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Arjun Rampalsummoned byNCB for todayMUMBAI: The Narcotics Con-trol Bureau has summoned Bol-lywood actor Arjun Rampal hereon Wednesday for questioningin a drugs case, an NCB official

said on Tuesday.Rampal hasbeen asked toremain presentbefore the NCBteam, which isconducting aprobe into the al-leged Bolly-wood- drugs

nexus following the death of ac-tor Sushant Singh Rajput, theofficial said.This is the second time that theNCB will question the model-turned-actor in the drugs case.Earlier, he was questioned bythe agency on November 13 foraround seven hours.

Life certificatesubmission date forpensioners extendedCHANDIGARH: Giving relief tothe pensioners of the state,Haryana Chief Minister, Mr.Manohar Lal has decided to ex-tend the date of submission ofJeevan Pramaan Patra (DigitalLife Certificates for Pensioners)upto February 28, 2021.Giving information in this re-gard, an official spokespersonsaid that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, pensioners havebeen given time from November1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 tosubmit their Jeevan PramaanPatras( Life Certificates). Thespokesperson said that pen-sioners would be disbursedpension by the Pension Dis-bursing Authority (PDA) duringthis period.

Haryana waivesoff rent of shopsat bus standsCHANDIGARH: Haryana Gov-ernment has decided to waiveoff the entire rent of the shopslocated at the bus stands ofHaryana Roadways for the peri-od from April 1 to June 30,2020. Besides this, for the peri-od from July 1 to July 31, 2020,50 percent rent of such shopswill also be waived off.Giving information in this re-gard, Haryana Transport Minis-ter, Mr. Mool Chand Sharmasaid that a proposal to this effecthas been approved by ChiefMinister, Mr. Manohar Lal.

AAP to contest 2022 UP Assemblyelections: KejriwalNEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minis-ter Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesdayannounced that the Aam AadmiParty will contest the forthcom-ing Uttar Pradesh Assemblyelections in 2022."In eight years, the AAP formed

governmentthrice in Delhiand has comeout as main op-position in Pun-jab. We willfight UttarPradesh As-sembly elec-tions in 2022,"Kejriwal said.

"Many brothers and sisters ofUttar Pradesh live in Delhi.When AAP formed govt thirdtime in Delhi, then many peoplebelonging to UP gave us sug-gestions that we should contestpolls in the state. They said thatthey were unhappy from thepresent parties in the state," headded.

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SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, DEC 15

Visitors can now visit Wild life sanc-tuary of Harike Pattan again.This in-formation was given by Sh. SadhuSingh Dharamsot, Forest Ministerwhile visiting Harike Wildlife Sanc-tuary at Harike Patan.

During this, he also launched aunique portrait depicting beautifulserene calmness and natural beauty ofHarike Pattan, prepared by Punjabbased Lawyer and nature Photogra-pher, Harpreet Sandhu, during hisspecial visit today at Harike Pattanalong with the Chief Wild Life War-

den Punjab, R.K Mishra, IFS. On thisoccasion Sh. Harminder Singh Gill,MLA Patti was also present. The por-trait depicts the most pretty and scenicwetland – Harike Pattan, which is fa-mous for migratory birds and the natu-ral lake which is created by the conflu-ence of Sutlej and Beas Rivers. Duringhis interaction with the reporters, hesaid that in order to make the sanctuarymore attractive, an earlier amount ofRs.15 crore which could not be re-leased due to the Covid-19 will be re-leased soon. He further said that for thisefforts, a committee would also bemade for the development of Wild lifewarden of Harike Pattan.

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: Two farmers of Patialadistrict lost their lives and eightothers received injuries late lastnight when their tractor trolleywas hit by a Tralla on fly over ofTravadi near to Karnal in neigh-bouring Haryana.According to the informationreaching here these farmers werereturning to their native place af-ter participating into ongoingprotest at Singhu Border of Delhi,where Punjab farmers are agitat-ing against three anti-FarmerLaws enacted by Narinder Modiled Union government and de-manding immediate scrapping ofthese laws. As per the reports ac-

cident took place as all of a sud-den the Tralla came from wrongside and resulted into a head oncollision between both vehicles. Itis learnt that after the collisiondriver of the ill fated tralla es-caped from the scene and injuredwere taken to Kalpna Chawlahospital. These farmers belonged to Vil-lage Safeda in Sanour block ofPatiala district. Those died in thisaccident as per information identi-fied as 62 years old Labh SinghSon of Mit Singh and 22 years oldGurpreet Singh Son of BalwinderSingh. Whereas injured includeSarpanch of Village Safeda andtwo brothers.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 15

Union Minister of Healthand Family Welfare, Dr.Harsh Vardhan, on Tues-day, released the factsheetsof key indicators on popu-lation, reproductive andchild health, family wel-fare, nutrition and othersfor 22 States/Union Terri-tories (UTs) of the FirstPhase of the 2019-20 Na-tional Family Health Sur-vey (NFHS-5) on Univer-sal Health Coverage Dayon December 12, 2020.

The press release stat-ed, “The fieldwork in theremaining 14 (Phase-II)States/UTs is currently un-der progress. The main ob-jective of successiverounds of the NFHS is toprovide reliable and com-parable datasets on health,family welfare and otheremerging issues.

The NFHS-5 is beingconducted in around 6.1lakh sample householdsto provide disaggregateddata up to district levels.And this data so generat-ed when completed

would be comparablewith NFHS-4 without any loss of in-formation.”

The main objective ofsuccessive rounds of theNFHS is to provide reli-able and comparabledatasets on health, familywelfare and other emerg-ing issues. Four rounds ofNFHS (1992–93, 1998–99,2005–06 and 2015–16)have been successfullycompleted in India. All therounds of NFHS have beenconducted by the Interna-tional Institute for Popula-tion Sciences (IIPS),Mumbai, as the nationalnodal agency. Earlier theHealth Ministry itself usedto conduct District LevelHealth Survey (DLHS)and Annual Health Survey(AHS).

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 15

The National Green TribunalTuesday directed the Punjabgovernment to limit the numberof stone crushers as per carry-ing capacity of source of rawmaterial available.

The carrying capacity ad-dresses the question as to howmany stone crushers can be per-mitted into any area without therisk of of degrading the envi-ronment there.

The green panel also directed the author-

ities to take stringent action against the stonecrushers not having accountable sources ofraw materials.

A bench headed by NGTChairperson Justice A K Goelsaid there is huge amount of il-legal mining to the tune ofmore than one crore metrictonnes of the value of morethan Rs 600 crore.

It also expressed concernover lack of action on theground and said only paperwork is being done for calcu-

lating compensation for damage to environ-ment.

NGT directs Punjab govtto limit stone crushers

Harike Wildlife Sanctuary opens for visitors again

Two farmers of Patiala die inroad mishap near Karnal India’s population

stabilising as totalfertility rate declines

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 15

UK Foreign Secretary DominicRaab on Tuesday announced acloser collaboration with India onan 'enhanced trade partnership',which will boost bilateral tradeand investment in both nations.

During his bilateral visit inNew Delhi with External AffairsMinister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar,Raab said: "The UK and Indiahave an invaluable and indispen-sable partnership, and we lookforward to strengthening it in theyears ahead. Together we can de-

liver an Enhanced Trade Partner-ship next year, combine our cybersecurity expertise to protect ourcitizens and join forces to protectglobal health and promote thingslike vaccine production."

According to an official re-lease by the British High Com-mission in India, the enhancedtrade partnership will unlock eco-nomic benefit for the UK and In-dia, and will boost bilateral tradeand investment ahead of a futureFree Trade Agreement, which al-ready stands at almost 24 billioneuros and grew by 11 per cent inthe last financial year. As a major

power in the Indo-Pacific region,closer UK-India economic, scien-tific and security ties will boostgrowth and create job for Britonsand Indians and bring together theexpertise of both countries to ad-vance medicine and research, ac-cording to the High Commission.

Raab also asserted the UK's ambi-tion of a strengthened UK-India re-lationship over the next 10 yearsduring his visit. "As ClimateChange Conference (COP26)President and G7 President nextyear we will work closely with ourIndian friends, as they return to theUN Security Council, to boosttrade, promote peace and work to-gether as a force for good through-out the Indo-Pacific," he remarked.According to the release, the UKForeign Secretary's visit markedthe latest step by the UK to buildcloser relationships with like-minded countries.

UK to enhance trade with India to boost relations

Conspiracy going on toconfuse farmers: ModiReiterates farm laws in favour of farmers

AGENCYKUTCH, DEC 15

At a time when farmers areprotesting against the three farmlaws, Prime Minister NarendraModi said here on Tuesday that aconspiracy is going on in andaround Delhi to confuse farmers.

The Prime Minister wasspeaking at Dhordo in Kutch,Gujarat during foundation stonelaying ceremony of several de-velopment projects in the state.These projects include a desali-nation plant, a hybrid renewableenergy park, and a fully automat-ed milk processing and packingplant. Chief Minister of GujaratVijay Rupani was present on theoccasion.

"Farmers are being misledabout the new agrarian reforms.They are being told that otherswill occupy their lands. The agri-culture reforms that have takenplace are exactly what farmer

bodies and even Opposition havebeen asking over the years. Gov-ernment of India is always com-mitted to farmer welfare and wewill keep assuring the farmersand addressing their concerns,"he said. "People who are sittingin the opposition and misleadingfarmers today were in the favourof these farm reforms duringtheir government. They could notmake a decision during their gov-ernment. Today when the nationhas taken a historical step then

these people are misleadingfarmers," he added. Remember-ing the 2001 earthquake in Kutchthat caused huge destruction inthe area, the Prime Minister saidpeople of Kutch have turned dis-appointment into hope, and it isone of the fastest developing ar-eas in the country today. "TodayKutch has taken a big step to-wards new-age technology andnew age economy. It is one of thefastest developing areas in thecountry. Connectivity is improv-

ing here day by day. People ofKutch turned disappointmentinto hope,' PM Modi said. Hesaid that even a big earthquakecouldn't shatter the morale ofKutch residents and over the last20 years, Gujarat introducedmany farmer-friendly schemes."Everyone stood-up again afterthe quake and now look wherehave they taken Kutch...Gujaratwas among the earliest to workon strengthening solar energy ca-pacities...

Interacts with Gujarat peasantsDHORDO : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with farm-ers from Kutch district of Gujarat, including those from Punjab who havesettled here, and also members of a local self-help group (SHG).The separate interactions took place on the sidelines of an event whereModi, on a day-long visit to Gujarat, laid foundation stones for a host of proj-ects in the border district.The PM met delegations of farmers from Punjab settled in Kutch district aswell as local cultivators and heard their issues with Chief Minister Vijay Ru-pani accompanying him. Sikh farmers cultivate land in areas near the Indo-Pak border.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 15

Union Minister of ParliamentaryAffairs Pralhad Joshi has said thathe has informally contacted floorleaders of various political partiesand they have expressed their con-cerns about the ongoing COVID-19pandemic and opined of doing awaywith Winter Session of the Parlia-ment.

The Minister said this in a letterdated December 14, 2020, ad-dressed to Congress leader AdhirRanjan Chowdhury who on Decem-ber 3 wrote to Lok Sabha SpeakerOm Birla for convening a short win-ter session of Parliament.

"You are aware that the Mon-soon Session of Parliament wasslightly delayed, and was held inSeptember 2020 due to an extraor-dinary situation arising out ofCOVID-19 pandemic, following allprecautionary protocols under thestandard guidelines making speciallogistical arrangments and with ac-tive cooperation of Members of Par-liament from across party lines. As aresult, the session proved to be oneof the most productive sessions ofParliament with 27 Bills passed byboth Houses in 10 continuous sit-

tings," the Minister said in his letter.He said that the winter months

are very crucial for managing thepandemic because of recent spurt incases during this period, particular-ly in Delhi.

"At present, we are in the mid-dle of December and a covid vac-cine is expected very soon. In thisregard, I have informally contactedfloor leaders of various politicalparties and they have expressedtheir concerns about the ongoingpandemic and opined of doing awaywith Winter Session," he said. TheMinister said that the government iswilling to have the next session ofParliament at the earliest.

‘No winter sessionof Parliament’

Budget session in January

Johnson accepts Modi's invitation tobe Chief Guest at R-Day celebrationsLONDON: Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted the invitation byPrime Minister Narendra Modi to be Chief Guest at India's Republic Daycelebrations on 26 January, 2021 in New Delhi, informed UK Foreign Sec-retary Dominic Raab on Tuesday."UK PM Johnson has also accepted the very generous invitation to attendIndia's Republic Day celebrations in January, which is a great honour,"said Britain's foreign secretary.With this, Johnson becomes the second UK prime minister to attend theevent after John Major in 1993. On his part, India's foreign minister S Jais-hankar said Johnson accepting the invitation for the Republic Day was, ina way, symbolic of a new era in Indo-UK ties.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIt is brought to notice of the public at large that the original deed No. 3561 dated 29-09-2006 executed in the favour of Satpal son of Amar Singh son of Yodha Singh and Vishal Garg son of Tarsem Chand son of Walati Ram and Anita Rani D/o of Ashwani Kumar son of Jyoti Parshan and Ramesh Kumar son of Parkash Chand son of Roshan Lal and Sukhpal Ram son of Lachhman Dass son of Shadi Ram which have been missing by them it is informed by the party have not been mortgaged with any Bank/Finance Institution/person and same has missing, if any body have been objection regarding the mortgaging of the same may respond with 14 days to the undersigned.After the expiry of the stipulated period of 14 days, No Claim whatso ever shall be entertainThe detail of the propertyProperty measuring 4 Kanal 00 Marla i.e. 80/306 share of and measuring 15 Kanal 6 Marla Killa No. 53//3/2(0-4) 4/1(4-0) 7(8-0) 8/1(0-4) 13/2(0-2) 14(2-16) Khewat and Khata No. 61/43 min 61 Khata No. 195 Jamabandhi for the year 2006-07 of village Thuthianwali.By,Tarsem Chand MittalAdvocate, Chamber No. 511, Tehsil Complex Mansa,99153-16276

PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to inform & seek objections, if any, from general public that the Mrs. Sushila Sharma wife of Sh. Darshan Pal Sharma has left for heavenly abode on 17th October, 2020 and she was the joint allottee of property Plot No. 1117, in our project known as “Rosewood Estate” situated at Village Gulabgarh, Tehsil Derabassi Distt. SAS Nagar (Mohali). Mr. Dharshan Pal Sharma, Mr. Vipin Sharma, and Mrs. Shiwali Sharma the husband, the son and the daughter of the said deceased person have claimed as class-1 Legal heirs and have obtained a certificate of Legal Heir from from Municipal Councilor declaring three of them as the sole legal heir of the said deceased and further all the legal heirs have furnished their consent to transfer the whole share of said deceased person in the said property in the name of Mr. Vipin Sharma son of Sh. Darshan Pal Sharma and as such they had also submitted an undertaking in this respect as well. Any person or entities including any bank, societies(s) or financial institution having any claim, right, title or interest in the above said property in any manner whatsoever by way of sale, gift, lease, inheritance, exchange, mortgage, charge, lien, trust, possession, easement, attachment, license, maintenance or otherwise howsoever, shall bring the same to the notice of the unders igned in wr i t ing wi th suppor t ing documents/evidence within a period of 21 days from the date of this notice failing which such claim if any, shall be considered to be waived, abandoned and it shall be presumed that no person or entities including societies/bank/financial institution has any claim of any nature in repect of the said property and any subsequent claim shall not bind us in any manner.DirectorGupta Builders and Promoters (P) Limited(SCO 196-197, Ground Floor, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh, Pin Code: 160022)

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I Balbir S/o Antu Ram R/o Bodha, Tehsil Pehova Distt Kurukshetra Declared My Son Sukhdev & Rinku Are Out Of My Control. Both Are Out Of My Control. I Disown Both From My Movable Or I m m o v a b l e P r o p e r t i e s . Anybody Dealing With Them On Their Own Risk.

50008I Jaspal S/o Chuhar Ram R/o M u l l a n p u r Garibdass(mohali), Declared My Son Deepak Verma Is Out Of My Control, I Disown Him From My Movable And I m m o v a b l e P r o p e r t y . Anybody Can Deal With Him His/her Own Risk.

50008I Ramdhari S/o sh Shishpal R/o village Janesron Tehsil Indri District Karnal Declare that my son Subhash Chand and daughter-in-law Reena who are out of my ears and hear and fight with me. I evict them from my movable and immovable properties. In future, if someone deals with them or has a relationship, they themselves will be responsible . Today, my family and I have nothing to do with them.

100070I Karnail Singh S/o Sh Gaje Singh R/o village Kheri Maan Singh Tehsil Indri District Karnal that my son Bhupender Singh and son-in-law Geeta Devi who are out of my ears and hear and fight with me. I evict them from my movable and immovable properties. In future, if someone deals with them or has a relationship, they t h e m s e l v e s w i l l b e responsible . Today, my family and I have nothing to do with them

100070I Sukhpal Singh S/o Baldev Singh R/o Goniana Khurd (Bathinda) now at V. Fullan Wal (Ludhiana) declare that my wife Ramandeep Kaur, my daughters Jasmine Kaur Brar & Divleen Brar are out of my control and do not take care of me. So I evict them from my movable and immovable property.

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PUBLIC NOTICESI, Gurpreet Singh S/O Sarwan Singh R/O Maneli, Tehsil Khamanon (Fatehgarh Sahib) Declare That My Daughter Navdeep Kaur Is Out Of My Control, So I Disown Of Her F r o m M y M o v a b l e -I m m o v a b l e P r o p e r t i e s . Anybody Deals With Her Will Do So At Their Own Risk. I Will Not Responsible For Any Type Of Acts Done By Them.

63372I Gurcharan Kaur W/O Late Manjeet Singh R/O Village Issewal, Distt Ludhiana Have Declared That My Daughter Ramandeep Kaur Is Out Of My Control And I Have Disowned From My Moveable And Immoveable Property's Any Body Deal With Him At His Own Risk.

63372I Naresh Kumar S/O Tersam Lal R/O Nurmahal Distt Jalandhar Declare That I Know Two Names Naresh Kumar And Subh Raj Sharma 'Declare That My Son's Vineet In School Record His Father's Name Running As Subh Raj Sharma And Vineet Date Of Birth Wrongly But His Father's Correct And Complete Name Is Naresh Kumar And Vineet Correct D.O.B 08-02-2004 Concern Be Noted.

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PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to inform general public that MAGMA HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED Branch office at 2nd floor, Opposite Syndicate Bank, Dhand Road Kaithal (Haryana) has advanced a loan INR Rs 10.50 Lacs, vide Proposal No. HF/0420/H/19/100056 to Smt. Raksha Devi wife of Pitember Singh resident of village Bhuna,Tehsil Guhla, Distt Kaithal. The MAGMA HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED required the original previous sale deed no. 1666/1 dated 12.11.2002 for creating equitable mortgage but Hem Singh son of Pitember Singh (applicant) has lost the previous original sale deed no. 1666/1 dated 12.11.2002 in favour of previous owner namely Sh. Chander Bhan son of Chatru. In this regard Sh. Hem Singh has lodged a DDR no.132280522000535 dated 17.11.2020 at Police Siwan. As per declaration furnished by the present owner the said property is unencumbered and no mortgage has been created over the said property in favour of any other Bank or any financial Institution. The said property has never been sold or transferred to any person and the same is not a subject matter of any dispute in court of law. All person/s having any claim against or in respect the said property more particularly described in the schedule hereunder or any part thereof by way of sale, exchange, mortgage (equitable/registered). Gift, trust, inheritance, family arrangement, maintenance, bequest, partnership, possession, lease, sublease, tenancy, license, lien , charge, pledge, easement or otherwise howsoever are hereby requested to notify the same in writing to me with supporting documentary evidence at the address mentioned herein below within 7 days from the date of publication, failing which the claim, if any of such person will be considered to have been waived and my client shall proceed with the disbursement of loan and creation of mortgage in respect thereof. If any person having any grievance may please contact me on the address below:MANOJ CHAUHAN ADVOCATECHAMBER NO. 139DISTRICT COURTS KAITHAL. (HR)Mobile No. : 098960-41525

R. SINGH, (M.O O S.T), Ravinder Kumar, PATHANKOT, DEC - 15 Jasmeet Kaur, Dilpreet Kaur,

G a n a s h a m e t c . w e r e On December15 (World Aids present.SMO Pathankot Dr. Day), a state level function was Bhupinder Singh informed that organized in which Chief guest Pathankot's A.R.T. and O.S.T. Health Minister Punjab Balbir centre was honored for coming Singh Sidhu gave first position to first in Punjab for its marvelous pathankot's civil hospital's A.R.T performance. In addition to this, and O.S.T. centres in Punjab for A.R.T. Centre's staff nurse Monica outstanding performance. On was honored as Best Staff Nurse this occasion, Dr. Parvinder Kaur and Gaurav as Best Lab (S.M.O. A.R.T), Dr. Sunaina technician. On this occasion, the Sanan (M O.A.R.T) Monica, staff of O.S.T. and A.R.T under the Deepak, Upasana, Ashu, leadership of Dr. Bhupinder Kamaljeet Kaur, Ramandeep, Singh, Senior Medical Officer Manmeet Kaur, Doctor Nitin Misra reached Ludhiana.

