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Class 9 studentgang-raped, dies bysuicide in MeerutMEERUT: A student ofclass 9th, who was re-turning from her tuitionclasses, was allegedlyabducted by four youthsand subsequently gang-raped in the Dehat areaof Tehsil Sardhana here,police said on Friday.The girl later returnedhome and allegedly diedby suicide by consumingpoison. Police have ar-rested two accusedbased on the complaintfurnished by the girl'sfamily. As per the police,the victim, who wasabout 14 years old resid-ing in Kapsar village ofthe area, was returninghome after her tuition..

Bars, hotels,religious places toremain closed for7-days in PunePUNE: Amid a sharp risein COVID-19 cases inMaharashtra, the Puneadministration on Fridayannounced that bars, ho-tels, restaurants will re-main closed for the nextseven days in the district."Bars, hotels, restaurantsto remain closed for 7days, only home deliverywill be allowed. No publicfunction, except funeralsand weddings, will be al-lowed, while a maximumof 20 people in funeralsand 50 at weddings. Or-der to come into effectfrom tomorrow.

Priyanka self-isolates after Vadratests positive forCOVID-19GOALPARA: CongressGeneral SecretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadrawent into self-isolation af-ter her husband RobertVadra tested positive forCOVID-19.She, however, has test-ed negative.The Congress leader re-leased a video in whichshe said: "My yester-day's report has comenegative but on the ad-vice of doctors, I will bein isolation for the nextfew days. I apologise toall of you for this incon-venience. I pray for Con-gress' victory." she said.

Ambani securityscare probe:NIA questionsclub ownerMUMBAI: The NationalInvestigation Agency onFriday recorded thestatement of the ownerof a club in connectionwith its probe into thecase of an explosives-laden SUV found nearindustrialist Mukesh Am-bani's residence andbusinessman MansukhHiran's death, an officialsaid. The agency hadconducted searches atthe `social club' locatedinside a hotel in southMumbai on Friday. TheNIA is probing allegedlinks of its owner withcricket bookie NareshGor and suspended po-lice constable VinayakShinde, the official said.

Winning theWorld Cup iseternal, nothingcan replacethat, says YuvrajSingh

Mobile healthtechnology can bebeneficial foradults with heartdisease

300 million dollarloan approved fordrinking water inAmritsar, Jalandhar

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, APRIL 2

Haryana Home Minister Sh Anil Vij,while reviewing the organized crimescenario, said that the Special TaskForce (STF) of the police would bestrengthened further so that criminalactivities of interstate gangsters couldbe monitored and effectively dealtwith.

The Home Minister was address-ing the senior police officers during areview meeting of Police Departmenton several important issues like crimeprevention, detection, law and ordersituation late last evening here today.

Expressing satisfaction over the

performance of STF the Minister alsogave in-principle approval to providethem new modern vehicles, latesttechnology equipments and softwareetc. It was informed in the meetingthat Haryana Assembly had passed astringent Haryana Control of Organ-ised Crime (HRCOC) Bill to check

organised crime in the state. The samehad been sent to the Central Govern-ment for the Presidential assent. Itwould be implemented in the entirestate as soon as it was approved.

While reviewing the crime sce-nario, Mr. Vij said that all the crimesare related to each other. No crime issmall or big. If efforts are made tostop crime at the initial level, then itgives better results later. Giving clearinstructions to the police officers, heasked to take immediate actionagainst criminals and those disturbinglaw and order and be cordial and sen-sitive towards the public which wantsto live in peace.

He said that criminals and law vi-

olators should have the fear of lawwhile the public should have faith inthe police.

The fear of the police amongcriminals will increase only when thepolice will increase their efficiencyand enhance their social interactionwith the public. Mr. Vij said that thepolice department has an importantrole to play in building the image ofany government. Keeping this inmind, all possible efforts should bemade by the police to ensure timelyjustice to the citizens by curbing thecrime rate, he added.

He also reviewed successfullyworked out cases like theft, burglary,simple and vehicle thefts.

AGENCYJAIPUR, APRIL 2

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leaderRakesh Tikait's convoy was allegedly at-tacked in Rajasthan's Alwar on Friday.The attack on his convoy shattered thewindows of Rakesh Tikait's car.

The incident reportedly took place inthe Tatarpur village of Rajasthan's Alwardistrict.

Rakesh Tikait's convoy was on itsway to Bansur from Harsora village of

Alwar when it was attacked. RakeshTikait was going to Bansur after ad-dressing a gathering in Harsora.

The farm leader took to Twitter andshared a video of a damaged car, sayingthat the attack was carried out by "BJPgoons". Protesting farmers reportedlyblocked the Delhi-Uttar PradeshGhazipur border in protest against the al-leged attack on Tikait's convoy. Thefarmers blocked the Delhi to Ghaziabadside of the border, however, traffic policecleared the traffic after few minutes.

Rakesh Tikait's convoyattacked in Alwar

Adopt zero tolerance against crime: Anil Vij AGENCYNEW DELHI, APRIL 2

US President Joe Biden invit-ed Prime Minister NarendraModi to attend the ClimateSummit to be held virtuallyon 22-23 April. PM Modi haswelcomed President Biden'sinitiative and accepted the in-vitation, according to MEA.

Addressing media hereon Friday (April 2), MEAspokesperson ArindamBagchi said, "John Kerry, USSpecial Presidential Envoyfor Climate, will be visitingDelhi from 5th to 8th April."

Notably, the UnitedStates President has invited40 world leaders includingPrime Minister NarendraModi to a virtual climate

summit, the White Houseearlier informed about onMarch 26. The Leaders Sum-mit on Climate will be hostedby Joe Biden on April 22 and23.

In his invitation, thenewly-elected US Presidentearlier urged the leaders touse the Summit as an oppor-tunity to outline how theircountries also will contributeto stronger climate ambition.

In an official statement,the White House on March26 said, "Today, PresidentBiden invited 40 world lead-ers to the Leaders Summit onClimate he will host on April22 and 23. The virtual Lead-ers Summit will be live-streamed for public view-ing."

Biden invitesModi to attend

Climate Summit

750 vacancies oflibrarians to befilled in Punjab

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, APRIL 2

The Subordinate ServicesSelection Board, Punjab hasissued advertisement to fill750 vacancies of Librariansin Education Department.

Disclosing this here to-day Chairman ofthe SubordinateServices Selec-tion Board Mr.Raman Behl saidthat Board hadapproved to initi-ate the process tofill 2280 vacan-cies in its meet-ing on March 25.He said that un-der the able guid-ance of Captain AmarinderSingh, advertisement hasbeen issued to invite applica-tions for 750 vacancies of Li-brarians in Education Depart-ment from April 5, 2021 infirst phase. He informed thatApril 26 is the last date to ap-ply and applicants be able tosubmit fees till April 29.

He said that the adver-

tisement regarding remainingposts in different depart-ments would be issued soonby the Board.

Behl said under theGhar Ghar Rozgar initiativeof Captain Government ad-vertisement would be is-sued to fill 847 posts of

warder and ma-tron in Jails de-partment, 199posts of legalclerk in the vari-ous department toensure speedyjustice to the peo-ple, 56 posts ofSenior IndustrialDevelopment Of-ficer in the Indus-try and Com-

merce department, and 61posts of Block Level Exten-sion Officer, 51 posts of Ex-cise and Taxation Examiner,120 posts of technical assis-tant in Punjab WarehousingCorporation, 112 posts ofsupervisors in Social Secu-rity Department and 27posts of Fishery Officerswould be issued soon.

AGENCYSRINAGAR, APR 2

Congratulating securityforces for neutralising threemilitants involved in theNowgam, Srinagar attack onBJP leaders house in which apoliceman was killed, a sen-ior police officer said one ofthe militants might have en-tered Kashmir valley fromPakistan-Occupied-Kashmir(POK) via Nepal

recently.The weaponsnatched from the martyredpoliceman has been recov-ered from the slain militantsclearly proving their involve-ment in Thursday's attack, In-spector General of Police(IGP), Kashmir range, VijayKumar told reporters.

The Nowgam attack wasjointly carried out by the mil-itants of Lashkher-e-Toiba(LeT) and Al-badr outfits, hesaid.

He said three other peo-ple were also arrested and ve-hicle used for the Nowgamattack seized which later led

to starting joint Cordon andSearch Operation (CASO) byRashtriya Rifles (RR), Spe-cial Operation Group (SOG)of Jammu and Kashmir po-lice and the CRPF.

He said immediately af-ter attack by a group of fourmilitants at the house of BJPleader Anwar Khan in whicha police guard Rameez waskilled, a massive hunt waslaunched.

He said in the process

one person was arrested andon his disclosure three morepeople were also detained.The vehicle used in the attackbelonging to one where theencounter took place in Kak-pora in Pulwama Friday hasbeen seized.

The IGP said militantshad come in an Alto vehicle(JK01E-2098) which hasbeen seized from the house ofone Nawaz Dar who has beenbooked.

Covid peak likely inmid April: Scientists

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APRIL 2

Scientists have predictedthat the ongoing second-wave of COVID-19 pan-demic across the countrycould peak by mid-April,following which the infec-tions may see a steep declineby the end of May.

The scientists came tothis conclusion using amathematical model.

During the first wave ofCOVID-19 infections acrossIndia, the mathematical ap-proach, named SUTRA, pre-dicted that the initial surgeof infections in Augustwould peak by Septemberand lower in February 2021.

Scientists, includingManindra Agrawal from In-dian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kanpur, applied themodel to predict the trajecto-ry of the current surge in in-fections and found that thenumber of daily new infec-tions is likely to peak in mid-April for this ongoing pan-demic wave.

"For the last severaldays, we have found thatthere is a reasonable chancethat the cases in India could

peak sometime between 15-20 April. It is a sharp slope,but on the way down, itwould likely be equallysharp, coming down veryfast and by end of May may

see a dramatic reduction,"Agrawal told a news agency.

"There is some uncer-tainty in predicting the peakvalue of daily new infectionsbecause of the sharp rise.

Currently, it is coming to 1lakh infections per day, butthis can go up or down. Butthe timing remains the samebetween April 15-20," headded.

Nation reports81,466 newcases, 469deathsNEW DELHI: India report-ed 81,466 new COVID-19cases and 469 coron-avirus related deaths inthe last 24 hours, in-formed the union healthministry on Friday.With these additional cas-es, the total number ofCovid-19 cases in thecountry reached1,23,03,131.With 469 new deaths, thedeath toll in India hasgone up to 1,63,396.There are 6,14,696 activecases in the nation as ofnow. Furthermore, 50,356people were dischargedafter recovery on Thurs-day, taking the nationwiderecovery tally to1,15,25,039.

Highest single-day vaccine coverageNEW DELHI: More than 36.7 lakh COVID-19 vaccine dos-es were administered in the last 24 hours, the highest sin-gle-day coverage till now, the Union Health ministry said onFriday.Of the 36,71,242 vaccine doses, 33,65,597 beneficiarieswere vaccinated across 51,215 sessions for the first doseand 3,05,645 beneficiaries received the second dose ofvaccine, the Health ministry said in a statement. The min-istry said this is the highest single-day vaccine coverage tillnow.

Delhi CM rules outpossibility of lockdown

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APRIL 2

There is no need for lock-down in the national capitalas the COVID-19 situation isless serious as compared tothe previous waves, said Del-hi Chief Minister Arvind Ke-jriwal on Friday amid a surgein coronavirus cases acrossthe country.

"In the last few days,COVID-19 cases have beenincreasing exponentially inDelhi. However, there is noneed to worry. We are moni-toring the situation well. De-spite a surge in daily cases,the situation is less seriousthan compared to the last

waveS due to a lower deathrate. Last year in October,there were nearly 40-50deaths per day due to Covid-19. The situation is not thesame now. The daily deathtoll due to the virus is around10-12 persons. Thus, there is

no need for a lockdown inDelhi," Kejriwal said whileaddressing a press confer-ence here.

The Chief Minister in-formed that 3,583 new caseshave been reported in Delhiin the last 24 hours, addingthat the rise in cases now isthe "fourth wave".

On COVID-19 vaccina-tion, he said that the govern-ment is focusing on the vac-cination and "71,000 vacci-nations were done in Delhiyesterday".

Kejriwal on Friday held ameeting at his residence inthe wake of an increase inCOVID-19 cases in the na-tional capital.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2

The Election Commission onFriday suspended four offi-cials after a video surfaced onsocial media purportedlyshowing an EVM being foundin a BJP candidate's car inPatharkandi constituency fol-lowing the second round ofpolling in Assam. "The Pre-siding Officer was issued ashow-cause notice for viola-tion of the transport protocol.

Thereafter, the PO and threeother officials have beenplaced under suspension." ECsaid in an official statement."On examination, the polledEVM comprising of BU, CU,and VVPAT was found to bewith its seal intact without anydamage whatsoever. All theitems have been deposited inthe strong room," it said fur-ther. It said that although theseals of the EVM were foundintact, the commission has de-

cided to do a re-poll at number149- Indira MV School ofLAC 1 Ratabari (SC) as anadded precaution. The com-mission has also sought a re-port from the Special Observeron the incident. In the factualreport on the incident, EC in-formed that the polling partycomprising of PO and threepolling personnel of No. 149-Indira M.V. School of LAC 1Ratabari(SC) met with an 'un-fortunate incident' .

EC suspends four officialsover Assam EVM row

Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed

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CHANDIGARH, APRIL 2 : The second Haryana Hurricanes, Bengaluru Warriors, will be played on league basis wherein each who had been the part of Physically Disabled edition of Divyang Premier League (DPL), a Mumbai Champs, Delhi Dynamos & Kolkata team will play four matches each. The World Cricket Series 2019 held at England T20 cricket tournament exclusive for the Tigers with around 100 physically challenged inaugural ceremony along with four matches wherein India beat host to lift the trophy.physically challenged cricketers of India is cricketers from across the country are taking on the first day of the tournament will be played Present on the occasion, Dinesh Kumar, being organized by Differently Abled Cricket part in it. at Motil Lal Nehru Sports School, Rai and The Secretary, Differently Abled Cricket Association of Haryana (DACAH) in While revealing the details of the league Modern School, Rai near Sonipat. Thereafter, Association of Haryana (DACAH) After the association with All India Cricket Association through a virtual press conference from the tournament will move to Chandigarh and World Series victory, it was further intended to for Physically Challenged (AICAPC) will be Mumbai, Karsan Ghavri, President, AICAPC Cricket Stadium stadium and GMSSS, Sector improve the standard of Physically Challenged held from April 15-18, 2021 at Sonipat and also the veteran of two editions of World Cup 26 will host the rest of the tournament. This cricket and in this attempt, we have conducted Chandigarh. A total of five teams namely - 1975 & 1979 said the four day long tournament edition of DPL would also feature the players multiple cricket tournaments.

