Militant killed bySF in encounterSRINAGAR: A militant, reported-ly belonging to Hizbul Mu-jahideen (HM), was killed by se-curity forces in an encounter onTuesday during a Cordon andSearch Operation (CASO), offi-cial sources said.They said on a tip-off about thepresence of militants, troops ofRashtriya Rifles (RR), SpecialOperation Group (SOG) of Jam-mu and Kashmir police andCRPF launched a joint CASO atvillage Seel, Awantipora, today.However, when the securityforces were sealing the villageand moving towards a particulararea, militants hiding thereopened fire, they said, addingthat security forces also returnedthe fire ensuing in an encounter.The militant reportedly belongedto HM, they said, adding thatsome arms and ammunition wererecovered from the slain militant.

Nationwide bankstrike today NEW DELHI: Services at variousbank branches and ATMs arelikely to be affected as hundredsof employees will go on a bankstrike across the country onWednesday.The bank strike is part of theBharat Bandh call given by tradeunions to protest against thelabour reforms and economicpolicies of the Central govern-ment, according to reports.The protestors' main demandduring the Bharat Bandh is thatthe Centre should drop the pro-posed labour reforms.A Bill in this regard was passedand proposes to merge 44 labourlaws into four codes -- wages, in-dustrial relations, social security,and safe working conditions.

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Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh onTuesday unveiled amendedpeople-friendly Punjab Mu-nicipal Building Bye Laws,plugging the deficiencies inthe earlier provisions andseeking to give a boost to thesluggish construction and in-frastructure development ac-tivity in the state.

The new bye laws, cover-ing construction of residen-tial, commercial and industri-al buildings, including hotels,miniplexes and other infra-structure projects, are aimed

at making construction activ-ity in the state more seamlessand hassle-free for all the

stakeholders, thus revivingthe sector in the state, accord-ing to Local Government

Minister Brahm Mohindra.Additional Chief Secre-

tary Local Government San-jay Kumar said that the byelaws had been notified by theTown Planning wing of theLocal Government Depart-ment on December 31, 2019.Prominent amongst thosepresent on the occasion wereMedia Advisor to CMRaveen Thukral, CM’s Prin-cipal Secreary Tejveer Singh,Special Principal Secretary toCM Gurkirat Kirpal Singh,Director Local GovernmentBhupinder Pal Singh andState Town Planner KamalPreet Kaur. As per theamended bye-laws, Cinemas

would now be considered asMiniplexes, with their capac-ity enhanced to four from theearlier two, and the seats in-creased to 999 without anybar of minimum seats percinema fixed at 250 earlier.For inviting investments insmall ULBs, the frontage ofthe plot for miniplex has beenreduced to accommodate thesmall plot sizes in Class I andII towns. Further, the own-er/builder can now converthis existing Cimema to Mini-plex with commercial com-ponent on 50 feet wide roadtoo. Ground coverage ofminiplex has also been in-creased.

Punjab Municipal bye laws amended

NEW DELHI: A witness inthe 1984 anti-Sikh riots caseagain accused jailed Congressleader Sajjan Kumar and recog-nised him as the main personwho instigated and led the mobduring the riots.

The cross-examination ofwitness Joginder Singh conclud-ed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riotscase today. He was cross-exam-ined by Sajjan Kumar's lawyerin the Patiala House Court in connectionwith a case relating to the Sultanpuri area in-cident during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. To-

day, the District Judge DK Shar-ma asked the investigationagency to give the scheduled listof witnesses pending in the caseon the next date, which is on Jan-uary 30. Earlier, witness ChamKaur was cross-examined on herearlier statement by Sajjan Ku-mar's lawyer. This case too is re-lated to the 1984 riots that tookplace in the Sultanpuri area ofDelhi. Sajjan Kumar, who is the

main accused in the case as well was pro-duced today before the court by Mandoli jailauthorities.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Witness accusesSajjan Kumar of instigating mob

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JANUARY 7

Delhi Police have filed anFIR against JNUSU presidentAishe Ghosh and 19 othersfor vandalising the serverroom on the JNU campus.

Ghosh, who appeared onnational TV on Sundayevening with a blood-soakedface and with a bandage onMonday, is now been allegedto have played a key role inthe violence in JNU, whichtook place on Sunday.

She has been booked un-der Sections 341, 323 and 506of the IPC and various sec-tions of the Prevention ofDamage to Public propertyAct. Apart from her, SaketMoon, Satish Yadav, SarikaChaudhury, among others,have been named in the FIR.

The cops earlier regis-tered four FIRs in the JNU vi-olence that shook the nationalcapital on Sunday. Delhi Po-lice said one FIR was regis-tered on January 4 on thecomplaint of the JNU admin-istration regarding obstruc-tion in the registrationprocess. The students had toregister for next semester ad-mission which was allegedlyblocked by some students.The second and third FIRswere registered regardingscuffle and obstruction in the

registration process on Janu-ary 4. Police took a suo motucognisance of the violent inci-dent and registered the fourthFIR at Vasant Kunj police sta-tion in southern part of the na-tional capital.

Khattar to preside pre- budgetconsultation meet todayCHANDIGARH- Before presenting formalbudget as Finance Minister this time,Haryana Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal willbe presiding over Pre-Budget ConsultationMeeting at Gurugram on January 8th, 2020for inviting suggestions from various sec-tions of society. Two consultation meetingshave been scheduled on. 8 January, 2020These meetings will be with experts fromService Sector and Real Estate Sector.While stating this here today, an officialspokesman said that , the Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal will preside overpre-budget consultation meeting with experts from service sector, which in-clude Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), The Federation of IndianChambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), The National Association ofSoftware and Services Companies (NASSCOM) , Consultancy Organiza-tion, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Truck & TransportAssociation, Mobile Retailers Association, Communication and Connectivi-ty, Financial Services, Healthcare Services etc.

Aishe Ghosh, 19 othersnamed in FIR in

JNU violence case

Norms eased for industry, GHSs

Ration card portabilityimplemented in 12states: PaswanNEW DELHI: The Centre hasrolled out the 'one nation, one ra-tion card' initiative in 12 states in-cluding Madhya Pradesh andMaharasthra, Food and Con-sumer Affairs Minister Ram VilasPaswan said Tuesday.Currently, the central govern-ment's ambitious initiative is be-ing implemented on a pilot basisin a cluster of six states. It wantsto implement this facility acrossthe country from June 1, 2020.Under the initiative, eligible bene-ficiaries would be able to availtheir entitled foodgrains under theNational Food Security Act(NFSA) from any Fair Price Shopin the country using the same ra-tion card."We have done ration card porta-bility in 12 states. The beneficiar-ies can use the existing rationcard to get the subsidised grainsat same rate in any of thesestates," Paswan told reporters.

JKPCC minority wingcondemns NankanaSahib incidentJAMMU: The minority wing of theJammu and Kashmir Pradesh Con-gress Committee (JKPCC) stronglycondemned the alleged desecra-tion of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib,the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev,in Pakistan and urged the govern-ment to put pressure on the neigh-bouring country for strict actionagainst the culprits on Tuesday.Talking to reporters, JKPCC minori-ty wing vice chairmen GurdarshanSingh and Michael Wazir ex-pressed serious concern over therepeated incidents of killings, ab-ductions and attacks on religiousplaces in Pakistan. They stronglycondemned the incidents of abduc-tion of girls and women of minoritycommunities, and the killing of Sikhyouth Parvinder Singh in Peshawarby unidentified miscreants.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 7

All four death row convicts in theNirbhaya case will be hanged onJanuary 22, Delhi's Patiala Housecourt said on Tuesday.

Additional Session JudgeSatish Kumar Arora issued thedeath warrant in the presence ofall convicts, who were producedbefore the court through videoconferencing.

The convicts will be hangedat 7 am on January 22.

Earlier in the day, the courtreserved the order on the plea ofparents of Nirbhaya seeking is-suance of death warrant againstall the four convicts in the case.

The court heard the plea ofparents of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim seeking to expeditethe procedure to hang all fourconvicted in the case and alsoseeking issuance of death warrantagainst them.

It was informed by thelawyers of the convicts that theyare in the process of filing thecurative plea.

On Monday, the court haddismissed an application filed bythe father of one of the death-rowconvicts in the Nirbhaya rapecase, who had questioned thecredibility of the sole witness byclaiming that he was "tutored"and sought the registration of FIRagainst him. The court had on De-cember 20 reserved the order onan application filed by PawanKumar Gupta's father till today.The petition had stated that thegirl's friend committed perjuryfor giving false testimony in thecourt.

Nirbhaya convicts to behanged on January 22Tihar to approach Meerut hangman

NEW DELHI: Moments af-ter a Delhi court issued deathwarrant against all four con-victs in 2012 Nirbhaya Delhigang-rape case, Nirbhaya'smother Asha Devi on Tues-day expressed satisfactionover the judgement sayingthat her daughter has got jus-tice and the order willstrengthen the trust of peoplein the judicial system.

"Absolutely. Executionof the four convicts will em-power the women of thecountry. This decision willstrengthen the trust of peoplein the judicial system," shesaid.

She was responding to a question whetherthe order will serve as a deterrent.

"January 22 will be a big day for us. Mydaughter has got justice," she added.

She also thanked the judge and the judiciaryfor the verdict. All four death row convicts in the

Nirbhaya case will be hanged on January 22,Delhi's Patiala House court ruled on Tuesday.Additional Session Judge Satish Kumar Arora is-sued the death warrant to the convicts who wereproduced before the court through video confer-encing.

Justice done: Nirbhaya's mother

Will file curativepetition in SC:AdvocateNEW DELHI: After a Delhi courtissued death warrant against allfour convicts in 2012 NirbhayaDelhi gang-rape case, the con-victs' lawyer AP Singh on Tuesdaysaid that he will file a curative peti-tion in the Supreme Court seekinga stay on the same. "We will file acurative petition in the SupremeCourt within two days.

35 killed, 48 injuredin Iran stampede

AGENCYTEHRAN, JANUARY 7

A stampede erupted on Tuesday at afuneral procession for a top Iraniangeneral killed in a US airstrike lastweek, killing 35 people and injuring48 others, state television reported.

According to the report, thestampede took place in Kerman, thehometown of Revolutionary GuardGen Qassem Soleimani, as the pro-cession got under way. Initial videosposted online showed people lyinglifeless on a road, others shouting

and trying to help them.Iranian state TV gave the casual-

ty toll in its online report, withoutsaying where it obtained the infor-mation.

Pirhossein Koulivand, the headof Iran’s emergency medical servic-es, earlier spoke by telephone to stateTV and confirmed the stampede tookplace.

“Unfortunately as a result of thestampede, some of our compatriotshave been injured and some havebeen killed during the funeral pro-cessions,” he said.

SOLEIMANI’S FUNERAL

NEW DELHI: The Group ofMinisters (GoM) of the centralgovernment on Tuesday approvedthe proposal to divest stake in na-tional carrier Air India.

The Expression of Interest(EoI) and the share purchaseagreement would be issued inJanuary 2020.

The GoM on Civil Aviationled by Union Home MinisterAmit Shah met today and ap-proved all proposals on debttransfer from Air India to a special

purpose vehicle (SPV)."In the meeting, the commit-

tee has cleared the proposal relat-ed to debt transfer from Air Indiato SPV. Expression of Interestwould come out in January 2020,"a government official told ANI.

Civil Aviation Minister Hard-eep Singh Puri, Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman, CommerceMinister and Piyush Goyal at-tended the GoM meeting.

An official statement in thisregard is yet to be issued.

Group of Ministers approvesEOI for Air India divestment

Fringe Hindu groupclaims responsibilityfor attack NEW DELHI: A fringe right-wing group, Hindu RakshaDal, has purportedly takenresponsibility for the attackon JNU students in a videoposted on social media. Thevideo, which was posted onsocial media on Monday andhas gone viral since, shows aman identifying himself asPinki Chaudhary saying thatthose who resort to "anti-na-tional activities" will be treat-ed in the same way that JNUstudents and faculty were.

I Maya Kumar' Spouse Of No. I, Shilpa Bhatia Alies Shilpa I. Parmjeet Kaur W/o Gurmail I H i the r to Known As I Sudesh Kaushal D/O Ugar I Jagjit Singh S/O Harbans Singh I, Navjot Kaur Sidhu W/o I, Mit Singh S/o Late Sh. Gurnam 14892583h Rank Sep/mt Name w/o Shailesh Chawla r/o # Singh R/o V.p.o. Aklia Kalan Paramjit Ghotra W/o Surjit Sain Kaushal, R/O Flat No. 6, R/O Vpo Sidhwan Kalan Tehsil Gurlal Singh Dhaliwal R/o Singh R/o Vill. Madhar Kalan, Niranjan Kumar Resident Of 521, Sec-5, Urban Estate, D i s t t . B a t h i n d a H a v e Singh R/ovpo Jalalpur Teh 2nd Floor, Block DP, Royal Jagraon Dis t t Ludhiana Malliana (Moga) changed District Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, Gram Mehan Tola Post - Kurukshetra have changed Changed My Name To Dasuya Distt Hoshiarpur View Premier, Omaxe Royal Have Changed My Name my name to Navjot Kaur India Mit Singh and on some Dawan, Danwan, Bhojpur, my name Shilpa Bhatia P a r a m j e e t K a u r . A l l 144202 Punjab, India. Have Residency, Pakhowal Road, To Jagjit Singh Sidhu. Dhaliwal. documents my name has been Bihar - 802152 Changed My Alies Shilpa to Shilpa Concerned Please Note. Changed My Name And Shall T h a k a r w a l , L u d h i a n a 63372 63372 written as Mithu Singh. Mit Singh Name From Maya Kumari To Chawla. 90004 Hereafter Be Known As Changed My Name After I Jagraj Singh Insa S/O I Rajiv Kumar S/o Ashok and Mithu Singh are both names Maya Devi Vide Affidavit 52724 I Harjit Singh S/o Hameer Paramjit Kaur Marriage To Sudesh Sharma Ram Singh R/O H.No: 210 Kumar R/o Ward No 6 of one and the same person.Dated 06-01-2020 Before I Hitherto Known As Babu S i n g h R / o B i s h n a n d i 72778 D/O Ugar Sain Kaushal And Talwandi Mallian Distt M a u r M a n d i D i s t t 98765Notary Public Ferozepur. Ram Kandel S/o Dina Nath (faridkot) Have Changed My I, Jasbir Singh S/o Kaptan Singh W/O Late Subhash Sharma. Moga Have Changed My Bathinda. Rajeev Kumar I, Kishana Ram Vishnoi, S/o

900023 R/o # 1223, Type-2 Nuhon Name To Harjeet Singh. R/o Village Ali Nangal, Po. 63372 Name To Jagraj Singh. S/O Ashok Kumar Both Prema Ram Vishnoi R/o I Pawan Kumar son of Pritam C o l o n y , G h a n a u l i , 98723 Dugri, Distt. Gurdaspur Have I, Rekha Lakhotia W/O Nikhil 63372 Name Are Of Same Person H.No. 623, First Floor, Phase-Parkash R/o ward No 01 Rupnagar, Punjab-140113 I, No.15354734a Ex Hav Changed My Name From Jasbir Holani R/O Raman Mandi I Poonam Rani W/O Anil With Different Name. 10, Sector-64, S.A.S. Nagar Indri Tehsil Indri District Have Changed My Name Bishamber Dass S/o Late Des Singh To Jasbir Singh Wahla. District Bathinda Have Kumar Sharma R/O Mandi 63372 (Mohali) have changed my Karnal that my name in my And Shall Hereafter Be Raj R/o Vill- Hardo Bathwala 72778 Changed My Name To Rekha Mullanpur Distt Ludhiana I, Ranjit Singh S/o Charan name to Kishna Ram Bishnoi.passport is Pawan Kumar Known As Rajan Kandel. P o - G u d a s p u r Te h s i l I, Prabhdial Singh S/o Milkha Holani. Have Changed My Name Singh R/o Village Barot 100019Gupta. While in other 100077 Gurdaspur Distt- Gurdaspur Singh R/o. H.no.25, Bhalla 63372 To Poonam Rani Sharma. Teh. & Distt. Kaithal Have I, Narayan Bishnoi S/o Sajan documents my name is I Harjit Singh Guraya S/o State Punjab, That I Declare Colony Chheharta Amritsar I, Kulwinder Singh Sondh 63372 Changed My Name From Ram R/o H. No. 1097, Sector-Pawan Kumar. It is now that I Chanan Singh R/o Vehra, Changed My Son Name From Have Changed My Name To S/o Karnail Singh R/o Ranjit Singh To Ranjeet 19B, Chandigarh have I Amandeep Singh S/O have taken my name from Tut, Amritsar, Punjab have Rohit Kumar Parnalia To Prabhdyal Singh. Please Note It VPO Karyal Distt Moga Singh. Concerned Please changed my name to Narna K a r a m j e e t S i n g h R / O Pawan Kumar Gupta to changed my name to Harjit Rohit Kumar. 72737 Punjab PIN-142042 Have Note. Ram Godara44/26, Agwar Lopo Kalan, Pawan Kumar. In future I Singh. Concerned note. 100073 Changed My Name To 84451 100019I, Pooja D/o Balwinder Singh Jagraon Distt Ludhiana should be known and called as 98728 Kulwinder Singh Sond.I, Naresh Kumar S/o Jawala R/o. Mai Bhago Govt. Have Changed My Name Pawan Kumar. 63372I Harphool Singh S/o Ram R/o Bi-901, Ram Nagar, Polytechnic College For Girls To Amandeep S ingh

100070 Baldev Singh R/o Block Ja l andha r (pb . ) , Have Majitha Road Amritsar Have I, Kamaljit Kaur Sondh Ballu.Ajnala, Chak Sikandar, Changed My Minor Son’s Changed My Name To Pooja W/o Kulwinder S ingh 63372Amritsar, Punjab have Name From Yudhvir Jassi To Kaur. Please Note It Sond R/o VPO Karyal I , P o o j a G i l l W / o c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o Yudhvir Kumar. 72737 Distt Moga Punjab PIN- Bikramjit Singh R/o Vill: Harfool Singh. Concerned 72778 I, Jayshree Patil Spouse Of 142042 Have Changed My Mewa Singhwala Po . note. I, Mandeep Kumar S/o Balbir No.15496376w, Rank Ald Patil Name To Kamaljit Kaur Sarai Jattan (Kapurthala)

98728 Chand R/o H.no. B-v, 400, Kiran Manilal S/o Manilal Sond. changed my name to I Dharampal S/o Tulsi Ram Mohalla Ravidass Pura, Ramsing Patil R/o Mhaiswadi, 63372 Pooja Ladhar.R/o 64, Gali No. 5, Fateh V.p.o. Nurmahal, Tehsil M h a i s w a d i J a l g a o n , I, Navdeep Singh Sondh 63372S i n g h C o l o n y , G a t e Phillaur, Distt. Jalandhar Maharashtra-425503 India I S/o Kulwinder Singh Sond I Sukhwinder Kaur W/O Hakiman, Amritsar, Punjab (punjab), Have Changed My Have Changed My Name From R/o VPO Karyal Distt Tirth Singh Of V.P.O. have changed my name Name From Mandeep Kumar Jayshree Patil To Jayshree Kiran Moga Punjab PIN-142042 Alamgir, Kala Sanghian, f rom Dharam Paul to To Mandeep Kaul. Patil. Vide Affidavit No.ag Have Changed My Name Distt. Kapurthala. Had Dharampal. 72778 443389 Dated 7.1.2020 To Navdeep Singh Sond. Declared My Son Taranvir

