Wednesday February 24, 2021 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 27 PAGES 12, RS. 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 12 Benefits should reach to needy: Banwari Lal directs officials FOLLOW US ON PAGE 4 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER WWW.YUGMARG.COM REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Five held for selling old stamps, illegal seals without license in Zirakpur PAGE 6 Punjab Vidhan Sabha Session on March 1 CHANDIGARH: An offi- cial Spokesperson of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha said that the Governor of Punjab has summoned the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha to meet for its 14th Session (Budget) on Monday, March 1 at 11 AM in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Hall, Vidhan Bha- van at Chandigarh. Gangster Ravi Pujari remanded to police custody till March 9 MUMBAI: Mumbai Ses- sions Court on Tuesday remanded gangster Ravi Pujari to police custody till March 9 in the 2016 Ghazali restaurant firing case. Ravi Pujari is want- ed in more than 49 cas- es in Mumbai. Earlier on Saturday, a Bengaluru court granted the cus- tody of Ravi Pujari to Mumbai Police. Milind Bharambe said that Mumbai Police sought the custody of gangster Ravi Pujari, who is lodged in a Karanataka Jail, in connection with the 2016 Ghazali Hotel firing case. Pujari, who was wanted in several cases, includ- ing ones related to heinous crimes like mur- der and extortion, was extradited to Bengaluru in February 2020 from Senegal. Six people killed in car mishap in Indore INDORE: Six people died after their speeding car rammed into a tanker in Indore's Talawali Chanda area of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. The incident took place around 12.45 am today near a petrol pump in the area, police informed . "Six youths died after their speeding car rammed into tanker near a petrol pump in Indore's Talawali Chanda area at about 12:45 am. The car had to be cut to recover dead bodies," said Sub- Inspector Narsingh Ya- dav, Lasudia Police Sta- tion. The families of the de- ceased were informed of the accident. Further in- vestigation is underway, police said. Hry students urged to participate in PM's Pariksha Par Charcha CHANDIGARH: Haryana Directorate of School Education has called upon students of Class IX to XII of the state to participate in the Prime Minister's ‘Parik- sha Par Charcha-2021' programme. An online creative writing competi- tion will be organized across the country for students, their parents, and teachers. Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi will interact with the winners during the programme. The last date for submis- sion of entries for the competition on the portal is March 14, 2021. Spinners will come into play for sure but pacers can't be ignored: Kohli Balbir Sidhu flags off 22 Ambulances to provide emergency services AGENCY AHMEDABAD, FEB 23 The BJP on Tuesday ap- peared on course to retain power in six municipal corpo- rations, winning 409 of the 474 seats where results were declared till evening. Polling for 576 seats in Ahmedabad and five other civic corporations was held on February 21. The counting of votes began on Tuesday morning and is still under- way. While Congress has won 43 of the declared seats so far, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a new entrant in these elec- tions, made impressive in- roads by winning 18 seats so far. A total of 192 seats in Ahmedabad, 72 in Rajkot, 64 in Jamnagar, 52 in Bhavna- gar, 76 in Vadodara and 120 in Surat were up for grabs in the elections. The AAP had fielded 470 candidates across the six cor- porations. Chief Minister Vijay Ru- pani and Deputy Chief Minis- ter Nitin Patel expressed grat- itude to the voters and BJP workers for the results. "The grand victory of the BJP in these elections is the victory of the people of Gu- jarat. This is a grand victory of the politics of development of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Rupani said. "The people of Gujarat have provided a subject to po- litical analysts who can now study how the concept of anti-incumbency does not ap- ply in the state," he said. "Many thanks and con- gratulations to all the winning candidates, BJP office-bear- ers, workers and the voters of Gujarat for the glorious victo- ry of Bharatiya Janata Party in the elections," Patel tweet- ed. BJP retains power in six Gujarat municipal corporations AGENCY SOLAN, FEB 23 The movement of all trains remained suspend- ed for over four hours after the Workman Spe- cial train derailed on the World Heritage Kalka-Shimla railway section in the forenoon near Barog on Tuesday. The accident took place at Barog railway station located between Kalka and Shimla at around 1100 hrs, when the train was on way from Kalka to Shimla. As soon as this train reached near Barog railway station with the railway staff and drinking water tanks, the tires of one compartment slid down from the tracks, threatening to overturn the train. However, the timely action of the train driver helped in con- trolling engine. Seeing the seriousness of the matter, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Gurvindra Mohan Singh from Ambala also reached on the mishap site. AGENCY NEW DELHI, FEB 23 A Delhi Sessions Court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for being in- volved in sharing a 'toolkit' on social media in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest. While granting bail to her subject to two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each, the Session Court of Patiala House Court observed, that there is no palpable reason to not grant bail to Disha who has no criminal background. "Considering the scanty and sketchy investigation, I do not find any palpable reason to breach the rule of bail for a 22-year-old girl who has absolutely no criminal antecedents," Additional Session Judge Dhar- mender Rana said in his bail order. Advocate Abhinav Sekhri, the lawyer for Disha, sought a reduction of the bail amount and sureties, but the court refused to modify the order. Delhi Police had produced her be- fore the Magistrate Court seeking ex- tended custody of four days for Disha citing that her presence is necessary to confront her with co-accused in the matter. Yesterday, the same court had granted one-day police remand to the 22-year-old climate, who was arrest- ed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on February 13 from Bengaluru in connection with the 'toolkit' case as part of the police probe into violence on January 26 in the national capital during the tractor march called by farmers protesting against three new farm laws. Earlier, Public Prosecutor Advocate Vikas representing Delhi Police had informed the court that, there are two other accused persons in this case - Nikita and Shantanu -- who have joined the investigation. Recent- ly, both of them have been granted protection from arrest by the Bombay High Court. AGENCY NEW DELHI, FEB 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advised students at IIT- Kharagpur to recognize their own po- tential and move forward with confi- dence by following mantras of self- confidence, self-awareness and self- lessness. "India of the 21st century has changed. Now IIT is not only the In- dian Institute of Technology but the Institute of indigenous technology. Students should have - self-confi- dence, self-awareness and selfless- ness," PM Modi said while address- ing the 66th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur via video conferenc- ing. “As an engineer, you have the ability to move things from patterns to patents. That is, in a way, you have the vision to see subjects in more detail. In this way, you have the vision to see subjects in a more detailed way,” he said while lauding the efforts of the students to bring in innovative de- vices. "There is no scope for hurry in the field of science and technology and innovation. BUREAU CHANDIGARH, FEB 23 In an effort to expedite crime investigations, Haryana’s fourth Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has started in Hisar. Three such laboratories are already functional at Bhondsi in Gurugram, Sunaria in Rohtak, and Moginand in Panchkula, be- sides the main facility at Madhuban. While giving this infor- mation here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson in- formed that new regional FSL has started receiving samples and exhibits related to various criminal cases for examination in the NDPS, Toxicology and Serology di- visions from February 12, 2021. He said that the new lab- oratory would receive sam- ples from four districts of Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa and police district Hansi. The ob- jective of establishing the re- gional lab is to ensure a more efficient investigation process using scientific methods. This would ensure timely preparation of reports and hence disposal of cases. Earlier, above four dis- tricts were dependent on FSL Madhuban for forensic ex- pertise. A lot of time and re- sources are being consumed while commuting to and fro by police personnel to de- posit a case and receive a re- port. Now the regional lab becomes functional, results will be available at the earli- est, expediting the whole in- vestigation process. It is worthwhile to men- tion that regional FSL has been established with the ac- tive support of DGP, Haryana, Sh. Manoj Yadava and efforts of Director FSL Haryana, Madhuban Dr. R.C. Mishra and IGP Hisar Range, Sh. Sanjay Kumar. Dr. Ajay Kumar has been posted as Assistant Director-cum-In- charge of Regional FSL, His- ar. Self-confidence, self-awareness and selflessness, Modi–mantras to IIT students: Train derails on world heritage Kalka Shimla railway track Court grants bail to Disha, says evidence 'sketchy, scanty' New Forensic laboratory goes operational at Hisar Curbs on gatherings imposed in Pb as corona cases spike SHASHI PAL JAIN CHANDIGARH, FEB 23 Amid growing concern over the rising Covid trend in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday or- dered restriction on indoor gath- ering to 100 and outdoor to 200 persons from March 1, along with strict enforcement of mask/social distancing etc, with testing to be ramped to 30000 a day. Chairing a high-level virtual meeting to review the situation, the Chief Minister also authorised the DCs to impose night curfew in hot spots in their districts if needed, with micro containment strategy to be adopted. He direct- ed the Police force to ensure strict enforcement of wearing of masks, along with notification of Covid monitors by all restaurants, mar- riage palaces, with the the De- partment of Excise and Taxation to be the nodal agency for the same. The Chief Minister said a de- cision on reducing occupancy in cinema halls will be taken after March 1. Private offices and restaurants shall be encouraged to display last tests done for all employees, he added. While directing increased testing, Captain Amarinder or- dered mandatory testing of 15 contacts per positive, with moni- toring to be done by CPTOs and review to be undertaken by the Health Department. The Chief Minister also took stock of the Vaccination status, underlining the need to carry out an IEC campaign to promote 100% coverage of healthcare and frontline workers. He directed the Health Department to plan for an strategise the roll-out of vaccine for the elderly population and those with comorbidities. Expressing concern over the 3.23 CFR, Captain Amarinder took note of the mortality audit findings that many of the deaths are happening within 2 -14 days of hospitalisation. He under- scored the need for continued su- pervision of protocols for manag- ing patients with comorbidities, especially in private facilities. Citing cases of some deaths at home, he further directed the Health Department to ensure proper monitoring of home isola- tion cases, especially those with comorbidities. The Fateh Kits comprising self-monitoring in- structions should positively reach all persons in home isolation the same day that they are tested pos- itive, he directed. The Chief Minister asked the Health and Medical Education departments to ensure that all po- sitions for which special hiring has been allowed are filled at the earliest. Apprising the Chief Min- ister of measures taken by the Punjab Police to enforce adher- ence to safety protocols, DGP Dinkar Gupta said instructions have been issued to field officers to strictly impose restrictions. Earlier, in a brief presentation, Health Secretary Hussan Lal in- formed the meeting that the dis- tricts of Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Ja- landhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, SAS Nagar and SBS Nagar had shown a spike in positivity in re- cent days, triggering concerns over a possible fresh wave in the state. On the vaccination front, he disclosed that there had so far been 61 cases of minor adverse events following immunisation, while 6 severe and 14 serious cases had been reported. All had since recovered, he added. Dr KK Talwar, who is heading the state government’s expert group on Covid. Amarinder directs to speed up testing Lakha Sidhana, wanted in R-Day violence case, attend rally in Bathinda BUREAU CHANDIGARH, FEB 23 Throwing an open challenge to secu- rity agencies, Lakha Sidhana, who is wanted by the Delhi Police in con- nection with the Republic Day vio- lence case, attended a farmers' rally in Bathinda on Tuesday. The Delhi Police had recently announced a re- ward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who shares information regarding Sid- hana. Photos shared by news agency a news agency show Lakha Sidhana, wearing whirt shirt and navy blue sweater, sitting on the stage at a ral- ly organised at Mehraj village in Bathinda village. Sidhana had re- leased a video on social media ask- ing people to attend the rally in large numbers to show solidarity with farmers. According to reports, AAP MLA Kultar Singh Sandhawa was also present on the stage. Thousands of protesters had clashed with the police during on Jan- uary 26 in Delhi. Many of the protest- ers reached the Red Fort and entered the monument, and some of them even hoisted religious flags on its domes and a flagstaff at the ramparts. Sidhana, a former gangster, had sev- eral cases registered against him in Punjab and was jailed many times. He had unsuccessfully contested the 2012 state assembly polls. Police arrests farmer leader from Jammu JAMMU: A team of Delhi Police in assistance with Jammu Police have arrested one farmer leader among two persons for their al- leged involvement in Red Fort vi- olence incident of January 26 tractor parade, police sources here said on Tuesday. They said that the duo was taken into custody by the Crime Branch team of Delhi Police on Monday night and immediately shifted to the national capital for question- ing.
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CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 27 PAGES 12, RS. 2
PAGE 3 PAGE 12
Benefits should reachto needy: Banwari Laldirects officials
FOLLOW US ON
PAGE 4
YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER
WWW.YUGMARG.COM
REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95Join us at telegram
https://t.me/yugmarg
Five held forselling oldstamps, illegalseals withoutlicense inZirakpur
PAGE 6
Punjab VidhanSabha Sessionon March 1CHANDIGARH: An offi-cial Spokesperson of thePunjab Vidhan Sabhasaid that the Governor ofPunjab has summonedthe 15th Punjab VidhanSabha to meet for its14th Session (Budget)on Monday, March 1 at11 AM in Punjab VidhanSabha Hall, Vidhan Bha-van at Chandigarh.
Gangster RaviPujari remandedto police custodytill March 9MUMBAI: Mumbai Ses-sions Court on Tuesdayremanded gangster RaviPujari to police custodytill March 9 in the 2016Ghazali restaurant firingcase. Ravi Pujari is want-ed in more than 49 cas-es in Mumbai. Earlier onSaturday, a Bengalurucourt granted the cus-tody of Ravi Pujari toMumbai Police. MilindBharambe said thatMumbai Police soughtthe custody of gangsterRavi Pujari, who islodged in a KaranatakaJail, in connection withthe 2016 Ghazali Hotelfiring case.Pujari, who was wantedin several cases, includ-ing ones related toheinous crimes like mur-der and extortion, wasextradited to Bengaluruin February 2020 fromSenegal.
Six people killedin car mishap inIndoreINDORE: Six peopledied after their speedingcar rammed into a tankerin Indore's TalawaliChanda area of MadhyaPradesh on Tuesday.The incident took placearound 12.45 am todaynear a petrol pump in thearea, police informed ."Six youths died aftertheir speeding carrammed into tanker neara petrol pump in Indore'sTalawali Chanda area atabout 12:45 am. The carhad to be cut to recoverdead bodies," said Sub-Inspector Narsingh Ya-dav, Lasudia Police Sta-tion.The families of the de-ceased were informed ofthe accident. Further in-vestigation is underway,police said.
Hry students urgedto participate inPM's Pariksha Par CharchaCHANDIGARH:Haryana Directorate ofSchool Education hascalled upon students ofClass IX to XII of thestate to participate in thePrime Minister's ‘Parik-sha Par Charcha-2021'programme. An onlinecreative writing competi-tion will be organizedacross the country forstudents, their parents,and teachers. Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi willinteract with the winnersduring the programme.The last date for submis-sion of entries for thecompetition on the portalis March 14, 2021.
Spinners willcome into playfor sure butpacers can't beignored: Kohli
Balbir Sidhuflags off 22Ambulancesto provideemergencyservices
AGENCYAHMEDABAD, FEB 23
The BJP on Tuesday ap-peared on course to retainpower in six municipal corpo-rations, winning 409 of the474 seats where results weredeclared till evening.
Polling for 576 seats inAhmedabad and five othercivic corporations was heldon February 21. The countingof votes began on Tuesdaymorning and is still under-way.
While Congress has won43 of the declared seats so far,the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),a new entrant in these elec-tions, made impressive in-roads by winning 18 seats sofar.
A total of 192 seats inAhmedabad, 72 in Rajkot, 64in Jamnagar, 52 in Bhavna-gar, 76 in Vadodara and 120in Surat were up for grabs inthe elections.
The AAP had fielded 470candidates across the six cor-porations.
Chief Minister Vijay Ru-pani and Deputy Chief Minis-ter Nitin Patel expressed grat-itude to the voters and BJP
workers for the results."The grand victory of the
BJP in these elections is thevictory of the people of Gu-jarat. This is a grand victoryof the politics of developmentof Prime Minister NarendraModi," Rupani said.
"The people of Gujarathave provided a subject to po-litical analysts who can nowstudy how the concept ofanti-incumbency does not ap-ply in the state," he said.
"Many thanks and con-gratulations to all the winningcandidates, BJP office-bear-ers, workers and the voters ofGujarat for the glorious victo-ry of Bharatiya Janata Partyin the elections," Patel tweet-ed.
BJP retains power insix Gujarat municipal
corporations
AGENCYSOLAN, FEB 23
The movement of all trains remained suspend-ed for over four hours after the Workman Spe-cial train derailed on the World HeritageKalka-Shimla railway section in the forenoonnear Barog on Tuesday.
The accident took place at Barog railwaystation located between Kalka and Shimla ataround 1100 hrs, when the train was on wayfrom Kalka to Shimla. As soon as this trainreached near Barog railway station with therailway staff and drinking water tanks, the tiresof one compartment slid down from the tracks,
threatening to overturn the train. However, thetimely action of the train driver helped in con-trolling engine. Seeing the seriousness of thematter, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)Gurvindra Mohan Singh from Ambala alsoreached on the mishap site.
AGENCYNEW DELHI, FEB 23
A Delhi Sessions Court on Tuesdaygranted bail to climate activist DishaRavi, who was arrested for being in-volved in sharing a 'toolkit' on socialmedia in connection with the ongoingfarmers' protest.
While granting bail to her subjectto two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each, theSession Court of Patiala House Courtobserved, that there is no palpablereason to not grant bail to Disha whohas no criminal background.
"Considering the scanty andsketchy investigation, I do not find
any palpable reason to breach the ruleof bail for a 22-year-old girl who hasabsolutely no criminal antecedents,"Additional Session Judge Dhar-mender Rana said in his bail order.
Advocate Abhinav Sekhri, thelawyer for Disha, sought a reductionof the bail amount and sureties, butthe court refused to modify the order.
Delhi Police had produced her be-fore the Magistrate Court seeking ex-tended custody of four days for Dishaciting that her presence is necessaryto confront her with co-accused in thematter.
Yesterday, the same court hadgranted one-day police remand to the
22-year-old climate, who was arrest-ed by the Special Cell of Delhi Policeon February 13 from Bengaluru inconnection with the 'toolkit' case aspart of the police probe into violenceon January 26 in the national capitalduring the tractor march called byfarmers protesting against three newfarm laws. Earlier, Public ProsecutorAdvocate Vikas representing DelhiPolice had informed the court that,there are two other accused persons inthis case - Nikita and Shantanu -- whohave joined the investigation. Recent-ly, both of them have been grantedprotection from arrest by the BombayHigh Court.
AGENCYNEW DELHI, FEB 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi onTuesday advised students at IIT-Kharagpur to recognize their own po-tential and move forward with confi-dence by following mantras of self-confidence, self-awareness and self-lessness.
"India of the 21st century haschanged. Now IIT is not only the In-dian Institute of Technology but theInstitute of indigenous technology.Students should have - self-confi-dence, self-awareness and selfless-
ness," PM Modi said while address-ing the 66th convocation ceremonyof the Indian Institute of Technology,IIT Kharagpur via video conferenc-ing.
“As an engineer, you have theability to move things from patterns topatents. That is, in a way, you have thevision to see subjects in more detail.In this way, you have the vision to seesubjects in a more detailed way,” hesaid while lauding the efforts of thestudents to bring in innovative de-vices. "There is no scope for hurry inthe field of science and technologyand innovation.
BUREAU CHANDIGARH, FEB 23
In an effort to expedite crimeinvestigations, Haryana’sfourth Regional ForensicScience Laboratory (FSL)has started in Hisar.
Three such laboratoriesare already functional atBhondsi in Gurugram,Sunaria in Rohtak, andMoginand in Panchkula, be-sides the main facility atMadhuban.
While giving this infor-mation here today, a HaryanaPolice spokesperson in-formed that new regionalFSL has started receivingsamples and exhibits relatedto various criminal cases forexamination in the NDPS,Toxicology and Serology di-visions from February 12,2021.
He said that the new lab-oratory would receive sam-ples from four districts ofHisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa andpolice district Hansi. The ob-jective of establishing the re-gional lab is to ensure a moreefficient investigationprocess using scientificmethods. This would ensuretimely preparation of reports
and hence disposal of cases.Earlier, above four dis-
tricts were dependent on FSLMadhuban for forensic ex-pertise. A lot of time and re-sources are being consumedwhile commuting to and froby police personnel to de-posit a case and receive a re-port. Now the regional labbecomes functional, resultswill be available at the earli-est, expediting the whole in-vestigation process.
It is worthwhile to men-tion that regional FSL hasbeen established with the ac-tive support of DGP,Haryana, Sh. Manoj Yadavaand efforts of Director FSLHaryana, Madhuban Dr. R.C.Mishra and IGP Hisar Range,Sh. Sanjay Kumar. Dr. AjayKumar has been posted asAssistant Director-cum-In-charge of Regional FSL, His-ar.
Self-confidence, self-awareness and selflessness,Modi–mantras to IIT students:
Train derails on world heritageKalka Shimla railway track
Court grants bail to Disha, says evidence 'sketchy, scanty'
New Forensiclaboratory goes
operational at Hisar
Curbs on gatherings imposedin Pb as corona cases spike
SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, FEB 23
Amid growing concern over therising Covid trend in the state,Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Tuesday or-dered restriction on indoor gath-ering to 100 and outdoor to 200persons from March 1, along withstrict enforcement of mask/socialdistancing etc, with testing to beramped to 30000 a day.
Chairing a high-level virtualmeeting to review the situation,the Chief Minister also authorisedthe DCs to impose night curfewin hot spots in their districts ifneeded, with micro containmentstrategy to be adopted. He direct-ed the Police force to ensure strictenforcement of wearing of masks,along with notification of Covidmonitors by all restaurants, mar-riage palaces, with the the De-partment of Excise and Taxationto be the nodal agency for thesame.
The Chief Minister said a de-cision on reducing occupancy in
cinema halls will be taken afterMarch 1. Private offices andrestaurants shall be encouragedto display last tests done for allemployees, he added.
While directing increasedtesting, Captain Amarinder or-dered mandatory testing of 15contacts per positive, with moni-toring to be done by CPTOs andreview to be undertaken by theHealth Department.
The Chief Minister also tookstock of the Vaccination status,
underlining the need to carry outan IEC campaign to promote100% coverage of healthcare andfrontline workers. He directed theHealth Department to plan for anstrategise the roll-out of vaccinefor the elderly population andthose with comorbidities.
Expressing concern over the3.23 CFR, Captain Amarindertook note of the mortality auditfindings that many of the deathsare happening within 2 -14 daysof hospitalisation. He under-scored the need for continued su-pervision of protocols for manag-ing patients with comorbidities,especially in private facilities.Citing cases of some deaths athome, he further directed theHealth Department to ensureproper monitoring of home isola-tion cases, especially those withcomorbidities. The Fateh Kitscomprising self-monitoring in-structions should positively reachall persons in home isolation thesame day that they are tested pos-itive, he directed.
The Chief Minister asked the
Health and Medical Educationdepartments to ensure that all po-sitions for which special hiringhas been allowed are filled at theearliest. Apprising the Chief Min-ister of measures taken by thePunjab Police to enforce adher-ence to safety protocols, DGPDinkar Gupta said instructionshave been issued to field officersto strictly impose restrictions.Earlier, in a brief presentation,Health Secretary Hussan Lal in-formed the meeting that the dis-tricts of Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Ja-landhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, SASNagar and SBS Nagar hadshown a spike in positivity in re-cent days, triggering concernsover a possible fresh wave in thestate. On the vaccination front,he disclosed that there had so farbeen 61 cases of minor adverseevents following immunisation,while 6 severe and 14 seriouscases had been reported. All hadsince recovered, he added. DrKK Talwar, who is heading thestate government’s expert groupon Covid.
Amarinder directs to speed up testing
Lakha Sidhana, wantedin R-Day violence case,attend rally in Bathinda
BUREAU CHANDIGARH, FEB 23
Throwing an open challenge to secu-rity agencies, Lakha Sidhana, who iswanted by the Delhi Police in con-nection with the Republic Day vio-lence case, attended a farmers' rallyin Bathinda on Tuesday. The DelhiPolice had recently announced a re-ward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone whoshares information regarding Sid-hana.
Photos shared by news agency anews agency show Lakha Sidhana,wearing whirt shirt and navy bluesweater, sitting on the stage at a ral-ly organised at Mehraj village inBathinda village. Sidhana had re-leased a video on social media ask-ing people to attend the rally in largenumbers to show solidarity withfarmers.
According to reports, AAP MLAKultar Singh Sandhawa was alsopresent on the stage.
Thousands of protesters hadclashed with the police during on Jan-uary 26 in Delhi. Many of the protest-ers reached the Red Fort and enteredthe monument, and some of themeven hoisted religious flags on itsdomes and a flagstaff at the ramparts.Sidhana, a former gangster, had sev-eral cases registered against him inPunjab and was jailed many times. Hehad unsuccessfully contested the2012 state assembly polls.
