AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 30

Parliament on Tuesday approved the billthat makes instant triple talaq a criminal of-fence, after the contentious legislation waspassed by Rajya Sabha following non-aligned BJD extending support and NDAconstituents JD-U and AIADMK walkingout.

Lok Sabha had passed the MuslimWomen (Protection of Rights on Marriage)Bill last week and with Rajya Sabha nowapproving it, the practice of instant divorceby Muslim men will be punishable by jailterm of up to three years.

The Upper House passed the bill by 99votes in favour and 84 against it.

It earlier rejected an opposition spon-sored motion to send the bill to a Rajya Sab-ha Select Committee with 100 votes againstit as compared to 84 in favour.

While BJD supported the legislation,JD-U and AIADMK walked out, loweringthe majority mark which normally stands at121. The ruling NDA has 107 members inthe 242-member Rajya Sabha.

The NDA was also helped by the ab-sence of some members of SP and BSP aswell as those of Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) and YSR-Congress.

The same strategy had helped the gov-ernment push through the contentiousamendment to the Right To Information(RTI) Act last week despite lacking num-bers in the Upper House.

Once granted assent by the President,the bill will replace an ordinance promul-gated last on February 21 to the same effectas the bill.

Replying to a four-and-half-hour debateon the Bill, Law Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad cited jail provisions in the legisla-

tions that ban dowry and multiple marriagesby Hindu men to justify the three-year jailterm for Muslim men practices triple talaq.

To Leader of the Opposition GhulamNabi Azad, who termed the bill as a politi-cally motivated move to destroy Muslimhouseholds with domestic fights, the minis-ter said the Congress leader should think ofwhy his party could never win majority fol-lowing the peak of 400-plus seats it won in1984.

He saw the 1986 Shah Bano case,where the Congress did not stick its neckout to support women rights, as the main

reason for the downfall of the party.The law, he said, was not being brought

due to the Supreme Court ruling of 2017 de-claring talaq-e-biddat, commonly referredto as instant triple talaq, unconstitutional.

"I am a minister of Narendra Modi gov-ernment and not Rajiv Gandhi govern-ment," he said citing the ShahBano case of 1986.

He said he cannot leavein lurch women who havebeen divorced by triple talaqvia WhatsApp or other suchmeans. When Muslim worldis trying to reform, why can'ta democracy do the same, hesaid. Trying to shed anti-Muslim image, he said hisparty gave the nation a Presi-dent from the same commu-nity. On opposition charge oftargeting Muslims, he saidBJP may be getting a littleless votes from the communi-ty but it considers them verymuch a part of the countryand works on the principle of'sabka saath, sabka vikas,sabka vishwas'. Prasad saidthe bill should not be seenthrough a political prism as itis a matter of humanity,woman empowerment andgender equality. "More than20 Islamic nations have regu-lated triple talaq," he said.Azad said the opposition hasbeen forced to vote againstthe bill after the governmentdid not accept their demandto send it to a select commit-tee and make triple talaq acivil offence.

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Peace is the beauty of life. It issunshine. It is the smile of a child, the

love of a mother, the joy of a father, thetogetherness of a family. It is the

advancement of man, the victory of ajust cause, the triumph of truth.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 30

Cafe chain Coffee Day Enterprises onTuesday confirmed that it's Chairmanand Managing Director V G Sid-dhartha has been missing since Mon-day evening.

"V G Siddhartha, Chairman andManaging Director of Coffee Day En-terprises Limited is not reachablesince yesterday evening. We are tak-ing the help of concerned authorities,"Coffee Day Enterprises said in a regu-latory filing.

"Company is professionally man-aged and led by competent leadershipteam, which will ensure continuity ofbusiness," the filing added.

Shares of Coffee Day Enterprisestanked 20 per cent and hit the lowercircuit limit as well as 52-week low of

Rs 154.05 apiece on BSE after newssurfaced that its founder has gonemissing.

Siddhartha, the son-in-law of for-mer Karnataka chief minister S M Kr-ishna, was headed for Sakaleshpur buton the way he had asked his driver togo towards Mangaluru, according tothe police. On reaching a bridge overthe Netravati river in the Kotepuraarea in Dakshina Kannada district, hegot down from the car and told hisdriver that he was going for a walk.

"He (Siddhartha) asked the driverto wait till his arrival. When he did notreturn even after two hours, the driverapproached the police and lodged amissing complaint," deputy commis-sioner of Dakshina Kannada district

Senthil Sasikant Senthil told PTI.More than 200 policemen and

divers on about 25 boats were carry-ing out searches for him. The deputycommissioner said that sniffer dogshave also been pressed into service."The help of local fishermen is beingtaken in the search. We are checkingwho all he spoke to over phone,"Mangaluru Police CommissionerSandeep Patil said in a message. Con-gress MLA U T Khader, who reachedthe spot, told local news channels thatthe police were looking into "all an-gles". "The search is on," he said. InBengaluru, Chief Minister B SYediyurappa visited S M Krishna'sresidence and held discussion with thefamily members.

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Advent of a new eraRS okays Triple talaqbill in third attempt

"An archaic and medieval practice has finally been confined to thedustbin of history! Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects ahistorical wrong done to Muslim women. This is a victory of genderjustice and will further equality in society. India rejoices today!"

– PM Modi

Ghulam Nabi terms it as'politically motivated'NEW DELHI: SeniorCongress leader Ghu-lam Nabi Azad on Tues-day strongly opposedthe Triple Talaq Bill inRajya Sabha andtermed it "politically moti-vated"."This law is politicallymotivated, so minorities are occupied infighting amongst themselves. Husband andwife will hire lawyers against each other.Land will be sold in order to pay lawyers,"Azad said."By the time jail term will be over, they will bebankrupt. When they will come out of jail,they will either commit suicide or become da-coits and thieves. That is the intention of yourBill," he added.Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Ab-bas Naqvi said that the central governmentis bringing the law on triple talaq for the so-cial, financial and constitutional empower-ment of Muslim women in the country.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JULY 30:

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Tuesday issuedthe first transfer orders for teachers un-der the new Transfer Policy with theclick of a button, ensuring total trans-parency in the system.

Under the new policy of the De-partment of School Education, ap-proved by the Cabinet in January thisyear notified in June, all transfers ofteaching staff are now being done onlyonline, with no human intervention,thus ending the widespread corruptionreported in the matter of such trans-fers.

The Chief Minister said his gov-ernment planned to extend the policyto other departments, thus ushering intotal transparency in their systems too.With the computer-driven system,there was no scope for any bias or prej-udice, and the process was designed toaward performance, he added.

A total of 11063 applications werereceived for transfer, of which ordersin the case of 4551 were successfullyissued while 6506 could not be enter-tained in the first round, an officialspokesperson disclosed after the on-line transfer orders by the Chief Min-ister. Schools have been divided intofive zones for this purpose, with de-

tailed criteria laid down to decideclaims against the transfers. These cri-teria include the length of service, age,marks for special categories like fe-males, widow, divorcee, unmarried fe-males, differently abled persons, per-sons suffering from debilitating disor-ders, couple cases. Apart from this, 90marks have been provided, out of thetotal 250, for performance of theteachers, thus making the system total-ly performance-based. This includesthe results of the teachers, perform-ance as per the Annual ConfidentialReport etc. Another 15 marks havebeen provided in case the teacher en-rolls his/her wards in a Governmentschool.

First online transferorder issued in Pb

Hry revises HRAfor employeesCHANDIGARH: Haryana gov-ernment on Tuesday issued or-ders to revise the House Rent Al-lowance for its eligible employ-ees with effect from August 1 asper the recommendations of the7th Pay Commission. FinanceMinister Captain Abhimanyu saidthat the state government has is-sued these orders in complianceof announcement of Chief Minis-ter Manohar Lal Khattar. He saidthat according to the census of2011, the employees of the stategovernment posted in variouscities and towns will be given therevised House Rent Allowance.He said that cities and towns hav-ing population 50 lakh and aboveare covered in the X category andthe employees posted in suchcities will get 24 per cent of HouseRent Allowance subject to mini-mum of Rs 5,400. Similarly, hesaid that cities having population 5lakh and above, but less than 50lakh have been covered in the Ycategory and the employees post-ed in such cities will get 16 percent of House Rent Allowancesubject to minimum of Rs 3,600.He said that cities with populationless than five lakh have been cov-ered in the Z category and theemployees posted in such citieswould get eight per cent HouseRent Allowance subject to mini-mum of Rs 1,800.

JAMMU, JULY 30

34-year-old Naik Krishan Lal lost hislife in ceasefire violation by Pakistanalong the Line of Control(LoC) in Sunderbani sector ofRajouri district of Jammu andKashmir on Tuesday. TwoPakistani soldiers were killedin retaliatory action by IndianArmy in Tangdhar-Keran sec-tor along the LoC.

Naik, a resident of Gha-griya village in Akhnoor, was killed af-ter Pakistan started heavy shelling thisafternoon. Heavy shelling in Tanghdar

was reported around 1:30 pm. Pakistanhad also violated ceasefire in Shahpursector in Poonch on Monday afternoon.Firing by small arms and shelling with

mortars was reported alongthe LoC in Shahpur around12:15 pm. Indian Army hadretaliated to the unprovokedfiring yesterday. A day be-fore on Sunday, a 10-day-oldbaby that was injured inheavy shelling by Pakistanitroops in the Poonch sector

between 5 pm and 10 pm had died fromits injuries at a Poonch hospital late onSunday night.

Soldier killed in ceasefireviolation by Pakistan

Prithvi Shawfails dope test,

banned foreight months

NEW DELHI, JUL 30

Talented India opener PrithviShaw was on Tuesdaybanned from all forms ofcricket for a period of eightmonths after failing a dopetest, the BCCI said.

A BCCI release saidShaw had "inadvertently in-gested a prohibited sub-stance, which can be com-monly found in coughsyrups".

Shaw's suspension is ret-rospective in nature, startingfrom March 16 and ending onNovember 15.

Apart from Shaw, twoother cricketers -- AkshayDullarwar and Divya Gajraj -- were also suspended for thesame offence. Shaw had pro-vided a urine sample as partof the BCCI's anti-dopingtesting programme during theSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy onFebruary 22, 2019 in Indore.His sample was subsequentlytested and found to containterbutaline.

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63372 Kaur. To Ramandeep Kaur. Pritam Dass Kauldhar To Rajasthan C/o.56 Apo Mother Name Is Written As I, Jagdeep Singh Grewal 63372 63372 Pritam Dass. Khassa Cantt Amritsar Charnjeet Kaur Which Is S/O Jaspal Singh R/O Sri I, Rajpal Singh Chahal I Gurwinder Kaur Aujla 72778 Declare That In My Service Wrong .but Correct Name Is Bhaini Sahib, (Ludhiana) S/O Baldev Singh R/O W/O Dilvir Singh Sidhu I, Kajal D/o Rolan R/o Record My Father Name Is Charnjit Kaur So Please Changed Name Jagdeep House No.835 Sivian R/O Vpo Chakar Tehsil V. p . o . K a l e r K a l a n , Mentioned As Rup Narayan Correct It .all Concerned Singh. Bathinda Have Changed Jagraon Distt Ludhiana G u r d a s p u r , H a v e Singh But His Correct Note.

Name Spelling Is Roop 10006763372 My Name To Rajpal Have Changed Name To C h a n g e d M y N a m e Narayan Singh. So Please I Ravinder Pal Singh I Jashanpreet Kaur D/O No Singh. Gurwinder Kaur Sidhu. Kajal To Kajal Motan.Mentioned Correct Name Sekhon S/o S. Amarpal 2479099A Ex Hav Jagdev 63372 63372 72778Of Father In My Services Singh Resident Of House Singh R/O VPO Dalel I, Mandeep Kaur W/o I Lovepreet Singh S/O I, Monika W/o Prem Sagar Record. No. 2208, B-vii, Street No. Singh Wala, Dist Mansa Manavdeep Singh Kahlon Gurmail Singh R/O Patti R/o 151/7, Bhargo Nagar,

72737 2, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, (Pb) Have Changed My R/o Vi l l : Toga Her i Jagraon Vpo Malak Tehsil Jalandhar, (punjab), Have Name To Jasanpreet Kaur. (Sangrur) changed my Jagraon Distt Ludhiana Changed My Name To I , Harpr i t Singh S/o Kkp Road Bye Pass, Sri

Lakhwinder Singh V.p.o Muk t sa r Sah ib Have 63372 name to Mandeep Kaur Have Changed My Name Monika Sagar.Cheema Khudi Tehsil Changed My Name To I , M a m t a R a n i W / o Kahlon. To Lovepreet Singh Gill. 72778Batala Gurdaspur In My Ravinder Pal Singh.Abhishek Sidana R/o 63372 63372 I , Neetu W/o Kuldeep Passport May Name Is 100067H.No.17 St.No.5, 6th I, Lovedeep Kaur W/o I Amandeep Kaur W/O R / o V p o B e g a m p u r, Wrongly Entered Harpreet I Hitherto Known As Simrat Crossing Circular Road Gurbinder Singh Sidhu Balkaran Singh Sandhu T e h . N a w a n s h a h r , Singh Instead Of Harprit Singh Channa S/o Darshan Abohar (Fazilka) Pb, have R/o Kalyan Sukha (BTI) R/O VPO. Sikhanwala D i s t t S b s N a g a r , Singh. Please Note Singh R/o H No. 551-i-changed my name to Have Changed My Name (Faridkot) Have Changed (punjab), India, Have

72737 block, Near Guru Nanak Sukhwinder Kaur. As Lovedeep Kaur Sidhu. My Name To Amandeep C h a n g e d M y N a m e I, Harpreet Dhillon W/o I n t e r n a t i o n a l P u b l i c 63372 63372 Kaur Sandhu. Neetu To Neetu RajputBaljinder Singh Sandhu R/o School, Area B R S I, Sikander Singh S/O I, Karamjit Kaur W/o 63372 7277823/1345, Fairland Colony, Nagar, Rajguru Nagar, Sukhdev Singh R/O Seh Deepak Kapoor R/o H.No. I, Surinder Kaur Rathor I, Hitherto Known Fatehgarh Churian Road, L u d h i a n a , P u n j a b ( L U D H I A N A ) 52/53 New Kartar Nagar W/O Sulinder Singh R/O As Harish Chander Amritsar Have Changed 141012, Have Changed CHANGED my NAME Salem Tabri (Ludhiana) Vill: Lalheri, Teh-Khanna S/o Surinder Lal My Name From Harpreet My Name And Shall Sikander Singh Kalyan. Pb, India, changed my (Ludhiana) Have Changed R/o H. No. 123/5, Dhillon To Harpreeet Kaur Hereafter Be Known As 63372 name from Karamjit Kaur My Name To Surinder Kaur. P r e e t N a g a r , Sandhu. Concerned Note. Simrat Singh.I, Kabal Singh S/o Tahil Khokhar to Karamji t 63372 L a d o w a l i R o a d ,

72737 100077Singh R/o Vpo. Sudh Singh Kaur. I, Chand S/O Prem R/O Jalandhar , Punjab - I, Makahan Singh S/o I Hitherto Known As Wala (Ferozepur) changed 63372 VPO Jodhwal, Teh-Samrala 1 4 4 0 0 1 , H a v e Hajara Singh Dob 20-05- S u k h j i t K a u r W / o my name to Kabul Singh. I Sukhvinder Singh Brar (Ludhiana) Have Changed Changed My Name

And Shall Hereafter 19 55, Vill. Kotli Amb Tehsil Surinder Singh Resident 63372 S/O Rajmahinder Singh My Name To Chand Khan.Be Known As Harish Ajnala Amritsar Have At Village Patli Distt I , R a j p a l K a u r W / o R/O Vpo Wara Daraka 63372Vaid . Change To Name Makhan Ferozepur Punjab 142052 Bakhtawar Singh R/o Vpo. (Faridkot) Have Changed I, Gurdas Singh Gurm S/O

Singh. Have Changed My Name 72778Kishanpura Kalan Teh- My Name To Sukhvinder Kulwant Singh R/O VPO 72737 And Shall Hereafter Be D h a r a m k o t ( M o g a ) Singh. Jaspalon, Teh-Khanna I t I s F o r G e n e r a l

I, Jasber Kaur W/o Makhan Known As Surjit Kaur It changed my name to 63372 (Ludhiana) Have Changed I n f o r m a t i o n T h a t I Singh Dob 1967 Vill. Kotli Was Certified That I Have Manjeet Kaur. I B e e r a j i S u k h d e v My Name To Gurdas Singh. G a u r i S h a n k a r S / o

Complied With Other Atma Ram R/o Vill . Amb Tehisl Ajnala Amritsar 63372 Barkaday S/O Sukhadev 63372Legal Requirements In K a l u p u r P . o . Change To Name Jasbir I, Murti Rani D/o Ikbal Barakade R/O Kotkapura I, Balwinder Singh S/O This Connection.M a n a n h a n a D i s t t . Kaur. Please Note It Singh R/o Vill: Khuian (Fardikot) Have Changed Gurmeet Singh R/O Vill:

90002H o s h i a r p u r P u n j a b 72737Malkana (Distt. Sirsa) M y N a m e To B i r a j i Amargarh, Teh-Khamano 144519 Declare That I, Navpreet Kaur Saggu I, Pawan Kumar Bedi S/o a f t e r m a r r i a g e h a v e Sukhadev Barkade. (Fatehgarh Sahib) Have Name Of Mine Has W/o Harjit Pal Singh Avtar Chand R/o H.no. 08 changed my name to 63372 Changed My Name To Been Wrongly Written Saggu R/o. F-3/426, Gali G a n e s h N a g a r G u r u M a n i d e r K a u r W / o I, Parmjit Kaur Sandhu Balwinder Singh Kaler.As Gori Shankar Bawa No.8, Bhawani Nagar Nanak Pura Panipa t , Jaswinder Singh R/o Vill: W/O Jaska ran S ingh 63372In My Passport. The Majitha Road Amritsar- D e c l a r e T h a t H a v e Gehri Bara Singh Distt. Sandhu R/O Jaitu Road, I, Baljinder Singh S/o Major Actual Name Of Mine 143001 Punjab Have Changed My Name From Bathinda. Kotkapura (Far idkot ) Singh R/o Dharam Singh I s G a u r i S h a n k a r , C h a n g e d T h e N a m e Pawan Kumar To Pawan 63372 Have Changed My Name Nagar (Moga) Pb, India, W h i c h M a y B e Navpreet Kaur. Kumar Bedi For All I, Gurjeet Singh S/O To P a r a m j e e t K a u r changed my minor daughter Amended Accordingly. 72737 Future Purposes.Jharmal Singh R/O Vill: Sandhu. name Dastoor Kaur Sidhu

72778 I, Harjit Pal Singh Saggu 72779Bilaspur, Teh-Khamanon 63372 to Dastoor Kaur.I , B h u p i n d e r S i n g h S /o Har j i nde r S ingh I Ramneek Singh S/o (Fatehgarh Sahib) Have I, Valati Ram S/o Tulsi 63372Pabla S/o Amar Chand, Employed As Senior Pritpal Singh R/o H No C h a n g e d M y M i n o r Ram R/o Jain Gali Zira I , B a l v i r K a u r W / o R/o Vpo.barnala Kalan, A s s i s t a n t I n P. w . d 30675, St No 5/2, Jogi D a u g h t e r ' s N a m e (Ferozepur) Pb, changed Davinder Singh Khosa R/o T e h s i l ( b & r ) , p r o v i n c i a l Nagar, Bathinda Have Mahikpree t Kaur To my name to Walati Ram. Vpo. Attari (Moga) changed N a w a n s h a h r , s h a h e e d Division Amritsar R/o. F- C h a n g e d M y M i n o r Mehakpreet Kaur. 63372 my name to Balvir Kaur Bhagat Singh Nagar, 3 / 4 2 6 , G a l i N o . 8 , Daughter Name From 63372 I , Gur l in Kaur a l ias Khosa.Punjab, Have Changed Bhawani Nagar Majitha H a r l e e n K a u r T o S a r b j e e t K a u r W / o 63372M y N a m e F r o m Road Amritsar-143001 Jazzveen KaurGurchanan Singh R/o I, Ram Ji Dass S/o Barhma Bhupinder Singh Pabla Punjab Have Changed 100078W.No. 6 Shah Wala Road Nand R/o Patti Ghumandi To Bhupinder Singh, The Name Harjit Pal I , R a n j i t S i n g h S / o Z i r a T e h - Z i r a Ki Vill: Kussa Teh-N.S.

72778 Singh Randhir Singh R/o Ward-(Ferozepur) changed my Wala (Moga) changed my I Hitherto Known As 72737 3 , L a d w a , D i s t t . name from Gurlin Kaur name from Ram Ji Dass P a r a m j i t R a t t u S / o I, Hitherto Known As K u r u k s h e t r a H a v e alias Sarbjeet Kaur to Gurlin Sharma to Ram Ji Dass.G u r n a m , R / o V i l l . M a n d e e p K u m a r Changed My Name Ranjit Kaur. 63372N u r p u r , P o S h a m Kashyap S/o Sham Lal Singh To Singh Ranjit.63372 I, Sunita Sharma D/o Raj Ji C h u r a s i , D i s t r i c t Residing At Ward No.12 52724I Palvinder Singh S/O Harjit Dass S/o Barhma Nand H o s h i a r p u r - 1 4 4 1 0 5 , Kashmiri Mohalla Verkey I Vivek Bahukhandi F/o Singh R/O Vill. Bhodiwala, Patti Ghumandi Ki Vill: Pun jab , Ind ia , Have C o l o n y S u j a n p u r , Divyanshi Bahukhandi P o . K a w a n , Te h s i l Kussa Teh-n.s. Wala (moga) Changed My Name And P a t h a n k o t - 1 4 5 0 2 3 , R / o 4 1 / 3 , S t a f f Dharamkot, Distt. Moga Changed My Name From S h a l l H e r e a f t e r B e Punjab Have Changed Road,Ambala Cantt.Have (Pb) Have Changed My Kumari Sunita Sharma To K n o w n A s P a r a m j i t My Name And Shall Changed my Child Name Name To Palwinder Singh. Sunita Sharma.Singh Hereafter Be Known As f r o m D i v y a n s h i 63372 63372

72778 Mandeep Kumar . Bahukhandi To Manasvi I, Jeeto W/O Parkash Singh I, Varinder Singh S/o I Gurdeep Singh S/o 72737 Bhaukhandi..R/O Village Sukar Teh. Baldev Krishan S/o Rakha R a g h v i r S i n g h R / o I Rajni W/o Raminder Klair 100042Banga District SBS Nagar Ram R/o W.no. 31 H.no. V.p.o. Pandori Nijjaran R/o V.p.o. Bopa Rai Kalan, Have Changed My Name 236 Patti Usang (moga) By D i s t r i c t J a l a n d h a r Teh . Nakodar, Dis t t . To Surjit Kaur. Mistake My Name Entered (punjab) Have Changed Ja l andha r (pb ) Have 63372 Baljinder Singh. But My M y N a m e F r o m Changed My Name After I, Mehar Singh S/o Jagdev Correct Name Is Varinder G u r d e e p S i n g h T o Marriage From Rajni To Singh R/o Buttar Kalan Singh.Gurdip Singh. Rajni Randhawa. Al l (Moga) Changed Name 63372

72778 Concerned Please Note.Mehar Singh Jandu. I, Ram Ji Dass S/o Ami I, Arun Kumar Sharma 4277863372 C h a n d R / o W / n o - 1 3 S/o Roshan Lal Sharma I , B a l b i r S i n g h S / o I Charanjeet Singh Ubhi Balachaur ( Sbs Nagar) R/o 2, Gali No.6 New Bhagwan Singh R/o Village S/O Ajmer Singh R/O Changed My Name To Ram Jawahar Nagar Batala Shehbazpura Dis t r i c t Vpo Sherpur Kalan Tehsil Ji Lal. Road Amri t sa r Have Ludhiana Have Change My Jagraon Distt Ludhiana 63372Changed My Name To Name To Balvir Singh. Have Changed My Name I G.d Goyal S/o Jagan Nath A r u n K u m a r S / o Concerned Note.To Charanjeet Singh. R/o H. No. 20435, St. No. Roshan Lal . Please 9872663372 12, Guru Teg Bahadar Note I, Vandana Gupta D/o Nagar, Bathinda (bathinda)

72737 Yashpal Gupta Now Wife Declare That I Have Been I, Ajit Singh S/o Sohan Of Rajiv Kumar R/o W.no. Known By The Name Of S i n g h R e s i d e n t O f 4-b,h.no.39, M.k. Road G . d G o y a l & a m p ; V i l l . b h o r c h h i Dhuri-148024, District Ghanshyam Das And I Am Brahmana, Tehsil Baba Sangrur Have Changed One And Same Person Of Bakala Distt Amritsar My Name Af t e r My These Names.Have Change Of Name Marriage As Anshu Goyal98723Chet Singh Please Note 98726I Parveen Rani W/o G.d It I Ravinder Pal Singh Goyal R/o H. No. 20435, St.

