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Haryana promotes7 IAS officers to'Super Time Scale'CHANDIGARH: Haryanagovernment has promotedseven IAS officers of 2004batch to the 'Super TimeScale' with effect from Janu-ary 1, 2020.Those who have been pro-moted include Ms AshimaBrar, Mr Phool ChandMeena, Mr A Sreenivas, MrShekhar Vidyarthi, Mr San-jeev Verma, Mr JagdeepSingh and Ms Anita Yadav,an official statement saidhere on Thursday.

Kangana to besummoned inSushant suicide MUMBAI: Mumbai Police willsoon issue summons to actorKangana Ranaut to record herstatement in connection withthe case related to the suicideof actor Sushant Singh Rajput,officials said on Thursday.A day after Sushant Singh Ra-jput's suicide, Kangana Ra-naut had released a two-minute video speaking highlyof the deceased actor and ac-cusing certain sections of thefilm industry of not acknowl-edging the star's talent.She had also said that someof the last social media postsby the actor made it evidentthat he was struggling to sur-vive in the industry.According to the police, state-ments of 39 people, includingfilm critic Rajeev Masand, di-rector-producer Sanjay LeelaBhansali, and filmmakerAditya Chopra have beenrecorded in the investigationso far.

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Govt relaxescriteria for NITsadmission NEW DELHI: In a huge reliefto students, the Governmenton Thursday announced re-laxation in the eligibility criteri-on for admissions to NationalInstitutes of Technology (NITs)and other Centrally FundedTechnical Institutions (CFTIs)due to the prevailing Coron-avirus pandemic.Human Resource Develop-ment (HRD) Minister RameshPokhriyal 'Nishank' tweeted"Due to prevailing circum-stances, Central Seat Alloca-tion Board (CSAB) has decid-ed to relax the eligibility criteri-on for admissions to NationalInstitutes of Technology (NITs)and other Centrally FundedTechnical Institutions (CFTIs)."As a result, "JEE Main 2020qualified candidates will nowonly need to obtain a passingcertificate in class XII examina-tion irrespective of the marksobtained," he said in a series oftweets. "Attention JEE Mainaspirants! For admissions inNITs & other Centrally FundedTechnical Institutions, apartfrom qualifying JEE Main, theeligibility is to secure a mini-mum of 75% marks in XIIBoard exams .

AGENCYLUCKNOW, JULY 23

Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath gov-ernment has issued a list of guidelinesfor next week’s Bakrid festival.

The state government said massgatherings in mosques for performingnamaz will not be allowed amid thecoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic inthe state and Muslims will have to of-fer namaz in their respective homes onthe occasion of Eid ul Adha.

Bakrid will be celebrated on Au-gust 1 (Saturday) in India, MarkaziChand Committee in Lucknow an-

nounced.Leading Muslim institution Dar-

loom Ullum from Deoband had de-

manded the government to issueguidelines for Eid while several Mus-lim organisations wanted massprayers to be allowed in masjids.

The Uttar Pradesh governmenthas given special instructions to statepolice to tighten security for Bakridand last Monday of the auspiciousSawan month. The government hasalso banned transportation of meat,and slaughtering of animals in theopen. Police officials in all districtshave been asked to remain on vigiland take note of the smallest of inci-dents in their respective areas. The UPgovernment has also appointed intelli-

gence agencies have to remain on highalert and pre-empt any untoward inci-dents. District officials have also beenasked to ensure that pigs and other an-imals don’t roam on roads around themosques and other shrines. Earlierthis month, the Maharashtra govern-ment had issued an advisory askingpeople to offer Bakrid prayers athome, instead of mosques and otherpublic places. The statement addedthat will be no relaxation in restric-tions for Eid in containment zones,and people should not congregate inpublic places on the day of the festi-val.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that theRajasthan High Court can pass an order onformer Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilotand other MLAs' plea against disqualificationnotice issued against them by the State As-sembly Speaker.

A three-judge bench of Justice ArunMishra, Justice BR Gavai and Justice KrishnaMurari refused to intervene in the proceedingsbefore the Rajasthan High Court in the matter.

The bench, which was hearing an SLPfiled by the State Assembly Speaker CP Joshiagainst the interim order of the RajasthanHigh Court in the matter, said the High Courtorder will be subject to the final outcome ofthe plea before the top court.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appear-ing for Sachin Pilot, said that if the Speakercan himself agree to defer twice, why can't hewait for another 24 hours?

Senior advocate Harish Salve, who wasalso appearing for Pilot and the other MLAs,also argued that the Speaker had deferred theproceedings before him on his own twice inthe past.

"Issues of jurisdiction and maintainabilityhave been argued before the High Court. Hav-ing appeared and argued there, why shouldSpeaker now ask High Court not to decide?"Salve said.

The apex court observed that these are im-portant questions relating to democracy."How will democracy function? These arevery serious issues. It's not just about the dis-

qualification of some persons. We want tohear it," the bench said.

Appearing for Assembly Speaker CPJoshi, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal submittedthat the court cannot direct the Speaker to ex-tend the time for the MLAs to file their replieson the anti-defection notices.

"It is not in the jurisdiction of the court.The Rajasthan High Court was wrong in issu-ing a direction to the Speaker. This is against

settled law on this point. The High Court had no jurisdiction until

Speaker decided on the plea of Pilot and oth-er MLAs' anti-defection proceedings," Sibalsubmitted.

Justice Mishra asked Sibal if a personelected by the people cannot express his dis-sent. "Voice of dissent cannot be suppressed.In a democracy can somebody be shut downlike this?" Justice Mishra said.

Disqualification notice: SC leaves upto HC

Verdict on Pilot, 18 MLAs todayJaipur court orders probeagainst ShekhawatJAIPUR: A Jaipur court has directed Ra-jasthan's Special Operations Group (SOG) toinvestigate the role of Union Minister GajendraSingh Shekhawat in connection with the al-leged Rs 884 crore credit society scam.Additional District and Sessions Judge PawanAgrawal overturned the order of a magistratecourt, which had earlier refused to entertain thepetition in the matter, and directed that allega-tions raised by the petitioners should be inves-tigated.Advocate AK Jain, the lawyer for the petitioner,told reporters that the court has directed an in-vestigation against Shekhawat, his wife, andothers in connection with an alleged Ponzischeme related to the Sanjivani Credit Cooper-ative Society.The court was hearing a petition, filed byBarmer district residents Ladu Singh and Gu-man Singh, claiming they invested Rs 54 lakhand Rs 14 lakh respectively due to GajendraSingh Shekhawat which were never returnedand they were cheated.

‘50 per cent quotafor women in Hry

panchayats’NEERAJ SHARMACHANDIGARH, JULY 23

The Haryana Deputy Chief Minister,Dushyant Chautala announced 50per cent quota for women in Pan-chayati Raj Institutions here onThursday. While addressing a pressconference Mr Chautala said that abill in this regard would be intro-duced in the forthcoming Monsoonsession of Haryana assembly. Hesaid that empowerment of womenwas a common agenda of BJP-JJP al-liance and giving 50 per cent quotato women in PRIs would give boostto the confidence of women in state.He said that 100 best women pan-chayat representatives would be giv-en scooties to encourage females toparticipate in the socio-political ac-tivities.

Mr Chautala further added thatthe state govt was working in theright direction for the upliftment ofall the sections of society. Answeringto question , he replied that govt wasdoing best efforts to contain thespresding of Covid especially in theNCR districts and testing had al-ready been increased to curb thevirus. He said that plastic wasteswould be used in construction ofroads and construction and recarpet-ing of roads in various districts hadalready been approved.

Mr Chautala reiterated that al-liance govt is committed for the wel-

fare of people and the step taken fore-registery of properties would bebeneficial for a common man. Headded that it would save time and en-ergy. Mr Dushyant Chautala onThursday made it clear that the threeordinances brought by union govern-ment ensure the farmers would getMinimum Support Price (MSP) irre-spective of where in the country theysell their produce.

Hitting out at the congress forpoliticising the issue by misleadingthe farmers, he said that one of theordinances out of three ensures MSPto the farmers. He said that the con-gress has indulged in ‘shallow-mind-ed’ politics on this issue and is mis-leading the farmers.

On Baroda by-election, MrDushyant Chautala said that peoplehere want a change and despitethree-time Congress MLA here, theconstituency has not witnessed anydevelopment.

Rs 5000 fine forviolating home

isolation in PunjabSP JAINCHANDIGARH, JULY23:

COVID-19 patients violat-ing home isolation instruc-tions in Punjab will have toshell out Rs 5000 as fine, asper the new guidelines an-nounced on Thursday byChief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh.Currently thereare 951 patientsin home isolationacross the state.

The ChiefMinister also an-nounced imposi-tion of Rs 5000 asfine for owners ofrestaurants and commercialeating places violating socialdistancing norms, as a deter-rent against defiance of therestrictions put in place toheck the spread of the pan-demic in the state. Further, vi-olation of social distancingnorms and social gatheringsof more than the permittedstrength will lead to penaltyamounting to a whopping Rs10000, the Chief Ministersaid at a Video Conferencemeeting to review the Covidsituation and preparedness inthe state.

The fines/penalties an-nounced today are in addi-tion to those announced ear-lier, in May, for not wearinga mask in public places (Rs500), violation of homequarantine instructions (Rs200) and spitting at publicplaces (Rs 500). Under theexisting guidelines,

shops/commercialplaces are liable topa Rs 2000 for vio-lation of social dis-tancing norms,while for busesand cars such vio-lations are punish-able by Rs 3000and Rs 2000 fine

respectively, and in thecase of auto-rickshaws/2-wheelers, the fine stands atRs 500. The additionalfines come even as in-stances of violations con-tinue to be reported fromacross the state, with aver-age daily challans for notwearing masks standing ataround 5000, as per DGPDinkar Gupta. CaptainAmarinder directly sternsteps to ensure strict en-forcement of mandatorywearing of masks, as perthe guidelines issued .

Mass gatherings not allowed on Bakrid in UP

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

The Delhi High Court on Thursdaygranted bail to former Religare pro-moter Shivinder Mohan Singh inconnection with a money launder-ing case related to alleged fraud inthe Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL). Abench of Justice Anup JairamBhambhani granted bail to Singh onhim furnishing a personal bond of Rs1 crore and two sureties of 25 lakh each by hisfamily members.

The High Court also directed Singh to sur-

render his passport and not leavethe country without the prior per-mission of the court. Other condi-tions imposed by the court includeproviding a contact number to theinvestigation officer, cooperate inthe investigation, not tamper withthe evidence, not contact or engagedirectly with the officials of the fi-nancial institutions or banks in-volved in the case. The High Courthad on July 16 reserved its order on

Shivinder Mohan Singh's bail plea in the mat-ter, which was opposed by the EnforcementDirectorate (ED).

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

The Central government has issuedthe formal sanction letter for grant ofpermanent commission to women of-ficers in the Indian Army, paving theway for empowering them to shoulderlarger roles in the organisation, IndianArmy Spokesperson Colonel AmanAnand said.

"The order specifies grant of per-manent commission to Short ServiceCommissioned (SSC) women officersin all ten streams of the Indian Army

namely Army Air Defence (AAD),Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation,Electronics and Mechanical Engi-

neers (EME), Army Service Corps(ASC), Army Ordnance Corps(AOC), and Intelligence Corps in ad-

dition to the existing streams of Judgeand Advocate General (JAG) andArmy Educational Corps (AEC),"Anand said. He said that their selec-tion board will be scheduled as soonas all affected SSC women officersexercise their option and completerequisite documentation. Earlier onJuly 7, the Supreme Court granted onemore month's time to the Central gov-ernment to ensure complete compli-ance with the February verdict thatgranted permanent commissions andcommand posts for eligible womenofficers in the army.

HP records 42COVID-19 casesSHIMLA: Forty-two new cas-es of nCoV were reported onThursday, taking the tally to1,789 , a senior office of Gov-ernment confirmed.Additional Chief SecretaryHealth R D Dhiman said asmany as 42 samples wereidentified positive out of total278 sent for testing.The total active cases havereached 630, while 1,112 re-covered. Ten people have sofar died from the virus.

Centre gives nod to permanent commissionto women officers in Indian Army

HC grants bail to former Religarepromoter Shivinder Mohan Singh

Himachal HC stops physicalhearing after Covid patient

enters premisesAGENCYSHIMLA, JUL 23

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday stoppedhearing the cases physically after a COVID-19 positivepatient allegedly entered the Court complex, a senior Ju-dicial Officer confirmed.

Court's RegistrarGeneral VerinderSingh told UNI overphone that all the cas-es are now being vir-tually heard, follow-ing the closure of theHigh Court complex.

As a precaution-ary measure, thecomplete complexwas sanitized. The of-ficial said that no of-ficial of the court, state counsel or private counsels haveeither tested positive, or have been quarantined so far.

Tajinder Thakur, who had tested positive on July 21at Mandi, did not enter the complex, however, the courtadministration adopted the above measures as a precau-tion, Mr Singh added. The HC official is in touch withState Nodal Officer and Additional Secretary, Health R DDhiman, about the information related to COVID-19 con-tacts, he said. Despite the advise to follow the pandemicprotocol, Mr Dhiman did not apprise the HC about anyCOVID positive case or contact so far, he added.

Mr Singh denied that an Additional Advocate Gener-al and other people belonging to the HC came in contactwith the Tajinder Thakur during his recent stay in Shim-la.

Gehlot calls assemblysession on Monday JAIPUR: Despite political crisis in Rajasthan,CM Ashok Gehlot has called assembly sessionon Monday to prove his majority on the floor.

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63372 I No 6489089-H Hav/Ash Paonam Priyokumar Singh R/O Vill Karam Makha Leikai Teh.Lilong Distt. Imphal S ta te Manipur Nowat 515 Asc Bn C/O 56 Apo Old Can Somnath Enclave Amritsar Have Declared That In Army Record My Son Name Is Wrongly Written As P Naganba Singh But Correct Name Is Paonam Nganba Singh.

63372I No.6490582h Hav/Ash R P S Yadav R/O Vi l l . Hanuman Puri Amousi Road Post Sarojini Nagarh Teh Saro j in i Nagarh Dis t t Lucknow State U.P Now At 515 Asc Bn C/O 56 Apo Old Cantt 48/6,Somnath Enclave Amritsar Have Declared That In Army Record My Son Name Is Wrongly Written As Abhishekh Yadav Bu t Cor rec t Name I s Abishekh Yadav.

63372I Kuldeep Kaur Gill D/O S. Balwinder Singh . Holder Of Of Indian Passport Number R 2 6 3 0 5 8 8 I s s u e d A t Chandigarh On June 27 , 2017 . Permanent Resident At VPO Mullanpur District Ludhiana Punjab India 141101 And Present ly Residing At 5205 14A Avenue NW Edmonton AB T6L2A4 Do Hereby Change My Name From Kuldeep Kaur Gill To Navdeep Kaur With Immediate Effect.

63372 I, JC-284368P Rank Sub (G.D) Mahendra Kumar Unit 299 Med, Regt. Vill: Khajuriha Post Bhewali ( S a r s a u l ) Te h - K a n p u r Nagar Distt. Kanpur Nagar UP, Pin-209402 I hereby d e c l a r e d t h a t I h a v e changed my son name is Prasant Yadav to Prashant Yadav pls note it.

63372I Shakuntla Devi W/o Late Ved Parkash Gautam R/o House No. 549, Thathere Wala Mohalla, Manimajra, Chandigarh Disown My Daughter-in-Law Jyoti W/o La te Durga Dass and Grand-Son Aditya S/o Late Durga Dass From My Moveable / mmovable Properties. If Anybody Deals With them Will Do So At Their Own Risk. I Shall Not Be Responsible For their Acts

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I, Lalit Kumar Bansal S/o Banarsi Dass R/o Golden City Rattanheri Road Khanna (Ludhiana) Pb, declare that I have executed special Power of Attorney regarding my Vehicle Malti Axle bearing registration No. PB-11-BN-8310 Engine No. 21C64103423 Chassis No. MAT722001C3C07551 Model 2012 in favour of Puneet Singla S/o Baldev Krishan R/o Old Court Near Dr. Diya Krishan Street Malerkotla Distt. Sangrur because I was unable to look after my aforesaid Vehicle. But now I have sold said Vehicle to Puneet Singla. So I am not in need of Power of Attorney. So I have cancelled said special Power of Attorney dated 28-06-2018.

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I, Pawan Sharma S/o Ram Gopal Sharma R/o Police Station Division No. 2 (Ludhiana) declare that my original registery Wasika No. 21721 Dated 23-01-2012 executed by Sujit Shankar Lal in favour of Neetu Gaba W/o Ajay Gaba has been lost in Ludhiana City Noorwala Road dated 23-07-2020. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

63372I, Priyanka Sharma D/o Sh Pawan Kumar Sharma R/o.H.No.13/758, St. No.6, Jagdambay Colony Majitha Road Amritsar declare that I h a v e l o s t m y C B S E Matriculation Certificate No.2200564 at Kacheri Chowk Amritsar On.15-7-2020. I Have Lodged a Police at CPSC North Amritsar vide Unique ID-2218558 Dt 20-7-2020

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PUBLIC NOTICEIt is brought to the notice of the general public that sale deed No. 2445 dated 25.11.2009 executed by Geetajanli W/o Sh. Shivanshu Garg R/o Dhuri in favour of Gora Lal S/o Sita Ram R/o Dhuri has been misplaced anywhere as reported by present owner Parshotam Dass S/o Sh. Rameshwar Dass R/o Dhuri and DDR No. 010 dated 23.07.2020 lodged with Police Station City Dhuri.Sh. Parshotam Dass wants to equitable mortgage the said property with Punjab National Bank, Main Branch, Dhuri as a security. The original sale deed 2445 dated 25.11.2009 is not traceable.If any financially institution/ person/ society etc. has any claim for the said p r o p e r t y, m a y i n f o r m t h e undersigned within 15 days from the publication of this notice, failing which no right will be entertained in any manner against above said owners and or against PNB, Main Branch, DHURI. Sd/- Parshotam Dass S/o Sh. Rameshwar Dass R/o Dhuri.

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I Dhani Ram Banga S/O Lakhu Ram Banga R/O H.No-5, Street No-1-B, G a u t a m N a g a r , Hosh ia rpu r (146001) Punjab Declare That My Son Abhishek Banga And His Wife Balrinder Kaur Are Out Of My Control So I Disinherited T h e m F r o m M y M o v e a b l e A n d Immoveable Property. I S h a l l N o t B e Responsible If Anybody Dealing With Them.

63372I, Balwinder Singh S/o Jung Singh R/o Kotla Mehar Singh Wala, Distt. Moga hereby disowned my Son Ranjit Singh and K u l d e e p K a u r W / o Ranjit Singh for her mis-conduct and she shall not i n h e r i t a n y o f m y moveable or immoveable properties and shall not be entitled to the grant of probate to my will.

63372I, Jagtar Singh S/o Inder Singh R/o Thikriwala (Barnala) declare that I had disinherit my son S a t m i n d e r S i n g h b y newspaper dated 12 May 2019 because he is not under my control. But now my son Satminder Singh under my control. so I cancel his disinherit notice.

63372I Akhil Rehan S/O Ashok Kumar r/o #83, Sandhu Enclave nurmahal Road N a k o d a r d i s t r i c t J a l a n d h a r P u n j a b dec la re tha t my my daughter Diya Rehan class IX is studying in S t . J u d e ' s C o n v e n t School Nakodar. My d a u g h t e r ' s n a m e wrongly entered in the school admission form Diya instead of Diya Rehan. My daughter's ac tual name is Diya Rehan. Kindly correct it

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Masks must topreventCorona: KhanROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Shahnaz Khan, a biologyprofessor at Government Senior Sec-ondary School, Padhana, said thatthe epidemic of corona infection thatis spreading continuously is life-threatening. The only defence is cau-

tion. In such asituation, weshould take pre-cautions toavoid the epi-demic of coronainfection andalso follow theinstructions ofthe district ad-ministration.

