel Thanks app. Each 1GB coupon can be redeemed within 90 days from the day of credit, and it will be active for three days.

Apple Watch Heart Rate Monitoring Could Have Saved a Student's Life: Report

pple Watch's heart monitoring feature has helped yet another Aperson in detecting irregularity

and potentially saving his life. As per a report, a 25-year-old Apple Watch user got alerts notifying him that his resting heart rate is unusually high at 210 beats per minute. This allowed him to visit a doctor and it turned out he required an atrial ablation to correct the atrial flutter, the report says. This is not the first time that an Apple Watch has been credited for detecting abnormal heart conditions.As per a report in nbc24 news, spotted by 9to5mac, 25-year-old Zachary Zies was notified by his Apple Watch that his resting heart rate abnormally high at 210 beats per minute. A normal resting heart rate for adults is said to range from 60 to 100 beats per minute. It was later found out that the Zies required an atrial ablation to correct the atrial flutter.“The Apple Watch was pretty much telling me something is up, and you need to go in and get help to see what's actually wrong,” he was quoted as saying. Zies says he's at about 90 percent recovery. According to the report, Zies is a recent graduate of Ohio State University and has Friedreich's ataxia. It is a rare genetic disease that causes difficulty in walking, affects speech and the patient loses sensation in the arms and legs.Apple Watch's heart rate monitoring feature has previously helped a man get a lease of life. Other Apple Watch users have also shared similar stories in India and around the world. If you are an Apple Watch user, you can also set a “High Heart Rate” notification threshold. This allows the watch to send you notifications if your heart rate reaches above the set threshold.

Role of Agrochemicals: Achieving vision of $5 Trillion economy by 2025

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mritsar/Jalndhar,30 November:-- : Millennials are Atranscending the traditional

idea of inherited status to create their own personal success narratives. It is the generation that confidently makes their own choices to explore new possibilities that define their uniqueness. Keeping in line with this thought, Diageo India launches the Scotch hipster a ‘new to world’ format across all major cities in Punjab. This innovative pocket friendly pack will reframe Scotch as a contemporary & stylish category and place it in the heart of ‘future of socialization’. Hipster is premium scotch format made portable for sharing at an exceptionally accessible price to fit right into new and evolved consumer’s lifestyle.The Hipster makes Scotch more relevant for Indian consumers and their spontaneous, casual social occasions. Sleek and stylish pack design is a way to rewrite the narrative around Scotch and connect with younger consumers.

Mi Human Body Sensor 2 With ability To trigger other smart home devices Launched

i Human Body Sensor 2 has been launched in China and will be available Mthrough a crowdfunding campaign. The

new addition to Xiaomi smart home portfolio tracks movements to trigger corresponding actions. It has a compact size and includes features like motion detection, light and dark recognition, and intelligent linkage. The Mi Human Body Sensor 2 works with the Mijia app and provides all the necessary details. It covers a 130-degree wide-range where it can pick up movements, within a 7-metre distance.Mi Human Body Sensor 2 priceMi Human Body Sensor 2, as per a report by Gizmochina, is priced at CNY 49 (roughly Rs. 550) as part of a crowdfunding campaign that will reportedly start from December 2. It comes in a single white colour option and will be sold in China. As of now, there is no information on international availability.Mi Human Body Sensor 2 specifications, featuresThe Mi Human Body Sensor 2 essentially tracks movements that trigger certain actions that can be set by the user. It can be place anywhere and interacts with the Mijia app. It can be connected to other smart home devices to carry out a function through the app. It can be used in conjunction with a smart bulb or smart light through the app which can turn the lights on when the Mi Human Body Sensor 2 detects motion.It can also be used to trigger a smart camera to start recording and push the footage to the Mijia app. Xiaomi claims the Mi Human Body Sensor 2 can last about a year with its battery. It will notify the user in case the battery is low. The company also states that even if the sensor is facing direct sunlight or kept in the dark.

Manage your stress better by taking a walk

isar :Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG direct selling companies, commemorated HChildren’s Day for the 12th consecutive year. The

annual celebrations were hosted virtually across India with its 12 NGO partners as part of Amway India’s CSR program- Project Sunrise. Through this program, Amway supports the overall well-being of underprivileged children by providing them access to education, health and hygiene. Furthermore, Amway through its ‘Power of 5 Campaign’ is relentlessly working towards the cause of malnourishment in the children under the age of 5 years. The campaign focusses on bringing in the much-needed awareness and behavioural shift in mothers, caregivers and communities at large. Embracing the new normal this year, Amway conducted the celebrations virtually with the aim to bring children together while maintaining social distancing. From workshops on Indian painting and cultural performances to virtual salad dressing and debate competitions along with story-telling sessions, Amway India organised several interactive activities that were geared towards empowering and encouraging the young ones.

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Green View a unit of Asmi Industries Restaurant-34 and Stop N Stare-10 seek relaxation in rent

AJPURA : Dr. Nitin surgeries like kidney stone Gupta, Urologist, removal could lead to major RNeelam hospital , issues in the long run. Delaying

Rajpura said that they have treatment is not the right option. been witnessing a significant Hospitals are taking all jump in number of patients with precautions and adopting all complicated bladder related hygienic practices to ensure that ailments. The majority of these their patient does not get patients are those who had infected. Hospitals are adopting stopped their treatment midway the latest guidelines laid down or delayed seeking medical by ICMR (Indian Council of attention during the lockdown Medical Research) to contain in fear of getting infected by the the spread of the virus.coronavirus. We are at present Whi le in men, getting patients with lots of urinary retention has been the complications and treating commonest problem in the them has become quite lockdown period, women had challenging for us as due to the complaints of urinary tract coronavirus pandemic, patients infec t ions . Dur ing the have delayed seeking medical lockdown period many patients help and thus have endangered had shifted to alternative their health and even risked medicines and it has thus made their lives. the condition of the patients

Delaying simple even worse.

