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PM Modi tolaunch IndianSpace Associationon October 11NEW DELHI: PrimeMinister Narendra Modiwill launch Indian SpaceAssociation (ISpA) onOctober 11 and also in-teract with representa-tives of the space indus-try on the occasion.He will take part in theevent through video con-ference.A PMO release said thatISpA is the premier in-dustry association ofspace and satellite com-panies, which aspires tobe the collective voice ofthe Indian space indus-try. It will undertake poli-cy advocacy and en-gage with all stakehold-ers in the Indian spacedomain, including thegovernment and itsagencies.Echoing the Prime Min-ister's vision of Aat-manirbhar Bharat, ISpAwill help in making Indiaself-reliant, technologi-cally advanced and aleading player in thespace arena.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish Mishraarrested after 12 hours of interrogation

KINSHASA : The UN children'sfund, UNICEF, said Saturday in astatement that it is working withhealth authorities of the Democ-ratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) after a new Ebola casewas reported in the northeasternpart of the country.

DRC's government con-firmed late Friday that a three-year-old child died of Ebola onOctober 6 in Beni, in the north-eastern North Kivu province, oneof the epicenters of the last Ebolaoutbreak that ended on May 3,2021.

"UNICEF staff are already onthe ground to respond to this lat-est resurgence of Ebola. Addi-tional staff will be traveling to

Beni this weekend in support tothe first-line response throughcommunity mobilization, infec-tion control and decontaminationactivities", said UNICEF in thestatement.

The UN Children's agencywill ship medical equipment, wa-ter, sanitation, and infection con-trol supplies to the affected areas.Three trucks loaded with crucialequipment will depart to Beni onSunday, carrying 160 cubic me-ters of vital WASH and nutritionsupplies.

Through well-establishednetworks of Community ActionCells (CACs), UNICEF will alsosupport communication activi-ties, tracking and tracing efforts

to prevent contamination and fur-ther infections.

DRC's health authorities con-firmed that the three-year-oldchild died in a health center in theButsili Health Area, not far fromBeni, where he was admitted withEbola-like symptoms at the be-ginning of October. A GeneXperttest performed in Goma con-firmed that the 3-year-old boyhad Ebola.

Twelve people were infectedand six people died over thecourse of the last Ebola resur-gence earlier this year, whichlasted nearly three months in theBiena, Katwa, Musienene andButembo Health Zones of NorthKivu province.

CHANDIGARH : Following a scintil-lating round of city qualifiers and re-gional rounds, the grand 10th edition ofthe only global cricket tournament foruniversity students, Red Bull CampusCricket will kick off the National Finalsin Chandigarh from 18th October to22nd October. The Red Bull CampusCricket National Finals will witness the8 best cricket colleges from across thecountry battle it out in the league stagesfrom 18th to 20th October where match-es are taking place simultaneously atMullanpur Stadium and Sector 16 Stadi-um in Chandigarh. Post the leaguestages, at the iconic PCA Stadium Mo-hali, the semi-finals will be held on 21stOctober with the two best teams com-peting in the grand finale of Red BullCampus Cricket National Finals on22nd October. This year will also see theinauguration of the first ever Red BullCampus Cricket Women’s edition led byRed Bull athlete and star India batsman

Smriti Mandhana. The aim of the tour-nament is to boost the increasing partic-ipation of young and aspiring womencricketers at the university and grass-roots level. The women’s competitionwas held in four zones – north, south,east and west – with the winners of thezonal editions going on to play in the na-tional finals. The women’s national fi-nals of Red Bull Campus Cricket will beheld on 22nd October 2021 on the sameday as the men’s national finals at the

iconic PCA Stadium, Mohali. A fewplayers participating in the women’schampionship will also get an amazingopportunity to interact with SmritiMandhana. The Indian Premier League franchiseRajasthan Royals deepens their associa-tion with the energy drink giant Red Bullin India and plans to continue scoutingtalent from the annual international T20tournament for college cricket teams –Red Bull Campus Cricket.

AGENCY

LAKHIMPUR KHERI

Union Minister of State for HomeAffairs Ajay Mishra Teni's sonAshish Mishra has been arrestedafter 12 hours of interrogation bythe Crime Branch of Uttar Pradeshpolice in connection with Lakhim-pur Kheri violence case.

As per information shared byDeputy Inspector General of Po-lice (DIG) and Monitoring Com-mittee Chairman Upendra Agraw-al, Ashish was arrested as he wasnot cooperating during the interro-gation.

"He was not cooperating dur-ing the interrogation and didn't an-swer few questions. He will beproduced before the court," he stat-ed.

Ashish, who was summonedby police in connection to theprobe of the violence, did not re-port on Friday. His father, UnionMinister of State Ajay Mishra Tenihad said that it was due to "healthreasons."

Addressing the media at Luc-know airport on Friday, Teni saidthat he had faith in the law.

"We have faith in the law. Myson is innocent, he got the notice

on Thursday but he said that he isnot feeling well," he stated.

Earlier, Ashish's lawyer alsosaid that Ashish is in LakhimpurKheri and ensured that he wouldappear before the police on time.

As many as eight people in-cluding four farmers died in theLakhimpur Kheri violence on Oc-

tober 3. Samyukta Kisan Morcha(SKM), an umbrella body of sev-eral farmer unions, alleged thatAshish Mishra arrived with threevehicles around the time that farm-ers were dispersing from theirprotest at the helipad and moweddown farmers. However, AshishMishra refuted SKM's allegations

and said he was not present at thespot where the incident took place.

The Uttar Pradesh Police onMonday had filed an FIR for mur-der against Ashish Mishra. The po-lice have arrested two accused inconnection with the case. The ar-rested persons have been identifiedas Luvkush and Ashish Pandey.

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindiainaugurates Greenfield Sindhudurg

Airport in Maharashtra; first flight takes off

MAHARASHTRA : Union Minister ofCivil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia onSaturday, along with Secretary, Ministryof Civil Aviation (MoCA), Rajiv Bansal,Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministryof Civil Aviation and Vineet Sood, CEO,Alliance Air virtually inaugurated thegreenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maha-rashtra and also flagged off the firstflight from Sindhudurg to Mumbai.

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ud-dhav Thackrey was also present in theprogramme.

According to the press release is-sued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation,the Union Civil Aviation Minister in hisaddress said that the inauguration of theSindhudurg airport and the start of theflight to Mumbai marks a new chapter inthe glorious history of the Konkan re-gion.

"This development will open newavenues of growth of local trade andtourism. I am sure, with huge potentialof the region, the number of daily flightswill increase to 20-25 within next 5years," the Minister said.

Calling the day momentous for thepeople of Maharashtra, he said that theinauguration pins the coastal Konkan re-gion of Maharashtra on the national airmap. These new flights will further addconvenience and comfort to travellerscreating a gateway for the people to eas-ily access the Konkan region noted forits pristine beaches, temples, and forts.

"These new flights will facilitate

people of Sindhudurg not only in theirtravel to Mumbai but also opens thehorizon of additional connectivity withother metro cities directly connectedwith Mumbai such as Delhi, Pune,Kolkata, Hyderabad. Moreover, theSindhudurg airport is a good option forpeople travelling to North-Goa," Scindiahe said.

The airport is spread over 275hectares area. The runway length is2500 meters. (8202 ft.) and is capable ofthe operation of narrow-body aircraftlike Airbus A-320 and Boeing B-737.The airport Terminal Building has thecapacity to handle 200 departings and200 arriving passengers during peakhours, informed the release.

Sindhudurg Airport is also known asChipi Airport.

The inauguration marked the com-mencement of the 61st airport under theUDAN scheme and successful opera-tionalization of the 381 routes underUDAN. Now people can fly at ease byopting for a flight of 85 mins from Sind-hudurg to Mumbai while earlier theywere forced to opt for a road or traintravel of more than 10 hours between these two cities, accord-ing to the release. The airline M/S Al-liance Air was awarded the Sindhudurg- Mumbai route under the UDAN 3.1.This is the 75th UDAN route opera-tionalized by the airline. Alliance Airwill deploy its 70-seater ATR 72-600aircraft on the route.

Eight of India’s best cricketcolleges all set to compete

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 9

Researchers at the Medical Col-lege of Wisconsin Cancer Centerand an international team of col-laborators recently unlocked drugtesting of hormone-sensitive hu-man breast cancer through amouse model.

The findings of the study werepublished in the journal ScienceAdvances, as a result of the teams'collaborative project on generatingmice with an improved hormoneprofile that supports growth andmetastatic spread of implanted hu-man breast tumours.

The majority of breast cancerdeaths are caused by estrogen re-ceptor(ER)-positive tumours. It hasbeen a long-standing challenge togrow untreated ER-positive breasttumours from patients in mice. Theshortage of such human breast tu-mour models has hampered effortsto identify better drugs or drugcombinations. More effective treat-ments are needed to prevent the fre-quent development of resistance tocurrent therapies and thereby re-duce mortality from breast cancer.ER-positive breast tumours are sen-sitive to the hormone prolactin,most known for promoting milkproduction in mothers. The investi-gators had previously discoveredthat mouse prolactin fails to acti-vate human prolactin receptors and

speculated that this hormonal short-coming was key to the poor growthof human ER-positive breast cancerin mice.

This new study reports that bymodifying the mouse prolactingene, the team generated a mousebreed that produces blood levels ofhuman prolactin similar to the lev-els detected in patients. This newmouse model, called NSG-Pro,supports greatly enhanced growthof implanted ER-positive humanbreast cancers. Molecular pathwayanalyses of the tumours revealedthat prolactin collaborates with es-trogen and Her2, two well-estab-lished growth factors for breastcancer. The team has now generat-ed a panel of transplantable estro-gen-dependent patient-derivedbreast tumour models in NSG-Promice. Several of the new tumourlines recapitulate disease progres-sion in patients by spreading todistant organs when implanted intothe mammary glands of NSG-Promice. The research appears in theSeptember 15 online issue of thejournal Science Advances. "We areparticularly excited about the op-portunity to study distant metas-tases and test the effectiveness ofdrugs on advanced stage ER-posi-tive breast cancer because untilnow such experimental modelshave not been available," saysHallgeir Rui.

Study unlocks drug testingof hormone-sensitivehuman breast cancer

Ashwini Vaishnaw greets Universal PostalUnion, Postal family on World Postal Day

Somali forces kill5 Al-Shababterrorist insouthern regionMOGADISHU : The So-mali National Army(SNA) said Saturday itsforces killed five Al-Shabab terrorists andwounded several othersduring a sting securityoperation in the southernregion.Shillawe Abdullahi Abdi-rahman, Danad's civil-military co-operation andmedia commander saidthe number of casualtieswill increase since theoperation which is beingconducted by the SpecialForces (Danab) was stillunderway in Lower Jub-ba.The military official saidthe security operation willbe intensified in the areato wipe out Al-Shababterrorists who often carryout roadside attacksagainst allied forces inthe region.Despite intensified secu-rity operations mountedby the allied government,the militants have too in-creased their onslaughtagainst government se-curity forces and otherpublic places to topplethe government.

RajyavardhanRathore hits out atRajasthan govt overyouth's murdered inHanumangarhNEW DELHI : BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) leaderRajyavardhan SinghRathore hit out at the Ra-jasthan government overthe alleged murder ofyouth that took place atRohi Prempura village inthe Hanumangarh districtof the state.Speaking to ANI, Rathoresaid, "This is very sad thatthe youth has been mur-dered in broad daylight.The law and order in thestate are in the hands ofgoons." Slamming the rul-ing government of Ra-jasthan, "Rajasthan gov-ernment is not working forpeople. Law and order inthe state are gettingworse." Earlier today, lo-cals staged a sit-indemonstration outsidePilibanga police station inRajasthan's Hanumangarhdemanding the arrest ofthe accused who allegedlythrashed a man to deathat Rohi Prempura villagein the state."A case has been regis-tered. Prima facie, itseems to be love affair an-gle," police told .

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Ash-wini Vaishnaw on Saturday greeted theUniversal Postal Union and Postalfamily on the occasion of World PostalDay.

World Post Day is celebrated eachyear on October 9 to mark the anniver-sary of the establishment of the Uni-versal Postal Union in 1874.

The Ministry of Communications

in a press release informed, "India hasbeen a member of the Universal PostalUnion since 1876. The purpose ofWorld Post Day is to create awarenessabout the role of the postal sector in thelives of people and businesses as wellas contribution to the socio-economicdevelopment of countries."

"The theme for this year's WorldPost Day is 'Innovate to recover'. On

the occasion of World Post Day, we re-member the invaluable contributions ofpostal workers in ensuring public serv-ice delivery during the trying times ofthe Covid pandemic," read the release.

"With more than 1.5 lakh IT-en-abled Post Offices, India Post played acrucial role in rendering postal and fi-nancial services during the pandemiclockdown in 2020 and in 2021.

UNICEF on the ground to respond to

latest Ebola case in DRC

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I, Gobinda S/o Mangat Ram R/o H.No.206-A, A-Block, Sandhu Colony, G.T.Road, Chheharta, Amritsar have changed my name to Harkirat Singh.

900020I, Rajbir Kaur A l i a s R a j w i n d e r K a u r W / o Gurnam Singh R/o VPO Jodhe Tehsil Baba Bakala District Amritsar have changed my name to Rajwinder Kaur.

900020I Manjoth kaur D/o Chanan singh village Simbal Majra P O N u r p u r b e d i d i s t t Rupnagar (Punjab) have c h a n g e d m y n a m e Manjoth kaur to Manjot kaur.

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98702 Gandhi Nagar, Ferozepur C h a n d r a p r a b h a t o Be Known As Ritu Dewan. I, Sukhwinder Singh S/o Rani To Seema Rani. I, Deepak S/o Mahinder I , Chhinder Singh S/o Punjab have changed my C h a n d r a p r a b h a D i l i p 72778. Bu ta S ingh R/o Vi l l : 6 3 3 7 2 Pal R/o H.No.352, Bank Mohan Singh R/o Village name and Shall hereafter Khuspare vide affidavit I Bikramjit S/O Jog Raj Sadarpur Po. Baja Chak I , S w a rnjeet Singh S/O C o l o n y , K h a n n a Chakku Ladana Tehsil b e k n o w n a s R E N U no.AN 413543 dated on R/O V.p.o Kittna Tehsil Teh-Dasuya (Hoshiarpur) J a n g i r S i n g h R / O (Ludhiana) have changed G u h l a D i s t t . K a i t h a l BAJAJ. 28 Jan2021 G a r h s h a n k a r c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o K o t h e B a r d e Wa l e , m y n a m e t o D e e p a k Have Changed My Name 900020 7 2 7 3 7 ( H o s h i a r p u r ) H a v e Sukhwinder Pal Singh. K o t l i A b l u T e h s i l Kumar.From Chhinder Singh To I , h i ther to Known as I , B h u t e k a r P r a b h a k a r Changed My Name To 63372 G i d d e r b a h a D i s t t . S r i 63372Shinder Singh. Concerned R AV I N D E R K U M A R S u r e s h p r e s e n t l y Bikramjit Rattu I Manveer Kaur Sallan W/O M u k t s a r S a h i b H a v e I, Swaranjeet Kaur W/O Please Note. Son of MADAN LAL r e s i d i n g a t I s r u l 72778. B a h a d a r S i n g h V P O C h a n g e d M y N a m e Harwinder Singh Sekhon

84451 r e s i d i n g a t H . No.15 , Buldhana Maharash t ra I J a g i r i L a l , H e r e b y Sandaur, Teh. Malerkotla S w a r n j e e t S i n g h To R/O Patti Hammu VPO . I Salwinder Kaur wife of Sultanwind G.T.Road, Tara p r a d e s h - 4 4 3 2 0 1 I n d i a Declare (With Consent Of (Sangrur) have changed my Raja Singh. D a k h a ( L u d h i a n a ) Iqbal Kumar resident of Wala Phull, Gart Avenue, declare that in my army M y S o n P a r d e e p name to Manveer Kaur. 63372 Have Changed My Name To V P O S i d h w a n D o n a , N e a r G u l l M a r a g record my son name is Kumar) ,That My Son, 63372 I Manjit Kaur Duley W/O Swarnjit Kaur Sekhon.D i s t r i c t K a p u r t h a l a , A v e n u e , A m r i t s a r , mentioned as Gourav but Mr. Pardeep Kumar, Is I, Ruby W/o Parmjeet Singh J a g d e e p S i n g h R / O 63372P u n j a b d e c l a r e t h a t I Pun jab have changed h i s c o r r e c t n a m e i s P r I n C a n a d a R / o R/o Vill: Chak Vendal Teh- Vi l l a g e B o u n d a l P o I Ramandeep Kaur W/O a m a l s o k n o w n w i t h m y n a m e a n d S h a l l G o u r a v P r a b h a k a r 2 6 5 8 0 - 3 0 a A v e , N a k o d a r ( J a l a n d h a r ) Ghungrali Sikhan Tehsil Kuljit Singh Sidhu H.N 222

