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Six new cases ofCOVID-19reported in ChdCHANDIGARH: Six newcases of COVID-19 havebeen reported in Chandigarh,taking the total number ofpositive coronavirus cases to446, as per information pro-vided by the ChandigarhHealth Department.Out of the total coronaviruscases, 73 are active casesand 367 patients have beencured till date, said the healthdepartment.On the other hand, 18,653COVID-19 cases have beenreported in India in the last 24hours, taking the country'stally of coronavirus cases to5,85,493, informed the UnionHealth and Family WelfareMinistry on Wednesday.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 1

India will not allow Chinese com-panies to participate in highwayprojects, including those throughjoint ventures, Union MinisterNitin Gadkari said on Wednesdayamid border standoff with China.

Gadakri also said the govern-ment will ensure that Chinese in-vestors are not entertained in var-ious sectors like Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The senior minister's asser-tions assume significance againstthe backdrop of border standoffbetween India and China inLadakh that also saw the death of20 Indian Army personnel lastmonth. Amid escalating tensions,the government on Mondaybanned 59 apps, mostly havingChinese links, citing threats to na-tional security. "We will not givepermission to joint ventures thathave Chinese partners for roadconstruction. We have taken afirm stand that if they (Chinesecompanies) come via joint ven-ture in our country, we will not al-low it," Gadkari told a newsagency in an interview. The RoadTransport, Highways and MSMEminister said a policy will be outsoon banning Chinese firms andrelaxing norms for Indian compa-nies to expand their eligibility cri-teria for participation in highwayprojects.

BSNL, MTNL cancels4G upragadationtendersNEW DELHI: Bharat SancharNigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahana-gar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL) on Wednesday cancelledtheir 4G upgradation tenders is-sued in March.The decision by the two state-owned telecommunications serv-ice providers has come after theDoT decided to issue fresh speci-fications for the upgradationprocess.

Both countries prioritise phased,stepwise de-escalation NEW DELHI: India and China have emphasised the need for an expedi-tious, phased and stepwise de-escalation of tension along the Line of ActualControl "as a priority" during the third commander level talks between thePeople's Liberation Army and Indian Army held at Chushul, Ladakh, on June30, sources privy to the matter told on Wednesday.India and China have been engaged in discussions through established mili-tary and diplomatic channels to address the situation along the LAC in India-China border areas. This was third senior military commander level engage-ment in Chushul held to discuss issues related to disengagement at thefaceoff sites along the LAC and de-escalation from the border areas."Both sides have emphasised the need for an expeditious, phased and step-wise de-escalation as a priority," sources said."This is in keeping with the agreement between the External Affairs Ministerand his Chinese counterpart during their conversation on 17th June that theoverall situation would be handled in a responsible manner, and that bothsides would implement the disengagement understanding of 6th June sin-cerely," they added.

Modi quits Weibo, allposts, profile picture removedNEW DELHI: With the govern-ment deciding to disallow 59 Chi-nese apps in India, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has decided to quitChinese microblogging websiteSina Weibo, which he had joined afew years ago. On Wednesdaythe prime minister's account wentblank after his profile photo, postsand comments were removedfrom the handle.The Twitter-like account Weibo,the largest Chinese microbloggingsite, has a more complex proce-dure to quit for VIP accounts,which is why the official processwas initiated.

Jawan, civilian killedin Sopore attack, 3year child rescued

AGENCYSRINAGAR, JULY 1

A jawan and a civilian died whilethree personnel were injured afterterrorists fired on CRPF party from aMasjid in Sopore, said Kashmir IGVijay Kumar.

"Terrorists fired from a Masjidon CRPF party in Sopore, resultingin deaths of a jawan, a civilian andinjuries to three personnel. Terroristsmisused Masjids in two operations inthe last one month. I request Masjidcommittees to not let terrorists usereligious places," Kumar said.

"Around 129 youths joined mili-tancy between January and June in2019. During same period this year,67 youths joined militancy out ofwhich 24 have been eliminated, 12arrested and rest are active. We urgeparents to persuade their offspringsto join the mainstream," Kumaradded.

Meanwhile, Azim Khan, SHOSopore, said that it was the police'spriority to evacuate the child duringthe terrorist attack and it was verychallenging as terrorists were firingupon policemen.

Six dead, 17 injured inNeyveli boiler blast

CHENNAI, JULY 1

Six men were killed and 16 and others injured when a boiler exploded at theNLC India's thermal plant here on Wednesday, an official said. Home Minis-ter Amit Shah, expressing anguish over the loss of lives, spoke to Chief Min-ister K Palaniswami and assured all possible help.

While preliminary inputs from the explosion site said two people died, thetoll has gone up to six now, the NLC official said.

"Six men have died. Sixteen people who sustained injuries have beenrushed to a hospital in Chennai," he said. The six deceased men, aged between25 and 42 years, were contract workers. The injured include employees whohave sustained at least 40 per cent burn injuries according to an initial as-sessment, the official said.

Haryana cabinetto meet on 6thCHANDIGARH: The nextmeeting of Haryana Cabinetwill be held under the chair-manship of Chief Minister,Mr. Manohar Lal at 11am onJuly 6, 2020 at CommitteeRoom, fourth floor ofHaryana Civil Secretariat,Chandigarh.

AnandibenPatel takes oathas MP governorBHOPAL: Uttar PradeshGovernor Anandiben Pateltook oath as governor ofMadhya Pradesh onWednesday at a ceremony atRaj Bhawan here. Patel wasgiven additional charge asMadhya Pradesh governorfollowing the illness of incum-bent governor Lalji Tandon.Chief Justice of the MadhyaPradesh High Court Ajay Ku-mar Mittal administered theoath of office to Patel in thepresence of Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan,some other state politiciansand officials, the Raj Bhawanspokesperson said. Patelhad served as MadhyaPradesh governor earlier too,before her appointment asUttar Pradesh governor.

Pandey appointed asIndia's PermanentRepresentative to UNNEW DELHI: lndra ManiPandey, an Indian ForeignService officer of 1990 batch,has been appointed as thenext Ambassador/PermanentRepresentative of India to theUnited Nations, Geneva.Pandey is currently servingas an Additional Secretary inthe Ministry of External Af-fairs."lndra Mani Pandey (IFS:1990), presently AdditionalSecretary in the Ministry, hasbeen appointed as the nextAmbassador/Permanent Rep-resentative of India to the Unit-ed Nations and other Interna-tional Organisations in Gene-va," the MEA said in a state-ment.

Priyanka asked to vacate govt bungalowAGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 1

Congress leader Priyanka GandhiVadra has been asked to vacate hergovernment accommodation in Delhiby August 1 with a government noticestating that her allotment stands can-celled from today.

In a letter to Priyanka Gandhi, thedirectorate of estates under the Min-istry of Housing and Urban Affairsasked her to vacate the bungalow onLodi Road as she no longer has SpecialProtection Group security.

"Consequent upon withdrawal of

SPG protection and grant of Z+ securi-ty cover by Ministry of Home Affairs,which does not have provision for al-lotment/retention of government ac-commodation on security grounds toyou, the allotment of Type 6B housenumber 35, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi ishereby cancelled with effect from July1. One month concessional period onthe same rent up to August 1 is allowedas per rules," said the ministry's notice."It is, therefore, advised to vacate thehouse on or before August 1. Any staybeyond August 1 will attract damagecharges/penal rent as per rules," the di-rectorate of estates added.

Give strong message tocentre over ordinances:

Capt urges farmersAGENCYCHANDIGARH, JULY 1:

Amid a clarion call by ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh to send out a strongmessage of protest to theCentre on the anti-farmer andanti-federal Ordi-nances and itsproposed amend-ments to theE l e c t r i c i t yAmendment Act,leaders of majorKisan Unions ofPunjab onWednesday unan-imously passed aresolution urging the Govern-ment of India to reconsiderand withdraw the same.

Participating in a VideoConference meeting con-vened by the Chief Minister,the Unions said the recentlypromulgated Ordinances andthe proposed Amendmentsto the Electricity Act, 2003,are perceived as beingstrongly anti-farmer. “TheseOrdinances and the proposedAmendment are also a direct

attack on the federal fabric ofthe country and, therefore,must be withdrawn,” theysaid, in a unanimous resolu-tion passed at the end of themeeting. Underlining theneed to protect Punjab andits farming needs, Captain

Amarinder earlierasserted that “we allmust unitedly standtogether notwith-standing our politi-cal affiliations.” Hesaid he was fullyprepared to takeany steps necessaryto protect the inter-ests of the state and

its farmers, as he had doneover the SYL water sharingissue. The Chief Ministerlashed out at the Centre forundermining the contribu-tion of the farmers and thesoldiers, pointing out thatthey had clearly forgottenthe Kisan in the 'Jai JawanJai Kisan' slogans that hadreverberated through thecountry when Punjab’sfarmers made India self-suf-ficient.

Corona tally surges past 5.8lakhs, death toll at 17,400

NEW DELHI , JUL 1

India's contagion tally on Wednesday surged to 58,5493, afterwitnessing a sharp spike of 18,663 cases in the past 24 hours.

According to the health ministry, after 507 more peoplewere lost to the pandemic, the country's death toll has mount-ed to 17,400. However, with a constant betterment in the rateof recovery, cured and discharged cases now stand at 3,47,979pan India and the number is 1,27,865 more as compared to thepresent cases under active medical supervision across the coun-try at 2,20,114. As per the Indian Council of Medical Research,86,26,585 samples have so far been tested for Covid-19 tillTuesday. Meanwhile, the country begins with the second phaseof unlocking by the central government wherein further relax-ations have been given outside the containment zones.

AGENCYMUMBAI, JULY 1

Bombay High Court has allowed aminor rape victim to abort a 25-week-old foetus observing that thecontinuance of pregnancy is causinga grave injury to her mental healthand poses a risk to her life.

A division bench of JusticeMilind N Jadhav and Justice KKTated allowed the termination ofpregnancy despite a medical boardopining that the patient should beadvised to continue the pregnancy with med-

ical and psychological support."The petitioner is permitted to undergo

medical termination of pregnancy asper Medical Board's opinion dated29.6.2020, at a medical facility of herchoice or Seth GS Medical Collegeand KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai,"the bench said in its order on Tues-day. The High Court held that if thechild was born alive then the regis-tered medical practitioner and thehospital concerned will be requiredto assume full responsibility to en-sure that the newborn is offered the

best medical treatment available.

Bombay HC allows minor rape victimto abort 25-week-old pregnancy

After apps, now China outof India’s road projects

Chinese investors will not be entertained in govt sector: Gadkari

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Goa: BJP MLA tests positive for coronavirusPANAJI: A BJP MLA from Goa has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior state health official saidon Wednesday. The legislator was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a specially designatedfacility for COVID-19 patients, after his test came out positive on Tuesday, the official said. "TheMLA is asymptomatic. All those who came in contact with him will be tested," Chief MinisterPramod Sawant told reporters. Last month, a former state health minister tested positive forcoronavirus and has been undergoing treatment at the ESI Hospital. Till Tuesday, Goa reported1,315 COVID-19 cases and three deaths due to the disease, as per official data.

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Shah reviews COVID-19 situationNEW DELHI, JUL 1

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Wednesdayreviewed the COVID-19situation in the country withUnion Health Minister HarshVaradhan among others,officials said.

So far 5,85,493 peoplehave been infected bycoronavirus which so far hasclaimed 17,400 lives acrossthe country.

Shah reviewed theCOVID-19 situation in thecountry. It was a routinemeeting, a home ministryofficial said.

Apart from Vardhan,others who attended the

meeting included topofficials of the health andhome ministries.

India registered thehighest single-day COVID-

19 deaths at 507 onWednesday withMaharashtra, Delhi andTamil Nadu accounting forover 70 per cent of the

fatalities, while 18,653 newinfections were reportedtaking the total tally to5,85,493, according to healthministry data.

This is the fifthconsecutive day thatcoronavirus infections haveincreased by more than18,000. The country has seena surge of 3,94,958 infectionsfrom June 1 till date. Thenumber of active cases standsat 2,20,114, while 3,47,978people have recovered, andone patient has migrated,according to the updated dataat 8 am. "Thus, around 59.43per cent of patients haverecovered so far," an officialsaid.

Complete lockdown inTripura on July 5: CM

AGARTALA, JUL 1

The Tripura governmenthas announced a 24-hourcomplete lockdown onSunday to break the chainof transmission ofCOVID-19.

Chief Minister BiplabKumar Deb in a Facebookpost late Tuesday nightsaid the lockdown,inspired by the 'Janatacurfew' held on March 22,would begin from 5 am onSunday and end at 5 am thenext day.

He, however, said thathis government was notplanning to extend thelockdown.

"The way we all stayedat home on March 22during the Janata curfewannounced by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,in the same way we wouldstay at home from 5 am onSunday to next day 5 am,"Deb wrote on the socialnetworking site.

"Tripura is in stage 1of the COVID-19 outbreakand we need to be preparedfor stage 2 and 3. We haveto be careful," he added.Only emergency serviceswill be operational on

during the completelockdown period, he said.

The chief minister saidthe Epidemic Act will beimposed in the state onSunday and asked peopleto adhere to the lockdownnorms.

State EducationMinister Ratan Lal Nath,who is also the cabinetspokesperson, on Tuesdaysaid though Tripura is in a"good position", the stategovernment did not wantto take risks.

"The state governmentwas compelled toannounce a lockdown onJuly 5 for the sake of 37lakh people of the state,"he said.

Nath said the rate ofrecovery of COVID-19patients in the state hasclimbed to 80.25 per cent.

As of Tuesday, thetotal number of COVID-19cases in the state stood at1,394, officials said.

Nadda expresses gratitudeto medical fraternity forworking amid COVID-19

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J PNadda on Wednesday hailed the contribution of doctors on theoccasion of National Doctors Day. "On #NationalDoctorsDay,I convey my greetings and gratitude to the doctors and medicalfraternity who are working hard selflessly, risking their lives toensure good health & safety for us. We applaud our CoronaWarriors for their sincere efforts to lessen the mortality ofCOVID19," Nadda tweeted. Like every year, the country is ob-serving the National Doctors Day on July 1 to honour the con-tributions of the doctors.

15 inmates of Bengal prisontest positive for COVID-19

KOLKATA, JUL 1

Fifteen inmates of a prison in West Bengal's South 24Parganas district have tested positive for COVID-19, officialssaid on Wednesday. The infected inmates of the BaruipurCentral Correctional Home are asymptomatic and have beenadmitted to an isolation ward of the prison hospital, an officialof the Correctional Services Department said. "They are beingtreated at the prison hospital. If needed, we will shift them toother hospitals as per the advice of the doctors," he said.Around 10 employees of the department posted in sixcorrectional homes in the state.

Prof Sanjay Dwivediappointed DG, IIMC

NEW DELHI, JULY 1

Professor Sanjay Dwivedi was on Wednesday appointed as theDirector General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communica-tion (IIMC) here, according to a Personnel Ministry order.Dwivedi is at present Registrar of Makhanlal Chaturvedi Na-tional University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved hisappointment as the DG, IIMC on direct recruitment basis for aperiod of three years, the order said.

COVID-19: 78 new casesreported in Rajasthan

JAIPUR, JULY 1

Rajasthan recorded 78 fresh cases of coronavirus on Wednes-day, taking the total number of infections to 18,092, accordingto an official report here. The coronavirus toll in Rajasthanstands at 413. Alwar reported a maximum of 29 cases, whileJaipur reported 25 cases. Kota, Jhunjhunu, Sriganganagar re-ported 8, 7 and 5 cases respectively, the report stated. One caseeach was reported in Bharatpur, Dausa, Pali and Rajsamand. Ofthe total cases, 13,920 people have been discharged and 3,347are active cases in the state.

Drunk cop beats up doctor,attendant at MP hospital

UJJAIN: A doctor and an attendant were allegedly beaten upby a drunk police constable at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh'sUjjain district on Wednesday, police said. Constable RajuNikode had visited the district hospital to get himself examinedand a doctor there asked him to go to a flu clinic instead, Kot-wali police station in- charge Manish Lodha said.

SDM’s inspectioncreates panicMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Jatan Packs, which have been inthe news for corruption, were inspectedtoday by SDM Indri, Sumit Sumit Sihag.Packs not only carried out flaws but alsocrossed all limits of the rules. When theSDM tried to check the stock register offertilizer and transactions the stock regis-ter was not found complete and no trans-action was shown in it. During duty, onlyone of the 4 employees was found onthe spot, while three employees weremissing from duty. There was no entry inthe Register. When the attendance regis-ter was checked, for the last 3 months noattendance was received except for oneemployee. He said that the report wouldbe sent to the higher authorities.Farmer Rajendra said that if it is investi-gated objectively, a very big scandal willbe exposed. Rs 45,000d was robbedfrom a farmer who came there. His mon-ey was also returned later, while thispack is already running in controversies,a manager here is facing a fraud caserelated to PACS in the court. It can beestimated from how much loot is beingdone with the farmers here.When thematter was discussed with AR Anu Shar-ma, he said that action would be takenafter the report of SDM. Corruption willnot be tolerated, he said.

Govt has cancelledkawar yata: SSPRANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL: SSP Kaithal, Shashank Ku-mar Sawan has called upon the peoplenot to participate in Kawar Yatra due topandemic of Covid-19. Addressing me-dia persons here he said that the govern-ment has cancelled the Kawar Yatra andDak yatra. Everyone is bound to obeythe instructions to avoid the spread ofCovid-19. PRO Roshan Lal Khatkar saidthat SSP has issued directions to theDSPs and all SHOs in the district tostrictly comply with the directions. He fur-ther said that the Transporters have alsobeen asked not to provide transport serv-ices to such persons who wish to go onsuch Yatra. The PRO said that strict ac-tion will be taken against those who willbe found violating the instructions andguidelines of the government.On the oth-er hand police have recovered Rs.1,58,500 as fine from 317 persons whofailed to wear masks while going out.

Employees protestagainst abuseMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Malkit Singh, Principal of SarvKaramchari Sangh Haryana District Kar-nal and District Secretary Inderjit Chi-naliya, Central Committee Member ofSarva karmachari Sangh, Krishna Shar-ma issued a statement that during thepublic hearing, the MP of Karnal, SanjayBhatia, abused the employees by callingthem thieves due to which there is a lotof anger among the employees, this isthe government employee who was sit-ting inside the house during the time ofcorona epidemic and these governmentemployees were fighting this epidemicwhether they were health department,electricity department, police department,municipal department , Department ofWater or many other departments wereworking at risk and thus calling a govern-ment employee a thief and abusing it is avery blasphemous act. The MPs and ac-tivists will not tolerate this kind of behav-ior towards government employees. IfMP Sanjay Bhatia does not publicly apol-ogise to the employees, then the meet-ing of the District Karnal of Sarv Karam-chari Sangh Haryana will be forced toagitate against the MP, District SecretaryInderjit Chinalia

7 Corona patientsfound in hospitalKARNAL: 13 positive cases of coronainfection have been reported in the dis-trict on Wednesday, out of which 7 casesare from the staff of Amritadhara Hospi-tal, 2 are patients admitted in Amritad-hara Astpal, 1 case is from 7, 2 cases.One belongs to Gharaunda and 1 casebelongs to Moti Nagar. Samples of a to-tal of 18747 persons suspected of coron-avirus infection have been taken so far inKarnal district, while 17978 reported neg-ative cases and 325 positive cases, outof which 6 have died, 106 are active and213 patients are recovering. DeputyCommissioner Nishant Kumar Yadavsaid that people should go out only foressential work, use masks, take care ofsocial distancing and keep sanitizingthemselves constantly. Civil Surgeon Dr.Ashwini Ahuja said that so far the num-ber of travelers from abroad has been1173, out of which 1100 persons havecompleted surveillance time of 28 daysor more. While the number of contactsand passengers of 0 to 14 days is 2565and the number of passengers of 15 to28 days is 874 and 1137 persons havecompleted 28 days of surveillance. Thenumber of notices displayed by theHealth Department on Wednesday stoodat 18.

