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SC stays telecast ofremaining 'UPSCJihad' episodes onSudarshan TVNEW DELHI: The SupremeCourt on Tuesday stayed thetelecast of the remainingepisodes of the programme'Bindas Bol', which claimed toexpose the Jihad in UnionPublic Service Commission(UPSC), on Sudarshan TV tillfurther orders.A two-judge bench of the apexcourt, headed by Justice DrDY Chandrahud, ordered thestay after hearing submissionson a public interest litigation(PIL) filed by Firoz Iqbal Khanagainst the telecast of the pro-gramme and slated it for fur-ther hearing on Thursday.

Drug peddler ChrisCosta sent to NCBcustody till Sept 17MUMBAI: The special Nar-cotics Drugs and PsychotropicSubstances (NDPS) court onTuesday sent drug peddlerChris Costa to Narcotics Con-trol Bureau (NCB) custody tillSeptember 17.Earlier in the day, the NCBMumbai has said drug ped-dlers Chris Costa andSuryadeep Malhotra havebeen arrested by it and theywill be produced before acourt later in the day.The NCB on Monday conduct-ed searches at the residenceof alleged drug peddlerSuryadeep Malhotra in Mum-bai in connection with a drugcase related to the death ofSushant Singh Rajput.

BJP leader demandsban on onlinerummy gameNEW DELHI: BJP leader K CRamamurthy on Tuesday de-manded in the Rajya Sabhathat the government ban on-line rummy saying many peo-ple have become addicted toit, particularly in south India.There are four online accredit-ed rummy operators -Ace2three, Junglee Rummy,Rummy Circle and RummyPassion - accredited by TheRummy Federation, he said."Sir, it is a misnomer that rum-my is a game of skill. It isgambling and betting moneythrough rummy in the greed ofgetting more is illegal as it ru-ins families financially and oth-erwise. It is unfortunate thatmany have become addicts,particularly in south India," hesaid during his special men-tion in the Upper House. On-line rummy is rapidly spread-ing its tentacles by luring allsections, more particularlyyouths, with attractive adver-tisements and promotions as-suring lucrative returns whichare totally false, he said.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEPT 15

Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan to-day sharply rebutted BJP MP andfilm actor Ravi Kishan's commentsin parliament about drug addiction inBollywood, saying the film industrywas being "flogged by social mediaand the government's non-support".

"Just because of a few people,you cannot tarnish the whole indus-try... I was really embarrassed andashamed that yesterday one ourmembers in the Lok Sabha, who isfrom the industry, spoke against thefilm industry. Jis thaali me khaate

hain usi me chched karte hain," MsBachchan, a Samajwadi Party mem-ber, said in Rajya Sabha, referring toRavi Kishan's statement in Lok Sab-ha. The comment, broadly translated,is similar to "biting the hand thatfeeds you". Ravi Kishan, a popular

actor of Bhojpuri and Hindi films,raised in parliament the drugs-relatedallegations that have emerged againstthe film industry in the Sushant SinghRajput investigations. He alleged a"conspiracy" by Pakistan and Chinato destroy the country's younger citi-zens. "Drug addiction is in the filmindustry too. Several people havebeen apprehended. The NCB hasbeen doing very good work. I urge thecentral government to take strict ac-tion against the culprits soon. Givethem a befitting punishment andbring an end to this conspiracy byneighbouring countries," Ravi Kishansaid in Lok Sabha.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEPT 15

The Supreme Court onTuesday granted interim re-lief to former Punjab Direc-tor General of Police (DGP)Sumedh Singh Saini in con-nection with a caserelated to the al-leged abductionand murder of jun-ior engineer Bal-want Singh Mul-tani in 1991 and is-sued a notice to theState governmentseeking its re-sponse on the mat-ter.

A three-judge bench ofJustice Ashok Bhushan,Justice R Subhas Reddyand Justice MR Shah,which was hearing a pleafiled by Sumedh Singh Sai-ni seeking anticipatory bailin the matter, ordered thatSaini will not be arrested tillfurther orders.

The bench said Saini

will cooperate with the po-lice investigation and askedthe State government to fileit's reply within three weeksand also asked the petition-er to file a rejoinder there-after in one week. The mat-ter was posted for further

hearing after fourweeks.

Saini haschallenged in theSupreme Court,the Punjab andHaryana HighCourt's Septem-ber 7 order, whichhad dismissed hisanticipatory bailplea in the case.

Senior advocate MukulRohatgi, appearing for Sai-ni, contented that this is avery serious matter. He saidthat Saini was a decoratedofficer and had risen fromthe ranks to become theDGP. Saini was in the thickof militancy in Punjab andhad suffered five bullet in-juries, Rohatgi said.Bihar man who

did his MA at98 diesPATNA: Rajkumar Vaishya,who created a record by do-ing his MA at the age of 98three years ago, died at hisresidence here, familysources said on Tuesday.Vaishya, who was sufferingfrom age-related ailments,died in his sleep on Mondayafternoon. He was 101 and issurvived by two sons.Vaishya, who had retired fromservice from a mining compa-ny in the early 1980s, passedMA in Economics from Nalan-da Open University in 2017.Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar mourned Vaishya'sdeath and said that he hashis name in the Limca Bookof Records for the feat.

SC grants interimrelief to ex-DGP

Sumedh Singh Saini

AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEPT 15

The number of active COVID-19 cases undermedical care are one-fifth (1/5th) of the totalnumber of coronavirus cases reported in thecountry, Union Health Ministry said on Tues-day.

"The active cases under medical supervi-sion are one-fifth of the total number ofCOVID-19 cases in the country. There are 14states/UTs having less than 5,000 active cas-es. There are 18 states/UTs having active cas-

es between 5,000 to 50,000. Only fourstates/UTs are having more than 50,000 cas-es," Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union HealthMinistry said during a press conference ad-dressing the coronavirus situation in India.

"Five states account for 60 per cent of theactive cases in the country. A total of 29.3 percent active COVID-19 cases are concentrat-ed in Maharashtra, 9.9 per cent in Karnataka,9.4 per cent in Andhra Pradesh, 6.8 per centin Uttar Pradesh, 4.7 per cent in Tamil Nadu,rest 39.6 per cent from other states," headded.

Kangana seekscompensation of Rs2 crore from BMCMUMBAI: Actor Kangana Ranauthas amended her petition before theBombay High Court to seek a com-pensation of Rs 2 crore from the Bri-hanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) for "illegal" demolition at herbungalow.After the BMC demolished what ittermed as illegal alterations at the"Queen" actor's bungalow at Pali Hillin suburban Bandra on September 9,Ranaut moved the high court.

Jaya Bachchan slams "drugs in bollywood" claim

SP JAINCHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 15

Averting a major terror incident in thestate, the Punjab Police has busted yetanother pro-Khalistan terrorist mod-ule, with the arrest of two persons al-legedly operating in connivance withfive criminals, including a KZF opera-tive currently languishing in Amritsarjail.

The Pakistan-backed module wasbusted on the basis of inputs about thenefarious designs of certain pro-Khal-istan elements trying to disturb peaceand harmony in the state by launchingterror attacks, said DGP Dinkar Gupta.

Gupta said following the inputs, thePunjab Police had launched a drive toensure thorough frisking and checkingof all those entering the state from var-

ious parts of the country, thus leadingto the arrest of Harjeet Singh @ Rajuand Shamsher Singh @ Shera, bothresidents of village Mianpur, District

Tarn Taran. Six sophisticated weapons(one 9mm pistol, four .32 calibre pis-tols and one .32 revolver), 8 liverounds of ammunition, several mobilephones and an internet dongle wereseized from the duo, who were nabbedat the checkpost near Hotel Jashan onRajpura-Sirhind road by a police partycomprising ASI Gurdarshan Singh,Head Constable Jora Singh and PunjabHome Guard Pritpal Singh A case FIRno. 116 dated 15.09.2020 under sec-tions 212, 216, 120 B IPC, 25/ 54/ 59Arms Act, 1959 r/w sections 13, 16,18, 20 of Unlawful Activities (Preven-tion) Amendment Act, 2019 has beenregistered at PS Sadar

Punjab police busts pro Khalistan terror module, two held

1/5th of global active Covid cases in India: Health Ministry

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

Haryana Chief Minister, MrManohar Lal upon his returnto Chandigarh yesterday re-sumed his work by conven-ing a high-level meeting ofsenior officers ofvarious depart-ments at his resi-dence here todayand reviewed theprogress of variousschemes and pro-grammes besidesissuing necessarydirections.

Various deci-sions like planninga film city in Pin-jore, hiring of drones tocheck illegal mining, makingAgri malls functional etc.were also taken in the meet-ing.

While reviewing thearrangement for the procure-ment of kharif crops in theState, he directed that everyfarmer registered on the“Meri Fasal Mera Byora”

portal be asked to indicatetheir likely convenient datesfor bringing their produce tothe mandi of their choice aswell as whether they wouldlike to be paid directly orthrough the arthias. He di-rected the officers to make

adequate arrange-ments for the pur-chase of farmers'produce in themandis across thestate. He said thatit should be en-sured that farmersdo not face any in-convenience. Healso directed thatthe Parivar Pe-hchan Patra (PPP)

programme be linked withHRMS. He said that PPP is aunique initiative of the StateGovernment under whicheach family in the State is be-ing provided a unique Identi-ty. He said that PPP wouldensure that people get thebenefit of various welfareschemes and programmes attheir doorstep.

Khattar back inaction, reviews

progress of projects

China’s provocation invitedface-off condition: RajnathSays, ready to deal with any situation

AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEPT 15

Defence Minister Rajnath Singhon Tuesday said that China begandisrupting the normal and tradi-tional patrolling pattern of Indiantroops in the Galwan Valley inMay this year causing face-offconditions between the twoArmies.

"From April, the number ofChinese armies and their arma-ments on the border of EasternLadakh was observed. Early inthe month of May, China begandisrupting the normal, traditionalpatrolling pattern of our troops inthe Galwan Valley region, caus-ing face-off conditions. Groundcommander level meetings werealso being held," Singh said whilespeaking in Lok Sabha today.

"Meanwhile, in mid-May,China made transgression at-tempts on Line of Actual Control(LAC) in the western sector. Thisincludes Kongka, Gogra, and thenorth bank of Pangong Lake. OurArmy took necessary actionagainst these attempts. We con-veyed to China through diplomat-ic and military channels that suchactivities are an attempt to changethe status quo unilaterally. It has

also been made clear that this ef-fort is not acceptable to us underany circumstances," he said.

Singh said that the violentface-off that took place on June15 in which 20 Indian soldierslaid down their lives was createdby China as it violated the con-sent reached in a meeting be-tween military commanders onboth sides on June 6.

"Seeing increasing friction onthe LAC, military commanderson both sides met on June 6,2020. It was agreed that disen-gagement should be done by re-ciprocal actions. Both sides alsoagreed that LAC would be con-sidered and no action would betaken which would change the

status quo," Singh said."A violent face-off situation

was created by China in Galwanon June 15 in violation of thisconsent. Our brave soldiers sacri-ficed their lives but also causedgreat damage to the Chineseside and managed to protecttheir border," he continued tosay. "I request the House to joinme in praising the valor andbravery of our soldiers. Ourbrave soldiers are keeping allthe countrymen safe by their tire-less efforts in extremely difficultcircumstances."

He also requested the LokSabha to pass a resolution that westand shoulder to shoulder withour armed forces who are guard-ing our borders to safeguard In-dia's sovereignty and integrity.

Oppn criticisesprivatisation ofairportsNEW DELHI: Some oppositionmembers in Rajya Sabha ac-cused the government of privatis-ing airports in the name of devel-opment and also centralising pow-ers in its hands. Participating inthe discussion on 'The Aircraft(Amendment) Bill, 2020' thatseeks to improve India's aviationsafety ratings and provide statuto-ry status to regulatory institutions,including the DGCA, members ofthe Congress and Left, besidessome other parties alleged mo-nopolisation of airports.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEPT 15

Parliamentary Standing Committeeon Finance headed by Jayant Sinha onTuesday tabled a report in parliament,

which has suggested the Indian start-ups to reduce its dependency on Chi-na and the US. The report said thecapital going into India's unicornscomes mainly from foreign sourcessuch as the US and China and theCommittee believed that this depend-

ence should be reduced so that Indiabecomes self-reliant by having sever-al large domestic growth funds pow-ered by domestic capital to supportIndia's unicorns. "The committee is ofthe opinion that Small Industries De-velopment Bank of India (SIDBI)Fund-of-Funds vehicle should be ex-panded and fully operationalised/utilised to play an anchor investmentrole. SIDBI should play a pivotal rolein disbursing more funds that wouldhelp startups and unicorns to scale upsignificantly, enabling the nation tobecome more self-reliant and be in abetter position to control its econom-ic destiny," the report said.

‘Indian startups shouldreduce dependency

on China, US’

138 terrorists killed in JKin last 6 months: GovtNEW DELHI: As many as 138 terrorists were killed by security forces be-tween March and August this year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tues-day. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said Jammu andKashmir has been affected by terrorism, which is sponsored and supportedfrom across the border, for more than the last three decades. Reddy saidthat the government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terror-ism and the security forces are taking effective and continuous action incountering terrorism.

LS passes bill to reducesalaries of MPs by 30 pcNEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that reduces thesalary payable to Members of Parliament by 30 per cent for one yearcommencing April 1, 2020.

The Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament(Amendment) Bill, 2020, will replace an ordinance brought earlier bythe government as part of measures to mobilise resources for fightingCOVID-19.

The bill was introduced in the lower house on Monday.The Union Cabinet had also approved the temporary suspension of

the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS) Fund during 2020-21 and 2021-22 in the wake of COVID-19. Participating in the debate, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha AdhirRanjan Chowdhury said that MPLADS fund should be restored as soonas possible. "We should pass a resolution that we should get MPLADSfund. I don't know the intention behind scrapping MPLADS funds.Eighty-three per cent of MPLADS funds is being spent in villages. AllMPs accepted that their salaries be deducted by 30 per cent.

MONSOON SESSION DAY 2

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, SEPT 15

JJPA MLA Ramkaran Kala from Shahabad has completely come out in favor of the farmers. The MLA said that his personal opinion is that the ordinance should not apply in Haryana. He said that the farmers, traders and workers want to live together, so the

be let down in any case. The MLA reiterated that action government should work according to the demand of will be taken against the policemen charging sticks the farmers. Ramkaran was talking to reporters at without uniform in Pipli rally and cases filed against Shaheed Udham Singh memorial. The MLA said that farmers will be withdrawn. MLA Ramkaran said that after Pipli rally, he had visited many villages and met he was confident that the deputy CM would accept his hundreds of farmers and everyone has the intention that demand and that the farmers, traders and laborers ordinances should not be implemented in the state. would be able to work as before. On this occasion, the The MLA said that he is going to meet Deputy CM MLA's political secretary Vishnu Bhagwan Gupta, Dushyant Chotala on this demand of farmers and it will Praveen Sharma Lucky, Dr. Gulshan Kawatara, be his sincere endeavor to get the farmers' demand Surendra Pal Singh Lali, Manjeet Singh, Master approved. MLA Ramkaran also said that Haryana's Satindra Singh etc. were present.identity is with the farmers here, so the farmers will not

SUSHIL PANDIT Arora said that Prime Minister Modi's YAMUNANAGAR, SEPT 15 birthday is being celebrated as a cordial

week, Municipal Corporation Mayor Bharatiya Janata Party District Madan Chauhan said that he Yamunanagar organised a blood donation congratulated the BJYM for today's camp in Punjabi Dharamshala Jagadhri successful programme. Former minister under the element of BJP district Karnadev Kamboj and BJP district Yamunanagar. Chief Guest BJP District president Sandeep Gurjar said that a large President Rajesh Sapra and Yamuna number of youths have donated blood in Nagar MLA Ghanshyamdas Arora along today's blood donation camp.with distinguished guest Yamunanagar Jagadhri Mandal president Vipul Jagadhri Mayor Madan Chauhan and Garg said that police personnel and BJP guru and under the leadership of Prime commemorate PM Narendra Modi's former Minister Karan Dev Kamboj lit the leaders along with common people in the Minister Modi, India is moving towards birthday, 78 units of blood have been lamp and inaugurated the programme. blood donation camp organized by BJYM becoming the world guru. collected in the blood donation camp. The BJP District President Rajesh Sapra said Activists also donated blood, all comrades As part of the Seva Week programme, service week will run from 14 September on the occasion that It is the wish of every who donated blood have been awarded the Bharatiya Janata Party is organising a to 20 September.Indian that India should become the world with citation.blood donation camp on 17 September to Yamunanagar MLA Ghanshyamdas

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SHAHABAD, SEPT 15(GOLDY CHUGH): Swarna Rao, daughter of former minister Late Vaid Kapoor Chand and wife of BJP's top leader Late Rao Ranjit Singh, has passed away. Her last rites were performed at Swarg Ashram on Barara Road. Swarna Rao died at the age of 69 due to cardiac arrest. His eldest son Piyush Rao lit the pyre. Social, religious institutions have mourned her death. The late Swarna Rao himself has been the principal of Agrasen and Vishwas School and was associated with many educational institutions.The Chief Minister's political secretary Krishna Bedi, MLA Ramkaran Kala, Municipal President Baldev Raj Chawla, Raju Chawla, Nisha Thakral, Mulakh Raj Gumbar, Raj Satija, Arun Kansal, Karanraj Singh Toor, Baldev Raj Sethi, Mahal Singh Padlu, Amrik Singh Damli, Tevar Khan, Sahadev Milan and a large number of people attended and mourned her demise.

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LOST & FOUND I, Sandeep Singh S/o Tarlochan Singh R/o Vill: Bambhia Bhai Teh-Bagha Purana (Moga) declare that i had a bag in which my son D a r a s h p r e e t S i n g h b i r t h certificate Registration No. 17 dated 16-06-2001 and 10th class certificate registration No. C615/04518/0309 & Serial No. 0385820 Roll No. 2220770 and 10+2 certificate Serial No. 0323819 and Sr. No. 1120194 and Roll No. 2758026 have been lost when I went to make Photocopy of these documents in the village of Samalsar. I try to found this bag but in vain. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

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I, No. 14938060L Nk Bhoopendra Singh S/o B a n i S i n g h V i l l : H a s a n p u r b a r u Te h -Sadabad Distt. Hathras Pin-281307 State (UP) hereby dealing that my army service records my daughter name Sweta S isod iya i s wrongly mentioned. That is actual name is Shweta Sisodia.

63372I, Karan S/o Neelam R/o Vpo. Nurmahal Teh-P h i l l a u r ( J a l a n d h a r ) declare that in my 10th & 10+2 certificate my father name written as Neelam. So amended from Neelam t o N e e l a m K u m a r Sharma.

63372I, Army No. 1527536 Y, Ex-Spr, Malkiat Singh Resident of Vill & Po. Bhai Rupa Teh-Phul Distt. Bathinda, Punjab, Pin-151106, inform all concerned that Ajaib Singh is my real son, his Date of Birth is 26-01-1972, and his Aadhar Card No. 5113-7037-9283.

63372I, Ex No.4463326X Hav A n d H o n y N b / S u b Dharampal Singh S/O Lachhman Singh R/O VPO Malhipur, Teh-Payal (Ludhiana) Declare That The DOB Of My D a u g h t e r N a m e d Sukhwinder Kaur I s Erroneously Published As 0 9 / 1 2 / 1 9 9 4 I n M y Service Documents, Her C o r r e c t D O B I s 19/12/1994 As Per Her Matriculation Certificate.

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I , Rajender S/o Hari Chand R/o Village Geong Distt. Kaithal Declares That My Son Rohit Is Out Of My And My Family's Control. We Disown Him From Our Movable - Immovable Properties. We Will Not Responsible For Any Work Of Him In Future.

84451I Jai Devi W/o Late Rajinder Kumar Village, Dhamanaheidi Tehsil, Indri District, Karnal, That Rohit Alias Arjun Is My Son, Who Is The Victim Of The Drug And Steals By S t a y i n g I n W r o n g Company. He Is Out Of Earshot Of My Saying And D o e s H i s O w n Arbitrariness. That Is Why I Eject My Boy Rohit Alias Arjun From My Movable And Immovable Property. In Future It Will Be The Person Responsible For The Transaction And Whoever Deals With It. We Will Not Be Responsible.

100070I Mangal Ram S/o Jagat Ram R/o Village Darroli (apar) Tehsil Nangal, Distt Rupnagar Declare That My Son Rajesh Kumar And His Wife Rekha Rani Are Out Of My Control.i Disown All From My Moveable A n d I m m o v a b l e Property.anybody Can Deal With With Them At His Own Risk.