72737 Sekhon S/o S. Amarpal No. 12, Guru Teg Bahadar I , Sukhpal Gil l W/o Singh Resident Of House Nagar, Bathinda (bathinda) Harchand Singh Vpo No. 2208, B-vii, Street Declare That I Have Been Harse Chhina Tehs i l No. 2, Guru Teg Bahadur Known By The Name Of Ajnala Distt Amritsar Nagar, Kkp Road Bye Parveen Rani & H a v e C h a n g e d M y Pass, Sri Muktsar Sahib Parveen Gupta And I Am Name To Sukhpal Kaur. Have Changed My Name One And Same Lady Of Please Note To Ravinder Pal Singh.These Names.

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PUBLIC NOTICE I Vishal S/O Shonkee Lal N o 1 3 6 8 7 9 6 2 p R / O G o n d p u r T e h s i l Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur) Have Changed My Name To Vishal And My Actual Dob Is 25-11-1996.

63372I Hitherto Known As Ram Devi, W/O – Daya Krishan, R/O – House Number 705, Ward Number 30, Hisar, Sector 15 A, Hisar , Haryana – 125001 Have Changed My Name And Shall Hereafter Be Known As Ramma Bhayana.

63372I t I s F o r G e n e r a l Information That I Manjit Singh S/O Amar Singh, Residing At Vpo-Nangal Ambia, Tehsil Shahkot, Jalandhar, Punjab-144703 Declare That Name Of My Wife Has Been Wrongly Written As Parminder Kaur I n M y P a s s p o r t No.G9689666. The Actual Name Of My Wife Is Palwinder Kaur, Which M a y B e A m e n d e d Accordingly.

63372I Gurmail Singh S/o Lal Singh R/o Keshar Singh Vakil Wali Gali, W.No 6 New Court Road (Mansa) dec l a r e t ha t my son Amandeep Singh is out of my control. So I disown w i t h h e r f r o m m y moveab le / immoveab le p roper ty. I f anybody dealing with her at his/her own risk.

63372I, Sukhwinder Singh S/o Kehar Singh R/o Vill: M a l l i a n K h u r d Te h -N a k o d a r ( J a l a n d h a r ) declare that my son Yuvraj Singh and daughter-in-law Navpreet Kaur are out of my control. So I disown w i t h t h e m f r o m moveab le / immoveab le p roper ty. I f anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

63372I, Satvinder Singh S/o Santokh Singh R/o Vill: P a l n a u Te h - P h i l l a u r (Jalandhar) declare that my unmarried daughter Navpreet Kaur is out of my control. I d i sown he r f rom my moveab le / immoveab le properties. anybody deals with him shall be at his/her own risk and responsibility. I and my family not responsible.

63372I, Kamaljit Singh S/o Mukhtiar Singh, Village Dohla (Sangrur) hereby disinherit my daughter Jasvir Kaur, residing at 46, D o n M i n a k e r D r i v e , Brampton, ON, L6P, 1R3, Canada, from my movable and immovable property, because she is out of my control. If any body deals with her shall solely be responsible.

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LOST & FOUNDIt is notified for the information that my original qualifying examination certificate of main senior secondary examination of year 2014 and roll no. 2722406 issued by CBSE has been actually lost. Name of the candidate Happy Singla. Tel. 95013-35634.

100011This is to inform the general public that original allotment letter of the property situated at House No. 2443-B, Mundi Cimplex, Sector 70 Mohali in the name of Mrs.Harjit Kaur w/o S.Surinder Singh, M Ship 741, could not be f o u n d . C o m p l a i n t No.132370621901852, in case anybody is find the same, submitted to, The Mundi Co-operative Society #2402, Sector 70, Mohali.

98765It is notified to general public that we have lost our E-1 form which we have received from Gulshan C h e m i c a l s L t d T i n N o 08510850574, in favour of Shri Krishna Agencies, SCF-8, Sector 19-D, Chandigarh, Tin no 04490014414 for the year 2012-2 0 1 3 . I f f o u n d c o n t a c t : 9814708418

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LOST & FOUNDIt Is To Inform That My Property Document Has Been Lost At Railway Road Gharunda Karnal Date 16.07.2019 1.Vasika Number 287/1 Date 16.05.2011 S.R. Gharaunda 2. Vasika Number 2740/1 Date 27.02.1996 S.R Gharaunda. 3.Vasika Number 288/1 Date 16.05.2011 S R. Gharaunda. IF Anybody Found It Then Please Return It To The Above Address. Anju Bala W/O Sushil Kumar R/O H.No. 579 Ward No 10 Mandi Deepchand Gharaunda. Tehsil Gharaunda. Distt. Karnal Haryana.

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3HARYANAPeople demand community centreSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Meetings of Corporation's Commissioner Rajiv Mehta and Mayor Renu Bala Guptawas held for the construction of community centre and a park demanded by the resident ofSubhash Colony belonging to Mall road. People of the colony people told the Commissionerand the Mayor that there are parks and gymnasiums in almost all the colonies, but there is nopark in their colony. Many peoole get injured by the collision of vehicles they said.The people of Colony say that they will fight hard for community center and park constructionand will not sit still till they both work. Those who met the Commissioner included social work-ers Sanjay Batra, Yogendra Pathak, Master Hukam Singh Rana, Meghraj Luthra and othercolonists.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

Give informationabout paying guest,drivers to police: DCSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: District Collector Karnal VinayPratap Singh has issued instructions tothe owners of such landlords, shopkeep-ers and other commercial establishmentsin the district that they should know thepermanent address of the houses, shopsand peing gestures and their full identityby local police so that any event can beeasily be controlled. For this, the DistrictCollector has imposed Section 144 of theCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in thedistrict, from today till further orders.It is learned from the police that most ofthe domestic violence and property crimeis done by the tenants, peing guests andprivate car drivers. There is no addressof these servants by the owners, due towhich the problem arises after finding theculprit. The owners should take their per-manent address and mobile number be-fore giving their servants and drivers andgive their information to the local police.If this happens, the police can easily findsome criminals to find out if any criminalincidents occur. It has been said in theorder that legal action will be takenagainst Section 188 of the person whoviolates these orders.

Grievancescommittee meetingto be held on Aug 3SHIV SHARMAKARNAL: The meeting of District PublicRelations and Grievances Committeewill be held at the local PanchayatBhawan at 11 am on August 3. Thismeeting will be chaired by Haryana So-cial Justice and Empowerment MinisterKrishna Bedi. All the government andnon-official members of the TribulationPrevention Committee will participate inthe meeting. This information was givenby Deputy Commissioner Vinay PratapSingh. He told that in the monthly meet-ing of the District Public Relations andDisaster Relief Committee, various is-sues related to Chairman and MinisterKrishna Bedi.10 cases related to the departments willbe kept for discussion at the meeting. Anotice has already been sent to the re-spective department and the com-plainant to the meeting so that the com-plainant can get his case settled on time.

Trees planted to givemessage of environmentprotectionSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Shri Ram Charit Manas Se-nior Secondary School, planting plantsand giving message of environmentalprotection. Children, school staff and di-rectors jointly plant the plants in thecourtyard of the school. Fruits, vegeta-bles, basil and flower plants were pre-sented to the students to put the stu-dents in their homes. Attempts are beingmade to increase the number of forestsby the Central Government. In such away, such a plantation campaign is nec-essary. School director Sandeep Kumaron this occasion. Sharma said that plantsare an important part of our lives. Theygive us oxygen and fruits so the peoplecan live a clean and healthy life. Everyperson should plant the sapling whileperforming his social duty. On this occa-sion the students resolved to plant moreand more plants.

RAJENDRA KHATRYCHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Protesting against the constitution of theHaryana Administrative Tribunal by theHaryana government, the Punjab andHaryana High Court Bar Associationmembers continued indefinite strike onthe third day today. As a result of thestrike by the 5600 Bar Associati0n mem-bers, around 3000 to 4000 litigants aregetting affected daily as no work was be-ing done in the High Court for the secondday today.

The Punjab and Haryana High Courtlawyers are resenting the Haryana Ad-ministrative Tribunal on the ground that iterodes the powers of the courts. Thelawyers marched to the Haryana RajBhawan yesterday for lodging theirprotest.

The Bar Association has said earlier

that “In continuation of the protest and toshow unity among the legal fraternity, allmembers of the Bar were requested to as-semble in front of the gate number one ofthe High Court on July 30 in the morning.The strike continued throughout the dayyesterday and today. The decision to sus-pend work was taken by the Bar Associa-tion executive committee and conveyed toPunjab and Haryana High Court ChiefJustice Krishna Murari. Following the no-tification, the Benches hearing Haryanaservice matters are not taking them up.The Bar Association asserted that its ex-ecutive committee had unanimously de-cided that the work would remain sus-pended indefinitely in the wake of Bar’sresentment with regard to the notificationconstituting the Haryana AdministrativeTribunal, according to Dayal Pratap SinghRandhawa, president of the Punjab andHaryana Bar Association.

HC Lawyers continue protest againstHaryana Administrative Tribunal

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, JULY 30

The Additional Chief Secretary,Haryana Health and Family WelfareDepartment, Mr. Rajeev Arora saidthat eye donation centres will be setup in all 22 district hospitals of thestate to promote eye donation.

Arora was presiding over meetingof State Blind Control Society organ-ized on the directions of Health Min-ister, Mr. Anil Vij, here today. He saidthat total 4 eye donation centres and12 eye banks are working in the state,including one each at Faridabad andHisar and two at Yamunanagar. Peo-ple could be motivated for eye dona-tion through wide publicity at the dis-

trict level through these centres. Forthis, help would also be sought fromthe NGOs and private eye doctors inthe state.

Arora said that at present, thespread of blindness in Haryana and atnational level is one per cent, and theState Government has set a target toreduce it to 0.3 per cent by 2020. Un-der this, a number of steps have beentaken for the prevention of blindnessin the state, in which the eyes of chil-dren and senior citizens are being ex-amined at school level and free glass-es and medicines are being distributedto them. Arora said that populationbased screening will be carried out tocollect data of people suffering fromblindness and deafness in the state.

For this, duty will be assigned tohealth workers to visit doorsteps ofpeople and collect data. Apart fromthis, awareness camps will be organ-ized at village level, which will moti-vate more and more people for eyedonation. He said that for this, it ismandatory for all the districts willhave to register all eye donors on the‘Darpan Portal’ so that their full de-tails can be collected.

Others present on the occasion in-cluded Mission Director, NationalHealth Mission, Haryana, Mrs. Am-neet P. Kumar, Director GeneralHealth Services, Dr. Satish Aggarwal,Director of NPCB, Dr. Usha Guptaand NGOs from various districts andofficers of other departments.

Eye donation centres tobe set up in all districts SHIV SHARMA

KARNAL, JULY 30

Shivratri was celebrated to-day at the Jaton Gate Griev-ance Centre of the UHVVN.Havan, Yajna was made inSabad division Karnal, whereall the employees had beensacrificed and wishing forpeace and happiness for all.During this, the power work-ers celebrated Shivratri withpomp and euphoria and wor-shiped at Shiva temple. Shiv-abalaksha was burnt by Shivadevotees. Shiva devoteescheered the bomb-bombs andHar-Har Mahadev.

Electricity employeesand SDM distributed the of-ferings of halva-chhole to theartisan worshipers and thepassers-by. On the occasionof Shivratri, the power work-

ers served a lot of kavadisand offered floral and Ganga-jalal on the statue of LordShiva. This program wasconducted by the statutory Pt.Ravi Kanath Sharma. On thisoccasion, SDO Sandeep Ku-

mar, Ashok Kumar, CA Ra-jkumar, Jaybhagwan JE,Satyapal JE, Ramkumar for-mer JE, Ashok Kumar formerJE, Sumit LM, Rakesh Dri-ver, Rajinder Singh and oth-ers.

Electricity dept employeescelebrate Shivratri

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, JULY 30

BJP's District Magistrate YogendraRana said that Manohar Govern-ment has brought more than 425services online in the state. Due towhich people do not have to rotatethe circle of work related to the de-partments. Online services have re-duced corruption. Yogendra waspromoting BJP policies in Rada vil-

lage of Karnal. He said that ChiefMinister Manohar Lal made an im-portant decision to free more than425 services of different depart-ments in Haryana to end corruptionin Haryana. Now people can applyfor ration card, voter card onlinewhile sitting at home.

Manohar Government also madepeople aware about not giving bribeto officials or employees to get theirwork done. The effect is visible.

There has been a huge reduction incorruption in the state. YogendraRana said that in the coming assem-bly elections, the BJP won with ahuge majority.

On this occasion, there was alarge number of rural people includ-ing Om Prakash, Saputara Singh,Mohan, Arjun, Billa, Mempal, Balkar, Sahib, RampalSarpanch, Rahul, Badla, Pawni,Chand Palwal.

Corruption has reduced due to online services: Rana

Need to be self-reliantfor success: Sandhu

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 30

School Principal Mamta Pandey and Manager Rakesh Sandhu at-tended the concluding ceremony of the District Level RangersTraining Camp organised by Haryana State Bharat Scouts andGuides District Karnal. Today, the first fruits were distributed to theparticipants for environmental protection and plants were plantedby naming the children of Class 9. Mamta Pandey said that planta-tion which is a unique initiative of Haryana Government in whichour school will participate in this campaign. Every year from 6th to12th, every child will be promoted by planting plants and plantingthe campaign. After that, D.O.C. Guide Sushila has been awardedthe Vijay Trophy and certificate by the Chief Guest to all the win-ning participants. Sarvadham Rama was organized on the closingceremony of the camp. Doctor Rakesh Sandhu said that this campof Rangers has been very beneficial for children. If we need free-dom, think about the real freedom of drinking, doing work, eatingfood. Overall Trophy Kanya School in Camp Competition School,G.Popadan, School in Mehndi Design, DAV School in AdventureActivities, Kuthel School in Sanitation, Nishing Girl School in Dis-cipline, Dev International School in Poster Making, SDM in FoodN Nilokhedi, Stage Decoration Rahda School found a special place.

Programme organised inmemory of Abdul Kalam

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, JULY 30

There is no area of social life where the daughters are not equal tomen and their capabilities, Haryana Pro-Vice President and Direc-tor Prof. This comment was given by Virendra Singh Chauhan, inthe State Girls Senior Secondary School, Nissing, Dr. A.P.J. In aprogramme organised in memory of Late President Abdul Kalam,as a chief guest. In his address, Prof. Virendra Singh Chauhan ap-peals to students, while highlighting various aspects of Dr. AbdulKalam's life. Did that they could see high dreams in life and workhard in the guidance of the teachers to realize those dreams. Pro.Chauhan said that Dr. Abdul Kalam, born of a poor fisherman'shouse, not only joined the top scientists of the country and the worldon the basis of his devotion but by reaching the post of President ofIndia, he proved that talent or wealth There is no slave to wealth. Atthe end of the programme Chauhan and other guests planted saplingsin the school premises. On this occasion, Gau Sewa Pramukh SushilSingla, Municipality President, Salinder Chauhan, Vice PresidentVinod Singla, Principal Uma Redu, Middle Head Sahab Singh, Hin-di Professor Vikram Singh, Rinku Choudhary, Border, Kiran,Meenakshi, Neeru, Sarla Das, Ashu, Sangeeta, Ranbir, Sarita, Sush-ma, Lakki, Billu etc. were also present.

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: The meeting of the Chemist andDrug Association Tarawari was organised at theprivate hotel. All the officials associated with theassociation participated in the meeting. HarishPasricha was given the responsibility to take ac-tion for the post of president of the association inthe meeting. President Pravin Gupta resignedfrom his post. The associations again chose

Pravin Gupta for the post of president of theChemist and Drug Association. Newly-appointedPresident, Pravin Gupta, said that the responsi-bility given by the association will be fulfilled. Theproblems of the association will be raised promi-nently. During the meeting, Sumit Mittal was giv-en the Saketari, cashier to Harsh Goyal, vicepresident of Harish Pasricha, and Kapil Chaud-hary as joint secretary.

Gupta new president ofChemist & Drug Asso

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

CHANDIGARH, JUL 30

Haryana Chief SecretaryKeshni Anand Arora has is-sued directions to the Divi-sional Commissioners andDeputy Commissioners, toinclude Numbardars andMembers of Panchayats inthe committee of Patwari,Agriculture DevelopmentOfficers, Gram Sachivsand Secretaries of MarketCommittees constituted forregistration of farmers’land on the portal ‘MeriFasal Mera Byora’.

Ms Arora was presid-ing over meeting with Di-visional Commissioners,

Deputy Commissioners,District Revenue Officersand Superintending Engi-neers Irrigation of districtsMewat, Palwal, Sirsa, His-ar, Faridabad, Jind, Rohtak,Sonipat, Kaithal, Jhajjar

and Fatehabad throughvideo conferencing, heretoday.

She said that throughthis portal, information re-lated to compensation andsubsidies related to landand crops issues will beprovided to farmers. Shesaid that the farmers regis-tering on the portal willalso get the benefits of gov-ernment schemes. She saidthat registration of the va-cant land is necessary. Shesaid that in future, the por-tal will act as a One StopCenter for the farmers,where all facilities will beavailable to farmers.

Arora also directed towork in coordination withthe Common Service Cen-tres (CSCs) engaged in thiswork and ensure smoothfunctioning of CSCs. Apartfrom this, she also directedto speed up the registrationprocess.

She also directed toprepare work plan for‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’and ensure all registrationand to complete the e-Gir-dawari work between Au-gust 5 and September 5,2019. She said that a newportal has also be preparedfor registering the griev-ances.

DCs directed to include numbardars, panchayat membersin committees formed for farmers’ registration portal

CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Manoj Parida, Adviser tothe Administrator, today re-leased the logo of 30thGeneral Conference ofElectrical Workmen Union.

It is worth mentioningthat the General Conferenceis held after every twoyears in which fresh charterof demands is preparedconcerning the burning is-

sues faced by the electricalworkers. The Election tothe Union will also take

place in the Conference be-ing held on 14th December,2019.

‘Festival of Teej’ celebrated atGuru Amar Dass Public Schoolwith traditional fervour

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR:Under the ableguidance of President S. Ajit Singhsethi and members of the schoolManaging Committee ,’Festival ofSawan – Teej ‘ was celebrated withgreat enthusiasm.

The school was decorated in atraditional way . On this occasion thePrincipal and all the Staff members ofthe school were also present .Thestudents enjoyed the festival by singingfolk songs of Sawan and also enjoyedswings . They were seen in colourfultraditional attires.

Fazilka clinches 7th nationalrankings for nature-friendly effortsABOHAR: In the National rankingreleased under 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan' byUnion Jal Shakti Ministry, districtFazilka has achieved new milestone byclinching 7th position from 10th placein just 20 days. Deputy CommissionerManpreet Singh Chhatwal said that JalShakti Abhiyan has started in 255

districts of thecountry. He saidthat weightage of14 per cent eachmarks is given forfive main areas,20 per cent forspecialinterventions and10 per cent marksfor people

participation in the campaign. He saidthat with 22.36 per cent marks as onJuly 29, district Fazilka has achieved7th position, while Chikmagalur toppedin the country. Chhatwal said that toassess the ranking, performance ofdistricts against five interventions areaslike; water conservation and rainwaterharvesting, revival and renovation oftraditional and other water bodies,construction of watersheds.

Sarpanch invites youth forHoonkar rally on August 4

MAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI: Young Sarpanch SurendraUdana said that people of Indri VidhanSabha constituency has now decidedto choose a local candidate for an all-round development of area. He saidthat a youth Hunkar rally is beingorganized at Indri’s Anaj Mandi onAugust 4 to show solidarity of thepeople of the Indri region by the JaiBharat Yuva Mandal, in whichthousands of youth along with peopleand women will take part. He visitedvillages namely Garhi Gujran,Chorpura Vriddha Ashram, SCChowpal, Dabokoli Kalan, Big Village,Kamalpur Roadan, Bibipur to makeAugust 4 rally a great success.

Adviser launches logo of 30th generalconference of electrical workmen union

CHANDIGARH, JULY30

Khushi Pandey and KeshavKunal Pandey, both studentsof IS Dev Samaj Senior Sec-ondary School, Sector 21,Chandigarh have been se-lected for ‘Belt and Road In-ternational Judo Tourna-ment’ which is going to beheld at Yiwu City, Chinafrom August 1.

Both students alongwith their team coach Bhag-wan Singh and team manag-er Govind Singh will departon Wednesday for China. 16

countries like India, China,South Korea, North Korea,Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka,UAE, Kazakhstan etc fromacross the world will partic-ipate in the tournament. TheJudo tourney which willstart on August 1 will culmi-nate on August 5.In the tour-

nament, 16-year-old, Ke-shav Kunal Pandey willcompete in U-60 kg weightcategory, while 16-year-oldKhushi Pandey will partici-pate in U-40 kg category.Keshav, who started judo atthe age of 8, has been per-sistently winning the Gold

medal in the State JudoChampionship for the lastsix years and is very excitedto don the Indian colours atthe International tourney.He said, “It’s for the firsttime that I will be compet-ing at an International leveland am waiting excitedly tocompete in the tournament.I am confident of a goodperformance.” Keshavadded, “I am grateful to mycoach Bhagwan Sir and alsoGovind Sir, who have notonly coached me but haveacted like mentors.

CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Dr IJ Dewan EducationalWorkshop entitled “ OrgansTalk - Time to take Preven-tion” was conducted by theDepartment of Anatomy,

PGIMER, Chandigarh to-day. It was attended by the stu-dents of Sacred Heart Sr. Sec.School Sec. 26, Gian JyotiGlobal School Mohali, DelhiPublic School Sec. 40, ShriDhanwantry Ayurvedic col-lege Sec 46 and Ankur SeniorSec. School Sec. 14.

The students were madeaware about the serious conse-quences of antibiotic abuse,drinking alcohol, smoking,having trans fats, excessive useof mobile phones, osteoporosisand driving without helmet.Plants were distributed to thechildren to promote afforesta-tion. After attending thedemonstrations, many childrenpledged to quit junk food, mis-use of mobile phones and an-tibiotics. Evening session wasattended by the public.The aimis to motivate young studentsand general public to adopt

healthy lifestyle through thedisplay of diseased and normalorgans like normal brain and

brain with haematoma, skullshowing pterion point, healthylungs, smoker’s lungs.

On auspicious occasion of Shivratri devotees throng Sketari temple on Tuesday. Photo by: S. Sharma

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JULY 30

To keep the environmentclean, saplings were plantedby members of Youth for En-vironment Group at ShriVaishno Dham Mandir underthe vision Maiya Jee AasivadTere’ at Chintanpurni Road,Hoshiarpur in which temple'schief Sham Lal, SanjeevThukral were present. DistrictPresident Jatinder Singh LaliBajwa of Shiromani Akali Dal(Youth), Harjeet Singh Math-aru, Randhir Singh Bharja andothers attended the function.

On this occasion, JatinderSingh Lali Bajwa congratulat-ing all the members of Youthfor Environment, said that inorder to protect the environ-

ment from being contaminat-ed, we must all set at least oneplant to plant.

He said that keeping the pu-rity of the environment is ourmoral duty. On this occasion,Amandeep Singh, Dr.Harinder Singh, HarjotpreetSingh, Bhupinder Singh,Manpreet Singh, JagdeepSingh, Gaganpreet Singh,Jaspreet Singh, LakhvirSingh, Harinder Singh Raja,Prabhjot Singh, Lakhvir Ku-mar, Rahul, Lovepreet, Ra-jveer, Punjabi BabaHoshiarpur joined group andthanked the temple ShriVaishno Dham and YouthAkali Dal chief JatinderSingh Lali Bajwa and hiscolleagues for their love to-wards environment.

Maintaining purity of environmentis our moral duty: Lali Bajwa

Students make peopleaware about safety rules

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JULY 30

Students of the King Edward Public School ofTootomajra today made people aware about the roadsafety rules on Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh main road. Inthis awareness programme, students of Ninth, Tenth,XIth and XIIth participated under the supervision ofschool Principal Asha Sharma on the directions ofthe managing director of the school managementMahindra Singh Jaswal.

During this awareness rally, students while ob-serving the traffic rules presented stereoscopic in theopen ground with mesage `Don’t drive without hel-met and obey traffic rule on the road’. Issues Sbnrd-hi been aware on the occasion Vice PrincipalNarinder Kumar, Satwinder Kaur, sarpanch SunilKumar, Pinky Dadwal, Monica Mahta, MandeepSingh, Javed and other staff members were presenton the occasion.

Rain harvesting system introduced

at BDPO office

MAHINDER SINGHGHARAUNDA, JULY 30

Under the water-saving cam-paign launched on water con-servation, work of Rain Wa-ter Harvesting System hasbeen started in the Block De-velopment and Panchayat Of-fice. BDPO office has issuedinstructions for the imple-mentation of Rain Water Har-vesting System to the villagepanchayats. According to theofficials, Panchayats shouldinstall rain water harvestingsystem at the required placesto enhance ground water lev-el up. Following the call ofPrime Minister NarendraModi, the district administra-tion has issued orders to in-stall rainwater harvestingsystems at government of-fices and other public places.

Expect more rainfall in coming days CHANDIGARH (ISHA UPADHYAY): Tricity residents will witness more rainfall in com-ing days. Though there has not been moderate rainfall in the region after 18 July the met de-partment has issued a forecast of moderate rain after 31 July. Met department has predictedmore rain in coming days .The intensity of the rain is likely to increase after 31 July due toactivated western disturbances. Till then the humidity will be present in the weather.

With no ample rainfall in Chandigarh in the last week, there has been 13 percent decline inthe rain. There has been increase in the maximum and minimum temperature also. Accord-ing to weather department ,light to moderate rain which will be 2 to 4 cm is likely to contin-ue in some parts. The maximum temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 33 degrees where-as the minimum temperature was recorded at 25 degree Celsius in the region. Weather fore-cast on Tuesday was generally cloudy with light rain or thunder showers with weak monsoon activity.

MOHALI, JULY 30

Gian Jyoti Institute of Man-agement and Technology,Phase 2 organized a ‘TreePlantation Drive’ under theinitiative of Govt. of Punjab“Ghar Ghar Hariyali Yojanaat its Campus.

Balbir Singh Sidhu, Healthand Family Welfare andLabour, Minister was theChief Guest on this occasion.Chairman, J.S.Bedi, GJIMTpresided over the event. Bal-

bir Singh Sidhu, Health andFamily Welfare and LabourMinister speaking on the oc-casion said that nowadayspollution has become thebiggest problem in the Punjab

and to counter this we need toplant as many as plants thatwe can. Because only freshair, trees and save our livesfrom the sides effects of Pol-lution. So this is the moralduty of each one of us to planttrees and save their motherland.

Health and Family Welfareand Labour Minister Sidhufurther added that due to theaxing of trees from the planet,the problem of global warm-ing had erupted.

Balbir Singh Sidhu begins plantation drive in Mohali

Educational workshop held at PGIMER

Two brothers kill neighbourover electric wire issue

AMBALA, JUL 30

Two brothers, residents of Railway Colony, Barara, al-legedly murdered their neighbourer on Tuesday night on apetty issue of repairing electric wire passing over the twohouses. Brothers Sumit and Rahul allegedly attacked 45-year-old Mohan Lal with daggers when the latter was re-pairing the wire. Mohan was seriously injured in the attackand rushed to the MM Medical College hospital where doc-tors declared him brought dead. The police on the complaintof wife of Mohan Lal registered case against the two broth-ers and arrested them. She in her complaint alleged that herhusband Mohan Lal was attacked with knives when he wasrepairing an electric wire to restore the electricity.

Two students from IS Dev Samaj Schoolselected for Judo tournament in China

People with excess garbage mustmanage themselves: DMPATIALA: The district administrationand Municipal Corporation Patialahave extended August 30 as the lastdate for implementing Solid WasteManagement Rules 2016 in Patiala.After this day, the MunicipalCorporation Patiala or local bodiesdepartment will not pick garbage ofunits producing large amounts ofwaste including government and nongovernment departments, educationalinstitutes, hotels, palaces, religiousorganizations etc.

These institutions will have to maketheir own arrangements for solid wastemanagement and those not abiding bythe rules will be challaned after fromSeptember 1. Deputy CommissionerKumar Amit stated that if thegovernment departments ororganizations do not manage their owngarbage, the head of department ororganization will be penalized andpenalty would be deducted from his orher salary.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

All set for Shrawan Ashtami Mela starting fromtomorrowKANGRA: The Kangra temple town, seat of one of the 52 Shakti peethsBajjreshwari temple, was all set for the Shrawan Ashtami Mela scheduled to startfrom August one and temple towns of Kangra, Chamunda and Jawalamukhi havestarted humming up with devotees. The festival would start from August one andwould conclude on August nine. Meanwhile, the young pilgrims from Punjab andHaryana particularly on motorcycles started thronging this temple towns to payobeisance at Bajjreshwari, Jawlamukhi and Chamunda Devi temples sinceyesterday. Kangra Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Jatin Lal on Tuesday told UNIthat the sanitation, health and security arrangements were made to carry on thefestival smoothly.

Police seek help toarrest kidnapperBARAMULLA: Jammu and Kashmirpolice on Tuesday sought help to tracea man allegedly involved in kidnappingof a girl in this north Kashmir district, apolice spokesman said this afternoon.He said a complaint was lodged byone Ali Mohammad Lone in a policestation in Sopore that a girl, namewithheld, was kidnapped from LadooraRafiabad. Lone further said the girlwas kidnapped by one Farhan MajeedLone, resident of Butpora Delina,Baramulla. He said a case FIR hasbeen registered and a massive huntlaunched to trace the girl and herkidnapper. People having anyinformation about the girl and herkidnapper are requested to contactlocal police station, the spokespersonadded.

Miscreant arrestedwith country madepistolJAMMU: Police on Monday arrestedone person with country made pistoland live rounds in Gangyal area here.Police spokesman here said thatduring patrolling at Gangyal Gardenone Pedestrian, roaming around nearthe park in suspicious condition wasintercepted. “On seeing the Police hetried to escape from the spot but wascaught,” he said adding that onfrisking, one Country made Pistolalong with two Live rounds wererecovered from his possession and theaccused identified as Ajay Singh ofJagti Colony Nagrota, Jammu wasarrested. A case has been registeredand investigation started.

Omar demands CBIprobe into 'fake'orders circulated onsocial mediaSRINAGAR: Reacting to statementmade by Governor Satya Pal Malikthat government orders circulated onsocial media from the past few dayswere invalid, former J&K chief ministerOmar Abdullah demanded a CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) probeinto the 'fake orders and their origin'.Abdullah said this is a very seriousmatter raised by the Governor and isnot something that can be dismissedwith a simple comment. ''This is a veryserious matter raised by the Governor.Fake orders were circulated under thesignature of senior governmentofficers. This is not something that canbe dismissed with a simple soundbyte. The CBI must be asked toinvestigate these fake orders & theirorigin,'' Abdullah, who is the vicePresident of National Conference(NC), wrote on micro-blogging sitetwitter. Abdullah had also tweetedsome of the orders, asking GovernorAdministration to come clear about thesituation in the valley.

Srinagar-Lehhighway reopens fortwo-way trafficSRINAGAR: Traffic on 434-km-longSrinagar- Leh National Highway, theonly road linking Ladakh region withKashmir valley, was restored onTuesday after remaining disrupted fora day due to fresh landslides triggeredby rain, a traffic police official said. Hesaid traffic on the strategicallyimportant highway was resumed onlyon Sunday after remaining suspendedfor three consecutive days due tolandslides and shooting stones.However, on Monday morning, thehighway was closed again due to freshlandslides at several places followingrain. However, the Border RoadsOrganisation (BRO), responsible forthe maintenance of the highway, hadput into service sophisticatedmachines and men and put throughthe traffic. Two-way traffic wasresumed this morning with somerestrictions, he said. He said LightMotor Vehicles (LMVs) were allowedto ply from Minimarg towards Srinagarfrom 0500 hrs to 0900 hrs followed byHeavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) from0900 hrs to 1300 hrs.

Men and womenkabbadi playersgiven warm welcome

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: A 7-day InternationalWorld Cup Kabaddi competition washeld at Melaka in Malaysia in which32 teams of different countriesparticipated. Both women and men'steams of Indian have performedbetter in competition and won finalmatch of the World Cup. Players andcoaches of both teams werewelcomed on their reaching toNalagarh. A special event wasorganized to welcome teams inRajpura village of Nalagarh underwhich both teams of kabaddi wearingtheir flower necklaces werewelcomed. There were six playersincluding 4 women from HimachalPradesh. Talking to media, SanjeevThakur, coach of the Indian women'skabaddi team said that both theteams have done their best atinternational level and have madetheir name in the World Cup.

Will encourage sincere, collective effortsto defend special provisions: PC

SRINAGAR, JUL 30

The Peoples Conference(PC) on Tuesday said it willencourage sincere andcollective efforts to defendthe special identity of thepeople of Jammu andKashmir.

A PC spokesperson saidthat the party's PoliticalAffairs Committee met onTuesday under thechairmanship of Sajad GaniLone to discuss anddeliberate on party’s futurestrategy in wake of the recentpolitical developmentssuggesting a 'threat to thespecial identity' of the peopleof Jammu and Kashmir.

“While the party stressedthat there is as yet no clearevidence, it underscored theneed to not be off guard. The

PAC was unanimous andunambiguous in its assertionthat special provisions areirreversible and sacred forthe people of Kashmir,” hesaid.

He said the PC made anappeal to all those partieswho believe in the defence of

these special provisions torefrain from making attacksagainst each other at least forthe duration when presentpolitical conditions are miredin suspense.

“Politics gives us enoughopportunities to attack eachother and there is enough

ammunition with all of us touse against each other. Thereis no approaching expiry datefor any such ammunition thatwe might have against eachother,” he said.

“We have come across afew statements from our rivalparties targeting leadershipof Peoples Conference.Whilethe temptation of gettingback is always very high, werestrained ourselves andrefrained from going into warof words at this crucialjuncture. These are rathertumultuous times and wehave directed all leaders torefrain from sniping at eachother. The PC will contributeto any sincere collectiveeffort aimed at unifying andamplifying the voices raisedin defence of the specialstatus of J&K,” he added.

Taking up gun, attacking innocentsno solution, Mehbooba

SRINAGAR, JUL 30

Strongly condemning attack on seniorPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)worker by unidentified gunmen inPulwama on Monday, former Jammuand Kashmir Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti said taking up gunand attacking innocent civilians willnot help to resolve an issue that hasdragged on since 1947. PDP presidentMufti said attacking political workerswho dedicate their lives to the cause ofserving common masses is an

unfortunate act. Senior PDP workerLateef Ahmad Shah was shot at andwounded by gunmen in Pulwama. Hewas immediately rushed to localhospital, from where he was referredto Srinagar in a critical condition.Mufti, who visited the SMHS hospitallast night, prayed for his speedyrecovery.

Taking to micro-blogging sitetwitter, Mufti said, 'Attacking politicalworkers who dedicate their lives to thecause of serving common masses is anunfortunate act. We condemn instrongest possible terms attack on oursenior worker Lateef Ah Shah fromMitrigam, Pulwama. We pray for hisspeedy recovery.'

She further said 'Visited PDPworker Lateef Ahmed who was shot atby unidentified gunmen today. Seeinghis daughter break down was heartwrenching. How will attackinginnocent civilians help resolve anissue that has dragged on since 1947?Taking up the gun is no solution.

Himachal CM launches SamparkSmartshala Programme

AGENCYSHIMLA, JUL 30

In the present era of cut-throatcompetition, it becomes vitalthat the students have access tobest education and learningaids so that they could preparethemselves for the competitiveworld. Chief Minister Jai RamThakur stated this whilepresiding over the launch ofSampark Smartshala Englishand Maths Programme underSAMGRA SHIKSHAHIMACHAL, here today. TheChief Minister said that themajor objective of the schemeis to ensure provision of qualityeducation and enhancinglearning outcomes of students,ensuring equity and inclusion atall levels of school educationbesides minimum standards inschooling provisions. “I amsure that this smart-kit willdefinitely enhance learningoutcomes of lakhs of thestudents of the State”, he added.The Chief Minister expressedhope that the SamparkSmartshala English and Maths

Programme would go a longway in solving the problem ofhow to improve learningoutcomes in our schools byovercoming discomfort of theteachers in teaching Englishand Maths. Jai Ram Thakursaid that the education sector inthe State as well as in thecountry has witnessed a seachange. The state governmenthas taken a strategic approachto education with acombination of academic and

administrative reforms. Now,the government is layinggreater stress on strengtheningof existing institutions, insteadof opening new ones.

He said that new learningand teaching aids would provehelpful in attracting thestudents to learn new thingsand acquire knowledge. TheChief Minister thanked theSampark Foundation forcontributing Rs 25 crore forthis project. He said that

although Himachal Pradesh is asmall State, but it has maderapid strides in various fields.In the field of education,Himachal Pradesh has emergedas a front runner State of thecountry, he added. Jai RamThakur said that use of newtechnology is not only helpfulin prompt delivery of publicservices, but also beneficial inmonitoring of various on-goingprojects. The two new appslaunched by the educationdepartment would help inbringing out qualitativeimprovement in education. Hesaid that CV Raman virtualclassroom would be introducedin the State which wouldprovide teaching facilities tothe students of various schoolsthrough optimum use oftechnology. The MedhaProtsahan Yojna has beenlaunched in the State forproviding coaching facilities to500 meritorious students forvarious competitiveexaminations such as NEET,IIT, IAS etc.

Jai Ram Thakur launched

Says, objective of scheme to ensure quality education

Curtains down for ongoing4 weeks’ girl empowerment

program at NTPC KoldamDINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, JUL 30

Four weeks long GirlEmpowerment Mission (GEM)program at NTPC Koldam HydroPower Station , which was startedon 03rd July 2019 has concluded on30th July 2019. Total 45 girlstudents from neighboring 08Government Schools hadparticipated in this program. Sinceit was a residential program, NTPCKoldam had taken care of the day today requirements of the participantslike boarding, lodging, clothing,stationery etc. On the day ofdeparture there was a mixed feelingof emotions of parents and childrenwere spreaded all over in the NTPCKoldam township. Parents werehappy to receive their groomedchildren whereas children were sadfor their colleague.

The major objective of thisprogram was to uplift the lives ofgirl students from remote villages tohelp them become self reliant bygiving them exposure to qualityinputs related to academics,personality development, health,hygiene and grooming. Activitiesfor the participants were Yoga, selfdefense, academics, sports, finearts, indoor & outdoor games andother topics on environment,computer education, gender studies

etc. The participants had been giventips for physical fitness and goodhealth under Yoga and self defenseactivities. The participants weregiven opportunity to take part invarious games to improve physicalfitness. The students had learn tointeract with each other fordeveloping team spirit and improvecommunication skills in the classroom training programs andoutdoor activities. With a view togive learning about creativity,sessions of art/painting and crafthad also been taught.

The model of the activities weredesigned for personalitydevelopment and overall groomingof the girls for preparing them toface future challenges. During thisfour weeks programme, GobindSingh, Forest and Transport Ministerhad interacted with the participantsand given them valuablesuggestion for their future andappreciated the efforts put in byNTPC Koldam. AS Bakshi, EXmember CERC has also interactedwith the participants and encouragedwith motivational words.

GAPIO launches clinical knowledgedevelopment program

SHIMLA,JUL 30

Global Association of Physicians ofIndian Origin (GAPIO) announced thelaunch of the GAPIO ClinicalKnowledge Development ProgramGAPIO, a non-profit organisation wasestablished to bring together 1.4million physicians of Indian origin inthe world on one professional platformin 2011. Dr. Prathap C Reddy, FounderPresident of GAPIO and Chairman,Apollo Hospitals Group said, “thispowerful workforce of physicians is avaluable resource as Indian doctors areglobally recognised for their clinicalacumen. GAPIO has representationfrom 34 countries and we hope toaddress issues of importance tophysicians of Indian Origin across the

globe.”Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive

Officer, NITI Aayog said, that “thelaunch of the Clinical KnowledgeDevelopment Program whichincorporates clinical training programs,webinars, videos and a mentorshipprogram will be very beneficial for thedevelopment of clinical expertise inmembers of the Indian medicalcommunity especially youngermembers.”

“GAPIO had earlier launched aLeadership Development Programwhere in soft skills, time management,communication, team building skillswere imparted across the country,” saidDr Ramesh Mehta, President, GAPIO.“This program will now been takenoverseas,”he highlighted.

Yatra resumes from Baltal, progressingsmoothly from Pahalgam

SRINAGAR, JUL 30

Yatra to the holy Amarnathcave shrine was resumed onTuesday from Baltal basecamp, after remaining sus-pended for three days, due toslippery track following rain,while pilgrimage on the tradi-tional Pahalgam route wasprogressing, with 3.23 lakhyatris having paid obeisance,since the commencement ofthe yatra, from July 1. Mean-while, a fresh batch of 1175pilgrims left for Bhagwati Na-gar, Jammu base camp in 47vehicles for Baltal in the cen-tral Kashmir district of Gan-

derbal and Nunwan Pahalgamin south base camps early thismorning, under unprecedentedsecurity arrangements. An of-ficial of the pilgrimage toldUNI that the religious journey

was suspended on the shortestBaltal as a precautionarymeasure, due to slippery track,since Saturday. Similarly, hesaid the devotees, who werescheduled to leave the cave

shrine after darshan for Baltal,were stopped, to prevent anyaccident. The weather is pleas-ant and track is also safe forfoot journey, the official said,adding that a fresh batch of4278 pilgrims, including 921women, 29 sadhu and ninechildren, left Baltal base campearly this morning, for thecave shrine. The worshippersare likely to reach the caveshrine, after covering the hillydistance on foot in the after-noon, to pay obeisance. Thepilgrims, who were staying inthe camps near the shrine afterdarshan, were also returningback to base camp.

MIS approved forprocurement of appleSHIMLA, JUL 30

The state government has givenapproval to implement GovernmentMarket Intervention Scheme (MIS)for procurement of apple in the stateduring the year 2019. This schemewill be implemented in the State witheffect from 20 July, 2019 to 31October, 2019. The scheme will beimplemented for procurement of1,47,919 M.T. apple for whichprocurement price will be Rs. 8.00per kg and handling charges will beRs. 2.75 per kg, while assumed salerealization will be Rs. 3.50 per kg.Under the scheme, 279 procurementcentres will be opened as per demandof the fruit growers out of which, 162collection centres will be opened andoperated by the HPMC and 117 bythe HIMFED by their own staff forwhich funds amounting to Rs. 258.46lakh (Rs. 152.28 lakh for HPMC and

Rs. 106.18 lakh for HIMFED) will beprovided by the government. Thefruits would be procured in 35 kggunny bags with 2.5 percent morefruits in view of evapo -transpirationand respiration losses. Only applehaving diameter above 51 mm will beprocured/accepted under the scheme.Fruit having punctured skin or birdeaten/damaged would not beaccepted. Fruit infested withinsects/pests and fungal diseasesincluding scab, ethral sprayed,immature/over mature or over ripeand severely bruised fruit would alsonot be accepted.

SRINAGAR, JUL 30

Asserting that rumours spread likewildfire in Kashmir, Governor SatyaPal Malik on Tuesday said thateverything is normal in Kashmir andthe government orders being circulatedon social media from the past few dayswere invalid.

''There have been no valid orders bythe government. A lot of rumours arespread here. Do not pay any heed tothem. Everything is fine, everything is

normal,'' Mr Malik said when askedabout slew of orders appearing onsocial media about possibility ofdeterioration of law and order situationin the valley after August 15.

