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To curb Covidspread, DeputyCommissionerseeks cooperationof FOSWAC andCRAWFED

ManmohanSingh testspositive NEW DELHI: FormerPrime Minister and sen-ior Congress leader DrManmohan Singh wasadmitted to All India Insti-tute Of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) Trauma Centrein Delhi after testing posi-tive for COVID-19 onMonday. "Former PMManmohan Singh testspositive for COVID19,admitted to AIIMS Trau-ma Centre in Delhi," saidan AIIMS official. TheCOVID-19 situation in In-dia continues to deterio-rate, as the country yetagain reported the high-est single-day spike ofcoronavirus cases.

Despite lockdown,IIT-M files for 184patents in 2020CHENNAI: Notwith-standing the pandemic-induced lockdown, re-searchers at the IIT-Madras here filed for 184patents in the year 2020,the premier institute saidon Monday.Researchers and stu-dents filed for the patents"overcoming the severalmonths of nation-widelockdown," it said in a re-lease. "This includesnine patents related toCOVID-19 for inventionsranging from Systemsand methods for detec-tion of severe acute res-piratory syndrome coron-avirus, a standalone,portable single-use andwireless ventilator sys-tem and a system fornon-invasive calibration-free blood pressuremeasurement," it said.

Bengal: BJPcandidate'shouse attackedBARRACKPORE: ABJP candidate's housewas attacked with crudebombs in West Bengal'sNorth 24 Parganas dis-trict, police said on Mon-day.The house of SanmoyBandopadhyay, BJP'sPanihati candidate, wasattacked late on Sunday,they said. The incidenthappened in the Kharda-ha police station areawhere Bandopadhyaylives, they added.

Dhindsa,Brahmpura tofloat new partyCHANDIGARH: RajyaSabha MP SukhdevSingh Dhindsa and Ran-jit Singh Brahmpura, whowere expelled from theSAD for revolting againstits leadership, on Mon-day announced to float anew party after dissolv-ing their political outfits.Dhindsa leads the SAD(Democratic) whileBrahmpura is the presi-dent of SAD (Taksali),the factions set up bythem after expulsionfrom the Shiromani AkaliDal (SAD) led by SukhbirSingh Badal.The decision to dissolveboth parties was taken ata meeting of three mem-bers from the each outfit.Making the announce-ment during a mediabriefing, Dhindsa said.

AGENCYMUMBAI, APRIL 19

Equity benchmark indices nosedivedon Monday as a strong second waveof Covid-19 infections cast a shadowover economic growth and corporateearnings outlook.

Concerns were also visibleamong foreign portfolio investors(FPIs) who have reportedly pulled outa net Rs 4,615 crore from Indian mar-kets this month.

With the national and financialcapitals besides several regions instates under lockdown, investors wor-ried over leading brokerages down-grading GDP growth projections forthe current fiscal year.

The BSE S&P Sensex closed883 points or 1.81 per cent lowerat 47,949 while the Nifty 50dipped by 258 points or 1.77 percent to 14,359.

Except for Nifty pharma, allsectoral indices at the NationalStock Exchange were in the redzone with Nifty PSU bank crash-ing by 4.3 per cent, private bankby 2.6 per cent, financial serviceby 2.3 per cent, realty by 4 percent and auto by 2.8 per cent.

Among stocks, Punjab NationalBank dipped by 4.8 per cent to closeat Rs 33.15 per share while StateBank of India was down by 2.5 percent to Rs 331.25.

Adani Ports lost by 4.8 per cent toclose at Rs 719 per share. Power GridCorporation cracked by 4.1 per cent,ONGC by 3.9 per cent, Hero Moto-Corp by 3.6 per cent and L&T by 3.4per cent.

Banking and financials were also

hit with IndusIndBank down by 3.6 percent, Kotak MahindraBank by 3.5 per cent,Bajaj Finserv by 3.4per cent.

However, pharmaand IT majors madesome gains with DrReddy's up by 2.3 percent and Cipla by 1.2per cent. Infosys was

up by 0.7 per cent and Wipro by 0.5per cent.

Meanwhile, Asian shares hoverednear one-and-a-half week highshelped by expectations monetary pol-icy will remain accommodative theworld over.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMACHANDIGARH, APRIL 19

Haryana Home Minister,Anil Vij has made it clearthat there will be no lock-down in Haryana. After themeeting of the State LevelMonitoring Committee inChandigarh on Monday, theHome Minister said thatgovernment is fully gearedup to tackle the pandemicand there is no need to im-pose lockdown in state.. Atthe same time, many impor-tant issues were discussed. After the end

of this meeting, he informed that there isno idea of lockdown. We have no short-

age of medicines and oxy-gen. He said clearly that allthe people who returnedfrom Kumbh will haveto gothrough corona check,while the people will begiven medicines on door todoor basis.. Appealing tothe people, he said thatthere is no need to panic, wehave full resources. Vij ap-pealed to the workers andsaid that the laborers shouldnot flee. He said that em-

ployment will continue in the state.

No lockdown in Haryana: Vij

BUREAU SHIMLA, APRIL 19

Doctors, paramedical staffand other health workersmust bring a behaviouralchange in their attitude whiletreating the Covid-19 pa-tients both in Covid HealthInstitutions as well as inHome isolationfor better treat-ment of the pa-tients. This wasstated by theChief MinisterJai Ram Thakurwhile presidingover the meetingto review theCovid-19 anddrought like situ-ations in the dis-trict at Bachat Bhawan Bi-laspur today.

Chief Minister said thatmost of the doctors and otherparamedical staff were work-ing with great commitmentand dedication to treat covid-19 patients, but still greatercommitment was required toensure better results. He saidthat strengthening the mech-anism of home isolation wasneed of the hour as about 95per cent of the active cases ofCovid-19 were in home iso-

lation. He said that effectivedata about the patients inhome isolation must be col-lected and they should alsobe provided pulse oxymeter,hand sanitizer along otheressential medicines. He saidthat active involvement of lo-cal Pradhans in rural areasshould be ensured to effec-

tively coordinatewith the familymembers of thecovid-19 positivepatients in homeisolation besideslocal health andAsha workers.Effective mecha-nism must beevolved to regu-larly monitorhealth parameters

of the patients in home isola-tion besides motivating thepeople, he added.

Jai Ram Thakur urgedthe members of vyapar man-dals to give their wholeheart-ed support to the State Gov-ernment to fight spread ofthis pandemic. He said thatthe district administrationmust keep watch on peoplecoming back home from reli-gious congregations fromother States with intensity ofCovid-19.

HP CM reviews Covidand drought

situation in Bilaspur

India logs record surgeof 2,73,810 new cases

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APR 19

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark with around 25lakh cases being added in just15 days,while active casessurpassed the 19-lakhmark,according to the UnionHealth Ministry data updatedon Monday

The nationwide tally ofCOVID-19 cases mounted to1,50,61,919 with a recordsingle-day rise of 2,73,810coronavirus infections

The death toll increasedto 1,78,769 with a record1,619 daily new fatalities,thedata updated at 8 am showed.

The country's totalCOVID-19 infections hadsurpassed the one-crore markon December 19 after whichit took 107 days tocrossthe1.25 croreon April 5. Howev-er, it only took 15 days forthe cases to cross the 1.50-crore mark. Registering asteady increase for the 40thday in a row, the active casesincreased to 19,29,329,com-prising 12.81per cent of thetotal infections, while the na-

tional COVID-19 recoveryrate has dropped to 86 percent

Thenumber of peoplewho have recuperated fromthe disease surged to1,29,53,821 and the case fa-tality rate has further droppedto 1.19 per cent, the data stat-ed.

India's COVID-19 tallyhad crossed the 20-lakh markon August 7,30 lakh onAu-gust 23, 40 lakh on Septem-ber 5 and50 lakh onSeptem-ber 16.It went past60 lakh onSeptember 28,70 lakh onOc-tober 11, crossed 80 lakh onOctober 29,90 lakh onNo-vember 20 andsurpassedtheone-crore mark on De-cember 19.

According to theICMR,26,78,94,549 sampleshave been tested up toApril18with13,56,133samples be-ing tested on Sunday.

The 1,619 new fatalitiesinclude 503 from Maharash-tra,170 fromChhattisgarh,161 from Delhi, 127 from Ut-tar Pradesh, 110 from Gu-jarat, 81 from Karnataka,68from Punjab,66 from Mad-hya Pradesh.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APRIL 19

UK Prime Minister BorisJohnson has cancelled his tripto India due to the currentCovid-19 situation in thecountry, Downing Street offi-cials said on Monday.

UK and India will hold avirtual summit to make up forthe cancelled visit. The Min-istry of External Affairs alsoissued a statement notifyingthe same."In view of the pre-

vailing Covid situation, it hasbeen decided by mutual agree-ment that the Prime Ministerof the United Kingdom willnot visit India next week. Thetwo sides will be holding a vir-tual meeting in the comingdays to launch plans for atransformed India-U.K. rela-tionship. Both leaders attachthe highest importance to tak-ing the India-U.K. partnershipto its fullest potential and pro-pose to remain in close touchin this regard and look forward

to an in-person meeting laterin the year,” the MEA state-ment noted.

Johnson was expected tovisit India on April 26. His vis-it was expected to focus on bi-lateral trade ties including thefinalisation of UK-India En-hanced Trade Partnership.Johnson will instead speak toPrime Minister NarendraModi later this month tolaunch their plans for the fu-ture UK-India partnership,with their physical meeting

expected later in the year. "Inthe light of the current coron-avirus situation, Prime Minis-ter Boris Johnson will not beable to travel to India nextweek,” Downing Street said ina joint statement on behalf ofthe British and Indian govern-ments. "Instead, Prime Minis-ters Modi and Johnson willspeak later this month toagree and launch their ambi-tious plans for the future part-nership between the UK andIndia.

UK PM Johnson cancels trip to India

Sensex nosedives 883 pts as second wave of Covid intensifies

Over 18 to get vaccinated from May 1AGENCYNEW DELHI, APRIL 19

The Union government on Mon-day announced that everyoneabove 18 years of age can be vac-cinated against Covid-19 in thethird phase of India’s inoculationprogramme. Only those over 45and frontline workers were beingvaccinated against the disease sofar.

“In a meeting chaired by PMNarendra Modi, an important de-cision of allowing vaccination toeveryone above the age of 18from 1st May has been taken,” agovernment release said. The de-cisions were taken during a meet-ing, chaired by the prime minis-ter.

Covid-19 vaccine manufac-turers may now supply 50% oftheir stock to the Centre and theremaining 50% to the states, theCentre said. “Vaccine manufac-turers would supply 50% of theirmonthly Central Drugs Laborato-ry (CDL) released doses to Gov-ernment of India and would befree to supply the remaining 50%doses to State Governments andin the open market (hereinafterreferred to as other than Govern-ment of India channel),” the Cen-tre said. “The division of vaccinesupply 50% to Government ofIndia and 50% to other than Gov-ernment of India channel wouldbe applicable uniformly acrossfor all vaccines manufactured inthe country.”

Lockdown in Delhi, RajAGENCYNEW DELHI, APR 19

The Delhi govt and Rajasthan have im-posed lockdown in their respectivestates to curb the deadly spreading ofcorona.Chief Minister Arvind Kejriw-al on Monday announced six dayslockdown in Delhi starting from 2200hrs tonight till 0500 hrs of April 26 inview of an unprecedented rise inCovid-19 cases.This announcementcame after Mr Kejriwal met with Lieu-tenant Governor Anil Baijal.EssentialServices will continue, detailed orderwill be released in a short while, theDelhi Chief Minister said while ad-dressing a digital press conferencehere.Marriages can be held with agathering of only 50 people and passeswill be issued separately for it, hesaid.Mr Kejriwal also appealed to themigrant labourers not to leave Delhi."Iappeal to you with folded hands. It's asmall lockdown, only for 6 days. Don'tleave Delhi. I am there, trust me. TheDelhi government will take full care ofyou," he said.

He said in the next six days, theDelhi government will make arrange-ments for more beds in the city addingthat this lockdown period will be usedto arrange oxygen and medicine.Ra-jasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot onMonday said the “lockdown-like re-strictions” imposed in the state are

meant to control the alarming surge inCOVID-19 cases and deaths and notcreate panic among people, includinglabourers.

He said the situation was veryalarming and dangerous and the deci-sion to impose the restrictions was tak-en after a cabinet and a review meet-ing.

“The new guidelines and provi-sions issued last night are aimed atcontaining the steep surge in positivecases and deaths. At the same time, we

have ensured that there is no panicamong the labourers, Gehlot told.

After the state registered a recordsingle-day spike of 10,262 coronaviruspositive cases and 42 deaths on Sun-day, the government late night issuedan order extending the weekend cur-few, which was earlier scheduled to beimplemented from Friday evening toMonday morning. Called the ‘PublicDiscipline Fortnight’, the curfew cameinto force on Monday morning andwill continue till May 3.

Punjab imposesstricter curbs

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH: As Covid cases continue to rise rapidlyacross the country, including in Punjab, Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered stricter restric-tions beginning tomorrow, including extension of night cur-few timings (8 pm to 5 am), closure of all bars, cinemahalls, Gyms, spas, coachingcentres, sports complexes, withrestaurants and hotels to beopen only for takeaway andhome delivery from Monday toSaturday.Rates for RT-PCR and RapidAntigen Testing (RAT) by pri-vate labs have been reduced toRs 450 and Rs 300 respective-ly (with additional charges forhome collection of the sam-ples), in a bid to promote in-creased testing.Gatherings of more than 20persons, including for wed-dings/cremations, have also been banned across the state,with prior approval of the district administration needed forall gatherings of more than 10 persons, except for crema-tion.The new restrictions, which also include closure of allmalls, shops and markets on Sunday, coupled with theones imposed earlier, will remain in effect till April 30, an-nounced the Chief Minister, directing the Police departmentto strictly enforce the restrictions, taking support of civil so-ciety organisations where needed. All weekly markets havealso ordered to be shut down.Chairing a high level virtual meeting to review the Covid sit-uation in the state, the chief minister also ordered that allpeople flying into Punjab should have a negative RT-PCRnot more than 72 hours old, else they would have to under-go RAT testing at the airport.

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I, Jarnail Singh s/o Gurmukh I, Mohan Lal (1487488Y I,Savitri Devi W/O 9212927L I hitherto known as Banso I Sukhdev Singh S/o Sham 72737 I, Anvari W/o Chaman Masih I Charanjeet Kaur W/O Singh r/o Village Sura, Tehsil Hav) R/O Shaffipur ,PO Hav Banwari Lal R/O,Deep alias Harbans Kaur D/o Faqir Singh Vpo Channu Distt Sri I, Bhagubai M/o name R/o Vpo. Hiala (SBS Nagar) Amritpal Singh R/O Vpo Ladwa (Kurukshetra) have Gakhal (Jalandhar/Punjab) N a g a r , J a l a n d h a r h a v e Chand W/o Sarwan, residing M u k t s a r S a h i b H a v e Bhojane Sandip Devidas changed my name to Anwary Deharka Tehsil Jagraon changed my son's name have changed my name changed my name from at V.P.O. Kathar, District Changed To My Name Kaka presently residing at malviy Masih. D i s t t L u d h i a n a H a v e Harpreet to Harpreet Singh from Mohan Lal to Mohan Savitri Devi to Usha (DOB Jalandhar-144106, Punjab, Singh S/o Sham Singh. wadi Taluka, Shrirampur, 63372 Changed Name My Minor Kang. Singh vide affidavit dt 05/05/1968) vide affidavit India, have changed my name 62647 Ashoknagar, Ahmednagar I, Charnjit S/o Sucha Ram Son Yash Verma To

52724 1 1 / 0 8 / 2 0 2 0 b e f o r e dated 19.04.2021 before and shall hereafter be known I, Ramandeep Kaur w/o Sh. Maharashtra-413717 India R/o Vpo. Uppal Khalsa Teh- Jasmeet Singh.Magistrate Jalandhar and notary Jalandhar (PB) and as Harbans Kaur. Lovepreet Singh Maan r/o declare that I have Changed Phillaur (Jalandhar) Pb, 63372thereafter be called as thereafter be called as Usha 900020 Village Sonda, Ambala City my name from Bhagubai to changed my name to Charnjit I Charanjeet Kaur W/o Mohan Singh. 900026 I , h i the r to Known as have changed my name from Bhagubai Devidas Bhojane K lair. Amritpal Singh R/O Vpo

900026 I Rawail Kaur spouse of P A R A M J I T S I N G H R a m a n d e e p K a u r t o Vide affidavit No.AN 290438 63372 Deharka Tehsil Jagraon I , S a r v j i t K a u r W / O Service No. JC-217349X Ex. A U L A K H S o n o f Ramandeep Kaur Maan. dated on 19-4-2021 I, Gaganpreet Singh S/o Distt Ludhiana Have 1457102Y NK Malkiat Nb Sub Inder Pal Singh HARBANS SINGH residing 78645 72737 Sukhpal Singh R/o 19495- Changed Name My Minor Singh R/O Lohian Khas resident of village Bassi , PO at H. No. 553, New Golden I, Lovepreet Singh s/o Sh. I Hither To Known As B/St-0/B Bibiwala Road Son Ansh To Anshdeep , T e h . N a k o d a r J aid, Tehsil Bh o l a t h , Avenue, Near Joura Phatak Pushpinder Singh r/o Village Krishna Devi Alias Krishna (Bathinda) changed my name Singh.(Jalandhar/Punjab) have D i s t r i c t K a p u r t h a l a , Tehsil and District Amritsar- Sonda, Ambala City have Rani Wife Of Paramjit t o G a g a n p r e e t S i n g h 63372changed my name from Punjab have changed my 143001 Punjab Punjab have changed my name from Resident Of Vpo Rurki,Patti Matharu. I, Alka W/o Surinder Pal Sarvjit Kaur to Sarbjit name from Rawail Kaur to changed my name and Shall L o v e p r e e t S i n g h t o Khera, Tehsil Phillaur, Distt. 63372 Singh R/o Vill: Talwandi kaur vide aff idavi t dt Ravel Kaur vide affidavit hereafter be known as Lovepreet Singh Maan. Jalandhar, Punjab, India I, Jagsir Singh S/o Hargobind Virk Po. Babri Nangal 17.04.2021 before notary n o . A L - 7 2 2 0 3 4 d a t e d PARAMJIT SINGH. 78645 Have Changed My Name Singh R/o Village Burj Dalla (Gurdaspur) Pb, India, Jalandhar. 17.4.2021 before 1st Class 900020 I, Rajo Devi Gollan W/o Sh. And He Shall Hereafter Be District Bathinda have changed my name from

900026 M a g i s t r a t e B h o l a t h , I Rinku Gupta W/o Rajneesh Mohan Lal R/o Ward No 13, Known As Krishna Rani. changed my name to Jagseer Alka Rani to Kamalpreet D i s t r i c t K a p u r t h a l a , K u m a r R / o H . n o . 4 0 2 Pundri Distt. Kaithal Declare 72778 Singh. Kaur.Punjab. Sh i ekhan Ga l i Pu r i an That Rajo Devi Gollan And I, Disho W/O Joginder Pal 63372 63372

98706 Mohal la Ba ta la Dis t t . Rajo Devi Same And One R / O V i l l . f a t e h p u r I, Gobind Singh S/o Bakhshi I, Hardip Singh S/o Pargat I Joyesh Dutt son of Sh. gurdaspur Have Changed My Person. Te h s i l . p h i l l a u r , D i s t t . Singh R/o Village Burj Dalla Singh R/o Vill: Lambi Teh-S u n i l K u m a r D u t t Name To Rinku. 100046 Jalandhar ,Punjab,India.have District Bathinda have Malout (Shr i Muktsar resident of House No. 900020 I, Mohan Lal Gollan S/o Sh. Changed My Name From c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Sahib) changed my name to 13/18, 2nd Floor, BPTP I, Manprit Kaur spouse of No. Sadhu Ram R/o Ward No 13, Disho To Deesho. Hargobind Singh. Hardip Singh Dhaliwal.Park Elite Floors, Sector JC511801K Rank NB SUB Pundri Distt. Kaithal Declare 72778 63372 6337284, Faridabad(Haryana) Kawaljeet Singh R/o F- That Mohan Lal Gollan And I, Amandeep Kaur Chatrath I Hamandeep Singh S/o I, Jiya Lal S/o Moman Ram P i n : 1 2 1 0 0 2 , h a v e 16/361, Hargobind Avenue, Mohan Lal Same And One W/O Randeep Singh R/O Sukhchain Singh R/o Jassi R/o Vill Mangna, Pehowa, changed my name from Majitha Road, Amritsar have Person. Vpo Aminwala Tehs i l Pauwali (Bathinda) have K u r u k s h e t r a C h a n g e d Joyesh Dutt to Joyeshh changed my name and Date 100046 Dharamkot Distt. Moga Have c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Minor Son Name From Dutt. of Birth from Manprit Kaur I, Maahi Sharma W/o Late Chnaged My Name After Harmandeep Singh Dhillon. Pardeep Kumar To Pardeep

98706 02-02-1980 to Manpreet Atul Sharma 292 Near Marriage Amandeep Kaur. 63372 Singh .I B a l j e e t K a u r W / o Kaur, 02-02-1977 vide Panjpir New Golden Avenue Kaur Is My Surname And I, Devinder Singh S/o Karam 84661Baldev Singh R/O H.NO Affidavit No. AN 012881 dt. Amritsar declare that Suman Name Amandeep . Singh Vpo Mahalon Teh I ,amandeep Kaur W/o B 2 2 / 4 4 1 4.4.21 Before Notary Public & Maahi Sharma both are my 72778 Nawanshahr Distt SBS Nagar Sukhwinder Singh R/o M o h . K h a z a n c h i a n Amritsar. names both name are same I. Sukhjit Kaur W/O have changed my father name Multani Colony, Pehowa, Kapurthala, Punjab, have 900020 person. Please concerned Jaskaran Singh Mann R/O spelling Davinder Singh. Kurukshe t ra , Changed changed my name from I, Boota Sigh S/o Pritam note V.P.O Baddowal Dis t t 63372 Given Name Amandeep Rajinder Kaur to Baljeet Singh R/o VPO Boparai the 72737 Ludhiana Have Changed My I, Sukhvir Singh Kang S/O Surname Kaur.Kaur. Both name pertain Patti, Tarn Taran have I, Charnjit Singh S/O Pal Name To Sukhjit Kaur P a l S i n g h R / O B a l 84661to be one and same person changed my name from Singh R/O Hno B5/115 Mann. (Ferozepur) Changed My I, Amandeep Kaur W/o . Please note. Boota Singh to Buta Singh. Ganga Singh Nagar Jandiala 63372 Minor Daughter's Name Sukhwinder Singh R/o

