Tuesday, August 4, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 178, PAGES 12, RS. 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 12 Efforts on to make Himachal stray cattle free: Jai Ram Thakur; launches assistance to Cow Sanctuary scheme CM approves plan for crop residue management; Aim of plan is to curb stubble burning FOLLOW US ON PAGE 5 NCA chief Dravid to be part of COVID Task force YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER WWW.YUGMARG.COM REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 After K'taka CM, daughter tested positive BENGALURU: A day after Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tested positive for coronavirus, his daughter and six members of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) have also tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. "Six staff members at Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's of- fice test positive for COVID19. One of his daughters has also tested positive for the infec- tion," the CMO said in a state- ment. Issuing a statement from his hospital bed, the CM said, "After being hospitalised on the advice of doctors, I am in good spirits with mild symp- toms. I am grateful for all your good wishes and blessings and will get back to my duties soon. I urge everyone to wear masks, maintain social dis- tance. Ravi Shankar goes into home isolation NEW DELHI: Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said he will undergo "a few days" of home isolation as he met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. "Friends! I'm absolutely fine. To follow protocol, I have iso- lated myself at home for a few days as I had met Amit Shah Ji on Saturday evening for an official meeting," said Prasad in a tweet. His tweet further read, "I'm working from home and fol- lowing daily routine including Yoga and exercise. Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg After Ayodhya, we hope movement for Kashi, Mathura won't be needed: Giri Maharaj PAGE 7 820 villages in 15 UP districts hit by floods LUCKNOW: As many as 820 villages in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh have been hit by floods and the district ad- ministrations have started all-out relief operations, a minister said on Monday. Of these 820 villages, 173 have lost road connectivity and the district administra- tions have deployed boats, according to Backward Class Welfare Minister Anil Rajbhar. He said it was due to the swelling waters in the Sarayu and Rapti rivers that led to the situation, adding that the problem had been aggravat- ed with Nepal releasing over four lakh cusecs of water. AGENCY NEW DELHI, AUG 3 The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given nod to the Serum In- stitute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the Ox- ford University developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country Government officials told PTI that the approval for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the SII was granted by DCGI Dr V G Somani late Sunday night after a thorough evaluation based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 "The firm has to submit safety data, evaluated by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), to the CDSCO before proceeding to phase 3 clinical trials," a senior official said "As per the study design, each subject will be administered two doses four weeks apart (first dose on day one and second dose on day 29) following which the safety and immunogenicity will be assessed at predefined inter- vals," the official said As a rapid regulatory re- sponse, the expert panel at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Fri- day, after a detailed deliberation and considering the data generat- ed on the vaccine candidate in phase 1 and 2 of the Oxford Uni- versity trial, had recommended granting permission for phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the poten- tial vaccine, 'Covishield', on healthy adults in India,? the offi- cials said. Currently, phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford vac- cine candidate is going on in the United Kingdom, phase 3 clinical trial in Brazil and phase 1 and 2 clinical trials in South Africa The officials said that the SII had sub- mitted a revised proposal on Wednesday after the SEC on July?28, following deliberation over its applica- tion, had asked it to revise its protocol for the phase 2 and 3 clinical trials besides seeking some additional information The panel had also recommended that the clinical trial sites which have been pro- posed for the study be distributed across India According to the revised proposal by the SII, 1,600 people aged above 18 years will participate in the trials across 17 selected sites, including AIIMS-Del- hi,?B J Medical College in Pune, Rajen- dra Memorial Research Institute of Med- ical Sciences (RMRIMS) in Patna, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. SSI gets nod for phase 2, 3 trials of Oxford vaccine Ram Temple: Modi, 4 others on Stage, 175 invites, security code on card AGENCY NEW DELHI, AUG 3 Two days before the grand Ram Temple ceremony at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, details like the guest list and the invitation card with a saffron theme have been unveiled. The invite mentions Prime Minister Narendra Modi and three more names, indicating a vastly trimmed list in the time of COVID-19. Five people will be on the stage - PM Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Mahant Nritya Gopaldas. The invite also has an image of the idol of "Ram Lalla" or in- fant Lord Ram. Each invitation has a security code that will work only once; if the guest exits the venue they will not be allowed back in, according to Champat Rai of the Ram Temple trust. Invites have been sent to some 175 people for the elaborate "Bhoomi Pujan" organized on Wednesday in the middle of the nation's coronavirus fight. The invitations are only for residents of Ayodhya. The first in- vite went to Iqbal Ansari, one of the Muslim litigants in the Ayod- hya case, according to news agency ANI. "It is Lord Ram's wish," he was quoted as saying. Padma Shri recipient Mo- hammad Sharif, honoured for cremating over 10,000 unclaimed bodies, has also been invited. The mega function organized by Yogi Adityanath will miss some of the key faces of the Ram temple campaign in the BJP - LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti. Mr Advani and Mr Joshi, both invited on the phone, will re- portedly join the event virtually to observe coronavirus precau- tions. Uma Bharti said she would, for the safety of the PM and oth- er guests, stay away from the event and visit the site after everyone was gone. Champat Rai said the invitees were finalized only after they RSVP-ed on phone calls. "We have the Covid situation, that's why we have kept social distanc- ing in mind. Advani, MM Joshi likely to join 'bhoomi pujan' NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are likely to join the 'bhoomi pujan' of the Ram Temple in Ayod- hya on August 5 through video conferencing due to health condi- tions, sources said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayod- hya on August 5, according to Ma- hant Nritya Gopal Das, the presi- dent of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust. PM to represent all devotees: Yogi AYODHYA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that all the devotees want to come to witness the founda- tion stone-laying ceremony of Ram Temple on August 5 but only those who are invited should come here as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will represent all of them. "We have made all arrangements to ensure that there is no lax- ity on any count. The main focus is on COVID-19. The protocol has to be enforced strictly. Only those who are in- vited should come here. All devotees want to come but PM will represent all of them," the Chief Minister said. CM Adityanath said that to witness this historic moment, it's essential that we light earthen lamps at our homes on August 4 and 5. Hry CM announces 11 new colleges on Raksha Bandhan BUREAU CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 3- Taking the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign of Prime Minis- ter, Narendra Modi for- ward, Haryana Chief Min- ister, Manohar Lal an- nounced the opening of 11 new colleges, on the auspi- cious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. With this, Haryana has become the first state in the country to have a college within a ra- dius of 15 km. Mr. Manohar Lal announced the setting up of these colleges at a func- tion organized at Government Post Graduate (PG) College, Sector-1, Panchkula today. He also planted saplings and urged the people to plant trees so as to protect the envi- ronment. Stating that imparting of educa- tion is a great gift, he said