Police arrestsfarmer leaderfrom JammuJAMMU: A team of Delhi Policein assistance with Jammu Policehave arrested one farmer leaderamong two persons for their al-leged involvement in Red Fort vi-olence incident of January 26tractor parade, police sourceshere said on Tuesday.They said that the duo was takeninto custody by the Crime Branchteam of Delhi Police on Mondaynight and immediately shifted tothe national capital for question-ing.
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I Kamaldeep Kaur Gill D/o I , h i the r to Known as I, Bharti Marwaha W/o I Savinder Singh S/o Gopal I, Anasuya M/o Nagappa I h i t h e r t o k n o w n a s I,Kiran Bala Mangla W/o I , Rajinder Kaur alias Gurnam Singh R/o Kandowali, G U R D I A L S I N G H Sanjiv Khanna R/o NF-169, Singh VPO Devidas Pura Solabkkanavar residing at PARMINDERJEET KAUR Dev Raj R/o Rampura Phul Harjinder Kaur W/o Roop Amritsar Have Changed My RAMGARHIA Son of Killa Mohalla, Jalandhar, Amritsar 143115 declare Bailwad Belgaum Karnataka - w/o JOGINDER SINGH (Bathinda) have changed my Singh R/o Dwareana Road Name To Kamaldeep Kaur. PRITAM SINGH residing at have changed my name that I have Chaged my 591102 India declare that I have BAJWA Residing at, House name to Kiran Bala . Kotkapura ( Far idkot)
900020 H.No.269, Gali No.2, Gobind from Bharti Marwaha to name to Sawinder Singh Changed my name from No. 6500/16, Street No. 1, 63372 changed my name to I Lovepreet Singh S/o Dilbag Nagar, Sultanwind Road, S o n i a K h a n n a a f t e r 72737 A n a s u y a t o A n a s u y a Sita Nagar, Jassian Road, I , Paramji t Kaur W/o Harjinder Kaur.Singh R/o Hno.4 Darshan Amritsar-143001 Punjab marriage. I , 1 5 4 9 9 8 7 4 N S W R Solabakkanavar vide affidavit District Ludhiana, PUNJAB- Gurmail Singh R/o Village 63372Avenue Sultanwind Amritsar have changed my name and 72778 p a r d e e p K u m a r S / o No.AN 377350 dated on 23 141001, India have changed Burj Jawahar Singh Wala ( I,Juwala Singh S/o Raja Have Changed My Name From Shall hereafter be known as I Satya w/o Chaman lal r/o Rajender R/o.67 Armd Feb 2021 my name and shall hereafter Far idkot) changed my Singh will jhingara kalan Lovepreet Singh To Lovepreet GURDIAL SINGH. vpo Mal lupo ta Tehs i l R e g t C / o . 5 6 A P O 72737 b e k n o w n a s name to Paramjeet Kaur. Dist Mohali have Changed Singh Mahal All Concerned May 900020 banga dis t t sbs nagar d e c l a r e t h a t I h a v e I, Gurpreet Singh (JC-432719- PARMINDERJIT KAUR. It 63372 Name jawala Singh.Please Note. I Gurbakhsh Singh S/o Punjab India 144505 Has Changed my daughter N, Nb/Sub) s/o Sewa Singh r/o is certified that I have I,Swarn Singh S/o Major 63372
900020 Harjit Singh R/o Hno.58 changed name to Gurmej name Tanu to Tannu vide vill. Dabkhera, PO Niwarsi, complied with other legal Singh R/o VPO Aulakh ( I P a r a m j i t k a u r W / o I, hitherto Known as SUMITOJ Post Office Khan Kot kaur affidavit No.AN 072761 Tehsil Ladwa (Kurukshetra) r e q u i r e m e n t s i n t h i s Far idkot) changed my J a s w i n d e r S i n g h R / o SINGH DHALIWAL S/o Block Jandiala Guru Qila 72778 dated on23 Feb 2021 declare that in my service book connection n a m e t o S w a r n S i n g h V i l l a g e H a r i N a u DALBARA SINGH R/o C-12, J i w a n S i n g h D i s t t I, Ashwani Kumar S/o Tara b e f o r e n o t a r y p u b l i c my wife name wrongly wrote 90002 Aulakh. (Faridkot) have changed Medical College Campus, Near Amritsar Have Changed Chand Bali, R/o Vill. Amritsar Manpreet Kour, while his I hitherto known as BOOTA 63372 my name to Paramjeet Circular Road, Amritsar, Punjab M y N a m e F r o m Bajwara, Bank Colony, 72737 correct name is Manpreet Kaur. SINGH S/O GURMAIL I, Amandeep Singh S/o Kaur.have changed my name and Shall G u r b a k h s h S i n g h To Hoshiarpur 146001 Punjab I , 1 5 4 9 9 8 7 4 N S W R 52724 S I N G H R e s i d i n g a t , Mohinder Singh R/o Kothe 63372hereafter be known as SUMITOJ Gurbakhash Singh All have changed my name p a r d e e p K u m a r S / o I, Yash Pal S/O Shri Om LANGER PATTI SAIDOKE Wi r r i n g K o t k a p u r a ( I , A m a n d e e p W / o SINGH. Concerned May Please Note. from Ashwani Kumar to Rajender R/o.67 Armd Parkash R/O House no 77, MOGA PUNJAB 142055 Far idkot) changed my Kulwinder Singh R/o VPO
900020 900020 Ashwani Kumar Bali R e g t C / o . 5 6 A P O Bazar no 3, Ferozepur Cantt India have changed my name name to Amandeep Singh Adhi Tehsil Nakodar ( I, hitherto Known as NITIN I, Raj Rani W/o Puran Singh 72778 d e c l a r e t h a t I h a v e Have Changed My Name and shall hereafter be known Wirring. Jalandhar ) changed my SODHI Son of SARWAN R / o Vi l l a g e Ta l w a n d i I Joginder Singh S/o Hari C h a n g e d m y f a t h e r YASH THAKUR to YASH as BUTTA SINGH. It is 63372 name to Amandeep Kaur. SODHI residing at H.No.794, Khuman PO Pakher Pura Singh Sembhi R/o Vpo name Rajender Singh to PAL Concerned Note. certified that I have complied I,Jaspreet Kaur Smagh W/o 63372Punjab Housefed Complex, New Amitsar have changed my A l a c h a u r T e s i l Rajender vide affidavit 900011 with other legal requirements Jagdeep Singh R/o Kothe I, Amandeep Kaur Butter Amritsar, Amritsar-143001 name to Rajwinder Kaur Nawanshahr Distt. SBS N o . A N 0 7 2 7 6 2 d a t e d I, Gurjeet Singh S/o Swaran in this connection Wi r r i n g K o t k a p u r a ( W/o Varinder Pal Singh Punjab have changed the name of 900020 Nagar Punjab India. Have on23 Feb 2021 before Singh R/o House No. 286A, 90002 Faridkot) changed my Sidhu R/o VPO Dhinger my minor Daughter’s IRA I jasdeep kaur d/o sukhdev C h a n g e d m y n a m e notary public Amritsar Ward No. 06, Dosanjh Road, I, Om Prakash alias Hans Raj name to Jaspreet Kaur after T e h s i l / D i s t t M a n s a SODHI AGE 4 YEARS and she singh r/o house no.15278, Joginder Singh To Joginder 72737 Bhagat Singh Colony Moga s/o Mohan Lal, r/o Gitanjali marriage. changed my name to Shall hereafter be known as k o t h a a m a r p u r a Singh Sembhi I, Army No.15491011X have changed my name to Colony, Abohar declare-that I 63372 Amandeep Kaur Sidhu. SHYONA SODHI. Distt.Bathinda have changed 72778 R a n k D R F / C L K Ve d Gurjeet Singh Jabbal. am called as Om Prakash and I, Harpreet Singh S/O 63372
900020 my jasdeep kaur to jasdeep I, Harpreet S/O Baldev Raj Mani Tripathi S/o Late 90007 Hans Raj also both names Gurmel Singh R/O Samrala I,Ranbir Singh S/O S. kaur brar.concern note. R/O Muridwal , Tehs i l MP Tripathi R/o.67 Armd I, Gursharan Kaur W/o pertain to same person. (Ludhiana) Changed My Sukhwant Singh Bajwa
60018 Shahkot, Distt. Jalandhar Regt C/o 56 Apo India Gurjeet Singh Jabbal R/o 600019 Name Harpree t S ingh Vi l l -Waz i r Nagar P. O have changed my name declare that in my army House No. 286A, Ward No. I, Parmjit Singh S/o Pritam Khurl. M u l l a n p u r K a l a n Harpree t to Harpree t record my daughter name 06, Bhagat Singh Colony Singh R/o H.no 170, Ward No 63372 Fatehgarh Sahib-140406 Singh. is mentioned as Vedanshi Dosanjh Road, Moga have 5 Mohalla Dayalpuri Sirhind I , Ve e r p a l K a u r W / O Changed My Name To
72778 T r i p a t h i t o V e d y a c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o City Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib Harpreet Singh Khurl R/O Ranbir Singh Bajwa.I Ashok Kumar S/O Gopal Tripathi vide affidavit Gursharan Kaur Jabbal. Punjab Declare That Paramjit Samrala ( Ludhiana ) 63372D a s R / O H n o - 2 0 No.AN 377376 dated on 90007 Singh And Paramjeet Singh Changed My Name Veerpal I,Lovepreet kaur Gill W/o M a h i n d r a C o l o n y 23 Feb 2021 I mandeep kaur dhillon w/o Both Names Are One Person. Kaur Khurl. Randeep Singh R/o VPo Amritsar Have Changed 72737 mandeep singh r/o village 900016 63372 Lohgarh Tehsil Dharamkot My Name From Ashok I, Ningappa F/o Nagappa behbal khurd fa r idkot I, Balwinder Kaur Alias I Abhishek Galhotra S/o ( Moga) changed my name Kumar To Ashok Kumar Solabkkanavar residing changed my name to Va r i n d e r K a u r W / o Sanjeev Galhotra R/o to Lovepreet kaur after Grover All Concerned a t B a i l w a d B e l g a u m mandeep kaur B a l w i n d e r S i n g h R / o Near Railway Stat ion, marriage.May Please Note. Karnataka -591102 India 100052 Mohalla Rajpura Sirhind Ward No.4, Gidderbaha, 63372
72737 d e c l a r e t h a t I h a v e I Swarn Kaur W/o Gurnam Sharif Tehsil Fatehgarh Teh. Gidderbaha Distt.Sri I Gurdeep Singh R/O Changed my name from Singh R/o Village Khera Sahibdeclare That Balwinder Muktsar Sahib (Punjab) K i s h a n g a r h ( M o g a ) Ningappa to Ningappa (mohali), In My Pasport My Kaur And Varinder Kaur Both have changed my name to declare that my father was S o l a b a k k a n a v a r v i d e Mother Name Wrongly Names Are Mine. Please Aditya Galhotra. known by two names affidavit No.AN 377349 Written As Parsini Kaur. My Noted. 63372 Megha Singh and Megh dated on 23 Feb 2021 Correct Name Is Parsin Kaur. 900016 I Shamsher Singh Buttar Raj.
72737 50008 I, Kuldeep Singh Dhillon S/o S/o Harbans Singh R/o 63372Kabul Singh R/o Nihal Singh Village Assa Buttar Distt. I, Rita W/o Paramjit singh Wala Distt. Moga changed S r i M u k t s a r S a h i b R/o W/no-03 Muhal la my name to Kuldeep Singh. (Punjab) have changed my Malahan Dharamkot (
63372 name to Shamsher Singh. Moga ) changed my name I, Kabul Singh Dhillon S/o 63372 to Rita Takkar.Gujjar Singh R/o Daulatpura I Nahar Singh S/O Sajjan 63372Niwan Teh & Distt. Moga Singh R/O Vill Malla PO changed my name to Kabul D o d ( F a r i d k o t ) h a v e Singh. changed his Name Nahar
63372 Singh To Naharr Singh I,Amritpal Kaur Boparai Sran W/O Sandeep Singh R/O 63372Patti Hindo Vpo Ghudani I Neelam W/o Raman Kalan( Ludhiana) Changed Kumar Khanna R/o H:No my Name To Amritpal Kaur. 105/2/29 Mandi Mullanpur
63372 d i s t t L u d h i a n a h a v e I,Sandeep Boparai S/O: changed My name to Sarbjit Singh R/O Patti Neelam Rani.Hindo Vpo Ghudani Kalan ( 63372Ludhiana)Changed my name I, Pawan Kumar S/o Satpal to Sandeep Singh Sharma R/o # 209 W/no-6
63372 Sagar Gate Banga Tehsil I, Simarnjit Kaur W/o Banga ( SBS Nagar) PB India Jaswant Singh R/o Kurar ( changed my name to Pawan Barnala) changed my name Kumar Sharma.to Amarjit Kaur . 63372
63372 I Ruchi Alies Saroj Bala W/o I Manju Bala w/o Arun Rajesh Kumar R/o H.No. Kumar R/o Amargarh Teh. 5750/1, Gali No. 8, New Shiva Malerkotla distt. Sangrur ji Nagar, Ludhiana Declared have changed my name to that both names are mine.Kiran Bala. 63372
63372 I, Mandip Kaur Sandhu I,Dev Raj Mangla S/o W/o Parminderjeet Singh K e w a l K r i s h a n R / o R/o Pakhi Kalan (Faridkot) Rampura Phul (Bathinda) Punjab have changed have have changed my name to my name to Mandip Kaur Dev Raj. (After Marriage).
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Jammu: The agriculture sector in the Union Territory will get more share of the budget component in future as a unique sustainable agriculture plan has been developed in Jammu and Kashmir, which currently caters to all developmental needs without compromising future potential, said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday. Sinha, yesterday attended Horti-Expo 2021 at Police Auditorium in Gulshan Ground in the Valley, which was initiated by the Horticulture Department of the UT to make farmers aware of the new technologies of farming adopted by other states. "We initiate this fair at an individual level and invited other states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh delegations to presented their stalls. Our aim is to make farmers aware of what is happening around the country," Ram Savak, Director Horticulture Jammu told .A huge number of farmers took parts in the fair, Tejandar Singh, a farmer said: " It is a good initiative in which farmers get aware about what other states are doing for good crops. It is a good step for the development of the farmers."
NEW DELHI: Days after Prime Minister sources told . of a tank regiment and that is why the Narendra Modi dedicated the Main Battle The tank has been fully designed and present order has six lesser tanks than the Tank Arjun Mark1A to the nation, the developed by the DRDO in close previous order for two regiments.Defence Ministry on Tuesday is all set to coordination with the Indian Army. 118 The DRDO has been developing the clear the acquisition of these tanks worth tanks would be joining the fleet of the first Arjun Mark 1A for quite some time now and over Rs 6,000 crore by the Army. batch of 124 Arjun tanks which have the project was hastened by both Chief of
The Defence Ministry had recently already been inducted into the Army and are Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and DRDO cleared the induction of 118 Arjun Mark1A deployed in the western desert along the chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy to increase the tanks into the Indian Army. "The Defence Pakistan front. level of indigenous weapon systems in the Ministry will consider the proposal in the The 118 Arjun tanks would also form armed forces.Defence Acquisition Council meeting to be two regiments in the Armoured Corps of the The Arjun has been designed by the held in presence of the Chief of Defence Indian Army like the first 124 tanks. DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army chief Officials said the Army has reduced the Development Establishment (CVRDE) Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane," defence number of tanks required for the formation based out of Chennai.
BSF foils Naxal attack in OdishaMALKANGIRI : Border deserted look, a day after it was Security Force (BSF) jawans foiled placed under a week-long curfew a Naxal attack in Kadalibandha due to the sharp rise in COVID-19 forest under Jodamaba police cases in the district.station in Malkangiri district of However, as shops selling Odisha, said the BSF officials on essential commodities will be Tuesday. The BSF security allowed to remain open during the personnel were on a routine curfew from 8 am to 3 pm, some combing operation in the people ventured out of their homes Kadalibandha forest when they to re-stock the supplies.recovered a huge cache of A local resident Pramod Kakur explosives on Monday. said many people who are not well
According to BSF, they versed with online shopping have recovered 5 kg tiffin bombs, 2 to step out for their day-to-day pressure IEDs, one Naxal uniform, chores despite curfew in place.wires and batteries. Later, the BSF "People who don't know how jawans defused the tiffin bombs as to do online shopping will have to well as pressure IEDs. COVID-19: step out, no matter what. Also, Streets deserted during week-long many people live alone who eat curfew in Amravati outside. They have to get out of
A m r a v a t i : S t r e e t s i n their homes to arrange for their Maharashtra's Amravati wore a meals," said Kakur.
J-K's agriculture sector will get more share of budget, says Sinha
Defence Ministry all set to clear over Rs 6,000 cr for Arjun Mark 1A tank
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PUBLIC NOTICESIt is for general information that I, DARSHAN KAUR Wife of SUKHWINDER SINGH residing at Village Ta l w a n d i , D a s a u n d h a Singh,PO.Kathunangal, Tehsil & District Amritsar Punjab declare that All my documents my name as DARSHAN KAUR. But my Husband’s Passport has been wrongly written as JASWINDER KAUR. The actual my name i s D A R S H A N K A U R respectively, which may be amended accordingly.
900020We, Ram Murty Sharma s/o B.L. Sharma and Sunita w/o Ram Murty Sharma R/o 4927, Main Bazar Daim Ganj Amritsar declare that our son Kunal Bhardwaj and his wife Bharti Sharma are out of our control, so we disinherit them from our movable and immovable property. I f anybody deals with them will do so at their own risk and responsibility.
72737I Banto Devi W/o Karm Chand R/o Village Arnaicha Tehsil Pehowa, Distt. Kuruksherta Declated My Son Mukesh Kumar & His Wife Kusum, His/her Son Jais & Abhi Are Out Of My Control. So I Disown All From My Movable Or Immovable Properties. Anybody Dealing With Then On Their Own Risk.
50008I Dinesh Kumar son of Mulkh Raj resident of H.No. 31/72 ,Mohalla Khazanchian , Kapurthala, Punjab, India declare that my Son Dhruv Gujral is out of my control and fallen into bad company, So I disown him from all my movable and immovable properties. If anybody deals with him shall do at his/her own risk as I and my family m e m b e r s o w n n o responsibility for his any action
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LOST & FOUNDI, Hardip Singh S/o Swinder Singh R/o 4850, Mahal Sub Urban Amritsar declare that my daughter Komaljeet Kaur Dob (25.07.1986) original 10th Class Certificate Issue f r o m C B S E R o l l No.2141859 has been lost at my house . I did not Found despite of my best efforts
72737I , Leela Devi W/o Tek Chand R/o Padhan Mohalla, Ward No.8, Tehsil Pundri District Kaithal-136026 (Haryana). My original Conveyance deed 1881, Dt. 23.12.2008, re allotment letter 8904 Dt. 25.10.2001 and re allotment lettter 4080 Dt. 06/08/2009 has been lost with value Rs 1000. If anyone found pls call 9996131326. Fir No. 132280362100195 (P.S. Pundri) Kaithal.
84451I t i s n o t i f i e d f o r t h e information that my original qua l i fy ing examina t ion c e r t i f i c a t e o f M a i n Secondary examination of the year 2013-15 and Roll no. 2148933 issued by CBSE has been actually lost. Name :- Ajay Kumar . Full Address :- Ajay Kumar S/o Pala Ram , Ward no. -4 , Habdi Gate Gamri , Pundri , Distt. K a i t h a l . M o b n o . - 9996561707
84451I Abhishek Chawla s/o Naresh Kumar r/o Guru Teg Bahadhur Nagar Street No. 1 Kotkapura Road Sri Muktsar Sahib District Sri Muktsar Sahib I Passed 10+2 From D.A.V Public School Sri Muktsar Sahib session 2015 - 2016 Roll No. 2721868 UID No. 4392 6914 9901 M y a b o v e m e n t i o n e d Document has been lost on Date 15-01-2021 Please Concern Note.
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PUBLIC NOTICESI, Raj Singh S/o Bachan Singh R/o Mansa Kalan Bathinda my name on Adhar Card Raj Singh S/o Bachan Singh and on land record Raja Singh S/o Bachan Singh Both name is same person.
63372I Jaskarn Singh s/o Harnek Singh r/o Abohar Road bye pass, gali no.12, Sri Muktsar Sahib have declared that in the school record of my daughter Sahajpreet kaur my name enter as Jaskarn Singh instead of Jaskaran Singh. My correct name spell as Jaskaran Singh
63372I Janak Rani W/o Varinder Kumar R/o H.No-628, Ward No-26, Bahtian Mohalla Hoshiarpur (146001) Punjab declare that my son Ashwani Kumar is out of my control so I disinherited him from my moveable and immoveable property. I shall not be responsible if anybody dealing with him .
63372I, Dharamveer s/o Shri Bachna Ram R/o Village Tangauri, P.o. Tangaur, Tehsil Shahabad (m), District Kurukshetra Declare That Chandramohan Is Out Of My Control. So, I Disown Him From Our All Movable & Immovable Property. If Anybody Deal With Him In Future He/she/they/them Himself Responsible For The Same
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Gobar-Dhan pilotproject inBhanimajraRANVIR PARASHARKAITHSAL: Deputy Commissioner Su-jan Singh said that the officials shouldwork seriously on the Gobar-Dhan Pilotproject to be built at a cost of about Rs1 crore in village Bhanimajra and getthe scheme started soon. The con-cerned officers should come out in thefield and give complete informationabout this project to the villagers andget this work done with the cooperationof the villagers.The DC was giving necessary guide-lines to the officials regarding the Gob-ar-Dhan project in the Mini Secretariat.All officers should form a team and pre-pare a complete plan for this project, sothat work can start soon. In the firstphase, 80 houses will be provided witha cow dung gas facility. Involve villagersfor this task and also make them aware.Deputy Commissioner Sujan Singh in-structed the official of the Department ofRenewable Energy to start work for theconstruction of bio gas plants in the 6Gaushalas identified and there was nonegligence in this work. Instructed tocomplete it soon.
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SP honours girls participating in gamesMANMOHAN SHARMAHANSI: On Monday, Superintendent of Police Nitika Gehlot was on a rural tour inMirchpur, when the girls met the Superintendent of Police. The villagers said that thegirls take part in sports.Today the Superintendent of Police sent letters of appreciation.In order to encourage them, these girls had demanded a coach in the stadium. The Su-perintendent of Police has said that children should keep participating in sports andshould stay away from drugs. If you take part in the sport then you can create a futurethere too and will also highlight the name of their village and city. In today's time, thereis no difference between son and daughter.
Maximum number ofsaplings should beplanted: Sandeep
BILASPUR (SK): 68th birthday of SantNirankari Baba Hardev Singh Maharajwas celebrated by planting saplings bydevotees. On this occasion, a cleanli-ness campaign was carried out in Ni-rankari Bhavan.Planting saplings on the occasion ofthe birth day of Sant Baba HardevSingh, SOC Sandeep Gupta said thatmaximum number of saplings shouldbe planted to overcome the deteriorat-ing environment. He said that treeplants are the ornaments of the earth.Mahatma Nitin Gandhi said that every-one should work together for environ-mental improvement. He said that theyshould serve humanity by following thepath shown by saints. Mahatma NitinGandhi, Director Sher Singh, TeachersJagdish, Lokesh, Jagdeep, Devi Sha-ran, Rajiv etc. were present on the oc-casion.
Rambhaktas collect'Samarpan Nidhi'
RADAUR, (NIRMAL SAINI): A team ofRambhaktas arrived at Shiv ColonyWard No. 13 as part of the SamarpanNidhi campaign being run for the con-struction of the Shri Ram temple in Ay-odhya. Where team members wentfrom house to house and collectedSamarpan Nidhi funds. During thistime, the members of the team also re-ceived a grand welcome and receivedfund contributions as per the dedica-tion according to the people's rever-ence. When team members arrived inShiv Colony's street number 7, womenand children showered flowers onthem and welcomed them by lighting alamp. While Shiva Colony residentsAkshit and Navya offered their Gullakin the fund, Sheila Devi also supportedthe dedication amount from her sav-ings.On this occasion, Naveen Saini andVirendra Saini said that it has been de-cided to collect dedication fund fromhouse to house to make every houseparticipate in the construction of thisgrand Shri Ram temple after 500 yearsof struggle. The aim of the campaign isalso that the grand Shri Ram templeshould not be known by the name ofany government or any individual,hence the cooperation of all the Ramdevotees is being taken in the con-struction of the temple. In all the vil-lages, the devotees and Rambhaktasare going from house to house to com-plete this work. Dhanpat Saini, Mang-tram Bathla, Master Arjun Singh, VinodKumar, Anil Saini, Shivprasad Saini,Mukesh Happy, Ashok Johal etc. werepresent on the occasion.