98748 900020 Road Tarn Taran have I, Nirmal Singh S/o Late: Amanat Kaur Kang To Multani Colony, Pehowa, I, Ritu W/o Narinder changed my name to Rattan Singh R/o Vill: Thana Amanat Singh Kang. K u r u k s h e t r a C h a n g e d S h a r m a R / o Charanjit Singh P o . S a h u n g r a T e h - 63372 Minor Son Name Avneet H . N o . 3 5 5 / 3 / 3 3 , N e w 72737 Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur) I, Nisha W/O Himanshu Singh Given Name Avneet S h a m s h e r I, Shiwani D/o Ashok Pb, changed my minor son Bagga R/O 3978/2, St.No.3 Sirname Singh.Nagar,Chheharta Road, Kumar R/o. 222, Gali name from Jaskaran Singh to Narinder Nagar Ludhiana 84661Amritsar have changed my No.6 Shaheed Udham Jaskarn Singh. Changed Name Nisha Bagga. I, Amandeep Kaur W/o name to Ritu Sharma. Singh Nagar Sultanwind 63372 63372 Sukhwinder Singh R/o

900020 Road Dist t Amritsar I, Yuvraj Kumar S/o Davinder I, Maninderpreet Kaur D/o Multani Colony, Pehowa, I, Kanwaljit Kaur Kahlon Have Changed my name Kumar R/o Talab Mohalla Jagwant Singh R/o Vpo. K u r u k s h e t r a C h a n g e d D/o Darshan Singh R/o to Shivani Thakur (Faridkot) changed my name Ganga Ablu Ki (Bathinda) M i n o r S o n N a m e Village Batth Po Kamal 72737 from Yuvraj Kumar alias c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Aaravpreet Singh Given Pura Tehsil Ajnala District I, Kirandeep Kaur W/o Yuvraj Kapoor to Yuvraj Maninderpreet Kaur Brar. Name Aaravpreet Surname Amritsar ,have Changed M a n p r e e t S i n g h R / o Kumar. 63372 Singh.My Name To Kanwaljit V i l l a g e B a g r i a n , 63372 I, Kavita Gulati W/o Om 84661Kaur Batth Amri tsar Punjab have I, Thandu Ram S/O Mohan Parkash R/o Dhdha Street

900020 c h a n g e d m y m o t h e r Lal R/O Lopon (Ludhiana) Pheruman Chowk Kotkapura I, Vikas Jindal S/o Janak Name on my Passport Changed My Name Divjot (Faridkot) chanbed my name Raj Jindal R/o W.no. From SURENDER KAR Singh. to Kavita after marriage.16a/203 Tehsil Mohalla to SURINDER KAUR. 63372 63372Dhuri, Distt. Sangrur Have Al l Concerned Please I, Harrishh Kumaarr S/o Shiv I, Sukhdeep Kaur Sekhon Changed My Name As Note. Pal R/o H.No. 100-A Model W/o Randeep Singh Brar R/o Vikash Jindal . 72737 Town W.No. 6 Kurali Teh- Vpo. Hari Nau (Faridkot)

98726 I , h i ther to Known as Kharar (SAS Nagar) changed c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o I G u r p r e e t K a u r SUMAN D/o MADAN my name from Harish Kumar Sukhdeep Kaur Brar after w/o.Shinderpal Singh R/O. LAL W/o Atul Sharma to Harrishh Kumaarr. marriage.Jaitu(Dist.Faridkot)have R/o.292 Near Panj Pir, 63372 63372changed my name Gurpreet New Golden Avenue Distt I, Manpreet Singh S/o Ranjit I, Khushpreet Kaur Sandhu kaur to Manpreet kaur. Amritsar Punjab. have Singh Vpo. Barmalipur Teh- W/o Jagjeet Singh Gondara concerned please note. changed my name and Payal (Ludhiana) have R/o Vpo. Bargari (Faridkot)

27465 Shall hereafter be known change my name to Manpreet c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o I 14926751L Rank HAV MAAHI SHARMA Singh Randeo. Khushpreet Kaur Gondara Name Ravindra Bhamu 72737 63372 after marriage.Presently address 25 Mech I, Nirmail Kaur M/o I Gagandeep Kaur D/o Malkit 63372Inf C/o 56 APO have A r m y N o . 1 5 4 9 8 1 7 4 N Singh Vpo Rampur Patti I, Narinderjit Singh S/O changed my son name Rank ALD name Jagroop H u s h i a r a Te h . P a y a l Dalip Singh R/O Vishkarma from Mohit to Mohit Singh presently residing (Ludhiana) have changed my Puri, Gill Road, Ludhiana Bhamu vide aff idavit at 91, near Gurudawara name to Gagan Deep Kaur. (Punjab) Have Changed My dated 19-04-2021 before Near gurudawara Pharoli 63372 Name To Narinder Singh.N o t a r y P u b l i c a t (189), Ambala Haryana- I, Balwinder Singh S/o 63372Ferozepur 133102 Ind ia dec l a re Gurdev Singh R/o Vill: I, Sukhdeep Kaur Chahal

900023 that I have Changed my Rattangarh (Ratton) Teh- W/O Arwinder Singh R/O I 14926751L Rank HAV name from Narmail Kaur Khamano (Fatehgarh Sahib) H.No.63, Rai Majra, Payal Name Ravindra Bhamu to Nirmal Kaur Vide c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o (Ludhiana) Have Changed Presently address 25 Mech affidavit No.AN 226714 Balwinder Singh Chahal. My Name To Sukhdeep Kaur.Inf C/o 56 APO have dated on 17-4-2021 63372 63372changed my daughter name 72737 I , Raj inder Kaur W/o I Pinky W/O Davinderpal from Monika to Monika I , Saheb S ingh F /o Balwinder Singh R/o Vill: Singh R/O Village Kothe Bhamu vide affidavit A r m y N o . 1 5 4 9 8 1 7 4 N Rattangarh (Ratton) Teh- Pona,Agwar Pona Tehsil dated 19-04-2021 before Rank ALD name Jagroop Khamano (Fatehgarh Sahib) Jagraon Distt Ludhiana Notary Public at Ferozepur. Singh presently residing changed my name to Rajinder Have Known By Both Names

900023 at 91, near Gurudawara Kaur Chahal. Pinky And Parminder Kaur. I, Prabhjot Kaur W/o Near gurudawara Pharoli 63372 Is One Same Person.Ranjit Singh Brar R/o R/o (189), Ambala Haryana- I, Sukhvir Kaur W/o Gurtej 63372Vill Bir Sikhan Wala, 133102 Ind ia dec l a re Singh Chahal R/o Vill: I Charanjeet Kaur W/O Tehsil Kotkpaura Distt. that I have Changed my Rattangarh (Ratton) Teh- Amritpal Singh R/O Vpo Faridkot Have Changed name from Saheb Singh to Khamano (Fatehgarh Sahib) Deharka Tehsil Jagraon Distt My Name From Prabhjot Sahab Singh Vide affidavit changed my name to Sukhvir Ludhiana Have Changed My Kaur To Prabhjot Kaur Brar No.AN 226713 dated on 17- Kaur Chahal. Name Charanjeet Kaur.

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I Ratan Lal S/O Ram Nath R/O Samrala (Ludhiana) Declared That My Wife Died On 9/12/2020, Her Name Is Anarkali In Some Documents And Usha Rani In Some Documents Both Are My Wife's Names Which Are Correct.

63372I, Sushil Sood S/o Late: Baldev Krishan Sood R/o H.No. 2823 Bawa Mangal Nath Street Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib) declare that in my Educational certificates my name entered wrongly Sushil Kumar and also my father name entered wrongly Baldev Krishan. But my other documents my correct name entered Sushil Sood and my father correct name entered Baldev Krishan Sood. So in future i will be known by name of Sushil Sood and my father will be known by name of Baldev Krishan Sood.

63372I , G u r b h e j S i n g h S / o Narinderpal singh R/o Vpo. Balkhandi Teh-Dharamkot (Moga) declare that my father had died dated 04-12-2012. My father have known by two names Narinderpal Singh alias Narinder Singh. both two names have one and the same person.

63372I, Jyoti W/o Manjeet Singh R/o Sheed Balwinder Singh Nagar, St.No. 8 Faridkot in the certificate of 10th Class of my daughter Charanpreet Kaur my name has written as Navjot Kaur whereas in all other documents written name Jyoti. I amy be known as my both names as Navjot Kaur alias Jyoti. I am the same person of both names.

63372I , B a b i t a B a n s a l W / o B a l w i n d e r K u m a r R / o 503/27AX, St. No. 2 Shastri Nagar Jagraon (Ludhiana) d e c l a r e t h a t i n s o m e d o c u m e n t s m y n a m e mentioned as Babita Bansal W/o Balwinder Kumar & some other documents Babita Rani W/o Balwinder Kumar Bansal. That Babita Bansal & Babita Rani are the names of one & same person.

63372I, Balwinder Kumar S/o Banarsi Dass R/o 503/27AX, St. No. 2 Shastri Nagar Jagraon (Ludhiana) declare that in some documents my name mentioned as Balwinder Kumar, Balvinder Kumar Bansal, Balwinder Kumar Bansal, Balwinder Bansal, Balwinder Banarsi Dass Bansal are the names of are & the same person.

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I, Prem Singh S/o Mehar Singh R/o #1184, Village Burai l , UT Chandigarh (Aadhar card No. 4403 6052 5557) declare that I am the owner of Honda Civic (Reg No. CH03X-0074) Model Chassis No. 000469, Engine No. 60742 and i have cancelled the RC of above said vehicle. If anybody use this vehicle, I will not be responsible for that.

98765I, Milkha Singh S/O Mansa Singh R/O Jujhar Singh Nagar, Grewal Chowk, Malerkotla (Sangrur) declare that my grandson Hardeesh Singh is out of my control. So i disown with him from my m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e property. If anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

63372I, Ranjit Kaur W/O Late Jarnail Singh R/O Jujhar Singh Nagar, Grewal Chowk, Malerkotla (Sangrur) declare that my son Hardeesh Singh is out of my control. So i disown w i t h h i m f r o m m y m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e property. If anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

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LOST & FOUNDI, Amrik Kaur W/o Hakam Singh R/o Vill: Lalru Teh-Dera Bassi (SAS Nagar) declare that my three registries Vasika No. 2111 Dt. 11-06-2008, Vasika No. 2358 dt. 10-05-2011 and Vasika No. 3164 dt. 28-05-2012 has been Lost in Lalru dated 25-03-2021.

63372If anybody found then contact at my above address/Tel: 80544115083It Is Notified For The Information That My O r i g i n a l Q u a l i f y i n g Examination Certificate Of Main, Secondary (10th Class) Examination Of Year 2011 And Roll No. 2193125 Issued By CBSE Has Been Actually Lost. Angela Sidhar (DOB: 20/04/1995) D/O Raj Kumar Sidhar / Hema Sidhar R/O #311, Street No.L-7, G.T.B. Nagar, Lalheri Road, Khanna (Ludhiana) Punjab, Cont. No.96469-00531.

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84661I t i s n o t i f i e d f o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t m y O r i g i n a l / D u p l i c a t e Qualifying Examination C e r t i f i c a t e o f M a i n / C o m p a r t m e n t , Secondary, Senior Secondary Examination of Year 2019 and Roll No. 2225381 issued by CBSE has been actually lost/destroyed/mutilated. Name of the Candidate Riya Gupta Daughter of Raman Gupta resident of 1 CR, Model Town, Yamuna Nagar Mobile No. 92155 98615.

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Myself, Darshan Kaur W/o Harinder Singh Vill Naisi Teh Ismailabad , Kurukshetra I have somehow lost my registry papers vide number 133 Dated 30-04-2019 Sub Teh. Ismailabad, It has been lost on 12/04/21 vide DDR N o 132320262100161.Inform me on 9466830446 if found

I Rimple Thakur S/o Raghubir Thakur R/o H.No.40, Raja Garden Extension, Basti Bawa Khel,Jalandhar. Affirming that I have lost sale deed bearing Vasika No.6746 dated 01-10-2007 in favour of Gurdev Kaur W/o Karnail Singh of the property situated at University Road, Ladhewali, Jalandhar and General Power of Attorney bearing Vasika No. 6741 dated 11-08-2008 in favour of Hardeep Singh, Subhash Hora, Arjun Kumar and Rimple Thakur of the property situated at Plot no.48, Village Ladhewali, Jalandhar and I have lodged the two online complaints Lr. No.131841/2021 dated 16.04.2021 and Lr.No. 131833/2021 dated 16-04-2021 at Police Station Basti Bawa Khel, Jalandhar. though if any person find the same kindly return me on above noted address & contact me 9814094356. Vikas Sood Advocate. All please note.

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SUSHIL PANDIT speak to the Chief Minister, which will adversely affect the current future of the students. He said that the YAMUNANAGAR, APR 19 : satisfied the members of the association. education situation. He said that after main beneficiaries included students, Members of the Federation of School He said that what they say is justified and about one year, students, parents, parents, teachers and school leaders, Welfare Associations met Education he hopes that there will be some positive teachers and school leaders started who are equally concerned about their Minister Kanwarpal Gurjar under the action in this direction. After meeting the school classes with great courage to safety like the government. He said that leadership of National President Education Minister, Federation compensate for the loss of education the government can issue a new Kulbhushan Sharma and submitted a President Kulbhushan Sharma, while caused by Covid-19. But again it is not guideline in this direction. If the memorandum of their problems. On this talking to reporters, said that he has told democratic to issue orders to close the government wants, the school occasion, the Education Minister, the Education Minister that the order schools without discussing with any management can also offer classes with listening to them seriously, assured to issued to close the schools till April 30 main stakeholder. It is playing with the 30 percent of the children.

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GOLDY CHUGH, APR 19 (SHAHABAD) : Police has become tough on those, who sell liquor illegally. Under which the police are in strict action mode and are investigating every day. Hooda chowki in-charge Sahab Singh told that complaints are being received about illegal liquor being sold by some people on the grain market and Sugarmill Road of Shahabad, on which the police are taking action. He said that under this mission, an FIR has been registered against a person after catching him with illegal liquor. Outpost in-charge Sahab Singh said that the dhabas, juice corners and other food shopkeepers on this road have been explained that the police can take strict action, if they get liquor consumed at their shops. He said that under this campaign, the police is patrolling till late night and positive results are coming out. He said that at night, Ladwa Chowk, Land Mark Chowk etc. are blocked and investigation of vehicles is going on. The outpost in-charge has also appealed to the common man that if any person wants to complain about alcoholism, he can come to Hooda post and do it secretly and that complaint will be taken promptly.

Police tough on illegal liquor peddlers

One arrested with poppy husk by Karnal police R R SHELLY this regard, a case has been registered against the KARNAL, 19 APRIL : An accused has been accused under Section 15 NDPS Act at Police arrested by the CIA Assandh team of Karnal Station Assandh. During the interrogation, it police, including Chura-Post (Poppy). Under the was revealed by the accused that he had chairmanship of Ajay, ASI CIA Assandh, the purchased it from a truck driver from a accused Darbara alias Bara son of Khazan Singh dhaba.There are previous two cases against the of village Khedisarfali police station, Assandh accused, which are registered in the police district Karnal was arrested from the bus stand of station Assandh under the Excise Act and one village Khedisurfali on the basis of reliable case of the NDPS Act is registered in Rajaund information. 2 kg 20 grams of poppy was of district Kaithal police station. In which the recovered from the possession of the accused. In accused was going on bail.

Govt should give allowance to staff, bus drivers: Sharma

Tubewellconnections for657 farmersNIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: The process of giving con-nections to farmers who have appliedfor tubewell connections between 2014and 2018 has been started. There areabout 657 farmers in the area whohave paid full money. Now all thosefarmers will be given new connections.The paddy season is about to begin.Now farmers will not have to worryabout water in the crop after gettingtubewell connection. Corporation'sSDO Shamsher Singh said that de-mand notices have been sent to thefarmers who have remained with theconsents. Work is in process, there areabout 40 farmers in the area who havealready given tubewell connections tothe farmers, who have applied for theconnection and have also paid Rs 30thousand, but they have neither borenor the room is set. All those farmershave been asked to put sacks. He saidthat all the above farmers should getbore as soon as possible so that theycan be made an estimate and givethem a connection.

Chapekar'smartyrdom day heldNIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: The revolutionary DamodarHari Chapekar's sacrifice day was ob-served at the Inquilab temple GumthalaRao. Advocate Varyam Singh paid floraltributes at the statue of Damodar HariChapekar, along with the villagers, andsaid that he was strongly influenced byBalgangadhar Tilak. In 1857, the city ofPune suffered from a severe plague-like illness. The British were humiliatingand oppressing the public. People werebeing forcibly evicted from Pune. On 22June 1897, the Diamond Jubilee of theAscension was to be celebrated in theGovernment of Pune on the occasion ofthe emblem of Queen Victoria. It alsoincluded Walter Charles Rand andEarst.Damodar Hari Chapekar climbed in theback of Rand's cart and shot him. Afterthis he was caught. He was hanged onthis day in 1898. He said that we shouldnever forget the martyrdom and sacri-fice of the martyrs. Sarvajit Singh,Ratan Singh, Avtar Singh, GurmukhSingh, Pankaj, Manish, Kulwant, Amar-jeet, Praveen, Balvindra Singh and Har-nam Singh were present on the occa-sion.

DC checksshopkeepers duringcurfewRANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL: Deputy Commissioner Su-jan Singh said that challaning people isnot the motive of the administrations. Toprotect against corona, the commonman should perform his moral duty. Thenight curfew system has been imple-mented by the government in the publicinterest itself, by which we can protectourselves as well as our family mem-bers. Avoidance of this epidemic canonly be done by following the instruc-tions, so everyone should follow it. Nec-essary action will be taken against theperson who violates it.The call was made by Deputy Commis-sioner Sujan Singh, while visiting thecity late at night, to the people whowere moving around unnecessarily andthe owners of the open shops after thedeadline. He directed the officers of thePolice Department to take necessaryaction against whichever shopkeeperviolates the night curfew and poses athreat to the lives of others as well asothers. Do not be afraid to take whatev-er action is made under the challan ordisaster law.

215 new Coronapatients foundSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: According to the report ofthe Civil Surgeon, Deputy Commission-er Nishant Kumar Yadav, samples of atotal of 296119 persons suspected ofCoronavirus infection have been takenso far in the district, out of which272446 reported positive and 20073cases are positive, out of which 200 pa-tients have died, 3102 are active and16771 patients have recovered andgone back home. On Monday, 215 newcase positives have been found in thedistrict and 284 patients have beencured.The DC asked the villagers to go outonly for some necessary work, usemasks, take care of social distancingand keep sanitising themselves con-stantly. He clarified that in view of theincreasing cases of coronavirus, the ad-ministration is strict. A person whowalks out of the house without a maskwill be challaned for Rs. 500. The DCappealed to the citizens to find a personwhose travel history is outside and thenimmediately inform the administrationso that his health can be checked andCovid-19 can be tested if symptoms arefound.

Farmers protestbardana shortageMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Due to non-availability of gunnybags in the grain market of Indri, farm-ers are facing a lot of problems andkeep the wheat in the open on theroads. The procurement work startedon Monday after two days in Mandi, butthe DFC department's officials refusedto buy wheat. Now there is no place forthe farmer to keep wheat in the market,due to which the market has a jam likesituation.Principal of Mandi Association, SatpalBairagi said that the problem of gunnybags in the market remains as it is/ Theofficials have been made aware of it buttill now this problem could not be re-solved, the purchase was stopped inthe grain market. Due to shortage ofgunny bags.

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With four deaths corona on rise in PanchkulaSD SHARMAPANCHKULA: While the Corona menace continues unabated in the country the situa-tion in Panchkula too is worsening despite the best efforts of administration and thehealth authorities to harness the COVID-19 spree. With four deaths due Corona virusthe district emulated yesterday’s figure, disclosed visibly upset Dr Jasjeet Kaur CMOhere today. She disclosed that the four deceased male persons included a 45 years oldfrom Golpura, 79 years old from sector 20, a seventy years old from Pinjore all with noco morbidities while 45 years male from Rajiv Colony was suffering from Hypertensiontaking the district death tally to 172 in the district. Besides 277 fresh corona infectionsincluding those untraceable yesterday were reported today. The worst affected areaswere Kalka with 40 cases and Pinjore with 25 Corona infections .

World Trade Center Faridabadsigns MoU with HSIIDC

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, APRIL 19:

Haryana Government in continua-tion of its dedicated efforts to pro-vide a conducive environment inthe state for bringing investmentthrough the new modes and furtherfacilitate trade, the Haryana StateIndustrial and Infrastructure De-velopment Corporation (HSIIDC)has entered into an MoU withWorld Trade Centre (WTC).

The MoU has been signed withthe intent of bringing in Nationaland International investment in theState with the help of WTC speciallyfrom the Industrial Estate at Farid-abad.

Divulging more details in this re-gard, Managing Director, HSIIDC,Sh. Anurag Agarwal said that HSIIDCand WTC have realized that there isconsiderable scope to promote and fa-cilitate trade and investment inHaryana and investment across can beconnected through the global networkof WTC which will bring in businessopportunities for the State by promot-ing trade and business to the targetedstakeholders.

Faridabad has been one of theprime Industrial Estate of HSIIDCwhich needs focused vision forgrowth and has always been home forseveral e-manufacturing units, he

added.A senior team of WTC had visited

HSIIDC and met Managing Director,HSIIDC, Sh. Anurag Agarwal to dis-cuss the way forward. Detailed dis-cussions were held on the way for-ward for taking the initiatives en-shrined in the MoU, he informed.

He said that WTCA Board Mem-ber, Ms. Khair Ull Nissa has ex-pressed her delight in associating withHSIIDC. She informed that WTCwould repeat the success story of thepast (in Noida) WTC for Haryanaalso. He informed that taking forwardthe collaboration WTC is planning toset up ‘WTC Faridabad’ in the futureand are confident to replicate the suc-cess for the initiative of Growth Dis-trict Faridabad.

Sh. Anurag Agrawal said that

HSIIDC has also expressed itskeenness to partner with WTCwhich will give a good plat-form to HSIIDC and facilitateWTC Faridabad and investorsthrough a single-windowclearance system for the neces-sary application, sanctions, in-centive, and permissions as perthe existing policies/rules andregulations of the State Gov-ernment for bringing invest-ment in Haryana.

WTC Faridabad and HSI-IDC have jointly initiated to

facilitate mutually beneficial meets,webinars with leading investors fromthe developed countries, organizesymposia, conferences, and conven-tions at various times and locations,he asserted.

"Haryana has adopted measuresthat emphasize generating long termeconomic momentum in order to sus-tain economic growth.We believe ourpartnership with WTC would be greatin achieving the objective of aug-menting the Growth District Farid-abad," said Sh. Anurag Agarwal.

He said that this collaborationwould play a pivotal role in bringingthem into Faridabad and showcasethis region. This is likely to create atremendous amount of impact on theeconomic and social development ofthe region, he added.

MLA Kashyap hearsproblems of people

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, APRIL 19

MLA Ramkumar Kashyap instructed all the officials thatwhatever problems the people of the area faced before themshould be resolved assoon as possible so thatpeople do not face anyproblem in getting theirwork done and they donot have to visit govern-ment offices. Addressingpeople's problems is theirfirst priority. MLARamkumar Kashyap washearing the problems ofthe people at the weeklypublic hearing pro-gramme at his residence in Pal Colony of Phunsgarh on Mon-day.