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900020 T a r n T a r a n H a v e Kumar) R/o Village and Post I, Jagbinder Singh S/o S 72737 m y n a m e t o M a n j i t (Moga) have known by both D/o Pritam Singh R/o Vpo. I , h i ther to Known as Changed My Name To office Harsola District Kulwant Singh R/o.Lalla I, Hitherto Known As Kumar Davesar. names Kulwant Kaur alias Dhat Distt Ludhiana have KAMALJIT KAUR Wife Karmjit Singh. Kaithal have changed my Afgana PO-Bagga kalan P A R A M J I T D / O 63372 Seero. c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o of BAU SINGH residing 900020 name from Asha to Asha Rani Tehsil Ajnala Amritsar have CHANAN SINGH R/O. I , K u l w i n d e r S i n g h 63372 Kirandeep Kaur.a t V. P. O . U d h o n a n g a l , I , h i ther to Known as and date of birth 25-11-1975 Changed my name to H .No .564, Gal i No.5 , Bassi W/o Rai Singh I , Paramj i t Kaur W/o 63372Tehsil Baba Bakala, Distt. J Y O T I D a u g h t e r o f pretain to 17-11-1975. Note Jagbinder Singh Gill. Navi Abadi Karam Pura R/o Vil l : Chhaj la Teh- Gurmeet Singh R/o Poohla I , Jagandip Kaur W/o Amritsar-143114 Punjab S U R I N D E R M O H A N all concerned. 72737 Rattan Singh Chowk Distt S u n a m ( S a n g r u r ) District Bathinda have Gagandeep Singh Cheema have changed my name Wife of HARIVANSH 84451 I, Hitherto Known As KRATI Amritsar Punjab. Have changed my name to c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o R/o Ahmedgarh Dis t t . and Shall hereafter be A R O R A r e s i d i n g a t I, Chander Pati W/o No. KAUSHAL W/O VIJAY Changed My Name And Kulwinder Singh. Parmjeet Kaur. Sangrur have changed my known as KAMALJIT H . N o . 1 9 , N e w M o d e l 8010309 Ex PNR Late Ram KUMAR KAUSHAL R/O. Shall Hereafter Be Known 63372 63372 name to Jagandip Kaur KAUR RANDHAWA. T o w n , G . T R o a d , Singh R/o VPO Millakpur, H.No.1307,Gali No.5, Batala PARAMJIT KAUR I, Sandeep Singh Sidhu I Arvinder Singh S/O Amrik Cheema.

900020 K h a n d w a l a D i s t r i c t Tehsil Narnaund, Distt. Hisar Road Jagdambay Colony Distt 72737 S/o Karamji t Singh R/o Singh Ro Budhanwal Tehsil 63372Amritsar-143001 Punjab have changed my name from Amritsar In State Of Punjab. I , h i ther to Known as V i l l . G o p a l o n P o . Shahkot Distt. Jalandhar I. Babita W/o Shamsher Singh have changed my name and Chandar Bati to CHANDER Have Changed The Name Of VA R I N D E R K U M A R N a n d p u r K a l a u r Te h . Hjave Chanmged My Name R/o V.p.o Sherpur Kalan Teh. Shall hereafter be known PATI. My DOB is 01-01- My Minor Son KRISH S/o RAM DAS R/o.99, B a s s i P a t h a n a To Arwinder Singh. Jagron Distt Ludhiana Have as JYOTI ARORA. 1949. KUMAR KAUSHAL AGE Green Valley, Holy City Distt (Fatehgarh Sahib) have 63372 Changed My Name Babita To

900020 40008 12 YEARS And He Shall Amritsar Punjab. have changed my name from I, Satish Parashar S/O Sant Amandeep Kaur Affter Hereafter Be Known As changed my name and Shall Sandeep Singh Sidhu to R a m P r a s h a r R / O Marriage.KRISH KAUSHAL h e r e a f t e r b e k n o w n Sandeep Singh. H.No.120, Sector 22-B, 63372

72737 VARINDER MALIK 63372 Gurumukh Colony, Mandi I , h i t h e r t o k n o w n a s 72737 I P a l w i n d e r K a u r Gobindgarh (Fatehgarh SATVINDER SINGH

S o k h e y W / O Sahib) Have Changed My DHILLON S/O JOGINDER Gurj inder Singh R/O Name To Satish Kumar SINGH , residing at HOUSE M o h a l l a G u r u K a Prashar. NO-C-434, KOTHE INDER Khuh, Opp Gurdwara 63372 S I N G H W A L E , Guru Ka Khuh, Tarn I, Basant Singh S/O Atma D E V I WA L A , D I S T T Taran, Tehsi l & Dist t : Singh R/O Bhalaiana Teh. FARIDKOT, PUNJAB -T a r n T a r a n H a v e G i d d e r b a h a D i s t . S r i 151207 have changed my Changed My Name M u k t s a r S a h i b H a v e name and shall hereafter be To Palwinder Kaur. Changed My Name From known as SATVINDER

63372 Basant Singh To Basant SINGH I , Pa lwinde r S ingh Singh Brar. 900014S i d h u S / o M a l k e e t 63372 I , h i t h e r t o k n o w n a s S i n g h R / o M o d e l I, Parmjeet Kaur W/O RAMANJEET KAUR Town No. 2 Sheron B a s a n t S i n g h R / O K A N G W / O Teh-Sunam (Sangrur) Bhalaiana Teh. Gidderbaha PAWANDEEP SINGH c h a n g e d m y n a m e Dist. Sri Muktsar Sahib KHOSA , R/o at GREEN f r o m P a l w i n d e r Have Changed My Name A V E N U E , D I S T T S ingh to Pa lwinder From Parmjeet Kaur To FARIDKOT, PUNJAB -Singh Sidhu. Parmjeet Kaur Brar. 151203 have changed my

63372 63372 name and shall hereafter be known as RAMANJEET KAUR KHOSA .

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I, Rajender Parkash Kohli S/o Late Devi Dayal R/o H. No. 1778, Sector 29-B, Chandigarh, declare that I had disown Chander Mohan (Son), Gita (Daughter-in-law), Akul (Grandson) on dated 27-10-2020 because they were not under my control. But Chander Mohan (Son), Gita (Daughter-in-law), Akul (Grandson) are under my control now. So I cancel disown notice of dated 27-10-2020. In Future they will be equal share in my property.

98765I, Simran Kaur W/o Late: Prithipal Singh R/o Vill: Ranike Po. Rangarh (Amritsar) Pb, declare that in my son Abhinoor Singh School documents my husband name wrongly written as Pirthipal Singh. In future my husband name known as Prithipal Singh.

63372I Manpreet Kaur D/O Darshan Singh Tiwana R/O Lassoi Teh. Malerkotla Distt Sangrur Now Resi. 5642 East Grove AVE Fresno, California 93727 USA. Have Changed My Name To Manpreet Tiwana.

63372I Gursimranjit Kaur D/O Darshan Singh Tiwana R/O Lassoi Teh. Malerkotla Distt Sangrur Now Resi. 5642 East Grove AVE Fresno, California 93727 USA.Have C h a n g e d M y N a m e T o Gursimranjit Tiwana.

63372I Jiwan Singh S/O Darshan Singh Tiwana R/O Lassoi Teh. Malerkotla Distt Sangrur Now Resi. 5642 East Grove AVE Fresno, California 93727 USA.Have Changed My Name To Jiwan Singh Tiwana.

63372I , Vijay Singh S/O Atma Ram, R/O Village Dangar Khera , Teh: Abohar , Distt: Fazilka do hereby solemenly affirm and declare that at the time of enrollment in Army the Father's Name has been written incorrect as 'Atama Ram' instead of the correct name 'Atma Ram'. And D.O.B i s w r i t t e n I n c o r r e c t a s 2 1 / 0 8 / 1 9 5 7 i n s t e a d o f 02/01/1958. Mother's name is also written Incorrect as 'Kamala Devi' instead of 'Kamla Devi' . D.O.B is written Incorrect as 1409.1962 instead of 14.09.1960.

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I, Shinam Sharma W/o Rahul Sharma R/o Khusropur PS Sadar (Jalandhar) declare that my PHD Degree Hindu Enrolment No. 04002196 has been lost in Nakodar dated 29-03-2021. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

63372I, Priyanka Rani W/o Suresh Kumar R/o 216 St.No. 11 Nai Abadi Abohar (Fazilka) declare that my sale deed No. 2688 dated 30-11-2015 has been lost Malout Chowk Abohar dated 25-03-2021. If anybody found then contact at my above address/Tel: 9417349826

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PUBLIC NOTICESIt is general information that I MONIKA MAKHIJA D/o MULKH RAJ ARORA Ex W/o NITIN MAKHIJA R/o H.No.1656, Street No.7, Daim Ganj, Amritsar-143001 Punjab I got divorced from my Husband Vide Court Decree No. HMA 1332/PBA SO101-3514/2019 dated 27-05-2019 I have changed my name to MONIKA ARORA for all future purposes

900020It Is For General Information That I RAJ SHARMA SON Of DURGA DASS SHARMA Residing At H.No.20, Mahant Mool Singh Colony Babeksar Road Distt Amritsar Punjab Declare That In My Wife’s P a s s p o r t M y N a m e I s Wrongly Written As RAJ KUMAR The Actual My Name Is RAJ SHARMA Respectively, Which May Be Amended Accordingly.

72737I Jaswinder Kaur W/o Pargat Sigh R/o. VPO Chamyari Tehsil Ajnala Amritsar declare that my son Jagmeet Dhillon and his wife Simerjeet kaur are out of my control. So i disinherited both of them f r o m m y a l l moveable/ immoveable properties. Anybody deals with them shall solely be responsible. I will not be responsible for any act or conduct done by them in future

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Sonipat to hold inaugural of DPL

Vaccination forpeople above 45 heldDARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI: On the government'sguidelines, the vaccination for peopleabove 45 years in the general hospitalwas carried out on the second day to-day. Vaccination was done at govern-ment hospital and railway station in thecity. These included people with seriousillness or sugar or blood pressure orany other serious disease. In addition,those who were above sixty years werevaccinated but whichever person or anyone is above 45 years from the monthof April on the government guidelines.He can take part in this vaccinationcampaign. Two centers have been es-tablished in Nilokhedi. At the govern-ment hospital in Nilokheri and on therailway station, which included morethan 45 years and sixty years of bour-geoisie. Each team consists of fivemembers.Nilokheri Tehsildar Dr. Jodha RamBhardwaj got this vaccination done inthe vaccine campaign today. He alsogot a second dose of vaccination. Heappealed to the people not to pay heedto the rumors and take part in this vac-cination campaign and get vaccinated.On this occasion, senior medical officerAnnu Sharma said that in order to avoidany problem of getting vaccinated inNilokheri, a team was stationed at twocentres, Government Hospital andNilokheri Railway Station. The team hasfive members. Every center had 120vaccination targets in which around 100people had no problems during the vac-cination. On this occasion, ANM Kavita,Asha Worker Paramjeet, Renu, Anu, Ki-ran, Sarita, Raman, Rajesh, Pawan,Bhushan Sharma, etc. were present onthe occasion

50 people vaccinated

R K KASHYAPCHHACHHARAULI: Today, 50 personswere vaccinated under immunisation inGulabgarh today. Giving information,CHC Chharauli Senior Medical OfficerDr Sushila Saini said that people agedabove 45 years are being vaccinatedunder which Block Committee Chair-man Representative Virendra Chaud-hary launched the vaccination in Gulab-garh today. He started the programmeby getting himself vaccinated. Givingthe information, Block CommitteeChairman Representative VirendraChaudhary said that it is our good for-tune that the first vaccination of Coronavaccine was made in our country and itis a matter of pride for us that the devel-oped Corona vaccine is being exportedto 15 countries in India. He appealed tothe general public that getting the Coro-na vaccine vaccinated to all is very im-portant.

Farmers will not beallowed anytrouble: ADCSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Nodal Officer of wheat pro-curement management and ADC Kar-nal, Veena Hooda said that accordingto the instructions of the Chief Minister,adequate arrangements have beenmade for the purchase of wheat in allthe mandis of the district. No farmer willhave to face any problem in selling thefruit. She said this while visiting thegrain market Karnal today. She tookstock of all the arrangements and foundall the arrangements to be correct. Sheinstructed the mandi officials that all thearrangements should continue smooth-ly and all preparations should be madein advance in the coming time to in-crease the arrival of wheat. She also in-structed all concerned that listen to thefarmers' talk and resolve any type ofproblem immediately. Apart from this,she said that efforts should be madethat payment should be made to thefarmers in the shortest possible time asper the instructions of the government.She appealed to the farmers not tobring the fruit to the market withoutsending SMS messages.The crop market should be brought onthe date itself. The farmer who hasbeen interested in getting registered on"Meri Fasal, Mera Byora’’ portal can doso on the portal on 5 and 6 April. If afarmer is not able to bring wheat to themandi by date then he can take a newdate again. If they face any problem ingetting the date again, then they canget their problem solved by going to theHelp Desk (Help Centre) made in theMarket Committee. At the same time,he called upon the farmers andarhatiyas to cooperate with the adminis-tration in this work.

Students madeaware against drugsSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKURUKSHEETRA: For the last 21years, the Prayass institution of Gov-ernment Senior Secondary School Umrihas been made aware against the drugby the institution, engaged in the workof prevention of intoxication, awarenesscampaign against intoxication and de-addiction of the people. Under this one-day awareness campaign, studentswere informed about the intoxicationand its adverse effects on the familyand society. Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma,acting head of Prayas Sanstha BranchKurukshetra and sub-inspector ofHaryana State Narcotics Control Bu-reau, while sensing the students saidthat a drunk person not only harms hishealth but his family also has to pay thepenalty. Such people are not seen insociety with respect. Through variousexamples, he made the students awareof the ill effects of intoxication, all thestudents and teachers took a vow not toget intoxicated and other people too.

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Case registered against missing womanNIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: Police registered a case against the missing woman. The woman leftthe house with a seven-year-old son. The family searched but could not findthem. Police have registered a case of disappearance on the complaint of thewoman's father-in-law. In the complaint, Mahendra Singh, a resident of Nachron,said that he married his son Sandeep about 10 years ago with Bita-residentBada Village (Karnal). After marriage, Sandeep and Bita had a son, who is nowabout 7 years old. His son Sandeep has been ill for the last five years. On themorning of March 16, around 11 o'clock his son, the bridegroom, Bita, wentsomewhere with her 7-year-old son Anmol of her own free will and did not returnhome after that. Even after searching, he could not find anything.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, APR 2

Despite the Covid-19 crisis, theHaryana government received rev-enue of Rs 1,022.63 crore from min-ing operations during financial year2020-21, which is 31 per cent morethan the previous financial year.

Stating this in a statement here onFriday, Mines and Geology MinisterMool Chand Sharma said that just ascorona pandemic has affected the en-tire world similarly it has also affect-ed the mining activities as well. How-ever, though no mining work wasdone for 26 days due to the lockdownlast year, getting revenue of Rs1,022.63 crore is commendable.

He said that this is the first time inthe history of the department, whenthe revenue from mining works hascrossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark. Dur-ing the year 2019-20, the revenuefrom mining works was Rs 702.25crore whereas during 2018-19, rev-enue was Rs 583.21 crore.

