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15-year-old girlscolded by parentsfor watching TVends lifeHYDERABAD: A 15-year-oldgirl allegedly committed sui-cide here after being scoldedby her parents for watchingTV too much, police said onSaturday. The girl, a 10thstandard student, hangedherself from a ceiling fan onFriday by using her motherssaree, the police said. Herparents were away at workwhen she took the extremestep, they said. In a note pur-portedly written by her, thegirl said her parents would dowell if she died, they said. Acase was registered basedon a complaint lodged by herfather, the police said.

1,142 freshcases, 29 deathsin DelhiNEW DELHI: Delhi recorded1,142 COVID-19 cases onSaturday, pushing the city'scaseload to over 1.29 lakh,while the death toll jumped to3,806, authorities said.Twenty-nine fatalities havebeen recorded in the last 24hours, according to thehealth department.It added that the total numberof cases has climbed to1,29,531.

Coverage areaincreased by 18pc, kharif sowinghealthy in IndiaKOLKATA: Riding onfavourable rainfall in the thirdweek of July, the area of ma-jor kharif crop sowing in thecountry increased by 18.50per cent over the correspon-ding period of the previousyear, according to the latestdata available with the Min-istry of Agriculture.Sowing data of major kharifcrops such as paddy, pulses,coarse cereals and oilseedson July 24 showed that a totalof 799.95 lakh hectare havebeen covered this year, com-pared to 675.07 lakh hectarein the last Kharif season.Rural growth has outpaced ur-ban growth in the recentmonths and analysts re-mained optimistic that goodcrop sowing and higher yieldwill boost rural income, an an-alyst with a brokerage housetold a news agency.

Top LeTcommanderamong 2militants killed SRINAGAR: Two militantswere killed in an encounterwith security forces on theoutskirts of Srinagar on Satur-day, police said.Security forces launched acordon-and-search operationin Ranbirgarh area on Satur-day following informationabout the presence of mili-tants there, a police officialsaid.He said as the forces wereconducting the search, mili-tants fired upon them.The forces retaliated, leadingto an encounter, the officialsaid, adding that two militantswere killed.One of the two militants hasbeen identified as topLashkar-e-Toiba commanderIshfaq Rashid, a resident ofSozeith village in Srinagar.

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India’s COVID-19 testing hits recordhigh of 4.20 lakh samples a day

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

India has gradually ramped-up its testingcapacity for COVID-19 and conductedover 4.20 lakh tests in a day---the highestever---the Union Health Ministry said Sat-urday, crediting the increase in number oflabs for the achievement.

India had only one lab for testing sam-ples for the disease in January but it hasnow increased the number to 1,301, in-cluding private labs. The Health Ministrysaid revised guidelines by ICMR and all-round efforts by states also aided in wide-spread testing.

Till Friday, a total of 1,58,49,068 testsfor COVID-19 had been done in the coun-try.

India did 3.50 lakh tests every dayover the last one week, the ministry said.

With 4,20,898 samples tested in thepast 24 hours, it added, the Tests Per Mil-lion (TPM) has increased to 11,485 andcontinue to maintain an upward trend.

“The Union government has advisedall state and UT governments to keep upthe strategy of ‘Test, Track and Treat’ withaggressive testing which may lead to high-er number of daily positive cases initiallybut would eventually achieve a decline ashas been demonstrated after the centralgovernment’s targeted efforts in the NCTof Delhi,” the ministry said in a statement.

With increased testing of samples forCOVID-19, the fatality rate has signifi-cantly dropped to 2.35 per cent on Satur-day and the recovery rate has surged to

63.54 per cent. “India has one of the lowest fatality

rates in the world,” the health ministrysaid.

The downward trend in fatality ratemeans the collective efforts of the Centreand state and UT governments havechecked the mortality due to COVID-19, it

stated. A total of 8,49,431 COVID-19 pa-tients have recovered. The recoveries ex-ceed the active cases by 3,93,360. Howev-er, with 48,916 fresh cases, India’sCOVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakh onSaturday, just two days after it crossed the12-lakh mark, while the death toll mount-ed to 31,358, the ministry said.

Shivraj Singh Chouhantests coronavirus positiveBHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shiv-raj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said he has test-ed positive for COVID-19. Chouhan, 61, sharedthe news on Twitter in the early hours. He wasadmitted to a COVID-19 designated private hos-pital in Bhopal, a BJP leader said. “I had symp-toms of COVID-19. In the test report, I wasfound positive. I appeal to all my colleagues thatwhoever has come in my contact to get testedfor coronavirus. My close contacts should moveto quarantine,” Chouhan said in a tweet.In another tweet, the Chief Minister said if de-tected and treated on time, COVID-19 infectioncould be cured.“I have been reviewing the status of coronavirusinfection in the state every evening since March25. Now I will try to review the situation throughvideo conferencing as much as possible,” he said. Chouhan also said in his absence, themeeting to review the COVID-19 situation would be held by Home Minister Narottam Mishra,Urban Development and Administration Minister Bhupendra Singh, Medical Education MinisterVishwas Sarang and Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary. Talking to PTI, state BJP’s mediain-charge Lokendra Parashar said that Chouhan was shifted to COVID-19 designated ChirayuMedical College and Hospital in the state capital.

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

The Supreme has decided to continuewith virtual court hearings for thetime being in view of medical ex-perts’ advice aimed at checkingspread of COVID19 pandemic.

A seven-judge panel of theSupreme Court conveyed the decisionagainst resumption of physical courtto bar leaders in a meeting on Friday.

Headed by Justice NV Ramana,the judges’ panel has decided not toopen the Supreme Court for physicalhearings for the time being as per ad-vice of medical experts, bar leaderswere told.

Other members of the judges’

panel are Justices Arun Mishra, Ro-hington Nariman, UU Lalit, A MKhanwilkar, DY Chandrachud andLN Rao.

“It was also decided by their lord-

ships to meet the representatives ofthe Bar after two weeks and then torestart the working of the court in aphased manner,” Supreme Court BarAssociation (SCBA) PresidentDushyant Dave wrote to SCBA mem-bers.

Besides Dave, other bar leaderswho met the judges’ panel were BarCouncil of India (BCI) ChairpersonManan Kumar Mishra and SupremeCourt Advocates-on-Record Associa-tion (SCAORA) President ShivajiJadhav. The top court has been hold-ing virtual courts through video con-ferencing since March 25 followingannouncement of a nationwide lock-down due to COVID-19.

Supreme Court to continuewith virtual court hearingsSeven-judge panel to take a call on resumption

of physical court hearings after two weeks

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

A day after the face-off with Governor KalrajMishra over convening of a special Assemblysession, Rajasthan Chief Minister AshokGehlot, here on Saturday, said he would foilthe Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) plan oftoppling the state government and even “goto the President, if required”.

Addressing the MLAs at Fairmont Hotel,Gehlot said if required we would stay in thehotel for 21 more days. The MLAs hailed theChief Minister by raising their hands. Thelegislators are camping at the hotel to blockany attempt of poaching.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister AshokGehlot and his camp are racing against timeto answer the six posers by Governor KalrajMishra, who consulted with legal experts onFriday on the cabinet’s four-line resolution tocall a session.

After a marathon meeting of the cabinet

last night, Gehlot has called another meetingtoday to send a request and recommendationto the Governor about calling a session.

The trickiest clarification the Governorhas sought pertains to why the Chief Minis-ter wants to call a session to prove majoritywhen he has the majority already. The gover-nor’s import in the question is that no onewas asking the government to prove majori-ty, so why should there be a rush.

Also read: Futile for people to expectsafety if CM himself makes guv ‘feel un-safe’: Shekhawat attacks Gehlot

Rajasthan cops bring horse-trading ac-cused Sanjay Jain to Manesar; he 'admits' tovisiting resort

The Chief Minister says he needs to endthe political uncertainty created by the rebel-lion of 19 MLAs, including Sachin Pilot, andthat some rebels want to come back but arebeing held captive in Haryana by the rulingBJP.

Ready to approach President, ifrequired: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Anti-CAA riots:Sharjeel Imam

charged with seditionNEW DELHI, JULY 25

The Delhi Police on Saturday charged former JNU studentSharjeel Imam with sedition before a court here for al-legedly inciting people to indulge in activities detrimentalto the sovereignty and integrity of the country.

The police made the allegations in its charge sheet filedbefore the court in a case related to anti-CAA riots earlierthis year.

The agency filed the final report under various sectionsincluding 124-A (Sedition), 153(A) (Promoting enmity),153-A (promoting enmity, Hatred between different com-munities), 153-B (Assertion prejudicial to national integra-tion) and 505 (spreading rumors) of IPC and under the sec-tions of stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

“He is accused of delivering seditious speeches and in-citing a particular section of community to indulge in un-lawful activities, detrimental to sovereignty and integrity ofthe nation,” the charge sheet said.

“In the garb of protesting against the CitizenshipAmendment Act, he exhorted people of a particular com-munity to block the highways leading to the major citiesand resort to ‘Chakka Jam’, thereby disrupting normallife,” it said.

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I, Des Raj S/o Gian Chand R/o Vill: Chandpur Teh-Balachor (SBS Nagar) declare that my son Arshdeep his wife Bhawana is out of my control. I disinherit them from all my moveable and immoveable properties. anybody dealing with them shall be self responsible, all concerned please note.

63372I, Paramjit Kaur Wd/o Lakhwinder Singh R/o Vill: Sohangarh Ratte Wala Teh-Guruharsahai (Ferozepur) declare that my son Balraj Singh is out of my control. So I disown with him from my m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e property. If anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

63372I, Harveer Kaur Wd/o Nirmal Singh R/o Vill: Randhawa (Shri Muktsar Sahib) declare that my daughter Sumanpreet Kaur is out of my control. So I disown with her from my m o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e property. If anybody dealing with her at his/her own risk.

63372I, H.P. Singh, S/o Harbans Singh, R/o H.No. 3205, Sector 28-D, Chandigarh, declares here that my son S.P. Singh and his wife Harpreet Kaur are out of my control. Therefore, I disown them from all my moveable or immoveable properties. If anybody deals with them then they shall remain responsible for the same. All concerned may note.

98765I, Gulzar Singh S/o Harbans Singh R/o Village Bhoewali, Tehsil Ajnala, Distt. Amritsar Declare That My Son Bhupinder Singh Is Out Of My Control So I Disinherit Him From My All Moveable & Immovable Property. I Also Have No Relations With My Wife Dalbir Kaur. If Anybody Deals With Them Will Do So At Their Own Responsibility.

72737I, Jasbir Kaur W/o Dilbagh Singh (No. 15565162N, Rank Hav. Unit 104, Engr. Regt.) R/o VPO Manawala, Tehsil Ajnala, Distt. Amritsar Declare That In The Service Record & Part II Order Of My Husband My Date Of Birth Is Recorded As 13-3-1983 Erroneously, Whereas My Correct Date Of Birth Is 10-4-1985, Concerned Note.

72737I, Deepak Kumar S/o Sh Kamal Kishore R/o.House No.1917/3 Katra Moti Ram Amritsar Punjab Declare that I also Known as Mintu, Deepak Kumar and Mintu Both are name of Same person that is me and I also Changed my Residential address from Ashoka palace New Mishri Bazar Amritsar To House No.1917/3, Katra Moti Ram Amritsar Punajb India concern note please

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I , Lakhvinder Singh S/o I, Hitherto Known As Sawan I , No. 15342662p Rank L/nk I , Davinder Singh S/o I, Dharshana Is Spouse Of I, Shubhangi Singh W/o Ic-Gurmeet Singh R/o Dera Thakur Son Of Davinder Singh Dharmendra Singh R/o 424 (i) Bharpur Singh R/o Mohalla No.15493668n Rank Swr 48601h Lt Col Anand Kumar Garza Singh , Patti Afgan Residing At H.no.8-a 1/1101, Eng. Sqn. C/o 56 Apo Have A m a r p u r a W . n o . 1 5 Mukesh Kumar Presetly Singh R/o 708, Sunshine The

Dist t . Kai thal Have Fair Land Colony, F.g.c.road, Changed My Name From Ahmedgarh Teh-ahmedgarh Residing At Village Lohari Gold, Chs, Nibm Road, Pune-Changed My Name From District Amritsar Punjab 143001 Dharmendra S ingh To (sangrur) Changed My Name Ja tu , Loha r i J a tu (47 ) , 411048, Want To Change My Lakhvinder Singh To Have Changed The Name Of My Dharmender Singh Vide To Davinder Singh Sohi. Bhiwani, Haryana-127032 Name From Shubhangi Singh Lakhvindr ( Given Name) Minor Daughter’s Tushti Age Affidavit No.ac 699030 Dt.24- 63372 India Have Changed My To Shubhangi Anand Singh In S i n g h ( s u r n a m e ) . 03 Years And She Shall 07-2020 Before Notary Public I Jyoti W/o Sanjeev Kumar Name From Dharshana To Service Records Of My Concerned Please Note. Hereafter Be Known As Girisha Amritsar. R/o House No. 204, Gali No.7 Darshana Kumari Vide Husband.

84451 Thakur. 900020 , N e a r P r i m a r y Affidavit No.ac-054220 72783I, Hitherto Known As 900020 I Seeta Devi W/o Hardeep Schoo l ,dhob iana Bas t i Dated 24 July 2020 I, Kulwant Momi S/o Ajit Shai f Son Of Naveen I, Harmeet Singh S/o Balwinder Singh R/o H.no.87, Gali No.7, Bathinda Have Changed My 72737 Singh R/o Vpo Sandholi Kumar Mahajan Residing Singh R/o A-385, New Aman Avenue, Majitha Road, Name To Archana. I, Army No.15480399n Rank Kharak Singh Farm , Pehowa At H.no.48,gali No.2,ranjit Amritsar Have Changed My Amritsar Have Changed My 63372 Ld Dhirendra Singh S/o , Kurukshetra Changed Given Vihar, Loharka Road, Son’s Name From Dilmit Singh Name To Sita Devi. I Atma Singh S/o Gurdev Samudra Singh R/o.44 Armd Name Kulwant Surname District Amritsar Punjab Bajaj To Dilmeet Singh Bajaj 900020 Singh R/o Aklia Jalal (bti) Regt C/o 56 Apo Khasa Cantt Singh. Have Changed My Name 900020 I Davinderjit Singh S/o Tarsem Have Changed My Name As Amritsar Declare That In My 84661And Shall Hereafter Be I M a h a v i r F a t h e r O f Singh R/o Vpo Chhajjal Waddi Atma Singh Gill. Army Record My Daughter I,ajit Momi S/o Prem Singh Known As Shaif Kumar No.15501393h Rank Swr Manish Teh. Baba Bakala Distt. 63372 Name Is Mentioned As R/o Vpo Sandholi Kharak Mahajan. Kumar R/o 44 Armed Regt. C/o 56 Amritsar Have Changed My Kushbu. But Her Correct Singh Farm , Pehowa , I, Rahul Ladhar S/o Dilaver

900020 Apo Have Changed My Name Name To Dawinderjit Singh. Ram R/o Vpo. Musapur (sbs Name Is Khushboo Kanwar. Kurukshetra Changed Given I , Hitherto Known As From Mahavir To Mahavir Singh 900020 Nagar) Changed My Name To Vide Affidavit No. Ac Name Ajit Surname Singh. Naveen Son Of Subash Vide Affidavit No. Ac 699011 Dt. I P a r a m j i t K a u r W / o Rahul Ladher. 054219 Dated 24/07/2020 84661K u m a r R e s i d i n g A t 24-07-2020 Before Notary Public P a r m i n d e r S i n g h R / o 63372 72737 I,jasbir Momi W/o Ajit Singh H . n o . 4 8 , g a l i Amritsar. H . n o . 3 3 5 , M o h a l l a I Gurcharan Singh S/o R/o Vpo Sandholi Kharak I, Ramanpreet Kaur D/o N o . 2 , r a n j i t V i h a r , 900020 Shakhupura, Jandiala Guru, H a r p a l S i n g h R / o Singh Farm , Pehowa , Sukhmander Singh R/o Vpo. Loharka Road, District I Saraj Devi Mother Of D i s t t . A m r i t s a r H a v e Machhiwara ( ludhiana) Kurukshetra Changed Given Kokri Buttran Teh-dharamkot Amritsar Punjab Have No.15501393h Rank Swr Manish Changed My Name From Inform To General Public Name Jasbir Surname (moga) That I Am Known By Changed My Name And Kumar R/o 44 Armed Regt. C/o 56 Paramjit Kaur To Paramjeet That My Daughter Jaismeen Kaur. Both The Names Ramanpreet Shall Hereafter Be Known Apo Have Changed My Name From Kaur. Kaur ‘s Name Written In 84661Kaur And Ramanpreet Kaur As Naveen Kumar Mahajan. Saraj Devi To Saroj Bala Vide Affidavit 900020 School Record Is Jaismeen Gill. I Am The Same Women I, Daljit Momi W/o Kulwant