that 97 new colleges have been opened in the last five years in the state whereas in the last 48 years only 75 colleges were opened. He said that the new Nation- al Education Policy has also been an- nounced recently which aims to en- hance the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 50 per- cent by the year 2030, which present- ly stands at 32 percent. He expressed confidence that through the collabo- rative efforts of the state government along with non-government organi- zations and the people, Haryana will achieve this goal. The New Education Policy offers the option to choose the sub- ject as per their interest, to students from Class VI, which is the highlight of this policy. Mr. Manohar Lal said that the country's first Skill Development University has been opened in the state in Dud- hola, Palwal district and has been named in the honour of Lord Vish- wakarma. Presently, thousands of youth are pursuing skill education in this University. He said that the New Education Policy will be effective in achieving the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. Morni gets college too Thes colleges are located at Morni Hills in Panchkula, Isharwal in Bhi- wani, Goriwala in Sirsa, Firozpur Jhir- ka in Nuh, Chhatar in Jind, Ladna Chaku and Rajaund in Kaithal. New colleges will be opened at Pratap Na- gar in Yamunanagar, Agroha in Hisar and Bhainswal Kalan and Baroda in Sonepat district. Six feet distance, Aarogya Setu App must in gyms AGENCY NEW DELHI, AUG 3 Ahead of the reopening of yoga insti- tutes and gymnasiums, the health min- istry on Monday issued COVID-19- appropriate protocols to be followed at such facilities like allowing only asymptomatic people, maintaining so- cial distancing, use of Aarogya Setu mobile application and wearing of vi- sor while exercising as far as possible. All yoga institutes and gymnasi- ums in containment zones shall re- main closed and only those outside such zones will be allowed to open, the 'Guidelines on Preventive Mea- sures to Contain Spread of COVID-19 in Yoga Institutes & Gymnasiums' stated. "Spas, sauna, steam bath and swimming pools (wherever applica- ble) shall remain closed," the docu- ment said. The guidelines lays down the processes and premises redesign- ing, including proper placement of equipments. Yoga institutes and gym- nasiums have been asked to plan the floor area based on four metres squared per person. Persons above 65 years of age, persons with comorbidi- ties, pregnant women and children be- low the age of 10 years are advised not to use gyms in closed spaces, the guidelines said. For the first time since the coronavirus lockdown came into force on March 25, the government has allowed opening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums from August 5 as part of the 'Unlock 3' phase. The document outlines various generic precautionary measures to be adopted in addition to specific meas- ures to be taken at yoga institutes and gymnasiums to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Amarinder lauds farmers for increased crop diversification SP JAIN CHANDIGARH, AUG 3: Punjab Chief Minister Cap- tain Amarinder Singh on Monday lauded the state’s farmers for successful diver- sification of nearly 2.28 lakh hectares area out of the tra- ditional paddy cultivation cycle in the cur- rent Kharif sow- ing season, even while ensuring successful com- pletion of crop acreage in terms of sowing of the Kharif 2020 crop. The success of the farmers in their diver- sification efforts, even amid the Covid pandemic, has also been recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Co- operation and Farmer’s Wel- fare, Government of India, which documented the same in a Press Information Bu- reau release of 31st July 2020, the Chief Minister pointed out. The diversification across 2.28 lakh hectares will help save nearly 2.7 bil- lion cubic meters of ground water and about Rs. 200 crores power consumption in the state, thus supporting the Punjab government’s ef- forts to preserve the scarce water resources, said Cap- tain Amarinder. While review- ing the sowing ac- tivities in the State here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that despite migratory labour shortage in the on- going kharif sea- son, the state has not only completed its kharif sowing but has also continued to ful- fil its objective of diversifi- cation even in these difficult times. The Chief Minister directed the ACS Develop- ment to accord top priority to diversification of agricul- ture, particularly in the light of the diminishing returns on farmer’s produce. AGENCY CHANDIGARH, AUG 3 Haryana on Monday recorded 654 new cases of COVID-19 along with seven more deaths from the virus, taking the to- tal number of cases to 37,173 and death toll to 440 in the state. Meanwhile, Pun- jab has reported 677 fresh cases in last 24 hours. 186 cases came from Ludhiana, 115 from Jalandhar and 11 from SAS Nagar. Meanwhile, the active cases in the state reached 6263 and the number of re- covered patients 30,470 while 110 pa- tients are on the oxygen support system and 20 on ventilators, an official health bulletin said here. According to the bulletin, the virus claimed four lives in Panipat district, two in Kurukshetra and one life in Bhiwani district today. It stated that 170 fresh cases have been reported from Faridabad district, 106 from Panipat, 60 from Panchkula, 50 from Rewari, 43 from Gurugram, 33 from Hisar, 27 each from Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar, 25 from Sonipat, 20 from Karnal, 17 from Sirsa, 15 from Pal- wal, 14 from Jind, ten from Fatehabad, nine each from Ambala and Jhajjar, sev- en from Kaithal, five from Mahender- garh, four from Nuh and three new cases from Bhiwani district. Of the 440 fatalities so far, 134 deaths have been reported from Farid- abad district, 124 from Gurugram, 33 from Sonepat, 23 from Rohtak, 19 from Panipat, 17 from Ambala, 12 from Nuh, 11 from Karnal, 10 each from Jhajjar and Hisar, 9 from Palwal etc Hry reports 654 new cases, 677 in Pb COVID-19 tests in India cross 2-crore mark NEW DELHI: The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the two-crore mark in India, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data. A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday, the ICMR said. The total number of tests for de- tection of COVID-19 had crossed the one-crore mark in India on July 6. Aulakh appointed Coordinator of Canada CHANDIGARH: Amarpreet Singh Aulakh, the head of the Indian Overseas Con- gress Canada, has been appointed as the Coordina- tor for Canada by the De- partment of NRI Affairs, Government of Punjab. Aulakh will coordinate the policies of the Captain Amarinder Singh govern- ment in Punjab to solve the problems of the NRI society residing there, and will also promote those policies in Canada. Aulakh thanked CM Capt Amarinder Singh, NRI Affairs Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib and former Information and Broadcasting Minister Man- ish Tewari and Chairman of Large Industrial Develop- ment Board Punjab.
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CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 178, PAGES 12, RS. 2
PAGE 3 PAGE 12
Efforts on to makeHimachal straycattle free: Jai RamThakur; launchesassistance to CowSanctuary scheme
CM approves plan forcrop residuemanagement; Aim of plan is tocurb stubble burning
FOLLOW US ON
PAGE 5
NCA chiefDravid tobe part ofCOVID Taskforce
YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER
WWW.YUGMARG.COM
REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95
After K'takaCM, daughtertested positive BENGALURU: A day afterKarnataka Chief Minister BSYediyurappa tested positivefor coronavirus, his daughterand six members of the ChiefMinister's Office (CMO) havealso tested positive forCOVID-19 on Monday."Six staff members at ChiefMinister BS Yediyurappa's of-fice test positive for COVID19.One of his daughters has alsotested positive for the infec-tion," the CMO said in a state-ment. Issuing a statementfrom his hospital bed, the CMsaid, "After being hospitalisedon the advice of doctors, I amin good spirits with mild symp-toms. I am grateful for all yourgood wishes and blessingsand will get back to my dutiessoon. I urge everyone to wearmasks, maintain social dis-tance.
Ravi Shankargoes into homeisolationNEW DELHI: Union Law andJustice Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad on Monday said hewill undergo "a few days" ofhome isolation as he met theUnion Home Minister AmitShah on Saturday who testedpositive for COVID-19 onSunday."Friends! I'm absolutely fine.To follow protocol, I have iso-lated myself at home for a fewdays as I had met Amit ShahJi on Saturday evening for anofficial meeting," said Prasadin a tweet.His tweet further read, "I'mworking from home and fol-lowing daily routine includingYoga and exercise.
