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Rs. 2YUGMARGThe whole secret of existence isto have no fear. Never fear whatwill become of you, depend onno one. Only the moment you

reject all help are you freed.

Swami Vivekananda

Plea in SCchallenging new lawon 'triple talaq'NEW DELHI: A petition was filedin the Supreme Court Thursdaychallenging the newly enactedlaw which makes the practice ofinstant divorce through 'triple ta-laq' among Muslims a punish-able offence entailing imprison-ment of up to three years.The fresh plea has been filed byJamiat Ulama-I-Hind, a Muslimbody, which sought to declareThe Muslim Women (Protectionof Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019as "unconstitutional" on theground that it allegedly violatesthe provisions of the Constitu-tion.President Ram Nath Kovind hasgiven assent to the Act whichmakes 'talaq-e-biddat' or anyother similar form of talaq havingthe effect of instantaneous andirrevocable divorce pronouncedby a Muslim husband void and il-legal.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 22

Continuing the record-setting trend,gold price on Thursday hit a newhigh of Rs 38,970 per 10 gram bygaining Rs 150 in the national capi-tal, according to the All India SarafaAssociation, mainly on account of aweaker rupee and safe-haven buyingfrom investors due to weak equitymarket.

Gold prices have been hitting afresh high everyday since Tuesday.

Silver advanced by Rs 60 to Rs45,100 per kg on increased offtakeby industrial units and coin makers.

Despite sluggish overseas trend,gold prices rose on account of sus-tained buying from local jewellers,traders said.

Besides, weakness in rupee andequity market also aided the rally in

the yellow metal, they added.In New York, spot gold was trad-

ing lower at USD 1,498.80 an ounce,while silver was down at USD 17.09an ounce.

"Gold prices in the internationalmarket are hovering near the psycho-logical level of USD 1,500 an ounceas traders stayed away from takingfresh position amid the key econom-ic events scheduled this week," Ha-reesh V, Head Commodity Research,Geojit Financial Services said.

"Expectations are high that theUS Federal Reserve chair's speech atJackson Hole meeting on Fridaywould provide cues on future US in-terest rate cuts that may influencegold prices. Also, traders are keenlyawaiting the result of G7 summit forhints of any additional steps by poli-cy makers to push global economicgrowth," he said.

Gold continues bull run, nears Rs 39,000 markJunior Auditorheld for taking bribeCHANDIGARH: The VigilanceBureau Punjab today nabbed ajunior auditor, food and civil sup-plies department red handedwhile accepting bribe of Rs.5,000.Disclosing this here an officialspokesperson of the VigilanceBureau said Jaspal Singh, juniorauditor, posted at food and civilsupplies department, Patiala wasnabbed red handed by Vigilanceteam for accepting bribe of Rs.5,000 from complainant HarinderPal, owner of Sri Ram SharnamRice Mill, Dugal, Patran in Pa-tiala district.The complainant has ap-proached the VB and allegedthat the above said junior auditorwas demanding bribe of Rs.5,000 for clearing payment billspertaining to his rice mill.

GST fraud of Rs60 crore detected,trader heldPATIALA: The Punjab Exciseand Taxation department onThursday claimed to have de-tected a GST fraud of Rs 60crore.A local iron and scrap trader,Subhash Chander, was arrestedin connection with the fraud, anofficial of the department saidhere. Chander used to procurefake GST invoices of iron andscrap from Delhi without the de-livery of goods, the official furthersaid. Vehicles shown in the billsfor the transportation of the ma-terial turned out to be two-wheel-ers as per the investigation con-ducted by the department.He was accused of creating bo-gus input tax credit running intocrores of rupee and further pass-ing on to various dealers of Pun-jab, said Navdeep Kaur Bhinder,Additional Commissioner-cum-Director Investigation, Punjab.Bhinder said further investigationinto this case was underway.

Ayodhya: SCcommences hearingfor 10th dayNEW DELHI,: The SupremeCourt on Thursday commencedhearing in the Ram Janmabhoo-mi-Babri Masjid case for the10th day, with counsel for theone of the original litigants seek-ing enforcement of his rights toworship at the disputed site.A five-Judge bench headed byChief Justice Ranjan Gogoi washearing the title dispute.Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar,appearing for Gopal SinghVisharad, one of the original liti-gants, commenced argumentsbefore the bench.

BENGALURU, AUG 22

The first picture of Mooncaptured by India's Chan-drayaan-2 satellite, current-ly in the lunar orbit, was re-leased by space agencyISRO on Thursday The pic-ture of Moon was taken byChandrayaan-2's LI4 Cam-era from an altitude ofabout 2,650 km from thelunar surface on August 21,the city-headquarters Indi-an Space Research Organi-sation said. "Take a look atthe first Moon image cap-

tured by #Chandrayaan2#VikramLander taken at aheight of about 2,650 kmfrom Lunar surface on Au-gust 21, 2019. Mare Orien-tale basin and Apollocraters are identified in thepicture," ISRO tweetedalong with the picture.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUGUST 22

A Delhi court on Thursday sentCongress leader P Chi-dambaram to CBI custody tillAugust 26 the INX Media case.Earlier today, the CBI producedChidambaram before the courtand sought his five-day custodi-al interrogation saying there is aneed to unearth a larger con-spiracy.

He was produced beforeSpecial Judge Ajay KumarKuhar where Chidambaram'sadvocates opposed the CBI pleaon the ground that all the otheraccused, including his son Kar-ti, have already been grantedbail in the case.

Pronouncing the order, thecourt said medical test of Chi-dambaram has to be conductedin accordance with law. He willbe in CBI custody for four days,it added. “Considering all factsand circumstances, I am of viewthat police custody of Chi-dambaram is justified,” thejudge said. Lawyers and family

of Chidambaram will be al-lowed to meet him for half-an-hour every day, the court added.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal,appearing for Chidambaram,argued that the first arrest in thecase was of Bhaskar Raman,chartered accountant of Karti,who is presently out on bail.

Besides, Peter and IndraniMukherjea, also accused in thecase, are out on default bail asthey are in jail in connectionwith another matter, Sibal said.

He contended that grant of bailwas a rule and the issue beforethe court was of personal liber-ty. Sibal was countering the 5-day custodial interrogation ofChidambaram sought by CBIwhich said it needs to unearththe larger conspiracy. SolicitorGeneral (SG) Tushar Mehta, ap-pearing for CBI, told the courtthat the agency was not extort-ing confession but it has theright to reach the root of thecase. Besides Sibal, senior ad-

vocate Abhishek M Singhvialso appeared for Chidambaramand opposed CBI's plea by say-ing that the former Union Min-ister was not a flight risk.Singhvi said the entire CBI casewas based on the statement ofIndrani Mukherjea, who hasturned approver in the case. Hesaid Chidambaram cannot an-swer what CBI wants to hearand added that the agency can-not seek remand on the groundof evasive replies.

INX Media case: PC sentto four day CBI custodySibal, Singhvi appear for Chidambaram

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, AUGUST 22-

Haryana Governor, Satyadeo NarainArya, today conferred various Urduawards to 25 Urdu Litterateurs for theiroutstanding literary works and alsoawarded them with a cash award of Rs23.24 lakh in the state.

The Governor, Mr Arya said thatsince ancient times, Sufi saints, qawwalsand poets have shown the civilized wayto the society through their writings. Lit-erature is a mirror of society, thisstrengthens various traditions for thebetterment of society. Litterateurs havegreat contribution in removing evilsfrom the society.

While welcoming the Governor andother guests, the Director General, Infor-mation, Public Relations and LanguageDepartment, Sameer Pal Srow said thatUrdu is a sweet language and is spokenby about 8.5 crore people of the country.

During the program, 25 Urdu Litter-ateurs were awarded with various

awards for the year 2017-18, 2018-19.Prize money of Rs 3 lakh was given forFakhre Haryana Award, Rs 2.51 lakh forHali Award and Rs 51,000 for remainingall the awards and besides this, shawl, ci-tation and mementos were also given tothe winning litterateurs. Fakhre Haryanaaward was awarded to Mr. MahinderPratap Chand and Mr. B.D. Kalia Ham-dam for their outstanding contribution toUrdu language, in the last two years.Hali Award was honoured to Dr. K KRishi and Dr. Kumar Panipati, KanwarMohinder Singh Bedi Award was award-ed to Mr. Krishan Kumar Toor and Dr.Sultan Anjum, whereas Jaswant SinghTohanvi Award was given to Mr. AnilKaushik and Jyoti Sang.

Similarly, Sabir Panipati Award wasgiven to Dr. Farzana Narain and ShamsTabrezi. Mr T.N. Raj and Dr. Renu Behlwas awarded Urdu Translation. Mr. Ra-mendra Jakhu Sahil, Mr. Mukesh Gamb-hir, Dr. H.K. Lal and Dr. Rajwanti Mannwere awarded with ‘Khidmate Urdu’ inthe region.

Haryana honours 25 UrduLitterateurs with cash awards

AGENCYPANAJI, AUG 22

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Thursday said theCentre will send its ownteams to the flood -affectedareas without waiting for re-ports from respective statesto assess the damage causedby the natural calamity.

Shah expressed concernfor the flood victims in thestates of Gujarat, Maharash-tra and Goa

He requested the statesto quickly assess the dam-age caused by the recentfloods and send their re-quirement to the Centre.

Shah was speaking atthe 24th meeting of theWestern Zonal Council, aforum for the Centre andstates to exchange ideas onissues like health, securityand social welfare, here.

The meeting was attend-ed by chief ministers of Gu-jarat (Vijay Rupani), Maha-rashtra (Devendra Fad-

navis), Goa (PramodSawant) and representativesof Union Territories ofDaman & Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli.

He said the Centre hastaken an initiative to assessthe flood damage on itsown.

"As part of the initiative,central teams have beenconstituted to visit theflood-affected areas withoutwaiting for reports from therespective states," Shahsaid. He said the Western

Zone has been instrumentalin giving an impetus to theIndian economy. States andUnion Territories falling un-der this zone contributearound 24 per cent to the na-tional GDP and 45 per centto the total exports of thecountry.

The Western ZonalCouncil, one of the five suchbodies, comprises the statesof Goa, Gujarat, Maharash-tra and Union Territories ofDaman & Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli. He said allpending issues between thestates and the Centre need tobe resolved on a priority ba-sis through the forum of theWestern Zonal Council.

"After due delibera-tions, unequivocal decisionstaken by consensus shouldbe implemented to furtherstrengthen the federal struc-ture of the country," he said.

Lauding the states in theZone, Shah said they havedone excellent work in thecooperative sector.

AGENCYHYDERABAD, AUG 22

The Centre has no immediate plans towithdraw security forces from Jammuand Kashmir, where Article 370 has beenrevoked, in view of the continued tensionin the region, Minister of State for HomeG Kishan has said.

"Why will we withdraw troops im-mediately from there when Pakistan istrying to provoke?

Pakistan is trying to provoke Kash-mirs and disturb the peace so that it cango to international community (to com-plain). The decision on whether to with-draw or not will be taken by the local ad-ministration," Reddy told a news agencywhen asked whether the centre had anyplans to with additional forces.

He said the situation in J&K waspeaceful now and Home Minister AmitShah was regularly monitoring the situa-tion. Reddy pointed out that schools had

opened, Section 144 had been withe-drawn, government offices had startedworking and some of the controls im-posed had been relaxed. Internet andtelephone services had also been re-stored, barring in a few districts (four orfive), he said. Asked why oppositionleaders were not being allowed to holdmeetings in the state, he said governmenthas taken precautions in view of Pak-istan's intentions and the opposition lead-ers should have patience.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, AUG 22

As many as 17 villages of Punjab's bor-der district Ferozepur were flooded afterPakistan opened headworks gates in itsarea on the Sutlej river, an official saidon Thursday.

Several villages of Ferozepur are al-ready inundated because of the recentrains and breaches in embankments ofthe Sutlej river.

"With the opening of gates of head-works (used for regulating water flow) inKasur area by Pakistan, 17 villages inour side (located near Indo-Pak border)

have been affected," deputy commis-sioner, Ferozepur, Chander Gaind said.

He said the water released by leathertanneries in Pakistan's Kasur district into

the river contained pollutants."Polluted water of tanneries of Pak-

istan was also added into the river water,which is the main cause of cancer," hesaid. Kasur district, which is part of Pak-istan's Punjab province, is known forleather tanneries.

A few days back, Pakistan had ac-cused India of releasing about 2,00,000cusecs of water into the Sutlej river with-out any intimation, causing flood-likesituation in various areas in the country. Gaind said the teams ofthe Army and the NDRF are carrying outrescue and rehabilitation works in the af-fected areas.

Centre to assess flood damagein states on its own: Shah

Pakistan opens headworks gates,17 villages of Ferozepur flooded

No immediate plan to withdraw troops from J&K: Centre

ISRO releases first Moonimage captured by

Chandrayaan-2

SC to hearplea todayNEW DELHI: Congress leader PChidambaram’s plea challengingthe Delhi High Court verdict dis-missing his anticipatory bail pleain the INX Media case would beheard on Friday by the SupremeCourt bench headed by Justice RBanumathi.Chidambaram, who was arrestedby the CBI on Wednesday in thecase, had approached the topcourt against the high court's Au-gust 20 verdict.

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100071 Rqmh, Name: Darshan Singh Dob 01-01-1976 Entered My 17.05.1985 R/o Eme Records 63372 63372Presently Residing At Village Army Record Instead Of 20-08- Sec-bad. I Have Changed My I, Kashmir Singh S/o Dalip I Munish Kumar S/o Shri Gujjar P a l a s a u r T e h - d h u r i 1977 Name And Dob As K Sangeetha, Singh R/o Vill: Udhowal (SBS Mal R/o H.No 31/17 Shaheed (sangrur)changed My Name 100078 Dob 17/10/1984. Please Note It Nagar) declare that my father Bhagat Singh Nagar Jagraon Bhagwant Singh To Bhant I, Suman W/o Dinesh Kumar 52724 has known by both two names Distt Ludhiana Have Changed Singh. R/o H.no. 140, Ward No. 8, I, Kultar Singh S/o Kashmir Dalip Singh and Dalip Chand. My Name To Munish Kumar

98726 M o h a l l a M i s h r a , V. p . o . Singh R/o Village & Post Office 63372 Bansal.I, Beant Kaur Dob 07-02- Alawalpur, Distt. Jalandhar, Bundala District Amritsar I, Swaran Kaur W/o Chamkor 633721981 Is Legally Wedded Have Changed My Name From Declare That In My Army Singh Cheema R/o Vpo. I, Chamakur Singh Lakhanpal Spouse Of No. 1492854f Suman To Suman Chodha After Record My Wife’s Name Is Jogimajra (Ludhiana) changed S/O Kartar Singh R/O Vpo Rank: Rqmh, Name: Darshan My Marriage. Recorded As Shimani Mahla my name to Swarnjit Kaur Daudhar Garbi Distt Moga Have Singh Presently Residing At 72778 Which Is Incorrect. But My Cheema. Changed Name My Minor Son Village Palasaur Teh-dhuri I H i t h e r t o K n o w n A s Wife Actual Name Is Shiwani 63372 Rajkiran Singh Lakhanpal To (sangrur) Changed My Sukhvinder Singh Nijjar S/o Mahla. Please Note It Rajkaran Singh Lakhanpal.I, Chamkor Singh S/o Surjit Name Baent Kaur To Beant Chamkaur Singh, R/o V.p.o. 52724 63372Singh R/o Vpo. Jogimajra Kaur. Najka, District Jalandhar- I Suman Devi W/o Satish Kumar (Ludhiana) changed my name to I Boota Singh S/O Sadhu Singh

98726 144102, Punjab, India, Have R/o Vpo Pabnawa Tehsil Dhand Chamkor Singh Cheema. R/O Giddar Distt Bathinda I Manpreet Singh S/o Sukhraj Changed My Name And Shall District Kaithal Have Changed 63372 Changed My Name Buta Singh.Singh R/o Viillage Duhewala Hereafter Be Known As My Name From Suman To 63372I Jagjit Singh S/O Harbans Distt Sri Muktsar Sahib Have Sukhvinder Singh. S u m a n D e v i . N o t e A l l Singh R/O Village Balluana, I Aryan Singh Sheenh S/O Changed My Name To 72778 Concerned. Distt. Bathinda Have Changed Gurbinder Singh Sheen V P O Manpreet Singh Dhaliwal. I Hitherto Knew As Babli 84451 The My Name Of My Minor Nihal Singh Wala Moga Have

100067 Sharma W/o Sushil Sharma R/o I Hitherto Known As Swaranjit D a u g h t e r C h k e e n a To Changed My Name Aryan Singh I Gurpreet Singh S/o Bahal Village Khurampur P.o Mehat Kaur W/o Inderpal Singh R/o H Amandeep Kaur. Sheen.Singh R/o Vpo Sangrana Pur Tehsil Nakodar Distt. No. 353, Near Guru Kirpa 63372 63372Distt Sri Muktsar Sahib Have Jalandhar-144041, Punjab, Electronics, Manawala Kalan, I, Kulbir Kaur W/o Nirmal I, Harjeet Kaur Sheenh W/O Changed My Name To India, Have Changed My Name Amritsar, Punjab-143115, Have Singh R/o Daska Teh-Lehra Gurbinder Singh Sheen V P O Gurpreet Singh Brar. And Shall Hereafter Be Known Changed My Name And Shall (Sangrur) changed my name to Nihal Singh Wala Moga Have

100067 As Ravina. Hereafter Be Known As Kuldeep Kaur. Changed My Name Harjeet I Sandeep Kumar S/o Kewal 72778 Sawaranjit Kaur. 63372 Kaur Sheen.Kumar Chhabra ,brar Niwas I Hitherto Knew As Sushil 100077 63372I, Gurpreet Singh S/O Gurnam 1 St Floor Gali No2 B Adesh Kumar S/o Harbans Lal Sharma I No. 15196430a Rank Gnr Singh Brar R/O Sucha Singh I , Satwinder Kaur W/O Nagar Kk Road Sri Muktsar R/o Village Khurampur P.o Deepak Yadav S/o Shyam Singh Nagar Ward No.1 Post Office Balwinder Singh Mohan R/O Sahib Have Changed My Mehat Pur Tehsil Nakodar Distt. R/o Naraineepur ,vyutikhurd, NFL Bathinda Have Changed Naam Dev Nagar Moga Has Name Minor Daughter Name Jalandhar-144041, Punjab, h o n g o a n , d i s t t . My Anme Gurpreet Singh Brar. C h a n g e d H e r N a m e To A a s r u s h i To A a r u s h i India, Have Changed My Name Mainpuri,u.p.have Changed My 63372 Satvinder Kaur Mohan.Chhabra. And Shall Hereafter Be Known Son Name From Aradhya Yadav I Balwant Singh S/o Naginder 63372

100067 As Sushil Sharma. To Aarav Yadav.. Singh R/o Dhaul Khurd I , S h a b a n a D a n g W / o I, Ramesh Kumar S/o Sh. 72778 100042 (ludhiana) have changed my Sandeep Kumar Arora R/o Sahab Ram R/o House No. I Hitherto Known As Rashmi I Legally Wedded Spouse Of minor son’s name Himmat H . N o . 1 5 1 0 W. N o . 1 9 903, Khurna Road, Kalu Wali W/o Daljeet Kumar, R/o Vill. No. 14412129k Rank Hav Singh to Himmat Singh R a m g a n j R o a d ( M o g a ) Gamri, Patti Afgan, Kaithal, Kakar Kalan, P.o. Kang Kalan, (ofc)surisetti Ramarao R/o Pandher. c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o District Kaithal, Haryana Tehsil Shahkot, Distt. Jalandhar- 5012/501 Ad Gp (sp) pin 63372 Shabana.(india) Declare That I Have 144629, Punjab, India, Have 925501.have Changed My I, Harinder Singh S/O Baldev 63372C h a n g e d M y M i n o r Changed My Name And Shall N a m e F r o m K a n a k a S i n g h R / O G a d r i w a l a I, Sandeep Kumar Dang S/o Daughter ’s Name From Hereafter Be Known As Renu Mahalakshmi To Surisetti (Ferozepur) Changed Name Sham Sunder R/o H.No. Lashu To Lashu Yadav. All Bala. Kanaka Mahalakshmi.. Harinder Singh Gill. 1510 W.No. 12 Ramganj Concerned Please Note. 72778 100042 63372 R o a d S t . N o . 6 ( M o g a )

100047 I Rakesh Chander S/o Darshan I, Balbir Singh S/o Santa. Singh I, Paramjeet Kaur W/O Roop c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o I No. Jc-278033f Sub Tilak Ram Legal Gaurdian Of Lovish Vill Gharam Ghuram , Patiala Singh Kingra R/O Sanher Sandeep Kumar Arora.Raj. That My Wife Sunita R/o Vill. Sherpur P.o Shadipur Changed Name Balvir Singh. (Ferozepur) Changed Name 63372Devi Wrongly Dob 28-08- Tehsil Phillaur Distt Jalandhar 84661 Paramjit Kaur Kingra. I, Karamjeet Kaur Dhanjal 1979 Entered My Army Changed His Name Lovish To I, Gauravpreet Kaur D/o 63372 W/o Kuldeep Singh R/o Brar Record Instead Of 09-07- Lovish Sunda. Lakhbir Singh R/o 325/4 , I, Sukhvinder Singh S/O Harpal Complex Kotkapura Road 1979 72778 Sikandra Colony , Pehowa, Singh R/O Chuhar Chak (Moga) V i s h a v K a r m a C h o w k

100078 I, Ashwani Kumar S/o Hakumat Kurukshetra Changed Name Changed Name Sukhwinder (Moga) changed my name to Rai R/o St.no. 1, Sukhdev Nagar, Gauravpreet . Singh. Karamjeet Kaur.Khanpuri Gate, Hoshiarpur, 84661 63372 63372Punjab Have Changed My I, Pushpa Rani W/o Ashok I, Manjeet Kaur Ladhar W/O I Vaneeta Rani D/O Madan Name Ashwani Kumar To K u m a r H . n o . 0 9 2 2 0 k v Balwinder Singh R/O Sardar Lal Bhathahiare R/O Krishna Ashwani Kumar Sethi Madanpur , Power Colony, Nagar Moga Changed Name Nagar, Moga Changed My

72778 Sector-26, Panchkula Have Manjeet Kaur. Name Name To Vaneeta I, Seema W/o Late Raj Kumar Changed My Name To Pushpa 63372 Bhathahiare.R/o Mohalla Khosla, Rahon, Devi. In Future ,i Will Be I , Sharanjeet Kaur W/O 63372Teh. Nawanshahar, Distt. Sbs Known As Pushpa Devi. H a r w i n d e r S i n g h R / O I, Rani W/o Binder Singh Nagar Pin Code 144517, Punjab, 100040 Thamanwala (Moga) Changed R/o Dina (Moga) changed (india) Have Changed My I, Maninder Singh Bajwa S/o Name Sharanjeet Kaur Gill. my name to Jaswinder Kaur.Minor Daughter's Name Mehak Amritpal Singh R/o W.No. 10 63372 63372To Mehak Parjapat. Teh-Moonak (Sangrur) declare I , Sharan jee t Kaur R/O I, Sarabjit Kaur is legally

72778 that I have changed my name Thamanwala (Moga) Changed wedded spouse of No. JC I, Seema W/o Late Raj Kumar Maninder Singh Bajwa to My Minor Son's Name Rajdeep 3 4 0 2 4 8 L S u b / H o n y LT R/o Mohalla Khosla, Rahon, Maninder Singh. Singh To Rajdeep Singh Gill. Kuldeep Singh presently Teh. Nawanshahar, Distt. Sbs 63372 63372 residing at Village- Basti Nagar Pin Code 144517, Punjab, I, Jai Parkash S/o Dina Nath I, Sukhpal Singh S/O Raghbir Chirag Shah Wal i Teh-(India) Have Changed My Singh R/o Kazikot Kalan Teh- Singh R/O St.No.2 Link Road Dharamkot (Moga) changed Minor Daughter's Name Meenu Tarn Taran (Tarn Taran) have Mandi Mullanpur (Ludhiana) my name from Sarbjit Kaur to To Meenu Parjapat. changed my name as Jai Parkash Changed Name Sukhpal Singh Sarabjit Kaur.