98728 I Jasvir Lal S/o Dev Ram R/o 72737 63372 Singh Bhugun Change His V. Reehla P.o. Mazara I, Army No.15496376w, Rank I, Baldev Singh S/o Boota Name To Taranvir Singh.D i n g r i a n T e h s i l Ald Patil Kiran Manilal S/o Singh R/o Raunta (Moga) 63372Garhshankar ( Hoshiarpur Manilal Ramsing Patil R/o.90 Changed Name Baldev Singh I, Kulvinderjit Kaur W/o ) Have Changed My Name Armed Regt. C/o 56 Apo Khasa Bhullar. Sukhvir Singh R/o VPO To Jasvir Singh Sood Cantt Amritsar Declare That In 63372 I s r u , T e h - K h a n n a

72778 My Army Record The Name Of I, Yashuveer S/o Vasdev R/o (Ludhiana) have changed I Hitherto Known As My Mother Is Mentioned As Kansal Road Maur Mandi m y n a m e t o Surjit Ghotra S/o Ban Sarubai Whereas Her Correct Teh¬-Maur (Ba th inda ) Kulwinderjeet Kaur.Ghotra R/o Vpo Jalalpur Name Is Sarubai Manilal Patil. c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o 63372T e h D a s u y a D i s t t Vide Affidavit No.ag 443387 Yashuveer Garg. I , H a r m a i l S i n g h H o s h i a r p u r 1 4 4 2 0 2 Dated 7.1.2020 63372 D h u m m i S / o J a g j i t Punjab , India . Have 72737 I Avtar Singh S/O Jagdev Singh R/o Vill: Sounti , Changed My Name And I, Army No.15496376w, Rank Singh R/O Ghudda Distt Teh-Amloh (Fatehgarh Shall Hereafter Be Known Ald Patil Kiran Manilal S/o Bathinda Have Changed My Sahib) have changed As Surjit Singh Manilal Ramsing Patil R/o.90 Name To Avtar S ingh my name to Harmail

72778 Armed Regt. C/o 56 Apo Khasa Dhillon. Singh Dhumi.Cantt Amritsar Declare That 63372 63372In My Army Record The I Harjinder Kaur , Rajinder Name Of My Daughter Is Kaur , Kulwinder Kaur W/O Mentioned As Urwashi But Gursewak Singh R/O Dhapali Her Correct Name Is Urvashi Distt Bathinda Have All Kiran Patil. Vide Affidavit Name Of One Person.No.ag 443386 Dated 7.1.2020 63372

72737 I Sukhvir Singh Masaun S/O I, Army No.15496376w, Manjeet Singh R/O Rampura Rank Ald Patil Kiran Manilal Phul Distt Bathinda Changed S/o Manilal Ramsing Patil My Name Sukhvir Singh.R/o.90 Armed Regt. C/o 56 63372Apo Khasa Cantt Amritsar I, Jograj Singh S/o Satpal R/o Declare That In My Army Vill: Tajpur Po. Khoja (SBS Record The Name Of My Son Nagar) changed my name to Is Mentioned As Priyank But Singh Jograj.His Correct Name Is Priyank 63372Kiran Patil. Vide Affidavit I, Amrik Singh S/o Jaswant No.ag 443388 Dated 7.1.2020 Singh R/o Vill: Dudhala Po.

72737 Bazidpur (SBS Nagar) I, Sarbjit Singh (PP No. changed my name to Singh J3766613) S/o Chhota Singh Amrik.R/o Vill: Kanjhli Teh-Dhuri 63372(Sangrur) 148024, Pb, India, I, Manjot Kaur W/o Harwinder changed my name to Sarbjit Singh R/o W.No. 12 Doraha Singh Chahal. (Ludhiana) changed my name

63372 to Manjeet Kaur.I, Manpreet Kaur Manesh 63372W/o Kulveer Singh R/o I, Karan S/O Hans Raj R/O Sangtiwala Teh-Lehra 1268 Kot Alamgir Ludhiana (Sangrur) have known by Changed Name Karan Kumar.both names Manpreet Kaur 63372Manesh and Manpreet I, Harinder Singh Dhaliwal Kaur. S/O Jarnail Singh R/O VPO

63372 Lalton Kalan Ludhiana I, Khurshed Ahmad S/o C h a n g e d M y M i n o r Abdul Bari R/o Near Panj Daughter's Name From P e e r B a n g a R o a d Sukhleen Kaur To Sukhleen Nawanshahar (SBS Nagar) Kaur Dhaliwal.Pb, India, 144514, have 63372d e c l a r e d m y n a m e I, Parveen Singhal W/O Khurshed Ahmad and A r s h d i p S i n g h a l R / O Khursheed Ahmed same 3310/2, Gursharan Park person and both are my Ludhiana Changed Name names. Parveen Gupta.

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63372I, Army No. 4475510 P. Hav Satpal Singh R/O Vpo. Dala, Teh+Dist-Moga, ( PB ) Declare That The Correct Date Of Birth My Wife Smt R a m a n d e e p K a u r I s 09.01.1986, Her Aadhar Cerd No Is 3509 4333 0964.

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NATION ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate the allegations of police brutality on students of Aligarh Muslim University during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by one Mohammed Aman Khan of Allahabad, a division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Vivek Varma directed the Commission to complete the process of inquiry expeditiously within one month. While directing to list this PIL for further hearing on February 17, the bench also directed the NHRC to convey its findings and recommendations to the high court immediately after conclusion of the investigation. "Looking to the powers of the Human Rights Commission, at this stage, we are not inclined to constitute any Special Investigating Team (SIT) but to get the entire matter inquired by the National Human Rights Commission," the bench said.

HC asks NHRC to investigate police action at AMU

PAGEThousands of candles can be lighted

from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases

by being shared.

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AGENCY expressed confidence that the steps taken by the person, one leader or one person does not a JAIPUR, JAN 7 state government will prove to be effective. matter. The deficiency should be rectified and

"Infants are dying continuously in different there should be confidence in the public that this Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot districts of the state and the problem within the incident will not recur," he said. Pilot also here on Tuesday said children continue to die in system should be resolved," he said replying to cautioned that the biggest strength of a parts of the state and the problem needs to be a question. He added that it would raise people's democracy are its people who show the door to resolved. Pilot, who is also the state Congress confidence in the government and send the those who do not perform. "I have seen many chief, reiterated his earlier stance that the message that it was serious. "But we must of our comrades who come from political responsibility should for fixed for the death of decide the responsibility for what has families, which benefits them. People know infants at a Kota hospital. He, however, happened. I still stand on my point that one them by name.

Children continue to die in state, problem needs to be resolved: Sachin Pilot

Dr. Prem cancer & superspeciality hospital inaugurated by Dushyant Choutala

VIJAYANT SHARMA persons of Panipat were also present. Dr. PANIPAT, JAN 7: Dr. Prem Cancer & Abhinav Mutneja told that it’s a Ist State of Superspeciality Hospital Inaugurated by the art radiation therapy machine with IGRT Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant capability Varian unique linear accelerator Choutala at village Baroli Distt. Panipat, equipment in area. MLA Panipat City during the inauguration Sanjay Bhatia Parmod Vij greeted the Chief Guest Deputy Member of Parliament, Karnal, Parmod Vij Chief Minister, Haryana and Naveen Bhatia MLA Panipat city, Mahipal Dhanda MLA Expressed congratulations to Dr. Pankaj Panipat rural, Haryana BJP senior leader Mutneja and his entire teams for providing Niti Sain Bhatia, Tarun Kumar Chhokra Ex- super specialty cancer treatment machine in

Naveen Bhatia, Executive member Distt. municipal Councilor, Dushyant Bhatt, the area. Naveen Bhatia further said that this BJP Panipat and Doctors and prominent Councilor, Ravinder Bhatia Councilor and machine will be facilities.

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3HARYANAOne dies in road accidentSARBJIT SINGHASSANDH: A person died in a bike-car collision near Bandrala base on As-sandh-Jind Road. The deceased was identified as 28-year-old Sunil Kumar ofAmravali Kheda (Jind). Sunil was married a year ago. According to the infor-mation received, he was going to his village Amravali Kheda (Jind) on a bikefrom village Dupedi. When he reached the Bandrala base, Jind collided with thecar coming from the side. The collision was so tremendous, bike rider Sunil Ku-mar died on the spot and the car overturned on the road.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

Work on Geong linkdrain to be startedsoon: DCRANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL: Deputy Commissioner SujanSingh has said that CM Manohar Lal hassanctioned Geong Link drain and theconstruction work there upon shall bestarted soon. Addressing his first PressConference the DC said that the prob-lems being faced by the residents ofKaithal City shall be solved on prioritybasis and the projects who are underprogress, shall be completed with in stip-ulated period. He further said that thework on multi-storey parking shall be ini-tiated soon. The officers of concerneddepartment have been asked to chalkout the plan. Replying to the question re-lating to the construction of City Squareand Bank Square Mr. Singh told thatspeedy work shall be carried out. Healso maintained that special place forRehri owners shall be earmarked to con-trol the Jam in the city area. On this oc-casion SDM Kamalpreet Kaut and otheradministrative officers were also present.

MC demolishesillegal structuresSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Due to its commitment to takeaction against illegal construction ongovernment land in the city, the Munici-pal Corporation today againtook actionagainst such constructions on a publicpark in Model Town by nearby residents.He also warned that the corporation willtake strict action against such recurrencein future. Giving details of the demolitionaction, Corporation Commissioner Ra-jeev Mehta said that the Model Town hasan old office of the employment depart-ment with a public park space and resi-dential houses around it. Around 15-20residents illegally walled the backyard oftheir homes at the park site. As soon asthis matter came to the notice of the cor-poration, all the constructors were givennotice and orders were asked to get theconstruction removed, but it was not im-plemented. As a result, today the MCtook action.

Teach qualities tobecome professionalcourseKARNAL: Under the system to improveEnglish, the District Education and Train-ing Institute, Shahpur, Karnal, is organis-ing a seven-day professional course forEnglish teachers under the supervisionof Principal Jaswant Verma, with an aimto make teachers proficient in teachingEnglish. District Project Coordinator ofHolistic Education Sapna Jain, after giv-ing an overview of the training centre, in-formed that in the first group of training,53 English subject teachers are beingtrained by Senior Professor of DietNaresh Kamboj and Professor Vinod Ku-mar. She said that various teaching andtraining activities are being used to maketeachers in English teaching in trainingand to teach English subjects to the stu-dents in an interesting manner, becausemost of the students studying in stateschools come from the exploited andbackward classes. Often children frompoor homes are enrolled in governmentschools.

Opportunity forproperty tax defaultersKARNAL: Property tax is a good newsfor arrears. The government has onceagain generously announced to waivethe entire interest of the property tax inlump sum from 2010-11 to 2018-19 forthe next 31 January, and also issued anotification. has gone. The notificationstates that the taxpayer can also avail arebate of 10 percent on the deposition ofproperty tax for the current financial year2019-2020, which will be available onlytill January 31.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, JAN 7

The representatives of allthe state transport unionshave called off their pro-posed strike after theHaryana government's as-surance to consider theirdemands sympathetically.

A decision to this effectwas taken by the Unions' rep-resentatives after a meetingwith Transport Minister MoolChand Sharma here on Mon-day.

Giving information inthis regard, a Transport de-partment spokesman said thatduring the meeting detaileddiscussions were held withunion representatives and

their main demands were dis-cussed. It was appraised inthe meeting that a committeehas been constituted underthe chairpersonship of Addi-tional Transport Commis-sioner Meenakshi Raj to con-sider the two main pendingdemands of the state transportemployees - regularizing thedrivers/operators recruitedfrom 1992 to 2002 and the

rules regarding theleave of technical staff.This committee willsubmit its report onthese matters by Febru-ary 15, 2020. Unionrepresentatives willalso been included inthis committee.

He said that in themeeting consensus was alsoarrived on other demands, in-cluding reserving seat num-ber 9 for the conductor andone more seat for the staff,early payment of pendingbonus for the year 2016-2017. While the issue regard-ing technical pay scale totechnical staff would also besubmitted to the Governmentfor reconsideration.

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, JAN 7

In an event to mark the observance ofRoad Safety Week in Haryana, theDirector General of Police, Haryana,Sh. Manoj Yadava, IPS has launcheda major pathbreaking initiative tobring down the number of accidentsand fatalities in Road Accidents onthe 187 KM stretch of NH 44 fromKundli (Sonepat) to Shambhu Border(Ambala) on NH-44.

The DGP said that the idea is tomake the NH-44 world class from thesafety point of view so that it couldbe a role model for the entire country.With this, we will be able to reducethe burden of road crash injuries andfatalities at NH-44 passing throughfive districts of Ambala, Kuruk-shetra, Karnal, Panipat and Sonipat.

With this objective in view, amulti-stake holder meeting was heldunder the Chairmanship of DGPHaryana at Haryana Police Academy(HPA), Madhuban on Tuesday, Janu-ary 7, 2020 which was attended bythe Project Directors and other offi-cials of National Highway Authorityof India (NHAI), PWD (B & R)Haryana, Transport Department,

Haryana and Road Safety Engineersof Institute of Road Traffic Educa-tion (IRTE), Faridabad led by Dr.Rohit Baluja. The meeting was at-tended by Range IGs of Ambala,Karnal and Rohtak Ranges, SPs ofNH-44 districts viz. Ambala, Kuruk-shetra, Karnal, Panipat and Sonepat.Under this initiative, Haryana Policehas signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with IRTE underwhich the IRTE will conduct a de-tailed Road Safety Audit of this 187KM stretch of NH-44 passingthrough Haryana and will submit adetailed action plan for road engi-neering related improvements in-

cluding fixation of speed limits andinstallation of Road Signages andRoad Markings coupled with a planfor focused accident preventionthrough better enforcements andawareness of all categories of roadusers.

On this occasion, Dr. Rohit Balu-ja of IRTE informed that this portionof NH-44 had witnessed 743 deathsin 2018 which makes it the most ac-cident prone highway in India. In-fact, the number of people who diedin these road accidents in one year ismore than the total number of per-sons who die every year in the entireNetherlands and even in UAE.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 7

Haryana Labour and EmploymentMinister, Mr. Anoop Dhanak todaylaunched the web-portal of Labourand Employment Department i.e'https://hrex.gov.in' under the Gov-ernment to Citizen (G2C) campaignto facilitate the easy online registra-tion of job aspirants across the coun-try.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dhanaksaid that this web-portal will bridge the gapbetween job-seeking youth and employers.He thanked Chief Minister, Manohar Laland Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. DushyantChautala and said it was their vision to pro-

vide job opportunities to job-seeking youthvia an online portal. The Minister said thatthe web-portal is developed by National in-formatics Centre and is linked with 'Sak-sham Yuva' portal i.e'https://www.hreyahs.gov.in'. He said that

anyone who'll register on this web-site will be given a unique identifi-cation number i.e. 'HREX' numberafter verifying the documents in theemployment department itself. Hesaid that the job seeker within thestate as well as outside the state canregister themselves on this web-por-tal. He said that the employed per-sons who have been seeking job up-gradation can also register on thisweb-portal. Adding details to it, he

said that this 'HREX' number will furtherhelp the department to know the total num-ber of unemployed people and due to this'HREX' number the department will beable to track the details of the registeredperson.

Web portal of Labour andEmployment Deptt launched

Haryana transport unionscall off proposed strikePolice launches major initiative to

curb accidental deaths on NH-44

Subhash Chandra, Executive Vice Chairman of Swachh Bharat Mission along with ministerand Anup Dhanak Subhash Trehan seeking information about State Tak Force and Swachh

Bharat Mission from Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARYB 7:

The Executive of the UnnatBharat Trust Organisation hasbegun to organise discussionsand employment health fairswith selected Panchayats forthe development of rural,farmer uplift, health and edu-cation programmes on thebirthday of National Presi-dent Bharat Prem.

Such a programme willstart from Chunni Kalan vil-lage in Mohali, Punjab. Thesarpanch and villagers of Ra-jpura, Fatehgarh Sahib, Pa-tiala, Khanna, etc. will partic-ipate in it. In this fair, a freecamp for dairy and health

check-ups will also be organ-ised where, for the first time,a DM scan at Mohali NursingCollege, which can accurate-ly predict the future of sugar

and other harmful diseaseswithout pain and technology,will also be held. It will belaunched by Cabinet MinisterOm Prakash Soni and the pro-

gramme will be presided overby the farmer leader BharatPrem. He will honour theBDO and Sarpanches of theregion. Padmashree VijayChopra and Dr Dariram, theexpert scientist of dairy willalso be present and giveknowledge about dairy to thevillagers. Sarpanch Dr. RKMiddha, Sushma Nath, Sar-dar Gurvinder Singh SheraMinority Cell of UnnatBharat Trust organsationPresident, Youth PresidentAkhil Nath and Ankit Midhaare inviting the public and in-forming them about its bene-fits, free health and employ-ment fair are invited to partic-ipate in the programme.

Development of country linked to villages: Prem

Majlis held in memory of late SulemaniINDRI (MAIN PAL KASHYAP): Condolence meetings and Majlis were organized by the Shiacommunity on the death of Iranian army commander Qasim Sulemani and other people in theUS airstrikes at Madrasa Haidarya in village Syed Chapra. Addressing the first Majlis, MaulanaAqeel Raza Muzaffar Nagari said that Commander Qasim Sulemani was such a hero who raisedrespect for himself even in the hearts of people and in the second Majlis, Maulana Hyder Mehn-di said that on the status of Journal Kasim Sulemani Sahadat Fizzed.

When Maulana mentioned the martyrs of Karbala, people started crying bitterly. . On thisoccasion, including Madarsha operators Ajdhar Hussain, Hassan Abbas, Ali Kosar, Maulana,Nahid, Raza Maulana, Adil Hussain, Mazhar Hassan, others mourned and the Madarsa declareda 1 day holiday.

SHIV SHARMAKURUKSHETRA, JANUARY 7

A voluntary blood donation was or-ganised in the premises of PoliceLines today on the eve of Road Safe-ty Week. This camp was organised byKurushetra Traffic Police in associa-tion with Scene of Crime Expert Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma. This is the262nd voluntary blood donation camporganised by Gold Medalist DiamondBlood Donor and EnvironmentalistDr. Ashok Kumar Verma.

In this camp, DSP Traffic & Lad-wa Bharat Bhushan was chief guest

while SHO Traffic Ranbir Singhpresided over the camp. Dr. Bhar-tendu Harish & Dr. Arun Kumar wasguest of honor. Chief guest said thatblood donation is the most holy cause

and there is no alternate of blood. Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma welcomed theguests and thanked the donors by say-ing that it can’t be prepared in any fac-tory.

Blood donation camp organised in Police Lines

Gondar has goodqualities: Saluja

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Youth leader Yash Saluja said that MLA Dharam-pal Gondar is rich in good personality. He is a leader who car-ries people of all classes. Under his leadership, there will be anall-round development of the constituency. Youth leader YashSaluja was talking to journalists at Taravadi grain market. Dur-ing this, he said that Dharmapal Gondar, MLA of Neelokheriand Chairman of Forest Development Corporation is an honestand dutiful leader.

He is well aware of the problems of the public. Now de-velopment work will reach every village and every street ofNilokheri. There will be no neglect in the development workunder the leadership of Dharampal Gondar. Youth leader YashSaluja said that under the leadership of Dharampal Gondar, therivers of development will flow. The problems of people ofevery class will be solved on a priority basis. LegislatorDharmapal Gondar is a leader of the 36 fraternity.