AAP protests againstpetrol price hikeKARNAL: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)workers protested at Committee Chowkagainst the continuous increase in theprices of petrol and diesel. The protest-ing workers were led by Prof. North zonechief BK Kaushik. Activists and leaderspulled the tractor in the market to protest.On this occasion, Kaushik said thatprices of petrol and diesel have been in-creasing continuously for the last 25days. This has negatively impacted thepublic. He said that the rate of per barrelin the international oil market has comedown to less than $, despite the price ofpetrol diesel in the country has crossedRs 80 per liter. BK Kaushik said that theCorona crisis has broken the backboneof the economic system. Businesseshave collapsed. Unemployment is in-creasing. It has become difficult for thepeople to even get two meals per day.Due to the increase in the price of petroldiesel, the prices of other commoditieshave increased rapidly.

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3HARYANADushyant Chautala extends bestwishes to health workersCHANDIGARH: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has congratulated andextended best wishes to all those associated with health services in the state and country onthe occasion of National Doctors Day.In a message here on Wednesday, the Deputy Chief Minister said," health service is thefinest service to humanity. People consider doctors as only next to God.""The role played by medical and para-medical personnel in the fight against coronavirus,without even worrying about themselves and their families, is commendable," he added.

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Govt gears up to strengthendelivery facilities in hospitals

SHIV KUMAR SHARMACHANDIGARH, JULY, 1-

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Haryana Gov-ernment has laid special emphasis onstrengthening delivery facilities in bothpublic and private health institutions acrossthe State to ensure safe and uninterruptedinstitutional delivery facilities being givento pregnant women.

Sharing details in regard, an officialspokesman said that in Non-COVID Hos-pitals, a provision for separate LDR roomi.e. (labour, delivery, and recovery) hasbeen made. Along with this, a facility of anisolation ward for delivery and admissionof COVID positive pregnant cases, in casewhere it is not possible to send pregnantwomen to special COVID hospitals.

He said that entry point screening forpregnant women present in Obstetric Unittriaging is being done to minimize contactbetween probable COVID and non-COVIDcases. Besides this, home distribution ofessential medicines like IFA, Calcium, Al-bendazole is being given by ASHA andANM in their respective areas.

He said that a list of High-Risk Preg-nancy cases is being made and shared withdistrict control rooms and ASHA, ANM,MO who are in-charge of their respectiveareas so that such pregnant women can betimely sent to hospitals who need higherfacilities for further management.

The contact number of ASHA andANM and Gynecologist of FRU are alsoshared with High-Risk Pregnant cases. Be-

sides this, during last trimester high-riskpregnant women are contacted telephoni-cally telephonic ASHAs, ANMs to enquireabout their health status for timely referralto hospitals for delivery, he said.

He said that during the COVID-19 cri-sis, telemedicine services are being provid-ed to give consultation to the pregnantwomen or answer any query asked by themregarding the safety of institutional deliver-ies.

The spokesman said that a comparisonof the pre-COVID period (April 2019 toFebruary 2020) and COVID period (March

to May 2020) and analysis of delivery datafrom HMIS portal shows that out of totalreported deliveries in Haryana, during thepre-COVID period, 95.8 percent were In-stitutional deliveries, while during theCOVID period, there were 95.4 percentwere institutional deliveries.

Similarly, the percentage of Public in-stitutional deliveries is 59.3 percent in pre-COVID period and 59.4 percent duringCOVID 19. Percentage of Private institu-tional deliveries is 40.7 percent in preCOVID period and 40.6 percent duringCOVID 19.

Way doctors are serving humanity duringpandemic commendable : Khattar

CHANDIGARH, JUL 1

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar hassaid that the way doctors are serving humanity asCorona Warriors during the COVID-19 pandemicis commendable. During this hour of need, a newinitiative in the form of telemedicine was also start-ed, the Chief Minister said.

In a message here on Wednesday on the occa-sion of National Doctor's Day, Mr Khattar said thata doctor’s mission to serve the needy people duringthis crisis is the greatest service to humanity.

He said that to ensure that there is no shortageof doctors in the state, the state government is plan-ning to set up medical colleges in every district. He said that regular recruitmentprocess of doctors has also been simplified. During the pandemic, appointment let-ters have been issued to 642 doctors, he added.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, JUL 1

As a mark of respect and recognition,Haryana police have accorded a warmsend-off to DGP rank Haryana cadreIPS officers Dr K P Singh and Mr K KMishra, who retired on June 30 on at-taining theirage of super-annuation af-ter putting inover 33 yearsof service invarious ca-pacities.

Af a r e w e l lmeeting wasorganized intheir honourat HaryanaPolice Head-quarters, which was attended by Di-rector General of Police Manoj Yada-va, DGP P K Agrawal, AdditionalDGP (Law and Order) Navdeep SinghVirk, ADGP CID Anil Kumar Rao,ADGP Shrikant Jadhav, IGP SaurabhSingh and other senior police officers.

Mr Yadava and all other officerscongratulated both the officers forhaving a successful career and wishedthem a happy and healthy post-retire-ment life.

IPS officer Dr K P Singh retiredfrom service in the rank of DGP on at-

taining the age of superannuation. Be-fore being posted as DGP, State Vigi-lance Bureau, Panchkula, he alsoserved as DGP Haryana twice fromApril 13, 2016 to April 27, 2017 andFebruary 1, 2019 to February 21,2019.

Dr Singh, who hails from Saha-ranpur dis-trict (UP),was inductedinto IPS in1985. Duringhis 35 yearsservice, her e m a i n e dposted invarious ca-pacities. Inrecognitionof his excel-lent servicesand devotion

to duty throughout his career, he wasdecorated with the Police Medal in2016. Similarly, Mr K K Mishra su-perannuated in the rank of DGP post-ed as Managing Director, Haryana Po-lice Housing Corporation. He joinedIndian Police Service in 1987 andserved for about 33 years in differentcapacities. Mr Mishra, who hails fromBihar, has been awarded variousmedals and appreciations which in-clude Police Medal for Gallantry in2004 and President’s Police Medal formeritorious service in 2014.

Warm send-offaccorded to two DGP

rank IPS officers

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 1

The National Executive ofUnnat Bharat OrganisationTrust has decided to buildSanatan Dharma SansadMath. In this monastery, peo-ple living in India can becomefollowers. The constructionof Dharamshalas for the pub-lic service of the monasterywill work on the renovationof the temple mosque gurud-waras and churches where ed-ucation, health, yoga, medita-tion work of the Commonman can be carried out. If anyreligious place is forcibly oc-cupied by another caste, thena judicial battle will also befought for it.

The National Executivewas announced under theleadership of Patron AdvocateKN Singh and Dr. NRLashkar under the leadershipof National President BharatPrem. Master Balu Singh

Tanwar from Mewat, SwamiChandra Dev from Haryana,Swami Devendra Chaitanyafrom Mathura, Shiv RatanAgarwal from Uttarakhand,Dr. Karmaveer Goyal fromPunjab, Jagdish Bansal fromDelhi, Gayatri Devi fromHimachal, Dr. Amita Kul-shrestha and Dr. Rajendrafrom Uttar Pradesh Dr. RSRavi from Maheshwari,Bihar, R. Alvin Devdasfrom South India, and DaraSingh, Bhagat Shyamlal,

etc. have been appointedunanimously in the Na-tional Executive Commit-tee.

The monastery will re-spect the entirety of India,mutual brotherhood and allrespect all religions. TheHindus and Muslims willnot work with any distinc-tion with the learnedChristians and will onlywork against those who arepropagating wrong. In or-der to renovate all those

religious places, themonastery will requesteleven crore Indians formembership. Those whovoluntarily become mem-bers of the monastery willalso enjoy many facilities.To protect the Sanatani tra-dition, the office of themonastery will be selectedevery five years. Arrange-ments for stay and offer-ings will be made in all thereligious places of themonastery.

Unnat Bharat to form Sanatan Dharma Math

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, JULY 1

Shahbad SDM Dr. Kiran Singh said thatofficers should not let farmers face anyproblem in selling sunflowers. The SDMtook a meeting of officers inhis office and reviewed theprocurement work of sun-flowers. He directed the offi-cers of the Market Commit-tee Department that the farm-ers whose registration iswrong and whose names arenot registered on the portalshould complete this workimmediately. Krishna Kumar Malik, Sec-retary, Markit Committee, told the SDMthat so far 41 thousand quintal sunflowerhas been procured and 24 thousand quin-tal sunflower has been raised in Shahabadgrain market.

He said that sunflowers are being pro-cured by WareHouse Corporation Agency.The names of 371 farmers who came on

the portal from 25 to 30 June have beensent to the DDA Kurukshetra for furtheraction. 154 farmers who were registeredbut found errors in their registration and2805 farmers who were registered verifiedtheir sunflower roundwise their ABC has

been purchased as per ABC English al-phabetical number. The schedule of allthese farmers has been released. Everyfarmer coming to the mandi is being pro-vided the facility of mask, thermal scan-ning and sanitising of their tractor trolley.Naib Tehsildar Parmindra Sandhu andother officers and employees of the sub-division were present on the occasion.

Farmers should not faceany problem: SDM

KULDEEP SAINIRADAUR, JULY 1

A meeting of street vendors was organ-ised today on behalf of Municipal com-mittee, Radaur. In the meeting, vendorswere briefed about the PM Street Ven-dor, Self Dependent Fund PM Swanid-hi Yojana launched by the government.More than 50 people belonging to streetvendors participated in the meeting or-ganized under the supervision of MESandeep Sharma. Krishna Kumar, whocame from the Yamunanagar MunicipalCorporation, said that under this scheme, aloan of Rs 10,000 will be provided to streetvendors without any guarantee.

Arrangements will be made to get loansfrom street vendor on banks through the mu-nicipality. At present 93 street vendors are reg-

istered in the municipality. Those street ven-dors who have been working in the city sinceApril 2020. Only they will get the benefit ofthis scheme. Subsidy will be given at the rate of 7 percent on repayment of loanon time.

Information given aboutPM Swanidhi scheme

RANVIR PARSHARKAITHAL, JULY 1

Deputy Commissioner Sujan Singhsaid today that the people have a longbattle ahead to defeat Corona. All ofus will have to take special care inthis. Social distance, masking, fre-quent hand washing, etc. habits haveto be included in their daily routine.The officers who have duty in differ-ent markets, should make sure thatshopkeepers who do not wear masksshould be fined. If someone fromoutside comes to someone's house,then the person concerned shouldmake sure to inform the administra-tion immediately. Necessary actionwill be implemented on those whodo not provide information.

Deputy Commissioner SujanSingh was giving necessary guide-

lines to the concerned officials inview of Covid-19 in the auditoriumlocated at the Mini Secretariat. Hesaid that Ayurvedic medicines shouldbe given to the elderly above the ageof 70 or 80 in the district, as well asto people suffering from diseaseslike TB, so that their immunity canbe increased. Health department,Asha workers go door-to-door withthe volunteers to keep the public in-formed about the corona for protec-

tion. Recently, due to people comingfrom outside in the district, coronapositive cases have increased, so ifany person comes from outside, theninform the district administration im-mediately.

He said that all the officersshould work wholeheartedly in thefight to defeat Corona, use whateverresources we have in a better way.The recovery rate is good in recover-ing from corona in the district. Under

the Municipal Council and Munici-pal Council IEC Activity, continu-ously make people aware throughMuniyandi, Flex. Volunteers of Rad-cross should also work with full re-sponsibility in this task. He said thatfor the future, basic facilities shouldbe provided in advance by selectingthe building for Covid Care Cen-tres.On this occasion, AdditionalDeputy Commissioner Satbir SinghKundu, SDM Kamalpreet Kaur,Vivek Chaudhary, Shashi Vansud-hara, Nagradish Suresh Ravish, MDSugar Mill Jagdeep Singh, DSP Kul-want Singh, Civil Surgeon Jai Bhag-wan, DRO Suresh Kumar, EO AshokKumar, Ayurvedic Officer SatpalSingh, Laxmi Pandit, Dr. RenuChawla, Dr. Rajeev Mittal, Dr. Neer-aj Mangla and other concerned offi-cials were present.

We have to go long way to defeat Corona: DC Link MGNREGA withagriculture work: Kalsora

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, JULY 1

Workers have migrated from here due to the lockdown by thegovernment due to which the problems offarmers are increasing. Paddy season hasbecome quite late. The farmers union'sconstituency chairman Satish Kalsorasaid that sowing of paddy has becomequite late. Its sowing should have beendone 25 days earlier, today but due toshortage of labourers, the paddy could notbe planted. The farmers union has de-manded from the government to stop thework of MGNREGA now and get thepaddy planted by the MNREGA labour-ers. The farmers are also ready to pay for planting. This will notcause any problems to the workers and will solve the problemsof the farmers because the local labourers are not able to trans-plant the paddy due to the workers moving to the MGNREGA.Satish Kalsora said that due to paddy sowing, there will be ahuge impact on yields.

DC lauds role of doctorsin fight against corona

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, JULY 1

While congratulating all the doctor fraternity on Doc-tors Day, Deputyc o m m i s s i o n e r ,Dhirendra khadgatasaid that the role be-ing played by doc-tors and other med-ical staff during co-rona pandemic wascommendable. Hesaid that the servicesrendered by doctorsto save humanity isabove all and peopleshould respect medical practitioners. He added thatat some places it was found that the guidelines issuedby government were not being followed properly andthis attitude weaken our fight against deadly infection.He also urged people to follow all the norms to con-tain the corona virus.

Super village challengeproject launched in Ambala

RENU AGGARWALAMBALA, JULY 1

The district administration has announced Super village chal-lenge project here on Wednesday. While sharing the informa-tion DC, Ashok Kumar Sharma said that under this contest thevillages which will score high and come in top slots will be giv-en additional revenue for the development of village.He saidthat initially this project will be for three months and all theSarpanches will have to work as per norms and district ad-ministration will play play a lead role in guiding and motivat-ing villages. He said that the scoring will be given on the de-velopment jobs carried in the particular village.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

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GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JULY 1

Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla onWednesday said that Punjab Government wouldappeal to the double bench of Punjab and HaryanaHigh Court against the decision of single bench re-garding collection of fees by private schools for theperiod of lockdown/curfew.

During a press conference held at his officehere at Punjab Civil Secretariat, Mr. Singla said thatthe Punjab Government respects the decision of theHon'ble High Court but in view of the adverse im-pact on the occupation and livelihood of the peopleand economic distress due to lockdown/curfew, thestate government will appeal to the double bench ofthe Court to reconsider its decision.

The Education Minister said that the Hon’bleHigh Court in its judgment has accepted five argu-ments of the Punjab Government and which argu-ments were not accepted by the court, would be fur-ther submitted for reconsideration of the Court. Hesaid that in the interest of all parties involved in thecase such as parents, teachers, staff, school admin-istrators and others, the Punjab government wouldtake up the matter before Court by filling LPA."And the Letter Patents Appeal (LPA) will be filedbefore a double bench within next two or threedays", he added. Elaborating the decision of the

High Court, Mr. Singla said that the state govern-ment has strongly defended the case whereby theAdvocate General himself appeared in these cases.The court disposed off the matter on June 30 up-holding certain decisions of the state government.Mr. Singla said that the Punjab government’s deci-sion for private schools such as ensuring 100 percent salary to the teaching and non-teaching staff

during the lockdown, not to lay off any teacher orstaff, not to increase the fees for the academic ses-sion 2020-21, making arrangements for monthly orquarterly payments of fees, waiving fees or consid-ering concession to the children of financially dis-tressed parents, not depriving children from onlineor regular education for non-payment of fees, havebeen upheld by the court.

Govt to appeal against High Courtdecision on school fees: Singla

Liquor smuggler held in PhagwaraPHAGWARA: Police have arrested a liquor smuggler identified as Kuldip Kumar resident of Palahai Gate Phagwara andrecovered two boxes of illicit liquor from his possession, police said on Wednesday.

A case under excise act has been registered. In another incident in the same district, a laptop and a mobile phone werereportedly found stolen from the house of Raman Kumar, resident of Mehli Gate in Phagwara last night, reports said onWednesday. According to the reports, the burglars entered the house after breaking a window and decamped with thegoods. Police have registered a case under section 454/380 IPC and further investigation were on, reports said.

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHANDIGARH, JULY 1

Doctors are the second Godon the earth and I salute allDoctors who are continuous-ly fighting against COVID-19 on frontline & providingexcellent services to curb thisEpidemic. Due to their serv-ices, Punjab becomes leadingState in our country who suc-cessfully curtailed the spreadof Corona virus. These viewswere expressed by the HealthMinister Mr. Balbir SinghSidhu on the occasion of Na-tional Doctor’s Day.

Sidhu while congratulat-ing the Doctors on this daysaid, “This year importanceof National Doctor's Day2020 increased when everydoctor is giving its hundredpercent efforts to fight thiscorona virus pandemic. Theyall are contributing invalu-able services during thesetimes to make people recoverfrom this dreadful infection”.The Health Minister stressedon the role of the doctors whoare serving in the govern-ment sector, in this pandemicwhen all the private institu-tions stopped working forsome time, but governmentdoctors worked day and nightin battle against this diseaseand served the society. With

their tireless efforts Punjabhas a recovery rate of aroundseventy percent which is wellabove the national averageand I salute their dedicationtowards their profession.While recognising the impor-tance of doctors, we are cer-tainly learning just howmuch they contribute to soci-ety, amid the corona virusPandemic. While we are self-isolating, it is the doctorswho are constantly fightingfor the lives of people whohave been infected with thedeadly virus. Divulgingabout the National Doctor’sDay, he said that this day iscelebrated in the memory ofDr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, aformer Chief Minister ofWest Bengal.

Doctors are secondGod on earth:

Balbir Singh Sidhu

Farmer commits suicideoutside Bathindathermal plantBATHINDA: Distressed over closureof Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, afarmer committed suicide byconsuming poison outside thethermal plant in Bathinda onWednesday morning. Deceased,identified as Joginder Singh (60) ofCheema Mandi in Sangrur district,was carrying a placard bearing photoof Guru Nanak Dev, with wordswritten in Punjabi stating that he isfeeling distressed at closure ofthermal plant, which is Bathinda'sheritage. "I am committing suicide tostop thermal plant's closure," readthe placard. Joginder died on thespot. The body with placard and flagof farm union BKU (Ekta - Ugrahan)lying near the body was spotted bythermal plant employees. Punjabcabinet, in its meeting in June,decided to develop industrial park onland of plant that was lying closedsince January one, 2018.