900020 No. Ac 699012 Dt. 24-07-2020 Before I, Nirmaljit Singh S/o Sadhu Of Both Names. Kaur Sachdeva But The Singh R/o Vpo Sandholi Notary Public Amritsar. Singh R/o Village Tara 63372 Correct Name Is Jaismeen Kharak S ingh Fa rm ,

900020 Khurd Distt. Amritsar Have I, Lakhvir Kaur W/o Balveer Kaur. Pehowa , Kurukshet ra Changed My Name From Singh R/o Vill: Sarod Teh- 900019 Changed Given Name N i rma l j ee t S ingh To m a l e r k o t l a ( s a n g r u r ) I Kanwalj i t Kaur W/o Daljit Surname Kaur Nirmaljit Singh. Changed My Name After G u r c h a r a n S i n g h R / o 84661

900020 Marriage From Lakhvir Kaur Machhiwara ( ludhiana) I, Service No. 16018831k Inform To General Public I, Shaveta Kapoor, Ritu To Pardeep Kaur. Rank L/hav Name Girvar That My Name Written In My Kapoor And Ritu Rani W/o 63372 Rajput Son Of Sh. Narottam Daughter Jaismeen Kaur ‘s Rishi Kapoor R/o H.no.331, I Jasinder Singh Alias Singh Of Unit Hq 2 Corps School Record Is Kawaljeet Ward No.7, Gali Satto Wali, Jasinder Singh Sandhu S/o C/o 56apo Have Changed Kaur But The Correct Name Near Gurudwara, Katra Harinder Singh Residing At The Name Of My Wife Is Kanwaljit Kaur.Karam Singh, Amritsar Old City, Near Braham From Vijay Laxmi To Vijay

Have Declare That All Kumari Ashram, Kotkapura, 900019 Laxmi Hada Vide Affidavit Three Name Are Mine Faridkot, Punjab- 151204 I , Hither to Known As D a t e d 11 . 0 3 . 2 0 2 0 A t O n e A n d T h e S a m e Changed My Name To Chainchal Singh S/o Gian AmbalaPerson. Jasinder Singh Sandhu For Singh R/o Vpo Surapur, 100042(p)

900020 All Purposes. Tehsil Nawanshahr, Distt. I Parminder Kaur W/o Sh. S.b.s Nagar– 144506, Punjab, I , Monica Gulri W/o 63372 Reshman Singh,r/o H. No. India Have Changed My Manmohan Singh R/o I Sukhjinder Singh Alias 167,kalarheri ,ambala.have Name And Shall Hereafter Be H.no.153-d, Gulri Villa, Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu S/o Changed My Name From Known As Chanchal Singh.Ran j i t Avenue , Nea r Harinder Singh Residing At Praminder To Parminder

Danik Basker Off ice Old City, Near Braham 72778 KaurAmritsar Have Changed My Kumari Ashram, Kotkapura, I, Hitherto Known As Pavitar 100042(p)Name To Monika Gulri. Faridkot, Punjab- 151204 Bhat S/o Chetan Singh R/o I, Monika Pahwa W/o

900020 Changed My Name To Vpo Bath Kalan, Tehsil Rajiv Kumar And M/o Nakodar, Distt. Jalandhar – I, Rupinder Kaur W/o Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu For Shivansh Pahwa R/o H.no. 144044, Punjab, India Have Narinjan Singh R/o Vill. All Purposes. 4251, Ward No. 5 Near Changed My Name And Shall Narangpur, P.o. Begowal, 63372 Gandhi Chownk Main Hereafter Be Known As Distt. Kapurthala Have I, Shakal Dev S/o Parkash M o h a l l a M a c h h i w a r a Paviter Singh.Changed My Name From Kumar R/o Muhalla Game Te h s i l S a m r a l a D i s t t .

Rupinder Kaur To Kaur Sah, Machhiwara (ludhiana) 72778 Ludhiana Have Changed Rupinder Have Changed My Name To I Hitherto Known As Kamaljit My Name From Monika

97806 Gagan Kumar. Kaur W/o Barinder Singh, R/o Pahwa To Monika And My H.no. 490, New Model House, Minor Son Name From I, Tajinder Singh S/o Dogar 63372Jalandhar-144001, Punjab, S h i v a n s h P a h w a T o Singh R/o H.no. 211/6 Moh. I, Poonampreet Kaur D/o India, Have Changed My Shivansh.Ashok Vihar, Phase-1 Gurmeet Singh R/o Lande Name And Shall Hereafter Be 40010Kapurthala That I Have (moga) Have Changed My Known As Lakhwinder Kaur.Changed My Name From Name To Poonampreet Kaur

Tajinder Singh To Tejinder Brar. 72778Singh. 63372 I, Sukhdeep Singh S/o Tarsem

97806 I, Tarlochan Singh Alias Tota Singh R/o House No. 897, Nakodar Road, Hadiabad, I,priya Pal W/o Narendra Singh S/o Kehar Singh Vpo. Phagwara Distt. Kapurthala Kumar R/o Smq C-20/4 Afs Lande, Tehsil Baghapurana, Have Changed My Name To Sirsa (hr)-125055 Have Distt. Moga, Punjab, India Sukhdeep Singh Bansal.Changed My Name From Have Changed To Name Of

Priya Pal To Priya Yadav One Parson. 72778Vide Affidavit Dated 22-07- 63372 I Hitherto Known As Dalbir 20. Rani Alias Asha Rani W/o I Tarnam W/o Sharanjit Singh

40009 Jhansal R/o Vpo Dakha Patti C h a n d e r S h e k h a r r / o V p o . m u t h a d a K h u r d I Sugandhi Nagpal D/o Hammu Distt. Ludhiana T e h . p h i l l a u r D i s t t . Gurmeet Singh R/o H.no Have Changed My Name To Jalandhar 144409 Punjab, 45 St No. 5 Near Baba Deep Taranjit Kaur Jhansal After India. Have Changed My Singh Nagar Royal Enclave Marriage.Name And Shall Hereafter Dhandra Road Dugri 63372Be Known As Asha RaniBasant Avenue Ludhiana I Harbans Singh S/o Sohan

141013 Pun jab Have 72778Singh R/o Vpo Sujapur Tehsil Changed My Name To I H i the r to Known As Jagraon Distt Ludhiana Have Sugandhi Kaur Nagpal . Bachan Singh S/o Piara Changed My Name To

98748 Harbans Singh Hans. Singh, R/o Vill. Khera Bet, P.o. Surkhpur, Distr ict I , S i m r a n D e v i W / o 63372K a p u r t h a l a - 1 4 4 8 0 4 , Davinder Singh Sohi R/o I, Malkit Singh S/o Chatar P u n j a b , I n d i a , H a v e Mohalla Amarpura W.no.15 Singh R/o.vill Ghonewal Changed My Name And Ahmedgarh Teh-ahmedgarh Tehsil Ajnala Amritsar Have Shall Hereafter Be Known As (sangrur) Changed My Changed My Name To Gurbachan Singh.Name To Simran Kaur Sohi. Malkiat Singh. Note

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I Amarjeet Singh S/o Sh. Kamall Singh R/o 1053, Sector 20, Chandigarh Have Declare that My Son Mr. Karandeep Singh & His Wife Smt. Gagandeep Kaur Both Are out of my control so I debar both of them from my moveable / immovable properties. In future anybody deals with them at his own risk / responsibilities.40002I inform Ranjit Singh son of Sarwan Singh son of Wazir Singh resident of Street No. 16/2 SAS Nagar Hans Nagar Road Bathinda that the registry of my house is Vasika No. 5578 and 300 Sub-Registrar Bathinda near Railway Station Bathinda on 5-7-2020. Was lost If anyone finds the said registry, please notify me at the above address.

40008I, Mahinder Singh S/o Nanak Singh R/o Vill Mandi Tehsil Pehowa Distt (kurukshetra) Declares That My Son Iqbal Singh And His Wife Raj Kaur Out Of My Control. ,i Disown Them From My M o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Properties. I And My Family Will Not Responsible For Their Act And Conduct. Anybody Deal With Them.

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In the court of Sh. Mukhtiyar Singh Sub-Registrar Raikot

Sub: To Registered the Un-Registered will by Indian registration Act 1908 Under Section 40-41

Notice to General PublicIt is inform to public by this notice that Jiwan Rai S/o Satparkash S/o Bhawani Sankar R/o Raikot Teh-Rakot Distt. Ludhiana has present Un-Registered will dated 18-11-2000 to register by Indian Registration Act 1908 Under Section 40-41 this will has written by Ved Rani Widow Satparkash S/o Bhawani Sankar R/o Raikot Teh-Raikot Distt. Ludhiana in his life time. Now Ved Rani has expired on the 14-01-2001. Now Ved Rani want registered this will under Indian registration Act 1908 under Section 40-41. If anybody have any objection for Registration of this will by Indian Registration Act 1908 Under Section 40-41 then he may make his objection in this court by 01-09-2020 himself or through Advocate after the limit of notice the will be registered by Indian Registration Act 1908, Under Section 40-41.This Notice is issued by my signature & Stamp on the day of 23-07-2020.No. 29/RC, Dt. 23-07-2020Sub-Registrar,Raikot.

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It is brought to notice of General Public that Mr. Pushkar Raj S/o Nanak Chand R/o H.No. 09 W.No. 24 Tailor Street Mansa and owner of the house measuring 55 Sq. Yards bearing property Unit No. H.No. 9 W.No. 24 Tailor Street Mansa Tehsil & District Mansa & as per title deed, the property is bound as under having boundaries as per title deed: East: 10’ Street West 10’ Street North: 50’ Amritpal South: 50’ Parshotam Dass, is availing Loan against this property. anybody having objection regarding mortgage of proper ty wi th Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd., may respond or raise objection within 7 days, to R.P. Singh, Advocate 75080-11581.

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I, Army No. 1463315-A Ex-Hav, Rupinderpal R/o Vill: Kangar Po. Salabatpura Teh-Phul (Bathinda) Punjab inform all that name of my son is given in my service records as Deveder Pal Sharma, which is wrong. his correct name is Davinderpal Sharma. his Date of Birth is 11-02-2005. His Aadhar Card No. 3945-2046-6885.

63372I, Jasvir Singh S/o Surjit Singh R/o Sekhwan (Ferozepur) declare that my name is Jasveer Singh in the school records of my daughter Harjeet Kaur. But my right name is Jasvir Singh. Let me be known as Jasvir Singh.

63372I, Paramjeet Kaur W/o Jasvir Singh R/o Sekhwan (Ferozepur) declare that my name is Parmjit Kaur in the school records of my daughter Harjeet Kaur. But my right name is Paramjeet Kaur. Let me be known as Paramjeet Kaur.

63372I, Army No. 4459530Y Ex-Nk Gurmail Singh R/o Bahona Tehsil & Distt. Moga, Pin-142001, declare that I have changed the name of my daughter Manprit Kaur to Amandeep Kaur, Her correct date of birth is 01-08-1992.

63372I Harjinder Pal Singh S/O Sajjan Singh R/O 422/1krishan Lal Street Jalalabad Road Bye Pass Sri Muktsar Sahib Have Declare That In The School Record Of My Son Jobanpreet Singh My Name Wrongly Enter As Harjinder Singh Instead Of Harjinder Pal Singh. My Correct Name Is Harjinder Pal Singh.

63372I Pushpa Rani W/O Late Kuldeep Singh R/O 104, Civil City, Backside Kali Mata Mandir, Sandhu Nagar, Ludhiana Declare That Pushpa Devi Alias Pushpa Rani Is Name Of One And The Same Person.

63372We Harbans Singh S/o Darshan Singh and Balwinder Kaur W/o Harbans Singh R/o Village Hambowal, PO Nurpur Lubhana Distt Kapurthala solemnly declare that our daughter Harjit Kaur W/o Karanjit Singh is out of our control. We disinherit and disown from our moveable and immovable property. Our family will not be responsible for any act or deed done by Harjit Kaur.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

NATION BHOPAL: Top office-bearers of the RSS discussed Ram temple, the Sino-India stand-off and other issues facing the country amidst the Covid-19 crisis during the four-day meeting which concluded here on Friday, Sangh sources said on Saturday. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and other office-bearers discussed the ways to make the proposed "bhoomi pujan" of a Ram temple in Ayodhya a big event by complying with Covid-19 protocols, they said. Strengthening the Swadeshi movement to counter Chinese expansionism was also discussed, according to the sources. A member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust had recently said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the groundbreaking ceremony on August 5. The four-day conclave, which began on July 21, was held at Saraswati Vidya Mandir Residential School in Sharda Vihar area on the outskirts of the Madhya Pradesh capital.

‘RSS meeting discusses Ramtemple, India-China stand-off’

PAGELove is like a beautiful flower

which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of

delight just the same.

Helen Keller

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NEW DELHI: Amid Covid-19 pandemic, floods state, said the State Disaster Management Authority. reeling from the effects of the rising waters of the triggered by heavy rainfall have inundated several Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Tinsukia, Brahmaputra, among its other tributaries, which have parts of Assam and Bihar. More than a hundred people among other districts have been the worst hit by the affected 1,22,573.16 hectares of crop. "President Ram have lost their lives while over 3.5 million have been floods in the state affecting nearly 27.8 lakh people, it Nath Kovind took stock of the flood and overall affected as the widespread floods continue to ravage added. On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind spoke situation of the state over phone. I am humbled by his the two states. The flood situation in Assam remained to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the statement that the entire nation is with the people of grim on Friday with three more persons losing their flood situation and expressed solidarity with the Assam and thank him for his deep concern, constant lives in the deluge, taking the death toll to 96 in the affected people of the state. A total of 2,543 villages are support and guidance," Sonowal later said in a tweet.

NEW DELHI: India will handover 10 broad- stations on both sides of the border, it said.gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on The physical location of the handover will be Monday, providing the neighbouring country the Gede station of the Eastern Railway in West mobility solutions for both intra-country and Bengal's Nadia district and the receiving inter-country movement. station of Darshana on the Bangladesh side.Senior dignitaries from both the countries are Bangladesh had sent a proposal to India in expected to flag off the handover, which will be April last year for procurement of these locos, conducted via video conferencing, according with 72 per cent of its present ones already to a statement. The dignitaries include foreign crossing their economic life. The 3300 HP ministers, railways ministers and high WDM3D locos being given to Bangladesh commissioners of both the countries, Railway have a residual life of 28 years or more and are Board chairman and others officials at the local designed for a speed of 120 kmph.

