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India records12,584 newcases, lowest inseven monthsNEW DELHI: India recorded12,584 new cases of coron-avirus, the lowest in around sev-en months, taking the country'sCOVID-19 caseload to1,04,79,179, according to theUnion Health Ministry data up-dated on Tuesday.The death toll increased to1,51,327 with 167 daily new fa-talities, the data updated at 8am showed.The number of people whohave recuperated from the dis-ease surged to 1,01,11,294pushing the national COVID-19recovery rate to 96.49 per cent,while the COVID-19 case fatali-ty rate stands at 1.44 per cent.The COVID-19 active caseloadremained below 3 lakh.

Retail inflationdrops to 4.59 pcin Dec: Govt dataNEW DELHI: Retail inflation fellsharply to 4.59 per cent in De-cember, mainly due to decliningfood prices, government datashowed on Tuesday.Retail inflation based on theConsumer Price Index (CPI)was 6.93 per cent in November.Food inflation declined to 3.41per cent in December in 2020,compared to 9.5 per cent in theprevious month, according tothe data released by the Min-istry of Statistics and Pro-gramme Implementation.The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) factors in retail inflationwhile arriving at its monetarypolicy.

CBDT launches e-portal for filingcomplaints regardingtax evasionNEW DELHI: The CentralBoard of Direct Taxes (CBDT)has launched an automateddedicated e-portal on the e-fil-ing website of the Departmentto receive and process com-plaints of tax evasion, foreignundisclosed assets as well ascomplaints regarding benamiproperties, said CBDT.The step has been taken to-wards e-governance and en-couraging participation of citi-zen as stakeholders in curbingtax evasion, according to an of-ficial press release.The public can now file a TaxEvasion Petition through a linkon the e-filing website of theDepartment https://www.in-cometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ un-der the head "File complaint oftax evasion/undisclosed foreignasset/ Benami property".

India face jolt as Bumrah ruledout of Brisbane Test

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, JAN 12

Punjab Chief Minister AmarinderSingh on Tuesday asked the stateAdvocate General to examine indetail the Supreme Court orderstaying the new farm laws andcalled a meeting of his cabinet todiscuss it, the CM's media advisorsaid. Singh has convened a cabinet meetingon Thursday to discuss the implications of theapex court order. Punjab CM@capt_amarinder asks AG @AtulnandaA toprocure copy of today's SC order on #Farm-Laws & examine it in detail, according to a

tweet of the CM's media advisorRaveen Thukral. Earlier in the day,the top court stayed the implementa-tion of the new agricultural laws tillfurther orders and decided to set up afour-member committee to resolvethe impasse over the legislation be-tween the Centre and farmers' unionsprotesting at Delhi's borders. The fourmembers of this committee are

Bhupinder Singh Mann, President of BhartiyaKisan Union; Anil Ghanwat, President ofShetkari Sanghatana, Maharashtra; PramodKumar Joshi, director for South Asia, Interna-tional Food Policy Research Institute, andagriculture economist Ashok Gulati.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 12

Taking a dig at 'political families' inthe country, Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi on Tuesday said 'dynastypolitics' is a challenge before Indiaand it has to be 'uprooted' by theyouth of the nation.

Speaking at the valedictoryfunction of the second NationalYouth Parliament Festival on Janu-ary 12 via video conferencing, thePrime Minister said the days ofthose who used to fight elections onthe basis of their surname are num-bered.

"There are some changes leftand these changes have to be

brought in by the youth of the coun-try. Dynasty politics is such a chal-lenge before the country and it has tobe uprooted. Now the days of those

who won elections with the help ofsurname are over. But this disease ofdynasty is not completely obliterat-ed," said the Prime Minister.

He said the political dynastyonly promotes the philosophy of 'meand my family', instead of 'nationfirst' philosophy, and called it a ma-jor reason behind the political andsocial corruption in India.

Slamming the 'politics of family'and 'family politics' in India, PMModi said, "There are still people,whose ideas, whose ethos, whosegoal, everything is to save their fam-ily's politics and their family in pol-itics. This political dynasty promotesinefficiency in democracy alongwith dictatorship." Encouraging

youth to join politics, Prime Minis-ter said earlier the word 'politics' hadbecome synonymous with quarrel,trouble, plunder and corruption, butnow honesty and performance havebecome mandatory conditions forpolitics in India. "Earlier, there wasa perception in families that if youngpeople turned to politics, he is goingastray. It was because politics hadbecome synonymous with quarrel,trouble, plunder and corruption!People used to say that everythingcan change but politics cannotchange," he said. "But today honestpeople are also getting a chance inpolitics. Honesty and performanceare becoming a mandatory conditionof politics today.

Youth needs to uproot dynasty politics in India: Modi20-year-old man dies after kite stringslits his throatNAGPUR: A 20-year-old two-wheeler rider died after the`manja' string of a kite slit histhroat in Jatatarodi area hereon Tuesday, police said.Pranay Prakash Thakre, aresident of Dnyaneshwar Na-gar, Ajni, was returning fromTehsil area with his father andboth were riding separate mo-torcycles.When they were passingthrough the Jatatarodi square,Pranay got entangled in therazor-sharp string of a kitewhich slit his throat, policesaid.He fell from the motorbike anddied due to excessive bleed-ing before police took him tohospital, they said.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH JAN 12

While giving a major reliefto the aspirants of govern-ment jobs in the State,Haryana Chief Minister,Mr Manohar Lal todaylaunched One Time Regis-tration Portal forgroup C and D cat-egory posts andn o n - g a z e t t e dteaching posts indifferent govern-ment departments.Besides, the ChiefMinister also an-nounced a Com-mon EligibilityTest (CET) to beconducted by HaryanaStaff Selection Commis-sion (HSSC) for filling updifferent posts of Group Cand D.

Addressing a press con-ference on this occasion,Chief Minister, MrManohar Lal said that nowwith the launch of OneTime Registration Portal,youth would be required toapply and submit fees on the

Portal only once whichwould be Rs 500 for gener-al category candidates andRs 250 for candidates be-longing to reserved cate-gories. He said that thismove of the State Govern-ment would not only bringabout more transparency

but also speed upthe recruitmentprocess. MrManohar Lal saidthat registration onthe portal wouldcommence fromtoday onwards andwould continueupto March 31,2021. He said thatthe students who

are appearing for 10th and12th examination this yearcould also provisionally ap-ply on the portal. Congratu-lating the people on theBirth Anniversary of SwamiVivekanand which is alsocelebrated as NationalYouth Day, he said that theState Government has al-ways been concerned aboutthe welfare of youth and hastaken several steps.

Haryana CM launchesone time registrationportal for job seekers

Amarinder asks AG to examineSC order staying farm laws

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 12

Union Health Secretary RajeshBhushan on Tuesday said theCOVID-19 vaccine may cost in therange of Rs 200 to 295 in India andtwo vaccines -- Covishield and Cov-axin -- have received Emergency UseAuthorisation (EAU) after goingthrough established safety and im-munogenicity in a well-prescribedregulatory process.

Asserting that the central govern-ment has been proactive and pre-

emptive in addressing the needs ofCOVID-19 vaccination in the coun-try, the Union Health Ministry said54,72,000 COVID-19 vaccine doseshave been received till date at the vac-cination stores across the country.

Addressing a press conferencehere, Bhushan said all the prepared-ness are on track for COVID-19 vac-cine roll out from January 16.

"As early as May 2020, a taskforce was set up to encourage indige-nous Research and Development invaccines and developing pharmaceu-tical kits. Efforts of the Taskforce

have borne fruit. National ExpertGroup in Vaccine Administration forCOVID-19 (NEGVAC) was set up inAugust 2020, headed by Member(Health)," he said. "A total of 110lakh doses of Covishield vaccines arebeing procured from Pune-based drugfirm Serum Institue of India (SII) atthe cost of Rs 200 per dose. As manyas 55 lakh doses of Covaxin vaccineare being procured from Hyderabad-based drug firm Bharat Biotech Inter-national Limited (BBIL), of whichthe cost of 38.5 lakhs doses of Cov-axin is Rs 295 per dose.

‘COVID-19 vaccine may cost between Rs 200 to 295 in India’

Pb Guv to hoist nationalflag at Mohali on R-day

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, JANUARY 12:

As per the notification, issued by Punjab Government, theGovernor of Punjab Mr. V.P. Singh Badnore would unfurl theNational flag at SAS Nagar (Mohali) in a State Level Functionon Republic Day, while Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh would hoist the tri-colour at Patiala.

Disclosing this here today, an official Spokesperson of theState Government said that Punjab Vidhan Sabha SpeakerRana K.P. Singh would unfurl the flag at SBS Nagar, DeputySpeaker Mr. Ajaib Singh Bhatti at Firozpur. Similarly, the stateCabinet Ministers Mr. Brahm Mohindra would unfurl tri-colour at Ropar, Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal at Sri MuktsarSahib, Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot at Bathinda etc.

Farmers refuse to budgeeven after SC stays laws

Apex court forms committee to hold talksAGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 12

The farmers declined to discon-tinue their ongoing agitationeven after Supreme court hasstayed new farn laws here onTuesday. The farmers unionssaid that their agitation wouldcontinue peacefully until all thethree laws are repealed. TheSupreme Court on Tuesdaystayed the implementation ofthree farms laws until further or-ders and formed a four-membercommittee to hold talks withfarmers over the Acts.

"Implementation of the threelaws stayed until further orders,"said Chief Justice of India SABobde.

A three-judge bench, headedby the CJI, is hearing a batch ofpetitions, including those filedby DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, RJDMP Manoj K Jha, regarding theconstitutional validity of threefarm laws, passed by the Centralgovernment, and the plea to dis-perse protesting farmers.

"We are forming a commit-tee so that we have a clearer pic-

ture. We don't want to hear argu-ments that farmers will not go tothe committee. We are looking tosolve the problem. If you (farm-ers) want to agitate indefinitely,you can do so," CJI Bobde said.

"We are concerned about thevalidity of the laws and alsoabout protecting the life andproperty of citizens affected byprotests. We are trying to solvethe problem in accordance withthe powers we have. One of the

powers we have is to suspend thelegislation and make a commit-tee," he said.

"This committee will be forus. All of you people who are ex-pected to solve the issue will gobefore this committee. It will notpass an order or punish you, itwill only submit a report to us...The committee is part of the ju-dicial process in this case. We areplanning to suspend the laws butnot indefinitely," he added.

The Apex Court also issuedthe notice on the Delhi Police'sapplication seeking to stop theproposed tractor rally on Repub-lic Day by farmers protestingagainst the new farm laws.

Committee membersare pro-government,allege Farmer unionsNEW DELHI: Hours after theSupreme Court stayed the imple-mentation of three farm laws, thefarmer union leaders who areprotesting against the laws forover a month said the agitationwill "go on as usual".They also alleged that the mem-bers who are in the committeeset up by the Supreme Court fortalks are pro-government andhad been justifying the laws ofthe government."We had said yesterday itself thatwe won't appear before any suchcommittee. Our agitation will goon as usual. All the members ofthis Committee are pro-govern-ment and had been justifying thelaws of the government.

No reduction in troopsfrom Ladakh border,

says Army chiefAGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 12

Amid border tension with China,Army chief General Manoj MukundNaravane on Tuesday said that therehas been no decrease in the strengthof troops either on the Chinese sideor Indian side as far as the frictionpoints are concerned and assertedthat issues will be addressed on thebasis of mutual and equal security.

"Every year PLA troops come totraditional training areas. With win-ter and completion of the trainingperiod, training areas have been va-cated. Fair to assume those troopswho were in depth areas in TibetanPlateau have gone back and that'sthe reduction in strength on theplateau," General Naravane saidduring his annual press conferencetoday, ahead of the Army Day.

"There has been no decrease instrength either on their side (China)or our side as far as the frictionpoints are concerned," he said.

"Talks (between India and Chi-na) will be used to address the issueson the basis of mutual and equal se-curity. I am confident that we wouldbe able to resolve the issue," theArmy chief added. General Nara-vane said that there has been nochange in the status quo in EasternLadakh and asserted that both sideswould be able to reach an agreement,which would result in disengagementand de-escalation. "As far as the sit-

uation in Eastern Ladakh is con-cerned, the situation is the same asprevailing last year. There has beenno change in the status quo. As far asthe resolution of the present situationis concerned, we are hoping thatbased on the principle of mutual andequal security, we would be able toreach an agreement which would re-sult in disengagement and deescala-tion, disengagement from the frictionareas, and once de-escalation hasbeen achieved then an overall de-es-calation and a reduction in strengthof the troops in the forward areas," hesaid. "All along the northern borders,we have remained vigilant. Frictionpoints are there in the central andeastern sectors of the LAC whereChina has developed infrastructure.We keep monitoring it and factor it inour strategy," he said.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIt hereby inform to general public at large that Shitla Parshad s/o Ram Anjor s/o Badri Parshad is owner of property i.e. House no 2088 Vaka Gali no 2, Janakpuri within M C Limit Karnal Tehsil & Distt Karnal measuring 50 sq yds with all rights appurtenant thereto Sale Deed no 4647/1 dated 19-10-2020 and bounded North:10 fts & Rasta South:10 fts & House of Balak Ram East:45 fts & House of Puran Chand West:45 fts & House of Pardip Shitla Parshad s/o Ram Anjor s/o Badri Parshad is taking a loan of said property from ICICI Home Finance. He has lost following documents in respect of said property: Original Sale deed Wasika no. 3593/1 dated 14-08-2007 executed by Nirmla Devi d/o Daulat Ram s/o Shital Parshad (w/o Pawan Kumar) in favour of Krishan Kumar s/o Om Parkash s/o Rulia Ram .A police report has also been got registered in this respect having details: Application no 132310562001686 dated 01-12-2020 Police Station Sadar Karnal. If anybody found the said lost documents then may contact to undersigned and anybody having claim or claiming any prior rights or interest in any manner in this property or has raised loan by Depositing the aforesaid documents to any person/bank /corporation/ financial institution may approach the undersigned and may submit objections within 7 days from the date of this public notice, no claim shall be entertained and such claim shall be deemed to be false, fake, frivolous, fraudulent and baseless claim and shall have no value in the eyes of law. SUDHIR SHARMA (Advocate) Mb : 9896244751on Behalf of ICICI Home Finance having its Branch at Plot no 45-46, 1st Floor, Sat Kartar Complex, 45, Wazir Chand Colony Karnal

PUBLIC NOTICEBEFORE SHRI MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER EXERCISING THE POWERS OF ESTATE OFFICER, U.T., CHANDIGARH.SUBJECT:- Noting Down the name (i) Smt. Vandana Goel W/o Sh. Gireesh Goel and (ii) Sh. Sudhir Kumar Anand S/o Sh. Siri Ram Anand, as partners of firm i.e. M/s Narain Singh S a t n a m S i n g h S a l e s Corporation in respect of Plot No. 76, Industrial Area, Phase-II, Chandigarh.(INDL-1514) on the basis of Unregistered Will of Late Smt. Sunita Anand W/o Sh. Ram Anand (25%) & Partnership Deed executed on 22.09.2020.It is notified for the information of general public and all concerned that as per record of this office property known as Industrial Plot No. 76, Industrial Area, Phase-II, Chandigarh, stands in the name of (M/s Narain Singh Satnam Singh Sales Corporation) consisting of three partners namely (1) Smt. Vandana Goel (50%), (2) Sh. Sudhir Anand (25%), (3) Smt. Sunita Anand (25%). It has been reported by (i) Smt. Vandana Goel W/o Sh. Gireesh Goel and (ii) Sh. Sudhir Kumar Anand S/o Sh. Siri Ram Anand, that Smt. Sunita Anand W/o Sh. S.R. Anand, had died on 22.08.2020 and as per Partnership Deedexecuted on 22.09.2020, (i) Smt. Vandana Goel W/o Sh. Gireesh Goel, (50%) and (ii) Sh. Sudhir Kümar Anand S/o Sh. Siri Ram Anand (50%), have become partners of said firm as per Partnership deed dated 22.09.2020. Now (i) Smt. Vandana Goel W/o Sh. Gireesh Goel, (50% share) and (ii) Sh. Sudhir Kumar Anand S/o Sh. Siri Ram Anand, (50% share) partners of the above said firm has applied for enter/noting down their name as partners in the firm named as (M/s Narain Singh Satnam Singh Sales Corporation) on the basis of Partnership deed dated 22.09.2020 and Unregistered Will of Late Smt. Sunita Anand, dated 24.02.2020. If any body has any information about any legal heirs(s), the same may be intimated to the Estate Officer, U.T., Chandigarh immediately. If anybody has any objection upon the noting down of the new partners in the above named applicant(s) he/she/they may furnish objection in writing in the office of the undersigned within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice failing which noting down of the Partners in the said Property/Firm will be done accordingly and no further claim whatsoever, shall be entertained at any later stageSH. MANISH KUMAR LOHAN, HCS, ASSISTANT ESTATE OFFICER, EXERCISING THE POWERS OF ESTATE OFFICE, U.T.CHANDIGARH.

PUBLIC NOTICESI swear by Kailash Shah son of late Shri Bhagwan Shah resident of Chikni district Khagaria Bihar that my first n a m e w a s m i s t a k e n l y registered in the father's name due to Kailash Nand Chela Atmanand Giri being my Guru while my real name is Kailash Shah son of Late Bhagwan Shah is the right one.

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PUBLIC NOTICES I, JC-511112H Rank Sub name Satnam Singh of 158 Inf Bn (TA) (H&H) Sikh LI S/o Sukhdev Singh R/o VPO Jitwal Kalan Sangrur declare that in my army record my wife name Charanjit Kaur and DOB written as 20-02-1981 which is wrong. But my wife correct name is Charnjit Kaur and correct DOB 01-03-1976. So amended my wife name from Charanjit Kaur to Charnjit Kaur and DOB from 20-02-1981 to 01-03-1976 in my army record.

63372I, Najar Singh S/o Gurmail Singh R/o Vpo. Samana Kalan Teh-Chamkaur Sahib (Ropar) Pb, declare that in my minor daughter Gursimran Kaur Puar DOB certificate my name entered wrongly Najar Singh Puar. But my correct name is Najar Singh. So amended my name from Najar Singh Puar to Najar Singh in my daughter DOB certificate.

63372I, Shifali D/O Rakesh Kumar R/O H.No. 63, New Lajpat N a g a r L u d h i a n a H a v e Changed My Name Affter Marriage To Shifali Bansal W/O Aman Bansal R/O # 446/1 Canada Basti, Bansal P a p e r B o a r d M i l l , Mahanbaddhar, Sri Muktsar Sahib And My DOB 04-07-1991.

63372I, No. 18000344N SPR Sajan Joy S/o Joy Kutty KV. Mooparazhikathu Veedu, Nadukkunnu, Vettikkavala Kollam Kerala-691538 Unit 413 (1) Eng Sqn C/o 56 APO Bathinda Cantt. I hereby declared that my wife name Biji Sajan is wrongly entered in my army service records. But his actual name is Biji K.P Pls note it.

63372I ,Smt. Kanta Rani W/o Late Sh.Ashok Kumar R/o Village Kakru, Ambala city declare that I am registering the will of m y f a t h e r - i n - l a w l a t e Sh.Sundar Dass Kumar. If anyone has any objection, he can get his objection filed within 1 month in the Sub-Registrar's office, Ambala City.

98712I Bharati Alakanure spouse of no. 15797790A Rank NK (Gnr) Name Mallikarjun Alakanure Unit 512/104 AD Regt Udhampur (Dhar Road) J & K, Pin-182101 C/o 56 APO 926104 resident of Village-Umarani, Post-Umarani, Tehs i l -Ch ikod i , D i s t t . -Belgaum, (Karnataka) Pin-591222 have change my Name from Bharati Alakanure to Bharati Mallikarjun Alakanure vide affidavit dated 12-01-2021 before Notary at Public Ferozepur .

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316th blooddonation camporganisedSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKURUKSHETRA, JANUARY 12On the National Youth Day, 316th volun-tary blood donation camp was organisedby Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma, NationalBlood Medalist, Diamond Blood Donorand Environmental Guard, who wasawarded the President's Police Medal atLok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital. Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer Dr. VinodKumar attended the camp as the chiefguest while the camp was concluded un-der the chairmanship of social workerPrashant Sharma. Naresh Rohilla, whohas donated blood 24 times, was presentas a special guest and also donatedblood. Chief guest Dr. Vinod Kumar saidthat there is no weakness in the bodydue to blood donation and he himself hasdonated blood many times. PrashantSharma said that he is very happy to dosocial work in the company of Dr. AshokKumar Verma.Naresh Rohilla said that by donatingblood, he gets spiritual peace. Campconvenor Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma saidthat today is Swami Vivekananda ji’sJayanti and he used to say that the big-ger the struggle, the more spectacularthe victory. He informed that today policepersonnel have also donated blood byplaying a special role in blood donation.Dr. Ashok Kumar Varma said that we geteducation from him to get ahead in life.Chief guest Dr. Vinod Kumar, Manish Ku-mar, Chief Soldier Sanjeev Kumar, Assis-tant Sub Inspector Rajesh Kumar, Assis-tant Sub Inspector Satish Kumar, Prami-la, Naveen Verma, Naresh Kumar,Mange Ram, Praveen Pal, Tinku MeenaAdi donated blood.

Jerseys distributedto poor studentsMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Block Education Officer RajinderBansal, who arrived as the headmistressat the seven-day ongoing NSS pro-gramme at the Government Senior Sec-ondary School, was welcomed by RamaPuri, Principal of the school. The directorof the stage was Vedprakash. The stu-dents are being made aware through theseven-day ongoing NSS programme inthe Vidhyalaya so that they can be madeself-dependent in life. All this educationwas made known to the students throughthis camp.In this programme, Dinesh Kamboj, thefounder of Maxwell Hospital, distributed250 hot jerseys to the students in view ofthe cold weather. In this programme, Di-nesh Kamboj, founder of Maxwell Hospi-tal and his entire team was honoured bythe Principal of Block Education Officerand School. He was accompanied byBlock Education Officer Rajinder Bansal,Principal Rama Puri, Gaurav Kumar,Sachin Kamboj, Jasmer Singh, Ved-prakash Sharma, Inderjit Singh, SarlaSangwan, Rajeev Kumar Randhir Singh,Sudhir Kumar, Pramod Gupta, PoonamChahal, Babita, Sudesh , Anita Poswal,Amandeep, Rimple Kumar, Vedpal, AmitKumar, etc. All teachers were present.