ROHIT LAMSERTARAORI, DEC 15

Havan and Bhandaras were organized at Shiv Shakti Satsang Bhavan near Tarawari Nagar Khera to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sant Shiromani Baba Sain Bhagat Ji. In which Bhagwandas Kabirpanthi, senior BJP leader and former MLA of Neelokheri attended as the chief guest. The former MLA was welcomed with flower garlands on behalf of the people of the society. While addressing, he said that Sant Shiromani Baba Sain Bhagat Ji has always shown the way of truth and humanity. Even today, we should follow the ideals and path of truth shown by the organizers for organizing Chairman Virendra Bansal, Raju Sain, Bani Sain, Balwant him. He said that we all should Bhandara and Havan on the Praveen Sain, Ratna Sain, Sain, Gurmej Sain, Anil Sain, take a pledge that we should occasion of the birth anniversary Englishman Sain, Prem Sain, Ankit Sain, Ravi Sain, Mahavir always come forward in the work of Baba Sain Bhagat Ji. On this Mahindra Sain, Sanjay Sain, Sain, Satbir Sain, Pankaj Sain, of service and well-being of occasion, former Municipal Omprakash Sain, Satpal Sain, Rajiv Sain were present.mankind. He also congratulated

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Lao Tzu

KARNAL, DECE 15 ( ): While discussing the preparation and time management lectures by the students during the difficult period of Covid-19 organised by the Commerce Association, Principal Dr. Rampal Saini said that the students should ensure full participation in the classes conducted online and offline. The Principal said that saving time, guidance and proper planning accelerates the future, which determines our success. Therefore, it is necessary for every student to prepare for the examination by utilising the time, as well as focusing on the studies affected during the difficult period of Kovid-19 and getting guidance from their gurus. He also called upon all the students to be disciplined and wear masks and maintain proper distance. On this occasion, all the teachers and others of the Commerce Association and the department were present.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMA

lecture on time management delivered

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NSUI is with farmers : Abhyam

BUREAU, PATHANKOT, DEC - 15: Hundreds of activists of the District Pathankot NSUI demonstrated in favour of the farmers under the leadership of the Province President Akshay Sharma and District President Abhayam Sharma in the ongoing movement to protect the farmers globally. Members of the NSUI, along with dozens of vehicles, marched towards Shambhu border in the form of a large convoy in the presence of Honorable MLA Pathankot Amit Vij, supporting the farmers' movement. Abhayam Sharma said that if the central government is adopting a stubborn attitude then the spirits of the farmers are also higher than the Himalayas. Farmers have always sacrificed to protect Mother India with strong spirits like rocks and are still willing to make every kind of sacrifice to protect their entitlements. He said that it is very sad that the Central Government has time for all subjects which are insignificant in comparison to the issues of farmer movement. Today, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the people are united to support the farmers' struggle.

Pathankot Civil Hospital gets first prize Havan organised at Shiv Shakti Satsang Bhavan

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Circle KabaddiMahakumbh tobegin on Dec 20KARNAL: Circle Kabaddi Mahakumbh isbeing organised by Youth Sports ClubJani and all villagers. This Kabaddi Ma-hakumbh will be held in the village onDecember 20, in which around 50 teamswill test their strength. International levelplayers will also reach especially in thiscircle Kabaddi Mahakumbh. This infor-mation was given by Subhash Pahalwan.He informed me that the entry of all theteams will be till 10:00 pm on December20. After that there will be no entry of anyteam. A tie will be put in the ground fromthe second round itself. In a panchayat,two players from outside can play. Seniorplayers will be honoured on this occa-sion. He informed that the first winningteam will be awarded a prize of Rs71,000. Rs 41000 prize will be given tothe second coming team and Re 21thousand will be awarded to the thirdteam.

Villagers angry dueto water overflowMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Sewage pipeline was adminis-tered in village Matak Majri some timeago, but due to poor water drainage lev-el, the entire water is overflowing on theroad. Due to this, giving information thatthe villagers are facing a lot of problems,villagers Sachin Kumar, Ravinder, Vikas,Kapil, Dinesh, Subhash, Mahindra, Dis-trict Singh said that the seweragepipeline was laid under the supervision ofthe panchayat but the sewerage pipelinewas faulty. So all the water is collectingon the main road of the village and notmoving ahead because its level has notbeen corrected. Children and the elderlyhave to face a lot of problems due to theflooding of the road, many times thegram panchayat has been appealed inthis matter but no action was taken. Heexpressed anger against the administra-tion and appealed to resolve the prob-lem.In this matter, when the BDPO Indri, An-grez Singh Mork was asked, he said thatthis problem will be resolved soon andwater drainage will be corrected. If therehas been any negligence in this, actionwill also be taken. Sarpanch of MatakMajri village, Vandana Chaudhary said ifthere is any problem with water, it will berectified.

Resident of Ward 7attacked by twoSIMRAN NAGPALASSANDH: A case of attack by twounidentified persons has come to light onAnind Kumar Kumar, a resident of Ward7. In this case, a lawyer by profession,Anil Kumar has filed a report in the localpolice station. Here at CHC, Anil Kumarsaid that as he was going for some workin his car on Gaushala Road here, a ve-hicle stopped after overtaking him andtwo people attacked him with a fatal at-tack. He also said that he was shot. In hisrequest to the police, Anil said that he es-caped and saved his life by hiding in anearby house. He said that his familywas shocked by the said incident. Asthey have tried to kill him and threatenedhim. Anil said that he has requested thatthe culprits be arrested. He has fearedthat he may be attacked again.

‘Hinduism is theworld’s oldestreligion’DARSHAN LALNILOKHERI: No one becomes great byclaiming, but due to the origin of manyreligions and propagating knowledge,one definitely becomes great. Accordingto the research obtained, the civilisationthat settled between Indus and Saraswatiriver was the oldest and richest civiliza-tion in the world. It extended from pres-ent-day Afghanistan to India. Saraswatiwas a much larger river than the vast riv-er Indus in ancient times. People of thiscivilization had established religion, soci-ety, cities, trade, science etc. all over theworld. Vedas are the proof that Hinduismis the oldest religion in the world. Veda isthe first book in the world. Vedas are theoldest written documents of human civi-lization. First God gave knowledge to 4sages - Agni, Vayu, Angira and Aditya.These sages were neither Brahmins norDalits, nor Kshatriyas nor Vaishyas. Oth-er scriptures of the world were composedon the basis of Vedas. Those who haveread the Vedas know this very well andhatred for those who have not studied istheir religion. The Vedas are uniqueworks of the Vedic tradition of Vedic peri-od, which have been going on from gen-eration to generation since the last 6-7thousand BC. Professor Winternitz be-lieves that Vedic literature was composedin 2000-2500 BC. Actually, the Vedaswere not composed in any one period.Scholars began the creation of the Vedasin 4500 BC. It is believed to be com-posed gradually and finally it is believedthat the first Veda was compiled into 3parts - Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samave-da called 'Vedatrayi'. It is believed thatthe Vedas were divided during the time ofPururava Rishi before Rama's birth. TheAtharvaveda was later compiled by thesage Atharva.

Yograj Singh's arrestdemandedKARNAL: Yograj Singh's difficultieshave increased after giving a controver-sial statement during the farmers move-ment. After the Brahmin society demand-ed the arrest of Yograj Singh, now theRoed society has also opened its front.The Roed society has demanded actionagainst Yograj for hurting religious senti-ments and using hate speech againstwomen. Many people, including theyouth led by Ramphal Anjanthali andRavindra Arya Morkhi, reached the Dis-trict Secretariat and demanded strict ac-tion against Yograj. Ramphal Anjanthalisaid that Yograj has tried to spread ha-tred between Hinduism and Sikhism bygiving disputed statements which are notworth forgiving. Roed society is also veryhurt due to this.

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3HARYANACompartment exams for 10th, 12th on Jan 16CHANDIGARH: Haryana School Education Board, Bhiwani has decided to conduct one dayexamination of Secondary and Senior Secondary (Academic) compartment on January 16,2021. Date-Sheet of the examination has been uploaded on the official website of the boardwww.bseh.org.in. Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that keepingin mind the interest of the students, the compartment examination of all subjects of secondaryand senior secondary (academic) will be conducted by the Board on January 16, 2021 (Sat-urday) in a single day. The examination time will be from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. He said thatin view of the COVID-19 pandemic, all the candidates are informed to follow the guidelines is-sued by the government to ensure social distancing and wearing masks at the examinationcentre. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

SD SHARMAPANCHKULA, DECEMBER 15

The election activity to the Panchku-la Municipal Committee for 2020-25 session attained momentum with32 candidates filing nominations pa-pers onthe 4th day today. The Dis-trict Election Officer Mukesh Ku-mar Ahuja IAS, DC Panchkula dis-closed that all candidates had sub-mitted their nomination papers be-fore the Assistant District ReturningOfficer Mohd. Imran Raza IAS. Healso share that while KubhushanGoyal and Anju Goyal had filedtheir nomination papers for theMayor MC Panchkula with the oth-er 30 candidates filing for the fol-lowing respective wards ofPanchkula,

Ward no. 3-Benu Rao, W6 –Parvin and Munish, W7- ParveenKumari, W8- Ravikant Swamy andMamta Swami, W10- Gurmail Kaur,W11- Omwati Punia, W13- Rajku-mar Dohri, Balkar Saini and NavinBansal, W6- Vivek Sharma andSushil Garg, W15- Gautam Parsadand Jitender Parsad, W16-Salgi

Ram,W18- Amrinder Singh andKanhaiya Gupta, W19- ParamjitKaur, Harpreet Kaur and Ritu Raniand W10- Rakesh Kumar. Abovecandidates are either independentsor have patronage of different polit-

ical parties. Meanwhile SK NayyerPresident Citizens Walfare Associa-tion disclosed that for the first timethe CWA will be in the fray fieldingfive candidates for MC election2020-25 session.

32 candidates file nominationsfor Panchkula MC elections

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, DECEMBER 15

Congress President Kumari Sel-ja has said that the issue of farm-ers will be taken up in theHaryana assembly. These issueswill be raised vigorously. Shesaid that the state government inHaryana has attacked the farm-ers of Punjab and Haryana. Thepeople of the state will not for-give the sins committed againstfarmers. She said that the NDAgovernment at the Centre shouldfind a common solution by talk-ing positively to the farmers. Shespoke to reporters at the residence of Congressdistrict convenor Tarlochan Singh in Karnal.She reached here and mourned the demise ofTarlochan Singh's mother and comforted thefamily in this hour of crisis. Referring to thepeasant movement she said that the govern-ment instead of paying attention to the de-mands of farmers is not listening. This willlead to a very unacceptable solution. There isno need to raise SYL now. The governmentwants to divert attention from the issue offarmers.

She said the farmers movement is getting

wide support across the country. The move-ment should not be taken lightly by the gov-ernment. Harvinder Kalyan ,former MLABanta Ram Valmiki, Bhagwan Das Kabirpan-thi, Jagdeep Virk, Raghuveer Sandhu, PankajPoonia, Krishna Basatada, Dr. NavjotKashyap, Sunil Panwar, Ashok Khurana, Av-tar Singh, Rajesh Chaudhary, Munish ParvezRana, Avatar Singh, Rajendra Bhola, SatnamSingh, Sunhara Singh, Gagan Mehta, SurendraNumberdar, Vijay Mann, Amardeep Kadian,Surendra Numberdar, Rohit Joshi were pres-ent.

Govt must withdrawfarm laws: Selja

Central laws are deceiving farmers: HPCC PresidentROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: State President ofHaryana Pradesh Congress Com-mittee Selja said that the laws en-acted by the BJP government at theCentre for farmers are not in the in-terest of farmers but a gross decep-tion. He said that the peasant classwas already weak with the econom-ic situation and they were not gettingthe prices of the crops properly, butnow the BJP government at the Centre is working to cheat the farmers again. He said that the Congressparty is always with the farmers and against the three ordinances. The protest by the farmers in Delhi willnow be intensified. Under the leadership of National Joint Secretary and senior Congress leader LalitButana, the farmers had improved the morale of the farmers.She said that now this movement has become a movement not of farmers but of the common people.Selja said that on one side, where farmers from all over the country are uniting and opening a front byagitating against the central government, the same merchant class, shopkeepers and labourers as wellas the common people can support the farmers and raise the voice of the farmers. The demands of thefarmers are valid and the central government should resolve these demands soon. On this occasion,National Joint Secretary of All India Kisan Congress Committee and senior leader of Congress PartyLalit Butana said that the langar is being run for the farmers near the Nilokheri Butana on the nationalhighway, in which the farmers traveling and coming towards Delhi are having food. As long as the farm-ers' movement goes on, the langar will continue here. Several Congress workers and farmers were pres-ent on the occasion, including senior leader Lalit Butana, MLA from Assandh Shamsher Gogi, State Con-venor Munish Parvez Rana, Advocate Rafique Chauhan, Babu Ram, Banta Ram.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, DECEMBER 15

The BJP government is talking aboutvarious things during the farmermovement. BJP leaders say that thematter will be decided by negotiation.The Agriculture Minister and thePrime Minister of the country are al-ways ready to talk to the farmers. Butthe farmers are asking something elseand the government has decided whatis in their interest and want to talk onthose lines only. This is an amazingdemocratic government. Whenever ademocratic movement arises, they arelabeled as Pakistani or extremist spon-sored. The Kisan Wing of the organi-sation has reached out to thousands offarmers led by Advocate Chaudhary

Madanlal in support of farmers fromKurukshetra, Ambala, Kaithal, Kar-nal, Hisar Sirsa and Jind on the SinghuBorder and Kundli Border.

Advocate Madan Chaudhary saidthat his father Chaudhary ChamelSingh has dedicated his life to thismovement which was started for thebenefit of farmers. He himself has

been fighting for the interest of farm-ers under the leadership of NationalPresident Bharat Prem for the last sev-eral years. The farmers of Kuruk-shetra, Karnal and Yamunanagar havealways been taking part in the supportof the demands from the sugarcanemills. Madan Chaudhary is the StatePresident of the Farmers Wing and isworking for the welfare of farmersfrom Kurukshetra. He said that thepresent government is not doing wellby neglecting the farmers. Kuruk-shetra will soon respond in the forth-coming elections of the government.And on the call of the national presi-dent Bharat Prem, the North Indianfarmer opposes the wrong policiesmade by the government and demandsthat the rules.

Withdraw anti-farmer policies: Madan Lal

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, DECEMBER 15

Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan MorchaDistrict General Secretary Master Naren-dra Gaorsi laid down the rules to ensurea panchayat road in village Kurali.Speaking on the occasion, he said that theall-round development of the state is be-ing done by the BJP government. He saidthat every development of the villagers isbeing ensured by the Manohar govern-ment. There is a lot of enthusiasm amongthe villagers on its inauguration. He saidthat the development work being done atthe village level by the present govern-ment is commendable. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi believes that the devel-opment of the village will develop thenation, and if the nation develops andempowers, then our country will go to-wards the world guru.

The living proof of this is to provideall kinds of facilities on the lines of citiesin the village. Today the villagers are get-ting the benefit of the open gym, library,

modern community center and health re-lated Ayushman Bharat scheme in thevillage is getting the facility of the cities.Now 24 hours electricity is being provid-ed in the state. There was no differencebetween cities and villages. He said that

the government is moving ahead with thedevelopment of everyone and its faith.On this occasion, sarpanch Jasvir Singh,Sardar Jeet Singh, Rajneesh Kumar, AnilKumar, Bittu, Dharmapal etc. a largenumber of villagers were present.

If the village develops, so will the nation: Gorsi

KUSUM KAUSHIKGHARAUNDA, DECEMBER 15

The building of the newly constructed PrimaryHealth Center has been dedicated to the vil-lagers at a cost of about Rs 3 crore in villageKharkali. Havan-yagnawas performed in thebuilding before the pro-gramme in which MLAHarvinder Kalyan attend-ed as the chief guest.MLA Kalyan said thatthere has been a lot of im-provement in health serv-ices in the BJP govern-ment and the govern-ment's effort is to providebetter facilities to the peo-ple.

MLA HarvinderKalyan was addressingthe people at the PHC ofvillage Kharkali on Tues-day. He inspected the en-tire center and got information about the facili-ties from the doctors concerned. The MLAgaveinstructions to the health department officialsthat the villagers should not face any kind ofproblem. If they have any need in the centre,they can contact him. MLAKalyan said that theState Chief Minister Manohar Lal had sanc-tioned five PHCs in the assembly constituency.Whose work is in the last round. The PHC ofvillage Kharkali has been dedicated to the vil-

lagers and soon the other four PHCs will bededicated to the people. He said that people ofabout 13 villages will benefit from KharkaliPHC. He said that the role of doctors in theCorona crisis has been very commendable. Intruth it is said that the doctor is another form of

God. This is proved by doctors in the coronacrisis. On this occasion, Deputy Civil SurgeonDr. Rajesh Goria, Dr. Kulbir Singh, XEN RKNain of PW Department, SDO Dilbag Singh,SMO Sunil Abrol, JE Satish Kumar, Dr. Mala,Dr. Nishu, Divisional President SubhashKashyap, Sarpanch Kharkali Parambir,Sarpanch Nishant. People like Rana, AdvocateDheeraj Kumar, Narendra Prajapat, DevendraSharma etc. were present.

New primary healthcentre building opened

RANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, DECEMBER 15

The 6th accused wanted by the CIA- in the case of robbing Rs10 lakh has been arrested by the police. The unknown accusedriding in the Breeza looted the scrap trader going from villageBaba Ladana area to his house in Khanouri on the evening of16 November. A 3-day police remand was secured by 15 De-cember by the police after the arrest. Rs 2 lakh cash and a mo-bile phone was recovered from the possession of the accused.Under the guidance of SP Shashank Kumar Sawan, possessionof 5 other accused who had been arrested earlier. Rs 7 lakh incash, two mobile phones were used. 2 live cartridges have beenrecovered. Superintendent of Police Shashank Kumar Sawaninformed that the accused, led by CIA-1 in-charge InspectorAnoop Singh, arrested the 27-year-old accused Kapil resident,Bhadwa police station, Meham district, Rohtak on December12, from the court on December 12 for 3 days. A police remandwas obtained. The Superintendent of Police said that during in-terrogation of the accused Kapil, the UP resident accused ofproviding him illegal ammunition was identified. The policehas got a 1-day police remand from the court on December 15of the accused.

6th accused in crime arrested

Farmers' interestsimportant to Centre

MANMOHAN SHARMAHANSI, DECEMBER 15

The agriculture sector is a priority sector for the central government and the interest offarmers is paramount for the government. BJP District President Captain Bhupendra saidthis during a press conference called here today. He said that the purpose of implement-ing new agricultural laws in the country is to remove the restrictions on farmers. Alongwith this, new options along with old options have been provided to them so that theycan get higher prices for their crops. Production of crops based on international standardscan open up export markets around the world, which can lead to more income for ourfarmers. The BJP district president said that opposition parties on agricultural laws areindulging in political self-interest by confusing the farmers, while the reality is that theCongress party itself was in favor of enforcing these laws during the tenure of its gov-ernment.

Captain Bhupendra said that the contribution of farmers of Punjab, Haryana andWestern Uttar Pradesh to the Green Revolution is remarkable, whereas earlier India usedto struggle with shortage of food grains. Despite this, there was no promising improve-ment in the economic conditions of its farmers. In this direction, the present governmentis trying to sell surplus crops and to get higher prices to the farmer. To increase the in-come of farmers, diversification of crops and availability of new markets is necessary.Government's effort is to create an eco-system in the agriculture sector where good qual-ity improved seeds and authentic fertilizers are available to the farmers.

Cleanliness campaignheld in varsity

KARNAL, DECEMBER 15

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched in the premisesof the Camp Office of Maharana Pratap Horticulture,University Karnal under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Uni-versity Vice Chancellor Prof. Samar Singh said that un-der this programme, all the polythene envelopes, bagsetc. in and around the premises of Maharana PratapHorticulture, University, Uchani Camp, Karnal werecollected and all the garbage that was found was alsocleaned and All the officers and employees in the of-fice did the cleaning. The Vice Chancellor called uponall the officers and employees that cleanliness shouldbe maintained in our surroundings. This will keep ourenvironment pure and prevent diseases. The ViceChancellor instructed to plant more flowers to makethe courtyard more beautiful. All the officers of theUniversity, Dr. Ajay Singh Registrar, Dr. Bhalla, Dr.Goyal, Dr. Vijay Arora Professors and non-educationstaff participated in the cleanliness drive.

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR: A cleanliness drive was carried outby NCC Unit 14 Battalion at Guru Nanak Girls College,Santpura. Under this, the NCC cadets of the college con-ducted a cleanliness drive in the college campus. Duringthe campaign, a special discussion on cleanliness was alsodone by NCC officer Dr. Geetu Khanna. On this occasion,college director Dr. Varinder Gandhi said that the torch ofcleanliness should be lit in everyone. The change we wantto see in the world is the first thing we should implement inourselves. On this occasion he also discussed in detail thehygiene of hands in the prevention of diseases. College ex-ecutive Dr. Madhu Kapoor, present at the program, appre-ciated the work done by the cadets and blessed them. She

spoke about the benefits of living cleanly with clean andgreen surroundings. She also gave the message of socialdistance and necessity of masks in the Corona era. All thecadets including Cadet Subhani, Nandani, Shashi, Sonia,Mandeep were present on this occasion.