Shahnaz Khan was conveying amessage to the residents to take pre-cautions to avoid the Corona epidem-ic. She said that we can protect our-selves and the people around us byfollowing the instructions of all districtadministration and adopting neces-sary precautions. To prevent thespread of Covid-19, it is necessary toput on a mask. Khan said that oneshould wash hands frequently toavoid corona infection. To washhands, handwash with soap and wa-ter or alcohol should be used. If pre-cautions are taken, epidemics like co-rona infection can be eradicatedsoon.

Globe Heritageprincipal awardedKULEEP SAINIRADAUR: Pooja Kamboj, Principal ofGlobe Heritage International School,was awarded the Iconic EducationistAward. Giving information, She saidthat she was honoured with the IconicEducationist Award for internationalpromotion of Indian Vedic culture byinvaluable contribution in the field ofeducation and social service and pro-moting the study of subjects like Bha-gavad Gita and Sanskrit at schoollevel and nd was also appointed asan advisory board member of Aes-thetics International University.Pooja Kamboj, addressing after re-ceiving the honour, said that shethanks everyone for this award andmotivating the students said that wehave to depend on no one and makeour own way, because walking on thepaths of others A person remains onlya part of the crowd, while a personwalking his way becomes the causeof a crowd.

No power problemfor farmers: DhesiISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA: Haryana ElectricityRegulatory Commission (HERC)Chairman DS Dhesi said that farmerswill not be allowed to face any kind ofpower related problems. At this time,during the harvest season, ordershave been given to the officers of Ut-tar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam to pro-vide smooth power to the farmers bystaying in the field regularly and alsoto immediately resolve the problemsrelated to electricity of the farmers.Chairman DS Dhesi was speaking onThursday after reviewing the Con-sumer Grievance Redressal Forum(CGRF) at Sector 8 North HaryanaBijli Vitran Nigam's building.Earlier, the chairman took a feedbackreport on consumer complaints relat-ed to electricity. He said that the past3 weeks 71 of 10 districts includingPanchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar,Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat,Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar by Con-sumer Grievance Redressal Forum.Complaints have been resolved. Itspurpose is that the problems relatedto electricity of the people can be re-solved immediately. All the problemsplaced before this platform have beenresolved and most of these problemsare related to billing.

Masks to bedistributed toemployeesGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: A small effort is beingmade with the support of PankajGaba, Luxury Ride MD Sumit Gargand Dr. Ashwini Kumar Neuro Sur-geon in the same way as the coronacases are increasing in Karnal. Underwhich N-95 masks will be distributedto all employees working at theground level in Kalpana Chawla Med-ical College and Government Hospi-tal, including security guards, clean-ing staff ambulance driver, peon, etc.,started by Karnal Deputy Commis-sioner Nishant Yadav on Thursday.The Deputy Commissioner said thatthis is a commendable work. On thisoccasion, Pankaj Gaba said thatthese employees are the most proneto corona, so each employee will begiven three N-95 masks. The DeputyCommissioner assured that he wouldcontinue to get the support of the dis-trict administration. Pankaj Gaba toldthat earlier masks, multivitamin medi-cines and globs have also been dis-tributed to all the cleaning staff andpolice personnel of Karnal.

Brahmin VikasManch paystributes to AzadKARNAL: The Brahmin VikasManch's youth team paid floral trib-utes on the birth anniversary of Sha-heed Chandrashekhar Azad. Theyouths gathered in front of the statueof martyr Chandrashekhar Azad in-stalled in Karna Park and resolved tofollow the path shown by him. Theprogramme was presided over by Vi-jendra Rahra. He said that Chan-drasekhar Azad's life is a source ofinspiration for every youth of thecountry.

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3HARYANAAzad’s birth anniversary celebratedMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Birth shekhar Azad, the great revolutionary and patriot of the country by the BharatNav Nirman Sena, were celebrated with great enthusiasm at Indri's Brahmin Dharamshala.MLA Ramkumar Kashyap attended this jubilee ceremony as the main guest. Speaking at thejubilee celebrations, Kashyap said that the great revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad hadsacrificed his life for the country at the age of just 25 years. Today we are breathing in theopen air due to the martyrdom of the great revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad and numer-ous other martyrs. The spirit of love like martyrs should be in the mind of every citizen andour hearts should be filled with patriotism. MLA Ramkumar Kashyap said at the ceremonythat together we are celebrating the birthday of Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad today. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

CM, BJP leaders crownDhankar in Rohtak

Committed to expand base of party in state: DhankarSHIV KUMAR SHARMAROHTAK, JULY 23

Newly appointed president ofHaryana BJP, Om Prakash Dhankar,assumed charge in presence of ChiefMinister,Manohar Lal Khattar andHaryana Incharge Anil Jain here onThursday. Addressing the party work-ers, Dhankar said that gates of hishouse is always open for every work-er and anybody can discuss with him.He said that grassroot workers are thebase of any party and their suggestionfor the betterment of party would al-ways be welcomed. Mr Dhankaradded that his first job is to improveparty strength in rural belts and to en-thuse confidence in party workers.While speaking on the occasion ChiefMinister, Manohar Lal Khattar saidthat BJP is the only party where nonepotism prevailed and even a simpleworker could be elevated as partypresident. He said that there are manyexamples in saffron party when agrassroot worker attained top post inthe party. While launching a scathingattack on Congress, The Chief Minis-ter said that farming community ofstate is hundred per cent satisfied withthe policies of government but oppo-sition is busy to misguide farmerseven in this time of Covid.

It may be recalled that the BJP’scentral leadership on Sunday appoint-ed former agriculture ministerDhankar as the state chief, replacingSubhash Barala, who had completedhis term.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday eveningchief minister Manohar Lal Khattarchaired a meeting of BJP legislatureparty in Chandigarh and accordedwelcome to Dhankar on his elevation.

Besides, the MLAs, a section of BJPMPs were also present.

Khattar and Barala felicitatedDhankar on this occasion.

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Haryana Government has directed officersconcerned to make recommendations for Pad-ma Awards by August 10, 2020, in pdf formatat the portal cs@hry.nic.in. The recommenda-tions received after the due date shall not beconsidered.

Giving this information in this regard heretoday, an official spokesman said that the Pad-ma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, PadmaBhushan and Padma Shri are among the high-est civilian awards of the country, which areannounced every year on Republic Day.

He said that in a letter sent by the ChiefSecretary to all the Additional Chief Secre-taries, Principal Secretaries, Divisional Com-missioners, and all the Deputy Commissionersof the state, recommendations for PadmaAwards were sought with complete name, ad-dress, date of birth, details of major events of

that person's life and his current occupation orposition, along with letter in both Hindi andEnglish languages filled in the requisite per-forma so that it can be published. Besides, aSpecial Search Committee can be constitutedto identify, consider, and finalize the recom-mendations or nominations.

He said that the persons recommendedshould be pre-eminently worthy of the Awards,looking at their lifetime achievements. The cri-teria of selection should invariably be 'Excel-lence Plus' and the highest standards should beapplied while recommending persons for theseawards. The existence of an element of publicservice in the achievements of the person rec-ommended for the award would be a desirablefactor. He added that as the Padma Award isthe second-highest civilian award of the coun-try, it should be considered whether the rec-ommended person has earlier been given anyNational award or a State award in his or herrespective field.

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Plantation program organized at KUKKURUKSHETRA, 23 JULY.

A plantation program was organized by the Department of Horticulture of Kurukshetra Uni-versity on Thursday on the occasion of Hariyali Teej in the area around the Tourism De-partment of the University of Kurukshetra and Institute of Management Studies. In this pro-gram, Vice Chancellor Dr. Nita Khanna planted a sapling.

India observes the celebration of many festivals dedicated to plants, agriculture and en-vironment; Hariyali Teej is one of them, said Dr. Khanna. The Vice Chancellor and otherofficials planted around 200 medicinal plants. In the first phase, plants of Amla, Jamun,Suhanjana, Hard, Baheda, Arjun, Neem and Bel Pathar etc. were predominantly planted. Inthe second phase, plants like Mulethi, Tulsi, White Musli, Brahmi, Ashwagandha, Aloe vera,Rosemary, Evergreen, Beater Melon etc. will be planted. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Khanna said that to maintain the balance of nature, the plantation has its own special im-portance to keep the life of human life happy, prosperous and balanced.

Dr Arvind Sharmathanks Modi, Nadda

Local Lok Sabha MP Dr. Arvind Sharma thanked Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, National BJP President JP Nadda and the CentralLeadership for appointing Om Prakash Dhankar as the State Presi-dent. He said that the state has got an honest and hardworking pres-ident, under whose leadership the party will touch new heights. Hesaid that all the former state presidents have strengthened the BJPand Om Prakash Dhankar will also work towards further strengthen-ing the party.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 23

Haryana Women Commission haswritten to the DGP of Haryana andthe Superintendent of Police ofKarnal to take action against thewoman and the accused in theTaraori gangrape case. Women'sCommission chairperson PratibhaSuman said that action will defi-nitely be taken against thiswoman, we have filed an FIRagainst the woman and asked forimmediate arrest and report in thecommission in a week and alsoasked for the DNA test of the ac-cused. After speaking all the mat-

ter before the Women's Commis-sion and asking for justice, she re-tracted her statement. Such actionhas been asked so that no womanwill do the same in future, it haswasted everyone's time. She saidthat the Pratap school case is stillpending and said that our investi-gation in this matter is still goingon.

Namrata Gaur, a member ofthe Women's Commission whocame to investigate two high-pro-file gang rape cases in the district,expressed displeasure over thefunctioning of the police. It wasalso said that if the police had seri-ously investigated the first case, it

might not have been the second in-cident. Namrata Gaur, reachedKarnal to investigate the matter.Both victimised women werecalled. The victim of the Taraoricase also reached there and plead-ed for justice, but later overturnedher statement and the policecracked the case while the rapewas confirmed in medical.

Superintendent of Police,Surendra Singh Bhoria constitutedthe SIT, which is about to submitits investigation report in a day ortwo. He said that the investigationwork is almost done, but in socialmedia and discussion, people arespeculating that just like the Tara-

ori case, this case of Pratap Schoolwill also be the same. It is beingsaid that the Taraori case is seri-ous. After the charges, how the ac-cused were released without arrest.One gang-rape case is related tothe Rice Sheller owners of Taraoriand the other high profile femaleharassment case involving PratapSchool, in which Tehsildar Ra-jbaksh and school director AjayBhatia have been accused of gan-grape by the victim woman. Shewas also summoned by theWomen's Commission member tofind out the victim's side, but thewoman could not come under anyreason.

Naqvi Account Pointstudents excel

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, JULY 23

The results of class XII were declared by Haryana VidyalayaEducation Board and CBSE Board in which students of NaqviAccount Point AcademyIndri highlighted thename of Maken. Givingthis information, themanager of the acade-my, Hussain Naqvi, saidthat Charu Mehta,studying in the acade-my, topped with 97 percent marks, Tanya got95 per cent marks,Aaliya got 95 marks and illuminated the name of governmentschool Indri. Similarly, Anmol has done well with 95 Ishani 94,Ritesh 93, Nikita 90, Jatin 90, Lavish 90, Muskan 88 and Pre-rna getting 88 per cent marks.

Hussain Naqvi said that all this was done with the supportof Naqvi Account Point Academy and parents. He congratulat-ed the staff and parents of the academy for their support. Hus-sain Naqvi said that the exam results of the academy are excel-lent every year. Academy staff and children were also presenton the occasion.

Azad’s birth anniversarycelebrated

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, JULY 23

Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad's birth anniversary wascelebrated in village Johar Majra by Shaheed BhagatSingh Youth Club under the direction of District YouthCoordinator RenuSilag and Accoun-tant Rajkumar Gaurunder the aegis ofNehru YuvaKendra, Karnal.The programmestarted with youthoffering flowers onthe photo of Azad. Referring to the biography of Chan-drashekhar Azad, the organization's volunteer NeeruDevi talked about his views. He said that Chan-drashekhar Azad was a great revolutionary. Sincechildhood, he dreamed of liberating India. He said thatneither we will tolerate atrocities nor will we persecuteothers. Neeru said that we should take inspiration fromthe lives of martyrs and work in the national interest,national interest and social interest. Club vice presi-dent Amit Pal, Mohit, Kunal, Pawan Pal, Hrithik,Megha, volunteer Vijay Sharma were present on theoccasion.

Women's Commission orders arrest of victim

Real happiness is inremembering God

DARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI, JULY 23

God is the Supreme Father. He has made the wholefamily. We are the children. We are all his children. Aafamily is made up of parents and children, then we allare children of thatdivine spirituallysister brother. Ourstay in the spiritroom, speaking,sitting together, be-having and seeinghow good every-thing was to say,we are in the 21stcentury, we havebecome very modern. We match everything in life. Wematch dress, slippers, Bindi, nail polish, Everythingbecomes Matching but our thoughts are not matchingwith anyone today, only then how disturbing is the at-mosphere of the house. No one is listening to anyonenor is anyone understanding how many members usedto live together in a small house, the house was raw,but the mind was firm today.

BUREAUKURUKSHETRA, JULY 23

National Gold Medalist Diamond BloodDonor and Environment Watchman Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma organised the291st Voluntary Blood Donation Campdedicated to children suffering fromThalassemia at Loknayak JayaprakashHospital. This camp was specially organ-ised on the birth anniversary of martyrChandrashekhar Azad. The camp waschaired by Dr. Bhartendu Harish, Provin-cial General Secretary of Teachers andMotivation Committee of Haryana as theChief Guest, while the chairmanship ofSarves Kalyan Seva Samiti ChairmanRameshwar Saini. Social workerPrashant Sharma and Kurukshetra Uni-versity Accounts Superintendent Satya-narayana Verma were present as the mostspecial guests.

Camp Convenor Dr. Ashok KumarVerma thanked all the guests and donorsfor the prevention of Thalassemia .it isnecessary that before the marriage, thebride's thalassemia should be checked sothat no future children are born with thedisease. Chief Guest Dr. Bhartendu Har-ish congratulated everyone for the green-ery Teej, saying that today organizing avoluntary blood donation camp on Mar-tyr Chandrashekhar Azad Jayanti is a truetribute to revolutionaries and donatingblood to all for regular blood supply forchildren suffering from other tha-lassemia. The event was held under thechairmanship of Chief Technical OfficerNaresh Saini. Those who donated bloodwere Subhash Chandra, SukhwinderSingh, Ram Charan, Jatin, Narendra 20thtime, Deepak, Chief soldiers SanjeevKumar, Isham Singh, Som Nath, Ra-jneesh Mishra, Satyanarayan.

291st voluntary blooddonation camp held

Roads will be improvedin Ambala: Vij

RENU AGGARWALAMBALA JULY 23

Carpeting and repairing of roads will be done in Ambala Sadar areaunder voluntary grant and special grant at a cost of about Rs 7.50crore. With the completion of this work, on one hand there will bebeautification of the cantonment area and on the other hand the roadsystem will be strengthened. 13 works will be completed in view ofdevelopment works. Giving information in this context, Home Minis-ter Anil Vij said that our main objective is to provide the best facilitiesto the public. The work of repairing and carpeting etc. will be startedsoon after the rain. After meeting the officials at his residence, he in-formed that an amount of Rs 3 crore 47 lakh 56 thousand will be spentfor carpeting of Variyas Road in Sadar Bazar Area. Similarly, a cost ofRs. 71 lakhs will be spent from Staff Road to Fountain Chowk andSadar Bazar Area on Beechuman Road. Work order for this will be is-sued soon. Similarly, an amount of Rs 78 lakh will be spent from IDBIBank for the work of repair, renovation etc. of JCI Chowk Main RaiMarket Road while Rs 23 lakh will be spent on the renovation workin the Golden Jubilee Park and Lalkurti area of Ward No. 20 AmbalaCantonment. Rs 22 lakh will be spent on the construction of gymna-sium and Indira Park in ward number 20 itself.

Disabled Welfare Centre's12th result 100 pc

KARNAL, JULY 23

Students of Mata Prakash Kaur Shravan andVani Nishaktajan Welfare Centre located inthe city have excelled in the examionation.The results of class XII have been declaredby the Haryana Education Board Bhiwani,which was 100 per cent. For this, DeputyCommissioner and President of the CentreNishant Kumar Yadav has congratulated thepassing students, parents and all the teacherstaff. He said that the disabled are also an in-tegral part of our society. They also have thetalent to do something like normal people,which has been proved by the students of thiscenter. DC said in the congratulatory mes-sage that the children of this centr haveearned a name in sports at the national levelas well, and have now elevated the name ofthe center with 100% result in the first batchof XII, this is a big achievement in itself. . Inhis message, he has inspired all the childrento continue further studies. Dinesh Singh, as-sistant director of the centre, said that in thefirst batch of the center, a total of 12 studentsof class 12 appeared in the examination, allpassed. Out of these, 10 students have passedin first class and 2 in second class.

Tighten crime and criminals: SPRANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, JULY 23

SP Shashank Kumar Sawan gave appropriate guidelines onWednesday evening through video conferencing by taking themeeting of all DSPs, station managers and outposts. While cau-tioning the police officers and employees during the meeting, theSP said that 3 employees of Kaithal police have been found co-rona positive. Due to this, all DSPs and SHOs will brief theirsubordinate employees by elaborating briefs to protect themfrom corona.He said that if a police officer-officer has symptomsof cold, cough, cold, then he should not hide it nor hide contactwith any of his outsiders, but should be promptly examined byintroducing reflexes. The SP ordered all police station managersto make every effort to catch PO, Bell jumper, Parole jumper, il-legal asylum-keepers, drug traffickers and most types of crimi-nals during the month of July. The SP said that the criminals whocame out on bail due to corona infection should be monitored.The SP said during the meeting that all police personnel and of-ficers should make every effort to curb crime and criminals.

JJP mass basegrowing: Nathu Rana

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, JULY 23

Nilokheri Youth President of Jananayak JanataParty (JJP) Nathu Rana said that the mass base ofparty is increasing continuously. In the comingtime, Jananayak Janata Party will emerge as astrong party. He said that the Party is the only onethat carries all the workers and common peoplealong. All the workers in the JJP party get equalrespect. Nathu Rana was talking to journalists atTaraori Grain Mandi. He said that Deputy ChiefMinister Dushyant Chautala is a loyal and duti-ful leader, who knows the problems of the peo-ple of the state very well. Nilokheri Youth Lec-turer of Jananayak Janata Party Nathu Rana saidthat it was only after seeing the working style ofDeputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, aleader with a distinct and special identity inHaryana politics, that the youth class has givenhim a place in the heart. Rana also said thatDeputy Chief Minister and JJP chief DushyantChautala is giving priority to youth in terms ofemployment. Youth are being given jobs on thebasis of priority. Apart from this, DushyantChautala is also taking care of the interests offarmers and traders.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDY, JULY 24, 2020

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GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JULY 23

Acting on the Chief Minister’s di-rectives, the Punjab Police haswithdrawn 6355 personnel fromnon-core duties to create COVIDReserves and reinforce its fieldforce at police stations and in theArmed Battalions. While 202COVID Reserves have been creat-ed in police stations across districts,another 20 have been constituted inthe Armed Battalions, to improveoperational readiness for enforce-ment of the various safety normsand protocols in place in the state.

The manpower mobilisationexercise was undertaken from July17, and as of July 23, 3669 person-nel were part of the 202 COVIDReserves in districts while 475were in the COVID Reserves of theArmed Battalions, disclosed DGPDinkar Gupta. The diversion offorce has been done from non-corepolice duties at District Police Of-fices, Police Lines, SaanjhKendras, those attached with Po-lice/Civil officers and threatenedpersons, and officials on temporaryattachment with other units.

Disclosing this during theCovid review Video Conference(VC) meeting chaired by ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh,the DGP said, post the exercise, anadditional 1800 police personnelhave been mobilised at the policestations, across the ranks of Con-stable to Inspector.