''If a person sneezes in Lal Chowk,till the time the news about this incidentreaches Governor house, it getsprojected as a bomb blast,'' he said onthe sidelines of a function at SKICC inSrinagar.

The Governor appealed to peoplenot to pay any heed to the rumours.

People in Kashmir valley have beenon the edge from last few days after100 paramilitary companies have beensent to the valley, giving rise tospeculation New Delhi might repealArticle 35-A of the Indian Constitution,which provides special rights to thestate subjects.

Several orders given by differentsecurity agencies have further fueledthe speculations in the valley, wherepeople have resorted to panic buyingessential commodities, fearing troubleafter August 15.

Everything is normal in Kashmir, ordersshared on social media invalid: Guv

BJP committed to protectinterest of apple growers: BragtaSHIMLA, JUL 30

During the apple season BJP government would notallow the exploitation of apple growers asgovernment is committed to protect their interest,chief whip of Vidhan Sabha and formerHorticulture Minister Narendra Bragta said onTuesday. Since the government is sensitive to theeach issues pertaining exploitation of applegrowers by the commission agent and middlemenand steps would be taken to curb such practices inthe ensuing season. He said that exploitation ofcommission agents and middlemen was prevalentduring the last Congress rule however now allcommission agents who are registered are allowedto sell the crops. He urged the farmers to not lureby high prices of their corps and allow sale of theircrops by the registered commission agent in theauthorised markets yards of state and outside thestate . Directions have been issued to all concernedSub Divisional Officer to ensure the sufficientavailability of transportation for the loading ofapples ensuring smooth road connectivity and trafficarrangement for the season in all apple growingareas. He said that life line of apple growing areasTheog-Hartkoti National Highway was maintainedfor the season and only 100 meter patch of this roadnear Nihari is remained to metalled .

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PB BUREAUCHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Pushing forward his agendafor crop diversification toend the vicious wheat-paddycycle and save the depletingground water in the state,Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh onTuesday asked the StatePlanning Board to chalk outa comprehensive crop diver-sification model.

The Board has also beendirected to undertake a de-tailed review of the variousschemes of the AgricultureDepartment to bring in themuch-needed reforms in thesector.

Chairing an interactivesession with the members ofthe Board constituted to sug-gest measures to initiatechanges in the agriculturepattern, Captain Amarinderalso directed the PlanningDepartment to set up a cen-tralised Data Analysis andMonitoring division for col-lation of all data related tothe various agriculturalschemes in the state. This

would help in ensuring qual-ity policy and decision mak-ing, besides ensuring con-current monitoring and end-of-project evaluation of allGovernment welfareschemes, he added. Express-ing concern over the fast de-pleting water table, Captain

Amarinder underlined theneed to prioritise less waterconsuming crops, beginningwith Maize, Cotton and Sug-arcane. He asked the Boardto come up with a strategy topersuade the farmers to shiftto these crops, from the tra-ditional wheat and paddy.

The Chief Minister asked theBoard members to reviewthe working of the Bureau ofAgriculture Extension Ser-vices to aggressively dissem-inate crop knowledge and in-formation amongst farmers,to guide them regarding tim-ing and application of pesti-

cides etc. Stressing on theneed to evolve a futuristicmarketing strategy for Agriproduce, Captain Amarindersought suggestions on thesame, so as to enable settingup of a common digital plat-form to ensure remunerativeprice for farm produce.

Capt Amarinder orders formulation ofcomprehensive crop diversification strategy

Vigilance nabs Panchayat Secy red handed for accepting bribeCHANDIGARH: State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a Panchayat Secretary posted at BDPO office, Patialared handed for accepting bribe of Rs.4,000. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Vigilance Bureau Punjabsaid Harpreet Singh Panchayat Secretary was caught red handed on the complaint of Labh Singh of village Sionadistrict Patiala. Giving details he said the complainant approached the VB and alleged that Panchayat SecretaryHapreet Singh was demanding Rs. 10,000 from him to give more time for depositing contract money pertainingto panchayati land. He informed that the accused had already accepted Rs.5,000 as a first installment from him.

After verifying his complaint the VB team laid a trap and the accused Panchayat Secretary was arrested onthe spot and Rs. 4,000 of second installment was recovered from him in the presence of two official witnesses.He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB po-lice station Patiala and further investigation was under progress.

SUMER GARGCHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Powering his government’sfight against cancer, PunjabChief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Tuesdayset August 15 as the deadlinefor laying the foundation stoneof the Tertiary Cancer CareCentre at Hoshiarpur.

The state government hasalready made a budgetary allo-cation of Rs. 45 Crores for thishi-tech Cancer treatment facili-ty. Captain Amarinder Singhalso okayed various infrastruc-ture and upgradation worksworth Rs. 174.48 Crores inHomi Babha Cancer HospitalSangrur (HBCH) and Ad-vanced Cancer Diagnostic andTreatment Research Centre atBathinda. Chairing a reviewmeeting of the State Cancerand Drug Addiction Infra-structure Board (CADA),Captain Amarinder Singh di-rected the Finance Depart-ment to ensure the immediaterelease of requisite funds. Heasked the Finance Department

to ensure regular flow of fundsto accomplish these projectswithin a stipulated timeframe.The Chief Minister directedthe Principal Secretary Healthto regularly monitor theprogress of other ongoingprojects for their timely com-pletion. The CADA Fundsshould be exclusively utilisedto provide the best health carefacilities to the patients suffer-ing from cancer, said the ChiefMinister, warning against di-version of these funds in anyway. The Chief Minister alsoreviewed the status of the up-coming State Cancer InstituteAmritsar and Tertiary StateCancer Centre, Fazilka, beingconstructed at a total cost ofRs. 13.20 Crores.

During the meeting, Cap-tain Amarinder gave ex-postfacto approval to the tune ofRs. 69.51 Crores for the exe-cution of various infrastructur-al upgradation works at HomiBabha Cancer Hospital San-grur (HBCH), for the benefitof Cancer patients in the Mal-wa belt.

CM sets Aug 15 deadline for foundationstone for Hoshiarpur cancer centre

Army recruitment rally inJalandhar from tommorowJALANDHAR: An Army Recruitmentrally is being organized at Army PublicSchool (Primary Wing) Ground,Jalandhar Cantt from 01 August 2019 to10 August 2019 by Recruiting Office(Headquarters), Jalandhar Cantt, wherethe rally will screen candidates hailingfrom Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpurand SBS Nagar districts. The rally will screen candidates forrecruitment of Soldier General Duty,Soldier Technical, Soldier TechnicalNursing Assistant (Army MedicalCorps)/ Nursing Assistant (Veterinary)and Soldier Clerk/Store KeeperTechnical/Inventory Managementcategories. For criteria and qualification,refer to Notification published byHeadquarters Recruiting Zone (Punjaband J&K) on 28 May 2019 and IndianArmy websitewww.joinindianarmy.gov.in.Candidates are advised to refrain fromtouts / fraudulent persons and avoid useof drugs.

Tree plantation at PUCHANDIGARH: The students, staffand faculty of University Institute ofApplied Management Sciences(UIAMS) under the Directorship ofProf.Upasna Joshi Sethi and NSSvolunteers of Panjab University,Chandigarh headed by ProgrammeCoordinator, Prof.Navdeep Sharmaand mentored by Programme Officer,Dr.Anupreet Kaur Mavi andDr.Manjushri Sharma organized a treeplantation drive, here today. The 100flowering shrubs used forbeautification of the campus weredonated by Rahul Mahajan, aphilanthrophist and an environmentlover. The drive was conducted incollaboration with HorticultureDepartment of Panjab Universityunder the leadership of Anil Thakurand his team.

PCM SD College bags 1stposition in University meritlist of B.Com semester II

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: GNDU Result ofB.Com Semester II May 2019 of PCMS.D. College for Women, Jalandharwas exceptionally brilliant. It is a matterof esteemed pride that Kanize Fatimabagged first position by securing567/700 marks. She has indeed raisedthe bar of excellence with her groundbreaking accomplishment. Kiran madeit to the tenth position be securing540/700 marks. Manishu got 33rdposition and Mansi 43rd position bysecuring 75.85% and 74.85%respectively. Principal Dr. Kiran Aroraapplauded the merit holders for leavingno stone unturned.

Senior citizens attendawareness talk onhealthy heartCHANDIGARH: As many as 75 seniorcitizens attended an awareness talk on‘how to keep heart healthy’ at GemPublic School, Mohali . The talk wasorganized by Ivy Hospital, Mohali incollaboration with Mohali SeniorCitizen Association. Addressing talk,Dr. Harinder Singh Bedi , Director-Cardiovascular said that today India ishome to one out of every 10 seniorcitizens in world. With life expectancyincreasing to 75.5-yr, octogenariansconstitute about 3% of the population.The older population in India, whichwas 56.7 million in 1991, 72 million in2001 , is expected to grow to 137million by 2021, he informed. He said ,age is a risk factor for thedevelopment of coronary arterydisease the incidence of symptomaticcoronary artery disease (CAD)requiring coronary artery bypassgrafting (CABG) in the elderly is boundto increase. Around 40% of alloctogenarians have symptomaticcardio vascular disease.

Seeks detailed review of all agriculture reform schemes in state

CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

The Knowledge Bus GlobalSchool hosted Skating Carni-val 2019 at Skating Rink Sec-tor- 10, Chandigarh. Thecompetition was full of ex-citement and enthusiasm. Stu-dents from Learning PathSchool, Mind Tree School,

Kharar, KBDAV School Chd, Banyan Tree School ,GillcoInternational School , .St.Xaviers , G S MemorialSchool , GS Memorial School,Roller Jet , Chandigarh,Speed on Wheel, Chandigarhetc . Of Tri-city participatedin TKB Skating Carnival.

Roller Hockey Teams

Kurukshetra Academy ,KB-DAV, Chd ,Mind Tree, Kharar,Banyan Tree, Firozpur Acad-emy ,Learning Path Mohali,Rolling Jets, Chandigarh etcparticipated .All participantsskated marvellously and withgreat team spirit. The compe-tition was very exciting andparticipants gave their bestshot.From The KnowledgeBus Global School Harnoorof Class II got Siver Medal in500 mts and Bronze Medal in1000 mts. Race. From TKBevening Academy Harnoorgot Silver in 500 mts. andBronze in 1000 mts. Arsh-noor won Silver medals in500 and 1000 mts. Jaskiratwon Bronze in 500 mts.Ekamjot Saini and Prabhsifatwon Silver in 500 mts.Gurasses won Bronze in1000 mts.

PRITPAL SINGH JALANDHAR, JUL 30

The Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) on Tuesday said thatthe Punjab government hasreduced the ensuing stateassembly session startingfrom August two to a merefarce while the state is fac-ing serious law and orderproblems, worsening con-dition of farmers, ever in-creasing unemployment, il-legal mining and unprece-dented hike in power tariffacross all categories of con-sumers.

After submitting a mem-orandum to the Assembly

Speaker, the joint delega-tion of the SAD and BJPlegislators urged the Speak-er to take suo-moto initia-tive to increase the sessionin the larger interests of thestate. Reducing the sessionto just two sittings is just tofulfill the constitutional for-mality, rued the delegation.Later, sharing the interac-

tion of the joint SAD-BJPdelegation, SAD generalsecretary Bikram SinghMajithia said that theSpeaker was briefed of thefutility of having a shortsession of the assembly asit would serve no purpose ifthe issues of immediateconcern to the people of thestate are not discussed.

CHANDIGARH: ThePunjab Cabinet on Tuesdaydecided to set up a sub-committee to examine allaspects of the proposedPunjab Land Leasing andTenancy Bill, 2019, and au-thorised Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singhto set up the panel and de-cide on its terms and tenureetc.

The Chief Minister hasannounced Finance Minis-ter Manpreet Badal as thecommittee head, with So-cial Security MinisterAruna Chaudhary andRevenue Minister GurpreetSingh Kangar as members.The Bill aims to repeal thesix existing tenancy laws to

bring in major reforms inmatters of leasing of agri-cultural land in the state. Itseeks to balance the rightsand responsibilities oflandowners and tenants,besides providing a processof fast adjudication for res-olution of disputes. The in-troduction of this transpar-ent land leasing law isaimed at not only allowingthe landowner to enter intoa written contract with thepotential tenant without thefear of losing his land tohim but also at incentiviz-ing the tenant to make longterm investments in im-provement of land and getaccess to credit and subsi-dies.

Cabinet decides to form sub-committee toexamine Pb land leasing, tenancy bill 2019

Cabinet reverts to oldmethod of depositing zoorevenue into pzds accountCHANDIGARH: ThePunjab Cabinet on Tues-day decided to revert tothe earlier system of de-positing the revenue col-lected from sale of entrytickets and other sourcesin all zoos of the stateinto the Punjab Zoos De-velopment Society(PZDS) account. The de-cision, which was takenat a cabinet meetingchaired by the Chief Min-ister Captain AmarinderSingh, has been prompt-ed by the increase in foot-falls at the zoos, especial-ly the Chhatbir Zoo.

Approves tabling of statesports university

legislation in houseCHANDIGARH: ThePunjab Cabinet led byChief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh onTuesday approved tablingof the Punjab SportsUniversity legislation inthe monsoon session.Overruling the ChiefMinister’s objections, theCabinet also decided toname the university asMaharaja BhupinderSingh Sports and ScienceUniversity, after CaptainAmarinder’s grandfatherin recognition of thelatter’s contribution to thepromotion of Sports.

Nod to draft legislation of Punjabtransparency in public procurement act

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet stamped its ap-proval on new Bills relating to procurement, amendment tostate civil services rules and postings in veterinary hospi-tals in the state, as well as the Punjab Sports University andExcise Act Amendment Ordinances. The cabinet approvedthe draft of ‘The Punjab Transparency in Public Procure-ment Act, 2019’ to ensure efficiency, economy and trans-parency besides providing fair and equitable treatment tobidders in order to promote healthy competition and put inplace mechanism to prevent corrupt practices.

Chd school hosts skating carnival 2019MUKESH VERMAGURDASPUR, JULY 30

The Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amrinder Singh hasfailed miserably to keep hispromises to people and shop-keepers, employees and farm-ers during Punjab Assemblyelection.

This was stated by GuriqbalSingh Mahal during a VictoryRally of BJP candidate SunnyDeol organized at his place.The promises of eradication ofdrugs from Punjab within fourweeks, exemption of farmers’debt and providing jobs to theyouth of Punjab have beenproved hollow faux despite of

hue and cry to public, headded. After the victory of BJPcandidate Sunny Deol for thefirst time he organized such amassive rally to show his grat-itude to the people of Lok Sab-ha seat. Though hel did nothave vast experience in poli-tics, yet he is very kind heart-ed to the public grievance anddeamnds. Congress govt. isfacing public’s resentment thatis why Congress lost electionin all five Assembly seats ofthe constituency, he said whileadding: Ex C.M ParkashSingh Badal, Ex Deputy C.MSukhbir Singh Badal andyouth leader Birkram SinghMajithia are always in touch

Victory rally of SunnyDeol organised

Dr. Manjeet Singh wasgiven warm send off

RAKESHFARIDKOT, JULY 30

Following transfer of Faridkot Civil Hospital Se-nior Surgeon Dr. Manjit Singh to Amritsar, he wasgiven tearful farewell by fellow doctors, staff nurs-es, operation theater staff and SMO Dr. Chan-drashekhar Kakkar of Civil Hospital. On the occa-sion SMO Dr. Chandrashekhar said that the servic-es of Dr. Manjeet Singh will always be remem-bered. He said that Dr. Manjeet's sweet voice andhis loving behavior to entire staff of civil hospitalwas a praiseworthy. Dr. Manjit Singh said that hewould not be able to forget the entire year in Farid-kot Civil Hospital. On this occasion, the hospitalstaff honored him by giving him a memento.

SAD-BJP delegation urges Speaker toextend session to discuss burning issues

CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur In-ternational Foundation willgive full support to the PunjabGovernment to com-memorate the 550thPrakash Purb of GuruNanak Dev Ji.

This was disclosedby Baba Banda SinghBahadur InternationalFoundation Presidentand the newly appointed Chair-man of PSIDC. Kishan KumarBawa said that Capt AmarinderSingh, Chief Minister, Punjab isapplauding the efforts beingmade in the country to celebratethe 550th anniversary of SriGuru Nanak Dev Ji. He said

that the teachings of Sri GuruNanak Dev Ji need to be dis-seminated to every nook andcorner of the globe. He said thatBaba Banda Singh Bahadur In-

ternational Foundationwill organize 11 eventsin Canada, USA, theresponsibility of whichwill be fulfilled by thePresident of the UnitedStates of AmericaGurmeet Singh Gill,

President of Canada HarbantSingh Deol, Chief Patron of theBoard. Bawa informed that theUmrao Singh President of theFoundation in Haryana will or-ganize the Function in this re-gard in Kaithal and MeghSingh Sidhu.

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur foundationto support govt to celebrate gur purab

KARANREET DHANDRALBARNALA, JULY 30

Trees were planted by Taggarfamily in memory of their par-ents. Mastr Narendra SinghBira,Davinder Singh plnatedtrees in memory of Sardar Di-dar Singh Taggar and motherSurjit Kaur at Sant AshramNarainsar Sekha Jaloor.

On this occasion BabaBharpur Singh ji encouragedeveryone to plant shrubs at theplace where the Taggar family

observed Barsi of their par-ents. On this occasion BholaSingh Gumti, Bbhim Ram, Ra-jinder Kaur, Jathedar Makhan

Singh, Jagsir Singh ,DilpitSingh, Amritpal Singh, GumtyHarsimranjit Singh were pres-ent.

Sapling planted in memory of parents

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

IAF's Tarun Chaudhri becomes first pilot toaccomplish wingsuit skydive jumpNEW DELHI: Wing commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first pilot of IndianArmed Forces (IAF ) to do a wingsuit jump. The jump was accomplished byChaudhri from a Mi-17 helicopter from an altitude of 8500 feet. "Wg Cdr TarunChaudhri SC achieved a milestone by accomplishing WINGSUIT SKYDIVE JUMPon 21 July 19. This is the First IAF Wing Suit Skydive Jump by a pilot who hasflown and captained the same type of helicopter," tweeted Indian Air Force. "Thefeat is the deepest imprint of ethos and professionalism of IAF, be it adventures oroperations. Congratulations & Touch the Sky with Glory!!!," the organisation said inanother tweet. This is the first flying wingsuit jump demonstration at an organisedgathering. The jump was undertaken during the Kargil Diwas celebrations at AirForce Station Jodhpur on 21-22 July 2019.

10 arrested for cheatingpeople on pretext of of'rice pulling'KRISHANA: Machilipatnam CentralCrime Station (CCS) police hasarrested a gang of ten personsinvolved in cheating people in thename of 'rice pulling'. The police teamled by CCS SI Mohammad HabibBasha and Machilipatnam SI Rajesharrested the gang from Machilipatnamrailway station. Apart from cheatingpeople on the pretext of selling the'rice-puller' machine, purpotedly adevice that has magical powers thatcan attract things towards it, the gangis also involved in stealing goldornaments. The gang is also accusedof having stolen the golden "kalash"from Shiva temple in Choutapallivillage in the limits of Gudivada ruralPolice station. All ten accused havebeen sent to judicial custody.

Heavy rain alertsounded in MPBHOPAL: The India MeteorologicalDepartment issued an ‘intenseprecipitation’ warning on Monday–effective for the next 48 hours – vis-a-vis Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Ujjain,Dhar, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Khandwa,Khargone, Barwani, Burhanpur,Neemuch, Ratlam, Mandsaur,Rajgarh, Guna, Agar Malwa,Ashoknagar, Sheopur, Shajapur,Hoshangabad, Harda, Vidisha,Sehore, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat,Anuppur and Dindori districts. “Upperair cyclonic circulation exists overOdisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.A monsoon trough line – present 2.1km above the surface – is extendingfrom Jaisalmer, Bhilwara, Guna,Umaria, Pendra Road and Sambalpurto the Bay of Bengal. The day’sprecipitation figures include Khandwa150 mm and Khargone 117 mm,”senior meteorologist RR Tripathi toldUNI here. The Tapti is flowing abovethe danger mark in Burhanpur.

Army officer's bodyfound on railwaytrack in DelhiNEW DELHI: An Army officer's bodyhas been found on a railway track atthe New Delhi railway station, policesaid on Tuesday. The body of theofficer, identified as LieutenantDiwakar Puri, was found cut into twoparts on Monday morning, they said.According to police, Puri was from theArmy Medical Corps and a resident ofDelhi. He had gone to Lucknow toattend a training and was returning toDelhi on Shramjeevi Express, thepolice said. A post-mortem has beenconducted and the report is awaited.The body has been handed over tothe deceased's family, they said.

Lookout notice againstformer UP police officerin land grabbing caseRAMPUR: A lookout notice wasissued against former Rampur CircleOfficer(CO) Ale Hasan in connectionwith land encroachment cases relatedto Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan'sJauhar University. has been issuedagainst Hasan who is wanted in 27cases of extortion and land grabbing.The notice has been issued againstHasan who is wanted in 27 cases ofextortion and land grabbing. Post hisretirement from the police force,Hassan is currently security in-chargeat Jauhar University. "We have raidedseveral places to nab the formerpoliceman after cases were registeredagainst him but he is absconding. Wehave issued the look out noticeapprehending that he could escapeout of the country," saidSuperintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Palhere on Tuesday. Police team fromRampur had raided several possiblehideouts of Hasan including his nativeplace of Bulandshahr, but he could notbe traced. Former CO of Rampur AleHasan was a close associate of AzamKhan and in Rampur, he worked invarious capacities from Sub-Inspectorto DSP in the Samajwadi Partyregime.

Body of minor boyfound in water-filled pitNAGPUR: The body of a four-and-halfyear old boy was found in a water-filled pit in Wadi area of Nagpur onTuesday, police said. According toInspector Rajendra Pathak of Wadipolice station, the child had gone outto play on Monday evening and hadbeen missing since, till his body wasfound in the pit near the local grampanchayat hall at around 5am. A caseof accidental death has beenregistered and the post mortem reportwas awaited, Pathak added.

2 Rajasthan officialsheld over graft chargesJAIPUR: Two officials were arrested bythe anti-corruption bureau in separatecases of graft in Rajasthan onTuesday. Nitin Pareek, administrator ofa gram seva sahkari samiti (GSS) inBhilwara district, was arrested fortaking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from oneDevilal Jat for clearing thecompensation amount on the death ofthe latter's father. Devilal's father wasa member of the samiti and diedsometime ago. According to the rule, acompensation of Rs 50,000 was to begiven to his family by the samiti. "Theaccused Nitin Pareek demanded Rs25,000 as bribe to release thecompensation amount. After theverification of the complaint, a trap waslaid and the accused was arrested,"Saubhag Singh, Additional SP (ACB),Bhilwara said.