Floods claim 10 lives in Bihar,nearly 1 mn people affected

India to handover 10 broad-gaugediesel locomotives to Bangladesh

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realme expands its 6series portfolio withthe powerfulmidranger - realme 6i,starting at INR 12,999CHANDIGARH: World’s fastest-growingsmartphone brand, realme, today intro-duced their newest realme 6 seriesmember, the realme 6i. Designed to de-liver powerful performance with a smoothexperience, realme 6i is equipped with

MediaTek HelioG90T, fabricated us-ing the 12nmprocess and comeswith 6.5-inch 90HzUltra Smooth Dis-play. The smart-phone houses a4300mAh batteryand comes with a20W charger in thebox however, it sup-ports 30W flashcharge. realme 6idesign has been in-spired by nature’ssimplicity, giving it atrendy and stylish

look. It will be available in two colors vari-ants - Lunar White and Eclipse Black.Speaking at the launch, Madhav Sheth,Vice President, realme and CEO, realmeIndia said, “We are excited to bring thenew addition to realme 6 series for ourvaluable customers in India- realme 6i.With realme 6i, we wanted more con-sumers to experience the cutting-edgefeatures at a more affordable price andcontinue the legacy of realme 6 seriessmartphones. The realme 6i is an all-rounder smartphone bound to deliver themost powerful performance in the seg-ment with MediaTek G90T, and provideusers an exhilarating viewing experiencewith its pro display of 90Hz. Thanks toour ‘Made in India’ capabilities, realme 6iwill be available not only online, but alsoacross offline in royal club partners ”

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3NEWSWestern Command Chief visits forward area ofRising Star CorpsCHANDIGARH: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen RPSingh, visited Basoli, Bakloh and Mamun military stations on Saturday morning to review thecurrent security situation and operational readiness in these areas.He was accompanied by Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, General Officer Commanding of the Ris-ing Star Corps based at Yol, an official statement said. The Army Commander went aroundthe forward areas and interacted with the field formation commanders. He boosted themorale of the troops on the ground and expressed confidence about the preparedness of theCorps to thwart any type of threat posed by adversaries and anti-national elements.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

CHANDIGARH : The Board of Di-rectors of AU Small Finance BankLimited at its meeting held today, ap-proved the unaudited financial resultsfor quarter ended June 30, 2020.

The Bank has registered AUMGrowth of 17% Y-o-Y in which retailAUM remains dominant at ~84%.Q1FY21 PAT (excluding gains onpartial divestment of Aavas Fi-nanciers Ltd.) grew by 48% YoY toINR 177 Cr. ROA and ROE were at1.6% and 15.8% in this quarter (ex-cluding gains on partial divestment ofAavas Financiers Ltd.). The bank dis-bursed INR 1,181 Cr which includesdisbursements under TLTRO 2.0 ofINR 246 Cr. Operating expenses de-clined by 6% Y-o-Y and 30% Q-o-Qdue to low growth momentum.

Complete Moratorium has beenavailed by 11% of the Bank's borrow-ers by value on Gross Advances as on30th June 2020.SMA pool, whichwas INR 2,768 Cr (including securi-tized portfolio of INR 298 Cr) as on29th Feb 2020 has now reduced toINR 1,133 Cr (including securitizedportfolio of Rs 113 Cr) as on 30thJune 2020.During this quarter, Bankmade provisions of INR 181 Cr in-cluding additional provision of Rs140 Cr for potential impact of

COVID-19 in addition to Rs 138 CrCOVID-19 provision created in lastquarter (other than standard and NPAProvisions). The bank now carriesINR 278 Cr of COVID-19 relatedprovisions which constitutes ~1% ofour total Gross Advances & ~10% ofComplete Moratoriumbook.

Full EMI recovery has also im-proved to 67% in the month of Junefrom 53% in the month of April,which indicates that more and morecustomers are opting out of moratori-um with each successive month. Onan average 80% customers pays infull and another 5% in part in normaltimes, therefore gap in activation isonly 13% which expect further nar-row down in July and August.OverallCollection efficiency* improved to90% in the month of June from 54%in April; based on our ground reportswe expect further improvement inJuly. Average monthly collection effi-ciency from April 2019 to February2020 was at ~98%.

Since the beginning of the lock-down, all branches were operationalwith no shutdowns. Share of RetailDeposits continued to increase, risingto 45% vs 43% in Q4FY20 and 42%in Q1FY20 led by dedicated verticalsfocused on CASA and collective ef-

fort of all bank employees. 26branches gained market share above5% market while 4 branches gainedmarket share above 10%. AU Bank'sSavings Account deposits grew by14% q-o-q, led by retail depositors.Savings Account deposits grew by~INR 370 Cr in Q1 vs an averagegrowth of INR 41 Cr in the previous4 quarters. The Bank evolved its busi-ness approach in "Urban MarketBanking" and "Core Market Bank-ing" with differentiated tactics.CoreMarket Banking covers semi urbanand rural markets where bank willcapitalize vintage of 25 years. UrbanMarket Banking covers metropolitanareas which has huge potential togrow along profile-based segmenta-tion of customers.

Commenting on the performance,Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, MD & CEO,AU Small Finance Bank said, "Bankcontinues to perform well enough onall metrics such as Deposit Growth,Extra Liquidity Buffers, Assets Qual-ity, Digital Banking, Inclusive Bank-ing, Customer Engagements and Em-ployee Safety & Well-being resultinginto a satisfactory quarter. InQ1FY21, our PAT grew by 48% withcontinuous declining trend in cost offunds."

AU Bank reports 48% y-o-yincrease in Q1FY21 Operating PAT

McDonald India introducesWhole Wheat BunCHANDIGARH / LUDHIANA : McDonald's India - North andEast has introduced Whole Wheat buns in its restaurants in abid to offer its customers a wholesome and nutritious option.Whole wheat flour is a rich source of dietary fibre responsiblefor better digestive sys-tem. Customers can nowchoose a whole wheatbun by adding just INR10(plus applicable taxes)with their favourite menuitems including McAlooTikki burger, McEgg,McVeggie, McChicken,McSpicy Paneer & Mc-Spicy Chicken, and enjoy all their favourite burgers in our newwhole wheat buns. Customers can choose to upgrade toWhole Wheat Bun in A-la-carte, EVM (Extra Value Meal), andLEVM (Large Extra Value Meal) orders, while dining-in or intakeaway or delivery orders.As a brand that keeps value and quality at the center of doingbusiness, McDonald's has been undertaking continuous effortsto improve the nutrition and wholesomeness of its menu itemssuch as reducing sodium in the patties, fries and sauces, re-ducing the oil content in mayonnaise. "We are excited to introduce the Whole Wheat Bun for ourcustomers. The irresistible offering that comes with an addedcost of just INR 10, is a perfect example of our commitment tooffer value as well as wholesome alternatives to our cus-tomers at the same time. We are sure that this new wholewheat bun is a great value offering, and will become an instanthit among our customers", says, Robert Hunghanfoo, Head,CPRL (Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. operates Mc-Donald's restaurants in North and East India).

Amazon Pay launches Car andBike Insurance with easy online purchaseCHANDIGARH : Amazon Pay marked its foray in the insur-ance space by offering two and four-wheeler insurance poli-cies, in partnership with Acko General Insurance Ltd. Cus-tomers can now purchase insurance in less than two minuteswith no paperwork. Prime members get extra benefits includ-ing additional discounts.

The experience of buying insurance has been made easyby Amazon Pay in partnership with Acko, by providing simpleand easy to understand purchase journey that facilitates cus-tomers to buy insurance effortlessly in a few easy steps. Thiscoupled with services like hassle-free claims with zero paper-work, one-hour pick-up, 3-day assured claim servicing and 1year repair warranty - in select cities, as well as an option forinstant cash settlements for low value claims, making it bene-ficial for customers.

Customers can buy Auto Insurance from the Amazon Paypage or just search for it. They can get a quote for their car orbike's insurance in a few simple steps by providing basic de-tails. Additionally, they can select from a list of add-ons likezero-depreciation, engine protection, and more. Customerscan pay using Amazon Pay balance, UPI, or any saved cardand the policy will be in their email inbox in less than 2-min-utes. A copy of the policy can also be downloaded from YourOrders page.

Commenting on the launch Vikas Bansal, Director & Headof Financial Services Amazon Pay India said "Our vision is tomake Amazon Pay the most, trusted, convenient and reward-ing way to pay for our customers. Delighted by this experi-ence, there has been a growing demand for more services. Inline with this need, we are excited to launch an auto insur-ance product that is affordable, convenient, and provides aseamless claims experience".

Amazon Beautycurated 'LipstickDay' Store

CHANDIGARH : Amazon Beauty is cel-ebrating International Lipstick Day on29th July with a specially curated'Lipstick Day' Store. Celebrating acentury of lipsticks, the 'Lipstick Day'Store on Amazon Beauty has beenspecially curated to bring out theartiste in every woman by giving themaccess to thousands of lipstickswhich suit their unique needs. Cus-tomers can choose from amazing op-tions ranging from specially craftedcombos and offers with up to 40% offon bestsellers. With a range of lip-sticks that resonate with different per-sonalities and styles through thedecades, the store includes lipsticksfrom brands like Lakme, Maybelline,Revlon, Faces Canada, Sery, Color-bar and others.

CHANDIGARH: Monsoon maybring relief from the scorching heat,but this season also brings with it in-fections, rashes and discomfort espe-cially during menstruation days. Pa-ree, a home grown sanitary pad brandthat has been championing the causeof menstrual hygiene offers HeavyFlow Champion sanitary pads, an ab-solutely revolutionary product whichkeeps you wetness free even duringyour heavy flow days.

Most women experience heavyflow during the onset of their periods,and this causes a lot of physical andmental discomfort at times. Observingthe inadequacy of the solution forHeavy Flow in the market, Paree of-fers its innovative line of product-Heavy Flow Champion which is In-dia's only product with 3 seconds ab-sorption technology.

Over the years, Paree has been pro-

gressive in its outlook and ahead of thecurve as when it comes to female hy-giene With high absorbent quality,Laboratory tested and proved, the rev-olutionary Paree sanitary pads offer anever-before 3 seconds quick absorp-tion and a wetness-free, comfortablefeeling in the this humid season. Theinnovative product uses a unique chan-nel flow and core formation that helpsin quick absorption, giving wetness-free feeling especially during the heavy

flow days. One of its kinds in India, thetop layer of the pad is covered by spun-bond non-woven fabric which makes itsoft. The superior performance is ow-ing to its perforated sheet which ab-sorbs within 3 seconds and gives a softfeel leading to a rash-free and worrilessexperience. Sahil Dharia, Founder &CEO of Paree said, "We understand themany avatars of an Indian woman andtake pride in creating products for herreal needs. Discomfort faced bywomen during their periods speciallyduring monsoon hit the peak due tosudden and crippling heavy flow mo-ments. Regular sanitary pads have nev-er been able to satisfy this massive con-sumer need. Paree is a progressivebrand, a brand that understands the realissues and hence our product HeavyFlow Champion cater to these mature,self-assured, confident women whobelieves in keeping it real.

Paree launches Heavy FlowChampion Sanitary Pads

CHANDIGARH: Max Bupa, one of India’sleading standalone health insurers has releaseda Covid-19 survey that highlights the impactof the novel coronavirus disease on the behav-ioral patterns of people towards Health Insur-ance. Theresearch which was conductedacross 11 markets including Delhi, Mumbai,Bangalore, Chennai,Hyderabad, Kolkata, Luc-know, Pune, Patna, Jaipur and Chandigarh inthe pre and during Covid-19 period, throwslight on how coronavirus has brought changesin the mindset of people, triggers of purchaseand expectations from health insurance.

People in Chandigarh are aware about theimportance of staying healthy yet ignorantabout having health insurance

The Max Bupa Covid-19 survey high-lights that coronavirus has led to an increasedawareness amongst people in Chandigarhabout the importance and benefits of healthinsurance as an extremely important financialtool during a pandemic situation like Covid-19. 60% people in Chandigarh now want topurchase health insurance to guard them-selves against critical illnesses and 45% peo-ple want to buy health insurance to get coveragainst regular diseases. Only about 27% ofrespondents said that they want to buy healthinsurance to guard against new age diseaseslike coronavirus and 28% of people said thatthey want health insurance for protectionagainst cancer. Around 54% of the respon-dents have expressed increase in medical ex-

penses as one of the biggest concerns. Med-ical expenses are at par with other importantexpenses like retirement corpus at 55% andexpenses on spouse and children’s health at53%. A very high number of respondents inChandigarh are also concerned about theirown health and wellbeing expenses at 60%and health expenses of their parents at 59%and they are looking at health insurance forfinancial protection.

Awareness regarding various facilitiesbeing provided in health insurance plans likecashless benefits, pre& post hospitalizationbenefits, OPD, total coverage amount, etc. ishigh, however 91% of the respondents saidthat the thought of buying health insurancenever occurred to them before coronavirus.Other reasons for not purchasing health in-surance so far includes – 69% people thoughtthat employee health cover was adequate,63% said do not get return on premium paid,and 60% postponed their decision to buy at alater stage.

39% of respondents said that they havethrough understanding of Health Insurance,however same number of respondents saidthat they have partial understanding abouthealth insurance products. 36% of people inChandigarh said that they go by their family’ssuggestion for health insurance purchase, fol-lowed by insurance agents at 27% and theyusually compare 2-3 policies before makinga purchase.

‘People in Chandigarh want comprehensivehealth insurance plans to be prepared

against unforeseen medical emergencies’

India, UK affirm commitment towards free trade agreementThe bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $15.5 billion in 2019-20 as against $16.87 billion in 2018-19

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

India and the UK have affirmed their commitment tonegotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with a viewto further strengthen economic ties, the commerceministry said on Saturday.

The issue was discussed in the 14th Joint Eco-nomic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting be-tween the two countries on Friday. It was co-chairedby Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyaland UK Secretary of State for International TradeElizabeth Truss.

They were assisted by Minister of State forCommerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri and hisUK counterpart Ranil Jayawardena.

Goyal and Truss “affirmed their shared commit-ment to an FTA and towards that, Early Harvest dealsin a staged manner,” the Ministry said in a statement.

It added that Puri and Jayawardena would havemonthly meetings to intensify the dialogue.

It was also decided that a meeting led by Goyaland Truss would be held in Autumn 2020 here to car-ry forward the dialogue.

In an FTA, two trading partners eliminate or sig-nificantly reduce import duties on the maximumnumber of goods traded between them.

The statement also said that the co-chairs of busi-ness-led Joint Working Groups on life science andhealth, ICT and food and drink set up during the lastJETCO made their recommendations to the minis-ters.

“Both sides resolved to cooperate in the healthsector especially in view of the present pandemic ofCOVID-19,” it said.

The bilateral trade between the two countriesstood at $15.5 billion in 2019-20 as against $16.87billion in 2018-19.

NGT slams Road Ministryover delay in guidelineson scrapping of vehicles

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Min-istry of Road Transport and Highways for the de-lay in issuing guidelines on scrappingof vehicles. A bench headed by NGTChairperson Justice Adarsh KumarGoel said a proper mechanism to setup authorised recycling centres com-pliant with environmental norms wasan urgent need in view of a large num-ber of ‘End of Life Vehicles’ (ELV).The tribunal noted that draft guide-lines for setting up, authorisation andoperation of Vehicles Scrapping Cen-tres have been uploaded on MoRTHwebsite for public comments andhave been suitably modified in reference to inputs.However, a formal notification is to be issued un-der the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 after approval ofthe Cabinet, it noted. The green panel said the re-sponse of the MoRTH is very unsatisfactory andlacking in sensitivity. “There is no tangible expla-

nation for the long delay in issuing the necessarynotification. Making allowance for the pandemic,we grant further time of two months for issuingrequisite notification,” the bench said.

The tribunal warned that if no notification isissued before January 6, the next date,the Joint Secretary, MoRTH con-cerned will have to remain present inperson and explain why action be nottaken for unnecessary delay. It furthersaid the stand of the Delhi PollutionControl Committee shows that clan-destine activities are still being foundfor which vigilance may be strength-ened. Noting that the number of “endof life vehicles” will be over 21 mil-lion by 2025, the NGT had directedthe government to formulate a stan-

dard operating procedure (SOP) for setting upauthorised recycling centres to scrap them scien-tifically. It had said the scrapping of vehicles ina scientific manner needs to be taken up on or-ganized basis as the current capacity is hardlyadequate.

LUCKNOW/AYODHYA, JULY 25

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister YogiAdityanath on Saturday visited Ayod-hya and placed the idols of Laxman,Bharat and Shatrughan on the new'asans' at the Ram Janmabhoomi tem-ple site.

The chief minister reached Ayod-hya in the afternoon and took part in a'puja'. He also offered prayers at theHanumangarhi Temple and inspectedthe stones carved for Ram Temple at MandirNirmaan Karyashala.

He then held a meeting with seers andmembers of the Ram Mandir Trust at the Vish-wa Hindu Parishad headquarters at KarsewakPuram.

Adityanath is on a short visit to Ayodhyato review the preparations for the foundationstone laying ceremony for the construction ofthe Ram Temple.