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It is brought to Notice of General Public that Mr. Harjit Singh S/o Sh. Gurdayal Singh S/o Sh. Mastan Singh R/o H.No. 211 W.No. 11 Ram Piyari Street NR Post Office Mansa and owner of the Prop measuring 44.44 Sq. Yards, bearing property shop measuring 16 X 41 Sq. Feet, situated at Mansa, Tehsil & District Mansa-151505 & as per title deed, the property is bound as under having boundaries as per title deed:- East: 41’ Sohan Lal, West: 41’ Puran Singh, North: 16’ Gurudawara Chowk South: 16’ Babu Ram is availing Loan against this property. Anybody having objection regarding mortgage of property with Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd., may respond or raise objection within 7 days, to R.P. Singh, Advocate, 75080-11581.

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DC inspects sugarmill constructionGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: The construction work of thenew sugar mill at a cost of Rs 263 croresis going on at a fast pace in the coopera-tive sugar mill Karnal. Nishant Kumar Ya-dav, deputy commissioner and presidentof the sugar mill, inspected the work ofthe sugar mill under construction onTuesday and instructed the engineers tospeed up the work by increasing themanpower so that it can be completed assoon as possible. ACUT Neeraj Kadian,Managing Director of the mill Aditi, ChiefEngineer Virendra Dahiya, along withVikas Gandhi and Yogesh Malik, repre-sentatives of the ijac company who wereconstructing the mill were present on theoccasion. After heavy and small machin-ery for the new mill came to the millpremises, civil work has started on it, outof which 40 per cent work has been com-pleted. Now the number of labour is be-ing increased to pursue civil as well asmechanical work. For this, the DeputyCommissioner asked the engineers ofthe company to make maximum laborarrangements at the local level, so thatthe work progressed rapidly. The DeputyCommissioner informed that the new co-operative sugar mill, the lifeline of farm-ers in and around Karnal, is proposed tobe begin during the coming sugarcanecrushing season. All efforts are beingmade for this. He informed that a newmill with modern machinery will crush3500 tonnes of sugarcane per day, butthere will also be a provision to increasethe capacity from 3500 to 5000.

Deep refrigeratorpresented to MDDBal BhavanKARNAL: A Deep refrigerator was pre-sented at MDD Bal Bhavan under theservice project under JC Week being cel-ebrated by JCI Karnal Agile. After this,saplings were planted in the premises ofthe building on behalf of the members ofthe institution. JCI Karnal Agile head Mo-hit Kumar said that social and culturalprogrammes will be organised continu-ously till September 18.He said that the message of environmen-tal protection was given by planting differ-ent types of plants in the premises of thebuilding today. On this occasion, Secre-tary Mohit Chawla, Treasurer Varun Aro-ra, Project Director Sandeep Taneja,Mentor Vikas Bathla, Convenor SarbjitBatra, Harsimran Wadhwa, Ritu Sur, Sar-vajit Kaur, Suman Taneja, NareshMadan, Anil Battra, Viren Bhatia, DineshKhurana, Harpal Singh Bawa, MDD BalBhavan president Surendra Mann, Par-minder Pal Singh and PR Nath werepresent.

Wear masks in publicplaces: DCKARNAL: Deputy Commissioner Nis-hant Kumar Yadav said that it is very im-portant for the common man to wearmasks while going to public places andout of the house to prevent the coron-avirus infection. There is also a provisionto impose a penalty as per the instruc-tions of the government for not wearingmasks. The Central Government hasmade it clear in its instructions that keep-ing the safety of the public in the publicinterest, everyone should visit publicplaces and workplace with face cover,mask, surgical mask, homemade maskor clean cloth. It is necessary to cover theface. Along with this, there is a completeban on spitting in public and the work-place. He said that all BDPOs, Tehsil-dars, Naib Tehsildars, Municipal Councilsand Municipality Executive Officers, Sta-tion House Master, Medical Officers, CivilHospitals, CHC, PHC Officers in their re-spective fields must get people to followthese rules.

DC checks conditionof Corona patientsRENU AGGARWALAMBALA: Deputy Commissioner AshokKumar Sharma said that people infectedwith corona are being treated better inthe Covid care centres set up by the dis-trict administration. All medical facilitiesare available there. Apart from this, everyperson who is infected with corona daily,whether undergoing treatment at CovidCare Centre or isolated at home, is beingasked by telephone to inquire about hisskill. He himself has interacted with manysuch people and got information abouttheir health. The Deputy Commissionersaid that there is no need to panic fromthe Corona epidemic, but there is a greatneed to take precaution. He also saidthat his thinking can be changed by talk-ing to the corona infected patient. He in-formed that a portal has also been pre-pared by the district administration, onwhich the complete information about themedical facilities being provided in thedistrict, Covid Care Centre, is available.He also said that the corona is not to betaken lightly, to prevent the spread of co-rona infection by keeping 100 per cent ofthe precautions and instructions, facemasks, social distance, sanitization, hy-giene and to a large extent corona infec-tion can be prevented.

Youth clubs set up byNehru Yuva KendraMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Youth clubs are being set up inevery village of Indri block as directedby District Youth Coordinator RenuSilag of Nehru Yuva Kendra Karnaland District Sports and Youth ProgramDepartment. An organised youth clubis essential in every village of everydistrict of Haryana. In this, thoseyoung men and women are being se-lected from every section in every cor-ner of the village, who want to con-tribute towards social service. Underthis, in every village in the districtwhere youth boards are working firstand where there is no youth board,new youth boards are being created inwhich volunteers of Nehru YuvaKendra Karnal, Vijay Sharma, NeeruDevi, social worker Kuldeep Bedi, so-cial worker Pramod Tusang urged theyouth to come forward.

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3HARYANAHooda to visit grain market todayKARNAL: Former Chief Minister of the state, Bhupinder Singh Hooda will visit Karnal GrainMarket on September 16 at half past one in the afternoon. Here he will hear the agony of thelabourers and workers along with the farmers and jobbers in the shed of Mandi. Giving infor-mation, district convenor of Congress Tarlochan Singh said that every one who fought for theinterests of farmers, labourers, businessmen, workers, unemployed, will come to see formerCM and Leader of OppositionHooda tomorrow in the new grain market.Hooda will discuss the three ordinances brought by the government to the farmers. You willalso hear the agony of farmers here. He will listen to the problems of the jobbers and account-ants. He is reaching Karnal for the first time after lathi-charge on farmers and jobbers in Pipli.Congress district convenor Tarlochan Singh has appealed to everyone to reach the new grainmarket tomorrow.YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

‘e-Sanjeevani OPD' begins in stateBUREAU CHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

Haryana Home and Health Minis-ter, Mr. Anil Vij said that in a bid toensure uninterrupted health servic-es during the on-going COVID-19Pandemic, an online health facility‘Stay Home OPD’ has been startedin the State. This facility has beenstarted under the name of ‘e-San-jeevani OPD'. With this, peoplesuffering from various health ail-ments can get themselves regis-tered on the ‘e-Sanjeevani’ app toget free online medical consulta-tion, said the Health Minister.

Mr. Anil Vij said that due to thedifficult circumstances arising dueto COVID-19 Pandemic, peoplesuffering from other medical ali-ments were facing a lot of prob-lems, to solve which the CentralGovernment has launched ‘e-San-jeevani OPD'. This service has alsobeen started in Haryana, underwhich so far more than 1000 pa-tients have been benefited from it.This facility is being provided freeof cost to all patients of the State.For this, patients will have todownload the ‘e-Sanjeevani OPD’app in their mobile, after which atoken number will be generated.

The Minister said that the gov-ernment is committed to providemedical facilities to every patient attheir doorsteps and for this, any pa-

tient can get online consultation byconnecting with the concerneddoctor using laptop, desktop or An-droid smart phone while staying athome.

On this online platform, a pa-tient can upload all his reports andget information about the diseaseand the required line of treatmentfrom the doctor. After this, the doc-tor will also give an online pre-scription to his patient, which willbe valid for all other health facili-ties in Haryana for medical treat-ment.

Health Minister said that due toCOVID-19 Pandemic people mayface many types of physical andmental problems. Therefore, iftimely treatment and counseling isnot given to such people, then thereis a possibility that health alimentsmight get increased and to ensure

this does not happen, ‘Stay HomeOPD’ will be playing an importantrole. He said that this facility willbe available for patients from 10

am to 1 am and from 3 pm to 5 pmfrom Monday to Saturday. A quali-fied team of physicians and psy-chologists are working for this.

CHANDIGARH: HaryanaChief Secretary, Mrs. KeshniAnand Arora while appreciat-ing the work being done by theHealth Department to tackle theCOVID-19 pandemic said thatwe need to put in more effortsso as to cope up with circum-stances arising due to corona inthe near future.

The Chief Secretary held areview meeting on the manage-ment of COVID-19 with thenodal officers of COVID-19,Directors of Medical Colleges,all District Civil Surgeons andChief Medical Officers throughvideo conferencing here today.

Additional Chief Secretary,Health Department, Mr. RajeevArora gave a detailed presenta-tion of the present status ofCOVID-19 in the districts and

the comprehensive strategiesbeing adopted to deal with it.

Mrs. Keshni Anand Aroragave instructions to the CivilSurgeon to set up District Con-trol Centres in order to delivertreatment to the patients on timeother than ensuring regular up-dates on patients being treatedin rooms available and patientsin home isolation in all districts.

She further asked the offi-cers concerned to ensure theavailability of oxygen cylindersand medicines.

She also asked the MedicalColleges and District Hospitalsto work in complete coordina-tion as a team so as to ensurecare of referral patients in alltertiary level care institutionsand to decrease the COVID-19fatality rate.

CS directs to set upDistrict Control Centres

for Covid patients

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

In a major relief to operators ofPrivate Security Agencies,Controlling Authority ofHaryana has extended the va-lidity till December 31, 2020 ofall licences issued underHaryana Private SecurityAgencies (Regulation) Act,2005 which were expiring be-tween April 1st 2020 and De-cember 31, 2020.

Giving this informationhere today, Additional DirectorGeneral of Police (Law and Or-der) Mr Navdeep Singh Virk,

who is also the Controlling Au-thority of Haryana Private Se-curity Agencies said that takinginto consideration the presentcircumstances and the hard-ships faced by general publicand private security agency op-erators, this step has been tak-en.

It is worthwhile to mentionthat Haryana Police have al-ready granted licences to over1050 private security agencieswhile more than 140 licenseshave been renewed after the en-actment of the Private SecurityAgencies (Regulation) Act inthe year 2006 in the country.

Govt extends validity ofPrivate Security Agency

licences till Dec 20

SD SHARMAPANCHKULA, SEPT 15

With four deaths due toCorona virus taking cumula-tive toll to 51 and no let upin the daily arrival of freshCorona positive cases thesituation in Panchkula isshocking and alarming. Asper the Covid -19 heath bul-letin issued by Dr Rajiv Nar-wal Deputy Civil surgeonthe unfortunate death casesinclude a 52 years old malefrom sector 20 who had comorbidities of chronic kid-ney disease and hyperten-sion and 74 years old malefrom sector 8 too was suf-fering from liver cirrhosis .Besides both 62 years oldmale from Dharampur and74 years old male fromNanakpur who too suc-cumbed to the deadly virushad the co morbidity of Dia-betes Mellitus.

Dr Jasjeet Kaur Civil

Surgeon Panchkula dis-closed that while 216 posi-tive cases of corona virusreported from Panchkuladistrict today includes posi-tive cases from other citiesand states but being treatedhere 181 fresh Coronavirus positive cases pertainto Panchkula district. Tilldate total number of 5777positive cases had been re-ported in this category with4386 belonging toPanchkula district . Out ofthese 2964 cases had beentreated and discharged whileremaining 1371 are still ac-tive in the district and undertreatment in General Hospi-tal sector 6 and other privatehospitals.

So far 54641 sampleshad been taken duly testedunder RT-PCR and RapidAntigen methods but the in-crease in death rate is indeeda cause concern for us,added Dr Jasjeet Kaur.

Four deaths, 181fresh covid cases

in Panchkula

KUSUMGHARAUNDA, SEPT 15

The mining company, which wasmost affected due to breakage of dirtysewer in Bahlolpur village, has ac-cused unknown people of breakingthe sewer. A complaint has been givento the police on behalf of mining com-pany Jai Yamuna Developers. Mil-lions of rupees have been lost to min-ing companies and transporters due toinfiltration of drain water into themine. Sand mining in the quarry cameto a complete halt due to the water-logging. Sixteen vehicles submergedin the same sand mine have beenevacuated and efforts are being madeto remove a dumper stuck in deep wa-ter. In a complaint to the police, themining company Jai Yamuna Ji De-velopers Site Incharge Karmbir Ranasaid that some mischievous elementbroke the drain in the mine running inBahlolpur area. Now they have lost

lakhs of rupees due to drainage of wa-ter in the mine.

In this complaint, the companyhas demanded legal action against anunknown person who broke the drain.Karmabir Rana said that about 15 feetof water entered the mine due towhich 70 to 80 lakh sand of the com-pany has been wasted. It will costmore than twenty five lakhs to removevehicles stuck in water and get themrepaired. Karmabir said that this minesells sand worth Rs 10 to 12 lakh per

day, but now mining is completelystopped for the last two days.

After the sewer broke, 17 trucksand dumpers were completely sub-merged in conditions like flooding ina sand mine. After the incident, thework of evacuating vehicles with thehelp of cranes started. With the help offour big cranes, 16 vehicles have beentaken out in the last 36 hours. A com-plaint has been made by the MiningCompany in the case of a sewer nearBahlolpur village.

Damaged sewer causes damage to vehicles

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, SEPT 15

Haryana Congress president Selja, whiletargeting the BJP government, said thatBJP has always acted to divert the atten-tion of the people of the country from themain issues. PM and CM get stuck on is-sues related to the public. She said that thecountry's economy is getting destroyedand these people are busy feeding pea-cocks. She condemned the lathi charge onthe farmers and said that the BJP govern-ment is bent on ruining the farmers. Thethree ordinances that the central govern-ment has brought are anti-farmers andagents. The government is imposing lawson the public without any negotiation. Thepeople of the country have been betrayedon every front. She said that the govern-ment has not taken any action on gangrapein Karnal.

Selja said that the government has notmade any concrete arrangements regardingthe Corona crisis in the state. The situationis more serious than the figures which arecoming out. The government has no clearpolicy regarding health services. Reactingto the use of diesel in the last rites of thosewho died of corona in Karnal, Selja said

that the High Court should take cognizanceof the matter. Earlier she expressed griefover the death of Kaushalya Mann, wife ofSurjit Man, who was a minister in theHaryana government, at his residence. For-mer ministers Harminder Singh, formerMLA Ramkishan Gurjar, Jogindra Nali,Boney Mann, former MLA BantaramValmiki, Navneet Kaur, District Presidentof Mahila Congress Nisha, Arun Punjabi,Rajkiran Sehgal, Bimla Saroha, RajindraKalyan and Anil Rana were present on theoccasion.

BJP bent on ruiningfarmers: Selja

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, SEPT 15

1509 paddy season is in full swing in the grainmarket of Indri these days, but the face offarmers seems to be sad. Farmer Ravinder,Neeraj said that the support price of PR paddyhas been given by the government at Rs 1888per quintal. But 1509 is a fine variety of pad-dy, yet between 1600 and 1700 dry rice is be-ing sold. Traders are buying the crop as pertheir choice. There is no one to interrupt themor someone is going to say. There is also a dis-pute between farmers and traders about theprice of the crop. Aman said that last year alsothe value of 1509 paddy has been up to Rs2800 but now the prices have reached verylow.

Satish Kalasora, the head of the BKU saidthat there was open loot of farmers in the man-dis. Buy the crop of the farmer at whatevercost and he is not going to protest. He said thatthe market owner and rice mill owners are rob-

bing the farmers with both hands. He said thatthe government had also promised farmersthat their crops will not be sold below the min-imum support price by bringing 3 chapters tothe country. But the minimum support price isalso 1888 which is the rate of PR paddy, buthere even 1509 fine rice varieties are beingpurchased between Rs 1600 to 1700. This is agross injustice to the farmers, he said.

Indri Market Committee SecretaryHaqiqat said that the support price of PR pad-dy has been given by the government. 1509paddy comes in a small variety. None of itsvalue has been given by the government.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, SEPT 15

The Executive of Unnat Bharat Or-ganization Trust has decided to cel-ebrate the birthday of the belovedleader Narendra Modi. The Nation-al Executive unanimously decidedto plant one lakh fifty-one thousandsaplings as the Green Weekly Cel-ebration of Modi’s birthday. Thisweek, an effort will be made toplant seven lakh eleven thousandsaplings across India in the week ofPatron Vijay Chopra, Advocate KNSingh and Justice Kailash Gambhirtermed the decision as historic. Headmitted that the national presidentBharat Prem has been plantingsaplings in the country for the last

30 years due to which the countryis moving towards a green revolu-tion.

The medical wing of the organ-isation will celebrate Modi's birth-day with joy by planting 1 lakh 11thousand saplings in Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh. The an-

nouncement was made by Dr. RKMidha, President of Medical Wingof Advanced India OrganizationTrust, Dr. Karmaveer Goyal, Presi-dent of Punjab Wing, and Dr.Dheeraj Saini, Vaidya. On this oc-casion, the National General Secre-tary Suresh Jain, and Geeta Ahuja

supported and passed the resolu-tion. The campaign was organisedby Delhi Mangolpuri division's Ad-ditional Commissioner of PoliceVirender Kadayan and RanibaghSHO Manoj Kumar to plant agreenery to celebrate Modi's birthweek from NCR. Activists of Maz-door Justice Organization, MataMantari Devi Charitable Trustalong with Advanced Bharat San-gathan Trust also participated in theevent. National President BharatPrem thanked the National Execu-tive and State Executive, who havetried to give a new message to theworld by linking the birthday ofHonorable Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi with the GreenRevolution.

Tree plantation on Modi’s birthday

Anti-farmers are opposingordinances: Nirmal

AKHIL NATHGANAUR, (SONEPAT), SEPT 15

All the three ordinances aimed at doubling the income of farm-ers and increasing facilities are completely in the interest offarmers, said Nirmal Choudhary, MLA from Gananur. She wasin a special conversation with reporters at her home in Gannoreon Tuesday. During the press conference, MLA Nirmal Chaud-hary openly supported the three ordinances. She said that theanti-farmer is opposingthese ordinances, whichhas nothing to do withthe farmer interest. Thethree ordinances arecompletely in the inter-est of farmers, whichfarmers are not oppos-ing. Opposition politicalparties are opposing theordinances, which haveto bake only political loopholes. The opposition also has no in-terest in the welfare of the farmers.

Nirmal Chaudhary said that these ordinances will not causeany harm to farmers or jobbers. She said that the ordinanceswould neither affect the Minimum Support Price (MSP), norwould the mandis be closed. The MSP and the arhats and man-dis will remain as they are. The farmers have been given free-dom through ordinances that they will not be obliged to selltheir crop. Now the farmer is free to sell his crop anywhere inthe country. Wherever the farmer will get more price for hiscrop, he will be able to sell his crop. Apart from this, MLA Nir-mal Chaudhary also answered the questions of journalists re-garding the development of Ganaur. She said that all-round de-velopment of the constituency is her priority.

Traders taking advantageof farmers: Kalsora

CS gives Covid-19related guidelines

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR, SEPT 15

Chief Secretary of Health Department Kesani Anand Aroda ad-dressed the representatives of civil surgeons and hospitals of allthe districts through video conferencing and issued guidelinesregarding Covid-19. During this video conference, along withCivil Surgeon Dr. Dahiya,Medical Superintendentof Civil Hospital, Yamu-nanagar, Dr. Sunil Kumarand working officer ofCorona, Dr. Vikas Aroda,Dr. Vagish Guten werealso present. Civil sur-geon gave informationthat the corona is nowspreading everywhere andmore and more popula-tion is being affected bythe corona, due to this, Haryana Chief Secretary today held ameeting with all the civil surgeons through video conferencing.

During this meeting, he got information about patients suf-fering from corona and their treatment in all the districts andreviewed the works of the Health Department for control of co-rona. Along with this, the Chief Secretary gave guidelines re-garding Home Isolation.

She especially said that if any patient is being isolated, thenhis health and contact sources should also be fully checked andif any person has a health related problem, he should be hospi-talised immediately. No patient should die at home due to anynegligence.

Hundreds of farmers stage 'dharna' againstfarm ordinancesHOSHIARPUR: Hundreds of farmers, including women under the banner of Kisan MazdoorSangharsh Committee, staged a protest dharna and blocked vehicular traffic at Beas riverbridge at village Rara on against recent agriculture ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet.On the occasion, various speakers, including State General Secretary of Kisan Mazdoor Sang-harsh Committee Mr Shavinder Singh Chattla, District President and General Secretary ofKisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Hoshiarpur, Mr Kuldeep Singh and Kashmir Singh, re-spectively, accused the Central government of trying to help corporate firms with these ordi-nances. Every farmer was facing losses. The government was helping corporate firms to dobusiness in Mandis and they were protesting against that.