Cong to protestagainst inflation on March 1SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR: According to theguidelines of the HPCC President Sel-ja, an outline was prepared by theCongress leaders to demonstrateagainst the rising inflation and govern-ment’s farmers' dictatorial attitudeagainst the farmers and to send amemorandum to the President throughthe Deputy Commissioner. A meetingwas organised for this in which districtin-charge Suresh Unispoorji was main-ly present.Speaking on the occasion, Congressleader and member All India CongressCommittee and former chairman, ZillaParishad, Yamunanagar, Shyam Sun-dar Batra said that the entire public isupset due to inflation and in the first 15days, the price of gas cylinder was in-creased by Rs 85 by the government.Now the government is not ready to lis-ten to any calls made by the peopleagainst the huge increase in petrol anddiesel.
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Haryana Welfare of Scheduled Casteand Backward Classes Minister, Dr.Banwari Lal has directed that the ben-efits of the welfare schemes shouldreach upto the needy beneficiaries re-siding even in the remote villages ofthe state. With these efforts, the objec-tive of Antyodaya as envisioned bythe Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lalcould be realized, he added.
Sh. Banwari Lal was presidingover a review meeting with DistrictWelfare Officers regarding variouswelfare schemes being run by Welfareof Scheduled Caste and BackwardClasses Department here today.
He directed that the officersshould visit atleast two villages in amonth to create awareness about thewelfare schemes of the State Govern-ment. He said that due to lack ofawareness about the schemes, the ben-eficiaries are not able to take advan-
tage of these schemes.He directed to clear all the pend-
ing cases at the earliest so that the peo-ple can get timely benefits of theschemes. A serious note of the offi-cials who are negligent in performingduty should be taken, he directed.
He directed to accompany the re-spective Sarpanches, Block Commit-tee members, Zilla Parishad members
during the visits to the villages to cre-ate awareness among the people. Hesaid that officers should work dili-gently to fulfill the objective of pro-viding benefits of the schemes to thebeneficiaries.
During the meeting, officers werealso directed to prepare and paste flex,pamphlets in their offices to dissemi-nate information about the welfareschemes being run by the Govern-ment. He also informed to send thesephotos to the Headquarters.
In the meeting, Mukaya MantriViwah Shagun Yojana, Dr. AmbedkarAawas Yojana, Dr. Ambedkar Med-havi Chhatata Yojana, Financial As-sistance to Institutions/ Societies be-longing to Scheduled Castes/ Back-ward Classes, Mukaya Mantri Sama-jik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Sha-gun Yojana, Monetary Relief to Vic-tims of Atrocities, Legal Assistance,Encouragement awards to Panchayatsfor their outstanding works etc. werereviewed.
Benefits should reach to needy:Banwari Lal directs officials SHIV KUMAR SHARMA
KARNAL, FEBRUARY 23
Cleanliness is a symbol ofprosperity, said SubhashChandra, Executive ViceChairman of SwachhBharat Mission. Hesaid that all the peo-ple should clean thearea as well as theirhomes. MahatmaGandhi also used tosay that both freedomand cleanliness arevery important for us.Development is in-cluded in cleanlinessitself. Subhash Chan-dra, executive vicechairman, rebukedthe manager of thedhaba on seeing thegarbage lying nearthe dhaba on the NationalHighway. He reprimandedthe manager saying that forbusiness you are inviting dis-eases by damaging the envi-ronment. This will not be tol-
erated.He said that the Chief
Minister is working seriouslyto keep the environmentclean and tidy. The govern-ment has launched several
campaigns for cleanliness.Therefore, you should also bea part of the government'scampaign and take full careof the cleanliness of the areaaround you. He appealed to
everyone to work seriouslytowards cleanliness and saidthat if the environment isclean then diseases will re-duce. When diseases are less,there will be prosperity in
life. Therefore, everyoneshould work seriously forcleanliness and become a partof the campaign to advancethe state.
Cleanliness is symbol ofprosperity: Chandra
Congress to protest todayagainst oil price: Rana
RAVI KUMARBABAIN, FEBRUARY 23
Youth Congress leader Ompal Rana Badauli said that the Con-gress party will protest today at the district headquartersagainst the increase in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices.Senior Congress leader Ompal Rana Bartauli said this whiletalking to journalists at his residence in village Baratauli. Hesaid that today people are plagued by record breaking infla-tion. Petrol and diesel prices have increased unconsciously.Gas cylinders and food items are spoiling people's kitchenbudget. The poor and middle class are going through a verydifficult phase because their income is decreasing, but ex-penses are constantly increasing due to inflation.
He said that the government should leave its stubbornnessand take back the three nuns in favor of the farmers and takesome concrete steps to reduce the increase in petrol, diesel andcooking gas prices. Raj Kumar Rana, Jaspal Rana, Vijay PalRana, Raj Kumar Bartauli, Randhir Singh, Jagdish Bartauli,Salinder Kumar, Girdhari, Abhay Pratap, Uday Singh and oth-ers were present on this occasion.
Shiv Kumar SharmaKARNAL, FEBRUARY 23
On Tuesday the Jat community membersgathered in the Mini secretariat, to com-plain against a local facebook channelwhich telecast a programme about clashof two communities in Phushgarh inwhich some people on the channel spokeagainst the Jat community in a fould lan-guage. In this connection a memorandumwas submitted to the SDM today in thename of the District Deputy Commis-sioner for demanding action against theaccused and banning channel for incitingand insulting the people of the entire Jatcommunity with caste-indicative words. Giv-ing information, Maharaja Surajmal Organi-sation (MSO) President Vikram Mann saidthat some bad elements broke into houses inthe village of Phushgarh in the last few days.The live coverage of this was done by a localchannel in which during the coverage the en-tire Jat society was abused.
Now there is a feeling of anger and hu-miliation which is growing in the Jat society.He said that because of the abusive wordsused in videos, two communities may losemutual love and brotherhood. This may createmutual hatred and tension in the two commu-nities. This coverage of local channel hasbeen completely irresponsible and contradic-
tory to the measure punishments of journal-ism. The people of the society demanded fromthe Deputy Commissioner that the adminis-tration should ban this social media channelas soon as possible for creating bad bloodamong communities. Strict legal actionshould be taken against them. SDM AyushSinha took the memorandum and assured thatthe matter will be taken up with the DistrictDeputy Commissioner. Many people werepresent on the occasion including ChhapanuNarwal, Dinesh Dalal, Sanjay Sandhu, Ash-wani Narwal, Ashish Malik, Dinesh Jakhar,Nerendra Mann, Dinesh Mann, Vicky Narw-al, Rajeev, Renu Lather, Manoj Dahiya, Di-nesh Sandhu and Arun Sandhu.
Jats give memo to DC foraction against channel
Farmers protestagainst sugar mill
MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDREI, FEBRUARY 23
Farmers protested against the Bhadson sugar mill andshouted slogans. They complained against the faultyweighing machine in Piccadily Sugar Mill Bhadson. Atthe same time, they made serious allegations against thesugar mill administration also. Farmer Manjit Singh,Dharampal, Rajveer said that the difference in weigh-ing of 4 to 5 quintals has been found in the machine ofsugar mills.
He said that a sugarcane trolley was called fromoutside, in which a difference of 4 quintal 75 kg hasbeen found. He said that farmers are losing about Rs1500 rupees on each tractor trolley. On the other hand,sugarcane slips are being given to farmers in the outarea They also shouted slogans about the payment, say-ing that sugar mills are paying sugarcane after 2months, while according to Sugar Cane LA, sugarcanepayment has to be made within 14 days and this is alsothe agreement with farmers and sugar mills happened.But still the payment is being given after 2 months. Hedemanded the administration to intervene and concen-trate on the plunder from the farmers.
MC Commissioner inspectsinterlocking work
SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, FEBRUARY 23
Municipal commissioner Vikram visited several placesalong with the corporation officials on Tuesday to knowthe progress of the lanes and rain water drainage work re-lated to public facilities in wards 5 and 4, located in theeast of the city, so that people get relief as quickly as pos-sible. The work is being done by the Municipal Corpora-tion in these wards, which had been neglected for a longtime. Now the public will get relief by the construction ofpaved streets and drainage for the first time. Neeraj Ka-dian and Executive Engineer Akshay Bhardwaj were alsopresent on the tour. The corporator reviewed the currentproblem due to lack of drainage of wastewater inKatabagh of Ward 5 earlier in the tour and also found asolution on the spot. He informed that a permanent solu-tion to this problem is possible with the intermediatepumping station being built in the cooperative sugar millcomplex. After this, he visited Gop wali Gamdi. Seeingthe poor condition of the main road, he instructed thecorporation engineers to prepare this work from now on,to maintain the road in good condition.
ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, FEBRUARY 23
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSSHaryana's Sangchalak Pawan JindalGurugram said that Lord Ram templeto be built in Ayodhya will fulfill thedream of Ram Rajya. When this tem-ple is ready in grand shape, thencrores of people of the world willcome to see it and it will be so historicthat it will take five days to see itcompletely. He said that every citizenis playing his role in giving supportmoney for the construction of LordShri Ram temple in Ayodhya, becauseLord Shri Ram's temple is a symbolof faith of crores of people. PawanJindal was talking to reporters at ShivShakti Inter Global Private Limited inGurugram Taraori. Prior to reachingShiv Shakti Inter Global Taraori, Jin-
dal Gurugram was welcomed by in-dustrialists Ramesh Gupta, NathiramGupta and Aman Gupta. MD for theconstruction of Lord Shri Ram templeto be built in Ayodhya on behalf ofShiv Shakti Inter Global Private Lim-ited. Ramesh Gupta and Aman Gupta,on their behalf, gave a cheque of Rs
11 lakh by the National Self-ServiceAssociation RSS to Haryana unionPawan Jindal.
He also thanked MD of ShivShakti Inter Global Ramesh Guptaand Aman Gupta. He said that LordShri Ram's temple is a national her-itage and along with industrialists,
people are also supporting the con-struction of this temple. He said thatafter many years, we have got theprivilege of building Lord Shri Ramtemple at present. Pawan Jindal saidthat Lord Shri Ram temple to be builtin Ayodhya will make the imaginationof Ram Rajya come true in the wholeworld. He said that the industrialistsof Taraori, Ramesh Gupta and AmanGupta gave immense support for theconstruction of Lord Shri Ram tem-ple. The people of the society are alsogiving their support openly. On thisoccasion Shiv Shakti Inter GlobalMD Ramesh Gupta and Aman Guptasaid that the faith of crores of peopleis associated with Lord Shri Ramtemple. This is the heritage of our na-tion. The identity of Lord Shri Ramtemple will be different in the wholeworld.
Shri Ram temple will bring Ram Rajya: Jindal
R K KASHYAPCHHACHHARAULI, FEBRUARY 23
A programme was organised under the theme`Nasha Mukti’ on the fourth day of the seven-day NSS Camp of GovernmentCollege, Chhacharauli. It waspresided over by Baljeet Kaurof the college. She told the vol-unteers that today's young gen-eration needs to be careful toavoid drugs. First of all thevolunteers took home nursingtraining from Rajkumar. Prof.Ashok Bansal, making all thevolunteers aware of the drugsproblem motivated them tofollow the right path. Afterthis, all the volunteers made aposter on the subject of drugaddiction and took out a rallyfrom the college to Harijan Basti of Chhacha-rauli and drunk people aware of bad habits,here Professor Aarti Arora and Prof. Dr. Man-isha Mor participated in a panel discussion inwhich she told how we can save ourselvesand other people from the bad habit of in-toxication. He said that today the youngergeneration is more attracted towards drugs.
That is why it is very important for theyounger generation to be aware.
NSS Programme Officer Rajni GoyalShared views on the subject of drug addic-tion and inspired them to avoid getting
drunk and to make others aware. Along withthis all volunteers went to BalakunjChhacharauli and there he spent some timeand exchanged his views on child addictionwith the children. Dr. Suman, Dr. RuchikaWadhwa, Dr. Lalit, Sukhwinder, ProfessorSandeep, Priya were present on the occa-sion.
Nasha Mukti awareness programmeSave Jungle, SaveEnvironment’ campaign
SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, FEBRUARY 23
Members of the Delhi Pradesh Executive of Unnat Bharat Or-ganisation Trust participated in the programme of `VanvasiRaksha ParivarFoundation’ un-der the leadershipof National Presi-dent Bharat Premat RohiniAgrasen Bhavan.On this occasion,Arun Govil, whoplayed LordRam's character all over India through video conference,praised the Dalit, tribal and Bhil community during the exileof Lord Ram, as well as his contribution to the Sanatan tradi-tion i.e. Also considered as the protector of Hindu civilisation.
On this occasion, Rohini Agarwal Samaj head JagdishBansal, all his executive members and Dadhichi and forestdweller Raksha Parivar Foundation officer G P Tayal organ-ised the programme. National President Bharat Prem said thatDalits, Bhils, Vanvasi are the example of national pride andlove. In his service, this foundation started work at the nation-al level to develop the values of Sanskrit religion and educa-tion to the devotees of the national volunteer Swara BhagwanRam.
4th awareness walkon foot held
SHIV KUMAR SHARMAAMBALA, FEBRUARY 23
The fourth awareness walk on foot was organised in thestreets of the cantonment along with the students ofGovernment Senior Secondary School Main BranchAmbala by the Prayas NGO. Earlier, Dr. Ashok KumarVarma, convenor of the Prayas Sanstha and Sub In-spector of Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau,while giving detailed information about the outbreak,side effects and justice system to the students, said thatpublic support is essential for prevention of intoxica-tion. First of all, we should have knowledge of the illeffects of this drug and also know about the punishmentprescribed by law so that no person does such evildeeds.
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, FEB 23
To provide emergency services incongested areas of cities, the Health& Family Welfare Minister Mr.Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesdayflagged off 22 small Ambulancesfor each district of Punjab.
Disclosing this here today, Mr.Sidhu said that these Ambulanceswill be used apart from Ambu-lances running under 108 help-line.These will be helpful for operationin small narrow lanes to ensurequick emergency services to the pa-tients. He said that each van ac-commodates 5 attendants apartfrom patient and driver with easymanoeuvrability in city conditions.
The Ambulance is factory fittedwith all the essential equipment in-cluding foldable stretcher cum trol-ley, medical kit box, provision foroxygen cylinder with internal light-ing and announcement system, headded. To fulfill the shortage of am-bulances in the government hospi-tals, Mr. Sidhu said that the healthdepartment had procured new 180more ambulances and all 22 Dis-tricts have their independent ALS
Ambulances (Advance Life Sup-port) which are fully equipped withlife-saving equipment such as Ven-tilators, Defibrillators, Multi-ParaPatient Monitor, Suction Machine,Nebulizers etc. He said that now,the Health department has a total of422 Ambulances in its fleet to cov-er all areas of cities and villages.
The Minister said that theseambulances proved, one of themain pillars to fight the pandemicby reducing the time required fortransit of critical patients to re-quired health facilities. He said thatat a time when the numbers of pos-itive patients are expected to in-crease, the addition of these new
ambulances will further give aboost to fight the pandemic.
Sidhu divulged that these am-bulances in the State have been de-puted at Strategic places and effortsare being made in case of Emer-gency, Ambulances would reachthe place within 20 minutes in Ur-ban areas.
Balbir Sidhu flags off 22 Ambulancesto provide emergency services
Patiala's district,Sessions Judge inspectschildren home
JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: The District & SessuonsJudge cum Chairman of DistrictLegal Services Authority (DLSA) ,Rajinder Aggarwal accompany withChief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) &secretary of DLSA,Parminder Kauron Tuesday conducted inspectionsat SOS Children Home, Rajpuraand Children Home here . Interaction was done with thechildren regarding their study, foodand grievances/problems beingfaced by them. During these visits,complaints/problems of the childrenwere heard and redressed.Directions were given to takespecial care of health andeducation of the children and alsoenquiry was made about thefacilities being provided to thechildren. Besides thesuperintendents of Children Homeswere directed to ensure that thereshould be no laxity in the facilitiesprovided to the children.
Randhawa launches 'PSCADB' mobile appCHANDIGARH: In a bid to benefit common people in general and farmers in particular, oneof the most significant institutions of the cooperative sector, the Punjab State Cooperative Agri-culture Development Bank (PSCADB), took a giant digital leap with the launch of ‘PSCADB’mobile app here today. Doing the honours, Cooperation and Jails Minister, S. Sukhjinder SinghRandhawa launched ‘PSCADB’Mobile App of The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural De-velopment Bank Ltd, Chandigarh. The Android and iOS Version of this app designed and de-veloped by NIC, New Delhi is available for download at Google Play Store and Open Web.
The minister on the occasion divulged that common people in general and farmers in par-ticular can access information about Bank's Loan Schemes, Interest Rates of Loans/FD's andinstallments calculation. “This app will also help in locating the PADBs in the vicinity of Vil-lages”, revealed the minister adding registered Loanee members can view information aboutthe transactions/statements about their share/loan accounts.
ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA, FEB 23
In a bid to ensure timelycompletion of developmentprojects started by ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh-led state government,Deputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma onTuesday has fixed the week-ly targets of various depart-ments, which he would per-sonally review.
Chairing a review meet-ing with different depart-ments at Bachat Bhawan,Deputy Commissioner di-rected officials to completeongoing development proj-ects within a month and sub-mit Utilization Certificates(UCs) for the funds they hadreceived for the develop-ment works. He said thatprojects undergoing the in-
curring Panchayat funds, Fi-nance commission’s funds,and Rural DevelopmentFunds to be completed with-in timeline while announc-ing that he will hold a week-ly review on the progress ofthese works. The deputycommissioner also fixedweekly targets of the con-cerned departments so thatpending works could becompleted in a time-boundmanner. He further askedofficials to expedite the paceof the works to alleviate therural and urban distress. Hesaid that scaling up the per-formance would not onlyfoster the development ofthe rural and urban areas.Earlier, in the meeting, thedeputy commissioner askedthe officials to leave nostone unturned to achievethe set targets.
DC fixes weekly targetsfor completion of
development projects
SDM distributescertificate to newlyappointed councillors
AJAY ARORAKHAMANON: SDM KhamanonArvind Kumar, today distributedcertificates to winning candidates inNagar Panchayat recent elections.SDM inspired to newly electedcouncilors to work honestly andwithout discrimination. all thecouncilors assured them that theywill work together for the bettermentof town. He handed over certificatesto 13 councilors of different wards.
Webinar on Guru TegBahadur organised
JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: While following theguidelines of the PunjabGovernment, a webinar dedicated tothe 400th birth anniversary of ShriGuru Tegh Bahadur Ji, wasconducted by Baba Farid Center forSufi Studies of Punjabi Universityhere on Tuesday . The theme of thewebinar was "Linguistic and LiteraryRelations between India andUzbekistan: In the Context ofSufism". The webinar started withthe University Dhuni. Convener ofthis webinar was Dr. MohammadHabib, Incharge, Baba Farid Centerfor Sufi Studies. While addressingthe webinar he stated about thetopic of the webinar and about SufiCentre. Dr. G.S. Batra , Dean ,Research, of the university, in hisinaugural address, said that Sufismand Sufi literature have a veryimportant place in the literarytradition which has played aneffective role in the propagation ofhumanity. Sufism has a very closerelationship with the land of Punjab. Wheteas Prof. Ranjit Kaur, DeanInternational Students, PunjabiUniversity, welcomed the guestsand listeners to the webinar. Shesaid that the characters of Sufis arevery high. Due to their characterand simplicity, Sufis were popularamong the common people. The keynote speaker of this webinarwas Dr. Shahid Taslim, Incharge,Uzbekistan Studies, Jamia MilliaIslamia, New Delhi.
Women dies inaccidentAJAY ARORAKHAMANON: An elderly womenwas killed in a road mishap. Ajmerkaur resident of village Mansoorpurwas hit by a speedy car, when shewas trying to cross the road atnearby village Jatna Niwan.She wasrushed to hospital at Khamanonwhere she succumbed to herinjuries. Investigation Officer ASIRam Singh said that car has beenimpounded and further investigationis on.
Flag to be hoisted at MaddiHoli Mela on March 28
HOSHIARPUR (DALJEETAJNOHA): In a meet-ing regarding the preparations for the Maddi Mela to beheld from March 21 to 31 in Una district of HimachalPradesh, Una Deputy Commissioner Raghav Sharmasaid that the fair would be held from March 21 to 31 atDera Baba Vadbhag Singh, Maddi There will be a cere-mony. Regarding the preparations for the fair, Punjab of-ficials SDM Hoshiarpur Amit Mahajan andRakesh Ku-mar DSP (D) During the online meeting with , theDeputy Commissioner discussed in detail the trafficarrangements, parking, overloading etc.
He said that last year also 5 to 8 lakh pilgrims hadcome to Maddi to pay homage. Pilgrims from Punjaband Haryana often arrive overloaded on trucks, trolleysand other heavy vehicles to attend the fair, which alwayscarries the risk of an accident which is very important toprevent overloading.
He said that the district administration was making se-rious efforts to prevent such accidents in which the co-operation of Punjab State, especially the adjoining dis-tricts of Himachal Pradesh was also required. He saidthat if overloading would be stopped in Punjab then itwould be easier for the district administration and thefair would be held successfully. Raghav Sharma saidthat Himachal and Punjab Police would jointly set uproadblocks to check the overloaded pilgrims. He saidthat police check posts would be set up between Mehta-pur-Nangal, near Chakk Sadhu, Marwari and GagretRTO barriers in Punjab like last year. Apart from theseplaces, the Himachal and Punjab police would jointly setup roadblocks at Garhshankar this year to ensure com-pliance of traffic rules.
DEEPAK KUMAR MACHHIWARA, FEB 23
The Machhiwara police has suc-ceeded in arresting 2 personswith 600 grams of opium. Thearrested persons are SukhwinderSingh and Harjot Singh resi-dents of Rajgarh, Doraha. In-spector Rajesh Thakur, of PoliceStation Machhiwara told thejournalists that the police partywas on patrolling, when Assis-tant Inspector Jarnail Singh saw2 people riding on a motorcyclecoming from the old bridge ofSirhind Canal Garhi, who werescared after seeing the police.As they started turning back, oneof them threw a heavy objectfrom his pants on the banks ofthe canal and started runningaway. During this time, theywere caught by the police. Bothof them were identified as
Sukhwinder Singh and HarjotSingh and 600 grams of opiumwas recovered from the packetthrown by them.
Machhiwara police arreststwo with 600 grams opium
Those caught by thepolice are smugglers,
but who is the kingpin?On behalf of the Machhiwarapolice, two persons, whohave been arrested in the opi-um smuggling case are beinginterrogated, which may leadto revelations on to whomthey were going to deliver thepoppy in the area, and who isthe main leader of this is? Po-lice officer Rajesh Thakursaid that during the prelimi-nary investigation, it has beenrevealed that the mastermindwas using these two arrestedpersons as suppliers, and paidthem for this work.
BIPAN SETHI/MAHAVIR GOYALAHMEDGARH, FEB 23
Newly opened, WisdomWorld School with ultramodern facilities, is gettinggreat and huge responsefrom parents in admissionprocess which was initiatedfew days ago.Wisdom Worldschool has become the firstpreference among schools ofnearby areas.Ultra modernand world classs labs havebeen setup under the ableleadership of Directormrs.Amita Mittal and Princi-pal mrs.Monica and progressof school is being rankedpraiseworthy.
"School is equipped withlatest learning materials,modern and latest technolo-gy, DIY lab. Emphasis on
enhancement of EnglishLanguages, promotion ofSkill Development, Roboticsand Personal Care of stu-dents are the centre of attrac-tion and provide a wide vari-ety of resources aimed atstimulating the interest ofstudents",said SanjayDhand. "Soft play areas andequipment provide opportu-nities for exploration. Toprovide hands on practicalexperiences to students, ex-cellent equipment and facili-ties are provided in separatelabs", added Amita MittalDirector of School. Theschool has designated areasfor various scholastic andcoscholastic activities in-cluding well equipped Musicroom.Coding and teacherstraining will be an integralpart of curriculum.
Wisdom World School isachieving new heights in
getting admissions: Sanjay
KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDADBAHA, FEB 23
The Punjab team was selectedfor the National Level JuniorArchery at Punjabi Universi-ty, Patiala yesterday. In thisteam, the Malwa ArcheryAcademy of Malwa SchoolGiddarbaha held five seatswhile performing well.