Join us at telegramhttps://t.me/yugmarg
After Ayodhya, wehope movementfor Kashi,Mathura won't beneeded: GiriMaharaj
PAGE 7
820 villages in15 UP districtshit by floodsLUCKNOW: As many as820 villages in 15 districts ofUttar Pradesh have been hitby floods and the district ad-ministrations have startedall-out relief operations, aminister said on Monday.Of these 820 villages, 173have lost road connectivityand the district administra-tions have deployed boats,according to Backward ClassWelfare Minister Anil Rajbhar.He said it was due to theswelling waters in the Sarayuand Rapti rivers that led tothe situation, adding that theproblem had been aggravat-ed with Nepal releasing overfour lakh cusecs of water.
AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
The Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has given nod to the Serum In-stitute of India (SII) for conducting phase2 and 3 human clinical trials of the Ox-ford University developed COVID-19vaccine candidate in the country
Government officials told PTI thatthe approval for conducting phase 2 and3 clinical trials by the SII was granted byDCGI Dr V G Somani late Sunday nightafter a thorough evaluation based on therecommendations of the Subject ExpertCommittee (SEC) on COVID-19
"The firm has to submit safety data,
evaluated by the Data SafetyMonitoring Board (DSMB), tothe CDSCO before proceeding tophase 3 clinical trials," a seniorofficial said
"As per the study design,each subject will be administeredtwo doses four weeks apart (firstdose on day one and second doseon day 29) following which thesafety and immunogenicity willbe assessed at predefined inter-vals," the official said
As a rapid regulatory re-sponse, the expert panel at theCentral Drugs Standard ControlOrganisation (CDSCO) on Fri-
day, after a detailed deliberationand considering the data generat-ed on the vaccine candidate inphase 1 and 2 of the Oxford Uni-versity trial, had recommendedgranting permission for phase 2and 3 clinical trials of the poten-tial vaccine, 'Covishield', onhealthy adults in India,? the offi-cials said. Currently, phase 2 and3 clinical trials of the Oxford vac-cine candidate is going on in theUnited Kingdom, phase 3 clinicaltrial in Brazil and phase 1 and 2clinical trials in South Africa Theofficials said that the SII had sub-mitted a revised proposal on
Wednesday after the SEC on July?28,following deliberation over its applica-tion, had asked it to revise its protocol forthe phase 2 and 3 clinical trials besidesseeking some additional information Thepanel had also recommended that theclinical trial sites which have been pro-posed for the study be distributed acrossIndia According to the revised proposalby the SII, 1,600 people aged above 18years will participate in the trials across17 selected sites, including AIIMS-Del-hi,?B J Medical College in Pune, Rajen-dra Memorial Research Institute of Med-ical Sciences (RMRIMS) in Patna, PostGraduate Institute of Medical Educationand Research in Chandigarh.
SSI gets nod for phase 2, 3 trials of Oxford vaccine
Ram Temple: Modi, 4 others on Stage,175 invites, security code on card
AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
Two days before the grand RamTemple ceremony at Ayodhya inUttar Pradesh, details like theguest list and the invitation cardwith a saffron theme have beenunveiled. The invite mentionsPrime Minister Narendra Modiand three more names, indicatinga vastly trimmed list in the timeof COVID-19.
Five people will be on thestage - PM Modi, RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chiefMohan Bhagwat, Uttar PradeshGovernor Anandiben Patel, ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath andMahant Nritya Gopaldas.
The invite also has an imageof the idol of "Ram Lalla" or in-fant Lord Ram. Each invitationhas a security code that will workonly once; if the guest exits thevenue they will not be allowedback in, according to ChampatRai of the Ram Temple trust.
Invites have been sent tosome 175 people for the elaborate"Bhoomi Pujan" organized onWednesday in the middle of thenation's coronavirus fight.
The invitations are only forresidents of Ayodhya. The first in-vite went to Iqbal Ansari, one ofthe Muslim litigants in the Ayod-hya case, according to news
agency ANI. "It is Lord Ram'swish," he was quoted as saying.
Padma Shri recipient Mo-hammad Sharif, honoured for
cremating over 10,000 unclaimedbodies, has also been invited.
The mega function organizedby Yogi Adityanath will miss
some of the key faces of the Ramtemple campaign in the BJP - LKAdvani, Murli Manohar Joshi andUma Bharti.
Mr Advani and Mr Joshi,both invited on the phone, will re-portedly join the event virtuallyto observe coronavirus precau-tions. Uma Bharti said she would,for the safety of the PM and oth-er guests, stay away from theevent and visit the site aftereveryone was gone.
Champat Rai said the inviteeswere finalized only after theyRSVP-ed on phone calls. "Wehave the Covid situation, that'swhy we have kept social distanc-ing in mind.
Advani, MM Joshilikely to join'bhoomi pujan'NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leadersLK Advani and Murli ManoharJoshi are likely to join the 'bhoomipujan' of the Ram Temple in Ayod-hya on August 5 through videoconferencing due to health condi-tions, sources said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi isscheduled to lay the foundationstone of the Ram Temple in Ayod-hya on August 5, according to Ma-hant Nritya Gopal Das, the presi-dent of the Sri Ram JanmabhoomiTeertha Kshetra Trust.
PM to represent all devotees: YogiAYODHYA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday saidthat all the devotees want to come to witness the founda-tion stone-laying ceremony of Ram Temple on August 5but only those who are invited should come here as PrimeMinister Narendra Modi will represent all of them. "Wehave made all arrangements to ensure that there is no lax-ity on any count. The main focus is on COVID-19. Theprotocol has to be enforced strictly. Only those who are in-vited should come here. All devotees want to come butPM will represent all of them," the Chief Minister said.CM Adityanath said that to witness this historic moment, it's essential thatwe light earthen lamps at our homes on August 4 and 5.
Hry CM announces11 new colleges onRaksha Bandhan
BUREAU CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 3-
Taking the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao'campaign of Prime Minis-ter, Narendra Modi for-ward, Haryana Chief Min-ister, Manohar Lal an-nounced the opening of 11new colleges, on the auspi-cious occasion of RakshaBandhan. With this,Haryana has become thefirst state in the country tohave a college within a ra-dius of 15 km.
Mr. Manohar Lal announced thesetting up of these colleges at a func-tion organized at Government PostGraduate (PG) College, Sector-1,Panchkula today. He also plantedsaplings and urged the people toplant trees so as to protect the envi-ronment.
Stating that imparting of educa-tion is a great gift, he said that 97 newcolleges have been opened in the lastfive years in the state whereas in thelast 48 years only 75 colleges wereopened. He said that the new Nation-al Education Policy has also been an-nounced recently which aims to en-hance the Gross Enrollment Ratio(GER) in higher education to 50 per-cent by the year 2030, which present-ly stands at 32 percent. He expressed
confidence that through the collabo-rative efforts of the state governmentalong with non-government organi-zations and the people, Haryana will
achieve this goal. The NewEducation Policy offers theoption to choose the sub-ject as per their interest, tostudents from Class VI,which is the highlight ofthis policy. Mr. ManoharLal said that the country'sfirst Skill DevelopmentUniversity has beenopened in the state in Dud-
hola, Palwal district and has beennamed in the honour of Lord Vish-wakarma. Presently, thousands ofyouth are pursuing skill education inthis University. He said that the NewEducation Policy will be effective inachieving the Prime Minister’s visionof ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’.