The visit comes ahead of the Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi's expected visit to lay thefoundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayod-hya on August 5. The construction of the tem-ple will start with the ceremony to lay thefoundation stone.

A trust member had said that in view of thecoronavirus pandemic, only 200 people wouldattend the ceremony and all social distancingnorms will be followed at the event.

Adityanath visits Ayodhya,reviews preparations for Ram

Temple 'bhoomi pujan'

Online convention topay homage toformer president APJAbdul KalamNEW DELHI: ‘Mission Kalam’, an onlineconvention celebrating the life and timeof the 11th President of India APJ AbdulKalam was inaugurated on Saturday.The convention will be hosted by Los An-geles-based Pink Jaguars Entertain-ment, the banner behind the former pres-ident's upcoming biopic “APJ AbdulKalam: The Missile Man”.The event will take place for elevenweekends with eleven online sessionsstarting from July 25, the day whenKalam took charge as the 11th presidentin 2002, to October 15, which marks his89th birth anniversary.“This convention will have leaders fromvarious areas of expertise to share theirexperiences on Dr Kalam, who wasknown as the ‘Missile Man of India’,” Su-varna Pappu, managing director, PinkJaguars Entertainment, said in the Zoomsession.The virtual inauguration was attended byVellaichamy Ponraj, ADA scientist andformer technical advisor to Kalam;Shekhar Rao Perala, ex vice-chairper-son-Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan(NYKS) and national executive member,BJP; Vasa Seshagiri Rao, IRS, ChiefCommissioner CGST, Hyderabad Zone;Shaina NC, spokesperson BJP; director-writer of biopic, Jagadeesh Daneti; andactor Mohammed Ali, who essays therole of Kalam in the film.Reminiscing his journey with the formerpresident, Vellaichamy said it was a life-changing experience to work with Kalamand co-author the book “Manifesto ofChange” with him.“I was in 10th standard when SLV-3 waslaunched and I had a dream to become ascientist like Dr Kalam. I never knew I willbe travelling with him for 20 years afterjoining DRDO. His mission was to makeIndia self-reliant in aeronautics, defenceand atomic energy. I hope the biopic willinspire youth across the globe as thegrowth of science and technology is par-allel to the growth of Kalam,” Vellaichamysaid.Perala said Kalam shared a great bondwith every citizen of India and he is look-ing forward to the biopic.“He was a man of simple living and highthinking. He was a man of actions andnot just words. Dr Kalam is an inspirationfor people across the world. He is lovedby everyone in India. The biopic beingmade on him can inspire many youngminds,” he added.

4 LIFE'S MOST PERSISTENT AND URGENTQUESTION IS, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING

FOR OTHERS?'

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DO NOT DWELL IN THE PAST, DO NOT DREAM OFTHE FUTURE, CONCENTRATE THE MIND ON THE

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eemaa Singh, Astrologerand Vastu Expert knownfor her accurate predictions

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American visas were not outsourced in 1964. Theconsulate issued them. It was a formality in mycase since I was going on an invitation from

Henry Kissinger’s Harvard international seminar. Allthe same, after my papers had been inspected and ap-proved, but just before the visa was actually issued, theconsular official rattled off a little spiel about my neverhaving been a member of the Communist Party or any‘Communistic’ organization. Assent was assumed.Trump administration officials who think they arefrightening China with the threat of not only revivingthat ritual but also putting teeth into it don’t realize howroles have been reversed. They are mired in a past thatrang with Ebenezer Elliott’s rhyme, “What is a commu-nist?/ One who hath yearnings/ For equal division ofunequal earnings,/ Idler or bungler, or both, he is will-ing, /To fork out his penny and pocket your shilling.”The prejudice of that jingle may coexist with the ideal-ism of a few starry-eyed Indians for whom communismis still the creed for the poor. But Communist Party ofChina members are lords of the earth. Ideology is only ared herring the Americans are dragging across the trailto distract attention from the real tussle over power andprofit. Gazing upon Moscow airport’s glittering shopwindows in the twilight of the Soviet regime, MargaretThatcher mused that only the rich could afford to callthemselves communist. The Soviet Union’s dissolutionsoon afterwards sparked off the grab for privatized Stateassets and the rise of notoriously wealthy oligarchs.Even a cursory glance at the list of their as well as Chi-na’s holdings in Britain — media, water, energy —makes one wonder what — if anything — the nativeBriton can still call his own. “How much of Europedoes China own?” the BBC asked last year. The Chi-nese also own about $1.1 trillion in US debt. Suchwealth insulates people from travel restrictions. If onepassport fails, they can buy another. Bombay Dyeing’sNusli Wadia did not come to any harm for his entangle-ment with the police for allegedly registering as an Indi-an national in a hotel while holding a British passport. ADublin taxi driver proudly told me that “an Indian”, Pal-lonji Mistry, is Ireland’s richest man. The 17th KarmapaLama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has acquired a Dominicanpassport for “ease of travel”. So, when a New YorkTimes writer claims that a US travel ban on CPC mem-bers and their families would affect 270 million people,he cannot mean the taizidang or princelings (children ofparty veterans) who have become prominent since the1980s when Deng Xiaoping’s dictum, “Rang yi bu fenren xian fu qi lai... Let some people get rich first”, un-shackled China’s economy and created tycoons.

Roles reversed

India and Africa: Acompassionate partnership

The global outbreak ofCovid-19 has sent theworld into a state of pan-

ic. Nations are battling a pan-demic that is disrupting worldmarkets, stalling global trade,challenging emergencyhealthcare preparedness, dis-rupting normal lives and test-ing the resolve of the politicalleadership. In Africa, the pan-demic’s effect has been debili-tating on the sectors of healthand economy. According to areport by the United NationsEconomic Commission forAfrica, with no interventionsagainst the virus, Africa couldsee 3.3 million deaths and 1.2billion infections. How isAfrica facing the colossal

challenge? The healthcare sys-tem in Africa is fragile.WHO’s report on Africa’shealthcare facilities mentionsthat Ethiopia has just threehospital beds per 10,000 peo-ple; the Central African Re-public has three ventilators forits entire population; evenSouth Africa, which has one ofAfrica’s best public health sys-tems, has fewer than 1,000 in-tensive care unit for a popula-tion of 56 million. Covid-19has brought new challenges toan Africa saddled with endem-ic diseases like HIV, tubercu-losis, malaria and ebola, thefour other infectious killers inrecent times. On the econom-ic front, the pandemic has

pushed sub-Saharan Africainto its first recession in 25years. Areport by the UN Eco-nomic Commission for Africahas warned of severe econom-ic pain across Africa, withgrowth shrinking between -2.1and -5.1 per cent in 2020. Thedouble shock of the pandemicand dropping oil prices is alsoexpected to adversely affectthe oil-rich economies ofNigeria, Egypt, Angola, SouthSudan and Gabon. As a resultof fiscal pressures, leaders likethe Ethiopian prime minister,Abiy Ahmed, have called forwidespread debt relief andother financial assistance fromEuropean and internationalpartners.

July is the perfect monthto watch Loving Vincent.Three days from now, on

July 27 — but 130 years ago— Vincent van Gogh shothimself in the chest with aLefaucheux revolver. Therewere no witnesses to the‘suicide’, but it is believedthat the bullet had been firedeither in a wheat field — vanGogh used to paint there —or inside a barn. Vincent diedtwo days later; “The sadnesswill last forever,” were hislast words to his brother andconfidante, Theo.

In Loving Vincent, Doro-ta Kobiela and Hugh Welch-man, the directors, decide toleave a few splotches ofpaint on the rather neat can-vas of Vincent’s death. Thereare suggestions that an uglyrow between Dr Paul Gachet— Vincent found him “ec-centric” — and the artist inwhich the medical man hadaccused van Gogh of being aburden on his beloved broth-er may have led to Vincentpulling the trigger. The nee-dle of suspicion also turns,briefly, towards a local ladwho bullied Vincent and wasknown to possess a firearm.But Loving Vincent, whilefollowing each suspicioustrail, leaves it to the viewersto draw their conclusions onVincent’s demise.

Where Kobiela andWelchman are far less am-biguous is in their interest inexploring Vincent’s fascina-tion with stars. Loving Vin-cent is a stunning exampleof technological and artisticwizardry: every single frame

— 65,000 of them — usedin this animated, experimen-tal film is, in fact, an oilpainting, put together withcare and skill by over 100artists emulating the tech-niques used by Vincent.These cinematic framesrecreated from Vincent’s art-works form many of thebackdrops of scenes, withtwo significant conversationstaking place under starry,starry nights. In the first,Joseph Roulin, van Gogh’sfriend and drinking partnerin real life, is seen — well —drinking with Armand, hisson, outside Café Terrace atNight, the first of the threepaintings that comprise vanGogh’s Nocturne series.Loving Vincent ends with

another conversation be-tween father and son, thistime under a Starry Nightover the Rhône. Vincent fin-ished this painting, a sublimeportrayal of gaslights shim-mering on the Rhône’s royalblue waters, in September1888, a few days after he hadcompleted Café Terrace atNight.

Vincent’s interest in thedepiction of stars and the in-terest of Kobiela and Welch-man in this aspect of vanGogh’s artistic sensibilitymerit closer scrutiny. A cur-sory glance at some of themost astonishing, enduringportrayals of the night inWestern art at least in theeighteenth and nineteenthcenturies would reveal that

artists usually paid scant at-tention to stars. ClaudeJoseph Vernet (Night: Sea-port by Moonlight), HenryFuseli (The Nightmare),J.M.W. Turner (Fishermen atSea), Francisco Goya (TheThird of May,1808), Jean-François Millet (HuntingBirds at Night), HenriRousseau (A CarnivalEvening and The SleepingGypsy) J.A. Grimshaw(Nightfall on the Thames),among others, focused on adiverse set of elements —clouds, moon, sky, sea,dreams, iridescent torches,even war and revolution —but stars, inevitably, are ei-ther absent or appear as anafterthought on their canvas.When they do cast their dis-

tant light, such as in LieveVerschuier’s painting of anight in Rotterdam or inRousseau’s A CarnivalEvening and The SleepingGypsy, these specks of lightseem to serve — predictably— an ancillary function. Ablazing comet mesmerizedVerschuier’s artistic eye;while the eye of the viewer isdrawn towards man, beastand moon in Rousseau’s cre-ation. Millet’s Starry Night,as the title suggests, is per-haps a rare exception.

The relative obscurity ofstars, as opposed to such oth-er celestial beauties as themoon, within the artistic vi-sion of the time is all themore peculiar because of thedevelopments that were tak-ing place in the world of as-tronomy then. HistoriaCoelestis Britannica, JohnFlamsteed’s magnum opuscomprising an impressivecatalogue of stars, shonebrightly in 1725; WilliamHerschel — he discoveredUranus — came up with acatalogue of star clusters in1781; the discovery of aster-oids and spectroscopy fol-lowed in the next century.These advances, of course,have to be seen as a continu-um; stellar astronomicalwork had been accomplishedby the Ancient ones too. TheBabylonians discovered thelunar eclipse; the first whiffof the Heliocentric modelcame — centuries beforeCopernicus — from Greece;the Islamic world con-tributed the first astronomi-cal observatories. Yet, art re-

tained its blind spot.What did our man, Vin-

cent, make of stars? Or of histhree paintings with thosebejewelled night skies? Hisletters to his brother, won-derfully edited by IrvingStone in Dear Theo, dropsporadic, cryptic, but pro-found hints. In an obliquereference to Café Terrace atNight, Vincent confessed tohis brother that “… [H]avinga terrible need for — dare Isay the word — religion... Igo outside at night to paintthe stars…” A letter to hissister offers a more detailed,but also prosaic, description:“I was interrupted preciselyby the work that a new paint-ing of the outside of a café inthe evening has been givingme these past few days. Onthe terrace, there are littlefigures of people drinking. Ahuge yellow lantern lightsthe terrace, the façade, thepavement, and even projectslight over the cobblestonesof the street, which takes ona violet-pink tinge. Thegables of the houses on astreet that leads away underthe blue sky studded withstars are dark blue or violet,with a green tree. Nowthere’s a painting of nightwithout black.” Indeed,colour and luminescence —gaslights were in vogue —are also critical to compre-hend Starry Night over theRhône that van Gogh de-scribed in another letter toTheo in which he made hisexcitement with kindred andcontrasting tones quite evident.

Kindred light YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

Editorial

The Rose Tree

'O words are lightly spoken,'

Said Pearse to Connolly,

'Maybe a breath of politic words

Has withered our Rose Tree;

Or maybe but a wind that blows

Across the bitter sea.'

'It needs to be but watered,'

James Connolly replied,

'To make the green come out again

And spread on every side,

And shake the blossom from the bud

To be the garden's pride.'

'But where can we draw water,'

Said Pearse to Connolly,

'When all the wells are parched away?

O plain as plain can be

There's nothing but our own red blood

Can make a right Rose Tree.'

(By William Butler Yeats)

POEMSLiterature & Culture

It is entirely possible that had theBharatiya Janata Party not succeeded intoppling the Kamal Nath-led Congress

government in Madhya Pradesh in the weekprior to the Covid-19 lockdown in March,the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthanwould either have collapsed or been on thebrink of collapse. The BJP’s success in Mad-hya Pradesh owed almost entirely to its abil-ity to exploit the internal strains within theCongress and draw the group led by Jyotira-ditya Scindia to itsfold. A similar exer-cise was contemplat-ed in Rajasthan,thanks to the rift be-tween the chief min-ister, Ashok Gehlot,and his erstwhiledeputy chief ministerand Pradesh Congresschief, Sachin Pilot.However, havinglearnt a lesson or twofrom its experiencesin Bhopal, not to mention Imphal and Pana-ji, the Congress High Command left the cri-sis management to the experienced oldguard. Consequently, using all the politicaland state resources at his command, Gehlotmounted a ruthless, no-holds-barred opera-tion that left his rival cornered. Barring alast-minute reversal, it is likely that the chiefminister will win the vote of confidence inthe state assembly. For the moment, theCongress government in Rajasthan seemssafe.

The implications of Gehlot’s success inthwarting the challenge of his much youngerrival in state politics have shaken the Con-

gress ecosystem. In the aftermath of theCongress’s first defeat at the hands ofNarendra Modi in 2014, there was a beliefthat a generational change in the party wasoverdue. It was felt that the BJP had suc-ceeded in securing a disproportionate shareof the votes of the under-35s owing toModi’s connect with the aspirational urgesof the young. To counter this, many Con-gress strategists argued that there was no al-ternative to projecting Rahul Gandhi and his

team of young inheri-tors. They would, theargument went, pres-ent a more vibrant andwholesome face of theCongress and eclipsethe old guard who hadcome to be associatedwith corruption andinefficient statism.

To be fair, theCongress did respondto these impulses, al-beit patchily. Rahul

Gandhi was elevated to the top of the pileand, although the old guard wasn’t margin-alized, their strategic importance dimin-ished. It was in this context that Pilot, whohad cut his teeth as an energetic and brightminister of state in the Manmohan Singhgovernment, was despatched to Rajasthan torevive the fortunes of a state party that hadbeen decimated in the assembly election of2013 and the parliamentary election nextyear. On his part, Pilot did what few expect-ed entitled inheritors to do: he totally gaveup Lutyens’ Delhi and immersed himself inthe thankless task of rebuilding the Congressat the grassroots.

New equations Show time: 'A SuitableBoy' airs on BBC

Tomorrow will mark abig moment in the his-tory of the BBC be-

cause at 9 pm it will air thefirst episode of the much an-ticipated six-part TV adapta-tion of Vikram Seth’s ASuit-able Boy, directed by MiraNair and shot in and aroundLucknow. This is a riskyventure for the BBC becausenever before has anyone inthe UK tried to put onprime-time drama with onlyIndian characters.

A few questions wereraised about whether a whiteman should have done thescreenplay, but it is unlikelyanyone could have done abetter job than AndrewDavies, whose TV adapta-tions include War and Peace,Les Misérables, Pride andPrejudice and Middlemarch.Having seen episodes oneand two, I can say it doesn’tfeel the drama has beenwritten by a foreigner. Inany case, Vikram and Mirawere at hand to “Indianize”the dialogue with snatchesof Urdu and Hindi and in-clude some ghazals as well.