Farmers should be wary of Charuni: DahiyaSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, theleader of the Swayambhu Kisan Union, isworking to break the farmer movement!In the process of becoming a hero him-self, he is bringing all farmers into disre-pute on the international stage! The An-nadata has always been a peace lovingperson and that is his identity! Highlyambitious people like Gurnam SinghCharuni are sabotaging the image offarmers. The less condemned this act is,the better. In a press release issued tothe press, All India Legal Cell AdvocateBrahm Singh Dahiya, Chairman of theBharatiya Kisan Union (Tikait), said this!He said that the United Farmers Frontshould be careful of Charuni. They areplotting to break the agitation by makingfarmers agitated.Dahiya said that demonstrating peaceful-ly has been the hallmark of the farmersunion! The Kaimla episode of Karnal hastarnished the image of farmers! He saidthat by making farmers angry and furi-ous, people like Charuni want to maketheir name shine! The public has beenwatching the farmer with respect, but suchcases create doubt about the farmer in theminds of the people! Gurnam Singh’s in-flammatory statements can lead to thebreak-up of the movement! They are re-peatedly releasing videos and inspiringfarmers to riot! Till now the movement isgoing on peacefully, but now the move-ment has started sabotage, which isweakening the movement! Dahiya saidthat he has been agitating for decades,but never raised his hand on anyone, thatis why the movement was always suc-cessful! Creating fear by spreading chaosis not the job of a farmer!

Tara Singh wasmessiah of educationKARNAL: An extension lecture was or-ganised on the occasion of the death an-niversary of Sardar Tara Singh, formerhead and former MP of Guru NanakKhalsa College Karnal. Principal of thecollege, Dr. Major Singh said that theprogramme was organised by the com-merce department of the college. TaraSingh was not only a political saint but amessiah in the field of education. PunjabiDepartment President Dr. GurvindraSingh said that Due to Tara Singh, todayour college is one of the best in Haryana.During this time, NSS volunteers cele-brated National Youth Day and imbibedthe thoughts and teachings of SwamiVivekananda. The stage was moderatedby Dr. Meenakshi, President of the Com-merce Department. On this occasion, Dr.Bir Singh, Prof. Jujhar Singh, Prof. Bal-jeet Kaur, Prof. Pooja Dhillon, Prof. MalkitKaur, Prof. Rakesh Chandra, Prof. Man-ish, Prof. Anil Kumar Singh, Prof.Chestha Arora and students were pres-ent.

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3HARYANAMessage to imbibe ideals of VivekanandaKARNAL: The Radha-Krishna branch of Swami Vivekananda celebrated the birth anniversaryof Swami Vivekananda at DAV Police Public School with pomp. An online competition was con-ducted among the children in the school in which various groups had to send their entries in theform of video clips in the form of fancy dress, dialogue writing, poster making etc. Selected win-ners were honored by giving mementoes by the members of the branch. The chief guest of theprogram was Senior Deputy Mayor Rajesh Agdhi. Rajesh Agdhi praised the efforts of the chil-dren and the work being done by the members of the branch. Branch President Priyanka Kath-pal asked the children to follow the teachings of Swami Vivekananda in their lives and thankedthe Principal, teachers and parents of the school. Honored Principal Sumita Arora with a me-mento for the best efforts by the members of the branch.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 12

Enhancing the sex-ratio of the statefrom 871 girls for every 1,000 boys inthe year 2014 to 922 girls in 2020 de-spite the crisis of COVID-19 pandem-ic, the state of Haryana has protectedthe lives of 30,000 unborn girl child ina span of six years of which 8,000were saved in 2020.

Appreciating the outstandingachievement despite various limita-tions due to COVID-19 the ChiefMinister, Mr. Manohar Lal congratu-lated all the Deputy Commissioners,Stakeholder Departments and Officersand staff of Health, Police, Prosecu-tion, Women and Child DevelopmentDepartments, Food Drug Administra-tion, Civil Societies and NGOs whosecommitment and dedicated efforts hashelped the State to achieve the goodresults of increasing the sex ratio andsetting an example for the other states.Sharing the future targets, Mr.Manohar Lal said that we have set atarget to achieve a sex ratio of 935+during 2021 which will be accom-plished by continuing the fight againstfemale foeticide.

In the period of six years the StateGovernment took numerous steps tocurb the menace of female foeticidelike large scale awareness pro-grammes, formulating Teams to iden-

tify Centres indulging in illegal sex-determination of foetus and illegalabortions and registering FIRs againstthe offenders. Other than incentives tothose sharing information about viola-tions of the Pre-Natal DiagnosticTechniques (Regulation and Preven-tion of Misuse) PNDT Act and con-ducting sting operations along with in-ter-state and intra-state raids.

Divulging details in this regard,Nodal Officer ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Pad-hao’ Programme, Dr. Rakesh Guptasaid that the main objective of thestate government is to ensure a visibledecline in the incidence of femalefoeticide which will result in enhanc-ing the sex-ratio of the state.

While COVID-19 pandemic actedas a damper in the year 2020, the cam-

paign gained momentum in Augustlast year (2020) and a total of 100FIRs were registered in the year 2020as compared to 77 during 2019. Shar-ing more details in this regard, Mr.Gupta said that this was possible dueto regular massive raids being carriedout under PC-PNDT/MTPAct againstillegal PNDT and MTP Centres oper-ating within and outside the State aswell which led to the registration of100 criminal cases, including around40 such cases after interstate raids inDelhi, Punjab, UP & Rajasthan. Morethan 20 FIRs were registered after in-ter-state raids with a maximum of 11FIRs in Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh only.

On the district-wise details of thecases registered under the PNDT Act,Mr. Gupta said that the majority of thedistricts which had a low sex ratio ofbelow 900 for decades are now betterplaced at a sex ratio of 920+. Twentyout of 22 districts of the State are nowhaving 900 or 900+ as their sex ratioat birth.

Elaborating on it further he saidthat Sirsa district with 949 as its sexratio at birth which is close to the fig-ure of 950 being considered as an ide-al sex ratio at birth according to Pub-lic Health experts. Sharing the figureof the state he said that a total of5,37,996 births were registered during2020 which includes 2,79,869 femalebirths and 2,58,127 male births.

Govt protected 30000 unborngirl child in last six years: CM

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, JAN 12

Lions Club Shahabad hasdedicated this Lohri festivalto daughters. At which theclub members rushed to theCivil Hospital and sang Lohrisongs for the newly borndaughters and offered Lohrito their families as Shagun. Atthe same time, the lohri wasgiven to the lady staff of thehospital, the club membersreached the house of RaniRampal, the Indian women'shockey captain who broughtlaurels to the country, and theinternational hockey playersNavjot Kaur and Navneet

Kaur and handed over Lohrito their families. Club headUmesh Garg said that daugh-ters have equal right to live inthe society today and daugh-ters are ahead in any compar-

ison. Therefore every sectionof the society should have apositive attitude towardsdaughters. He said that todayeducation is the right of all, soevery class should educate

their daughters highly, so thatthey too can give their servic-es to the society. He said thatfrom the borders to the AirForce and playgrounds,daughters are showing theirmight . Therefore, Lions ClubShahabad has encouragedsuch daughters, so that everyperson in the society shouldhave positive thinking towardsthe daughters. Dhanpat RaiAggarwal, Nipun Garg, TrilokChand Singla, Balbir SinghKhurana, Rajinder Gaba,Pawan Gupta, Rakesh Antal,Nipun Garg, Suyat Gupta, Ro-hit Gupta, Sanjeev Singla,Kapil, Pankaj Singla werepresent on the occasion.

Lions Club Shahabad dedicates Lohri to daughters

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The gradual fast of farmers running inlangar sewa on GT Road near Sha-habad Ratangarh has entered its tenthday. Farmer Narendra Singh HappyCheema has been sitting on a hungerstrike for the last 10 days and thestrike time is being increased by 30minutes every day. Today, this strikehas reached a time of 10 and a halfhours. On Tuesday, katha vaachak Gi-ani Sahib Singh and Punjabi singerCharanjit Singh reached here and en-couraged the farmers. Giani SahibSingh said that subjects should nothave grief under the king's rule, there-fore the Central Government should

withdraw the law with immediate ef-fect. Singer Charanjit Singh gave hissupport to the farmers by singing thePunjabi song Kina Sada Lahu PeenaHor Delhi-eh. Narendra SinghCheema said that his fast has reachedon the tenth day, and so far no doctorof civil hospital has come to check his

health even though he is already suf-fering from BP.

He said he was firm on his intentionand the strike would continue. SamaySingh Bibipur said that with the jointcooperation of Punjab and Haryana,the langar will also continue till theend of the farmers' movement.

Gradual fast reaches Tenth day in Shahabad

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 12

Congress Legislature Party leader and formerChief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda hassaid that the government and BJP are nowadopting a path of confrontation with farmersacross the country. A living ex-ample of this is the farmer'smahapanchayat in Kaimla. Hesaid that if the government orthe Chief Minister ManoharLal were to hold a farmer ma-hapanchayat during the farm-ers' mahapanchayat, he wouldlisten to the agitating farmersand other farmers and tell themtheir views. But there was afresh Kisan Panchayat inKaimla and it was a meeting ofBJP workers. In this, farmerswere prevented from coming.In Panchayat, all the parties ex-cept Panchas are called. ChiefMinister Manohar Lal, BJP andBJP MLAs are to blame forwhat happened.

This will have to be ac-counted for in the elections, in-cluding with interest. He arrived in Karnal to-day to mourn the residence of senior Congressleader and social worker Jeet Ram Kashyap.His wife Santosh Devi passed away recently.Former CM Hooda consoled the family of Ji-taram Kashyap. He said that Santosh Devi waskeeping the whole family tied. She was awoman of religious views. Talking to journal-ists, he said that the government is completelybent on spoiling the state and the state. Thereare divisions among the farmers in the country.

But the farmers are united. He refused to speakon the decision of the Supreme Court, sayingthat he would study it first. He said that the de-mands of farmers are valid. The governmentshould accept their demand soon. The govern-ment should avoid any confrontation with thefarmers. On this occasion, former speaker

Kuldeep Sharma, former MLA Sumita SinghNarendra Sangavachan Congress District con-venor Tarlochan Singh, Ashok Khurana, HariRam Sabha Krishna Sharma, former CongressGeneral Secretary Ramesh Saini, JonginderSingh Chauhan Jaswant Singh, Vinod Titoria,Ashok Jain , Gagan Maihata, Darshan KalraCouncilor, Anil Sharma, Jagir Saini Sharma,Pradeep Bector, Mittu Saini Councilor, BhimSingh, Narendra Aghi, Vinod Valmiki, etc.were present.

Govt should avoid collisionwith farmers: Hooda

Anti Corruptionmaking people aware

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 12

The meeting of the Anti Corruption Foundation of India was heldat the National Of-fice under the chair-manship of Nation-al President Naren-dra Arora. StateChief Director Pun-jab Mandeep SinghGill and NationalDirector VishalKath was present onthe occasion. Ap-pointment letterswere handed over tonewly appointed of-ficials on the occa-sion. On this occasion, a special discussion was held on the up-coming projects of the Anti Corruption Foundation of India. Onthis occasion, Narendra Aroda said that the Anti Corruption Foun-dation of India has set new dimensions in the field of eradicationof awareness. He said that the team of Anti Corruption Foundationof India established in different states of the country has created anew history by making people aware against corruption and thisproject is going smoothly.

He said that awareness campaigns are being conductedthrough social media due to the circumstances of Corona. On theoccasion, Vishal Kath said that corruption is hollowing out theroots of the country. We have to make ourselves aware of the truthand duty of ourselves by making ourselves aware of it. He said thatespecially the youth will have to give their full support in the waragainst corruption. On this occasion, Mandeep Singh Gill said thatdue to the efforts of Anti Corruption Foundation of India, peopleare becoming aware of the eradication of graft. He said that a longfight against corruption will be fought and the Anti CorruptionFoundation of India is playing an important role in it.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 12

All India Congress Committee memberand former speaker Kuldeep Sharma haswelcomed the Supreme Court’s stay onanti-farmer laws. He said that the country'slargest court has expressed sympathy tothe farmers and their demands. He saidthat the Supreme Court has in a waystamped the demands of the farmers. Hesaid that the government has not been ableto give any answer in its behalf in theSupreme Court. He said that the govern-ment should stop its dogma following theSupreme Court's order and withdraw three

laws. He said that the way the SupremeCourt has stayed the law it has repri-manded the government. This has broughtthe government down. He said that the de-cision of the Supreme Court will providerelief to the farmers.

Now the government should abandonits stubbornness and withdraw the newlaws and form another law by taking mu-tual consent and opinion of the farmers.The former speaker along with former CMHooda arrived here to mourn the victory ofJeet Ram Kashyap. He said that the gov-ernment adopted the path of confrontation.The Chief Minister and the MLA are guiltyfor Kaimla.

SC has shown sympathywith farmers: Kuldeep

ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, JANUARY 12

Police Subdivision UHBVN in Pipli section ofLadwa Assembly (Operation) is going to comeinto existence soon. The above informationwas given by a former MLA from LadwaPawan Saini while addressing the press in hisoffice. Dr. Saini said that the Pipli subdivisionconsisted of a very large rural area in the Piplidivision along with the urban area. He said thatthe public and officials had to face a lot oftrouble due to the large number of consumers.To solve this problem, he had also raised itseveral times in the Assembly before the ChiefMinister. The Chief Minister, Manohar Lal,after accepting this demand, announced thecreation of UHBVN, an electricity divisionsub-division in Mathana, apart from Pipli. Its

report, including the number of sufficient con-sumers for a subdivision, was sent by the de-partment. Sub-division Mathana UHBVN(Operation) will come only in rural areas. Nowthe Mathana sub-division is coming into exis-tence soon. Due to the large area in subdivi-sion Pipli, the number of employees accordingto the area is low, consumers have to makemany rounds. Were.

More power supply for people soon

SUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR, JAN 12

National Youth Day was celebratedwith great pomp by the NCC andNational Service Scheme NSS atGuru Nanak Khalsa College on thebirth anniversary of SwamiVivekananda, the ideal hero of theyouth. On this occasion, the collegeprincipal Dr. Major Harinder SinghKang, professor and students paidfloral remembrance on the portraitof Swami Vivekananda. Presidingover the program, College Princi-pal Dr. Major Harinder Singh Kangsaid that Swami Vivekananda tried

to awaken the youth of Indiawhen India forgot its gloriouspast and history by being lost inthe darkness of years of subju-gation.

He said that the thoughts ofSwami Vivekananda still in-spire all of us, especially theyouth. Calling upon the stu-dents, Dr. Kang said that if wetake a pledge to improve our-selves, everything will be fineby itself. He said that the patron ofthe College Management Commit-tee, Sardar Bhupinder Singh Joharand Chairman Sardar RandeepSingh Johar, tried to get college

students to read and write as well asthe ideas of the great men of theirnation. Principal Dr. Kang also ad-ministered the pledge to the stu-dents on the ideals of Swami

Vivekananda for the newcreation of himself, societyand nation. The stage wasmoderated by Dr. UdaybhanSingh.

On this occasion, Dr.Anurag, Associate Professorof the History Departmentof the college, while high-lighting the life and thoughtsof Swami Vivekananda, saidthat Swami Vivekananda

had made a successful attempt toawaken the sleeping India and saidthat the true deity of the nation wasthe poor of this country. Their serv-ice is the service of the nation.

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti celebrated

Lohri, Makar Sankranticelebrated by media

YAMUNANAGAR, JANUARY 12 (SUSHIL PANDIT)

An event was organised by the Print Media Association, Yamunanagar on the occa-sion of Makar Sankranti and Lohri at Devi Lal Herbal Garden Chuharpur. On this oc-casion, Education Minister Kanwarpal Gurjar was to be present as the Chief Minis-ter but due to some reasons he could not come and the media in-charge of BJP reachedthe spot. On this occasion, where the field of journalism was discussed and how toface the challenges, it was discussed on the other hand, cultural programs were alsoorganised on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Lohri. Not only this, kite flyingwas also done by all the members in the herbal garden and the whole atmosphere wascolored. Range forest officer Kuldeep and media in-charge Kapil Manish Garg werealso present on the occasion and they also enjoyed the programme.

Dr. Poonam givesremedies for anemiaMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI: Pankaj Nirmal Government Senior Girls Secondary School, Indri,organised a programme to prevent anemia in which a large number ofstudents took part. Dr. Poonam and Priyanka from Civil Hospital, Indri,participated as a role model programming. The programme was organ-ised under the chairmanship of the Principal of the school, Sumitra Shar-ma. Due to lack of blood, which diseases are present in the body ofwomen and how the body should be kept healthy measures were givento the students.Giving information, Dr. Poonam Bansal said that due to lack of anemia,many types of diseases occur in the body and to avoid this disease, stu-dents should eat green leafy vegetables. They should also do yoga andshould check their health periodically. Anemia is found in girls due towhich their body becomes weak, on this occasion couple Kishore Mittal,Arun Sharma, Rajesh Saini, Sandeep Sandhu, Samrat Kheda Coun-selor, etc. were present.

AAP condemns hike in petro pricesCHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has targeted the Captain-led state govern-ment for increasing the prices of petrol and diesel and the property tax. In a statement is-sued from party headquarters on Tuesday, senior party leader and Leader of Opposition(LoP) in Punjab Legislative Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema, said that Captain AmarinderSingh-led state government had increased the prices of petrol and diesel, while advancingits policies of looting the public. He said that even putting such a financial burden on thepeople did not increase the empty coffers of the government, so this ruthless Captain gov-ernment put an additional burden of Rs 2.5 per thousand, on the purchase of property by thegeneral people. Cheema said that the Captain government had failed badly on the econom-ic front, that is why it was forcibly recovering money from the public by increasing theprices of goods needed by the common people. "Just as the Modi-led central governmentdid not reduce the price of oil in India despite the price of crude oil falling in the interna-tional market and kept loosening the pockets of the general public.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JAN 12

Under the leadership of Pun-jab Education Minister Mr.Vijay Inder Singla and guid-ance of Education SecretaryMr. Krishan Kumar the edu-cation department has re-leased an amount of Rs. 4crore to convert governmentschools into smart schools.

Disclosing this here todaya spokesperson of the educa-tion department said that un-der the 'Smart School Cam-paign' the schools are beingrevamped and state-of-the-arttechnology is being providedto the government schools tomake them smart.

According to thespokesperson, a letter hasbeen issued in this regard bythe Director General ofSchool Education-cum-SPDto all the District EducationOfficers (DOs). Accordingly738 government schoolswould be converted into smartschools. Under this grant, Rs.15,000 per school has been re-leased to government primaryand middle schools for beau-tification of gates, Rs. 25,000per school for color codingand Rs. 10,000 per school foreducation parks. Similarly18,000 per school for beauti-fication of gate of government

high and senior secondaryschools, Rs. 50,000 perschool for color coding ofhigh schools and Rs. 75,000per school for senior second-ary schools and Rs. 20,000per school for high and seniorsecondary schools for educa-tion parks. According to thespokesperson, out of thisgrant Rs 24.84 lakh has beenreleased for 51 schools ofAmritsar, Rs 17.60 lakh for 37schools of Barnala, Rs 23.19lakh for 36 schools of Bathin-da, Rs 17.42 lakh for 30schools of Faridkot, Rs 12.17lakh for 24 schools of Fate-hgarh Sahib, Rs 22.93 lakhfor 30 schools of Fazilka, Rs.24.78 lakh for 40 schools ofFerozepur, Rs. 23.74 lakh for36 schools of Gurdaspur, Rs.8.59 lakh for 14 schools ofHoshiarpur, Rs. 26.02 lakh for35 schools of Jalandhar, Rs.9.01 crore for 15 schools ofKapurthala. Rs. 27.24 lakh for42 schools of Ludhiana, Rs.23.87 lakh.

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, JAN 12

Captain Amarinder Singh led Pun-jab Government is fully geared upfor vaccination of Health CareWorkers (HCWs) at 110 sites onJanuary 16. A total of 20,450 vialstoday received as each vial has 10doses of vaccines which is to begiven to the beneficiary in two dos-es 28 days apart.

Disclosing this, the HealthMinister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhusaid that after a long wait, firstbatch of corona vaccine namelyCovishield received by the EPI Of-ficer of Health & Family WelfareDepartment, Punjab from Chandi-garh Airport. He said that this Cov-ishield vaccine was developed byOxford University with As-traZeneca and now it is being man-ufactured in India by Serum Insti-tute. Data of Phase III trials is avail-able and it is allowed in emergencyauthorization use in UK. The Min-ister said that 5 vaccination sites perdistrict selected for the launchwhere 100 beneficiaries to be allo-

cated at each site. He said that twosession sites to be live-streamed/webcast with the CentreGovernment at District HospitalSAS Nagar and GMC Amritsar.Giving details of 'Cold Chain'preparations made for vaccine, theMinister said that presently, vaccinehas been stored at State VaccineStore, Sector-24 Chandigarh and itwould be made available at Re-

gional, District and Block vaccinestores as per SOPs set by GoI.

He further said that every vac-cination session will be managedby a 5 membered team with definedresponsibilities as first VaccinationOfficer at the entrance to ensureonly eligible vaccinators enter thesite, second vaccination officer forverification of beneficiaries onCoWIN, third Vaccinator Officer

for giving a vaccine as intramuscu-lar, fourth Vaccination Officer de-putes at the observation room tomonitor any AEFI (Adverse EventFollowing Immunization) and fifthVaccination Officer would mobilizeand assist in crowd control. In addi-tion team Supervisors and AEFIManagement center with Nodal Of-ficer are also deputed for smoothrun of a vaccination program.

Govt gears up for coronavaccination of HCWs on Jan 16

Rs 4 crore released toconvert 738 government

schools into smart schoolsHimanshu Malik claims Congticket from ward no.12

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: Ahead of the municipalcouncil elections, city's politicaltemperature increases every day.Congress party's jagraon wing hasstarted confirming names of itscandidates and as a result of this,many party workers have startedmaking claims for the ticket. Injagraon's ward no. 12, congressworker Himanshu Malik laid his claimon the ticket as he seems to be thefirst choice of the ward residents.Himanshu Malik has been activelyhelping the ward residents andworking for the development of theward. Talking about this, HimanshuMalik said that he would love torepresent ward no 12 in municipalcouncil and he assured that if getselected as councilor he shall ensurethat development works are carriedout in the area and every problem issorted out.

SSRVM celebratesLohri festival in school

HARNAMAN BHATIANANGAL: Lohri festival has beencelebrated at SSRVM Naya Nangal.The program was inaugurated bySumesh Sharma Genral Manager ofSchool. On the occasion Principal ofthe school ML Sharma tellsimportance of the lohri festival to thestudents. On the occasion wife ofSumesh Sharma Smt. Sonakshi withteachers were also present.