I , K ulwant Kaur W/o a n o t h e r n a m e o f h ereaf ter be known as Bhutekar . Vide affidavit Aldergrove. Bc V4w 3c8 changed my name from Samrala Distt Ludhiana Pal Master Wali Gali Jamal Naib Singh R/o Village- J a s w i n d e r , s o RAVINDER VIG. No.AN 413532 dated on28 Canada Has Changed His Ruby to Harjinder Kaur. Have Changed My Name Wala Baghapurana (Moga) Sukhdarshanpur, Tehsil & S a l w i n d e r K a u r a n d 900020 Jan 2021 Name As Pardeep Kumar 63372 To Me Manjit Kaur. Have Changed My Name To Distt.Panchkula (Haryana) J a s w i n d e r a r e t w o I, hitherto Known as EKTA 72737 Verma. I, Sukhmander Singh S/o 63372 Ramandeep Kaur Sidhu.declare that Kulwant Kaur n a m e s o f o n e a n d t h e A R O R A D / o A S H O K I , Bhutekar Prabhakar 72778. Harbans Singh R/o Vpo. I Gurjant Singh Deol S/o 63372& Balbant Kaur both are s a m e p e r s o n . A l l K U M A R W / o A J AY Suresh presently residing at I Jagiri Lal Hereby Declare Panjgrin Khurd (Moga) Jagjiwan S i n g h R / o I Hitherto Known As Bayan my name. Concerned please note . V O H R A R / o V P O I s r u l B u l d h a n a (With Consent Of My c hang e d m y n a m e t o V P O S u n e t B h a i Kaur W/O Gurmit Ram, R/O

98702 98706 Chogawan, Tehsil Ajnala, Mah a r a s h t r a p r a d e s h - D a u g h t e r - i n - l a w M r s . Sukhmander Singh Purba. R a n d h i r S i n g h N a g a r VPO Moron, Teh. Phillaur, I , Harvinder Kaur Alias District Amritsar Punjab 443201 India declare that Rajni) That My Daughter- 63372 D i s t t . L u d h i a n a h a v e Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab (India) S h a h i n a K a n d a W / o have changed my name and in my army record my son in-law Mrs Rajni W/O I, Gurwinder Singh alias a c h a n g e n a m e t o Pin Code 144029 Have Harjinder Singh Kanda Shall hereafter be known as name is mentioned as Pardeep Kumar Is Pr In Inderjeet Singh S/o Shingara G u r j a n t S i n g h . Changed My Name And Shall R/o Gali Bohar Wali, VPO EKTA RANI. Sourabh but his correct Canada Residing At 26580- Singh alias Balwinder Singh 6 3 3 7 2 Hereafter Be Known As Bhajan M a j i t h a D i s t r i c t 900020 n a m e i s S o u r a b h 30a Ave, Aldergrove. Bc R / o B a l k h e n d i Te h - I , P o o n am @ Poonam Kaur.Amritsar have changed I, Kamaljit Kaur w/o Ranjit P rabhaka r Bhu teka r . V4w 3c8 Canada Has Name Dharamkot (Moga) have Bala @ Poonam Rani 63372my name to Harvind e r Singh r/o VPO Niwarsi, Vide aff idavi t No.AN Changed Her Name A Rajni known by both names W/o Jags i r S ingh R/o I Gurjot Singh S/O Parminder K a u r K a n d a . T e h s i l L a d w a 413533 dated on28 Jan Verma. Gurwinder Singh alias V p o . H a r i N a u Singh R/O Amargarh (Bathinda)

9 0 0 0 2 0 ( K u r u k s h e t r a ) h a v e 2021 72778. Inderjeet Singh. (Far idkot ) has known Have Changed His Name Gurjot I , M a s a S i n g h S / o c h a n g e d m y n a m e 72737 I Jagiri Lal Hereby Declare 63372 by above th ree names . Singh To Gurjot Singh Brar.B a c h a n S i n g h R / o K a m a l j i t K a u r t o I , h i ther to Kno w n a s (With Consent Of My Son I , Mohinde r La l S /O 6 3 3 7 2 6 3 3 7 2B a b a B a k a l a Kamaljeet Kaur. Satpal Singh s/o Kundan P a r d e e p K u m a r A n d Chirngi Lal R/O Shanti I K u l w a n t S i n g h D i s t r i c t A m r i t s a r 52724 Singh R/o. Vill. Megha PO Daughter-in-law Mrs. Rajni) N a g a r , Wa r d N o . 1 9 I , M a n m o h a n S i n g h M u h a r S / O M e j o r h a v e c h a n g e d m y I , R e n u W / o O m D h a r a m k o t R a n d h a w a That My Grand Son Mstr K o t k a p u r a , T e h s i l S/o Mohinder Singh R/o Singh R/O VPO Bajakhana n a m e t o M a s s a S i n g h . P a r k a s h R / o . 3 5 - A , Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak Ruhan Son Of Mr. Pardeep K o t k a p u r a , D i s t r i c t Ishwar Nagar Jagraon (Faridkot) Have Changed

900020 B . K D u t t G a t e O p p Gurdaspur in state of Kumar And Mrs Rajni Is Pr In Far idkot Have Change have changed my name His Name Kulwant Singh I Navdeep Singh S / o A r u n A r j u n R a s h m i Punjab.have changed the Canada, Residing At 26580- My Minor Daughter ’s t o M a n m o h a n S i n g h Muhar S/O Mejor Singh L a t e S . R a c h h p a l S an ik S choo l A mr i t s a r name of my minor Son 30a Ave, Aldergrove. Bc Name Bimla Devi To Dhanjal. To Kulwant Singh S/O S i n g h R e s i d e n t o f H h a v e C h a n g e d m y TALWINDERJIT SINGH V4w 3c8 Canada Has Name S imarn . 6 3 3 7 2 Major Singh.N O . 1 7 7 , n ame t o Ren u A r o r a . AGE 16 YEARS and he Changed His Name As 63372 I , N a v k a r a n S i n g h S / o 63372H u s s a i n p u r a , N e a r 72737 Shall hereafter be known as Ruhan Verma. I , B a h a d u r S i n g h M a n m o h a n S i n g h K a m a l Te n t H o u s e , I , Kishor Kumar S /o TALWINDER SINGH. 72778. Aulakh S/o Nar a n j a n D h a n j a l R / o I s h w a r Amritsar. That Mohna Bhagwan Dass R/o.498 72737 I, Hitherto known as Jatinder S i n g h R / o Wa r d N o. 2 , N a g a r J a g r a o n h a v e and Manmoh a n K a u r Gali Tehniya Wali Katra I, hitherto Known as Harjot Kumar S/o Khushi Masih G a r c h a C o l o n y c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o i s o n e a n d t h e s a m e Safa id Amri tsar Have Singh s/o Kulwant Singh Kuse r R /o H .No . 18 , K h a m a n o n (Fatehgarh N a v k a r a n S i n g h p e r s o n . A l l c o n c e r n e d Changed my name to R/o. Vill. Shampura PO Singh Dhaliwal Enclave, P.O. Sahib) have changed my D h a n j a l .p l e a s e n o t e . Kishore Kumar. Please Pura Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak Ladhewali, Distt. Jalandhar- name to Bahadur Singh. 6 3 3 7 2

9 0 0 0 2 0 note it Gurdaspur in state of 144007, Punjab, India, have 63372 I , M a n m o h a n S i n g h I , h i t h e r t o K n o wn as 7 2 7 3 7 Punjab.have changed the changed my name and shall I, Pinki W/o Amit Kumar D h a n j a l S / o M o h i n d e r C H A N C H A L S I N G H I , J a t i n d e r K a u r n a m e o f m y m i n o r hereafter be known as A m a n R / o B h i s i a n a S i n g h R / o I s h w a r S o n o f K A R N A I L A l i a s S u k h j i n d e r daughte r ’s MEHREEN Jatinder Kuser. (Bathinda) Pb, changed N a g a r J a g r a o n m y SING H R/o V P O K h a r a K a u r V i r k D / o KAUR RANDHAWA AGE 72778. my name to Pinki Jha. m i n o r s o n I s m e e t Tehsil and District Tarn G u r d i p S i n g h W / o 16 YEARS and She Shal l I, Krishan Lal S/o Prem 63372 S i n g h h a v e c h a n g e d Taran Punjab have T a r l o c h a n S i n g h hereaf ter be known as C h a n d Vi l l H a r i g a r h I, Manoj Kumar Tripathi n a m e t o I s m e e t S i n g h changed my name and R / o . V P O M u d h a l MEHREEN KAUR. B h o r a k h , P e h o w a , R/o A.F. Station Bhisiana D h a n jal .Shall hereafter be known B l o c k V e r k a 72737 Kurukshetra Changed Name (Bathinda) changed my 63372as CHANCHAL SINGH A m r i t s a r P u n j a b , I, hitherto Known as ANJU Kishan Lal. name from Manoj Kumar to I , M a n j i t K a u r W / o SANDHU. h a v e C h a n g e d m y W/o KISHOR KUMAR 84661 Manoj Kumar Tripathi. M a n m o h a n S i n g h

900020 n a m e t o J a t i n d e r R / o , Wa r d N o . 1 4 8 / 8 , I , Monika Bindal D/o 63372 D h a n j a l R / o I s h w a r I , h i ther to Known as K a u r V i r k . Gob ind Naga r Ba ta l a Jeewan Kumar R/o Maur I, Mandeep Kaur W/O N a g a r J a g r a o n h a v e R A C H H PA L S I N G H 72737 Road VPO Gurdaspur Mandi (Bathinda) changed my Gurjant Singh Gill R/O changed my name to DHILLON Son of BUR I , J y o t i B a l a D / o D i s t t G u r d a s p u r name to Monika Goyal. M e h a r S i n g h W a l a Manji t Kaur D h a n j a l .SINGH residing at Village N a r i n d e r S i n g h W / o Punjab. have changed my 63372 ( F e r o z e p u r ) C h a n g e d 63372Mustfapur, PO Wadala Angrej Singh R/o.VPO name and Shall hereafter I, Rampy Sidhu Brar W/o Name Mandeep Kaur Gill. I , Jaskaran S/o Rajinder Banger, Tehsil & District M e h a r S i n g h W a l a be known as ANJU BALA Bit tu S ingh Gi l l R/o 63372 Singh R/o Vill: Sakta Gurdaspur - 143505 Punjab T e h s i l Z i r a D i s t t 72737 V p o . S a i l b r a h I, Kuljeet Kaur W/O Tarsem K h e r a d i s t t . S i r s a have changed my name and F e r o z e p u r ( P b ) H a v e I, Hitherto Known As (Bathinda) changed my Singh Brar R/O Dagru Patti (Haryana) changed my Shall hereafter be known as Changed my name to Rawel Singh S/O Joginder name to Rampy Gil l . Kamaal (Moga) Changed name to Jaskaran Singh.RACHHPAL SINGH. Amanpreet Kaur. S i n g h R / O V i l l a g e 6 3 3 7 2 Name Kuljeet Kaur Brar. 6 3 3 7 2

900 020 72737 Akbarpur, Po Begowal , I , Vi j a y K u m a r S / o 63372 I C h a n p r e e t S i n g h I G u r ind e r S in gh S /o I , N e e l a m R a n i W / o D i s t t . K a p u r t h a l a - D iw an Chand Bans a l , I, Vikramji t S/o Gurdial S / O B h a r p o o r S i n g h S u k h w a n t S i n g h R /o Janak Singh R/o Vil l . 144621, Punjab, India R / o D a u l a G a t e , Singh R/o Vil l : Kaleran R / O K o t h e L a l S i n g h , Vill . Bur Chand, Tehsil U d h ipur PO. Dodwan H a v e C h a n g e d M y G id de r baha , D i s t t S r i Teh-Banga (SBS Nagar) A b l u , D i s t t . B a t h i n d a Patti Distt . Tarn Taran T e h s i l a n d D i s t t N a m e A n d S h a l l M u k t s a r S a h i b Pb, India , changed my H a v e C h a n g e d M y Have Changed My Name Gurdaspur Have Changed Hereaf ter Be Known As (P u n j ab ), have changed my n a m e t o V i k r a m j i t N a m e To C h a n p r e e t To Gurwinder Singh. my name to Neelam Kewal Singh. name to Vijay Kumar Bansal. Banga. S i n g h B r a r .

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MUMBAI: Diesel prices on Sunday crossed Rs 100-a-litre-mark in Gandhinagar and Leh as fuel prices were hiked again in sync with firming international oil prices. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The sixth straight day of price hike pushed fuel rates to a new record high. The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 104.14 a litre and Rs 110.12 per litre in Mumbai, the notification showed. In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 100.66 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 92.82. After Mumbai and Hyderabad, diesel rates cross the Rs 100 per litre mark in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat state, and UT of Leh. Diesel now costs Rs 100.21 a litre in Gandhinagar and Rs 100.06 in Leh. Bhopal, Raipur and Jaipur are other state capitals where diesel is above that mark. The relentless fuel price hike has also pushed petrol above the Rs 100 mark in all but one state capital, with Dehradun, Chandigarh and Gwahati joining that list. Ranchi is the only state capital with petrol less than that mark. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.

Diesel crosses Rs 100 mark in Gandhinagar, other places as fuel prices up again

NEW DELHI: An energy crisis is generation will stop as stocks are Haryana from its imported coal-looming in some states, including being continuously replenished. based power plant at Mundra in Delhi and Punjab, due to a Another factor that has Gujarat, has stopped generation.combination of factors such as contributed to the present crisis is Adani Power’s Mundra unit too excess rainfall hitting coal power plants that used imported coal is facing similar problem.movement and imported coal-based to generate electricity, have either Power plants across the country power plants generating less than curtailed generation or completely regulated generation after stock ran half of their capacity due to record stopped as a spurt in international low. Against the requirement of high rates. energy prices has made it difficult maintaining 15 days to 30 days of

In a year when the country While power producers and for them to meet the commitments to stocks, over half of the country’s produced record coal, rains hit distributors have warned of states at a particular rate. 135 coal-fired power plants, movement of the fuel from mines to blackouts as generation units are Tata Power, which has signed which in total supply around 70 power generation units, impacting running with coal stocks of as low as contracts to supply 1,850 MW of per cent of the nation’s electricity, power generation in many states, two days, the Coal Ministry said the electricity to Gujarat, 475 MW to have fuel stocks of less than two including Gujarat , Punjab, country has adequate coal stocks Punjab, 380 MW to Rajasthan, 760 days, as per the data from the grid Rajasthan, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. and low inventory does not mean MW to Maharashtra and 380 MW to operator.

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Goyal said with 48 per cent of the targeted volumes have been achieved, exports are on the right track to achieve this year's target of USD 400 billion.

"Our exporters have made all of us Indians proud today...We can aim to scale USD 450-500 billion exports next year," he said while chairing mid-term review of exports with different export promotion councils.NEW DELHI: The country's

He also said that India is exports are growing at a healthy negotiating free trade agreements rate and now exporters can aim (FTAs) with various countries for $ 450-500 billion of outbound and blocs including the UK, the shipments during the next fiscal UAE, Oman, Australia, Canada, year, Commerce and Industry the EU, Russia and the Southern Minister Piyush Goyal said on African Customs Union (SACU) Saturday.comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Exports have touched USD Namibia, South Africa, and 197 billion during April-Swaziland.September this fiscal, he said.

Aim for USD 450-500 bnexports next year: Goyal

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NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has named Soumen Ray as its new chief financial officer (CFO) for India & South Asia from December 21, replacing Badal Bagri Bagri, who is moving on to pursue opportunities outside of India’s second largest mobile phone company.

Ray will join in his new capacity from December 21, 2021 and will report to Gopal Vittal, managing director (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel, the telecom company said in a statement Friday.

“He (Ray) brings in the right mix of domain expertise, commercial acumen, strategy and business partnering,” Vittal said in the statement.