Principal of Malwa schoolSudhanshu Arya and the teamtrainer Amarinder Singh, giv-ing information about thissaid that in Patiala, RavneetKaur finished second in therecce team, Avneet Kaur fin-ished second in the com-pound, Harpreet Singh Mann
finished second in the com-pound team boys, JasmeetSingh third and Uday Kambojfinished fourth and madetheir place in the team. Theytold that these archers hadpracticed archery at their lev-el in Lockdown period.
They told that the saidarchers will participate in the
national level tournamentfrom 10 to 16 March on be-half of Punjab. On this occa-sion, Sudhanshu Arya con-gratulated the students' par-ents, instructors Nisha Tomarand Manpreet Singh Sidhu,and wished the students allthe best for the nationalmatches.
Five Archers of Malwa Academyselected for Punjab team
SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, FEB 23
Bar council Jagraon hon-ored the youngest munici-pal councillor of the areaHimanshu Malik for his re-markable win in municipalcouncil elections. Honor-ing Malik, council memberMoon jhanji said that malikhas made everybody proudwith his performance inelections and wished himall the best for his comingduties. Bar council presi-dent parminderpal singhand secretary pankaj dhandstated that they are proudof Himanshu Malik and theway people have shown
their trust on him is exem-plary.
They said that Malik hasbeen actively helpingneedy people since a longtime and he totally de-served the victory. Theyalso mentioned that it isgood to see people rootingfor youth candidates andgiving them a chance toprove themselves as Malikurged victory against es-
tablished politicians of thearea. Himanshu Malik ex-pressed his gratitude to-wards the bar council andassured that he will workday and night in order towork for the developmentof his ward and the entirecity. Malik also stated thathe is committed to workfor the civilians as theyhave provided him with achance to be their represen-
tative and he will never letthem down. At this occa-sion, council members in-cluding chandni jain,raghubir singh toor, moonjhanjhi, sandeep gupta,simardeep kaur, riya, jyotisaroop sehgal, neeraj shar-ma, parminderpal singh,pritpal singh, pankajdhand, vivek bharadwaj,rohit, amanjot toor and oth-ers were present.
Bar Council Jagraon honours Councillor Himanshu Malik
R SINGHPATHANKOT, FEB 23
A delegation of Press Asso-ciation Pathankot metMLAAmit Vij under theleadership of PresidentAjay Saini.On this occa-sion, the delegation con-gratulated MLA AmitVij by giving him a bou-quet for the victory of Con-gress in the Municipal Cor-poration elections.Later,MLAAmit Vij was informedby the association about theproblems faced by the jour-nalists.About which AjaySaini said that journalistshave to face many difficul-ties while working in the
field.Therefore, attentionshould be paid to them.Hesaid that the Congress haswon wonderfully in the Mu-
nicipal Corporation voting,for this, the MLA, all theCongress winning coun-cilors and leaders are eligiblefor congratulations.Duringthis, Chairman Mukesh Sai-ni, General SecretaryNavdeep Sharma, GauravSharma, Sumesh Saini, Raman Sharma, etc.
Delegation of Press Association of Pathankotmeets MLA Amit Vij regarding problems
Dr Sakshi gets letter ofappreciation for her
services during pandemic PATHANKOT (R SINGH): Dr. Sakshi has re-ceived a letter of appreciation issued from DC officefor providing better services in Isolation ward built
at ChintpurniMedical Hospi-tal (CMC) dur-ing Covid.Dr.Sunita Sharma,SMO of BungalBadhani, hon-ored Dr. Sakshiwith a letter ofappreciation andappreciated the
duty given by her during Covid-19.Dr. Sakshithanked the DC, Civil Surgeon, SMO and Health Of-ficers.She said that during the Covid, she worked for12 to 14 hours without caring of her life to serve pos-itive patients.Dr. Sakshi said that she will continue todo her duty in the same way.
VERMAGURDASPUR, FEB 23
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ishfaq held a meet-ing with the concerned officersregarding the issue of e-cards ofeligible beneficiaries under'Ayushman Bharat Sarbat SehatBima Yojna' and reviewed theground level initiatives beingtaken. Issued guidelines forfaster card making so that thebeneficiaries can avail maxi-mum benefits of this scheme.He directed the DDPO to makeannouncements for the issuanceof health insurance cards to thepeople from Gurdwara Sahib
and other religious places in thevillages in the morning andevening so that the people couldknow in time and make theirown and their family members'cards. During the meeting theDeputy Commissioner in-formed that under the 'Ayush-man Bharat Sarbat Sehat BimaYojana' special camps are beingorganized at the village level andnow special camps are also be-
ing organized at the wardlevel to facilitate the peo-ple to make cards athome. To go He saidthat now the days of set-ting up camps in villagesand wards would be
fixed so that the people couldknow on which day the campswere being set up so that theycould reach there and makecards for themselves and theirfamily members. He said thatthe Common Service Centerwould organize camps tomor-row (February 24 and 25) in theurban area of Dhariwal, includ-ing Dadwan Road, Contact No.(75084-24004).
Time for making cards will befixed in villages, wards
One dies inroad mishap
GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR, FEB 23 Late in the night, a youngman riding a motorcycle hitan elderly rickshaw drivergoing forward, killing theelderly on the spot. The de-ceased has been identified asVijay Kumar (53) S/OChaman Lal resident PrabodhChandra Nagar ITI Gur-daspur. The city police regis-tered a case against the driv-er. On the other hand, the mo-torcycle driver is also injuredand undergoing treatment in aprivate hospital.
The deceased's son LakhbirKumar said that his fatherworks as a rickshaw driver.His father was returninghome with a rickshaw ataround 9 pm on Mondaynight while my youngerbrother Lakhwinder Kumarand uncle were following.When my father arrived nearNirankari Bhawan on Gur-daspur-Pathankot GT Road, aspeeding motorcycle driverhit him, causing him to hit aroadside tree that he died onthe spot. While the motorcy-cle driver was also injured.He told that when my brothercame to know about the inci-dent, he immediately calledme and took the father to thecivil hospital where the doc-tors declared him dead.
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Programme organized for the preservation ofancient folkPANKAJ KATNAUNA: In Unna today, a dance-folk concertwas organized on behalf of Bhasha AbamCulture Department, from ancient to ancientfolk, in which 8 parties made theirpresentation, in which shehnai and otherprograms were also presented. The mainobjective is to protect Fok. In this program, even a glimpse of the famous dowrywas seen in the language division, it has been confined to the village of Folk, it hasbeen brought here to take it further so that the people are brought here You canalso get information about this focus.
HIMACHAL/JKSingle windowsystem for settingup industry online:ADCJYOTI SYALUNA: All services for industries relatedformalities have been made online bythe state government. This informationwas given by Additional DeputyCommissioner Dr. Amit Kumar Sharmawhile presiding over the awarenessprogram organized with industrialorganizations of the district in DRDAauditorium today.He said that thegovernment has made all the necessaryservices online for people to getpermission, approvals and NOC at theindustry department, labor department,pollution, food and civil supplies,revenue department and deputycommissioner's office level to set up andrun industries. On this occasion, DeputyDirector of Industries Department,Shimla, Sanjay Sharma said that all thenecessary information is available onlineby the department to establish andoperate trade and industry throughsingle window system. He called upon toavail himself of these servicesdeveloped and also make others aware.Apart from this, give your feedback tothe department so that necessaryimprovement can be made in theservices provided. General ManagerIndustries Department Anshul Dhimangave detailed information about theonline services of the department.
Four-day cricketcompetition held
PANKAJ KATNAAMB: Sudarshan Singh Babloo, statepresident of the social service orCongress Seva Dal Young Brigade,participated as chief guest in the four-day cricket competition held late Mondayevening in Rpoh Misran of Sub-divisionAmb, attended with his colleaguesAdvocates Vikas Kashyap, SandeepSharma, Rakesh Soni and Sunil. Of. Thefinal match was launched after thecommittee members honoredSudarshan Singh Bablu and hiscolleagues. Committee chief VinaySharma said that a total of 24 teamsincluding Himachal and Punjabparticipated in the competition in whichthe final match was held between teamsof Maxi 11 and Rapoh. Rapo team wasdismissed after scoring 87 runs in 8overs. While Maxi 11 won the match inonly 7.2 overs. The winning team wasawarded trophy or Rs 11000 by thecommittee to Sudarshan Singh Bablu,the runner-up team with a trophy of Rs7100 and the third-placed team with atrophy or Rs 3100. Sudarshan SinghBablu provided a support of Rs 5100 tothe team and motivated the youth to stayaway from drugs to give specialimportance to sports in their lives andsaid that for this work I need youth standfor the Nation.
Iqbal Singhappointed AAPpresident of Una
JOGINDER DEV ARYABANGANA: A meeting of Aam AadmiParty workers was organized in Mandiunder the chairmanship of HimachalPradesh in-charge Ratnesh Gupta inwhich unanimously, Iqbal Singh, aresident of Santoshgarh, was electedthe president of Una district. He wasalso given a letter of appointment for thepost. On this occasion, he was alsopresent with the President of the AamAadmi Party, Anoop Kesari. On thisoccasion, Iqbal thanked Kejriwal andsaid that I will fulfill this responsibilitygiven to me with full sincerity and thework being done by the party will bedone by the district and state residents.Party will contest on the Delhi model. Allthe facilities that the Aam Aadmi Partygovernment is making in Delhi in theareas of electricity, water, health andeducation. All those facilities will begiven in the state of Himachal Pradesh.He said that the party will contact thepeople on the ground and will go to thepolls with full force in the year 2022.Iqbal Singh has also thanked the statein-charge and state president. And saidthat AAP Aam Aadmi Party has openedoffice in the state capital Shimla on 31January, which was inaugurated byHealth Minister Satyendar Jain of Delhi.
Municipal Corporation polls tobe held on party symbols in HPAGENCYSHIMLA, FEB 23
The State Cabinet in its meetingheld here today under theChairmanship of Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur decided to carry outamendments in Himachal PradeshMunicipal Corporation Act, 1994and Himachal Pradesh MunicipalCorporation Elections Rules, 2012.These amendments would paveway for conducting elections toMunicipal Corporations on Partysymbols, provide reservation forOBCs, provision ofdisqualification on grounds ofdefection, strengthen provisions ofno-confidence motion etc. It alsogave its nod to the Governor’sAddress to be delivered during thebudget session of H.P. VidhanSabha. The Cabinet gave itsapproval to provide governmentland on lease basis at the rate ofone rupee per month for a period of99 years in Mauja DhaulakuanTehsil Paonta Sahib districtSirmaur measuring 122-08 bighasin favour of Dr. Y.S. ParmarUniversity of Horticulture andForestry Nauni at Dhaulakuan forestablishment of RegionalHorticulture Research and TrainingStation for the benefit of thefarmers. It gave its consent toconstruct additionalaccommodation at Rest HouseSundernagar in Mandi district at acost of Rs. 3.90 crore to providebetter boarding and lodgingfacilities to the employees andgeneral public during official tours.
The Cabinet also decided to extendSpecial Land Acquisition Unit atNalagarh in Solan district and alsoengage staff on re-employment/fixed emoluments basis for aperiod of one year from 1stJanuary, 2021as the landacquisition work in the stretch ofBaddi-Nalagarh road length of 18kilometers under Project DirectorNHAI Shimla was being done byLand Acquisition CollectorNalagarh. The Cabinet gave itsapproval to the proposal to modifypenalties/fines under Section 210Aof the Motor Vehicles(Amendment) Act, 2019 as well asto specific authorities competent tocompound the offences underSection 200 of the Act. This wasbeing done to ensure safety of thepeople, by motivating the people toadopt save driving. It also gave itsnod to extend the engagement of
2555 SMC teachers alreadyengaged under SMC teachersPolicy in Elementary and HigherEducation Departments for theacademic session 2021-22. TheCabinet gave its consent to renameGovernment Senior SecondarySchool Manoh in Hamirpur districtas ‘Shaheed Ankush ThakurGovernment Senior SecondarySchool, Manoh’ as a mark ofrespect to the Galwan martyrAnkush Thakur. The Cabinetdecided to implement MukhyaMantri Krishi Kosh Scheme forFarmer’s Producer Organizations(FPOs)-2020 for providingincentives, concessions andfacilities for eligible FPOs of theState. Under the Scheme FPOscould avail seed money upto 30percent of the total project costwith a maximum ceiling of rupeessix lakh or one and half times of
equity raised by the FPOs,whichever was less. The Schemewould also ensure CreditGuarantee Cover for Bank Loan,Interest Subsidy etc. It gave itsapproval to transfer landcomprising in Khasra No. 60situated at Mohal Bazar wardChhota Shimla presently underpossession with Police Departmentin the name of MunicipalCorporation Shimla to shift theexisting two shops of MunicipalCorporation Shimla to Khasra No.60 so that widening ofSadbhawana Chowk could beundertaken in public interest toease out the situation of trafficcongestion on Chhota Shimla toKasumpti road. The Cabinet gaveits consent to provide reservationof one seat in ANM or B.Sc.Nursing Courses for eligiblewidows below 45 years of age ineach Nursing Institute of the State.It gave its approval foramendment in Mukhya MantriSwavlamban Yojna 2019 to reducethe burden of loan on theentrepreneurs and the subsidywould be deposited in the termloan account of the borrower andwould be adjusted only after threeyears. Now after disbursement of1st installment of loan by the bankunder the scheme, the GeneralManager, GIC would approve thesubsidy amount in two installmentsof 60 percent initially and 40percent after the unit commencescommercial production/operationand physical verification of the unithas been done.
SOLAN, FEB 23
The State Pollution Controland Environment ProtectionBoard on Monday organisedonline training for around 45industrial units of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN),engaged in recycling of metalbearing hazardous waste,utilisation of hazardous waste,contaminated containers, andcollection and transportationof used oil in the hill state.Aimed at ensuring strictexecution of management ofhazardous waste, itsutilisation and recycling, theofficials of SPCEPB, inassociation with the CentralPollution Control Board,organised this training,chaired by Dr Nipun Jindal,Member Secretary, HimachalPradesh State PollutionControl and EnvironmentProtection Board, a statementsaid here. The training wasalso attended by RegionalOfficers of the State Board. Inhis address, Dr Jindalhighlighted the provisions ofthe new regulations dealingwith the management ofhazardous waste andobjective to organise thistraining programme. Sincethe new regulations focus onreducing, reusing andrecycling of waste generatedduring the manufacturingprocess by the industries, therole of the units engaged inrecycling, utilisation ofhazardous waste has becomemore significant. Being acritical environmentalinfrastructure facility all units
registered under Rule-9 of theHazardous and Other Waste(Management and Tranboundary Movement) Rules,2016 need to ensurecompliance of the provisionsof rules and prescribedStandard Operation Procedure(SOP). Himachal PollutionControl Board has prescribedan enhanced monitoring andsampling schedule for theseunits. The Member Secretaryfurther said that the HimachalPradesh was pioneer insetting-up of CommonTreatment, Storage, DisposalFacility (TSDF) of landfillcapacity 10 lakh MT, atNalagarh, District Solan,which was made operationalin June, 2008 and was beingused for scientific landfilldisposal of hazardous waste.
Apart from that 45 unitshave been authorized torecycle and utilization ofhazardous waste in the State.The State annually generatesaround 28,000 MT ofhazardous waste through theindustrial manufacturingprocess of 2,436 units, out ofwhich about 34 per cent isbeing recycled, utilized, co-processed and remainingabout 66 per cent is beingdisposed through scientificlandfill at TSDF.
Ensure scientificdisposal of hazardous
waste in BBN: PCB
Campaign launched for issuingGolden Card under Ayushman Bharat
DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, FEB 23
Secretary Health Himachal Pradesh,Amitabh Awasthi said that underAyushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana a special campaign hasbeen launched to issue Golden Card.He said that under this campaign,camps have been organized to issuecards and the department is alsoissuing cards by visiting the houses ofeligible candidates. He said that underthis special campaign started from 19thNovember, 2020, Golden Cards havebeen issued to 29660 families (67520persons). Golden Cards have beenissued to 74.2 percent families whereas
in India this figure is 49.6 percent. The Health Department has
targeted to issue Golden Cards to theremaining families by 31st March,2021. Secretary Health said thatAyushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana was launched byGovernment of India on 23rdSeptember, 2018. This ambitiousscheme is also being implemented inHimachal Pradesh from 23rdSeptember, 2018. Under the scheme,there is a provision of free treatmentfacility of upto rupees five lakh onhospitalization. He said that at present200 hospitals in the State are registeredunder this scheme, out of which 64 areprivate hospitals.
5 youths arrested inthree different cases
ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, FEB 23
Five youths in three theft cases in the city have beenarrested .These accused Ward-7, 8 and Baba BalakNath. The theft was carried out at the templeDattowal in which a young man involved.Identification of the accused Deepak Kumar (20)son Sunil Kumar Ward-2 Nalagarh, Jasmeet Singh(23) son Rampal resident Ward-9 Nalagarh, DalipKumar (18) son Jogindra Sahni ward-9 Nalagarhand Ketan (19) son of Jitendra Ward-8 belongs tothe residents of Nalagarh, while the fourth one is aminor.The police started question after asking themfor police custpdy. District Baddi Superintendent ofPolice Rohit Malpani said that in Nalagarh, fivehave been caught in three robberies.
Flag to climb at Maidi Holi fair on March 28, Punjabshould cooperate to prevent overloading: DC
KISHORI LAL BAINSUNA, FEB 23
Deputy Commissioner UnaRaghav Sharma held acoordination meeting withPunjab officials today on thepreparations for Maidi Mela,in which topics like trafficmanagement, parking,overloading were discussedin detail. In the meeting, DCsaid that Dera Baba BadbhagSingh Holi fair-year-2121 atMaidi is being organizedfrom 21 to 31 March 2021and flag hoisting ceremonywill be held on 28 March.
Last year too, 5-8 lakhdevotees had arrived in Maidito pay obeisance. To attendthe fair, devotees from Punjaband Haryana often arrive intrucks, trolleys and othercargo vehicles byoverloading, causing thepossibility of an accident, soit is extremely important thatoverloading be stopped. He
said that the districtadministration is makingserious efforts to prevent Unaaccidents, but Punjab'scooperation in this ismandatory, especially theneighboring districts. If theproblem of overloading istightened in Punjab itself, thedistrict administration willbe able to facilitate and
organize the Maidi fair.Raghav Sharma said thatHimachal Police and PunjabPolice will put up jointblocks to stop the pilgrimscoming overloaded in thefreight vehicles. Policeblocks will be set up alongthe Sadhu Chakka, Marwadiand Gagret RTO barrierbetween Punjab andNanghat, Mehatpur-Nangalas in the previous year. Inorder to ensure compliancewith traffic rules, in additionto these places, a joint policebarrier will also be imposedon Garhshankar this year.
For water sports in Gobind Sagar lake,complex to be built in Inauli: Raghav
PANKAJ KATNAUNA, FEB 23
A meeting of theKutelahad TourismDevelopment Society(KTDS) was held todayunder the chairmanship ofDeputy CommissionerUna Raghav Sharma. Inthe meeting, he said that awater sports complex willbe made for organizingwater sports in GobindSagar lake in Inauli andbasic facilities will becollected for the touristsvisiting here. He instructed
to finalize the format ofthe water sports complexas soon as possible.DCsaid that the process ofraising basic facilities andstarting boating and watersports in Gobind SagarLake will go together. Allproposals will be preparedand sent to the RuralDevelopment and TourismDepartment. He said thatall the work should bedone in a time boundmanner and all theconcerned departmentsshould prepare theirrespective action plans.
The land will be developedthrough MNREGA andtoilets will be constructedunder the Swachh BharatMission.Raghav Sharmasaid that KTDS has gotpermission from BBMB todo boating and watersports activities in GobindSagar lake. All theactivities in Gobind SagarLake were also discussedin detail in the meeting. Hesaid that necessarymeasures will also betaken to ensure the safetyof tourists during boatingand adventure tourism.
Virendra Kanwar welcomed for openingof Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya in Kutlehar
JOGINDER DEV ARYABANGANA, FEB 23
Kutlehar Congress Committeeheartily welcomed the announcementby Cabinet Minister VirendraKanwar to open Atal AdarshVidyalaya in Kutelhaad area. VivekSharma, Block President of KutleharCongress Committee, said that opening of AtalAdarsh Vidyalaya in Kutelahad area is a matterof pride for Kutlehar region. With the openingof this school, students of the area will get bettereducation at their doorsteps, while the childrenof far-flung areas will also get hostel facilities.Vikku said that we want to draw the attention ofthe state government that if the exercise is goingto start in this Palahta Panchayat, if it getsestablished there, then the people of the areawill get more benefit from it. Vikku said that ifthese ideal schools are opened in Aghlaur, thenabout 1400 kanals of government land is lyingvacant here. There was also a plan to open acollege at this place earlier, but for some reasonsit could not even happen. Vikku said that in theplace where the announcement of opening of
the model school has been made,any major project could also bestarted in that place. The youth ofthe region can get employment inthe form of employment. Vickusaid that several times before,Kutlahar had also shown thevegetable of employing youth bysetting up industry at this place, but
remained zero on the ground. Vikku said that wedo not say that the opposition has any personalinterest in opening the model school in PalhataPanchayat, but it is a matter of pride for thepeople of the ideal school to be in a wide area.The state government will have a budget ofcrores for setting up an ideal school in Palahataand it will be a waste of money. In this regard,the Chief Minister of the state Jairam Thakurhas also been conveyed through a letter has alsosent a letter of appreciation to the PrimeMinister's Office. Vicku has expressed hope tothe Chief Minister of the state that he shouldarrive at a decision only after considering thesubject in detail. The opening of the school inAghlaur will also make good use of the moneyand the people of the area will also benefit.
Rs 536 crores being spent onhorticulture activities this yearABHIJOT PUNJSOLAN, FEB 23
A special publicity campaign for the promotion ofwelfare policies and programs of the stategovernment by the Information and Public RelationsDepartment started from today. Information aboutpublic welfare policies of the state government wasprovided through songs, music and street plays in theGram Panchayat Seri by the artists of the SnowCultural Party under the Solan Development Block.People were made aware that the state governmentis spending Rs 536 crore in the current financialyear to promote horticultural activities in the state.Artists told that under the Chief Minister MadhuVikas Yojana, 5000 farmers have been benefited byproviding a grant of about Rs 5 crore. People werealso given detailed information about the Chief
Minister Khumba Vikas Yojana and the HimachalPradesh Horticulture Development Project.Artists of Akshita Kalamanch gave informationabout people-friendly schemes to the peoplethrough song-music and street plays in GramPanchayat Delgi and Kot in Kandaghatdevelopment block. Artists of Shiv ShaktiKalamanch Kunihar made people aware ofvarious schemes through song-music and streetplays in village panchayat Rourdi and Kot ofDharampur development block.
Fire guts cafe in GulmargBARAMULLA: A cafe was gutted in a devastating fire lateMonday night at Gulmarg, where second edition of the Khelo IndiaWinter Games will start from February 25, official source saidTuesday morning. They said fire broke out in the cafe at Zig Modelate last night in world famous ski resort of Gulmarg in this northKashmir district. Fire tenders were rushed from different areas tocontrol the leaping flames visible in entire Gulmarg.
SC commission summons action taken reportCHANDIGARH: Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes today sought action takenreport from Chief Secretary, Personnel, Punjab Government on the orders issued by the Com-mission on January 27, 2021 regarding to stay on roster points through a competent officer.Disclosing this here today, the Chairperson of the Commission Tejinder Kaur said that the let-ter has been issued in continuation of these orders on January 27, 2021. She said that the Commission has sought a report till March 15, 2021.
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AMIT KALIAZIRAKPUR, FEB 23
With the aim of cracking down oncrime, Mohali District Police ChiefSatwinder Singh on the orders ofIPC and action taken against thebad elements, Under the directionof SP rural Ravjot Kaur Grewal,DSP Captain Amroz singh and un-der the leadership of SHO ZirakpurOnkar Singh Brar, ASI Buta Singhalong with police party patrollingthe area near Lucky Dhaba on Pa-tiala Road Zirakpur.