City residents bringinjured owl fortreatment ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA: On the occassion ofLohri, kite flying is proving to be alethal one for the birds in the sky, inwhich many birds got injured bystucking in china dor. A similar caseoccurred in old city area here, when

an owl species bird gotentangled in China Dorand fell on the ground.When local residentssaw the owl in criticalcondition, the went nearand brought the owl toDr. Sandeep Jain arenowned Social work

of Ludhiana. Who gave first aid to theinjured owl and further sent it to theWildlife Department for furthertreatment. Dr. Sandeep Jain said thatbird was very seriously injured due tochina dor. He said that some peopleare not afraid to use China dordespite strict instructions from theadministration. herefore, thegovernment should make it a lawunder non-bailable sections, so thatChina Door can be fully banned inState. He said that 2-3 days are verydangerous for the birds.

Commemorationceremony held

GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR: The commemorationceremony of the martyrs at ChhotaGhallughara Memorial, Kahunwanstarted with the recitation of SriAkhand Path Sahib. DeputyCommissioner Mr. Mohammad Ishfaqalso graced the occasion. He wasaccompanied by officers and staff ofvarious departments including Mr.Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu AdditionalDeputy Commissioner (J) and Mr.Arshdeep Singh Lubana SDMGurdaspur.

The recitation of Sri Akhand PathSahib Ji started at around 11 amtoday. Later, in the function to be heldin the memory of the martyrs, thefamous Kavishari and Dhadi Jathaswill be introduced to the history ofChhota Ghallughara.The Deputy Commissioner said thatthis function was being organized atChhota Ghallughara, the land ofmartyrs with the objective of payinghomage to the martyrs and connectingthe younger generation with theirhistory in collaboration with the districtadministration and the Sangat.

20,450 vials received for vaccination: Balbir Sidhu

Lohri of newbornscelebrated at Nishkam

Sewa Vridh Ashram

RAIKOT (HARPREET SINGH GILL): Lohri of3 newborn girls Pranaz Kaur, Gurleen Kaur,Khushdeep Kaur and one boy Gurfateh Singh wascelebrated at Nishkam Sewa Birdh Ashram, Bar-nala Chowk Raikot. During this ceremony, Dr.Harpal Singh Grewal, Urban President Akali Dal,Dr. Ashok Sarma, Bawa Chopra, Senior YouthAkali leaders were specially present. They congrat-ulated the mothers of the newborns and distributedpeanuts and rewarhies by burning bonfire. On thisoccasion Ravi Devgan, Gurjit Singh Gill, Presidentof Birdh Ashram Bibi Harjit Kaur, Amandeep Kaur,Ranjit Kaur, Jasveer Singh Jassi, Harpreet Kaur,Sharanjit Kaur, Swaran Singh, Harbans Singh etc.were present.

JAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA , JAN 12

The Member of Lok Sabhafrom Patiala and FormerUnion State minister of Exter-nal Affairs , Preneet Kaur dis-tributed blankets and Lohri to500 persons while celebratingLohri festival with the poorand needy people of the royalcity here on Tuesday.

Similarly, about 300 PatialaSlum Dwellers would also getProprietary Rights of their res-idences as Lohri Bonanza bythe next month, she added.Recalling great sons of soil

who laid down their lives dur-ing agitation, the gathering ledby MP Preneet Kaur paidhomage by standing in respectof these deceased farmers .While addressing a function atthe local circuit house, PreneetKaur congratulated the peopleon the auspicious occasion ofLohri and said that the PunjabGovernment under the leader-ship of Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh had imple-mented plenty of welfareschemes for all sections ofpeople of the state to fulfilmost of its election manifestoannouncements.

Preneet Kaur distributes 500 blanketsto needy on occasion of Lohri

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 12

In a series of ongoing devel-opment works in the city un-der the Urban EnvironmentImprovement Program, Indus-tries Minister Sundar ShamArora inaugurated the work ofvarious streets with interlock-ing tiles at a cost of Rs. 11.44lakh in local ward no.

He said that in futureHoshiarpur would occupy animportant place on the devel-opment map. Inaugurating the

development works, the In-dustries Minister said thatapart from street works in thecity, several major projects in-cluding sports stadium andstate-of-the-art auditoriumwould be completed soonwhich would be dedicated bythe state government to thepeople. . He said that Punjabgovernment has started morethan 60 development works inHoshiarpur under the UrbanEnvironment ImprovementProgram at a cost of about Rs.Among others present on the

occasion were Chairman Im-provement Trust AdvocateRakesh Marwaha, FormerCouncilor Surinder KumarShinda, Former Councilor Su-darshan Dheer, HarbhajanSingh, Chaudhary Amarjit,Master Harbhajan Singh, RamDayal, Shindar Pal Sidhu.

, Sohan Lal Virdi, RanjitSingh, Amarjit Singh. Bedi,Jaswant Singh, Parsa Ram,Balbir Kumar, ManmohanSingh Kapoor, Inderjit, RoopChand, Charanji Lal etc. werepresent.

Arora initiates dev works in wardno 18 at cost of Rs. 11.44 lakhs

CHET RAM RATTAN NAWANSHAHAR, JAN 12

A seminar was organizedon the birth anniversaryof Swami Vivekananda atDoaba Group CollegeChokran Rao, DistrictShaheed Bhagat SinghNagar. The seminar wasorganized under the guid-ance of Dr RajeshwarSingh Director. The co-

ordinator of the pro-gramme was Nankasha-ran Singh. SwamiVivekananda's birthday iscelebrated every year inIndia as National YouthDay. Dr. Rajeshwar Singhsaid that he was greatphilosopher and spiritualmaster SwamiVivekananda. NationalYouth Day is celebratedevery year on the day ofhis birth. He said that

both his life and thoughtsare a source of inspira-tion. The thoughts ofSwami Vivekananda havechanged the lives of mil-lions of youth. The semi-nar was attended by col-lege faculty and staffmembers Igvinder Kaur,Gurvinder Kaur, AnjuRani, Sarabjit Kaur,Gagandeep Singh, Ra-manjeet Singh, JaswinderHundal.

Seminar held on birth anniversary ofVivekananda in Doaba Group of Colleges

ANIL VERMABATHINDA, JAN 12

PWD Field and WorkshopWorkers Union Branch Sew-erage Board Bathinda stageda protest in front of the officeagainst Triveni CompanyBathinda over the demands ofthe field workers. Because thecontract workers are paid lateevery month and they are notbeing provided the requiredfacilities which is causingembarrassment to the work-ers.

In addition, the workers de-manded that on the basis ofincreasing workload and va-cancies to be filled in place ofretired workers, arrangementsshould be made for cleanli-ness on the schemes of fittingcomplete pumps at motorpumps. Make sure to giveCPF statements to the con-

tract employees. Make sure topay PF and ESI to the de-ceased employee KuldeepSingh PO and not to his heirs.Sukhchain Singh MakhanSingh Khangwal Darshan

Sharma Parkash Singh PalaNab Singh Akashdeep SinghGoniana said that the man-agement was pursuing a poli-cy of evading the demands ofthe employees. Due to which

the workers have to protestdaily And if the problem isnot resolved soon, they willbe forced into a fierce strug-gle and a massive protest willbe held on January 27.

Irked workers protest in front of company office

Car rams into parkedbus, one dies

BATHINDA (ANIL VERMA): Monday was theday of road accidents where a motorcyclist died in atragic accident on Talwandi Road while a youth diedin a major accident at the lights of Bathinda bus stand

late at night. As soon asthe accident was reported,members of the YouthWelfare Society rushed tothe spot and rushed thebody and the injured tothe Civil Hospital, accord-ing to the driver who wasdriving the car. PawanKumar, son of GurbachanSingh, a resident of vil-lage Lakhuana, Haryana,had an epileptic seizure.

Another youth, Gaurav Goyal, son of Mangat Ram,resident of Ganesha Basti, Bathinda, was criticallyinjured in the incident. His condition is said to becritical. Witnesses said that the accident was so hor-rific that the occupants lost consciousness.

PAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA, JAN 12

Judicial Officers under theleadership of District and Ses-sion Judge, Kapurthala KishoreKumar made a surprise checkat Sukhjit Ashram , Home formentally retarded children andArya Vatsalya Greh VadikAshram on today.

District Judge was accompa-nied by Additional & DistrictJudges Rajwinder Kaur , Dr.R.K. Singla, Jaspal Verma ,Civil Judge(Sr. Div) JasbirKaur and Chief Judicial Magis-trate cum secretary DLSA, Ka-purthala Ajit Pal Singh. It ispertinent to mention that asmany as 42 mentally retarded

children are residing at SukhjitAshram while 12 children areresiding at Arya Vatsalya GrehVedik Ashram. All the JudicialOfficer minutely inspected thathealth status of these childrenbesides inspected the food ma-terial and other necessaryarrangement required to pro-vide the quality life to these

children. During InspectionDistrict & Session JudgeKishore Kumar instructed totake necessary steps for provid-ing hygienic atmosphere espe-cially in the kitchen. He also in-structed the Superintendent ofSukhjit Ashram to abide bythe Covid-19 instructions is-sued by the Govt.

Lohri festival celebrated withchildrens at Vatsalya Greh Ashram

CHETRAM RATTANNAWASHAHAR, JAN 12

Member of Lok Sabha and for-mer Union Minister ManishTewari and young MLA ofNawanshahr Angad Singh to-day launched multi-crore proj-ects to change the face of theancient and historic city of Ra-hon. In the presence of PunjabLarge industrial DevelopmentBoard Chairman Pawan De-wan and other dignitaries, heinaugurated the construction ofa new building of the Munici-pal Council Office at a cost ofRs. 1.50 crore. Apart from ini-tiating various other develop-ment works worth crores of ru-pees for the rejuvenation of thecity, he also handed over large

machinery to the city council toimprove the sanitation systemof the city, including crushers,baling machines, bait remedia-tion machines etc.Similarly, inall those cities, he also startedthe work of installing 1000L.E.D lights. Speaking on theoccasion, M. P, Manish Tewarisaid that Rahon would be madean exemplary city.

Manish Tewari, MLA launchmajor projects in Rahon

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Public holiday on 17, 19 and 21 January onaccount of general electionSHIMLA: A spokesperson of the State Government informed here today that 17thJanuary, 19th January and 21st January, 2021 has been declared as public holiday inHimachal Pradesh on account of general election to Panchayati Raj Institutions in theareas of those Panchayati Raj Institutions where the elections are scheduled to be heldon the respective dates in case poll is held. He said that all government offices, boards,corporations, educational institutions and industrial establishments situated in theHimachal Pradesh under Industrial Disputes Act and shops will remain closed on thesaid date in the areas of above institutions. This will also be a paid holiday to dailywages employees. A special casual leave may be given to those employees who areworking in different places in the State but have a right to vote in Panchayati RajInstitutions on the productions of certificate from the concerned Presiding Officer.

HIMACHAL/JKVice-Presidentcandidate Tilak RajSharma seeks votesJYOTI SYALUNA: Tilak Raj Sharma, the candidateof the Deputy Pradhan in the electionin Ambehra Dheeraj, District Unaconstituency, today asked for votes inhis Panchayat Ambehra Dheeraj'sward number 1,2, and also addressedthe Nukkad Sabha, tell you that TilakRaj In the past, the Deputy Chief haswon the same majority with the samepanchayat and is currently contestingonce again for the ongoing sub-election of his election mark SalaiMachine. When asked about theelection, Tilak Raj Sharma said thatinitiative has also served 5 years inthe service of the public and has doneimmense development in its area, dueto which all the houses are paved withroads, solar street lights were installedin every nook and street, check damsfor water system. We also built drainswith our Panchayat shoulder toshoulder and in the last five years wehave written a new saga ofdevelopment through all funds spenton development works around 5crores. Today I am getting full supportfrom wherever I am seeking votes inmy favor for the election.

Journalists shouldpublish news onlyafter a thoroughsearch: SDMMahendra Pal Gurjar

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: The Press ClubNalagarh celebrated the birthanniversary of Swami Vivekananda asYouth Day with SDM Mahendra PalGurjar of Nalagarh subdivisionattending the function while RaneshRana, State President of NationalUnion of Journalist Himachal unit wasspecially present at the event. The firstChief Minister started the program bylighting the lamp. On this occasion, hesaid that Swami Vivekananda is notinterested in any introduction. He iswell known not only in India andabroad. He said that at the presenttime the younger generation isforgetting a great personality likeSwami Vivekananda which is a matterof concern. On the main problem likedrug addiction, he said that the younggeneration is currently running awayfrom sports and is getting addicted tosocial media. In such a situation, theimportance of newspaper increasesmore. Journalists should publish intheir newspapers about biographies ofgreat personalities in more and moresimple language so that the youngergeneration can get acquainted withthem. He said that from the fifth to thetenth standard, one has to learn and atthis age, if the children are made toread the biographies of greatpersonalities, then they can learn a lotin the coming times and can learn tofight the troubles. At the same time, hecalled upon the journalists to publishthe news only after talking to both thesides so that the credibility of thejournalists remains. He said that heshould share every issue with theadministration so that theadministration can solve the problem. Ifafter this the administration does notwork then the administration can becriticized. He said that theadministration cannot visit the field allthe time. In such a situation, he gets toknow about the problems through thenewspaper, so that his eyes read onthat problem. It is also the raising ofthe voice of poor people who reachesus through you. He said that youngjournalists should get a grip on any onesubject so that they can progressbetter. Journalists can increaseinformation in any subject likeenvironment, industry, mining,education. Journalists can play animportant role in strengtheningdemocracy. On this occasion StatePresident Ranesh, President of PressClub Baddi, Kishore Thakur alsoaddressed the journalists. On thisoccasion Nalagarh Press ClubPresident Satvindra Singh Saini,General Secretary Anil Kapoor,Treasurer Manish Pal, Senior VicePresident Jaswinder Singh, JointSecretary Surendra Soni, Chief AdvisorHariram Dhiman, Chief Patron NarotaRam, Salim Qureshi, Press SecretaryTarun Sharma and Member AnwarHussain was present.

High alert in U’khandfor bird fluDEHRADUN: A high alert has beensounded across Uttarakhand with thesamples of two dead crows testingpositive for bird flu in the stateSamples of two dead crows sent to alab in Bhopal tested positive for avianinfluenza on Monday, forest officialshere confirmed. With the confirmationof bird flu in Uttarakhand a high alerthas been sounded across the state,State Animal Husbandry MinisterRekha Arya said. Officials have beenasked to remain vigilant and keep atab on import of chicken and eggsfrom neighbouring states likeHaryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradeshand Uttar Pradesh, she said."However, so far bird flu has beenconfirmed only in wild birds inUttarakhand. The poultry sector is byfar free from the virus," Arya said.

CM reviews arrangementsfor Covid-19 vaccination

93 thousand dozes to be administered to front line warriorsAGENCYSHIMLA, JAN 12

In the first phase of Covid-19vaccination, 93 thousand dozeswould be administered to frontline warriors including healthcare workers of the State, CentralGovernment and armed forces,for which 46 sites had beenselected all over the State. Thiswas stated by Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur while presidingover a meeting to reviewarrangement made for Covid-19vaccination in the State besidesreviewing bird flu surveillancewith the Deputy Commissionersof the State. Chief Minister saidthe State Government hasconstituted State Level SteeringCommittee under thechairmanship of Chief Secretary,State Task Force chaired bySecretary Health, District TaskForce by concerned DeputyCommissioner and Block TaskForce chaired by respectiveSDM to monitor effectiveadministration of vaccination ofCovid-19. He said that StateVaccination Store had been setup at Shimla whereas regionalvaccine store had been set up atMandi and Dharamshala. He saidthat District Vaccine Stores hadbeen set up in all 12 districts ofthe State, besides 371 stores in

Medical Colleges, block level,CHC and PHCs. Jai Ram Thakursaid that tentative vaccineallocation would be calculatedfor each launch site withadditional 10 percent wastage ofvaccine. He said that vial onceopened would be utilized withinfour hours. He said that seconddose for the beneficiary would besecured –First in First Out withthe current allocation. He saidthat AD syringes in sufficientquantity as per beneficiary hasalso been received by the Stateand has been distributed to thedistricts and additional stock of0.5 ml AD syringes had beenstored at State Vaccine Store,Parimahal, Shimla, RegionalVaccine Store, Mandi andRegional Vaccine Store

Dharamshala to meet out anysituation. Chief Minister said thatthree phases of Dry Run forCovid-19 vaccination had beenconducted on 2nd January, 2021at State Capital, on 8th Januaryin all district headquarters and11th January in the entire State.He said that Adverse EventsFollowing Immunization (AEFI)management training had beengiven to the session sitevaccinators for establishingreferral mechanism and reporton COWIN app. He said thatAEFI Committees at State andDistrict level had also beennotified with additionalmembers of Pulmonologist andMedicine Specialists forcasuality assessment of AEFIcases and spokesperson

workshop would be held on 13thJanuary. Jai Ram Thakur saidthat proper Information,Education and Communication(IEC) material must be preparedand provided upto panchayatlevel to sensitize the peopleabout dos’ and don’ts of thisvaccination. Chief Minister alsoreviewed the situation regardingbird flu with the DeputyCommissioners. He directedthem to maintain propersurveillance alongside thereservoirs and also ensure properdisposal of dead birds. He saidthe State Government hadbanned import of poultryproducts from other States inview of bird flu. AdditionalChief Secretary Nisha Singhapprised the Chief Ministerabout situation of bird flu in theState. She said that there hasbeen decline in the cases of birdflu. Managing Director NHRMDr. Nipun Jindal made apresentation on Covid-19vaccination in the State.Information and TechnologyMinister Dr. Ram Lal Markanda,Chief Secretary Anil Khachi,Additional Chief Secretary R.D.Dhiman, Principal Secretary toChief Minister J.C. Sharma,Secretary Health AmitabhAwasthi and other officersattended the meeting.

SHIMLA, JAN 12

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakurdirected the officers of the State toaccord top most priority toredressal of grievances of peopleat the earliest so that they couldnot get harassed due to un-necessary delay in getting theirgrievances redressed. ChiefMinister was presiding over areview meeting of Mukhya MantriSewa Sankalp Helpline-1100 heretoday. Jai Ram Thakur said theState Government had launched‘Mukhya Mantri Sewa SankalpHelpline-1100’ to solve theproblems of people at the earliestand easily by saving time andmoney of the seekers. He said thatthis Helpline and Janmanch havebeen proving boon to the people inredressal of their grievances attheir door steps. Chief Ministersaid that as many as 789756 callsrelated to 84 departments had beenreceived on Helpline-1100 out ofwhich 153970 were complaints,13682 demand/suggestions and622104 information/ follow-upcalls and 17946 calls on Officer’s

Helpdesk since its launch. He saidthat 98132 complaints were closedafter satisfaction of complainants.

Jai Ram Thakur said thatproper analysis of the complaintsmust be done so that theconcerned departments could getdata regarding the main reason ofthe complaints. He said that thiswould not only ensure properredressal of public grievances butalso satisfy the seekers. He saidthat since 10 major departmentsviz. Jal Shakti, PWD, PanchayatiRaj, Revenue, HPSEBL, Police,Rural Development, HRTC,Forests and Urban DevelopmentDepartments contributes to 81percent of the total complaints,therefore, stress should be madefor their early redressal. ChiefMinister said that although thesatisfactory closure rate hasincreased substantially from lastyear but efforts should be made toenhance the same. He said thesatisfactory closure percentage ofJal Shakti Vibhag was highestwith 72 percent whereas theoverall State level closurepercentage was 64 percent.

BDC candidate Rita Devicampaigns door to doorPANKAJ KATNAAMB, JAN 12

Rita Devi, the head of Zol Panchayatfrom Ambehra Dheeraj, theconstituency falling under Chintpurniassembly constituency, in the northernBDC conducted election campaign byvising house to house. She is going totry her luck as a BDC candidate, evenbefore she won the victory by givinghim an overwhelming majority as thehead, while at present, people are stillgiving them full support in theirelection campaign.If people believethat they have made Zol Panchayat aparadise during their tenure as ZolPanchayat Pradhan, they havecompleted a successful tenure as ZolPanchayat Pradhan and Rita Devi is aliterate and honest Chhabi Bali femalecandidate.Apart from Pradhan, she isalso a social worker and has beenworking to solve the problems of the

people on a personal basis, and if she isnow contesting the BDC elections,then surely the people will get thebenefit, it is impossible that JDC,Ambehra in the BDC election Dheeraj,Katoh and his 17 wards are alsoincluded. Rita Devi campaigned door-to-door in the villages Cantt, KuduAmbehra, and Zol under herconstituency. She campaigned door todoor election in Chhathehad, Bagnan,and Tyar.

BJP registered thumping win onbasis of development works: Sumit

PANKAJ KATNAUNA, JAN 12

State media cum in-charge ofthe Bharatiya Janata Party,Sumit Sharma said that in theresult of the recently concludedlocal municipal elections, theBJP captured five of the six citycouncils of the district Una onthe developmental works of theJairam government. He has saidthat out of the total 50 seats in allthe district councils-panchayatsof the district, where BJP-backed candidates won 31 seats,the Congress won only 10 seats.The independent candidateshave managed to win. Heinformed that with the formationof BJP-backed city councilcommittees in the district soon,the development work in urban

areas will pick up speed and thebenefits of Jairam government'sschemes will also start gettingavailable at home.While Sumithas congratulated BJP nationalpresident Jagat Prakash Nadda,Union Minister of State forFinance and local MP AnuragThakur, BJP state presidentSuresh Kashyap, former statepresident Satpal Satti GagretMLA Rajesh Thakur and statespokesperson BJP Ram Kumarfor this victory. At the same

time, the voters have alsoexpressed their gratitude formaintaining the trust in the BJPleadership. He said that theresults of the local municipalelections are being organized bythe Jairam government indistrict Una for the developmentwork being done in the districtfor the last 3 years. It is adevelopment oriented poll.Sumit said that the HimachalPradesh government, with thehelp of the Modi government atthe center, has succeeded inproviding benefits to theappropriate beneficiaries on theground of public welfareschemes. He said that Jairamgovernment is workingdeterminedly to deliver thedevelopmental schemes to allsections of the state on the basis

of the motto of "Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikas". He said that evenduring the Corona crisis, Jairamgovernment in the state the paceof development was not stoppedand by continuously working inthe public interest, the faith ofthe government has beenstrengthened among the people,which is being demonstrated bythe BJP's outstandingperformance in the civicelections.Sumit has expressedconfidence that just as the BJP'sperformance in the local bodyelections has beencommendable in the districtUna, the same performance willbe repeated by the BJP with theblessings of the public in theupcoming Panchayati Rajinstitutions elections to be heldon January 17, 19 and 21.