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LOST & FOUNDI Jaiender Singh Negi s/o Shri Prem Singh Negi R/O # 214- N e w I n d r a C o l o n y , Manimajra , Chandigarh hereby disown my son Sumit Negi from my all moveable/ immovable properties . He is out of my Control . If anybody deal with him will do so at own risk . I shall not be responsible for his any deeds .

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Samsung BringsDishwasher Range WithIntensive Wash™ &Triple Rinse FeatureCHANDIGARH : Samsung, India’smost trusted consumer electronicsbrand, has announced the launch of itsIntensiveWash™ Dishwasher range inIndia that is designed specifically for In-dian cooking. The new range address-es the growing concern of millions whoare managing household chores along-side working from home. It also meetsthe hygiene needs of consumers aswell as their aspiration of creating amodern kitchen space in their homes.Samsung’s new range of Dishwasherscomes in Stainless Steel Silver andWhite colors and will be available infour models on Samsung’s official on-line store Samsung Shophttps://www.samsung.com/in/dishwash-ers/all-dishwashers/from October 07,2021 at a starting price of INR 39,500,along with attractive EMIs and cash-back offers.Samsung’s Dishwashers ef-fectively clean Indian cookware such asCooker and Kadhai and come with 13Place Settings that can accommodate alarge variety of dishes of different sizesin one wash cycle. The Intensive-Wash™ with Triple Rinse feature hasthree rinse cycles that effectively re-move every stain from heavily soileddishes and ensures elimination of99.99% (certified by Intertek) of linger-ing food bacteria and gives yousparkling, hygienically cleandishes.When the rinse and dry processis complete, AutoRelease™ Drying fea-ture allows the dishwasher door to au-tomatically open by 10cm to allowsteam to escape for faster and betterdrying results than conventional meth-ods, especially for plastic and smallitems.

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CHANDIGARH : Soch brings to you anall-new scintillating festive collection tomake this season glamorous as ever.The collection houses ensembles inbeautiful and rich fabrics like silk, silkblend, muslins, chanderi and georgettewhich is perfect for this season. Thenew collection includes Salwar suits,Dress gowns, Kurti suits, layered Kur-tas, Sarees, heavy Dupattas, and more.Diverse and versatile, the collection hasa wide range of colors from lightershades to darker hues, such as beauti-ful pinks, refreshing yellows, deepwines, blues, graceful mustards, everelegant blacks with the addition ofneons. It is enriched with intricate handand machine embroideries, handcraftedcrystal, and beadwork to uplift your lookthis festive season.The festive collection heralds the hopeof auspicious days where we would cel-ebrate festivities with our loved ones.Soch has something for every occa-sion, big or small. Commenting on thelaunch of the festive collection VinayChatlani, CEO said, “With our new col-lection, we have tried to incorporate themost flattering silhouettes, with a widearray of colors along with stylish prints.The collection has been created keep-ing the festivities in mind. Apparels arebreathable and comfortable, made outof rich fabrics and handcrafted embell-ishments. The fluidity of the silhouettesmakes them comfortable and easy towear with beautiful fabrics and delicatework.”

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Avinesh Rekhi lost 13 kgs CHANDIGARH : When you want something with all your heart, the universe conspiresin bringing it to you! Zee TV’s upcoming show, Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na, captures the sto-ry of Krisha Chaturvedi, a girl who has always dreamt of being swept off her feet by aknight in shining armour, and what happens after the day the universe manifests thisdream for her… Krisha, played by Anjali Tatrari, is a simple young girl of limited means, who moves into amagnificent palace against the picturesque landscape of the princely state of Ambikapur.She hopes to begin her very own fairy tale with the love of her life Prince Devraj, the cur-rent heir of the royal family. Embodying the swagger and charisma of the blue-bloodedroyalty will be television heartthrob AvineshRekhi as Prince Devraj. Devraj’s poise anddemeanor reflect how classy and mature he is as a person.

CHANDIGARH : Every year, we cele-brate Indian Air Force Day on 8th Octoberto honour and recognize the selfless effortsof Indian Air Force (IAF). The Indian AirForce not only secure Indian airspace butalso provides support during naturalcalamities in the country. On this occasion,&TV artistsAkansha Sharma (SakinaMirza of Aur Bhai Kya Chal Raha Hai?),Vishal Nayak (Manish Agarwal of GharEkMandir-Kripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki) andNarenda Gupta (Newton Chattopadhyay ofMauka-E-Vardaat – Operation Vijay) paytribute to the dedication and bravery of In-dian Air Force. Akansha Sharma (SakinaMirza) of &TV’s Aur Bhai Kya Chal RahaHai? says, “I am proud of the services IAFhas provided to our country. I congratulateand salute them for their willpower andcommitment towards protecting our moth-erland.”Vishal Nayak (Manish Agarwal) of

&TV’s GharEk Mandir-Kripa AgrasenMaharaja Ki adds, “The Indian Air Forcewas officially raised as the supportingforce of the Royal Air Force of the UK on8thOctober, 1932, and since then the dayis celebrated every year as the IAF day.Watching the splendid air display by vari-ous aircrafts has been an annual family rit-ual and it reminds me of the motto of IAFwhich is to “Touch the Sky with Glory”.Narenda Gupta (Newton Chattopadhyay)of &TV’s Mauka-E-Vardaat- OperationVijay shares, “IAF has highly-trainedcrews and pilots who have displayed brav-ery and intelligence time and again duringseveral wars, evacuation services and nat-ural calamities in the country. The IndianAir Force is the pride of our country andtoday I want to salute the men and womenin the IAF for all their services. Jai Hind,Jai Bharat!”

Transition Care centres are themissing link in the IndianHealthcare Continuum : ExpertNEW DELHI: One of the earliest victims of the pandemic was anelderly woman who lived with her disabled husband in Bangalore.Their distraught son got stuck abroad due to travel restrictions,and it was difficult to arrange for anyone to care for a depressed,semi paralysed senior in their own home. Luckily, a friend knewof a Transition care facility in the city that kept his father safe andunder medical supervision and took care of his mental health untilhe could return. When air travel resumed, the son returned andperformed the final rituals of his mother and reunited with his fa-ther. This heart-warming story was just one of the many real-lifeincidents that occurred within the Indian diaspora whose parentslive alone and whose clinical and wellness needs are only in-creasing. A recent NSO publication has predicted that the elderlypopulation of India will hit 190 million in the next ten years – avery large demographic with unique healthcare needs such asmemory care issues, risk of falls and disability etc. Speaking at awebinar organised by HEAL Health in association with HCAH Su-Vitas on how much is India ready when COVID 3.0 is impending,Vivek Srivastava, Co-Founder & CEO, HCAH, said,“It is a matterof great satisfaction that at the height of Covid-19, we savedmany lives in Delhi.We have treated over 10 lakh Covid-19 pa-tients during the first and second wave.

Celebrate this Navratri andDussehra with SpecialOffers on vivoX70 Series, Y73and V21 Line-upCHANDIGARH : Adding to thejoy of the festive season, vivo, theinnovative global smartphonebrand has announced attractiveoffers on popular smartphones—vivo X70 series,V21 series andY73. vivo’s flagship line-up X se-ries have become synonymouswith premium imaging technolo-gy. The recently launched vivoX70 series promises to offer pro-fessional-grade camera experi-ence with inbuilt Ultra-SensingGimbal and unmatched perform-ance with vivo’s ProfessionalImaging Chip V1. Similarly, the V and Y series smartphones havealways been about disruptive design, excellent engineering, andinnovation, making these smartphones the ultimate choice forconsumers. Now, with the onset of the festive season, buyingthese smartphones has become more rewarding, with the an-nouncement of attractive pricing and offers. For the ones who arelooking to grab on a great smartphone deal this festive season, it’stheir last chance to avail special offers on these magnificentsmartphones with industry leading camera capabilities and othertrendy features.These attractive festive offers are valid till October15, 2021, across all mainline retail partners, vivo India E-store andmajor e-commerce websites.

CMAI ON THE PROPOSED CHANGESTO GST RATE STRUCTURE INTEXTILE INDUSTRYCHANDIGARH : The Clothing Manufacturers Association of In-dia (CMAI), one of the largest and oldest Association represent-ing the interests of the Domestic Garment Industry, expressedits deep sense of disappointment and anguish at the recent an-nouncements from the GST Council indicating that with a viewto address the issue of Inverted Duty Structure in the Textile In-dustry, it has been decided to change the GST rates applicableon Fabrics and Garments with effect from 1st January. Althoughno formal communication has been received, reports indicatethat the current applicable rate of 5% on all Fabrics and Gar-ments up to the price of Rs.1,000, will be increased to 12%. It isindeed disturbing, that in order to correct an issuefaced by asmall section of the entire Industry, the Council is considering in-creasing the prices of nearly 85% of the final products to theConsumers. Mr. Rajesh Masand, President - CMAI urges theGovernment and the GST Council to consider these crucialpoints:- The Domestic Garment Industry is still struggling to re-vive post the Covid pandemic – with most of the industry still at60 – 65% of pre-covid levels (Retail, which is the lifeline of Ap-parel Manufacturing, was one of the first sectors to shut downand one of the last to re-open). Most indicators point to end2022 as the earliest that the Industry can hope to achieve itspre-covid levels. CMAI STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT THIS, OREVEN JANUARY 2022, IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO IN-CREASE TAXES. The massive price increase of Raw Materialssuch as Yarn, fabric, fuel, packaging materials, transportation,etc. is already seeing a 15-20% price increase in the final priceof the product. The Consumer is already reeling with job losses,wage cuts, and social and personal traumas. TO ADD ANOTH-ER 7% TAXES TO THE PRICE OF AN ESSENTIAL ITEM OFCONSUMPTION SUCH AS GARMENTS IS UNCALLED FOR.

Amazon Great Indian Festival to bringcheer to small and medium businessesPANIPAT : Amazon India todayshared a host of opportunitiesfor small and medium business-es (SMBs) during the annualfestive event ‘Great Indian Fes-tival’ (GIF). Continuing its commitment to support SMBs, AmazonGIF 2021 is dedicated to lakhs of small sellers including over75,000 local shops from 450 cities, offering their unique selectionof products to customers across the country. GIF 2021 will alsoshowcase products from lakhs of Amazon sellers part of otherprograms such as Amazon Launchpad, Amazon Saheli, andAmazon Karigar, as well as top Indian and global brandsacross categories from various parts of the country includ-ingChandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Panipat,Ambala, Rohtak, amongst many others. Prime members to get24 hours early access from October 2.As per a recent studycommissioned by Amazon India and conducted by Nielsen,sellers on Amazon.in are optimistic about this festive seasonand 98% of the surveyed sellers said that technology adoptionand ecommerce have positively impacted their business. Morethan 78% of the surveyed Amazon sellers expect to reach outto new customers, 71% mentioned an increase in their salesand 71% mentioned a recovery in their business as their topexpectations from the festive season.

The Story of TruecallerChandigarh : Today is a special day for us at Truecaller. Theysay small beginnings are the launch pad to a great future, andwe know success does not come overnight for anyone. Today,we are proud to bring to you a very special video: ‘The Story ofTruecaller’. To be clear, this is not just any video. It goes rightback to the very beginning, when Truecaller was nothing morethan an idea in the minds oftwo young and passionateengineers. Alan and Nami’sstory takes us to all cornersof the world. Meeting in uni-versity in Sweden, theybonded over Nami’s flashnew smartphone. They post-ed Truecaller on an onlineforum in 2009. 12 years later, Truecaller now provides a vitalservice to nearly 280 million users across the world. Thefounders now tell their inspirational story in film. Watch thevideo on our official YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/vpHpv2AWoV4 . Going public presented theperfect opportunity to relive Truecaller's journey. Its impact in somany different places of the world was an inspiration for theproject, and filming was undertaken in four countries. We part-nered with Parapix to interview people associated with thebrand - from investors to employees and even listened to manystories from users. But the stars of the show are the co-founders. They took us on a personal journey, telling the filmcrew about growing up in Sweden, meeting in University andeventually, creating Truecaller from a small room to what it is to-day.On this day of our IPO, we appreciate the confidence youhave shown in our execution over the last few years and arelooking forward to continuing working hard .

CHANDIGARH : Paying attentionto mental health is just as importantas your physical health. Mentalhealth must be prioritised and there-fore it is important to spread aware-ness about mental illness and eradi-cate the stigma attached with it. Onthis World Mental Health Day,&TV actors Farhana Fatema (Shan-ti Mishra) of Aur Bhai Kya ChalRaha Hai?, Sonali Nikam (KeertiKaul) of Mauka-E-Vardaat – Oper-ation Vijay, Kenisha Bhardwaj(Nisha Agarwal) of GharEkMandir-Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki,Himani Shivpuri (Katori Amma) ofHappu Ki Ultan Paltan, and Shub-hangiAtre (AngooriBhabi) ofBhabijiGhar Par Hai raise aware-

ness about mental health issues andshare healthy lifestyle tips.

Farhana Fatema seen as ShantiMishra in &TV’s Aur Bhai KyaChal Raha Hai shares, “In our fast-paced lives, we often forget that it isimperative to maintain mental well-being along with staying fit. Since Ilove dancing, I ensure that I indulge

in routine dance sessions to re-lieve myself of stress and alsostay happy and energised.”Sonali Nikam seen as KeertiKaul in &TV’s Mauka-E-Var-daat – Operation Vijay shares,“I like to strike a healthy work-life balance to ensure that I donot exert myself beyond a lim-it. I try to take out a couple of

hours each day for meditation ses-sion. It not only has a calming effecton me, but also rejuvenates me.”Sharing similar thoughts, KenishaBhardwaj seen as Nisha Agarwal in&TV’s GharEk Mandir-KripaAgrasen Maharaj Ki shares, “Medi-tation is food for my soul like actingis to my body. However busy my

day would be, I never fail to start itwithout 15 minutes of yoga andmeditation. While I love my job, Ialso ensure that it does not come inthe way of my mental wellbeing.Meditation for me, is a way to getcloser to the almighty and establish-ing a deeper connection with him,so it is a very crucial part of my reg-ular life.”Himani Shivpuri seen asKatori Amma in &TV’s Happu KiUltan Paltan says, “I practise con-trolled breathing and meditation, asit helps me stay focused, brings pos-itive energy, and relieves stress.Mental wellbeing is often consid-ered as a leisure activity, and it takesa backseat, but this is the mentalitywe need to change.”

Actors share healthy lifestyle tips on World Mental Health Day

ROHTAK: Fashion brand Madame an-nounces their revamped retail outlet in thecity of Rohtak, Haryana. Strengtheningbrand's NW market penetration, the storewill offer a curated selection of apparel,shoes accessories, and handbags forwomen. The Rohtak store is a part ofbrand's retail strategy, also targeting fash-ion-conscious Tier II cities across the coun-try and will feature unique collection that isideal for the Autumn Winter Season.Alongside Madame, the store also featuresCamla Barcelona that is part of the samegroup, Jain Amar and caters to both men'swear and women's wear. The brand meetsthe premium and exclusive needs of trend-setters who love high-end fashion. The en-tire first floor of Rohtak store has been ded-icated for Camla Barcelona while theground floor will host the brand Madame.

Both MADAME and CAMLAendeavour to inspire youth to express theirindividuality and spirit through accessiblefashion. These brands have become a lead-ing preference for youth across the countryand have carved its own niche in the

women's and men's apparel and accessoriesmarket.

Mr. Akhil Jain, Executive Director, JainAmar Group, said, "The brand has alwaysworked towards providing absolutely freshand convenient options to its customers andthat is what makes our brand perfect for thefashion enthusiasts. Our store at this loca-tion will offer a wide range of clothing col-lections to youth and we are quite confidentof the success of this store. This is becausewe have planned our stores keeping in mindthe changing trends and their evolving fash-ion needs. In a nutshell, our aim is to createa delightful experience for the customers asthey come and shop at the MADAME andCAMLA stores."

The brand's latest and much sought-af-ter Autumn-Winter collection of 2021 isalso available at the Rohtak store. This year,the collection is all about beautiful patternsand exciting colours to suit the needs offashion-conscious Indian customer. Prod-ucts like sweaters, cardigans, jackets, coats,etc., for everyone's winter needs are avail-able at the store.