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SP JAINCHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

Owing to several key initia-tives taken by CaptainAmarinder Singh Govern-ment, 2,34,072 units of total2.6 lac involving 15.78 lacworkers have resumed theiroperations and economic ac-tivity, Industries MinisterSunder Sham Arora saidhere today. Over 90% ofunits have already startedfunctioning, Arora said, as-suring all aggressive assis-tance from the state to man-age and alleviate Covid in-duced stress.

Referring to various ini-tiatives taken by the Gov-ernment during Covid, Aro-ra said in order to give reliefto the industries PSIEC hadannounced extension in timeperiod of Amnesty Schemebesides announcing an OTSSchemes of PSIDC andPFC.

To provide relief to theloanee/promoted companiesof PSIDC and PFC and fa-cilitate overall developmentof industry in the State ofPunjab, State Govt has ex-tended the One Time Settle-ment Policy (OTS) for equi-ty and loans-2018 approvedby CMM in its meeting heldon 3.12.2018 up to31.12.2020, he added.

Further, Fiscal incen-tives under various policies:including the IBDP-2017,56 Large and MSME Indus-trial Units with an invest-ment of Rs. 5844.87 Cr.were considered and grantedfiscal Incentives amountingto Rs. 1090.41 Cr. The Min-

ister further said that simi-larly, under the 2013 Indus-trial policy 12 IndustrialUnits with an investment ofRs. 468.02 Cr. have beengiven fiscal incentives of Rs.478.91 Cr. Under old poli-cies of 1989, 1992, 1996 and2003 168 units have beengiven incentives of Rs 26.01Cr. Industrial power subsidyamounting to Rs. 3522.41Cr. has been released toPSPCL. We have alsobrought One-Time AmnestyScheme for boilers for userswhich are operating withoutfollowing the provisionscontained in the Boilers Act,1923 and the Indian BoilerRegulations, 1950, andwithout due approval of thestate to get their boilerswhich are at present runningto get regularized with thedepartment.

Referring to variouslabour reforms announcedby the Labour Department,Arora said that Fixed TermEmployment was allowedfor the benefit of Industry aswell as labour besides ex-emption for all MSMEs andindustrial units employingup to 100 workers from theapplicability of IndustrialEmployment (Standing Or-ders) Act, 1946.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh has demanded anunconditional apology from UnionMinister Raosaheb Patil Danve formisleading the nation on the farmordinances issue from the floor ofthe House in a clear and completebreach of Parliamentary principlesand propriety.

Rejecting as totally incorrectDanve’s statement in the Lok Sab-ha yesterday about Punjab being onboard the anti-farmer ordinances,the Chief Minister said the remarksof the Minister of State for Con-sumer Affairs, Food & Public Dis-tribution were aimed at defamingthe Congress and its government inthe state. PPCC chief Sunil Jakharalso slammed the Union Ministerfor violating the sanctity of Parlia-ment with his false statement onthe issue in the House on Monday,and termed it an attempt to deni-grate the Congress government inPunjab with misleading informa-tion. The Chief Minister said, in astatement, that at no point did thehigh-powered committee make anysuggestion about bringing theseanti-farmers ordinances, which theCentre introduced on the sly amidthe pandemic and has now placedin Parliament for enactmentthrough false pretensions. The min-ister should apologise immediatelyand unequivocally for presentingfalse facts in the Lok Sabha, saidCaptain Amarinder, describing thestatement in Lok Sabha as unde-

mocratic and unethical, and a vio-lation of the parliamentary princi-ples. The Parliament is the shrinefor upholding the ideals of democ-racy and any attempt to defy theseprinciples is dangerous for the na-tion’s Constitutional foundations,he added.

The Chief Minister said hisgovernment has consistently andpersistently opposed any move todilute the rights and interests of thefarmers, not only in the high-pow-ered committee on agricultural re-forms but in the state Assemblyand on all public forums. It was hisgovernment which had initiated theresolution in the Vidhan Sabha re-jecting the ordinances, he pointedout, adding that he personally hadwritten twice to the Prime Ministerseeking the withdrawal of the anti-farmer and anti-farmer legislationsthat would spell the death-knell of

the farming community in Punjab.The report of the high-poweredcommittee, of which Punjab wasmade a member weeks after it wasconstituted, nowhere suggested

any ordinance or central law to beenacted by the Government of In-dia, said the Chief Minister, em-phatically rejecting any claim tothe contrary.

Amarinder seeks apology from Danve formisleading statement on farm ordinancesAgriculture ordinance to be

repealed to save farmers instate: Swaran SinghMK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI : On the onehand the Agriculture Ordinance wasbeing vehemently opposed by thefarmers' unions against the CentralGovernment and on the other hand

the leaders of theBJP's allyShiromani AkaliDal were alsodemanding therepeal of theAgricultureOrdinance.Eng. Swaran

Singh, Member , Shiromani Akali DalPAC from Sultanpur Lodhi Assemblyconstituency has demandedimmediate repeal of the AgricultureOrdinance from the CentralGovernment. He said that most of thepeople of Punjab were involved inagriculture and with theimplementation of this ordinance thefarmers of Punjab as well as maids,laborers, small traders, shopkeepersand others would be ruined.

Patiala SSP orders transfer of 77long-standing police personnel JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA:The Senior Superintendentof Police (SSP) , Vikram Jeet Duggalhere has ordered transfer of 77 longstanding police personnel posted indifferent police stations of Sub-division Rajpura and Ghanour on

administrativebasis. Whileproviding detailsabout the thesame hereDuggal said thatthese transfershave beeneffected to bring

in more efficiency in the policefunctioning besides bringing miretransparency. He further said thatthe decision to make such transferswas taken after noticing somedifficulties in day to day work due totheir long tenure at the same Policestations.

Capt astonidhed by BJP'sincreasing public support instate: Dipanshu Ghai SHARANJEET PATHANKOT: Condemning the casefiled on Bharatiya Janata Party PunjabPresident Ashwani Sharma, PunjabBJP Youth State General SecretaryDipanshu Ghai said that the Punjabgovernment has completely failed tohide its failures, whether it is the mining

mafia of Punjab, orthe liquor mafia, itspromises to provideemployment to theyouth, this governmenthas failed in everyaspect. He told thatthe MLA ministers of

Congress government are doingpolitical programs all over Punjab. Butthis government is adopting doublestandards and false cases are beingmade on BJP. He said that afterseeing the growing public support ofBJP within Punjab, the Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh wasastonished. He said that BharatiyaJanta Yuva Morcha Punjab demandsthat case be filed against Congressministers and MLAs for violating theinstructions of Covid-19. Otherwise,the Punjab BJP Youth will performagitations daily in the entire state.

Terms Union Min's remarks violation of parliamentary propriety

CHANDIGARH: Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singhon Tuesday said the presentationof the farm ordinances in Parlia-ment yesterday by the Centre hadtotally exposed the farce of Shiro-mani Akali Dal’s pretense of pro-tecting the interests of the farmersof the state.

With the BJP-led NDA gov-ernment going ahead with layingthe ordinances on the table of theHouse on the very first day of theParliament session, instead of ac-cepting SAD’s so-called plea todefer the same, the Akali charadeon the issue had been laid bare,said the Chief Minister. The factthat Sukhbir Singh Badal hadstayed away from the House onMonday, when the ordinanceswere presented for legislation,showed that the entire drama ofseeking postponement of their en-actment was played out by theSAD president to appease thefarmer organisations, which havebeen up in arms against the ordi-nances, Captain Amarinder said.There is clearly a conspiracy to

undermine the farmers’ interestsand that of the states, which areConstitutionally mandated to beresponsible for Agriculture, saidthe Chief Minister, asking “whyelse would Sukhbir convenientlyremain away from Parliament onthe opening day itself?” The SADpresident knew all along that theordinances, which had the explicitstamp of Akali approval, would bebrought to the House for legisla-tion, he added.

This is what the Akalis haddone in the Vidhan Sabha duringthe 1-day session too, he pointedout, adding that even then theSAD had chosen not to attend toavoid having to vote the anti-ordi-nances resolution. CaptainAmarinder said the SAD, whichhad endorsed the anti-farmer andanti-federal ordinances as part ofthe ruling coalition at the Centre,was now indulging in the drama ofseeking clarifications and amend-ments to the ordinances for theconsumption of the farmer organ-isations and unions, which hadseen through their gimmickry.

Presentation of farm ordinancesin parliament have exposed SAD

More than 90% of MSMEunits have resumed

functioning, says Arora

AMRITPAL/DEEPAKSAMRALA, SEPT 15

By taking a stand againstthe agriculture ordinancesissued by the central gov-ernment, the farmers' or-ganizations of the statejointly slammed the gov-ernment. A complete two-hour chakka jam was re-ported on the NationalHighway at the NeelonBridge near Samrala.Farmers from various vil-lages in the area came inlarge numbers to join theprotest.

Addressing the farmers,BKU Rajewal PresidentBalbir Singh Rajewal saidthat the Union governmenthas kept poverty in thehands of corporate housesin the interest of the coun-

try. As a result, the future ofthe farmers will not be se-cure at all in the future.These three ordinances is-sued in the name of market-ing reform are like issuing adeath sentence for farmers.If the Central Governmentdoes not withdraw the ordi-nance, the farmers' organi-zations will intensify thestruggle and prevent theMPs who support it fromentering their respectivevillages. BKU Lakhowal

general secretary HarinderSingh Lakhowal said thatthe Union government wasdoing its own thing and wasin a hurry to push the farm-ers towards disaster. Ex-pensive seeds for sowingcrops, expensive machin-ery and diesel burning inthe pockets of the farmershave already broken thebackbone of the farmers.The rights of the farmersare being robbed day byday by the Center to hand

over the lands of the state tothe corporates. Lakhowalwarned the Center to with-draw these deadly ordi-nances by all means or elsethe struggle would be in-tensified by all the farmers'organizations.

The dharna was also sup-ported by Samrala MLAAmrik Singh Dhillon andformer MLA JagjivanSingh Khirnian. Among thefarmer leaders present onthe occasion were BKULakhowal Parminder SinghPalmajra, BKU SidhupurNachhatar Singh, BalvirSingh Khirnian, AlamdeepSingh Malmajra, JangvirSingh Chouhan, SatnamSingh Bagrian, JoginderSingh Seh besides a largenumber of representativeswere present.

Farmers' organisations protestagainst agriculture ordinances SHARANJEET

PATHANKOT, SEPT 15

Division led by DistrictPathankot chief Vijay Sharmain a rage against the case filedagainst Pathankot State BJPPresident Ashwani Sharmaand five other BJP leaders forviolation of Corona rules. BJPleaders came out on the streetsto protest against the Punjabgovernment. In BalmikiChowk Pathankot, all BJPleaders and activists staged asit-in for about an hour andraised slogans against the Pun-jab government, demandingimmediate cancellation of theleaflets filed on state presidentAshwani Sharma and others.

During this, District Presi-dent Vijay Sharma, SureshSharma, former Minister Mas-ter Mohan Lal, MLA DineshSingh Babbu, Yogesh Thakur,Raju Mahajan, Anil Rampal

etc. while addressing themembers said that Covid-19'sad is on behalf of the CongressGovernment In Punjab,wrong leaflets are being filedon the residents of Punjab, in-cluding their members. Hesaid that if Congress MLAs orleaders do the same no papersare filed against them. Hesaid that the leaflet filedagainst state president Ash-wani Sharma should be can-celed immediately. On this oc-casion, Rohit Puri, DipanshuGhai, Shamsher Thakur,Satish Sahni, former coun-

cilors Bhagwati, Vijay Chuni,Shobha Rani, Yogesh Thakur,Raju Mahajan, District Gener-al Secretary Sanju Mahajan,Rampal Vicky, Ankush Maha-jan Model Town, Vinod Dhi-man, Suresh Sharma, FormerDistrict President Anil Ram-pal, Joginder shil, Ravi Mo-han, Balwinder Billa, PraveenSharma Pappi, Vijay Katal, Vi-jay Chunni, Raju Mahajan,District Press SecretaryPradeep Raina, Arun Mahajan,Ashok Mehta, Vishal Maha-jan, Naresh Wadera, SudeshVerma, Bakshish Singh.

BJP workers demand to withdraw caseagainst president Ashwani Sharma

HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR, SPET 15

The CMD of Punjab StatePower Corporation has is-sued a letter to the officersand employees of Power-com residing in RupnagarPower Colony to shiftthem to Nuhon Colony.Punjab Youth CongressPresident Barindar SinghDhillon said that this letterissued by CMD would notbe allowed to be imple-mented and no officer oremployee would be shiftedfrom Power Colony. Mr.Dhillon said that it was amajor problem for the staff

and officials which wouldbe taken up with the ChiefMinister Capt. AmarinderSingh as well. Heis aware of theproblems of fam-ilies living here.The CMD ofPowercom willalso be apprisedof the problemsfaced at the grassroot level. Let us standwith the people and fightfor them in every possibleway. He assured that theirresidences would not beshifted anywhere fromthere and they would re-main there. In a statement

issued, he said it is insensi-tive to shift people in thistime of corona and rather

we should notchange the statuswithout taking resi-dents into confi-dence. The policy ofthe government issettlement and notdisplacement, wewill have to give the

confidence to the peoplewho consider this as therehomes and have been liv-ing here for many years.All this should be resolvedthrough dialogue and deci-sion cannot be imposedupon.

Powercom officials, employees will not be allowed to shiftfrom power colony to Nuhon Colony: Barindar Dhillon

Strike of farmers unions, laborersagainst placing of agriculturalordinance in Parliament continuefor second day

KULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU: Dharna was alsodedicated to the common struggle bythe Kisan Mazdoor SangharshCommittee, Punjab. Farmer leadersSarwan Singh Pandher, SukhwinderSingh Sabhara, Gurbachan SinghChabba, Harpreet Singh Sidhwansaid that they want to apologize forthe distress of the common people.Having suffered will have to endurecenturies of suffering. The dharna offarmers, laborers on Beas bridge wasfurther strengthened when Dal KhalsaAmritsar, Aadhati Association DanaMandi Bhagatam Amritsar andPalladar Union with large batchesheaded by Rajan Varma PradhanRaiya, Rakesh Kumar Tuli PunjabPradhan Palladar Union, Uponreaching, there was a demand tocancel agricultural ordinance. Farmerleaders said that the Modigovernment is bent on passing theagriculture bill. But the opposingparty is not strongly opposed to these bills.

SUSHIL GOYALSANGRUR, SEPT 15

Punjab Education Minister,Vijay Inder Singla, released ageneral knowledge book'Punjab Pedia', jointly au-thored by Abhishek Jain andSourav Garg at a simple re-leasing ceremony in Sangruron Monday.

On the occasion congrat-ulating both the authors theminister said that they haddone a commendable work atsuch a young age of 25-26years. He said both the au-thors had kept an eagle's eyetowards the fundamentalgrasping of the subject matterfor aspiring students in the

competitive examinations,like PCS examinations (Exec-utive and Judiciary). Ab-hishek Jain, the co-author ofthe book, said the book is acomprehensive document ofknowledge, depicting variedfacets of Punjab, includinghistory, polity, geography,economy, ecology and cul-ture. Both authors, AbhishekJain and Sourav Garg, also

briefed the minister regardingthe contents and usefulness ofthe book.

The book was released inthe presence of vice chairmanof Punjab Small Industries &Export Corporation (PSIEC)Mahesh Kumar Singla, CAAshok Garg, Dr ParshotamSahni, Parminder Sharma,Sukhdarshan Garg and KamalKant Jindal.

Singla releases general knowledge book 'Punjab Pedia'

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh university at Patialasuccessfully completed first year journey

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, SEPT 15

Maharaja Bhupinder SinghPunjab Sports Universi-ty here has successfullycompleted its first yearjourney. It was estab-lished in Royal city ofPatiala on the special ini-tiative of Chief MinisterCapt. Amarinder Singhto promote education inthe fields of sports science,sports technology, sportsmanagement and sportscoaching in Punjab. State'sfirst sports university had

taken the first leap towardsits long journey by com-mencing its first academicsession at Prof. Gursewak

Singh Gov-e r n m e n tPhysical Ed-ucation Col-lege on Sep-tember 1,2019. Nowseveral col-leges in the

state have joined the univer-sity. First and Founder ViceChancellor of this presti-gious sports university Lt.General (Retired) , J S

Cheema on Tuesday saidhere that under the leader-ship of Chief Minister Capt.Amarinder Singh, MaharajaBhupinder Singh PunjabSports University has initiat-ed the standardization ofsports education by connect-ing sports colleges in thestate. Cheema further addedthat besides this two moreGovernment Arts and SportsColleges Jalandhar andGovernment College KalaAfghana, Gurdaspur havebeen accorded the status ofConstituent College of thisUniversity.

Kulwinder Kaur begins service weekto mark PM’s birth anniversary

SARWANQADIAN, SEPT 15

On the occasion ofthe birth anniversaryof Prime MinisterNarinder Modi, acleanliness drive wascarried out in the citytoday under the lead-ership of KulwinderKaur, the head of theBJP DistrictWomen's Wing. Onthis occasion, Kul-winder Kaur started

this week from hercity Qadian. She in-formed that the entirespirit of service senti-

ment will be done inthis week on the oc-casion of birth an-niversary of Prime

Minister NarinderModi, for which shehas assigned dutiesto her block heads atblock level. She saidthat along with clean-ing campaign duringthis week, plantingsaplings will also beher important goal.She told that it is theresponsibility of allof us to keep our en-vironment safe. Be-fore cursing others,we should keep our-

selves clear of ouroverall beliefs, onlythen our country willimprove. She furthersaid that PMNarinder Modi is ful-ly capable ofstrengthening thecountry, to deal withinternal and externalattacks, due to whichhe has been given asecond chance byelecting the PrimeMinister for the sec-ond time.

DM bans social, political,religious gatherings,

protests in districtDALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, SEPT 15 District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Ap-neet Riyait has imposed acomplete ban on social, po-litical, religious gatheringsand protests in the districtunder Section 144 CRPC.Only weddings and funeralscan accommodate 30 and20 people, respectively. TheDistrict Magistrate said thatin view of the Corona virus,this instruction has been is-sued on the instructions ofthe Punjab Government un-der Unlock-4 to check thespread of Corona.

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Social distancing arrangements underwayin Uttarakhand Assembly: OfficialDEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Assembly Secretary (Officiating) MukeshSinghal has said that social distancing arrangements are being done in theassembly hall in view of the assembly session which is set to begin fromSeptember 23. Singhal said, "Only those MLAs will be allowed in theassembly whose COVID-19 test report is negative. Social distancingarrangements are being done in the assembly hall." Till now, 10 MLAs inUttarakhand have tested positive for COVID-19.

HIMACHAL/JKVirendra Kanwarexpresses grief overdeath of formerDeputy Speaker RamNath SharmaPANKAJ KATNAUNA: Virendra Kanwar, Minister forRural Development, Panchayati Raj,

Agriculture,Fisheries andAnimal Husbandry,has condoled deathwhile paying tributeto former AssemblyDeputy SpeakerRam Nath Sharma.In his condolence

message, Virendra Kanwar said thatGod should place the departed soul athis feet and give the bereaved familythe power to bear this loss.a

COVID toll rises to 41 inLadakh, 74 new casesLEH: The novel coronavirus toll inLadakh rose to 41 on Tuesday withanother death, while the number ofcases climbed to 3,419 with 74 newinfections, officials said. There are 903active cases of the coronavirusdisease (COVID-19), out of which 486are in Leh and 417 in Kargil. As manyas 2,475 patients have recovered, theofficials said. A patient succumbed tothe disease in Kargil on Monday,taking the toll in the district to 24,while 17 out of the total 41 deathswere in Leh, according to the offiials.Out of the 74 new cases, 56 were inLeh and 18 in Kargil, taking the totalto 3,419, the officials added.

Police thrash 3journalists in Pulwama,KPC demands actionSRINAGAR: Three photo-journalistswere allegedly thrashed by policewhen they were covering securityforce operation against militants insouth Kashmir district of Pulwama onTuesday. However, militants managedto escape after two soldiers wereinjured in the encounter and theoperation was called off. A group ofphoto journalists were coveringMarwal Kakpora Cordon and SearchOperation (CASO) launched by Army,CRPF and Special Operation Group(SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir onTuesday. However, according tojournalists they were thrashed bypolice personnel without any reasonthough they were covering theoperation from a safe distance withoutdisturbing security forces.