Morni gets college tooThes colleges are located at MorniHills in Panchkula, Isharwal in Bhi-wani, Goriwala in Sirsa, Firozpur Jhir-ka in Nuh, Chhatar in Jind, LadnaChaku and Rajaund in Kaithal. Newcolleges will be opened at Pratap Na-gar in Yamunanagar, Agroha in Hisarand Bhainswal Kalan and Baroda inSonepat district.
Six feet distance, Aarogya Setu App must in gymsAGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
Ahead of the reopening of yoga insti-tutes and gymnasiums, the health min-istry on Monday issued COVID-19-appropriate protocols to be followedat such facilities like allowing onlyasymptomatic people, maintaining so-cial distancing, use of Aarogya Setumobile application and wearing of vi-sor while exercising as far as possible.
All yoga institutes and gymnasi-ums in containment zones shall re-main closed and only those outsidesuch zones will be allowed to open,the 'Guidelines on Preventive Mea-
sures to Contain Spread of COVID-19in Yoga Institutes & Gymnasiums'stated.
ment said. The guidelines lays downthe processes and premises redesign-ing, including proper placement ofequipments. Yoga institutes and gym-nasiums have been asked to plan thefloor area based on four metres
squared per person. Persons above 65years of age, persons with comorbidi-ties, pregnant women and children be-low the age of 10 years are advised notto use gyms in closed spaces, theguidelines said. For the first time sincethe coronavirus lockdown came intoforce on March 25, the governmenthas allowed opening of yoga institutesand gymnasiums from August 5 aspart of the 'Unlock 3' phase.
The document outlines variousgeneric precautionary measures to beadopted in addition to specific meas-ures to be taken at yoga institutes andgymnasiums to prevent the spread ofCOVID-19.
Amarinder laudsfarmers for increasedcrop diversification
SP JAINCHANDIGARH, AUG 3:
Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh onMonday lauded the state’sfarmers for successful diver-sification of nearly 2.28 lakhhectares area out of the tra-ditional paddy cultivationcycle in the cur-rent Kharif sow-ing season, evenwhile ensuringsuccessful com-pletion of cropacreage in termsof sowing of theKharif 2020 crop.
The successof the farmers in their diver-sification efforts, even amidthe Covid pandemic, hasalso been recognised by theMinistry of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmer’s Wel-fare, Government of India,which documented the samein a Press Information Bu-reau release of 31st July2020, the Chief Ministerpointed out.
The diversificationacross 2.28 lakh hectareswill help save nearly 2.7 bil-lion cubic meters of groundwater and about Rs. 200crores power consumptionin the state, thus supportingthe Punjab government’s ef-forts to preserve the scarcewater resources, said Cap-
tain Amarinder.While review-
ing the sowing ac-tivities in the Statehere on Monday,the Chief Ministersaid that despitemigratory labourshortage in the on-going kharif sea-
son, the state has not onlycompleted its kharif sowingbut has also continued to ful-fil its objective of diversifi-cation even in these difficulttimes. The Chief Ministerdirected the ACS Develop-ment to accord top priorityto diversification of agricul-ture, particularly in the lightof the diminishing returnson farmer’s produce.
AGENCYCHANDIGARH, AUG 3
Haryana on Monday recorded 654 newcases of COVID-19 along with sevenmore deaths from the virus, taking the to-tal number of cases to 37,173 and deathtoll to 440 in the state. Meanwhile, Pun-jab has reported 677 fresh cases in last 24hours. 186 cases came from Ludhiana,115 from Jalandhar and 11 from SASNagar.
Meanwhile, the active cases in thestate reached 6263 and the number of re-covered patients 30,470 while 110 pa-tients are on the oxygen support systemand 20 on ventilators, an official health
bulletin said here.According to the bulletin, the virus
claimed four lives in Panipat district, twoin Kurukshetra and one life in Bhiwanidistrict today.
It stated that 170 fresh cases havebeen reported from Faridabad district,
106 from Panipat, 60 from Panchkula, 50from Rewari, 43 from Gurugram, 33from Hisar, 27 each from Kurukshetraand Yamunanagar, 25 from Sonipat, 20from Karnal, 17 from Sirsa, 15 from Pal-wal, 14 from Jind, ten from Fatehabad,nine each from Ambala and Jhajjar, sev-en from Kaithal, five from Mahender-garh, four from Nuh and three new casesfrom Bhiwani district.
Of the 440 fatalities so far, 134deaths have been reported from Farid-abad district, 124 from Gurugram, 33from Sonepat, 23 from Rohtak, 19 fromPanipat, 17 from Ambala, 12 from Nuh,11 from Karnal, 10 each from Jhajjar andHisar, 9 from Palwal etc
Hry reports 654 new cases, 677 in PbCOVID-19 testsin India cross2-crore markNEW DELHI: The total number oftests for detection of COVID-19has crossed the two-crore mark inIndia, according to the IndianCouncil of Medical Research(ICMR) data.A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858samples have been tested up toAugust 2 with 3,81,027 samplesbeing tested on Sunday, theICMR said. The total number of tests for de-tection of COVID-19 had crossedthe one-crore mark in India onJuly 6.
Aulakh appointedCoordinator of Canada CHANDIGARH: AmarpreetSingh Aulakh, the head ofthe Indian Overseas Con-gress Canada, has beenappointed as the Coordina-tor for Canada by the De-partment of NRI Affairs,Government of Punjab.Aulakh will coordinate thepolicies of the CaptainAmarinder Singh govern-ment in Punjab to solve theproblems of the NRI societyresiding there, and will alsopromote those policies inCanada. Aulakh thankedCM Capt Amarinder Singh,NRI Affairs Minister RanaGurmeet Singh Sodhi, MPfrom Sri Anandpur Sahiband former Information andBroadcasting Minister Man-ish Tewari and Chairman ofLarge Industrial Develop-ment Board Punjab.