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CHANDIGARH: SUD Life, a joint ven-ture of BOI (Bank of India) UBI (UnionBank of India) and Dai-ichi Life,launched a new product e-WealthRoyale, at a function, the 7th October,at the hands of Abhay Tewari, MD &CEO Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance(SUD Life)e-Wealth Royale, is an unit linked non-participating, individual life insuranceplan providing life cover with flexibilityto choose your wealth creation on yourown terms.The product provides you, the flexibleoption of choosing a platinum or plat-inum plus, with an inbuilt waiver of pre-mium in case of death, total and per-manent disability. You also have theoption of increasing the premium pay-ing term (PPT) and policy term at a lat-er date.Among other features of the product isthe flexible investment strategy onecan opt for namely: the self-managedinvestment strategy and age based in-vestment strategy. In the former onecan opt to choose their funds based onindividual risk appetite and in the latterbased on age which can be periodical-ly rebalanced. The insured has a widerange of fund choices in blue chip equi-ty, mid cap equity, dynamic growthplus, balanced plus income, gilt moneymarket fund. Also available are 12 freeswitches per annum with no capitalgains tax for switching which is thespecialty of this product.

Artists salute the men and women

of IAF on Indian Air Force Day

Vivo collaborates with Jio CHANDIGARH : vivo, the innovative global smartphone brand,has come together with Jio, both digital services organizationscommitted to India’s digital transformation, with a promise to de-liver an unmatched customer experience to Indian customersthrough powerful vivo devices and Jio’s superior network & digitalapp ecosystem.vivo is working with Jio to bring the best of products and digital lifesolutions to Indian customers through this collaboration. The twobrands have bolstered their JioExclusive collaboration by enhanc-ing customer convenience in the offering. Under the program,vivoY21 customer with Jio connectivity benefitfrom instantcash-backof Rs 1000, and several additional benefitsoffered by Re-liance Retail Ltd. Starting October 7th, vivo Y21 customerscanavail JioExclusive benefits through MyJio app within 15 days ofpurchase. Customers will receive the amount directly into theirbank account by visiting JioExclusive section on MyJio and shar-ing UPI handle. All existing and new Jio users are eligible to availthe offer. Announcing the offer, Nipun Marya, Director, BrandStrategy, vivo India, said, "The Customer is at the centre of whatwe do at vivo. In our bid to delight our consumers with a power-packed device bundled with attractive offers, we partnered withJio for an exclusive customer proposition.

SCOTTISH LEADER-AWARDWINNING BLENDEDSCOTCH WHISKY NOWAVAILABLE IN INDIACHANDIGARH : Distell Group and As-pri Spirits Pvt Ltd have been working to-gether since 2008 and have successful-ly introduced various brands like Amaru-la Fruit Cream Liqueur, Nederburg andTwo Oceans range of wines in India.Distell International and Aspri Spirits PvtLtd join hands to introduce ScottishLeader in India. Following the brand’ssuccess, the companies have decidedto strengthen their partnership and fur-ther tap into India’s fast growing scotchwhisky segment.India remains an oasisfor expansion amongst slowing globaloutlook where it is projected to be thefastest growing major economy. Incomelevels are expected to triple by 2025with an urban market accounting for2/3rd of consumption growth over thecoming decades. Adding to this, thescotch segment has shown robustgrowth, making a great potential for the“Scottish Leader” brand in Indian mar-ket. Guirec Danno, Managing Director,Distell Asia Pacific Distell Group said,“India is a large and fast-growingScotch whisky market.

Samsung announcesExciting Festive Offers onGalaxy Tablets in IndiaCHANDIGARH : Samsung, India’smost trusted smartphone brand, today

announced specialfestive offers onGalaxy Tabletsacross online plat-forms

–Samsung.com, Amazon.in,Flipkart.com and select Samsung retailstores. These offers will roll out at mid-night today.As part of festive offers, customers canavail amazingbenefits on Galaxy TabS7+, Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy Tab S6Lite, Galaxy Tab A7 and, Galaxy Tab A7Lite.Bank Offers of up to INR 10,000are applicable on credit card full swipeand EMI and debit card EMI transac-tions for HDFC cardholders on Amazonand ICICI cardholders on

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The grand finale of SuperDancer – Chapter 4,NachpanKaMahaMahotsav is here!CHANDIGARH : Having wowed the

viewers over the last six months, SonyEntertainment Television’s most lovedkids dance reality show, Super Dancer– Chapter 4 will finally get it’s next,Dance KaKal. The show which startedwith NachpanKaTyohaar is all set to agala culmination with NachpanKaMa-haMahotsav! Battling it out to win the ti-tle of Super Dancer – Chapter 4, the top5 finalists or the Super 5 - FlorinaGogoi(Jorhat, Assam) and Super GuruTusharShetty, Esha Mishra (New Delhi)and Super Guru SonaliKar, San-chitChanana (Punjab) and Super GuruVartikaJha, Pruthviraj (Belgaum, Kar-nataka) and Super Guru SubhranilPaul, Neerja (Hoshangabad, MP) andSuper Guru BhavnaKhanduja are allgeared up to put their best foot forward!Tune in to the ‘NachpankaMahaMahot-sav’ of Super Dancer – Chapter 4 on9th October at 8:00 pm, only on Sony

Entertainment Television.The stage isset for the epic Grand Finale which willsee more than 60 diverse dance per-formances by not just the Contestantsand their Super Gurus, but also by thegorgeous ShilpaShettyKundra. Whatmakes it even more interesting is thekind of effort that has gone into makingthe Super Dancer - Chapter 4 Grand Fi-nale a mega event of the year.ShilpaShettyKundra will be seen per-forming a special act which is themedas ‘Water Goddess.’ With scintillatingmoves and foot tapping songs, viewerswill see Shilpa rock the stage with herdance moves!

Shilpa Shetty Kundra opensup about being a judge onSuper Dancer Chapter 4, “itis rejuvenating!”

CHANDIGARH : Super Dancer Chapter4 will be closing the season with agrand finale, ‘NachpankaMahaMahot-sav’ being hosted on the 9th of October.The top 5 finalists who will be fightingfor the glory of being declared the win-ner will be FlorinaGogoi, San-chitChanana, PruthvirajKongari, EshaMishra, and NeerjaTiwari. ShilpaShet-tyKundra has been a judge on the showfor all of its four seasons and this sea-son, her table was shared by GeetaKa-pur and AnuragBasu. ShilpaShettyKun-dra has been a constant support andguide to the contestants past and re-cent, with her presence in the showcommended by many.

Talking about how the show has impact-ed her life, ShilpaShettyKundra said,“Every year, these kids blow our mindsaway with their unparalleled talent anddedication. Watching this younger gen-eration of talent capture the stage in-spires me to reinvent, unlearn, and re-learn. They make me believe in theprocess and divinity even more. Some-where, it is rejuvenating! It also reas-sures me that the craft and the future ofIndia are in the best hands.”

Delhi’s Sanjana Bhat whoauditioned with holdingher 6-month-old in herarms left the judges of SaRe Ga Ma Pa speechless

CHANDIGARH : With a rich legacy ofover 25 years, Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga MaPa has been successful in discoveringsome truly invaluable gems of the mu-sic fraternity including ShreyaGhoshal, Kunal Ganjawala, KamalKhan, Amanat Ali, Raja Hassan, San-jeevani and Bela Shende amongstmany others. In the wake of the enor-mous success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'lChamps last year, Zee TV is back withits most iconic, longest-runningsinging reality show that has managedto stay relevant to music lovers acrossthe country - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Thenew season promises to provide a seaof opportunities to the most aspiringsingers across the nation. Giving thema chance to exhibit their talent andcreate a name of their own in theworld of music will be the popularsingers of the industry, Shankar Ma-hadevan, Himesh Reshammiya andVishal Dadlani who will be once againreturning to the judge’s seat whileAditya Narayan turns host for theshow.

Madame opened their revampedretail outlet in Rohtak

4JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING DOESN'T DOWHAT YOU PLANNED IT TO DO DOESN'T

MEAN IT'S USELESS.

THOMAS A. EDISON

IT IS NOT LENGTH OF LIFE, BUT DEPTH OF LIFE.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Tone deaf Melodious instruments do not a harmony

make. The Union minister for road trans-port, Nitin Gadkari, has claimed that he

is planning to introduce a law under which onlythe sound of Indian musical instruments would beused as horns in vehicles. He also intends to havepolice cars, ambulances and ministerial convoysplay a unique melody — something akin to thesignature Akashvani tune — instead of the blar-ing sirens. Mr Gadkari’s concerns are not mis-placed. According to the World Health Organiza-tion, rising decibel levels are among the top risksto public health. Data suggest that one in everyfive individuals suffers from disturbed sleep be-cause of traffic noise. Worse, studies have shownthat the human body does not have the ability toadapt to the racket: even while one is asleep,seemingly oblivious to noise, the distant rumbleof, say, trucks continues to trigger the adrenalglands to pump stress hormones into the body,raising blood pressure and heart rate. This height-ens the risk of, among other ailments, coronaryheart disease, dementia and depression. Whatmust also be mentioned is that noise pollution isoften a silent killer; its dangers are eclipsed bythe risks of other kinds of pollution, such as thatof air or water, that are discussed widely in thepublic domain. This makes noise pollution — itleaves no trace — a particularly lethal adversaryto contain.

But would Mr Gadkari’s ‘solution’ be music tothe ears of the aam aadmi? In a cacophonous na-tion like India, with patchy civil awareness, mini-mal interest in traditional music as well as poorimplementation of laws, it does not take much forsound — no matter how melodious — to turninto noise. Surely, being caught in a traffic snarlwith the incessant beat of a tabla set to Bhairav— a morning raga — on one side and a sarodplaying Khamaj — an evening raga — on theother cannot be considered too pleasant an expe-rience? Moreover, police cars and ambulanceshave harsh sirens for a reason — how else wouldpeople hear and make way for them on the roads?It is unlikely that a sea of traffic would part onhearing the Akashvani jingle.

The Taliban victory inKabul and America’shumiliating defeat in

Afghanistan should have ledto deep introspection withinthe United States, but so farthere is no evidence of thathappening. The top US mili-tary brass was on one of itsfrequent visits to its confes-sional, otherwise known asthe Senate Armed ServicesCommittee, revealing justenough to reassure the Amer-ican people that they have anopen system. The US defencesecretary, Gen. Lloyd Austin,must by now be in drill rat-tling off boo-boos by the mil-itary on more occasions thanone. I can never forget hisbeing grilled by the samecommittee during the Syrianwar when he was a four-stargeneral.

The issue then was a rel-atively small matter. Gen.Austin was responsible forthe training of Syrians whowould fight Bashar al-As-sad’s “militants”. An initial$500 million had been setaside for their wages, plus thestate-of-the-art military hard-ware. Having received stren-uous training, the Americanstrained as a mirror image ofJabhat al Nusra just meltedaway exactly as the celebrat-ed Afghan National Armydid. There was an uproar.The then defence secretary,Ashton Carter, wept before

the TV cameras. It fell toGen. Austin’s lot to then facethe Senate committee.

Senator: “How many ofthe men you trained are stillwith us, fighting?”

Gen. Austin: “Four…or… five.”

The general, now defencesecretary, was not as embar-rassingly exposed this timeon the Afghan withdrawal.He had the entire top brassfor company to face the sena-tors. As on the earlier occa-sion, he was candid.

“We have to consider

some uncomfortable truths.We did not fully comprehendthe depth of corruption andpoor leadership in the seniorranks.” Did he mean that hadthe senior ranks not been socorrupt, the foot soldiers, all300,000 (three lakhs) of themwould have been loyal?

There were lamentationsgalore over the “unexplainedrotation of commanders” byPresident Ashraf Ghani. Gen.Austin said “we did not an-ticipate the snowball effectcaused by these deals”. Thisenabled the Taliban com-

manders to strike deals withlocal leaders. In brief, he toldthe senators: “The AfghanArmy that we trained simplymelted away, in many caseswithout firing a single shot.”

This kind of a hearing islike a parade of Americandemocracy in action. It cancause millions of viewerswatching the show to sus-pend critical faculties. Notonly did the Afghan Armynot fire a shot, in places itvirtually spread out the redcarpet for the Taliban to en-ter. But why did it end this

way?President Joe Biden was

right. Any end to a 20-year-old involvement that was un-popular with the peoplewould end in a mess. It is justas well that it has ended. Butthat is President Biden’spoint of view. The rest of theworld is running around try-ing to cope with the void leftbehind.

“American troops cannotand should not be fightingand dying in a war thatAfghan forces are not willingto fight themselves,” said

President Biden? Can thisstatement be disputed? “Wecould not provide them withthe will to fight for their fu-ture.”

The patronising tone inthe last sentence does reekof the quantity called Amer-ican exceptionalism. Thisexceptionalism was obse-quiously accepted by all inthe days when the US wasthe paramount power. Buttoday, even in a groupinglike AUKUS, the US standsout as the only country thatdoes not play cricket.

The withdrawal, despitethe clear military advice tothe contrary, reflects on MrBiden decisiveness. Hisboss in an earlier era, Presi-dent Barack Obama, alsobecame aware of the futilityof extending the Afghan ex-pedition, as early as 2010,

but he allowed Gen. StanleyMcChrystal and Gen. DavidPetraeus to talk him out ofdecisive action.

They were looking forthe perfect occasion, like thePhilanderer, postponing hisrendezvous until the wife isin another city, the servantshave taken leave, there is apitter-patter of rain and, athand, a hubble-bubble withaphrodisiacs.

The stars were never go-ing to be in such perfect con-stellation. To that extent, MrBiden is right.

US doesn’t really want toknow why it lost in Kabul

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021

Editorial

Literature & Health

Over the past few years, I have been ob-sessed with the work of the Australiannovelist, Liane Moriarty. Yes, me and

everyone else. Ever since her 2014 block-buster, Big Little Lies, Moriarty has becomeone of the publishing industry’s most de-pendable hitmakers.

Although her prose is unflashy and hersubject matter seemingly pedestrian — Mo-riarty writes tightly-plotted domestic dramasabout middle- and upper-middle-class subur-banites — her observations are so precise,her characters’ psychology so well realized,that I often find her stories burrowing deepinto my brain and taking up long, noisy resi-dence there. It’s no wonder Hollywood hasbeen snapping up her books as quickly as shecan write them. Big Little Lies and her 2018hit, Nine Perfect Strangers, have been turnedinto limited series for television. Moriarty’senthralling new novel, Apples Never Fall,which debuted last month at the top of TheTimes’s bestseller list, may also be headingto a streaming service near you. But now aconfession: I heap all this praise on Moriarty

having technically never read a word she’swritten. Instead, I have only listened. TheEnglish audiobook versions of her novels areread by Caroline Lee, a narrator whose crys-talline Australian cadences add to Moriarty’sstories what salt adds to a stew — necessarydepth and dimension. Lee’s voice is an irre-sistible, visceral joy; like the best audiobooknarrators, her delivery is endlessly malleable,shifting nimbly across accent, register andtone to create a sense that one is inside thestory rather than peering in from the outside.

I binged Apples Never Fall in a day anda half, and when I was done, I began to won-der who deserved the greater share of praise— the author or the narrator. It’s true thatMoriarty’s books are difficult to put down,but would I have been as deeply hooked ifthey weren’t cooed by a voice that couldmake the Federal Register sound com-pelling? But if Lee’s narration really does socompletely elevate Moriarty’s text, whatabout the people who had read the bookrather than listened to Lee read it? Hadn’tthey missed something crucial?

Aural pleasure Good Night, Sleep Right Sleep is one of the most

primitive requirementsof life. Numerous stud-

ies and long-drawn researchhave simplified some aspectsof its function and nature,though a lot of it yet remainselusive.

The body rests duringsleep and restores its energyand functions. The energyconsumption by various or-gans are minimal and thebrain conserves its nervecells and connections to beactive again when awake.Adequate quantity and quali-ty of sleep determine our dai-ly schedule, activity levels,attention, memory, learningand even our life span. Thebody clock regulates the cir-cadian rhythm — which isnecessary for all the physio-logical processes in the body.And that, in turn, depends ona good night-time sleep.

In fact, every singlefunction of the human bodydepends on good sleep, andsleep deprivation or restric-tion can have a myriad ofshort-term and long-termharmful effects on the bodyand mind.

In the recent days ofglobalisation, competitionand stress-laden lifestyle,technology has carved intoour lives like a double-edged

sword. A negative conse-quence of which is our natu-ral sleep duration being de-liberately compromised byexternal demands of workand leisure.