In the cast of 113, TanyaManiktala, a fresh face, isperfect as Lata, for whom

her widowed mother, MrsRupa Mehra, is seeking asuitable boy. Tabu as the se-ductive courtesan, SaeedaBai, almost steals the show.The Calcutta scenes, featur-ing Amit Chatterji, hisflighty sister, Meenakshi,and the rest of his Angli-cized family, are delightful.This is what 1950s’ Calcuttamust have been like whenthe aristocratic set dressed togo out for dinner and danc-ing — and the occasional af-fair.

I had a long chat withVikram in London just be-fore his novel was publishedin 1993. I remember askinghim if there was a film in thebook. He said it would workbetter serialized for TV. It’staken 27 years but A Suit-able Boy is finally happen-ing, with Netflix due to an-nounce a date for its Indiarelease.

Rich legacyKailash Budhwar, who

died in London on July 11,aged 88, was head of Hindiand Tamil at the BBC from1979-1992, the first Indianto be appointed to the post.There was a big following inIndia for his London Se Pa-

tra, later published in twovolumes. Before coming tothe United Kingdom to jointhe BBC in 1970, he workedfor All India Radio and alsohad a spell as a teacher andhousemaster. His lifelonginterest in theatre was sealedby his experiences at thePrithvi Theatres in Bombayfrom May 1954 to June1955 under its founder,Prithviraj Kapoor.The latterwas impressed when he firstsaw Kailash play Aurangzebin a college production ofShahjahan. Later, as a mem-ber of Prithviraj’s touringcompany, Kailash’s greatwish to play “Salim” in aparticular play was granted.This was a about a Muslimfamily where some mem-bers go to Pakistan at thetime of Partition but Salimchooses to remain in India.Kailash was a popular andrespected figure in Indianjournalistic circles in Lon-don. Numbers at his funeral,expected to be held any daynow, are restricted becauseof the Covid-19 pandemicbut so many have expresseda desire to attend that thefamily has decided to live-stream the service.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

Goa MLAs to get special masks for one-daymonsoon sessionPANAJI: Goa's lawmakers will be provided with special face-shields as asafeguard against Covid-19 when the state Assembly meets for a one-daymonsoon session on July 27, Speaker Rajesh Patnekar said on Friday. TheSpeaker of the state legislative assembly also said that police deployment, bothuniformed and in civil dresses, would be cut down by 50 per cent to preventovercrowding in the state assembly premises. He also requested all the 40lawmakers to get themselves tested for Covid-19 before the commencement ofthe session. "We have told the MLAs that they can get themselves tested at thenearest Covid-19 centre. We will install sanitisers (dispensing mechanism) at allthe entry points. MLAs will also be given a special mask with full face cover whenthey are in the assembly," Patnekar told reporters.

CRPF officer kills selfafter shooting deadsenior in DelhiNEW DELHI: A Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF) sub-inspectorshot dead another CRPF inspectorwith his AK 47 service weapon beforecommitting suicide in Delhi’s poshLodhi Estate area late on Friday night,police said. It is assumed that theofficers allegedly had a fight momentsbefore the incident. The incident tookplace around 10.30 p.m. at 61, LodhiEstate, a bungalow allotted to theMinistry of Home Affairs (MHA). Whenthe police team reached the spot, theyfound that the inspector had justopened the tiffin to have food when hewas shot while the body of the otherCRPF officer was lying on the floor.Both the officers had gunshot woundsand were dead by the time the policeteam reached the spot, they said. “Weare investigating what led to theextreme step taken by the officer. Thebodies have been sent for post-mortem”, said a senior police officer.Preliminary investigations revealedthat there was a scuffle between thetwo officers, which escalated and ledto Sub-inspector Karnail Singhshooting at his colleague DashrathSingh. Both shared the room. Thesub-inspector was from Udhampur inJammu and Kashmir, while theinspector was from Rohtak in Haryana.“In a fratricidal event last night, one SIof 122 Bn of CRPF shot dead anInspector of the same Bn beforegetting himself shot with his serviceweapon. The incident at 61, LodhiEstate is an aberration which seems tohave been committed on the spur ofthe moment. An enquiry has beenordered to establish the facts of thematter and will be taken to its logicalend. Meanwhile, senior officers of theForce have rushed to the spot andhandling the situation,” said M.Dhinakaran, DIG, CRPF.

Oppn cries foul asGoa govt readies formunicipal pollsPANAJI: The Goa government's nod tohold elections to 11 municipal bodies onOctober 18, at a time when the stateadministration is battling to keep incheck the sustained spike in Covid-19cases, has attracted ire from theOpposition. With nearly 30 personsdying following infection by the deadlyvirus and nearly 1,500 active casesreported in the country's smallest state,the Opposition has now accused theruling BJP-led coalition government ofbeing affected by "election fever" in thetimes of a pandemic. The controversyerupted after State ElectionCommissioner R.K. Srivastavaproposed October 18 as a date forholding of elections to 11 municipalcouncils in the state, which the ChiefMinister Pramod Sawant-ledgovernment has accepted. According toSrivastava, the Commission had torecommend a date to the governmentbefore the expiry of the five-year tenureof the elected council of the 11municipal councils, in sync with the law."We had proposed October 18 as thedate for holding elections to 11municipal councils. The governmenthas approved and agreed to that date.Elections have to be held 15 daysbefore expiry of their tenure by law,"Srivastava said. The State ElectionCommissioner also said, that in itsproposal to the government, it had alsoincluded a rider related to thepandemic. "We hope the pandemicsituation improves by then. If it doesnot normalise, then the Commissionwill take a call at an appropriate stage(vis-a-vis cancellation of polls),"Srivastava said. This is not the firsttime that the medical emergencytriggered by the Covid-19 pandemic,has threatened to disrupt pollschedules in Goa. The stategovernment was forced to cancel theZilla Panchayat polls in March, afterthe central government ordered theJanata Curfew across the country in itsbid to arrest the spread of viralinfection. The Opposition however hascriticised the state government of tryingto "impose" an election in a state,whose people are busy battling thepandemic. "This government is sufferingfrom election fever. All they think aboutare elections and not the suffering of thepeople due to the Covid-19 pandemic,"opposition party Goa Forward presidentand former Deputy Chief Minister VijaiSardesai said.

K'taka to rope inmedical students forCovid dutyBENGALURU: Amid risingcoronavirus cases and shortage ofdoctors in the tech city, the Karnatakagovernment has decided to deployfinal year medical and sciencestudents on Covid duty for ramping uptesting and treating the infected, stateMedical Education Minister K.Sudhakar said on Friday. "As we arefacing shortage of doctors, nurses andparamedics, final year students ofMBBS, lab technician courses andscience will be trained and assignedCovid duties, including tracing, testingand treating the infected," saidSudhakar here. Though the statehealth department has set a target oftesting 30,000 samples a day inBengaluru, which account for 50-60per cent of the positive cases, it couldnot achieve it due to shortage of staffdespite using services of 80 privatelabs and fever clinics across the city."As we need more trained personnelfor even mobile clinics to contain thevirus spread, we have asked thestudents to volunteer for the serviceunder the Disaster Management Act,"said Sudhakar in a statement.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

India’s COVID-19 testing hits recordhigh of 4.20 lakh samples a day

Tests per million increased to 11,485, says health ministryAGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

India has gradually ramped-upits testing capacity for COVID-19 and conducted over 4.20lakh tests in a day---the highestever---the Union HealthMinistry said Saturday,crediting the increase innumber of labs for theachievement.

India had only one lab fortesting samples for the diseasein January but it has nowincreased the number to 1,301,including private labs. TheHealth Ministry said revisedguidelines by ICMR and all-round efforts by states alsoaided in widespread testing.Till Friday, a total of1,58,49,068 tests for COVID-19 had been done in thecountry. India did 3.50 lakhtests every day over the last oneweek, the ministry said. With4,20,898 samples tested in thepast 24 hours, it added, theTests Per Million (TPM) hasincreased to 11,485 andcontinue to maintain an upwardtrend. “The Union governmenthas advised all state and UTgovernments to keep up thestrategy of ‘Test, Track and

Treat’ with aggressive testingwhich may lead to highernumber of daily positive casesinitially but would eventuallyachieve a decline as has beendemonstrated after the centralgovernment’s targeted effortsin the NCT of Delhi,” theministry said in a statement.With increased testing ofsamples for COVID-19, thefatality rate has significantlydropped to 2.35 per cent onSaturday and the recovery ratehas surged to 63.54 per cent.

“India has one of thelowest fatality rates in theworld,” the health ministrysaid. The downward trend infatality rate means thecollective efforts of the Centreand state and UT governmentshave checked the mortality dueto COVID-19, it stated.

A total of 8,49,431COVID-19 patients haverecovered. The recoveriesexceed the active cases by3,93,360. However, with48,916 fresh cases, India’sCOVID-19 tally zoomed past13 lakh on Saturday, just twodays after it crossed the 12-lakhmark, while the death tollmounted to 31,358, theministry said.

Serum Institute of India seeks DCGI permission forphase 2/3 clinical trials of Oxford’s COVID ‘vaccine’

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

Serum Institute of India (SII),which has partnered withAstraZeneca for manufacturingthe Oxford vaccine candidate forCOVID-19, has soughtpermission from the DrugsController General of India(DCGI) for conducting phase 2/3human clinical trials of thepotential vaccine, highly-placedsources said on Saturday.

The sources told PTI that thePune-based drug firm submittedits application to the DCGI onFriday seeking permission forconducting the trials of‘Covidshield’.

“According to theapplication, it would conduct anobserver-blind, randomisedcontrolled study to determine thesafety and immunogenicity of‘Covishield’ (COVID-19) inhealthy Indian adults. The firmsaid that an around 1,600participants of more than 18years would be enrolled in thestudy,” a source said.

Initial results of the first two-phase trials of the vaccineconducted in five trial sites in theUK showed it has an acceptablesafety profile and homologousboosting increased antibodyresponses, the source said.

To introduce the vaccine, SII,the world’s largest vaccinemaker by number of dosesproduced and sold, has signed anagreement to manufacture thepotential vaccine developed bythe Jenner Institute (OxfordUniversity) in collaboration withBritish-Swedish pharmacompany AstraZeneca.

On the partnership withAstraZeneca, Serum Institute ofIndia CEO Adar Poonawalla hadsaid: “Serum Institute of Indiahas entered a manufacturingpartnership with AstraZeneca toproduce and supply 1 billiondoses of the COVID-19 vaccinebeing developed by OxfordUniversity”. These vaccines willbe for India and middle and lowincome countries across theworld (GAVI countries), he hadsaid.

The firm plans to start thephase 2 and 3 human trials inIndia in August.

Oxford University onMonday announced satisfactoryprogress with the vaccine,making it one of the leading onesamong the dozens of vaccinecandidates being developedaround the world. According toa report in the Lancet, the initialtrial results showed that the

vaccine is safe and promptsprotective immune response.

DGCI has cancelled therapid diagnostic kit importlicenses of three firms andsuspended that of 16 otherssaying the USFDA has removedthe manufacturers from their listof coronavirus serology test kitswith directions that they shouldnot be distributed. The threefirms are Cadila Healthcare,

MDAAC International and NWOverseas while the 16 companiesinclude Transasia Bio-Medicals,Cosmic Scientific, Inbios India,S D Biosensor, AccurexBiomedicals, Biohouse Solutionsand Trivitron Healthcare amongothers.

The companies were issueda show cause notices on July 17asking why their import licensesshall not be cancelled since thediagnostic kits of themanufacturers have beenremoved by USFDA withdirection that it should not bedistributed from the list ofproduct of serology test kits forCOVID-19 disease, according toan official order by the DrugController General of India(DCGI). They were directed tosubmit their reply by July 20,failing which it would bepresumed they have nothing tosay in the matter and actiondeemed fit will be initiated underprovisions of the Drugs andCosmetics Act. “Your responseto the show cause notice has notbeen found satisfactory with

respect to removal of said kit, byUSFDA from their listmentioning not to distribute,” theDCGI order issued to the 16companies on July 21 stated.

“However, it has beenmentioned by you to not tocancel your said import licensefor the above product. Therefore,in public interest, your importlicense for above productbecomes inoperative and standssuspended, till further orders,” itsaid. As for the three companieswhose licenses were cancelled,the orders said: “Your responseto the show cause notice has notbeen found satisfactory withrespect to the removal of said kit,by USFDA from their listmentioning not to distribute”.

“Further, it has beenmentioned by you that youintend to surrender your licensefor the above product. Therefore,in public interest, your importlicense for above productbecomes inoperative and standscancelled with immediateeffect,” the order issued on July21 read.

IIT Madras start-up generates Rs 22-cr funding forlaunching wrist band for detecting COVID symptomsNEW DELHI: A wearable wrist tracker to detect COVID-19symptoms at an early stage will be available in the marketnext month with its developer, an IIT Madras incubated start-up, raising funding of Rs 22 crore for the purpose. “MuseWearables”, the start-up incubated at IIT Madras by an alumnigroup, along with an NIT Warangal alumnus, is planning tolaunch the trackers in 70 countries. The wrist-based trackerhas sensors for skin temperature, heart rate and SpO2 (bloodoxygen saturation) which can continuously track these bodyvitals remotely to help in early diagnosis of COVID-19symptoms. The tracker will be Bluetooth-enabled and can beconnected to the mobile phone via an app called the MuseHealth App. The user vitals and activity data are stored on thephone as well as a remote server.

Rahul Gandhi accuses govt of benefittingby making profits during lockdown

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

Congress leader RahulGandhi on Saturday accusedthe government ofbenefitting by making profitsduring the COVID-inducedlockdown when people werein trouble.

He tagged a news reportthat claimed the IndianRailways was making aprofit by running ‘Shramiktrains’ for transportingmigrants during thepandemic.

“There are clouds ofdisease and people are introuble but one seeks tobenefit — this anti-peoplegovernment is converting a

disaster into profits and isearning,” he said in a tweet inHindi.

The news report claimedthat the railways made aprofit of Rs 428 crore byrunning Shramik specialtrains during the lockdownthat transported migrants totheir native places.

In another tweet, helauded the efforts of theHimachal government inconducting a survey to select‘one district, one product’,saying he had suggested this

sometime back. “This is agood idea. I had suggested itsome time back. Itsimplementation will need acomplete change ofmindset,” he said on Twitter.

He also tagged a reportthat stated the state IndustriesDepartment is conducting abaseline survey in all districtsto select one district, oneproduct for centrally-sponsored Micro and SmallEnterprises ClusterDevelopment Programme(MSE-CDP).

Futile for people to expect safety ifCM himself makes guv ‘feel unsafe’:

Shekhawat attacks Gehlot

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

Attacking Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot for staging a ‘dharna’at the Raj Bhawan, Union MinisterGajendra Singh Shekhawat onSaturday said in a state where theChief Minister himself makes thegovernor “feel unsafe”, it is futilefor people to plead to him for theirsafety.

Accusing Governor KalrajMishra of acting under pressure tonot call an assembly session, Gehlotalong with several Congress MLAshad staged a sit-in at the RajBhawan in Jaipur on Friday.

Gehlot cabinet to meet again;races against time to answergovernor's 6 queries

They ended their five-hour sit-in after an assurance from thegovernor that he will go by theconstitutional provisions on

summoning an assembly session.“Where the chief minister

himself makes the governor feelunsafe by threatening him, it isfutile for the people of Rajasthan,who are reeling under incidents ofrobbery, violence, rape and murder, to plead to the chiefminister for safety their safety,”Shekhawat said.

The Congress has accusedShekhawat of trying to topple theGehlot government in Rajasthan, acharge the Union Jal Shakti ministerhas denied. The Congress andShekhawat have been involved inan intense war of words since then.

A Rajasthan court has alsoasked the state police to probe acomplaint alleging the involvementof Shekhawat in a credit societyscam. The Union minister hasdismissed the charge as a “politicalconspiracy”.

13 Indian passengers found carrying Rs 66 lakhworth of cigarette sticks; arrested at Delhi airportNEW DELHI, JULY 25

Customs officials have arrested 13 menfor smuggling into the country over 7.5lakh cigarette sticks, worth Rs 66 lakh,at Delhi international airport, officialssaid on Friday.

