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Former India cricketerChetan Chauhan testspositive for coronaNEW DELHI: Former Indiacricketer and Uttar Pradeshcabinet minister ChetanChauhan has tested positivefor COVID-19. The develop-ment of Chauhan testingpositive for the dreaded virusemerged late on Saturdaynight from the tweets of for-mer India players AakashChopra and R P Singh, whowished him a speedy recov-ery."Chetan Chauhan ji is alsotested positive for#COVID?19. Sending bestwishes in his directiontoo...get well soon, sir,"Chopra tweeted. "Just heardabout @ChetanChauhanCr jiChetan has tested positivefor #coronavirus . Praying forhis speedy recovery," R PSingh wrote.

Second FIR lodgedagainst pro-Khalistan SFJactivist Pannun CHANDIGARH: Ten days af-ter Gurpatwant Singh Pannun,a US based self-styled Chiefof the banned pro-Khalistanoutfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ),was booked by Haryana Po-lice under the Unlawful Activi-ties Prevention Act 1967, an-other FIR has been lodgedagainst him on the charges ofsedition and secessionism atKurukshetra. Besides,Haryana Police has got allthe websites created by Pan-nun and launched in the pastone week blocked. Giving thisinformation here today, aspokesperson of Haryana Po-lice said that Ministry of HomeAffairs had declared Pannunas a terrorist for actively run-ning a secessionist campaignagainst India. He has beenseen running a secessionistcampaign through automatedphone calls against India fromthe US and indulging in un-lawful activities aimed atthreatening the sovereignty,unity and territorial integrity ofthe country.

Naxals blow Forestdept office cumquarter in JharkhandCHAIBASA: Naxals blew aForest Department officecum quarter in the Muffasilpolice station area on Satur-day night, said Indrajit Ma-hatha, Superintendent of Po-lice (SP), Chaibasa.SP Mahatha further informedthat they posted warningposters."No casualty has been re-ported. Anti-Naxal operationis underway in the area,"added SP Mahatha.The incident occurred onSaturday night between 11pm to 2 am.

Two terrorist killedin encounter at SoporeSOPORE: Two unidentifiedterrorist has been killed inthe encounter with the se-curity forces at Sopore'sRebban area, Jammu andKashmir Police said."One unidentified terroristkilled so far in the encounterat Rebban area of Sopore,"said J-K Police.The encounter was first re-ported in the early hours ofSunday. More details areawaited.Earlier on June 25, two ter-rorists were neutralised inan encounter between se-curity forces and terrorists inSopore.

Crisis deepens in Raj Cong,Sachin Pilot camping in DelhiAGENCYJAIPUR, JULY 12

The crisis in Rajasthan Congresshas deepened with state ChiefMinister Ashok Gehlot and hisdeputy Sachin Pilot at logger-heads.

While Gehlot is blaming BJPfor trying to destabilise the stategovernment by poaching MLAs,Pilot is camping in Delhi to speakto the party leadership regardingthe political turmoil in the state.

According to sources, Pilothas sought an appointment withparty's interim president SoniaGandhi but time for the meetinghas not yet been given by her. Al-though Pilot met another partyleader to apprise him about thesituation in the state and spelledout his grievance.

As of now, many MLAs, whoare believed to be in the Pilotcamp, are also in Delhi to meetthe party leadership. According tosources, the deputy chief ministerhas the support of nearly 30 Con-gress MLAs along with many in-dependent legislators.

It is important to note that thecontroversy broke out in Ra-jasthan after Special OperationGroup (SOG) sent a notice toSachin Pilot to record his state-ment in the case registered bySOG in the alleged poaching ofCongress MLAs in the state. The

clash between Gehlot and Pilot isalso over the post of PCC Chiefas Gehlot Camp wants that 'OneLeader One Post' formula to be

implemented in Rajasthan. Cur-rently, Sachin Pilot is heading thePCC besides holding the DeputyCM post.

Sources close to Sachin Pilothave informed that the youngleader is upset with the notice is-sued to him.

CLP meeting todayJAIPUR: Amid the ongoing political turmoil in the state, a meeting of Con-gress Legislative Party (CLP) will be held at Gehlot's residence at 10:30 amon Monday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also called a meeting ofparty MLAs and ministers in Jaipur on Sunday night. The crisis in RajasthanCongress has deepened with state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and hisdeputy Sachin Pilot at loggerheads. While Gehlot is blaming BJP for tryingto destabilise the state government by poaching MLAs, Pilot is camping inDelhi to speak to the party leadership regarding the political turmoil in thestate. Taking to Twitter, Gehlot said that special operations group (SOG)gave notices the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Chief Whip, someother ministers and MLAs in connection with Congress Legislative Party'scomplaint regarding horse-trading by BJP.

Gehlot govt willfall due to itsown 'karma': RajBJP chiefNEW DELHI: Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) Rajasthan unit Presi-dent Satish Poonia on Sundayrejected claims by the Congressthat the BJP was behind thepresent political uncertainty in thestate."We are not even thinking aboutforming a government in thestate. This government will fall ofits own 'karma' (deeds). We(BJP) are sitting in the spectator'sgallery and watching the dramaunfold," BJP state president toldANI. It is not the responsibility ofthe BJP to save a governmentthat is falling due to internal bick-ering, he said. Poonia said thatthe latest round of bickeringcomes due to internal feuds ofthe Congress. "Sachin Pilot's en-try into the Rajasthan govern-ment was with an ambition of be-coming the Chief Minister. Earlierthere was just one power centerled by Ashok Gehlot, now theother power center has evolvedaround Pilot.

AGENCYGURGAON, JUL 12

India is at a "good position" in thebattle against the coronavirus pan-demic and the country will fight thedisease with determination and en-thusiasm, Union Home MinisterAmit Shah said on Sunday.

Shah spoke after participating ina mega plantation drive initiated bythe Central Armed Police Forces(CAPFs) that has a target to plantabout 1.37 crore saplings in theircountry-wide campuses by thismonth-end.

"The world is seeing that if a suc-cessful battle has been fought any-where across the globe against thecoronavirus it is India under the lead-ership of Prime Minister NarendraModi," he said

"It was feared that how would alarge country like ours would facethis challenge given that we have afederal structure of governance,dense population of 130 crore peopleand no single chain of command,"Shah said.

He was speaking after planting apeepal tree at the CRPF officers'training academy campus inKadarpur village here.

The 130 crore people of thecountry, all the states and every indi-vidual fought this battle againstCOVID-19 as one nation, he said.

Across the globe, governmentsare fighting this disease but in ourcountry everyone has joined hands,Shah said.

"We are at a good position in this

coronavirus battle and will continuethis fight with determination andthere is no atmosphere of fear. Wehave the passion to battle it and en-thusiasm to defeat it (coronavirus),"Shah said in his address to the chiefsof various CAPFs and troops whoheard him over a webinar link.

As the home minister of thecountry, I can proudly say that the se-curity forces of the country have a"big role" to play in this battle foughtby India, he said.

Shah noted that COVID-19 is avery contagious disease that chal-lenges the very existence of the hu-man kind. Saluting the 'corona war-riors' of the CAPFs and other securi-ty and police forces, the minister saidthey have set a new example of ren-dering their duty and fighting thepandemic at the same time. He saidover 31 CAPF personnel have laiddown their lives while renderingCOVID-19 duties out of which tenpersonnel are from the Central Re-serve Police Force.

India at goodposition in Covid-

19 battle: Shah

AGENCYMUMBAI, JULY 12

After Amitabh Bachchan and hisson Abhishek Bachchan, actorAishwarya Rai and her daugherAaradhya have also tested posi-tive for the coronavirus. WhileAmitabh and Abhishek are ad-mitted to the hospital, Aishwaryaand Aaradhya are asymptomatic.The Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation has said they willtake a written declaration fromAishwarya if she and her daugh-ter want to be treated at home.

The Nanavati Super SpecialityHospital said that Amitabh is sta-ble with mild symptoms and iscurrently admitted in an isolationunit. Amitabh, 77, said in a tweeton Saturday that he has testedpositive and appealed to thosewho were in close proximity tohim in the past 10 days to getthemselves tested. Earlier in thelate hours of Saturday, AmitabhBachchan tweeted about him andhis son testing Covid-19 positivefrom his own Twitter account.Hordes of tweet from commonpeople as well as celebrities from

all walks of life poured in wish-ing speedy recovery for the veter-an actor. According to the gov-ernment statement, both the sen-ior and junior Bachchan arelodged in the city’s Kokilabenhospital are reported to be in astable condition. After the reportsof the Bachchan family testingpositive came, the civic authori-ties swung into action and sani-tised the residence of the family.All the staff members and peoplewho are believed to have come inclose vicinity to the actor arealso being traced.

Sudhir Suri nabbedfrom Indore over

objectionable videoSP JAINCHANDIGARH, JULY12

Punjab Police on Sundayarrested Shiv Sena (Taksali)president Sudhir Suri overthe viral videoclip denigratingwomen and incit-ing enmity be-tween differentgroups, after anearly 1300 kmchase that endedin Indore, Mad-hya Pradesh.

Two PunjabPolice teams,comprising 11personnel of Am-ritsar (Rural) district,nabbed Suri on Sundaymorning, said DGP DinkarGupta, adding that a man-hunt had been launched forhim after the release of avideo with alleged deroga-tory remarks againstwomen, followed by aFacebook video in which hehad subsequently claimed

that the objectionable videoclip was a voiceover bysome other person using hisname. The DGP revealedthat on July 8, after the firstvideo went viral and washeavily criticised both in

India and abroad,Jandiala Police,Amritsar (Rural)had booked Suriin criminal caseFIR no. 208 u/s153-a, 354A, 509IPC and 67 ITAct. DespiteSuri’s denial ofany involvementin the said objec-tionable videoclip that had ap-

peared in the social media,the DGP said he had or-dered a massive manhuntagainst the suspect throughAmritsar (Rural) Police.Gupta said he had also di-rected the Punjab Bureau ofInvestigation to get the clipexamined though theForensic Science Laborato-ry at the earliest.

AGENCYLUCKNOW, JUL 12

An independent one-member judicialcommission will investigate thekilling of gangster Vikas Dubey, whowas shot dead as he tried to flee policecustody following a car accident nearKanpur, and his associates in 'encoun-ters'.

According to official sources here, Justice (Retired) Sashikant Agarwalwill probe into all the issues related to

July 2-3 ambush of 8 po-licemen in Bikaru villageand 'encounters' of Dubeyand his accomplices. Thecommission will submit areport to the governmentwithin two months, thesources added. The notifi-cation of the judicial com-mission was issued undersection 3 of the JudicialCommission Act 1952.

In the term of refer-

ence of the judicial commis-sion, it will probe the July 2-3Bikru ambush in which eightpolicemen were killed and laterJuly 10 encounter in Kanpur inwhich Vikas Dubey was killed.

The judicial commissionwill also investigate the crimi-nal-police nexus and Dubey'spatronage. On Saturday, the Ut-tar Pradesh government set up athree-member SIT (special in-vestigation team), headed by

senior IAS officer Sanjay R Bhusred-dy along with ADG Hariram Sharmaand DIG J Ravindra Gaud, to probeDubey's rise to notoriety. The SIT wasnot tasked with investigating the cir-cumstances surrounding his death.

The SIT, which will consist of asenior IAS officer and two police offi-cers, will submit its report by July 31.

The SIT team has already startedits investigation and has reachedBikaru village on Sunday to com-mence probe.

UP govt sets up judicial commission toprobe Vikas Dubey, aides 'encounters'

AGENCYPHAGWARA, JUL 12

A man allegedly shot his sisterdead in her parental house in Rur-rka Kalan village near Goraya inwee hours on Sunday. DivorceePardeep Kaur was reportedly shotdead by her younger brother Re-sham Singh with a country-madepistol. Resham managed to escapeafter killing Pradeep. Kirpal Singhand Sukhwant Kaur, parents of thevictim told UNI that their daughterwas residing with them since last three years

after separation from her hus-band Makhan Singh.

An ongoing property disputewas said to be the cause of mur-der, SSP (Rural) Navjot SinghMahal said. The SSP saidPradeep was found lying in apool of blood on her bed and wasnoticed by her mother SukhwantKaur. Goraya police have regis-tered a case under sections302/25/54/59 Arms Act of IPCand handed over the body of tothe family after autopsy. A man-

hunt has been launched to nab the accused.

Man shoots sister dead in Phagwara

AGENCYMOSCOW, JULY 12

The clinical trials of theworld’s first coronavirus vac-cine on volunteers at Sechen-ov First Moscow State Med-ical University has been suc-cessfully completed, VadimTarasov, the director of theInstitute for TranslationalMedicine and Biotechnology,told Sputnik, adding that thefirst group of volunteerswould be discharged onWednesday and the second onJuly 20.

The university beganclinical trials of the vaccineproduced by Russia’sGamalei Institute of Epidemi-ology and Microbiology onJune 18.

“Sechenov Universityhas successfully completedtests on volunteers of theworld’s first vaccine againstcoronavirus,” Tarasov said.

According to AlexanderLukashev, the director of theInstitute of Medical Parasitol-ogy, Tropical and Vector-

Borne Diseases at SechenovUniversity, the objective ofthis stage of the study was toshow the vaccine’s safety forhuman health, which wassuccessfully done.

“The safety of the vac-cine is confirmed. It corre-sponds to the safety of thosevaccines that are currently onthe market,” Lukashev toldSputnik. The further vaccinedevelopment plan is alreadybeing determined by the de-veloper’s strategy, includingthe complexity of the epi-demiological situation withthe virus and the possibilityof scaling up production,Lukashev added.

Russian univ successfullycompletes trials of world’s

1st Covid-19 vaccine

Aishwarya , Aaradhya too test positive

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest

act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around

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CHANDIGARH :The bouquet of content offerings on Tata Sky Binge+ got a major thrust as Tata Sky extended its partnership with the Entertainment Super-app of India, ZEE5 ,for its Android enabled smart Set-top box that provides content from linear Live Television and a host of OTT apps onto a TV. Designed to provide smart and endless choice of entertainment for the entire family, Tata Sky Binge+ is now ready to enthral its subscribers with ZEE5’s expansive Bollywood and multilanguage films and original content spanning over 125,000+ hours across 12 languages - English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi. This is an addition to what is already available on the platform- an enviable selection of multi-lingual films, original dramas, international blockbuster movies and reality shows from India’s premium OTT platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar Premuim, SunNxt, Hungama Play, Eros Now and ShemarooMe.Commenting on the partnership, a Tata Sky spokesperson said,“OTT apps are gaining ground as a popular medium of content consumption.

Tata Sky Binge+ onboards ZEE5 to strengthen its OTT offerings on its Android powered Smart Set-top Box

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CHANDIGARH : Tata Starbucks Private Limited announced the opening of its first drive-thru store in Indiaat Dhillon Plaza, Ambala Chandigarh Expressway, Singhpura in Zirakpur. The milestone demonstrates the company’s long-term commitment to theIndian market, where it now has 187 stores, and a vision of offering more ways for customers in India to enjoy the Starbucks Experience.“Tata Starbucks has had an incredible journey in India, and we are proud to have achieved yet another milestone. The opening of our first drive-thru store showcases ourcommitment to evolving our brand and business in India andproviding new and meaningful experiences to our customers,” said Navin Gurnaney, ceo, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd. “This is all possible thanks tomore than 2,000Indian partners (employees) who proudly wear the green apron.