Significant jump in complicated bladder related ailments - Dr. Nitin Gupta

An easy guide to healthy And strong joints

our joints are important for maintaining mobility, allowing you to Ywalk, run, jump, and in general, help

you move all your body parts freely. As such, taking your joint health for granted is an absolute no. If you’re looking to strengthen your joints, start with these simple lifestyle changes.Load up on calcium and vitamin D to keep bones strong. Dairy products are packed with calcium but other good sources of calcium are green, leafy vegetables.Also eat healthy fats to keep joints lubricated. Turn to fatty fish like salmon and tuna, nuts and seeds like almonds, walnuts, flax seeds and chia seeds, fruits like avocado, and olive oil! Other foods to include in your diet are bone broth, whole grains, root vegetables, colourful fruits, and beans and lentils.When you’re overweight, weight-bearing joints like hips, knees, and ankles are subjected to extra strain. By losing extra kilos and maintaining your weight, you take the stress off your joints and also reduce the risk of causing damage to joints.Leading a sedentary lifestyle can negatively impact your joints. To protect them from damage and to keep them strong and healthy, keep moving. Bear these points in mind:- Avoid sitting in the same position for long and move around often.- Perform low-impact exercises like walking, cycling, swimming, and stretching.

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GLAMOURGLAMOURAR Rahman becomes BAFTA Breakthrough India ambassador

cademy Award-winning music composer AR applications for which are now open, is part of Rahman on Monday was announced as the BAFTA's year-round work to support new talent, Aambassador for the British Academy of Film operating alongside their awards ceremonies

and Television Arts' (BAFTA) 'Breakthrough worldwide.Initiative'. According to a press statement, BAFTA The initiative, supported by Netflix, aims to identify, Breakthrough India will help facilitate the celebrate, and support up to five talents working development of relationships between British in film, games, or TV in India. talent and India's homegrown creatives.Rahman said he is thrilled to work Amanda Berry OBE, Chief with BAFTA to discover talent Executive of BAFTA, said that the country has to offer. Rahman shares the team's "This is a unique passion for identifying and opportunity for nurturing new talent and promising artists to be they were grateful for supported by a his support.world-renowned "He is well positioned organisation, to to support the not only make initiative, with his connections broad spectrum of with other work drawing talented recognition across creatives Hindi, Tamil, and across the Telugu films, which world but to will help BAFTA to be mentored appeal to a wide by BAFTA- section of the winners and industry," Berry nominees. added."I am looking As part of BAFTA forward to seeing Breakthrough India, a jury the brilliant talent of British and Indian chosen from India to industry experts will select be showcased on a five talents from across India to global stage," the 53-year- take part in the year-long mentoring old composer said in a and guidance programme.statement. The participants will receive one-to-one mentoring, The flagship new talent initiative, global networking opportunities, free access to

I am looking forward to seeing the brilliant talent chosen from India to be showcased

on a global stage," the 53-year-old composer said in a statement.

"He is well positioned to support the initiative, with his broad spectrum of work

drawing recognition across Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films, which will help BAFTA to

appeal to a wide section of the industry," Berry added.

Jacqueline Fernandez announces wrap on Dharmshala schedule of 'Bhoot Police'

ollywood actor Jacqueline matching cap, the 'Judwaa 2' star @yamigautam @pavankirpalani Fernandez on Sunday stood amid the rich flora of the hilly @akshaipuri @rameshtaurani @tips Bannounced a wrap of the region. In the backdrop, one can @jaya.taurani @savleenmanchanda

Dharamshala schedule of her next catch a mesmerising view of the @shaanmu @abhishek4reel horror-comedy 'Bhoot Police' and breathtakingly beautiful location, as @marcepedrozo @travellingchef_sk shared a picture of herself holding a the sun shines amid the shrubs. @nat_chava @manishamelwani see rose. Announcing a wrap on the film's you all soon!!!!"

The 'Kick' actor along with actors schedule from Dharmshala,the 'Race Directed by Pavan Kirpalani, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, and Yami 3' star wrote in the caption, produced by Ramesh Taurani and Gautam were shooting for the horror- "Schedule wrap #dharamshala Akshai Puri. The makers had earlier comedy in the mesmerising location #bhootpolice what a crazy ride that announced that the movie will be here. was!!!! I'm missing the team already!! filmed in Dharamshala, Dalhousie,

Dressed in a pink fur coat and #saifalikhan @arjunkapoor and Palampur.

Juhi Chawla shares favourite scene from 'Ishq', as movie clocks 23 years

ctor Juhi Chawla shared a humorous clip from her 1997 comedy-drama 'Ishq' as the film celebrated 23 years, Aasking her fans to share their favourite memory. To

commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the film, the 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' actor shared a clip featuring her and Bollywood stars Aamir Khan, Kajol and Ajay Devgan. In the video, Juhi is seen in a rowdy fight with Ajay Devgan and Aamir Khan after Khan hits her from his car due to rash driving. The scene follows

a comic scene where Juhi falls on a street vendor selling eggs.

When she falls on him the eggs break at the very

moment. Juhi who played the character of 'Madhu' in the movie gets angry and an argument with heated words follows after that. Aamir

Khan who played the character of

'Raja' enters into the scene

and pays the money

to the egg vendor for the loss incurred. On the other hand.