It is very important tostress the fact that “healthy”sleep does not depend on anyparticular duration or envi-ronment. It is not just the ab-sence of insomnia or othersleep-related disorders. It ba-sically means the natural pat-tern of sleep that our bodyholds for us at night, withoutbeing interfered with in thelong-term. As the epidemicof “sleeplessness” rises, weget plagued by a multitude ofsleep-related myths and mis-information that further addto the burden, leading to in-creased and harmful use ofover-the-counter sleeping

pills.Let’s address some of

these myths.Myth: A certain amount

of sleep is necessary daily.Reality: On an average, a

healthy human needs six toeight hours of sleep everyday, preferably at night.However, these figures varyand it is best to follow thenatural, individualised pat-tern rather than striving todevelop any set patterns ofsleep.

Myth: Read, listen tomusic or have a drink beforegoing to bed.

Reality: All these activi-ties stimulate the brain andimpair the quality of sleep.Any drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) can disturb sleep.Ensure a gap of an hour be-tween dinner.

Stopping byWoods on a

Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think Iknow. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up withsnow.

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark anddeep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

POEMS

“AMughal prince named SalimFell head-over-heels with a dream-Like creatureWho would later featureIn a melodrama extreme!Then Emperor Akbar saidI would rather my son were deadThan wed to a whoreSo he arranged forAwedding with Nur Jahan instead.”

From the Bachchoonama

Scum” is a word associatedwith waste and dirt. The fas-tidious can, at a chemist, buy

a liquid cleanser which, on its label,boasts about its ability to dispense

with “soap scum”.“AMughal prince named SalimFell head-over-heels with a

dream-Like creatureWho would later featureIn a melodrama extreme!Then Emperor Akbar saidI would rather my son were deadThan wed to a whoreSo he arranged forA wedding with Nur Jahan in-

stead.”From the Bachchoonama“Scum” is a word associated with

waste and dirt. The fastidious can, at

a chemist, buy a liquid cleanserwhich, on its label, boasts about itsability to dispense with “soapscum”.

That’s always struck me as odd, orat least as an oxymoron, becausesoap is supposed to eliminate dirtand here it is seen as the scum itself.It’s not that I haven’t noticed soapdishes getting layers of soap stickingto them and looking unsavoury, butI’ve always naively believed that alittle water clears us of the detritus.

Bear with me, gentle reader, thismeditation -- or boring observation --has been stimulated by a statement

and use of the word “scum” by thedeputy leader of the Labour Party,Angela Raynor MP, in her address tothe party’s annual conference. Shewasn’t talking about soap, but aboutthe Tories. She twice called them“scum”. I think she meant BorisJohnson and his Cabinet and possi-bly all Tory MPs or party members.I am sure she didn’t mean all Toryvoters, because she makes a bigthing of being a northern Englishlass from the working class and, inthe last election, very many suchlads and lasses voted Tory.

Nevertheless, her diatribe attract-

ed sensational attention from thepress and from Tory commentators.This was not the sort of abuse that aparliamentary Opposition should beproud of. As an Opposition leadershe was free to criticise but not tocuss. She didn’t give a toss. Her pro-file has been raised as never before.

For my part, I wouldn’t object tothe occasional use of unparliamen-tary language if it’s applied to thelikes of BoJo’s Cabinet, but wonderabout the connotations of themetaphor. Perhaps Angela meantthat like soap, the Tories in govern-ment are supposed to benefit the

populace, but are instead a creepingdetritus.

Words, words, words! In the be-ginning there was one -- I’ve alwaysthought it was “OM” -- - but there’llnever be an end to chatter aboutthem. Not in this generation anyway.In our times the West has bred a gen-eration or two of linguistic revolu-tionaries, the brave LRs.

The rewriting of history is a con-stant activity. Times change, warsand revolutions take place, new vic-tors take charge of history and de-scribe events as they want them de-scribed.

Why I’m happy to be a snob… amid linguistic revolutionaries

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya gets bail in 2defamation casesMUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya intwo defamation cases filed against him by an NGO and a social worker for allegedlymaking false and defamatory remarks. The complaints had been filed before amagistrate court here by the NGO Earth, and its founder and social worker PraveenKalme in personal capacity. The court last month issued summons to the BJP leaderover Kalme's complaint. Accordingly, Somaiya appeared before the magistrate'scourt at Sewree on Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty before Additional ChiefMetropolitan Magistrate P I Mokashi. The court then granted bail to Somaiya in boththe cases on a personal bond of Rs 15,000 each. "Bail granted to Kirit Somaiya inboth cases with strict condition.

NEWSDelhi CM questionswhy political leadersstopped from goingto Lakhimpur KheriNEW DELHI: Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal on Wednesday saidthat on one side the government iscelebrating 75 years ofIndependence while on the other,political leaders are being stoppedfrom visiting Lakhimpur Kheri. "Onone side, the government iscelebrating 75 years ofIndependence, on the other side,political leaders are being stoppedfrom visiting Lakhimpur Kheri. What'sthe reason behind it? PM ji, thecountry wants the accused to bearrested & the Union minister beremoved from the post," he said in atweet. As many as eight people diedin the Lakhimpur Kheri incident onSunday. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, anumbrella body of several farmerunions, alleged that Ashish MishraTeni, son of Union Minister of Statefor Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teniarrived with three vehicles around thetime that farmers were dispersingfrom their protest at the helipad andmowed down farmers and towardsthe end also attacked SKM leaderTajinder Singh Virk directly, by tryingto run a vehicle over him. However,Ashish Mishra refuted SKM'sallegations and said he was notpresent at the spot where theincident took place.

Shiv Sena leaderSanjay Raut lashesout at BJP, askswhether UP is inPakistanNEW DELHI: Lashing out at the BJPgovernment, Shiv Sena MP SanjayRaut questioned whether UttarPradesh is Pakistan as Indians arestopped from entering the state,adding that the administration isimposing Section 144 in theLakhimpur Kheri but detainingopposition leaders in Lucknow.Speaking to ANI on Lakhimpur Kheriviolence where eight people died onSunday, senior Shiv Sena leaderRaut said, "Section 144 of CrPC isimposed in Lakhimpur Kheri and you(the government) are arresting (theopposition leaders) in Lucknow. Whatkind of law is this? Is UP is inPakistan where the Indians arestopped from going? There is arestriction of movement from onestate to another. Is this a newlockdown?" He further said, "Theadministration is like a caged parrotof the ruling party and it followswhatever the instruction is given bythe government. There is evidence ofa vehicle running over the farmers..."Raut added, "Priyanka Gandhi hasbeen arrested, Rahul Gandhi is beingstopped (from boarding a flight), astate CM is also stopped. What crimethey have committed? Is there a newconstitution in the country?" Rautalso said that all the oppositionparties will discuss whether adelegation should be sent toLakhimpur Kheri.

Rohini courtshootout: Securityupped at districtcourts, gadgets needupgradation NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police onTuesday through its reply informedthe Delhi High Court that security ofall the seven District Courts has beentaken over by the Security Unit, aspecialized unit of city police, andnecessary security arrangements andstaff are being deployed accordinglyin wake of Rohini Court firingincident. Delhi Police also informedthe court that the security gadgets,installed at Court premises areoutdated, the same should beupdated or replaced with high-resolution CCTV and monitors, 360-degree vehicle scanning with RF Tag/Bar Code Reader facilities, scannersfor luggage and bag checking,scanners for explosive and NDPSchecking, boom Barriers etc. DistrictCourts may be directed to providethese security gadgets and logisticsat the earliest to the security unit ateach court, Delhi Police suggests thecourt. "CCTV cameras with adequatestorage capacity shall be installed atthe vulnerable points in each DistrictCourt with proper monitoring. Suchhigh-resolution cameras as near theLock-Up should be revamped byinstalling more CCTV cameras insuch a manner that it covers all thearea, inside and outside the Lock-Uprooms. Concertina wires and CCTVCameras should be installed on theboundary wall of the Courts toprevent unauthorized entry into theCourt premises," suggests DelhiPolice through ASG Chetan Sharmaand Centre Government standingCounsel Ajay Digpaul. An automaticentry system for Advocates, courtstaff with proper accreditation by wayof issuing non-clonable smart identitycards should be considered. Entrygates for visitors, lawyers, and courtstaff including police should besegregated to ensure proper accesscontrol, Delhi Police suggests. TheBench of Justice DN Patel andJustice Jyoti Singh posted the matterfor next Tuesday and ask otherstakeholders including BarAssociation to file their replies andsuggestions. Meanwhile, Court asksDelhi Police to share its suggestionswith other Respondents, to avoidduplicity.

Guwahati airport's operationshanded over to Adani Group

AGENCYGUWAHATI, OCT 9

The Lokpriya Gopinath BordoloiInternational Airport in Guwahatiwas handed over to the AdaniGroup for operations, manage-ment and development responsi-bilities on Friday.

Beginning the process of de-veloping and modernising theNortheast's foremost airport, thesymbolic key of the airport washanded over by Ramesh Kumar,Airport Director of the AirportsAuthority of India (AAI). to Ut-pal Baruah, Chief Airport Officerof the new airport operator at anevent held midnight, a pressstatement said.

In 2018, the government ofIndia included the Guwahati air-port in the group of six airports -- Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Manga-lore, Jaipur and Thiruvanantha-

puram -- set for privatisation foroperations, management and de-velopment (OMD) for a period of50 years. Adani Enterprise Limit-ed emerged as the successful bid-der for all the six airports.

The concession agreementbetween the AAI and Adani En-terprise Limited was signed on

January 19 this year in New Del-hi. From Friday onwards, the op-erations, management and devel-opment responsibilities of Guwa-hati's Lokpriya Gopinath Bor-doloi International Airport willbe handled by the new airport op-erator -- Adani Guwahati Interna-tional Airport Limited (AGIAL) -

- the statement said.Amidst the sonorous tradi-

tional tune of 'taal-khol' and'Bihu', in presence of the AdaniGroup's representatives, thecharge handover moment waswitnessed by several staff and of-ficers of the airport with theirfamilies.

In the initial three years, thenew airport operator will be sup-ported by the employees of theAAI. Speaking on the occasion,Kumar wished luck to the newoperator and assured his supportin the initial phase.

Baruah, in his address,thanked the AAI for bringing innoticeable changes to LGBI Air-port. He appealed to each indi-vidual at the airport and public atlarge for wholehearted support tomake the airport a world class fa-cility which will bring pride tothe nation, the statement said.

Petrol, diesel pricehiked again

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

Petrol price on Friday was hikedby 30 paise a litre and diesel by35 paise per litre as domestic fuelprices witnessed possibly thelargest rally in rates.

The price of petrol in Delhirose to its highest-ever level ofRs 103.54 a litre and to Rs109.54 per litre in Mumbai, ac-cording to a price notification ofstate-owned fuel retailers.

Diesel rates too touched arecord high of Rs 92.12 in Delhiand inched closer to the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Mumbai. It cur-rently costs Rs 99.92 a litre inMumbai. Prices differ from stateto state depending on the inci-dence of local taxes. Shedding itsmodest price change policy,state-owned fuel retailers havesince Wednesday started passingon the larger incidence of cost toconsumers. For three days in arow, petrol price has been hikedby 30 paise a litre and diesel by35 paise - the biggest rally in

rates.This is because the interna-

tional benchmark Brent crudehas soared to over USD 82 perbarrel after the decision byOPEC+ not to increase outputmore than 0.4 million barrels perday, fuel rates are being in-creased by a larger proportion.

A month back, Brent wasaround USD 72 per barrel. Beinga net importer of oil, India pricespetrol and diesel at rates equiva-lent to international prices. Thesurge in international oil pricesended a three-week hiatus inrates on September 28 for petroland September 24 for diesel.

India reports 21,257 freshCovid-19 cases, 271 deaths

NEW DELHI OCT 9

India has reported 21,257 fresh Covid-19 cases and 271 deaths in the last 24hours, the Union Health Ministry said onFriday. The current recovery rate is97.96 per cent, the highest since March2020 it stated.

“Total case recoveries in the last 24hours has reached 24,963, taking the to-tal tally to 3,32,25,221 in the country,”data mentioned.

The data suggested that the activecases account for less than 1 percent ofthe total case, which is 0.71 per cent,lowest since March 2020.

It said the active caseload stood at2,40,221; lowest in 205 days, whereasthe weekly positivity rate stood at 1.64percent which is less than 3 percent forthe last 105 days.

The Ministry said as the testing ca-pacity across the country continues to beexpanded.

In the last 24 hours a total of13,85,706 tests were conducted. “Indiahas so far conducted over 58 Cr cumula-

tive tests,” the ministry said.Meanwhile, with the administration

of 50,17,753 vaccine doses in the last 24hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccinationcoverage crossed the landmark of 93 Cras per provisional reports till 7 am today.This has been achieved through90,68,525 sessions.

As per the date, more than 94.86crore vaccine doses have been providedto States/UTs through direct procure-ment category.

“More than 8.22 Cr balance andunutilized COVID Vaccine doses arestill available with the States/UTs to beadministered,” the Ministry said.

Digvijaya Singh slamsCentre for fuel price hike

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

Congress leader and formerChief Minister of MadhyaPradesh, Digvijaya Singh, onThursday, slammed theCentral government on theissue of petrol and dieselprice hike.

Singh took to Twitter toallege that the Centralgovernment is taking moneyfrom the pockets of thecommon man and fillingtheir own pockets, only tospend further it on the bigcorporate houses.

"Petrol and diesel pricescontinue to rise. Modi-ShahGovernment is taking moneyout of the pockets of thegeneral public and fillingtheir own treasury, only to

further spend it on bigcorporate," tweeted Singh inHindi.

Meanwhile, petrol anddiesel prices surged to recordall-time high levels acrossthe metro cities on Thursday.

In Mumbai, fuel ratescontinue to be the highestamong the metro cities;

petrol price was increased by29 paise, as it touched Rs109.25 for a litre while thediesel spiked by 38 paise tocost Rs 99.55 per litre.

After a 30 paise hike,petrol now costs Rs 103.24per litre in Delhi, whilediesel price stands at Rs91.77 per litre, after a spikeof 35 paise.

In Kolkata, petrol costsRs 103.94 per litre, up 29paise, and diesel at Rs 94.88per litre as it was increasedby 35 paise while the petrolprice now stands at Rs100.75 per litre in Chennai,up 26 paise, and diesel washiked by 33 paise to cost Rs95.26 per litre.

Rates have beenincreased across the country

and differ from state to statedepending on the incidenceof value-added tax.

The fuel prices continueto soar across the countryand have crossed Rs 100 inmany states.

The petroleumcompanies have also hikedthe price of domesticLiquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) cylinders by Rs 15.

Now, the price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg domesticcylinder in Delhi will be Rs899.50, while the new rate of5kg domestic cylinder standsat Rs 502.

Earlier on October 1,petroleum companies hikedthe price of commercialLiquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) cylinders by Rs 43.50.

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

People in the national capital breathe the"worst" air between November 1 andNovember 15 every year, an analysis of datacollated by the Delhi Pollution ControlCommittee (DPCC) over the last five yearsshowed.

The capital's average PM2.5 leveloscillates between very poor and severecategories from October 16 to February 15.

It records an average PM2.5concentration of 285 micrograms per cubicmetre from November 1 to November 15.

PM2.5 level from 61 to 120 is consideredmoderate to poor , 121 to 250 is very poor ,251 to 350 is severe and more than 350 issevere plus .

A major increase in pollution levels isseen from October 15 to November 1. Theaverage PM2.5 level reach 285 microgramsper cubic meter from 80 micrograms percubic metre, an environment departmentofficial said.

All sources of pollution are active duringthis period. It is the time when stubbleburning peaks. There is smoke fromfirecrackers and dust pollution, he said.

December 16 to December 31 is the

second-most polluted period in Delhi. Theaverage PM2.5 concentration during thisperiod stands at 218 micrograms per cubicmetre. The main reason for the high airpollution level is waste burning because thisis the time when Delhi records its lowesttemperatures and festivals, the officialsaid. The third-most polluted fortnightstretches from January 1 to January 15.The average PM2.5 concentration duringthis period is 197 micrograms per cubicmetre. Based on the data, the governmentwill make interventions as part of thewinter action plan to curb pollution, theofficial said.

Every year, Delhi breathes its worstair from Nov 1 to 15: DPCC data

Protesters cannot be silencedthrough murder: Varun Gandhi

on Lakhimpur incidentLUCKNOW, OCT 9

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursdayposted a video purportedly of theLakhimpur Kheri incident and said theprotesters cannot be silenced throughmurder asking for accountability for thefarmers. "The video is crystal clear.Protestors cannot be silenced throughmurder. There has to be accountability for the innocent bloodof farmers that has been spilled and justice must be deliveredbefore a message of arrogance and cruelty enters the mindsof every farmer," the Pilibhit MP said in a tweet. He posteda 37-second video in which a speeding Mahindra Thar jeepis seen running over people. Two SUVs -- one black andanother white -- was seen following the jeep while there iscommotion of people shouting and crying in the video. Thevideo, which has gone viral on social medial, is said to havebeen taken on October 3, the day on which violence tookplace in Lakhimpur Kheri. Eight people were killed in theviolence on Sunday.