Hundreds of farmers,labourers stage dharna

KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU: Under thechairmanship of the Kisan MazdoorSangharsh Committee Punjab, thedistrict head staged a dharna to cancelthe cases registered under section 188in front of the office of SSP Rural byhundreds of farmers, laborers andwomen of district Amritsar and resolvethe issues of farmers and laborers.The dharna was started while shoutingslogans headed by Lakhwinder SinghVaryam Nangal, Germanjit SinghBandala, Ranjit Singh Kalerbala.Addressing the dharna, State ChiefSatnam Singh Pannu, GeneralSecretary Saravan Singh Pandher,State Secretary Gurbachan SinghChabba said that the CaptainGovernment is trying to intimidate byregistering 188 cases. The people'sdepartments, agriculture, mandi board,electricity board are being madeprivately and are being made a meansof loot by handing over corporatecompanies abroad. Farmer leaders said that the policestation Khilchia, Katthunangal, Majitha,and the police station in rural Amritsarwere involved in a sit-in strike at sub-division Powercom Mehta on March 28-29, April 30, at village level for sellingwheat. Cases were registered againstfarmer laborers under Section 188 byLopoke ,khilchian ,mehta and DistrictPolice Tarn Taran. By using coovid 19as an excuse, Modi government forcedLockdown to live in homes byspreading panic among the people ofthe country. The Electricity Act 2020has been enacted, with which hascleared the way for privatisation byabolishing the Agriculture Market.and Electricity Board.

NGOs coming forwardto be Mission FatehWarriors

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR/MOHALI: As part of theircommitment towards spreading theawareness with regard to the followingof safety precautions laid down by theHealth Department, the NGOs toohave come forward to contribute theirbit in the war against the corona virusand be the Mission Fateh Warriors andfurther strengthen the untiring effortsbeing made by the DistrictAdministration led by the DC, Mr.Girish Dayalan. Today, the NGO, BhaiGhanaiya Ji Care Service and WelfareSociety undertook the noble initiativeof distributing the masks to the policeemployees working in the CPRCBranch, Mohali. The NGO memberswhile appreciating the police personnelfor being the frontline fighters againstcorona virus, also emphasized thatsince the police personnel have todeal with the common people on adaily basis, the risk of contracting thevirus is much larger for them. Thismakes it very significant for them towear masks while discharging theirduties, wash their hands with soapand hand sanitizers for 20 seconds asoften as possible and maintain thesocial distance. The NGO membersalso downloaded the cova app to be amission fateh warrior in the true sense.

Legal action will be taken to bring justice to all parties involved in case

CHANDIGARH, JULY 1:

Razia Sultana, Water Supply and SanitationMinister today handed over appointment let-ters to 43 candidates for regular job in the de-partment on compassionate grounds in a func-tion organized in her office at Punjab CivilSecretariate.

Disclosing this official spokesperson ofthe department said that among the candidateswho were given the appointment letters 7 wereof Group C and 36 belonged to Group D cate-gory. The Minister congratulated the newly ap-pointed officials and encouraged them to workwith full sincerity and dedication. She said that

though the loss of the deceased employeescould not be compensated but by giving regu-lar appointment to the dependents of the de-ceased employees the government has fulfilledits promise of providing respectable means oflivelihood to the dependents. She expressedhope that these newly inducted officials wouldlive up to the expectation of the governmentwith their hard work and honesty towardswork. Prominent amongst those present at theoccasion included Mrs. Jaspreet Talwar, Prin-cipal Secretary of Water Supply and SanitationDepartment, Mr. Amit Talwar, HoD, Mr.Karamjit Singh Deputy Director (Admin.) andother senior officers of the department.

Razia Sultana hands over appointment lettersto 43 candidates on compassionate grounds

JALANDHAR, JULY 1

Additional Deputy Com-missioner (Development)-cum Chief Executive Offi-cer Zila Parishad MrVishesh Sarangal today fe-licitated Rural Medical Of-ficers (RMOs) with appre-ciation letters on Doctor’sday under the ‘Fateh Mis-sion’ launched by the Pun-jab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh.

Patting them officersfor exemplary service to thesociety during Covid- 19pandemic, AdditionalDeputy Commissioner saidthat the district administra-

tion acknowledges the en-deavor of these Rural Med-ical officers during the fightagainst Corona Virus. Hesaid that the indomitable

spirit and fortitude dis-played by them was an ex-ample for the others. Hesaid that the war againstCorona was particularly im-

portant as the enemy wastotally invisible but thethreat was large. AdditionalDeputy Commissioner saidthat however all the doctorsexhibited exemplarycourage and determinationduring the fight due towhich several precious liveswere saved. He expressedhope that RMOs wouldcontinue to perform excep-tionally well until the waragainst Corona was notwon. Additional DeputyCommissioner said that the‘Mission Fateh’ was prima-rily aimed at spreadingmass awareness about theCovid 19 pandemic.

ADC felicitates RMOs under'Mission Fateh on Doctor's Day

Baba Farid College holdsonline alumni meet

BATHINDA :The Department of Computer Science and Alumniassociation of Baba Farid College organized “online AlumniMeet '' for the students of BCA, PGDCA and M.Sc. (IT)through “Microsoft Teams. It was a wonderful event for thestudents to refresh their memories. Mr. Manish Jindal, HoD,welcomed all the alumni for responding to the invitation fromcollege and being present for the alumni meet in spite of theirbusy schedule.

Muddy drinking water supplyin village Dal Singh Wala

DHARAM PAL JAITU JAITU, JULY 1

Residents of village of Dal Singh wala situated intehsil Jaitu have been receiving dirty and stinkingdrinking water for a long time. Residents of villagenamely Jasveer Singh, Kamaldeep Kaurpanch,Sukhdev Singh,Sarabjit Singh,LovepreetSingh, Jagdish Singh,Baljt Singh, Gurpreet SinghSohal showing many muddy water sample to mediapersons today here and said that 'The water is sodirty that we fear it might cause stomach infections,cholera, typhoid and other water-borne diseasesamong the residents,' Supply of muddy and dirtydrinking water could become cause of 'Cancer Dis-ease'. Villager gave information that filter of wa-ter works has been damage so water can not be pu-rified . we have informed about to related high au-thorities for repairing it but nobody paid heeder fora long time. We have registered several complaintsregarding this but there is still no let-up in our woesthey added.

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JULY 1

Deputy Commissioner Mrs.Apneet Riyait asked the banksto encourage theweaker sections ofthe society and themore educated youthby giving them loansso that they couldstart their own busi-ness and raise theirstandard of living.Can Talking about theneed to increase the CD ratio,he asked the banks to paymaximum attention in this di-rection. He was addressing themeeting of District Advisorand District Level ReviewCommittee on Google Meet

App keeping in view theguideline of Covid-19. He alsourged the banks to extendloans to as many SHGs as pos-sible. Mr. Harbir Singh, Addi-

tional DeputyCommissioner(Development)was also presenton the occasion.Addressing themeeting DeputyCommissionerMrs. ApneetRiyait said that

various banks of the districthad disbursed loans amount-ing to Rs. Of this, Rs 9023crore was disbursed to the pri-ority sector while Rs 1543crore was disbursed to thenon-priority sector.

Banks strengthened by providingloans to educated youth: DC

VERMAQADIAN, JULY 1

After Kulwinder Kaur of Qa-dian became the district presi-dent of BJP's women's wing,Mahila Morcha presidentVeena Parmar and ParamjitKaur of Gurdaspur honoredher on Tuesday in Pathankotand gurdaspur. After honoringKulwinder Kaur with her en-tire team, Veena Parmar andParamjit Kaur wished her all

the best for the future. On thisoccasion, they honored her bygifting flower garlands andshawls. Speaking on the occa-sion, they said that KulwinderKaur is a hardworking leaderof the party who has achievedthe presidency of district withher hard work and dedication.They further explained thatBJP is a party in which work-er is encouraged by looking atthe works done by him, in-stead of familism.

Kulwinder Kaur honouredby Mahila Morcha

LOKESH KUMAR WALIAGARHSHANKAR, JULY 1

Onkar Singh Chahalpuri, in-charge of BJP Beet Mandalheld a meeting with seniorleaders of BJP Beet Mandalwhich was chaired by seniorBJP leader Rajneesh Joshifrom Beet.

In this meeting OnkarSingh Chahalpuri was hon-ored. On this occasion Ra-jneesh Joshi shared his viewsto strengthen the party in thepast.

On the occasion OnkarSingh Chahalpuri in chargesaid that we will go door todoor to meet the old BJP

workers and take them alongto strengthen the party. Hewas accompanied by RakeshKokowal, Daljit Malkowal,Nambardar Rajinder Singh,Jaipal, Balwinder Beenewal,Rajiv Rana, SanjeevKochhar, Mahinderpal Nam-bardar Bhawanipur, PanditAmrit Lal and others.

Onkar Singh Chahalpuri honoured

5 officials includingmanager suspended forIrregularities in langar

SUKHWINDER SUKHUSRI ANADPUR SAHIB,JULY 1

In the scam of Takhat SriKesgarh sahib, accused man-ager along with 5 officialshas been suspended last nightby president SGPC BhaiGobind Singh Longowal. Byconfirming this, SGPC’s offi-cial said that last night in thereport of investigation com-mittee, found accused Man-ager, junior manager, ac-countant, store keeper and in-spector guilty and they havebeen suspended.

A new manager GurdeepSingh kang has been appoint-ed.

Installation of street lightsbegins in village Nabha Sahib

ARYAN KALIAZIRAKPUR, JULY 1

Giving more speed to development work in zirakpur, to-day the work of installation of street lights is started by acongress worker lucky nabha. Speaking on the occasionlucky nabha said that this project is passed by the help of

punjab congress and inchargeof town derabassi deepindersingh dhillon. The street lightswork of these street lights willbe costs around 11 lakh RSwhich is getting done by mu-nicipal council. They also saidthat these special led lights con-sumes less electricity and lightmore. Total 21 lights are beinginstalled and under 2 days these

lights will be installed and starts working.

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, JULY 1

Youth Congress led by Dis-trict President LakhwinderSingh Lucky today staged aprotest in Bathinda againstthe continuous hike in petroland diesel prices.

Effigy of the Modi govern-ment was cremated and amemorandum in the name ofthe President of the countrywas handed over to DeputyCommissioner Bathindaseeking reduction in oilprices. Addressing the gath-ering, Lakhwinder Singh

Lucky said that on the onehand, the dreaded disease ofcorona virus is making peo-ple sick and on other hand,the Modi government failed

to control oil prices. He saidthat it was surprising thateven Shiromani Akali Dalwas completely silent on thisissue..

Youth Congress burns Modigovt's effigy on oil price rise

CHARANJIT SARNAJAGRAON, JULY 1

The campaign van, led by theSSP Vivek Sheel Sony, israising awareness and the po-lice are also distributingawareness masks. Similarly,the of Traffic Operations. D.S. P. Sukhpal Singh Rand-hawa distributed masks atSidhwan Bate to createawareness among the people.

Talking to reporters on theoccasion, D. S. P. "The Coro-na epidemic is a terrible one,the only solution is to go outof the house with your facecovered and always avoidcrowded places," Randhawasaid. He said that huge ef-forts were being made by thegovernment and the policedepartment to save you fromthis epidemic which youshould cooperate with.

Police make people awareunder Mission Fateh

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Life Certificate of pensioners to be submittedfrom 1st SeptSHIMLA: A spokesperson of the State Government informed here today that underthe provisions in Himachal Pradesh Treasury Rules and instruction issued by FinanceDepartment, the Life Certificate and other certificates for the year 2020-21 should besubmitted by pensioners from 1st September, 2020. He said that the pensioners haveto download life certificate form available on http:Himkosh.hp.nic.in and submit thefilled form in any Treasury of the district after getting it signed from a GazettedGovernment servant. He said that similar certificate is also required to be submittedby All India Services (AIS) pensioners, who are drawing their pension through CPAOto whom pension is being paid by DTO-CTO. AIS Pensioners have to download lifecertificate form available on http:Himkosh.hp.nic.in and submit the filled form in anyTreasury of the district after getting it signed from a Gazetted Government servant.

Download pensioner lifecertificate from website,deposit it from Sept 1JYOTI SYALUNA: Pensioners can start gettingtheir life certificate downloaded fromthe Himachal Pradesh TreasuryDepartment website by getting itsigned (with a stamp) by a gazettedofficer or the concerned bank andpatwari with the concerned treasuryoffice from 1 September. Thisinformation was given by DistrictFund Officer Una VishalRaghuvanshi.He said that as per therules of Himachal Pradesh FundRules and instructions of FinanceDepartment, Special SecretaryFinance and Director Fund Accountsand Lotteries have taken thisdecision keeping in mind Covid-19.He appealed to the pensionersbelonging to the district Una toensure that they submit their lifecertificates for the financial year2020-21 after 1 September in themain fund or sub-fund of Una.

Job fair to be heldon July 5: Parmar

JOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA: In order to ensure thelivelihood security of the largelyunemployed villagers to promotewage employment during the Coronacrisis, an employment fair will beorganized on July 5 in all grampanchayats in the development blockBangana. Giving information, BDOBangana Yashpal Singh Parmar saidthat during this employment fair, jobcards will also be provided to eligibleunskilled workers so that social andeconomic security of such familiescan be ensured. He said that underMNREGA, every family is providedassured employment in the form ofunskilled wages of 120 days to afamily. He appealed to the GramPanchayat heads to make efforts toget more and more job cards issuedto the eligible families in theirPanchayat so that the needy peoplecould get employment by gettingemployment in their Panchayat itself.He said that villagers desirous of jobcards, Aadhaar card, personal bankaccount and two passport size copywill be mandatory to be broughtduring the fair.

Dhiman becomesGen Sec of BJP KisanMorcha Mandal SHANTHI GAUTAMBADDI: President of BJP KisanMorcha Mandal Nalagarh, DataRam has announced the executivein which Kamal Dhiman has beengiven the important responsibility of

GeneralSecretary.PresentlyKamalDhiman isthe DeputyHead ofKirpalpurPanchayat.Apart fromthis,Gunghar

Pal Sharma has also been madethe General Secretary. Secretariesand vice-presidents and membershave been appointed. KamalDhiman thanked Chief MinisterJairam Thakur, Purshottam GuleriaVice President BJP HimachalPradesh, Ashutosh Vaidya DistrictPresident BJP, former MLA KLThakur, Baldev Thakur MandalPresident, Datta Ram MandalPresident Kisan Morcha and topleadership.

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Gram Kaushal Yojna playing vital rolein boosting self employment: CM

Directs officers to start rural development oriental schemeAGENCYSHIMLA, JULY 1

While interacting with thebeneficiaries of MukhyaMantri Gram Kaushal Yojnathrough video conferencingfrom Shimla on WednesdayChief Minister Jai Ram Thakursaid that the scheme wasstarted on 6th January this yearwith a view to revive thetraditional handicraft,handloom, local artifacts,wood and metal craft, besidesproviding gainful employmentto the rural youth.

Chief Minister said that theState Government wasproviding Rs 7500 to theinstructor and an amount ofRs. 3000 to the trainee permonth. He said that the periodof training has been fixed fromthree months to one year. Hesaid that a maximum of fivetrainees would be allowed tobe trained in each batch. Hesaid that this would go a longway in revival of ourtraditional art, craft andculture, besides proving amajor source of self-employment to the rural youth.

Jai Ram Thakur said thatState Rural DevelopmentDepartment has started severalscheme aimed at developmentof rural areas during the lasttwo and a half years. He saidthat Mukhya Mantri Ek Bigha

Yojna has been proving a bigsuccess as about 3500 familieshave registered themselves toavail the benefits of theScheme. He also congratulatedthe department for getting firstprize in e-Panchayat.

Chief Minister said that tobegin with the Mukhya MantriGram Kaushal Yojna has beenstarted in 18 blocks of fourdistricts of the State. He saidthat the courses which havebeen covered under thescheme include wood craft,Metal craft, Mandi Kalam,Stone craft, bamboo craft,embroidery, pine needleproducts, pottery etc.

Jai Ram Thakur said that

during the COVID-19pandemic only the ruraleconomy have survived, whichwas an indication of the factthat these areas have firm baseto deal with any kind ofeventuality. He said that effortsshould be made to start ruraldevelopment oriented schemesto benefit the youth so thatthey do not have to migratefrom rural areas to urban areasin search of employment.

Chief Minister alsoreleased the poster andinformation booklet regardingthis Scheme on the occasion.Jai Ram Thakur also interactedwith several beneficiaries ofthe Scheme.

Rural Development andPanchayati Raj MinisterVirender Kanwar said that themain aim of the StateGovernment was to revive therural economy of the State. Hethanked the Chief Minister forevincing keen interest in thedevelopment of rural areas.

Secretary RuralDevelopment Dr. SandeepBhatnagar presented vote ofthanks. Director RuralDevelopment Lalit Jain whilewelcoming the Chief Ministergave details of this scheme.Principal Private Secretary tothe Chief Minister Dr. R.N.Batta and other officersattended the meeting.

Governor honours doctorson National Doctor’s Day

SHIMLA, JULY 1

On the occasion of National Doctor’sDay, today, Governor BandaruDattatraya expressed his gratitudetowards the doctors for theirinvaluable contribution in saving thelives during the pandemic by puttingtheir own life at risk. Whilehonouring the doctors at the RajBhavan on the occasion of NationalDoctor's Day, the Governor said this itwas really a noble profession and heappreciated their courage. He said thatevery year National Doctor's Day wascelebrated on July 1st to mark theimportance of doctors in our lives andthe role they play in the welfare ofhumankind. This year, the significanceof this Day increases as the day wascelebrated when every doctor wasgiving their 100 percent to fightcoronavirus pandemic and theirinvaluable contribution during thesetimes to make people recover fromthis dreadful infection, he said. Headded that the day was like a tribute toall medical and healthcareprofessionals who have attended thepatients and did their bit for the societyirrespective of all odds. He said thatthe hard work and dedication of thedoctors since the start of the pandemic

has been praiseworthy. Dattatraya saidthat National Doctor's Day wascelebrated to honour the legendaryphysician and the second ChiefMinister of West Bengal, Dr. BidhanChandra Roy. Dr Roy was honouredwith the country's highest civilianaward, Bharat Ratna on February 4,1961. He said that, in 1991, Indiastarted celebrating the NationalDoctor's Day in honour of Dr. Roy asa great physician. “I pay my respect toDr. Roy on this day said theGovernor.” He said that theGovernment was providing a medicalinsurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh forfrontline warriors dealing withcoronavirus pandemic working ingovernment hospitals, labs, etc. TheGovernor honoured Dr. RajnishPathania, Principal, Indira GandhiMedical College and Hospital,Shimla, Dr. Ashu Kumar Gupta,Principal, HP Government DentalCollege and Hospital, Shimla, Dr.Janak Raj, Sr. MedicalSuperintendent, IGMC Shimla, Dr.Ambika Chauhan, MedicalSuperintendent, Kamla NehruHospital, Shimla, Dr. Kushia Pathania,Professor, Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology, Kamla NehruHospital, Shimla.

Shiv Sena honours districtofficials as corona warriors

Entry in state be allowed throughepass from 9pm to 5am

PREETI RANAUNA, JULY 1

The time of curfew in Unlock-2 has been reduced and nowcurfew restrictions will remainin the district Una from 9 pmto 5 am. This information wasgiven by DeputyCommissioner Una SandeepKumar at a press conferencetoday. He said that no changeshave been made in the rest ofthe arrangements. Withoutepass, entry of personscoming from the outskirts, anearby will not be possible.DC said that in order to makea pass, it is mandatory toprovide documents regardingthe journey and destination.Applications for e-passes canbe made on the websitecovid19epass.hp.gov.in andpasses are also being made inSDM and Mini SecretariatUna. A 24-hour helpline hasbeen created to getinformation about passmaking and applicable ordersin district Una. Anyinformation can be obtainedfrom 1077, 225045 and225046. He said that therehave been some such cases,who got passed and entered

Himachal but did not go back.The administration has takenaction in such cases and thisaction will continue further.DC said that there is acomplete ban on the openingof any religious institution,including Mata Chintpurnitemple in district Una.According to the instructionsreceived from the stategovernment, no religiousprogramme will be done. Hesaid that the Shravan Ashtamifair to be held in Chintpurnitemple has been postponedand there will be a ban on thearrival of devotees there. Thepriests will continue to offerprayers in the temple likedaily. Sandeep Kumar saidthat all the deras, mosques andother religious institutionsincluding gurudwaras will notopen in the district and noreligious event will beorganized in the district onGuru Purnima day.