Pankaj Sahod participates in Youth programmePANKAJ KATNAMAHATPUR, JAN 12

Courtesy of theDepartment of YouthServices and Sports, YouthDay was celebrated by theNodal Youth DevelopmentClub Sasan on the occasionof the birth anniversary ofSwami Vivekananda at thePrime Minister's SkillCenter, Mehatpur underwhich a speech and debatecontest was organized inwhich 16 participants gavespeeches and 8 participatedin the debate. Theparticipants gave theiraddress in the speechcompetition, the role ofyouth boards at villagelevel in garbage wastemanagement and the topicof debate in the trend of

drug abuse amongadolescent youth, in favorand opposition of theimpact of Kovid 19epidemic.In thisprogramme, Pankaj Sahod,a member of Zilla Parishadward Raipur Sahoda,inspired the youth as Chiefguest by shedding light onthe life of SwamiVivekananda. Pankaj toldhow Swami Vivekananda

exhorted the youth to payspecial attention to theircharacter building whileinviting them to work forthe country and society.Pankaj said that India is acountry of youth and beingthe most youthful in thewhole world, the youth hasan important role in theprogress of the country.Thecompetition was judged byAmarjyoti and Vishal

Kumar of the PrimeMinister's Skill Centeralong with Pankaj Sahod,the chief guest. In thespeech competition,Rajrani got first, JyotiManan got second andSaina got third place. In thedebate, Harshita got thefirst, Khushboo got thesecond and Akanksha gotthe third place.On thisoccasion, Pawan Sahod(Manu) from RaipurSahoda, Youth Club SasanPresident Surendra Rana,Yuva Swayamika NishaMahe, Ashish Sen fromYouth Services and SportsDepartment, Una, RavikantDiwakar, Director, PrimeMinister Skills Center,Mahatpur and his colleagueNeha Kumari, DeekshaAnd Kunal were present.

Sunita Devi campaigns vigorouslyPANKAJ KATNADHAMANDRI, JAN 12

Sunita Devi, the candidate for the post ofYouth President from Dhamandri GramPanchayat under Kutlaihar Assemblyconstituency, has intensified her electioncampaign. When he spoke to SunitaDevi (Rekha), he said that there are stillmany such works in this panchayatwhich have not been completed yet, hesaid that if the villagers vote me, then itwill be her goal to get the work done,and together keeping in display theamount that will be sent by the Centraland State Government to thePanchayats, it will need to be installedhere as a priority at those places. It isalso my priority to have a doctor in thedispensary and to make it a 10-bed

hospital, still the road to many houses isrough, it is my goal to make it a priorityas well. I assure you that I am workingwith you in the promise and will fulfill itsoon. He said that this is a panchayatlevel election, there is no symbol of anyparty in this, but the ElectionCommission has given me the electionmark hand pump, you support me andsupport me and vote for me.

Kanwar congrats BJP workers for victory, saysnow turn to form village government

JOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA, JAN 12

Rural Development,Panchayati Raj, Agriculture,Fisheries and AnimalHusbandry Minister VirenderKanwar has congratulated theworkers on the historicvictory of BJP in the urbanbody elections. In a statementreleased today, Kanwar saidthat due to the hard work ofthe workers, BJP-affiliatedcandidates have won in mostof the urban bodies of the

state. In district Unatoo, the results of allthe 6 bodies havebeen in favor of theBJP and the post ofp r e s i d e n t - v i c e -president will alsobecome leaders associatedwith the ideology of the BJP,thanks to all the voters.Virendra Kanwar said that ithas been proved by theelections of urban bodies thatthe voters of HimachalPradesh have full faith in thepolicies of the state

government and thecredit goes to ChiefMinister Jai RamThakur. While JaiRam Thakur'sleadership isconstantly moving

forward on the path ofprogress, the pace ofdevelopment was not allowedto be affected even in the eraof global epidemic. This isthe reason why voters haveexpressed their fullconfidence in the governmentled by Chief Minister Jai Ram

Thakur and BJP.Giving bestwishes to the newly electedpublic representatives, theMinister of RuralDevelopment and PanchayatiRaj said that everyone shouldparticipate in thedevelopment of the state. Heurged the BJP workers toorganize for the Panchayatelections and ensure thevictory of the candidatesassociated with the ideologyof the BJP and said that nowit is the turn of the saffrongovernment in the village.

KISHORI LAL BAINSAMB, JAN 12

Dr. Tapan Kumar Lahirican be seen even todaywith a bag in one hand, ablack umbrella in theother, or walking towardsthe BHU Hospital. Well-known cardiothoracicsurgeon of BHU, PadmaShri Dr. Tapan KumarLahiri has refused to meet Uttar PradeshChief Minister Yogi Adityanath at hisresidence. One of the prominentpersonalities of Varanasi that Yogi had tomeet was Dr. T. K. Lahiri. Dr. Lahiri said tothe officials who reached his home to meethim, if he wants to meet the Chief Minister,and then meet him in my OPD. After this, theCM's program to meet him was postponed.It is now being said that if the Chief Minister

wanted, he could meet Dr.Lahiri in his OPD but dueto VVIP there could havecaused inconvenience tothe patients. Informedpeople also say that if theChief Minister hadactually reached the OPDto meet him, Dr. Lahiriwould meet him in theorder of the patients aswell. CM had to wait in

line. It is said that earlier Dr. Lahiri hadbluntly replied to the then Prime MinisterChandrasekhar for not getting it in the sameway. Truly 'Lord of the Earth' like Dr. Lahiriis a Doctor who has been donating his entiresalary to the poor since 1994. Now, afterretirement, he gets the same amount ofpension from which he can eat bread. Theremaining amount is left in the BHU fundbecause it helps the poor.

Take up public grievanceson top priority: Jai Ram

Thakur tells officers

Dedicated Dr. Lahiri refused to meeteven UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Exam for NTSE Stage-2 on February 14thCHANDIGARH: The National Talent Research Examination (NTSE, Stage-2) will be heldon February 14, 2021. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Punjab School Educa-tion Department said that the roll number / admit card for this examination would be issued inthe third week of January. NCERT will uploaded the admit card on its website. According tothe spokesperson, students can download their roll numbers from this website. The center forthis examination was earlier set up at Ludhiana but has now been shifted to Chandigarh. Ac-cording to the spokesperson, NCERT will give nearly 2,000 scholarships to the students whowill pass the Stage-II examination conducted by NCERT New Delhi. The students of XI andXII class will get Rs. 1250 per month as scholarship, while Rs. 2000 per month will be givento the graduation and post graduation students. Students of other classes will get scholarshipaccording UGC rules. The reservation for this scholarship will be as per the reservation poli-cy of the Central Government.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Development worksinitiated in ward no. 6

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: Development worksworth rupees 68.50 lakhs have beeninaugurated at ward no. 6 ofconstituency jagraon. The streets ofthe ward shall be reconstructed withinterlocking tiles and chambers onboth sides of the streets shall bemade for drainage during rains. Thedevelopment works were inauguratedby district planning board chairmanMalkeet Singh Dakha. In his address,malkeet singh dakha said that thedrainage and sewage works are100% done in jagraon. Dakha saidthat all the streets and lanes thathave been reconstructed includeproper drainage system as well.Dakha furher added that in thecoming time, development worksworth crores shall also be carried outin the city.

Lohri celebrationsat RBU

MOHALI: A rich cultural fiesta markedLohri celebrations organised by thestudents at the Rayat BahraUniversity. The festival wascelebrated with gaiety and merriment.The students danced in true festivespirit around a bonfire and girlsperformed gidha while the boysperformed bhangra to the beat ofdrums. Gurvinder Singh Bahra,Chairman of the Rayat Bahra Groupof Institutes, along with Vice-Chancellor Dr Parvinder Singh,faculty members, and staff andstudents lit the bonfire which wasfollowed by the cultural programme.Speaking on the occasion, GurvinderSingh Bahra said Lohri marks the endof peak winter and it is traditionallyassociated with the harvest of theRabi crops. The time to harvestsugarcane crops is January andtherefore Lohri is seen by some to bea harvest festival. Sahila Bahra, Vice-President (Academics), Rayat BahraUniversity, congratulated the studentsfor putting up an exciting andenthusiastic show of dances andsongs on the occasion.

BUREAUSAS NAGAR/ CHANDIGARH,JAN 12

Continuing its tirade against thesmuggling of liquor into the State ofPunjab under "Operation Red Rose",the Excise Department, Punjab got amajor success in nabbing a kingpininvolved in filling cheap brands inScotch bottles in Zirakpur area.

Giving the details, Sh.RajatAgarwal, IAS Excise Commission-er, Punjab and Sh. Moneesh Chawla,IPS, I.G. Crime Punjab informedthat Mohali Excise has once againtightened the noose on persons in-volved in smuggling of liquor. Se-cret information was received thatfew persons are involved in smug-gling cheap liquor from Chandigarhinto Punjab and further fill it in bot-tles of BIO/Expensive brands. Theinformation was further developedand found that Jatinder Pal Singhalias JP is involved actively in thescam.

On the intervening night of04/05 January, 2021 under the ableguidance of Deputy CommissionerExcise, Patiala Zone Sh. RajpalSingh and under the supervision ofA.I.G. Excise Sh. Amarpreet Ghu-man and Asstt. Commissioner Ex-cise Ropar Range Sh.Vinod Pahuja,

a team comprising E.I. KhararSarupinder Singh, E.I. DerabassiJaspreet Singh, S.I. KulwinderSingh and A.S.I. Lovedeep Singhalong with other staff were present atZirakpur when they got a tip that theaccused Jatinder Pal Singh alias JPwould be receiving a consignmentof Empty bottles, mono cartons andcaps of BIO brands. In order to catchthe accused red handed, teams ofMohali Excise and Excise Policewere formed. The teams got successwhen Jatinder Pal Singh along withhis accomplices who were unload-

ing some cartons from a bus bearingno. HR63D8080 at Zirakpur. Theteams intercepted the accused andtheir accomplices and successfullyarrested them from the spot. Theteam found 80 empty bottles ofBlack Label, 55 mono cartons ofBlack Label, 10 Empty Bottles ofRed Label, 35 lid caps of Chivas Re-gal, 30 labels of Chivas Regal, 100unused caps of Chivas Regal in theconsignment. The team also foundthe car of the accused bearing no.PB23R7209 from the spot and de-tected 6 cases of Red Label and 2

cases of Black Label from it. Later,the team raided the residence ofJatinder Pal Singh alias JP i.e. # 408,4th Floor, Tower 19, Motia RoyalCiti, Zirakpur. The team recovered11 bottles of filled Black Label, 12empty bottles of All Season and 12bottles of 555 Gold. Then, the teamraided the godown-cum-residenceof Jatinder Singh and Vijay Kumarsituated at Jamuna Enclave, Zi-rakpur where 54 bottles of BlackLabel, 12 bottles of Red Label, 07bottles Royal Salute, 60 bottles ofNaina, 12 bottles of Blue Label, 60empty bottles of Red Label, 32empty bottles of Absolut Vodka, 80empty tin packing of Red Label, 90empty bottles of Glenfidich withmono cartons, 136 empty bottles ofBlack Dog with mono cartons, 18cartons of Vodka, 20 mono cartonsof Blue Label, 136 mono cartons ofRed Label, 80 unused caps of RedLabel, 300 neck lables of Chivas Re-gal, 500 unused caps of Chivas Re-gal and 25 litres of ENA.

During the investigation, ac-cused admitted that he smugglescheap liquor brands such as 555 andAll Season from Chandigarh basedliquor contractor named Ashu Goelon regular basis and procure emptybottles, caps and other material fromNew Delhi.

Gang involving in illegal liquortrade busted in Mohali

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR/MOHALI,JAN 12

Meeting of FWS (Forum forWeaker Section Punjab Mo-hali) was held today at SriGuru Ravidas Bhawan Phase7 Mohali under the chair-manship of Chief Patron ShJR Kundal IAS ( Rtd.)

Two minutes silence wasobserved on the death ofKissan Majdoor died inKissan Morcha against theBlack Agriculture laws andon death of Sh Bakhshi RamIPS former ADGP Rtd. Inthe meeting resolution tocondemn the Three Agricul-ture Laws was passed. It wasdecided to coordinate theDalit organizations of Try

City. In the meeting P R Ku-mar IPOS Rtd Chief PostsMaster General was ap-pointed as Chief Coordina-tor.

The meeting con-demned the Non issue of de-grees to SC students by Pri-vate Universities/Collegesdue to non release of PostMatric scholarship by Gov-ernment. Among others Ra-mendra Jakhu IAS Rtd, R LKalsia IAS Rtd, Khushi RamIAS Rtd, Sarup Singh andVinod Chaudhary Chief En-gineers Rtd, Mehmi , Jana-gal President Sri Guru Ravi-das Sabha Kharar , UttamSingh , Surinder Pall ChairPerson and. D R Paul Gener-al Secy of FWS participatedof in the meeting

SHASHI PAL JAINKHARAR, JAN 12

Daughters love their parentsmore than sons, but whendaughters go home in-lawsafter marriage, the courtyardof the house becomes deso-late without daughters.These views were expressedat Jyoti Saroop KanyaAshram by Disha WomenWelfare Trust (Regd.) Underthe leadership of PresidentHardeep Kaur Virk as theChief Guest while distribut-ing warm shawls and blan-kets to the daughters.

Balkar Sidhu RenownedFolk Singer and Director SSBoard Punjab Government,Chairman Cultural Cell Pun-jab Pradesh Congress Com-mittee. On this occasionwarm shawls and blanketswere distributed to about 180girls by Disha Trust. Ad-dressing the program, Mr.Manjit Singh, Executive ViceChairman, Doaba Group ofColleges said that educatingthe daughters as much as pos-

sible would automaticallylead to the development ofthe family and the society.Speaking on the occasion,Subhash Goyal MD Vardansaid that a father who doesnot have a daughter is thepoorest person in the world.The program was led by in-ternational singer R Deep Ra-man Folk singers Bai Hard-eep, and Ali Brothers,Gurmeet Kular, LovepreetGrewal, Ali Brothers' Guru

Lovejit Ji made the programeven more beautiful withtheir beautiful songs. TheLohri fuel ceremony was per-formed by Madam Sukhman-deep Kaur Director EBM In-ternational. While the chiefguest Mr. Sidhu and the rep-resentatives of the organiza-tion distributed warm shawls,blankets, irons and other giftsto the girls of Jyoti SaroopKanya Ashram. At the end ofthe program, the representa-

tives of the organizationthanked and honored Har-minder Singh and HarbhajanKaur, MD of Jyoti SaroopKanya Ashram. Vice Presi-dent of Disha Trust KuldeepKaur, Mandeep Kaur Bains,Director of Deep Media Re-lations Gagandeep SinghVirk, Kharar Presidents RubySaini, Sam Deepak, SonuJansla, Naveen Kumar,Raswinder Jansla were pres-ent on the occasion.

Meeting of forumfor weaker

section held

Monu Mehtab's song 'Dhiyan DiLohri' gives message of 'RespectDaughters, Love Daughters'DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: There is nodifference between a son and a

daughter. Thetruth is, thatdaughters takecare of theparents and takelove from themmore than thesons do. Givinginformation aboutthe song, DJ

Sonu Dhillon said that a song 'DhiyanDi Lohri' giving this message is soonbeing released by D.J. Sonu Dhillonand V.I.P. Music, the song is sung byMonu Mehtab. This song is writtenby Monu Mehtab himself and B.R.Dimana has given the music. DJSonu Dhillon is the producer of thesong. Singer Sonu Mehtab said thatwe should not only celebrate Lohri ofboys, but also Lohri should be equallycelebrated for girls. Adding that'Dhiyan Di Lohri' can contribute wellin eliminating the difference betweenboy and girl.

Work of Rly flyover at Dinanagar to becompleted by July

GAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR: DeputyCommissioner Mohammad Ishfaqreviewed the various developmentworks in Dinanagar and directed theofficers to complete the developmentworks within the stipulated time.Officers of various departmentsincluding SDM Shivraj Singh Bal,Manjit Singh Tehsildar, EO JatinderMahajan were present on theoccasion. Regarding the developmentwork of Railway Flyover beingconstructed at Dinanagar, the DeputyCommissioner directed the PWD tocomplete the development work ofRailway Flyover by July 2021.

HARPREET SINGHGILLRAIKOT, JAN 12

Lohri festival was celebrat-ed by Sarab Dharam SewaSanstha at Raikot under thesupervision of Chief PatronBaba Raghveer Singh Tun-gaheri at Labor Chowk,Raikot.

Kirtan was performedunder the auspices of ShriGuru Granth Sahib Ji, dur-ing which Balwinder SinghSandhu, Halqa Raikot In-charge of Shiromani AkaliDal, Jathedar Jagjit SinghTalwandi Member Shiro-mani Committee, Chair-man Amarjit Singh Sehba-jpura addressed the gather-ing as the chief guest. Theysaid that girls are leading inevery field.

Therefore we shouldnot discriminate betweenboys and girls. They saidthat our society should giveequal status and respect togirls just as boys, so thatgirls can touch the heightsof progress. On this occa-sion, newborn daughtersand their mothers were

honored. Baba RaghveerSingh Tungaheri, Patron ofSarab Dharam SewaSanstha (India) said thatthis Lohri celebration hasbeen organized with the ef-forts of Jarnail Singh ButterChairman Human RightsPunjab, Amandeep SharmaGeneral Secretary Delhi,Karanjit Kaur Chief Secre-tary Punjab, Associationpresident Bawa RanjotSingh Sangrur, Baba HarjitSingh Bhootgarh, BabaKulwant Singh Gangohar,Baba Gurbakhsh SinghSangrur. On this occasionBaba Sarabjot Singh Dan-go, Baba Kulwinder SinghHalwara, Dr. Harpal SinghGrewal City President, Dr.Ashok Sarma, Nachhatar

Singh Raikot, Buta SinghChhapa, Bawa Chopra,Former Sarpanch Kul-winder Singh Tungaheri,Pappi Sapra, Gurjeet SinghGill, Daljit Singh AkalgarhKhurd, Ravinder Singh Lo-hatbaddi, Manpreet Kaur,Madam Firoza, JugrajSingh Nurpura, JaswinderSingh, Parkash Singh, Dar-shan Singh Tungaheri, Pu-ran Singh Sapra, HarpreetSingh Raikot, Amrik SinghRaikot, Mukhtiar Singh,Baba Mohan SinghNathowal, Manpreet SinghTungaheri, Shiromani Bha-gat Dhanna Ji Youth ClubGroup Member, Baba Ra-jwinder Singh Tibba, ImranMohammad, etc. werepresent.

'Sarab Dharam Sewa Sanstha' celebratesLohri of 151 newborn girls

KULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU, JAN 12

A convoy of thousands of trac-tor trolleys and other vehicleswere flagged off from GoldenGate Amritsar today to take partin the tractor parade to be heldon 26 January, headed by theFarmers 'Workers' ConferenceCommittee Punjab State Secre-tary Saravan Singh Pandher andOffice Secretary GurbachanSingh Chabba.

The next batch by Jathed-bandi will leave from TarnTaran district on January 20.District head Lakhwinder SinghVariyam Nangal, GermanjitSingh Bandala and SaktarSingh Kotla told by common

statement that three black agri-cultural laws passed by theModi government under thepressure of empire It will con-tinue till the cancellation. Ad-dressing the dharna, the leaderssaid that the Modi governmentis only a government of corpo-rate capitalists while the gov-ernment of farmers and com-mon people does not care. The

central government stands in fa-vor of corporate houses insteadof farmers. Apart from this, Sec-retary of State Saravan SinghPandher reacted to the decisionof the Supreme Court and saidthat he has not received anycopy of the decision which hascome from the Supreme Court.If he comes to talk to hislawyers We will meet later, de-cide only after this meeting. Butour movement will continue tillthe law is abolished. On this oc-casion, Harfool Singh, RanjitSingh Kalerbala, AmardeepSingh, Mukhabain Singh Jod-hangari, Gurdev Singh Warpal,Harbinder Singh Bhalipur,Gurdev Singh Gagomahal,Savinder Singh Rupowali alsoaddressed.

Rail stop movement enters 111th day SARWAN QADIAN, JAN 12

A program was organized onthe occasion of Lohri at theresidence of President Kul-winder Kaur of the DistrictWomen's Wing of the BJP inwhich Punjab Mahila Morchain-charge Warinder Kaur andPunjab President MonaJaiswal were specially presentas the chief guests.

On this occasion, theystressed on the celebration ofLohri of girls and said that intoday's era, women have animportant role becausewomen have also occupiedhigh positions in the country.they said that if we talk abouthistory, then the queen of the

great Jhansi Laxmibai haddone what she has shown tobe immortal even today. theyfuther explained that in themodern era, if we talk aboutgreat personalities includingKalpana Chawla, Kiran Bedi,Asha Bhosle, it is also relatedto women power, that's whywe have with boys Along with

that girls' balls should also becelebrated so that we can giveour country 1 new to our soci-ety and every effort should bemade to make their livesbright. He said that the youthof our country should step for-ward to remove the malprac-tices like feticide and dowryfrom the society and remove

these malpractices becauseonly women can improve thelife of men and today if therewill be no daughters in ourcountry So from where willwe bring daughters-in-law infuture, we should welcomethe arrival of daughters by cel-ebrating Lohri.

On this occasion, theygave their blessings by givingLohri to the young daughterand wished for a bright future.Treasurer Renu Kashyap,District Head KulwinderKaur, Paramjit Kaur Gur-daspur, Paramjit KaurNanonangal, Rama Thakur,Mamta Goel, Mamta Thakur,Suman, Rinki Deepika Deek-sha and Morcha Pradhan Gurdaspur.

Lohri of girls celebrated by BJP womens’ wing

Police solves dual murdercase, one accused arrested

JALANDHAR (PRITPAL SINGH) : A case ofmurder of a disabled mother and son at village Aliw-al has been solved by the police and one accused hasbeen arrested. Disclosing this here today, SSP Jaland-har Sandeep Garg said that on January 5, Jaspal SinghS/O Bachan Singh resident of village Aliwal had in-

formed thathis dumb auntKartari alongwith her sonlived in vil-lage Aliwal.At around 8

in the morning, Bhagat Singh went to the house of hisaunt Kartari and found that his aunt was lying on thebed and she was dead. When his son Mangat Ram wassearched, his body was found in a potato field at theback of the village school. Police had registered a caseagainst the unidentified persons. Police teams wereformed under the supervision of SP (Investigation)Manpreet Singh, DSP Shahkot Varinderpal Singh andDSP (Investigation) Ranjit Singh Badesha.