72778 to Jai Parkash Singh. Sandhra. 63372I, Seema W/o Late Raj Kumar 63372 63372R/o Mohalla Khosla, Rahon, I Jyoti Ballaggan W/O Rajesh I, Manpreet Kaur W/O Sukhpal Teh. Nawanshahar, Distt. Sbs Kumar R/O 135gali No. 2 Singh Sandhra R/O St.No.2 Nagar Pin Code 144517, Punjab, Sudarshan Nagar Hanuman Link Road Mandi Mullanpur (india) Have Changed My Mandir Amritsar Have Changed (Ludhiana) Changed Name Minor Sons Name Kunal To My Name Jyoti. Manpreet Kaur Sandhra.Kunal Parjapat. 63372 63372

72778 I Kulwant Singh Toor S/o I, Jatinder Gupta S/O Vijay I, Hitherto Known As Simple Bakhshish Singh R/o Fatehgarh Kumar R/O New Geeta Colony Sondhi D/o Vinay Sondhi And Panjgraian Teh-Dhuri (Sangrur) Moga Changed Name Jatinder W/o Gurpreet R/o Flat No. 6, have change our name Kulwant Kumar Gupta.Third Floor, Bhagat Singh Singh. 63372Colony, Jalandhar, Punjab- 63372 I , Ha rb inde r S ingh S /o 144001, Have Changed My I, Renu W/o Sukhvir Singh R/o Kulwinder Singh R/o Kotla Rai Name And Shall Hereafter Be B - 1 1 / 2 2 0 N a v i A b a d i Ka (Moga) have changed my Known As Amrit Kaur Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar) name to Harwinder Singh.

72778 changed my name to Renu Bala. 63372I, Sandeep Kaur W/o Kabal 63372 I Veena Rani W/O Lajpat Rai Singh R/o.h.no.789, Vill. I, Davinder Kumar S/o Gouri Kansal R/O Ph 1 Model Town Gilwali Patti Masdi Ki Amritsar Shankar R/o Deep Colony Near Bathinda Have Changed My Have Changed My Son Name New Bus Stand Bhiwanigarh Name From Veena Rani To From Ashmeet Singh Anshmeet changed my name to Davinder Veena Devi Kansal.Singh. Kumar Bansal. 63372

52724 63372 I, Parmjeet Kaur W/o Major I , Sharanjit Singh S/o I, Sunita Rani W/o Ranjit Kumar Singh R/o Dittupur Jattan Teh-Makhan Singh R/o Vpo Baba R / o V i l l : B a l i a l Te h - Nabha (Patiala) changed my Baka la Hosp i ta l Road Bhawanigarh (Sangrur) Pb, name to Paramjit Kaur.Amritsar Have Changed My changed my name from Sunita 63372Name To Singh Sharanjit. Devi to Sunita Rani after I, Majar Singh S/o Labh Singh Singh Is My Surname. marriage. R/o Dittupur Jattan Teh-Nabha

52724 63372 (Patiala) changed my name to Major Singh.

63372I, Rajinder Parshad S/o Raghbir Chand R/o H.No. 10/165 Near Rana Hospital Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib) changed my name to Rajinder Kumar.

63372I, Sushil Mittal & Sushil Kumar & Sushil Kumar Mittal S/o Dharampal Mittal R/o H.No. 185 Sector-4D Mandi Gobindgarh have known by above three names.

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BEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARHSUBJECT:- Transfer of ownership rights to the extent of 33.33% share in respect of House No. 1235, Sector-18-B, Chandigarh (RP-983), in the name of Sh. Ravinderpal Singh Mann, on the basis of Registered Will dated 02.03.2015 of Late Smt. Baljinder Mann.It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office the property known as House No. 1235, Sector-18-B, Chandigarh, to the extent of 33.33% share stands in the name of Late Smt. Baljinder Mann. It has been reported by Sh. Ravinderpal Singh Mann that Smt. Baljinder Mann has expired on 16.05.2019. Now Sh. Ravinderpal Singh Mann has applied for 33.33% share, in respect of House No. 1235, Sector-18-B, Chandigarh in his name, on the basis of Registered Will dated 02.03.2015 of Late Smt. Baljinder Mann and informed the names of all the legal heirs of deceased as under:- (1) Ms. Rakinder Grewal (Daughter ) (2) Sh. Ravinderpal Singh Mann (Son) (3) Sh. P.S. Mann (Husband). However, if anybody has any information about any others legal heirs of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Office U.T., Chandigarh immediately.If anybody has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of above named applicant they may furnish in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which the said share in the said property will be mutated accordingly and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained at any later stage.

MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE I, Vikas kumar Bhadu S/o Sh. Rani Swaroop Bhadu R/o House No. 729. Sector 7-B, Chandigarh, declare that in the school record of my son Harshil Bhadoo, my name is mentioned as Dr. Vikas Bhadu instead of Vikas kumar Bhadu. The name of my wife is recorded as Manu Bhadu instead of Manu Beniwal and my son's name is mentioned as Harshil Bhadoo instead of Harshil Bhadu. It is declared that our correct and actual names are Vikas kumar Bhadu (Father), Manu Beniwal (Mother) and Harshil Bhadu (Child). In future , the above names shall be used for all purposes.

PUBLIC NOTICE Original Sale Deed No. 1898 Dated 25.08.2008, Executed In Favour Of Armanjot D/O Rajinderpal Singh S/O Jamiyat Singh, Regarding Land Measuring 20’ X 60’ I.E. 00 Kanals 4.5 Marlas, Which Is 9/494 Share Of Land Measuring 12 Kanals 07 Marlas, Comprised In Khasra No. 800/1/17 Min (8-14-4.50), 800/1/17 Min (0-4-4.50), 800/1/17 Min (0-9), 800/1/17 Min (0-12), 800/1/17 Min (0-18), 800/1/17 Min (1-9), Khewat/Khatuani No. 2042/4138 To 4143, As Per Jamabandi For The Year 2016-2017, Situated Within The Revenue Limits Of Raman Mandi, Tehsil Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda And Having Boundaries (As Per Title Deed) As Under:- East: 60’ Surinder Kumar, West: 60’ Murari Lal, North: 20’ Street And South: 20’ Pappi, Currently Owned By Mr. Vijay Kumar S/O Sh. Bhim Chand S/O Sh. Kaur Chand, Islost And Not Mortgaged With Any Bank Or Financial Institution, In That Regard DDR Bearing No. 34882/2019 Dated 22.08.2019 Has Been Got Registered. Anybody Having Objection Regarding Mortgage Of Property With ICICI HFC LTD, BATHINDA, May Respond Or Raise Objection Within 7 Days, To R.P. Singh, Advocate, Mob. No. 75080-11581.

PUBLIC NOTICES

My son Randhir Singh and his wife Rajvir Kaur are out of my control. I disown both from all my movable and immovable properties. I and my family won’t be held responsible for their any action or dealings. Ajmer Singh S/o Babbu Singh R/o B h u k r i Te h s i l K h a r a r (Mohali)

100071It is for general information that I Jaswinder Kaur D/o Bhura Singh residing at Vpo. Mahal Kalan Distt. Barnala Punjab-148104 declare that name of my father has been wrongly written as Bharbhur Singh in my Passport No. H9961418. The actual name of my father is Bhura Singh, which may be amended accordingly.

63372I Deepinderjit Singh S/O Gurdev Singh Resident Of C h a n n u w a l a B y e p a s s Road,Baghapurana Declare That My Correct Name Is Deepinderjit Singh And Not Dipinder j i t Singh. My Correct Name Should Be Used For All Official Work And Correspondence.

63372I, Gurwinder Singh S/o Bahadur Singh R/o Mahal K h u r d P o . G a r c h a Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar) Pb,-144518 declare that my father and mother has been wrongly written as Bahadar Singh and Gurdip Kaur in my passport No. R9186537. The actual name of my father and mother is Bahadur Singh and Gurdeep Kaur, which may be amended accordingly.

63372I, Paramjeet Kumar & Paramjit Kumar S/o Harbans Lal R/o Vpo. Bilaspur Near Premsar Gurudwara Patti Jalala (Moga) have known by both names Paramjeet Kumar & Paramjit Kumar. both names are mine. I known by both these name in future.

63372I, Sarwan Singh S/o Karam Singh R/o Vill: Makhi Kalan Teh-Patti (Tarn Taran) Pb, declare that my wife Amarjit Kaur, my son Sukhmandeep Singh and my daughter Parneet Kaur are out of my control. So I disown with them from all my moveable and immoveable properties. If anyone dealing with them I will not responsible.

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LOST & FOUNDI, Arman Rai Son of Bhagwant Rai, resident of W.No.11-A,H.No.40 Shivpuri Mohalla Dhuri-148024, Tehsil Dhuri, District Sangrur. That my S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l Examination [Class X] 2016 certificate issued by C.B.S.E Board under Roll No. 2279125 has been lost on 20-06-2019. I need a lot of the above certificates if found anyone please contact on 96530-10006.

98726It Is Not i f ied For The I n f o r m a t i o n T h a t M y Certificate Of Main Secondary School Examination (Class -X) Of Year 2013-15 And Roll No. 2208307 Issued By CBSE Has B e e n A c t u a l l y L o s t . Ankan tdeep S ingh S /O Rajwinder Singh R/O VPO-Jala l ,Tehs i l -Phul ,Dis t t . Bathinda.Mob:-90559-05911.

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NEWS BRIEFS

3HARYANAKhattar greets people on Sri Krishna JanmashtamiCHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday greeted the peo-ple of the state on the auspicious occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami.In a message issued here today on the eve of Janmashtami, the Chief Minister said that thissacred festival gives people an opportunity to remember the teachings of Lord Shri Krishnaand to strengthen the spirit of universal brotherhood and peace.Describing the holy message of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, given by Lord Shri Krishna in the bat-tlefield of Kurukshetra, as a great contribution to humanity, he said that this Holy Scripture,Gita is a philosophical tradition and an inspiration for all humanity.The teachings and philosophy of Lord Shri Krishna are relevant even today, he added.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

Run a campaignto make a drug-free: JJPRAMAN WADHWAAMBALA: For making the youth of Am-bala aware of drugs, Harpal Singh Kam-boj said that drug addiction is going todestroy the family, society and Ambala.He said drug Mafia Raj is spreading inAmbala very fast. The drug mafia is in-creasing spread of drugs in the Ambalacity among youth and this is very danger-ous. He said if there is any developmentin Ambala, it is only of drugs. Now thepublic has become aware and under-stands its power. He said time has comenow to raise voice against spread ofdrugs.On the occasion the youth of Ambalatalked about working together andvowed to make Ambala drugs-free. Jan-nayak Janata Party District President(Urban) Harpal Singh Kamboj inspiredpeople to make Ambala drug-free.

Pension Adalat inevery district todayCHANDIGARH: Haryana Governmentwill organized Pension Adalats in eachdistrict on August 23, 2019 from 11 am to1 pm through centralized video confer-encing at Haryana Niwas, Chandigarh.Giving this information today, an officialspokesman said that the PensionAdalats would be held under the chair-manship of Finance Minister, Capt. Abhi-manyu, for the redressal of grievances ofthe State Government pensioners. Addi-tional Chief Secretary, Finance Depart-ment, Mr T.V.S.N Prasad and PrincipalAccountant General (A and E) Haryana,Mr Vishal Bansal would also be presentin the video conferencing.He said that all the stakeholders of pen-sion like Finance Department, PrincipalAccountant General, Pension Disburse-ment Cell, Treasury Officers, Banks andNIC, would be available at a commonplatform. He said that authority letters ofpending or withheld gratuities and revi-sion of pension cases of about 350 pen-sioners would be distributed by DeputyCommissioner or Treasury Officer to thepensioners at district level.The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance,Principal Accountant General (A and E)Haryana and Deputy CommissionerPanchkula would distribute such authori-ty letters to the pensioners of Chandi-garh and Panchkula district at HaryanaNiwas, here.

Police gears up forassembly polls, setto launch crackdownon criminalsCHANDIGARH: With a view to ensuresmooth conduct of forthcoming VidhanSabha elections, Haryana Police is allset to launch a crackdown on wantedcriminals and notorious elements in thestate. Police will launch a one-and-halfmonth long special drive beginning fromAugust 26 to arrest criminals and to un-earth illicit arms/liquor/narcotic sub-stances throughout the State.While disclosing this here today, Addi-tional Director General of Police (Lawand Order) Mr Navdeep Singh Virk saidthat absconding criminals could be oneof the biggest challenges for the Police inconducting free and fair elections. Thespecial drive which commence on Au-gust 26 would continue upto October 10,2019.He said that Police is going to launch thedrive on the direction of the State PoliceChief, Mr Manoj Yadava in view of theVidhan Sabha elections. The DGP haddirected all the Commissioners of Policeand district Superintendents of Police tonail down the warrantees, other criminalsand notorious elements in their respec-tive areas. This would help in keepingthe crime under check and put the crimi-nals behind bars. The DGP would per-sonally monitor the progress of the cam-paign, added Mr Virk.He informed that the special drive wouldfocus on arrest of proclaimed offenders,bail jumpers, parole or furlough jumpers,most-wanted criminals, convicts whohave not surrendered after rejection oftheir appeals by different courts, badcharacters, unearthing of illicit arms,seizure of illicit liquor and narcotics sub-stances and execution of non bailablewarrants.

Hooda appearsbefore CBI in landallotment casesPANCHKULA: Former Haryana ChiefMinister Bhupinder Singh Hooda onThursday appeared before a Central Bu-reau of Investigation (CBI) special courtin Haryana's Panchkula in connectionwith the National Herald publisher Asso-ciated Journals Limited (AJL) land allot-ment case and Manesar land scamcase. The CBI will file its reply at aPanchkula court on September 18.According to the Enforcement Directorate(ED), Mr Hooda allegedly misused his offi-cial position and allotted a plot in the guiseof re-allotment at an under-valued price tothe Associated Journals Limited (AJL), agroup that runs the National Herald news-paper. The agency claimed that the valueof the plot was Rs. 64.93 crore but MrHooda gave it away for Rs. 59 lakh. InMay this year, the Enforcement Direc-torate had attached the plot under thePrevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA). In December 2018, the agencyhad filed a chargesheet against Mr Hoodaand Congress leader Motilal Vora for al-leged fraudulent allotment of the land toAssociated Journals Limited in Panchkulain 2005. The probe agency had on July26, this year questioned Mr Hooda forover four hours in Delhi in connection withthe Associated Journals Limited land allot-ment case. In the Manesar land scamcase, the Enforcement Directorate had at-tached 18.5 acres of land in Gurugramand Rs. 66.57 crore lying in bank ac-counts of a private company and someothers under the Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 22:

Haryana Chief Minister, MrManohar Lal today inaugurat-ed and laid foundation stoneof 20 development projectscosting about Rs 109 crore indistrict Karnal during his ‘JanAshirwad Yatra’.

He inaugurated 10 devel-opment projects and laidfoundation stone of equalnumber of projects of the dis-trict. The projects which havebeen inaugurated includedsub depot bus stand in As-sandh Assembly Constituen-cy constructed at a cost of Rs6.97 crore, layers chamber inJudicial Complex, Assandhconstructed at a cost of Rs1.30 crore and inaugurationof five pond system in WardNo. 1 of Assandh city con-structed at a cost of Rs 2.33crore.

Similarly, the Chief Min-ister inaugurated 4 projectsand laid foundation stone ofone project of Gharaunda As-sembly Constituency. Theprojects which have been in-augurated by the Chief Minis-ter included ITI in villageBastada constructed at a costof Rs 9.13 crore, ScienceBlock in Government Col-lege, Gyanpura (Ghraunda)constructed at a cost of Rs 4.3crore, Community Centre atvillage Kambopura construct-ed at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.

I served the state withhonesty & dedication: CM SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 22:

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr ManoharLal said that he has served the peopleof the State with utmost honesty anddedication during the last about fiveyears. He not only delegated thepower for clearing files related toChange of Land Use (CLU) to Direc-tor of the Department which earlierused to be vested with the Chief Min-isters but also ensure transparency inthe recruitment to government jobs.

Manohar Lal was addressing thepeople of Indri, Nilokheri, Karnal andGharaunda Assembly Constituencyduring his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ today.

While expressing his gratitude tothe people for giving him blessingsamidst beating drums and showeringflower petals, the Chief Minister saidthat during his last about five yearstenure, he has brought about a posi-tive change in the system. Quotingexample in support of his claim, hesaid that we have put an end to largescale irregularities in the process ofissuing CLUs in the State which hasbecome a source of corruption in theprevious governments.

He said that during the previousgovernments, people used to makerounds of government offices andtake help of middlemen for jobs,transfers and even for preparing yel-low cards. We have completelyelimi-nated this practice and now peoplecould get the benefit of various serv-ices online on this basis of their eligi-bility. He said that yesterday only,

about 57,000 BPL cards have beendistributed to the beneficiaries in all90 assembly constituencies in theState. These beneficiaries have beenadded to the BPL list after a long spanof 11 years, he added. He said thatduring the previous government, BPLcards of well-off families having allfacilities were prepared but we havenow started the process under whichBPL cards of only eligible beneficiar-ies would be prepared.

Maintaining a direct dialoguewith the people, he said that treadingthe path of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikasand Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek, the

present State Government has under-taken uniform development in all 90assembly constituencies without anydiscrimination. The Chief Ministerappealed to the people that the waymore than one crore people of thecountry gave up their subsidy on LPGgas cylinders, on the appeal of thePrime Minister, Mr Narendra Modiand provided relief to lakhs of womenunder the Ujjawala scheme, in thesame way, if any BPL family be-comes financially sound, then itshould also withdraw taking benefitunder the scheme and remove itsname from the BPL list.

Foundation stone of 20projects laid in Karnal

Khattar promises to make Haryanamost developed state of countryMAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI: The Jan Aashirwad Yatra of Chief Minister Manohar Lal re-ceived an overwhelming response in Indri constituency here today.The CM was welcomed by minister of state for food and supply,Karan Dev Kamboj along with his supporters. Addressing the hugegathering the Chief Minister said that the BJP govt had performedwell in last five years and a lot of development projects were car-

ried out for the betterment ofgeneral public. He claimedthat his govt succeeded toeliminate corruption at all thelevels in the state and thistrend would continue in futurealso. He said that Rs 1300 Crhad already been spent onvarious projects like herbalpark in Indri, construction ofbridges on Western YamunaCanal, upgradation of hospi-

tal, Sports stadium in village Indragarh, guest house in Indri con-stituency etc. He said that when BJP came to power in state theopposition claimed that it was a experience less govt and todayevery opposition leader wants to join BJP. He added that everyPanchayat in state is being provided adequate funds for develop-ment jobs and govt had succeeded to abrogate nepotism andbrought a transparent system in the state and our youth do notneed to search approaches for govt jobs, they just need to concen-trate on their studies because all jobs are given on purely merit ba-sis. The Chief Minister added that the transfer policy adopted bystate proved a big success and employees are happy with thistrend. He promised to make Haryana as most developed state ofthe country and claimed that BJP govt set to return to power in thecoming assembly polls. He urged people to cast their vote in favourof BJP and re –elect a honest and dedicated govt . The Chief Min-ister was accompanied by Minister Kavita Jain, Karnal MP, SanjayBhatia, BJP leaders Advocate Ved Pal,Jagmohan Anand, OSD Me-dia Amit Arya and Vikas Kamboj. The others who were present onthe occasion include Rishi Pal Kamboj, Raj Singh, Sumer Mu-radgarh,Sandeep Kamboj, Maya Ram, Sanjay Badarpur,Aman Virkand Amit Goyal.

MAHINDER SINGHGHARAUNDA, AUGUST 22:

State Chief Minister's Jan Ashirwad Yatrastarted from Kalka reached elevatedSamana where Haryana chief ministerManohar Lal inaugurated 45 feet highRamdwar built by Gram Panchayat Un-cha Samana. The village sarpanch Nis-hant Rana and the BJP Kisan Morcha dis-trict president Satish Rana welcomed

CM. Addressing the workers in UnchaSamana, CM said that the BJP's clan hasbeen increasing day by day. After this, theYatra reached Gharaunda. Social, reli-gious and political organizations on therailway road led by MLA HarvindraKalyan strongly welcomed the CM. Con-gress leader Wajid Ali, Advocate Rajen-dra Bhatt and Councilor Vicky Chauhanjoined BJP.

Jan Ashirwad Yatragiven warm welcome

Major reshuffle in police admn, 24 IPS officers transferredBUREAUCHANDIGARH, AUGUST 22

With Vidhan Sabha elections lessthan two months away, theHaryana Government today issuedtransfer and posting orders of 24IPS and two HPS officers with im-mediate effect.

P.R. Deo, Director General,Haryana Human Rights Commis-sion (HHRC), Chandigarh hasbeen posted as Director General ofPolice (DGP), Vigilance and Secu-rity, Haryana Power Utilities,whereas Dr R.C. Mishra, Addi-tional Director General of Police(ADGP), State Vigilance Bureau(SVB) with additional charge ofADGP, Training has been postedas ADGP, South Range Rewari,

vice Shrikant Jadhav.Shrikant Jadhav, ADGP, South

Range Rewari with additionalcharge of Director, Forensic Sci-ence Laboratory (FSL) and CEO,Haryana Gau Sewa Ayog has beenposted as ADGP, Haryana PoliceAcademy (HPA), Madhuban andincharge Madhuban Complex withan additional charge of Director,FSL, Madhuban, relieving AlokKumar Roy of the additionalcharge of ADGP, HPA, Mad-huban.

Alok Kumar Roy, ADGP, Am-bala Range, Ambala Cantt. withadditional charge of ADGP, HPA,Madhuban has been given addi-tional charge of ADGP, StateCrime Branch.

A.S. Chawla, ADGP, Opera-

tions with additional charge ofTelecom and IT has been posted asADGP, Administration with addi-tional charge of ADGP, Telecomand IT.

Kuldeep Singh Sihag, ADGP,Crime-II with additional charge ofADGP, State Crime Record Bu-reau (SCRB) has been posted asADGP, Prisons, whereas K.K.Rao, Inspector General of Police(IGP), RTC, Bhondsi with addi-tional charge of IGP, Special TaskForce (STF), has been posted asCommissioner of Police (CP),Faridabad, vice Sanjay Kumarwho has been posted as IGP, His-ar Range, Hisar in place ofAmitabh Singh Dhillon.

Amitabh Singh Dhillon, IGP,Hisar Range, Hisar has been post-

ed as IG, STF.Rakesh Kumar Arya, awaiting

orders of posting, has been postedas Deputy Inspector General, Lawand Order. Ashwin, SP, Jind hasbeen given additional charge ofSP, Railways, Ambala, viceDheeraj Kumar who has beenposted as SP, Chief Minister’sFlying Squad (CMFS), CID, viceSmiti Chaudhary who will be theCommandant, 1st Battalion,Haryana Armed Police (HAP),Ambala City.

Sulochana Kumari, DCP, EastGurugram has been posted as SP,PTC, Sunaria with additionalcharge of Commandant, 1stWomen Battalion. Rajender Ku-mar Meena, Commandant, 1stBattalion, HAP, Ambala City has

been posted Commandant,4thBattalion, HAP, Madhuban,vice Vinod Kumar who goes asSP, Police Headquarter Panchku-la. Jashandeep Singh Randhawa,SP, STF, Gurugram has been giv-en additional charge of Comman-dant, 3rdIndian Reserve Battalion,Sunaria, Rohtak. Waseem Akram,Commandant, 3rd Indian ReserveBattalion, Sunaria has been postedas SP, HPA, Madhuban. Himan-shu Garg, DCP, Traffic, Gurugramwith additional charge of DCP,South Gurugram has been givenadditional charge of AdditionalCEO Mobility, GMDA.Dr AnshuSingla, Additional SP, Rohtak hasbeen posted as DCP, HeadquartersFaridabad. Nitika Gahlaut, DCP,Headquarters Faridabad has been

posted as SP, SVB. Dr Arpit Jain,ASP, Kharkhoda, Sonepat hasbeen posted as DCP, NIT, Farid-abad. Chander Mohan, SP,Narnaul has been posted as DCP,East Gurugram. Rajesh Duggal,SP, STF, Bhondsi has been givenadditional charge of Commandant,3rd Battalion, HAP, Hisar, reliev-ing Shiv Charan, SP, Hisar of theadditional charge. Among twoHPS officers, Deepak Saharan,Superintendent of Police (SP), Po-lice training College (PTC),Sunaria, Rohtak has been postedas SP Narnaul. Suresh Kumar, Ad-ditional SP, Sirsa has been postedas Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP),Traffic, Faridabad, reliev-ing Lokender Singh of the saidcharge.