MLA Ram Kumar Kashyap said that his endeavor will beto resolve as many problems and complaints of the people aspossible and that the development works done in the lightshould be completed as soon as possible.The MLA appealedto the people who attended the public hearing programme andsaid that the way the coronavirus epidemic is increasing in thecountry and the state, if people do not pay attention to it intime, then this epidemic will take a terrible form. Therefore,to avoid this pandemic, we must follow the instructions issuedby the government.

RAVI KUMARBABAIN, APRIL 19

As soon as the procurement of wheat was tostart in the Babain Grain Market on Monday,after the closure of the market for the last twodays, the problem of gunny bags again cameup. Complaints of shortage of bardana andgate pass reached the market committee of-fice. Arhatis Suresh Saini, Pawan Singla,Harikesh Saini, Sukhshyam, Kaushal Saini,Balkar Singh Satbir Singh and other farmerssaid that there is a huge shortage of gunnybags in the Baban Grain Market, Traders say

that Babain Grain Mandi there is a problem.The traders of the mandi demanded from thedistrict administration that the problems facedby the farmers due to non-lifting of gunnybags and wheat in the mandi market should besolved on priority basis so that farmers andtraders coming to the mandi do not face anyproblem.

When asked about this, Inspector SatbirSingh said that there is a shortage of gunnybags in the Babain Grain Market and due toshortage it is not possible to buy grains. Hesaid that high officials have been made awareof the shortage of gunny bags.

Arhatiys resent lack of gunny bagsWater shortagein kalesar park

R K KASHYAPCHHACHHARAULI, APRIL 19

As the summer starts in Kalesar National Park, thetankers start playing water in the ponds built inside theforest and this process continues till the end of summer.Sometimes the workers and laborers who fill the waterhave to face the terror of wild animals in the forest. Thesources of water in the forests are left to nature and thesupply of water from the tankers is stopped as the pondsare filled due to rain. Gajalar, Pond for drinking waterof wild animals in the National Park Made in which wa-ter was supplied through pipes are buried in the groundbut due to the neglect of the department, the pipes werefilled with mud, sand and they were closed for nearlytwenty years and those pipes were re-supplied. The de-partment and the government did not take any concretesteps to repair them.

Every year wild animals lose their lives on theirway out of the jungle in search of water ---- Yamunariver flows along the Kalesar National Park. Due to lackof adequate water at times, the wild animals approachthe plains and reach Yamuna. But while crossing theroad, the wild animals become the victims of accidents.About half a dozen leopards have lost their lives in roadaccidents in the last five years. Chital, Sambhar, Nilgai,reindeer, wild boar etc., have also lost livesdent in thesummer every season.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, APRIL 19

The election of Maid Kshatriya Sunar SabhaKarnal concluded unanimously in the pres-ence of the society. This entire program washeld under the chairman-ship of former head Deven-dra Verma. Retired officersof the Education Depart-ment, Vinod Prakash Ver-ma, Ishwar Dayal Vermaand Gyan Chand Vermawere appointed as electionofficers. Ram Bhajan Var-ma was unanimously elect-ed as the head by the socie-ty. Apart from this, KuldeepKumar Verma for the postof General Secretary and Vinod Kumar Khip-pal, Director of Digital Studio, appointed asTreasurer unopposed. Dharm Pal Verma, De-vendra Verma, Vinod Prakash Verma andMangat Ram Verma were elected as theguardians in the middle of the elections. Thesociety greeted the three chief functionaries.

Ram Bhajan Varma said that he will do

everything possible for the betterment of thesociety and will take part in the uplift of thesociety. On this occasion, Sohan Lal, ShyamLal, Prem Prakash, Naveen Verma, NareshKumar Khippal, Satish Khippal, Lalit Kumar,Pawan, Subhash, Pala Ram, Ramesh, Ram

Kumar Verma, Roshan Lal, Pawan Verma,Madan Lal, Roshan Lal, Scientists from CSS-RI, Dr. Anil, Ram Lal Verma, Kailash ChandVerma, Sanjeev Verma, Gharaunda PradhanYashpal Verma, Assandh Pradhan Satish Ku-mar, Neelokheri Ved Pradhan, Sohan Lal, Pola Ram and other dignitarieswere present.

Election of KshatriyaSunar Sabha held

R R SHELLYKARNAL, APRIL 19

A commemorative refresh-ment programme was organ-ised at the Valmiki Bhawan,Sector 9, late Sunday in thejoint aegis of Lord ValmikiJan Kalyan Sangh andHaryana Valmiki Samaj Sab-ha to commemorate the130th birth anniversary ofBabasaheb Dr. BhimraoAmbedkar. The program wasattended by Haryana Educa-tion Minister Kanwar PalGurjar as Chief Guest andBJP District President Yo-

gendra Rana presided over.On this occasion, the chiefguest and special guests paidfloral tribute to the portrait ofDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. Theminister announced a grant of

Rs 5 lakh to complete the un-finished work of the buildingon the demand of the presi-dent of the institution,Raghubir Gagat and assuredthem that they will continue

to cooperate further.Lord Valmiki Jan Kalyan

Sangh honoured MinisterKanwar Pal Gurjar, DistrictPresident Yogendra Rana,MLA Dharampal Gondar bywearing a turban and givingmementos - Pradhan Raghu-bir Gagat. On this occasion,on behalf of Lord ValmikiJan Kalyan Sangh, PrincipalRaghubir Gagat, TreasurerJaipal Chanalia, MembersBalbir Chauhan andDayanand honored the ChiefGuest Kanwar Pal Gurjar byoffering a turban and givingmementos.

130th birth anniversary of Ambedkar held

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL 19 APRIL

Municipal Corporation CommissionerVikram is constantly visiting here for the pur-pose of completing the interior work of theMunicipal Office building located inSector-12 at the earliest. In view of this,the Commissioner visited the under-construction office on Monday eveningand inspected the internal works beingdone inside the building. He indicatedthat the interior work may be complet-ed in the coming month in May, afterwhich the Municipal Corporation officewill be shifted here. The commissionertold the representative of the agencydoing the work that the work is a bitslow, so do it fast. He was accompa-nied by XEN Satish Sharma, AE SunilBhalla and JE Gaurav Kumar in thetour.

During the inspection, the commis-sioner visited the ground floor, first andsecond floors, saw the partition work of thecabin and checked the materials used in them.The commissioner inspected the windows,floor tiles, air condition, firefighting, falseceilings, windows, toilets and the under con-struction cafeteria at the top of the buildingand saw progress of the work on both sides ofthe building. He also checked flooring, AC Inthe front and back of the building. The workof Dholpuri stone has been completed andmost of the work on the second floor has beencompleted. During the inspection, the com-missioner also checked the lights and in-

structed the JE to come and check all thelights again at night, so that there is no prob-lem in working. He talked about the facilitiesin the new building and said a record roomwill be built in the basement.

After the inspection, the Commissioner

made it clear to the engineers that he wantsgood work and instructed that there shouldnot be any defects in the building. He in-structed to visit the site continuously, so thatno shortage is found. The commissioner in-structed the JE present on the spot to checkevery single thing. He told them to finish thework well and there should not be any faultin the construction work. He said that on theentrance of the building, get some differentwork done, so that a good design look can beseen and the office will also look beautiful tothe people who visit.

Karnal MC Commissionerinspects building

Ambedkar programme held in IndriMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, APRI 19

On the occasion of the 130th birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar,a harmony programme was organised at the Valmiki Bhawan in Sector 9 late Sunday inthe joint aegis of Lord Valmiki Jan Kalyan Sangh and Haryana Valmiki Samaj Sabha.The programme was attended by Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gurjar asChief Guest and BJP District President Yogendra Rana presided over the programme.On this occasion, the chief guest and special guests paid floral tribute to the portrait ofDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. The minister announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh to complete the un-finished work of the building on the demand of the president of the institution, Raghu-bir Gagat and assured them that they will continue to cooperate further.

On this occasion, on behalf of Lord Valmiki Jan Kalyan Sangh, Principal RaghubirGagat, Treasurer Jaipal Chanalia, Members Balbir Chauhan and Dayanand honoured theChief Guest Kanwar Pal Gurjar by wearing a turban and giving mementos. Similarly, themembers of the organisation Subhash Bumbak, Roshan Lal Samra, Sanjay Model Town,Raju Sanghoi, Ram Murthy Janesar, who presided over the programme, honoured BJPDistrict President Yogendra Rana by wearing a turban and giving mementoes.

Farmers strandeddue to slowprocurementR R SHELLYKARNAL: Wheat procurement inHaryana's mandis remained closed for 2days, due to which the arrival of wheat inthe mandi increased on Monday. Thefarmers have been standing in line withthe tractor trolley since last night and arewaiting to go to the mandi. Line of tractortrolleys are seen up to 5 kilometers on thehighway.This is the line of tractor trolleys, this lineis on every road going to the mandi, thefarmers are waiting for their turn. Thegovernment stopped the procurement ofwheat for 2 days in Mandi though wheatpicking was done earlier. The farmer waswaiting for 2 days to open the gate andthen take the gate pass and go inside themandi. The picture which was seen out-side the mandi on Monday was worryingbecause there was a line up to 5 kilome-ters outside the mandi. This line was atevery gate which leads the way towardsthe mandi and from where the gate passis found.

Work begins forSarovar floorS KBILASPUR: Shri Kheda Mandir VyasSarovar Kalyan Samiti performed the

puja and started the work of paving thefloor of Vyas Sarovar. On Monday, thework of paving the floor of MaharishiVeda Vyas Sarovar located in the townBilaspur was started by worshiping byShri Kheda Mandir Vyas Sarovar WelfareCommittee. Priest Rajesh Sharma per-formed the puja with chanting. AnilKakkar, head of the Vyas SarovarKalyan Samiti, Shri Kheda Mandir, onVyas Sarovar, before starting the work ofpaving the floor of the lake. RaviBhushan Aggarwal, Shiv Kumar Dhami-ja, Rakesh Bedi, Rinku Mehndiratta, Ra-jesh Singla, Ravindra Kumar, JaspalBhathi Sachin Jhaon started the work bydoing pooja.Pradhan Ani Kakkad said that the workof paving the floor of Vyas Sarovar willbe done with the cooperation of ShriKheda Mandir Vyas Sarovar Committee,social service organisations of the townand donors. Ravi Bhushan said that theplan is to make the north, south andwest end of the lake with twenty feet ofrolling and rolling ramps at the easternend and a fountain. He said that VyasSarovar is a very famous and ancient his-torical lake, earlier the name of Bilaspurwas also Vyaspur.

Follow Covidprotocol: MCDARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI: The government-issued or-ders in the wake of the Corona epi-demic. The outbreak of the corona

epidemic is spreading all over thecountry, corona cases are increasingevery day, in this episode, Munici-pality Chairperson Sanmeet KorAhuja organised a meeting with allthe shopkeepers of the city today.The goal was done in the park, inwhich the shopkeepers were ap-pealed that all the shopkeepers usethe centicer in their shops and donot let every incoming customerhand in and get inside the mask.And also keep in mind the social dis-tance. Do not let the crowds gatherin front of the shops.She also appealed to the people ofthe city to follow the guidelines is-sued by the government, which hasordered that curfew will be imposedfrom 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in thenight. It is very important. So if youdo not have the necessary work toget out of the house, then use themask when you are out at home andkeep cleaning your hands from timeto time. She said that due to the epi-demic, the entire city will suffer ifrules are not followed. Today thepark and the surrounding areas weresanitized. Municipal CorporationChairperson's representative andsocial worker Satnam Ahja Dr. RPCharnalia, Rajiv Anand, HemrajSharma, Harish Sharma, Apart fromJohan Lal, Madanlal, Sunil, Balbir, alarge number of shopkeepers andnearby people were also present onthe occasion.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, APR 19

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Mondayurged the Centre to send immedi-ate supplies of vaccines and alsogive quick approval for two newOxygen plants in the state amidconcerns over depleting stocks ofboth.

On the availability of vaccine,the Chief Secretary told the ChiefMinister that the situation was crit-ical, with only three days of stocksleft, but the Central Governmenthas assured that more would becoming soon.

Medical Education MinisterOP Soni cited shortage of oxygensupply in Amritsar hospital, whileChief Secretary Vini Mahaja saidthough Indian Oil Limited (OIL)was providing the state with sup-plies, the situation was a matter ofconcern. A close watch was beingkept on the demand-supply situa-tion at both government and pri-vate hospitals, she said.

A committee has been formedby the State Government, underPrincipal Secretary Industries, tomonitor the situation and coordi-nate with the centre in this regard,said Vini. Health Secretary HussanLal said three plants had been op-

erationalised since the last surge,and two plants at Medical CollegesAmritsar and Patiala were await-ing the Centre’s approval. Whilethere was shortage currently, sup-plies were being diverted from onedistrict to another to meet the re-quirements.

The meeting was informed thatvaccination appeared to be havinga positive effect in the police de-partment, with only one vaccinat-ed personnel testing positive in thepast 24 hours, and a total of only397 positive cases among thosewho have been immunised.

The Chief Minister directed alldepartments to make all efforts tomaximise vaccination among theeligible population. He also urgedlarge industries to take responsi-bility for getting their employeesvaccinated.

Capt urges centre to send vaccine,seeks approval for two oxygen plants

District Vapar mandal welcomes Puneet PintaPATHANKOT (R.SINGH): A special honor ceremony was organized on behalf of District Vaparmandal Pathankot under the supervision of President Inderjit Gupta and Chairman Vivek Madia, inwhich the newly appointed Chairman of Punjab Trader Board, Puneet Pinta appeared as the Chief Guest.During this, President Indrajit Gupta said that it is a matter of great pleasure that Puneet Pinta, a residentof District Pathankot, is being made the chairman of the Punjab Trader Board of the very important de-partment on behalf of the Punjab Government. He said that Puneet Pinta is not only a good personalitybut also a social worker, that is why he has also been associated with our Greenland Cricket Club for thelast several years. He said that it is expected that Puneet Pinta will take steps in the district Pathankotalong with sports so that the business affected by the lock down can return to track. Chairman VivekMadia, State Awardee Sameer Sharda, GST in-charge Gagandeep Thakur, Police Merchants TailoringCommittee Incharge Nirmal Singh Pappu and Swagat Committee Chairman Vijay Mahajan, Saini Ma-hasabha President Paramjit Pamma Saini, Gurpreet Lali from Photographers Association.

BUREAULUDHIANA, APR 19

In a bid to ensure the safetyand security of the farmers,labourers, commissionagents, and other workforceengaged in ongoing procure-ment operations from thecontagion, the Mandi Boardhas so far distributed 5000facemasks among them tokeep the grain markets freeof Covid.

On the directions ofDeputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma, theMandi Board along with theFood Supply department hasalready made elaboratearrangements of decongest-ing markets besides ensuringsocial distancing throughmarking of the patches. Dis-closing further details in thisregard, Deputy DMO Bir In-der Singh said that it is the

moral duty of the departmentto give protection to the sonof soils, labourers, and oth-ers from Covid by distribut-ing masks free of cost. Hesaid that masks have beensupplied to all market com-mittees and staff at tempo-rary yards and these are be-ing provided to farmers,labourers, and others. Hesaid that vaccination campsare also being set up in thegrain markets and evoking agood response. Singh furthersaid most of the grain mar-kets have been given sanitiz-ers, soaps, special foot oper-ating handwashing kiosks,and a sensitization drive isbeing carried out through apublic address system aboutCovid appropriate behaviourso that procurement seasoncan be completed in asmooth and hassle-free man-ner.

Mandi board distributes 5000facemasks among farmers /labourers in grain markets

8 die of corona in a dayANIL VERMABATHINDA: Eight died of corona inone day in Bathinda. The numberwas reported to be over ten by lateevening, with hundreds of patientsfound positive. Civil SurgeonBathinda Tejwant Singh said thatthe health department was alsoworking hard to vaccinate thepeople on a war footing to save thepeople from the great loss of coronaepidemic. He appealed to thepeople to follow the rules of Coronaepidemic by maintaining socialdistance. Releasing the list of thedead, Sonu Maheshwari, President,Youth Welfare Society, said that theCorona epidemic was hitting theelderly more. Corona's funeral isbeing conducted by SaharaJanseva Youth Welfare Society tosave others from falling prey to it.

Late Davinder Pal’s dreamto be fulfilled: HarpreetCHETRAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR: Sudden untimelydeath of social activist and NRISociety President Davinder PalSingh Saini has shaken the family. Efforts will be made to fulfill the

work of theirunfinishedsocial workand socialserviceorganizationsdedicated tothe service ofhumanity.HarpreetSingh Sainiand Mandeep

Kaur Saini said this while talking toreporters here today. We weresettled abroad, we will help theneedy people in our Nawanshahardistrict and take care of the socialwork of the father in ShaheedBhagat Singh Nagar and ancestralvillage Roorkee . Jatinder Pal SinghLali, Ramanjeet Singh Saini werepresent.

Jiya Lal Mittal DAV Public Schoolcelebrates birth anniversary ofMahatma Hansraj

GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR: Today, the birthanniversary of Mahatma Hansrajwas celebrated in Jiya Lal MittalDAV Public School Gurdaspur inwhich a special prayer meeting andspecial havan was organized inwhich the Principal of the schoolRajiv Bharti and the teachers of theschool participated. He rememberedMahatma Hansrajji throughsacrifices and prayed to God to getthe whole world out of this Coronaepidemic quickly. Congratulatingeveryone on this auspiciousoccasion, the Principal of theschool, Rajiv Bharti said thatMahatma Hansraj ji was a pioneerof Arya Samaj, he took D.A.V frombody, mind and money. Havingserved selflessly. we should alsofollow such teachings from his lifeso that we can serve the country asstrong citizens of the country.

Education department initiatesnew steps to renew strategy tospeed up the enrollment driveCHANDIGARH: The Punjab SchoolEducation Department has takennew steps to renew its strategy toexpedite the enrollment drive for thenew academic session. On theinstructions of Education MinisterMr. Vijay Inder Singla, to expeditethe enrollment drive, center headteachers (CHT) have been directedto held regular meetings with schoolheads. CHTs have also been askedto organize separate reviewmeetings with the Pre-primary andprimary teachers and to encouragethem through phone calls. Accordingto the spokesperson of schooleducation department, the teachershave been asked to honor the pre-primary and primary school childrenfor their achievements while goingdoor-to-door for enrollment and toclick photos with them and makethem viral on social media.Directions have also been given tomake announcements from religiousplaces, to put admission flexes incommon places, to motivate parentsto visit the school and to increaseenrollment with the help ofAnganwadi workers. The clusters orschools with higher enrollment thanthe previous academic session havebeen asked to make the poster andshare it in groups and appreciatethe entire staff.

CHANDIGARH: Mohali, alongwith the rest of the tri-city, will re-main under complete lockdownon Wednesday, on the occasion ofRam Navami, to avoid gatheringsamid the surging Covid cases inthe region.

The decision was announcedby Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Mondayduring a high-level Covid reviewmeeting. The Chief Minister said

he had received a request fromChandigarh UT advisor for alockdown in Mohali, as part of alockdown in the entire tri-city,and the necessary notificationwould be issued accordingly.

Captain Amarinder also ap-pealed to people across all otherdistricts in Punjab to avoid gath-erings and large celebrations dur-ing the festival, in view of thespike in cases.

Mohali to be underlockdown on Wednesday

IMA holds free Covidvaccination camp

SANGRUR (SUSHIL GOYAL): The Sangrurbranch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) in as-sistance with Management Committee of Mandir SriMaha Kali Devi Ji and Department of Health todayorganised a Free Covid Vaccination Camp in thepremises of Mandir Sri Maha Kali Devi Ji here. Inthis camp, over 205 persons, above 45 years, were

given Covid vacci-nation shots by thehealth employeesto save the peoplefrom the pandemic.Among others whotook part in thecamp included DrSanjeev Jindal, DrInderjit Singla, DrBaljit Singh, DrBhagwan Singh

and Dr Amandeep Aggarwal. Dr Jagmohan Singh,Assistant Civil Surgeon (ACS), Sangrur, appealed tothe people to maintain requisite distance and usemasks to save themselves from the disease. Dr Man-deep Singh, president of the Sangrur IMA, said thatthe Covid vaccination is safe so people should comeforward to get the Covid vaccination shots in largenumbers.

DEEPAK KUMARMACHHIWARA, APR 19

Wheat arrivals are running infull swing in MachhiwaraGrain Market, but the problemof traders and farmers is go-ing on, as it was. There isneither lifting in the market,nor is there any crop pay-ment and there is a lot of ten-sion in all the adhaties aboutthe gunny bags. Accordingto the data of the marketcommittee, till April 18, atotal of 3 lakh 63 thousand 3hundred 12 quintals wheat hasbeen procured in the market. Inwhich a total of 1 lakh 7 thou-sand 466 quintal wheat hasbeen purchased by Pungrain,while 99 thousand 735 poemshave been purchased by Mark-fed, 39 thousand 796 poeticalwheat in Warehouse main man-di and 10 thousand 35 poeticalwheat has been purchased in

Hendo Bet. Similarly, Punsuphas so far purchased 47 thou-sand 539 quintal wheat, whileall purchases by FCI have beenmade in Center Lakhowal,13246 quintal, Haddon Bet

12602 quintal, Sherpur Bet20262 quintal, while in BurjPawat 12629 quintal wheat hasbeen purchased. Lifting is neg-ligible. According to the data,only 52140 quintal wheat agen-cies have been raised in Mandi,which is only 14 per cent of thetotal purchase. Due to whichthe adhatiyas have started get-ting the problem of funds.

Grain Market filled with wheat sacksin Machhiwara, Only 14% lifting

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIAROUR, APR 19

After roping in social and re-ligious organisations for giv-ing further acceleration toCOVID vaccination, the Dis-trict Administration todaysaid that special camps wouldbe held in other institutionsalso in coming days.

Deputy CommissionerApneet Riyait while givinginformation in this regard saidthat today a special camp washeld in local Services Clubwhere health teams inoculat-ed nearly 100 beneficiaries in-cluding staff, members ofclub and their families. Suchspecial camps would also beorganised at other places, or-ganisations, institutions andNGOs, said Riyait adding thatif any institute wants to getthese camps held, they can

coordinate with district ad-ministration. Divulging de-tails of ongoing vaccinationdrive, Apneet Riyait said thataround 100 teams of healthdepartment were holdingcamps to administer vaccineto eligible beneficiaries whichcan be increased, if needed,and more than 1.80 lakh per-sons had been vaccinated inthe district so far. She said thatAdministration had madeelaborate arrangements to getthe eligible beneficiaries inoc-

ulated as early as possible inlarger public interest. Riyaitsaid that apart from differentplaces, vaccination campswere being held in Mandis ofDistrict to cover farmers,Arthiyas, labourers and otherstake holders during the ongo-ing procurement operations.Meanwhile, SDM HoshiarpurAmit Mahajan visited the spe-cial camp at Services Club totake stock of vaccination andboosted the morale of healthteams and beneficiaries.

