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State govt to continuefight against agri bills:Manpreet; FM says,any attempt to harminterests of farmers tobe opposed

Oppn trying to misleadfarmers on agri bills,says Dushyant; HQ ofLabour Welfare Board to be establishedat Jind

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Advocate shotdead by militantsin SrinagarSRINAGAR: Unidentified mili-tants shot dead an advocatein Hawal area of Srinagar onThursday, police said.The ultras fired upon advocateBabar Qadri at his Hawal resi-dence around 6.25 pm fromclose range before fleeing thespot, a police official said.Qadri, in his early 40s, wasrushed to the SKIMS hospital,where doctors declared him'dead on arrival', according tothe official.The advocate, who used toappear on TV debates andwrite opinion pages for localnewspapers, was not liked byseparatist circles. Three daysago, he had tweeted a screen-shot and urged the police inJammu to register an FIRagainst a Facebook user forspreading "wrong campaign"against him.

Uttarakhand easescoronavirus normsfor touristsDEHRADUN: The Uttarak-hand government has easedcoronavirus norms for tourists,exempting them from produc-ing a negative test report onarrival.In a revised set of guidelinesfor tourists, Chief SecretaryOm Prakash said it is notmandatory for them to bringcoronavirus negative reportbefore checking into a hotel orhomestay.Moreover, the requirement ofa mandatory stay of a mini-mum two days in a hotel orhomestay will also not be re-quired anymore, he added.

Pulwama encounterends, militant killed,pistol recoveredSRINAGAR: A militant waskilled by security forces in anencounter which ensued dur-ing a Cordon and Search Op-eration (CASO) in south Kash-mir district of Pulwama onThursday, police and defenceministry spokespersons said.Police spokesperson said theoperation concluded withoutany collateral damage.He said Thursday noon on atip-off about the presence ofmilitants, Special OperationGroup (SOG) of Jammu andKashmir police, CRPF andRashtriya Rifles (RR)launched a CASO at villageMachhama , Tral, in Pulwamadistrict this morning.However, when the securityforces were moving towards aparticular area in the village,militants hiding there openedfire, he said , adding the firingwas retaliated ensuing in anencounter in which an uniden-tified militant was killed.

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SC issues notice toCentre, UPSC on pleaseeking postponementof civil services examNEW DELHI: The SupremeCourt on Thursday issued no-tice to the Centre and UnionPublic Service Commission(UPSC) on a plea seekingpostponement of the upcom-ing civil services exam.A Bench headed by JusticeAM Khanwilkar while seekingthe response from the Centralgovernment and UPSC post-ed the matter for hearing onSeptember 28. The petition,filed by 20 UPSC aspirantsthrough Advocate Alakh AlokSrivastava against conductingof the Civil Services (Prelimi-nary) Examination 2020, onOctober 4, sought postpone-ment of the civil servicesexam for 2 to 3 months.

AGENCYSHIMLA, SEP 24

Himachal Pradesh High Court onThursday directed the state Govern-ment to issue email IDs to all em-ployees for effective service

A Division Bench comprisingJustice Tarlok Singh Chauhan andJustice Jyotsna Rewal Dua passedthese orders while hearing a writpetition filed by a Junior Engineerchallenging his transfer from CDBlock Kullu to CD Block Anni, onthe basis of a D.O. Note, to accom-modate the respondent.

The court directed the ChiefSecretary to the Government of Hi-machal Pradesh to issue necessaryinstructions to all state employeesas well as employees of variousBoards and Corporations that theyshould mandatorily have their e-mail IDS, at least to the level ofClass-III.

The Court in its earlier orderhad directed to issue notice to therespondent Junior Engineer throughe-mail ID and the other respondent,i.e. State Project Director(SS), HPwas directed to provide the e-mailID of the respondent. However, the

Junior Engineer was not served.While hearing the petition, the

Court observed that during thecovid pandemic times, it has beenhearing petitions mainly relating tothe service matters, but duringCourt proceedings, it is found thatdespite advancement of technology,many of the officers or officials donot even have e-mail IDs, making itextremely inconvenient and diffi-cult to effect service upon themwhere they were parties to a litiga-tion.

The Court posted the matter forOctober 1 for further hearing.

Haryana CM launchesvideo module for Juvenile

Justice, POCSO ActBUREAUCHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

Haryana Chief Minister,Mr. Manohar Lal todaylaunched a video module onJuvenile Justice Act (JJ)and the Protection of Chil-dren from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act forhearing impairedpersons.

After launch-ing the videomodule, Mr.Manohar Lal said,“It is a commend-able step thatHaryana StateCommission for Protectionof Child Rights is promot-ing sign language as wellas making the hearing im-paired persons awareabout the Child Protectionlaws like JJ and POCSOAct. Through these mod-ules, all hearing impairedpeople will be able to un-derstand the law and theirrights properly. ”

The Chief Minister saidthat Central Governmenthas taken historic decision tointroduce common sign lan-

guage in the New EducationPolicy. On one hand, havinga common sign languagewill make conversation easyfor the hearing impaired per-sons, while on the other, itwill also open the way fortheir success at the nationallevel. He said that the rights

given to the hear-ing impaired per-sons in the NewEducation Policywill open the wayfor their successand developmentin the comingtime. He said thatthe Central and

State Governments areworking for the upliftmentof not only specially abledbut for every citizen. ChiefMinister said that the Gov-ernment will make a specialpolicy for the children whoare in need special care andprotection. Besides this, pol-icy will also be focused onupliftment of differentlyabled children, who are liv-ing in the Bal Ashram, sothat they do not face anyproblem in various taskssuch as reading .

Under construction building collapses in Derabassi, four deadBUREAU DERA BASSI, SEPT 24:

An under construction com-mercial building in ward num-ber 14 Merra Malli Mohallanear Ramlila Ground of DeraBassi sub-division collapsedroof-on, around 09:30 am onThursday morning during theconstruction of the first floor ofthe building , informed GirishDayalan, Deputy Commis-sioner SAS Nagar who alongwith local SDM rushed to the

spot immediately on receivingthe information. In the nearly

four hour long rescue opera-tion ,two persons were culled

out in less than an hour while ittook two more hours forNDRF team to rescue otherscaught in the debris. Unfortu-nately, all the four persons suc-cumbed to injuries. Among thepersons who lost their liveswere three migrant labourersworking in the building as wellas the owner of the buildingwho was rescued on spot by lo-cal Civil Administration andwas sent to GMCH sector 32for further medical assistancebut lost life despite best efforts

by doctors.The labourers crushed in

debris have been identified asGopi Chand (60 yrs), Rajuaround 46 years and Rameshwho was about 45 years of ageand the owner of the buildingwas 72 years old HardevSingh.

In the meanwhile 4 otherlabourers who were workingaround the building survivedthe sudden caving in of theroof of the first floor of thebuilding.

AGENCYPANAJI, SEPT 24

Actor Deepika Padukone onThursday left for Mumbaifrom Goa Airport as the Nar-cotics Control Bureau (NCB)has summoned her in connec-tion with a drug case related tothe death of actor SushantSingh Rajput.

The NCB on Wednesdaysummoned actors Deepika Padukone, Sara AliKhan, Shradha Kapoor, Rakulpreet Singh, Si-mone Khambatta and celebrity manager Shru-

ti Modi in connection with thedrugs case. Meanwhile, FashionDesigner Simone Khambatta onThursday visited NCB office inMumbai for interrogation. Kar-ishma Prakash, who works atKWAN talent agency, was alsosummoned this week. Moreover,KWAN CEO Dhruv Chit-gopekar and film producer Mad-hu Mantena appeared before theNCB for questioning in the mat-

ter. Shruti Modi, the former business managerof actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was questionedby the NCB in the case in the past as well.

Deepika leaves for Mumbai,to be questioned by NCB

HP HC orders govt to provide e-mail Id to all employees

Farm bills to go a longway in doubling farmersincome: Jai Ram Thakur

BUREAUSHIMLA, SEPT 24

The Farmers Produce Tradeand Commerce (Promotionand Facilitation) Bill, 2020passed by the Parliament is apro farmers Bill which wouldnot only provide better mar-keting facilities to the farmersto sell their producebut also go a longway in achieving thetarget of Union Gov-ernment to doublethe farmers income.

This was statedby Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur whileinteracting withmembers of electron-ic media here today.

Chief Minister said thatAPMCs and MarketingBoards would continue tofunction as usual and grant inaid to develop market yardswill also continue. He saidthat Bill would create addi-tional trading opportunitiesoutside the APMC marketyards to help farmers in get-ting better prices. He said thatit would also allow develop-ment of private Mandi infra-

structure in the State besidesimproving market access forthe farmers by farm gatesales/mandis.

Jai Ram Thakur said thatafter getting the consent ofthe President, the Act wouldhelp in introduction of newtechnologies in farm sectorthrough private investment.

He said that the buy-ers and investors whodirectly purchasedfarm produce fromthe farmers wouldnot have to pay anymarket fee or cess. Itwill motivate reputedagri business, compa-nies to purchase di-rectly from the farmfields, he added.

Chief Minister said thatfocus would be on electronicmode of transactions whichwould help in meeting the vi-sion of Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi regarding ‘One Na-tion- One Market’. He saidthat it would usher in devel-opment of cold chain infra-structure in the State as li-censing would be deregulatedwhich would ensure ease ofdoing business.

Farmers’ bodies all set tohold Bharat Bandh today

NEERAJ SHARMACHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

More than two dozen farmersunions in Punjab have geared upto make Bharat Bandh call ahuge success on Friday. Thefarmers will lodge their protestagainst three agriculture bills re-cently passed by Parliament. Allthe rail services to the state havealready been suspended to avoidany unpleasing incident in thestate and police administrationhave come into action to tacle thesituation.

While reiterating his stand,Punjab Finance Minister, Man-preet Singh Badal said that gov-ernment remains committed andduty-bound to safeguard of farm-ers interests and fight againstanti-farmers Agriculture Billswould continue till our lastbreath. Interacting with the me-dia persons here, the FinanceMinister said that the farm ordi-nances, which have been recent-ly passed by the parliament, wereprimarily aimed at lifting thesafety cover in the form of Mini-mum Support Price (MSP),

thereby ruining the food growersof the country. He said that as afact of the matter, the bills willseverely affect not only farmersbut every Punjabi.

In fact, farmers’ bodies fromKarnataka, Tamil Nadu and Ma-harashtra and Haryana have alsocalled for a shutdown on Sep-tember 25. Ten Central tradeunions, including All India TradeUnion Congress, National TradesUnion Congress, Centre of Indi-an Trade Unions, Hind MazdoorSabha, All India United TradeUnion Centre and Trade UnionCoordination Centre have alsocome out in support of 'BharatBandh' on September 25.

Agitators urged to maintain law and orderCHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ap-pealed to the farmers to strictly maintain law and order, and adhere to allCovid safety protocols, during tomorrow’s Bandh against the AgricultureBills.While the state government was fully with the farmers in their fight againstthe Bills, and no FIRs will be registered for violation of Section 144, thereshould be no disturbance of the law and order during the Bandh, the ChiefMinister said. He appealed to the farmers to ensure that the citizens of Pun-jab are not put to any inconvenience during the protest Bandh, especiallygiven the Covid crisis in the state. The Chief Minister also urged the farm-ers, and other organisations supporting the Bandh, to maintain social dis-tancing and wear masks at all times. The state was already in the midst ofa surge in Covid cases, and any violation of precautionary norms couldlead to the situation spiralling out of control, he warned.

SP JAINCHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Thursday ap-pealed to all political parties to riseabove petty considerations and comeon one platform to fight unitedlyagainst the treacherous AgricultureBills that would destroy the farmersof Punjab.

Asserting hiscommitment to pro-tect the rights of thefarmers at all costs,the Chief Ministersaid he was ready tolead the political fightagainst the unconsti-tutional anti-farmerBills with all hismight. “I will do whatit takes to save myfarmers and my statefrom these dangerous new laws,whose implementation will cripplethe farming sector and also destroyPunjab’s lifeline of Agriculture,” headded. In a statement, the Chief Min-ister said the Congress had alwaysstood with the farmers and will fightwith them, shoulder to shoulder, toscuttle the Centre’s plans to ruin notjust their own families and the labour-ers, who toil on the fields day andnight to feed the nation, but the entirestate of Punjab.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)led Union Government has stooped toa new low by bringing these Bills, andthat too in a totally undemocratic andunparliamentary manner, said Captain

Amarinder, adding that his govern-ment, supported by the Punjab Con-gress, will oppose the legislationstooth and nail in the interest of not justthe farmers and the state but the entirecountry.

Lambasting the Akalis for tryingto change the narrative through theirconcerted and deliberate efforts totransform the `Punjab V/s Centre’

fight into a local politi-cal clash for their vestedinterests, the ChiefMinister said they havechanged the history ofShiromani Akali Dal(SAD), reducing it froma political force into apuppet of the BJP.

Captain Amarinderdismissed SAD leaderHarsimat Kaur Badal’sresignation from theUnion Cabinet as a

mockery of the Akali history of sacri-fices, before the Badals hijacked theparty and converted it into their per-sonal fiefdom for their own gains. “Isgiving up a berth in the Union Cabi-net a sacrifice? The Badals clearly donot know the meaning of sacrifice,”he quipped, ridiculing SAD chiefSukhbir Badal’s latest statement thatAkali Dal can make any sacrifice forfarmers. What are you still doing inthe anti-farmer NDA government atthe Centre, he asked the Akali leader.

Sukbir’s assertion that SAD willnot let any corporate enter Punjab ifthe people make an Akali Dal govern-ment in the state clearly showed thatit was all about power.

Amarinder invites allparties to fight unitedly

against farm bills

Rail services already suspended in PunjabAlert in HaryanaCHANDIGARH: Alert has beensounded in Haryana in view ofBharat Bandh call given by vari-ous farmers’ organisation. Policeadministration has been askedto gear up to tackle any kind ofunpleasing incidents or eventu-ality. The government has alsoissued directions to be alert inview of agitation.

SHORT TALKS

KU student receives prestigious National NSS Award from President of IndiaKURUKSHETRA: Today on National Service Scheme Day, Hon'ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind awarded Kurukshetra University’s student Jasmine of M.A. (English) with prestigious NSS Award for year 2018-19. This award is conferred to few selected NSS volunteers at the national level for their outstanding contributions towards social services rendered as NSS volunteer in University/ College/ Higher Education institutions. Shri Kiran Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India lauded the role of awardees as a leader for their volunteer services to society. On this occasion, KU Vice-Chancellor Dr. Nita Khanna congratulated Jasmine, the awardee for her remarkable achievement. Speaking on this occasion, she said this award is not only an achievement of Jasmine but whole of NSS wing of Kurukshetra University.

SD SHARMA Expressing concern over the tragic PANCHKULA , SEPT 24 deaths Panchkula civil surgeon Dr

Jasjit Kaur disclosed that the total Four deaths occurred due to Corona number of 107 positive cases of virus in Panchkula today which took corona virus were detected in the victims toll to 76 in the district, are Panchkula district today which certainly a cause of worry for the included positive cases from other health authorities and the district cities and states and being treated administration besides 101 fresh here while 101 fresh positive cases Corona positive cases detected today pertained to Panchkula district only. augmented their concern. The The main contributors to the tally unfortunate patients who lost their include 12 Corona patients from lives to the deadly virus include a 60 Kalka, 8 each from sector 20 and 21 years old male from village Tipra and Panchkula followed by 7 from 45 years old female from sector 20 sector 15 , Six from Pinjore, Five each Panchkula. Besides a 64 years old from Raipur Rani, sector 10 and 7 male with co morbidity of Multiple Panchkula, four each in MDC 5 , Myeloma and another diabetic male Sector 12 and sector 16 and three aged 65, both from Kalka too from sector 11 with more from succumbed to the virus today. different sectors.

ISHIKA THAKUR sell their crops. If the price of KURUKSHETRA, SEPT 24 their crop is more than the MSP,

they can sell outside the market. As part of the policy of doubling BJP state general secretary the income of farmers, the Vedpal said that such a large farmers raised their voice to number of farmers reached the support the three agricultural small secretariat and worked to ordinances brought by the central lock the mouths of opposition government and demanded to parties. He said that the make them legal soon. On opposition is only confusing the Thursday, thousands of farmers farmers. Congress party is from different places gathered on devoid of issue. Former MLA the road near Circuit House from Ladwa, Dr. Pawan Saini

Kabir Panthi from Neelokheri, MLA son youth leaders Sahil riding on tractors. Supporting the said that these ordinances will former MLA from Ladwa, Dr. Sudha, Gaurav Bedi, Ravindra farmers who supported the three bring prosperity to the homes of Pawan Saini drove himself to the Sangwan, Sushil Rana, Vikram ordinances, BJP leaders also farmers of Haryana State and the small secretariat by driving a Sharma, Suresh also reached the reached Kurukshetra from country. The farmer will have the tractor. BJP district president tractor from Pipli. Thousands of Radaur, Ladwa, Indri and freedom to sell his crop. Mandis R a j k u m a r S a i n i f r o m farmers reached the small Shahabad along with other will run as before. Ramkumar Kurukshetra, former district secretariat on the tractors. farmers on tractors. Former Kashyap, an MLA from India, president Dharamvir Mirzapur, Addressing Minister Karnadev minister Karnadev Kamboj, said that Narendra Modi wants to state convenor of legal cell Kamboj, the three ordinances Indri MLA Ramkumar Kashyap, double the income of farmers by Dhumman Singh Kiramich, will give the farmers freedom to former MLA Bhagwan Das 2022.

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YAMUNANAGAR, SEPT 24( SUSHIL PANDIT): Kumari Selja is a symbol of honesty and true politics, who always thinks for the good of the country and the state of Haryana and does politics selflessly. While being a minister at the center, Kumari Selja did a lot of commendable development work, which has no comparison. In Chhachrauli, Shyam Sundar Batra distributed fruits, masks, and sanitizers with a spirit to service the people. Later in Lakkar Mandi, Budia Chowk, Prakash Chowk and other slums areas of Jagadhri, Akash Batra, Narwail Singh, Vikram Singh Lopayon, Lovely Singh Jagadhri, Gurminder Singh, Rajkumar, Yogesh Tughlapur, Puran Chand, distributed all the stuff and wished for long life of Behan Ji, so that the political experience of Kumari Selja ji could benefit the state and the country.

Masks and fruits distributed among people on Kumari Selja's birthday

Four Deaths, 101 new cases spotted in Pkl

Farmers will be enriched by agri bills: Dr. Pawan

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I Siddharth S/O Adarsh kumar R/O plot -5 Jandoli road Rajpura Declared that i have lost my 10th class original certificate under Roll number 2237547 as on 10-9-20 @ anywhere .Kindly Reissue me another certificate i will careful in future .

100040I, Rajesh Kumar S/o Sukhdev Kumar R/o Shivpuri Near Kelo Gate Malerkotla (Sangrur) declare that my daughter Akshita is out of my control. So I disown with him from my moveable/ immoveable property. If anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

63372I, Army No. 15130400H Ex-Hav Karaj Singh R/o AD College Road Dharamkot Teh-Dharamkot Distt. Moga (Pb) Pin-142042, declare that the correct date of birth of my daughter Harmandeep Kaur is 18-07-2006 and her Aadhar No. 7273-8620-9916.

63372I, 15618532M LNK Army Singh S/o Ram Khilari R/o Vill: Goondpur Po. Khanpur Jat Teh & Distt. Alwar Rajasthan, India, that the name of my mother is Santo Devi which is entered in her Aadhar Card.

63372I, JC-247784F Nb Ris Panna Lal Yadav S/o Rajendra Prasad Yadav R/o Vill: Kapsa Po. Danganj Teh-Varanasi Sadar Distt. Varanasi (UP) Pin-221101 India, that I am producing this affidavit for the correction of my name from Panna Lal Yadawa to Panna Lal Yadav in my army service records.

63372I Asha Rani W/O Faqir Chand Wasan R/O Tehsil Pehowa (Kurukshetra) declare that my song Vipin Wasan, and his wife Shailja Wasan alias Shelly and her son Chirag Wasan And daughter Dhani are out of our control. So we disown with t h e m f r o m o u r moveable/ immoveable property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

50006I, Ratno Devi W/o Tara Singh R/o Village 24 Shanti Nagar Karnal Teh Distt. Karnal Declare That Yonger Son Pardeep's Wife Her Name Pooja Is Out Control. So I Disown With H e r F r o m M y Moveable/immoveable Property. If Anybody Dealing With Him At His/her Own Risk.