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 22

Sadhvi Jaikishori, while addressing thedevotees on the sixth day of the Shri-mad Bhagwat Katha in the grain mar-ket of Taravadi, said that only religioncan relieve man from all ills. He alsocalled upon the people that if theywant to achieve salvation through re-peated life and death, then God has tobe saved in their mind. He said that itis very difficult to control the sensesbut it is not impossible. If a man vowsthat he will attain God in any case thenhe will do so. Ram Singla, Pankaj

Goyal, Malkit Singh, Sultan Solo,Rampal Lather, Sanjay Singla, RakeshGarg, Mukesh Garg, Sheeshpal Gupta,Rajkumar Tayal, Sunil Gupta, PawanAggarwal, Subhash Goyal, Akshat Ag-garwal, Roshan Lal Gupta, Ravi Gup-ta, Sandeep The sons of Gupta, Roshan

Lal Gupta, Krishna Singla, MukeshGoyal, Rinku, Ramesh Bansal, SachinGupta, Satish Gulati, Manu Gupta,Sanjay Gupta, Aman Gupta, AkshayKumar and industrialist Ramesh Gup-ta and Santosh Gupta were present atthe programme.

Religion is cure of all ills: Jaikishori

Shri Krishna Janmashtmi celebratedSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: SS International school celebrated Shri Krishna Janmashtmiwith great fanfare. The children presented colourful programme. On thisoccasion, like Vrindavan, a programme of` matki phod’ was organised, inwhich the children of the four houses of the school, Aryabhata House,Kalam House, Dinkar House and Shakespeare House participated.It seemed as if Krishna himself was breaking the matki. Children dancedon many songs from Ala Re Govinda Ala Re, Radhika Gori to Brij KiChori, Kali Kamali Wala Mein Yaar Hai. On this occasion, the Director ofthe school, Sandeep Kakkar, congratulated Shri Krishna Janmashtami toall the children and teachers. Lord Sri Krishna gave the message of Gitato the universe, following which life can be made meaningful. PrincipalAmrapali Dutta and other school teachers were present in the pro-gramme.

JCI wing celebrates JanmashtmiGURPREET KASHYAPKARNAL: Sri Krishna Janmashtami Festival was celebrated with greatpomp today at Hotel Jewels of Karnal by JCI Karnal's Ladies Wing. Onthis occasion, JC Writ Wing Chairperson Preeti Gupta welcomed all themembers who had come to Vrindavan Dham. In this present day Vrinda-van Dham, Chairperson Preeti Gupta and Zone Director Nidhi Garg per-formed the beautiful Bhajan of Radha Krishna. All the members sangsongs of Radha Krishna. Lakhdu Gopal was offered to Lord Krisna. AshaGoyal congratulated Janmashtami Ustav to all Karnal residents. On thisoccasion, Poonam Aggarwal, Nisha Goyal, Poonam Goyal, Meenu Tay-al, Santosh, Shilpi, Poonam Jindal Veena Goyal, Deepika Jain, KanchanBansal, Anupama Jain, Inderjit Dhamija, Neeru Makkar, Manisha Gupta,etc. were present.

Students celebrate JanmashtmiSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Janmashtami festival was celebrated with pomp today atNarasimha Das Public School in Taravadi. This festival is celebratedevery year as the birthday of Lord Shri Krishna. First of all, the little chil-dren took the mind of everyone by presenting a short play on the occa-sion of Shri Krishna ji's birthday. The children of the school put on abeautiful dress of Lord Krishan and Radha. The children of class VII andVIII made the entire environment danced by dancing to songs based onLord Shri Krishna.

Shravan Singh appointed advisor ofAnti-Corruption FoundationSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Narendra Arora, National President of the Anti CorruptionFoundation of India, expanded the National Executive and appointedShravan Singh Jhanjharia as National Chief Advisor. In a meeting held atthe National Office of Anti-Corruption Foundation of India, National Presi-dent Narendra Arora administered the oath of office to the newly ap-pointed officer Shravan Singh Jhanjharia to work for the elimination ofcorruption by maintaining the dignity of the post. Jhanjharia took pledgeto do so.On the occasion, Narendra Arora said that awareness against corruptionis spreading. He said that the Anti Corruption Foundation of India is do-ing important work to bring awareness against corruption throughout In-dia, through this, signature campaigns and swearing ceremonies are be-ing organized under the project Quit Corruption of Government of India.Youths and students are also being made aware against corruption byorganizing seminars in schools and colleges.

Prakash Public schoolcelebrates JanmashtmiSHIV SHARMAKARNAL, AUGUST 22Janmashtami was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the premises ofPrakash Public School. The school's managing director Suman Chaud-hary attended as the chief guest. The school's Principal Sushil Rana,Deputy Principal Anupriya Chaudhary, teachers and students welcomedhim warmly. The programme was first launched by lighting the lamp anda Bhajan of Lord Krishna. Radha-Krishna's delightful dance captivatedeveryone. People offered flowers to Krishna and sought blessings.Principal Sushil Rana, while informing the children about the story relat-ed to Lord Shri Krishna's life, Jeevotthan and Gita's teachings, congratu-lated them on the birth anniversary of Sri Krishna and inspired them tofollow the path of knowledge, devotion and superior deeds in future.Suman Chaudhary, while congratulating Janmashtami, appreciated theprogramme.

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, AUGUST 22

Savita Kabirpanthi, the wifeof MLA Bhagwandas Kabir-panthi and BJP leader, saidthat poor and middle classpeople have got free gas con-nections during tenure ofBharatiya Janata Party. Notonly this, through the welfareschemes run by the PrimeMinister of the countryNarendra Modi, the poor peo-ple were also given a roof tolive. Savita was addressingthousands of people who

reached the venue before thepublic visit of the KabirpanthiChief Minister. Today, thecrowd of people has provedthat Kpeople are very happywith the tenure of Chief Min-

ister Manohar Lal and MLABhagwandas Kabirpanthi.She also thanked the crowd ofthousands of people who hadreached the public place fortaking part in the meeting.

Free gas connection during BJP rule: Savita

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CHANDIGARH, AUG 22

The Punjab Government isseriously mulling changingthe curriculum of the techni-cal education institutes in or-der to ensure better job av-enues for the students ofthese institutes in accordancewith the changing trends ofthe industrial sector at boththe National and Internation-al level.

A new system would soonbe put into place for betterand innovative practicaltraining of the students. Theissue occupied the centre-stage during a meeting theTechnical Education and In-dustrial Training MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi ac-companied by the Industriesand Commerce MinisterSunder Sham Arora heldwith the higher officials ofboth the departments. Duringthe course of the meeting,

Channi said that 3-6 monthstraining is necessary for thestudents of the technical ed-ucation institutes to be pre-pared for the jobs in keepingwith the demands of theemerging trends in the indus-trial sector.

The issue of students be-ing imparted with just 1months’ practical trainingwas also discussed in a veryminute manner. It was alsoagreed that the period of onemonth is just not enough forthe students to be able tograsp the technical skills forqualifying for jobs in the in-dustrial sector. Although insome engineering courses, 6months training is conductedbut it also needs to be over-hauled. He also said thatthere is a huge gap betweenthe existing structure of thetechnical education and theneeds of the industrial sectorwhich needs to be filled.

GK Quiz held at MCM

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH: Quest, the QuizCommittee of Mehr Chand MahajanDAV College for Women, conductedan intra-college General KnowledgeQuiz. Spanning across diversesubjects like History, Geography, Artand Literature, Eco-business, Polity,Science and Environment, the quizwitnessed an enthusiastic responsefrom over 100 participants. MuskanLamba, Ashwathi and Priyadarshini ofBA III secured first three positions,respectively and will represent theinstitution in the upcoming Zonal YouthFestival. Principal Dr Nisha Bhargavagave away the prizes to the winnersand appreciated the endeavours ofQuest for inspiring the students toscale new heights in a fast-pacedcompetitive world.

Government mulling to ensurequality training for technicalinstitutes students: Channi

Janamashtami celebration at SMD School PANCHKULA : The pious festival of Janamashtami was celebrated with great religious fer-vour at SMD Little Champ Smart School Sector 2,Panchkula. All children came dressed as “Krishna”and “Radha”. Beautiful decorations were put up tomake this event more cheerful and colourful. A“Matki Phod” event was also organised to mark themischievous nature of “Bal Gopal”. Childrendanced on the tunes of famous Krishna songs. Prin-cipal Ms Deepika appreciated and applauded theawesome performance of the students. DirectorNaresh Gupta blessed the students on this auspi-cious occasion.

RAJIV JAINKHARAR, AUG 22

Kharar MLA, KanwarSand-hu has suggested that theentire New Chandigarhproject in SAS Nagar Dis-trict (Near Chandigarh)should be revisited in thelight of the lessons from therecent rains and cloudburst.

Sandhu met the SASNagar Deputy Commission-er, GirishDayalan and sub-mitted his suggestions inwriting. Later, he addresseda press conference where hetold media persons that hissuggestions were based onextensive touring of theConstituency during the lastone week. He demanded"special girdwari" to assessthe damage to the area forcompensation.

Kharar MLA wantedaerial survey and satelliteimageryof the New Chandi-garh area to be done besidesphysical verification as apart of the relook at the area."This is important as thistownship when completewill house 50,000 plus peo-ple. Since it falls in the nat-ural drainage of the season-al rivulets ("choes"), the

lives of all these peoplecould be endangered", headded. He recounted howduring recent rains not onlywas the main highway fromChandigarh-Mullanpur-Siswan chokedat two orthree places, the CricketStadium under constructionand some of the colonies be-ing built by private builderswere also threatened. Theanswer does not lie in build-ing two or three bridges, asproposed, but ensuring thatthe seasonal rivulets and thearea on their two sides arecompletely free of construc-tion. Besides "stone em-bankments" should be con-

structed along the mainrivulets to prevent spillageof water into constructedcolonies, Sandhu said.

The MLA also wantedde-silting every three yearsof the 100-plus "checkdams" constructed in thefoot-hills. Besides, "safetywater release valves" shouldbe provided in these damsabout three feet short oftheir brim (top filling level).In case of a cloudburst,these valves should beopened so that the damsdon't burst/ leak as in case ofthe check dam upstream ofChotti-BadiNaggal Village.He wanted the pending con-

struction work on at leastone dozen bridges on theseasonal rivulets be expedit-ed in the 12-13 odd "hill vil-lages" of Kharar Con-stituency including Baghin-di, Kasoli, Masol, Mirzapur,MajriColony and Tarapur.These villages are invari-ably cut-off during rainsevery year.

The Kharar MLA want-ed that the water fromMirzapur Dam should be re-leased much earlier thandone presently. As of now,water of the Dam is releasedby the Irrigation Depart-ment after the water leveltouches 375.600 metres.

Usually when this happens,the inflow is more than theoutflow. As a result the wa-ter rises to 378 metres plus,resulting in submerging ofhalf of Mirzapur Village."The department shouldstart releasing water whenthe Dam fills up to 374 me-tres," he added.

According to Sandhu,the "cause-ways" build onsome of the rivulets passingthrough hill villages need tobe revisited. For example,the design of the causewayin Tarapur Village is faultyand instead of helping itworsened the misery of thevillagers as trees got stuckin the causeway resulting inflooding of about two dozenhouses. He also wanted re-sponsibility to the fixed onthe Municipality and NagarPanchayat officials for re-peated flooding every yearof many areas of Kharar,Kurali,Nayagaon and Mul-lanpur Garibdas. The re-spective MCs should beasked to identify the pointsthat get choked and floodedand asked to prepare a time-bound programmeso thatthe people are spared of themisery during next rains.

‘Recent rains call for fresh ‘look" atNew Chandigarh project’: Sandhu

Godrej professionalunveils colour play trends CHANDIGARH: Godrej Professional,the first Professional Hair Colour &Hair Care brand specially formulatedfor Indian hair, hosted a trendcollection workshop in Chandigarh withrenowned celebrity stylists andEducation Ambassador, GodrejProfessional – Asha Hariharan andTechnical Ambassador, GodrejProfessional- Ryan D'Rozario. Theworkshop focused on introducing thestylists to the three looks of GodrejProfessional Colour Play Trends 2019- Peek-A-Boo Ruby, Tiger Eye Bronzeand Balayage Gold Ash. Over 100stylists spent the day with the brand’seducation and technical ambassadorswho demonstrated these new looks;part of Godrej Professional Colour PlayTrends 2019. Commenting on GodrejProfessional’s trend collectionworkshop, Sunil Kataria, CEO – Indiaand SAARC, Godrej ConsumerProducts Ltd, said, “GodrejProfessional aims to be technicalmasters in providing customizedproducts specially designed for Indianhair. To grow the salon business, skill-building education will be crucial.Through initiatives like trend collectionworkshops with industry experts, weaim to impart hair styling and colouringtraining to stylists’’, he said.

SLBC, Haryana holdsmeeting of publicsector banksRAJENDRA KHATRYCHANDIGARH: PNB led State LevelBankers Committee Meeting (SLBC)Haryana has organised a two daymeeting of State Level ConsultativeProcess of all the Public Sector Banksfrom today, said Sunil Mehta, ManagingDirector and Chief Executive Officer(ND and CEO), Punjab National Bank.Talking to the media Sunil Mehta saidthe consultation is covering themes likeincreasing digital payments, corporategovernance in public sector banks,credit for India’s micro, medium andsmall scale units (MSMEs), use oftechnology in PSBs, retail lending,agricultural credit, expert credit in Indiaand the need to establish a financialgrid enabling bank credit towards a 5trillion dollar Indian economy.

DHURI,(VIKAS VERMA):Themonth of Sawan gives thechildren self-sufficiency to en-joy swinging under the shadeof clouds. If the swings aremodern and high flying, thenthe enjoyment is increased.

The Principal of the school,Smt. Yogita Bhatia, informedthat the students from classnursery of Vasant Valley Pub-lic School Ladda to Class XIIwere taken to an entertainmentsite called 'Dhillon Fun World'

in Patiala. The students en-joyed various swings in thecare of their teachers accord-ing to their age range. Rocketand Ghost Bungalow were en-joyed a lot by the students.The water park gave relief

from the heat by enjoying thewater sports. Aglimpse of thisjoy was evident on the faces ofthe students. Mrs. Ratan Gup-ta and Manik Gupta were also

present on behalf of the ad-ministrative committee of theschool for the purpose ofstrengthening the convenienceand safety of the students.

Khalsa aid internationalcomes to assist flood victims

PRITPAL SINGHSHAHKOT, AUG 22

Various social service organizations including Khal-sa Aid International and Sikh Relief UK are assistingthe food, water, medicines, etc. for the victims inShahkot, Lohian and Sultanpur Lodhi. Bhai Tejin-derpal Singh Khalsa, Member of Khalsa Aid Inter-national, said that our 100 Members batch is provid-ing assistence different areas of Shahkot, Lohian andSultanpur Lodhi to help the flood victims.

In addition, to draining out people from water, themembers of the team are providing water, food, milkand medicines to the families sitting on the roof ofthe house. This team include Inderjit Singh, ManjitSingh, Jagpreet Singh, Jagjot Singh, KaramSingh,etc are over there. On the other hand, by the ef-forts of Bhai Balbir Singh Bains, the Sikh Relief UKis fulfilling the essential needs of the flood victims.

SHAHKOT, AUG 22

For the past few days, JaniaChahal and Giddarpindi, vil-lages in Shahkot Sub Divi-sion have been very affecteddue to the rise in water levelin Sutlej river where a largenumber of people becomehomeless. Punjab govern-ment and the administrationis providing food and water tothe homeless and people whoare sitting on the roof of thehouse.Today, according to thedirectives of Rajnish KumarAGM SBI Jalandhar, State

Bank of India BranchShahkot provided food andwater to the flood-hit peopleat Jania Chahal under the su-pervision of Vaneet Chopra,Chief Manager SBI Shahkot.H.S. Mehra Manager andHarpreet Singh Clerk alsodistributed the goods to theflood victims. Speaking onthe occasion, Vaneet Chopra,Chief Manager, said that dueto the floods many villages ofShahkot Sub Division havebeen affected and people ofthese villages need the foodand supplies.

SBI Shahkot providesassistance to flood victims

C B SINGHCHANDIGARH, AUG 22

Annoyed with the decision of non-releasing ofrevised pension, hundreds of pensioners com-ing from different parts of the Punjab andChandgarh today hold massive protest beforeRegional Provident Fund Office in Chandi-garh today.

This protest was organised under the bannerof Joint Action Committee of Retired Em-ployees of Board and Corporations of Punjabaffiliated with Mahasangh. They raised slo-gans against Assistant PF Commissioner andPF Commissioner for its autocratic decisionwithout any written order and stay granted bythe Supreme Court of India.

They threated of gherao residences of twoofficials in case pension is not released imme-diately as per direction of the Supreme Court.JAC President Kashmir Singh said that PF of-ficers were responsible if anything misshapentook place to the pensioners waiting revisedpension. He said that Chandigarh PF office hasstopped even to release revised pension ofthose who had deposited Rs 5 to 7 lakh by tak-ing loan from private firm with higher rate ofinterest for the last five months.

They did not bother to given valid groundand release of stoppage of process of releasingrevised pension. A memorandum was also

submitted to the PF Commissioner. Mean-while, PF Commissioner Pramod Singh as-sured of sympathetic consideration of demandand said that monthly meeting will be heldwith members of JAC to resolve matter relat-ing to revised pension.

The PF office had stopped releasing revisedpension from May 18 even after accepting de-mand draft of amount demanded and in somecases staff members rejected receiving daftmade as per letter from PF office on one pre-text or the other.

Seeking release of revised EPF pension,pensioners hold protest before PF office

Vasant Valley Public School Ladda students enjoy swinging, water sports in 'Dhillon fun World'

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Mild earthquake hits Chamba districtSHIMLA: A mild earthquake hit Chamba district of Himachal Pradeshon Thursday morning. No report of loss of lives and property hasbeen reported so far. Shimla Met Office In-charge Manmohan Singhsaid earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded inthe early hours. It was felt in the district and adjoining area at 0450hours. The epicenter of the quake was at latitude of 32.4 degreesNorth and Longitude 76.3 degrees East and its depth was 5 kms.

Woman among twonabbed with heroinKANGRA: Kangra police has arrestedtwo persons, including a woman,under NDPS Act from this district andrecovered 13.12 grams heroin fromtheir possession. Narcotic cell DSPSurinder Sharma told UNI that a teamof narcotic officials nabbed one SahilChander of Panchrukhi and recovered5.86 grams of heroin from hispossession at Matour on Tuesday. Hesaid that a case under section 21-61-85 of NDPS Act was registeredagainst him in the local police station.Kangra SSP Vimukt Ranjan said that awoman, identified as Kanta Devi ofGagwal in this district, was nabbed onTuesday during patrolling at Gagawaland recovered 7.26 grams heroin fromher possession.

Local newspapers cutdown on number ofpages amidcommunication gagSRINAGAR: The local media houseseither remained closed or reduced thenumber of pages published in Kashmirvalley in the wake of communicationgag, including suspension of landline,mobile and broadband, continued forthe eighteenth successive day onThursday. The media sector was oneof the worst hit sectors due to the gagon all means of communication,including suspension of landline,mobile phone and broadband servicesin the valley since August 5, whenArticle 370 and Article 35 A, whichgave special status to J&K, werescrapped by the Centre. Normal liferemained crippled as shops andbusiness establishments remainedclosed and traffic was off the roads forthe 18th successive day on Thursdaydue to restrictions imposed byauthorities and a strike. The gag on allmeans of communication has furtheradded to the woes of the people, whoare finding it difficult to get in touchwith their family and friends not justoutside the valley, but within as welldue to restrictions and strike.

Guv places Rs 5 cr perdistrict to Kick-startBack to Village worksin J&K, LadakhSRINAGAR: Jammu and KashmirGovernor Satya Pal Malik in a meetingon Wednesday here at Raj Bhavanreviewed to-date status of security andlaw and order scenario in J&K andLadakh. The meeting reviewed theresponse to the Back to Villageprogramme. To kick-start the follow-upto this programme, Governor directedthe Finance Department to place Rs 5crore per district and Rs 5 crore perDivisional Commissioner to start workson minimum of one work perPanchayat identified in Back to Villageprogramme, official spokesman heresaid. Further the funds released by the14th Finance Commission toPanchayats so far (Rs 800 crores) canbe leveraged by DCs by incentivizingSarpanches to spend money on Backto Village works with DCs giving asmall matching grant for each work.Governor was given assessment ofthe prevailing situation regarding theadequacy of essential supplies anddelivery of various public services tothe people including electricity, watersupply and health care services inKashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. He wasinformed that there is no dearth ofessential commodities and their supplyis being ensured to people. Whilereviewing the law and order situationand preparedness of the governmentmachinery, Governor emphasised theneed for constant alertness,preparedness and synergy amongvarious departments and agencies toenable dealing with emerging situationin a coordinated and effective manner.

Young girl commitssuicideANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: Woman commits suicidein residential colony of SiddharthaCompany of Kheda in Nalagarh today.A17-year-old girl committed suicide byhanging with an iron angle in the roof ofher house. She has been identified asKhushbu daughter Munna Verma ofAkhaini village of Walia district with thehelp of dupatta. Residents informed policewhich reached the spot soon. Dead bodywas sent to hospital for postmortem.

Cong stages walk-out against arrestof Chidambaram in Himachal Assy

AGENCYSHIMLA, AUG 22

Congress MLAs on Thursdaystaged a walk-out in HimachalAssembly in protest against thearrest of former Union financeminister and senior party leaderP Chidambaram.

Chidambaram was arrestedby the CBI on Wednesday nightamid dramatic events for hisalleged involvement in the INXmedia case.

After the Question Hour,Congress Legislative Partyleader Mukesh Agnihotri raisedthe issue and termed it''political vendetta of BJPgovernment and murder ofdemocracy''.

He said the action wasbeing taken in hurry though thebail application was pendingbefore the court. MrChidambaram failed to get anyreprieve from the SupremeCourt on Wednesday. The courtset Friday for hearing hisanticipatory bail petition inconnection with the case.

The Congress members

started sloganeering againstPrime Minister Narendra Modiand Union Home Minister AmitShah, disrupting theproceedings of House for tenminutes and later staged awalk-out.

Members of ruling benchesrebutted the charges andcriticised the Opposition'saction. After the walk-out,Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakurcondemned the Congress'action saying they were doingthis to settle their politicalscore.

Defending the Centrewhich was blamed by theCongress for the witch-huntand unleashing politicalvendetta, Mr Thakur said theissue is not so simple as allegedby the Congress members inthe house.

The investigating agenciesdid not violate any rule byarresting him as his bail wasrejected by the court before thearrest, he added. Thakurrejected the Congress'allegation in Chidambaram'sarrest, saying the court had

observed that MrChidambaram, prima facie,appeared to be a 'kingpin' inconnection with the crime.

The court's verdict on hisbail application stated that thebail could not be extended forlong and it was rejected by theDelhi High Court.

The members of Congressin the house should understandthat the arrest of Former UnionMinster is related to a issue ofcorruption in whichEnforcement Director (ED) hadlodged a case against his son,Karti Chidambaram, for hisalleged involvement in thecase.