Naerly 100 vaccinated in services club, otherinstitutes organisations also be covered: DC

DC directs SDMs to ensuretimely payment to farmers

GURUSAR SUDHAR (H.S.SIDHU): DeputyCommissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Mondaydirected Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) to en-sure timely payment to the farmers along withsmooth and hassle-free, procurement and lifting oftheir golden grains across the district during the on-going procurement season.While reviewing the pro-curement operations thismorning, Deputy Commis-sioner said that paymentworth more than Rs 53.51crore has been made to thefarmers till yet. He said thata total of 361168 MT ofwheat has been arrived in thegrain markets across the dis-trict till Sunday out of which334646 MT of wheat has been procured by variousagencies. Sharma said that the SDMs must-visitgrain markets along with officials from Food Supplyand Mandi Board daily in their respective jurisdic-tion to oversee the operations of procurement andlifting of grains besides ensuring promptly paymentsto the farmers.

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, APR 19

Councilor Narinder KumarBinta Arora from Ward No. 18was unanimously elected asthe head of the MunicipalCouncil after an hour-longmeeting at the Nagar CouncilWorking Committee in thepresence of legislatorAmarinder Singh RajaWadding.

Councilor Anu Bala waselected Senior vice presidentand Jagmeet Singh Lakkhafrom Ward No. 10 was electedvice president. Binta Arora'sname was proposed by Coun-cilor Narinder Singh Bholafrom Ward No. 2 for presidingover today's meeting, whileCouncilor Kulwant SinghPradhan from Ward No. 4 pro-

claimed his name. After thatRamesh Kumar Fauji, an inde-pendent councilor, includingthe remaining 17 councilors,gave their consent in the nameof Binta Arora. Talking tojournalists after the election ofthe Speaker, MLA AmarinderSingh Raja Wadding said thatafter the formation of Giddad-baha Nagar Council, it will nottake long to make Giddadbahaof his dreams, because thereare many things which requirethe consent of the President.But due to not being promi-

nent, many works were in-complete, which will now becompleted on priority basis.He hoped that the newly elect-ed officials of the city councilwould live up to their hopesand will be present day andnight to serve the people.Newly appointed head BintaArora said that he will live upto the hopes and expectationsof the MLA and the group willtake the councilors along andleave no stone unturned in theall-round development of thecity.

Exhibition at villageMaisarkhana held

BATHINDA (ANIL VERMA): State Bank of IndiaRural Self-Employment Training Institute (RSETI)prepared during the training by RSETI trainees in thehalf yearly fair to be held at village Mysarkhana.Various items including phulkari, jute bags, jutetoys, painted sheets, dupattas were exhibited andproved to be centre of attraction.

Narinder Kumar becomeshead of city council

KARANPREET FHANDRALBARNALA, APR 19

The newly appointed Presi-dent of Barnala MunicipalCouncil Gurjit Singh Raman-wasi was felicitated by the res-idents of Mahesh Nagar Han-diaya Road Barnala.. MaheshNagar Residence SocietyPresident Jagraj Singh (KisanMotors) thanked the PunjabCongress Vice President Ke-wal Singh Dhillon for the ap-pointment and said that he hasselected a very suitable personfor the post of President of theMunicipal Council. Raman-

wasia also assured the resi-dents of the colony that hewould complete the remainingunfinished works of all thewards of the city on prioritybasis and solve the problemsof the residents of the city im-mediately. Congress leadersNarinder Sharma, JasmeelSingh Dairywala, JaswinderSingh Sidhu, Sanjeev Bansal,Sunil Jindal, Iqbal Singh,Gopal Sharma Pinta, GoraLal, Manish Dhingra, RockyVerma, Darshan Sharma, Ka-mal Setia and other residentsof the colony were present onthe occasion.

Barnala MC President Gurjit SinghRamanwasi honoured

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, APR 19

Deputy director LudhianaAmit Bambi held a meetingwith safai sevak union Punjabpresident Ashok Sarvan, gen-eral secretary Ramesh Gec-hand, Arun Gill, Sutantar Gill,Lakhvir Singh and GurinderSingh in order to discuss aboutthe issues of sanitary workers,water supply workers andsewage department of munici-pal council jagraon. The MCworkers discussed regardingthe issues of workers withhigher authorities mentioningthat no major work of theworkers is being done becausesanitary department's clerkHarish Kumar has been trans-

ferred and no other clerk hastaken the charge. They alsomentioned the other major de-mand of the workers sayingthat the workers demand com-passionate appointment of sonof MC worker Late PritamSingh who lost his life lastyear. They also informed theauthorities that an application

regarding this has already beensubmitted. They also elaborat-ed on other demands of themunicipal council workers.Deputy director assured theunion representatives that thedemands will be sorted outsoon and written orders havebeen issued to EO Sanjay ku-mar Bansal regarding this.

Safai sevak union holds meetingwith Deputy director Ludhiana MAHAVIR GOYAL

AHMEDGARH, APR 19

Victoria Public School,Lehra commenced it's newsession in great spirits.Anonline Parent-teacher meetwas organised to strengthenthe bond of parents, stu-dents and the teachers. Themeeting was started with awelcome note by the schoolprincipal mr. Bipan Sethi .The principal Sethi intro-duced a new picture ofTEACH and TEACHER byelaborating it as T- technolo-gy,E- e-learning,A- adult ed-ucation,C- child develop-ment,H- holistic develop-ment,E- enhancer,R- re-sourceful. He urged the par-ents to be a friend,guide anda role model for their kids

and help them grow as aunique personality by keep-ing them emotionally, men-tally and physically strong in

this pandemic. The teachersguided the parents to encour-age their childrens for thebook reading and to providethem nutritious diet in theirgrowing years.

The students and theirparents were encouraged toattend the school meetings todiscuss the progress reportand plan out the strategiesfor the holistic developmentof the students.

VPS Lehra commencesvirtual parent orientation

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

CM meets Dhumal at his SamirpurresidenceHAMIRPUR: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur paid a courtesy call tothe former Chief Minister, Prem Kumar Dhumal at ( Dhumals)Samirpur residence on Sunday night, an official spokesman saidhere. Panchayati raj Minister, Veranda Kanwar, MLA’s NarendraThakur and Kamlesh Kumari were also present on this occasion.However, insiders in the Dhumal family told UNI that despite themeeting between the two big wigs, Jai Ram Thakur also extended aninvitation to the Dhumal family for a family function.

HIMACHAL/JKAnusuya becomesvice-president ofNagar Panchayat

PANKAJ KATNAAMB: Anusuya won from wardnumber 2 became Vice-President ofNagar Panchayat Amb today. Shewas congratulated by former ministerKuldeep Kumar, Amb block presidentBalwan Singh Thakur and youthCongress president Raghav Sharma.

ABVP District Unaunit issues HelplinenumbersJYOTI SYALUNA: The helpline number was issuedby Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi ParishadDistrict Una in the time of crisis. Districtconvenor Vinod Thakur said that theVidyarthi Parishad has been workingfor the national interest, social interestand student interest since its inception.There is a responsible studentorganization in Corona, where thewhole world was imprisoned inside thehouses, while the students of theVidyarthi Parishad joined the societyfor the purpose of distributing masks,making people aware under the publicawareness campaign, the work oftransporting people to their homes.The work of sending food has beendone, once the realization of increasein the case of corona, the helplinenumber has been issued in the districtso that no problem can arise to anyperson of the society in this hour ofcrisis and soon.Una (Tarun Thakur–8580837474), Bhatoli (Rajan-8352083479), Amb (Amount -8580983615), Daulatpur (Vikrant–7876373081), Chintpurni (Nikita–9816179706), Bangana (Abhishek-7018981706), Kotla Khurd (Kajal)7876822874). He has also appealedto the people of Una to get out of thehouse only when needed and followthe instructions given by thegovernment.

Those returning toHimachal from Delhiwill have compulsorilycorona tested: DCPANKAJ KATNAUNA: Deputy Commissioner Una hassaid that in view of the increasingcases of corona in Delhi, thegovernment has imposed a 7-daycurfew. He said that the rate ofinfection of corona in Delhi hasexceeded 24 percent. In view ofthese circumstances, people returningfrom Delhi in Una district will becompulsorily conducted for coronatests. Instructions have been issuedto the Health Department in thisregard and representatives ofPanchayati Raj Institutions, UrbanBodies and Panchayat Secretarieshave been asked to ensurecompliance of these orders. DC hasappealed to the district residents tomake arrangements to keep therelatives returning from Delhi inseparate rooms till their report comesback negative. This is in everyone'sinterest and will help prevent coronainfection from spreading further.

PANKAJ BHAARTIYAHAMIRPUR, APR 19

HP Chief Minister, Jai RamThakur today once againcategorically denied enforcingLockdown in the state in wake ofthe ongoing CORONA CRISIS.He said that it was the solution todeal with the situation as it couldharm the economy of the state.

While talking to localreporters, he said that thegovernment was making such amechanism under which thedreaded virus was to beeradicated and the economy ofthe state was to be strengthened.

He sought the cooperation ofthe people of the state to deal withthe crisis.

While maintaining that thepeople’s role in this crisis wasvital, he said that it was seenmissing this time and they should(people) should come forward totackle this situation by extending

their helping hand by observingall COVID related norms.

He said that for this, themedia had to come forward toeducate the people about the sadeffects of the CORONA and howto get rid of it. Thakur said thatthe media personnel would alsobe vaccinated on priority basis.

He said that the vaccinationalong with wearing face masks,social distancing and washinghands repeatedly were the mainweapons against the dreadedvirus and such weapons should beallowed to remain alert round theclock. Replying to a question, hesaid that the BJP was united and itwould win the Mandi Lok sabhaand Fatehpur assembly byeelections with an ease as thepeople were happy with theperformance of the BJP ledgovernments both at center and instate. The party has already wonmajority seats in the PRIelections, Civic body elections

and thereafter in the Municipalcorporation elections.

He said that it was yet notdecided how to help the familiesthat had lost their familymembers during the CORONAcrisis. He said that since theirnumber was too much as such afinal decision to this effect wouldbe taken after thorough

discussions.Thakur said that the

government was watching thesituation with rapport attentionregarding the drought situation inall parts of the state. It would beensured that there was no watercrisis in any part of the state andadequate supply of water would bemade available to the people.

No need of lockdown in HP: Jai RamCM stresses upon need for enhanced

sampling against COVID-19HAMIRPUR: Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur has stressedupon the need for enhancedsampling of people to detectthose suffering from COVID-19.While presiding over a meetingto review the Covid situation, theCM emphasized on the need toestablish a dedicated team toensure proper treatment of theCovid patients in home isolationand to regularly monitor theirhealth parameters besidesmotivating the people tovoluntarily come forward forCovid vaccination. He said thatefforts must be made to enhancesampling by specially targetinghostel students, staff, personsengaged in public transport,random sampling in marketplaces, testing of caterers andcooks etc. Thakur said this whilepresiding over a meeting toreview the Covid situation in thestate, and review the droughtsituation in the district on

Sunday night along with Ruraldevelopment-cum Panchayati rajdepartment minister, VirendraKanwar, local MLA’s NarendraThakur and Kamlesh Kumari.He asserted that home isolatedpatients must be contacted atleast twice a day by the localASHA workers and they shouldbe regularly called by thedoctors. He said that large scaleIEC on the theme of ‘No Mask-No Service’ must be launched tocover shops, offices, hotels andgeneral public to sensitize thepeople regarding strictlyfollowing guidelines issued bythe State Government from timeto time. He also launched HimRed Cross mobile app developedby the district administration onthis occasion. Secretary HealthAmitabh Awasthi said that theState Government would provideall logistic support to the districtadministration to effectivelyfight the pandemic.

Toll plaza starts in Sanwaraof Solan district

ABHIJOT PUNJ SOLAN, APR 19

The first toll plaza of Himachal'sFourlane in Sanwara on KalkaShimla National Highway 5started on Monday. The tollplaza will remain 100 percentfast tag. Other small vehicledrivers, including cars, jeeps,will have to pay a fee of Rs 55.The two-way fee is Rs 85. Aone-month pass will be made forRs 285 for the local peopleresiding in the ten km area oneither side of the toll plaza. The

length of this entire project was39.5 km, out of which toll hasbeen imposed for 36 km.However, the work of thefourlane is not finished yet,according to the people, if thework is completed according tothe people, it would not be sobad to pay them toll. NHAI'sproject director SK Sharma saidthat from today the first tollplaza of Fourlane in Himachalhas started in Sanwara of Solandistrict. He said that aim tocomplete the work of Fourlanewill be June this year.

Drug controller orders investigationover Remedisvir injection sale

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, APR 19

The drug controller has issued an order for aninvestigation into the company after the illegaltrade of Remdesvir injection prepared at theBaddi-based health biotech pharma company.Apart from this, five other companies are alsopreparing this injection. Currently imports areclosed, so the records of all these companiesshould be checked so that the injections cannotbe made there. According to the information,Chandigarh Police arrested five people from thehotel in Sector-17 by Chandigarh Operation Cellwhile making illegal deal for Remedisvirinjection used in treatment of Corona. Policehave also arrested Gaurav Chawla, director ofHealth Biotech Company based in Baddi, atZirakpur on the trail of the five. The other fiveaccused were identified as Abhishek PV, residentof Kerala, Sushil Kumar from South Delhi,

Prabhat Tyagi from Bhopal, Philip Jacob fromKerala and K.P A Francis. The accused did notget any license to sell and buy Remedisvirinjection. The operation cell registered a caseagainst the accused under various sections at theSector-17 police station and presented them all inthe district court. The court remanded everyoneon 4 days.Team of Operation Cell raided GauravChawla's Health Biotech Pharma Companybased in Baddi, Himachal, from where 3000Remedisvir injections have been recovered. Arate of Rs 4700 was written on an injection.Investigation revealed that this pharma companydid not have permission to sell Remedisvirinjection domestically. The industry had thepermission to export only and the CentralGovernment had stopped the export of thisinjection on April 11. . Police have seized papersfrom the pharma company. DSP Baddi NavdeepSingh said that under the supervision of SP, a raidwas conducted in Baddi.

Managers to ensure permission of marriage: DCPANKAJ KATNAUNA, APR 19

Deputy Commissioner Una Raghav Sharma has saidthat it is also the responsibility of hotel, marriagepalace or restaurant managers to ensure permissionfor organizing the programmes. He said that only marriage andfuneral programs can be organized in the district with the permissionof the concerned SDM. He said that the dministration has taken thisdecision only in view of the increasing cases of Corona. DC saidthat it is receiving information about the event in the hotel, marriagepalace or restaurant without permission. All managers are instructedto ensure that the organizer of the event has the written permissionof the SDM. Also, the programme should be organized according tothe terms of the permission and the covid guidelines.

Representatives of UnaArtists Asso meet CM

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, APR 19

Representative of District Una Artists Association metChief Minister Jairam Thakur. He also submitted ademand letter to the Chief Minister, Sanjeev KumarLovely, the representative of the Union, said that we allhave asked the Chief Minister for permission to performJagran Sankirtan and religious programmes by the artistsof Una. Chief Minister has given us complete assurancethat after discussing this, a decision will be taken soon, hethanked Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.

KISHORI LAL BAINSAMB, APR 19

Dr. Sikander Kumar ViceChancellor of Himachal PradeshUniversity said that Baba SahebDr. B. R. Ambedkar is his ideal.He was born on April 10, 1968 invillage Dagoh of DistrictHamirpur. The list of deprivationsseem pre-modern with no moneyto afford a rented room in Shimla,the poor students spent his nightsin a desolate corner of thePanchayat Bhavan; he skippedbreakfast and survived on tea andbread for two years whenstudying for Master’ Degree inEconomics: with the money fromhis father – a Havaldar in the

Army- he could meet hardlymonthly expenses for study; hemade it with a single pair of shoesand trousers and a shirt. Stillearlier his Himachal Village ofDagoh had no roads at that time.Then there were No Electricity,No Drinking Water and thejourney to school was a 7kilometer long hike over hilltracks. Then, as a Dalit, therewere the invidious socialobstacles and castediscriminations – a thirsty drinkfrom an ‘Uppar Caste’ pond onceinvited a brutal beating. Dr.Sikandar went through manyhardships and obtained a degreein M. Phil and Ph.D. inEconomics. He added that yet all

this only strengthened resolve ofDr. Sikander Kumar. His rise tothe post of Vice- Chancellor ofHimachal Pradesh University –after a brilliant academic,teaching and administrative career– is truly inspirational because hehad the grit and trouble resourceto face everything in life andsociety threw at him. “Being bornin a socially deprived Dalit familyat remote mountain village andreaching Shimla for higherstudies, I thank God and paytribute to my parents.”Says Dr.Sikander Kumar. He also addedthat Baba Saheb Dr. B. R.Ambedkar gave us the right tostudy, due to which I have reachedthis height today.

Dr. Sikander Kumar VC of HPU considersBaba Saheb Ambedkar as his ideal

105 more foundinfected in HamirpurHAMIRPUR, APR 19

Notwithstanding steps being taken by thegovernment agencies to contain the growing casesof the dreaded COVID-19, as many as 105 newpositive cases have surfaced in the district onMonday.

While sixty-nine cases were found throughRapid antigen test method, thirty-six others throughRT-PCR method.

Ten people have been found positive fromKudhar village of the district alone followed byfour each from NIT, Hamirpur and Baroha village.Those found positive included sixty men and forty-five women hailing from different parts of thedistrict.

Tounidevi block of the district heads the tablewith twenty cases followed by Bhoranj, Badsar andHamirpur Medical College hospital ten each case,eight from SRL lab, Hamirpur, three fromSujanpur, five from Galore respectively.

A spokesman of the health department saidtonight that except those admitted to the localmedical college hospital for treatment; other hadbeen advised Home quarantine for relaxation andcure.

All educational institutesto remain close till 1 May

SHIMLA, APR 19

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over a high levelmeeting with senior officers to review the Covid-19 situationin the State, here today. It was decided that all educationalinstitutions of the State would remain close till 1 May, 2021and faculty of schools, colleges and universities would alsonot come to their duty. The State Government also decided toput complete ban on transfers of field functional staff. ChiefMinster said that he recently visited three districts of the Stateand took stock of the Covid-19 situation. The state Cabinetmeeting would be held on 22 April to take few more decisionsto contain the spread of Covid-19 virus. He directed theofficers to enhance the bed capacity in the hospitals. He saidthat steps would be taken to ensure proper availability ofoxygen and medical staff in the State. He said that bedcapacity would be enhanced in Nerchowk Medical College,IGMC Shimla, Zonal Hospital Dharamshala, Tanda MedicalCollege, Sunder Nagar Hospital and various other hospitals.He said that health workers would be posted in appropriatenumber for care of Covid-19 patients. He said that specialemphasis was being laid on providing better health care andother facilities to the patients under home isolation.

Ladakh records 60 new COVID-19 casesLEH, APR 19

Ladakh recorded 60 newCOVID-19 cases on Monday,taking the infection tally to12,131, an official bulletin said.

The COVID-related death tollin Ladakh stands at 133, while10,351 people have recoveredfrom the infection since theoutbreak of the pandemic lastyear, it said. As per the bulletin

issued by Directorate of HealthServices, 50 new cases weredetected in Leh district and 10in Kargil district. The bulletinsaid 78 COVID patients weredischarged in Leh.

UT powermen to hold strike todayCHANDIGARH: The U.T. Powermen Union has given a call for observance of one day strikeon Tuesday. Chandigarh Administration has always been sympathetic to the genuine demandsof the Electricity Employees and there is no cause for any strike by the Employees. The Prin-ciple of “No work No Pay” shall be strictly enforced. The employees are, therefore, advised toattend duty. The defaulting employees will also be liable for other disciplinary action.

Necessary arrangements for maintaining the continuity of power supply though has beenmade but chances of failure of power supply due to any untoward incident cannot be ruled out.The Electricity consumers of U.T. Chandigarh are requested to kindly co-operate with the Ad-ministration. The public is requested, in general, to contact the various Complaint Centers intheir area for electricity complaints.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, APR 19

Deputy Commissioner MandipSingh Brar, IAS, today held ameeting with FOSWAC Chair-man Baljinder Singh andCRAWFED Chairman HiteshPuri for their valuable inputs andseek their cooperation to preventthe spread of Covid-19.

Due to surge of COVID- 19cases in the city, the DC instruct-ed the RWAs to spread awarenessregarding the vaccination for theeligible residents and also to fol-low the Covid Appropriate Be-haviour guidelines respectively intheir areas to curb COVID19spread in the city. In the detaileddiscussion, the DC appealed toRWAs representatives to activelyparticipate along with Adminis-tration on various issues whichincluded home isolation, strictadherence of night curfew andweekend lockdown, Ward/Sectorwise vaccination, Mass level test-ing, SOPs of home Quarantinelike etc discussed in detail.TheDC also directed the SDMs tostrictly enforce the guidelines andenhance number of challans in

their respective jurisdiction forthe same. Additional Deputy

Commissioner, SDMs and Direc-tor Public Relations from

Chandigarh Administration, at-tended the meeting.

To curb Covid spread, Deputy Commissionerseeks cooperation of FOSWAC and CRAWFED

Approval for re-use of goodcondition gunny bags bringscheers to Arhtiyas, agencies

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: The decision of thePunjab Government to allow reuseof good condition used gunny bagsto ensure smooth procurement ofwheat during the current Rabiseason has brought cheers on thefaces of Arhtiyas and procurementagencies here. It may be recalledthat Punjab Chief Minister, CaptainAmarinder had given its nod toaddress the shortage of gunny bagsdue to the sudden influx of wheat inthe mandis. In continuation of thenew instructions regard the use ofused gunny bags, District Food &Supply Controller Harsharanjit SinghBrar on Monday convened anurgent meeting of the DistrictManagers of various procurementagencies here to apprised them ofthe recent instructions and ask themto the expidite the procurementprocess and lifting by maximum useof used gunny bags .

Youth arrest withbanned injectionsAJAY ARORAKHAMANON: Police have seized14 banned injections frommotorcycle borne youth during thepatrolling. SHO Kheri Naudh SinghHarminder Singh has said ASI NetarSingh with Police Party havestopped a youth on suspiciouscondition and during his searchPolice recovered 14 bannedinjections from his possession. ThePolice have registered a case ofNDPS act against the youth.

Kurali police bookone under mines andminerals actSHASHI PAL JAINKURALI: The Kurali Sadar policehave arrested one Balwinder Singhwho was driving a Tipper filled withSand etc. without any properdocuments. ASI Kamaljit Singh ofKurali Sadar Police was on patrollingwhen they noticed a vehicle HR45-A-9376 coming from Siswan side whichwas filled with Sand in the early hoursof the day on Sunday. The driverBalwinder Singh could not show anylicense or permit about the sand. Thepolice registered a case against himunder Mines and Minerals(Regulation of Development) Act1957 and under 188 IPC.

Farmers block traffic to protestagainst the non-lifting of wheat

in Kharar Grain Market

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, APR 19

Farmers leaders todaystaged a dharna on Kharar-Badala road in protestagainst the lack of facilitiesin the local Grain Marketand non-lifting of wheat dueto shortage of Bardana andraised slogans against thegovernment.