Mr Sharma said that the state gov-ernment aims to ensure availability ofconstruction material at reasonableprices for the common man in thestate, and also to curb illegal mining.The government has taken stringent

steps to bring illegal mining to zerolevel to prevent loss of revenue to theexchequer. He informed that monitor-ing and survey system has been en-hanced at every level in the depart-ment. The disposal of pending appealsat the government level has been ex-pedited. In addition, there is a focuson recovery of arrears on behalf ofcontractors and lease holders.

He said that a Special Enforce-ment Team (SET) consisting of 55 po-lice officers and employees of the de-partment has been constituted to pre-vent illegal mining in the state. Hesaid that the E-ravana system fortransportation of minerals is provingto be very effective in curbing illegalmining and transportation. In addi-tion, registration of mineral-filled ve-hicles has been made necessary. Now,the mineral loading will be done ac-

cording to the loading capacity of thevehicle, which will prevent the over-loading of the vehicles.

The Minister said that earlier con-tracts were awarded for big miningblocks, but the current governmenthas decided to give contracts to smallmining units or blocks with an inten-tion to increase competition in thisarea and to give opportunity to smallentrepreneurs as well. Also, to ensuretransparency in the process of leasingor contracting mining units, e-auctionhas been started.

He said that auctioning of fourmines in Faridabad where stocks ofYamuna sand is kept will be donesoon. Apart from this, the process ofauctioning the empty mines in otherdistricts is also being implemented.

He said that realizing the difficul-ties faced in the mining sector due tothe COVID-19 pandemic and the re-strictions imposed by the central gov-ernment, the state government hasawarded contract money / dead rentand rehabilitation for the period fromMarch 25, 2020 to April 19, 2020. Ithas been decided to waive the amountdue for the Restoration (R&R) fund.This will benefit those Mineral Con-cession Holders who operated themines during the lockdown.

Govt received Rs 1,022 cr revenuefrom mining operations during 2020-21

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, APRIL 2

The Executive election ofHaryana School Teachers As-sociation Division Indri washeld under the chairmanshipof State Secretary JagtarSingh Shahpur and under thesupervision of Shyam LalShastri. Naresh Mahela, theblock head of the Sarva Em-ployees Union, first invitedthe name of the head of thepost. Balraj Chahal waselected to the post of chief.On the post of Secretary,Dharamvir Lathwal, Jayaku-mar was elected Organisation

Secretary, Dayal Chand asTreasurer and Sunil Sivach,Devendra Deva, NareshKamboj, Roshan Rana andSuresh Nagli were elected asexecutive members.

Outgoing head MansinghChandel, while presentingthe report of the previous ex-ecutive, said that every exec-utive member participatedvigorously on every call of

the Haryana School TeachersAssociation. State SecretaryJagtar Singh congratulatedthe new executive and saidthat the struggle against pri-vatisation and commerciali-sation of education shouldcontinue. On this occasion,Ranjit Rojia, Jagdish Bhadso,Vikram Kaushik, KarmSingh, Devisharan Sharma,Deepak Verma, SurendraNambardar, Kapil Sharma,Ishwar Singh, JaswinderSingh, Gyan Chand, Naren-dra Bunty, Rajindra Shastri,Prempal Singh Chandel andMahindra Kheda, Arun Ka-harba Also present.

Adhyapak Sangh election heldMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, APRIL 2

The concerns of farmers are continuouslyincreasing as the system of procurement ofpaddy in the grain market of Indri is notproper and smooth. Paddy procurementwas announced by the government in thegrain market from 1 April. But on April 2,the purchase of wheat has not been doneproperly. District Youth Youth Head of theFarmers Union, Satish Kalsora said thatthe farmers' worries are increasing contin-uously due to non-purchase of wheat in themandi. On 1 April too, the farmers shout-ed slogans against the government fornon-purchase of wheat. Wheat is beingprocured by DFSC and Hafed. But till nowBardana has not reached Mandi. Fromthis, it can be estimated how the govern-ment's wheat procurement arrangements

are in place.Rocket Committee Assistant Secretary

Sujat Singh said that three gate passeshave been cut in the market, out of which150 quintals of wheat have reached themarket, one of which has been procuredby Hafed. He informed that Bardana hasbeen delivered to Mandi by both procure-ment agencies. On this occasion, farmerslike Satish Kalsora, Surendra, Manjeet,Ashok Kumar, Sandeep, Rajveer, Ramesh,Satpal etc. were present.

Farmers concerned over procurement process

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, APRIL 2

The administration has be-come tough due to the in-creasing number of Covidpatients and the Tehsildarsand SHOs have come on theroad to comply with Covid'sinstructions. In this episode,Tehsildar TR Gautam andPolice Officer-in-Charge Pra-teek Kumar fined people fornot wearing mask.

They also distributedmasks at Ladwa Chauka,Devi Mandir Chauka, Land-Mark Chauka, BararaChowk of Shahabad. Tehsil-dar TR Gautam said thatthis is the direction of thegovernment and administra-

tion that in view of thegrowing epidemic of Coro-na, the public should coop-erate and maintain a maskand proper distance.

Police in-charge PrateekKumar said that the policeand administration wouldnot need to be strict if thepeople themselves comply

with the rules. He said thatchecks are also being donein buses that all masksshould be used during thejourney. He said that anamount of Rs.500 is beingchallaned without a mask.ASI Surendra Singh wasalso present on the occa-sion.

Action against peoplefor not wearing mask

BJP government acts as amute spectator on farmer

agitation: Baldev Bann

RAVI KUMAR BABAIN, APRIL 2

INLD party zone in-charge Baldev Bann has expressed hisdeep anger over the decision by the central government to in-crease the prices of domestic gas, petrol and diesel. Baldev be-came the in-charge of the Inalo Party, saying that the centralgovernment has done the job of breaking the back of the com-mon man by increasing the prices of LPG gas. This will causefurther inflation and hit the poor people. Baldev was talking tojournalists in Bann. He said that the BJP government is ananti-people government, which is engaged in ruining them byputting economic burden on the poor people of the country. Hesaid that crores of families in the country run their livelihood us-ing LPG. In such a situation, it will be difficult for the commonman to run a stove due to the increase in its prices. The govern-ment should take back this decision in the public interest andwork to provide relief to the public. He said that the BJP gov-ernment is an anti-farmer government because for the last threemonths, the farmers have been agitating about three black laws,but the BJP government has remained a mute spectator. On thisoccasion Gurmej Singh became the Nabardar, Nirmal Bapadi,Raju Sharma Ban, Jagdev Ban, Akash Garg Ladwa, PramodSharma and other dignitaries were present.

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR, APRIL 2

District Child Protection Unit LegalOfficer Ranjan Sharma organized anawareness camp on the Law Poxo Actand Juvenile Justice Act on sexual of-fenses at Government SecondarySchool, Khilanwala, Khizrabad, Ya-munanagar. During the camp, it wastold that under the direction of the de-partment, training programs andawareness camps are being organizedon the subject of Poxo Act, whosemain objective is to make the stake-holders related to child protectionaware of the act, as crimes againstchildren are increasing. Believing un-known persons many times becomesharmful for them, in such a situation,children become victims of sexual of-fenses. Children are not able to tell

anyone about the crime, due to whichthey also become victims of mentaldiseases, therefore the protection ofchildren is very desirable. The spe-cialty of the Act is that it is the samefor both the girl child or the child. Ithas various provisions on the crime ofchildren, as well as the said that if achild sees a crime happening in his

vicinity, then immedi-ately inform their teach-ers or parents. He toldthat due to lack ofawareness of the Protec-tion of Children fromSexual Offenses Act2012 in the society, chil-dren inadvertently fallprey to these incidents.While there are strictprovisions for punish-ment in sexual offenses,

Sharma said that the District ChildProtection Unit is running awarenesscampaigns. The aim of awarenesscamps is to make the thinking of chil-dren in the society serious. Childrenwere told about the Juvenile JusticeAct, if children commit any type ofcrime, then there is a provision to im-prove them.

Child Protection Legal Officermakes school children aware

JanakiJi Global Public Schoolbegins new session with Havan

SKBILASPUR, APRIL 2

Havan ceremony was organized at the auspicious open-ing of the new session in the courtyard of JankiJi Glob-al Public School Marwan Kala Bilaspur. While wor-shiping Maa Saraswati, the chanting of mantras echoedin the school premises. Teachers and students con-tributed to the havan ceremony, wishing for good examresults, bright future of children and wishing everyonewell. On this occasion, Chairman of the School Man-aging Committee Madanmohan Garg, Vice ChairmanRajrani, School Secretary Dr. Praveen Garg, and thePrincipal Anju Goswami all offered Ahuti with theirhands in the Havan Kund. They wished for the devel-opment of the school and prayed to God for bright fu-ture of its students. In turn, all the students and teach-ers put materials in the Havan. On this occasion, teach-ers Krishna, Rohit Sharma, Gulshan, Anju Chauhan,Reena Chauhan etc. were also present. Havan was com-pleted with Prasad distribution.

Eighth grade student of Makhaur School shines in the stateBILASPUR (SK): Rajni Bala, a student of Class VIII of GovernmentSecondary School, Makhaur, cleared her examination of NMMS2020-21 at the state level. After passing the exam, she has illumi-nated the name of her parents, teachers and the entire village. Inthe previous year 2019-20 also, three girl students had brightenedthe name of the whole school by passing the said examination. Anamount of 12000 per year is given as scholarship by the govern-ment till class XII to the passing students. Principal Suresh Kumarencouraged Rajni Bala by giving her a prize. And other students ofthe school were told to take inspiration from her. They were alsomade aware of moving ahead in life and getting higher education. Rakesh, Hussan Pal Shastri, Praveen Ku-mar, Rohtas Rohilla and Om Prakash were present on the occasion.

Dream of a disease-freeIndia will be true: Prem

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, APRIL 2

The national officials along with many activistsfrom Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR are going tostart operating the OPD of the Ayurvedic and Allo-pathic Hospital at Shiv Shakti Baba Kalidas Dhamat the feet of Baba Shri today. In this OPD, OPDtreatment will be done for free of various diseases. Inthe above OPD, the work of providing medical facilities under the leadership of Baba Kalidas Jiand National President of the Trust Bharat Prem will be started to realise the dreams of the PrimeMinister after retirement. This work will be started from Garhi Sampla, the birthplace of Sir Chho-tu Ram, the Messiah of the farmers, so that in Baba Kalidas Dham, villagers and farmers will be ableto get information about treatment as well as agricultural helpers self-employment. All these workswill be done by the workers of Mata Mantari Devi Charitable Trust and retired doctors, engineersand people of the administrative service to contribute to the progress of the country. A committeehas been formed for this work in which Ravindra Singh, a retired officer of Jammu and Kashmir,Dr. Hariram Gupta, retired from NDRI, Committee of eminent doctor NR Lashkar of North East ledby National President Bharat Prem, Advocate of the Trust Will work in collaboration with ShyamBatra. Baba Kalidas today flagged off this work of the trust by planting an ayurvedic plant.

R R SHELLYKARNAL, APRIL 2

Municipal Corporation has once againlaunched a campaign to remove unauthorisedadvertisement boards that divert the attentionof drivers on various routes of the city. Due tothis, hundreds of big boards have been re-moved from commercial belt and commercialareas along with Green Belt, Noor MahalRoad and Sector area. Notices are being givento such people who violate the instructions anddefamation act of the Municipal Corporationand fines are also being imposed. Regardingthe campaign, the corporation's commissionerVikram said that some places in the city wereidentified by the corporation for putting up ad-vertisement boards / hoardings and were askedto apply through tenders by interested agen-cies, but no one filled the tenders.

In view of this, information about all thesites suitable for advertisement has beensought by the head office, now a tender willbe imposed for the entire Haryana from there.He said that any person, firm, company or

agency in the city is strictly prohibited fromunauthorized placing of hoardings / boards inthe corporation area and despite the prohibi-tion, FIR against the boarders as per the cor-poration rules. Will take action to register. Thecommissioner has appealed to the business-men of the city not to place advertisementboards in public places, doing so is a violationof government regulations. This makes publicproperty ugly and also spoils the beauty of thecity.

MC removes unauthorisedadvertisement boards

`Meri Fasal’ portal to reopen on April 5R R ShellyKARNAL: Crops are being registered on the `Meri Fasal, Mera Byora’ portal of farmers. Farmers whohave not got their crops registered on the portal, should ensure their registration soon. The portal will bereopened on 5 and 6 April. Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said that my crop detailing por-tal has been started by the state government to get the farmers a fair price for their crops. He said thatfor those farmers who want to sell their products at the grain market / procurement center at the mini-mum support price fixed by the government, it is mandatory to register on this portal. He said that thefarmers who have not got registration can get it done again on April 5 and 6, so that they do not have toface any problem while selling their crops.

4AFTER EVERY STORM THE SUN WILL SMILE;

FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION,AND THE SOUL'S INDEFEASIBLE DUTY IS TO BE

OF GOOD CHEER. WILLIAM R.

ALGER

SMILE IN THE MIRROR. DO THAT EVERY MORN-ING AND YOU'LL START TO SEE A BIG DIFFER-

ENCE IN YOUR LIFE.

YOKO ONO

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021

Ocean of FormsI dive down into the depth of theocean of forms, hoping to gainthe perfect pearl of the formless.No more sailing from harbor toharbor with this my weather-beat-en boat. The days are longpassed when my sport was to betossed on waves. And now I ameager to die into the deathless.Into the audience hall by the fath-omless abyss where swells upthe music of toneless strings Ishall take this harp of my life. Ishall tune it to the notes of forev-er, and when it has sobbed out itslast utterance, lay down my silentharp at the feet of the silent..

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

Mobile health technology can be beneficial for adults with heart diseaseMobile health tech-

nology includingfitness apps have

become a popular tool totrack calories, weight loss,sleep, and even menstrualcycles, and now anotherbenefit of using these ap-plications has come tolight.

According to a newstudy, mobile health tech-nology can be beneficial inencouraging lifestyle be-haviour changes and med-ication adherence amongadults aged 60 and olderwith existing heart disease.

The findings of thestudy were published inthe American Heart Asso-ciation journal 'Circula-tion: Cardiovascular Qual-ity and Outcomes'.

Mobile health technol-ogy -- the use of mobileand wireless technologiesto support the achievementof health objectives -- caninclude voice and shortmessaging services (textmessaging), global posi-tioning systems (GPS) andbluetooth technology, aswell as wearable devicesthat can monitor and in-form the user about specif-ic health measures or be-haviors to improve health.

"Over the last decade,mobile health technology,especially the wearabletechnology and mobilehealth application markets,has grown substantially,"said the chair of the state-ment writing committeeErica N. Schorr, Ph.D.,B.S.B.A, R.N., FAHA, anassociate professor in theAdult and GerontologicalHealth Cooperative at theUniversity of Minnesota

School of Nursing. Schorradded, "There is, however,a common misperceptionthat mobile health technol-ogy use is lower amongolder adults, when in factmost Americans aged 60years and older own a cellphone and spend a signifi-cant amount of leisuretime in front of a screen.This statement highlightsthe potential benefits thatmobile health interven-tions can provide for mon-itoring, prompting, encour-aging and educating olderadults with cardiovasculardisease."