Woman missing fromHimachal Pradeshfound in JammuJAMMU: A 20-year-old woman whowent missing from her home inHimachal Pradesh on September 13was reunited with her family after shewas found roaming here, police said onTuesday. The woman was brought toBahu Fort police station after a patrollingparty found her roaming aimlessly nearPanama Chowk in the city on Monday,a police officer said. The woman left herhome on Sunday and reached Jammuby car, he said. Her family wascontacted and it was learnt they hadalready lodged a missing report at DadaSiba police station in HimachalPradesh's Kangra district, the officersaid. The girl's father and somepolicemen arrived here evening.

HP Assy passes bill for creating new postof Vice chairman in Tourism Board

UNISHIMLA, SEP 15

Himachal Pradesh Assemblypassed a legislation in the stateassembly to amend theHPTD&R Act 2002 for creationof new posts in the tourismdevelopment board on Tuesday.Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur,who also holds the portfolio oftourism department, said underthe principal act Chairman andVice Chairman of HimachalPradesh Tourism DevelopmentBoard shall be the CM andTourism ministers respectivelyin the Board. He said that in theabsence of the chairman, theVice-Chairman looks after thefunctions of the Board and alsopresided the its meeting.However sometimes theportfolio of the tourismDepartment is held by CM.Since CM remainedpreoccupied and times and maybe in position to devotesufficient time to look after theaffairs of the Board. Therefore ithas been considered expedientto make provisions to enable theGovernment to appoint a personby nomination of ViceChairman so that functions ofBoard may be performedsmoothly this would increasethe efficiency of the working ofthe Board. The CM ministersaid that it would involvenominal addition of financial

burden which could not bequantified. Oppositionmembers Jagat Singh Negi andRakesh Singha also come upwith the amendments on thebill. Negi said that new

legislation give power to thestate Government to appoint theoffice Vice chairman of theboard which should beconferred to the speaker and thevice chairman should be

appointed from the members ofthis house. He charged thegovernment to appoint a armyof non-political leaders who arebeing appointed chairman andvice chairman of various boardsof Corporation. Speaking on thebill Rakesh Singha said that thegovernment's move to create anew vice chairman post in thelegislation would send a wrongmessage as the government hasa resource crunch and it wasshrinking at the time ofpandemic. He said that ifGovernment did not want todefer this legislation at leastthree months the provisionsshould be made that non-officialmembers appointed for the postof chairman should be given anyremuneration or allowances.Opposition Leader MukeshAgnihotri said that thegovernment wanted to pleasethe non-political people underthe pretext of this bill and theGovernment should accept theopposition amendments to givea message at the time Covid-19by withdrawing the bill. At this,Thakur said that he welcomedthe suggestion and amendmentsbeing made in the bill said thatthe Chairman and vice chairmanunder this legislation would notbe paid any salaries orallowances and the vicechairman would be givenallowances which are verynominal.

Govt gives nod to open BarsSHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesdaydecided to reopen the bars which were closed down sinceMarch 23. The decision was taken during a meeting heldbetween Deputy Commissioner district Shimla taxes andexcise and Bar Owners Welfare Association, a statement said.DC said that Government has decided to open the Bars afterobservance of Standard Operation Procedure (SoPs). Membersof Bar association were informed about SoPs and timing ofopening and closing of bars urging them to observe in letterand spirit. The association urged to follow the guidelines andSops properly. Shrines in the state have already been reopenedby the state government in SoPs declared on Sep 8 also.

COVID-19: 55 newcases, 4 more

deaths in KangraDHARAMSHALA, SEP 15

As many as 55 new cases of novelcoronavirus were registered inKangra district taking the tally ofinfected to 1535 while with fourmore deaths the death toll toomounted to 19 on Tuesday. ChiefMedical Officer KangraGurdharshan Gupta told UNI thatfifty five persons tested positive sinceMonday. Principal Tanda MedicalCollege Bhanu Awasthi confirmedfour deaths since Monday evening.He said that Deputy CommissionerKangra, Rakesh Kumar Prajapatiwho had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 7, was fine andstable and his health parameters wereimproving. The Chief Medical

Officer informed that DeputyCommissioner's wife, son and two-year old daughter were also testedpositive for the virus and wereunder home isolation. He said thatthere were 15 recoveries too andthe number of cured rose to 905while the district currently houses616 active cases. So far, twopatients have migrated out of thedistrict, he added.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, SEP 15

Vashistha School's JEE Mains resultswere excellent. Partha Kaushik got 98.6percent’ Disha Gupta 96.39 percent andJasjot Singh 95. 8 percent. They gavecredit to the amicable atmosphere of thestaff, management and the school. The

director of the school, Anuj Vashisht,said that this is the result of hard workand dedication of the children and saidthat the special school will always be onthe way to deliver such results. SatpalVashistha, chairman of the distinguishedschool from Delhi, congratulated andencouraged the children and staffthrough video conferencing.

Vashisht Public School’s JEEMains result excellent

ASHOK KUMARUNA, SEP 15

Meeting of Haroli Sub DivisionalLevel Counseling and Help DeskCommittee was organized today,which was chaired by SDM HaroliGaurav Chaudhary. The meetingwas attended by representatives ofvarious departments. Through thismeeting, all departments presentedinformation of the beneficiaries ofthe schemes run by their respectivedepartments to SDM Haroli. SDMGaurav Chaudhary also instructedall the departments that special

attention should be given byproviding employment and self-employment opportunities to thosewho have lost their jobs due toCovid-19. He said that all thedepartments should work incoordination to help those whohave lost their employment duringthe Covid epidemic. He asked allthe departments to publicize andexpand their respective schemesrelated to self-employment.DistrictEmployment Officer Anita Gautamand other members of thecommittee were present in themeeting.

JYOTI SYALHAROLI, SEP 15

In a statement issued by thedistrict council memberLakhbir Singh Lakhi saidthat cleanliness week is beingcelebrated from September17 on the occasion of 70thbirthday of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi started byBJP national president JagatPrakash Nadda. Hecongratulated PM on hisbirthday. He said thatthrough this week we willplant saplings at subdivisionin Haroli assemblyconstituency. A programmeof cleanliness will also bedone. He said that under thePrime Minister NarendraModi, the country is on thepath of development. He said

that ever since the BJPgovernment came to powerin the country, India hasestablished new dimensionsin the field of developmentand we hope that the countrywill continue to progress inthe same way. He also urgedall the workers to ensure theirrole in this week.

Self-employment schemes should be promoted: SDM

Saplings to be planted inservice week: Lakhbir Lakhi

Ex-Assembly Deputy SpeakerRamnath Sharma passes away

JOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA, SEP 15

Former Assembly DeputySpeaker Ramnath Sharmadied in Chandigarh onTuesday morning whileundergoing treatment. Therehas been a wave of mourningfor his sudden demise in thedistrict Una as well as theKutelhad assemblyconstituency. On his suddendemise Raja VirbhadraSingh, former chief ministerof the state, RajaVikramaditya, formerpresident of Youth Congress,Desraj Gautam, former blockpresident of KutelhadCongress Committee,Ravindra Fauji, KC Sharma,

State General Secretary ofRashtriya Kisan SanghDeshraj Modgil, MunishBains of Kutlehar Yukan,Congress workers includingSudesh Vohra, Press ClubBangana, Praveen Sharma,Baldev Singh Kutelahdia,

Colonel Dharmendra Patial,Satya Devi expressed deepcondolences and prayed toGod for the bereaved family.Born in the village Neri ofDhiangali, a panchayat insubdivision, Bangana,Ramnath Sharma's politicaljourney began in 1979 withthe Janata Party. From thentill today, under the banner ofvarious parties, they triedtheir luck by venturing intothe election ground ofKutlehad region. After twosuccesses, he got frustratedevery time. The father of thelate Ramnath Sharma wasnamed Pandit Dhaniram whowas a well known astrologerand his mother VindeshwariDevi was a housewife.

Maharashtra govt’s action in demolishKangna office an act of revenge: Balram

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, SEP 15

BJP Kisan Morcha workers submitted amemorandum to Additional DeputyCommissioner Una Amit KumarSharma in support of actress KanganaRanaut. He said that country's daughterBollywood actress Kangana Ranautraised some questions on the systemafter the death of Sushant Rajput. Sheconstantly demanded an inquiry afterwhich the Maharashtra government wasseen to target Kangana Ranaut with afeeling of revenge. Shiv Sena leadersthreatened and made commend aboutKangana Ranaut was uncalled for, it wasadded. Ajay Lovely General Secretary,President BJP Kisan Morcha KutlehadBalwant Verma, Vice President StateKisan Morcha Balram Singh Bablu, BJPKisan Morcha Rajiv Kumar, BJP KisanGagret Mandal General Secretary Vinod

Kumar, BJP Kisan Gagret VicePresident Manjit Thakur, PresidentMandal Gagret Ajmer Singh, VicePresident Kisan Morcha Avtar Singh,Chintpurni president Manohar Lal,

Chintpurni vice-president Milkhi Ram,Vikram Singh, Kishori Lal Joginder PalRana, Singh vice-chairman ParamjitSingh, Kuldeep Chand Chandla,Navdeep Singh were present.

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI, SEP 15

Chaudhary Ram Kumar,vice-president of HimachalPradesh CongressCommittee and formerMLA Doon leddemonstration with all theactivists and othercomrades against notallowing Himachalisstranded during lockdownto their home. Himachalgovernment has banned thepeople of Himachal Pradeshliving on the border to cometo their homes even after thelockdown opens. Many

borders are still sealed.There was a sit-indemonstration near theBarotiwala barrier held

today. Chaudhary calledupon the people forcooperation in the fight forthis anti-people decision.

Congress holds dharna onBarotiwala barrier

Awareness camp organizedunder nutrition campaign

UNA (PANKAJ KATNA), SEP 15: A block-level awarenesscamp was organized today under the chairmanship of ChildDevelopment Project Officer Kuldeep Singh Dayal at KrishiVigyan Kendra Una under the nutrition month being observedfrom September 1 to September 30. During this camp, thechild development project officer made all the Anganwadiworkers aware of the facility of kitchen garden in allAnganwadi centers so that the arrangement of the kitchengarden will provide seasonal fruits and green leafy fresh tochildren, pregnant women and women in the Anganwadicenters. Kuldeep Dayal appealed to all Anganwadi workers tobe alert in the wake of Covid-19 epidemic. He said that thisglobal epidemic can be avoided only by adopting methods like2 yards, wearing masks and washing hands frequently.

Educational Trust Case: Jammu CBIraids Ex MP Lal Singh's residences

JAMMU, SEP 15

The sleuths of Central Bureauof Investigation, Jammu onTuesday morning raided theresidence of former MemberParliament and MinisterChoudhary Lal Singh inEducational Trust Case.Sources in Jammu CBI heretold that the team led by seniorofficers, raided the residenceof former MP in WardNumber 2 of Kathua, adding,"the records and otherdocuments were scrutinisedand some incriminatingmaterial was also seized." "Acase has been registeredagainst RB Educational Trust(through its Chairperson) andothers including the then DC

Kathua, the then revenueofficials including Tehsildar,Naib Tehsildar, Girdawar,Patwari," they said and addedthat some unknown persons,whi facilitated the trust inpossessing land much beyondthe ceiling limit andsubmission of false affidavit insupport of the trust, causingloss to the State exchequer, arealso on radar. Searches wereconducted at total 10 locations(3 in Jammu 7 at Kathua)including at RB EducationTrust, residence of itschairperson and other accusedpersons, they said. "TwoDeputy Commissioners arealso under scanner and theywill soon be in CBI net inconnection to this case," said

the official sources. Pertinent,teams have already beenformed in land allotment toeducational trust case to tracesome documents related to theallotment, which is beingprobed by the Central Bureauof Investigation. An officialsaid that the move comes assome of the documents,requested for examination bythe central probe agency, wereallegedly found missing. TheCBI had registered aPreliminary Enquiry (PE)against R B Educational Trustof Kathua and unidentifiedpublic servants to probeallegations of illegalgratification and extraneousconsideration by revenue andforest officials of Kathua.

Villagers hold whole night Dharna against illegalmining in Majri blockKHARAR : To protest against the failure on the part of the Govt. to stop alleged illegal min-ing in some villages of Majri block under Kharar Sub-Division now the residents of these vil-lages have decided to sit whole night Dharna against the mining mafia. Ram Singh, a resident

of village Abhipur said that a dharna was arranged on Mondaynight by the villages from 9PM to 5.30 AM. He along with Ran-jodh Singh, Saudagar Singh, Pritam Singh, Sukhdev Singh,Bhag Singh, Jarnail Singh and Puran Singh etc. sat in the dhar-na and did not allow any illegal vehicle carrying sands etc. tocross their villages. They said that they have been fightingagainst the mining mafia for the last many years and cases havebeen filed in the court by the villagers in this regard.

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ITI (W) Mohali committedfor placement of

students: Purkhalvi

SP JAINKHARAR/ MOHALI,SEPT 15

Admission for the upcomingsession 2020-21 in Govern-ment ITI (w) Mohali is stillcontinuing for which greatenthusiasm for engineeringand non-engineering tradescan be seen among the youthof the area.

Briefing the media in thisregard the Principal of the in-stitute Shamsher Purkhalvisaid that imparting bettertraining by the professionalInstructors and availability ofHi-tech machinery of the In-stitute is the centre of attrac-tion for the youth. He saidthat during this natural epi-demic COVID-19 the Cabi-net Minister of Technical Ed-ucation and Industrial Train-ing Punjab Sh. CharanjitSingh Channi and Chief Sec-retary Sh. Anurag Verma

IAS, the online study impart-ed by the Institute staff on theNational Punjabi Channel hasa deep impact on the minds ofthe youth and the discussionof which is making the youthto give priority to get admis-sion in ITI (W) Mohali for thebetterment of their future.The Principal and the DistrictNodal Officer Sh. ShamsherPurkhalvi said that this yearthe Institute is offering cours-es in Electronics Mechanic,Computer Operator and Pro-gramming Assistant,Draughtsman Civil,Draughtsman Mechanical,Information Technology,Punjabi Steno, EnglishStenography, Sewing Tech-nology, Surface Ornamenta-tion Techniques, Basic Cos-metology, Child Care and El-derly Take Care Attendant,the qualification of which is5th pass, 8th pass, 10th passand 10+2 pass.

ABOHAR, SEPT 15

Punjab Health and Family WelfareMinister Balbir Singh Sidhu saidthat during the Covid period 62lakh outdoor patients who weresuffering from other diseases werealso attended in government hospi-tals in the state.

While visiting the sub divi-sional civil hospital here today, hesaid that every effort was beingmade by the government for theprevention of coronavirus. He dis-cussed the situation with Civil Sur-geon Dr Bhupinder Kaur, SMO DrGagandeep Singh and Nodal offi-cer Dr Sahib Ram. District YouthCongress ex-president SandeepJakhar was also present.

Sidhu said that during the peri-od of Corona, necessary arrange-ments were made so that the treat-ment of patients suffering fromother ailments is not affected. Sep-arate arrangements have beenmade for the care of Covid pa-tients.

He said that the state govern-ment was recruiting 928 doctors inthe state out of which 500 were ex-pected to complete formalitiessoon. Walk-in interviews are un-derway for the recruitment of 428doctors. Referring to Covid, he ap-pealed to the symptomatic peopleto get tested immediately; the test

is free in government hospitals. Ifa positive tested person does nothave any serious symptoms or anyother serious illness then he/shecan complete the treatment athome isolation.

The minister visited variouswards of the hospital and interact-ed with the patients and got theirfeedback on the facilities beingprovided here. When told thatAkali Dal president and MP

Sukhbir Badal had neglected Abo-har hospital in corona related facil-ities, Sidhu said an ambulanceequipped with a ventilator will bemade available here besides otherfacilities.

62 lakh outdoor patients attended in govthospitals during corona time: Balbir Sidhu

Damage to clothing storereported due to fireANIL VERMABATHINDA: A big fire broke out inthe Prince's clothing shop at KalyanSukha's base in the morning. Marials

worth lakhsreportedlydamaged.Membersof YouthEktaKalyan andthevillagersmade greatefforts tocontrol thefire. Before

the fire brigade arrived, people triedto control fire by water from watertanks. Three fire tenders pressed intoservice to control fire. MLA PritamSingh Kotbhai was approached byNaujwan Ekta Kalyan and villageleaders to seek compensation for thefinancial loss caused by the blaze.Deputy Commissioner assuredtraders of all possible help.TehsildarJasveer Singh, Jagjit Singh Patwarifrom DC office and Surinder SinghNathana from Police Administrationvisited the spot and assessed thedamage and assured to pay the duecompensation.

Covid-19 test atgovt rates

RAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT: To prevent the outbreakof Corona epidemic and to solve thesampling related problems of thepeople, now the tests will be done atthe government rates of only Rs 250 /- and report will also be availableafter a few hours. This informationwas given by the Senior MedicalOfficer Dr. Chandra Shekhar andDeputy Medical Commissioner Dr.Kuldeep Dhir, while inauguratingAnjali Labs JMJK in front of GuruGobind Singh Medical College. Hesaid that this is the first private lab inthe district, which has been givenpermission from the districtadministration. Dr. Chandra Shekharinformed that the target is to open 12such labs in the district. In which 5 inFaridkot, 5 in Kotkapura and 2 will beopened in Jaito.

Bus service affected onroad blocking by farmers,routes delayed

ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: The agitations by thefarmers in various cities of Punjabtoday and the obstruction of roadshave significantly affected the serviceof roadways buses in state. Busesdeparting from Ludhiana bus standtoday more than a dozen incomingbuses could not arrived on time. Thissituation not only disturbed thepassengers but also kept theroadways staff in a quandary.Regarding the affected routes,Ludhiana Station Supervisor Mr. Sohiinformed that buses from Ludhiana toKhanna, Jalandhar, Kapurthala,Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur etc. weredelayed due to farmers' agitation andalso the buses coming to Ludhianafrom these cities arrived late.Meanwhile, due to the activenss ofthe drivers and conductors, the buseswere kept away from the agitators.

AMRITPAL/DEEPAKMACHHIWARASAHIB, SEPT 15

The Machhiwara MarketCommittee meeting waschaired by Chairman Dar-shan Kundra and was spe-cially attended by AmrikSingh Dhillon, MLA andShakti Anand, DeputyChairman. The meetingalso questioned the qualityof the new grain market be-ing set up at a cost of crores

of rupees at nearby villageLakhowal. It was decidedthat a written letter wouldbe issued to the ChairmanMandi Board to bring tothe notice that substandardmaterial had been used inthe construction of thegrain market. Market Com-mittee members brought tothe notice of MLA Dhillonwhere a case of use of infe-rior material during con-struction of perimeter wallof this mandi came to light,

there are now mud bricksmade of bricks and theytoo have started crumblingfrom place to place. MLADhillon assured that anynegligence in the use ofmaterial or quality duringthe construction of thegrain market would not be

tolerated, this matter willbe brought to the notice ofthe Chairman MandiBoard. Apart from this themeeting also passed resolu-tions regarding purchase ofa new tractor and financialassistance to the victims ofagricultural accidents.

Allegations of use of bad material whileconstructing new grain market

Construction of roads soon on basisof Panchayat resolutions: Dhillon

Talking to reporters after the meeting of the marketcommittee, MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon said that reso-lutions were sought from the panchayats regarding theconstruction of roads in Machhiwara area under theMandi Board. The development work will be done onpriority basis by considering them. He said that inMachhiwara block under Mandi Board and PWD therewas a target to construct about 125 km long roadswhich would be completed soon.

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDADBAHA, SEPT 15

The new academic year2020 -21 has started atMMDDAV College, Gid-darbaha with the HawanYagya ceremony. LACPrincipal Raghubir Singhgave his best wishes andcongratulations to the col-lege's newly appointedPrincipal Dr. HS Arora.

On this occasion,Principal Dr. HS Aroraread out the reports of theacademic, social and cul-tural activities of the lastyear and said that neces-sary steps will be taken toimprove the institution infuture. Particular attentionwill be paid to the all-round development of thestudents. During theHawan ceremony, due to

Corona virus, special at-tention was given to socialdistancing and followingthe government instruc-tions. Gyan Chand,Parveen Kumar, Dr.Bhupinder Singh Bedi,Principal Gurdas Singh

Mann, Principal KarmeshArora, Principal SatpalSharma and social workerAshwani Sethi were alsopresent at the function.The role of the stage sec-retary was played by Dr.Chandra Prakash.