As far as the Armed Battalionsare concerned, the additional per-sonnel deployment, in addition to475 in the COVID Reserves, hasbeen made at Shambhu Barrier(118), Security duty in districts(191) and NGOs of Armed Battal-ions (102).

Over 6000 Punjab cops deployedto boost fight against corona

IAS topper Tina Dabi appointed BRICS honorary advisorABOHAR (RAJ SADOSH) : IAS 2015 topper Tina Dabi has been appointedhonorary advisor to the BRICS CCI Young Leaders (India) Steering Committee.She is the only IAS officer to have been given the role of an honorary advisor tothe committee. Dabi will hold the post for three years (up to 2023). BRICS CCI isa registered body under Societies Registration Act 1860, and empanelled with NITIAayog (highest policy-making body of Govt of India) and recognized by UnitedNations. “Your expertise as an achiever is a fitting example of a role model for theyouth in a global society and we strongly believe that your vision will inspire ourmotive further,” said Deepanga Singhi, assistant director of BRICS Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, in a letter to Dabi announcing the nomination.

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, JULY 23

Recognizing the feat of 3rdPara Asian Games’ medalwinners and fulfilling thecommitment of state govern-ment to provide cash incen-tives to sports gems, PunjabSports Minister Rana GurmitSingh Sodhi today honouredthree bronze medal winnerswith Rs.1.5 crore at his offi-cial residence here.

Bestowing Rs.50 lakheach to Parmjit Kumar (Ja-landhar) of Power Lifting,Mohammad Yassir (Sangrur)of Shot-put and Raj Kumar(Patiala) of Badminton, whohad won Bronze Medals in3rd Para Asian Games heldat Jakarta (Indonesia) fromOctober 6th to 13th 2018,Rana sodhi exhorted them tofurther accomplish their setgoals and bring laurel to thestate. The Sports Ministerassured them to provide allpossible help in kind of fi-nancial assistance, infra-structure and job opportuni-ties. He informed that adher-ing to the instructions ofChief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh to accordcash incentives to medalwinners in sports, the sportsdepartment has scrutinizedapplications of cashawardees, who brought gloryto the state and made list of

1101 medalists to whom thestate government will accorda total sum of Rs.4,85,46,100as Cash Award till this Sep-tember. The Awards will begiven in segments and gamewise as big gatherings maynot be called due to Covid-19 pandemic.

“Winning medals bySportspersons in different in-ternational and nationalsports competitions is a re-sult of their hard work andfocused and concerted ap-proach. And, state govern-ment is committed to providethem handsome cash awardsfor their dedication and de-votion towards sports”, saidthe Sports Minister, addingthat to provide additionalsports facilities to sportsper-sons of the state, a compre-hensive Sports Policy 2018has been notified in March2019, by which amount ofthe cash awards was en-hanced four times. He saidthat the sports departmenthad distributed enhancedcash awards to the winnersof Asian and CommonwealthGames 2018 as per New Pol-icy. “Earlier the cash awardfor the Gold, Silver andBronze medalists of AsianGames was Rs.26 lakh,Rs.16 lakh and Rs.11 lakhwas enhanced to Rs.1 crore,Rs.75 lakh and Rs.50 lakh,respectively.

Sodhi accords Rs.1.5 cr tothree bronze medalists of

Para Asian Games

Assault on Dalit in UPcondemnedABOHAR: The All India ScheduledCastes Yuvjan Samaj has reactedstrongly to the incident in whichThakurs brutally assaulted a Dalit(Jatav) in Dhaturi, Mirzapur village ofBulandshahr. State presidentGopichand Sander, targeting UP’s theYogi government, said that the statehad become a hub of Dalit-backwardviolence, harassment and rape in thethree years of Yogi Raj. He said thatatrocities on Dalits backward wereincreasing day by day in UP. If YogiGovernment doesn’t curb atrocities onDalits, then the organization would beforced to protest in front of the CMhouse in Lucknow. Sander said thatthe Dalit-backward leaders andministers in the Yogi cabinet and theBJP did not have the courage to raisetheir voice against such atrocities. TheDalit-Backward oppressors have gotgovernment protection. Let himremember that they got the ministerialpositions only because of the rightsgiven to them by Baba Sahib. Datafrom the government agency NCRBtell that atrocities on Dalits wereincreasing each day. The promisesmade for the protection of Dalitsand OBCs proving to be hollow. TheDalit-backward laborers engaged inthe largely unorganized sector had tolose their jobs due to the Coronadisaster. In such a situation,governments should immediatelyannounce an economic package forthe Dalits and Backward.

Hoshiarpur records onemore Corona deathHOSHIARPUR: One more person ofDasuya town succumbed to novelCovid-19 at Government MedicalCollege, Amritsar. With his death thenumber of fatalities due to covid-19rose to 14 in the district. A seniordoctor in a statement here Thursdayevening said 61-year-old NarinderKumar of Dasuya succumbed to novelCovid-19 at GMC, Amritsar. Thedistrict tally of coronavirus personsstood at 390. Names of two individualswho were among the 14 found positiveWednesday, had been struck off fromthe district count as they hail fromGurdaspur and Jalandhar districts.Information had been sent to thedistrict concerned in this regard.

G.S.S.S. Jahangir-Kaheru studentsbring Laurels

VIKAS VERMADHURI: It is a glorious day forG.S.S.S. Jahangir-Kaheru, Sangrur astheir students proved their mettle inPSEB class 10+2 exams, resultswhich were declared on Tuesday.Principal Mam, Surinder Kaur told thatschool registered 100% pass rate,Five students scored more than 90%marks in exams, Principal Mamadmired the hard work and efforts thatthe teachers, parents and the studentsput in. She further added that anythingis possible if you set your mind to itand the hard work for the sky is thelimit.Principal Mam congratulates tothe students and wishes them all thebest in their future ventures.One moregem Sukhpreet Kaur brought glory tothe institution by securing first positionin the Dhuri block. Shabad GayanCompetition organized by the SchoolEducation Department, PunjabPrincipal Surinder Kaur admired thehard work of the guide teacher Mrs.Daljit Kaur and student. She alsocongratulate and the whole staff andstudents for their efforts.

CHANDIGARH, JULY 23

In a Major Crackdown atnight by inter-district foodteam to check adulterationof milk and milk products,the supply chain of spuriouspaneer being sold at a verylow price has been traced,informed K.S.Pannu, Com-missioner FDA Punjab.

The raid which was con-ducted on tip off to breaksupply chain of adulteratedand substandard milk andmilk products started onWednesday morning, con-tinued overnight. This in-cluded checking the premis-

es of dealer of dairy equip-ment and reagents, manu-facturing unit of paneer andretailer of cheap spuriouspaneer. Raid started withAggarwal Equipment PVRLtd, near the bus stand inLudhiana. The owner's shopand godowns were inspect-ed and samples of desi gheewere taken. This led theteam to raid a paneer manu-facturing unit Mukand MilkCentre in village Matoi,Malerkotla, district Sangrur.Milk in the unit was broughtfrom Rajasthan withoutmaintaining proper coldschain.

202 Covid reserves created in police stations

CHANDIGARH: Punjab ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh on Thursday approved de-tailed guidelines for shooting offilms/music videos during Un-lock-2 period in the state, withrestriction of 50 persons at theshooting venue, along with strictadherence to other Covid safetyprotocols.

The Chief Minister had onWednesday asked Chief Secre-tary Vini Mahajan to formulateclear guidelines in response tothe request from a delegation ofthe film/music industry, whichapproached the state govern-ment to seek permission forshooting of films/music videos,with necessary clarificationsand directions to be issued in

this regard to the district author-ities. Post approval by the ChiefMinister, Special Chief Secre-tary (Home) Satish Chandra is-sued comprehensive guidelinesgranting permission to shootfilms/music videos in the State,subject to certain conditions.The applications for grant ofpermission for shooting offilms/music videos etc. wouldneed to be submitted to theDeputy Commissioner givingfull details of the location, num-ber of days and timings forwhich such permission, as perthe conditions. The DeputyCommissioner would, after con-sulting the police authorities,grant the permission and a copyof the permission shall be en-

dorsed to the Commissioner ofPolice/SSP for information andnecessary action. The guidelinesfurther stipulate that the dura-tion of shooting should be re-stricted to minimum possibletime and not more than 50 per-sons should be present. Shoot-ing would commence only afterall the persons involved arethermally scanned and foundasymptomatic. The shootingvenue should have sanitizers orsoap and water and the memberspresent should frequently washtheir hands. Wearing of masksfor all would be essential exceptfor the ones who are in front ofthe camera. Social distance willhave to be maintained except forthe ones who being filmed.

Guidelines for shooting of films issued

HARPREET GILLRAIKOT, JULY 23

Bhai Dan Singh Public Se-nior Secondary School,Village Manunke, a pro-gressive educational insti-tution of the area, Ma-nunke's result was excel-lent. All the children of theschool passed in the first di-vision. School of studentscoming in good positions.A total of 194 students ofthe school appeared for theexamination. Out of 137students in Science andArts group, 11 studentswere above 90%, 80 out of

137 students were presenton the occasion. GurmukhSingh Sandhu, Directorand Madam Surinder Kaur,Principal were present onthe occasion. In ScienceGroup Jaspreet Kaur SidhuDeharka 425/450 (94.4%),Gagandeep Kaur Deewana423/450 (94%), Jasandeep

Kaur Bhamipura 421/450(93.5%) , Jasraj Singh De-harka 421/450 (93.5%) andRamandeep Kaur NawanDalla 408/450 (90.6%),Rajdeep Kaur Dalla390/450 (88.6%), Raman-deep Kaur Bhanmipura388/450 (86.2%) from ArtsGroup.

Manunke school studentsshine in results

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI,JULY 23

We usually celebrate birthdaysby partying in hotel restau-rants or at home with the fam-ily but have you ever thoughtof celebrating this special dayin your life in this way so thatyou can give a return gift tonature.

Madam Seema Kohli alsocelebrated her birthday byplanting trees with her familymembers Naresh Kohli, Al-isha Kohli,Chirag Kohli,Harsh Kohli to keep the envi-ronment clean. Seema Kohli,

elementary teacher in dist. Ka-purthala said that every personshould plant a plant on hisbirthday and wedding anniver-sary so that the environmentremains clean. Madam SeemaKohli said that the environ-

ment is very im-portant in ourlives. We are liv-ing our life be-cause of the ournature earth buthuman beings arecutting down moreand more trees fortheir own benefitwhich is causingoxygen problem to

human, so every humanshould plant as many plants aspossible. The Kohli familystarted their day by plantingtrees at the White Mosque, fol-lowed by planting trees at var-ious temples and Peer Dargah.

Madam Kohli celebrates herbirthday by planting saplings

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, JULY 23

In a series of ceremoniesdedicated to the 400th birthanniversary of Guru TeghBahadur Ji by the PunjabGovernment, the School Ed-ucation Department an-nounced the block level re-sults of the Shabad SingingCompetition of the onlineeducational competitions be-ing conducted by the Educa-tion Minister Vijay InderSingla. Disclosing this heretoday Deputy District Educa-

tion Officer Rekha Mahajansaid that 19 students fromdifferent blocks of Amritsardistrict were the winnerswho would be selected forthe district level word com-petition and the winners atthe district level would be se-lected for the state level

competitions. She congratu-lated all the students, theirguide teachers, HeadTeacher, Setter Head Teacherand Block Education Offi-cers and thanked them fortheir cooperation in bringingout the skills of 19 studentsof the district.

19 students win Shabadsinging competition

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, JULY 23

The scourge of thedeadly disease ofCorona virus is in-creasing day by dayand its rate in Pun-jab has increased sofast that tens ofthousands of deathsare taking place inone day and hun-dreds of patients are comingback positive. Today in asingle day about 360 newcases have been reported indifferent districts of Punjab

out of which 72 new caseshave been reported from

Bathinda district. Of these,30 cases have been reportedby refinery workers whohave tested positive for thecorona virus.

28 policemen among 72found corona positive

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, JULY 23

The Uttar Railway Maj-door Union – URMU, hasflayed the Centre’s plan tooperate 109 pairs for pri-vate train operations from2023, terming it as ananti-poor decision.

B.S.Sharma, GeneralSecretary, URMU duringhis video conference withthe Railway Minister con-demned the action of theCentre Government togive railways on contractbasis as it will affect pas-

sengers from the lowerstrata of society. The proj-ect is that the transporterwill select the companiesthat will run the privatetrains in a phased mannerto completely take overby 2026-27. Railways iscurrently operating in

losses in the passengersegment, and the nationalcarrier aims to meet itsexpenditure through aminimum guaranteed costthat the private train oper-ator will have to pay to thenational carrier. The ob-jective of this initiative isto introduce modern tech-nology rolling stock withreduced maintenance, re-duced transit time, boostjob creation, provide en-hanced safety, provideworld-class travel experi-ence to passengers. Shar-ma said.

Centre plans to operate 109 pairs forprivate train operations from 2023

Neha of Khalsa Schoolgets first place in district

in Class XII resultNAWANSHAHAR (CHET RAM RARTAN):Punjab School Education Board has announced the

result of JSFH KhalsaSchool Nawanshahr inwhich Neha got fist [po-sition in district by se-curing 442 of 450marks, said PrincipalDaljit Singh Bola.

School ManagerIqbal Singh congratulat-ed the children and allthe employees for ex-cellent result and saidthat this result is be-cause of hard work ofthe employees.

VERMAGURDASPUR, JULY 23

Parvinkaljit Kaur of Govern-ment Senior SecondarySchool Kahnuwan, who se-cured first place in 12th ex-amination of Punjab SchoolEducation Board with a scoreof 99.8 per cent, declared lastday. On Thursday MLABarindrameet Singh Pahra

honored the girl on behalf ofKartar Singh Pahda EducationTrust with 5100 rupees .Speaking on the occasion,MLA Pahada said that girlsare not less than boys in soci-ety today. He said thatParvinkaljit Kaur has provedby securing first positionacross the state with 449marks, Parvinkal has not onlybrightened her name.

MLA Pahra honours ParvinkaljitKaur for standing first

Food team gears up to curbadulteration of milk, products

12th result of KalaswalaKhalsa School excellentVERMAQADIAN: In the results of 12th classdeclared by the Punjab SchoolEducation Board, the students ofKalaswala Khalsa Senior SecondarySchool have outshined the name ofthe school and the parents by gettinga brilliant score. Giving information inthis regard, Principal Shalini Dutta ofthe school said that in the sciencegroup, Madhvi secured 415 marks,Jobanpreet Singh 408 and KuldeepKaur got 400 marks and secured firstsecond and third place respectively ,Komalpreet Kaur and Ishvinder Singhhave got fourth place by securing 398marks. In the Arts group, Karanjit Kaurgot 361 marks Yudhveer Singh 348and Sakhpreet Kaur with 346 marksand have brightened the name of theschool by securing first second andthird position respectively. SchoolPrincipal Shalini Dutta and the schoolmanagement have congratulated allthe students and their parents. MadamParminder Kaur, Paramjit Singh.

Govt Senior SecondarySchool Khujala class 12

results excellentSARWAN QADIAN, JULY 23

In the results of the 12th classdeclared by the PunjabSchool Education Board, thestudents of the GovernmentSenior Secondary SchoolKhujala have illuminated thename of the school and theparents by getting a brilliantscore.

Giving information in thisregard, Principal Shashi Ki-ran of the school said that Ra-mandeep Kaur, 85,Amarpreet Kaur, 84, and Ko-malpreet Kaur 82, have se-cured the first, second andthird position respectively .

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

Entry without a valid permit not allowed inHP SecretariatSHIMLA: A spokesperson of the State Government informed here today thatdue to confirmation of COVID-19 case in HP Secretariat on Wednesday, nonofficials would not be allowed to enter the HP Secretariat without a validpermit. He said that no reference calls, messages would be entertained in thisregard. In case of any laxity, personal responsibility of concerned gate in-charge would be fixed and necessary action would initiate against him, headded.

Amb residentsdemand bridge toconnect GagretUNA: People of Amb residentsdemanded the construction of bridgeconnecting to Amb-Gagret. A largenumber of people concerned to thisregion have expressed their problemto the YUGMARG. Rajeev KumarSharman recently retiredSuperintendent from the GovernmentCollege – Chowkiminar in sub tehsilAmb said that there is no connectivityof bridge on Sombhadra Swan Riverto three segments of Una district nearShri Ram Mandir Andaura_Amb underChintpurni Constituency. Residents ofthe region are always facing ticklishproblem due to long waiting for thisSombhadra Swan river bridge sinceindependence. It is a matter of greatregret that since 65 years no bridgewas constructed near Amb-Gagret onSombhadra- Swan River to connectthe people of three assemblysegments Santokhgarh, Gagret andChintpurni in district Una so far. Thereis still a kucha bridge near Amb-Gagret on Sombhadra Swan Riverwhich always washed away duringrainy season every year. He furthersaid that it is also laughable that mostof people have been suffering andfacing trouble since 65 years butHimachal Pradesh government and itsrepresentatives are not aware of thismajor problem of bridge connectivityto three segments of Una district.Therefore it is requested to ChiefMinister to intervene this matter ofbridge construction on theSombhadra-Swan River near Amb-Gagret region to facilitate the peopleof the region at the earliest.

Congress workershold protest marchagainst bus fare hike

UNA (PANKAJ KATNA): Congressworkers took out a march from the localrest house to the ISBT against the stategovernment over the inflation. It washeld under the leadership of DistrictPresident Ranjit Singh Rana andworkers raised slogans againstgovernment. Opposition Leader andMLA Haroli MLA Mukesh Agnihotri, UnaSadar MLA Satpal Singh Raizada,Chintpurni MLA Kuldeep Kumar,Advocate Virender Dharmani, HaroliPresident Vinod Bittu, KutleharPresident Vivek Sharma, Una PresidentRavindra Sahod, Chintpurni PresidentBalwant Thakur and Gagret PresidentSurinder Thakur and other Congressworkers were present in thedemonstration. Terming government asanti-people, Rana said that governmenthas increased bus fares by 25 percent.People of the state are plagued by thecrisis of corona and the government isrobbing the pocket of the general publicto maintain their means of earning. Theysaid that the government is also riggingthe electricity bills. We are givingwarnings to the state governmentthrough this demonstration, if the stategovernment does not withdraw theseanti-people decisions as soon aspossible, then every worker of theCongress Party will come on the streetsin the entire state, he added.

Power supply may hiton July 25 followingmaintenance workNALAGARH (ANWAR HUSSAIN):According to the information receivedfrom Electrical Sub Division Nalagarh-1,the repair and maintenance work of 11KV Godrej feeders and 11 KV Poojafeeders operated from 66/33/11 KVpower sub-station Nalagarh will becarried out on July 25. Affected areasare Nalagarh, Chowki Wala, Radiali,Kanganwal, Manguwal, Salehbal,Sneed Uppali and Bhatia. In addition tothe areas established in these areasPooja Kotaspin, GC Fiber, SamanaIndustries, Glenmark, Johansson, DrishShoes, Daya Industries, Asian PressureVessels, Neo Packers, Aryan Veda,Elfik Filters, Panguin Electronics, NeelAuto, Borkar, Wallace, HimachalPackaging and Radha Madhav. Supplywill remain affected from 9 am to 6:00pm. Engineer Vineet Kaushal, AssistantEngineer, Electrical Sub DivisionNalagarh-1 has appealed to theresidents of the area and the industrialmanagement to cooperate.