An estimated two-thirds of all people withheart disease are 60 yearsold and over, and the

prevalence of physical ac-tivity declines with aging,particularly in people whohave heart disease.

People who have expe-rienced a major cardiacevent, such as a heart at-tack or stroke, are at 20times the risk for futurecardiac events compared topeople without heart dis-ease, therefore more re-search is needed to identi-fy strategies to slow theprogression of heart dis-ease - secondary preven-tion strategies - in thispopulation.

The scientific state-ment highlighted researchfrom 26 studies from thepast 11 years that exam-ined mobile health tech-

nology for secondary heartdisease prevention inadults ages 60 and olderwith existing heart disease.

Studies that incorpo-rated text messaging andwebsite resource informa-tion showed improvementsin people's physical activi-ty and other lifestyle be-havioral changes afterthree months of enrollmentand led to an increase inmedication adherenceamong study participants.

Significant improve-ments in medication adher-ence have also been notedin some trials when studyparticipants used a mobileapp or received a text mes-saging reminder. A largesystematic review showed

that successful mobilehealth interventions in-clude frequent, person-alised, two-way messag-ing. "We know that con-trolling blood pressure,blood sugar and choles-terol are essential second-ary prevention strategiesand often require medica-tion management," addedSchorr.

Schorr further said,"Reducing sedentary time,increasing physical activi-ty, maintaining an optimalbody weight and adoptinga healthy diet are other sig-nificant lifestyle strategiesto optimise the health ofindividuals with cardiovas-cular disease. Wearable de-vices and mobile devices

and applications play animportant role becausethey can assist individualsin monitoring and trackinghealth behaviors and heartdisease risk factors, re-ferred to as the AHA'sLife's Simple 7, to reducetheir risk of a cardiac eventand achieve ideal cardio-vascular health."

In the 60 and older agegroup, the research indi-cates that the ease of usinga program or app is a sig-nificant factor in thisgroup's willingness to usea device, service or pro-gram. In the studies whereparticipants reviewed apps,over half of the users re-ported they were easy tooperate. However, thestatement authors point outthat many of the studiesenrolled a small number ofpeople, and the apps weregeared to a very specificuse, thus limiting externalvalidity. There were someother limitations in the re-search reviewed. Althoughthe results for studies witha text messaging compo-nent were positive, it didnot focus solely on olderadults, making it hard todetermine the impact oftext messaging specific toolder adults with heart dis-ease. Additionally, differ-ences among groups basedupon race, ethnicity, sex orage were not measured.Few of the identified stud-ies made a comparison be-tween behavioral interven-tions with mobile healthtechnology versus behav-ioral interventions with notechnology, so the resultsrelative to traditional inter-ventions are unknown.

Literature & Health

Disrupted biochemical pathway in brain linked to bipolar disorder

US manufacturing sector seesrobust growth in March

The US manufacturingsector saw robustgrowth in March, mark-

ing the highest reading sinceDecember 1983, the Institutefor Supply Management(ISM) reported Thursday.

The Purchasing Man-agers' Index (PMI) stood at64.7 per cent, up 3.9 percent-age points from the Februaryreading. Any reading above50 per cent indicates the man-ufacturing sector is generallyexpanding as reported byXinhua.

The March PMI indicatesexpansion in the overall econ-omy for the 10th month in arow after contracting inMarch, April, and May lastyear, according to the ISM re-port. "While many compo-nents shot higher, a key factorwas supply-chain constraintswhich drove supplier deliver-ies to its highest mark since1974," Sarah House and TimQuinlan, senior economists atWells Fargo Securities, wrotein an analysis. The ISM re-port showed that supplier de-liveries jumped to 76.6 inMarch as reported by Xinhua."Survey Committee Members

reported that their companiesand suppliers continue tostruggle to meet increasingrates of demand due to coron-avirus (COVID-19) impactslimiting the availability ofparts and materials," saidTimothy Fiore, chair of theISM's manufacturing businesssurvey committee. "Extendedlead times, wide-scale short-ages of critical basic materi-als, rising commodities pricesand difficulties in transport-ing products are affecting allsegments of the manufactur-ing economy," Fiore contin-ued. Fiore added that workerabsenteeism, short-term shut-downs due to part shortages,and difficulties in filling open

positions continue to be is-sues that limit manufacturinggrowth potential. "Optimisticpanel sentiment increased,with eight positive commentsfor every cautious comment,compared to a 5-to-1 ratio inFebruary," Fiore said. Houseand Quinlan also noted thatdelays have stemmed in partfrom factories finding all thelabour they need to meet thesurge in demand as workersstruggle with health concernsand childcare issues. "Withvaccinations ramping up,however, and more schoolsmoving back to in-personlearning, at least one elementof recent bottlenecks may beabating," they said.

In new research, scientists havefound for the first time that disrup-tions to a particular protein called

Akt can lead to the brain changescharacteristic of bipolar disorder.

The study was conducted by thescientists at the University of Wiscon-sin-Madison. The results offer a foun-dation for research into treating theoften-overlooked cognitive impair-ments of bipolar disorder, such asmemory loss and add to a growing un-derstanding of how the biochemistryof the brain affects health and disease.The Cahill lab and their colleagues atMichigan State University publishedtheir findings in Neuron.

Bipolar disorder affects millionsof Americans, causing dramaticswings in mood and, in some people,additional effects such as memory

problems. While bipolar disorder islinked to many genes, each one mak-

ing small contributions to the disease,scientists don't know just how those

genes ultimately give rise to the disor-der's effects.Akt is a kinase, a type ofprotein that adds tags of the moleculephosphate to other proteins. Thesephosphate tags can act as on or offswitches, changing how other proteinswork, ultimately influencing vitalfunctions. In neurons, those functionscan include how cells signal to oneanother, which can affect thinking andmood. When the Akt pathway isrevved up, a lot of other proteins getphosphate tags. When it's quieter,those phosphate tags are absent.

The researchers discovered thatmen with bipolar disorder have re-duced activity of this pathway, knownat Akt-mTOR, in a brain region cru-cial for attention and memory. Andwhen the researchers disrupted thepathway in mice, the rodents devel-

oped memory problems and crucialbrain connections withered away, sim-ulating changes in humans with bipo-lar disorder. "This loss of Akt path-way function in people with bipolardisorder is probably contributing tocognitive impairment," said MichaelCahill, a professor of neuroscience inthe UW-Madison School of Veteri-nary Medicine, who led the research."The idea is that maybe we can targetpathways like this one pharmacologi-cally to help alleviate core symptomsof bipolar disorder."

To assess the activity of the Aktpathway, the Cahill lab acquired braintissue samples from deceased donorswho had schizophrenia, bipolar disor-der without psychosis, and bipolardisorder with psychosis, as well ashealthy donors. The tissue samples

came from the prefrontal cortex,known to control high-level functions,which is affected by bipolar disorderand the related disorder schizophre-nia.

By measuring the number and va-riety of phosphate tags on proteinscontrolled by Akt in the tissue sam-ples, the researchers could get a senseof the overall activity of the Akt-mTOR pathway.

Although they were originally ex-pecting to see the biggest changes inpatients with schizophrenia -- whichhas the strongest genetic links to theAkt gene among the three related dis-orders -- the researchers found thatactivity of the Akt-mTOR pathwaywas diminished in just one group ofpatients: men with bipolar disorderwithout psychosis.

EDITORIALPakistan textile

sector disappointed

Pakistan's textile sector is "disappointed" by thegovernment's decision to not allow the importof Indian cotton and has said that buying cotton

from the neighbouring country is the need of thehour to avert big loss to textile exports. Pakistan Ap-parel Forum chairman Jawed Bilwani on Thursdaysaid the rejection by the country's cabinet of theEconomic Coordination Committee's (ECC) propos-al would convey a negative message to foreign buy-ers as the cotton yarn was not available in the coun-try, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported.The textile export sector has been continuously de-manding duty-free import of cotton yarn from allover the world, including India, to avert any big lossto textile exports. Pakistan's federal cabinet onThursday back-tracked on the Economic Coordina-tion Committee's (ECC) decision to allow the importof sugar, cotton and cotton yarn from India throughland and sea routes. On Wednesday, Pakistan's new-ly-appointed finance minister Hammad Azhar an-nounced that the government had decided to allowthe import of sugar, cotton and yarn from India. Onallowing the import of cotton from India, Azhar hadsaid there was high demand for it because Pakistan'stextiles exports had increased but last year's cottoncrop was not good. "The price of the commodity inIndia is lower than what it is in Pakistan. The importof cotton and yarn through the Wagah border willhelp meet domestic requirements at reasonablerates," Azhar said, adding that import of cotton fromIndia for small industries would take place untilJune. According to Geo News, the decision to turndown the proposal was taken in a cabinet meetingchaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad,hours after Minister for Human Rights ShireenMazari said the cabinet will review the ECC's deci-sions related to trade with India. Bilwani claimedthat prices of cotton yarn had increased after the fed-eral cabinet's decision. The government must ensurethe availability of cotton yarn in the country if it didnot want to allow its import from India, he added.He feared massive textile exports decline if the im-port of cotton yarn from the neighbouring countrywas not allowed. In the current year, the countryfaced a 40 per cent plunge in cotton production andif it was compared with 15 million bales in 2014-2015, then the drop was 50 per cent this year, hesaid. Bilwani said if the government did not want topermit the import of cotton yarn from India then itmust impose a ban on the export of cotton and cot-ton yarn for at least the next six months.

POEMS

Low-calorie diet, mild exercise may improvesurvival for leukemia adolescents: Study

According to a new study,overweight children and ado-lescents receiving

chemotherapy for treatment ofleukemia are less successful battlingthe disease compared to their leanpeers.

In some cancers, includingleukemia in children and adoles-cents, obesity can negatively affectsurvival outcomes. Obese youngpeople with leukemia are 50 percent more likely to relapse aftertreatment than their lean counter-parts. Now, a study led by re-searchers at UCLA and Children'sHospital Los Angeles has shownthat a combination of modest dietarychanges and exercise can dramati-

cally improve survival outcomes forthose with acute lymphoblasticleukemia, the most common child-hood cancer.

The findings of the study werepublished in the American Societyof Hematology's journal Blood Ad-vances.

The researchers found that pa-tients who reduced their calorie in-take by 10 per cent or more andadopted a moderate exercise pro-gram immediately after their diag-nosis had, on average, 70 per centless chance of having lingeringleukemia cells after a month ofchemotherapy than those who didnot go on the diet-and-exercise reg-imen.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021

Governor and CM express grief over fireincidentSHIMLA: Governor Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister Jai RamThakur have expressed grief over the fire incident that took place atvillage Tharola in Jubbal -Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district in which sixhouses were gutted in fire. Jai Ram Thakur directed the districtadministration to provide immediate relief and rehabilitation to theaffected families. He assured that all possible help would be provided tothe affected families.

HIMACHAL/JKShopkeepers whovoluntarily test Covid willnot have their shops closedJYOTI SYALUNA: SDM Una Dr. Nidhi Patel hassaid that shops for shoppers whovolunteered to test Kovid 19 will notbe closed in the Covid 19. TestSampling Center set up in the TownHall of the City Council of Una forthe shopkeepers of Una city. He saidthat it was flawed in the pressrelease issued last day that the shopwill remain closed till theshopkeeper's Covid investigationreport is received. He has appealedto all the shopkeepers of the city toget their Covid test done as per theprescribed schedule without anyhesitation.

327 youth from Shimlaand Kinnaur districtspass fitness testPANKAJ KATNAUNA: Nearly 1580 youths of Shimlaand Kinnaur districts participated inArmy recruitment rally going on atIndira Stadium in Una, out of which327 youths have passed physicalfitness test. The youth of thesedistricts participated in the rally forthe military general duty category.Giving this information, ColonelSanjeev Kumar, Director ofRecruitment, Army RecruitmentOffice, Hamirpur, said that on April 2,1431 registered youths of Shimla,Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Solan districtsparticipated in the recruitment rallyfor the categories of Soldier GeneralDuty, Military Clerk and others.

Guv and CM express griefover demise of formerMinister of State Mohan LalSHIMLA: Governor BandaruDattatraya and Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur has expressed griefover the demise of former Minister ofState Mohan Lal. Governor BandaruDattatraya said that Mohan Lal willalways be remembered for herimpeccable service and indeliblecontribution to the State. BandaruDattatraya has expressed hisdeepest condolences with thebereaved family members for thisirreparable loss. Chief Minister saidthat Mohan Lal was an honest anddedicated leader, who was alwayscommitted towards welfare of poorand downtrodden section of thesociety. He said that his contributionstowards development of the State ingeneral and for Chamba district inparticular would be remembered foryears to come. Jai Ram Thakurprayed the Almighty to give peace tothe departed soul and strength to thebereaved family members to bearthis irreparable loss.

Elderly in Uttarkashi walk8 kms of tough terrain toget COVID vaccine jabUTTARAKASHI: With no facilities,senior citizens residing in a far-flungarea of Uttarkashi's Sar Badiyarregion are left with no option but towalk for eight kilometres to get theCOVID-19 vaccine jab at the healthcenter. The route is risky for elderlypeople as they have to cross rawtrails. "As per the government ofIndia guidelines, vaccinationambulance should not be fartherthan 1.2 km, but it's difficult for thetime being. We can do somethingin future," said CMO, Uttarkashi."We don't have a bridge andvehicle to go there. We don't havea horse or donkey to travel. I haveto walk for 8-9 km. I am not able towalk as I am 60 years old," said anelderly woman. A resident of theSar Badiyar region, who was takingthese senior citizens to the vaccinecamp, said that the camps aresituated at a distance of 8-9 kmfrom their village and because ofwhich people are facing problems."The administration is doingnothing for the people over here.""We don't have roads and vehicles.No one is seeing our situation.Many people died because of this.There are no roads, no hospital.Our situation is very bad," saidanother elderly person. Thecountry has been witnessing asecond wave of COVID-19infections, with over 81,000 newcoronavirus cases reported in thelast 24 hours.

Revenue collections surpass previousyear despite pandemic: Jai Ram

AGENCYSHIMLA, APR 2

Total revenue collections ofExcise and Taxation Departmentin financial year 2020-21 hassurpassed the revenuecollections of previous financialyear by three percent despiteheavy disruptions caused byCOVID pandemic. This wasdisclosed by Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur here today. ChiefMinister said that revenuecollections in first quarter weredown by 52 percent, thereafter,shrugging off the disruptionscaused during initial months dueto pandemic induced lockdown,the revenue collections haveconstantly grown by fourpercent, 23 percent and 34percent in second, third andfourth quarters respectively. Hesaid that the revenue collectionshave registered a significantgrowth of 44 percent in month ofMarch 2021. Total revenuecollections for month of March2021 are Rs. 1006 crores againstRs. 699 crores during sameperiod of last financial year, he

added. Jai Ram Thakur said thatrevenue receipts under VAT andState GST registered significantgrowth of 182 percent and 31 percent respectively during saidmonth. He said that majorincrease in VAT collections wasprimarily due to success ofLegacy Cases ResolutionScheme (LCRS). Under thisscheme, the department hasoverall recovered Rs. 362 croresby disposing cases of subsumedtaxes, out of which Rs. 182

crores are collected in March2021 only, he said.