Hawan ceremony organisedfor new educational session

LUDHIANA, SEPT 15

Punjab State Power Corpora-tion Limited, on Tuesday, ex-panded its Electricity CallCentre 1912 by increasing to-tal channels to 120. A newlyconstructed Electricity CallCentre building at 66 KV GISSubstation, Chaura Bazar,Ludhiana was inaugurated to-day by Er. DPS Grewal, Di-rector Distribution. Er. Grew-al dedicated this call centrebuilding to the consumers ofPunjab. A. Venu Prasad,CMD, PSPCL shared that it isa major expansion of the al-ready 24X7 hrs running elec-tricity call centre at Janta Na-gar, Ludhiana since 2009 andwith this expansion as many

as 180 persons have got em-ployment. He said that due toheavy rain/storm, especiallyduring paddy season, manuallines become faulty becauseof which consumer com-plaints increaser, leading to

heavy load on lines of the ex-isting call centre. “Most ofthe lines become over busyand it becomes difficult tocater the demand of con-sumers to register their com-plaints. Therefore, 60 addi-tional lines are added to thesystem”, he added. While in-augurating the new building,Er. Grewal appreciated the ef-forts of Harpreet Kaur, SeniorXEN (CS&IT), Nodal Offi-cer of Project and informedthat PSPCL is already havinga robust customer care sys-tem in place and since its roll-out in 2014, PSPCL com-plaint resolution system hascontinuously been adjudgednumber 1 by Urja portal ofMinistry of Power.

New building of electricity call centre 1912inaugurated, 60 more lines introduced

HARPREET SINGH GILLRAIKOT, SEPT 15

The annual commemorationof the great hero of Saragarhi,Shaheed Havaldar IsharSingh Jhorran was celebratedin a simple manner in thewake of the Corona epidemicin his native village Jhorran.

To pay homage to Sha-heed Ishar Singh, PunjabPublic Service Commissionmember and former Parlia-mentary Secretary BikramjitSingh Khalsa rushed to vil-lage Jhorran and presentedflowers to the ShaheedHavaldar. Earlier, a bhog ofSri Akhand Path Sahib washeld in his ancestral home inconnection with the anniver-sary. After which Gurbanikirtan was performed by thekirtani group of Bhai IsharSingh Dullama. Paying hom-age to Shaheed HavaldarIshar Singh on the occasion,

Bikramjit Singh Khalsa saidthat martyrs are the capital ofthe nation and the country, itis because of their sacrificesthat we are enjoying freedomtoday.

He said that the battle ofSaragarhi was a world fa-mous battle which wasfought on September 12,1897 when thousands oftribesmen attacked the Sara-garhi post. The testimony of21 Sikh jawans deployed inthe post under the commandof Havaldar Ishar Singh inthis battle is unparalleled.Addressing the gathering,

Capt. SadhuSingh Moom,Major BahadurSingh Barundi,family memberSantokh SinghGill said thatHavaldar IsharSingh was en-listed in the 36th

Sikh Battalion, Native Ben-gal Infantry (4 Sikhs).

He was the post com-mander of Saragarhi postwith the jawans. On themorning of September 12,1897, thousands of Qawailisattacked the Saragarhi post.The battle became world fa-mous and its history has beenincluded in the syllabus ofschools in France. But thegovernments of our countryhave not yet included thishistoric battle of Saragarhi inthe syllabus of schools andcolleges. No government ofPunjab has taken any con-

crete steps to commemoratethe brave Havaldar IsharSingh, who made the countryfamous on the world stage.Due to which his sacrifice iscursing the state government.On this occasion SantokhSingh, a family member ofShaheed Ishar Singh, thankedthe Punjab Government andMember of Parliament Dr.Amar Singh for a Govern-ment Hospital being con-structed in the village in thememory of the martyr. He de-manded the government togive a government job to anymember of the family. Onthis occasion Prabhjot SinghDhaliwal President YouthAkali Dal Rural met the fam-ily of Ishar Singh and saidthat the nation in which mar-tyrs are born is a very fortu-nate nation and it is the re-sponsibility of all of us tolook after the families ofmartyrs.

Martyrs are proud of country: Khalsa

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, SEPT 15

JAC has appealed to the gov-ernment to complete the Ma-tric Scholarship (PMS) ex-amination before 20 Septem-ber 2020. He asked the Pun-jab government to immedi-ately release Rs 309 croreand to clarify that who wouldpay Rs 1500 crore. Mr. Man-jit Singh, Executive VicePresident, Executive JointWorking Committee, Doaba

Group of Colleges and Se-nior Vice President, PunjabVice President Aided Techni-cal Institutions (Putia) ad-dressed the meeting.

They said that if the gov-ernment did not disburse Rs309 crore and clarified thesituation, then 1650 unac-credited colleges would beforced to demand fees from2.5 lakh SC students study-ing for 3 to 4 years. JACPresident Jagjit Singh andChairman Dr. GS Dhaliwal

said that for the last 3-4years, the government hasdone nothing but audit andinvestigation. Nor has thegovernment issued a scholar-ship. He said that the stu-dents have not even paidtheir fees. Due to this, theoutstanding amount gradual-ly increased to Rs 1850crore. The meeting was at-tended by Mr. RajinderDhanoa, General Secretary.S&C was presented byChaitha and Dr. Aryan.

1650 colleges will ask for fees fromscheduled caste students : Manjit Singh

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, SEPT 15

Farmers took to the streetsto protest against the re-peal of the three Agricul-ture Ordinances and thePower Act 2020 passed bythe Modi government.Roads in Punjab wereblocked under a joint pro-gramme drawn up by 11farmers' organizations. InBhai Ghanhaiya Chowkof Bathinda, BhartiyaKisan Union Ekta Sid-hupura State Leader KakaSingh Kotra, BaldevSingh Sandoha, ReshamSingh Yatri, LakhowalUnion Leader Ram KaranSingh Rama, Dara SinghMaisarkhana, RajewalUnion Chief Leader Sur-

mukh Singh Selbra,Maghar Singh Mian ofQadian Union and farmersprotested by blocking themain roads and accusingthe Modi government ofadopting anti-farmer poli-cies. Leaders said that themain purpose of this agri-culture ordinance was toappease the corporatehouses and multinationals

and not to double the in-come of the farmers.Eleven farmers 'organiza-tions will march to Delhion September 16 to putpressure on the Modi gov-ernment, where farmersfrom across the countrywill gather to protestagainst the Modi govern-ment, the farmers' leaderssaid.

Farmers take to streetsagainst agri ordinance

Four women among ninearrested for outragingwoman’s modestyASHOK KAURANAKODAR: The Mehat Pur policehave arrested nine persons includingfour women on the charges ofoutraging woman’s modesty,voluntarily causing hurt, housetrespass, criminal intimidation andrioting. The Investigating officer (IO)Tarlochan singh said that theaccused have been identified asParamjit Singh alias Pamma, hissisters Rajvir Kaur alias Rosy andRamandeep Kaur alias Pinky andBhupindar Singh alias Bhinda ,JobanPreet Singh , Sukhdev Singh aliasKala and his wife Rekha ,BalwindarKaur alias Bindar wife of SurindarSingh and Jagga all residents ofAadramaan village . Kuldip Kaur wifeof Harjindar Singh resident of thesame village had complained to thepolice that the accused armed withsharp edged weapons barged intoher house on May 25.

Western Com-mand celebrates73rd raising day

CHANDIGARH, SEP 15 The 73rd Raising Day of theWestern Command, the front-line operational command ofthe Indian Army, was cele-brated on Tuesday. To com-memorate the occasion, LtGen R P Singh, Army Com-mander, Western Command,laid wreath at the Veer Smri-ti, Chandimandir to pay hom-age to the gallant heroes ofWestern Command and con-veyed felicitations and bestwishes to all ranks, veterans,civilian employees and fami-lies. The Army Commanderalso inaugurated the facilityof a web page based griev-ance redressal portal(wcesm.com) at Chandi-mandir Military Station tofurther ameliorate and ad-dress the grievances of theVeteran community.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

About a thousand persons booked in Beas Darya caseBEAS (PRINCE): Taking action against the alleged protesters, after a dharna wasorganized on Beas Darya located on Jalandhar Amritsar main highway onMonday, the Beas Police has booked a huge number of protesters under differentsections. In the information provided to the press from the police, the police partywas on patrol, when they received the information from the informer that thealleged persons Sarwan Singh Chandel, Gurbachan Singh Chabba, German JitSingh Wadala, Satnam Singh, Manohar Singh Patti, Dayal Singh, JaswinderSingh, Harvinder Singh Patti and about a thousand of people were gathered andstaged a dharna. The main highway was jammed and tents were installed, due towhich people had to face a lot of trouble and along with this, the alleged personswere not following the government guidelines of social distancing nor wearingmasks. They didn't even have approval to hold a dharna.

71650 unaided colleges forcedto demand fees from 2.5 lakhSC students: JAC

KIRAN BALARAHON: Joint Association of Colleges(JAC) urged government to complete thePost Matric Scholarship (PMS) enquirybefore 20 Sep 2020. JAC further assertedthat the Punjab Government shouldimmediately release Rs. 309 Crores andshould clarify that who will pay thebalance Rs. 1500 Crores? S. ManjitSingh, Executive Vice-Chairman DoabaGroup of Colleges, Patron Joint ActionCommittee and, Senior Vice-President,Punjab Un-aided Technical InstitutionsAssociation (PUTIA) said that if thegovernment does not disburse the centralgovernment released amount of Rs. 309Crores and does not clarify the situation,then 1650 unaided colleges will be forcedto demand a fee from 2.5 lakh SCStudents who are studying free from 3 - 4years. Dr. G S Dhaliwal, Chairman JACsaid that for the last 3-4 yearsgovernment has done nothing exceptaudit and enquiry. Neither governmenthas released the scholarship not thestudents have paid fees. Graduallyoutstanding amount kept on increasingand has become 1850 Crores.

Service week organized tocommemorate birthday ofPM Narinder Modi

REKHA VERMAGURDASPUR: On the occasion of thebirth anniversary of Prime MinisterNarinder Modi, a cleanliness drive wascarried out in the city today for serviceweek under the leadership of BJP BlockPresident Joginderpal Bhutto andGeneral Secretary Ashwani Verma.Giving information in this regard, BlockPresident Joginderpal Bhutto said that ithas always been the goal of PrimeMinister Narinder Modi that every citizenof the country should keep his / her areaclean so that we can protect ourselvesfrom diseases. Because if a family isclean, then the locality will be clean,society from the locality, city by society,district by city, state by district and countryby state. If every citizen realizes hisresponsibility, then our country willbecome a model country, which will be anexample for other countries also. But forthis, every person has to understand hisresponsibility. On this occasion, heassigned duties to BJP workers tocleanliness drive in every locality andward to keep the various areas of the cityclean and tidy. Gulshan Kumar, AshwaniVerma, Gurjit Kumar Bhayumon MandalPradhan, Varinder Khosla, GauravRajput, Baldev Raj, Sandeep Bhagat,Kewal Krishna Luthra, Dr. Ajay KumarChhabra, Bobby Chauhan, Raj Kumar,Vishal Sharma, Madam Kulwinder Kaur,Secretary Lakhwinder Kaur, AmitMahajan IT Cell President and AnkitBhatia etc. were present.

CT Group marksEngineer’s Day

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: CT Group of Institutions,North Campus (Maqsudan) and SouthCampus (Shahpur) organized a virtualtechnical event on the occasion ofEngineer’s Day. The event commencedwith the guest lecture by Vikrant Rana(Engineer and Advocate- InternationalHuman Rights Organization) presentlyworking in Sonalika Tractors, Hoshiarpuras CRM Consultant. Dr. GS Kalra,Campus Director Shahpur and Dr.Jasdeep Kaur Dhami, Director, Maqsudancampus encouraged the students byparticipating in this event. CT GroupManaging Director Manbir Singh said thatthese types of technical events help thestudents to showcase their technical skillsand also motivated them to take part insuch activities in future also.

Apeejay College celebrates400th Birth Anniversary ofShri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji JALANDHAR: The 400th BirthAnniversary of Shri Guru Teg BahadurJi was celebrated at Apeejay Collegeof Fine Arts, Jalandhar. VishavBandhu, Head of Department, Historyshared the details of Guru Ji’s lifetimewith the audience. Sandeep Singh,Department of Punjabi shared Gurbaniwritten by Guru Ji with the audience.He put forth that the essence ofGurbani composed by him was tofollow the right path in life and get onewith the Divine while following the pathof humanity. Principal Dr SucharitaSharma sharing her views put forththat if we implement the teachings ofgreat people from our history, our lifecan get better and more disciplinedwhich is the need of an hour.

Rajya Sabha passes AircraftAmendment Bill 2020

NEW DELHI, SEP 15

The Upper House of theParliament, Rajya Sabha, onTuesday passed the Aircraft(Amendment) Bill 2020, whichwas tabled by Civil AviationMinister Hardeep Singh Puri,after an hour-long discussion. TheBill had already been cleared bythe Lok Sabha in March this year.The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill2020 seeks to convert aviationagencies like the DirectorateGeneral of Civil Aviation(DGCA), Bureau of Civil aviationsecurity (BCAS) and AircraftAccident Investigation Bureau(AAIB) into statutory bodies.Under the new Act (after itsimplementation), any violationwill attract heavy punishment, forexample, violators will bepunished up to two years in jail orfine up to Rs 10 lakhs or both.Carrying arms, ammunition, andexplosives or other banned goodson board, and developing illegalconstruction around the airportswill attract fines up to Rs 10 lakhsto Rs 1 crore. During his openingremarks, Puri said in the housethat, "India is third largest marketsglobally after the United Statesand China, and India is growingrapidly in aviation sectors, interms of passengers growth in thelast five years, passengers growthin terms of 2008-09 and 2013-14,

it was 9 per cent and 2014-15 and2018-20 it was 12.4 per centpassengers growth. At presentaround 661 aircraft in the sky andcoming five years, it will increasewith 1,200 aircraft in the Indiansky." Opposition parties hadopposed the Bill, and CongressRajyasabha MP KC Venugopalhad raised concern that "Manyvacancies in the aviation industryare still vacant from many years,Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff isrunning very shortly and requiredthe fulfilment. Meanwhile,Venugopal also stressed on thenear-miss of the aircraft in theskies since many years." OtherParliamentarians have alsoquestioned Puri regarding thereason behind disinvestment inthe national carrier Air India.Prassana Acharya from BijuJanta Dal (BJD) asked theminister, "Why other privatecarriers are operating with fullload capacity and Air India isrunning less capacity in terms ofpassengers load factors."Meanwhile, a majority of theRajya Sabha members praisedthe government's Vande BharatMission to bring back Indiansfrom abroad during COVID-19pandemic and lockdown.Members also praised theservices of Air India and theirstaffs during the discussion in theHouse.

Change Air India's structure, but don't sellit; AI hai to 'Hindustan' hai: Dinesh TrivediNEW DELHI: It was onlydue to Air India that theCentre was able to repatriateIndians during the COVID-19pandemic, and though it needsan overhaul it should not beprivatised, said TrinamoolCongress (TMC) MP DineshTrivedi on Tuesday. "I mustcompliment the governmentfor bringing back a lot ofIndians from abroad underVande Bharat Mission. Andwho did it? It was Air India.You can change the structureof Air India if you want butplease do not sell it. Air Indiahai to 'Hindustan' hai," Trivedisaid in the Rajya Sabha. "Ihave nothing against the

private sector, but if Air Indiawould not have been therethen the private airlineswouldn't have been there," headded. The TMC MP furthersaid that for the civil aviationto develop the Aircraft Act,1934 should be completelychanged and repeatedamendments would do bringlittle benefits. "Aircraft Act,1934 should be completelychanged so that India candevelop," Trivedi said. BJPMP GVL Narasimha Rao,introducing the amendmentsto the Act had earlier said thatIndia was the fastest-growingcivil aviation sector in theworld.

Modi lays foundationstone of severalprojects in Bihar

NEW DELHI, SEP 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi onTuesday inaugurated and laid thefoundation stone of seven projectsrelated to urban infrastructure inBihar, via video conferencing, andsaid that it is a proud feeling thatengineers have contributed tonation-building.

Out of the seven projects, fourare related to water supply, two onsewerage treatment and one onriverfront development.

Speaking at the event, thePrime Minister said, "Today in thefour projects launched, two aresewer treatment plants in Patna.Under the Amrut Yojna, these alsohave water-related projects inSiwan and Chhapra. In Mungerand Jamalpur, there are projects totreat the shortage of water. InMuzaffarpur, under NamamiGange, riverfront developmentscheme is included."

"I congratulate all here for

these new facilities for the peopleliving in urban areas. Today, weare celebrating Engineer Diwas. Itis a day of birth anniversary ofShri Visvesvaraya Ji," he said.

Speaking about the role ofengineers, PM Modi said, "Ourengineers have contributed toworking for the development andconstruction in the country andalso in the world. Whether it istheir attitude towards work ortheir abilities, Indian engineershave special recognition acrossthe world." The Prime Ministersaid that Bihar is a land known forinnovation and many studentsfrom here study in top colleges inthe field of engineering.

"It is a truth and we are proudthat our engineers are working forthe development of the countryand making people's lives better.Bihar has a major role in nation-building and it produces lakhs ofengineers for our country," hesaid.

Gujarat: 2002 riots convict whojumped parole arrested

AHMEDABAD, SEP 15

A man convicted in the 2002post-Godhra riots case inGujarat, who jumped paroleabout two months back, hasbeen arrested by AhmedabadPolice, an official said onTuesday.

The convict, KalubhaiyaRathod (43), was nabbed onMonday and primaryinvestigation revealed hejumped parole to look afterhis ailing mother,Krushnanagar police station'ssenior inspector J R Patelsaid.

Rathod, who was facingcharges of murder, attempt tomurder, rioting and arson,was among 16 peopleconvicted by the Gujarat

High Court in 2018 for theirrole in Naroda Patiya riotshere in which 97 people,mostly from the minoritycommunity, were killed.

He was sentenced to lifeimprisonment by the high

court and was lodged in theSabarmati Central Jail inAhmedabad, the city policesaid.

On September 8, the jailauthorities lodged acomplaint at Krushnanagar

police station against Rathodunder the Prisons Act forjumping parole.

The complaint said hedid not report back to the jaildespite his parole endingaround two months back.

"Rathod was allegedly onthe run since last two monthsafter jumping parole. Wegathered information abouthis whereabouts and finallynabbed him from a place inour area on Monday. Wehanded him over to theSabarmati jail authoritiesafter completion of COVID-19-related protocols," Patelsaid.

Preliminary investigationrevealed that Rathod jumpedparole to look after his ailingmother, he added.

BJP flays Cong for registering caseagainst state president Sharma

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHR, SEP 15

Attacking Captain Amarinder Singh forits failure in registering case againstBJP state president Ashwini Sharma andother BJP leaders, party workersaccused Congress for its failure incontaining corona which has beenmaintaining steep rise for the couple ofmonths. District BJP President PoonamManik while addressing a series ofdistrict level press conferences inPunjab said that the Captain AmarinderSingh government faced the politics ofvengeance and responded by registeringa case against Punjab President AshwiniKumar Sharma for sitting and talkingwith four people and violating thecorona epidemic. She said the BJPkilled innocent people in Punjab due topoisonous liquor, sale of illegal liquorduring the state's lockout and loss of Rs5600 crore to the poor and needy peopleof Punjab. On the occasion, Punjabexecutive members Virender Kaur

Thandi, Ashwani Balgan, Sham Sundar,District General Secretary KaranLadoya, Nawanshahar Circle PresidentLucky Sharma said that going toCongress, they said that BJPcondemned false cases registered at thestate level.

Local Unit of BJP celebrates PMModi's birthday as 'Seva Saptah'R N KHERACHANDIGARH, SEP 15

On second day of "SevaSaptah" , organized by theBharatiya Janata PartyChandigarh for public serviceprogrammes tocommemorate the birthday ofPrime Minister NarendraModi, the party workersdistributed fruits, didcleanliness campaign,plantation drives andorganised first Blooddonation camp in which 81units of blood were donated.State President of the partyArun Sood, State GeneralSecretary Rambir Bhatti,Secretary Hukum Chand,Secretary Anu Makkad wentto various places to increasethe morale of the workers. Onthis occasion, the statepresident of the party ArunSood, while expressing his

views, said that on the secondday of 'Seva Saptah ', thespirits of the party workersappeared to have grown evenmore on the birthday of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.Party workers are spreadingthe information regarding thegood work done by theirbeloved leader NarendraModi for the upliftment of thesociety among the people.Not only the workers but alsogeneral public is playing an

active role in all the abovecampaigns. Public is alsodonating fruits as per theirability in this noble cause,which is a very commendablework. This shows howpeople are attached withPrime Minister NarendraModi. State president ArunSood said that People aresupporting us in cleaninessdrives and they are keepinghomes and the area aroundclean.