The Chief Minister said MrChidambaram was arrestedafter his bail application wasrejected by the High court.

He said the issue could notbe related to the proceedings ofthis house and if the Congressleader is innocent, he would beacquitted by the court after thetrial. The Congress memberslater joined the proceedings ofthe House and participated inthe Private Member resolution.

HP one among few states to givesalary, allowances on time: CM

SHIMLA, AUG 22

Despite the bleeding state economyand scarce economic resources,this hill state figures among the fewin the country, known for in-timepayment of salary and otherallowances to its employees, ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur told theState Assembly on Thursday.

Replying to a query during theQuestion Hour, raised by Congressmember Mukesh Agnihotri andCPI (M) member Rakesh Singha,Mr Thakur said the state economycould not permit to continue theprovisions of Old PensionSchemes.

Barring West Bengal, all thestates have adopted the NewPensions Scheme in the country,Mr Thakur pointed out, adding thatthe Kerala government alsorecently decided to adopt the NPSfor it's employees.

He said the state governmentincreasing liabilities on thepayment of salary, pensions andallowances, did not permit to paythe gratuity and pension on the oldpattern. The government waspaying Rs 6600 crore per annum topay the pensions. The state havecollections from various taxes andlevies to tune of Rs 10,000 crore,however, the total annual liabilitieson the salary and pensions is Rs19000 crore.

2018 saw dip in touristsvisiting HP: Thakur

SHIMLA: The number of foreignand domestic tourists visitingHimachal Pradesh declined by 10per cent in the April-June 2018tourist season as compared to thecorresponding period in 2016 and2017, Chief Minister Jai RamThakur has said. As per the dataprovided by Thakur in the stateAssembly on Wednesday, 1.25lakh foreign tourists visited thestate in the tourist season fromApril to June last year. Thenumber was over ten per cent lessas compared to foreigners visitingHimachal Pradesh in the threemonths in 2016 and 2017. In replyto a question by Congress MLASunder Singh Thakur, the chiefminister said 1.42 lakh and 1.36lakh foreign tourists had visitedthe state from April to June in2017 and 2016 respectively.Similarly, the number of domestictourists also saw a dip.

ABID BASHIRSRINAGAR, AUG 22

Unrest due to abrogation of Article370 and Article 35 A has forcedcancellation of thousands ofmarriage functions in Kashmirvalley, badly affecting peopleassociated with the sector, whichhas lost revenue to the tune of croresof rupees, according to sources.

Normal life remained crippledas shops and businessestablishments were closed andtraffic was off the roads for the 18thsuccessive day on Thursday due torestrictions imposed by authoritiesand strike against the scrapping ofspecial status of Jammu andKashmir.

The Narendra Modi-ledNational Democratic Alliancegovernment on August 5 scrapped

Article 370 and Article 35 A, whichgave special status to J&K,triggering massive outrage amongpeople in the valley, wherethousands of marriage functionswere cancelled due to unrestfollowing restrictions and strikeduring the peak marriage season.

Marriages are being conductedin a simple manner in presence ofclose family members and friendsacross the valley. People are finding

it difficult to communicatecancellation of the functions to theinvited guests.

BashesThe marriages in the valley were

no more a low key affair as theindustry had grown exponentiallyduring the last about a decade,making it one of the most revenuegenerating unorganised sectors withlakhs of people associated with itdirectly or indirectly. An averagecost of a marriage ranges betweenRs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh while a highend marriage can cost upto over Rs50 to Rs 1 crore in Kashmir.

But as the situation remainstense in the valley in view of thescrapping of the special status ofJ&K, people are forced to cut downon lavish marriage functions andother spending, badly affecting theindustry at its peak season. Top

players of this industry claim thatrevenue to the tune of crores ofrupees has been lost due to thecancellations of the functions, badlyaffecting lakhs of people associatedwith the sector, including caterers,cooks (wazas), butchers, decorators,bakers, disposable item dealers etc.

'The peak season of marriages isbetween July and September. But,the unrest in the valley has badlyaffected the marriage industry aspeople are being forced to cancelfunctions and other ceremonies. Dueto these cancellations, lakhs ofpeople have lost their source ofincome while others, who haveprocured items required for thesefunctions, are facing acute financialcrunch as it is highly unlikely thatthey will be able to sell theirproducts,' Shabir Ahmad, owner of acatering company, told UNI.

Kashmir:Thousands of marriage functionscancelled in peak season, sector badly hit

SHIMLA, AUG 22

About 553 students alongwith 61 teachers, who werestranded in Nerwa tehsil inShimla district due tolandslides, were evacuated totheir respective destinationson Wednesday, Shimladeputy commissioner AmitKashyap said.

The schoolchildren wereon their way back home, afterparticipating in a district-level tournament here, whenthey were stuck in Nerwa asthe road connecting Chopalwith Nerwa was blocked atvarious places due to massivelandslides, which werecleared for traffic onWednesday.

"Due to restoration ofK u p v i - N e r w aroad(alternative route), 40students and four teachers ofKupvi Education blockwould be sent to theirrespective destinations onThursday," the DC said,adding that 95 per cent ofdamaged roads in the district

have been restored and theconcerned departments havebeen directed to restore theremaining as soon aspossible.

The DC visited Jubbal,Kotkhai, Rohru and Chirgaonarea to examine therestoration work and directedthe local administration toprovide help in repairing thelink roads and to tackletraffic jams to ensure smoothtransportation of apples.

He said all the Irrigationand Public Health (IPH)schemes will also be repairedsoon and directed the forestdepartment officials to markand chop old trees besidesclearing the fallen one.?Himachal Road Transport

Corporation (HRTC) hasbeen directed to deploy buseson the affected routes toprovide transport facilities tolocal residents. The DC alsovisited various schools of thearea to access the damagescaused by rain. Horticultureand agriculture departmentofficials have also beendirected to access the lossesof orchardist and agriculturistand submit the reportimmediately, so thatcompensation would provideas early as possible to theaffected people. Additionaldeputy commissioner (ADC)Apoorv Devgan visited thesurrounding area from Nervato Kupvi and reviewed therestoration works.

Over 500 students stuck inlandslide return homeSRINAGAR, AUG 22

Jammu and Kashmir Director Generalof Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesdaysaid that effective initiatives have beentaken to bring all round improvement inthe law and order situation in the valleyto ensure security of the people.

He has said that stringent action willbe taken against those disrupting thepeace and creating panic among themasses. DGP was interacting with thepolice officers and personnel during hisday long visit to the North Kashmirdistricts of Baramulla, Handwara andSopore today. In the morning atBaramulla the DGP attended the wreathlaying ceremony of martyr SPO BilalAhmad Magray who was martyredduring the Ganai Hamam, Baramullaencounter. Sub Inspector AmardeepSingh who was leading the operationreceived injuries in the encounter andwas shifted to Army Hospital Srinagarwhere he is under treatment in the

hospital. DGP lauded the bravery andcourage of the martyr and interactedwith the family of the martyr. Heassured the family that police willprovide all the assistance and help to thefamily. He also appreciated the Police /CRPF party for their outstandingcourage and performance during theencounter.

On this occasion DGP said that thecoordinated Cordon and SearchOperations by the police and otherforces will continue to mount furtherpressure on terrorists.

DGP reviews security scenarioin North Kashmir districts

SRINAGAR, AUG 22

Life remained crippled forthe 18th consecutive dayon Thursday in Kashmirvalley due to restrictionsand spontaneous strikesince August 5, whenArticle 370 and 35 A werescrapped by the Centre.

According to officials,there was no report of anymajor untoward incidentduring the night in thevalley, where restrictionswere eased in majorityareas, including in summercapital, Srinagar.

Restrictions wereeased in some more areasin the downtown andShehar-e-Khas (SeK)though business and other

activities remainedcrippled. All gates ofhistoric Jamia masjid,stronghold of moderateHurriyat Conference (HC)chairman Mirwaiz MoulviOmar Farooq, remainedclosed and large number ofsecurity forces and statepolice personnel remaineddeployed to prevent anyassembly. Business andother activities remainedcrippled in the downtownand SeK and outskirts. Alarge number of CentralParamilitary Forces(CPMF) and state policepersonnel remaineddeployed to thwart anydemonstration. Residentsalleged that they are facingacute shortage of

essentials, particularlymilk, baby food,vegetables and medicine.Milkmen and vegetablesellers from outskirts arenot able to come fromoutskirts due to restrictionsand strike. The local breadmakers on main roads alsoremained closed.

However, in theinterior areas, shopsselling essentials,including bread and milk,remained open in themorning from 0600 hrs to0900 hrs. Similarly, in theevenings some shops arefunctioning from 1900 hrs,when security forceswithdraw for the night, to2200 hrs. Shops andbusiness establishments

remained closed andtraffic was off the road insummer capital, Srinagarand outskirts for the 18thday on Thursday.However, private vehicles,including two-wheelerscould be seen plying in thecivil lines, uptown andoutskirts. Though there isno road block in the civillines and uptown,hundreds of security forcesand state police personnelremained deployed tomaintain peace. HistoricLal Chowk, the nervecentre of the city, was openfor civilian movement.However, shops andbusiness establishmentsremained closed andtraffic was off the road.

Life remains crippled amid restrictions,strike in Kashmir since Aug 5

Attendance in schools picksup in north Kashmir

SRINAGAR, AUG 22

Attendance of students intwin districts of Kupwara andBandipora has furtherimproved while elsewhere inthe Kashmir valley, includingSrinagar, it was very poordue to prevailing uneasysituation on Thursday.

All educationalinstitutions, includinguniversities, engineering andother professional collegeswere closed from August 5,when Article 370 and 35 Awere scrapped and Jammuand Kashmir was dividedinto two union territories--Jammu and Kashmir andLadakh, evoking sharp andspontaneous reaction.

However, the

government orderedreopening of primary schoolsfrom August 19 and Middleschools from Wednesday.However, majority schools inSrinagar wore a desertedlook though 60 to 70 per centteachers and other staffattended their respectiveinstitutions. Private schoolsalso remained closed.

According to Director,Education Kashmir,Mohammad Yaseen Maliksaid 774 middle schools werereopened yesterday afterreopening of primary schoolson Monday. There was anetwork of 6,000 schools inthe Kashmir valley.However, he said, theattendance of students wasthin. Malik said attendance of

students has now startedpicking up.

Good number of studentsattended schools in Kupwara,Bandipora and centralKashmir district ofGanderbal, he said.

The Kashmir University(KU), Islamic University ofScience and Technology(IUST), Central UniversityKashmir (CUK) and ClusterUniversity also remainedclosed. Students of theseuniversities who werestaying in hotels have alreadyleft for their home. The IUSThae also postponed allsemester examinations.

All private andgovernment engineering andpoly-technical colleges alsoremained closed.

First organ transplantation unitsuccessfully commissioned at IGMCDINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, AUG 22

The Himachal Pradeshgovernment on Thursdayinformed the state Assemblythat the first OrganTransplantation Unit wassuccessfully commissionedat the Indra Gandhi MedicalCollege, with transplantationof two Kidneys in theHospital, here recently.

Giving a suo-motustatement on the issue here,Health Minister Vipin SinghParmar said the advancesurgery was conducted by aseven-member expert teamfrom the All India Institute ofMedical Sciences.

He informed that IGMCHospital successfullyoperated two patients forKidney transplantation on

August 12, scripting history of

launching this advancehealth facility, first time inthe state.

The Minister said aftercommissioning this organtransplantation centre atIGMC, the government hasfulfilled one of the promisesmade by Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur, in the 2018-19state budget.

The Minister informedthe House that currently,1200 kidney patients wereregistered in the state, out ofwho, 500 requiredtransplantation. He said thisfacility would benefit anumber of patients, whohave been deprived so farfrom this, due to either non-availability of the service inthe state, or due to economic

reasons. Kidney-relatedailments were increasing inthe state due to high bloodpressure and hyperglycemia.Patients have to go fortransplantation at last, whenthe ailment reaches analarming stage, the Ministerinformed the House.

The government alsotrained IGMC staff anddoctors in AIIMS andPGIMR Chandigarh beforecommissioning this facilityand one Intensive Care unitfor the transplantation ofKidney having three bedDialysis Unit was also set upin the IGMC for thispurpose, he said.

As many as 17 Doctorsand other staff were trainedin AIIMS and PGI, beforesetting up this unit, MrParmar added.

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SULTANPUR LODHI JALANDHAR, AUG 22

Reviewing the ground situa-tion in the flood-hit villagesfor the second time thisweek, Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh onThursday announced thathis government wouldcanalise all the rivers of thestate, taking technical sup-port from World Bank (WB)and Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB).

Going around theSarupwal in Sultanpur Lod-hi sub-Tehsil, where theoverflowing river Sutlej ledto a breach in Dhusi bund,affecting 62 villages, theChief Minister also prom-ised due compensation tothe affected farmers as soonas the water recedes and spe-cial girdawri is completed.

Talking to media afteran aerial survey to assess thedamage caused by floodingin Sultanpur Lodhi (Ka-purthala) and Jalandhar ar-eas, the Chief Minister an-nounced a project to projectto realign river streams andcourses, besides strengthen-ing and widening of the riv-er embankments for a per-

manent solution to the prob-lem of floods. CaptainAmarinder also announceddedicated village-reliefteams in the affected areas.Each team would compriseofficers of Health, CivilSupply and Animal Hus-bandry departments, andwould ensure regular andtimely supply of food, med-icines and fodder for all af-fected families. In responseto a question, the Chief Min-ister further said nothingwould be allowed to hamper

the 550th birth anniversarycelebrations of Sri GuruNanak Dev ji, and his gov-ernment was geared up tocelebrate the historic occa-sion in a befitting manner.

The Chief Minister, whoearlier on his way to Ka-purthala conducted an aerialsurvey of flood affected ar-eas of Nawanshar and Lud-hiana, told mediapersons inGidderpindi in Jalandhardistrict that even if the cen-tral government fails to ex-tend support, the state would

ensure full support to everyperson affected by the flood-ing.

It may be recalled thathe had written to the PrimeMinister yesterday, seekinga special flood relief pack-age for the state. CaptainAmarinder inspected thebreach site in Gidderpindi,resulting from release of ex-cess water from Bhakradam. For the first time,Bhakra, which normallygets filled to its permissiblestorage level of 1680 feet by

September, was overflowingin August, for the first evertime, said the Chief Minis-ter.

Captain Amarinder,who is constantly monitor-ing the flood situation, fur-ther ordered the DrainageDepartment to immediatelyidentify potential breachpoints and plug those on pri-ority, engaging the Army,NDRF or SDRF, if required.

Captain AmarinderSingh, who had on Mondayvisited villages of Ropar dis-trict, also directed theDeputy Commissioners tokeep tight vigil over the sit-uation and maintain close li-aison with the Army author-ities and immediately ap-prise them of the nature andquantum of assistance re-quired.

He also asked Commis-sioner, Jalandhar Division,B Purusartha to coordinatethe relief works in Jalandharand Kapurthala districts.Earlier, on his arrival, Cap-tain Amarinder Singh wasbriefed about the current sit-uation arising out of theSatluj breach by the DeputyCommissioners of Jalandharand Kapurthala.

Govt to canalise rivers with technicalsupport from WB, ADB: Amarinder

CM calls for breaking barriers of hatred on Janamashtmi eveCHANDIGARH: Exhorting them to follow Lord Sri Krishna’s philosophy of universal love, Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh has appealed to the people to vow to break the barriers of hatred and divisiveness on theeve of Sri Krishna Janamashtami. In his Janamashtmi eve greeting, the Chief Minister underlined the relevance of SriKrishna’s ideology in the prevailing environment of discord, which has divided the people on the lines of caste andcommunity. He appealed to the people to imbibe and follow the teaching of Sri Krishna, as epitomized in 'SrimadBhagwad Geeta', to strengthen the bonds of communal harmony and universal brotherhood. People not just in Indiabut across the world today stand alienated from one another due to differences created by mankind, said the ChiefMinister, stressing the need to celebrate Janamashtmi in a spirit of peace and camaraderie.

SUMER GARGCHANDIGARH, AUG 22

The Punjab Governor and Ad-ministrator, Union Territory,Chandigarh, Shri V.P. SinghBadnore today extended hisgreetings to the people ofPunjab and Union Territory ofChandigarh on the auspiciousoccasion of Janamashtami,the birthday of Lord Krishna.

In his message, V.P. SinghBadnore said that the joyousfestival of Janmashtami re-minds us to be honest in ourconduct and actions and toperform our duty sincerely,dedicatedly and devotedly. Hesaid that Lord Krishna was atrue Karamyogi, who showedus the path of salvation andtruthful living. His philoso-phy, to which he adhered andpracticed throughout his life,have acted as a guide to usever since. The Governor ex-

pressed the hope that Lord Kr-ishna's message, which hasmore relevance in the presentcomplex and materialisticworld, will continue to inspireus to do our duty towards ourcountry and for the selflessservice of mankind. V.P.Singh Badnore appealed tothe people to celebrate thisfestival collectively, in a spir-it of peace and harmony, ris-ing above narrow and pettyconsiderations of caste, creedand religion.

Badnore greets peopleon JanamashtamiGovt should release crores of

rupees collected as cow cessimmediately: DurgeshRAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT: The problem of destituteanimals in Punjab is increasing day byday. A large number of these animals

are of destitute cowdynasty. They canbe seen in almostall the big mandis ofthe state, leading tofatal road accidents.Vice Chairman ofthe Punjab Gau

Service Commission and BrahminSabha Razi Executive ChairmanDurgesh Sharma (Montu) said that thestate government collected crores ofrupees in the form of cow cess thatshould be released immediately to thegaushalas so that the cows roamingon roads be sent to these cowsheds.Punjab Gau Seva Commission, incollaboration with the stategovernment, has taken up cowshedsin all the districts of the state to takecare of the destitute cows, he addedwhile saying. For the maintenance ofwhich the Cow cess was introduced.Now the government should releasethis money immediately to take care ofthe cow dynasty, he further said.Naresh Sharma, chairman of ShriBrahmin Sabha Faridkot, Faridkot GauSeva chief Pramod Kingra were alsopresent.

B.A. Psychology (Hons.) SemIII students of HMV getpositions in University

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: The students of B.A.Psychology (Hons.) Sem III ofHans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalayabagged various positions in University.Km. Aakcee got 3 rd position with79/100 marks, Km. Muskan Mehta got4 th position with 78/100 marks, Km.Anjali Sharma got 5 th position with77/100 marks, Km. Rupam Prashargot 6 th position with 73/100 marks,Km. Samriti and Km. Vanshika got 7 thposition with 72/100 marks. PrincipalProf. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareencongratulated the students and HODDr. Ashmeen Kaur.

Premature ovarian failure isleading cause of female infertilityJALANDHAR :The average age formenopause in women is 50 years,with 1% of women menstruating afterthe age of 60. However, off late thenumber of women reaching

menopause under40 years of age ison the rise.Hereditary, lifestyle,and environmentalfactors affect thenatural onset ofmenopause.

Menopause or the complete depletionof the ovarian reserve before the ageof 35is commonly defined as“premature ovarian failure (POF) orpremature ovarian insufficiency.”Studies have reported that nearly 1-2% of Indian women experience signsof menopause between the ages of 29to 34 years. Additionally, this figuregoes up to 8% in the cases ofwomenbetween 35 and 39 years of age.

Reviews ground situation in flood hit villages

Monsoons and ensuingfestival season putsFDA on guard

CHANDIGARH: In view of monsoonsand the ensuing festival season, thefrequency of inspections andsubsequent sampling has beenintensified so much so that nearly8000 samples have been drawn in thepast 45 days, to ensure quality milkand milk products to the people,informed KS Pannu CommissionerFood and Drug Administration Punjab.Divulging further, CFDA informed thatthe Food Safety Commissionerate withthe active support of State DairyDevelopment Department is keeping astrong vigil over the quality of milk andmilk products (M&MPs). In the periodfalling between July 1 and August 15,2019, the Food Safety Teamscollected 1202 samples while the twoFood Safety Vans collected 1211M&MP samples including over ahundred samples each fromJalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana.

RAJ SADOSHABOHAR, AUG 22

Social activist Charu Ahu-ja today inaugurated thelabs set up in the Gopic-hand Arya Mahila Collegeunder the Community

College Scheme of theUniversity Grants Com-mission. Local advisoryCommittee president DevMittar Ahuja was presenton the occasion. Principal

Dr Rekha Sood Handa saidthat the college had intro-duced courses in Beautyand Aesthetics and FoodProcessing and Preserva-tion to which +2 pass girlswere eligible for admis-sion. They will be able toget jobs in the public andprivate sectorcompanies/institutions af-ter completing the course.This opens new doors forwomen empowerment.

Village residents nabbedtwo thieves involved in

various cases

KULJEET SINGH JANDIALA GURU, AUG 22

Village sarpanch Sukhwinder Singh and people invillage Dharar caught two thieves involved indozen of thefts today morning and handed themover to police.

They had created a lot of panic among the peo-ple. While talking to the journalist and people toldthat Jagroop Singh alias Hanuman, Manpreet Singhresident of village Dharar police station JandialaGuru were caught while Harjeet Singh alias Jeeta ofvillage Bhaini Sidhavan Sadar Thana Tarn Taranhas been fled away.

VERMAGURDASPUR, AUG 22

Drug addiction is a tangled prob-lem that arises due to the combi-nation of mental and environ-mental elements. Intoxicationaffects our body as well as ourmind. The above thoughts wereexpressed by AFSO JaswinderSingh during anti-drug addictionseminar organised in the nearbyvillage of Dhira. Drugs have be-come a part of our civilizationsince the middle of last centuryand are on the verge of ruiningthe youth of our country but stillthis state is not getting relieffrom this bad disease. He said

that it is very difficult to controlpatients who have indulged inintoxication in the Red Zone. Hesaid that 179 de-adiction centershave been opened all over Pun-jab, out of which 7 centers are injails, where patients of red zonecan be treated.

He said that the demand willhave to be stopped to eliminatethe drugs from Punjab, `if thedemand stops then the supplywill stop automatically’. Acam-paign against drugs being con-ducted on the instructions ofDistrict Collector Vippul Ujjwal,people are being made aware ofthe ill effects of drugs by puttingup seminars.

Drug addiction is tangledproblem: Jaswinder Singh

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, AUG 22

Under-18 Kabaddi tourna-ment was organized at the dis-trict level by Punjab SchoolEducation Board and DistrictSports Department here todayin which 19 teams from thedistrict participated. St. Sol-dier Elite Convent School Jan-diala Guru secured third placein this tournament. Similarlyrelay matches were conductedat the district level. In the 4-400 meters relay, Jashnpreet

Singh, Sargundeep Singh,Gursharan Singh, German-preet Singh finished third.Similarly in the 4-100 meterrelay, Gurubaz Singh, Sargun-deep Singh, KomalpreetSingh, Jashnpreet Singh fin-ished third. On reaching theschool, the managing directorof the school, Dr. MangalSingh Kishanpuri, PrincipalAmarpreet Kaur, Vice Princi-pal Gurpreet Kaur, SukhchainSingh Coordinator, Narendra-pal Kaur Coordinator cheeredthe children for their work.

St. Soldier Elite Convent Schoolwins Kabaddi matches

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, AUG 22

A soft skill course has beenstarted in the District Em-ployment and Business Bu-reau opened under the door-to-door employment schemeand it was inaugurated by Ad-ditional Deputy Commission-er (Development) AmritSingh. ADC said that thiscourse would prove to bevery meaningful for the youthto build their self-confidence.

She told that training relat-ed to this soft skill course willbe given absolutely free andthis course will be of 100hours.On the other hand,Deputy Commissioner Isha

Kalia said that this coursewill prove to be very benefi-cial for the youth as it is veryimportant for the job inter-views.

Se said that this course willinstill self confidence in theyouth during the interview.Se said that the dates of em-ployment be imposed in themonth of September. Se saidthat on September 20, multi-skill development centerHoshiarpur on September 24,Rayat-Bahra Institute, onSeptember 26, governmentITI. Mega employment fairsare being organized at MultiSkill Development CenterHoshiarpur on September 27at Talwara.