Torch of cleanliness should be lit in everyone: Varinder Gandhi

Draconian agri laws will create starvation in country:Sachin SharmaCHANDIGARH: Three new laws for agriculture sector passed by the Government of Indiaunder the gimmick of agrarian reforms will create a situation of starvation in the country. Itwas disclosed by Mr. Sachin Sharma, Chairman, Punjab State Gau Commission. Sharma saidthat it was due to the hard work of the Indian farmers the country had become self reliant interms of foodgrains and the farmers of Punjab and Haryana have been instrumental in this. Hesaid that the number of deaths due to starvation in the country has come down drastically atpresent, but the newly passed bills under the name of agrarian reforms would create scarcityof food grains which create situation of starvation. Sharma said that in view of Corona pan-demic, when all the industrial sectors went into deficit during the lockdown in the country, itwas the agriculture sector that contributed positively to the country's GDP.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA, DEC 15

There is a wide spread prob-lem of pollution and its man-agement in the State. A hostof environmental concernsstem from the pollution inthe State be it the aspect ofair pollution or water pollu-tion or noise pollution. ThePunjab government has noti-fied Action Plans for clean-ing of rivers, air and wastemanagement. In order to re-view and oversee the imple-mentation of various Actionplans formulated by the Pun-jab Govt., a District levelEnvironment Committee un-der the Chairmanship ofDeputy Commissioner Lud-hiana has been constitutedby the State Govt. Theprogress of various stake-

holder departments regard-ing the execution works forcontrol of pollution in theDistrict and adherence to thetimelines prescribed in theAction Plan is monitored bythe Committee in its regularmonthly meetings. 7th meet-ing of District Level Envi-ronment Committee washeld under the Chairmanshipof Deputy Commissioner,Ludhiana Mr. Varinder Ku-mar Sharma with all thestakeholder departments, toreview the progress for theimplementation of variousAction plans, to control thePollution in the Distt. Ludhi-ana. ADC (D) Mr SandeepKumar, MC AdditionalCommissioner Mr Rishi PalSingh were also present intoday’s meeting held atBachat Bhawan, here.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, DEC 15

In a bid to impart quality educationto the economically poor sectionsof the society, the Technical Edu-cation & Industrial Training De-partment has exponentially in-creased the number of seats to37,996 in the Government ITIsduring academic session 2020-21,which had almost stagnatedaround 24,000 seats during thepast one decade.

According to Technical Educa-tion & Industrial Training MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi, out of37,996 sanctioned seats, 36,358have been filled till August 2020against sanctioned seats of 23,652,out of which 22,512 were filledduring the corresponding period oflast year. These figures reflect anincrease of 61.91% in the admis-sions against 62.24% spurt in thesanctioned intake of GovernmentITIs during the current year.

Likewise, admissions in Gov-ernment Polytechnics have regis-tered an increase of 87% during

the academic session 2020-21against 60% in 2019-20 as ouryouth has evinced keen interestnow in taking up various technicalcourses to secure their future.Moreover, Punjab offers the besttechnical education and vocationaltraining network across the coun-try. The Minister said the depart-ment has taken a conscientious de-cision to increase the number ofseats this year as nearly 70,000 ap-

plied for admis-sions in Govern-ment ITIs last year,out of which about47,000 could not beenrolled. With theincrease of theseseats, several poorstudents would beimparted vocationalskills at nominalgovernment fee ofRs.3400 per an-num.

Pointing outfurther, Channi saidthat out of the totaladmission done, as

many as 16,646 SC candidateshave been enrolled this year asagainst last year admissions of10,979. This pro-poor initiative,said Channi would go a long wayin up-skilling the students belong-ing to unprivileged sections of so-ciety through various vocationalcourses run in Government ITIs atfree of cost to earn their livelihoodin a dignified manner. Anurag Ver-ma Principal Secretary Technical

Education emphasizing on theneed for synergy in Industry andTechnical Education & IndustrialTraining, said that the Dual Sys-tem of Training (DST) being im-plemented in collaboration withIndustry was a positive step in thisdirection. Under the system, thestudents would be given theoreti-cal training and practical trainingof six months each in an industrialconcern.

He further revealed that 413such units would be run underDST to benefit 8500 students to begainfully employed. He said thattie ups/collaborations have alreadybeen made with reputed industrialhouses viz. Hero Cycles, TridentLtd., Avon Cycles, Swaraj EngineLtd., Mahindra & Mahindra, Fed-eral Mogul (Patiala), Godrej &Boyce Ltd. (Mohali), InternationalTractors Ltd. (Sonalika)Hoshiarpur, NFL Bathinda & Nan-gal, Hero Eutectic Industry (Lud-hiana), Punjab Alkalies & Chemi-cals Ltd. (Nangal) besides LakmeIndia Ltd., Hotel Hyatt and Hotel Taj.

Channi spells slew of major initiativesto boost technical education in state

Meeting held to review variousenvironmental activities

Situation deterioratingday by day : Surinder PalSUKH NAHAR JAGRAON:Surinder pal, owner ofSurindra news agency jagraon whowas robbed a few days back byrobbers near Kothe Rahla in day light.Talking about the incident, victimSurinder pal stated that he has

witnessed theblack days ofPunjab. He statedthat he has beenthrough theperiod ofterrorism inPunjab, block-outs, curfews butnever did he face

threats but now, he fears going outeven for morning walk. He added thatit has been 8 days to the incident butpolice has still not been able to tracethe robbers though they haveexecuted many robberies before.Surinderpal further said that he hasbeen in the business of newspapersfor 55 years, distributed newspapersin dawn time but experienced arobbery taking place in daylight sofearlessly. He appealed the police totake some serious actions against therobbers or they will go fearless andmany people will have to sufferbecause many robbers are drugaddicts and can do the worst ininfluence of drugs.

One corona death inPatiala, 23 new casesreported PATIALA: On Tuesday Noval CoronaVirus disease took another live inPatiala district with which number oftotal Corona deaths in this districtgone upto 458 . Whereas withreporting of 23 more new positivecases today number of total Coronapositive cases in this district havegone upto 15,283. Besides withdischarging of 47 more Coronapositive patients from the hospitaltoday after they attained a completerecovery with showing of their lasttwo consecutive tests as negativeand it took number of total Coronacured patients to 14,452 in thisdistrict. Whereas number of totalCorona active cases in the districtstarted showing a decreasing orderas figure touched to 373.The Civil Surgeon, Dr. HarishMalhotra while providing details aboutthe same here on Tuesday told thattoday just one corona death wasreported from this district as one 62years old person from Charan Bagharea here under treatment in a privatehospital for his Chronic sugar andhyper tension disease died aftergetting infected with Corona infection.He said that the last rites of thedeceased was got performed throughteams of the health department whilefollowing strictly new COVID--19guidelines and norms issued by thegovernment. He further said thattoday reports of 1,495 samples werereceived from the Lab out of thesewere found 23 more new positivecases. He said that in these cases wcame from contact tracing of earlierpositive cases and rest 2a fromcontainment zone areas and OPD'swith Flu symptoms. While givingcomplete break up of these cases,he said that 14 cases came fromdifferent areas of Patiala , one caseeach from Samana & Rajpurarespectively , three cases from blockBhadson, one case each from blockHarpalpur.

Young man foundmurdered

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI: A young manwas murdered under a car outsidethe Canadian Dhaba on Dera SaidaRoad of Sultanpur Lodhi.The matter turned out to be a minordispute in the police investigation.According to DSP Saravan Singh Baland SHO Harjeet Singh, SantoshKumar Babu father of RavindraKumar Rikki is resident of MohallaLalaria has a tire puncture shop inShaheed Udham Singh Chownk,where Harpreet and others came tofill the air in the car where theydispute with Rikki. They told thatRikki along with his friendsAmandeep Kumar and Harkirat Singhwent to dine at the dhaba at night.Then Harpreet Singh Happy andJaspal Singh and others abused andRikki came out of the dhaba alongwith his companions, during whichHarpreet Singh crushed him underthe car and killed him. They said thaton the basis of the statements of thedeceased's brother AmandeepKumar, the police have registered amurder case against 3-4 unidentifiedand three others.

DST to benefit 8500 students to get employment

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR,DEC 15

MLA Nawanshahar An-gad Singh along with hun-dreds of his colleaguesparticipated in a hugedharna organized by Pun-jab Congress on theSambhu border today insupport of the farmers' ag-itation against the agricul-tural laws of the centralgovernment. Raising hisvoice in favor of farmerson the occasion, MLAAn-gad Singh said that theblack agricultural laws ofthe central governmentwill be repealed.

He said that the stategovernment under theleadership of Chief Minis-ter Captain AmarinderSingh had exposed the

truth of the black laws ofthe Center to the people,which gave impetus to thefarmers' movement. Hesaid that these black agri-cultural laws introducedby the Center will provefatal to the country's econ-omy. He said that thecountry's benefactor iscurrently spending nightson the streets in the coldwinter, but voice are not

crawling on the ears of thecentral government,which was a shame. Hesaid that the central gov-ernment should immedi-ately consider the de-mands of the farmers andcancel these laws. He saidthat Punjab Congress hasalways been farmerfriendly and stood shoul-der to shoulder with himin this struggle too.

We will fight till repealingof black agri laws: Angad

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, DEC 15

Further tightening noosearound anti-social elements,the Patiala Police haslaunched Cordon and Searchoperations in Targeted pock-ets and areas throughout theDistrict. The objective is todominate the area and ensurethat no criminal activity canprosper in these areas. Theareas have been selectedbased on Intelligence inputs,Crime mapping and histori-cal criminal record of thearea.

While sharing this infor-mation in details about thesame here on Tuesday the Se-nior Superintendent of Police(SSP) , Vikram Jit Duggalsaid that so far, 40 Cordonand Search Operations havebeen conducted in Patiala

leading to Registration of 10FIRs (Eight under Excise actand Two under NDPS act)and arrest of 10 persons. Be-sides, 340 litres of Lahan,110bottles of Illicit liquor and 6KG Poppy Husk have beenrecovered in these opera-tions.

He further told that apartfrom CASO (Cordon andSearch Operations) activi-

ties, every police station hasstarted counselling peoplewho had previously trans-gressed towards crime, hefurther added.

The objective of the ex-ercise is to maintain vigilabout the activities of sus-pects and also to guide themso that they do-not deviateagain towards unlawful ac-tivities.

Patiala police further tightensnoose around bad elements

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, DEC 15

Punjab Bhasan pasarBhaichara(PBPB) brach ja-graon conducted a programunder the branch presidentconvener Jaswinder Singh atthe premises of Shri Jawalaprasad Red cross hospitalTehsil road jagraon.

The program witnessed ac-tivities conducted by the asso-ciation in order to promotePunjab, Punjabi and culture ofPunjab. The association fa-vored the peaceful protests be-ing carried out by the farmersof Punjab and other parts ofIndia against the new farmlaws. The association men-tioned that Punjabis have al-ways stood for the unity andrights of the nation. They

talked about the sacrificesmade by valiant Punjabi sol-diers and freedom fights forthe sake of the nation and ap-pealed the central governmentto dismiss the farm law andshow their support for the hu-man rights. The associationalso emphasised on the usageof Punjabi language in order tosave the culture of Punjab andthe language should be used in

government as well as educa-tional institutions. The associ-ation also promised to keepworking in order to preservethe precious culture of Punjab.At this occasion, jaswindersingh, harbans singh akhara.Balwant singh musafar, Kartarsingh, amrit goel, ravindersingh, inderjeet singh, avtarsingh, harjinder singh and oth-ers were present.

We need to preserve Punjabilanguage and culture: PBPB SHARANJEET

PATHANKOT, DEC 15

Gurumat Samagam was or-ganized on the occasion ofthe solstice of Poh month un-der the leadership ofJathedar GurdeepSingh Gulati, ChiefManager GurdwaraDamdama Sahib Mir-pur Colony.

Master ChananSingh Spokesperson, Gur-deep Singh Gulati, ManagerSohan Singh, GurbachanSingh, Gursharan Singh,Harbhajan Singh, RanjitSingh, Paramjit Kaur,Bhupinder Kaur, NarinderKaur, Harvinder Kaur, RituSethi, Former PresidentSabzi Mandi Surjit Singh ,Harbans Singh, SurindarKaur, Baljit Kaur, ManasKaur, Ranjodh Singh, Man-

jinder Kaur, Balwinder Kaur,Darshan Kaur, Iqbal Singh,Harjit Singh etc.bowed theirheads before Guru Sahib.Gurdwara Sahib's ChiefManager Jathedar Gurdeep

Singh Gulati informed thatafter this, Sukhmani Sahibwas recited by the groupSangat. Assa de war wasalso recited by Bhai Gur-bachan Singh's Ragi Jatheand Bhai SukhwinderSingh's chief Gland gave anaccount of the goodness ofSarbat after interpreting thesolstice of the month of Poh.After this Guruji's langarwas distributed.

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, DEC 15

A Mega Mazdoor campwas set up in village Kotb-hai by the local adminis-tration under the guide-lines of MLA AmarinderSingh Raja Vading. Inwhich forms related tomaking beneficiary cardsof laborers were filled ona large scale.

SDM Om Prakash ofGiddadbaha inauguratedthe camp. Giving informa-tion related to the camp,Deepak Teja Bubaniya,personal assistant of theMLA Raja Vading,Gurpinder Singh MantaMalout and InchargeJashn Chahal said thatmega camps are being setup in Giddarbaha to makethe beneficiary card of theworkers, which started

from village Kotbhai to-day. He said that duringthis camp, in addition tothe beneficiary cards,forms of 117 types ofschemes received underthese cards have also beenfilled and in addition tothis, forms related to newpension have also beenfilled.

He said that the legis-lator Raja Vading is of theview that people shouldget basic all facilities attheir doorsteps, so that theresidents do not face any

difficulty. During thecamp, Sarpanch BabuSingh Mann, Panch Gur-winder Singh Gindi,Gurmeet Singh, JagseerSingh, Gurmel Singh,Dalbara Singh, ReshamSingh, Jaswinder Jassi,Gaurav Sharma, GOGPhulel Singh, JaswantSingh, Raju Dairy Wala,Balwinder Kaur, LaborInspector Lovepreet Kaur,Pension Supervisor Kul-winder Kaur and NavtejSingh Panchayat Secre-tary etc. were also present.

Mega labour camp organised

Gurumat Samagam atGurdwara Damdama Sahib

Bittu Diwana appointed as UrbanPresident of SAD of District Barnala

GULSHAN KUMARBARNALA, DEC15

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badalhonored Mr. Yadwinder Singh Bittu Diwana by ap-pointing him as the Urban President of SAD Badalof District Barnala. All the leaders and workers of thedistrict congratulated him on the auspicious occa-sion. Mr. Kulwant Singh Keetu in-charge of HalqaBarnala and Jathedar Mr. Paramjit Singh Khalsa ,Member Shiromani Committee thanked the partyPresident Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal and the entireHigh Command for the appointment and said thatwith the appointment of Mr. Bittu Diwana the youthof the district will work with dedication towards the party.

KULJEET SINGH JANDIALA GURU, DEC 15

A special campaign has beenlaunched by SSP Rural Am-ritsar to nab the mischievouselements. Under this cam-paign, 10,200 narcotic bulletswere recovered from AvtarSingh in the case registeredunder number 323 at Kathu-nangal, andthe accusednamed Gur-sahib duringthe investi-gation. San-tokh Singhresident Sah-newali po-lice station Kathunangal wasarrested on November 10 and11, 400 narcotic tablets wererecovered from Sanjeev Ku-mar alias Raja of MustafabadAmritsar on November 18.

As per the guidelines of SSPRural Dhruva Dahiya, Gau-rav Tura SP investigationAmritsar Rural and Abhi-manyu Rana ASP Majithawhile pursuing this fight suc-ceeded when the wanted ac-cused Navjot Singh alias Navson of Heera Singh residentof Amritsar and his partnerSurinder Singh alias Sonu son

of Jaspal Singh residentofAmritsar, Dilpreet Singhson Pal Singh resident Gur-daspur were arrested and 3lakh 46 thousand drugs wererecovered from them.

3.46 lakh narcoatics tablets,two cars siezed; 3 arrested

Husband killswife in GorayaASHOK KAURAPHAGWARA,DEC 15

One Middle aged Womanidentified as Kulwinder Kaur(40) was reportedly brutallymurdered by her own hus-band Jaswant Singh residentof Shimla Puri Ludhianawith sharp-edged weapon atthe house of her own Aunty(Sister of her own mother) inlocal Guru Nanakpura locali-ty in Goraya today.

Matrimonial dispute wassaid to be the cause of mur-der. Interestingly the killerhusband himself went toGoraya Police Station to sur-render himself. The Policehave registered a case of mur-der against the killer husbandand handed over the body toher family members afterpost-mortem examination.

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, DEC 15

Former Akali councilorBant Singh Sidhu and hiswife Chhinder Kaur havereturned home .

On this occasion otherworkers of different par-

ties also announced to jointhe party. SAD ChiefSukhbir Badal while ad-dressing the gatheringwarned officers of harass-ing party workers.He alsofired Jojo, a relative of Fi-nance Minister ManpreetSingh Badal.

Ex councilor andwife join Akali Dal

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

RTO awares about putting masks to ridersASHOK KUMARUNA: RTO Una Ramesh Chand Katoch made the passengers aware of puttingmasks in New ISBT Una today. Giving information in this regard, Katoch said thatalong with the passengers, taxi and tempo operators were also appealed to complywith the covid rules. They were told that until the corona medication came, themask was the only method of protection. The RTO said that apart from Una, ARTOSachin Chaudhary on Mahatpur Barrier, ARTO Rajesh Kaushal on Gagret Barrierand their teams are constantly making awareness to bus operators andpassengers. He said that this campaign of Transport Department is going oncontinuously and it will be continued further. Ramesh Chand Katoch has appealedto all people to follow all covid protocols to prevent corona.

HIMACHAL/JKDelivery of gas cylindersavailable at fixed placesin rural areasPANKAJ KATNAUNA: While giving the informationhere today, District Controller, FoodCivil Supplies and Consumer Affairs,Una Vijay Singh Hamadal informedthat at present, home delivery of LPGcylinders is being done only in theMunicipal Council Una, while in ruralareas the cylinder at a fixed focalpoint delivery facility is beingprovided. He informed that LPG issupplied by Sugam Gas Agencylocated at Rakkar Colony at FocalPoint in Raipur Sahodan area. Forthis, Rs 24.50 has been fixed as percylinder transportation and wages.

Date for admission inSainik Schools extendedJYOTI SYALUNA: The last date for onlineapplication for the All India SainikSchool Entrance Examination-2021,to be conducted for admission inclasses 6 and 9 in the Sainik Schoolsacross the country, has beenextended to December 18 at 5 pm.Giving this information, DeputyCommissioner Una, Raghav Sharmasaid that for the detailed informationrelated to the examination and how toapply, the aspirants can check thewebsite http://www.aissee.nta.nic.in.He informed that the entranceexamination will be held on Sunday7th February 2021.

Hamirpur DC releasesreservation roster ofZila Parishad and BlockSamiti WardsHAMIRPUR: Although the StateElection Commission has not yetannounced the dates for holding thenext elections for the Panchayati Rajinstitutions in the state, the processfor the election has already started inHamirpur district. The DeputyCommissioner, Hamirpur has releasedthe reservation roster of the wards forthe Zila Parishad and all the BlockSamitis of the district in wake ofensuing Panchayati Raj institutionelections to be held in January 2021.Six out of eighteen wards have beenkept unreserved and they are : Wardnumber 1, Bagehra, Ward number 7Dheerar, Ward number 11,Karer,Ward number 14, Dandroo,Ward number 15,Larha and wardnumber 17, Naunghi. Ward number 6Anu, ward number 8 Jahu, wardnumber 12 Bijhadi, ward number 13Badsar and ward number 17 Bella arereserved for women. Similarly, theWard No. 4 Dhalot and Ward No. 5Jangleropa are reserved forScheduled Caste, while Ward No. 2Karot and Ward No. 3 Darogan PatiKot will be reserved for ScheduledCaste women. Ward number 16Malag has been reserved for OBCs,while ward number 9 Kharwad andward number 10 Bhoranj have beenreserved for OBC women, an officialspokesman said. The DeputyCommissioner has also issued thenotification for the posts of Blocksamiti chairpersons and the post ofBDC Sujanpur has been reserved forwomen, while that of Bamsan will bereserved for women belonging toScheduled Castes and the post ofBijhari to other backward classwomen. The posts of chairmen ofBDC Bhoranj, BDC Hamirpur andBDC Nadaun have been kept un-reserved for the general categorypersons.

Woman sarpanchcandidate from Rajouriwins by record marginRAJOURI: A woman sarpanchcandidate hailing from Doongi block'sDherrian Panchayat, won over 90 percent votes as she defeated a malecandidate, with the record margin inthe Rajouri district. Candidate RubinaChoudhary, who has won thesarpanch by-polls is aiming to solveissues related to basic amenitiesincluding water and electricity. Whilethanking the Centre, Rubina said: "Iwould like to thank the government ofIndia for giving them the opportunity.Over 90 per cent of people here havevoted for me. I am really proud of thisfeat that they voted a woman andmade her win with such a hugemargin." "I would like to thank thepeople of Dherrian Panchayat. I wouldalso like to thank the administrationhere for conducting fair elections,especially the District Magistrate andSSP." Talking about the prevailingproblems of the Dherrian Panchayat,Rubina said," This is a border area.There are many problems related toelectricity, water, and road. People ofthe village are forced to fetch waterfrom faraway places. Hopefully, I willsolve all these."

Panic after leopardenters a houseSRINAGAR: Panic gripped in avillage in central Kashmir district ofBadgam when a leopard entered ahouse on Tuesday morning, officialsources said. They said a leopardentered village Soibugh in Badgamdistrict this morning from nearby forestwhen people were about to start theirnormal activities. However, before thevillagers could do anything, leopardentered a house in the village. Thefamily members were however,rescued safely, they said adding theleopard remained trapped in thehouse. A wildlife department team hasbeen rushed to the village to catch theleopard, they said.