,

Shilpa Shetty shares her with fans

'Sunday Binge'

ollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Sunday shared an Bimage with fans of her 'Sunday

Binge' in which she can be seen drooling over cups of hot chocolate drinks and remembering when times were simpler before the Covid-19 pandemic.The 'Life in a Metro' actor posted a picture on her social media handle on Instagram, along with the caption "Pre-Corona was the time to be travellin', Now... we're just imagining".In the image, the 'Dhadkan' star can be seen with three cups of creamy hot chocolate drinks and her tongue out, "Ke jaane kahan gaye woh din When Hot Chocolate with Cream was my favourite sin ~ SUNDAY BINGE!" she wrote along with the image shared on Instagram.Shilpa, who is very active on her social media accounts, updates her fans regularly about her activities through her posts on Instagram. She will soon be seen in 'Hungama 2' the sequel to the 2003 blockbuster comedy-drama 'Hungama' and has also recently finished shooting for the Sabbir Khan directorial 'Nikamma'.

Vikas Khanna heaps praise on Neena Gupta ahead of 'The LastColour' release

s his directorial debut 'The Last Colour,' is all set to release in theatres in select states in India on ADecember 11, renowned chef-turned-

filmmaker Vikas Khanna on Saturday penned down an appreciation post for the lead star of the film -- Neena Gupta.Khanna took to Instagram to share a few stills from the film featuring the 'Badhaai Ho' actor and revealed the "story" of the saree that Gupta wore in the stills.He began by sharing how the team had

shot the Holi sequence, which has been used on most of the film's posters. "The

story of this saree -- Neena ji was shooting 'Badhaai Ho' in Delhi and

she got a day off. She visited us in Varanasi to meet the team. We

were shooting the Holi sequence and she said let's finish my appearance in this scene right now!" Khanna wrote. The sequence was scheduled to be shot after two weeks, however, the Michelin-starred chef did not want to say 'no' and hence began the preparations for the shot. But that wasn't the end of surprises for the celebrity chef that day. He revealed how he had to stitch the saree with a hotel bed sheet and a piece from a white tent!

"Suddenly I realised that we didn't have any 'pure white saree' left as 200 women were already dancing in them. I ran in the back and started stitching the hotel bed sheet and a piece of white tent together. Many people were surprised that within 11 minutes, I had pure white saree for Neena ji and she wore it with sooo much grace," his post further read. The 49-year-old celebrity chef also

heaped praises for the 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' actor and shared how the celebrated actor completed the work in

just a single shot.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

Russia registers26,338 COVID-19cases in past 24 hoursMOSCOW: Russia has registered26,338 COVID-19 cases in the past 24hours, down from 26,683 the daybefore, bringing the total to 2,295,654,the federal response center said onMonday. "In the past 24 hours, Russiahas confirmed 26,338 COVID-19cases in 84 regions, of which 5,565(21.1 per cent) were detected actively,with people showing no clinicalsymptoms," the response center said,adding that the case count hasreached 2,295,654. Moscow hasconfirmed 6,511 new coronaviruscases over the given period, downfrom 6,798 the day before. TheRussian capital was followed by SaintPetersburg with 3,691 cases, downfrom 3,701 the day before, and theMoscow region with 1,064 new cases,down from 1,069 the day before. Nonew cases were recorded in theChukotka Autonomous Region. Theresponse center reported 368coronavirus fatalities, down from 459the day before, raising the country'sdeath toll to 39,895. As many as17,247 coronavirus patients wereconfirmed to have recovered, downfrom 21,987 the day before, bringingthe total to 1,778,704.

New York Publicschools to reopenstarting December 7NEW DELHI: Despite the recent surgein COVID-19 cases, public schools inNew York City (NYC) will resume in-person classes starting earlyDecember, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasiohas announced. "NYC Mayorannounced @NYCSchools buildingswill reopen for 3-K, Pre-K and K-5students on Monday, December 7.District 75 school buildings will reopenon Thursday, December 10," theOfficial New York City governmenthandle tweeted. NYC Mayor said thatthe public schools in NYC will bereopening in phases beginning withpreschool. "Reopening our@NYCSchools buildings is paramountto recovering from #COVID19. Todaywe can announce that we plan toreopen buildings for 3-K, Pre-K, andgrades K-5 on Monday, December 7.District 75 schools at all grade levelson Thursday, December 10," Blasiotweeted. In an earlier tweet, he hadsaid that NYC will continue to beguided by facts and data in its fightagainst COVID-19. Previously, in-person classes were halted in NYC inmid-November when daily positivetesting for the coronavirus crossedcritical levels. According to JohnsHopkins University, the US continuesto be the worst affected country by thepandemic with 13,363,182 cases and266,813 fatalities.

Home Secy writes tostates over non-adherence of fire safetymeasures in hospitalsNEW DELHI: Union Home SecretaryAjay Bhalla has written to all statesand UTs Chief Secretaries raisingconcerns over non-adherence to firesafety measures in hospitals andnursing homes. He has said that it is amatter of concern and has asked allChief Secretaries to direct all concernsto immediately re-inspect/re-check allHospitals/Nursing Homes from thepoint of view of fire protection andmeans of escape to preventrecurrence of fire incidences in thefuture. "I would like to draw your kindattention towards the occurrence ofvarious fire incidents inHospitals/Nursing Homes in recentpast. Non-adherence of fire safetymeasures by authorities in theirrespective jurisdiction is a matter ofconcern," Ajay Bhalla said in a letteron issued on Monday. "DirectorateGeneral (Fire Services, Civil Defence& Home Guards), in the Ministry ofHome Affairs has been issuingnecessary advisories at regularintervals to the States/UTs so thatsuitable directions may be issued toensure compliance of fire safetyguidelines/various Codes & standardsand to ensure that proper fire safetymeasures are in place in all thebuildings including hospitals/Nursinghomes," Bhalla said. Union HomeSecretary has also said that guidelineshave also been issued by NDMA forhospital safety laying down theprovisions to establish the minimumrequirements for a reasonable degreeof safety from fire emergencies inhospitals.