Soft skill course begins to fill confidenceamong youth in interviews

New building of MRSPTU tobe inaugurated soon: DC

RAM RESHAM SHARAN BATHINDA, AUG 22

Earlier known for its sand dunes now Bathinda districtis now touching new heights in the field of technicaleducation as soon a new building at a cost of Rs 300will come up at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Techni-

cal University. Shar-ing this informationDeputy CommissionerB. Srinivasan said thatthe new campus,which is spread over inan area of about 30acres, will also haveresidential facilities for3000 students. Thenew building will be

inaugurated in the coming days. Vice Chancellor of theUniversity Mohan Paul Isher said that almost 90 per-cent construction work of the first phase of the Uni-versity Campus has been completed which include Ad-ministrative Block, Accounts Branch Office, Exami-nation Branch, Research and Development, Educa-tional Affairs, Student Welfare, Public Relations, Train-ing on Placement and Youth Sports and also the officesof Vice Chancellor and Registrar. Sharing details abouta special feature of the new campus, the Vice Chacel-lor said that apart from the use of solar energy, the spe-cial units have also been set up to store rainwater torecharge underground water. Speaking about the cours-es offered by the university, the Vice Chancellor point-ed out that the courses are started at the degree level ofMatatronics, which in modern times is a key require-ment for the good future of the students.

Markfed gaining momentum inproduct marketing: Varun Roojam

CHANDIGARH, AUG 22

“The Markfed has emerged as one of the most significant part ofthe Cooperative sector of Punjab and is well on its way to harnessits immense potential to be the top money spinner for the econo-my of Punjab.” This was disclosed here today by the ManagingDirector (MD), Markfed Mr. Varun Roojam. Divulging more, Mr.Roojam said that the novel strategizing and drive of CooperationMinister, S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Markfed is gaining mo-mentum especially in the field of marketing of its products. Elab-orating more about the products manufactured by Markfed, Roo-jam detailed that Markfed has a wide basket of products rangingfrom Vanaspati, Mustard Oil, Refined Oil.

Exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh

centenary in Ludhiana from 24

LUDHIANA, AUG 22

City Ludhiana is going to or-ganize Jallianwala Bagh Cen-tenary Commemoration Ex-hibition (1919–2019) fromAugust 24 to September 3 inGuru Nanak Bhawan here.While giving this informa-tion, Pari Baishya, Opera-tions Officer, Partition Muse-um, Amritsar & The Arts andCultural Heritage Trust, NewDelhi said that this Exhibi-tion is the result of a collabo-ration between the Govern-ment of Punjab and the Parti-tion Museum, Amritsar. Theinitiative for this multimediaexhibition came from theChief Minister of Punjab,Shri Amarinder Singh.

Community scheme labs inaugurated

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

HC extends Rajiv case life convict Nalini'sparole by three weeksCHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday extended by three weeks, parolegranted to S Nalini (52) one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister RajivGandhi assassination case. Passing orders on a plea by her, seeking one monthextension of her parole to complete arrangements for her daughter's marriage, a DivisionBench comprising Justice M M Sundresh and Justice M Nirmal Kumar extended herparole by three weeks. Nalini moved the court after the Vellore prison authorities refusedher request for extension of parole by a month. In her plea, she said despite her bestefforts all arrangements for her daughter's marriage could not be completed. She said sheneeded one more month to complete the wedding arrangements. Stating that herdaughter was residing in London with her husband Murugan alias Sriharan's brother,Nalini said they were likely to visit India in the first week of next month.

Maha: One held forcheating people bycloning ATM cardsTHANE: A 30-year-old man has beenarrested in Maharashtra's Thane districtfor allegedly cheating people by cloningtheir debit and credit cards andwithdrawing several lakhs from ATMs,police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, Thane police's central crime unitlaid a trap and nabbed ShabazMohammad Arif Khatri alias Rehan AliKhan near Thane railwaystation onTuesday. A number of cloneddebit/credit cards, fake Aadhaar andPAN cards, having different names butsame photograph on all, a high-endmobile phone and a fake driving licencewere seized from his possession, apolice spokesperson said. The officialsaid during interrogation, Khanrevealed that some of his accomplices,who worked at a hotel in Mumbratownship, provided him informationabout the credit and debit cards usedby customers there to make payments."These persons would steal the carddetails of customers and sell theinformation to Khan, who when thenuse it to make cloned cards," he said.Khan withdrew several lakhs of rupeesfrom ATMs in Thane, Kalyan, Dombivili(both towns in Thane district), Pune,some other districts of Maharashtra aswell as other states since 2017 byusing the cloned cards, he said. Hewas booked under Indian Penal Codesections for cheating and forgery.Search was on for his three aides,identified asAsif Shaikh, Keshav Reddyalias Babu and Mohammad WarsuddinAnsari, he added.

If Chidambaram hasdone nothing why ishe hiding: SrikantLUCKNOW: Alleging that Congresswas synonym of corruption UttarPradesh government spokespersonand Power minister Srikant Sharmasaid if former union minister PChidambaram has done nothing thenhe should face the legal proceedingsrather to escape. Sharma here onWednesday said that Congress wasinfamous for misuse of power foryears. He said that every corrupt manhas to face the law and if former unionminister is guiltless then he shouldsupport the proceedings and face theenquiry. Slamming Congress formerpresident Rahul Gandhi Mr Sharmasaid that mourning of Rahul Gandhiwas obvious as he was also on bailunder corruption charges. He said thatCongress and their loyal leaders havealways misused the power and nowthey are alleging that BJP wasmisusing Central agencies. He saidthat agencies were probing in animpartial manner the case of Rs 307crore INX media scam but Congressleaders were raking as all of themwere facing corruption charges.

MP: ATS busts terrorfunding gangSATNA: The Anti-Terrorism Squad(ATS) on Thursday arrested threepeople and detained two others of agang, which was allegedly involved interror funding, from Madhya Pradesh'sSatna. According to ATS, 13 Pakistaniphone numbers have recovered fromthe accused people. They wereallegedly in contact with Pakistanthrough these numbers. The fouraccused persons have been identifiedas Sunil Singh, Shubham Tiwari,Balram Singh Patel, BhagvendraSingh Patel. The name of the fifthmember is yet to be ascertained.Earlier also, the ATS had arrestedBalram, but he was later granted bailaround two years ago. After that,Balram again started the business ofterror funding by using Sunil Singh asa pawn. Now Balram and Singh alongwith other accused are in policecustody.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla isnew home secretaryNEW DELHI: Ajay Kumar Bhalla,currently serving as an officer onspecial duty in the home ministry, wasappointed as the new Union homesecretary on Thursday, an official ordersaid. The Appointments Committee ofthe cabinet headed by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi approved Bhalla'sappointment as the new homesecretary. He replaces Rajiv Gauba,who was appointed as the newcabinet secretary on Wednesday.Bhalla, a 1984-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer, servedas the Union power secretary, beforebeing appointed as an officer onspecial duty on July 24. He will have afixed two-year tenure till August 2021as the home secretary.

Girl set ablaze afterallegedly resisting rape bidSITAPUR: A youth allegedly set a girlafire after she resisted the former'sattempt to outrage her modesty in thecity Kotwali area of this district inUttar Pradesh, police sources said onThursday. According to sources here,the youth named Golu allegedly triedto rape the 17-year old victim onTuesday. After the victim resisted hisattempt, the youth threatened her andleft. As per the complaint of thevictim's father, Golu allegedly enteredthe victim's house on Wednesdayevening with kerosene oil andallegedly set the girl ablaze and fledthe spot. Upon hearing the victim'sscreams, the neighbours rushed tothe spot and doused the fire. Shewas later taken to a hospital wherethe doctors referred her to Lucknow'sShyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil)hospital, owing to her criticalcondition.

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We stand by Chidambaram, havefaith that law will prevail: Cong

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 22

Terming the late night arrest ofsenior party leader and formerUnion Minister PChidambaram as an act of'brazen personal and politicalvendetta' by the Narendra Modigovernment, the Congress onThursday said the party standsby him and expressedconfidence that law wouldprevail in the matter. The partyreiterated that neitherChidambaram nor his son, havebeen accused of any offence inthe INX media case. It also saidthere is no offence disclosedagainst him in the FIR. Termingthe late night arrest ofChidambaram as an act of'brazen personal and politicalvendetta', AICC media incharge Randeep Surjewala said,'Over the last two days Indiawitnessed the broad daylightmurder of democracy and therule of law by a Governmenthell bent upon using CBI andED as personal revenge seekingdepartments for the party in

power. 'The vindictive,selective and malicious mannerin which former FinanceMinister Home Minister hasbeen persecuted and prosecutedis nothing short of a brazenpersonal and political vendetta.'

Expressing the party's fullsupport to Chidambaram,Surjewala said, 'We stand byP Chidambaram and reiterateour unwavering belief in hisinnocence. 'We hope that theofficers who scaled walls intheir eagerness to please theirpolitical masters, as alsoselect TV channels, have thecourage to tell the PM andHome Minister HM, that thereis zero evidence of any caseagainst him.

Defence Minister to inductApache attack choppers at

Pathankot Air BaseAGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 22

Boosting the firepower of India'sdefence forces, Defence MinisterRajnath Singh will officially inductthe first batch of Apache attackhelicopters into the Indian Air Forceon September 3 in Pathankot.

"The Defence Minister isscheduled to induct the Apacheattack choppers into the Air Forceofficially in Pathankot onSeptember 3. The first batch ofchoppers had arrived at the Hindanair base about three weeks ago atthe Hindan airbase in an Antonovcargo plane," defence officials toldANI here. The AH-64E helicopters,the latest variants of the Apache,were delivered from the US.

After the first four choppers,another batch had come to the airbase and the eight Apaches arelikely to be inducted in the first go.

The Defence Ministry hadfinalised the order for production,training and support of 22 AH-64Apache attack helicopters in 2015.Two years later, the Centralgovernment cleared the acquisitionof an additional six Apaches for theIndian Army. By 2020, Boeingwould hand over the entire fleet of22 Apaches to the Indian Air Force

for operations.India had signed a deal worth

USD 3 billion in 2018 for thesupply of 15 Chinook heavy-liftchoppers and 22 attack helicoptersfrom American firms.

Both the deals were initiatedduring the UPA era around 2008-09but could not be signed due toprocedural and other issues in thecontract.

On March 25, IAF Chief AirChief Marshal BS Dhanoa hadpresided over a ceremony inChandigarh for the officialinduction of the Chinook heavy-liftchoppers.

The choppers will be used forferrying heavy loads in themountainous region of Ladakh andother areas for the Army and AirForce requirements.

Yamuna below danger markas water level recedes

AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 22

The water level of Yamunais receding and the river isnow flowing below thedanger mark of 205.33metres, an official said onThursday.

"The level of Yamunaat railway bridge was206.60 metres at 10 am. Itis expected to recedefurther," the official at theflood department's controlroom said. The water levelof Yamuna reached thehighest level of 206.60metres Wednesdaymorning and remainedconstant for nearly sevenhours. The river startedreceding from afternoon

and flowed at 206.44metres at 6 pm.

It had crossed thedanger mark of 205.33metres on Monday.Officials said around23,000 affected peoplewere evacuated from the

flood-plains to safer places.Over 18,000 of them wereaccommodated in morethan 2700 relief tents set upby the Delhi governmentagencies. A total of 35boats were deployed torescue the stranded people.

10 people convicted in murder of Dalit Christian KevinKOTTAYAM, AUG 22

Ten people were on Thursdayconvicted by a court here inthe sensational murder of 23-year-old Dalit ChristianKevin P Joseph in 2018.

The Principal SessionsCourt observed that themurder of Kevin, involvinghis wife's relatives, was acase of honour killing.

Those convicted includedthe brother-in-law ofKevin.The court acquittedfour persons, includingKevin's father-in-law, citinglack of evidence.

Principal Sessions Judge

C S Jayachandran will hearon August 24 the argumentson the quantum ofpunishment to be awarded tothe convicts.

All the 10 accused have

been found guilty undervarious sections of the IndianPenal Code, including 302(Murder) and 364A(kidnapping for ransom),Special Public Prosecutor CS Ajayan told reporters here.There were 14 accused in thecase. Sanu, Kevin's brother-in-law, was the primeaccused in the case, whilefather-in-law Chacko was thefifth accused.

The death of Kevin, whowas abducted along with arelative from Mannanam inthe district, had triggeredwidespread protests in thestate.

The victim's kin hadalleged that he died due topolice laxity as they refusedto conduct an investigationon the basis of his wife'scomplaint.

Kevin's body was foundon May 28 last year in astream in Chaliyakkara inKollam district.

The couple had marriedat a registrar's office inEttumanoor against thewishes of her family.

During the trial whichbegan three months ago,Kevin's family and witnesseshad alleged that it was a caseof honour killing.

Police step up vigil in Jaisalmerafter terror threat

JAISALMER, AUG 22

Rajasthan Police personnel were seenkeeping a strict vigil at multiplecheckpoints in Jaisalmer city after ahigh alert was sounded on Rajasthan-Gujarat border. "We normally doblockades across the city as a routineexercise but today, securityarrangements have been put in placedue to a terror threat. We had receivedinformation about infiltration ofterrorists from Sirohi area," saidInspector Kishan Singh. Superintendentof Police (Jaisalmer), Kiran Kang saidthat the administration was prepared to

deal with all eventualities and is inconstant touch with the Indian Armyand Border Security Force (BSF)."Jaisalmer is a border area and hereBSF and Army are usually deployedalong with the police. We are in closeco-ordination with everyone andprepared to deal with everyeventuality," SP said.

A high alert was sounded in theentire country including Rajasthan-Gujarat border on Monday after thedistrict administration came to knowthat a group of four along with an ISIagent have entered the country onAfghanistani passports.

Never met Peter or Indrani,says Karti Chidambaram

NEW DELHI, AUG 22

Karti Chidambaram onThursday termed the arrest ofhis father P Chidambaram as a"political vendetta" andvehemently denied anyassociation with either PeterMukherjea or his wife IndraniMukherjea, the promoters ofINX Media. Karti arrived herethis morning from Chennai,hours after his father wasarrested on Wednesday nightafter high drama at his residencehere in the INX Media case."This is not merely targeting ofmy father but the targeting ofthe Congress party. I will go toJantar Mantar to protest," saidKarti as he stepped out of theDelhi airport. Karti said therewas no legal necessity forChidambaram to appear beforethe CBI and denied that his

father had been in hiding. Hesaid despite several efforts bythe CBI, the agency didn't havea case against them. "First andforemost we are being targeted.There is no legal requirementfor my father to be available toanybody...My father is avehement, vocal and articulatecritic of this government. Casehas no legal basis, chargestrumped-up," said Karti, whosaid that he knew theprocesses agencies use andnever has the CBI given twohours notice to anyone.

LUCKNOW, AUG 22

As many as 19 people losttheir lives in rain-relatedincidents in Uttar Pradeshwhere raging waters of majorrivers have disrupted normallife, officials said onThursday.

"As many as 15 personshave died due to rain relatedincidents in different districtsof the state. "The figureincluded three deaths inAmethi, two each inRaebareli, Sonbhadra andMirzapur and one death eachin Saharanpur, Hamirpur,Pratapgarh, Fathepur, Bastiand, Ayodhya," the ReliefCommissioner's office said.

Besides the 15, four morepersons have died in Balliaand Bhadohi, according toreports.

While three peopledrowned in Ballia in separateincidents, another person waskilled in Bhadohi district.

Police said in Ballia, oneAshish Verma (18) drowned

in BST embankment whiletrying to cross flood watersto cut fodder for animals.

In another incident, oneKamlesh Kannaujia (26)drowned in Tamsa River.Another youth drowned nearBansdeeh township, policeadded. In Bhadohi, a 75-year-old died after a roofcollapsed at Sonaichavillage. A Central WaterCommission report here saidthe Ganga was in spate atdifferent places along itsroute flowing just below thedanger mark at Garh

Mukteshwar and Fatehgarhand crossing the danger markat Naraora (Bulandshahr),Kachchla Bridge (Badaun)and Ballia.

River Yamuna atMathura, Sharda at PaliaKalan and Ghaghra atBarabanki were flowingabove the danger mark. Theywere also flowing just underthe danger mark at someother places, the report said.

Ganga water has enteredsome houses in urban areasof Ballia, forcing people totake shelter on rooftops.

Now, Keralawomen to drive

govt vehiclesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG 22

Breaking yet another glass ceiling, the Keralagovernment has decided to appoint womendrivers in government offices and public-sector establishments.

A cabinet meeting chaired by ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday tookthe decision, which would end the decades-long monopoly of men in this sector.

Women would be appointed as drivers aspart of the government's decision to ensuregender equality in all walks of society.

"The cabinet has decided to induct womenas drivers in government services and public-sector units. For this, the existing recruitmentrules will be amended," an official releasesaid.

The government had recently formed thefirst women battalion with over 550 membersas part of efforts to enhance representation ofwomen in the police force.

19 killed in rain-relatedincidents in UP

Uddhav Thackeray, familyare behind Raj: Sanjay Raut

MUMBAI, AUG 22

The entire Thackeray familyis supporting MNS chief RajThackeray who has beensummoned by theEnforcement Directorate in amoney-laundering case, ShivSena leader Sanjay Raut saidhere on Thursday.

He, however, defendedthe CBI's action againstformer finance minister PChidambaram, saying everyaction by investigatingagencies can not be calledpolitical vendetta. Raut'sstatement came a day afterShiv Sena chief and Raj'sestranged cousin UddhavThackeray said that hebelieved nothing muchwould come out of the ED'sprobe. The Shiv Sena is apartner of the ruling BJP inMaharashtra and the Centre.Raj Thackeray, on the otherhand, had campaignedagainst the BJP during theLok Sabha polls. Rajappeared before the ED hereon Thursday morning. TheCentral agency is probing

loans and equity infusion byInfrastructure Leasing andFinancial Services (IL&FS)into Kohinoor CNTL, a realestate venture in which theMNS chief had a stake forsome time. "UddhavThackeray already made itclear yesterday that nothingconcrete will be foundagainst Raj. As Uddhav hasextended support to hisbrother, his entire family isbehind Raj Thackeray," Raut,a Rajya Sabha member, toldreporters. "Let theinvestigation get over. Raj iscooperating with the ED,unlike P Chidambaram," headded. There was "ampleevidence" against theCongress leader, Rautclaimed. Chidambaram wasarrested on Wednesday nightby the CBI in the INX Mediamoney laundering case.

Tamil Nadu: Four gangstersarrested for killing rival

gang member in MaduraiMADURAI, AUG 22

Police on Thursday arrested four persons of a ganginvolved in killing a rival gang's member in K.Pudur area. The murder weapon has also beenrecovered by the police. The accused have beenidentified as Nijamudeen, Karthick, Thoubeek andHarikrishnan. According to the police, the victim,identified as Raja, was driving a two-wheeler whenhe was ambushed by a gang of eight persons whoattacked him using stones and knives. Aftersustaining injuries, the victim tried to escape butfell down after running for a short distance on theroad, the police said. The police conducted itsinitial investigation by examining the CCTVfootage at the scene of the crime and are currentlylocating the whereabouts of four remainingmembers of the gang who attacked Raja. Thevictim, Raja was accused in a murder case of amember of the rival gang in 2016, the policerevealed. Further investigation is underway.

Man kills sister-in-law, hangs selfBHADOHI, AUG 22

A man committed suicide after allegedly murder-ing his younger brother's wife in the Gyanpur areaof this district in Uttar Pradesh, police spokesper-son said on Thursday.

The spokesperson here said Subhash Harijan,a resident of Bhadohi killed his younger brotherNanhe's 35-year-old wife Raj Kumari by slittingher throat with a sharp weapon.

Mayawati distances herself fromRavidas temple demolition agitation

LUCKNOW, AUG 22

The Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) president Mayawatihas distanced herself fromviolent protests by the BhimArmy over the demolition ofthe Ravidas temple in Delhi.The BSP chief has alsoappealed to her party peoplenot to indulge in any kind ofviolent protests and take lawin their hands. The protestswere mainly led by BhimArmy chief Chandrashekhar,who was arrested by Delhipolice on Wednesday as hemarched towardsTughlakabad. On Thursday,Ms Mayawati in a series oftweets said, 'The age-oldpractice of BSP workers ofnot taking law in their handsis still very prevalent unlikeother political parties. Wecannot cause inconvenienceto innocent people in the

name of our great people andideologues. That is why BSPhas nothing to do with theviolent protests inTughlakabad last evening.BSP always respects law andour protests are alwayswithin the boundary of law.''If the government imposessection 144 anywhere, thenin that case BSP workers willhave to abide by the law.Unlike other politicalleaders, the BSP workersshould not try to go to a placewhere there are prohibitoryorders and give government achance to take action againstthem,' she added.

FRANCIS GONSALVES

One of the Christian sam-skaras is called the“sacrament of reconcili-

ation” or simply “confession”.The rationale behind this sym-bolic, purificatory practice isthat every sin has a societal di-mension since one does not onlysin against oneself but against

God, othersand the cos-mos. Thus,to reconcile,one confess-es one’s sinsto a priest,who offers

some advice and blesses inGod’s name. Priests, too, con-fess their sins to their confreres.

On his deathbed, Perugini,the Italian artist, was advised togo to “confession”. Not havingconfessed during his lifetime,Perugini didn’t want to go justbefore death lest it be seen as a“ticket to heaven” — an insultto God’s mercy. When asked byhis wife, “Don’t you fear to dieunconfessed?” he replied, “Mydear, my profession is to paintand I’ve excelled at it. God’sprofession is to forgive. If Godis as good at his profession asI’ve been at mine, there’s no rea-son to be afraid.” The Bible hasapproximately 125 references toforgiveness, most of them refer-ring to God forgiving erring hu-man beings. One ought to for-give others to restore broken re-lationships and broker peaceamong people. The popular

“parable of the prodigal son” isoutstanding example of God’smercy and forgiveness. Here, awayward son who squandershis father’s wealth in loose liv-ing is lovingly embraced, un-conditionally forgiven, and joy-fully reinstated as son withoutthe father either seeking expla-nations or requiring him tomake amends.

Sins, wrongdoings andcrimes weigh heavily on one’sconscience. Therefore, one whowrongs others or destroys na-ture normally feels remorse.Moreover, apart from externaldisturbances due to one’s faultsand failings, one’s inner “self”begins to feel alienated and bro-ken. Indeed, my own wrongdo-ings harm “me” as much — oreven more — as they harm oth-ers. God’s graciousness is oft-repeated as: “God is mercifuland forgiving, slow to anger andabounding in steadfast love.”God’s forgiveness is bountiful.

When the apostle Peter asks Je-sus whether it’s enough to for-give “seven times” (since “sev-en” indicates perfection), Jesusreplies, “Not seven, but seventytimes seven!” Peter himself ex-periences Jesus’ forgiveness af-ter denying him thrice. It’s said,“To err is human, to forgive, di-vine.” Created as we are inGod’s image and likeness,shouldn’t we forgive those whosin against us? All religionspreach daya, kshama andkaruna in various ways. Beyondreligions, it’s easy to see howmuch good can be done if weseek/give pardon — not just byreligious “confession” — butalso by simply saying, “Sorry!Forgive me!”

The “Our Father” prayerreads: “Forgive us our sins aswe forgive those who sinagainst us.” Let’s try to be goodat God’s profession, forgive-ness, as much as we’re good atour own!

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

The chief justice of India and his Supreme Court may notview the matter of hearing former finance and home min-ister P. Chidambaram’s plea for protection from arrest as

sitting on the horns of a moral dilemma. The case would ideal-ly be viewed strictly in legal terms, and regardless of how it hasbeen blown up in the political firmament. Already, the highestjudiciary has deviated from what has come to be viewed as nor-mal in India of the high and mighty being heard instantly andrelief being given to them at once as a matter of right. In fol-lowing the rulebook, the court may have asserted its autonomyin the face of the influence of powerful politicians, but there isa long way to go before we will hear how this sensationalisedcase of Mr Chidambaram (and his son) in the INX Media caseand other cases is finally ruled upon.