The accused were intercepted by theofficials after their arrival from Dubaion Thursday.

They were found to be carrying over7.5 lakh cigarette sticks in theirbaggage, the customs officials said.

All the accused, aged between 26-40 years, worked as labourers and werestranded in Dubai due to COVID-19.They were probably lured into carryingthe cigarettes in lieu of free flying

tickets by the mastermind, the officialssaid.

The cigarettes, worth Rs 66.6 lakh,have been seized and the accused werearrested, according to a statement issuedby the customs.

8-yr-old boy abducted from Gonda recovered; 5 heldGONDA, JULY 25

After the failure in theKanpur botched upkidnapping case of a labtechnician, Uttar PradeshPolice on Saturday heaveda sigh of relief as theymanaged to save an 8-year-old boy who wasabducted from Gonda. TheSTF team after a briefencounter with thekidnappers early onSaturday recovered thechild and arrested fivekidnappers, including awoman. The abductionwas reported on Fridayafternoon. Followingwhich the kidnappers

asked for a Rs 4 croreransom and even dared thefamily against reportingthe case to the police.Telephone conversationmade public showed thewoman reminding thefamily that nexus with

police does not pay off asthey must have seen in theVikas Dubey case. Duringthe encounter, twokidnappers were shot inthe leg. ADG Law andOrder Prashant Kumar toldthe media that several

police teams weredeployed after the FIR ofthe kidnapping waslodged. He said, theencounter took place onSaturday morning on theinformation of an informerin the Para village ofGonda district. Thekidnappers were taking theboy to another place bycar, he added. Twokidnappers who were shotin the leg have beenidentified as Umesh Yadavand Deepu Kashyap. Theother persons who havebeen arrested include SurajPandey, his wife ChitraPandey and his youngerbrother Raj Pandey.

Bihar flood: Trains services stoppedbetween Narkatiaganj-Sugauli

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

Bihar flood and consequentsuspension of rail trafficbetween Sugauli andMajhowalia section has hittrain operations badly. Atleast 6 trains have beendiverted after flood watertouched the girder of BridgeNo 248, forcing thesuspension of train servicesbetween Sugauli-Narkatiaganj. The Delhi-Muzaffarpur Sapt KrantiExpress Special journeycommencing on Friday fromDelhi has been diverted via

Gorakhpur-Siwan-Chhapra-Hajipur-Muzaffarpur insteadof Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj-Sugauli-Muzaffarpur.

Even Muzaffarpur-DelhiSapt Kranti Express journeystarting on Saturday fromMuzaffarpur has beensimilarly diverted viaM u z a f f a r p u r - H a j i p u r -

Chhapra-Siwan-Gorakhpurinstead of Muzaffarpur-S u g a u l i - N a r k a t i a g a n j -Gorakhpur. The Raxaul-Delhi Satyagrah ExpressSpecial which starts itsjourney on Saturday fromRaxaul is also being divertedvia Raxaul-Sikta-Narkatiaganj instead ofR a x a u l - S u g a u l i -Narkatiaganj. Similarly thetrains from Delhi onwardsthat started on Friday wasdiverted via Narkatiaganj-Sikta-Raxaul instead ofN a r k a t i a g a n j - S u g a u l i -Raxaul.

Apeejay College tocelebrate 4thRajeshwari KalaMahotasva on July 30

JALANDHAR: For online competition,entries are invited in 6 categories i.e.Photography, Print- Making, Drawing,Sculpture, Digital Arts and Painting. Itis worth mentioning that near about1167 online entries have beenreceived from participants from Indiaand other 15 foreign countries. MadamPrincipal Dr. Sucharita Sharmaappreciated all the entries received indifferent categories. She said thatRajeshwari Kala Mahotasva has madeits recognition not only within theCountry but outside India too. Thenumber of entries from 15 foreigncountries is the proof of it. She felt theJury team might have faced difficultsituation to give the judgement.

3.5 magnitude quakehits AssamGUWAHATI: An earthquake of 3.5magnitude hit Assam's Karbi Anglongdistrict on Friday, the third quake torock the state in past nine days,officials said. No loss of life andproperty was reported so far, theofficials said. The earthquake occurredat 11.08 am and its epicentre was inthe hill district of Karbi Anglong incentral Assam, 58 km south-southeastof Tezpur, according to the NationalCenter for Seismology. The depth ofthe quake was 25 km, it said. Thetremors shook the district, promptingpanic-stricken people to run out oftheir homes. On July 16, twoearthquakes of 4.1 and 2.6 magnitudehad hit Assam, the officials said.

President flags off RedCross relief material forflood affected people

NEW DELHI: President Ram NathKovind on Friday flagged off RedCross relief material for the peopleaffected by flood and COVID-19 inAssam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. DrHarsh Vardhan, Union Health Ministerand the Chairman of Indian Red CrossSociety was also present in the eventheld at Rashtrapati Bhawan. InAssam, 93 people have lost their livesin flood-related incidents while over 28lakh have been affected in 26 districtsof the state. As many as 765,191people were affected due to floodstriggered by incessant rains in Bihar.Around 13,877 people have beenstaying in shelter homes. Indiareported the highest single-day spikeof 49,310 coronavirus cases on Friday,according to the Union Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare. The totalCOVID-19 positive cases stand at1,287,945 including 440,135 activecases, 817,209 cured/ discharged/migrated. With 740 deaths in the last24 hours, the cumulative toll reached30,601.

App launched forcontactless trainticket checkingMUMBAI: To check the spread ofCOVID-19, the Central RailwayMumbai Division launched an Appcalled the 'CheckIn Master' forcontactless ticket checking at theChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminusin Mumbai, the public relationsdepartment of the Central Railwaysaid. The app, to be used by the ticketchecking staff at Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Terminus, would help themdischarge their duties without any fear,as the app has OCR and QR codescanning features to check PRS andUTS tickets from a safe distance.Hand-held thermal guns were alsoprovided for the thermal screening ofpassengers. Flap-based gates wouldbe installed at entry/exit with automaticQR-code-based ticket checking. Thiswould be done in the next phase, tobe implemented soon. The CheckInMaster App would be used forattendance and real-time monitoring ofthe ticket-checking staff as well. Theapp is part of the CSR activity of RuralElectrification Corporation Ltd. Earlier,the Mumbai division had provided aneckband portable public addresssystem to the ticket-checking staffenabling them to communicate withpassengers adhering to the socialdistancing.

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EC to announce schedule of bypolls at "appropriate time"NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday said it will announce the schedule for holding by-elections to assembly and Lok Sabha seats at an "appropriate time". A total of 57 bypolls --56 assemblyseats and one Lok Sabha constituency -- are due. But the Commission did not specify whether thedecision has been taken for all pending by-elections. The announcement came after the poll paneldecided to defer eight bypolls -- seven assembly and one Lok Sabha seat -- citing floods and the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-month deadline to hold these eight bypolls was ending on September 7. Theremaining 49 bypolls are due after September. An EC spokesperson tweeted that "a decision to hold by-elections in assembly and parliamentary constituencies was taken by the Commission after a reviewtoday (on Friday)." "The schedule etc. shall be announced at an appropriate time," the spokesperson saidwithout specifying whether the decision pertained to all 57 bypolls or the eight deferred due to pandemicand floods.

Andhra tops south India tallywith record 8,147 Covid casesAMARAVATI, JULY 25

For the second consecutiveday, Andhra Pradesh reportedits highest single-day Covidcount, surpassing theremaining south Indian states.

On Friday, the statereported an all-time high of8,147 new cases in the 24hours ending 9 a.m., statehealth officials said.

The previous single dayhigh of 7,998 cases wasrecorded on Thursday.Compared to Andhra Pradesh’stally of 8,147 new cases, TamilNadu reported 6,785 cases,followed by Karnataka (5,007),Telangana (1,640) and Kerala(885).

The positive cases weredetected from a sample size of48,114 tests. Friday’s tests alsoincluded 22,989 rapid antigentests. Andhra Pradesh standsout among the states with thehighest number of testsconducted, with a total of15,41,993.

The state’s cumulativetally stands at 80,858 cases ason Friday.

Only one district reportedfresh cases in four-digitfigures, while the remaining 12districts reported cases in triplefigures on Friday. EastGodavari topped the list with1,029 new cases, followed byAnantapur and Kurnool with984 and 914 cases,respectively.

Visakhapatnam, WestGodavari, Guntur and Chittooralso reported moderately high

numbers with 898, 807, 703and 630 new cases,respectively. The lower part of

Friday’s list was dominated byKadapa with 494 cases,followed by Srikakulam (374),Krishna (359), Prakasam(355), Vizianagaram (322) andNellore (277).

Friday saw a dip in theday’s death toll with 49 deathsgetting reported in comparisonto the all-time high of 61reported a day earlier. As perthe latest update, deaths haveoccurred in 10 of the 13districts in the state.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests Covidpositive, admitted to hospital

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan, 61, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, itwas confirmed Saturday afternoon. He has been admitted tothe Chirayu Hospital in state capital Bhopal. "My dearcountrymen, I was having COVID-19 symptoms and, after atest, my report came back positive. I am following all theguidelines and will quarantine myself according to the doctor'sadvice," the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter. He also appealedto colleagues and individuals to take all possible precaution toavoid infection and urged those who had come in contact withhim to get their tests done as well "I appeal to the people of mystate to be careful, just a little carelessness invites thecoronavirus. I made every effort to avoid the virus but peopleused to meet me on many subjects," Mr Chouhan added. Closecontacts of the Chief Minister, who was to hold a meeting at11.30 AM, have been quarantined. In his absence, Mr Chouhanwrote, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, Health MinisterVishvas Sarang and others will lead the meeting.

1,320 new coronacases, 10 deaths

reported in OdishaBHUBANESWAR: Atotal of 1,320 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deathswere reported from Odishain the last 24 hours,informed the state's healthdepartment on Saturday.The total number ofcoronavirus cases inOdisha now stands at24,013, including 8,650active cases and 15,200recoveries. So far, the statehas reported 130 deathsdue to Covid-19.Meanwhile, India's totalcoronavirus cases surgedto 13,36,861 after theministry of health andfamily welfare reported48,916 new cases onSaturday.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 25

BJP has written to presidents andin-charges of its state units toorganise events on completion ofone year of abrogation of Article370 and the Triple Talaq Billbecoming an Act.

In August last year, the Centrerevoked Article 370, which gavespecial status to the erstwhile stateof Jammu and Kashmir andbifurcated the region into twoUnion Territories- Jammu andKashmir, and Ladakh.

On the first anniversary of theabrogation of Article 370, from July28 to August 3, BJP state units havebeen asked to hold a rally andconnect to people in their regionallanguage. The party has alsoplanned a virtual rally at thenational level.

One national office bearer ofthe party will attend programmes inJammu, Srinagar, and Ladakh onAugust 5, according to a letterwritten by BJP national generalsecretary Arun Singh.

In both Union Territories, theparty has asked to hold events andtell people about the one-yearachievements of the Centre and therespective governments.

BJP asked its state units to holdfive video conferences in big statesand two in other states to engage indialogue with intellectuals, socialworkers, and other learned people."Connect with 50 learned peopleand social workers in each districtand discuss development worksdone in their states with them," readthe letter.

A press conference in the

capital of all states is also plannedon August 3 in this regard.

The party will run the#EkBharatEkatmaBharat campaignfrom July 28 to August 3.

On August 1 last year, PresidentRam Nath Kovind gave his assentto the Muslim Women (Protectionof Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019,which criminalises instant 'tripletalaq' among Muslims and attracts ajail term of three years for thehusband. With the President'sapproval, the Bill has become anAct.

From July 28 and August 3, BJPasked its women wing and minoritywing to interact with Muslimwomen on the abolition of tripletalaq. The party also directed stateunits to interact with at least 100Muslim intellectual women.

Singh said that Muslim womenhave got justice after this Act andnow there is 80 per cent drop intriple talaq cases.

BJP asks state units toorganise events on one year

of Article 370 abrogation

MUMBAI, JUL 25

The BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation(BMC) has said only fivepeople should participate inarrival and immersionprocessions of domestic LordGanesh idols during theGanpati festival next monthin view of the COVID-19pandemic.

The BMC, which isspearheading Mumbai's fightagainst coronavirus, onThursday made a specialappeal to citizens in thisregard ahead of the festival tocurb the spread of COVID-19 in the metropolis, whichhas recorded more than 1lakh cases and nearly 6,000deaths so far. Besides publicinstallation of Lord Ganeshidols, thousands of peopleinstall such idols at home andimmerse them on differentdays during the 10-day

festival, the most popularreligious event inMaharashtra.

Requesting people torefrain from doing any actthat leads to the spread ofCOVID-19, the civic body, ina release, warned thatviolators may invite strictaction under relevantsections of the Epidemic Act1897, the Disaster

Management Act, 2005 andthe Indian Penal Code.

Asking people to followsafety protocols that includeuse of mask or shield, handsanitizers and socialdistancing norms during thefestival, the BMC appealedto citizens to avoidparticipating in bigprocessions to protect theirfamilies from COVID-19.

This year, the festivalstarts from August 22. Thecivic body said home-installed Ganpati idolsshould be made using eco-friendly materials and theirheight should not be morethan two feet.

"Instead of using idolsmade of clay, if possible,worship metal or marbleidols," the BMC urged thecitizens.

The civic body askedpeople to carry outimmersion of eco-friendlyGanpatis at home. If that isnot possible, then idolsshould be immersed inartificial lakes, it said.

The BMC said taking outa common procession ofdomestic idols from ahousing society or buildingshould be avoided. Also,children and elderly personsshould not be allowed to visitimmersion sites, it said.

BMC restricts gathering for homeinstallation of Ganesh idols

Babri demolition case: L KAdvani deposes via video link

LUCKNOW, JUL 25

Veteran BJP leader L K Advani recordedhis statement before a special CBI courtin the Babri mosque demolition case.

The statement of the 92-year-oldformer deputy prime minster wasrecorded through video conferencing inthe court of special Judge SK Yadav inthe presence of his counsel VimalKumar Srivastava, KK Mishra andAbhishek Ranjan, who were present inthe court.

CBI lawyers Lalit Singh, PChakravarti and RK Yadav were alsopresent.

On Thursday, the court recorded thestatement of BJP veteran MurliManohar Joshi in the case.

Dubbing prosecution witnesses inthe Babri mosque demolition case asliars , Joshi had asserted that he wasinnocent and implicated in the case bythe then Congress government at theCentre.

The 86-year-old leader had pleadedinnocence while making his statementunder section 313 of the CrPC.

The Babri mosque demolition trial

is presently at the stage of recording ofstatements of 32 accused in the caseunder Section 313 of CrPC duringwhich they get an opportunity to refutethe prosecution evidence against them.

The mosque in Ayodhya wasdemolished on December 6, 1992, by'kar sevaks' who claimed that an ancientRam temple stood at the same site.

Advani and Joshi were among thoseleading the Ram temple movement atthat time. The court is conducting day-to-day hearing in the case to completeits trial by August 31 as directed by theSupreme Court.

C'garh: Elephant electrocutedin Jashpur; couple held

JASHPUR, JUL 25

A wild elephant got electrocutedafter coming in contact with anelectrified fence at a farm inChhattisgarh's Jashpur district, aforest official said on yesterday.

The farm owner and his wifehave been arrested by the forestdepartment, he said.

The carcass of the tusker wasrecovered from Jhiliberna villageunder Tapkara forest range onFriday morning, divisional forestofficer (DFO) Srikrishna Jadhavsaid. As per preliminaryinvestigation, Ranjit Kispotta hadallegedly connected the barbed-wirefencing around his paddy field next

to his house, with a high-powereddomestic electricity line to protecthis farm from pachyderms, he said.

The elephant came in contactwith the fencing and gotelectrocuted, he said.

Forest and police officials

rushed to the spot and sent thecarcass for post-mortem, the DFOsaid. A case has been registered inthis connection and Kispotta and hiswife Anandi were arrested, he said.

Forested areas of northernChhattisgarh, comprising Surguja,Korba, Surajpur, Raigarh, Jashpurand Koriya districts, are known forhuman-animal conflicts.