Tata Starbucks opens first drive-thru store in India

Chandigarh : To take this even further, BSE has now partnered with LIC Mutual Fund to power it is eKYC services on BSE StAR MF, the market-leading MF platform. LIC Mutual Fund (LICMF), is delighted to announce that the eKYC services are now available for all the Members on BSE StAR MF platform. The digital KYC process will facilitate all BSE StAR Members to ensure zero contact, hassle-free customer onboarding process, especially during this COVID situation. The entire process is very user friendly and simplifies the user experience to perform the entire KYC process seamlessly. Commenting on this partnership and powering the eKYC platform for BSE, Shri Dinesh Pangtey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Ltd., said “Digital is future and especially during these pandemic times, it is even more important to adapt and facilitate virtual contact Commenting on the launch, Shri. R.K Jha, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), LIC Mutual Fund further stated that LICMF’s eKYC is one such step towards going Digital. eKYC is not only important for Mutual Fund Industry but also important for the entire Financial Services Industry and it will be able to provide a simpler and richer onboarding experience to the new Customers and thus facilitate a completely paperless experience.

LIC Mutual Fund Launches eKYC Services

HARISH KALRAROOPNAGAR. JULY 12: On the orders of ADGP Gurpreet Deo, as per the directions given by District SSP Swapan Sharma, a special seminar was organized at Police Line Roopnagar to motivate the police personnel to stop the atrocities being perpetrated on women and to bring them to justice. Harmanjit Singh Legal Services Authority, SP D Ajinder Singh and DSP UCee Chawla motivated the employees. Disclosing this here today DSP UCee Chawla said that He said that this seminar has explained how to not only treat the women who come to the police station for justice but also to ensure that justice is done to them. He said that such seminars more will follow.

Seminar organized on atrocitiesagainst women

BRIEFNEWS

CHANDIGARH : As the coronavirus pandemic rages, people are looking towards prospects and ways of improving their eating habits, lifestyle and immunity for a longer life and improved body strength to fight against this very fatal virus. With these changing trends and consumer patterns, the sales for proteins and health supplements at Steadfast Nutrition which is India’s most premium nutrition brand, has grown massively. The wellness range of products by Steadfast Nutrition, that are scientifically proven to increase immune health and wellbeing are amongst the highest selling items and this continues to see an upward trajectory every month. To add to this Aman Puri, Founder, Steadfast Nutrition remarks, “The lockdown phase during March and April led to a considerable dip in the business, which came down to almost 10% of the total sales we did in the previous months.

Steadfast Nutrition expands its sales ; launches another effective immunity booster- HerbFizz

Center govt. plays a big role in bringing back Indians from foreign: Vishal

KULWINDER BHATIA Singh Rai on phone after NANGAL. JULY 12 w h i c h t h e y c o n t a c t e d The role being played by the Aviation Minister Hardeep U n i o n g o v e r n m e n t i n Singh Puri of Government of bringing back the Indians India and informed him stranded in Dubai due to the about my problem. Received Corona epidemic is highly a message to return to India. commendable, said Vishal Giving all the credit for his Kumar, who returned from arrival in India to the Dubai today. Vishal said that government of Narendra although many flights were Bhai Modi, he said that today coming exclusively to India, thanks to the efforts of it was not possible for him to Sardar Hardeep Singh Puri. come due to the large Now he is arrived in India number. Following which he and he is in his family and contac ted BJP leaders also is quarantine period has Balram Prashar and Sandeep been finished.

CHANDIGARH, JULY 12: Danish Tattooz House is creating different tattoos related to coronavirus epidemic as the customers are demanding to be inked for the pandemic. Customers claim that they survived COVID-19 and they want a permanent mark on their body reminding them of the survival. Danish Ahmed of Danish Tattooz House claims that they are creating tattoos according to proper government guidelines for the utmost safety of the staff as well as the clients. "Not more than one tattoo a day", he reminds us. The tattoos that reflect survival during the pandemic are making a new trend and in the tricity only Danish Ahmed is able to supply to the demand. The properly sanitized tattoo studio and staff takes care of the safety during the outbreak. Tattoos are a way to mark something important for a lifetime and survival tattoos of the coronavirus pandemic are a trendy way to do so and more and more people are getting attracted to the trend.

Coronavirus Tattoos in trend incity: Danish Tattooz House

MOHALI, JULY 12: A 64-yr old cardiac patient, suffering from right lung cancer got a new lease of life after a successful complex surgery at Ivy Hospital, Mohali

recently. The patient was having bleeding in sputum and the cancer was involving bronchus intermedius the windpipe of the right lung.Giving information Dr. Vijay Bansal, head of the department of onco-surgery at Ivy said that during surgery, the right bilobectomy ( middle and lower lobes) were removed along with mediastinal lymph node

dissection, Dr. Vijay further said that this surgery was very difficult because the disease was involving the right interlobar pulmonary artery, the main vessel directly coming from the heart. After removal of the tumor, vascular repair of this vessel was done, he informed. In surgery about 60% part of the right lung was removed, said Dr. Vijay adding now the patient is absolutely fine with normal oxygen saturation at room air. He was discharged in stable condition.

Lung cancer patient with heart condition gets a new lease of life

RANVIR PARASHAR brotherhood, to value and preserve administration are mandatory, so KAITHAL, JULY,12 the rich heritage of culture, to that we may save our selves and

protect and improve the natural the society from the corona viru. District Legal Service Authority environment, to develop the He stressed upon to help in (DLSA) Kaithal under the scientific temper, humanism and breaking the chain of the virus. directions of Dr. Kavita Kamboj the spirit of inquiry and reform, to Several awareness videos were Chief Judicial Magistrate Cum safeguard public property and to shown through webinar for the Secretary DLSA, organised a web abjure violence, to strive towards awareness of school students and meet on the subject “Fundamental excellence in all sphere of staff like how to clean hands time Duties and precautions to be taken individuals and collective activity and again, wearing face masks, during the period of Covid -19 so that the nation constantly rise to maintaining social distance etc.Pandemic” for the awareness of higher levels, for parents to Atul Vats Principal and Sonia school students of the Milestone Sr. p rov ide oppor tun i t i e s fo r Baharara in charge of the School Sec School Kaithal. education of their children Legal Literacy Club appreciated

Arvind Khurania panel between the age of 6-14 years. the initiative of DLSA Kaithal for Advocate & Master Trainer of Addressing the students, spreading awareness among the Haryana State Legal Services Khurania further explained that students and staff regarding

National Struggle for freedom, to A u t h o r i t y e x p l a i n e d t h e the precautions to be taken by all obeying the fundamental duties uphold and protect the sovereignty, fundamental duties to be abiding by citizens and others living in India and precautions to be taken during unity, and integrity of India, to all the citizens of India like respect during the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Covid emergency. About 150 defend the country and render to National Flag and National to follow all the advisory and students and staff members national service, to promote Anthem. He said that to follow the guidelines of Central Government, attended the said web camp harmony and the spirit of common noble ideals which inspired our State Government, and the district organized by DLSA Kaithal.

CHANDIGARH : Samsung India, the country’s most trusted smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy Watch Active2 4GAluminiumedition, adding to Samsung’s diverse 4G smartwatch range.Galaxy Watch Active2 4GAluminium edition is Samsung’s first smartwatch to bemade in Indiaand with its launch, Samsung now has the largest and most diverse 4G watch portfolio in the country.Samsung’s 4G smartwatch range now comprises 9 distinct colour finishes, 3 sizes(42mm, 44mm and 46mm) and two unique design templates -elegant classic of the Watch 4G andmodern minimalistic of the Watch Active2. Samsung now has the widest 4G watch portfolio, with options for alarge variety of consumers.

Samsung India Launches Aluminium Edition of Galaxy WatchActive2 4G

CHANDIGARH ::The bouquet of content offerings on Tata Sky Binge+ got a major thrust as Tata Sky extended its partnership with the Entertainment Super-app of India, ZEE5 ,for its Android enabled smart Set-top box that provides content from linear Live Television and a host of OTT apps onto a TV. Designed to provide smart and endless choice of entertainment for the entire family, Tata Sky Binge+ is now ready to enthral its subscribers with ZEE5’s expansive Bollywood and multilanguage films and original content spanning over 125,000+ hours across 12 languages - English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi.

Tata Sky Binge+ onboards ZEE5 to strengthen its OTT offerings on its Android powered Smart Set-top Box

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PUBLIC NOTICESI Amarjeet Singh S/O Malkeet Singh R/O Vpo Chokiman Distt Ludhiana Informed That My Daughter Kirandeep Kaur Mann Is Out Of Our Control.So We D i s i n h e r i t F r o m M y Moveable Immoveable Properties We Shall Be Not Be Responsoble If Any Body Dealing With Him.

63372I, Ramesh Kumar S/o Maha Singh R/o Village-Ballah, Tehsil-Assand, Distt.Karnal declare that my son Sunny are out of my control. So, I disown him from my all m o v a b l e / i m m o v a b l e properties. If anybody deals with him shall do their own risk in future.

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It is notify to that original Vasiat no-274 dated 27-09-91 on the name of Mahesh inder Singh S/o Lachman Dass executed by Lachman Dass S/o Mool Chand had been lost on 05-04-2020 at quila chowk. I have not pledged this registered vasiat with any bank or financial institution. If anyone found this vasiat then please let me know on given address. Sandeep Gupta (#2619/2 Krishna Gali, Near Quila Chowk, Patiala . Mob-9814104392.

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PUBLIC NOTICEI, Vicky Sood/Vivek Sood 26 years Age S/o Rakesh Kumar Sood S/o Shiv Ram R/o W.No. 7 Dehlon Distt. Ludhiana Aadhar Card No. 4382-6439-0665 declare that Vicky Sood and Vivek Sood both names are mine (one person). I known by both names from in my primary School Certificate, Aadhar Card, Pan Card, Passport and my Bank account is Vivek Sood name my grand Father Shiv Ram S/o Polo Ram done by my name Vicky Sood registered Vasihat No. Sumar 40 dated 12-01-1996 infront of Joint Sub Registry Delhon Distt. Ludhiana in that Vasihat my grand Father as his Grand Son Vicky Sood mention in his property. if in this affidavit for any mistake I shall be responsible and I am ready to face the legal action of Law.

Shop keepers not following Covid rules will have to face consequences: SDM

KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL, JULY 12

After the return of Deputy Commissioner Roopnagar Sonali Giri, a corona positive, it now seems that the people have to be aware and understand their responsibility but the situation in Nangal city is quite different. All the markets are open as usual but it is common to see that most of the shopkeepers are not paying any attention to the precautions like sanitizer mask and social distance which can lead to dire consequences

big news can come from there at which we should all follow ourselves. in the city at any time. There are many any time. Talking to Tony Sehgal, While talking SDM Kanu Garg said shops in the city which do not even President, trade union Nangal, he said that we have made corona have a sanitizer in them and it is a far that the Corona Committees we have committees to aware people from cry to follow the social distance. Not set up in the wards are not only corona but despite that police and only this, a restaurant in Naya Nangal educating the general public but also civil administration also awaking the which is famous for being open late at the shopkeepers. There is a social people and don’t who follows these night does not follow the rules like duty, not of any particular party, instructions will be punished.social distance and any

KAITHAL, JULY 12: Mohit Malik, a student of Aakash Institute here has secured 98.6% percentage in the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) Class X Examination from Kaithal, Haryana. He bagged the eighth rank in the state. Congratulating Mohit on his achievement, Mr Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said, “We are proud that our student Mohit has secured 98.6% in the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) Class X Examination and has stood eighth across the state. It is the result of his hard work, the support of his parents and the quality test preparation and guidance imparted at Aakash. Many congratulations to her and all our students for performing well in the examination. We wish them all the best for their future endeavours.”Aakash Institute aims to help students in their quest to achieve academic success. It has a centralized in-house process for curriculum and content development and faculty training and monitoring, led by its National Academic Team. Over the years, students from Aakash Institute have maintained a record success in various medical and engineering entrance exams and competitive exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.

Mohit secures Rank 8 in Haryana State Board Class X Examination; scores 98.6%

DLSA holds web meet on Covid-19 pandemic Digital live kirtan darbar heldKARNAL, JULY 12( ): A Digital Live Kirtan Durbar was organised today in the context of Prakash Parv of Guru Harkrishan Ji, the eighth Guru of Sikhism for finding a cure for diseases like cholera, which spread in Delhi. At the Digital Live Kirtan Samagam organised at Guru Nanak Dev Ji's historic place of arrival in Karnal, the great Ragi Bhai Manpreet Singh Kanpuri performed the Amritamayi

Gurbani Kirtan and brought peace to the millions of devotees who live abroad. Kirtan Samagam was dedicated to Prakash Parv of Guru Harikrishna Saheb organized by social organizat ion NIFAA, S h i r o m a n i G a t k a Federation of India, Guru Nanak Seva Society and Guru Nanak Sevak Jathe in collaboration with the

Management Committee of Gurdwara Manji Sahib, started the Kirtan Samagam from Akarna and Panipat. The colleagues of Gurbani sang. After that, Ragi Bhai Saheb Manpreet Singh Kanpuri, who has made a special identity in the country and abroad, did kirtan for about 1.5 hours and performed Ardas at the feet of Guru Granth Sahib to save humanity from the pandemic epidemic. He was honored by giving the title of Guru Ghar to Baksish Siropa. A total of 3.5 hours of live Kirtan Samagam was performed live on 20 facebook and YouTube including India, Canada and England which together reached over three lakh devotees.

SHIV KUMAR SHARMA

Human Care groupplants saplings

DARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI: Plant trees, save trees.Tree plantation programme was done bythe human care branch Neelokheri to-day. Plantation was started from the busstand near New Shanti Nagar GT Road,Nilokheri and a message was given thatas much oxygen as we can plant. Therewill also be protection from epidemics.The Human Care Branch conducts plan-tation programmes in this way everyyear, in which the chief social worker ofthe organisation, Satnam Ahuja said thatwe also protect the saplings which areplanted by every member.Satnam appealed to the people to takecare of the plants, give them water andkeep checking from time to time. He saidthat this time is absolutely right. Every-body should plant a plant in their areawherever appropriate, if you do not havea plant. So our branch will arrange foryou to plant and will come and plant ityourself.

Masks necessary tostop Covid-19: GoyalROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: Naveen Goyal, Secretaryand Social Worker of the Clean Environ-ment Service Committee, said that theepidemic of the ever-spreading Coronainfection is life-threatening. The only de-fence is caution. In such a situation, weshould take precautions to avoid the epi-demic of corona infection and also followthe instructions of the district administra-tion. Naveen Goyal, Secretary and So-cial Worker of the Clean EnvironmentService Committee was talking to re-porters. During this, he said that we canprotect ourselves and the people aroundus by following the instructions of the dis-trict administration and adopting neces-sary precautions. Locusts attack inSirsa, destroy cropsRESHAM SIDHUSIRSA: Yesterday locusts flew from Ra-jasthan and entered Sirsa district includ-ing areas of several villages like Ran-gadikheda, Shaheed Wali, Mangala,Madhosinghana, Chauburja, Dhingtana,Shaheedan Wali, Natar. In many vil-lages, grasshoppers caused damage tocrops. DC Deputy CommissionerRamesh Chandra Bidhan, leading therescue teams himself, reached the fieldsof the villages after receiving informationabout the arrival of the grasshoppers.The operation of rescue and eradicationof locusts continued till late night. In thisoperation, 70 per cent of locusts weredestroyed. Along with this, for the elimi-nation of locusts, 10 teams from theagriculture department arrived from Abo-har and Suratgarh.