CM stresses for focus on agri sectorto strengthen rural economy

SHIMLA, DEC 15

NABARD should work withgreater focus in the agriculturesector, so as to strengthen the ruraleconomy of the State. This wasstated by the Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur while presiding overthe NABARD State CreditSeminar 2021-22, organized by theRegional Office NABARD heretoday with a theme‘Collectivization of AgriculturalProduce for Enhancing FarmersIncome’. Chief Minister alsoreleased NABARD State FocusPaper-2021-22 and a booklet on‘Various Refinance Schemes ofNABARD’ on the occasion.

The Chief Minister hoped thatthe ‘The State Focus Paper’ wouldact as an input for the credit andinfrastructure planning by bankersand State Government to prioritizeallocation of funds fordevelopment. He said that thisannual exercise aimed atpromoting the increasedproduction in agriculture andallied sectors and generating jobopportunities in the farm as wellas non-farm sector by theenvisaged credit support. Jai RamThakur said that being a specialState, on account of its hillyterrain and other socio economicconditions, planning needs of theState cannot be equated with other

States of the country. He said thatthe State needs special parameters,while working out its credit anddevelopmental needs and whileimplementing developmentstrategies. He said that averageland holdings in HimachalPradesh was one acre andconstitute 88 percent of total landholdings of the State against theNational average of 1.15 hectareand 86.21 percent respectivelyand 80 percent of the totalcultivated area in the State wasrain-fed. All these factors of thelow productivity and production ofagriculture pose challenges for theplanners and stakeholders, headded. While appreciating theconcept of Farmer Producers'Organizations (FPO) ofNABARD, Jai Ram Thakur said

that the main objective of theFPOs was collectivization ofagricultural produce, valueaddition and collective marketingso that farmers can fetch betterprices of their produce. He saidthat the cumulative assistance hadbeen sanctioned to the State underRIDF was Rs. 8679.28 crore as ondate which is a major facilitatorin creation of infrastructure in theState. The Chief Minister saidthat bankers should issue KissanCredit Cards to each and everyeligible farmer in the State tofacilitate them in availing creditas per their needs. He said thatNABARD has estimated creditpotential for the year 2021-22 forthe State for priority sectors wasRs. 27724.04 crore, which showsan increase of 7.22 percent over

the previous year plan of Rs.25857.26 crore. This now needsto be executed appropriately bythe bank and stakeholders in theprocess, he added. Jai RamThakur said that the year 2020,has not been very kind andsupportive in terms of promotingeconomic growth because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. He saidthat it was also a great challengebefore the government as well asto the institutions like NABARD,to ensure the best possiblegrowth, and more so, in the ruralareas since a large population ofthe nation still lives in these areas.The Chief Minister said that theAgriculture Bill aimed atprotecting the interests of thefarmers from being got exploitedin the hands of middlemen. Hesaid that farmers would be able toget best price of their produces inany markets of their choice. Hesaid that during the Coronapandemic, the State Governmentmade adequate arrangements fortransportation of produces of thefarmers and horticulturists to themarkets. He said that due to thisthey were able to fetch best priceof cherry and apple despite thepandemic. He said that the StateGovernment would consider tobring in State’s own AgriculturePolicy catering to the needs of thefarmers.

Presides over NABARD state credit seminar

Dhumal lambastsCongress, leftists foropposing farm acts

UNIHAMIRPUR, DEC 15

Former Himachal PradeshChief Minister and senior BJPleader, Prem Kumar Dhumalhas criticized the Congressparty and the leftist parties fortrying to harm the cause of thefarmers by bringing them onthe path of agitation. In astatement here today, he saidthat with the implementationof these laws, where moderntechnology will be expandedin the field of agriculture, theAnnadata will become morepowerful than other schemesof the Modi government.While terming agriculturepriority and the interests ofthe farmer as paramount, hesaid that it was a bolddecision of the Modigovernment to increase theincome and profits of thefarmers. He said that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andthe Agriculture Minister haverepeatedly reiterated the needto maintain the system ofMSP and the system ofAPMC including privatemandis as before. Prof.Dhumal told that theCongress, Marxist and othernon-BJP political parties haveleft the innocent peasants ofthe country on the path ofagitation by leaving Rajdharma only to regain theirlost political land. Heinformed that the committee

under the chairmanship ofShankarlal Guru was formedto modernize agriculturalmarketing and trade reformssince the time of the Vajpayeegovernment. Due to thosereforms, in 2006, the UPAgovernment also headed theNational AgriculturalCommission under thechairmanship of MSSwaminathan. TheManmohan government atthat time could notimplement Swaminathan'sfarmer interest report due tolack of will power. Prof.Dhumal said that from theyear 2014 onwards, theModi-led NDA governmenthad determined to makefarmers self-reliant andcreate new opportunities andthe government is constantlymoving in the same chain.Prof. Dhumal clarified thatonly the Modi governmentwas farmer friendly whichhas given the farmers apositive place to double theirincome in these newagricultural bills.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, DEC 15

Meeting of Vati KanugoMahasangh Unna was held atGondpur Banahada under theGagret assembly constituencyof district Una, in whichKanungo Satish Chaudhary(General Secretary PradeshKanungo PatwariMahasangh) discussedproblems being faced bythem. Satish Chaudhary saidthat federation was giventime till December 16 by thestate executive of thefederation to solve itsproblems, but keeping in viewthe government's indifferentattitude towards the demandof Patwari Kanungo.Federation was running itsmovement in a phased

manner from 8th to 12th. Inthe third phase of themovement, from December16, all the Patwaris of f thestate will not exchangegovernment work andinformation from theirpersonal mobile phones, itwill remain in force till the

government does notimplement the demands of thefederation. Patwari Kanungoof Una district fromDecember 16 will notgovernment work on theirpwrsonal mobile phone tilldemands are met bygovernment.

Patwari Kanungo Federation stops govtworks from private phone from today

Screening of 2.54 lakh people undersnow safety campaign: DC

JYOTI SYALUNA, DEC 15

In view of thecontinuous increase inthe number of coronainfected people, a snowsafety campaign hasbeen launched since November27, under which about 2.54 lakhpeople have been screened inthe district Una so far. Givingthis information, DeputyCommissioner, Una RaghavSharma said that under thisunique programme running tillDecember 29, teams ofemployees of Ayurveda, Womenand Child Development andPanchayati Raj Department

went door-to-door tocheck people's health.They are collecting dataof patients suffering fromdiseases like TB, leprosy,diabetes, heart disease toensure treatment ofpeople in a planned

manner in case of covidinfection. In addition, the coronacan be controlled by identifyingthe possible symptoms of theperson.DC said that in thiscampaign 617 teams have beenformed in district Una, throughwhich, according to the datacollected so far, 4017 of coronasymptoms, 959 of TB and 76possible patients of leprosy havebeen identified.

Chaitanya Sharma provides football andvolleyball kits to youth in Lower Bhanjal

KASHISH SHARMAGAGRET, DEC 15

Social worker Chaitanya Sharmamet the youth in Lower Bhanjalunder Gagret assembly constituencyof Una district. During the meeting,the youth made Chaitanya Sharmaaware of the problems faced by theyouth in the sports and said that theyouth is with you every step of theway. He told Chaitanya Sharma thatthe way you made the youth inNakoh village a playground. Sportsmaterials should be provided to theyouth of our village so that the youthcan change their routine and getinvolved in the task of nationbuilding. The youth assured that hetoo wants to become an activemember of the Yuva Shakti valor sothat he too can be an example for

nation-building and new generationlike you. On this occasion,Chaitanya Sharma providedvolleyball and football kit to theyouth so that they could play.Chaitanya Sharma said `I am apublic servant and will remain a

servant.’ If any person has anyproblem, he can share his thoughtswith me. He said that the youth oftoday is citizen of tomorrow. Youthand villagers thanked social workerChaitanya Sharma for givingfootball and volleyball kit.

Chaitanya Sharma gifts five solarlights to Gokul Nagar in Bhanjal

KASHISH SHARMAGAGRET, DEC 15

Chaitanya Sharma of YuvaShakti Power in GokulNagar Appar Bhanjal WardNo. 1, under GagretAssembly constituency ofDistrict Una, installed fivesolar street lights in thevillage today in view of theproblems and demands ofthe villagers. Villagersthanked the foundermember of Yuva ShaktiParakram and Samaj SeviChaitanya Sharma and saidthat till today we have notseen such a Samaj Sevi inthis area, who reachedGround Zero to diagnosethe problems of people.Chetanya Sharma waswalking in the village tolisten to the problems of thepeople, women madeChetanya Sharma aware ofthe problem coming due to

lack of street lights. Finally,five solar street lightsinstalled. People said thatthis is the first time we haveseen that someone can be so

serious even in socialservice, that is why there isno comparison for thehappiness of the peoplethere.

8 shopkeepersfined for use of

polythenePANKAJ KATNAUNA, DEC 15

A total of 38 inspections of sweet shops, dhabas,hotels and grocery shops in Mehatpur to Bahdalaand Bangana were conducted during the month ofDecember by the District Food Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs Department under the HimachalPradesh Organic Garbage Waste (Control) Act,1935.This information was given by DistrictController, Food Civil Supplies and ConsumerAffairs, Una Vijay Singh Hamadal. He said that 8shopkeepers were fined Rs 6500 for using polytheneduring inspection. The DFSC called upon merchantsand shopkeepers not to use polythene at their tradingplaces and instead used cloth and jute bags. Alsorequest your customers to use clothes and jute bagsand steel utensils for liquids. He said that under theHimachal Pradesh Organic Garbage Waste (Control)Act, 1995, there is a provision to impose a fine of atleast Rs 500 and maximum of Rs 25,000 on the useof polythene.He has urged all the traders,shopkeepers and hotel owners to collectpolyethylene through packing and sell it at the rate ofRs 75 per kg at the centers set up by the PublicWorks Department for collecting polythene.

SP inspects city police post buildingANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, DEC 15

SP Baddi inspected the city police post inNalagarh market. He asked the NP officials tocomplete the repair work soon. As soon as therepair work is completed, the police post willbe opened here.SP Rohit Malpani inspectedthe city police post in the old building of NPin Nalagarh market. They have also asked NPofficials regarding the repair work going onthere. He asked NP president DharmendraRana to complete the repair work soon. TheNP president said that repair work will becompleted within two weeks, after which the

city police chowki will be given here.It hasbeen known that in Nalagarh market, where

people have more voice, two-wheelers roamaround indiscriminately. Due to which peoplewho come to take goods in the market have alot of trouble. Not only this, the drug trade isbooming in the market. Police are catchingnarcotics on the day they arrive here. With theopening of the police post, these works will becontrolled to a great extent. NC PresidentDharmendra Rana said that to maintain lawand order in Nalagarh market, it was veryimportant to have a checkpoint in the market.NP has given his old building to the police.When the police has its own post, NP canevacuate it from the police after giving amonth's notice.

71st Constitutional Day celebrated at Panjab UniversityCHANDIGARH: Panjab University celebrated the 71st Constitutional Day today, organizedan online lecture on ‘Let the Fundamental Duties be Enforced’ by the Nodal officer, Prof. Jy-oti Rattan in collaboration with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre, UGC, Ministry of Education andGovernment of India in the presence of Justice Jasbir Singh , Former Acting Judge Punjab andHaryana High Court, Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor Panjab University, Dr. Monika Negi,Coordinator Laws, UILS, Hoshiarpur and Prof. Devinder Singh, coordinator ,B.R. AmbedkarCentre Panjab University. Justice Jasbir Singh, Former Acting Chief Justice of Punjab andHaryana High Court, started his lecture with Swami Vivekanand’s quote “arise, awake and stopnot till the aim is achieved.” He then elaborated the 3 duties that have continued to be prac-ticed in India since ancient times- duty towards teachers, duty towards parents and most im-portantly, duty towards nation. It is these duties towards the nation that have been incorporat-ed as Fundamental Duties.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

Rotational Irrigationprogramme for Rabi seasonfrom Dec 16 to 23CHANDIGARH: The Punjab WaterResources Department hasannounced the RotationalProgramme of irrigation for the RabiSeason through canals from 16th to23rd December, 2020. The channelsof Sirhind Canal System would run onthe priority basis from SidhwanBranch, Bathinda Branch, Bist DoabCanal, Abohar Branch and PatialaFeeder respectively.Disclosing this here today, aspokesperson of the WaterResources department said that thedirect distributaries of Bhakra MainLine (BML) in Group 'A' being in thefirst preference will run to their indentand balance water supplies availablewill be utilized in Ghaggar Link and itsoff-taking Channels i.e. GhaggarBranch and Patiala Minor in group 'B'.The spokesperson further said thatthe distributaries of Harike system inGroup ‘A’ being in the first preferencewill run to their indent and thebalance water supplies available willbe utilized in the group ‘B’distributaries. The spokesperson alsosaid that the channels off-taking fromUpper Bari Doab Canal i.e. LahoreBranch with its distributaries being inthe first preference will run to theirindent and balance water suppliesavailable will be utilized in MainBranch Lower, Kasur Branch Lowerwith their distributaries and SabhronBranch respectively.

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR/MOHALI, DEC 15

In a major relief to the localities,uniform water and sewerage usercharges will be applicable pan Mo-hali from January 1, 2021 informedS. Balbir Singh Sidhu, Cabinet Min-ister-cum-MLA Mohali VidhanSabha constituency.

This would come as a hugerespite to the residents of Sector 66to 69 and sector 76 to 80 who werepaying relatively much higher usercharges levied by GMADA as com-pared to those paid by their counter-parts in other areas of the city to theMohali Municipal Corporation. No-tably there has been a huge dispari-ty since GMADA charges nearly Rs5 to Rs. 20 per Kilolitres(1000litres) depending upon residential/commercial and other the types of

water connections while the Munic-ipal Corporation charges vary fromRs.1.80 to Rs.5 per KL. The officialresolution for Operation and Main-tenance (O&M) of Public HealthServices has been passed andGMADA has handed over first in-stallment of Rs. 25 crore while an-other installment of about 20 to 25crore rupees will be given in themonth of March 2021, informed theMinister in a press conference heldat Municipal Bhawan Mohali. Hesaid that the city developmentwould be given a major push underUrban Environment ImprovementProgramme (UEIP) and Rs.20 crorehas been received under the same.Besides the fresh inflow of Rs.45crore, city beautification and devel-opment works worth Rs. 100 croreare underway informed he and saidthat comprehensive development

would be ushered into every nookand corner of Mohali. Making an-other important announcement, S.Balbir Singh Sidhu informed thatfrom April 1, the ensuing fiscal (Fi-nancial Year (FY)), the Mohali Mu-nicipal Corporation would takeoverthe maintenance of the city roadsand parks from GMADA. The sur-vey regarding completion of worksby GMADA is on and thereafterO&M will be taken over. The main-tenance would be easier , quick andto the public satisfaction as the localcouncilors would be able to identifyand follow up requisite repairs andmaintenance of local roads and thenearly 565 big and small parks ofthe city, said he. Replying to a me-dia query, S Balbir Singh Sidhu saidthat during the tenure of previousgovernment no provision of moneyfor operation and maintenance of

Public Health Services was madeand hardly two installments of Rs.4and Rs.5 crore were given in spurtsto Municipal Corporation due towhich the city maintenance hit amajor setback.

Uniform water and sewerage usercharges in Mohali from Jan 1 : Sidhu SHASHI PAL JAIN

KHARAR, DEC 15

A new team for the state ofJammu and Kashmir hasbeen formed. While givingthis information here todayAmrit Lal Bansal NationalSecretary Organisation Inter-national Vaish Federationsaid that the formation of In-ternational Vaish Federationteam in J & K will strength-en the Vaish Community notonly in Jammu but also inKashmir as it will boost themoral of few Aggarwal fam-ilies living in Kashmir as itassures them that whole ofVaish Community of India isstanding with them and thatthey are not al alone.

He said that the next meet-ing of International VaishFederation is proposed toheld in Srinagar where it willalso host the National Flag stthe Lal Chowk. As per infor-mation the meeting was heldwith prominent Aggarwalsof Jammu and Kashmir. Themeeting was presided overby Sh. Ashok Aggarwal Na-tional President and it wasorganised with tireless ef-

forts of Amrit Lal BansalNational Secretary Organisa-tion International Vaish Fed-eration.

Surinder Gupta Sr. VicePresident IVF and Ajay Gup-ta Secretary General NorthIVF were among those whoattended the meeting. As perinformation following mem-bers were elected namelyState Chairman DiwanChand Bansal Kashmiri Is-pat, State President Swatan-tar Aggarwal Jammu, StateConvener Sanjay BansalJammu, State Gen-eral Secretary. Ravinder Mit-tal Jammu, Senior Vice Pres-ident Hans Raj AggarwalJammu

International Vaish Federationforms new team for State of

Jammu and Kashmir

Players participate in National WushuCoaching Camp to brightenorganization's name: Ranjit Singh

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR: Three studentsfrom Bhai Sangat Singh KhalsaCollege, Banga attended the 45-dayNational Wushu Coaching Camp atKhelo India Goodwill School, Meerut(UP), India. Giving information in thisregard, the principal of the college,Dr. Ranjit Singh said that five playersfrom all over Punjab wereparticipating in this camp out of whichthree players were selected from ourorganization and it was a matter ofpride for the organization andShiromani Gurdwara ParbandhakCommittee. He said that in this camp,Palavi has been selected for 56 kg,Ritu Swamy for 52 kg and Gurukamfor 75 kg. Principal of the college, Dr.Ranjit Singh greeted the players andsent them to Meerut. On theoccasion, the players assured thatthey would do well in the nationallevel camp and register for the WorldCup. On this occasion RupinderKaur Head Physical EducationDepartment, Kuldeep Kumar WushuCoach, Prof. Gulbahar Singh, Prof.Kamaljeet Kaur were present.

Transporters flayconstant rise in diesel

BATHINDA : Transporters criticizedCentre for constant increase in petrol,diesel and other oil products. In thefour months since the lockdown,diesel has gone up by about Rs 8and petrol by about Rs 7 per liter. Atthe time of the lockdown, diesel waspriced at Rs 67 and petrol at Rs 76per liter Diesel has gone up to Rs 76and petrol to Rs 86 per liter. There isan outcry over the continuous rise inoil prices. Leading transporterPirthipal Singh Jalal stronglycondemned the continuous rise in oilprices, saying that it has completelyparalyzed the business oftransporters and Inflation is rising dueto continuous increase in transporterfares, prices of domestic goods areskyrocketing, causing inflation to hiteveryone. He said that it wasastonishing that the farmers who hadbeen roaming the streets on coldnights for the last 20 days could notbe seen by the government. An important meeting of the PrivateBus Operators Union DistrictBathinda against the hike in oil priceswas also held under the chairmanshipof President Ravi Jalal in which alarge number of transportersparticipated and strongly condemnedthe continuous rise in oil prices anddemanded its withdrawal.

Min meets injuredfarmers in Civil

Hospital, MohaliCHANDIGARH: The Healthand Labour Minister Mr. BalbirSingh Sidhu today met injuredfarmers who were returning fromDelhi. These farmers belong tovillage Majatri and Rangian ofDistrict Mohali. Giving details,Health and Labour Minister Mr.Balbir Singh Sidhu said thatthese farmers were riding in afour-wheeler and had a collisionwith a tipper at Bhagomajra, Mo-hali. Two farmers Deep Singhfrom Popna, Mohali andSukhdev Singh Dadiana, Fate-hgarh Sahib died whereas 4farmers who were serious, re-ferred to PGIMER and Govt.Hospital 32, Chandigarh. Sid-hu said that 3 farmers are put un-der treatment at Civil Hospital,Mohali where he met with themand instructed the SMO Dr. AreetKaur to ensure the quality treat-ment of injured. He said that 2farmers were discharged fromhospitals.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, DEC 15

Thalassaemic Charitable TrustPGI-GMCH, Chandi-garh organised its 208thBlood Donation Campon 15th December 2020in PGIMER, Chandigarhon emergency demanddue to shortage in BloodBank. 86 units of bloodwere collected from es-teemed voluntary blooddonors for Thalas-saemics and other serious pa-tients. This Trust has so far or-ganised 24 Blood DonationCamps since 6th June 2020and has mobilized more than2200 units of blood from vol-untary donors during

COVID19 period. Thalas-saemic Charitable Trust hasbeen serving thalassaemicssince 1985. Presently about

450 Thalassemics are availingblood transfusion facilities inour two Day Care Centres inPGIMER & GMCH Chandi-garh. Free medicines are alsoprovided to poor patients bythe Trust.

86 units of blood collectedat blood donation camp

Bar Association Talwandi sabo office bearers and members leaving for Delhi toprotest in favor of farmers. (Photo by: Ishwer Garg) AMIT KALIA

ZIRAKPUR, DEC 15

Traffic Police InspectorOmveer Singh today issuedchallans for 28 over speedingvehicles at a special checkpost at Chandigarh-AmbalaHighway, Zirakpur nearBikanervala. Omveer said"Some vehicles over speed,which leads to many majoraccidents and we cannot pre-vent accidents but we canprevent the cause of acci-

dents," Omvir said. That iswhy today we have issuedchallans for a total of 28 overvehicles at Chandigarh Am-bala Highway NH 152 Zi-rakpur near Bikanervala. Healso said that we set up aroadblock here every Tues-day.

He appealed to the publicto follow the traffic rules,wear seat belts, wear helmetsand not over speed and alsofollow the rules of corona andwear masks before going out.