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This is to Inform and seek objection, if any, from general public that ICICI HFC Ltd. has sanctioned Housing loan to Neetu w/o Kulwant Singh r/o H. no. 518, Gali No.5, New Jaspal Nagar, Sultanwind Road, Amritsar who is going to purchase a Property House bearing Plot Private no. 236, measuring 63.33 Sq. yards, Khasra no. 74/21,93/4/1,4/2,5/2,5/1,6/1,7,91/24,76/1/1,470,91/25/2,25/1,93/24 min situated at Kala Ghanupur Sub Urban, Abadi Nai Abadi(Jandpeer), Tehsil & District Amritsar. Document of previous ownership of afore said property that is Sale deed has been lost/misplaced, details are as follows: (1) Original Sale deed Document No. 5079 registered on 18/06/2013 executed by Amarjit Kaur D/o Hazara Singh W/o Pargat Singh through GPA holder Amit Sharma S/o Rajesh Sharma favoring Gurmeet Singh S/o Iqbal Singh & Deepak Kumar S/o Kewal Krishan. If anybody found this document, or if have any objection or any claim, right , title , or interest in the above said property in any manner what so ever shall contact or bring the same to the notice of undersigned in writing with supporting document/ evidence within a period of 15 days from the date of this notice, failing which such claim if any, shall be considered to be waived, abandoned and any subsequent claim shall not bind our client or their successors/ nominee/ assignee in any manner what so ever. Please contact to Advocate Dinesh Arora, # 490, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar. Phone: 9779304041.

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Child crushed todeathKUSUMGHARAUNDA: A 12-year-old child wascrushed by a dumper at village Chaura.He died on the spot The incident was re-ported to the police. The police took thedead body in their possession and hand-ed it to the heirs by post-mortem. Policehave registered a case against the un-known driver. Police are investigating thecase.Rahul (12 years), son of Ramesh, a resi-dent of village Pir Badauli, was walkingback to his village from village Chaura.From the second side a dumper wascoming towards village Chaura at a highspeed. The dumper hit the child near thesewer, due to which he was badly in-jured. He was taken for treatment, but hedied on the way. Panch Sompal, uncle ofthe deceased, said that the village hadgone to Chaur to pick a door for RahulPantag. An accident occurred while re-turning. The deceased was a student ofseventh grade in a government school.Police reported the incident. The policetook the dead body in their possessionand handed it to the heirs by conductinga post mortem.

Havan performed ingaushalaKARNAL: Due to Purushottam month,Havan sacrifice and plantation was doneat Nandigram Gaushala by members ofShri Radha Krishna Branch. Purushot-tam month is very dear to Lord Vishnu.Havan Yajna and other religious ritualsperformed in this month are very fruitful.Today, conditions are going very difficultin the Corona era and according to Indi-an culture, the Havan Yajna purifies theimpurities spread in the atmosphere. Alltypes of viruses are destroyed. The chair-man of the branch, Priyanka Kathpal,said that today's Havan was performedfor the betterment of the society.The cow is home to 33 categories ofdeities. That is why what else could havebeen a sacred place for the Havan Yagyafrom the cow shed. After Havan Yagya,plantation was done in the Gaushala.Former Deputy Mayor Krishna Garg waspresent as the guest of honour. In thisproject, President Representative ManojKathpal, Provincial Convenor Yuva San-skar Gaurav Khurana, Treasurer PramodNagpal, Secretary Sandeep Kukreja,Women Head Sheenu Khurana, Environ-ment Convenor Anil Arora and YogendraPathak gave their participation.

AAP protests againstagri ordinancesKARNAL: Aam Aadmi Party workers to-day came out on the streets in protestagainst the three ordinances on Thurs-day and expressed their anger by burn-ing copies of the ordinances. The work-ers celebrated the black day by tyingblack bands. President of AAP's NorthZone, Dr. VK Kaushik, said that this ordi-nance was made for the farmers and ithas created trouble for them. If this wouldhave benefited the farmers then todaythe farmers would not come on theroads. On the one hand the governmentmakes big budgets, but nothing is visibleon the ground since this government hascome. Talim Gurjar said that no one willbe allowed to compromise against the in-terests of farmers in any manner and 18opposition parties are against this lawand said that there is a great need forchange in this law and this ordinanceshould be withdrawn and Legislationshould be enacted for the benefit of thefarmers by taking the farmers labourersand the opposition MPs together. Ra-jneesh Sen, OBC Cell Vice President,Sanjeev Mehta cum Secretary, NorthernHaryana, Angrez Singh Minority NorthernHaryana Dharmveer Secretary Indri,Vedpal Rana President Asandh, Anil Ver-ma President Indri, Billu Poonia, Malkit,Gulab Singh, Nirmal Singh Rambha,Sandeep Secretary Gharaunda, VijayKumar, Vijay Kumar, Gulab Singh Pal,Rakesh Kashyap, Vinod Kashyap, BabluJolly, Rakesh Deepak Mittal OrganizationMinister etc. Hundreds of activists werepresent on the occasion.

Sign Languageawareness weekcelebratedKARNAL: Signal Language AwarenessWeek is being celebrated on sensitisa-tion at Mata Prakash Kaur Centre. Duringthis week, the staff of the centre are ex-plained about environmental conserva-tion, energy conservation, daughter-child-daughter education, nutritious food,cleanliness campaign, goodwill and be-havior towards classmates, coworkersand friends and neighbors, career coun-seling, sensitivity towards teachers andparents and they will also be madeaware of the rescue from Corona.This awareness week was organised inthe Municipal Corporation office onThursday, camp committee and veg-etable market Karnal on 25 September,District General Hospital and KalpanaRicera Government Medical College on26 September, Government Senior Sec-ondary School and Senior SecondarySchool on 28 September. He informedme that the awareness campaign will last15 to 20 minutes.

Programme held onmaize farming dayROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Maize Farming Day was or-ganised in Padhana, village of Taraoriwhich was chaired by Dr. Ram GopalSharma, Block Agriculture Officer,Nilokheri. Inspections were done in thecorn field of farmers Vikram and ShekharRana. Plant Protection Agriculture OfficerDr. Harmeet Singh made the farmersaware of the production, insects and dis-ease in maize. On this occasion, Agricul-ture Development Officer Chatrapalmade the farmers aware of paddy anddiseases and also made them aware ofvarious ways. Block Agriculture OfficerRam Gopal Sharma told about theschemes being run by the departmentand appealed to the farmers that all thefarmers must take advantage of theschemes run by the department.

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3HARYANAFour accused held for assault on RTA teamRENU AGGARWALAMBALA: Police team of CIA Naraingarh took action in the case of attempt to murder by ob-structing government work registered in police station Panjokhara. The accused Dilbag Singhalias Bhaga, near Pradip Bhatti resident Kali Mata Mandir Baldev Nagar, Achin, Kulwant Singh,Rajiv Resident village Nohni police station Mulana was arrested. The accused were producedin the court from where a one-day police remand was granted. 12 accused involved in thiscase have already been arrested. In connection with this case, Roop Chand Assistant Region-al Transport Ambala lodged a complaint on 18 September 2020 at Thane Panjokhara, that theaccused Amrit Pal alias Butta Singh resident Subhash Nagar police station Baldev Nagar,Sachin resident village Gaghedi police station Mulana, Kulwant Singh resident village. VillageNohani, resident of Janetpur and Rajiv, attacked him on 17 September 2020.YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Oppn trying to mislead farmerson agri bills, says Dushyant

HQ of Labour Welfare Board to be established at JindBUREAU CHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Mr.Dushyant Chautala has said that theheadquarters of Haryana Labour Wel-fare Board will be established in Jinddistrict and for this, the officers havebeen instructed to look for land near-by areas of Jind city. This area will de-velop significantly with the establish-ment of the headquarters of theLabour Welfare Board.

The Deputy Chief Minister wasinteracting with mediapersons in Jindtoday. In response to a question, hesaid that the Leaders of Opposition aretrying to mislead the farmers on threenew Agricultural Bills, however, thefact is that the crops of the farmerswill be purchased at Minimum Sup-port Price (MSP) and these Bills willnot have any adverse effect on themandi system. He said that even dur-ing the Corona pandemic, the stategovernment had purchased the cropsof the farmers in a systematic mannerand deposited money directly into thefarmers’ account and the farmers werealso satisfied with this system. Heagain reiterated that every single grainof farmers' crops would be purchasedat MSP. The government has raisedthe Minimum Support Price (MSP) ofRabi crops to the extent that the saidBills will not affect the MSP in any

way.Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minis-

ter Mr. Dushyant Chautala inaugurat-ed the Sub-Tehsil Complex at a cost ofRs. 7.18 (Rs 7,18,61,000) crore at vil-lage Kheri Jalab in Hisar District.Minister of State for Archaeology &Museums and Labour & Employ-ment, Mr. Anoop Dhanak was alsopresent on the occasion. The DeputyChief Minister also heard the prob-lems of the people of the area andgave instructions to the officers to re-solve them.

Mr. Dushyant Chautala said thatthis sub-tehsil complex will benefitthe people of the surrounding 18 vil-lages directly.

Education ministerwelcomes officiallaunch of NewEducation policyCHANDIGARH: Haryana EducationMinister Kanwar Pal welcomed theofficial launch of the New EducationPolicy, 2020 across the country andsaid to implement the New EducationPolicy Haryana was the first state toorganise a four-day digital conclaveof academicians in Chandigarh.He said Haryana will be the first statein the country to implement the NewEducation Policy. The state has givenpermission to open schools for class-es from ninth to twelfth while adher-ing to the COVID-19 guidelines is-sued by the Union Home Ministry.Apart from this, the process of onlineadmission for the first year of gradua-tion has been started by the HigherEducation Department and soon thecolleges and universities will beopened.The Education Minister has also ex-pressed gratitude to President of theHaryana State Higher EducationCouncil, Prof. Brij Kishore Kuthiala,under whose guidance the Conclaveof Academics was organized and im-portant suggestions were compiledand incorporated to implement thisNew Education Policy.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 24

Haryana Government issued transfer and post-ing orders of one IAS and two HCS officerswith immediate effect.

Mr. Khetmalis Makarand Pandurang, Di-rector and Special Secretary, Town & CountryPlanning Department has been posted as Di-rector and Special Secretary, Town & CountryPlanning Department and Director, Urban Es-tates.

Among the two HCS officers, Mr. Reagan

Kumar who was awaiting orders has beenposted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) Fer-ozepur Jhirka. Mr. Gaurav Antil, Sub Divi-sional Officer (Civil) Ferozepur Jhirka, Spe-cial Officer for implementation of Report ofthe Commission on the Saraswati Kunj Coop-erative House Building Society Ltd. andDeputy CEO, Mewat Development AgencyNuh has been posted as Deputy CEO, MewatDevelopment Agency, Nuh and Special Offi-cer for implementation of Report of the Com-mission on the Saraswati Kunj CooperativeHouse Building Society Ltd.

One IAS, two HCSofficers shifted

Shiv Kumar SharmaKARNAL, SEPT 24

In the meeting of the National Executive of theAmbedkar Mission of the Unnat Bharat Orga-nization Trust, National President Bharat Premsaid that the government did think of the farm-ers but none of the political parties are willingto think deeply about the wages given to work-ers. Labourers work hard but they are not get-ting proper wages. The government shouldtake care while framing the rules that onlysmall farmers can avail the help which culti-vates crops. If agricultural labourers are farm-ing, such farmers should not be provided withgovernment facilities. On this occasion, Prof.Dr. Vijay Kayat, President of Ambedkar Mis-sion 2020, justified the questions raised byBharat Prem. This is the reason why the poor

in the country do not get the time for econom-ic, social, educational thinking. I consider theBaba Saheb Mission of National PresidentBharat Prem Ji to be a declaration of real warfor Dalits, laborers, poor farmers and minori-ties. The warrior attacks the enemy on the bor-der, but these traitors hidden in the countryspeak casteist, religious words.

‘Govt should think aboutagriculture labourers’

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, SEPT 24

Former District CouncilMember and AdvocateDharam Singh Sandhu, Advo-cate Rajesh Mehla, AdvocateKaran Mandan while answer-ing the queries of journalistson the new agricultural MLAsin their office in the Tehsilcampus said that this bill maybe in favor of farmers. But thegovernment should clarify thesituation. Dharam SinghSandhu has sought answersfrom the current government,exposing the BJP govern-ment's claims on the newAgriculture Bill. He said thatit is being claimed on behalfof the government that thefarmers of Haryana are going

to benefit a lot by the imple-mentation of 3 new agricul-tural bills. Now the farmershere will make profits by sell-ing their crops in anotherstate, with the governmentclaiming that the privateagency will now give thefarmers a higher rate than theMSP.

Advocate Dharam Singh

Sandhu said that if the gov-ernment is clear about theMSP, then why is it refusingto give MSP guarantee to thefarmers on purchases outsidethe mandis. Advocate Rajeshsaid that during the Coronaperiod, the government hasdone injustice to the farmersby bringing 3 ordinances. Butto the contrary the govern-

ment has brought many lawswithout the provision of MSP.How much profit did thefarmers of India get? Whycheap rice is brought fromother states to do paddy likescam in Haryana. If the in-come of the market will beclosed through tax then howmany days will the mandis beable to last?. The way thegovernment is withdrawingfrom procurement is worri-some. This will also cut thepublic distribution system re-leased for the poor in futureand where will the ration begiven to the poor. Many peo-ple like Karan Mandan,Dharam Singh Sandhu, Ra-jesh, Nitin etc. were presenton this occasion.

Sandhu demands MSP guarantee

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, SEPT 24

Soil and water of holy places ofGuru Nanak Dev Ji, basil and neemplants rich in medicinal properties,fruits, shade plants and blood dona-tion to save human life, this won-derful combination is going on inblood donation camps being organ-ised by National Integrated Forumof Artists and Activists, a prominentNGO of India. On the completionof 20 years of the establishment ofNIFAA the fifth camp of 20 dayscontinuous blood donation campswas held today at Gurdwara RoriSahib Nising where the blood bankteam of Kalpana Chawla MedicalCollege collected 40 units of blood.

To honour every person whodonates blood, citation, basil andother fruit plants along with holi soilpackets and holy water collected

from the holy places of Guru NanakDev Ji during Guru Nanak Sadbha-vana Yatra were given so that everyperson can plant these plants withrespect and take care of them. In thiscamp organised with support of themanagement committee of Gurd-wara Rori Sahib, life member of NI-

FAA and President of Haryana SikhSangat Jathedar Surjit Singh Darar,Sukhwant Singh former president ofGurdwara Manji Sahib, GurtejSingh Khalsa, President of Shiro-mani Gatka Federation of India,President of Gurudwara Rori SahibManagement Committee Jagtar

Singh Jhabbar, Vice PresidentGurlal Singh Babbar, Samaj SeviNeeraj Gunayana, NIFAA Chair-man Pritpal Singh Pannu, DistrictPresident Ranjit Singh Gareta andGeneral Secretary Hitesh Gupta ho-noured the donors with their hands.

The main responsibility for theorganisation of the camp was doneby District Vice President of NIFAAGurjant Singh, Youth Social workerfrom Nissing Upkar Singh, PavitarSingh, Malkit Singh, NavalparitSingh and Maninder Singh Uppal.NIFAA Chairman Pritpal SinghPannu, who was present on the oc-casion, said that for lack of blood inthe time of Corona crisis camps arebeing organised by NIFAA fortwenty consecutive days and differ-ent members of NIFAA have beenappointed Project Director for 20camps so that every The camp wenton smoothly.

NIFAA holds blood donation camp

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, SEPT 24

Mega EPTM was organised at Govern-ment Senior Secondary School Garhi Bir-bal in which District Deputy Commis-sioner Nishant Yadav, District EducationOfficer Ravindra Chaudhary, officer GoodGovernance Associate Amarutha Datle,Executive Block Education Officer andPrincipal Bir Singh Rana along with allstaff members, parents and students ofGovernment Senior Secondary SchoolGarhi Birbal, Mega via Google Meet appthrough PTM, got information about theteaching work being done by children andteachers in the time of Corona epidemic.

Addressing the parents and children,the District Deputy Commissioner saidthat the students who do not have a smart-phone or any electronic medium for edu-cation, will be assisted by Shiksha Mitra

so that more and more students can get ed-ucation through e-learning, along withthis, the Deputy Commissioner appreciat-ed the work done by Principal Bir SinghRana and staff members in the interests ofstudents through e-learning in times ofCorona epidemic. He was named Educa-tion Warriors. On this occasion, DistrictEducation Officer congratulated Kirti, astudent of Government Senior SecondarySchool, Garhi Birbal, for being selected inthe Super Hundred at the block level andconveyed the message to Kirti.

Mega PTM organised

MUKESH DUTTARADAUR, SEPT 24

On one hand, while thefarmers are agitating againstthe agricultural bills passedby the central government,the BJP leaders have claimedthat the farmers are in sup-port of it. Former Minister ofState, Karan Dev took out atractor journey with thefarmers from Radaur to Ku-rukshetra in support of thesebills today. On this occasion,the former Minister of Statesaid that only the greedy people of power areagainst these Bills, they only see their chair,they have nothing to do with the problems ofthe farmers.

He said that when there was an agitationagainst these bills by the farmers, the govern-ment formed a committee of three MPs sothat the farmers organisation or whatever po-litical party would like to give some sugges-tions in it, but at that time no suggestion was

made by any farmer organisation nor any par-ty, now only farmers are being misled, thesame BJP leader Ajay Chauhan said that afterthese bills, there will be no impact on themarket nor will farmers get any help. Thistractor journey has been done by the BJP aday before the farmers' Bharat Bandh was an-nounced, now it has to be seen how much thissupport trip taken by the BJP has its effect ontomorrow's bandh.

BJP defends agri bills

Smart city projectgets underway

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, SEPT 24

It will now be easier to collect wet and dry garbage separatelyfrom house to house in order to make 100 per cent successfulsource mobilisation in the city. Under the Smart City Project,out of 40 tippers consignment to the Municipal Corporation,new tippers have started arriving. Currently, 7 new tippers havearrived, 10 are expected this week and 10 are expected nextweek. With these measures, it will be very effective to take thewet and dry waste to the solid waste management plant andtake it into processing. The new tippers are different than be-fore. The special thing is that different partitions have been pro-vided for wet and dry.

Boxes made for this can be opened from both. Not onlythis, micro-segmentation has also been provided in the rearside, in which substances like hazardous waste and waste nap-kins can be inserted. The work of house-to-door garbagesweepers will also be easy. GPS on vehicle In addition to thesystem, small horns have been installed in the streets in con-nection with the announcement of the household. As soon asthe tipper arrives in the street, housewives will get informationabout bringing garbage from the house.

Punia takes over as SPSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Gangaram Punia, IPS Karnal took overas Superintendent of Police at 5 pm. While inter-acting with the media, he said that the complaint ofthe complainant by the Karnal Police will be dis-posed of as soon as possible and within thepurview of the law.Along with handling thelegal system in Karnal,the main tasks will be tofix the traffic system,curb crime, ban com-plete illegal liquor busi-ness and deal with peo-ple's problems on priori-ty. He convinced theresidents of Karnalthrough the media that the people of Karnal cancall at any time with their legitimate problems, theirphone call will be responded immediately.Gangaram Punia is a 2013 Batch honest, hard-working and a sharp police officer. He has made aname for himself on the strength of his hard work.Before he took charge as Superintendent of Po-lice, he served as DSP of Karnal. Along withmeetings of other police employees, instructionswere given to curb crime. Taking direct action onthe complaint of the complainants and directed toresolve the matter within the scope of the law. Hesaid that public service should be the first duty ofthe police.

Fiber cable laying work completedAKHIL NATHSONEPAT: There is a plan to provide high speed internet facility to every corner ofthe country under the e-gram swaraj scheme. This scheme has been started bythe Prime Minister from Bihar. Under the scheme, every home will have internetservice through fiber. Work is also going on at a rapid pace in the district on theplan. This information was given by Additional Deputy Commissioner MunishSharma, Nodal Officer of the project.Additional Deputy Commissioner informed that the work of laying fiber cable in304 villages of the district is almost complete. According to District ManagerShashikant Kaushik, at the beginning of the project, the Common Service Centerwill provide free internet service to the government institutions of each village,such as government schools, hospitals, Aganbadi center, village secretariat, postoffice, etc. for a full year. District organisers Shashikant Kaushik and MohitChhikara said that after government institutions, internet connection will be madeavailable in every household through fiber technology. So far, fiber cable layinghas been completed in 304 gram panchayats of the district and this service hasstarted smoothly in more than 50 gram panchayats.

AAP to create awareness about CoronaROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: A campaign has been started by the Aam Aadmi Party to makepeople aware of Covid-19. Aam Aadmi Party leader and organisation head Gu-lab Singh also raised awareness among people in several villages to warnpeople of the Corona epidemic as part of a special campaign run by the party.He said that on behalf of the Aam Aadmi Party, the convenor Arvind Kejriwalhas decided to open an Oxygen Testing Centre in India, because when the co-rona tightens its grip on the person then it becomes difficult to breathe. There-fore, the workers of the Aam Aadmi Party will open Oxygen Testing Centre allover the country of India and examine people for free due to which GulabSingh also opened centres in many villages. Many workers of the Aam AadmiParty were present on this occasion.

nCov:30 people drift towards virus in Phagwara, 2 deaths reportedPHAGWARA: As many as thirty residents of the district were found positive for Corona andtwo breathed their last here on Thursday. Senior officers while confirming it told UNI corre-spondent here Thursday that samples of 323 people were taken for testing for Covid-19 today.Meanwhile SDM Phagwara Pawitra Singh told this correspondent that samples of 8615 per-sons were taken in Phagwara till now. SDM said 557 people tested positive for Covid till nowin Phagwara. SDM informed that 28 people had lost their lives due to Corona in Phagwara tillnow.SDM Singh told that 121 positive cases are still active in Phagwara till now from which39 positive patients are being treated in different hospitals while 82 patients are being treatedin home quarantine.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, SEPT 24

In an intelligence led opera-tion, the Punjab Police on Fri-day arrested two Pakistan-backed drug smugglers inKhem Karan sector of TarnTaran along the InternationalBorder, and seized 13 kg hero-in consignment from them. Amanhunt has been launchedfor their third accomplice.