Member of the gang was arrest-ed along with fake stamps sellingunlicensed old stamps and four oth-er persons involved in the crimehave been arrested on his identifi-cation. Disclosing this here todaySP Rural Ravjot Kaur Grewal saidthat the police had received a tip-offthat a gang was operating in thearea selling unlicensed old stamps.Acting on a tip off from the inform-ant, the police party arrested HarishKumar Arora. Police StationDhakoli for selling old stampswithout license and forged stamps.Ishan Thakur son of Pappi residentof Rajpura district Patiala, AshokKumar resident of Samana, SachinJindal resident of Sunam and Satpalresident of Tehsil Complex Sector
17 Chandigarh Harish Kumar Aro-ra He used to bring the stamp andkeep it with him and anyone whoneeded to manipulate the name ofthe property for personal gain of theold stamp in the old date would sellit to the innocent people at a highprice for a large sum of money andHarish Kumar Arora used to bringold stamps from the stamp dealerwhich are unnumbered and closedand make their entries in the previ-ous dates and he would also affixaffixed affidavit stamps on the
stamps of various stamp dealersand sign it himself. He used tostamp the court papers on the spot,make a stamp, put a stamp on it andsell it as real. He was arrested alongwith 1 car brand Creta, 333 stamps,11 other forged stamps, 250 affi-davit stamps and 10 entry registers.At the behest of which 4 other al-leged employees have been arrest-ed. SP Ravjot Kaur said that theringleader of the gang was HarishKumar Arora who had been run-ning the business without a license
for the last eight years.Apart from Zirakpur,the man had set up linksin various cities of Pun-jab and states outsidePunjab. It has in thepast forged old stamppapers from variousplaces which werebought without num-bers and the rubberstamps of variousstamp stamps on themwere falsely forged bypretending to be stampstamps according tothat rubber stamp andthen they Used by hisown signature.
She said that em-ployee Harish Kumar
Arora had also involved his sonsSahil Arora and Abhishek Arora torun this illegal business. She saidthat Harish Kumar Arora, DavinderKumar, Ashok Kumar, Sachin Jin-dal and Abhay Bhattacharya havebeen arrested in this case and re-manded by the court and a thoroughinvestigation is being carried out indepth which will lead to major rev-elations and involvement of otherpersons. Is likely to happen. Shesaid that at present Sahil Arora andAbhishek Arora were absconding.
Five held for selling old stamps, illegalseals without license in Zirakpur
Mini Football Cuptournament held at
Anee’s School Kharar
SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR/MOHALI,FEB 23
Mini Football Cup Tourna-ment among National YouthTeams of Kharar and Adja-cent areas was held atAnee’s School, Kharar.More than 16 teams of theregion took part in the tour-nament. The tournament isan initiative towards pro-moting and bringing forththe importance of sports inthe holistic development ofthe younger generation. Theplayers in the age group of18 to 30 fought for thechampionship cup. Thetournament began withgroup matches on the firstday. Top six teams whoqualified for the next leagueround were Minerva FC JR.,Mohali FC, Bhamian FC,Tricity FC, 24FC, MinervaFC Sr. after which the semi-
final games were held. Theteams to reach finals wereMohali FC and 24FC andglory of crown was decorat-ed on the head of Mohali FCTeam who went home witha prize money of Rupees10,000, Trophy, GoldMedals and Car accessoriesfrom car life. For runner-upsit was Rupees 5,000, Tro-phy, Silver Medals and caraccessories from car life.According to the Chairmanof the School Sh. AneetGoel, the main goal of thetournament was the harmo-nization of regional rela-tionships, and social andcultural adaptation and inte-gration of the teams. Sh.Kartik Vashist, SecretaryMini Football Associationwas the Chief Guest and CptDr. Satpal Kaur Kalsi (Prof.S.K.R.C.P Bhago Majra)graced the occasion withtheir benign presence.
Tewari meets Union Energymin on lease issue ofNangal Township
HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR: MP from ShriAnandpur Sahib and former UnionMinister Manish Tewari met UnionEnergy Minister RK Singh in Delhion the issue of lease of NangalTownship, where he discussed withthe Union Minister to resolve theissue of ownership of the residentialproperties of Bhakra BeasManagement Board in Nangal.MPTewari told the Union Minister thatthe people living on these propertiesfor the past about 6 to 7 decadesshould get ownership rights here.He said that a survey was done inthis regard by the former chairmanof BBMB, but the matter could notproceed after he got changed. Onthis, the Union Minister instructedJoint Secretary Hydro TanmayKumar to ask the current and formerchairman and give directions in thisregard and report to them and theMP within 15 days.Significantly, MPTewari has met the Union Minister4 times in the last 20 months on thismatter.
FIR against 7 for wheattheft, 2 arrested JAGRAON :An incident of wheatgrains theft has come into light inwhich accused allegedly theft grainfrom a mill. As per the informationfrom police, complainant Ravisharma in hus statement mentionedthat he is manager at Gurusarkaunke golden wheat and alliedprivate limited and they havebooked their goods at the backsideof leelawati and co-owner main GTroad tata agency. On 21 feb, thesecurity guard informed complainantregarding theft at the godown andwhen he visited the godown hefound that wheat grains had beenstolen from godown no. 3.According to complainant, he hadbeen searching for thieves and thenhe came to know that the theft wasallegedly executed on 21-22 feb atnight by yaqoob maseeh, bobby,talli, anil kumar and john which wasfurther loaded on jaspal singh's fourwheeler and the stolen wheat grainswere then sold away to rakeshkumar alias keshi. Telling moreabout this, ASI preetam maseehsaid that they filed FIR no. 30 in thiscase under sections 457, 380, 413of IPC against 7 accused namelyYaqoob maseeh, john, talli, anilkumar, bobby, jaspal singh andrakesh kumar. Police has arrestedaccused rakesh kumar and yaqooband further investigation regardingthis is being carried out.
Result of kindergarten of St. Soldier's Elite ConventSchool spectacular
KULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU: During the covidfestival, children were taught on-lineslabs by Saint Soldier Elite ConventSchool Jandiala Guru duringsession 2020-21. Even after theschool opened, the children weremade to prepare for the paper.Today the results of play PEN, LKGand UKG classes were declared inthe school, the result was 100percent. The parents of the childrenwere called to school and Kovid'sTheir seating was arrangedaccording to the instructions. Onthe occasion, Director Dr. MangalSingh Kishanpuri said that duringthe Kovid festival, the schoolteachers taught very hard. He saidthat the school is committed to theall-round development of children.Since this year, Lead School has achain of over 1000 schools. MadamAmarpreet Kaur, Principal of theschool, also thanked the parents ofthe children. On this occasion theVice Principal of the school wasGurpreet Kaur, Coordinator ShilpaSharma, and the group staff waspresent.
CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, FEB 23
Founder of Dhahan SahityaAward for Punjabi literatureat international level. Barjin-der Singh Dhahan was hon-ored by Canada including Ja-gat Punjabi at a function heldat the Khalsa College in Pa-tiala. In place of BarjinderSingh Dhahan, this honor wasgiven to S.S. KulwinderSingh Dhahan General Secre-tary Guru Nanak MissionMedical and EducationalTrust Dhahan Klaran. Givinginformation to the audience atthe event, Patron of JagatPunjabi Sahitya Sabha Cana-da, former Vice Chancellor ofBaba Farid University ofHealth Sciences, Dr SS Gillsaid that apart from the pro-motion and dissemination of
mother tongue Punjabi, Bar-jinder Singh has rendered in-valuable services in the fieldof education and health.
He said that it was a mat-ter of pride for Punjabis thatthe biggest award of Punjabiliterature was the DhahanSahitya Puraskar which wasgiven annually to Punjabiwriters of Gurmukhi and
S h a h m u k h iwith two hon-ors of 2525,000 and 1010 10,000. TheD h a h a nSahitya Inamis also provid-ed for the hon-or of being abridge of gen-eral knowledgein western andeastern Punjab.
On this occasion. KulwinderSingh Dhahan General Secre-tary, Guru Nanak MissionMedical and EducationalTrust Dhahan Claran Barjin-der Singh Dhahan Bani Dha-han Sahitya Inam thankedGurdev Singh IAS, FamousSinger and Member of LokSabha S Mohammad Sadiq,Dr. Satish Verma.
Barjinder Singh Dhahan honoured onDhahan Literary Award at Khalsa College
Health department firm tostop increasing cases of
Covid: Amit Kumar
HOSHIARPUR (DALJEET AJNOHA): Taking areview of Covid's condition in the district today, Spe-cial Secretary of Health Department Amit Kumarsaid that Health Department is very serious to stopthe growing cases of Covid. In the presence of Addi-tional Deputy Commissioner (General) Amit KumarPanchal in the District Administrative Complex to-day, he was monitoring the progress of work of e-cards being made under Covid Sampling, Vaccina-tion and Sarbat Health Insurance Scheme. Duringthis, he instructed health officials to increase sam-pling as well as speed up contact tracing. The specialsecretary said that to prevent the spread of Covid,identification and hundred percent testing of the peo-ple exposed to patients is very important. He ap-pealed to the residents of the district that there is noneed to panic with the corona virus but it can beavoided by taking precautions given by the healthdepartment.
PAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA, FEB 23
Wheat Grass Juice which ispopularly known to cure can-cer has also the properties tocure diabetes and other ail-ments as claimed by AyurvedicExpert Baba Harjit Singh Pat-tar who had formed a NGOBaba Shri Chand NishkamSewa Society for providingselfless services in curing thecancer as well as diabetic andother patients and for this pur-pose this society manage to or-ganize wheat grass langar dailymorning to heritage citizens
Baba Harjit Singh Pattar saidthat society pleged to makeKapurthala a drug free city andstill more than 500 patents suf-fering from cancer, diabetesand other diseases visiting thesociety office morning to take100 ml. of wheat grass juice ir-respective of the foggy andcold weather . He apprised thatwheat grass juice contain thenutrients like proteins, vitami-nA,VitaminB1,Riboflavin,pan-tothenic Acid, Niacin, folateVitamin C, Vitramin E, ironand calcium according to tem-ple university of texas,orgeonstate university.
Ayurvedic Baba pledges to makeKapurthala disease free city
SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, FEB 23
To usher a new era of world-class infrastructure across thedistrict, The Food, Civil Sup-plies, and Consumer AffairsMinister Bharat BhushanAshu on Monday kick-startedthree ambitious developmen-tal projects worth Rs 64.60crore for Ludhiana underSmart City and Atal Missionfor Rejuvenation and UrbanTransformation (AMRUT)programs.
Participating in virtuallaunch of the Municipal Pro-jects worth Rs 1078 crore byChief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh, The Cabi-net Minister accompanied byMLA Surinder Dawar, MayorBalkar Singh Sandhu, PunjabYouth Development BoardChairman Sukhwinder Singh
Bindra, Deputy Commission-er Mr Varinder Kumar Shar-ma, MC CommissionerPardeep Kumar Sabharwal,besides several others saidthat these projects include Es-tablishment of MunicipalCorporation Control Cen-tre/Augmentation of Ludhi-ana Safe City worth Rs 35.96crore, Beautification and Re-furbishment of Mini RoseGarden at the cost of Rs 3.48crore and setting up of 29MLD Sewage TreatmentPlant at Khanna worth Rs25.16 crore have been dedi-cated to the people of the dis-
trict. Ashu said that 1442CCTV cameras have alreadybeen functioning in the cityunder Ludhiana Safe City andnow, 300 more such surveil-lance cameras would be in-stalled at garbage dumpingsites, critical / vantage pointsin the city, STPs, and alongBuddha Nallah besides 30 Ve-hicle Mounted Camera Sys-tem and 600 external IR Illu-minators with 200-meterrange for better monitoringduring zero visibility wouldbe brought out for municipalmonitoring i.e. encroachment,garbage dumps, etc.
Cabinet min launches three megaprojects under smart city AMRUT
AMRITPALSAMRALA, FEB 23
Canadian students are re-ported to have protestedagainst the agriculturebills passed by the centralgovernment. Members ofthe Punjabi Cultural Asso-ciation of Brandon, a citynear Winnipeg (Canada),and students of the Assini-boine Community College
took to the streets of Bran-don to protest against thecountry's anti-agriculturelaws. The students saythat they oppose the agri-culture bills issued by theGovernment of India be-cause they are deeply con-cerned about their home-land. The Union Govern-ment is preparing to handover the lands of our fore-fathers to corporate hous-
es through black laws,which they will never tol-erate. Among the youthspresent on the occasionwere Shamsher SinghDhillon, Gursher SinghSandhanwalia, KulwinderSingh, Ekam Singh, RajivSachdeva, Soufil Saharan,PritpalGrewal, Kanwar-Naunihal Singh, Gagan-deep Singh, TaranvirSingh Saran and others.
Peasant struggles hit streetsof Brandon, Manitoba
CHARNJIT SINGH ARORAAMRITSAR, FEB 23
Sikh preachers, Panthicwriters and Sikhs todaystrongly condemned theModi government for pre-venting a group of Sikhsfrom visiting Pakistan onthe occasion of the cente-nary of Sri Nankana Sahib.
Bhai Ranjit Singh ofDamdami Taksal, SeniorVice President, Youth Fed-eration Bhindranwale, saidthat if we had our own coun-try, we would not have tosuffer this loss. He said thatnow was the time for GianiHarpreet Singh, the Jathedarappointed by the SGPC totalk about the independenceof Sikh state / Khalistan
from Sri Akal Sahib andmake the Sikhs realize thatthey were slaves in India.He said that Giani HarpreetSingh would also call uponthe nation to boycott theBJP government and itsleaders by all means. Hesaid that if Giani HarpreetSingh had announced thatthe sangat including theJatha going to Nankana
Sahib wouldreach Wagahborder on such adate, then thepersecuted Sikhsof Modi govern-ment would havemade the hall ofWagah bordersimilar to Delhi'sSinghu border.
The struggle will continueon the Wagah border till ifthose who have NankanaSahib visa and got the coro-na test done, are not allowedto go to Pakistan. He saidthat under the leadership ofJathedars, lakhs of Sangatswould have gathered at Wa-gah border and the Modigovernment would havebeen insulted all over the
world, that Pakistan is pro-viding all facilities to theSikhs, but the Indian gov-ernment sometimes closesthe Kartarpur Sahib corridorand sometimes stops theNankana Sahib Jatha andprevents them from cele-brating the centenary ofSahib's martyrs. He saidthat Sikhs all over the worldshould have been told byHukamnama in their ownway to call for India's hate-ful policy towards Sikhs inevery country. In this way apeople's movement could becreated all over the worldand the world could be in-formed about the mistreat-ment of Sikhs in India, thusstrengthening the nationalstruggle.
Sikh preachers condemn Modigovt for preventing Pakistan visit
VERMABATALA, FEB 23
The Punjab government hasprovided Rs 21,000 tothe economically weak-er daughters of the stateon the occasion of theirmarriage. During theyear 2020, Rs. 39 crorehas been released to19082 daughters of thestate and their financialassistance has been provided.Giving information in this re-gard, the Cabinet Minister said.Mr. Tripat Rajinder Singh Ba-jwa said that the state govern-ment had provided financial as-sistance of Rs. 22 crore to10873 daughters of ScheduledCastes and Rs. Provided. Mr.Mr. Bajwa said that during theyear 2020 the state government
had introduced new Dr. BRAmbedkar SC Post MatricScholarship Scheme notifiedon October 27, 2020 which has
been implementedfrom the academicsession 2020-21. Hesaid that this schemewould be applicableto the residents ofPunjab belonging tothe Scheduled Casteswho have matriculat-
ed from Punjab State andChandigarh. The income limitfor availing benefits under thisscheme has been increasedfrom Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 4 lakh.He said that the scope of bene-fits under this scheme has beenextended to the Central andState level Government HigherEducation Institutions in Pun-jab and Chandigarh.
39 crore released to19082 daughters of state
by punjab govt: Bajwa
SP office shifted todistrict administrative
complex
NAWANSHAHAR, (CHETRAM RATTAN): TheSP office was shifted to the new district administra-tive complex today. Before starting work in the newoffice, Sukhmani Sahib was held by the Police De-partment. On this occasion, Deputy CommissionerDr. Sheena Aggarwal also participated. After the in-tercourse of the text. S. P. Alka Meena took over hernew office in the presence of all senior police offi-cers. It was said that in addition to his office on thefirst floor of the new campus, S. P (investigation), S.P (PBI), Grievance Branch and branch offices shifted.
NEWS AT AGLANCE
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
SC defers hearing in SNC Lavalin corruptioncase to April 6NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing of the Central Bureau ofInvestigation's (CBI) appeal challenging the acquittal of Kerala Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan along with two others in the alleged multi-crore SNC-Lavalin scam to April 6. Abench of the apex court headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit adjourned the matter to April6. According to the prosecution, Vijayan is accused of allegedly hatching a criminalconspiracy while he was serving as the Electricity Minister of Kerala from May 1996 toOctober 1998. Vijayan and other senior executives of the Kerala State Electricity Board(KSEB)--former Power Department secretary K Mohanachandran and former joint secretaryA Francis--were accused of allegedly awarding the contract for renovation andmodernisation of few hydroelectric projects to a Canada-based company SNC-Lavalin atexorbitant rates, "thereby illegally causing a loss of around Rs 350 crores to the state", theprosecution said.
7Innocent Hearts studentswin medal in SkatingChampionship
HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Innocentites won 4 Goldand 2 Silver medals with theiroutstanding performance in 20th DistrictRoller Skating Championship. Underthe age category of 7 to 9, inlineskating, 2 lap and 500 meter Aakritiwon 2 gold medals. Pratyusha won agold in 500 m quad and silver in 2 lapquad. Under the age group 9 to 11Avreen got gold in 500 m quad and asilver in 2 lap quad. Under the agecategory 5 - 7 boys, Mehul Sidhu wongold medal in Lap 2 quad. Lokesh wonsilver medal in 500 m inline skating.Aakriti, Pratyusha, Avreen and MehulSidhu have been selected for stateteams which will be held at Patiala.Mr.Rajeev Paliwal, Principal, SharmilaNakra , Vice Principal congratulatedthem and their parents. H.O.D. Sports,Sanjeev Bhardwaj congratulated thestudents and motivated them topesrform well and at state level too.
Cultural exchangeprogram held at BaddiInternational SchoolSHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: A cultural exchange meetprogram was organized betweenHimachal Pradesh and a school inKerala at Baddi International School,Baddi. The cultural tradition of theirrespective states was presented in thisprogram. The event was conductedonline. Dr. TR Bhardwaj attended thefunction as the chief guest andinaugurated the program by lighting thelamp. Paul, the Principal of the schooltold that the cultural tradition of the twostates was explained in this program.Himachal's folk dance Nati waspresented. Himachal is a state calledDev Bhoomi, so the land of the Devaswas described in this program. He saidthat a quiz based on both the states wasalso organized on this occasion. Throughsuch programs, children get to know notonly about their own state, but also aboutthe characteristics of every state of India.He said, such cultural exchangeprograms will be organized in schools ofother states also, so that children can getinformation about each state of India.
SC dismisses anticipatorybail petition against accusedin assault caseNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court onTuesday dismissed the anticipatory bailpetition of accused Mohammad Umar inconnection with an assault case. Umar isthe son of former Uttar Pradesh MP andgangster Atique Ahmed. A bench of theapex court, headed by Justice N VRamana refused to grant anticipatorybail to Umar. "No. We are dismissingyour (Mohammad Umar) anticipatorybail," the bench led by Justice Ramanasaid in his order today. Umar had movedthe Supreme Court seeking anticipatorybail in connection with a non-bailablewarrant (NBW) issued against him in analleged assault case. The CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) is theinvestigating agency in the case andprobing his alleged involvement in thecriminal case. While dismissing theanticipatory bail application of Umar, theapex court said the CBI is looking forhim in the case, and as it was unable toarrest him, then he was approaching thiscourt for relief.
Maha: Man held for robbingpassenger on express trainTHANE: A 29-year-old man hasbeen arrested by the Kalyan Railwaypolice in Maharashtra for allegedlyrobbing a passenger on express trainby offering him eatables laced withsedatives, an official said onTuesday. The police on Sundayarrested the accused GovindramChowdhari, a native of Rajasthan,senior inspector Walmik Shardulsaid. According to the police, theaccused would buy tickets forexpress trains, travel withpassengers and offer to get themcold drinks or food items.
India reports 10,584 newCOVID-19 cases, 78 deaths
AGENCYNEW DELHI, FEB 23
As many as 10,584 new COVID-19 cases and 78 deaths werereported in the country in the last24 hours, the Union Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare(MoHFW) said on Tuesday.
With the new cases, thecoronavirus tally in the countryhas reached 1,10,16,434including 1,47,306 active casesand 1,07,12,665 discharges.
The death toll has mounted
to 1,56,463 with the loss of 78lives. As per the Health Ministry,1,14,24,094 vaccine doses hadbeen given through 2,44,071sessions till Monday evening.
"This includes 64,25,060health care workers who havetaken the first dose 11,15,542health care workers who havetaken the second dose, alongwith 38,83,492 frontline workerswho were administered the firstdose," it said.
The countrywide vaccinationdrive was rolled out on January
16, 2021. The vaccination of thefrontline workers started onFebruary 2.
The total number of samplestested up to Monday was
21,22,30,431, according to theIndian Council of MedicalResearch. The ICMR also saidthat 6,78,685 samples weretested on February 22.
No political motive behindinvestigation against TMC
allies by CBI, ED: GhoshAGENCYHOOGHLY, FEB 23
Amid a spate of corruptioninvestigations on peopleassociated with the rulingTrinamool Congress (TMC) inWest Bengal, Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) state president DilipGhosh on Monday said theagencies proceed with evidenceat hand and the notices issuedagainst TMC allies has nopolitical motive behind them.Speaking in Hooghly district,Ghosh said if nothing wrong wasdone, then the people againstwhom the notices are issuedshould come forward and clarifythe facts. "Investigation agenciessummons people based on theevidence they gathered. Tryingto find a political agenda in thisis wrong. I agree that electionsare around the corner, butbecause of the elections, theinvestigation should not bestopped. The scam should beunearthed and culprits should bepunished," Ghosh added. "TMCis worried after Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI)summoned Rujira Banerjee(Abhishek Banerjee's wife). The
party is making statementssaying they aren't afraid of rats.It can't be that you do wrong andstand by it. If you haven't doneanything wrong, go and answer."He said that if investigationagencies are sending notices topeople, that means somethingwrong was done. The BJP leadersaid that apart from summoningAbhishek Banerjee's wife in thecoal scam case, ED hadsummoned TMC leader FirhadHakim's daughter, who is anemployee of Kolkata Metroalong with her other colleaguesin the Metro Dairy Scam case.Earlier February 21, CBI serveda notice to Rujira BanerjeeNaroola, the wife of West BengalCM Mamata Banerjee's nephewAbhishek asking her to join theinvestigation related to the coalscam case.
28 fresh cases, twofatalities in Pondy
PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry logged 28 fresh cases ofcoronavirus and two related deaths during the last 24 hours ending10 a.m. on Tuesday taking the overall tally to 39,628. Two morepersons hailing from Puducherry region succumbed to theinfection taking the toll to 665. The 28 fresh cases identified at theend of examination of 1,632 samples were spread over Puducherry(10), Karaikal (5), Yanam (one) and Mahe (12). Director of Healthand Family Welfare services S Mohan Kumar said 21 patientswere discharged after recovery from hospitals during last 24hours. Kumar said the fatality and recovery rates were 1.67percent and 97.86 percent respectively. The number of active caseswere 179 while 38,784 patients recovered and were discharged sofar. Of the total 6.2 lakh samples examined so far, 5.76 lakh werefound to be negative. The Director also said 8,908 health careworkers and 444 front line workers were vaccinated againstCOVID-19 since the commencement of vaccination in January.
Pb Students Union handsover copies of Govt noticeANIL VERMABATHINDA, FEB 23
Punjab Government today atGovernment RajindraCollege, Bathinda under thestate level invitation of PunjabStudents Union receivedcopies of the notice issued fordepositing the accumulatedinterest.Speaking on theoccasion Punjab StudentsUnion leader RajinderDhillon said that the DirectorEducation (Colleges) in anotice issued to the principalsof all the government collegesin the state saying everycollege will deposit theinterest received from thestudents in the form of feesfrom PTA Fund, StudentWelfare Fund, HEIS Fund,University Fund in thegovernment account. He said
that by withdrawing fromgovernment educationalinstitutions, the governmenthas already brought them tothe brink of closure. From thesalaries of guest facultyprofessors to other smallexpenses of colleges, thegovernment has alreadyplaced the burden on theshoulders of students. Nowthe government also wants tofill its coffers from the
pockets of students and makegovernment institutionsprivate. The government'spolicy of handing over theseprivate institutions, whichhave been built from theblood and sweat of the people,to private hands is notacceptable to the students atall. Arshdeep, LakhwinderSingh, Navdeep Singh Dimpietc. were also present on theoccasion.