59 Chinese apps ban by Modi govt isnationalist move: Sumit Sharma

PREETI RANAMEHATPUR, JULY 1

State BJP-cum-media in-charge Sumit Sharma termedthe Modi government'sdecision to ban 59 Chineseapplications as a basis fornational security and violationof privacy, a true tribute to themartyred soldiers in GalvanValley. He said that China isnot only conspiring andcoercive tricks on theinternational border LAC buthas also been successful ininfiltrating more than 70percent of the country'spopulation through cyber inIndia in their privacy. Theimposition of this ban willhelp the nation to become self-reliant and self-sufficient, headded and appealed to thepeople especially the traders,consumers and youths toboycott Chinese goods. Hesaid that before the ban, Chinaused to get 43% of revenuefrom India through theChinese app. China was usingthis money to plot conspiracyagainst India. Sumit calledupon the youth, industrialistsand scientists of the country togive priority to manufacturesuch apps on the basis of their

local technology and researchin the future. At the same time,he has termed the extension ofPradhan Mantri Garib KalyanAnna Yojana for the next fivemonths in this disaster ofCorona by Prime MinisterModi. He informed that withthe implementation of thisscheme, 5 kg of rice and onekg of gram dal will beavailable to the 80 crorepeople of the country free.This scheme will benefit 6lakh poor people of the statetill November. Not only this,under the self-reliant BharatAbhiyan in the past, Modigovernment provided ration to80 crore people from April toJune. The Modi governmentof the Center is going to bear atotal expenditure of 1.5 lakhcrores on this ambitiousscheme so far. Also, Rs 50,000crore has been spent toprovide work to the workers inrural areas, he added.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JULY 1

Shiv Sena Balthakare and itsDistrict Una Unit, under theleadership of State ExecutivePresident SD Vashisht,honoured the corona warriorsof District Una today. Thisceremony was held at UnaHeadquarters in whichDeputy Commissioner ofUna Sandeep Kumar, S. PKarthikeyan Gokulchandran,SDM Suresh Jaswal werepresented memento.StateExecutive President SDVashisht said that due toCovid-19, the way theadministration has played itsrole in Una district, it iscommendable and Shiv SenaBalthakre always stoodshoulder to shoulder with thedistrict administration.ShivSena Balthakare Una unitpresident Suresh KumarShesha said that theadministration officials havetaken very good steps toprotect it against the coronaepidemic. We appreciate thework done by the

administration. On thisoccasion Shiv Sena ArmyBal Thackeray State GeneralSecretary Bhag Singh, StatePresident of Transport

Department Rajkumar, StateVice President Sondhi,District Una In-charge RajivManan, along with otherworkers were present.

Cong workers protestagainst price rise

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, JULY 1

Nalagarh Block Congress Committee todayprotested in the city due to the ever increasingrates of rising inflation and petrol diesel prices andraised slogans against the Central and StateGovernments. State Congress Vice President andMLA Lakhvindra Rana was specially present inthe event organizedunder the chairmanshipof Nalagarh BlockPresident HussanChand Thakur. Theactivists gathered andsent a memorandumthrough SDM to thePresident of the country.Later addressing theworkers, MLALakhvindran Rana saidthat today inflation has reached its peak and everyclass is stricken. Due to Covid, thousands ofpeople had to lose their jobs and many businesseswere destroyed. He said that today diesel priceshave become costlier than petrol while the pricesof raw materials have come down in theinternational market. Block president HussanChand Thakur said that people in Corona neededrelief but now inflation has become a disaster. Thedirect relation of diesel is to farmers, farming andfreight. If the price of diesel increases, then therate of all food items also automatically increases.Rana requested the state government and thedistrict administration regarding the problemsfacing the farmers on the border area.

AGENCYSHIMLA, JULY 1

Chief Minister Jai RamThakur said the TransportDepartment should work forautomation of variousservices of the department toensure effective and timebound services to the peoplebesides decreasing thefootfall in the office. He waspresiding over the reviewmeeting of TransportDepartment here today.

Chief Minister said thatalthough the government haddecided to allow the plyingof buses with 100 percentoccupancy but proper socialdistancing and use of maskswould be ensured. He saidthat proper sanitization ofbuses and bus stands mustalso be ensured. He said thatsafety protocol should befollowed by the drivers,conductors and passengers.

Jai Ram Thakur said thatin order to provide peoplecentric services, e-ParivahanVyvastha would be launchedon pilot basis in the State. Hesaid that on success of this

project, it would beimplemented throughout theState. He said that under thisinitiative the people would beprovided various servicessuch as renewal of permits,automation of drivinglicenses and registrationcertificates related activities,pre paid taxi managementetc. He said that this wouldfacilitate the people inproviding smart hassle freetransport services to thecitizens.

Chief Minister said thatthe department alsoenvisages to take variousinitiatives to enhance thesafety of women and girlchildren by equipping all thepublic transportation vehicles

with location trackingdevices. He said that thiswould help in effectivetracking of vehicles. He saidthat Transport Departmenthas received Rs. 5.49 crorefrom Ministry of RoadTransport and Highways,Government of India forsetting up of Command andControl System. He said thatthis system would be set upby end of this year.

Jai Ram Thakur said thata Transport Nagar would beestablished at Hamirpur. Hesaid that this centre wouldhave various facilities suchas driving test track, drivingtraining centres, traffic parkand vehicle maintenancepark etc.

250 new buses to be addedinto the fleet of HRTC: CM

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Education deptt launches special campaign to makepeople aware about coronaCHANDIGARH: As part of the 'Mission Fateh' launched by the state government to defeatthe Corona pandemic, teachers from around 19,000 schools across the state and officials of ed-ucation department today went door to door to educate the general public about the Coronaepidemic.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the department said that the teachers and offi-cers / employees of all the government schools had gone door to door taking precautionarymeasures to avoid corona. During the outreach campaign, the teachers instructed the generalpublic on how to wash their hands as well as how to wear masks and keep physical distance.The general public was also explained in detail about the use of these precautions to preventthe spread of covid-19.

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Vaibhav Garg appointed asPresident of Rotary ChandigarhCity beautiful clubISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH: Rtn. CA VaibhavGarg has been appointed as thePresident of Rotary Chandigarh CityBeautiful Club for the year 2020-21.Rotary Chandigarh City Beautiful,

CLUB NO,:83084, RID 3080.Considering theCOVID crises, forthe first time inthe history ofRotary, theinstallationceremony was

conducted online. Rtn. John Hewko,General Secretary RotaryInternational was the Chief Guest inthis installation ceremony. PresidentRtn. CA Vaibhav Garg said the clubwill work on the theme of the RotaryInternational President Rtn. HolgerKnaack – Rotary opens Opportunitieshaving their projects of BloodDonation Camps and hygiencerelated projects at various places intown. The office bearer of the clubinstalled are Vice President Rtn.Manmohan Garg, and Secretary Rtn.Pritish Goyal.

R N KHERACHANDIGARH, JULY 1

V.P. Singh Badnore, Gov-ernor, Punjab and Admin-istrator U.T., Chandigarhon Wednesday launchedPM Street Vendors At-maNirbharNidhi (PMSVANidhi) Scheme at RajBhawan for street vendorsin Chandigarh in the pres-ence of Manoj KumarParida, I.A.S., Adviser to

the Administrator, U.T.Chandigarh, Raj Bala Ma-lik, Mayor, Chandigarh,Arun Kumar Gupta, Prin-cipal Secretary Home andLocal Government, Sh.Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Secre-tary Finance and K.K. Ya-dav, Commissioner, Mu-nicipal Corporation,Chandigarh. K.K. Yadavbriefed that the salient fea-tures of the PM SVANidhiScheme, which are initial

working capital loan up-toRs.10,000/- ; interestsubsidy on timely early re-payment @7%; monthly,cash-back incentive ondigital transactions; higherloan eligibility on timelyrepayment of the first loan.

In addition, MunicipalCorporation, Chandigarhwill establish a separatewindow by deputing Com-munity Organizers invending zones, organize

community camps and dis-tribute I.E.C. material forextending the benefits ofPM Street Vendors At-maNirbharNidhi (PMSVANidhi) to street ven-dors identified by the cor-pration.

The COVID 19 pan-demic and consequentlockdowns have adverselyimpacted the livelihoodsof street vendors. Theyusually work with a small

capital basis, which theymight have consumed dur-ing the lockdown. Toovercome their plight,Central Government hasfacilitated street vendorsto access affordable work-ing capital loan resumingtheir livelihoods activities,after easing of lockdownunder a new scheme whichis being floated by theMinistry of Housing andUrban Affairs (MOHUA).

Administrator launches PM street vendorsAtma Nirbhar Nidhi Scheme for Chandigarh

6 corona positivepatients in Hoshiarpur

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: The number ofpositive cases has risen to 188 from423 samplings received by the labfrom 613 positive cases of peoplewith suspected flu-like symptoms.The total number of samplings takenin the district till date is 13361, 12520negative and 638 samplings areawaiting report, 28 saplings areinvolved and the total number ofdeaths is 6. This information wasshared with the media by Dr. JasbirSingh, Civil Surgeon. Disclosing thishere today said that 1 case related toMukerian sub division of the district isreported by a 24 year old man fromJalandhar while a 65 year old, 59year old, 92 year old person from thesame area is positive while a 52 yearold woman and a child are 1 year old.Has received a positive report.Advising the people under MissionFateh he said that the rules ofmonthly and social distance shouldbe followed while leaving the house.

SBI celebratesFoundation DayCHANDIGARH: State Bank of Indiacelebrated its 65th FoundationDaytoday. The day was observedthroughout the country by organizingvarious programmes at differentcenters. A virtual Cultural Programmewas organized for staff with online

participationwith nophysicalgathering. TheCulturalProgrammefrom acrossIndiaculminated inan hour-longvirtual finale inMumbai calledTalent Hunt.

At Chandigarh, in the wake ofprevailing Covid-19 situation, theBank Day was celebrated byorganizing quiz and slogan writingquiz among the staff members ofChandigarh Circle in online/ virtualmanner without any physicalgathering. Rana Ashutosh KumarSingh, Chief General Manager,Chandigarh Circle thanked the staff tomaintain the banking services despitethe challenges thrown by Covid-19and urged the customers to adopt todigital products of the Bank availablethrough YONO App for contactlessand seamless banking experience.

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH, JULY 1

Odd-even system, presentlybeing followed in selectedmarkets will be discontinuedand All shops/restaurants willbe allowed to remain openfrom 10:00 AM to 09:00 PMare among the many deci-sions taken the Daily WarRoom meeting headed byGovernor of Punjab and Ad-ministrator, UT Chandigarh,VP Singh Badnore. Themeeting was attended byManoj Parida, Adviser, UT,Chandigarh , Arun Gupta,Principal Secretary (Home).

In the meeting, it was de-cided that maximum two per-sons on a scooter/motorcycle,04 persons in a car and 03persons in an auto-rickshawwill be allowed (including thedriver). However, all riderswill use masks and the vehi-cles will be regularly sani-tized by the owners.

Apni Mandies and Or-ganic Markets will continueto remain closed, till furtherorders and Inter-state busservice will continue to re-main suspended, till furtherorders. Call Centres/Industri-al establishments will be al-

lowed to operate night shiftsprovided their employees donot come out of theoffice/factory premises dur-ing curfew period from 10:00PM to 05:00 AM. Further-more, there will be completeban onsocial/political/sports/enter-tainment/academic/cultural/religious functions and otherlarge congregations, as perGovernment of India’s guide-lines. Service of alcoholicdrinks in marriage functionswill be permitted; providedspecific permission from Ex-cise Department is taken.However, bars will continueto remain closed. In the DailyWar Room meeting, the Ad-ministrator directed that allcases of fever, ILI, SARI,SARS, & vector be tested forcovid.

He also appealed to theresidents to inform the au-thorities about any suspectcase in the neighbourhood.The Administrator congratu-lated doctors on the occasionof World Doctors Day andmentioned that due to theirhard work and commitment,the city of Chandigarh hasbeen able to keep the covidpandemic under control.

Odd- even system inmarkets discontinued

in Chandigarh

Drug mafia active in Jandiala Guru,drug officials seems sleeping

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, JULY 1

While the Punjab government and the police are try-ing day and night to stop the addiction, some drugdealers in Jandiala Guru arebeing sold drug indiscrimi-nately with the connivance ofthe drug department, which isbanned by the government.Youth of our society are get-ting entangled in the swampof drugs. Give reason is laxaction of the drug department,all this work is going on inpublic.

Drug inspector Amarpal Singh Malli, Jandiala vis-ited here but it was only a paper exercise. , No otherdrug dealer was seriously examined nor his sell pre-scription records were checked. When asked aboutthe action, he said that the department has sent awritten report to take action against them, but afterseveral days, no action has been taken so far. Ac-cording to Drug and Cosmetic, the drug inspectorshould keep the medicines checked in his area fre-quently. Maintenance, checking of storage recordsis the responsibility of drug inspector .

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR/ MOHALI,JULY 1

Taking strict notice of thepeople not adhering to thesafety precautions in thewake of corona virusspread, the Deputy Com-missioner Mr. Girish Day-alan today directed strictaction against those notwearing masks in the Dis-trict Administrative Com-plex (DAC).

It was brought to the no-tice of the Deputy Com-missioner that safety pro-tocols laid down by theHealth Department regardingwearing of masks are not be-ing followed in the DAC. Heimmediately dispatched ateam under the District Rev-enue Officer (DRO) Gurdeep

Singh Benipal. The teamchallaned a time of 5 peopleto the tune of Rs. 2500. Thepeople were also strictlywarned to follow safetynorms in future.

People warned to follownorms in future

VERMAQADIAN, JULY 1

Increase the number of stu-dents in government schools,teachers of governmentschools are going fromvillage to village andholding rallies to makepeople aware, On theguidelines of Educa-tion Secretary KrishanKumar, Under this se-ries, the teachers ofGovernment SeniorSecondary School ofnearby village Ghuman visit-ed various villages includingMandianla, Bariyar, Nangaletc. and made them awareabout the facilities providedby government schools andthe achievements of the saidschools through lectures. Giv-ing information in this regard,the principal of the school

Sunita Sharma said that in or-der to increase the number ofstudents in both the govern-ment sr sec schools of Ghu-man , a rally has been organ-

ized by the teachers in whichmrs Rajbir kaur played an im-portant role in elaborating theachievements of the variousschools. During this rally,they have visited various vil-lages and appealed to the peo-ple and panchayats to enrollthe children of their villagesin government schools.

People motivated to get theirchildren enrolled in govt schools

Ram Pratappromoted to

Superintendent

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR, JULY 1

District Treasury Officer ofShaheed Bhagat Singh NagarSenior Assistant Ram Prataphas been promoted to therank of Superintendent Grade2 by the Government in viewof his services. On this occa-sion, District Officer AsafarHarjwant Singh gave a newpromotion to the Superinten-dent. Ram Pratap has alsoworked on several additionalcharges on Banga and Bala-chour.

Gill appointed asBathinda PlanningBoard chairmanANIL VERMABATHINDA: Congress leaderJagroop Singh Gill has finally has

been appointedas theChairman,District PlanningBoard, Bathinda.As soon as thenews of thisappointmentcame, a wave ofhappinessspread amonghis workers. The

Congress leadership alsocongratulated him on hisappointment.

PRITPAL SINGH JALANDHAR, JULY 1

Deputy CommissionerGhanshyam Thori onWednesday reviewed theimplementation of ongoingprojects under Punjab Ur-ban Environment Improve-ment Program (PUEIP)and Smart Village Cam-paign (SVC) scheme in Ja-landhar.

Chairing a meeting todiscuss progress of thePunjab Urban Environ-ment Improvement Pro-gram (PUEIP) as a part of‘Mission Fateh’ to ensureresurgence of state duringongoing Covid 19 pandem-ic, the Deputy Commis-sioner said that under the

phase I of the PUEIP de-velopment works worth Rs34 crore were allotted forthe urban areas of the dis-trict which included Rs 21crore for the MunicipalCorporation and Rs 13

crore for the MunicipalCommittees adding thatnow in the second phasethis share has been en-hanced to Rs 78 crore in-cluding Rs 50 crore for theMunicipal Corporation and

Rs 28.5 crore for the com-mittees. The Deputy Com-missioner asked the SubDivisional Magistrates toensure that the work wasstarted and completed inSVC program within thestipulated time period forthe well being of the peo-ple. He said that it was theneed of hour for giving fil-lip to the overall develop-ment of the state.

Thori directed the offi-cers to adhere to the time-lines for the completion ofongoing projects under thescheme.

He told that thereshould be not be further de-lay in submission of Phase-II projects to state govern-ment for funding.

DC reviews implementation of ongoing projects underPunjab urban environment improvement program

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, JULY 1

Medical Practitioners Associ-ation Police Station 295Block Balachaur in Kathgarhof Shaheed Bhagat Singh Na-gar under the direction ofAlka Meena held a anti-drugseminar. SHOParminderSingh appealed to the peopleto cooperate with the policeadministration in curbingdrug abuse.

If someone sells drugs, callme and let me know. Masksshould be used at a distancefrom each other to preventcoronary heart disease. If aforeigner comes to the villagefrom a province or any othercountry, it should be consid-ered necessary to report to thepolice station at the same

time. On this occasion,Block President of Bal-achaur, Dr. Tejinder Jyot saidthat we should take an oathtoday that we will not selldrugs, not do this, not allow

it. Dr. Dildar Singh ChahalState President granted mem-bership to 6 new members.They are Dr. Deep, Dr. Guer-lin, Dr. Ravi, Dr. Gurnam, Dr.Guernsey, Dr. Raman.

Anti-drug seminar held, police seeks peoplecooperation to make city drug free

Heavy damagereported due to stormNAWANSHAHAR (CHET RAM RATTAN): Amajor damage was caused due to storm in ShaheedBhagat Singh Nagar, near Kripal Sagar in Man of Uni-ty, Raho. The storm uprooted the entire electrical sys-tem and uprooted many old trees such as peepal, boharand many other flora. It also destroyed the entire solarsystem in the Kripal Sagar. Secretary Ashok Raina,

Dr.Jasvir SinghChawla showedthe journalists theopportunity of theevent. He said thatKripal Sagar wasan institution.Here we supplyelectricity to Kri-pal Sagar Charita-ble Hospital, BirdAshram, Kripal

Sagar Sarovar, Langar Ghar, Kirpal Sagar Academyand College through various transformers which dam-aged. The management team said that the catastrophicstorm has shaken the entire system. He said it was dif-ficult to give full details of the loss but it was estimat-ed that there was a loss of lakhs of rupees.

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, JULY 1

The Chandigarh Punjab Unionof Journalists, under the tute-lage of its President, AnirudhGupta, honoured SSP Bhupin-der Singh for providing excel-lent services by making exem-plary efforts of his team inKhakhi, who are among thefrontline Warrior, in the city ofmartyrs during curfew-lock-down in the wake of Covid-19.

