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Dear Readers,This is a day ofcelebrations as well asthe day of pledge forstrengthening the rootsof Indpedence and thedemocracy. Let us salute those, who laidtheir lives for ourindpendence. We all willjoin you in theIndependence Daycelebrations, hencethere will be a holidaytoday. We shall meetnow on 17th of August2020 with new vigour.

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 14

Noting that the central govern-ment anticipated the tremendouschallenge posed by COVID-19,President Ram Nath Kovind onFriday said that it "responded ef-fectively and well in time" andthe country has succeeded incontaining the magnitude of pan-demic and saving a large numberof lives due to committed effortsof people.

In his address to the nationon the eve of 74th IndependenceDay, the President said that for acountry so vast and diverse withhigh population density, meetingthe challenge posed by COVID-19 requires "super-human ef-forts".

He also lauded the role ofstate governments in takingmeasures in accordance with lo-cal circumstances.

"It is very reassuring to notethat, the central government,

while anticipating the tremen-dous challenge, responded effec-tively and well in time. For acountry so vast and diverse withhigh population density, meetingthis challenge requires super-hu-man efforts. All state govern-ments took measures in accor-dance with local circumstances.People also supported whole-heartedly. With our committedefforts, we have succeeded incontaining the magnitude of thepandemic and saving a large

number of lives," the Presidentsaid.

He said that celebrations ofIndependence Day this year willbe rather restrained.

"The reason is obvious. Thewhole world confronts a deadlyvirus, which has disrupted all ac-tivities and taken a huge toll. Ithas altered the world we lived inbefore the pandemic," he said.

The President said the nationis indebted to doctors, nurses andother health workers who havebeen working continuously onthe forefront of our fight againstthis virus.

"Unfortunately, many ofthem have lost their lives battlingthe pandemic. They are our na-tional heroes. All corona warriorsdeserve high praise. They gomuch beyond their call of duty tosave lives and ensure essentialservices," he said.

The President said these doc-tors, health workers, members ofdisaster management teams, po-

lice personnel, sanitation work-ers, delivery staff, transportation,railway and aviation personnel,providers of various services,government employees, socialservice organisations and gener-ous citizens have been scriptinginspiring stories of courage andselfless service.

"When cities and towns goquiet and roads are deserted, theywork tirelessly to ensure thatpeople are not deprived of healthcare and relief, water and elec-tricity, transport and communication facilities, milkand vegetables, food and gro-ceries, medicine and other essen-tials. They risk their own lives tosave our life and livelihood," hesaid.

The President said amid thecrisis, cyclone Amphan had hitWest Bengal and Odisha and theconcerted response of disastermanagement teams, central andstate agencies and alert citizenshelped minimise loss of life.

Union govt responded effectively tocoronavirus challenge: President AGENCY

NEW DELHI, AUG 14

The Supreme Court on Friday heldactivist-lawyer PrashantBhushan guilty of con-tempt for his two derogato-ry tweets against the judici-ary. A bench headed by Jus-tice Arun Mishra said itwould hear on August 20the arguments on quantumof sentence to be awardedto Bhushan in the matter.

A contemnor can be punishedwith simple imprisonment for a term

which may extend up to six months orwith a fine of up to Rs 2,000 or withboth. The apex court had on August 5reserved its verdict in the matter after

Bhushan had defended histweets, saying they wereagainst the judges regardingtheir conduct in their per-sonal capacity and they didnot obstruct administrationof justice. On July 22, thetop court had issued a showcause notice to Bhushan af-ter initiating the criminal

contempt against him after taking noteof a petition.

Apex Court holds PrashantBhushan guilty of contempt

Ashok Gehlot wins vote ofconfidence in Raj assembly

JAIPUR, AUG 14

The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan won vote of confidence in thestate assembly on Friday by voice vote.

"The vote of confidence which was brought by the government waspassed with a very good majority today in the Rajasthan assembly. Despitevarious attempts by the opposition, the result is in favour of the government,"Congress leader Sachin Pilot told the media later.

"This has put a full stop on all suspicions that were rising. A roadmap hasbeen prepared for all the issues that were being raised. I have complete faith,that roadmap will be announced timely," he added.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

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Night curfew extended in PunjabPeople advised to stay at home on weekends

GAURAV JAINCHANDIGARH, AUG 14

As Covid cases continued to spikeamid fears of the peak hitting the statein the next few weeks, Punjab ChiefMinister Captain Amarinder Singh onFriday announced extension of thenight curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 pm toall cities, along with a slew of othermeasures to control the spread of thepandemic. The night-time curfew willnow be applicable to all cities, withexemption for industries, said theChief Minister, while announcingsector-based division of big cities,with a Nodal Officer to be appointedin each for contact tracing to assistthe Health teams.

Captain Amarinder alsoannounced weekend (Saturday &Sunday) `Stay at Home’ foravoidance of unnecessary movementand socialising, other than essentialservices, in Ludhiana, Patiala and

Jalandhar for the next fortnight, afterwhich the situation will be reviewed.

In another major decision, it hasbeen decided that every MarriagePalace, Restaurant, Office, wheremore than 10 people gather, willappoint one Covid Monitor to ensurefull compliance of masks, sanitizationand social distancing, said the ChiefMinister, at his weekly Facebook

Live #AskCaptain session. Hewarned that teams will come andinspect these places, and violatorswill be penalised. Further, all personswho have high social contact will betested within the coming week, andCorona Conquerors (who haverecovered) from Health, Police andother Departments will be put onfrontline duty, said the ChiefMinister. The directions came amidcontinuing increase in Covid cases,with the last 7 days reporting anaverage of 1000 a day. The maximumcases last week came from Ludhiana,Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar &Mohali. The Chief Minister said theincreasing mortality due to Covid canbe checked of those infected go forearly testing and report to hospitalsfor treatment within 72 hours.Treatment should begin within thisperiod if lives are to be saved, he said,adding that “koyi gal nahin, theek hojawange” or “Mausam di gal hai”

does not work. “Don’t be a doctoryourself, leave it to the doctors todiagnose the problem and suggest thetreatment,” he appealed to people.“There should be no stigma attachedto Covid. Don’t feel shy to getyourself tested, there is nothing in it... the world is getting itself tested,”the Chief Minister said, adding thatwith the addition of four new testingfacilities, a total of 13000 tests werebeing done a day now, and thecapacity would touch 20000/day bythe end of the month.

Captain Amarinder said he hadalready directed the Healthdepartment to test all persons inmicro-containment zones withinthree days. Expressing concern overthe stigma that is continuing toprevent people from going out fortesting, he appealed to the heads of allreligious and political organisationsto lead by example by gettingthemselves tested.

Himachal IAS Lalit Jainto be honoured today

BUREAUSHIMLA, AUG 14

Director Rural Developmentand Panchayats, Lalit Jainhas been awarded theprestigious civil servicesaward for his work doneamongst the self help groups.

The award shall be givenat the state levelIndependence Day functionbeing held in Kullu onSaturday .

Jain is a 2011 batch IASofficer who started his stint inHimachal Pradesh as blockdevelopment officer inParagpur. It is here that theself help groups caught hisattention and he started anumber of groups to makepickles. Later in his career heserved in various positionsincluding SDM in Nalagarh,commissioner ofDharamshala municipal

corporation and Deputycommissioner of Sirmaur.

It was in Sirmaur whereas a head of the district Jaingot a lot of chance to workand improve lives of thecommon rural women folk.He started the Pattal Projectfor livelihood promotionamongst the women whichbecame a roaring success asthe Pattal made by thewomen started being used inthe Janmanch programme.Besides the women were

organised into makingsanitary napkins.

As director ruraldevelopment Jain alsocontinued with his focus onrural women through theState rural liveihood mission, the impact of which couldbe seen in lockdown whenwomen started makingmasks, ppe kits and sanitisersin various parts of HimachalPradesh . As per thedepartment figures, businessworth 40 lakhs was done bythe women during thisperiod.

While taking to thiscorrespondent, Jaindedicated this project to therural women who work hardto make liveihood in variousremote corners of the state.He dedicated this award tothe entire team of officials ofthe department of ruraldevelopment for their work.

CM honours Dr. JagatRam with Himachal

Gaurav Purskar-2019SHIMLA, AUG 14

Chief Minister Jai RamThakur here today presented‘Himachal Gaurav Purskar-2019’ to Director of PostGraduate Institute of MedicalEducation and Research,Chandigarh Padamshri Dr.Jagat Ram for his outstandingservices in health sector. Dr.Jagat Ram hails fromPabiyana village of grampanchayat Ser-Jagas inSirmaur district of the State.Dr. Jagat Ram could not attendthe function last year toreceive the ‘Himachal GauravPurskar’ due to someunavoidable circumstances.

Two policemen killed, 1 injured inJeM militant attack in Srinagar

SRINAGAR, AUG 14

Two police personnel were killed and one was injured whenJaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked a naka party onNowgam bypass in Srinagar on Friday, when security forcesare on high alert ahead of Independence Day celebrations onSaturday. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range,Vijay Kumar said that JeM carried out the attack on securityforces. “The JeM militants responsible for the attack havebeen identified and will be neutralized soon,” Mr Kumar toldreporters at the site of the attack. Official sources told UNIthat two militants suddenly appeared from a narrow bylane atGulshan Nagar Nowgam bypass at 0945 hrs and resorted toindiscriminate firing towards a joint naka party of police andCentral Paramilitary Forces (CPMF).

They said three police personnel were injured in theattack. “The policemen were rushed to a local hospital wheretwo of them succumbed,” they said, adding the deceased havebeen identified as Ashfaq Ayub and Fayaz Ahmad. “The healthcondition of the injured jawan, identified as MohammadAshraf, is stated to be critical,” they added.

SC refuses to extend interim bail granted toUnitech promoter Sanjay ChandraNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the interim bailgranted to Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra in connection with an allegedhomebuyers fraud case. The court also refused to grant bail to his brotherAjay Chandra in the case. A division bench of Justice Dr DY Chandrachudand Justice MR Shah directed Sanjay to surrender forthwith. The apex courthad on July 7, 2020, granted interim bail to Sanjay, who had been in jail foraround three years, after it was appraised that his 78-year-old father wasinfected with COVID-19 and is in an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital.

Amit Shah tests negative for COVID-19NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said thathe has tested negative for COVID-19 and he will stay in homeisolation for a few more days on the advice of doctors. Shah wastested positive for coronavirus on August 2 and was under treatmentin Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. The minister in a tweet thanked allthose who wished for his recovery. "Today my corona test report hascome negative. I thank God and at the moment I express myheartfelt gratitude to all those who have blessed me and my familyby wishing me well. Will stay in home isolation for a few more dayson the advice of doctors," he said.

CHANDIGARH, AUG 14

Even as he directed thepolice to take strict actionagainst the miscreantsresponsible for hoisting‘Khalistan’ flag in the Mogaadministrative complex,Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh onFriday appealed toyoungsters not to get swayedby the vicious propaganda ofanti-India elements liketerrorist Gurpatwant SinghPannu and his Sikhs forJustice (SFJ). “You try tocome to Punjab and I willteach you a lesson,” the ChiefMinister dared Pannu, adding

that any attempt to disturbthe state’s peace would bedealt with an iron hand.Captain Amarinder said hehad directed DGP DinkarGupta to ensure that the twomiscreants identified in theMoga incident are arrested atthe earliest so that deterrentaction can be taken againstthem, as per the law. ThePunjab Police has announceda reward of Rs 50000 for theduo, whose CCTV grabshave been released.Meanwhile, during hisweekly #AskCaptain session,the Chief Minister urged allyoungsters to not pay anyheed to Pannu. “Some get

emotionally swayed by suchvicious propaganda,” hecautioned. Reacting toPannu’s call for raising blackflags to mark India’sIndependence Day, the ChiefMinister said the Punjabis inIndia were prosperous peopleand were not interested inindulging in such acts at thebehest of someone sitting inCanada or America. “Whyshould they (the people ofPunjab) do it, if you have theguts you come and do it,” hedared Pannu, adding that ifthe SFJ leader wanted hecould make his Khalistan atthe place where he washiding out.

You try to come to Punjab and I'll teachyou a lesson, Capt dares SFJ's Pannu

UP's Bhadohi legislatordetained in Madhya Pradesh

BHADOHI, AUG 14

The Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday detained an UttarPradesh MLA booked in a case of criminal intimidation andwrongful confinement. Vijay Mishra, a Nishad Party MLAfrom Bhadohi's Gyanpur, was booked by the Uttar PradeshPolice along with his wife and son on a complaint of hisrelative, who had accused them of land grab after threateninghim. The MLA currently has 73 cases registered against himand has been booked under the Goonda Act and the stringentNational Security Act in the past. According to a seniorMadhya Pradesh Police officer, he was detained at the Tanodiapolice post in Agar Malwa on a request from the UP Police.

We had received a communication from the Bhadohipolice seeking help in this regard, therefore, we detained him,Agar Malwa SP Rakesh Sagar told reporters. "He was on hisway to Kota (in Rajasthan) via Ujjain," the SP said, addingthat they have informed the Bhadohi police about it. To aquestion, the SP clarified that Mishra has been detained andnot arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police. Further action inthe matter will be taken by the Bhadohi police, he added.

Singla alerts people notto fall prey to onlinefraudsters promisingfree smart phonesCHANDIGARH: Punjab Education Minis-ter Mr. Vijay Inder Singla today cautionedpeople not to fall prey to the hands of on-line fraudsters, who are promising to pro-vide free smartphones under the “PunjabSmart Connect Scheme”.Taking strong exception of the messagescirculating on whatsapp and other socialmedia platforms, Mr. Singla said that

Punjab SmartConnectScheme issolely for 12thstandard boyand girl stu-dents of gov-ernmentschools. And,they havebeen providedwith smart-phones onlybased on theirenrollment in

government schools. Thus, there isn’tany question arises that it is for otherpeople.The Education Minister firmly said thatthe state government has not launchedany website or social media platform toregister for such smartphones. Warningmiscreants to face dire consequences forthis kind of mischievous online fraud un-der cyber crime prevention laws, Mr.Singla asked people of the state not tofollow any messages or click any URLmessage being circulated via instantmessaging services like WhatsApp,SMS, which depicts registration for freesmartphones given by the Government.He warned that these kinds of phishingattacks could allow cyber-criminals totake control of your device. He informedthat the circulating graphic carried a pho-to of the Punjab Chief Minister under thetitle “Captain Smartphone DistributionScheme 2020” and online registrationproforma. Mr. Vijay Inder Singla urgedpeople to remain extremely cautiousabout such messages URL links, addingthat after getting such messages, don’tforward it to others.

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77 new ambulances to cater COVIDsurge in state: Balbir Singh Sidhu

Flags off 15 BLS ambulances from MohaliSP JAINMOHALI, AUGUST 14:

In order to ensure quick emergencyservices to the patients during thetough time of the pandemic, 77 newambulances are being pressed into op-eration, informed Mr. Balbir SinghSidhu, Health Minister, Punjab.

Flagging off 15 Basic Life Sup-port (BLS) Ambulances from MohaliHealth Minister informed that to ful-fill the shortage of ambulances in thegovernment hospitals, CaptainAmarinder Singh led Punjab Govern-ment has given nod to procure 100more Ambulances.

He said that in first phase, orderfor 77 Ambulances has been placed;out of which 17 Advance Life Support(ALS) ambulances have already beengiven to the Districts. These ALS Am-bulances are fully equipped with lifesaving equipments such as Ventila-tors, Defibrillators, Multi-Para PatientMonitor, Suction Machine, Nebuliz-ers etc.

Today, the delivery of the 60 BLSambulances has commenced with thefirst lot of 15 ambulances and the re-maining will be made available by theend of August, 2020.

These ambulances are proving tobe one of the main pillars of fightingthe pandemic by reducing significant-ly the time required for transit of crit-ical patients to the required health fa-cilities. The Emergency Ambulancesreach the place within 20 minutes inurban areas and within 30 minutes inrural areas.

Health Minister said that at atime when Punjab is seeing a rise innumbers of positive patients, the ad-dition of these new ambulances willfurther give boost to the efforts offighting the pandemic. The new ALSand BLS ambulances would provelife saving for the patients develop-

ing respiratory and other critical is-sues, said Balbir Singh Health Min-ister, Punjab. It may be observed thatfrom March to July, 2020 ambulance108 has handled 25177 COVID re-lated cases, said he and added thatthere are presently 19 ALS and 223BLS ambulances already operationalin the State which have been deputedat Strategic places and are connectedwith ‘108’ Emergency Response Sys-tem (ERS). MD Punjab Health Sys-tem Corporation, Ms Tanu Kashyap,Director, Dr. Balwant Singh and oth-er officials from Punjab Health Sys-tem Corporation were present on theoccasion.

On the historic completion of 73 years of our coun-try's Independence with its emergence as thelargest democracy and a leading economy of the

world, I extend my heartiest felicitations to the people ofIndia, particularly of Punjab and Chandigarh.

As we all celebrate our Independence Day today, I re-spectfully bow to the heroes of our Independence strug-gle - known and unknown - who fought, suffered andeven sacrificed their lives to achieve freedom for us. Thestrong edifice of democracy, built by our founding fatherson the four pillars of justice, liberty, equality and frater-nity has withstood several threats from both within andoutside and has grown from strength to strength.

It is a matter of great pride to recall the laudable con-tribution of the people of Punjab who have always dis-played courage and commitment to the cause of freedom.Punjab has always been on the forefrontand known as a Progressive state of In-dia.

The valiant, confident and fearlessPunjabis are always ready to fight tomaintain peace, harmony and unity aspreached and taught by their great saintsand Gurus. It is the land of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Kartar Singh Sarab-ha, Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra, LalaLajpat Rai, Shaheed Udham Singh andcountless other freedom fighters whofought selflessly and relentlessly toachieve Independence for our Country.

The hard-working people of Pun-jab are known, the world over, as the ar-chitects of Green and White Revolutionsin India. Punjab is also known as thefood basket of India for contribution tothe National food security. The versatilePunjabis are also known for their innovations. I appreci-ate the efforts of Sh. Dalbir Singh, a progressive farmerfrom village Bahadurpur in district Rupnagar who is sup-plying free cooking bio-gas to every household of his vil-lage. This village has not spent on LPG for the last 9years. The farmer has installed a Bio-Gas plant on hisown and started processing the bio waste, utilising it andconverting it as cooking gas and now working on pro-ducing electricity from the Bio waste.

As we all know, for the past more than 8 months,the world is in the grip of Covid 19 Pandemic. Each af-fected country is now dealing with a growing number ofpositive cases and deaths. Since the first reported CovidPositive case in India till date there are major decisionstaken at the level of Indian Government to combat thenovel corona virus.

Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the earlydays of the Covid-19 outbreak, had directed the country'stop scientists in and outside the Indian Council of Med-ical Research (ICMR) to expand testing facilities besidesputting the country under complete Lockdown. The harddecision of the national lockdown slowed down thespread of the virus and gave the government time to pre-pare the healthcare infrastructure to trace, track, test,quarantine and treat people. Safety norms and health ad-visories were in place and by and large people were obey-ing the guidelines issued time to time. He encouraged thecitizens of the country during the extremely difficulttimes to keep the spirits high through the initiatives like-'Taali, Thaali aur Umeed ka Diya'. Even slogans like 'DoGajj Doori… Bahut Hai Zaroori' motivated people to en-sure physical and social distancing during the fight

against the invisible enemy. Thus, a determined fightagainst COVID-19 ultimately became the people's move-ment.

In a unique initiative to prevent spread of COVID-19, Punjab had introduced a daily points system under itsanti-COVID 'Mission Fateh', in which users of the state'sCOVA App can register daily precautions they are fol-lowing against coronavirus, with regular users being rec-ognized as 'Mission Fateh Warriors'.

In one of the Video Conferences with the States,the Hon'ble PM appreciated the proactive approach ofPunjab's COVID micro-containment and house-to-housesurveillance strategy. All other states were asked to adoptthis model, which was helping Punjab successfully incontrolling the spread of the pandemic.

Similarly, Chandigarh Administration too has beenfighting a fierce battle with the Coronavirus and taking numerous steps to com-bat the situation. Regular review meet-ings are being held to take stock of theprevalent situations in and aroundChandigarh through VC and time to timeissue guidelines in accordance with theMHA and Health, Govt. of India. All thethree Medical Institutions in Chandigarhare working absolutely in coordinationwith the Administration and have beendirected to take special care of co-morbidpatients and ensure that fatalities areminimum. I place on record my gratitudeto the NGOs, VOs, Politicos and Reli-gious Institutions for ensuring food forall in Chandigarh during these testingtimes. Timely action, strict perimetercontrol, setting up of rapid responseteams and involvement of civil, defence

remained an integral part in our continuous fight againstthe Coronavirus. Chandigarh Administration's contain-ment strategy in containing the spread of infection inBapu Dham Colony is largely appreciated by the WHO.

In the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Naren-dra Modi, we have a dynamic, dedicated and determinedleader who reflects the aspirations and hopes of over abillion people. A visionary approach of our Prime Minis-ter's initiative for 'Atam Nirbhar Bharat', is a step towardsdiscovering more possibilities for spurring inclusive &equitable growth. Every citizen of India is determined toconvert the coronavirus "crisis into an opportunity". Letus stay committed to evolve India that is inclusive, vi-brant in growth opportunities and a strong leader in thecomity of nations.

The recently announced New Education Policy haslaid the foundation of New India of 21st century. It aimsat making the youth 'Future Ready' while focusing on theNational Values and National Goals, besides reflectingthe ideals of Guru Rabindranath on Education. The newstructure of a 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 curriculum is a step in this di-rection and we have to ensure that our students becomeGlobal Citizens and also remain connected to their roots.

I call upon the people of Chandigarh and Punjab,Civil & Police Officers, Ex-Servicemen, Youth, Doctors,Academicians, Intellectuals, NGOs, Voluntary Organiza-tions and Media to resolve to take our country to newheights with a new fervour and new energy. Let us, onthis occasion, renew our pledge to collectively work hardperforming our duties with sincerity, commitment, devo-tion and dedication, keeping the interest of our countryupper most.

MESSAGE OF GOVERNOROF PUNJAB AND UT ADMINISTRATOR

V.P. SINGH BADNORE

T he Covid pandemic might have dampened the cel-ebration of India's 74th Independence Day, butthe spirit in which the historic occasion is seeped

remains unwavering. It is this spirit that is guiding eachof us here in Punjab, in fact across the country, as we fightfirmly and resolutely for freedom against the Coron-avirus, which continues to keep the world in its deadlygrip. Today, as we remember the sacrifices of the millionswho laid their lives at the altar of the war of independencefrom the British rule, let us promise ourselves that weshall not let the deaths of the thousands of Indians whohave succumbed to Covid go in vain. Let us vow to workunceasingly and tirelessly to free the nation from theclutches of the virus.

With a fatality rate of 2.4 percent and recovery rateof 70 percent, Punjab may have so farfared somewhat better than many parts ofIndia, but the worst is not behind us. Infact, experts warn that we are yet to hitthe peak, which may be just around thecorner now. So are we prepared to takethe battle against Covid to the next level?Are we ready to take inspiration from allthose freedom fighters from Punjab,whose only mission in life was to free thenation from British colonialism? I feelthe biggest ode today to those freedomfighters - Shaheed-e-Azam BhagatSingh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Lala LajpatRai, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Madan LalDhingra, Shaheed Udham Singh, Dr. Di-wan Singh Kalepani to name just a few -would be to ensure that we do not loseany more lives to the Coronavirus. And in rememberingtheir sacrifice, let us also take a moment to salute all theCorona warriors who have given up their lives to protectus from the deadly pandemic.

Freedom from the pandemic is a challenge that weall have to battle successfully, and I can assure the peo-ple of Punjab that we are working day and night to keepthem safe and protected. Our health and medical infra-structure today is among the most robust in the country,and we continue to strengthen it every day, in line withthe commitment we made to our people when we tookover the reins of the state back in 2017. From establish-ing specialised Covid centres to the three Plasma Bankswe have operationalised at the Government Medical Col-leges of Patiala, Amritsar and Faridkot, we continue tobuild our capacities to fight the pandemic out of our lives.But it is a collective fight in which every individual's con-tribution will make a difference. You can do your bit byadhering strictly to the safety protocols - wearing masksat all times, maintaining social distance, etc. Those whohave fortunately recovered from the disease can help oth-ers by donating their plasma, which would be yourbiggest homage to the warriors of our freedom movementand of our fight against Covid. Needless to say, Healthwill continue to be a priority sector of focus for us, notjust through the pandemic but even thereafter. As long aspeople are dying of disease, there can be no real freedomfor us.

The pandemic has, of course, thrown up many oth-er new challenges before us, not the least of which is Ed-ucation. This has always been a vital sector of focus formy government, and our sustained investments in it haveyielded exceptional results, as evident in the performanceof the government schools even amid the pandemic thisyear. The Class XII pass-out percentage in these schoolshas risen to 94.32 percent (as against regular percentageof 90.98) in 2019-20, from 61.90 percent in 2016-17 - anotable achievement indeed! I would like to thank theteaching and non-teaching staff of the governmentschools, without whose dedication these results wouldnot have been possible.

The challenge now lies in ensuring equitable educa-tion facilities for government school students in the newonline education normal amid Covid. We are aware of thecompetitive disadvantage which these students face viz aviz their private school peers. To fill the gap to some ex-tent, we have now launched the 'Punjab Smart ConnectScheme', to distribute over 1.74 lakh smartphones to boysand girls studying in Class XII of government schools byNovember, 2020. The majority of the beneficiaries willbe the most marginalised students from OBC/SC/ST cat-egories, who have lagged behind majorly in securing on-line education amid the closure of schools. My best wish-es are with all the Class XII government school students,and I am sure they shall do us proud.

At the same time, we are cognizant of the need toprovide employment to our youth through increased in-dustrialisation, which we are consistently promotingthrough intensive investment in measures to boost ease ofdoing business. Our industry-friendly initiatives have sofar attracted investments of Rs. 64,931 crore, which areat various stages of implementation on the ground, withthe potential to create 2.29 lakh jobs in the state. In fact,so far, we have successfully facilitated 13.42 lakh youthin getting employment - public and private; wage andself-employment, through our job 'melas' under our 'GharGhar Rozgar Scheme'. The next two years will witness amajor step-up in these efforts as more industrial initia-tives begin to bear fruit, and investments in the state in-

crease further.Some four years ago, when we, in the Congress,

were drafting the party manifesto ahead of the 2017 As-sembly elections, we were faced with the daunting taskof getting Punjab back on track of progress from the pitsto which it had been pushed by the erstwhile SAD-BJPregime. Apart from Health, Education, Industry and Em-ployment, some of the other key sectors we identified ascritical to the state's growth and development were Secu-rity, Law & Order, Drugs, Agriculture, and Governance.I am happy to share that of the 445 commitments made inthe manifesto, 256 have been fully implemented, 86 par-tially executed and work is in full swing on realizing theremaining, despite some delays caused by the prevailingpandemic. I am, however, optimistic of, and committed

to delivering on each of our promises be-fore the end of this term.

We all remember the plight of ourdebt-ridden farmers back in 2017. Alle-viating their woes was naturally our toppriority when we took over. Despite thefiscal constraints we had inherited fromthe previous government, which franklyturned out to be much worse than we hadanticipated, we have already provided re-lief of about Rs. 4700 crore to about 80percent (5.64 lakh) of our farmers, withthe remaining set to be benefitted soon. Ipromise that we shall also continue tosupport the farming community throughother measures, moving forward. And Ialso want to take this opportunity tothank all the farmers, arthiyas, labourers

and the state government agencies which worked hard toensure successful procurement of a whopping 128 LMTof wheat during Rabi Marketing Season-2020 amid theunprecedented Covid crisis.

Drugs was another area of major concern for all ofus when we took over. It was imperative for us to crackdown on this menace with a heavy hand, which we did,and the difference on the ground is palpable, with the in-creasing number of youth in the treatment and rehabilita-tion centres giving hope of total elimination of the men-ace soon. The problem of narco-terrorism from across theborder and smuggling of drugs from other states intoPunjab does remain a cause for worry but the Punjab Po-lice is dealing with it effectively, and shall continue to doso till we completely eliminate this menace from thestate.

At the same time, our police force is firmly tacklingthe forces of terror and separatism, which continue tothreaten our hard-earned peace through the anti-Indiaforces operating from across the border, at the behest ofthe ISI, as also the now-banned Sikhs for Justice. The factthat 30 terrorist modules have been busted in these 3-oddyears shows how grave the threat is. But let me assureyou, that come what may, we will not let these forcespush us back to those dark days of terror, which cost usthousands of innocent lives, and which we fought hard tocome out from.

I would like to refer here that the recent tragedy in-volving spurious liquor has also underlined the threat ofsmuggling of illicit alcohol from other states into ours.The police department has clear instructions - finish offthis business too, once and for all, and ensure that everyperson involved in the racket is identified and action ini-tiated against them under the law. It does not matter whoit is - politician, public servant, police officer. We will notspare anyone. They poisoned more than 100 of our peo-ple to death, they are murderers, and deserve no mercy.

There are two other sensitive issues that have beenclose to the hearts of all Punjabis, including us in the gov-ernment, through the past three-plus years, which I wouldlike to mention here. The previous government had reg-istered hundreds of false cases against innocent Punjabisand we had promised to get them cancelled through thedue process of law. Soon after forming the government,we set up an Enquiry Commission headed by Justice(Retd.) Mehtab Singh Gill to look into these. Based onthe Commission's recommendations, 3530 of the total4556 complaints have been disposed of, with action tak-en in bulk of them already. Like every devout Sikh, I havealso been extremely pained by the incidents of sacrilegeand the subsequent firing on innocent people in BehbalKalan and Kotkapura, which the CBI failed to investigateproperly or take to their logical conclusion. The PunjabPolice is now looking into these cases and the investiga-tions are progressing well, with more than half a dozenpersons, including senior police officers, already arrest-ed. They, and all others responsible for this attack on thesentiments of the Sikh community, will have to face theconsequences of their actions, which I am confident willhappen soon. They will not be allowed to get away withthese shameless acts.

While there is a lot we have achieved in the pastthree and a half years, I can promise you that there is a lotmore that we intend accomplishing in the next 18 months,before we come back to face you once again in the nextAssembly elections.

Capt. Amarinder SinghChief Minister, Punjab

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The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden�spick of running mate in Kamala Harris is historicin more ways than one. Her selection will resonate

with a large section of American voters even as it spot-lights the growing importance of voters among people ofcolour (PoC), more so of PoC women who have foughtfor decades since the suffragette revolution for theirvoices to be heard and their ambitions given equal op-portunity. Her Afro-Caribbean-Jamaican and Indianparentage brings to the centrestage once again the im-migrants� American dream and middle class aspirationsthat have been threatened in four years of Trump and ata time when the world is in the grip of a raging pandem-ic. The USA of today is far more of a racial and culturalmelting pot than it was when a Chennai woman brokeher Indian shackles and set forth to study in the USAback in 1958 and her daughter now represents eloquent-ly the fight for equal opportunity and equal justice. TheDemocratic ticket needed this burst of energy to back the78-year-old Joe Biden. Whether he is to be viewed as atransitional leader or not, what Democrats have rightnow is a Vice-President candidate acceptable to a largesection of the population besides the fundraising abilityof a prosperous West Coast Senator who is married to aJew. Far from damaging the handy lead pollsters are giv-ing Biden, she may add value.Biden�s choice predictably ignited the misogynistic, sex-ist Donald Trump into offending nearly half the US pop-ulation by bringing back affront to women�s dignity inhis attitude that is more suited to the Middle Ages. It isat an inflection point in contemporary history of civilstrife in the time of the tragic George Floyd and theBlack Lives Matter movement that his death inspiredbringing Harris into the limelight and making her pres-ence on the ticket a smart choice indeed. Furthermore,when the Donald Trump administration is seen to be notonly ineffective in handling the Covid-19 pandemic butalso deliberately and cynically contemptuous of a threatthat has killed more than 1.66 lakh Americans, shebrings strength with substance and not just symbolism toa Democratic ticket promising at least the much-neededempathy to a difficult situation.The far right may have reason to believe Harris, broughtup more as a PoC kid singing in the church choir than aTamil Brahmin (and yet mindful of her mother�s legacy)is too far to the left while the liberals believe she is, likeBiden, too much at the centre. The Chinese are alreadyannoyed by her brave and moral stand on the discrimi-natory treatment of Uighur Muslims.

Kamala Harris: A smartchoice by US Democrats

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Literature & HealthCell injection technique thatcould help reverse vision lossResearchers have developed a

new method of injectinghealthy cells into damaged

eyes. The technique could point theway toward new treatments withthe potential to reverse forms of vi-sion loss that are currently incur-able. The study led by University ofToronto Engineering researchershas been published in the journalBiomaterials. Around the world,millions of people living with vi-sion loss due toconditions such asage-related macu-lar degeneration(AMD) or retinitispigmentosa. Bothare caused by thedeath of cells inthe retina, at theback of the eye.

"The cells that are responsiblefor vision are the photoreceptors,which have an intimate relationshipwith another type of cell known asretinal pigmented epithelium(RPE) cells," says Professor MollyShoichet. "In AMD, the RPE diefirst, and this then causes the pho-toreceptors to die."

Many researchers have experi-mented with treatments based oninjecting healthy photoreceptors orRPE cells into the eye to replacethe dead cells. But integrating thenew cells into the existing tissue isa major challenge, and most inject-ed cells end up dying as well.

Shoichet and her team are ex-perts in using engineered biomate-rials known as hydrogels to pro-mote the survival of newly injectedcells after transplantation. The hy-drogels ensure an even distributionof cells, reduce inflammation andpromote tissue healing in the criti-cal early days post-injection. Even-tually, they degrade naturally, leav-ing the healthy cells behind.

In 2015, the team used hydro-gels to injecthealthy pho-toreceptor cellsinto damagedretinas in amouse model.While the teamobserved somevision repair,the benefits

were limited, so they began to thinkmore carefully about the relation-ships between RPE cells and pho-toreceptors. "RPE and photorecep-tors are considered as one function-al unit -- if one cell type dies, thenthe other one will too," saysShoichet. "We wondered if co-de-livery of both cell types would havea bigger impact on vision restora-tion."

As with photoreceptors, manygroups had tried implanting RPEcells on their own, but nobody hadever integrated both cell types intoa single treatment. Once again, thehydrogels pointed to a solution.

August 15 the day ofpride, self-esteem,and happiness.

Which we got after a longstruggle not the struggle ofexistence but struggle forfreedom, struggle for hu-manity. We paid martyr-dom for this freedom. Onthis day we bowed in rever-ence and admiration tothose millions of great peo-ple who fought for freedomand sacrifice their lives. Weknow many of them bravefighters by name and in ourconversation they are al-ways mentioned. On theother hand, lakhs of un-named martyrs also gavetheir martyrdom to get thisfreedom.

But unfortunately, wehave completely forgottenthe millions of martyrs whosurrendered themselves tothis country, to their moth-erland, to their beloved In-dia. Today I am remember-ing sacrifice of those whowere displaced from WestPunjab to East Punjab at thetime of Partition. You willbe surprised to know thatthis displacement was notdemanded by them. Eventhey were not aware of this.These are the unlucky mar-tyrs who never got martyr

status. I am talking aboutthe martyrdom of thosethirteen lakh people, whodied prematurely duringthe tragedy of Partition.They died a few monthsbefore seeing the joy of 15August 1947 unluckily.Partition divided one nationto two Pakistan and India.Everyone has the funda-mental right to take citizen-ship of any of the nation.Pakistan was going to be-come a Muslim nation. Itwas announced by theMuslim League. The Hin-dus of West Punjab wholoved their religion, countryIndia, culture, their San-skrit, Hindi, Punjabi di-alect. It important to men-tion here they are people ofthat land where all Vedasand other Holly Text. Sud-den partition news shockedthem and many of themdoes not believed so. Butthey opted own Hinduland, own culture, own reli-

gion the Bharat. For thatthey accepted to leaveeverything Home, proper-ty, land, farm, shops, andanimals, Fields with grains,gold and silver, education,friends, worship places lefteverything there. Nobody,can think off this nightmare. As soon as August 15draws near, I can rememberthat painful scene. Theseanonymous martyrs suf-fered the agony of that par-tition only and only be-cause they loved their reli-gion, their country, their di-alect. They refused to adoptany other religion by bow-ing his head. Sadly, the sac-rifices of such ill-fated mar-tyrs have never been re-membered. Rememberingthe martyrdom of thoselakhs of heroes, even today,tears run in my eyes. Howparents can burn his youngdaughter and daughter-in-law in the funeral pyre.Thousands of youngwoman jumped into thewell itself. Many Sherosjumped into the burningpyre. But not surrender toenemies. They happily sac-rifice their lives to save thepride of the Nation andHindu community. Theycan be out of danger, they

can live happily. They hadthe opportunity to live inthe same scenario withsame status they had earlierfrom centuries on that land.But they did not adopted tobecome follower of otherreligion or the country. His-tory repeats they again savethe flag of Hindu commu-nity as the great saints ofSikh Guru Teg Bahadur ji,belongs to Shatriye in Pun-jabi called Khatri. I calledtheir sacrifice a ZOHAR?All the sheros of every ageof Punjabi society, becomemartyrs. What do you thinkIsn’t it martyrdom? Thenwhy these pages of braveryare missing from history.