Blood donationcamp held in KachwaGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: A blood donation camp wasorganised by the Sarthak Prayas SevaSamiti at the new panchayat house in vil-lage Kachhwa on Sunday, in which theyouth participated vigorously and donat-ed blood. 40 units of blood were collect-ed in this camp. Dr. Rajesh and SureshGhai arrived as the chief guests at thecamp. He said that blood donation is Ma-hadan. Every healthy person should do-nate blood in his life. One drop of bloodcan save the life of a needy. Donatingblood does not cause any deficiency inthe body, rather the body remainshealthy.Save people’s life bydonating blood: MLA

KARNAL: Blood donation is Mahadan.One can save one's life by donatingblood. This was stated by GharaundaMLA Harvinder Kalyan while addressingthe donors as a chief guest at the blooddonation camp organised by Dada Khe-da Seva Samiti Basatada in Badi Chau-pal village of Basatada on Sunday,courtesy of Life Line Blood Center. Healso donned badges to donors on theoccasion. The MLA encouraged theblood donors on this occasion and saidthat he said that as the number of vehi-cles increases day by day in our coun-try, the graph of accidents is also in-creasing, so the victims of the accidentneed blood immediately. In the camp,more than 100 units of blood were col-lected through blood donation. The MLAhonored all blood donors with a citationand a memento was presented to theMLA by the organisers and the GramPanchayat Basatada. The dignitaries ofthe village were present on this occa-sion.

Man caught sellingliquor illegallyDARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI: Alcohol was caught fromvillage Sikri last night, SI Jasbir Singhsaid that we had received informationthat someone in village Sikri was sellingliquor. When he reached there along withhis colleagues, 10 bottles of Englishliquor from a person named Jai Kumarand 120 bottles of desi. The liquor wasfound which he had hidden in his enclo-sure. Jai Kumar has been challaned.

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3HARYANACM inaugurates Covid test facility in GurugramKARNAL: Chief Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated a new RT-PCR Covid test facility for Sec-tor 10 Civil Hospital Gurugram through video conferencing from Rest House Karnal. The labfacility has been set up by United Way Delhi. Prominent dignitaries including AMD and KesiteTechnology, Ashok Sangwan, Commissioner Division Gurugram and Kapil Kumariya, UnitedWay Delhi Board were present during the inauguration ceremony. He thanked the partner-ship with United Way Delhi for setting up a Covid laboratory in Gurugram. The Chief Ministeracknowledged the importance of various stakeholders coming together to fight the epidemic.He said that with such synergy, we will beat Corona. The new testing facility is a meaningfulstep in this direction. Commissioner Ashok Sangwan highlighted the proactive steps beingtaken by the central and state government during the inauguration.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Manohar Lal sanctions Rs 24.24 crorefor construction of ROB near Ambala

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JULY 12-

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal,has accorded administrativeapproval amounting to overRs 24.24 crore for the con-struction of 2 lane RailwayOver Bridge (ROB) with thebow string steel beam insteadof Railway Under Bridge(RUB) in between NayaGaon City and ShambhuRailway Station on AmbalaLudhiana Section on Dedi-cated Freight Corridor Cor-poration (DFCC) route inAmbala cantt.

While stating this here today, aspokesman of the Public Works (Buildingand Roads) Department said that the level

crossing would be closed simultaneouslywith the commissioning of the bridge.

He said that the State Government shallcontribute 50 per cent share for this 2 lane

ROB along with Indian Rail-ways. He said that the StateGovernment would ensurethat works on approach roadsis co-terminous with the com-pletion of the bridge portionby Railways.

The responsibility formaintenance of roads passingthrough subway, lighting,drainage system, diversionroad and any other alliedworks in Railway portionwould be with Railways and

beyond the Railway portion the responsibili-ty of maintenance rests with the State Gov-ernment, he added.

ApprovesDukheri- KesaribridgeCHANDIGARH: The Chief Minister-has accorded administrative approvalamounting to over Rs 22.99 crore forthe construction of 2 lane RailwayOver Bridge (ROB) with the bow stringsteel beam in replacement of busy lev-el crossing in between Dukheri-KesriRailway Station on SRE-UMB Sectionon Dedicated Freight Corridor Corpo-ration (DFCC) route in district Ambala.While stating this here today, aspokesman of the Public Works(Building and Roads) Department saidthat the level crossing would be closedsimultaneously with the commission-ing of the bridge.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JULY 12-

Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’Welfare Minister, JP Dalal said that asper the directions of Haryana ChiefMinister, Manohar Lal, re-ports of losses caused by thelocust swarms have beensought and special girdawariwill be conducted whereverthe damage is more.

JP Dalal visited the lo-cust-affected area of DistrictCharkhi Dadri today andtook stock of the damagecaused by it. He reached theIrrigation Department RestHouse at village Baund ataround 10 am and was apprised by theDeputy Commissioner of CharkhiDadri about the locust attack in thedistrict.

He directed the officers of theAgriculture Department to get the in-secticides sprayed immediately wher-ever locusts are found. Along with

this, he directed to constitute a groupconsisting of four to five people eachfrom 20-25 villages per district so thatthe information of the locust swarmscan reach the administration on timeand they can be eliminated.

He said that the StateGovernment is makingall possible efforts to dealwith locust swarms andthere are reports of about50 percent locust swarmsbeing eliminated in vari-ous districts as per the di-rections of the State Gov-ernment.

Dalal also visited thevillage Sanwar and thesurrounding areas to take

stock of the spraying done on the lo-cust swarms at night. He witnessed theeffect of insecticides on locusts by vis-iting the spot and directed the officersof the Agriculture Department to sprayinsecticide on locusts in the day timeas well as there is no shortage of in-secticides with the Department.

Special girdwari of locusthit areas to be done: Dalal

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 12

In rural area, the government servants ofCoron period reached out to the commonman and to create awareness among peo-ple to avoid corona, the rural servants ofUnnat Bharat Sangathan Trust set a newexample by doing very commendablework due to which the measures to avoidcorona and to increase immunity power,State President Brijpal Rana, HakeemDheeraj Saini, Numberdar RamphalSaroj Sharma and State Secretary DaraSingh have done a good job.

National President Bharat Prem andDr. Samar Singh, Vice Chancellor of Ma-harana Pratap Horticulture UniversityKarnal and Dr. Joginder Singh Ji, Prin-cipal of Haryana Horticulture TrainingInstitute planted ayurvedic plant andhonored rural volunteers in Uchani

Karnal. National President BharatPrem thanked Dr. Samar Singh HTIPrincipal Dr. Joginder Singh, ViceChancellor of Maharana Pratap Horti-

culture University and State PresidentBrijpal Rana and Urban PresidentKuldeep Dua. Who made the programso great and smooth.

Unnat Bharat Trust doing good job: Dr Samar

RANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, JULY, 12

Maharaja Agrasen Charitable Hospital Societythanked Kaithal MLA Bhai Leela Ram for get-ting the Medical College approved in Kaithal.Head of the organisa-tion Purna ChandGupta said thatKaithal MLA BhaiLeela Ram Bahadur isan MLA who is work-ing day and night forthe people of Kaithal.He said that setting upa medical college inKaithal is a big thingin itself. With the es-tablishment of a med-ical college, thousandsof boys will get employment here and Kaithaland the surrounding areas will get medical fa-cilities. The secretary of the institution,Praveen Chaudhary said that on behalf of Ma-haraja Agrasen Charitable Hospital Society,we heartily thank Kaithal MLA Bhai LeelaRam Ji. Lilaram said that I heartily thank ChiefMinister Manohar Lal ji for approving themedical college at Kaithal.

He heard the voice of the people of Kaithaland approved to set up a medical college in

Kaithal. Lilaram said that this is just the be-ginning for the development of Kaithal. in thecoming days, Chief Minister Manohar Lal willmake development a big moon. He said that heis vailable to the people of Kaithal for 24hours. Any person can come and meet him at

any time. Probles of people will be resolvedimmediately. He Said that by sending a smallperson like him to the assembly, the people ofKaithal have done a big favour. He said he wasready to serve the people for 24 hours. Thehead of the organisation Purna Chand Gupta,Senior Deputy Principal Bhushan Nirvani,Deputy Principal Devidayal Garg, GeneralSecretary Navneet Goyal, Secretary PraveenChaudhary and Finance Secretary JagdishSingla were also present on the occasion.

Agrasen Hospital felicitates Leela Ram

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JULY 12

The Board Members meeting of the AntiCorruption Foundation of India was heldunder the chairmanship of National Presi-dent Narendra Arora. The meeting wasmainly attended by National ChairmanVijay Gupta. On this occasion, NationalPresident Narendra Arora welcomed Na-tional Chairman Vijay Gupta by givingflowers. Narendra Arora said that the AntiCorruption Foundation of India is work-ing for awareness of eradication of cor-ruption throughout India. He said that cor-ruption will be eradicated only by makingpeople aware and in this episode manyprojects are being run by Anti CorruptionFoundation of India, in which seminarsand competitions are organized in educa-tional institutions to eradicate corruption,

government and non-government offices.He said that in other projects of Anti

Corruption Foundation of India, publicgrievances related to corruption shouldreach high officials and redress them, byhonouring the honest police and Adminis-trative Officers with Duty Officer Awardand promoting honesty and duty in the so-ciety Promotion, social service and givingrespect at the national level to the out-standing performers in their fields and en-couraging them.

Anti Corruption Foundationwill end corruption: Arora

MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, JULY 12

All the government schoolsof Block Indri performedvery well in the class X ex-amination results releasedby the board. On this occa-sion, Block Education Offi-cer Bir Singh Rana congrat-ulated all the teachers, par-ents and students on gettingbetter exam results of Gov-ernment Senior SecondarySchool Garhi Birbal. Theschool's exam result wasabove 80 per cent while the

board's exam result isaround 64 percent. Atal Ku-mar, a student of the school,secured 459 marks out of

500, first place Sarita Devitook second place with 444marks out of 500 and PrinceKapoor took third place with

436 marks out of 500. Theresult of social science in theschool was 100 percent andthe result of all other sub-jects was also 80 percent. Atotal of 45 students of theschool secured first division,out of which 12 students se-cured merit. On this occa-sion, all the staff members ofGovernment Senior Sec-ondary School Garhi Birbalassured the Block EducationOfficer Bir Singh Rana thatin the coming session allstaff members will makeeven better efforts.

Indri school students perform well

Missing person case registeredMAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, JULY 12

A person has gone missing from his house in suspicious cir-cumstances in village Bhadso. Complaints are received andthe police have started taking action by registering a case.According to the information received, Krishna residentBhadso said that her husband Magat Ram had gone awayfrom home in 2004 for some work but till today my hus-band did not return home.

She said, `` I saw my husband in all my relatives, buttill date he did not have any clue, the family members in thehouse are crying badly. In this case, police have registereda case and started action. When the investigating officerBalkar Singh says that the resident of Bhadso village, Kr-ishna had complained about the death of his Mangat Ram,the police have started registering a case.

Corona awareness camp heldINDRI, JULY 12

A Corona awareness camp was organised on World Popula-tion Day by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Karnal (Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports, Government of India), in collaborationwith Shaheed Bhagat Singh Youth Club in village Johar Ma-jra of Karnal, District Youth Coordinator Renu Silag and Ac-countant Rajkumar Gaur. The seminar was organized by cre-ating social distance and using masks. The organisation'svolunteer Neeru Devi said that World Population Day is cel-ebrated every year on July 11 to make people aware of theincreasing population around the world. The purpose of cel-ebrating this day is that every person in the world should payattention to the growing population and play its role in stop-ping the population. The growing population has taken theform of a big problem for many countries of the world. Pop-ulation explosion is a serious concern, especially in devel-oping countries.

290th blood donationcamp organised

KURUKSHETRA, JULY 12

Donating and getting blood donated in an emergency likeCovid- 19 is highly commendable. Organising the 290th Vol-untary Blood Donation Camp by Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma, Na-tional Gold Medalist, Diamond Gold Donor and Environmen-tal Watchman, decorated with 58 times platelets and 131 timesblood donor President Police Medal, is a very commendablework. These words were said by former MLA Dr Pawan Sainias the chief guest at the inauguration of the camp. On the oth-er hand, Professor Sushila Chauhan from Kurukshetra Univer-sity Kurukshetra Law Department presided over the camp. The290th Voluntary Blood Donation Camp was organized by Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma, National Blood Medalist, DiamondBlood Donor and Environment Watch, decorated with Presi-dent's Police Medal at Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital. Med-ical Superintendent Dr. Shailendra Shelli Mamgai attended thecamp as a special guest. Professor Sushila Chauhan said thatthis is an act of extreme rehabilitation. He called the blooddonors and Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma saintly, and said that hewas in a true war in a disaster like Corona. Medical Superin-tendent Dr. Shailendra Shelly Mamgain encouraged the blooddonors in the camp, saying that there is no more virtue thanblood donation and there is no harm in giving it. Chief techni-cal officers Naresh Saini, Seema Singh, Ram Kumar andPrashant Sharma played special roles in the camp operation.Camp Convenor Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma thanked all theguests and donors and said that this camp has been organizedto mark his promotion.

Transformer provesboon to Radaur

KULDEEP SAINIRADAUR: The transformer presented by the Pan-chayat Sangharsh Samiti to the Electricity Corporationof Radaur about 8 years ago is proving to be a boon forthe Mobile Trolley Corporation. This transformer mo-bile trolley is being used wherever the transformerburns in the city due to which the people of the cityhave been benefiting from this facility over the years.It is noteworthy that on 26 June 2012, this transformermobile trolley was presented to the then XEN RKKhanna and SDO Electricity Corporation, Radaur Bal-wan Singh under the leadership of the then Sushil Ag-garwal, the head of the then Sangharsh Samiti, Radaur.Since then, this transformer mobile trolley has beenused by the corporation in the city.

After the formation of the municipality in the city,the Welfare Association was formed by dissolving thePanchayat Sangharsh Samiti. After this, now a socialorganisation is working in the name of the Welfare As-sociation in the city. On the other hand, SDO Electric-ity Corporation Radaur Shamsher Singh Dhariwal saidthat the corporation has got a lot of benefit in the cityby the transformer mobile trolley. The city has a largenumber of transformers. In such a situation, peoplesometimes face electricity problems when the trans-former is burnt somewhere in the city. In such a situa-tion, the transformer mobile trolley proves to be veryuseful for the corporation. By sending it to the spot im-mediately, people get rid of the power problem.

Farmers to protest against ordinance on July 20ISHIKA THAKURBABAIN, JULY 12

A meeting of the Bharatiya Kisan Union was organised in the market committee officeof Babain. In this meeting, the chairman of BKU, Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, attendedthe main event. The officials of BKU demonstrated fiercely against the government. Themeeting was presided over by Krishna Kalalamajra, the district head of Bhakiyu. Ad-dressing the farmers, the President of BKU, Gurnam Singh Chadhuni said that all thefarmers are to bring their tractors of July 20 to Baban and protest against the three or-dinance issued by the government by putting black flags on all the tractors and everyblock level Memorandum will be handed over. He said that the increased cost of oil bythe BJP government, the power department in Haryana can buy the crop and farmerscan buy from outside the place instead of the trader market, so the tax will save six anda half percent if the trader does not buy the grain from the market. This will end thefarmer Billulkul, Krishna Kalalamajra, Balkar Singh, Lal Singh Chakchanpur, DarshanSingh Isheri, Kuldeep Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Ajaib Singh, Gurdial Singh, Gyan Singhand other farmers were present on this occasion.

Vegetable market to open from today: SDMAMBALA, JULY 12 (RENU AGGARWAL): SDM Narayangarh Aditi said thatNarayangarh vegetable market will open from Monday. He said that after a person as-sociated with the vegetable market came to Corona positive, the market was closed forthree days and during this time sampling of labors, labors etc. of vegetable market hasbeen done and sanitization has been done. Due to the completion of all these works, thevegetable market is being opened from tomorrow. He said that people should be awareand alert of Coronavirus and follow the precautions given by the Health Department andthe instructions of the government. The SDM said that SRM College Bhurewala hasbeen made a Kovid-19 Care Center and health staff has been installed there. Whenevera patient is admitted there, the Health Department team will supervise it. He said thatso far 44 corona positive cases had come in the area under Civil Hospital and CHCShahzadpur of Sub Division Naraingarh, out of which 37 have been cured and only 7patients are undergoing treatment in the hospital.