SSP Bhupinder said thatevery policeman has played animportant role in this fight andsocial workers have alsospared no effort in encouragingthe police. During interaction,SSP also said, the journaliststoo have played a positive roleduring this period. Giving a

message to the people, he said,we are still not out of the coro-na danger and must continue tofollow the instructions of thedistrict administration andhealth department from time totime especially wearingmasks, maintain social distanc-ing, stay at home and move

only in the event of any emer-gency. Anirudh Gupta Presi-dent said that there is no doubtthat everyone in Punjab Policefrom junior personnel to seniorofficers has played an impor-tant role as corona warriors bystanding on the front line dur-ing this epidemic.

CPUJ honours Bhupinder Singh SSP forexcellent services as corona warrior RAMESH KASHYAP

FEROZEPUR, JULY 1

With extra vigil, the troops ofBorder SecurityForce, 136 Bn Fer-ozepur Sectorseized three plasticcans filled with con-traband, weighing11.230 kgs, suspect-ed to be heroin.

Vigilant troopsof BSF once againthwarted the attemptof Anti-National El-ements to push theconsignment of con-traband items intoIndia. During theyear 2020, BSF hasaffected the seizureon Punjab border as – 244.018kgs heroin including 11.230kg, 65 number of Indian Bor-

der Crosser apprehended, 9Pak intruder, 18 weapons ofdifferent types, 30 magazinesof different types, 314 rounds

of various calibers, 2 Pak mo-bile phones and 4 Pak SIMcards.

BSF seizes 11.23 kg heroin in plasticcans from near Indo-Pak border

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Skin care is very essential in presentweather: Renuka ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: City based make up artist Renuka Nagpal said that inpresent weather condition, skin care is very much essential. Talking withmeadia Renuka share some tips and said that women should use sunblock moisturizer ice before doing makeup whereas normal skin personsbe use skin tonner. She also added that for dry skin, uses of gel basedcream, coconut oil would be very effective and can give better result.Before make up we must do cleaning toning mosturizering our face, sheadded.

7Pb & Hry HC becominga ray of hope forschools: Manbir Singh

JALANDHAR: CT Group ManagingDirector Manbir Singh has raisednumerous concerns that almost alleducational institutions at large arefacing. During initial stages of lockdown,school and colleges weren’t permitted toask for fees from students and on theother hand, there were stronginstructions about salary payments inearlier days of the lockdown. Sharingabout the major issues by the Group,Manbir said, we’re grateful to HonorablePunjab and Haryana High Court for theirJune 29, 2020’s verdict in favor ofunaided schools in which schools arenow permitted to take annual and tuitionfees from the students; we see this as ablessing, a little ray of hope towards abright future.”He also said that “We’rewaiting for the pending funds pertainingto the PMS (post-metric scholarship) tobe released by the Government. Due todelays and nonpayment of these funds,we have been facing financial crunchsince years. Now, due to Corona Virusoutbreak, the situation has worsenedfurther. Though students can’t come tothe campuses for more than 3 monthsnow, yet we have been doubling ourefforts to ensure the students are beingtaught regularly by focusing thoroughlyon online classes. For future, Manbir ishopeful to see a silver line but believesthat even when the lockdown will becompletely revoked; it will take allestablishments at least a couple of yearsto begin to stabilize, both financially andoperationally and in order to achievethat, educational institutions will beneeding the government to release thepending funds.

Excellent performancein National OnlineCompetition

JALANDHAR: SD College students ofM.Com participated in various events inE-COMFEST 2020, organized byDepartment of Commerce, Pt. MohanLal S.D. College for Women, Gurdaspur.Manmeet & Amanpreet of M.ComSemester IV won 1st prize while KritikaMaggo again a student of M.Com SemIV won IIIrd Their excellent performanceonce again has made the department ofcommerce as well as the institutionproud. Principal Dr. Kiran Arora alsoapplauded the efforts of the studentsand wished them luck for the future also.

Placement cell of HMVworking continuously forplacement of studentsJALANDHAR: The Placement Cell ofHans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya isworking tirelessly for the placement ofits students. The Placement Cell of thecollege was established in the year2000. Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareen

told that choice ofcareer is one of themost important andcritical decision assoon as studentcompletesgraduation/postgraduation.Gullagong, Placement

Officer of the college told that differentmultinational companies visit thecollege campus for placement drives.He told that few companies offeredsponsored Higher Education to theselected students.WIPRO has offeredPost Graduate Diploma in BusinessManagement to the selectedcandidates from a reputedmanagement institute. The studentsalso participate in Punjab Government’sGhar Ghar Rozgar Yojna drive.

Caring for rural elderlies:Work on Panchvati parkstarts in HPHAMIRPUR: The Himachal Pradeshgovernment has come up with a uniqueproject, of creating a recreational activitypark for the aged persons in rural areas.Titled Panchvati Parks, the project aimsto tend to the recreational needs of thegrey-haired population, especially thoseliving in rural areas of the hill state.According to HP Panchayati Raj MinisterVirender Kanwar on Teusday, as many as100 such parks would come up indifferent parts of the state. Mainly, theserecreation places would be set up in ruralareas, where such facilities were remotefor the elders. The Panchwati Schemewas notified on June 3, 2020 by the RuralDevelopment Department and formallylaunched by Chief Minister Jai RamThakur on June 8 at Shimla. Under thescheme in the first phase, land sites havebeen identified for parks at DevelopmentBlock Gohar, district Mandi, Developmentblock Bangana in district Una,development blocks Banjar and Naggarin district Kullu, development block Kazain Lahaul-Spiti district and developmentblocks at Nagrota Bagwan and Sulah inKangra district. Besides, developmentblocks Paonta Sahib and Pachhad inSirmaur district, development blocksTissa and Bhattiyat in Chamba district.

Number of COVID-19 casesreducing in Delhi: Kejriwal

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 1

Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Wednesday saidthat the number of COVID-19patients is reducing in thenational capital.

"We have arranged for15,000 beds for the treatment ofCOVID-19 which is inclusiveof ICU beds, ventilator beds,and normal beds but there only5,800 patients," said theKejriwal.

"Instead of the number ofpatients constantly increasing inDelhi, the number is reducing.The number of patientsrecovering -- on a daily basis --

is constantly increasing. Onemonth from now, 38 per centpatients were recovering, butnow 64 percent of patients haverecovered," the Chief Ministersaid.

"There are a total of 87,000cases in Delhi, out of which58,000 patients have alreadyrecovered. In the last one week,the number of daily cases is alsobeing halved as well. Thenumber of deaths also havecome down," he said further.

He said that the testing ofsamples has also increased."We've increased the number oftests. There is a good indication,earlier around 31 out of 100people whose samples were

collected tested positive forCoronavirus. Today, 13 out of100 people test positive," hesaid.

He said that the situation inDelhi has come under control

"to quite an extent". "But thatdoes not mean we can becomplacent. This virus isunpredictable. We mustcontinue our efforts with morevigour," he added.

Recovered patients candonate plasma: Deputy CMNEW DELHI: Delhi DeputyChief Minister ManishSisodia on Wednesday saidthat recovered COVID-19patients can donate plasma,irrespective of residence andsubject to doctors clearance.He said that the Delhigovernment will launch anumber and StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs)regarding the issue bytomorrow.

Responding to a questionon twitter, if recoveredCOVID-19 patients candonate to Delhi Plasma Bankbeing residents of Gurgaonand Ghaziabad, the DeputyChief Minister said,"Anybody who is recoveredfrom COVID-19 and subjectto doctors clearance candonate plasma, irrespective ofresidence. We would launch anumber and SOPs by

tomorrow where people cancall and donate." Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal hadon Monday stated that a'plasma bank' will beestablished in the nationalcapital to help treat COVID-19 patients.

The Chief Minister statedthat the 'plasma bank' will beset-up at the Institute of Liverand Biliary Sciences in Delhi.The Central government hasallowed plasma therapy inDelhi government and privatehospitals. According tomedical experts, bodies ofpeople who recover fromcoronavirus produce an anti-body/plasma in the blood tohelp the person fight againstcoronavirus. If a little bit ofthis anti-body/plasma is givento a critical patient then theplasma helps in the latterperson's recovery.

No restriction on Coronilkit, will be available

across country: RamdevAGENCYHARIDWAR, JULY 1

Yog guru Ramdev on Wednesdayclaimed that there is no restrictionon Patanjali Ayurved's SwasariCoronil kit for "COVIDmanagement" and now it will beavailable across the country.

Addressing a press conferencehere, he said: "AYUSH Ministrysaid that Patanjali has doneappropriate work for COVIDmanagement. It said that Patanjalihas started working in the rightdirection. We have procured alicense for these medicines fromthe state department which isconnected with AYUSHMinistry... The AYUSH Ministrysaid that Patanjali worked forCOVID management. Thetreatment word is not used. Thesemedicines have no metallic items."

"We have no disagreementwith AYUSH Ministry. Now, thereis no restriction on Coronil,Swashhari, Giloy, Tulsi,Ashwagandha. From today, thesemedicines (Swasari Coronil Kit)will be available in the countrywithout any legal restrictions.There is no restriction on it. Ithank the AYUSH Ministry andthe Narendra Modi government,"he said. Last week, PatanjaliAyurved launched 'Coronil andSwasari' claiming it to beAyurvedic cure for treatingCOVID-19 and said clinical trialshave shown favourable results.

Later, the AYUSH Ministrysaid that it has taken cognizance ofnews in the media about

Ayurvedic medicines developedfor the treatment of COVID-19 byPatanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwarand said the company has beenasked to "stopadvertising/publicising suchclaims till the issue is dulyexamined". Ramdev said thatPatanjali has conductedrandomized, double-blinded, andplacebo-controlled clinical trials."In 3 days, 69 per cent, 100 percent patients tested negative in 7days. We submitted data to theAyush Ministry. We havesubmitted research of our clinicaltrials to Ayush Ministry. Ourresearch is in line with allprotocols," he said

He informed that Patanjali hascompleted three-level research ofmore than 10 diseases.

"We have done clinical trialson coronavirus. We havecompleted three-level research ofmore than 10 diseases includinghypertension, heart diseases,asthma, arthritis, dengue,chikungunya, swine flu. We arenot doing research on virology forthe first time," he said.

DC Uppal visits Kali Bein DamMK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI,JULY 1

DC Kapurthala Deepti Uppaltoday inspected the dam ofthe sacred Kali Bein near theAvtar Gaushala of villageFatewal, including theDhussi dam of SultanpurLodhi assemblyconstituency, which wasdamaged by somemischievous people. DCissued orders to theconcerned authorities on thespot regarding theconstruction of a twenty two-foot (four karam) road,where at present sheobserved paddy farming.

It may be noted thatPadmashri Sant Balbir SinghSeechewal, the lover of theenvironment, strengthened

and widened the dam byputting several kilometers ofsoil on both sides of thevillage near Fatewal villageof Mand area around eightyears ago to get rid ofsituations like possiblefloods. On the demand of theaccompaniment of this area,he constructed a bridgewhose length is more than 20feet and width is around 6

feet. The construction of thisbridge took about 6 years.After getting the approval ofthe Punjab government, thebridge which is to be set upat Bein. With this, thefoundation work of concretein the dam portion adjoiningthe Fatewal Gaushala iscomplete, now thefoundation work on the otherpart of Bein was still being

done when somemischievous people uprootedsome part of the dam on theother bank of Bein. Due towhich, now that part of thedam has reached the verge ofbreaking. The DC gave strictorders to the drainagedepartment officials thatthere should be no difficultyin dam strengthening andflood management work.She also met Sant BalbirSingh Seechewal, technicalexpert Sant Sukhjit SinghSeechewal and the regionalpeople and on the demand ofpeople, she assured them tocomplete all the works forthe commissioning of thebridge at the earliest. SDMDr. Charumita, DDPOGurpratap Singh Gill, andothers were present on theoccasion.

Child Welfare Committeefinds missing girl

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 1

The District Child Welfare Committeehanded over the lost Raveena to herparents from the villageGanjogarhi in Karnal.Raveena went missing fromGanjogarhi on 19 June andshe was found by the PoliceCivil Line on June 22.Raveena was then broughtbefore the District ChildWelfare Committee. Afterthe counseling of Raveena,Raveena alias Mona was handed over toher father Kanwar Singh with the effortsof the members of the Crime Branchand District Child Welfare Committee.The family was very happy to meet thechild. Committee Chairman UmeshChanna said that it becomes the duty ofevery citizen of the country to be aware

of the crimes that occur against childrenand play their important role in securingchildhood. Umesh Chanana said that nochild should be separated from thefamily and efforts will have to be made

to find the family. Members SeemaRana, Meena Kamboj, Chandraprakash,ADEO Kiran, POIC Suman, Komal andmembers of Anti Human TraffickingUnit, Head Constable Naresh, Vinodand Head Constable Krishna Kumarfrom Madhuban police station were alsopresent on the occasion.

‘Let our venture capitalists swap investmentmade by China in Indian startups’

NEW DELHI, JULY 1

The RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh(RSS) affiliate SwadeshiJagran Manch (SJM) onWednesday urged theIndian venture capitalistsand industrialists to comeforward and swap theChinese investment incompanies like Paytm.

According to SJMnational co-convenorAshwani Mahajan, this isthe only logical way toshow Chinese investmentin Indian startup an exitdoor.

The investment thathas been made by China inIndia is only 6 billiondollars in comparison toour foreign exchange

reserves which stands at500 billion dollars, heexplained.

"We should not worryat all. I want to requestventure capitalists to kickout Chinese firms, swapthe investment and takeover their companies. It's agolden opportunity forIndia's venture capitalistsand industrialists toestablish our hegemonyand kick out China,"

Mahajan suggested.Responding to questionsbeing asked by theOpposition on limitingactions against China tobanning apps, Mahajansaid, "We are cancellingChinese orders andtenders. I would requestventure capitalists to comeforward and swap theChinese investment fromthese countries. I amgetting feelers that theyare ready to do that.", hesaid that the Oppositionattempts at belittling thegovernment's move to ban59 Chinese apps isunfortunate.

The Oppositioncriticism of banning theChinese apps by calling it"symbolic" is no less feat,

said Mahajan. He askedthe opposition why it didnot talk about not allowingHuawei in 5G trials orChinese companiesparticipating in tendersand flooding its appsposing a national threat."There is great consensusbetween the Congress, theCommunist Party ofChina and the CommunistParty of India. Thesepolitical parties shouldrise to the occasion. I wantto ask why did you notoppose TikTok or Chineseinvestment. Why are youcreating an environmentthat China is a superpowerand that we should notupset it? We need toprotect our industriesfirst," he said.

Priyanka attacks Modi, Yogi overplight of Varanasi weavers

NEW DELHI, JULY 1

Congress leader PriyankaGandhi Vadra on Tuesdaytargetted Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and UttarPradesh Chief Minister YogiAdityanath saying thatweavers in Prime Minister'sconstituency, Varanasi, aresuffering amid the lockdownand sought a financialpackage for them.

In a series of tweets,Congress leader said thatworkers are forced to live bypawning their jewellery andhouses.

"UP Chief Ministercalled the Prime Minister andorganised an event andclaimed that lakhs of jobs arebeing provided to workers inthe small and medium

industries. But in reality, theweavers of Prime Minister'sparliamentary constituency,which are the pride ofVaranasi, are today forced tolive by pawning theirjewellery and mortgagingtheir houses," she said in atweet (translated fromHindi). The senior Congressleader also attached a link ofa news article on the weavers

of Varanasi."During the lockdown,

their work came to astandstill. The condition ofsmall businessmen andartisans is very bad. Only asolid package of financialsupport, not propaganda, canget them out of this mess,"she tweeted.

On June 26, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi hadlaunched "Atma NirbharUttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan", through videoconferencing, in the presenceof Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath.

UP Chief Minister hadsaid that over 1.25 croremigrant workers who losttheir jobs due to coronaviruspandemic were likely tobenefit from the initiative.

Elephant damages trees, solarpanel at BJP leader's residence

JASHPUR, JULY 1

An elephant damaged trees and a solar panel atBhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gomati Sai'sresidence on Tuesday.

Jadhav Shrikrishna Divisional Forest Officer said,"An elephant destroyed a banana and a mango treealong with a solar panel. After causing the damage, theelephant returned to the forest. A procedure forcompensation is on." With regard to protection againstelephant attacks, the divisional forest officer said thatpeople have been made aware of the do's and don'tswhen an elephant enters the district.

"The rural areas have been informed about themovement in the district so that the people are alert inthe areas where elephants may arrive," he added.

Occultist arrested for rapingwoman in Greater Noida

NOIDA, JUL 1

An occultist was arrested inGreater Noida on Wednesdayfor allegedly raping a womanon the pretext of findingsolutions to her familyproblems, police said.

The incident took placeon Monday in the Rabupurapolice station area when the20-year-old woman'shusband took her to theoccultist, 35, officials said.

The couple met theaccused at his residence innearby Faleda village fromwhere he took them to a

farmland.The occultist gave the

couple some ash to eat afterwhich he raped the womanwhile her husband remainedunconscious, the officialssaid.

"There he gave us someash to eat which apparentlyhad something mixed in it. Iwent unconscious soon afterconsuming the ash. When Iregained sense, I saw mywife lying nearby withoutclothes. She then narrated thewhole ordeal to me," thewoman's husband alleged inthe complaint.

4 new cases of Coronafound: Dr Sukhbir

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, JULY 1

District Civil Surgeon Dr. Sukhbir Singh said thatreports of Coronavirus samples of 4 people fromdifferent places in Kurukshetra have come positive.Apart from this, reports of samples of 2 peoplewere negative and they have been discharged fromthe hospital. In this district, 103 patients infectedwith coronavirus have been cured and so far 129positive samples of coronavirus have come. Notonly this, samples of 11457 people have been tak-en so far in Kurukshetra, out of which the report of11053 has been negative. District Civil Surgeon Dr.Sukhbir Singh said in a health bulletin released latein the evening on Wednesday that the report of a co-rona sample of a 25-year-old man from village Lad-ka in Ladwa has come back positive.

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In a headline grabbing decision, the Narendra Modi-led Central government banned 59 Chinese apps onMonday, including the hugely popular TikTok; os-

tensibly as a punitive response to the unprovoked andunethical Chinese intrusion and unilateral barbarism inLadakh. Superficially, the decision hit its mark and hadimpact for optics. TikTok, owned by Bytedance, withan estimated 120 million users in India, in trying toprotect its biggest international market, denied sharingIndian users’ data with the Chinese government. Offi-cially, China, through its foreign ministry spokesmanZhao Lijian, said it was “concerned” about India’s de-cision to ban Chinese mobile apps, arguing India has a“responsibility to uphold the rights” of Chinese busi-nesses. Amongst a section of the citizens too, it causedeuphoria because it reiterated both Mr Modi’s toughleader image who would brook no nonsense, and feltlike an opening gambit of a well-planned sage to boy-cott China economically and hurt it financially.While the ban does damage growth prospects of a com-pany like TikTok, though hardly fatally, losing a quar-terly revenue of Rs 25 crore in India (approx. $3.31million) hardly dents it much, given its American rev-enues of $86.5 million and a gross of $331 millionfrom its domestic market in China, it is no more than aswat of a fly on the back of the world’s second largesteconomy. Most other apps banned including UCBrowser (130 mn users), ShareIt (400mn) and Helo (50mn/month) would live on. If this move was indeed aretaliation against China for its military transgression,it is woefully inadequate. It is no digital equivalent of asurgical strike aka Balakot or Uri. That is the crux ofthis challenge, the realisation that China is not a Pak-istan. In fact, a total of trade with China as part of apolicy boycott will hurt Indian economy too, perhapsmore. A strong reprisal from the dragon on withdrawalof its foreign direct investments at around $26 billioncurrently, may not mean much to India either — thisaccounts for a mere 0.51 per cent of total FDI into In-dian companies, but in the technology sector, can causea deep impact, because Chinese directly invested forstrategic depth, and now have a major stake in 18 oftop 30 Indian unicorns, despite the total investmentsbeing only $4 billion. These include Big Basket,Byju’s, Delhivery, Dream 11, Flipkart, Hike, Make-MyTrip, Ola, Oyo, Paytm, Paytm Mall, PolicyBazzar,Quikr, Rivigo, Snapdeal, Swiggy, Uddan and Zomato— several of these have huge employee and trade part-ner base. China holds disproportionate stake in India’stech startup ecosystem and could use it against us.