The arrest of Jora Singh,and his associate Ranjit Singh@ Rana Singh, who wereplanning to deliver the con-signment to drug syndicatesand suppliers across the state,has exposed the nexus be-tween drug smugglers operat-ing in Punjab and their han-dlers in Pakistan, DGP DinkarGupta said. The entire opera-tion was carried out by a teamled by Dhruman Nimbale,SSP Tarn Taran, with SP/Nar-cotics, DSP/Bhikhiwind, I/CNarcotics, SHO Khem Karan,and SHO Sarai Amant Khanits members. An FIR No. 141,dated 24-09-2020, u/s 21, 29NDPS Act, PS Khem Karanhas been registered in thiscase. Specific information wasreceived by Tarn Taran policeabout Jora Singh s/o BagichaSingh r/o Mahedipur, P.S

Khem Karan, after which hisactivities were brought underwatch. Currently on bail sinceMarch 2020, he was also ap-prehended by security agen-cies near the IB for suspiciousactivities in August 2019.Four FIRs are already regis-tered against him for drugsmuggling, in which hugequantity of narcotic substancewas recovered.

He had also amassed anumber of properties withoutany legal source of income.Gupta said that initial investi-gations had revealed that JoraSingh, along with his two as-sociates Pawandeep Singh &Ranjit Singh @ Rana Singh,was in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers and was try-ing to procure a heroin con-signment from the Pakistanside into the area of BOP/Rat-toke, BSF (PS Khem Karan).They had also conducted rec-ce near the IB, Village Rat-toke, PS Khem Karan. Duringinvestigations, Ranjit Singh @Rana Singh r/o Havelian, PSSarai Amanat Khan (TarnTaran), admitted that he hadorganized the delivery of aheroin consignment that wasscheduled to arrive in the area of BOP Rattoke fromPakistan.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

Assuring the farmers of the statethat Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh led Punjab gov-ernment remains committed andduty-bound to safeguard their inter-ests; the Finance Minister ManpreetSingh Badal today said that the fightagainst anti-farmers AgricultureBills will continue till our lastbreath.

Interacting with the media per-sons here, the Finance Minister saidthat the farm ordinances, whichhave been recently passed by theparliament, were primarily aimed atlifting the safety cover in the formof Minimum Support Price (MSP),thereby ruining the food growers ofthe country. He said that as a fact ofthe matter, the bills will severely af-fect not only farmers but every Pun-jabi. Urging all the Punjabis to actwisely in this hour of crisis, Mr.Manpreet Singh Badal stated thatPunjabis are blessed with an in-domitable spirit of hard work andindefatigable attitude against tyran-ny, oppression and injustice. Pun-jabis will not accept any such movethat aims to harm farmers’ interests,and the Punjab Government will ve-hemently oppose these malicious at-tempts of BJP led Union Govern-ment. He categorically said that noone will be allowed to harm the in-terests of farmers at any cost. Theagriculture bills will deprive thefarmers of a safety cover in the form

of MSP, stressed Mr. Badal, addingthat the Rs.50 increase in MSP ofwheat announced by the Modi gov-ernment recently was the least in theprevious decade (only 2.6 %). Hesaid that this is despite the fact thatthe Commission for AgricultureCost and Prices (CACP) had recom-mended an MSP increase of 6% inthe wake of 8.4% food inflation.“This is a pointer that the Uniongovernment is dragging its feetfrom giving due MSP to farmers,”Manpreet Singh Badal said. High-lighting the significance of MSP tofarmers, the Finance Minister said

that besides ensuring well being offood growers, it also acts as a cata-lyst in the state’s development. Hesaid in Punjab, procurement of foodgrains worth Rs 70,000 crore takesplace every year. Mr. Badal said thatthe state receives Rs 3900 croremandi fees annually, which is usedfor maintenance, repair, and upkeepof 65,000 kilometres of link roads,bridges, culverts, mandis, and otherinfrastructure.

Citing three examples of theBJP government’s anti-Punjabstance, the Finance Minister saidthat Punjab has always borne this at-titude's brunt. He said that specialtax concessions to hill states, theGST regime, and now this agricul-ture bills have broken the backboneof Punjab’s economy. Mr. Badalsaid that the worst part is that Shiro-mani Akali Dal has always been partand parcel of BJP’s anti-Punjabtirade.

Slamming the Shiromani AkaliDal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal forshedding crocodile tears over the is-sue, the Finance Minister said thatthey are answerable to people as towhy they were hand in glove withevery anti-Punjab decision of theBJP. He said that Harsimrat KaurBadal, who had recently resignedfrom the Union Cabinet, has noteven uttered a single word againstBJP and its Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi. Mr. Badal said thatSukhbir must remember that theirhands can be either on the PM's feetor the neck, adding that Akali Dal is

presently trying to run both withrabbit and hunter, which is not fea-sible. The Finance Minister saidthat Congress has always stood forprotecting the interests of Punjaband Punjabis. He said that PunjabChief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh has saved the waters of thestate during his last tenure, addingthat every step will be taken to se-cure the farmers' interests. Mr.Badal said that the state governmentwill soon challenge the draconianagriculture bills in the Apex court.The Finance Minister said thatwhile Congress has been the harbin-ger of a green and white revolutionin the state, the SAD-BJP alliancehas always scuttled peace, prosperi-ty, and state progress. He said thatCongress will not leave any stoneunturned for the well-being of farm-ers of the state. Mr. Badal said thatthe high time that Punjabis must re-alise the difference between pro-Punjabi and anti-Punjabi forces.Releasing the minutes of the highpowered committee constituted bythe Union government, the FinanceMinister made it clear that the com-mittee was set up by the Union gov-ernment for doubling the farmers’income. He said that while Punjabwas not invited in the first meeting,after Punjab opposed this step ofkeeping them out of committee thestate was included in committee.However, Mr. Badal said that in thesecond and third meeting no agendaexcept that of enhancing farm in-come was discussed.

State govt to continue fightagainst agri bills: Manpreet

Congress leadersappeal to make bandhsuccessful

DHARAM PAL PUNNIJAITU: The Jaitu constituencycongressi leaders have given fullsupport to the complete to PunjabClosed call today by the farmersorganisations. Member Parliament ofCongress party Mohammad Sadiqfrom Faridkot urged to arhtiyas,dealers selling pesticides, seeds andfertilisers and others linked to thesector to full support to today to makebandh succesfull. Truck UnionPresident and youth congressRajdeep Singh Aulakh appealed tothe people should stand with thefarmers so that win the battle againstthe Tughlaq edict of the NarendraModi's government. Senior congressleader Suraj Bhardwaj and SukhpalSingh Pali also urged the people ofpunjab to support to the agitation ofpeasants.They said anti farmerordinance will destroy the alleconomy and bussiness of the statebecaue it all depends on farmeragricuture.So we should comeforward and support the agitation.

Punjab police bust Pak-backeddrug smuggling racket with arrest

of two notorious smugglers

Farmers protestagainst ‘Black-laws’

RAJ SADOSHABOHAR: In protest against thethree agriculture amendment bills ofthe central government, a hugetractor was organised today. The rallyled by PPCC president Sunil Jakhar’snephew and former District YouthCongress president Sandeep Jakharstarted at 9 am from native villagePanjkosi and covered 15-km distancein about four hours to convert thesame into a public meeting in the newgrain market here. The participantscarried placards and banners andshouted slogans against the “Black-laws” and Prime Minister NarendraModi. Sandeep Jakhar termed thebills as anti-farmer, conspiracy toabolish the minimum support price forthe produce. The claims made by thecentral government that the minimumsupport price will be ensured as farceand said no such guarantee has beenmade in the law. Through the saidlaws, Prime Minister Modi wasenslaving the farmers to thecapitalists, he added.

Sept 30 last date topay property tax with10 percent discountSUKHVINDER SHANS.A.S NAGAR: The last date forpayment of property tax for the year2020-21 in Punjab with 10% rebate is30-09-2020. Giving information in thisregard, Commissioner MunicipalCorporation Sahibzada Ajit SinghNagar Mr. Kamal Kumar Garg saidthat a large number of owners ofproperties falling under the jurisdictionof Municipal Corporation SahibzadaAjit Singh Nagar were visiting theoffice of the Municipal Corporationand paying the property tax. In viewof the large number of property taxpayers and in view of Covid-19, theMunicipal Corporation has set up 6property tax counters to ensure socialdistance. Dr. Garg said that as thelast date for submission of propertytax rebate with 10% discount isapproaching September 30, the officeof the Municipal Corporation will bekept open on September 26 and 27despite being a public holiday(Saturday and Sunday).

FM says, any attempt to harm interests of farmers to be opposed

KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL, SEPT 24

Sukhbir Singh Badal Feelsthat we can move forwardalone which is his misun-derstanding and lack oofpolitical experience. Hehas to take some lessonsfrom Parkash SinghBadal. These words wereuttered by senior BJPleader and former MinisterMadan Mohan Mittal in anexclusive interview withyug marg today.

He said that it was ahasty decision he said thatafter the election of Har-simrat Kaur Badal in par-liament, Shromini Akalidal starts speaking inSadan. He said that thereis discussion in the sadanregarding agriculture ordi-nance and if there was anyshort coming then Harsim-

rat Kaur Badal Could havespoken there describingthe decision of SukhbirSingh Badal as a hasty de-cision he said that it shouldhave to read the act firstand if he don't understoodthe act then he would haveasked someone MadanMohan MIttal said thatSukhbir Singh Badalshould follow the advice

of Parkash Singh BadalSahib. He said thatSukhbir Badal who wasopposing the ordinanceunder the pressure of ex-tremist organization wasonly confined to SGPCand SGPC is his only tar-get. By strictly repeatingthe statement of "contest-ing 2022 elections togeth-er" he says that they arepreparing for only 117seats and formula of 58and 59 is to be decided byShiromini Akali DalBadal, if they like this for-mula then good and well,otherwise BJP is ready tofight for 117 seats of as-sembly. Talking to aboutthe bill he said that it hasbeen made very clear byPM Modi and other seniorBJP leaders that neitherMSP or nor Arhtis will beabolished.

Sukbhir Badal lack of experience, need totake some lessons from elder Badal: Mittal

Verka launches Haldi Dudh

SUKHVINDER SHANS.A.S NAGAR, SEPT 24

Verka milk plant launched its new product HaldiDudh for the people. Haldi Dudh has been launchedby Girish Dayalan, Deputy Commissioner S.A.S Na-gar at Verka Milk Plant Mohali. A.k Mishra told thatHaldi Dudh is provided in 200 m.l bottle. It is priceonly 25 rupee. Haldi Dudh will improve immunity.

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, SEPT 24

In compliance with the ordersissued by the state Govern-ment to cap the charges ofRT-PCR, TrueNat and Cbnaattests of COVID, DeputyCommissioner Apneet Riyaiton Thursday asked the privatelaboratories not to chargemore than the prescribed ratesfor tests. The laboratories inthe district are also instructedto display rates of covid testsin visible manner for the fa-cilitation of the public.

Divulging in this regardApneet Riyait said that theState Government had issuedorder under the EpidemicDiseases Act, which stipu-lates that no Private laborato-ry should charge any amountmore than Rs. 1600/- for RT-PCR covid test inclusive ofGST, taxes, documentation

and reporting in the State ofPunjab. Similarly, TrueNatTest for COVID-19 should bedone with the prescribedamount of Rs 2000 and noprivate laboratory shouldcharge any amount more thanthe fixed rate. Likewise, theState has fixed Rs 2400 forCbnaat test including GSTand taxes and no lab couldcharge more than the saidamount. The Deputy Com-missioner also stated that anyadditional cost for home collection of samples is to be fixed by individual labora-tory.

Rs. 1600 fixed for RT-PCR test, Rs 2000 & 2400 for Truenat,CBNAAT tests respectively

SUMER GARGSUNAM, SEP 24

There is a lot of anger amongfarmers across Punjab and thecountry against the three farm-ing laws passed by the Modigovernment and the farmers,traders, laborers and business-men are on the streets. A mas-sive protest against these farm-ing laws and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's effigy burn-ing protest was held at the NewGrain Market. It was led byMLA and Aam Aadmi Partyleader Aman Arora. Peasants,laborers and traders participat-ed in a huge number on this oc-

casion. This fury demonstra-tion passed from different mar-kets of the city, from the newgrain market and finallyreached the cremation groundin front of the bus stand, whereanger was expressed by burn-ing Narendra Modi's effigy. Onthis occasion, Aman Arora,while talking, made sharp tar-gets against the Modi govern-ment.

The special thing about this'Muzahra' is that MLA AmanArora himself drove a tractorand dragged the effigy ofPrime Minister Narendra Modito the cremation ground by ty-ing it behind the tractor.

AAP MLA Aman Aroraburns effigy of PM

Aulakh gives checks of Rs 10 lakh each to familiesof two Corona warrior police personnel

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA, SEPT 24

IG Patiala Range, JatinderSingh Aulakh along withSSP Vikram Jeet Duggal onThursday handed overchecks of Rs. 10 Lakh eachto the families of twoCORONA Frontline War-riors of Police.here , whohad lost their lives toCOVID in previous days.Expressing solidarity withthe families of the deceasedASI Joginder Singh andHome Guard Jawan Dar-

shan Singh, both the key of-ficers, IG Patiala Range,Jatinder Singh Aulakh saidthat though the loss of theirfamily members could notbe compensated but thePunjab Police always stood

with them in case of anyneed. Aulakh further saidthat ASI Joginder Singh,was working as a telephoneoperator at his camp officeand was admitted to a pri-vate hospital in Patiala on

September 14 due to fever.However, due to ill healthand increasing chest pain,he was referred to PGIChandigarh on September17, where he died on Sep-tember 19 after losing afight against Corona duringtreatment.

Home Guard Jawan Dar-shan Singh was on duty atGhagga Police Station. Hewas admitted to Govern-ment Rajindra Hospital onSeptember 14 due to illhealth where he passedaway on September 16.

AMIT KALIAZIRAKPUR, SEPT 24

The project head of SklylarHomes near Jaipuria Societyin Zirakpur planted about 45flowering and shade bearingplants on the site of his proj-ect. Disclosing this here to-day Shiv Kumar Thakur, Pro-ject Head, Skylar Homes saidthat we are constructing anew Society Skylar Homesnear Jaipuria Society in Zi-rakpur and we will be plant-ing 100 plants on that site butno we only planted 45 flow-ering and shade plants areplanted. He said that wherev-er we bring our project, keep-

ing in view the environment,we must first plant about 100plants.

Pollution in cities has in-creased tremendously thesedays, problems like globalwarming are also increasingday by day and the environ-ment is becoming more andmore polluted day by day.

45 shaded, flowering plantsplanted by Shiv Kumar Thakur

AMRITPAL/DEEPAKSAMRALA, SEP 24

At the invitation of the newPension Scheme EmployeesUnion Punjab, a memoran-dum in the name of the Pun-jab Chief Minister was hand-ed over to the local MLAAmrik Singh Dhillon by theunion representatives heretoday for the implementationof the old pension schemes.Leaders of the delegation Av-tar Singh Kotala, NarinderSingh Bhari and Sanjeev Ku-mar said that they had

brought to the notice of MLADhillon that the scheme hasbeen implemented by theCentral Government. Butwhether or not to implementthis scheme falls under thepurview of the state govern-ments. They informed thatNPS where it is not in the in-terest of the employees. At

the same time it is proving tobe financially fatal for thestate government.

If the state government re-implements the old pensionscheme, where there will be agood message for the em-ployees, the state govern-ment may come out of the recession.

Demand letter for implementationof old pension scheme presented

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON, SEPT 24

District planning boardchairman Malkeet SinghDakha and youth congressleader money Garg leadeda protest against thefarmer bill with a tractorrally conducted in bet ar-eas. Many farmers fromthe area participated in thisprotest in order to showtheir discontentment on thefarmer bill. Addressing thegathering Chairman MalkeetSingh Dakha said that thefarmer bill passed by the cen-tral government is not accept-able as it may ruin the farm-

ers in future. This bill will notonly affect farmers but con-tractors, transporters, laborers

and every person related tothe field of agriculture.Dakha further stated that thein order to benefit corporatefamilies the central govern-ment has decided to ruin thefarmers completely.

Congress to fight for rights offarmers: Chairman Dakha

'AAP' to fight farmers'struggle: Amolak SinghDHARAM PAL PUNNIJAITU: Senior youth leader of AamAdmi Party Halqa Jaitu Amolak Singhsaid that 'Aap' always fought for thewelfare of farmers and protection of

their rights andwould continue todo so. Thisexample can beseen in Delhiwhere our partygovernment ledby Arvind Kejriwalhas initiated theswaminathanreport. Today

while he was protesting against theagriculture bills passed by the Center,said that these bills issued by theModi government would destroy thePunjab.We must participate infarmers agitation to to save upcominggeneration of punjab.

Govt extends dead-line for applying

scholarshipsKAPURTHALA, SEP 24:The Punjab government onThursday extended thedeadline for applying forvarious ScholarshipSchemes for the current ac-ademic session amidCovid-19 crisis. Scholar-ships for the year 2020-21can be applied on the e-Punjab portal. DeputyCommissioner KapurthalaDeepti Uppal said that thesescholarship schemes in-clude Pre-Matric Scholar-ship Scheme for ScheduledCaste (SC) students study-ing in 9th to 10th class, O.P.B Pre-Matric ScholarshipScheme for students.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Governor, CM expresses grief over the demiseof Suresh AngadiSHIMLA: Governor Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur haveexpressed grief over the demise of Union Minister of State for Railways SureshAngadi who died yesterday at New Delhi. He was 65. In his condolence messagethe Governor said that Suresh Angadi will always be remembered for hisimpeccable service and indelible contributions. Bandaru Dattatraya hasexpressed his deepest condolences with the bereaved family members for thisirreparable loss. Chief Minister said that Suresh Angadi was a leader of masseswho was committed to the welfare of the poor and down trodden of the society.Jai Ram Thakur prayed the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and givestrength to the bereaved family members to bear the irreparable loss.

HIMACHAL/JKMehtab opposesagricultural bill asanti-farmer

JYOTI SYALHAROLI: Mehtab Singh, the GeneralSecretary of the District CongressCommittee, attacked the BJP's CentralGovernment for the passage ofagriculture bills and said that they wereopposing the Bill as anti-farmers. Hecondemned anti-farmer policies ofModi government due to which thefarmers of the country are on thestreets today. Mehtab said thatagriculture bills passed by the centralgovernment is very harmful for thefarmers. He said that the districtCongress is standing with the farmersin this moment. He said that ever sincethe Modi government came to power,inflation has increased continuously.

HPU issues SOP's forconducting examsSHIMLA: Himachal PradeshUniversity on Thursday issueddirections to all the College Principalsto follow Covid-19 pandemic protocolwhile conducting examination in thestate. University spokesperson in astatement said that in view of theCOVID-19 pandemic the Principal andstudents are directed to remain vigilantfor any changes in the date-sheets, ifany, uploaded on the Universitywebsite from time to time. He said thatPrincipals are directed to hold theexaminations strictly adhering to theguidelines and Standard OperatingProcedure issued by the Ministry ofHuman Resource Development,Department of Higher Education. Incase, the seating capacity isexceeding to their strength onparticular day, the same may beintimated to the University immediatelybefore the commencement of theexaminations. he added.

1100 saplings planted inVrindavan AyurvedicHospital during PrimeMinister Service Week

BADDI (SHANTI GAUTHAM): Duringthe service week, on the occasion ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi's 70thbirthday, more than a dozen socialorganizations of BBN set an exampleby planting 100 medicinal and orientalplants in the premises of VrindavanAyurvedic Hospital, Baddi. BaddiTehsildar Mukesh Sharma attended theplantation program organized bySrihari Om Yoga Society, and DFONalagarh Yashudeep Singh, NaibTehsildar Baddi Balraj Negi, EO CityCouncil Baddi Ranvir, ChairmanBalvendra Thakur, Director, NarendraForest Corporation, NUJ StatePresident of Ranesh, State Presidentof Journalist Ekta Manch, ShantiGautam, NP JE Kant were speciallypresent. The program was chaired byRP Garg, Director of VrindavanAyurvedic Hospital. Giving information,he said that Vrindavan Hospital is in avery picturesque place situated on thefoothills of the Shivalik Hills of Baddi.This place is situated in the lap ofnature. That is why a first time visitorhere does not believe that every kindof mountain natural fragrance can befound in the plains like Baddi. He saidthat more than 10 thousand Ayurvedic,medicinal, fruit, airy and oranmentalplants have been planted here. Andthere is a cow shed of the cow of hillbreed. All kinds of fruits and vegetablesare grown here organically. ChiefGuest Tehsildar Mukesh Sharma saidthat this is a very good effort of varioussocial institutions of Baddi.