VERMAGURDASPUR, JAN 12

Whereas the farmers of Pun-jab are badly upset about theirdemands in the streets of Del-hi on these cold nights, whilesenior BJP leader and presi-dent Ashwani Sharma is try-ing to make his rallies in dif-ferent areas successful.

The BJP is making its in-tention clear towards thepeasant and laborers of Pun-jab by such an act that they donot care about these farmers,expressed Mohinder Lal, asenior Congress leader and acouncilor close to MP PratapSingh Bajwa, He furtheradded in press conference

that it is unfortunate that thefarmer of the country is hit-ting in the streets but on theother hand, BJP leaders arecampaigning to go to village

to village to ensure theirvotes. They have tempta-tions to attract them. Mo-hinder Lal said that if wecannot support our farmerbrothers while living inPunjab, then at least weshould feel their pain. Butthe BJP have no feeling ofthe suffering of the farm-ers. They are busy in theeffort to get votes by fullyengaging in the work. Hesaid that they are aware oftheir votes but not aboutthe solution of the prob-

lems of farmers, then maybeToday, farmers of Punjabwould not be compelled tospend cold nights on theSinghu border of Delhi.

Mahinder Lal condemns BJPfor ignoring farmers' demands

MAMOON RASHID MALERKOTLA, JAN 12

A meeting of democraticpress club was called in resthouse late evening yester-day under supervision ofstate president Ravi AzadBalbir Singh Kuthala wasappointed as chairman of

the club while ShahidZubairy was appointed pres-ident and kulwant singhMohali was given designa-tion of general secretary ofthe club.

They assured state presi-dent that they will work forthe betterment of the cluband the journalists.

Election of democraticPress Club held

Disha Trust distributes warmshawls, blankets to daughters

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Shripad Naik shifted to CCU, informed Goa CMGOA: The Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant visited Goa Medical College onTuesday morning to review the health condition of Union Minister Shripad Naik whowas injured in a road accident at Karnataka on Monday. "The doctors at 7 am thismorning informed him that Naik is stable. However, he has been shifted to CCU(Cardian Care Unit)," Sawant said. Naik was injured, while his wife Vijaya alongwith a close aide died after the car they were travelling met with an accident at avillage of Ankola taluk in Karnataka's Uttar Kannada district. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had earlier spoken to Goa CM to ensure arrangements for thetreatments of Shripad Naik. Naik is Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence andheads Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy(AYUSH).

7CT Group honours Dr.Vaneet and Dr. Saruchifor promoting research

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Under ResearchIncentive Scheme, CT Group hashonored Dr Vaneet Kumar AdditionalDirector (Division of Admissions) &Deputy Director Research andInnovation as well as Dr Saruchi,Associate Professor (Department ofBiotechnology) for conducting andpromoting research. They have receiveda cheque of Rs. 12600 by CT GroupManagement including ChairmanCharanjit S Channi and CampusDirector Dr. GS Kalra.Dr Vaneet and DrSaruchi published 05 research papers invarious world class quality journals.Theyalso have studied Investigation of(solute-solute) and (solute-solvent)interactions in ternary {amino acids + 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide[C12mim] [Br] + water} system atdifferent temperatures. Dr. GS Kalra,Campus Director appreciated the effortsof both and said that papers publishedby them will be very useful for thesociety as environment point of view.

Excellent performanceof local players inPunjab BodyliftingChampionship

PRINCE GARGSEENGO MANDI: Recently, GuruRandhir Hashdhir Punjab BodyliftingChampionship was held at Jalandhar, inwhich more than 50 different weightcategory athletes participated. In thischampionship, Jashandeep (BodyWeight 55) of Bhagu stood first; ButaSingh (Body Weight 75) of Jaga RamTirath won the second place; And MohanLal (Body Weight 70) of Talwandi Sabowon the third place and made their cityproud. President of the BathindaBodylifting Association AmandeepSharma, General Secretary Beant Singhand other members congratulated andfelicitated the winning players.

Child WelfareCommittee reunitestwo kids to parentsISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA: The Child WelfareCommittee Chairman Krishan Panchalsaid in a press release issued onTuesday that the Shahabad police hadfound an abandoned girl child walkingaround. After investigating, it was foundthat this girl is from Sitamarhi in Biharstate. Due to illness of the child's father,the family could not come to pick her up,so the committee has sent the child to itscounterpart Child Welfare Committee atSitamarhi in collaboration with the policeand DCPO, so that the child can be sentback to her family members. He told thatanother child was found wandering in anabandoned condition in Sector 5 onDecember 31, this child was kept inLadwa Bal Ashram. After investigatingthis child, it was found that this child wasmissing from his house in Ludhiana for 6months. The child has been handedover to his parents in collaboration withthe Child Welfare Committee and ASTUMadhuban. On this occasion, JoginderPal, Archana Kansal, Hari Singh,Jagmohan Singh, Vinod Bhardwaj,Sandeep were present.

Rahul Gandhi accusesthe Govt of misleadingfarmersNEW DELHI: Congress leader RahulGandhi on Tuesday hit out at the CentralGovernment saying that it is trying tomislead the protesting farmers bydistracting them with unnecessary talks.Gandhi tweeted, "Every attempt of theGovernment to mislead the Satyagrahi

farmers bydistracting themwithunnecessarytalks is useless.The Annadataunderstands theintentions of theGovernment;their demand isclear, take backthe anti-

agriculture laws, that's it!". Farmers havebeen protesting at the different bordersof the national capital since Novemberlast year, against the three newlyenacted farm laws - Farmers' ProduceTrade and Commerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020; the FarmersEmpowerment and Protection)Agreement on Price Assurance and farmServices Act 2020 and the EssentialCommodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

AGENCYNEW DELHI/PUNE, JAN 12

The first consignment ofCovishield vaccines reachedDelhi from Pune on Tuesday,four days ahead of the launch ofa nationwide drive against thecoronavirus. A SpiceJet flightcarrying the vaccines landed atthe Delhi airport around 10 am. Ithad left for the national capitalaround 8 am, three hours afterthree trucks with the maidenconsignment of the vaccinesrolled out of the Serum Instituteof India (SII) facility, 15 kmfrom the Pune airport. CivilAviation Minister Hardeep SinghPuri said four airlines willoperate nine flights to transport56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19vaccine from Pune to 13 citiesacross the country on TuesdayVaccine movement has started,

he said on Twitter, adding thatfirst two flights operated by"SpiceJet and GoAir from Puneto Delhi and Chennai have takenoff" Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of theSerum Institute gates shortlybefore 5 am and left for Puneairport, from where the vaccineswill be flown across India. A'puja' was performed before thevehicles left the facility "I amhappy to share that SpiceJet hascarried India's first consignmentof COVID vaccine today. Thefirst consignment of Covishieldconsisting of 34 boxes andweighing 1,088 kg was carriedfrom Pune to Delhi on SpiceJetflight 8937," said Ajay Singh,Chairman and ManagingDirector, SpiceJet. Covishield isdeveloped by Oxford Universityand British-Swedish companyAstraZeneca and manufactured

by the SII. The government onMonday placed firm orders inadvanced commitments for over6 crore doses of COVID vaccinefrom SII and Bharat Biotech forinoculating three crorehealthcare and frontline workersin the first phase of thevaccination drive scheduled tostart from January 16, togetherwhich will cost Rs 1,300 crore.The Pune airport tweeted on

Monday morning that the"vaccine to kill the disease isbeing loaded onto the aircraftsfor distribution all over thecountry now" "Today marks thebeginning of a long and decisivephase in India's fight against thepandemic and SpiceJet is proudto assist in the biggestvaccination drive in the historyof mankind," said SpiceJet CMDAjay Singh.

First flight with COVID-19vaccines lands in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The governmenthas committed to buy from theSerum Institute further 4.5 croredoses of Oxford COVID-19vaccine, Covishield, at a price ofRs 200 per shot plus applicabletaxes by April, in addition to afirm order given to the companyfor 1.1 crore doses. Flights havestarted ferrying the vaccines todifferent cities from Pune fromTuesday morning. According tothe purchase order placed onMonday, each dose of thevaccine has been priced at Rs200 and with GST of Rs 10, itwould cost Rs 210. The HLLLifecare Limited, a public sectorundertaking, issued the supplyorders on behalf of the UnionHealth Ministry on Monday. Thefirst order of 1.1 crore doses of

Covishield will be worth Rs 231crore, while the total amountincluding the commitment for4.5 crore doses will amount to anestimated Rs 1,176 crore atcurrent rates, according tosources. "It is further informedthat there is a commitment topurchase further 450 lakh dosesfrom Serum Institute of India PvtLimited, a manufacturer(through subsidiary SerumInstitute of Life Sciences PvtLimited) at Rs 200 per dose plusGST if applicable by April2021," the letter of comfortsigned by Prakash Kumar Singh,Additional Director, Governmentand Regulatory Affairs at SerumInstitute of India (SII) and R SManku, Vice President (GovtBusiness) stated.

Govt committed to buy another 4.5crore doses of Covishield vaccine

11 dead afterconsuming suspectedspurious liquor in MP

BHOPAL/MORENA, JAN 12

At least 11 people have died andeight others have fallen seriouslyill after consuming suspectedspurious liquor in MadhyaPradesh's Morena district, policesaid on Tuesday.

As per preliminary reports,some villagers consumed a whitecoloured liquor, MorenaSuperintendent of Police AnuragSujania said. "On Monday night,eleven people from Manpur andPahawali villages died afterconsuming suspected spuriousliquor," he said. Eight others fellseriously ill and they werereferred to Gwalior fortreatment, he said. Thepostmortem is underway andwhether the liquor waspoisonous or not will beascertained after the autopsyreports come, the official said.State Home Minister NarottamMishra said a police official hasbeen suspended following the

incident. "The incident of deathscaused by drinking poisonousliquor in Morena is very sad andpainful. The in-charge of thepolice station concerned hasbeen suspended. A separate teamis also being sent forinvestigation," Mishra said in atweet. Those responsible for theincident will not be spared, headded. State Congress chiefKamal Nath hit out at the ShivrajSingh Chouhan-led stategovernment over the incident."Liquor mafia continues towreak havoc, after killing 16 inUjjain, now they have killedabout 10 people in Morena.

"Shivraj ji, how long will theliquor mafia keep killing peoplelike this? The governmentshould provide proper treatmentto the sick and help the affectedfamilies in every way possible,"Nath said in a tweet. He allegedthat the chief minister has beenmaking false tall claims aboutaction against the mafias.

IW the biggest women 'socialorganization of the world

SUMER GARGSUNAM, JAN 12

Innerwheel Day was observed byorganizing a special service project bythe Inner wheel (IW) club. The eventwas held under the leadership of PromilaGarg, president of the local club underthe direction of Sushma Grover,chairperson of Innerwheel district 307.Addressing the club, club secretaryAshita Garg and former acting presidentof the city council Komal Kansal saidthat they are proud that the Innerwheelorganization is the largest women'sservice organization in the world. Theysaid that the institution is completelydedicated to social service and on thebasis of its activities, the organization isconstantly expanding its area ofoperation. Under the leadership ofChairperson Sushma Grover, the club isaccelerating its social service activities.On Innerwheel Day, apart from theservice of feeding green fodder andother food items to the cows, warm

clothes are being distributed to thepeople living in the slums. The membersof the organization reached the localGauvansh Hospital to get informationabout the treatment of injured cows andthe properties of medicines made fromcow urine. During this, gratitude wasexpressed to the workers, who werecontinuously providing their services inthe Gaushala. Apart from this, the clubmade its formal debut on the socialmedia. Suman Jain, Archana, RenuGoyal, Sonal Bansal, Mamta Garg,Meenu Goyal etc. were present on thisoccasion.

Private School Associationformed in Pathankot

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, JAN 12

The Private School Association was set up under thechairmanship of chairman of Badhani School in PathankotClub, Praveer SinghGrewal.In which thedifficulties of privateschools were consideredin view of the presentcondition,In which theidea of safeenvironment in schoolsfor children wasdiscussed underinstructions from thegovernment to openschools. VishalMahajan, SunnyMahajan Director of Pratap World School, Pawan MahajanSandeepni School, Vinod Mahajan, Akash Mahajan Directorof Montessori Cambridge school, Sirjal Gupta Director ofCaledonian international school, Surinder Mahajan KLMSchool, Shivjot Singh Katal Plasma School were present inthis meeting. All the members shared their opinion and saidthat whatever the difficulties being faced by the privateschools, parents and teachers will be solved soon.

Computer Teachers' Unionsubmits memorandum

regarding demands to DEO

R.SINGHPATHANKOT, JAN 12

An application was submitted by the Computer Teachers'Union Pathankot to District Education Officer PathankotVarinder Parashar under the leadership of District PresidentAmandeep Singh and District Vice-President Aman Jyotiregarding their demands. District President Amandeep Singhinformed that facilities like IR, Medical Reimbursement andACP are not being implemented to computer teachers. For along time, the batch has held meetings with the high officialsof the government, but instead of solving their problem, thegovernment is adopting a policy of procrastination.on thisoccasion, Surjit, Praveen gangaram,Brijraj, Manjeet Singh,Deepak, Aman Sharma, Vishal, Neeraj, Riptinder,kulwindersingh,mohit suri,Navneet Sharma, Narinder, buta mal,Sukriti,Kamaljeet, Renu, Sonika etc were present.

Group of women joined Congress welcomed by AroraDALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 12

Due to the developmentwork being done by thecabinet minister SundarSham Arora and hisforesight about thedevelopment of the city, theprocess of people joiningthe Congress party is goingon continuously and underthis link a large number ofNew Hari, Kutcha Toba,Arya Matri Shakti, aresident of Nagar and HariNagar, decided to join theCongress. On this occasion,Nisha Jain, Heena Devi,Sweety, Rinku, Sunita Rani,Samriti Joshi, Pooja Joshiand Manju Jain joined theCongress along with theircolleagues. Welcoming himinto the party on the

occasion, Mr. Arorahonored him and assuredhim of being respected inthe party. He said that theparty is becoming strongerby joining the Congresswith mother power and this

also proves how muchinfluence the policies of theparty have on the commonpeople as well as the motherpower. He said that theCaptain Government ofPunjab worked for the

upliftment of women alongwith other important issuesas soon as they came topower and the results arecoming out today. ShriArora called upon MotherPower to play an importantrole in the victory ofCongress candidates in theupcoming Nigan elections.On joining the Congressduring this period, MatriShakti said that she isimpressed by Mr. Arora'sactions and she will workhard to win the Congress.District CongressCommittee President Dr.Kuldeep Nanda, Chairmanof Municipal Reform Trust,Advocate Rakesh Marwaha,Block President MukeshDavar, former CouncilorSudarshan Dhir etc. werepresent on the occasion.

Delhi's minimum temperaturedips to 4.3 degree Celsius

NEW DELHI, JAN 12

Delhi's minimum temperature droppedto 4.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, and islikely to dip further in the coming days,the India Meteorological Department(IMD) said. The SafdarjungObservatory, which providesrepresentative data for the city, recordeda minimum of 4.3 degrees Celsius, threenotches below normal, an IMD officialsaid. Delhi had been registering abovenormal minimum temperatures tillMonday, as a cloud cover persisted overthe city under the influence ofsuccessive Western Disturbances.Delhi's minimum had settled at 7

degrees on Monday, 7.8 degrees Celsiuson Sunday, 10.8 degrees Celsius onSaturday, 9.6 degrees Celsius on Fridayand 14.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday,the highest in January in four years,according to IMD. The cloud cover overthe national capital has prevented a steepdecline in the minimum temperature sofar, the IMD official said. Clouds trapsome of the outgoing infrared radiationand radiate it back downward, warmingthe ground. However, the minimumtemperature has started declining withthe commencement of northwesterlywinds from snow-capped mountainstowards the plains starting Saturday, theofficial said.

Karnataka cabinet expansionlikely on Jan 13: CM

BENGALURU, JAN 12

Karnataka Chief MinisterB S Yediyurappa onTuesday said the muchawaited expansion of hiscabinet is likely to takeplace on January 13 anda list of new ministers tobe inducted will bereleased by the evening.

Though he hasindicated that seven newfaces will be inducted,the Chief Minister hasmaintained suspenseover any of theincumbent ministersbeing dropped from thecabinet. "I have plannedto hold the swearing-inof new Ministers at 4 pmtomorrow if everything

goes accordingly. Thenames you arespeculating on TVchannels are far from thetruth, unnecessarily don'ttake names, I will releasethe list by evening,"Yediyurappa said.Speaking to reportershere, he said with theswearing-in most likelyat 4pm tomorrow, thosewho will be taking oathwill be informed later in

the evening today. Askedif any of the Ministerswill be dropped from thecabinet, he merely said,"it will be knowntomorrow." The CM hadon Monday said that theBJP National President JP Nadda and the partyGeneral Secretary in-charge of state ArunSingh will be invited forthe swearing-in.

On Sunday he hadheld discussions withNadda and Union HomeMinister Amit Shah inNew Delhi about thecabinet exercise,following which heindicated that sevenmembers will beinducted.

Delhi's COVID centre starts admittingforeigners, people coming from abroad

NEW DELHI, JAN 12

Sardar Patel COVID centre,the World's largest COVID-19 care facility run by theITBP here in Chhatarpur, hasstarted treating foreignersand people coming fromabroad. The decision hasbeen taken as the centre iswitnessing very low turnoutof COVID-19 patients.Around 60 patients wereadmitted here with a staff ofalmost 600 includingparamedics.

Earlier, the centre wasonly dedicated to patientscoming from Delhi,including online admissionsand patient sent by the Delhigovernment. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)may soon also reduce thenumber of staff as variousParamilitary forces had sentstaff to handle the COVID-19situation in Delhi. The centrehas admitted several patients,coming from differentcountries like Dubai,Netherland, Japan, Malaysia

and Canada. "There have been a

consistently lesser number ofpatients in Sardar PatelCOVID centre situated inChhatarpur. In fact, there areclose to 60 patients andaround 600 staff taking careof these patients. Recently, itwas decided that peoplecoming from foreigncountries will be sent to thiscentre," a senior ITBPofficial told ANI.

The official clarified thatno patient from the United

Kingdom, the country whichreported new COVID-19strain, has been admitted tothe centre. According to theofficial, the centre currentlyhas 8 people from SaudiArabia, 4 from Dubai, 3 fromCanada, 1 each from USA,Japan, Malaysia, Netherlandand Mayanmar. "Earlier,COVID patients who werefrom Delhi were gettingtreatment. The Delhigovernment was sendingpatients and directadmissions were also done.

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LOVERS HAVE A RIGHT TO BETRAY YOU...FRIENDS DON'T.

JUDY HOLLIDAYMILLIONS SAW THE APPLE FALL, BUT NEWTON

WAS THE ONE WHO ASKED WHY.

BERNARD BARUCH

The current forecasts for the growth rates of grossdomestic product are, expectedly, quite grim. Thereal GDP, that is national income corrected for

price changes, is estimated to contract by 7.7 per centin 2020-21 compared to a positive growth of 4.2 percent in 2019-20. The nominal GDP, measured at cur-rent prices, is also expected to shrink by 4.2 per centthis fiscal. The contraction in both real and nominalGDP is unprecedented in India’s history. It has neverhappened before, even though the economy has experi-enced many shocks and slowdowns in the past 73years. Part of this can certainly be attributed to the pan-demic. However, the policy response to the pandemicin terms of a strict and sudden lockdown has much todo with the magnitude of the contraction. Moreover,the policy response to the economic disruptions causedby the pandemic has been inadequate and misdirected.Instead of boosting aggregate demand, policies werefocused on the availability of credit on the supply side.In other words, a more demand-generating policy stim-ulus would have kept the contraction a little more incheck. It is important to note that the Union govern-ment’s budgetary proposals are based on the estimatednominal GDP. Hence, the finance minister will have adifficult task fixing fiscal strategies and budgetaryschemes on February 1 when the new proposals areplaced before the nation for the year, 2021-22. The supply-side strategy has not worked. The financialsector is in a mess, with a lot of confusion regardingthe plethora of schemes that were announced in theearlier part of the fiscal year. Unemployment is high.Retail inflation is out of target. Food insecurity loomslarge for poor Indians. Some industries are on the vergeof complete collapse. The core sector industries areshrinking on account of the lack of demand. The fi-nance minister has hardly any choice but to increasethe fiscal deficit. There is nothing wrong per se with ahike in the deficit, especially in an extraordinary year.However, much depends on how the additional bor-rowed resources are spent. If they are spent in areaswhere mass consumption demand is not affected, likedefence spending, for instance, the deficit will not spurgrowth. On the other hand, if they are spent wisely toboost demand for mass consumption goods like cheaptextiles, the deficit can be a way for everybody, boththe private and the public sectors, to earn more in thenear future. Only then can the economy slowly claw itsway out of the deep ditch where it is now.

Gloomy weather:GDP growth rate grim

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Editorial

Taiwan should be readyfor a rough ride as itsimportance in China-US

bilateral ties grows. OutgoingPresident Donald Trumpupped the stakes yet againwhen his administration liftedrestrictions on US officialsvisiting the democraticallyruled East Asian island.

Secretary of State MikePompeo announced on 9 Jan-uary that the USA would at-tempt to appease Beijing nolonger through internal restric-tions on official ties withTaipei. "Today I am announc-ing that I am lifting all ofthese self-imposed restric-tions. Executive branch agen-cies should consider all 'con-tact guidelines' regarding rela-tions with Taiwan previouslyissued by the Department ofState under authorities dele-gated to the Secretary of Stateto be null and void."

Pompeo added in hisstatement: "The United Statesgovernment maintains rela-tionships with unofficial part-ners around the world, andTaiwan is no exception. Ourtwo democracies share com-mon values of individual free-dom, the rule of law and a re-spect for human dignity. To-day's statement recognizesthat the US-Taiwan relation-ship need not, and should not,be shackled by self-imposedrestrictions of our permanentbureaucracy." Some commen-tators might see this as a cyni-cal final fling by Trump andPompeo, designed to cause a

thorn in the Sino-US relation-ship for incoming presidentJoe Biden. Others might see itas an astute political move byPompeo to appeal to Ameri-can voters after he departs of-fice this month.

However, it is somewhatconsistent with Trump's ap-proach to Taiwan and China.Remember his hosting a con-gratulatory phone call fromPresident Tsai Ing-wen in De-cember 2016? That first everdirect contact between Ameri-can and Taiwanese leaderssince 1979 threw Beijing intoa frenzied state, just as this lat-est State Department actionhas done.