United Akali Dal to marchRaj Bhawan on March 10
ANIL VERMABATHINDA, FEB 23
A meeting of the core committee of United Akali Dal washeld at the residence of Jathedar Surat Singh Khalsa in villageHasanpur late last night. Sehaj Path was offered for thesuccess of the Kisan Andolan. The meeting discussed thecurrent political situation in Punjab, the country and itsconstructive contribution to the Kisan Andolan. It wasdecided in the meeting that a protest march would beorganized on March 10 to Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh and amemorandum would be issued by the Governor to reolvessues of the Panth, punjab and the farmers.
BJP leader Pradeep Singladonates one lakh eleventhousand rupees for the
construction of Ram templeDHARAMPAL PUNNIJAITU, FEB 23
BJP leader Pradeep Singla, president of BJPPunjab Gau Raksha Cell and former vice-president of Nagar Council Jaito, who won athird consecutive term in the city councilelection, contributed Rs 1,11,000 for thegrand Shri Ram temple being built inAyodhya.
It is worth mentioning that during the ShriRam temple construction journey, Pramod Ji,the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Punjabstate campaigner, had given inspiration to theresidents to donate, as a result of which,Pradeep Singla who won the third consecutiveelection in the city council making it a hattrick, a BJP leader and former vice-presidentof the city council Jaito, supported byproviding a sum of one lakh eleven thousandfor the dedication campaign for theconstruction of Shri Ram Janambhoomitemple.
Punjabi farmers are truthful,rightist and socialist
CHARANJIT SINGHAMRITSAR, FEB 23
About the farmers, especiallyPunjabis, who are agitating fortheir rights and entitlements atvarious borders of the nationalcapital Delhi, the BJPgovernment at the centre hasfallen short of the morality by callingthem terrorists and separatists. This wasstated by Bhai Jarnail Singh Sakhira,Chief Organizer of Sarbatt KhalsaSammelan 2015. He said that Punjabifarmers are not terrorists or separatists.Rather, they are truthful, rightist andsocialist. They are fighting not forthemselves, but for the entire country byadopting the path of non-violence. TheUnion Government is making suchstatements and conspiring to underminethis peasant struggle at the behest of theRSS and the country's monarchy. Towhich the farmer is giving a stern replyfrom time to time. Bhai Jarnail SinghSakhira said that the countrymen have
already chased away theMughals, the British and manyEnglish companies. WhilePrime Minister Narendra Modiwants to enslave the countryagain and create a monarchicalempire. He said that suchagitations, struggles are not newto the farmers especially the
Punjabis. The government's three blackagricultural laws are being vehementlyopposed and will continue to be so, untilthey are repealed. He said that theUnion government had made everyeffort to push back the farmers and thetruth was that the Union governmenthad failed miserably. He said that thispeasant struggle has given a newdirection and a new platform of unity tothe poor, oppressed, downtrodden andworking class of the country. Thegovernment is in a state of panic and istrying to thwart this struggle. Buthistory has shown that in the struggle, inwhich the entire nation joins, theyalways achieve the victory.
Main function of 400th birth centenary of Guru Tegh BahadurSahib will be held on May 1 at Amritsar: Bibi Jagir Kaur
CHARANJIT SINGHAMRITSAR, FEB 23
The main function of theShiromani GurdwaraParbandhak Committee onthe occasion of the 400thbirth anniversary of the ninthPatshahi Guru Tegh BahadurSahib will be celebrated onMay 1, 2021 at Amritsar.Disclosing this here todaythe President of theShiromani Committee BibiJagir Kaur said that theshrine of the Ninth Patshah Jiis located at Gurdwara Guruka Mahal Sri Amritsar andthe main function of thecentenary would also be heldhere at Amritsar. Apart fromthis, events related to GuruSahib would be held atvarious places of the country
including Gurdwara BabaBakala Sahib, Takht SriKesgarh Sahib Sri AnandpurSahib, Takht Sri DamdamaSahib. She said that duringthe centenary celebrations,special recitation ceremoniesare being organized toinform the sangat about therecitation of Gurbani. Apartfrom this there will bespecial women's gurmatevents, seminars, NagarKirtans, gurmatcompetitions in schools andcolleges, light and sound
based programs etc. She saidthat the Path Bodh Samagamat Gurdwara Sahib Patshahinaunvi Baba Bakala Sahibfrom February 14 would becompleted on March 16 andMata Nanaki Ji Istri GurmatSammelan would be held onMarch 17. Prominentpersonalities of the Panthwill attend a special functionhere on March 18. She saidthat similarly Path BodhSamagam would be held on26th February at Takht SriKesgarh Sahib Sri AnandpurSahib, which would becompleted on 27th March.Mata Gujri Ji Istri GurmatSamagam will be decoratedon March 28 and specialGurmat Samagam will bededicated to Bhai Jaita Ji onMarch 29.
DC directs to deal withnoise pollution strictly
KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU, FEB 23
Deputy Commissioner Amritsar S. Gurpreet Singh Khairahas directed the concerned departments to take strict actionto deal with noise pollution so that the DJs will not be ableto play loud songs late at night. Presiding over the meetingheld in this regard today, Khaira said noise pollution wasmainly caused by loud noises that were heard late into thenight. If. The reason is. He said that loud songs playingon the roofs of marriage palaces, people's houses, hotelsetc. in and out of the city not only disturbed the commonman but also posed a major hurdle for the educatedchildren. In addition, loud music can have a detrimentaleffect on the health of patients in hospitals or at home,which needs to be strictly curtailed. He directed that SDMand D.P. The SP at his level If he takes action againstthem. Khaira said the action was taken only by D. If.Should not be limited to closure, but d. If. Seize theowner's belongings and register a case.
AMRITPALMACHHIWARA SAHIB, FEB 23
A blood donation camp was organized by SriDurga Shakti Mandir Committee (Regd.) inassociation with Machhiwara Sahib SocialWelfare Society (Regd.) at Sri Durga ShaktiMandir Hall. This blood donation camp wasdedicated to the memory of the departedpersons of the temple, in which 60 bloodunits donations were collected by the bloodbank team of SatguruPartap Singh Hospital,Ludhiana. Blood camp inaugurated by MD ofKalra Sweets Hans Raj Kalra and Jain SabhaPresident Dharmapal Jain. Former MLAJagjiwan Singh Khirnian, Chairman MarketCommittee Machhiwara Darshan Lal Kundraand Municipal Council President SurinderKundra, who were specially present at thecamp, said that blood donation plays a vitalrole in saving lives in hospitals. They saidthat in the hospitals the doctors have tried tosave the lives of the patients through
treatment but if the donated blood was notfound on the spot then the attempt made bythe doctors would have failed. Present on theoccasion were Shivcharan Sharma, ShivKumar Shivli, Nand Kishore, MohitKundra,Daljit Singh Gill, D.D. Verma, Uma Verma,Paramjit Kaur, Narinderpaljit Singh, HarbansLal Chanana, Harindermohan Singh Kalra,Nitin Jain, Davinder Singh Baweja,RajinderVerma, Advocate GauravGoyal,Charanjit Singh Thopia, Dharamvir Dhammi,Mahinderpal Jain, SonuSethi, CA LovrishSharma, Deepak Sharma, Janak Raj Nagpal,Inderpal Bahria, SanjeevLehal, SatishSingla,Satinder Singh Khirnia, BhuvneshwarBhardwaj etc. were present.
Blood donors playing important rolein saving lives: Khirnian, Kundra
8CHILDREN HAVE TO BE EDUCATED, BUT THEY
HAVE ALSO TO BE LEFT TO EDUCATE THEM-SELVES.
ERNEST DIMNET
POOR IS THE PUPIL WHO DOES NOT SURPASS HISMASTER.
LEONARDO DA VINCI
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The EndIt is time for me to go, mother; I am going.When in the paling darkness of the lone-ly dawn you stretch out your arms foryour baby in the bed, I shall say, "Baby isnot here!"-mother, I am going. I shall be-come a delicate draught of air and caressyou and I shall be ripples in the waterwhen you bathe, and kiss you and kissyou again. In the gusty night when therain patters on the leaves you will hearmy whisper in your bed, and my laughterwill flash with the lightning through theopen window into your room. If you lieawake, thinking of your baby till late intothe night, I shall sing to you from thestars, "Sleep, mother, sleep." One thestraying moonbeams I shall steal overyour bed, and lie upon your bosom whileyou sleep.
(By: Rabindranath Tagore)
Clouds over Winter Olympics 2022Beijing is going to
hold the 2022 Win-ter Olympics from
February 4 - February 20,but shadow looms over itssuccessful organisation dueto global condemnationover its repressive policieson Tibetans, Uyghurs andcoronavirus pandemic.
"The likelihood of a2022 Olympic boycott isincreasing by the day," saidNatasha Kassam, an ana-lyst at the Lowy Institute,in Sydney, and a formerAustralian diplomat in Chi-na, reported CNN.
Facing not just angerover the treatment of Ti-betans, but outright claimsof "genocide" againstUyghurs in Xinjiang, Chi-na's leaders may find it farharder to surf the wave ofcriticism this year than in2008. "Public opinionaround the world hassoured towards China, asgrim realities of the Party-state become commonknowledge. The level ofpublic concern about hu-man rights abuses in Chinain 2022 dwarfs the outragearound the 2008 Games,"said Kassam.
Thirteen years ago, theOlympic slogan "OneWorld, One Dream" sound-ed like the type of pablumtypical of the Games any-where. But now peoplemay be a lot more wary ofwhat exactly that Chinese"dream" might look like asChina leans further into itsauthoritarian style of gov-ernance -- and after Chi-nese President Xi Jinping,himself adopted that phraseas one of his key slogans,reported CNN. In 2008,
Beijing's hosting of theGames was seen as a po-tential step towards furtheropening up and political re-form in China, but the op-posite happened. WhileChina seems unlikely toeven pay lip service to theidea of liberalisation thistime around, foreign gov-ernments will also be farmore sceptical of any pos-sible gains, after pattingthemselves on the backahead of 2008 only to beembarrassed when few ofthe supposed concessionswere realised. While theWinter Games do not havequite the prestige of theSummer competition, asuccessful Olympics next
year could be as valuable asoft power win for Chinaas 2008 -- especially ifthey are the first uncon-strained Games to be heldsince the coronavirus pan-demic, with the delayedTokyo 2020 SummerOlympics looking evermore beleaguered, reportedCNN. Chinese President XiJinping -- who last monthvisited several keyOlympic venues -- hasbeen keenly aware of howthe coronavirus, which wasfirst detected in Wuhan,has affected China's stand-ing around the world, withBeijing facing criticism forfailing to contain it. A suc-cessful Beijing 2022, with
hundreds of thousands ofvaccinated, mask-freespectators packing stadi-ums, could serve as the ul-timate proof of concept forChina's authoritarian politi-cal system and Xi's contin-ued tight control over it.Meanwhile, the Interna-tional Olympic Committee(IOC), is not pretendingthese Games stand achance of influencing Chi-na's political philosophy."The Olympic Games arenot about politics," formerIOC president JacquesRogge's successor, ThomasBach, wrote last year. "Nei-ther awarding the Games,nor participating, are a po-litical judgment regarding
the host country." Mueller,the Tibet activist, said thiswas typical of the IOC:"The narrative changes ac-cording to the circum-stances.
Back then, they saidthe Olympics would openthe door to change ... (nowthey say) the Olympics arenon-political." Lee Jung-woo, an expert on sportsdiplomacy and internation-al relations at the Universi-ty of Edinburgh, said the2008 Games "enabled Chi-na to demonstrate itsemerging economy status.The 2022 Winter Olympicscould help them to revamptheir image from a worldfactory to world power."
And a key lesson of 2008for China, beyond the val-ue of the Olympics for softpower, is that a successfulGames can wipe out anymemory of acrimony andhostility in the run-up tothem.
But while the stagemay appear set for Chinato capitalise on a success-ful Games as a propagandavictory for its handling ofcoronavirus and its authori-tarian style of governance,the trajectory of the pan-demic remains unpre-dictable and too many vari-ables, not to mention vari-ants, remain for any con-crete predictions, reportedCNN.
Literature & HealthMusic is a must for young drivers! Study prioritises COVID vaccination
for those with genetic disorders
Driving is "absolutely impos-sible" without music, sug-gested the findings of a new
study led by Ben-Gurion Universi-ty of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
The novel study was publishedin the journal Psychomusicology:Music, Mind, and Brain.
"To young drivers 18-29, musicin the car isn't just entertainment,it's part of their autosphere whetherthey're alone or not," said Prof.Warren Brodsky, director of theBGU Music Science Lab in the De-partment of the Arts. "They are soused to constant stimulation andabsorbing great amounts of infor-mation throughout the day, thatthey don't question how the type of
tunes they play might affect con-centration, induce aggressive be-havior, or cause them to miscalcu-late risky situations," added Brod-sky.
"As the fastest growing re-search university in Israel, BGUprovides studies that give us greatinsight into the causes and effectsof human behavior," said DougSeserman, chief executive officer,American Associates, Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev.
"Music is an essential, univer-sal language which we can all ap-preciate. Undoubtedly, though, theconcerns that stem from the resultsof this study are worth consider-ing," added Seserman.
An international team ofresearchers during arecent study found
that adults who suffer fromDown syndrome have a high-er risk of death due toCOVID-19, in comparison tothe general population. Thestudy implicated that vacci-nating people with geneticdisorders should be priori-tised.
Investigators found thatadults with Down syndromewere roughly three timesmore likely to die fromCOVID-19 than the generalpopulation. This increasedrisk was especially apparentin the fifth decade of life: A40-year-old with Down syn-drome had a similar risk ofdying from COVID-19 assomeone 30 years older inthe general population.
The study was publishedthis week in The Lancet's'EClinical Medicine'.
"Our results, which arebased on more than 1,000COVID-19 unique patientswith Down syndrome, showthat individuals with Downsyndrome often have moresevere symptoms at hospitali-
sation and experience highrates of lung complicationsassociated with increasedmortality," said Anke Huels,an assistant professor of epi-demiology at Emory Univer-sity's Rollins School of Pub-lic Health, and the study'sfirst author.
Huels added, "These re-sults have implications forpreventive and clinical man-agement of COVID-19 pa-tients with Down syndromeand emphasise the need toprioritise individuals withDown syndrome for vaccina-
tion." Down syndrome is agenetic condition typicallycaused by the trisomy--orhaving an extra copy--ofchromosome 21. This extracopy changes how a baby'sbody and brain develop,which can cause both mentaland physical challenges. Tocollect data for the study,T21RS COVID-19 Initiativelaunched an international sur-vey of clinicians and care-givers of individuals withDown syndrome infectedwith COVID-19 betweenApril and October 2020.
Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memoryAresearch from the University of Michigan suggests
that groups of neurons activated during prior learn-ing keep humming and building memories into
your brain during sleep. U-M researchers have been study-ing how memories associated with a specific sensory eventare formed and stored in mice. In a study conducted priorto the coronavirus pandemic and recently published in Na-ture Communications, the researchers examined how afearful memory formed in relation to a specific visualstimulus.
They found that not only did the neurons activated bythe visual stimulus keep more active during subsequentsleep, but sleep is also vital to their ability to connect thefear memory to the sensory event. Previous research hasshown that regions of the brain that are highly active dur-ing intensive learning tend to show more activity duringsubsequent sleep. But what was unclear was whether this"reactivation" of memories during sleep needs to occur inorder to fully store the memory of newly learned material."Part of what we wanted to understand was whether there
is communication between parts of the brain that are medi-ating the fear memory and the specific neurons mediatingthe sensory memory that the fear is being tied to. How dothey talk together, and must they do so during sleep? Wewould really like to know what's facilitating that processof making a new association, like a particular set of neu-rons, or a particular stage of sleep," said Sara Aton, seniorauthor of the study and a professor in the U-M Departmentof Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. "Butfor the longest time, there was really no way to test thisexperimentally."
Now, researchers have the tools to genetically tag cellsthat are activated by an experience during a specific win-dow of time. Focusing on a specific set of neurons in theprimary visual cortex, Aton and the study's lead author,graduate student Brittany Clawson, created a visual mem-ory test. They showed a group of mice a neutral image,and expressed genes in the visual cortex neurons activatedby the image. To verify that these neurons registered theneutral image, Aton and her team tested whether they
could instigate the memory of the image stimulus by selec-tively activating the neurons without showing them theimage. When they activated the neurons and paired thatactivation with a mild foot shock, they found that theirsubjects would subsequently be afraid of visual stimulithat looked similar to the image those cells encode.
They found the reverse also to be true: after pairing thevisual stimulus with a foot shock, their subjects wouldsubsequently respond with fear to reactivating the neurons."Basically, the precept of the visual stimulus and the pre-cept of this completely artificial activation of the neuronsgenerated the same response," Aton said.
The researchers found that when they disrupted sleepafter they showed the subjects an image and had giventhem a mild foot shock, there was no fear associated withthe visual stimulus. Those with unmanipulated sleeplearned to fear the specific visual stimulus that had beenpaired with the foot shock. "We found that these mice ac-tually became afraid of every visual stimulus we showedthem," Aton said.
EDITORIALWithdraw restrictionson academic webinars
In the pre-Covid-19 era, governments used thevisa as a tool to prevent individuals from certaincountries from taking part in educational, cultural
or sporting engagements. India cut a sorry figurewhen it showed the world that it was ready to de-monise an entire nation for political reasons. At oth-er times, it was particular individuals who were tar-geted for the views they held, regardless of theircountry. But what we have just seen is a whole newballgame. A January 15 order by the education min-istry that recently came to light asked all govern-ment entities, including publicly funded educationalinstitutions and universities, to “seek approval” ofthe “administrative secretary” of the concerned de-partment/ministry for organising any “online/virtualinternational conferences/seminar/training etc”. Onthe other hand, those meant to confer approval wererequired to ensure that the subject matter of an eventdid not relate to the “security of the State, border, theNortheast states, UT (Union territory) of J&K, orany other issues which are clearly/purely related toIndia’s internal matters”. Has the government gonetotally insane? Or is this just a way of imposingthought control through the backdoor because weare not — last heard — a country with a totalitarianconstitution in which the single ruling party or dicta-torial agency (the military, for instance) must decideand control everything, including who hears whatand who says what? In the Covid era, webinars be-came the lifeblood of intellectual and scientific inter-actions and exchange of ideas among peers interna-tionally, and it is this which is being sought to becurbed, forcing Indian scholars and students in allfields to be shut in without being able to take re-course to the latest findings and thinking in the vari-ous domains around the world. In short, the veryidea of discussion is being pushed into a room andthe door banged shut in order to please Big Brother.It is no surprise that the scientific community is notpleased. In a letter to education minister RameshPokhriyal (and others), the president of the IndianAcademy of Sciences, Partha Majumder, had calledthe order “too constraining” for the advancement ofscience in the country. He has also raised the validpoint that frequently, even for domestic webinars,foreign scholars of repute, including Nobel laure-ates, are invited as interlocutors and discussants asexchanges with them are of extraordinary benefit toour own scholars and students. Are such forums tobe classified as foreign?
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udhiana, This 32nd National Road Safety Month (18 Jan – 17 Feb 2021), Honda 2Wheelers India took forward the ‘Sadak LSuraksha Jeevan Raksha’ theme set by Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways (MoRTH) with its month-long special road safety awareness drive. Honda reached out to 1.2 lac kids and adults during the 32nd National Road Safety Month. Honda collaborated with several RTOs, Traffic Police Departments, Government Health Departments, Industrial Training Institutes, schools, colleges, corporates and its over 6,300 sales and service touchpoints to drive awareness on road safety well beyond the metros. Elaborating on Honda’s biggest ever month long road safety promotion initiative, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj – Senior Vice President, Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Being a corporate in mobility business, Honda is not only committed to produce safe products but also to keep people safer on roads.
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Chandigarh : BMW Motorrad India has launched the all-new BMW R 18 Classic in the country. The all-new BMW R 18 Classic can be orderedas a completely built-up unit (CBU) from today onwards through the BMW Motorrad dealer network.Following the premiere of the BMW R 18 last year, BMW Motorrad India has now introduced the second member of its new cruiser segment: The R 18 Classic. The all-new BMW R 18 Classic is a nostalgic touring bike that echoes the beginnings of great touring cruiser models. Mr. Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, “BMW Motorrad made a striking entry into the cruiser segment with the BMW R 18. Building on the success and popularity of BMW’s first cruiser in India, we now present the BMW R 18 Classic with a reimagined, even more iconiccharacter.
The all-new BMW R 18Classic debuts in India
handigarh: HP announced updates to its Pavilion line-up, which showcase the company's commitment towards a Cmore sustainable future for the planet with the head-turning
HP Pavilion 13, HP Pavilion 14, and HP Pavilion 15 Laptops. The new device line-up is the company's first consumer notebook range that uses post-consumer-recycled and ocean-bound plastics. The Pavilion range comes in a unique tonal color-blocking design feature
11th Gen Intel Core processors with Intel Iris Xe graphics. The new Pavilion notebooks feature the use o f pos t -consumer recycled and ocean-bound plastics in the construction of the speaker housing - and its use in these devices is estimated to keep
approximately 92,000 plastic bottles out of the oceans and landfills. The outer boxes and fiber cushions used in packaging the new devices are also 100% sustainably sourced and recyclable. The laptops are also EPEAT Silver registered and Energy Star certified. Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems - HP India Market said that the PC today is an indispensable part of our lives, with several use case scenarios emerging from various consumer groups.
HP announced updates to its Pavilion line up
handigarh, : Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions Cprovider,and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
today announced their collaboration for accelerating 5G in India. Recently, Airtel became India’s first telco to demonstrate 5G over a LIVE commercial network in the city of Hyderabad. Through Airtel’s network vendors and device partners, Airtelwill utilize the Qualcomm® 5G RAN Platforms to roll-out virtualized and Open RAN-based 5G networks. Airtel, as a board member of the O-RAN Alliance, is committed to driving the success of O-RAN and is working with Qualcomm Technologies to explore and implement the O-RAN approach for India. The flexible and scalable architecture of O-RAN will create new opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses to become viable players in the deployment of 5G networks. In addition, Airtel and QualcommTechnologies will collaborate to enable a wide array of use cases,including 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) that is designed to deliver broadband connectivity at Gigabit speeds to homes and businesses. This collaboration also aims to allow a faster rollout of broadband services in a cost effective.
urugram | Swiss Ambassador to India H.E. Dr. Ralf Heckner planted saplings as a part of green drive initiative Gat MMTC-PAMP refinery in Mewat, Haryana. MMTC-
PAMP is a joint venture between MMTC Ltd, a Government of India Undertaking, and PAMP S.A. of Switzerland, the world’s most accredited refiner and fabricator of precious metals. MMTC-
PAMP is India’s first and only gold and silver refinery accredited by the London Bullion Market Association. The MMTC-PAMP facility in Mewat is equipped with the technology to refine gold and silver up to 999.9+ purity to meet the highest technical and quality requirements across the globe. H.E. Dr. Ralf Heckner during his visit to the refinery said, “I am happy to
note the value that the partnership between Switzerland’s PAMP SA and India’s MMTC has created. MMTC-PAMP is an example of successful Swiss-Indian cooperation rooted in innovations. It is a proof of how companies from both sides can benefit from each other’s strengths, create value for clients, and, in effect, contribute to strengthening economic ties between the two countries.
I love playing characters with shades of grey says Utkarsha Naik
FullOnSpeedy Samsung Galaxy F62 Goes on Sale with Exciting Offers
handigarh : Galaxy F62, Samsung’s #FullOnSpeedy smartphone with CFlagship Exynos 9825 Processor, 64 MP
Quad Camera and 7000mAh battery will go on sale for the first time today. Galaxy F62 is available on Samsung.com, Flipkart.com, Reliance Digital, My Jio retail stores and select retail stores from 12 noon onwards. Galaxy F62 is Samsung's most powerful smartphone offering under INR 25000. Galaxy F62 is priced at INR 23999 for 6/128GB variant and INR 25999 for 8/128GB variant.Galaxy F62 comes with an in-box Type-C 25W superfast charger that recharges the smartphone’s 7000mAh battery in less than 2 hours. Galaxy F62 also has reverse charging, allowing consumers to share their power on the go. The smartphone is just 9.5 mm thick and weighs just 218 grams.Galaxy F62 has a 6.7" FHD+, Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O display for an uninterrupted and immersive viewing experience. The #FullOnSpeedy smartphone supports Android 11 and One UI 3.1 out of the box which takes user experience to the next level with a refined design, enhanced customization and greater control of the features you rely on the most to help you, do more.