Traffic police issues 28 challansfor over speed vehicles

Puneet Bansal takes overas Naib Tehsildar Zirakpur

ZIRAKPUR (AMIT KALIA) : Newly appointedas Tehsildar Puneet Bansal of Zirakpur Sub TehsilZirakpur has taken over the post. Earlier, PuneetBansal was posted as Naib Tehsildar in Kharar tehsil.

It may be mentionedhere that TehsildarVirender Dhoot,who had here beforehim, remained herefor a long time asTehsildar. However,a case was regis-tered against himand he was arresteddue to an inquiryconducted by theVigilance Depart-ment regarding the

land of Block Majri some time back. The work wasbeing done temporarily by Dera Bassi of the tehsil.Newly appointed Tehsildar Puneet Bansal told re-porters here today that he would perform his dutydiligently and would not give any opportunity to anygeneral or special person to lodge any complaint.

BUREAUPANCHKULA, DEC 15

The poll campaign of Con-gress Mayor candidate, Upin-der Ahluwalia kick- startedwith the inauguration of Con-gress poll campaign office atSector 14 here on Tuesday.Chander Mohan the formerHaryana deputy CM alongwith other senior party leadersinaugurated the office. A postgraduate from PU Chandi-garh, Upinder had remainedPanchkula MC Mayor from2013-2018. During her tenure,she had carried out many de-velopment works and projectsin town. We will start fromwhere we left in June 2018,she said. All developmentworks and projects startedduring our tenure are lying in-complete. After getting elect-ed, all incomplete projects,

which were started or pro-posed by us would be givenconsideration on priority ba-sis, she asserted. Talking abouther agenda for the poll, shesaid that due to Covid, health& sanitation would be my pri-ority. The dumping site andlandfill would be relocated toan area away from the resi-dential areas. We would set upa legalized housing of straycattle besides checking straydogs menace in the city. Theupliftment of slum areas, in-creased police patrolling andinstallation of CCTV cameras,maintenance and beautifica-tion of public parks, establish-ment of Old age home in vil-lages and shelter homes forthe underprivileged and in-stallation of a Public librariesin Community centers and invillages will be my other topagendas, she informed.

Congress MC poll campaignoffice inaugurated in Panchkula

SUKHVINDER SINGHSHANS.A.S. NAGAR, DEC 15

Two farmers died and sevengot injury in a fatal accidentnear Bhago Majara onKharar- Banur road at nighton 14 December. Three in-jured farmers have been ad-mitted in PGI, Chandigarh,while four are under treat-ment in civil hospital Mo-hali. All farmers were com-ing back from Singhu border(New Delhi).

Reportedly some farm-ers, who hail from variousvillages were coming backfrom Delhi in a Temputravller. When Temputravller reached near BhagoMajara, it rammed into aTaralla head-on. In this acci-

dent two farmers died on thespot, while others have sus-tained a lot of injuries. In-jured farmers were rushed tocivil hospital Mohali andPGI Chandigarh by Ambu-lances.

The deceased farmershave been identified asSukhdev Singh (60) son ofTeja Singh resident of vil-lage Dadiana ( FatedhgarhSahib) and Deep Singh (63)Son of Gurdev Singh resi-dent of village Popna (Mo-hali). The bodies have beenkept in the mortuary of thecivil hospital. FarmerMahipal Rangian, SarpanchBhag Singh, Dilbag Singh,Pawan Kumar, DarshanSingh, Tempu driver Man-preet Singh and Moola Ramwere identified as injured.

Two famers die, seveninjured in fatal accident

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, DEC 15

In order to plan new venturesfor the youth of UT Chandi-garh, Deputy CommissionerUT Chandigarh has chairedthe meeting in which allstakeholders from Educa-tion, Industries , social Wel-fare , bank , GITIs were pres-ent. During the meeting,progress of Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Vikas Yojna wasdiscussed and decided thenow demand driven courses,on job training, placementsand creation of supported in-frastructure will be on agen-da. Meeting ended with thisnote that new job roles with100% placement will be ex-plored so that marginalgroup of students may usethis scheme to enhance liv-ing standard of life.

Chd DC holds meet to plannew ventures for youth

SJ IFFCO Trust organises fitness competitionABOHAR (RAJ SADOSH): As many as 230 people participatedin the Surinder Jakhar Memorial Fitness Competition that was or-ganised by the SJ IFFCO Trust for body builders of district Fazilkaunder “Nashon se door, khelon ki aur” campaign. The Trust had in thepast also organised cricket and volleyball tournaments besidesmarathon race. In the competition, separate rounds of men, womenand children were held. Convener Sandeep Jakhar honored the win-ners and said his father Surinder Jakhar, former chairman of IndianFarmers Fertilizer Cooperative had promoted sports to motivate youthfor creative activities that keep them away from the drug menace.

KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL, DEC 15

Rana Vishwa Pal Singh, sonof Punjab VidhanSabha SpeakerRana Kanwar PalSingh inauguratedthe Mast Lights ata cost of Rs. 6lakh at KangraWelfare Groundtoday.

Congress CommitteePresident Sanjay Sahni andCongress leader SurinderPamma were also present.Speaking to reporters on theoccasion, Rana Vishwa PalSingh said that there was awave of development in thearea and under this series a

mast light and open gym hasbeen set up in the ground to-day at a cost of around Rs. 13lakhs. He said that no stone

would be left unturned fordevelopment in the area. Hewas accompanied by Davin-der Gandhi, Vijay Kaushal,Councilor Rosy Sharma, So-han Lal Sharma, Uma DuttPathak, Sham Lal Thakur,Tripta Devi, Zulfi Devi, Kir-na and others.

Rana Vishwa Pal Singhinaugurates mast lights

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, DEC 15

On call of Employeesand Pensioners Coordi-nating Struggle Commit-tee Punjab State Powerand Transmission Corpo-ration Limited StateCommittee, a protest wasstaged here today.

The CoordinatingStruggle CommitteeMandal Unit Bathindafirst rallied in front of theSirki Bazar office inwhich 13 demands weresought including releaseof the report of the SixthPay Commission, pay-ment of arrears of DA,electricity to pensionersand employees. Provide

concessions in the unit,ensure unconditionalpayment of allowancesto the employees andpensioners as per today's

pay scale or ensure fullpay to the contract work-ers. He said that fixedmedical allowanceshould be given.

Effigy of Powercom management burnt

Police nab 2 to bustdrone module

engaged in cross-border smuggling

CHANDIGARH, DEC 15

The Punjab Police have ar-rested two members of amodule using drones forcross-border smuggling ofnarcotics and weaponsthrough an international net-work, including Pakistan-based smugglers with links toKhalistani operatives.

The accused, identified asLakhbir Singh @ Lakha andBachittar Singh, were arrest-ed by Amritsar (Rural) policethrough certain leads, withfurther investigations expect-ed to track their associates,including four drug smug-glers currently lodged in Am-rtisar Jail.

Bharatiya Seva Dal activists will leavefor Singhu border on Dec 22: Bua SinghSTAFF REPORTERPATHANKOT, DEC 15

An important meeting of All IndiaBharatiya Seva Dal was held inPathankot under the chairmanship ofBua Singh, chairman of the party. Onthis occasion, Jeevan Singh Chhina,Ashok Kumar, Vishal Kumar, Hansraj,Prempal Singh, Dev Singh, Harpal Singh, Kavita Rani,Narinder Singh, Jaspal, Dharampal, Varinder Kumar,Baldev Singh, Monica Rani, Kusumlata, Pooja Rani, AnitaKumari etc. were present. Chairman Bua Singh informedthat on December 22, a team of 500 Seva Dal activists willleave for Singhu border Delhi from Balla village ofJalandhar and contribute to the peasants struggle. He saidthat if the Modi government would not withdraw the threeanti-farmer bills by December 25, then the coming 2021will prove to be a terrible year for the country. AAP urgedPrime Minister Narinder Modi to talk to the farmershimself, renouncing his ego and demeanor and by fulfillinghis demands, withdraw the anti-farmer bill immediatelyand welcome the farmers as their sons, so that the new yearwill be happy for Modi as well.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

Kamal Haasan holds a roadshow in VirudhunagarCHENNAI: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan held a roadshowin Virudhunagar town, on Tuesday. A large crowd gathered to see the actor turnedpolitician. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were not wearing masks andflouting social distancing norms. Kamal Haasan, who kick-started his party's campaign forthe upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls on Sunday, confirmed about contesting the 2021Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, adding that he will announce the constituency from whichhe will contest in the coming days. "I will definitely contest the upcoming elections, I willannounce later about the constituency from which I will be contesting," the Makkal NeedhiMaiam (MNM) chief said The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are likely to be held in April-May next year. The politics in the state have heated up after actor Rajnikanth announcedearlier this month that his soon-to-be-launched party will contest the 2021 Assembly polls.As of now, the ruling AIADMK had announced last month that its alliance with the BJP willcontinue for the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections.

7Nirmal Kutiainaugurated

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: Nirmal Kutia of villageTuto Mazara was inaugurated atBrahmalin Sant Baba Dalel Singh JiCharitable laboratory with the specialsupport of Nirog Charitable SocietyNawanshahr. Baba Makhan Singh andBaba Balbir Singh Shastri jointlyinaugurated the event. He wasaccompanied by Baba Jasbir Singh, BabaHarmail Singh, Sarpanch Sunil KumarSridhar, Dr. Dhillon and others. On thisoccasion Baba Balbir Singh Ji informedthat all the tests of the body will be doneat a very cheap rate in this laboratoryincluding Thai Red Profile T3, T4 and T5,Complete Blood Cell, Lipid Profile andOther tests include SR, uric acid, liverfunction, etc. He said that the Laboratorywill be open daily from 7 am to 11 am andwill be closed on Sundays. A free medicalcamp was also organized by the doctorsof Suri Hospital on the occasion of theinauguration of the laboratory. On thisoccasion Dr. Suri informed that any kind ofoperation would be performed on the scanof the needy patients at half rate duringwhich the ambulance service would befree. On this occasion Baba MakhanSingh Ji informed that the patients whocame to take the test in laboratory Mealswill be provided by the kutia.

People enjoy fog, lightrains in NashikNASHIK: Light rains along with a blanket offog were witnessed in Nashik on Tuesdaymorning, according to the India Meteorologi-cal Department. "Nashik to witness a gener-ally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle. Theminimum temperature dropped to 18 de-grees Celsius and the maximum tempera-ture is expected to touch 24 degree Celsius,"the IMD said. Speaking to ANI, one of theresidents said that the people of Nashikneedn't go to any hill station as the weatherhas been pleasant lately here.

COVID-19: India records 22,065infections, 354 fatalities

NEW DELHI, DEC 15

India's daily COVID-19 casecount fell below 23,000 after alittle over five months, while thenational recovery rate stood atover 95 per cent, according todata updated by the Union HealthMinistry on Tuesday. Thecoronavirus caseload mounted to99,06,165 with 22,065 infectionsbeing reported in a day, while thedeath toll rose to 1,43,709 with354 new fatalities, the dataupdated at 8 am showed. Thenumber of people who haverecuperated from the diseasesurged to 94,22,636 pushing thenational recovery rate to 95.12 percent, while the COVID-19 casefatality rate stood at 1.45 per cent.The active COVID-19 caseloadremained below four lakh for theeighth consecutive day onTuesday. There are 3,39,820active coronavirus infections inthe country which constitute 3.43per cent of the total caseload, thedata stated. India's COVID-19tally had crossed the 20-lakhmark on August 7; 30 lakh onAugust 23; and 40 lakh onSeptember 5. It went past 50 lakhon September 16; 60 lakh onSeptember 28; 70 lakh on October11; 80 lakh on October 29; and 90lakh on November 20.

9 new cases pushMizoram's tally to 4,049

AIZAWL: Mizoram's COVID-19 caseload rose to 4,049 onTuesday as nine more personsincluding two securitypersonnel, tested positive forthe virus, an official said. Ofthe nine fresh cases, five werereported from Aizawl district,three from Lawngtlai and onecase from Lunglei district, hesaid. While six cases werelocally transmitted, theremaining three patients havereturned from West Bengal andAssam. The official said thatonly one patient has developed

symptoms of COVID-19 andthe rest eight patients wereasymptomatic. The state nowhas 173 active COVID-19cases, while 3,869 people haverecovered from the disease.Mizoram has also reportedseven COVID-19 fatalities sofar. Of the 173 active cases, 80are in Aizawl district, Lunglei(21), Lawngtlai (47), Serchhip(16), Kolasib (6), Champhai (2)and Khawzawl (1). Siaha,Mamit, Hnahthial and Saitualdistricts are COVID-19 free asof now.

347 new COVID-19 cases, 7 moredeaths in Thane

THANE: Thane's COVID-19 counthas gone up to 2,36,556afterdetection of 347 new cases ofinfection in the Maharashtra district,an official said on Tuesday. Withseven more deaths, the toll in thedistrict has risen to 5,823, he said.There are currently 5,457 activeCOVID-19 cases in the district,while 2,25,276 patients haverecovered. The COVID-19 recoveryrate in the district is 95.23 per cent,while the mortality rate is 2.46 percent. The active cases comprise2.31 per cent of the total casesreported so far in the district, theofficial said. So far, Kalyan town inthe district has reported themaximum number of coronaviruscases at 55,838, followed by Thanecity-53,586, Navi Mumbai-49,715and Mira Bhayander- 24,895, hesaid. Thane city has till now reported1,271 deaths due to the disease,Kalyan-1,082, Navi Mumbai-1,016and Mira Bhayander-773,he added.An official from neighbouringPalghar said the district has till nowrecorded 43,650 COVID-19 casesand1,173 deaths due to the disease.

AYODHYA, DEC 15

The Shri Ram JanmbhoomiTeerth Kshetra on Tuesday saidthat it is going to start a masscontact and contributioncampaign for the construction ofthe grand temple in Ayodhya.During the campaign, the publicwill also be made aware of thehistorical significance of the'Janmabhoomi Movement'.

The trust constituted to lookafter the construction andmanagement of Ram temple inAyodhya, said in a tweet that thecampaign will commence on theoccasion of Makar Sankranti(will fall on January 14, 2021)and will continue till MaghPurnima (the day of the fullmoon that occurs during theHindu calendar month ofMagh). In a series of tweets, thetrust shared the details of thecampaign. "Shri RamJanmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra isgoing to start a Mass Contactand Contribution Campaign forconstruction of a Bhavya &Divya mandir at the birthplaceof Bhagwan Shri Ramlalla.

The public will also be madeaware of the historicalsignificance of theJanmabhoomi Movement," itsaid. "The Trust has envisagedthat just as crores of ShriRambhakts contributed for themukti of Shri Ramjanmbhoomi,similarly the Mandir shall also

be built with the voluntarycontribution of crores of ShriRambhakts," it added. The trustsaid that it will be a nationwidecampaign. "This abhiyan will berun across the nation. Photo ofthe proposed new model of ShriRamjanmbhoomi Mandir willalso reach crores of householdsthrough this campaign.Voluntary donations fromRambhakts will be accepted forwhich Coupons of Rs 10, 100and 1,000 will be available," itsaid. "This campaign willcommence on the auspiciousoccasion of Makar Sankrantiand will continue till MaghPurnima. Shri Ram JanmbhoomiTeerth Kshetra calls upon allShri Ram bhakts to devote theirtime to this historic campaign,"it added. According to the trust,the shrine will be built byadhering to the country's ancientand traditional constructiontechniques. It will also be builtto sustain earthquakes, stormsand other natural calamities.

Prime Minister NarendraModi visited Ayodhya onAugust 5 to attend the 'Bhoomipujan' at Ram Janmbhoomi site.

Trust announces mass contact,contribution campaign for

construction of Ayodhya temple

Shahbad civic body demolises illegal structures GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, DEC 15

In the case of parkconstruction on the land ofirrigation department by themunicipality, there may be atrouble for the NPAemployees. Because it hasbeen revealed during themarking by theadministration that the 7kanals, 16 Marla land worthcrores lying vacant next tothe power house is not ofHUDA. On which themunicipality is constructingthe park without approving itas HUDA's land. After thedemarcation, themunicipality has stopped theconstruction as well as haltedthe work with immediateeffect. At the same time,former MLA Anil Dhantodisaid that Dr. Kiran Singh,SDM of Shahabad, has alsobeen transferred in thismatter. It is worth mentioningthat on 11 November, former

MLA Anil Dhantori hadwritten a letter to journalistand SDM complaining thatsome people are constructingillegal building with theintention of capturing thevaluable land of the irrigationdepartment. He also gave thiscomplaint to DeputyCommissioner SharandeepKaur Brar. After which theadministration got into actionand SDM Dr. Kiran Singh,Naib Tehsildar and otheradministrative officials hadstopped the ongoing workand started spotting. In apress conference held at therest house on Tuesday, AnilDhantoudi showed thedocuments from theadministration and thesituation became clear after

the administration's actionthat an attempt was made tocapture this land under theconspiracy and later to call ita park by the municipality.While there is no park, gym,rest rooms and otherconstruction was ready. Hesaid that the municipalitystarted construction at thisplace without any approvaland now this construction hasto be demolished. Dhantaudisaid that this has caused lakhsof damage to the municipalexchequer and should berepaid by the NPA employees,who have given permission tobuild the park here and passedthe tender. At the same time,he has demanded from theirrigation department that theboundary of this place be

made soon so that no one canattempt to capture it in future.At the same time, Dhantoudisaid that in this case theadministration acted withcomplete impartiality, due towhich SDM Dr. Kiran Singhwas transferred. Dhantaudisaid that he demands from the

administration that actionshould be taken against theemployees of NPA and thosewho have tried to capture it.Advocate Jasbir SinghHanda, Advocate Ashok Vats,Bharat Singh, RandhirKashyap were present on theoccasion.

NPA President's pleaMunicipal head Baldev Raj Chawla said that it is a matter of twodepartments and process is going on in both. No person isattempting to capture it. Therefore, one should not be misled bysuch a thing. He said that HUDA land is in the neighborhood of theland of irrigation department and after proper measurement, thepark will be constructed here. He said that this work has notcaused any harm to the municipality. He said that maintenance ofHUDA and care and construction of parks is also being done. Thisis the effort of NAPA that a park should be built at this place ofHUDA, so that the public and children can get the benefit of it. Hesaid that the work of NAPA is to beautify and develop the city. Thematter of capturing is absolutely baseless.

Irrigation department XEN's versionWhen the matter was discussed with the XEN Gurvinder Singh ofthe Irrigation Department, he said that after the proper and finalmeasurement, a boundary wall or barbed wire will be put up hereand the department will completely take the possession of this land.

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, DEC 15

On behalf of the BharatiyaJanata Party DistrictPathankot, District PresidentVijay Sharma conducted ameeting with key activistskeeping in view the upcomingelections of MunicipalCorporation Pathankot.Inwhich Pathankot SouthMandal and North MandalPresident Rohit Puri andShamsher Singh, GeneralSecretary of both mandalsVishal Mahajan, DistrictGeneral Secretary VinodDhiman, Suresh Sharma andDistrict Vice-President NareshWadera took part. Pathankot

Municipal Corporationelections were discussed in themeeting on every ward and ageneral discussion was heldon the names of the candidatesfrom those wards. Givinginformation related to themeeting, District PresidentVijay Sharma said that it wasdecided in the meeting thatthree or four names will becalled from each ward and

they will be discussed andthose who would win ,will bediscussed with the in-chargeof the municipal elections.After that, the candidates willbe selected by the highcommand , will be elected.The district president said thatthis time a strategy will bemade so that the BharatiyaJanta Party again enjoy itsposition.

Special meeting of BJPheld at Pathankot

Rail coach breaks all previousrecord in LHB coach production

PAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA, DEC 15

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala breaking its allprevious records surpasses LHB coachproduction of previous years Rail CoachFactory so far produced a record 932 LHBcoaches during current financial year, whileduring last financial year(293 working days) itwas manufactured 928 coaches a remarkableachievement as it surpasses the previousproduction record just in 190 working days It isworth mentioning that RCF was closed due tolockdown on the first nn days in the financialyear and from 23.4.2020 and the productionwork was resumed woth only 50 percent workforce. More staff was called on 18.5.2020 andremaining employees joined their duties on3.6.2020. In current financial year so far , RCFgas produced 263 high capacity parcel van

coaches , 196 AC two and three tier sleepers andother several coach variants. In the month ofNovember, RCF has set another milestone bygenerating a record production of 5.9 coachesper day . Besides RCF achieved the highestmonthly LHB production in the month of Julyand September this year and in November RCFbuilt 124 coaches just in 21 working days toachieve an average daily production rate of 5.9coaches per day which is the highest in thehistory of Rail Coach Factory. In NovemberRCF had many laurels in coach production.RCF rolled out a lighter igh capacity Parcel Vanmark-II with carrying capacity of 24 tonne loadand 130 Km per hour speed Hitherto, in thisfiscal, RFC has built 242 Parcel vans so far . Inaddition on 18.11.2020 , RFC rolled outcountry’s first speed Double Decker Coach with120 comfortable seats and capacity to run at aspeed of 160 Kmph.

Pb govt provides another facility to people bylaunching an online grievance redressal portalQADIAN (SARWAN), DEC 15

The Punjab Government has launched anonline grievance redressal portal with theobjective of providing good governanceto the people. A portal has beendeveloped by the Punjab Governmentheaded by Chief Minister Capt.Amarinder Singh which has been madeavailable online to the public. Now any citizen can register hisgrievance against any department by visiting the grievanceredressal portal of Punjab Governmenthttp://connect.punjab.gov.in/ from the comfort of his home.Giving information about the grievance redressal portal of thePunjab government, Deputy Commissioner GurdaspurMohammad Ishfaq said that for this the citizen would firstcreate his ID on this portal through his Aadhaar card andmobile number and then register his complaint. He will then beable to track his complaint online and will be asked by thegovernment to resolve his complaint. He said that now peopledo not have to go to any office to lodge a complaint but they canlodge their complaint from home.