HIMACHAL/JK

Himachal's first Gokul Gramto be set up at Una village

It will have capacity to house about 500 cows of indigenous breedAGENCYSHIMLA, JULY 23

Himachal Pradesh first GokulGram under the Rashtriya GokulGram Mission will come up atvillage Thana Kala in Una Districton approximately 15-01-70hectare land presently beingowned by 'Go Seva Aayog' wherecattle sanctuary for non productiveanimals will be set up. This wasinformed by Animal HusbandryMinister Virender Kanwar heretoday. He said that a sum of 995.1lakh has been sanctioned by theGovt. of India and a sum of Rs.778.64 lakhs has been receivedunder this Project. The project willbe implemented by HimachalPradesh Livestock and PoultryDevelopment Board (HPLPDB).The Gokul Gram will beestablished by the HPLPDB inassociation with the State AnimalHusbandry Department, H.P.Virender Kanwar said that theGokul Gram will have the capacityto house about 500 cows ofindigenous breed like Red Sindhi,Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Gir andespecially of the native Desi Cattleof Himachal Pradesh. The ratio ofanimals to be procured of

indigenous breeds will be decidedon the basis of their availability inthe breeding tracts. The MinisterSaid. Out of the total 500 cows, 60percent would form the productivepopulation, whereas 40 percentwould be from the unproductivegroup. The breeding would bedone with elite semen ofrespective breeds avoidingcrossbreeding so that purebredlines are maintained. There wouldalso be quarantine sheds at theGokul Gram, he said. Cow urinedistillate will also be sold tomedicine manufacturers.Innovative products made from

Cow dung like hand-made paper,mosquito repellents, heat resistantroofing tiles, dry and oil bounddistemper, plant pots etc will bepromoted and manufactured inGokul Gram. Cow urine will beconverted into bio-pesticide andbio fertilizers and same will beused in the Gokul Gram andexcess will be sold in domesticmarket. Bio compost will becreated to improve fertility of thesoil. A biogas plant will be set upfor production of electricityfrom biogas for in-houseconsumption of Gokul Gram .The Productive animals of high

genetic merit will be purchasedby HPL&PDB from the breedingtract of indigenous breeds as wellas from organized GovernmentFarms the minister said “GokulGram”- is being establishedunder the Rashtriya Gokul GramMission with the objective ofconservation, propagation anddevelopment of indigenousbovines in the country. AnimalHusbandry Minister said that theGokul Gram will be made as selfsustained unit through variouseconomic activities with the helpof Scientific ResourceManagement and ProfessionalFarm Management. Economicreturns from sale of milch, drycattle as well as the monetaryvalue of animal products at everystage- of both productive and nonproductive cattle – is central tothe success of the Gokul Gramand its sustainability will beensured. The resources will begenerated through sale of basicand value added animal productslike: qualityA2 Milk, Milkproducts, variable uses of animalraw bye-products like urine andcow dung which will be utilized asZBNF inputs for use in farms ofDepartment as well as farmers.

DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, JUL 23

Cyber crime cell of HimachalPradesh Police issued anadvisory to the residents of thestate warning them to be alertof a new account hackingtechnique being adopted byfraudsters using call forwardfacility. Superintendent ofPolice of Cyber crimedepartment Sandeep Dhawalsaid in the advisory that peopleare becoming victims of suchallurements and being trappedby the criminals. “Callforwarding facility enables userto transfer or forward the callswhen the customer is busy orthe phone is switched off or outof network coverage area.Customers can enable this

facility by dialing numbersprovided by telecom serviceprovider. However, this serviceis being misused by somefraudsters”. Normallyfraudsters calls victim,impersonating as customer careexecutive / representative of anybank / service provider. Thevictim is then convinced to callcertain phone numbers that areusually starting with **21*,*401*. Once the victim dials thenumber, the calls are forwardedto the fraudsters mobile number.Once call is forwarded, thefraudster initiates the forgotpassword/ reset/ registration etcand requests an OTP. Since callon victim’s phone is diverted,fraudster gets access to OTPand thus planned fraud isconducted.

Cyber cell warns ofnew online fraud

Vice Chairman of HP SakshamGudiya Board calls on Governor

SHIMLA, JULY 23

Vice-Chairperson of HimachalPradesh Saksham Gudiya BoardRoopa Sharma called onGovernor Bandaru Dattatraya atRaj Bhawan today. TheGovernor said that efforts shouldbe made by Saksham GudiyaBoard to recommend qualitativeimprovement in the health andnutritional aspects of girls. He

said that in atrocities casesagainst girls, the Board shouldwork in coordination with thePolice Department. She apprisedthe Governor about the variousprogrammes being implementedby the different departments forupliftment and empowerment ofgirl child in the state. She saidthat the Board was trying toprovide relief and justice to thevictim girls.

BJP Yuva Morcha announcesin-charge of 5 divisions

HAROLI (PREETI RANA): District BJYMpresident Kamal Saini and Hamirpurparliamentary constituency in-charge AnkitChopra and district Una in-charge Rimpal Sharmahave announced the in-charge of the five divisionsafter discussing with senior leaders. Districtpresident Kamal Saini has told that from Gagretassembly constituency Manmohan Goldi Chauhan

in-charge will begeneral secretary,Una in-chargeSatwant Singh willbe in-charge, VikasSharma fromKutlehar, in-chargeJaswinder Kala fromChintpurni, UpneeshRajput in-chargefrom Haroli. He hassaid that thisappointment will

come into force with immediate effect. He has saidthat these appointments have been made afterdiscussing with the senior leaders of the district.All BJP leaders have said that the goal is tostrengthen the party's organization.

Fertilizer reaches Ramshahar,long line outside depot

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI, JULY 23

After the news was published on July 22, the localadministration swung into action and made fertilizeravailable at Ramshahar depot. Long queues of farmers wereseen outside the depot this morning. But the rule of socialdistance was also blown openly by the people. Everyonewanted that before the fertiliser was finished again, he got themanure according to his need. Roshan Lal, Hetram, LikeRam, Pritam Singh, Chaman Lal, Shankar, Bachna, Nikka,Ramswaroop told that farmers usually need 2 to 5 bags ofdertilisers but today only one bag from the depot is hardlyhave been found. He demanded from the administration thatmanure should be provided to them as per their need so thatit can be added to the crop on time.

Organic farming beneficial to farmersJOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA, JULY 23

Changes are now visible inthe agriculture sector thanbefore. Now farmers aremaking good profits inorganic farming exceptchemical farming. Farmersuse more and more chemicalfertilizers to get moreproduction, while somefarmers are cultivating theirnew identity by doing organicfarming. Bhyambi village is asmall village under Sub-division Bangana. VirendraKumar and Rita Sharma,residents of Bhyambi, areprogressive farmers. Both ofthem are doing organicfarming in their land.Through horticulture and

agriculture, cabbage,tomatoes, cucumbers havebeen planted in home madepolyhouses. At the same time,we have planted ladyfinger,gourd and gheea crops.Wheat, corn, moong, soybeancrops are grown in theremaining land from time totime. Until two years ago, the

couple also used chemicalfertilizers, but now they havestarted using naturalfertilizers and pesticides incrops. Compost andpesticides are prepared fromnative cow dung itself.Regarding the beginning oforganic farming, VirendraKumar says that we also used

chemical fertilizers, for twoyears we have started organicfarming, at first theproduction has reduced, butnow good production is alsohappening. We also havethree cows and two bulls,whose dung and cow urinemake pesticides, organicmanure. Virendra explainsthat I do zero budget naturalfarming, in which organicfertilizer like Jeevamrit,Ghanamrit is made from cowdung and cow urine, there isno separate cost. For this Ihave also got organiccertification done in myfields. Adding sufficientamount of fertilizer to theland is very important forhigh yield, mainly becausethe crop of the season requires

more nutrients than that, forthis, the use of 35-40 quintaldung well rotten manure andorganic manure in a land.Virendra's wife Rita says thatthe vegetables produced byorganic farming sellthemselves. Initially, it has lessimpact, but now most of thepeople have become regularcustomers. Rita said thatnowadays everyone wants toeat grains and vegetablesgrown organically. People areaware that many types ofdiseases are also occurring dueto the use of chemicalfertilizers in the fields. We alsoencourage other farmers to doorganic farming. This farmingis definitely more expensivethan chemical farming but it isbeneficial.

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JULY 23

Congress DistrictPresident Ranjit SinghRana said that 87members have beenappointed in the DistrictCommittee. They (vice-presidents) are BalwantParmar, Kuldeep Sharma,Hazari Lal Sharma,Davindra Watts, KamalDev Kapila, RajeshGautam, SudarshanThakur, Niamat Ali,Madan Mohan Saini,Desraj Modgil, VivekMinka, Desraj Gautam,Chaudhary Meher Singh,Santosh Das Bittu,Chaudhary Dharam Singh, Subhadra Devi, RamPrasad, Hansraj Sharma,Shakti Chand, AmrikSingh and AshwaniJaswal. Others are

Teluram Atwal, SanjaySharma, Raghu Dutt,Ashok Sharma, RakeshKatnoria, Gurmeet, AnitaThakur, Pradeep Sharma,Karma Chand Sharma,Mehindra Singh, Praveen,Surekha Rana, MangalRam, Balbir Singh, KewalSingh, Nandan Lal Jaswal,Mehtab Singh, AjeshJaswal, Smt. SalochanaDevi, Sandeep Agnihotri,Barun Puri. Secretary areGurmail Singh, BaljitSingh, Narendra Rana,Harikrishna RanaAggarwal, Keval Krishna,Satya Devi, Nirmala

Bharti, Jagdish Thakur,Dalip Singh, Rajeev Rana,Sukhlambar, . PraveenVala, Darshan Singh,Ramesh Thakur, RajeshChaudhary, Tilak RajSaini, Madhu Dhiman,Pramod Kumar,Sukhwinder Kaur, SanjayThakur, Satnam SinghDayal, Surinder Kumar,Zamidar. Responsibility oftreasurer has been given toSanjay Puri and specialmembers in the districtexecutive Yograj Yoga,Surinder Chadda, JagdevDutta, Ram Murthy Saini,VN Kashyap, Dalvinder

Singh, Sardari Lal, MadanLal Sharma, SarojiniDevi, Durga Das, GLNanda , Usha Kalia,Tara Fauji, Tarsem Lal,Sewa Nath, ChanchalSingh, Balwinder Kaur,Ravindra Kumar Fauji,Satpal Chaudhary, RamPal Sharma, Ramji Das,have been given theplace, they said that theCongress Party has onlyone goal That this anti-people government hasto be thrown out ofpower and to work forthe common people. Healso expressed thedisgust of national ethics,Sonia Gandhi, RahulGandhi, the state's topdancer and statepresident Kuldeep SinghRathore, leader ofopposition MukeshAgnihotri.

Ranjit Rana announces Cong executive of Distt Una

JALANDHAR, JULY 23

In a bid to make Virsa Vihar aunique hub of art and culturalactivities in the state and con-necting the younger genera-tions with the rich and gloriousheritage of the state, theDeputy Commissioner MrGhanshyam Thori today or-dered complete facelift of Vir-sa Vihar and sanctioned Rs onelakh immediately for startingthe renovation of the building.During his maiden visit in Vir-sa Vihar, Deputy Commission-er said that the concerted ef-forts are being made to the en-suring giving new look to Vir-

sa Vihar. Thori told that a blue-print has been prepared in thisregard to ensure the Virsa Vi-

har could act as a catalyst forconnecting our youngsterswith rich cultural and of thestate. He also took stock of theconstruction work of open-airtheatre and said that the open-air theatre is being built at thecost of Rs 10 lakh. He said thatthe new open-air theatre willhave a seating capacity of 200people besides this will alsohave a control room for man-

aging sound and lighting sys-tem and two green rooms. Healso took a round of gallery sec-tion, general purpose hall, theauditorium. The Deputy Com-missioner solicited maximumparticipation of the people forthis noble cause and asked theeducational institutions to usethis platform in the heart of thecity for showcasing their workto the people.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

11 more cases of corona found in Kharar KHARAR/MOHALI: As many as 11 new persons were found suffering from Covid-19 inKharar area as per results of samples reached here on Thursday. As per information receivedfrom SMO of Civil Hospital Dr. Manohar Singh these patients are 3 from SBP Homes, 3 fromSwaraj Enclave Kharar, 2 from LIC Mundi Kharar, 3 from Dasmesh Mundi Kharar . He saidthat the work of getting samples for Covid-19 testing is going on in the Civil Hospital asusual. He said that as a precautionary measure, 47 samples have been taken for corona test-ing on today . These include pregnant women, police personnel etc. Dr. Manohar Singh hasappealed to the people to come forward for the testing of corona virus in person and to reachthe Civil Hospital Kharar one day before the date on which he wants to give samples.

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BUREAUJALANDHAR, JULY 23

Intensifying its drive against thoseinvolved in liquor smuggling, thedistrict administration has so farregistered 806 First Information Re-ports (FIRs) and 781 accused per-sons have been put behind the barsbesides seized 63994 liquor bottles.

Presiding over a meeting in thedistrict administrative complex, TheDeputy Commissioner Mr Ghan-shyam Thori said that excise andpolice teams have been taking se-vere action against any sort of liquorsmuggling in the district and in-spected 1103 premises of Godowns,marriage places, rice mills orshellers during search operation tocheck liquor smuggling and boot-legging in the district.. He said thatadministration has also filed Kalan-dra against 164 persons and execut-

ed 55 surety bonds in this drive. TheDeputy Commissioner said that theadministration has already launcheda helpline number 85569-18229where people could share any sortof information related to illicitliquor smuggling. The DeputyCommissioner said that the any per-son who has any information re-garding liquor smuggling could

share it on this helpline for quick ac-tion. He said that the identity of anyperson giving information illicitliquor would not be revealed to any-body. Mr. Thori said that helplinenumber 85569-18229 would be op-erational round the clock in theservice of people. Soliciting ful-some support and cooperation frompeople in this regard, he said that the

prime motive of this helpline was toeliminate chain of drugs and illicitliquor. Thori said that exemplary ac-tion is being taken against personsinvolved in such actions includingunder the relevant provisions of theDisaster Management and Epi-demics Act etc.

The Deputy Commissioner saidthat concerted efforts are beingmade by the joint teams of the Civ-il and Police administration alongwith the Excise department at theTehsil and Sub Divisional for thepurpose. Thori said that zero toler-ance is being adopted against suchillegal acts adding that any sort ofdiligence on part of officer was un-warranted and undesirable. A videoconference was also held by Finan-cial Commissioner (Excise and Tax-ation), Taxation Commissioner andExcise Commissioners in this re-gard today.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, JULY 23

The Committee constitutedto generate revenue fromDhobi Ghats today visiteddifferent dhobi ghats in cityunder the chairmanship ofSh. Shakti Parkash Devshaliaccompanied by other coun-cilor members of the com-mittee namely Sh. MaheshInder Singh Sidhu, Smt.Ravinder Kaur Gujral andconcerned officers of MCCnamely Sh. Ravinder Sharmaand Sh. Dharminder Sharma,Executive Engineers, B&R,MCC.

During the visit the paneltook stock of the infrastruc-ture available in the dhobighats including sector 7, 15,19 and sector 22. During thevisit in Sector 22 Dhobi ghatSh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Se-nior Deputy Mayor accom-panied the panel as areacouncilor.

The members suggestedthat assessment report of re-pair and renovation be pre-pared and put up in the nextmeeting of committee. Thepanel found that all the dhobi

ghats are being run by soci-eties excluding Modern Dho-bi Ghat situated at sector 15.They found that out of eightdhobi ghats only one ModernDhobi ghat situated at sector15 is paying monthly rent tothe Municipal Corporation.While the other dhobi ghatsbeing run by the societies areonly paying electricity waterbills no rate list found inthese dhobi ghats. The com-mittee asked the concernedengineers to prepare auctionnotice to auction these dhobighats situated at prime loca-tion in the city through e-ten-dering to generate revenue tothe MCC.

MC panel visits DhobiGhats; takes stock of

infrastructure

Farmers doing efforts tostop erosion of soil

MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI: TheKarmuwala port on the Beas Riverwhere the people of Majha andDoaba travel by boat and the farmersof the area are doing efforts to stopthe erosion of soil on the bank ofriver. On the other hand, if we talkabout the administration, it is stillsaying that it is unaware of thesituation. Area's farmer LakhwinderSingh said that so far many acres ofland of 20 houses have beenswallowed by river Beas and now thewater has started flowing towardAdvance Dam. It must be recalledthat the farmers of 12 villagessituated between the confluence ofBeas and Holy Kali Bein have savedtheir 15000 acres of land throughKarseva in collaboration with SantBalbir Singh Seechewal byconstructing an advance dam about35 km long and 7 feet high.Farmers, who have been working tostrengthen the dams on the BeasRiver and the sacred Bein with thiskarseva since 2008, are still seenstruggling to stop the erosion of theBeas River Advance Bund nearKaramuwal Port. The rain hadincreased the water level in the rivers.For the last three days, farmers havebeen strengthening the dam withlogs, grass, crates and earthen sacksto prevent the erosion of the BeasRiver Advance Dam at three places.It is also to be noticed that afterclearing the sacred Kali Bein fromSultanpur Lodhi to Beas confluenceand strengthening its bank, SantSeechewal had bought a newexcavator 210 machine on thedemand of people for the farmers ofmand worth about Rs 50 lakhs. Inwhich Sant Seechewal and farmerscollected money per acre and startedefforts to secure the future of theupcoming generations bystrengthening the diesel dam.

Chandigarh Mayorgreets citizens on Teej

CHANDIGARH: Raj Bala Malik,Mayor, Chandigarh today extendedher greetings to the citizens ofChandigarh on Hariyali Teej. Whileextending warm wishes to all thewomen of the city, the Mayor said thelife of all women be full of happinessand surroundings be full of positivity.May Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvatibless all with health and prosperityand protect from the evil. The Mayortook part in a ceremonial “Peengh” ina neighbourhood park in the cityaccompanied by Ms. Shipra Bansal,Chairperson, Art & Culturecommittee, MCC.

Jalandhar Administration tightensnoose against liquor smugglers

Manoj Parida, Adviser to Administrator, UT, Chandigarh reviewing the arrangements regarding COVID-19 along with Senior Officers at UT Secretariat Sector 9 Chandigarh.

SUMER GARGCHANDIGARH, JULY 23

Surinder Singla president ofInternational Vaish Federa-tion (IVF) Punjab unit whiletalking to Yugmarg reportersaid that an urgent videoconference of members ofthe national executive com-mittee of IVF was held un-der the chairmanship of it'sInternational presidentAshok Aggarwal.

The Presidents & Secre-taries of seventeen othercountries were also invitedin the video conference. Inthis video meeting formerPunjab Minister Madan Mo-han Mittal said, "it is a mat-

ter of pride for every Indianthat the PM of India Naren-dra Modi will lay the foun-dation stone of Shree RamMandir in Ayodhya on 5 Au-gust".

State President SurinderSingla after the consultation

with state chairman & for-mer MLA Prem Mittal andvice chairman Dr. G.S. Mit-tal had declared the list ofmembers of Punjab execu-tive committee of IVF. San-jeev Garg, Punjab State In-formation Commissioner;Mahesh Gupta, Derabasi,Vipan Gupta, Surinder Ag-garwal, Saurav Garg,Sandeep Jain Deepak Goyal,Virendra Bansal, Vipan Jain,Amrit Lal Bansal, CA SahilGarg, Arvinder Singla,Rishu Goyal, Rupinder Goy-al, Adv. Rajeev Garg, SunilBansal, Mohit Garg, KunalGoyal, Dr. Kirti Gupta &Neena Mittal got berths inthis list.

IVF declares list of it's Punjabexecutive members

VERMAQADIAN, JULY 23

Keeping in view theachievements made in thefield of education by theGovernment High SchoolBasaranwan following theguidelines issued by Edu-cation Secretary KrishanKumar and District Edu-cation Officer HardeepSingh, Government HighSchool Basaranwan hasbeen ranked first amongthe government highschools in district Gur-daspur and fifth amonggovernment high schoolsacross Punjab, which is amatter of pride for the vil-

lage Basaranwan and theentire region. With thishonor, the government hashonored the school by re-leasing 1 lakh 36 thousandrupees and 363 rupees forthe school, which will bespent for the welfare ofthe school and children.The school's headmasterVijay Kumar said that "Iand my staff are feeling

proud for this achieve-ment, they have attributedthis to the education re-form policies being adopt-ed by the government ,hard work and support ofthe staff. On the occasion,headmaster Vijay Kumarsaid that today the govern-ment schools of Punjabare not less than big acad-emies from any side.