Why their sacrificehave not been respected tillnow. Is this the monopolyof historians or like the par-tition their martyrdom wasforgotten was a big politicalagenda. But this is a fright-ening truth. The truth of ourpast. After the year 1947,many governments havecome and gone. But no onetook notice of those anony-mous martyrs. Everybodyforgot. Generation who leftbehind was facing strug-gled for existence, respectand status.

Author: Advocate Neha Dhawan

The forgotten stories of millions of heroeswho were martyred before Independence

Present human genera-tion is facing its hard-est times in the form

of pandemic covid-19.Corona virus is the causefor spread of covid-19 dis-ease. Contact or touch ofvirus contaminated bodyparts or surfaces, by a nor-mal person, are consideredas the cause for propaga-tion of the covid-19. Thereis no medicine or vaccineavailable for the treatmentof this disease, protection ispossible only by followingthe WHO guidelines i.e. bymaintaining one meter dis-tance among people andavoiding human touch. Butit is very difficult to controlthe human touch in thepresent day’s working envi-

ronment and interpersonalinteraction styles. In such acomplex situation use oflockdown strategy forkeeping people away fromeach other is the only ap-propriate way to protectthem from this deadly dis-ease. Lockdown strategy isdefinitely helpful in protec-tion of people’s health fromcovid-19, but otherwise, itbadly affects the other use-

ful factors of human sur-vival and life. World is fac-ing the lockdown for thelast three/four months andconsequently all the eco-nomic, social, cultural,business, educational, reli-gious and other human ac-tivities have reached totheir bare minimum. Lock-down was imposed withthe perception that eitherthe impact of corona on thehuman beings will be overshortly or medical profes-sionals will be able to in-vent the treatment/vaccinefor the disease. More thaneight months have passedbut neither the impact ofdisease has gone down, northe scientists could discov-er the medicine/vaccine.

The resources necessaryfor the survival of people,confined at home in lock-down, have started ex-hausting and their life andsurvival has become a chal-lenge for them. No one canpredict when the humanitywill get rid from this pan-demic because there is nochange in the pattern ofspread of the disease. In-volvement in the activitiesof day to day life for themanagement of necessarygoods, services and re-sources for survival and fu-ture development has be-come more significant thanthe personal health of people.

Prof. Dr. Rishipal

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtunand certain nationalistgroups in Pakistan-oc-

cupied Kashmir and GilgitBaltistan have announcedthat they will not celebratethe 73rd Pakistan Indepen-dence Day on August 14. In-stead, they will be observinga Black Day.

Since righteous voicesare meet with brutal repres-sion and it is too risky to havesuch observance in Pakistan,it has been decided that thediscontent will be demon-strated through a series of carrallies across Europe, Ameri-ca and Canada. The anti-Pak-istan car rallies by Pakistanidiaspora have been plannedwhich will protest againstforced disappearance, extra-judicial killings and ongoingpersecution and manhunt ofnationalists and political aswell as human right activists.

The decision to mark Au-gust 14 as a Black Day comesas a shock to many as it is instark contrast to the perceivedmindset of people who hadpreviously claimed to bebound together by a senti-ment of religious associationand who considered them-selves as a united body of animaginary nation they proud-ly called Pakistan.

In this article, I set out todemonstrate how the peopleof Pakistan have finally end-ed up calling for its breakup-a country carved out of theliving body of Hindustan, un-der the leadership of Muham-

mad Ali Jinnah. In order tocomprehend the genesis ofPakistan one has to look atthe separatist ideology thatdeveloped at the end of the19th century. It was among asection of the Urdu-speakingMuslim intelligential ofNorth India that the idea ofMuslims being separate clouttook rooting, which by 1906snowballed into becoming acrucible for Muslim League.

The British, who hadcunningly colonised Hindus-tan, saw an opportunity tofurther divide the commonpeople of the country andformed a separate electoratefor the Muslims. The Morley-Minto Reforms, which ended

up in the culmination of theIndia Council Act of 1909, di-vided Hindustan’s electorateon the basis of religion. Theseed for a separate nation-state to be carved out in thesub-continent was sowedthrough the implementationof the above-mentioned IndiaCouncil Act.

The rest is history. Pak-istan was not voted for but as-sembled by putting togetherpieces carved out of India bythe Westminster and by draw-ing lines across Muslim ma-jority parts of North India andBengal. Hence the countrythat became independent wasIndia and not Pakistan sincethe latter was created artifi-

cially on the basis of a com-munal divide that was fos-tered through the India Coun-cil Act.

The creation of Pakistanresulted in the worst andprobably the first genocide oncommunal lines in the mod-ern history. A religious na-tionalistic fanaticism amongthe Muslims of North Indiaand the United Provincesended up displacing 10 mil-lion people and leaving onemillion massacred. The Urdu-speaking Muslim elite whomigrated to Pakistan, settledin Karachi, Hyderabad andother cities in the Province ofSindh. It did not take long forthe people of Pakistan to re-

alise that they had a seriousproblem within the newlyformed state. On March 19,1948, the founder of PakistanMuhammad Ali Jinnah ar-rived at Dacca airport. OnMarch 21, he was received bya jubilant crowd at the DaccaRace Course ground wherehe addressed the people of theEastern (Bengal) province.Jinnah threatened that he willnot tolerate any subversion orconspiracy, leaving the crowdconfused and puzzled.

On March 24, Jinnah ad-dressed the special convoca-tion of the students at theCurzon Hall in Dacca Uni-versity. Jinnah declared that"Urdu and Urdu alone"would be the national lan-guage of Pakistan, thus im-mediately causing resentmentand anger in the Bengali-speaking Eastern Province.Among the audience, manyshouted ’no, no’, anti-Urduprotests spread across thecountry. On February 21,1952 police opened fire onstudents at the gates of DaccaUniversity killing many.

The protests continuedfor days with strikes andlockdowns. The speech deliv-ered by Jinnah on March 24at the Curzon Hall was thefirst time that the largest eth-nic group among Pakistanislost their trust in the newlyassembled state. On August12, 1948, police opened fireon a public meeting in BabrraGround in the district ofCharsada. It was a public

meeting called by Khan Ab-dul Ghaffar Khan’s KhudaiKidmatgaar Movement.More than 800 were killedand more than 900 werewounded on that day. This isknown as the Babrra incident.

It took place on the directorders of the first chief minis-ter of NWFP Abdul QayyumKhan Kashmiri. The publicmeeting was called to protestagainst the arrest of theirleaders. This incident brokethe trust between the ethnicPashtuns and the state of Pak-istan.

On January 7, 1953, anewly formed inter-collegiatebody and Democratic Stu-dents Federation met with theeducation minister in Karachiand presented him with theireducational demands. Theprocession that accompaniedthe students was brutally at-tacked by the police that ledto further protests in the thencapital city. By the next day,27 students and a passer-byhad already been killed due topolice firing. This incident iscommemorated on January 8of each year as the MartyrsDay.

It was after this gruesomeincident that the bond of trustbetween the youth of Karachiand the state was damagedbeyond repair. On October22, 1947, Pakistan Army andtribal mercenaries attackedthe sovereign state of JammuKashmir and occupied west-ern districts of Jammuprovince.

What made Pakistan's I-Day mostcontroversial day for its people

The Charge of the Light BrigadeHalf a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.“Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for the guns!”he said.

Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”Was there a man dismayed?Not though the soldier knewSomeone had blundered.Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;Stormed at with shot and shell,Boldly they rode and well,Into the jaws of Death,Into the mouth of hellRode the six hundred.

Flashed all their sabres bare,Flashed as they turned in airSabring the gunners there,Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.Plunged in the battery-smokeRight through the line they broke;Cossack and RussianReeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

POEMS

(BY Tennyson)

Tennyson

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Pranab continues to be on ventilator supportNEW DELHI: The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee re-mains critical but has not worsened, his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjeesaid on Friday.

Doctors attending on the 84-year-old former president at the hospital saidhis condition remained unchanged on Friday morning. Mukherjee was ad-mitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi cantonmenton Monday and was operated for the removal of a clot in the brain. He hadalso tested positive for COVID-19. "The condition of Hon'ble Shri PranabMukherjee remains unchanged this morning (14 August 2020). He is underintensive care and continues to be on ventilatory support. His vital param-eters are presently stable," the hospital said in a statement.

5FPO will make agriculturemiddleman freeUNA (ASHOK KUMAR): FarmerProducer Organizations (FPOs) will nowplay an important role in increasing theincome of farmers. The centralgovernment has decided to set up 10,000new farmer producer organizationsacross the country under this scheme.Their aim is not only to provide betterfacilities to the farmers, but also to makeagriculture free from middleman in orderto provide them a reasonable price fortheir hard work. The central governmenthas made a budget provision of Rs 4,496crore for this scheme. FPO is anorganization of farmers, which isregistered under the Companies Act tocarry forward agricultural productive work.The central government will providefinancial assistance of Rs 15 lakh to eachFPO within three years and will beentitled to benefit like the company. TheCentral Government has started thisscheme with the objective of providingspecial facilities to the farmers, so thatprofits can be made from farming likeother businesses.

DC inspects Pir NigahCovid centre

UNA (JYOTI SYAL): DeputyCommissioner Sandeep Kumar inspectedthe Dedicated Covid Care Center (DCCC)Pir Nigah late last evening and interactedwith the corona infected living there. DCobtained information about the facilitiesavailable to the patients in DCCC andtook feedback from them. The DeputyCommissioner said that 21 women havebeen kept in Pir Nigah. The CoronaInfectors told DC that they are gettinggood facilities in DCCC and they are notfacing any kind of problem. Doctorsregularly come to checkup and areprovided medicines. Similarly, there is alsoa good arrangement for eating anddrinking and tea. The staff deployed at thecenter is also fully supportive. Personsliving in the center told DC that aftercoming here tooth brushes, paste, soap,bucket and other materials were providedas per the requirement. SDM Una Dr.Suresh Jaswal and Tehsildar Vijay Raiwere also present on this occasion.

SC to resume hearing on Aug18th over final year exams


The Supreme Court will contin-ue hearing on August 18 the ar-guments on a batch of pleaschallenging the July 6 circular ofthe University Grants Commis-sion (UGC) mandating to con-duct the final term exams by theend of September.

A bench of Justice AshokBhushan posted the matter forhearing on August 18 as the ar-guments on the pleas, which alsoseek cancellation of final termexamination in view of COVID-19 situation, remain inconclu-sive. Senior advocate AbhishekManu Singhvi, appearing for astudent, highlighted that theseverity of the situation and saidIndia is third in the world in themost number of COVID positivecases, adding that there are al-

most 900 deaths in a day and 50-60,000 new cases coming daily.Singhvi said that for fivemonths, the MHA has shuteverything. "There is a directnexus between teaching and tak-ing of exams. How can there beno teaching without exams!" headded. The senior advocate ar-gued that education is not spe-cial here; pandemic here is spe-cial. "Pandemic applies to

everyone and everything,"he said. Singhvi, whileterming the UGC circularas 'farman', said the Com-mission has issued thesame to conduct exams bySeptember 30. Singhvi fur-ther contended that even afirst-year student will beable to say that this is notfederal. "This special situa-tion is extra-ordinary. Thepandemic is state-neutral,

political colour-neutral, people-neutral," he said. Senior advo-cate Shyam Divan, appearingfor another petitioner, told thebench that the if the lockdownwas going on, could UGC havepromulgated its guidelines? If itcould not do it at that time, itcannot do it now, he said. "Asper the notifications in Maha-rashtra, it is stated that the num-ber of cases is increasing terri-

bly. There are colleges in someStates which have been takenover for quarantine facilities,"Divan added. He said that Cen-tral government's June 29, 2020guidelines for phase reopening(Unlock 2) said that schools,colleges and coaching institu-tions wouldn't be permitted toopen and online distance learn-ing will be encouraged and theserestrictions will continue till theend of August. Divan pointedout that students are a homoge-nous class and UGC cannot saythat the lives of 3rd-year stu-dents are less than that of a 1styear or a 2nd-year student."Teachers and invigilators arealso a homogenous class. Theirhealth and their lives are alsoimportant. It doesn't matterwhich class or which semesteryou teach. Many students livewith their families.

Channi leads CoronaAwareness rally in Kharar

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR, AUG 14

A joint rally was was organized bythe staff of Civil Hospital Khararand Government Polytechnic Col-lege Kharar to educate the peopleabout the dreaded epidemic ofCorona and advise them to followthe directions issued by the HealthDepartment. The people were edu-cated and persuaded to wear maskand keep social distancing. Theparticipants were having bannersand posters in their hands. The ral-ly was presided over by CharanjitSingh Channi Cabinet MinisterPunjab. Masks were also distrib-uted to the needy and people werealso informed that tests for the

deadly epidemic Corona are beingconducted free of cost in govern-ment hospitals. Channi appealedto the people to follow the instruc-tions issued by the governmentfrom time to time. On this occa-sion, SMO Dr. Manohar Singh, Dr.CP Singh, Dr. Balwinder Kaur, Dr.Dharminder Singh, Dr. SumitSharma, Dr. Sukhjit Kaur, IshaSharma, Harwinder Singh, Satin-der Kaur, Balwinder Kaur NursingSister and Harbans Singh Radiog-rapher, Principal of GovernmentPolytechnic College KhunimajraRajiv Puri, Mrs. Praveen Kaur,Darshan Singh, Ravinder Kaur,Ravinder Singh Walia, NavdeepSingh, Harpreet Kaur Rai and Vin-od Sharma were present.

WadyaVichari TaParupkari, SchoolSaraswati Mata is

the temple of education withthe same mind. True to theMahaVak of "BalihariKu-dratiVasya", Saraswati Mataproves to be a very beautifultemple of learning. TheBud-ding Brains InternationalSchoolis located on BarnalaRoad from Raikot and see-ing its vast and very greenenvironment, the love of na-ture by the entire team ofthis temple of learningproves to be true in front ofthe eyes.

The Principal of thisschool Mrs. MandeepKaurand all the staff are fulfillingthe responsibility of keepingthe students of the schoolabreast of the times with ut-most sincerity and dedica-tion. The children of Raikotalone who used to go toLudhiana or Chandigarh fora good and up-to-date edu-cation and those who couldnot go were deprived of agood and up-to-date educa-tion, so by enrolling in this

school their mother Only bystaying with the father canone study in Raikot andmove towards success. Thechildren who are studyinghere are doing very well andthe latest proof of this is theresult of the first tenth classof the school in the year2020 which is 100 percent(100%). Teachers from thecity of Ludhiana come spe-cially for the education ofthe children inside theschool. This school has beendeveloped as a smart school.The school teachers tell thechildren what is happeningall over the world on SmartBoard TV etc. so that thechildren can make the rightdecision based on what fieldto study and what field toadopt when they grow up.The school is fully preparedas per the new educationpolicy formulated by thegovernment for 2021 and inview of the response.

Happy IndependenceDay to all of you on

15th AugustHarpreet Singh Gill

Budding Brains InternationalSchool Raikot, a hub of

quality education

Civil hospital Gagret inbad shape

GAGRET (KISHORI LAL BAINS):People of the Gagret region saidthat Civil Hospital Gagret itself issuffering without requisite buildingfacilities, Ward rooms and officialworking badly affected till date and lookslike this Hospital itself is sick. It isuniversal truth that the Block Medicaloffice is also functioning in the premisesof civil Hospital Gagret.The patients have been always feelingunwell in this narrow buildingstructure which is not comfortable. Thisunexpected and miserable situationof Civil Hospital Gagret is prevailingsince many years. Healthdepartment and CMO Una are totallyunaware of this deplorable situationof Civil Hospital Gagret.

Dr. S. K. Nanda showsexcellence in medical field

UNA (PANKAJ KATNA): Dr. S. K. Nanda, theowner of Nanda Hospital Una has touched theheight in the medical line. He has also been the statepresident of the Indian Medical Association. He isso expert in his profession that he has taken a lot ofreward in this field and recently National Union ofJournalist also honored him. He has proved a goodcorona warrior himself by doing his job for needlesamid corona crisis. It is also worth mentioning thatonly Dr. S. K. Nanda was selected for this award inthe medical field in district Una. It is matter of pridefor Una. He is also conducting GNM nursing coursefor girls in his Hospital. He is a very kind and ego-less person and after seeing poor girls’ makes theirheart melt and gives them special discount in theirfees. He usually does social work. People are prais-ing him for this social work. He also holds free med-ical camps time to time.

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VERMAQADIAN, AUG 14

Due to the routine changesthat took place last day, thenew police station officer incharge of the police station Qa-dian may face a lot of chal-lenges after taking over thepost.

Many loot and theft inci-dents were reported in the cityand surrounding areas, whichput a question mark on theworking style of the police. Itwas also revealed that the strictsteps taken by SHO Parminder

Singh Sidhu to enforce disci-pline were not digested to thepeople. Due towhich people werenot happy with histerminology, butthe people of thearea have high ex-pectations fromSHO BaljinderSingh, who movedto Qadian bytransfer. Last day, after beingaccused of overturning thestreet vendors of Burger, Noo-dle in village Kahlwan, clear-ing the image of the police in

Qadian and meeting the expec-tations of all political parties is

nothing short of a chal-lenge for the newly ap-pointed police station in-charge. It is also worthmentioning here thatfrom the terminology ofthe police station in-charge Parminder SinghSidhu, the BJP workershad complained to the

District President, on whichthe District President asked theHome Minister Amit Shah,and DGP Punjab to take actionagainst SHO.

Qadian will be full of challenges for SHO Bajinder Singh

Tree Plantation campaign by GuruNanak Welfare Society launched

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR, AUG 14

Members of the Guru Nanak Welfare Society, Badala RoadKharar planted shady and fruit trees in the colony under theleadership of President Ashwani Khanna. Among others

Bhagwat Singh, President,Municipal Council Em-ployees Union, AngrejSingh, Chairman of the So-ciety, Ashwani Khanna,President Jeevan Balu, Gen-eral Secretary, JaswantSingh, Vice Chairman werepresent on the occasion. The

society also launched Swatcsh Bharat Campaign in thecolony and standing grass etc was uprooted . The membersof the society have demanded from the Municipal Councilshoul install a new well for the supply of drinking water inthis colony. Arrangements should also be made for thedrainage of waste water from the entire colony.