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900020 one and the same person.I Manpreet D/o Hardeep Singh 63372R/o H.no.87 Gali No.7, Aman I Inderjeet Kaur D/O Devinder Avenue, Tungbala, Majitha Road, Singh R/O Amargarh (Sangrur) Amritsar Have Changed My Have Changed My Name To Name To Manpreet Kaur. Inderjeet Kaur Dhaliwal And
900020 My Minor Son’s Name I Rajan R/o H. No. 255, Gali No. Channwaris Singh Sangha To 9, Rakhshikargah, Guru Har Rai Channwaris Singh Dhaliwal.Avenue, Majitha Road, 63372Amritsar, Punjab Have I, Mohinder Singh Gill S/o Changed My Son Name From Pippal Singh R/o Vill: Talwandi Sorabh Daniel To Sorabh. Mange Khan Po. Sukhe Wala
98728 Teh-Zira (Ferozepur) changed I. Gurvinder Singh S/o Karnail my name to Mohinder Singh.Singh R/o 34 , Sibian , Distt . 63372Bathinda Have Changed My I, Deepka Rani D/o Bhajan Name To Gurvinder Singh Singh R/o Vpo. Sarih Patti Jai Dhounsi. Please Note It . C h a n d Te h - N a k o d a r
90004 (Jalandhar) have changed my I, Baggar Singh Malhi S/o Sarwan name from Deepka Rani to Singh Malhi R/o Sidhwan Dona Deepka Rani Hans.Kapurthala Have Changed My 63372Name From Baggar Singh Malhi I, Balbir Kaur W/o Gian Chand To Baggar Singh R/o Vpo. Nawan Pind Ariyan
72778 Teh-Nakodar (Jalandhar) declare I, Hitherto Known As that Balbir Kaur and Balbiro is Ramesh Popli S/o Om one & same person lady.Parkash R/o H.no. 36-a, 63372Saloh Road, Blood Donors I, Balwant Singh S/o Colony, Nawanshahr, Distt. Harchand Singh R/o Vill: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Badhni Kalan (Moga) Nagar – 144514, Punjab, declare that I have changed India Have Changed My my daughter name from Name And Shall Hereafter Mehnoor Dhaliwal to Be Known As Ramesh Mehnoorpreet Kaur, Aadhar Kumar. No. 2492-9837-5873
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RANVIR PARASHAR Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan KAITHAL, AUG 3 Mantri Awas Yojana on 25 June 2015
and also set the goal of fulfilling the Chief Minister Manohar Lal dream of each family having a house congratulated the persons whose by the year 2022.houses have been built in the district MLA Leela Ram said that giving under the Pradhan Mantri Awas roof to every person is the priority of Yojana Urban, through video the government. The Haryana conference. In the district level government has ensured the benefit programme organised in the hall of of the scheme to the beneficiaries by RKSD College, Minister of State for giving more speed to this work. In the Women and Child Development coming time, there will be no person Kamlesh Dhanda, MP Naib Saini, in the state who will not have a house MLA Leela Ram allotted houses to of his own. Houses have been allotted 105 benef ic ia r i e s . Depu ty to 50 beneficiaries of Kaithal block Commissioner Sujan Singh, ADC and 55 beneficiaries of Guhla block. Satbir Singh Kundu, SDM Dr. Sanjay Under the leadership of Chief Kumar, Reagan Kumar, District Minister Manohar Lal, the state is on President Ashok Gurjar etc. were a path of progress and is setting new has been announced to build 11 new daughters have to travel more than 15 present on the occasion. records. Certificates have been colleges in the state on the holy kilometers to attend college.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal handed over to 105 people under the festival of Raksha Bandhan. The On this auspicious festival, 210 wished 105 people from Panchkula Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. All government has opened state people have been handed home through a video conference on the these have been given a grant of 2 colleges for the promotion of Beti chobis under the Pradhan Mantri entry of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana lakh 50 thousand rupees in 3 Bachao-Beti Padhao project. Now Awas Yojana in Kaithal and and Raksha Bandhan and said that it installments.there is no such area in the state where Kurukshetra. Prime Minister
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
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CHANDIGARH: :In a unique initiative of the Jail Department, the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ was today observed in the jails without the norms regarding COVID-19 being violated. Although owing to the spread of corona virus, the family members of the jail inmates couldn’t meet their dear ones but due to the novel efforts of the department, the packets sent by the family members of the inmates were delivered to the latter in a prompt manner.The Jails Minister, Punjab, S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa congratulated the department on the success of the endeavour which led to the inmates as well as their family members observe the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ thus cementing their mutual bonds. The norms with regard to COVID-19 were also ensured to be observed in the letter and spirit.
Raksha Bandhan celebrated in jails with full adherence to COVID-19 norms
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CHANDIGARH: Condoling the death of over 100 people in the spurious liquor tragedy in the State in Tarn Taran, Amritsar and Batala in Gurdaspur, the Food and Civil Supplies minister Punjab Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu said that this is not the time to derive mileage and score political brownie points instead the occasion demands that all the political parties come together on a single platform and present a united front. The minister further said that at this calamitous time, the recent statement by the Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal accusing the Congress Government of cover up to save the skin of ruling party legislators, is in very bad taste and smacks of the eagerness of the akalis to settle political scores to regain their lost ground. Listing out the strong action taken by the State Government led by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, he said that seven excise and six police officials have been suspended in the case.Armed with facts, the minister said that 88 persons from Ferozepur, Mansa, Muktsar and Patiala districts have been nabbed in a major crackdown against illicit liquor trade.
No time to score political brownie points over hoochtragedy Ashu to Akalis
Houses provided under PM's vision: Dhanda Fine worth Rs 1.24 crore imposed for not wearing mask in Jalandhar
JALANDHAR, AUGUST 3 The Commissioner of Police said that a total of 49844 challans
As part of it's drive against people have been issued so far to the who were not wearing the mask, traffic violators and 2261 the Jalandhar Commissionerate v e h i c l e s h a v e b e e n Police has so far issued 26240 impounded.Mr Bhullar further challans to them, under the said that fine worth Rs 137000 'Mission Fateh' initiated by Chief has been imposed on overloaded Minister Captain Amarinder 71 four wheelers, Rs 17000 on Singh and imposed a fine of Rs overloaded 34 Autos and fine 1.24 Crore on the violators since worth Rs 443000 has been March 23. imposed on 219 for violating
Divulging the details, social distancing norms.Commissioner of Police Mr. He said that today, 177 traffic Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that challans were issued. He said that the Police have so far issued today 235 persons without mask 25240 without mask challans were challaned and a fine worth and collected a fine worth Rs Rs 117500 was imposed on 1,24,58,600 from the violators. them. The Commissioner of He said that a fine worth Rs 85, Police said that this drive would 000 has been imposed so far for continue in the coming days and 45 violations of home quarantine action would be taken against the instructions adding that 451 violators adding that the people persons have been fined Rs have to play a vital role for further 115100 for spitting in public checking the spread of COVID place. 19.
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RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR: A body of youth, 26-year-old of village Shahzadi 20 km from Ferozepur, was found hanging from a roof in the house under Ghall Khurd Police Station area of this district today. There was a pall of gloom in the area, when on the day of Rakhi festival, the deceased identified as Tarsem, 26-year-old - the only brother of five sisters, was found under mysterious circumstances.Upon receiving information, a police team reached the spot and started collecting the information to know the reasons behind the incident. As per the information, the body of the youth was found hanging from a roof with hands tightened, which was spotted by the family members, when Tarsem did not wake up in the morning. According to the family members, Tarsem cannot commit suicide and it appears to be a case of murder. However, a further probe was on from all the angles and no arrests have so far been made in this connection.
Only brother of 5 sisters, found hanging
DARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI, AUG 3
Former MLA Bhagwan Das Kabirpanthi planted saplings today. Plantation will be done from Raksha Bandhan to the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of the country, under the Mhara Haryana Hara Bhara Haryana campaign on the main roads of Nilokheri. The MLA planted saplings by providing information about the safety of them.
BJP District General Secretary Rajvir Sharma Mandal, President and Sarpanch of Sidpur, Amardeep Singh said that the campaign is being held
booth and 1500 saplings in Mandal are being asked to contact people from under greenery to protect the Mandal. He said that under this every village and booth level to make environment. This campaign is going campaign 5 lakh saplings in the entire this campaign successful. On this to be held from August 3 to August state will be planted. All the workers occasion, Ajmer Arjehari, Gurdial 16. Under this campaign, a target has from booth level to the board level Singh, Satbir .been set to plant 100 saplings in every
Kabirpanthi plants saplingsRENU AGGARWALAMBALA, AUG 3
The BJP has launched the campaign `Mhara Haryana Hara Bhara Haryana’ in the state under which BJP leaders and workers will work for planting saplings in the entire state.
