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SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

Women in Punjab get to travel free ofcost in all Government-run buseswithin the state from Thursday, withthe cabinet today stamping its formalapproval on the scheme, announcedby Chief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh earlier this month.

The Chief Minister hadannounced the free travel scheme inthe Vidhan Sabha on March 5, as partof his government’s efforts toempower women and girls in thestate.

The scheme will benefit over1.31 crore women/girls across thestate. As per Census 2011, Punjabhas a population of 2.77 crores(males 1,46,39,465 and female1,31,03,873).

Under the scheme, womenresidents of Punjab can avail free bustravel in Government-owned buses,including PEPSU Road TransportCorporation (PRTC), PunjabRoadways Buses (PUNBUS) andCity Bus Services operated by LocalBodies. However, the scheme is notapplicable to Government-owned

AC Buses, Volvo Buses and HVACBuses. Documents like AadhaarCard, Voter Card or any other proofof residence in Punjab would berequired to avail the facility. Further,all women who are family membersof Punjab Government employeesand residing in Chandigarh, or arethemselves employees of PunjabGovernment but live in Chandigarh,can avail the benefit, irrespective ofage and income criteria, of free travelin the said government buses.

This scheme is expected to notonly reduce female drop-out inschools because of high cost of dailytransport but also facilitate workingwomen, who have to travelconsiderable distances to their

workplace. The facility will thusensure access to safe, cheap andreliable travel for women to engagein any economic activity. Since thescheme is expected to encouragewomen and their companions to

utilize public transport, it wouldnaturally bring down the number ofpersonal vehicles plying on the roadsleading to consequent reduction inpollution, accidents and vehicularcongestion, the Cabinet felt.

Enforcement directoratesetup to check illegal mining

CHANDIGARH: Decks havebeen cleared for the establishmentof the Enforcement Directorate,announced by Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh earlierthis month, to check illegal miningin Punjab. The ED, to be headed bya senior police officer not belowthe rank of a Deputy InspectorGeneral of Police (DIG), will be setup in the Mining & Geology Wingof Water Resources department. Itwill also help in ramping up thestate’s revenues by curbing themenace of illegal mining. Aspokesperson of the ChiefMinister’s Office said the ED

would help in checking andstopping unauthorised movementof minor minerals within the stateand at the interstate borders ofPunjab. , in conjunction with theofficials of the Mining department.It will also facilitate prosecution ofthose indulging in illegal miningunder Mines and Minerals(Development and Regulation)Act, 1957. Working closely withthe Mining Wing of WaterResources department, the ED willalso check that those involved insand and gravel business do notovercharge on the sale price ceilingprescribed in the Mining Policy.

Voting for phase 2 inBengal, Assam today

AGENCYKOLKATA, MAR 31

West Bengal and Assam isgearing up for phase twopolling on April 2. In the phasetwo, 30 assembly seats are upfor grab. On March 27, thesame number of seats hadgone to polls in first phase.These 30 seats are spread inthree districts, Bankura, South24 Parganas, and Medinipur.

Polling in West Bengalwas scheduled in eight phases.With first phase over andsecond phase tomorrow, thirdphase will take place on April6, phase-IV on April 10,phase-V on April 17, phase-VIon April 22, phase-VII onApril 26 and phase-VIII onApril 29. The counting ofvotes will take place on May 2.For 30 seats in phase two, 171candidates are in fray with 152men and 19 women. Of all theconstituencies, Nandigram is

set to witness a high-profilecontest between sitting ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjeeand her former party colleagueand now BJP leader SuvenduAdhikari. Besides Adhikariand Banerjee, Left frontcandidate MinakshiMukherjee will also becontesting from Nandigram.As many as 310 CentralArmed Police Forces (CAPF)coys and 90 companies ofAssam state police have beendeployed for the second phaseof the Assam Assembly polls

on April 1, Assam ChiefElectoral Officer (CEO) NitinKhade informed. Oneconstable and one home guardwill also be deployed at eachpolling station. Besides this,sector and zonal police officersare continually monitoring thesecurity situation. In view ofthe worsening COVID-19situation, the ElectionCommission (EC) had issuedguidelines lowering themaximum number of votersper polling booth from 1,600to 1,000.

All transactions will be done onlineat Panchayat level: Haryana CM

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

Haryana Chief Minister,Manohar Lal has said that allmonetary transactions will bedone through online mode atthe Panchayat level. Besidesthis, he said that an AuditReport should be preparedfor every district and detaileddiscussions should also beheld, he added. Thisinformation came to lightduring a meeting beingpresided over by the ChiefMinister with regard toplanning of Budget andFinancial Management of thePanchayati Raj Institutionsand Local Bodies held today.Chairman of the Sixth StateFinance Commission, Sh. PRaghavendra Rao, waspresent in the meetingthrough video conferencing.The Chief Minister said thatwe have to move towards

building a new Haryana. Healso directed to formulate theBudget of each level on aprescribed form and send itbefore April 30 so that theBudget can be released ontime. The Chief Minister saidthat more Budget should bereleased in the first twoquarters in order to expeditethe works in the first twoquarters. He further said thatminimum Budget should bereleased in the last quarter sothat emphasis can be laid tocomplete the developmentalworks started in the firstthree quarters by the lastquarter.

Farmers to march to Parliamenton foot in May: SKM

AGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 31

Announcing their plans for the upcoming two months,farmers, who have been protesting against the new farm lawsat the Delhi borders, said they will march to the Parliament onfoot in May, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said on Wednesday."The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha met yesterday, and decided thatthe farmers will be undertaking a march to the Parliament. Thedate for the march is yet to be decided. "It will be joined notjust by farmers, but also by women, and unemployedindividuals, and labourers who have been supporting themovement," farmer leader Gurnaam Singh Chaduni said.Addressing a press conference, he said that the march wouldbe carried out in a "peaceful" manner, and special care wouldbe taken that "what happened on January 26 is not repeated".

Special CBI court acquits 3 copsaccused in Ishrat Jahan case

AGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 31

A special Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) court onWednesday acquitted threecops accused in the IshratJahan encounter case.

The three police officials- IPS officer GL Singhal,retired police officer TarunBarot, and Anaju Chaudhari- filed discharge applicationson March 20. With theproceedings against the threeofficers dropped, the trial has

practically come to an endunless the CBI appealsagainst the same. The CBIcourt said the officers actedwithin the law and limits.According to intelligenceinput, the officers joined into arrest Jahan and it cannotbe accepted that Jahan wasnot a terrorist.

The court said that theCrime Branch haddischarged their duty at thetime of the incident and thethree officers have beenacquitted in the case.

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I , Yo g i t a D / o S u r e s h I Aastha Arora D/o Ramesh I, Poonam W/o Gulshan I Vir Kaur Alias Balvir Kaur I Amarjit kaur d/o gurcharan I Kamla Devi, D/O Bachittar Kumar R/o #1858, Sector- Arora Resident of H NO. 783, K u m a r R / o G a l i N o . 1 , W/o Darshan Singh R/o Vill.jodh singh vpo kothe dashmesh nagar Singh, W/O Naryan Singh, R/O 21, Panckula (Hry) have Kot Atma Singh, Hide Market, H i m a t p u r a , O / s G a t e Singh Wala Po Bhangala Tehsil kotbhai distt sri muktsar sahib – Ward No. 2, Tehsil Fatehpur, c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Amritsar have changed my Bhagtawala, Amritsar have Patti Tarn Taran Have Changed h a v e c h a n g e d m y n a m e Chhatral , Diana, Kangra, S a n y a K a t h p a l a f t e r name from Astha Arora to changed my name to Poonam My Name To Balvir Kaur. jaswinder kaur w/o jasmail singh Himachal Pradesh – 176058 marriage. Aastha Arora. All concerned Sharma. 900020 after marriage, Have Changed My Name To

98702 please note. 900020 I , Army No. 3208243m Rank 62647 Komal Thakur.900020 Sep Name Sumit S/o Chander I Manjeet Kaur w/o Palwinder 63372

Bhan R/o Vpo Badsikri Khurd Singh R/O Shanti Nagar, I, Malkit Singh @ Malkeet Singh Teh. Kalayat Distt. Kaithal Kahnuwan Road, Batala Distt. R/o #24073 St.No. 01 Guru Ki Declares That In My Army Gurdaspur, Punjab, Have Nagari (Bathinda) Pb, have Service Documents My Wife's Changed My Name From Manjit known by both names Malkit Name Was Declared As Renu. Kaur To Manjeet Kaur. All Singh @ Malkeet Singh.But Her Actual Name Is Renu Consultant Noted. 63372Rai. Please Amend The Name 10005 I, Karamjeet Kaur @ Karmjeet Of My Wife As Renu Rai In I, Anita Bawa W/o Jatinder Kad Kaur W/o Malkit Singh R/o My Service Records. (D/o Roshan Lal Bawa) R/o Ram #24073 St.No. 01 Guru Ki Nagari

84451 Tirath Road, Tower wali gali, (Bathinda) Pb, have known by I , Saroj Mor W/o Ram Niwas Opp. Sekhri House, Batala have both names Karamjeet Kaur @ R/o Hno. 61/21 , Gali No. 5 , changed my name Anita Bawa to Karmjeet Kaur.Amargarh Colony , Kaithal Anita Kad after marriage. Please 63372Have Changed My Name concerned note. I, Manjit Kaur W/o Amarjit Singh From Saroj Mor To Saroj. 10005 Sandhu R/o H.No. B-5-381 Concerned Please Note. I Chikkudu Avindh son of JC- W.No. 2 Pakka Daravaja They

84451 671453M Subedar Chikkudu N e d e S a h n e w a l K h u r d I Sudesh Rani W/O Late Venkateshwarlu present ly (Ludhiana) changed my name to sh.Ragubir singh R/O VPO residing at village Palu Gunti Manjit Kaur Sandhu.Bharoli khurd Teh & Distt Pallli, PO Anumulapalli, Tehsil 63372pathankot hereby declare that Racherla, District Prakasam, PIN I, Puneet Singh S/o Sukhmander name of my husband late Code: 523368( AP) have changed Singh R/o Vpo. Rai-Ke-Kalan sh.Ragubir Singh was spelled my name from Chikkudu (Bathinda) changed my name to in some documents wrongly Arvindh to Chikkudu Arvind Puneet Singh Sidhu.as Raghubir singh and Kumar vide affidavit no. AM 63372Raghbir singh.where as all the 165900 dated 31st March,2021 I, Manjit Kaur Brar W/O above names are of one person before Notary Public, District Gurpreet Singh R/O Vpo Baho I.e my husband named Courts, Kapurthala, Punjab. Sivian, District Bathinda Have Ragubir Singh. 98706 Changed My Name To Manjit

400014 I No 15565993M Hav Taral Kaur.I, Akashdeep Singh S/o Da t t a t r aya Gov ind ,Un i t 63372Santokh Singh R/o. VPO 267,Engr Regt C/O 56 APO I, Virpal Kaur W/O Kulwinder Hardowal patti Shangewali declare that in my army service Singh R/O Chohla (Ferozepur) Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak Distt record my wife ,my son and my Changed Name Sukhpreet Kaur.Gurdaspur Have Changed my d a u g h t e r n a m e w r o n g l y 63372name from Akashdeep Singh mentioned as (wife) Mangal, I , Pushwinder Kaur W/O to Singh Akashdeep and ( son) Tanmay D. Taral, Sukhpreet Singh Kalsi R/O Singh as a Surname (daughter) Shrutika. Their H.No.651 Mohalla Sandhua

72737 Correct Name Are (wife) M o g a C h a n g e d N a m e I, Devi Das Marwaha S/o Mangal Dattatraya Taral, (son) Pushwinder Kaur Kalsi.Late Sohan Lal Marwaha Tanmay Dattatraya Taral , 63372R / o . 6 1 - 5 2 , R a n i K a (daughter) Shrutika Dattatraya I Karandeep Singh Seepat S/O Bagh ,Mata Ka Mandi r Taral. Puran Singh R/O Raqba Distt Amritsar have Changed my 900026 Ludhiana Have Changed My name to Devi Dass Marwaha I Savita Irappa Shirur legally Name To Karandeep Singh.Please Note. w e d d e d s p o u s e o f n o . 63372

72737 15321268W Rank L/HAV Name I Parminder Singh S/O Inderjit I, Nirmal Kaur W/O Sarabjit Irappa Shirur 5 Eng Regt C/o 56 Singh R/O Vpo Chimna Tehsil Singh R/O 51-52 Gobind APO Ferozepur have change my Jagraon Distt Ludhiana Have Nagar Near Old Chungi Main date of birth from 10-04-1984 to C h a n g e d M y N a m e To Sultan Wind Road, Amritsar 01-01-1988 vide affidavit dated Parminder Singh Grewal.have Changed my name to 31-03-2021 before Notary Public 63372Nirmal Kaur Bamrah. at Ferozepur . I, Ranvir Singh S/o Parhlad Singh

72737 900023 R/o Sahnewal (Ludhiana) have I, Amarjeet Kaur W/O I, hitherto known as Kulbir changed my name Ranbir Singh.J a t i n d e r S i n g h R / O Singh S/O Darshan Singh 63372Vill.Machhi Nangal Po. residing at VPO Bulanda , I, Prabhjot Kaur Toor W/o Sangatpura Tehsil. Ajnala Te h s i l N a k o d a r , D i s t t . Mandeep Singh Gill R/o Vpo. Amritsar Have Changed My Jalandhar- 144041, Punjab, Bughipura (Moga) changed my Name Amarjit Kaur Ind ia have changed my name to Prabhjot Kaur Gill.

72737 name and shall hereafter be 63372I, Sabir S/o Banna Kathat k n o w n a s K u l v i r S i n g h I, Amritpal Singh S/o Surjit R/o Theekrana Goojran, Dhillon. Singh R/o Village Sandaur Tehsil Beawar, Ajmer, Rajasthan- 72778 Malerkotla District Sangrur 305901 India declare that I I, Rohini W/o Deepak R/o changed the name of his minor have Changed my son name H.no. 563, Phagwara Road, son from Manraj Singh to Manraj from Neeyaj to Niyaj vide N e a r T . b . H o s p i t a l , Singh Kehal.affidavit No. AN 875949 K a m a l p u r , H o s h i a r p u r 63372dated on 31 March 2021 Punjab Have Changed My I, Karamjeet Kaur Badesha W/o

72737 Name Rohini To Rohini Sikander Singh R/o Vill: Sarinh I, Rajendra Prasad S/o Gyarsi Prashar (Ludhiana) have known by both Lal presently residing at 72778 name Karamjeet Kaur and Madhopur, Nalot, Sikar, I , G u r m e e t K a u r W / o Karamjit Kaur.Rajasthan. Nalot, Sikar, Sa tnam S ingh R/o Vi l l : 63372Rajasthan-332708 India B e g a m p u r ( Ta r n Ta r a n ) I, Sikander Singh S/o Surjit singh declare that I have Changed changed my name f rom R/o Vill: Sarinh (Ludhiana) my daughter name from Sonu Gurmeet Kaur to Gurmit changed my name to Sikander to Sonu Kumari. vide Kaur. Singh Badesha.affidavit No. AN 875953 63372 63372dated on 31 March 2021 I , Reshma Sharma W/O I, Kishan Singh s/o Dargah Singh

72737 Sudesh Kumar # 5838, Ward R/o Vill. Theh Malbora PO. I, Sabir S/o Banna Kathat R/o Number 36, Mohala Tellian J a n d o l a Te h s i l P e h o w a , Theekrana Goojran, Beawar, Wala , Bathinda Changed Kurukshetra Changed Name Ajmer, Rajasthan-305901 My Name To Resham Rani. Krishan Singh.India declare that I Have 63372 84661Changed my son name from I Amarjeet Kaur Kingra W/o I,gurnam Singh S/o Pala Singh Fajruddin to Fazruddin. Naib Singh Kingra Village Vill Dera Fateh Singh (plot vide aff idavit No. AN Kingra Tahs i l Kalanwal i Santpura ),pehowa, Kurukshetra 875950 dated on 31 March District Sirsa have changed Changed Given Name Gurnam 2021 my name af ter marr iage Surname Singh.

72737 from Amarjeet Kaur Grewal 84661I , U v a r a j . R S / o to Amarjeet Kaur Kingra. I, Kamlesh Kaur W/o Mann Ramalingam R/o Poondi, 63372 Multani R/o Ward No 14, Multani Tiruvannamalai Tamil I , Va r s h a K u m a r i D / o Colony, Pehowa, Kurukshetra Nadu-606751 India declare Ashwani Kumar R/o Vill: Changed Given Name Kamlesh that in my Army Record my G h u r k a T e h - P h i l l a u r Surname Kaur.son name is mentioned as ( J a l andha r ) changed my 84661Priyadharsha N but his name to Varsha Kumari D/o I, Kamlesh Kaur W/o Mann c o r r e c t n a m e i s U Ashni Kumar. Multani R/o Ward No 14, P r i y a d h a r s h a n . v i d e 63372 Multani Colony , Pehowa, affidavit No. AN 875903 I Sarbj i t Kaur Wife Of Kurukshetra, I Changed My dated on 30 March 2021 R a n j e e t S i n g h V. P. O Minor Son Name From Jaspreet

72737 K a r m a , F i r o z e p u r P b Singh To Jaspreet (given I, Gurdip Singh S/o Surjit 152023 Have Changed My Name)singh (surname ).Singh R/o.VPO Ramdas, Name Sa rab j i t Kau r To 84661Tehsil Ajnala Distt Amritsar Sarbjit Kaur.Punjab I have Changed my 63372name from Gurdip Singh I, Neelam D/o Ram Pal now Gurdeep Singh please note it W/o Sandeep Kumar R/o

72737 Vill: Garupar Po. Aur Teh-Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar) Pb, India, changed my name to Neelam Kaur.

63372I, Arwinder Kaur W/o Baldev Singh R/o Vpo. Jaura (Tarn Taran) changed my name to Arvinder Kaur.

63372I, Bhola Shankar S/o Sushil Kumar R/o H.No. 2471 W.No. 9 Near Post Office Road Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib) changed my name to Bhola Shanker.

63372I, Geeta Modak or Geeta W/o Bhola Shanker R/o H.No. 2471 W.No. 9 Near Post O f f i c e R o a d S i r h i n d (Fatehgarh Sahib) changed my name to Geeta Rani.

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Property CLASSIFIEDYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICESI Krishna (Aadhar No. 490625611551) W/o Late Sh. Surender Kumar Singla R/o H.No. 201 Urban Estate, Housing Board Colony, Tehsil- Thanesar, District- Kurukshetra have declared that my Two son's Vikas Singla and his wife Rajni Devi and her kids, second son Saroj and wife late sh. Naveen Singla and her kids both are out of my control so I disown them from my movable and immovable property. In future anybody deal with them, with their own risk in future.

100074We Jitender Kumar S/o Sahab Singh and Santosh Kumari W/o Jitender Singh, R/o Bhadson Tehsil, Indri district, Karnal, said that my girl, Jessica, studies in ninth grade. Her school record mentions her name as Jashika. While the correct name is Jessica in her Aadhaar card and English language. In the said school record, my daughter's name should be written as Jessica, which is appropriate.

100070I, Raghubir Sharma S/o Sh. Neki Ram R/o Vill. Sinand Tehsil Kalayat Distt. Kaithal Declare That My Son Sahil Is Out Of My Control . I Disinherit Him From My Entire Moveable /immovable Properties. I Have No Relation With Him, Anybody Dealing With Him At Their Own Risk. I Shall Not Be Responsible For Any Of His Act And Conduct.

100046I, Yashpal Sapra S/o Shri Ramparkash Sapra R/o H.N. -196 Opp. , S.D. Model School, G u r u N a n a k M a r k e t , Phagwara Distt.Kapurthala (Punjab) declare that my son Gaurav Sapra and his wife Meenakshi Sapra are out of my control therefore I disinherit them from my all moveable and immoveable properties. Anybdoy dealing with them shall deal at their own risk.

72778We , Vishal Grover and Yogita Grover parents of Aloena D/O/B : 10/March/2016 holder of Indian passport No : N9917861 issued at Jalandhar on 26/May/2016 resident was ward No : 5 , Main Bazar , Dhilwan , Kapurthala , PIN : 144804 , Punjab , India and now permanent resident of #112-50B Livingston Close , Red Deer , T4R0T8 , Alberta , Canada do hereby change name from Aloena to Aloena Grover with immediate effect

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LOST & FOUNDFor lost article (Independent floor agreement of C2/30-FF, DLF Valley, Panchkula) FIR A p p l i c a t i o n N o . : - 132350622100455 Virsa Singh Dhillon #35, Sector-2, Panchkula

100040I, Prabh Sahib Preet Singh S/o Surinder Singh R/o Samrala (Ludhiana) declare that my 10th pass certificate issued by ICSE Board, unique ID/Roll No. 6473570, Index No. 1173336/057, March 2017, Sacred Heart Convent School Otalan, Samrala has been irretrievably lost.

63372It Is Notified For The Information That My Original Qualification Examination C e r t i f i c a t e O f M a i n Secondary, Senior Secondary Examination Of Year 2014 And Roll Number 2206326 Issued By CBSE Has Been Actually Lost Name Of Candidate Harpreet Kaur. Address:Vpo Mallan Wala District Ferozepur Punjab.

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PUBLIC NOTICESI No 15173339X Rank- HAV Oprater Jatinder Singh S/O Balwant Singh Patti Kairon Ki V. P.O Chabhal Kalan, Tarn Taran Tehsil. Distt. Tarn Taran I Have Change My Wife Name In Army Service Record Prabhdial Kaur To Prabdayal Kaur.

63372We, Raj Kumar Kataria S/o Budh Parkash Kataria & Seema Kataria w/o Raj Kumar Kataria R/o W.No. 01 Amritsar Road Sant Nagar (Moga) Pb, India, declare that we have director of company M/s Shri Ganpati Money Exchange Pvt. Ltd., Ram Ganj Road Near Street No. 03 Moga Pb, India. Our director was Ashok Kumar Kataria in our company in the year of 2013 to 2016, that Ashok Kumar Kataria has taken their share in our company. Now Ashok Kumar Kataria is not director in our company and he has no share in our company. Ashok Kumar Kataria can not use our company name and he has no any concern with our above mentioned company.

63372I, Inderjit Singh S/o Gurjant Singh R/o Patti Sodha Vill: Mahal Kalan (Barnala) declare that in my some documents my DOB entered 27-12-1999 and some other documents my DOB entered 27-07-1999. But my correct DOB is 27-07-1999.

63372I, Sarbjit Singh S/o Kashmir Singh R/o Vill: Dashmesh Nagar (Lola) Teh-Baba Bakala Sahib (Amritsar) declare that in my educational certificates my father name entered wrongly Gurcharan Singh and my DOB 09-08-1992 entered wrongly. But my father correct name is Kashmir Singh and my correct DOB is 25-04-1993. So amended my father name a n d m y D O B i n m y educational Certificates.