Apps ban a signal to dragon,but no ‘surgical strike’

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Editorial

Different strokesPakistan fails to respect

international obligations Pakistan's failure to not only

respect international obliga-tions but also its incompe-

tence to protect its women andgirls is equivalent to the fact thatthe country should face globalsanctions, a European Parliamen-tarian said in a report.

Given this systemic problemand the failure of Pakistan to pro-tect its women citizens, GiannaGancia, a member of the EuropeanParliament, in a report publishedin EU Chronicle has urged womenin decision making positionsworldwide to demand that Pak-istan make and implement policiesto protect its women and girlsform abuse, trafficking and vio-lence.

"I call on all women in posi-tions of responsibility in the deci-sion-making processes, at nationalgovernment levels and at Euro-pean and international levels, todemand that the Islamic Republicof Pakistan creates policies to beimplemented to prevent violenceagainst women and girls, to pro-tect victims of these crimes and toprosecute the perpetrators of abuseand trafficking," Gancia said.

Pakistan is ranked by theGlobal Gender Gap Index 2018 asthe sixth most dangerous countryin the world for women and thesecond-worst in the world (ranked

148th) in terms of gender equality.Sexual crimes, domestic vio-

lence, abductions, forced conver-sions and the trafficking of womenand girls is rapidly rising. A La-hore-based non-governmental or-ganization, White Ribbon Pakistanreported that 47 034 women facedsexual violence, over 15 000 casesof honour crimes were registered,and over 5 500 kidnappings ofwomen took place between 2004and 2016.

The US State Department alsoin its 2018 Trafficking in Personsreport stated, "The Government ofPakistan does not fully meet theminimum standards for the elimi-nation of trafficking." Also, theFederal Investigation Agency ofPakistan, UN Women and otheragencies estimate that the numbersof victims of trafficking in Pak-istan run into the thousands.

In addition, the EU Chroniclereport stated that the traffickingrings, made up of Chinese andPakistani middlemen pay bribes tofamilies to sell their daughters. Itis said that brokers can make be-tween EUR25,000 andEUR65,000 from the groom, ofwhich only about $1,500 is givento the family. After the sale, thegirls face a life of abuse, slaveryand even prostitution in many cas-es.

SUSHIL PANDIT

Almost every section is fac-ing an economic crisis un-der the adverse conditions

of the Corona period these days.The government is also trying toemerge from the economic reces-sion. It has announced the eco-nomic package to provide basicamenities to the common man ofIndia. But all these have notproved to be very effective.

People are asking questionsfrom the BJP because it is the rul-ing party. Today, a large part ofthe country is worried aboutlivelihood in the growing unem-ployment. Nothing seems to beworking right now. There is aCorona crisis on one side and theother is the rising inflation.

In case of deteriorating eco-nomic condition of any country,

any announcement ordecision is taken onlykeeping in mind theinterests of a verylarge section of thepeople living in thecountry, but the waydiesel and petrolprices are skyrocket-ing at present is bad.It seems that thescope of struggle hasincreased for the pub-lic.

Even when inter-national crude oilprices were low, oil rates in Indiawere higher than their actualprices. If we talk about the presenttimes, the prices of petrol anddiesel can be seen to increasemore than expected. There is agreat resentment in the peopleabout the rising prices of oil in al-most all the classes. Earlier thegovernment used to give subsidiesto the companies on the oil prices,the government had the right tofix the rate, now the public is be-ing told that it is in the hands ofthe companies to fix the oil rates.Now the question arises aboutwhich are these companies andwhere were they said so far? Theprices of petrol diesel affect theprices of goods used in daily life.If oil rates are normal, then otherdaily use items also reach the

common man. In 2014, the priceof crude oil was around $ 105 perbarrel, during that time diesel wasRs 65 and petrol was around Rs70 per litre, whose minimum pricewas about Rs 45.5 by adding thetax and commission and othercharges of the dealer i.e. in thepast the then government oil Atpresent, there is a huge decline inthe price of crude oil than before.At this time, with the availabilityof crude oil around $ 45 per bar-rel, we can register a decline ofabout 33 per cent, but today weare going in the opposite directionof the petrol and The price ofdiesel has reached around Rs 88rupees and diesel around Rs 80 inthe last 15 days. The opposition istherefore protesting in the countryin the public interest.

AChinese court's rul-ing of sentencing anAustralian citizen to

death in connection with al-leged drug traffickingcharges on June 13 has ex-posed the deep-rootedflaws in China's party-dom-inated judicial system,which runs contrary to therule of law.

Chinese state media re-ported that Karm Gilespie,a Sydney-based actorturned investment consult-ant, in his mid-fifties, wasarrested on New Year's Evein 2013 at Baiyun Airportin Guangzhou, SouthernChina on charges of tryingto board an internationalflight with more than 7.5kilograms of methampheta-mine (also known as methor crystal meth), a recre-ational drug in his checked-in luggage. It was the firsttime since his arrest theworld learned after beingheld secretly in jail for sev-en years.

The development raisedworries and further dam-aged the increasingly trou-bled diplomatic and traderelations between Australiaand China, its largest tradepartner.

Australia described thedeath sentence imposed byChina to its citizen as "veryfrustrating" and "deeplydisheartening".

Australia's Departmentof Foreign Affairs and

Trade said, "Australia op-poses the death penalty, inall circumstances for allpeople". It further said,"We support the universalabolition of the deathpenalty and are committedto pursuing this goalthrough all the avenuesavailable to us."

Relations between thetwo countries have beenseverely strained ever sinceAustralia called for an in-vestigation into Beijing'smishandling of the Chinesecoronavirus outbreak inWuhan. China reacted furi-ously to Australia's call fora probe into the origins ofthe virus which caused thepandemic. China subse-quently imposed heavy tar-

iffs on Australian goodsand issued a travel adviso-ry warning Chinese touristsand students about visitingthe country because ofracism Down Under.

The Australian mediawas quick to describe thatthe sentencing - "has to beseen as Beijing continuingits fierce and increasinglyvicious punishments ofAustralia." Prime MinisterScott Morrison said, "I andthe government are veryconcerned that an Aus-tralian citizen has beensentenced to death in Chi-na."

He further revealed thatAustralian authorities wereaware of the arrest and hadbeen in touch with their

Chinese counterparts onmultiple occasions over hiscase.

The Chinese legal sys-tem is notoriously opaqueand information on execu-tions is considered a statesecret. It is near impossibleto know the processeswhich led to Gilespie beingfound guilty and sentencedto death.

Last year, China sen-tenced two Canadian na-tionals to death on drugtrafficking charges duringan escalating diplomaticrow with Canada over thearrest of top Huawei exec-utive Meng Wanzhou.Canadian attempts to pleadfor clemency for RobertSchellenberg and Fan Wei

have been unsuccessful.China said it was "not

worried in slightest" bymounting internationalconcern over the verdict.

Amnesty International'slatest report says China isresponsible for the largestnumber of executions (inthe thousands every year)globally. Majority of exe-cutions are related to mur-der and drug offences.

China's criminal justicesystem, which routinelyhas a 99.9 per cent convic-tion rate, remains widelycriticised as non-transpar-ent and lacking independ-ence from the ChineseCommunist Party govern-ment.

International researchestimates China carried outas much as 90 per cent ofthe world's executions, butmedia does not report.

There are also fears ofimminent execution for po-litical dissidents who havebeen disappeared and thesecretive use of the deathpenalty in crackdown cam-paigns in places like Xin-jiang.

"Such campaigns havetypically been associatedwith the increased use ofthe death penalty andscholars have criticised theproceedings use as part ofthese crackdowns for theirlack of fair trial guaranteesand the likelihood of'wrongful executions',"

said Amnesty in its report.The Amnesty report

discloses most explosiverevelation that "the deathpenalty in drug-related cas-es also appeared to play acentral role in the middleof political stand-offs withsome foreign countries."

A Chinese researcherfor Human Rights Watch,Yaqui Wang, said the deathpenalty had "long been apolitical tool of the Chi-nese Communist Party's toshowcase its power overthe population and itsreadiness to eliminatethose it deems 'criminal'."

The rights activist saidthat Gilespie's case andthat of Canadian RoberSchellenberg raised seriousconcerns over whether thedeath penalty was being"weaponised for the party'sforeign political gains".

Such cases were notpolitical, to begin with, butthat all cases in China be-come political oncecharges are laid becausethey have consciously anddeliberately been made tobecome part of the diplo-matic tug-of-war betweenChina and the country con-cerned.

There is a consensusamong the legal professionand intellectual class inChina that the country's le-gal system has been re-gressing since Xi Jinpingcame into power.

Australia-China spat exposesdragon's hidden hands

The Second ComingTurning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear thefalconer;Things fall apart; the centrecannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon theworld,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.

Surely some revelation is at hand;Surely the Second Coming is at hand. The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out When a vast image out of Spiritus MundiTroubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert A shape with lion body and the head of a man, A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds. The darkness drops again; but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleepWere vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

POEMS

William Butler Yeats

(BY William Butler Yeats )

People groaning under risingprices of petrol, diesel

Ateam of investigators has un-covered a potentially promis-ing strategy to target brain tu-

mours -- isocitrate dehydrogenase(IDH) genes, which are the mostcommon brain tumours diagnosed inyounger adults aged 18 to 45 years.Led by investigators at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, the finding of theirstudy are published in Cancer Dis-covery, a journal of the American As-sociation for Cancer Research. Priorwork by the group, led by Mass Gen-eral's Daniel Cahill, MD, PhD, Hiroa-ki Wakimoto, MD, PhD, and JulieMiller, MD, PhD, revealed that IDHmutant gliomas have a metabolicweakness making them especiallysusceptible to treatments that lower

NAD+ levels, a ubiquitous and vitalmetabolic molecule commonlythought of as the "currency of metab-olism" in cells.

Also, previous work by other re-searchers found that chemotherapyactivates an enzyme that stimulatesNAD+ molecules to join together tomake poly(ADP-ribose), or PAR, akey DNA damage signal. This PARsignal is a known susceptibility inIDH mutant gliomas. Researchersalso discovered that activation of theenzyme by chemotherapy causesavailable NAD+ to be critically de-pleted for the production of PAR inIDH mutant glioma cells, but not nor-mal cells. These findings indicatedthat maintaining high PAR levels (and

low NAD+ levels), in combinationwith chemotherapy, may uniquelytarget IDH mutant glioma cells. Con-sidering this, Hiroaki Nagashima,MD, PhD, research fellow and leadauthor, devised a new treatment strat-egy and tested it in tumour cells andanimal models. "We found that max-imum effectiveness was achieved bycombining two agents: temozolo-mide, the chemotherapy most com-monly used to treat patients with IDHmutant gliomas, with a drug thatblocks PAR breakdown, known as aPAR glycohydrolase inhibitor," saidDr Cahill, a Neurosurgical Oncologistat Mass General and an AssociateProfessor of Neurosurgery at HarvardMedical School.

New strategy to treat braincancer patients

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Britannia Marie Gold My Start UpSeason 2 finale

AMBALA: Britannia Marie Gold, a 60+year old favourite brand of homemakersand the 3rdlargest biscuit brand in India,today at an all-virtual finale event an-nounced the ten winners of its annualwomen entrepreneurshipinitiative, Britan-nia Marie Gold My Start Up campaign.Under the aegis of this initiative, the 10winners were felicitated and awarded INR10 Lakhs each to kick-start their businessventures. Britannia Marie Gold My Startupis a platform for aspiring homemakers tofuel their entrepreneurial dreams, becomefinancially independent and transformthemselves into job creators. In addition tofinancial assistance, the current edition ofthe Britannia Marie Gold My Start Up initia-tive provides 10,000 homemakers accessto India's first-evercustomized online skilldevelopment program, in partnershipwith National Skill Development Corpora-tion (NSDC).

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Docs, knee patients celebrate Doctors' DayPANCHKULA: Around dozen local knee patients celebrated National Doctors' Day withtheir doctors at Ojas Super Speciality Hospital, Panchkula . The patients presented acake to Dr. Gagandeep Gupta, an orthopaedician &joint replacement surgeon as a gesture to thank himfor taking their proper care while underdoing kneereplacement at Ojas. Gyan Singla, a knee patientdonated 20 PPE kits to hospital during the occasion.Speaking during occasion, Dr Gupta said that inpresent scenario , the knee patients can managetheir pain with effective home measures.

Remote cardiac or pacemaker monitoring canbe done from the comfort of one's home

Devices available today can not only detect underlying heart ailments but also enable timely managementMOHALI: Remote monitoring of car-diac ailments with information from animplanted device can help in the propermanagement of patients. Studies suggestthat this can also help in the detection ofcommon heart rhythm conditions andatrial fibrillation causing a stroke. Thereis a need to raise awareness on the factthat analysis and interpreting this infor-mation enables in improving the overalloutcome of cardiac treatments andlongevity.

Remote monitoring is a way for im-planted heart devices like pacemakers tocommunicate with a doctor or a clinic us-ing a small monitor. It potentially reducesthe number of times a patient must travelto the clinic for an implanted heart devicecheck.

Speaking about this, Dr Rajat Shar-ma, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, FortisHospital, Mohali, said, "Today in heartrhythm management, the remote pace-maker and device monitoring is standard

care and practice all over the world. In re-mote monitoring, theimplanted pacemakeror the device is con-nected through awireless system athome or anywhereand can directlytransmit the pace-maker information ordata to the doctor'slaptop or his smart-phone at a regular in-terval or instantlyduring a life-threat-ening heart rhythm

related episode or shock from the device.This allows the heart rhythm specialist orthe cardiac electrophysiologist to assessthe vital pacemaker information and pa-tient's heart rhythm activity and this helpsto troubleshoot the problem more effec-tively and efficiently.

Adding further, Dr Sharma, said,

"Electronic devices such as pacemakersand intracardiac defibrillators require pe-riodic monitoring to maintain optimalfunctioning and battery life. Pacemakersare capable of keeping vital heart rhythminformation and can diagnose the under-lying heart rhythm issues quite early andaccurately. Smarter devices even have thecapability to assess the fluid status inheart failure patients. When the patient'svital heart rhythm information is moni-tored continuously, it improves the man-agement. It also helps avoid unnecessaryhospital visits and tests and can save thepatient's time and expenses."

The biggest benefit of all is the factthat the patients can receive full carefrom the comfort of their homes underthe watchful eyes of their specialist. Re-cent research by various heart rhythm or-ganizations has revealed significant ben-efits associated with the overall quality ofcare.

Find out what's trending on TV withTata Sky's redesigned Home Screen CHANDIGARH : Keeping the customerat the centre of alltech innovations, Tata Sky, India's leading content distribu-tion and Pay TV platform has introduceda first of its kind fea-ture on its set-top boxes - Trending on TV. This feature en-hances the TV viewing experience, offering subscribers aone-stop solutionto easily discover trending content underTop Movies and Live Sports categories by simply pressingthe yellow button on the Tata Sky remote control. This fea-ture has been integrated across all HD & SD set-top boxes,making it there by a first of its kind proposition for non-webconnected set top boxes in India. 'Top Movies', subscriberscan choose movie titles from 8 languages including English,Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada andBengali that are filtered basis a rating of 5.5 and above.

CHANDIGARH: RM Productions is organ-ising Casting Call Auditions at Hotel Sun-beam, Sector 22 B, Chandigarh on July 03rd,2020 at 11;30 AM onwards. The auditionswill be to select male and female artists forlead in bollywood and pollywood videosongs.

Hardik Verma AKA Harry Boi Directorof RM Productions said that through theseauditions new hidden talent across the regionwill get a chance to showcase themselves inBollywood and Pollywood video songs.These videos will be released under the ban-ner of famous record labels.

MTV Fame Artist & Director of Art ofDance, Dipesh Shekri, who is working asmarketing partner for these auditions, said,“This is an opportunity for male and femalemodels, freshers and experienced both in theage group of 14 to 30 years. The selectedcandidates will get a direct chance to work asa lead model or actress in video songs.”

The Jury members sitting in the auditionare the personalities who have vast experi-ence in the industry and are well known fortheir achievements. They are continuouslybringing up thier new projects in their fields.

Hardik Verma AKA Harry Boi (instagram-@harryboiofficial ) an Entrepreneur, MusicProducer, Singer, Writer and a professionalmodel having many won awards in the mod-elling industry. Jury will also have ShellyTaneja, a professional News reader and Pro-fessional Eminent Anchor and Shallu RGGupta, a model having many won titles in theindustry.

RM Productions to hold Casting CallAuditions at Hotel Sunbeam on July 3

60,000 students in five states ofnorth India participate inwebinar, set global record,total participation was 82,500PILIBHIT : Setting a world record, 60,000 children studying in130 schools of Akal Academies today participated in a webi-nar to mark International Day against Drug abuse and IllicitTrafficking.As the clock struck 11, 60,000 students across five states ofnorth India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh) logged in toparticipate in the webinar or-ganized by The KalgidharTrust Baru Sahib on ‘Role ofChildren and Youth in makingIndia Drug-Free’.This is the highest global par-ticipation in a webinar, andhas been noted as such inthe ‘World Book of Records,UK’. Renowned Psychiatristsand Counselors, Dr Col. Ra-jinder Singh (MD, DPM Psychiatry, Director- Akal Drug De-Addiction Centers, Baru Sahib and Sangrur), Dr N.L Gupta(PhD (Psychology), MPhil Senior Psychologist at Akal DrugDe Addiction Center, Baru Sahib) were the key speakers atthe event. They addressed the 60000 children and youth par-ticipants, and emphasized on the hazards of drug-addictionand illegal trafficking. The webinar was for 45 minutes. It tookplace in real time on Youtube and Facebook Live. Pilibhit hasAkal Academy Gomti and Akal Academy Kajri 2980 studentsparticipated .

Legend, is not only a word butan achievement or standardwhich is not possible for any-one to surpass or come closeto. And there is one person

who not only has set such unbreakablerecords on her name but she has certainlyset the milestone in the industry. Thename needs no introduction. She is thePunjabi nightingale Miss Pooja, whichnot only ruled the Punjab music industrybut also reckoned the force of womenempowerment in the nation. From start-ing her career in 2006 there was no look-ing back for her.