One held with illegal liquorNANGAL (KULWINDER BHATIA): Nangalpolice under the leadership of ASI Balvir Singh gotone more time success in controlling the drugs. Byconfirming this PS Nangal Incharge SHO PawanChoudary said that when police team reaches Darolivillage near bank of river he sees that there is oneman standing with having one big black plastic canein his hand. When the person sees the police he triesto ran away from the spot but police arrested him ondoubt bases, from which 30000 illegal lahan is recovered.

DAVC students get3 positions in meritABOHAR (RAJ SADOSH):Three students of the DAV Col-lege here have got positions inthe merit list of BSc (Biotech-nology) fifth semester exam thatwas conducted by the PanjabUniversity in December 2019.Principal Dr. Rajesh Mahajansaid that Shikha has got third po-sition in the PU merit list,Harshika Kamra and ShivangiTaneja have got fifth and sixthpositions respectively.

While congratulating the mer-itorious students, Mahajan saidhe was feeling the divine joyover the immense success of thestudents; they were continuouslyincreasing the pride of Abohararea by ensuring positions in theTop-10 in the merit lists.

Mayawati raises question on timely polls in BiharLUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has raised a question as to whetherthe Centre and the Bihar government do not want to hold the upcoming Assembly elections ontime. In a tweet, the BSP honcho said, "The situation of the plight of the lakhs of poor familiesaffected by the coronavirus epidemic and floods due to government neglect and lack of relief is innational discussions. Angry people there are holding MLA hostage, yet the government remainsindifferent and irresponsible which is extremely sad and inhuman." In another tweet, she said, "It isstrange that such government maladjustment and ignorance of public interest at every level inBihar is happening at such a time when the Assembly elections there are very close. In such asituation, the question arises in the minds of the people as to whether the Centre and the Bihargovernment have decided not to hold the Assembly elections there on time?"

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India's nCoVrecovery rateimproves to 71.17 pcNEW DELHI: India's COVID recoveryrate on Friday improved to 71.17 percent after 55573 recoveries wererecorded in the past 24 hours,pushing the total number ofcured/discharged past 17 lakh-mark,Union Health Ministry said in its dailyupdate. According to the UnionHealth Ministry data, 1751555patients have so far recovered,exceeding the active number of casesby 1089960. The active cases in thecountry now stand at 661595.Meanwhile, the death toll hasincreased to 48040 after 1007 peoplelost their lives to the pandemic sinceThursday. The fatality rate across thenation has now further reduced to1.95 per cent , the government dataadded. The overall infection tallyincreased to 2461190 so far , onFriday. A total of 2,76,94,416 sampleshave been tested for COVID as perthe Indian Council of MedicalResearch till Thursday.

Man drowns inYamuna river duringidol immersionNEW DELHI: A 23-year-old mandrowned in the Yamuna river duringidol immersion in southeast Delhi'sKalindi Kunj area, police said onFriday. The deceased has beenidentified as Amit, a resident of OkhlaPhase-II, they said. On receivinginformation about the incident onThursday, the police rushed to theShiv Ghat in Kalindi Kunj. Three menwere pulled out of the river, a seniorpolice official said. "The two othermen - Rahul (24) and Jaspal (15) -were fine but Amit was unconscious.He was rushed to the AppolloHospital where he was declaredbrought dead. Further enquiry andaction under section 174 CrPC isunderway," Deputy Commissioner ofPolice (southeast) RP Meena said.

Independence Day:926 police personnelawarded medalsNEW DELHI: As many as 926 policepersonnel have been awardedmedals on the occasion ofIndependence Day 2020, accordingto a release by the Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA). Police Medals forGallantry (PMG) have been awardedto 215 police personnel for theirconspicuous gallant action, the MHAsaid. "President's Police Medals forDistinguished Service has beenawarded to 80 police personnel andPolice Medal for Meritorious Serviceto 631 police personnel," it said. Themajority of the 215 Gallantry Awards,123 personnel are being awarded fortheir gallant action in Jammu andKashmir, 29 personnel for theirgallant action in Left Wing extremismaffected areas and 8 personnel fortheir gallant action in North-EastRegion. Among others include 55personnel from CRPF, 81 fromJammu and Kashmir Police, 23 fromUttar Pradesh and 16 from DelhiPolice, 14 from Maharashtra and 12from Jharkhand and the remainingfrom the other States/UTs and CentralArmed Police Forces (CAPFs).

In this Maharashtravillage, childrenspeak JapaneseAURANGABAD: A fascination forrobotics and technology has pushedstudents of a Zilla Parishad-run schoolin a remote village of Maharashtra'sAurangabad district to learnJapanese. Gadiwat village, located25km from Aurangabad city, may nothave access to good roads and othernecessary infrastructure, but Internetconnectivity has proven to be a boonfor children studying at the local ZillaParishad school. In September lastyear, the government-run schooldecided to launch a foreign languageprogramme, under which studentsfrom Classes 4 to 8 were asked tochoose a language they would like tolearn. "Surprisingly, most of them saidthey were interested in robotics andtechnology and were keen to learnJapanese," Dadasaheb Navpute, asecondary teacher at the school, toldPTI. Despite having no proper coursematerial and professional guidance forteaching Japanese, the schooladministration managed to gatherinformation from videos andtranslation applications on theInternet, he said. However, the schoolhas now roped in Sunil Jogdeo, anAurangabad-based language expert,who has been conducting Japaneseclasses for free. On learning about theinitiative, Jogdeo approached theschool with a plan to conduct hour-long evening classes virtually. "I haveconducted 20 to 22 sessions sinceJuly. Children are dedicated andeager to learn. It is amazing howmuch they have picked up in thisshort span," Jogdeo said.


RBI to pay Rs 57,128 croredividend to government

AGENCYMUMBAI, AUG 14

The Reserve Bank of Indiaboard on Friday approved adividend payout of Rs 57,128crore to the government, a movein line with the Budgetexpectation but may not helpplug a huge revenue holecreated by the pandemic andslowing economy.

The surplus transfer of Rs57,128 crore for the accountingyear 2019-20 compared with Rs1.76 lakh crore transferred lastyear, which included Rs 1.23lakh crore as dividend and Rs52,637 crore excess provisionsidentified as per the revisedEconomic Capital Framework(ECF).

In a statement, the RBI saidits central board headed byGovernor Shaktikanta Das"reviewed the current economicsituation, continued global anddomestic challenges and themonetary, regulatory, and othermeasures taken by RBI tomitigate the economic impact ofCOVID-19 pandemic".

"The Board also approved

the transfer of Rs 57,128 croreas surplus to the CentralGovernment for the accountingyear 2019-20, while deciding tomaintain the Contingency RiskBuffer at 5.5 per cent," it said.

Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman in the budget for2020-21 had provisioned receiptof Rs 60,000 crore in dividendfrom the RBI and other banks tobridge the fiscal deficit. But,government officials hadexpected more from the ReserveBank of India (RBI).

The government is facing alarger-than-expected shortfall inrevenue as the economy headsfor its first full-year contraction

since 1979. With the COVID-19pandemic disrupting businesses,it is widely speculated that taxcollections will miss the target.

At the same time, thegovernment is being forced tospend more to cushion the blowfrom the pandemic, straining thebudget deficit.

The central bank largelyearns profit through its tradingof currencies and governmentbonds as well as printing ofnotes and coins. Part of theseearnings is set aside by the RBIfor its operational andcontingency needs, while therest is transferred to thegovernment in the form of

dividend.RBI's financial year runs

from July-June at present and isscheduled to be harmonisedwith the government's April-March fiscal starting FY22. Inthe current year, the RBI willhave a nine-month financialyear, ending in March.

The central bank's payout tothe government last year wasmore due to a one-time transferon account of the adoption of anew economic capitalframework that calls formaintaining the level of thecontingency risk buffer, orrealised equity, at between 5.5and 6.5 per cent of RBI'sbalance sheet.

The RBI board decided tomaintain the buffer at 5.5 percent. Prior to the adoption offormer RBI Governor BimalJalan panel recommendation onthe level of realised equity, thebuffer stood at 6.8 per cent.

The surplus is commonlycalled 'dividend'. RBI had in2018-19 transferred Rs 65,896crore, Rs 50,000 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 30,659 crore in 2016-17.


India has touched a new milestonewith the highest number ofCOVID-19 tests in a single day sofar, after a record high of 8,48,728tests were conducted in the last 24hours, taking the cumulative teststo 2,76,94,416 on Friday, said theUnion Health Ministry.

World Health Organisation(WHO) has advised that a countryneeds 140 tests per day per millionpopulation.

While the national average is603 tests/day/million population,with focussed efforts of the Centreand effective implementation bythe states/UTs, 34 of them haveexceeded this figure.

There are 1,451 labs with 958in the government sector and 493

private labs."There are 749 Real-Time RT

PCR based testing labs including447 government and 302 privatelabs. A total of 586 TrueNat basedtesting labs are functioning in thecountry including 478 governmentand 108 private labs. There are116 CBNAAT based testing labs inthe country including 33government labs and 83 privatelabs," Ministry said.

As many as 64,553 newcoronavirus cases and 1,007deaths were reported in India inthe last 24 hours, according to theUnion Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare.

The country's coronaviruscount stands at 24,61,191including 6,61,595 active cases,17,51,556 discharged/migratedand 48,040 deaths.

India conducts over 8.48lakh COVID-19 tests in last24 hours: Health Ministry

Defence ministry makes special arrangements for I-DayNEW DELHI, AUG 14

Ministry of Defence isorganising IndependenceDay flag hoisting ceremonyon Saturday at Red Fortmaintaining the balancebetween the sanctity anddignity of the Nationalfunction while factoring inprecautions related to theCOVID-19 scenario.

In order to facilitateseamless movement with theleast chances of anycrowding, seating enclosuresand walkways are laid withwooden flooring andcarpeting. Additional Doorframe metal detectors, withadequately spaced markings,have been provided to avoidqueuing and to ensure

smooth passage for all theinvitees. Most of the parkingareas have been brick-linedand paved in order to ensuresmooth entry and exit ofvehicles to the maximumfeasible extent.

The members of theGuard of Honour have beenunder quarantine to bring in

safety. The guiding principlefor seating has been "Do GazkiDoori" (or 6 feet betweenany two guests seated duringthe event.

The participation is onlythrough invitation andmembers who do not haveformal invites are requestedto refrain from coming to the

venue. About 4000 plusinvites have been issued toofficials, diplomats,members of public, mediaetc. With an eye on safety,NCC cadets have beeninvited to witness the event(instead of young schoolchildren) and they will beseated at Gyanpath. In orderto sensitize the inviteestowards COVID relatedsafety measures, specificAdvisory for following theCOVID related guidelineshas been issued along witheach invitation card. Arequest card for the invitee toexhibit restraint and patienceduring dispersal after theconclusion of the functionwould be placed on each seatin this regard.

BJP tasks Fadnavis with big responsibilityfor Bihar Assembly polls

NEW DELHI, AUG 14

BJP has been given a big responsibilityto former Maharashtra Chief Ministerand BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis forBihar Assembly polls and he is going toplay a "crucial" role in the election.

The senior leader also participated ina core committee meeting of the BiharBJP through a video conference fromMumbai on Thursday.

On the condition of anonymity, a topBJP leader from Bihar told ANI thatFadnavis is going to play a crucial role inthe Bihar Assembly election and he isassociated with Bihar BJP on purpose.

However, sources in BJP said thathis role in the Bihar Assembly electionhas not been decided yet.

"What will be his role in Assemblyelections has still not been decided.

Yesterday Fadnavis participated in BiharBJP core committee meeting virtuallyfrom Mumbai. There are 14 members ofthe Bihar BJP core committee includingDeputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi,Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal, andUnion Minister for State (MoS) forHome Nityanand Rai, Bihar BJP in-charge Bhupendra Yadav," BJP sourcestold ANI. BJP sources said the Centralleadership has directed the stateleadership that Fadnavis should be givenevery information related to Biharelection preparation.

He will participate in everyimportant meeting related to Bihar polls,they said.

Assembly elections in Bihar are duein October-November and the tenure ofthe current Assembly is scheduled to endon November 29.

Sushant was like our son, we also wantto know reason behind his suicide: Raut

MUMBAI, AUG 14

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday saidthat his party wants to know the reasonbehind the death or suicide of Sushant SinghRajput as he is also like "our son" andasserted that there is no "political" interfere inMumbai Police's investigation in the case."We have full sympathy for Sushant SinghRajput's family. Yesterday I just said that theyshould have some patience but it was shownthat I have threatened them. Was that a threat?Trust Mumbai Police. If you think they arenot doing a good job then go to CBI. Theycan also approach the UN and CIA," Rauttold ANI. "Sushant Singh Rajput was also ourson. He lived in Mumbai. He was an actor.Bollywood is Mumbai's family. What enmitywill we have? Even we want his family to getjustice. We want the secret behind his deathor suicide to come out. There is no politicalaffair in the investigation of Mumbai Police,"he said. Earlier on Wednesday, Anish Jha,lawyer of BJP MLA Niraj Kumar Singh, arelative of the deceased actor said Raut hasbeen given 48 hours to apologise for hisrecent statements in connection with actorSushant Singh Rajput's death case. Based on

the FIR registered in Patna, on Rajput's fatherKK Singh's complaint, the CBI filed a caseagainst Rhea Chakraborty, IndrajitChakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, ShowikChakraborty, Samuel Miranda, Shruti Modi,and others in connection with Sushant SinghRajput's death case. The investigating agencybooked 6 accused and others in sectionsincluding criminal conspiracy, abetment ofsuicide, wrongful restrain, wrongfulconfinement, theft, criminal breach of trust,cheating and criminal intimidation.Responding to Republican Party of India(RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale's claim thatMaha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government inMaharashtra will fall after Ganeshotsav, theRajya Sabha MP said: "Those who do nothave some work predict things like this.

Covid-19: Nagaland pineapplefarmers face tough times

AGENCYDIMAPUR, AUG 14

The outbreak of COVID-19 andthe measures taken to control itsspread have affected all sectors ofthe economy. The disruptioncaused to the horticulture sector inNagaland has negatively impactedthe state's pineapple farmers.

According to Dr R ElithungLotha, Joint Director & MissionDirector (MIDH) at theDirectorate of Horticulture inNagaland, only 193 metric tons ofpineapples were sold to Assamand 195 metric tons within thestate till August 13.

Ali, a roadside pineapple

vendor in Dimapur, said that thereare few buyers within the town aspeople are hardly coming out oftheir homes. "Maybe, people don'thave money to spend lavishlyunlike other years since the

business has been shut while thosewho have money don't want tocome out of their homes," he said.

Another roadside pineappleseller, Hatneilang Thadou, alsocomplained about reducedearnings due to lesser number oftravellers on the highways.

Organic pineapple isconsidered one of the signaturecrops of Nagaland. Hundreds offarmers earn their livelihood bycultivating pineapple.

Lethang Misao, a pineapplefarmer from Molvum village ofNagaland told ANI that people inhis village used to cultivate justpaddy in their fields during theearly 1970s. However, the

horticulture department ofNagaland suggested that theyshould plant pineapples anddistributed the saplings. Today,there are more than 500 pineapplefarmers in Molvum alone.

"I have planted more than 1lakh pineapples in my farm, andcould have easily sold it in oneseason. The price of a pineapplevaries from Rs 15- 25 inwholesale," he told .

Misao further said that themain buyers are from theneighbouring state of Assam.

"However, with the interstateborders being sealed during thepeak season, the market has gonedown drastically," he added.

Disha Salian's father files policecomplaint in Mumbai against

rumours about her deathMUMBAI, AUG 14

Satish Salian, the father of late Disha Salian, hasfiled a written complaint at Malvani police station inMumbai against three people for allegedlyspreading rumours about her death, the police saidon Friday. Disha Salian, former manager of lateSushant Singh Rajput, had died on June 8 afterallegedly jumping off the 14th floor of a building inMumbai's Malad. An accidental death case wasregistered in the alleged suicide. This comes asseveral rumours and reports are being circulatedabout the death of Disha Salian. Recently, MumbaiPolice had refuted reports that her body was foundnaked by the police team when they reached thespot. Earlier this month, BJP leader Narayan Ranehad alleged that Sushant Singh Rajput's formermanager Disha Salian had not died by suicide byjumping off the 14th floor of a building but wasraped and murdered instead. Meanwhile, a publicinterest litigation (PIL) has also been filed in theSupreme Court for court-monitored Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI) probe into the Salian's death,stating that her death is interlinked with that ofRajput's. Salian died on June 8, following which afew days later on June 14, Rajput was found dead athis residence in Mumbai.

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Traders demandabolition of

trade tax

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR, AUG 14

The Food Supplies Trade Associa-tion submitted a memorandum toMunicipal Corporation MayorMadan Chauhan on Friday. In this,they demanded the government toissue a notification to abolish tradetax. Mayor Madan Chauhan spoketo the Chief Minister in this regardand assured to fulfill the demand atthe earliest.In a memorandum toMayor Chauhan, Union PresidentRajesh Seth said that in the monthof January, the Haryana govern-ment had announced the abolitionof trade tax.

The relief announcement excit-ed all the traders. But the trade taxnotification has not been issued yet,due to which notices are being sentto them. They gave a memorandumto Mayor Chauhan demanding to is-sue the notification as soon as pos-sible and not send any notice tillthen. Kamalpreet Singh, GulshanKarwal, Virendra Wadhwa, AnilVohra, Lokesh Bansal, GauravGarg, Ashwani Bhardwaj, NitinBhatia, Sanjay Seth etc. were pres-ent on the occasion.

Farmers will getmodern

facilities: Leela

RANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, AUG 14

BJP MLA from Kaithal, Bhai LeelaRam told that Mukhtar ManoharLal has opened a box of develop-ment works in Kaithal city. Lilaramsaid that after the interruption in de-velopment works due to the Coronaepidemic, development worksworth thousands of crores of rupeeshave been approved by the ChiefMinister in which developmentwork will be done from 340.21 lakhin the third new Grain Market Ex-tension Mandi. The MLA informedthat a covered shed will be builtwith Rs 103. 27 lakhs in whichfarmers will get facilities to stocktheir crops. He informed that con-struction work of Daktar will bedone in Mandi from 58.97 lakhs.

Apart from this, Lila Ram in-formed that 133.27 lakh farmersrest house will be built In which thefarmers who come to sell the cropwill get time to rest and the farmerswill be able to sit comfortably. Hesaid that from the 16.91 lakhboundary walls of the mandi will bebuilt in which farmers will get mod-ern facilities. The MLA said thatwith the formation of the third newextension grain market, people ofKaithal district will get basic facili-ties and get rid of the traffic jam inthe city. He said that farmers willbenefit immensely from the newgrain market. In this market thou-sands of farmers of the district cometo sell their crops. Leela Ram saidthat modern basic facilities to farm-ers from the new grain market.