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PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE MR. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS,

ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.SUBJECT:- Transfer of lease rights of S.C.O NO. 161-162, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh, to the extent of 1/3rd share, on the basis of Registered Will dated 18.05.2018 of Late Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi.It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office, Sh. Manmohan Singh Sodhi was the lessee of 1/3rd share of SCO No. 161-162, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh. It has been informed by Sh. Manmohan Singh Sodhi S/o Late Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi, that Late Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi was the owner of above said property to the extent of 1/3rd Share and has expired on 22.03.2020 and he has also intimated the following legal heirs of the deceased lessee:- (1) Smt. Kulbir Kaur (Wife) (2) S. Manmohan Singh Sodhi (Son) (3) Amrita Sodhi (Daughter) (4) Leena (Daughter). Now, Sh. Manmohan Singh Sodhi S/o Late Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi has applied for the transfer of lease hold rights to the extent of 1/3rd Share of the above said property held by Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi in his favour, on the basis of Registered Will dated 18.05.2018 of Late Sh. Surjit Singh Sodhi. If anybody has any information about any other legal heir(s) of the deceased other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Officer, U.T., Chandigarh, immediately. If anybody has any objection upon the mutation of the said share in the said property, in favour of the above named applicant, he/she/they may furnish the same in writing (supported with affidavit duly attested by Magistrate/Notary) in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which the said share in the said property will be mutated accordingly in the name of above said beneficiary and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained at any later stage.MR. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.SUBJECT: Regarding Transfer of ownership to the extent of 100% share of Built up Booth No. 20, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh, from the name of Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja in the name of Sh. Vimal Ahuja S/o Late Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja on the basis of Regd. Will dated 15.8.2008 of Late Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja, Regd, at Sr. No. 1513 Book No. 3, Volume No. 293 dated 13.10.2008 with the office of SR. U.T., Chandigarh.It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office property known as 100% share of Built up Booth No. 20, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh stands in the name of Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja. It has been reported by Sh. Vimal Ahuja that Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja is owner of the said property to the extent of 100% share and he expired on 12.12.2015. The legal heirs of Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja are:- (1) Radha Makkar (Daughter) (2) Renu Miglani (Daughter) (3) Archana Dass (Daughter) (4) Vimal Ahuja (Son). Now, Sh Vimal Ahuja S/o Late Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja has applied for the transfer of property to the extent of 100% share of Built up Booth No. 20, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh in his favour on the basis of Regd. Will dated 15.8.2008 of Late Sh. Parkash Chand Ahuja, Regd at. Sr. No. 1513 Book No. 3, Volume No. 293 dated 13.10.2008 with the office of SR. U.T., Chandigarh. If anybody has any information about any other legal heirs of the deceased other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Officer, U.T., Chandigarh immediately. If anybody has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of above named applicant they may furnish in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the shape of an affidavit duly attested by the Executive Magistrate/Notary Public, undertaking the genuineness of their objection being so raised to the Estate Office, Sector 17, Chandigarh, failing which 100% share of above said property will be mutated accordingly and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained at any later stage.SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T.,CHANDIGARH.

PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.SUBJECT:- Transfer of ownership rights to the extent of 10% share in respect of House No. 1153, Sector-18-C, Chandigarh, on the basis of Un-Registered WILL of Late Sh. Kabul Singh Anota dated 18.09.2017.It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office the property known as House No.1153, Sector-18-C, Chandigarh, to the extent of 10% share stands in the name of Sh. Kabul Singh Anota. It has been reported by Smt. Jaswant Kaur W/o Late Sh. Kabul Singh Anota, that Sh. Kabul Singh Anota, owner of the 10% share of the said property had expired on 13.11.2019. Now Smt. Jaswant Kaur W/o Late Sh. Kabul Singh Anota has applied for transfer of ownership rights in respect of House No. 1153, Sector-18-C, Chandigarh to the extent of 10% Share in her name, on the basis of Un-Registered WILL dated 18.09.2017 of Sh. Kabul Singh Anota and informed the names of all the legal heirs of deceased as under:- (1) Smt. Jaswant Kaur (Wife) (2) Sh. Kanwal Jit Singh (Son) (3) Sh. Ramandeep Singh (Son-Expired) (4) Smt. Satwinder Kaur (Daughter-in-law-Expired) (5) Ms. Rubina Singh (Grand Daughter). However, if anybody has any information about any others legal heirs of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Office U.T., Chandigarh immediately. If anybody has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of above named applicant they may furnish in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which the said share in the said property will be mutated accordingly and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained at any later stage.SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.SUBJECT:- Transfer of ownership Rights of House No. 3103, Sector 28-D, Chandigarh to the extent of 50% Share (RPL-18081) in the name of Sh. Bharat Gupta S/o Late Sh. Vinod Gupta on the basis of Un-Regd Will dated 01.06.2020 of Late Sh. Vinod Gupta S/o Sh. Satpal Gupta. It is notified for the information of the general public and all concerned that residential House No. 3103, Sector 28-D, Chandigarh which as per record of this office 50% share stands in the name of Late Sh. Vinod Gupta S/o Sh. Satpal Gupta. It has been reported by Sh. Bharat Gupta S/o Late Sh. Vinod Gupta, that Sh. Vinod Gupta expired on 11.12.2020 leaving behind the following legal heirs:- (1) Smt. Swaran Gupta (Mother) (2) Smt. Babita Gupta (Wife) (3) Ms. Sejal Singla @ Sejal Gupta (Daughter) (4) Ms. Aashna Gupta (Daughter) (5) Sh. Bharat Gupta (Son). Now, Sh. Bharat Gupta S/o Late Sh. Vinod Gupta has applied for transfer of ownership to the extent of 50% share of aforesaid house in his favour from the name of Sh. Vinod Gupta on the basis of Un-Regd. Will as informed by the applicant. It anybody has any information about any more legal heirs the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to theEstate Office Town Hall Building Sector 17, U.T., Chandigarh immediately. If any body has any objection upon the mutation of above said property in favour of above applicant, he/she/they may furnish in writing in the office of undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the shape of affidavit duly attested by the Executive Magistrate/Notary Public undertaking the genuineness of their objection beings so raised, so that this office does not have to deal with frivolous anonymous complaints and the said property shall be mutated accordingly and no further claim what so ever shall be entertained later on.SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

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3HARYANATeachers Nidhi, Anitainspect school

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Teachers Nidhi Batra andAnita, who came to observe theschool beautification at theGovernment Model Culture PrimarySchool at Indri Nanahera, wereawarded with awards and Steviaplant by the school. The school headMahinder Kumar said that with aview to sensitising the public aboutthe environment, saplings arepresented to the guests visiting theschool so that the message can begiven to the people to plant more andmore plants. He said that from timeto time people come to the school, sogood quality plants are bought fromthe nursery and kept in the school sothat it can be given to the guests.

Beldar NathiramBubka retires

NIRMAL SAINIRADAUR: Beldar Nathiram Bubka,working in the Public WorksDepartment, retired on Wednesdayafter nearly 40 years of service. Onhis retirement, a farewell ceremonywas organised on behalf of the staffmembers in which he was honouredby giving mementos and turban. Onthis occasion, the department's SDOJasmer Singh said that Nathiramalways completed his work with allsincerity and integrity. JE Haqikat Rai,Vishal Kumar, Ankur Kumar,Surendra Kumar, Pradeep Rana,Sachin Gupta, Jagmal Singh,Lakhmira, Vishal Saini, Roshanlal,Pyare Lal, Sohanlal, Sher Singh,Amarsingh, Manish Kumar, Jairam,Prem, Ramesh, Gurmail on theoccasion, Omprakash and Lajpat Raietc. were lso present on the occasion.

Fire affects power systemRADAUR (NIRMAL SAINI): Due to some unknown reasons, therewas a sudden fire in the bushes standing in the vacant area of the Elec-tricity Corporation. The fire spread rapidly as the wind intensified. Assoon as the information of the fire reached the employees of the corpora-tion and the people of Colony, they tried to put out the fire. But as thewind intensified, the fire increased after which the matter was reportedto the Radaur Police and Fire Department. Then a carriage of fire brigadereached the spot and the fire was controlled. The power system of Mand-har, Kandrauli, Purngarh, Razhedi, Shehzadpur and Bapouli feeds werealso affected due to the fire.

Reena is District VP ofBJP Mahila MorchaRAVI KUMARBABAIN: Due to the Prime Ministerof India, Narendra Modi and HaryanaChief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar,the country and the state aredeveloping at an all-time pace, so theBJP party has emerged as the largest

party in the worldbecause everyworker in BJP isvery valuable.,said newlyappointed BJPMahila MorchaDistrict VicePresident Reena

Saini while talking to reporters at herresidence in Babain. During this time,all the workers also made eachother's mouth sweet. The Newlyappointed District Vice PresidentReena Saini thanked BJP MP NaibSaini, former MLA Pawan Saini, BJPDistrict President Rajkumar Saini,Mahila Morcha District PresidentParamjit Kashyap for herappointment. She said that theresponsibility which has beenentrusted to her will be taken with fulldevotion and honesty and she willwork to strengthen the organization ofthe party. He said that to strengthenthe party's organisation, he would govillage to village and publicize theparty's policies.

2-wheelers, heavyvehicles banned incongested areasKARNAL: Under the Smart City,entry of two-wheeler and heavyvehicles will be banned from April 1in the congested areas of Karnal city.Now, shoppers, traders andcustomers will have to keep theirvehicles in the parking lot to come tothe market. For this in the first phase,parking has been set up at the site ofold vegetable market and oldmunicipal office and a contract hasalso been given to them. DeputyCommissioner Nishant Kumar Yadavand Superintendent of PoliceGangaram Punia along with thesmart city team on Wednesday helda meeting to fix parkingarrangements in the congested areaof Karnal city from the Civil Hospitalchowk to Old Vegetable Market,Kunjpura Road, Ghanta Ghar chowk.The Smart City officials were askedto make such arrangements. Parkingsystem in the congested area shouldalso be well maintained and thegeneral public should not have anyproblem with the movement in thecity. In view of this, a free e-rickshawfacility has been provided tocustomers and shopkeepers fromparking to market. From 10 am to 9pm, barricading will be done in thearea of Gur Mandi, Dupatta Market,Kunjpura Road, Jarnaili Kothi,Dayalpura Gate, Sarrafa Bazar. Heasked the shopkeepers to deliver thegoods to their shops before 10 am.After this, entry of heavy vehicles intothis area is closed. Police duty willalso be installed at the parking siteand arrangements will be made forCCTV cameras and lighting.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, MAR 31

Purchase of wheat, the mainRabi crop, is going to startfrom April 1 according to thedecision of the Haryana gov-ernment. Wheat procurementwill be done in all the 10mandis of the district andabout 15 procurement cen-tres, but some temporaryprocurement centres can alsobe built as per the need. Inview of the interest of thefarmers, this time the price orpayment of the produce willgo directly to their accounts.Instructions have come to theFood Corporation of Indiafor this. There should be nodifficulty in selling their pro-duce to the farmers and theyshould remain in harmonywith the mandi arhtis.

The Deputy Commis-sioner was reviewing wheatprocurement arrangementson Wednesday with repre-sentatives of procurementagencies and secretaries ofthe market committee. He in-formed that a schedule hasbeen made by the govern-ment to bring wheat to farm-ers in the market on the pur-chase of wheat. Messages forthe entire season will go in

advance. Farmers will nothave to worry about the dateand market. The system ofgate pass will be the same asbefore, in which the message

will be sent to the farmers bymobile and OTP will come.Wheat purchase will be doneas per my registration on theCrop-My details portal.

Wheat procurementwill start today: DC

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

While giving major relief to Arhtiyasjust a day ahead of Rabi Procurementseason, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh.Manohar Lal has announced majorrelief in outstanding payment of in-terest and penalties for Arhtiyas. TheProcurement season of Rabi crops iscommencing from April 1, 2021.

As part of State Government'sunique initiative 'Vivaadon KaSamadhan’, Chief Minister, Sh.Manohar Lal, while addressing apress conference here today, an-nounced 40 percent interest waiveron default amount and 100 percentwaiver of penal interest for theArhtiyas. Haryana Agriculture andFarmers’ Welfare Minister, Sh. J.P.Dalal was also present on this occa-sion. “For those plot holders owningplots in Grain Markets and VegetableMandis of Haryana State AgriculturalMarketing Board (HSAMB), who areunable to pay their installments ontime due to any reasons, now the StateGovernment has decided to give 40percent interest waiver on the defaultamount and 100 percent waiver on ofpenal interest, provided that the plotholder clears the entire balanceamount by June 15, 2021,” shared theChief Minister. The Chief Ministerinformed that at present there are

2421 allottees are in the defaulter listof HSAMB and an amount of aboutRs 1131 crore is outstanding on their

part. After today's announcement,these plot holders will get a benefit ofRs 370 crore, he said.

CM announces 40 percent interestwaiver on default amount for arhtiyas

Rationalization ofExtension fee structureThe Chief Minister shared thatrationalization of Extension feestructure will be implemented witheffect from April, 1, 2021. For Acategory Estates, the 4th and 5th yearextension fee would be Rs.50 per sq.meter, for B category Estates it will beRs. 25 per sq. meter and for categoryC, it will be Rs.10 per sq. meter.

No extensionbeyond 6 years

The Chief Minister informed thatwhile giving major relief to the in-dustrialists in outstanding extensionfee, it has been decided that no ex-tension beyond six years shall bepermissible and plot shall be manda-torily put to auction through HSI-IDC. Divulging more details in thisregard, Chief Minister, said that ifthe allottees intend to surrender theplot, then HSIIDC will amend its re-fund rules upon surrender/resump-tion of plots/sites, to provide for adeduction of 10 percent of plot price(earnest money). With this 50 per-cent or 10 percent of the 90 percentbalance amount paid by the allotteewhichever is less would be chargedfrom the allottee. Overall, a maxi-mum of 20 percent amount will betaken from the allottee and rest ofthe amount will be refunded. If a al-lottee chooses the auction optionalong with surrendering the plot,then HSIIDC will auction the plotand after deducting its fee, the prof-it on the sale will be split equally,said the Chief Minister.

Gate pass will be made from 6 am to 6 pm,CCTV cameras will remain active

The Deputy Commissioner instructed the officials of the Mar-ket Committee that there should be no problem for farmers tobring their crops to the market. Gate passes should be madefrom 6 am to 6 pm. Gate passes should be arranged at all gates,Internet arrangements should be made at all, special arrange-ments for CCTV cameras should be made so that procurementof wheat is taken care of, no cameras should be turned off.

Payment should be made tofarmers in 48 hours

The Deputy Commissioner directed that farmers should getpaid within 48 hours and there should be no problem of gunnybags. He appealed to the farmers to bring their crops clean anddry. He said that there is moisture in the wheat crop right now,before weighing all the minting wheat, check the moisture with amoisture machine.

Garbage lifting fromhouse to house: BDPO

KARNAL (SHIV KUMAR SHARMA): Under the guidance ofDeputy Commissioner Karnal Nishant Kumar Yadav and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer Gaurav Kumar and BDPO Kanchan Lata, SwachhBharat Mission Gramin distributed Tricycles for waste management

to ten Gram Pan-chayats of Kar-nal under theleadership ofBlock Coordina-tor Puran ChandSaini. KanchanLata said that or-ders have beenissued to im-prove the sanita-

tion system in the villages to take the villages gradually towards ZeroWaste in rural areas. Especially in some villages, the process of lift-ing garbage from house to house is being done on the lines of cities.She also appealed to every citizen to cooperate in this work. In par-ticular, the emphasis was on not using single-use plastic in life.

She informed that the entire programme is being taken at the mis-sion stage. Gram Panchayats are also supporting the administrationin this task. In this episode, Puran Chand Saini appealed to all the cit-izens to cooperate in the polythene removal campaign on the 2nd ofevery month to maintain the cleanliness of the village and show theircommitment to the polythene liberation campaign. On this occasion,Sarpanch Dilawara dark Budhpur Tapparan and cleaning staff wereon the spot.

SKBILASPUR, MAR 31

The illegally made colonies in the villageBhilpura of Chhachhrauli block were de-molished by the JCB machine by the Dis-trict Municipal Planner Department. Onthis occasion, Block and Panchayat De-velopment Officer Chhachha-rauli Jogesh Kumar was ap-pointed as Duty Magistrate andChhachharauli police station in-charge Prithvi Singh was alsopresent with the heavy policeforce and in his presence, theDistrict Municipal Planner De-partment demolished illegal shops etc.Giving information, JE Mohit of the Dis-trict Town Planner Department said thataccording to the order of the department,Bhilpura village comes under the DistrictMunicipal Planner in which no type ofcolony can be developed without depart-mental permission. He informed that thecolony was developed at the Bhilpura busstand by the coloniser in which shops andresidential plots were sold. He informed

that various types of facilities like streetlights, water connections, electricity facil-ities etc. were also provided in the colony.After the notice of the department, thecolony was demolished. He informed thatanother colony is also being developedacross the road in front of it, on which thenext process will be implemented after

giving notice. He said that the District Planner can

take action on the colonizer to be cut outof the department, but the Tehsil, Rev-enue Department, Panchayat Departmentcan take action. District Municipal Plan-ning Officer Amit Madholia appealed tothe common man and said that while in-vesting money on a residential plot orshop plot in such an area, it should bethoroughly investigated.

Illegal coloniesdemolished in Bhilpura

R R SHELLYKARNAL, MAR 31

Haryana State Safai Karma-chari CommissionChairman EngineerKrishna Kumar tookstock of the arrange-ments on Wednesdayfor the successful or-ganisation of theSafai Mitra UtthanSammelan to be held at Dr.Mangal San Auditorium at10 am on April 4 and neces-sary guidelines were givento the officers.

He informed that theChief Minister of HaryanaManohar Lal will communi-cate directly with the SafaiMitra as the Chief Guest ofthe Safai Mitra Utthan Sam-melan. Through this pro-gramme, many problems ofthe cleaning staff will alsobe placed before the Chief

Minister. He informed thatabout 1000 Safai Mitrasfrom all over the state willparticipate in the pro-

gramme. The conferencewas attended by CooperativeMinister Dr. Banwari Lal,Political Secretary to theChief Minister KrishnaBedi, HLRDC ChairmanJagdish Nayar, Khadi Vil-lage Industries Chairmanand Ramnivas, MLABisambhar Valmiki, SwachhBharat Mission ExecutiveVice President SubhashChandra And other MLAs ofKarnal district will also bepresent.

Safai Mitra UtthanSammelan on April 4

Tobacco kills us, quit it: Dr. Ritu SharmaCHHACHRAULI (RK KASHYAP): Under the National TobaccoProhibition Program, the health department team of Community HealthCenter organized an event at God Bless Public School, Pratap Nagar inMuzafatkala. Under the program, Dr. Ritu Sharma gave detailed infor-mation about the side effects of tobacco to children, She also gave worklike painting and slogan writing against the use of tobacco. The childrenas well as other people were also made aware of the hazardous and lifethreatening ef-fects of smok-ing.On this occa-sion, Dr. RituSharma gaveprizes to the chil-dren, who toppedin painting andslogan writingcompetition. Shesaid that tobacco consumption is fatal and it may cause serious diseaseslike cancer due to its consumption, so avoidance of tobacco is impor-tant. She told that in the slogan competition, Samaiya first, Muskan sec-ond and Khushi third, while in painting competition, Kashish Saini first,Gagan second and Pavit Sharma came third. Gagan, Muskan, Kul-winder, Mansi and Samarjit Kaur were also awarded for their partici-pation in Declamation. On this occasion, Principal of God Bless PublicSchool Rajendra Sharma, Mangal Singh, Pankaj Sharma, Shikha, Savi-ta Sharma, Ankit, Anurag, etc. were present.

RAVI KUMARBABAIN, MAR 31

Former Ladwa MLAPawan Saini condemnedthe incident of assault onthe Punjab BJP MLA andsaid that this sad incidentof assault and tearing ofclothes with the MLA inPunjab has taken place.

This is a condemnableevent and everyoneshould have faith in thedemocratic system. For-mer MLA Pawan Sainisaid this while talking toreporters.

He said that it is notright to have the dignity of a normalperson and not just an MLA. Law andorder in Punjab has been destroyed.There has never been such an unfortu-

nate incident in the political history ofPunjab. This is cheap politics and nohuman being or opposition will live

without condemn-ing it. He said thatChief Minister Cap-tain AmarinderSingh has complete-ly failed in main-taining law and or-der and power in thestate and chaos inthe state.

Pawan Saini de-manded resignationfrom the Chief Min-ister Captain. Hehas demanded fromthe Central Govern-

ment that the Congress Government ofPunjab should be sacked with immedi-ate effect for this incident which em-barrassed democracy.

Punjab govt must besacked: Pawan Saini

RANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, MAR 31

Deputy Commissioner SujanSingh said that specialarrangements should bemade under contin-uous planning tomake the district ac-cident free. In allthe accident-proneareas, make properarrangements forsafety signs, blink-ers etc. from thepoint of view ofsafety so that a possible acci-dent can be avoided. When-ever officers go to the workarea, report the accidentprone areas so that necessaryarrangements can be madethere. Deputy Commissioner

Sujan Singh was giving nec-essary guidelines by holdinga meeting of the Road SafetyCommittee in the conferencehall of the Small Secretariat.In the meeting, the Deputy

Commissioner directed to is-sue notice to the representa-tive of NHAI for delayingthe arrangement of the lighton the Titaram Fold Bridgeand not giving satisfactoryresponse.

DC holds road safetycommittee meeting

Arhtiyas meet DC to tell problemsKARNAL (SHIV KUMAR SHARMA): Aday before the purchase ofwheat is to start by the officials of the New Panchayat Arhati Association inKarnal, the arhtis met DC Nishant Kumar Yadav today to talk about theirvarious problems including availability of Bardana today. On this occasion,the delegation was led by the association's head Dharmbir Padha and pa-tron Vinod Goyal. Thearhtiyas told the DC thatcollector rates should befixed in the new grainmarket. The collector ratehere is 66 thousand ru-pees. These should be re-duced to Rs 30 thousandbecause it is a time of re-cession. He said that he should instruct both the agencies to decide that thewheat should be procured in coordination with both the panchayats. He saidthat most of the problems of gunny bags are there now at present. Bardanahad not arrived a day earlier. Action should be taken for this. At the sametime, he said that along with the farmers of Haryana, permission should begiven for the purchase of wheat from the farmers of the marginal districtsas well. He said that the portal should be opened for a few days. The farm-ers who have been deprived of getting their details can do so now. Theyshould be able to register their details on Meri Fasal Mera Byori Portal. Onthis occasion General Secretary Vipul Divan, Khanjachi Sushil Mittal, Sec-retary Shamsher Singh, Sandeep Goyal, Co-Secretary, Chairman BeantSingh Bablu, Vice Chairman Mahindra Singh, Conservator Satbir Mittal,Lekhraj Garg, Rampal Dhakala, Gajendra Rana, Chief Advocate RajendraRaheja, Bhushan, Harish Sachdeva, Advocate Hansraj, Vivek Singla,Gurmej Singh, Auditor Tarsem Goyal, Deepak Gupta, Deputy Principal Kr-ishna Lal, Jaipal Garg, Rampal Rana, Satish, Anil Wadhwa, Ashok Tuteja,Vikas Rana, Yash Aggarwal and Surendra Mangla were also present.