12 new Corona cases in AmbalaAMBALA: Corona cases continue to increase in Ambala. Today, 12 positive cases ofcorona were reported in Ambala after which the number of active cases reached 103.Today, 7 cases were reported from Ambala city, 4 from Ambala Cantt and one fromBrara, which is a soldier and came to Ambala from Ladakh. The cases which have comeup in Ambala city today are the cases of contact with the textile merchant.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

George S. Patton

EDITORIAL Digital play with

Indian business modelshe last decade has seen rapid digitisation. However, the last three months have seen the pace Tof digitisation accelerate rapidly. Even as the world

adjusts to a new normal, the ability to leverage digitisation to improve, create and innovate business models will be vital in deciding the winners of the future. In India, in this context, the two issues that assume significant importance are business models that can monetise user bases using transactions and the ability of technological solutions to create disruptors and opportunities in previously unexplored corners.The first issue is the monetisation of user bases. As India builds its digital infrastructure in terms of UPI, access to faster data speeds and greater digitisation of processes, monetisation and, more importantly, the creation of sustainable business models that deliver a return on investment that is higher than the cost of capital will be an area of considerable interventions from businesses of all hues. Going a step further, while ad-based business models are seeing the usual players wrestle it out, the transaction-based model utilising digital frameworks will be a vital focus area in the post-COVID era. Partnerships between businesses that need to monetise user bases that have been created through significant investments and those businesses that have market-focused products but need access to a relevant user base will be a key driver going forward. The reason monetisation and business models that can help monetise assume great importance, in an Indian context, is the unique dynamic of the Indian market, that of a large macro market with still a relatively low revenue per capita. For instance, while India''s net ad sales revenues grew at 15.4 per cent in 2019, the per capita ad spend in 2019 in India is at a little over $7 vis-à-vis $695 in the US in 2019.The most significant learning from the data is that India will require businesses to innovate on the monetisation front to create weighty value over and above advertisement revenues. As stated earlier, the ability to marry user bases and a seamless product or service will be decisive to monetisation and ultimate investment returns and business success. The ability to cater to a rapidly growing large user base, and yet the ability to monetise using relatively lower revenues per user will be vital. The telecom industry has shown one use case for reference purposes. The second issue of prime importance is for businesses to be aware of both opportunities in and threats to their business models from previously unexplored corners of the market. Necessarily, in addition to the traditional disruptor of businesses, the quick adoption of digital infrastructure will mean new challenges from unforeseen competitors.

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either taken alone or combined with and/or anxiety disorders. supplements either alone or in prebiotics, may help to ease Out of an initial haul of 71 studies, just combination with prebiotics may be depression. But as per the researchers, seven met all the criteria for inclusion. linked to measurable reductions in whether they might help to lessen All seven investigated at least one depression. And every study showed a anxiety isn't yet clear. Foods that probiotic strain; four looked at the effect significant fall or improvement in broaden the profile of helpful anxiety symptoms and/or bacteria in the gut are clinically relevant changes in collectively known as probiotics, biochemical measures of while prebiotics are compounds anxiety and/or depression with that help these bacteria to probiotic or combined pre-flourish. In the UK in 2016-17, probiotic use. Of the 12 1.4 million people were referred different probiotics with mental health issues, over investigated, 11 were half of them (53 per cent) had potentially useful, the findings anxiety or stress-related showed. The researchers disorders, while a third (33 per highlight several caveats to cent) had depression. A two- their review: none of the way relationship exists between included studies lasted very the brain and the digestive tract, long, and the number of known as the gut-brain axis. participants in each was small. And the possibility that the This makes it difficult to draw any microbiome -- the range and firm conclusions about the overall of combinations of multiple strains. In number of bacteria resident in the gut -- effects, whether they are long-lasting, and all, 12 probiotic strains featured in the might help treat mental ill health has whether there might be any unwanted selected studies, primarily Lactobacillus become a focus of interest in recent side effects associated with prolonged acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, and years. use, they say. Nevertheless, on the basis Bifidobacterium bifidium. One study To explore this further, the researchers of the preliminary evidence to date, looked at combined pre-probiotic searched for relevant studies published pre and probiotic therapy warrant treatment, while one looked at prebiotic in English between 2003 and 2019, further investigation, they suggest.therapy by itself. The studies varied

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Thousands of garment workers lose jobs across worldundreds of thousands of garment workers in manufacturers body and the local labor-relations workers, garment manufacturing has been a key Asia, a vast majority of them being women, official. Oo, who didn't finish high school, made economic engine. Operating sewing machines does Hwere suspended or laid off when the USD155 a month by working in the garment factory not require much education or training, unlike car or

coronavirus pandemic struck as stores closed across located in the outskirts of Yangon. Her role was to smartphone production, and low wages help meet the North America and Europe. check that clothes being made did not have crooked West's demand for inexpensive clothing.

As per WallStreet Journal reports, millions of stitching lines or mismatched thread colours. Her Clothes make up nearly 85 per cent of people belonging from various Asia's developing income supported her mother and helped repay the Bangladesh's export earnings, and the sector employs countries relied on factories producing T-shirts, family's debt. four million people there. In Cambodia, one in five trousers for employment. But owing to the pandemic, These setbacks could be longer lasting than the households has at least one garment worker, and 75 the western brands canceled orders worth billions of disruption to shopping. The global fashion industry, per cent of exports are garments, footwear and travel dollars, leaving shipments of sweaters and jeans with which was already facing headwinds before bags. Vietnam and India are also top exporters, no takers. As a result, hundreds of factories closed in lockdowns decimated sales, is in deep turmoil and is according to estimates by the World Trade waves across Asian industrial belts near Phnom Penh, likely to be reshaped by the pandemic. Organization. Before they moved to the industrial area Dhaka and Yangon. "I don't think this is a sector which is going to come on the outskirts of Yangon, Oo's mother sold

In recent months, Bangladesh, Vietnam and back to the same point again," said Rubana Huq, vegetables in their village market, earning USD2 a day. Myanmar are the most affected countries in Asia as president of the top industry group for garment That meant that on some days, the family don't even many workers have returned to their villages, cut back manufacturers in Bangladesh, among the world's have enough for a full meal. Oo is now helping a local on food and borrowed money to survive. largest clothing exporters. nonprofit make cloth face masks for a small wage

The Journal cites an example of Zin Mar Oo, 22, Meanwhile, J.C. Penney Co., Neiman Marcus while she hunts for job openings.who had to lose her job in Myanmar after the South Group Inc. and J.Crew Group Inc. have filed for Myanmar, which suffered years of Korean-owned factory where she worked closed down bankruptcy protection in recent months. underdevelopment, appeared on the radars of operations in April. The owner has not been there seen Western companies are expected to turn more to garment manufacturers around 2013, when the

markets, and to Mexico for North American markets, who advises global fashion and apparel companies. since and left no word about the fate of the jobs or the "near-shoring"--moving some of their production to military junta that had been in control for said Achim Berg, senior partner at McKinsey & Co. For countries with limited infrastructure and low-skilled factory, according to Oo, the country's garment Turkey, Eastern Europe and North Africa for European decades was loosening its grip.

hina appears to have failed accusing China of spreading t o s e c u r e i t s misinformation that "contributes to C"expansionism" beyond a climate of fear and division" - just

Pakistan and North Korea, neither last week Australian Prime of which has a viable alternative. M i n i s t e r S c o t t M o r r i s o n Both Islamabad and Pyongyang - c o m p l a i n e d o f " m a l i c i o u s either willingly or unwillingly cyberwarfare" by "state actors", the succumbed to China's tactics. finger unmistakably pointed at

"Yet today as the world stares at China.the inevitable and punishing price "While the 'ways' of the of Covid, the Chinese state has still Chinese state are well known, sheer not let go of its expansionist desperat ion and a lack of impulse, and there is renewed alternatives forces many nations to p u s h b a c k e v e n f r o m i t s willingly or unwillingly succumb 'beneficiaries'. Is the Dragon to the Dragon," Singh wrote.running out of tricks?" questioned In 2016, Pakistan's Chairman Lt General Bhopinder Singh, in his of the Senate Standing Committee opinion piece published in The on Planning and Development Citizen magazine. warned of the China Pakistan

Singh, a former Lt Governor of Economic Corridor becoming Andaman and Nicobar Islands as "another East India Company" - well as Puducherry, said a 'wolf today Pakistan is a completely w a r r i o r d i p l o m a c y ' - a n beholden state, and the otherwise unashamed ly expans ion i s t , voluble Imran Khan is not allowed combat ive , and possess ing to talk about the Uighur Muslims of the "Chinese Century". It has Pakistan. "But the Chinese - and the uninterrupted Chinese hegemonic instincts, is the new incarcerated by China.l e d C h i n a t o u n l e a s h a n approach is also undecipherable military belligerence even in these form of statecraft that has made Sri Lanka too realised the cost unprecedented outreach through and asymmetric, as it advances an times, militates even more," the China proactive, as opposed to of accepting Chinese "investments" ensnaring projects like the Belt expansionist agenda by hook or article said.reactive. as it ultimately had to cede control and Road Initiative, the Pearl c r o o k , u s i n g c o e r c i o n , It is not just the patent deceit at

Singh asserted that Chinese of its Hambantota port for a lease of String ports, and the tactical intimidation, internal meddling Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, President Xi Jinping's advanced 99 years to China.seizing of opportunities in the a n d l i m i t e d m i l i t a r i s t i c earlier, the Chinese had also sunk a h i s hawkish expans ion i sm "The old guard in China must Pacific Island nations, in Nepal, belligerence. It can charm, buy Vietnamese fishing trawler in the through ensnaring projects like the wonder if the metamorphosis of the Maldives, Sri Lanka and out, encircle, entrap in debt, and Paracel Islands, claiming it falsely Belt and Road Initiative, the Pearl Deng Xiaoping's China into the wherever else domestic politics play the most unapologetic forms to be in Chinese waters.String ports, and the tactical Warrior Wolf Diplomacy of Xi and financial desperation afforded of realpolitik to further its cause," Adding to it, the People's seizing of opportunities in the Jingping, which has triggered an an irresistible opening for Chinese he said further. Republic claimed 80 islands, Pacific Island nations, in Nepal, overreach at any cost, was too much "largesse", Singh said in the "But has the Dragon bitten off reefs, shoals and ridges in the the Maldives, Sri Lanka. too soon. Ironically, US President article. more than it can chew? Today the restive South China Seas, for the

Chinese President Xi Jinping's Donald Trump's unpredictable and It's ostensibly "no strings world seeks answers and looks first time since 1983, at a time urge to a "fighting spirit" explains protectionist agenda may have attached" approach to making askance at China for its Covid when the world reeling under the this hawkish expansionism as contributed to their appeal," the investments has roped in pariahed chicanery, as the staggering Covid-19 crisis.necessary to fulfill the neologism article read.states like North Korea and human and economic costs mount Australia too joined the chorus,

Bicycles for Change will return now

bicycle lanes. And wherever it is, people do not use it, because the bicycle is not in our thinking or he craze of bicycles is people think that riding a bicycle is a increasing day by day in the matter of low status. But now I have Corona period. Now due to the Tcome to understand that it is very lockdown, people are becoming important to walk in harmony with more aware of the changed lifestyle nature.and environment. Only then the The Ministry of Housing and Urban purchase of bicycles is also Affairs has launched the Cycles for increasing. Today, apart from the Change Challenge towards the early youth, engineers, professors, implementation of cycling initiatives doctors, retired employees and in Indian cities. Under the Smart professionals have also started Cities Mission, all the cities, the buying bicycles to improve their capitals of the States and Union health.Territories, and all the cities of the Bicycles are a useful means of country with a population of more transportation in times of crisis. In than 5 lakh will be able to take part this era, cycling is cheap and in this challenge which is being accessible as well as beneficial in started with the objective of terms of health. But our governments sustainable development of cities.have thought very little about Significantly, this challenge was bicycles in town planning. The Indian started by the Minister of Housing middle class, running after the and Urban Affairs on June 25, 2020. modern glamor, considers cycling to It aims to help develop an be inferior anyway.integrated vision to motivate Indian But today in the Corona era, bicycles cities to implement cycling-friendly are the solution to a lot of problems. initiatives quickly in response to Our thinking has become like that of Covid-19 and to promote cycling the elite. We build roads for cars or among citizens as well as experts. four-wheelers, cyclists are nowhere So that an approach can be not on our map. Even the newly developed to promote the practice of settled cities, sectors, or sub-towns cycling.of the country do not even have

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Nelson Mandela

China fails to secure 'expansionism' beyond Pakistan, North Korea

PRIYANKA SAURABH

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Lt Governor calls for 100 pc saturation of KisanCredit Cards in J&KSRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Sunday called for100 per cent saturation of Kisan Credit Cards in the Union Territory of Jammu andKashmir. The Lt Governor stated this while inaugurating a day long Kisan Melacum Awareness Camp as a part of ongoing ''Kisan Pakhwada'', during his visit toPulwama district. The Lt Governor interacted with the officers of Agriculture andallied departments and enquired about the implementation of programmes beingunder taken by them for farmers’ welfare. He impressed upon the concernedofficers to put concerted efforts to make this programme a great success byachieving 100 per cent target of covering all the farmers under KCC schemeincluding those engaged in Dairy Farming, Fisheries, Poultry and Horticulture.

Storm uproots tree,roof of housedamanged

PANKAJ KATNAUNA: Last night in District Una, due toheavy storm, a heavy Tehri tree fell onthe terrace at around 2:00 pm in WardNo 1 of Rampur village falling in DistrictUna. Due to this, an atmosphere ofterror was created, there have been bigcracks in the house. Panchayat DeputyPrincipal Rajesh Jisu has made everyeffort to help them. The same PatwariSanjeev Kumar reached the occasionand took stock of the situation, familymembers say that we had longrequested the panchayat to cut this treeand those who are this tree had alsorequested to cut this tree but they Didnot cut because of the heavy loss, theysaid that we want justice.

Microtek steps intohealthcare, launchesinfrared thermometerANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: Indian company MicrotacInternational Private Limited, whichmanufactures reputed inverters, wire-cables, solar energy systems, UPS,electric vehicle chargers, voltagesolutions and other home products onthe basis of Nalagarh-quality is now inhealthcare. Two products infraredthermometers and FRT Pro (FaceRecognition Terminal) have also beenlaunched. The thermometer is beingproduced at MN TPL Parvanu, a unit ofMicrotek Company located in theindustrial city of Parwanoo, HimachalPradesh. The company's chairmanSubodh Gupta said that the non-contactinfrared thermometer IT-1520 model isequipped with modern facilities andfeatures a messaging distance of 1 to15 centimeters, fever alarm, ultra fastincluding accuracy. Similarly, facerecognition terminals include multipleangle-to-face recognition, fastrecognition, touchlash, hyperprotectiveall-facial recognition, cloud datastorage, temperature measurementaccuracy, Wi-Fi connectivity, accesscontrol, ten thousand face librarycapacity, ten million records and manymore. Has modern facilities. SubodhGupta said that the company paysspecial attention to quality in everyproduct and that is the reason why allthe products of the company are indemand in India and abroad.