Chief Minister said that themajor reasons for overall growthin revenue receipts have beenrevival of economic activities,Government’s unlock strategy,better compliance by taxpayersand better administration by thedepartment. He said that further,new initiative of the departmentespecially monitoring of fieldunits through performance cardshas created a very healthy

competitive environment acrossfield formations resulting ingreater motivation for officers tobeat the assigned targets.Moreover, department hasrecently started another initiativeto evaluate its own performanceusing a Performance Card, headded. Jai Ram Thakur said thatthe efforts of working units havefurther been strengthened withenhanced analytical and datadriven intelligence-basedcapabilities. He said that theseinitiatives have resulted intoaugmentation of State revenuereceipts. He said that thedepartment has further identifiedmajor focus areas foraugmenting the State revenuecollections viz. recoveries underLegacy Cases ResolutionScheme, physical verifications ofe-way bills, compliance ofGSTR3B return filings, recoveryof interest for late filing ofreturns, recovery of ineligibleITC, recovery of taxdeficits/mismatches andidentification of cases pertainingto tax evasions and erroneousrefunds.

Fire incidents onrise in Hamirpur

AGENCYHAMIRPUR, APR 2

With the advent of the summer,the fire incidents have startedtaking place in various parts ofthe district as a result the forestdepartment people are on thejob. The department of forestshas formulated a plan to controlthe fires and has deputed a largenumber of fire watchers tocontrol the fires and to createcontrolled fire-lines in theforests in their respective areas.

At least one dozen houseshave also been burnt due tofires in various parts of thedistrict since the starting of thesummer. The local revenueauthorities have visited theseplaces and gave relief to theaffected people as per thegovernment norms.

It’s worth mentioning herethat the district of Hamirpur isthe hub of the Pine trees andthey are highly inflammable.

Every year scores of fireincident take place in thedistrict and government-ownedforests become their victimscausing huge financial damageto the government property.

Sources in the departmentof forests told a news agencythat many fire incidents hadalready taken place in thedistrict but the fires were outoff by the departmental peoplewith the help of the localpeople. The districtadministration has recentlyissued an order that all the malepopulation of the areas wheresuch incident took places wouldbe held responsible and wouldbe fined.

Saksham Boxing clubto give more facilities PANKAJ KATNAAMB, APR 2

Another good initiative of"Saksham Boxing Club" ofvillage Hamboli, DistrictUna (Himachal Pradesh) isto enhance the talent ofchildren in boxing and nochild should be deprived oflearning boxing. All thosefacilities are being providedto the children by competentboxing, due to which thechildren do think aboutlearning boxing. SakshamBoxing Club is providing AllMeans to all children, suchas "Boxing Gloves" "HeadGuards" "Teeth Guards"

"Mouth Guards" and"Boxing Dresses" and"Children's" to play insidethe ring at the close of thesporting event. Ring shoeswill also be given without

any fee.Saksham Boxing Club

dreams that the children ofDistrict Una can refine theirtalents and become boxers ofgood standing.

Villagers control fireat Ambehda DheerajPANKAJ KATNAUNA, APR 2

As the summer seasonbegins, the forests of districtUna have started burning. Afire broke out in the forestsof Ambehera Dheeraj, avillage under Chintpurniassembly constituency, thismorning. As soon as thedepartment got informationabout the fire, a team offorest department headed byDeputy Ranger Ram Pal leftto extinguish the fire.

By the time the ForestDepartment team arrived,the fire had spread over aconsiderable area of theforest. The forestdepartment team started to

control the fire withoutlosing time. The fire brigadewas also immediatelyinformed. But the firebrigade did not reach the sitedue to the fire in the forestfar enough away. Seeing thefire uncontrollable, thevillagers, along with thestaff of the department,started the task ofovercoming the fire. Thevillagers did the work ofbringing water from theirhouses and extinguishing thefire with green bushes. Thefire was controlled afternearly four hours of hardwork. For this purpose, thelocal people of the villagealso helped the departmentto extinguish the fire.

CS calls on Governor

SHIMLA, APR 2

Chief Secretary Anil Khachi called on GovernorBandaru Dattatraya at Raj Bhavan, today. In hiscourtesy call, the Chief Secretary apprised theGovernor about the status of on-going centralaided development projects being undertaken inthe State. The Governor advised him to focus onand encourage digital tourism so that it couldbenefit the tourist from South India. He said thatmost of the people from South India would like tovisit religious places in the State but due to the gapof digital platform, it affected tourism industry inthe state to some extent. He said that it should beimproved and added that he had initiated theprocess with Andhra and Telangana Governmentand it required the high level meeting with statetop authorities.

Farmers’ daughters will playin Indian Women's League

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, APR 2

District Una's daughters will play for thefirst time in the history of football gameson behalf of a professional club. For thefirst time, girls learning football at theGirls Football Academy, Khad, in thedistrict's Haroli subdivision, will showcasetheir talent on behalf of a professionalfootball club in the Indian Women'sLeague (IWL). This information wasgiven by the media co-ordinator SatyadevSharma of Himachal Pradesh FootballAssociation. He said that in the recent clubchampionship at the football stadium inKhad, seven girls playing for the FootballFootball Academy were selected at theprofessional football club Tektro SwadeshUnited. The girls selected are RiyaSharma, Prenna Dutta, Priyanka Dutta,Meenu Dutta, Harshita, Praveen andSuraiya. The selected girls have moved toAmbala (Haryana) to attend the trainingcamp of the club. After this, they will allplay on behalf of Tactro Swadesh United

in the Indian Women's League to be heldfrom 5 to 15 April at the Nehru Stadium inNew Delhi. The father of all these girls,who became part of a professional footballclub, is a farmer. Himachal PradeshFootball Association General SecretaryDeepak Sharma said that over a hundredgirls are learning the nuances of football inthe Football Academy. When this footballacademy was started, no one thought thatone day girls from this village would be

able to join a professional football club.Today, over a hundred girls are receivingfootball training in this academy. He haswished all the girls selected in the club onprofessionalism. There has been an influxof people who congratulate these girls forbeing part of the Indian Women's League.Village Panchayat Khad head VirendraHeer, Deputy Principal Ravindra Kumar,former President and President of theGalarj Football Academy Poonam Dutta,Secretary Nandita Sharma, PanchayatPrincipal of Lower Khad AshwaniKumar, Deputy Principal Raju,Panchayat Samiti Member ShravanKumar, District Council Member OnkarNath Kasana , HPFA members PankajDutta, Amit Dutta, Jagdish Dutta, KhadiSchool SMC President Kamal Bhatia,HPFA Treasurer Naresh Rana, LeelaVilas, Vijay Shamsher Bhandari, TapishThapa, Jatindra Saini, Suresh Mann,Satish Sharma, Mohammad Ikram,Sanjesh Many football game loversincluding Jambal, Pawan Kumar andNaresh Khanna have congratulated then.

BJP accuses Chaudhary family forgetting contract unlawfully

ANWAR HUSSAINBADDI, APR 2

The furore over the contract ofTehbaazari in the city council is nottaking the name of freeze. The urbanBJP has attacked the Chaudharyfamily of Doon fiercely after riggingand irregularities in the contracts onthe Badi Nagar Parishad by theformer Congress MLA and theCouncilor of Ward 9. Addressingreporters in Baddi today, Urban BJPPresident and Councilor TarsemChaudhary, Vice Chairman ofMunicipal Council Man SinghMaihata, District General SecretaryBJYM Sanjeev Sanju, TarsemChaudhary, Youth Leader GurmailChaudhary and Soni Kumar Lubana

said that former MLA of DoonRamkumar has been more than three-and-a-half years out of power, but hestill considers himself to be an MLA,which reflects his ignorance and

fidgeting. BJP leaders said thatRamkumar had made his fiasco byencircling the city council yesterdayas the siege was about takingcontracts not for development. The

habit of bullying his officers is notyet gone. Now he is neither an MLAnor does he have the power of thecity council and instead of raisingissues in public interest.BJP leaderssaid that the rigging took placeduring the Congress time in NP andcases were also registered in thevigilance and now the transparencyhas come here and the work of thepeople is getting busted. Our job is todo the work of the people and not toplease the Chaudhary family andtheir relatives by giving themcontracts. When a contract isreceived by the relatives of theformer MLA, all is well and when thecommon man completes theformalities and takes the contractthen it goes wrong.

CM farm conservation plan helpingpeople to save crops from wild animalsHAMIRPUR, APR 2

The Chief Minister farm conservationscheme has been doing a lot for helpingthe farmers of the district who wereearlier feeling the pinch from the wildanimals.

Under the scheme, the conservationof crops has been ensured in theHamirpur district through solar fencingand barbed wire fencing.

A spokesman of the agriculturedepartment said that under the scheme80 per cent grant was provided forindividual solar fencing, whereas it wasan 85 per cent subsidy being given forfarmer group based fencing. The barbedand chain link fencing has also beenincluded in the scheme, on which 50 percent grant is available. Similarly, 70 pcsubsidy is being given on compositefencing.

More than 312 farmers have takenadvantage of this scheme in the districtduring the last three years therebyspeaning a sum of seven and a half crorerupees by fencing their fields with solarfencing and barbed wire fencing.

Dr Jeet Singh Thakur, the Deputy

Director of agriculture said that thegood thing was that the enthusiasm andtrust of the farmers in the district haveincreased continuously and the numberof beneficiaries has also increased in thesame proportion.

Farmers say that their enthusiasmfor farming was reduced due to thefailure of crops due to the spurt in theactivities of the wild animals, especiallymonkeys, but the Chief Minister's FarmProtection Scheme has come as a boonfor them. This has made it possible forthem to protect their crops, and now theaddition of solar fencing as well as theprovision of barbed fencing has alsoprotected crops from other wild anddestitute animals.

He said that as many as 92 farmerswere benefited under the scheme byspending two crores 60 lakhs in the year2018-19. Two crore and four lakhrupees were spent in the year 2019-20.This year, the number of beneficiariesstood at 101. Despite the Corona crisisin the year 2020-21, in the district, inthe district, with the implementation ofthe scheme, an expenditure of 2.80crore rupees.

Over 13 lakh pilgrims pay obeisanceat Vaishno Devi in first quarter

JAMMU, APR 2

Amidst the COVID-19 threat,the pilgrimage to the world-famous Shri Mata VaishnoDevi Bhawan has startedgaining momentum and inthe first quarter of 2021, morethan 13 lakh pilgrims paidobeisance at the Shrinesituated in the Trikuta Hills ofKatra town in Reasi districtof Jammu and Kashmir.Official sources here told anews agency that in the firstthree months up to March 31,2021, as many as 13,22, 808(in lakhs) pilgrims visited thecave shrine. “DespiteCorona's threat, enthusiasmof pilgrims remains intact andthe Shrine Board has taken allmeasures for the safety of thedevotees as per the SOPs and

time to time guidelines issuedby the Ministry of HomeAffairs,” said an official.They said that in the sameperiod last year, 12,52,734pilgrims paid the obeisance,adding that in January, lastyear, 5,12, 569 pilgrims, inFebruary, 3,96,683 pilgrimsand on March, 3, 43,482pilgrims visited the caveshrine till March 18. Thepilgrimage to the cave shrinewas suspended on March 18due to the closure of allreligious places countrywide

in view of the peak in theCOVID pandemic and itresumed almost five monthslater on August 16, 2020.Official sources, however,said that in January 2021, atotal of 4,08,061 pilgrimsvisited the shrine followed by3,89, 549 in February and onMarch, 5, 25, 198 pilgrimsvisited the sacred shrine.However, around 70,074more devotees reached Katrain the first three months of2021 than in the previousyear. “Currently 15,000 to19,000 thousand devoteesdaily are reaching base campKatra to performpilgrimage,” said an officialadding that by forenoon onApril 1, around 6,000pilgrims had left for theBhavan.

HMV organises HavanYajna for beginning ofnew session

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: The new academicsession of HMV Collegiate Sr. Sec.School started today. In the beginningof the ceremony Havan Yajna wasperformed. Principal Prof. Dr. AjaySareen congratulated SchoolCoordinator Meenakshi Sayal for newacademic session of school and Supdt.A/c Pankaj Jyoti for the new financialyear. Dean Academics Dr. KanwaldeepKaur, School Coordinator MeenakshiSayal, Supdt. A/c Pankaj Jyoti said thatthis tough time of pandemic will passtoo and the institution will flourish likenever before in the times to come.Theceremony ended with Shanti Path. Onthis occasion All the Deans, HOD’s,Society Incharges, Supdt. LakhwinderSingh, Ravi Maini and other staffmembers were also present.

Lovely Academystudents excel inCBSE Exams

JALANDHAR: Attaining top ranks,Lovely Academy students have onceagain excelled in CBSE School Exams’results this year-2021 as well. Nancy ofLala Jagat Narayan DAV Public Schoolgot first rank; Ritvik Singh of ArmyPublic School and ; Bharat ofChankaya International School gotsecond ranks; and, Lakshay of SethHukam Chand School has attainedthird rank in 11th Exams. Along with,Karan Bisht and Pranav Kiran Patil ofArmy Public School have got secondposition in 8th & 9th Classes,respectively. Lovely Academy DirectorMr Aman Mittal informs: “The mainreason for this regular success inresults at the academy is thecomprehensive mentoring framework,staff members and elaborate systemsadopted at the academy. Academyprovides students with focussed studyenvironment and time needed facilities.The young minds are also trained fordeep fundamental knowledge ofvarious topics, and exam writingstrategy.

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Trial camp for volleyball teams on April 5MOHALI: A trial camp will be hosted on 5th April 2921 at 10 am in shaheed kaanshi Ram Memmorialphysical college of education bhagumajra kharar to select the Distt Mohali volleyball senior group boysand Girls teams to participate in state volley ball championship which will held at Faridkot on 10th snd11th April 2021 all players of teams of colleges , schools, academies , clubs of Distt Mohali arerequested to participate in trials on 5th April to select the distt teams Request from: Bhupinder singhsaini General secretary Distt v-ball Asso Mohali.

Vote for NDA means more investment,development in Tamil Nadu: PM

AGENCYMADURAI, APR 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,addressing a public rally in TamilNadu's Madurai on Friday, said avote for National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) is a vote formore investment anddevelopment in the region.

"A vote for NDA is a vote forbetter investment in this region.We're creating the rightatmosphere for more industries tocome here, especially agro-industries with help from ourfarmers in value addition," PMModi said.

"In this year's Union Budget,a series of economic corridorshave been announced, and one ofthem is the Madurai-Kollamcorridor. Funds allocated for

railway infrastructure projects inthe state have increased by arecord 238 per cent compared tothat of 2009," the Prime Ministersaid.

Speaking about the JalJeevan Mission implementationin Tamil Nadu, PM Modi saidthat more than 16 lakh tap waterconnections have been providedsince the launch of the mission.