Govt high school Basaranwan securesfirst position in Gurdaspur

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, JULY 23

To sensitize the peopleagainst the ongoing battleagainst the novel Coron-avirus Pandemic, DeputyCommissioner FerozepurGurpal Singh Chahal onWednesday evening ad-dressed the Ferozepuriansthrough a Facebook livesession.

14,227 samples testednegative in Ferozepur and122 patients recovered,says DC through Face-book Live session Solicitspeople's support in the on-

going battle against thecoronavirus pandemic be-sides appealing them toreport the mass gathering

The Deputy Commis-sioner during this live ad-dress shared the latest sit-uation of Ferozepur re-garding the Covid-19 pan-demic and reiterated the

commitment to win thiswar as no stone was beingleft unturned by the stategovernment to contain thespread of the virus. TheDC said that so far 15,359samples were collectedfor throat swab tests out ofwhich 14,227 sampleshave been tested negative.He added that a total of237 persons have been re-ported positive and out ofwhich 122 patients havebeen cured and dischargedwhereas 110 patients wereundergoing treatment atvarious government facilities.

DC addresses Ferozepur residentson Facebook live session

66 government schools getbest school award

CHANDIGARH: Under the leadership of Punjab EducationMinister Vijay Inder Singla, for creating a sense of competitionamong the schools for improving the performance of education,66 government schools across the state have been awarded forbeing the best schools in the state. Disclosing this here today aspokesperson of the school education department said that outof 22 districts of the state, three schools in each district havebeen awarded for being the best school. These include one mid-dle, one high and one senior secondary school in each district.The award includes Rs 90,909 to each middle school, Rs1,36,363 to the high school and Rs 2,27,272 to the senior sec-ondary school. These schools includes are GMS Rottoke, GHSChotian, GSSS Khanori (Girls) of Sangrur district , GMS Ku-lar, GHS Babarpur, GSSS Karamsar of Ludhiana, GMS Bhan-gal Khurd Amargarh, GHS Khan Khanna (Girls), GSSS Bhar-ta kalan of SBS Nagar, GMS Chachu Majra, GHS Jainti Mairi,GSSS Gharruan Girls of SAS Nagar.

DC orders revamping of Virsa Vihar

120 new casesreported in Ludhiana

in last 24 hoursANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA, JULY 23

Deputy CommissionerVarinder Sharma today in-formed that under the “Mis-sion Fateh” of the Punjab gov-ernment, the number ofCOVID 19 patients gettingcured in district Ludhiana isincreasing with each passingday. He said that there are 697active patients in the district atpresent. He said that sincereefforts are being made to keeppeople safe from Covid 19.He said that 120 new patientshave tested positive in last 24hours time. He further saidthat till date, a total of 54113samples have been taken.

Healthdepartment

conducts raidsLUDHIANA, JULY 23

Under Mission Fateh, Mis-sion Tandrust Punjab of Pun-jab government, as per direc-tions of Health minister MrBalbir Singh Sidhu, commis-sioner FDA Punjab Mr Ka-han Singh Pannu have consti-tuted an inter-district foodteam which was supervisedby deputy director food, Pun-jab Dr. Andesh Kang to checksale of milk and milk prod-ucts which are not conform-ing to standards laid by Fssai.Team started raid in earlyhours today.

LUDHIANA, JULY 23

Department of Employ-ment Generation, skilldevelopment and trainingis organising a State Lev-el Webinar on the Topicof “Emerging Dynamicsin Employment of Youthpost Covid-19 Chal-lenges & Opportunities”at 3:00 PM on 24“ July,2020. The main aim ofthis webinar is to createthe awareness amongstYouth of Punjab regard-ing changed scenario ofemployment, emerging

sectors and employmentopportunities, so thatthey can prepare them-selves to meet the re-quirements of the indus-try and other establish-ment and get them em-ployed there.

Eminent panelistsfrom Government ofPunjab include Mr Cha-ranjit Singh Channi, Cab-inet Minister Employ-ment Generation SkillDevelopment & TrainingTourism & Cultural Af-fairs, Mr. Rahul Tiwari(IAS) Secretary to De-

partment of EmploymentGeneration, Skill Devel-opment & Training andrepresentatives fromrenowned companies likeMicrosoft, Ansys, Wal-mart, Pepsico, Dell,Amazon & B&WSSC areparticipating. Proud mo-ment for Ludhiana dis-trict that this Webinarwill be moderated byNavdeep Singh DeputyCEO of DBEE Ludhianaand Dr. Sandeep Kauraadvisor skill develop-ment both from Govt. ofPunjab.

Webinar on emerging dynamics in employmentof youth post covid-to be held today

Singla announce winners ofAmbassadors of Hope; becomestop Trend on Social MediaCHANDIGARH: Ambassadors ofHope, the online competition holdingworld record of maximumparticipation from school studentswas a top Social Media Trend onThursday after Punjab EducationMinister Vijay Inder Singla revealedthe names of winners of Pathankotdistrict. Aarit Kumar, a class 5 studentof Christ The King Convent Schoolwas declared first while Yatee, a class8 student of St Joseph ConventSchool stood second and Bharti, aclass 11 student of GovernmentSenior Secondary School Badhanigot the third prize. "We will announcethe winners from remaining 21districts in a phased manner as list oftop 3 students of one district will beshared each day over next threeweeks," the Minister said who hasalready shared the list of onethousand consolation prize winnerslast week. The mega onlinecompetition that has already made aworld record became a top Trend onSocial Media as thousands of peopletook to Twitter and other Social Mediasites to share their experience aboutthe contest. Many students sharedtheir participation certificatesexpressing gratitude towards theminister. The first of its kindcompetition, Ambassadors of Hopecreated a world record receiving over1.05 lakh entries from schoolstudents in just eight days.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

SC refuses to entertain plea against homedelivery of liquor in Pune, NasikNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filedby Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association against the home delivery of liquor inPune and Nasik, which was allowed in view of the COVID-19 lockdown. "We arenot interested to hear this petition. Liquor is not an essential thing, why we shouldmake an urgent order," a bench of the apex court, headed by Justice AMKhanwilkar said while refusing to entertain the petition. The petitioner,Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association, had knocked the doors of the apexcourt, against the home delivery of liquor in Pune and Nasik. The ExciseDepartment of the Maharashtra government had in May this year allowed thehome delivery of liquor with certain guidelines and precautions which are to befollowed during its delivery in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

7PCM SD Collegiatestudents excel in 12thresult

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: The 10+2 result of PCMSD Collegiate Senior Secondary School,Jalandhar has been remarkablyoutstanding. Navroop Kaur, PrabhunoorKaur and Sunaina bagged the first,second and third positions in the schoolin the Non-medical stream by securing408 (90.66%), 406 (90.22%) and 392(87.11%) marks respectively. PrincipalDr. Kiran Arora and the in-charge of theschool Mrs. Sangeeta Sharmacongratulated the students and wishedfor their bright future. They added thatboth the collegiate school and PCM SDCollege, Jalandhar are whole-heartedlydedicated to the academic and co-curricular growth of the students withtheir enviable infrastructure, committedstaff and a variety of job-orientedcourses.

HMV organisesInternational webinar on‘Psychological First Aid’

JALANDHAR: The department ofPsychology of Hans Raj Mahila MahaVidyalaya, Jalandhar organized anInternational Webinar on the topic"Psychological First Aid for MaintainingMental Hygiene in Pandemic" incollaboration with Bolster Treatment andRehabilitation Center under the aegis ofIQAC under the able guidance ofPrincipal Prof. Dr. Ajay Sareen. Dr.Ramnita Saini Sharda, coordinator of thewebinar series gave an introduction tothe theme and significance of holdingthe webinar. The Head of department ofPsychology, Dr. Ashmeen Kaur was thecoordinator and moderator of thewebinar. The Resource persons were Dr.Deeba Khumar Chadha,Psychotherapist, Atlantic CounselingGroup, Virginia, U.S.A, Dr. Vidhu Mohan,Associate Professor, Punjabi University,Patiala and Priyanka Gupta, AssociateManager, Accenture Services,Hyderabad. Dr Deeba in herpresentation citing global statistics ofstress level of students suggested waysto combat anxiety and stress through astructured routine, balanced diet,adequate sleep and exercise. Dr. VidhuMohan through a very structuredpresentation stressed upon thePsychological Capital and harnessingqualities of hope, optimism, self efficacyand resilience to combat anxiety andstress and emerge as a hero in thepandemic situation. Priyanka Guptadiscussed about exercising goodleadership qualities like empathy,unconditional positive regard inorganizational setups for keeping workenvironment stress free and gave tips forkeeping soul, body and mind healthy. Allthe questions raised by the participantswere answered very well. It was a verycomprehensive and informative session.Dr. Ashmeen Kaur gave a formal vote ofthanks to the speakers for sparing theirvaluable time. She thanked IQACCoordinator Dr. Kanwaldeep Kaur,webinar series coordinator Dr. RamnitaSaini Sharda and the technical team.

122 NDRF teamsdeployed in 20 statesNEW DELHI: National DisasterResponse Force (NDRF) DG SNPradhan on Thursday informed that 122NDRF teams, including 16 in Assam and21 in Bihar, have been deployed in 20states. While speaking to news agency,Pradhan said the monsoon this year hasbeen above normal and there has beenheavy rain. This is leading to flood-likesituation in different parts of the country.Bihar and Assam continue to be sensitiveareas that have been affected by floods."The rescue operations are underway. InBihar, the water flow depends on rains inNepal's Terai region. The evacuation isselective in most places as the ruralpeople decide when they should go to thecamp, but they are persuaded to do so ifthe situation is severe. In Assam,evacuation has been done on a largescale, and around 40,000 evacuationshave been done. The stagnation of wateris widespread and excessive over thereand around 30 districts are affected," saidPradhan. "Air evacuation will not berequired. Our team is rescuing affectedpeople with PPE kits as a precautionarymeasure. We are facing dual challenges -COVID-19 and natural calamity - at thesame time. Almost all rivers are flowingabove the danger level. Rivers such asKosi, Gandak, Kamlabanal, Mahanandahave crossed danger levels, which is whythe river water is spreading," he added.He further said that water stagnation maypersist and chances are that the NDRFteams will remain deployed.

SC agrees to hear plea against UGCcircular on final term exams

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

The Supreme Court onThursday agreed to hear withinthe next two days a pleachallenging a UniversityGrants Commission (UGC)circular and seekingcancellation of final yearexamination in the wake ofCOVID-19 pandemic.

A bench of JusticeNageswara Rao posted thematter for hearing before abench of Justice AshokBhushan after SolicitorGeneral Tushar Mehtasubmitted that a bench led byJustice Bhushan had already

dismissed a similar plea onJuly 18. As many as 31students from differentuniversities across Indiaapproached the apex court toquash the UGC circular datedJuly 6 whereby all universitiesall across India have beenasked to wrap up the final termexaminations beforeSeptember 30. The students, intheir petition, urged that theexams should be canceled andthe results of such studentsshould be calculated on thebasis of their internalassessment or pastperformance. The petition filedby students from 13 states andone union territory requested

that the students' marksheetsshould be issued before July31. One of the students, amongthe 31 petitioners, has testedpositive for COVID-19 andprayed for directions to theUGC to adopt the CBSE modeland conduct an examination ata later date for the students

who are not satisfied with themarks awarded on the basis ofthe assessment.

That the plannedexaminations be canceled inthe interest of justice for thestudents as the number ofCOVID-19 cases is on the rise,the plea said.

603 have conducted exams or areplanning to conduct them: UGC

NEW DELHI: UniversityGrants Commission (UGC)has informed that 603 out of818 universities have eitherconducted examinations orare planning to conduct them."Universities wereapproached to inform thestatus of the conduct of theexamination. Responsereceived from 818Universities (121 DeemedUniversities, 291 PrivateUniversities, 51 CentralUniversities and 355 StateUniversities). Out of the 818Universities, 603 Universitieshave either conducted theexamination or are planningto conduct," the UGC said.

On July 6, the UGC hadissued revised guidelines toeducational institutions acrossthe country for conductingterminal semester and finalyear examinations. UGCinformed that 209 universitieshave already conductedexamination (on-line/off-line)and 394 are planning toconduct examination (on-line/off-line/blended mode) inAugust/September. "In case of35 Universities (27 PrivateUniversities, 07 StateUniversities, 1 DeemedUniversity), the first batch isyet to become eligible for thefinal examination," theCommission said.

Over 45000 Covid cases in aday, tally crosses 12 lakh

NEW DELHI, JULY 23

With the highest-ever single-dayspike of 45,720 cases, India'sCOVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakhmark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record1,129 fatalities in a day, according tothe Union Health Ministry data. Thecountry crossed the 12-lakh mark justthree days after it crossed the 11-lakhmilestone The coronavirus caseloadin the country surged to 12,38,635,while 7,82,606 people have recoveredso far in the country, the data updatedat 8 am showed. There are 4,26,167active cases of coronavirus infectionpresently in the country Thus 63.18per cent people have recovered so far.The total number of confirmed casesincludes foreigners. Of the 1,129deaths reported in the last 24 hours,518 are from Tamil Nadu, 280 fromMaharashtra, 65 from Andhra

Pradesh, 55 from Karnataka, 39 fromWest Bengal, 34 from Uttar Pradesh,29 from Delhi, 28 from Gujarat, 14from Madhya Pradesh and 10 fromJammu and Kashmir Telangana andJharkhand have reported ninefatalities each followed by Haryanawith eight deaths, Assam, Punjab.

5 deaths, 399 morecases in RajasthanJAIPUR: A total of 339 moreCOVID-19 cases and five deathshave been reported from Rajasthanon Thursday, informed the State'sHealth Department. As of 10:30 amon Thursday, a total of 32,673positive cases of the novelcoronavirus have been reportedfrom Rajasthan, including 8,587active cases and 23,498 recoveries.So far, 588 COVID-19 deaths havebeen reported from the state.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 23

With spells of heavy downpourlashing the national capital thisweek, the city has already recorded50 per cent more rainfall thannormal in July, the IndiaMeteorological Department (IMD)said on Thursday.

Rainfall recorded in the city inJuly till Saturday was just 47.9 mm,56 per cent less than the normal forthe period.

According to the IMD data, theSafdarjung Observatory, whichprovides representative figures forthe city, has recorded 225 mmrainfall in July so far, which is 50per cent more than the normal of149.8 mm.

The Lodhi Road weather station

has gauged 246 mm rainfall whichis 64 per cent more than the normalof 149.8 mm.

The Palam weather station hasrecorded 37 per cent surplusprecipitation -- 224 mm against thenormal of 164.1 mm.

However, since Jun 1, when themonsoon season begins, the city hasrecorded 29 per cent less rainfallthan normal.

Delhi received this season's first

spell of heavy rains on Sundaywhich submerged low-lying areas inwaist-deep water. Safdarjung, Ridgeand Lodhi Road weather stationsrecorded 74.8 mm, 86 mm and 81.2mm rainfall, respectively.

At least four people have died inrain-related incidents.

Heavy rains drenched the cityagain on Wednesday, inundatingmany areas and affecting trafficmovement.

The monsoon reached Delhi onJune 25, two days earlier than theusual date of arrival. Despite that,rains remained subdued in the cityin the absence of a strong supportiveweather system such as moisture-laden easterly winds from the Bayof Bengal. Earlier, the IMD hadpredicted normal rainfall in thenational capital during the season.

Delhi records 50 per cent excess rainfall in July

SJTA plans to preserve Lord Jagannath's chariotsBHUBANESWAR, JUL 23

Contrary to the usualpractice of dismantling thethree gigantic chariots afterthe annual Rath Yatra, theShree Jagannath TempleAdministration (SJTA) iscontemplating to preservethem this year.

The chariots were usedby Lord Balabdara, DeviSubhadra and LordJagannath for the annual 9-day sojourn to ShreeGundicha Temple from theSri Mandir, the 12th-centurymain shrine. A discussion inthis regard was held withservitors and carpenters whoconstructed the three woodenchariots within a record timeduring the pandemic, said theChief Administrator of SJTAKrishan Kumar.

Sources said that theSJTA is contemplating topreseve the chariots as thisyear's Rath Yatra took placeamidst the COVID-19pandemic and in the absenceof devotees.

"We have set up atechnical committee to guidethe administration on how topreserve the chariots andkeep the wooden structuressafe from insects," he said.

Every year the chariots aredismantled after the RathYatra festival and the wood isused in the temple kitchen.But this year, the SJTA isplanning to conserve thethree chariots at the museumbeing constructed atJagannath Ballav, the Lordsgarden. The SJTA chiefadministrator said a directivehas already been issued toshift the chariots to the

premises of JagannathBallav. Lord Jagannathschariot called 'Nandighosh',is the tallest one of 45-feethigh with 16 wheels, whileLord Balabhadra's'Taladhwaja' is 44-feet highwith 14 wheels. Their sisterDevi Subhadra's chariot'Darpadalana' is 43-feet highand has 12 wheels.

The SJTA had earlierdecided to document thisyears Rath Yatra in view ofits massive arrangementsmade amidst the pandemicand COVID-19 scare.

For the first time in livingmemory, the Rath Yatra ofLord Jagannath and thereturn journey was held inthe pilgrim town undercurfew and in the absence ofdevotees as per the SupremeCourt guidelines.

AIIMS Nagpur develops smart wristbandto track coronavirus patients

NAGPUR, JULY 23

All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Nagpur in collaboration withIIT Jodhpur and IIT Nagpur hasindigenously designed and developed amodel for effective tracking andmonitoring of COVID positive andsuspect patients. This device is in theform of a smart wristband that isdesigned to overcome the limitations ofany existing online mobile apps fortracking and monitoring. The existingapps depend on the continuous use ofmobile phones by the quarantined personand the availability of stable internetconnections. Additionally, the existingmobile apps use GPS or cell towertriangulation methods for trackinglocation with an accuracy that may varysometimes up to a radius of 1.5 to 2kilometres. Apart from tracking thequarantined person's movement, it is alsoessential to monitor their symptom

which in the existing apps relies only onthe user's subjective self-assessment."The novel device can provide mobilefree operation, using a geofencingtechnology which will provide a real-time alert on any breach in the quarantinezone," said Dr Prathamesh Kamble,Assistant Professor, Physiology, AIIMSNagpur. This wristband, in addition, willprovide real-time, objective and reliabledata of vitals of the wearer like thetemperature, pulse rate, respiratory rateand the oxygen saturation, so that thequarantined person will get a healthalarm thus helping them seek earlymedical help.

BHOPAL, JULY 23

Former minister andCongress leader PC Sharmaon Thursday alleged thatcoronavirus is spreading inthe state due to rallies andmeetings conducted by theBJP while attacking ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan-led governmentover its inept handling ofCOVID-19 crisis. "Thecondition of the state isworrisome and unfortunate.Three months of lockdown,then unlock period, Saturday-Sunday lockdown and nowlockdown has been imposedfor 10 days. The governmenthas failed in handlingcoronavirus. There are nobeds available in hospitals forCOVID patients," Sharmatold reporters here. "They didnot control the infection inthe beginning. Now we areheading towards communityspread. Despite this, BJPleaders are conductingmeetings and holding rallies.Coronavirus is also spreading

because of this...Thegovernment has failed incontaining coronavirusspread in Bhopal," he said.By-elections are due on 26seats which fell vacantfollowing resignations of 24Congress MLAs and death oftwo legislators earlier. InMarch this year, 22 CongressMLAs resigned from the stateAssembly paving way forBJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhanto take over as MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister forthe fourth time. Attackingthose who switched fromCongress to BJP, Sharmasaid: "Sangh meetings do nothave an agenda. Those whowent to BJP from Congress,are not being invited in thosemeetings.