9 more people diedue to COVID-19SRINAGAR: The death toll due toCOVID-19 has risen to 178 in Jammuand Kashmir with nine more peoplesuccumbing to the infection in theUnion Territory, official sources said onSunday. The deceased include a 65-year-old man from Baramulla, 55-year-old woman from Ganderbal, twopatients from Srinagar, 55-year-oldpatient from Budgam, an 80-year-oldwoman and a 47-year-old-old womanfrom Kulgam.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

Tourists visiting Himachal askedto follow safety guidelines

AGENCYSHIMLA, JULY 12

After allowing the entry oftourists to visit HimachalPradesh, about 700 touristsvisited the State in the last fivedays. The department ofTourism and Civil Aviation hasissued the standard operatingprocedure (SOPs) for openingof tourism units in the State.

Secretary, Tourism andCivil Aviation Devesh Kumar,stated that before framing theSOP for opening of tourismunits in the State, the Tourismdepartment has examined theSOP of other states who havealso opened the hotels fortourists in their respectiveState. Devesh Kumar furtherstated that as per the advisoryissued, the tourists who wishto visit Himachal Pradesh haveto adhere to the guidelinesissued by the stategovernment. They have toregister themselves on covid-19 e-pass.hp.gov.in web portalbefore 48 hours visitingHimachal under touristcategory. The tourists have tocarry COVID test certificate(RTPCR) issued by ICMRcertified laboratory withnegative report and this should

not be more than 72 hours. Inaddition, the tourist must havedownloaded Aarogya Setu Appon their mobiles.

Director Tourism & CivilAviation Yunus stated that atthe entry points of the State,the medical report, confirmbooking of minimum five daysduration in registered tourism

unit of Himachal Pradesh,registration onwww.covid19epass.hp.gov.inportal, Aarogya Setu App oftourists is being checked bythe district administration andthese documents are againbeing checked at the tourismunits by the staff. Thesemeasures are being adopted for

the safety of tourists andothers peoples at thedestinations.

He said that thedepartment has planned thetraining schedule on safety andhygiene for the tourismstakeholders, tourism unitsstaff etc. in the State, in viewof the COVID-19.

Centre on climate changemaps snow cover in HP

AGENCYSHIMLA, JULY 12

Ever since the inception of the StateCentre on Climate Change under theaegis of the HP Council for ScienceTechnology and Environment(HIMCOSTE) by the Government ofHimachal Pradesh, the Centre hasbeen involved in undertaking variousstudies to understand the impact ofclimate change on its various facets.The Centre has successfully utilizedthe applications of space technologyin carrying out studies related toCyrosphere comprising the snow andglaciers in Himachal Himalayancollaboration with Space ApplicationsCentre (ISRO), Ahmedabad,Govt ofIndia.The Cryospheric studies areimportant as the one third part of theState is characterised by this greatHimlayan reserve and the studies ofwhich using any other conventionalmethod is not possible due toinaccessibility of this area. HimachalPradesh receives winter precipitationin the form of snow at the higheraltitudes. About one third of the totalgeographical area of the State remainsunder thick snow cover during thewinter season. Most of the majorrivers like Chenab, Beas, Parvati,Baspa, Spiti, Ravi, Satluj and itsperennial tributaries originating fromthe Himalayas depend upon theseasonal snow cover for theirdischarge dependability. Besides this,the snow cover also helps incontrolling the accumulation andablation patterns of the glaciatedregions in the State. Considering the

importance of seasonal snow cover asa major input in controlling thehydrology of the river basins, Director(Env.S&T)-cum-MemberSecretary(HIMCOSTE) D.C.Rana informedthat although we have theinformation about the total snow fallthat takes place during winter seasonfrom the various observatoriesoperating through out the State as apoint information and therefore itsspatial extent cannot be ascertained.Thus by using satellite data ofdifferent resolutions, it has nowbecome possible to map thegeographical extent of the areacovered under snow during winterseason. He further said that thestudies which are being carried out bythe Centre for mapping of seasonalsnow cover in terms of its spatialdistribution covers the different riverbasins in Himachal Pradesh duringthe winter season from October toMay and is an important input inorder to understand the contributionof snow in different catchments tosustain the hydrology of the riverbasins. Considering the present trendof winter snowfall in HimachalPradesh.

Farm protection scheme helpsyouth to green his fields

HAMIRPUR, JUL 12

Rohit Sharma, an young man ofvillage Budhana in Kangu area ofHamirpur district who was fed up withthe sad plight of his fields due torepeated attacks by the wild animalsand often decided to stop cultivationof the crops is now a free man withsmiling face, thanks to the schemes ofthe state government to save theircrops through solar powered fencing.

One day, he came to know aboutthe scheme of the state governmentnamed as the Chief Minister's FarmProtection Scheme and set up Solarpowered current fencing around hisfields with a grant of Rs 1.5 lakh fromthe state government.

With the help of this scheme,Rohit erected 165 meter fence at a cost

of about two lakh 17 thousand rupees.On this, he received a grant of 70percent i.e. about one lakh 52thousand rupees from the department.He spent only 65 thousand from hispocket.

After fencing with governmentgrants, the picture of Rohit's fieldshave changed. The cash crops, whichwere once seen in desolation, havenow started sowing cash crops.

Rohit Sharma and his father RatanChand Sharma, who have a keeninterest in government sector servingand farming, were unable to get goodyields for more than four years ontheir land due to the wild animals.

But, with the taking of the stategovernment scheme, they are nowhappy and thank the state governmentfor changing their fortune.

Police raids mining site, JCB seziedPREETI RANAHAROLI, JULY 12

Police of Haroli under district Una did abig job in curbing illegal mining. A teamled by ASI Ashok Kumar, in-charge ofChowki Tahliwal, caught Poklanemining on the Punjab Himachal border.Driver escaped, but the police tookcontrol of Pokalane from the spot,informing the police station in-charge,Manoj Kaundal, that constantinformation was being received thatmining was taking place in Swa due towhich people nearby too was very upsettoday that information was received thata Pokalain machine is mining in Swa.Tahliwal outpost in-charge ASI AshokKumar, while getting the work done,reached the place mentioned, and foundthat the Poklen was being used formining. Police registered a case underthe Mining Act and the MV Act. Manoj

Kaundal said that the police continuedto work in this way against the miningand drug mafia so that these mafias canbe eliminated from the area. He said that

the public should also support the policeadministration on these things so thatthose who promote food and drugs canbe eliminated.

Virbhadra hosts lunchparty, loyalists attendSHIMLA, JUL 12

Former Himachal Pradeshchief minister VirbhadraSingh hosted a lunch forCongress legislators andformer MLAs in hisresidential house atHolylodge here on Sunday.

Number of Congressleader including Leader ofOpposition Mr MukeshAgnihotri, Former Deputyspeaker and Cong MLA fromKinnuar Mr Jagat SinghNegi, Congress StatePresident Kuldeep SinghRathore, Former MP MrChander Kumar, Member ofAssembly from Shilai MrHaresh Vardhan Chauhan,Cong MLA Mr Vinay Kumar,Former Speaker and FormerMLA Gangu Ram Musafir,MLA from Kangra PawanKajol, MLA from Kullu Mr

Sunder Singh, former MLARajesh. Dharmani, CongMLA from Una Raizada,former MLA Kuldeep SinghPathania, Cong MLA fromKasumpti Aniruddha Singh,from Rampur Nand Lal andfrom Rohru Mohan LalBragta, Sujanpur Mr RajinderRana, former MLA ThakurSingh Bharmauri, FormerMLA Vidya Stokes, FormerMLA Tek Chand Dogra,Rangila Ram Rao andPrakash Chaudhary and MLA

Vikramaditya Singh wereamong the prominent whoattended the lunch.

The lunch meetingorganised by the octogenarianCongress leader, according topolitical observers, waspossibly a show of strengthvis a vis to other Congressfaction lead by Kaul SinghThakur and SukhvinderSingh Sukhu who were notseen in the luncheon meetingtoday. Prominent among notattended the meeting wereKaul Singh Thakur,Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu,Ram Lal Thakur, Dhani RamShandil, Lakhvinder Rana,Sudhir Sharma, AshaKumari, Rohit Thakur,Bambar Thakur, Sohan Lal,Ravi Thakur, GS Bali, ViplavThakur, Ashish Butail, AjayMahajan and Satya PrakashThakur.

Four new cases of corona positive reportedANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, JULY 12

In the industrial sector BBN( B a d d i - B a r o t i w a l a -Nalagarh), corona is nottaking the name of the havoccaused by four cases ofKaroma blasts. According tothe information, a womancorona has been foundinfected in the puddle ofBaddi on the right side ofPanjirah in Nalagarh. On theother hand, theadministration and healthdepartment was stillembroiled in the case of 29workers of Sara Textile beingfound that reports of threeworkers of SunoxInternational were also found

positive last night, when thepolice searched the travelhistory of these infectedpeople. All three had reachedthe Panjhera of Nalagarhsubdivision on July 4.Samples were taken by theadministration of all thesepeople on July 8, whosereport has come up in the late

evening of Friday, in whichthree workers as well as alady of Baddi have beenconfirmed as infected. Afterfour cases of coronapandemonium in the area, allthe infected people have beensent to the Covid CareCenter, Nalagarh fortreatment, while their contactis being scrutinized. Thehead of the Gram PanchayatPanjaira, giving information,told that a total of 11 peoplehad reached the house ofPanjirah Sukhdev Singh onfour dates and stayed theretill 6, after which theychanged their room and tookit to Pyre Lal, a resident ofPanjirah. Along with these 11people, the corona samples of

54 people were taken by theadministration, in whichthree people have been foundto be infected .

SDM Prashanth Deshtold that three peopleworking in the batteryindustry have been found tobe infected, they came to thearea through the isolatedway. A case has beenregistered under varioussections against the infected.SDM said that all thepanchayat heads and all theaware citizens of the areashould immediately informthe local administration ofsuch people who are comingin the BBN illegally fromoutside states so as to preventthis outbreak.

Block Congress Committee plantstrees in premises of Mahadev TempleJOGINDRADEV ARYAUNA, JULY 12

Block Congress Committeeconducted a tree plantationprogramme in the courtyard ofthe holy religious placeMahadev Temple Kotla Kala.This program was chaired byVivek Sharma PresidentBlock Congress CommitteeKutlahar. He said that to getrid of the epidemic that hasspread across the world, it isalso necessary to clean theenvironment, for which todaythe state Congress Committeehas done a plantationprogramme. He said that this

foundation will inspire theyouth for social work acrossthe region and the youth teamthat will be created by it willmake people aware of theirrights in all areas. He wasaccompanied by Mohan, SainiPraveen Block Congress

Committee's newly appointedVice President Ratan ChandRajiv Sharma, GeneralSecretary Block CommitteeIqbal Singh, Mohanlal,Haramesh Malhotra, SureshDutt, Om Prakash, Newlyappointed Secretary Block

Congress Committee JitendraSaini, Ramesh Rana, KuldeepKumar, Butter Singh, SanjaySharma, Surjeet Singh,Manish Kumar, Omkar Singh,Ashwini Kumar, Rajesh,Pawan Kumar, Ram Ratan,Sandeep Kumar, AshokKumar, Ajmer Thakur, ShamiMohammed, Om Prakash,Sukhwinder Singh, SanjayThakur and Munish Bains,president of the KutelahadYouth Foundation, said thatsoon the executive will beformed and more and moreyouth will be added to it andthe growing leadership inKutelahd.

Rahul Sharma appointed asmember of BJP IT cell

PANKAJ KATNAHAROLI, JULY 12

Rahul Sharma, who belongs to the villageHaroli of Haroli assembly constituency, hasbeen appointed as a member of the BJP ITDepartment's State Working Committee.There is a wave of joy in the region whenRahul Sharma was appointed as a StateWorking Committee member. After Rahul Sharma started inpolitics as a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activist, after that hehas seen the charge of BJP IT department divisional convenor,district convenor. Rahul Sharma has been awarded this greatresponsibility given his skillful working style and his dexterity.Rahul Sharma for this appointment Chief Minister Shri JairamThakur, Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Anurag Thakur,Organization General Minister Shri Pawan Rana, Minister forRural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Virendra Kanwar,Former BJP President Shri Satpal Satti, BJP State Vice PresidentShri Praveen Sharma, BJP State Spokesperson Prof. Ram Kumar,State Convener of BJP IT Department Mr. Chetan Baragata, BJPDistrict President Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, MLA fromChintpurni Mr. Balveer Chaudhary, MLA from Gagret Mr. RajeshThakur, BJP Divisional President Haroli Shri Ravindra Jaswal,thanked all the officials and workers of the entire Haroli BJP. Hesaid that the responsibility given to me by BJP top leadership, Iwill fulfill that responsibility with honesty and duty.BJP IT Thedepartment will make efforts to make public welfare policies ofthe central government and the state government accessible toevery household through social media so that no one is deprivedof the welfare schemes run by the government.

National Dalit Human Rights campaign, JusticeMovement console family of deceased youth

JYOTI SYALAMB, JULY 12

National Dalit Human RightsCampaign and the NationalDalit Justice Movement Teamconsoled the family at thehouse of the deceased Dalityouth, Kaandeep alias Kanu,in Baduhi village. Rajmahe(State General Secretary)National Dalit Human RightsCampaign and National DalitJustice Movement said thatthe state failed to stopatrocities against Dalits.Incidents of Dalit atrocitiesare coming out every day. OnJuly 1, around 7 pm, Baduhiresident Karandeep aliasKanu Sputra Shamsher Singhwas killed by some boys fromthe village in the check damBaduhi and the incident hasbeen turned into a suicide.Karandeep is seen by hisfamily on the day of his deathalong with the main boyaccused. Surprisingly, no one

goes to bathe in the checkdam in which Karandeep'scorpse has been recoveredand the water in that dam isvery dirty and black inappearance. In this incident,Karandeep is killed and he isdeclared suicidal under a wellthought out conspiracy. It is amatter of great sadness thatKarandeep was the onlysupport of his old parents, buttill date no action has beentaken against the culpritsfrom the police.

Administration is requestedto take this incident seriously,to investigate this incidentobjectively and to register acase against the culprits underthe Scheduled Castes andTribes Act, it was added.Rajpreet Shamsher Singh,Nirmala Devi, Sukhdev Ram,Nirmal Devi, Rajo Devi,Paramla Devi, Pooja,Priyanka, Aman, Harish,Satya Devi, Lali Kumar,Ansh Kumar etc. werepresent on this occasion.

Lyallpur Khalsa Collegeurges UGC to reconsiderdecision to conductexaminationsHARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Dr. Gurpinder SinghSamra, Principal, Lyallpur KhalsaCollege, Jalandhar and President,College Principals Association hasurged the University GrantsCommission (UGC) to reconsider itsdecision to conduct examinations forthe final semester classes by the endof September 2020. Dr. Samraexpressed his concern on such a

scenario ofexaminations at atime when thenumber of casesis still on the riseand conductingexaminationsamidst the dangerof the ongoing

pandemic would be highly detrimentalin the fight against Covid-19 especiallyto the efforts put in by the healthworkers and frontline staff up till now.Dr Samra also feared the possibleviolation of social distancing during theproposed exams for exit semesterclasses at a time when civil officialsand administrative staff are regularlycatching the deadly virus. Dr Samraappealed to UGC to take necessarysteps in this direction and release dueinstructions for the colleges andUniversities regarding a more practicalevaluation methodology instead ofconducting examinations as animperative step to maintain the safetyof everyone concerned. An evaluationstrategy as per the prevalent groundrealities, was highlighted by Dr Samraas the most important measure in thecurrent climate of Covid-19, for whichthe UGC must strongly reconsider itsdecision to conduct examinations.