In the forefront of this complex issue is the matter of inter-im protection from arrest of one of those said to be an accused.In Indian jurisprudence, even an accused has to be viewed asinnocent until proven guilty. Various arms of the executive aretasked with proving guilt; although under the strictest provi-sions of the new Prevention of Corruption Act it is the accusedwho has to prove his innocence. Bail is a civil right of even themost hardened criminal and may be granted in the normalcourse save in exceptional circumstances where the accusedmay be seen as capable of “fleeing from justice”. Even the re-ported silence of the accused in the face of interrogation isguaranteed as a fundamental right of an individual. However,there are inferences to be drawn from silence or the in-tractability of the mighty who may consider the law to be abovethem.

Why the cases against the former finance minister, accusedof financial crimes on a quid pro quo basis — some of whichinvolve his son who is also a sitting Member of Parliament —are getting even more complex is because of the inherent de-lays in the justice delivery system. The accused cannot be heldresponsible for this. Mr Chidambaram who was incommunica-do for a while, leading even to lookout notices against him, sur-faced briefly to lay down a challenge regarding the INX Mediacase and left. Considering the circumstances of the cases, itwould be ideal if the top court were to rule that they be fast-tracked so that verdicts are delivered in a reasonable time frameand not after a couple of decades as in the corruption cases in-volving J. Jayalalithaa.

The only way justice can be rendered in cases of financialskulduggery behind corruption in high places is if they are pre-sented properly in court based on hard evidence and verdictsdelivered despite the seeming complexity. The courts wouldalso have to ensure that the application of the law is the samefor all and not subject to any sense of entitlement among thepowerful, irrespective of whether they are in the ruling party orthe Opposition.

EditorialChidambaram case: Ensurejustice is done, not delayed

‘To err is human, to forgive, Divine’Sins, wrongdoings and crimes weigh heavily on one’s conscience

8EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS INLIFE, AND TEACHERS MAKE A LASTING

IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THEIR STU-DENTS.

SOLOMON ORTIZ

YOU HAVE TO GROW FROM THE INSIDE OUT.NONE CAN TEACH YOU, NONE CAN MAKE YOU

SPIRITUAL. THERE IS NO OTHER TEACHER BUTYOUR OWN SOUL.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

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. Followed by interna-tional conferences and T.V.shows on various Channels.ARIES:-Today don't putyourself to hard. Your bodyresistance seems to be lowand you definitely need rest.

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Lucky Col-or:-Olive

GreenLucky Num-

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Lucky Color:-CreamLucky Number:-2

CANCER:-Unexpected good

news will lift your spirits.Sharing the news with yourfamily members would alsorejuvenate them.

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not volunteer tospend or you will

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low. Lucky Color:-Light Red

Lucky Number:-1LIBRA:-Favourable planetswill bring you plenty of rea-sons to feel pleased today.

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Lucky Number:-8SAGITTARIUS:-Althoughit will be a hectic day, but youshould enjoy the company ofchildren, even if you have togo out of your way to makethat happen.

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Our indifference to voting would be anoutrage for the agitators of the past

Why should a massacrecommitted 200 yearsago resonate in a

Britain teetering on the edge ofa no-deal Brexit, with prepara-tions underway to cope withpossible food riots and generalunrest?

After all, the huge crowdthat gathered in Manchester’s StPeter’s Field on Aug 16, 1819,was peacefully agitating mainlyfor political representation.Back then, the national Parlia-ment was elected by only twoper cent of the population, andthe representatives of the richlypropertied classes revelled intheir ignorance about the condi-tion of the rapidly expandingworking class. It took more than

100 years for universal adultsuffrage to arrive, with incre-mental reforms stretching wellinto the 20th century. A moreimmediate effect of the clash inManchester was even morestringent restrictions on popularmobilisations. Yet it was un-doubtedly a shock to the system.

The organisers of the rallyhad ensured that none of theparticipants was carrying any-thing that could be construed asa weapon. Even walking stickshad been surrendered before acrowd of 60,000 from Man-chester and neighbouring vil-lages poured into St Peter’sField, waving banners demand-ing democracy, eager to hearwhat the reformist orator Henry

Hunt had to say. They weredressed in their Sunday best,and there were numerouswomen and children among amultitude that had planned onstaging a protest and then hav-ing a picnic. It did not turn outthat way. Manchester’s magis-trates had put the local yeoman-ry on standby. Seeing the size ofthe crowd, they read out the riotact and sent for the cavalry. Thehorsemen, brandishing sabres,slashed their way through thebewildered masses. The ram-page left an estimated 18 peopledead, including a two-year-oldripped from his mother’s arms,while more than 650 requiredtreatment for their serious in-juries.

After CDS, several key military reforms neededThe Modi government deserves kudos for taking some historic decisions

Prime Minister NarendraModi’s announcementon the appointment of a

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)was a much-awaited endorse-ment of the recommendationmade by the Group of Minis-ters (GoM) in February 2001,in the aftermath of the Kargilconflict. The decision on thisvital issue had remained onthe backburner for over 18years owing to some concernsof the bureaucracy, incon-gruity in the views of thethree services and the status-quoist stance of decision-makers. It required a stronggovernment with a decisiveleadership to finally take acall that will pave the way forfar-reaching military reforms.The Modi government de-serves kudos for taking somehistoric decisions and proac-tively pursuing national secu-rity interests in a focusedmanner. To ensure time-bound implementation, thegovernment has formed acommittee, which will recom-mend within three months therole and charter of the CDSand suggest the modalities forimplementation.

As per the timeline givento the implementation com-mittee, the government, afterdue deliberation, will be in aposition to confer the rank onthe selected Chief by Decem-ber 2019. By then, the presentAir Chief will have retired.The Army Chief, who tookoffice in December 2016, hasmore experience of the strate-

gic politico-military arena un-der his belt vis-a-vis the othertwo chiefs, who took chargeof their organisations thisyear. He is also better placedin terms of the understandingof the regional instabilitiesthat threaten our national in-terests, internal security chal-lenges and various prongs ofnational strategy beingevolved under this govern-ment. Logically, he emergesas the frontrunner. However,given the strong credentials ofthe government, it couldspring a surprise based on itsinternal evaluation of not justthe three chiefs but also thecommanders-in-chief of thethree services. It could evenextend the tenure of the AirChief should he be the pre-ferred choice.

The implementation com-mittee, while suggestingmodalities for launching thefirst CDS, should dispassion-

ately study the concerns of allstakeholders and not getbogged down by their biasesand past assertions. The joint-ness models of friendly for-eign countries along withtheir best practices should beexamined, albeit with an eyeon our unique security chal-lenges.

It is important to ensurethat the CDS is suitably em-powered not just in terms ofhis role and mandate but alsoin terms of his authority topush through various trans-formational initiatives. Itneeds to be understood thatthe basis of all command andcontrol in the military is theauthority vested in a com-mander over his or her subor-dinates. In this, rank plays amajor role. A four-star CDS,as being suggested by somesections of the strategic com-munity, would fail to elicit thedesired levels of accountabil-

ity from the three services inimplementing major reforms.With the three chiefs donningthe same rank, a four-starCDS would be tantamount toa mere nomenclatural changeto the current Chairman of theChiefs of Staff Committee.

A five-star CDS will cer-tainly have the authority overthe three chiefs to leveragethe optimal potential of theirorganisations in creating“ready and relevant” multi-domain joint capabilities. Theconcerns regarding civil con-trol and inter-se relativitieswith the bureaucracy can besuitably addressed by realign-ing the inter-se seniority andprotocol. The Cabinet Secre-tary, who is the topmost exec-utive official and the senior-most civil servant of the gov-ernment and senior to thethree chiefs in protocol,should be elevated as deemedappropriate by the govern-ment. Moreover, the appre-hensions about a five-starCDS acquiring sweepingpowers and at some stage un-dermining democratic institu-tions are ill-founded and illus-trative of the lack of under-standing about the Indian mil-itary’s ethos and its unques-tionable subordination to pol-icy and civil control. The het-erogeneity of the Indian mili-tary is its strength, and it willcontinue to act as a bulwarkagainst any unsavoury activi-ty. The loyalty of all ranks tothe Constitution runs deepand is non-negotiable.

Transformational initia-tives should not create opera-tional imbalances and vulner-abilities at any stage of theirimplementation. Therefore,prudence suggests that the re-forms are undertaken in aphased manner. In the initialphase, the CDS should startfunctioning from the existingheadquarters of the IntegratedDefence Staff, with its chieftaking over as the Vice CDS.All integrated joint com-mands and agencies shouldbe placed under him and heshould also be mandated toadminister the StrategicForces, besides being an ad-viser to the National Com-mand Authority. Being thesingle-point military adviserto the government, his partic-ipation in the Cabinet Com-mittee on Security should beinstitutionalised. Preferably,the first year should be uti-lized in evolving joint mili-tary strategies; joint war-fighting doctrines and con-cepts, creating need-based ad-ditional command and controlstructures, evolving joint ac-quisition processes andpreparing the roadmaps forthe establishment of theatrecommands. These commandsshould come up in the secondphase, which will be spreadover a number of years. Con-currently, for ideal synergy,the ministry of defenceshould consider constructingan all-encompassing integrat-ed headquarters around NewDelhi.

Does expressing concernabout the health situa-tion anywhere in the

world require prior permis-sion? An ongoing controversyswirling around a recent edito-rial (“Fear and uncertaintyaround Kashmir’s future”) inthe Lancet, among the oldestand most prestigious medicaljournals in the world, on thehealth situation in Jammu andKashmir compels one to posethe question.

The issues at stake go be-yond one editorial, one journal,one state or even one country. Itthrows up a basic question:Who can speak, about what,and where?

The Indian Medical Asso-ciation (IMA), the country’slargest body of doctors, in anofficial letter to Dr RichardHorton, the journal’s editor, haslashed out at the Lancet for itsrecent opinion piece on Jammuand Kashmir, arguing that thejournal has no “locus standi onthe issue of Kashmir” and thatits editorial amounts to “inter-ference into an internal matterof the Union of India”, and thatthe journal has reacted to an"internal administrative deci-sion of the Government of In-dia under the garb of concernfor the health of Kashmiris”.

As someone who has beenwriting for decades on health inIndia and in other developingcountries, and who is an occa-sional contributor to theLancet, the controversy tookme by surprise. This is not thefirst time that the Lancet has

looked at geopolitical conflictsthrough the health lens.

In the past, it has focusedon the crisis in Gaza, Iraq, Syr-ia, Afghanistan, the Europeanmigrant crisis, gun violence inthe United States and manyother such topics.

The Lancet has taken astand on crises around theworld, when health has been atrisk. It has also been very openabout why it believes in takingthe positions it does. In its 2014commentary piece “Gaza: Anurgent call to protect civilianlife and health”, the Lancet stat-ed: “The role of the doctor is toprotect, serve, and speak up forlife. That, too, is the role of amedical journal.”

The Lancet is also not theonly publication which has

flagged such concerns. TheBMJ (British Medical Journal),for example, also carried a re-port this month titled “Kashmircommunications blackout isputting patients at risk, doctorswarn”.

The IMA’s vitriolic reac-tion to the Lancet editorial res-onates with many doctors in In-dia. They have been vocal inthe social media. However, notall doctors agree. Sanjay Na-gral, an Indian medical doctor,tweeted: “Many doctors areoutraged by this edit fromLancet, one of the world’s re-spected medical journals. Reg-ular readers know that it has along tradition of commentingon major global political devel-opments. You could differ withthe view but to question its

mandate reveals ignorance.”I was travelling in areas

with poor connectivity this pastweek when I chanced upon theverbal slugfest between doctorsand health advocates in Indiaon the Lancet editorial. TheLancet opinion piece calls therevocation of Article 370 a“controversial move” that al-lows the federal government inIndia “greater authority overthe state’s affairs”.

It flags the findings of tworeports — one by the UN highcommissioner for human rightson human rights violations inJ&K, and also another reportby Medecins Sans Frontieres(Doctors without Borders), theNobel Prize-winning interna-tional humanitarian medicalNGO, on the state of mental

health in J&K.The editorial goes on to

state that “despite decades ofinstability, developmental indi-cators suggest that Kashmir isdoing well compared with therest of India”.

It notes that “in the capitalcity Srinagar, a lockdown hasbeen implemented that sus-pended communications andInternet links, and a strict cur-few has been imposed. Themilitant presence raises seriousconcerns for the health, safety,and freedoms of the Kashmiripeople”, and goes on to raise“serious concerns for thehealth, safety, and freedoms ofthe Kashmiri people”. Thisbrouhaha over an editorial in amedical journal may or maynot blow over soon. But it iscritical to understand the con-text in which the heated debateis taking place.

The issue of the “locusstandi” that various doctors’bodies, including the IMA, talkabout throw up questions thatgo far beyond the Lancet or itsrecent editorial.

It is also not just about thehealth situation in Jammu andKashmir. Non-interference orthe non-intervention rule is aprinciple of international law.The understanding of whatconstitutes “intervention” hasmany grey areas, as expertshave pointed out. But in itsessence, it is about the right ofterritorial sovereignty pos-sessed by each nation that re-stricts the ability of nations tointerfere in the affairs of other

nations.Words like “interference”

are typically part of the vocab-ulary of governments. A gov-ernment’s remit is a function ofnational boundaries. It reactswhen it feels its sovereignty ischallenged. But the languageand idiom of governments isnot the same as that of ordinarypeople.

If one believes in democra-cy, one has to concede that or-dinary citizens, anywhere in theworld, have a right to expresstheir views on any issue. Peo-ple in other countries or regionsmay agree, disagree or not payattention, but one’s right to ex-press oneself on a topic is notsubject to territorial bound-aries.

Those of us who are notpart of the government or thestate apparatus are not circum-scribed by geography. Nothingstops anyone in India from ex-pressing concern about adultsor children in any part of thiscountry as well as those in Pak-istan, Yemen, Syria, China, theSolomon Islands, or any richworld country Equally, nothingstops people in other regionsfrom commenting on India.The other critical question ishow one views health of a peo-ple which is a critical compo-nent of human development.Can health be really delinkedfrom its social determinants?The World Health Organisationdescribes the social determi-nants of health as “the condi-tions in which people are born,grow, live, work and age”.

Who can speak, about what issues & where!The issues at stake go beyond one editorial, one

journal, one state or even one country

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CHANDIGARH: 93.5 RED FM, one of the largest and most awarded private radio networks, announced the launch of ‘College keTashanbaaz’, an endeavor to promote the best talent from colleges. The activity will take place in various colleges across 27 cities. RED FM will provide a platform to enthusiastic youth in tier2 cities, who are willing to showcase their talent in front of the entire college and be recognized in the fields of dance, singing, dramatics etc. The RED FM mobile canteris reaching out to the top 10-15 colleges in each city where hundreds of students will be auditioning in front of a jury. The participants will registerthrough SMS and the selection will be based on talent, stage presence and X-Factor. The platform aims to bring out the best of the talent from the top colleges across Indore etc.

SHORT TALKS

RED FM brings back College keTashanbaaz in *City name*

CHANDIGARH- Goodyear India announced the official launch of two new products Assurance Dura Plus2 and Wrangler AT SilentTrac for the Indian market.While Assurance Duraplus2 is designed for small-to-mid-sized passenger cars to further meet the upgraded needs of value-conscious consumers, Wrangler AT SilentTrac is tailored for confident SUV drivers with a strong desire for adventure and the freedom to explore with full control over the wheels. Rajeev Anand, Chairman and Managing Director, Goodyear India stated: "As a pioneer in tyre technology, Goodyear has always been at the forefront of innovation, and continues to push itself to offer a wide portfolio of new offerings that cater to different market segments.We constantly challenge ourselves to develop better products and empower our consumerswith a superior driving experience"

Goodyear India unveils newCar and SUV range of tyres

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation key to managing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)

HEALTH/TECH

handigarh: BasicFirst, a technology based e-learning Cplatform, today signed a

M o U w i t h D e p a r t m e n t o f Information Technology (DoIT), Government of Jharkhand, to setupa new 600 seater BPO facility in Ranchi. The facility, which will be built in association with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)- a society established by Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, once completed will provide direct and indirect employment to over 1400 people. BasicFirst already runs a BPO facility in Bengaluru and the Ranchi project will be only its second such facility in the country and will provide academic and technical support to BasicFirststudents across the country. The MoU was signed during the Jharkhand BPO/BPM Summit 2019, organized by DoIT, Government of Jharkhandin association withSTPI, at the Judicial Academy in Dhurwa, Ranchi, (Jharkhand) on August 22, 2019.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

Madame Tussauds Delhi unveils KFC’S Zinger aka ‘The Original Celebrity Burger’

mritsar --In what is a historic first, Madame Tussauds, the world’s most famous wax attraction, welcomed the ‘Iconic Burger’ - Zinger at Aits location in Regal building in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Delighting burger-lovers since 1984 and loved in more than 120 countries, the Zinger is easily the most ‘drool worthy’ addition at Madame Tussauds Delhi. The founder of KFC - Colonel Sanders - was the Original Celebrity Chef; and the ‘Original Celebrity Burger’ - the Zinger - was unveiled today. Just like a true celeb, the Zinger has real fans, has made it to headlines and is truly an original; one of a kind celeb burger. And a place amongst leading celebrities & iconic personalities is just what it deserves. But how did a not-so-humble burger find its way to Madame Tussauds? Moksh Chopra, Chief Marketing Officer, KFC India explains, “While many have wondered if the Zinger is a piece of art or a celeb; all debates are now put to rest with the Zinger asserting its celeb status at Madame Tussauds. Surely this isn’t any regular burger. It is the only burger that has travelled to space and has even inspired tattoo artworks for some. In 2018 alone we sold more than 10 million Zingers in India - that's like a Zinger each for every person in New Zealand and Singapore!”Anshul Jain, General Manager, and Director, Merlin Entertainments India Pvt. Ltd, adds, "Madame Tussauds Delhi is one of the most favored and loved family entertainment destination in Delhi NCR. Our endeavor has always been to give a complete and memorable experience to all our visitors. We welcome the Zinger Burger to Madame Tussauds Delhi".

CHANDIGARH: Spirits were high in the 48-member Indian Team as they arrived in Kazan, Russia for WorldSkills International Competition 2019. The candidates will participate in 44 skills, including mobile robotics, prototype modelling, hairdressing, baking, confectionary & patisserie, welding, brick laying, car painting, floristry, etc, and are all geared up to pit their skills against the best in the world. 44 experts and 14 interpreters are accompanying the team, the sixth largest at the event. More than 60 countries are participating in the biennial global competition that will run for six days and is also known as the ‘Olympics of Skills’.

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a landhar- - : S tud ies heart and restore normal rhythm indicate that about 50% of in minutes. Jcardiovascular deaths in Speaking about this, Dr Nitish

India are due to a sudden Garg, Senior Interventional cardiac arrest (SCA), a Cardiologist and Director of condition that causes abrupt, Cardiology, Cardionova unexpected and unexplained Institute of Medical Sciences, loss of heart function. It can Jalandhar, said, “A sudden occur in people with or without cardiac arrest (SCA) does not a previous heart problem. Most present with obvious symptoms people who suffer SCA die due in most people and they are to lack of timely and life-saving taken by surprise. While both defibrillation within four to six men and women are at risk, the minutes before brain and chances for women increase permanent death begin to occur. within the 3 to 4 years after they

vital organs. There is a need to SCA can cause breathlessness reach menopause. It is raise awareness that this and unconsciousness and is the imperative to understand that condition can be managed and resul t of an electr ical SCA is a manageable condition r e v e r s e d p r o v i d e d malfunction in the heart, which if action is initiated in a timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation compromisesits pumping manner by performing CPR (CPR) is performed and a action, and stops blood flow to and using a defibrillator. defibrillator used to shock the

handigarh : India’s Largest Wedding Company, Weddingz.in, today announced its rapid expansion and Cgrowth in India. A year after its acquisition by OYO

Hotels & Homes, India’s largest, world’s 3rd largest and fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, living and

workspaces, Weddingz.in has witnessed 480% growth in revenue. Backed by OYO’s operational capabilities, a unique offering of providing hassle-free wedding experience and 1500+ talented employees, Weddingz.in has become a household name for a great wedding experience. Weddingz.in has witnessed 636% growth in bookings since August 2018 and enjoys high customer delight. Weddingz.in, currently has 750+ venues present in 30+ cities which are

completely managed by Weddingz.in. These venues offer the customer the ‘guarantee’ of a great event without any hassles or last-minute chaos. Weddingz also offers customers a one-stop solution for all their needs as post venue booking, they can book decor, photographers, makeup artists and more guided by a dedicated wedding planner, all at guaranteed best prices. Weddingz.in also has the largest reach and the highest engagement rates on social media in the wedding space globally on Instagram with 1.4 Million+ Followers.

Weddingz.in witnesses 480% revenue growth 12 months post-OYO acquisition; expands to over 30 cities in India

handigarh: McDonald’s Happy Meal is back with Super Mario acrossall Crestaurantsin North & East (N&E)

India*. Starting at INR 147/-**, customers can choose from the current favourites like McAloo Tikki Burger, McEgg, Chicken McNuggets (4 pieces), McVeggie Burger, McChicken Burger, with a beverage and a toy.Customers can collect a toy from the adventurous Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and five other characters from the Super Mario game, every time they buy a Happy Meal. Happy Meal will now be a regular feature on the restaurant menu in N&E India and McDonald’s will continue to introduce exclusive collection of toys across its restaurants. Customers across all age groups have largely associated Happy Meal with feelings of nostalgia and great joy along with the special toy that raises the happiness quotient. Generations across the world have grown up with Happy Meal as well as Super Mario, thus bringing back loving childhood memories that the brand stands for.

Becky Morgan of UK to defend her title as Hero Women’s Indian Open enters 10th Year on Ladies European Tour

ohtak : Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd today launched its newest branch at Rohtak, Haryana. With this, India’s newest small Rfinance bank has now expanded its bank branch network in

Haryana. The bank is now catering to more than 3.6 million customers in India, served by 14000+ employees and spread across 250 +branches

and 350 +Asset Centres Inaugurating the Rohtak branch, Chief Guest, Shri Manish Grover, Minister of State for Co-operation, Printing & Stationery and U r b a n L o c a l B o d i e s , Haryana— said, “I am excited to be here and witness Jana Bank moving forward in its journey of driving financial inclusion. The Rohtak branch launch is another milestone for the bank, taking it a step

closer to its goal of serving financially under-served, especially in the North-East.” Shri Mahant Baba Balak Nath, Chancellor of Baba Mastnath University & M.P, Alwar who also extended his hand for inauguration – said, “I congratulate Jana Small Finance Bank for focusing on financial inclusion and making the banking products available, both in physical and in digital forms, in an affordable manner to the underbanked people of Haryana.”

Jana Small Finance Bank expands branch network in Haryana

BTI Payments receives Rs. 1500 Mn ofequity funding to expand its operationsCHANDIGARH: BTI Payments Private Ltd, a joint venture between The BANKTECH Group and funds managed by ICICI Venture, today announced a fresh round of capital infusion of Rs. 1,500 Million. This round of funding is driven by the existing promoter The Banktech Group and India Advantage Fund Series 4 managed by ICICI Venture.BTI currently has an installed base of over 5,100 ATMs covering 15 States and the infusion of fresh equity capital will help BTI Payments drive further expansion in existing and new geographies. The company targets to double the installed base of White Label ATMs to 10,000 by March 2021. india1 ATM – the White Label ATM brand of BTI Payments is the second largest White Label ATM network and the 3rd largest rural ATM brand in the country. With a significant rural footprint serving close to 20 million customers, india1 plays a key role in the financial inclusion agenda of Government of India by providing critical banking infrastructure for India’s rural population. Going forward, the company would continue with this mandate.