R R SHELLYKARNAL, MAR 31

In the monthly meeting ofthe District Level RoadSafety Committee held inthe auditorium of the MiniSecretariat on Wednesday,the focus was on making theroads safer.

Committee Chairman andDeputy Commissioner Nis-hant Kumar Yadav said thatthe person walking on theroad can save his and others'lives by following the trafficrules, for this, the formula of4-E i.e. Engineering, En-forcement, Emergency Careand Education is the most

effective. He informed thatambulance services areavailable for 24 hours onNH-44 from this depart-ment. In the event of an ac-cident, any person can giveinformation on the helplinenumber 1033 of the high-way, in addition ambulancecan be called on 108 num-ber.

He said that ambulanceservices are available fromShahbad to Panipat at fourplaces, including the Panipattoll plaza site, near Mad-huban before Basatada tollplaza, between Karnal andNilokheri, and the fourthambulance NH must.

DC holds road safety meetingTest held for educationcentre students

CHHACHHARAULI (RK KASHYAP): Atest for the students from the education centrerun by the institution was held. Students ofClass 10 and 12 participated. All the students ofthe institution passed the test. Giving informa-tion, the secretary of the institution, RH Bhag-wat, said that the 10th grade 15 students tookthe examination for class X and 10 students forclass XII.All passed with good marks. He saidthat the organisation has run in the area formany years. As a result of the education aware-ness campaign, it has become possible that chil-dren and Aged people are also moving forwardto get education. Full fees of 11 needy studentsof the institution is given by the institute. Onthis occasion, the secretary of the institution,RH Bhagwat, Deepak Bansal, Adiba, Tabas-sum,Anita Mohil, Sarita, Sudhir Rohila, PankajWalia, Mahipal Rohila, RameshWalia, AzamKhan, Patwari Manoj Kumar, Zainab, MangalSan Walia, Habiba etc were also present.

Prayers at ShivShakti Dham to

end CoronaKARNAL, MAR 31National President BharatPrem, along with his col-leagues, began the silent 7-dayworship at the feet of Lord Shi-va at Shiva Shakti Baba KalidasDham to end Corona On thisoccasion, Baba Kalidas alsothrew light on the work beingdone for the welfare of theDham for the welfare of all hu-manity. Devotees of Baba Shriare doing humanitarian worksat national and international lev-el from the north to the south ofthe country and from east towest. About 40 ashrams are en-gaged in the service of the coun-try. Baba Shri has been engagedin the service of the environ-ment, Ayurveda and Sanatan re-ligion for a long time. Keepingin mind their public welfare, thenational president Bharat Premfrom the historic city of Samplatoday prayed to Shiv ShaktiBaba Kalidas Dham in the con-text of Baba Shri .

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GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

In a bid to streamline the function-ing of cattle pounds run by the gov-ernment in the districts, and to ef-fectively redress of the menace ofstray animals, the Punjab Cabineton Wednesday gave approval forrunning these cattle pounds in Pub-lic Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

The Cabinet has authorisedChief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh to carry out any changes in

the new poli-cy, as needed.According to aspokespersonof the ChiefMinister’s of-fice, therewould be nofinancial bur-

den on the state to run these cattlepounds (except Amritsar and Fer-ozepur) in PPP mode as these willbecome self-sustainable by gener-ating the required revenue throughvarious approvedactivities.

In line withthis decision, theCabinet has also approved an Ex-pression of Interest (EOI) to betaken from the interestedNGOs/Societies/Organizations/In-dividuals/Service Providers/Com-

panies / Trusts, along withterms and conditions. Thedecision to go for PPP

mode and accordingly invite EOIwas taken in July 2020 by the Cab-inet Sub-Committee constituted inSeptember 2019 to address theproblem of stray animals. Perti-

nently, 20 cattle pounds are estab-lished in Punjab (except Amritsarand Ferozepur due to court casesby villagers), in which as many as10,024 stray cattle are managed,with the Government releasing Rs.4385.35 lakh in a staggered man-

ner for construction of the cattlepounds and proper upkeep of strayanimals.

In accordance with the originalplan, six cattle sheds were to beconstructed, thus making it a totalof 132 (22x6).

Cabinet approves running ofgovt cattle pounds in PPP mode

Nodeep Kaur honouredwith gold medal

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: Social activist NodeepKaur who provided tremendoussupport to farmers in their protestagainst Farm laws has beenhonored by association SatguruRavidas Mission jagraon onreaching her village. Activist Nodeephas been awarded with a goldmedal by association's leadership.The association appreciatedNodeep for her exemplarycontribution to the farmer protestsand her determination to fight forthe right. Nodeep thanked theassociation expressing her gratitudeand also said that she will continueraising her voice against wrong. Atthis occasion, Deep Jagraon, PremLohat, prof. Paramdeep Mallah,Jasveer Singh, Gopal Singh, BaljeetSingh Mullanpur, Mhenga Singhand others were present.

Rain water harvesting: Govt schools will save rain water SULTANPUR LODHI (MK SHARMA ): Rain water harvesting is the best option to dealwith falling groundwater levels and water crisis. The government too is now looking seriousabout this. In this regard, a plan is being prepared to implement rain water harvesting in gov-ernment and private buildings effectively. For this, land and water handling board of Punjabhas also started exercising. For this, the department has written a letter to the District Educa-tion Officer seeking information about the roof area of the school. The District Education Of-ficer (S) has issued a letter to the all secondary and high school heads instructing them to giveinformation about their school's roof area by April 1 to email dswckpt@gmail.com. Giving in-formation, DEO Gurdeep Singh said that To save water, we have to adopt rain water harvest-ing system. It is not the responsibility of the government alone. The public will also have tocontribute to this. Deputy DEO Vikramjit Singh Thind said that the Punjab government is con-stantly making efforts to raise the water level higher.

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

The Government of Punjabunder its flagship scheme‘Punjab Ghar Ghar Roz-gar’ has started a For-eign Study and Place-ment Cell (FS &PC) forcounselling the youthinterested in foreignstudy and foreign place-ment. The first round ofcounselling was heldfrom 1st-31st March,2021 where around 400Youth participated inthe first round of coun-selling.

The Punjab Techni-cal Education MinisterMr. Charanjit SinghChanni in a press state-ment issued today said thatstudents from each districtof the state were called fora day-long session of coun-selling involving group andindividual counselling anda doubt session.

The minister said thatthe participants were pro-vided counselling about anoverview of the variousmethods to go abroad, bothon study and work visa.Discussions on the basicsterms and conditions asso-ciated were held so that thecandidates could be guidedabout fair and transparentways to move abroad. Eng-lish proficiency require-

ments, funds and academicrequirements were also dis-cussed. Channi further saidthat the Individual profilesof the candidates were

studied and every candidatewas recommended aboutthe most suitable country,course or profession to bepursued. The sessions wereconcluded with an hourlong doubt session wheregeneral queries and FAQswere addressed.

Harpreet Singh SudanDirector Employment Gen-eration Department has ap-pealed to the interestedcandidates to contact therespective DBEEs viahelpline numbers availableon the aforementioned linkfor each district on http://www.pgrkam.com/employ-ment.

Ghar Ghar Rozgar: Foreign study& placement cell completes first

round of counselling

Mamoon police seize 24 bottles of liquorSHARANJEETPATHANKOT: The Mamoon policehave caught 24 bottles of liquorfrom a young man riding a scooty.The police party Baghar Chowk, ledby ASI Sunil Kumar, was stationedat Mamoon Cantt policestation.During this, Excise InspectorLakhwinder told the police that theresident of Hara works for sellingliquor.The man is coming from thePathankot side with a liquor contracton his scooty.On the basis ofinformation, the police blocked andstarted checking the vehicles.Thepolice stopped the young mancoming from the Pathankot side onthe scooty and after taking the lock,grabbed 24 bottles of liquor from theplastic bag.Action has been takenunder the 61-1-14 Excise Actagainst Davinder Sharma, residentof Hara in Mamoon police station.

Mazdoor kisan sabhaholds meeting

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: Mazdoor Kisan SabhaPunjab conducted a meeting underthe presidenship of Nihal SinghTalwandi. Addressing the meeting,district president Balraj SinghKotumra, Treasurer Gurmel SinghRoomi said that the political powersare trying their best to disrupt farmerprotests and benefit themselvesmaking efforts to turn thedemonstrations violent. The farmerleaders mentioned that the centralgovernment is treating farmers likeoutsiders which is unacceptable.Kotumra and Roomi also mentionedthat farmers are fighting peacefullyfor their rights and are determinedto not ready to accept supremacy ofthe corporates.

CHANDIGARH: Convictedprisoners in Punjab will now beeligible for remission from timeto time, instead of just once, un-der the amendment to the Remis-sion Policy 2010, approved onWednesday by the state cabinet.

The cabinet, at a virtual meet-ing under Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh, gave the go-ahead to the amended RemissionPolicy 2021, which makes remis-sion applicable for prisoners sen-tenced to imprisonment for morethan 10 years, including prisonerssentenced for life, instead of pris-oners convicted for 10 to 20 yearsunder the earlier policy.

Further, the convicts wouldnow be eligible for time to timeremission also in cases of of-fences committed under Section

302 or 304 of the Indian PenalCode, 1860, read with Sections376, 376-A, 376-AB, 376-B, 376-C, 376-D, 376-DA, 376-DB, 376-E or 377 of the Indian PenalCode, instead of an offence com-mitted under Section 302 or 304of the Indian Penal Code, 1860read with only Sections 376 to376-D or 377 of the Indian PenalCode. The Chief Minister hasbeen authorised to make any fur-ther changes as may be suggestedby the Jails department in this re-gard. It may be recalled that onMarch 16, 2020, while consider-ing premature release cases of lifeconvicts, it came to the notice ofthe Committee constituted at thelevel of government for the pur-pose, that the Remission Policy-2010 had some ambiguities.

Okays time-to-time remission benefitsfor convicts instead of just once

Announces amnestyscheme for defaulting

urban dev allotteesCHANDIGARH: In a major re-prieve to the defaulting allottees ofall urban development authorities,with the cut-off date of December31, 2013, the Punjab Cabinet onWednesday gave the nod to thePunjab Urban Development Au-thorities Amnesty Scheme-2021for recovery of outstanding install-ments. According to a spokesper-son of the Chief Minister’s Office,the allottees, who were issued al-lotment letters based on draw oflots or auction or through someother process but have defaulted inpayment of one or more install-ments due after December 31,2013, may deposit the principalamount, along with scheme rate ofinterest, within three months fromthe date of notification under theamnesty scheme.

CABINET MEET

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, MAR 31

Punjab Industries andCommerce Minister Sun-dar Sham Arora started thework of recarpeting theroad from local tehsilchowk to Dhobighat andsaid that in the coming 10-15 days, almost all the ma-jor roads in the city willchange.

Reiterating the com-mitment of the Punjabgovernment to providenew strength to the urbaninfrastructure, IndustriesMinister Sundar ShamArora said that all roadsare being prepared accord-ing to the quality of the fu-ture so that the people ofthe city are not facing anyproblems during the move-ment Do not face it. He in-

formed that road recharg-ing up to Dhobighat willbe done at a cost of Rs53.48 lakh and this workwill be completed in thecoming few days and thecity dwellers will be givengreat facilities. ThankingChief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh, Indus-tries Minister SundarSham Arora said that everynecessary project has beengiven to Hoshiarpur by thePunjab Government,which will lead to multilat-eral development of the

entire region. SundarSham Arora informed thatin the coming weeks fromthe Punjab government,many important projectswill be dedicated to thepeople of the city for thesports and for the conven-ience of the common peo-ple. He informed that afterthe establishment of Can-cer Hospital and MedicalCollege in Hoshiarpur bythe Punjab Government,the area will be made med-ical education and bettertreatment.

Arora starts recarpeting of roadfrom tehsil chowk to Dhobighat

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, MAR 31

According to the instructionsof the government, large-scale vaccination is beingdone to prevent corona. Un-der this, the first out doorvaccinations camp was or-ganized in the local SDM of-fice, where the first dose ofcorona vaccination was ad-ministered to the employeesby the health department.

On this occasion, vacci-nation was started from SDMOm Prakash himself. Speak-ing to reporters on the occa-sion, SDM Om Prakash in-formed that today the firstround of vaccination hasbeen given to about 55 em-ployees of Tehsil office, Pat-war office, Fard center andSeva Kendra along with his

office. He said that after thevaccination, no problem wasreported by any employeeand all are as healthy as be-fore.

On the other hand, theSMO Dr. Parvjit Singh Gu-lati appealed to the people toget the maximum number ofvaccinations in the MegaVaccination Camp, which isgoing to be held in the localmandi Dharamshala on April2. He said that the covishield

vaccine is completely safeand it protects us from coro-na.

On this occasion, Dr.Mayank Garg, Madam Ra-mandeep Kaur, JaswinderpalSingh Jassi, Gagandeep Ku-mar, Harbans Singh besidesTehsildar Charanjit Kaur, RCCharandev, Patwari Man-preet Garg Mona, PatwariRajinder Singh, PatwariRahul Kumar, SurinderBansal etc. were also present.

Corona vaccination campset up at SDM office

Private school ownersprotest in city demanding

opening of educationalinstitutions

GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR, MAR 31 On one hand, during theCorona period, the Punjabgovernment has closed allschools till April 10, whilemembers of the Federation ofPrivate Schools and Associa-tions protested in the city andhanded over a demand letterto ADC General Rahul, de-manding the opening of theclosed schools. School own-ers demanded that privateschools be opened soon sothat they too could run theirown homes. The owners ofall the private schools underthe leadership of DistrictHead Dr. Mohit Mahajanraised their voice for theopening of the school. Schoolmanagers say that it has be-come difficult even to paysalaries to the staff of schoolsdue to the closure of educa-tional institutions.

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, MAR 31

On the instructions of Captaingovt, the education departmenthas issued an order to re-closethe schools till April 10 Privateschool principals, parents andschool van drivers are seen onthe roads of Punjab protestingagainst this decision of the gov-ernment.

At the invitation of Federationof Private Schools and Associa-tions, all the private school oper-ators of district Bathinda alongwith teachers, children andschool van drivers staged aprotest march. And DistrictCommissioner Sukhchain SinghSidhu Madam Vinoo Goyal.Po-litical parties can hold ralliesLarge gatherings can take placeat weddings, crowds can come

to the markets without masks,liquor contracts can be held, thenwhy is an unofficial order toclose schools being issued? Thisdecision is against the bright fu-ture of Punjab which is not ac-ceptable so the government andthe education department need itThat they should issue orders forimmediate reopening of schoolsas online education is not havingthe same effect on children as itis practical to open schools.Therefore, it is very important toopen a school. The government's

decision raised the question ofwhether corona can be found inschools only. Has no fear of co-rona.Condemning the orders ofCaptain Sarkar and EducationDepartment to close the school,he demanded immediate re-opening of the school. He wasalso seen leading the protest ofschool principals against Cap-tain Sarkar of Punjab Recentlythere was a protest by privateschool operators led by Har-winder Singh Mann, Presidentof Private Schools Association.

Private school association seeksreopening of institutes

CHARNJIT SINGH ARORAAMRITSAR, MAR 31

Bibi Jagir Kaur, Presidentof Shiromani GurdwaraParbandhak Committeedistributed checksamounting to more thanRs. 65 lakhs as scholar-ships to Amritdhari stu-dents studying in educa-tional institutions of Shiro-mani Gurdwara Parband-hak Committee. Thisscholarship amount hasbeen given to the studentsrelated to the year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.Even before this, in a spe-cial function for theseyears, scholarships of Rs.One crore and thirty lakhhave been given to Amrit-dhari students. It is to be

mentioned that it has beendecided to give scholar-ships every year to theAmritdhari students study-ing in the schools and col-leges of the ShiromaniCommittee. Scholarshipamount under various cat-egories is Rs. 3500 from8th to 10th, Rs. 5000 from10th to 12th, Rs. 8000 forgraduate level and M.A.Students are given Rs.

10,000. Among the schol-arship recipients todaywere 546 students from 32schools and 584 studentsfrom 29 colleges. On thisoccasion the President ofthe Shiromani CommitteeBibi Jagir Kaur said thatthe Shiromani Committeewas making great effortsto promote education aswell as to connect the stu-dents with Sikhism.

Shiromani committee committed to connectstudents with Sikhism : Bibi Jagir Kaur

CBC testing facilityavailable at SDH Sunam

SUNAM (SUMER GARG): Balvir Singh Sidhu,Punjab health minister has sent a Complete BloodCount(CBC), testing machine at Sub divisional hos-

pital (SDH) atSunam. DamanThind Bajwawhile inaugurat-ing this machinesaid that thismachine wouldbe proved as a

boon specially for the children & pregnant ladies,when epidemic Corona Virus is spreading in thesedays. SMO, Dr. Sanjay Kamra while thankingDaman Thind Bajwa said that with of addition of thismachine in hospital, the time as well as the money ofthe patients would saved. Now, patients need not togo to private Labs for their Complete BloodCount(CBC). Among the prominent Dr. SanjayBansal, Dr. Munish Gupta, Dr. Pooja Gupta, Dr.Kamni Bansal, Dr. Bharati, Sanjay Goyal, ManpreetBansal, Malkiat Thind & Manpreet Waraich, AshuGoyal, Harpal Singh Handa and Malkeet Makhan allcouncillors were present on the ocassion.

BIPAN SETHI AHMEDGARH, MAR 31

Installation ceremony ofTarsem Garg President ofRotary Club was held withgreat enthusiasmand vivacity at Ag-garwal SadanAhmedgarh.

DG Vijay Arorawas the chief gueston the occasion. DGEParveen Jindal ,DGNDGhanshyam Kansal,PDGAmjad Ali, President of Ro-tary Club Malerkotla Rtn.Dr.Naved Aslam and Dr.Ra-jinder Mittal graced the cer-emony as guest of honour.Dist. representatives threwlight on Rotary projects be-ing conducted world wideespecially during this pan-

demic priod and Rotary vi-sion.Doctors appealed Ro-tarians to come forward forcorona vaccination withoutany hesitation andfear.Dist.Representatives in-

formed that Rotary Interna-tional has launched the proj-ect to vaccinate more andmore people to save pre-cious lives from Corona andDr. Mittal made Rotarianwith lapel pin.

Tarsem Garg welcomedthe Dist. representatives andguests.He presented the an-nual report of projects con-ducted during his term.

Distt 3090 governors make installationof Tarsem Garg memorable

PAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA, MAR 31

District Legal Services Au-thority(DLSA) , Kapurthalaremained active even duringcorona pandemics , it notonly spread awareness toavoid corona pandemicacross the district butalso disposes off largenumber of cases throughlok adalats as said Secre-tary , DLSA cum ChiefJudicial Magistrate, Ka-purthala.

He said besides DistrictLegal Services Authority dis-seminated the variousschemes of National LegalServices Authorty and StateLegal Services Authoritythrough webinars. Providingdetailed information CJM

Ajit Pal Singh apprised thatDLSA , Kapurthala under thechairmanship of District &Sesssion Judge Kishore Ku-mar organized as many as238 webinars for spreadingawareness and schemes and

provided free le-gal aid to 307 ap-plicants duringlast year besidesdisposed off 1692cases to awardcompensation of

Rs. 9,21,71,756 . Mr. Singhdisclosed that DLSA gavepriority to overcome all kindof problems of jail inmatesand too solved hundreds ofcompondable cases thorughorganization of camp courtsin the modern jail. Appreciat-ing the effors made by 46para legal volunteers.

DLSA Kapurthala remained activeduring corona pandemic: CJM

SUMER GARGSUNAM, MAR 31

Bhagwan Dass Arora memo-rial foundation is runningfree sewing training centresin the various villages. Themain aim of these centres isto give the training of sewingto the girls, so that they canbe made self employed &self dependent.

Today, 265 girls of sixvillages namely, Jharo,Shahpur Kalan,? Ubhawal,Sheron, Namol, Cheema ofSunam assembly segmenthad completed their trainingcourse of sewing. AmanArora, AAP MLA fromSunam said that he got peace& felt relaxed while distrib-uting sewing course comple-tion certificate to these girls.

Arora makes 265 girls selfemployed, self dependent

Sujanpur policearrest accused GURDITT RANDHAWASUJANPUR: The Sujanpur policehave arrested one of the accused,with the theft of the necklace. PoliceStation in-charge Avtar Singh saidthat on 2 February, Sanjeev Kumarhad told the police in his complaintthat in his cosmetics shop insunderchak, an unknown personhad stolen necklaces of 7 thousandrupees notes from his shop. Due towhich the police had registered acase against the unknown person.Now the Sujanpur police havearrested the accused .The arrestedperson is Malinder kumar, a residentof Lahri Mahanta. He told that theaccused is intoxicated, due to whichhe has sold other necklaces.Thepolice have registered the case andstarted the proceedings.

Agri dept holds seminarMK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI: A seminarwas organized by the Department ofAgriculture and Farmers Welfareunder ATMA Scheme at VillageNorowal. Addressing the farmers,Agriculture Development Officer Dr.Jaspal Singh said that theindiscriminate use of chemicalfertilizers and pesticides inagriculture is having a detrimentaleffect on the soil and human healthso other methods should beadopted for every problem insteadof relying only on chemicalfertilizers. He said that the relianceon chemical fertilizers could bereduced by incorporating straw inthe fields, manure, green manureand organic manure.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

DC hands over 3 vehicles to save forestfrom fireJYOTI SYALUNA: With a view to protecting forests from fire in summer, DeputyCommissioner Una Raghav Sharma has provided three vehicles ondemand of forest officials through district disaster management, which willmonitor the forests as well as sensitize the local people during the season.The Deputy Commissioner advised the Forest Department to seekcooperation from the local people, especially the youth, for the protection offorest fires during the fire season so that the department can getinformation about the fire incident in time with the help of the local peoplePrompt action can be implemented.

HIMACHAL/JKRupanshi createshistory by winning twogold in judocompetitionBUREAUUNA: District Una won 7 gold medalsin different ages in the state leveljudo competition, which lasted fromMarch 24 to 28 in Shimla. Rupanshi,Sarthak, Rajat Thakur, Manish, Ankitand Karthike Kahol won gold medals,while Arya Sharma and ShivangPathania won silver medals andPiyush, Sourav and Manayak wonbronze medals. Giving thisinformation, District Sports and YouthServices Officer Kuldeep Sharmasaid that in the competition,Rupanshi created history by winninggold medals in the under-16 categoryand in the senior section. RupanshiSharma has won a bronze medalistin the national competition in 2018and a silver medalist in 2019.Rupanshi Sharma is also workinghard for the Cadet AsianChampionship. The winning playershave credited their win to their coachKuldeep Sharma. Kuldeep Sharmahas also been the coach of the Indiateam and is currently working for theIndia team as well. The winningplayers arrived at Una today to bewelcomed by Hockey Coach Ashish,Kushati Coach Prince Pathania, TTCoach Pooja Thakur, Football CoachChandra Mohan Sharma, AthleticCoach Rakesh Kumar and others.