Airtel and Qualcommto collaborate for 5G in India
URGAON - Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with cricket Glegend Sachin Tendulkar. The vision of this partnership is to
provide holistic learning for Unacademy Learners. As part of the deal, Unacademy Learners will be coached and mentored
by the legend through a series of live interactive classes, which everyone can access free of cost on the Unacademy platform. The iconic cricketer has been roped in to serve as a brand ambassador for Unacademy. “Our focus at Unacademy has always been to democratize
education and create holistic learning solutions that go beyond traditional forms of education. Sachin’s life and journey are a beacon to the values of resilience and determination in the face of insurmountable odds. With this partnership, we are creating an unmatched learning experience by having Sachin share his life lessons with our learners and coach them.
Orient Electric expands premium fans range, launches
handigarh : Orient Electric Limited, part of the diversified USD 2.4 billion CK CBirla Group,has expanded its premium
fans portfolio with the addition of IoT-enabled and 50% energy saving Inverter fans. The company currently holds 48 per cent of the premium fans market and is now eyeing an even bigger share on the back ofever-increasing demand for high-end products.Atul Jain, Executive Vice President, Orient Electric Limited, said, “In the premium fans segment, we havedecisive market leadership today with 48 per cent market share.Until few years ago, this category hardly existed. We not only created this category, but we are continuously nurturing and expanding it by introducing new models in line with consumer aspirations and evolving trends.Today’s consumersno longer want ordinary fans, they want fans that are smart, stylish,energy-efficient, and add convenience to life. This growing demand for premium and decorative fans gives us an opportunity to gain further dominance in the segment. We willcontinue to expand ourpremiumAeroseries and i-Series range with fans that are not only innovative, elegant and smart but energy-efficient at the same
Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii on weekday primetime
handigarh : Laughter is the best medicine to take stress away, and CSony Entertainment Television is
making sure the audience gets a good dose, with the launch of its new show Sargam Ki Sadhesatii Starting tonight, the show airs every Mon-Fri at 8:30 pm. As a channel which has always brought differentiated content across fictional dramas, romance and historical and crime genres, apart from showcasing some of the most celebrated non-fiction reality shows, Sony Entertainment Television is all set to unveil a sitcom that encourages family viewing. Produced by Vipul Shah of Optimystix Entertainment, Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii brings forth the Awasthi household with Sargam as the bahu, and her unique sasuraal where she is the only woman among men.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar Enters Into A Strategic Investment With Unacademy
eep breathing is one of the most breathing, is proven to tackle anxiety and As the name suggests, this exercise effective and quick methods to stress as it carries the body into a calm state. requires you to exhale forcefully, Dlower stress levels. Every time one In order to extract its best, you need to lie like a lion. To begin, you should
inhales deeply, the action instructs the brain to down, close your mouth, and mindfully kneel, with your buttocks resting on relax, after which, the body reaches a state of breathe through your mouth. While doing so, your feet. Make sure to criss-cross deep rest that puts the brakes on stress, slows it is important to not completely fill your your ankles under your buttocks. your breathing and heart rate, lowers your Now place your hands on your blood pressure, and brings your body and knees, straighten your arms, and mind back into balance. Focusing on one’s extend your fingers. Soon after your breathing either as a way of calming down or inhale, exhale fiercely. Make the as a stress-relief practice is extremely sound “ha”, by opening your mouth beneficial and effective for it activates the wide and sticking your tongue out body’s natural relaxation response. In order as far out as your chin. Repeat this to help you cope with stressful times and four to six times to feel refreshed! moments of anxiousness, we’ve listed four Pursed Lip Breathingexcellent breathing exercises that will leave This easy breathing technique is all you feeling calmer and rejuvenated. about slowing down the process by Abdomen Breathing having you focus on each breath. Inhaling and exhaling from your diaphragm Unlike most exercises, this one can can help reduce the amount of work your be practiced anytime and body needs to do in order to breathe, thereby anywhere! Dive right into it at the taking off all pressure from your body and gym, while you’re lifting or stair-putting it into a state of calmness. In order to climbing. In order to do this perform this exercise, lie down on the floor exercise perfectly, you must or sit comfortably with your knees bent. practice it to get a grip on a
lungs with air and exhale gradually for six Then, gently place one hand under your rib rhythmic breathing pattern. To seconds. Go slow, don’t force your breath, cage and one over your heart. After you begin begin, relax your shoulders and and continue this exercise for 10 minutes. It breathing from your nose, you will feel your keep your mouth closed. As soon will slowly calm the body’s fight and flight stomach and chest expand and contract. as you’re in this position, steadily response, increase the activity of the Focusing on these movements, along with inhale through your nose for two parasympathetic nervous system and the slow breathing will allow you to relax. counts. Pucker or purse your lips vagus nerve.Resonant Breathing as though you were going to Lion’s BreathResonant breathing, also known as coherent whistle and exhale in four counts.
HANDIGARH: HDFC Bank today committed to not only providing the full suite released Parivartan Impact Report of products and services for our customers, Cfor the state of Punjab. The but also work towards making meaningful
Parivartan Report showcases the initiatives change in the lives of individuals and undertaken by the bank households in the state,” as part of its Corporate said Mr Vineet Arora, Social Responsibility in Branch Banking Head, the state. HDFC Bank HDFC Bank. “The report Parivartan, the umbrella showcases the work done brand for all social by the Bank in the state responsibility initiatives across the various pillars undertaken by the bank, under Parivartan.” As has transformed the lives part of HDFC Bank of 2.9 million individuals Parivartan, a thorough across Punjab. At a assessment of the village function organised in the i s c a r r i e d o u t t o city, the Parivartan u n d e r s t a n d i t s Impact Report for Punjab developmental needs. To was released by Mr address these needs in a Vineet Arora, Branch sustainable and effective Banking Head, HDFC manner, the Bank creates Bank and CSR State Head Ms Arpana long-term solutions in partnership with an NGO Kumari, HDFC Bank in the presence of other and the local community including small senior bank officials. “In Punjab, we are farmers, youth, landless labourers.
handigarh: Actors who have been in the industry for a very long time tend to find the genre that suits them best Cand opt similar roles. But Utkarsha Naik who is
currently seen in Dangal TV’s Prem Bandhan loves to bring in a new element in every character she plays. The first time she played a negative character received a lot of love from the audience. And she was then offered multiple grey shade characters but she made sure she gave a different touch to each of them. She says her character Savita in Prem Bandhan has a very angle itself. Sharing her experience of performing this role, Utkarsha says, “I have played negative roles in the past, but the phase that Savita is in
currently is different from all of them. Savita started out as a very positive character but she has now turned negative that is only disclosed to the audience but not to her family. So as an actor, I still have to switch between a positive and negative personality which is very exciting for me.
HDFC Bank Parivartan Transforms 2.9 million lives in Punjab
Honda educates 1.2 lac people during National Road Safety Month
Dr. Ralf Heckner plants saplings
urugram, : DCC (Dogs Cats & Companions) Animal Hospital, a multi-speciality pet healthcare facility opened Gits doors today in Gurugram to delight and facilitate pet
parents and animal lovers. The hospital, promoted by Japan/Singapore based company A’aldaPte.Ltd. is a state-of-the-art animal healthcare facility spread over 38,000 sq.ft in size, with emergency, in-patient and out-pa t ien t fac i l i t i e s fo r a l l pets/companions. DCC Animal Hospital was inaugurated by Mr. Masamichi Okuda, Founder / CEO, A’alda Pte. Ltd. Mr. YasuyukiMurahashi, Chief Director General, JETRO (Japan external trade organization) and dignitaries from the Embassy of Japan in India were also present at the launch. The new chain of multi-specialty DCC Animal hospitals will house highly skilled doctors and on-ground staff who will follow global standards of veterinary science. The hospital team will be led by Dr. Vinod Sharma, who is also credited with the honor of setting up India’s first blood bank for dogs. He has also helped the group in designing the services and treatments for the veterinary hospital.
DCC Multispeciality Animal Hospital unveils its flagship facility in GurugramAmazon announces that Second
Edition of ‘Amazon Smbhav’
4 effective breathing exercises for stress relief
Samsung Announces ‘The Lifestyle Fest’handigarh : Samsung, India's largest and most trusted consumer electronics Cbrand, has announced 'The Lifestyle
Fest' for its most popular lifestyle range of TVs: The Frame and The Serif, with exciting offers.During this fest, valid till February 28, 2021, Samsung’s lifestyle TVs will be available at special prices with exclusive discounts across all leading consumer electronics retailers across the country. Both The Frame and The Serif are stunning lifestyle TVs that add to your home décorand transform your living spaces with their gorgeous design and premium features.What’s most unique and spectacular about The Frame is that when it is not being used as a TV, it moves into Art Mode, and turns into a picture frame that can display over 1,200 digital art from around the world, and transform everyday living space into an art gallery. The Serif goes beyond the traditional concept of a TV to a piece of home décor that elevates the design of any living space – a result of the true collaboration between Samsung and the acclaimed Parisian design duo Ronan and ErwanBouroullec.
'Right To Health': Famous Ayurvedic Guru Unveils Signature Campaign
handigarh,: Guru Manish who is a renowned proponent of Ayurveda, which he has been propagating since 1997, unveiled a unique online petition's web-portal Chttps://www.right2health.in on attaining one's 'Right To Health' for all Indians & even
people around the globe. The petition was formally unveiled by Guru Manish by signing on a specially made board showcasing the campaign's theme. The online petition, which is a signature campaign initiated by Shuddhi Ayurveda, is innovatively named - Right To Health 'Ab Aapke Haath, Vishwa Ka Swaasth'. Shuddhi Ayurveda is an organisation founded by Guru Manish to promote Ayurveda as the first line of medical treatment in India. The corporate headquarter of Shuddhi Ayurveda is located near Chandigarh at Zirakpur. There are 150+ centres of Shuddhi Ayurveda spread across India.Guru Manish , said, “According to Article 21 of the Constitution everyone has the right to life and this right cannot be attained sans 'Right To Health'. In a similar manner, WHO's definition of health, says, health is a state of complete physical, mental & social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease. According to these 'Right to Health' is every individual's birthright. We want to make people aware through the online petition that 'Right To Health' is only possible via Ayurveda, as according to Ayurveda's Charak Sanhita' the motive of Ayurveda is to keep a healthy body disease-free & remove disease from its roots in a diseased body." Guru Manish added, "The 'Right To Health' online petition aims to achieve a 'Healthful India', by spreading awareness about the concept. This, in turn, will empower Indians and they can collectively ask the Government of India to promote ayurveda in the right earnest."
handigarh : Popular rapper Badshah went back to his roots and recently shot a music video for CCOLORS upcoming show Udaariyan in
Punjab.Being a Punjabi, he connects with the concept of the show, the characters and the beautiful storyline that talks about the very real dream that several people from the hinterland of Punjab harbour of migrating to Canada.The rapper is all set to add his style and introduce the show and the unique characters in his own style through the music video.The promo of the show was shot at the iconic Bagrian Haveli, where Badshah did a livewire performance with the cast of the show Ankit Gupta who plays Fateh, IshaMalviya who plays Jasmine and Priyanka Chaudhary who plays TejoTalking about visiting the sets of Udaariyaan, Badshah said, “It is such a great feeling to be in Punjab being surrounded by these lush fields and the amazing people of this land. It was Udaariyan that got me here back home, which is a very special show that portrays the hopes, dreams aspirations and the journey of a lot of people from Punjab who dream to go to Canada. This is a show about a family and their struggle to migrate to a foreign land which is a reality I have observed firsthand. I have known a lot of people who have dreamt the same dream and the struggle is very real.
Badhshah shoots a music video ata grand haveli for COLORS’
himla /Dharamshala: Amazon India today announced that it will host the Ssecond edition of ‘Amazon Smbhav’
from April 15-18th, 2021. Smbhav 2021 will bring together important industry and thought leaders for invigorating discussions on way ahead towards creating an AatmaNirbharBharat by unlocking possibilities for businesses and entrepreneurs through partnership with Amazon. Amazon Smbhav will be a four-day virtual summit hosted around the theme of ‘Unlocking Infinite Possibilities for India’ across sectors like manufacturing, retail, logistics, IT/ITeS, content creators, start-ups, brands and entrepreneurs across India. Over 30,000 participants are expected to participate at Amazon Smbhav, learning about best practices and industry trends from over 70 speakers.‘Smbhav’ – Amazon’s annual flagship summit is a virtual mega summit to share how Amazon and its partners leverage digital technologies to innovate for Indian customers, entrepreneurs and small businesses. At Smbhav 2020, Amazon pledged to invest an additional $1 billion to digitise 10 million MSMEs, generate $10 billion in cumulated exports from India and create an additional 1 million jobs in India by 2025. “Smbhav 2021 is a step to showcase Amazon’s commitment to being a strong partner in making the 21st century the Indian century.
Amazon India’s second editionof ‘Smbhav’ summit
on April 15-18, 2021
udhiana : Zandu, a trusted brand with more than 100 years of Layurvedic wisdom from the house
of Emami Ltd introduces a brand new variant of Zandu Chyavanprash Avaleha with the fortification of natural Jaggery (Gur ) in the mass market for the very first time in India. Made with 39 precious Ayurvedic herbs, Zandu Chyavanprash Avaleha Jaggery (Gur), is an authentic Ayurvedic formulation derived from the Ayurvedic Literature of the Sarangadhara Samhita. With zero added Refined Sugar (White Sugar/Table Sugar) and prepared with natural Jaggery (Gud), it is scientifically proven for 2X Immunity. Natural Jaggery (Gur) is known for providing essential vitamins and micro-nutrients. It helps to enhance anti-oxidants and improve respiratory health. From the point of view of health and nutrition, jaggery (Gur) is universally considered a healthier choice over refined sugar (White Sugar / Table Sugar) which is low on nutritional value with no major health benefits.Speaking about the new offering, Mr. Harsha V. Agarwal, Director, Emami Limited, said.
Zandu Chyavanprash launches a new variant fortified with natural jaggery
udhiana/Jallandhar: Amazon India today announced that it will host the Lsecond edition of ‘Amazon Smbhav’
from April 15-18th, 2021. Smbhav 2021 will bring together important industry and thought leaders for invigorating discussions on way ahead towards creating an AatmaNirbharBharat by unlocking possibilities for businesses and entrepreneurs through partnership with Amazon. Amazon Smbhav will be a four-day virtual summit hosted around the theme of ‘Unlocking Infinite Possibilities for India’ across sectors like manufacturing, retail, logistics, IT/ITeS, content creators, start-ups, brands and entrepreneurs across India. Over 30,000 participants are expected to participate at Amazon Smbhav, learning about best practices and industry trends from over 70 speakers.‘Smbhav’ – Amazon’s annual flagship summit is a virtual mega summit to share how Amazon and its partners leverage digital technologies to innovate for Indian customers, entrepreneurs and small businesses. At Smbhav 2020, Amazon pledged to invest an additional $1 billion to digitise 10 million MSMEs, generate $10 billion in cumulated exports from India and create an additional 1 million jobs in India by 2025.
Nokia 3.4 goes on sale in Indiahimla,, – HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced that the Nokia 3.4 is Savailable in India starting today in Fjord,
Dusk and Charcoal color options, in a RAM/ROM variant of 4GB/64GB at a recommended best buy price of INR 11,999, across leading retail outlets and online channels in India, including Nokia.com/com , Amazon.in and Flipkart. Additionally, Nokia 3.4 customers on Jio would be entitled to benefits worth INR 4,000. The benefits include instant cash back of INR 2,000 on the prepaid recharge of INR 349 plan and INR 2,000 worth vouchers from partners. This offer is applicable to new as well as existing Jio subscribers. This offer is available for all purchases made on Nokia.com/phones. Powered by the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 460 processor, the Nokia 3.4 offers a strong performance upgrade at a more accessible price point. It has an impressive 6.39” (16.23 cm) HD+ screen and it is the first in the Nokia 3-series with a punch-hole display that gives you extra screen real estate along with a triple rear camera.
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t's a wrap for Anupam Kher and Aahana Kumra-starrer I'Happy Birthday'. The duo,
who reunited for the upcoming short film, has completed the shooting for it.Kher took to Instagram and shared a video, celebrating the wrap of the shoot. He also wrote a heartfelt caption dedicated to the team of the short film.Along with the video which features Kher cutting a cake, the veteran actor wrote, "It is a #Wrap for our short film #HappyBirthday. Thank you cast and crew for your love, warmth, and efficiency! You made me work for 16 hours non-stop. But it was worth it!! And it was great working with talented Ms. @aahanakumra Jai Ho! #ShortFilm #Spooky #Cinema @prasadkadam87."
the way it has been written has found out that Mr. Kher is also I absolutely love working with Speaking about the been pretty fantastic. It also, in part of the film and would be him. We had a lot of good forthcoming short film, Kumra a way, blew my mind when I opposite me, which I thought scenes in that film together and said, "It was an interesting read it at one go. The minute I was very interesting and more I am glad that I am getting to concept, something that I had finished reading it I said a yes like a cherry on the top. I had work with him once again and not come across before. I was to it." worked with him earlier on 'The I'm sure he is going to shine in very well-aware of the subject Kumra added, "Secondly, I Accidental Prime Minister' and this one as well."the film deals with but I think
GLAMOURGLAMOURYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
proves that she is a true pet lover
Disha Patani Disha Patani
ollywood star Disha Patani on Monday channelled her love for pet dog 'Goku' by Bsharing an adorably sweet sunkissed picture of
her four-legged friend. The 'Malang' star took to Instagram and shared a close-up picture of her pet. The candid snap features the pet as he looks away from the camera. The innocent face of Disha's furry friend is truly dripping love. Keeping the caption simple, the 'M.S, Dhoni': The Untold Story' star simply left a flower emoticon and mentioned her dog's name as 'Goku'. The post has garnered more than 2.3 million likes in an hour of being shared on the photo-sharing application. Scores of fans chimed into the comments section as they adored the little fur-ball.One wrote, "So sweet," while others left clapping and fire emoticons in awe of the adorable picture. Of late, the actor has been quite active on social media and keeps on updating fans on her activities by posting pictures and videos. On the work front, Patani was last seen in the action-thriller 'Malang', co-starring Aditya Roy Kapur. The actor has got a number of films in the pipeline including 'Baaghi 3,' 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' and 'Ek Villain Returns.'
Sooraj Pancholi, Isabelle Kaif starrer to release on March 12'Time To Dance'
he makers of the upcoming dance shared that film will be released on March by Lizelle D'Souza," he added. With the drama titled 'Time To Dance' unveiled 12, 2021. "SOORAJ PANCHOLI - announcement, Taran also shared posters Tthe release date of the film on ISABELLE KAIF... #TimeToDance - starring of the film featuring the lead stars. In the
Monday. The movie features Katrina Kaif's #SoorajPancholi and #IsabelleKaif [sister of poster, Isabelle is seen sporting a red see-sister Isabelle Kaif and Sooraj Pancholi in #KatrinaKaif, who debuts with this film] - to through mini dress as she strikes a lead roles. Film critic and movie trade release on 12 March 2021..." tweeted Taran. dancing pose with Sooraj, who is seen, analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and "Directed by Stanley D'Costa... Produced dressed in a black ensemble.
Anupam Kher, Aahana Kumra wrap up shooting for 'Happy Birthday'
Zack will not be paid for his cut of 'Justice League'merican filmmaker Zack Synder, who Whedon during the film's torturous production, (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal is soon going to treat movie buffs with had a darker, longer, less jokey-jokey vision Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Ahis version of 'Justice League', recently for the movie. After Whedon's reinterpretation The Flash (Ezra Miller), and Cyborg
revealed that he is not getting paid for helming screened, executive producer Christopher (Ray Fisher) had joined forces to prevent the highly-anticipated movie. Nolan and Deborah Snyder, the director's wife the supervillain Steppenwolf from destroying As per Variety, Snyder, who sat down with and producing partner, had a blunt message the Earth. However, the 2017 film mostly Vanity Fair for an interview, said that this for Snyder. "They came and they just said, got negative reviews from critics and bargain with Warner Bros is what has allowed 'You can never see that movie,'" Snyder told comic book fans alike, which was him more creative freedom on the project, Vanity Fair. Snyder added, "How am I primarily helmed by Whedon after which has apparently cost the studio USD 70 supposed to introduce six characters and an Snyder had to drop out due to a million to create. He said, "I'm not getting paid. alien with potential for world domination in two family emergency.I didn't want to be beholden to anyone, and it hours? I mean, I can do it, it can be done. Many viewers noticed the tonal allowed me to keep my negotiating powers Clearly, it was done. But I didn't see it." shifts between the directors with these people pretty strong." Snyder's version of the 2017 DC Comics and called for the release of Synder also revealed that he has never seen superhero film 'Justice League' will premiere the rumoured Snyder Cut -- a the version of 'Justice League' that released in on HBO Max on March 18, this year. version of the film with 2017 and had opened to underwhelming 'Justice League' featured DC Comics' greatest Snyder's vision, with rumours reviews and disappointing box office. Snyder, heroes for the first time ever on the big of its existence being shared who was replaced by 'Avengers' director Joss screen. Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman across social media.
Abhishek teams up with Yamiand Nimrat Kaur for 'Dasvi'
ctors Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam and Nimrat Kaur have come on board for a social comedy titled "Dasvi". The film, produced by Dinesh Vijan, Sandeep ALeyzell and Shobhana Yadav, went on floors on Monday.
Debutant director Tushar Jalota will helm "Dasvi" from a script penned by Ritesh Shah, known for "Pink" and "Batla House". "From the makers of 'Hindi Medium', 'Angrezi Medium' and 'Bala', comes a hilarious social comedy 'Dasvi' starring Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam and Nimrat Kaur," a note from the makers read. Bachchan, 45, took to Instagram and shared his first look from the film as Ganga Ram Chaudhary. The poster features the "Ludo" star sporting a rugged look with a salt-and-pepper beard, standing against a backdrop of a scorecard. "'Dasvi' shoot begins," Bachchan captioned the picture. The film is presented by Jio Studios and Vijan's Maddock Films. Apart from "Dasvi", Bachchan will be next seen in director Sujoy Ghosh-backed thriller "Bob Biswas" and "The Big Bull", inspired by the life of stockbroker Harshad Mehta.
Bhoot Policeto release on September 10
he release date of actors Saif Ali Khan and TArjun Kapoor's
upcoming horror-comedy titled 'Bhoot Police' has been revealed. The movie, which will offer a fair share of laughs and jump scares, is slated to hit the big screens on September 10, this year.Arjun took to his Instagram account to share the release date of the film, which also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam.Along with the announcement, the actor also shared a poster from the upcoming film. The poster features Saif, Arjun, Jacqueline and Yami in the hunt of ghosts while posing against an eerie backdrop.
NEWS AT AGLANCE
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Cochin Shipyard bags Rs10,000 cr Navy order forsix missile vesselsKOCHI: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL)said on Tuesday it has been declaredas the lowest bidder by Ministry ofDefence for construction of six next-generation missile vessels to be usedby Indian Navy. The estimated totalorder value is about Rs 10,000 crore,it said in a brief statement. "The finalannouncement of contract will besubject to satisfactory completion ofnecessary formalities in this regardwhich will be updated in due course,"said CSL. CSL has built and repairedsome of the largest ships in India. It ispresently building a prestigiousindigenous aircraft carrier for IndianNavy. Industry experts say thatshipbuilding can contribute immenselyto the vision of making India a fivetrillion dollar economy by 2024.
India, World Bank signproject to improve qualityof education in NagalandNEW DELHI: India and World Bank onTuesday signed a USD 68 millionproject to enhance the governance ofschools across Nagaland as well as toimprove teaching practices andlearning environments in selectschools. Finance Ministry official C SMohapatra said that human resourcesdevelopment plays a key role in anydevelopment strategy and theGovernment of India has taken severalconcrete steps to transform theeducation landscape in India. Theagreement was signed by MrMohapatra on behalf of theGovernment of India, Mr Shanavas C,Principal Director, Department ofSchool Education on behalf of theGovernment of Nagaland and MrJunaid Ahmad, Country Director, Indiaon behalf of the World Bank. The USD68 million loan from the InternationalBank for Reconstruction andDevelopment (IBRD), has a finalmaturity of 14.5 years including agrace period of 5 (five) years. As partof that strategy, approximately 15 outof Nagaland’s 44 higher secondaryschools will be developed into schoolcomplexes that operationalize theenvisioned learning environmentduring the project period.