Farmer leaders JaspalSingh Niamian and Davin-der Singh Dehkala, whowere present at the dharna,said that they had alsostaged a dharna the day be-fore yesterday and the offi-cials at that time had saidthat the Bardana would be

made available in one ortwo days but till today noBardana has reached inKharar Grain Market. Theysaid that this had created abacklog of wheat and wascausing a lot of inconven-ience to the farmers.

They said that therewas no sanitation arrange-ments and no other facilitiesand no payment had beenmade to the farmers sinceApril 11. They alleged thatthere was no system in thismarket.

They said officials didnot know when the Bardanawould arrive. They alsochanted slogans on the oc-casion.

SUMER GARGSUNAM, APR 19

Sangrur District IndustrialChamber(SDIC), blockSunam with the support ofNGOs, like Shree Hari DassNikunj Bihari Sewa Samiti,City Zymkhanna Club &Arorvansh Khatri SabhaSunam has organized a freeCovid 19 vaccination campfor the age above 45 years &also Diabetes testing campat Shiv Niketan Dharamsha-la here today.Kuldeep SinghTehsildar, Sunam urged thepublic to follow the precau-tions of Corona & come for-

ward to get the shot of coro-na vaccination as the secondphase of corona is moredangerous than previousone.

Moreover, now the fa-cility of vaccination is avail-able with us. GhanshamKansal spokesman of thecamp said that this campwas a very successful as 200people got the shot of coro-na vaccination at this Camp.

"To control the spread-ing of Corona virus in pub-lic, we with the support oflocal NGOs will organizethese type of camp in a bigway", Kansal added.

NGOs organise free coronavaccination camp at Sunam

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, APR 19

After a long wait for theelection of President andVice-President of KhararMunicipal Council, theelection meeting to be heldhere today was postponeddue to law and order issuesalthough the members be-longing to SAD and itssupporters have clear ma-jority in the house.

Being agitated theworkers of SAD in thepresence of Akali Dal lead-ers, Former Member LokSabha, Prem Singh Chan-dumajra, senior leaderCharanjit Singh Brar andHalqa in-charge RanjitSingh Gill, raised anti-gov-ernment slogans andstormed the existing officeof the Municipal CouncilThe main gate of the meet-ing was closed and the offi-

cial vehicle of the SDM ofKharar was not allowed togo out. It may be recalledthat the meeting of theMunicipal Council wasscheduled to be held at 12noon today and a largenumber of Akali supportershad gathered there on time.The council has a total of27 members out of which15 members who wereAkali supporters came to-gether for the meetingwearing the same dress.They thus proved before

the meeting that they had aclear majority out of a to-tal of 27 members. Aftersome time, the SDM ofKharar also reached at themeeting place. Outside theoffice, a large number ofAkali Party supportersturned out and were not al-lowed to go inside the gate.Speaking to reporters later,the SDM said that immedi-ately after the memberswere sworn in some of themembers started shouting.Meanwhile, some of the

ladies stood up and came tohis table and picked up thechairs and started throwingthem. Even in the meetingthe Corona's guidelineswere not followed. The at-mosphere in the meetingroom was not conducive sothe election has been post-poned to May 3. He saidthat all the members whohad spoiled the atmosphereinside have been recordedin the video. He is writingto DSP Kharar to investi-gate and take action. Mean-while, Prem Singh Chan-dumajra, Charanjit SinghBrar and Ranjit Singh Gilltold reporters that democ-racy had been eroded todayand at the behest of thepresent government the ad-ministration had not al-lowed the majority mem-bers to elect their Presidentand Vice President them-selves.

Election of President of KhararNagar Council postponed

SHASHI PAL JAINLALRU, APR 19

The Lalru police have arrest-ed one person Monu a resi-dent of Distt. Jind followingthe recovery of one kg of Opi-um from his possession .

As per information re-ceived from Satinder SinghIPS, Senior Suprintendent ofPolice, Distt. Mohali keepingin view the guidelines laiddown in order to curb themenace of Drug Traffickingcarried out by various ele-ments in the society, the Lal-ru police under the able guid-ance of Dr. Ravjot GrewalIPS, SP Rural, and Sh. Gur-bakshish Singh PPS, DSP De-rabassi- Insp. Sukhbir Singh,SHO, PS Lalru, along withhis police team, apprehended

a man on 16/04/21 while pa-trolling, from the bus stop

near the Ravidas Bhawan inLalru. This man named Monu

caught under suspicious ac-tivity, was carrying a poly-thene bag, which whensearched was found to con-tain 1kg of Opium. An FIRno. 62, dtd. 16/04/21, u/s18/61/85 NDPS Act, PS Lal-ru, was registered against theaccused, following which hewas arrested.

During interrogation theaccused revealed that he is ataxi driver and he had takenthis Opium from a person in aplace called Aagar in MadhyaPradesh and was supposed todeliver it to someone in Zi-rakpur, for which he wouldhave received an amount ofmoney, before which he wascaught by the police. The caseis being investigated thor-oughly and we are hopeful ofmore revelations.

Lalru police arrests man with one kg of opium

Market Committee Chairman Navinder Singh Navi inauguratingwheat procurement at village Kaureana. (Photo by Ishwar Garg)

VERMAGURDASPUR, APR 19

The procurement of wheat inGurdaspur district has beengoing on smoothly withoutany delay till April 18, when100323 metric tonnes ofwheat had arrived out ofwhich 90179 metric tonneshad been procured. 39 percent wheat has been collect-ed in the markets and Rs. 6crore 7 lakh has been paid tothe farmers.

Jaswinder Singh, afarmer of Bhoon village,who reached Dana Mandi,Gurdaspur with wheat, saidthat special measures havebeen taken by the state gov-ernment for the procurementand disbursement of wheat in

the mandis and like last time,there is no problem for thefarmers in the markets. . Hesaid that he had brought his

crop in DanaMandi yesterdayand today andwas idle in the af-ternoon.

He said thatspecial arrange-ments have alsobeen made in themandis for pre-vention of con-cerning ovid-19,masks and sani-tizers are beingprovided andclean drinkingwater is beingprovided. Healso appreciated

the arrangements made bythe district administration es-pecially the officers of Man-di Board and Market Com-

mittee for the convenience ofthe farmers. Speaking on theoccasion Sucha Singh Ram-nagar, Chairman MarketCommittee Gurdaspur saidthat under the leadership ofPunjab Government the pro-curement and disbursementof wheat crop in the mandiswas going on smoothly andthe payment of the crop wasbeing made within the stipu-lated time.

19 Even during the epi-demic, there is no problem inselling one's crop. Neces-sary arrangements have beenmade by the district adminis-tration for the convenienceof farmers, laborers and arti-sans and they are also beingsensitized to prevent theKovid-19 epidemic.

Along with procurement of wheat from grainmarkets of district, harvesting also accelerated

VERMAGHUMAN, APR 19

Under the direction of educa-tion secretary krishankumar an admission fairwas organised led byBlock Nodal OfficerPrincipal Ramlal andPrincipal Baba NamdevGovernment SeniorSecondary School Ghu-man Sunita Sharma withassociation of block mentorPunjabi Rajbir Kaur at nearbytown Ghuman to promote theadmission drive

An Admission Cell hasbeen set up in collaborationwith above officers. Aware-ness Center was set up toprovide information aboutthe facilities available ingovernment schools. BlockMentor Punjabi Rajbir Kaur,who was specially present on

the occasion, announced onthe mic that the main objec-tive of this admission cell isin government schools to en-

roll as many children as pos-sible. Bala Work, Color Cod-ing, Eduset, E-Content, FreeUniform, Free Lunch, Pro-jector, Library, Book Bank,Lab, Computer Lab, ScienceLab, Math Park, SciencePark, Mathematics Fair, Sci-ence Fair, scholarships, edu-cational competitions, cul-tural activities, facilities areprovided in governmentschools.

Admission Cell set up underleadership of Sunita Sharma

EducationalInstitutions, IELTScenters to remainclosed till April 30

ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA, APR 19

District Magistrate-cum-Deputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma onMonday ordered the closingof all educational institutionssuch as schools & collegesetc besides IELTS and othercoaching centres in the dis-trict till April 30, 2021 in thedistrict.In the order, the Dis-trict Magistrate said as all ed-ucational institutions includ-ing schools/colleges are al-ready closed since April 9, ithas been found that IELTSand other coaching centersare running in full capacity.Due to the sharp resurgenceof Covid cases and to avoidgathering of students, DeputyCommissioner ordered thatthese IELTS/other coachingcenters would remain shut tillApril 30 in the district.

KARANPREET DHANDRALBARNALA, APR 19

The 89th birth anniversary ofBaba Bahar and Pun-jabi Sahit Ratan OmPrakash Gas of Bar-nala, a city known forits literary mecca Alliedmeetings and the Gassfamily celebrated to-gether. Jagidar SinghNirala, Om PrakashGas, Satya Galati, KavarjitBhattal, Bhala Singh, SagheraTarsem, Sagar Singh Sagar,Paramjit Mann, FormerMember Parliament RajdevSingh Khalsa Rajvidar KarBeta. The program startedwith Ram Saroop SangeetSadan. This debate was start-ed by Dr. Ravinder Gaso did itwith his own ideas. Dr. Dar-shan Gas Bhalla Singh,Saghera, Tarspal Kar and

Malvidar Shire took part inthe discussion on public con-sciousness and also briefedthe audience about Gas's bi-

ography and literary journey.The President of PunjabiSahitya Sabha BarnalaParamjit Singh Mann said thattoday we need to be vigilantand alert the people. Present-ing his views, Tarsem Shireexpressed concern over to-day's farming crisis. Theevent was hosted by Sudar-shan Gas and welcomed thevisiting writers, journalistsand family members.

Barnala celebrates 89th birthday ofOm Prakash Gas at Paj Darya Lok Kala

HARPREET SINGH GILLRAIKOT, APR 19

Before the wheat crop enteredthe mandis, the Congressgovernment had made bigclaims that the farmers wouldnot face any problem in themandis and the purchasedcrop would be paid within 72hours. But once again all theclaims seem to be hollow.These words were uttered byPrabhjot Singh Dhaliwal,Youth District President, Shi-romani Akali Dal. The Con-gress government is also re-sponsible for the delay in

weighing and lifting due toscarcity of bags, which is adirect loss to the farmers. TheSanyukt Kisan Morcha alsodecided that if the Captaingovernment did not addressthe grievances of the farmers,a massive agitation would belaunched against the stategovernment. He said that theYouth Akali Dal also wel-comed his decision. He saidthat Ludhiana-Bathinda high-way would be blocked atRaikot in protest of the prob-lems faced by the farmers inthe mandis, if the harassmentcontinues.

‘Captain Government's promisesregarding wheat procurement

arrangements turn out to be hollow’

Man crushed under truck, dies SHAHPUR KANDI (SHIVJOT GHUMAN): The personcrossing the road died on the spot after he was crushed un-der a truck here. A case has been registered against the truckdriver by Sujanpur police in this regard.While giving the in-formation, the police station chief Avtar Singh said thatAshwani Kumar (36) resident Chhota Manwal bridge no.4was crossing the road that got into the wrap of the truck anddied on the spot. On the basis of the statements of Sunil Ku-mar, brother of the deceased Ashwani Kumar, on behalf ofSujanpur police, a case has been registered against the un-known truck driver and the truck has been taken into pos-session.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

LPU organises webinar on 'United NationsContribution in Handling Global Challenges'ASHOKKAURAPHAGWARA: The Department of Government and Public Administration at the School ofHumanities, Lovely Professional University (LPU), organized a webinar on “United NationsContribution in Handling Global Challenges”. Resource person for the virtual programmewas the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and CountryDirector to India Bishow Parajuli. He has experience of 35 years in development,humanitarian affairs, diplomacy, fundraising and management in over 10 countries in Asia,the Middle East and Africa including WFP headquarters in Rome. Bishow Parajuliconversed about the role of UN in handling the global issues like refugees’ crisis, climate,diseases, COVID outbreak, food issues, poverty, technology, migration, safeguardingpeace, protecting human rights, justice, and problems of governance & rule of law, atomicnuclear weapons, and many other concerns all over the world for UN.

7LPU doing great work inthe internationalizationof education: DrPokhriyal

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Education Minister ofIndia Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’addressed International Conferencevirtually at Lovely ProfessionalUniversity (LPU), comprisingmanagement of top global Universities.Occasion was one-day long virtual‘Conference on International HigherEducation Opportunities in the Post-COVID World’ organized by LPU at itscampus. Hon'ble Minister of Education,Government of India, Dr RameshPokhriyal Nishank shared: “I am veryhappy that LPU has organized thisdialogue with the senior policymakersof the world, and has been doing somuch work in the internationalization ofeducation. Continuing Dr Pokhriyalshared: “This conference comes at anopportune time, especially so, when theInternational borders are closed. LPUas an International University has againtaken a leadership position and broughttogether some great leaders from theUSA, UK, Europe, Australia andCanada to take a deep dive into thechallenges that COVID posed and theopportunities it has provided.” Prior tothis, Dr Nishank acknowledged LPUChancellor Mr Ashok Mittal forestablishing internationally focusedsingle-campus largest university of thecountry. Appreciating all endeavours atLPU, he specially mentioned- “when thewhole world is combating the epidemic,LPU has kept a focus on education &society, and has contributedsignificantly in such an unprecedentedpandemic time.”

90 students of DAVCollege get placement

JALANDHAR: One more jewel addedin the crown of training and placementcell, DAV College Jalandhar 55students have been selected asSummer Interns in MAGNIK INDIA afterthorough rounds of interview. 35students are selected for SummerInternship program in TENHARD after arigorous selection test procedure. Dr.SK Arora, Principal DAV CollegeJalandhar was really happy with suchback to back accomplishments of theCell.On this moment of pride, Prof.Manav Aggarwal (Dean Placements)congratulated the enthusiastic studentsand praised their constant efforts. Allthe senior faculty members also praisedthe students and the team for theirconstant efforts.

Nagpal takes over asTrust Chairman

RAJ SADOSHABOHAR: Anil Nagpal, who had beenappointed Chairman of ImprovementTrust, took the charge on Monday. Onthe occasion, District Youth Congressex-president Sandeep Jakhar offeredsweets and good wishes to Nagpal.Municipal Corporation Mayor VimalThatai, councilors Mangat Rai Bathlaand Puneet Arora, Beopar Mandalpresident Suresh Bansal and secretaryVinod Sharma “Lali”, ArhtiyaAssociation president Anil Nagori, CityCongress president Mohan Lal Thatai,Market Committee chairman SurinderBishnoi, Pesticides and FertilizerDealers Association president RakeshKalani, Homeopathic Medical Collegeprincipal Dr Rajinder Girdhar andExecutive Officer Rajneesh Girdharwere also present. Anil Nagpalthanked PPCC president Sunil Jakharfor his appointment and said that he willcarry out the responsibility assigned tohim by the party with all sincerity. Hesaid that the Trust has implemented 4development schemes in the last 45years, including a residential colony.The remaining development works willbe completed on priority basis.

SC stays further proceedings inAmazon-Future-Reliance case

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APR 19

The Supreme Court on Mondaystayed further proceedingsbefore Single Judge andDivision Bench of Delhi HighCourt in the Amazon-Future-Reliance case.

A Bench headed by JusticeRohinton F Nariman said thematter will be finally decided bythe top court. The matter will beheard on May 4.

"We will stay furtherproceedings before Single Judgeand Division Bench. Meanwhile,pleadings will be completed andthe matter will come up withother matter on May 4," the apexcourt said.

The top court was hearing anappeal of e-commerce giantAmazon challenging Delhi HighCourt's decision to stay an orderupholding an emergencyarbitrator award restrainingFuture Retail Limited (FRL)from going ahead with its Rs24,731 crore assets sale dealwith Reliance Retail.

On March 22, a DivisionBench of High Court ChiefJustice D N Patel and JusticeJasmeet Singh had stayed aMarch 18 order of Justice J RMidha ordering attachment ofthe assets of Future CouponsPrivate Limited (FCPL), FRL,

Kishore Biyani and 10 otherspromoters.

Amazon has been seekingenforcement of an order of theemergency arbitrator (EA) at theSingapore InternationalArbitration Centre (SIAC)restraining FRL from taking anysteps to transfer its retail assets.

Amazon has a 49 per centstake in FCPL, which in turnowns a 9.82 per cent stake inFRL. Amazon's contention isthat it has invested Rs 1,431crore in FCPL on the clearunderstanding that FRL wouldbe the sole vehicle for its retailbusiness and its retail assetswould not be alienated withoutconsent and never to a RestrictedPerson.

FRL, on the other hand, hasobjected to the enforcement ofthe EA award saying that it is notan order under Section 17(1) ofthe Arbitration and Conciliation

Act and hence not enforceable inIndia. FRL has contended thatthe Rs 24,731 crore deal wasvery important to save its 25,000

employees. It had said as per thedeal, Reliance will not only takeover FRL's shops but also all itsliabilities.

Adjourns criminal prosecutionagainst two Italian marines

NEW DELHI: The SupremeCourt on Monday adjournedthe matter for a week, related tothe closing of the criminalprosecution against two Italianmarines for killing twofishermen off Kerala coast in2012, as the compensationmoney of Rs 10 crore, asagreed by Italy, is yet to bedeposited in the Indian TopCourt. The three-judge benchof the Apex Court, headed bythe Chief Justice of India (CJI)Sharad Arvind Bobde, askedthe centre, where is the money(has it been deposited beforethe Supreme Court registry)?.To this, the junior, to SolicitorGeneral (SG) Tushar Mehta,replied that they (Italy) haveinitiated the transfer of money.He, however, said that themoney is yet to be deposited.

To this, the CJI Bobde, ledbench, sarcastically,commented that "You (The

Centre) were only in a hurrylast time but we also know howministries work," andadjourned the matter for furtherhearing for a week. TheSupreme Court had in its lasthearing on April 09, asked theRepublic of Italy to deposit thecompensation amount of Rs 10crore, with the Ministry ofExternal Affairs (MEA), andafter which, a decision wouldbe taken to pay these amount tothe families of the two Keralafishermen killed by the twoItalian Marines --Massimiliano Latorre andSalvatore Girone.

The Apex Court had in itslast hearing, asked the Centreto furnish the account details ofthe MEA, so that the Republicof Italy can deposit the moneyin the account, and the SC caninitiate the process ofdisbursing the money to thevictims' families.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, APR 19

The cumulative number ofCOVID-19 vaccine dosesadministered in the country hascrossed 12.38 crores on Mondayas part of the world's largestvaccination drive, said theMinistry of Health and FamilyWelfare. According to theministry, cumulatively,12,38,52,566 vaccine doses havebeen administered through18,37,373 sessions, as per theprovisional report till 7 am today.The ministry stated that over 24lakh vaccination doses wereadministered in the last 24 hours.As on Day-93 of the vaccinationdrive (April 18, 2021),12,30,007 vaccine doses weregiven. Out of which, 9,40,725beneficiaries were vaccinatedacross 21,905 sessions for firstdose and 2,89,282 beneficiariesreceived second dose of thevaccine. "These include91,36,134 HCWs who havetaken the 1st dose and 57,20,048HCWs who have taken the 2nd

dose, 1,12,63,909 FLWs(1stdose), 55,32,396 FLWs(2nddose), 4,59,05,265 1st dosebeneficiaries and 40,90,388 2nddose beneficiaries more than 60years old and 4,10,66,462 (1stdose) and 11,37,964 (2nd dose)beneficiaries aged 45 to 60years," it said. The ministryfurther informed that eightstates account for 59.42 percent of the total doses given sofar in the country. Meanwhile,India's daily new cases continueto rise. 2,73,810 new caseswere registered in the last 24hours. Maharashtra, UttarPradesh, Delhi, Karnataka,Kerala, Chhattisgarh, MadhyaPradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujaratand Rajasthan report 78.58 percent of the new cases.Maharashtra has reported thehighest daily new cases at68,631 followed by UttarPradesh with 30,566 while Delhireported 25,462 new cases."India's total active caseload hasreached 19,29,329. It nowcomprises 12.81 per cent of thecountry's total positive cases.

COVID-19 vaccination coverageexceeds 12.38 crores

Not a single cemetery for funeral of Coronadeceased in Zirakpur

AMIT KALIAZIRAKPUR, APR 19

The number of corona patientsin the city is increasing day byday and hospitals are filling up.In big cities like Gujarat andMaharashtra, the situation is sobad that the hospitals are shortof oxygen cylinders and thehospitals are full with coronapatients. The death toll is alsorising. Similarly in Punjab thesituation is on the verge ofgetting worse and people arefollowing the rules of nightcurfew but most of the traffictime is during the day andpeoples are not following allthe rules of Corona epidemic inday. In Zirakpur city, thenumber of corona patients isincreasing rapidly and there isan atmosphere of fear amongthe people, but the mostdisappointing thing has cometo light that despite thepopulation of Zirakpur citybeing 2.50 to 3 lakh and theDespite being the richest citycouncil of entire state, there is

not a single crematorium forcorona victims in the entire cityand the dead bodies are sent bythe hospitals to Balongi,Panchkula and ChandigarhSector 25 crematoriums and thefamilies of the deceased facegreat embarrassment.According to the hospitalreports, a total of 6700 corona

positive cases have beenreported so far and a total of1200 corona active patients arepresently present in the city.Since January, 1,750 cases ofcorona have been reported anda total of 11 people have losttheir lives due to corona. Whencontacted regarding the matter,ME Mukesh Rai of Zirakpur

Municipal Council said that thePresident of ZirakpurMunicipal Council has takenover the charge a few days backand the next meeting of theMunicipal Council woulddecide to build a moderncemetery in the city A moderncemetery will be constructed inthe city shortly.

Due to the lack of a cemeteryin the city, the family membersof the deceased are saddenedby the loss of a family memberand the family members donot know where his funeral willtake place.

Ramnik Sharma, AtulyaPrayas Charitable Society

President.

The total number of active casesof corona can also be doubtedas most people are afraid to gettested for corona and starttreatment at home when theyhave symptoms of corona, andthey alsi transmit virus to others.

Monica Rai, Bal ShikshaPhulvari Member and

Founder

Fear of the corona is fadingand there are only a fewpeople left who follow all therules of the corona and thosewho do not follow the rules ofthe corona other people whofollow the rules of the coronahave to face difficulties.