Gayatri Projects receives LOA for Rs 395.98 crore project in UPMUMBAI: Gayatri Projects said that it has received Letter of Award(LOA) from Namami Gange & Rural Drinking Water Department in thestate of Uttar Pradesh amounting Rs 395.98 criteria. The LOA is for"Construction of Jhakhaun Birdha, Dorra Balabehat Kadesara Kalan &Mau Group of Villages Water Supply Scheme, District-Lalitpur andrelevant works including commissioning and Operation andMaintenance referred above for 10 Years".

RBI likely to maintain statusquo for 3rd straight time

NEW DELHI, NOV 30

The Reserve Bank is likely tokeep the benchmark interestrates unchanged in its nextmonetary policy review in viewof heightened retail inflationwhich has persistently remainedabove its comfort level, feelexperts. However, with theeconomic growth continuing toremain in the negative territoryfor the second consecutivequarter ending September, thecentral bank is likely to continuewith the accommodativemonetary stance keeping thehope alive for a rate cut as andwhen needed.

The six-member MonetaryPolicy Committee (MPC)headed by RBI Governor isscheduled to meet for two daysstarting December 2. Theresolution of the sixth bi-monthly MPC meeting would beannounced on December 4.

In its last MPC meeting inOctober, the RBI kept policyrates unchanged to help tameinflation that in the recent timeshas surged past 6 per cent mark.The RBI projected the country'sGDP to contract 9.5 per cent inthe current financial year due tothe pandemic. It has cut policyrates by 115 basis points since

February.With inflation continuing to

trend well above RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent, there islimited room for a rate cut in theupcoming policy. We have seenencouraging signs of a pick-upin economic activity and a returnof consumer demand, buoyed bythe festive season," KotakMahindra Bank group presidentconsumer banking ShantiEkambaram said.

The next few months arecritical as it needs to be seenwhether demand levels willsustain and the central bank willclosely monitor the growthtrajectory and high-frequencydata prints, she added.

Retail inflation, calculatedon the basis of Consumer PriceIndex (CPI), continued to risefor the ninth month in a row inOctober, reaching 7.61 per centon the back of high food prices.This is the highest level of retailinflation since May 2014 whenthe inflation was at 8.33 percent. The government hasmandated the RBI to keep retailinflation at 4 per cent (+/- 2 percent). On concerns of elevatedlevel of inflation, CRISIL ChiefEconomist Dharmakirti Joshisaid the RBI policy will be onhold. Echoing similar views,CARE Ratings Chief EconomistMadan Sabnavis said, I thinkRBI has no choice but to go for

a pause now because inflation isstill very high. Also, the scopefor rate cut is more or lessexhausted for this financial year.The RBI will address the issuemore through OMOs, operationtwists to influence the g-secyields rather than the repo ratecut." According to M GovindaRao, Chief Economic Advisor,Brickwork Ratings, consideringthat CPI inflation remains at anelevated level, the MPC is likelyto continue with the pause in therate. "With real interest ratesalready in the negative zone, thespace for rate reduction islimited at present. However, theaccommodating stance is likelyto continue," Rao said. The RBIis expected to maintain statusquo given the fact that foodinflation continues to be high,whilst core inflation has alsoinched up, Moneyboxx Financeco-CEO Deepak Agarwal said.

However, Anuj Puri,Chairman of real estateconsultant Anarock said the realestate industry's perennial hopeis fixed on lower interest rates,which would be enabled byreducing the repo rate.

The last meeting of the MPCwas held from October 7 to 9,2020. It was the 25th meeting ofthe rating-setting panel.

NEW YORK, NOV 30

Leaders of the OPEC cartel aremeeting virtually to decide, onceagain, how much oil theirmembers should produce aslockdowns related to thecoronavirus continue to stifledemand for crude. They'reexpected to extend productioncuts well into the new year, in aneffort to boost volatile oil prices.

The OPEC nations, led bySaudi Arabia, will be meetingMonday. The group has to reachagreement among its membercountries and the additionalmembers in the group known asOPEC Plus, which is led byRussia. Members of the OPECPlus group will meet Tuesday. It'stricky to predict how much oilthe world will need withcoronavirus cases surging aroundthe world. The industry has seensome hopeful signs, with severaldrug companies reportingpromising results fromcoronavirus vaccine trials.

But some experts warn thatoil demand may never fullyrecover, because the coronavirustravel restrictions, combinedwith the steps governments andcorporations are taking to reduceuse of fossil fuels to combatglobal warming, may have put apermanent dent in oil demand.Plus, the coalition of oil-producing countries has beenrestricting its output for months,straining its members. The longer

these agreements go on, theharder it is to hold it together,said Jacques Rousseau,managing director at ClearviewEnergy Partners. There becomestoo much temptation forcountries to exceed theirproduction targets. OPEC and itsallies agreed to cut production inApril by about 10 million barrelsper day through July.

Then in August, as somecities around the world tooksteps to re-open their economies,the group upped its productionso it was cutting 7.7 millionbarrels per day through year-end.They planned to increaseproduction in January so that thecuts would be just 6 millionbarrels per day. But expertsexpect the group to continuewith cuts of about 7.7 millionbarrels per day in the comingmonths. Saudi Arabia's energyminister recently indicatedwillingness to revisit theagreement and prolong the cuts.Other countries that want toproduce more, such as the UnitedArab Emirates or Iraq, couldcreate conflict in the meetings,Rousseau said.