Chinese media immedi-ately raised a cacophony ofcriticism. Xinhua said themove was "seeking to mali-ciously inflict a long-lastingscar on China-US ties." The

broadcaster CGTN called it "acowardly act of sabotage" forthe incoming US administra-tion. As another example, thetabloid Global Times de-scribed it as "breaking the bot-tom line of China-US ties,"and the "Trump administra-tion's last-ditch effort on Tai-wan is like hanging a swordover bilateral ties with Chinawhich will put Taiwan in im-minent danger". The same op-ed continued that, "given thefew days left for the Trumpadministration, Beijing shouldtake countermeasures mainlywith diplomatic means sup-plemented by military solu-tions as a tit-for-tat responseto the very antagonisticmove". Suggested modes areexercises by the People's Lib-eration Army (PLA) andflights around Taiwan or overthe Taiwan Strait.

US Ambassador to theUnited Nations Kelly Craft isscheduled to visit Taiwan thisweek. This follows earlier vis-its by the US Health SecretaryAlex Azar, and Keith Krach,the State Department's under-secretary of state for econom-ic growth, energy and envi-ronment. Taiwan eagerly wel-comed the lifting of America'sself-imposed restrictions. Tai-wanese Foreign MinisterJoseph Wu tweeted: "I'mgrateful to @SecPompeo &@StateDept for lifting restric-tions unnecessarily limitingour engagements these pastyears. I'm also thankful forstrong bipartisan support inCongress for the #Taiwan As-surance Act, which advocatesa review of prior guidelines.The closer partnership be-tween #Taiwan & the #US isfirmly based on our shared

values, common interests &unshakeable belief in freedom& democracy. We'll continueworking in the months &years ahead to ensure Taiwanis & continues to be a forcefor good in the world."

Randall Schriver, Chair-man of the Project 2049 Insti-tute in the USA, which has akeen interest in Taiwan-USties, was pleased with this pol-icy move. He issued a state-ment saying: "As President-elect Biden assumes office onJanuary 20, his administrationwill inherit a posture in US-Taiwan relations removed ofunhelpful limitations and dif-ficult political decisions. Hisadministration will be em-powered to chart a new coursein US policy with tremendouspossibilities. For the first timein 40 years, the United Statesis free to enact policy whollyin our best interest."

Schriver, a former Assis-tant Secretary of Defense forIndo-Pacific Security Affairsunder Trump's administration,concluded, "We encourage theincoming Biden administra-tion to build upon this impor-tant moment to support amore peaceful and prosperousIndo-Pacific." There is there-fore no escaping the fact thatTaiwan will be critical in theChina-USA relationship. Thestatus of Taiwan is the mostimportant strategic considera-tion for Chairman Xi Jinping,and he would dearly love toabsorb - peacefully or forcibly- the democratic nation into

communist-controlled China.It was something Mao Zedongfailed to achieve, as ChiangKai-shek retreated to the finalbastion of Taiwan in Decem-ber 1949 and slipped the com-munist noose.

Beijing and Washingtonalready have enormous con-tentions, including strategicand military competition, andan unresolved trade war.Biden will undoubtedly treadmore cautiously than Trumpdid, and many fear that theDemocratic president willtake the USA back into theChina-appeasing years ofBarack Obama.

Biden was vice presidentfor eight years under Obama,a period in which he did noth-ing to counter Chinese influ-ence. Instead, the watchwordat that time was to "de-esca-late" tensions and to nobblethe US military. At that time,it appeared Taiwan was an un-wanted fly in the ointment tothe Obama administration interms of Sino-US ties. From2009-17, Washington DC didnothing to prevent China fromintimidating its neighbors, orfrom building military basesin international waters of theSouth China Sea.

Will Biden be courageousand determined enough tostand up to Chinese pressureand intimidation? Or will heallow nearly 24 million Tai-wanese to be enslaved bycommunism? Those are ques-tions that remain to be an-swered.

Taiwan becomes the meatin Biden-Xi sandwich

New research from NYU AbuDhabi's Laboratory of NeuralSystems and Behavior for the

first time used an animal model todemonstrate how abnormal sleep ar-chitecture can be a predictor of stressvulnerability.

These important findings have thepotential to inform the development ofsleep tests that can help identify whomay be susceptible -- or resilient -- tofuture stress. In the study, AbnormalSleep Signals Vulnerability to ChronicSocial Defeat Stress, which appears inthe journal Frontiers in Neuroscience,NYUAD Assistant Professor of Biolo-gy Dipesh Chaudhury and Research

Associate Basma Radwan describetheir development of a mouse model todetect how disruptions in Non-rapidEye Movement (NREM) sleep resultin increased vulnerability to futurestress.

The researchers assessed the sleepcharacteristics of both stress-suscepti-ble and stress-resilient mice before andafter experiencing chronic social de-feat (CSD) stress. The social behaviourof the mice post-stress was classifiedinto two main phenotypes: those sus-ceptible to stress that displayed socialavoidance and those that were resilientto stress. Pre-CSD, mice susceptible tostress displayed increased fragmenta-

tion of Non-Rapid Eye Movement(NREM) sleep due to increasedswitching between NREM and wakeand shorter average duration of NREMbouts, relative to mice resilient tostress.

Their analysis showed that the pre-CSD sleep features from both pheno-types of mice allowed prediction ofsusceptibility to stress with more than80 per cent accuracy. Post-CSD, sus-ceptible mice maintained high NREMfragmentation during the light anddark phase while resilient mice exhib-ited high NREM fragmentation only inthe dark. The findings demonstrate thatmice that become susceptible to CSD

stress exhibit pre-existing abnormalsleep/wake characteristics prior tostress exposure. In addition, subse-quent exposure to stress further im-pairs sleep and the homeostatic re-sponse.

"Our study is the first to providean animal model to investigate the re-lationship between poor sleep continu-ity and vulnerability to chronic stressand depressive disorders," said Chaud-hury and Radwan. "This marker ofvulnerability to stress opens up av-enues for many possible future studiesthat could further explain the underly-ing molecular processes and neural cir-cuitry that lead to mood disorders."

Fragmented sleep patterns can predictvulnerability to chronic stress

Literature & Health

Lohri, the harvest festi-val celebrated in Janu-ary, marks the end of

winter and the time to har-vest rabi crops.

A bonfire is lit, familieswhirl around it singing Pun-jabi folk songs and poppingsesame seeds, popcorn, jag-gery and rewaris. Like anyother Indian festival, Lohri isincomplete without some ap-petising, traditional foodswhich we list here.

1. Makki Ki Roti: It is atradition to prepare 'MakkiKi Roti' or maize bread tomark the festival. The breadis prepared with freshground corn, enlivened upwith grated radish, radishleaves, coriander leaves,chopped green chilies andnot to forget, lots of whitebutter.

2. Pakode: Quick andcrispy 'fritters' are served asstarters to the main course.Onion, potato, cauliflower,chilly florets are spiced anddipped into gram flour bat-ter, and fried till they turncrispy golden brown.

They are mostly servedwith green coriander chutneyor else can be served withred tomato ketchup too. 3.

Sarso Ka Saag: Sarso DaSaag and Makki Di Roti isan unmatched combinationthat is a must in every Lohrithaali. The mustard greensand spinach are preparedwith onion tomato gravy andgarlic paste. Laced with 'desighee', the aromatic dish is anot-to-miss food.

4. Dahi Bhalle: The softyet crisp dumplings madewith Urad daal, dunked intosour yogurt are served withroasted cumin powder, redchilly powder, and a specialingredient, pomegranateseeds.

5. Gajar ka halwa: Oneof the dishes for which food-ies wait for the winter seasonor Lohri is 'Gajar Ka Halwa'.The dessert which is pre-pared from red carrots andmilk is one of the mouth-wa-tering dishes anybody couldcrave for.

For adding a more rel-ishing touch to your dish,add grated 'Khoya' (driedevaporated milk solids),chopped cashews, and al-monds to it.

6. Murmure ke laddoo:The lightest sweet snack isprepared by rolling rice puffswith jaggery into balls.

Treat your taste budswith these traditional

foods on Lohri

Even as the world continues tocope with the COVID-19 pan-demic, Japan tops the list of be-

ing the most powerful passport in theworld for the year 2021, according tothe latest report by the Henley PassportIndex.

Pakistan (rank 107) and Nepal(rank 104) continue to be in the 'worstpassports to hold' category as reportedby CNN with Pakistan having a visa-free score of 32 countries and Nepalhaving a score of 38 destinations.

Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan contin-ue to be the countries with the worstpassport to hold with a passport scoreof 29, 28 and 26 respectively.

According to the report released onJanuary 5, Japanese citizens can travelto as many as 191 countries visa-freeor visa-on-arrival access to 191 desti-nations around the world. Singapore isin second place (with a score of 190)and South Korea ties with Germany inthird place (with a score of 189).

Countries like the United States,the United Kingdom, New Zealand andSwitzerland are tied at the seventh po-sition with regard to the most powerfulpassports in the world with a visa-freescore of 185. Australia stands at the 8thposition with a visa score of 184.

India ranks 85th in the most power-ful passport report with a visa-freescore of 58. According to a statement

by Henley and Partners, the ascendanceof APAC countries in the Henley Pass-port Index rankings is a relatively newphenomenon adding, "Over the index's16-year history, the top spots were tra-ditionally held by EU countries, theUK, or the US and experts suggest thatthe APAC region's position of strengthwill continue as it includes some of thefirst countries to begin the process ofrecovering from the (COVID-19) pan-demic." With the US and the UK stillfacing significant challenges related tothe virus, and the passport strength ofboth countries continuing to "steadilyerode", the balance of power is shift-ing, the company's report stated.

Dr. Christian H. Kaelin, Chairmanof leading residence and citizenship ad-

visory firm Henley & Partners and theinventor of the passport index concept,says that the latest ranking provides anopportunity to reflect on the extraordi-nary upheaval that characterised 2020.

"Just a year ago all indicationswere that the rates of global mobilitywould continue to rise, that travel free-dom would increase, and holders ofpowerful passports would enjoy moreaccess than ever before," the chairmansaid as quoted by the statement.

"The global lockdown negatedthese glowing projections, and as re-strictions begin to lift, the results fromthe latest index are a reminder of whatpassport power really means in a worldupended by the pandemic," Kaelinadded.

Japan passport mostpowerful in 2021

Untimely LeaveNo more noisy, loud words fromme---such is mymaster's will.Henceforth I deal inwhispers.The speech of myheart will be carriedon in murmurings ofa song.Men hasten to the King's market.All the buyers and sellers are there.But I have my untimely leave in themiddle of the day, in the thick ofwork.Let then the flowers come out in mygarden, though it is not their time;and let the midday bees strike uptheir lazy hum.Full many an hour have I spent inthe strife of the good and the evil,but now it is the pleasure of myplaymate of the empty days todraw my heart on to him;and I know not why is this suddencall to what useless inconsequence!

POEMS

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

URUGRAM – Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, today announced that it has onboarded the country’s most Gacclaimed GATE exam educator Ravindrababu Ravula, as an

exclusive teaching partner on the platform. Ravindrababu Ravula is among the most sought-after Educators for GATE exams in India, and has a highly successful track record of producing top rankers. At least 300 of his students rank among the Top 1000 in the GATE exams every year. His YouTube channel has 600,000+ followers, making it the largest YouTube channel for GATE exam preparation in India. The first session with the veteran educator, post his joining Unacademy, witnessed a stellar response on YouTube when it was telecasted on Sunday, January 10. Hereon, aspirants can attend special free lectures by Ravula on the Unacademy platform from Thursday, January 14, and ‘Plus’ courses from January 18. This collaboration will further strengthen Unacademy’s leadership position in the GATE and ESE segment in the test preparation market. “To ensure our Learners have access to the best Educators is a core tenet of our vision to democratise education in India. Across the various exam categories, our endeavor is to collaborate with Educators who have made a deep impact in their field, have produced stellar results, and who share our ethos of ensuring affordable access to education for all Learners. Ravindrababu is one such Educator for GATE aspirants, and we are delighted to welcome him to Unacademy,” said Roman Saini, Co-Founder, Unacademy.

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SHORT TALKS HEALTH/NEWS

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Tesla incorporation papers have surfaced online and the listing of the board of directors mentions two senior Tesla executives. The company, titled Tesla India Motors And Energy Private Limited, was registered last week in Karnataka, with an address on Bengaluru's Lavelle Road. Earlier, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had said that Tesla would launch operations in India in early 2021, and it appears that the company is taking the first steps in this direction.The listing was surfaced on Twitter by a Tesla fan account, Tesla Club India, which also tracked down the location of Telsa's new office. Looking up the company on listing sites, you can also see that it is registered as a subsidiary of a foreign company, in the Sale, Maintenance, and Repair of motor vehicles category. But most importantly, the listed board of directors includes Vaibhav Taneja, Venkatrangam Sreeram, and David Jon Feinstein. According to his LinkedIn profile, Taneja is Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at Tesla. Another listing shows that Feinstein is Global Senior Director, Trade Market Access at Tesla.

Tesla Incorporation Papers in Karnataka on January 8 Surface Online

handigarh, With close to 10 million Indians losing their jobs following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Cfinancial uncertainty due to income loss has become one

of the biggest worries. Born with Cerebral Palsy, 23 year old Rajinder Singh from Chandigarh has been selling agarbattis and dhoopsticks since last 3 years on his tricycle in the city of

Chandigarh in Punjab to survive with his family. The pandemic stuck his humble family severely, leaving him with no funds to buy further stocks. Thisinitiative will every month recognize such individuals like Rajinder Singh for their valour, passion and efforts towards agarbatti trade market. Zed Black offered Rajinder the brand's stocks worth Rs. 5000/-. Agarbatti major Zed Black has come forward to secure the livelihoods of these marginalised communities through their CSR

campaign not just for today but also for the future by equipping them with the required stocks of agarbatti, incense and dhoop sticks for selling and sustainability. "In this new year, Zed Black's social responsibility initiative will target the most marginalised in the community, working towards building grassroots capacity.

AAP’s Lohri celebrations dedicated to Farmers

Zed Black to support livelihood program for rural youth

HANDIGARH: With an aim to cater to the need of incubating innovative Biotechnology Centerprises and to promote entire biotechnology

innovation ecosystem in the country, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a public sector enterprise by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India has approved the setting up of a BioNEST at MAHE, Manipal campus under the `Bio incubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies’ (Bio-NEST) programme. MAHE’s initiative to BIRAC to augment the facilities by establishing BioNEST was granted at the existing Manipal-Government of Karnataka Bio incubator, supported by Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Government of Karnataka and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal. Sharing his thoughts on the establishment of Bio Nest, MAHE Pro Chancellor Dr. H.S. Ballal said, “BioNEST facility being established at Manipal – Government of Karnataka Bioincubator is one of the landmark achievements of MAHE and will cater to the entrepreneurs in all aspects seamlessly.

agraon 12 January (Sukh Nahar):- Aam Aadmi Party jagraon conducted a meeting under the guidance of MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke Jin which they discussed regarding the plans to celebrate the festival of

Lohri. Addressing the meeting, prof. Sukhwinder Singh said that the party shall observe the festival of Lohri by burning the copies of three farm laws passed by the central government and also asked the people to observe “black lohri” this year so that the central government gets to know that Punjab shall celebrate Lohri only after farmers protesting at Delhi borders emerge victorious and return back to their homes. He further added that 70 farmers are lost their lives in Delhi protest and still not able to figure out what government is waiting for. They appealed the civilians to support farmers and protest against government this Lohri. At this occasion, prof Sukhwinder Singh, Pappu Bhandari, Sucha Singh, Chinderpal Minia, Manpreet Singh, Lakhvir Singh, Rupinder Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Kishan Kumar, Raman Arora, Gurmel Singh, Surjit Singh, Jagseer Singh, Subhash Kumar, Sukhwant Kaur, Jeevan Singh and others were present.

handigarh/ NEW DELHI : Grofers, India’s biggest online grocery retailer, is back with the latest edition of its flagship Csemi-annual sale– Grofers Grand Orange Bag Days

(GOBD). Inspired by its previous edition that delighted customers across the country with a ‘100% Guaranteed Inaam’ on every order, the fifth edition of GOBD will be bigger and better with over 50 lakh items as guaranteed inaams. Scheduled from 16th January to 26th

January, GOBD 5 will also offer the lowest prices on groceries and various blockbuster deals such as flat 50% off, buy 1 get 1 free, and other attractive offers on a range of products. Besides grand inaams such as mobile phones, washing machines, two-

wheelers, and even a car, customers will also win various gifts such as pressure cookers, dinner sets, power banks, headphones, glass bowls, and container sets, amongst other items on every order in the upcoming edition. Shoppers can also unlock additional discounts by availing offers from leading banks and payment apps such as ICICI Bank, SBI, Citibank, Kotak, Paytm, PayZapp amongst others.

unjab National Bank, organized a “ Prime Minister Swanidhi - PMein Bhi Digital “ Camp today at

Panchkula. The motive of the camp was to publicize the scheme in order to make small vendors self reliant and make them digital.A large number of small/street vendors (Rehri/Thele walas) attended the Camp in which different Govt. Schemes viz. PM Suraksha Bhima Yojna, PM Jeewan Jyoti, Atal Pension Yojna, Pension Yojna and other schemes were detailed out. People were also made aware about Digital Payment related different apps ( Bhim App and Bharat App). Mrs. Neelam Sharma, Dy. General Manager and Circle Head Panchkula handed over loan sanction letters along with Aadhar Pay Machine to the eligible street vendors on behalf of the Bank. The said initiative of the Bank was appreciated a lot by the people gathered in the Camp.

PNB organizes a PM Swanidhi Yojna- Digitisation Camp in Panchkula

vivo Launches all new Y12s MAHE and BIRAC Establish BIONEST Facility at Manipal agraon 12 January (Sukh Nahar):- Social welfare

organization of jagraon ‘kar bhala ho bhala’ donated Jmonthly ration to 25 needy families. The organization conducted a program at the premises of Arora property link

road jagraon i n w h i c h organisation’s chairman Amit Arora a n d p r e s i d e n t R a j a n K h u r a n a d o n a t e d

ration to needy families and said that the organization has been formed in order to help needy people impartially and selflessly. They said that association has been donating monthly ration to needy families for 7 months and the series shall continue the same way in future. At this occasion, organization members including kapil narula, Happy maan, vishal sharma, mahesh tandon, nanesh gandhi, jagdeesh khurana, bharat khanna, sony makkar, vishal sharma, rahul, atamjeet, dinesh arora and others were present.

St. Soldier got NCC wing

CC is National level agency whose aim is to create sense Nof service and National

Integration among students. It also prepare the students for defense forces and help to create discipline among students. St. Soldier Elite Convent School, Jandiala Guru added another feather in the domain of school. When Sh. Ratnagar Trivedi Commandant officer gave the NCC flag to Dr. Mangal Singh Kishanpuri Director of school and Mrs. Amarpreet Kaur, Principal of School. Mr. Trivedi Commandant officer allot NCC wing to school with strength of 40 boys and 40 girls. It was a proud moment for school to get NCC wing. The school management thank the officer and government for this. It will provide a platform for students to get entry into defense forces and other administrator the fields.

Chandigarh 's Cricketer turns to modeling ,all set to be at Bengaluru for FTV Modeling Trials

handigarh: 10 Jan DAV College 1st year student CAagman Bhatia needs to no

introduction. A bright cricketer and ambassador of Swachh Bharat campaign, Aagman is now all set to foray into the world of modeling. “I am eyeing for a long term career in TV fashion. However, even in modeling I will try to focus and promote sports and sanitation, which have become very important in view of coronavirus. We need strong immunity to fight against the virus. Sports, sanitation and modeling help you improve your immunity.”He shot into prominence at the age of 12 when he conceived and made swachhbhart, a portal dedicated to promote cleanliness after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call for Swachh Bharat, which soon became a national movement.His main goal is to enter the world of Bollywood. “Modeiling will be a use medium for me to enter into the world of Bollywood as well,” he said. He has already played the UT Chandigarh Under-17 and 14 tournaments. He has also played all-rounder role when DPS, Chandigarh, got first St Kabir cricket trophy in 2014. He has won many state awards while playing from the DPS Under-17.Aagman said that he would soon be shifting to Bengaluru. He is doing his BCA from the Panjab University, Chandigarh. He may go to London for acting school soon after completing graduation. His profile has been selected by major modelling agencies. Initially, he will showcase his talent at Glamour World.

“Kar Bhala ho bhala” donates monthly ration

obility is life and it stands going to strengthen your immune motion. Tai chi loosens muscles and true with respect to all age system and improve your mental stretches the whole body. It is Mgroups, gender or any health, which will not only keep you especially useful for people with

class. Working from home laying in calm during this frightening time, limited mobility, recovering from your bed or sofa or simply spending but can also protect you from any injury or balance problems as it can time thinking about the endless kind of infections and viruses. be adapted to suit a range of eternity, lack of physical exercises Symptoms to watch for in this abilities. Here are few simple can do you more harm than you pandemic include fever, cough, stretching exercises that can be think. Lack of appropriate tiredness and difficulty breathing practiced without special equipment ergonomic setup or postural from the comfort of basic and discipline can affect your humble living space:back, neck and knees and Stretch the sides of the neck even cause headache due to for instant relief. You can disturbed eyesight. also try the back neck The work from home routine stretch where you reach has made people to remain both your hands behind confined to limited space of your back and hold on to their homes. Gym enthusiasts the right wrist with your left or love to stay active might hand. Straighten your arms feel like this shut-down and pull away slightly. Hold period is going to sabotage the stretch for about 30 their fitness progress. Most of seconds, release and switch us fail to respect the sides.appropriate routine activities Shoulder rolls and rotations and with weak immunity, you might in correlation to our natural are the best to give relief for tight not be able to deal with it. Here are circadian rhythm. Late night binge- shoulders. Another exercise that some easy ways to improve your watching our favourite web series, does wonders is the cow-face flexibility and reduce stiffness.irregular sleep and diet habits are pose. Straighten your right arm Yoga, Pilates, tai chi and stretching imposing an additional toll on an and then bend it behind your head. are all recommended for improving already disturbed exercise regime Move you left arm behind your back flexibility. While Pilates and yoga causing body aches and malaise. But while bending your elbow. Try to concentrate on building strength and don’t worry there are ways. reach the right fingertips with your flexibility, yoga is generally Whether you love doing exercise or left arm and stretch. Repeat with the regarded as having a deeper focus hate it, exercise is something that is other hand.on increasing the range of joint

handigarh 12th January 2021. Zee Head Zee Punjabi says, "As the first Punjabi Punjabi has successfully completed GEC channel, we had our task cut out. We Cone year on the auspicious occasion of express gratitude to the audiences who showed

Lohri. As the channel celebrates its first faith in us and gave us all the love. Now that we anniversary in the land of have tapped the pulse of the people with Vadde Vadde Punjabi audiences, we are Sapne, it has managed to encouraged to spread our carve its special place in reach and bring in more Punjabi hearts. From shows. In tandem, we are all becoming the number 1 set to launch more shows channel of Punjab in 11th across varied entertainment week of its launch to ca t ego r i e s . " Tak ing dominating the list of TOP 5 inspiration from its hitherto shows, Zee Punjabi started on success, Zee Punjabi is going a positive note. Zee Punjabi all out to widen the genres of has tried to speak to the its shows. Starting with punjabi audiences through a celebrity chat show in Dil variety of emotions ranging Diyan Gallan with Punjab’s from comedy in Haaseyan leading actress Sonam Da Halla, a family entertainer in Khasma Nu Bajwa, another touching story rooted in the Khani and the quintessential romantic at heart faith of Punjabis in Maavan Thandiyan in Kamli Ishq Di. Commenting on the success Chaawan and is also set to spread cheer to the of the channel in Punjab, Rahul Rao, Business musical passions that run high.

handigarh : Global smartphone brand vivo announced the launch of the all-new vivo Y12s in CIndia. The latest addition in the youthful Y-series

portfolio boasts a 5000mAh battery that supports AI power saving technology. Priced at INR 9,990 for 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant, the vivo Y12s is available for purchase in two attractive colour options- Phantom Black and Glacier Blue. The sleek vivo Y12s features a 6.51-inch Halo FullView Display with HD+ (1600×720) resolution, providing a seamless experience for both videos and games. It also offers side fingerprint scanner with the power button to easily unlock and power-on the device at the same time. The device is powered by the Helio P35 processor and comes with the latest FunTouch OS 11 based on the latest Android 10. Commenting on the launch, Nipun Marya, Director- Brand Strategy, vivo India said that the youthful Y series by vivo has always been about our commitment.