Netsmartz conducts campus placement drive at CT GroupHARPREET SINGH LEHALLUDHIANA, DEC 15

Netsmartz, a full service IT company with a wide range of services and solutions conducted a cam-pus placement drive at CT Group of Institutions, Shahpur campus for B.Tech (CSE/IT/EVE),MCA/M.Sc IT 2021 passing out batches. 89 students from CT campuses participated and after on-line test and technical interview, 16 were shortlisted for the final round. The post will provide thesalary package of upto Rs. 3 Lakh per annum. Manisha Jha, Senior Executive, Human Resourcesbriefed students about the company and job profiles.Manbir Singh, Managing Director, CT Groupsaid that Group is known for industry driven campus to make students ‘industry ready’ and creat-ing various platforms for students. He further congratulated all the students who participated in thisdrive and wished luck to the selected candidates.

8LOOK AT THE SKY. WE ARE NOT ALONE. THE

WHOLE UNIVERSE IS FRIENDLY TO US AND CON-SPIRES ONLY TO GIVE THE BEST TO THOSE WHO

DREAM AND WORK.

A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

YOU HAVE TO DREAM BEFORE YOUR DREAMSCAN COME TRUE.

A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

The vaccine against Coronavirus is the silver bullet.A world caught in the throes of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic has no alternative but to trust the apo-

litical integrity of science, which has brought humanityto the point that it can hope to inoculate large sections ofthe population in order to spread immunity. There is noknowing how long the vaccines will continue to triggerthe production of antibodies in the human body to staveoff the virus. It isn’t clear yet if two shots will be suffi-cient for life. Will the vaccine be a seasonal jab? The factthat it has found its way into 70 million people causing1.6 million deaths globally — the figures for India isclose to one crore persons infected and 1.43 lakh deaths— is proof enough of its insidious ways.Indian drug regulators are yet to permit even emergencyuse of vaccines that have received approvals in Britain,the United States, Russia and China. The need for thor-oughness in studying the trial data is a priority right now,considering how even minor ill- effects or side effects ofthe vaccine can prove inhibiting and erode people’s con-fidence in taking the jab. Dedicated scientists have ledinternational efforts to make various types of vaccinespossible and their best efforts in giving “warp speed” tothe projects have been beset not only by the logistics ofdistribution but also the politics injected into prioritisingbeneficiaries.The United States and large parts of Europe, which aregoing through a nightmarish second Covid- 19 wave inthe autumn, are bracing for a winter of discontent, andthey have found it necessary to fast- track the vaccina-tion process. Their experience should prove useful as acase study for India to avoid the pitfalls and maximisethe efficiency of what has been a truly international ef-fort at finding vaccines. India, as the world’s largestmanufacturing hub, has a pivotal role to play in this asvaccines are the most effective route out of the pandem-ic as the production of monoclonal antibodies, whichPresident Donald Trump might have been given, ispainfully slow and mitigation of the disease is a compli-cated process that can overwhelm the health infrastruc-ture. The biggest stumbling block, as seen in the attitudeof people, are the antivaccination sentiments. A recentsurvey reveals only 60 per cent of Americans are sayingthey will “definitely or probably” get a vaccine, while 21per cent, constituting members of the “anti- vaxxer”movement, are dead against it. While spreading aware-ness to build confidence in the vaccine should be a pri-ority, the offer of free vaccines for entire populations asKerala and Delhi have done is a political move.

Vaccines only way outof Covid; shun politics

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

Editorial

China's nuclear forces,under the aegis of thePeople's Liberation

Army Rocket Force (PLARF),are nowhere as large as thoseof the USA or Russia, but theinventory is significantlygrowing and modernizing.New missiles such as DF-41and DF-31AG intercontinentalballistic missiles (ICBM) wereparaded in Beijing in October2019, demonstrating the for-ward strides that the PLARF ismaking.

An annual report from theBulletin of the Atomic Scien-tists, titled Chinese NuclearForces 2020 and authored byHans Kristensen and Matt Ko-rda, discussed the state of playin the PLARF. It claimed,"China is continuing the nu-clear weapons modernizationprogram that it initiated in the1980s and increased in the1990s and 2000s, fieldingmore types and greater num-bers of nuclear weapons thanever before."

It is impossible to say howmany nuclear weapons Chinaactually has, but Kristensenand Korda offer their best esti-mate in the report. Theyclaimed, "We estimate thatChina has a produced a stock-pile of approximately 350 nu-clear warheads, of whichroughly 272 are for delivery bymore than 240 operationalland-based ballistic missiles,48 sea-based ballistic missilesand 20 nuclear gravity bombsassigned to bombers." The re-port continued, "The remain-ing 78 warheads are intendedto arm additional land- andsea-based missiles that are inthe process of being fielded."This figure of 350 is up signif-icantly from the estimated 290

listed in the 2019 edition of thereport from the Bulletin of theAtomic Scientists. Significant-ly, these figures vary fromthose issued in the US Depart-ment of Defense's (DoD) an-nual report on Chinese militarypower. The authors acknowl-edged: "This estimate is high-er than the 'low-200' warheadsreported by the Pentagon in its2020 report to Congress; how-ever, the Pentagon's estimateonly refers to 'operational' Chi-nese nuclear warheads, andtherefore presumably excludeswarheads that are attributed tonewer weapons still in devel-opment. It is also possible thatthe Pentagon's estimate doesnot include dormant bomberweapons. Taking those cate-gories into account, the Penta-gon's estimate is roughly inline with our own." Some

commentators over the pastdecade have warned that Chi-na has hundreds, some eventhousands, of nuclearweapons. The Bulletin of theAtomic Sciences confirms thatthe more conservative esti-mates have invariably beencorrect, "while the higher esti-mates and projections for sig-nificant increases have beenincorrect". Although US intel-ligence community projec-tions have predicted greatly in-creased numbers of nuclearmissiles for the PLA, thesehave generally proved inaccu-rate. For instance, a DefenseIntelligence Agency (DIA) es-timate from 1999 predictedChina might have 460 nuclearweapons by 2020. This obvi-ously did not eventuate. Thatmakes it more difficult to ac-cept with any degree of cer-

tainty current estimates. TheDIA's 2019 report predicted,for example, "Over the nextdecade, China will at leastdouble the size of its nuclearstockpile." The new reporthighlighted the fielding of thedual-capable DF-26 interme-diate-range ballistic missile(IRBM), as well as the afore-mentioned DF-31AG and DF-41 ICBMs. All are mounted onenormous road-mobile trans-porter-erector-launcher (TEL)vehicles, which gives themgreater survivability in theevent of any conflict. The DF-41 is capable of carrying mul-tiple independently targetablere-entry vehicles (MIRV),much like the older liquid-fu-eled and silo-based DF-5Balso in PLARF service.

The report included a tablewith all known nuclear

weapons fielded by thePLARF. The land-based mis-siles are: the DF-4 ICBM (x6launchers, and probably grad-ually retiring); DF-5A ICBM(x10 launchers); DF-5B ICBM(x10 launchers and with fivewarheads per missile); DF-21A/E medium-range ballisticmissile (x40 launchers); DF-26 (100 launchers, of which 20missiles have nuclear war-heads); DF-31 ICBM (x6launchers); DF-31A ICBM(x36 launchers); DF-31AGICBM (x36 launchers); andDF-41 ICBM (x18 launcherswith 54 warheads in total).This gives a total of 244 land-based launchers and 204 war-heads. Once those new mis-siles approaching introductionare added to the equation, thenumbers increase to 280launchers and 258 warheadsfrom land-based assets.

The report listed the up-graded DF-5C ICBM too,which is supposed to be de-ployed in 2020. It is unclearwhat modifications it has overthe DF-5B, for it has the same13,000km range and carriesMIRVs. Also listed as not yetbecoming operational is theDF-17, where 18 launcherscarrying missiles with hyper-sonic glide vehicles are to beformally fielded in 2021. It isnot immediately clear whowill operate the DF-17, but itcould be 627 Brigade in Pun-ing. Two DF-41 brigades arethought to exist, one of whichmay be nearing operational ca-pability. These are assumed tobe 634 Brigade in Tongdaoand 644 Brigade in Hanzhong.Furthermore, 662 Brigade inLuanchuan could be upgrad-ing to the DF-41. AdditionalDF-41 TELs are in production,

so we can expect more to beadded. As it replaces the DF-5,the DF-41 could also belaunched from silos and rail-cars. Indeed, several new siloshave been constructed in theJilintai training area in InnerMongolia, and there is possi-bly silo construction for 662Brigade in Henan Province.

The DF-26 is an interest-ing case. This years' Pentagonreport on China's military list-ed 200 such weapons, butKristensen and Korda take thisto be a typographic error, asthe US Indo-Pacific Commandonly estimates 100 DF-26s,plus this lower figure bettercorresponds to known base in-frastructure. It is estimated that20 of the 100 IRBMs possess anuclear warhead, with the restof them carrying conventionalhigh-explosive payloads. Theprimacy of the older DF-21family has been overtaken bythe DF-26, and users, in orderof conversion, are thePLARF's 666 Brigade inXinyang, 626 Brigade inQingyuan, 625 Brigade inJianshui, and 654 Brigade inDengshahe.

China also has nuclear-tipped missiles assigned to itsfleet of ballistic missile sub-marines (SSBN). The table inthe report thus listed the7,200km-range JL-2 subma-rine-launched ballistic missile(SLBM), with four submarinescarrying 48 missiles (12 JL-2missiles per boat), plus twomore submarines and associat-ed 24 missiles becoming oper-ational next year. In April thisyear, the PLA Navy (PLAN)actually debuted these two ex-tra Type 094 SSBNs, and thesegive an added second-strikeability to China.

China's nuclear arsenal grows in capability

SUSHIL PANDIT

For the ruler of a nation inthe system of power sincetime immemorial, it was

considered to be one of the firstresponsibilities of Rajdharma tolive up to the expectations ofthe people, abandoning person-al ambition and respecting thesentiment of the people in thereligion.

Religion and politics com-plement each other. In this arti-cle, religion does not mean anykind of ritual, worship or wor-ship of a particular community,but the establishment of moral-ity and the assessment of hu-man values. It is also clearlymentioned in our national scrip-

ture Srimad Bhagwat Gita thatthe self-styled king should pro-tect the subjects from all prob-lems and always be engaged in

the interest of the subjects. Thetask of the subjects is the workof the king, the happiness andsorrow, the good and bad of thesubjects is that of the king, thatis the ruler. And his own inter-est should be in the interest ofthe subjects.

It is all for the benefit of thepeople, there is nothing forhimself or his loved ones. Per-haps Rajdharma has no impor-tance in today's politics. In thepresent context, the real natureof politics is based on diploma-cy, the democratic process ofthe country depends on the na-tional ideology of political par-ties, but this may not be possi-ble in the present adverse cir-

cumstances, nor in today'spoliticians, as the loyalty andcommitment is very less visiblein them. Let's say, today's poli-tics seem to be full of personalambition and temptation. Weare talking about all the region-al and national political partiesand the capitalist houses thatare concerned with these par-ties.

Though after the independ-ence of the country, the religionand politics had changed in thecountry, but the issues relatedto the social and economic sys-tem of that time would not havebeen as vivid as the presentones, because the people of thecountry first came under the

rule of the Mughals and thenthe British Empire. Thus, theywere distressed and agitatedthat it might not have been pos-sible for the public to actuallyevaluate Rajdharma in politics.

At present, a large part ofthe country's population is ra-tional and has many expecta-tions from the governance sys-tem. In the present time, theruler of any nation does not im-pose himself on the people, butthe public chooses him by exer-cising their discretion and it isnatural to expect the solution ofvarious issues and problems.The current politics, inspired byfascination and temptation, isdirectly a shock to the public, ie

the voter's feelings, which playan important role in a demo-cratic set up, because attach-ment gives rise to personal self-realization and the politicalgimmick arising out of selfishcontests i.e. manipulation.

Possibly this type of politi-cal game only affects the gener-al public because in a country,the voter gives his vote to thesame party, which he wants tosee as an alternative, for exam-ple, what the public does notwant, it can definitely boycott itby the injury of vote. But theelected representative of thepublic goes into the court ofanti-people politicians andchanges the definition of poli-

tics and Rajdharma. Just as reli-gion is considered a lifestylebased on human sentiments, inthe same way in politics, thereis a single point definition ofgovernance, ie, strong gover-nance and policy.

However, the parties andopposition parties that are con-cerned with the politics of thepresent, must assess the humansentiments and ensure their im-portant role in establishing pol-itics.

And considering the publicas decisive authority instead ofthe ball of political change,they have to show their morali-ty, then only a healthy andstrong nation can be built.

Current politics unaware of real nature of Rajdharma

Farmers nation nurtures-facing tortures

Struggle always, way of life,Sons, daughters and wife,Work in field day and night,Life always rest on knife.They are country's armour,Always in ascendency, beat odds,Make hostilities devour, called as farmer.Farmers are the nation nurtures,Today facing tortures,Farmer always great,Not a matter to debate,Produce to fill bellies, Protect borders kill enemies.They eagerly wait for any order,Sitting in bone chilling winter on Delhi border,Confronting problems, don't bother,Oh Almighty give them power to win,Keeping our feeder in this situation is a sin.Today it’s a situation of "do or die",If they lose, better future will say bye,They are ones upon whom the nation depend,Without them, life face painful end.Their win is our only pray,For every one they are a hope ray,Everyone should stand by their side,With their chest wide,Their sacrifices for India,Make our Head high in pride.

BYVANSH GOYAL

POEMSLiterature & Health

High blood pressureappears to acceleratea decline in cognitive

performance in middle-agedand older adults, accordingto new research. The re-search was published todayin Hypertension, an Ameri-can Heart Association jour-nal.

Nearly half of Americanadults have high blood pres-sure or hypertension. Hav-ing high blood pressure is arisk factor for cognitive de-cline, which includes suchthings as memory, verbalfluency, attention and con-centration. Blood pressureof 120 mmHg - 129 mmHgsystolic (the top number in areading) or higher is consid-ered elevated. Systolic pres-sure above 130 mmHg, ordiastolic pressure (the bot-tom number) of 80 mmHgor higher is considered hy-pertension. "We initially an-ticipated that the negativeeffects of hypertension oncognitive function would bemore critical when hyper-tension started at a youngerage, however, our resultsshow similar acceleratedcognitive performance de-cline whether hypertension

started in middle age or atolder ages," said study au-thor Sandhi M. Barreto,M.D., M.Sc., PhD, profes-sor of medicine at the Uni-versidade Federal de MinasGerais in Belo Horizonte,Brazil.

"We also found that ef-fectively treating high bloodpressure at any age in adult-hood could reduce or pre-vent this acceleration. Col-lectively, the findings sug-gest hypertension needs tobe prevented, diagnosed andeffectively treated in adultsof any age to preserve cog-nitive function."

Barreto and colleaguesanalyzed findings from anexisting study that includedblood pressure and cogni-tive health information formore than 7,000 adults inBrazil, whose average agewas about 59 years old atthe study's start. The studyparticipants were followedfor an average of nearly 4years; testing includedanalysis of memory, verbalfluency and executive func-tion, which includes atten-tion, concentration and oth-er factors associated withthinking and reasoning.

High blood pressure atany age may speed

cognitive declineTelling a distressed friend or fami-

ly member something as simple as"I understand why you feel that

way" can go a long way in helping heror him feel better, new research sug-gests. In the study, participants de-scribed to the researchers a real-life in-cident that made them angry. When re-searchers didn't show support or under-standing for the anger participants weredescribing, the story-tellers showed de-clines in positive emotions. But whenthe researchers validated what the par-ticipants were saying, their positiveemotions were protected and stayed thesame.

Similarly, study participants report-ed dips in their overall mood as they re-called the anger-provoking event, andonly those who were validated reporteda recovery of mood back to their startingpoint. There was no significant differ-ence found in participants' negativeemotions - a result that speaks to the val-ue of focusing on protecting positivity,said Jennifer Cheavens, senior author ofthe study and a professor of psychologyat The Ohio State University.

"We have underestimated the powerof positive emotions. We spend so muchtime thinking about how to remedy neg-ative emotions, but we don't spend muchtime thinking about helping people har-ness and nurture positive emotions,"Cheavens said. "It's really important tohelp people with their depression, anxi-ety and fear, but it's also important tohelp people tap into curiosity, love, flex-

ibility and optimism. People can feel sadand overwhelmed, and also hopeful andcurious, in the same general timeframe," added Cheavens. The study ispublished online in the Journal of Posi-tive Psychology. In three experiments,the researchers assessed the effects ofvalidation and invalidation on what areknown clinically as positive and nega-tive affect. Positive affect refers to pos-itive emotions and expression thatCheavens said allow us to be curious,connected and flexible in our thinking.Negative affect, on the other hand,refers to negative emotions and expres-sion ranging from disgust to fear to sad-ness.

A total of 307 undergraduate stu-dents participated in the experiments.The students completed questionnairesmeasuring positive and negative affect

at the beginning and end of the studyand overall mood at several time pointsduring the experiments.

Researchers asked participants tothink and write for five minutes about atime when they felt intense anger, andthen verbally describe those experiencesto a researcher. Based on randomizedassignments, the experimenter eithervalidated or invalidated their angry feel-ings. The participants' experiences withanger covered a wide range: roommatetroubles, unfaithful romantic partners,being the victim of a theft or gettingmad at their parents. Experimenters lis-tening to their stories used flexiblescripts to respond. Validating commentsincluded such phrases as "Of courseyou'd be angry about that" or "I hearwhat you're saying and I understand youfeel angry."

The power of validation helpspeople cope with distress

udhiana : Dr Vikesh Gupta, MD Chest, Director and Head of Pulmonology, Deep Hospital, Ludhiana said that there are more Lthan 55 million patients in India, making us the COPD capital of

the world. Long term subjection to risk factors like smoking, exposure to industrial smoke, long term use of Chulhaas lead to this progressive condition called COPD, now popularly understood as Lung attack. Dr Vikesh Gupta said that despite being one of the major killer disease in India, very little is known in general public about COPD. By the time I see a patient post lung attack, the lungs are being substantially damaged. Early diagnosis not only leads to better management of the condition but also improve the quality of life of the patients and the care givers. Lung check-up, like BP and sugar check should be in the mind space of general public in our country. Developing counties like ours has higher pollution levels and higher chances of exposures to risk factors, which in a long run can lead to lung attack. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not one single disease but an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases that cause limitations in lung airflow. The most common symptoms of COPD are breathlessness, or a 'need for air', and a chronic cough. However, COPD is not just simply a "smoker's cough", but an under-diagnosed, life threatening lung disease that may progressively lead to death. India ranks second in the world only after China in terms of number of cases of COPD but when it comes to deaths due to COPD, India has surpassed China and ranks first, according to the 2016 Global Burden of Diseases study.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

CHANDIGARH, : Airtel Business, the B2B unit of Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today announced the launch of itsCustomer Advisory Board with the objective of making its customers equal stakeholders in its product development journey.The Board will have representation from Airtel’s top enterprise customers cutting across a diverse set of industries/sectors. The Board will meet at regular intervals to deliberate and offer counsel on customer issues and emerging technology trends to help Airtel Business align its innovation roadmap to the strategic requirements of its customers and create the right solutions for the market. The forum will also provide Airtel’s key enterprise customers an early view of the advanced capabilities that the company is building. For more details http://www.airtelbusinessinsights.com/customer-advisory-board/ Commenting on the launch, Ajay Chitkara, Director and CEO – Airtel Business said: “The formation of the Customer Advisory Board is a step towards engaging even more deeply with our customers to get insights into how we can help them accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

Airtel Business launches Customer Advisory Board to Co-create its Product Innovation Roadmap

ARIDABAD : In line with its positioning itself as a complete family entertainer, BIG Magic has been catering Fto the demands of its ardent viewers with its diverse content

offerings that are as wholesome as ever. Be it ancient mythological tales, the world of fantasy or a gripping drama, each of the shows on display continue to keep the audience, of all age groups, hooked

to their television screens. Adding to this diverse bouquet of content, BIG Magic is all set to launch an interesting story of immense faith and devotion, Chhoti Bahu Chhoti Bahu- Saware Ke Rang Rachi starting

from December 14 at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM time slot. The show revolves around the lead characters Dev and Radhika, played by Avinash Sachdev and Rubina Dilaik respectively, and the challenges that life throws at them constantly. The story starts with their childhood when Dev visits a small town with his family and meets Radhika, who is a devotee of Sri Krishna and believes that Kanha is with her at every step. Dev and Radhika soon become good friends and one day, while Radhika and Dev playing in a temple, they reach a place where 50 couples are getting married. In between the chaos, they get married unknowingly.