CAA will give respect to theoppressed minorities: GorsiGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: A meeting of BJP workers was organised by DistrictGeneral Secretary Kisan Morcha Master Narendra Gorsi under thechairmanship of Mandal President Amandeep Singh Virk at theRest House in Indri on the subject of Citizenship Amendment Act.Addressing the meeting, Master Narendra Gaursi said that today thewhole country stands with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-garding the Citizenship Amendment Act-2019. The bill will providepeople the opportunity to live with dignity. He said that the Citi-zenship Amendment Bill does not take away citizenship, but pro-vides it. Gorsi said that on 26 September 1947, Mahatma Gandhihad openly announced in a prayer meeting that Hindus and Sikhsliving in Pakistan could come to India. Today we all support thisbill by taking a resolution in support of this bill, by calling thehelpline number 88 662 88 662 under the leadership of HonorableNarendra Modi, in the meeting, Balwan Rinku, Krishna Sarpanch,Satish Kumar, Rahul, Mahendra Prajapat, Mahendra Kumar, Deep-ak Mangla, Rajesh, Karmaveer Sharma, Pragat Singh.

Bangladesh officials visitSangohiMAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI: Civil officials of neighboring Bangladesh visitedvillage Sangohi on Tuesday. These officers got informa-tion about the development works of the village and dis-cussed the development work with the people to knowthe subject of Panchayati Raj system and the develop-ment work done by the panchayat. Sarpanch of the vil-lage Mamta Devi was also present on the occasion.Nearly 30 Bangladeshi officials said that these days heis on the field visit of the 50th Central Circle TrainingProgramme at the Good Governance Centre set up atthe Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administrative Acade-my, Mussoorie, and today after visiting the districts ofHaryana, he is at village Sanghoi, Indri. They interactedwith the people. He said that Mamta Devi, the samprachof village Sangohi, is engaged in doing better work dueto which he honoured Sarpanch Mamta Devi.

Mahatma AwadheshGiri takes bath with 98matkas of waterSARBJIT SINGHASSANDH: In this biting cold Mahatma AwadheshGiri takes bath with dozens of matkas of chilling wa-ter in Panchamukhi temple at village Jaisinghpur. Hedoes so every morning. This feat of MahatmaAwadhesh Giri is going on for the prosperity of theworld. This morning Giri took a bath 24 hours agowith the water of 98 matkas. During this time, theyouth kept pouring cold water on him and the Ma-hatma was absorbed in his devotion. This penanceof the Mahatma began on December 3. This will lasttill January 11. On January 11 and 12, the Mahatmawill bath with water from 108 matkas. In addition, abhandara will be organised in the village.

CHANDIGARH, JAN 7

The Punjab Government hasinitiated the process of mak-ing smart ration cards withchip to distribute subsidizeration to the BPL populationof the state.

The tender has alreadybeen floated for this purpose.It was disclosed by BharatBhushan Ashu, Food andCivil Supplies Minister whilepresiding over a meeting ofthe consultative group consti-tuted by the Chief MinisterPunjab to advise the Food andCivil Supplies Department onFood Security.

The meeting was attend-ed by Cabinet Minister, Trip-it Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Mrs.Aruna Chowdhry, Mr. SundarSham Arora, MLA PritamSingh Kotbhai, RajinderSingh, Madan Lal Jalalpur,Kulbir Singh Zira, Special in-vitee Capt. Sandeep Sandhu ,K.A.P Sinha Principal Secre-tary Food and Civil Supplies,Raji P. Srivastava PrincipalSecretary, Women & SocialSecurity and Child Develop-ment, Anandita Mitra, Direc-tor Food and Civil supplies.Ashu apprised the consulta-

tive group that the PunjabGovernment will soon startprocess of disbursing tea andsugar apart from rationthrough epos machines aswas promised in the electionmanifesto of the congressparty.

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GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JAN 7

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Tuesday ex-pressed deep concern over AkalTakht Acting Jathedar’s remarksthat Sikhs were not safe even in In-dia, and asked the Takht to putpressure on the Akalis to sever allties with the ruling alliance at theCentre, which had been unable toensure a sense of safety among theminorities in the country.

While he himself did not agreewith the Akal Takht Jathedar’s re-marks that Sikhs were not safe inIndia, the Chief Minister said that ifthe former did feel that way then heshould take up the matter with theShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) andask them to leave the BJP-led coali-tion government at the Centre, ofwhich they are a part.

Unlike Pakistan, India had al-ways taken pride in being a secularnation, with no discrimination onreligious grounds, said CaptainAmarinder, adding that any feelingamong the Sikh community thatthey were not secure here was amatter of grave concern. If Sikhswere feeling insecure in this coun-

try, as stated by the Acting Jathedarof Akal Takht, Giani HarpreetSingh, then it was the dispensationat the Centre which was to blame,he stressed.

Given that the Akalis claim tobe the custodians of the Sikh reli-gion, and the community, theyshould take a stand on the issue,and SAD chief Sukhbir Badalshould also ask his wife, HarsimratKaur Badal, to resign immediatelyas a Union Minister, the Chief Min-ister.

Captain Amarinder said thatwhile some incidents here andthere could not be construed to be acase of Sikhs not being safe in In-dia, perception was as important asreality. The Sikhs had lived througha very dark period in the 1980s andany feeling of being at the receiv-ing end in any way would revivetheir sense of fear, which would be

detrimental to the community’s in-terest, as well as that of the nation,he added. As Chief Minister of aSikh dominated state, he himselfhad always ensured that the com-munity’s interests were protectednot just in Punjab but in other statesalso, said Captain Amarinder, re-calling his personal intervention incases of victimization of Sikhswherever it might have taken place.Citing SAD’s hypocrisy on the is-sue of CAA, Captain Amarinderasked the Akalis to take a clearstand on issues relating to minori-ties in India and stop playing dou-ble games on such matters. It istime they realised that they couldnot continue being part of the coali-tion at the Centre, which had failedto protect the minorities in thecountry, and yet claim to beguardians of these very minorities,he added.

Akal Takht Jathedar's remarks : Amarinderasks SAD to quit ruling coalition at centre

MC Councillor Mamta Ashuholds meeting with senior

officials of Tata projects Ltd

AGENCYLUDHIANA, JAN 7

MC Councillor Mamta Ashutoday said that the CaptAmarinder Singh led Punjabgovernment is committed forproviding best infrastructureto the residents. She said thisduring a meeting held withsenior officials of Tata Pro-jects Ltd (TPL) and Tata Sonsregarding the slow pace ofLED streetlights project aswell as problems being facedby residents due to that at heroffice, here today. Shechaired this meeting on be-half of Punjab Food, CivilSupplies & Consumer AffairsMinister Bharat BhushanAshu. During the meeting,Mamta Ashu, herself a MC

Councillor from ward num-ber 67 of the city, said thatTPL is replacing old street-lights with LED luminaries,but the cause of concern isthat majority of the LEDstreetlights are lying nonfunctional, which is causingmuch inconvenience to thecity residents. She said that asper the terms and conditionsof the contract, the imple-mentation timeline of theproject was such that the suc-cessful bidder was to supply,install, test and commissionthe LED luminaries andthree-phase CCMS panelswithin 9 months from the dateof award of work, that hadended on May 7, 2019, butsadly the company has stillnot completed the work.

ADC holds review meeting of Mission Tandrust PunjabLUDHIANA: A review meeting of Punjab government’s Mission Tandrust Punjab was held at the officeof Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) in District Administrative Complex, here today. Thismeeting was chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mrs Amrit Singh and was at-tended by senior officials of the District Administration.

During the meeting, the progress of activities of all government departments under Mission TandrustPunjab was reviewed. The ADC (D) Mrs Amrit Singh directed all the departments under Mission Tan-drust Punjab to send their progress reports on time. She also asked them to work jointly for the successof this programme. She also warned that departments that are not holding regular events under MissionTandrust Punjab, their heads would be held directly responsible.

Rumours of river bridgecollapse go viral

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU: Over the past fewdays, a video clip about thebreakdown of the Beas River onvarious social sites and groups hasbeen viral, causing a lot of panicamong the people, and the media isbeing used by local residents of Beas.

KMV holds personalitydevelopment program

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR:Kanya Maha Vidyalaya-always endeavour for the holisticdevelopment and growth of thestudents. In order to make thestudents more professional & ready tocompete in this world, KMV has beenrunning Personality DevelopmentProgram.

Throwing more light on it, PrincipalProf. (Dr.) Atima Sharma Dwivediaverred that under the Autonomousstatus granted to the college, thecollege has made this programmecompulsory for the undergraduatestudents of third semester & this timemore than 650 students from thecollege attended this programme.Principal Prof. (Dr.) Atima SharmaDwivedi lauded the efforts ofprogramme co-ordinator Mrs. SatinderKaur & Mrs. Mani Khehra forthe successful organization of theprogramme.

Violence towardsGurdwaraNakanaSahib is unjustVERMAGURDASPUR: Islam and the HolyProphet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad(Peace & Blessings of Allah be uponhim) has enlightened with this beautifulteaching, to protect and respect theholy places of all religions and faiths.According to Islam to bring harm toany place of worship of any religion istotally wrong. Last Friday, a mob triedto break into GurudwaraNankanaSahib, which is a completely Un-Islamicact. The Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity India expresses its deepgrief and stands in unity withSikhbrethren. Islam has alwaysinstructed to respect the religiousbeliefs and sentiments of other faiths.Every religion teachesto be kind tomankind and promotesLove, sympathyand mutual brotherhood. Trying todamage any religious place in such away is tantamount to destroy theatmosphere of interfaith harmony.According to Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity India this heinous act thatoffends religious tolerance is highlycondemnable.

CM assures Daman to release morefunds for development works

SUMER GARGSUNAM, JAN 7

A deputation of Congressworkers led by theSpokesperson of Pun-jab Pradesh CongressCommittee (PPCC)Daman Thind Bajwaalong the Secretary ofPPCC, Harman Ba-jwa met the Capt.Amarinder Singh,Chief Minister ofPunjab. Daman ap-prised the CM, re-garding various effec-tive steps, which hadbeen taken by her team for thedevelopment of Sunam assem-

bly segment. She sought morefunds from the state govern-ment to start more need baseddevelopment works in this area.

CM assured the Daman that hewould release funds shortly.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, JAN7

Kamaldeep Singh here to-day assumed charge as theChairman Punjab State Co-operative Agricultural De-velopment Bank in presenceof the Sports, Youth Servicesand NRI Affairs MinisterRana Gurmit Singh Sodhi,Health & Family WelfareMinister Balbir Singh Sid-hu, Forest and Wildlife, So-cial Justice, Empowermentand Minorities MinisterSadhu Singh Dharamsot,Dr. Raj Kumar Verka, MPfrom Sri Anandpur SahibManish Tewari, MP fromKhadoor Sahib Jasbir SinghGill, and MP from Fate-hgarh Sahib Dr. AmarSingh.

Rana Gurmit SinghSodhi on the occasion whileextending congratulationsto the New Chairman ex-pressed hope thatKamaldeep Singh wouldmake sure that the Punjab

State Cooperative Agricul-tural Development Bankinitiates novel measuresaimed at strengthening thefarming sphere of Punjabwhich constitutes the back-bone of the cooperative sec-tor. In his address,Kamaldeep Singh whilethanking the Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singhsaid that he would fulfill theassigned responsibility withfull dedication and wouldundertake novel initiativesaimed at the betterment ofthe farming community.Among other dignitaries

present on the occasion in-cluded Inderbir Singh Bo-laria & Amarinder SinghRaja Warring (Both MLAsand Advisors to Chief Min-ister), MLAKapurthala andEx Minister Rana GurjitSingh, MLA AmritsarNorth Sunil Datti, MLAJalalabad Raminder SinghAwla, MLABalluana NathuRam, Ex MP and ChairmanThe Punjab State Board ofTechnical Education and In-dustrial Training MohinderSingh Kaypee, Ex MLAand Chairman Punjab WaterResources Management.

PRIPT PAL SINGH JALANDHAR, JAN7

Medical Education Min-ister Punjab OP Soni to-day asked the officers topercolate the benefits ofpro-people schemes of thePunjab government ledby the Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh,to benefit the people atthe grass-root level.

Chairing a meeting ofthe District GrievanceCommittee here at theDistrict AdministrativeComplex today, the Min-ister, accompanied byDeputy Commissioner Ja-landhar Mr. Varinder Ku-mar Sharma, Commis-sioner of Police Mr. Gur-preet Singh Bhullar andSenior Superintendent ofPolice Mr. Navjot SinghMahal, said that the offi-cers were duty-bound toimplement the pro-peoplewelfare schemes of thestate government in theright earnest. He said thatstrenuous efforts need tobe made to ensure thatpeople were benefitted

from the schemes and ma-jor fillip was given to theall-round development ofthe district. Mr. Soni saidthat the meeting would beheld regularly in the firstweek of every month toeffectively monitor gov-ernment schemes. Duringthe meeting, the Ministerasked the Police depart-ment and Municipal Cor-poration to formulatejoint strategy for stream-lining movement of traf-fic in the city. Similarly,he asked the Public WorksDepartment to expeditethe work on constructionof flyover at Adampurcity to facilitate the peo-ple. Mr. Soni also askedthe PWD to expedite thework on Lamma Pind toJandusingha road and

complete it by June 30.The Minister also directedthe officers to speed upthe work on under con-struction Railway OverBridge at Shahkot addingthat work on strengthen-ing and widening of roadsshould also be expedited.He also asked the Healthdepartment and Munici-pal Corporation to ex-plore the feasibility of op-erationalising the build-ing of Community HealthCentre at Khulra Kingraand widening of approachroad to Centre. He alsoasked the PWD and Mu-nicipal Corporation tospeed up the work of con-struction of Phillaur toNakodar Road and SaiMandir to MithapurChowk.

Ensure percolation of govt schemesto people: Minister tells officers

SUSHIL GOYALSANGRUR, JAN 7

Freedom Fighter SuccessorsOrganisation Punjab haswarned state government thatif its demands are not metsoon then members of the or-ganisation will not hesitate totake harsh steps to get theirdemands accepted and imple-mented.

This was stated by free-dom fighter, Mohkam SinghPatiala, while taking part in astate-level meeting of the or-ganisation here today. Hefurther said that every year onRepublic Day and Indepen-dence Day functions falsepromises were made to thefreedom fighters and theirfamilies but no concrete stepswere taken to fulfill their de-mands so far.State Presidentof the organisation, Harinder-pal Singh Khalsa, said that af-ter coming to power in 2017Amarinder Government hadpromised to freedom fightersand their families that they

would be given free powersupply and free bus travel fa-cility. Besides, they wouldalso be issued tube well mo-tors connections and exempt-ed from toll tax, he added.Khalsa said that despite thisstate government had not ful-filled any promise so far. Hesaid state government hadalso not been observing birthanniversary of Neta Ji Sub-hash Chandra Bose at statelevel while their organisationobserved the same on January23 every year. He said stategovernment should fulfilltheir demands at the earliestotherwise they would becompelled to take harsh steps.

On the occasion amongothers who were present in-cluded state secretary of theorganisation Major SinghBarnala, Shaminder KaurLongowal, Jasmeet KaurLudhiana, Bathinda districtpresident Nirbhey Singh,Mansa district presidentChatin Singh, Barnala districtpresident Malkit Singh.

Resentment prevails amongfreedom fighters, their

families against state govt

Kamaldeep Singh assumes charge as Chairman PunjabState Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank

Govt starts process of makingsmart ration cards: Ashu

No manual register inPunjab schools from Apr 1MOGA: Punjab education departmenthas decided to start biometric onlineattendance system at all 19,000government schools in the state.It has asked all district and block leveleducation officers to ensure propersupply and installation of thesemachines in the schools falling undertheir jurisdiction. According to aneducation department officer, in thefirst phase these machines will beinstalled in all 12,850 governmentprimary schools, followed by 20,660middle, 1,738 high and 1,871 seniorsecondary schools in the state.There will be no manual attendanceregister in the schools from April 1.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

Akhileshwar Singh appointed Director Finance of SJVNSHIMLA (DINESH AGARWAL): Akhileshwar Singh has been appointed Director(Finance) of Mini Ratna Schedule ‘A’ Public Sector Undertaking SJVN Limited byGovt. of India. Prior to this Sh. Singh was holding the post of Chief GeneralManger (Finance) in SJVN. Before his joining, Sh. Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman &Managing Director was holding the additional Charge of Director (Finance), SJVN.A.K Singh holds Master of Business Administration (Finance) from PatnaUniversity. He has more than 30 years of experience in various organizationsincluding SJVN. He started his career in the year 1987 with Hindustan PaperCorporation Ltd. He joined SJVN in 1993 as Sr. Officer (Finance) and worked invarious departments and projects and rose to the level of Chief General Manager(Finance). During his tenure in Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd., he worked atvarious Executive positions and completed various significant assignments.

Man held in dhabaowner murder caseANIL THAKUR DHARAMSHALA: Under the policestation Fatehpur of district Kangra, inthe Khatiyad area adjacent to Punjab,the elderly man died in the lastevening in exchange for demandingmoney from the customer. Late in theevening, the youth of Hajipur area ofPunjab state bordering the borderhad arrived to eat fish in Khatiyad.After enjoying the fish, when theshopkeeper asked for the fish money,the youth confronted the elderly andstarted running away. In this way, theelderly shopkeeper, about 70 yearsold wealthy Ram resident, rushedKhatiyad G for money and flew fromthe vehicle and crushed him for 100meters and shortly after, the elderlyperson gave up his life. It is said thatboth the tires have been lifted in frontof the person. Fatehpur police stationin-charge Suresh Sharma said thatabout 5 people of Hajipur area ofPunjab were riding in the said car. Hesaid that the police had recovered thevehicle from Hajipur.DS P Jwaliconfirmed the case saying that thefish shop owner in Khatiyad wascrushed to death with a car. Heescaped the 302 accused. Thosearrest include Sukhjit Singh,Harmanpreet Singh, Harjot Singh,Sukhwinder Singh, Harvinder Singhand Narendra Singh.

7-day NSS camp held

PREETI RANAUNA: The seven-day National ServiceScheme Camp was held today atVirendra Gautam MemorialGovernment Senior Secondary SchoolSantokgarh (Bal) in local city. It waschaired by Upendra Rana, Principal ofthe Vidyalaya. The Principal of theschool lit.. Vinay Chandra informed thevolunteers about the importance ofNSS. In this episode, Program OfficerAmit Chauhan threw light on thehistory of the National ServiceScheme and apprised him of theactivities during the seven days.Finally, Principal Upendra Rana madethe children aware of the role of socialservice in lifeSeema Devi, AnilSharma, Ramesh Mahajan, Santosh,Kavita, Preeti, Harpinder Kaur,Paramjeet, Anupama, Neeraj Thakur,DPE Sham Lal and TGT PawanKumar, Tajinder, Manohar Lal,Moksha, Vandana, Sapna, P ETShakti, Vocational Instructor PraveenNegi, Shamsher and Clerk Hardeepwere present.

Workers open frontagainst managementin BaddiSHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: Workers of Manju SriTacropac Industry located in theindustrial area Jhadmajari havestarted a strike by opening a frontagainst the management of theindustry and have also complained tothe labor officer, Baddi. Many people,including industry workers VinodKumar, Shri Kant Singh, Dayaram,Arun Kumar, say that we have beenworking in the Manju Sri TacropacIndustry for the last about 15 years.But for the last few days, the industrymanagement summons two or threeemployees every evening and theyare forced to resign forcibly. He toldthat from December 29 to January 6,12 workers have been removed fromthe industry and the industrymanagement wants to show the wayout of the industry withoutintimidating the employees. He saidthat the workers have now fullyunited against the industrymanagement and the workers will notreturn to work until the industrymanagement clears the wholesituation. If the industry does notwant to run the managementindustry, then give the workers theirrights in the right way, not in this wayto exclude the old workers from theindustry. He told that the contractingpractice is going on in the industry. Atthe same time, when he wanted totalk to the industry management inthis whole matter, he refused totalk.Labor officer Baddi Manish Karolsays that he has received thiscomplaint today and both sides willbe called to listen to them and aproper solution will be found out.