Pioneering her career with 'Jaan TonPiyari', she gave back to back hits like'Petrol', 'Jhona series', 'Date on Ford','Pani'. Her song 'Sohnea' featuringMilind Gaba, not only ruled the musiccharts in punjab but won the heartsworldwide also, which leads to her entryin Bollywood with super hit songs like'Second Hand Jawaani' in Cocktail,'Malamaal' in Houseful 3 to name a few.After proving her singing prowess, sheproved her acting mettle in movies like'Punjaban', and 'Ishq Garaari' et al. Not

only in Punjab.Recently for her impeccable work in

the industry, International Book ofRecords, honored her with the records"Maximum number of Punjabi songssung (4500)", "Maximum music albumspublished(300), "Maximum musicvideos performed(850)". On thisachievement, Miss Pooja said, "I couldhave never imagined that one that I willbe able to achieve such a milestone. I

was just working tirelessly song aftersong. And how this turns out to be 4500is still surreal for me. Setting a recordwas never my aim, however, I feel soblessed that this happens and with this, Iam able to serve my mother tongue andable to make it reach on global charts. Iam extremely grateful to the people whotrusted me and my fans who put faith inme because without there supporting itcould have never been possible."

Miss Pooja sets hattrick of international records,honoured by 'International Book of Records'

ShareChat Races AheadWith Half-MillionDownloads Every Hour CHANDIGARH: ShareChat, the largest Indian so-cial media platform, witnesses an exponentialgrowth since the government announces ban on 59Chinese apps citing concerns around national secu-rity and interest. The platform has recorded 5 lakhdownloads on an hourly basis, and over 15 milliondownloads since the ban was announced.

Speaking on the growth, Farid Ahsan, COOand Co-founder, ShareChat, said, “We are excitedto see the way people are exploring ShareChat forthe endless possibilities it offers to the people andmaking it the preferred Indian social media plat-form. We are thankful for their continuous supportand yet again, enabling us to emerge as the leaderin the Indian social media landscape. We are confi-dent that this sets up the foundation of another suc-cess for ShareChat.” The platform has already seenmore than 1 lakh posts supporting the governmentmove towards banning Chinese applications. Theposts were liked by over 1 million users, with overhalf a million shares on WhatsApp. Amidst the de-velopment, yesterday ShareChat announced My-Gov India joining ShareChat. With this develop-ment, MyGov India will be able to connect and en-gage with over 60 million active users in 15 Indi-an languages. on the platform.

Hindware Appliances launches auto-clean chimneys on Flipkart

CHANDIGARH: Somany Home Innovation Limited, makers of ‘Hindware Ap-pliances’ and one of the top three players in the kitchen appliances segment in In-dia, has launched another futuristic range of auto-clean chimneys ‘Ripple Series’and ‘Alexio Series’, on Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace.The latest range of appliances offers advantages like advance level filtration, highsuction speed and motion-sensing among others. On the pricing, the Ripple Serieshas two variants Ripple SS and Ripple Black which are priced between INR24,990 and INR 26,990. The Alexio Series has one model and is priced at INR22,990. These products will be available on Flipkart, which is celebrating “TheGrand Kitchen Sale” from July 1 to July 6, 2020. Mr. Rakesh Kaul, CEO andWhole Time Director, Somany Home Innovation Limited said, “As we continueto work in the new normal, at Hindware Appliances, our top priority is to enrichour consumer’s lifestyle and ‘give more power in the hands of consumers’.

HDFC Bank launches 'e-Kisaan Dhan’App for farmers in rural India

CHANDIGARH:HDFC Bank Ltd. today announced the launch of its ‘e-KisaanD-han' app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of agricultural and bankingservices on their mobile. The app serves as a repository of knowledge and infor-mation for any individual engaged in agricultural activities and helps meet theneeds of the rural ecosystem.“We aim to put knowledge and information at thefingertips of every Indian farmer. Our e-KisaanDhan app will allow us to do justthat taking HDFC Bank's entire range of products and services across the lengthand breadth of the country, particularly to rural India. We believe initiatives suchas these will help fulfill the changing aspirations of customers in the agriculturalsector, bring prosperity to their homes and boost the rural economy, which ulti-mately helps the nation's growth" said Rajinder Babbar.

realme unveils the best4G flagship, realme X3& X3 SuperZoomSHIMLA: The world’s fastest growing smart-phone brand realme, today launched its lat-est 4G flagship smartphone series, realmeX3 & X3 SuperZoom along with AIOT offer-ings – realme Buds Q and realme AdventurerBackpack. The launch of these products is in-line with the company’s vision to become atech-trendsetter brand in the country in 2020.Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme andChief Executive Officer, realme India said, “Inthe year 2020, realme wants to deliver atrendy and smart-tech lifestyle to every Indianand for this, we are introducing our new prod-uct strategy “1+4+N” that translates into asavvy combination of “Smartphone + AIoT”.Our goal is to bring to you more and betterAIoT products to enhance your lifestyle expe-riences. The idea is to help consumers man-age and control all our AIOT products withjust a swipe on your smartphone. Thus, tofurther strengthen our relationship with ourcustomers, today, we have launched our best4G flagship series, the realme X3 & X3 Su-perZoom along with realme Buds Q andrealme Adventurer Backpack.” This smart-phone is launched in two variants8GB+128GB at INR 25999 and 6GB+128GBat INR 24999.

Mondelez India foraysinto Cakes categoryBADDI: Mondelez India, the makers andbakers of some of India’s favourite snack-ing brands – Cadbury Dairy Milk, CadburyBournvita, Oreo etc., today announced thelaunch of Cadbury Chocobakes Choc Lay-ered Cakes. This is the company’s secondlaunch under the Chocobakery sub-catego-ry, in less than a year, after the successfullaunch of Cadbury Chocobakes Choco-filled Cookies. With this launch, the com-pany is bringing together power oftheirglobal baking expertise and the much-lovedchocolatey Cadbury taste. CadburyChocobakes Choc Layered Cakes will beavailable on shelves from July 2020.Commenting on the launch, Deepak Iyer,President – India, Mondelez International,said “We are expanding our portfolio intorelated categories by driving the taste ofchocolate as a snack – beyond the bar. To-day with our strong Cadbury legacy and anestablished play in biscuits and cookies weare well placed to expand into the bakeryand cakes segment with layered cakes.With our individually wrapped chocolateycakes we are not only providing a new eatexperience but driving consumer conven-ience both for in-home and on the go con-sumption.

JALANDHAR: Amazon India to-day announced that it has achievedasignificantmilestone in its effortstowards sustainability by eliminat-ing all single-use plastic in packag-ing originating from its 50+fulfil-ment centers in India. In Septem-ber 2019 the company had pledgedto meet this goal in an acceleratedtimeframe by June 2020,in an ef-fort to build an environmentallysustainable supply chain.

Amazon India has taken sev-eralsteps to achieve completeelimination of single-use plasticin its ownfulfilment network. Thefirst milestone towards this goal-was achieved in December 2019when the company replaced plas-tic packaging material, such asbubble wraps and air pillows,with 'paper cushion'in its packag-ing.The company thenintroduced100% plastic-free and biodegrad-able paper tape earlier this year,whichis used to seal and secure

customer shipments. Additional-ly, the company has replaced thincling films for customer deliver-ies among other materialwithpackagingoptions that are not sin-gle-use plastic in nature.All otherplastic packaging material origi-nating from the Amazon Fulfil-ment Centers is 100% recyclablethrough available collection, seg-regation and recyclingchannels.Amazon India continuesto educate sellers, who directlyfulfil customer orders, to join inthis directional change in packag-ing.

Amazon India Successfully Eliminates100%Single-Use Plastic in

Packagingacrossits Fulfilment Centers

Britannia Marie Gold My StartUp Season 2 finaleHISAR : Britannia Marie Gold, a 60+ year old favourite brand of home-makers and the 3rdlargest biscuit brand in India, today at an all-virtual fi-nale event announced the ten winners of its annual women entrepreneur-shipinitiative, Britannia Marie Gold My Start Up campaign. Under the aegisof this initiative, the 10 winners were felicitated and awarded INR 10 Lakhseach to kick-start their business ventures. Britannia Marie Gold My Startupis a platform for aspiring homemakers to fuel their entrepreneurial dreams,become financially independent and transform themselves into job cre-ators. In addition to financial assistance, the current edition of the BritanniaMarie Gold My Start Up initiative provides 10,000 homemakers access toIndia's first-evercustomized online skill development program, in partner-ship with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Actor PriyankaChopra Jonas hassigned a two-year

multimillion-dollar first-look television deal withAmazon, reported Variety.As per the publication, ageneral meeting withAmazon Studios headJennifer Salke was whatled to the first-look deal.

Sharing the news onInstagram, the 'Fashion'actor on Tuesday (localtime), expressed her

excitement for the newendeavour.

"Looking ahead, wealready have so much on our

slate! Big thank you to@jsalke (Jennifer Salke) and

her team at Amazon for beingsuch great partners, and for

sharing in the belief that talentand good content knows no

boundaries," the actor wrote in

captions.She explained how being both an actor,

and producer, she always dreamt of an openplatform, where talent from across the globecomes together to create great content,irrespective of language and geography.

"This has always been the DNA of myproduction house Purple Pebble Pictures, andis the foundation of this exciting new endeavorwith Amazon. And as a storyteller, my quest isto constantly push myself to explore new ideasthat not only entertain but most importantly,open minds and perspectives. [?][?]Lookingback on my 20-year career, nearly 60 filmslater, I hope that I'm on my way to achievingthat," the 'Dostana' actor stated.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas already has twotelevision projects lined up with Amazon -"Sangeet" an unscripted series co-producedwith husband, Nick Jonas. It is based on theIndian pre-wedding tradition, and howfamilies of the bride and groom competeagainst each other in singing and dancing.

The second project is Anthony and JoeRusso's spy series - 'Citadel', that will havePriyanka in lead along with Richard Madden.

Abhishek's 'Breathe: IntoThe Shadows' trailerteases dark mystery

Sarah, Wells Adamshalt wedding plansAmerican actor Sarah

Hyland and Wells Adamsare putting a hold on their

wedding plans. According to FoxNews, the couple appeared onMonday's episode of 'TheBachelor: The Greatest Seasons --Ever!' and provided viewers withan update on their on theirpenciled-in date, which amid theCOVID-19 pandemic has broughtup questions of whether aceremony will even take place andin what capacity.

Hyland told host and showexecutive producer ChrisHarrison, "No plans as of rightnow. We've put all planning onhold. All of my family is mostly onthe East Coast, so for them to flyout ... and just ages and, of course,with my health risks, we want tobe as safe as possible."

Hyland is aware of the

multitude of risk factors, as shehas kidney dysplasia and isimmunocompromised.

In May, Adams said that thequarantine restrictions madestaying at home a little bumpy but

said, ultimately, the ample timetogether all but solidified hisselection of the 'Wedding Year'actor as the woman he wants togrow old with.

Adams, told Us Weekly at thetime, "If anything it's, like,reconfirmed that I made a gooddecision. I mean, it's obviouslybeen-- this whole thing has beenscary and anxiety-ridden justbecause you don't know the future,but it's been nice spending a lot oftime with her."

He added, "If this had neverhappened, I would have beenworking on a different project andthen '[Bachelor in] Paradise'. Iwould have been gone forbasically the entire summer. So,you got to silver-lining this thingor glass half-full. It's been nice toget to spend a bunch of time withmy fiancee."

Aniston urges people to'wear a damn mask' to stopCOVID-19 spreadAs the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the usage

of mask to avoid the spread of deadly virus,actor Jennifer Aniston on Wednesday also

urged people to adhere to the directive.With a hashtag saying "wear a damn mask,"

Aniston encouraged people to wear a mask if they"care about human life."

The 'Friends' star shared a post on Instagramdetailing the importance of wearing a mask inthese trying times.

"I understand masks are inconvenient anduncomfortable. But don't you feel that it'sworse that businesses are shutting down... jobsare being lost... health care workers are hittingabsolute exhaustion. And so many lives havebeen taken by this virus because we aren'tdoing enough," the 'We're the Millers' actorwrote in captions. The 51-year-old star notedthat she believes in the "basic goodness" ofpeople, hence, have a hope that peoplewill take action and follow theprecautionary measure of wearing amask.

"I really do believe in the basicgoodness of people so I know wecan all do this BUT still, there aremany people in our countryrefusing to take the necessary stepsto flatten the curve, and keep eachother safe. People seem worriedabout their "rights being takenaway" by being asked to wear amask. This simple and effectiverecommendation is beingpoliticized at the expense ofpeoples' lives. And it reallyshouldn't be a debate," shefurther wrote.

Genelia Deshmukhreminisces her sea trip

Actor Genelia Desh-mukh on Tuesdayposted a super

adorable sun-kissed pictureof herself from one of hertrips to the middle of theocean. She took to Instagramto post the picture clicked byher star husband RiteishDeshmukh in which she isseen laughing her heart out.In the picture, Deshmukh is

seen wearing a yellowcoloured jacket and messedup hair while she is seen sit-ting on the deck of a boat."Those were the days.... Butthis shall pass too. - @riteishdthank you for making melook good," she wrote in thecaption. The 'Jaane Tu YaJaane Na' actor also used thesame picture as her Twitterprofile picture.

'Laughter will come': JenniferGarner sends love to a fan

American actor Garnerrecently proved that she's isthere for her fans, as the

actor sent love and offered somelife advice to a fan going through atough break-up.

According to Fox News, the48-year-old actor on Monday,shared a handful of goofy photoson Instagram to show off some ofthe outfits she's donned since thebeginning of the Covid-19quarantine. Among the looks isGarner's costume for her part in theat-home Quibi recreation of 'ThePrincess Bride,' as well as colonialand 1980s-themed outfits.

She captioned the post,"Quarantine, but make it fashion# l o c k d o w n f i e r c e#DMtobookyourColonialZoom."

In the comments, a followeropened up about her recentstruggles and her admiration ofGarner's "happiness." As per UsWeekly, the Instagram user said, "Iwish I had your happiness andfeeling of security. And I don't saythat resentfully because youpresent yourself as a good and kind

person. Your actions show you tobe good and kind. It's that I havefinally gotten the courage to tellmy husband to leave after years ofemotional abuse and I feel like Iwill never find happiness orsecurity." "I find a sense of balmfrom seeing yours but it's alsomixed with a winsome feelingbecause I don't think I'll ever bethere.

Priyanka signs first-look television

deal with Amazon

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020

Actor Abhishek Bachchan onWednesday shared the officialtrailer of his debut web

series 'Breathe: Into The Shadows,'and from the look, it seems to besome dark mystery.

The 'Guru' actor shared the news ofthe trailer launch on Twitter.

The trailer is an ordeal of parents,played by Abhishek Bachchan andNithiya Menen, who are connectingbits and pieces of a thread to find theirdaughter, Siya Sabharwal, who has gonemissing for three months.

Given two minutes to the video, thetrailer introduces a rather mysteriousguy, in a mask, who is showncontrolling Abhishek's mind,urging him to kill people if hewants to see his daughter alive.

"I'm a psychiatrist, and whobetter than a psychiatrist canunderstand the mind games,"says Bachchan's character, wholater is seen taking the road ofinvestigation all by himself.

The trailer also revealsactor Amit Sadh's character - acop who is heading themissing case, as prettysuspicious.

The three-minute andone-second-long video isteased with some action andgripping mystery.

The show is slated torelease on July 10 on AmazonPrime Video in more than200 countries and territories.

The series is producedby AbundantiaEntertainment and withMayank Sharma as thedirector, who has alsowritten it along withBhavani Iyer, VikramTuli and Arshad Syed.

Alia, Hrithik among 819 invited tojoin Academy of Motion Picture

Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshanand costume designer Neeta Lulla are amongthe 819 artistes and executives who have

received invitations to join the Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Bhatt's last movie, Zoya Akhtar-directed "GullyBoy" was India's official entry for best internationalfeature category at the 2019 Oscars. However, thefilm had failed to make it to the final five.

Other prominent Indian names to receiveinvitations are casting director Nandini Shrikent,documentary filmmakers Nishtha Jain, ShirleyAbraham, Amit Madheshiya, visual effectssupervisors Vishal Anand and Sandeep Kamal. In astatement, the Academy said the new inviteesinclude 36 per cent of people of colourand 45 per cent women. Artistes from 68countries have been invited as members.Those who accept the invitation willhave voting rights at the 93rd AcademyAwards, scheduled to be held on April 25,2021. "The Academy is delighted to

welcome these distinguished fellowtravellers in the motion picture arts

and sciences. We have alwaysembraced extraordinary talent thatreflects the rich variety of our globalfilm community, and never more sothan now," Academy President DavidRubin said. The Academy has beenactively working to introducemore diversity in its voting toavoid a controversy like 2016when the Oscars were dubbed"white" for failing to recognisetalents of colour. The 2020 batch boastsof major Hollywood names like CynthiaErivo, John David Washington,Constance Wu, Zazie Beetz, FlorencePugh, Zendaya, Awkwafina, Yalitza

Aparicio, Mackenzie Davis, Ana de Armas, AdeleHaenel, Thomasin McKenzie, Olivia Wilde andothers.

The stars of multiple Oscar-winning SouthKorean movie "Parasite" -- Jang Hye-Jin, Jo Yeo-Jeong, Park So-Dam and Lee Jung-Eun -- areamong the invitees. Directors Lulu Wang, AriAster, Terence Davies, Matthew Vaughn, RobertEggers, Matt Reeves, Alma Har'el are on the list aswell.

The Academy has announced a new five-year plan that includes implementing inclusionstandards for nominees. "We take great pride in thestrides we have made in exceeding our initialinclusion goals set back in 2016, but acknowledgethe road ahead is a long one. We are committed tostaying the course. "We look forward to

continuing to foster an Academy that reflectsthe world around us in our membership, ourprograms, our new Museum, and in ourawards," Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said.In 2019, the organisation had invited 842 newmembers which included Indian names suchas filmmakers Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyapand veteran actor Anupam Kher.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

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Brazil records over33,000 COVID-19cases in last 24 hoursBRASILIA: The number of confirmedCOVID-19 cases in Brazil hasincreased by 33,846 to 1,402,041within the past 24 hours, a significantspike in new infections compared tothe previous day, according to theHealth Ministry data. A day earlier,Brazil reported 24,052 new cases ofcoronavirus. The death toll has risenby 1,280 to 59,594 within the sameperiod of time. A total of over 790,000patients have recovered. The LatinAmerican country comes second on aglobal tally of coronavirus cases afterthe United States, which has recordedover 2.5 million COVID-19 patients.

INS Jalashwa bringsback 687 strandedIndians from IranTUTICORIN: India's amphibiouswarship INS Jalashwa on Wednesdayreached Tuticorin harbour in TamilNadu bringing back 687 strandedIndians from Bandar Abbas, Iran underOperation Samudra Setu. Fishermenfrom Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari andcoastal districts of Tamil Nadu werestuck in Iran due to lockdown and hadrequested to return to India. TheIndian Navy sent INS Jalashwa tobring them back. INS Jalashwareached the port of Bandar Abbas inIran on Wednesday, the Indian Navysaid. On June 11, INS Shardul hadbrought back 233 Indians from Iran.