Construction of Atal Tunnel will strengthensecurity of the nation: Jai Ram Thakur

Says, Traditional welcome to be given to PMSHIMLA, SEP 24

In view of the proposed visit ofthe Prime Minister, Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur presided over ameeting of officers of Kulludistrict in Manali today.Addressing the occasion, ChiefMinister said that the constructionof Atal Tunnel Rohtang willstrengthen the security system ofthe nation paving way forthroughout the year movement inthis strategically important borderarea. He said that traditionalwelcome would be accorded toPrime Minister during hisproposed visit. He directed theofficers to take care of all standardoperating procedures of theCovid-19 during this period andsaid that no negligence should betaken in this regard, at any point.

The Chief Minister said thatsocial distancing should bemaintained by the people evenwhile welcoming the PrimeMinister and crowding must beavoided at one place. He said thatin view of Covid-19, adequateambulances should also bemaintained and necessaryarrangements made for isolation.

He said that live broadcast ofthe program would be telecast so

that it reached every part of thestate. Video screens would beinstalled at district headquartersand other places, so that peoplecould watch live programs.

On this occasion, EducationMinister Govind Singh Thakursaid that the commencement ofAtal Tunnel Rohtang is a historic

event for the residents of Kulluand Lahaul-Spiti districts. He saidthat the construction of the tunnelwill herald many activities ofeconomic development in theentire region and the pace ofdevelopment will be hastened.

MLA Surender Shourie,Deputy Commissioner Dr. Richa

Verma, Superintendent of PoliceGaurav Singh, Chief Engineer ofAtal Tunnel Rohtang ProjectBorder Roads Organization KPPurushothaman, Vice PresidentState BJP Dhaneshwari Thakur,District BJP President Bhimsenwere also present on thisoccasion.

nCov : 7 more die in Kangra,pushing death toll to 37

UNIDHARAMSHALA SEP 24

Seven more people includingsix senior citizens five malesand two females, died Thursdayof lethal novel coronavirustaking the death toll in Kangrato 37. One patient died fromChamba district and sevenmore tested positive for thelethal novel coronavirus, herepushing the Kangra districtcaseload to 1966 on Thursday.

Chief Medical OfficerKangra told UNI Thursday thatseven people tested positive onThursday and the confirmedpositive cases in the districthave touched 1966.

CMO appealed again to thepeople that in the last few days,the number of patients sufferingfrom corona has increased inthe district Kangra and alongwith this, the figure of Coronadeaths has also increasedalarmingly because manypatients arrived at the hospitalin a critical condition withdelay and despite efforts, thesepatients could not be saved. Hesuggested people to takeprecautions of using masks andmaintain social distance and

come out of homes only whenrequired particularly those whoare senior citizens, withdiabetes and high bloodpressure. CMO said sevenpeople died Thursday of theinfection and six of them werefrom Kangra district and onefrom Chamba district. He saidthe deceased people includedall elderly. He said with thesesix deaths of Kangra district thetotal death toll has touched 37in the district Thursday. He saidthe total number of patientswho tested positive for theCOVID 19 on Thursday hasremained seven till filing of thisreport. There were zerorecoveries on Thursday and thenumber of cured peopleremained at 1188. The districtcurrently houses 670 activecases. So far the district haswitnessed thirty one fatalitiesand two patients have migratedout of the district.

Printing, stationery work to be done withvigour and efficiency: Rajinder Garg

SHIMLA, SEP 24: Printing and Stationery Minister Rajinder Gargpresided over the review meeting of Printing and StationeryDepartment here today and said that the work of printing andstationary should be done with vigour and efficiency. He directed theofficers of the department to fulfil the requirements of Stationery of thestate government, various departments, Universities and Boards ontime. He said that the use of new technology in printing would bepromoted and training provided to the employees in this regard. Healso directed the officials to prepare the assignment related toPanchayati Raj elections in time. Rajinder Garg said that 150 differenttypes of publishing materials are provided to various departmentsincluding writing paper and stationery drawing. He said that stationeryarticles are purchased through e-tender after getting approval from theStationery Committee constituted by the government and completetransparency is ensured in this work. Later, Rajinder Garg alsoinspected the Government Printing Press of Printing and Stationeryand took stock of the works of the Department.

Raid on illegal mining, 4 tractors seizedASHOK KUMARUNA, SEP 24

District administration Unacontinued to act against themining mafia. LateWednesday evening, SDMUna Dr. Suresh Jaswal alongwith police and miningofficer Paramjit Singhraided several places. Theadministration team raidedJanakaur, Nangra, Fatehpurand Santoshgarh and seized4 tractors. Givinginformation in this regard,SDM Una Dr. Suresh Jaswalsaid that the districtadministration will continueto take strict action againstillegal mining as it damagesthe environment and roadsare also getting damaged.He said that those who do

illegal mining will not bespared under anycircumstances and theadministration is constantlykeeping a close watch.Directing the mining leaseholders to work within thepurview of the rules, he saidthat sand-gravel cannot beextracted from the minesfrom any machine such asJCB as mining throughmachines is completely

illegal.Dr. Jaswal said thatthe mining lease holders willhave to work according tothe rules and should be keptat a distance of onekilometer from the area ofdump lease. Also instructednot to overloading in trucksand tippers. The SDM saidthat the mining lease holderswho disobeyed the orders ofthe administration may havetheir lease canceled.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, SEP 24

In the case of allotment ofloan of crores of rupees inthe cooperative meeting ofIspur village of Una, nowsuch people have also cometo the notice of those whohave taken loans in theirname but they are not evenaware of this. Notice, andthreats have also startedpouring in. Under Harolisubdivision, a large iscoming up in theCooperative Bank of Ispur,the depositors of the Househave accused the Secretaryof the House for making abreakup of crores ofrupees. Loans of Rs 6.5given to near and dear onesviolating the norms. Theyalleged that that theSecretary of the House hastaken loans worth Rs 90-90

lakh in the name of about 5relatives including hisparents and sister. Theysaid that the Secretary ofthe House has about 500kanals of land which is hisown purchase. He said thatthe assets of the Secretaryof the House should beexamined, so that the truthcould be revealed. Theyalleged that when they ask

for his deposit back, thesecretary always gives anexcuse for not repaying theloan. There are also peoplewho have deposited alltheir money in it afterretiring, and today whenthe time comes, they getlooted. A delegation metDeputy Commissioner UnaSandeep Kumar regardingthis matter.

Loan scam worth crores in IspurCo-op Bank comes to light

Cycle journey fromRopar reaches Una

JYOTI SYALUNA, SEP 24

A cycle rally from Ropar district reached Unatoday. The main purpose of this cycle journey is tosave the farmers from agriculture bill brought bythe central government. Cyclists said that bill hasbeen brought to benefit selected people, this billwill make the condition of farmers worse, so weare going out on the cycle and making the peopleaware of the farmers so that we can help farmersand labourers.

Rally held for cancellation of anti-farmer law, memo submitted to DC

UNA (PANKAJ KATNA), SEP 24

Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army Himachal sent amemorandum to the President through a DC againstagriculture bills and sought its repeal,This decision of centralgovernment is not in the interest of the farmers.With comingbills into force, the difficulties of the farmers will be increased.They urged President not to sign the anti-farmer bills.

Virendra Kanwar will lay foundationstone for rural livelihood centre

JOGINDER DEV ARYABANGANA, SEP 24

Rural Development, Panchayati Raj,Agriculture, Fisheries and AnimalHusbandry Minister Virendra Kanwarwill lay the foundation stone of RuralLivelihood Center at Thana Kalan onFriday. Giving this information, agovernment spokesperson said that thefoundation stone was to be laid earlieron Thursday, but due to some reasonsthe programme had to be postponed.Now on Friday, Rural DevelopmentMinister Virendra Kanwar will lay thefoundation stone of the RuralLivelihood Center at 11 am. After this,Virendra Kanwar will preside over the

awareness camp under the Shiva Projectof Horticulture Department at Baul at3.30 pm.

Ramshahar delegation meets SDM,discusses solution to problems

ANWAR HUSSIAN NALAGARH, SEPT 24

Virendra Sharma, the President of the Janpratinidhi MandalPanchayat of Tehsil Ramshahar, along with others including theTehsildar Madam Vimala Pokhriyal approached the NalagarhSDM with a complaint yesterday. It may be informed thatVirendra Sharma, the head of Gram Panchayat Ramshahar fromthe public delegation, and others accused the Tehsil of notmaking the certificates on time. It was said that people in thearea face a lot of problems. They could not get their certificateseven after many days. He talked to Nalagarh SDM on thissubject. When our correspondent from Nalagarh talked to theSDM today, he told that the Ramshahar Jan Delegation met meyesterday and the Tehsildar has brought a complaint againstRamshahar Madam on this subject. In this regard, I talked toRamshahar madam through a phone call and I told her to keepher side, what you have to say on this subject, so that the mattercan be cleared in front of everyone and whatever will happenafter that will be put in front of everyone soon.

"POSHAN Maah" celebratedCHANDIGARH: The Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, U.T.,Chandigarh is celebrating "POSHAN Maah" with full enthusiasm in UT Chandigarh underPOSHAN Abhiyaan from 1st to 30th September, 2020. Series of activities are undertaken inthe Anganwadi Centres to sensitize the citizens, enhance their participation and to associatethem with the objective of eliminating malnutrition, anemia and ensuring 100% home deliv-eries, ensuring early initiation of breast feeding, full and complete immunization. Due toCOVID 19 situation, as per the guidelines of Ministry the Rashtriya POSHAN Maah 2020 isrepositioned from conventional of digital mode of "Jan Andolan", wherever required. The keyprotocols of COVID-19 are being followed during the Maah. Keeping in view, the Departmentof Social Welfare, Women and Child Development UT, Chandigarh is organizing various mo-tivational and inspirational activities in the Anganwadi Centres.

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BUREAUCHANDIGARH, SEPT 24

Punjab Sports and Youth ServicesMinister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhitoday said that awareness programswere conducted in 9355 villages andtowns of the state under the weeklong campaign against rumours ofCorona pandemic to stop the mis-leading propaganda of the anti-socialelements.

The Sports Minister said that4488 youth clubs, NSS Units andRed Ribbon Clubs of the state partic-ipated in this campaign. Carried outthis awareness campaign as a mis-sion of true service to humanity andsensitized the people, 90962 volun-teers of these clubs and units urgedpeople to immediately go to the gov-ernment hospitals for testing in casethey found any symptoms of the dis-ease. People have also been sensi-tized to wear masks, wash or sanitizehands and maintain social distanc-ing. Volunteers have distributedpamphlets and posters among thepeople and made them aware of thehealth department's guidelines todeal with the deadly Coronavirus. He

informed that the Assistant DirectorYouth Services and other district of-ficers conducted regular online meet-ings with the volunteers to ensuretheir active participation in the cam-paign. Rana Sodhi further said thatvolunteers covered every householdand shop in the villages and ex-plained the ways to prevent the dis-ease and the precautions to be takenin case of symptoms. The Ministerurged the people that in case of anysymptoms, people should immedi-ately contact the nearby hospital fortesting and if found positive thentreatment can be done at home. He

also asked for home isolation duringthe illness to prevent the spread ofthe disease and cautioned the people

to beware of the rumour-mongersand follow the instructions of thehealth department in letter and spirit.

Over 90000 volunteers caution people againstrumours of corona pandemic: Rana SodhiTraffic police, MC

removes illegalencroachments

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: As per the instructions oftraffic police DSP Sukhpal SinghRandhawa and EO Sukhdev singhRandhawa and superintendentManohar Singh, a collective team ofmunicipal council and traffic policeremoved the goods placed by theshopkeepers outside their shops. Theteam visited main road Jhansi ranichownk to ajitsar gurudwara raikotroad, kothe pone road, arha road,sadan bazaar, kamal chownk, linkroad, lala lajpat rai road, railway roadand removed the illegally placed stuffoutside the shops. It is worthmentioning that DSP Sukhpal SinghRandhawa issued instructions toshopkeepers multiple times askingthem not to place their goods outsidethe shops as it leads to traffic issuesbut the instructions went neglected.Telling more about this, DSP SukhpalSingh Randhawa said that it becamenecessary to take strict actionsagainst the shopkeepers.

Two mobiles recovered fromCentral Jail, exposed jailsecurity chinksRAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR: During the searchoperation on Wednesday, twomobiles were recovered from insidethe Central Jail. A case underSection 52-A Prisons Act 1894 hasbeen registered on the complaint ofJarnail Singh, AssistantSuperintendent Jail. With the frequentrecoveries of mobiles, the jail securitychinks have been exposed. Themost wanted banned item inside thejail for inmates, the security checks atthe entry points are under scanner.Moreover, the purpose of keeping theprisoners away from the socialactivities as punishment is also lost.As per the information, one mobilewas recovered from jail inmateNamandeep Godara of Samsungbrand touch screen golden colourwith batter and SIM of Jio. Anotherunclaimed was found during thesearch operation from the back sideof barrack No.3 and No.1 ofSamsung brand black colour withoutbattery and SIM Card.

SP JAINKHARAR, SEPT 24

Divisional CommissionerRahul Tiwari today inspect-ed Civil Hospital Kharar andgot necessary informationabout its working. He wasAccompanied by Mis Man-isha IAS. He made a roundof the Hospital with DrManohar Singh SMO.

He Visited OPD block,emergency ward, Labourroom, Gynae ward, Oat clin-ic, Blood Bank. Flu Cornerand Covid Sampling area.He Interacted with some pa-

tients and called up somemobile numbers of patientsat random from OPD registerwho had come to hospital to-day or before. He talked tothem about the experience inthe hospital. The commis-sioner appreciated and laud-ed the staff of the hospital forgood service being rendered.Dr Manohar Singh SMOalong with whole staff waspresent. Meanwhile 92 Sam-ples were taken by CivilHospital Kharar team todayand 38 new positive caseswere reported in Kharar citytoday.

Divisional CommissionerRahul Tiwari inspects civil

hospital Kharar

Weeklong 6th statelevel rozgar job fairkick startsCHANDIGARH: The 6th State LevelJob Fair kick started today under theGhar Ghar Rozgar and KarobarMission, the flagship program of thePunjab Government. The PunjabTechnical Education and EmploymentGeneration Minister Mr. CharanjitSingh Channi inaugurated this weeklong State level Mega Job Fairthrough video conference. On theopening day, the job fair started in sixdistricts of the state which includedPatiala, Faridkot, Sangrur, FatehgarhSahib, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur.The Deputy Commissioners/ ADCs ofthese districts participated in theinaugural function of the Job Fairthrough video conferencing.Employment Generation MinisterChanni said that as there are limitedjob opportunities in Public Sector andin private sector due to Covid-19pandemic across the globe, thefacilitation offered by Punjabgovernment will help to provide themuch-needed job opportunities to theyouth of Punjab during thesedesperate times. The Minister saidthat during this year's state level jobfair despite of Covid-19 pandemicrestrictions and limitations the PunjabGovernment under the leadership ofChief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh is committed to providemaximum job opportunities to theYouth of the state. He said that about1.40 lakh applications have beenreceived seeking employment against90,000 vacancies which would beoffered in the private sector duringthese Job fairs. The Minister said thatin this year State Level Rozgar Mela,facilitations are being done throughVirtual Platforms in addition to thisPhysical Melas are also beingorganized pan Punjab following allCovid-19 protocols at 69 places.Minister Channi also announced thatPunjab Government will fill one lacgovernment job vacancies during thisyear, out of which 50,000Government jobs to be advertisedsoon for which paper work is almostcompleted and paper work foradvertising other 50 thousandgovernment vacancies is at full swing.

Expansion of All IndiaJamaat-E-Salmani team

AMRITPAL/DEEPAKSAMRALA, SEP 24

Ayub Salmani, Punjab President All India Jamaat-E-Salmani has promoted and rewarded the membersfor their outstanding service to the Corona Warriorsduring the Corona period. In return for the gooddeeds done for the society, All India Jamaat-E-Salmani has appointed Mohammad Anish Salmanias Punjab President, Shahjaan Salmani Samrala asSenior Secretary Punjab, Sonu Salmani as VicePresident Punjab Youth, Imran Salmani as Patron ofDistrict Ludhiana, Feroze Salmani as Vice Presidentof Youth Team, Parvez Badar as Youth Secretary,Arshad Salmani as Vice President of LudhianaTeam, Arshad Salmani as Advisor, Anwar Salmanias Ward President of Dholewal Area, Israr Salmanias Shimlapuri Ward President. National GeneralSecretary Akib Javed Salmani, Punjab ChairmanAkhtar Salmani, Union Minister Akbar Salmani,Youth President Aslam Salmani were present on theoccasion.

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR, SEPT 24

Supporting the strike calledgiven by the farmers' organi-zations on September 25 dueto the anti-farmer policies ofthe Central Government,Nawanshahar MLA AngadSingh said that the struggleof the farmers will be sup-ported by rising above parti-sanship.

He said that tomorrow hehimself will join it alongwith his colleagues at the

Langraua bypass. During ameeting with leaders offarmer organizations here to-day, he said that the anti-farmer bill passed by thecentral government wasbound to weaken the eco-nomic condition of farmers.He said that he fully support-ed the September 25 bandhand stood firmly with thefarmers. He said that the self-sufficient farmers of thecountry were entitled to bet-ter treatment but it was un-fortunate that the wrong and

anti-farmer policies of thecentral government forcedthe farmers to take to thestreets. The MLA said thatfarmers were still the back-bone of the country's econo-my and that the tantamountwas a fall of misery on farm-ers already facing difficultiesdue to the anti-farmer bill.

He said that the economyof the entire Punjab was de-pendent on the farmers. Heappealed to all of us to riseabove politics and stand withthe farmers.

Angad Singh supports bandhcall by farmer organisations

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, SEPT 24

Former Union MinisterHarsimrat Kaur Badal andShiromani Akali Dal Pres-ident Sukhbir Singh Badaltoday paid obeisance atTakht Sri Damdama Sahibafter resigning in favor ofthe anti-farmer ordinance

passed by the Modi gov-ernment. A rally was alsoheld. On the occasion, theBadal family alleged thatthe Modi government hadforcibly passed three ordi-nances in the Rajya Sabhawhile the mainstream po-litical parties of the coun-try were protesting. Hesaid that this bill was anti-

farmer which ShiromaniAkali Dal would alwaysoppose. He accused theChief Minister Capt.Amarinder Singh that thisbill was passed by consen-sus but now Captain isprotesting without anyreason which shows thedouble standard of thegovernment.

Modi government forcibly passedordinance in Rajya Sabha: Badal

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, SEPT 24

Hundreds of farmers led byBhartiya Kisan Union EktaUgrahan today blocked theITI bridge on the main roadleading to Bathinda, Mansaand Dabwali, causing greatinconvenience to the com-muters and forgetting the

hands and feet of the admin-istration.

Even the meeting with thefarmers led by IG JaskaranSingh was fruitless as therewas a demand for compensa-tion and job for the family offarmer Mukhtiar Singh whodied in a bus accident on theway home from Badal Mor-cha yesterday.

Farmers demand compensation,job for Mukhtiar family

SUKHVINDER SHANS.A.S NAGAR, SEPT 24

In a series of ceremoniesdedicated to the 400th birthanniversary of Guru TeghBahadur by the PunjabGovernment, the school ed-ucation department has an-nounced the district levelresults of the online educa-tional musical instrumentcompetition and pronuncia-tion competition.

Disclosing this here to-day District Education Offi-cer (Sec) Himmat SinghHundal said that HarshdeepSingh, a student of Govern-ment High School Saidpurfrom Block Kharar-1bagged the first place in thedistrict level instrumentcompetition of Secondarycategory. Poonam Sharmaof Govt.Senior SecondarySmart School, Sohana fromKharar block-3 has baggedsecond and GurwinderSingh, a student of Govt.

Senior Secondary School,Ramupar Sainian, DeraBassi Block-1 secured thirdplace. In the middle wingcompetition, GursewakSingh, student of Govern-ment Model Senior Sec-ondary School (Boys)Gharuan got first, Komal-preet Singh, student ofGovt. Senior SecondarySmart School, Manoli fromBlock Kharar 3, bagged thesecond place and Kusham, astudent of Govt. Girls Se-nior Secondary SmartSchool, Suhana bagged thethird place.

Rupinder Kaur, a studentof Senior Secondary SmartSchool Ghandhuan baggedthe first place. On this occa-sion District Nodal Officer(Sec) Harwinder Singh saidthat the valuable coopera-tion of school principals,teachers, students and par-ents in conducting thesecompetitions has been com-mendable.