HMV organiseswebinar on 'PersonalFinance'

JALANDHAR: The P.G. Department ofCommerce and Management of HansRaj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Jalandharorganized a National webinar, underthe aegis of IQAC, “Strategies forManaging Personal Finance includingMutual Funds: During and AfterCOVID-19” in collaboration withAssociation of Mutual Funds in India(under the mandate of SEBI). Co-ordinator of the webinar Binoo Guptawelcomed all the resource personsand participants. Principal Prof. Dr.Ajay Sareen welcomed the resourcepersons and congratulated theorganizers for choosing a topic whichwas very relevant in the currentscenario. Head of P.G.Department ofCommerce and Management andIQAC Co-ordinator Dr. KanwaldeepKaur, proposed a vote of thanks.Thewebinar was attended by students,teachers, faculty, research scholars,senior citizens, businessmen andothers through Webex and HMVFacebook official page.

Power supply ofHoshiarpur circlerestored

HOSHIARPUR: Er.Parvinder SinghKhamba Deputy Chief Engineerdistribution circle hoshiarpur ofPSPCL said that power supply ofHoshiarpur district was totallydisturbed due to heavy storm/rain onthe night of 11-12 July, which hasbeen restored by Punjab State PowerCorporation limited officers/officials by4 pm hours today. He said that heavystorm/rain had caused massivedestruction to electrical infrastructurein hoshairpur distribution circle. Healso said that out of total 319 feeders,under hoshiarpur circle 169 feederswere badly affected 142 no polesbroken and 38 no transformers andwires badly damaged. He said thatexcept some individuals & agriculturefeeders for which employees are doingtheir level efforts with the activesupport of local farmers. PSPCL hassuffered heavy loss of material around38 lakhs at first instance, which shallbe assessed actually.

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Khinda elected president, Gurpreet-secretary in'Photographers Association' electionMK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI: In the election of PunjabPhotographers Association unit Sultanpur Lodhi,Jarnail Singh Khinda has been elected asPresident, Gurpreet Singh Mann as GeneralSecretary, Jaswinder Singh as Senior VicePresident, Surinder Singh and Jasvir Singh Mallias PRO. Jarnail Singh, Jaswant Singh, GurpreetSingh, Satnam Singh, Raja Nair and others participated in the election process which was supervisedby Punjab Senior Vice President Mangat Singh Handa.

China 'bigger threat to India'than Pakistan: Sharad PawarSays, Centre should try to put international pressure on China

AGENCYMUMBAI, JUL 12

Amid the border tension withChina, NCP president SharadPawar has said China is a"bigger threat to India" thanPakistan. China's militarymight is "ten times greater"than India, the former defenceminister said, adding thatBeijing has "weaned away"India's neighbours to its side.

The Centre should try toput international pressure onChinathrough negotiations anddiplomatic channels, Pawarsaid in an interview to ShivSena mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

The second of the three-part interview series waspublished in the Marathi dailyon Sunday. "When we think ofan enemy, the first name thatcomes to our mind is that ofPakistan. But we need notworry about Pakistan. In thelong term,it is China that hasthe power, vision andprogramme to act againstIndian interests. China is abigger threat to India," Pawarsaid. The "real threat to Indiaisfrom China" which hasbecome economically strong,he added. "By creating apicture of camaraderie, youcan't resolve issues betweentwo countries," he said,referring to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's handshakesand hugs with Chinese

President Xi Jinping during thelatter's India visit.

Asked about the clashbetween Chinese and Indiansoldiers at Galwan Valley inLadakh last month, Pawar said,"When I say there should be nopolitics over the issue, it isbecause we can attack them.But the entire country willhave to pay a heavy price whenthere is retaliation to theattack." "Instead of striking,we should try to putinternational pressure onChinathrough negotiations anddiplomatic channels," he said.

Pawar said China hadturned not just Pakistan, buteven countries like Nepal,Bangladesh and Sri Lankaagainst India.

"When Modi becameprimeminister for the first time, hewent to Nepal to offer prayersat the Pashupatinath temple.

Modi praised Nepal,

calling it Indias friend and thefirst Hindu nation. Now Nepalis not with us, but on Chinasside," the former Unionminister said. India took thelead to liberate Bangladesh,and now the neighbouringcountry has signed a treatywith China, he said. "China hasweaned away all ourneighbours to its side. This isthe contribution of the recentperiod, Pawar said in anapparent reference to the Modigovernment. He said PanditJawaharlal Nehru and IndiraGandhi are always blamed fortheir handling of China andPakistan. "But, during thetenure of Nehru, India andChina shared warm relations,"he said. Nehru was of the viewthat China will become asuperpower some day and thatIndia should maintain a cordialrelation with it since tensionswere notbeneficial to either of

the two countries, he said.Nehru introduced the

Panchsheel treaty with Chinaand there was peace in theregion, the NCP chief said.

"Unfortunately, theChinese leadership tookadifferent stand and there was aconflict. This aspect cannot beignored, he said.

Speaking on the presentstate of the Indian economy,Pawar said Prime MinisterModi should consulteconomists and experts likeManmohan Singh to revive theeconomy.

"When Manmohan Singhwas the Union financeminister, he gave a newdirection to the Indianeconomy. I was also part ofthatUnion cabinet. I creditSingh and late P V NarasimhaRaofor the turnaround of theeconomy from crisis," he said.

"Modi should also take thehelp of experts. The countrywill support him in all the stepstaken by him, he said, addingthat the "country needs anotherManmohan Singh".

To a question on Modicalling him a "political guru"(political teacher), Pawar saidthere is no such thing as guruin politics.

Targeting the Centre, hesaid there is nodialoguebetween the Modigovernment and leaders ofother parties.

Restrictions to be re-imposedin most areas in Srinagar today

SRINAGAR, JUL 12

Restrictions would be re-imposed inmost areas in the summer capital,Srinagar, from Monday in view ofunabated rise in the COVID-19 casesand deaths, official sources said. Thedeath toll due to COVID-19 has risento 175 in Jammu and Kashmir with sixmore people dying due to the infectionin the Union Territory. As many as 139people have lost their lives due toinfection in 38 days, and 159 people in52 day in J&K, where the COVID-19positive cases have surpassed 10,000-mark. Confirming the development,Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar,Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said in viewof major spike in Covid-19 case, theadministration has carve outcontainment zones for effectiverestrictions in different areas ofSrinagar. Choudhary further said localcooperation is solicited in best interestof public health. Sources said thelockdown will be re-imposed in 68areas of Srinagar from Monday.“Relaxations will be given area-wiseafter reviewing the COVID-19situation in these areas,” they said.They said the areas were restrictionswould be re-imposed include AhmedNagar, Lal Bazar, Badamwari, Hawal,Nowshehra, Illahi Bagh, Dulara Bagh,Ghulab Bagh, Khimber, Sheri BhatZadibal, Soura, Alamgari Bazar, Kathi

Darwaza, Buchpora, Harwan,Zabarwan Colony, Khayam,Munawarabad, Khanyar, RainawariJogilankar, Saida Kadal, Barbar Shah,Bishembar Nagar, Nehru Park,Khankah, Naid Kadal, Bohri Kadal,Kalshpora, Aali Kadal, Dalal Mohalla,Eidgah, S R Gunj, Goripora,Nawakadal, Kawdara, Watal Kadal,Habba Kadal, Baghwanpora LalBazar, Fateh Kadal, Nawa Bazar,Zoonimar Saidapora Achan, KakSarai, Safa Kadal and Nowhatta.“Nowpora, Rajouri Kadal, Chattabal,Balgarden, Sanant Nagar, Tulsi Bagh,Indira Nagar, Hyderpora,Galwanpora, Bhagat, Bagh-e-Mehtab,Mehjoor Nagar, Padshahi Bagh,Parimpora, MIG Colony, IqbalabadBemina, Boys hostel Bemina,Hamzah Colony, Hamdania ColonyBemina, Wazir Bagh, Jawahar Nagar,Chanapora, Rambagh, Natipora,Barzulla, Soiteng, Khanmoh,Nowgam, Naik Bagh, HMT,Mujgund, Lawaypora, Narbal,Qamarwari, Rajbagh, Maisuma,Batamaloo, Alochi Bagh, MandirBagh, Pantha Chowk, Batwara,Rawwalpora, Humhama, ZaffronColony, Zero bridge, Sonwar, SaraiBala, Takanwari, Naseem Bagh,Hazratbal, Zakura, Balhama, Taibaland Dalgate also include in the areaswhere restrictions have been re-imposed,” they added.

Farm organization plans to gheraoresidence of Union Minister

Seek rollback of three new farmer ordinancesRAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, JULY 12

Kissan Mazdoor SangharshCommittee – KMSC –Punjab, today in its meetingheld at village Ansal, underthe tutelage of Inderjit SinghKaliwala, President, to planto gehrao the residence ofHarsimrat Kaur Badal,Union Minister, on July 21,to register a protest andexpress their resentment,against the three newagricultural Ordinancespromulgated by the Centre.

Condemning the threeOrdinances and calling theseas a step, to deprive farmersof the facilities, being availedof by them after making greatsacrifices and long struggles.

Satnam Singh Pannu,State President and otherleaders of the Committee

said, we will demand tocancel the amendment Bill ofthe Ordinances. He said,during its last tenure, theModi government has takenall anti-farmers and anti-people decisions such asdemonetization, one nationone tax, one nation oneration card, citizenshipamendment bill etc. just tosafeguard the interests of thecorporate sector and thecentre was ignoring the

development of the farmsector as the small-sizedfarms would go into thehands of multi-nationalcompanies – MNC bybreaking the existing systemof operation in 7,000 mandisof the country including1,873 in Punjab. He said, theOrdinances are also againstthe fundamental spirit of thefederal structure of thecountry as the Uniongovernment is also taking

control over the power sectorfrom the States throughanother Power AmendmentBill 2020.

Making a statement of door die attitude, appealed tothe Modi government to takefarmer-friendly decisions byopening 42,000 mandis,ensuring the marketing offarmer’s produce withsuitable MSPs, makingprovisions for thecompensation in the event ofany unnatural eventuality,compensation to the farmersagainst damaged crops dueto floods, strengthening theDhusi bandh, withdrawal ofcases against the farmers bythe railways, and ownershipto the small farmers ofpanchayat lands andimplementation of 14 agreeddemands by the ChiefMinister.

KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU, JULY 12

The condition of the road from Amritsar toMehta Road settled in village Nawan Pind isvery pathetic. People, while talking to thejournalist, said that this road is in such a badcondition that deep pits were built from 2 to 3feet in the place. He said that neither any MPnor MLA tried to solve this problem. A roadaccident occurred near Mattewal on this roadthe previous day, in which innocent 6-month-old son and his mother lost their lives. Theleader or officer did not take the initiative toget the long-standing demand of the peoplerepaired immediately by repairing the road.

Surinder Singh Kalia, Narinder Singh, Billa,Kuljit Singh and others attended the occasion.

Nawan Pind village bus standdamaged due to rain

Mission Conquest: Corona canbe won by taking precautions

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JULY 12

Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyaitsaid that Corona can be won by takingprecautions, so the people of the districtshould be aware of themselves under'Mission Fateh' and also make othersaware so that the district is freed fromCorona. To go He said that so far 181corona victims have recovered and gonehome, so the Punjab government shouldensure that the instructions given under'Mission Fateh' were followed fromtime to time. He said that in the samplestaken so far in the district 16528samples of persons were found to benegative. He said that under the'Mission Fateh' launched by the Punjabgovernment, the district administrationwas spreading maximum awareness sothat the people of the district could takeprecautionary measures against thecorona virus. Apneet Riyait said that forawareness, quota app is also beingdownloaded to the quarantine personsso that they can get information aboutCOVID-19. He appealed that the coronavirus is spread through contact, so whilemaintaining social distance, make sureto wash your hands with masks,

sanitizers and hands for 20 secondsfrom time to time. Civil Surgeon Dr.Jasveer Singh said that so far 17,342samples have been taken. He said thattoday 137 samples have been taken and555 samples have been reported out ofwhich 3 persons have tested positive.He said that two cases were related toBhogpur Jalandhar in which one was 30years old and 5 years old child. He saidthat the sample was taken on July 10 atHealth Center Tanda. Similarly, asample of 48 year old persons fromvillage Seehma under Health CenterPosi, who came from Andhra Pradesh,came positive. He said that all the threepatients have been isolated.

KULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU, JULY 12

Om Prakash Soni, Minister forMedical Education and ResearchPunjab inaugurated a tubewellconstructed at a cost of Rs. 12 lakh atAman Avenue, Ward No. 68. Sonisaid that for a long time there was ademand from the people forinstallation of a new tubewell due toshortage of water and a new tubewellhas been installed keeping in viewthe demand of the people. Soni saidthat more than 80 per centdevelopment work has beencompleted in Ward No. 68 and the

remaining development work wouldalso be completed by the end of thisyear. He said that the work of LEDlights in ward no. 68 has beencompleted. Soni said that newtubewells were being installed in allthe wards in the central assemblyconstituency. Soni said that the

Punjab Government was takingmassive steps to eradicate Covid-19and the cooperation of the peoplewas essential for the success of theMission Fateh launched by thegovernment for the eradication ofCorona virus. We have faced a majorchallenge in the form of 19 but due totimely steps taken by the governmentwe have faced this epidemic withcourage. Soni appealed to thegeneral public to ensure that theprecautions taken by the HealthDepartment to ensure the success ofthe Mission Fateh launched by thePunjab Government for theeradication of Corona Virus.

Soni inaugurates tubewell constructedat a cost of Rs 12 lakhs in Ward No 68

BJP announced new district executive: President ManikCHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR, JULY 12

BJP District President ofShaheed Bhagat SinghNagar Poonam Manik, StatePresident Ashwani Sharmaand Zonal In-charge DrSubhash Sharma todayannounced a new executiveof the party of the district.Pratipal Bajaj and KaranLadoya have been madegeneral secretaries in theBJP's new executivecommittee. Sharma said thatapart from these, Jeevan

Kumar (SC), Bharat Jyoti,Kiran Thukral, KamalSharma, Meena Bhardwaj,Naresh Rawal have beenmade secretaries.

Arun Murgai has beenmade the Treasurer and AnilChugh has been made theAssistant Treasurer. ManojKumar has been madeDistrict Convener of ITDepartment and NavkantBharmojara has been madePress Secretary. Announcingthe major fronts of thedistrict, Poonam Manik saidthat Namrata Khanna has

been given theresponsibility of MahilaMorcha, Surinder KumarBagnia (SC) Morcha, VijayBhatia (OBC) Morcha andAjay Kataria as YuvaMorcha. Manik appealed toall the workers to cooperatefor the betterment of BJP inthe district.

Virender Kaur ThadiMahila Morcha in-charge ofPunjab, Sudesh Sharma,Ashwani Balagan, bothformer district presidentswere present on theoccasion.

FEROZEPUR, JULY 12

Two more corona positive cases havebeen reported in Ferozepur and makingtotal of active cases as 65. While 89patients have since been recovered anddischarged and so far, there had beenthree deaths in the district. The totalCorona positive cases detected in thedistrict are 157 including two of today ofthe age group of 35 and 53. TalwandiBhai and Guruharsahai are two sensitivezones in the district where the marketshave been closed and being monitored

closely by the administration. The throatswab test of 12,187 people has beenconducted and more than 88 per centreported as negative for coronavirus.Among the reported cases, 9 BSFofficials have also surfaced. In themeantime, the health department teamare tirelessly working on tracing thehistory of newly added positive cases tofurther arrange their testing also.Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner,Gurpal Singh Chahal has appealed to thepeople to stay at home and move outonly in case of emergency.