PoK teachers protestin Muzaffarabad,demand salary hikeMUZZAFARABAD: Hundreds ofteachers who have been protesting overtheir demand for a salary hike for thelast one week, have intensified theirprotest on Tuesday in Muzaffarabad cityof Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Threatening to boycott all thegovernment's duties including electionwork, hundreds of teachers took to thestreets urging the government to fulfiltheir demands. "This is our primaryright. We want the hiked salaries. If notprovided the schools will remain closed.We are king-makers as well as thedestroyers of regimes. You will have alot of difficulties if you do not listen to ourdemands. You will forget your generalelections," said a protestor. ThreateningImran Khan's government of seriousconsequences, one of the protestorsadded, "We will not only close theschools but will block the roads. Noplace will be left for the government torun away from this situation. We willboycott all the government's duties -including teaching, block works, electionwork, board work,". "We will not resumeour duties till our rights are met. This isnot an illegal demand, we aredemanding a rightful hike," said anotherprotestor. The protestors were shoutingslogans for the hiked salary, "Saddahaq, itthe rakh", "What do we want? Up-gradation (in-salary)." Meanwhile, heavydeployment the police baton-chargedand used water cannons as well aslobbed teargas shell to disperse theprotestors. Last month, police resortedto using force and firing tear gas at theprotesters after several teachers held aprotest near Prime Minister ImranKhan's residence in Banigala to protestagainst the new regularisation policy oftheir department. Up to 700 teachersfrom Punjab had reached Islamabadand decided to march on Khan's houseto protest against the new policy, whichregularises the jobs of only thoseteachers who pass the examination ofPublic Service Commission and clearthe interviews.
Kerala Fin Corp loan assets cross record Rs 5000 crTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State-run Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) hassurpassed the historic milestone of Rs 5000 crores in loan assets. As onDecember 31, the loan assets stood at Rs 5022 crore, with a whooping 176 percent increase from the previous year figure of Rs 2838 crore. "KFC has achievedthe highest growth among the Government owned State Financial Corporations(SFCs) in India. This important achievement was facilitated by fresh loan sanctionsof Rs 3385 crore so far in the current financial year," said Tomin J Thachankari,CMD of KFC. Total loan disbursalof Rs 798 crore during the previous year haselevated to Rs 2935 crore during the current year. The CMD added that theperformance is more glorious since it was achieved at the point when other banksand financial institutions were reluctant to sanction loans due to the pandemic.
Sensex, Nifty end marginallyhigher; ONGC rallies 6 pc
AGENCYMUMBAI, FEB 23
Equity benchmarks Sensex andNifty ended marginally higheron Tuesday amid high volatilityand tepid cues from globalmarkets.
After gyrating 667.46points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 7.09points or 0.01 per cent higher at49,751.41.
After a similar movement,the broader NSE Nifty settled32.10 points or 0.22 per cent upat 14,707.80.
ONGC was the top gainer
in the Sensex pack, rallyingaround 6 per cent, followed byIndusInd Bank, L&T, UltraTechCement, Titan, SBI and NTPC.
On the other hand, KotakBank, Maruti, Bajaj Auto,HDFC Bank and HCL Techwere among the laggards.
Domestic equitieswitnessed roller coaster rideamid high volatility, withmetals and realty indicesrecording substantial gains, saidBinod Modi, Head - Strategy atReliance Securities.
"Concerns pertaining toincrease in bond yields andhigher commodity prices
dented investors' sentiments inlast couple of days. However,underlying strength of economyand market remains intact," headded.
Elsewhere in Asia, boursesin Shanghai and Seoul ended ona negative note, while Hong
Kong settled with gains.Stock exchanges in Europe
were also trading in the red inmid-session deals.
NEW DELHI: Gold prices onTuesday jumped by Rs 337 toRs 46,372 per 10 gramsreflecting overnightgains in global goldprices, according toHDFC Securities.
The price of theprecious metal hadclosed at Rs 46,035 per10 gram in the previoussession on Monday.
Silver also shoots upby Rs 1,149 to Rs 69,667 perkg, compared with theprevious close of Rs 68,518per kg.
HDFC Securities SeniorAnalyst Tapan Patel said,
"Spot gold prices for 24 karatgold at Delhi traded up by Rs337 reflecting overnight gains
in global gold prices."In the international market,
gold was now trading streadyat USD 1,808 an ounce, whilesilver was at USD 28.08 anounce.
AGENCYLONDON, FEB 23
In view of the spread of COVID-19, United Kingdom PrimeMinister Boris Johnson onMonday announced a ban on non-essential international travel fromand to the country till at least May17. Though travel and aviationsectors have been among thehardest-hit during the pandemic,the ban came as the new COVID-19 strain has been spreading. PMJohnson said domestic overnightstays and self-containedaccommodation will be allowedno earlier than 12 April but non-essential international travel willremain banned, Sky Newsreported. Highlighting the roadmap of lockdown, Johnson said,"This is part of the roadmap'ssecond step and it will take place atleast five weeks after the first step-- 8 March--but could be postponedif the prime minister and hisadvisers say it is necessary." Hesaid the date for internationalholidays to be allowed is notbefore 17 May. The government'sGlobal Travel Taskforce will
reconvene to issue a report by 12April recommending howinternational trips can resumesafely, he said. Boris Johnson saidthis will "give people time to maketheir plans for the summer", SkyNews reported. "As the worst-hiteconomic sector in 2020, this willensure we will also be the worst-hit sector of 2021," Sky Newsquoted Airport OperatorsAssociation chief executive KarenDee as saying. "The UK anddevolved governments must setout sector-specific support to helpensure there are viable airports tobe able to restart," Dee said,adding that the Prime Minister'srecognition of aviation's importanteconomic role, in particular forbusinesses that rely on access tointernational markets or visitors tothe UK, was welcome.
Gold jumps Rs 337; silvershoots up by Rs 1,149
UK bans non-essentialinternational travel till
at least May 17
Reliance announcesO2C business into100 pc subsidiary
MUMBAI, FEB 23
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has initiated theprocess to move its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) businessinto an independent subsidiary and will retain 100per cent management control. All of refining,marketing and petrochemical assets will betransferred to the O2C subsidiary, it said inregulatory filings at stock exchanges late on
Monday. The promotergroup will continue tohold a 49.14 per centstake in the O2C businessand the process will resultin no change inshareholding of the
company. "The existing O2C operating team willmove to the newly-created subsidiary with thetransfer of business, but there will be no dilution ofearnings or any restriction on the cash flows," saidRIL. RIL and its O2C subsidiary will work togetherto move towards the net carbon zero targets by 2035.The O2C business will invest in the next-generationcarbon capture and storage technologies to convertcarbon dioxide into useful products and chemicals. Itwill also accelerate the transition from traditionalcarbon-based fuels to a hydrogen economy, RIL saidadding the development will have no impact on itsconsolidated financial position.
NEW DELHI, FEB 23
Communications solutionsprovider Bharti Airtel andQualcomm Technologies Incon Tuesday announced acollaboration for acceleratingfifth-generation (5G) in India.Recently, Airtel becameIndia's first telco todemonstrate 5G over a livecommercial network inHyderabad. The company willutilise Qualcomm 5G radioaccess network (RAN)platforms to roll-outvirtualised and open RAN-based 5G networks. Airtel saidthe flexible and scalablearchitecture of 0-RAN willcreate new opportunities forsmall and medium-sizedbusinesses to become viableplayers in the deployment of5G networks. In addition,Airtel and QualcommTechnologies will collaborateto enable a wide array of use
cases, including 5G fixedwireless access (FWA) that isdesigned to deliver broadbandconnectivity at gigabit speedsto homes and businesses. Thiscollaboration also aims toallow a faster rollout ofbroadband services in a cost-effective and expeditiousmanner across India for last-mile connectivity challengesthat are becoming increasinglyimportant in today's remote,mobile-first society. "WithAirtel's integrated serviceportfolio and QualcommTechnologies' 5G leadership,we will be well placed to usherIndia into the next era ofhyper-fast and ultra-lowlatency digital connectivity,"said Randeep Sekhon.
Sugar production to rise by 12 to 14 pc in 2020-21AGENCYNEW DELHI, FEB 23
Sugar production in the countryis likely to grow by 12 to 14 percent year-on-year to 31.5million tonnes in the October2020 to September 2021 season,Brickwork Rating said onTuesday. The pan-Indiasugarcane area is pegged at 5.23million hectares for 2020-21,about 7 per cent higher than theprevious year's cropped area of
4.87 million hectares. Theproduction growth is likely tobe driven by Maharashtra andKarnataka as the states haveexperienced better-than-averagesouthwest monsoon andincrease in area undercultivation. There is also amoderate increase in the areaunder sugarcane cultivation inGujarat. Uttar Pradesh, thecountry's largest sugar-producing state, is likely toexperience a slight decline in
production. This is primarilyexpected due to slight decline inarea under sugarcane cultivationand higher instances of red rotdisease in the state.
Brickwork said sugarproduction is also likely todecline as compared to the lastseason levels because ofresumption in normal servicesof gur and khandsari businesseswhich were under-operatingduring the last season. However,the situation in Uttar Pradesh is
likely to improve in comingseasons as farmers are fastreplacing existing sugarcanevarieties with high yielding andhighly resistant varieties. Aslight decline in area undercultivation and in sugarproduction for SS 2020-21 islikely in Tamil Nadu, anothermajor producer. Productionfrom other states is likely toremain in line with the previousseason's levels as no majorchanges were observed.
Airtel and Qualcomm tocollaborate for 5G in India
Afghan airstrikes kill 8 terroristsin Helmand province
AGENCYHELMAND, FEB 23
A total of eight terrorists have beenconfirmed dead as fighting planes struck aTaliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district ofthe southern Helmand province on Monday,said an army statement released here onTuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the fighting planestargeted a hideout of Taliban terrorists inNahr-e-Saraj district late Monday, killingeight insurgents on the spot, the statementsaid. Without providing more details, thestatement added that the security forces withthe support of the air force would continueto target the armed insurgents elsewhere inthe country. Pak MP marries 14-year-old girlfrom Balochistan, probe ordered
Chitral: Pakistan police have launchedan investigation into the marriage of a 14-year-old girl with Maulana SalahuddinAyubi, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), and a Member of National Assembly(MNA) from Balochistan.
Citing local media, Pak Observer hasreported that the police have launched the
probe after receiving a complaint from anNGO working for the welfare of women inChitral. According to a report by Dawn, thegirl was a student of Government Girls HighSchool, Jughoor, where her date of birth hadbeen recorded as of October 28, 2006, whichshowed that she had not attained the age ofmarriage. Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi, theMember of the National Assembly is in hislate 50s, according to Pakistan media.
Chitral police station SHO InspectorSajjad Ahmed was quoted as saying that afew days ago on the complaint of theorganisation, the police had reached thegirl’s home, but her father had denied thegirl’s marriage and had even given anaffidavit to this effect.
Malaysian court allowstemporary stay of deportation
of 1,200 Myanmar nationalsKUALA LUMPUR, FEB 23
A Malaysian court on Tuesday has given a temporaryreprieve for 1,200 Myanmar nationals who were earlierordered to be deported from the country. According to areport by Al Jazeera, the group, which includes at least sixpeople the UN refugee agency has determined to need itsprotection, were due to be taken back to Myanmar by thecountry's navy, which hasthree ships on standby inLumut, a naval base onMalaysia's west coast. OnMonday, AmnestyInternational and AsylumAccess had filed a judicialreview urging a stay in theearlier order as the group'slives would be at risk and more than a dozen of the people tobe deported were children having at least one parent inMalaysia. They further said that sending the group back toMyanmar amid the junta rule was "a cruel act that violatesthe international principle of non-refoulement". "As theworld condemns the political violence in Myanmar, we areappalled to note that the Malaysian government has insteadchosen to send 1,200 individuals to a rapidly deterioratingsituation," Amnesty and Asylum Access said. On Tuesday,the Kuala Lumpur High Court granted an interim staybarring their removal until 10 am (02:00 GMT) onWednesday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Spin legend BishanBedi undergoesbypass surgeryNEW DELHI: Legendary spinnerBishan Singh Bedi has undergonea bypass surgery at a city hospitala few days back after he com-plained of heart problems and heis recovering well.The 74-year-old Bedi underwentthe procedure 2-3 days back andhe is expected to be dischargedfrom the hospital soon, accordingto a close confidant of the formerIndia captain."As far as I know, he was havingsome heart issues and he under-went a bypass surgery 2-3 daysback on the advice of the doctors,"he told a news agency. "He is currently doing fine and re-covering from the surgery and isexpected to be discharged fromthe hospital soon," he added.Bedi, a premier left-arm orthodoxspinner in his playing days, repre-sented India in 67 Tests and 10ODIs between 1967 and 1979,scalping 266 and seven wicketsrespectively.In December last year, Bedi hadprotested against the Delhi andDistrict Cricket Association's(DDCA) decision to name the Fer-oz Shah Kotla stadium after its lateex president and former unionminister Arun Jaitley.He had threatened to take legalaction against the DDCA if hisname was not removed from aspectators' stand at the stadium.
Cricket Australianame 17-memberwomen's squad forNZ tourMELBOURNE: Cricket Australiaon Tuesday announced a 17-member women's squad for theupcoming tour of New Zealand,with Darcie Brown and HannahDarlington being named in the na-tional squad for the first time.Australia will take on New Zealandin three T20Is from March 28, be-fore the coveted Rose Bowl Tro-phy goes on the line in three ODIsfrom April 4. Cricket Australia alsoannounced that Ryan Harris hasbeen appointed bowling coach forthe tour.While Brown and Darlington havebeen selected in the Australiansquad for the first time, TaylaVlaeminck returned after making astrong comeback from injury in theWomen's National Cricket League.Squad: Meg Lanning (captain),Rachael Haynes (vice-captain),Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Han-nah Darlington, Ashleigh Gardner,Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen,Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux,Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, MeganSchutt, Annabel Sutherland, Belin-da Vakarewa, Tayla Vlaeminck,Georgia Wareham.
Real Madridpresident testsnegative forcoronavirusMADRID: Real Madrid presidentFlorentino Perez, who had con-tracted coronavirus earlier thismonth, has returned negativeCOVID-19 results in the two PCRtests he took in the last 48 hours,the club announced on Tuesday."Real Madrid C. F. informs that ourpresident Florentino Perez has re-turned negative COVID-19 resultsin the two PCR tests he has takenin the past 48 hours," the club saidin a statement.The Spanish club also said that hewill not travel to Bergamo for RealMadrid's match against Atalanta.
Richardson feelsAustralia failed toexecute plans properly CHRISTCHURCH : Australia'sJhye Richardson said that histeam was satisfied with how theywent about their planning and thedecisions they made but failed toexecute them properly which ledto the defeat against New Zealandin the first T20I.New Zealand thrashed Australiaby 53 runs on Monday in the firstT20I to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series."I think from a personal point ofview I certainly missed my length. Ithink they batted really well. Theoutfield was exceptionally fast. Itgot a little bit dewy at the end sowe found the ball was probablyskidding on a little bit more at theend as to the start of the inningswhich probably helped them a littlebit, just in terms of slower balls notsticking into the wicket as much asthey were earlier," ESPNcricinfoquoted Richardson as saying. "Ifwe missed our length we got pun-ished. I think the planning andeverything from that aspect werefine. We were all satisfied withhow we went about our planningand the decisions.
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Warner reveals groin injurycould last for six to nine months
AGENCYMELBOURNE, FEB 23
Australia opener David Warner re-vealed that it will take six to ninemonths more to recover from thegroin injury that he sustained in No-vember.
Warner suffered the injury duringthe second ODI against India andmissed the final ODI, the T20Is thatfollowed and the first two Tests. Hescored 5, 13, 1 and 48 in his four in-nings before being named in thesquad for the now-postponed tour ofSouth Africa. He is set to captain
SunRisers Hyderabad in the IndianPremier League in the upcoming edi-tion.
"I am almost back to full 100 percent sprinting in a straight line. Thisnext week is getting back to fielding,picking up, throwing, very difficultthat was [in the] last couple of weeks,even trying to throw," Warner saidduring Fox Cricket's coverage of thefirst T20I in Christchurch.
"Now it's all about lateral, run-ning between wickets, building thatup. It's just the tendon that has gotthat slight tear in it now. It's going toaggravate me for the next six to nine
months but I am sure the medicos willhelp me out there," he added.
Warner further said that he has toteach his brain to not worry about thepain.
"I have spoken to a few people thathave actually had that type of injuryand they have just said it's a niggle.You have just got to teach your brainto not worry about the pain and thatit's not going to happen again. It's justgetting back that confidence to side-step and run as hard as I can and divearound again. Once I get that, I will beright to go. It's just not 100 per centthere yet," he said.
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AGENCYJAIPUR, FEB 23
Mumbai rode on skipper Shreyas Iyer's un-beaten 103 to beat Maharashtra by six wick-ets in their Elite Group D game of the VijayHazare Trophy here on Tuesday.
This was Mumbai's second successivewin after they had beaten Delhi in the lung-opener.
Opting to bat first, Maharashtra posted279/9, with centuries from Yash Nahar (119)and Azim Kazi (104) despite experiencedMumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni (5/44) run-ning through their top-order.
But it was Iyer, who anchored the Mum-bai chase and saw them home in 47.2 overs.
Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad(19) could not convert his start and wastrapped in front of the wicket by Kulkarni.
Kulkarni then wreaked havoc as he dis-missed Naushad Shaikh (0), experiencedKedar Jadhav (5) and Ankit Bawane (0) inquick succession as Maharashtra was reelingat 38/4 in 8.5 overs.
However, Nahar and number six batsmanKazi had other plans and they not only pulledthe team out of the trouble but took them to adecent position with their 214 run-stand forthe fifth wicket.
Nahar struck seven fours and sixes maxi-mums in his 133 balls knock, while Kaziplayed the perfect second fiddle, as the duotook on the Mumbai bowlers led by Indiaspeedster Shardul Thakur (1/57), who playedthe game after being released from Indiasquad.
Kazi hammered 12 boundaries and twosixes in his 118-balls innings.
When Nahar was run out by Shams Mu-lani, Maharashtra was poised at 6/264 andthen were able to add only 15 runs.
Chasing 280, Mumbai openers YashasviJaiswal (40) and Prithvi Shaw (34) conjured67 for the first wicket.
Iyer, who walked in at three, was in his el-ements and hammered nine boundaries andone six, in his uneaten knock and after Jaisw-al perished, he found able partners inSuryakumar Yadav (29), Shivam Dube (47) asthey played their roles to perfection.
Dube took the game away from Maha-rashtra, with his hitting, smashing five foursand a six, and took Mumbai on the cusp of awin.
AGENCYMUMBAI, FEB 23
Former India batsman Sachin Ten-dulkar is all set to conduct a series oflive interactive classes that will beavailable to Unacademy learners,free of cost.
Unacademy, India's learningplatform, announced that it hassigned a strategic partnership withTendulkar. As part of the deal, Un-academy Learners will be coachedand mentored by the legend througha series of live interactive classes,which everyone can access free of
cost on the Unacademy platform.Tendulkar has been roped in to serveas a brand ambassador for Unacad-emy.
"I will be doing online free ses-
sions and anyone can join. Thewhole idea is about sharing my ex-periences. I have physically inter-acted with a lot of children but thedigital interaction will be for thefirst time. The idea was not to re-strict that to a few hundred and thiswill go to millions. That is our goaland everyone should have that ac-cess and be able to ask questions tome," Tendulkar told .
Last week, Arjun Tendulkar, sonof Sachin Tendulkar, was bought byMumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakhs inthe Indian Premier League (IPL)2021 Player Auction.
AGENCYCOLOMBO, FEB 23
Sri Lanka on Monday announcedthe ODI and T20I squad for the up-coming tour of the West Indies.
The squad was approved by theMinister of Youth and Sports Na-mal Rajapaksa. Suranga Lakmalwas named as a replacement forpacer Lahiru Kumara, who wastested positive for the coronavirusearlier in the day. Kumara will nottravel with the team yet he was
named in the squad.The Sri Lankan team will leave
for the Caribbean on February 23.During the tour, Sri Lanka willplay three T20Is, three ODIs, andtwo Test matches, under a bio-se-cure environment in Antigua fromMarch 3 to April 2.
Earlier in the day, former SriLanka pacer Chaminda Vaas onMonday decided to resign from hispost as Sri Lanka's bowling con-sultant. Vaas has also informed thathe will not be available to tourWest Indies as a member of thesupport staff.
Iyer's ton helps Mumbai beatMaharashtra by six wickets
Sri Lanka announce ODI, T20Isquad for West Indies tour
Sachin Tendulkar to conductvirtual cricket sessions
India eye WTC final asthird Test begins today
AGENCYAHMEDABAD, FEB 23
High on confidence after thrash-ing England in the second Test inChennai, the Virat Kohli-led In-dian team will look to keep thewinning momentum going whenthey take the field in the pink-ball Test, starting Wednesday. Awin will take them one step clos-er to a spot in the final of themaiden World Test Champi-onship.
India had defeated Englandby 317 runs in the second Testand now both teams are gettingready to battle it out in the day-night Test at the newly-builtMotera Stadium.
The pink-ball Test has tradi-tionally offered a lot of assis-tance to the seamers, but this up-coming match at the Motera Sta-dium maybe a different ballgame as Rohit Sharma on Sun-day suggested that critics should-n't pull the BCCI up for prepar-ing spin-friendly wickets.
India went in with three spin-ners in the second Test --Kuldeep Yadav, RavichandranAshwin and Axar Patel -- but it issafe to say the side will look atgoing in with two spinners andKuldeep may face the axe.
Umesh Yadav had passed hisfitness Test on Sunday and as aresult, he has been added to thehosts' squad. The returning pacermay be given a go straight awayalong with Jasprit Bumrah andIshant Sharma. But MohammedSiraj will also look to giveUmesh tough competition for aplace in the XI.
India's last pink-ball game
was a story to forget as the sidewas bundled out for 36 in thesecond innings against Australiain Adelaide. But looking at therecent history, one can say past
performances do not play on themind of this Indian team.
India had played it's firstpink-ball game againstBangladesh in 2019 at the Eden
Gardens and in that contest, thepacers unleashed a short-ballbarrage at the Bangladesh sideand it is to be seen whether thesame tactic is employed againstEngland as well.
But Mohammad Shami hadplayed an integral part in thatgame and his presence will bemissed as the pacer knows athing or two about making thepink SG ball talk.
On the other hand, Englandhas problems of plenty as theirrotation policy continues to baf-fle the fans and experts. JamesAnderson, who was rested forthe second Test, is set to play atMotera while Jofra Archer is alsomost likely to get the green fromthe team management. Whetherthe visitors decide to give StuartBroad another go in this series, isa big debating point.
Motera gears up to host India'ssecond home pink-ball TestNEW DELHI: Surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG),Motera has become the largest cricket stadium in the world. Lo-cated in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, the Motera Stadium will be in-augurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday as theground gets ready for the third Test match between India andEngland, starting on Wednesday."The stadium will be inaugurated on Thursday by President RamNath Kovind in the special presence of Union Home Minister AmitShah. There will be a festive atmosphere in the entire country in-cluding Gujarat," Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a re-lease.The Sardar Patel Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad is spread over63 acres, with a seating capacity of 1.10 lakh people.
Spinners will come intoplay for sure but pacerscan't be ignored: Kohli
AGENCYAHMEDABAD, FEB 23
A rank turner is being anticipat-ed at Motera but India captainVirat Kohli expects pacers tohave as big a role as spinners inthe day-night third Test againstEngland, a side riddled with"many weaknesses" accordingto him.
Both teams have won agame each in the four-match se-ries and ahead of third Test herestarting Wednesday, the talk hasbeen incessantly focussed on thenature of the virgin track at therefurbished stadium.
Asked if the ball is unlikelyto swing much in the third Test,Kohli said he expects the pacersto be in the game till the ball is"nice and shiny".
"I don't think that is an accu-rate assessment (that bowl willnot swing). The pink ball doestend to swing a lot more than thered ball. We experienced thatwhen we played for the firsttime in 2019 (againstBangladesh)," Kohli said in thepre-match press conference.
Kohli also rejected the as-sessment that England would
have an edge if the pitch favourspacers.
"...not really bothered aboutwhat the strengths and weak-nesses of the English team are.We have beaten them in theirhome as well, where the balldoes way more and hold themout every time so we're not real-ly bothered with that. It's justabout playing well as a team,"he said.
Have not got realclarity on balanceof attack yet: RootAHMEDABAD: Englandskipper Joe Root on Tuesdaysaid he is yet to have "realclarity" on what should be hisbowling combination for theday-night third Test againstIndia starting Wednesday andwill wait some more before fi-nalising it. India crushed Eng-land by 317 runs on a turnerin Chennai to level the four-match series 1-1. All eyes arenow on the refurbishedMotera pitch which will makeits debut with the pink ballTest.
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