LUDHIANA: Deputy Commis-sioner Varinder Sharma today in-formed that under the “MissionFateh” of the Punjab government,the number of COVID-19 patientsgetting cured in district Ludhianais increasing with each passingday. He said that there are 1537active patients in the district atpresent. He said that sincere ef-forts are being made to keep peo-ple safe from Covid-19. He saidthat a total of 231 patients (191new patients from district Ludhi-ana and 40 from other states/dis-tricts) have tested positive in thelast 24 hours time.

He further said that till date, atotal of 247698 samples have beentaken, out of which report of245778 samples have been re-

ceived, of which 226784 sampleswere found negative while reportof 1920 samples were pending.He said that now, the total numberof patients related to Ludhiana is16974, while 2020 patients are re-lated to other districts/states.

He said that unfortunately, 12patients lost their lives today (7from Ludhiana while one eachfrom districts Kapurthala, Moga,NawanShahar and 2 belongs toState Haryana). Now, the totalnumber of persons who lost theirlives including 695 people fromLudhiana and 214 from other dis-tricts. He informed that till date,42267 persons have been kept un-der home quarantine in the districtand at present, the number of suchpersons is 4054.

Covid recovery rate reaches 86.83% in Ludhiana

Results of educationalcompetitions announced

VIKAS VERMADHURI, SEPT 24

Commandant Rai SinghDhaliwal was honoured byGovt.of Punjab with Medalfor providing his best serviceto the department. Todayduring a simple but amazingceremony V. K. Bhawra, Di-rector General of PolicePunjab Home guard and Di-rector Civil Defence Punjaband Deputy CommandantGeneral Harmanjeet Singhawarded the medal to Com-mandant Dhaliwal. Officersexpressed their happiness byfeeling proud for the heads ofdepartments as they are serv-ing the nation with their hon-esty, hard work and best effortswhich denotes that how muchrespect the award really enti-tles the wearer to. During the

occasion I.G.Patiala RangeJatinder Singh Aulakh andS.S.P Patiala Vikramjeet Dug-gal( I.P.S) added that Com-

mandant Rai Dhaliwal andHome guards are like a strongchain and including ThanaMunshi to S.S.P, all are effi-cient to maintain the peace insystem. Commandant RashpalSingh and CommandantBarinder Singh Walia werealso a part of the ceremony.

Dhaliwal honouredfor his services

KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU,SEPT 24

Corona epidemic has hitpeople deeply, causingmillions to lose their jobsand shut down businesses.Due to the closure ofschools across the state forthe last 9 months due tothe Corona epidemic,these schools are provid-ing online education to thechildren. Due to this on-line education being con-ducted by the schools, theschool management com-mittees are now demand-ing all the fees from theparents of the children inthe past and many parentsprotested against the in-ability to pay the full fees

due to the financial crisiscaused by the corona. Asimilar issue of fees wasraised by the parents ofthe children today againstthe management of SethRam Lal Convent SchoolVaryam Nangal nearKathunangal Toll Plaza.

In this regard, the par-ents of the childrenblamed the school man-agement committee andsaid that the school wasdemanding full fees forthe last few months whiledue to corona their finan-

cial condition was notgood so they could depositall the fees to the school.According to the parents,the children who did notpay the school fees werestopped from working on-line by the school andwere removed from thegroup. However, theschool principal SwapanDuggal had assured theparents a few days back.K will charge 50 per centfee and no fee will becharged from the childrenfor as long as they were

Parents raise voices againstprivate school over fees

AAP protested againstagricultural ordinance

at Jandiala GuruKULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU, SEPT 24

Aam Aadmi Party leaderHarbhajan Singh, formerETO, protested against agri-cultural ordinance. The furymarch started from theBDPO office of JandialaGuru to the cereal market ofJandiala Guru. Demonstra-tors demanded the repeal ofanti-farmer law by puttingblack cats and shouting slo-gans against Congress BJPThe ETO said that agricultureordinance is not tolerable,which has gone to build cor-porate houses to benefit theBJP. He will also fully sup-port the Punjab Bandh. ,Sarabjit Singh Dimpy, Anmol.

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PSPCL online bill payment service willremain unavailable for two daysPATIALA: A spokesman of Punjab State Power Corporation limiteddisclosed that online bill payment service for payment of electricity billswill remain unavailable from Saturday 26-09-2020 12:00 AM (mid-night) to Sunday 27-09-2020 12:30 PM (after-noon) due to plannedInformation Technology maintenance. Spokesman also advisedesteemed consumers to pay their bills well in time to avoid any kind ofinconvenience.

7Mehr Chand Polytechnicinks pact with AustralianUniversity

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Mehr Chand Polytechnic,Jalandhar, a renowned TechnicalInstitution of the Northern region, hassigned a MOU with a renownedAustralian University -Edith CowanUniversity , for a period of three yearsfor exchange of technical education.This M.O.U has been signed byProfessor Daryoush Habibi, ExecutiveDean, School of Engineering of the EdithCowan University and Dr. JagroopSingh, Principal, Mehr ChandPolytechnic College, Jalandhar. PrincipalDr. Jagroop Singh said that under thisMOU , the diploma passed out studentsin any discipline can sought admission inEdith Cowan University through LateralEntry directly in 2 nd year. A specialscholarship will be granted to thosestudents by the University. He expressedhis special thanks to the Hon’y NRICoordinator Karan Randhawa of theGovt. of Punjab, who was instrumental inthe completion of this contract. On thisoccasion, Dr. Sanjay Bansal, Dr. RajeevBhatia, J.S.Ghera, Kashmsir Kumar,Madam Manju, Madam Richa, PrinceMadaan , Hira Mahajan and RakeshSharma were present.

KMV announcesgenerous concessions,scholarships for students

JALANDHAR: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya-(KMV) has announced that all thestudents who will take admissions in thenew four skill development coursesnamely B.Voc in IT/ITes /ArtificialIntelligence and Data Science, B.Voc inMedia and Entertainment/ Film Making &Acting, B.Voc in Tourism and Hospitality/Hospitality & Tourism, PG Diploma inBanking & Financial Services/Management & Secretarial Practicesgranted by Government of India will begetting heavy concessions as well asscholarships. All the subjects in thesecourses are internationally approved,and also certified by Government ofIndia. Principal Prof Dr Atima SharmaDwivedi maintained that all thesequalities speak a volume about thecommitment of KMV towards providingquality based skill education to thestudents.

CT Group developsportable UVC baseddisinfectant lampJALANDHAR: The research team of CTGroup of Institutions, North Campus(Maqsudan), Navdeep Singh, AssistantProfessor (ECE), CTITR developed a

UVC basedDisinfectant Lamp.This invention isbased onUltraviolet C lightwhich deactivatesthe DNA ofbacteria, virus andother pathogensand thus destroystheir ability tomultiply and causedisease. ManbirSingh, Managing

Director CT Group and Dr. JasdeepKaur Dhami, Director appreciated theefforts of team members andencouraged them to perform moreresearch based activities in future also.

Central Railwayincreases local trainservices in MumbaiMUMBAI: In a bid to reduceovercrowding in locals trains amid theCOVID-19 pandemic, the CentralRailway has introduced 68 additionalspecial suburban services in Mumbaifrom Thursday. Out of these 68 services,46 will be on the main line (ChhatrapatiShivaji Maharaj Terminus to Kasara,Khopoli and Karjat), and 22 on theharbour line (CSMT to Panvel andGoregaon), the Central Railway (CR)said in a release. With this, the totalnumber of special services of CR insuburban Mumbai has gone up to 423from 355 earlier. "In order to maintainsocial distancing and avoid crowding,the Central Railway has taken thedecision to increase the number of dailyspecial suburban services from 355 to423 from September 24," CR's chiefpublic relations officer Shivaji Sutar said.The Central Railway and the WesternRailway started special local trainservices from June 15 on Mumbaisuburban section on the request of theMaharashtra government. Out of 423services of CR, 329 are on the mainline, 92 on the harbour line and two onthe trans-harbour line (Thane-Vashi andThane-Panvel). "Services were graduallyincreased for the convenience ofpassengers and to avoid crowding andmaintain social distancing," Sutar said.Earlier this week, the Western Railwaystarted 150 additional special suburbanservices, taking the total number of suchservices on its routes here to 500.

Experts believe second wave of COVID-19 atpeak, intensity will reduce in coming days

AGENCYNEW DELHI, SEP 24

Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Thursday said thatthe experts believe the secondwave of coronavirus is on thepeak in the national capital andits intensity will be less in thecoming days.

"From July 1 to August 17,cases were in control. We noticedthat cases increased and itreached 4,500 new COVID-19cases on September 17 and nowcoming down. So experts arebelieving that the second wave of

coronavirus which had hit theDelhi is now on peak and itsintensity will be less in thecoming days," Kejriwal saidwhile speaking to media here.

Kejriwal said that the high-level virtual review meeting withPrime Minister Modi to reviewCOVID-19 response andmanagement was fruitful.

"When new COVID-19cases were reported in the largenumber, we had controlled thecoronavirus cases with the helpof the central government, NGOand Delhites. I want to thankeveryone for their efforts. As a

responsible government, we hadincreased testing from 20,000 to60,000 daily," he said.

As per the Union HealthMinistry, there are 30,836 active

COVID-19 cases in Delhi. Thenumber of recovered/curedpatients stand at 2,20,866 and5,087 have succumbed toCOVID-19.

India breach 57-lakh mark,recovery rate at 81.55 pc

NEW DELHI, SEP 24

India's COVID-19 caseloadraced past 57 lakh, while over46 lakh people have recoveredfrom the disease pushing thenational recovery rate to 81.55per cent, according to theUnion Health Ministry dataupdated on Thursday.

The total coronavirus casesmounted to 57,32,518 with86,508 people testing positivein a day while the death tollclimbed to 91,149 with 1,129people succumbing to thedisease in a span of 24 hours,the data updated at 8 amshowed.

The total recoveries surgedto 46,74,987 in the country so

far. The COVID-19 casefatality rate due to thecoronavirus infection wasrecorded at 1.59 per cent.

There are 9,66,382 activecases of coronavirus infectionin the country which comprises16.86 per cent of the totalcaseload, the data stated.

India's COVID-19 tallyhad crossed the 20-lakh markon August 7, 30 lakh on August23, 40 lakh on September 5and and it went past 50 lakh onSeptember 16.

According to the ICMR, acumulative total of6,74,36,031 samples have beentested up to September 23 with11,56,569 samples being testedon Wednesday.

Will enter politics onlyif people of my home

district want it: PandeyPATNA, SEP 24

Ex-Director General of Police(DGP) of Bihar, GupteshwarPandey on Wednesday said thathe would enter politics only ifthe people of his home districtBuxar want him to do so.

"People have been comingto me in large numbers fromBegusarai, Sitamarhi, Shahpurand several other districts,telling me that if I wish to enterpolitics then I should contestelection from their district.Buxar is my home district whereI was born and brought up. It'llbe a decision by them. If theywant me to, then I may enterpolitics" Pandey told.

"Criticism from politicalleaders is inevitable as I don'thave family members in politicsto look out for me. My familyused to do farming and rearcattle. Some people don't find itacceptable which is why theyare saying these things," headded. Reacting to the popularmusic video 'Robinhood Biharke' that recently made rounds onsocial media, Pandey said, "Afan has made this video of me toexpress his love for me. I did nothave anything to do with it, but Iam glad that they look up to

me." Pandey quit as DGP afterhis request for voluntaryretirement was approved onTuesday by the Bihargovernment, which waived athree-month mandatory cooling-off period.

Pandey is likely to contest asa National Democratic Alliance(NDA) candidate in theupcoming Bihar Assemblyelections, sources said. Theelection for 243 Assembly seatsin Bihar is due in October-November. The tenure of thecurrent Assembly will end onNovember 29. The ElectionCommission has not yet taken afinal call on poll dates in Bihardue to the coronaviruspandemic.

Harsimrat's resignation as Minister provedto be pro-farmer: Dhaliwal, Shivalik

HARPREET SINGH GILLRAIKOT, SEP 24

In protest against the AgricultureOrdinance passed by the UnionGovernment in the Lok Sabha andRajya Sabha, Cabinet Minister BibaHarsimrat Kaur Badal resignedfrom the post of Union Ministerproving that Shiromani Akali Dal isa farmer friendly party. This wasstated by Shiromani Akali DalYouth Wing District PresidentPrabhjot Singh Dhaliwal and YouthAkali Dal Core Committee MemberHarpreet Singh Shivalik whiletalking to reporters at GurdwaraTahaliana Sahib, Raikot. That iswhy Biba Harsimrat Kaur Badal hasannounced to the people of the stateto resign from the post of Cabinet

Minister and fight for the rights ofthe farmers, which is commendable.Shiromani Akali Dal PresidentSukhbir Singh Badal and HarsimratKaur Badal had said that ShiromaniAkali Dal would continue itsstruggle shoulder to shoulder withthe farmers as long as the UnionGovernment did not repeal theAgriculture Ordinance. On this

occasion, youth leader GurpreetSingh Bedi, Gaganpreet Chhanna,Sukhraj Singh Andlu, RajpreetSingh,Talwinder Singh, Grewal,Shanki Jassowal, Karamjit SinghGoldy President Youth Wing CircleReforms, Jaskaran Singh GrewalTharike, Soni Pandit, Disha SinghHathur, Satnam Singh Basuwal,Harpreet Singh were present.

Mahal visits several villages,meets Akali workers

VERMAGURDASPUR, SEPT 24

National OrganizingSecretary Shiromani AkaliDal Guriqbal Singh Mahalfrom constituency Qadiantoday visited variousvillages of Qadian Assemblyconstituency ThakkarSandhu, Deepewal,Devidaspur and othervillages to meet Akali Dalleaders. A special meetingwas held with the workers inwhich while addressing themeeting NationalOrganizing SecretaryGuriqbal Singh Mahal saidthat Shiromani Akali Dalwould play a vital role in thebandh called by the farmersorganizations. Under thedirection of President

Sukhbir Singh Badal, a largenumber of Akali Dal leadersand workers fromconstituency Qadian underthe leadership of DistrictPresident Gurbachan SinghBabbehali stood by thefarmers and joined them torepeal the anti ordinanceissued against them. Mahalalso said that party presidentSukhbir Singh Badal hadbeen opposing the ordinancebills from the verybeginning and wouldcontinue to do so under hisdirection. He further saidthat the anti-farmerordinances which have beenissued would not only makea difference to the farmersbut also to the traders andsmall shopkeepers of everyclass.

Municipality vehicles come to haltdue to non-availability of fuel

MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA, SEP 24

Municipality vehicles stoppeddue to non-availability of thefuel today, workers of themunicipality said that thepatrol pump owner refused togive the fuel to them;theyfurther said that their salariesare also pending for manymonths so there survival hasbecome very difficult. Ownerof Pipli filling station PankajBansal while speaking tomedia said that a big amount

is due and municipality is notgiving any response so theydenied providing fuel tomunicipality vehicles, he saidthat they make payment whenthey have to purchase fuelfrom the company somunicipality authorities

should understand theirproblem. EO Malerkotla wascalled to know the reason whosaid that he has recently joinedand payment is old he islooking into the matter andfuel will be arranged verysoon.

AAP stages protest against farm bills MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA, SEP 24

Aam Aadmi Party Malerkotlaprotested at club chowk today,party workers raised slogansagainst BJP led center government.Senior party leader JameelurRehman while speaking to mediasaid that AAP stands with farmers,commission agents and laborers.He blamed BJP government andsaid that the bill is directexploitation of the farmers; helashed out at ShiromniAkali DalBadal and said that the said partywon many times with the votes offarmers and instead of standingwith the farmers of Punjab it

supported the bill and nowpretending to be well-wisher ofthe farmers. Answering a questionhe said that Harsimrat Kaur Badalhas resigned to gain faith of thefarmers while her party supportedthe bill many times. Answering

another question he said thatactual party workers are standingin the heat and supporting thefarmers as per party highcommand orders they arefollowing the guidelines andprotesting peacefully.

Residents show resentmentover dumping ground

ISHIKA THAKURLADWA, SEP 24

A dumping zone has been created in Ward No.1by Ladwa Municipality. There is a lot ofanger among the residents due to dumping ofthe entire garbage in the dumping zone inward number 1. The people of the ward puttheir problems before Congress MLA MewaSingh. Ward residents say that due to theconstruction of a dumping zone in the ward,there is a lot of dirt. Due to which the risk ofdiseases is also increasing continuously. Onone hand, instructions have been given bythe Health Department to prevent the coronaepidemic. On the other hand, a dumpingzone has been created near the residentialarea of ward no.1 by Ladwa municipality.There is a lot of anger among the residentsabout this. And the ward dwellers said thatthey have been tired of circling themunicipality many times over the problembut no solution has been found yet. Finally,ward residents have put their problems beforethe legislator. On which MLA Mewa Singhtook cognizance that this problem will beresolved as soon as possible.

8THE ARTIST IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE GIFT,BUT THE GIFT IS NOTHING WITHOUT WORK.

EMILE ZOLA

BUT WHAT DO WE KNOW OF THE HEART NEAR-EST TO OUR OWN? WHAT DO WE KNOW OF OUR

OWN HEART?

AMELIA BARR

The government on Wednesday pushed through aset of key pieces of legislation that will impact thelives over 50 crore people who form the country’s

workforce. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, theCode on Social Security, 2020, and the OccupationalSafety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020,along with the code on wages, which has already beenenacted, subsume and replace 29 central laws that gov-erned the country’s industrial relations.The Industrial Relations Code raises the threshold on thenumber employees needed in an organisation for re-trenchment and closure of establishments without gov-ernment approval to 300 from 100. While the law throwsjob security of a large number of people into the wilder-ness, it is welcomed by the industry as it makes hiringand firing easy. It also redefines the sole negotiatingunion in an establishment as the one in which more than51 per cent of the workers are members. Establishmentsnow need not listen to the voice of smaller sections oftheir employees. The Code on Social Security providesfor universal social security to all workers, including theunorganised and the gig and platform workers who ac-count for over 90 per cent of the total workforce. TheBill mandates that the governments set up social securi-ty funds for them and fixes the maximum hours of workas eight per day. It is to e sen hw th provision to allowwomen to work in hazrdous industries, albeit with safe-ty measures, will benefit them. A redeeming feature isthe attention on inter-state guest workers: the govern-ment will now have to maintain a database on them on-line. They can also avail the benefits of the public distri-bution system either in the native state or the state of em-ployment, and insurance and provident fund benefitsavailable to other workers. Critics have noted an alarm-ing and unusual feature in the bills that gives the gov-ernment wide powers to frame rules that will form theoperational part of the legislation. They include the con-ditions for increasing the threshold for lay-offs, re-trenchment, and closure, for applicability of different so-cial security schemes to establishments, and specifyingsafety standards, and working conditions to be providedby establishments under the occupational safety code.The government has made its intention clear when it saidthe purpose of labour reforms is to provide a transparentsystem to suit the changed business environment. Thecodes also empower the state government to offer relax-ations in provisions on labour security, with an aim totrigger a race to attract capital.

With opp away, govtsneaks in labour code

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Editorial

Literature & HealthYour neighborhood may raise your

risk of chronic kidney diseaseAneighbourhood's overall socioeco-

nomic status, including income andeducation level, may influence its

residents' risk of chronic kidney disease,according to a study. The study was re-cently published in SSM PopulationHealth by researchers from Drexel Uni-versity's Dornsife School of Public Health.Although previous studies have shown anassociation between individual socioeco-nomic status and chronic kidney disease,less is known about how the characteristicsof an individual's neighbourhood, such asoverall socioeconomic status, walkability,violent crime and availability of healthyfood, may influence the risk of chronickidney disease, poor blood sugar control(A1c over or equal to 6.5 per cent) and un-controlled high blood pressure (at least oneinstance of systolic blood pressure greaterthan 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic bloodpressure greater than 90 mm Hg), espe-cially in urban areas. In a study of 23,692adult Philadelphians, all seen in a primarycare practice in 2016 or 2017, the authorsfound that those living in low socioeco-nomic status neighbourhoods (factoring inneighbourhood income, educational at-tainment and occupation), were more like-ly to have kidney disease than those livingin higher socioeconomic status neighbour-hoods. Also, poor neighbourhood walka-bility, as measured by Walkscore®, wasassociated with poor blood sugar control inchronic kidney disease patients and poorblood pressure control in those withoutchronic kidney disease. The authors ad-justed for individual age, race, sex and in-surance type. "Our finding, that people

who are living in neighborhoods with thefewest resources are at highest risk for kid-ney disease, should be a call to healthproviders to integrate knowledge abouttheir patients' environments in their careprocesses, and to policymakers to allocateresources to at-risk communities that willpromote health," said senior author MeeraHarhay, MD, an associate professor ofMedicine at Drexel's College of Medicineand Dornsife School of Public Health."Our results also show that neighbourhoodenvironments that promote physical activ-ity are protective when it comes to bloodpressure and blood sugar management,whereas less walkable neighbourhoodsmight exacerbate conditions that are riskfactors for kidney disease." Chronic kid-ney disease is characterized by damagedkidneys that are unable to adequately filterwaste and excess fluids out of the blood.Without early detection and managementof blood pressure and blood glucose, thisdamage can lead to kidney failure and dial-ysis or a kidney transplant as the remain-ing options.