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7NEWSDonate blood, save lives: KathuriaKARNAL: Pankaj Gaba today led the association of the Migration and Education Consultantsin the 31st Blood Donation Camp Civil Hospital. Vikas Kathuria, President of the associationsaid, if you get the opportunity make sure that the lives of many people can be saved by do-nating blood and the association will continue to participate in such social activities. On this oc-casion, Pankaj Gaba said the needy patients need blood during the Corona crisis. These he-roes will always be remembered to cooperate in this virtuous work. They said that there is nolack of blood in the blood bank for children suffering from Thalassemia. This small effort hasbeen going on since last April 27. Gaba said that keeping in mind the social distancing, morethan 900 young fellows from the small 31 blood donation camps have donated their blood andcontributed to this virtuous work.


BUREAU CHANDIGARH AUGUST 14:

On the eve of the IndependenceDay, Haryana Chief Minister, Mr.Manohar Lal has approved a slew ofrelief measures for the people ofHaryana. These include 100% ex-emption in property tax for the char-itable educational institutions, char-itable hospitals and schools for chil-dren with special needs, completewaiver of electricity bills includingsurcharge amount for the months ofApril, May and June, 2020 in re-spect of all religious places and aonetime 50 per cent rebate in prop-erty tax for residential propertiessituated in Lal Dora of villages un-der Municipal Bodies whose own-ers would clear pending arrears byOctober 31, 2020.

While stating this here today aspokesman of Government ofHaryana said that many amend-ments have been carried out in theUrban Local Bodies DepartmentNotifications dated October 11,2013 to give effect to the measuresrelating to property tax and thatDISCOMs would soon issue notifi-cations in respect of electricity billsof Temples, Gurudwaras, Churchesand Mosques.

The spokesman said that a one-time rebate of 25 per cent wouldalso be allowed for property taxdues or arrears for the year 2010-11to 2016-17 to those property tax

owners who clear all the propertytax dues or arrears for the year2010-11 to 2019-20 upto October31, 2020.

He said that in case of late pay-ment, interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month or part thereofwould be charged provided that onetime waiver of interest on the duesand arrears of property tax pendingsince year 2010-11 to 2019-20would be allowed to all taxpayers, iftheir arrears are paid upto October31, 2020. An additional 5 per centrebate would be given to propertyowners who would pay the propertytax by auto debit system upto July31 every year but for current yearthat is 2020-21 the last date wouldbe treated as October 31, 2020. Hesaid that the rates of property tax for

activities allied to agriculture that isDairies and Dhabas that were re-vised on September 19, 2019 wouldbe made applicable with effect fromOctober 11, 2013.

Keeping in view the hardshipscaused by COVID-19 pandemic,Government of Haryana has decid-ed to waive off the electricity billsof all religious places i.e. Temples(including Buddhist & Jain tem-ples), Gurudwaras, Churches andMasjids in the state for the periodApril, 2020 to June, 2020 alongwith corresponding surchargeamount provided that they wouldclear their pending dues uptoMarch, 2020, if any by October 31,2020.

Also, a rebate of 10 per centwould be admissible to those as-sesses who pay their total propertydues upto October 31, 2020. He saidthat further 10 per cent additionalrebate would be provided to thoseproperty owners who have deposit-ed their property tax dues for theyear 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20consecutively by July 31 of thatyear as a good tax payer reward forthe year 2020-21. In case of Munic-ipal Corporation, Gurugram the pe-riod for the purpose of 10 per centrebate for the year 2017-18 wouldbe considered as December 31,2017 instead of July 31, 2017. This10 per cent additional rebate wouldbe available to those taxpayers whopay their yearly tax consecutively

for each three year block in stipulat-ed time in future also. He said thatthe date for the next three yearblock, for the year 2020-21, wouldbe considered as October 30, 2020instead of July 31, 2020.

For the property tax payers inMunicipalities of the State, HaryanaGovernment has allowed a onetimerebate of 50 per cent on residentialproperties situated in Lal Dora ofvillages falling in the jurisdiction ofMunicipal Corporations, Commit-tees and Councils to those propertyowners who clear all property taxdues or arrears for the year 2010-11to 2019-20 upto October 31, 2020.

He said that it has also been de-cided to grant an exemption of 100per cent to charitable educationalinstitutions, charitable hospital andschools for children with specialneeds where the fees or rates equiv-alent to government schools andgovernment hospitals are charged,including approved colleges,schools, hospitals and dispensariesif such building and lands or por-tions thereof are either owned by thecharitable educational institutionsand charitable hospitals concernedor have been placed at the disposalof such charitable educational insti-tutions and charitable hospitalwithout payment of any rent. How-ever, no exemption would be givento any property, if any portion there-of has been constructed or used forcommercial purposes, he added.

Khattar announces slew of reliefmeasures as I-day gift to people

Independence Day:Police Medal for 12

Haryana copsAGENCYCHANDIGARH, AUG 14

On the eve of Independence Day, twelve police officers ofHaryana Police have been selected for President’s PoliceMedal for distinguished service and Police Medal for meritori-ous service. Giving this information here on Friday, a HaryanaPolice spokesperson said that Arshinder Singh Chawla, ADGPAdministration, Police Headquarters has been selected to beawarded with the President’s Police Medal for distinguishedservice whereas 11 others have been selected to be decoratedwith Police Medal for meritorious service.

Those who have been selected to be decorated with PoliceMedal for meritorious service include Ram Lal, Inspector,Chandigarh, Rakesh Mani, Sub-Inspector Rohtak, MohinderSingh ORP Sub-Inspector Panchkula, Jagdish Parshad Sub-In-spector HAP, Madhuban, Ravinder Singh Sub-Inspector Re-wari, Nihal Singh Sub-Inspector Faridabad, Maha Singh Sub-Inspector Panchkula, Ram Kumar Exemptee SubInspector/SHO Traffic Shahzadpur, Amabala, Karambir SinghAssistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Cyber Cell, Karnal, Rajesh Ku-mar ASI Crime Panchkula and Shiv Kumar Exemptee ASIState Crime Bureau, Panchkula.

Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadavacongratulated all the Police officers and officials who havebeen selected to be decorated with Police Medals on the occa-sion of Independence Day.

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, AUG 14

The reverence ceremony ofRawail Singh, father of theyoung JJP District President,Dr. Jaswinder Singh Khaira,was held at Gurudwara Man-di Sahib. Representatives ofvarious political, religiousand social organizations in-cluding Sports MinisterSandeep Singh, JJP NationalGeneral Secretary Brij Shar-ma, MLA Subhash Sudha,INLD State President NafeSingh Rathi, Congress leaderGaganjot Sandhu, Jai Bhag-wan Sharma DD reached theshradhanjali Sabha and paidhomage to Sardar RawailSingh. Sports MinisterSandeep Singh said that Sar-dar Rawail Singh was rich ina noble heart and a persondevoted to social service. JJP

National General SecretaryBrij Sharma, while payinghomage said Singh’s death isa big loss. MLA SubhashSudha too describing RawailSingh Khaira as a goodhearted person, said that hisdeath is an irreparable loss tothe society. Dr. Jaswinder

Khaira, the district president,son and youth of RawailSingh, thanked the peoplewho came to pay their re-spects.

Self Buta Singh Lukhi,elder brother of RawailSingh, thanked the social andpolitical representatives of

all the Sangat who reachedthe last Ardas. On this occa-sion, Dr. Major Singh,younger brother of SwaraRawail Singh, thanked theSangat.On this occasion,Baba Jagtar Singh, BabaAmrik Singh Kar SewaWale, State Sports MinisterSandeep Singh, ThanesarMLA Subhash Sudha, JJPNational General SecretaryBrij Sharma, INLD StatePresident Nafe Singh Rathi,INSO State PresidentPradeep Deshwal, Jaibhag-wan Sharma DD, GurdevSingh Ramba , SantoshDahiya, Nachhtar SinghMalhan, Youth CongressDistrict President HarpreetCheema, AAP leaders SumitHindustani, Subhash Pali,Kuldeep Nara, Bittu Nainand others were present.

Homage ceremony ofRawail Singh held

DC greets people on eve of I-DayKARNAL, AUG 14

On the eve of Independence Day, Deputy Commissioner Nis-hant Kumar Yadav has greeted and congratulated all the resi-dents of the 74th Independence Day. He said that due to Coro-na, the Independence Day programmes have been limited thistime. The district level programme will be held in New GrainMandi, in which Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh willhoist the flag. The public is not invited to this event and cul-tural events will not be held. There will be programmes to dis-tribute citations only for the parade and the Corona Warriors.Similar brief programmes will also be organized at the subdi-vision level.

GOLDIE CHUGHSHAHABAD, AUG 14

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister DushyantChautala said that he is working honestlyso many people do not like this. He saidthat there are spme people who makethese allegations. Today the misery is forthose whose thieves are preventing ussomewhere and it is our job to improvethis system. Changes have been done in avery good way inside the revenue which isa big bold step. He said that the bill will bebrought in the Vidhan Sabha session inwhich the participation of 50 percentwomen and 8 percent BCA will be en-sured in the panchayats of Haryana state,whether it is sarpanch, block committee ordistrict council elections.

Dushyant Chotala was expressing hisviews at the ceremonies organised under

the leadership of MLA Ramkaran Kala atGrain Mandi in Shahabad. This govern-ment has focused on improving the sys-tem and has made arrangements to makeall systems transparent. He said thatChief Minister Manohar Lal and hehimself have made such a system so thatfarmers and poor can be made strong.He said that to enable the youth, thegovernment will make arrangements fortraining the students who have secured90 to 99 percent marks in the statethrough the employment department.For this, the government will choose thebest private agency of the country,which will train the youth through theonline system. On reaching Shahabad,MLAs Ramkaran Kala, Sukaram Pal,Subay Singh Aujla, Raju Tovadi, JagbirMohaadi greeted Dushyant Chotala bygiving flowers.

Govt doing good job:Dushyant Chautala

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, AUG 14

On the eve of Independence Day, the familiesof the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for thecountry were honoured by the Indri adminis-tration. Tahsildar Darpan Kamboj of Indri ar-rived in village Khedi Mansingh today andhonored Puran Singh, father of Sukma's mar-tyr Rammehar, on behalf of the governmentand administration. On this occasion, Chair-man of Shaheed Udham Singh Committee,MS Nirmal was present with many dignitariesof the village. On this occasion TehsildarDarpan Kamboj said that on the instructions ofthe administration government, he is carryingon the tradition of honouring the martyrs free-dom fighters. The administration honouredPuran Singh, the father of Sukma's martyrRammehar, he said that although this stuff is

given in a ceremony organised on the occasionof Independence Day and Republic Day, thistime due to the Corona epidemic, they will goto the martyr's house.

He said that it is due to the martyrs that to-day we are enjoying freedom. People shouldmake every effort to uphold the freedomgained by the martyrs because of the sacrificesgiven by the freedom fighters. Martyrs and allthe fighters ensure the country's unity, integri-ty and mutual brotherhood. On this occasion,the chairman of the martyr Udham Singh com-mittee, MS Nirmal said It is due to the sacri-fices of the great sons of the sons of the coun-try, therefore, paying tribute to the many greatmartyrs of the country awakens the inspirationof patriotism in our country. The honor of themartyr family has become proud with the hon-or given to them at home, we should not beafraid to spend our lives for the country.

Families of martyrs honoured

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKURUKSHETRA, AUG 14

Prerna Samiti Haryana has been work-ing for the past several years for envi-ronmental protection, in which planta-tion is being done with the encourage-ment of riding the bicycle. Today in this

episode, plantation was done continu-ously with a cycle rally for the 32ndday. Officials of the committee keep thesaplings and water bottles on the cycleand plant them on their way. Not onlythis, such plants are removed and plant-ed in other safe places where they aremore likely to grow.Participating in the

rally, Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma, theProvincial President said that to savethe environment, we have to work onour own or else the air is becoming poi-sonous today and also has to face trou-ble in breathing. To avoid all this, thereis a need to adopt cycling along withplantations.

Small efforts will save environment: Verma

handigarh, : Coca-Cola India has launched a new brand campaign for its leading sparkling beverage – Sprite. CThe campaign features leading celebrities Taapsee

Pannu and Ayushmann Khurrana in four refreshing films - each depicting the funny and annoying sides of the relaxing-at-home experience. The central idea emerges from how we all might address the irritants that come our way when we are trying to relax with our favorite screen - be it watching a show or casually browsing through our social media feed, and how we can kick back with a Sprite instead of being perturbed by these irritants. Keeping in sync with the opportunities and hurdles of the new normal, the entire shooting process was an exciting challenge, which brought with itself many new experiences as most of the shooting was done virtually.Commenting on the new campaign, Shrenik Dasani, Vice President - Sparkling Category, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, said, “The launch of this new campaign, underscores our consumer centric approach. Our brands have always sought to add value to various consumption occasions and given the evolving reality, we are now ready to connect with our consumers in new situations and bring forth some more relatable moments in the ‘new normal’ of their lives. As Sprite is known to do, we wanted to offer a tongue-in-cheek, bold and contemporary take on life at home with your favourite screen.

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SHORT TALKS HEALTH/NEWS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 , 2020

Realme C12 is all set to launch in India on August 18, but ahead of that it has been made official in Indonesia. The budget smartphone comes with a waterdrop-style notch and a triple camera setup at the back. The phone has a square-shaped camera module placed on the top left corner at the back. The Realme C12 key features include a large 6,000mAh battery and a MediaTek Helio G35 SoC.Realme C12 is priced in Indonesia at IDR 1,899,000 (roughly Rs. 10,000) for the single 3GB + 32GB storage model. The phone comes in two colour options - Marine Blue and Coral Red. As mentioned, the phone is all set to be launched in India next week.

Realme C12 With Triple Rear Cameras, 6,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

handigarh : At a conclave have missed their doctor’s appointment contracting COVID. This is a worrying organised by FICCI and Vision due to the COVID lockdown. Further, trend and efforts should be made to C2020 today, experts deliberated 82% patients said that even after the encourage patients to visit their doctors

on the challenges faced by patients lockdown eases, they would be worried to prevent further worsening of their suffering from eye diseases, due to the visiting the doctor due to fear of vision.”COVID-19 pandemic.Almost 35% of India’s elderly population is living with some form of visual impairment[1]. Majority suffer from eye ailments such as cataract, glaucoma or retinal diseases, that could lead to blindness, if not diagnosed or treated in time.One of the key reasons of blindness is retinal diseases like Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)among elderly and Diabetes Macular Edema (DME) in patients suffering from diabetes. A diabetic patient is 25 times more vulnerable towards the possibility of getting blind as compared to a healthy individual.The COVID-19 lockdown has forced treatment for some eye ailments like Hence, they emphasized that starting patients to miss their doctor retinal diseases require the medicine to from October 2020, Insurance appointments for almost 4 months, now. be injected in the patient’s eye which Regulatory and Development Authority This could add to India’s burden of could only be done by a medical (IRDA) will be including all Anti – blind population, which is 4.8 practitioner. Missing regular treatment VEGF treatment in the Insurance cover.million[2]. As per the National dosage increases the risk of Dr Ratna Devi, CEO & Co-founder of Blindness and Visually Impaired Survey deterioratingthe vision further. They DakshamA Health and Education and 2019, most cases of blindness (92.9%) also mentioned about patients delaying founder CRISP, said, “A patient survey and visual impairment (96.2%) in India, their treatment due to Anti – VEGF conducted by patient group, CRISP are due to avoidable or preventable injections being expensive and leading (Community of Retina India, Support to causes. to an additional burden on the patients Patients) highlighted that 9 out of 10 Experts at the conclave highlighted that from middle- and lower-income group. patients, even those on medications,

handigarh - Taking another step forward in the public service, Guru Ka Langar Eye Hospital Sector 18 Chandigarh has started Tera Hi Tera CMission Super Specialty Hospital today in Sector-45. This charitable

super specialty hospital will provide a specialized team of doctors of diabetes, kidney, orthopedic, depression consultancy, urology and gynecology under one roof who will see people for free. Here, even if the medicine is worth 500 rupees, the patient will get only at Rs 13 per day. This hospital was inaugurated by Shri Arvind Kukreti, Deputy Drug Controller of India. On this occasion, the General Secretary of the mission Hospital, Mr. Harjit Singh Sabharwal was also present. Shri Kukreti appreciated this effort of the institution and said that every section of the society would benefit from it. Experienced doctors of reputed institutes like PGI will see people for free and medicines will be available to people at a very nominal rate. These characteristics of this mission hospital - Ultrasound will be performed here starting Rs. 113. At the same time, MRI (3 Tesla) will be done at Rs. 1313. The city scan will start from just 313. Apart from this, other laboratory tests will also be done at a cheaper rate than the market. On this occasion, Mr. Sabharwal told that following the message of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, we have made this effort for public service. He said that the patient should not have any inconvenience in taking medicines, so we have made Tera Hi Tera Medicos in our hospital premises. Most of the medicines written by our doctors will be available here. Mr. Sabharwal asserted that high-tech machines are being used in the test laboratory.