BasicFirst Signs MoU with Govt. of Jharkhand

HANDIGARH: The Hero Women’s Indian Open - the biggest professional women’s Golf event in the Ccountry - is set to enter its 10th Year on the

prestigious Ladies European Tour with the 2019 edition. The Hero Women’s Indian Open 2019 is set to be held at the Gary Player layout of the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram from October 3 – 6, 2019. The US$ 500,000 prize purse tournament that began in 2007, became a part of the Ladies European Tour in 2009 and since then has grown in stature with each pass ing year. For the s e c o n d c o n s e c u t i v e year, the Hero Women’s Indian Open will be played over 72 holes in four days that will be telecast live globally. Mr. BharatenduKabi, Head – Corporate Communication, Hero MotoCorp, said, “Women’s Golf in India has been witnessing a surge in the number of quality players and tournaments in recent years. Women golfers from India are already making their presence felt on international Tours, and the future looks quite promising. Having supported the sport around.

handigarh : Kamdhenu Limited, India’s largest manufacturer and seller of branded CTMT Bars, in the retail segment, has declared

its Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30thJune 2019. Commenting on the results and performance, Mr. Satish Kumar Agarwal, Chairman & Managing Director said, “We have started FY20 on a strong note. Despite the slowdown in the steel industry, due to our business model we have been able to improve our overall sales volumes by ~20%. This was mainly driven by our strong execution strategies and our brand pull, created through our large distribution and marketing strength. For the quarter, our Royalty Income grew by 29% to Rs. 24 crores. The company is on course to beat its target of Rs. 100 crores as Royalty Income during this financial year. Along with this we also expect to add more franchisee capacity going forward and reach the 5 million MT per annum capacity by FY22. We have been able to improve our profitability significantly in the steel business and have reported a 44% growth to Rs. 9.5 Crores.

harar :Mind Tree School unmasked historical events and the labour that went into making these events historical. All Kthe four school houses participated enthusiastically and

showcased their hidden talents. The show named, ‘Unveiling History’ was a huge success and depicted the stories behind the major h is tor ica l events that made India t h e r e m a r k a b l e country that it is today. The erudite show started with the blessings of Goddess Saraswati as the school choir opened the show with saraswati vandana. The function was presided over by the illustrious pedagogues, Dr. Prem Felix Siril and Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Randhawa from IIT Mandi. The first house to present was Agni House which highlighted the evil practice of Sati and the hardwork of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in abolishing sati. Aakash house presented the rise of the Sikh empire and events from the heydays of the Sikh empire. Jal house and Prithvi house represented the struggles faced by the Indians during their freedom struggle. The heart rendering representation of the Partition and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took the audience back in time. The awards of the day were presented soon after.

Annual Dramatics House Show held at Mind Tree School

Makeup artist and Stylist-Prince PalMakeup is an integral part of the film and fashion world.Makeup adds to ones Personality and authority, says young Makeup artist and stylist Prince Pal,who has carved a niche for himself in a short period in Make up

and Beauty field.A resident of village Guldehra ,Tehsil Pehowa in district Kurukshetra ,Haryana,the makeup artist revealed to this journalist that he was fond of fashion and Makeup since his childhood and invariably took part in various fashion

contests. Prince Pal Born in August 1994, completed +2 from Govt senior secondary school Pehowa.Later he tried his luck in makeup and Hairstyle field. He Joined Beauty and fashion Academy in Kurukshetra,There he learnt basics of Makeup and fashion style. Young talented Makeup stylist Prince Pal has worked with Top most Punjabi singers like Amrinder gill, Ranjit Bawa, Daler Mehndi , Sukha Dehliwala ,Poonam Sood ,Akam Bawa , Davi and Guri along with well known models and actors Kavita Kaushik,Gurmeet Sazan, Binnu Dhillon , Saheb Singh , Jaskaran, Meghna Sharma , Mahi Sandhu and Amrinder Gill.

CHANDIGARH: HDFC Bank Ltd., and MasterCard today launched Millennia. It is India’s first range of cards catering exclusively to the lifestyles and aspirations of millennials. The cards come loaded with benefits and rewards specifically for the digital-first generation. At 440 million, millennials account for 34% of India’s population. Millennials in India have a different approach to life and banking to the extent it impacts their life. They are shaped by technology and not in a hurry to achieve traditional milestones. They are equally focused on leisure and value new experiences. Entertainment including dining out, travel, apparel, and lifestyle purchases are high on their list of priorities. “We are extremely excited about the journey that we are embarking upon. Millennials are the future of our country and present a huge opportunity to us. I am very confident that this unique range of cards will not only complement their distinctive lifestyle, but also allow us to meet their evolving needs,” said.

HDFC Bank, MasterCard launchMillennia cardsfor young India

McDonald’s Happy Meal is back with Super Mario in

North & East India

Kamdhenu Ltd robust financial performance for Q1 FY20

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Honda brings its biggest road safety awareness initiative for school students to Ambalambala: Firmly believing that spreading road safety awareness today will make a safer India tomorrow, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.’s (HMSI) brought its Aroad safety awareness initiative to Ambala. Honda’s unique National Road Safety

Awareness program educates children, who are the future of India on the serious issue of road safety in a fun way. In Ambala, Honda sensitized over 2,000 school students of Gandhi

Memorial National Public School in 2 days. In just 8 months since start, this social responsibility movement by Honda has already educated over 93,000 school students of 58 cities on importance of road safety.Speaking on Honda’s commitment towards sensitizing children on road safety, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Vice President - Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “As a responsible corporate, Honda is actively educating society on road safety since 2001. We are the youngest democracy of the world. Youth drive India’s future.

Honda believes that children are not only road users today but also future riders. By imparting the right knowledge at the right age, Honda is creating a road safety mind set in children from young age and build a safer India on roads tomorrow. Honda’s Road Safety Awareness program for school children has educated over 93,000 children. We are delighted by the response of Ambala children who have embraced road safety as a way of life.”

CHANDIGARH : Taco Bell is all set to introduce its iconic Gordita to consumers in India. A mainstay of Taco Bell menus across the world for decades, the Kinkin Chicken Gordita is a new menu item combining the flavours and textures of the gordita bread and the kickin' sauce. The all new Kickin' Gordita is a new innovation which presents Bigger and bolder flavors. Consumers will be introduced to two new elements - the warm and fluffy Gordita Flatbread and the delicious Kickin' Sauce, which gives the Gordita its signature'kick' of flavors. The new menu item is available in both a Crispy Chicken non-vegetarian variant as well as a vegetarian Mexican Paneer variant, filled with iceberg lettuce and tangy salsa. The Gordita is available atall Taco Bell restaurants across the country, for a special launch price of INR 99 for the Kickin' Paneer Gordita and INR 119 for the Kickin' Chicken Gordita.

Taco Bell Brings its Iconic Gordita to India

ORRA launches its First exclusive store in Mohali

ohali : ORRA, India's finest diamond jewellery brand has launched its exclusive store, located at the up-market high street of M3B2,S.A.S. Nagar- Mohali, making it the 35th store of the retail

brand in India. We already have a store at SCO-199, Sector 17-C. Commenting on the Mohali store launch, Mr. Ashok Rajpal, General Manager, Retail, ORRASAYS "It gives me immense pleasure to launch our store in MOHALI.This new store not only offers unmatched quality of ORRA designs but also an exciting new look, with an enhanced brand experience. Seeing the tremendous response to our jewellery pieces in Chandigarh, we decided to expand our footprint by launching a beautiful new store in Mohali. " ORRA takes pride in itsdiamond legacy and this is reflected in the design of its new store in Mohali which is a swaggering 1100 sq. ft. located on the main shopping district. At this store,Orra showcases a wide range of earrings, bangles, rings, pendants, necklaces and chains for bridal wear, everyday wear, occasion specific wear.ORRA offers elegant and distinctive jewellery that suits every taste and price range. The ORRA Crown Star is one such offering that is sheer brilliance, it is a 73-facet solitaire inspired by the 700-year-old legacy of diamond crafting. Orra offers exquisite designs in Platinum including the ORRA Platinum Couples range. ORRA's gold jewellery is made from 22kt BIS hallmarked gold and is available at an attractive gold rate and competitive making charges. In celebration of this grand launch, ORRA announced its Introductory offer valid from 22nd August till 1st September which is specifically for the Mohali store only. With Flat 10% OFF on Diamond Jewellery& Flat 20% OFF on the making charges of Gold Jewellery.

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Parineeti Chopra's look from 'The Girl on the Train' will give you goosebumps!

nown for her bubbly nature, Parineeti Chopra's first look from her upcoming film ''The Girl On The Train' will leave you all shocked and shaken. The 30-year-old actor shared her look on Instagram where she can be seen drenched in blood with scars Kand bruises on her face. She can be seen sitting naked in the bathtub with an expression of shock on her face. Judging by

the first look and Parineeti's expression, it seems that the film is going to be grungy and intense. Calling the role as 'the most difficult one and never done before,' the actor wrote, "Something I've never done before. And the most difficult character I have ever played in my life." Some time back, the actor who was really excited about the film, shared a picture on Instagram where she was seen describing her role in the film. "So. We've started shooting for Girl On The Train in London. It's my MOST difficult role to date; I feel like I'm in a hostel, with no time (or headspace) for social media or chilling or doing anything else," she wrote alongside a breezy and fresh picture of her from the sets of the film. She even got a new hair colour before stepping into the shoes of the film. Her upcoming feature is based on Paula Hawkins' 2015 bestseller, 'The Girl On The Train' which was adapted into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures. As per media reports, Parineeti will play an alcoholic divorcee, who gets involved in a missing person's investigation in the film. The Ribhu Dasgupta's directorial is slated to hit the theatres in 2020. Meanwhile, Parineeti was last seen in 'Jabariya Jodi' alongside Sidharth Malhotra which fared less at the box office. She will also be seen next in Saina Nehwal biopic where she will be seen playing the role of the ace shuttler.

Time for Hindustani rap has come: Ranveer Singh

ctor Ranveer Singh who Hindustani rap/hip hop is here to stay popularised rap or hip-hop and it is the voice of India that you can't Athrough his film 'Gully Boy' just ignore," Singh said. The 'Befikre'

feels that Hindustani rap has arrived in actor has also launched his passion the country. "The time of Hindustani project, an independent record label rap/hip hop has come and this is the 'IncInk,' aimed at discovering, much-needed explosion in the music nurturing and promoting young artists scene of India. These are exciting from across the country. Brilliant hip times for original music in India and hop artists Kaam Bhari, Slow Cheeta rap/hip-hop is a huge refresher. and Spitfire are among his first three Hindustani rap/hip hop is no longer an talents. "I love films and I love our underground music scene. industry.

It has become the language of the I would like to be the leader of the youth and it is the biggest thing industry, a champion of the industry. I happening in Indian culture today," want Hindi cinema and the Hindi Ranveer said. The Bajirao Mastani movie business to keep growing and actor whose stardom cuts across becoming bigger and bigger. So, if demographics and regions has been there is anything that I can contribute credited with bringing niche rap or hip to this industry, to the Hindi cinema to hop music from the streets of the become bigger and better it is very country and turn it into mainstream. rewarding for me," he said. India is " Ind ia has a lways p roduced witnessing rap or hip-hop as the new spectacular original content and now is fad in films, brands, and even political the time for rap/hip hop and the parties are incoporating it to promote incredible artists whose poetry is an idea or an ideology. The BJP used speaking of a revolution. They are the the song 'Azaadi' from 'Gully Boy' to poets of our generation and the youth is campaign during the Lok Sabha listening to what they have to say. elections.

Anushka Sharma is planning to make internet a happy place!

ctor Anushka Sharma, who is also a producer, animal rights activist and an entrepreneur is Aspreading happiness all around the internet

through her positive energy. The 'PK' actor shared a video on social media in which she is reading positive comments that people randomly wrote. She captioned it as "#HappyTweets, Time for some internet positivity rn. #LoveAndLightProject" Anushka has started a new initiative under a project called Love and Light, the sole purpose of which is to spread good vibes. "Love & Light Project is a social experiment to constructively connect as human beings and not subject each other to negativity. I believe that through positivity and positive affirmations, our world would thrive better," said Anushka. Love and Light will be a digital thought-starter for the netizens to converse on positive things in life. It is not unknown that the internet can be a negative space. Therefore, the actor who has around 60 million fans and followers felt the need to start a conversation about things that aren't right can be sorted out with a discussion. "Digital boom has incredible benefits. It has brought the world closer and it gives us a tremendous scope of connecting and collaborating and creating communities of like-minded people. So, yes when many say that the internet can be an extremely negative place, I feel we have to use the medium for the potential that it can unlock.

'Truly good representative of India': Ayushmann backs Priyanka Chopra

believes that Priyanka "publicly endorsed Indian government's position." Post which B-town folks, including actors Kangana Ranaut, Anupriya Goenka, and Divya Dutta, came out in support of the icon. They also appreciated Priyanka for earning the position of UNICEF ambassador. "Priyanka is someone I really respect; she has put us on the global chart. I think that she deserves to be where she is today. And I believe if she has been chosen to be ambassador then there is a reason for it, that she signifies something. There are a lot of people, who look up to her, women and men alike in India. So, I think she is the best idol to have that way.

ollywood actor Ayushmann "I guess Priyanka Chopra represents our Somebody who people look up to,

Khurrana has termed Priyanka country really well and she is not just an therefore kudos for where she is today,"

C h o p r a " a v e r y g o o d Indian icon she is a global icon. Being a Bsaid Anupriya Goenka. Divya Dutta,

representative of India" after her tweet daughter of an army officer, I believe she is who was also present at the event, too

praising the Indian Army caused ripples in truly a very good representative of India," backed the 37-year-old actor-singer and

Pakistan. During an event, the actor came said the 34-year-old actor. In addition to said, "I will stand up with Priyanka for

out in defence of Priyanka, when he was Pakistan's many rants over New Delhi whatever she does and I think she has done

asked to comment on the matter a day after historic decision to scrap Jammu and very good job." On Wednesday,

Pakistan Minister for Human Rights Kashmir's special status, Mazari wrote a Kangana Ranaut who has worked with

Shireen Mazari urged UNICEF to letter to UNICEF Executive Director Priyanka in Madhur Bhandarkar's,

"immediately remove" actor Priyanka Lenrietta Fore on Tuesday against the 'Fashion' came out in her support.

Chopra as the UN Goodwill Ambassador. 'Isn't It Romantic' star because she

Mission Mangalrakes Rs 114.39 cr on Box Office

kshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya AMenen, Kirti Kulhari and

Sonakshi S inha mul t i - s ta r rer 'Mission Mangal' has crossed the 100 crore mark and raked Rs 114.39 crore on the box-office. The movie has collected Rs 29.16 crore on Thursday, Rs 17.28 crore on Friday, Rs 23.58 crore on Saturday,Rs 27.54 crore on Sunday,Rs 8.91 crore on Monday, and Rs 7.92 crore on Tuesday, taking the grand total to Rs 114.39 crore. 'Mission Mangal' is directed by Jagan Shakti and jointly produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, Fox Star Studios, Aruna Bhatia, and Anil Naidu. The film follows the scientists at Indian Space Research

O r g a n i s a t i o n w h o contr ibuted to the M a r s O r b i t e r Mission, India's first i n t e r p l a n e t a r y expedition.

Akshay fourth on Forbes' highest-paid actors' list

kshay Kumar has given quite a number of box office hits which not only made him a bankable star but also ensured his entry to the 2019 AForbes' highest-paid actors' list. The list, topped by Hollywood star

Dwayne Johnson, featured Bollywood's 'Khiladi' on the fourth position with earnings amounting to USD 65 million. With this, the 'Rustom' actor

surpassed the 2018 earnings of Martial artist Jackie Chan, actor Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler, Chris Evans, Paul Rudd and

Will Smith who reserved their spots in the top 10 of the list. Akshay's latest release 'Mission Mangal' entered Rs. 100 crore club on the sixth day of its release and is expected to cruise past the lifetime business of his March release 'Kesari' which became the

fastest Rs. 100 crore grosser of 2019. 'Mission Mangal' which also starred Vidya Balan,

Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menon, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi landed in theatres on August 15 locking

horns with John Abraham's 'Batla House'.

'Matrix 4' gets green signal from Warner Broshe latest installment of the hugely popular series about humans trapped in vir tual reali ty by Tmachines, 'Matrix 4', just got a green signal from

Warner Bros. According to Fox News, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will be seen reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity while Lana Wachowski , who co-created the original trilogy, is also attached to the project. Lana will co-write, helm and produce the film. She will be joined by writers Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell, as well as producer Grant Hill, reported Variety. Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich announced the news on Tuesday. "We could not be more excited to be re-entering 'The Matrix' with Lana," Emmerich told Variety in a statement. "Lana is a true visionary -- a singular and original creative filmmaker -- and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in 'The Matrix' universe." "Many of the ideas [sister] Lilly [Wachowski] and I explored 20 years ago about our reality are even more relevant now. I'm very happy to have these characters back in my life and grateful for another chance to work with my brilliant friends," she added. The outlet reported that producers are aiming to start filming early next year. Details of the plot are currently under wraps. The first installment of 'Matrix' hit theatres in the spring of 1999 and was a critical and commercial hit. It produced two hit sequels in 2003 - 'The Matrix Reloaded' and 'The Matrix Revolutions.' In all, the three films made more than $1.6 billion at the global box-office.

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Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza in responseto rocket attackTEL AVIV: Israeli warplanes attacked Hamas posts in Gaza in the wee hours ofThursday in response to an earlier rocket attack on southern Israel. Quotingsecurity sources, Xinhua news agency reported that the Israeli planes firedseveral missiles at military posts that belong to Hamas militants in thesouthwest of Gaza City. However, no injuries were immediately reported butsevere damage was caused to the post that belongs to the naval force ofHamas, according to security sources. The Israeli airstrikes came just a fewhours after a rocket was fired from Gaza and landed on an empty field insouthern Israel, causing no injuries or damage. No group has claimedresponsibility for the rocket attack which was the third one this week.

N Korea dismisses nucleartalks if US 'hostile militarymoves' continueSEOUL: North Korea said Thursday ithas "no interest" in dialogue unlessWashington stops "escalating hostilemilitary moves", as a senior US envoyvisited Seoul with an eye on revivingnuclear talks with Pyongyang. Talksbetween Pyongyang and Washingtonhave stalled since a second summitbetween US President Donald Trumpand North Korean leader Kim Jong Unin Hanoi in February collapsed withoutan agreement. The pair met again inJune in the Demilitarised Zone andagreed to restart working-leveldialogue, but those talks have yet tobegin. Meanwhile, North Korea hascarried out several short-range missiletests in recent weeks in protest againstannual US-South Korea joint militarydrills that it sees as a rehearsal forinvasion. Stephen Biegun, the USspecial envoy for North Korea wholeads the working-level talks, arrived inSeoul late Tuesday for a three-daytrip, and said Washington was"prepared to engage" as soon as ithears from Pyongyang. But aspokesman for the North's foreignministry dashed hopes for reneweddialogue on Thursday, attacking arecent mid-range cruise missile test bythe US and plans to deploy F-35fighter jets in the region as"dangerous" moves that can "trigger anew cold war". "This compels us toweigh a realistic way of turning ourattention more to strengthening thephysical deterrence," he said in astatement carried by the officialKorean Central News Agency. "Weremain unchanged in our position toresolve all issues in a peacefulmanner through dialogue andnegotiation," he added. "However,dialogue accompanied by militarythreats is of no interest to us."Washington stations nearly 30,000troops in the South to defend it from itsneighbour.

Pratik Pal appointedas CEO of Tata DigitalMUMBAI: Tata Sons Thursdayannounced the appointment of PratikPal as the CEO of Tata Digital. Pal willhead the new entity which has beenformed to incubate new digitalbusinesses.Pratik has been with TataConsultancy Services for over 27years and has held several keyleadership positions across multiplebusiness units and industry verticals.In his most recent role, Pratik was theGlobal Head of Retail, Travel,Transportation, Hospitality andConsumer Packaged Goods IndustryUnit, and responsible for the growth ofTCS’ second largest industry segment.N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, TataSons, said ''Pratik brings strongdomain knowledge of consumer-centric businesses to this rolecombined with a deep understandingof how new digital technologies aredisrupting these industries. As theCEO of Tata Digital, Pratik will play akey role in building new platforms ofgrowth. His experience andcommitment will be very valuable inshaping and developing newopportunities for the Tata group in thedigital economy.'' Pratik Pal, CEO(designate), Tata Digital said, “TheTata Group is a trusted institution withgreat strengths. It will be myendeavour in my new role to help theGroup address new businessopportunities and use digitaltechnologies to meet the needs of afast-evolving generation of consumers,who increasingly demand a uniqueblend of on-line and off-lineengagements.” Pal is a graduate ofElectronics and Communication fromJadavpur University and holds aMaster’s degree in Computer Sciencefrom Indian Statistical Institute,Kolkata.

Lupin divestsJapanese subsidiaryKyowa Criticare toNeopharma groupMUMBAI: Pharma major Lupin Ltdsaid on Thursday that it has enteredinto a definitive agreement for thesale of its Japanese injectablesbusiness and related assets to NeoAla Co Ltd, a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Neopharma Groupwhich is the UAE's largestpharmaceutical manufacturerheadquartered in Abu Dhabi. Theplant and associated facilities arebased out of Atsugi in Japan. It hasbeen engaged in sales and contractmanufacturing of injectable productsto meet various medical needs.Under the terms of the agreement,Lupin has agreed to sell all the issuedand outstanding share capital in itssubsidiary Kyowa Criticare Co Ltd toNeo Ala. The transaction is subject tocustomary closing conditions and hasbeen approved by the board ofdirectors of Lupin. The transactiondoes not involve or affect the otheroperations of Kyowa, namelyresearch, manufacturing, marketingand distribution of oral solids andother dosage forms in Japan. "Thedivestiture of our injectables businessis a step towards streamlining ourJapan operations and bringing asharper focus on building a hybrid(brand/generics) pharma model," saidFabrice Egros, President of Lupin AsiaPacific and Representative Director ofKyowa. Suresh Nandiraju, ChiefOperating Officer of Neopharma, said:"This acquisition is synergetic and willstrengthen our product offerings in theJapanese market, a focus market forNeopharma group for driving long-term, sustainable growth byleveraging our global presence."

Nepal bans single-use plastics in Everest regionAGENCYKATHMANDU, AUG 22

Nepal will make the Everestregion a plastic-free zone by2020 by banning single-useplastics, a move that willcurb excessive pollution onthe highest point of theEarth’s surface. Theexecutive council ofKhumbu Pasang LhamuRural Municipality inSolukhumbu districtreached this decision onWednesday, the Efe newsreported. The new rule willcome into effect fromJanuary 1, 2020. Nepal isalso marking the “VisitNepal” campaign next yearwhich aims to draw 2million foreign visitors.I n t e r n a t i o n a lenvironmentalists haveexpressed their concern thatNepal has not done enoughto protect the fragileenvironment of the world’shighest peak.

Ganesh Ghimire, theChief AdministrativeOfficer of the ruralmunicipality, said that

plastic items fewer than 30microns thickness had beenbanned. These items includeplastic bags, straws, sodaand water bottles and mostfood packaging.

“Popular soft drinkitems like Coke, Fanta,Sprite, Mirinda and otherbeverages in plastic bottleswill not be allowed,” hesaid. “But beverages inmetal cans will be allowed.”Ghimire said that no penaltyhad been agreed on forpeople violating the rule yet.“We will be working withthe local body, trekkingcompanies and the

Mountaineering Associationof Nepal to enforce theban,” he said, adding thatawareness would be createdamong locals and foreignvisitors about the negativeeffects of plastic on theenvironment. Localhouseholds residing in theKhumbu region will beprovided with five plasticbags of different types andsizes which they can use fordaily activities, saidGhimire. Last year, 56,303foreign trekkers andmountaineers visited theEverest region.

Hundreds of foreign

mountaineers spendthousands of dollars toconquer the world’s tallestpeak every spring season,which normally begins inearly April and lasts untilMay. As they go on thetreacherous climb they leavebehind a stream of litter.

In 2014, the governmentintroduced a rule forcingeach member of anexpedition to bring back atleast 8 kilograms (17.6pounds) of collectedgarbage, in addition to thetrash they generatethemselves. Each expeditionteam has to make a $4,000deposit which is refunded ifeach climber returns withthe 8 kg of waste.