Members of oil cartelto meet as coronavirus

rattles demand

Pakistan passes grim milestone of 8,000 COVID-19 deathsISLAMABAD, NOV 30

With 40 COVID-19-relateddeaths in the last 24 hoursPakistan tally of thepandemic fatalities jumped to8,025 on Monday. The totalnumber of positive cases hassurged to 398,024.

Citing data by NationalCommand and OperationCentre (NCOC), DunyaNews reported that 2,839persons tested positive forCOVID-19 in the past 24hours. Sindh remains theworst-hit province by thepandemic in terms of casesfollowed by Punjab, KhyberPakhtunkhwa andBalochistan. Punjab hasovertaken Sindh in the mostnumber of casualties, Dunya

News reported. There are173,014 coronavirus cases inSindh; 119,035 in Punjab;47,190 in KhyberPakhtunkhwa; 17,158 inBalochistan; 30,123 inIslamabad; 6,855 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and 4,649in the occupied Gilgit-

Baltistan. Furthermore, 2,991individuals have lost theirlives to the epidemic inPunjab 2,924 in Sindh, 1,368in KP, 166 in Balochistan,314 in Islamabad, 165 inPakistan-occupied Kashmir,and 97 in occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.

Imran Khan blames OppositionISLAMABAD: As Pakistani authorities struggle to tacklethe second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Prime MinisterImran Khan hit out at the opposition parties, calling it the'main problem' in combating the spread of the virus. Khan'sresponse comes after Pakistan'sopposition vowed to hold rallies in Multanon Monday and Lahore on December 13despite the authorities' refusal to givepermission for rallies. "Now, with the newspike, when we again need smartlockdown, they want Jalsas (publicgatherings) not caring for the lives andsafety of people," the Prime Minister said in a tweet.Pakistan's coronavirus death toll has crossed the grimmilestone of 8,000. The total number of positive cases hassurged to 398,024. Prime Minister Khan on Saturday saidhe would not give permission to the political parties to holdanti-government rallies in Multan and other cities due tospread of COVID-19.

26/11: Extradition hearing for TahawwurRana to be held on February 12

WASHINGTON, NOV 30

A US court has set February12 as the date of hearing forextradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessmanTahawwur Rana, who hasbeen declared a fugitive byIndia for his involvement inthe 2008 Mumbai terrorattack case.

Rana, 59, a childhoodfriend of David ColemanHeadley, was re-arrested onJune 10 in Los Angeles on anextradition request by Indiafor his involvement in the2008 Mumbai terror attack inwhich 166 people, includingsix Americans, were killed.

Rana was earlier arrestedin October 2009 by USpolice soon after Headley'sarrest at Chicago O'Hareairport. US District CourtJudge in Los AngelesJacqueline Chelonian said inher order on November 13that the Extradition Hearing

in this case is scheduled forFebruary 12, 2021, at 10:00am. Rana has time tillDecember 21 to file hisopposition to the request forextradition. The UnitedStates Government will haveanother months' time to fileits reply. In its motion onSeptember 28, the USgovernment supported Rana'sextradition to India where hehas been charged with theoffenses of conspiracy towage war, commit a terroristact, the waging of war, thecommission of murder, and aterrorist act.

Rana, in his defense, hasargued that the US' decision

not to extradite his co-conspirator, David Headley,to India is inconsistent andbars his extradition.However, the USgovernment argueddifferently because Headleyfulfilled the required terms,the plea agreementestablished that Headleywould not be extradited toIndia, said US attorneyNicola T Hanna. Rana'ssituation is different becausehe neither pleaded guilty norcooperated with the UnitedStates. As a result, cannotavail himself of the benefitsafforded to Headley throughhis negotiated plea. Such aposition is neitherinconsistent nor a bar toextradition, he said. UnlikeRana, Headley immediatelyaccepted responsibility forhis conduct and pleadedguilty to all of the charges inthe Superseding Indictment,Hanna said.

As per the pleaagreement, the United Statesagreed that it would notextradite Headley to India forthe foregoing offenses,including conduct within thescope of those offenses forwhich he has been convictedin accordance with this pleaso long as he fully disclosesall material facts concerninghis role with respect to theseoffenses and abides by allother aspects of thisagreement. Pakistan-bornRana completed ArmyMedical College there, andserved in the Pakistani Armyas a doctor for more than adecade, but eventuallydeserted. He is currently aCanadian citizen, but was aresident of Chicago where hehad a business. According tothe court papers, he has alsoresided in and traveled toCanada, Pakistan, Germanyand England and speaksseven languages.

Biden suffers 'hairline fractures' infoot, will need walking boot: Doctor

WASHINGTON, NOV 30

US President-elect Joe Biden suffered"hairline fractures" in his right foot andwill likely require a walking boot forseveral weeks, his physician has said,after the Democratic leader slipped andtwisted his ankle while playing with hisdog. "Initial X-rays did not show anyobvious fracture, but his clinical examwarranted more detailed imaging," DrKevin O'Connor said in a statement onSunday. "Follow-up CT scan confirmedhairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden's lateral and intermediatecuneiform bones, which are in themidfoot. It is anticipated that he willlikely require a walking boot for severalweeks, said O'Connor, Director(Executive Medicine) in GW MedicalFaculty Associates, on Biden's imagingresults. Biden, 78, twisted his ankle onSaturday when he slipped while playingwith Major, one of his two Germanshepherd. He was examined by anorthopedist out of an abundance ofcaution. In order to avoid disruptingregularly scheduled appointments onMonday, arrangements were made forPresident-elect Biden to receive an x-

ray and then an additional CT Sundayafternoon, with the expected delaysinvolved when opening closed officesand giving personnel time to set up, aBiden spokesperson said. On Sundayevening, President Donald Trumptweeted, "Get well soon!" Biden wouldbe sworn in as the 46th president of theUnited States on January 20 next. Hewould be the oldest person to be swornin as the US president.