Portrait of Raja JogindraSingh installed at JogindraBank DabhotaSHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: It was decided by the Boardof Directors of Jogindra CentralCooperative Bank to install thepicture of Raja Joginder Singh, thefounder of Jogindra Bank in allbranches of the bank. In view of this,picture of Raja Joginder Singh wasestablished in Branch Dabhota of thebank today by Hazura Singh Saini,nominated director of the bank.Branch managers Jaswinder Singh,executive assistants Harjeet Singh,Manjeet Kaur and Shinder Kaur werepresent on the occasion. It is notablehere that Jogindra CentralCooperative Bank has beenfunctioning in Solan district since1924.

School closed afterteacher test positivefor COVIDSRINAGAR: A Government HigherSecondary School (GHSS) in centralKashmir district of Budgam was closedafter a lecturer tested positive forCOVID-19, official sources said. Theysaid COVID tests of teachers andother staff of the school wereconducted on Tuesday. However, thereport received said one of thecontractual lecturer was COVIDpositive. Later, the administrationordered closure of the HSS, Badgam,for five days from Wednesday as aprecautionary measure to preventspread of the virus.

Nominations filed forU’khand assembly bypollDEHRADUN: BJP and Congresscandidates filed their nominations forthe April 17 bypoll to the SaltAssembly seat in Uttarakhand'sAlmora district. BJP nominee fromthe seat Mahesh Jeena andCongress candidate Ganga Pancholiwere accompanied by a host ofsenior leaders of their respectiveparties as they filed their nominationsat the Tehsil office at Bhikiyasain.Tuesday was the last date for filingnominations for the bypoll. PradeshBJP president Madan Kaushik,cabinet ministers Bishan SinghChufal and Yashpal Arya, Nainital MPAjay Bhatt and Almora MP AjayTamta were present as Jeena filedhis nomination, Pradesh BJP mediain-charge Manveer Singh Chauhansaid. Bypoll to the Salt Assembly seatin Almora district was necessitatedafter the death of sitting MLASurendra Singh Jeena due toCOVID-19 in November last year.

AGENCYSHIMLA, MAR 31

The hill state facing acute dryweather conditions and suddenincrease in the paucity of waterhas worsened the droughtcondition in Himachal Pradeshwith large deficient rain andsnow in month of March thisyear, Indian MeterologicalDepartment said in monthlyWeather figure issued hereWednesday.

Shimla IMD inchargeManmohan Singh said largedeficient precipitation occurredin the month of March-2021 asstate had accumulated rain of41.7 mm against 110.9 mmnormal, which is 62 per cent lessthan normal precipitation.

Round the month alldistricts in state are eitherdeficient or large deficientprecipitation takes place. MetOffice said 13 rounds of spellsof precipitation took place out ofwhich only 5 spell were

widespread.On Mar 08, Rainfall or

snowfall occurred at : Snowfall:Hansa: 5.0 cm, Sumdo 4.0 cmKalpa: 2.0 cm. Rainfall:Rampur: 32.5 mm, Sarahan:31.0 mm, Jhanjheli: 28.0 mm,Bijahi: 26.0 mm, Gohar: 26.0mm, Kumarsain: 21.6 mm, andShillaro: 21.1 mm, On 22 Mar,Snowfall: Udaipur 25.8cm,Gondala 15 cm , Keylong Ninecm Hansa five cm and Manali

30mm rain, Tissa 27 mm andGohar 25 mm.

Highest MaximumTemperature of 36 degrees eachwas recorded at Una on 30thMar 2021 & lowest minimumtemperature of minus 5.8degrees was recorded inKeylong on 24th March 2021.During the past years, highestrainfall viz 190.8 mm (+82 percent ) was recorded in HP duringMarch 2015. and Lowest rainfall

viz 0.5 mm ( minus 99 per cent )& 4.7 mm (-96 per cent ) wererecorded in 2004 & 2008respectively.

Kangra district was mostdrought hit with 84 p c deficientrain ( recorded only 13.2 mmagainst normal 80.9 mm)Hamirpur 79 per cent deficient (12 mm and 57.3 mm) Sirmaur77 p c (11 mm and 46.9 mm)Bilaspur 74 p c (15.9 m) ShimlaIMD incharge Manmohan Singhsaid large deficient precipitationoccurred in the month of March-2021 as state had accumulatedrain of 41.7 mm against 110.9mm normal), which is 62 percent less than normalprecipitation. Shimla had 41 p c( 49.7 mm and 84 mm ) LahaulSpiti 40 p c(66.2 mm and 158.7mm) Kullu received 40 p c (74.1 mm and 124.1 mm) Mandigot 40 p c (42.9 mm and 71.1mm) respectively. Seven districtwere large(60 to 99 pc) deficientand five district deficient upto(20 to 59 pc).

Drought situation worsens inmonth of March in HP: IMD

SHIMLA, MAR 31

A spokesperson of the stategovernment informed here todaythat 7 April, 2021 has been declaredas public holiday on account ofgeneral election to Panchayati RajInstitutions in developmentalblocks Chopal and Tutu of districtShimla and developmental blockDharampur of district Mandi. Itwill be also a public holiday onaccount of general election toMunicipal Corporations ofDharamshala, Palampur, Mandiand Solan and general election tosix Nagar Panchayats- Chirgaon,Nerwa, Ani, Nirmand Kandaghat

and Amb. He said that allgovernment offices, boards,corporations, educationalinstitutions and industrialestablishments situated in the stateunder Industrial Disputes Act andshops will remain closed in theseareas. This will also be a paidholiday to daily wages employees.A special casual leave may begiven to those employees who areworking in different places in theState but have a right to vote inPanchayati Raj Institutions onproducing certificate from theconcerned Presiding Officer thatthe employee has actually castedhis/her vote.

Holiday on 7 April in areas goingfor elections to PRIs and MCs

Negative corona report mustto enter Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN, MAR 31

Amid rising coronavirus cases, a negative RT-PCR test certificate will bemandatory for those travelling to Uttrakhand from other states, the TirathSingh Rawat-led state government said on Tuesday. Notably, Covid-19cases continued to rise again in Uttarakhand with 366 infections reportedon Sunday, the highest number of daily cases this year so far. The state haddetected the highest number of single-day cases on January 1. Issuing theadvisory, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said the restriction would apply tothose coming from Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka,Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, UttarPradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan by road, air and trains from April 1.

150 new active casesreported in Baddi

ANWAR HUSAINNALAGARH, MAR 31

There are about 150 new active cases ofBBN in the second round of Covid-19.According to the guidelines of thisgovernment, the work of applyingvaccine will be opened from April 1, inwhich the people above the age of 45years will be vaccinated, according to

this government's guideline. Vaccinemade in India is completely safe andthat people above 45 years must applythis vaccine. They appealed that thisvaccine is completely safe, so all thepeople without hesitation come forwardto put the vaccine. Apart from beingable to fight his battle, he appealed thatall people use masks and follow socialdistancing before exiting.

Govt needs to monitor pace of development: DograJOGINDER DEV ARYABANGANA, MAR 31

Dr. Anil Dogra, ExecutivePrincipal of Atal BihariVajpayee GovernmentCollege Bangana attended theInternational Webinarorganized by BombayUniversity on the impact ofCorona on India's economy asa special speaker. Duringwebina, Dr. Anil KumarDogra said that the coronavirus in India is spreadingfaster than the rest of theworld. More than 3.3 millionpeople have been infected andmore than 60,000 have losttheir lives. Due to Corona, inthis country with the secondmost population, crores ofpeople had to stay at theirhomes, while the employmentof millions of people was lost.

But now the rapid spread ofcorona infection seemshopeless to expectimprovement in the nearfuture. Dogra said that thegovernment's macroeconomicpolicy is facing difficultiesamid rising inflation andincreasing governmentspending. This means thatthere is nothing that can keepthe economy from fallingcontinuously for the rest of theyear. Business activity in mostparts of the country came to astandstill in the last quarter

due to the lockdown imposedto prevent the spread of thecorona virus. According to thispoll conducted by 50economists between August18-27, the Indian economyshrunk by about 18.3 percentduring that time. In theprevious poll, it was expectedto decrease by 20%, so theestimation of the latest poll isslightly better. But this is thehighest rate since the mid-1990s (ever since officialfigures of quarters are beingrecorded). Dogra said the

economy is projected to shrinkby 8.1 percent in the currentquarter and 1.0 percent in thenext quarter. This situation isalso different from theprevious poll conducted on 29July. He said that theGovernment of India needs toconstantly monitor the pace ofdevelopment. At the sametime, Indian industriesdependent on China shouldprovide necessary support.Identification, effects, spreadand prevention of diseases likecorona virus should bediscussed by internationalinstitutions, so that the diseasecan be controlled. On thisoccasion, Prof. Vinod Kumar,Prof. Sikandar Negi, Prof.Rajesh Thakur, Prof. KiranThakur, Prof. Ram Singh,Prof. Arvind Ratan Sharmaand others were present.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, MAR 31

RTO Una Ramesh Chand Katochtoday checked the compliance ofCovid guidelines in buses by putting abarrier in Jhalera. Giving informationin this regard, RTO Ramesh ChandKatoch said that the transportdepartment is constantly checkingbuses to make people aware ofwearing masks. Today, checking wasdone in Jhalera by putting a barrierand an appeal was made to the busdrivers and conductors to ensurecompliance with the guidelines. Theywere also told to apply masks andsanitize their hands repeatedly toprotect themselves from the corona epidemic. The RTO said that the Transport Department isconstantly checking buses at Mahatpur and Gagret Barrier to ensure compliance of the Covidprotocol. He has appealed to all transporters to comply with the guidelines issued byadministration for the safety of their work as well as their families.

RTO inspects buses, makespeople aware about Corona

Vaccination of persons above 45 years from today: DC

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, MAR 31

Vaccination of persons above 45years of age is going to start fromApril 1 as part of the vaccinationcampaign launched for theprevention of corona. For this, onehas to register by visiting the Covinwebsite or Arogya Setu App.Giving information in this regard,District Collector Una RaghavSharma said that vaccinationcampaign is going on in all thehospitals as well as a total of 138centers in the district. He said thatvaccines are being administered inprimary health centers on Tuesday,while vaccination is being done onhealth sub-center on Thursday. Forthe prevention of corona virus,Raghav Sharma has appealed to all

eligible beneficiaries to get theirvaccinations. He has also issuedinstructions to panchayatrepresentatives to get thebeneficiaries vaccinated. He saidthat the Panchayat representativesshould make a list of people above45 years of age in their area andmake sure to bring them to the

health centers for vaccination. It ismandatory to take both doses of thevaccine to prevent the spread of thecorona epidemic. He said that thepanchayats have discharged theirduties in the past to prevent thespread of corona virus infectionand now their role is important inthe second wave as well. He saidthat the Panchayat representativesshould ensure compliance of theCovid guidelines in their respectiveareas. Until April 8, the districtadministration has imposed a banon all events, so the panchayatrepresentatives should make peopleaware. Also, conduct tests ofpeople coming from outside andmonitor the containment zoneeffectively, so that the infection canbe prevented from spreadingfurther.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, MAR 31

The ongoing recruitment rally at IndiraStadium in Una was attended by 2020 youthfrom Sirmaur district on Wednesday, of

which 263 youth have passed the physicalfitness test. This information was given byArmy Colonel Sanjeev Kumar. He informedthat 2556 registered youths are expected toparticipate in the Soldier GD from Shimlaand Kinnaur district for the first April.

263 youths of Sirmaur districtpass physical fitness test BUREAU

UNA, MAR 31

In view of increasing cases of corona infection, it hasbeen decided to conduct a COVID test of merchants,shopkeepers and their employees. Under this, the Covidtests of traders, shopkeepers and their employees fallingunder the jurisdiction of the Municipal Council Una arebeing conducted from April 1 to 29. Giving thisinformation, SDM Una Dr. Nidhi Patel said that samplesfor the Covid test will be taken in the Municipal CouncilHall from 11 am to 2 am. SDM told that 1 April Pul WalaBazar, Pauri Wala Market 2 April, New Post OfficeMarket 5 April, Arvind Market 6 April, Main Bazar Unato Mishit Wali Gali on 7 April, Mishit Wali Gali to BabaSahib Singhji Gurdwara 8. On April, 9 from Baba SahibSinghji Gurdwara to Ayurvedic Hospital Una, April 12from Ayurvedic Hospital to Rotary Check, April 13 fromRotary Check to Old Bus Stand, April 14 from Old BusStand to Rampur Road Ward No. 10, Old Bus StationAmb Road to Sabzi Mandi on 15 April, 16 April fromSabzi Mandi to Lal Singi Bridge, 19 April from RotaryCheck to ISBT Una, 20 on ISBT Una to MC Office Una,21 on MC Office to Galua Road, 22 on From GaluaRoad to Rehri Market, 23 to Rehri Market to DAVSchool, 26 to DAV School to Om Bhujia, 27 to Lal BattyCheck to Hotel Suvidha Palace, 28 to Suvidha Palace toNanda Hospital and remaining on April 29 Samples ofKovid 19 from shopkeepers, traders and their employeeswill be taken. He said that after taking the sample ofCovid 19, it would be mandatory to keep the shops andinstitutions and street vendors closed till the negativereport comes.

Shopkeepers, street vendors willhave corona test from April 1

Kirron Kher under treatment in Mumbai, says Arun SoodCHANDIGARH (RN KHERA): Arun Sood, President BJP Chandigarh said that KirronKher local Member Parliament is undergoing bone treatment in a reputed hospital in Mumbai.Interacting with the media here Arun Sood said," Kiron Kher was very actively participatingduring Covid 19 programmes in the month of December. BJP has distributed ration to the needyin colonies and villages of UT and a large number of masks and sanitisers were distributed. Inthe month of November Mrs Kher fell down and her left arm got fractured . She was undertreatment in Chandigarh but due to some complications she was airlifted to Mumbai and nowshe is undergoing treatment in Kokilaben Ambani Hospital. During treatment BJP office ap-prised her about various plans of government for the upliftment of the UT." As far as the in-crease in the rates of water charges, Sood said we have given a detailed proposal to the Ad-ministration to slash the enhanced rate of water.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Wednesdaywarned of stricter restrictions if theCovid situation in the state, whichis reeling under a massive surge ofcases and deaths, does not improveover the next one week.

The situation will be reviewedagain on April 8, and decision onfurther curbs may be taken if theCovid spread continues unchecked,the Chief Minister said, at a virtualreview meeting with top health, ad-ministrative and police officials. “Iwill watch things for a week, andthen if there is no improvement, wemay have to go for stricter curbs,”he said.

Underlining the need for ag-gressive vaccination, particularly inareas with high case and cities withmore than 300 cases, CaptainAmarinder directed officials toreach out to eligible people at theMohalla level in the worst affecteddistricts to motivate people to getvaccinated. He also directed stricter

enforcement of Covid restrictionsand protocols in the worst affectedcities of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Mo-hali and Amritsar.

Dr KK Talwar, head of thestate’s Covid expert committee,said more enforcement of restric-tions was needed in the urban areas,which were reporting higher cases.

DGP Dinkar Gupta said sinceMarch 19, a total of 1.30 lakh peo-ple had been taken for RTPCR test-ing on being found moving aroundwithout masks. Of these, 391 werefound positive, he disclosed.

The districts of SAS Nagar, Ka-purthala, Patiala, SBS Nagar, Ja-landhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Lud-

hiana are reporting the maximumpositivity, while the overall positiv-ity in the state stands at 7.6% as ofMarch 24, 2021.

Taking note of the inconven-ience caused to commuters, theChief Minister also ordered doingaway with the one-hour silence onSaturdays to commemorate theCovid warriors. The Chief Ministerexpressed concern over the highdeath rate due to Covid in Punjab,which Dr Talwar said was due topatients not coming to hospitals intime and the rate of co-morbiditiesalso being high in the state. Dr Tal-war informed the meeting that 80-85% patients dying have chronicdiseases.

The Chief Minister directed theadministration to develop a robustmechanism to get people with co-morbidities to the hospital at theearliest, besides stricter monitoringof home isolated people.He alsoonce again appealed to religiousand political leaders of all hues topromote Covid appropriate behav-iour in the interest of the people ofthe state.

May go for stricter curbs if Covidsituation doesn't improve: CM

Army soldier's wifecommits suicideR.SINGHPATHANKOT: The soldier'swife,committed suicide by tying arope with a fan,who is posted in thearmy at Mamoon Cantt.Thedeceased was Madhu Kumariresident of village Panayala indistrict Bilaspur. On receiving theinformation, Mamoon policereached the spot. Police hasregistered a case of 306 against thearmy soldier on the woman'sstatement. Maya Devi, a resident ofPanayala village in the districtBilaspur, the complainant, recordedher statement in a complaint to thepolice, her daughter Madhu Kumariwas married to soldier Kishori Lalabout 3 years ago. He has a 2-year-old boy. Kishori Lal often quarreledwith his wife Madhu Kumari andsaid that he did not keep her withhim. Fed up with this, MadhuKumari ended her life by tying a fanin her official quarter Bhaskar No-3.Police has registered a case of 306against Kishori Lal, a resident ofvillage Bahari of Bilaspur, on thestatement of her mother.

Sira is govt employee, noteven primary member ofCongress: K K MalhotraJAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: The ruling CongressParty on Wednesday has took aserious note of the statement givenby an Assistant Professor of MBADepartment of Punjabi Universityhere , Sumrinder Singh Sira afterJoining Aam Aadmi Party that hehad been media advisor or memberof media team of MP Patiala,Preneet Kaur. Terming his claimstotally false, Punjab PradeshCongress Committee, GeneralSecretary and PRTC Chairman K KSharma, Patiala, Mayor SanjeevSharma Bittu and District CongressCommittee, Patiala Urban,President K K Malhotra in a jointstatement here today said thatSumrinder Singh Sira has neverhad any connection with theCongress and New MotiBaghPalace. The name of thisperson, we have heard for the firsttime, they added. They said that wehave come to know that SumrinderSingh Sira was an AssistantProfessor in the Department of MBAand was posted at the TalwandiSabo Campus of the University.From where, he was transferred toPatiala after a fight with a seniorprofessor. Apart from that an FIRhas also been lodged against himunder the Cruelty against Animal Actfor illegally organising Cock fighting,during a lockdown.

Newly wedded coupledistributes plants on theirmarriage function

MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA : Tasneem AnjumDaugter of Mohd Shareef Baggathekedar and Mohd Tanzeel son ofMohd Shakeel distributed plants tothe people who attended theirmarriage. The couple whilespeaking to media said that peoplespend lacs of rupees on theirmarriages and on decoration whileactual thing is environment thatshould not be ignored at any cost,they said that we should make ithabit to plant trees for thebetterment of our cominggenerations. People present duringthe occasion appreciated the coupleand said that they will plant thetrees to protect their cominggenerations.

Police act againstviolators of covid norms

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, MAR 31

The Kharar City Police incollaboration with the HealthDepartment and the TrafficPolice today Challaned theviolators of the orders issuedregarding Covid 19 and alsotook samples for covid test-ing of such violators.

Daljit Singh, SHO,Kharar City Police Station,Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, TrafficIncharge, Dr. ManpreetSingh and Dr. HarpreetSingh of Health Departmentwere present on the spot. Thepolice appealed to the peo-ple to abide by the orders is-sued by the government toprevent this dreadful disease.

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, MAR 31

Arvinder Singh, a 29-year-old boy from nearbyvillage Cholta Khurd,who was the only son ofhis parents and was un-married, reportedly dieddue to drug overdose.

The Kharar SadarPolice has proceededunder Section 174CrPC as per the state-ment of the mother ofthe deceased and handedover the body to the family.The deceased's motherSukhwant Kaur, a resident ofCholta Khurd village, toldpolice that he was her only

son who used to work as aplumber earlier. but he wasnot doing any work at pres-ent. She explained that he

was addicted todrugs.

She said thataround 5 pm yes-terday, he camefrom outside dulyintoxicated andfell asleep athome. He did notwake up when shewent to wake him

up around 10 pm to eat. Theybrought him to Kharar CivilHospital for treatment. Hedied while undergoing treat-ment. She said the death wasdue to a drug overdose.

29-year-old lone boydies of drug overdose

BUREAUKHARAR, MAR 31

Prominent farmer leaderand President of Chandi-garh unit of All India JattMahasabha S. RajinderSingh Badheri todaycalled on Punjab Coopera-tion Minister at his resi-dence in Chandigarh. Hediscussed issues related todevelopment works anddebt waiver cases of thefarmers in Tehsil Khararand Mohali.

Minister SukhjinderSingh Randhawa, re-sponded very well and im-mediately instructed theconcerned authorities tosettle all the remainingcases of loan waivers re-lated to the cooperative

banks immediately so thatthe beneficiary farmers ofthe area could get relief. S.Randhawa assured thatevery problem of thefarmers of Punjab includ-ing this area would besolved immediately.

Badheri also raisedthe issue of developmentworks related to villageKhizrabad (Mohali) and

requested to fill the vacan-cy of a member ofKhizrabad CooperativeAgricultural Service Soci-ety.

Minister Mr. Rand-hawa immediately spoketo the Deputy Registrar ofCooperative Societies inMohali district and direct-ed to take immediate ac-tion in this regard.

Badheri raises issues related tofarmers in meeting with Randhawa

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR, MAR 31

The song written and sung bythe District Coordinator Behav-ior Change and DeputyNodal Officer Drug FreeIndia Campaign MangalGuruprasad alias Mangawas recorded and sung bythe Deputy CommissionerDr Sheena Aggarwal in thepresence of Assistant Commis-sioner Deepjot Kaur and otherofficials. The Deputy Commis-sioner said that such songs needtime to keep the youth awayfrom drugs. She said that thissong will be a great source ofinspiration for drug addicts andthose who take the wrong pathin bad company. She said thatfor some reason drug addictedyouth should be guided through

this song so that the society canbecome drug-free. Speaking onthe occasion, District Social Se-curity Officer Santosh Virdisaid that this is the first song un-

der the Punjab level Drug FreeIndia campaign by the districtadministration. He said that thesong would prove to be a mile-stone in the war waged by dis-trict martyr Bhagat Singh Na-gar against drugs. He said thatthe younger generation shouldstep back from the songs thatlead them to weapons, drugsand other misdeeds and takegood guidance from such cleanand healthy songs.