"We started the Jal JeevanMission to ensure tap waterconnections to every home inIndia by 2024. In Tamil Nadu,over 16 lakh tap waterconnections have been providedsince the launch of the mission,"PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister addedthat the people of this regionhave a strong mind and a bigheart. "Years ago people from

Saurashtra, in my home stateGujarat, came here. The wayMadurai has accepted them is aperfect example of 'Ek Bharat,Shreshtha Bharat'," he added.

The Assembly elections inTamil Nadu will be held in asingle phase on April 6 and thecounting of votes will take placeon May 2.

DMK, Congress cannot providesafety, dignity to women: ModiMADURAI: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Friday,while addressing a public rallyin Madurai slammed DravidaMunnetra Kazhagam (DMK)and Congress saying theseparties cannot guarantee thesafety and dignity of women.

"Madurai teaches usimportant lessons onempowering Nari Shakti. Wesee it in the way women areworshipped and revered," PMModi said.

"DMK and Congress willneither guarantee safety nordignity. DMK tried to makepeace-loving Madurai into themafia because of complicationsin DMK's first family. Theyhave not understood the ethosof Madurai, no wonder, leaderskeep insulting women againand again," PM Modi added.

The Prime Minister furthersaid Madurai is a city that never

sleeps and keeps awake always,adding that he is sure Maduraihas woken up to the politicalrealities and will vote fordevelopment and progress thatNational Democratic Alliance(NDA) assures.

PM Modi said hisgovernment is assuring thatmore credit and moremachinery for the textile sectorwill be available.

The Prime Minister alsospoke about the recently-announced textile park scheme'MITRA'.

"Our government isensuring more credit andmodern machinery for thetextile sector. A mega-investment textile park scheme'MITRA' has been announcedin this year's budget. Seventextile parks will come up inthe next three years," PM Modisaid.

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHR, APR 2

The provision of free bus travel forwomen in government buses by thePunjab government is a major steptowards women empowerment, whichwill not only make women financiallystrong but also provide them safe travelfacilities. This was stated by DeputyCommissioner Dr. Sheema Aggarwaltoday. In presence of SSP Alka Meenaand Assistant Commissioner Deepjot

Kaur, the scheme was launched from thebus stand Nawanshahar and the buseswere flagged off. She said that now allwomen, irrespective of their financialstatus, can travel for free in allgovernment buses of the state byshowing Aadhaar card, voter card or anyother valid identity card. She said that toprevent crimes against women. For theirsafety, the Transport Department hasmade GIs in all government and privatebuses for tracking vehicles. PS system isbeing installed.

Bibi Jagir Kaur appeals to Sangat tofollow instructions of Health Deptt

CHARNJIT SINGH ARORAAMRITSAR, APR 2

District Administrative Officersof Amritsar met ShiromaniGurdwara ParbandhakCommittee President Bibi JagirKaur at the office of ShiromaniGurdwara ParbandhakCommittee. The officersincluded Deputy CommissionerGurpreet Singh Khaira, IGSukhchain Singh Gill, SDMVikas Hira and officials of theCorporation. The meeting wascentered on Corona Epidemicand Sanitation. Bibi Jagir Kaursaid that due to the increasingcases of corona, everyone needsto be careful. She said that thesangats paying obeisance atSachkhand Sri HarmandirSahib should also follow theinstructions given by the healthdepartment. She said that thepilgrims should wear masks,use sanitizers, take care ofcleanliness and keep distancebetween themselves to preventspread of the disease. Bibi JagirKaur also asked the

administration officials to payspecial attention to thecleanliness of the roads leadingto Sachkhand Sri HarmandirSahib and its surroundings.Deputy Commissioner AmritsarGurpreet Singh Khaira apprisedthe SGPC President Bibi JagirKaur and other SGPC officialsabout the arrangements beingmade by the districtadministration. Meanwhile, DCGurpreet Singh Khaira, IGSukhchain Singh Gill andothers were honored byShiromani Committee PresidentBibi Jagir Kaur with GuruBakhshish Siropao and a modelof Sachkhand Sri HarmandirSahib. During the meeting,Shiromani Committee memberBhai Ram Singh, AdditionalSecretary Sukhdev SinghBhurakohna, Deputy SecretaryKulwinder Singh Ramdas,Manager of Sri Darbar SahibGurinder Singh Mathrewal,Superintendent Dr. MalkitSingh Bahirwal and OSDSukhbir Singh etc. werepresent.

Patiala MP Preneet Kaur unveils statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar Installed in MC Office Park

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, APR 2

The member Lok Sabhafrom Patiala , Preneet Kauron Friday has unveiled thestatue of the Baba Sahib DrB R Ambedkar, installed at acost of Rs. 9 lakh at theMunicipal CorporationOffice Park here. She wasaccompanied by MunicipalCorporation Mayor SanjeevSharma Bittu, SweeperUnion President BinnySahota and other dignitaries.While addressing a smallgathering organiaed by theSweeper Union and theMunicipal Corporation, afterdedicating the statue of BabaSahib to the Patiala people,Preneet Kaur said that Dr. BR Ambedkar drafted the

constitution of the countryand wrote the future of thepeople of India especially bysafeguarding the interests ofweaker sections.

She further said thattoday though the wholecountry respects Baba Sahib

but some parties were tryingto tamper with theconstitution drafted by him,for which it is our primeresponsibility to protect andhonor the the spirit ofconstitution. The MPspecially thanked the

municipal officials,employees and especially thesanitary workers forrendering their relentlessservices during the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.Whereas welcoming the MPPreneet Kaur, the Mayor ofthe Municipal Corporation,Sanjeev Sharma Bittuapprised her about theongoing development worksin the city and said that dueto the efforts of the ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh. He said that beforegoing to the people in thenext elections, we wouldcomplete all the promisesand will proudly seek theirvotes on the basis of theperformance shown byCaptain Amarinder Singh ledPunjab Government.

Free bus travel for women is a major steptowards women empowerment: DCl

Bharat Vikas Parishad honors patron Jagdev Bajwa andArun Abrol on third day of Corona Vaccination Camp

VERMAQADIAN, APR 2

The corona vaccination campwhich have been organisedby Bharat Vikas Parishadwith the help of districtadministration Under thedirection of SMO Dr.Parminder Singh Dr.NirankarSingh On the third day of theCorona Vaccination Campunder the supervision ofHealth Inspector KulbirSingh, about 100 people wereinjected with CoronaVaccination. Health officialsDalbir Kaur and Anita weresent to run the campsuccessfully. Somevolunteers from Bharat VikasParishad were on duty toassist them. On the occasion,Patron of Rahat Foundation SJagdev Singh Bajwa and

Chairman of DayanandAnglo Vedic School andJaswanti Technical IndustrialTraining Institute Arun Abrolwere specially honored bythe team of Bharat VikasParishad. Speaking on theoccasion, Mukesh Verma,President, Bharat VikasParishad, said that the campis running successfully withthe help of health departmentofficials and would continue

for the next two days.Vaccination has been givento all the people approachinghere. Speaking on theoccasion Chairman ArunAbrol said that Bharat VikasParishad is a very reputedorganization and has alwaysbeen working for the welfareof the people. He praised theVolunteers of Bharat VikasParishad and wished them allthe best in future.

Rashtriye Kalyankari Parishad setup Covid-19 awareness boards

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, APR 2

Awareness boards have been put up at various places in thecity under the supervision of President Rakesh Sharma,advancing the Covid-19 awareness campaign on behalf ofthe Rashtriye Kalyankari Parishad. Under the direction ofDeputy Commissioner Pathankot, Civil Surgeon Pathankotand social welfare Officer. President Rakesh Sharma saidthat we can overcome this only by awareness of the Covid-19 epidemic and compliance of rules by the DistrictAdministration from time to time. On this occasion SecretaryMahinder Pal Saini, Ranjit Singh, Sourav, Dr.Janak, RajSharma and other dignitaries were also present.

Main accused in Gharota blindmurder case arrested

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, APR 2

The district police have arrested the accused for killing a 62-year-old retired bank worker, Laabh Singh, a resident of NewColony, Ladochak in the village Gharota Khurd on the nightof March 14 with a 12 bore rifle. However, another accusedof the murder is said to be absconding.The police of Sadarpolice arrested Karan Singh, a resident of Gandala lahari,who was the main accused in the murder . At the same time,the police is conducting raids for the arrest of local residentArun Kumar.SP (Rural) Aditya told that in the preliminarypolice interrogation, the accused Karan admitted that he hadmurdered Laabh Singh.The SP said that a land dispute wasgoing on between Karan Singh and his brothers. Karan feltthat Laabh Singh used to interfere in the personal issues ofthose brothers. Due to which their dispute was growing.Insuch a situation, as soon as the night of 14 March, whenLaabh Singh reached the shed near his motor, Karan fired a12-bore rifle at him.

Raj Kumar takescharge as DSP of

Hoshiarpur

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, APR 2

Raj Kumar PPS, tookcharge as DSP ofHoshiarpur CID Unit. Onthis occasion he waswelcomed with a bouqueton behalf of InspectorKulvir Singh Deol,Inspector Sanjeev Kumarand other officers.

Doon School waivesadmission fees

RAVI KUMARBABAIN, APR 2

Doon Public School of Ladwa has givena great relief to the parents of the schoolstudents. School chairman KK Garg haswaived school admission fees. He

informed thatadmission fees, annualfees have been waivedfor class nursery, prepas well as class one.The full-year schoolvehicle fee has alsobeen waived for pre-primary children. He

informed that the admission fees of allparents who take admission in DoonPublic School from Class Nursery toClass XI before April 5 will be waived.He said that in the last year, a lot ofpeople were affected by the lock-down,due to which this decision for fee waiverwas taken.

R K KASHYAPCHHACHHARAULI, APR 2

Chairman of Haryana StaffSelection Commission,Bhopal Singh waswelcomed and greeted byhundreds of villagers ofvillage Khadri and nearbyvillages. Education MinisterKanwar Pal's son, BJYMODistrict Vice PresidentNischal Chaudhary, JagbirKhadri, Mukesh Damopura,Sushil Mittal, DSP JagadhriRajendra Singh, IndrajitMittal, Prateek Gurjar,Jagbir Khadri, ManmohanChairman, JayakumarJayarampur, Rajat Ashu,Rajat Mittal, Amit KhadilGupta, BJP media in-chargeKapil Manish Garg,Jagadhri Youth PresidentRahul Garhi Banjara,Sarpanch Balaram

Damopura, etc. welcomedthe Chairman Bhopal SinghKhadri, who first offeredprayers at the Temple atKheda Maharaj for the firsttime. Speaking on theoccasion, Bhopal Singh saidthat he will live up to theexpectations of the people.The work of Haryana StaffSelection Commission isvery sensitive andimportant, and he will tryhis best to do all the work inthe Haryana StaffCommission in a

transparent manner and onthe basis of eligibility andmerit, the appointment ofqualified candidates to thevacant posts in Haryana.Nischal Chaudhary, son ofEducation MinisterKanwarpal said that BhopalSingh has not onlyhighlighted the name of hisvillage Khadri but the entiredistrict Yamunanagar in thewhole of Haryana and hehopes that Bhopal SinghKhadri will climb to theheights of such success.

Chairman of HSSC Bhopal Singh welcomed

Every class gets equalrespect in BJP: Sapra

NIRMAL SAINIRADAUR, APR 2

BJP District President Rajesh Sapra arrived at theresidence of Ashok Gumbar, the head of PunjabiSabha, in Radaur. During this period, the districtpresident learned about the well being of Punjabileader Ashok Gumbar and wished him a speedyrecovery. On arriving here, the people of Punjabisociety honoured the District President RajeshSapra with a shawl. Rajesh Sapra said that BJP isthe only party in which people of every class aregiven equal respect. They also get the fruits of thehard work of the workers.

A delegation of advocates led by Nafe Singh Berwal President &Munish Rathi Secretary of District Bar Association Kaithal with

Justice Manoj Bajaj Judge Punjab & Haryana High CourtChandigarh at PWD Rest House Kaithal. Naresh Katyal District &Sessions Judge Kaithal, Rajni Kaushal Chief Judicial Magistrate

Kaithal, Arvind Khurania Advocate Member Juvenile Justice BoardKaithal and Manoj Chauhan former secretary were also present.

Photo by: Ranvir Prashar

Police takes strict action against who not wear maskAJAY ARORAKHAMANON: Local Police have taken strict action againstthose who did not wear the mask in markets. ASI Sukhraj Singhand Lakhvir Singh has stopped the persons near governmentHospital Khamanon and forcibly got tested for Covid19 who didnot wear the mask. Nodal officer Doctor Naresh Chauhan hasappealed the people to maintain social distancing.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, APR 2

The Union Government hasasked the Chandigarh Ad-ministration to look into thedemands of Dr. B. R.Ambedkar SC/BC Employ-ees Welfare Association,Chandigarh. This is in re-sponse to a letter sent by Sh.Satya Pal Jain, Ex – MP anda Senior BJP leader to theUnion Home Minister AmitShah, alongwith the charterof the demands of the Asso-ciation.

Amit Shah, UnionHome Minister through aletter has informed Sh. SatyaPal Jain that he has receivedMr. Jain’s letter alongwithcharter of demands of theWelfare Association. There-

after, the Union Home Min-istry has sent the letter aswell as the memorandum ofthe demands to the Advisorto the Administrator UTChandigarh, for further nec-essary action in the matter.

It may be recalled that adelegation of the Associa-tion had met Sh. Jain at hisresidence, a few days backand submitted him a memo-randum of its demands. In itsmemorandum the Associa-tion had said that the U.T.Administration is not imple-menting the reservation pol-icy in its true spirit.

Jain had assured themthat he will take up the mat-ter with the Union Govern-ment which he did by way ofwriting a letter to the UnionHome Minister.

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Govt releases around Rs 7 cr for schools to raisestandard of educationCHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has decided to release anamount of around Rs seven crore to the government schools for taking various measuresto compensate the students for the loss of education due to closing of schools during Covid-19. Stating this here on Friday, a spokesperson of the department said on the directions ofEducation Minister Vijay Inder Singla an amount of Rs 6,97,01,00 is being released forraising the standard of education and to enhance the learning ability of students of differ-ent classes. He said schools had to be closed for a long duration in the last academic ses-sion due to Covid-19. So, the gap in learning has been identified in different subjects. Tofill this gap, funds are going to be released under Learning Enhancement Program (Secondary) for the Supplementary Materials / Practical and various activities.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, APR 2

The World Bank and Asian Infra-structure Investment Bank (AIIB)has approved 300 Million US dol-lars loan for canal based drinkingwater schemes under Punjab Mu-nicipal Services Improvement Pro-ject with a view to ensure qualitydrinking water 24x7 and minimizethe water losses for holy city Am-ritsar and industrial hub Ludhiana.

Notably, Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh had beenvigorously pursuing with the Cen-tre to secure World Bank and AIIBloan to ensure clean drinking waterto the residents in these cities. Theother two canal based water supplyprojects in Jalandhar and Patiala arealready under execution.