Biden's last health record wasreleased in December 2019 by DrO'Connor, an associate professor ofMedicine at George WashingtonUniversity. The physician said Biden is"healthy, vigorous" and "fit" to be thepresident. Biden does not use tobacco ordrink alcohol and exercises five days aweek.

Death toll of farmers killed in NE Nigeria rises to 110ABUJA, NOV 30

The death toll from an attack onfarmers in a village in Nigeria'snortheastern state of Borno has risento 110, with many wounded, a Unit-ed Nations official said on Sunday.

Edward Kallon, the UN Residentand Humanitarian Coordinator inNigeria, condemned the incident, inwhich several women were also kid-napped by the terror group BokoHaram suspected of being responsi-ble for the attack on Saturday. Niger-ian authorities earlier on Sunday con-firmed more than 40 farmers werekilled after Boko Haram militantslaunched the attack at Koshebe vil-lage in the Mafa local governmentarea of the state while working on

their farmlands. "I am outraged andhorrified by the gruesome attackagainst civilians carried out by non-state armed groups in villages nearBorno State capital Maiduguri,"Kallon said in the statement madeavailable to Xinhua. "At least 110civilians were ruthlessly killed andmany others were wounded in this at-tack." The UN official said such di-

rect attacks against innocent civiliansjeopardize the ability of the most vul-nerable people to survive the adver-sity they are facing, and which wethe UN is striving to alleviate. "Theentire UN system and the humanitar-ian community working to providelife-saving and development assis-tance to the most vulnerable in Bor-no State is outraged by the incident,"Kallon said further. Although the vic-tims lived in Zabarmari, a farmingcommunity in the Jere local govern-ment area of Borno, they were at-tacked at Koshebe village. The attackhappened after some farmers har-vesting their products apprehended aBoko Haram militant who ap-proached them with a request forfood, witnesses said.

YOKOHAMA, NOV 30

Ahead of Christmascelebrations, a large numberof both locals andinternational tourists arevisiting the night landscapein Japan's Yokohama city.

A decked up domeglittering at the centre of theevent site has been drawingthousands. People say theyare fascinated by the lightshows being held at the site.

The city administrationorganises the event incollaboration with therelevant buildings.

The event, owing to itsmagnificence has gainedhuge traction on social mediaand international news and it

is due to this that not just thelocals but people from acrossthe globe want to enjoy thecelebrations. Anyone whovisits this venue canexperience lit artistic objectsand dynamic lightperformance. The big domeglitters followed by asynchronised lighting up ofsurrounding buildings and a

laser beam flashes towardsthe sky. The night view isfamous for a distinctiveromantic spot of Yokohama.Additionally YORUNOYOYOKOHAMA eventenhances the charm ofYokohama. The mostgorgeous and scintillatingsite is at the Big YokohamaBridge.

Japan's Yokohama glitters with nightshows ahead of Christmas celebrations

Kiran Sharma hails Bibi JagirKaur as SGPC president

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, NOV 30

Mahila Akali Dal Pathankotdistrict president Bibi KiranSharma welcomed Bibi jagirkaur, the newly appointedpresident of ShiromaniGurdwara PrabandhakCommittee. District PresidentBibi Kiran Sharma said thatBibi Jagir Kaur is a veryintelligent and capableleader,who has previouslyheaded the ShiromaniGurdwara PrabandhakCommittee twice. She said

that Bibi Jagir Kaur whileworked as the President of themanagement committee,took

many historical decisions andhas always worked hard andhonestly in the political fieldas well.She further said thatthe work done by Bibi JagirKaur as the President ofMahila Akali Dal is also amilestone in itself which hasplayed a major role instrengthening the women'swing to the rural level. BibiKiran Sharma said that out of143,122 votes were receivedby Bibi Jagir Kaur and theSikh community has greatexpectations from her in thenear future.

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Archer Kapiltests positive forCOVID-19PUNE: Kapil, who is part of the Na-tional Archery camp has tested posi-tive for coronavirus.National Archery camp is underwayat Army Sports Institute, Pune.The Sports Authority of India (SAI),in a press release, said that Kapil is"asymptomatic and being monitoredby a medical team."The release said that Kapil was on18 days leave and was tested on ar-rival upon his rejoining the camp asper the standard operating proce-dure established by the SAI."He was in quarantine and had notcome into contact with any othercampers," the statement read.

Four Olympic-bound boxersincluded in TOPSNEW DELHI: Four Olympic-boundIndian boxers -- two men and asmany women -- have been includedin the sports ministry's TargetOlympic Podium Scheme (TOPS),the Sports Authority of India (SAI)said on Monday.World bronze-medallist SimranjeetKaur (60kg), Asian medallist PoojaRani (75kg) joined M C Mary Komin the elite group.Asian silver-winner Ashish Kumar(75kg) and Asian Games bronze-winner Satish Kumar (+91kg) havebeen included in a group which al-ready featured Amit Panghal (52kg),Manish Kaushik (63kg), and VikasKrishan (69kg) among the Tokyo-bound.Lovlina Borgohain and KavinderSingh Bisht are also part of the coregroup."Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Sonia Cha-hal (57kg) and Shiva Thapa (63kg)were moved to the TOPS Develop-mental group from the Core Group,"the SAI stated.Zareen participates in the sameweight category as Mary Kom whileThapa competes with Kaushik forthe 63kg slot.