Two Corona positive reported inFerozepur, active cases reach 65

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Coaches will provide online training to playersCHANDIGARH: Punjab sports coaches will provide online training to the playersin these perilous times of COVID-19, said Mr. D.P.S. Kharbanda, Director Sports,Punjab after presiding over a virtual meeting with them. He directed coaches toensure smooth online training to the players by all means. Kharbanda alsoinstructed them to strictly adhere to the procedure of online training to budding andestablished players so that they are always ready for competitions. “Coachesshould follow social distancing protocol and provide training as well as special dietto the players so that nutrition of players could be ensured during thelockdown/unlock period”, he added. Coaches have also been directed to arrangenecessary equipments and maintain sports infrastructure especially athletic track.Mr. Kharbanda asked all the coaches to work diligently to achieve the nationalgoal to make India sports super power.

7People asked to followCovid rulesANIL VERMABATHINDA: The scourge of the coronavirus continues to grow. The number ofcorona virus patients in Bathinda districtis increasing along with the rest of theworld, India and Punjab. The death tolldue to corona virus is also on the rise inPunjab. But people are not afraid of thecorona virus. People are not followingthe rules to protect against the coronavirus. The health department and thepolice administration are not paying anyattention to this. Social activist SadhuRam Kusala, Youth Welfare SocietyPresident Sonu Maheshwari, Indain GasAgency owner Rupinderjit Singh SangatMandi said that people have to followthe rules to prevent corona virus. Weara face mask, keep a distance, washyour hands frequently and do not useanything outside to prevent the spreadof the disease. Civil Surgeon AmrikSingh said that there are about 145positive patients in Bathinda out of whichmajority of the patients have recoveredand returned home. He appealed to thepeople to pay attention to "salvation is insalvation".

Ex MP Mohinder Singhamong 29 foundcorona positiveJALANDHAR: Former Congress MPand Chairman Punjab State Board ofTechnical Education Mr Mohinder SinghKP was among the 29 patients whosecorona virus test report has comepositive. Most of the cases identifiedcorona positive on Sunday belonged toSanjay Gandhi Nagar, Model Town,Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar andBhogpur. The number of confirmedcorona positive patients with these 29new cases has reached 1200 of which707 have been discharged afterrecovery. 25 people had died of nCoV inthe district so far.

Discipline, cooperationand compassiondetermine people to haltspread of Covid-19

RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR: Under Mission Fateh -the flagship programme launched byCapt Amarinder Singh – the RuralDevelopment and PanchayatDepartment in the district is also up inarms and created door-to-doorawareness among the people in 836villages, on precautionary measures tothe adopted in view of Coronapandemic. Mission Fateh – thebrainchild of CM Punjab – symbolizesthe resolve of the people of Punjab tohalt the spread of the novel coronavirusthrough discipline, cooperation andcompassion. Giving this information,Gurpal Singh Chahal, DeputyCommissioner, Ferozepur said, thesarpanch and panch members of thepanchayat under the supervision ofHarjinder Singh, District Developmentand Panchayat Officer have createdawareness among the villagers, to givea tough fight to the coronavirus byfollowing the instructions of the districtadministration and health departmentfrom time to time like wearing masks,washing hands frequently and socialdistancing. He said, almost all thevillages have been covered in all theblocks and the process will continue, tillwe become corona-free. It is ourresponsibility to make the Mission Fateh– a concept of foresighted vision of CMPunjab - a success in the hour of crisis,to combat the further spread ofcoronavirus, said DC.

Jalandhar has lowest Coviddeath rate in majorlyaffected districts in PbPRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR: The DeputyCommissioner Mr Ghanshyam Thori onSunday said that Jalandhar has thelowest Case Fatality Rate (CFR)amongst the districts having more than500 positive cases and is on 13thposition overall in the state in CFR table.As per the details, Jalandhar haswitnessed 1187 positive cases andrecorded 25 deaths which amount to2.11 per cent CFR whereas the districtslike Amritsar which has 1040 cases, 51deaths and has 4.90 per cent CFR,Ludhiana has 1316 cases, 31 deathsand registered 2.36 per cent CFR.Similarly, Sangrur has registered 629cases, 18 deaths and has CFR of 2.86per cent and Patiala has 2.13 per centCFR and witnessed 12 deaths and 563cases so far. He said that overall, theJalandhar is on 13th place in the CFRtable in Punjab. Divulging the details,the Deputy Commissioner MrGhanshyam Thori said that districtadministration is emphasizing a majorfocus on saving the precious life fromthe scourge of infection for which all ofus have to join hands. He said that allCovid deaths witnessed in Jalandhareither had co-morbid conditions or otherailments as per the analysis conductedby the district administration. He saidthat the people must not get panicky asmore cases were surfacing in the citydue to aggressive testing by theadministration.

MNREGA workers to be engagedto develop school infrastructures

in rural belts: Vijay Inder SinglaCHANDIGARH, JULY 12

Punjab Education Minister VijayInder Singla today said that PunjabSchool Education department willinvolve MNREGA workers forcreating assets of elementaryschools on a mission mode. Hesaid that this initiative will aim atalleviating the sufferings of thepeople in rural areas and securingtheir lives and livelihood in theseperilous times of COVID-19.

Disclosing this here today, Mr.Singla said that in a cabinetmeeting headed by Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh it wasdecided that the state governmentwill converge its funds undervarious flagship programs topursue its 2020-2022 Strategy forRural Transformation and boostemployment and pushdevelopment in villages in thestressed post-Covid environmentthrough active involvement ofVillage, Block and ZilaPanchayats. Hence, to provide jobopportunities to rural people,especially MNREGA workers, theSchool department, incollaboration with RuralDevelopment and PanchayatsDepartment has taken initiative tocreate assets for elementaryschools in rural areas throughMahatma Gandhi NREGS.

He said that under this drive,Department of School Educationhas been authorized as anindependent implementing agency

for carrying out the permissibleworks in schools such as,construction/repair andmaintenance of compound wall,Construction of Parks,Playground, Multi-unit toilets,Kitchen Sheds, AnganwariCentres and Soak Pits andplantation works and deploymentof Van Mittars. The CabinetMinister further added, “Thisdrive shall create transformationalchanges in school infrastructure.All the deputy commissioners-cum-DPC MGNREGA have beenasked for personal intervention tomake this program a success andto monitor it closely by holdingregular/fortnightly reviewmeetings so that effectivelyimplementation has beenensured.” He said that the ruraldevelopment department willdeploy one Technical Assistancein each district for the sectoralprogram, who will coordinate withofficials of the School EducationDepartment.

CM announces more stringentmeasures to contain Corona

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JULY 12

Amid the spiralling Covid cases,the Punjab Government is all setto impose some more stringentcurbs in the state, includingfurther restrictions on social,public and family gatherings, aswell as mandatory wearing ofmasks even while working.Announcing this during his#AskCaptain Facebook livesession today, Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh saidstrictness was necessary tocheck the spread of theCoronavirus as he did not wantPunjab to go the way ofMumbai, Delhi or Tamil Nadu.Asked why the state governmentwas not going for weekendlockdowns to contain the spread,he said Sunday lockdowns werealready in place and thegovernment was keeping a closewatch on the situation and willdo whatever necessary.Underlining the need foreveryone to behave responsiblyin the current crisis, CaptainAmarinder exhorted the peopleto adhere to all curbs, even asappealed to all political partiesto avoid any kind of gathering tosave the lives of Punjabis. “It isour joint responsibility to savePunjab. Politics can wait,” hestressed, calling for a collective

fight by one and all against “thebiggest danger facinghumanity.” Expressing concernover the rising number of Covidcases, with several frontlineworkers and even governmentofficials testing positive, theChief Minister said with vaccinestill not in sight, it was left to thepeople to fight the Coronavirus.Pointing out that 5100 peoplewere challaned on Saturday fornot wearing masks, with somecases of spitting in public alsoreported, he said these actionscould not be allowed. He furthersaid his government would bedistributing more reusable andwashable masks to the poor.Noting the importance ofmedical history in fatalities, theChief Minister said all Coronadeaths in the state were beingaudited to enable doctors andexperts to strategise in a morefocused manner to fight theCovid. In response to aquestion, Captain Amarinderattributed the increase in Covidcases in Punjab to increasedtesting and the large number ofpeople coming from outside.From 700 tests a day initially,testing had gone up to morethan 10000 a day, he said,adding that in just four days, asmany as 63000 people hadentered from other states,including Delhi.

Committee discusses referral ofCOVID19 positive cases to PGIMER

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, JULY 12

In view of the consistentsurge in numbers and thedisease already peaking, ahigh powered Committeemet under the chairmanshipof Prof. Jagat Ram, DirectorPGIMER to discuss about thereferral of COVID-19positive cases to PGIMER on10th July here at PGIMER.

The meeting held inpursuance of the directions ofSh. V.P.Singh Badnore,Governor Punjab andAdministrator, UTChandigarh was participatedby Prof. B.S.Chavan,Director-Principal, GMCH,Sector 32, Prof. G.D.Puri,Dean (Academic) PGIMER,Mr. Kumar Gaurav Dhawan,DDA PGIMER, Dr. SurajBhan Kamboj, DGHS, Govt.of Haryana, Dr.G.Diwan,DHS, ChandigarhAdministration, Dr. AvneetKaur, DHS, Govt. of Punjaband Dr. Rajeev Wadhera,Senior Consultant, Govt. of

Haryana.With an intent to

facilitate the patients withmoderate or severesymptoms, the Committeedecided to form a protocolfor referring patients fromPunjab and Haryana to avoidany harassment to thepatients. To facilitate thepatients further, a nodalofficer would be appointedby PGIMER, who would actas a single point of contactfor the referring doctor tobrief about the patient andhence, enable PGIMER tomake the necessaryarrangements beforehand toaccommodate the patient.

Another suggestion putforward was to form awhatsapp group of doctorsfrom PGIMER as well asfrom states for necessaryconsultations in case of anyemergency situations.

Further, DirectorPGIMER urged Prof G DPuri, Dean (Academic), PGIto form a committee offaculty members fromvarious departmentsincluding Cardiology,G a s t r o e n t e r o l o g y ,Hepatology, Endocrinology,Nephrology, Neurology,Pulmonary Medicine whichcan act as think tank for thedoctors from Punjab &

Haryana to meet with theemergency situations.

With a focus to optimallyutilise the resources, it wasagreed that the nodal officersfrom the neighbouring statesof Punjab & Haryana and thenodal officer from PGIMERwould mutually consult andunanimously take a callwhether a patient needs to betreated/managed in thehealthcare facility of therespective states or anyimmediate intervention isrequired. The Committeeconcluded that the patientsfrom the states of Punjab andHaryana would be referred toPGIMER only in case thehealthcare centres of thesestates are unable to treat thepatient. Another importantdecision taken by theCommittee comprised thatonce the patient(s) is out ofdanger and can be managedat their parent state(s), thepatient would be referredback to the respective state(s)after coordinating with theconcerned nodal officer.

Admin should give license and spaceto street vendors: Satya Pal Jain

CHANDIGARH, JULY 12

Former Chandigarh MP and member of theNational Working Committee of theBharatiya Janata Party, Satya Pal Jain haswritten in a letter to ChandigarhAdministrator VP Singh Badnaur demandingthat the street vendors working in mandis inChandigarh should be allowed to workelsewhere till mandis are open. ManimajraRehdi-Phadi Sangharsh Committee should beallowed to work at a certain place inManimajra so that these people of poorsection of the society can feed their families,he added. Along with two separate letters tothe Administrator of Chandigarh, Jain hasalso sent a copy of the memorandum given byRaj Kumar, Chairman of Chandigarh FadiWelfare Union Apni Mandi and Rani,President of Rehdi-Fadi SangharshCommittee, Manimajra. It is worthmentioning here that the delegation of these

two institutions met Jain under the leadershipof Amit Sharma at his residence and gave thismemorandum to him. In his letters, Jain saidthat it is the best effort of the Government ofPrime Minister i Narendra Modi that even inan epidemic like Covid-19, he shouldcontinue to get the right to earn the bread ofpoor man and all possible help by thegovernments to earn their livelihood. He saidthat corona has had an impact on everysection of society, but it has been hit thepoorest.

Hoshiarpur reports 2 more nCoV cases, tally reaches 200HOSHIARPUR, JUL 12

Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, DrJasbir Singh on Sunday saidthat two new cases of novelcoronavirus reported, takingthe number of districtCOVID-19 tally to 200,including seven deaths. Hesaid that reports of 555samples had been receivedtoday (Sunday) of which a 48-year-old person of villageShiwan, who recently camefrom Andhra Pradesh about 8

days ago, had been testedpositive. His sample wastaken by PHC Possi inGarhshankar sub division.One coronavirus positivecase, 29-year-old woman ofvillage Kalota in Mukeriansub division, was also added

in the district tally. She wentto her parental house about 12days ago in Gurdaspur districtwhere she was tested positive.Besides, a 5-year-old femalechild and a 30-year-old personof village Bhogpur inJalandhar district were alsotested positive today. Theirsamples were taken at CHCTanda on July 10. Theirnumber had not been added inthe district count. As many as137 new samples of personshaving symptoms of flu had

been taken in the districttoday. The health departmenthad taken 17342 samples ofsuspected coronaviruspatients of which 16528 werefound negative till date.Reports of 601 samples arestill awaited. Total 30samples were found invalid.As many as 12 activecoronavirus cases were goingunder treatment in CovidCare Centres in the districtand 181 patients were curedand discharged.

District president of the BJPwomen's wing honored by

state president Mona JaiswalVERMAQADIAN, JULY 12

District BJP women's wingpresident Kulwinder Kaurwas honored for the first timeby state president MonaJaiswal after becomingdistrict president. Addressingon the occasion, MonaJaiswal said that all the district heads in the state have beengiven important responsibilities and she is hopeful that theywill fulfill their farm duties well. She said that in the comingelections in 2022, women will also have to prove themselves,for which they will have to spread policies of the party at thebooth level. By contacting women, they have to be included inthe party so that the BJP's flag can be hoisted in Punjab infuture elections. On this occasion, District president ofWomen's Wing Kulwinder Kaur assured her that she wouldfulfill her responsibilities wholeheartedly in DistrictGurdaspur. On this occasion, other district heads from acrossthe state were also present.

Rahat Foundation provides t-shirts andcloth cut pieces to rickshaw pullers

SARWANQADIAN, JULY 12

Continuing its work of social service,the famous social service organizationRahat Foundation provided T-shirts andcut pieces of cloth to wipe the sweat tothe rickshaw pullers present at the localbus stand on Sunday. Givinginformation in this regard, the presidentof the organization Ram Lal andGeneral Secretary Mukesh KumarKumar said that the organization hasbeen involved in social service workssince the last three years. They furthersaid that for the last 4 months due tocovid-19 organization is busy indelivering rations to the people, masksand sanitizers. In addition to this,corona warriors were onored with letterof appreciation to boost them up for this

noble cause. They said that in criticaltimes, it is very important that we worktogether to support each other so that wecan get out of this hour of calamity andthe rules of living should be made whilefollowing the instructions issued by thegovernment and administration. Theyfurther informed that work is beingdone continuously to serve the peopleon the guidelines of the patron of theorganization Jagdev Singh Bajwa. Heinformed that in the future, organizationwill train the needy girls in sewingmachine. Rahat Foundation is going tocarry out the action of providing sewingmachines to them for free aftercompletion of course. On this occasion,Dinesh Kumar Deputy Prime Minister,Vijay Pratap Singh, Vippan Kumar,Pawan Kumar, Baljinder Singh, RanjitSingh etc. were present with them.