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Ensure presence in Parliament to back billswith maximum numbers: Shah to BJP MPs

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 30

Noting that the Oppositionhas been pressing for adivision of votes during thepassage of many Bills, BJPpresident Amit Shah toldparty MPs on Tuesday toensure their presence inParliament so that draftlegislations are backed bymaximum number oflawmakers. Addressing theBJP parliamentary partymeeting, Shah also askedMPs, including Unionministers, to attend a two-dayorientation programme beingheld by the party on August3-4, saying their attendanceis a must, ParliamentaryAffairs Minister PralhadJoshi told reporters. PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,who was present in themeeting but did not addressthe MPs, will also speak atthe programme, a course onparliamentary procedure andrules, and also the saffronparty's ideology. In hisspeech, Shah said that themotion for consideration of

the National MedicalCommission Bill in LokSabha on Monday was passedwith 260-48 votes, sourcessaid after the meeting, addingthat the BJP president statedthat the margin should havebeen bigger. The BJP alonehas 303 members in LokSabha while its allies havenear 50 votes. Since theOpposition has often beenpressing for divisions ofvotes, BJP members shouldbe present in their respectiveHouse, he said. Top BJPbrass, including Modi, have

time and again stressed on theneed for the party MPs to bepresent in Parliament. Modihas at times expressed hisdispleasure at theabsenteeism. In his briefing,Joshi told reporters thatParliament has so far passed15 bills. There are six billswhich have been passed byonly Lok Sabha and are yet toget Rajya Sabha's nod. Thereare four bills which have beenpassed by only Rajya Sabhaand are yet to get Lok Sabha'snod, the parliamentary affairsminister said.

LUCKNOW, JUL 30

Even as the Yogi Adityanathgovernment in Uttar Pradeshrecommended for a CBI probe intothe accident of Unnao rapesurvivor, which left her critically-injured and killed her two aunts, thepolitical parties and the familymembers are putting pressure onthe ruling government, for actionagainst the erring party MLAKuldeep Singh Senger.

The family members of Unnaorape survivor has started a sit-inprotest outside King George'sMedical University trauma center,where the woman is being treated.

"Kuldeep Sengar should bepunished as soon as possible andMahesh Singh (uncle of survivor)should be released from jail," theydemanded. The family has already

moved an application for releasingMahesh Singh, lodged in RaeBareli jail, for threatening the BJPlegislator's brother, on parole for 72hours, to attend the cremation of hiswife Pushpa, who was killed in theaccident, in which the survivor gotinjured, along with her lawyer, inRae Bareli on Sunday.

The session's court on Mondayhad rejected the parole and now onTuesday, the application would beheard by the Allahabad High Court.The family members alsodemanded that all cases against thevictim's uncle should be withdrawnand alleged that the BJP MLA wasconspiring to eliminate the entirefamily members. The politicalparties, particularly the Congress,was holding protest since Mondayevening, demanding action againstthe rape accused BJP MLA and onTuesday, the party is likely tolaunch a big agitation under theleadership of Mahila Congressnational president Susmita Deo, togherao the BJP office here.

Meanwhile, the UP governmenton late Monday night, had sent aformal request to the Centralgovernment, to transfer the probeinto Unnao survivor's accident caseto the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI).

Unnao survivor: Family membersstage sit-in, seek immediate

action against Senger

2G Spectrum: Delhi HC refuses early hearing onCBI plea against acquittal of A Raja, Kanimohzi

NEW DELHI, JUL 30

The Delhi High Court onTuesday refused to grant anearly hearing on a petitionmoved by the Central Bureauof Investigation against theacquittal of A Raja,Kanimohzi and others in the2G spectrum case.

Justice A K Chawla washearing a petition moved bythe investigating agency onMay 31, seeking an earlyhearing in the case, which isalready slated for October 24.

During the proceedings,Additional Solicitor General(ASG) Sanjay Jain,representing CBI, contendedthat the agency cannot waituntil October and requestedthe court to understand thegravity of the matter.

"We need an earlyhearing. There are arbitrationclaims. In this matter,

eventually on merit, we maylose but not because ourmatter is not being heard," hetold the court. The additionalSolicitor general told thecourt that the matter is ofnational importance withinternational ramifications."Respondents have no locusto oppose the same," headded. Counsels of therespondents, however,opposed the agency'sapplication, asserting that

copy of the notice was notserved to them. They alsoobjected to the grounds takenby the agency. The court hadearlier sought response fromformer Union TelecomMinister A Raja and others onthe agency's application.

The trial court had, onDecember 21, 2017, acquitted17 accused including A Raja,MP Kanimozhi and DMKsupremo M Karunanidhi'swife Dayalu Ammal, Vinod

Goenka, Asif Balwa, filmproducer Karim Morani, PAmirtham and SharadKumar, Director of KalaignarTV in the EnforcementDirectorate case. On the sameday, the trial court acquittedRaja, Kanimozhi and 15others, including formertelecom secretary SiddharthBehura, Raja's erstwhileprivate secretary R KChandolia, Unitech Ltd MDSanjay Chandra and three topexecutives of Reliance AnilDhirubhai Ambani Group(RADAG) -- Gautam Doshi,Surendra Pipara and HariNair, in the CBI's 2G case.Swan Telecom promotersShahid Usman Balwa andVinod Goenka and directorsof Kusegaon Fruits andVegetables Pvt Ltd AsifBalwa and Rajiv Agarwalwere also acquitted in theCBI case.

NEW DELHI, JUL 30

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday hit outat the BJP over the road accidentinvolving Unnao rape survivor andblamed the ruling party for shieldingcriminals.

Taking to Twitter, BSP chief wrote,"BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's meetingwith accused BJP MLA inside jailproves that gang rape accused areconstantly getting protection from BJP,which is equivalent to murderingjustice. Supreme Court shouldcompulsorily take cognizance of this."

Demanding grant of parole to theuncle of the survivor, Mayawati said:"After the suspected murder of thefamily members of the Unnao gang rapevictim, her uncle is not being givenparole to attend the final rites. This isinhuman and proves the complicity of

the UP government in this incident. Thefamily is sitting on a protest in medicalcollege and demanding parole; thegovernment must immediately pay heedto it." The accident took place onSunday when a truck rammed into thevehicle in which the survivor wastravelling to Rae Bareli in the companyof her two aunts and lawyer. While heraunts succumbed to injuries, she and herlawyer were grievously injured.

Shabana Azmi joins 'Sheer Qorma' castAGENCYLOS ANGELES, JUL 30

Veteran actor Shabana Azmiis the latest addition to thecast of Faraz Ansari'supcoming directorial venture"Sheer Qorma". The moviefeatures Swara Bhasker andDivya Dutta in the lead.According to a press releaseissued by the makers, thefilm is a "heart-rendingnarrative of the longing forlove and acceptance, felt byqueer children in theirparental homes that plays outthrough delicate story-telling, told throughcharacters of courageousqueer women of colour."

"Divya Duttarecommended the 'SheerQorma' script to me. I wasmoved by it and met Farazwho came across as sincere,honest and deeply committed

to the story. "The bonus isworking with Divya andSwara so we reworked thedates a bit and I said yes. Wehad the first workshopyesterday and everything

came together organically. Iam looking forward to theshoot," Azmi said in astatement. Ansari saidhaving the critically-acclaimed actor on board is awish come true. "The characterthat Shabana ji essays in 'SheerQorma' is going to not onlyresonate with mothers allacross the world but will alsoopen a much needed dialogueabout parenthood, and withnot just parents of queerchildren but a more universaldialogue that I hope will bringa lot of love back in ouruniverse. "Shabana ji'scharacter in 'Sheer Qorma' isthe mother we all deserve,"the director said.

Chandauli: Mystery shroudsdeath of teenager

CHANDAULI, JUL 30

Mystery shrouds the death ofa 17-year-old boy, whosefamily alleged that he was seton fire by some people herefor refusing to chant 'Jai SriRam' while an eyewitnessreportedly claimed that hehad set himself ablaze.

The family of the boy,identified as MohammadKhalid, had alleged thatMohammad Khalid had beenset ablaze for not chantingthe name of a Hindu Lordwhile the police suspect foulplay after findingdiscrepancies in thestatements of the victim.

The boy, a resident ofSaiyad Raja area of thedistrict, reached home in apartially burnt state onSunday morning. Uponreceiving a complaint, Uttar

Pradesh police's dial-100 alsoreached the spot andadmitted Khalid into thedistrict hospital.

C h a n d a u l iSuperintendent of PoliceSantosh Kumar Singhreached the hospital to recordthe statement of the victim,

who was later referred toVaranasi. S P, Chandauli,stated that the boy has givencontradictory statements,which were found to be falseduring the investigation as aneyewitness has claimed tohave seen the boy settinghimself ablaze.

BENGALURU, JUL 30

The ruling BJP in Karnatakafielded MLA VishveshwarHegde Kageri as the party'scandidate for the election tothe post of Speaker ofKarnataka Assembly, whichwill be held on Wednesday.

According to partysources, the state BJP leaderszeroed in on the name of MrKageri, after former SpeakerK G Bopaiah, who theyinitially chose for the covetedpost, did not show anyinclination. The post of theSpeaker had remained vacant,following the resignation ofincumbent Ramesh Kumar,who had stepped down fromthe post on Monday. Theformer minister and MLAfrom Sirsi in Uttarakannadadistrict, would soon file his

nomination as the candidate tothe Speaker's post, BJPsources said. According toofficial sources, no decisionwas taken by the OppositionCongress to field itscandidate, as BJP has a clearedge in the 208-memberHouse, enjoying majority with106 members. Chief MinisterB S Yediyurappa, who wassworn-in as the Chief Ministeron Friday, had proved hismajority in the KarnatakaAssembly on Monday.

BJP nominatesVishveshwar Hegde Kagerifor post of K'taka Speaker

Panchayat official’shubby made to

walk in handcuffsKHARGONE, JULY 30

Persons associated with a group of MadhyaPradesh’s ruling Congress gheraoed a police stationlate Monday in the wake of the Maheshwar townpanchayat Vice President’s spouse being placedunder arrest, allegedly handcuffed and made totrudge to court. “A heavy force apprehendedShafiuddin Sheikh – in connection with a fabricatedcase – at his dwelling on the orchestration ofCabinet Minister Vijaylakshmi Sadho,” said StateCongress Committee Secretary Arjun Singh Thakurwho is considered close to erstwhile centralminister and former Congress state president ArunYadav. Additional Superintendent of PoliceShashikant Kankane reached the scene and endedthe demonstration by providing an assurance thatthe Town Inspector (TI) would be removed.Meanwhile, TI Hakam Singh Panwar said that acase was registered against Sheikh for availing anamount by getting a differently-able weddingcertificate issued by fraudulent means. “He wasbeing conveyed to court in a vehicle but onreceiving information regarding an incident,personnel left with the automobile.

Bhopal court issues summon toformer MCNUJC vice-chancellor

BHOPAL, JUL 30

A Bhopal court has issued a summon tothe former vice-chancellor ofMakhanlal Chaturvedi NationalUniversity of Journalism andCommunication BK Kuthiala to appearbefore it on August 31 in connectionwith the alleged financial anomalies.

On 14 April, Madhya PradeshEconomic Offences Wing (EOW) hadregistered an FIR against Kuthiala and19 others, including HODs, for allegedirregularities in appointments andfinancial matters.

The notice, issued to Kuthiala onJuly 23, stated that he is absconding anddirected him to appear before the

Special Judge Sanjeev Panday, failingwhich his movable and immovableproperties will be ordered to beattached.

"The accused, charged underSection 409, 420 and 120B of the IndianPenal Code and various sections of thePrevention of Corruption (PC) Act, isabsconding and despite severalattempts, could not be arrested," thenotice stated.

The accused is absconding to evadethe warrant issued against him, it read.

On April 14, over 300 academicianswrote a letter to Vice President RamNath Kovind, demanding thewithdrawal of FIR that was lodged theformer VC and others.

Reforms in voters' listneed of hour: Cong MP

NEW DELHI: Highlighting plightof voters who find their namesmissing on polling day, a CongressMP in Rajya Sabha on Tuesdaysuggested that there should be apermanent voters' list to address theissue. Raising the matter during theZero Hour in the House, seniorCongress member P L Punia said alarge number of eligible voters findtheir names missing or deleted fromvoters' list. Also, there are separatevoters' list for different elections likegram panchayat, state legislativeassembly and Lok Sabha. To addressthe issue, Punia said there should be apermanent voters' list. A name shouldonly be removed if the voter moves toanother area and added in the listthere. "Name should be permanentlyentered (in the list) and should not bedeleted," he said. Punia further saidthere have been talks of electoralreforms, but the need of the hour isreforms in voters' list. Mahesh Poddar(BJP) demanded strict laws to checkcattle smuggling for slaughtering forbeef and leather industry.

Mayawati accusesBJP of shielding

'gang-rape' accused

AMRIT SADHANA

Those who have tried to sitsilently for a few momentsare hit by one disturbing

fact — that the mind cannot be si-lenced if and when they want to.The mind has its own rhythm andenjoys unrestrained freedomwhen the body is passive. This isvery frustrating and a big blow tothe ego that our mind is not with-in our control. But this is not all— this is a symptom of a deepermalady.

The Buddha described the hu-man mind as being filled withdrunken monkeys — jumpingaround, screeching, chattering,

moving end-lessly. Weall havem o n k e yminds, theB u d d h asaid, withdozens ofmonkeys all

clamouring for attention. For in-stance, fear is an especially loudmonkey, sounding the alarm in-cessantly, unnecessarily.

All meditation practices areborn to tether these drunken mon-keys everybody carries within.The rational mind cannot under-stand these monkeys because it ispart of their tribe. The way totackle it is to follow Osho’s in-sights perhaps. Osho suggests —the best thing would be to stopstruggling with yourself — youwill never win this battle. Use

three keys that can help you un-derstand this mind: “To forbid isto attract, to refuse is to invite, toprevent is to tempt.” For instance,you earnestly feel that you don’twant to be angry — but the angercomes like a monkey. You don’twant to be sexual — and the sexappears like a monkey and gets agrip on your being. You don’twant greed, you don’t want ego— and they all jump on you. Butwhatever you want — spirituali-ty, religiousness, enlightenment— does not seem to come. So ap-proach the mind indirectly, not di-rectly. The second thing to re-member is that do not have anyideas about how the mind shouldbehave. With a positive attitude,watch whatsoever appears in themind without making any choic-es and without any judgments.Go within like an explorer enter-ing a dark cave with a lamp in hishand. In this way, you will beginto see what the mind is. Drop all

the feelings of conflict and strug-gle — just create a loving atmos-phere of wanting to know, to un-derstand. A person fighting withhis anger and trying to escapefrom it will be obsessed withanger all his life. He can never befree from it. Only a person who isinterested in knowing his angerface-to-face and not fighting itwill become free of it. Scepticsoften ask, is there a scientific basefor the ancient belief that medita-tion can silence the mind? Yes, inthe age of advanced neuroscien-tific studies, this can be proved inthe labs.

Alice G. Walton has tried to ex-plain this in Forbes magazine,“One of the most interesting stud-ies in the last few years, carriedout at Yale University, found thatmindfulness meditation decreas-es activity in the default modenetwork (DMN) — the brain net-work responsible for mind-wan-dering.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

The world envisages moving up to 5G mobile networks inthe not-too-distant future. The networks have already be-come a battleground for the United States and China as

5G is seen as a major weapon in the war for military suprema-cy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of things (IoT)are changing the way the modern world moves and cybersecu-rity has become most critical to safeguarding strategic interests.The greatest fear over the 5G networks seems to be their vul-nerability to hacking. The United States' actions against theleading Chinese company in 5G tech — Huawei, the world'slargest telecom equipment supplier — have led to a chain re-action with many other countries, including Australia and NewZealand, taking a stand on not allowing China the upper handin controlling 5G networks, with possible espionage capabili-ties. 5G networks are so fast they can handle data at 10 giga-bytes per second while offering rapid network response time.5G is bound to be the bedrock of military technology. Consid-ering all the implications, US President Donald Trump’s standagainst Huawei is not to be scoffed at, it's more likely a deeply-thought-out strategy.

India may be forced to sit on the horns of a 5G dilemma asit has invited China to be one of the intending contractors forfuture networks. China has moved to allay Indian security con-cerns by offering tests at its new cyber security transparencycentre in Brussels. An informal summit between Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping is coming up in In-dia in October and moves are already afoot to nudge India inthe direction of allowing Chinese firms in among companies todevelop the new networks. India has to keep in mind the deli-cate balance between areas of cooperation and the tensionpoints in its China relationship before taking a call on 5G. Theintervening period is too short for India to have to decide any-thing before the summit. The best way forward would be totake the tests in Belgium and weigh the national security risksagainst the pricing and the technology before taking a decision.

India must not be bullied into accepting the Chinese offeron 5G but there can be no harm in the subject coming up at theinformal summit with President Xi. Considering the size oftheir economies, India-China relations are far too important tolet just the business of developing 5G networks upset the bal-ance. India, which did well in holding firm on Doklam untilChina relented, should not, however, allow the Sino-Pakistanientente to come in the way of a pragmatic decision on 5G. It isgoing to be the trickiest decision any country can take.

The latest technology has the capacity and speed to upendeverything we have come to accept as evolved technology. Andthe commercial benefits would be phenomenal. India should befree to access it from anywhere or develop its own expertise.

EditorialIndia should be free to

choose 5G partnersAs Boris Johnson qui-

etly turns his back onall those brave boasts

of an advantageous and am-icable divorce from the Eu-ropean Union and preparesto crash out with no settle-ment at all, his vaunted In-dian connection recalls astory about Pope John XXI-II. Born Angelo GiuseppeRoncalli, one of a poorLombardy sharecropper’s13 children, Angelo wasblest with a wry sense of hu-mour. When a fashionableRoman hostess asked afterhis appointment as a cardi-nal if he was related to thenoble Roncalli clan, the fu-ture Pope replied: “Hither-to, no. But henceforth weshall be more and more re-lated.”

Britain’s Prime Ministercalls himself “India’s son-in-law”. Presumably, thereference is to his divorcedsecond wife’s mother whowas, indeed, a Sikh.

If it comes to droppingnames, her first husband’sfather was a prominent con-tractor who built parts ofNew Delhi. However, herSikh husband wasn’t John-son’s father-in-law. DipSingh, his ex-mother-in-law, married a second hus-band, Charles Wheeler,English, a former BBC cor-respondent in New Delhi;Marina Wheeler Johnson, abarrister, was their daugh-ter. This tenuous Indianconnection seems to havebeen reason enough to at-tend the Baisakhi celebra-tions in Trafalgar Square ashis first official engagementas mayor of London. It alsoentitles him to speak of the

“Indian relatives” for whomhe carries Scotch whiskywhenever he visits India.Given the number of SouthAsian immigrants inBritain, courting Indianscan be an occupational haz-ard for British politicians.Theresa May preferred thericher and more powerfulChinese when it came togranting visas, but that did-n’t stop her from draping asaree and visiting temples insearch of votes. So didCherie Blair, although herhusband worshipped at adifferent shrine in Washing-ton. Boris Johnson does tooprobably, President DonaldTrump being the only glob-al politician who can out-bluster even Britain’s newPrime Minister.

So, having packed hisgovernment with Priti Patel,Rishi Sunak, Alok Sharmaand — stretching a point —Sajid Javed, to placate onedeity, Boris Johnson is seek-ing an Anglo-Americantrade pact to appease anoth-

er. President Trump hasmade reassuring noises,even to the extent of sayingthat nothing stands in theway of a partnership nowthat Britain is discarding the“impediment” of the Euro-pean Union.

But as Philip Hammondand Liam Fox, two ofTheresa May’s senior eco-nomic ministers, warned, anAnglo-US trade deal won’tbe that easy. First, EU lawwon’t allow Britain to nego-tiate with the Americans un-til the divorce is finalised.Second, so much of UStrade policy is handled byindividual American statesthat the federal governmentin Washington has only alimited role in negotiatingand signing a pact.

Third, with a presiden-tial election due next year,the US President cannot butdefer to states’ interests. It’snot the army alone thatmarches on its stomach. Sodoes diplomacy. Mr Trumpis bound to seek an opening

in Britain for US investors.Richard Nixon was inspiredby a similar objective whenhe waxed lyrical about In-dia’s new middle class andthe scope for selling themWhirlpool washing ma-chines, Domino’s pizzasand other American prod-ucts. Deploring that while“trade with China has goneup about 45 per cent in thelast 10 years, trade with In-dia has not increased” —“Actually I think volumeshave remained almost static.We need to do far more” —Boris wants to sell uswhisky.

With a saffron turbanwound around his head, hetold Sikhs in the Bristol gur-dwara in 2017 that whenev-er he went to Mumbai orDelhi he had to take“clinkie” (meaning bottlesof Johnnie Walker) in hisbaggage, thereby provokinga woman in the congrega-tion to outraged protest atthis mention of alcohol in asacred place. But, as John-

son shrewdly pointed out,Britain lost out on each bot-tle he took to India. He mayhave heard of that gloriousera of austerity when im-ports being forbidden, Indi-ans were reputed to gulpdown more “Scotch” thanthe whole of Scotland pro-duced.

“As you may know,” heexplained, “there is duty of150 per cent in India on im-ports of Scotch whisky, sowe have to bring it in duty-free for our relatives. Butimagine what we could do ifthere was a free trade dealwith India — which therewill be.” Will there? Not un-less his government agrees,as its predecessor wouldnot, to allow Indian studentsto spend two further yearsin Britain supposedly gain-ing practical experience.

Without breathing aword on contentious visas,Boris Johnson promised In-dian constituents that hewould forge a “truly spe-cial” bilateral relationship.

He had told Prime MinisterNarendra Modi that sinceIndia and Britain were bothmodern democracies, theyshould work together topromote trade and prosperi-ty. It’s more than whiskythat he seeks to sell. LikeRichard Nixon, he too iseyeing the huge retail mar-ket. “India is a massive stat-ic market for the UK, but Iwould also like to see Indiaopening up to more of ourgreat brands.” India’s banon multi-brand retail super-markets like Sainsbury orWaitrose keeps out Britishshopkeepers. “Just imaginethat!”

Our “craze-for-phoren”rich would no doubt wel-come such stores wherethey can splash their wealth.But the stalwarts of the rul-ing BJP might feel a shadequeasy about publicly ad-mitting Boris Johnson’s ar-gument that WinstonChurchill would have been“very proud at the continu-ing legacy of Britain inthose places around theworld, and particularly Ithink he would have beenamazed at India, the world’slargest democracy, and astark contrast with otherless fortunate places thathaven’t had the benefit ofBritish rule”.

If, as seems likely,Prime Minister Modi man-ages to establish the samekind of boisterous relation-ship with Boris Johnson ashe seems to have done withDonald Trump and Israel’sBenjamin Netanyahu, theymust find a way around thatminor obstacle of ideologi-cal consistency.

What ‘desi son-in-law’ at No 10 really wants

How we can tame the monkey mindOsho suggests — the best thing would be to stop struggling

with yourself — you will never win this battle

8CHOOSING TO BE POSITIVE AND

HAVINGA GRATEFULATTITUDE ISGOING TO DETERMINE HOW YOU'RE

GOING TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.