Coronavirus spreading due to BJPrallies, alleges MP Congress leader

Free breakfast schemewill retain Rajiv'sname: Pondy CM

PUDUCHERRY JULY 23

Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy onThursday clarified that the free bread and milkbreakfast scheme benefiting school children wouldcontinue to bear the name of former Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi. Stating this in the Assembly, he saidthere was a printing mistake in the copy of hisaddress he delivered on July 20during the territorial budget thatthe scheme had been renamedas Kalaignar Karunanidhischeme. He said thegovernment has now introduceda new nutritious food schemefor the children which has beennamed after Karunanidhi whilethe breakfast scheme would retain the name of RajivGandhi. "The printing mistake is being rectified," hesaid. Narayanasamy appealed to the three DMKlegislators, absent during the proceedings today, toreturn to the House. The three - R Siva, GeethaAnandhan and K Venkatesan - obliged. Themembers have been absent for the last two days inprotest against alleged silence the Ministers weremaintaining even as the opposition AIADMK hasbeen criticising the Congress government here forrenaming the breakfast scheme after Karunanidhiand not Rajiv Gandhi.

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Economic development of any country starts andends with consumers. This stands true if we goby the present carnage of the Indian economy,

which went into further doldrums because of the im-pact of Covid19 lockdowns. The central governmenttook almost one year to notify the new consumer pro-tection law. It was notified on July 20. Consumerism istraceable to Ecclesiastes 5:11 of the Old Testament inwhich it was said, When possessions increase, so doesthe number of consumers, therefore what good are theyto their owners, except to look at them? The modernconsumer organisations sprung up in Denmark in 1947and Great Britain in 1955, which led to creation ofConsumer Councils to fight against unscrupulous pro-ducers and traders, but actual consumerism started inthe United States, thanks to leaders like Ralph Nader.The turning point, however, came on March 15, 1962,when the then US President, John F. Kennedy, ad-dressed the US Congress, emphasising that, If a con-sumer is offered inferior products, if prices are exorbi-tant, if drugs are unsafe or worthless, if the consumer isunable to choose on an informed basis, then his dollaris wasted, his health and safety may be threatened andnational interest suffers. Then, he extolled four basicconsumer rights the right to safety, right to be in-formed, right to choose, and right to be heard. On April16, 1985, the United Nations General Assembly passeda resolution containing the United Nations Guidelinesfor Consumer Protection, recognising more consumerrights the right to satisfaction of basic needs, theright to redress, the right to consumer education, andthe right to healthy environment. The Indian Parlia-ment enacted the Consumer Protection Act in 1986containing 31 sections and bestowing six consumerrights the right to protection against hazardousgoods and services, the right to be informed, the rightto access to a variety of goods, the right to be heard,the right to get redressal and the right to consumer edu-cation. To enforce these rights, the law provided for es-tablishment of Consumer Councils and a three-tier re-dressal mechanism at the district, state and nationallevels. In all fairness, this law worked successfully,with the aid of the judiciary, to a large extent. For pro-viding more effective protection of consumers, theUnion government enacted the new legislation in 2019consisting of 107 provisions. The cardinal principles ofspeedy, inexpensive and informal justice appear tohave been whittled down by the new legislation, noti-fied recently.

Challenges lie ahead as newconsumer law is now in force

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

Editorial

Literature & HealthFasting diet with hormone therapyFasting-mimicking diet com-

bined with hormone therapyhas the potential to help treat

breast cancer, according to a USC-led team of international scientists.

In studies on mice and in twosmall breast cancer clinical trials, re-searchers at USC and the IFOM Can-cer Institute in Milan -- in collabora-tion with the University of Genova -- found that the fasting-mimickingdiet reduces blood insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF1) and leptin.

In mice, theseeffects appear to in-crease the power ofthe cancer hormonedrugs tamoxifen andfulvestrant and delayany resistance tothem. The resultsfrom 36 womentreated with the hor-mone therapy and fasting-mimickingdiet are promising, but researcherssay it is still too early to determinewhether the effects will be confirmedin large-scale clinical trials.

The research was published inthe journal Nature. "Our new studysuggests that a fasting-mimickingdiet together with endocrine therapyfor breast cancer has the potential tonot only shrink tumors but also re-verse resistant tumors in mice," saidValter Longo, the study’s co-seniorauthor and the director of theLongevity Institute at the USCLeonard Davis School of Gerontol-ogy and professor of biological sci-ences at the USC Dornsife College

of Letters, Arts and Sciences."We have data that for the first

time suggests that a fasting-mimick-ing diet works by changing at leastthree different factors: IGF1, leptinand insulin," Longo added.

The researchers say the twosmall clinical trials are feasibilitystudies that showed promising re-sults, but they are in no way conclu-sive. They believe the results supportfurther clinical studies of a fasting-

mimicking dietused in combi-nation with en-docrine thera-py in hormone-receptor-posi-tive breast can-cer. The scien-tists also con-tributed to a re-cent clinicalstudy of 129

breast cancer patients conductedwith the University of Leiden. Theresults, published last month in Na-ture Communications, appeared toshow increased efficacy ofchemotherapy in patients receiving acombination of chemotherapy and afasting-mimicking diet. In the twonew small clinical trials -- one ofwhich was directed by the study co-corresponding author Alessio Nen-cioni -- patients with hormone-re-ceptor-positive breast cancer receiv-ing estrogen therapy along with cy-cles of a fasting-mimicking dietseemed to experience metabolicchanges similar to those observed inmice.

While there is no definitecure for anxiety, a team ofresearchers sheds light on

the source of unease and tension tohelp effectively treat anxiety assoon as the symptoms appear. Thestudy conducted by researchers ofthe University of Trento, which hasjust been published in ScientificReports, pursues these goals andhelps draw a line between differentaspects of anxiety and to find thebest treatment for each one.

The team of researchers fo-cused on what goes on in the brainof people with the two main typesof the condition: trait and state anx-iety, respectively the temporaryand the stable, chronic form of thedisease.

Nicola De Pisapia, a researcherof the Department of Psychologyand Cognitive Science of the Uni-versity of Trento and scientific co-ordinator of the study, explainedthe difference between the two: "Ifyou are feeling very tense today,but you usually are calm and quiet,you have high state and low traitanxiety."

"Whereas if you are unusuallyquiet, while in general you feelnervous, you may have low stateand high trait anxiety. Therefore,state anxiety is a temporary condi-tion, while trait anxiety is usually astable feature of a person," the re-searcher said. Clinical experienceshows, among other things, that in-

dividuals with trait anxiety havedifficulties managing stressful situ-ations, are at risk of depression,have altered cognitive functions,are less socially competitive andtend to develop psychopathologi-cal disorders.

Differentiating between traitand state anxiety is helpful tochoose the most appropriate treat-ment for patients and to prevent thecondition from becoming chronic."Our study makes it clear that it isfundamental to treat individualswith state anxiety so that they donot develop trait anxiety, which is achronic condition. One way to treatit is to reduce anxiety as soon as itmanifests itself, for example usingrelaxation techniques, physical ac-tivity, and other means that im-prove personal well-being in gen-eral", commented De Pisapia. The

goal of the study was to better un-derstand the neural bases of the twotypes of anxiety. "Our researchgroup studied and investigatedwith MRI the anatomy and activityof the brain at rest in more than 40individuals. We then correlated ourmeasurements to variations in stateand trait anxiety in the participantsin the study with standard ques-tionnaires which are also used inclinical practice," commented DePisapia. De Pisapia added, "Wefound that the most stable aspectsof trait anxiety are associated withspecific anatomic traits which aretherefore constant, and lead to de-veloping repetitive and self-gener-ated negative thoughts, while thefeatures of state anxiety correlate tofunctional connectivity of thebrain, which is a transient and dy-namic activity".

World leaders willsubmit pre-record-ed video statements

for the United Nations Gen-eral Assembly session inSeptember, the 193-memberorganisation has decided, asheads of state and govern-ment will not be physicallyattending the annual gather-ing due to the coronaviruspandemic and the high-levelsession goes virtual for thefirst time in the UN’s 75-yearhistory.

The landmark 75th ses-sion of the UN General As-sembly will begin on Sep-tember 15. The General De-bate is held at the beginningof each session of the Gener-al Assembly and usuallyruns for over a week whenleaders and ministers fromthe 193 UN member statesaddress the world from theiconic lectern in the GeneralAssembly hall.

The General Assemblyadopted a decision onWednesday that "each Mem-ber State, observer State andthe European Union can sub-mit a pre-recorded statementof its Head of State, Vice-President, Crown Prince orPrincess, Head of Govern-ment, Minister or Vice-Min-ister, which will be played inthe General Assembly Hallduring the general debate ofthe Assembly at its seventy-fifth session, the high-levelmeeting to commemorate theseventy-fifth anniversary ofthe United Nations and thehigh-level meetings...afterintroduction by their repre-sentative who is physicallypresent in the AssemblyHall." While taking the deci-

sion, the General Assemblynoted "with concern" the sit-uation regarding the coron-avirus pandemic and the"limitations recommendedon meetings within the Unit-ed Nations premises as pre-cautionary measures aimedat containing the spread ofCOVID-19".

The new format willmean that it will be for thefirst time in the world organ-isation’s 75-year history thatglobal leaders will not gatherhere for the high-level weekthat annually brings thou-sands of diplomats, govern-ment officials, civil societymembers and media personsfrom around the world toNew York City.

Telecommuting arrange-ments have been in place atthe UN headquarters heresince mid-March as coron-avirus spread rapidly acrossNew York, making the statethe epicentre of the pandem-ic in the US.

The UN headquarters be-gan its first phase of re-opening on July 20, underwhich no more than 400people will be allowed to bepresent at the premises onany given day, in order tominimise the risk of expo-sure to the virus and to allowfor physical distancing.Those present in the premis-es will have to follow strictsocial distancing guidelines.The UN has said that given

the evolving nature of thesituation and the many re-maining uncertainties re-garding COVID-19, the tran-sition from one phase to an-other may not be linear andat any time could revert to aprevious phase. In phase 2,the UNHQ occupancy willgradually increase from 10to 40 per cent, while phase 3or the "new normal" is beingdesigned and will draw onlessons learned from the ear-lier phases.

The General Assemblymeeting to commemorate the75th anniversary of the Unit-ed Nations will take place onSeptember 21 and the Decla-ration will be formallyadopted at the meeting. The

General Debate of the 75thsession of the Assembly willcommence from September22. Along with the GeneralDebate and 75th anniversarycommemoration, key ses-sions will also be held virtu-ally at the UN, the Assemblydecided. The summit on bio-diversity will be held onSeptember 30, meeting ofthe General Assembly on the25th anniversary of theFourth World Conference onWomen on October 1 andthe meeting to commemorateand promote the Internation-al Day for the Total Elimina-tion of Nuclear Weapons onOctober 2.

Member states will sub-mit their pre-recorded video

statements for these meet-ings as well. Each countrywould be encouraged to ob-serve the time limit of 15minutes in the General De-bate that would include re-marks in the Assembly Hallto introduce the pre-recordedvideo and the video itself.General Assembly PresidentTijjani Muhammad-Bandetold member states that witha view to limit the footprintand the number of peopleinto the UN building, physi-cal access and presence willbe limited to one or, if thesituation allows, two dele-gates in the General Assem-bly hall. Further, he saidmember states "are encour-aged to move all side eventsto virtual platforms to limitthe footprint and number ofpeople in the UN building".

Addressing a virtualpress conference in June,Muhammad-Bande had saidthat world leaders cannotcome to New York for theannual UN General Assem-bly session in September be-cause of the COVID-19 pan-demic. "World leaders can-not come to New York be-cause they cannot come assingle individuals. A presi-dent doesn’t travel alone. Wedon’t expect therefore tohave presidents here,"Muhammad-Bande had said.

The General Assemblysession had particular signif-icance this year as it wouldhave commemorated 75years of the existence of theUnited Nations and wouldhave seen tremendous partic-ipation from leaders of the193 member states to markthe anniversary.

First virtual session of UNGA in 75 years

Study finds new insights intodifferent aspects of anxiety

In the time of a war or a pandem-ic, each country looks out for itsown first. It comes as no surprise

that the rules of global trade went outof the window between Februaryand April this year with nationsfighting one another to secure sup-plies of personal protective equip-ment (PPE).

India faced an acute crisis in theearly weeks of Covid-19 as it washugely dependent on imports forcritical supplies of medical products,including PPEs. Much has changedsince then. The coronavirus pandem-ic has spawned a cottage industry inPPEs, hand sanitisers, masks, etc. In-dia is now the second largest manu-facturer of PPEs, after China. Amida global shortage and the worldsstrictest lockdowns that ground allproduction to a halt, barring that ofessential items, many garment mak-

ers, for example, sensed a big oppor-tunity and got into the protectivewear space.

Now, there is an oversupply ofindigenous PPE kits. Many are un-sold. And prices have dipped. Wor-ryingly, there is another more seriousproblem. Atmanirbharta, or self-re-liance, is facing a quality challengein the protective gear market. Therehas been a flood of complaints aboutlow-quality PPEs, sanitisers, glovesand so on, raising concerns about theimpact on Indias public health re-sponse to Covid-19 and infectioncontrol strategies.

This week, the directorate-gen-eral of foreign trade issued a notifi-cation which said that the govern-ment had not found any applicationsfrom July 1 to 3 seeking to exportPPE medical coveralls meeting thenecessary criteria, and all applica-

tions therefore have been found inel-igible for allocation of export quota.Last month, the government had de-cided to shift the export of PPEsfrom the prohibited to restrictedcategory, with a permissible limit of50 lakh kits. Till the time of writing,no export licence has been issued.The Centre has given a new deadlineto local PPE makers to put in theirapplications for approval of exports.

What is happening? What ex-actly is the problem?

Several health professionals Ispoke to said while it was very cred-itable that India had managed to shedits import dependence on protectivewear and certain medical products inbarely two months, the mad rush tostep up production had opened thefloodgates to many fly-by-night op-erators who had skipped all qualitynorms.

A quality challenge for ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’

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POEMS

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Dist. Hamirpur, H.P.

Ashwani

HANDIGARH: New contactless touch screen technology developed by Jaguar Land Rover and Cthe University of Cambridge will help keep

drivers’ eyes on the road and reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses in a post COVID-19 world.The patented technology, known as ?predictive touch’, uses artificial intelligence and sensors to predict a user’s intended target on the touchscreen–whether that’s satel l i te navigation, temperature controls or entertainment settings –without touching a button. The pioneering system, developed with engineers at the University of Cambridge, is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Destination Zero vision – a desire to make its vehicles safer and the environment cleaner and healthier. In the ‘new normal’ once lockdowns around the worldare lifted, a greater emphasis will be placed on safe, clean mobility where personal space and hygiene will carry premiums. Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are already designed to help improve passenger wellbeing, with innovations including a Driver Condition Monitor, engine noise cancellation and cabin air ionisation with PM2.5 filtration to capture ultrafine particles and allergens. New technology like predictive touch is another step forwardas we address the wider landscape of mobility, from how customers connect with mobility services, to the infrastructure required to enable fully integrated, autonomous vehicles in our cities, like Project Vector.

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Honor 9S is all set to launch in India on July 31, alongside the Honor 9A and the Honor MagicBook 15 laptop. The budget phone was unveiled in Russia in April, and it is set to finally arrive in the Indian market now. While the Honor 9A is teased to be available on Amazon and is expected to kick off sales on Amazon Prime Day on August 6, the Honor 9S will go on sale via Flipkart. Key features of the Honor 9S include a 3,020mAh battery and an 8-megapixel single rear shooter. Honor 9S India launch date, price in India (expected) The company has confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the Honor 9S will launch in India on July 31. At the same event, Honor is also going to launch the Honor 9A and the Honor MagicBook 15 laptop.

Honor 9S to Launch in India on July 31, Flipkart Availability Confirmed

power yoga classes, by Mallika Rathod and fell in love with the form. Power yoga has helped my body get flexible,” says Sehej Maini, a Powerlifting World Championship 2019 medallist.Also called as sprint interval training or intensity intermittent exercise, HIIT is a type of high-intensity cardio session in the form of short bursts. It’s the type of workout that’d leave you panting and sweating in a short amount of time. HIIT consists of a lot of movements that include jumping, sprinting, squatting, burpees (tons of it) among other exercises. The workout regime is made up of sets ranging from 20 to 90 seconds that has you push your body to the max. It can be practised anywhere from your bedroom to your backyard

o say that COVID-19 has forms of exercise you could practice since it requires no equipment. Apart disrupted our lives and made a from home. from helping you achieve a toned body; Tsack potato out of us all, would If you belong to the group of people that it also helps you boost your endurance,

be putting it mildly. With lockdowns, find yoga a tad too slow to your liking increases your metabolism rate and home quarantines and restricted then you never have tried the power regulates your insulin levels.movements, our lives have become version. It is directed at creating the Whether you want to run faster or carry more sedentary than they ever were. highest level of energy, vitality, and heavy weights without wincing or walk Even the most active amongst us who freedom. Power yoga does not have a uphill, it all comes down to how strong could not do without working out at the set flow of routine, making it easy to your core is. And the only way you can local gym six days a week now find it practice anywhere. All you need is your strengthen your core is through working difficult to find the will to walk from the phone or laptop initially to see and out your abs. “I make sure I incorporate living room to the kitchen. follow routines. “As a powerlifter, a few exercises focusing on core The need to stay fit and healthy is weights are my first love. But having no strength at least thrice a week. You perhaps is greater so pull out the access to them (amidst lockdown) mustn’t overdo it as it is a small muscle. workout wear from the back of your helped me widen my horizons and try Mix it up to make your workouts more closet as we tell you about the many something new. I opted for virtual fun,” shares Maini.

handigarh/Ludhiana,23 July--:Amazon India today announced the expansion of its fulfillment network in India, with 10 new Fulfillment CCenters (FC) and expansion of 7 existing buildings. With this

expansion, Amazon.inwill have more than 60 FCs in 15 states, with a total storage capacity of over 32 million cubic feet. The new FCs include the specialized network of FCs for large appliances and furniture categoryand Receive Centers. Amazon India’s fulfilment network will be spread across a floor area of more than 8 million square feet – more than the land size of 100 football fields, housing millions of items. Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon India. Said “The increase in storage capacity is in line with our long-term commitment to invest in India and we are delighted to help Indian customers get everything they need, while keeping our customers and our workforce safe. With theexpanded network of more than 60 fulfilment centers, welook forward to creating thousands of job opportunities with competitive pay. Our investment in infrastructure and technology is to provide sellers with closer access to Amazon’s fulfillment offerings, customers with faster delivery on a wider selection of products and help ancillary businesses such as packaging, transportation and logistics.” These new FCs will be set up in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Patna, Lucknow, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ludhiana and Ahmedabad. This expansion is designed to deliver a smarter, faster and more consistent experience for its customers and sellers across the country. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NitiAayog. Said “In these challenging times and in post COVID-19 era, E-commerce will be a key driver of India’s growth and job creation. Physical procurement will give way to digital transactions. India is still at the beginning of its E-commerce revolution.

Samsung PRISM: New Industry-Academia Program in India

The New Holland Agriculture plant in Greater Noida wins coveted Golden Peacock National Quality Award

BSNL Launches Rs. 151, Rs. 251 Data Packs, Rs. 108 Promotional Pack Reintroduced With 60 Days ValidityBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced two new prepaid work from home (WFH) data special tariff vouchers (STV), and a new promotional full talk time (FTT) pack for its Chennai and Tamil Nadu subscribers. The BSNL first recharge coupon FRC108 has also been reintroduced on a promotional basis and this time it comes with additional validity as well. The new BSNL STVs are priced at Rs. 151 and Rs. 251 and these look to offer data benefits for a validity period of 30 days. Starting with the new BSNL WFH Data STVs, the Rs. 151 prepaid plan comes with 40GB of data cap and a validity of 30 days. The Rs. 251 pack, on the other hand, comes with 70GB of data cap for the same validity of 30 days. Both the packs just offer data benefits, and to avail talk time and SMS benefits, the BSNL subscriber will have to recharge separately. BSNL Chennai took to Twitter to announce the arrival of these to new data vouchers, and to recharge them, users can simply text STV DATA151 or STV DATA251 to 123.