Face masks and hand senizers distributedunder Swachhta campaign

MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA, JULY 12

Saplings face masks and hand senitizerswere distributed under Swachhtapanderwada started by HPCL at Mai RajjiHP filling station Bagrian fewkilometeres from Malerkotla. SudhirYadav Sales officer HPCL Sangrurspeaking to media said that thepanderwada started from 1st july that willconclude on 15th of July and their targetwas to distribute 1500 saplings that theyhave completed on 12th of july and he

expects that they will distribute moresplings to the people under this campaign.Abdul sattar handa said that we shouldcare our environment and plant a tree toprotect comeing generations.

Probation Period ofMultipurpose health workers

should be reduced: Gulzar Khan

MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA, JULY 12

Multipurpose health workers are working at the risk oftheir life during corona pandemic while they are paidjust 10300 per month, government should give attentionto the demands of health workers immediately, GulgarKhan state president Multipurpose health workers unionspoke these words while speaking to media today. Khanfurther said that they sent demand letters to the Chiefminister of the state to reduce probation period of healthworkers and to appoint them permanently andgovernment should consider their demands so that theymay serve the society with more strength or otherwisethey will be compelled to sharpen their protest to gettheir demands granted by the government.

Rules out Haryana-type quota in jobsCHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh on Sunday ruled out quota for the state’s youth in jobs, onthe lines of Haryana, and said he did not think the neighbouringstate’s recent decision in this regard would stand judicialscrutiny. The Chief Minister was responding to questions byseveral youngsters during today’s edition of #AskCaptain. Onbeing asked why his government could not follow the Haryanamodel in this regard as mostly outsiders were getting jobs inPunjab, Captain Amarinder said the Constitution and the lawbarred any such discrimination in the matter of jobs. The ChiefMinister pointed out that Punjabis were employed all over thecountry, with no restrictions by any state. “We cannot stopyouth from other states taking up jobs in Punjab,” he said,adding that he did not believe Haryana’s decision could beupheld in the courts. Asked about the UP encounter of gangsterVikas Dubey, Captain Amarinder said while he could notcomment on the issue but the Congress was right in demandingan inquiry. The truth need to be revealed, he added.

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Fabinho aims to winLiverpool's all remaininggames of seasonLIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Fabinhohas asserted that they will do theirbest to finish the season on a highas he aims to win all the remaininggames of their campaign."Always when we go out onto thepitch, we go to win. We don't look atthe opponent, we just go to try to doour best with intensity and technicalplay. So we go into these three finalgames to win," the club's officialwebsite quoted Fabinho as saying.Liverpool played out a 1-1 drawagainst Burnley on Saturday in theongoing Premier League.Fabinho admitted that it is "hard toplay" against a team like Burnley."It's hard to play against a team likeBurnley because they have verygood things like [being] very strongon set-pieces and we know we hadto have very good concentration. It'slike this but you have to find thespaces to try always but today wasnot our best day maybe," he said.Liverpool have already sealed thePremier League title and have 93points, 21 points ahead of the sec-ond-placed club, Manchester City.The Jurgen Klopp-led will now takeon Arsenal on July 16.

Atalanta deserves towin against Juventus,says Gasperini after 2-2 drawTURIN: After playing a 2-2 drawagainst defending champions Ju-ventus on Sunday, Atalanta headcoach Gian Piero Gasperini said heis proud of the performance but alsoupset because his side deservedthe win.Atalanta led twice in the gamethrough Duvan Zapata and RuslanMalinovskiy's goals. Juventus strikerCristiano Ronaldo's second spot-kick in the 90th minute changed thedirection of the match as they weretrailing by 1-2 in their home game."I'm definitely more proud. Weplayed great in the first half and inthe second half there was a come-back by Juve. But with our play, wemanaged to take the lead and playa great game anyway. Of course,we are also upset because we de-served to win. But, in football, yourperformance is not always enough,"Goal.com quoted Gasperini as say-ing. "We were ahead until the lastminute and we did everything to de-serve the win," he added. Gasperinisaid his ultimate aim is to qualify forthe Champions for the second suc-cessive time by finishing under top-four. "We said qualifying for theChampions League for the secondyear in a row was our ultimate aim,so after that finishing third or secondis about prestige, but the objectiveremains the same," Gasperini said."I thought we started quite strong thisseason, then, of course, the Champi-ons League took some energy out ofus. The real points we dropped werein the games with Lazio, Juventusand Inter, but then we never did tar-get the Serie A title," he added. Withsix games left to play in Serie A, Ata-lanta are third in the table, nine pointsbehind lead-runners Juventus. Ata-lanta will next face Brescia onWednesday, July 15.

England shouldhave Denly, feelsVaughanAGENCYSOUTHAMPTON: Former Englandcaptain Michael Vaughan feels theout of form Joe Denly should be theone making way for skipper JoeRoot in the second Test against theWest Indies instead of young ZakCrawley.In the second Test, scheduled to be-gin on Thursday in Manchester, ei-ther Denly or Crawley is expected tobe replaced by Root, who missedthe series-opener to be with his wifefor the delivery of their second child."England have a decision to makeon Denly. Crawley surely has to stayin the side," Vaughan told 'BBCSport'."Joe Denly played the way he hasplayed in all of his 15 Tests. It'sbeen the same story. He did thehard yards then made a mistake,"Vaughan added.Denly, who plays at No 3, struggledwith the bat in the opener, scoring18 and 29 in the first and second in-nings respectively. The 34-year-oldhas failed to breach the 40-run markin eight innings.Denly, who made his debut lastyear, averages 29.53 in 15 Testsand has failed to capitalise on goodstarts. His highest score of 94 cameagainst Australia in 2019.On the other hand, 22-year-oldCrawley scored his second half-cen-tury in five Tests with a superb 76-run knock in the second innings atthe Ageas Bowl on Saturday."It's not even a conversation.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2020

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AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 12

Former India batsman Aakash Chopraon Sunday picked Ravindra Jadeja asthe best Indian fielder of all-time.

However, while naming the topsix Indian fielders of all-time, Choprasaid that he has only picked thoseplayers whom he has seen playing forthe country.

"He (Jadeja) is absolutely out-standing, he has a rocket arm, he hasthe best arm in world cricket rightnow, just look at his ground coverage,he is not the best while fielding atslips, but how does it matter," Choprasaid on his official YouTube channel.

Earlier this month, Jadeja was alsonamed as India's 'Most Valuable Play-

er' in the Test cricket in the 21stcentury.

Jadeja had achieved anMVP rating of 97.3 and as a re-sult, he was also rated as thesecond most valuable playerTest player worldwide by Wis-den, only second to Sri Lanka'sMuttiah Muralitharan.

After Jadeja, Chopra pickedSuresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif,Yuvraj Singh, Kapil Dev, andVirat Kohli as the top Indianfielders of all-time.

Talking about Kohli andKapil Dev, Chopra said: "Asyou see him (Kohli) growing asa player, you see him growingas a fielder, he wants to be therefielding and this is what makes

him super special.""Everyone saw him (Kapil Dev)

taking the catch of Vivian Richards inthe finals of the 1983 World Cup, hehad great hands and was very agile,"he added.

Yuvraj and Kaif are viewed as twoof the most prominent names in Indi-an cricket to bring out about a renais-sance in Indian fielding.

The duo often used top field insidethe thirty-yard circle in the first 15overs, and then they were seen field-ing at the outfield during the slogovers.

Now, this can be seen with ViratKohli and Ravindra Jadeja as well.Both of them field at the boundaryrope during the slog overs in white-ball cricket.

Aakash picks Jadeja as best Indian fielder of all-time

Ganguly confirms India tourof Australia in December

Hoping for shorter quarantine period for Team IndiaAGENCYNEW DELHI, JUL 12

BCCI President Sourav Gangu-ly wants a shorter than mandat-ed quarantine period for the In-dian team when it travels toAustralia for a Test series thisyear as "we don't want the play-ers to go that far and sit in hotelrooms for two weeks".

The COVID-19 pandemichas changed the rules of thegame, which restarted with theongoing Test series betweenEngland and the West Indies.Players have to be in quarantinefor two weeks and be tested forthe virus before they can takethe field in empty stadiums fornow.

But Ganguly is hoping thatthe Indian team will get somerelaxation during its tour ofAustralia, comprising fourTests, including a day-nighter,later in the year.

"...we have confirmed thattour. In December we will becoming. We just hope the num-ber of quarantine days get re-duced a bit," Ganguly told IndiaToday show 'The Inspiration'.

"Because we don't want theplayers to go all that far and sitin hotel rooms for two weeks. Itis very, very depressing and dis-appointing. We are looking atthat, the quarantine thing," hesaid.

"And, as I said Australia andNew Zealand have been in goodposition except Melbourne. Sofrom that point of view we willbe going there and hopefully thequarantine days will be less andwe can get back to cricket."

Australia has over 9,000confirmed cases and more than7500 of them have recovered.The number of fatalities standsat 107.

Ganguly also said that the

Australia series will be career-defining for skipper Virat Kohli.

"My presidentship tenure, Idon't know whether I will sur-vive by this December or not.But his captaincy tenure is go-ing to be a yardstick. This willbe a milestone series.

"I have been in touch withhim, telling him 'you have got tostay fit. You haven't playedcricket for six months...," hesaid.

"You have got to make sureyour best bowlers are ready forthe tour and fit. Whether it's(Mohammed) Shami, whetherit's (Jasprit) Bumrah, whetherit's Ishant, whether it's Pandya,they have to be at the top of theirmatch fitness when they land inAustralia," he added.

The former India captainalso spoke about the many chal-lenges that he has encounteredin ensuring that the Board con-tinues to function amid the pan-demic. "This is unreal. For fourmonths, we haven't been to theoffice in Mumbai. This is myseventh or eighth month asBCCI president out of whichfour months have been takenaway by COVID," he said.

"So we have been workingon video conferencing but that'swhat it is. I can't change it. Ihave to accept it and try and dothe best I can in this situation."

Asked about the BCCI peti-tion in the Supreme Courtwhich seeks an extension oftenure for him and Secretary JayShah, Ganguly said, "I don'tknow whether we will get an ex-tension or not. If we don't, wedon't, I move on to something else." Ganguly andShah's tenures end this month asper the Lodha Committee ad-ministrative reforms, which puta cap on the reigns of office-bearers.

LONDON: West Indian batsmanBlackwood stood steady at creasewhile chasing a target of 200 runson the fifth day of first Test atSouthampton.

At Tea, West Indies were 148for 4 chasing 200 with SODowrich (19) and JermaineBlackwood (66) in the middle.

Earlier, Archer, who hadstruck 23 with the bat to extendEngland's lead, dismissed KraiggBrathwaite and Shamarh Brooksapart from forcing John Campbellto retire hurt, thus running throughthe top order.

West Indies' chase of 200 gotoff on a wrong note as Campbell

was struck on the toe in the secondover by an Archer yorker. Camp-bell retired hurt, giving West In-dies their first blow.

Soon, Archer got Brathwaitebowled with one that got the bats-man's inside edge. He followed itup with another full ball thatstruck Brooks plumb in front ofthe wicket, the batsman falling forduck.

West Indies were 7 for 2, hav-ing lost Campbell to injury aswell. Shai Hope then hit a coupleof crisp boundaries to give WestIndies some momentum but achange of bowling in Wood didthe trick.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 12

Harbhajan Singh has echoedSachin Tendulkar's sentimentto urge the InternationalCricket Council (ICC) to doaway with 'umpire's call'whenever a team opts for areview regarding a leg-beforewicket (LBW) decision.

The spinner also addedthat few rules need to bechanged in order to make thegame better.

"Agree with you Paji 1000percent correct. If the ball istouching the stump or kissingthe Stumps it should be givenout. It does not matter howmuch part of the ball hit thewicket..few rules should bchanged in the game for the

betterment of the game..this iscertainly 1 of those," Harbha-jan tweetedTendulkar had saidthat the batsman should begiven out if the ball is hittingthe stumps. "What per cent of

the ball hits the stumps doesn'tmatter, if DRS shows us thatthe ball is hitting the stumps, itshould be given out, regard-less of the on-field call," Ten-dulkar had tweeted. Along

with this tweet, Tendulkar alsoshared a video, in which hehas a discussion with BrianLara regarding the working ofDRS. "One thing I don't agreewith, with the ICC, is the DRSthey have been using for quitesome time. It is the LBW deci-sion where more than 50 percent of the ball must be hittingthe stumps for the on-field de-cision to be overturned," Ten-dulkar said in the video. "Theonly reason they (the batsmanor the bowler) have gone up-stairs is that they are unhappywith the on-field decision, sowhen the decision goes to thethird umpire, let the technolo-gy take over, just like in tennis,it's either in or out, there'snothing in between," headded.

'Few rules should be changed': Harbhajanwants umpire's call done away with

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JULY 12

Batsman Ajinkya Rahane has recalledthe advice given to him by former Indianskipper Rahul Dravid to succeed in theshortest format of the game. Rahane re-vealed Dravid told him not to worryabout the quality of a shot, and just to fo-cus on the impact it leaves.

"Sometimes the shots you play inT20 cricket do not look good and youfeel that you got out by playing a badlooking shot. But Rahul Bhai told me not

to bother about what the shots look likein T20," Rahane told Deep Das Gupta ina videocast hosted by ESPNCricinfo.

"He said it does not matter. He saidin T20 cricket, one needs to just watchthe ball and hit it. What matters is what isthe impact of the shot, that's it," headded. Both Rahane and Dravid hadspent some time in the Rajasthan Royalscamp. Dravid had also been the mentorof the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.

Rahane had last played a T20I for In-dia in 2016 against West Indies atLauderhill. The batsman also explained

his batting approach in T20 cricket andhe agreed that he relies on the traditionalstyle of batting rather than big-hitting. "Ido not try to copy anyone in T20 cricket.The shots I play are inside out, behind thebowler and there are some other shots aswell that I have developed. I think if youare sure about your shots, then youshould back them," Rahane said. "I al-ways plan to keep my strike rate around150-160 if I am playing 18 balls insidesix overs. After those six overs, it is im-portant to break down your innings inT20 cricket," he added.

Rahane recalls Dravid's advice to succeed in T20 format

AGENCYVALLADOLID, JULY 12

Barcelona manager Quique Setien hasadmitted that striker Lionel Messineeds rest but the club could not affordto do that on Saturday as they scraped a1-0 win over Real Valladolid.

Arturo Vidal netted the deci-sive goal in the 15th minute withMessi claiming his 20th leagueassist of the season in theprocess.

Despite dominating posses-sion, Setien's side struggled towrap up the victory with Messibeing forced to play the full 90minutes.

"Of course. I've said it be-fore, but the score was too tight.If we'd have scored more goals inthe first half, maybe more play-ers would've been rested. Theteam was tired," Goal.com quot-ed Setien as saying after thematch when asked whether Messi need-ed a rest. Setien further explained that ifBarca could have scored more goals inthe first half then more players wouldhave been rested in the game.

"They had players up front withquality and committed men forward.We couldn't cover the whole pitch. Wehad to drop back and that made it moredifficult for us. We should've put thematch to bed in the first half - wecould've scored two or three goals.

[There was] the anxiety of knowing thatyou're only 1-0 up and that they canscore at any moment. In the secondhalf, we struggled. We noticed fatiguein some players to a point," Setien said.

Luis Suarez was given rest on Sat-urday with the Uruguayan strikernamed on the bench and ultimately

coming on just after half-time as An-toine Griezmann was forced out. "It'sgood to give him a rest. Suarez hadplayed five full games in a row and hadto rest at some point. [Griezmann]came off because of some [injury]problems. He asked to come off him-self," Setien said. Barcelona is now onepoint behind La Liga lead-runners RealMadrid in the title race. Barca will nowplay against Osasuna at Camp Nou onJuly 17.

Barcelona can't afford torest Messi against

Valladolid, says Setien

Blackwood stands tallat Southampton