Tent house, DJ, Light, soundasso stage protest against govt

SUKH NAHARJAGRAON, SEP 15

The corona pandemic bought a tough time for almost everybusiness. The economy is suffering greatly due to thepandemic because all the businesses were paused abruptly forquite a while. Due to relaxation in lockdown the businessesare back on track but still some businesses are sufferinggreatly which includes marriage palaces, tent house, DJSystem, photographers, lights, bands and other similarbusinesses. Now the people in these businesses have started amorcha against the government. Due to this, the jagraon tentdealers association has decided to shut down the shops on 15and 16 september. The association marched to protest againstthe government. Addressing the press, association presidentnaresh goyal and secretary sanjeev malhotra stated that all thebusinesses are suffering greatly due to the pandemic and makesmall scale businesses are on the verge of permanentlyshutting down.

Nominations for 'Sustainabledevelopment goals action

awards' to be filled till Sept 16SUMER GARGCHANDIGARH, SEPT 15

Nominations for the ‘Sustainable DevelopmentGoals Action Awards’ will be filled up tillSeptember 16, 2020. These awards wereannounced by the Punjab Planning Department incollaboration with the UNDP’s SustainableDevelopment Goals Coordination Centre(SDGCC), An official spokesperson of thePlanning Department said that the winners ofawards would be announced virtually on the UNSDGs Day, which falls on September 25, 2020.Nominations for the awards in five categories-Economic Sustainability, Social Upliftment andWelfare, Environment Sustainability, ‘Leaving noone behind’ spirit, award for promotingintegration, convergence, joint action and holisticsolutions approach- have been sought from generalpublic, universities, industries and all departmentsof the state. The details of the entire process areavailable at sdg-awards.com, he added. To ensuresustainable and holistic development of the state,the spokesperson said that the Punjab Governmenthad signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) for the implementation of the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) in 2019.

NAVEEN SHARMAFEROZEPUR, SEPT 15

Keeping in view the amendmentin Arms Act 1959 andnotifications of the Ministry ofHome Affairs Government ofIndia, any license holder cankeep a maximum of twofirearms on his license.

In this context, disclosingthis here today, AdditionalDeputy Commissioner, RajdeepKaur said that despite theissuance of the said notification,more than 300 ammunition

licence holders of the districthave more than two weapons ontheir licence whereas anylicense holder cannot keep morethan two firearms on hisammunition licence.

She said that those weaponsholders, who have registeredmore than two firearms, shoulddeposit their third firearm withthe nearest police station/Unit ordeposit with the authorized armsdealer and get deleted theadditional third firearms beforeSeptember 13 by completing theformalities for its sale or

transfer by getting the NOC forsale from the nearest SewaKendra.

ADC further said that if anyfirearms license holder does notdeposit his third additionalfirearm immediately and gets itdeleted from his license before13th December 2020 then thethird additional weapon will bedeemed illegal and the requiredaction will be taken against himbesides revoking his license.The Army personnel can deposittheir third additional weapon attheir Army Unit, she added.

Deposit more than two weapons on one licence, ADC asks owners

8GOD ENTERS BY A PRIVATE DOOR INTO EVERY

INDIVIDUAL.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

FAITH IS THE STRENGTH BY WHICH A SHAT-TERED WORLD SHALL EMERGE INTO THE

LIGHT.

HELEN KELLER

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, As-

trologer and VastuExpert known for her

accurate predictions ofw i n n i n gBJP min-ister Kir-ron Kher,as wellwinning ofP u n j a belectionsby Con-

gress. ARIES:-When we con-sider what you are trulycapable of and what reallysuits you, we must say thatsome of your energy.

Lucky Color:-BlueLucky Number:-21

TAURUS:-The Moon, in

association with otherplanets, reminds you thatsocial and partnership is-sues still have to be dealtwith in spite ofrecent devel-opments. Lucky Col-

or:-VioletLucky

Number:-32

GEMINI:-Iffinancial af-fairs are still ofconcern, do put your ownpoint of view across withenergy and vigour.Lucky Color:-Off White

Lucky Number:-56CANCER:-Financiallyyou have been reaping the

full benefit of Jupiter'shelpful patterns, marginalthough this may be.

Lucky Color:-OrangeLucky Number:-45LEO:-Thanks to

Mercury's contin-uing supportivepresence, newsfrom abroad orinvolving longterm goals,

should at last be toyour liking. Lucky Color:-BlueLucky Number:-23

VIRGO:-Financial nego-tiations may have gonewell, but it now looks as iffinal decisions may be al-tered or adjusted nextweek, through no fault of

your own. Lucky Color:-Yellow

Lucky Number:-11LIBRA:-Being a sensitiveand emotional person, yousometimes feel as if life isslipping out of your con-trol.

Lucky Color:-SilverLucky Number:-54

SCORPIO:-Mars is stillplaying a powerful role inyour personal relation-ships.

Lucky Color:-WhiteLucky Number:-67

SAGITTARIUS:-Pres-sure for change at homemay have abated.

Lucky Color:-Parrotgreen

Lucky Number:-10

CAPRICORN:-By nowyou should be well on theway to returning a sense ofpersonal meaning to youraffairs.

Lucky Color:-VioletLucky Number:-48

A q u a r i u s : - A l t h o u g hevents are generally mov-ing your way, the fact thatyou seem to have so manyroutine chores heaping upis purely due to your ownfailure to keep ahead in thepast.

Lucky Color:-RedLucky Number:-19

PISCES:-It will soon betime to enjoy yourself.

Lucky Color:-GoldenLucky Number:-40

The life and work of former Union minister for ru-ral development and leader of the Rashtirya Jana-ta Dal Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed

away on Sunday in New Delhi due to Covid-19 relatedailments, reflect how a visionary, grassroots level leadercan impact the lives of millions of people, and still re-main behind the curtain. One of the chief architects ofthe Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guar-antee Act (MGNREGA), which ensured sustenance ofmillions of rural poor across the country for more than adecade, Dr Singh was the real champion of the cause ofrural India. Dr Singh, a PhD in mathematics and a for-mer professor, had his political baptism in theJayaprakash movement against the Congress govern-ment and the Emergency in the seventies and grew upalong with Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar. DrSingh was always part and parcel of the socialist bloceven as it went through several splits and metamorpho-sis until he sent a resignation letter two days before hisdeath from his party, the RJD.Dr Singh, who was a five-term Lok Sabha member anda minister in Bihar and Union governments severaltimes, was the face of rural India in the corridors of pow-er. He never left his rustic characteristics despite his pro-fessional and academic standing and being part of thepower structure for most part of his political life. Hesteadfastly worked for the uplift of the rural poor, whoseliving conditions were very familiar to him. It took hispersuasive skills as well as first-hand deep knowledge ofthe ground situation to get the MGNREGA through,even though it was part of the election manifesto of thefirst edition of the UPA as many had felt it would put anunnecessary hole in the exchequer without offering com-mensurate returns. Today, the scheme is the lifeline ofrural India; it has been one of the most efficient routes toreach the people during the pandemic Covid19. PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and the National DemocraticAlliance were skeptical about it before they came topower. However, to their credit, they realised its meritand steadily increased budgetary allocations to strength-en it. Dr Singh also represents the section of leaders withcalibre and character who were catapulted to the politi-cal leadership while being part of democratic restorationmovements. Oppression by the powers-that-be could re-coil into mass movements as was seen in the Seventiesacross India. Such movements would also attract peoplewho would have otherwise gone their way of profes-sional or occupational route. As Karl Marx said,“philosophers have only interpreted the world, in vari-ous ways.

Mathematician who foundformula to help rural poor

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Editorial

Literature & HealthScientists predict that Covid-19

will become a seasonal virusAnew review published in Frontiers

in Public Health suggests thatCOVID-19, the illness caused by

the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely becomeseasonal in countries with temperate cli-mates, but only when herd immunity is at-tained. Until that time, COVID-19 willcontinue to circulate across the seasons.These conclusions highlight the absoluteimportance of public health measuresneeded just now to control the virus.

"COVID-19 is here to stay and it willcontinue to cause outbreaks year-rounduntil herd immunity is achieved. There-fore, the public will need to learn to livewith it and continue practicing the bestprevention measures, including wear-ing of masks, physical distancing, handhygiene and avoidance of gatherings,"said senior author of the study Dr. Has-san Zaraket, of the American Universi-ty of Beirut in Lebanon. Collaboratingauthor Dr. Hadi Yassine, of Qatar Uni-versity in Doha, affirms and states thatthere could be multiple waves ofCOVID-19 before herd immunity isachieved. We know that many respira-tory viruses follow seasonal patterns,especially in temperate regions. For in-stance, influenza and several types of coro-naviruses that cause common cold areknown to peak in winter in temperate re-gions but circulate year-round in tropicalregions. The authors reviewed thesevirus">seasonal viruses, examining the vi-ral and host factors that control their sea-sonality as well as the latest knowledge onthe stability and transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The researchers explain that virus

survival in the air and on surfaces, people'ssusceptibility to infections, and human be-haviors, such as indoor crowding, differacross the seasons due to changes in tem-perature and humidity. These factors influ-ence transmission of respiratory viruses atdifferent times of the year. However, incomparison to other respiratory virusessuch as the flu, COVID-19 has a higherrate of transmission (R0), at least partlydue to circulation in a largely immunolog-ically naive population.

This means that unlike the flu and oth-er respiratory viruses, the factors govern-ing seasonality of viruses cannot yet halt

the spread of COVID-19 in the summermonths. But, once herd immunity is at-tained through natural infections and vac-cinations, the R0 should drop substantial-ly, making the virus more susceptible toseasonal factors. Such seasonality has beenreported for other coronaviruses, includingthose that emerged more recently such asNL63 and HKU1, which follow the samecirculation pattern like influenza.

Arecently publishedstudy revealed that therisk of modern slavery

is higher than at any pointsince 2017 in manufacturinghubs across Asia. The studywas issued earlier in Septem-ber by Verisk Maplecroft, aUK-based consultancy thatspecialises in working withmultinational organisationson ESG (environment, socialand corporate governance)and human rights risks. Theyhave offices in the UK, theUS, Canada and Singapore.

The report goes on to addthat Asian manufacturinghubs have witnessed a signif-icant increase in modernslavery over the last fouryears, and the risk is set togrow as the economic falloutfrom COVID-19 takes fullhold.

In the latest annual edi-tion of the Verisk MaplecroftModern Slavery Index,among Asian countries,workers in Bangladesh facethe highest risk of labour ex-ploitation in Asia and is in18th place globally. It is fol-lowed by China (20th posi-tion globally), Myanmar(23rd), India (25th), Cambo-dia (32nd), Vietnam (35th)and Indonesia (44th). Allthese Asian countries sit attheir lowest point in the rank-ing of 198 countries since2017. The index measuresthe risk to business of thepossible association withslavery, trafficking in per-sons and forced labour insupply chains, operations and

service providers. For thefirst time, Bangladesh andIndia, key manufacturingcountries for the apparel sec-tor, have dropped into the'extreme risk' category of theModern Slavery Index. Theyjoin China and Myanmar in agroup of 32 countries wherepopulations face the highestlevels of risk.

The index identifiesBangladesh as not only see-ing an increase in violations,but also a weakening of en-forcement of labour lawsover the last few years. In In-dia, a notable decline in en-forcement is largely respon-sible for its slip from 'high' to'extreme' risk. Reuters quot-ed the Clean Clothes Cam-

paign pressure group report-ing that Asian garment work-ers supplying global fashionbrands lost up to USD 5.8billion in wages from Marchto Mayas the COVID-19pandemic led to store clo-sures and cancelled orders.About 60 million peoplework in Asia's garment in-dustry and falling sales haveput many jobs at risk.

According to the index,the risk of modern slavery ishighest in North Korea,Yemen, Syria, South Sudan,Iran, Somalia, Sudan, DRCongo, the Gambia and Bu-rundi. However, it is thecountries where a majority ofretail goods and a swathe ofraw materials are produced

that will be of the highestconcern for sustainablesourcing departments ofcompanies, responsible in-vestors and ethical con-sumers across the board.

The United Nation's In-ternational Labour Organisa-tion (ILO) estimated that in2016, at any given time,about 40.3 million people arein modern slavery, with 24.9million in forced labour and15.4 million in forced mar-riage. It means there are 5.4victims of modern slavery forevery 1,000 people in theworld.

The ILO said that as a re-sult of the COVID-19 pan-demic, the earning capacityof an astounding 1.6 billion

informal workers has beendamaged. With more than 65per cent of Asia's workforceemployed in the informaleconomy with little or no ac-cess to labour protections,they will be increasingly ex-posed to the risk of forcedlabour. These risks also ex-tend beyond the manufactur-ing sector to encompass con-struction, agriculture, servic-es and hospitality.

Asian manufacturing hassuffered from the falloutcaused by the collapse inconsumer demand as well aslockdown restrictions. Withfactory workers out of workdue to companies going bustor downsizing, millions havelittle choice but to turned tothe informal economy andmore exploitative forms ofwork to stay afloat. This in-creases modern slavery risksin countries where labourprotection is lacking. Thedata from the study shows akey factor for the drop inranking for many of Asia'smanufacturing giants hasbeen an increase in the sever-ity and frequency of viola-tions. Growth in such abuseshas been witnessed acrossBangladesh, Cambodia, Chi-na, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Of the Asian manufactur-ing hubs, Vietnam hasrecorded the greatest increasein violations in recent years.The fallout from the pandem-ic threatens to tip the countryinto 'extreme risk', particular-ly as more forced labour cas-es emerge. Cambodia has

seen the largest fall in rank-ings, dropping 32 places inthe last year, and 48 spotssince 2017, due not only toan increase in violations, butto a significant deteriorationin enforcement capabilities.Poor labour law enforcementis also behind China's wors-ening score.

The study was not opti-mistic about the labour situa-tion even as countries emergeout of lockdown and makethe slow transition to fully re-opening their economies. Itpredicts that the heightenedrisks of modern slavery willlinger and corporate expo-sure to slavery will expanddue to continued uncertainty,particularly within procure-ment in countries that werepreviously already grapplingwith this issue.

As the world's manufac-turing hub, Asia's heightenedmodern slavery risks willpresent an increasingly com-plex picture for corporates,especially when it comes tomeeting mandatory modernslavery or other ESG-relatedreporting requirements. Theauthor of the report, SofiaNazalya, Human RightsAna-lyst at Verisk Maplecroftcommented, "Travel restric-tions have also left the abili-ty of companies to carry outaudits in their supply chainsin disarray, meaning the rep-utational risks to brands fromassociation with modernslavery are now higher thanat any other time over recentyears."

Has Covid-19 increased the riskof modern slavery in Asia?

Intensive therapy isnot necessarily bestwhen it comes to

treating the loss of lan-guage and communica-tion in early recovery af-ter a stroke, suggestsnew research from theEdith Cowan University.

Aphasia is a neuro-logical disorder affectingspoken language, com-prehension, reading, andwriting. It affects one-third of around 17 mil-lion people worldwidewho experience a strokeeach year and is treatedwith speech therapy. Ear-ly care is vital, but not in-tensity. The research,published in the Interna-

tional Journal of Stroke,found that unlike physi-cal and motor skill reha-bilitation, recovering lostlanguage caused by acondition known asaphasia after stroke is amarathon, not a sprint. Italso showed that earlyintervention is crucial.

Lead author, Associ-ate Professor ErinGodecke from ECU'sSchool of Medical andHealth Sciences, said thefindings have importantimplications for the treat-ment of aphasia becausethey mean service deliv-ery options are likely tochange. "Previously peo-ple with aphasia got the

majority of their therapyin the first 6-8 weeks af-ter stroke," ProfessorGodecke said.

"Our research showsthat there is no benefit tothis. It is likely that thesame therapy could bespread over a longer pe-riod to enhance recovery,rather than getting aburst at the start and verylittle over the nextmonths or years," shesaid. Professor Godeckesaid aphasia therapy andearly intervention are vi-tally important for recov-ery outcomes afterstroke. However, in-creasing the intensity ofthe treatment doesn't

equate to better results."We found that when

we provided early apha-sia therapy people had amassive increase in theirability to communicate at12 and 26 weeks aftertheir stroke. They couldtalk better and had lessdifficulty finding and us-ing the right words.

"Importantly though,we also found that if weprovided around 10hours of therapy perweek versus nearly 23hours a week the resultsweren't any different. Wedidn't see any harm, butwe didn't see any bene-fit," Professor Godeckesaid.

Study suggests intensive therapy not bestfor treating loss of language after stroke

'A borrowed jewel' Wealth, beauty and

youth,Furious whirlwind

pursuits,Lose luster, wanting

excuseMayhap for reasons abstruseFeeling proud of thom's futileAs whole world's inn facsimileFor a period fixed, here we stayLifting bundle of sins or merits,We go away, alone ! all the wayWealth remains sunken or spreadCattle remain fixed in shedWife comes only up to doorHowbeit body, relatives pure,And family members, we adore,Come up to funeral, for choreBeyond that our soul's all aloneWhich'll drive ahead at its ownSo's life - a borrowed jewelDazzles as false pride

bauble.

POEMS

Dr. Ashwani Kumar

By : Ashwani Sharma, PrincipalGov't Degree College

DhanetaDist. Hamirpur, H.P.

Staying close to home andavoiding crowded placescan help older adults re-

duce their risk of COVID-19.But a new national poll sug-gests it comes with a cost, es-pecially for those with healthchallenges.

In June of this year, 56 percent of people over the age of50 said they sometimes or oftenfelt isolated from others - morethan double the 27 per cent whofelt that way in a similar poll in2018. Nearly half of thosepolled in June of this year alsosaid they felt more isolated thanthey had just before the pan-demic arrived in the UnitedStates, and a third said they feltthey had less companionshipthan before. Social contactssuffered too, with 46 per cent ofolder adults reporting in Junethat they infrequently interact-ed with friends, neighbours orfamily outside their household- doing so once a week or less -- compared with 28 per centwho said this in 2018.

The new findings comefrom the National Poll onHealthy Aging, which is donefor the University of Michi-gan's Institute for HealthcarePolicy and Innovation withsupport from AARP and Michi-gan Medicine, U-M's academicmedical centre. Both the 2020

and 2018 polls on loneliness in-volved a national sample ofmore than 2,000 adults aged 50to 80.

The poll points to somebright spots, too. For instance,46 per cent of older adults whosaid they interacted with peoplein their neighbourhood at leastonce a week were less likely tosay they'd experienced forms ofloneliness. Technology alsohelped many people over 50connect with others, includingthe 59 per cent who reportedusing social media at least oncea week, and the 31% who usedvideo chat at least once a week.And many older adults saidthey engaged in healthy behav-iours despite the pandemic --including 75% who said theywere getting outdoors or inter-

acting with nature, and 62%who said they got exercise sev-eral times a week. But those ex-periencing loneliness were lesslikely to engage in thesehealthy behaviours.

"As the pandemic contin-ues, it will be critical to pay at-tention to how well we as a so-ciety support the social andemotional needs of olderadults," says John Piette, Ph.D.,a professor at the U-M Schoolof Public Health who workedwith the poll team. "The inter-section of loneliness and healthstill needs many studies, buteven as we gather new evi-dence, all of us can take time toreach out to older neighbours,friends and relatives in safeways as they try to avoid thecoronavirus."

Loneliness doubled amongolder adults in Covid-19

handigarh :IndiaTech.Org (TSIA), a non-profit organization focused on building the world’s largest internet commerce Cecosystem, today unveiled the findings of itswhite paper -

‘Online Fantasy Sports: Adding Value to the Indian Sporting Ecosystem’. The paper brings to light the playing pattern of OFS users, the current regulatory landscape, misplaced perceptions plaguing the industry and the positive impact of the industry on Indian sports and the overall economy. The study finds that 80% of the online fantasy sports (OFS) users prefer participating in the ‘free-to-play’ format and 98% of the 20% who ‘pay-to-play’, have either won or lost less thanINR 10,000net in their lifetime (past 3 to 4 years). This reinforces the fact that fantasy sports are a competitive digital sports engagement platform and clearly not in the nature of addiction. The average ticket size of the participation in the pay-to-play format is usually as low as INR 35/- (typically the cost of a snack). It is explicit that Fantasy sports are unlike all forms of online games that do not need a real-life player to be actually playing a real sports match to decide the outcome for the participant. The very fact that it is dependent on actualities, seasonality and availability of real-time sports matches makes it a non-addictive form of play which sets it distinctly apart from online games that are commonly perceived to be in the nature of gambling and/or betting. The format of fantasy sports ensures that sports enthusiasts follow the game more keenly and this directly results in increased focus and attention towards sports. This contributes to an increased viewership & higher sports fan engagement that naturally contributes to more qualitative investments, up-gradation and packaging of these sports

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

CHANDIGARH: In wake of empowering the deprived youth of Punjab and Chandigarh hailing from the economically weaker background of rural areas, Sector 28 based Bhai Jaitaji Foundation (BJF) has started free online coaching of NEET for repeaters from October 10, 2020. Foundation has been imparting coaching for the IIT/JEE, NEET and PMT examination since 2011 in association with two local schools namely Chandigarh based Saint Soldiers International School and Mohali based Ajit Karam Singh International Public School. There are only 25 seats available wherein the last date of receiving application is 30th September, 2020. Details about economic and academic criteria are available on the website www.bjfindia.comfrom where application forms can also be downloaded.