The region has witnessedseveral killings of tribals as well aselephants and widespread damage tohouses and crops by roguepachyderms in the past years.

Last month, six elephants haddied in four districts of the state dueto various reasons, includingelectrocution, forest officials said.

MUMBAI, JUL 25

SpiceJet has been designatedas "Indian scheduled carrier"to operate flight services tothe UK from India, theGurugram-based no-frillsairline said in a regulatoryfiling on Friday.

On Thursday, the airlinewas allowed to fly on India-US routes by thegovernments of the twocountries under the bilateralair services pact.

"We would like to informyou that in terms of the AirServices Agreement betweenthe Government of India andthe United Kingdom,

SpiceJet has been designatedas Indian scheduled carrier tooperate on agreed servicesbetween India and the UK,"SpiceJet said in the filing.

An air service agreementis a bilateral agreement toallow internationalcommercial air transportservices between signatories.

SpiceJet gets the nod tofly to the UK at a time whenall international commercialair passenger services aresuspended since March 22due to visa and travelrestrictions in the wake of thecoronavirus pandemic.

However, variousevacuation and charter flightsare being currently operatedto fly back stranded Indiansin various countries and alsotransport foreign nationals,who are stuck in India, totheir countries.

Currently, government-run Air India is the onlydomestic airline flyingbetween India and the UK.

SpiceJet to operate flightson India-UK routes

Mayawati cautions stategovt over L&O in UP

LUCKNOW, JULY 25

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)supremo Mayawati onFriday cautioned the stategovernment on thedeteriorating law and ordersituation in Uttar Pradeshand demanded that the samebe corrected.

In a tweet, Mayawatisaid, "In yet another incident under the

ongoing jungle-raj in UP,Sanjit Yadav was murderedand his body thrown in ariver by the abductors inKanpur which is very sadand condemnable. "The stategovernment shouldimmediately come intoaction especially in crimecontrol and curb crimes.This is the BSP's demand,"

she added.

KOLKATA, JUL 25

Eminent dancer and choreog-rapher Amala Shankar diedhere on Friday morning at theage of 101, her family said.Shankar, who had been suf-fering from age-related ail-ments, died of cardiac arrestin her sleep, according to herfamily. Shankar is the wife oflegendary dancer-choreogra-pher Uday Shankar and sister-in-law of sitar maestro PanditRavi Shankar.

"Today my 'Thamma' left

us at the age of 101. We justcelebrated her birthday lastmonth. Feeling so restlessthat there is no flight from

Mumbai to Kolkata. Heart-broken, May her soul Rest inpeace," her granddaughterand dancer Sreenanda

Shankar wrote on Facebook."This is an end of an era.Love you 'Thamma'. Thankyou everything.#AmalaShankar," she added.

Amala Shankar, who hadbeen active even in her early90s, was awarded the BangaBibhusan by the West Bengalgovernment in 2011 for hercontribution in the field ofarts. In a condolence mes-sage, Chief Minister MamataBanerjee said her deathcaused irreparable void in theworld of dance.

Noted dancer-choreographer Amala Shankar passes away

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Fire breaks out in TN hospital; Patientsevacuated to safetyTHENI (TN): A fire broke out in a block used as a store room at the Government Medical CollegeHospital here on Friday but alert authorities evacuated all patients to safety quickly. The blaze re-portedly occurred due to faulty electrical wires in the Crystal Block, and was put out after a two-hour battle by the Fire and Rescue Service Personnel, officials said. Three of the fire-fighters suf-fered breathlessness and were hospitalised, they said. The fire was noticed early in the morning atthe block, where chemicals and acid bottles meant for sanitary purpose were stocked, by the doc-tors and nurses who immediately alerted the authorities. "After informing the fire and rescue serv-ices department, we evacuated all the inpatients to a safe place and cautioned others not to enter thebuilding," hospital dean Dr Elangovan told.

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

Indian and Chinese diplo-mats agreed on Friday to afast pull back of troops eye-balling each other across adisputed border in the west-ern Himalayas where 20 In-dian soldiers died in a clashlast month, the Indian gov-ernment said. There wereno shots fired during theJune 15 fighting in the Gal-wan Valley of India’sLadakh region when the In-dian soldiers were beatenwith rocks and clubs, but itstill marked the worst clashin decades between Asia’snuclear-armed powerhous-es.

Since then the twosides have held severalrounds of talks to restorecalm and reduced the num-bers of troops in the valley,while still pouring rein-forcements into the widerregion.

At a virtual meeting,diplomats from both sidesreviewed the haltingprogress made so far inending the standoff on the“Line of Actual Control” orthe de facto border.

Both sides agreed on“early and complete disen-gagement” of troops on thecontrol line and de-escala-tion of border areas to en-sure the restoration of

peace and smooth relations,India’s foreign ministrysaid. The countries’ topmilitary commanders wereto meet again soon to “en-sure expeditiously com-plete disengagement”, itadded. There was no imme-diate readout from the Chi-nese side. The Line of Ac-tual Control was estab-

lished after a war in 1962,but it is poorly defined andthere have been sporadicflare ups over the decadesthough no cross-border fir-ing.

Indian officials sayChinese troops have intrud-ed onto its side in the re-mote western region andare concerned Beijing is

dragging its feet on fullwithdrawal.

China says it has notbreached the de facto bor-der and has asked India torestrain its frontline troops.

A U.S. official, speak-ing on condition ofanonymity, told Reuters inWashington that the UnitedStates had seen a build-up

of forces on the India-Chi-na border, estimating thateach side had over 10,000troops in the area.

“We’re still seeing ac-tually troop reinforcementsand weapon reinforcementsmoving towards the border.So by no means are we outof the woods yet,” the offi-cial added.

India and China agree tospeed border troop pull back

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

At the end of a three-daybrainstorming conclave, topcommanders of the Indian AirForce on Friday drew up abroad roadmap for next 10years to significantly enhancethe country's aerial prowessto confront emerging threatsincluding from the adver-saries on the northern andwestern fronts, officials said.The IAF commanders helddetailed deliberations on theborder row with China ineastern Ladakh, key short-term and long-term securitychallenges facing the nationand on the complex geo-polit-ical power play in India'sneighbourhood, they said.

In his closing remarks,Chief of Air Staff Air ChiefMarshal RKS Bhadauria em-phasised on the need for rap-id capacity building, increasein serviceability of all assetsand dedicated work towards

effective integration of newtechnologies in the "shortesttimeframes". An IAFspokesperson said the Chiefof Air Staff talked about thevision 2030 for the force andlaid down milestones fortransforming it in the comingdecade. He stated that it wasimportant to recognise the na-ture of emerging threats in arapidly changing world. Theofficial said the commandersheld a series of discussionsand carried out reviews onoperational preparedness andstrategies for countering se-curity threats envisagedacross the entire spectrum."They discussed the currentsituation and thereafter car-ried out a thorough review ofthe IAF's transformationroadmap for the next decade,"spokesperson said. In his ad-dress on the opening day ofthe conclave, Defence Minis-ter Rajnath Singh compli-mented the IAF.

Top IAF commandersdraw 10-year roadmap

for enhancing country'saerial prowess

NIA recovers Rs 1 crore,982 gm gold fromSwapna’s lockersKOCHI: The National InvestigationAgency (NIA) has recovered aroundRs 1 crore in cash and 1kg of goldfrom lockers of Thiruvananthapuramgold smuggling case accused SwapnaSuresh. However, Swapna’s counselstated that she received the moneyand gold as gifts.The agency, in itsremand report filed at the NIA Court onthe expiry of the custody of Swapna,Sandeep Nair and Sarith P S onFriday, stated that Swapna hadconfessed that proceeds of the goldsmuggling were kept in bank lockersand invested as deposits in variousbanks. “Accordingly, Rs 36.5 lakh ofIndian currencies kept in the safedeposit locker of Swapna maintainedat Federal Bank’s Statue branch inThiruvananthapuram, Rs 64 lakh and982.5 grams of gold ornaments kept inthe safe locker maintained at theThiruvananthapuram City branch ofSBI were seized on Thursday. Theplace and lockers where the otherproceeds of the crime have beenkept/deposited by the accused areunder investigation,” the report stated.However, Swapna’s counsel said themoney and gold were gifted by asheikh during her marriage. The NIA will inform the EnforcementDirectorate and Income TaxDepartment about the seizure ofcurrencies and gold to take necessaryaction in this regard. The NIA has alsoarraigned K T Rameez of Malappuramas an accused in the case. Rameezwho allegedly masterminded thesmuggling was arrested by theCustoms. The NIA will seek hiscustody soon.

Raj Guv acting on behest of Centre,Says Kapil Sibal as Congressdemands assembly sessionNEW DELHI : The Congress on Fridayattacked Rajasthan Governor KalrajMishra for not calling an assemblysession by accusing him of abdicatinghis constitutional obligation and actingon the behest of the centralgovernment. The party also questionedthe Rajasthan High Court’s ordermaintaining status quo on thedisqualification notice issued by thestate assembly speaker to 19 dissidentCongress MLAs, including SachinPilot. "There is today a new definitionof democracy and a new way offunctioning of governors of states inthis country. Governors are supposedto uphold the Constitution and thelaws, but governors in this country areacting at the behest of the Uniongovernment,” Congress leader KapilSibal told a virtual press conference.He said one has seen the conduct ofgovernors in the past, including that inArunachal Pradesh, and also ofspeakers. Now, one is seeing the roleof the Governor of Rajasthan, Sibalsaid. "Governors are no longerprotectors of the rule of law, but theyare protectors of the party in power,"he said. The Rajasthan governor hasnot responded to the cabinet's decisionto convene the assembly session, hesaid, adding that Governor Mishra hasno discretion in the matter.

India has one of world'slowest covid infection,death rate: HarshVardhan at SCO meet

NEW DELHI : At 864 cases and lessthan 21 deaths per million population,India has one of the world's lowestCOVID-19 infection and death rate,Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhanon Friday said underlining that therecovery rate among coronavirus-infected patients in the country is 63.45per cent and the mortality is 2.3 percent. These remarks were made byVardhan at the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation (SCO) Health Ministers'Digital Meet held digitally, the healthministry said. According to theministry's statement, Vardhanemphasised on how the Indiantraditional system of medicine has alsocontributed substantially in 'boostingthe immunity of general populationduring COVID-19'. "There is currentlyno institutional mechanism within SCOto discuss cooperation in traditionalmedicine that has the potential to fulfilthe WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy2014-2023 and also reinforce theeffective implementation of the jointstatement on cooperation in combatingepidemics signed at the QingdaoSummit in 2018," the statement quotedhim as saying. "This is in spite of suchcomplementary medicine systemsbeing widely practised in all memberstates of our SCO," he said andproposed the setting up of a new sub-group on traditional medicine under theexisting institutional meetings of theSCO health ministers. Expressing hiscondolences at the loss of lives acrossthe world due to COVID 19, Vardhandescribed the India's politicalcommitment to contain the pandemicand spoke on how Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has "personallymonitored the situation and ensured apreemptive, pro-active and graded

Visually-challenged couplegets Rs 58L electricity bill!

BHUBANESWAR: An electricity bill of whopping Rs 58 lakh has come as a shock-er for a Bhubaneswar family comprising a visually-impaired couple that uses mere twoceiling fans and four LED bulbs. Prasanna Nayak and his wife reside at Panchagaonunder the Airfield police limits. He had reportedly received a bill of Rs 18,845 for themonth of September last year. After the intervention of the concerned authorities, hehad to pay a rebated bill of Rs 9,700.

As decided by the authorities, a new electricity meter was installed at his house inDecember last year. However, billing has not been carried out for the consumer sincethen till July this year.

A seven-month bill amounting to around Rs 58 lakh was received by Nayak onThursday. “We will lodge our grievance with the power utility authorities. We will ap-proach the Consumer Court if our grievances are not redressed,” said Ajay Nayak,brother of Prasanna.

Earthquake triggers landslides inMizoram, 23rd to hit state in 5 weeks

AIZAWL, JULY 25

An earthquake of 3.8 magni-tude shook east Mizoram’sChamphai district on theMyanmar border on Friday,according to the National Cen-tre for Seismology (NCS).

ÿThis is the 23rd quake tojolt the northeastern state in thelast five weeks. The quake onFriday occurred at 11.16 amand the epicentre was 29 kmsoutheast of Champhai, theNCS said. The earthquake andheavy rains caused landslidesat several places in the district,Champhai Deputy Commis-sioner Maria CT Zuali told anews agency. She said twobuildings have been vacatedand the water supply pipelineto Dungtlang village was dam-aged due to landslides. The

quantum of damage is yet to beascertained as officials are as-sessing it, Zuali added Manypeople have set up makeshifttents and camps, and are sleep-ing outside their housesspooked by frequent quakes.The district administration hasprovided them tarpaulins, wa-ter tanks, solar lamps, first aidkits and eatables, according toofficials. A series of earth-

quakes have hit thestate since June 18with remote Cham-phai being theworst-affected.Earthquakes havealso rocked Saitu-al, Serchhip andSiaha districts. Ear-lier in the day, new-ly elected RajyaSabha member

from Mizoram K Vanlalvena,who is at present in the nation-al capital, called on the secre-tary at the Union Ministry ofEarth Sciences, M Rajeevan,and asked him to send a teamto the state. Speaking to a newsagency from New Delhi, Van-lalvena said he urged the min-istry to send seismologists toassess the cause of the frequentearthquakes.

Border row with China figures in Rajnath’stelephonic talks with Israeli defence minister

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

Defence Minister Raj-nath Singh on Fridayheld a telephonic con-versation with his Israelicounterpart Lt Gen Ben-jamin Gantz duringwhich India’s borderrow with China in east-ern Ladakh figuredprominently, govern-ment sources said. The

main focus of the talkswas speedy implementa-tion of ongoing defenceprocurement pro-grammes as well as fur-ther expansion of overalldefence and security tiesbetween the two coun-tries, they said.

The sources saidSingh apprised Gantzabout major reforms ini-tiated by India in the de-

fence manufacturingsector and called forgreater participation ofIsraeli defence firms injoint-development ofweapons and militaryhardware with Indiancompanies.

The border row be-tween India and Chinafigured in the conversa-tion, they said withoutelaborating.

Centre should deploy CRPF in Rajasthan, demandsBJP as Cong MLAs stage ‘dharna’ at Raj Bhawan

JAIPUR, JUL 25

The Rajasthan BJP Fridaydemanded the Centre de-ploy the CRPF to maintainlaw and order in the state,reacting sharply to Con-gress MLAs staging a''dharna'' at Raj Bhawan forconvening a session of thestate assembly.

"The chief minister issaying that the public willcome and gherao the RajBhawan. I would requestthe Centre that it deploy theCRPF in Rajasthan tomaintain law and order. Itshould not trust the Ra-jasthan police," Leader ofOpposition Gulab ChandKataria said. All legal pro-visions should be used to

evict the MLAs from theRaj Bhawan, he said.

State Congress MLAsin the Ashok Gehlot campare sitting on a ‘dharna’ onthe Raj Bhawan lawnshere, saying they will stayput till the Governor sum-mons a session of the state

assembly. Gehlotsaid if the demandfor convening a ses-sion is not met, theMLAs will “not beresponsible” if peo-ple gherao the RajBhawan.

State BJP presi-dent Satish Pooniasaid the chief minis-ter''s language wasunfortunate. “Heprovoked for laying

siege (to the Raj Bhawan).He is lowering the dignityof his post. He holds thehome portfolio and by stat-ing this, he brought himselfin the category of crimi-nals. He has violated provi-sions of the Disaster Man-agement Act and the Indian

Penal Code,” Poonia told apress conference.

Prior to moving to theRaj Bhawan along with theMLAs from a hotel, Gehlotsaid the governor was un-der pressure from “above”not to call an assembly ses-sion despite the govern-ment''s written request lastnight. "I would like to sayto the governor that all ofus are coming to the RajBhawan and will collec-tively request him to notcome under anyone''s pres-sure and take a decision onthe basis of his conscienceand the oath he has taken.And if public comes to sur-round the Raj Bhawan, itwill not be our responsibil-ity,” Gehlot had said.

State BJP presidentSatish Poonia said thechief minister''slanguage wasunfortunate. “Heprovoked for layingsiege (to the RajBhawan).