But there are no suchrules for trekkers. Thedeposit is refunded only ifthe Sagarmatha PollutionControl Committee certifiesthat they have collected alltheir trash and brought itback down with them.

But many commercialexpeditions still end upleaving trash scatteredamong the gelid snow.

STOCKHOLM, AUG 22

Echoing India's stance that Kashmir is abilateral issue between New Delhi andIslamabad, Sweden has urged both theSouth Asian nations to engage in adialogue through diplomatic channels toresolve the matter.

Sweden's Foreign Minister MargotWallstrom made the remarks during atelephonic conversation with herPakistani counterpart Shah MahmoodQureshi on Wednesday.

"Worrying situation in Jammu andKashmir. In a telephone call today withPakistan's FM H.E. Shah MahmoodQureshi I stressed that the EU, includingSweden, supports a bilateral politicalsolution between India and Pakistanover Kashmir, dialogue throughdiplomatic channels is crucial," tweetedWallstrom.

Since India announced its decisionto change the constitutional status ofJammu and Kashmir, a rattled Pakistanramped up its rhetorics and has madeseveral attempts to involve theinternational community in the matter.

However, India has categoricallytold the international community that

the scrapping of Article 370 of theConstitution, which gave the specialstatus of Jammu and Kashmir, was aninternal matter. On Tuesday, Qureshitelephoned his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, who also asked him toengage in the dialogue with New Delhion Kashmir. Islamabad has not beenable to convince even the Muslim worldto back it in raising the issue ofKashmir. Four of the Organisation ofIslamic Cooperation (OIC) memberstates -- the Maldives, Afghanistan,Bangladesh and the UAE -- have saidKashmir is an internal matter of India.Efforts by Pakistan's ally China toofailed at the United Nations SecurityCouncil during a closed-doorconsultation on Kashmir last week.

Qureshi dials up Sweden's FMwho asks him to engage

bilaterally with India on Kashmir

Fifth India-Nepal Joint Commission meetconcludes, MoU signed on food safety

Commission expresses happiness over bilateral projectsAGENCYKATHMANDU, AUG 22

The fifth round of Indo-NepalJoint Commission meetingconcluded here with thesigning of Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Food Safetyand Standards.

"An MoU on Food Safetyand Standards between theDepartment of FoodTechnology and QualityControl (DFTQC) of Nepaland Food Safety andStandards Authority of India(FSSAI) was signed andexchanged in the presence ofthe two Ministers," Nepal'sForeign Ministry said in astatement. External AffairsMinister S Jaishankar and hisNepali counterpart PradeepKumar Gyawali co-chaired themeeting, along with theirrespective delegations onWednesday. Upon his arrivalhere on Wednesday afternoon,Jaishankar paid a courtesy callon Nepal Prime Minister K PSharma Oli and discussedissues of mutual interests.

During the meeting, bothsides reviewed the entiregamut of bilateral relations

with specifically focusing onthe areas of connectivity andeconomic partnership, tradeand transit, power and waterresources sectors, culture, andeducation. "The JointCommission expressedhappiness over the momentumgenerated in the overallaspects of Nepal-Indiarelations following theexchange of high-level visitsin the past two years. Viewswere exchanged on the reviewof Treaty of Peace andFriendship of 1950 andsubmission of a report of theEminent Persons Group onNepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR). Matters related tocooperation in international,regional and sub-regional fora

were also discussed," thestatement added.

The commission furtherexpressed happiness at thecompletion of bilateralprojects, such as Motihari-Amlekhgunj PetroleumProducts Pipeline, foursegments of Hulaki Roads,and post-earthquakereconstruction of privatehousing in Nuwakot andGorkha districts. They alsoexpressed happiness over theprogress made in Jayanagar-Janakpur and Jogbani-Biratnagar sections of cross-border railway projects andIntegrated Check Post inBiratnagar. In addition, thecommission agreed toexpedite the early completion

of remaining projects, theministry said. India and Nepalexpressed satisfaction overprogress in three new areaswhich were agreed duringOli's visit to India in April2018. The projects includedRaxaul-Kathmandu ElectrifiedRail Line, Inland Waterwaysand New Partnership inAgriculture.

Further noting thatinundation is a seriousproblem for people living inborder areas of India andNepal, the commissionunderlined the need foraddressing such issuesincluding the inadequatedrainage provision thatobstructs the natural flow ofwater in border areas.

The two also agreed toenhance cooperation in areasof socio-economicdevelopment, especially thetourism sector. On Nepal'srequest for additional air entryroutes to Nepal, it was statedduring the meeting thatdiscussion which is underwaybetween the civil aviationauthorities of the twocountries would yield positiveresults.

AGENCYMUMBAI, AUG 22

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering(LTHE) said on Thursday that itsconsortium with EMAS AMC Pte Ltd(a Subsea7 company) has beenawarded a project by Saudi Aramco.

The engineering, procurement,construction and installation projectconsists of 28 offshore jackets inZuluf, Marjan, Sfaniya and Ribyanoffshore fields of Saudi Arabia.

"It demonstrates Saudi Aramco'strust in LTHE's capability to deliverto a challenging schedule withexcellent safety and qualityperformance. LTHE's fabricationfacilities in the Middle East and Indiaare fully equipped to execute thesechallenging projects," it said in astatement.

LTHE is a subsidiary of Larsen &Toubro which defines a large contractas being between Rs 2,500 crore andRs 5,000 crore. Organised underoffshore, onshore, constructionservices, modular fabrication andengineering services verticals, LTHEdelivers design-to-build engineeringand construction solutions across thehydrocarbon spectrum.

UK PM Johnson to meet FrenchPresident Macron to discuss Brexit

PARIS, AUG 22

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson willhold a discussion on Brexit with FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron onThursday. Macron has dismissed UK'srequest to renegotiate the Brexitwithdrawal agreement and scrap theIrish backstop as “not an option”.

Macron said it was not possible toagree to Johnson’s demand to scrap theIrish backstop which had beennegotiated by Britain during two yearsof talks. Doing so would give the EU anunacceptable choice between protectingits internal market or preserving peacein Ireland, the Guardian reported.

France believes a no-deal exit is

now the most likely scenario, thenewspaper quoted an official inMacron’s office as saying.

According to Mr Macron, thereshould be no reason to grant a furtherdelay to Brexit unless there is asignificant political change in the UK,

like a snap poll or new referendum. French officials said if the UK

requested an extension in order to hold anew election, the EU would probablyallow it. The EU has repeatedly said thewithdrawal deal negotiated duringTheresa May's regime cannot berenegotiated.

Earlier, during a press conference inBerlin with Mr Johnson on Wednesday,German Chancellor Angela Merkelindicated that an alternative might bepossible, stressing that the onus was onthe UK to find a workable plan, BBCreported.

The UK is due to leave the EU onOctober 31, with no deal being thedefault option.

MUMBAI, AUG 22

Benchmark equity index Sensexplummeted 587 points on Thursday,pressured by heavy selling in banking andenergy stocks amid weak global cues.Investor sentiment also tanked after ChiefEconomic Adviser KrishnamurthySubramanian virtually ruled out a stimuluspackage from the government. The 30-share Sensex sank 587.44 points, or 1.59per cent, to 36,472.93. It hit an intra-daylow of 36,391.35 and a high of 37,087.58.The broader NSE Nifty ended 177.35points, or 1.62 per cent, down at 10,741.35.During the day, it plunged to a low of10,718.30 and touched a high of 10,908.25.Yes Bank was the biggest laggard in theSensex pack, plummeting 13.91 per cent,

followed by Vedanta, Bajaj Finance andTata Motors, which declined up to 7.76 percent. ONGC, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, ICICIBank, Tata Steel, HDFC twins and RILalsoended in the red. Tech Mahindra, TCS,HUL and HCL Tech were the only gainers,spurting up to 1.57 per cent. According totraders, Chief Economic AdviserSubramanian's comments practically rulingout a stimulus package for the economyweighed on investor sentiment. "If webasically expect the government to usetaxpayers' money to intervene every timewhen there are some 'sunsets', then I thinkyou introduce possible moral hazardsfrom 'too big to fail' and as well as thepossibility of a situation where profits areprivate and losses are socialised,"Subramanian said at an event.

AGENCYWASHINGTON, AUG 22

The federal budget deficit is expectedto balloon to more than USD 1 trillionin the next fiscal year under the firstprojections taking into account the bigbudget deal that President DonaldTrump and Congress reached thissummer, the Congressional BudgetOffice reported Wednesday.

The return of USD 1 trillion annualdeficits comes despite Trump's vowwhen running for office that he wouldnot just balance the budget but paydown the entire national debt.

"The nation's fiscal outlook ischallenging," said Phillip Swagel,

director of the nonpartisan CBO."Federal debt, which is already high byhistorical standards, is on anunsustainable course."

The office upped this year's deficitprojection by USD 63 billion and thecumulative deficit projection for thenext decade by USD 809 billion. Thehigher deficit projections come even asthe CBO reduced its estimate forinterest rates, which lowers borrowingcosts, and as it raised projections foreconomic growth in the near term.

The number crunchers at CBOprojected that the deficit for the currentfiscal year will come to USD 960billion. In the next fiscal year, whichbegins Oct. 1, it will exceed USD 1

trillion. The CBO said the budget dealsigned into law earlier this month,which took away the prospect of agovernment shutdown in October andthe threat of deep automatic spendingcuts, would boost deficits by USD 1.7trillion over the coming decade.

Increased spending on disaster

relief and border security would addUSD 255 billion. Downward revisionsto the forecast for interest rates willhelp the picture, trimming USD 1.4trillion. Swagel said the federal debtwill rise even higher after the comingdecade because of the nation's agingpopulation and higher spending onhealth care.

To put the country on sustainablefooting, Swagel said, lawmakers willhave to increase taxes, cut spending orcombine the two approaches.

The CBO projects that theeconomy will expand more slowly,from 2.3 per cent this year to 1.8 percent on average in the next four years.The assumption reflects slower growth

in consumer spending and governmentpurchases, as well as the effect of tradepolicies on business investment.

It also projects the unemploymentrate will remain close to its currentlevel of 3.7 per cent through the end of2020 and then rises to 4.6 per cent bythe end of 2023.

The CBO's estimate is the first toreflect the hard-won budget and debtdeal signed into law earlier this month.

"The recent budget deal was abudget buster, and now we have furtherproof. Both parties took an alreadyunsustainable situation and made itmuch worse," said Maya MacGuineas,president of the private Committee fora Responsible Federal Budget.

Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year

L&T Hydrocarbon bags largeEPCI project from Saudi Aramco

Kabul wedding blast toll rises to 81KABUL, AUG 22

The death toll in Kabul terror attack,which targetted a wedding ceremony,rose to 81, Wahid Mayar, aspokesman for the Afghanistan PublicHealth Ministry told Sputnik onThursday. "The casualties have risenand reached 81. The figures areaccurate. Some of [those injured]which were not in good healthcondition lost their lives in thehospitals," Mayar said. An explosionrocked the west of Kabul on August17 when a suicide bomber blewhimself up in a wedding reception.

The so-called Islamic State claimedresponsibility for the attack. PresidentAshraf Ghani said that the Taliban"cannot absolve themselves of blame,for they provide a platform forterrorists." The countries around theworld, including India, condemned thehorrific attack. Denouncing the terrorstrike, New Delhi said, "India stronglycondemns the horrific bombing inKabul yesterday at a wedding hall inwhich innocent civilians lost theirlives. We express our sincerecondolences to the families of thevictims of this cowardly attack andwish early recovery to the injured."

Sensex sinks 587 pts; YesBank nosedives 14 pc

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AGENCYNORTH SOUND, AUGUST 22

Virat Kohli had a fan boy moment aheadof the first Test as he got an opportunityto interview legendary cricketer VivianRichards, whom the Indian skipper hasalways idol-worshipped.

Kohli quizzed Viv Richards on howhe dealt with the fastest of bowlers ofhis time without even wearing a helmetor a guard. He introduced the Caribbeanmaster as "the greatest inspiration to allof us batsmen".

"Whenever I have seen videos ofyou walking out, you're in a hat, no hel-mets back then. Even when there were,after a point you chose not to. Becauseit was something that made you feel likeyou had the belief and 'you are chewing

gum'. "I know the pitches were not as pre-

pared or as covered back then. What wasit like? What went through your headwalking out knowing that you don'thave a lot of protection. There is no re-striction on bouncers and then you goout and dominate like that.

"What did you feel from the timeyou left the changing room till you gotto the pitch. What was the mindset?"Kohli asked.

"I believed I am the man," saidRichards. "It may sound arrogant but Ialways felt that I was involved in a gamethat I knew. I would back myself everytime.

"You have to back yourself to gethurt, to take the knocks. But the helmet-- I tried, I am not going to lie and tell

you. But, it felt a little uncomfortable.So I felt my cap, my maroon cap whichwas given to me. I felt so proud withthat.

"My mindset was that if I am goodenough to be here, if I get hurt it's God'swill. I will survive," the 67-year-oldreplied.

Kohli also shared his experience offacing fast bowlers: "I feel like it's bet-ter to get hit early on and get to know thefeeling than always feeling like youmight get hit. "So, I prefer actually get-ting hit early on and really hard so it mo-tivates me even further not allow that tohappen again, just that pain to gothrough your body and be like -- okayenough, it's not happening again."Richards further said that getting hit wasa part of cricket.

Virat Kohli turns anchor and interviews Vivian Richards

Ahmed Elmohamadyextends his stay atAston VillaBIRMINGHAM : Ahmed Elmo-hamady has signed a one-year con-tract extension with Aston Villa, theclub confirmed on Thursday. Elmohamady joined Aston Villa backin 2017 and has made over 40 ap-pearances last term.The Egyptian international is elatedover the contract extension and islooking forward to continuing hisstay. "I am absolutely delighted to extendmy contract. Playing for Aston Villais unbelievable. It's a great club andthe fans are unbelievable. I am look-ing forward to continuing my stayhere," the club's official websitequoted Elmohamady as saying.

La Pegasus Polorenews partnershipwith Argentine OpenMUMBAI: Mumbai based La Pega-sus Polo, one of India’s upcomingpremier Polo establishments, onThursday announced the renewal ofits partnership with the CampeonatoArgentino Abierto de Polo (Argen-tine Open Polo Championships2019), widely considered the world’sgreatest Polo tournament. Now in its 126th glorious year, theArgentine Open has been played atthe famous Campo Argentino dePolo of Palermo in Buenos Aires,every year since 1893. La PegasusPolo will be partnering with the Aso-ciación Argentina de Polo (Argen-tine Polo Association-AAP) as oneof the tournament sponsors.The tournament, a highest level 40-goal Masters designated tourna-ment, is slated to be played be-tween 16 November-14 December,2019, with the legendary AdolfoCambiaso- the world’s greatest everPolo player, owned and led La Dolfi-na, looking to win a record 13th titleand seventh on the bounce.Speaking on the occasion, SanjayJindal, Patron & Founder, La Pega-sus Polo said, “La Pegasus Polocontinues in its endeavor to popu-larise the game and its players allacross the globe. It is important thattournaments like the CampeonatoArgentino are spread to more cor-ners of the world so as to build aspi-rations among the youth and makethem aware about the quality of Ar-gentinian Polo. We have been doing our level bestto popularize the sport of Polo in In-dia, the land of its origin, and a re-newed partnership with the Argen-tine Open only reflects their trust inus and India as a market for ex-panding this beautiful game where itall began. We hope that we cancontinue with the same for manyyears to come. We will have moregood news to come soon,” headded.

Yuvraj Singh Sandhu emergestop contender, leads by twoshots going into last roundKARNAL: Chandigarh’s YuvrajSingh Sandhu produced a hard-fought two-under-60 despite a coldputter to take a two-shot lead inround two of the TATA Steel PGTIFeeder Tour 2019 Presented byMadhuban Meadows being playedhere today. Twenty-two-year-oldrookie Yuvraj (57-60) emerged asthe top contender going into the fi-nal round as his total read seven-under-117. Sandhu’s nearest chal-lenger is Delhi’s Dhruv Sheoran(56-63) who was placed second atfive-under-119.

SL score 85/2 atstumps on day oneagainst NZ COLOMBO : Sri Lanka scored85/2 at the stumps of the first dayof the second Test match againstNew Zealand at P Sara Stadium onhere on Thursday.Sri Lankan skipper DimuthKarunaratne won the and chose tobat first. Karunaratne and LahiruThirimanne started the innings forthe team and built a brief partner-ship of 29 runs. Thirimanne scoredonly two runs when he fell prey toWilliam Somerville in the 15th over.Kusal Mendis joined Karunaratnein the middle and both kept thescoreboard moving. The duoadded 50 runs before the formerwas sent to pavilion by pacer Colinde Grandhomme.After the fall of the second wicket,Angelo Mathews came in to bat atnumber four. At the end of play onday one, Karunaratne is batting ata score of 49 while Mathews is yetto score a run.Umpires called the stumps earlydue to bad light and only 36.3overs were bowled on the first dayof the match. Earlier, the toss wasdelayed because of the wet out-field.

AGENCYLONDON, AUG 22

England fast bowler Jofra Archerdismissed recalled Australia open-er Marcus Harris on the first day ofthe third test at Headingley onThursday before rain intervenedagain in the Ashes. After thatBroad claimed the wicket ofKhwaja. Australia were 39 for 2when news last came in when rainagain forced to stop the play.

Earlier only four overs werepossible before lunch but that wasenough time for Australia to be re-duced to 12-1 after England cap-tain Joe Root had won the toss un-der gloomy skies in conditions thatpromised to assist his pacebowlers.

No sooner had Root called cor-rectly on his Yorkshire homeground, however, then rain delayedthe scheduled start by over an hour.

When play eventually got un-derway, conditions remained diffi-cult for the batsmen.

Australia had dropped openerCameron Bancroft, who had madejust 44 runs in four innings, andbrought in Harris to partner David

Warner at the top of the order afterEngland had enjoyed the better of arain-affected draw in the secondtest at Lord's.

Both left-handed batsmenstruggled against England's new-ball attack of Stuart Broad andArcher.

The experienced Warner was

repeatedly beaten by Broad jag-ging the ball off a length, while theexpress Archer, in his second test,went past Harris's outside edge.

Harris did leg-glance a strayArcher delivery for four and edgedhim short of Ben Stokes at thirdslip for another, far less convincingboundary.

But Archer, bowling fromaround the wicket, squared him upwith an 87.3 mph delivery that sawHarris get a thin edge through towicketkeeeper Jonny Bairstow –like Root appearing on his homeground.

Moments after Harris had fall-en for eight, with Australia 12-1 offfour overs, the umpires took theplayers off the field after decidingthat a fresh shower was now toostrong for play to continue.

Warner had yet to score afterfacing 12 balls.

Australia, still 1-0 up in thefive-match series after their 251-run win in the first test at Edgbas-ton, made three changes to theirside in total.

With Steve Smith ruled outwith a concussion suffered whenhit on the neck by a 92 mph Archerbouncer at Lord's, MarnusLabuschagne – cricket's inauguralconcussion substitute when replac-ing Smith in the second test – tookover from the star batsman.

Smith, however, was a hugeloss to Australia having madescores of 144, 142 and 92 this se-ries.

Aussie lose Harris, Khwajaearly on rain hit day

Not at his best: Langer onBancroft missing third Ashes TestMELBOURNE : Cameron Bancroft, who failed to find a spot in thethird Ashes Test, is not at his best at the moment, said Australia coachJustin Langer. Bancroft only managed to gather 44 runs in the first twoAshes Test matches and was dropped from the third Ashes Test."He is so tough, so dedicated, the boys literally love having him in theteam. Unfortunately, he is not at his best at the moment, whether he istrying a bit too hard," Cricket.com.au quoted Langer as saying.However, despite failing in the first two Ashes Test matches, Langer isoptimistic about Bancroft's future."But we know he is a gun and we know he has a future in Australiancricket," he said. Langer feels that it is a big opportunity for MarcusHarris, who replaced Bancroft in the third Ashes Test. "For this Test,we know how important it is, we just went for Marcus Harris who hashad a great 12 months. He bats with some freedom. It is a big opportu-nity for him and for all of us in this Test match," Langer said.England won the toss and opted to bowl first in the third Ashes Test,being played at Headingley Cricket Ground.

AGENCYBULDHANA, AUG 22

Constable Monali Jadhav from Maha-rashtra won three medals, including twogolds, at the recently concluded WorldPolice and Fire Games InternationalChampionship held in China.

Jadhav is attached to the Jalamb po-lice station in Buldhana district of Ma-harashtra.

Representing the Indian policeforce, Jadhav secured 716 out of 720points (a new record) and won the goldin target and field archery, while shewon a bronze medal in the '3D Archery'case.

Jadhav, who trains under coaches

Chandrakant Elag and Suresh Shinde,was recruited in the police force in 2013.

She had previously secured ninthposition at the World Championships inShanghai held in May.

Jadhav told a news agency that heraim is to represent India at the world-level events and win medals for thecountry. Maharashtra Director Generalof Police Subodh Jaiswal and Buldhanadistrict superintendent of police DilipBhujbal Patil congratulated Jadhav onher achievement. "DGP & all ranks ofMaharashtra Police are proud of @buld-hanapolice1's WPC Monali Jadhav, whobagged the Gold Medal in TargetArchery at World Police & Fire Games2019 at Chengdu, China.

AGENCYLISBON, AUG 22

Cristiano Ronaldo admittedon Wednesday his long-timerivalry with Lionel Messi hasmade him "a better player"and that he enjoys a "healthy"rivalry with the Argentinegreat.

However, Portuguese starRonaldo, whose influence atReal Madrid mirrored that ofMessi at Barcelona before heleft for Juventus, admittedthat the pair have never so-cialised together.

"I really admire the careerhe has had and from his side,he has already talked of thedisappointment when I leftSpain because it was a rivalrythat he appreciated," Ronaldotold TVI in Portugal.

"It's a good rivalry but it's

not unique -- Michael Jordanhad rivalries in basketball,there was Ayrton Senna andAlain Prost in Formula 1. Thething they all had in commonis that they were healthy ri-valries." Ronaldo and Messihave won the coveted Ballond'Or five times each, a factorthat helps each player flour-ish. "I have no doubt thatMessi has made me a betterplayer and vice-versa. When Iam winning trophies it muststing him and it's the same forme when he wins," he said.

"I have an excellent pro-fessional relationship becausewe have been sharing thesame moments for 15 years.

He added: "We've neverhad dinner together but I don'tsee why we can't in the future.I don't see a problem withthat.

Messi 'made mebetter player',says Ronaldo

Cricket West Indies reveals Testjersey numbers of players

NEW DELHI: As West Indies and India get ready to lockhorns in the two-match Test series, jersey numbers of severalWindies' cricketers have been revealed. Skipper Jason Holderwill be sporting number 8.

"What's your favourite number? Rally with the #MenIn-Maroon tomorrow in Antigua! #WIvIND #ItsOurGame,"Windies Cricket tweeted on Wednesday (local time).

Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite will be sporting num-ber 92 on his jersey whereas middle-order batsmen Darren Bra-vo and Shimron Hetmyer will be donning number 46 and 2 re-spectively. Bowlers Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel willsport numbers 24 and 85 respectively. The introduction of num-bers behind the Test jerseys has been criticised by several for-mer players. In the ongoing Ashes, players have been sportingnumbered jerseys and this addition has been criticised by for-mer players like Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar and Kevin Pietersen.The decision to introduce numbered jerseys was taken by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) to make the game more ap-pealing to the youth and this tradition will be followed through-out the World Test Championship. India defeated West Indiesin the recently concluded T20I and ODI series. The Men inBlue outclassed Windies 3-0 in the T20Is and beat them 2-0 inthe ODI series.

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ASHES THIRD TEST, DAY 1

India 58/3India faced early jolts on the first dayof first test against West Indies. Thevisitors lost three wickets includingskipper Virat Kohli in first session.India were 58 for three, when thenews last came in.