Gujarat: Sarpanchheld for taking

Rs 1.5 lakh bribeAHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bu-reau (ACB) has arrested a sarpanch in Sabarkanthadistrict of the state for allegedly demanding and ac-cepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a factory own-er, officials said on Friday. Mukesh Parmar, thesarpanch of Bavsar group village panchayat inHimmatnagar taluka, was caught red-handed onThursday while allegedly accepting the cash from afactory owner, the ACB said in a release. The com-plainant had recently set up a factory on a plot thatfalls under the jurisdiction of Bavsar group pan-chayat. Since the approval of the sarpanch is nec-essary for the construction, the factory owner hadrequested Parmar to give his written clearance afew months back so that civil work can be started.After some negotiations, Parmar had given his ap-proval a few months back without taking any mon-ey at that time and had asked the factory owner topay the bribe at the earliest, the ACB release said.But soon, Parmar started reminding the com-plainant to pay the pending bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh andthreatened to give a negative report about the fac-tory to the authorities if his demand was not met.The factory owner then approached the ACB,which laid a trap at a farm in Bavsar and caughtParmar red handed while accepting Rs 1.5 lakhcash from the complainant, the anti-graft agencysaid in the release.

Mumbai NCB detains one more person in cruise ship raid caseMUMBAI, OCT 9

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)Mumbai detained one more personin connection with the Cruise shipparty case from the Powai area onTuesday night and seized drugs fromhis possession.

According to the NCB, thearrested person has been identifiedas Anchit Kumar. The NCB isconducting raids in Bandra, Juhu,and Goregaon areas since last night.The NCB on Tuesday had said that atotal of 16 arrests have been made sofar. Eight persons were detained forquestioning by the NCB inconnection with the drug seizure onthe cruise ship, according to NCBzonal director Sameer Wankhede.All of the eight persons were laterarrested on October 3. Threeaccused including Aryan Khan,Arbaz Seth Merchant, and MunmunDhamecha were produced before

Mumbai's Esplanade Court whichremanded them to NCB custody tillOctober 4. As per the NCB, threepersons have been booked underSection 8C, 20B, 27 (Punishmentfor consumption of any narcoticdrug or psychotropic substance) and35 (Presumption of culpable mentalstate) of the Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances Act(NDPS Act).

8C of NDPS Act refers toprohibition to produce, manufacture,possess, sell, purchase, transport,

warehouse, use, consume, importinter-State, export inter-State, importinto India, export from India ortranship any narcotic drug orpsychotropic substance whileSection 20B deals with punishmentfor producing, manufacturing,possessing, selling, purchasing,transportation, imports inter-State,exports inter-State or use ofcannabis. Satish Maneshinde, thelawyer arguing in defence of AryanKhan said in the Court, "Accusednumber 1, Aryan Khan was invitedfor the cruise party. However, he didnot have a boarding pass. He didn'thave any seats or cabins there.Secondly, according to the seizure,nothing has been found in hispossession. He is arrested onlybased on chats."

Other accused in the caseinclude Nupur Satija, Ishmeet SinghChadha, Mohak Jaiswal, GomitChopra and Vikrant Chhokar.

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3 men break opentemple's donationbox, loot cashNEW DELHI: Three unidentified menallegedly broke open the donation boxof a temple in west Delhi's PunjabiBagh area and looted cash onThursday morning, police said. Thepolice found that three unidentifiedmen, whose faces were covered, hadentered the temple situated at AggarwalBhawan in east Punjabi Bagh. Theybroke open the 'daanpatra' (donationbox) and looted unknown amount ofcash between 1 am to 1.30 am onThursday, a senior police officer said.The guard of the temple, Santlal Tiwari(51), who was present inside thepremises didn't notice anythingunusual, the police said, adding that theincident was first noticed by the priestJai Bhagwan Sharma around 5.30 amafter opening the temple. A case hasbeen registered and investigation isunderway, the police added.

Maha: Hookah parlour raided inThane; five heldTHANE: The police raided a hookahparlour and arrested five persons forallegedly violating the COVID-19 normsin Maharashtra's Thane city, an officialsaid on Wednesday. Acting on a tip off,a team from the Crime Unit V- WagleEstate raided the hookah joint inMajiwada on Tuesday night and foundthat the customers had not worn masksor maintained social distancing, seniorinspector Vikas Ghodke said. Thepolice arrested staff of theestablishment Yogesh Pooran Singh,Akram Azad Muzumdar, Suraj RajuKunder, Mark Suresh Singh andDeepak Shaymdas Gupta, all residentsof Mumbra, the official said. Offencesunder relevant sections of the IPC andCOPTA Act have been registeredagainst the arrested accused, he said,adding that further probe is underway.

Police constableshoots himself deadoutside Delhi HCNEW DELHI: A 30-year-old policeconstable on Wednesday allegedly diedby suicide by shooting himself with hisservice rifle outside Delhi High Court,said the police. The police said thedeceased was posted outside gate no.3 of the High Court and was founddead there. Deputy Commissioner ofPolice New Delhi district Deepak Yadavsaid, "We received information that a30-year-old constable, hailing fromAlwar, had shot himself with his servicerifle. He was declared dead on the spot.He had come for duty this morning andwas stationed near Gate number 3 ofDelhi High Court." Yadav further saidthat no suicide note was recoveredfrom the spot and a probe is underwayto find out about the circumstancesprompting him to take the step. Furtherdetails awaited.

Married couple commitssuicide in RajasthanJAIPUR: A middle-aged coupleallegedly committed suicide by hangingthemselves from two trees in Nagaurdistrict of Rajasthan, police saidWednesday. Surjaram (45) and his wifeTeeju Devi (42) went to their farm lateon Tuesday night and hangedthemselves from two trees, StationHouse Officer, Ladnun police station,Rajendra Singh said. Reason of thesuicide is not clear yet. Their son anddaughter, both are married. The son isin the Indian army posted in Jaisalmerand his wife was at her parents' housewhen the incident took place, he said.The bodies were handed over to familymembers after postmortem, he added.Meanwhile, in Dungarpur district, a mancommitted suicide early Wednesday.Her wife had gone to fetch milk and hewas sleeping. When she returned afteraround 15 minutes, she found himhanging, police said. He was rushed toa hospital where doctors declared himdead, police said, adding the matterwas being probed.

Tiger relocationproject to resumesoon in UttarakhandRISHIKESH: The tiger relocationproject in Uttarakhand, which has beenunder a temporary suspension for a fewmonths, is likely to be resumed soon, aforest official said on Tuesday. Theproject was suspended temporarily inJanuary after a young male tigerrelocated from the Corbett TigerReserve's Dhela range to the RajajiTiger Reserve escaped from itsenclosure at Motichoor, dropping itsradio collar behind. The purposebehind the temporary suspension ofthe project was to allow two tigersrelocated from Corbett, including theone that had run away from itsenclosure, to acclimatise themselvesto their new habitat. A young tigresswas relocated from Corbett to Rajajion December 24 last year, followed bythe young male tiger that was shiftedon January 9.

OYO seeks Sebi nod for Rs 8,430-cr IPONEW DELHI: Hospitality firm OYO has filed preliminary papers with capital market regulatorSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise Rs 8,430 crore through an initial share-sale. The initial public offer (IPO) comprises fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs7,000 crore and offer for sale to the tune of Rs 1,430 crore, the draft red herring prospectus filedwith Sebi showed on Thursday. Proceeds from the issue would be used towards fundingprepayment or repayment, in part, of certain borrowings availed by our subsidiaries amounting toRs 2,441 crore, and funding company's organic and inorganic growth initiatives amounting to Rs2,900 crore, and balance towards general corporate purpose, it added.

Centre's plan to make PhD minimumqualification for recruitment of

assistant professors put on holdNEW DELHI, OCT 9

The Central government hasdecided to put on hold the planto make PhD the minimumqualification for recruitment ofassistant professors this year, inview of the COVID-19pandemic.

The Ministry of Educationhas lifted the criteria temporaryto allow universities to fill thevacant post.

Sources of the EducationMinistry told , "Around 10,000posts vacant in the Centraluniversities including teachingand non-teaching staff and theministry had given instructionto fill up this vacancy soon."

Speaking to the media,Union Education MinisterDharmendra Pradhan said,"The ministry has put atemporary hold on PhD forassistant professor recruitmentand PhD would not bemandatory for this post as ofnow but has not beencancelled."

The move is expected to fillvacant teaching posts acrosshigher education institutesfaster.

"Education Ministry hadreceived several requests fromcandidates who wanted to applyfor the post but were unable to

fulfil their PhD requirement,asking to postpone the 2018guidelines," Education Ministrysources said.

The University GrantsCommission (UGC) in 2018 setthe criteria for recruitments forentry-level posts at universitiesand colleges. It had given athree-year window tocandidates to complete theirPhDs and asked all universitiesand colleges to start applyingthe criteria for recruitment fromthe 2021-22 academic session.

Due to the pandemic, manycandidates could not completetheir PhDs and were appealingto the government to relax theeligibility this year, sinceuniversities have been shut andresearch activities suffered dueto the COVID-19 pandemic.

Malnutrition affects rich, pooralike: Health experts

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Malnutrition not only affects thepoor but the affluent families tooas they are struggling withovernutrition, which is also aform of malnourishment,healthcare experts have said.

As the 'poshan maah'(nutrition month) draws to close,experts have highlighted theimportance of correct feedingpractices which they say is a keyto address the problem ofmalnutrition.

Dr. Shailesh Jagtap,Regional Technical Advisor,Maternal and Child Health andNutrition, Nutrition InternationalAsia said the commonunderstanding is thatmalnutrition meansundernutrition, which is not thecase in reality. "It has twospectrums. Undernutrition andovernutrition, which is mostlydue to macro-nutrient deficiencyi.e., inadequate diet. Anotheraspect is micronutrientdeficiency which is a hiddenmalnutrition having its owneffects on growth and

development," Jagtap told PTI."Once we understand this,

we would realise thatmalnutrition is not the problemof only the poor. Poor aregrappling with undernutritionand the rich are grappling withovernutrition," he added.

He said affordability may notbe the issue with most of thecommunity, but lack ofawareness certainly is. "Lack ofawareness on recommendeddietary diversity and whichlocally available food canconstitute a diversified diet,along with misconceptions in thecommunity on what food to eat,

when to eat, how much and howmany times to eat, would need tobe addressed," he said. Hestressed on the importance ofcorrect feeding practices duringthe first 1,000 days of the growthof children.

He advised women toinclude micronutrientsupplementations like Iron FolicAcid (IFA) and calcium duringpregnancy, early initiation ofbreastfeeding, and exclusivebreastfeeding till completion ofsix months.

Jagtap said it is important tointroduce adolescents to goodnutrition early on to avoid the

development of poor eatinghabits. Dr Seema Puri, AssociateProfessor, Department ofNutrition, Institute of HomeEconomics University of Delhi,said malnutrition orundernutrition is more commonamong the poor, which couldmainly be due to lack of food,but even in economically betteroff sections, different forms ofmalnutrition like micronutrientmalnutrition or hidden hungerare seen. Anemia affects all agesand income groups, vitamin Ddeficiency is mainly due to lackof sun exposure and hence seenin more affluent sections of thesociety. "Low birth weightbabies, their prevalence is quitehigh even in the highest wealthquintiles. Obesity, which is aform of malnutrition, is nowbeing reported even from slumareas, among the poor," she said.

"The influence of socialmedia has increased whereininformation available may notalways be evidence based andcorrect. So, making the wrongfood choices, increasing portionsizes, erratic eating schedules arethe reasons.

BJP ignoring real issues in Goa, claims Shiv SenaMUMBAI, OCT 9

Ahead of the Goa Assemblypolls due early next year, theShiv Sena on Wednesdaytargeted the state BJPgovernment, wondering itwas interested in resolvingthe real issues pertaining tothe coastal state wheretourism was sufferingbecause of the COVID-19pandemic and the economywas hit hard.

Goa Chief MinisterPramod Sawant has startedthe 'government at yourdoorstep' initiative, underwhich it is "spreading liesand misinformation", aneditorial in the Senamouthpiece 'Saamana'alleged.

The state is facingunemployment, drugmenace, tourism has beenaffected by COVID-19 andthe economy has"collapsed", it claimed,adding that the case of deathof a woman at Calangute

beach (in North Goa district)under suspiciouscircumstances last monthwas yet to be resolved. TheMarathi publication said lateBJP leader Manohar Parrikarhelped the party grow in Goaby opposing the casinobusiness. Now, the offshorecasinos pay huge money tothe state government and ifGoa, which is the land ofGods, is being run on thesekind of funds, it is an "insult

of Hindutva", it claimed."Are Goa politicians

aware of the real issues beingfaced by the state?" it asked.

The editorial said it iswrong if people of Goa thinkthat the BJP is the saviour ofHindus. Looking at the list ofBJP MLAs in Goa, one cansay Hindutva is just a "mask"(for them). There is a law inthe country banning cowslaughter, but in Goa one canget "as much beef as one

wants", it said."If this is not hypocrisy,

then what it is? the Senawondered. Goa was underthe Portuguese rule for 450years and the present rulerswere acting like their heirs, itclaimed.

"Does nobody want toend what is happening in thestate?" it asked. The Senasaid after the 2017 GoaAssembly polls, theCongress emerged as thesingle largest party bywinning 17 seats (in the 40-member House). But, itdelayed staking claim toform government and theBJP cobbled up a majority.

Now, the Congress isreduced to four legislators, itnoted, and said "this is notethical politics". If the BJPhad won 20 to 25 seats on itsown, it would have beencommendable, the Marathidaily said. It claimed thatcurrently, there is lot of angeramong people against thestate government.

Idols, oil lamps made of cow dungprepared by Moradabad women

jail inmates in high demandMORADABAD, OCT 9

The women inmates in Moradabaddistrict jail have received orders foraround 10,000 Lakshmi-Ganesh idolsand diyas (oil lamps) made from cowdung. Idols made by women prisonersin Moradabad and Meerut jails are inhigh demand abroad as well as in thedomestic market. Moradabad Jailsuperintendent Viresh Raj Sharma saidthis is the first jail in Muradabad whereidols are being made from cow dung."There is a great demand for idols in theinternational and national markets. Atpresent, there are almost 5,000 to10,000 orders," he added. "Currently, 60women inmates are involved in makingidols and diyas from cow dung.Through this, they are not only gettingemployment but also empoweringthemselves," said the superintendent.According to Sharma, these women aregetting training from the Moradabad'Dyvigya Wellness Foundation'. TheNGO is training them and as well as

helping them to sell their products in theinternational market, stated Sharma.

Speaking to ANI, NGO operatorGauri Jain said, "Earlier these womenwere making woollen products butduring the COVID-19 pandemic, theyhave started making idols from cowdung. This is also one of the ways to tellpeople about the importance of the cow.

"Women are getting training so thatonce they go out of the jail they canbecome self-reliant. Initially, thenumber of women was 30.

India reports 26,727 new COVID-19cases,277 deaths in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

India reported 26,727new COVID-19 casesand 277 deaths in thelast 24 hours, informedthe Union HealthMinistry on Friday. Asper the ministry, out of26,727 new COVID-19 cases and 277 deaths across India,15,914 cases and 122 deaths were reported in Keralayesterday. India's active caseload stands at 2,75,224; thelowest in 196 days. The active cases in the country accountfor less than 1 per cent of total cases, currently at 0.82 percent, the lowest since March 2020.

With 28,246 recoveries in the past 24 hours, the totalnumber of recoveries in the country has gone up to3,30,43,144. India's recovery rate stands at 97.86 per cent,the highest since March 2020. The weekly positivity rate inthe country stands at 1.70 per cent, less than 3 per cent forthe last 98 days. Presently, the daily positivity rate is 1.76per cent, less than 3 per cent for the last 32 days. As manyas 15,20,899 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24hours, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far inthe country to 57,04,77,338. The country has administered89,02,08,007 vaccine doses so far under the nationwidevaccination drive, out of which 64,40,451 vaccine doseswere administered in the last 24 hours.