PROF. ARUN KUMAR

Poverty-free India hasbeen the dream of allvisionaries, freedom

fighters, and the policymak-ers. But we are still toachieve it. According togovernment records, stillabout 60 crore people in theworld are deprived and 82crore people do not havemeals for both ends. In In-dia, this number is around20 crore. In this situation,curbing poverty and ensur-ing meals to all is the majorchallenge. Undoubtedly, theGovernment of India, underPrime Minister NarendraModi, has taken some con-crete steps in this regard,still there is much to bedone. Surely, there is a goodbeginning on this front.

Since 2014, September25 is observed as ‘Antyo-daya Diwas’, a day for thelast person of the society.This day reminds the policy-makers to think for the de-prived people and stirs thesociety to think for the well-being of their neighbourwho is deprived. Once, AdiShankaracharya went to alocality for alms. He refusedto accept the alms from awell-to-do person saying hecannot accept the mealsfrom the house owner who

does not think about the dis-tress of his neighbour. Notonly the Shankaracharya,other visionaries and thegreat personalities of Bharathave underlined the role ofsociety in uplifting the de-prived people in their neigh-bourhood. Mahatma Gand-hi, in his book titled ‘Con-structive Programme: ItsMeaning and Place’ lists 18problems that have beenblocking the development ofIndian society. He stresseson the role of society in en-suring a smile on every de-prived face.

But the man who notonly thought for the uplift-ment of the poorest of thepoor but also lived thisthought in practice was Pan-

dit Deendayal Upadhyaya,the thinker, the ideologuebehind the rise of BharatiyaSangh, the former avatar ofthe Bharatiya Janata Party.He gave the mantra of ‘An-tyodaya’ (rise of the last per-son of the society) for it. Hisheart throbbed for the vil-lages, farmers, dalits andmarginalised. His economicprincipals were inspired bythe age-old Indian thoughts– Sarvajan Hitaay, SarvajanSukhaay’ i.e. welfare of all,the happiness of all.

He used to say that ifequality has to be achieved,people at a higher level haveto bend down and supportthose who are neglected forcenturies.

He firmly believed thatany economic system mustprovide for the minimumbasic necessities of humanlife to everyone. “Food,clothing, shelter, education,and medical attention arethe five basic necessities ofevery individual whichshould be fulfilled.

If we want to assess thematerial standard of life ofany country we could takethese as a starting point. Ifany class of a society doesnot get these facilities, wemay say that the standard oflife of that society is not de-

veloped,” Deendayalji said.‘Antyodaya’ formed a partof Deendayal Upadhyaya’score philosophy of ‘IntegralHumanism’ that viewed theman distinctly from the pop-ular ones propagated in histime by capitalism and com-munism. He emphasisedthat the measurement ofeconomic plans and eco-nomic growth cannot bedone with those who haverisen above on the econom-ic ladder but of those whoare at the bottom. He want-ed that the state should as-sure a minimum standard ofliving for all individuals.He argued that both Capital-ist and Communist modelshave failed to take accountof the Integral Man, his trueand complete personalityand his aspirations. “Wewant neither capitalism norsocialism.

We aim at the progressand happiness of Man, theIntegral Man. The protago-nists of the two systemsfight with Man on the state.Both of them do not under-stand man, nor do they carefor his interests,” he said inhis historic speech on April25, 1965. He offers the thirdalternative in his philosophyof integral humanism.Deendayalji advocated ‘An-

tyodaya’ from the core ofhis heart. It was because hehad deeply faced poverty inhis childhood. He lost hisfather at the age of 2.5years, mother at seven, ma-ternal grandfather at 10, ma-ternal uncle at 15, brother at18, maternal grandmotherwhen in secondary and ma-ternal sister while doingpost-graduation. He lived atnine places till the age of 25after the passing away of hisparents. Even then he didnot think of alleviating hisown poverty but the povertyof all deprived people of thecountry. In his book‘Bharatiya Arthneeti: Vikaski Ek Disha’ he explainshow we can ensure work toevery hand and water toevery field—Har Haath koKaam, Har Khet ko Paani.He lived a simple life withminimum needs.

He wanted to alleviatethe suffering of the peopleliving in huts. His Antyo-daya was inspired by ‘rash-trashram’. For him ‘rash-trashram’ was ‘rash-tradhram’. The centre pointof his economic thinkingwas the village. He firmlysaid that it is because of thewrong focus from villagesto cities we today see large-scale migration to cities and

the life in cities is gettingmiserable. He wanted bal-anced growth both in vil-lages and cities. But, unfor-tunately, the successive gov-ernments in the country af-ter Independence did noth-ing concrete to bridge thisgap. Apart from villagers,Deendayalji was equallyworried about street vendorsin cities. In his column,Vicharvithi, in Panchjanyadated July 18, 1955, hespecifically addresses the is-sues of street vendors ofDelhi. “Like landless farm-ers, the shop-less traders incities also face the sameproblems. We have to find asolution to them,” he writes.Bharatiya Jana Sangh alsopassed a resolution in thestate convention of Vin-dyapradesh in 1956 againstthe exploitation of workersby diamond mine owners.

The key to achieving‘Antyodaya’ is the collec-tive effort on the part of thegovernment and society.The day we do it, the mis-sion of Poverty-free Indiawill be achieved within notime.

(The writer is Prof. ofDeendayal Upadhyaya

Chair in the Central Uni-versity of Himachal

Pradesh, Dharamshala)

Antyodaya: The vision for poverty-free India

Tech giant Googlehas updated its lat-est version of

Gmail, adding the optionfor it to become the de-fault email option oniPhones. According toMashable, the new op-tion is in response to achange made by Apple tothe new iOS 14, whichdropped last week. AtWWDC in June, Appleannounced that userswould be able to changetheir default web optionfrom Apple's Safaribrowser and switch theMail email service tonon-Apple services. Un-til now, if the users

opened a link, it wouldopen in Safari. Or if oneclicked on a person'semail to send them amessage, a new emailwould open in Mail. If aGmail user wanted tosend a person an email,the user would have tospecifically open Gmail,compose a new message,and either copy and paste

or type in their email.However, now, if one hasmade his/her defaultemail client Gmail, and ifhe/she wants to go to acontact in the phone, theyneed to click on that per-son's email, which willlead to a new email ad-dressed to that addresswill open in Gmail. AsMashable reported,

Chrome was able to takeadvantage of Apple's newflexibility with an updatelast week, while the up-date came to Gmail onMonday. Once the userupdates to iOS 14, theycan go to Settings andclick on Gmail. Then,click on the 'Default MailApp' bar, and selectGmail from the list.

iPhone's latest change helps usersset Gmail as default email client

Anew chronology for themoons of Saturn hasbeen developed by

Planetary Science InstituteAssociate Research ScientistSamuel W. Bell.

"Most studies dating sur-faces on the Moon or Marsrely on counting how manyimpact craters have formedand knowing the crateringrate, but on the moons of Sat-urn, we do not know the cra-tering rate," said Bell, authorof 'Relative Crater Scaling Be-tween the Major Moons ofSaturn: Implications for Plan-etocentric Cratering and theSurface Age of Titan' appear-ing in the Journal of Geophys-ical Research Planets. "Previ-ous chronologies of the Saturnsystem have assumed that thecraters on the moons of Saturnvirtually all came from objectsorbiting the Sun."

"If the impacts came sole-ly from Sun-orbiting objects,the relative cratering ratewould be much, much higherthe closer the moons are toSaturn. However, the craterdensities of the oldest sur-faces of Mimas, Tethys,Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus areall relatively similar," Bellsaid. "It would be too much ofa coincidence for the ages of

the oldest surfaces on eachmoon to vary by the exactamounts necessary to producebroadly similar crater densi-ties. As a result, it seemsmuch likelier that the im-pactors actually come fromobjects orbiting Saturn itself,moonlets that would be toosmall to detect with currenttechnology.

"There are many impor-tant implications of this newchronology," Bell said. "Forinstance, under the assump-tion that all the impactors or-bit the Sun, the possibility thatany of the moons are youngerthan 4 billion years old is

ruled out. However, with im-pactors orbiting Saturn itself,the moons could be younger,as has been suggested fromastrometric observations oftidal orbital evolution.

"The assumption of im-pactors orbiting the Sun re-sults in the conclusion that thesurface of Titan is probably atleast 4 billion years old, eventhough Titan shows clear evi-dence of active weathering,"Bell said. "With the newchronology, Titan could bequite young, which is muchmore consistent with observa-tions of lakes, riverbeds,dunes, and mountains.

New chronology of theSaturn system

Strong MercyMy desires are manyand my cry is pitiful,but ever didst thousave me by hardrefusals;and this strong mercyhas been wroughtinto my life through and through.Day by day thou art making meworthy of the simple,great gifts that thou gavest to meunasked---this sky and the light,this body and thelife and the mind---saving me fromperils of overmuch desire.There are times when I languidlylingerand times when I awaken and hurryin search of my goal;but cruelly thou hidest thyself frombefore me.Day by day thou art making meworthy of thy full acceptance byrefusing me ever and anon, savingme from perils of weak, uncertaindesire.

POEMS

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, As-

trologer and VastuExpert known for her

accurate predictions ofw i n n i n gBJP min-ister Kir-ron Kher,as wellwinning ofP u n j a belectionsby Con-

gress. ARIES:-When we con-sider what you are trulycapable of and what reallysuits you, we must say thatsome of your energy.

Lucky Color:-BlueLucky Number:-21

TAURUS:-The Moon, in

association with otherplanets, reminds you thatsocial and partnership is-sues still have to be dealtwith in spite of re-cent develop-ments. Lucky Col-or:-Violet

LuckyNumber:-

32GEMINI:-Iffinancial af-fairs are still ofconcern, do put your ownpoint of view across withenergy and vigour.Lucky Color:-Off White

Lucky Number:-56CANCER:-Financiallyyou have been reaping the

full benefit of Jupiter'shelpful patterns, marginalthough this may be.

Lucky Color:-OrangeLucky Number:-45LEO:-Thanks to

Mercury's continu-ing supportivepresence, newsfrom abroad orinvolving longterm goals,

should at last be toyour liking. Lucky Color:-BlueLucky Number:-23

VIRGO:-Financial nego-tiations may have gonewell, but it now looks as iffinal decisions may be al-tered or adjusted nextweek, through no fault of

your own. Lucky Color:-Yellow

Lucky Number:-11LIBRA:-Being a sensitiveand emotional person, yousometimes feel as if life isslipping out of your con-trol.

Lucky Color:-SilverLucky Number:-54

SCORPIO:-Mars is stillplaying a powerful role inyour personal relation-ships.

Lucky Color:-WhiteLucky Number:-67

SAGITTARIUS:-Pres-sure for change at homemay have abated.

Lucky Color:-Parrotgreen

Lucky Number:-10

CAPRICORN:-By nowyou should be well on theway to returning a sense ofpersonal meaning to youraffairs.

Lucky Color:-VioletLucky Number:-48

A q u a r i u s : - A l t h o u g hevents are generally mov-ing your way, the fact thatyou seem to have so manyroutine chores heaping upis purely due to your ownfailure to keep ahead in thepast.

Lucky Color:-RedLucky Number:-19

PISCES:-It will soon betime to enjoy yourself.

Lucky Color:-GoldenLucky Number:-40

‘Antyodaya Diwas’, observed on September 25, the birth anniversary of eminent thinker Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, isthe day to think for the rise of the deprived and extend a helping hand to the needy in our neighbourhood

SPECIAL ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA

handigarh : Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd (ZHL), Asia’s largest emergency service provider company, has served 32000 CCOVID cases from April to September with the support of

its frontline Corona Warriors in Punjab. On the occasion of World Patient Safety Day that is celebrated on 17th September each year to increase awareness, solidarity and enhance the importance of patient safety. ZHL is celebrating this day by felicitating and thanking all its EMS healthcare champions in Punjab who have worked tirelessly and helped in saving lives in spite of the challenges and risks encountered during this pandemic. Apart from pandemic 108 services has served 2164200 non COVID patients in the state with same commitment and dedication in the past 8 years of operations. They have ensured all protocols of hygiene, sanitization and fumigation is followed in 229 ambulances across 22 districts in the state to ensure safety of the patients on board. The Ambulance Crew(Driver/Paramedic) and the Call centre executives has been trained in medical safety measures, social distancing protocols and provided safety wear to avoid any cross infections to patients.

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SHORT TALKS HEALTH/NEWS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

SHIMLA: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care in the country, in its continuous endeavor to Keep India Smiling, has collaborated as the official Smile Partner with 6 teams at the upcoming Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020. The teams include Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Colgate’s Smile Icon will be visible across a variety of touchpoints across the tournament. This season of Dream11 IPL 2020, being held against all odds, is a remarkable show of the country’s positivity and optimism and is in line with Colgate’s ideology of ‘Smile karoaurshuru ho jao’ (Get started with a smile).

Colgate is official Smile Partner for 6 teams in Dream-11 IPL 2020

handigarh,: Havells India Limited, a leading Fast-Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) Ccompany today announced its entry into the

refrigerator segment under its consumer durable brand - Lloyd. The company will also double the range with additional 25 models by Diwali this year. The refrigerator range is designed keeping in mind the modern k i tchen aes the t ics combined with energy saving features that adapt to the consumer lifestyle. The alluring transparent interiors of the range comes with an array of attractive fresh floral fascia design, which reflects refrigerators as a work of art that blends with your home décor. The refrigerators will be available in capacities ranging from 190 litres to 587 litres, and at an introductory offer price range from INR 10,000 to INR 84,990. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO, Lloyd said, “With the legacy of being known as a cooling expert over decades, Lloyd today is among the top 3 brands in the air conditioners segment.

Bonn Group launches new range of tiffin cakes

Honda Cars India introduces Virtual Showroom

Lloyd marks its entry into refrigerator segment

CHANDIGARH: Leading FMCG player Bonn Group of Industries added a new range of tiffin cakes in their elaborative cake portfolio. The moist and tender tiffin cakes have three flavors – Orange, Chocolate and Classic and will be available across the North Indian states of Delhi, UP, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. In India, the cakes market is fragmented and is still growing owing to the product variants across packaging formats, flavors and sizes. The market vendors are developing new products with an emphasis on Organic and gluten-free variants to increase their market share and gain traction in global marketplace. During uncertain times of COVID-19, comfort foods have been winning over the customers for their long shelf life and relatively low cost.

HANDIGARH: With the world going through testing times,travelling has taken an essential back seat in Crecent months while we all adjust to the new normal.

However, with the country reopening under appropriate precautions, travelling domestically and making the most of your local region is a great way to get away without the concerns of travel restrictions. From camping, to a bonfire on the beach, barbecues to candle lit outdoor dining, the wide range of Zippo windproof lighters are the perfect travel companion – a talisman for your travels and a useful accessory. With ‘World Tourism Day’ just around the corner, now is the perfect opportunity to plan a ‘workation’or a weekend getaway. Individualism and customizations have always been core elements of the Zippo product range. Keeping that in mind, Zippo enthusiasts across the country can now customize their Zippo windproof lighter to fit the needs on their travels, with the newly launched collection of lighter inserts – providing one lighter with multiple flames. The collection launches with three unique options: a single butane torch, a double butane torch and a rechargeable arc. Offering a source of flame that lasts longer than before, these inserts are designed to perfectly fit any regular Zippo lighter case.

handigarh: Honda Cars India Ltd., leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, today Claunched its Virtual Showroom as part of the

company’s digital plans to move closer to customers. This platform will enable customers to discover and engage with Honda’s entire model range in a seamless digital experience from the comfort of their homes. The interactive showroom can be easily accessed through computer & smartphone browsers where customers can intuitively browse and explore the design, features and technical details available for each model. The Virtual Showroom enhances customers’ field of vision and perspective with its 360-degree view of both the virtual space and the product. Bringing the showroom straight to the customer’s homes, it gives them the sense of flexibility and freedom to move around, interact with each and every vehicle the same way they would do at any of Honda’s physical showrooms. Talking about the initiative, Mr. Rajesh Goel, Senior Vice President and Director, Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd. said, “With this initiative we have brought experience of a real Honda showroom in a virtual form to our customers so that they can digitally explore and experience the features of their favorite Honda cars on the go and also from the comfort of their homes in a convenient manner. In an age, where digitization has become a defining force in human lives and there is an increasing trend of customers opting for online car-buying journey.

handigarh: Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, today announced a partnership with Flipkart, India’s Chomegrown e-commerce platform, to address growing

demands of aspiring young consumers in the country. Galaxy F Series is built on Flipkart’s deep consumer understanding and Samsung’s innovation prowess, the collaboration between the two companies will bring consumer delight during the festive season and the much-awaited Big Billion Days. The global first launch of the Galaxy F Series will serve the growing needs of a young audience for whom a smartphone has become an absolute necessity during this time, for their social and professional needs. Industry reports suggest that the number of smartphone users in India is estimated to reach over 760 million by 2021, and with majority of Indians using their smartphones for either work or education purposes for at least 6 hours a day, a high-performance smartphone is no longer an aspiration, but a necessity.“At Samsung, we are obsessed with consumer-centric innovations. Galaxy F designedin India in collaboration with Flipkart, is a celebration of the rising aspirations of socially savvy consumers. With Galaxy F, Samsung and Flipkart are offering a feature-loaded option for young consumers who want to live life to the fullest. Galaxy F’s proposition is ‘full on’ - the lifestyle that defines today’s young Gen Z consumers and we are confident that F Series smartphones.

Ziqitza HealthcareLimited celebrates World Patient Safety Dayin Punjab

Amazon makes Prime more accessible for customersCHANDIGARH : Understanding the customers need for a unique shopping & entertainment experience, Amazon and Jio, announced their association which will bring Amazon Prime benefits to eligible Jio Postpaid Plus users at no extra cost. Customers who enroll on the recently launched JioPostPaid Plus will get one year of Amazon Prime membership (worth INR 999) at no additional cost, after which they can upgrade to available Amazon Prime plans. Jio PostPaid Plus plans are available starting at INR 399 and offer a range of benefits. Existing Jio Postpaid customers can also upgrade to the new plans and enjoy Amazon Prime membership benefits. Amazon Prime offers members many benefits which includes unlimited free shipping, unlimited access to award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Video, unlimited access to 60 million songs.

handigarh/Mysore 24 Sep :Seven years before Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Swades’ hit the screens, a plot Csimilar to the movie was unfolding in south India. In

the film, Shah Rukh Khan is a NASA scientist who leaves his dream job to return to India and dedicate his time for the needy population. 61 year old Khader Vali’s story is probably more inspiring. In 1997, the scientist quit a lucrative job in a multi-national in US, packed his bags and came back to India.Two decades later, he is credited with touching millions of lives by promoting healthy food. He extensively researched on millets, promoted it and brought it back to mainstream. He dedicated his life to cure people of sickness and health issues through his talks and programmes. In South India, he has gained a celebrity status with thousands flocking to hear him talk. Born in Produttur in Kadapah in Andhra Pradesh, he completed his Ph.D from Indian Insitute of Sciences, Bengaluru. He is currently settled in Mysore but travels regularly to take his message to the people. One of the main reasons why Khader Vali is widely respected is because he has a scientific approach when convincing people on how to improve health and ban certain type of foods. The result: Offline and online one can see comments praising Khadar were controlling a wide variety of diseases ranging from Obesity Sugar, BP, Cancer, Thyroid, PCOD to even mental health.

English Mind Wars launches India’s biggest online GK Olympiad for school students across India

handigarh : September 29 is observed as World Heart Day Cto spread awareness about

cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart disease and stroke. In the time of COVID-19, people are faced with a double-edged threat. Not only are they more at risk of developing severe forms of the virus, but they may also be afraid to seek ongoing care for their hearts.In India, half of all reported heart attacks are caused due to cardiovascular diseases in people under the age of 50, and 25% of those occur in people below 40.Over the last few months, there has been a revival of interest in alternate methods of fitness and well-being accompanied by correction of diet and lifestyle.In line with the campaign of World Heart Federation, #Useheart to beat cardiovascular diseases, Ms. Anjali Malhotra, Chief Customer, Marketing, Digital and IT Officer, Aviva Life Insurance suggests some easy ways like exercising regularly, adopting healthy eating habits, going for regular screenings, getting enough sleep.

Live a heart healthy life this World Heart Day

Samsung Partners with Flipkart to Launch Galaxy F Series in India

Kotak Partners Kings XI Punjab; launches MyTeam Card

handigarh:Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) today announced that it is Cthe official partner of Kings XI

Punjab, and launched MyTeam Cards - a specially designed range of Debit and Credit Cards. This season, fans of India’s beloved sport are getting yet another reason to rejoice as, now, they can own a specially designed Cricket-themed Debit and/or Credit Card of their favourite team – Kings XI Punjab. The Kotak CricketEdition range of Debit and Credit Cards feature striking team visuals of the players, the Kings XIPunjab logo & watermark, and the official team colours making the card a must-have for all passionate followers of the game as they cheer on their favourite team.