Applications invited for free NEET coaching for poor students

or 100 years, Harpic has been working towards providing clean and hygienic sanitation solutions across the world. FBeing a leader in the toilet care

category in India,Harpichas been pioneering the cause of hygiene and sanitation in Indian homes for decades. Both, Harpic Toilet Cleaner and Harpic Bathroom cleaner have been tested by internationally accredited external laboratories and have been proven to effectively kill>99.9% germs and the Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) virus when used undiluted. Harpic, with its new brand campaign- ‘Saaf Nahi Swachh’, is educating consumers on superior hygiene and disinfection of toilets and bathrooms at home to protect their family’s health & well-being. Sukhleen Aneja, CMO&Marketing Director, RB Hygiene, South Asia said, “Over the last 100 years, Harpic has been a champion in providing access to clean and hygienic sanitationsolutions across the world. Its communication has been focused on driving behavior change.With our new‘Saaf Nahi Swachh’ campaign, we’d like consumers to adopt superiordisinfectionat home to keep their loved ones protected.

Toyota announces unique 'Respect Package'

Fastrack launches audio sunglasses on Amazon Fashion

In its 100th year, Harpic highlights importance of cleaning and disinfection in India

SHIMLA : Following the overwhelming response from customers to the 'opening of bookings' for the soon-to-be-launched Toyota Urban Cruiser, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced a 'Respect Package' as an early-movers advantage for customers who pre-book the Urban Cruiser. Aligned with the overall theme for the upcoming Urban Cruiser, the Respect Package is crafted in-line with Toyota's 'Customer-First' philosophy and is initiated keeping in mind the trust & faith our loyal customers have placed on the brand. As a special gesture towards customers who have shown their faith in Toyota products and have booked the Urban Cruiser before the official launch of the product (before seeing the vehicle or the price), will enjoy "a no-cost periodic maintenance" for up to 2 years*.

handigarh: Stylam, Asia’s leading laminate company, today announced its partnership with the Kings XI CPunjab for the upcoming season of the Dream11 Indian

Premier League (IPL). As the Associate Sponsor of the team for the thirteenth season of the IPL, Stylam’s logo will feature on the trousers of the team for the duration of the tournament. Over the course of the season, Stylam and the Kings XI Punjab will also launch multiple campaigns to promote their partnership and engage with fans of the f r a n c h i s e a c r o s s India.“We’re thrilled to announce our role as Associate Sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming season. For almost 30 years, Stylam has been committed to representing all that is best about Punjab – boldness, passion, a sense of fair play, and a commitment to winning – to both India and the world. In the Kings XI Punjab, we have found a partner with a shared heritage and mindset.,” said.

handigarh - India's foremost youth accessories brand, Fastrack, expanded its Cexisting portfolio of smart eyewear with the

launch of audio sunglasses on Amazon Fashion. With inbuilt Bluetooth speakers and mic, the product will enable users to manage a variety of everyday tasks like calls, navigation and music on the go. The smart eyewear has Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity with a range of 30ft and offers Android & Apple IOS interfaces. The Fastrack sunglasses combine functionality and style into one device and will be available in 3 variants - Blue, Black and Clear. These are equipped with a rechargeable lithium battery with up to 3 hours of playback in a single charge, along with a Micro USB. Enabled with Polarized and UV 400 Protection, the sunglasses also help shield users from the harsh rays of the sun. The product boasts features like weather and traffic updates, music and navigation, and much more. Launched in square frames, the smart sunglasses also help you stream millions of your favourite songs via apps like Spotify and Pandora to help users stay entertained and connected. "We are excited to announce the launch of Fastrack's newest audio sunglasses on Amazon Fashion. Fastrack, India's foremost youth accessories brand is known for its stylish range of products that are both fashionable and affordable.

HANDIGARH: Tetra Pak, a world leading food processing and packaging solutions company has tied Cup with Waste Warriors, a well-known solid waste

management NGO, to increase collection of used beverage cartons (UBCs) in Dehradun and nearby areas of Uttarakhand. With this partnership, Tetra Pak’s collection network now includes 31 cities and 14 Indian Army cantonments, covering 22 states and Union Territories. Waste Warriors will be the 30th collection partner for Tetra Pak, helping increase collection of UBCs across the country. To encourage collection of UBCs, Tetra Pak and Waste Warriors will work on raising awareness among the waste-picker community, about the value they can derive from collecting UBCs and selling them to a recycler. The collected cartons will be sent to Khatema Fibres Ltd, a local paper-mill for recycling. Khatema Fibres has been a recycling partner of Tetra Pak since 2013. Speaking about the initiative, Jaideep Gokhale, Sustainability Director, Tetra Pak South Asia said, “At Tetra Pak, we have spent the past 16 years building a strong recycling ecosystem in India. Today over 40% cartons sold in India are recycled and we are committed to keep increasing this significantly. Our partnership with Waste Warriors is yet another positive step in this direction.

Fantasy Sports is pure sports engagement Platform says Indiatech report

Amway India witnesses 200% surge in home deliveriesSHIMLA : Amway India, one of the country's leading FMCG direct selling companies, is focusing on bolstering its home delivery (HD) and logistics network to support the surge in online orders. As a part of Amway's 10-year growth vision, focused on unleashing the power of entrepreneurship coupled with the emerging trend of social commerce, the global direct selling giant had begun integrating offline-to-online (O2O), earlier this year, to drive targeted results. The company has witnessed a significant shift to online sales, from 33.6% in Feb 2020 to over 70% today. Amway expects the trend to continue and foresees the online orders to reach over 5-6 lakhs per month by the end of this year. Anshu Budhraja, CEO, Amway India, said, "In the last few months, we have witnessed a rapid shift in consumer behavior, especially in retail, with people increasingly migrating to online platforms for shopping. Amway too has observed a similar trend.

'Punjab has potential to produce many more international cricketers'

udhiana : Flipkart will help generate over 70,000 direct Land lakhs of indirect seasonal

jobs as the country gears up for the upcoming festive season and Flipkart's Big Billion Days (BBD). While creating direct job opportunities across Flipkart's supply chain, that include delivery executives, pickers, packers and sorters, there will also be additional indirect jobs created at Flipkart's seller partner locations and kiranas. This will be further supplemented by job creation in ancillary industries including vendor locations, and freight partners, as the entire ecosystem scales up for the festive season. The expansion and strengthening of the supply chain will help create a robust system enabling millions of new e-commerce users to shop online seamlessly as lakhs of ecosystem players gear up for the festive season. The complexity and scale of Big Billion Days requires investments for capacity, storage, sorting, packaging, human resources, training.

Flipkart's Big Billion Days to create 70,000 jobs this

festive season

Tetra Pak and Waste Warriors partner to increase collection & recycling

Castrol Activ along with Ayushmann urge youth to #ProtectIndiasEngine

HANDIGARH: India, one of the largest two-wheeler markets in the Cworld, has been kept moving by its

bike doctors - the mechanic community. Castrol Activ,India’s leading engine oil brand for two-wheelers, which enjoys a deep relationship with this community, today launched #ProtectIndiasEngine. This is a national campaign to urge India’s bikers, more specifically the youth to pledge support to mechanic upskilling programmes during these unprecedented times of the continuing COVID pandemic. Talking about this initiative, Sandeep Sangwan, managing director – Castrol India said, “Mechanics have helped the country to keep moving ahead even during the lockdown. There were several selfless mechanics who played their role as Covid warriors servicing vehicles at no charge, despite their businesses being significantly impacted. Saluting their passion and strengthening our commitment towards the mechanic community, at Castrol we are keen to prepare them for a bigger tomorrow and support their transition to the new normal through Castrol Activ #ProtectIndias Engine.”

Stylam announces association with Kings XI Punjab for Dream11 IPL 2020

HANDIGARH: Mr. Amitabh Bachchan will partner with Amazon to deliver a unique voice experience. To Cget a flavor, just say “Alexa, Say Hello to Mr Amitabh

Bachchan” on any Alexa-enabled device. Millions of Indian customers use Alexa, the voice service which powers the Echo range of devices. Alexa is also available on the Fire TV Stick

wi th Alexa Voice R e m o t e , F i r e T V Edition, the free Alexa app as well as the Amazon shopping app (Android only). In addition, several third-party devices like mobile phones , Bluetooth

speakers, headphones, wearables and smart TVs also come with Alexa built-in. Customers in India will be able to access Mr Bachchan’s iconic voice on Alexa by purchasing the Amitabh Bachchan voice experience. This feature will only be available next year.The Amazon Alexa team will work closely with Mr. Bachchan to capture the iconic voice from the Shehenshah of Bollywood and deliver a unique voice experience to customers.

Mohali emerges leader in Twitter ‘Conversation Replay’MOHALI: A study commissioned by Twitter India shows that Indians found joy in everyday conversations last year. The team analysed 850,000 tweets across 22 cities in India from September-November 2019.Mohali was amongst the top three cities across themes of ‘Adventure & Travel’, ‘Humour’ and ‘Doing good deeds’. Other themes of joy that saw interest and contribution from people of Ludhiana were ‘Achievement’ and ‘Romance’. With ‘Conversation Replay’, Twitter is doing a throwback to those joyful conversations from 2019, so people can revisit the little pleasures of life again. Manish Maheshwari, MD of Twitter India said , “Twitter is a modern public square where diverse voices discuss and share their views on topics and conversations that interest them.”He further said that last year, people were celebrating and revelling in many joys of life, and with Conversation Replay, our intent is to throw back to those vibrant conversations, across varied themes of joy from diverse parts of India, to encourage people to celebrate life. Sharing these conversations is our way of giving Indians a moment of happiness and reminding them that joy can still be found in little pleasures, he remarked.

L&T-owned 1400 MW Nabha Power Plant wins Twin Awards

udhiana :Nabha Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of L&T Power Development, Lwon two prestigious awards at the 21st

National Award Ceremony for Excellence in Energy Management, hosted by CII recently. Nabha Power Limited was adjudged as the National Energy Leader 2020 for its progressive performance for the second consecutive year in Energy Management. Nabha Power also received the Excellent Energy Efficiency Unit award for outstanding achievements in Energy Efficiency. The plant received this award for the fourth consecutive year. Speaking on this achievement, Mr. D. K. Sen, Sr. Vice President and Whole-time Director, L&T said, "The CII awards are a testimony of L&T's capabilities in building and operating world class infrastructure facilities. We are proud to have served people of Punjab by providing consistent, cost-effective power and have won several such accolades over the years".It is not the first time that plant has been recognised at such a prestigious stage.

Mr. Amitabh Bachchan partners with Amazon

Donates 35 units or portable air purifiers

handigarh: KISCO India Private Limited donated 35 units of portable CAir Purifiers to Bharat Vikas Parishad

Charitable Diagnostic Trust under the aeigis of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) "Air purifiers placed at the diagnostic centre Indira Holiday Home Sector 24-B, These specialised air purifiers can be used for captures the minutest of dust particles, kills harmful microbes and helps in neutralizing any threat from these harmful airborne microbes and viruses inside diagnostic centre." said Ajay Dutta, Director of the centre

fter months of finally that was once easy for you. mask. of the mask in case you wish to incorporating home - Don’t opt for HIIT (High- - Don’t touch your face remove it.Aworkouts in our daily intensity interval training) repeatedly to fix the mask. - Avoid pulling your mask down

routine, we are all set for another workouts as you already have a Ensure that the mask is of the repeatedly as it avoids the entire change since gyms are about to slow supply of oxygen due to the right fit and only touch the sides purpose of wearing a mask.reopen. But visiting the gym would no longer be as easy as it used it to be. There would be a list of rules and regulations to follow. And of course, the big question remains if we can wear a mask while working out? Read on to know more about what the new workout normal may seem like. With COVID-19 cases flaring up in the country, face masks have undoubtedly become a must-

Things To Remember When before working out in a mask if have. The new normal does see Wearing Mask In Gym you suffer from pre-existing you wearing a mask every time Dos health conditions, especially you step out of your house. And - When wearing a mask and respiratory or cardiovascular that does include trips to your working out, monitor how you health conditions. gym as well. Yes, according to feel during the workout, and - Make sure to wear a mask that the Indian guidelines, wearing a please stop working out is big and comfortable and mask to the gym is a immediately in case you feel doesn’t suffocate you. compulsion. Although, WHO dizzy, light-headed or experience - Do get multiple masks and states that wearing a mask while breathlessness. change it when it gets damp.working out in the gym may be - If it’s your first time wearing a Don’ts harmful as they reduce the mask to the gym, then start slow. - Don’t push yourself hard to ability to breathe comfortably, Test if you can work out in a complete a set or routine. Keep you could opt for a face shield mask and increase your intensity in mind that wearing a mask and and mask and remove your mask gradually. working out may make it only while working out on a - Please consult your doctor difficult to complete a workout machine.

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udhiana: Around 50 former Punjab Ranji players, including Bhupinder Singh Sr and Rakesh Handa, from different parts of Punjab gathered today in Ludhiana to Ltalk about the scenario of cricket in Punjab. They met with the president of

Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) and discussed about the welfare of all the players, how to strengthen minor districts and how to improve the conditions at the grassroot level. The players were unanimous in their view that the state has the potential to produce many more international cricketers if PCA is willing and earnest in their efforts. Thereafter, at separate premises, the players aired their grievances regarding grave anomalies in functioning of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), which is the apex cricket body in the state. They also handed over a copy of the official complaint that former Punjab player Rakesh Handa has lodged with DGP Punjab urging him to take suitable action. In the complaint, the players have alleged that funds released by Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), in favour of Patiala District Cricket Association, its registered affiliate, were siphoned off to a family-owned trust -- Patiala Cricket Association-- which was a huge financial scam. According to the complaint, the people involved in the embezzlement are-- MP Pandove (former Secretary and Treasurer of BCCI and former member of Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala), RP Pandove (secretary of Patiala Cricket Association and presently engaged as director (administration), Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Patiala) and GS Walia, a signatory. At the relevant time, MP Pandove and GS Walia were in control of the affairs of PCA and they allegedly managed disbursement/transfer of funds in the name of Patiala Cricket Association by manipulating the records. The amount was illegally disbursed in favour of family trust of MP Pandove.

Mayank foundation joins hands with nation- wide Virtual fitness event dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh

o boost participation of the residents of the border district, the city- based Mayank Foundation has joined hands with the two-day virtual fitness event dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The Tsporting event will be organised across India from September 27 and 28. The cyclists, athletes and

yoga enthusiasts will be participating from their own place, and will be sharing the photos or videos at this virtual platform. Deepak Sharma of Mayank Foundation told that in making the event a success, the

organizers Colonel Sharpshooterz with Team Teevra and Everest Sports and Mayank Foundation, Sports Craft, CQC, NFCI Global and Fast & Up, APS Beas, DPS Jalandhar have joined hands as Event partners. Cycling Icon Sohan Singh Sodhi of Hussainiwala Riders said that sports enthusiasts of the border district are looking forward to participate in the event dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The residents of Ferozepur will give a befitting homage to the hero of the land Shaheed Bhagat Singh.Giving details about the various sporting events, Colonel Jasdeep Singh Nagpal said that running events will include basic running for 2 to 5 km and advance

running will have events of 10, 21 and 42 km respectively. Whereas, basic cycling includes 5 to 10 km and advanced cycling 30, 50 and100 km respectively will be organized in cycling events and a yoga events will includes series of Suryanamaskar exercises. These events included Dr. Sunita Godara (Asian Marathon Queen), Shweta Maurya (Ultra Marathon Runner and Mrs. India 2019), Garima Shankar (Cyclone Leader, accomplished cyclist and marathoner), Sanjeev Tyagi (International Yoga Instructor), Gurleen Arora (Gurgaon Marathon Runner, Ultra runner and cyclist), Neeti Bansal (Punjab's first female Ironman) will play the role of mentor.

h a n d i g a r h – Forevermark Presents Cthe Tribute Collection that

delivers beautiful diamond jewellery to wear every day. Comprising 22 rings accentuated with round brilliant, pear and oval cut diamonds, set in 18k white, yellow or rose gold. Each piece can be stacked and layered, or can be worn alone, for a bold yet refined look. Modern and effortless, each ring works equally for a woman who radiates quiet confidence or one who takes a more fearless approach to style. Intended to be worn and become part of your unique style and story, the Forevermark Tribute Collection is the ultimate diamond jewellery collection to wear as a symbol of your many qualities and achievements. Sachin Jain, Managing Director, De Beers - India said that The modern Indian woman today is confident, independent, successful, purposeful and sociable. She is unapologetic about her achievements and loves to celebrate every milestone and success. Through the Forevermark Tribute Collection, we demonstrate that our diamonds aren’t just for special occasions - they can be worn every day as a celebration of yourself and your personal journey.

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Vi launches new GIGAnet network campaign pan-India

URGAON / HISSAR : Vi the new brand born through the integration of two of India’s most loved telecom brands- GVodafone and Idea, today announced the launch of

GIGAnet, India’s strongest 4G network that will enable users to get ahead by staying connected with all that matters, in real time. India’s leading telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Limited has set up a world-class network with largest spectrum portfolio, huge capacity, and built on many principles of 5G architecture that help in delivering a superior network experience. GIGAnet is the result of the largest network integration completed in record time and the first-of-its-kind spectrum refarming exercise in the world. Deploying India’s largest AI powered ma-MIMOs sites, GIGAnet has India’s largest deployment of universal cloud, making it the strongest, future-ready, new-age, dynamic network of these times, to accommodate the enormous amount of data traffic that the post Covid world has seen. Announcing the launch of GIGAnet, Vishant Vora, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited said, “The role of telecom networks is no longer restricted to calling or internet surfing, rather it has become the ‘oxygen’ to survive and thrive. GIGAnet is Vi’s effort to move beyond connectivity to be the platform for a digital society. It offers faster downloads & uploads, low latency and real-time connectivity. We have deployed technology whereby parts of the NW have the ability to self-optimize to meet demand where necessary.

MCM holds webinar HANDIGARH: MCM holds engaging webinar on challenges before Indian economyWith the aim of Creflecting upon the current state of the Indian economy and

deliberating upon the challenges lying ahead, the Postgraduate Department of Economics at Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women organised a highly relevant webinar on the topic 'Indian Economy- Challenges Ahead'. Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal, IAS, Former

C h i e f S e c r e t a r y, Government o f P u n j a b graced the webinar as the Chief Guest and Prof. J.S. B e d i ,

Professor of Economics, IDC, Chandigarh was the Guest of Honour. Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava inaugurated the webinar by welcoming the distinguished guests and participants from across the country numbering upto 600. In her inaugural address, Dr. Bhargava impressed that the slowdown which the Indian economy was already witnessing due to diverse factors has been augmented by the outbreak of COVID-19. Sharing Mohammed Iqbal's words 'kuch baat hai ki hasti mit-ti nahi hamari', Dr. Bhargava asserted that the Indian economy has always shown resilience.

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Taylor Swiftsends KatyPerry anembroideredblanket forbaby girl

A merican singer KatyPerry and OrlandoBloom's newborn girl,Daisy Dove Bloom,received an extraspecial present from

Taylor Swift--a pink silk blanket.The 'Roar' songstress Katy sharedto Instagram-- photos of the person-alised gift she re-ceived from the'cardigan' singer.Katy captioned thepictures of the silkblanket, "Miss [daisyemoji, dove emoji]adores her hand-embroidered blankiefrom miss @taylor-swift.Hope it's oneshe drags around foryears till it becomesan unrecognizable shred that shekeeps in her pocket as a teenager."In a sweet gesture, Katy tagged thelocation of her post as 'Stream Folk-lore,' which is the name of Taylor'seighth studio album.Along with the blanket, Swift sentKaty and Orlando a note, which isdated May 3, 2020. It appears thatthe gift was sent about a month afterthe couple announced that theywere having a daughter. Katyshared the news with fans on socialmedia in April, posting a photo ofOrlando with pink cream on his facewith the caption, "It's a girl."According to E!News, it's been justover two years since the superstarsingers made peace after years ofrumoured tension. As fans may re-call, the alleged feud between the30-year-old singer and Perry, report-edly started over backup dancers.However, in May 2018, Katy extend-ed a literal olive branch to Taylorahead of her Reputation Tour, put-ting an end to any drama betweenthe stars.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020SHORT

TALKS

GLAMOURTaapsee marksInternationalDemocracy Day withpoem 'Samwad'

ctor Taapsee Pannu on Tuesday threw some powerful questions to-wards the citizens of the country as she recited a new poem 'Samwad'to mark the International Democracy Day. The 'Thappad' actor tookto Instagram to share a short video illustration based on the impor-tance of freedom of speech. Pannu has given her voice over for thevideo with the recitation of the speech. Throughout the poem, Pannuis seen stating the importance of raising questions in a democracy."Chalo naye bharat ko banaye mahaan, na darr, na jumle, bas in-saaniyat ki pehchaan. Rakhein hum aisi buniyaad, ho safal, kar sabsesamwad," Taapsee recited the poem.