Songs keep youth away fromdrugs: DC Agarwal

BFGI organises businessidea competition

BATHINDA (ANIL VERMA): In order to bringfresh ideas to the fore, School of Entrepreneurship,Baba Farid Group of Institutions, Bathinda organ-ized Business Idea Competition, iCAN. In this eventStartups/Students had come up with innovative solu-tions that use the latest advanced analytical tech-nologies to improve efficiencies and enable a busi-ness to achieve more in less time. More than 30

teams partici-pated in thisevent.In thisevent studentswere asked tosubmit theirBusiness Idea

covering Problem Statement; Business Idea/Solu-tion; Market Analysis and Financial Viability & Fea-sibility of the Idea. The Judges for the event were Mr.Karamveer, founder Varahas Technologies, Mr.Sushil Kotwal, Founder Green Energy Solutions,and Mr. Sahil Bhardwaj, Manager Social Media,BFGI. All the judges were very cordial and listenedto all the Business Ideas very carefully. The StartupLiving Love by Ms. Manpreet Kaur won the 1stPrize of 5,000/-; Challenge Crackers by Mr. Karanwon the 2nd Prize of 3,000/- and JCS (Just Click Ser-vices) by Mr Deepak Singla and Mr. Karan Goyalwon the third prize of Rs 2,000/-.During the day-long activity Mr. Karamveer interacted with the students.

REKHA VERMAGURDASPUR, MAR 31

State Education Research andTraining Council Punjab underthe guidance of EducationMinister Vijay Inder Singla hasrecently announced the date ofnewly appointed teachers ofPunjabi, Mathematics, Science,English, Social Studies sub-jects in various blocks of thedistrict.

The training workshopwhich started approximately10 days ago has been success-fully concluded today. As perthe guidelines of SecretarySchool Education Punjab Kris-han Kumar, the newly appoint-ed Masters / Mistresses of var-ious subjects have been trainedin these days. DEO elementarySurjit Pal, Deputy District Ed-ucation Officer LakhwinderSingh, Principal BalwinderKaur and Principal ManjitSingh Sandhu congratulated

the newly appointed teacherson behalf of the Education De-partment. Under the aforesaidcampaign started under the su-pervision of District EducationOfficer (Sec.) Hardeep Singh,District Education and TrainingInstitute, Gurdaspur, Meritori-ous School, Gurdaspur andGovt. Sec: Hardeep Singh ad-dressing the newly appointedteachers said that all the newlyappointed teachers should dotheir utmost to turn this won-derful opportunity of workingin the government schools ofthe department into a goldenage. The list of performance,progress and achievements ofgovernment schools is excel-

lent and commendable and thenewly appointed teachers canmake a significant contributionto the betterment of school ed-ucation. Teachers have to makethe most of this capacity build-ing training workshop. He alsoencouraged all the teachers totake unique initiatives for theholistic development of the stu-dents. The training workshopprovided information to thenewly appointed teachersabout the morning meeting ofthe schools, quality educationprogram 'Read Punjab, ReadPunjab', activities and initia-tives being carried out underthe mission 100% for better re-sults in schools.

Newly appointed teachers will meetexpectations of dept: Balwinder Kaur

VERMAGURDASPUR, MAR 31

On the orders of Deputy Com-missioner Gurdaspur Mr. Mo-hammad Ishfaq and under thedirection of Civil Surgeon Gur-daspur Vijay Kumar, covidvaccination camp was organ-ised in collaboration withbharat vikas Parishad under thesupervision of SMO Dr. Ni-rankar Singh and SMO BhamDr. Parminder singh by theteam of Health Inspector Kul-bir Singh.

Disclosing this here todaythe President of Bharat VikasParishad Mr. Mukesh Vermasaid that the process of vacci-nation of Covid-19 has beenstarted by his branch in collab-oration with the district admin-istration. Executive OfficerBrij Mohan Tripathi speciallyvisited the BVP office wherehe congratulated the officials ofBharat Vikas Parishad for thecamp and also encouraged thepeople to get vaccinated. Onthis occasion SMO Bham Par-minder Singh and GurdialSingh in particular visited thecamp and lauded it and issuedorders to continue the camp tillfurther instructions. On this oc-casion he appealed to the peo-

ple to come to the office ofBharat Vikas Parishad in thenext few days and get vacci-nated of covid -19. On the oc-casion he lauded the arrange-ments made by the President ofBharat Vikas Parishad Mr.Mukesh Verma for the successof the camp. Mukesh vermapresident of BVP promised togive help in every way. He ap-pealed to the people to get vac-cinated against covid-19, wearmasks , frequent hand washingand maintaining social distanceshould be their daily routine .The team sent by the HealthDepartment on the occasion in-cluded Health Inspector KulbirSingh, Health Worker KuldeepSingh, CHO Harlavlin Kaur,CHO Rajbir Kaur. Among theoffice bearers of Bharat VikasParishad are Mukesh Verma,General Secretary Jasbir Sam-ra, Finance Secretary PawanKumar, Union Secretary Rim-ple Sandhu, Vinod KumarTony, Kashmir Singh RajputGaurav Rajput, Dr. BikramjitSingh Bajwa, Sanjeev Wig,Rajkumar, Baljit Singh Bali,Vipan. Kumar, Pradeep Ku-mar, Amit Kumar, AshwaniKumar, Manoj Kumar, JyotiMahajan and Kamlesh Raniwere present.

Covid vaccination camp tocontinue at Bharat Vikas

Parishad office : SMO

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, MAR 31

With the intent to making qual-ity healthcare services accessi-ble to the underprivileged sec-tion of the society, VardhmanGroup has made a financialcontribution of INR 30 lac tothe Poor Patient Fund of PostGraduate Institute of MedicalEducation & Research(PGIMER), Chandigarh. TheGroup has been annually pro-viding this amount to the hos-pital for several years in a row.

The amount is utilized forthe treatment of patients hav-ing a BPL card in hospital'semergency care unit as also theOPD. People with serioushealth concerns including can-cer, heart & kidney diseasesacross North India reachPGIMER for quality treatment

and healthcare support. Thecheque was handed over to thehospital management in theaugust presence of Prof. JagatRam (Director), Shri KumarGaurav Dhawan (IRS DY Di-rector, Administration), ShriKumar Abhay (IAAS Finan-cial Advisor) and Prof. AshokKumar (In-charge, Poor Pa-tient Cell). From Vardhman,Mr IMJS Sidhu (President &Director In-charge, Baddi) andMr Anurag Puri (Sr VP) re-

mained present. The manage-ment of PGIMER acknowl-edged the humane efforts ofVardhman saying that the or-ganization has been doing ap-preciable work for social wel-fare. IMJS Sidhu emphasisedthe vision of top managementof Vardhman Group, quotingMs SuchitaOswal Jain, Vice-Chairman & JMD that "Quali-ty healthcare services are pri-mary to development of society.

Generous contribution by Vardhman fortreatment of poor patients at PGIMER

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, MAR 31

Following the government'sorder to keep the schoolsclosed till April 10, the man-agement committee membersand principals of privateschools in District Pathankoton Wednesday handed overthe demand letter to DCSanyam Aggarwal for open-ing the school.

The School ManagementCommittee members andprincipals, who met the DCunder the leadership of Gau-rav Gupta, the president of theFederation of Private Schoolsand Association of Punjab, de-manded that private schoolsshould be allowed to open fol-lowing the guidelines of theCorona epidemic. Studentshave been studying in their

homes online for almost 1year, due to which their stud-ies are being affected, whilethere are many changes in thechildren. They said that thepressure on the eyes of chil-dren is increasing due to on-line study, so many studentsare being affected mentally.

Due to this, most of the par-ents also want to send theirchildren to school .The par-ents argue that due to onlinestudy on mobile, manychanges are being seen in thechildren. The children are be-

coming mentally ill, so manyof the same Children are fac-ing eye-related diseases, sothere is an appeal to their gov-ernment and education depart-ment that private schoolsshould be opened as soon aspossible.Principal shivalikaDhillon and Vinod Mahajansaid that he assures the gov-ernment that if the govern-ment allows them to openschools, then the children inthe school will be studiedkeeping in mind all the guide-lines of the Corona Rules.

School mgt committee members,principals hand over demand letter to DC

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, MAR 31

On behalf of Vidya EducationSociety, a camp was organ-ized to create a learning driv-ing license under the chair-manship of Chairman VijayPassi. In which applicationforms were filled for makinglearning driving license of 10students of different schools.

Along with this, theirmedical examination wasdone on behalf of Dr. MLAtri. During this, ChairmanVijay Passi informed that the

driving licenses of the stu-dents are being made by thesociety from time to time bysetting up camps and at thesame time they are also beingmade aware of the trafficrules.

He told that in today'scamp, the students who havefilled the application forms,their paperwork will be com-pleted soon and their licenseswill be made in the TransportOffice. Avtar Abrol, R.KKhanna, Principal Ram murtiSharma, Dr. ML Attri etc.were present on the occasion.

Driving license of 10students made

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

Fire breaks out in dumping ground SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH: A major fire erupted at the Dadu Majra dumpingground today leading to a huge smoke in nearby localities.Residents of surrounding areas have a tough time due to the smokecaused by the fire. The dumping ground also caught fire last monthwhich was controlled after several days. Residents said the fireerupted in the afternoon and smoke spread in all directions. Firemenhad a tough time dousing the fire. Though the exact cause of the firecould not be ascertained, fire officials said that they are trying to findout the reason. The smoke emanating from the fire troubled peoplea lot. The smoke inconvenienced people in neighbouring areas — Dhanas, Sectors 25and 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and Panjab University and even some parts of Sector 20, 21 and22. The smog caused irritation to eyes and throat.

7CT Group holds poolcampus placementdrive

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Calvin Klein & TommyHilfiger, fashion lifestyle brandsconducted a pool campus placementdrive at CT Group of Institutions,Shahpur campus for MBA/ BBA/ HM/FD/ Arts/ Mass Communication 2021passing out batches. 129 students fromvarious colleges like NIT Jalandhar,Apeejay College, GNDU Jalandhar,PCTE Baddowal, CT Group Shahpurand Maqsudan, Baba Farid Group ofInstitutions and Modern Group ofColleges participated and after GroupDiscussion round, 31 were shortlistedfor the final round.Amit and ChetnaLally, company officials briefed studentsabout the company and jobprofiles.Manbir Singh, ManagingDirector, CT Group said that Group isknown for industry driven campus tomake students ‘industry ready’ andcreating various platforms for students.

HMV signs MoU with Ex-Servicemen WelfareAsso (Regd.) Bhogpur

JALANDHAR: Hans Raj Mahila MahaVidyalaya, Jalandhar and Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association (Regd.)Bhogpur, Jalandhar have entered intomemorandum of understanding (MOU).The MOU describes the broad outlinesof agreement between both parties tosend experts and Resource Persons forguest lectures, personality developmentprogrammes, motivational lectures etc.The MOU also expresses that PGDepartment of Economics of Hans RajMahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar willhelp in data collection by conductingsurveys and data analysis on socio-economic issues. This MOU will certainlybenefit the students by providingopportunity of practical exposure of fieldsurveys to students and analyzing realworld socio-economic problems. Theassociation also honoured Principal Prof.Dr. Ajay Sareen for the welfare activitiesdone by her especially for girls of thevillages. Dr. Ajay Sareen and Head PGdepartment of Economics Shallu Batrathanked the association for showing faithin the college.

Students vowed notto get druggedSUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR: The land of India is aland of heroes and there is no place ofintoxication here. Thousands of youthhave made this land independent bysacrificing their lives for the country.Even from such a heaven, the trade ofdrugs cannot be promoted on thebeautiful earth. Intoxication is an evil thatis hollowing out humans from within. Allthe youngsters take a pledge thatneither will themselves intoxicate norallow others to get intoxicated. Thesewords were said by Dr. Ashok KumarVerma, convenor of Prayas Sansthaand Deputy Inspector of Haryana StateNarcotics Control Bureau. He wassensitizing the students against drugsunder a workshop on the one-day drug-free India campaign held at theIndustrial Training Institute today. Hesaid that people do not miss committingany crime due to intoxication. He saidthat with the guidelines of Haryana StateNarcotics Control Bureau ChiefAdditional Director General of Police,Shri Srikant Jadhav Saheb, to make thestate of Haryana drug-free, by organizingawareness campaigns every day tomake people aware.

Prohibitory orders imposed inNandigram ahead of polling

AGENCYNANDIGRAM, MAR 31

The Election Commission (EC)on Wednesday imposedprohibitory orders under Section144 of the CrPC in Nandigramassembly constituency in WestBengal's Purba Medinipurdistrict, a day ahead of the high-stakes elections here, a seniorofficial said. Besides, the EC hasalso started air surveillance in thearea with the help of a helicopter,he said. People who are not votersof Nandigram are not beingallowed to enter the constituencyin view of the sensitivity, headded. "Nandigram is a sensitiveconstituency with high- profilecandidates like Mamata Banerjeeand Suvendu Adhikary. We want

to ensure that the law and ordersituation is not compromised andpeople can vote freely withoutfear," the official told PTI. "Thatis the reason for imposing theprohibitory orders, which will bein place till Friday midnight. Aperson who is not a voter ofNandigram will not be allowed toenter the area till the polling isover," he said. The order prohibitsthe assembly of five or morepersons, besides imposing otherrestrictions, he said. Twenty-twocompanies of central forces arebeing deployed in theconstituency, which has a total of355 polling booths and 75 percent of them will have awebcasting facility, the officialsaid. Central forces along with thestate police have already started

naka checkings at crucialjunctions in the area, he said."Vehicles are being thoroughlychecked before they are allowedto enter Nandigram. No outsidevehicles are being allowed in,"the official said, adding that

anybody found trying to create adisturbance "will be handledstrictly". The EC has also decidedto deploy a 22-personnel quickresponse team (QRT) in the areaon the election day, the officialsaid.

Left govt's hooliganism is beingrepeated by BJP: Mamata

HOOGLY: Ahead of thesecond phase of the WestBengal Assembly elections,Chief Minister MamataBanerjee on Wednesday said thehooliganism perpetrated by theLeft government was beingrepeated by the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP). While speaking at apublic rally in Goghat, she said:"I once went to attend aprogramme in Chamkaitala andwe were not allowed to set up astage for the meeting. We werenot allowed to have mics andrepeated gunfire was heard inthe background. CommunistParty of India's (Marxist)hooliganism is now beingreplicated by BJP." Banerjeealso said there was a conspiracyto murder Trinamool Congressmember Ajit Kumar Panja. "I

had held a meeting atGopinathpur earlier. After I leftfor Midnapore, I came to knowthat CPM had captured theentire area, from Arambag toGoghat and burned downseveral homes," she added. Shealso credited herself forcreating several developmentprojects in West Bengal."Today, Railways has reachedGoghat, this was done by me.BJP and CPI(M) did not createthis, but now they areinaugurating these projects.They have no shame!" sheremarked. In phase two of theelections, a total of 30Assembly constituencies fromthe districts of South 24Parganas, Bankura, PaschimMedinipur and Purba Medinipurwill go to polls.

Every promise in Bodo agreementwill be fulfilled: Amit Shah

CHIRANG, MAR 31

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Wednesday, whileaddressing a public meet inAssam's Chirang, said BharatiyaJanata Party will fulfil everypromise made in the Bodolandagreement before 2022. "I havecome here to promise you thatthe Government of India willimplement every single promisemade in the Bodo agreementbefore 2022 for a peacefulAssam," Shah said. Speakingabout the recurrent floods in thestate, the former BJP NationalPresident said that it is verynecessary that the state is madefree from floods. "In our'Sankalp Patra', we havepromised to make Assam flood-free in the next 5 years," headded. The senior leaderattacked Congress MP RahulGandhi over alliance withBadruddin Ajmal's All IndiaUnited Democratic Front

(AIUDF). "Rahul Baba is inAssam as a tourist nowadays.He says Badruddin Ajmal isAssam's identity. You tell me ifAjmal is Assam's identity orBhupen Hazarika, UpendraNath, and Shankar Dev are thestate's identity," Shah furthersaid. The Union Minister alsosaid that Ajmal can't be Assam'sidentity. The second phase ofvoting will be held on April 1 inthe state. Polling for the lastphase will be held on April 6 andcounting of votes will take placeon May 2. The first phase tookplace on March 27 with a voterturnout of nearly 77 per cent.

Schools in Ladakh resumeclasses for standards 6 to 9

LADAKH: Schools in Ladakh reopened for Class 6 to Class 9 onTuesday, after almost a year of remaining shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ladakh Public School administration said that classeshave resumed following all COVID-19 guidelines, StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs) and with only 50 per cent occupancyin each class. A school staff of Ladakh Public School said, "I thankUnion Territory administration and Ladakh Autonomous HillDevelopment Council for taking this decision of reopening classesfrom 6 to 9. Class 10 were already reopened."

Youth should participate in sportsin a big way: Dr. Anuj Sharma

RAJINDER SINGHPATHANKOT, MAR 31

Dr. Anuj Sharma, Chairmanof Anant Gurukul Jugiyalarrived as the chief guest ofthe cricket tournament beingorganized in Manwal underthe leadership of ShaheedBhagat Singh Cricket ClubCoach Honey Puri. Clubmembers welcomed Dr. AnujSharma.The commencementof the match was done bycutting the ribbon andintroducing the players. Dr.Anuj appreciated the crickettournament being organizedby the club. He said that theyouth can stay away fromdrugs only by making them

to participate insports.Therefore, the youthshould participate moreaggressively by increasingtheir interest towardssports.A quarter-final matchwas played betweenSujanpur Rana and ManwalXI.Manwal XI, batting onwinning the first toss, scored151 runs losing 7 wickets in20 overs.Manwal XI playerJagga scored 46 runs in 36

balls and Billa scored 28runs in 23 balls.Chasing atarget of 151 runs, SujanpurRana XI's team was all outfor just 100 runs.Similarly,the team of Manwal XI wonthe match by 51 runs.Manga XI player Jagga wasawarded Man of the Matchfor scoring 46 runs.Now thesemifinal match will beplayed between Dilwale XIand Manwal XI.

149 new corona cases reportedin Hoshiarpur district

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, MAR 31

Giving latest information about the districtcovid, Civil Surgeon Dr. Ranjit Singh said thattoday 2169 new Samples have been collected inthe district and with the report of 959 sample,149 new positive patients have been receivedand the total number of positive patients is13598. Has gone Since the onset of Coronaepidemic, 386838 samplings have beencollected in the district out of which 369581samplings are negative, 5282 samplings areawaiting report and 202 samplings are invalid.The number of active cases is 1693 while 12330patients have recovered. The total death toll is544. District Hoshiarpur has 149 samplings

positive out of which city Hoshiarpur 12 and137 samplings are related to other healthcenters. On this occasion he also informed that9 deaths have been reported from Corona in thedistrict (1) 70 year old resident of Chakowaldied at Johal Hospital Jalandhar (2) 60 year oldresident of Garhdiwala died in SDH Dasuha 55years old resident of Paldi dies at privatehospital Mohali (4) 77 year old Mand BhanderHoshiarpur dies at SDH Dasuha (5) 60 year oldwoman dies at Bhunga MH Jalandhar (6) 73year old dies at Sotal Death Mann MedicityJalandhar (7) 50 year old resident of DhootKalan SDH Dasuha (8) 70 year old resident ofLangarpur died at Capitol Hospital Jalandhar(9) 56 year old woman resident of Latifpur diedat New Ruby Hospital Jalandhar.

Massive agitation for seeking repeal of agri lawsKULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU,MAR 31

State General SecretarySarwan Singh Pandher,State Office SecretaryGurbachan Singh Chabba,District PresidentLakhwinder SinghWaryam, Jarmanjit SinghBandala, Ranjit SinghKalerbala said that if thegovernment was imposingsuch conditions on theprocurement of wheat, FCIgodowns would be closedby 2022. Today 4000workers of Amritsar districtincluding 11 members ofvillage committee, districtand hon committee mainlyparticipated to save the FCI,to defeat the policy of

splitting the movement.The meeting was alsoattended by fraternalorganizations PrivateCollector Driver UnionDilbag Singh Chatiwindand Punjab Labor MandiBoard Punjab RakeshKumar Tuli, Ex-Serviceman Gopal SinghKotla who assured fullsupport. He said that

double teams should beformed at the time of wheatharvest and paddy sowing.To reach out to the people invillages and towns bybecoming a speakerMothers, sisters, daughters-in-law and daughters fromtheir families will beincluded as NGO leaders.The women will mobilizethe women especially in the

villages. The young boysfrom the peasant familiesalong with other youths willlaunch a campaign tomobilize the workers,informing them about theimpact of the devastation ofthe agriculture sector onthem. On this occasionSecretary Singh Kotla, BajSingh Sarangar,Lakhwinder Singh Dala,Gurdev Singh Varpal,Charanjit Singh Safipur,Amolak Jeet SinghNaraingarh, Baldev SinghBagga, Ajit Singh Leaderslike Thattiyan, HarbinderSingh Bhalaipur, SukhdevSingh Chativind, SavinderSingh Rupowali, MukhtarSingh Bhangwa, GurdevSingh Gaggomahal alsoaddressed the gathering.

Adverse time in educationsector : Dr. Amarjeet

SUKH NAHARJAGRAON, MAR 31

Corona had widely affected everyone all over the world. Educationsector is bearing the burnt in this scenario. Showing disappointmenton government's decision, teachers of Blossoms convent schoolstaged a demonstration on road appealing governments to let theschools teach students. Teachers said that it is unfortunate that theyhave to protest against government in order to save their studentsfuture. School principal Dr. Amarjeet Kaur Naaz said that it isdisappointing to see government turning a deaf ear to all these pleasof the teachers. She added that government is spoiling future ofstudents by shutting down schools because it is not possible to createschool like environment at home. She also said that school ensurecomplete safety of students infact, students are safer at schools thanat homes so, the school should be allowed to open. She alsomentioned that may be Government is securing his own purposewhile turning down all these pleas calling it infelicitous time foreducation sector.

Akali Leader nabbed by Julkan police with smuggled liquorJAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, MAR 31

A police party of Julkanpolice station in this districtreportedly claimed to havenabbed one Akali Leaderafter allegedly recovering240 bottles of country madeCharlie brand of Haryanasmuggled Liquor from hiscar. After registration of acase in this connectionpolice has impounded thecar used in the crime and afurther investigation in thecase is said to be allehon.

While providing detailsabout the same here onWednesday highly placed

sources in the district policehere further told that theachievement was madewhen a police partybelonged to Julkan policestation headed by theAssistant Sub-Inspector(ASI) , Gurwinder Singh ona patrolling duty in the

respective area andstationed near to the busstand of the villageMalkhan Rurki and here itreceived a tip-off on whosebehalf a Naka was laid onPehova road and checkingof passing vehicles andpersons was started. These

sources further told thatafter some time the Nakaparty saw one car comingtowards it and it wassignaled to stop for thechecking on suspicion ascar No. PB--11 BV -- 6773stopped and checked thenabove said recovery ofillegal Liquor was made .After the recoveryoccupant of the car ,identified as Jasbir SinghBaghora son of KartarSingh a resident of thevillage Baghora underGhanour police station,was also taken into thecustody with impoundingof the car.