Chandni, City Resident

'Congress will not only win inPathankot but also in entire Pb'R.SINGHPATHANKOT, APR 19

Youth Congress leader Puneet Pinta,resident of Sujanpur, has been appointedas chairman of the Punjab Trades Boardof the Excise and Taxation Departmenton behalf of the Government ofPunjab.His appointment sparked a waveof happiness not only in Sujanpur districtPathankot, which was the reason thatwhen he reached Pathankot fromChandigarh, the residents of the districtwelcomed him with a wink. Politicalexperts see this appointment of PuneetPinta as the solidarity of the Congress,especially with the scattered Congress inSujanpur. Newly appointed chairman ofPunjab Traders Board, Puneet Saini Pintathanked Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh at a press conference.He was accompanied by Rajput WelfareBoard Punjab Chairman DavinderDarshi, Sujanpur Incharge Amit Mantu,improvement Trust Chairman VibhutiSharma, former Councilor Jugal Kishore,Councilor Vikram Bikku, Purn SinghPathania, Master Ratan Chand and BittaKatal in particular. While addressing thepress conference, newly appointedchairman Puneet Pinta thanked Punjab

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh,Congress Punjab Chief Sunil Jakhar andOSD Major Amardeep Singh Manepur ofChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.He gave the local credit for becoming thechairman to the chairman of the RajputWelfare Board Punjab, Davinder Darshiand Sujanpur in-charge Amit Mantu, andsaid that he would carry out theresponsibility assigned to him. Chairmanof the improvement Trust, VibhutiSharma thanked Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh congratulating PuneetSaini Pinta and said that he would work tostrengthen the Congress on the trustshown by Captain Amarinder Singh onPinta. On this occasion Saini MahasabhaPresident Paramjit Saini PammahPehalwan, Press Club President AjaySaini, Puran Singh Pathania, MasterRatan Chand, Aryan Mahajan, ShamsherBittu, Congress leader Randhir Bitta,former Councilor Jugal Kishore, TarsemBarhoi etc. were also present.

3 robbers arrested by Jagraonpolice, motorcycle recovered

SUKH NAHARJAGRAON, APR 19

Under district Ludhiana ruralpolice's campaign against the badelements, jagraon police arrested3 robbers who were allegedlyaddicted to carrying out thefts androbberies. According to police statement a police team wascarrying out check at Kamal Chownk Jagraon when theyreceived information regarding snatchers who used to carry outrobberies as well by threatening people. SHO city GaganpreetSingh said that police received information that SukhpreetSingh alias Sukha son of Gyan Singh, Manpreet Singh aliasGora son of Naib Singh and Jaspal Singh son of Mahinder Singhare notorious robbers of the area who have already executedmany snatching incidents and robberies. It is worth mentioningthat same three are accused in a snatching incident in which theysnatched away son of Daljit kaur daughter of Charan Singh andwere caught in a CCTV footage snatching a mobile phone ridinga motorcycle a half broken number plate.

9 split AC's copper pipe stolenat block committee shops

KULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU, APR 19

9 Split AC pipes were stolen by unknown thieves in theshops of Block Committee of Jandiala Guru. Please tellthat only the DSP office and SHO office is at a distance

of only 100 Ghz. The thievescarried out the incidentcomfortably. The shopkeepers saidthey came to know of the incidentwhen they went upstairs to serviceAC today. They saw that AC pipewas cut. The closed toilets of theblock office behind these shopshave also become a hangout foraddicts, where the syringes usedfor intoxication, empty packets of

cigarettes and empty leaves of Spasavan drug pills canbe seen, the journalist said. Captured in the camera. Itis a matter of surprise that which medical store sellsthese drugs without the prescription of a doctor to usethese pills and intoxicants?

Education deptt will hold fair forachievements of govt schools

SARWANQADIAN, APR 19

People are being made aware of thefacilities of government schools bysetting up admission cells acrossthe state under the guidelines ofEducation Secretary KrishanKumar, under this series, onTuesday,near the local governmentsenior secondary school on theedge of road education fair will beorganized in which in addition tothe block primary education officerqadIan, block mentor qadian1 of allsubjects, block nodal officer VijayKumar will also be present. Giving

information in this regard, BlockNodal Officer Vijay Kumar andblock mentor Mukesh Kumar,Pawan Kumar, member of thecommittee, informed that a fair willbe organized to make them awareabout the achievements of theEducation Department and thefacilities provided in government

schools. In which the people of thevillages around the area have themain objective of the developmentof government schools and theaddition of their education, themain objective of this fair is to getmaximum number of childrenenrolled in government schools.Bala work, color coding, eduset, e-content, free uniform, free lunch,projector, library, book bank, lab,computer lab, science lab, mathpark, science park, math fair,science fair, in government schoolsScholarships, educationalcompetitions, cultural activities areprepared.

8THE SECRET WAS TO JUST BE COOL, STAY IN

GOD'S GRACES, AND WORK IT OUT.

SOLOMON BURKE

NOTHING IS COOLER AND MORE ATTRACTIVETHAN A BIG COMEBACK, AND THAT'LL BE ME.

STEVEN ADLER

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

SuperiorMother, your baby is silly! She isso absurdly childish! She doesnot know the difference betweenthe lights in the streets and thestars. When we play at eatingwith pebbles, she thinks they arereal food, and tries to put theminto her mouth. When I open abook before her and ask her tolearn her a, b, c, she tears theleaves with her hands and roarsfor joy at nothing; this is yourbaby's way of doing her lesson.When I shake my head at her inanger and scold her and call hernaughty, she laughs and thinks itgreat fun.

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

Chinese Navy seeks to be more 'port'ableOne of China's

strengths - as an au-thoritarian commu-

nist state - is its ability towield a whole-of-nation ap-proach to security, diplo-matic and economic affairsaround the globe. This isseen clearly in its efforts todevelop port infrastructureand to carve out opportuni-ties for naval bases in terri-tories far from home.

The region most talkedabout is the Indian Ocean,with China investing incommercial ports in placessuch as Myanmar, Sri Lan-ka and Pakistan. The threatof a "string of pearls" - anetwork of Chinese-con-trolled facilities ringing theperimeter of the IndianOcean that can be utilizedby the People's LiberationArmy (PLA) - has been dis-cussed for years, but is yetto fructify. Gwadar in Pak-istan is routinely cited as apotential base for the PLANavy (PLAN), but this isyet to occur.

In fact, China's greatestprogress has been in Dji-bouti, with the PLA open-ing its first overseas mili-tary base on 1 August 2017.China did so ostensibly tosupport its naval counter-piracy task force in the Gulfof Aden, which has had acontinuous presence theresince the end of 2008. Theincidence of piracy near theHorn of Africa has ebbed tovirtually nil, but there areno signs of China with-drawing its naval presence.This fact by itself indicatesthat the PLA has ulteriormotives for maintaining apresence there. China's Dji-boutian base is sited just 15

minutes away from CampLemonnier, the USA'slargest military facility onthe African continent. TheChinese-owned Doralehcommercial port allowsPLAN vessels to dock, andthe PLA has also been ex-tending the piers at its ownbase to accommodate larg-er warships.

However, the globalhotspot for piracy is nowthe Gulf of Guinea in WestAfrica, an area that ac-counted for 43% of globalpiracy in the first quarter of2021. China is reportedlyconsidering building a newport for Senegal, WestAfrica (ostensibly to assistthe Senegal Navy), whichwould give the PLAN con-

venient access to WestAfrica and the South At-lantic. China has to treadwarily, though, as it knowsthere will be significantpushback if it creates obvi-ous military bases in sensi-tive regions of the world. Ittherefore prefers to hide be-hind commercial invest-ments and developments tocamouflage its martial in-tentions.

The USA, in its "Annu-al Threat Assessment of theUS Intelligence Communi-ty" released on 9 April, not-ed: "Beijing is increasinglycombining its growing mil-itary power with its eco-nomic, technological anddiplomatic clout to preservethe Chinese Communist

Party (CCP), secure what itviews as its territory and re-gional preeminence, andpursue international coop-eration at Washington's ex-pense." This ability to cen-trally pull the levers of in-fluence is at the heart ofChairman Xi Jinping'sblue-ribbon Belt and RoadInitiative (BRI), to whichmore than 60 countrieshave already signed up. Ofcourse, the BRI is a broaddirective rather than a pre-cise strategy featuring keymilestones mapped out inadvance. The aim is forChinese entities to formpartnerships with foreignplayers to advance China'sstrategic interests, and theambiguous concept re-

mains beneficially flexible.The US intelligence com-munity reported: "Beijingwill continue to promotethe Belt and Road Initiativeto expand China's econom-ic, political and militarypresence abroad, while try-ing to reduce waste and ex-ploitative practices, whichhave led to internationalcriticism. China will try toincrease its influence using'vaccine diplomacy', givingcountries favored access tothe COVID-19 vaccines itis developing. China alsowill promote new interna-tional norms for technologyand human rights, empha-sizing state sovereignty andpolitical stability over indi-vidual rights."

Furthermore, the Aus-tralian Strategic Policy In-stitute (ASPI) released a re-port entitled "Leapingacross the Oceans: The PortOperators behind China'sNaval Expansion" in Feb-ruary 2021. Its authors,Charlie Lyons Jones andRaphael Veit, pointed out:"A lesser studied aspect ofthe BRI is its connection tothe PLA. What's likely toemerge from COVID-19 isa pared-down, more fo-cused BRI. Future projects,and those that remain, arelikely to be more strategi-cally targeted and financial-ly viable. The BRI thatevolves out of this new fo-cus will be geared towardssupporting PLA operationsand objectives, denying ad-versaries the ability to proj-ect military power, orbuilding significant strate-gic influence."

Lyons Jones and Veitcontinued, "Refocusing theBRI in this way would re-quire companies from thePeople's Republic of China(PRC) to position them-selves as better able andmore willing to supportBeijing's strategic interests,which would probably in-volve tighter collaborationwith the CCP."

It was way back in2013, in a speech to the In-donesian parliament, thatXi first floated the idea of aMaritime Silk Road (MSR)as part of the BRI. This wasjust a year after Xi grabbedthe CCP's reins. The MSRwas intended to connectChina with Europe and therest of Asia, though by2015 it had expanded to theSouth Pacific too.

Literature & Health

Heart health of shift workers linked to body clock: Study

Biden pressed on emissions goal asclimate summit nears

When President JoeBiden convenes a vir-tual climate summit

on Thursday, he faces a vexingtask: how to put forward a non-binding but symbolic goal toreduce greenhouse gas emis-sions that will have a tangibleimpact not only on climatechange efforts in the US butthroughout the world. Theemissions target, eagerlyawaited by all sides of the cli-mate debate, will signal howaggressively Biden wants tomove on climate change, a di-visive and expensive issue thathas riled Republicans to com-plain about job-killing govern-ment overreach even as someon the left worry Biden has notgone far enough to address aprofound threat to the planet.The climate crisis poses a com-plex political challenge forBiden, since the problem isharder to see and far more dif-ficult to produce measurableresults on than either the pan-demic relief package or the in-frastructure bill. The targetBiden chooses is setting thetone for the level of ambitionand the pace of emission re-ductions over the next

decade,? said Kate Larsen, aformer White House adviserwho helped develop PresidentBarack Obama's climate actionplan.

The number has to beachievable by 2030 but aggres-sive enough to satisfy scien-tists and advocates who callthe coming decade a crucial,make-or-break moment forslowing climate change,Larsen and other experts said.

Scientists, environmentalgroups and even business lead-ers are calling on Biden to set atarget that would cut US green-house gas emissions by at least50 per cent below 2005 levelsby 2030. The 50 per cent tar-get, which most experts con-

sider a likely outcome of in-tense deliberations underwayat the White House, wouldnearly double the nation's pre-vious commitment and requiredramatic changes in the powerand transportation sectors, in-cluding significant increases inrenewable energy such as windand solar power and steep cutsin emissions from fossil fuelssuch as coal and oil.

Anything short of that goalcould undermine Biden'spromise to prevent tempera-tures from rising more than 1.5degrees Celsius, experts say,while likely stirring up sharpcriticism from international al-lies and Biden's own support-ers.

Working hours that deviate froman individual's natural bodyclock are associated with

greater cardiovascular risk, accordingto a new research.

The research was presented at ESCPreventive Cardiology 2021, an onlinescientific congress of the European So-ciety of Cardiology (ESC). "Our studyfound that for each hour the workschedule was out of sync with an em-ployee's body clock, the risk of heartdisease got worse," said study authorDr Sara Gamboa Madeira of the Uni-versity of Lisbon, Portugal.

At least 20 per cent of Europeanemployees work atypical hours orshifts, and growing scientific evidenceassociates these with deleterious car-diovascular outcomes. A number of ex-planations have been proposed, includ-ing sleep disruption and unhealthy be-

haviours. This study focused on the roleof circadian misalignment, which is the

difference between the "social clock"(e.g. work schedules) and the individ-

ual "biological clock".Dr GamboaMadeira explained, "We all have an in-ternal biological clock which rangesfrom morning types (larks), who feelalert and productive in the early morn-ing and sleepy in the evening, to latetypes (owls), for whom the opposite istrue - with most of the populationfalling in between. Circadian misalign-ment occurs when there is a mismatchbetween what your body wants (e.g. tofall asleep at 10pm) and what your so-cial obligations impose on you (e.g.work until midnight)." The study in-cluded 301 blue collar workers, all per-forming manual picking activity in thedistribution warehouses of a retail com-pany in Portugal. Staff always workedeither early morning (6am-3pm), lateevening (3pm-midnight), or night(9pm-6am) shifts. Participants com-pleted a questionnaire on sociodemo-

graphic factors (age, sex, education),occupational factors (work schedule,seniority), and lifestyle factors and hadtheir blood pressure and cholesterolmeasured.

The Munich ChronoType Ques-tionnaire was used to assess sleep dura-tion, and to estimate each individual'sinternal biological clock (also calledchronotype). It was also used to quanti-fy the amount of circadian misalign-ment (i.e. the mismatch between an in-dividual's biological clock and workinghours) - referred to as social jetlag. Par-ticipants were divided into three groupsaccording to hours of social jetlag: 2hours or less, 2-4 hours, 4 hours ormore. The researchers used the Euro-pean relative risk SCORE chart whichincorporates smoking, blood pressureand cholesterol to calculate relative car-diovascular risk. Relative risk ranges

from 1 (non-smoker with healthy bloodpressure and cholesterol) to 12 (smok-er with very high blood pressure andcholesterol). In this study, a relative riskof 3 or more was considered "high car-diovascular risk". The researchers theninvestigated the association betweensocial jetlag and high cardiovascularrisk. The average age of participantswas 33 years and 56 per cent were men.Just over half (51 per cent) were smok-ers, 49 per cent had high cholesterol,and 10 per cent had hypertension. Onein five (20 per cent) were classified ashigh cardiovascular risk. Some 40 percent had a short sleep duration on work-days (6 hours or less). The average so-cial jetlag was nearly 2 hours. In mostworkers (59 per cent), social jetlag was2 hours or less, while for 33 per cent ofstaff it was 2-4 hours, and in 8 per centit was 4 hours or more.

EDITORIALJust the law: Gauhati HC sets

aside tribunal decision

The power to impose a law does not mean a free-for-all. The Gauhati High Court put aside a for-eigners tribunal’s decision for the first time;

earlier decisions had been referred back to the FT. TheBarpeta FT had declared Haider Ali a foreigner forfailing to establish links with ‘all’ his relatives on thevoters’ list. The high court reportedly declared that hewas an Indian citizen since he was able to establish hisrelationship with his grandfather and father whosenames were on voters’ lists preceding March 1971, thecut-off date for the National Register of Citizens. Thehigh court’s remarks pointed to arbitrariness andopacity in the FTs’ dealings. One, the fact that Mr Alidid not establish his relationship with other relativeson the voters’ list did not subtract from the credibilityor substance of the documents he produced to showhis connection with his father and grandfather. Two,no explanation is given to persons who are declarednon-citizens and no examination made of the investi-gation against them. Presumably, they cannot defendtheir citizenship without knowing why they lost it.Three, as the people have to prove they are citizens,they must be given every opportunity for proof, evenif additional documents are produced after the writtenstatement. This judgment is expected to provide greatsupport to those trying to prove their citizenship be-fore the tribunals. The Gauhati High Court addressedanother form of arbitrariness when upholding the bailorder of Akhil Gogoi, an activist arrested under theUnlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for protestingagainst the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in 2019.The National Investigation Agency special court, notfinding convincing reasons in the NIA’s chargesheetto detain Mr Gogoi, had given him bail. The UAPA isa law against terror, but its ambiguous wording allowsthe administration to use it for other reasons, most of-ten against dissent. The high court reportedly pro-nounced that civil disturbances do not come under theUAPA’s purview, even when there is arson or vio-lence, as long as there is no intention to disturb thecountry’s unity, integrity, security and sovereignty.Detention becomes the punishment, since the UAPAmakes bail difficult. The high court’s decision res-onates far beyond Mr Gogoi’s case at a time when thereigning dispensation is being accused of repeatedlymisusing the UAPA.

POEMS

Heavy energy drink consumption maybe detrimental for your health

In the journal BMJ Case Reports,researchers have warned thatheavy energy drink consumption

may be linked to heart failure, thedoctors suggested so after treating a21-year-old, who had regularlydrunk 4 such cans every day foraround 2 years. This report adds tothe growing body of published evi-dence on, and mounting concernsabout, the potential heart harms ofthese drinks, say the authors. Theyoung man in question ended up inintensive care after experiencing 4months of progressive shortness ofbreath on exertion, breathlessnesswhile lying down (orthopnoea), andweight loss. He habitually drank anaverage of four 500 ml cans of ener-gy drink every day: each can con-

tains 160 mg of caffeine plus taurine(a protein) and various other ingre-dients. He said he had been doingthis for around 2 years. He also re-called that he had had bouts of indi-gestion, tremor and palpitations inthe past for which he hadn't soughtmedical help. In the 3 months beforehe was admitted to hospital, he hadbeen forced to discontinue his uni-versity studies because he felt so un-well and lethargic. Blood tests,scans, and ECG readings revealedthat he had both heart and kidneyfailure, severe enough to warrant hisbeing considered for a dual organtransplant. While he is still likely toneed a kidney transplant, because ofan unrelated condition, his heartsymptoms.

handigarh: Diamond jewellery Orra is celebrating their anniversary and to Cmark this special occasion there are

some exciting offers running across all its stores in India. These exciting offers combined with timeless and exquisite jewellery from Orra ensures that the customers secure the best value against every purchase. Orra offers upto 25% Off on Diamond Jewellery , Flat 25% Off on making charges of 22kt BIS Hallmarked Gold Jewellery, Making charges starting at 6% and 0% Interest on EMI facility - only jewellery brand to provide this facility Customers get to choose from a wide collection of earrings, rings, necklaces as well as the ASTRA range of exceptional yet affordable diamond necklaces and earrings that have been designed for those who covet diamonds and can now buy them at just INR 9,999/- and pay the rest in 9 equal monthly EMIs at 0% interest. Expressing his thoughts, Mr. Dipu Mehta, Managing Director, ORRA India said that as a brand we have always believed in delighting our clientele by passing on benefits to encourage purchases and let them enjoy the jewellery at competitive pricing.

EW DELHI,:In a first-of-its kind initiative, ‘Art for Freedom’takes on the challenge to stop victim Nshaming and blaming.Encouraging students and

artists from across cities to influence a positive change in society, the “Grand Virtual Art for Freedom Gallery’ unveils today with diverse and bold art forms including, paintings, posters, animations, videos, poems, digital art, and even a rap song in Tamil. Voices have come together in compelling stories and creative expressions,given that every hour there are four rapes reported in our country!The theme effectively capturesreal life stories of sexual offence, child abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence, marital rape, accounting for this heinous crime. Endorsing the need for such a strong move, Dr Pinky Anand, Sr Advocate, Supreme Court of India commented, “It is unfortunate that multiple rapes continue to be reported every day in India and in most cases the perpetrator is known to the victim. We need to ask what encourages them? This initiative will go a long way in creating sensitivity in people to change old mindsets through art. I hope this movement keeps growing”. Supporting the view, Sr Advocate Vivek Sood, Supreme Court of India,added by saying, “this initiative is a welcome change. This is true freedom of expression and I’m glad people are being sensitized to this issue through the medium of art. This is much beyond law and courts.”

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SHORT TALKS HEALTH/NEWS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

Chandigarh, A splendid knock of 42 runs by Sanjay Dutt powered Delhi Dynamos to beat Mumbai Champs by ten runs in a thrilling final match of the Divyang Premier League (DPL) played at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16. The second edition of the DPL, a T20 cricket tournament exclusive for the physically challenged cricketers of India was conducted in association with the All India Cricket Association for the Physically Challenged and Differently Abled Cricket Association of Haryana.Delhi Dynamos won the toss and elected to bat first. Team lost Suresh (1) early followed by 67 runs partnership between Sanjay Dutt and Harendra which steered the score to 74 runs in the 12th over. Thereafter with the downfall of Harender (14), the Delhi team succumbed against the pace attack of trio - Vikramjeet, Pawan Kumar and Mandeep.

Delhi Dynamos clinches Divyang Premier League by defeating Mumbai Champs by ten runs

handigarh, : Tricity-based, NGO Nanhe Kadam is known for its endeavor of unrolls happiness to the Cdeprived. Over again resumes their errand by donating

Stitching accessories to the girls learning Stitching at Jagatpura, Chandigarh on Aril 19, 2021. After receiving sewing machines a few months back followed by stitching accessories this time got rewarding smiles on charming beautiful faces. NanheKadam h a n d o u t s t i t c h i n g materials that include cloth material, Scissor, Needle set, and five colors thread reels to underprivileged girls and ladies. With all these materials they can now continue work while sitting inside their homes amidst the COVID times. NGO Nanhe Kadam continues to take the initiatives to bring about a positive change in society and make the world a better place to live in! With such a noble goal in life. Renu Goel, Co-Founder, Nanhe Kadam, Said, “Even in the course of the universal pandemic our mission is invariant. We are ongoing our small gesture towards the change that I wanted to bring to society. By donating stitching accessories after sewing machines became a helping hand for bringing rewarding smiles on charming beautiful faces.”

Ngo Nanhe Kadam resumes rolling out happiness by donating stitching accessories

handigarh: Sommet Education in collaboration with the World Tourism COrganization (UNWTO) hosted a virtual

webinar on “Hospitality Education in the Post COVID World” in the presence of eminent industry leaders from across the globe. Ipshita Kumar, Nikhil Roy, and Nivesh Bhagtani emmergedas the finalists of the hospitality challenge, organized last year by Sommet Education and UNWTO. Their projects Lemonade Social, Hosbot, and Young Hotelier Network, respectively were presented at the webinar and attracted feedback to make their proposals better. They will further compete for the seed money being offered by Sommet Education and UNWTO.Ipshita Kumar’s Lemonade Social generates self-empowered employment for hospitality and tourism professionals on a global scale through connecting brands and creators with consumers through experience-driven e-commerce. It is a global platform that seamlessly integrates virtual hospitality experiences with e-commerce and is focused on empowering chefs, sommeliers and mixologists.Nikhil Roy’s Hosbot is a digital hospitality assistant app designed to be a virtual assistant, a targeted marketing tool, and a simplified online directory listing all the services and outlets from a specific hotel.

alandhar/Amritsar ,19 , April :--Minimizing soil compaction while increasing traction are two of the farmer-focused Jbenefits New Holland Agriculture expects to deliver with the

announcement of a new partnership with Yokohama Off-Highway Tires that will see the company’s tractors equipped with Yokohama’s “Alliance” tires. Mr. Kumar Bimal, Sales Director, India & SAARC, New Holland Agriculture, said The Japanese company’s flagship agricultural tire, the Alliance TracPro Vishal,

provides a well-balanced package of durability, traction and longer tire life.“The collaboration with Yokohama Off-Highway Tires will add extra appeal to our tractors, helping to meet the emerging needs and expectations of modern-day farmers in the country. “With

its Alliance brand, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires has been prominent in the agricultural tire segment, thanks to innovative features and technologies that meet the needs of the high-end agricultural tire segment.” Mr. Harinder Singh, President-Sales, APAC, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, said, “We are excited about starting our journey with New Holland Agriculture. Through this collaboration, we look forward to providing high quality, advanced tires for New Holland Agriculture tractors.