East Bengal look tostep up attack,secure maiden winBAMBOLIM: SC East Bengal willlook to beef up their attack and se-cure a maiden win in the Indian Su-per League when they face MumbaiCity FC here on Tuesday.Despite heavy odds, the RobbieFowler-coached East Bengal put upa creditable show in their first outingof ISL, against ATK Mohun Baganeven though they lost 0-2.Last to enter the ISL, Fowler hadless than a month to build the squadand if that was not enough theywere pitted against their formidablearch-rivals on debut.But Fowler's side dominated pos-session and their former NorwichCity winger Anthony Pilkingtonlooked threatening in the midfield. Itwas lack of finishing prowess withBalwant Singh up front that provedcostly for them.Fowler named a defensive forma-tion against the well-set ATK MohunBagan with Balwant as the solestriker, putting the experienced JejeLalpekhlua on the bench, somethingthat did not work out.Fowler's newly-built side wouldneed to reorganise their forward andconvert their chances when theyclash against the Sergio Lobera-out-fit that beat a 10-man FC Goa 1-0with a late strike in their secondround game.

Fernandes heapspraise on 'match-winner' CavaniMANCHESTER: Manchester Unit-ed forward Bruno Fernandes be-lieves that Edinson Cavani hashelped the side's attacking abilityand the former is confident that Ca-vani will leave a huge impact on theclub.Cavani on Sunday struck two goalsas United staged a remarkablecomeback to defeat Southampton3-2 in the Premier League 2020-21season."I don't want to go on personallyabout Cavani or another player be-cause it's not fair, but of course Edihas qualities, everyone knows that.For me, he's one of those strikersthat can smell the goal as you sawtwice. He smelt the goal, you needto have this feeling to score thesetwo goals," the official website ofManchester United quoted Fernan-des as saying."As I said some weeks and somemonths ago, Edi will help us and heis helping already. For me, one ofthe best games he played wasagainst Basaksehir in the Champi-ons League and nobody talks aboutthat because he didn't score but hedid an amazing game. He helps alot and he will help more and morein the future," he added.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020

SHORT

TALKS

AGENCYSYDNEY, NOV 30

Top Australian batsman SteveSmith has revealed that hesuffered a "bad dose of verti-go" ahead of the second one-dayer against India and wasnot sure of playing the gamein which he struck a series-clinching hundred.

Smith's quick-fire 62-ball-100 propelled Australiato a mammoth 389 for four inthe second ODI, which they

defended easily to secure adecisive 2-0 lead in the ODIseries on Sunday.

However, the formerskipper said he "didn't lookgreat there for a while". "Ididn't know I was playing to-day. I had a really bad dose ofvertigo this morning and Iwas struggling until ... I camedown early to have a hit and abit of a run around," Smithtold cricket.com.au after re-ceiving his second successiveMan of the match award.

Had a bad dose of vertigo, wasn'tsure if I would play: Smith

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 30

Having been a New Zealand Crick-et (NZC) representative on the boardof the International Cricket Councilbefore taking over as chairman,Greg Barclay has seen the constantdifferences between BCCI and PCBfrom close quarters. And the recent-ly appointed chairman has promisedto do his best to get the two coun-tries on the same page with regardsto cricketing matters.

Answering a query on the rela-tionship between the Board of Con-trol for Cricket in India and the Pak-istan Cricket Board, Barclay saidthat some of the things are beyondcricket. But the ICC will be lookingto do its best to ensure cricketing re-lations continue between the twocountries.

"I would love nothing more thanfor India and Pakistan to be able to

continue cricketing relations as theywere previously. I am also enough ofa realist to understand that there aregeo-political issues at play here. Ithink all we can do at the ICC is tocontinue to help and support in anyway that we can to bring about out-comes that would see India and Pak-istan in a position where they canplay cricket regularly against eachother and in their home territories.

"Beyond that, I do not think Ihave the mandate or ability to influ-ence the outcomes more than that.That is really being done at a levelway beyond where we would be op-erating," he explained.

"Rest assured that from thecricketing point of view, we wouldlove to get those countries back to-gether again on a regular basis. TheICC will do whatever it can to helpfacilitate and support an outcome that might see that hap-pen," he said.

‘ICC doesn't havemandate to influenceInd-Pak bilateral ties’ AGENCY

WELLINGTON, NOV 30

The third T20I between NewZealand and West Indies wasabandoned due to rain here atthe Bay Oval on Monday.

New Zealand won thefirst T20I in Auckland on No-vember 27 by five wickets ina rain-shortened encounterand then rode on the fastestT20I hundred for a Kiwi play-er by Glenn Phillips in thesecond game on Sunday toseal the series.

New Zealand won thetoss and opted to bowl firstagainst West Indies in thedead rubber. Mitchell Santner

was captaining New Zealandfor the first time and the sideincluded Daryl Mitchell,Scott Kuggeleijn, and

Hamish Bennett in the play-ing XI.

West Indies had got off toa good start scoring 12 runs in

the first overs but their joywas short-lived as LockieFerguson provided NewZealand their first break-through, sending BrandonKing back for 11 in the sec-ond over.

The match was halted dueto light showers after 2.2overs and was eventuallycalled off due to persistentrain.

The New Zealand cricketteam had stepped out to takethe field wearing black armsbands during their third andfinal T20I. The side woreblack armbands to recogniseRoss Dykes' service to thegame in New Zealand.

Third T20I called off due torain, Kiwis win series 2-0

AGENCYBENGALURU, NOV 30

Youngster Shamsher Singh has ex-pressed his desire of becoming a "de-pendable player" for the Indian hockeyteam.