India's Forgotten Army, documentary on World War I soldiers, premieres on HistoryTV18 on 15 August

Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital, Amritsar Announces “safe Opd’s”

Super specialty Tera Hi Tera Mission Hospital opened in Chandigarh

AMRITSAR: India’s Forgotten Army, a documentary premiering on 15 August (Saturday) on HistoryTV18, is an attempt to trace and document the courage and sacrifice of Indian soldiers, shipped to distant shores to live and fight in deplorable conditions during the First World War. The film also uses first-person accounts to tell the story of the war and the circumstances that Indian soldiers faced, as revealed in the letters they wrote to their families, more than a hundred years ago. The documentary takes viewers to the sites of battles, memorials and war archives around the world, bringing together military experts and historians, to uncover hidden facts and retell forgotten stories. The documentary has been adapted from the book, World War Sikh: Memoirs Of An Indian Cavalryman 1913-45 by Rana TS Chhina. Avinash Kaul, Managing Director A+E Networks, TV18, and CEO-Broadcast for Network18, said in a statement.

mritsar, : Reinforcing its commitment to provide a safe hospital experience to mothers visiting for consultation purposes and new born babies, Apollo ACradle & Children’s Hospitals, a chain of multi-specialty birthing centers

run by Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited (AHLL), announced “SAFE OPDs” (Out Patient Departments), demonstrating its commitment to the safety of patients visiting Cradles for consultation purposes. The ‘Safe OPD’ will address public concerns and queries about COVID-19 With the continued increase in the number of COVID cases across the country, fear of contracting the virus is dissuading mothers from visiting hospitals along with their babies for check-ups and counselling. The “SAFE OPD” emphasizes Apollo’s philosophy of placing the health and safety of patients as its top priority. OPD refers to those cases when the treatment and diagnosis of an ailment is done on the advice of a medical practitioner or doctor, by simply visiting their Cradle centers or any other consultation room. Speaking about the “SAFE OPD” initiative, Dr Ajay H Gangoli, Director Medical Services from Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital (Apollo Specialty Hospitals) said, “In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, expecting mothers are concerned about their health and the health of their new-borns. This is why, Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital (Apollo Specialty Hospitals), Amritsar is the place when it comes to best Safety Practices and Protocols with the safe OPD’s for expecting mothers and new-borns”. The “Safe OPDs” measures include mandatory screening of patients for temperature as per ICMR guidelines; seating arrangement in the waiting room to maintain social distancing; sanitizer availability at multiple points across the clinics, in addition all health providers (doctors, nurses and the cleaning staff) are checked regularly. All Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospitals are regularly sanitized to keep any infections at bay. All doctors, nurses and attendants are provided with PPE kits comprising of goggles, face shield, mask, gloves, coverall/gowns and head & shoe cover as applicable. Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital has made it mandatory for all staffs to wear PPE at all times while providing care.

mbala/ Panipat, August 15, 2020: The Handicrafts sector is one of the key sources of employment for the AIndian Artisan Community. They have been impacted

s e v e r e l y d u r i n g t h e s e unprecedented times. On this Independence Day, Tata Tea Premium has launched a special “Desh Ka Kulhad” collection that promotes the work of our Indian Artisans. This limited edition hand painted Kulhad showcases the rich cultural heritage & diversity of various Indian s t a t e s .The Ku lhads a r e available on indiakichai.com for consumers to buy. For this initiative, Tata Tea Premium has tied up with Rare Planet, a startup that promotes and works with the artisan community across India. Tata Tea Premium is supporting the Indian Artisan community by promoting this collection and urging people to buy these exquisite Kulhads. The proceeds of the sale will enable in generating livelihood for the Indian craftspeople. Tata Tea Premium will also contribute an additional amount for every product sold from this collection to support the larger cause of the Artisan Community.

handigarh Aug 14, 2020:Dabur India Ltdtoday announced the expansion of its Baby Care portfolio with the launch of ‘Dabur Baby Range’ with 8 products: Dabur Baby Oil, Dabur CBaby Wash, Dabur Baby Cream, Dabur Baby Shampoo, Dabur Baby Daily Moisture

Lotion, Dabur Baby Moisturizing Wipes, Dabur Baby Talc-Free Powder and Dabur Baby Gentle Nourishing Soap. Available exclusively on amazon.in, the new Dabur Baby rangehas been launched on the leading e-commerce platform during its Prime Day Sale.Announcing the launch, Dabur India Ltd Marketing Head-Healthcare OTCMr. Ajay Singh Pariharsaid: “At Dabur, we are committed to offer the safest and most-effective products for you and your bundle of joy. With the growing demand of baby care products, we have decided to expand the Dabur Baby Care portfolio with a range of products enriched with Ayurvedic herbs. The Dabur Baby range of products do not have any harmful chemicals.”“The Global Online Baby Products market analysis through various online channel partners helped us with quality data and appropriate figures in terms of region, segmentation, and the need assessment of young parents. Staying true to our roots at Dabur, we have created this Baby Care range that focuses on novel natural ingredients, free of chemicals and is gentle on the baby.

Sprite’s new campaign refreshes art ofadvertisement; takes virtual route to

shoot films in new normal

90% increased risk of worsening of eye disease if treatment delayed: Experts

n wake of outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the world and to counter any emergency situation in the City, the IChandigarh Police is fully committed to extend full

cooperation and to remain on toe 24X7. Today, Mandeep Singh’s Kukreja Charitable Trust in Association with Dabur

Ind ia L imi t ed a l o n g w i t h m e m b e r Gurinderbir Singh ( H a p p y ) , President, Sunny Handa , Socia l A c t i v i s t s a n d Hukum Singh, General Secretary

of Gurudwara Kalgidhar, Sector-20, Chandigarh, extended invaluable support to the Chandigarh police by giving 200 tetra pack (containing 1 liter each) and 900 tetra pack (containing 200 ML each) of real juice for police personnel. The Juice items were handed over to Sh. Manoj Kumar Meena, IPS, SP/Headquarters, UT, Chandigarh and at Police Headquarters, Sector-9, Chandigarh. Sh. Uday Pal Singh, DSP/Security, was also present on this occasion.

HANDIGARH, August 14, 2020: HDFC Bank Ltd. today announced the launch of a 1st-of–its-kind product for the armed forces. Called “Shaurya CKGC Card”, this unique product comes with never-seen-before features

and eligibility criteria specially crafted for our over 45 lakh Indian armed forces personnel. The product is based on the Kisan Credit Card guidelines by the government. The key benefits are as follows: # Life cover of Rs 10 lakh as against Rs 2 lakh for an average card. # simple and easy documentation that doesn’t require the personnel’s physical presence to accommodate nature of his job and his availability. The new product was launched digitally from Mumbai by Mr. Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank in the presence of Mr. Rajinder Babbar, Business Head, Rural Banking Group, HDFC Bank on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Puri said, “It’s an absolute honour to launch this product for the armed forces and their families. Coming from an Air Force family, I have seen fromclose quarters the sacrifices they make and hardships they go through - the personnel on duty and their families back home. I feel like my career is complete now that we’re able to do something for them. With this, we have an equally good product for armed forces brethren as we have for farmers. This is our Independence Day gift to our protectors. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Hind.” The Shaurya KGC Card will provide armed forces personnel with finance for agricultural requirements like production of crop, post-harvest maintenance and consumption needs. They can also avail of this funding to purchase farm machinery, irrigation equipment or construct storage structures etc.

HDFC Bank launches Shaurya, 1st-of-its-kind card for armed forces

Dabur expands Baby Care Range with launch of 8 New Products

handigarh -: In the last 6 months, people from all corners of the nation have come forward and lent a helping hand to fight against the COVID-19 battle. There is a lot of Cgood too emerging from this crisis and ‘Public App’, a leading informative social

platform has announced #PublicKeHero campaign to celebrate the stories of the brave and courageous, the heroes in real life. Under the campaign, nominations are invited from people to send in videos of themselves or any person they would like to nominate, showing how they have helped communities in any way. The most loved and impactful work will be promoted on national level on the Public App and participants will get national recognition and appreciation by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Government of India through a video message on the App. The campaign aims to highlight the stories of hope, compassion and resilience of all the heroes around us – doctors saving lives, policemen protecting the streets, deliverymen keeping our life going, common people procuring PPE kits for healthcare workers, supporting migrant labourers, helping the elderly, protecting the street animals. Speaking about the campaign Azhar Iqubal, Founder and CEO, Public said “As the nation gears up to celebrate 74th Independence Day, we are glad to announce #PublicKeHero initiative to recognize the unsung warriors who have been contributing to battle against COVID-19 and appreciate their tireless efforts to help those in need. The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for all of us, and it takes a lot of courage to step forward to help others. We want

to celebrate these heroes from the public of India on the Public app, who have come forward to support the fellow Indians in these tough times. We hope to get inspired and encouraged from them in this battle against coronavirus.” The campaign got launched on 13th Aug and has received over 300+ videos within hours of launch.

Chinese Firms Like Xiaomi, Oppo Said to Be Hit by Import Hurdles in IndiaNEW DELHI: Chinese firms like Xiaomi are facing delays getting approvals from India's quality control agency for their goods, five industry sources told Reuters, as the business environment deteriorates after a clash on their Himalayan border.Greater scrutiny of Chinese imports follows calls for boycotts from Indian nationalist groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party, angered by the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in the border clash in June.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has in recent weeks delayed approvals for mobile phone components and televisions, jeopardising the plans of firms such as Xiaomi as well as Oppo, industry sources in India and China said.BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari did not respond to requests for comment. China's commerce ministry and the foreign ministry did not immediately respond.Xiaomi declined to comment, while Oppo did not respond.The most serious border tension in decades between the Asian giants has hurt already hurt their economic ties and Indian officials expect the damage to get worse."The relationship has gone south dramatically," said one official, adding India was unlikely to immediately approve several investments proposals from Chinese companies."We cannot do business as usual."India had mandated the screening of investment flows from China in April but the government has been slow in approving any since the clash.India's trade ministry did not respond to a request for comment.Stalled approvalssenior Indian official said the government was working on a new standards policy - likely to be announced by the end of August - in a bid to target low-quality products from China and elsewhere.But those deliberations have stalled approvals for even branded Chinese companies' hoping to step up sales, one Indian industry source said."The products are not getting clearance as quality standards are being upgraded because of which many product lines could be affected," said the official, who declined to be identified.

Chd Police committed to provide full cooperation to residents

Tata Tea Premium – ‘Desh Ki Chai’ lends support to ‘Desh ke Karigar’, this Independence Day

Zee5 HiPi Launched as a New TikTok-Like Short Video Platform

ee5 HiPi has been launched as a new short-video platform that will join the Zgrowing list of TikTok-like offerings,

including from the established players like Instagram and YouTube. HiPi will look to take on the Indian alternatives to TikTok, such as Bolo Indya, Chingari, Mitron, and ShareChat's Moj. The new platform comes as a part of the Zee5 app and is available for Android users. However, its iOS version is in the works and would come at a later stage. HiPi allows users to create videos of up to 90 seconds — along with music tracks, filters, and visual effects.After the platform was first teased early last month, Zee5 has now launched in beta for Android users. The company has also brought over 400 influencers on board to start attracting new users.Rajneel Kumar, Business Head of Expansion Projects and Head of Products at Zee5, told Gadgets 360 that HiPi had been in development for over a year now and was aimed to serve the “next wave of what users are going to consume.”However, the timing of HiPi's launch is, of course, crucial as it comes in the midst of TikTok ban in the country that has already brought homegrown competitors including Bolo Indya, Chingari, Mitron, Roposo, and ShareChat's Moj to public attention. Instagram also recently entered the Indian short-video space with its Reels feature.

Independence Day, Public app celebrates unsung heroes of COVID-19 through #PublicKeHero campaign

Sixth International VHS MUN 2020 commences

CHANDIGARH: The sixth edition of the Vivek High School International Model United Nations Conference, organised by Vivek High School, Chandigarh commenced today.The opening ceremony of the much-awaited conference, which had an amalgamation of 300 participants, and nearly 250 delegates, was declared opened by seeking blessings from Lord Vishnu through a graceful Ganesh Vandana. The scintillating opening video righteously captured the essence of the turbulent times the world is grappling with, and unveiled multifaceted injustices that are engraved in our society, hence personifying the unique theme of the conference, that is, “NOSCE TE IPSUM: Revelations through Reflections.” Manish Tewari , Member Parliament from Sri Anandpur Sahib and chief guest for the occasion emphasized on the need for introspection and gave an insightful speech, imparting knowledge and wisdom to the young delegates and reiterating the importance of self-introspection required to eradicate prejudice from the world , wishing the delegates best of luck for the debate. He further stated that Covid 19 has created unprecedented challenges in the field of education and adoption of digitalization will play a significant role in bridging the gap and building a generation of young student innovators. Throughout the ceremony, the captivating performances presented by the students on the virtual platform were indeed a delight to watch.

Jio Offers 5 Months of Free Data, Calls With JioFi For Independence Day

eliance Jio is offering up to five months of free data and Jio-to-Jio Rcalls with the purchase of its JioFi 4G

wireless hotspot as part of the company's Independence Day offer. The JioFi is priced at Rs. 1,999. In order to avail of this offer, customers will first have to purchase one of the existing plans for the JioFi.After the JioFi hotspot is purchased from a Reliance Digital store and the Jio SIM is activated, customers can choose from any of the three available JioFi plans for them to be activated on the device. Once the activated SIM is inserted in the JioFi device, the chosen plan starts in the next hour. The activation status of the plan can be checked through MyJio App. The JioFi device can also be purchased online through the company's site.The most affordable offer starts at Rs. 199, which gives 1.5GB data daily and is valid for 28 days. You can also give an extra Rs. 99 to avail of Jio Prime membership, 1.5GB every day, unlimited Jio to Jio calls, 1000 Jio to other mobile network minutes per 28 days, and 100 national SMS per day for 140 days.The second offer is of Rs. 249, which provides 2GB data daily for 28 days. Here too, you can pay an additional Rs. 99 for Jio Prime membership and get 2GB per day, unlimited Jio to Jio calls, 1000 Jio to other mobile network minutes for 28 days, and 100 national SMS per day for 112 days.The third option comes at Rs. 349, and gives you 3GB daily for 28 days. With Rs. 99 extra, you will get Jio Prime membership and 3GB data per day, unlimited Jio to Jio calls, 1,000 minutes of Jio to other mobile network calls for 28 days, and a 100 national SMS per day for 84 days.

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98728 Changed My Name To 63372 Vijay SainiI, Gagandeep Singh Manreet Kaur. I, Rekha Abrol W/o 78645Farwaha S/o Gurmeet 72737 Sur inde r Abro l R /o I, Jagdeep Singh S/o Singh R/o H.no.b-743- I, Hitherto Known As H.no. 9969 St.no. 9 Jawant Singh Village 744, New Amritsar Dina Nath Gulati S/o Joshi Nagar Haibowal S o h a l K h a l s a Te h : Changed My Name To Tulsi Dass R/o156/b, Kalan (ludhiana) Pb, Shahko t ( j a l andha r ) Gagandeep Singh N e a r M o d e l To w n , C h a n g e d M y N a m e H a v e C h a n g e d M y

72737 Kishanpura, Phagwara, From Rekha & Rekha Name Jagdeep Singh I, Rashpal Singh S/o D i s t t . K a p u r t h a l a - Rani To Rekha Abrol. To J a g d e e p S i n g h Deva Singh R/o.vill 144401, Punjab, India Sohal. 63372Machharala Tehsil Dera Have Changed My Name I, Sarabjit Singh S/o 900025B a b a N a n a k D i s t t And Shall Hereafter Be Surjit Singh R/o Vill: I, Pavitar Singh S/o G u r d a s p u r H a v e Known As Dina Nath. Bhojowali Teh-dhuri Shri Kaur Singh R/ O Changed My Name From 72778 (sangrur) Have Known Vpo Isra, Tehsil Dhuri Rachhpal Singh To I, Hitherto Known As By Both Names Sarabjit ( s a n g r u r ) H a v e Rashpal Plz Note All A j a y B h a g r a t h S / o S ingh Al i a s Sa rb j i t C h a n g e d M y N a m e Concerned Pawan Kumar R/o Vpo Singh One And The Pavitar Singh Billing

72737 P a d d i J a g i r , D i s t t . Same Person. To Pavitar Singh. In I, Roshni Kapoor D/o Jalandhar - 144409, F i g u r e I M a y B e 63372Rajiv Mehra R/o H.no.8a Pun jab , I nd i a Have K n o w n A s P a v i t a r I, Bachan Singh S/o D a y a n a n d N a g a r Changed My Name And Singh In Intends & I n d e r S i n g h R / o Lawrence Road Amritsar S h a l l H e r e a f t e r B e Purpose .S a h n e w a l K h u r d , Have Changed My Name Known As Ajay Kumar. (ludhiana) Changed 98726To Roshni Mehra All 72778 My Name Gurbachan Concerned Please Not I, Hitherto Known As Singh.

72737 Baljinder Singh Lakha 63372I, Mamta Spouse Of Jc- S/o Amrik Singh R/o I, Hitherto Known As 248000f Rank Nb Ris Village Jaura, Distt . Preet Kapoor W/o Rohit Shyam Sundar Paswan Hoshiarpur - 144203, Kumar R/o Vill: Kokri R/o Vill.nandani P.o Pun jab , I nd i a Have Behniwal (moga) Have S ivas ingpur, Tehs i l Changed My Name And Changed My Name And Shahpur Patory Distt S h a l l H e r e a f t e r B e S h a l l H e r e a f t e r B e Samastipur Bihar -848502 Known As Baljinder Known As Preet Bala. India Now At Unit Hq Singh. 63372Sqn,23(1) Armd Bde, Pin- 72778 I Manjinder Kaur W/o 908023 C/o 56 Apo Decare I, Akash S/o Ram Dass Kamaljeet Singh Uppal That I Have Changed My R/o V.p.o. Lambra Abadi, R/o H:no 50, St.no 09 Name From Kumari Distt. Jalandhar, Have Bhai Himmat Singh Mamtta To Mamta Vide Changed My Name From Nagar Ludhiana Have Affidavit No.ag 730581 Akash To Akash Kumar. Changed My Name To Dated 7/08/2020 (sarwan) Manjinder Kaur Uppal.

72737 72778 63372I, Monika Spouse Of I, Rohit S/o Sham Lal R/o I Amanpreet Kaur D/o No.15495935h Rank Ald H.no. 19-a, New Shankar Parminder Singh Sidhu Sandeep Kumar R/o Vpo Garden, Gujja Peer Road, R / o V p o S i d h w a n Bhambhewa Tehsil Beri Jalandhar, Have Changed Khurd Tehsil Jagraon Distt Jhajjar Haryana- My Name To Rohi t Distt Ludhiana Have 124021, India Now At Chhabra. (arpit) Changed My Name To Unit Hq Sqn,23(1) Armd 72778 Amanpreet Kaur Sidhu.Bde, C/o 56 Apo Decare I, Harpreet Virdi W/o 63372That I Have Changed My Rohit Chhabra R/o No. I Shamsher Singh S/o Name From Monika 1 9 - a , N e w S h a n k a r K u l d e e p S i n g h R / o Tomar To Monika Vide Garden, Gujja Peer Road, V i l l a g e N a n a k s a r Affidavit No.ac 903748 Jalandhar Have Changed ( f a r i d k o t ) H a v e Dated 20/02/2020 My Name To Harpreet Changed My Name To

72737 Chhabra. S h a m s h e r S i n g h 72778 Chahal.

I Jag Singh Alias Jagsir 63372Singh S/o Mahinder I Beant Kaur Samra W/o Singh Res Of Chak Surinder Singh Brar R/o Ruldu Singh Wala Distt B a t h i n d a R o a d , B a t h i n d a H a v e B a l w a n t N a g a r , Declared That I Know Kotkapura (far idkot) By Both Name"s. H a v e C h a n g e d M y

62647 Name To Beant Kaur I, Gursharan Pal Singh S/o Brar After Marriage.Harnek Singh R/o # 46 Sec- 6337214 Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar I , R a m M u r t i W / o Kharar (sas Nagar) Mohali Kulbhushan R/o Vill: Have C h a n g e d M y G h a n g a s , Te h - p a y a l Name To Kirpal Singh. (ludhiana) Also Known

63372 As Rama Gutam, These I, Vinod Sharma S/o Both Names Are Mine, Shri Ram Sahai R/o One And Same Lady.H.no. 5721/1 St.h.no. 8 63372Raghubir Park Jassian I, Harpreet Kaur Sidhu Road Haibowal Kalan W/o Lovepreet Singh (ludhiana) Changed My R / o V i l l : B u g a r Daughter Name From ( s a n g r u r ) H a v e Kashish To Kashish Changed My Name To Sharma. Harpreet Kaur.