It may be recalled that at pres-ent, Amritsar and Ludhiana are be-ing supplied with ground watersource i.e. tube wells. As per theCentral Ground Water Board(CGWB) report, the ground waterhas been over exploited and the

quality of drinking water has dete-riorated causing health hazards.Therefore, it has been proposed tochange water supply from groundto canal water to ensure uninter-rupted potable drinking water sup-ply in the urban areas.

Giving the break up of the totalestimated project cost of 300 mil-lion US Dollars for the canal basedwater supply project at Amritsarand Ludhiana, the spokespersonsaid that the entire project would beco-financed by IBRD (WorldBank) Loan of 105 Million US Dol-lars and an Asian Infrastructure In-vestment Bank (AIIB) loan of 105

Million US Dollars alongwith Gov-ernment of Punjab (GoP) funds tothe tune of 90 Million US Dollars.

Pointing out further, thespokesperson said that in Amritsarproject, the source of surface watersupply is Upper Bari Doab Canaland thereafter a 440 MLD (MillionLitres per Day) Water TreatmentPlant would be constructed in vil-lage Vallah, Amritsar for treatingthe surface water.

After treatment, the clear waterwould be pumped to the Over HeadService Reservoirs (OHSR)whichwould further serve to the city resi-dents to maintain continuous sup-ply of water. The Infrastructure hasbeen designed to meet the water de-mand for 30 years. It would benefitthe residents of Amritsar with esti-mated population of 14.51 lakh for2025 and 22.11 lakh for 2055.

At present, the Canal BasedWater Supply Project for Amritsarhas been awarded to M/s Larsen &Toubro Limited at a contractamount of Rs.784.33 Crore. Like-wise, the source of water supply in

Ludhiana project is Sirhind Canaland thereafter a 580 MLD (MillionLitres per Day) Water TreatmentPlant would be constructed fortreating the surface water. Aftertreatment, the clear water would bepumped into the OHSR whichwould further cater to the city resi-dents to maintain continuous sup-ply of water.

The Infrastructure has been de-signed to meet the water demandfor 30 years. It would benefit theresidents of Ludhiana with estimat-ed population of 20.76 lakh for2025 and 29.35 lakh for 2055.

The total estimated DesignBuild Cost of Ludhiana Project isRs.1093.92 Crore and the periodfor completion of the same is 36months. The estimated Operation&Maintenance cost is Rs.270.73Crore for 10 years. The totalamount for the project comes out toRs.1364.65 Crore. At present, in theCanal Based Water Supply Projectfor Ludhiana, the Request for Pro-posal is under finalization andwould be floated shortly.

300 million dollar loan approved fordrinking water in Amritsar, Jalandhar

Sant Seechewal startedcleanliness drive

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI: Before the400th Prakashotsav ceremony ofShri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, thecity of Guru Nanak is going to bedressed like a bride. SantSeechewal has started acleanliness drive in the entire city,by planting saplings in emptyplaces with public participation.The banks of the Kali Bein riverhas been cleaned from TalwandiPul to rest house to Nirmal Kutia.On the other hand, seniorjournalists including SandeepOberoi , Jagjit Singh Dhanju, ShriGuru Nanak Press Club PresidentSurinder Singh Babbu, cashierAshwani Joshi, Kulbir SinghMintu, Simranjit, GurwinderSingh Boparai, Gatka coachGurwinder kaur,Ajit Singh MDSonalika agacy Amrik SinghSandhu, Amandeep Raja,Jaswant Singh, Nirmal Happy,Baljinder Singh Ladi and othershave also showed their fullsupport to Sant Sechewal in thecleanliness drive.

Home Ministry asks UT tolook into demands of SC/BC

employees association

Ghar Ghar Rozgar & Karobarmission; Patiala district to seeseven job fairs JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: The 7th Mega Job Fairis being organized in the month ofApril under Ghar Ghar Rozgar andKarobar mission of the PunjabGovernment, said AdditionalDeputy Commissioner(Development)- cum-CEO DistrictBureau of Employment andEnterprise Bureau, Preeti Yadav.While providing details about thesame here on Friday Yadav saidthat eligible candidates for morethan 15,000 posts would beinterviewed by various companiesat the job fairs to be held in Patialadistrict. Giving further informationabout the venue of job fairs to beheld in Patiala district, ADC , PreetiYadav said that on April 6 atRipudaman College, Nabha andon April 8 at BDPO officeGhanour, job fairs will beorganised.

Free bus travel to women showsGovt's commitment for WomenEmpowerment: Kewal DhillonKARANPREET DHANDRALBARNALA: Congress state vicepresident Kewal Singh Dhillontoday said that Punjab ChiefMinister Capt Amarinder Singh haddone what he said by launching a

free travel schemein governmentbuses for women ofstate. Thegovernment hasshown itscommitment towomen's

empowerment by giving 100 percent rent rebate to women aspromised in the 50 per cent rentrebate. Free travel facility ingovernment buses would beavailable to all women residents ofPunjab within the state of Punjaband it would be available in allnon-AC buses of PRTC, Punbus,Punjab Roadways. Kewal SinghDhillon said that for theempowerment of women, hisgovernment had earlier given 50per cent reservation in PanchayatiRaj Institutions and local bodyelections and now 33 per centreservation is being given towomen in government jobs. 1.31crore women will benefit from freetravel facility for women.

2 women die of coronaANIL VERMABATHINDA: Dozens of patientshave tested positive today and twowomen have also been confirmeddead due to the corona epidemic.Eleven people have died of thecorona epidemic in the last fivedays and 275 people have diedsince the outbreak of the coronaepidemic, according to healthdepartment reports. Confirmingthis, Civil Surgeon Tejwant Singhappealed to the people to followthe rules for prevention of Coronaepidemic. He also said that for theprevention of Corona epidemic, thehealth department has formedvarious teams and CoronaVaccination is being carried outexpeditiously to save the peoplefrom Corona epidemic SaharaJanseva and Youth Welfare Societyare responsible for cremation of thevictims of Corona epidemic.

PATIALA, APR 2

The hard work and devotionof the information technolo-gy wing of thePSPCL has suc-cessfully shiftedall 97 offlinebilling towns toonline billing asplanned under in-tegrated power de-velopment scheme(IPDS) in sched-uled time period in spite ofthe Covid 19 pandemic andother inevitable reasons.

CMD PSPCL A. VenuPrasad and director distri-bution Er. DPS Grewal hasappreciated the hard work,devotion and outstandingcontribution of the infor-mation technology team forthe achievement of the suc-cess of the project in sched-uled time period. In a mes-sage CMD PSPCL Sh. A.

Venu Prasad and directordistribution Er. DPS Grew-al said that with the com-pletion of the 97 online

billing towns will facilitatein improving the consumerservices and it would alsohelp PSPCL to analyzefeeder wise AT&C losses toplug losses and revenueleakage thereby reducingthe overall cost of supply toconsumers. Spokesman ofthe PSPCL disclosed thatIPDS IT implementationproject is a govt. fundedproject sanctioned for Rs73.28 crores.

AAP block Ahmedgarhconducts review meeting

AHMEDGARH (MAHAVIR GOYAL): Aam Aad-mi Party, Block Ahmedgarh conducted a meeting un-der the stuart leadership of the President HajiShamshad Ali.The meeting was called upon to discussthe parameters for the strengthening of the party forthe welfare of the society and the nation. President

Shamshad Ali sharedhis concern about theexploitation of thepublic by the all oth-er existing parties ofthe state.He addedthat mass is ready to

handover throne of Punjab to AAP. Ruling party has failed to fulfill all the promises

and to prove its effectiveness.He said that time hascome that Punjab and Punjabis are to set free from theoppression of the selfish parties. People have closelyobserved the welfare work being done by Delhi CMShri. Arvind Kejriwal.He encouraged his party towork unitedly in the vicinity to uplift the people fromthe destitution.Hari Dutt Pathak took the opportunityto announce the grand opening of the party office inthe town to lend a supporting hand to its people.Pawanjeet Singh Incharge Social Media appealed tospread and circulate all good being done by the partyfor the society.

Tarsem Lal celebrates birthdayby planting 21 saplings

NAWANSHAHAR (CHET RAM RATTAN):Tarsem Lal, Member, Environmental Protection So-ciety and Manager, Union Bank celebrated his birth-day as usual by planting 21 different varieties ofsaplings. He said that clean environment is the needof the hour and for this more saplings are needed. For

the dam-age causedby climatec h a n g e ,every hu-man beings h o u l dplant atleast 2trees in his/ her life.The higherthe num-

ber of trees, the better the fresh air. The ground waterlevel will be high. Society President Jaswant SinghBhatti, Chairman Rajan Arora, Resham Singh,Kuldeep Bhushan, Baljit Chopra, Madam Nisha,Shivani, Gurdev Kaur former councilor, RajwinderKaur were present.

KULBHUSHAN GIDDADBAHA, APR 2

Health department organizeda mega vaccination camp un-der the leadership of SMODr. Parvjit Singh Gulati inthe local mandi Dharamshalatoday. The Mega Camp or-ganized by the Health De-partment in collaborationwith different social, reli-gious and business institu-tions of the city was inaugu-rated by Civil Surgeon Dr.Ranju Singla. On this occa-sion, Civil Surgeon Dr. Ran-ju Singla informed that vac-

cination has been given toabout 15,000 people in thedistrict so far, and all are ashealthy as before. He toldthat some people may getmild fever after vaccination,so there is no need to panicand this vaccination is com-pletely safe. On this occa-sion, SMO Dr. Parvjit SinghGulati informed that four dif-ferent booths were built dur-ing the camp in which theperson who got the vaccina-tion was first registered andthen vaccinated by the expertstaff of the health department.

Mega vaccination camp organized

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, APR 2

Free bus service for womenby state governmentis proving to be verybeneficial and womenwho come for dailyoffice and other workare taking advantageof this. This informa-tion was shared byDeputy Commission-er B. Srinivasan. TheDeputy Commission-er further said that ifany woman encounters anyproblem during the journey,she can contact the toll freenumber 181.

Elaborating further onthis commendable step of thePunjab Government, Deputy

Commissioner B. Srinivasansaid that free travel facilitywould be available in PRTC,PUNBUS and Punjab Road-

ways buses. While traveling,women will be required toshow any of their identitycards or Aadhaar cards sothat they can be provided azero balance ticket by theconcerned bus conductor.

Free bus travel is proving tobe beneficial for women: DC

REKHA VERMAGURDASPUR, APR 2

Cooperative Sugar MillBatala's Farm Bahadurpurwill have a new bio-CNGplant. The foundation stoneof the plant was laid jointlyby the state co-operationminister. Sukhjinder SinghRandhawa and Rural Devel-opment and Panchayat Min-ister.

Tripat Rajinder SinghBajwa today. On this occa-sion he was accompanied byMLA Fatehjang Singh Ba-jwa and MLA S. Mr. Bal-winder Singh Ladi, Chair-man, Batala Sugar MillsBoard of Directors Dr.Sukhwinder Singh Kahlon,

Chairman, District PlanningCommittee Mr. SatnamSingh Nijhar, Former RajyaSabha Member Mr. Bhupin-der Singh Mann, Mr. PuneetGoel MD Punjab Sugarfed,GM Dr. S.P. Singh and localsugarcane growers werepresent. Bio-CNG at villageBahadurpur The plant willbe set up in collaborationwith MEPL Company NewDelhi and is targeted to becompleted within a year.

Bio-CNG at village Ba-hadurpur Addressing thefarmers after laying thefoundation stone of the plant,Co-operation Minister Mr.Sukhjinder Singh Randhawasaid that today was the gold-en day in the history of Bata-la Sugar Mill.

He said that with the set-ting up of this plant CNGwould be supplied from thepress mud produced in thesugar mill.

Randhawa, Bajwa lay stone ofbio-CNG plant at Bahadurpur

District Punjabi Sabhapresents a memento toDEO on his retirement

GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR, APR 2

District Punjabi Sabha Gur-daspur present a mementoto DEO (S) Hardeep Singhon his retirement. Sabhawished him a long andhealthy life and best wishesfor unblemished services.Deputy District EducationOfficer (Sec.) Gurdaspur S.Lakhwinder Singh and Me-dia Coordinator GagandeepSingh were also present onthis occasion.

District Education Offi-cer (Sec) Hardeep Singhthanked the members ofDistrict Punjabi Sabha Gur-daspur for the honor andsaid that the work beingdone by Sabha for the pro-motion of Punjabi mothertongue was alive and well.

Second accused to benabbed soon: SSP

HOSHIARPUR (DALJEET AJNOHA): The Dis-trict Police have arrested prime accused in the suicidecase in which a minor girl of village falling under ju-risdiction of Bullowal Police station had consumedpoisonous substance a few days ago.

Divulging more information, SSP Navjot SinghMahal said that police have formed special teams

which conducted raids on17 separate locations basedon mobile forensic leadsand arrested the accused.Mahal told that the policeteams are behind second ac-complice, who would beheld soon. The SSP said thevictim's mother had com-plained to Bullowal Policethat her minor daughter hadgone to her friend's housefor a school work at around10.30 am on March 28 and

on the way, two accused had abducted her into a carand somehow, her daughter reached home after sav-ing her life from them.

Mahal said as per statement of victim's mother,the condition of her daughter deteriorated followingconsumption of some poisonous substance and thefamily took her to Civil hospital and later shifted toprivate health Institution where she succumbed. Hesaid that a case under sections 306, 365,366-A,506,34,376 of IPC, section 4 of POCSO Act and 3 ofSC/ST Act has been registered against both accused.

DBT move reflects anti-punjabmindset of Modi govt: MannASHOKKAURAPHAGWARA: Former PunjabMinister and Chairman of PunjabAgro Industries CorporationJoginder Singh Mann today saidthat Modi government’s latestdirective ruling out any furtherrelaxation to the state on the issueof Direct Bank Transfer (DBT) tofarmers against payment for grainprocurement reflects the anti-Punjab mindset of the Uniongovernment. In a statement issuedhere today, the former Ministersaid that the union government’smove to destroy the establishedsystem of making payments tofarmers through the Arrthiyas wasaimed at derailing the economy ofthe state.

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, APR 2

A delegation of Punjab Nam-bardara association Galabunder the guidance of presi-dent Parminder Singh Galabvisited revenue minister Pun-jab Gurpreet Singh Kangar inhis officec at Chandigarh.

Galab reminded the rev-enue minister of the promisesmade by congress in its elec-tion manifesto back in 2014telling him that none of thepromises has been fulfilled.Galab informed Kangar thatcongress manifesto includedpromises of increasing al-lowances to 3 thousand, let-ting go off toll tax and buswages, allotting offices toNambardars on district andtehsil level and many other

such promises that govern-ment made but has not ful-filled even after completing 4years of its rule. Galab alsomentioned that more than 35thousand Nambardars aredisappointed by govern-ment's such negligence to-wards them.

Revenue minister Gur-preet Singh Kangar listenedto all the demands of nam-bardars thoroughly and tookimmediate actions by issuingorders to high officials of de-partment to raise the al-lowance of nambardars to2000 rupees. Galab alsomentioned that the govern-ment shall look deeply intothe demands of the nambar-dars and decision shall betaken regarding this verysoon.