HIMACHAL/JK

DC reviews arrangements for army recruitment from Jan 9PREETI RANAUNA, JAN 7

The arrangements for theopen army recruitment,which will start from Jan 9to 20 at Indira StadiumUna, were reviewed byDeputy CommissionerSandeep Kumar. DCalong with ADC ArindamChaudhary, SDM Una Dr.Suresh Jaswal reviewedthe arrangements atGovernment College Unaand Purana Bus Stand andissued necessaryguidelines.

Earlier, a meeting was

held under thechairmanship of DCregarding armyrecruitment, in which

members of Baba BalAshram Kotla Kalan,Shaheed Gurdwara TakkaRoad, Guru Ka Langar,

Una Janhit Morcha, YouthService Club, Rotary Cluband Rotary Club Greaterattended. DC said thatopen army recruitment isgoing to be done for thecandidates of districtHamirpur, Bilaspur andUna and a large number ofyouths are expected tojoin it. He said that freeliving and lodging facilitywill be provided to theyouth selected. Heappealed to various socialorganizations to cooperatein the management of theyouth. All socialorganizations appreciated

DC's initiative andassured them of fullcooperation. DC hasinstructed SDM Una tovacate the old bus stand tofacilitate the youthcoming for armyrecruitment.

He said that in case ofany inconvenience, youthcan talk on mobile number9882201737 and9736141877.Representatives of social institutionsSurinder Thakur, RajivBhanot, Seshapal, MohanLal, Kishore Chand,Lajpat Rai and Sahil Jaitikattended the meeting.

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, JAN 7

The 55th birthday of ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur wascelebrated with greatenthusiasm today. Peoplebelonging to different walks oflife reached the Chief Minister'sofficial residence 'Oak-over' andwished him well for good healthand longevity. Chief Minister'swife and State Red CrossHospital Welfare Branch Dr.Sadhna Thakur was also presenton the occasion. Members of thestate cabinet, legislators,presidents and vice-presidents ofvarious boards and corporations,senior administrative and policeofficers and thousands of peoplefrom different parts of the stategreeted the CM on his birthday.The Chief Minister inaugurateda blood donation camporganized by Bharatiya JanataYuva Morcha on The Ridge.Subsequently, Jai Ram Thakurinaugurated a digital substationangiography (DSA) machine atIGMC Shimla costing Rs 10crore. Digital SubtractionAngiography Machine is used

to diagnose and treat disorderssuch as brain stroke, cancer,lung, intestine, uterus andkidney bleeding. As soon asthis machine is installed, peoplewill get the facility of digitalsubstation angiography in thestate itself. Her alsodistributed wheelchairs todifferently abled children onthe occasion. EducationMinister Suresh Bhardwaj,Health Minister Vipin SinghParmar, Urban DevelopmentMinister Sarveen Chaudharyand Political Advisor to theChief Minister Trilok Jamwalwere also present on theoccasion. Jai Ram Thakurtoday launched three newrural development schemesaimed at empowering thepeople of rural areas,including the MukhyamantriGram Kaushal Yojana,upliftment under theAntodaya Mission andsympathetic behaviortowards women duringmenstruation (DevelopEmpathy for MenstrumenWomen Through) Information)meaning 'goddess'.

Cong spreading rumour over CAA: MandviyaANIL THAKURDHARAMSHALA, JAN 7

Union Minister MansukhMandviya said that Congressis spreading confusion in thecountry on CAA. Falsepropaganda is misleadingpeople. While the CivilAmendment Act is not againstany community. The UnionMinister was addressing BJPworkers on a citizenshipamendment bill in a privatepalace today. He said that thisamendment is only for theoppressed Hindus, Sikhs,Jains, Buddhists, Christiansfrom Pakistan, Bangladesh,Afghanistan because therethese classes have to faceharassment due to being aminority. He said that the BJP

has been running anawareness campaign aboutCAA from January 5 to 12.This Citizen Amendment Actis not meant to cut or cutanyone's way, it is amembership giving act.Opposition parties and

Congress are doing at thebehest of anti-country forces,said Kripal Parmar. Congressand other opposition are notworried about the CitizenshipAmendment Bill but how 370has removed this is a worry,said Rajiv Bhardbhaj.

Snow engulfs major tourist spots in HimachalAGENCYSHIMLA, JAN 7

A white blanket enveloped largeparts of this hill state on Monday,especially tourist resorts,including Shimla, Kufri,Narkanda, Manali andDalhousie, turning everything,from trees to mountains to carsfrosted, while leaving fewnational highways and manymajor roads and link roads,snow-bound. The Met Officerecorded around 14.8 cmsnowfall and 7.8 mm rain till

0830 hrs in Shimla, Kufrireceived 200 cm snowfall,Manali eight mm, Keylong inLahaul Spiti 15.3 cm, Kothi45cm, Khadrala 17.5 cm,Dalhousie in Chamba and Kalpain Kinnaur 15 cm each, Pooh 10cm, Gondlai and Lahaul Spitieight cm and Sarahan recordedfour cm snow. The high reachesof Himachal Pradesh wereexperiencing moderate to heavysnowfall, while the downstreamexperienced intermittent rainfall,as it was mainly overcast in thestate. Jhandutta in Bilaspur

received 30 mm rain,Ghumarwin 25 mm, Wangtoo inKinnaur 23 mm, Baldwara inMandi and Jubbal in Shimla 22mm each, Seobagh in Kullu 19mm, Rampur in Shimla andSarkaghat in Mandi 18 mm each,Bhuntar in Kullu, Pachhad inSirmaur and Kandaghat in Solan17 mm each, Bhoranj inHamirpur, Gohar in Mandi,while Sangrah in Sirmaur, Rohruand Jubbar Hatti in Shimlarecorded 16 mm each rainfall.Banjar in Kullu, Arki of Solanand Palampur in Kangra

registered 14 mm each rainfall,Bijahi in Mandi, Aghar inHamirpur, Karsog, Sundernagarin Mandi and Dharamshala inKangra recorded 13 mm each,Naina Devi, Beeth in Bilaspur,Mandi and Solan recorded 12mm each rainfall. TheHindustan-Tibet NationalHighway, major roads and linkroads are snow-bound in thestate. Roads leading to Kufri,Chail, Theog, Narkanda,Kumersen, Kotgarh, Rampur,Rohru, Dodrakawar and Chopalare snow-bound.

Jai Ram Thakur thanks Union Govt forapproving Rs 284.94 Cr under NDRF

AGENCYSHIMLA, JAN 7

Himachal Pradesh Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur on Tuesdaythanked Prime Minister NarendraModi for approving Rs 284.94crore assistance under NationalDisaster Relief Fund (NDRF).

The amount will be meetingout the losses occurred due toincessant rains and floods duringthe last monsoon season.

The approval was given by

National Committee held underthe chairmanship of Union HomeMinister Amit Shah, yesterday.

Chief Minister said thatCentral Government had providedRs 312 crore assistance to the StateGovernment last year againstreported loss of Rs 2099 crorewhich comes to around 17 percent.

Mr Thakur said that state hadreceived highest ever assistancefrom the Central Governmentunder NDRF during last twoconsecutive years for monsoon

losses.He said that State Government

had also received Centralassistance of Rs 64.49 crore forwinter losses during last year. CMsaid that Central Government wasproviding liberal assistance to the

State for carrying outdevelopmental works. He alsoapplauded the Principal SecretaryRevenue and DisasterManagement Team for putting upthe case earnestly for gettingCentral assistance.

Rs 21.40 cr spent in Hamirpurduring 2019-20 under MGNREGA

HAMIRPUR: A sum of Rs 21.4crore had been spent in thedistrict on various programmesunder MGNREGA, the much-ambitious programme, whichwas started to help the poorpeople, Deputy CommissionerHarikesh Meena said here onTuesday. While presiding over ameeting to review the Ruraldevelopment programmes in thedistrict, Mr Meena said thatduring the above-mentionedperiod, 7,89,931 man days weregenerated, as against 9,40,247

fixed for the year 2019-20,thereby achieving a target of 84per cent. He directed thedevelopmental officers to ensurethat they give fillip to the rest ofthe programmes and achieve thetargets given by the government,from time to time. Meena saidthat no laxity would be toleratedunder the Swachh Bharatmission and efforts should betaken for starting collection ofgarbage from the houses in allparts of the district, on thepattern of Hamirpur town.

CM takes part in many socialactivities on his birthday

District level joint consultant andwelfare committee meeting held

ASHOK KUMAR ARYACHAMBA, JAN 7

District Level Joint Consultant and WelfareCommittee meeting was organized in Police LineChamba today, which was chaired bySuperintendent of Police, District ChambaMonica Bhutonguru. During the meeting, theproblems of police personnel working in thedistrict and border areas were heard and redressedand orders were passed to the concerned officers.Apart from this, all supervisory officers, in-chargepolice stations and in-charge police posts weredirected to complete the investigation of pendingprosecutions and to take more action under theDrugs, Traffic, Excise etc. Acts. At the same time,all the police in-charge / outpost in-charge weredirected to form friendly relations with the publicso that the general public would support the police

without any fear. Apart from SP, ASP, DSPs werepresent. After the meeting, a total of 4.233 kgCharas / cannabis, Chura poppy 3.570 kg, heroin6.72 grams and 49 narcotic capsules were burnt /destroyed in front of the police officers /employees of District Chamba in 11 pendingcases of Police Station Sadar Sadar Chamba,Chuvadi, Dalhousie, Khairi, were resolved.

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed,hundreds of vehicles stranded

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of vehicles, includingthose carrying passengers, are stranded on Tuesdayon the national highway due to closure of only allweather Srinagar-Jammu road, connecting Kash-mir valley with the rest of the country due to freshlandslides and snowfall. There was also freshsnowfall on the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh nation-al highway, the only road connecting Union Terri-tory (UT) Ladakh with Kashmir valley, which re-mained closed for the past 28 days on Tuesday dueto accumulation of over five feet snow and slipperycondition. The historic 86-km-long Mughal road,connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouriand Poonch in Jammu region and Anantnag-Kisht-war road also remained closed for the past 28 days.Both the roads will now remain closed for wintermonths. Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu nationalhighway was suspended again on Monday eveningfollowing fresh landslides at Digdol, a traffic po-lice official told UNI. He said there was also freshsnowfall on both sides of Jawahar tunnel, Banihal,Shaitan Nallah and other places on the highway.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

Free dairy training to weaker sectionLUDHIANA: Dr Dilbagh Singh Hans, Deputy Director (Dairy), Ludhiana, has informed thatunder the leadership of Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries MinisterTript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Director, Dairy Development, Punjab Dr Inderjit Singh, spe-cial programmes have been started for diversification in agriculture and uplift the standard ofweaker sections/scheduled castes by training them in dairy profession. He informed that theDairy Department has started “Scheme of Promotion of Dairy Farming as Livelihood for SCBeneficiaries Farming” under which free dairy training would be given to them. He said thatthe candidates would be imparted training in artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis, dis-eases in animals, growing green fodder throughout year, milk handling etc. Dr Hans informedthat the candidates would be trained in all aspects of dairy farming, besides, they would alsobe shown films related to this profession. On the completion of this training course, the can-didates would then be awarded with certificates as well as scholarship.

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HMV awarded withPEDA honorJALANDHAR:The students ofdepartment of Fine Arts of Hans RajMahila Maha Vidyalaya were honoredfor their creative work in form of wallgraffiti by Punjab EnergyDevelopment Agency, Chandigarh.The students had made wall paintingon the theme “space cooling throughoptimum temperature setting of AC at24 degree”. The event was organizedon behalf of Bureau of EnergyEfficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power,Government of India and PetroleumEnergy Conservation Association topromote energy conservation.Principal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareencongratulated the staff and studentsof Fine Arts department, CoordinatorDr. Anjana Bhatia.

Madan group wins ChdNewspaper distributorsassociation polls

CHANDIGARH: Madan Sharmadefeated his nearest competitorMukhtiar Singh by 181 votes in theelections held in Chandigarhnewspaper Vendor Association onMonday evening, while ArunBhandari defeated General SecretaryHari Shankar by 150 votes. Soonafter the election results came,Madan Sharma expressed hisgratitude to all colleagues and eldersfor his victory. He said that thisdecision of colleagues will strengthenthe Chandigarh NewspaperDistributors Association. He said thatwe will never let this enthusiasm ofour colleagues fade.

Students of Govt Model Sr Sec School during drizzling in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Photo by: S. Sharma

Vijay Sharma takes over the charge ofChairman District Planning Committee

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR (MOHALI) JAN 7

Newly appointed Chairman of Dis-trict Planning Committee Vijay Shar-ma Tinku today assumed the chargeof his office in the presence of Pun-jab Cabinet Minister Charanjit SinghChanni & Balbir Singh Sidhu andMLA Amrik Singh Dhillon in Dis-trict Administrative Complex. BharatInder Singh Chahal, Advisor to ChiefMinister Punjab and DeepinderSingh Dhillon, President, DistrictCongress Committee have also ac-

companied them to congratulateSharma on this occasion. Addressingthe media persons on the sidelines ofthe function, both the ministers con-gratulated Sharma and said that heand his entire family has been asso-ciated with the party since long timeand always dedicatedly renderedtheir services for the betterment ofthe party.

By appointing him as chairmanof the district planning committee,the government has well paid off forhis hard work. They hoped that Shar-ma's appointment as Chairman will

streamline and accelerate develop-ment works in the district. Mean-while, Vijay Sharma expressing hisgratitude towards Captain AmarinderSingh for his appointment as Chair-man, adding that under the visionaryleadership of Chief Minister, no stonewould be left upturned for the devel-opment in the district. On this occa-sion, Senior Deputy Mayor RishabhJain, Amarjit Singh Sidhu, FormerMLA Samsher Singh Rai, FormerPresident of Mohali Balraj SinghGill, Kuldeep Singh, ZaildarSatwinder Singh Chaidiyan, PPCCSecretary Rakesh Kumar Kalia, Dis-trict Congress President of Womenwing Swaranjit Kaur, Kharar NagarCouncil Vice President KamalKishore Kala, Paramdeep SinghBaidwan, Former President KuraliJaswinder Singh Goldi, ChairmanKisan Cell Mohali Balkar SinghBhangu, President INTUC MohaliParamjit Kaur, Sohan Singh Coun-cilor, Bant Singh Kalara, GurwinderPal District Chairman OBC cell, Kar-nail Singh Kailly Councilor Kharar,Vineet Kalia MC Kurali, BaljinderSingh Dhanauri, Pradeep KumarRuda Councilor Kurali, BhupinderSingh Kurali, Rajinder Singh Kurali,Former President of Mohali CouncilRajinder Singh Rana, Shekhar Shuk-la President Brahman Sabha, RajwantRai Sharma Member Punjab GauSewa Commission and KulwantSingh Bariali.

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH, JAN 7

Thousands of employees ofMunicipal Corporation andUT administration related toelectricity, water, horticul-ture, roads, child welfarecouncil and 18 other Unionhave prepared to go on astrike for one day onWednesday 8 January. Theyare going on a strike for thefulfillment of their demands.

The employees have beenprotesting and holding ralliesin front of their respective of-fices from the past 15 days.Federation General SecretaryGopal Dutt Joshi referred tomajor demands which in-cludes application of old pen-sion scheme for employeesrecruited after 2004,to payminimum salary of 20,000Rupees and pension of Ru-pees 10,000 for all, to fill va-cant posts and other de-mands. Apart from gatemeetings and rallies held indifferent departments, Headof Federation, RaghbirChand, General Secretary,

Gopal Dutt Joshi, SeniorDeputy Chief Rajendra Ka-toch, , Paramjit Singh, DalerSingh (Electricity), HarpalSingh, Chain Singh (Water)etc. union leaders con-demned the government andappealed the employees tomake the strike of January 8,2020 successful.

Meanwhile UT administra-tion said, "Chandigarh Ad-ministration has always beensympathetic to the genuinedemands of the ElectricityEmployees and there is nocause for any strike by theEmployees. The Principle of“No work No Pay” shall bestrictly enforced. The em-ployees are, therefore, ad-vised to attend duty. The de-faulting employees will alsobe liable for other discipli-nary action." Necessaryarrangements for maintainingthe continuity of power sup-ply though has been madebut chances of failure ofpower supply due to any un-toward incident cannot beruled out. It demanded coop-eration from the residents.

MC, UT administrationemployees on strike

Muslims are natives of India,nobody can push them outof country: Mubin FarooquiMAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA:Muslims Should notbe panic and should understand theCAA,NRC and NPR completely,advocate Mubin Farooqui said

speaking toYugmarg today, BJPstarted spreadinghate among thepeople as it cameinto the power andtook many decisionsthat effected

sentiments of Muslims and now thepackage of CAA,NRC and NPR isintroduced that is actually against thecountryman and will effect entirepopulation, he further said that BJPwants to provoke Muslims but peopleshould not help RSS and BJP incompleting their agenda by beingprovoked, Muslims are natives ofIndia and nobody can push them outof the country, he appealed thepeople to maintain peace andcommunal harmony in the country.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, JAN 7

The PGIMER, Chandigarhobserved the Inauguration ofNew Academic Session func-tion here on Tuesday. Profes-sor Jai Rup Singh, formerVC, Guru Nanak Dev Uni-versity, Amritsar and founderVC, Central University ofPunjab, Bathinda was theChief Guest on this occasion.

Prof. Jagat Ram, Direc-tor, PGIMER welcomed allstudents, Faculty and otherattendees on this auspiciousacademic occasion and ap-pealed to start the New Yearby rededicating their minds tothe welfare of the patients, theInstitute and mankind.Heurged everyone to strive tomaintain PGI’s pre-eminenceas a centre of all-round excel-lence so that this Institute canapply a healing balm to the

wounds of ailing and suffer-ing humanity with empathy.He requested all, especiallythe newcomers, to become apart of this grand success sto-ry called PGI and dedicatethyself in furthering its lega-cy. The foundations of an in-stitution do not merely com-prise of bricks, mortar, ce-ment and steel. On the con-trary, it embodies an ethos, awork culture, an enabling en-vironment, a quiet satisfac-tion regarding our collectiveachievements and a restlessdynamism for the future.

Function held on New academicsession at PGIMER

Mandi board to organize aware-ness seminar on e-nam on Jan 9

JALANDHAR, JAN 7The Punjab Mandi Board willorganize an awareness seminaron National Agriculture Mar-ket (e-NAM), a pan-India elec-tronic trading platform foragricultural commodities, inNew Grain Market on January9. Divulging the details, Sub-Divisional Magistrate-II RahulSindhu who is also the admin-istrator of Jalandhar marketcommittee, said that this onlinefacility has been launched toensure transparent competitiveprice finding system to facili-tate the farmers to get lucrativeprices for their produce. Sind-hu added that the online sys-tem will help the farmers toshowcase their productsthrough the entire markets andwill facilitate the traders fromanywhere to quote through thefacility. He said that it will alsoimprove the marketing aspectof the agriculture sector andfurther strengthens the supplychain of commodities.

RAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT, JAN 7

A door-to-door signaturecampaign was launched todayin support of the CitizenshipAmendment Act led by Gau-rav Kakkar, District Presidentof Faridkot Yuva Morcha un-der the directions of BJP'sPunjab Chief Swet Malik andBJYM's State President Sun-ny Sharma. According to theinformation received fromGaurav Garg, the district me-dia in-charge of BJP Faridkot,the district head GauravKakkar, on this occasion, de-scribed the CAA brought bythe central government in theinterest of the country.