Anand Sharma seeks action against 'hooligans'who protested outside Sibal's house

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

A day after Congress party workersprotested outside senior party leaderKapil Sibal's residence over his remarksraising questions over the functioning ofthe party, Congress leader AnandSharma on Thursday urged partypresident Sonia Gandhi to take strongaction against those involved.

Sharma, Congress MP in RajyaSabha, tweeted, " Shocked anddisgusted to hear the news of attack andhooliganism at Kapil Sibal's house. Thisdeplorable action brings disrepute to theparty and needs to be stronglycondemned." Stating that the party has ahistory of upholding freedom ofexpression, he said, "differences of

opinion and perception are integral to ademocracy. Intolerance and violence isalien to Congress values and culture."Sharma also said that those responsibleshould be identified and urged Congressinterim president Sonia Gandhi to takecognisance and strong action. It ispertinent to note that Sharma is a

member of the delegation of 23members (G-23) of Congress which lastyear wrote a letter to the party's interimpresident Sonia Gandhi demanding aslew of organisational reforms Theprotest by Congress workers outsideSibal's residence on Wednesday came inthe wake of his statement on thepolitical crisis in Punjab Congress,where he had said that he is unaware ofwho is taking the decisions in the partyas there is no president. "In our party,there is no president so we don't knowwho is taking these decisions. We knowand yet we don't know," the Congressleader had said yesterday in a pressconference raising questions on thedelay in the election of the partypresident.

Adityanath orders dismissal of police officersfrom service involved in serious crimes

LUCKNOW, OCT 9

Days after the Kanpur incident, ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath on Thursdayordered the dismissal of policeofficers/personnel from service who areinvolved in very serious crimes.

According to Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister's Office (CMO), following theKanpur incident, CM has ordered thedismissal from service of policeofficers/personnel who are involved in veryserious crimes. Tainted personnel will not bedeputed to important positions in the field.

Recently there have been complaints ofsome police officers/personnel indulging inillegal activities.

The Chief Minister has said that this is notacceptable at all. "There should be no placefor such people in the police department.Identify such people with proof and provide alist. Action will be taken against all as perrules," said Yogi Adityanath.

Earlier on September 28, a Kanpur basedbusinessman died during a raid at a hotelroom in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, following

which six policemen were suspended. "Sixpolice personnel have been suspended fornegligence during a raid at a hotel room, inwhich a man was injured. He was laterhospitalised but succumbed to injuries. Thematter to be probed by SP North," saidGorakhpur Superintendent of Police (SSP)Vipin Tada.

As per the post mortem report,businessman Manish Gupta sustained injurieson the face, head and several other parts of thebody.

6 cops to be booked for death of Kanpurbusinessman in Gorakhpur hotel raid

LUCKNOW, OCT 9

Uttar Pradesh law minister BrajeshPathak on Thursday said Chief MinisterYogi Adiyanath has instructed that FIRsbe filed against the six suspendedpolicemen in the Gorakhpur raid case,in which a Kanpur based businessmandied. Speaking to ANI, Pathak said thegovernment has taken the matterseriously. "It is an unfortunate incident.The government has taken the matterseriously. Chief Minister YogiAdiyanath instructed to file FIRsagainst the six suspended policemenand we will ensure strict action againstthem," said UP law minister. He furthersaid assured that the matter will betaken to a fast-track court. "No one has

the authority to take law in their ownhands, be it a policeman or otherpersons in higher posts. The matter willbe taken to a fast-track court. Thegovernment stands in support of thevictim's family. We will listen to theirdemands," added Pathak. As per thepost mortem report, businessmanManish Gupta sustained injuries on theface, head and several other parts of thebody. Gupta died during a raidconducted at a hotel in Gorakhpur onSeptember 28. Earlier, Kanpur DistrictMagistrate Vishakh Aiyar had said thatChief Minister Yogi Adityanath wouldbe meeting the victim's family membersduring his visit to Kanpur today. An exgratia of Rs 10 lakh has been given tothe family of the businessman.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwalto visit Ludhiana; to meet

industrialistsNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Amid a political crisis in the Punjab Congress,Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal will reach Ludhiana onWednesday for his two-day visit to the poll-boundstate. The Delhi Chief Minister is scheduled tomeet some industrialists and businessmen inLudhiana at 4 pm today. Kejriwal is scheduled toaddress a conference at 11 am on Thursday inLudhiana, where he will unveil the roadmap of theAAP in providing employment to the youngstersof Punjab.

Kejriwal's visit to Punjab comes a day afterPunjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC)president Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from thepost. It is expected that the AAP convenor willcomment on the recent turmoil in the PunjabCongress. AAP has been critical of Sidhu in therecent past and recently called him anti-Dalit.After Sidhu's resignation as Punjab chief onTuesday, AAP national spokesperson SaurabhBhardwaj had called him anti-Dalit and said theCongress leader could not tolerate a Dalit -Charanjit Singh Channi - becoming the CM.

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India at UN says will ramp up production capacity as newIndian vaccines come on streamUNITED NATIONS: India has informed the UN that it will ramp up its production capacity as newIndian vaccines come on stream, emphasising that the supply chains of raw materials must be keptopen as Covid vaccines need to reach every corner of the globe. India's Permanent Representativeto the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti on Friday said India had provided medical-related assistanceand subsequently, vaccines to numerous countries all over the world. “We meet at a time when theCovid crisis is nowhere near the end. However, with the introduction of vaccines, there is hope thatwe will finally be able to turn the corner,” he said while speaking at the UN General Assembly Gen-eral Debate of the Second Committee on ‘Crisis, Resilience and Recovery – Accelerating Progresstowards the 2030 Agenda'.

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

Union minister HardeepSingh Puri said on Saturdaythe construction of a newParliament building and re-development of the CentralVista Avenue, stretchingfrom Rashtrapati Bhavan tothe India Gate, will be com-pleted in a time-bound man-ner.

Both these projects arebeing executed as part of theModi government’s ambi-tious Central Vista redevel-opment plan.

Stressing upon the needfor a new Parliament build-ing, the Union housing andurban affairs minister saidthat the current one is “un-safe” as when it had beenconstructed, it was in Seis-mic Zone II, but now thatarea lies in Seismic Zone IV.During an interaction at the‘India Today Conclave2021’, Puri said that the ex-isting building, which does-n’t have the capacity to ac-commodate more parliamen-tarians, was never designedto be Parliament and it was acouncil house of a colonialpower.

“The number of mem-bers (parliamentarians) hasbeen increasing since we be-came an Independent coun-try. So, there have been a lotof internal adjustments andnew facilities have beenadded...from a purely struc-

tural point of view, it is anunsafe building.

“When the building wasconstructed, it was in Seis-mic Zone II and today, thatarea is in Seismic Zone IV. Itis not an exaggeration. Wedon’t want to create panic,but you know you are abovepushing the limit,” he said.

The redevelopment ofthe Central Vista envisages anew Parliament building, acommon central secretariat,revamping of the 3-km Raj-

path from Rashtrapati Bha-van to the India Gate, a newPrime Minister’s residenceand office, and a new VicePresident’s Enclave.

Tata Projects Limitedhas been constructing a newParliament building near theexisting one under the Cen-tral Vista redevelopmentproject. The governmentsaid that the winter sessionof Parliament in Decembernext year will be held in thenew building. Shapoorji Pal-

lonji and Co Pvt Ltd hasbeen executing the redevel-opment of Central Vista Av-enue stretching from Rash-trapati Bhavan to the IndiaGate. The government plansto hold the Republic Day pa-rade on the revamped Raj-path next year. “These twosegments are actually theshowcase segment (of theCentral Vista redevelopmentproject),” he said, addingthat these two projects willbe completed within the time

period. Besides, the govern-ment had floated tenders forthe construction of three newbuildings of Common Cen-tral Secretariat on the plotwhere the Indira Gandhi Na-tional Centre for the Arts iscurrently located. Lastmonth, four infrastructurefirms—Tata Projects Limit-ed, Uttar Pradesh RajkiyaNirman Nigam Ltd, L&TConstruction, and NCCLtd—had submitted techni-cal bids for the project.

Old Parliament ‘unsafe’; new building, CentralVista Avenue to be completed on time: Hardeep

KANPUR (UP), OCT 9

The state police on Saturdayincreased the reward to Rs 1lakh for information on eachof the six policemen bookedin the murder case of a Kan-pur business.

Property dealer ManishGupta was allegedly thrashedby the policemen in aGorkahpur hotel last month,leading to his death.

Earlier, police had an-nounced a reward of Rs25,000 for information lead-ing to the arrest of the each ofthem. A communique issuedby the Kanpur police com-missionerate said the rewardhas been increased to Rs 1lakh.

Police CommissionerAsim Arun said the cash re-ward of Rs 1 lakh each hasbeen announced on InspectorJagat Narain Singh, a residentof Amethi; Sub-InspectorsAkshay Kumar Mishra, VijayYadav and Rahul Dubey, res-

idents of Balia, Jaunpur andMirzapur, respectively; be-sides Head Constable Kam-lesh Singh Yadav and Consta-ble Prashant Kumar, bothfrom Ghazipur.

“If any person is havingany kind of information aboutthe police personnel named inthe death case of Kanpurproperty dealer Manish Gup-ta, he may kindly inform theSIT and a cash reward of Rs 1lakh for each arrest will begiven to him,” he added.

“The names of inform-ants will be kept secret,” Arunsaid, adding that they havetaken the responsibility to en-sure safety and security of theinformant.

e said the SIT is carryingout raids across UP and allpossible places to nab the ab-sconding policemen at theearliest. As many as eight po-lice teams have already beenpressed into the task to nabthe absconding police person-nel, he said.

Kanpur trader’s murder: UP policeincrease reward on information

about accused cops

Union Minister's son AshishMishra arrested in LakhimpurKheri violence caseLAKHIMPUR KHERI: Union MinisterAjay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, theprimary accused in the LakhimpurKheri violence was arrested after hoursof interrogation by an SIT on Saturdaynight. SIT head DIG Upendra Agarwalsaid, “After daylong questioning, wehave taken Ashish Mishra intocustody.”On Saturday, he was quizzed here forover nine hours by an SIT of UttarPradesh police in connection with theLakhimpur Kheri violence on October3, a day after the Supreme Courtexpressed dissatisfaction over thestate government's action in the case.Ashish Mishra appeared before thespecial investigation team (SIT) ataround 10.30 am after a secondsummons was served to him theprevious day when he did not turn upfor interrogation and the questioning atthe crime branch office in the PoliceLines was continuing even after 8 pm,sources said. Security personnel weredeployed in strength and barricadesput up in the area.Ashish, popularly called Monu, arrivedalone and went straight to theLakhimpur Kheri police lines forquestioning in the October 4 FIR thatcharges him with grave offences,including murder and criminalconspiracy.

Former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung translatesGhalib’s Urdu poetry into English

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

Former Delhi lieutenant governor Na-jeeb Jung has translated a collection ofMirza Ghalib into English in a newbook to make the 18th-century poet’swork accessible and understandable tothose unversed in Urdu.

Published by Rekhta Books, ‘Dee-waan-e-Ghalib: Sariir-e-Khaama’ wasreleased on Friday evening here.

Jung said that it was his dream for50 years to bring Ghalib’s work beforean audience “who have yearned toknow him more”. “It was a dream tobring the works of the master before anaudience that heard his ghazals, lovedthe rhythm, but did not get the full im-port of the beauty, the mysticism, therichness, the iconoclasm of his workbecause of limitations in vocabulary,”Jung said.

The book has 235 ghazals and over1,000 couplets by the legendary Urduand Persian poet.

Sanjiv Saraf, founder-RekhtaFoundation, congratulated Jung for“his passion for literature, his emotion-al depth, and aesthetic sensibilities”.

He added that all the proceeds fromthe book will be donated to the RekhtaFoundation “to support the mission ofpreservation and promotion of litera-ture and language”. The launch event

was also attended by poet and cultureactivist Ashok Vajpeyi, poet and authorKhalid Mahmood, former MP and au-thor Pavan K Varma, actor Kunal Nay-yar, and dastango Mahmood Faaroqui.

BSP’s right turn: Mayawati promises no derailment ofBJP’s work in Mathura, Kashi and Ayodhya

LUCKNOW, OCT 9

BSP supremo Mayawati onSaturday promised not to de-rail the ongoing work of theBJP government in “Ayod-hya, Varanasi, Mathura andother religious places”, if vot-ed to power.

Claiming that the BJP’sgovernment’s works in thethree holy cities are only thefollow-ups of her govern-ment’s initiatives, Mayawatiwent on to promise, in what isbeing seen as a subtle shift to-wards soft Hindutva ahead ofthe Uttar Pradesh assemblypolls, to complete all thosework on time.

She made the promisewhile addressing the 15thdeath anniversary of BSPfounder Kanshi Ram here andasserting that if voted to pow-er, she will not indulge inmisappropriating the creditfor work done by the preced-ing governments like the SPand the BJP regimes.

“The BSP, if voted topower, will not stop the de-velopmental work of the cur-

rent BJP government, whichfollowed the footsteps of theBSP, in Ayodhya, Varanasi,Mathura and other religiousplaces,” said Mayawati.

“The unfinished workswill not be stopped with afeeling of vengeance but willbe completed,” she promised.

“The drama of changingnames of the work done byother governments will not bedone by the BSP like theSamajwadi Party and theBhartiya Janata Party did,”

she said.“All the works of their

governments will be honestlyreviewed. The work which isappropriate and in the publicinterest will definitely be tak-en ahead and finished ontime,” she added.

Apart from the construc-tion of a massive Lord Ramatemple, a multi-pronged de-velopmental work, includingthe construction of an inter-national airport, is going inAyodhya. Developmental

work in form of the construc-tion of the Kashi Vishvanathcorridor project is going on inVaranasi while several beau-tification projects have beenundertaken for Mathura andVrindavan.

Earlier while addressinga Brahmins conclave organ-ised by the party on Septem-ber 7, Mayawati had alsopromised that rather thanbuilding statues and memori-als, she would, if voted pow-er, focus on changing the faceof Uttar Pradesh through de-velopmental works.

In the run-up to the Pun-jab assembly elections,which the BSP has decided tofight in alliance with Shiro-mani Akali Dal, Mayawatialso took a dig at the Con-gress over the appointment ofan SC chief minister in thestate. “Despite trumpetingabout making a SC the Pun-jab chief minister and dra-matics to woo the Sikhs, peo-ple of that community cannotforget the pain of the anti-Sikh riots under its rule,” shesaid.

India will be at forefront to ensure thosesupporting terror don't hamper

collective path to recovery from CovidNEW DELHI, OCT 9

India will be at the forefrontto ensure that those support-ing terrorism, violent extrem-ism and radicalisation do not“waylay us on our collectivepath” to resilience and recov-ery from the Covid pandemic,the country's envoy at theUnited Nations has said.

India's Permanent Repre-sentative to the UN Ambas-sador TS Tirumurti, speakingat the UN General AssemblyGeneral Debate of the SecondCommittee on ‘Crisis, Re-silience and Recovery – Ac-celerating Progress towardsthe 2030 Agenda' on Fridaysaid that forces “inimical tous” are posing challenges asthe world grapples with thechallenges of the pandemicand climate change.

“We meet at a time whenthe Covid crisis is nowherenear the end. However, withthe introduction of vaccines,there is hope that we will fi-nally be able to turn the cor-ner…The message to theworld is for the internationalcommunity to come together

to combat the pandemic andbuild a resilient system thatwill drive our recovery,” hesaid. “Terrorism, hate, radi-calisation and extremism, in-fodemic and challenges topluralism, human rights anddemocracy have only in-creased.

“We can never truly putour countries on the path torecovery unless we combatthese wholeheartedly andpurposefully and call outthose who seek to justifythese acts,” Tirumurti said.

Without naming anycountry, he underlined that"India will be at the forefrontto ensure those supportingterrorism, violent extremism,radicalisation among othersdo not waylay us on our col-lective path to resilience andrecovery.”

The United States, Indiaand Afghanistan have longaccused Pakistan of providingsafe havens to terror groupslike the Taliban, the Haqqaninetwork, the Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT).

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

India saw a single-day rise of 19,740Covid infections, taking the country'stotal tally of cases to 3,39,35,309,while the number of active cases hasdeclined to 2,36,643, the lowest in206 days, according to Union healthministry data updated on Saturday.

The death toll has climbed to4,50,375 with 248 more fatalities, thedata updated at 8 am stated.

The daily rise in new coronaviruscases has been below 30,000 for 15straight days, the ministry said.