JOEL OSTEEN

MY MISSION IN LIFE IS NOT MERELY TO SUR-VIVE, BUT TO THRIVE; AND TO DO SO WITH

SOME PASSION, SOME COMPASSION, SOME HU-MOR, AND SOME STYLE.

MAYAANGELOU

SPIRITUALISM

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, As-

trologer and Vastu Ex-pert known for her accu-

rate predictions of winningBJP minister Kirron Kher, as

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

abroad. ARIES:-As long as Mars isstirring up your emotions youare liable to fly off the handle,which a shame is consideringhow well disposed people areto your plans.

Lucky Color:-PinkLucky Number:-28

TAURUS:-Day by day thereis little change in your roman-tic situation, so in a ssense thesame advice holds goodfor the whole week:keep a closewatch on yourfinances.

Lucky Col-or:-purple

Lucky Num-ber:-6

GEMINI:-Ac-cording to thenew psychologicalunderstanding of as-trology our happiness is de-pendent on our inner state ofbeing rather than on externalevents.

Lucky Color:-ParrotGreen

Lucky Number:-22

CANCER:-The mysterioustwelfth house of your solarchart is still the focus of at-tention, and there may be far

too much going on be-hind closed doors for

you to feel at ease. Lucky Color:-Off

WhiteLucky Number:-7LEO:-Yet again,thanks to new lu-

nar patterns, yourstars are vibrant, vi-

vacious and full of life. Lucky Color:-Orange

Lucky Number:-13VIRGO:-The Moon is nowreleasing you from certain ofthe unsetting domestic ten-sions which have added com-plications to your worldlyambitions.

Lucky Color:-VioletLucky Number:-9

LIBRA:-Such is your reputa-tion, nobody ever expects youto go on the attack, lay downin the law or drive a hard bar-gain. Lucky Color:-Peacock Blue

Lucky Number:-3SCORPIO:-A deeper look atthe current planetary patternsuggests that this is a time togo all out to prove your deter-mination and true worth.

Lucky Color:-GoldenLucky Number:-5

SAGITTARIUS:-Sometimeseven you have to back downand take the initiative in de-fusing highly charged situa-tions. Please realize that youhave far more to gain fromother people than they from

ypu. Lucky Color:-Sandy

BrownLucky Number:-4

CAPRICORN:-Some wouldsay that this simply has to bethe perfect moment to put ona show of strength anddemonstrate your mettle.

Lucky Color:-OrangeLucky Number:-1

AQUARIUS:-This particularface in your life is a highlycreative one.

Lucky Color:-YellowLucky Number:-6

PISCES:-The one item of thevariety in the astrologicalscene today is provided by theMoon, giving you the chanceto take time.

Lucky Color:-Dark RedLucky Number:-2

TOURISM IS CHANGING LADAKH: IT’S ABOON, BUT IT ALSO CREATES NEW CRISES

Scholars do not agree onthe etymology of theword Ladakh. For some,

it is the “Land of the Passes”(la); for others, it is the “Landof the Lamas”. Whatever thecorrect interpretation, it is, forboth reasons, certainly one ofthe most stunning places onearth. Visiting Leh earlier thismonth, I had the opportunityto experience once again thecelebrated peace of the placeand the hospitality of theLadakhis.

The region has, however,completely changed since myfirst visit in 2002. Along withthe majestic gompas (monas-teries), you can now see amyriad of cement shops sym-bolising daily faster develop-

ment; all due to the craze ofthe Indian and foreign touristsfor the mountainous region.Though the Kashmir Valleyconstantly draws the attentionof the world media and thechancelleries in New Delhi, itis geographically a very smallportion of the state andLadakh is far more strategicfor the nation, with two un-friendly neighbours on itsborders.

At the time of Kashmir’saccession to India in October1947, political and economicpower was offered to SheikhAbdullah’s National Confer-ence government in Srinagardespite the fact that Ladakhcovered 70 per cent of thearea of J&K under India’s ad-

ministration. Dominated forthe past 70 years by succes-sive Srinagar governments,Leh has for decades been de-prived of any say on its owndevelopment. It is finallyslowly changing. Soon afterIndependence, when the Pak-istani hordes’motto was: “Letus liberate our Muslim broth-ers from the yoke of the Hin-dus”, Ladakh seemed at firstsafe. It was without takinginto account the infinite greedof the new Pakistani leaders.According to their “two na-tion” theory, Muslim-domi-nated areas of the subconti-nent were to become part ofPakistan and the Hindus,Sikhs and others were to re-main with India.

K’taka lesson: Dictatorial partiesthreat to democracy

The curtain is finallydown on the nataka inKaranataka, with B.S.

Yeddyurappa winning thetrust vote. His victory was aforgone conclusion after theH.D. Kumaraswamy govern-ment fell on the floor of theHouse and it became doublysure after Speaker K.R.Ramesh Kumar disqualified17 rebel MLAs. However, thethree-week-long crisis in thestate may be remembered foran oculo-cephalic reflex,where the eyes remained fix-ated on the chief minister’schair.

The polity touched a newlow and all the euphuismsabout the role of the governoror that of the Supreme Court— whether any direction canbe given to the Speaker —proved to be humbug as H.D.Kumaraswamy admitted afterlosing the confidence vote, “Iam sorry if you (Speaker) arehurt by our action. It is truethat I did try to postpone thetrust vote. Even this after-noon, I tried to persuaderebels, but I failed as myfriends ditched me.”

The filibustering did notwork, though it continued forsix days. On July 11, theSupreme Court gave a direc-tion to the Speaker to meetthe 10 MLAs by 6 pm thatday and take a decision ontheir resignations, “forthwithor in the course of the remain-ing part of the day” — but thenext day it pressed the pausebutton, asking the Speaker torefrain from deciding on their

resignations for the time be-ing. Subsequently, the courtrefused to give any directionabout holding the confidencevote within a timeframe, butcrippled the Speaker by rulingthat the rebel MLAs cannotbe forced to attend the ses-sion. There was absolutely noreason for the Speaker to pro-crastinate on the resignationsof the rebel MLAs after theymet him personally. Such par-tisan behaviour on the part ofSpeakers invites judicial in-tervention, and then they cryhoarse over judicial over-reach. The governor issueddirections twice to the Speak-er to hold the floor test but thechief minister as well theSpeaker conveniently ignoredthem. Mr Kumaraswamy’sadmission makes it abundant-ly clear that the Speaker

danced to his tune. Mr Ku-maraswamy refused to readthe writing on the wall andfaced the ignominy of facingdefeat on the floor of theHouse. However, Mr RameshKumar has retrieved some re-spectability by disqualifyingthe rebel MLAs on the eve ofthe trust vote.

Actually, the JD(S)-Con-gress government was lameduck right from the beginningas the coalition was hitched ina jiffy by the Congress highcommand only to keep theBJP out. Support was extend-ed to the JD(S), the smallerparty, without soliciting theopinion of MLAs who hadcampaigned against theJD(S), besides the BJP. TheAnti-Defection Act has madethe party leaders dictators —as wholesale is allowed, but

not retail. Thus, the leader canannounce the party’s supportfor anyone without arriving atany agreement on policiesand programmes, but MLAshave no such freedom. Thelaw is unconstitutional in thesense that it completely stiflesthe freedom of expression oflegislators. Many MLAs werenot able to gulp this suddenvolte-face by the Congresshigh command. They weretongue-tied but the discontentkept simmering. It appearsthat even Siddaramaiah, Con-gress leader and former chiefminister, could not accept it inhis heart — he has not vacat-ed the chief minister’s bunga-low till date.

It is surprising that theSupreme Court, whichworked with exemplary speedto stop the alleged horse-trad-ing by asking Mr Yeddyurap-pa, the chief minister, toprove his majority within oneday, forcing him to resign, re-mained an onlooker on theunseemly drama which con-tinued for 18 days. Since thegovernor’s credibility is at apremium, every decision ofhis/her is viewed with suspi-cion. So the governor allow-ing 15 days to Mr Yeddyurap-pa was seen as partisan, giv-ing him enough time to cob-ble up a majority by engineer-ing defections in other par-ties. The Supreme Court wasfeted for saving democracyby reducing the period to oneday. It needs to be understoodthat democracy can saved bythe people alone, not by the

judiciary. If MPs/MLAs sellthemselves, people can takethem to task in the next elec-tion. If the election throws upa hung Assembly or Parlia-ment, there are only two op-tions — go for another elec-tion, which cannot guaranteean absolute majority for anyparty or coalition, or form acoalition government. Forforming a post-poll coalition,time is required as every par-ty or its leader need to talk toother parties and legislators asto how the coalition can beformed and on which condi-tions they will extend sup-port.

They may have to formu-late a common minimum pro-gramme. The Supreme Courtdid not restrain the governorfrom inviting anyone to formthe government, but after MrYeddyurappa got the invita-tion and he formed the gov-ernment, the court asked himto prove his majority in justone day. How is it possible?Since the Indian polity istouching the cesspool ofdegradation, talks or negotia-tions with other parties meanonly one thing — buying leg-islators. However, if theleader of a particular party an-nounces support to any leaderor party, it is not consideredimmoral or undemocratic.

It may be pertinent tomention that leaders soldthemselves out first, andMPs/MLAs followed suit.Jharkhand has become a cor-ridor for reaching the RajyaSabha for outsiders.

But as Philip Hammond and Liam Fox,two of Theresa May’s senior economicministers, warned, an Anglo-US tradedeal won’t be that easy. First, EU lawwon’t allow Britain to negotiate with theAmericans until the divorce is finalised.Second, so much of US trade policy ishandled by individual American statesthat the federal government inWashington has only a limited role innegotiating and signing a pact

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AMBALA: Delving hosted Education and Immigration expo in Ambala for providing guidance to students who are exploring opportunity to study abroad in Europe and UK. Ruby Bajaj, Director, Delving said, that each student has the potential to achieve excellence. A fundamental belief at Delving is that every student irrespective of his or her academic background and achievements has the potential to achieve excellence and make a mark in the world We believe that the best advice can only be given by someone who holds the first-hand experience of that field. Therefore, in our team based in India and international offices, we have graduates of world’s leading universities who work closely with our counselors and students in India to give advice that is relevant and accurate.”

SHORT TALKS

Delving hosted Education and Immigration expo in Ambala

CHANDIGARH: The Board of Directors of AU Small Finance Bank Limited at its meeting held today, approved the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The results have been subjected to a limited review by the statutory auditors of the bank. AUM grew 44.0%, Disbursement rose 40% and Deposits were up ~100% Y-o-Y; Added ~1.6 lac new deposit and loan accounts in the quarter. Continued focus on growing retail loans (80% of portfolio) and liabilities and being granular. Disbursement Yields further improved up by ~90 bps q-o-q; Cost of Fund marginally declined by 10 bps to 7.9% q-o-q. Deposits grew ~100% over Q1FY19 and came at INR 19,849 Crores; excluding Certificate of Deposits, Deposits grew 124% over Q1FY19. Reorganized Deposit pools into separate channels of Retail, FIG including Cooperative Bank, Wholesale Deposit and Government Deposit with sharper ownership and focus; implementing design changes.

AU Small Finance Bank reports 40% growth in Loans

Amazon's ring security camera brand partners with 200 police, law units in the US: Report

HEALTH/TECH

handigarh: The largest real estate developer and Builders in North CIndia, GBP- Gupta Builders and

Promoters on account of World Nature Conservation Day started a four day long plant distribution drive. Starting from 28th July the drive will continue till 31st July where the group is distributing a money plant sapling to their customers and all walk-in clients at their site offices.With an objective of spreading awareness about the need for the conservation of nature, the group has already distributed more than 100 saplings on the first day of drive and aims to give out at least 300 saplings to their customers. While talking about the distribution drive, Mr. Anupam Gupta, Sales and Marketing Director of GBP Group said, “Conservation of nature is a primary responsibility of every individual. With the rising population and pollution, we are already facing a lot of problems. We need to protect our environment and the natural resources that the Earth has bestowed us with for our healthy survival. We need to understand the need of the hour and act accordingly before it gets too late.”

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

Honor 8X, Honor 10 Confirmed to Be in Line to Get Android Q: Honor India

oogle's latest version of Android — codenamed Q — is all set to arrive in a few months and with it, we can expect a whole bunch of Gphones to receive the update early-on, other than the Pixel

phones. Back in May, Huawei announced a bunch of its phones that are scheduled to get the Q update. This also included some Honor smartphones but there weren't many of them. Now, Honor India has confirmed that the Honor 8X and the Honor 10 will be getting the Android Q update, whenever it arrives. Huawei's initial list of phones, confirmed to get the Android Q update, included the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20X, Mate 20RS Porsche Design, P30, P30 Pro, Honor V20 and Honor Magic 2. Then, last month, Honor confirmed that the 20 series will also be compatible with the Android Q update but users were curious about support for some of the older models. Replying to a user query on Twitter, Honor India confirmed that the 8X will be compatible with the next version of Android, along with the Honor 10. Huawei will launch Android Q with its next

instalment of EMUI, which will be version 10. According to the latest news, the company is said to introduce this next month during annual developer conference in China.

Chandigarh : OYO Hotels & Homes, India and South Asia’s largest, China’s second largest, world’s 3rd largest and fastest growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, managed living and workspaces, today announced its expansion in Punjab with launches in 5 cities namely Nayagaon, Bathinda, Pathankot, Phagwara and Pinjore. The state witnesses maximum bookings from Ludhiana, Delhi and Chandigarh.Also sets foot in Nayagaon with 26 buildings to offer standardized and trusted accommodation options at affordable prices. Backed by technological innovations and operational capabilities, OYO aims to revolutionize the fragmented and legacy-driven budget hospitality space and offer travellers standardized good quality hospitality experiences at affordable prices. Currently present in India in over 300 cities across 10,000+ leased and franchised buildings.

Capital One Bank Targeted in Massive Data Breach

xamining the effect of performed an integrative lasting changes in how people meditation on gene transcriptomic analysis, view events in their lives. Eexpression patterns in comparing gene expression Professor Elissa S. Epel, the

both novice and regular networks across all three first author of the study meditators, researchers found groups of participants and explained, "It's intuitive that that a resort vacation provides finding unique molecular taking a vacation reduces a strong and immediate profiles and pathway biological processes related to impact on molecular networks enrichment patterns. Study stress, but it was still associated with stress and results show that all groups, impressive to see the large immune pathways, in addition novice meditators, changes in gene expression to short-term improvements in experienced meditators, and from being away from the well-being, as measured by vacationers had significant busy pace of life, in a relaxing feelings of vitality and changes in molecular network environment, in such a short distress. patterns after the week at the period of time. These findings A meditation retreat for those, resort, with a clear signature will have to be replicated to who already used meditation distinguishing baseline from see if the changes are reliably regularly, was associated with post-vacation biology. The invoked under the same molecular networks most notable changes in gene circumstances, in future characterised by antiviral activity were related to stress studies, and compared to an activity. The molecular response and immune at-home control group."signature of long-term function. Researchers also "Based on our results, the meditators was distinct from assessed self-reported benefit we experience from the non-meditating measures of well being. meditation isn't strictly vacationers. The study While all groups showed psychological; there is a clear included training in mantra samples and surveys from all gene networks with advanced involved 94 healthy women, improvements up to one and quantifiable change in meditation, yoga, and self participants immediately data analysis and statistics, aged 30-60. Sixty-four women month later, the novice how our bodies function. reflection exercises. before and after their stay, as we have generated clinically were recruited who were not meditators had fewer Meditation is one of the ways For greater insight into the well as surveys one month meaningful information about regular meditators. symptoms of depression and to engage in restorative long-term effects of what and ten months later. stress and ageing that is Participants stayed at the less stress much longer than activities that may provide scientists dubbed the Eric Schadt, the senior author relevant to the broader same resort in California for the non-meditating relief for our immune "meditation effect" compared said, "In the spirit of other population."six days, and randomised so vacationers. systems, easing the day-to-to the "vacation effect," the research efforts we have The research team examined that half were simply on The psychological effects day stress of a body team also studied a group of pioneered with other groups, the changes in 20,000 genes vacation while the other half appear to be enduring and it is constantly trying to protect 30 experienced meditators this work underscores the to determine which types of joined a meditation training unknown how much of this itself. The prediction is that who were already enrolled in importance of studies focused genes were changing before program for well-being. longer lasting benefit may be this would then lead to the retreat that week. on healthy people. By and after the resort The meditation programme due to continued practice or healthier ageing," she said.Researchers collected blood combining an interrogation of experience. Scientists

mazon's surveillance see how many Ring users received interest in working with law camera brand, Ring, has the request, declined to share or enforcement.Areportedly entered into opted-out of all future requests," Apart from Ring, the company also

partnerships with around 200 police The Verge quoted a Ring offers a facial recognition product and law units across the US. called Rekognition which it has Ring never disclosed the exact p rov ided to loca l l aw number of partnerships that it enforcement and even pitched m a i n t a i n s w i t h l a w to Immigration and Customs enforcement. However, an Enforcement. But doubting the email obtained by web portal accuracy of the tool, researchers Motherboard cites notes from a and Artificial Intelligence (AI) police official which revealed experts have urged the company the number. to stop selling it to the police, "Every decision we make at The Verge said.Ring centres around privacy, Earlier in June, the home security and user control. While security company was accused law enforcement partners can of exploiting the emotion of fear submit video requests when in people to sell its doorbell spokesperson as saying on Monday.investigating an active case, Ring cameras and sharing a "suspected" Despite pushback from civil facilitates these requests with user thief's video as a promoted post on libertarians and some of its own consent. Law enforcement cannot Facebook.employees, Amazon has taken an

mritsar :--: Apollo H o s p i t a l s Aannounced today

appointment of world r e n o w n e d R a d i a t i o n Oncologist , Prof. Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, as International Director – Apollo Cancer Centres, Apollo Hospitals Group. Beginning this month, Dr. Nori will be available for consultations 10 times in a year at Apollo Hospitals across the country, spending 4 months in India. “It is a great pleasure to welcome the ‘Living Legend in Cancer Care’ Dr. Dattreyudu Nori to the Apollo Hospitals family. With the rising incidence of cancer, Prof. Nori will help in strengthening our fight against cancer. Patients across our cancer centers can now benefit from his expertise and continue to receive the best cancer care right here in India,” said Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group. During his first visit, Dr. Nori visited the world class Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi. He also spoke at the Global Health Summit and at the launch of the GAPIO Clinical Knowledge Development Program. Speaking about his new role at Apollo Hospitals, Prof. Dattatreyudu Nori said, “It is an honour to join hands with the Apollo team in its mission against cancer. Apollo Hospitals has been a pioneer and has revolutionised the medical landscape in India with trailblazing initiatives.

Apollo Hospitals appoints Dr Dattatreyudu Nori as international director

Aye Finance gears up for aggressive Pan India Expansion

upporting the Indian Government's 'National electric mobility mission', Magenta Power, a pioneer in establishing the EV Secosystem in India, promises to turn any location to vehicle

charging station with ‘ChargeGrid’ Series. The series is India’s first fully integrated, unmanned, convenient, payment enabled open network of smart charging solutions. The ‘ChargeGrid PRO’ series is best suited for community charging - be it offices, malls and residential societies. The next generation charger ‘ChargeGrid PRO’ comes online connected, with the Mobile App and Command Centre. The Mobile App provides EV owner the convenience of locating charging stations on aerial map, book the charging slots, getting updates on charging, recommendations on time-of-day use and paying charges online. While the Command Center, brings complete visibility to chargers, performance along with integration with various platform.This India-weatherproof charger has multiple charging options including Type-2 connector for the new EVs being launched, and also has an LCD Screen to track consumption and LEDs to indicate charging status when in use. The high performance rigorously tested, portable chargers is safe, reliable and modular - suitable for EVs currently in India and with a small change can be adapted to the vehicles yet to be launched.

Magenta Power announces India’s first Portable & Compact EV Charging Solutions ‘ChargeGrid’ Series

LUDHIANA :Aye Finance, CapitalG backed fintech lender has announced plans for aggressive Pan-India expansion in the current fiscal. After an extremely successful year which saw Aye reaching a milestone AUM figure of INR 1000 crores, the fintech lender will be opening 67 new branches to service the credit needs of a larger number of Indian micro enterprises. Aye has been rapidly expanding its footprint and in this round Aye is entering the new states and Post this expansion Aye’s branch footprint will reach 171 branches in 18 Indian States / Union Territories. Mr Sanjay Sharma, MD and Founder of Aye Finance mentioned that he is very excited about the prospects of these new branches “At Aye we follow a structured Industry- Cluster- Enterprise approach and use a cluster based method that uses the insights of each industry cluster for robust risk selection. This is further honed by analysing the data gathered by servicing more than 1,25,000 customer loans across 70 industry clusters. With the opening of these additional 67 branches, 30 of which have already been operationalized, the number of clusters we serve along with number of micro enterprises funded will go up significantly”Within a short span of 5 years, Aye has transitioned from a start up to a mid-sized company and its ability to scale up.

mritsar: TikTok, the world's leading short video platform, has revealed that it has Abeen seeing an overwhelming response for

its recently launched in-app challenge #EduTok, which empowers TikTok users to create meaningful and inspiring content around various themes with a focus on education, motivational, safety, health and wellness. The in-app challenge, which is currently the most trending campaign on TikTok, has already garnered over 2 billion views on the platform, a testament to TikTok becoming the preferred medium of creative expression for its 200 million Indian users. #EduTok is an effort to further highlight TikTok’s commitment to propel India’s creative economy and its contribution in the lives of digital natives. The videos created as a part of the campaign which has got over 3.7 billion views on TikTok, showcase the spirit of some of the TikTok creators who use the platform to bring a change in the society by sharing their knowledge with the larger community. This has enabled the users to share their inspiring stories and knowledge on themes like motivation and learning and development while also building a unique identity for themselves, empowering them to reach a wider audience with similar interests. The campaign is witnessing participation from popular creators.

Black Shark 2 pro with snapdragon 855 plus soc, 12gb ram launched: price, specifications

amsung Galaxy Fold, one of the most controversial phones of 2019, is finally debuting in September -- months after it Sbecame delayed due to the display fiasco. The South Korean

giant did confirm the September launch a few days back, but it hasn't yet revealed the exact release date of the foldable phone. However, a media report from its home country has now claimed that the Galaxy Fold launch (or rather, relaunch) would take place sometime in the third week of September. The smartphone will arrive first in the South Korean market, and it is said to come in a limited quantity of around 20,000 to 30,000 units. The formal launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold will likely to be held between September 18-20, reports The Investor. Samsung is reportedly fine-tuning the release schedule with telecom operators in South Korea. After the initial launch in South Korea and the US, the Galaxy Fold is believed to arrive in the UK, Germany, and France. The company last week confirmed the September launch and assured that the final tests had been conducted to ensure that the final units won't carry the issues reported initially. Samsung originally projected that it would produce as many a million Galaxy Fold smartphones in the first year. However, the initial production volume of the handset is estimated be around 20,000 to 30,000 units. The Galaxy Fold was unveiled at MWC 2019 in Barcelona back in February. The company had planned to launch the new model as its first foldable phone on April 26 with a price tag of $1,980 (roughly Rs. 1,36,300). It missed the original schedule and delayed the launch to fix the issues noted by early reviewers, though.