Vaccine acts as a life-saving herb against Covid-19AMRITPALSAMRALA, MAR 31

The whole world has been battling the Corona epidemicfor the past year. Efforts are also being made by allcountries at their respective levels to protect it. In ourcountry, the Department of Health has issued guidelinesfrom time to time for the prevention of corona, whichhave been strictly enforced on the people. Thegovernment has tried to educate the people about

maintaining socialdistance, wearing masksand washing hands withsoap or sanitizer throughchannels and newspapersand now the healthdepartment is alsocampaigning for coronavaccine. But still it is seenthat some mischievouspeople are misleading the

people through their false propaganda through socialmedia that the corona vaccine is harmful to humanbeings. False propaganda has declined since thegovernment and the administration recently orderedlegal action against those who spread such lies. That iswhy we should seek the advice of a doctor whospecializes in corona vaccine and not follow peoplesitting on social media. Because life is ours, the decisionof our life should be in our hands, not to risk our lives byfollowing the common man. Here is what the medicalexperts have to say about the corona vaccine:-

It is important toget the coronavaccine: Dr. TarikjotDr. Tarikjot Singh, SMO CivilHospital Samrala, says the fourththing after face masks, social

distanceandsanitationis thecoronavaccine,whichhelpscontrol thedisease.He saidthat it was

very important to get the coronavaccine, adding that it was unwiseto risk one's life and that of one'sfamily in the face of rumors. Hesaid that from April 1,arrangements have been made toadminister the vaccine to thoseabove 45 years of age, all of whomshould get it at their nearesthospital.

Vaccine makes it possible to fight corona:Dr. BalwinderDr. Balwinder Kaushal of Kaushal Hospital Samrala says that after coronavaccination, our body's immunity is enhanced, which makes our body able tofight against corona disease. He said there was no need to panic about gettingthe corona vaccine but it should be given at the right time. He said that it was

important to follow the instructions given by the doctors before and after getting the vaccine.After the vaccine, keep your mind calm and get out of the way without thinking.

Corona vaccination is completely safe:Dr. Diljaan Dr. Diljaan Singh Medical Officer of CHC Vardhman Ludhiana says thatvaccination is a threat to our body, it should not be ignored. He said that it isnormal to have fever or any pain after taking the vaccine, so there is nothing tobe afraid of. However, if there is a problem, they can contact the concerned

doctor. He said, corona vaccination is completely safe, which strengthens the system inside ourbody. Only the rules of the health department should be followed in this regard, not the people.

Vaccination is to protect us from corona:NarinderpaljitNarinderpaljit Singh, Technician of Public Clinical Laboratory MachhiwaraSahib, said that face mask, social distance and hand sanitization wereessential even after vaccination. He said, the main task of vaccination is toprotect us from this disease, so the rumors of the people are baseless, which

should not be believed. He said that just as it is important to vaccinate a child after its birth, thevaccine should be given immediately without any delay to prevent the outbreak of the coronaepidemic.

8THE GREATEST GIFT OF LIFE IS FRIENDSHIP,

AND I HAVE RECEIVED IT.

HUBERT H. HUMPHREY

A REAL FRIEND IS ONE WHO WALKS IN WHENTHE REST OF THE WORLD WALKS OUT.

WALTER WINCHELL

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

LotusOn the day when the lotusbloomed, alas, my mind wasstraying, and I knew it not. Mybasket was empty and the flowerremained unheeded. Only nowand again a sadness fell uponme, and I started up from mydream and felt a sweet trace of astrange fragrance in the southwind. That vague sweetnessmade my heart ache with longingand it seemed to me that is wasthe eager breath of the summerseeking for its completion. I knewnot then that it was so near, that itwas mine, and that this perfectsweetness had blossomed in thedepth of my own heart..

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

Cyberbullying linked to social media addictionThe findings of a re-

cent study suggeststhat adolescents are

spending more of theirtime online navigating acomplex virtual world, associal media platformslike Instagram, Snapchat,TikTok, and others contin-ue to grow in popularity.

New research suggeststhat these increased hoursspent online may be asso-ciated with cyberbullyingbehaviors. According to astudy by the University ofGeorgia, higher social me-dia addiction scores, morehours spent online andidentifying as male signif-icantly predicted cyberbul-lying perpetration in ado-lescents.

"There are some peo-ple who engage in cyber-bullying online because ofthe anonymity and the factthat there's no retaliation,"said Amanda Giordano,principal investigator ofthe study and associateprofessor in the UGAMary Frances Early Col-lege of Education. "Youhave these adolescentswho are still in the midstof cognitive development,but we're giving themtechnology that has aworldwide audience andthen expecting them tomake good choices."

Cyberbullying cantake on many forms, in-cluding personal attacks,harassment or discrimina-tory behavior, spreadingdefamatory information,misrepresenting oneselfonline, spreading privateinformation, social exclu-sion, and cyberstalking.The study surveyed ado-

lescents ranging in agefrom 13-19 years old. Ofthe 428 people surveyed,214 (50 per cent) identi-fied as female, 210 (49.1per cent) as male, and four(0.9 per cent) as other.

When adolescents areonline, they adapt to a dif-ferent set of social normsthan when they're interact-ing with their peers in per-son. Oftentimes, they aremore aggressive or criticalon social media because ofthe anonymity they haveonline and their ability toavoid retaliation. Addi-tionally, cyberbullies mayfeel less remorse or empa-thy when engaging inthese behaviours becausethey can't see the directimpact of their actions.

"The perpetrator does-n't get a chance to see howdamaging their bullying is

and to learn from theirmistakes and do some-thing different," said Gior-dano. "It's a scary situationbecause they don't havethe natural consequencesthey do with offline bully-ing."

Teenagers who are ad-dicted to social media aremore likely to engage incyberbullying, as well asthose who spend moretime online. Participants inthe study reported spend-ing on average over sevenhours online per day, andthe reported average maxi-mum hours spent online inone day was over 12hours.

"Social media addic-tion is when people craveit when they're not on it,and continue their socialmedia use despite negativeconsequences," said Gior-

dano. "Some negative con-sequences could be they'retired during the day be-cause they're scrolling allnight long, they're havingconflicts with their par-ents, they're getting poorgrades in school or they'reengaging in actions onlinethat they later regret, butthey still continue to usesocial media."

Social networkingsites are designed to givepeople a dopamine hit, sheadded, and some peoplecompulsively look for thathit. "It's feeding into thataddictive behaviour, andthey may be using cyber-bullying as a way to getlikes, shares, commentsand retweets," she said."That's the common threadyou see in behavioural ad-dictions--people start rely-ing on a rewarding behav-

iour as a way to makethem feel better whenthey're experiencing nega-tive emotions. And so, Ithink the social media ad-diction piece is really in-teresting to show thatthere's another factor atplay here in addition to thenumber of hours spent on-line."

The study also foundthat adolescent males aremore likely to engage incyberbullying than fe-males, aligning with paststudies that show aggres-sive behaviors tend to bemore male-driven. Moreresearch on the socializa-tion process of men canhelp determine what'sleading them to engage inmore cyberbullying be-haviors. Giordano believesthat counselors need tostart assessing adolescents

for social media addictionif they are engaging in cy-berbullying and to providetreatment plans to help re-define their relationshipwith technology. These in-terventions may includehelping adolescents exam-ine how they define theirself-worth and restrictingthe amount of time theyspend on social mediaplatforms.

"There's quite a fewstrong and reliable assess-ments for social media ad-diction for adolescentsthat have good psychomet-ric properties," said Gior-dano. "I think when clini-cians see cyberbullyinghappen, they really need toexplore the individual's re-lationship with social me-dia and to address socialmedia addiction, not justthe cyberbullying."

Literature & Health

Scientists show technology can save people from shark bites

Long-term space travellers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health

Long periods of time spentin space will require trav-ellers to engage in high-

intensity exercise to maintaintheir heart health, according toa new study. The findings ofthe study were published in theAmerican Heart Association'sflagship journal Circulation.

As NASA seeks to build alunar outpost, visit Mars andcommercialise spaceflight, thelong-term effects of weight-lessness on the human heart areof critical importance, accord-ing to researchers.

By analysing data from as-tronaut Scott Kelly's year inspace and comparing it to in-formation from extreme long-distance, which simulatesweightlessness, swimming ofBenoit Lecomte, researchersfound that low-intensity exer-cise was not enough to coun-teract the effects of prolongedweightlessness on the heart.

Each time a person sits orstands, gravity draws bloodinto the legs. The work theheart does to keep blood flow-ing as it counters Earth's gravi-ty helps it maintain its size andfunction. Removing gravita-tional effects causes the heart

to shrink. Researchers exam-ined data from retired astronautScott Kelly's stint aboard theInternational Space Stationfrom 2015 to 2016 and elite en-durance swimmer BenoitLecomte's swim across the Pa-cific Ocean in 2018. In thisnew study, researchers evaluat-ed the effects of long-termweightlessness on the structureof the heart and to help under-stand whether extensive peri-ods of low-intensity exercisecan prevent the effects ofweightlessness. "The heart isremarkably plastic and espe-cially responsive to gravity orits absence. Both the impact ofgravity as well as the adaptiveresponse to exercise play a

role, and we were surprisedthat even extremely long peri-ods of low-intensity exercisedid not keep the heart musclefrom shrinking," said BenjaminD. Levine, M.D., the study'ssenior author and a professor ofinternal medicine at UT South-western Medical Center and di-rector of Texas Health Presby-terian's Institute for Exerciseand Environmental Medicine,both in Dallas.

The research team exam-ined the health data of Kelly'syear in space aboard the Inter-national Space Station andLecomte's swim across the Pa-cific Ocean to investigate theimpact of long-term weight-lessness on the heart.

With shark bites increasing incountries like Australia - sci-entists say the use of personal

electronic deterrents is an effectiveway to prevent future deaths and in-juries which could save the lives of upto 1063 Australians along the coastlineover the next 50 years.

The research, published in the sci-entific journal Royal Society OpenScience, shows that while shark bitesare rare events, strategies to reduceshark-bite risk are also valuable be-cause they can severely affect victimsand their support groups - with one-third of victims experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

The researchers analysed per-capi-ta shark bites around Australia from1900 to 2020 and developed models toestimate the preventative impact of

electronic deterrents if they were wornby water users, to predict how many

shark bites could be avoided. With theincidence of bites increasing world-

wide, researchers used the AustralianShark Attack File curated by TarongaConservation Society Australia to de-velop the models of incidents and thenprojected these shark bites to 2066when the population is expected torise to 49 million.

There were 985 incidents reportedin the Australian Shark Attack Filefrom 1900 to 2020 from 20 differentspecies. Lead author Professor CoreyBradshaw of Flinders University saysefforts to reduce the risk of sharkbites, even if they are extremely rare,are valuable with electronic deterrentscapable of reducing the likelihood of abite by about 60 per cent, potentiallysaving hundreds of lives over the next50 years. "Avoiding death, injury, andtrauma from shark bites over the nexthalf-century would be a realistic out-

come if people use these personalelectronic deterrents whenever they'rein the water, and as long as the tech-nology is operating at capacity."

"Given that governments are ap-plying multiple approaches to mitigateshark bites such as drones, SMARTdrumlines, and acoustic monitoring,our simulations suggest electronic de-terrents could make a valuable contri-bution to overall mitigation, and sohelp allay community fears." "This isespecially so when you consider theadditional costs associated with theloss of recreational, commercial, andtourism revenue in the tens to hun-dreds of millions of dollars followingclusters of shark-bite events. " "Forexample, the New South Wales Gov-ernment recently invested AU$16 mil-lion to mitigate shark bites in part due

to lost revenue from businesses bene-fitting from water users and tourism."Despite the low probability of beingbitten by a shark, the rising number ofpeople spending time in waters fre-quented by sharks increase the shark-bite risk to an extent. The researcherspoint out this approach relies on manyassumptions, the biggest factors beingstability in the abundance of sharks,shark behaviour, shark distribution(potentially influenced by climate),and human use of the ocean. Sharkscientist and co-author Associate Pro-fessor Charlie Huveneers, who leadsthe Southern Shark Ecology Group atFlinders University, says the electronicdeterrent devices can be beneficial, aslong as people understand their effec-tiveness and how much they actuallyreduce the risk of attacks.

EDITORIALStrictly equal: Women

in armed forces

The appearance of equality is not enough. TheSupreme Court reportedly expressed its dis-pleasure at the defence ministry’s apparent

evasion of the 2010 Delhi High Court directive and2020 Supreme Court order that women in the armedforces should be given permanent service commis-sions at par with men if they met the required crite-ria. Eighty-six short service commission women of-ficers had petitioned for equality in standards ofevaluation for the granting of permanent commis-sions. The present practice of separate standards andselection boards violate gender parity. The govern-ment’s claim that women are allowed to serve thenation by joining the armed forces is, therefore, hol-low; symbolic equality fails to meet the Constitu-tional requirement. This Supreme Court judgmentsaw this as a reflection of the patriarchal system.The three-judge bench went further and, for the firsttime, introduced the principle of ‘indirect discrimi-nation’ to support the concepts of equality and dis-crimination. Although present in the jurisprudenceof countries such as the United States of America,the United Kingdom and others, the criterion of indi-rect discrimination has seldom been applied in India.The judges expatiated on the concept in detail, pre-sumably in order to ensure that the indirect discrimi-nation test would be applied to relevant cases here aswell. While direct discrimination can be perceivedas a matter of intent irrespective of the circum-stances, indirect discrimination is not so easily dis-cernible. It can be uncovered through its effects, asin the denial of permanent commissions to womenofficers through differences in evaluation standards.Thus, indirect discrimination is structural, disguisedby the dominant system of inbuilt beliefs and waysof doing things, so that what appears to be neutral —gender-neutral in this specific case — conceals theunjust effects of accepted provisions and practices.While direct discrimination is seldom, if ever, unin-tended, indirect discrimination may be unconsciousand without malicious intent, arising from implicitbiases that cannot recognize the unfairness in a giv-en situation. The Supreme Court’s explanation un-derscored the importance of picking out indirect dis-crimination in cases concerned with equality, espe-cially because it is neither obvious nor always in-tended. By prohibiting it even when it is unintended,the Supreme Court has given the legal and Constitu-tional principle of equality the breadth it desperatelyneeds in a society constructed on implicit biases, andnot of gender alone.

POEMS

Researchers find potential key to protectionagainst obesity, extended lifespan

Adding the nutrient seleniumto diets protects against obe-sity and provides metabolic

benefits to mice, according to astudy published today in eLife.

The results could lead to inter-ventions that reproduce many ofthe anti-ageing effects associatedwith dietary restriction while alsoallowing people to eat as normal.

Several types of diet have beenshown to increase healthspan --that is, the period of healthy lifes-pan. One of the proven methods ofincreasing healthspan in many or-ganisms, including non-humanmammals, is to restrict dietary in-take of an amino acid called me-thionine.

Recent studies have suggestedthat the effects of methionine re-striction on healthspan are likely tobe conserved in humans.

Although it might be feasiblefor some people to practice methio-nine restriction, for example, byadhering to a vegan diet, such adiet might not be practical or desir-able for everyone. In the currentstudy, a research team from theOrentreich Foundation for the Ad-vancement of Science (OFAS),Cold Spring, New York, US, aimedto develop an intervention that pro-duces the same effects as methion-ine restriction, while also allowingan individual to eat a normal, unre-stricted diet.

HANDIGARH: In continuation to its continuous efforts to safeguard the Chealth and safety of its employees,

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for all the employees, their family members and contract employees. The company will reimburse expenses incurred for both the doses of approximately 25,000 members which includes employees, their family members and contract employees. In order to promote a healthy and safe workplace environment, TKM has undertaken several preventive measures to ensure the overall wellbeing of its employees. Considering vaccination is crucial in the fight against the pandemic, an employee can choose to reimburse the costs of the vaccinations or get them free of charge at company identified health care facility, whichever is convenient. Commenting on the gesture, Mr. Shankara G, Vice President, Human Resources and Services Group, TKM said, “Our employees are our most valued asset and we place utmost importance to improve the quality of life of our workforce and their families.

n day 5 of the 7 Day/Night Special NSS Camp at Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, an awareness Olecture on Water Conservation was organised in

collaboration with MCM Eco Club. The objective of organizing the lecture was to educate the volunteers about the theme of this year's World Water Day i.e. Valuing Water, about the importance of fresh water and its significance in fostering a cleaner and greener planet. The resource person Mr. Sushil Dogra, Scientist B, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh, discussed different ways for conserving water such as rainwater harvesting, water quality monitoring scheme, etc. This was followed by a talk on 'Nutrition' under the Poshan Abhiyan of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. Dr. Harjot Kaur Mann, Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science of the college delivered this talk wherein she apprised the volunteers about the importance of nutrition in day-to-day life.

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Samsung TV Plus app, which will allow Samsung smart TV and smartphone users to watch select TV channels for free, was launched in India on Wednesday, March 31. The ad-supported service is available in 13 other countries including the US, the UK, and Canada, and also includes on-demand content apart from free live TV channels. The Samsung TV Plus service is now live in India across the company's smart TV models launched in 2017 and later. The service for Samsung Galaxy smartphones is expected to begin in April. The company says that Samsung TV Plus brings content across genres including news, lifestyle, technology, gaming and science, sports, music, and movies. It currently offers 27 local and global channels, but Samsung says that more partners will be on-boarded soon.

Samsung TV Plus Service for Free Live TV on Samsung Smartphones and Smart TVs Launched in India

handigarh: Grab your DIY kit and get ready to welcome the new season of Imagine That in a brand new avatar Cwith brand new hosts on April 18th. After an immensely

successful first season, Disney Channel has announced the second season of its marquee show Imagine That which will be hosted by actor Vishal Malhotra and also introduce audiences to a new Do-It-Yourself(DIY) artist – Simran Kumar Puri. Redefining the importance and joy of upcycling by harnessing the power o f c rea t iv i ty and imagination, the second season will continue to encourage kids to think beyond the ordinary and be imaginative through an entirely new format. Committed to entertaining fans with content that can stimulate their creative minds, the new season will showcase bring in a new interactive set; different themes of Do-It-Yourselfs craftthat will instil the importance of upcycling and utility in kids. From Megatastic art installations made from recycled materials to two-minute art and craft challenges and a magical mystery box that will pop up every episode, the second season promises a whole bunch of fresh and repurposed art; reaching out to kids in a wholesome, fulfilling manner.

Vishal Malhotra returns to entertain young fans in 'Imagine That 2'

handigarh- Taking forward its focus on Safe Insulin Injection Practices, Forum for CInjection Technique & Therapy Expert

Recommendations (FITTER) India launched its education initiative 'Ignite'- Insulin optimization Guidelines "N" Injection Technique Expertise to drive the importance of correct insulin

administration for significantly improved patient outcomes. Stressing on the need of

making patients aware of the harm of reusing syringes, Dr. Emmy Grewal, Principal Consultant -Department of Endocrinology, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Max Healthcare, Mohali said, "Many patients unknowingly only use certain injection sites to inject insulin or even reuse syringes

repeatedly without realizing the complications that may arise due to this incorrect insulin administration. Hence awareness around correct insulin injection practice plays a critical role in diabetes management, and the physician must educate the patient on such safe practices to reduce side-effects."

handigarh : Smartphone brand vivo announced that the newly launched X60 flagship series has received an overwhelming Cresponse from customers breaking all previous records. Till

March 30th, 2021, the X60 series which includes X60, X60Pro and X60Pro+, have received more than 200% pre-bookings when compared to the last year's X50 series. Expressing excitement on this response, Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, vivo India, said, "We are delighted to w i t n e s s t h i s overwhelming response to our latest X60 series. It is a testimony to our relentless focus on a customer-centric approach and c o m m i t m e n t towards making b e s t - i n - c l a s s products with industry-first features for consumers' evolving needs. With its premium design, upgraded gimbal camera setup and 8 series Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for ultimate performance, we are confident that the X60 series will delight Indian consumers. We are committed to offering the best for the Indian consumers and thankful to our fans who have been reposing trust in us, and we shall continue to deliver meaningful innovations in the future With sales starting from 2nd April.

Nissan India, ExxonMobil join hands to supply lubricants

Hindware Appliances rolls out a new TVC

HANDIGARH: Hindware Appliances released a new TVC campaign C‘‘Summers mein kare cold, winters mein

ho jaaye fold’ to support the launch of Hindware Snowcrest i-Fold, India’s first foldable Air Cooler. The company aims to expand its offering in the air cooler segment with i-Fold, an innovative air cooler that offers efficient cooling with a powerful air throw of 3400 M3 per hour and can be folded up for easy storage when not in use. Mr. Rakesh Kaul, CEO & Whole Time Director, Somany Home Innovation Limited (SHIL), said, “As a company, innovation is at the core of every product we introduce for our customers. Hindware Snowcrest i-Fold is no exception. With i-Fold, we want to offer every Indian home a wholesome solution, not for just summers but for the seasons that follow as well. And now that we have built this summer ready, easy-to-store, powerful air-cooling device, we can’t wait for our customers to make the most of it.” Conceptualized by DDB Mudra Group, the film opens with an old man plonking on a couch, complaining about the hot city weather to his son, whom he has come to visit. Busy making tea in the kitchen, the son hears his father’s protests.

Fitter India launches Ignite

ISAR: Stainless steel melt production in India stood at 3.17 million tonnes (MT) in CY2020, registering a decline of 19% over CY2019 Has per the latest figures released by the Indian Stainless Steel

Development Association (ISSDA). Despite the pandemic-induced lockdown in the April-June’20 period, which halted the production in the country during the quarter, India continued to be the second-largest producer of stainless steel globally. The Indian stainless-steel production for CY2019 was recorded at 3.93 MT. The stainless steel production and demand saw a V-shaped recovery in India from July’20 onward after the government began relaxing the lockdown. Global stainless steel melt shop production decreased by 2.5% to 50.9 MT in CY2020 compared to 2019, according to the latest data released by the Brussels-based International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). China remained the leading producer accounting for more than 50% of the global stainless-steel production at ~30 MT and the only country to record a production increase of 2.5% in CY2020 over the preceding year. All other regions, including Europe, the US, and Asia, saw a dip in production in CY2020 on account of the impact of the pandemic. Commenting on the development, president, ISSDA, KK Pahuja, said, “Performance of the domestic stainless steel industry is fair, considering the severe impact of the pandemic on the entire value chain. Efforts by the industry along with government stimulus helped in gradual recovery post July’20.