Vedanta to set up 500 Nand Ghars

BIG Magic Brings the Story of Faith and Devotion with its new offering Chhoti Bahu- Saware Ke Rang Rachi

handigarh: Over 45 restaurants, pubs and bars across Chandigarh have signed up to avail the business revival Csupport provided under Diageo India’s ‘Raising The Bar’

program in the very first phase. Registrations have come in from across the states such as Assam, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. With the gradual easing of the lockdown restrictions and the ongoing Festive season, businesses are slowly re-opening their doors to customers. Providing a safe work environment for their employees as well as a safe ambience for the customers is the topmost priority for the businesses. ‘Raising The Bar’ program is helping provide a strong on-the-ground support to qualifying outlets by making provisions of physical equipment and ‘hygiene kits’ comprising of high-quality permanent sanitiser dispensers, medical grade hand sanitiser and a range of personal protection equipment including masks and gloves. The programme is also helping establish partnerships with online reservations and cashless systems; mobile bars and outdoor equipment.Commenting on the successful initiation of Phase I, Shweta Jain, VP – Luxury Commercial & Key Accounts, Diageo India said, “Diageo has always been a strong partner to the hospitality and F&B industry across segments.

handigarh, December 15: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), which Cjoined hands with Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation last week, will set up 500 Nand Ghars in UP over the next 12 months.Majority of the new centers will come up in the districts of Amethi and Varanasi in the first phase of this partnership. Nand Ghar project and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will jointly fund the expansion program in a 50:50 ratio.Studies have shown that more than 90 per cent of the children enrolled with Nand Ghars are found in the healthy category, with zero slippage into malnutrition.Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said, “Nand Ghar is a joint collaboration with Ministry of Women & Child Development, where we hope to transform the entire landscape of the aanganwadi ecosystem with focus on nutrition.”Nand Ghar – an initiative of the Anil Agarwal Foundation – is currently operating in seven states and plans to roll out the social impact project in Bihar. Vedanta Nand Ghar, which is supported by MoWCD, is transforming the Anganwadi ecosystem in India by focusing on women and childcare at the grassroots level.

handigarh, : Ice Make Refrigeration Limited (Ice Make), leading supplier of innovative cooling solutions Cand manufacturer of 50 plus refrigeration equipments,

has posted total revenue of Rs 30.06 Cr. for Q2FY21.Despite ongoing global pandemic challenges, the company’s top line stood marginally up by 20% as compared to Rs. 25.25 Cr. recorded in the corresponding period of Q2FY20. The standalone and consolidated net profit for this period stood at Rs 1.91 Cr. and Rs 1.84 Cr. respectively compared to -0.28 Cr. and Rs 0.18 Cr. reported in Q2FY20.Company’s Chairman and Managing Director Mr Chandrakant Patel, said, “This year everyone has faced unprecedented situation and Ice Make is not an exception to the business challenges posed by Covid-19 health menace.However, I am happy to inform you that all this while Ice Make has fully prepared itself to serve the cold storage & transport requirements of much awaited Covid19 Vaccination drive, with its End-to-End Cold Chain Solutions for Pharma Industries, Hospitals and Government healthcare departments across the country. Ice Make has fully developed capabilities to provide cold chain solutions right from the point of manufacturing to the point of administration of Vaccination drive with variable temperature range for storage and transportation through refrigerated vans.

HANDIGARH: Jaguar Land Rover India, today announced that it has Copened bookings of its first Plug-In

Hybrid in India, the New Defender P400e. Combining a powerful 2.0 l four-cylinder petrol engine and a 105 kW electric motor, the P400e develops 297 kW of combined power and 640 Nm of combined torque. This helps the New Defender accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 5.6 s and achieve a top speed of 209 km/h. The New Defender P400e has a 19.2 kWh battery, which can be charged at home or office using a 15A socket or a 7.4 kW AC wall box charger, supplied complimentary with the vehicle. Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India said, “We are extremely proud to introduce our first Plug-In Hybrid, the New Defender P400e in India, a vehicle that perfectly balances performance with efficiency, while retaining Land Rover’s legendary off-road capability. This also reaffirms our commitment to introduction of electrified vehicles across the Jaguar Land Rover portfolio, after we had opened bookings for Jaguar I-PACE in November 2020.” The New Defender P400e will be offered in India in four variants, the SE, HSE, X-Dynamic HSE and X on the Defender 110.

Land Rover Opens Bookings for Defender Plug-In Hybrid in India

Test drives for all-new Audi Q2 held

NSDC and Jagriti Sewa Sansthan join hands for Jagriti Digital Yatra

HANDIGARH: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Cand Jagriti Sewa Sansthan have

joined hands for Jagriti Digital Yatra 2020, a nation-wide digital yatra to inspire millions of youth in the country to become entrepreneurs, and be self-reliant. Jagriti Yatra is the flagship program of Jagriti Sewa Sansthan that has taken 500 youth and women every year, over the past 12 years, on a national train journey to explore, understand and learn from ‘Middle India’ - small towns and districts. Amid current pandemic, the partners invite youth to join via digital format. Under this partnership, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will act as a ‘Knowledge Partner’ for Jagriti Digital Yatra 2020. It will assist in driving awareness and to motivate youth to join Jagriti Digital Yatra 2020 campaign through its skilling ecosystem which includes sector skill councils, training partners, and training centres.

Over 1500 hospitality biz owners sign up for ‘Raising The Bar’ programme by Diageo India

angal, Dec 15 (Kulwinder Bhatia) Activa has successfully completed two decades in the Indian Ntwo-wheeler market in the country. Honda

Scooters India Pvt. Ltd. launched the Special 20th Anniversary E d i t i o n o f H o n d a 6 G today at MH H o n d a Nangal. Vijay G u p t a , M a n a g i n g Director of M H H o n d a said that the v e h i c l e i s available in

two colors and features a 110 cc engine. He hoped that it would also get a good response from the customers. Honda's team and staff were present on the occasion.

A classic Zippo flame to light up the holiday spiritCHANDIGARH: As we come closer to the end of the year, the holiday spirit is stronger than ever. With Christmas trees making their way into our houses and Christmas songs and jingles filling up our playlists, we are all decked up to bid farewell to 2020 and look forward to welcoming new beginnings. However, the spirit of the season isn’t complete without expressing our love to the people that mean something to us and showering them with gifts. The Zippo Windproof Lighters are sure to make the perfect present to mark the occasion. The lighters feature spectacular design and exceptional all metal build quality. The long-running legacy of the brand is a testament to the solid craftsmanship that goes into designing these lighters that will leave everybody in awe. With their lifetime warranty, these lighters are a gift of a lifetime, and the signature “Click” will always leave your friends and family reminiscing about the countless beautiful moments that you have shared with them. Let this season mark the start of new beginning and happier times for your loved ones by gifting them a Zippo Windproof lighter.

Amazon.in launches Christmas Storefronthandigarh :Amazon.in announced 'Christmas Storefront' bringing Ctogether a host of deals and offers

on a wide selection of specially curated products across categories ranging from Christmas décor , gift sets, party essentials, smartphones to electronics, Amazon devices, fashion and beauty essentials, consumables, accessories and a lot more.The specially curated 'Christmas Storefront' on Amazon.in is designed to be the one-stop shop for customers to fulfill all their shopping and gifting needs from the comfort of their homes. Customers can look forward to shop from brands such as Forest Essentials, Youbella, Calvin Klein, Maybelline, Cadbury, Fabelle, Hersheys, OnePlus, Samsung, Mi, Samsung, Amazfit, LG, IFB, HP, Lenovo, Dell, US Polo, Bata and many others.Tied Ribbons Christmas Decoration Satin Cushion Covers are wonderful gifting idea for your friends and family this Christmas! The Set of 5 Cushion covers with filler (18-inch x 18 inch) with 5 Santa Caps will surely enhance the beauty of your home, and bring a smile on the face of the loved ones. Get these Cushion Covers for INR 949 on Amazon.in.

MH Honda launches 6G Activa on its 20th anniversary

ave you noticed how nobody aligned in intention, thoughts, words, through the brutal Bosnian war seems to know what day of the and actions. It also takes you out of Jacob has had her fair share of Hweek it is? How every new day wallowing in self-pity and keep you tribulations. For her, keeping

is like the one before? We wake up, do more connected to what’s happening Zen is vital. “We are very our chores, log in to work, take a break, around you instead, giving you more fortunate to have a roof over log off, get dinner started, hot the hay, clarity. This is extremely important in our heads and food to eat. Many and repeat. The humdrum of the people are not that lucky. Just lockdown has been hard on all of. thinking about this will make But for many of us, our sanity and you realise how lucky you are. mental wellness has taken a I know how much hardship particularly hard hit. With not peoplecan face, and come out much of a purpose for the lot of of it stronger. All we need to us, anxiety about the pandemic do is take it in our stride and looming large, loneliness look for that silver lining.”haunting us at every step, it’s not While Vesna is primarily a easy to wake up eager to take on Pilates expert, over the years, yet another socially-distant day, she has started incorporating with a spring in our step and a various aspects of other smile on our lips. disciplines to make it a more Yes, we completely understand holistic practiceto look at the your temptation to lay in bed all self as a combination of then day (yes, we feel that mental physical, intellectual, uncontrollable situations, just like the exhaustion too), that’s not where you emotional, and spiritual beings. one we’re currently dealing with,” says want to be.This is exactly why it’s “While the physical body is my the Bosnia-born Jacob who runs important for you to tune out, focus on focus, I use movement as Vesna’sAltaceloFitness Studio that yourself, and find newer thing to excite medium for my students and caters to several socialites, politicians, you. Delhi-based Pilates expert and clients to achieve results. At the and sportspersons in Delhi.holistic wellness guru, Vesna Persevic same time, I also use intention Jacob, has had a difficultlife that has Jacob,tells you how. setting, mindfulness, seen much adversity.From a debilitating “Mental wellness has a lot to do with meditation, and breathing along knee injury playing professional being present and in the moment. It is with the physical exercise to basketballthat left her with a limp that about changing yourperspective and promote a balance between doctors said would never go, to living finding some purpose. You need to be different aspects of self.”

handigarh : Roca Parryware, India's India.leading Bathroom products company Being a market leader in India with 5 powerful Chas announced the strengthening of brands under its foray - Armani Roca, Laufen,

business tie-up with TVS Supply Chain Roca, Parryware and Johnson Pedder - the Solutions (TVS SCS) by the expansion of their company has successfully rebounded faster area of operations covering the factories, from Covid blues and got back to double digit warehouses and Import/export growth levels.logistics. Commenting on the important Roca Parryware roped in TVS occasion, Mr. K.E. Ranganathan, SCS to support the Supply Chain MD of Roca Parryware said, "We operations during the year 2018 are extremely happy with our and since then both the partners partnership with TVS Supply have worked together to delight Chain Solutions over the last 3 the vast network of more than years. TVS SCS has added in good 2000 customers across India. measure to our persistent customer Roca Parryware operates in India focus by getting our products to our with 8 manufacturing facilities Dealers across India on time, every and 12 warehousing stations. time.Our company has managed Apart from this the company also Covid very efficiently by ensuring exports to over 15 countries including USA, the safety of all our employees and partners. We Brazil, Australia, China and many parts of are back to higher double-digit growth since Oct Europe. The company continues to import 2020, which is strong endorsement from our many containers from several countries to meet delighted customers of our power brands - Roca, the growing demands for global products in Parryware and Johnson Pedder.”

himla / Solan, : HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurance Scompanies and HDFC Ergo, one of

India's leading non-life insurers, have joined hands to launch a combi product ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach’ to provide a complete financial protection package in the current pandemic environment, with HDFC Life’s Click 2 Protect 3D Plus (C2P3D Plus) and HDFC Ergo’s Corona Kavach.HDFC Life's C2P3D Plus is one of the most flexible and customizable term plans in the market. HDFC Ergo’s Corona Kavach is an indemnity health policy that was launched earlier this year to offer cover against medical expenses incurred due to hospitalization of individuals seeking treatment for COVID-19, on a positive diagnosis for the virus, in a government authorized diagnostic centre. Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Chief Actuary & Appointed Actuary - HDFC Life, said, “The pandemic has impacted lives, created vulnerabilities in multiple areas and there is a general sense of uncertainty. One such area is the cost of treatment, in case one were to test positive for COVID-19. The expenses could lead to a financial setback for the family, especially where there is only one earning member. Financial security is a must right now and consumers need to take concrete steps towards protecting their families’ financial future. Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach has been designed to provide comprehensive financial protection in the current pandemic.

Facebook Collab Music Video App Launched on iOS, to Take on TikTok

acebook Collab experimental music-making app has been launched on FApple's App Store. The collaborative

iOS app was launched as an invite-only beta back in May by Facebook's New Product Experimentation (NPE) team and is now available for all iOS users in the US. The team has also made updates to the app, based on inputs from the beta test community. Collab allows users to create, watch, and mix and match original videos with a focus on music. A ‘collab' features three 15-second independent videos playing in sync. The app is designed to help users make music together even when they're not physically together.Announcing the public availability of Collab, Facebook's NPE team said that they had worked closely with the beta test community to make updates to the creation, sharing, and discovery of new collabs. Audio syncing is one of the improvements that will help users adjust their recordings to be aligned with others in the collab.

How pilates can help your mental health

handigarh, : The test drives for all-new Audi Q2 were held in city on Tuesday.Audi Q2 is Cengineered to perfection and comes with a

p o w e r f u l 2.0L TFSI engine that outperforms at every turn. The 7-speed S - t r o n i c transmission combines t h e convenience o f a n

automatic with the efficiency of a manual. The progressive steering along with Audi Drive Select makes this car an absolute pleasure to drive. The quattro permanent all-wheel drive system bundled with the Four-link suspension and progressive steering helps manoeuvrability of the car with ease and elegance. Driving is all about thinking ahead, which is exactly what the dual-clutch, S Tronic transmission does for you. It gives you the option to change gears manually, or automatically.

HDFC Life & HDFC Ergo launch Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach –

Roca Parryware expands tie-up with TVS SCS for supply chain solutions

Early diagnosis leads to better management of COPD - Dr. Vikesh

“Right to health merely a myth without Ayurveda”, says Acharya Manishenowned Ayurveda proponent & an Ayurveda Acharya Manish has unveiled a unique initiative - ‘Right to Health Campaign’. Acharya Manish has been Rpropagating Ayurveda since 1997 & is also the founder of the Ayurveda

wellness label 'Shuddhi Ayurveda', which has its corporate office at Zirakpur near Chandigarh. Acharya Manish formally announced the 'Right To Health' drive by holding a special unveiling of the campaign in a press meet held at Press Club here. The

campaign's tagline has been innovatively coined as 'Ayurveda ko hai ab ghar ghar pahunchana! Ayurveda doctors Dr. Geetika Chaudhary & Dr. Suyash Pratap Singh were also present. Acharya Manish believes that Ayurveda - a herb-based Indian medicinal system is a prerequisite to attain the objective of 'right to health' for every Indian.Acharya Manish said, "'Charak Sanhita' says that the motive of Ayurveda is to keep a healthy body disease free and remove disease from roots in a diseased body. Ayurveda also means complete knowledge of life. So this is not just a medicinal protocol but

a way to lead life. " Acharya Manish further said, “'The 'right to health' is failing to be effective because of lack of awareness about Ayurveda's potency to contribute to 'holistic health'. It is only Ayurveda that improves one's health to counter attacks by pathogens & this has been proven well by immunity boosting Ayurveda medicines being used during this the COVID pandemic.

Saregama Carvaan Karaoke Audio Player With Inbuilt Screen for Displaying Lyrics Launched in India

aregama Carvaan Karaoke has been launched as a portable audio Splayer that lets you sing along to

your favourite retro music. The new offering by the Indian music label comes with an inbuilt screen to display lyrics for a large number of classic tracks — ranging from retro hits of Lata Mangeshkar to the best of Mohammad Rafi. Carvaan Karaoke also retains the vintage design of existing Carvaan Bluetooth speakers that feature physical controls, including a knob to select tracks and a volume dial for adjusting audio levels. Saregama Carvaan Karaoke price in India Saregama Carvaan Karaoke price has been set at Rs. 19,990 in India. The audio player is available for purchase through the Saregama.com website. It will also soon be available through Amazon and Flipkart. The Carvaan Karaoke comes in a metallic red colour option.

LG India announces the winners of its LG Premium Leauge consumer Campaign

handigarh : LG Electronics announced the winner of its consumer Ccampaign 'LG Premium League'. The

brand has chosen a transparent way of announcing the winner. Spread over 10 weeks, the campaign offered gifts worth Rs.7.5 crore for consumers on the purchase of LG's premium televisions alongside bumper prizes such as Mercedes-Benz Car, LG Insta-View Refrigerators and Premium LG Gram Laptops. 'Hem Raj Keeping Services' from Ludhiana and has been awarded with LG Gram Laptop. It was an amazing dream come true for all the winners. Commenting on the occasion Gireesan Gopi- Business Head-Home Entertainment- LG Electronics India, said that hearty congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all the participants. We are always excited about such campaigns as it helps us engage with our loyal customers and create a sense of excitement. We are humbled and delighted with the trust that consumers have placed in Brand LG.

ICE Make Q2 top-line grows 20% to 30.06 - Crore

AYONEE is the leading Hindi film to be released after the opening of closed theaters due to Covid-19 on 18 December S2020. Rahul Roy is playing a important negative role in this

film. The musical film will also introduce two new faces, Tanmay Singh and Muskan Sethi.„Tanmay is a highly talented actor and will definitely make his presence in Bollywood,“ Ashwani Kumar the film's executive producer (K.N Film &TV PRODUCTION) says. This musical-action-thriller film was shot majorly in Ukraine, where Ajooba (1991) featuring famous Amitabh Bachchan was also filmed. The SAYONEE movie will so offer audience a beautiful views of Ukraine, the second biggest country in Europe. T-series is also associated with this musical film. Ashwani Kumar is an independent film producer who has a film production company in Ukraine too. He is also known as an associate producer of the 2016 film Hai Apna Dil To Awara (available at Amazon Prime). In that movie Divvya Chouksey who passed away due to cancer this July has acted. Mr. Ashwani Kumar‘s another film Death of Ambassador is under discussion to be brought to the international market, next year. Rahul Roy who became ill due to brain stroke recently and is currently undergoing treatment in Mumbai plays a lead role in this movie. Mr. Ashwani Kumar is also currently working on two web series „Taking of Christ“ and „Inside the Diplomat Mind“ which feature famous European Actors and which will be distributed via OTT platforms.

New musical film SAYONEE to be released on Dec 18 2020

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GLAMOUR

eteran director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal who about a forbidden love story between a British beauty 5. MANDI (1983)is often considered as one of the most influential (Nafisa Ali) and a passionate Pathan (Shashi Kapoor) set By far one of the most realised and multifarious Vdirectors since Satyajit Ray turned 86 years old on during the time of the freedom movement in India. The pieces of work. The film is a supremely

Monday. movie had one of the best presentations by Benegal to date entertaining commentary on society. The seven-time 'National Film Award' winner debuted in with panoramic frames that caught the turbulent passion of It is a satirical comedy on 1974 with his influential and path-breaking movie 'Ankur'. the story. prostitution and politics It would be an embarrassment of riches to pick up the 3. SURAJ KA SATVAN GHODA (1992) narrating the story of a best Shyam Benegal movie, hence here is a list of Based on a book of the same name by Dharamvir Bharti, brothel, an area that Shyam Benegal movies that incapacitated the very the story focuses on the life of a bachelor, played by Rajit the politicians want notion of entertainment with his own honed craft. 1. Kapur who narrates three short stories about the three for its prime ANKUR (1974) women that came into his life. All of the three women in this locality.With naturalistic performances by Shabana Azmi, film were radically unique and represented different social Anant Nag and Sadhu Meher, the depiction of sexual strata.orientation and feudal tyranny was unique in its own 4. BHUMIKA (1977)manner. The film explores the story of a childless Dalit Shyam Benegal was holding the torch of intersectional couple Kishtayya and Lakshmi who are happily married. The feminism in India even before the word could be googled. situation takes a turn between them when Lakshmi is One of the most personal and internal films, 'Bhumika' is seduced by the village landlord's son. based on the memoirs of the popular Marathi actress of 2. JUNOON (1979) 40s and 50s, Hansa Wadkar. This coming of age drama The movie is based on a Ruskin Bond book named 'A Flight by Benegal focuses on feminism and an inward approach of Pigeons, Junoon (The Obsession)'. A tumultuous epic towards relationship conflicts.

Shahid Kapoor finishes filming for 'Jersey'

Celebrating legacy of film journey on his 86th birthday

Shyam Benegal's

Taapsee Pannu flauntsher muscular physiqueon social media

iving fans a glimpse of her gym the hair," using fire session, Bollywood actor Taapsee and flexed shoulder GPannu on Tuesday dropped an emoticons; Tisca took a

aesthetic picture showcasing her fancy to Taapsee's muscles chiselled physique on social media. and wrote, "Girl those muscles," It seems like Bollywood actor Taapsee with a heart exclamation emoticon.Pannu is leaving no stone unturned to The fitness maniac is currently keep up her body toned for the working her fingers to the bone upcoming sports drama 'Rashmi for her upcoming sports flick Rocket'. The 33-year-old star shared a 'Rashmi Rocket' which she picture, working out in the gym, on her actively posts on her social media Instagram along with a caption that for her fans.reads, "Bad hair day in a gym looks like Directed by Akarsh Khurana and ..... #oneMoreRep #RashmiRocket co-produced by Ronnie Screwvala, #AlmostThere". Neha Anand, and Pranjal With one lakh likes on the post, the Khandhdiya, the sports-drama that actor also got appreciations from chronicles the story of a girl Rashmi Bollywood actors Dia Mirza and Tisca and her journey from a tiny village to Chopra in the comments section. athletic contests is expected to Where, Dia wrote, "No one is looking at release sometime in 2021.

ctor Shahid Kapoor has wrapped up the said he is relieved that the team could resume and shoot of his upcoming film "Jersey", a complete shooting after seven months of break AHindi remake of 2019 Telugu blockbuster due to the lockdown. "I'm now eagerly looking

of the same name. Kapoor, who plays a cricketer forward to be able to start the post production in "Jersey", had started filming the movie earlier work," he added. "Jersey" also featuring veteran this year but the shoot was put on hold in March actor Pankaj Kapur and Mrunal Thakur, is being due to the coronavirus pandemic presented by Allu Aravind, produced by Aman Gill, The team resumed the production in October and Dil Raju and S Naga Vamsi. Gill said shot in various location in and around Dehradun he is grateful that the and Chandigarh. The 39-year-old actor took to team could finish social media on Monday night and shared that the movie amid the team completed the shoot in about 47 days the pandemic, with safety protocols in place. "It's a film wrap on wit hout any Jersey... 47 days of shoot during covid. Just compromiunbelievable. I am so proud of the entire team. ses.It's nothing short of a miracle," Kapoor posted on Twitter. "I want to thank each and everyone from the unit for coming set everyday, putting themselves at risk and doing what we all love doing. Telling stories that touch hearts and

make a difference," he added. "Jersey" chronicles the story of a talented but failed

cricketer, who decides to return to the field in his late 30s driven by the

desire to represent the Indian cricket team and fulfil his

son's wish for a jersey as a gift.