Samsung galaxy fold relaunch date set for third week of September: Report

Panasonic launches rugged designed hybrid mirrorless camera Lumix G95 with 4K Video TechnologyLUDHIANA: Adding to its spectacular Digital Single Lens Mirrorless category of cameras, Panasonic India, today has launched its new rugged-design hybrid mirrorless camera, Lumix G95. A high mobility camera with powerful 4K features and 9fps burst shooting speeds,the camera addresses the needs of users looking for advanced picture quality, high operating performance and video functions for filming, YouTube and still photography.Adding to these features is the 5-axis IBS that aids in smoothing out shots, making it ideal for handheld field use. The hybrid mirrorless camera also carries Panasonic’s 4K photo mode that allows for rapid image capture with the help of the new image engine capable of acquiringfocus in just .07 seconds. Apart from this, the camera also comprises enhanced features such as face and eye detection to accurately track subjects and capture blur-free images of street, food and nightlife scenes effortlessly. This do-it-all hybrid mirrorless camera, with its 20.3- Megapixel Digital Live MOS Sensor that renders high-precision yet natural images, is greatfor candid portraiture and Wedding photography and videography.

GBP group starts plant distribution drive on Nature Conservation Day

lack Shark 2 Pro has now been launched in China. The phone is powered by the newly launched BSnapdragon 855 Plus SoC, packs 12GB of RAM,

and offers UFS 3.0 storage. The Black Shark 2 Pro comes with an upgrade in design, as the back panel is touted to offer an improved grip and there are two more RGB LED lights on either side of the Black Shark logo. It also is equipped with upgraded DC Dimming 2.0 and Liquid Cooling 3.0 + technology. The company says that there is slight improvement in display touch response as well.Black Shark 2 Pro has been launched in China in two variants. The 12GB RAM + 128GB storage option is priced in China at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 30,000) and the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage option is priced at CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 35,000). It has been made available in Electric Black and Ice Ash colour options. The phone is up for reservation, and will go on sale on August 2.If the company were to follow tradition, this phone should arrive in India a few months later just like the Black Shark 2 phone. Black Shark 2 specifications, featuresThe Black Shark 2 Pro is a slightly upgraded variant of the Black Shark 2 phone launched earlier this year. It sports a proprietary Liquid Cool 3.0+ technology that is designed to manage heat dissipation, and DC Dimming 2.0 support is also integrated. The dual-SIM (Nano) Black Shark 2 Pro features a 6.39-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) AMOLED display along with TrueView Display.

udhiana: OYO Hotels & Homes, India and South Asia’s largest, LChina’s second largest, world’s

3rd largest and fastest growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, managed living and workspaces, today announced its expansion in Punjab with launches in 5 cities namely Nayagaon, Bathinda, Pathankot, Phagwara and Pinjore. The state witnesses maximum bookings from Ludhiana, Delhi and Chandigarh. Backed by technological innovations and operational capabilities, OYO aims to revolutionize the fragmented and legacy-driven budget hospitality space and offer travellers standardized good quality hospitality experiences at affordable prices. Commenting on this announcement, Aditya Ghosh, CEO of OYO, India & South Asia, said, “OYO is India’s biggest hotel chain. We are committed to offering standardized, quality and affordable accommodations.

handigarh: Motia group, one of the leading real estate developer of Tricity (Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula) has Cannounced the launch of its new residential project Motia

Huys in Peer Muchalla, adjoining sector 20, Panchkula. With an investment of Rs 65 crores, the realty major is coming up with independent luxury floors and a commercial arcade for the residents in its exemplary project. Spreading to an area of 2.5 acres, Motia Huys will offer a total of 147 units on 49 plots. Comprising of affordable 2 & 3 BHK independent luxury floors and a shopping complex spreading to an area of 500 Sq Yards, the residential project will have 47 feet wide internal roads and stilt parking. With immaculately designed floors well equipped with all the modern amenities, the project will offer an unparalleled lifestyle. Situated on a prime location, Motia Huys is the new offering from Motia Group which will be coming up in Peer Muchalla with connectivity to Airport road (Ring road) and Himalayan expressway. Strategically located Motia Huys provides smooth connectivity with major hospitals, commercial and educational hubs with and hassle-free living. While talking about Motia Huys, L.C Mittal, Director, Motia Group said, "The total project cost is estimated at about Rs 65 Crores and the same would be funded through internal accruals. At Motia we always endeavor to provide supreme services be it the infrastructure or modern amenities. The comfort of the residents comes first for us and keeping their needs in mind we develop.

Motia group launches its new residential project: Motia Huys with an investment of Rs 65 Crores

Max Fashion Launches on Amazon Fashion IndiaCHANDIGARH : Max Fashion, India’s most loved value fashion brand for men, women and kids, is now available at Amazon Fashion India,starting1st August 2019. For the first time in India, customerscan find and shop Max Fashion apparel and merchandise on Amazon.Amazon Fashion continues to delight customers across the country by bringing the widest andmost loved fashion selections from emerging labels, as well as popular brands. And now added to that elite roster is Max Fashion - a brand known for not just affordable fashion, but also for its global styling and trends. The Max store on Amazon Fashion will launch with the latest selection of seasonal fashion and trends from their Autumn ‘19 collection.Mr. Mayank Shivam, Director – Category Management, Amazon Fashion India said “We are thrilled to associate with Max Fashion and launch them on Amazon Fashion. Max Fashion is one of the most loved value fashion brandsthat offers.

AMRITSAR : Budget travel is emerging as a popular choice, especially amongst Indian millennials. People are increasingly finding ways to manage their resources efficiently to undertake more trips throughout the year.Contrary to popular perception, travelling on low fares does not mean compromising on comfort when travelling to faraway lands.With low-cost carriers expanding their reach to more international destinations, Indian travelers have more reasons to take that long-awaited break - and escape the ordinary! Scoot Airlines, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has identified a few destinations in South East Asia which make for fantastic yet affordable getaways!Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh is a relatively off-beat destination from India and travelers can soak up a lot of history during their visit.Travelers can explore the famousCu Chi Tunnels, theWar Remnants Museum and Independence Palace.In the heart of the city is the beautifulNotre Dame Cathedraland the equally diverse Jade Emperor Pagoda.

'Popular off-beat destinations to make your trip memorable'

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OYO strengthens foothold in the state of Punjab

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Anushka Sharma goes spunky in black for

latest magazine coveretting the temperature soaring, Bollywood's diva Anushka Sharma is stealing hearts as she turned cover girl for the August issue of 'Filmfare' Smagazine.The 31-year-old actor who handles her stardom with

simplicity is keeping her looks chic and upscale in her glam outfit.Turning on her charm, the 'PK' actor, styled by Allia Al Rufai, can be seen donning a

black thigh-high slit dress complimenting it well with pastel colour stilettos, beachy waves, and nude makeup to add that glamorous quotient to the cover.The official handle of Filmfare shared the cover

on their Instagram page and wrote, "Fun and flirty! Anushka Sharma goes sexy for Filmfare's August issue."Apart from the cover shoot,

the Instagram page of Filmfare also shared several pictures from the photoshoot."Star power! Anushka Sharma channels her

inner diva in this beautiful picture from our exclusive cover shoot," they wrote alongside a picture from the shoot where

she can be seen wearing a long dress with stars on it.The magazine termed the looks of the actor as 'Bowled Over.' Meanwhile, Anushka was last seen in Aanand L Rai's Zero alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. She is yet to announce her next project. Apart from this, she often makes headlines due to her PDA with her husband. After dating each other for a long time, the power couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in December 2017.

'Prasthanam' teaser: Sanjay Dutt takes charge in epic political drama

elebrations turned double for Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Ali Faizal, and Amyra Bollywood's 'Khalnayak' Sanjay Dutt Dastur appear through it in a never seen Cwho revealed the teaser of his before avatar.

forthcoming Hindi remake of Telugu film The 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S' star who can be 'Prasthanam' on his birthday. The actor who seen donning a black kurta and wearing a red turned 60 today, shared the one minute 18 tika in the teaser, is giving us major 'Vaastav' seconds teaser which seems to be an epic feels. The teaser also states that the film is a political drama set in contemporary times. "war for the legacy which takes on loyalty The teaser opens up with Sanjay's voice and integrity." The actor even shared the which says "Agar haq doge toh Ramayan trailer on his Twitter handle. 'Prasthanam' shuru hogi, aur agar chhinoge toh was a 2010 Telugu political thriller, which Mahabharat (If you give us the right, there starred Sharwanand, Saikumar, Sundeep will be Ramayan; if you snatch it away from Kishan and Ruby Parihar. The film produced us, then Mahabharat)," followed by a group by Maanayata Dutt has been directed by of people conducting a rally on the streets. In Deva Kutta, who directed the original one as one of the scenes, Sanjay can be seen well. Sanjay will soon be seen in Mahesh standing on top of a building with his fellow Bhatt's 'Sadak 2'. The actor was last seen in supporters and companions to address a rally. 'Kalank,' a period drama set in pre-In a montage of images from the teaser-- independent India. The flick is slated to hit viewers can see Manisha Koirala, Chunky the theatres on September 20.

'Kabir Singh' continues its winning streak, crosses Rs 275 cr mark

hahid Kapoor's latest outing 'Kabir Singh', witnessed a slight growth on its sixth co-starring Kiara Advani refuses to slow Saturday, with minting Rs 55 lakhs. It Seven after a month of its release. The film recorded higher numbers on Sunday,

is riding high on success and has crossed Rs 275 earning Rs 70 lakhs, thus crossing crore mark. The film has impressed the audience and the Rs 275 crore mark.

the box-office numbers are proving it! The film is Despite getting mixed reviews and continuing its stronghold despite facing competition not releasing on a holiday, the

from Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Article 15', Hrithik movie has been shattering all box Roshan's 'Super 30', Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar office records. 'Kabir Singh' is the

Rao's 'Judgementall Hai Kya', 'Spider: Far From Home' Hindi remake of Telugu hit 'Arjun and 'The Lion King'. The film, which opened to mixed Reddy.' The original blockbuster starred

reviews, has managed to rake in a total of Rs 275.96 crore. Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey.Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga,

box office collection of the film on his Twitter handle. Adarsh who also directed the original film, noted that the film is continuing to collect well on limited 'Kabir Singh' tells the story of a screens. "KabirSingh crosses Rs 275 cr. Continues to collect short-tempered surgeon Kabir well on limited screens/shows. Week 6 -- Fri 35 lacs, Sat 55 Singh (Shahid) who goes on a lacs, Sun 70 lacs. Total: Rs 275.96 cr. India biz," he tweeted. path of self-destruction, In a separate tweet, he shared the box office collection of the consuming drugs and alcohol film over the weeks and declared it an-all time blockbuster. after he cannot marry the love The film earned Rs 35 lakhs on its sixth Friday and of his life Preeti (Kiara).

Hungarian artist accuses makers of plagiarism

'Judgementall Hai Kya'

angana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao-starrer 'Judgementall Hai Kya' has been stealing the limelight ever since its inception. The film opened to Kgood reviews but looks like the controversies are yet to leave the film's

side. As if the film had not courted enough controversies already, another one has come knocking the door. An artist has alleged that one of the new posters of the black comedy-thriller featuring Kangana has been plagiarised. Flora Borsi, a Hungarian digital artist and photographer, has accused the makers of the film of plagiarism. She alleged that they have copied her work for the poster of the movie, without asking for her permission. The artist, who has verified accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, also shared a collage on social media comparing the said poster and another photograph, which she said is her piece of work. "Any similarities? It's a famous bollywood movie poster called "Judgementall Hai Kya". They didn't ask for any permission nor reached me out. It's a shame for big companies plagarising freelance artists work," she wrote. The poster in question shows Kangana's face which is half-covered with a cat, while Rajkummar Rao's face is half-covered with a mouse, an indication to the cat and mouse chase which the movie is all about. Rajkummar had shared the poster on his Twitter handle on July 26. The makers and actors of the recently released film are yet to react on the accusations. 'Judgementall Hai Kya' is about two murder suspects - Kangana as Bobby and Rajkummar as Keshav. While Bobby is a dubbing artist suffering from acute psychosis, a mental disorder, Keshav is the new tenant, who she gets attracted to. But Keshav is married to Rima (Amyra Dastur), who is murdered, and Bobby is convinced that Keshav is behind it.

Selena receives most unique birthday wish!

irthday celebrations don't seem to stop for Selena BGomez who turned 27

recently and two of her friends proved that they are her real buddies! The pop star's friends' paid a visit to the set of 'Shark Tank', an American TV series, in September and the episode aired recently. Gomez shared the video of her epic reaction as she sees her friends on screen on Instagram. "Not many of you know but I am obsessed with shark tank. Two of my best friends nailed my gift," she wrote.

The 'Wolves' singer in the clip is seen enjoying the episode with her

friends and soon she is left awestruck after Mark Cuban, one of the show's Shark started saying, "Hey Selena, it's Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, I wanted to say happy 27th birthday." "That was so cool!" is heard saying in the video. And a few moments later, the TV screen reads, "SHARK TANK X SG, We're going to the tank in September." Following which, Gomez loses her calm and shouts in excitement, "No! We are? On my gosh, I'm

so excited." The s i n g e r

celebrated h e r

special day with friend

s in Italy where she savoured on a delectable lunch

at restaurant Pierluigi in Rome. The 'I can't get enough' singer

received a lot of birthday wishes from her friends and fellow celebrities on social media.

National Geographic to premiere on Aug 7 'Counting Tigers'ome to 70 per cent of the world's tiger population, India is looking to turn the needle on the global tiger count via various conservation efforts. National Geographic Channel, in its commitment towards conservation, announces its upcoming documentary 'Counting Tigers', which closely follows the operations behind India’s 2018 Tiger Census - Ha study conducted once every four years by National Tiger Conservation Authority. The show will give viewers rare access to the operations behind this momentous

exercise. The documentary showcases the efforts of officers and forest guards involved in the process of tracking and counting tigers, including the never before in-depth tiger profiling. It also encapsulates the use of advanced technology and efficacious methods deployed in order to up the ante on accuracy of this Tiger Census. Interesting to know that nearly 15,000 camera traps were used for capturing tiger images and recording their unique stripe pattern with the help of a dedicated software. Riding on the spirit of authentic and trustworthy s t o r y t e l l i n g , N a t i o n a l Geographic, through this documentary, elaborates on the current habitat and situation of tigers in India. It celebrates those officials and biologists who have taken the responsibility to conserve the t i g e r population and work round the clock to ensure so. Commenting on the anno uncement, a Nat Geo spokesperson said, "As the world battles to save its most charismatic animal, 'Counting Tigers' showcases the intricacies of monitoring and tracking tigers and deep dives into the existing challenges that are a threat to the tiger population. Through this film, for the first time, viewers will get to understand how the Indian jungles are positivel y impacting the global tiger population. W e are delighted to be a part of this year’s

census estimation and to be able to share this incredible story with every viewer."The documentary ‘Counting Tigers’ will premiere on August 7, at 2000 hrs on National Geographic and Hotstar.

Delhi boy Suryaveer all set to release new friendship day anthem

e l h i - b a s e d rising singing-Ds e n s a t i o n

Suryaveer has already f a s c i n a t e d h i s nationwide fans with his magical voice and unique style of singing. Suryaveer belongs to the rare category of singers who receive immense love from the audience for recreating golden hits, which he releases mostly on his own youtube channel. Now, after the huge response from the a u d i e n c e f o r t h e friendship day anthems f o r t h e l a s t f o u r consecut ive years , Suryaveer is bringing another friendship day anthem this year too as promised earlier.

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Goldmedal electricals joins hand with PaytmNEW DELHI: Goldmedal Electricals, a home-grown fast moving electricalgoods (FMEG) company, has partnered with Paytm to create a mobile-app-enabled loyalty scheme for its key business partners and influencers. The appcalled ‘Dhan Barse’ has been custom-developed by Paytm exclusively forGoldmedal and aims to bring together all of Goldmedal's business partnersand influencers under one digital umbrella. Dhan Barse is a feature-rich appwith a simple and intuitive user interface. Having been inspired by the PrimeMinister's Digital India initiative, it connects partners or users from remote partsof the country and allows them to get business updates in real-time. The appthus enables Goldmedal to associate with all stakeholders seamlessly, KishanJain, Director, Goldmedal Electricals, said. The mobile app along with thecompany’s loyalty scheme is being launched in select states and will beavailable across the country very soon.

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Ferns N Petals is a renowned onlinegifting portal that recently launchedits exclusive Rakhi 2019 collectionin India which allowed thecustomers to send rakhi onlineconveniently. Now the company hasgone live with its InternationalRakhi catalogue covering 100+countries worldwide and is offeringfree shipping to the customers.

It is a major milestone for FernsN Petals as it used to cater to 70countries earlier. Extending deliveryin 100+ countries is a strategic movewhich will put the company ahead ofthe competition in all aspects. TheInternational catalog consists ofbeautiful designer rakhis, set of 2rakhis, lumba rakhi for brother andsister-in-law, kids rakhi, rakhi withsweets, rakhi with dry fruits etc. and

will allow the customers to choosefrom 1000+ rakhi gifts.

It should also be noted that as ofnow all the international orders arewith free shipping to all 100+countries.

Talking about expansion ofRakhi delivery, Sai Thota, Head of

Marketing & InternationalExpansion, said, "Besides India, wehave been delivering rakhi for morethan 15 years in developed countrieslike USA, Canada, United Kingdom,and Australia, etc. where NRIs are inbig numbers. We made it extremelyconvenient for customers to sendrakhi to Canada, rakhi to UK andmany other countries.

We have been adding a fewcountries year-on-year based on ourmarket research where there is a gapof fulfillment of Rakhi across theglobe and we were successfully ableto scale it up to 70 countries by lastyear. We have got very goodresponse even in countries likeKenya, too.

Demand for skilled labour acrossall the developing and even theunderdeveloped countries is creatingjob opportunities for Indians who aremoving to countries like Tanzania,

Ethiopia, Uganda, etc. Thus, we areexpanding our Rakhi deliveries toanother 30+ countries to help theIndian siblings to send Rakhi gifts.

We can now deliver Rakhi andRakhi gifts to more than 100countries." About Ferns N PetalsFerns N Petals, having pioneered theconcept of flowers and gifts in thecountry, today has become a driverof marketplace innovation and acontributor in local economies.

Started with a single store in1994 in Delhi, the company has beenin its present business for more than25 years now and has completelychanged the entire landscape ofonline gifting. Leading the floral andgifting industry with 320+ outletsacross 120 cities, pan India, Ferns NPetals is consciously foraying intosmall towns and every nook andcorner of the country to mark itspresence.

Chaos in Hong Kongas protesters disruptmetro servicesHONG KONG: Thousands ofcommuters had a harrowing time onTuesday after protesters blockedmetro train services during themorning rush hour, in the latest anti-government demonstrations whichhave rocked Hong Kong for the lastfew months. The demonstrators, someclad in black and wearing masks,stopped a Whampoa-bound train fromTiu Keng Leng station in Kowloon at7:50 am (local time) by standing ingroups and obstructing the doors. Thetrain finally left at 9 am (local time),South China Morning Post reported. AtAdmiralty station, as many as 25protesters blocked train doors fromclosing at around 9:30 am (local time).The MTR (Mass Transit Rail), the city'smetro system, had announced thedelay in services due to the protestand urged the commuters to allowmore time for their trip. The delay inservices sparked confrontationsbetween the commuters andprotesters, forcing the officials tointervene. Commuters were forced tolook for other alternate modes oftransport which led to traffic snarls inseveral parts of Hong Kong. Longqueues of buses and vehicles weremoving at a snail's pace along theeastern corridor and along ConnaughtRoad from Central to Causeway Bay.However by 11:30 am, MTRoperations were gradually returning tonormal after services on somesections were suspended and trainsrunning at slower speeds.

BEL's Q1 profit up 14pc despite dip inturnoverBENGALURU: Navratna defencepublic sector undertaking BharatElectronics Limited (BEL) has reported14 per cent jump in its profit after taxat Rs 204.7 crore during the first fiscalquarter (Q1 FY20) from Rs 179.7crore in the year-ago period. However,the turnover dipped marginally to Rs2,042 crore from Rs 2,078 crore in Q1of FY19, the company said in astatement. While earnings beforeinterest, tax, depreciation andamortisation (EBITDA) stood at Rs381 crore in the June quarter, up 16.6per cent year-on-year from Rs 326.5crore, the profit before tax was Rs 290crore compared to Rs 250 crore in Q1FY19. BEL's order book on July 1stood at Rs 51,715 crore with majorsupplies comprising upgrading ofcommunication equipment, integratedair command and control systems,naval equipment, smart city business,radars and real-time informationsystems.

Forced conversionsare un-Islamic, saysImran KhanISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime MinisterImran Khan has described the practiceof forced conversions as un-Islamic andsaid that those who do so are unawareof the history of Islam. Addressing anevent on the occasion of NationalMinority Day here on Monday, Khaninvoked Prophet Mohammed saying hegave religious freedom to minoritiesand protected their places of worship"because the Quran orders that therebe no compulsion in religion". "How canwe then take it into our own hands toforcefully convert someone to Islam --either by marrying (non-Muslim) womenor on gunpoint or to (by threatening to)kill someone because of theirreligion?" The Dawn quoted him assaying. "All these things are un-Islamic. If God had not given hismessengers the power to impose theirbeliefs on someone, who are we (todo so)?" he asked. The cricketer-turned-politician asserted that therewas no precedent in Islamic history forforcefully converting others. Khan'scomments came after Pakistan'sindependent human rights watchdog inApril had raised concerns over theincreasing incidents of forcedconversions and marriages of Hinduand Christian girls to Muslim menevery year. In its annual report, theHuman Rights Commission of Pakistan(HRCP) said that the government hasdone little to stop forced marriages andurged the lawmakers to pass effectivelegislations to end the practice.