Zee Punjabi successfully completes 1 year

India’s Leading GATE Exam Educator Joins Unacademy

Riverdale Aerovista underlines its CSR ohali, January 12, 2021: In a bid to express gratitude to all-prevading nature plus creating awareness on growing environmental problems, Riverdale Aerovista - a majestic & Mbeautiful real estate project at Mohali, distributed plant saplings on the eve of Lohri festival

at the upcoming Riverdale Shopping Arcade at their Aerovista location, celebrating Lohri festival in its true spirit. The Group also handed over blankets to a tricity based NGO "I Am Still Human(IASH)" for distribution among needy farmers from Punjab & Haryana who are struggling in the chilling cold through the long-drawn agitation stalemate between the govt & the farmers.Col Inderjeet Kumar, President, Strategic Planning & Corporate Relations, Riverdale Aerovista

Group said, "We chose to deliver one of our group's Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives on this occasion of Lohri which is a festival of all Indians across the globe. We distributed plants in beautiful handmade eco-friendly pots to all our patrons & business associates as an awareness effort on Nature & Ecology. We have also given blankets and other warm clothing to NGO IASH whose volunteers will distribute these to farmers braving the harsh cold in the ongoing farmers’ protest. Sanjeev Jindal,

CEO, Riverdale Group said, “Lohri is celebrated as an extremely popular & auspicious festival which marks the beginning of the harvest season of Rabi crop. We decided to truly dedicate this festival to Nature and to our Farmers through distribution of plant saplings. Award of Certificates of Appreciation for our Business Associates & Channel Partners on this occasion is another humble endeavour by us to re-affirm our mutual commitment & trust in our Patrons, Investors & Business Associates as well as hundreds & thousands of our customers who have reposed their faith & confidence in us. Employees of Riverdale Aerovista and the banking partners associated with the Group were also present. During the occasion, everyone celebrated with traditional fervor and performed folk dances around a bonfire. Roasted corn, jaggery, and gachak were also distributed among the guests while marking the end of the winter and beginning of 2021, a year of Hope, Inspiration & Growth !!

Monthly Ration Distribution Program completes one year

handigarh, The monthly free ration distribution program Cfor widows initiated by

Balramji Dass Tandon Charitable Foundation completed its one year. The program was launched on 12th January 2020 by Prem Goyal, Senior Pracharak Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta. Over the years a total of 62 widows were benefited on a regular monthly basis with ration kits consisting of Flour, Rice, Sugar, Pulses, Mustard Oil, Spices, Toiletries and vegetables. Every month the foundation received new applications which are scrutinized and one team was sent to the residence of the applicants to personally check their requirement for the help. During the lockdown 2067 Ration Kits which included the material mentioned above were distributed to the weaker section of the society or to the persons who lost their jobs in labour colonies etc.

Grofers announces the fifth edition of Grand Orange Bag Days sale;

handigarh: It’s that time of the year again when the biting cold seems to breach every layer of clothing you Cmay have on, and the only thing that will come to your

rescue is the warmth that the room heater emanates cocooning you in its cozy comfort. Thanks to product advancements, today there is a wide range of room heaters that keep us shielded from the freezing cold and make us comfortable at our homes and offices. Given the wide variety of choice, buying a room heater can be confusing, so here a lowdown on some of Usha International’s best-selling room heaters. The room heating solutions from Usha International, one of India’s most trusted brands, are handy appliances that can be moved from one place to another without making much effort and ensure an even spread of warmth. Well known to heat up the room quickly and quietly, Usha room heaters are light weight and sleek. Usha Oil Filled Radiators provide the highest heating efficiency and the most comfortable experience with silent operation. The room heater comes with fans for instant heating of the room.

Stay Warm this Winter with Usha Room Heaters

Maisha Dixit bags Dangal TV’s Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble

handigarh : India’s leading General Entertainment Channel ‘Dangal TV’ Cis all set to bring a bunch of new

shows to keep its audience entertained. It will very soon launch Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble starring Laveena Tandon and

Ruslaan Mumtaaz.The makers now announced that Maisha Dixit will be playing the title role of ‘Nikki’ in the show. This 9 year old star is very excited to be a part of this fantasy show that is all about magic and kids and will be a power packed entertainer for the little ones in the family.Maisha’s character will be a shy

young girl whose personality transforms after meeting a magical boy ‘Bubble’. This lead character will be going through a lot of ups and downs keeping the narrative intriguing. Dangal TV is available on leading cable networks and DTH platforms – DD Free Dish (CHN NO 29), Tata Sky (CHN NO 177), Airtel (CHN NO 125), Dish TV (CHN NO 119) Sun Direct (328) and Videocon D2H (CHN NO 106).

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GLAMOURAmitabh Bachchan terms son Abhishek's performancein as 'marvelous''Guru'

s his actor son Abhishek's "Yes indeed .. a fantastic film and superhit film 'Guru' clocked 14 Abhishek was marvellous," he tweeted Ayears on Tuesday, Amitabh as he shared the post.

Bachchan termed the movie as The Mani Ratnam directorial that 'fantastic' and his son's performance as featured Abhishek with his then-fiancee 'marvelous.' and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's remarks came after a fan performed significantly well on the page on Twitter by the name of 'Thugs of box-office and emergAmitabh Bachchan' shared a video clip ed as one of the most featuring stills from the movie and successful films of heaped praise on the father-son duo and Junior the film. Bachchan's The 78-year-old actor shared the tweet career.on his timeline and praised the film and his son's performance in it.

usician Lana Del Rey also acknowledged that the women in preemptively defended herself the photo are her close friends as she Mfrom criticism over her new also called out a few of them by their

album-cover">album cover having a name.lack of diversity. "These are my friends this is my life. The 35-year-old Grammy-nominated We are all a beautiful mix of musician shared the cover of her everything- some more than others much-awaited album 'Chemtrails Over which is visible and celebrated in the Country Club' on Instagram and everything I do. In 11 years working I defended the cover in the caption. have always been extremely inclusive The monochrome cover of the album without even trying to. My best friends features a group of women sitting are rappers my boyfriends have been around a picnic table laughing and rappers. My dearest friends have been smiling. from all over the place," Del Rey "There's always turmoil and upheaval wrote.and in the midst of it- there's always She then ended the note by calling beautiful music too introducing my new out the critics who incited her to album chemtrails over the country defend herself and also mentioned club," the musician wrote in the caption. those who stormed the Capitol Del Rey followed up in a lengthy note in building in Washington D.C. earlier the comment section noting that the last week.group is a diverse group of ladies, "So before you make comments again reported Fox News. about a WOC/POC issue, I'm not the "I also want to say that with everything one storming the capital [sic], I'm going on this year! And no this was not literally changing the world by putting intended-these are my best friends, my life and thoughts and love out since you are asking today. And damn! there on the table 24 seven. Respect As it happens when it comes to my it," Del Rey wrote.amazing friends and this cover yes The musician had previously faced there are people of color on this backlash when she shared a video of records picture and that's all I'll say herself in a mesh face mask that about that but thank you," she wrote. could not protect people against the The 'Summertime Sadness' singer coronavirus.

Lana Del Rey defends herself from backlash over lack of diversity on new album cover

ctor Kareena Kapoor Khan on Monday pulled off a 'fortune night' with her girl gang which Aconstitutes her sister Karisma Kapoor and her

best friends and Bollywood celebrities Malaika Arora, Amrita Arora and Mallika Bhat. Terming the night spent with her best friends as the "fortune nights," the superstar took to Instagram to share a delightful picture from their get-together. The picture sees the beauties smiling as the four of them are seen seated on the sofa while Kareena's actor sister Karisma is seen standing behind them. The table in front of them had two big cakes and cutlery sitting on it. "It's been a FORTUNE of memories... on to the next... to new beginnings PS: #Fortune you have been kind #FortuneNights #EndOfAnEra #KaftanSeries," the 'Jab We Met' actor wrote in the caption. Mom-to-be Kareena Kapoor Khan is seen in a jovial mood donning a stylish yellow coloured kaftan in the picture.She is currently expecting her second child with her actor husband Saif Ali Khan.

Kareena enjoys 'fortune of memories' with her girl gang

Preity Zinta reveals her family's battlewith covid-19; urges people to be safe

ollywood star Preity Zinta on journey of her family members. "3 weeks care of them." Warning about the Monday revealed that her ago my Mom, brother, his wife, kids & my seriousness of the situation, the actor Bmother, brother, his wife, kids and uncle all tested positive for Covid. advised people to take care, wear

her uncle have recovered from COVID- Suddenly terms like ventilators, ICU & masks, and practice social distancing.19. The actor also penned a note of oxygen machines took a new meaning," "For all of you who don't take Covid thanks to all the healthcare workers who she wrote. "I felt helpless & powerless seriously plz be warned that this can helped her family in the recovery. The here in America, far away as he battled it become dangerous overnight so please 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' star took to Instagram out in the hospital." Expressing her take care, wear a mask & practice social and shared that they have all tested gratitude to the wonderful doctors and distancing," she added.negative and she can 'finally stop nurses, she added, "I'm so grateful to the The actor shared that finally she is stressing'. Alongside a picture of her almighty & to all those wonderful doctors feeling relieved after her family tested brother and mom, Zinta penned the & nurses dat worked tirelessly to take negative.

First look ofASHWATTHAMA out

he first look of the of technology alongside forthcoming science acting. Can't wait to start Tfiction feature the journey soon with this

"Ashwatthama", fronted by wonderful team," the 32-Vicky Kaushal, was year-old actor said in a revealed by the makers on statement.Monday and the actor said The first look was revealed he is looking forward to to celebrate the second start shooting for the anniversary of the trio's project. blockbuster, "Uri - The The film will see Kaushal Surgical Strike".playing the titular The director said the team mythological character who is working hard to create a was given the boon of never seen before "visual immortality. spectacle" and promised Directed by Aditya Dhar the project would not just and produced by Ronnie be a film, "but an Screwvala, "Ashwatthama" experience".is described as a "futuristic "More than the pressure, I sci-fi, based on a character am taking this film as a from the chapter of responsibility of telling this Mahabharata". epic story, in the way it is As per the epic, meant to be told, and I Ashwatthama was the son hope, audiences shower of guru Dronacharya, who the same love to fought for the Kauravas in 'Ashwatthama', as they did the battle of Kurukshetra. to 'Uri'," Dhar said.Calling it Dhar's "dream Screwvala said the film, project", Kaushal said scheduled to go on floors "Ashwatthama" required this year, is the most the backing of Screwvala to ambitious movie he has bring the "spectacle" to the ever attempted.audiences. "It's high on story telling, "It's going to be a new deep in characters and space for me as an actor, revering in the world and exploring the newest form visual effects.

Marvel sets 'X-Men' spin-off comic 'Way of X'

n a move to build on the successful franchise relaunch of 2018, Marvel Entertainment is Ilaunching a new 'X-Men' comic book series with

an unexpected focus: 'Way of X'.According to Variety, the comic book will be based on and around Nightcrawler and the spiritual side of mutant society. As a result of the 'House of X' line and its wide relaunch of the franchise, mutant kind in Marvel's comic book universe has relocated to the island of Krakoa, forming a standalone society with new rules, new laws, and new morality - which is where Way of X, created by Si Spurrier (John Constantine: Hellblazer) and Bob Quinn (Captain America), begins. In a statement about the new title, writer Spurrier said, "I should probably just tell a lie for the sake of a neat elevator pitch and say that Way of X is a story about the creation of a new mutant religion. But it's not -- not really."

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Cloud4C collaborateswith Citrix for VDISolutionsHYDERABAD: Cloud4C, World'sleading Cloud Managed Servicesprovider, has partnered with Citrix tooffer Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktopsservice for enterprises to leverageunmatched security and mobileworkforce capabilities. With expandingteams and remote working on the rise,the collaboration between Cloud4Cand Citrix will help enterprises toseamlessly deploy Citrix's Virtual Appsand Desktops to any device across theworkforce with ease and zerodisruption. Cloud4C's Virtual DesktopInfrastructure (VDI) solutions willenhance productivity and improveperformance, with efficiency, security,and scalability. Providing secure,remote work is the core valueproposition of the VDI solution and thishas become more relevant due to theneed for employees to work securelyfrom home due to COVID-19pandemic. Cloud4C provides end-to-end VDI solutions, including managedservices and managed securityservices. Cloud4C's compliance-readysolutions ensure a seamless transitionand uninterrupted performance.Cloud4C provides highly skilled Citrixexperts who simplify implementation,reduce deployment time, and help inleveraging the full benefits ofvirtualized desktops.

Japan Aerospaceready to launch H3rocket this yearTOKYO: Japan Aerospace ExplorationAgency (JAXA) on Tuesday announcedto launch its new flagship rocket H3 forpaving the way for next-generationtransportation technologies. "Buildingon the 98.1 per cent success of the H-IIA/B launch vehicle series, Japan isready to launch this year its newflagship rocket #H3. JAXA(@JAXA_en) & partners are paving theway for next-generation transportationtechnologies for the #SpaceAge,tweeted Government of Japan. The H3launch vehicle is Japan's new flagshiprocket aiming at achieving highflexibility, high reliability, and high-costperformance. Its maiden flight is set forJapanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2020,reported JAXA. H3 will offer severalline-ups by the selection of two types offairings, two or three first-stage engines(LE-9), and zero, two, or four solidrocket boosters (SRB-3) to deal withvarious payload sizes and orbits. Itslaunch capability to the geostationarytransfer orbit (GTO) will be the highestever, exceeding that of the existing H-IIA and H-IIB launch vehicles, reportedJAXA. The H-series launch vehicle hasbeen supporting satellite and explorerlaunch missions as a mainstay large-scale launch vehicle with high reliability.The H-IIB launch vehicle is a powerfulversion of H-IIA to open the door to anew possibility for future missionsincluding cargo transport to theInternational Space Station (ISS),reported JAXA. H3 is underdevelopment to be a successor to H-IIAand H-IIB so that Japan can maintain itsautonomous access to space to launchsatellites and probes including importantmissions for the government.

Cuba condemns USfor adding it toterrorism blacklistHAVANA: Cuba condemns its inclusionin a US list of countries that sponsorterrorism, Cuban Foreign MinisterBruno Rodriguez said Monday. Cubacondemns the US-announced"hypocritical and cynical designation" ofthe country as "a state sponsoringterrorism," the minister said on Twitter."The US political opportunism isrecognized by those who are honestlyconcerned about the scourge ofterrorism and its victims," he added. In2020, as the island nation strove toslow the spread of the COVID-19pandemic nationwide, Washingtonincluded Havana in the list of countriesthat "do not fully cooperate with the UScounter-terrorism efforts." In 2015,under the administration of then USPresident Barack Obama, Cuba wasremoved from the list of state sponsorsof terrorism as the two countries re-established diplomatic ties. However,US sanctions on Cuba have not beenfully lifted. The embargo has beentightened by US President DonaldTrump's administration, which hasbanned US flights to Cuban citiesexcept for Havana, barred US cruiseships and yachts from visiting Cubaand limited remittances Cuban-Americans send to their families on theisland nation.

Manipur getsadditional borrowingpermission of Rs 75 crNEW DELHI: Manipur has becomefourth state in the country tosuccessfully undertake reformsrelating to urban local bodies (ULBs)as stipulated by the Department ofExpenditure under Finance Ministry.Thus the state has become eligible tomobilise additional financial resourcesof Rs 75 crore through open marketborrowings, according to an officialstatement issued on Tuesday. Manipurhas now joined Andhra Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh and Telangana whichhave completed this reform. Oncompletion of ULB reforms, these fourstates have been granted additionalborrowing permission of Rs 7,481crore. Reforms in ULBs and urbanutilities are aimed at strengtheningfinances and to enable states toprovide better public health andsanitation services.

Russia registers 22,934 new COVID-19 casesMOSCOW: Russia registered 22,934 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours,down from 23,315 the day before, taking the tally to 3,448,203, the coronavirusresponse centre said on Tuesday. "Over the past day, 22,934 coronaviruscases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 2,827 cases (12.3per cent) that were detected actively, with people showing no clinicalsymptoms," the centre said, adding that the cumulative case count has nowreached 3,448,203, with the rate of increase at 0.7 per cent. Moscowconfirmed 5,001 new coronavirus cases over the given period, up from 4,646the day before. The Russian capital was followed by St. Petersburg with 2,731cases, down from 3,004 the day before, and the Moscow Region with 1,083new cases, down from 1,315 the day before. The response centre reported531 coronavirus fatalities, up from 436 the day before, raising the country'sdeath toll to 62,804.

US House to vote on Trump impeachment todayWASHINGTON, JAN 12

The Democratic-controlledHouse of Representatives wouldvote on the impeachment ofoutgoing President DonaldTrump on Wednesday oncharges of inciting hissupporters to carry out a violentattack on the Capitol Hill lastweek.

Co-authored byCongressmen Jamie Raskin,David Cicilline and Ted Lieu,the article of impeachment --co-sponsored by 211 Housemembers -- was tabled onMonday.

During a conference callwith his party colleagues onMonday, House MajorityLeader Steny Hoyer said theimpeachment vote will be heldon Wednesday.

The article of impeachmentcharges Trump with a count of"incitement of insurrection" forhis actions on January 6, whenhe delivered a speech incitinghis supporters to lay siege to theCapitol, an action thattemporarily halted the countingof Electoral College votes andresulted in the deaths of fiveindividuals, including an officerof the US Capitol Police.

The Democrats have enoughvotes to impeach the presidentin the House, which requires asimple majority. But the Senate,where both the Republicans andDemocrats have now 50-50seats -- would require votes oftwo-third of the members toremove the president out of theoffice. Vice President-electKamala Harris in her capacity asChairperson of the Senate

would add one more to theDemocrats when necessary.

Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell has said thevote on impeachment in theupper chambers of the USCongress can not happen beforethe Inauguration Day onJanuary 20.

Later on Monday,Congresswoman Ilhan Omaralso introduced two articles ofimpeachment against Trump.The first article cites Trump'sabuse of power for attempting tooverturn the 2020 presidentialelection results in Georgia. Thesecond article addresses the

incitement of violence fororchestrating an attempted coupagainst our country. I justintroduced my impeachmentresolution. The full House willnow vote on a measure callingon Vice President (Mike) Penceand the cabinet to removePresident Donald Trump underthe 25th amendment. If Pencedoes not act, the House willmove to impeach this week,Omar said.

Republican Senator SteveDaines rejected calls forimpeachment. Now is the timeto stand united, move forwardtogether and have a peacefultransition of power. Pushingpartisan driven articles ofimpeachment through Congressdays before the inaugurationwill further divide our country,he said. Republican

Congressman Matt Gaetz saidimpeachment is unnecessary,divisive, and it's only beingdone because Democrats wantto keep the focus on Trump sothey can hold together theirfragile coalition. This week, theHouse will vote to impeachDonald Trump for inciting aninsurrection against the seat ofour democracy, saidCongresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

Liberty and the rule of law,though always fragile, arebedrock tenets of ourdemocratic republic. NoPresident nay, no Americanought to be able to inciteviolence against our democracywithout repercussion. TheAmerican people demandaccountability to prevent suchhorrific events from everhappening again, she said.

Sensex, Nifty extend record-breakingstreak paced by PSU banks

AGENCYMUMBAI, JAN 12

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSENifty 50 indexes closed atrecord highs for twelfth sessionon Tuesday paced by gains instate-run banking, auto andrealty stocks. The benchmarksopened lower in trade, however,buying in banking stocks andindex heavyweight RelianceIndustries in noon deals helpedmarkets recover from lowerlevels. The Sensex rose as muchas 490 points from the day'slowest level to hit record high

of 49,569.14 and Niftysurpassed 14,500 mark for thefirst time.

The Sensex ended 248points higher to close at an all-time high of 49,517 and Nifty50 index advanced 79 points tosettle at 14,563.

Eight of 11 sector gaugescompiled by the National StockExchange ended higher led bythe Nifty PSU Bank index'sover 5 per cent gain. Realty,media, auto, banking and metalstocks also witnessed buyinginterest.

On the other hand, Pharma,

IT and FMCG stocks facedselling pressure on account ofprofit booking.

Mid- and small-cap sharesended on a mixed note as NiftyMidcap 100 index rose 0.6 percent while Nifty Smallcap 100index closed on a flat note.

Tata Motors was top gainerin the Nifty 50 basket of shares,

the stock rose over 10 per centto hit 52-weeeek high of ? 252after Jaguar Land Rover's retailsales for the quarter endedDecember 31, 2020 stood at128,469 vehicles, 13.1 per centhigher than 113,569 vehiclessold in the preceding quarter,but down 9.0 per cent comparedto the same period last year.