Shamsher's disappointment in 2016when he missed out on making the teamfor the FIH Junior Men's World Cup wasa turning point in his career, explains theyoung midfielder. He said, "I was part ofthe reserves but missed out on makingthe cut for the India squad that went onto win the coveted junior World Cup. Itwas magical to watch the team lift the ti-tle in front of crazy hockey fans in Luc-know and watching the entire tourna-ment from the sidelines only made memore determined to work hard and earn

the India jersey."Now in the senior core probable

group, my aim is to become a depend-able player for the team and executewhat's expected of me from the coach."

Having made his senior India debutat the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo lastyear, the midfielder had many things tolook forward to in the year 2020. Hissingle most important mission was toprove his worth to the team to find aplace in the squad for key events thisyear but the pandemic derailed his plans,however did little to dent his spirit.

"I have come from difficult back-ground with my father making his livingfrom farming. There were several oddsthat I faced in my initial days in hockeyand the struggle for basics like stick, kitand shoes were real. I believe this past

experience helped me brace for any un-certain circumstances and this year wehave all been put off gear with the pan-demic but what's important is to contin-ue to stay focused on our goals no mat-ter the odds," stated the 23-year-old.

Shamsher's debut for the Indianteam was quite memorable as they wonthe tournament by beating New Zealand5-0 in the final, a match which saw Shamsher score his first sen-ior team goal for the country. He struckthe second goal for India in the 18thminute.

The talented youngster played allfour of India's games as the team se-cured a 6-0 win over Malaysia, suffereda 2-1 loss to New Zealand, won 6-3 winagainst hosts Japan and recorded a 5-0win against New Zealand in the Final.

Shamsher aims to be "dependable player" for Indian hockey team

AGENCYSYDNEY, NOV 30

In-form Australian opener David Warner hasbeen ruled out of the remainder of the limit-ed-overs series against India due to a groininjury that he suffered during the second ODIhere, while top pacer Pat Cummins has beenrested as part of his workload management.

Warner, who scored 69 and 83 in the firsttwo ODIs, hurt himself on Sunday whilefielding at the SCG in the second one-dayerwhich Australia won by 51 runs to take anunassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

The dashing opener has returned home tobegin his rehabilitation and will be looking toget fit ahead of the opening Test at Adelaidestarting December 17.

"Pat and Davie are critical to our plansfor the Test series," coach Justin Langer wasquoted as saying by the Australian media.

"Davie will work through his injury re-hab and in Pat's case it is important all of ourplayers are managed well to keep them men-tally and physically fit throughout what is achallenging summer.

"The priority for both is being fully pre-pared for one of the biggest and most impor-tant home Test series we have played in re-cent years, especially with World Test Cham-pionship points up for grabs."

Left-handed batsman D'Arcy Short, whowas the leading run-scorer in two series in theBig Bash League, has been named Warner'sreplacement in Australia's white-ball squad.

India and Australia will play one moreODI on Wednesday before competing inthree T20 Internationals, starting Friday, fol-lowed by the much-anticipated four-matchTest series.

Cummins, who was part of Australia'sEngland tour in August and also played forKolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has not

been at his best and went wicketless in thefirst game before claiming 3 for 67 in the sec-ond ODI.

Australia (296 points from 3 series) hadtoppled India (360 points from 4 series) in theWorld Test Championships standings with apercentage of 82.22 compared to the India's75 per cent after ICC's decision to alter thepoints system.

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who missed

the second ODI after suffering a side strain inthe opening game, will stay in the squad.

But all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who isrecovering from an ankle injury sustainedwhile playing in the IPL, will not be playingthe warm-up game between India A and Aus-tralia 'A' starting on Sunday.

He will now continue his rehabilitationand no replacement has been named for himin the 'A' squad.

Injured Warner ruled out,Cummins rested for series

AGENCYSYDNEY, NOV 30

Australia's rising star MarnusLabuschagne believes that thehome team will enjoy a slightadvantage going into the Test se-ries against India as most of itstop-order players will be comingin after having played a fairamount of first-class cricket.

Labuschagne, who con-tributed a solid 70 off 61 balls inthe second ODI which Australiawon by 51 runs on Sunday, hasscored two hundreds in threeSheffield Shield matches.

"It definitely helps to have afew games under your belt justto get the pace and the timing ofthe game from T20s to one-day-ers to four-day cricket," hereplied to a query from a newsagency during a virtual mediainteraction facilitated by series'official broadcaster Sony.

The Indian players, who hadplayed IPL and now ODIs, lastplayed red-ball cricket in NewZealand and will only have twothree-day games to get into thegroove.

"But a lot of these (Indian)players we're talking about,they've been doing it for a longtime, they're not new to the

changes of format. I'd be sur-prised if they didn't shift backinto gear very quickly.

"I will say that it's a slightadvantage, four out of our topsix have been playing Shieldcricket and got that rhythm as abatting group."

With David Warner ruledout of the last ODI as well as theupcoming T20 Internationals,Labuschagne won't mind achance to open the innings if heis asked about it.

"Certainly, if I got asked toopen the batting absolutely. It'san opportunity that I would en-joy taking.

We'll wait and see how ourteam shapes up for the nextgame and see the balance of theside, but yeah, I would love do-ing it," Labuschagne said.

"My role at No.4 is just toread the situation of the gameand play my role accordingly,"he said.

Asked how Warner is emo-tionally dealing with the injurysetback that happened duringthe second ODI, Labuschagneinsisted that he is fine.

"He is a strong character andhe will come back. Also his ab-sence is an opportunity forsomeone else."

‘Playing First-Classcricket gives us slightadvantage in Tests’