Punjab Nambardar associationGalab meets revenue officer

Ahuja joins asnew Director of IIT Ropar

HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR, APR 2 Prof. Rajeev Ahuja hasjoined Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Ropar asthe new director. He tookover the charge from Profes-sor P.K.Raina, OfficiatingDirector, IIT Ropar. The

tenure of adirector at theinstitute is fiveyears from thedate of join-ing. The previ-ous director,Prof Sarit KDas, complet-

ed his full term. Rajeev Ahuja is profes-

sor of computational Materi-als science at Uppsala Uni-versity, Sweden. He is one ofthe most highly cited re-searchers in Sweden. He hasdone his Ph.D. from I.I.T.Roorkee in India in 1992.Same year he has joined Up-psala University, Sweden aspostdoctoral fellow.

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, APR 2

"Berozgar Librarian union"Punjab held an argumenta-tive meeting at Ramleelaground Kurali under theguidance of president SimarSingh Kaunke.

They said that govern-ment has kick started theprocess of filling 807 postsof librarian at secondary ed-ucation department but afterthe completion of years.They mentioned that unionssubmitted memorandums todifferent officials and lead-ers regarding this but allwent unheard though gov-

ernment had promised toprovide employment in first6 months but failed to do thesame. The union mentionedthat most of the unemployedlibrarians who had beenstruggling for a job for 4years have crossed their agelimits and have become inel-igible to claim for the job.They demanded the govern-ment to raise the age limit sothat the people who havestruggled for the job can getit. They also put forwardtheir other demands sayingthat these demands are nec-essary to be fulfilled in orderto help the unemployed li-brarians.

'Berozgar Librarian union' holdsmeeting, raises demands

IT team of PSPCL hailed

TALKSSHORT

Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Former India captain and batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised as a precautionary measure, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19.The 47-year-old took to twitter to announce the development on Friday."Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone," Tendulkar wrote. Tendulkar had tested positive for the dreaded infection on March 27 and was in home isolation ever since.The batting great, who was part of India's historic World Cup win in 2011, also wished his teammates on the 10th anniversary of the victory."Wishing all Indians & my teammates on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win," he tweeted.Besides Tendulkar, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, his elder brother Yusuf and S Badrinath -- all of whom had recently participated at the Road Safety World Series Challenge -- have so far announced that they have tested positive for COVID-19.

ST JOHN'S : Half-centuries from West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder helped the hosts to set up a 377-run target for Sri Lanka in the ongoing second Test here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.At stumps on day four, Sri Lanka were at the score of 29/0 in nine overs. Lahiru Thirimanne and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne are unbeaten at 17 and 11 runs respectively.Sri Lanka need 348 runs to win the match on the final day of the Test.Windies declared their second innings on 280/4d and are in dominating position after posting a huge 377 runs target for the visitors. Braithwaite and John Campbell opened the innings for hosts but the latter failed to manage his stay long at the crease and departed after scoring 10 runs.Niroshan Dickwella got hold of the opener Campbell in the seventh over. With Nkrumah Bonner battling a back injury, Jermaine Blackwood was promoted to the first drop and scored an eventful 18. Blackwood and Brathwaite added 44-run for the second wicket before the Dushmantha Chameera picked Blackwood (18). Windies were at the score of 58/2. After Blackwood's departure, Kyle Mayers joined skipper Brathwaite in the middle. The duo added 82-run for the third wicket stand and guided the side to the three-figure mark. Suranga Lakmal removed Mayers after playing a 55-run knock and broke the danger-looking partnership.

Down with COVID-19, Tendulkar hospitalised asprecautionary measure

Boult, Milne, Neesham arrive in Chennai to join Mumbai Indians campCHENNAI: New Zealand cricketers Trent Boult, Adam Milne, and Jimmy Neesham on Friday arrived here to link up with the Mumbai Indians squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).Boult was in tremendous form in the 13th edition of IPL. The left-handed bowler finished the season as the third-highest wicket-taker with 25 scalps. On the other hand, Neesham has scripted some sensational wins in the recent past for New Zealand in the T20Is."National duties to IPL duties. The trio has landed in Chennai! Welcome Trent, Adam, and Jimmy," Mumbai Indians tweeted.The 2021 edition will kick off from April 9 and in the tournament opener, Mumbai Indians and RCB will be locking horns at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.The five-time IPL champions once again have a settled look to their squad and will be the team to beat as the cash-rich league returns home after being held in the UAE last season.The dominance of the franchise can be seen from the fact that they defeated one of the best teams (Delhi Capitals) last year in the final without breaking a sweat.Over the past few years, the Rohit Sharma-led side has almost worn an invincible look thanks to their solid core and impeccable consistency.

Brathwaite, Mayers, Holder fiftiesset 377 to win for visitors

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Kolkata Knight Riders desperate to turn fortunes post tough transitionAGENCY By bringing back Bangladesh star all- his past and retuned with just one wicket in five KOLKATA, APR 2 rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan and signing 2016 IPL matches, of which he was not given the ball in

Final man-of-the-match Ben Cutting, they have one. One of the architects of their twin triumphs Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight got the much-needed back-ups for the Windies in 2012 and 2014 under Gambhir, Sunil Narine Riders will be striving for consistency in their duo of Narine and Russell, who failed to fire last is also floundering.bid to recreate old magic which has been lost season. KKR will also be buoyed by the smash- Narine's action once again came to haunt during a difficult phase of rebuilding after hit international debut of Prasidh Krishna, who him in 2020 as he was warned of suspect action Gautam Gambhir's departure. took 4/54 in the first ODI against England in the and went on to miss four matches. Before that Be it the opening combination, middle-order recently-concluded series. This would also he had to be pulled out of CPL final for Trinbago or finding a finisher, KKR struggled for mean KKR would have a settled pace attack Knight Riders as he was found chucking.stability in the last edition in the UAE, spearheaded by Aussie superstar Pat Cummins It was another mystery spinner, Varun while a change of captaincy at the halfway with Lockie Ferguson as the back-up option. Chakravarthy a Tamil Naud architect-turned-stage did not help them either. Add the WEAKNESSES: Once their strength, KKR of cricketer who took up the responsibility in floundering forms of their two biggest late has struggled in the spin department. Left Narine's absence to finish with most wickets -- Caribbean stars -- a half-fit Andre Russell arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is a shadow of 17 -- for KKR.and Sunil Narine, who is not even half the bowler after being repeatedly called for suspect action, KKR missed the playoffs for a second time in a row in the Gambhir era.

Here's is a SWOT analysis of the side that will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their season-opener in Chennai on April 11. In Eoin Morgan, his first stint as full-time KKR captain, the Purple Brigade have got one of the most astute brains of the white-ball format.

The English World Cup-winning skipper, who took over the role after seven games last season, was one of the brightspots for the team in 2020. The left-hander struck 418 runs in 14 innings at an average of 41.80 and also hit the most sixes (24), giving impetus in the death overs with his cameos.

KKR have made some smart additions to their squad in the mini-auction, apart from retaining their core of the side -- 17 players -- despite a disappointing season.

MUMBAI, India batsman Shreyas Iyer is set to undergo a surgery on April 8 for his shoulder injury which had ruled him out of the last two ODIs against England and the entire IPL.The 26-year old Iyer had suffered the injury during the first ODI against England in Pune on March 23 when he dived on a drive hit by Jonny Bairstow off pacer Shardul Thakur.He looked in tremendous pain as he left the field clutching his shoulder."Shreyas will get operated on April 8 for his shoulder injury," a source in the know of things told. Iyer is likely to be out of action for a minimum of four months. He had signed up with Lancashire but now is unlikely to play for the English county side in their one-day tournament starting on July 23. "You know what they say, the greater the setback, the stronger the comeback. I shall be back soon," Iyer had tweeted last week."I've been reading your messages and have been overwhelmed by all the outpouring of love and support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone." Iyer, who had led Delhi Capitals to the IPL final last year in UAE, was replaced by Rishabh Pant as skipper for the upcoming edition beginning on April 9.

Injured Shreyas Iyer to go under the knife on April 8

Jadeja says excitement of meeting Dhoni still the same as 2009

AGENCY for the upcoming Indian Premier undergoing thumb surgery. He MUMBAI, APR 2 League (IPL) 2021. Jadeja was out of headed to the National Cricket

action for three months due to a Academy after that to get a fitness Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all- thumb injury but will take the field certificate.rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday when CSK lock horns with Delhi In January, Jadeja had suffered a shared his picture with Dhoni saying Capitals in the second match of the blow to his left thumb while batting that whenever he meets the former IPL on April 10. CSK had posted a on Day 3 of the third Test against India captain, the level of excitement picture on Twitter in which Jadeja Australia. He had later gone for scans is always the same. was seen smiling with Suresh Raina and the results showed that he had

"Whenever i meet him it feels like in the yellow jersey. "Apna time! dislocated his thumb.i m meeting him for the first #WhistlePodu #Yellove," CSK had IPL 2021 is slated to commence time!Still Same excitement when i tweeted. on April 9 with Mumbai Indians and m e t h i m i n 2 0 0 9 . # b o n d i n g Jadeja had already begun his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) #respectforever," Jadeja wrote along preparation for the IPL before joining locking horns in the tournament with the pictures. CSK camp. The all-rounder practised opener. CSK will play their first

Jadeja finished his quarantine on batting and bowling in March having game against Delhi Capitals on April Thursday and joined the CSK squad made a return to the field after 10.

My game has improved a lot since I last played for Delhi: BillingsNEW DELHI: England wicketkeeper 29-year-old Billings has so far scored 3527 batsman Sam Billings believes that he has runs, taken 107 catches and effected 17 improved as a cricketer and is ready to make stumpings in 187 T20 matches. "I love the a difference in his second stint for the Delhi IPL. It's one of the best competitions in the Capitals in the upcoming Indian Premier world and the buzz around the IPL is League starting April 9. something that you can't get anywhere else

Billings, who was part of the Delhi in the world, so I am just looking forward to franchise in 2016 and 2017, was bought by playing in the tournament again," he said.the Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore in Delhi Capitals will be lead by young the IPL Auction in February. Rishabh Pant this year after regular skipper

"My game has improved a lot since I last Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the entire played for Delhi. Hopefully, we can kick-on season due to a shoulder injury.as a group and win the competition this Billings, who spent a considerable year," Billings said. "It's great to be back at amount of time with Pant during his the IPL. There are a great group of players previous stint with the Delhi franchise, and the DC camp has been very welcoming. recounted his first-ever experience of I am very excited to be here," he said. The watching the Indian bat.

SPORTSYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021

Winning the World Cup is eternal, nothing can replace

that, says Yuvraj Singh

AGENCY be expressed. There were a NEW DELHI, APR 2 couple of great individual

performances especially from Former India all-rounder and Player MS Dhoni and Gautam of the Tournament of the 2011 Gambhir in the finals. Gambhir World Cup Yuvraj Singh on throughout the tournament. Friday said that winning the Virender Sehwag some great World Cup is eternal and opening partnerships with nothing can replace it in his Sachin. Sachin, obviously, cricketing playing career. great throughout the whole

Yuvraj shared a montage journey in the World Cup. I of 2011 World Cup memories think Zak (Zaheer Khan) took and his thoughts on the title- us 20 wickets and always got winning journey in a Twitter us breakthroughs.video. In the World Cup, I also performed a bit in Yuvraj scored 362 runs and the WC," Yuvraj said in a video took 15 wickets. After the shared on his official Twitter tournament, Yuvraj was handle. "Winning a World Cup diagnosed with cancer and it is a very special memory for any was revealed that the southpaw cricketer especially when you had played the tournament in think at a young age that you immense pain. want to play for India and

"It is 10 years now when then winning the World Cup we won the last World Cup. is eternal, can't be bigger than Time has gone by so quickly. that. Very emotional and a The whole team wanted to win great day for us, 10 years the World Cup so badly o f o u r a n n i v e r s a r y. especially for Sachin because Obviously, I wanted to do we knew that it was his last WC this video with Sachin, Viru, so wanted to win the title in Bhajji and with all my India which was never done teammates but unfortunately before. It was really special for Sachin, Yusuf and Irfan us, I can't put it in words everybody got tested positive because those emotions can't for Covid-19.

'Moment of a lifetime' to lift 2011 World Cup trophy, says Sehwag

NEW DELHI: Former India batsman Virender Sehwag on Friday went down the memory lane and recalled the 2011 World Cup victory and said it is still the "moment of a lifetime" for him. Taking to Twitter, Sehwag wrote, "April 2: 10 years ago, the moment of a lifetime. #TeamIndia." In the eight matches in the tournament, Sehwag scored 380 runs including the competition's highest score of 175 runs which came in the World Cup opener against Bangladesh. The former opening batsman scored at an average of 47.50 in the tournament while opening with Sachin Tendulkar. India had defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the summit clash played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Men in Blue chased down the 274-run target, riding on brilliant innings of 97 and 91* from Gautam Gambhir and skipper MS Dhoni.

Batting combination a headache as bowlers pick themselves for SunrisersNEW DELHI: Walking out of the Indian Premier Hyderabad unit's charge. And it will be a delight for the League (IPL) mini-auction in February, Sunrisers SRH team management that opening partner Jonny Hyderabad had bought just three players. While it Bairstow has also been in tremendous form.doesn't make for headlines, what it did show was the Jason Holder took the tournament by storm in UAE, belief the management has in the squad going into but it will be interesting to see if he makes the playing season 14 of the league. And the team's performance XI going into the first few games. New Zealand in the 2020 edition bears testimony to the fact that the skipper Kane Williamson and Afghanistan star team has players who thrive under pressure and love spinner Rashid Khan are two foreign players who rising to challenges. Having lost bowling spearhead will definitely be favourites to start. Having reached Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first half of the cash-rich the play-off stages in every edition of the IPL since league, David Warner's boys won five out of their last 2016, SRH definitely has the firepower to give the six games to qualify for the playoffs. A loss to Delhi big boys a run for their money, even though they Capitals saw them finish third on the table. Over the might not have the most glamorous of players in the years, SRH has depended heavily on skipper David line-up. However, the lack of a finisher is an area that Warner and he has consistently delivered. With 548 bothered the unit in the last few years and that has runs in the 13th edition, the captain once again led the seen them rope in Kedhar Jadhav.

We learnt a lot from Argentina and Germany tours, says Navjot Kaur

BENGALURU: India women forward She added: "Of course, the results Navjot Kaur is upbeat about India's were not what we had desired against chances in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics Argentina. Otherwise, I would say our after two tough tours of Argentina and performances - both individually and as Germany following the resumption of a team - was good, be it against international hockey earlier this year. Argentina or Germany, we actually

The Indian side, who were playing learnt a huge deal from these tours." after a year, displayed a lot of character "We also got a better understanding against World No 2 Argentina and about how top sides in the world prepare heavyweights Germany despite not for games, and aspects that we can fine-getting a win on both tours. "First and tune as a unit. There is a big difference foremost we were excited to get back on between the top three sides and the rest the field after one whole year of no of the world. All of us became a lot more international competition for us," Navjot aware of our overall game, and where we reflected on India's visit to Argentina. need to get better.