Reignite wanderlust with Zippo Windproof Lighters

handigarh/Shimla, : Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched its youngest SUV, the all-new Toyota cUrban Cruiser to fortify its offerings in the segment

and further cater to its growing number of young customers. The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the second model to be launched in India under the global Toyota-Suzuki alliance

following the emphatic success of the premium hatchback, the Toyota Glanza. T h e #UrbanCruiser is d e s i g n e d f o r today's young

achievers who are aspirational and believe in the concept that #RespectStandsTall. The much-awaited compact SUV was launched in a stellar event today graced by TKM Managing Director Mr. Masakazu Yoshimura, Mr. Naveen Soni, Senior Vice President, Sales and Service and Mr. Tadashi Asazuma, Vice President, Sales and Marketing.. Masakazu Yoshimura, Managing Director, TKM said.

MG Motor India unveils premium SUV GlosterPATIALA: MG Motor India has introduced India's first Autonomous (Level 1) Premium SUV, MG Gloster. The much-awaited Gloster comes as the carmaker's third product in India after the Hector, India's first Internet car and ZS EV, India's first internet electric SUV. The MG Gloster comes with first-in-segment Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS)*. Some of its pioneering features include Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and Automatic Parking Assist amongst others like Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Blind Spot Detection (BSD). The pre-booking of the luxurious four-wheel drive MG Gloster is now live on the MG Motor India website as well as its 200+ centers across India. Customers can book their much-awaited Premium SUV for a booking price of Rs. 100,000.

Switch to magical millets for holistic health without medicines - Dr Khadar Vali

Max Life Insurance joins fightagainst COVID-19

urgaon : Strengthening its commitment towards the society during the Gunprecedented COVID-19 times, Max

Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Max Life” / “Company”), has today contributed 5000 PPE Kits for doctors and healthcare workers, 5000 safety kits for police officials, and 5000 health kits for recovering patients in government hospitals in Gurugram, Haryana. These kits were handed over today at a virtual event to the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram, Mr. Amit Khatri, accompanied by Dr. Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurugram in the presence of Mr. Prashant Tripathy, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Shailesh Singh, Director and Chief People Officer at Max Life. The Company also contributed 5500 anti-gen testing kits which will enable health workers to undertake rapid COVID-19 tests on suspected patients. At the beginning of the financial year, Max Life created a separate Covid-19 pool as part of its CSR budget to support the front-line workers including health practitioners, police personnel, and those affected by the crisis.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor launches its all-new Toyota Urban Cruiser

Maruti Suzuki supported Women ITIurgaon: Maruti Suzuki supported and managed Women ITI Gurugram Ghas secured the top rank among the

172 ITIs assessed across Haryana under Government’s Saksham scheme. Under the aegis of Saksham programme, the Department of Skill Development and Industrial Training (SDIT) is aiming to solve skilling challenge by strengthening career development opportunities for students who enter ITIs. Additional Chief Secretary (SDIT), Mr. Devender Singh, IAS said, “Keeping in view the interests of students, the Department has introduced performance based star-rating of all government ITIs which will be further linked to counselling portal for admissions into ITIs. This exercise will help students in making informed choices for the best available ITI during admission. Many congratulations to Women ITI, Gurugram for securing the top position among all government ITIs. We look forward to boost our association with the industry towards transforming the skill ecosystem in the state.”

o not underestimate the power of natural flexibility in your spine. spine. Press your shins and the top of your self-care. Our bodies respond to Come to your knees, with your legs hip- feet into the mat (or tuck your toes for an Dthe thoughts in our mind, and width apart. Place your hands on your easier version). Inhale, lift your chest and

whether we like it or not, it shows ups in hips, with your thumbs at the base of your slowly start to bring your torso back.our physical bodies. With the amplified hit that COVID-19 has taken on all aspects of our lives, it is safe to say our stress levels have risen, and our creative energy feels stagnant. This has a lot to do with the way more sedentary lifestyle that is being lived by all.Your hips store pent up emotions of fear and worry, which blocks you from moving forward, hence giving you a feeling of being stuck and trapped. Your spine holds shins stacked with the right leg on top. Use down to your forearms. Stay here your entire body upright, is part of the your hand to position the right heel over for 30 seconds.central nervous system and responsible for the left knee. Keeping your hips squared to Bhujangasana, one of the most all bodily functions. Here is where the front of the room, hinge at the hips and used poses in yoga, is essential to repressed anger and stress is held. slowly walk your hands slightly forward open up your heart and lungs. The silver lining though is that the energy extending the spine. Hold for 30 seconds Other than this, when you lift your of these emotions when can be transmuted and repeat on the other side. body off the floor as you inhale to absolute confidence, clarity, creativity, This rather fun asana opens the hip joints, while using your belly and back flow and freedom when you make these which reduces stress on the knees. It also muscles, this strengthens your beautiful asanas a part of your daily life. strengthens the lower back muscles, helps spine, soothes any pain in your Some of them are easier than others, so digestion and stimulates the organs in the sciatic nerve and stretches your hip there is a ‘How to’ guide for you right here abdominal cavity—all in all, a great stretch joint. An added benefit of this pose for the ones that might seem to do as often as possible. is that it is therapeutic for asthma as overwhelming. Get down on all fours, with your palms on well.As the name suggests, this pose creates the floor and your knees on your mat. This beautiful asana is a great way intense heat in and around the groin and Slowly widen the knees as you feel a to look into the vast expanse above pelvic region, subsequently diminishing comfortable stretch in your inner thighs, you and visualise any of your any sciatic pain. This pose is particularly keeping the inside of each calf and foot in intentions while stimulating your helpful for bikers, runners and desk contact with the floor. Make sure to keep nervous system, improving your workers. your ankles in line with your knees. Lower blood flow circulation and restoring Sit on the floor with your knees bent and

Asanas for the hips and spine to remain physically and emotionally aligned

aridabad: Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of India’s homegrown Flipkart Group, today announced the Fexpansion of its operations into 12 new cities, enabling a one-

stop digital marketplace solution for the retail ecosystem which will offer small businesses a wide selection of products at a significant value. Expanding with the Fashion category in these cities, Flipkart Wholesale is looking to digitally transform kiranas and MSMEs to help them grow faster, retain their customers, and improve their profitability. Ahead of the festive season, Flipkart Wholesale will now be operational in Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Mysore, Chandigarh Tricity, Meerut, Agra, Jaipur, Thane-Bhiwandi-Ulhasnagar, Greater Mumbai, Vasai-Virar-Mira-Bhayanadar, Thane (Kalyan-Dombivli) and Thane (Navi Mumbai). Adarsh Menon, Senior Vice President and Head - Flipkart Wholesale, said, “As we enter the festive season, we are excited to be scaling up our offerings across 12 cities, aiming to create more opportunities for MSMEs and Kiranas. From trendy Jaipuri Kurtis to evergreen Mysore Silk Saris, we aim to help small businesses embrace the digital transformation and emerge as more robust businesses. Since the launch we have partnered with several leading brands, and enabled ease of doing business digitally for SMBs and Kiranas by helping them leverage micro-market level B2B and B2C insights from the Flipkart ecosystem to better understand customer demands specific to their area so that they can buy and sell the right products.

Flipkart wholesale expands footprint to 12 new cities

handigarh: The term GK is firmly associated with general intelligence, therefore understanding the significance of things that happen in our life. CParticipation in test like Olympiad makes students learn it through quizzes and

puzzles, in turn, enabling them to be more decisive and confident in career. Hence, in support of every parents and child’s wish to achieve a new milestone and succeed in

what he or she does; Mind Wars, a multiplatform knowledge programme promoted by ZEEL has announced India’s largest online general knowledge O l y m p i a d 2 0 2 0 , intending to identify, encourage, and promote s t u d e n t s t o w a r d s a c h i e v i n g a b e t t e r

tomorrow.A national-level championship will begin in November 2020, and it is open to students of classes 4 to 12 from all education boards across India. The 20-minute exam comprises relevant and interesting general awareness question across 5 topics per class, that aims at improving students’ ability and growth in the coming years. Furthermore, it is formulated based on the results of a detailed survey of principals and teachers from across 5,000 Indian schools pan India.The students can also practice seamlessly 24*7 for the online Olympiad test while getting an opportunity to be recognized as the national champion and win the prize worth Rs. 1 crore.

handigarh : Orient Electric Limited, part of the diversified CUSD 2.4 billion CK Birla

Group,has announced the launch of its new range of decorative water heaters,with alluring designs and finishesin line with the evolving market trends and changing consumer preferences. The new range includes storage and instant water heaters that are sure to enhance the style quotient ofcontemporary kitchensand bathrooms.The new models include Aura Neo Art instant water heater with designer marble finish and BEE 5-star rated Evapro PC and Gusto Art storage water heaters flaunting distinctive designs,in different capacities to suit varied aesthetic preferences and usage requirements. Salient features of Orient’s new decorative storage water heater range areUltra-Diamond Glasslinetank for durability, Glassline coated heating element for better heating,Magnesium anode rod for enhanced tank life, Multifunction valve for enhanced safety, PUF Insulation for better heat retention and pressure bearing capacity of up to 8 bar which makes them ideal for use in high-rise buildings.

Orient Electric launches decorative range of water heaters

Unacademy Launches Competitive Programming with CodeChef

urgaon: Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, has launched a GCompetitive Programming

subscription with the leading global programming community platform, CodeChef. The course will focus on competitive programming and will be taught by Top Educators in the field, via interactive Live Classes in English and Hindi on the Unacademy platform. Unacademy took over the custodianship of CodeChef in June 2020. The Live Classes for Competitive Programming are designed to cater to all Learners, from beginners to those in advanced stages, those looking to improve their skills for international programming competitions and those focused on building a career in the field. The Live Classes will be accompanied by doubt resolution by Educators and the recordings of these classes will be available for viewing, post the session.

'Online applications for Inspire Award-MANAK Scheme'

erozepur(Ramesh Kashyap): 10 thousand rupees will be deposited in the bank accounts of those selected under the Inspire Award-MANAK Scheme for students studying in 6th to 10th through FDBT Online applications under the Inspire Award-Standard Scheme for students studying in

classes 6 to 10 in all recognized government and private schools in the country have started on the e-MIAS portal. To increase interest in students towards science and technology and to link them to this scheme of the Central Government, Rs. 10,000 will be deposited in the bank accounts of all the selected students through DBT. The list of selected students will be made available on the e-MIAS portal login of District Education Officer Secondary. Some of the Selected children also travel abroad . In this scheme 10 thousand ideas will be selected at the district level and 1 thousand ideas at the state level, while one lakh students will be selected across the country. The nationally selected model will be displayed at the enforcement festival held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, which will be awarded by the President. Young scientists who will be selected at the national level will be given cash prizes and selected children will also be given a trip abroad. Nationalized bank account required for scholarship received in Inspire Award The student's account should be in any nationalized bank for scholarship received in Inspire Award and should be active for at least 3 months after applying and selection. It is noteworthy that a significant change has been made on the Inspire Award portal this year. Under this, it is mandatory to update the U-DICE code of the school after applying the school authority option, without the U-DICE update, nomination related work will not be possible on the portal. One teacher appointed as Inspire incharge in school In the instructions issued last month ,Director SCERT, Punjab directed all the District Education Officers to appoint one teacher in each school for the effective implementation of the Inspire Award Scheme. With this, now enrollment of Three to Fivebest students from each school in this scheme has been made mandatory. Last year, the central government increased the incentive amount from 5 thousand rupees to 10 thousand rupees. The purpose of increasing the incentive amount is to increase interest among students in this scheme. Talents will be selected at the state level after the district level. Students whose science models will excel at the state level will get a chance to show talent at the national level stage. Separate incentive amount will also be provided to students if selected for national level. This program provides a national level platform to talented students with creative thinking .

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s the global deaf community celebrates International Sign Language Day on Wednesday, to commemorate the occasion, actor Ranveer Singh released two sign language videos in a bid to raise more awareness in making AIndian Sign Language (ISL) the 23rd official language of India. The 35-year-old actor pledged to constantly work

with the deaf community in the country and also urged countrymen to join in. He said, "I want to elevate the experience of music for the deaf community. This is my pledge." "Our biggest dream today is to help secure a better future for the deaf community in India and we can only ask for this through our art. But to make this a reality, we need your support. I urge my fellow Indians to support this cause and fight for a brighter future for our deaf brothers and sisters," he added. To promote this awareness in India, the 'Band Baaja Baaraat' actor has released 'Shwapon', a collaboration between SlowCheeta and Bengali folk artist Dipannita Acharya, and Mehfil-E-HipHop, sung by all four Inc Ink artists Kaam Bhaari, Spitfire, SlowCheeta and Devil The Rhymer. Ranveer has released these songs through Inc Ink, his independent record label which is a passion project of the superstar. Inc Ink is a platform for brilliantly talented budding artists and it's Ranveer's dream to provide equal opportunity for all in the music space through his record label. The 'Gully Boy' actor said, "At Inc Ink, the engagement of music for 'ALL' is a priority. I forward parts of myself that go beyond being a performer here. The experience of music has shaped me as a person. Music has given me strength through struggles and given me the power to propel myself towards achievement. I am bound by love and gratitude to engage with the deaf community because I know what music has given me. It is when you don't take something for granted that you appreciate it more. It's a valuable life lesson that I have learned."

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

GLAMOURGLAMOUROlivia Colman to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Zurich Film Festival

scar-winning actor Olivia Colman will be honoured with the lifetime achievement award, Othe Golden Eye, at this year's Zurich International

Film Festival.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Colman is

known for her stirring performance in the third season of the Netflix drama series 'The Crown', globally acclaimed dark comedy 'Fleabag' and comedy series 'Peep Show'.

She was also awarded the Best Actress Oscar in 2019 for her role as a naive Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos' 2018 film, 'The Favourite'. She is also expected to be seen in the 4th season of 'The Crown', in her role as Queen Elizabeth II.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the 46-year-old actor is currently busy filming and unable to travel to Zurich due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions. She will link up to Zurich via a live stream for the gala premiere screening for her latest film 'The Father'.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Artistic Director of the Film Festival, Christian Jungen said "Olivia Colman is one of the most exciting character actresses of her generation. She is a highly versatile performer who embodies her characters with great depth. You never see the star when she's at work, only the character. After having the privilege of showing her Academy Award-winning performance in The Favourite, we are deeply honoured to present her with the Golden Eye for her achievements."

Ranveer Singh pledges to work for deaf community in India

So proud of youAanand L. Rai congratulates

Ayushmann on Time's listy sharing a quirky video, the award-winning actor Ayushmann filmmaker Aanand L. Rai on and co-star Bhumi Pednekar. Earlier BWednesday congratulated in the day, the 'Bala' actor expressed

actor Ayushmann Khurrana for being gratitude and said, "I'm truly humbled featured in Time Magazine's list of with the recognition that TIME has 100 Most Influential people for 2020. bestowed on me. As an artist, I have The 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' only looked to contribute towards director praised the bringing a positive actor on Twitter. In the change in society caption, Rai noted, through cinema and "Rocket hamare this moment is a huge saiyaan. So proud of validation of my belief you @ayushmannk system and my stay blessed." journey."The short clip features He added, "I have a picture of always believed that Ayushmann, as the cinema has the power background score to bring about change 'Rocket hamare by triggering the right saiyaan' from their conversations among collaborative project people and society. 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' Hopefully, through my content plays in the backdrop. Produced by choices, I have been able to Rai, the movie marked the beginning contribute towards my country and of the association between him and countrymen."

"I have always believed that cinema has the power to

bring about change by triggering the right

conversations among people and society.

Hopefully, through my content choices, I have been able to contribute

towards my country and countrymen."

Neena Gupta to come out with memoir next year

ward-winning actor Neena Gupta is slated to come out with a no-holds-barred account of her personal and professional life in 2021, announced publishing house Penguin Random House India Aon Thursday. The memoir, "Sach Kahun Toh", will chronicle her life -- from her childhood in Delhi's

Karol Bagh, and her time at the National School of Drama, to her move to Bombay in the 1980s, as well as her struggles to find work. It will be published under Penguin 'Ebury Press' imprint, they added. A National Award winner with a career spanning more than 35 years, Gupta made her mark in films like "Trikal", "Mandi" and "Utsav" in the 80s. She rose to further acclaim with the 1998 TV shows "Saans" and "Siski" but work eventually slowed down in the 2000s, before she bounced back with hits like Anubhav Sinha's "Mulk" and Amit Sharma's "Badhaai Ho" in 2018. Gupta, 61, said it was her time spent in Mukteshwar in Uttarakhand recently during the coronavirus-induced lockdown that made her "reflect" and "relive" her life's journey. "Taking long, winding walks every day, appreciating the sounds of the birds and basking in the chill of the mountain air, I asked myself, 'Why should I write a book? What do I have to say

that could help and inspire someone?' "With so many incidents that have made me and also broken me, and I needed to free myself by getting them out. Reflecting about my life, my journey and the

things I've had to overcome will make me feel better and lighter," said the actor. She added that through her book she wanted her readers to know that if despite her flaws, her broken

relationships and circumstances in her life, "she can get up, get going and look really good while doing so", so can they. According to the publishers, the book promises to be "a candid, self-deprecating portrait of the person behind the persona", while talking about "her unconventional pregnancy and single parenthood", as well as her "successful second innings in Bollywood". Gupta and West Indian cricketer Vivian Richards, who

were in a brief relationship in the 80s, are parents to celebrated fashion designer Masaba Gupta. Gupta raised Masaba as a single mother for a long time before

marrying Delhi-based chartered accountant Vivek Mehra in 2008. Neena Gupta is a treasure and I've been a huge fan of her

work, her wit and repartee over the years. On social media, she drops truth bombs with perfect poise

whether it be her views on motherhood, the norms of 'unladylike' behaviour, or an out-of-

work actor seeking roles! The best memoirs are as unsparingly honest as this and I'm so

happy that Penguin will be publishing," said Gurveen Chadha, senior commissioning

editor, Penguin Random House India.

Disney moves 'Black Widow' to May2021, other titles also delayed

arvel nerds will have to wait a bit longer for upcoming superhero movies "Black Widow" and M"Eternals". Disney has updated its

release calendar to factor in the continued uncertainty over the reopening of theatres in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scarlett Johansson-led "Black Widow", which was delayed from its original May 1 release date, has now moved to May 7, 2021, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Consequently, "Black Widow s" shift kicks Chloe Zhao's "Eternals" from Febr

uary 12, 2021 to November 5, 2021, and

moves "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" from

May 7, 2021 to July 9, 2021. Actor Kumail Nanjiani, who stars

alongside the likes of Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie and Kit Harington in "Eternals", praised Disney for making the "right and responsible decision".

"There's a pandemic. Nothing is more important than health & lives. I can't tell ppl to go to a movie

theatre until I feel safe going

to one.

Osbourne quarantining after granddaughter tests positive for COVID-19

V personality Sharon Osbourne is in Tquarantine after her son

Jack Osbourne's 3-year-old daughter tested positive for coronavirus.According to Page Six, the 67-year-old TV star Osbourne confirmed the same over Skype during the season premiere of 'The Talk' on Monday (local time). She said, "I was meant to be in the studio, I was so looking forward to it. And then, unfortunately, one of my granddaughters has come down with COVID."Osbourne confirmed that her granddaughter Minnie is doing "OK" and no one else in the family has tested positive.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Maruti Suzuki launchescar subscription plan inDelhi NCRNEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki onThursday launched its vehiclesubscription programme for people inDelhi, NCR (Noida, Ghaziabad,Faridabad, Gurugram) and Bengaluruin a move to offer easy and flexible carownership for customers. This initiativeallows a customer to use a new carwithout actually owning it and bypaying an all-inclusive monthly fee thatcomprehensively covers completemaintenance, insurance and roadsideassistance. Maruti Suzuki has teamedup with Orix Auto InfrastructureServices India, a subsidiary of OrixCorporation in Japan to launch MarutiSuzuki Subscribe for these cities.Customers can choose to subscribe anew Swift, Dzire, Vitara Brezza andErtiga from Maruti Suzuki Arena and anew Baleno, Ciaz and XL6 from Nexa.They can select duration ranging fromone to four years and pay a monthlysubscription charge starting Rs 14,463including taxes. The subscription is all-inclusive and covers expenses likemaintenance, zero depreciationinsurance and 24x7 roadsideassistance. After the completion ofsubscription tenure, the customer canalso opt to upgrade vehicle, extend orbuy the car at market price. ShashankSrivastava, Executive Director formarketing and sales, said thecompany aims to offer the service in40 to 60 cities in the next two to threeyears. Last month, it had launched apilot project in Hyderabad and Pune incollaboration with Myles AutomotiveTechnologies.