Amazon India Announces 10 New Fulfilment Centres; continues to invest in the country

Chandigarh : Samsung, India’s largest and most trusted consumer electronics and smartphone brand, has launched a unique industry-academia program – Samsung PRISM (Preparing and Inspiring Student Minds)– to stimulate the Indian innovation ecosystem, and build capabilities among students that meet industry needs.The program, which will be run by Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsung’s largest R&D facility outside of Korea, aimed to involve engineering colleges that are in the top positions of the Government of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings.SRI-B has so far signed MoUs with 10 engineering colleges. It will add more colleges over the next few months.Once the program rolls out, SRI-B will collaborate with students and faculty at these engineering colleges, giving them research as well as development projects to be executedover four to six months. Students will get to work on projects in cutting edge technology areas such as Artificial Intelligence (including vision tech), Machine Learning, Internet of Things &Connected Devicesand 5G networks, to solve real world problems.

handigarh "Hariyali Teej-2020 is celebrated in Adarsh Public Smart School (APS-20 B), Chandigarh school Cpremises by teaching and non teaching staff members

of school. keeping the theme of enjoyment and celebration, teachers were dressed in traditional Punjabi dresses and took swings with proper protocol of COVID-19 guidelines and social distancing. Overall the day was full of moments of remembrance and enjoyment, but all missed students of APS-20. Without whom, the glory of celebration seems incomplete. Principal Sunita Thakur guided the teachers to enjoy under safety measures and congratulated all. School management tried to fill the moment with joy such as a stressful environment.

ANIPAT : New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), sees its Greater Noida, India plant declared Pthe winner of the ‘Golden Peacock National Quality Award’ for 2020. The

award highlights the Company’s exemplary quality control process, characteristic of its global World Class Manufacturing program. CNH Industrial was selected as a winner following a stringent three-tier evaluation process by a

grand jury headed by J u s t i c e M . N . Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India and National Commission for Constitution of India Reforms. Th is award reaffirms CNH Industrial’s commitment to World Class Manufacturing and its significant achievement in the field of Total Quality.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Narinder Mittal, Executive Director at the New Holland facility in Greater Noida said, “I extend my gratitude to the jury for bestowing us with this prestigious award. This is indeed testimony to the overall performance, dedication and hard work put in by each and every employee of CNH Industrial India. Our brand equity and worldwide recognition has been on a steady rise not only in terms of increasing our customer base but also in being recognized for our work by reputed industry bodies and associations. This adds to our motivation as we continue to scale to greater heights.” Established by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in 1991, the Golden Peacock Awards are regarded as a benchmark of Corporate Excellence in India.

aikot, 23 July (Harpreet Singh Gill) Dasmesh Public Senior Secondary School, Tahaliana Sahib, Raikot's Class XII R(Science and Arts Group) results came out brilliant, beating

the schools in the area. First with 96% marks, Kiranjot Singh son of Amarjit Singh, Arshpreet Kaur daughter of Beant Singh, Navjot Kaur daughter of Sukhwinder Singh, Amrit Kaur daughter of Gurbachan Singh got 94%, 93% a n d 9 0 % m a r k s respectively in the second, third and fourth place in the class. In the rest of the science group, the marks of the children of the science group have been more than 80%. Achieved first, second and third place in the class. All other Arts group children have passed in the first class. On this occasion the school principal Mrs. Dimple Dhillon passed with good marks. Congratulated the parents on the phone On behalf of class in-charge Madam Sarabjit Kaur Grewal, Satveer Singh and subject in-charge Madam Gurpreet Kaur, Gurmeet Kaur, Baljinder Kaur, Parmimdar Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Sudagar Singh, Harbans Singh, Virinder Mohan, Kamaljit Kaur etc. best wishes to the students.

handigarh : Dell Technologies and Alienware in India today launched the latest in PC gaming with the Alienware m15 R3, CDell G5 15 SE, Dell G5 15, and Dell G3 15. Addressing a

nascent and developing market for gaming PCs in India, Dell had introduced Dell G Series gaming laptops back in 2017. With Dell G Series gaining growing popularity among casual to intermediary gamers, Dell has strengthened its focus with the G Series portfolio with design, game functionality and performance packed in together, to get users game ready. The portfolio offersa powerful gaming line up of gaming PCs that will appeal to a variety of amateur as well as professional gamers. “We’re bringing the latest and most comprehensive gaming portfolio to choose from. With game play becoming immersive, what gamers want today is diversity in tools. If you are new to PC gaming or moving from mobile to PC, the Dell G Series portfolio is great place to start at. With this new range we are excited and look forward to customer response and feedback”, said Raj Kumar Rishi, Vice President & Managing Director for Consumer & Small Businesses, Dell Technologies, IndiaAnand Subramanya, Director, Product Marketing, Consumer and Small Business, Dell Technologies, India said, “Our focus on PC Gaming has been intensifying and a combination of the right portfolio and engagement with gamers, is driving our portfolio expansion.

Jaguar Land Rover Develops Contactless Touch Screen

Easy home workout regimes to keep fit

Oriflame launches PurifyingFace Oil CHANDIGARH: Swedish beauty brand Oriflame has launched the Love Nature Purifying Face Oil with organic tea tree & lime. An amazing oil designed to target blemishes, with organic extracts of antibacterial Tea Tree essential oil, super

ingredient Lime and salicylic acid. Created especially for oily skin that is prone to blocked pores and blemishes, the face oil addresses these problems by helping to purify and soothe the skin while working to tone and tighten pores. Fresh on application, with a wonderfully light after-feel and an uplifting floral-citrus scent, the formulation is also paraben-free and dermatologically tested.Speaking on the launch, Mr. Naveen Anand, Senior

Director, Regional Marketing, Oriflame South Asia said that at Oriflame, we trust nature as a solution for all skin concerns and this is reflected in our vast Love Nature range. With this recent addition, we are catering to those who battle with oily skin and its effects like blemishes, clogged pores, etc. The oil is lightweight and perfect for facial skin. It never feels greasy and acts against blemishes in no time. We are sure that this product will become a staple in many beauty arsenals across the country.

handigarh : vivo India is all set with the first sale of the much-awaited camera centric premium smartphones- X50Pro and CX50. The smartphone that promises to redefine the

photography experience, will be available at offline retail partners including Reliance, Croma, Vijay Sales and other offline partner retail stores across India.For online buyers, the X50 Series is available on vivo India E-store, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Tata Cliq and other major e-commerce websites.vivo will also be launching the all-new vivo truly wireless earphones, TWS Neo that assure a music listening experience like no other. The X50 Pro will be available in Alpha Grey colour whereas X50 will be available in two stunning colour options- Glaze Black and Frost Blue. Priced at INR 49,990 (X50 Pro 8+256GB), INR 34,990 (X50 8+128GB) and INR 37,990 (X50 8+256GB). The TWS Neo Earphones will be available in two colours- Moonlight White and Starry Blue priced at INR 5,990. As a consumer-centric brand, vivo has successfully catered to the diverse needs of Indian consumers and offered cutting-edge technology solutions to provide an ultimate smartphone experience.

handigarh,: Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), the largest thermal power plant in Punjab has intensified efforts on-site to increase preparedness against the Cpandemic to ensure the wellbeing of its entire workforce and business partners.

Vikas Sharma, CEO and Whole Time Director, TSPL said, “In the wake of the escalating scenario across the nation, we have reinforced our health and safety measures at our opera t ions to ensure grea ter preparedness against the pandemic. Simultaneously, we are leveraging digital technologies to monitor the site’s compliance to COVID-19 guidelines i s sued by s t a t e and cen t r a l governments.”Several steps have been taken to ensure a robust safety mechanism within the premises, to keep the virus at bay. These include mandatory temperature check, biometric attendance systems and no-touch card punch systems, wearing, asks and relevant Personal Protective Employees (PPEs) and social distancing at the workplace, deploying of no-touch pedal-operated hand sanitizer dispensing machines and ultra-violet (UV) sanitization bags for better hygiene increased frequency of sanitization and disinfection of plant premises, assets, and common areas. Besides this all meetings, deliberations, discussions, and training are being conducted online to ensure seamless business continuity with minimal physical interaction.

TSPL intensifies efforts for preparedness against COVID-19

opar, 60,000 children Akal Academy school in 5 states of RNorth India children participate

in 'World's Largest Drug-Awareness Webinar’ set global record in 'World Book of Records, London’. 286 students from Akal Academy Kamalpur branch of Ropar district participated. This 45-minute webinar was live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook. Specialist medical professionals - Dr. Col. Rajinder Singh, Director- Akal Drug De-Addiction Centers and Dr. NL Gupta Child Psychologist informed the children about the harmful effects of drug abuse. Amandeep Kaur, Principal of Akal Academy Kamalpur shared that only through value-based education can the lives of children be saved from drugs and this is the kind of education.

Akal Academies honoured With World Book of Record for The

Largest Webinar Ever

Dell Technologies introduces the 2020 PC gaming portfolio

Muskan Sharma (Arts), Preet Navjot (Commerce) secure first position

awanshahar: Prakash Model Senior Secondary School, NNawanshahar affiliated to Punjab

School of Education Board, Mohali has given excellent results to students of class XII Arts and Commerce. Arts and commerce subjects have been 100% result. Out of a total of 40 students, 40 students secured first class. Principal Tajinder Kaur said that Muskan Sharma of Arts Group secured the first position with 94 per cent marks, while Simran Kaur secured 90 per cent marks. In second place, Priya took third place with 88%. In the Commerce Group, Navjot secured the first position with 82 percent marks, Balraj Sangh with 80 percent marks and Pallavi secured the third position in the school with 78 percent marks.

Adarsh Public Smart School (APS 20) celebrated "Hariyali Teej-2020

handigarh : After delivering hits like ‘Laal Bindi’, ‘I Love You’ and ‘Laal Chunariya’ VYRL Originals artist Akull is all Cset to release his next song ‘Bahana’ which is a three part story

series, which follows his previous years hit ‘I Love You’/ which is presented in as a continuation to the story of Akull’s previous hit track

‘I Love You’. The artist who has created a niche for himself in the industry is known for his unique sound & style is all set to give his fans a treat with his next single - Bahana. For an artist who wears multiple hats, Akull has not only sung and composed but also directed the music video of Bahana as Diffuni (Akull x Ankit Jayn). Staying true to his style, Akull captures his unique

soundscape along with MellowD’s beautiful lyrics encapsulating the perfect lockdown emotion. Bahana denotes a feeling to all the couples who are away from their lovers and showcases the profound yearning to meet one another amidst lockdown.

VYRL Originals presents Akull’s latest song Bahana,the new normal for couples in love?

handigarh: A consultation meet on health issues faced by the children of Chandigarh was organized by the Child Friendly City Initiative (CFCI) Cand Director of Health Services, UT Administration at Government Multi

Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 on Thursday. Participants were from both government and Civil Society including Dr. GS Diwan, Directorate, Health Services, Chandigarh, Dr. Sangeeta, Nodal Officer NHM, Dr. Joseph Mathew, Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology, PGIMER, Dr. Arzoo Gupta, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, GMCH -32, Neil Robert, Program Officer, District State Legal Service Authority, Rtn Manjeet Kaur from Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik, Representative from Anti Human Trafficking Unit, Mrs. Kamlesh - Child Line 1098, Ravinder Billa from Market Welfare association, , Architect Manmohan Khanna, Fr. Reji Tom- Director, Don Bosco Navjeevan and others deliberates upon the vivid health issues of children in lockdown period. Dr. Joseph Mathew talked about their physical issues and suggests how DHS can support the initiative of CFCI.

Director, Health Services (DHS) to support NGO on children’s’ health issues

Donation of Ventilator, Ppe Kits,Contactless Sanitizer Dispensers

CHANDIGARH: SBI stands with the nation to limit the spread of the virus and ease the related medical hardships faced by the communities in which we live and work. Guided by its values and a spirit of giving, Sh. Yadvender Kant, RM, RBO, Mohali in the presence of Dr. Sangeeta Jain, SMO, Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi along with Mr. D.K. Sharma, Chief Manager (CS & CRM) and Mr. Harinder Ashta, Chief Manager, Dera Bassi, donated 1 Ventilator, 30 PPE Kits, 3 Contactless Sanitizer Dispensers with stand, 30 litres of Sanitizer and 1600 pieces of masks to the hospital.

Vivo's Premium Smartphone X series now goes on sale

Dasmesh Public Senior Secondary School, Raikot's Class XII result was excellent

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haring an unseen throwback was in New York at her film school. one is never too old to learn," the picture, actor Kangana Ranaut's This was taken during one of her team added. The picture sees Steam on Wednesday shared sessions of screenwriting. Ranaut wearing a black coloured

that she studied filmmaking after rising #KanganaRanaut always wanted to jacket which she paired with a pair of to success with 'Queen.' The team of study filmmaking, but she never denim and pink coloured boots. She the 33-year-old actor further revealed had enough money to be able to is seen seated in a classroom with that she always wanted to study afford it," the 'Tanu Weds Manu' other filmmaking students. Although filmmaking but she could not due to actor's team wrote. "So, when she she is personally not active on social financial constraints and she later earned enough after blockbuster media, the 'Gangster' actor's team fulfilled her dream after earning #Queen she gifted herself the keeps posting insights about her enough money. "Major #throwback to education she always wanted. She personal and professional lives on the winter of 2014, when Kangana was 27 at this time. Goes to show social media.

Alison Brie reveals how she met, fell in love with husband Dave Franco

merican actor Alison Brie enthusiastic, Brie revealed. The recently revealed that her 'Scream 4' star said, "He was Alove story with actor like, 'I'm in!'" adding their friend

Dave Franco had a surprising hadn't revealed to them that start. According to People their responses had been magazine, the 37-year-old actor shared with the other. "It was 48 opened up on 'The Tonight hours of drugs, s**, a lot of Show with Jimmy Fallon' making out," she added, Monday (local time) about how laughing. At the time, Franco she met her husband in was filming a movie that took 2011.Brie joked as she him to New York City and, later, promoted their new movie 'The Paris. The actor invited Brie to Rental', "It starts off in New join him in New York where Orleans at Mardi Gras, where there was "wining and dining", all great love stories begin. I what Brie called the "romantic was there with some friends. It portion of our meeting each was some incredible other." Brie said, "He left a matchmaking done by my secret note in my sweatshirt on friend Jules after we ran into the last day of our trip which Dave at the airport." The 'How read, 'Come with me to Paris.'" to be Single' star continued, The couple got engaged in "The two of them are friends August 2015 after more than and she had invited him out to three years of dating. They then dinner with us there. He was tied the knot in March 2017. Now, sitting next to her across the the pair have completed work on table and... my friend texts me their first movie together, 'The under the table and was like, Rental', which is also Franco's 'You should hook up with directorial debut. 'The Rental' Dave'... and I responded with, follows two couples on an 'Yes, please' with a lot of oceanside getaway who grow thumbs up emojis. A very suspicious that the host of their

enthusiastic response." rental home might be spying on Franco's response to them.

the idea was also

Alia Bhatt enjoys 'pink sunset and a cool breeze' with

sister Shaheen

No rooms for anti-nationalin our industry: Amit Behl

he Cine and TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) does not have any Pakistani member or anyone who has anti-nationalist feelings, clarified Amit Behl, senior joint secretary Tand chairperson of CINTAA. The statement came after BJP Vice-President Baijayant

Jay Panda, who on Wednesday, claimed that he has come across threads on social media, which revealed 'personal and business links' of some Bollywood personalities with 'Pakistanis and NRIs' having a track record of encouraging violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Behl disagreed upon the statements and cleared that members of the organisation have no such link-ups with Pakistani personalities and there is "no room for any anti-national in the industry". Although the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a statement that says there are people who have deep state leanings, Behl assured that all the members and celebrities in the industry are very much "nationalistic and pro-Indian". The theatre actor also made it clear that the organisation, CINTAA, is completely "nationalistic" and do not have any member who is an anti-Indian,

especially after Uri, and Pathankot attack. "We are with the country, we support MHA. There is

nothing above the law. As law-abiding citizens whatever MHA and our national agencies come with

we will support that", he added. Earlier, Jay Panda, BJP Vice-President, in his tweets urged "patriotic

Bollywoodies" to renounce those Bollywood personalities who have 'personal and business' links with

certain 'Pakistanis and NRIs'. Panda's allegations have come at a time when Bollywood is reeling from various

scandals, ranging from nepotism to harassment, triggered by the demise of 'Kai Po Che' actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

If 'Paani' gets made, will dedicate it to Sushant Singh Rajput: Shekhar Kapur

ilmmaker Shekhar Kapur who was set to cast late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in his sci-fi film 'Paani,' on Wednesday said he will dedicate the film to Rajput if it ever gets Fmade. The film that was to be directed by Kapur had earlier announced Rajput in the lead

role. Kapur who was also a close friend of the departed actor took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the shelved film and further stated that if he will make sure that his partners in making the film, are the ones that "walk-in humility, not in arrogance." "If you want to journey with the Gods, or your creativity, you have to walk each step in devotion. In humility. God willing #Paani will get made one day," he tweeted. "If it does, I will dedicate it to Sushant. But it has to be made with partners that walk in humility, not in arrogance," his tweet further read. Earlier this week, filmmaker Aditya Chopra had in a recorded statement to Mumbai Police said that the film - 'Paani' - was shelved because of creative differences between him and Kapur. The 'Kai Po Che!' actor was found dead in his Mumbai's Bandra residence on June 14.

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Brazil reports nearly68,000 virus infectionsBRASILIA: Brazil's health ministry hasreported a record 67,860 confirmedcoronavirus cases over the last 24 hours.The previous mark for one day was54,771, set June 19. The new highreported Wednesday comes as someregions of the South American nation arepartially reopening for business whileothers that had previously controlled thespread of the virus are seeing increases.Brazil has counted more than 82,700deaths from COVID-19 and 2.2 millionconfirmed infections. One of the infectedis President Jair Bolsonaro, who saidearlier Wednesday that he has testedpositive for the virus for the third time intwo weeks.

German state bans burqas,face veils in schoolsBERLIN: The western German state ofBaden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday bannedfull-face coverings, often known as burqaor niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in afree society. This new regulation comes ata time when the topic of Muslim facecoverings has been hotly debated inGermany and follows a ruling by a courtin Hamburg that reversed that city's ownban, reported Deutsche Welle. StatePremier and prominent politician WinfriedKretschmann conceded that cases of full-face coverings in schools were rare. Buthe said that a legal ruling was necessaryfor the rare cases which existed.Kretschmann said that using full-faceveiling measures did not belong in a freesociety. He also added that such a ban atthe university level, where students areadults, was a more complex question. Fornow, the rule in Baden-Wurttemberg willonly apply to primary and secondaryeducation. Advocates of full-face coveringbans in Germany argue that forcing girlsto wear them infringes on their rights.Prominent members of conservativeparties, which includes Angela Merkel'sChristian Democrats (CDU), have calledfor a nationwide full-face veil ban. It wasruled in 2004 that it was similar to wearinga religious symbol like a cross, which isalso banned in the country. The law inFrance does not apply to religiousschools. Currently, full-face veils havebeen banned in neighboring countriessuch as The Netherlands, France,Denmark and Austria.

Guj: ShamalbhaiPatel elected newchairman of GCMMFANAND: Shamalbhai Patel, chairman ofthe Sabarkantha District Co-operative MilkProducers' Union, was on Thursdayunanimously elected as chairman of theGujarat Cooperative Milk MarketingFederation Limited, the marketing body ofthe 'Amul' brand of milk and other dairyproducts. Valamji Humbal, chairman of theKutch District Co- operative MilkProducers' Union, also known as SarhadDairy, was elected as vice chairman of theGujarat Cooperative Milk MarketingFederation Limited (GCMMF), which hasits headquarters in Anand. Elections to thetwo posts were held here on Thursday inthe presence of chairmen of the state's 18dairy co- operatives who are alsomembers of the GCMMF board. BJPleader I K Jadeja, who was appointed asthe election observer by the stategovernment.