All-New Nissan Magnite crosses 50,000 bookings milestone

Punjab Kings find a Trusted Nutrition Partner in “ENDURA MASS”

handigarh: One of India’s most trusted nutrition and weight management brands, CEndura Mass joins hands with Preity Zinta

owned Punjab Kings as their Official Nutrition Partner for IPL 2021. It’s an important leap for the brand and reflects the trust and stature it enjoys in the health supplement category. Over the years of its existence, Medinn Belle, makers of Endura Mass and Endura Premiere Gym Series has been extending support, to various sporting events, including those for para-athletes. Now with the association with Punjab Kings, Medinn Belle has reiterated its commitment towards building a healthy and fitter India and supporting sports. Besides Endura Mass, Medinn Belle also manufactures a wide range of high quality, scientifically developed health supplements under the brand name Endura. A lot of these health supplements are popular amongst bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts and sports persons. As the team’s Nutrition Partner, Endura Mass will register its presence in all team matches as well as events and spread the message of the importance of maintaining the right weight, especially in these times when one needs strong immunity more than ever before.

Sommet Education and UNWTO host virtual webinar

handigarh : Committed to entertaining viewers with differentiated content and diverse stories, India’s leading free-to-air Hindi CGeneral Entertainment Channel is back with yet another family

entertainer and this time with a magical spark. In an attempt to reach out to a new set of viewers, Dangal TV now launches Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble – a fantasy show that will take viewers on a magical journey. Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble will showcase a story around Nikki’s quest for her missing parents along with her fun-loving magician friend ‘Bubble’ while she is orphaned. Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble will premiere on Tuesday, 20th April, 2021 at 6.30PM and will thereafter air from Monday to Friday exclusively on Dangal TV. Produced by Creative Eye, Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble will entertain viewers with its power-packed and visually appealing storytelling. With Maisha Dixit as Nikki and Tanmay Rishi as the quirky and mischievous Bubble, the show will also have Himmanshoo Malhotra as Nikki’s magician father Shiv, Lavina Tandon.

Samsung Launches Pick-up & Drop Service for Smartphones, Tablets

handigarh: Samsung, India’s most trusted consumer electronics and smartphone Cbrand,today expanded its contactless

service offerings in the country with a new pick-up and drop service for mobile devices. Consumers visiting Samsung service centers can also opt for drop-only service to get their mobile devices delivered to their home post repair. This will ensure Samsung smartphone and tablet consumers do not have to step out of the safety and comfort of their homes to get their devices serviced.The pick-up and drop service for mobile devices has been kicked-off in 46 cities – Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Agra, Lucknow, Varansi, Dehradun, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Durgapur, Ranchi, Thane, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Indore, Raipur, Rajkot, Jabalpur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Kochi, Calicut, Tirupati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam – for non-containment zones falling within municipal limits.

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Dangal TV adds a fantasy quotient with launch of Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble

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anipat : MG Motor India has now state of Haryana and aims to expand this strengthened its retail presence with network to 20 centers by the end of 2021. Pthe launch of an all-new 2S facility in With its plans to tap the ever-increasing

Panipat. Christened 'MG Panipat', the state- market demand, MG aims to expand beyond of-the-art facility reflects the automaker's its current retail presence of 250+ centers in philosophy of 140+ cities." E m o t i o n a l Commenting on the Dynamism". occasion, Mr. Kartik At present, the R a o , D e a l e r British legacy P r i n c i p a l , M G c a r m a k e r ' s Panipat , said, "We lineup includes aim to create a new t h e H e c t o r b e n c h m a r k f o r Plus, Gloster - customer service in India's first the region, aligning Autonomous with MG's vision on Level 1 SUV, t h e f u t u r e o f New Hector automotive retail. 2021, and the The latest facility pure electric internet SUV, ZS EV 2021. With further builds on innovative digital tools to the launch, auto-lovers in the region now deliver differentiated experiences to our have the option to book their favorite MG customers. We are confident that our cars online or via the dealership. With the customers will have a truly memorable and inauguration, MG now has 12 centers in the immersive experience at MG Panipat."

handigarh, : All-new Nissan Magnite has received a phenomenal Customer response, clocking over C50,000 bookings& 10,000 wholesale deliveries since

it’s launch on December 02, 2020. The Big, Bold, Beautiful SUV with its revolutionary value proposition is available across the country at Nissan dealerships and its online showroom portal- Shop at Home. Since its launch on December 2,2020, the all-new Nissan Magnite has received 2,78,000 plus enquiries with more than 50,000 bookings wi th 5 ,000 (10%) bookings on the digital platform and 45,000through the on-ground bookings at the Nissan dealerships. Approximately 15%of these bookings made were on the CVT models and approximately 60% of them were top end variants that is XV and the XV Premium. As an industry first on Customer delight, Nissan India has protected the prices for the already booked customers to ensure that they receive the deliveries of the all-new Nissan Magnite.

MG inaugurated dealership with 2S facility in Panipat

‘Grand Virtual Art for Freedom Gallery’ Unveiled

umbai:There’s only one place to be this April, as Sony YAY! welcomes Gokuldhaam society into its animated Mworld with a new show Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota

Chashmah. This complete package of laughter and entertainment, will see Jethalal, Bapuji, Daya, Tapu and theentire Gokuldhaam family to tickle your funny bone with their crazy limitless adventures, tongue-in-cheek banter and delightful fresh tales. The show will

explore the entire Taarak Mehta Ka Ool tah Chashmah (TMKOC) universe of characters through new stories, c razy adventures and fantastical twists! This show also bringsDaya in a brand new avatar, to entertain you like never-beforeas she performs gravity defying stunts like flying a rickshaw and much more, stringing the whole family along with heron crazy

escapades. The show will also keep you at the edge of your seat as the youngest member of this Family No.1 - Tapu, and his Sena unlock a whole new level of pranks and madness. The comical duo of Bapuji and Jethaalal will keep you on the edge of your seats as you witness their epic mishaps and clashes generously sprinkled .

Sony YAY! Introduces kids to Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah

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HANDIGARH: WhiteHat Jr., India’s leading EdTech company known for its live online classes in Coding C& Math, announced the 'CreatorSpace - Future

Creators’ Summit', a global event aimed to inspire students, teachers and parents alike. CreatorSpace will be held virtually on April 24, 2021 and will be open to the general public (registration link: https://www.whitehatjr.com/event/creatorspace) in order to generate maximum impact on the bright young minds of tomorrow.Dr. Jo Boaler, The Nomellini-Olivier Professor of Mathematics Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and co-founder of youcubed.org, Donald G. James, Former Associate Administrator for Education at NASA, Leonardo Ortiz, VP of International Partnerships atcode.org will lead interactive learning sessions aimed at 6-18 years old. The event will be hosted by India’s leading television presenter and reality TV host, Mini Mathur, who is also a WhiteHat Jr. parent. “CreatorSpace is a manifestation of our intent to inspire and celebrate creativity amongst young learners. We are all humbled to have globally acclaimed experts such as Dr. Jo Boaler, Donald G. James and Leonardo Ortiz join the event.” said Karan Bajaj, CEO and founder of WhiteHat Jr. “The leaders have generously agreed to spend time for our learners. Rare interactions like these spark a lifelong passion for exploration and experimentation in children. I would highly encourage young learners globally to participate and make the most of this incredible opportunity.” said Trupti Mukker, Head of Customer Experience, at WhiteHat Jr. The event will also include an Awards Ceremony where students, teachers, parents and schools will come together to celebrate diversity of WhiteHat Jr students. The sessions will be interspersed with many live quizzes, challenges, polls and Q&A.

WhiteHat Jr announced the 'CreatorSpace - Future Creators’ Summit

udhiana : The current hybrid work environment is helping businesses Lreimagine and accelerate their

digital transformation journeys. At the same time, challenges around cybersecurity in today's interconnected world are real. Businesses need to think about how they will proactively protect their organizations from the influx of new or "bring your own" (BYO) connected devices. Indian businesses are exposed to 180% more ransomware, 79% more malware, 300% more cryptocurrency mining, and 11% more drive-by download attacks than the global average. Among the common mistakes, unlicensed software can have serious ramifications for businesses. This might have viruses and inadequate security measures that leave devices exposed to cyber-threats. These risks include, but are not limited to, identity theft, stolen credit card or bank details, data loss, business disruption, and material or reputation damage.There's been an increase in the amount of pirated and counterfeit software being manufactured and distributed in recent years. To check if the software you are buying is genuine, keep the three P's in mind, Packaging - look at the product packaging closely, a genuine product will not have blurry texts, spelling errors, or incorrect logos.

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Windows 10 software

mritsar: Mobile Phone Accessories brand Mobilla Alaunched its new range of

lifestyle accessories products to cater to the ever-increasing demand for digital solutions by the new age Indian populace.Co-founder Jignesh Shah, said that we at Mobilla decided to launch the near-essential range of comfortable, durable, long running TWS products to help people meet their "har pal ka needs" during this difficult times of the Covid -19 situation. Redefining the mobile and sound accessories (Electronic gadget) range in post Covid world, the new product range will find application in both work as well as personal requirements of people. This high-quality affordable range of products come with a minimum 180-days guarantee, and provides consumers with another option.

Mobilla launches lifestyle accessories products

UDHIANA: Madame, one among India’s leading fashion brands Lrecognized for its western wear

collection announces their new retail outlet in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab. The new store will offer a curated selection of apparel, shoes, accessories, and handbags for women. The Ludhiana store is a part of Madame’s new expansion strategy, targeting fashion-conscious Tier II cities across the country and the store will feature Madame’s unique collection that is ideal for the season along with collections that focus on a playful yet relaxing holiday mood. To serve fashion conscious women with current international trends on the runway, Madame celebrated the grand opening of its store located at MADAME-Block-5E Malhar Road Sharabha nagaron Sunday, 18thApril 2021. Madame endeavors to inspire young women to express their individuality and spirit through accessible fashion. The brand has been a leading preference for young women across the country for the past 27 years and has carved its own niche in the women’s apparel and accessories market. Mr. Akhil Jain, Executive Director, Madame said, “We feel Madame is a perfect brand for fashion enthusiasts at locations where local fashion quotient is high and where global tourist interest is high.

New Holland Agriculture announces partnership with Yokohama Off-Highway TiresMadame launches a new retail

outlet at Ludhiana

IEC University to Open its Doors to External Students

himla / Dharamshala: Taking forward its commitment to help a larger section of Ssociety, the famed IEC University, has

decided to welcome students from other universities and engineering colleges to receive critical skill development and up gradation training at its famed skill development centers. IECU’s skill development centers have been established in collaboration with renowned national and international companies such as ARB Bearings and sports giants Shiv-Naresh, IBM, BMW, Honda etc, whereby students are provided rigorous skill development training on real latest machines and in factory-type environment so that students get industry ready from early on. For example, at its mechanical skill development centers, the students get to learn at real BMW engines.

Suprajit engineering initiates a nation-wide Campaign against counterfeit products

HOENIX (a brand ofSuprajitEngineering)a global leader and the world’s third-largest manufacturer of halogen bulbs, joined the Delhi Police in a raid across several Pprominent markets in the national capital, including Karol Baghrecently,and

unearthed huge quantities of fully packaged counterfeit PHOENIX Automotive Halogen Bulbs.The raid was conducted on the orders of theHon’ble District Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. These counterfeit products would have been sold in adjoining states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and others across India.The Company spokesperson said: “We are grateful to local police and other enforcement agencies involved in the raid. We will continue to run a nationwide campaign against counterfeiting, across prominent markets such as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and others. This includes all necessary legal and punitive action against criminals, manufacturers, and traders responsible for making counterfeit products, besides raising awareness among its business partners and customers about counterfeit products.”He further added:“According to ACMA, an estimated 20 per cent of road accidents occur due to forged auto parts, leading to several deaths. We have noticed Karol Bagh market feeds into UP, Haryana and Punjab and we wish to create awareness around this so that the customer is not impacted. Customer safety is our priority, and we are constantly striving to ensure best global quality practices while setting new benchmarks in the industry. We want to empower the consumer as well as ensure that the Government does not lose out on its revenue in the form of excise duties, VAT and other local taxes.”During the raid, counterfeit PHOENIX Automotive Halogen Bulbs made in the name of Suprajitwere recovered. The team also seizedlabels and company branded fake packing materials, among other fake products. The raid team consisted of appointed commissioners by the court, police constables,and a vigilance specialized team from SuprajitEngineering. A case was registered against the accused under Section 64 of the Copyright Act.Both SuprajitEngineering and Phoenix are registered trademarks and have unique identifiable parts with complete traceability.

Reckitt announced a unique digital scholarship program

himla: Leading global consumer health and hygiene company Reckitt, Sformerly RB, under the Dettol Banega

Swasth India campaign today announced collaboration with leading technology-based education company WhiteHatJr to launch a unique digital scholarship program. The WhiteHatJrSwasth Bharat Tech Champs Program aims to inspire children in the age group of 6-18 years to reimagine health and hygiene solutions that impact all human touch-points from personal to domestic and from the community to the environment. At the helm, this scholarship program will drive young Indians to participate in a cause that is in dire need of attention, reinforcing the importance of sanitation and hygiene in our communities. The program, crafted to pique the interest of young minds, will include technology as a critical lever, entailing the creation of mobile applications to tackle hygiene-related issues in the country.

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GLAMOURGLAMOURArjun daydreams about Rakul Preet Singh in Dil Hai Deewanamusic video

he music video of the T-series Tanishk Bagchi and penned by produced song 'Dil Hai Deewana' Shabbir Ahmed, reunites Arjun Treleased on Saturday. The upbeat with his 'Aurangzeb' co-star

track featuring Bollywood actors Arjun turned singer, Zara Khan, Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh gives who has lent the female fans a love story that is filled with fun. vocals for the song along Arjun took to his Instagram handle and with Darshan Raval. The shared the music video along with the music video of the song caption, "Annnnnd it's here guys! The has been directed by bomb that I have been waiting for is all Radhika Rao and Vinay set to make a blast! #DilHaiDeewana is Sapru. Earlier, Arjun had out now! Tune in now!" The premise of shared the teaser of the the video is that Rakul, who only likes romantic dance track that bad boys, is the manager of a was recently shot in Mumbai. company where Arjun works and is He had also later divulged that head over heels in love with her. It then it was his dream to someday shows him daydreaming about dancing get to work with Darshan, as he with his lady love throughout various had been floored by the singer's sequences of the video. At the end of performance in 2014 at a popular the video Arjun, even though a good reality singing show, where Arjun guy, is able to get a date with Rakul. was a guest judge. Meanwhile, on Regarding the song, it features the film front, Arjun and Rakul will undertones of Anil Kapoor's popular be seen together in the Netflix tune 'Dhina Dhin Da' from the film 'Ram movie 'Sardar and Grandson', Lakhan' and is overall a catchy and directed by debutante filmmaker peppy number, well-suited for a Kaashvie Nair. The film also stars Bollywood dance night. Aditi Rao Hydari and John Abraham in 'Dil Hai Deewana', composed by pivotal roles.

Taylor Swift breaks 54 years chart record

'The Beatles's

ith the re-release of her much-anticipated album 'Fearless', American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, on Saturday (local time) topped the UK's Official WAlbums Chart, beating a long-held record by the English rock band 'The

Beatles'. According to TMZ, the album hit number 1 in the UK, and with that Taylor has racked up 3, number-1 albums- 'Fearless', 'Folklore', and 'Evermore' in 259 days. This has beaten 'The Beatles' record who took 364 days to get number 1 rank with 3 albums in a row.

'The Beatles' maintained the record for 54 years until Taylor broke the same on Saturday. The Grammy-award winning songstress extended gratitude

to her fans by penning a note of thanks on Twitter that read, "WELL WELL WELL you all really went out and left my greatest expectations in shambles this week. Word on the street is you made Fearless (my version) the biggest country album 1st week of the last 6 years & the top release of 2021 so far. Honestly?? How?? Did I get this lucky??" Taylor's 'Fearless' was first released in 2008 and became a huge success following two of her iconic songs 'Love Story' and 'You Belong With Me'.With the re-record, she re-captured her music with her own version, the rights to which she gave away when she was very young.

Arjun Rampalshares glimpse of his quarantine lifewith fans

ollywood star Arjun Rampal, who recently tested positive Bfor the novel coronavirus, on

Monday shared new pictures of him, giving fans a glimpse of his life under home quarantine.The 'Daddy' actor took to his Instagram handle and shared pictures from his second day of quarantine, along with the caption, "Day 2 #quarantinelife #books #thoughts #contemplate #write #gettoknowme All of you out there stay smart, stay safe." In the pictures, Arjun could be seen sporting a white T-shirt paired with grey lowers, while he sat holding a book in his hand and gazed into the distance.Arjun had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 17 and is currently under home quarantine for recovery. The second wave of coronavirus has infected many people, and the number of COVID-19 positive cases has been rapidly rising.

Equal pay has been my biggest struggle: Hollywood star Gadot

ven 'Wonder Woman' has to fight for equal pay. Hollywood star Gal Gadot says her biggest struggle as Ea woman has been against pay disparity between her

and her male co-stars. Gadot, who rose to fame with the 2017 superhero blockbuster "Wonder Woman", is not new

to the conversation around pay disparity. After the film's box office success, there were stories that the actor was

paid less than what her male counterparts earned in similar roles. It reignited the debate around the gender pay gap, something that several female Hollywood actors-- from Jennifer Lawrence, Salma Hayek to Emma Watson-- have spoken about.During a virtual global press conference for her latest National Geographic series "Impact With Gal Gadot", the actor was asked about her biggest struggle as a woman. "My biggest struggle as a woman has been equal pay as my male co-stars, (all of) whom I love so much. As a woman, that has been the biggest thing. As a human being, I have struggled with many other problems. But the thing that I fought for the most, was equal pay with my male stars," Gadot replied.

Anupam Kher pays tribute to 'Harry Potter' actor Helen McCrory

eteran actor Anupam Kher on Sunday paid tribute to 'Harry VPotter' actor Helen McCrory

and penned down an emotional note stating that her demise is a 'deep sense of loss' even when he did not know her. In a tweet, the 'Hotel Mumbai' star posted two pictures of the late actor and expressed sorrow over her demise.He wrote, "All deaths are saddening & tragic. But there are times when you feel a deep sense of loss with someone leaving this world even when you don't know the person.""#HelenMcRory was one such actress. Great in #HarryPotter films & electrifying in #PeakyBlinders. RIP. @lewis_damian," added Kher.Earlier Bollywood stars Vicky Kaushal and Anushka Sharma paid tribute to the 'Harry Potter' star.Anushka shared a picture of the late actor on her Instagram story. The 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' star wrote a the picture while sharing it. McCrory's husband, Damian Lewis heartfelt message that read as, Actor Helen McCrory, who was announced the news on his Twitter "Helen McCrory, may you always widely known for playing the role of handle and wrote, "I'm heartbroken rest in peace gleaming in your Narcissa Malfoy in the popular 'Harry to announce that after a heroic battle brilliance." Potter' franchise, had passed away, with cancer, the beautiful and mighty Vicky shared a tribute post for on Friday (local time) after suffering woman that is Helen McCrory has Helen from the official social media from a long time battle with cancer. died peacefully at home, surrounded handle of the show 'Peaky Blinders'. She was 52 when she breathed her by a wave of love from friends and He put up a heart-breaking emoji on last. family."

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

Glenmark Pharmaapproves Rs 1,160 croreIPO from subsidiaryGlenmark Life SciencesMUMBAI: Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd,a wholly-owned subsidiary ofGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, hasfiled a draft red herring prospectuswith the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India for an initial public offer(IPO) to raise Rs 1,160 crore. The IPOcomprises a fresh issue of up to Rs1,160 crore and an offer for sale of upto 73.05 lakh equity shares of Rs 2each of Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd byGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Theboard of directors has accorded itsapproval for the offer for sale, thecompany said in a statement. The IPOwill be subject to market conditionsreceipt of applicable approvals andother considerations. At 1:40 pm,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd wastrading at Rs 577.80 per share, up by1 per cent on the BSE.

ICICI Lombard Q4 netprofit rises 23 pc at Rs346 croreMUMBAI: ICICI Lombard GeneralInsurance on Saturday posted 23 percent year-on-year jump in its Marchquarter (Q4 FY21) net profit at Rs 346crore as compared to Rs 282 crore inQ4 FY20. The gross direct premiumincome (GDPI) stood at Rs 3,478crore as against Rs 3,181 crore in thesame period, marking a growth of 9.4per cent. Capital gains were at Rs 66crore in Q4 FY2021 as compared toRs 95 crore in Q4 FY20. The return onaverage equity was 18.8 per centagainst 18.8 per cent. The companypaid an interim dividend of Rs 4 pershare during the year. The board ofdirectors has proposed a final dividendof Rs 4 per share for FY21. Thus, theoverall dividend for FY21 includingproposed final dividend is Rs 8 pershare. The payment is subject toapproval of shareholders in upcomingannual general meeting.

Syria to holdpresidential electionon May 26DAMASCUS: The Parliament of Syriahas announced that the country willhold its presidential election on May26, while the candidate registration isto begin on April 19. Theannouncement was made by theparliament speaker on Sunday. "It wasdecided that Wednesday, May 26, willbe the presidential election day forSyrian citizens who are in Syria. ForSyrian citizens who are outside ofSyria, the election will be held atdiplomatic missions on May 20, from 7am to 7 pm local time," the decisionvoiced at the parliamentary sessionsaid, as quoted by Sputnik. SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad, who tookpower in 2000, has not yet officiallyannounced he will stand for re-election, Al Jazeera reported. Earlier,Assad won the previous election in2014. As per Syria's constitution, apresident may only serve two seven-year terms, with the exception of thepresident elected in the 2014elections. The decade-long war in thecountry has left hundreds of thousandsof people dead and millions displaced.