International Rakhi delivery in100+ countries worldwide

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 30

Following a comprehensiveupgrade, one of Porsche's mostpopular models, the Macan, isnow available in India. Withperformance credentials thatunderline the model's position asthe true sports car in its segment,the latest generation wasshowcased to guests at a launchevent. The brand's compact SUVhas evolved in terms of comfortand driving dynamics, with twoengine versions available atlaunch, the Macan and the morepowerful Macan S. "The Macan

has been one of our mostsuccessful series in India and withthe new generation combiningeven more pronounced PorscheDNA, greater performance andcomfort, I am confident that thesuccess story is sure to continue. Ibelieve that the Macan is the mostexciting compact SUV on themarket, never allowing you toforget it is a true sports car atheart. The new range offers theperfect balance of emotions andfunctionality. The newlyintroduced Crest Care Packagefor the Macan offers completepeace of mind for the vehicle'supkeep and I am delighted to be

welcoming the first variants ofMacan to the market", said PavanShetty, Director, Porsche India.The Macan comes to the startingline with an enhanced 2.0-litreturbocharged four-cylinderengine, producing 252 hp anddelivering a maximum torque of370 Nm. It accelerates from zeroto 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds (whenequipped with the optional SportChrono Package) and reaches atop speed of 227 km/h. TheMacan S is powered by a new V6engine, which was firstintroduced in the new generationsof the Panamera and Cayenne.The high-tech power unit

produces 354 hp (an increase of14 hp compared to itspredecessor) and a torque outputof 480 Nm. As a result,acceleration to 100 km/h is just5.1 seconds with the optionalSport Chrono Package; its topspeed is 254 km/h. The vehicledynamics of the Macan remain aprinciple feature. The revampedchassis increases drivingpleasure, offering stability andimproved comfort thanks tonewly developed mixed-sizetyres, enhanced brakes and theintelligent all-wheel drivePorsche Traction Management(PTM) system.

Porsche India welcomes the new Macan

Pak Army plane crashes in Rawalpindi, 17 killedAGENCYISLAMABAD, JUL 30

At least 17 people, including twopilots and three military personnel,were killed and 12 others injuredwhen a Pakistan Army aviationaircraft on a routine training flightcrashed in a residential area in thegarrison city of Rawalpindi earlyon Tuesday.

The plane crashed in thesuburbs of Mora Kalu village,killing 12 civilians and five crewmembers and destroying five to sixhouses, the Pakistan Army said.

It said that all five crewmembers, including two pilots,were killed and 12 others wereinjured in the accident.

District commissionerRawalpindi Ali Randhawa told themedia that the incident occurredbetween 2:30 to 2:40 am when asmall military plane which was ona training mission crashed inRawalpindi.

The dead and injured wereshifted to various hospitals ofRawalpindi, where paramedics

said most of the victims werebadly burnt. Radio Pakistan alsoreported that 17 people were killedin the accident.

The cause of the crash is yet tobe ascertained and the rescueoperation was completed by themorning, the authorities said.

The village where the planecrashed is located close to the posharea of Bahria Town. Soon afterthe crash, a massive fire broke out

that engulfed several houses in thelocality.

Some of the locals have alsouploaded pictures of the burninghouses on social media.

Pakistan has a poor air safetytrack record, with plane andhelicopter crashes occurringfrequently over the years.

In 2016, a PakistanInternational Airlines (PIA) planecarrying 48 people, including

famous pop singer-turned-Islamicpreacher Junaid Jamshed, his wifeand Deputy Commissioner ChitralOsama Warraich, crashed andburst into flames in a hilly areanear Abbottabad after facingengine problems.

In 2012, a Bhoja Airline plane,a Boeing 737 carrying 121passengers and six crew members,crashed near Islamabad just justbefore touchdown.

The worst aviation tragedy onPakistani soil came in July 2010when an Airbus 321 passenger jetoperated by the private airlineAirblue crashed into hillsoverlooking Islamabad. The flightwas coming from Karachi.

All 152 people on board werekilled in the accident, whichoccurred amid heavy rain and poorvisibility.

Another deadly civilian planecrash involving a Pakistani jetoccurred in 1992 when a PIAAirbus A300 crashed into a cloud-covered hillside on its approach tothe Nepalese capital Kathmandu,killing 167 people.

DLF Q1 net profitjumps more than two-fold to Rs 414.7 crore

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 30

Realty major DLF's netprofit jumped two-fold to Rs414.72 crore during April toJune from Rs 172.77 crore inthe year-ago period despite afall in revenue. Thecompany's total incomedeclined to Rs 1,540.95crore during the quarterended June from Rs 1,657.67crore in the correspondingperiod of the previous year.DLF reported an exceptionalincome of Rs 296.51 crorewhich helped in a significantrise in the net profit. Netsales bookings stood at Rs705 crore in the June quarter.DLF said that sales numbersare on an upswing withluxury sales doing better."Our strategy of build andsell has worked out to be asuccessful one. Given theoverhang owing to numerousfactors, the markets are

expected to lean towardsdevelopments which areeither complete or atadvanced stages ofcompletion and mitigatevarious risks perceived to beattached to under-construction projects," saidWholetime Director AshokTyagi. "Given this belief, thecompany has embarked onthe development of newasset build-out at selectmarquee locations in bothresidential and commercialsegments, which will enablesizeable build over the timeperiod in which existinginventory gets sold," he saidin a statement.

12 civilians and two pilots among victims

Airtel unveils e-governanceplatform for Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, JUL 30

Bharti Airtel said on Monday that it hasdesigned and implemented a future-readystate wide area network (SWAN) for the stategovernment of Uttar Pradesh as part of theCentre's e-governance initiative.

UPSWAN 2.0, which is one of the largestof its kind in India, was launched by DeputyChief Minister Dinesh Sharma.

"Under the leadership of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, India is undergoing a digitaltransformation and empowering its citizensthrough e-governance," said Alok Sinha,Additional Chief Secretary, Commercial Tax,IT and Electronics. "Uttar Pradesh is makingrapid strides towards becoming fully digitallyenabled and ensuring that governmentservices reach every corner of the state over adigital backbone," he said. UPSWAN 2.0comprises of 885 points of presence acrossthe state and is designed to provide secure,high-speed connectivity for delivery ofgovernment services to citizens over a closeduser group network. This network

infrastructure now digitally connects all stateheadquarters, district headquarters, blockheadquarters and tehsil headquarters acrossUttar Pradesh and empowers them to delivergovernment-to-government as well asgovernment-to-citizen services in a quick andseamless fashion. A dedicated networkoperations centre has been set up in Lucknowto monitor the network performance.UPSWAN will enhance efficiency and enableseamless e-delivery of government services tocitizens even in deep rural pockets, thecompany said in a statement.

Easter Day attacks imperil SriLanka economic recovery

COLOMBO, JUL 30

Shocks from deadly suicidebombings on Easter Day inSri Lanka are reverberatingthroughout its economy inthe worst crisis since theSouth Asian island nation'scivil war ended in 2009. Theblasts that killed more than250 people were blamed onIslamic extremists. Theyhave devastated Sri Lanka'svital tourism industry, sourceof jobs for many, and arehindering foreigninvestment. Sri Lanka'seconomy already was introuble, dogged by politicalcrisis, its currency underpressure from a growingnational deficit and risingdebt. The attacks have addedto those challenges. Businessis the worst it's been in the 60years that Ranepura HewageJayasena has been doingbusiness in the capitalColombo, where he runs ashop that sells spectacularwooden carvings, woodenelephants and clothing

designed for tourisms."Almost 100% of mybusiness is gone. There aredays without a single sale,"said Jayasena, 76, lookinggrief-stricken as he wentthrough the previous daysaccounts. "We had a war thatraged for years, but we hadgood business. Bombsexploded in Colombo cityitself, but that did not affectour business," he said.

"This is the worst periodI have seen in my life."Seven suicide bombers

struck two Catholic and oneProtestant church and threeluxury hotels on April 21.The Islamic State groupclaimed responsibility forthe attacks, which werecarried out by a localradicalized Muslim groupknown as NationalThowheed Jammath. Amongthose killed were 45foreigners, mainly fromChina, India, the U.S. andBritain. For days after theattack, many businessesremained shuttered.

Tata Power to develop250 MW solar project

in GujaratAHMEDABAD, JUL 30

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) hasreceived a letter of award from Gujarat Urja VikasNigam">Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited(GUVNL) to develop a 250 MW solar project inDholera Solar Park in the state. This capacity is inaddition to 100 MW awarded by GUVNL earlier atRaghanesda Solar Park in May. The energy will besupplied to GUVNL under a power purchaseagreement valid for a period of 25 years from thescheduled commercial operation date. The companywon the contract in a bid announced by GUVNL inJanuary. The project has to be commissioned within 15months from the date of execution of the powerpurchase agreement. "We are delighted to contributetowards the realisation of our country's commitmenttowards clean and green energy through solar powergeneration," said Managing Director and ChiefExecutive Officer Praveer Sinha. Ashish Khanna,President (Renewables) at Tata Power, said, "This is animportant milestone in our endeavour to generate 35 to40 per cent of Tata Power's total generation capacityfrom clean energy sources. We hope to continue tobuild on our capabilities, deliver over expectations andcreate high benchmarks all around," he said in astatement. With this deal, TPREL's capacity underimplementation would become 650 MW which is inaddition to Tata Power's operating capacity of 2,476MW. The plant is expected to generate 635 millionunits of energy per year and will annually offset about635 million kg of carbon dioxide.

Sensex tumbles over 289pts; bank, auto stocks dragMUMBAI, JUL 30

The benchmark Sensex onTuesday fell over 289.13points to close at 37,397.24due to heavy selling mainlyin banking, auto and oil &gas stocks as tepid corporateearnings and auto sectorwoes weighed on investors'sentiment. Besides, sustainedforeign fund outflowscontinued to spook domesticequity market.

The 50-share NSE Niftytoo dropped 103.80 points tosettle at 11,085.40.

In the Sensex pack, Yesbank emerged as the biggestloser, falling 9.13 per cent,followed by IndusInd Bank(6.6 per cent),HeroMotoCorp (6.01 percent), Sun Pharma (4.79 percent) and SBI (4.70 per cent).

Other losers were TataSteel, Vedanta, Tata Motors,Reliance, Axis Bank, ONGC,HDFC and ICICI Bank,among others.

On the other hand, BhartiAirtel topped the gainers'chart, up 3.19 per cent,followed by TCS (2.32 per

cent), HCL Tech (0.83 percent), ITC (0.49 per cent),HDFC Bank (0.39 per cent),L&T (0.36 per cent), HUL(0.19 per cent), Infosys (0.16per cent) and NTPC (0.08 percent). Sectorally, BSE metalwas the worst performer with3.25 per cent drop. Othermajor laggards were energy(2.42 per cent), basicmaterials (2.32 per cent), oil& gas (2.14 per cent), auto(2.12 per cent) and bankex(1.86 per cent). In Asianmarkets, ShanghaiComposite Index, HangSeng, Nikkei and Kospiclosed on a positive noteahead of US-China tradetalks and Federal reservepolicy.

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TALKSPV Sindhu withdrawsfrom Thailand Open,Saina to playNEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttlerPV Sindhu on Tuesday withdrewher name from the Thailand Open.Olympic silver-medallist Sindhu,who lost the Indonesia Open finaland then Japan Open quarter-finalto Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, willnot take part in the Thailand Openmain draw which commences onJuly 31."#ThailandOpenSuper500 #pvsind-hu has withdrawn from #Thailand asthe main rounds take off from today.Let's wish the shuttlers all the best.#IndiaontheRise #badminton," BAIMedia tweeted.The 24-year-old did not tell any spe-cific reason for withdrawing hername from the competition.Although seventh-seeded Saina Ne-hwal will begin the women's singlescampaign in a qualifier match onWednesday.Earlier, 29-year-old Nehwal with-drew her name from the IndonesiaOpen and then in Japan Open onmedical grounds.

Pakistan cricketerHasan Ali to marryIndian girlGUJRANWALA : Pakistan right-armpacer Hasan Ali is set to tie the knotwith Indian girl Shamia Arzoo on Au-gust 20.Member of Pakistan's squad in therecent World Cup, Hasan's nikahceremony will be held at a Dubaihotel and the rukhsati will take placein 2020, the News International re-ported.The 25-year-old Hasan fell in lovewith Arzoo during the World Cupheld in the UK. Arzoo is an engineerand currently works in Dubai.Hasan will become the fourth Pak-istani cricketer to marry an Indiangirl after former cricketers ShoaibMalik, Zaheer Abbas, and MohsinKhan. Shoaib married Indian tennisstar Sania Mirza in 2010. The cou-ple was blessed with a baby boyIzhaan Mirza Malik in October lastyear.

Glenn Mcgrath laudsJames Anderson forhis consistencyLONDON: Former Australia pacerGlenn Mcgrath has lauded Eng-land's bowler James Anderson, say-ing his bowling form will be a big de-cider in the upcoming Ashes series."To be 37-plus, and to have played148 Test matches, it's absolutely in-credible. To think that he's put hisbody through that much pain andstress, and everything that goes intobeing a fast bowler, and he's still go-ing out there and going the busi-ness," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Mc-grath as saying. "When that ball'sswinging, in English conditions withthe Dukes ball, there's no-one bet-ter. So yeah, if Australia can get ontop of Jimmy, that's going to be abig decider in this Test series. But ifJimmy comes out, bowls well andknocks the Australians over, it's go-ing to be another tough series forthem," he added. Mcgrath alsoopined that the upcoming series be-tween England and Australia will bean amazing series as both sideshave good bowling lineup.

SPORTSYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019

AGENCYNOIDA, JULY 30

Olympic medal-winning wrestler SakshiMalik does not endorse the IndianOlympic Association's call for a boycottof the 2022 Commonwealth Games butat the same time feels that droppingshooting from the event's roster is"wrong on the athletes."

The Indian Olympic Association lastweek proposed boycott of the 2022Birmingham CWG for dropping shoot-ing from the roster, and sought the gov-ernment's approval.

"Let's not say that we will boycottbut I just hope that shooting is includedand all of us going to Birmingham," Sak-shi told on the sidelines of the launch ofAsics sportswear here.

At the same time, Sakshi backed theIOA's aggressive push to get shooting onthe Games' roster.

"Whatever decision IOA is planningto take is right because whichever sportis taken out, it is wrong on those athletes.And our shooters bring a lot of medalsand I see it as an entire Indian contingentand even if one discipline is affected, it isunfair," Sakshi said.

On to other issues and Sakshi

slammed the Haryana government's de-cision to "cut prize money" of the state'sathletes who win medals in internationalevents.

"It is wrong to cut the prize money.We are working hard for the last 15-20years and regularly winning medals at in-ternational events, and it would be verydemoralising if our prize money is cut,"she said.

Sakshi made it to the World Champi-onship, to be held in Kazakhstan fromSeptember 14-22, after she emerged vic-torious in the 62kg category at the recent

trials. She is now looking to book anOlympic berth with a podium finish inAstana.

"I am aiming to book an Olympicberth with a medal at the World Champi-onship. Top six wrestlers in each weightcategory qualify for the Olympics, but Iam also eyeing a medal," the RioOlympics bronze-medallist said. The26-year-old said she was certainly aim-ing to change the colour of her medal atthe 2020 Tokyo Games but her first goalwas to qualify for the Olympics. "If youmanage to qualify at the World Champi-onship, it gives you almost a year's timeto prepare for the Olympics and plansthings well in advance. Although for thelast Olympics, I qualified in the finalqualifying event and still won a medal."In case, I do not qualify for theOlympics at the World Championshipthen I will prepare for the next qualifica-tion event," Sakshi said. Sakshi hardlyhad to break a sweat during the recent tri-als but she insisted that there is a lot ofpotential among the younger lot. "Thereare a lot of wrestlers coming up across allcategories. I would say my experiencehelped me during the trials. Moreover, ittakes time for the youngsters to make aplace.

Let's not talk about boycott but droppingshooting from CWG also unfair: Sakshi

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 30

Former India batsman SanjayManjrekar has “respectfully dis-agreed” with Sunil Gavaskar’scritical observations on Indiacaptain Virat Kohli and the se-lection committee, saying in-tegrity is “a far more importantquality” than stature for a selec-tor.

In his syndicated column,batting great Gavaskar had ques-tioned the process of continuingwith Kohli as the captain of theside without a review meeting,which is the norm, and calledthose part of the MSK Prasad-led selection panel “appearing tobe lame ducks” and lacking instature to work with the teammanagement.

Entering the World Cup asone of the overwhelmingfavourites, India’s campaignended in the semifinals with aloss to New Zealand.

India, though, won seven oftheir nine matches in the megaevent, and Manjrekar, now acommentator, also pointed tothat stat. “Respectfully disagreewith Gavaskar Sir with his viewson Indian selectors & Virat beingretained as capt. No, Ind did notput in a ‘much below par WCperformance’, they won 7 losttwo. Last one very narrowly.And integrity a far more impor-tant quality as selector thanstature,” Manjrekar tweeted.

Coming to terms with theWorld Cup heartbreak, Kohliwill now lead the Indian team in

a three-match T20I, three-matchODI and a two-match Test seriesin the West Indies. In his column,Gavaskar had questioned whyKohli was an automatic choicefor captaincy following theteam’s exit in the World Cup,saying the selection committeeshould have reviewed his leader-

ship and the team’s performance.Gavaskar said it was “incum-bent” on the selectors to call a re-view meeting before picking thesquads for the West Indies tour,and hoped the next panel wouldhave players of stature whowould “not be bullied” by theteam management.

Team selection row: Manjrekardisagrees with Gavaskar’s view

Prasad reacts toSunil's 'lameducks' jibe

NEW DELHI : Indian chief se-lector MSK Prasad on Tuesdayreacted to former captain SunilGavaskar's 'lame ducks' com-ment and said it was very un-fortunate to hear such wordsfrom a respected figure. Theselection panel has been re-ceiving constant criticism eversince India's semi-final exitfrom the recently-concludedICC World Cup 2019.Gavaskar was the latest toquestion the selectors overKohli continuing as the skipperof the team across formats.Gavaskar recently lashed outat the Prasad-led selectionpanel while questioning Kohli'sposition as the captain of the In-dian team. The 70-year-old felta proper re-appointment proce-dure should have been fol-lowed after India's World Cupdebacle to reappoint Kohli asthe skipper of the team. Indiafinished on top in the leaguestages of the World Cup butsuffered an 18-run defeat at thehands of New Zealand in thesemi-final to bow out of theshowpiece event.

We should not jump the gun on someonelike Ajinkya Rahane: Virat Kohli

MUMBAI : Virat Kohli is sure of the fact that a player like AjinkyaRahane will bounce back strong and regain his form with the batvery soon, the Indian captain asserted on Monday. Speaking at apacked press conference ahead of India's departure for the WestIndies, Kohli said his deputy is one of the most sorted players inthe team and remains an invaluable member in the side with batand in the field. Rahane, averages over 40 in the longest format,but has struggled to score runs consistently over the last couple ofyears. His average dropped from 34.62 in 2017 to 30.66 in 2018."Even in South Africa we played Rohit because of his battingagainst Sri Lanka and in the ODI format. So that was the reasonwhy we chose him over Jinx (Ajinkya Rahane).

MELBOURNE, JULY 30

Australia head coach JustinLanger on Tuesday confirmedbatsman Usman Khawaja will bein the playing XI for the openingmatch of the Ashes series againstEngland and said pacer James Pat-tinson is "more than likely" to bein the side.

"Usman Khawaja will defi-nitely be in. He is fit, ready to go,he is playing well,"cricket.com.au quoted Langer assaying.

Khawaja had suffered a ham-string injury in Australia's gameagainst South Africa in the round-robin stage of the World Cup.

Langer said, "He's a seasonedpro for us, he averages 40-odd inTest cricket, his hammy (ham-string) is good, he's running well,he's passed all the fitness tests sohe's ready to go. He'll bat No.3."

Pattinson has not played aTest since February 2016.

"It's a great story isn't it, com-ing back from where he was as ayoung bowler, the back surgeries,to more than likely being selectedfor this Test match, it's a great sto-ry," said Langer.

"They've both got a reallystrong case, and then the fastbowling spots. There's probablythree to be fair, Mitch Starc, PeterSiddle and Josh Hazlewood forone spot," he added.

Australia's Ashes squad --Tim Paine (c), Cameron Ban-

croft, Pat Cummins, Marcus Har-ris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head,Usman Khawaja, MarnusLabuschagne, Nathan Lyon,Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser,

James Pattinson, Peter Siddle,Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc,Matthew Wade, David Warner.

The opening Ashes match willbe played at Edgbaston in Eng-land from August 1.

Usman Khawaja infor opening Ashes

match: Justin Langer

Stokes hails newmaturity as Ashes loomLONDON: England's BenStokes says learning not to tryto "please everyone" helpedhim mature and regain theTest vice-captaincy ahead ofthe Ashes series starting thisweek. The 28-year-old, freshfrom playing a pivotal role inEngland's thrilling World Cupvictory earlier this month, hasbeen appointed as Joe Root'snumber two for the five-Testseries against Australia. Theall-rounder was banned andfined by the England andWales Cricket Board for bring-ing the game into disreputefollowing a street brawl in Bris-tol in 2017.

AGENCYDUBAI, JULY 30

The International Cricket CouncilTuesday named Michael Gough ofEngland and Joel Wilson of the WestIndies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panelof Umpires for 2019-20 season follow-ing the annual review and selectionprocess.

Gough and Wilson have been ele-vated from the Emirates ICC Interna-tional Panel of Umpires by the selec-tion panel consisting of ICC GeneralManager - Cricket, Geoff Allardice,former player and now commentatorSanjay Manjrekar, and match refereesRanjan Madugalle and David Boon.

Both these umpires have gainedsignificant experience at the interna-tional level with Gough having offici-ated in nine Tests, 59 ODIs and 14T20Is and Wilson having stood in 13Tests, 63 ODIs and 26 T20Is. They re-place retired umpire Ian Gould andRavi Sundaram who were part of theprevious panel.

Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Man-ager Umpires and Referees, said: "Be-

ing an elite official is an extremelychallenging job. Every decision isscrutinized by millions of fans andeach match official is subject to a rig-orous ongoing performance assess-ments throughout the year.

"We are fortunate to have somefantastic officials who are able to with-stand the pressures of the job and de-liver consistently on the internationalstage. Michael and Joel are deservingadditions to the Emirates ICC ElitePanel of Umpires and I wish them allthe best for the coming season and forthe future."

The other members of the EmiratesICC Elite Panel of Umpires are AleemDar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Eras-mus, Chris Gaffaney, Richard Illing-worth, Richard Kettleborough, NigelLlong, Bruce Oxenford, Paul Reiffeland Rod Tucker.

The Emirates ICC Elite Panel ofMatch Referees remains unchangedwith David Boon, Chris Broad, JeffCrowe, Ranjan Madugalle,

Andy Pycroft, Richie Richardsonand Javagal Srinath the seven officialson that list.

ICC names two new umpiresin elite panel for 2019-20

Mahela Jayawardena thinks World Test Championship as unique conceptDUBAI: A day after ICC officially launched the World Test Championship, Sri Lankan former bats-man Mahela Jayawardena has termed it as a unique concept."It's quite unique. I'm pretty confident that it will attract a lot of interest," ICC quoted Jayawardenaas saying on Tuesday. According to Jayawardena, the World Test Championship needs to havethe same format as in the other event; otherwise, it will become a bilateral series. "We have aWorld Championship in other formats and I think it's important to bring that over into Test cricket.Otherwise, it just becomes bilateral series after bilateral series," Jayawardana said. ICC World TestChampionship was announced last year, with the top nine full member nations Australia,Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indiescompeting in a total of 71 Test matches across 27 bi-lateral series over two years.