Gold gains Rs 297;silver jumps Rs 1,404NEW DELHI: Gold prices in the national capital jumped forthe second consecutive day on Tuesday gaining Rs 297 to Rs48,946 per 10 gram, in line with rally in international preciousmetal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previoustrade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,649 per 10 gram.Silver also gained Rs 1,404 to Rs 65,380 per kg, from Rs 63,976per kg in the previous trade. In the international market, bothgold and silver were trading in the green at USD 1,858 perounce and USD 25.39 per ounce, respectively. "Gold pricesgained strength as investors turned cautious over risingcoronavirus cases across the world. The revisited pandemicfears raised concerns over economic recovery which boostedbuying in bullion prices," said HDFC Securities Senior Analyst(Commodities) Tapan Patel.

Govt should provideadditional funds for

agri sector, say expertsNEW DELHI, JAN 12

The government should provideadditional funds as well asincentives in the upcomingBudget to promote indigenousfarm research, oilseedsproduction, food processing andorganic farming for the overallgrowth of the agriculture sector,according to industry experts.

The direct benefit transfer(DBT) scheme should be utilisedmore to support farmers insteadof giving subsidies, they added.

"Food processing industryhas played an important role inbetter price realisation for thefarmer and reducing the cost ofintermediaries. The budget mustprovide special incentives tofood processing throughincentives such as interestsubvention, lower taxes, accessto technology and so on," DCMShriram Chairman and SeniorMD Ajay Shriram said. Referringto the successful PM-KISANscheme under which Rs 6,000 ispaid annually directly intofarmers bank accounts, he saidthe DBT mechanism should befine-tuned and gradually shouldbe utilized to support farmers in

lieu of other subsidies."Let the farmer decide how

to judicially use the money. Withthe benefit of DBT, farmers canthen buy better seed, use new-agefertilizers, optimize water usageand so on," Shriram said. Statingthat many Indian startups haveinvested in the agri-technologyspace, he advocated for a policythat encourages growth of thesecompanies and adoption of latesttechniques. He said there has notbeen any significantbreakthrough in recent yearsfrom indigenous agriculturalresearch and development(R&D) and this could be partlyon account of resource crunch."Two areas that need immediateattention are firstly linkingagricultural research with industryrequirements and secondlyavoiding ideological resistance tonew-age technologies such GMcrops," Shriram said.

Asian stocks gain as marketswatch for Biden stimulus plan

BEIJING, JAN 12

Asian stocks advanced onTuesday as investors watchedfor details of President-electJoe Biden's promisedeconomic stimulus plan.Shanghai, Tokyo and HongKong were higher. Seouldeclined while Sydneyswung between gains andlosses. Overnight, Wall Streetdeclined following a string ofrecord-setting gains.

Investors wereencouraged by U.S. electionresults that showed Biden'sDemocratic Party willcontrol the Senate, reducingpotential opposition to hisplans. Biden promised toannounce details this week ofthe plan he will propose afterhe takes office January 20.

Investors found optimismin the prospect of furtherfiscal stimulus, said CesarPerez Ruiz of Pictet WealthManagement in a report.

With the Senate inDemocratic hands, President-elect Biden has a betterchance of pushing throughhis agenda and deliveringsorely-needed stimulus andsupport. No major potentiallymarket-moving events wereon the calendar Tuesday inAsia. The ShanghaiComposite Index rose 0.8%to 3,559.86 and the Nikkei225 in Tokyo added 0.1% to28,178.56. The Hang Seng inHong Kong gained 0.5% to28,037.51.

The Kospi in Seoul shed2.9% to 3,056.42 while theS&P-ASX 200 in Sydneywas unchanged at midday at6,697.40. New Zealand andSingapore retreated whileJakarta advanced.

Overnight, Wall Street'sbenchmark S&P 500 indexdeclined 0.7% to 3,799.61,breaking a four-day streak ofgains. The Dow JonesIndustrial Average retreated0.3% to 31,008.69. TheNasdaq composite slid 1.3%to 13,036.43.

US markets shrugged offthe attack on the Capitol inWashington by Trumpsupporters who were tryingto block final confirmation ofBiden's victory.

I believe stocks werelooking ahead to better days,expecting a robust economicrecovery once there is broaddistribution of vaccines, saidKristina Hooper of Invescoin a report.

The market's record-setting run means stocks andother investments are evenmore expensive, leavingcritics to say they've gone toohigh. Stocks in the S&P 500are trading at roughly 29times their earnings, wellabove their average of 18times over the past decade.

The gains come despitenegative US economic news.Employers cut more jobs lastmonth than they added forthe first time since the start ofthe pandemic last spring.

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 12

Twitter on Monday announcedthat more than 70,000 accountshave been suspended followingthe riots in Washington DCstating that these accounts wereengaged in sharing harmfulQAnon-associated content.

QAnon is often portrayed asa shadowy collection ofindividuals who claim PresidentDonald Trump is secretlybattling a network ofpaedophiles in the DemocraticParty and the establishment,Sputnik reported.

The social media giantconfirmed in a blog post that ithas removed the accounts as partof an effort following the riot lastweek "to protect the

conversation on our service fromattempts to incite violence,organise attacks, and sharedeliberately misleadinginformation about the electionoutcome." "We've been clear thatwe will take strong enforcementaction on behaviour that has thepotential to lead to offline harm.Given the violent events inWashington, DC, and increasedrisk of harm, we beganpermanently suspendingthousands of accounts that wereprimarily dedicated to sharingQAnon content on Fridayafternoon," it read.

"More than 70,000 accountshave been suspended as a resultof our efforts, with manyinstances of a single individualoperating numerous accounts.

These accounts were engaged insharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale andwere primarily dedicated to thepropagation of this conspiracytheory across the service," itadded.

The now-banned accounts"were engaged in sharingharmful QAnon-associatedcontent at scale and wereprimarily dedicated to thepropagation of this conspiracytheory." The Hill further reported

that the social media giant lastweek permanently suspendedaccounts for former nationalsecurity adviser Michael Flynn,pro-Trump attorney SidneyPowell and former 8kunadministrator, Ron Watkins, aspart of efforts to crack down oncontent related to the QAnontheory. The micro-blogging sitealso permanently suspendedTrump's account on Friday,claiming that his tweets pose"the risk of further incitement ofviolence." However, Twitter isnot alone in Silicon Valley inboosting efforts to tamp down"in misinformation following theriot among pro-Trumpdemonstrators last week in theCapitol. Facebook on Mondayannounced that it is taking down

content that contains the phrase"stop the steal." "With continuedattempts to organize eventsagainst the outcome of the USpresidential election that can leadto violence, and use of the termby those involved inWednesday's violence in DC,we're taking this additional stepin the lead up to theinauguration," the company saidin a blog post as quoted by TheHill. On January 6, a group ofTrump's loyalists stormed the USCapitol building, clashing withpolice, damaging property,seizing the inauguration stageand occupying the rotunda. Theunrest took place after Trumpurged his supporters to protestwhat he claims is a stolenpresidential election.

Twitter suspends 70K QAnon accounts in wake of Capitol riots

KUALA LUMPUR, JAN 12

Malaysia's king on Tuesday approved acoronavirus emergency that willsuspend parliament at least until Augustand halt any bids to seek a generalelection in a political reprieve forembattled Prime Minister MuhyiddinYassin. Muhyiddin assured citizens in atelevised speech that the emergency wasnot a military coup and curfew will notbe enforced. He said his civiliangovernment will remain in chargeduring the emergency, that will last untilAugust 1 or earlier depending on thesituation. The emergency declarationcame as a surprise just a day afterMuhyiddin announced that Malaysia'sbiggest city Kuala Lumpur, theadministrative capital Putrajaya and fivehigh-risk states will return to a near-lockdown from Wednesday for twoweeks. It also comes amid threats by theUnited Malays National Organisation,the largest party in the ruling coalition,to withdraw support from Muhyiddin soan early general election could be held.Many in UMNO are unhappy that theparty is playing second fiddle toMuhyiddin's own Malay party.Muhyiddin said he will call a generalelection once the pandemic has eased

when it is safe to hold polls. Oh Ei Sun,a senior fellow at the Singapore Instituteof International Affairs, said mostpeople could understand the need formovement curbs but an emergencydeclaration appeared overblown as it isunclear how that could help slow thevirus spread. It's very clearly a politicalmove from the Muhyiddin side topreempt political challenges from bothhis rivals in his ruling coalition as wellas the opposition," he said. Malaysia lastdeclared an emergency in 1969 afterbloody racial riots that killed hundreds.The king, which can declare a state ofemergency that allows the country to begoverned through ordinances thatcannot be challenged in court, had inOctober rejected Muhyiddin's request todeclare an emergency.

Malaysia under virus emergencyin reprieve for embattled PM

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Nishchal wins T2 women's 50mrifle 3P trialsNEW DELHI: Haryana's Nishchalwon the T2 women's 50m rifle 3 po-sition trials, outgunning a quality fi-nals field at the Dr. Karni Singhshooting range here on Tuesday.After finishing third in the T1 trialsearlier, Nishchal shot 459.1 to beatT1 winner Tejaswini Sawant, whohad to settle for the second placewith 458.1.The experienced Tejaswini still man-aged to beat fellow Olympic quotaholder Anjum Moudgil for a secondtime in two days as the Punjabshooter finished third with an effortof 447.8 in the finals.The day also saw the commence-ment of the T1 trap trials. LakshaySheoran and Rajeshwari Kumariwere leading after the first threerounds of day one, in the men's andwomen's sections respectively.

It's just thebeginning: Sreesanthrelishes comeback tocompetitive cricketMUMBAI: Fast bowler S Sreesanth,who made a return to competitivecricket on Monday, is relishing hiscomeback where he picked his firstwicket in seven years.Sreesanth, who was named in theKerala squad for the Syed MushtaqAli Trophy last month, bagged hisfirst wicket in seven years as he an-nounced his return to competitivecricket in the match againstPuducherry. The pacer in the fourthover castled Fabid Ahmed to reducethe side to 26/2."Thanks a lot for all the support andlove ..it's just the beginning..with allof ur wishes and prayers manymany many more to go..Red heart-Flag of IndiaCricket bat and balllotsof respect to u nd family .. #blessed#humbled #BCCI #india #nevergive-up," Sreesanth tweeted.Puducherry scored 138 runs in theirallotted 20 overs with Ashith Rajivtop-scoring for the side. Kerala'sJalaj Saxena was the pick of thebowlers as he bagged three wicketswhile giving away just 13 runs.Kerala then chased down the targetwith 10 balls to spare on the back ofan all-round batting performance.Skipper Sanju Samson top-scoredwith 32 runs while opening batsmanRobin Uthappa hit 21 off 12 balls.Sreesanth was banned by theBoard of Contol for Cricket in India(BCCI) in August 2013 along withhis Rajasthan Royals teammatesAjit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan forindulging in alleged spot-fixing in theIndian Premier League (IPL).However, last year, his lifetime banwas reduced to seven years, whichgot over in September. The Indianseamer was seen in the best of formas he bowled in full flow and fin-ished with figures of 1-29 on Mon-day.

Fortunate thatcompetitive hockeyis resuming, saysforward BeautyDungdungSANTIAGO : The Indian juniorwomen's hockey team is currently inChile's capital city of Santiago, andis already looking forward to takingto the field here against Chile's jun-ior side in their first match of thetour.One of India's brightest forwardplayers, Jharkhand's Beauty Dung-dung, who will be spearheading theIndian team's attack along with thelikes of Lalrindiki and Mumtaz Khan,spoke ahead of the upcomingmatches and is confident of herteam doing well."First of all, I would like to thankHockey India, Sports Authority of In-dia, and hosts Chile, for having or-ganised this tour for our team. Wefeel very fortunate to be in this posi-tion to resume competitive hockey,and with all the protocols in place,we are preparing now to take part inour first match this weekend," saidthe 17-year-old striker in an officialHockey India release."Obviously with the pandemic, wecould not play any tournaments lastyear, but my last memory of playingfor the Indian team is a memorableone, as we won the 3-Nations invita-tional tournament held in Australia inDecember 2019. It hasn't been easysince then to only take part in limitedsports activities back at camp inBengaluru, but we feel really confi-dent in our abilities, and we have allbeen putting in the work to makesure we are ready to compete herein Chile," expressed Dungdung,who idolises former India captainAsunta Lakra.With the Indian team scheduled toplay a total of six matches betweenJanuary 18-25, Dungdung said thatthe tour will give her team much-needed exposure.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

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ICC Test rankings: Williamson sets new high for Kiwi playersAGENCYDUBAI, JAN 12

New Zealand skipper KaneWilliamson has reached the bestever-rating points by a Kiwiplayer after his brilliant 238-runknock in the second Test againstPakistan.

Williamson has also consoli-dated his position at the top ofthe list of batsmen in the ICCMen's Test Player Rankings.

Australia batsman SteveSmith, who roared back to formin the Pink Test against Australia,has leapfrogged Indian skipperVirat Kohli to the second posi-tion after scores of 131 and 81.

Cheteshwar Pujara's knocksof 50 and 77 have taken him toeighth from 10th position andRishabh Pant's scores of 36 and97 have helped him gain 19places to reach 26th position.Hanuma Vihari and Ravichan-dran Ashwin too have gained af-ter their fighting knocks, as hasShubman Gill. Williamson,named player of the series afterleading his side to an innings and176 runs win and a 2-0 victory inthe two-Test series, has reached919 rating points, bettering hisown mark of 915 in December2018. ICC Cricket Hall of FamerRichard Hadlee is the only otherplayer from New Zealand to go

past the 900-point mark, reach-ing a career-high 909 ratingpoints in bowling in December1985.

Azhar Ali's knocks of 93 and37 have helped him advance himseven places to 18th position andhis compatriot MohammadRizwan's first-innings half-cen-tury has helped him gain 10places to reach 37th position. Thedrawn Sydney Test saw MarunLabuschagne consolidate thefourth position with a career-best866 rating points after scores of91 and 73 while fast bowler JoshHazlewood has gained threeplaces to reach the fifth positionwith four wickets in the match.

India face jolt as Bumrahruled out of Brisbane Test

AGENCYSYDNEY, JAN 12

The injury-ravaged Indian teamwas dealt another blow on Tues-day as pace spearhead JaspritBumrah was ruled out of thefourth Test against Australia dueto an abdominal strain.

Bumrah, key to India's at-tack, sustained the strain duringthe drawn third Test in Sydney.

It has been learnt that Bum-rah's scan reports showed a strainand the Indian team managementdoes not want him to aggravatethe injury, keeping in mind theupcoming four-Test seriesagainst England.

"Jasprit Bumrah suffered anabdominal strain while fieldingin Sydney. He is going to sit outof the Brisbane Test but is ex-pected to be available againstEngland," a BCCI source told anews agency.

It is now expected that two-Test old Mohammed Siraj will beleading the Indian attack and willbe joined by Navdeep Saini,Shardul Thakur and T Natarajanin the Brisbane Test, starting Jan-uary 15.

"Jasprit Bumrah suffered anabdominal strain while fieldingin Sydney. He is going to sit outof the Brisbane Test but is ex-pected to be available againstEngland," a BCCI source told .

While the Indian team man-agement is heaving a sigh of re-lief that Bumrah hasn't sustaineda tear but wants to be on the sideof caution as playing in Brisbaneand breaking down in the middleof the Test match could have aneven more adverse effect on the

team. "If we take the risk of him

playing at 50 per cent, what if theinjury aggravates and he breaksdown in the middle of the matchand then ruled out for better partof England series? "England isthe last series which will decidethe qualification for World Test

Championship final and we arein contention and would requirea fit Bumrah," the senior BCCIsource added. It is now expectedthat two-Test old MohammedSiraj will be leading the Indianattack and will be joined byNavdeep Saini, Shardul Thakurand T Natarajan in the Brisbane

Test, starting January 15. Unless,Bumrah is fielded at 30 per centfitness, risking the entire Eng-land series, T Natarajan willmake his debut. The problemwith Indian team is after injuredKL Rahul's departure and Hanu-ma Vihari's grade 2 tear, there areno back-up middle-order bats-man left in the reserves. The onlytwo available batsmen are twoout of form openers in PrithviShaw and Mayank Agarwal. Itremains to be seen if India,knowing their depleted strengthand long tail, decide to take theconservative route of playingfour bowlers and six batsmenwith Rishabh Pant as the wicket-keeper. If Agarwal's scans revealthat it's a bruise and not a frac-ture, then it could well be PrithviShaw batting at number threefollowed by Cheteshwar Pujara,Ajhinkya Rahane and Agarwalhimself at number six.

Sorry Siraj and Indianteam, racism not

acceptable: WarnerAGENCYSYDNEY, JAN 12

Australian batting star DavidWarner on Tuesday condemnedthe racist slurs hurled at Indianplayers, particularly pacer Mo-hammed Siraj, during the thirdTest here and said such behav-iour by the spectators was not ac-ceptable.

Siraj, on his maiden tour ofAustralia, and senior pacerJasprit Bumrah were abused fortwo consecutive days by thecrowd.

Play was, in fact, halted onthe fourth day for a few minutesafter the Indian team complainedto the umpires, which led to theexpulsion of six spectators fromthe stands and an unreservedapology from Cricket Australia.

"I'd also like to say sorry to@mohammedsirajofficial andthe Indian team as racism, andabuse is not in any way accept-able or tolerated anywhere at anytime, and I would expect betterfrom our home crowd," Warnersaid in an instagram post.

The Australian players hadsupported their Indian counter-parts after the incidents withskipper Tim Paine even joiningthe Indian team huddle after Sir-aj's complaints on the fourth dayof the drawn match.

India skipper Ajinkya Ra-

hane said the abuse was hurtful.About the match, Warner

said it was great to be back afteran injury kept him out of the firsttwo games. "It was great to beback out on the park again thisweek. Was not the ideal result forus but this is what Test cricket isall about. 5 days of tough cricketand well done to our guys forworking as hard as we could...

Pucovski suffers shoulder subluxation,doubtful for Gabba TestSYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday confirmed that openingbatsman Will Pucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation injury in theSydney Test and his participation in the fourth and final Test againstIndia hangs in the balance."Australian opener Will Pucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation in-jury while diving in the field on day five of the third Test at the SCGyesterday. He will continue rest and rehabilitation over the next twodays before a decision is made on his fitness for the fourth Testmatch," CA said in an official release.No additional players have been brought into the squad for the finalmatch, CA said further. Pucovski had made his Test debut at theSydney Cricket Ground.

Drawn Test atSydney will hurthosts, says PontingSYDNEY: Former Australiaskipper Ricky Ponting hassaid that a drawn Test matchagainst India at the SydneyCricket Ground will hurt thehosts, but he also praisedthe resolve shown by AjinkyaRahane-led side.Ravichandran Ashwin andHanuma Vihari batted out258 balls on day five of thethird Test to help India walkaway with an epic draw andhead into the final Test at theGabba, with the series levelat 1-1."I think you have got to givea lot of credit to India and thesteely determination theyshowed through the courseof yesterday afternoon andtoday.

AGENCYBANGKOK, JAN 12

Indian badminton players SainaNehwal, HS Pronnoy, and Paru-palli Kashyap have withdrawnfrom the ongoing Thailand Open.

Nehwal and Pronnoy testedpositive for COVID-19 on Tues-day. The Indian squad, which trav-elled to Bangkok to participate inthe Yonex Thailand Open followedby Toyota Thailand Open, hadtested negative during the first twotests that were conducted earlier.

However, Olympic bronzemedallist Nehwal and Pronnoytested positive during the thirdTest, which was done on Monday.

"We are constantly in touch

with the BWF as well as the or-ganisers and our team manage-ment and players. These are un-precedented times but BWF is do-ing everything to ensure full sup-port to our players including their

safety," Badminton Association ofIndia (BAI) general secretary AjaySinghania said in an official state-ment.

After testing positive, both theplayers have been taken to the hos-

pital to be isolated for a minimumperiod of 10 days. ParupalliKashyap has also withdrawn fromthe tournament and is quarantinedin his hotel room due to closeproximity with Nehwal.

"According to the guidelinesand safety norms, these three play-ers will not be participating in thetournament. However, all otherplayers have been allowed to par-ticipate but they have to play with-out the presence of coaches andsupport staff as per the safety pro-tocols," Singhania said.

A walkover was given toKisona Selvaduray of Malaysia,who was to play her first-roundmatch of the Thailand Openagainst Nehwal on Tuesday.

LAHORE: Pakistan head coachMisbah-ul-Haq has said that pac-er Mohammad Amir should havegone back to domestic cricket toprove his worth rather than mak-ing up circumstances surroundinghis sudden retirement.

Amir announced his retirementfrom international cricket on De-

cember 17 citing not being able tohandle the mental torture he hasbeen subjected to by the currentPakistan Cricket Board (PCB)management and some formerPakistan players. The left-arm pac-er was not selected for the Pakistantour of New Zealand in Novemberand Misbah said nobody in the

coaching staff had supportedAmir's selection on the basis ofperformance. "There was talkabout Waqar Younis related toAmir but there is no truth in it atall. There were six [association]coaches as selectors, me as chiefselector and then there was a cap-tain. So this is absolutely not possi-

ble, [the idea] that one person outof all could have influenced the de-cision," ESPNcricinfo quoted Mis-bah as saying. "Nobody was sup-porting his selection on the basis ofperformance. I have no idea whyhe made up everything and tried togive this whole scenario a contextthat is out of proportion.

Saina, Prannoy test positive,withdraw from Thailand Open

Nobody was supporting Amir's selectionon the basis of performance: Misbah

SYDNEY, JAN 12

All-rounder RavindraJadeja on Tuesday saidthat he has undergonesurgery after suffering ablow on his thumb dur-ing the Pink Test at theSydney Cricket Ground(SCG).

"Out of action for awhile, surgery complet-ed. But will soon returnwith a bang," Jadejatweeted.

On Monday, theBoard of Control forCricket in India (BCCI)had confirmed that Jadejawould not be taking part inthe fourth Test againstAustralia, set to be playedat the Gabba, beginningJanuary 15.

Jadeja had suffered ablow to his left thumbwhile batting on day 3 ofthe third Border-GavaskarTest that concluded onMonday. He later went forscans and the resultsshowed that he had dislo-cated his thumb.

The BCCI had con-

firmed that the all-rounderwill be consulting a handspecialist in Sydney beforehe returns to India. He willthen head to the NationalCricket Academy in Ben-galuru for further manage-ment of his injury. Earliera news agency had report-ed that Jadeja suffered adislocation and fractureand has been ruled out forabout six weeks with themanagement set to checkon the need for surgerywith a specialist.

Surgery completed,will return soon

with a bang: Jadeja