Trident Limited Earns Level-3 STeP by OEKO-TEX® Certification

HANDIGARH: n its aim to achieve the highest sustainability standards, Trident CLimited, the flagship textile company of

Trident Group, a USD 1 billion Indian business conglomerate and a global player, has earned Level-3 STeP by OEKOTEX certification, the highest rating in the world-renowned audit. STeP by OEKO-TEX® is an independent certification system for brands, retailers and manufacturers from the textile and leather industry. Certification is for production facilities at all processing stages to communicate an organisation’s environmental measures externally in a credible and transparent way.The audit, held in December 2020, improved the previous audit certification held by Trident Limited based on the company’s recent developments in the area of Social Responsibility, Quality management, Health and Safety, Environmental Management and Environmental Performance. The organisation attained Level-3 in all the areas mentioned before. Mr. Rajneesh Bhatia, CEO – Home Textiles, India & Global E-Commerce, Trident Limited, said.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost of employees and their families

Stainless steel production declines by 19% to 3.17 MT in CY2020: ISSDA

udhiana : According to Dr KS cause of rising incidence of obesity treatment by obesity specialists, and reimbursement to patients for Kular obesity should not be in Punjab is sedentary lifestyle and the government is also taking it bariatric surgery since November Ltaken lightly. He said that social habits that lead to frequent seriously and taking strong steps to 2013. IRDA (Insurance Regulatory

“Obesity is a complex disease that dining out. There is an increasing halt the increasing incidence. and Development Authority), the can impact the physical, mental and tendency to eat junk food or overeat To help ensure that severe obesity is Apex body governing general socio-economic well-being of the at buffets. Usually these large meals treated with proven methods, insurance business in India, has, vide individual. The World Health are accompanied by high alcohol insurance coverage of obesity its circular, proposed that all Organization has termed the consumption. Having said that, treatment is a key policy step. Dr insurance companies to cover increased prevalence of obesity and obesity is a multifactorial disease Kular shared his experience where bariatric surgery in all its retail and diabetes as a ‘21st Century and can run in families due to many patients avoid seeking group health products. IRDA in a epidemic’. The twin epidemics of genetic factors. obesity treatment due to financial statement confirmed that all state-obesity and type 2 diabetes are on Dr Kular has also made a point that concerns. Some even question owned and private insurers in India the rise. Obesity is the most Obesity has been seen to be an whether they should spend money have to cover weight loss surgery to frequently encountered metabolic independent risk factor for severe on a ‘cosmetic’ need. Obesity is a first time customers buying health disease worldwide. Moreover, its Covid-19 infection, even if the serious medical condition. insurance policies after October 1, incidence and prevalence are rising patient does not have any other Covering its treatment with 2019 and for all the existing rapidly. More than half of the disease. Various studies have insurance would cement awareness customers from October 1, 2020.world's population is overweight. demonstrated that the association and encourage many patients to To cover bariatric surgery costs by Being overweight constitutes a between obesity and poor composite seek appropriate medical treatment. your health insurer, all of the health risk as it is associated with outcomes in COVID-19 was stronger He also informed that Insurance also following conditions must be several comorbidities including type in younger people, so they need now treats obesity treatment as per satisfied:middle aged Indians, a BMI>23 was 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), more and early care. Covid-19 has medical advice for morbidly obese. ● The surgery needs to be backed up found to be associated with cardiovascular diseases, been especially leading to Though there is rampant by all medical and diagnostic testing.increased risk for type 2 diabetes.hypertension, dyslipidemia, complications in patients who are misinformation about obesity It has been over 10 years since the ● Your treating physician must hyperuricemia, respiratory diseases, having Body Mass Index (BMI) treatment but Right/Scientific resolution of type 2 diabetes was recommend surgery.osteo-arthritis and depression. The more than 30. Recent evidence Therapy for the appropriate patient- observed as an outcome of surgical ● The insured person who undergoes vertiginous rise in obesity triggers a confirms that obesity weakens the Surgery is a viable option for 40+ treatment of morbid obesity.

surgery must be at least 18 years of parallel upward swing in diabetes immune system and therefore, BMI and 35+ BMI with co Moreover, it has been shown age.mellitus statistics. A strong making the host vulnerable to morbidities - Insurance will cover unequivocally that diabetes-related

relationship between obesity and the infectious diseases. Indeed, Obesity medically advised treatment as per ● BMI should be > = 40morbidity and mortality have onset of diabetes has been reported has emerged as a strong risk factor new IRDAI regulation and all policies ● BMI >= 35, and suffering from declined significantly in several studies. The risk of for severe disease in the current will have to comply from October obese-related comorbid conditions postoperatively, and this diabetes increases exponentially as pandemic disease, COVID-19. 2020 onwards. such as coronary heart disease, sleep improvement in diabetes control is BMI increases above about 25 kg/m. Insurance The central government’s health apnea, uncontrollable type-2 long lasting.In a large cross-sectional study in Obesity is a Disease which needs scheme has been offering diabetes, and liver diseases etc.Dr Kular added, “The most common

handigarh,: “I am aiming to get Ultimate Key'. The online workshop was medals for India in the next junior organized by a city-based sports organization Cworld championship and 2024 Sports 13 in association with Vidyadaan to

Olympics. I am working hard with my inspire the youth to adopt a healthy lifestyle. husband with athletes at my sports academy Other speakers in the online workshop were and I am hopeful that the medal I lost in Yadvinder Singh, a former national athlete, Olympics, we will get back one day by God's and Dr. Satbir, sports medicine consultant & grace in the near ex Indian hockey fu tu r e . ” , s a id team physician India’s former ace c u m e x e r c i s e long jumper, Anju physiologist.Bobby George Yadvinder Singh who has been said during the training kids & session , “Owing to athletes with her our fast paced life husband Robert we are drawn to an Bobby George at u n h e a l t h y t h e i r s p o r t s lifestyle. To keep academy ‘Anju Bobby George Sports ourselves fit, we should exercise for at least Foundation’ in Bengaluru. half an hour every day. Amid this pandemic, Anju who secured a historic bronze medal in we also need to follow a healthy diet plan the long jump event at the 2003 World and should implement this over 5 meals a Championships in Paris said this during an day, this will prevent metabolism from online workshop on 'Immunity & Strength an slowing down.”

ew Delhi: ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd. today announced that it has signed an agreement with NNissan Motor India to supply lubricants for the

passenger vehicles (PV) aftermarket business. Commencing in April 2021, ExxonMobil will supply an extensive range of engine oils to Nissan India that is suitable for India’s BS-VI standards, while remaining compatible with older generation BS-III or BS-IV Nissan passenger v e h i c l e s . T h i s p a r t n e r s h i p provides Nissan car owners access to advanced lubricant technology that meets the latest specifications for optimal performance reliability and potential fuel economy benefits. “ At Nissan our emphasis has always been to provide customer delight, fill unmet needs, bring innovative technologies for a better future and mutually grow business. The partnership with ExxonMobil is a major step in our effort towards this journey.” said Rakesh Srivastava, MD, Nissan Motor India.

India’s ace athlete, Anju Bobby George: "Athletics is the 'Mother of all Sports.'”

NSS Camp at MCM promotes Jal Shakti, Poshan and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

urugram,: In line with FSSAI’s Eat Right Movement and to mark the Whole Grain Sampling Day, PepsiCo India Gin collaboration with United Way Delhi launched a

week-long awareness initiative -‘Bowl of Hope’ today. As part of the initiative, PepsiCo India through its brand Quaker will also serve over 50,000 nutritious bowls of wholegrain to the underserved children in Lotus Petal Foundation School and other community members in Gurugram. In addition to that, PepsiCo India will conduct awareness around nutritious eating, active lifestyle, and the importance of whole grains in daily diets through videos and online sessions. To address the lack of understanding of what whole grains really are, PepsiCo India also launched an educational video featuring Michelin Star Chef and Quaker brand Ambassador, Vikas Khanna. According to a recent *scientific publication on survey conducted by PepsiCo India, urban millennials consume less than 10% whole grains per day and only 2% of the surveyed respondents knew what wholegrains really are. As per the National Institute of Nutrition, ideally at least 50% of the total grains consumed per day should be whole grains. Recognizing PepsiCo India’s efforts, Dr. Jagmeet Madan, National President, Indian Dietetics Association & Principal and Professor, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science, SNDTWU, Mumbai said, “FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement aims to promote safe and healthy food for everyone in an environmentally sustainable way.

PepsiCo India launches ‘Bowl of Hope’ to mark World Whole Grain Sampling Day 2021

Metabolic Surgery: Long term solution for Weight Loss and Diabetes under Insurance : Dr KS Kular

Electric Vehicles to Dominate Toyota Lexus Lineup by 2025

exus, a luxury auto brand owned by Toyota Motor, said on Tuesday it plans Lto introduce 20 new or improved

models by 2025, of which more than 10 will be electric. Electrified models such as battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrids, and hybrid electric cars will be introduced, the company said in a statement. Lexus also unveiled a BEV concept car, the "LF-Z Electrified", which will include features such as a new four-wheel driving force control technology.Two new models will be launched this year, Lexus International President Koji Sato said at an online press conference on Tuesday. He also said Lexus would open a business and technical centre in March 2024 within the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama in Japan's Aichi Prefecture.Toyota launched its all-battery electric Lexus car last year.

itaara, the flagship food brand of DBL (Desai Brothers Limited) offers a range of traditionally Ploved namkeen in 18 variants is available In Punjab

& Haryana. Catering to the youth, Pitaara brings a brand of potato chips – ChipseeZ; available in five exciting flavours - Truly Salted, Zesty Pudina, Peppy Cream & Onion, Zingy Tomato & Zippy Masala in Rs. 10 and Rs 5 packs. ChipseeZ is the first brand in the category to have introduced innovative flavours like Pudina. Driven by consumer insights, ChipseeZ is now introducing Rs. 20 pack SKU in the market. Acknowledging the contribution of channel sales, a unique retailer gratification initiative Pitaara Privilege Partner was undertaken to felicitate the retail network for their support during Covid times. Within a short span of its launch since 2019, ChipseeZ quickly became popular, gaining grounds with the youth in urban markets. Variants like Truly Salted and Peppy Cream and Onion have become all-time favourites. Despite the challenges faced during lockdown last year, ChipseeZ strongly grew its presence in key urban markets like Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Mohali, Hissar and Fatehabad among others. Our indirect distribution network, driven by concepts like Mobile Wholesale is fueling our coverage in some of the most remote rural areas and other points like highways, bus stations and transit points. Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, CMO Pitaara says, “Driven by market & consumer response for ChipseeZ, we are constantly evolving our product and marketing mix strategy. After recently introducing our 4 layer packaging for enhancing product shelf life, we are now gearing up to introduce Rs. 20 pack for all our 5 variants. We are also working on introducing some very exciting new & fusion flavours for the Indian palette. We believe in providing best value to our consumers and hence our grammage is the highest in the category across price points.”

ChipseeZ, potato chips brand by Pitaara, cracks the youth code in Haryana & Punjab

oogle collects more data from Android users than Apple does Gfrom iOS users, a new research

report states. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, compared the data that a Pixel phone shared with Google with what iPhones share with Apple and found that Google collects 20 times more handset data than Apple. The research also found that even when “minimally configured” the Pixel and iPhone models shared data quite frequently, on average. According to a report, Google disagrees with the methodology behind the research.The research conducted by Douglas J. Leith and his team from Trinity College Dublin on mobile handset privacy pit a Pixel phone made by Google against an iPhone made by Apple against each other to see which manufacturer collects more user data. It found that both Pixel and iPhone models shared data with their respective manufacturers every 4.5 mins on average. The data collected includes IMEI, hardware serial number, SIM serial number and IMSI, handset phone number and more, as well as telemetry. When a user inserts a SIM in either of these smartphones, both Google and Apple are sent details. It was found that iOS sends the MAC addresses of nearby devices to Apple as well as their GPS location. iOS users cannot opt out of this and there seem to be almost no realistic.

Google Collects 20 Times More Data on Android Than Apple Does

on iPhone: Study

pple Maps has started showing COVID-19 airport Atravel guidance to iPhone,

iPad, and Mac users to let them easily access local airport health requirements including face coverings, health tests, or screenings, and quarantine guidelines. The data has been sourced from the Airports Council International (ACI) for major airports across the globe, including key ones in India. Users simply need to search for an airport in Apple Maps to look at its COVID-19 travel guidance and local health requirements.Using the data from the ACI, Apple Maps is displaying COVID-19 travel guidance for more than 300 airports worldwide. These include Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai), Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi), Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad), and Chandigarh International Airport (Chandigarh).

Apple Maps Starts Showing COVID-19 Airport Travel Guidance of Various Airports Globally

Google Stack Scanner App Announced, to Help in Smartly Categorising Documents

oogle Stack is the latest app to roll out of Google's Area 120, its internal Gexperimental app programme. Stack

will help users scan and organise their documents virtually, much like what CamScanner and Microsoft Lens do. The document scanner app utilises Google's DocAI and it is only available for Android at the moment and only in the US. There has been no information on when it will be rolled out to other regions and platforms. Stack founder said the app is still in the early stages of development.Announcing the new app through Google's blog post, Christopher Pedregal, Team Leader at Stack, said, “I joined Google a couple of years ago when my education startup, Socratic, was acquired. At Socratic, we used Google's computer vision and language understanding to make learning easier for high school students. I wondered if we could apply the same technologies to make organising documents easier.”Pedregal also detailed how the app will scan bills, documents, and receipts into PDFs and automatically name the file and “stack” it. The app will also let you scan complete documents to quickly search for important information.

kullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds have been launched in India Sand they boast of impressive

specifications at an affordable price. The budget-friendly true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds are offered in three colour options and have a lightweight form factor. Skullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds boast of up to 12 hours of total battery life on a single charge. They have a short stem-like design and the earbuds can be used independently as any other TWS earphones. Skullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds sport physical controls on each earbud.Skullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds price in India, availabilitySkullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds are priced at Rs. 2,249 and are offered in Dark Blue/ Green, Light Grey/ Blue, and True Black colours.

All-New Vivo X60 Series received an overwhelming response from customers

Skullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds With 12-Hour Battery Life, IPX4 Rating Launched in India

reaking her silence over "Framing 39-year-old shared a video of herself Britney Spears", a documentary dancing to the Aerosmith song "Crazy".Babout her life, pop star Britney She said she needed to dance to singer

Spears has said that she "cried" for two Steven Tyler's music "every night of my weeks as she felt "embarrassed" by the life to feel wild and human and alive".light it put her in. "My life has always been very The critically-acclaimed New York Times speculated... watched... and judged really documentary takes an inside look at the my whole life," Spears said.iconic singer's rise to fame, her mid- The singer also criticised the 2000's struggles, the highly- media for judging her whole life.restrictive conservatorship under "I have been exposed my her father Jamie Spears, and whole life performing in front the #FreeBritney social media of people!!! It takes a lot of movement that arose as a strength to TRUST the result. universe with your real Spears had previously vulnerability cause I've always addressed the documentary been so judged... insulted... and indirectly, but on Tuesday, she put embarrassed by the media... and out a statement to share her I still am till this day.thoughts about the film "As the world keeps though many of her on turning and life fans speculate that goes on we still she did not write remain so fragile those comments. and sensitive as Spears wrote, "I people," Spears didn't watch the said.documentary but The singer had from what I did see previously hinted of it I was about the embarrassed by the documentary in a light they put me in... February 10 post "I cried for two in which she weeks and well .... I reminiscing about still cry sometimes !!!! a New Year's I do what I can in my performance in own spirituality with 2017.myself to try and keep "Each person has my own joy ... love ... their story and their and happiness." take on other Along with the post, the people's stories !!!!

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GLAMOURGLAMOURHuma Qureshi is all set for a busy year ahead

ollywood star Huma Qureshi, who has won over the hearts of the audiences with her screen presence and enigmatic persona, has got an interesting and busy year Bahead in terms of her film roster. From 'Bell Bottom' with Akshay Kumar to her

Hollywood debut with Zack Snyder to a mega project down south, the actor has her kitty full with many projects in the pipeline.

Not only this, but the 'Badlapur' star will also be seen making a special appearance in a song from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next 'Gangubai Kathyawadi.' The actor is

all set to portray her versatility yet again with these different projects. Qureshi was one of the first actors who resumed shoot amidst pandemic with 'Bell

Bottom' in Glasgow. Next month, the 34-year-old star will wrap up the shoot for her series 'Maharani,' which marks her reunion with her 'Jolly LLB' director

Subhash Kapoor. With so many diverse projects, we are excited to see all the different avatars the actor is going to portray.

Jack Reynor boards Amazon sci-fi series 'The Peripheral'

ack Reynor will star with Chloe Grace Moretz in Amazon's upcoming sci-fi thriller series "The Peripheral". Based on author JWilliam Gibson's 2014 novel of the same name, the show hails

from "Westworld" creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's Kilter Films and Warner Bros TV. The novel focuses on the character of Flynne Fisher

(Moretz), who lives in near-future America, reported Deadline. Fisher subs in for her brother Burton (to be played by Reynor), a cyber-enhanced combat

veteran who now works security in a virtual world for the Milagros Coldiron company. Actor Gary Carr will also star in the series in a pivotal role. The show

has been created by Scott B Smith, who will also executive produce alongside Nolan and Joy, Athena Wickham and Steven Hoban. Greg Plageman will serve as the

showrunner. Reynor most recently featured in Anthony and Joe Russo's "Cherry" opposite Tom Holland, and Ari Aster-directed "Midsommar", co-starring Florence Pugh.

He will next star in Amazon's "Modern Love" season two.

Crew members of Madhuri Dixit's reality show test positive for COVID-19

ome crew members of a dance reality precautions being taken, the spokesperson show judged by actor Madhuri Dixit added, "All the necessary safety procedures Shave tested positive for the COVID-19. have been undertaken and the sets and

In recent weeks, there has been observed a adjoining areas have been thoroughly spike in the number of Covid cases in the sanitized. We are constantly vigilant about the country, particularly in Maharashtra. safety and health of our crew members and The members of the show 'Dance Deewane', we will continue to take all precautions as per which is judged by Madhuri, Dharmesh the stipulated guidelines."Yelande, and Tushar Kalia, have currently Recently, Paresh Rawal, Ranbir Kapoor, and been provided with medical assistance and Rohit Saraf were among those who had are under quarantine. tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, actors A spokesperson of Colors channel confirmed Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, the news and said "Some crew members Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, and some associated with our show Dance Deewane others were infected with the virus.have tested positive for COVID-19. They have In March 2020, Bollywood singer Kanika been immediately provided with medical Kapoor, who rose to fame with her song 'Baby assistance and are currently placed under Doll', became the first Bollywood celebrity to uarantine." Speaking about the necessary get infected with COVID-19.

Kartik Aaryan amusesfans with his latest post

eeping it light for his clan of social media followers, Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan, who had tested positive for COVID-19 recently, on Wednesday Kshared a quirky post detailing one of the after-effects of the virus.

The 'Pati, Patni Aur Woh' actor hopped on to Instagram to share a picture as he turned upside down. The photo sees Aaryan performing a headstand in the morning on the roof of his home. The actor is seen dressed in a red T-shirt, a grey zipper hoodie, and jogger pants with a pair of sports shoes. The picture seems to be captured in between his workout session, as one can catch a glimpse of the actor's gym bag in the photo. The 'Love Aaj Kal' star captioned the post, "Covid ke baad se sab ulta dikh raha hai!! Good Morning." Celebrity

followers including fashion designer Manish Malhotra and more than 3 lakh fans liked the post on the photo-sharing platform and left heart-shaped eyes

and fire emojis. Scores of fans also wished their favourite actor a speedy recovery. On March 22, the 'Luka Chuppi' star

informed his fans about testing positive for COVID-19. Kartik took to his Instagram handle and shared a

graphic of mathematical 'plus' sign while revealing the news. He wrote, "Positive ho gaya. Dua karo," with

folded hands emoticon.Quite an active social media user, the actor

keeps on amusing fans with his light-hearted posts. Earlier, the 'Sonu

Ke Titu Ki Sweety' star wished his fans on Holi

with a hillarious post featuring Rajpal Yadav.Meanwhile, on the work front, Kartik will be next seen in the supernatural thriller 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2', and in his much-anticipated crime-

thriller 'Dhamaka'. He also has Karan Johar's

film 'Dostana 2' with Janhvi Kapoor in the

pipeline.

The 'Love Aaj Kal' star captioned the

post, "Covid ke baad se sab

ulta dikh raha hai!! Good Morning."

I cried for two weeks: Britney Spears on documentary about her life

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

Sterling & WilsonSolar Solutions winsRs 890 cr order in USMUMBAI: Shapoorji Pallonji groupcompany Sterling and Wilson SolarSolutions Inc said on Wednesday ithas signed an order worth 122 milliondollars (about Rs 890 crore) in Pacificnorthwest region of the United States.The order has been received from aleading sustainable energy companyand is scheduled to be commissionedby Q4 FY22. Sterling and Wilson Solarwill manage the entire turnkeyexecution for PV project. The USmarket is one of the largest renewablemarkets globally and has been thecompany's focus. "With this project,our cumulative orders booked in thecountry now stand at 260 milliondollars (about Rs 1,880 crore)," saidAmit Jain, Country Head for Sterlingand Wilson Solar Solutions Inc.Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd alongwith its subsidiaries has to its creditmore than 10.8 GWp of solar powerprojects (commissioned and undervarious stages of construction) invarious geographies.

US rights commissioncalls on Pakistan torepeal blasphemy lawsWASHINGTON: USCIRFCommissioner Johnnie Moore hasasked Pakistan to repeal itsblasphemy laws following a localcourt's decision to order a police probeagainst the organisers of a marchmarking International Women's Dayover allegations they committedblasphemy. "Pakistan couldn't eventake a break on International Women'sDay from its draconian blasphemylaws. What a shame to the wonderfulPakistani people. USCIRF calls onceagain on #Pakistan to repeal itsblasphemy laws," said USCommission on International ReligiousFreedom (USCIRF) Commissioner toTuesday (local time). This comes aftera Pakistani court directed authorities toregister a First Information Report(FIR) against the organisers of thisyear's Aurat March in Islamabad forallegedly displaying "obscene posters"and making sacrilegious remarksagainst religious personalities. LastSaturday, a local court in Karachidirected the police to record thestatement of an applicant and, if anycognisable offence was made out,then register an FIR against theorganisers of the march in Islamabad,Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported.The Aurat March is an annually-helddemonstration, organised in variouscities of Pakistan including Lahore,Hyderabad, Sukkur, Karachi,Islamabad and Peshawar to observeInternational Women's Day.

China's liquor companystarts beer productionin BalochistanISLAMABAD: A Chinese liquorcompany which was granted a licencein 2018 for making beer has formallystarted production at its plant inPakistan's Balochistan province, thefirst such alcohol firm from China toestablish its unit in the Islamic nation,according to media reports onWednesday. Hui Coastal Brewery andDistillery Limited, producer of some ofthe famous alcohol brands,commenced production at its plant inBalochistan's industrial town of Hub.The beer produced at the plant will besupplied to Chinese nationals workingat various projects launched acrossPakistan. An official of the provincialexcise and taxation department toldDawn newspaper that the companyhad been granted a licence which ithad applied for in 2017. The companyregistered itself with the Securities andExchange Commission of Pakistan(SECP) on April 30, 2020, aftercompleting installation of the liquorplant. The company formally started itsbeer production last week, whichproduct will be supplied to Chinesenationals working at various projectslaunched in different areas of Pakistanunder the China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) and mines.

Police arrest two youthAJAY ARORAKHAMANON: Khamano Police have arrested two youths with banned tabletsfrom their possession. As per information SI Sahwinder Singh has laid down aNaka at Ludhiana Chandigarh highway near Patrol Pump. The Police Partyhad signaled two youths to stop and during their search Police recovered 450tablets of alprazole from their possession. Both suspects were identified asLakhwinder Singh of village Mohan Majra and Dalbir Singh of village Burj PSKhamanon. The Police have registered a case of NDPS act against bothsuspects.The police has produced both suspects in local court and got remandof two days.