Kakkar said that citizensof Hindus, Sikhs, Christians,Parsis and Buddhists whocame from Afghanistan,Bangladesh and Pakistan who

were happy with the passingof this bill will be given citi-zenship. The main purpose ofthis bill is to give citizenship,not to snatch it. The adver-saries are campaigningwrongly to mislead people.BJP district president VijayChhabra that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi understoodthe pain of lakhs of refugeesfrom Pakistan, Afghanistan,Bangladesh and Home Minis-ter Amit Shah has pledged toend the pain of millions ofvictims by bringing citizen-ship amendment bill. Underthis program, youths weregiven direct access to everyhouse and shop in the city anddistributed CAA related shortjournals and explained to thepeople how citizenshipamendment law is in favor ofthe country as well as advo-cating for true humanity.

BJP's door to doorsignature campaign starts

in support of CAA

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

Gaganyan astronauts to have Indian foodduring space missionMYSORE: The Defence Food Research Laboratory in Mysore on Tuesday saidthat it has prepared special desi food items for the Indian astronauts scheduledto go into the Space in Mission 'Gaganyan'.The food items include egg rolls, veg rolls, Idli, moong dal halwa and veg pulav.Moreover, food heaters would also be provided to them.Special containers have also been developed to help the astronauts drink liquidsincluding water and juices in Space where there is no gravity.Earlier, ISRO announced that India's first-ever manned mission 'Gaganyan' isslated to take place by mid-2022, and four pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF)have been selected by the space research organization ISRO for training.

Man stripped,thrashed for stealinggarlic at MP marketMANDSAUR (MP): A man wasstripped naked and thrashed forallegedly stealing a sack of garlic at awholesale market in MadhyaPradesh's Mandsaur city, police saidon Tuesday. The matter came to lightafter a purported video of the incidentsurfaced on local WhatsApp groups,an official said. The incident reportedlytook place on Monday when farmersreached the market to sell theirproduce and caught a man stealing asack of garlic, Y D Nagar police stationin- charge S L Baurasi said."We have started probing the matter.People involved in the incident will beidentified from the video and action willbe initiated against them," he said.The police have not received anycomplaint of stealing or assault as yet,he added. The secretary of the marketJ K Chaudhary said the incident hadtaken place on Monday morning whenfarmers reached the wholesale marketto sell their produce. A resident ofBugladi village was caught stealing asack of garlic kept for the auction andthrashed by some farmers, he said,adding that the man had fled thescene by the time market employeesreached there.

Couple accuses doctorof keeping their baby asmortgage for notpaying billBAGHPAT: A couple has accused thata doctor in Usha Nursing Home herehas kept their baby as a mortgage fornot paying the hospital bills worth Rs40,000. Talking to ANI, Shikha, motherof the child, said: "In September 2018,I gave birth to a boy and after thedelivery, a bill of Rs 40,000 was givento us. We didn't have that muchmoney to settle the bills. "The doctorcame up with a solution and said thatwe can return the money, but they willkeep my child as a mortgage till wefully pay the amount," she added.Mohar Singh, child's father, said: "Wegradually paid Rs 30,000 and whenwe approached the doctor with therest of the money, he drove us awayand didn't give our child back."However, Additional Superintendent ofPolice (ACP) Anil Kumar Singh said:"During the inquiry, the doctor said thatthe couple sold their child inMuzaffarnagar and the couple isdenying it. Legal action will be takenagainst the perpetrator if they havesold the child." An investigation inconnection with the case is underway.

Police bust illegalarms manufacturingunit in WB, 1 heldKOLKATA: A man was arrested afterpolice busted an illegal armsmanufacturing unit from the Port area ofthe city. According to the police'sstatement, the accused identified asAbdul Kayum alias Munna has beenarrested for his alleged involvement inthe illegal arms manufacturing unit. "Hewas engaged in making firearms usingmachines and materials inside a tile shedroom situated on the terrace of his rentedpremises," police said. Acting on a tip-off,a police team raided a single-storiedbuilding at Nadial in the city's Port areaand busted the arms manufacturing unit,seized the materials and arrestedMunna. During the raid, one finished 7mm pistol, one finished magazine, onesemi-finished magazine, one barrel,three drill machines, six vises machines,two hand-held visas, steel sheets, ironbars, hammers, hacksaw blades, ironspring coils were also seized, police said.Apart from Kayum, the landlord of thebuilding Mohammed Kalim, a resident ofBihar and others were also engaged inthe same job. But they could not betraced, they said. One finished 7 mmpistol, one finished magazine, one semi-finished magazine, one barrel, threehandheld drill machines, six visesmachines, two handheld viss, steelsheets, iron bars, hammers, hacksawblades, iron spring coils etc were seized.A case has been registered at the NadialPolice Station under Section 25(1)(a), 29and 35 of Arms Act.

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Face consequences if you go on strike: Govt to employeesAGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 7

The Centre has warned itsemployees of "consequences" ifthey go on strike called on January8 by one of their associations toprotest against union government'spolicies including labour reforms,foreign direct investment (FDI)and privatisation, according to aPersonnel ministry order. TheCentral Trade Union, exceptBhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, andtheir affiliates in different sectors

are mobilising workers andemployees for their proposednationwide general strike onJanuary 8, to protest against someof the central government policiesand press for 12-point commondemands of the working classrelating to minimum wage andsocial security among others."Any employee going on strike inany form would face theconsequences which, besidesdeduction of wages, may alsoinclude appropriate disciplinaryaction," the order said. In a missive

issued to all central governmentdepartments, it said existinginstructions prohibit a governmentservant from participating in anyform of strike including masscasual leave etc. It said the right toform the association does notinclude any guaranteed right tostrike or protest. "There is nostatutory provision empoweringthe employees to go on strike," theministry said. The Supreme Courthas also agreed in severaljudgements that going on a strikeis a grave misconduct under the

rules and that misconduct by thegovernment employees is requiredto be dealt with in accordance withlaw, it said. "All officers are alsorequested not to sanction casualleave or any other kind of leave tothe officers and employees, ifapplied for, during the period ofproposed strike, and ensure thatwilling officers are allowedhindrance free entry into the officepremises," said the order, alsoissued to the Central IndustrialSecurity Force (CISF) asking it toensure strict vigil.

JNU violence: Cops probe Guj clash in whichsix, including Hardik Patel's aide, injured

AGENCYAHMEDABAD, JAN 7

Amid a welter of charges andcounter charges, police delvedinto a clash between two studentorganisations here on Tuesdayin which half a dozen people,including Nikhil Savani, thegeneral secretary of NationalStudents Union of India andclose aide of Indian NationalCongress leader HardikPatel,were injured.

The ruckus was reported tobe on the issue of violence inJawaharlal Nehru University.

Trouble erupted in Paldiarea here when the workers ofthe students wing of Congresswere going for a protest at theoffice of the right-wing studentsoutfit Akhil Bharatiya VidyarthiParishad. Police had to resort tobaton charge to control the situ-ation. Savani, a prominent faceof the erstwhile Patidar quotaagitation, was allegedly beatenup in presence of media.

An eyewitness said theABVP workers chased theNSUI workers away when theywere assembling near its officeat around 10 am this morning.

An ABVP worker allegedthat the NSUI workers hadcome for the protest with batonsand knives. At least two of theworkers of ABVP also sustainedinjuries.

NEW DELHI:Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) Vice-Chancellor M JagadeshKumar on Tuesdaytermed January 5violence as"unfortunate" and stated thatviolence is not a solution. Hesaid that the administrationwill find every opportunity tomake sure that normalcyreturns to the University. "Theincident that took place onSunday, January 5 isunfortunate. Our campus isknown for debates anddiscussions to resolve anyissues. Violence is not asolution. We will find every

opportunity to makesure that normalcyreturns to theUniversity," Kumartold media here. "Theregistration processhas been restarted.

Students can register for thewinter semester now. Let usmake a new beginning and putthe past behind," he added. OnSunday evening, more than 30students of the universityincluding JNUSU presidentAishe Ghosh were injured andwere taken to the AIIMSTrauma Centre after a maskedmob entered the varsity andattacked them and professorswith sticks and rods.

Violence not a solution, will makesure normalcy returns: JNU VC

Protesters call off stirafter eviction from

Gateway of IndiaMUMBAI: Protest againstthe JNU violence was calledoff here on Tuesday after thedemonstrators were shiftedfrom the Gateway of India toAzad Maidan, police said. Inthe morning, severalprotesters, including studentsand women, were taken inpolice vans from the iconicGateway of India in southMumbai as roads were gettingblocked and people, includingtourists, were facingproblems, a police officialsaid. Police had appealed toprotesters to shift but whenthey didn't listen, they were"relocated" to Azad Maidannear the Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Terminus, DeputyCommissioner of Police(Zone 1) SangramsinghNishandar said. "After theprotesters were relocated,they called off theirdemonstration," he said.Since the demonstration wasposing problems for touristsand in traffic movement, theprotesters were requested tomove to the Azad Maidan, headded.

VHP, Bajrang Dal stageprotest for anti Sikhviolence in Pakistan

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 7

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) andBajrang Dal activists on Tuesdaystaged noisy protest near PakistanHigh Commission here to registertheir grievance for attacks onSikhs in Pakistan and said the'hatred' against religiousminorities has emerged as an issueof 'threat' to that country's verysurvival. "We have registered ourprotest...Pakistan should drawimmediate lessons from theseprotests. We have given Pakistanthe necessary message," VHPworking president Alok Kumartold reporters later. He furthersaid: "There is a 'nafrat ki diwar (awall of hatred)' in Pakistanisociety and that is not againstHindus and Sikhs alone. Thehatred is against Ahmediyas,Sunnis and Shias and this isbecoming an issue of threat to thevery survival of Pakistan". "Weurge Pakistan to act quickly andensure adequate protection ofreligious minorities, otherwise astrong world opinion will sooncompel Pakistan to do so," he said.The Government of India onMonday summoned Pakistan’sChargé d'affaires, Syed HaiderShah here to lodge strong protest atthe recent acts of 'vandalism anddesecration' of the holy GurdwaraSri Janam Asthan at Nankana

Sahib and and the 'targeted killing'of a minority Sikh communitymember in Peshawar. Stating thisin a release, the MEA said that theGovernment of India also shared"strong concerns raised bymembers of civil society,parliamentarians and others at thecontinued persecution of religiousand ethnic minorities in Pakistan,including the recent despicable andheinous acts". The Pakistangovernment was called upon toensure safety, security, and welfareof the members of the minoritycommunities in Pakistan, includingtheir places of worship, and takeimmediate measures to"expeditiously" bring theperpetrators of such despicable andheinous acts to justice. Earlier adelegation of Shiromani Akali Dalled by its president, Sukhbir SinghBadal met External Affairs MinisterDr S Jaishankar here and urged theCentre to take up the matter withPakistan and at all international foraincluding the UN.

Javadekar confers first AntarrashtriyaYoga Diwas Media Samman

NEW DELHI, JAN 7

Union Minister for Information andBroadcasting Prakash Javadekar onTuesday conferred Antarrashtriya YogaDiwas Media Samman to 30 mediahouses here. The honours were awardedconferred in view of the media's role inspreading the outreach of Yoga andmaking people more aware about thesame in the country and overseas. Justice(Retd) CK Prasad, president of the PressCouncil of India, headed the six-memberelectoral panel that selected 30 out of the132 entries received in 16 Indianlanguages and English for the first'International Yoga Day Media Awards'.Javadekar, highlighting the importance ofYoga, said it was something very crucialand important measure for preventivehealth and is and important identity of thecountry. Under this around 11 awardswere given for the best media coverage of

Yoga in the newspapers and eight for thetelevision and eleven were conferred forthe best media coverage in the radio.Javadekar said media has a veryimportant role in not only spreading themessage of Yoga among people, but alsocreating awareness for the same withvarious programmes. Minister for AyushShripad Yesso Naik, who was alsopresent on the occasion, said the initiativeto acknowledge the contribution of mediain spreading awareness about Yoga is avery positive step and will further helpspread awareness about it.

Court rejects Karti Chidambaram'sdischarge plea in tax evasion case

CHENNAI, JAN 7

A special court here onTuesday dismissed adischarge petition filed byCongress MP KartiChidambaram and his wifeSrinidhi in connection with atax evasion case. When theplea came up, Special Courtfor MLAs and MPs judge DLingeshwaran found merit inthe evidence submitted by theprosecution and dismissed it.The judge then ordered theprosecution to go ahead withthe framing of charges andsought both the accused to bepresent in the court onJanuary 21. He also said

warrants would be issued ifboth failed to appear duringnext hearing. The matterrelates to the alleged non-disclosure of Rs 1.35 crorereceived by KartiChidambaram, son of formerunion minister PChidambaram, and his wifein cash for sale of land inMuttukadu near here. Thepetitioners submitted that the

transaction was completedand returns of income werefiled in 2015 when Karti wasnot a member of Parliament.

The deputy director ofincome tax Investigation,Chennai, had filed acomplaint on September 12,2018 against the petitionersbefore the Additional ChiefMetropolitan MagistrateCourt-II (EconomicOffences) for offences undersections 276c(1) and 277 ofthe I-T Act. The case waslater transferred to the specialcourt. During the hearing, theI-T department submitted thatKarti received Rs 6.38 crorein cash while his wife

received Rs 1.35 crore in cashfor the sale of land nearMuttukadu. It was allegedthat the Karti's mom NaliniChidambaram received thepayment in the form ofcheque while their son andhis wife received cash.During a joint searchconducted by officials fromthe IT department andEnforcement Directorate inconnection with the case ofAdvantage StrategicConsulting Pvt Ltd, onDecember 1, 2015, thedepartment found severalelectronic materials related tothe transaction of money,which was all seized.

CAA protests influenced by 'pirated propaganda': NaqviNEW DELHI, JAN 7

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister MukhtarAbbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the ongoingprotests continuing across the country were'influenced by pirated propaganda'. Theconspiracy by some people to disturb the fabricof communal harmony and unity of the country

through 'philosophy of Jhuthmev Jayate'(untruth will prevail) will be defeated, Naqvitold reporters here. He said that 'protestsinfluenced by pirated propaganda' are beinggoing on over the Citizenship Bill while thetruth is that the Citizenship Bill is a draft law toprovide citizenship and not to take awaycitizenship of any person.

SADGURU RAMESHJI

The New Year alwaysbrings in celebrationsand resolutions. Every-

one has their own priorities,and as per their priorities,they have their own resolu-tions. Resolutions are mostly

related toh e a l t h ,w e a l t h ,n a m e ,fame andin rare cas-es, spiritu-ality.

Whilehaving a

goal is a good thing, it endsup having negative side-ef-fects on us. Some commonmistakes we do is that we ex-pect that the goals beachieved as per our timeline,we assume our goals will beachieved irrespective of howmuch effort we put, we ex-pect all others around us tosupport us in that goalachievement and to makethings worse, we are not evenprepared for failure. If thegoal is not met, we do nottake the failure well; weblame others around us, weblame the situation and end

up blaming the almighty aswell: as though the almightyhas some vested interest inour failure.

To ensure that youachieve your goal, one canfollow the three Ps of goalachievement. These tech-niques will not only help youachieve your goal but also en-joy the efforts being put to-wards the same.

First and foremost, oneneeds to have “patience” toachieve a goal. The timelinethat we set for our goal tomanifest may or may not bein line with the cosmic time-line. We have to trust in thecosmic timeline because it isin our best interest to do so.Because the cosmic timelineis applicable to the entire uni-

verse and not just to us, sowhen the time is right for ourgoal to manifest — it willmanifest. We often make themistake of expecting our goalto be achieved in a certaintime period, and if it doesn’thappen then — we get frus-trated, impatient and end upgiving up on that goal. In-stead, we have to patient inour efforts without broodingtoo much on the time period.“Perseverance”: One needs topersevere while putting in ef-forts towards goal achieve-ment. There will be hurdles,there will be bad phaseswhere you will feel like giv-ing up. But it is during thosephases that you will have togather yourself up and contin-ue to put in efforts.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

The savage assault by scores of masked men wieldingclubs, rods and hammers — probably mostly outsiders,although this needs to be ascertained through an impar-

tial probe, if such a thing is still possible — who ran riot on theJawaharlal Nehru University campus in New Delhi on Sundayevening is apt to attract comparison with the events that oc-curred during the creeping rise of fascism in 1930s’ Germany.

For reasons that are only too obvious, it will be purposefulfalsification to view the shaming, brutal, episode as a clash be-tween left-wing and right-wing students in the precincts of auniversity, as some have sought to suggest. If scores of armedhoodlums were beating up students and teachers, pulling outeven young women from their hostel rooms, and attackingdoors, windows and parked vehicles inside the campus, theirfriends, colleagues and sympathizers, who had massed at theuniversity’s main gate, were flattening tyres and breaking thewindowpanes of ambulances seeking to go in bring out the in-jured as the police stood by meekly.

Journalists on reporting assignments were attacked andabused and had their equipment smashed, with the more inde-pendent news outfits being singled out for special mob atten-tion. A well-known political and social activist was shoved andpushed until he fell to the ground. Instead of restraining themob, the police first blamed this prominent figure for creatingtension and then had him removed.

The police aren’t known to show such solicitousness to-wards leftist students. But it’s the slogans that give the hood-lums away. “Naxals”, “tukde-tukde gang”, “desh ka gaddar”were some of the milder things said. These expressions aren’ta part of the Left’s vocabulary. A woman reporter of a top tel-evision channel could be seen asking those who surrounded herwhy they wanted her to shout “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and whatrelevance that nationalist cry had to the prevailing situation.

In the past six years, leading lights of the ruling party andthe government have sought to devise ways to dismantle JNUas it is today — a haven of study through seminars, sharp de-bates, and a consciously designed academic programme thatencourages the linking of all aspects of life with the curriculain a free manner. The spirit of constant questioning, and JNU’sadmissions policy that assiduously seeks students from all partsof the country and from the poorest classes, has made this uni-versity among the best in the world, but anathema to the ma-joritarian right-wing.

The powers-that-be appear to want to inculcate scholarshipthat is worshipful of the State and would pray at the altar of theputative greatness of our ancients. The identity of those behindSunday’s assault is yet to be established, but the suspicion istoo strong to be brushed away that they might be linked, orga-nizationally and ideologically, to those in command.

EditorialVile attack on JNUis part of a pattern

Achieving goals: Be patient,peaceful and persevere

To ensure that you achieve your goal, one canfollow the three Ps of goal achievement

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America’s dogs of war rehearse Iraninvasion: The same old ritual

Nothing gets America asexcited as the prospectof going to war in a dis-

tant land. Largely insulated asthey are from the consequencesof their actions (war is a spec-tator sport, to be cheered onmuch like a televised footballmatch), it is with a horrifiedfascination that one watchesthem go through the same oldrituals once again, like trainedpriests at the bloodstained altarof the gods of war and greed.

Nothing is more pre-dictable than the tools and rhet-oric employed in that march towar either, and what we areseeing now in the Americanbody politic is a warped repeatof what we saw in 2003, withthe blind, bleating march to

war with Iraq; the same warthat led to the circumstancesthat eventually led to the assas-sination of Iranian Quds forcecommander QassimSoleimani. If history repeats it-self first as tragedy and then asfarce, then this is a farce beingrepeated so many times that anentire new word will have to beadmitted for the sheer shamefuldishonesty of it all.