Gowtam Tinnanauri, who helmed the 2019 original starring Nani,

has also directed the Hindi version. Tinnanauri

SHILPA shares her fitness mantra, tips for good health

elighting her fans with an enchanting post, Bollywood actor DShilpa Shetty, on Tuesday shared

tips for staying healthy.One of the fittest actors in Bollywood, Shetty leaves no stone unturned to inspire her fans. In her latest Instagram post, the 'Dhadkan' star shared a winsome picture of herself in which she is randomly captured flashing her radiant smile."A good, hearty laugh boosts the immune system and relieves physical & mental stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes thereafter. Laughing freely and heartily has become a privilege in our fast-paced lives," the caption of the post read.Emphasising the significance of a 'good laugher', the 'Life In A Metro' actor suggested her fans to watch a funny movie/video or read something funny if one cannot meet friends or family during the current times."Because laughter truly is the best medicine, What's the one thing that really cracks you up? #ShilpaKaMantra #SwasthRahoMastRaho #mentalhealth #goodhealth #stayhappy

#Laugh #LaughterIsTheBestMedicine #behappy," the actor wrote.

A good, hearty laugh boosts the immune system and

relieves physical & mental stress, leaving your muscles

relaxed for up to 45 minutes thereafter. Laughing

freely and heartily has become a privilege in our fast-paced lives,"

the caption of the post read.

Open discussions on mental health needed as cases rose during lockdown: Tahira

ilmmaker Gauri Shinde along with author and wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, Tahira FKashyap Khurrana on Monday took part in a

panel discussion 'Mind Your Mind,' to discuss children's mental health. Besides Khurrana and Shinde, the panel included several child psychiatrists and school principals. Kashyap who is a mother of two took the opportunity and spoke at length about breaking the news to her children and explaining to them about the challenges she experienced while dealing with her health. "Mind Your Mind is a rather important forum to address the issue of children's and teenager's mental health. Unfortunately, mental health is something that is considered a taboo and conveniently brushed under the carpet. Somehow, nobody wants to believe that even our children can go through depression and anxiety," she said."I believe that it is significant to create an open discussion on mental health especially since the cases have shot up by a huge margin during the lockdown.

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MBL Infra gets DRBrecommendation forRs 531 crNEW DELHI: The dispute reviewboard comprising of three independentmembers has unanimouslyrecommended Rs 530.73 crore plusinterest at the rate of 10 per cent perannum till the payment of amount infavour of MBL Infrastructures Ltd forone of its completed projects ofNational Highways Authority of India(NHAI). The company said it hasreceived various DRBrecommendations, arbitration awardsand court orders aggregating to Rs599.21 crore plus interest since theapproval of resolution plan. "We arepursuing dispute resolution, arbitration,conciliation and litigation proceedingsin all matters for realisation of ourreceivables and there has beensignificant progress," said ChiefFinancial Officer DS Negi.

Presidential electioncampaign kicks off inKyrgyzstanBISHKEK: The presidential electioncampaign kicked off in Kyrgyzstan onTuesday. The election campaign runsuntil January 9, 2021, with voting tobegin on January 10. A total of 18candidates, including one woman, willcompete for the presidency of thecountry. More than three million votersare eligible for the election. OnElection Day, 2,475 polling stations willbe open, including 45 abroad,according to the preliminary list.Kyrgyz President SooronbayJeenbekov resigned on October 15after violent protests in Bishkekfollowing the October 4 parliamentaryelections, the results of which werelater annulled by the Central ElectionCommission. According to Kyrgyzlegislation, early elections should beheld within three months following theresignation of the president.

Kabul's DeputyGovernor killed in IEDblastKABUL: Deputy Governor of Kabul,Mohibullah Mohammadi, and hissecretary have been killed in an IEDblast in Afghanistan on Tuesday.Kabul police confirmed that the IEDwas placed on their vehicle inMacroryan 4 in Kabul's PD9 district,reported TOLO News. "MohibullahMohammadi, deputy Governor ofKabul, and his secretary were killed ina blast from an IED placed on theirvehicle in Macroryan 4 in Kabul'sPD9 today, #Kabul police confirmed,"tweeted TOLO News. "Two of hisbodyguards were wounded in theblast," said police. No militant grouphas claimed the responsibility for theexplosion. Violence has raged acrossthe country since the Taliban andAfghan government launched peacetalks in Qatar in September. Earlier,today in the wee hours a police officertoo was killed and two police werewounded in a terrorist ambush inKabul.

Adani Ports jointventure to raise $300millionAHMEDABAD: Adani Ports andSpecial Economic Zone (APSEZ) hassaid its joint venture will raise USD300 million to shake off its debt. AdaniInternational Container Terminal PvtLtd (AICTPL), a 50:50 joint venture ofAPSEZ and Terminal Investment LtdHolding SA, priced an offering of USD300 million at three per cent seniorsecured notes due in 2031, thecompany said in a statement. Thenotes are expected to be rated Baa3by Moody's Investors Service, BBB-minus Standard & Poor and BBB-minus by Fitch Ratings. "AICTPLintends to use the proceeds from theoffering to repay all of its existingsenior indebtedness and to repay aportion of the subordinatedshareholder loans availed by it," thecompany added. APSEZ is thelargest private port developer andoperator in the country withoperations across 10 ports (nineoperational). It handled around 22 percent of the country's cargo volumes inFY20, up from about 10 per cent inFY10. At 3 pm, the APSEZ stock wastrading 2.09 per cent higher at Rs476.75 per unit.

Ambedkar statue found vandalised inUP villageBALLIA: A statue of Dr. B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of theConstitution, was found damaged at a village here, police said onTuesday. They said the statue was installed in Lohta Pachdaura villageunder Bhimpura police station, and it was damaged on Monday nightby "antisocial" elements. Bhimpura Police Station SHO Shiv Milan saidthe villagers informed the police about the incident Tuesday morning.Circle Officer K P Singh said the situation is under control, and thepolice have initiated action in the matter. "There is peace in the area.Police personnel have been deployed. A new statue of BabasahebBhimrao Ambedkar will be installed," he said.

Farmers' protests resulting in daily loss of Rs 3,500 cr: ASSOCHAMNEW DELHI, DEC 15

Urging the government and farmers'organisations to resolve the impasseover new agri laws, industry bodyASSOCHAM said on Tuesday theongoing protests are dealing a big blowto inter-connected economies of theregion. A daily loss of Rs 3,000 croresto 3,500 crores is resulting ineconomies of the region from the valuechain and transport disruption becauseof protests, according to ASSOCHAM

rough estimates.Though the economies of Punjab,

Haryana and Himachal Pradesh arepredominantly based on agriculture andhorticulture, several industries like foodprocessing, cotton textiles, automobile,farm machinery, IT have become theirlifeline.

Besides, vibrant services sectorsincluding tourism, trading, transportand hospitality, have added to thestrength of the regions, known for theirenterprising farmers, entrepreneurs and

innovators. ''The size of the combinedeconomies of Punjab, Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh and J&K is about Rs18 lakh crore. With the ongoingfarmers' agitation and blockade ofroads, toll plazas and railways, theeconomic activities have come to ahalt," said ASSOCHAM PresidentNiranjan Hiranandani.

"Industries like textiles, autocomponents, bicycles and sports goodswhich cater significantly to the exportmarkets will not be able to fulfil theirorders ahead of Christmas, harming thegoodwill among global buyers," he said

in a statement. ASSOCHAM SecretaryGeneral Deepak Sood said the supplychain disruptions are also taking a tollon retail prices of fruits and vegetablesacross the country as the region is amajor producer of these items.

"Industries, farmers and also theconsumers are paying a heavy price forthe serious disruption in the supplychain. Ironically, these disruptions havecome about when the economy hadstarted unlocking from the COVID-19impact," he said.

Benchmarks inch up to freshhighs; HDFC twins sparkle

MUMBAI, DEC 15

Equity benchmark Sensexrecovered from early losses toend marginally up at its newclosing record on Tuesday, ledby gains in index majors HDFCtwins.

The 30-share BSE indexended 9.71 points or 0.02 percent higher at 46,263.17.

Similarly, the broader NSENifty rose 9.70 points or 0.05per cent to close at its fresh all-time high of 13,567.85.

Bajaj Finance was the topgainer in the Sensex pack,surging around 5 per cent,followed by Bajaj Finserv,HDFC, Tech Mahindra, HDFC

Bank, UltraTech Cement andTata Steel. On the other hand,HUL, Nestle India, ICICI Bank,Axis Bank, SBI, TCS and ITCwere among the laggards.

S&P Global Ratings onTuesday raised India's growthprojection for the current fiscalto (-) 7.7 per cent from (-) 9 percent estimated earlier on risingdemand and falling COVID-19infection rates.

Meanwhile, retail inflationdeclined to 6.93 per cent inNovember on softer food prices,though it remained above thecomfort level of the ReserveBank, official data released aftermarket hours on Mondayshowed.

The rupee closed 8 paiselower at 73.63 (provisional)against US dollar.

Foreign portfolio investors(FPIs) were net buyers in thecapital markets as theypurchased shares worth Rs2,264.38 crore on Monday,according to provisional

exchange data. Elsewhere inAsia, bourses in Shanghai,Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokyoclosed on a negative note.

Stock exchanges in Europewere trading with gains in earlydeals. The global oil benchmarkBrent crude futures rose 0.16 percent to USD 50.37 per barrel.

MUMBAI: The rupeedepreciated by 8 paise to settleat 73.63 (provisional) againstthe US dollar on Tuesday,tracking muted domesticequities. At the interbank forexmarket, the domestic unitopened at 73.62 against the USdollar and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.59 and a low of73.67. The local unit finallyclosed at 73.63 against theAmerican currency, registeringa fall of 8 paise over itsprevious close. On Monday,the rupee advanced by 9 paiseto settle at 73.55 against theUS dollar. Meanwhile, thedollar index, which gauges the

greenback's strength against abasket of six currencies, wastrading 0.06 per cent lower at90.65. On the domestic equitymarket front, the BSE Sensexended 9.71 points or 0.02 percent higher at 46,263.17, whilethe broader NSE Nifty rose9.70 points or 0.07 per cent to13,567.85. Foreigninstitutional investors were netbuyers in the capital market asthey purchased shares worthRs 2,264.38 crore on a netbasis on Monday, according toexchange data. Brent crudefutures, the global oilbenchmark, rose 0.12 per centto USD 50.35 per barrel.

Rupee settles 8 paiselower at 73.63

NEW DELHI, DEC 15

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesdayraised India's growth projectionfor the current fiscal to (-) 7.7 percent from (-) 9 per cent estimatedearlier on rising demand andfalling COVID infection rates.

"Rising demand and fallinginfection rates have tempered ourexpectation of COVID's hit onthe Indian economy. S&P GlobalRatings has revised real GDPgrowth to negative 7.7 per centfor the year ending March 2021,from negative 9 per centpreviously," S&P said in astatement. The US-based ratingagency said its revision in growthforecast reflects a faster-than-expected recovery in the quarterthrough September. For the nextfiscal, it projected India's growthto rebound to 10 per cent.

India's gross domesticproduct fell 7.5 per cent in theJuly-September quarter, against acontraction of 23.9 per cent in theApril-June quarter.

S&P said India is learning tolive with the virus, even thoughthe pandemic is far from defeatedand reported cases have fallen bymore than half from peak levels,to about 40,000 per day. Thefeared resurgence following therecent holiday season has yet tomaterialise.

"It is no surprise that India is

following the path of mosteconomies across Asia-Pacific inexperiencing a faster-than-expected recovery inmanufacturing production," S&PGlobal Ratings Asia-Pacific chiefeconomist Shaun Roache said.

Manufacturing output wasabout 3.5 per cent higher inOctober 2020, compared to theyear-ago period, while the outputof consumer durables rose byalmost 18 per cent.

"This recovery underscoresone of the more striking aspectsof the COVID-19 shock -- theresilience of manufacturingsupply chains. Again, as withdemand, some slowing of outputmomentum has emerged morerecently," S&P said.

Earlier this week, Fitch hadrevised its growth forecast forIndia to (-) 9.4 per cent, from (-)10.5 per cent on signs ofeconomic revival.

S&P betters Indiagrowth forecast to

minus 7.7 this fiscal

Ambani says fiscally prudentPM Modi led India to roll out

vaccine on par with worldNEW DELHI, DEC 15

Mukesh Ambani, Chairmanof Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL) on Tuesday laudedPrime Minister NarendraModi for his leadership,saying the "fiscally prudent"PM has led the country to rollout one of the largest vaccineprogrammes, in the first halfof 2021. "Prime MinisterModi has led India from thefront, and while we are not asrich a country as some of ourwestern counterparts, beingfiscally prudent, he (PMModi) has taken steps to takecare of our vulnerable...Andnow we are ready and prettymuch at par with the world, toroll out one of the largestvaccine programs in the firsthalf of 2021, under PrimeMinister's leadership,"Ambani said during"Facebook Fuel for India2020" event with FacebookCEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Regarding India's COVID-19response, Mukesh Ambanitold Zuckerberg "...if thepandemic had struck Indiajust four or five years earlier,we would not have been in asgood a shape as what we aretoday, with all theconnectivity we have. Thecredit for that must go to ourPrime Minister's Digital Indiavision, where he motivatedthe entire industry to roll outbroadband in the first fiveyears of his first term." Onthe country's digital prospect,Reliance Chairman said he

really foresees Indiaaccelerating as a premierdigital society. "I see usintegrating both 5G...and justyesterday, our Prime Ministerhas said that, he wants everyvillage and every grampanchayat...India has 680,000villages, and we have apopulation of 1.3 billionpeople, and he wantseverybody to be empoweredon the information highwaywith high speed fix broadband,and which is happening," hesaid. Talking about the recentdeal concluded between Jioand Facebook, he said, "I haveno hesitation in going onrecord, that it is yourinvestment that set the ballrolling. Not only for Jio, butfor the Indian FDI which hasbeen the largest-ever in itshistory. And our partnershipbetween Jio and Facebook,will actually demonstrate thatit is great for India, Indians,and small Indian businesses."

BALTIMORE, DEC 15

The global coronaviruscaseload is on the brink ofbreaching the 73 millionmark -- just three days aftercrossing the 70 million casesmark, as per the latestupdates by Johns HopkinsUniversity.

As of Tuesday, 10.50 amIST, the COVID-19Dashboard by the Center forSystems Science andEngineering (CSSE) at JHUreported that the totalCOVID-19 cases around theworld stand at 72,849,650cases that is inclusive of1,621,154 fatalities due to thepathogen. As many as41,257,161 patients -- whotested positive for the novelcoronavirus -- haverecovered from the diseaseworldwide, as reported by thelive dashboard according to

which, India continues tohold the top spot with regardto recoveries from COVID-19 reporting over 9.42million recoveries across thecountry. The United Statescontinues to be the worst-affected country in the worldwith regard to most cases andmost deaths from the virus inthe world. Currently, the UScaseload stands at

16,519,616 and the death tollstands at 300,479.

India and Brazil continueto be the second and thirdmost-affected countries in theworld reporting over 9.90million cases and 6.92million cases respectively.Brazil has the second-highestCOVID-19 death toll afterthe US reporting 181,835deaths in the South American

nation. Russia has reported2,656,601 COVID-19 casesand 46,846 deaths from thevirus. Meanwhile, France hasreported 2,433,859 cases and58,391 fatalities.

The United Kingdom hasreported 1,874,867 cases and64,500 people have diedfrom the virus.

The efficacy of theSputnik V COVID-19vaccine has been confirmedto be 91.4 per cent, based ondata analysis of the finalcontrol point of clinical trials,announced the GamaleyaNational Center ofEpidemiology andMicrobiology and theRussian Direct InvestmentFund (RDIF) on Monday.

President Donald TrumpMonday congratulated theworld after theadministration of the firstdose of the COVID-19

vaccine in the country, whichhas recorded the highestnumber of cases globally.

Trump took to Twitterand announced, "FirstVaccine Administered.Congratulations USA!Congratulations WORLD!."

The first batch of thePfizer/BioNTech COVID-19vaccine has been delivered toCanada, Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau said. "Thefirst batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19vaccine have arrived inCanada," Trudeau said onTwitter on Sunday.

US Secretary of StateMichael Pompeo on Monday(local time) lambastedBeijing for covering up theCoronavirus outbreak inChina saying that the US andthe world beginning to" buildup its efforts to push back"and hold China accountable.

Global COVID-19 caseload nears 73 millionCalifornia subpoenas Amazonover worker safety in pandemicWASHINGTON, DEC 15

California Attorney GeneralXavier Becerra has asked ajudge to order Amazon tocomply with subpoenas hisoffice issued nearly fourmonths ago as part of aninvestigation into how thecompany protects workersfrom the coronavirus. Becerrasaid on Monday the onlinesales giant hasn't providedenough information on itssafety steps and the status ofinfections and deaths at itsshipping facilities acrossCalifornia. The attorneygeneral is President-elect JoeBiden's pick to lead the Healthand Human ServicesDepartment; he'd be the firstLatino in the post. We'reinvestigating because we got

reports, information,complaints about conditions,incidents, Becerra said. Webelieve that it merits lookinginto Amazon's protocols,practices, based on informationthat we have received." Thecourt filing from Becerra listsmedia reports about threeAmazon workers' deaths butsaid the company mentionednone of them in its responses. Itsays he learned more about thecompany's infection rate fromits blog posts than from itssubpoena responses. The

company did not respond to arequest for comment leftthrough an email provided forreporters. Amazon said in astatement to The SacramentoBee that it is "a leader inproviding COVID-19 safetymeasures for our employeeswe've invested billions ofdollars in equipment andtechnology, including buildingon-site testing for employeesand providing personalprotective equipment. Weencourage anyone to compareour speed and actions in thisarea to any other majoremployer. Becerra wants aSacramento County SuperiorCourt judge to find that thecompany hasn't given specificdetails on its coronavirusprevention efforts in responseto subpoenas issued Aug.

Ex-Epstein pal seeks bail withUSD 28.5M and armed guardsNEW YORK, DEC 15

Lawyers for the formergirlfriend of Jeffrey Epsteinare urging a judge to free her toawait trial under a USD 28.5million bail package thatwould include armed guards tokeep her in a New York Cityresidence and protect hersafety. The bail arguments onbehalf of Ghislaine Maxwellwere filed under seal lastTuesday, but were publiclyfiled late Monday withredactions in Manhattanfederal court that wereapproved by Judge Alison JNathan. The lawyers saidMaxwell and her spouse, withwhom she has been living forthe past four years, wereoffering a USD 22.5 millionpersonal recognisance bondsecured by about USD 8million in property and USD500,000 in cash. They saidUSD 22.5 million representsall of Maxwell and herspouse's assets. The spousewas not identified in courtpapers. The identities of sevenother close friends and family

members who the lawyers saidwere willing to pledge aboutUSD 5 million of their ownassets toward the bail packagewere also not revealed. Theyalso said she would haveelectronic monitoring.Maxwell is scheduled to face aJuly trial on charges that sherecruited three teenage girlsfor Epstein to abuse in themid-1990s. Her first attempt atbail shortly after her July arrestwas rejected. Maxwellvehemently maintains herinnocence and is committed todefending herself, the lawyerswrote. She wants nothingmore than to remain in thiscountry to fight the allegationsagainst her, which are based onthe uncorroborated testimonyof a handful of witnesses aboutevents that took place over 25years ago.

France's Macronwants to add climategoals in constitutionPARIS, DEC 15

French President Emmanuel Macron announced areferendum to add the fight against climate changeand the need to preserve the environment into theFrench Constitution.

Speaking on Monday to a citizen's group incharge of making proposals on climate-relatedissues, Macron proposed a change in theconstitution that requires a parliamentary vote, andthen a referendum. He acknowledged that Francedoesn't do enough to be in line with its climate-related commitments aimed at curbing globalwarming. France is missing its national targets thathad been set under the 2015 Paris Agreement andthe country has delayed most of its efforts untilafter this year. "Should we do more? Yes, Macronsaid in discussions that lasted about four hourswith a panel of dozens of French citizens.

European Union leaders, including Macron,agreed on Friday to beef up the continent's 2030targets to reduce greenhouse gases from 40 percent to at least 55 per cent compared with 1990levels. We need to keep moving forward, and thatwork is even more urgent, Macron said. U.S.President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday torejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day ofhis presidency, as world leaders staged a virtualgathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of theinternational pact aimed at curbing globalwarming.

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