AGENCYWASHINGTON, MAR 31

A strong rebound in privateconsumption and investmentgrowth is likely to push India'sFY22 growth to 10.1 per cent,according to the World Bank,much higher than the 5.4 percent it had projected in January.

However, considering theuncertainty in 2021-22, theWorld Bank also gave a range of

economic growth for India --7.5 to 12.5 per cent, accordingto its South Asia EconomicFocus Spring update report.

The governmentconsumption is expected to riseby 16.7 per cent 2021, largelyreflecting strong fiscal stimulusin India. Other demandcategories are also revised up,said the World Bank, as thevaccination drive is expected toimprove business activity and

spur incomes in contact-intensive sectors.

As the largest country in theregion, India's increase was

enough to make South Asia theonly major region in thedeveloping world to see anupturn in foreign directinvestment (FDI) in 2020.

The World Bank said Indiawas the only country in theregion to see an increase in FDIduring 2020, though from a lowbase. FDI was equivalent to 1.5per cent of GDP.

India is attracting recordnumbers of deals in IT

consulting and digital sectorsincluding e-commerceplatforms, data processingservices and digital payments.However, much of the increasethus came from mergers andacquisitions and not greenfieldinvestment.

In India, said the WorldBank, a combination of FDI,capital inflows and dampenedimport demand led to netinternational reserves almost

doubling to 17.3 months ofimports of goods and servicesfrom an already comfortable10.7 in 2019.

Overall, the South Asiaregion is expected to grow by7.2 per cent in 2021 and 4.4 percent in 2022, driven by the firmbounce-back from a very lowbase in mid-2020 (from arevised GDP decline of 5.4 percent in 2020), said the WorldBank.

Sensex tanks 627 pts; Niftyends below 14,700

AGENCYMUMBAI, MAR 31

Equity benchmark Sensextanked 627 points onWednesday, dragged by losses inindex majors HDFC twins,Reliance Industries and Infosysamid a negative trend in globalmarkets. The 30-share BSEindex ended 627.43 points or1.25 per cent lower at 49,509.15,and the broader NSE Niftyslumped 154.40 points or 1.04per cent to 14,690.70. TheHDFC duo was the top laggardin the Sensex pack, shedding

nearly 4 per cent, followed byPowerGrid, Tech Mahindra,ICICI Bank, ONGC, KotakBank, Asian Paints, Infosys andReliance Industries. On theother hand, ITC, Bajaj Finserv,HUL, SBI and TCS were amongthe gainers. "Domestic equitiestraded lower as concernspertaining to spike in COVID-19 cases and resultantrestrictions continued to weighon investors' sentiments, saidBinod Modi, Head - Strategy atReliance Securities. Further, risein US treasury yields andstrengthening dollar index

aggravated concerns, he added.Financials, especially privatebanks, witnessed heavy profitbooking, which along withselling pressure in IT stocksdragged benchmarks. However,investors continue to lap upFMCG, metals and pharmanames. Elsewhere in Asia,

bourses in Shanghai, HongKong, Seoul and Tokyo ended inthe red. Stock exchanges inEurope were also trading on anegative note in mid-sessiondeals. Meanwhile, the global oilbenchmark Brent crude wastrading 0.58 per cent lower atUSD 63.80 per barrel.

Gold declines by Rs 49;silver tumbles Rs 331

NEW DELHI: Gold prices declined by Rs 49 to Rs 43,925 per10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday reflectingovernight selling in global precious metal prices, according toHDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 43,974per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also registered a fall ofRs 331 to Rs 62,441 per kg from Rs 62,772 per kg in theprevious trade. "Spot gold prices for 24 carat in Delhi were downby Rs 49 reflecting overnight selling in COMEX (New York-based commodities exchange) prices while weaker rupee cappedthe downside," according to HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst(Commodities), Tapan Patel. The Indian rupee slumped 20 paiseto 73.58 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday. Inthe international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,684per ounce and silver was flat at USD 24.09 per ounce. "Goldprices declined with stronger dollar over US economic recoveryoptimism," he added.

Maruti Suzuki partners KarnatakaBank for vehicle financing solutionsAGENCYNEW DELHI, MAR 31

The country's largest carmakerMaruti Suzuki India onWednesday said it has partneredwith Karnataka Bank to offervehicle financing options forpotential car buyers. Thecompany said it has signed aMemorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Mangaluru-headquartered private sectorlender. Customers can avail thebenefits across 858 branches ofKarnataka Bank at metro, urban,semi-urban and rural locations.Under the collaboration,customers can avail loans up to 85per cent of the on-road price of allnew cars from Maruti SuzukiARENA and NEXA showrooms.Customers can opt for tenure ofup to 84 months for their loans,Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said ina statement. Commenting on thepartnership, MSI ExecutiveDirector (Marketing & Sales)Shashank Srivastava said it isaimed to make the vehicle buyingjourney easy and affordable forthe company's customers. Rapidtechnological development andnew digital consumer behavioursare determining auto sales acrossIndia. In recent years, MarutiSuzuki has taken many initiatives,including the launch of digital

Smart Finance platform andinnovative schemes to helpcustomers buy new cars atattractive rates of interest andcustomised EMI as per theirrequirements, he added. "In FY2020-21, under the tie-up withpartner financiers, we havefinanced more than 9.7 Lakhvehicles. We are confident thatthe latest tie-up with KarnatakaBank will help meet the diversefinance requirements of ourcustomers," he added. KarnatakaBank Managing Director & CEOMahabaleshwara MS said thepartnership with Maruti SuzukiIndia will boost consumers'convenience and ease."Karnataka Bank offers car loansthrough our digital and widebranch network with anindigenously developed end-to-end digital platform for existingas well as new customers, enabledwith faster processingcapabilities," MahabaleshwaraMS added.

WB raises India's FY22 GDP forecast to 10.1 pc

PATIALA, MAR 31

Chairman Patiala Chapter ofCost Accountants ShriJaswinder Singh informed thatresults of Patiala Chapter ofCost Accountants areoutstanding. The Final passpercentage is around 60% andfor Intermediate is more than70% in respect of PatialaChapter of Cost Accountants.3 no. students of Intermediatecourse namely Dheeraj Ahuja(1st), Ritika Lubana (2nd) &Navidha Gupta (3rd) havetopped in oral classes of

Patiala Chapter of CostAccountants. Overall, theresults of Patiala Chapter forintermediate and final courseare also remarkable ascompared to previous years.

the Institute of CostAccountants of India (ICAI)declared the results of Finaland Intermediate Examinationheld during January-2021, onMarch 29,2021.

Patiala Chapter of Cost Accountantsachieve outstanding results

No free, fair elections in Hong Konganymore: Activist Nathan Law

AGENCYHONG KONG, MAR 31

Slamming China's latestmove to reduce the numberof directly elected seats inHong Kong's legislature,pro-democracy activistNathan Law has said thatdemocracy is being deniedand citizens are being"humiliated" in the city,showing how theCommunist Party of China"destroys civility andliberties."

"No free and fairelections in Hong Konganymore. Candidates arevetted by the political police.Most seats are reserved forpro-CCP colluders.Democracy is denied andcitizens are humiliated,showing how CCP destroyscivility and liberties. Theworld should act now," Lawtweeted on Tuesday. Chinaon Tuesday approved themost controversial andsweeping overhaul of Hong

Kong's electoral system,which will slash the numberof directly elected seats inthe city's legislature fromhalf to about one-fifth. Theproposal was unanimouslyapproved by the NationalPeople's Congress StandingCommittee, granting theElection Committee withnew power to send 40representatives to theLegislative Council, whichhas been expanded from 70to 90 seats, reported SouthChina Morning Post(SCMP). The 167-0 vote

was accompanied by a largeround of applause,according to Tam Yiu-chung, the city's solerepresentative to thestanding committee. Underthe new proposal, which issaid to take effect onWednesday, the Hong KongLegislative Council'sgeographical constituencieswill be reduced from 35 to20 seats, which dramaticallydiminishes the element ofdirect voting.

The national securitypolice unit would help

scrutinise candidates andsubmit a report to the newlyformed vetting committee,informed Tam.

The powerful newcommittee that will vetcandidates for Hong Kong'smost important electionswill be kept to fewer than 10people and membersdecided by two groupsoverseeing national security,reported SCMP. Thecommittee would have anodd number of people andthe chairman would act asthe tiebreaker, said a source.

Furthermore, no judicialreview or appeal of thebody's decisions will beallowed for candidates andthe newly empoweredElection Committee willalso be expanded by 300members.

The new members willinclude patriotic groups andmembers of the ChinesePeople's PoliticalConsultative Conference(CPPCC) to further

reinforce the pro-establishment camp's controlof the body.

British ForeignSecretary Dominic Raabalso criticised China's latestmove saying, "Today Chinaenacted changes to HongKong's electoral systemwhich are a clear breach ofthe Joint Declaration -undermining the freedomsof the people of Hong Kongand breaking Beijing'sinternational obligations."

China's recent step hasraised concerns that Beijingmight be rejecting the 'onecountry two systems' madeto Hong Kong in 1997.

Despite fierceinternational condemnation,China approved thecontentious resolution, amove that critics say couldfurther smother oppositionvoices in Hong Kong.

Several countries havecondemned Beijing's moveto overhaul Hong Kong'selectoral system.

Chairman of Haryana Business WelfareBoard felicitated by Agrawal Sabha

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR, MAR 31

Meeting of Agrawal Sabha District Yamunanagar Jagadhriwas held in the office at Civil Line Jagadhri , which waspresided over by President Manoj Gupta. All members ofAgrawal Sabha participated in the meeting. On his arrivalat the meeting for the first time after becoming thechairman of Agrawal Sabha, Ramnivas Garg was honoredby all members by offering bouquets of flowers andwearing a shawl. President Manoj Gupta said that Agrawalsociety will progress in the true sense, when the wholeAgrawal society will work together. There is strength inunity, today there is a need that all the Agrawal societyshould come together and work together in the interest ofthe Agrawal society. He said that many programs will bestarted for the progress of the society. Ramnivas Garg,Chairman, Haryana Merchants Welfare Board, thankedAgarwal Sabha District Yamunanagar Jagadhri forhonoring him and said that I will be available for the worksof the society at all times.

Three youths, two womendetained in Police raid

MANMOHAN SHARMAHANSI, MAR 31

Hansi District Police Captain Nitika Gehlot haspledged to curb the exploitation and wrongdoing ofwomen in the city. Under this today, the WomenPolice conducted raid at a cafe on receivinginformation that some men and women had comein. As soon as this news was reported, people

gathered outside the cafe.News about the raid created aruckus in the area.

Police disguised as normalpersons conducted the raid in adifferent way and took twowomen and three youths to theMahila police station for theirreprimand. Giving informationabout the raid, Pushpa, the

woman police officer told that this morning, twowomen and three youths have been detained at theKhushi Cafe near SD College. She said that If awoman is exploited, strict action will be takenagainst the culprits.

It is worth mentioning that last month, thepolice took many people in custody from a Cafenear Badsi Gate and started investigations.Similarly, many people were arrested in anotherpolice raid at a cafe near Bajrang Ashram.

TALKSSHORT

MUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings newest recruit Moeen Ali says that the franchise has a calm tone to it and he also said that every player in the world wants to play under the leadership of MS Dhoni.Moeen Ali was bought by CSK for INR 7 crore in the players' auction held in February 2021."I think what differentiates CSK from other teams is actually how they structure everything... from the squad they have to the way they do things. They look a very calm franchise that doesn't panic," the official website of CSK quoted Moeen as saying."I've spoken to players who have played under MS and they tell me how he improves their game. I believe a great captain does that. I think it's something on every player's wish list to play under MS. I think it's the confidence and the clarity he gives people. It's exciting," he added. Further talking about how important is it for a leader to stay calm, Moeen said: "It's very important to have strong leadership and coaches who stay calm, who take the pressure off the players as much as they can and are consistent. We are very lucky we have that."

SYDNEY: Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke believes that pacer Pat Cummins is the right man to lead Australia in all three formats when the time is right.Ever since Australia lost the Test series against India, there have been calls to replace the skipper and Tim Paine has coped with severe criticism."Just because Cummins isn't out there saying I should be the next captain and I'm ready... it doesn't mean he's not a good leader. I've made it clear what I think about Pat Cummins. I think he's shown he's fit and strong enough to play all three formats now, he's done that for the last few years. His captaincy I've watched tactically for New South Wales he's been pretty good," Clarke told Big Sports Breakfast, as reported by Fox Sports. "Yes he's young and inexperienced as a leader but he'll have good senior players around him so to me I do believe Pat Cummins is the right guy to take over the leadership in all three formats at the right time. Of course, he will need a good vice-captain. An example of that - if Tim Paine retires then someone like Alex Carey comes in, who has captained South Australia, captained the BBL, been vice-captain of Australia. I think he would make a very good vice-captain. You've got the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne.

Playing under MS Dhoni onevery player's wish list, says Moeen Ali

Hopefully 2021 is the yearthat luck changes and Punjablifts IPL trophy, says MalanMUMBAI: Number one T20I ranked batsman Dawid Malan feels 2021 might be the year where fortune changes and Punjab Kings finally lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy on the back of some match-winning performances.Last month, the Punjab-based franchise had changed its name and logo ahead of the IPL auction. England batsman Malan vows to take the side to the IPL finals and wants to win the cash-rich league for the fans of Punjab."Message for all the fans and whoever watches the game, we are grateful to your support and hopefully this year is the year that the luck changes for us and we can put in some good match-winning performances, make the playoffs and hopefully win that trophy in the end," Malan said in a video posted on Punjab Kings' Twitter.Malan, who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 1.5 crore in the IPL auction, will play his first season of the tournament."Great to be part of the team. Great to get to meet some of the guys and see how they do their work. They made me feel extremely comfortable, extremely welcome which is you know a massive hurdle in joining a new team," said Malan. "Especially when you are playing in your first IPL. So I can't thank the guys enough, it feels really good to be here, good to watch the boys go about their work and get stuck in," he added.

Cummins right man to leadAustralia in all three formats,believes Clarke

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Hopefully, we will cross the line this year: Pant

AGENCY the tournament, but looking forward to England) stand out.MUMBAI, MAR 31 seeing @RishabhPant17 grab his On his new role, Pant in a statement

opportunity. It's well deserved for his said, "Delhi is where I grew up, and After being named as the Delhi Capitals recent performances and he's coming in where my IPL journey began six years skipper for the upcoming Indian Premier with a lot of confidence. I'm convinced ago. To lead this team one day is a dream League (IPL), wicketkeeper-batsman captaincy will make him an even better I've always harboured. And today, as that Rishabh Pant on Wednesday said that he player," tweeted Ponting. dream comes true, I feel humbled. I am would try to give his 100 per cent in each Off late, Pant has been in remarkable truly grateful, especially to our team game to hopefully end the franchise's form and he has given some match- owners, who considered me capable title drought. Pant uploaded a 10-second winning performances in the series enough for this role. With an amazing video on Twitter in which he can be heard against Australia and England. Of all his coaching staff, and a plethora of saying: "Thank you for giving me this performances, the ones in Brisbane accomplished seniors around me, I can't opportunity, I will try to give my 100 per (fourth Test against Australia) and wait to give my absolute best for Delhi cent each and every day. Hopefully, we Ahmedabad (fourth Test against Capitals."will cross the line this year."

He captioned the post as: "Humbled at the opportunity to lead the franchise I've been part of for the past few years! Thank you @RickyPonting, the coaching staff, management, my teammates and the fans for your faith in me. @DelhiCapitals: Let's do this! #IPL2021."

Earlier on Wednesday, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said that Pant deserves to lead the franchise looking at his recent performances. Ponting's remarks came as Pant was announced as Delhi Capitals skipper on Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of IPL 2021 due to a shoulder injury.

"Unfortunate that Shreyas will miss

I am convinced that captaincy will makeRishabh a better player: Ponting

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is convinced that leading the side in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will make swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant an even better player. Pant was named the captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming IPL after regular skipper Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the tournament after he injured his left shoulder during the recently-concluded England's tour of India. "Unfortunate that Shreyas will miss the tournament, but looking forward to seeing @RishabhPant17 grab his opportunity. It's well deserved for his recent performances and he's coming in with a lot of confidence. I'm convinced captaincy will make him an even better player," Ponting tweeted. The highly-rated Pant has been in sensational form across formats this year. He played match-winning knocks of 97 and unbeaten 89 in the third and the fourth Test against Australia to help India clinch the Border Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. He followed that up with a brilliant century against England in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, forcing the selectors to include him in the white-ball squads.

LONDON: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday said that pacer Jofra Archer has undergone successful surgery on his right hand, and the player will now begin two weeks of rehabilitation. "England pace bowler Jofra Archer underwent successful surgery to his right hand on Monday. A fragment of glass was removed during the operation to his middle finger on his right hand," ECB said in a statement. "He will now commence two weeks of rehabilitation. The consultant will review him before returning to training," it added. ECB further stated that further update on his elbow injury will be provided once he has returned to bowling to assess the effectiveness of his recent injection."Archer suffered a cut to his hand while cleaning at his home in January shortly before flying to India to prepare for the Test series. The ECB's medical team managed the injury throughout the tour, and it did not impact on his availability," the statement read. Archer had played two Tests and all the five T20Is against India, and then he was ruled out from the ODI series and the first half of the IPL. Speaking before the start of the recently-concluded ODI series against India, regular skipper Eoin Morgan had made it clear that calls regarding Archer's injury and healing process would be taken by the pacer in consultation with the medical team.

Archer undergoes successful surgery, to begin two weeks'rehabilitation ICC Rankings: Bhuvneshwar gains

nine slots to reach 11th spot in ODIsAGENCY between India and England. attained a career-best fourth position in the ICC DUBAI, MAR 31 KL Rahul has moved up from 31st to 27th, Men's T20I Player Rankings, thanks to his match-

all-rounder Hardik Pandya has achieved a career- winning knock in the series opener against After making a successful comeback in the best 42nd position among batsmen after scores of Bangladesh in Hamilton on Sunday.ODI series against England, India pacer 35 and 64, and Rishabh Pant has entered the top The left-hander, who has been keeping Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took three for 100. England all-rounder Ben Stokes has wickets in the series, smashed a superb 92 not out 42 in the final match, has gained nine advanced four places to 24th scoring 99 off 52 off 52 balls as New Zealand posted a massive 210 slots to reach the 11th position, which is balls in the second ODI and is up to second among for three and won the match by 66 runs. He has his best since being 10th in September all-rounders, while Jonny Bairstow has retained advanced five positions and finds himself in the 2017. seventh place after touching a career-high 796 top five after only 13 matches, on the back of

Shardul Thakur's haul of four for rating points with his player of the match effort of consistent performances against the West Indies, 67 in the same match sees him force 124 in the same match. Moeen Ali is up nine Pakistan, and Australia since his debut in his way up to 80th from 93rd. places to 46th among bowlers. Bangladesh's November 2020. Glenn Philips, who has

There are quite a few changes in Mahmudullah is up seven places to joint-40th unbeaten knocks of 24 and 58 to show and won the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings among batsmen after an unbeaten 76 while for the player of the match award in the second T20I that considered performances from New Zealand, Matt Henry has moved up five in Napier as New Zealand took a winning 2-0 lead the last match of the ICC Men's slots to a career-best third position among bowlers in the three-match series, has also attained a Cricket World Cup Super League after a haul of four for 27. Jimmy Neesham has career-best status. He has moved up 32 places to

series between New Zealand and gained 16 places to reach 62nd among bowlers. 26th in the weekly update to the men's rankings, Bangladesh and the last two of the series New Zealand batsman Devon Conway has carried out on Wednesdays.

Looking to get into the groove and good rhythm, says Rahane

AGENCY released by the franchise.MUMBAI, MAR 31 Leg-spinner Mishra expressed

that everyone looked terrific during A few members of the Delhi the team's first practice session. "All Cap i t a l s squad , who have the boys are looking good here on assembled in Mumbai, attended the field. They are all ready to put in their first practice session at the the hard yards and it's nice to see the Cricket Club of India on Tuesday. youngsters practicing hard as well,"

After being in quarantine for a he said.week, the players with the likes of The 38-year-old added that Ajinkya Rahane and Amit Mishra apart from honing his bowling got an opportunity to test their skills prowess, he is focussing on and find their groove ahead of the improving his batting as well, "I am 2021 edition of the IPL. working on my batting. The coaches

"I batted for the first time in 20 have also told me to keep practicing days. We came out after being in my batting as there might be quarantine for seven days, so I was situations in matches when I will just looking to get into the groove have to string partnerships of 25-30 and get into a good rhythm. And as runs. We need to be ready for we get closer to the tournament, it everything. Basically, if I am batting will be all about maintaining that with a recognised batsman then I good rhythm and momentum," should focus on taking singles and Rahane said in an official statement giving the strike to my partner."

Harbhajan will bolster our spin department: Morgan

AGENCY venues from April 9-May 30 with no team KOLKATA, MAR 31 getting to play at home. The tournament

will kick-start in Chennai where 10 Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's matches will be held. "If you look at the inclusion may have raised quite a few options that we have and the conditions eyebrows but Kolkata Knight Riders that we might play in probably particularly skipper Eoin Morgan on Wednesday said it in Chennai, which notoriously can turn or has boosted their spin force keeping in at least raise the eyebrows of our spinners mind of Chennai's slow turners in the which is hard to do. "It's an area that if we upcoming IPL. The 40-year-old, who play well in the tournament I think our skipped the IPL in Dubai last year, spinners will have bowled well and was bought by the two-time IPL contributed in that regard," the World Cup champions at his base price of Rs 2 winning English skipper said.crore after he had gone unsold in the Morgan, who was appointed skipper first round. midway into their dwindling campaign last

He will join the likes of Sunil season, said this time the squad is well-Narine, Shakib-al-Hasan, Kuldeep rounded and the biggest strength would be Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy in their middle-order.KKR's spin department. "Adding "The one positive, amongst others last it's one of the best in the tournament and Harbhajan to our squad has strengthened year was the versatility within our middle that's factual," the KKR skipper said in a us in a really good way. When you look at order and the flexibility to either promote virtual media conference. Owing to the our spin department as a whole, on paper, Sunil or promote myself or DK.pandemic, IPL 2021 will be held across six

Proving people wrong has always been a big driver for me: MilnerLIVERPOOL: you lose that you need to retire pretty quick. Liverpool's James I'm very competitive in everything you Milner has said do: training [or] if it's games, you want to that proving win. Proving people wrong still, it has people wrong always been a big driver for me," the has always club's official website quoted Milner b e e n a as saying.mot ivat ing The midfielder, who turned 35 in factor for the January, also said: "Every interview footballer. you do now your age is brought up. I "I think it's still feel fine in myself, so why not just will to push for as long as you can? You're a anyway, even when you're younger. But so w i n , I long time retired, so I want to keep far I feel good, I still feel no different to what suppose, and going and keep pushing myself. I did five, seven, eight, 10 years ago in terms the drive to be the "Obviously it's very short term of covering the distance in games and things best you can every when you get to this age because anything like that. It's no different. So, crack on," he day. I think when can happen; we know that in football added.

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