The programme started in Ambala today where Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, State BJP President Om Prakash Anil Vij welcomed the state state. Just as trees give us Dhankar, Union Minister of president and said that trees shade, similarly the state State for Rattan Lal Kataria, MP give us inspiration in life. The president will also work to Naib Saini and MLA Aseem tree will continue to inspire Om give shade to party workers. Goyal were present. Prakash Dhankar to move Dhankar said that there is just 4
The BJP has started forward in life. The Home per cent of the forest covered planting saplings in the entire Minister also said that under area in Haryana and, so more state from August 3 to August State President O.P. Dhankar, trees should be planted 16 under the programme. the party will proceed in the everywhere.
BJP launches green Haryana campaign
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98765I, Chander Kanta W/o Amarj i t Aggarwal R/o House No. 454, 7, New Town Moga declare that before my marriage my name was Chander Kanta, after my marriage my name changed to Kanta Gupta. Chander Kanta and Kanta Gupta Both names are mine and the same person.
90007I Service No. 4480519n Hav. Bikarjit Singh Unit 4 Sikhli C/O 99 Apo Vpo K h e r a K a l m o t Te h Anandpur Sahib Dis t t Ropar Declare That In My Service Record My Wife Gurjinderjit Kaur. Dob Is W r o n g l y W r i t t e n I s 12/04/1984 Kindly Correct It As Dob 12/04/1983, Concern Note.
63372I Prabhashini Pattnayak Spouse Of No.14648256N, Rank Hav Bighneswar Bal R / O V / P S a r a n g , Te h Parjang, Distt Dhenkanal (Odisha) Have Changed My Name From Prabhashini Pattnayak To Prabhasini Bal & Have Changed My DOB Dated 25/05/1987 To Dated 25/05/1990.Vide A f f i d a v i t D a t e d 03/08/2020.
Plantation drive started under`Mhara Haryana Hara BharaHaryana’ on Kishangarh Road byKrishan Bedi, Political Secretary toChief Minister Manohar Lal. Hesaid that the number of trees in thestate of Haryana is low, hence thenewly appointed BJP state presidentOP Dhankar, in order to increase theforest area of Haryana by 20 percent and to protect the environmentin the state, launched a campaign ofgreen Haryana. The campaign be-gan on the occasion of Rakshaband-han today and will run till the deathanniversary of former Prime Minis-ter Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 16 Au-gust.
For this campaign, formerMLA from Ladwa, Dr. Pawan Sainihas been appointed as the convenorand the target is to plant 5 lakh 11thousand saplings in the state. Hesaid that 100 saplings each havebeen planted in all the mandals ofShahabad today and one Trivenisapling will be planted in all thebooths on 16th August on the deathanniversary of former Prime Minis-ter Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vaj-payee. He also appealed to the pub-lic to pledge more and more planta-tions and take care to make the en-vironment pure and green. A largenumber of BJP workers were pres-ent on this occasion includingPiyush Rao, Raj Satija, RajuChawla, Mulkh Raj Gumbar, ArunKansal, Karan Pratap Bedi,Ramkaran Yara, Ramchandra,Deshraj Kharindwa, MadanlalKharindwa, Neetu Rana, Anoopand Mandeep.
Rakhi has sense of self-
purification: MuniBUREAUKARNAL, AUG 3
Deputy promoter Shri Piyush MuniJi said in his daily message fromShri Atma Manohar Jain AradhanaMandir that India is a country offestivals. No such festival is cele-brated in any other country. Thereare few festivals celebrated in other
countries, but inIndia there areso many festi-vals which aredifficult tocount. Each fes-tival has somesignificance andhistory. In an-cient societywith rigid varna
systems, this festival is especiallyconsidered as the festival of Brah-mins.
On this day, Brahmins performtheir purification and bathe in holyplaces and rivers, but it is a matterof consideration how a bath canwash away sins. Sins are washed bybathing in the Ganges of restraint,equity and penance. If the heart hasno mercy, all its actions are mean-ingless. The existence of the worldis not on weapon power but on mer-cy and self-power. Mercy is the per-sonal quality of God. The mercifulassumes the existence of the divinein every living being.
STF seizes 40kg drugs worth
Rs1 croreCHANDIGARH, AUG 3
In a major break-through, sleuths ofHaryana’s Special Task Force(STF) have seized 35 kg charas and5 kg opium that was being smug-gled from Uttar Pradesh in a Bolerovehicle in Sonipat district.
One person, carrying the con-traband in vehicle, has been arrest-ed. The value of seized drugs isaround Rs1 crore in the internation-al market.
While stating this here today, aHaryana Police spokesperson in-formed that a STF team, which waspresent near Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Toll plaza during patrolling,had got a tip-off about smuggling ofdrugs in a vehicle.
On receipt of the information,the team immediately laid a trapand after sometime signaled aBolero to stop for checking. Inspec-tion of the vehicle led to the seizureof 35 kg charas and 5 kg opium.
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3HARYANAChildren show talent in rakhi contestKULDEEP SAINIRADAUR: Online rakhi competition was organised in Swaraj Shishu Niketan on Monday inwhich students up to the fifth grade participated with full enthusiasm. The students them-selves made rakhi and tied it on the wrist of brothers on Rakshabandhan. The students pre-pared very beautiful rachis from the material available at home.On this occasion, the school principal Renu Shandilya informed the children about RakshaBandhan online and said that Raksha Bandhan festival is one of the sacred festivals of thecountry. On this day sisters tie rakhi on their brother's wrist. In return, along with protectingthe siblings, they also give them gifts. He made the children aware of the environment. Healso administered an oath to the children to plant and protect them. The students pledged totake care of the plants by tying a rakhi to them.YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
CM approves plan for cropresidue management
Aim of plan is to curb stubble burning
RANVIR PARASHARCHANDIGARH, AUGUST 3-
Haryana Chief Minister, ManoharLal, has approved a comprehensiveplan for crop residue management inthe State to the tune of Rs. 1,304.95crore. The aim of the plan is to preventstubble burning in the State. The Cen-tral Government has provided Rs. 170crore to the State under this plan thisyear.
While stating this here today, Ad-ditional Chief Secretary, Agricultureand Farmers’ Welfare Department,Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, said that theState Government has submitted tothe Central Government an annual ac-tion plan to the tune of Rs. 639.10crore under the scheme ‘Promotion ofAgricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue’.
The plan entails in-situ and ex-situ management of crop residue, aswell as enforcement measures regard-ing prohibition on stubble burning.All administrative measures will betaken as the previous year, he added.
Giving details, Mr. Kaushal saidthat the State Government had been
taking all possible measures for man-agement of paddy straw in-situ (in thefield), including distributing equip-ment for crop residue management,establishing Custom Hiring Centres(CHCs) and establishing dedicatedcontrol room at state headquarters atthe Directorate of Agriculture andFarmers’ Welfare.
Apart from this, incentive of Rs.100 per quintal is also being providedto non-Basmati growers for cropresidue management within sevendays, under the direction of theSupreme Court. The Haryana Govern-ment has helped small and marginalfarmers growing non-Basmati andMuchal variety of Basmati, by pro-viding enough machines and Rs.1,000 per acre as operational cost. Forthese two purposes, the Haryana Gov-ernment has already provided a sumof Rs. 453 crore in the State Budget.
The Haryana Government hasalso encouraged establishment ofstraw bailer units to promote ex-situmanagement. Under this initiative, 64such units were established till No-vember 5, 2019, and 131 were estab-lished between November 6 and De-
cember 11. The State Government hasalso issued 155 permits to farmers forpurchase of such units.