Invite COVID-19 warriors, avoid crowds, MHAto states in Independence Day advisory

NEW DELHI, JULY 25

The Union Home Ministry hasissued guidelines to all Statesand Union Territories ahead ofthe Independence Day celebra-tions.

In its advisory, the MHAhas directed States and UTs toavoid large congregations ow-ing to the pandemic. The MHAalso suggested that coronaviruswarriors such as doctors be in-vited for the events in the re-spective States and UTs. Inview of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, while organisingvarious programmes or activi-ties for Independence Day cel-ebrations, it is imperative tofollow certain preventivemeasures such as mandatingsocial distancing, wearing ofmasks, proper sanitisation,

avoiding large congregations,protecting vulnerable persons.Therefore all programmesshould be organised in a waythat a large congregation ofpeople is avoided and technol-ogy used in the best way possi-ble for celebrating the befittingoccasion. The events could bewebcast in order to reach out topeople at large, who are unableto take part, the Home Ministry

said in its advisory. Meanwhile,the government in its guide-lines has said that this year atRed Fort, the activities wouldbe very limited. This year itwould be limited to the PrimeMinister's speech, guard of ho-nour, unfurling of the NationalFlag, National Anthem and re-lease of the tricolour balloons.School children will not be partof the function.

MUMBAI, JULY 25 the challenge and set up jumbo field hospitals for

Maharashtra Chief Minister treatment of coronavirus Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday patients in the city."said that he was not in favour of Speaking about the c o m p l e t e l i f t i n g o f t h e criticism that he has not been coronavirus-induced lockdown in to the Mantralaya, the state the state only to address the secretar iat , during the economic concerns. pandemic, the chief minister

He said there was a need to said that technology helps strike a balance between the issues people in doing all the work related to health and economy and there was no need to considering the challenge posed travel.by the pandemic. "I am not bothered what

"I will never say that the critics say till people trust me. l o c k d o w n w i l l b e l i f t e d I am honest with my work," completely. But I have started he added.reopening a few things gradually. "This pandemic is a global Once reopened, it shouldn't be shut war. It has affected the entire again. Hence, I prefer taking steps world. Those countries which had in phases. You can't just think lifted the lockdown in haste about economy or health. There thinking that it was over, were needs to be a balance between the again forced to impose it to curb two," he said. the spread. In Australia, they had

T h a c k e r a y m a d e t h i s to rope in the Army," he said.s tatement in an interview On the restarting of the p u b l i s h e d i n S h i v S e n a suburban railway network in mou thp i ece ' Saamana ' on Mumbai, he said, "What if families Saturday. fall ill and their houses are sealed?

The ongoing lockdown in the Therefore, everything would be state will continue till July 31. done step-by-step."F r o m J u n e o n w a r d , t h e Talking about the coronavirus government had started lifting the situation in Mumbai, he said, restrictions in phase-wise manner "There was never a need to call the under its 'Mission Begin Again' Army in Mumbai. I am proud of initiative. the administration which rose to

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

BRIEFNEWS

US agents enter Chinese consulate compound in Houston; Beijing lodges protest

SHIMLA : World’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, today introduced their newest realme 6 series member, the realme 6i. Designed to deliver powerful performance with a smooth experience, realme 6i is equipped with MediaTek Helio G90T, fabricated using the 12nm process and comes with 6.5-inch 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display. The smartphone houses a 4300mAh battery and comes with a 20W charger in the box however, it supports 30W flash charge. realme 6i design has been inspired by nature’s simplicity, giving it a trendy and stylish look. It will be available in two colors variants - Lunar White and Eclipse Black. Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme and CEO, realme India said, “We are excited to bring the new addition to realme 6 series for our valuable customers in India- realme 6i. With realme 6i, we wanted more consumers to experience the cutting-edge features at a more affordable price and continue the legacy of realme 6 series smartphones. The realme 6i is an all-rounder smartphone bound to deliver the most powerful performance in the segment with MediaTek G90T, and provide users an exhilarating viewing experience with its pro display of 90Hz. Thanks to our ‘Made in India’ capabilities, realme 6i will be available not only online, but also across offline in royal club partners Boasting the latest flagship, ultra-clear quad-camera set-up, the realme 6i comprises a 48MP primary camera, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens, a macro lens and a B&W portrait lens on the back. On the front, it features a 16 MP in-display selfie camera with multiple functions such as the AI beauty mode and portrait mode that can capture flawless selfies. Based on Android 10, the realme UI is designed keeping in mind the preferences and aesthetics.

realme expands its 6 series portfolio with powerful mid ranger - realme 6i, starting at INR 12,999

HOUSTON/BEIJING: US federal agents and law enforcement officers have entered the Chinese consulate compound in Houston along with locksmiths after the mission was shut down, amidst spiralling tensions between Washington and Beijing.The Trump Administration ramped up its confrontation with China this week, ordering Beijing''s consulate in Houston to close over concerns about economic espionage.The Chinese consulate located in Houston''s busy Montrose Boulevard for 40 years closed on Friday evening as the deadline set by the Trump administration to shut down the mission expired.On Friday, the flag and the seal of the People''s Republic of China were taken down from outside the Houston consulate. Early in the morning, the consulate staff was seen removing their belongings from the building. After the Chinese diplomatic staff vacated the building, a number of black SUVs, trucks, two white vans and a locksmith''s van entered the compound, CNN reported. In Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry said it has expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition to the US law enforcement officers'' "forced entry" into the consulate and lodged a diplomatic protest. "China will make a proper and necessary response in this regard," the ministry said.

Allow cinemas to reopen in Aug: I&B Ministry

AGENCY however, still has to revert on the NEW DELHI, JULY 25 recommendation.

Cinema owners, present in T h e I n f o r m a t i o n a n d the interaction, however, Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry pushed back and said this has recommended to the Union formula is unwise and merely Home Ministry that cinema running films at 25 per cent halls all over the country be auditorium capacity is worse allowed to reopen in August. than keeping the cinemas shut.I&B Secretary Amit Khare The attendees at the meet indicated this at a close-door included media CEOs like N.P. industry interaction with the CII Singh of Sony, Sam Balsara Media Committee on Friday. He (Madison), Megha Tata, said his opposite number in the (Discovery), Gaurav Gandhi Home Ministry, Ajay Bhalla, (Amazon Prime), Manish will take the final call. Maheshwari (Twitter), S.

Khare said that he has Sivakumar (Bennett Coleman recommended that cinema halls and Co Ltd), and K. Madhavan, may be allowed to reopen all Star & Disney, and also over India as early as August 1 - C h a i r m a n , C I I M e d i a or at the latest, around August Committee.31. Khare said that his The OTT platforms present, ministry`s recommendation including Gandhi of Amazon takes into consideration the two Prime, did not push back. Some metre social distancing norm, Bollywood producers, notably but tweaks it gently to two yards those of Amitabh Bachchan`s instead. "Gulabo Sitabo", have posted

The Home Ministry, their movies on OTT.

AGENCY dryness, burning, and redness of the contamination in hand sanitisers The NEW DELHI, JULY 25 skin along with cracked or bleeding presence of unwanted chemical

skin. However, both alcohol-free and contamination available in hand Hand sanitisers have irrefutably alcohol-based sanitisers are known to sanitizers can play a dreadful role if become the most important thing in provide good results as long as one used excessively. The texture of skin our lives to protect ourselves during adds-on these habits to save your skin depends from person to person, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; the from a any negative effects. which is why the chemical other things include masks and social Dr. B.L. Jangid, Dermatologists ingredients present in hand sanitisers distancing. It has been a long time & Hair Transplant Surgeon, can accordingly be useful or even since hand sanitisers became SkinQure Clinic, New Delhi, shares dreadful at times. This is why you mandatory; while they are effective in some pointers to be kept in mind need to take precautionary steps, dealing with germs and bacteria, while using hand sanitisers: avoiding to use excessive hand excessive usage can result in killing Limited usage is always the best sanitizers.good bacteria as well. option Excess of everything and Moisturising creams & healing

Citing medical reports, alcohol- anything can be disastrous, so is the ointment: Saviours from hand based sanitisers are considered case of hand sanitizers. If used in a dermatitis If in case you have using effective in eliminating the spread of limited amount, it can be really hand sanitisers for a long time now, disease. However, there have been fruitful in dealing with germs and your hands may start to show claims that excessive usage of the bacteria. But if not, it can easily symptoms of hand dermatitis. same has led to severe skin problems damage your skin, leading to the Sometimes it's best to quit using a like hand dermatitis. People have also occurrence of hand dermatitis. sanitiser until it's absolutely encountered skin issues like severe U n w a n t e d c h e m i c a l necessary.

PANCHKULA, JULY 25: A man weighing 113-kg has successfully operated upon for stitch-less & painless knee replacement surgery at Ojas Super Specialty Hospital, Panchkula recently. RK Joshi (63) from Patiala was suffering from osteoarthritis in both knees thus restricting him to walk and perform routine duties. This has resulted in increase in his weight besides other health hiccups including BP, diabetes, and heart problems. Dr. Gagandeep Gupta-Consultant Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement who has performed over 200 knee surgeries with stitch-less & painless technique since its launch at Ojas last year said that this new technique has become very popular. The surgery though this technique requires no stitches on skin and its almost painless, he informed. Dr Gupta further said that patients with overweight are generally advised to reduce weight and then come for surgery. However, weight cannot be reduced when a patient who is hardly able to walk due to severe knee pain, he pointed out. But after knee replacement surgery, it can definitely be reduced as the patient starts walking and jogging. So weight can be reduced only when patient burns calories, said Dr Gupta.

Pak Air Force carriesout exercises in Gilgit

NEW DELHI: As the India-China face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh remains unresolved, Pakistan is carrying out military exercises at its air force base at Qadri in Skardu of occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region. Top official sources told a news agency that Pakistan's Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan visited the base on Friday to hold some important meetings and oversee the military exercises. His visit comes at a time when China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops remain in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Indian soldiers along the LAC in Ladakh. Speculations are rife in Pakistan and China that the two allies may attack from two fronts - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, respectively, and simultaneously to occupy vital parts of Indian territory.

However, Pakistan's state radio claimed that Khan visited PAF Base Qadri at Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday and not Friday. "The Air Chief witnessed various operational activities at the base including rapid deployment of fighter aircraft and combat support elements. He was also briefed about the ongoing development works at the base," Pakistan radio said. Talking to air force personnel, Khan said that Pakistan was watching the geostrategic developments in the region. The air chief claimed that India was making massive military procurements. Pakistan Army has been continually violating a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir for last several months.

113-kg man operated successfully for knees replacement

Amazon India announces 10 new Fulfilment Centres across India

AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR, JULY 25: Amazon India. Said “The increase in storage Amazon India today announced the expansion capacity is in line with our long-term of its fulfillment network in India, with 10 new commitment to invest in India and we are Fulfillment Centers (FC) and expansion of 7 delighted to help Indian customers get existing buildings. With this expansion, everything they need, while keeping our Amazon.inwill have more than 60 FCs in 15 customers and our workforce safe. With states, with a total storage capacity of over 32 theexpanded network of more than 60 million cubic feet. The new FCs include the fulfilment centers, welook forward to creating specialized network of FCs for large appliances thousands of job opportunities with competitive and furniture categoryand Receive Centers. pay. Our investment in infrastructure and Amazon India’s fulfilment network will be technology is to provide sellers with closer spread across a floor area of more than 8 million access to Amazon’s fulfillment offerings, square feet – more than the land size of 100 customers with faster delivery on a wider football fields, housing millions of items. selection of products and help ancillary Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment businesses such as packaging, transportation Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, and logistics.”

Plastic flows into ocean expectedto triple by 2040: Research

PM reviews micro creditscheme for street vendorsNEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the implementation of a special micro-credit facility for street vendors, stressing that it should not be seen from the perspective of extending loans to them but as part of an outreach for their holistic development and economic uplift. The PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) aims at facilitating a collateral-free working capital loan of up to Rs 10,000 of one-year tenure, to help street vendors resume their businesses post lockdown.The review meet was informed that over 2.6 lakh applications have been received, over 64,000 have been sanctioned and over 5,500 have been disbursed. The prime minister expressed satisfaction on the use of end-to-end IT solution through a web-portal and mobile application for administration of the scheme to ensure transparency, accountability and speed, an official statement said. While noting that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is working on a complete IT solution, including mobile application, for seamless implementation of the scheme, the prime minister said that its design should incentivise the use of end-to-end digital transactions by the street vendors.

NEWSDo the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

This is your moment.

Own it. Oprah Winfrey

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to anti-CAA riots that took place earlier this year,news agency reported. Imam has been charged with sedition for allegedly inciting people to indulge in activities detrimental to nation’s sovereignty, integrity, the report added. Earlier on Tuesday, Sharjeel Imam tested positive for coronavirus. He has been lodged in a jail in Assam over his alleged involvement in anti-CAA protests. A news agency had quoted senior officials as saying that samples of Imam and other jail inmates had been tested and the results showed he was COVID-19 positive. He was scheduled to be taken to Delhi, but officials said he was instead shifted to a hospital in Guwahati for treatment. He had been taken to Guwahati for interrogation in January this year and has been kept in Guwahati Central Jail since.

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Too much hand sanitiser canlead to severe hand dermatitis

TECNO Launches Hipods H2 Bluetooth earbuds

CHANDIGARH: TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, expands its footprint into the truly wireless and innovative audio devices space with the launch of its next-gen Hipods H2 Bluetooth earbuds. The brand, which is synonymous with ‘industry-first’ smartphone devices in the affordable segment, promises to offer a true wireless consumer experience with its new audio device that, priced aggressively at Rs 1,999, will also supplement the smartphone experience for its category consumers. The Hipods H2 offers stereo sound effect augmented by Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) technology to provide a wholesome listening experience. H2 can run for 6 hours on single charge, and up to 24 hours when used with its portable charging case. With a mere 15-minute of charging, H2 can play for 2 hours. The earbuds are also equipped with Environment Noise Cancellation (ENC) technology that can effectively reduce ambient sound to provide crisper audio and allows clear voice calling. The device is also equipped with smart touch controls, IPX4 water protection, smart pop-up interface for instant pairing and comes with the latest Bluetooth 5.0. Commenting on the venture, Mr. ArijeetTalapatra, CEO, TRANSSION India said,“We are excited to announce the launch of TECNO Hipods H2 which also marks our foray into the TWS category. The India TWS market has been growing consistently and the industry is expected to further grow in 2020 with COVID-19 setting off a trend where people working from home and connecting through voice and video calls become more appreciative of the convenience and reliability of TWS devices. The increasing audio consumption, portability and smart assists are making TWS extremely popular among smartphone users and driving demand.

NEW DELHI, JULY 25 million blue whales. And Covid-19 has presented additional challenges in the fight to

Without immediate and sustained action, the end ocean-bound plastic pollution, as single-annual flow of plastic into the ocean could use plastic consumption has increased during nearly triple by 2040, new analysis by The the pandemic, according to the International Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ has Solid Waste Association.found. The study also identified solutions that Although progress has been made in could cut this volume by more than 80 per cent addressing the global plastic challenge, the using available resources, if key decision- report finds that current commitments by makers are willing to make system-wide government and industry will reduce the changes. amount of plastic flowing into the ocean only

The findings from the scientific analysis by 7 per cent by 2040.million metric tons over the next 20 years, are captured in a report, ‘Breaking the Plastic “There’s no single solution to ocean equivalent to nearly 50 kilograms (110 Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of plastic pollution, but through rapid and pounds) of plastic on each metre of coastline Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic concerted action we can break the plastic worldwide.Pollution’. The research found that if no action wave. As this report shows, we can invest in a Because plastic remains in the ocean for is taken to address the projected growth in future of reduced waste, better health hundreds of years and may never truly plastic production and consumption, the outcomes, greater job creation, and a cleaner biodegrade, the cumulative amount of plastic amount of plastic entering the ocean each year and more resilient environment for both in the ocean by 2040 could reach 600 million would grow from 11 million metric tons to 29 people and nature,” said Tom Dillon.tons — equivalent in weight to more than 3

Won’t lift lockdown just to addresseconomic concerns: Thackeray