Rallis India shares jump 6 pc after Q1 earningsNEW DELHI: Shares of agrochemicals firm Rallis India on Thursday rose by6 per cent after the company reported a 53 per cent growth in consolidatedprofit after tax (PAT) during the first quarter of 2020-21. It gained 6 per centto Rs 324.60 -- its 52 week-high -- on the BSE. At the NSE, the stockjumped 5.79 per cent to a one year high of Rs 324. Rallis India onWednesday reported a 53 per cent growth in consolidated PAT at Rs 92crore during the first quarter of 2020-21.

Sensex surges 269 points;Reliance hits lifetime high

AGENCYMUMBAI, JUL 23

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped269 points on Thursday, led bygains in index heavyweightReliance Industries, ICICI Bankand Kotak Bank amid hopes offresh government stimulus tosupport the economy.

The 30-share BSE Sensexended 268.95 points, or 0.71 percent, higher at 38,140.47. Similarly,the NSE Nifty advanced 82.85points, or 0.74 per cent, to close at11,215.45.

Shares of Reliance Industriesclimbed around 3 per cent to hit arecord closing high of Rs 2,060.65.

SBI, ICICI Bank, TechMahindra, ITC and Kotak Bankwere among the other winners. Onthe other hand, Axis Bank, HUL,Infosys, TCS and L&T finished inthe red.

According to Narendra Solanki,Head- Equity Research(Fundamental), Anand RathiShares, Indian markets started offon a positive note but withunderlying caution as its Asianpeers traded mixed as investors

remained concerned over US-Chinatensions.

"During the noon sessionmarkets strengthened as domesticsentiments were boosted after newsof India working on offeringproduction-linked incentives for upto five sectors to boost domesticmanufacturing," he said.

Some support also came withthe Chief Economic Adviser'sstatement that the government mayannounce more fiscal measures toboost demand, Solanki added.

Bourses in Shanghai, Seoul andTokyo ended in the red, while HongKong closed higher. Stockexchanges in Europe were trading

on a positive note in early deals.Meanwhile, international oil

benchmark Brent crude futures rose0.93 per cent to USD 44.70 perbarrel. In the forex market, therupee settled on a flat note at 74.75against the US dollar.

Rupee endsnegative at 74.76

against USDMumbai: The Rupee on Thurs-day ended negative at 74.76,easing by one paisa on risingdemand for US Dollar bybankers and importers, dealersat the Forex Market said. Thelocal unit that rose by 12 paiseto 74.63 in early trade, erasedearlier gain and finished nega-tive at 74.76, down by one paisaas compared to its last close.The rupee registered intra dayshigh and low at 74.80 and 74.60respectively, he added. The Ru-pee was seen weak because offirm Dollar against other worldcurrencies, they added.

L&T reports 79 pc fall inQ1 net profit at Rs 303 crMUMBAI, JULY 23

Infrastructure giant Larsen& Toubro on Wednesdayreported a profit after tax(PAT) of Rs 303 crore in thequarter ended June,reflecting a decline of 79 percent versus Rs 1,473 crore inthe corresponding quarter ofprevious year. The PAT wasimpacted mainly due tolower revenue, creditprovisions in financialservices business and under-recovery of overheads, theconglomerate said in astatement. L&T recordedconsolidated gross revenueof Rs 21,260 crore in Q1FY21, marking a downturnof 28 per cent due to nation-wide lockdown, resulting in

halting of manufacturingand construction activities,non-availability of labourand disruptions to thesupply chain ecosystem.

International revenuesduring the quarter was atRs 9,497 crore constituted45 per cent of the totalrevenue with increasedcomposition of the non-cyclical IT&TS(information technologyand technology services)segment. The companybagged orders worth Rs23,574 crore at the grouplevel during the quarterended June 30, down 39per cent, characterised bylow interest towards freshinvestment and defermentof award decisions.

Tier-2 and 3 consumersmore hopeful ofrebound in retail

NEW DELHI, JULY 23

Nearly 22 per cent consumers in tier-2 cities and30 per cent in tier-3 towns feel their spending willeither increase or remain the same as prior toCOVID-19, according to a new survey byprofessional services firm KPMG.

The survey study indicates that tier-2 and 3consumers are more liberal in their spendinghabits, hence these could be the next focus area forretailers to expand their presence.

Further, a greater impact on positivesentiments could be expected in the event of aneconomic stimulus. The survey was conductedwith 2,376 respondents (of which 66 per cent weremale and 34 per cent female). It was conductedacross tier-1, tier-2 and tier-3 cities amongdifferent spender types and age groups betweenMay 18 and June 7.

Nearly 68 per cent of respondents expectsafety precautions to be their primary priorityfollowing pricing and promotion.

AGENCYBEIJING, JUL 23

China successfully launched its firstMars probe on Thursday from theWenchang Spacecraft Launch Site inthe southern island province ofHainan, official media here reported.About 36 minutes after the Marsprobe was launched, the spacecraft,including an orbiter and a rover, wassent into the Earth-Mars transferorbit, according to the ChinaNational Space Administration(CNSA). The Chinese Mars probenamed Tianwen 1, or Quest for

Heavenly Truth 1, will fulfil threescientific objectives: orbiting the redplanet for comprehensiveobservation, landing on Martian soiland sending a rover to roam thelanding site. It will conduct

scientific investigations into theplanet's soil, geological structure,environment, atmosphere and water,media reports said. The Long March5 rocket, the nation's biggest andmost powerful, will transport therobotic probe to the Earth-Marstransfer trajectory before thespacecraft begins its self-propelledflight toward Mars' gravity field.According to China AerospaceScience and Technology Corp, aState-owned space conglomerate,the probe will travel for about sevenmonths before it reaches Mars,which at the farthest point of its orbit

is about 400 million kilometres fromEarth and 55 million kilometres atthe nearest point. It said the probeconsists of three parts - the orbiter,the lander and the rover -and theywill separate in Mars orbit. Theorbiter will remain in the orbit forscientific operations and to relaysignals while the lander-rovercombination makes an autonomousdescent and landing. The rover hassix wheels and four solar panels andcarries six scientific instruments. Itweighs over 200 kilogrammes andwill work for about three months onthe planet, designers said.

China launches first Mars mission

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FIDE Online ChessOlympiad to starton July 25CHENNAI: The FIDE Online ChessOlympiad, which will feature topplayers like world no.3 Ding Lirenand Indian ace Viswanathan Anandamong others, will be held from July25 to August 30.Teams from 163 countries will takepart in the first-ever onlineOlympiad. Russia is the top-rankedteam, followed by China, USA, Ar-menia and Ukraine.The India team, captained by ViditSantosh Gujrati, is the seventh-seedin the prestigious competition.India is placed in the top divisionalong with the likes of Russia, Chi-na, US, Ukraine and others. Eightteams from the top division will qual-ify for stage 2 and battle it out withcountries from other divisions.World no.1 Magnus Carlsen is a no-table absentee from the event.China had won both Open andwomen's sections in the 2018Chess Olympiad and also won theOnline Nations Cup in May.The event is FIDE's response to thepostponement of the 'traditional'Chess Olympiad, which wasplanned to take place in Russia inAugust this year and was resched-uled to 2021, the world chess gov-erning body said on its website onThursday while announcing theschedule. Apart from Anand, leadingplayers who will take part includeGMs Ding Liren, Ian Nepomni-achtchi, Alexander Grischuk, LevonAronian, Anish Giri, and Wesley So.Among women, world no.1 Hou Yi-fan, India's Koneru Humpy, D Hari-ka, and Katernya Lagno among oth-ers will be seen in action.

Meghalaya govtapproves Rs 125 cr forJN Stadium complexNEW DELHI: Government ofMeghalaya has approved Rs 125crore for the upgradation of sportsfacility at JN Stadium complex inShillong.Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Con-rad Sangma, announced this onThursday and the decision wasmade in the presence of Minister ofSports, Banteidor Lyngdoh."Government of #Meghalaya hasapproved an amount of Rs 125 Crfor the upgradation of sports facilityat J. N. Stadium complex, Shillong,"Sangma tweeted."This was decided in the presenceof the Hon'ble Minister of Sports,Shri Banteidor Lyngdoh & officials ofPlanning, Finance & Sports Depts,"the tweet added.

Harry Maguirefocusing for 'big game'against Leicester CityMANCHESTER: Manchester Unit-ed defender Harry Maguire is gear-ing up and focusing on the "biggame" against Leicester City in theirlast league match after securing onepoint at Old Trafford on Wednesday."It is a big game for them and it is abig game for us and I am totally fo-cusing on ourselves and the prepa-ration needs to start now," he toldMUTV after United's 1-1 draw withWest Ham. "We need to prepareright and sleep right. We have got tobe fresh and play at a tempo youneed to play at this club," he added.United go into a tense last day afterbeing held to a draw against theHammers with Mason Greenwoodequalising after Michail Antonio hadput the visitors ahead from thepenalty spot. And Maguire wasn'thappy about dropping two points."We are disappointed. It was an im-portant game. It was a very impor-tant game not to lose. But we want-ed to win the game. We want toscore goals. We have scored nu-merous goals of late and we startedthe game really well. We started onthe front foot, high tempo, big inten-sity and we should have taken thelead but then there was the sucker-punch before half-time which wasdisappointing," he said.

Michael Kasprowiczquits CricketAustralia BoardMELBOURNE: Cricket Australia(CA) Chairman Earl Eddings hasconfirmed the resignation of Non-Executive Director, MichaelKasprowicz with immediate effect.One of the longest-serving directorson the CA board, Kasprowicz madethe call just weeks after former chiefexecutive Kevin Roberts' controver-sial exit from the organisation.In a statement to the Board, Michaeladvised of his intention to resign,wishing Australian Cricket well."Michael has been a servant of Aus-tralian Cricket as a former Interna-tional player, ACA President, InterimCEO of Queensland Cricket and amember of the Board for eight years.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

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TALKS

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

Former India batsman Aakash Chopraon Thursday said that Royal Chal-lengers Bangalore (RCB) can benefitquite a bit with the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) taking place in the UAEthis year.

Chopra said that RCB has a limitedbowling attack, but it can come good inthe UAE due to the bigger grounds andhe also said that spinners would have abig role to play in this year's edition.

"Whatever has happened in the past12 years, you need to forget it, as thisyear if the IPL happens in the UAE thenthere is no distinctive advantage for anyteam. If you play matches at neutralvenues, then there is no home supportand no familiarity with the pitches.

Every team will be starting at par witheach other. Mumbai and Chennai aretop-class teams, they will eventuallycatch up even if they get off to a slowstart," Aakash Chopra said in a videoposted on his official YouTube channel.

"RCB does not have a strong bowl-ing attack, in the last season they justwon three matches at their homeground, they have a limited bowling at-tack but it can come good in the UAE asthere are big grounds. So I really thinkRCB can be one of the big beneficiarieswith the IPL taking place abroad.Yuzvendra Chahal and Pawan Negi willhave a big role to play in the UAE," headded.

Chopra also said that Kings XI Pun-jab and Delhi Capitals would also ben-efit in the UAE as both these teams havegood spin bowling attacks.

"Kings XI Punjab would also bene-fit, Glenn Maxwell has a good record inthe UAE, their spin department is quitegood, they are very nicely placed, Ithink you need to be worried aboutKings XI Punjab this season," Choprasaid. "Delhi Capitals would also benefitas they have good spin attack compris-ing of Ravichandran Ashwin, AmitMishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, and AxarPatel. They tick all the boxes and theywould not be complaining," he added.\The 13th edition of the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) will be played in theUAE, the IPL governing council chair-man Brijesh Patel had confirmed onTuesday. The IPL 2020 edition was slat-ed to commence from March 29 thisyear but the tournament was postponedindefinitely due to the coronavirus pan-demic.

RCB can be big beneficiary with IPL in UAE: Aakash Chopra

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

With one year to go for the OlympicGames to begin in Tokyo on July 23,2021, Indian women's hockey teamskipper Rani Rampal on Thursday saidthe side has performed well against topteams in recent times and can do thesame at the Olympics.

The Indian team has competed wellagainst top teams in the recent past andhas registered memorable victories atthe FIH Series Finals and the FIHOlympic Qualifiers last year.

"We have competed against topteams in the recent past and we haveshown that our team has the capabilityof winning a medal and making ourcountry proud at the Olympics. Wehave a good group of experienced play-ers, who are guiding the junior playersvery well. Our team has been gettingbetter with each tournament we have

played and we will definitely improveour game even further in the next oneyear," said the 25-year-old said in astatement. Speaking about her partici-pation at the Olympics, Rani said thatthe experience will help her make bet-ter decisions at the Tokyo Olympics. "Itwas great to be a part of the Olympicsin Rio. We made history by qualifyingfor the tournament after 36 years. It wasa great feeling to be playing at thebiggest of stages. Even though we did-n't register the best of results, I havecertainly learned a lot by playing theOlympic Games matches in 2016. I amsure all the players, who played in the2016 Olympics, will make much betterdecisions on the pitch at the TokyoOlympics, based on their experience inRio," she said. The Tokyo Olympicswill be held from July 23 to August 8,2021, while the Paralympics will takeplace from August 24 to September 5,2021.

We have capability ofmaking country proud

at Tokyo Olympics: Rani

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 23

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)is looking to start the training camp forboth men and women wrestlers by thefirst week of August.

Vinod Tomar, WFI's assistant secre-tary confirmed to a news agency that thefederation is indeed looking to start thetraining camp and initially, the Olympicbound athletes will start training first,and later it will be expanded for othercategories as well.

"We are planning to resume ourtraining camp by the first week of Au-gust, we have had discussions on it. Ini-tially, wrestlers from five Olympicsweight categories will be invited first and

later we will look to expand it for othercategories," Tomar told a news agency.

Tomar also clarified that the trainingcamp for men will be organised in Soni-pat while for women, it will be held inLucknow.

Indian wrestlers had already wonOlympic quotas in four weight cate-gories.

Ravi Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia(65kg), and Deepak Punia (86kg) gotOlympic quotas among men while Vi-nesh Phogat (53) securing a place in thewomen's wrestling.

The wrestling training camps havebeen suspended since March due to thecoronavirus pandemic.

Although training camps for differ-ent sports have started in the country,wrestling has not been able to do it so faras it is a contact sport.

Wrestling Federation likely to starttraining camp by first week of Aug

AGENCYLAUSANNE, JULY 23

Former Olympian Anita DeFrantz tookoffice as the first vice-president of the In-ternational Olympic Committee (IOC)on Wednesday.

She was welcomed at her first Exec-utive Board (EB) meeting as first vice-president on Wednesday by IOC presi-dent Thomas Bach. After becoming thefirst-ever woman to hold this role duringher first term as IOC vice-president(1997-2001), she now holds the positionfor the second time.

"My life has been about creating op-portunities and making sure people un-justly prevented from having opportuni-ties would be able to have them," De-Frantz said in a statement.

After winning an Olympic bronzemedal in rowing at the Olympic GamesMontreal 1976, DeFrantz was primed tocompete again at Moscow 1980 but wasfrustrated by the US decision to boycottthe Games in protest against the Sovietinvasion of Afghanistan.

Much like president Bach in West

Germany, where the debate was onwhether to follow the US lead, she wasan outspoken advocate against the boy-cott, trying to make her country's author-ities understand how it would shattercountless Olympic dreams. She ulti-mately sued for the right to compete butlost that case. The unsuccessful battlegave the two extra strength to vow thatthe athletes' voice should never be ig-nored again, and has led to both nowserving in the two highest offices of theIOC. "The year 1980 certainly changedmy life in many ways. Becoming an IOCMember never crossed my mind, but thepath I took led me to that opportunity.For me, to be serving right next to an-other athlete who was denied the oppor-tunity to compete at those Games meansa lot.

Anita DeFrantz assumes officeas 1st vice-president of IOC

Archer needs to figure for 3rd test ifhe's in right frame to play: Anderson

AGENCYLONDON, JULY 23

Veteran England pacer JamesAnderson reckons both he andJofra Archer should play the se-ries-decider against the West In-dies but insisted his fellowspeedster should first figure ifhe is in right frame of mind toplay. The 25-year-old Archerhad claimed that he was subject-ed to racist abuse on social me-dia for breaking the bio-bubbleprotocol. The visit to his homein Brighton led to his axingfrom the second Test.

He was placed in five daysof isolation at Old Trafford's on-site hotel and was also fined at adisciplinary hearing.

"We've not seen much ofJofra because he's obviouslybeen in isolation for a few daysbut, knowing him as I do, I'msure he'll want to play in thisgame, with it being so crucialand the series resting on it.

"Over the next few days he'sgoing to have to sit down withthe captain and coach and figureout if he is in the right place toplay," Anderson said onWednesday, responding toArcher's claim.

Archer has been on the re-ceiving end of racist abuse inthe past, notably during the sec-ond Test defeat by New Zealandlast year.

"The scrutiny is alwayssomething that can be difficultfor guys coming into the inter-national set-up because it is verydifferent; you do feel more un-der the spotlight and it's justfinding coping methods for that,finding ways of dealing with theextra attention," Anderson said.

"It's about finding methodsas a player to deal with that - Ithink using the team aroundhim, whether that's family,friends, management and theplayers and coaches here. Ithink it's important that every-one does that - not just Jofra,"

he added.Anderson and Mark Wood,

who featured in the openingTest were replaced by StuartBroad and Chris Woakes in thesecond fixture.

England skipper Joe Roothad hinted that Broad and An-derson would be rotated in thefuture to lessen their respectiveworkloads.

However, the 37-year-oldfeels if the pair, which has fea-tured in 116 Tests picking up883 wickets, is fit they bothshould play the third Test, be-ginning Friday at Manchester.

"I presume the best threeplayers will play but it's going tobe a difficult decision for Joeand Chris (Silverwood) andthere will be some disappointedguys.

"Our record together speaksfor itself and I'd really like tothink that if we are both fit andEngland are picking their bestbowling attack then we'd bothbe in that. It's a good position tobe in because it shows we havestrength in depth," he added.

England won the secondTest to level the series on theback of a dominant performanceby Ben Stokes. The star all-rounder scored a patient 176 inthe first innings and followed itup with a quickfire unbeaten 78in 57 deliveries in their second.He also chipped in with threewickets.

"It's just amazing to havethat talent in our team and it'samazing to be able to watch itfirst-hand. After a week inwhich he's done pretty mucheverything it can take its toll sowe've got to look after him andmake sure we can keep gettingthe best out of him for as long aspossible.

"He's certainly the best all-rounder I've ever played withand I think he's becoming thebest all-rounder England haveever had.

Anand loses toCarlsen in Legends

of Chess tourney AGENCYCHENNAI, JUL 23

India's Viswanathan Anand suf-fered his second consecutive loss,going down to world No.1 MagnusCarlsen in the second round of theUSD 150,000 chess24 Legends ofChess online tournament.

The former world championhad kept the Norwegian ace incheck in three games of the best-of-four contest before slipping 1.5-2.5 by in the final game late onWednesday.

The Indian ace is making hismaiden appearance on the MagnusCarlsen Chess Tour.

He had gone down by a simi-lar margin to Russia's Peter Svidlerin the opening round. He takes onanother former world championVladimir Kramnik in the thirdround.

Anand is back in action afterhaving last participated in the On-

line Nations Cup in May.Carlsen is in joint lead with

veteran Israeli Boris Gelfand andSvidler. All of them have sixpoints after two victories each.

Anish Giri got off the markwith a win over Vladimir Kram-nik, while world No.3 Ding Liren'sstruggles continued as the Chineselost to Ian Nepomniachtchi ofRussia. All the round-robin gamesare best-of-four game contests.Legends of Chess is a unique eventwhere Carlsen, Liren, Nepomni-achtchi and Giri, semifinalists atthe Chessable Masters (part of theMagnus Carlsen Tour), receivedan automatic invite. They are upagainst six legends aged 40-52,who have been at the top of worldchess at various points in their ca-reer. The tournament is part of theMagnus Carlsen Chess Tour. Thewinner of this event will qualifyfor the USD 300,000 Grand Finalscheduled from August 9 to 20.