RBI announces schemefor improving liquidityposition of NBFC, HFCsMUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) on Wednesday said the Centrehas approved a scheme to improvethe liquidity position of non-bankingfinance companies (NBFCs) andHousing Finance Companies (HFCs)through a special purpose vehicle(SPV) to avoid any potential systemicrisks to the financial sector. To beeligible under the scheme, RBI haslaid out eight conditions which are -- 1NBFCs including microfinanceinstitutions that are registered with theRBI under the Reserve Bank of IndiaAct, 1934, excluding those registeredas Core Investment Companies 2Housing Finance Companies that areregistered under the National HousingBank Act, 1987 3 CRAR/CAR ofNBFCs/HFCs should not be below theregulatory minimum, that is, 15 percent and 12 per cent respectively ason March 31, 2019 4 The net non-performing assets should not be morethan 6 per cent as on March 31, 20195 They should have made net profit inat least one of the last two precedingfinancial years (that is, 2017-18 and2018-19) 6 They should not have beenreported under SMA-1 or SMA-2category by any bank for theirborrowings during last one year priorto August 1, 2018 7 They should berated investment grade by a SEBIregistered rating agency 8 Theyshould comply with the requirement ofthe SPV for an appropriate level ofcollateral from the entity, which,however, would be optional and to bedecided by the SPV. The RBI said asper the government decision, SBICAPwhich is a subsidiary of the State Bankof India has set up a SPV (SLS Trust)to manage this operation. The SPVwill purchase the short-term papersfrom eligible NBFCs/HFCs, who shallutilise the proceeds under this schemesolely for the purpose of extinguishingexisting liabilities. The instruments willbe CPs and NCDs with a residualmaturity of not more than threemonths and rated as investmentgrade. The facility will not be availablefor any paper issued after September30, 2020 and the SPV would cease tomake fresh purchases afterSeptember 30, 2020 and wouldrecover all dues by December 31,2020; or as may be modifiedsubsequently under the scheme.

Gold zooms Rs 647;silver jumps Rs 1,611NEW DELHI: Gold in the nationalcapital zoomed Rs 647 to Rs 49,908per 10 grams on Wednesday in linewith gains in the international prices ofthe precious metal, according toHDFC Securities. In the previoustrade, the precious metal had closedat Rs 49,261 per 10 gram. Silver alsojumped Rs 1,611 to Rs 51,870 per kg,from Rs 50,259 per kg on Tuesday."Spot gold prices for 24 karat gold inDelhi recorded hefty gains by Rs 647reflecting gains in international goldprices," HDFC Securities SeniorAnalyst (Commodities) Tapan Patelsaid. In the international market, goldwas trading with gains at USD 1,788per ounce and silver at USD 18.34 perounce. Gold prices extended rally onWednesday as growing coronaviruscases boosted buying in gold on safe-haven demand, he added.

Parminder Chopra takescharge as Director(Finance) at PFCNEW DELHI: Parminder Chopra tookcharge as the Director (Finance) of thegovernment-owned Power FinanceCorporation (PFC) on Wednesday.Chopra replaced NB Gupta, whosuperannuated on June 30. Earlier,Chopra was working as ExecutiveDirector (Finance) at the PFC. Shehad earlier also worked with other keyorganisations in the power sector likeNational Hydroelectric PowerCorporation of India (NHPC) andPower Grid Corporation of India(PGCIL).

Aviation turbine fuel prices up by 7.5 percentNEW DELHI: The oil companies on Wednesday increased the price ofaviation turbine fuel by about 7.5 per cent to Rs 41,992.81 per kl inDelhi, according to a price notification by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).The ATF prices increased twice last month by a record 56.6 per cent orRs 12,126.75 per kl on June 1, and by Rs 5,494.5 per kl or 16.3 per centincrease on June 16. The increase in July is by Rs 2,922.94 per kl. Inanother development, the oil marketing companies have also marginallyhiked the price of 14.2 kg non-subsidised LPG cylinder by Re 1 in thenational capital, effective from Wednesday. Now the consumers will haveto shell out Rs 594 per cylinder as against Rs 593 from Wednesdayonwards. Prices were up by Rs 4 in other metros mostly because of VAT.

Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security lawAGENCYHONG KONG, JUL 1

Hong Kong police made theirfirst arrest under a new nationalsecurity law imposed by China'scentral government, arresting aprotester on Wednesday forcarrying a flag calling for HongKong's independence. The manwas arrested after police hadissued multiple warnings to thecrowd at a protest in the city'sCauseway Bay shopping districtthat they might be in violation ofthe law, according to a policestatement on Twitter. The law,imposed by China after lastyear's anti-government protestsin the semi-autonomous territory,took effect on Tuesday at 11 pm(1500 GMT). The law makessecessionist, subversive, or

terrorist activities illegal, as wellas foreign intervention in thecity's internal affairs. Any persontaking part in secessionistactivities, such as shoutingslogans or holding up bannersand flags urging for the city'sindependence, is in violation ofthe law regardless of whetherviolence is used. The mostserious offenders of thelegislation, such as those deemedto be masterminds behind thecrimes, could receive amaximum punishment of lifeimprisonment. Lesser offenderscould receive jail terms of up tothree years, short-term detentionor restriction. Hong Kong'sleader strongly endorsed the newlaw in her speech markingWednesday's 23rd anniversary ofthe territory's handover from

colonial Britain. This decisionwas necessary and timely tomaintain Hong Kong's stability,Carrie Lam said following a flag-raising ceremony and the playingof China's national anthem. Apro-democracy political party,The League of Social Democrats,organized a protest march during

the flag-raising ceremony. Abouta dozen participants chantedslogans echoing demands fromprotesters last year for politicalreform and an investigation intoaccusation of police abuse.

The law's passage onTuesday further blurs thedistinction between the legal

systems of semi-autonomousHong Kong, which maintainedaspects of British law after the1997 handover, and themainland's authoritarianCommunist Party system.

Critics say the laweffectively ends the one country,two systems framework underwhich Hong Kong was promiseda high degree of autonomy.

The law directly targets someof the actions of anti-governmentprotesters last year, whichincluded attacks on governmentoffices and police stations,damage to subway stations, andthe shutdown of the city'sinternational airport.

Acts of vandalism againstgovernment facilities or publictransit can be prosecuted assubversion or terrorism, while

anyone taking part in activitiesdeemed as secessionist wouldalso be in violation of the newlaw. Hong Kong's police forcehad issued a statement sayingthey would consider as illegalany flag or banner raised byprotesters deemed to bepromoting Hong Kong'sseparation from China orexpressing support forindependence for Tibet, Xinjiangand the self-governing islanddemocracy of Taiwan that Chinaclaims as its own. Concerns havealso been raised over the fate ofkey opposition figures, some ofwhom have already been chargedfor taking part in protests, as wellas the disqualification ofcandidates for the LegislativeCouncil elections scheduled forSeptember.

Sensex rallies 499 pts; Niftyreclaims 10,400 level

AGENCYMUMBAI, JUL 1

Equity benchmark Sensexrallied 499 points onWednesday, tracking gains inindex-heavyweights HDFCtwins, Reliance Industriesand ITC amid a positive trendin the global markets.

After hitting a high of35,467.23, the 30-share BSEindex settled 498.65 points,or 1.43 per cent, higher at35,414.45.

The NSE Nifty surged127.95 points, or 1.24 percent, to 10,430.05.

Axis Bank was the topgainer in the Sensex pack,soaring over 6 per cent,followed by Bajaj Finserv,HDFC, Bajaj Finance, ITC,IndusInd Bank, SBI, ICICIBank and RelianceIndustries.

On the other hand, NTPC,Nestle India, L&T, M&M andONGC were among thelaggards.

According to traders,besides stock-specific action,local indices followed gainsin global benchmarks whichwere largely positive onencouraging macroeconomicnumbers indicating recoveryin world economies.

Bourses in Shanghai andHong Kong ended with gains,while Tokyo and Seoul closed

in the red.Stock exchanges in

Europe were trading on apositive note in early deals.

International oilbenchmark Brent crudefutures rose 2.67 per cent toUSD 42.37 per barrel.

On the currency front, therupee settled 9 paise lower at75.60 against the US dollar.

GST collections inJune at Rs 90,917 crNEW DELHI: GST revenuecollection in June stood at Rs90,917 crore, up from Rs62,009 crore mopped up inMay and Rs 32,294 crore inApril. "The gross GSTrevenue collected in themonth of June, 2020 is Rs90,917 crore of which CGSTis Rs 18,980 crore, SGST isRs 23,970 crore, IGST is Rs40,302 crore (including Rs

15,709 crore collected onimport of goods) and Cess isRs 7,665 crore," an officialstatement said.

The government hadallowed a relaxed timeschedule for filing of Goodsand Services Tax (GST)returns. Returns of the monthof April, March as well asFebruary got filed duringJune 2020.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 1

The country's largest carmakerMaruti Suzuki India on Wednesdayreported a 54 per cent decline in totalsales at 57,428 units in June.

The company had sold 1,24,708units in June last year, Maruti SuzukiIndia (MSI) said in a statement.

Domestic sales declined by 53.7per cent to 53,139 units last month,as against 1,14,861 units in June2019, it added.

The company exported 4,289units last month, down 56.4 per centfrom 9,847 units in June 2019, MSIsaid.

Sales of mini cars comprisingAlto and WagonR stood at 10,458units as compared to 18,733 units inthe same month last year, down 44.2per cent.

Sales in compact segment,including models such as Swift,Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire,declined 57.6 per cent at 26,696units as against 62,897 cars in Junelast year.

Mid-sized sedan Ciaz sold 553units last month as compared to2,322 units in the year-ago period, adip of 76.2 per cent.

Sales of utility vehicles,including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross andErtiga, declined 45.1 per cent at9,764 units as compared to 17,797 inthe year-ago month, MSI said.

For the first quarter ended June30, 2020, the company said its totalsales stood at 76,599 units ascompared with 4,02,594 units insame period of 2019-20, a dip of 81per cent.

The sales performance duringJune 2020 and first quarter of 2020-21 should be seen in the context ofthe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,lockdowns and restrictions requiredfor safety, MSI said.

The company remainscommitted to the health, safety andwell-being of all members across thevalue chain, it added.

Production across plants is beingprogressively increased consistentwith maximum efforts to ensuresafety and subject to the availabilityof employees, the automaker said.

Maruti reports 54 pc dip inJune sales at 57,428 units

Disinvestment in LIC goes againstAtmanirbhar Bharat: Employees Fed

NEW DELHI, JUL 1

The All-India LIC EmployeesFederation on June 25 wrote aletter to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi asking him tostop the proposeddisinvestment of the LifeInsurance Corporation ofIndia, stating the move wouldbe against his stated missionof an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Inthe letter, Binoy Viswam, thefederation's president andRajya Sabha MP stated thatthe employees were

concerned about news reportson the Centre's decision toinvite bids from consultingfirms, investment bankers andfinancial institutions to advisethe government on theproposed IPO process. "Wewish to draw your attentionand at the same time seekyour intervention to

immediately stop thedisinvestment in LIC, one ofthe jewels in the crown ofIndia, as it is against yourmuch emphasised mission andrightly so of AtmanirbharBharat. Disinvestment in LICwill be a stepping stone forprivatisation in future which willbe against the national interest,"the letter stated. Started in 1956,LIC had provided a largenumber of Indians in rural areasand socially and economicallyweaker sections life insurance ata reasonable cost.

Americans lose jobs again amidlatest surge in COVID-19 cases

WASHINGTON, JUL 1

As businesses reopened weeksago are forced to close downonce again due to a fresh surgein COVID-19 cases, millionsof Americans across thecountry are now returninghome. According to a reportby The Washington Post,Congress appears to be lessinclined to provide additionalaid. Meanwhile, companiesthat had banked on customersreturning and restrictionsliftings -- such as hotel chains,construction firms and movietheatres -- are seeing hours cut

and reopening dates pushedback indefinitely as consumerdemand stalls. Manygovernors are issuing newsafety restrictions in somecases, just weeks after the firstround of guidelines had begunto lift. In recent weeks, threestates -- California, Floridaand Texas -- haveimplemented new policies thatpartly restrict restaurant or barservice. Arkansas, Delaware,Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan,Nevada, New Jersey, NewMexico and North Carolinahave postponed or slowedreopening plans.

Nepal PM Oli holds cabinetmeeting after ruling party

leaders call for his resignationKATHMANDU, JUL 1

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli onWednesday called a cabinet meeting to holdconsultations with sitting ministers, a day afterleaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party(NCP) asked him to resign with immediate effect.

The senior leaders, including co-chair PushpaKamal Dahal, Madhav Nepal, Jhalanath Khanaland Bamdev Gautam, asked the Prime Minister tostep down from the post citing his 'failure' overvarious issues. According to the Himalayan Times,the Standing Committee meeting of NCP held onTuesday got heated up as Oli's recent controversialstatements on India, among other things, was puton the table for discussion. Khanal said that thePrime Minister promoted factional interests in theparty and worked only to fulfil his personalinterests. He said that Oli failed to bring soundpolicies and programmes and followed capitalistpolicies in the past three years, ignoring the goalsof socialism that his party was committed to.

Australia announces megadefence plan, says tension

rising in Indo-Pacific

CANBERRA, JUL 1

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison onWednesday launched 270 billion Australian dollar10-year defence plan. Announcing the plan,Morrison said that tensions over territorial claimsare rising across the Indo-Pacific region andreferred to the recent dispute between India andChina, the tension in the South China Sea, and theEast China Sea. Under the plan, Australia willinvest in land, sea and air-based long-range andhypersonic strike missiles. "The Indo-Pacific is theepicentre of rising strategic competition. Ourregion will not only shape our future, increasinglythough, but it is also the focus of the dominantglobal contest of our age," he said.

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Pablo Moreno signs 4-yearcontract with Manchester CityMANCHESTER : Manchester City on Tuesday announced that PabloMoreno has signed a four-year deal with the club."The 18-year-old forward will join at the start of the summer transfer windowon a four-year deal," the club said in a statement.Moreno will join Manchester City from Juventus, where he has been a partof the under-23 squad for the last two seasons.Moreno’s career began at Barcelona’s La Masia academy, where he brokeseveral goal-scoring records. His burgeoning reputation convinced Juventusto swoop for him in the summer of 2018 and he continued to develop inItaly.

Wisden rates Jadeja asIndia's most valuable Testcricketer in 21st Century

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 1

Flamboyant all-rounderRavindra Jadeja has beennamed as India's most valu-able Test player in the 21stcentury by the Wisden mag-azine. With an MVP ratingof 97.3, the 31-year-oldJadeja was also rated as thesecond most valuable Testplayer worldwide, behindonly Sri Lanka legend Mut-tiah Muralitharan. "It hasbeen a dream to play for In-dia and above that when youare rewarded for being themost valuable player, youfeel even more blessed,"Jadeja said.

"Would want to thank allmy fans, team-mates, coach-es and support staff for theirunconditional love and sup-port." Jadeja has played in49 Tests since making hisdebut in 2012, scoring 1,869runs with one century and 14fifties to his name. He has

picked up 213 Test wickets.Based on analytics providedby CricViz, each player inworld cricket has beenawarded an ‘MVP rating’us-ing a statistical model torank their ‘match impact’compared to their peers.

"It might come as a sur-prise to see Jadeja...feature

as India’s number one. Afterall, he’s not even always anautomatic pick in their Testteam. However, when hedoes play he is picked as afrontline bowler and has bat-ted as high as No.6 – con-tributing to a very highmatch involvement," saidCricViz’s Freddie Wilde.

‘Aim to give my best for country’NEW DELHI: After being named as India’s ’Most Valu-able Player’ in Test cricket in the 21st century, all-round-er Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday said that he will al-ways aim to give his best for the country.His remark came as Jadeja achieved an MVP rating of97.3 and as a result, he was also rated as the secondmost valuable player Test player worldwide, only secondto Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan."Thank you Wisden India for naming me the ’Most Valu-able Player’. I would like to thank all my teammates,coaches, fans, and well-wishers for your support as Iaim to give my best for our country. Jai Hind," Jadejatweeted. Based on CricViz’s market-leading analytics,each player in world cricket was awarded an ’MVP rat-ing’ by Wisden using a statistical model to rank their’match impact’ compared to their peers.

Messi scores 700th goal AGENCYBARCELONA, JUL 1

Lionel Messi scored his700th career goal for cluband country before AtleticoMadrid came back to draw2-2 in the Spanish leagueand deal Barcelona's titlehopes a major blow.

Barcelona's third draw infour rounds left it in secondplace, one point behindleader Real Madrid. Madridhosts Getafe on Thursdaywith a chance to open up afour-point lead with fivemore matches remaining.

Barcelona was twopoints ahead of Madridwhen the league was haltedin March because of thecoronavirus outbreak.

While Madrid has wonfive of five since the re-sumption after a three-monthstoppage, Barcelona hasonly won three of six. Thepressure is increasing oncoach Quique Seti n, who

took over the team in mid-season with the task ofrekindling its attacking spir-it. "It is too bad because wekeep dropping points andgetting further and furtheraway from the title," Seti nsaid on Tuesday.

"But we have to keepfighting."

Barcelona struck first inthe 11th minute on Tuesdaywhen Atl tico striker Diego

Costa inadvertently redirect-ed a corner by Messi into hisown net.

Costa's night got worseshortly after when his penal-ty was blocked by Marc-An-dre ter Stegen. Atl tico, how-ever, got to retake the spotkick when a video reviewdetermined that theBarcelona goalkeeper had moved off his line tooearly.

South Africa's 3TC matchrescheduled to July 18JOHANNESBURG : Cricket South Africa onWednesday announced a new date for the3TCricket match which will now be played onJuly 18, the Nelson Mandela International Day.During the 3TCricket match, three teams ofeight will play in a single match, competing forthe inaugural Solidarity Cup.The news comes after return to practice andplay approval was granted by the Minister ofSport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa onJune 26.The match details remain the same with Super-Sport Park as the hosting venue and the startingtime being 11:00 (SAST). The three teams com-peting for the Solidarity Cup will be captained byAB de Villiers, Kagiso Rabada, and Quinton deKock.CSAActing Chief Executive Jacques Faul saidNelson Mandela International Day is the mostappropriate day to hold the event.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 1

The Board of Control for Cricket in In-dia's (BCCI) decision regarding Chi-nese sponsorship in the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) will be made keeping inmind the 'best interest of cricket andcountry', a source within the board saidwhile confirming that no date has been

decided for the IPL review meetingyet.

"As of now, no date has been de-cided for the IPL review meeting.There are other issues that BCCI islooking into. The franchises are enti-tled to their opinion. We will make adecision which will be in the best in-terest of cricket and country. The meet-ing will take place once we work on all

surrounding issues of IPL," the sourcetold a news agency. The ongoing bor-der tensions with China in EasternLadakh has led to talks regarding Chi-nese sponsorship in the IPL. Earlier onMonday, the Centre banned 59 Chineseapps including Tik Tok and UC Brows-er. The Ministry of Information Tech-nology had said in a release that it de-cided to block the 59 apps in view of

the information available that "they areengaged in activities which is prejudi-cial to sovereignty and integrity of In-dia, defence of India, the security ofthe state and public order". Law, Elec-tronics and Information TechnologyMinister, Ravi Shankar Prasad said thatthe government has banned the appsfor safety, security, defence, sovereign-ty, and integrity of India.

BCCI's decision on Chinese sponsorship will be in cricket interest

Hafeez, Wahab Riaz totravel to England on July 3LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board onWednesday confirmed that the second groupof six Pakistan cricketers will be departing forManchester on July 3.The players who will travel to England noware-- Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain,Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan,Shadab Khan, and Wahab Riaz.From Manchester, the six players will betransported to Worcester and will integratewith the side after they test negative in theECB testing programme."The second group of six Pakistan cricketerswill depart for Manchester on Friday, 3 July,by the national carrier. The players who willtravel by the Pakistan International Airlinesare: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain,Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan,Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz," the PCBsaid in an official statement.