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PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.S U B J E C T: - Tr a n s f e r o f ownership rights to the extent of 20% share in respect of Plot/House No. 3223, Sector 35-D, Chandigarh in the names of 1) Sh. Munish Sachdeva 2) Sh. Vipin Sachdeva both sons of Late Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva on the basis of Registered Will dated 11/11/2014 of Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva who expired on 16/11/2019. It is notified for the information of the general public and all concerned that as per record of this office, the ownership of the property known as House No. 3223, Sector 35-D, Chandigarh, bearing file number RPD-13868, of which 20% share stands in the name of Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva. It has been intimated by 1) Sh. Munish Sachdeva 2) Sh. Vipin Sachdeva both sons of Late Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva, that Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva who was the owner of 20% share of the above said property/house has expired/died on 16/11/2019. It has further intimated that Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva has left behind the following legal heirs:- (1) Sh. Munish Sachdeva (Son) (2) Sh. Vipin Sachdeva (Son) (3) Smt. Vijay Sachdeva (Wife- Died). Now, 1) Sh. Munish Sachdeva 2) Sh. Vipin Sachdeva both sons of Late Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva vide application dated 06/02/2020 have applied to this office for the transfer of ownership rights of 20% share of the above said Plot/House in their names on the basis of Registered Will dated 11/11/2014 of Sh. Gurbachan Singh Sachdeva who expired on 16/11/2019. If, anybody has any information about any other legal heir of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated in writing to the Estate Officer, Sector 17, Chandigarh immediately. If, anybody, has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of the above named applicants, he/she/they may furnish the same in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which this property shall be mutated accordingly and no further claim what so ever shall be entertained later on.

SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

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We Rajinder Kumar s/o K.C.Chaudhary and wife Sumati Chaudhary R/O H.no 221 Sector 20-A Chandigarh hereby disown my Son Sarvesh Chaudhary and his wife Japneet Kaur from all my moveable ,immoveable properties. They are out of our control , If anybody deal with them will do so at own risk we shall not be responsible for their any deeds .

10004I, Prince Singh S/o Shiv Shankar Singh R/o 186, Gautam Nagar, PSOC Bawa Khel, Jalandhar City, Punjab, India , declare that my CBSE Matric Certificate and Mark Sheet 2014 -2015 No. C/1/1525003/0096 ( S . 0 1 7 9 9 1 3 ) h a s misplace anywhere.

72778Daas and Krishna Jain W/o Ashok Jain R/O Vi l l a g e A n j a n t h a l i . Tehsil Nilokheri Distt Karnal. Our Son Sumit Jain and his wife Neeru Gupta are not listening to us. We evict them from our movable immovable property and property. In the future, the person dealing with them will be responsible. We will not have any responsibility.

100065I, Mohammad Shabir s/o Rehamdin r/o Mohalla Sadewala, Malerkotla district Sangrur evict my son Mohammad Javed from my movable and immovable p roper ty through affidavit. Pls note it.

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Myself Pardeep Kumar Proprietor of M/s Pardeep Kumar R/o Kasba Mohalla Dasuya, Hoshiarpur, having index No. D-580 wc Chandi Mandir is going to add Mr. Amandeep Singh S/o Sadhu Ram R/o # 636 St.No. 1 Prem Nagar, Moga as partner in firm. If anyone have any objection or query can contact Headqurters chief Engineer Western Command Pin-908583 with 10 days post publish this.

63372I, Roshni Hussain @ Gungun D/o Golam Haidar R/o 11FS Kokari Agar Transit Camp Truck Terminal Road (New 90 Ft. Road) Mumba, Antop Hill, Mumbai city, Maharashtra at Present 88 Partap Colony Model Gram (Ludhiana) declare that my earlier religion was Muslim and name was Roshni Hussain. Now from today convereted my religion from Muslim to Hindu and now my name is Gungun with my own free will and consent and without any pressure from any side. Today i will be known as Hindu by religion and Gungun by name in society.

63372I, JC 669220M Sub B Ramdas S/o Sh. R Bhaskarn Nair Moly Sadnam Near Mevanakonam Temple Post Kalluvathukkal Distt. Kollam State Kerla Pin-691578, I hereby declared that my army Service records my wife name M K Bindu is wrongly mentioned. That is actual name is Bindu M K Pls Note it.

63372I, Gurbaksh Kaur D/o Devi Dass W/o Satpal R/o Mohalla Chodhria Phillaur (Jalandhar) Pb, declare that my mother has been expired on 26-05-2020 she was known by two names Nato and Nanto. Was one and the same person.

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I Am Seva Singh Son Of Bachittar Singh Resident Of Village Narwana, District Bathinda. That My Son Sandeep Singh Son Of Seva Singh And His Wife Harpreet Kaur Wife Sandeep Singh Are Out Of My Control. So I Evict Them Both From M y M o v a b l e A n d Immovable Property. Anybody Dealing With Them Shall Be Self R e s p o n s i b l e , A l l Concerned Please Note.

63372I Kamla Devi W/O Lakhvir Singh R/O Village Rajgarh Po.Wazidpur Teh & Distt Patiala Have Declare That My Daughter Parvinder Kaur Is Out Of My Control.So I Disown Her From My Moveable A n d I m m o v a b l e Property/Ies. Anybody Deals With Him At His/Her Own Risk.

63372We, Puran Singh S/o Chanan Singh & Balbir Kaur W/o Puran Singh both R/o Vpo. Rampur Jagir Teh-Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala) Pb, India, declare that our son Surinder Singh and his wife Pardeep Kaur are out of our control. So we evict with them from my moveable/immoveable property. If anybody dealing with them at his/her own risk.

63372I J a s b i r S i n g h S / o Mahinder Singh R/o H. No. 215, Sudarshan Nagr, S u l t a n w i n d R o a d , Amritsar Declare That My Son Santokh Singh And His Wife Simranjit Kaur Are Out Of My Control. I Disinherit Them From My Movable And Immovable Property. Anybody Deals With Them At Their Own Risk. They Will Be R e s p o n s i b l e F o r Themselves For Their Own Act. Concerned Note.

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LOST & FOUNDI Lajwanti W/o Haridarshan R/o St.No. 7 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony Rampura Phul (Bathinda) that my shares 12+6=18, whose certificate No. 672660-875436, distinction No. 64114755 to 64114766, 93039303 to 93039308 Folio No. Z 70847 of Nestley India Ltd. Has been lost at Village Deon P.S. Sdr. Bathinda DDR No. 021 Dated 18-02-2020 regd at Thana Sdr Bathinda. If found by anyone contact me at my address.

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PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

SUBJECT:- Transfer of ownership rights to the extent of 100% share in respect of Plot/House No.1726 Sector 33-D, Chandigarh in the names of Sh. Hemant Goswami S/o Late Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami, on the basis of Un-Registered Will dated 03/07/2011 of Sh. D.M. Goswami who expired on 16/07/2011. It is notified for the information of the general public and all concerned that as per record of this office, the ownership of the property known as House No. 1726 Sector 33-D, Chandigarh, bearing file number RPD-14586, of which 100% share stands in the name of Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami. It has been intimated by Sh. Hemant Goswami S/o Late Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami, that Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami who was the owner of 100% share of the above said property/house has expired/died on 16/07/2011. It has further intimated that Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami has left behind the following legal heirs:- (1) Sh. Hemant Goswami (Son Adopted). Now, 1) Sh. Hemant Goswami S/o Late Sh. Davinder Mohan Goswami vide application dated 24/06/2020 has applied to this office for the transfer of ownership rights of 100% share of the above said Plot/House in his name on the basis of Un-Registered Will dated 03/07/2011 of Sh. D.M. Goswami who expired on 16/07/2011. If, anybody has any information about any other legal heir of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated in writing to the Estate Officer, Sector 17, Chandigarh immediately. If, anybody, has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of the above named applicant, he/she/they may furnish the same in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which this property shall be mutated accordingly and no further claim what so ever shall be entertained later on. SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARS U B J E C T : - T r a n s f e r o f o w n e r s h i p r ights to the extent of 100% share in respect of House No. 135, Old Plot No. 21, Street- L, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh on the basis of Un-Registered Will of Late Sh. Satya Pal Singh dated 16.10.2006 It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office the property known as House No. 135, Old Plot No. 21, Street- L, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh to the extent of 100% share transferred in the name of Smt. Harcharan Kaur (Life Time Interest) on the basis of Un-Registered Will dated 16.10.2006 made by late Sh. Satya Pal Singh in her Favour. It has been reported by (1) Smt. Manvinder Kaur (2) Smt. Devinder Kaur and (3) Smt. Jaskiran Kaur that Smt. Harcharan Kaur is the owner to the of extent 100% Share (Life Time Interest) of the above said property and had expired on 17.08.2017 and leaving behind the following legal heris:- (1) Smt. Manvinder Kaur (Daughter) (2) Smt. Devinder Kaur (Daughter) (3) Smt. Jaskiran Kaur (Daughter). Now by (1) Smt. Manvinder Kaur (2) Smt. Devinder Kaur and (3) Smt. Jaskiran Kaur have applied for the transfer of above said property to the extent of 100% share on the basis of Un-Registered Will of Late Sh. Satya Pal Singh dated 16.10.2006 as informed by the applicants. However, If anybody has any information about any others legal heirs of the deceased owner other than mentioned above, the same may be intimated to the Estate Office, U.T., Chandigarh immediately. If any body has any objection upon the mutation of the said property in favour of above named applicants they may furnish in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the shape of affidavit duly attested by the Execu t i ve Mag is t ra te /Nota ry Pub l i c a longwi th documentary proof failing which the said share in the said property will be mutated accordingly and no further claim whatsoever shall be entertained at any later stage.

SH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.

NEWS AT AGLANCE


nCov: Head constable tests +ve, 2 SP officessealed for 48 hrs in HamirpurHAMIRPUR: With one head constable of Hamirpur police posted at the EVMprotection cell in the local tehsil office found positive for coronavirus, twobranches of the SP office here have been sealed for next forty-eight hours onFriday. All police personnel that were in contact with the head constables havebeen made to conduct COVID-19 tests and the EVM protection guard has beenchanged. An official spokesman said that the office of the SP, Hamirpur has beencompletely sanitized and instructions with regards to COVID-19 were beingimplemented in totality. Meanwhile, the number of positive cases touched 389including 76 active cases in the district. As many as 309 were fully cured whileand four had lost their lives due to the virus since the outbreak in this district.

10Hoshiarpur distreports 1 more death,20 new positive casesHOSHIARPUR: Hoshiarpur district hasreported one more death and 20 newconfirmed infections of novel Covid-19Friday, taking the district tally to 784 ofwhich 23 people have died. Five policepersonnel were among the 20 newconfirmed infections detected Friday. Ina health bulletin issued here Fridayevening,a senior doctor stated that a 66-year-old woman of village Roriansuccumbed to novel covid-19 at herresidence. The health department Fridayreceived reports of 1059 samples ofwhich five people of local Hoshiarpur, 4of Mukerian, 3 of Dasuya, 2 each ofBhunga and Jahan Khelan, one each ofGarhshankar, Mehtiana, Mand Mandherand Pandori were found coronaviruspositive. The health department tooksamples of 1043 people havingsymptoms of flu Friday. The totalsamples of suspected coronaviruspatients taken by the health departmentin the district is 38775 of which 34694were found negative till date. Reports of3315 samples are still awaited. 57samples were found invalid. As many as161 active cases were under treatmentin Covid Care Centres in the district and600 patients had been cured anddischarged.

Nine new coronaviruscases reported inDharaviMUMBAI: The coronavirus case tally inthe slum-dominated Dharavi area hererose to 2,658 on Friday with nine newpatients coming to light, a seniorBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) official said. Of 2,658 cases,2,312 patients have already recoveredand there are only 87 active cases, hesaid. The BMC has stopped disclosingthe number of COVID-19 -related deathsin Dharavi since June. Spread over 2.5square kilometres, Dharavi is consideredto be the largest slum in Asia with apopulation of over 6.5 lakh. G-northward of Mumbai which covers Dharavi,Dadar and Mahim has recorded a totalof 6,777 coronavirus cases. The casetally in Dadar and Mahim is 2,152 and1,967, respectively. On Friday, 26 newpatients were reported from Dadar and17 from Mahim, the BMC said.

UT admin to distributecommendationcertificatesCHANDIGARH: ChandigarhAdministration has decided to awardcommendation certificates to variousofficers of Chandigarh Administrationand non-government persons,Associations,NGOs and Societies whohad significantly contributed to fightagainst corona, on the occasion ofIndependence Day-2020, Due to Covid19 situation, the certificates will behanded over to the designated officers,an official statement said here on Friday.

Define inclusive vaccineaccess strategy now: RahulGandhi to govtNEW DELHI: Congress leader RahulGandhi on Friday demanded that thegovernment clearly define an inclusiveand equitable vaccine access policy toensure its affordability and fairdistribution. He said India will soon beone of the COVID-19 vaccine producingcountries and the government must spellout its strategy now. "India will be one ofthe COVID-19 vaccine-producingnations. It needs a clearly-defined,inclusive and equitable vaccine accessstrategy ensuring availability, affordabilityand fair distribution. The Government ofIndia (GOI) must do it now," he said onTwitter. Human trials on various COVIDvaccines are currently underway acrossthe world, including in India.

nCov : 2 more test + vein KangraDHARAMSHALA: Two more peopletested positive for the lethal novelcoronavirus here pushing the Kangradistrict caseload to 556 on Friday. Totalnumber of patients who tested positivefor the COVID 19 on Friday hasremained two only. There were twelverecoveries too on Friday and the numberof cured people remained 471. Thedistrict currently houses 80 active cases.So far the district has witnessed threefatalities and two patients have migratedout of the district.

NEWSHimachal CM inaugurates variousdevelopmental projects in Kullu

AGENCYSHIMLA, AUG 14

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakurtoday inaugurated and laidfoundation stones ofdevelopmental projects worthabout Rs. 12.50 crore in KulluVidhan Sabha area of Kulludistrict. The Chief Ministerinaugurated office building for7th Battalion of Home Guards,Kullu constructed at a cost ofRs. 1.84 crore, City LivelihoodCentre building with hostel atGovernment ITI Shamshiconstructed at a cost of Rs. 3.52crore, multipurpose building atMalana constructed at a cost ofRs. 1.03 crore and bridge atSumma over Sarwari khadconstructed at a cost of Rs. 1.24crore under Scheduled CastesSpecial Component Plan. JaiRam Thakur laid the foundationstones of building ofGovernment High School,Chansari to be constructed at acost of Rs. 1.27 crore andMahila Police Station building,Kullu to be built at a cost of Rs.3.52 crore. While addressing thepeople at ITI Shamshi, theChief Minister said that theCovid-19 pandemic has forcedall of us to strictly follow the

norms of social distancing andalso effectively use face maskand face cover.

He said despite lockdownfor several days, no one in theState went to bed emptystomach. He said that every onegenerously contributed towardsthe PM CAREs and CMCOVID Fund. He said that theelected representatives havealso been contributing their bestto effectively fight the Covid-19pandemic in the State. Jai RamThakur said that the StateGovernment has brought about2.25 lakh people of the State to

their homes stranded indifferent parts of the country. Itwas strange that the Congressleaders were making much hueand cry over this issue. He saidthat the Congress leaders wereearlier alleging that thegovernment was not concernedabout the Himachalis strandedin different parts of the Stateand now when the governmenthas brought back lakhs ofpeople, the same leaders weresaying that the stategovernment was bringingCorona to the State. The ChiefMinister said that the able

leadership in the form of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi tooktimely steps to check the spreadof the virus and the people ofthe country strictly followed thedirections given by him. He saidthat the decision of lockdownby the Prime Minister helped inchecking the spread of theCorona virus. He said that dueto the timely decisions taken bythe Prime Minister death rate inIndia due to Corona was veryless as compared to most of thedeveloped nations of thecountry. Over 7.60 lakh peoplehave lost their life to Covid-19in fifteen most developedcountries with a totalpopulation of 142 crorewhereas India with a populationof 135 crore, has reported over47,000 deaths due to corona tilldate, he added. Jai Ram Thakursaid that the State has sufferedlosses of about Rs. 30,000 croredue to the Corona pandemic.He said that the tourism sectorwas adversely affected andthough the State has providedsome relief to this sector, butstill a lot more needed to bedone. He said that the Rs 9.50crore water supply schemeSiyun Hathithan would becompleted at the earliest.

FPOs formed to increasefarmers' income: MinisterDHARAMSHALA, AUG 14

The Centre has decided to set up10,000 new Farmers ProducerOrganizations (FPOs) across thecountry as these they will play animportant role in increasing theincome of farmers. HimachalAgriculture Minister VirendraKanwar told UNI that the IndianGovernment has started the PMKisan Samman Nidhi to help thefarmers, the sixth installment ofwhich has already been released.The FPOs formed will prove to be amilestone in enhancing theirincome. Under this scheme, FPOsare being set up in Himachal tobenefit the farmers under thisscheme, he said. He said that theiraim is not only to provide betterfacilities to the farmers, but also tomake agriculture middlemen free inorder to provide them a fair pricefor their hard work. A budget of Rs4,496 crore has been earmarkedunder this scheme, the Ministersaid. FPO is an organization offarmers, registered under theCompanies Act to carry forwardagricultural productive activities.The Central Govt. will provide afinancial assistance of Rs 15 lakhto each FPO within three years.These FPOs will be entitled tobenefit like a company. The CentralGovernment has launched thisscheme with the objective ofproviding special facilities to thefarmers, so that they could makeprofits from farming like other

businesses. For setting up an FPO inany area, only farmers will beassociated with it as a member. Atleast 300 farmers in the plains and100 in the hilly areas will be requiredto set up an FPO. NABARDConsultancy Services will evaluatethe work of these organizations andgive ratings on its basis. In additionto a sum of Rs. 15 lakhs received byan FPO, farmers will get otherbenefits. The farmers associatedwith an FPO will get a market fortheir produce. They will also beable to buy essential goods likefertilizer, seeds, medicines andagricultural equipment. But gettingrid of intermediaries would be thatthe big advantage to them. Theywill, also, get right value for theirhard work. DDM Arun Kumar,NABARD, the nodal agency for thescheme, told UNI, “The FPOscheme would prove highlybeneficial to the farmers.Agriculture will expand in thecountry and the economicconditions of the farmers willimprove.