The Republicans will nowlaunch coordinated campaigns— aided by friendly media andcorporate interests to paint con-flict as a moral good, and to la-bel all those opposing it as ei-ther naive or as enemies. Oncue there will be calls to sup-port the troops, mom and applepie — all of which will be ea-

gerly lapped up by a populationbred and raised on a daily diet(hello, Homeland) of propa-ganda so insidiously effectivethat it deserves a Nobel prize ofits own. As part of that, theprocess of the dehumanisationof the to-be victims of conflictwill also pick up pace, whileminor threats will be magnifiedinto existential ones, and wherethreats do not exist they will becreated. The war cries are sospellbinding that even thosesections of the American mediathat routinely shout that not asingle word that comes fromthe Trump administration is tobe believed are busy trottingout the same analysts andanalysis that justified going towar in Iraq.

The expectation that the judici-ary should use its role as aneutral arbiter not only to in-

terpret and apply the law but also todetermine the political course ofthe state is heightened when politi-cal institutions seem to be inca-pable of resolving serious crises.

In Pakistan, courts are often ex-pected to resolve fundamentalquestions concerning the identity ofthe state. Certain recent decisionsof the Supreme Court have beenperceived to mark a shift in the sta-tus quo. The Supreme Court’s deci-sion to take up the challenge to theextension of the Army Chief’stenure and then direct Parliament tolegislate on this issue was widelyviewed as an attempt to challengeexisting state power structures. Theconviction of a military dictator forhigh treason by a special court wastermed by a Dawn editorial to be a“seismic shift in Pakistan’s histo-ry”. The reactions to these deci-sions reveal how the judiciary is of-ten viewed as a driver of significantchange.

The judiciary, by the very na-ture of its role, is limited in its abil-ity to bring about political change.Unlike the executive branch, the ju-diciary does not have a monopolyover brute power and unlike thelegislature, its power is not derivedfrom the people. In a democracy,the power of the judiciary lies inthe legitimacy — the social, moraland legal credibility — of its deci-sions. To maintain this credibility,the judiciary must, more often thannot, be perceived to be neutralrather than political. In authoritari-an contexts, the power of the judi-ciary ultimately depends on the oli-

garchs that run the state, whichmeans that the judiciary must com-promise with the oligarchs for itsinstitutional survival. If we lookbeyond the rhetoric and sometimesoverarching personalities of indi-vidual judges in Pakistan, we seethat ultimately it is pragmatism,compromise with political realitiesand institutional preservation thathave guided the work of the judici-ary as an institution. We see this inthe absence of effective accounta-bility in our courts for enforced dis-appearances and the targeting ofcivilian political leadership in cor-ruption cases.

In a context where the suo motupowers of the Supreme Court areinvoked frequently, it is instructiveto observe which issues the highestcourt does not take up suo motu: forexample, constitutionality of thelaw on blasphemy, systemic sup-pression of media freedom andwidespread militarisation.

There have certainly been timeswhen the judiciary has hastened po-litical change in Pakistan, some-times by directly challenging brutepower. The resistance of the judici-ary to Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s

purge fuelled the movement to de-pose the military dictator. But eventhough the face of the dictatorshipwas removed, the judiciary was un-able to stem the erosion of funda-mental rights in subsequent years(by, for example, upholding the es-tablishment of military courts), andthe continued weakening of electedgovernments (through, for exam-ple, the disqualification of formerPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif). Thejudiciary could not stall the recentbacksliding of Pakistan towards au-thoritarianism. The truth is thatconstitution

al morality is not determined byjudicial decisions — nor should itbe. It is determined by politicalpower. Ultimately, the courts andthe judiciary cannot and should notbe expected to disrupt the statusquo in any sustainable way, unlessthere is continued political momen-tum and a broader movement for

change. Indian political theoristPratab Bhanu Mehta summed it upwhen cautioning against an overre-liance on courts to resolve the cur-rent moral and philosophical crisisfacing the Indian state: “[T]his di-rection is not going to be setthrough the nice formalisms of thelaw, or the contrived conventionswe can adhere to in normal times.The direction is going to be set bythe mob, by brute power, by mobil-isation.”

Let us not place the burden ofour political expectations on the ju-diciary. Not only is it unfair on oursuperior courts, it will also distractus from where the work really mustbe done: in our university campus-es, workplaces, factories, Parlia-ment and our streets. We shouldrely on courts only when we are do-ing a lot of work outside of them, inthose spaces where democracy real-ly happens.

What sort of legacywill Prime MinisterNarendra Modi

leave India? Oh, come on…say those who like him (andthey are a large number), it’sway too early to talk about alegacy. The man is full of en-ergy, strong in the saddle andis likely to be around till 2030.

They are probably right.Despite the recent halo aroundNCP supremo Sharad Pawarfor outwitting the NarendraModi-Amit Shah duo at theirown “game of thrones” in Ma-harashtra, there seems littletraction around a wider pan-India anti-Modi front. That isnot without reason.

The dirty tricks depart-ment of the BJP is continuingto polarise the Hindu vote bytargeting Muslims alone outof other so-called “foreign”religions — Zoroastrianism orChristianity — as spoilers ofnational progress and integri-ty. This is not new.

Christianity has not beena threat. It was dignified 210years ago, when it took uparms against the slave trade,out of Africa. Today its globalprofile is greatly helped by thegenerally humanist behaviourof Christian-dominant nationsin Europe and North America,who are standard bearers ofthe modern virtues of democ-racy, equality, liberty and therule of law. Nor is Zoroastri-anism a threat. It has no glob-al salience today even in its

home — Persia (modern Iran)— from where 1,000 yearsago the Parsis fled religiouspersecution by the conqueringMuslims. They are refugees inIndia, who are more national-istic than the original inhabi-tants, as is always the casewith “new” citizens.

In contrast, Islam does notrhyme with modernity. It pres-ents a strong, alternative sov-ereignty, backed by petro-dol-lars. It is increasingly more as-sertive globally. To be sure,moderate Islamic countrieslike Malaysia, Indonesia andBangladesh under SheikhHasina Wajed demonstratesome virtuous democratictrends. But these are not thestandard bearers of Islam.That honour goes to SunniSaudi Arabia, Egypt or Turkey

and Shia Iran, where there is astrong confluence between re-ligion and the State. None ofthese countries shine ifviewed through the modernlens of good governance,equality or liberty.

Allah has bestowed hisfollowers with vast quantitiesof black gold. Only a rampingup of a combination of nuclearand renewable power, as thepreferred energy source, candilute the fiscal heft of this giftand weaken the pull of resur-gent, global Islam. But this isunlikely any time before2040.

This means that Hindupolarisation will remain polit-ically attractive over the nearfuture. The Ram Mandir andRath Yatra political template,exploited by the BJP leaders

from a gentler time — Lal Kr-ishna Advani and Atal BehariVajpayee — is likely to in-crease in potency. This is thereal problem for NarendraModi. So attractive is the Hin-dutva path to political power,and so used are his followersto exercising dominant power,that it will be well nigh im-possible to get away from thecurrent high.

Expect a new populationcontrol law limiting all fami-lies to two children to followthe completion of a nationalpopulation register. This will,while appearing fair and even-handed, disproportionatelyimpact Muslims, who aremore fertile than Hindus.

Left-leaning, secular in-tellectuals explain that theirfertility has nothing to do withIslam; that Muslims are poor-er than Hindus and it is wellknown that for the poor, con-straining the family size is nota priority. This argument issalient. But a trope does notneed a reason behind it to be-come popular. It is enoughthat it seems true.

It is therefore certain thatNarendra Modi will go downin history as the Hindu leaderwho brought dignity andpride to a religion — which,like the white, blue collaredmasses of middle America —has felt neglected in its ownhome; ignored by its own,mostly Hindu, leaders; rele-gated to a residual status on

which all the burdens of so-cial compromise could besaddled. This ersatz “revival-ism” is Mr Modi’s claim to apage in history.

But how sustainable issuch religious revivalismwithout a cleansing of theembedded barriers to organicconsolidation? An excess ofrituals over substance hascreated a curious disconnectbetween the modern demandsof a scientific temperament,equality of opportunity,changing norms are andro-genising society and shapingglobal allegiances, whilecontradictions afflict tradi-tional roles and relationships— not least between men andwomen, the rulers and theruled, patrimony and dissentand the aged versus theyouth.

It’s no longer politicallycorrect to demonise dalits,and the law punishes thosewho should dare to do so. Butask any dalit how free andequal he or she feels, and theanswer will surely be — notfully empowered, yet. Thegood news is that the hope fora better future accompaniesdissatisfaction about the pres-ent. Similar misconceptionsand shibboleths about race,region and language divideour population deeply. Cus-toms and norms which en-courage preservation of ge-netic purity lie hidden underthe more acceptable mask of

cultural affinity. Underneathdeep-rooted biases grow andfester. Mr Modi’s true legacylies in being the liberator ofthe Hindus from the shacklesof self-doubt. Doing sowould require that all Hindusacquire equal opportunities.But in achieving this objec-tive lies the certainty thatHindu society will cease tofeel threatened; that it shallbecome universally confi-dent, open to external influ-ences and thereby cease to bea narrowly focused religious,pocket borough.

Mr Modi might never seethe fruit of his labours, eventhough at 69 years he is amere spring chicken com-pared to the average age of 85years that 12 of the 14 previ-ous Prime Ministers enjoyedtill their natural end.

But surely it must tor-ment Mr Modi, in his sleep,that the tortuous politicalprocess of Hindu consolida-tion — started by the Advani-Vajpayee duo in 1992 — andrefined into a fine art by theModi-Shah duo — can onlyend in its own disintegration.Dominance breeds decay.This is the path Christianitytrod. This is the path Islam ison today, with fundamental-ism breeding distance or tac-it rejection among its 1.2 bil-lion followers. Surely a dis-quieting prospect for Hindut-va afficionados to look for-ward to.

Modi legacy: What the future holds for IndiaThe man is full of energy, strong in the saddle

and is likely to be around till 2030

Don’t place the burden of ourexpectations on the judiciary

In a context where the suo motupowers of the Supreme Court areinvoked frequently, it is instructive toobserve which issues the highest courtdoes not take up suo motu: forexample, constitutionality of the lawon blasphemy, systemic suppression ofmedia freedom and widespreadmilitarisation.

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HANDIGARH: The second stage of Dakar Rally took the competitors from Al Wajh to Neom for a special stage of 367 kms. It was a trial for the competitors with more rocky Cterrain and a lot of dust. Hero MotoSports Team Rally brought home a tough stage 2 of

Dakar Rally 2020 today. Paulo Goncalves rode steadly today with an aim to get his bike to the finish without any damages or technical issues. He finished the stage in 12th position and 14th

in the overall standings at the end of stage 2. It was the super marathon stage today for Paulo, being an elite rider. This meant that he got only 10 minutes to work on his bike before depositing it in the ParcFerme for the second part of the Super Marathon stage, tomorrow. Buhler also brought home a solid stage fighting through the dust and technical rocky

sections to finish the stage in 21st and overall in 25th place. Santosh, nursing a hand injury from yesterday’s crash had to bear the brunt of the rocky sections, impacting his ability to ride fast today. Battling through the pain and his impaired ability to hold the bike, he managed a gritty 53rd place finish in the stage rankings and 48th place in the overall rankings.Joaquim Rodrigues, re-started today at the end of the entire starting line. As a result, he rode in the dust for the entire stage, but managed to bring the bike home in 48th position. His overall results will not be counted under the wild card regulations.

LG at CES 2020 launched 13 new OLED TV models, as well as new 8K and 4K NanoCell LCD TVs. Unfortunately for now, exact model names and specifications remain a mystery, but more details should emerge when the company launches the TVs in individual markets. The South Korean electronics giant also revealed that its rollable 4K TV, first unveiled at CES 2019, will start shipping this year.

13 New OLED TV Models Unveiled, as Well as New NanoCell LCD TVs

inter is coming. So you have a hectic schedule throughout the day even Soon there will be a and have no time to go to the when you aren’t exercising.Wnip in the air. The gym or do outdoorsy Good for the heart: Brisk

brilliant outdoor weather may exercises? Or is the walking is good cardio and make you feel like including membership to the fancy gym lowers the levels of LDL walking in your fitness regime. prohibitively expensive? Why (bad cholesterol), increasing But are you really sure about not just get up and walk? You the levels of HDL which is how effective it will be? Of don’t need any equipment or a good for the heart. According course, walking is known to designated place to walk. Just to The Stroke Association, a help in digesting food, keeping put on a pair of good trainers brisk 30-minute walk daily you active and energetic. But and get off your couch! Here helps control high blood even then, the benefits of are a few reasons why brisk pressure and reduces the walking vary from person to walking will be good for you: chances of stroke by 27 per person, depending on the High-intensity training: Brisk cent.objective you are trying to walking is more effective Tones your legs, glutes and achieve. So before you kick than a regular slow-paced tummy: Walking tones your off, read up on how to best walk. A study by researchers calves, quads and hamstrings approach a walking routine. from the University of and lifts the glutes. If you Its intensity: Choose a speed Virginia found that women walk at an incline, it is all that works best for you. You who did three shorter, fast- the more effective. Maintain a could start off slow initially, paced walks a week (plus two good posture while walking as and then amp it up once you longer, moderate-paced ones) that will help tone the abs and get fitter and have better lost five times more belly fat waist as well.stamina. It goes without saying than those who simply Boosts memory: A study by that more you walk, the better strolled at a moderate speed The Proceedings of the you will get at deciding what five days a week. National Academy of Sciences works for you. Just don’t Increases metabolic rate: found that brisk walking for Don’t just assume that walking increase your fitness levels. walking speed.expect instant results. Walking at a faster speed 40 minutes thrice a week is enough. Add basic exercises Vary your walking pace: Healthy diet: What's the point Wear the right shoes: Walk tricks your body into dipping could increase the volume of like upper body pulls and Studies have proven that of all the physical effort if you with comfortable shoes. Your into your fat stores for the hippocampus by two per squats. This way you will keep walking at varying pace can are not watching what you are walking shoes should have energy. In the process, you cent(1). Walking will also your body toned and will help in burning up to 20 per eating? A healthy diet is as flexible soles. They should be build muscles and raise your slow down dwindling of prevent yourself from gaining cent more calories, leading to a important as any workout cushioned and lightweight too. basal metabolic rate which mental skills associated with weight. Add these exercises healthier lifestyle. So, instead regime. Eat clean and healthy Accompany with exercise: helps you burn more calories old age.with your walking routine to of a steady pace, change your and stay fit.

HANDIGARH:Amazon Prime Video today announced the trailer launch of its first Indian Original releasing in 2020 - the Chighly anticipated Amazon Original SeriesThe Forgotten

Army- Azaadi Ke Liye. Created and Directed by the national award winning filmmaker, Kabir Khan, the war epic is based on true events and narrates the journey of the extraordinary young brave men and women who formed a part of the Indian National Army (INA) and fought against the British for India’s Independence. The series marks the digital debut of Sunny Kaushal and the acting debut of Sharvari in lead roles, alongside Rohit Choudhary, Karanvir Malhotra, M.K Raina, TJ Bhanu and Shruti Seth. The Forgotten Army- Azaadi Ke Liye is set to release across 200 countries and territories on January 24, 2020,exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video India, said “We have had a great run in 2019 and are delighted to open the new year with one of our biggest shows till date.

Amazon Prime Video launches the trailer of The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye

Sarthak Foundation conducts sapling plantation drive

handigarh: On the eve of New Year - 2020, the PGMT BSNL Chandigarh - JS Sahota (ITS) disclosed to the media fraternity that to Cencourage the hard working employees, BSNL is conferring yearly

awards to its outstanding officers who are working with great zeal and dedication. The staffs of Chandigarh SSA are richly contributing in the growth of BSNL. He divulge that the Hon'ble Telecom Secretary, Govt of India - Sh. Anshu Parkash has recently presented National Award to “Bharat Sanchar Seva Padak - 2018” winner Sh. Bandhan Preet Singh, who is working as Junior Telecom Officer (EB) in O/o Principal General Manager Telecom, BSNL Chandigarh, at a function held on 27th December 2019 at Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of CMD BSNL, Board of Directors and CVO BSNL. His DGM - Sh. K Sathiaseelan also accompanied him during the ceremony.

anchkula: Panchkula based non-government-organization(NGO), Sarthak Foundation Pconducted a sapling plantation drive as part of its

social responsibility. Saplings of mango trees were p l a n t e d . S a r t h a k Foundation’s President Lokesh Saurav Sharma said, “I celebrated my birthday by conducting a plantation drive. I strongly believe that all of us should contribute to society on birth and other anniversary celebrations b y c o n d u c t i n g environment protection drives, distributing items of need to underprivileged residents etc. This will be the real celebration, which will benefit the country.” On this occasion Prabhu Nath Shahi, President of National Veteran Forest Forum, a young social worker Ankit Dubey and environmentalist Hitesh Verma were present among a host of others. All took an oath to protect the fragile environment. It was also announced that the Sarthak Foundation’s theme for 2020 will be environment protection.

handigarh : Very few countries have seen more entrepreneurial potential than India. It’s home not just to Cthe wave of IT offshoring firms of the 1990s and early

2000s, but also to some of the most traditional forms of businesses that have sustained themselves for decades in the face of rapid change.Over the past decade, the Indian e-commerce sector has witnessed an inflow of large amounts of capital from investors. This has helped grow the digital economy and has presented a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs in the country. It has subsequently opened the doors of entrepreneurship to scores of people in the country, especially women, who were held back by the shackles of traditional methods of business. E-commerce has not only helped identify women entrepreneurs, but also helped them taste success across businesses like apparel, baking and handicrafts among many others.What caused this transformation?A lot of credit for this goes to the emphasis on connectivity created by the Digital India movement. It has enabled the availability of cheaper phones, lower data tariffs and increased digital literacy, more so in rural India. To put this into perspective, India currently has 124 mn women who access the internet on their phone. Even the ecommerce market in India is estimated to grow to $200 bn by 2026 on the back of rapid internet penetration.

E-Commerce Opens Doors for more Women Entrepreneurs

Pearson awarded government commercialagreements to provide test of English Ludhiana/Amritsar/Jalandhar: Pearson, the world’s learning company, today announced it has been awarded commercial agreements from the UK Home Office to provide Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) to people who need to demonstrate their English language skills to work or live in the UK. PTE Academic is one of the fastest growing products in Pearson and is a strategic growth priority for the company, posting 30% growth in test volumes last year. The test is already accepted by the Australian and New Zealand governments for all visa applications. It is also accepted by 100% of Australian, New Zealand and Irish Universities, 98% of UK universities, and more than 2,000 academic programmes in the USA. Rod Bristow, President of Pearson UK, said: “We are proud that the UK Government joins the Australian and New Zealand Governments in recognising this test for visa applications, alongside thousands of leading universities across the globe who already accept it for study purposes - including most UK universities. “Alongside this, our new English language test PTE Home has also been accepted by the UK Government for those who need to prove their speaking and listening skills when applying for family visas, for instance.”

CHANDIGARH : Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd., owners of Killer Jeans and a leading branded apparel conglomerate, going gung-ho after millennials to garner more foot falls at its own stores, large format stores and MBOs. This high potential market is gaining ground in India due to factors like rapid globalization, increased brand awareness and surge in fashion consciousness among millennials. The disposable income in the hands of millennials is on the rise and they are aspiring for independent and signature lifestyle. Millennials are always on the go to make a mark in the world.The lifestyle brand Killer has been a leader in men's denim wear for more than three decades and is available on leading e-commerce sites like Flipkart and TataCliQ.For the millennial generation, online and offline blend together. The penetration of internet in metros and Tier I - VI cities and beyond along with the influence of celebrities and social media has given rise to an increasing appetite for branded apparels.