India will be able toend TB by 2025:Harsh VardhanNEW DELHI: Under Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, India has accordedhigh priority for ending tuberculosis by2025, five years ahead of theSustainable Development Goals(SDG), said Dr Harsh Vardhan, UnionMinister for Health and FamilyWelfare. Addressing ministers ofMember Nations of WHO, Heads, andRepresentatives of UN Agencies andpartner organisations, Dr Vardhansaid, "In India, under the guidance ofPrime Minister, Narendra Modi, Indiahas accorded high priority for endingtuberculosis by 2025, five yearsahead of the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDG).""Tuberculosis has been in existencesince time immemorial and continuesto remain a major global public healthproblem. Despite the progress madeover the last decade, TB remains theleading infectious killer diseaseworldwide," he said. Lauding India'sefforts towards eradication of TB,Harsh Vardhan said, "With bold andinnovative policies supported bycommensurate resources, India hastaken several critical steps towardsending TB. We have significantlyreduced the number of missing TBpatients from one million in 2016 toless than 0.5 million in 2019, with 2.4million cases notified during the year.Most importantly, a third of thesenotifications were contributed by theprivate sector. With the scale-up ofrapid molecular diagnostics in everydistrict of the country, we were able toidentify over 66,000 drug-resistant TBpatients in 2019."

13 terrorists killed in Afghanistan's easternLogar provinceKABUL: A total of 13 terrorists have been confirmed dead as governmentforces launched an operation in Kharwar district of eastern Logar province inAfghanistan, provincial police spokesperson Shahpor Ahmadzai said onThursday. The restive district, according to the official, was under Talibanattacks for the past couple of weeks, but the government forces including thearmy and police launched the operation on Wednesday and so far 13 terroristshave been killed. No security personnel has been hurt, the official said. Theongoing operation will last until the area is cleared of the terrorists, he added.The Taliban has not made a comment yet.

India ranks second among top global online learnersNEW DELHI, SEP 24

With 9.8 million onlinelearners, India ranks second ononline learning platformCoursera's inaugural 2020impact report. The United Statesranks on top with 14 millionlearners. Those which lagbehind India include Mexicowith 3.8 million students, Chinawith 3.5 million and Brazil with3 million.

Coursera said the newnormal after outbreak ofCOVID-19 pandemic hastransformed the education andonline learning sector. Since

mid-March, over 21 millionlearners joined Coursera, a 353per cent increase from the sameperiod last year.

"Similarly, we have seenmore than 50 million courseenrollments, a 444 per centincrease. Thousands of collegesand universities now offerCoursera to enrich theirstudents' learning experience."

The Coursera reportelaborates on key trendsidentified between September15, 2019 through September 15,2020.

"Students globally aredemanding high-quality online

learning options. Universitiesare ushering in a new era of

digital transformation," saidChief Executive Officer Jeff

Maggioncalda."Workers are learning job-

relevant skills to staycompetitive. Public healthofficials are training thousandsof contact tracers at scale," headded. In a rapidly changingeconomic landscape, the reportsaid, learners need new andaccessible ways to developfuture-ready skills. WhileCovid-19 disrupted educationsystems and jobs worldwide,the transition to online learningensured people could learnskills to adapt and rebuild theircareers. The report saidinstitutions are acting boldly to

support their learners andworkers through anunprecedented unemploymentcrisis. Students need job-readylearning, employees needeffective skills for remoteworking, and displaced workersneed to regain employment.

"This crisis has made clearthat we need institutions toenable access to education atevery stage of civic life," it said.

Coursera has 70 millionlearners, including 9.8 millionin India, and more than 4,000courses from the world's topuniversities and industryeducators.

Sensex crashes by 1,115 points onpanic selling amid global sell-off

MUMBAI, SEP 24

Equity benchmark indicescrashed by nearly 3 per cent onThursday following a rout inUS stocks overnight whileinvestors also battled worriesover resurging COVID-19 casesin European cities.

US stocks cracked afterseveral Fed officials suggestedthe US economy was worsethan the market was pricing in.Besides, countries including theUnited Kingdom, France, Spainand the Netherlands are seeingre-emergence of virus hotspotsthat may lead to fresh curbs onmovement and businesses.

The BSE S&P Sensexclosed 1,115 points or 2.96 percent lower at 36,554 while theNifty 50 tumbled by 326 pointsor 2.93 per cent at 10,806.

All sectoral indices at theNational Stock Exchange werein the red with Nifty metaldown by 4.3 per cent, IT by 4.2per cent, PSU bank by 3.9 percent and auto by 3.6 per cent.

Among stocks, BajajFinance, Tata Motors, IndusIndBank and Mahindra &Mahindra suffered losses ofover 6 per cent. UPL, IndianOilCorporation, Tata ConsultancyServices, Tech Mahindra andTata Steel shed between 4.6 and5.4 per cent.

However, those whichgained marginally were BhartiInfratel, Hindustan Lever andZee Entertainment.

Meanwhile, Asian marketsfell following a slump on WallStreet overnight. A series ofwarnings from US FederalReserve officials over the

resilience of economic recoveryleft investors nervous.

Investor sentiment wasweighed down by concerns thatUS economic recovery isslowing as the coronavirusoutbreak lingers while arenewed wave of Covid-19

cases in Europe could lead toreimposed travel restrictions inseveral countries.

Hong Kong's Hang Sengfell by 1.82 per cent, Seoul'sKospi sank 2.59 per cent andJapan's Nikkei fell 1.11 percent.

Rupee slips 32 paise to73.89 against US dollar

MUMBAI: The rupeedepreciated 32 paise to settleat 73.89 (provisional) againstthe US dollar on Thursday assell-off in domestic equitiesand foreign fund outflowsweighed on investorsentiment. At the interbankforex market, the rupeeopened on a weak note at73.82, then fell further tofinally close at 73.89 againstthe American currency,registering a fall of 32 paiseover its last close. OnWednesday, the rupeeappreciated by one paisa tosettle at 73.57 against the USdollar. During the session, thelocal unit witnessed an intra-day high of 73.75 and a low of73.96 against the greenback.Meanwhile, the dollar index,which gauges the greenback'sstrength against a basket ofsix currencies, rose 0.04 percent to 94.42. On the

domestic equity market front,BSE benchmark Sensex wastrading 798.06 points lower at36,870.36, and broader NSENifty plunged 235 points to10,896.85. Foreigninstitutional investors werenet sellers in the capitalmarket as they offloadedshares worth Rs 3,912.44crore on Wednesday,according to provisionalexchange data. Brent crudefutures, the global oilbenchmark, fell 0.77 per centto USD 41.45 per barrel.

KATHMANDU, SEP 24

India has released 1.54 billionNepali rupees (approximatelyINR 96 crores) to Nepal towardshousing and school sectorassistance under the Indiangovernment's post-earthquakereconstruction commitment inthe Himalayan country.

Namgya Khampa, DeputyChief of Mission of Embassy ofIndia, handed over chequesworth 1.54 billion Nepali rupeesto Sishir Kumar Dhungana,Secretary, Ministry of Financeof Nepal on September 22, theIndian Embassy in Kathmandusaid in a statement on Thursday.

"With this handover, Indiahas reimbursed about USD 72million from grant to theGovernment of Nepal forhousing sector reconstruction.Out of Government of India'scommitment to rebuild 50,000houses in Gorkha and Nuwakotdistricts, 92 per cent of thehouses have been completed,"the statement said.

Similarly, the Government

of India has committed supportfor the reconstruction of 70schools and one library underUSD 50 million grant assistance.

Out of this, the first trancheof USD 4.2 million for ongoingschools was reimbursed to theGovernment of Nepal, it added.

India has committed USD150 million in grant and Line ofCredit towards housing sectorprojects supported by it.

"Government of Indiaremains committed to continuesupporting the people andGovernment of Nepal in theirpost-earthquake recoveryefforts," the statement said. InApril 2015, a devastatingearthquake measuring 7.8 on theRichter Scale rocked Nepal,claiming the lives of nearly9,000 people and injuring morethan 20,000 others. Since then,India which came to theneighbouring country'sassistance following the naturaldisaster has committed tosupporting the reconstructionprojects in the Himalayannation.

India releases 1.54 billion Nepalirupees as post-earthquakereconstruction assistance

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Injured Ndidi couldmiss next 3 monthsfor LeicesterLEICESTER: Leicester midfielderWilfred Ndidi is facing up to threemonths out because of an abductorinjury, manager Brendan Rodgerssaid. Ndidi was not involved inLeicester's 2-0 loss to Arsenal in theEnglish League Cup after gettinghurt in the 4-2 win over Burnley inthe Premier League on Saturday."We are just waiting to hear more onthat, but he could be anything be-tween six and 12 weeks," Rodgerssaid about Ndidi after the Arsenalgame. "It is an abductor injury it mayhave come off the bone, whichcould be a nasty injury. So we willwait to see if needs an operation. Ifit does, then it will be 12 weeks."Ndidi has been filling in at centerback at the start of the season whileLeicester was without the suspend-ed Jonny Evans and the injuredWes Morgan.Leicester struggled without Ndidi, amidfield anchorman and organizer,when he was out through injury for aspell last season.

Luis Suarez leavesBarcelona, joinsAtletico MadridMADRID: Uruguayan striker LuisSuarez has left Barcelona to link upwith Atletico Madrid, the Catalanside has confirmed.The two Spanish sides came toterms on a deal for the Uruguayanstar and Atletico Madrid will be play-ing six million euros to avail theservices of Suarez."FC Barcelona and Atletico Madridhave reached an agreement for thetransfer of the player Luis Suarez.The Madrid club will pay FCBarcelona EUR6 million in vari-ables," FC Barcelona said in an offi-cial statement."FC Barcelona would like to publiclyexpress their gratitude to LuisSuarez for his commitment anddedication and wishes him all thebest for the future," it added.Suarez had joined Barcelona in2014. He scored 198 goals in 283games for the Catalan side and healso earned the Golden Shoe asEurope's top scorer after scoring 59total goals in 2015-16.With Barcelona, Suarez won four LaLiga titles and a ChampionsLeague. He'll now join Diego Sime-one's Atletico Madrid.Suarez scored 21 goals in 36games for Barca during the 2019-20season.

Haven't played ourbest cricket yet, saysMumbai Indians'Zaheer KhanABU DHABI: Zaheer Khan, Mum-bai Indians' Director of Cricket Oper-ations believes that the franchisehas not played their best cricket yetbut the positive thing is that everyplayer is adapting very quickly.He gave this message to the entirecamp after the side registered a winby 49 runs over Kolkata Knight Rid-ers in the IPL.. Mumbai Indiansshared a video on their official Twit-ter handle and in that, Zaheer canbe seen addressing every player inthe lineup."Boult starting with a maiden overand that set a tone for the innings. Ithink these are things that are com-ing together and that is what we aretalking about," Zaheer said."The things are just going to happenat the right time for us, if you ask meif we have played our best cricket,we have not but what is exciting isthat we are adapting very quick andthat's the exciting part when I amseeing it," he added.

South Australia tohost opening fourrounds of SheffieldShieldMELBOURNE: Cricket Australia(CA) on Thursday announced thatSouth Australia will be hosting theopening four rounds of the MarshSheffield Shield in October and No-vember. The decision to play the firstfour rounds of the Marsh SheffieldShield in South Australia allows forthe best possible chance to play afull domestic schedule, said CricketAustralia in an official statement. CAis working in partnership with theSouth Australian Government to en-sure the competition proceeds in linewith government regulations andCOVID safety guidelines, with thesafety of the South Australian com-munity and all participants the high-est priority. Round one matches willbegin on Saturday, October 10 withSouth Australia taking on WesternAustralia and Queensland facingTasmania. Acknowledging themandatory 14-day quarantine periodfor all Victorian arrivals into SouthAustralia, Victoria and New SouthWales have agreed to postpone theirround one game to begin on Tues-day, November 17.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

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TALKS

AGENCYBENGALURU, SEPT 24

Experienced striker VandanaKatariya has been extremely sat-isfied with the progress of the In-dian women's hockey side sincethe team resumed sports activi-ties last month.

The forward, who hasplayed over 200 matches andscored 64 goals for the Indianwomen's side, expressed that theside is very fortunate to bepreparing for the Olympics in asafe environment.

"It's been a very difficulttime for the entire world, but wehave still found a way to contin-ue our preparation for the

Olympics. We ensured that wemaintained our fitness when wewere away from the pitch, but itfeels great to be back on thepitch to carry out our sports ac-tivities now. Hockey India andSAI have worked extremelyhard to ensure that a safe envi-ronment was created for us at theSAI campus in Bengaluru andwe are very fortunate to be in aplace where we can start rebuild-ing our game without anythingelse on our minds," said Katariyain an official release issued byHockey India.

Katariya also added that shefeels completely rejuvenated af-ter spending quality time withher family during the team

break. The striker is now verydetermined and motivated totake her game to the next level inthe upcoming months.

"It was amazing to spendsome quality time with my fam-ily. We were at the SAI campusfor a long time and Hockey Indiamade sure that they waited forthe right time to give us a break.I cannot thank them enough forthe way they planned our exitfrom the campus in June andalso our entry into the campusonce we returned in August.Now, I feel completely rejuve-nated and I am extremely moti-vated to become better at mygame in the next few months,"said Katariya.

The 28-year-old expressedthat the Indian team is workingtowards moving back to topform in a slow and steady man-ner.

"Our coaches have told usthat we shouldn't rush into any-thing at the moment. We have alot of time in our hands so we areslowly rebuilding our owngames. It's been great to see theway the players have respondedon the pitch while we carry outour sports activities. We are cer-tainly moving in the right direc-tion and we will get back to ourtop form at the right time as it'svery important to peak at a cer-tain time before the Olympics,"she signed off.

Former Australian cricketerDean Jones passes away

AGENCYDUBAI, SEPT 24

Former Australian batsman DeanJones has passed away due to acardiac arrest. The former Aus-tralian cricketer passed away aged59 and Star India is now currentlyin touch with Australian HighCommission to make the neces-sary arrangements.

"It is with great sadness thatwe share the news of the passingaway of Dean Mervyn Jones AM.He died of a sudden cardiac arrest.We express our deep condolencesto his family and stand ready tosupport them in this difficult time.We are in touch with the Aus-tralian High Commission to makethe necessary arrangements," StarIndia said in an official statement.

Jones was one of the great am-bassadors of the game associating

himself with the development ofcricket across South Asia.

He was passionate about dis-covering new talent and nurturingyoung cricketers. He was a cham-pion commentator whose presenceand presentation of the game al-ways brought joy to millions offans.

Jones had become a householdname by playing in an aggressivemanner for the Australian sidefrom 1980-1990.

Jones was selected on the 1984tour of the West Indies after Gra-ham Yallop had to pull out due toinjury. He was not picked in theoriginal XI but was drafted into theside after Steve Smith fell ill.Jones went on to score 48 on hisdebut and he hailed it as his bestknock as he fell ill before thematch. Between 1984 and 1992,Jones played 52 Test matches for

Australia, scoring 3,631 runs, in-cluding 11 centuries, at an averageof 46.55.

His most notable innings wasin only his third Test against Indiain the Tied Test in Chennai(Madras) in 1986. Suffering fromdehydration in the oppressivelyhot and humid conditions, Joneswas seen frequently vomiting onthe pitch.

Jones went on to score 210 andthis innings of 210 remains thehighest score by an Australiancricketer in India.

Jones also played 164 ODIsfor Australia, managing to score6,068 runs at an average of 44.61.

After his playing career, theformer Australian batsman becamea reputed commentator and alsoenjoyed a coaching stint in Pak-istan Super League.

Ashwin's shoulder niggle worriesDelhi as it takes on CSK today

AGENCYDUBAI, SEPT 24

Skipper MS Dhoni's much-awaited promotion in the battingorder will be an area of interestwhen Chennai Super Kings(CSK) strive to pick up piecesagainst a confident Delhi Capi-tals in its third IPL 2020 en-counter at Dubai InternationalStadium on Friday.For DelhiCapitals, winning a cliffhangerright at the onset would have giv-en them a lot of confidence eventhough Ravichandran Ashwin'sprobable absence after a shoulderinjury could force them toreshuffle their bowling line-up.

"Amit Mishra will re-place R Ashwin if the offieis not available for selectionbefore the match due toshoulder niggle," said Mo-hammad Kaif in a virtualpress conference on the eve ofCSK vs DC match.Senior spin-ner Amit Mishra could be an op-tion to partner Axar Patel in caseAshwin is unable to make it.Thecushion of bigger boundaries canalways help a wrist spinner at-tack more by tossing the ball

up.Dhoni had come in to bat atnumber seven, promoting thelikes of Sam Curran, Jadhav andRuturaj Gaikwad ahead of him-self but the ploy backfired badlyleaving Faf du Plessis with toomuch work in too littletime.While his fans still swear by

his six-hitting ability, a clos-er look would show thatDhoni is unable to changethe gears against expresspace and it was only whenTom Curran came with his

medium fast, Dhoni launched anattack. That too when the matchas a contest was over.Howeveron a big Dubai ground with big-ger-sized boundaries, the skippercan rotate the strike better unlikeSharjah and also take those extradeliveries to settle down. Anoth-

er aspect will be pacer MohitSharma's performance. WhileMohit got KL Rahul at the be-ginning but his loose deliveriesat the back-end made things dif-ficult for the Capitals even asKagiso Rabada bowled tightly atone end.Against a side like CSKwhich revels in attacking the last10 overs, the Capitals might liketo try Harshal Patel, who is alsoa handy batsman at any numberhaving opened in domestic crick-et.

Delhi Capitals vs CSKlive 7.30 pm

AGENCYDUBAI, SEPT 24

Kings XI Punjab head coach AnilKumble has said that the side ispretty confident going into thematch against Royal ChallengersBangalore (RCB) in the IndianPremier League (IPL).

Kings XI Punjab and RCBwill lock horns against each oth-er later today at the Dubai Inter-national Stadium.

Punjab had lost its openinggame against Delhi Capitals in aSuper Over but Kumble said thatthe entire side took a lot of posi-tives after that loss.

"You know obviously RCBhas a very strong batting lineupwith Virat, AB and Aaron Finch,very experienced as well. YoungPadikkal batted really well forthem in the last game, again adebutant, nice to see a youngsterdo well in the IPL, but we haveour plans," Kumble said in avideo posted on the official Twit-ter handle of Punjab.

"I think we have the ability toput it across so all depends on theday who plays well. Our prepara-tions over the last one month hasbeen really good and we are verypositive after the Delhi Capitals

game as to what we need to doand what are the corrections weneed to make. It's on the sameground that we would be playingRCB, its a T20 tournament soyou just want to be good on aparticular day and look at onegame at a time," he added.

On the other hand, RCB hadwon its opening match againstSunRisers Hyderabad by 10 runs.

Kings XI Punjab and RCBhave faced each other 24 times inthe IPL so far and both sides havewon 12 games each. However,Virat Kohli-led RCB has domi-nated the recent head-to-head,winning four of the previous fiveencounters against Punjab.

We are pretty positiveafter match againstDelhi, says Kumble

Fortunate to be preparing for Olympics in safe environment: Vandana

AGENCYABU DHABI, SEPT 24

Mumbai Indians' batsmanSuryakumar Yadav believesthat the side displayed a bril-liant performance againstKolkata Knight Riders(KKR) as the side was able totick all the boxes.

Mumbai Indians defeatedKKR by 49 runs for their firstwin in this year's IPL. RohitSharma was awarded 'Man of

the Match' for his knock of 80runs.

"Talking about batting, itwas a brilliant wicket, duringthe last game we had a chat asa group of getting 180 oddruns. In the match againstKKR, we ticket that box com-pletely. We just kept our ba-sics right," Suryakumar Ya-dav told Rahul Chahar in avideo posted on the officialwebsite of IPL.

"The energy on the field

when we went to defend thescore was amazing, that'swhat we discussed in the teammeeting that we will stay pos-itive and clear in our minds.Till the last bowl was bowled,the energy was spot on," headded.

Batting first, Mumbaiposted a total of 195/5 in theallotted twenty overs. RohitSharma scored 80 runs whileSuryakumar Yadav chipped inwith 47 runs.

We ticked all the boxes against KKR,says Suryakumar Yadav

Rahane is fantastic but wouldlike to give selected players a

'few games', says KaifDUBAI: Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Mohammad Kaif on Thursday saidthat the team management would like to give all selected players a few gamesbefore tinkering with the lineup.His remark comes ahead of the upcoming match between Delhi Capitals andChennai Super Kings on Friday, September 25.Delhi had opted for Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting inthe first game. The side also has Ajinkya Rahane in their mix and it would beinteresting to see as to when Rahane gets a game."Shaw and Shikhar played well for us last year, we all know what Dhawan cando and Shaw is a very promising player, having played the first game, weknow the conditions, even though we did not play that well but I see improve-ment happening in the upcoming matches. Rahane is a fantastic player, but ifwe have selected a team then we would like to give players a couple ofmatches, and then we would see it from there," said Kaif .