The active cases have declined to2,36,643 and comprise 0.70 per centof the total infections, the lowestsince March last year. The nationalCovid recovery rate has been record-ed at 97.98 per cent, the highest sinceMarch last year, it said.

There has been a decrease of3,578 cases in the active Covid case-load in a span of 24 hours, the min-istry's data stated.

The daily positivity rate has beenrecorded at 1.56 per cent. It has beenless than three per cent for the last 40days, it said.

The weekly positivity rate hasbeen recorded at 1.62 per cent. It hasbeen below three per cent for the last106 days, according to the healthministry.

The number of people who haverecuperated from the disease hassurged to 3,32,48,291, while the casefatality rate has been recorded at 1.33per cent, it said.

The cumulative doses adminis-tered in the country so far under thenationwide Covid vaccination drivehas exceeded 93.99 crore.

The 248 new fatalities include

120 from Kerala and 59 from Maha-rashtra, the ministry said.

It said a total of 4,50,375 deathshave been reported so far in the coun-try, including 1,39,470 from Maha-rashtra, 37,866 from Karnataka,35,754 from Tamil Nadu, 26,072from Kerala, 25,088 from Delhi,22,896 from Uttar Pradesh and18,882 from West Bengal.

Active Covid cases in countrylowest in 7 months

LAC stand-off: India, China tohold 13th round of military-level talks on SundayNEW DELHI: After a gap of more thantwo months, senior militarycommanders of India and China will bemeeting for another round of talks onOctober 10 to diffuse tensions and ‘pullback’ from the military posturing alongthe 832-km long Line of Actual Control(LAC) In Eastern Ladakh.This is the first meeting at the level ofLt Generals since July 31 and it will bethe 13th round of senior military-leveltalks since June 6 last year betweenthe two sides.The existing impasse is over— PP 15,also referred to as Hot Springs —besides the Depsang Bulge, a 972-sqkm plateau. Both are in EasternLadakh that shares an 832-kmundefined LAC on the ground withboth sides making claims andcounterclaims.The talks are slated tocommence at 10:30 am at the MoldoGarrison of the People’s LiberationArmy (PLA), China. Moldo, located atthe western edge of the Spanngur Tso(lake), faces the Indian garrison atChushul in Eastern Ladakh.A partial success has been achieved atthe last meeting , with India and Chinapulling back troops from the PatrollingPoint (PP) 17-A, also referred to asGogra. The disengagement fromGogra was undertaken as per theagreement arrived at the 12th round ofIndia-China Corps Commander-leveltalks. “All temporary structures andother allied infrastructure created in thearea (along the LAC) by both sideshave been dismantled and mutuallyverified,” said the MoD. The landformin the area has been restored by bothsides to the pre-standoff period, astatement of the Ministry of Defencehad said after dis-engagement atGogra.

Mother, kids kills manover extra-maritalaffair in Karnataka

SHIVAMOGGA, (KARNATAKA):Police in Karnataka have arrested fivepersons, including the wife andchildren, in connection with the murderof a man in Shivamogga district,sources said on Saturday.According to the sources, the accusedmurdered Vinod (45), a resident ofAchapura village on September 26.But the incident only came to light twodays later after a fully burnt car with adead body on the driver's seat wasdiscovered in a forest area.The arrested persons have beenidentified as the victim's wife Binu (42),his elder son Vivek (21), younger sonVishnu (19), Binu's sister's son Ashok(23) and Vinod's brother Sanjay (36).The arrests were made on Friday.After killing Vinod, the accusedtransported the body in a car to theHunasekoppa forest area and torchedit to make it look like a case of suicide,according to the police.The police added that the victim foughtwith his family over an affair with a ladyfrom a neighbouring town. The issuecreated a rift in the relationshipbetween him and all his familymembers. Recently, Vinod had sold his land andplanned to give a major share to hisfriend. He was also planning to sell offanother property.The family members upset with theconduct of Vinod hatched a conspiracyto kill him, the police said.The accused purchased petrol andmade other preparations onSeptember 26. They allegedlystrangulated Vinod with an iron wireand smashed his head with an ironrod, after which his body was placed inthe car, which they later torched.Meanwhile, the Theerthahalli policewho traced the burnt car initiallythought it to be a case of suicide.

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NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as part of its probe into cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal, arrested eleven persons in East Medinipur on Saturday for their alleged involvement in several criminal offenses. In September, the CBI had detained six persons for their alleged involvement in several criminal offenses in post-poll violence in the state. A team of CBI officials visited Howrah district on September 6 and detained all six of them from the Domjur area. Earlier in August this year, the Calcutta High Court had ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into cases of post-poll violence in the state. It also ordered to set up Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation of relatively less serious crimes.

SHORT TALKS

India saw a single-day rise of 19,740 COVID-19 infections, taking the country's total tally of cases to 3,39,35,309, while the number of active cases has declined to 2,36,643, the lowest in 206 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.The death toll has climbed to 4,50,375 with 248 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 94 crore, the health ministry said. The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been below 30,000 for 15 straight days, it said.The active cases have declined to 2,36,643 and comprise 0.70 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 97.98 per cent, the highest since March last year, the ministry said.

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 206 days

cent, Manmohan Singh at 3.5 per cent and Yogi Adityanath at 3.2 per cent.

In a state-wise breakup, the prime minister got more than 42 per cent support in all the poll-bound states except Punjab, where only 13.8 per cent of respondents backed him. In Goa, Modi got 46.1 per cent support, 45.1 per cent in Manipur, 43.1 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, and 47.3 per cent in Uttrakhand.

Rahul Gandhi got only 16.5 per cent backing in Goa, 18.3 per cent in Manipur, 2.1 per cent in Punjab, 5.8 per cent in UP and 4.7 per cent in Uttrakhand.

On the other hand, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is ahead of Rahul Gandhi in Goa, Uttrakhand and Punjab, where he is also ahead of Modi. In Goa, Kejriwal got 15.7 per cent support, 26.5 per cent in Punjab, and 13.6 per cent in Uttrakhand.NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi while in Punjab, another state that As per the survey, 43.1 per cent of

The survey was conducted in remains the most-preferred Prime will go to the polls next year, AAP the respondents feel that Modi is 690 Assembly seats in five poll-Ministerial candidate in the four supremo Arvind Kejriwal holds the the best choice to lead the country, bound with a sample size of poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, edge, as per the latest ABP-CVoter- followed by Rahul Gandhi at 9.1 98,121.Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, IANS State of States 2021 tracker. per cent, Arvind Kejriwal at 5.2 per

CBI arrests 11 in W Bengal post-poll violence case

Chandigarh : vivo, the innovative global smartphone brand, has come together with Jio, both digital services organizations committed to India’s digital transformation, with a promise to deliver an unmatched customer experience to Indian customers through powerful vivo devices and Jio’s superior network & digital app ecosystem.vivo is working with Jio to bring the best of products and digital life solutions to Indian customers through this collaboration. The two brands have bolstered their JioExclusive collaboration by enhancing customer convenience in the offering.Under the program, vivoY21 customer with Jio connectivity benefitfrom instantcashbackof Rs 1000, and several additional benefitsoffered by Reliance Retail Ltd. Starting October 7th, vivo Y21 customerscan avail JioExclusive benefits through MyJio app within 15 days of purchase. Customers will receive the amount directly into their bank account by visiting JioExclusive section on MyJio and sharing UPI handle. All existing and new Jio users are eligible to avail the offer.Announcing the offer, Nipun Marya, Director, Brand Strategy, vivo India, said.

the trailer will be released on 14 th October 2021. Dara Motion Picture Pvt Ltd have presented this movie. Apart from the lead pair Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, Iftikhar Thakur and Harby Sangha will be seen playing pivotal roles. The Director with a different vision, Dadu aka Vijay Kumar Arora has directed the movie and Naresh Kathooria has written the story. Sunny Raj and Dr Prabhjot Sidhu(Seattle,USA) have produced the whole project. The music will be released on Humble Music. Jatinder Shah is the music director for the ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’. Happy Raikoti has written the lyrics of the songs.

Sharing his excitement regarding this new project, Gippy Grewal said, “Even after

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Finally! The first look poster of Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa’s film ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ released

DSP Investment Managers unveils OFO (Old Fund Offering) of DSP T.I.G.E.R. Fund

ITANAGAR: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that visible transformation in Northeast is a clear evidence of resurgence in the region's pace of development which remained neglected for decades.Addressing a special session of the State Legislative Assembly here, Naidu while describing the transformation as 'NER in NER', said, ''The New Era of Resurgence in the North-Eastern Region', a new sense of direction, a distinct acceleration in the pace of development began."The setting up of the North-Eastern Council (NEC) in 1971 under an Act of Parliament marked a departure from the earlier approaches as it set in motion coordinated actions and policies for the development of the region. This resulted in significant gains but not enough to realize fully the potential of the region and its people," he said.Announcement of the 'Look East Policy' in the 90s of the last century set the tone for integrated economic development of the region by forging connectivity with the neighboring nations, Naidu said adding, the policy was given further thrust at the beginning of the century and taking note of the gulf between the intentions and actions on the ground, the 'Act East Policy' was launched with the new intent and energy in recent years."Prime Minister Narendra Modi while pronouncing the Act East Policy in 2014 underlined that the northeast region would be its fulcrum under which the region would emerge as an effective growth engine for shared benefits," the VP said adding, culture, commerce, connectivity and capacity building would propel the policy.Naidu also said that the Centre has also been making sincere and dedicated efforts to end violence in the region by finding solutions to the legacy problems by talking to all concerned. "As a result, there has been substantial improvement in the security scenario in the region.

North-East witnessing new era of resurgence: Venkaiah

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Modi way ahead of Rahul as preferredPM choice in five poll-bound States

Haier launches India’s first ‘Made In India’ 2&3 Door Convertible Side by Side Refrigerator series

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Resolve Permanent Commission issueof women Army officers: SC to Govt

NEW DELHI: Army Permanent Commission: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to resolve the issue of 72 women short service commission officers, who were not considered for Permanent Commission (PC). The court said the grant of PC should be with regard to its order of 24 March this year and thereafter it will close the contempt case filed by the women officers.

According to news agency a news agency a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna told Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain and senior advocate R Balasubramanian to personally look into the issue.

The bench said its order was clear that if the women officers have got 60% marks and they clear medical fitness tests and got clearances of vigilance and disciplinary, they need to be considered. Jain said that they have filed an affidavit which shows that their conduct was considered by the special selection board after which they were not found fit. The bench said, “We have also said that permanent commission will be granted subject to vigilance and disciplinary clearances. We will not compromise if there are no clearances. After all, we are dealing with the Indian Army. We also know the importance of vigilance clearances. We are also soldiers of this country".

CHANDIGARH : DSP Investment Managers (DSPIM) has announced an Old Fund Offering (OFO) of the DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund (The Infrastructure Growth and Economic Reforms Fund) to highlight the opportunity for investors to benefit from growth revival in the economic cycle & economic reforms. DSPIM believes that investment cycle has bottomed and has all the factors for the cycle to pick-up, providing visibility on spending for next 3-5 years. Key buildings blocks are also expected to be in place such as favourable macros and implementation of key reforms. Hence, infrastructure investment could be the key to driving GDP growth for the country. Three key segments of Government, Private and Real Estate sectors are expected to see a pick up in spending. Government’s initiative on National Infrastructure pipeline provides a multi-year visibility on spending in sectors like roads, railways, water and airports. This is expected to drive demand for key inputs like Cement, Steel and other capital equipment, thereby driving the capacity utilization for private sector and revival in capex. Structural drivers are also in place for a multi-year demand cycle in the real estate sector owing to three factors - lowest mortgage rates, stagnant property prices and multi decade low difference between tax adjusted mortgage rates and rental yields. DSPIM believes that India has a strong opportunity to scale up its manufacturing to benefit from the global requirement to diversify supply chains. The government’sinitiatives in terms of clamping down on imports, imposition of duties and announcement of incentives for setting up domestic manufacturing capacities as part of performance linked incentives (PLI) scheme should help us achieve this goal.

MUMBAI: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by some robbers on board the Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express train between Igatpuri and Kasara railway stations in Maharashtra on the Central Railway route, a police official said on Saturday.The incident occurred late Friday night and the Mumbai Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested four persons in this connection, he said.Quaiser Khalid, Mumbai GRP's Police Commissioner, said the alleged crime was committed when the express train was traversing the ghat section.Giving information about the incident and the action taken by the police, Mr. Khalid said in a tweet, "The accused boarded Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express at Igatpuri (Aurangabad Railway district) in sleeper bogie D-2 and started committing the crime through the Ghat area during the night."When the train reached Kasara, the passengers called out for help. The officer and staff at GRP Mumbai immediately responded, he said.

Woman gangraped on boardPushpak Express, four held

(IGTA), Maharashtra Tour Organizers Association (MTOA), The IAAI Agents Association of India (IAAI), Travel Trade Association of Uttar Pradesh (TTAUP), Enterprising Travel Agent's Association, (ETAA), Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), Tour Operators Association (TOA), Tourism Leaders Club (TLC), Indian Association of Travel and Tourism Experts (IATTE), Indian Tourist Transporters Association ( ITTA), The Associa t ion of Chandigarh Travel Agents (TACT) and Travel Magazine- Travel Mail.

On the closing day mementos and awards were given to the participants CHANDIGARH: The Travel & travel trade associations like Indian of ITM in various categories.Tourism showcase & conclave –India Association of Tour Operators

Gujarat Tourism received the best Travel Mart concluded on a positive (IATO), Travel Agents Association of stall display award while Madhya note at Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28 India (TAAI), Association of Pradesh Tourism bagged best stall where B2B meetings were held with Domestic Tour Operators of India award for promoting tourism packages exchange of ideas with the like minded (ADTOI), Outbound Tour Operators and decorative Pavillion. Meanwhile people from Chandigarh & Punjab and Association of India (OTOAI), Uttarakhand Tourism felicitated for other nearby cities. ADVENTURE TOUR OPERATORS the best stall award for promoting Supported by Indian Chambers of ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (ATOAI), adventure and religious tourismService Industry (ICSI) and leading India Golf Tourism Association

India Travel Mart (ITM) concludes

CHANDIGARH: Haryana government's initiative to promote electric vehicles (EVs') in the state is showing results. A unique Electric Vehicle Fulfillment centre has been unveiled at Ballabgarh by 'eWheelers Mobility', a renowned Electric Vehicles market place which is headquartered at Hyderabad. "The Haryana government is giving a subsidy on the purchase of E vehicles. This is a welcome step as EVs' will play a pivotal role in saving the environment. We are happy to be pioneers in bringing into the state a first of its kind EV Fulfillment Centre. The idea is to provide a physical outlet which can help in quick delivery of Electric Vehicles booked by customers' on our online platform. A holistic hyper-local ecosystem has been created by the unveiling of the EV Fulfillment centre." Said Vasu Deva Reddy Beerala, CEO & Founder of eWheelers. It is noteworthy that eWheelers is an omni-channel mobility marketplace which covers both online and offline commerce squeezing the gap between EV OEMs'(Original Equipment Manufacturers'), services and the customers. This platform enables customers to book vehicles online and pick-up from the nearest eWheelers studio. Such a model is considered a hyper local delivery model ensuring faster delivery."The EV Fulfillment centre will provide access to eHoverboards, eSkateboards, eBicycles, eScooters & eMotorCycles, this platform will offer a wide range of mobility support alongside an add on digital access to charging stations and customer support.

Haryana's first 'eWheelers' EV Fulfillment centre unveiled All segments of voters will vote against Akali Dal: Damanvir

CHANDIGARH,: Launching a scathing attack on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal for his new found love for SCs and OBCs, Congress leader Damanvir Phillaur said in a statement given here that Sukhbir is just shedding crocodile tears to grab votes of SCs and OBCs. "He didn't do anything for them while being in power but is now making hollow promises." Said Phillaur. Phillaur added, "It was the Badal's who had cancelled a ministerial berth of S. Sarwan S. Phillaur a towering SC leader in 2007 even though he was a 4 time MLA from Doaba area & instead Bikram Singh Majithia brother-in- law of Sukhbir who had won for the first time was made a minister. Isn't this anti SC and Doaba? So, Sukhbir Badal has no right to make these statements and that too in Doaba." Phillaur further asked, "If Badals are so true to SCs' & Doaba then can Sukhbir tell how many lecturers were inducted in government colleges of Doaba where most SC students go for education? Badal's also need to answer why they let AIIMS go to Bathinda when Jalandhar was a central place & would have served all of Punjab well.