The 33-year-old actor went on to talk about the importance of rais-ing questions in the caption of the post. "Because when you raise questions ask-ing for better for your country it's not anti-national it's coz you love your coun-try and countrymen beyond all fears and feel it's potential is still untapped," shewrote. "To the Largest Democracy of the world, let's make sure we preserve our'rights' and perform the 'duties'," she added. The 'Pink' actor recited the poem'Samwad' in the Punjabi language as well. This marks Taapsee's third poem onsocial issues after her two poems - 'Pravasi' and 'Safar' - on the migrant crisis.

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Harami' an Indo- Americanproduction feature film,written and directed byShyam Madiraju and fea-turing Emraan Hashmi hasofficially been se-lected to be a

part of the main competition sec-tion (New Horizons) of the Bu-san International Film Festi-val 2020.

One of the 10 filmsfrom nine countries in thecompetition, 'Harami' is theonly Indian film to be se-lected for this year's maincompetition. In a year dras-tically affected by COVID-19, besides Venice, Busan isthe only other festival that's tak-ing place physically. All 194 filmsselected this year for the festival willall be screened physically in theatres. The fes-tival is taking place from 21- 30 October2020. On the film getting into main selection atBusan Film Festival, Shyam Madiraju said, "Asa filmmaker, I'm truly elated that 'Harami' hasbeen invited to be a part of Busan Festival'smain competition section. Korea is the epicen-

tre of the filmmaking universe right now, soit's an immense honour to be a part of theircelebration of cinema this year." Sharinghis experience while shooting for the filmin the city of dreams, he added, ' Harami',

while set in the streets and slumsof Mumbai is a universal

story of hope and re-demption. The film, a

labour of love, tookme over two yearsto just scout dur-ing numerousvisits to Indiaand despite allthe monumen-tal challenges

we shot live inVictoria Termi-

nus, Bombay Cen-tral, and other trains

stations, a feat not for thefaint-hearted. With crews over 200including international talent fromAmerica, UK, Denmark and SouthAfrica, Harami was a global pro-duction set in the slums of Dharaviand crowded streets of Mohamed AliRoad."

Emraan starrer 'Harami'selected in Busan Film

S inger Brad Paisley and his wife KimberlyWilliams-Paisley have pledged one millionmeals to help fight hunger in the US.

According to Fox News, the couple hadopened a free grocery store earlier this year hasdecided to provide around one million free nu-tritious meals in September. The initiative billedas the Million Meal Donation Tour started off inDetroit last week. The two-week-long tour con-

sists of visits to food banks in 16 major cities ofAmerica including Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta,

Miami, New York, Nashville and it will end inChicago on September 21. The couple made the an-

nouncement about their initiative through a short videoof themselves that they shared on Brad Paisley's Insta-gram on Monday (local time). They said that their foodbrand Tiller and Hatch has collaborated with FeedingAmerica for the initiative. "These are tough times, butwe are all in this together -- and it is important to lenda helping hand when you can. For #HungerAction-Month @tillerandhatch has partnered with@feedingamerica for a Million Meal Donation Tour,"the caption of the post said.

Brad Paisley, wifepledge one millionmeals to help fight

hunger in US

A ctor Kartik Aaryan treated hisfans to a workout picture ofhimself during the wee hours onTuesday. The 'Pati Patni AurWoh' actor took to Instagram toshare the picture. The post-

workout session picture features Aaryan in a greytraining tank top in which he is also seen wearingthe post-exercise gow on his face. "Midnightworkout, Was so busy doing nothing in the day,"he wrote in the caption.

The picture received love from many of the'Love Aaj Kal' actor's fans along with his 'PatiPatni Aur Woh' co-star Bhumi Pednekar com-menting on it with a fire emoji.

Kartik Aaryantreats fans with

midnightworkout selfie

Kareena wishes sister Riddhima onbirthday with their childhood picture

A ctor Kareena Kapoor Khan extendedbirthday greetings to her cousin sisterand late legendary actor RishiKapoor's daughter Riddhima KapoorSahni with a priceless throwback pic-ture. The 'Jab We Met' actor took to In-

stagram to share the throwback picture from her child-hood. The monochrome picture that features theKapoor sisters -- Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor andRiddhima Kapoor -- along with their grandfather andiconic superstar Raj Kapoor.

While the toddlers Kareena and Riddhima are seenseated on the lap of their grandfather in the picture,Karisma Kapoor is seen standing next to Raj Kapoorwith her hands wrapped around his neck.

"Sister sledge, Happy birthday beautiful Ridz @rid-dhimakapoorsahniofficial," she wrote in the caption.

Daughter of superstars Rishi Kapoor and NeetuKapoor -- Riddhima Kapoor Sahni -- celebrated herbirthday in Mumbai with her family last night, whichwas also joined by the family's close friend and actorsSoni Razdan and Alia Bhatt.

AyushmanncongratulatesChaitanya Tamhane onbagging two top awardsat Venice Film Festival

A ctor Ayushmann Khur-rana on Monday con-gratulated filmmakerChaitanya Tamhaneafter his masterpiece'The Disciple' was hon-

oured with Best Screenplay award atVenice International Film Festival.After bagging the FIPRESCI award atthe prestigious Venice Film Festival,whose closing ceremony was held onSaturday, Chaitanya Tamhane's 'The

Disciple' has received the secondaward which is a landmark in the his-tory of Indian cinema. 'The Disciple' isthe first Indian film to have been se-lected in a major competition catego-ry at a European film festival in 20years.Khurrana, who is the poster boy ofcontent cinema in India, took to hisInstagram Story to congratulate thefilm-maker Tamhane. He wrote, "TheDisciple has bagged the prestigiousFIPRESCI award at the 2020 VeniceFilm Festival! It is also the first Indianfilm in 30 years to do so! Congratula-tions Chaitanya Tamhane! The entirenation is proud of you!" 'The Disciple'was premiered last week at the pres-tigious festival. The Marathi film isabout personal and professional ex-periences of a Hindustani classicalsinger.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

CAMS to launch IPOon Sep 21, NSE todivest over 37 pcMUMBAI: Chennai-based ComputerAge Management Services (CAMS)will open its initial public offering onSeptember 21, according todocuments filed by the company atSecurities and Exchange Board ofIndia (SEBI). The red herringprospectus says anchor investors'book will open for a day on September18. Chennai-headquartered CAMS isa technology-driven financialinfrastructure and services provider tomutual funds and other financialinstitutions with over two decades ofexperience. The company is India'slargest registrar and transfer agent ofmutual funds with an aggregatemarket share of 70 per cent. Themaiden public issue consists of anoffer for sale of 1.82 crore equityshares by NSE Investments. The offeralso includes a reservation of 1.82lakh equity shares for eligibleemployees. The public offerconstituting at least 37.5 per cent ofpost-offer paid-up equity capital willclose on September 23. The offer forsale indicates that the NSEInvestments is going to offload itsentire stake (37.5 per cent) in CAMSvia initial public offering. The equityshares are proposed to be listed onBSE. Kotak Mahindra CapitalCompany, HDFC Bank, ICICISecurities and Nomura FinancialAdvisory and Securities India are bookrunning lead managers to the issue.Link Intime India is registrar to theissue.

PAF aircraft crashesin Pakistan's AttockISLAMABAD: Pakistani Air Force(PAF) aircraft crashed near Pindigheb,Attock on Tuesday, said the air force ina statement. The airforce said that theincident took place during a routinetraining mission, however, no loss oflife was reported, The Dawn reported."The pilot ejected safely. No loss of lifeor property has been reported on theground," the statement further said. Aboard of inquiry has been ordered toinvestigate the crash which, Dawnreports, is the fifth incident to takeplace since the starting of this year. InMarch this year, A PAF aircraft crashednear Shakarparian in Islamabad duringrehearsals for a parade on March 23 inwhich a wing commander lost his life.A PAF trainer aircraft crashed onFebruary 12 during a routine trainingmission near Takht Bhai in KhyberPakhtunkhwa's Mardan district. Dawnreported that it was the third PAFtraining aircraft to have crashed duringa routine training mission in less thantwo months.Another PAF aircraft, in thesame month, which was also on aroutine operational training hadcrashed near the Lahore-MultanMotorway. However pilots, in bothplane crashes, had ejected safely. InJanuary, a PAF aircraft had crashedwhile on a training mission nearMianwali. Both pilots aboard the PAFFT-7 aircraft lost their lives in the crash.

Israel set to imposesecond lockdown fromSeptember 18 as COVID-19 cases surgeTEL AVIV: Israel to set to impose anational lockdown for the second timebeginning from September 18, in viewof the surge in coronavirus cases inthe country. According to The Times ofIsrael, Israeli ministers on Sundayapproved a three-week nationallockdown as the country is reportingaround 4,000 COVID-19 caseseveryday. The new lockdown is set tobegin over the upcoming Jewishholidays. The lockdown is set to takeplace from 2 pm (local time) onSeptember 18, which would be hoursbefore the start of Rosh Hashanah,the Jewish New Year. The lockdown,was, however, criticised by manysectors of the workforce and was alsoslammed by the opposition as wellciting it as a "proof of governmentfailure". Under the restrictions, Israeliswould be restricted from travellingbeyond 500 metres from their homeexcept for essential needs, reportedThe Times of Israel quoting PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu at apress conference. Schools wouldremain shut, however, for businessand public sector employees, strictlimitations are in place, which thePrime Minister did not specify.Supermarkets, pharmacies and otheressential businesses would be allowedto remain open and deliveries wouldbe permitted. Netanyahu noted "thehigh price" posed by the lockdownmeasures upon the people but arguedthat there was no other choice. Hesaid the Israeli economy was doingbetter than other countries.

Over 300 volunteers get Russian COVID-19vaccine, 14 pc have minor complaintsMOSCOW: Over 300 volunteers have been inoculated during the post-registration trials of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, around14 percent of them have reported fatigue, muscle pain or high bodytemperature, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Tuesday."Over 300 persons have been vaccinated. Around 14 percent have minorcomplaints about fatigue or slight muscle pain during the day, theysometimes have a high temperature," Murashko told reporters. These slightcomplications were predictable, "this is what the manual says," the ministersaid.

India slips to 54th globally in home price appreciation: surveyAGENCYMUMBAI, SEP 15

India ranks at the 54th spot among 56countries and territories tracked byleading international propertyconsultancy Knight Frank in terms ofappreciation in residential real estateprices with a decline of 1.9 per centyear-on-year in home prices.

As compared to Q1 2020, India

moves down 11 spots in the GlobalHouse Price Index Q2 from 43rd rankto 54th rank.

"The residential sector has beenimpacted by low demand across mostmarkets in India. Further, theslowdown due to the pandemic in theglobal economy has adversely affectedthe real estate sector and thepurchasing power of homebuyers,"said Shishir Baijal, Chairman and

Managing Director of Knight FrankIndia.

"While a lot will depend on whenthe economy opens up completely, thecurrent softening of prices can bebeneficial for the end-users to maketheir purchase decisions. Further,lower home loan interest rate canprovide the right motivation for housepurchase," he said in a statement onTuesday.

Knight Frank's Global House PriceIndex tracks the movement inmainstream residential prices across56 countries and territories worldwideusing official statistics.

In the 12-month percentage changefor the period Q2 2019 to Q2 2020,Turkey led the annual rankings withprices up 25.7 per cent year-on-year,followed by Luxembourg at 13.9 percent and Lithuania with 12.4 per cent.

Sensex rallies 288 pts; Nifty tops 11,500

MUMBAI, SEP 15

Domestic equity benchmarkSensex surged 288 points onTuesday, tracking strongbuying sentiment in bankingcounters amid positive cuesfrom global markets.

The 30-share BSE indexended 287.72 points or 0.74per cent higher at 39,044.35.The broader NSE Nifty rose81.75 points or 0.71 per cent to11,521.80. IndusInd Bank wasthe top gainer in the Sensexpack, rallying over 4 per cent,followed by Bharti Airtel, AxisBank, ICICI Bank, BajajFinance, Sun Pharma, HDFCand Kotak Bank. On the other

hand, Titan, Maruti, ITC,Asian Paints, HCL Tech andBajaj Auto were among thelaggards. Domestic equitiestraded a positive note throughthe day tracking firm cuesfrom global markets andsustained foreign fund inflow,traders said. Foreigninstitutional investors boughtequities worth Rs 298.22 croreon a net basis on Monday,exchange data showed.Bourses in Shanghai, HongKong and Seoul ended withgains, while Tokyo slipped inthe red. Stock exchanges inEurope were trading on apositive note in early deals.Meanwhile, global oil

benchmark Brent crude wastrading 1.49 per cent higher atUSD 40.20 per barrel. In the

forex market, the rupeetumbled 16 paise to close at73.64 against the US dollar.

MUMBAI: The rupeepared early gains to settle 16paise lower at 73.64(provisional) against the USdollar on Tuesday even asdomestic equity markettraded in the positiveterritory. At the interbankforex market, the domesticunit witnessed highvolatility. It opened on astrong note at 73.33, but lostground during the day andfinally closed at 73.64against the US dollar,registering a fall of 16 paiseover its previous close of73.48. During the session,the local currency witnessedan intra-day high of 73.33and a low of 73.72 againstthe greenback. Meanwhile,the dollar index, which

gauges the greenback'sstrength against a basket ofsix currencies, fell 0.16 percent to 92.90. On thedomestic equity marketfront, the 30-share BSEbenchmark Sensex wastrading 266.63 points higherat 39,023.26, and thebroader NSE Niftyadvanced 78.35 points to11,518.40. Foreigninstitutional investors werenet buyers in the capitalmarket as they purchasedshares worth Rs 298.22crore on a net basis onMonday, according toexchange data. Brent crudefutures, the global oilbenchmark, rose 0.28 percent to USD 39.72 perbarrel.

NEW DELHI, SEP 15

Multiplex operator PVR Cinemassuffered a consolidated loss after taxof Rs 226 crore in the first quarter(April to June) of the current financialyear as compared to a profit of Rs 18crore during the corresponding periodof last year. The revenues in Q1 FY21totalled Rs 55 crore as compared to Rs887 crore in Q1 FY20 due to theoutbreak of COVID-19 andconsequent lockdown.

Consolidated earnings beforeinterest, taxes, depreciation andamortisation (EBITDA) loss for thequarter was Rs 73 crore as against apositive EBITDA of Rs 285 crore inthe same period last year.

The company undertook a seriesof short-term and long-term measuresincluding temporary pay cuts,workforce reductions, suspension ofthird party contracts, and othertemporary and permanent coststructure changes to aggressivelycontrol costs as well as augmentliquidity.

PVR said it successfully managed

to control its monthly fixed cost at Rs32 crore, lower than Rs 150 crore inQ1 of FY20. This resulted in thecompany managing its liquidityefficiently even in a challengingsituation. During the quarter, PVRalso successfully completed its rightsissue for Rs 300 crore. The issue wassubscribed 2.24x which is the highestoversubscription for a rights issue inthe last 15 years.

"This truly reflects the confidenceshareholders have in the company'sability to bounce back from thistemporary setback," it said in astatement.

PVR Q1 loss at Rs 226 cras revenue nil from core

movie business

CHANDIGARH, SEP 15

Telecom Major BSNL, has announcednew prepaid plans in a bid to rope inmore customers to its network. Thefirst of two plans introduced is PV-1499 which is an annual recharge plan.With this plan user will get unlimitedcalls with a limit of 250 minutes perday to any network, 24 GB data and100 SMS per day .As a promotionaloffer ,BSNL also announced that ifcustomers purchase the plan with in thefirst 90 days of it being made availablein the market, they will get anadditional 30 days validity, thereforegiving users a maximum 395 daysvalidity.

BSNL had also introduced STV-49on a promotional basis for 90 days .This plan is benefitted for those userswho don't prefer using data much ontheir phones. It comes with a validity

of 28 days and offers 100 minutes offree calling ,after FUP is reached 45paise per minute for calls will becharged. This also offers 2GB free data& 100SMS. Additionally,Top Up of Rs.100 has also been launched as apromotional offer for 90 days.Customers will get full talktime on TopUp of Rs 100 on every Sunday.Sandeep Diwan CGMT, Punjab Circlesaid that BSNL is committed to offerexcellent services at affordable price toits esteemed customers. Details in thisregard may be seen at our websitewww.punjab.bsnl.co.in.

BSNL offers promotionalcombo vouchers

China warns US over US-Taiwan economic talksTAIPEI, SEP 15

China warned the UnitedStates on Monday ofpotential serious damage totheir relations if it does notwithdraw from an upcomingeconomic meeting withTaiwan that is expected to beattended by a seniorAmerican official.

Chinese foreign ministryspokesman Wang Wenbinurged the US at a dailybriefing to "stop all forms ofofficial exchanges withTaiwan, so as to avoidserious damage to China-USrelations and peace andstability across the TaiwanStrait.

Taiwanese mediareported that US UnderSecretary of State forEconomic Growth, Energy,and the Environment Keith

Krach is planning to visit theisland later this week for aneconomic and commercialdialogue with Taiwan'sgovernment.

The visit would followone by US Health SecretaryAlex Azar last month. Azarwas the highest-level USCabinet official to visit sincea break in formal ties

between the US andTaiwanese government in1979, when the US accepteda one-China policy withBeijing as its government.

A visit by Krach is likelyto inspire further anger fromChina. China considers self-ruled Taiwan part of its ownterritory, and stronglyopposes any official contacts

between other nations andthe island.

Taiwan's Ministry ofForeign Affairs confirmedlast week that it was innegotiations with the US onsuch talks, but did notcomment on a specific dateor who might attend fromWashington.

Tensions are highbetween the US and Chinaover issues including trade,cybersecurity, technologyand Hong Kong's newnational security law.

Relations havedeteriorated further since thecoronavirus outbreak. Trumpblames China for thepandemic, and he and hisadministration haverepeatedly accused thecountry of hiding crucialinformation about the virusfrom the global community.

Gold rises by Rs 422,silver jumps Rs 1,013

NEW DELHI, SEP 15

Gold prices rose by Rs 422 to Rs 53,019 per 10gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid rupeedepreciation and positive global trend, accordingto HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closedat Rs 52,597 per 10 gram in the previous trade.Silver also witnessed buying interest as it jumpedRs 1,013 to Rs 70,743 per kilogram from Rs69,730 per kilogram in the previous trade. "Spotgold prices for 24 carat in Delhi rose by Rs 422 onrupee depreciation and rally in internationalprices," HDFC Securities Senior Analyst(Commodities) Tapan Patel said. The rupee paredearly gains to settle 16 paise lower at 73.64(provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. Inthe international market, gold was trading higher atUSD 1,963 per ounce, while silver quoted flat atUSD 27.31 per ounce. "Gold prices traded strongon Tuesday on broad dollar weakness ahead of theUS Federal Open Market Committee meet. Goldwitnessed buying on economic growth concernsover rising virus cases across the globe," Patel said.

ICICI Bank gets exemption for over 30 pcshareholding in two insurance arms

MUMBAI, SEP 15

Private sector lender ICICIBank has been exemptedfrom provisions of theBanking Regulation Actrelating to shareholdingabove 30 per cent in its twoinsurance subsidiaries. Theexemption is for three years."As previously announced byICICI Lombard GeneralInsurance Company Ltd, ithas proposed an acquisition

of another general insurancebusiness which ifconsummated will result inICICI Bank's shareholdingreducing to less than 50 percent," it said. Last month,ICICI Lombard hadannounced the merger ofBharti Axa's non-lifeinsurance business withitself. Sub-section (2) ofSection 19 of the BankingRegulation Act 1949provides that no banking

company will hold more than30 per cent shares in anycompany. The exemption toICICI bank will facilitatecompliance with the BankingRegulation Act. "Theexemption during itsoperation may permit bothICICI Lombard GeneralInsurance and ICICIPrudential Life Insurance toconsider strategic optionssuch as mergers andacquisitions or capital raise.

Rupee settles 16 paise lowerat 73.64 against US dollar

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 202012

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