To reiterate the strict stance beingtaken against stubble burning, theAgriculture and Farmers’Welfare De-partment has taken stringent actionagainst stubble burners and officerswho have failed to control stubbleburning.
Kishori SammanYojna to be launchedtomorrowCHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Min-ister, Mr. Manohar Lal will inauguratethe 'Mahila Avm Kishori Samman Yo-jana' for adolescent girls and womenliving below the poverty line (BPL) onAugust 5, 2020. In addition, they willalso start a scheme to provide fortifiedflavoured skimmed milk powder un-der the ‘Mukhya Mantri Doodh UpharYojana’ to children between 1 and 6years of age in Anganwadi Centresand pregnant and lactating mothersunder the Integrated Child Develop-ment Scheme.
International literary seminar onMunshi Premchand organised
BUREAU CHANDIGARH, AUG 3
On the occasion of Munshi Premc-hand birth anniversary An Interna-tional Literary Seminar was organ-ized by the Indian Embassy SofiaBulgaria and Devam Institute ofBulgaria. On this occasion Intellec-tual from the different country Bul-garia, Poland, Mauritius, Germany,Croatia, Mauritius and India partic-ipated in webinar and deliveredtheir lecture on the relevancy ofMunshi Premchand literature inmodern era. On this occasion HisExcellency Ambassador of Bulgar-ia Pooja Kapoor was a special guestin this International seminar. Shesaid that Munshi Premchand wasthe real face of the rural Indian life.
He has written more than 350 sto-ries. The real picture of folk and ru-ral life was depicted by MunshiPremchand 100 years ago. The rele-vancy of his literature in modern eraas same as at British time. ProfessorAnand Vardhan, Chairperson ofHindi Chair of ICCR, Bulgariabriefed the relevancy of the seminar.On this occasion Mrs. VaniaGancheva Bulgaria, Dr. Divya RajGermany, Dr. Jyoti Sharma Croatia,
Professor Sudhanshu Poland, Pro-fessor Vashisht Narayan Kashi Uni-versity, Dr. Harish Naval Mauritius,Professor Milena Brateva Bulgaria,Dr. Maha Singh Poonia Hedad ofthe dept. of Hindi Institute of Inte-grated and Honor Studies Kuruk-shetra University Kurukshetra, Pro-fessor Navinchandra Loney, DeanMerrut University U.P. Dr. DivyaRaj from Germany, Dr. Jyoti fromCroatia, Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar
Shukla from Banars University,Prof. Kumud Sharma from DelhiUnivesity, Prof. Vasisth NarayanTripathi, Prof. Harish Naval, Prof.Vinod Kumar Mishr attended theseminar and delivered their lecture.They said that Munshi Premchandwas a progressive writer. He wantedto brings certain reform through hiswritings in pre independence India.That is why his writings are themost powerful and authentic ac-counts of the national movement anpeople's life their aspirations, strug-gles victories and defeats, injustice,exploitations, courage, cowardiceand in particular the community liferural India, peasant commonsensenon-conformism and sacrifice,these all have been etched with akeen sense of realism.
Kamboj gives bestwishes to Dhankar
MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, AUG 3
Mata Indri's Block Committee Chairperson and repre-sentative Rishi Pal Kamboj, Sandeep Kamboj, formerBlock Committee Chairman Sumer Chand Kamboj,congratulated OP Dhankar on being made BJP StatePresident. He is a visionary person and during the lastterm he was the Agriculture Minister of the state, whoalso knows the problems of the farmers well. Rishi PalKamboj said that OP Dhankar as Agriculture Ministerhas made many schemes for the farmers, which arebenefiting them.
He said that becoming the BJP state president willgive more strength to the party, as he is a person ofmixed, hardworking, honest and visionary thinking.Former Block Committee chairman Sumer ChandKamboj said that a big post in BJP can come to any-one. There is no dynasty system present in the BJP likethe Congress party where one does not leave the chairfrom grandfather to grandson. Former AgricultureMinister Dhankar has experience not only of the or-ganisation but also of the government. He has been as-sociated with the party since childhood and recognizesthe pulse of the generation, said Kamboj.
MAIN PAL KASHYAPINDRI, AUG 3
Master Narendra ;aunchedMhara Haryana Hara BharaHaryana programme in Kalso-ra village of Halkindri, DistrictGeneral Minister Kisan Mor-cha started the Vrishti BandhanAbhiyan in collaboration withRinku Budharan and PrincipalAdvocate Kuldeep Kumar In-dri Bar Association. On thisoccasion, District GeneralMinister Master NarendraGorsi said that festivals havespecial significance in our cul-ture. Each festival is a symbolof determination in itself, justas today we celebrate the festi-val of Raksha Bandhan by ty-ing thread on the wrist of sib-lings. In order to create a newpattern in society, we also cel-
ebrate festivals as a connectionwith social determination.Similarly, State President OPDhankhar. President ofBharatiya Janata Party tried toconvey this Raksha Bandhanwith Vrishti Bandhan andspread a message fromPanchkula all over Haryanathat every person should un-derstand his own responsibili-ty in today's modern life whereflora and trees are being ex-
ploited. To bring liveliness andfreshness in the atmosphereand to fill that deficiency, let usall plant trees and give thecoming generations an envi-ronment that they feel that ourancestors had helped to deco-rate nature. As part of this cam-paign, around 200 saplingswere planted in Kalsora villagetoday and the people presenttook a pledge that togetherthey will take care of them.
Spread green campaign: Gorsi
Children prepare rakhis, masksKARNAL, AUG 3
Innerwheel Club Karnal Midtown took a good initiative on the occasion of Raksha Band-han festival, a symbol of holy love. With the help of school children and club members,rakhis and masks were prepared in the houses. After this they were packed and presentedto the doctors of the DC and SP office and Kalpana Chawla Medical College. The editor ofthe club and the head of St. Kabir School, Supriti Bindra, had special support in this work.Club President Joy Kirat, Vice President Parinita Kapoor, Treasurer Madhu Gupta and Sec-retary Anju Kapoor said that Corona district officials and doctors and nurses of the districtadministration are working as Corona warriors during the crisis.
Jan Kalyan Kendrainmates tie rakhi to DC
SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, AUG 3
The daughters of Mata Prakash Kaur Shravan and VaniNishakta Jan Kalyan Kendra tied the Rakhi on the festi-val of Raksha Bandhan after visiting the residence ofDeputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav. On this oc-casion, the girls wished for a happy life of the DeputyCommissioner in sign language and his family and all thechildren also thanked the Deputy Commissioner for thesupport given to the Centre.
The Deputy Commissioner also wished the daughterson the auspicious occasion of Rakshabandhan. Hewished for a bright future for all the daughters living inthe centre. He assured everyone that every possible helpis being given to them by the district administration andevery need will be fulfilled further. Assistant directors ofthe center Dinesh Singh, Nisha Saxena and VasudhaBhardwaj were also present on the occasion.