Killer Jeans gung-hoon millennials, positioned as youth brand

Hero MotoSports Team Rally Builds Up Momentum in Stage 2

Mahindra First Choice Wheels inaugurates three new authorized dealerships in Tricity Areahandigarh : Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd. (MFCWL), India’s No. 1 multi-brand certified used car company today added 4 new outlets in the Tricity area to its network. 1. CM/s IDEAS (SCO 8, Sector 7-C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160009),

2. United Autowheelz ( Plot No. 176, Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh - 160002)3. Automobia Wheels (Plot No. 297, Industrial Area., Phase 2, Panchkula, Haryana 134113)

4. Singla Vehicles S.C.F. 62A, Bharat Nagar Market, Bhatinda, Punjab - 151001“We are delighted to welcome ou r dea l e r pa r t ne r s i n Chandigarh, Panchkula and Bhatinda to the Mahindra First Choice Wheels family. Tricity has great potential for pre owned cars and we hope to include more dealerships in this ecosystem to create and develop an organized aftermarket. We want to capture a significant market share in the growing used vehicle segment.” said Mr. Ashutosh Pandey, CEO& MD of Mahindra First Choice

Wheels Ltd. at the inauguration. “The used car market has seen a steady growth in the past year. We feel that the advantage of pricing that used car buyers get over a new car has made it a great option for many first time car buyers who are increasingly attracted toward buying used cars” said Mr Suraj Kumar , Chief Business Officer – Retail , Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd.

mritsar--: Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited, one of the largest asset financing ANBFCs in the organised sector in the country

that cater to first time buyers (FTB) and small road transport operators (SRTOs), with a primary focus on financing pre-owned commercial vehicles is, subject to market conditions and other considerations, proposing a public issue of upto Rs. 1,000 crore by issuing Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of the face value of Rs. 1,000 each. The company is coming out with its Tranche 2 Issue of NCDs having a base size of Rs. 200 crore with an option to retain oversubscription aggregating up to Rs. 1,000 crore which is within the Shelf Limit. The Tranche 2 Issue will open for subscription on Monday, January 06, 2020 and is scheduled to close on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The funds raised through the Tranche 2 Issue will be used for onward lending, financing, and for repayment/ prepayment of interest and principal of existing borrowings of the Company and for general corporate purposes. Options of investment tenors are 3 and 5 years with monthly, annual and cumulative interest payment option and 7years, with monthly & annual interest payment options. These NCDs, bearing a fixed rate of interest, are being offered under 8 (eight) different series: Series I, II and III are monthly interest payment options, having tenor of 3, 5 and 7 years respectively.

Shriram Transport to raise upto Rs. 1000 crore through public issue of NCDs

ALANDHAR: Tally Solutions, the country’s leading business Jsoftware provider, launched one of

its kind ‘Tally Experience Zone’ in the city. Present at the Chroma store in Lajpat Nagar, the zone is launched with an aim to reach out to maximum businesses to assist them in their journey towards automation. Providing accessibility and availability of the right knowledge at a destination near them, the Tally experience zone will also give a first-hand experience of the Tally.EPR 9 software. The state-of-the-art infrastructure will provide ahigh-quality physical experience and encourage digitization. Commenting on the launch of the experience zone, Mr. Balaji S, General Manager, North Zone, Tally Solutions, said “We are extremely happy to launch the first of its kindTally Experience Zone in the city.We believe in approaching businesses at the grass root leveland assisting them towards automating their daily business operations, so the business owner can concentrate on the growth. Large format retail stores like Croma see a healthy footfall of MSME entrepreneurs making them a perfect platform to provide a hands-on experience of the Tally software in addition to resolving any query related to domain, statutory or product.” In this digital era, when everything is getting digitized.

Tally launches ‘Tally Experience Zone’ in Jalandhar

Chandigarh winning streak continues to top the chart at Cooch Behar tournament, beats Sikkim handsomelyChandigarh registered their seventh consecutive win by beating Sikkim by an inning and 134 runs on the final day of Cooch Behar trophy match played at Bhubaneshwar on Tuesday. Sikkim was bundle out for 178 in their second inning amidst the valiant efforts of top scorer Sankalp (86). Prior to that, Chandigarh piled up a mammoth of 482 for five followed by the collapse of opponent for 170 in first inning. Unbeaten in the tournament, Chandigarh has now secured 48 points to top the plate group chart. Team will be returning back home to lock their horns against one of the most consistence team of the tournament – Goa on January 11 at GMSSS, Sector 26, Chandigarh.Earlier in the day, game just wrapped in twenty overs when overnight batsmen – Sankalp (29) and Robin Limboo (6) resumed from overnight score of 96 for six. Duo toiled hard to hold the inning with 56 runs partnership before Amit Shukla brought the first breakthrough of the day for Chandigarh by finishing the patience play of Robin Limboo (14 runs off 61 balls) with 153 for seven on the board in 49th over. Just one over later, Prithvi Lohtiya clean bowled Tarun Sharma for duck. Later, gallant stay of Sankalp on pitch was ended by Amit Shukla when he trapped the batsman lbw for 86.

handigarh: CISV, (Children International Summer Village), a UNESCO Partner NGO in association with St Kabir Public CSchool, Chandigarh today marked their opening ceremony

with camp based programme at Chandigarh. The participation comprised from Thailand, India, Norway, Spain, Thailand, USA, and India. Students from the age of 14-15 years participated under their ongoing present theme ‘Conflict and Resolution.’ and showcased the working of CISV Chapter. The students on the occasion explored aspects of peace education related to a specific theme and shared their different perspectives. The participants discussed about how they can apply what they have gained from their experience at Youth Meeting within their own community, along with planning and communication skills to effectively drive local change.

St Kabir hosts students from five countries under cultural exchange prog

anchkula :A medical check up session was conducted at PBrilliance World School for

teachers parents and students . An awareness talk on oral care was given to the teachers while a complete check up was carried out for students and their parents. Remedials and follow ups were also suggested. This check up is done at regular intervals as a part of the comprehensive school health activity.

A Medical Check up session organized by Brilliance

World School

National Award conferred to Bandhan Preet Singh, BSNL Officer from Chandigarh

CavinKare launches its first ever winter care by NyleLudhiana/Chandigarh: After 26 years of being one of the best-loved hair care brands, Nyle, a flagship brand from the house of FMCG giant CavinKare has expanded its footprint into skin care. The brand has launched a range of winter-care body lotions that are sure to protect your skin against the cold, dry weather of the winter months. Available in two unique variants, Carrot and Rose, Nyle’s body lotion range promises to provide the best of nature’s ingredients for your skin’s health. Nyle, which has been one of the household brands since ages, now introduces yet another exciting product range that exclusively cares for the skin. Since its inception, Nyle has stayed true to its roots of using the best ingredients that nature has to offer for personal care.

HANDIGARH: JK Tyre sees green shoots in the tyre Csector demand revival in

December 2019. While commenting on this, Mr Sanjeev Aggarwal, Chief Financial Officer said “in pursuit of its long term growth plans and to combat the temporary slow down in the OEM market, JK Tyre has adopted a twin strategy to increase its revenue from replacement and export markets”.He further mentioned, “that JK Tyre has developed specific products for the international markets with a view to enhance its market presence and improve its exports globally. JK Tyre has recorded an impressive growth of more than 40% in export sales in the month of December 2019 as compared to corresponding month of last year”. Exports contributed 11% of its total revenue in FY 2019 and is expected to record an impressive growth of more than 50% in the current financial year. In the domestic replacement market as well, the company has increased its sales by more than 18% on y-o-y basis in December 2019.

JK Tyre Records Surge in Export & Replacement Sales

Shortage of 12 Lakh Skilled Welding Professionals May!HISAR: A number of infra-project contractors are using welding and cutting operators from China, Russia & East European Countries asIndia faces a shortage of skilled welding manpower. All projects in Infrastructure, Roads, Railways and Bridges, Power & Shipping are highly reliant on the right metal joining technology which can only be successfully executed by trained and certified manpower. The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) has estimated a short supply of 1.2 million welding professionals including welders, cutters, fitters, equipment operators, and also engineers and inspectors.The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) has petitioned the Union Ministry for Skill Development about shortfall on account of growth-led increased job openings and replacing the retiring workforce.

CHANDIGARH -itel, the no. 1 Smartphone brand in sub 5K segment in offline channel from TRANSSION India launched a fully loaded smartphoneA25 with trendy features, at an aggressive price of INR 3,999 in India. itel A25 is a complete package in the entry level smartphone range that boasts trendy technological features like enhanced brighter screen, bigger and powerful battery of 3020mAh, face unlock, multi-language support, Google Lens,12.7cm (5.0")HD IPS full screen, Dual 4G VoLTE, Android™ Pie 9.0 (Go Edition) OS and with the 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM storagealong with dedicated expandable memory card slot up to 32GB,all at apocket friendly price of INR 3999!Commenting on the launch, Mr. Goldee Patnaik, Head of Marketing, itel Business Unit said, "The vast populace in the rural hinterland is the bedrock of growing consumption.

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Deepika Padukoneshares heartwarming poster of 'Chhapaak'

few days ahead of its release, Deepika APadukone on Tuesday

shared the poster of 'Chhapaak' on social media. Deepika captioned the post as, "Jitni zyaada ladaai, Utna zyaada pyaar... Nok Jhok se hui ek khoobsoorat love story ki shuruaat... Dekhiye #Chhapaak iss Friday!" In the poster, Deepika, who essays the role of an acid attack survivor Malti, can be seen with Vikrant Massey, who plays the role of Malti's love interest Amol. 'Chhapaak' is based on the real-life acid attack survivor Laxmi, who at the age of 15, was attacked allegedly by a spurned lover in 2005. Her attacker, a 32-year old man, was an acquaintance of her family. I have always wanted to

be an actor: Sharvariebutante actor further stated that Sharvari, who she feels honoured and Dhas been roped grateful for being

in for the much-awaited launched by the YRF in reboot 'Bunty Aur Babli cinemas. "It has been my 2', has said that she dream to work in a YRF always wanted to be an film. So, naturally, as an actor, and was really actor, I'm really excited excited to be a part of to be a part of this film. the Yash Raj Films It's a huge opportunity (YRF) project. Sharvari for me to do my best and will be seen playing the make everyone who has role of the bubbly Con- believed in me proud," girl Babli and has been added she. Produced by paired opposite the Aditya Chopra, 'Bunty 'Gully Boy' actor Aur Babli 2' has Siddhant Chaturvedi. On commenced its shooting getting the chance of schedule. The sequel acting, Sharvari said: "I takes a 10 years time have always wanted to leap from where the be an actor and was a original film had ended. It total filmy kid growing also stars Saif Ali Khan up. I love the idea that and Rani Mukerji as the cinema can transport us original Bunty and into a world of its own Babli. It will be exciting and make us happy, get to see the dynamics us inspired and also between the new and make us ponder." The the original pair.

irector Kabir Khan on saying that he could not sleep Monday condemned the whole night thinking Dthe masked goon about the incident. The actor

attack that took place in the was interacting with the Jawaharlal Nehru University media during the trailer (JNU) and said that it was launch of his upcoming personally "heartbreaking" action-thriller film 'Malang' for him as he has grown up in here. On Monday, scores of the university. "Whatever Bo l l ywood ce leb r i t i es happened in the JNU is including Taapsee Pannu, heartbreaking for me on a Dia Mirza, Anurag Kashyap, personal level because I Anubhav Sinha, and Zoya have been brought up in JNU. Akhtar took part in a protest My father was a professor in against the JNU violence at JNU," Khan . "When I was Mumbai's Gateway of India. watching the news how 50- On Sunday evening, more 60 people entered with sticks than 18 students of the and started vandalising the university including JNUSU place and beating up president Aishe Ghosh were students, I felt really bad that injured and were taken to the something like this has AIIMS Trauma Centre after a happened in our country," masked mob entered the Khan added. Earlier in the varsity and attacked them day, actor Anil Kapoor also and professors with sticks condemned the incident and rods.

JNU incident personally heartbreaking: Kabir

AR Rahman turns 53, receives wishes from

fans, friends

R Rahman, the music legend known across the globe for his genius creations, turned 53 Aon Monday. The maestro spent his pre-

birthday in Chennai and returned to Mumbai late on Sunday night. Born Hindu (originally Dileep Kumar), Rahman took up Islam in his 20s and got renamed as Allarakka Rahman. His family and children are also into the sphere of the Indian music scene.The legend, who has given our nation some of the most brilliant and heart-touching musical pieces like Ishq Bina (from 'Taal'), Khwaja Mere Khwaja ( from 'Jodha Akhbar), Maa Tujhe Salam, 'Dil Se' title track and innumerous more, had recently collaborated with Sami Yusuf for a bi-lingual soulful piece 'Light Upon Light' in 2019. The netizens and his social media fan-followers have shared their love and wish through numerous posts and comments on the auspicious day. Rahman is scheduled to perform in Pune early in February, which he announced himself post New Year on his Twitter handle.

Trailer of 'Malang' out!fter teasing the audience by sharing multiple character Aposters from the action-thriller

'Malang', the makers of the movie finally dropped the much-awaited trailer on Monday. Anil Kapoor, who is playing a lead role in the movie, hopped on to Twitter and shared the passion gripping trailer and wrote, "Unleash The Madness, #MalangTrailer Out Now." The action-filled trailer is a journey of two love-birds Aditya Roy Kapoor and Disha Patani who travel to places. The two-minute-forty-five-seconds trailer looks like a good blend of romance and action, Disha Patani is certainly a major attraction. The high points of the trailer are flawless looks and chemistry between the two leads. The action-packed trailer also features Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu. 'Malang' trailer is packed well with romance, action, drama, and thrill, the trailer is sure to make the audience stay glued to their screens. Earlier the makers drooped the intriguing character posters featuring the lead actors. In the character poster, Aditya Roy Kapur was seen flaunting his extremely lean and chiselled body with his arms stretched out as he lets out a huge roar. Disha Patani shared an all pink character poster, while Anil Kapoor in his character poster is seen holding a gun in his hand. Kunal Kemmu, on the other hand, had an intense look in the poster. The revenge drama, directed by Mohit Suri, is set for release on February 7.

Irrfan Khan is all smiles in his first look fromANGREZI MEDIUM

n the occasion of Irrfan the icing, the entire cake!! Love Khan's birthday, n Light. The movie also Omakers of the much- features Kareena Kapoor

awaited comedy-drama Khan and Radhika Madan in 'Angrezi Medium' released his pivotal roles.Kareena plays a first look in the film. Maddock cop in the film while Radhika Films shared Irrfan's look on essays the role of Irrfan's Instagram as they wished him daughter who wishes to pursue w i t h t h e c a p t i o n , higher studies in the UK. The "#happybirthday to one of our film also stars Dimple Kapadia. finest @irrfan. As his birthday Irrfan had earlier shared a treats to all of you we will be picture on his Twitter handle giving you #AngreziMedium in from the sets of the film, where March 2020. This isn't the he introduced his character cherry on the top, it's the cherry, Champak.

Manoj Bajpayee kick-starts shooting of 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari'

ctor Manoj Bajpayee on Monday started Ashooting for his

upcoming comedy-drama 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari' and he announced it on social media. The 50-year-old actor took to Instagram as he shared a picture of the shooting clapboard, along with a caption that reads, " Shooting, ab Hoga #SurajPeMangalBhari! Produced by @zeestudiosofficial & directed by #AbhishekSharma, our film goes on the floor today!" Earlier 'Gangs of Wasseypur' actor also shared the poster of the movie in which he quoted, "Welcome aboard @diljitdosanjh, @BajpayeeManoj, and @fattysanashaikh for our next production! Directed by #AbhishekSharma. The film goes on the floor on January 6, 2020." The movie is a family comedy and revolves around the quirks of its refreshing yet relatable characters.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

RCom's committee of creditors to meet todayNEW DELHI: RelianceCommunications' committee ofcreditors (CoC) will hold a meeting onWednesday, the company said in aregulatory filing on Tuesday. "We wishto inform you that the 16th meeting ofcommittee of creditors of RelianceCommunications (RCom) is scheduledto be convened on Wednesday,January 8, 2020," RCom said in afiling to BSE. RelianceCommunications is going through thecorporate insolvency resolutionprocess under the supervision of theMumbai-bench of National CompanyLaw Tribunal. The company's secureddebt is estimated to be around Rs33,000 crore. Lenders have submittedclaims of around Rs 49,000 crore inAugust. RCom has put all of its assetsfor sale which include spectrumholding of 122 MHz, towers business,optical fibre network and data centres.The firm's chairman Anil Ambani hastendered his resignation after thecompany posted a consolidated lossof Rs 30,142 crore for July-Septemberdue to provisioning for liabilities afterthe Supreme Court's ruling onstatutory dues. This was the second-highest loss posted by any Indiancorporate till date. However, the CoChas rejected Ambani's resignation andasked to cooperate in insolvencyproceedings.

Coffee exports in2019 up marginally at3.50 lakh tonneNEW DELHI: Coffee exports fromIndia rose marginally to 3.50 lakhtonne in 2019 as compared to 3.48lakh tonne in the previous year,according to the Coffee Board. India isthe third-largest producer and exporterof coffee in Asia. Italy, Germany andRussia were the major exportdestinations for Indian coffee last year.India ships both Robusta and Arabicavarieties, besides instant coffee.Robusta coffee exports rose 4.10 percent to 1,86,360 tonne in 2019 from1,79,004 tonne in 2018, the Boarddata showed. Export of Arabica coffeehowever declined 10.75 per cent to47,341.82 tonne from 53,049 tonne in2018. The outbound shipment ofinstant coffee fell to 27,339 tonne in2019 from 29,146 tonne in theprevious year, the data showed. Of thetotal coffee exports, India exported72,267 tonne to Italy, 37,175 tonne toGermany and 28,573 tonne to Russialast year. Some of the major exportingcompanies include CCL ProductsIndia, Tata Coffee, NKG India Coffee,Allanasons Pvt Ltd, Olam Agro andCoffee Day Global Ltd. Coffeeproduction is estimated to be slightlyhigher at 3,19,500 tonne for the 2018-19 crop year (October-September), as per the post monsoonforecast by the Board.

US has no plans to leaveIraq, says DefenceSecretary EsperWASHINGTON: Defence SecretaryMark Esper on Monday deniedreports of an impending USwithdrawal from Iraq, saying nodecision has been made to removeAmerican forces from the country."There's been no decisionwhatsoever to leave Iraq," Esper toldreporters, according to pool reportersat the Defence Department. Esperpointed out that the United States isrepositioning forces through the MiddleEast region. Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman Gen. Mark Milley told thepool that a letter made public earliersaying US is withdrawing from Iraqimmediately was a draft and should nothave been released. Milley describedthe draft letter as "poorly worded,” onethat implies withdrawal, but “that is notwhat's happening." When asked whythe draft letter was shared with theIraqi military, Milley said defenceofficials coordinate drafts all the time toget feedback and input.

Biocon Biologicsappoints M BChinappa as new CFOBENGALURU: Biocon Ltd hasappointed M B Chinappa as the ChiefFinancial Officer of its subsidiary BioconBiologics India Ltd. He joins fromBiocon's subsidiary company SyngeneInternational Ltd, where he wasPresident (Finance) and CFO since2008. The move comes as True North isinvesting Rs 536.25 crore to pick 2.44per cent minority stake in the group'sbiosimilars business. Chinappa will bepart of the executive leadership teamand enable Biocon Biologics' journeytowards becoming a global leader inbiologics, the company said in astatement. His immediate priorities willbe to drive financial performance,strengthen the finance function tosupport future growth, improveprofitability and manage anticipated risksin the journey of achieving one billiondollar revenue target in FY22. Chinappais a chartered accountant by qualificationwith over 28 years of experience incorporate finance, planning, treasury,taxation, risk management andassurance. Before joining the BioconGroup in 1999, he worked at ITC Ltd forseven years. "Chinappa has provenleadership skills and has played a keyrole in the value creation story of Bioconand Syngene in the past 20 years," saidChief Executive Officer ChristianeHamacher. "I am sure with his expertisewe will build immense value for BioconBiologics as we progress towardstransforming millions of patient livesacross the globe," he said.