Ahmadis residing inGermany feardeportation to PakBERLIN: As the persecution againstthe minority community of Ahmadiscontinues to mount in Pakistan andoverseas, Ahmadi Muslims arethreatened with deportation fromGermany. However, according to DWNews Agency, other countries haverecognized the need for the protectionof a minority often persecuted inPakistan under the Imran Khangovernment. "The exclusion ofAhmadis is even enshrined in theconstitution [of Pakistan]," saidMohammad Suleman Malik,spokesman for the Ahmadi communityin the German states of Thuringia andSaxony, as quoted by DW newsagency. Some 535 Ahmadis arecurrently being threatened withdeportation in Germany. Aspokesperson for the interior ministrytold DW that merely belonging to thisreligious community is not sanctionedunder criminal law in Pakistan. This iswhy "cases are examined individuallyon the basis of the individualcircumstances." Malik was scepticalabout this. "Ahmadis in Pakistan arenot safe anywhere," he said. "Ahmadisare also regularly murdered inRabwah." He said that thedeportations are politically motivated.After the pandemic put them on holdtemporarily, the councilclaims that the Germangovernment wanted to maketheir mark with a toughmigration policy in thisimportant election year. "Ithink there is a lack ofknowledge or political will.This, unfortunately, comes atthe detriment of thepersecuted people who livehere and are now beingdeported in droves," Maliksaid, shaking his head. "It's amatter of life and death forthese people," he added.Ahmad families are notoptimistic about theirprospects. "Germans live infreedom, they may notunderstand -- but when youcome here from Pakistan andleave everything behind, youcarry a pain with you," saidSahar Kalsoon, a mother.

Three people killed in shooting incident inUS' TexasAUSTIN: At least three people were on Sunday killed in a shooting incident in the UScity of Austin, Texas and the attacker is still at large, according to the local police."Active Attack incident ... To this point #ATCEMSMedics have obtained Deceased OnScene pronouncements of 3 adult patients. This is still an active scene, pleasecontinue to avoid the area," Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services(ATCEMS) said on Twitter. The police informed they were at the shooting site in thenorthwest part of the city and advised residents to take shelter. "APD is currently onscene of an active shooting incident at Great Hills Trail and Rain Creek Parkway. Allresidents are advised to shelter in place and avoid the area ... While a suspect is stillat large it appears this is a domestic situation that is isolated and there is no risk tothe general public," the Austin Police Department tweeted.

India's power consumption grows nearly 45 pcAGENCYNEW DELHI, APR 19

Power consumption in thecountry grew nearly 45 per centin the first half of April to 60.62billion units (BU) over thecorresponding period a yearago, showing robust recoveryin industrial and commercialdemand of electricity,according to power ministrydata.

Power consumption in thefirst half of April last year(from April 1 to 15, 2020) wasrecorded at 41.91 BU.

On the other hand, the peakpower demand met, which isthe highest supply in a day,during the first half of this

month remained well above thehighest record of 132.20 GW inthe same period in April 2020.

During the first half thismonth, peak power demandtouched the highest level of182.55 GW on April 8, 2021,and recorded a growth of 38 percent over 132.20 GW recordedin the entire month of April lastyear. Power consumption inApril last year had dropped to84.55 BU from 110.11 BU inthe same month in 2019. Thishappened mainly because offewer economic activitiesfollowing imposition oflockdown by the government inthe last week of March 2020 tocontain the spread of deadlyCOVID-19. Similarly, peak

power demand met alsoslumped to 132.20 GW in Aprillast year from 176.81 GW inthe same month in 2019,showing the impact of

lockdown on economicactivities. Experts are of theview that high growth in powerconsumption as well as demandin the first half this month is

mainly because of base effect.They said, "The powerconsumption remained low inApril last year due tolockdown. Now the the highgrowth rate of powerconsumption clearly indicateshealthy recovery in commercialand industrial demand."However, they cautioned thatlocal lockdowns across thecountry to curb the surge ofCOVID-19 positive cases mayimpact commercial andindustrial power consumptionadversely in coming days. Aftera gap of six months, powerconsumption had recorded a 4.6per cent year-on-year growth inSeptember and 11.6 per cent inOctober. In November 2020,

the power consumption growthslowed to 3.12 per cent, mainlydue to the early onset ofwinters. In December, powerconsumption grew by 4.5 percent while it was 4.4 per cent inJanuary 2021. Powerconsumption in February thisyear recorded higher at 104.11BU compared to 103.81 BUlast year despite the fact that2020 was a leap year. In Marchthis year, the powerconsumption grew nearly 23per cent to 121.51 BUcompared to 98.95 BU in thesame month of 2020. Duringthe entire fiscal of 2020-21,power consumption dipped byone per cent to 1,271.54 BUfrom 1,284.44 BU in 2019-20.

Rupee drops by 52 paise to74.87 against US dollar

AGENCYMUMBAI, APR 19

The rupee plunged by 52 paise to closeat 74.87 (provisional) against the USdollar on Monday amid a lacklustretrend in the domestic equities asinvestors fretted over the prospects oflockdown in some parts of the countryamid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Atthe interbank forex market, the localunit opened at 74.80 against thegreenback and traded in the range of74.79 to 75.05 during the day. Therupee finally ended at 74.87 against theAmerican currency, registering a fall of52 paise over its previous close. OnFriday, the rupee had settled at 74.35 adollar. The dollar index, which gaugesthe greenback's strength against abasket of six currencies, fell 0.49 percent to 91.11. Forex traders said thesurge in coronavirus infections over theweekend increased the risk of morebroadbased lockdowns. Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal announced alockdown from 10 pm on Mondaynight till 5 am next Monday in view ofan exponential rise in coronavirus casesand the city's health system beingstretched to its limits. India's total tallyof COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crorewith a record single-day rise of

2,73,810 new coronavirus infections,while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the UnionHealth Ministry data updated onMonday. Registering a steady increasefor the 40th day in a row, the activecases have increased to 19,29,329comprising 12.81 per cent of the totalinfections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86 percent. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures,the global oil benchmark, was trading0.33 per cent down at USD 66.55 perbarrel. On the domestic equity marketfront, the BSE Sensex ended 882.61points or 1.81 per cent lower at47,949.42, while the broader NSENifty declined by 258.40 points or 1.77per cent to 14,359.45. Foreigninstitutional investors (FIIs) remainednet buyers in the capital markets, asthey purchased shares worth Rs 437.51crore on Friday, as per provisional data.

'India is very committed' onclimate action, says MacronAGENCYWASHINGTON, APR 19

Stressing on the need forinnovation on the issue ofclimate change, FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron onSunday lauded actions taken byIndia to tackle the climate crisis,saying that New Delhi is "verycommitted" to the cause.

"We need to accelerateinnovation and the ability todeliver. We need India andChina to be with us. India is verycommitted. It is a hugedemocracy with a lot ofinequities to deal with but theylaunched with us a solarinitiative three years ago now.They are improving the systemand they are committed toreducing the HFC emissions,"Marcon said on an Americannews program on CBS.

Earlier this month, US

Special Presidential Envoy forClimate John Kerry had said thatIndia's global leadership hasbeen critical across a range ofissues, including climate change.

"India's global leadershiphas been critical across a rangeof issues including deliveringCOVID-19 vaccines to theworld. I'm particularly gratefulthat India is getting the job doneon climate. You're indisputably aworld leader already in thedeployment of renewableenergy," Kerry said during his

HCL Tech signs multi-million dollarcontract with Japanese firm

NOIDA, APR 19

HCL Technologies said on Monday ithas signed a multi-million dollar digitaltransformation and hybrid cloudcontract with UD Trucks, a leadingJapanese commercial vehicle solutionsprovider. By moving to a new ITenvironment, UD Trucks aims atleveraging the power of cloud andInternet of Things (IoT) while providingits employees globally with an enhanceduser experience. HCL will deliver end-to-end IT transformation spanningacross digital platforms, agile digital

application development, migration,support and maintenance and digitalworkplace services, the company said inits release. Recent changes in itsoperational structure have required UDTrucks to build and migrate to its owndedicated IT environment while at thesame time ensuring service continuity.HCL said it was selected due to itscapabilities in managing both legacyand next-generation technologies, ITtransformation frameworks,cybersecurity services and deep domainexpertise from working with other majorautomotive brands.

Several areas in Sindh province faceprolonged power outages due to rain

SINDH, APR 19

Several areas of Hyderabad in theSindh province of Pakistan is facingprolonged power outages due to heavyrainfall. Geo News citing HyderabadElectric Supply Company (HESCO)spokesperson reported that out of the70 feeders that were tripped was due torainfall, power was restored in 30 of

them. The spokesperson added thatpower was suspended to avoiduntoward incidents as trees, signboardsand wires were broken. Last year,Hyderabad had to go through sameexperience when torrential rains hadlashed parts of the city, reported GeoNews. Aside from prolonged poweroutages, drains across the city were leftinundated.

Gold jumps Rs 411; silver gains Rs 338NEW DELHI: Gold rallied by Rs 411 to Rs 47,291per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday reflect-ing strong buying in the global precious metal and ru-pee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In theprevious trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs46,880 per 10 gram. Silver also gained Rs 338 to Rs68,335 per kilogram from Rs 67,997 per kilogram inthe previous trade. The Indian rupee slumped 52 paiseto 74.87 against the US dollar in opening trade onMonday. In the international market, gold was tradingwith gains at USD 1,787 per ounce and silver wasquoting marginally higher at USD 26.08 per ounce."Gold prices rallied on weaker dollar and fall in USbond yields," according to HDFC Securities.

AGENCYCHENNAI, APR 19

A battle royale is in the offing asheavyweights Mumbai Indiansand Delhi Capitals cross swords,looking to outsmart each other inthe IPL here on Tuesday.

Up against a resurgent side,defending champions MI willneed to address their middle-or-der woes if they are to go for athird consecutive win.

While Delhi come into thematch after beating Punjab Kingsby six wickets at the WankhedeStadium, Mumbai have recordedback-to-back victories by defend-ing low totals, something a formi-dable opponents like DC may notoffer.

Mumbai skipper Rohit Shar-ma has got starts and he would bekeen to convert it into a big oneand so would be Quinton deKock.

MI have the likes of Suryaku-mar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, KieronPollard, Hardik Pandya and hisbrother Krunal, who can pummelany attack into submission ontheir day, but they are yet to fireon all cylinders.

After the last game, Rohit hadconceded that his team "can bat alittle better in the middle overs."

The Mumbai bowlers, led bypace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah,have been splendid in the last twogames when they successfully de-fended low scores of 150 and 152respectively. Strike bowlers Bum-rah (3 wickets) and New Zealan-

der Trent Boult (6 wickets) havebeen exceptional at the death.

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar,whom bowling coach ShaneBond described as a "wicket-tak-ing bowler", has grabbed sevenwickets in last two games.

Another important cog in the

wheel is left-arm spinner Krunal,who would be itching to give histeam breakthroughs.

Mumbai played Adam Milnein the previous game but consid-ering the nature of the pitch, theycould be tempted to bring in off-spinner Jayant Yadav, who played

the 2020 final against the sameopposition.

Meanwhile, for Delhi Capi-tals, the biggest positive has beenthe form of Shikhar Dhawan, whois the leading scorer so far in thetournament with 186 runs.

Dhawan and young PrithviShaw form a lethal opening com-bination, but the Mumbaikarneeds to convert his starts into bigscores.

Delhi opted for AustralianSteve Smith on Sunday but, asthey are next playing on the slowChepauk track, they might goback to Ajinkya Rahane, who islooking better suited for suchtracks.

Skipper Rishabh Pant has theability to take any attack to thecleaners. The DC team manage-ment would be hoping that thetop-order fires in unison againstthe defending champions, towhom they had lost in the finallast year.

DC also possess quality all-rounders in Marcus Stoinis andLalit Yadav, who would be keento play their roles well.

Their pace attack is led bySouth African Kagiso Rabada andChris Woakes, and the two havebeen impressive so far. They havean additional option in AnrichNotrje, who has also joined thesquad.

Delhi played four pacers inthe game against Punjab, but inChennai, they could play morespinners as the track is conducivefor the slower bowlers.

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Youth worldboxing: Indiaassured of 4 medalsNEW DELHI: Asian championVinka and Alfiya Pathan wereamong the four Indian boxers whoprogressed to the semifinals of theyouth world championships formen and women in Kielce,Poland. Gitika and Poonam arethe other two boxers to enter thelast-four stage and have securedat least a bronze medal for thecountry. All the four boxers put upscintillating performances in theirrespective quarterfinals bouts.Panipat boxer Vinka blanked herColombian opponent CamiloCamela 5-0 in the 60kg category,while the 2019 Asian junior cham-pion Alfiya (+81) also won by thesame margin against Hungarianboxer Reka Hoffmann.Playing in the 57kg category,Poonam notched up an easy 5-0win against Nazerke Serik ofKazakhstan to progress to thesemifinals.Gitika (48kg) produced anotherstrong show as she dominated heropponent, Romania's ElisabethOstan, from the word go with pre-cise punches and swift movementthat saw the referee stopping thecontest after the first round anddeclaring the Haryana boxer asthe winner.Another Indian woman in action,Khushi (81kg), lost her quarterfinalbout against Busra Isildar ofTurkey. In the men's section, Man-ish (75kg) and Sumit (69kg) madetheir way into the quarterfinals intheir respective categories withidentical 5-0 victories against Jor-dan's Abdallah Alaarag andLadislav Horvath of Slovakia re-spectively. Meanwhile, AkashGorkha (60kg) and Vinit (81kg)couldn't progress further as theysuffered defeats in their respectivelast-16 bouts.

European soccersplit as 12 clubslaunch breakaway leagueLONDON: A group of 12 eliteEnglish, Spanish and Italian clubsdramatically split European soccerby announcing the formation of alargely-closed Super League.They are leaving the existingUEFA-run Champions Leaguestructure despite warnings theycould be kicked out of their do-mestic competitions and face legalaction. The seismic move to shakeup the world's biggest sport ispartly engineered by the Americanowners of Arsenal, Liverpool andManchester United who also runU.S. franchises in closed leaguesa model they are trying to replicatein Europe.The power-play came after therebel clubs reneged on a promiseon Friday to back the plan byUEFA European football's govern-ing body to expand the Champi-ons League beginning in 2024.The deal was designed to ap-pease their wishes for moregames, seemingly because theycouldn't control the sale of rights tothe existing competition.The Super League plan was firstleaked in January but re-emergedthis weekend.Real Madrid president FlorentinoPerez would be the foundingchairman of the SL, which said it"intended to commence as soonas practicable" as a 20-team com-petition playing in midweek like thecurrent Champions League andEuropa League.

Federer confirms hisparticipation for thisyear's French OpenNEW DELHI: Swiss tennis maes-tro Roger Federer has confirmedthat he would be participating inthis year's French Open.Taking to Twitter, Federer wrote:"Hi everyone! Happy to let youknow that I will play Geneva andParis. Until then I will use the timeto train. Can't wait to play inSwitzerland again."Earlier this month, the FrenchOpen organisers had informedthat in agreement with the Frenchpublic authorities and the govern-ing bodies of international tennis,the French Tennis Federationmade the responsible decision topostpone the 2021 Roland-Garrostournament by one week, whichwill now be held from May 24 toJune 13. In his latest speech onMarch 31, the French Presidentannounced that a schedule to pro-gressively get cultural and sportingevents back up and running wouldbe set up from mid-May onwards,subject to the improvement of thehealth situation. "Using this astheir starting point, the FFTworked in close collaboration withthe Ministry of Education, Youthand Sport and the relevant gov-ernment services on potential sce-narios for organising Roland-Gar-ros.

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TALKS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021

AGENCYBENGALURU, APRIL 19

Despite being one of the younger play-ers in the India men's hockey team, Shi-lanand Lakra held his own among thesenior players in Argentina and is happyto contribute whenever opportunitiescome his way.

Shilanand made his debut in 2018but the fierce competition for places inthe team meant that he had to be patient.Since the resumption of internationalhockey following a pandemic-hit calen-dar in 2020, the 21-year-old is happy tobe back to international action.

"Having made my debut for the sen-ior team three years ago, I'd have ex-pected myself to play more but that ishow competitive it is; there are so manyamazing players in the core probable

group," said Shilanand in a Hockey In-dia release.

"My aim has always been to earn aplace in the team through consistent per-formances in domestic tournaments, na-tional camps, and whenever I play forIndia -- as a starter or a substitute," headded. India won both their FIH ProLeague games in Argentina, and two ofthe four practice matches. Shilanandfinished the tour with a goal in the finalpractice match.

"To be out of competitive action forso long...it gave me the time to re-thinkand analyse my performances, and alsoprepare for the highs and lows in themonths ahead. I am also constantly intouch with the coaching staff, especial-ly chief coach Graham Reid, who hashelped me improve on my game im-mensely," Shilanand reflected on the Ar-

gentina tour. "I think we played verygood hockey against Olympic Champi-ons Argentina. Our recent performancesshows that we are in good shape goinginto a big event like the Olympics. Rightnow, though, our focus is only on theFIH Pro League games against GreatBritain next month," he added.

Shilanand also hailed the influenceof Amit Rohidas and senior-pro BirendraLakra, two other players from Odishawho are also his teammates with the sen-ior team. "I think both of them have beenexceptional and I get so much inspirationwhen I speak to them. They have alwaysbeen given me sound advice. I turned tothem whenever my morale was low overthe past two years and it helps a youngplayer like me to see two other playersfrom Odisha make it big in Indian hock-ey," Shilanand signed off.

Hope to be more consistent whenever I get opportunities: Shilanand

AGENCYMUMBAI, APR 19

The promising Prithvi Shaw says hehad started "worrying" about histechnique after being dropped inAustralia before roaring back toform in domestic cricket, thanks toa few technical changes he made inhis game.

Shaw, 21, was dropped after histwin failures in the opening Test atAdelaide last December.

However, the Mumbai batsmandominated the Vijay Hazare Trophylike no other in the history of thetournament, amassing a whopping827 runs in eight matches.

Then, Shaw made a blistering72 off 38 balls in Delhi Capitals'first match of the season againstChennai Super Kings.

"After getting dropped from the

Test side after the first Test in Aus-tralia, I started worrying about mytechnique on why I was gettingbowled. Even if it was a minor mis-take, I wanted to minimize that. Istarted working on it there itself,"said Shaw after Delhi Capitals' winover Punjab Kings on Sunday night.

He smashed 32 off just 17 ballsagainst Punjab Kings, hitting threefours and two sixes.

"I worked on my initial move-ment -- getting more stable andmore ready before the bowler hasbowled.

"After returning from Australia,I worked with my coach PrashantShetty sir and also Pravin Amre sirbefore going to the Vijay HazareTrophy, and it worked quite well. Iplayed my natural game in VijayHazare Trophy, but I made a smalltechnical change.

I was worried about mytechnique after getting dropped

in Australia: Prithvi ShawAGENCYMUMBAI, APR 19

Back in form with a scintillating half-century, Punjab Kings' Mayank Agarw-al says he wasn't too stressed about notfiring in the first couple of IPL matchesand tried to stick to the things thatworked for him in the last edition.

Mayank, who had amassed 424 runsin the last season in the UAE, had scored14 and 0 against Rajasthan Royals andChennai Super Kings to make a dismalstart to the ongoing season.

However, the 30-year-old from Ban-galore found his touch on Sunday as hesmashed a sizzling 36-ball 69 to helpPunjab post 195 for four against DelhiCapitals.

"I wasn't thinking too much, I

planned to do and keep the midset thatworked for me last year. I thought lastmatch I had a good ball, I didn't want tostress too much about it and wanted tolook forward and so stuck to what

worked for me," he said during a virtualpress-conference.

“I was batting well in the nets, I wasgetting into good positions, it was aboutholding shape and I don't want to live inthe previous games and I am happy howI batted." The total, however, didn'tprove enough as last year's runners-upDelhi Capitals romped home in 18.2overs, riding on opener ShikharDhawan's 49-ball 92. "I thought it was agood total. It wasn't as easy in the firstinnings and I thought dew played a fac-tor coming in the second innings,"Mayank said. "I thought Delhi Capitalsbatted exceedingly well, also there wasa dew factor. Credited to Delhi bowlershow they executed after the 12 overs,they went into death bowling and exe-cuted it beautifully."

Wasn't too stressed about low scores,stuck to what worked in 2020: Mayank

AGENCYMUMBAI, APR 19

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a match-win-ning 92 off 49 balls against PunjabKings on Sunday and the southpaw saidhe made a conscious effort to improvehis strike rate during the knock.

Dhawan, who smashed back-to-back hundreds in the IPL last season, isno more a certainty in India's T20 play-ing XI and is competing for an openingslot alongside Rohit Sharma in theWorld Cup later this year.

"It was a conscious effort from myside. I knew I have to improve on that(strike rate). Started taking more risks.Not afraid of changes, always open to- wards it. Not scared of getting out as

well," said Dhawan, who batted at astrike rate of 187.86, after the six-wick-et win over Punjab Kings.

The left-hander said he has alsobeen working on his stroke play.

"I have worked on a few shots. Myslog shot has improved a lot. It was thereearlier as well, but now I play it morefreely. I'm more relaxed, having playedfor so many years. I don't take things forgranted."

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pantsaid he has started to enjoy captaincy.

"Coming from a loss, winning thenext match was important. Have alreadystarted enjoying captaincy. But we wereunder pressure at the start, the wicketwas not doing much.

Made a conscious effort to improvemy strike rate: Dhawan

MI, DC look to outsmart eachother in battle of equals

DELHI CAPITALS: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane,Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, RAshwin, Shams Mulani, Amit Mishra, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey,Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, SteveSmith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala,M Siddarth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Aniruddha Joshi.MUMBAI INDIANS: Rohit Sharma, Adam Milne, Aditya Tare, Anmol-preet Singh, Anukul Roy, Arjun Tendulkar, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulka-rni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, James Neesham, Jasprit Bumrah,Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen,Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Quinton DeKock (WK), Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav,Trent Boult, Yudhvir Singh.

Mumbai has adaptedwell to Chennai

wicket: JayawardeneAGENCYCHENNAI, APRIL 19

Mumbai Indians head coachMahela Jayawardene feelsneutral venues in the ongoingIndian Premier League (IPL)2021 makes the tournamentmore exciting and interesting.

Each team is playing atfour venues in the leaguestage. Out of the 56 leaguematches, Chennai, Mumbai,Kolkata, and Bengaluru areslated to host 10 matches eachwhile Ahmedabad and Delhiwill host 8 matches each.

One of the highlights of thisedition of the IPL is the fact thatall games are being played atneutral venues and no team willget to play at their home venue.Moreover, Chennai has wit-nessed some low-scoringthrillers. But Jayawardene reck-ons the wickets are not un-playable and one of the reasonsthat Mumbai Indians has fairedwell is because the team hasadapted pretty well to the con-ditions. "Well I think it's unfairto say that you need battingwickets in IPL, why is the tour-nament interesting is becauseevery venue is different which

makes it evenly contesting. Yesthe wickets are slightly on theslower side but we have stillseen scores of 150 or 160 in thelast few matches," saidJayawardene while replying toa query from a news agency.

"They are not unplayablewickets they are good compet-itive wickets. I think we havebeen consistent in our ap-proach it is challenging but wehave adapted pretty well.Sometimes we will make mis-takes and that is part of thegame."

"Every game is a challengein Chennai because we areplaying different teams and notjust playing against CSK inChennai, we are playingagainst different opposition, sowe also have to adjust to dif-ferent playing styles accordingto the teams," Jayawardeneopined. The likes of HardikPandya and Kieron Pollardwho don't shy away from ham-mering the bowlers in any giv-en situation are what makesMumbai Indians a battingpowerhouse and former SriLanka skipper feels his sidecan chase any target in thecash-rich league.