SAD condemns Cong govt for decidingto abolish 40,000 jobs in PSPCL

CHANDIGARH, AUG 14

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)Friday condemned the Congressgovernment for deciding to abolish40,000 sanctioned posts in the PunjabState Power Corporation Limited(PSPCL), saying the government wastaking ‘be-rozgaari’ to each family inthe State instead of providing ‘gharghar rozgaar’ as promised. In astatement here, former ministerSikander Singh Maluka, who is alsothe Convener of the Employees Wingof the SAD, said the decision toabolish 40,000 posts in PSPCL cameon the heels of abolition of 8,000 postsin the Water Resources departmentand 2,267 posts in the Agriculture andFarmers Welfare department.

He said even the Punjab Ex-servicemen Corporation (PESCO)wing was not being spared with thegovernment deciding to reduce itsstrength by as much as 20 per cent.

Sikander Maluka said it wascondemnable that instead of creatingnew government jobs in the State, theCongress government was abolishingsanctioned posts. He said in the caseof PSPCL, the government did not fillthe vacancies deliberately for oneyear. “Now it has come up with adecision to abolish all posts whichhave not been filled for the last oneyear”. The SAD leader said theCongress government had promised50 lakh jobs to youths under the 'gharghar naukari' scheme.

Santokh Chaudhary inaugurates Rs. 2.10 crorerail underpass in Surya Enclave

JALANDHAR, AUG 14

Member of Parliament SantokhSingh Chaudhary on Fridayinaugurated the underpass at therailway level crossing C-4 in

Surya Enclave on Friday. He wasaccompanied by JalandharCentral MLA Rajinder Beri andMayor Jagdish Raj Raja. Thissubway, having a width of 5.50metres and height of 3.60 metres

and suitable for low heightvehicles, has been constructed ata cost of Rs 2.10 crore. Speakingto the reporters afterinaugurating the under bridge,MP Chaudhary stated that it was

a longstanding demand of thelocal people to have an underbridge at the crossing C-4 sincedue to regular closing of gates tolet the trains pass leads to heavytraffic congestion in the area.

UP reports 4,600 fresh COVID-19infections, 1,45,287 in total

LUCKNOW, AUG 14

With the detection of 4,600 freshCOVID-19 cases in a single day, thetotal tally in the state has surged to1,45,287 on Friday including 50,426active cases. The death toll has alsotouched 2000-mark with 2,335 deathsand 55 more casualties in a day.

However the fatality rate has comedown to 1.6 per cent in the statethough ratio of positive cases amongthe age group between 21 to 40 yearswas extremely high to around 50 percent. State Additional Chief Secretary,Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said hereon Friday said that 3,740 people werealso discharged here on Friday takingthe total number of recoveries in thestate to 92,526.

The official said, on Thursday96,106 samples were tested and nowthe total Covid tests in the state hasreached another milestone of36,98,210 so far. Now UP has becomethe top state in the country to go forsuch large number of tests when itsurpassed Tamil Nadu on Friday.

Of the total tests done onThursday, 2492 tests were pool of 5samples and 113 pools of 10 samples.In the pool of 5 samples, 424 werefound positive and in the pool of 10samples 15 were found positive.Prasad said there are currently 23,961positive asymptomatic patients inhome isolation, 1613 in privatehospitals, 186 in semi paid hotels andrest in the government run Covidhospitals.

Rupee settles 6 paise lowerat 74.90 against US dollar

MUMBAI, AUG 14

The rupee on Friday slid 6paise to end at 74.90 againstUS dollar as data showingslow economic recoveryand higher inflationdampened forex marketsentiment. At the interbankforex market, the local unitopened at 74.85 and thenlost further ground to settleat 74.90, registering adecline of 6 paise over itsprevious close of 74.84 tothe US dollar.

During the session, therupee witnessed an intra-day high of 74.74 and a lowof 74.93 against thegreenback. On weeklybasis, the rupee inched up 3paise against the US dollar.The dollar index, whichgauges the greenback'sstrength against a basket of

six currencies, was trading0.05 per cent lower at93.29. Brent crude futures,the global oil benchmark,fell 0.67 per cent to USD44.66 per barrel.

"Forex markets aremuted since last two days.US phase 4 fiscal stimulusnegotiations have movednowhere and Indianeconomic data showed aslower recovery and higherinflation," said DevarshVakil, Deputy Head RetailResearch, HDFCSecurities.

CPI data showedinflation for July stood at6.93 per cent, compared to arevised estimate of 6.23 percent in June 2020.Wholesale price-basedinflation declined 0.58 percent in July, even as fooditems turned costlier.

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12 YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

Veerbhumi Himachal Forges Ahead on the Path of Unprecedented Development and Prosperity

15th August is aglorious histori-cal day for all

Indians. On this day in theyear 1947, our country at-tained independence. To-day, we are joyfully cele-brating 74th IndependenceDay of our great democrat-ic country. On this auspi-cious occasion.

Independence Day isalso an auspicious day tocommemorate the great pa-triots, who sacrificed theirlives to liberate our countryfrom the shackles of slav-ery. I pay tributes to thebrave freedom fighters,who liberated the mother-land by sacrificing theirlives. I also pay my respectto all the veteran freedomfighters. This day holdsspecial significance forevery Indian, as the cease-less endeavours for free-dom has given us the gold-en opportunity to take thecountry forth with unprece-dented development.

The people of Hi-machal have also over-whelmingly participated inthe freedom struggle. 'Dha-mi Golikand', 'PrajamandalMovement', 'Suket Satya-graha' and 'Pajhauta Move-ment' anecdotes speakhighly of the valiant contri-bution of the state. I alsopay tribute to the freedomfighters of the state.

Himachal Pradeshcame into existence onApril 15, 1948, exactlyeight months after the Inde-pendence of the country. Ipay tribute to the FirstChief Minister Dr. Y.S.Parmar and other personal-ities for their valuable con-tributions in the formationand reconstruction of thestate. Today's Himachal isthe result of Dr. Parmar'svision. From the formationof the state to attaining fullstatehood, the state hasgone through many upsand downs. Dr. Parmarhimself has been the pio-neer of this journey. It is amatter of happiness for allof us that this year we arealso celebrating the goldenjubilee of statehood of Hi-machal Pradesh.

Veerbhumi Himachal:The history of the state isfull of legacy of soldiers'bravery, valour and sacri-fices. The youth of the statehave always played an im-portant role in various warsbefore and after independ-ence and have shown ex-emplary courage. To makesacrifices for the sake ofcountry is a glorious tradi-tion here. This is the reasonthat this state is also knownas Veerbhumi as well asDevbhumi. It is a matter ofgreat pride that the firstParamvir Chakra of thecountry was conferredupon Major Somnath Shar-ma, the heroic soldier ofthe state. Even before inde-pendence, the soldiers fromthe state have been award-ed a total of 23 Armymedals including 1George's Cross, 2 VictoriaCross and 2 Military Cross.During the Kargil war in1999, our brave soldiershave served above and be-yond. The stories of re-markable fighting spirit ofCaptain Vikram Batra andHavaldar Sanjay Kumar,the recipients of ParamveerChakra, speak volumes oftheir valour and commit-ment. Col. D.S. Thapa wasalso conferred withParamveer Chakra. Afterindependence, soldiers ofthe state have received1096 gallantry awards in-cluding 4 ParamveerChakras and 2 AshokaChakras.

I also pay my respectsto the brave soldiers of theState, who have been mar-tyred recently while guard-ing the borders of the coun-

try in the Galvan Valley ofLadakh. Entire nation isgrateful to the brave sol-diers, who made supremesacrifices while protectingthe borders. The heroictales of the war heroes willcontinue to inspire genera-tions to come.

The state governmentis committed to the welfareof freedom fighters, sol-diers, ex-servicemen andtheir families. Showinggratitude to the brave sol-diers, several schemes arebeing implemented fortheir rehabilitation andwelfare. The State govern-ment is providing Rs.15,000 to freedom fightersand wives of deceased free-dom fighters and Rs.10,000 to their unmarrieddaughters. Rs. 51,000 isbeing provided for the mar-riage of daughters of free-dom fighters and Rs.21,000 for the marriage oftheir grand-daughters. Thedependents of freedomfighters were also providedwith 2 percent reservationin government and semi-government services.

Annuity of Rs. 3 Lakhis being provided toParamveer & AshokChakra winners, Rs. 2 lakhto Mahavir Chakra & KirtiChakra and Rs. 1 lakh toVir Chakra & ShauryaChakra winners. Duringthis tenure, Kirti Chakraand Shaurya Chakra win-ners have been given bene-fits of about Rs. 7.50 crore.The financial assistancegiven for the marriage ofdaughters of war widowshas been increased fromRs. 15,000 to Rs. 50,000.

I express special grati-tude to the Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi, underwhose dynamic leadershipIndia has emerged as astrong nation. Strong lead-ership is the hallmark of astrong nation. Today thewhole world is acknowl-edging the strength and po-tential of our country. Thebefitting response to theneighbouring countries onthe borders and the an-nouncement of Atmanirb-har Bharat campaign dur-ing Covid-19 pandemic re-flects the decision-makingpower of the country.

New India: Today, ourcountry is moving stronglytowards self-reliance.Make in India, Vocal forLocal, New National Edu-cation Policy and efforts todouble farmers' income by2022 will prove to be aboon in the formation ofNew India. The new educa-tion policy implemented bythe center government willbe helpful in making India'Vishwa Guru' again. Suc-cessfully implementedSwachh Bharat Missionhas played an importantrole in making the wholecountry neat and clean.

Foundation of Prosper-ity: After coming into exis-tence in the year 1948, theState has started its devel-opment journey fromscratch. The pace of devel-opment remained slow forthe first two decades, butdevelopment gained mo-mentum after attainingStatehood on 25th January,1971. This small but beau-tiful hill state is making itsmark as a progressive Statetoday. The credit for thisgoes to the hard-working,honest and innocent peopleof the State. I express mygratitude to the people ofHimachal Pradesh for thiscontribution.

Dawn of a New Era:On 27th December, 2017,we were honoured to servethe people of the Statewhich gave a rise to thenew era of development inthe state. During thistenure, the state govern-ment added many dimen-

sions to the developmentand achieved new heights.During this tenure, the stategovernment initiated sever-al developmental schemeswith the purpose of inclu-sive growth and upliftmentof all sections of the socie-ty.

In the very first meet-ing of Cabinet, the age lim-it for getting social securitypension was reduced from80 years to 70 years withno income limit. At pres-ent, more than 2.85 lakhpeople above 70 years ofage are availing monthlypension of Rs. 1500. Alongwith this, social securitypension of widows andspecially-abled has alsobeen increased to Rs. 1000per month. During thepresent tenure of state gov-ernment, 1,63,607 new cas-es of various social securi-ty pensions have been ap-proved.

Priority to Public Par-ticipation: The state gov-ernment has given priorityto public participation indevelopment and to bringgovernment closer to thepeople. An ambitious ini-tiative 'Jan Manch' forspeedy redressal of publicgrievances was started.Since the first Jan Manchheld on June 3, 2018, total189 Jan Manch have beenorganized in all the assem-bly constituencies of thestate with 45,000 com-plaints and demands, out ofwhich 91 percent havebeen resolved.

Mukhymantri SevaSankalp Helpline-1100 hasbeen started. Any citizencan register the complaintby dialing 1100 numberfrom any corner of thestate. More than one lakhcomplaints have been re-ceived so far and most ofthe complaints have beenredressed.

'My Gov' portal hasalso been started with theobjective of quick resolu-tion of public grievancesand to get public feedbackregarding the policies andprograms of the govern-ment. This innovative ef-fort has become very pop-ular and the general publicis openly giving sugges-tions, which will help thegovernment in policy for-mulation and also ensur-ing their participation inthe development process.

Better health facilities:An ambitious schemenamed 'Himcare' has beenstarted in the state. So far,5.50 lakh families havebeen registered under thescheme and more than onelakh people have availedtreatment facility, onwhich Rs. 91.43 crore hasbeen spent.

Sahara Yojana hasalso been started to pro-vide financial assistanceto the poor people suffer-ing from critical diseases.Under this scheme, finan-cial assistance of Rs. 2000per month is being provid-ed to the eligible patients.So far, financial assistanceof Rs. 5.90 crore has beenprovided to 9078 benefici-aries under the scheme. Ithas been decided to in-crease financial assistanceto Rs. 3000 per month.

Under Himachal Gri-hini Suvidha Yojana, 2.78lakh women have beenprovided free gas connec-tions. Himachal Pradeshhas become the first statein the country to achievesuch an achievement. Toprovide houses for thepoor, a target of construc-tion of 10,000 houses hasbeen fixed in the budgetthis year.

A sum of Rs. 41.78crore will be spent onplantation and rural liveli-hood improvement worksunder JICA project of Rs.

800 crore. Under theMukhymantri Ek BighaYojana in the state, a grantof Rs. 40,000 is being giv-en to a woman or her fami-ly to build a backyardkitchen garden in a bighaland. 'Panchvati Yojana'has also been launched forsenior citizens in rural ar-eas, under which parks andgardens will be developedin all the developmentblocks in a phased manner.

M u k h y m a n t r iSwavalamban Yojana hasinspired the youth of thestate to adopt self-employ-ment. Under the scheme,25 percent subsidy is beingprovided, while 30 percentsubsidy is being providedto women entrepreneur.Total 946 units have alsobeen set up with a subsidyof Rs. 44 crore. With thesuccessful implementationof the scheme, the youth ofthe State are now becomingemployers instead of em-ployment seekers.

Many new agriculturalschemes have been startedwith a view to double theincome of farmers and or-

chardists. As many as59,000 farmers have adopt-ed natural farming in theState. Mukhymantri KhetSanrakshan Yojana hasproved successful in pro-tecting crops from wild an-imals. So far, about 2600farmers have benefitedwith Rs. 80.36 crore. Anti-hail net scheme has alsoproved to be effective forthe orchardists. An area of1587 hectares has beencovered under this schemewith an expenditure of Rs.44.44 crore. New projectshave been started to pro-mote cultivation of 'Hing'and 'Kesar'.

All the centrally spon-sored schemes are beingimplemented in the stateefficiently, resulting in thenational level awards forState. I specially thank theCenter government underthe leadership of Sh.Narendra Modi for the lib-eral financial assistanceand sanctioning variousprojects for the State.

Covid-19 Challenge:This year the whole worldis facing a new challengeof Covid-19. Due to thetimely and effective stepstaken by Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi to dealwith the situation arisingdue to Corona epidemic,the lives of the citizens ofthe country have been pro-tected. Major relief hasbeen provided by the Cen-ter Government by an-nouncing the 20 lakh croreeconomic package underAtmanirbhar Bharat Ab-hiyan providing financialassistance to the poor,farmers, vendors, MSME,migrant labour and otherweaker sections of society.

Under the PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Yo-jana, the poor families ofthe country have availedfree ration till November2020, direct financial assis-tance of Rs. 500 per monthin the 5.90 lakh accounts ofwomen under PradhanMantri Jan Dhan, threecylinders free of cost to the1.36 lakh beneficiaries ofPradhan Mantri Ujjwalascheme and Rs. 2000 permonth to the 8.74 lakhfarmers under PradhanMantri Kisan SammanNidhi. All medical staff,sanitation workers andhealth workers were cov-ered with life insurance ofRs. 50 lakh under PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Yo-jana.

A financial assistanceof Rs. 2000 per month hasbeen provided to the 1 lakhregistered under HP Build-ing and other Constructionworkers Welfare Boardwith total expenditure ofRs. 40 crore. During thisperiod, the state govern-ment has also provided Rs.1000 per month to Ashaworkers from March toJune 2020. An increasedamount of Rs. 2000 permonth has been providedin the month of July & Au-gust.

To track the cases ofCovid-19 in the state, anActive Case Finding Cam-paign was launched withsupport of health workers.This campaign was praisedthroughout the country.Meanwhile, e-Sanjeevaniportal has been started inthe country as well as in thestate, whose main objectivewas to provide medicalconsultations to the people

at home. It is a matter ofpleasure that our efforts fore-Sanjeevani portal has gotthird place in the country.The recovery rate in Covid-19 cases is 63.81% anddeath rate is 0.44% only inthe state.

There are 6 dedicatedCovid hospitals, 11 dedi-cated health centers and 38dedicated Covid care cen-ters with a total capacity of2809 beds in the State. Thecenter government has pro-vided Rs. 52 crore to theState for health facilities inthe wake of Covid-19 pan-demic. A sum of Rs. 13crore was spent on themanagement of quarantinecenters. All the selected in-stitutions of the State wereequipped with masks, PPEkits, ventilators, oxygencylinders etc. The Stategovernment has estab-lished 8 RT-PCR, 24TRUNAAT and 2 CB-NAAT testing centers,which is a record in itself.

During this period, sup-ply of essential commodi-ties like ration, fruit-veg-etables & medicines wereprovided to 16.76 lakh peo-ple in the State with thehelp of 1750 registeredvendors under Home De-livery Scheme. One Coun-try-One Ration Card facili-ty was started in the State.In the wake of the Covid-19, total 5.69 lakh pension-ers have been paid pensiontill September, 2020 in ad-vance with an expenditureof Rs. 424.58 crore.

Covid-19 State Disas-ter Response Fund re-ceived overwhelming re-sponse from the people ofthe State. An amount of Rs.82.48 crore was con-

tributed towards the fundout of which Rs. 22.08crore were spent on Covid-19 care.

In the wake of increas-ing case of Covid-19 inother states, 2.25 lakh Hi-machalis stranded in differ-ent parts of the countryhave been brought backhome by special efforts ofthe government. Skill reg-ister portal was started forskill mapping of the youthbrought back to the State toprovide employment op-portunities and skill devel-opment. MukhyamantriShehri Rojgar GuaranteeYojana has been imple-mented to provide guaran-teed employment to youthin urban areas.

In order to maintain di-rect contact with the pub-lic, redressal of publicgrievances and constant re-view of welfare schemesthrough video conferenc-ing has been ensured. Vari-ous works are being doneaccording to the sugges-tions being given by theCabinet Sub-committeeconstituted to resume eco-nomic activities duringCovid-19.

I would like to special-ly thank Corona warriorsfor their valuable contribu-tion and people of the Statefor their cooperation tocomply with the guidelinesgiven by the governmentfrom time to time. I alsoappeal to ensure social dis-tancing with compulsoryuse of masks. The Stategovernment is committedto contain Covid-19 and allnecessary steps are beingtaken. No one need to pan-ic but precautions shouldbe taken.

Jai Ram ThakurChief Minister

Himachal Pradesh

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