GM Breweries reports net profit down atRs 14 crore in Q3 FY20MUMBAI: GM Breweries said on Tuesday its total revenue from operationsduring the quarter ended December 2019 fell to Rs 429 crore compared toRs 449 crore in the year-ago period. Total income came in at Rs 430 croreagainst Rs 452 crore in Q3 FY19. The company's profit before tax (PBT)dropped to Rs 18.6 crore as against Rs 26 crore in the same period.Net profit or profit after tax for Q3 FY20 stood at Rs 13.9 crore. Thecompany had logged a profit of Rs 16.7 crore in the year-ago quarter.The fall was mainly on the back of an unprecedented rise in the cost ofcompany's main raw material -- rectified spirit. Earnings per share stood atRs 7.65 against Rs 9.14 last year.

AGENCYMUMBAI, JAN 7

The BSE benchmark Sensexrecovered by 192.84 points and theNSE Nifty reclaimed the 12,000level on Tuesday as no freshaggressive moves from the US andIran helped crude prices ease.

After rallying 553.51 pointsduring the session, the 30-shareBSE index ended 192.84 points, or0.47 per cent, higher at 40,869.47.

Similarly, the broader Niftyrose 59.90 points, or 0.50 per cent,to finish at 12,052.95.

In the Sensex kitty, UltratechCement was the top gainer, rising2.10 per cent, followed by HDFCBank, Reliance Industries SunPharma, NTPC and Asian Paints.

On the other hand, Infosys,ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Nestle

India, Hero MotoCorp andPowerGrid ended in the red.

According to traders, domesticinvestors followed global stocksthat rebounded after a day of noescalation in the US-Iran tussle.

The Pentagon on Mondaydistanced itself from US PresidentDonald Trump's assertions that he

would bomb Iranian cultural sitesdespite international prohibitionson such attacks. Iran's parliament,meanwhile, passed a bill onTuesday designating all US forces"terrorists" over the killing of a topIranian military commander in aUS strike last week.

Brent crude oil futures slippednearly 0.26 per cent to USD 68.73.

The rupee appreciated 10 paiseagainst the US dollar to 71.83(intra-day).

Bourses in Shanghai, HongKong, Tokyo and Seoul endedsignificantly higher. Europeanmarkets were also trading on apositive note in early sessions.

Investors, however, turnedcautious ahead of the release thefirst advance estimates of the GDPfor FY20 scheduled to be releasedlater in the day.

Sensex rebounds 193 pts; Nifty reclaims 12KGold prices fall Rs 420

on stronger rupeeNEW DELHI: Gold pricescorrected by Rs 420 to Rs41,210 per 10 gram in thenational capital on Tuesdayamid a stronger rupee andprofit-booking in internationalmarket for precious metal,according to HDFC Securities.Silver prices also plummetedby Rs 830 to Rs 48,600 per kgfrom Rs 49,430 per kg onMonday. Gold hit its all-timehigh level on Monday and laterclosed at Rs 41,630 per 10gram. HDFC Securities Head -Advisory (PCG) Devarsh Vakilsaid, "Stronger rupee andprofit-booking in internationalgold prices affected thedomestic rates. Traders areoptimistic about better demandafter January 15 as marriageseason and festive demandstarts." The rupee appreciatedby 22 paise to 71.71 against theUS dollar in early trade onTuesday. In the internationalmarket, gold was tradinglower at USD 1,568 perounce, while silver was alsoquoting down at USD 18.19per ounce. "Near term focuswill remain on the US-Irantensions and US-China tradedeal. Any uncertain outcomewill lead to higher bullionprices," Vakil added.

JSPL clocks new milestones inproduction during Q3 FY20

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 7

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd(JSPL) said that it hasachieved quarterlyproduction milestones in thethird quarter of the currentfinancial year across Indiaand Oman. The companyposted the highest everquarterly production of 1.61million tonnes of steel in Q3FY20 with Raigarh andAngul operationscontributing 8.17 lakhtonnes and 7.92 lakh tonnes.Besides, the re-bar mill atAngul achieved the highestever quarterly production of2.58 lakh tonne rebar whilethe rail mill at Raigarhachieved the highest everquarterly production of 1.65lakh tonne rails andstructure. The plate mill at

Raigarh recorded the highestever quarterly production of2.43 lakh tonne plates andcoils. The beam andstructure Mill at Raigarh tooachieved the highest everquarterly production of 1.14lakh tonnes. The keymilestones achieved by JSISOman include the rollingmill recording the highestproduction of 5,282 tonnesin a day on December 28,2019. The steel melting shoprecorded the highest evertwo million tonnes perannum steel production run-rate in Q3 of FY19-20 andthe direct reduced iron unithas recorded the highest everproduction of 1.75 milliontonnes in the calendar year2019. "JSPL has delivered asolid performance in Q3 ofFY19-20," said ManagingDirector V R Sharma.

BENGALURU: Shares of ITILtd jumped by over 14 per cent onTuesday after the state-ownedtelecom equipment manufacturerreported a turnover of Rs 919crore during the October toDecember quarter of the currentfinancial year. The profit after taxduring Q3 FY20 totalled Rs 168crore, with this, the company saidits net worth has become positiveafter a period of 16 years. "Withthe strategy of projectimplementation, manufacturingand marketing, ITI has achieved

this breakthrough," said Chairmanand Managing Director RakeshMohan Agrawal. "The companyhas a sound order book and ispoised to take off from here." ITItook several measures to reduceoperating costs, increaseoperational efficiency andimprove productivity during thequarter. These measures includedmodernised and upgradedinfrastructure, equipment andtechnology, emphasis on R&Dand innovation besides continuedtraining and improvement of

employee's skills. "The companywill continue to take furthermeasures in the area of costcontrol in the coming quarters,"said Agrawal. ITI hasmanufacturing facilities inBengaluru, Naini, Rae Bareli,Mankapur and Palakkad alongwith an R&D centre in Bengaluruand eight regional offices atBengaluru, Bhubaneshwar,Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata,Lucknow, Mumbai and NewDelhi besides 17 area officesacross the country.

ITI clocks turnover of Rs 919 cr in Q3 FY20, stock jumps 14 pc

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Manchester United stillthe biggest club in theworld: SolskjaerLEEDS: Manchester United manag-er Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has saidthey are still, in their own heads, thebiggest club in the world."It is a different time. When the own-ers came in at City you knew theywere going to go for it. I'm neversurprised by anything in football andwith what they have done they de-serve to be where they are,"Goal.com quoted Solskjaer as say-ing."We are still in our own heads thebiggest club in the world so, ofcourse, we want to get back towhere we were. It's going to taketime," he added.Manchester United are scheduled tocompete against Manchester Cityon Wednesday in Carabao Cupsemi-finals first leg. The second legof the semi-finals will be played onJanuary 30.Solskjaer said his club have seenups and down but they have alwaysmanaged to make a comeback."We are Man Utd. We have been upand we've been down but we've al-ways come back," Solskjaer said.

Rory Burns to missTest series against Sri LankaLONDON: Opening batsman RoryBurns will be missing the upcomingseries against Sri Lanka, EnglandCricket Board (ECB) confirmed onTuesday.Burns underwent surgery in Londonon Monday and is expected to beout of action for up to four months."He will miss England's Test tour ofSri Lanka in March and is aiming toreturn to play with Surrey in theCounty Championship at the begin-ning of the 2020 season in April,"ECB said in an official statement.Burns had sustained the injury in thewarm-up during the final practiceahead of the second Test match inCape Town last Thursday, January2, 2020.England had lost the first Testagainst South Africa by 107 runs.The Three Lions' will take on SriLanka in a two-match Test series.The first match of the series will beplayed from March 19-23.

Lakshya Sen fails toqualify for main drawof Malaysia MastersKUALA LUMPUR : Shuttler Lak-shya Sen failed to qualify for themain draw of Malaysia Masters afterfacing a loss against Denmark'sHans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus onTuesday.The 18-year-old Sen faced a 21-11,18-21, 14-21 loss against Vittinghus.Shubhankar Dey also failed to quali-fy for the main draw after losing 15-21, 15-21 against Malaysia's LiewDaren.The women's doubles duo of PoojaDandu and Sanjana Santosh alsofaced a loss against Indonesia's pairof Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti andRibka Sugiarto.

Clear picture onBangladesh's Testtour of Pakistan likelyin next few daysKARACHI: A clear picture onwhether Bangladesh will play a two-match Test series in Pakistan laterthis month is likely to come onWednesday or Thursday after thechairmen of the two Boards estab-lished direct contact on telephone.According to a reliable source in thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB),chairman Ehsan Mani has called uphis BCB counterpart Nazim-ul-Hasan to discuss the prospects ofthe upcoming Test series."Nazim-ul-Hasan has assured Manihe will be speaking to the playersand coaching staff of the nationalteam and will convey a final deci-sion on touring Pakistan in the next24 to 48 hours," the source said."Mani and Hasan had a positive dis-cussion and chances are a middleroad will be found to make this se-ries possible," the source added.

Medvedev ends runof giant-killer RuudPERTH: World number five DaniilMedvedev ended Casper Ruud's gi-ant-killing spree with a 6-3, 7-6 (8/6)victory on Tuesday to seal Russia'splace in the quarter-finals of the ATPCup. The US Open finalist contin-ued his ominous form ahead of theAustralian Open, hitting 34 winnersand 13 aces in the one hour 33-minute contest. Medvedev wrappedup the tie for unbeaten Russiaahead of the doubles after worldnumber 17 Karen Khachanov easilybeat Viktor Durasovic 6-2, 6-1."Maybe the score doesn't say every-thing about the match because itwas really close and both of uscould have won," Medvedev said ofhis first-ever clash against Ruud.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 7

A lethal bowling attack that executes itsplans to near perfection makes NewZealand one of the toughest places toplay cricket, says top India batsman Ro-hit Sharma but also asserts that he isready for the challenge coming up nextmonth.

After three hundreds, including adouble against South Africa in his firstTest series as an opener, Rohit will befacing an attack comprising Neil Wagn-er, Matt Henry, Trent Boult and TimSouthee in the two Test matches inWellington and Christchurch in Febru-ary.

"New Zealand is not the easiestplace to play cricket. Last time, we lostthe Test series (0-1) but we gave a good

fight. But this bowling attack of ours iscompletely different from what we hadback then," Rohit told in an interview."For me personally, it's going to be achallenge without doubt, facing the newball bowlers and the guys who bowl inthe middle overs," he said.

Rohit is aware that the ball mightswing and seam much more outside In-dia but the home series against SouthAfrica last year was a welcome changein terms of what one expected of sub-continental tracks. "Facing the new ballin any conditions is not that easy. Ofcourse, it's lot tougher outside India. Butthen, we played three Test matchesagainst South Africa and I have neverseen the ball swing so much in India likeit did in Pune (second Test)," he recalled."The first few overs that they (SA)bowled, the pitch was damp and so theygot pretty much everything out of it. InRanchi (where he got a double hundred)also, we were three down in no time."But I know what to expect as I havebeen there the last time (2014 series).Not the easiest of conditions but I will beready for that challenge," he added.

New Zealand not an easy tour but I am up for the challenge: RohitFacing the new ball inany conditions is notthat easy. Of course,

it's lot tougher outside India.But then, we played three Testmatches against South Africaand I have never seen the ballswing so much in India like itdid in Pune (second Test)

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NEW DELHI, JAN 7

Having recovered from an injury tohis forearm, young midfielder Amar-jit Singh is aiming to get back intothe national team setup via the Indi-an Super League.

The India U-17 World Cup cap-tain, who was undergoing rehabilita-tion after an injury to his forearm,started training with his clubJamshedpur FC and was even on thebench in their last Hero Indian SuperLeague match.

"My sole resolution at the mo-ment is to get back into my clubteam, and then the national team. Iwas on the bench in our last Hero In-dian Super League match but I am

still awaiting a chance," Amarjitsaid.

The 19-year-old added, "And it'snot just about the chance, it's aboutme proving to my coaches that I amgood enough and better than others.

"If they get the confidence that Ican make an impact on the field, it'sonly then I will get my chance."

When asked if has been in touchwith national team coach Igor Sti-mac, Amarjit responded in the posi-tive.

"Coach keeps a constant tab onwhat I am doing. He regularly takesupdates. In addition, professor (LukaRadman) has been advising me onthe workouts, constantly checkingon my status."

Young Amarjit eying nationalteam comeback via ISL

SYDNEY, JAN 7

After white-washing New Zealand in athree-match Test series, Australia'sbatsman David Warner on Tuesdaypraised the team and said he could notbe more proud of the squad.

Australia had also defeated Pak-istan in a two-match home series. As aresult, it has moved to the second posi-tion on the World Test Championship(WTC) points table.

The left-handed Warner also

heaped praise on MarnusLabuschagne, who scored 926 runsfrom five matches in this Australiansummer.

Labuschagne is currently the num-ber four ranked player in the ICC Testbatsmen rankings. Warner posted aphoto on Instagram and captioned thepost as--"What an amazing 2 test serieswe've had this summer. Could not beany prouder of these lads. Bat, ball,and field we were exceptional. Specialshout out to @marnus3 for an incredi-

ble summer". "What's not picturedhere is our Support Staff members whowork tirelessly behind the scenes to en-sure we are right to go for every matchso thank you very much for that. ToAustralia, we thank you for your sup-port and kind messages and let's finishoff the summer come march againstNZ with the white ball. Thank you," headded. Warner had registered the sec-ond-highest score for an Australianbatter in a Test match against Pakistan,scoring 335 at Adelaide.

Couldn't be more proud of these guys:Warner on impressive Australian summer

AGENCYINDORE, JAN 7

The Indian women's team for the crucialtri-series in Australia and the probablesfor the subsequent T20 World CupDown Under will be picked in Mumbaion Sunday.

The tri-series involving India, Eng-land and Australia begins in Canberraon January 31. The teams will play eachother twice before the final.

The tournament will also give aclear picture on where the Indian teamstands ahead of the T20 World Cup be-ginning February 21 when the Harman-preet Kaur-led squad takes on hosts andfour-time champions in Sydney. Eng-land and Australia are the two most dec-orated teams in women's cricket.

"The tri-series will be an impor-tant one. It will tell us if the girls cancompete against the very best (Aus-tralia and England). Most of the play-ers select themselves so don't expect asurprise. In all likelihood, the teamthat features in the tri-series will be

the team that plays the T20 WorldCup," a BCCI official told a newsagency. India were in the middle of asix-match losing streak in 2019 beforethey beat South Africa 3-1 at home inOctober and West Indies 5-0 in anaway series.

Indian women's squad for Australia tri-series,T20 WC probables to be picked on Sunday

AGENCYINDORE, JAN 7

A disciplined Indian attack proved too goodfor the struggling Sri Lankans, reducing thevisitors to a below-par 142 for nine in thesecond T20 International here on Tuesday.

On a good batting surface, the inexperi-enced Sri Lanka batsmen squandered prom-ising starts. Their job was made harder byNavdeep Saini (2/18), Shardul Thakur (3/23)and Kuldeep Yadav (2/38), who shared sev-en wickets among themselves.

Coming from a four-month injury lay-off, lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah did not lookat his best, ending with figures of one for 32in four overs, the most expensive afterKuldeep.

In a rare occurrence, death overs expertBumrah conceded three back-to-backboundaries in the 20th over. Kusal Pereratop-scored for Sri Lanka with an entertain-ing 34 off 28 balls.

Both teams went in with the same eleventhat was picked for the abandoned seriesopener in Guwahati.

Sri Lanka made a decent start after ViratKohli opted to chase on a batting beauty,reaching 48 for one in six overs.

The brisk start was provided by AvishkaFernando (22 off 16), who got off the blockswith a delightful cover drive off a juicy half-volley from Bumrah. It was the first legiti-mate ball Bumrah bowled in his comebackgame after starting with a wide.

Bumrah, playing his first game in morethan four months, bowled his two overs inthe Powerplay from different ends, givingaway 16 runs.

The initial spell saw Bumrah generatingdecent pace and he mixed things up with hisusual slower ones. He removed DasunShanaka with a slower ball in his third over

before conceding runs in the 20th. OpenerFernando looked all class in the middle untilhe threw it away. After driving Bumrah, Fer-nando hit Navdeep Saini on the up for an-other boundary through the cover, revealingthe trueness of the surface. Danushka Gu-nathilaka (20 off 21), too, looked good at theother end, but just like Fernando, he also de-parted after getting set. Fernando was caughtat mid-off in Washington Sundar's first overbefore Saini cleaned up left-hander Gunathi-laka with a fast yorker, something the Delhipacer has been doing really well. Kuldeep,too, struck in his opening after Oshada Fer-nando (10 off 9) failed to pick his googly,leaving Sri Lanka at 82 for three in the 12thover. Kuldeep got rid of the dangerous Per-era in his next over. After reverse sweepingthe left-spinner for a six, Perera tried to clearthe straight boundary but was caught byShikhar Dhawan at long-on.

Clinical India restrictSri Lanka at 142/9

AGENCYAUCKLAND, JAN 7

Serena Williams found her powergame after a sluggish start as sheovercame qualifier Camila Giorgito open her 2020 season with astraight-sets victory at the Auck-land WTA Classic on Tuesday.

With an eye on the AustralianOpen later in the month, the 38-year-old worked her way into ablistering performance that provedtoo much for the 1.7 metre (5ft6in) Italian.

"I feel really good, it was funto be out there," Williams said af-ter sealing her 6-3, 6-2 victorywith her eighth ace against the99th-ranked Giorgi.

"It's really good that I stillhave some power left in my armsand my legs." Williams, originallydrawn to play two-time GrandSlam winner Svetlana Kuznetsovabefore the Russian pulled out dueto a virus, said her preparation hadbeen helped by playing doubleswith Caroline Wozniacki the pre-vious evening which allowed herto adapt to the blustery Aucklandweather. "I knew it was going to be

really tough but I think the doublesreally helped. I got to come outhere and play a little bit in theseconditions and get used to them."

In Williams' first match sincelosing the US Open final in Sep-tember, she took time to settle andwas forced to save an early breakpoint with the first six games allgoing with serve. But at 3-3 in thefirst set, Williams found her rangeand from there on the result wasnever in doubt. Auckland is an im-portant tournament for the veteranas she prepares for the AustralianOpen later in the month with hereyes firmly on a record-equalling24th Grand Slam title. WhileWilliams is the undisputed face ofAmerican tennis, she has beenjoined in Auckland by the newwave of US tennis stars, headed bythe tournament third seed AmandaAnisimova who did not disap-point. The 18-year-old, who cap-tured world attention reaching thesemi-finals of the French Openlast year where she lost in threesets to eventual champion AsleighBarty, needed 78 minutes to dis-pose of Kateryna Kozlova of theUkraine 6-3, 6-4.

Serena powerspast Giorgi for

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We are on track for T20World Cup, says KohliINDORE: India captain Virat Kohli onTuesday said his team is "on track" forthis year's T20 World Cup and ispresently identifying players who candeliver when the stakes are high.With his eyes trained on the megaevent slated to be held later this year,the prolific scorer is keen to get theteam combination right well in advance."We're on track for the T20 World Cup.I want to see youngsters winning usgames under pressure," Kohli saidahead of the second T20 Internationalagainst Sri Lanka here. "These gamesare to help us figure out who thoseguys are," the batting maestro added.