Bhandara held afterreligious festival
ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, AUG 3
The 11-day religious rit-ual held at Sri MahakaliMahakaleshwar Sid-dhapeeth Temple WardNo-6 Taraorii came to anend today. Bhandare wasorganised on the occa-sion in which all thedevotees took part andreceived the offerings. Earlier, in the MahamrityunjayRudra Mahayagya and rituals for the wishes of the city,peace and brotherhood, the dignitaries and social workersmade sacrifices. Pandit Acharya Shubham Shastri per-formed the Havan-Yagna. All the devotees who visitedthe temple under his leadership took part in the puja inwhich prasad was distributed among the devotees withsocial distancing. On this occasion many people, includ-ing Vijay Goel, Krishna Goyal, Bobby Bansal, VinitBansal, Naresh Bansal, Mukesh Garg, Rakesh Garg, Ish-war Goyal, Sushil Khurana, Virendra Bansal, MukeshGoyal, Puneet Bansal, Chunit Bansal, and Saurav RanaPadhana were present
SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKURUKSHETRA, AUG 3
Deputy Superintendent of Po-lice Ladwa Bharat Bhushan,flagging off the 265th CycleRide Plant, Save Environ-ment, awareness Rally, takenout by Prerna Sami-ti Haryana, said thatthis is a very com-mendable work.While chairing thecycle rally, Assis-tant Sub InspectorChandi Ram saidthat he will alwayscooperate with suchworks. Subsequent-ly, on the occasionof Raksha Bandhana plantation drivewas carried out un-der the aegis of Pre-rna Samiti Haryanaand VasudhaivaKutumbakam Culture Servicedimension in which ChiefGuest Prerna Kurukshetra'sFounder President Industrial-ist Jai Bhagwan Singla andEnvironment Sentinel Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma, Presi-dent of Prerna Samiti, Associ-ate NCC Officers Dr. KevalKrishna, Dr. Satyanarayana,
and Karamchand plantedHarsingar and Amla plants.
On this occasion, ChiefGuest Jai Bhagwan Singlasaid that on Rakshabandhanwe should take a pledge thatwe should plant more andmore trees and protect them.
Just as Raksha Bandhan is aholy festival of siblings, in thesame way, we should alsopledge to protect plants and ifwe protect these plants for 2years, then later they will pro-tect us. On this occasion,Doctor Krishna said thatplants are like Gods, whogive us life-giving life. He
said that some people usesmall neem plants to pluck sothat the plant does not growand finally it dries up. He saidthat we should neem onlywhen the tree grows. On thisoccasion, Dr. Ashok Vermasaid that it is extremely im-
portant to take care of all theplants that have been plantedin the police line and we willall grow those plants together.He also thanked all the offi-cers and employees of theForest Department who areworking hard day and nightplanting trees and makingKurukshetra green.
ISHIKA THAKURKURUKSHETRA, AUG 3
Lok Sabha BJP MP Nayab Singh Sainilaunched the Haryana government’s MharaHaryana Hara Bhara Haryana campaign byplanting saplings in the village Ramsharanmajra today. The programme was inauguratedby Naib Saini and was chaired by state con-venor Pawan Saini. MP Naib Saini said thatunder the Haryana campaign on the occasionof the holy festival of Rakshabandhan, 5 lakhsaplings will be planted by BJP workers inHaryana. The BJP has also stepped in to sup-
port this campaign. Five lakh saplings will beplanted across the state by the BJP.
From the city to the village and booth lev-el, the environment will be kept clean underthe Haryana - Green Filled Haryana Mission.MP Naib Saini has said that planting saplingsis very important to clean the contaminated en-vironment, so it should be possible to plantmore and more plants so that the increasingpollution can be controlled. The rainy seasonis going on and the plants grow fast during therainy season. So all the people must plant aplant and play a role in protecting the environ-ment.
DSP Bhushan flagsoff cycle rally
5 lakh saplings will be planted: Saini
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
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SP JAINCHANDIGARH, AUG 3
The SAD President Sukhbir SinghBadal seems to be suffering fromselective amnesia while asking theChief Minister, Captain AmarinderSingh to step down owning moralresponsibility for the spuriousliquor tragedy that left over 100people dead. These views were ex-pressed here today in a press com-muniqué by the Health & FamilyWelfare and Labour Minister Mr.Balbir Singh Sidhu.
“Did you step down when theeternal Guru of the Sikhs, Sri GuruGranth Sahib Ji was sacrileged.You didn’t bat even an eyelidwhile ordering firing on the inno-cent protestors who in a peacefulmanner, were demanding actionagainst those responsible for sacri-lege. Did you feel ashamed whenyou got the Dera Sacha SaudaChief Gurmeet Ram Rahim for-given for the heinous crime ofdonning the uniform like that ofSri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.?”Asked the Minister to Sukhbir.
Castigating the SAD Presidentfurther, Mr. Sidhu said that thecrime story of Sukhbir doesn’tends here.
The ex Deputy CM didn’tthrew his brother in law BikramSingh Majithia out of the cabinetdespite being in full knowledge oflatter’s dealings with the drug ped-dlers whereas another akali minis-ter Sarwan Singh Phillaur was giv-en the boot. And the SAD calls it-self the ‘Panthic Party’ withSukhbir and other members ofBadal clan lone custodians of SikhPanth, quipped the Congress
leader. Calling the visit of Sukhbirto Tarntaran District and Muchhalvillage in Amritsar to meet thefamilies of the victims, a mereeyewash and shedding crocodiletears, the Minister said that didSukhbir ever cared to visit thefamilies of the two youths whowere killed in the police firing.And at that time, Sukhbir washolding the Home portfolio underwhose control the State Policefunctions.
The Cabinet Minister furtheradded that the Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh in keepingwith his holy commitment with thepeople of Punjab, has orderedcrackdown on those involved inthe spurious liquor trade includingthe kingpin Balwinder Kaur. Theerring officials of the excise andpolice department have been sus-pended besides huge quantities of‘Lahan’ and illicit liquor have alsobeen seized and nobody would bespared the rod as per the promiseof the Chief Minister.
Balbir Sidhu reprimands Sukhbir forblaming govt over hooch tragedy
Hooch tragedy unfortunate; Punjab Police capable to solve: Aruna CHANDIGARH: Describing hooch tragedy unfortunate, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child DevelopmentMrs. Aruna Chaudhary today said that Punjab Police is very much capable to crack down the entire case. She said thatChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has already ordered the suspension of seven excise officials and six police-men with immediate effect and initiated an inquiry against them besides giving strict orders to state police to bring theguilty to justice. Chaudhary said that the state government has also directed the police to launch statewide crackdownon spurious liquor manufacturing units that may be operating in the state and so far conducted more than 100 raidsthroughout the state. On the demand of CBI probe by Delhi Chief Minister, Mrs. Chaudhary said that this demand wasnothing but a political gimmick and Punjab Police have great repute to solve a number of cases of similar nature. Sheinformed that the state government has taken necessary steps to curb such mafias in the state. Extending condolencesto the families of the deceased, she said that the government has announced Rs.2 lakh compensation each to the fam-ilies of the deceased.
LUDHIANA, AUG 3
Punjab Food, Civil Supplies& Consumer Affairs MinisterMr Bharat Bhushan Ashu to-day informed that to makeMission Fateh of the Punjabgovernment successful, 10lakh washable masks wouldbe distributed amongst theneedy persons in the state. Hesaid that 80,000 such masksbearing Mission Fateh logowould be distributed in districtLudhiana alone.
Accompanied by DeputyCommissioner Mr VarinderKumar Sharma, ADC (Devel-opment) Mr Sandeep Kumar,Councillors Mrs Mamta Ashuand Mr Dilraj Singh, besidesothers, Mr Bharat BhushanAshu today inaugurated thedistribution of these masksamongst the needy by visitinga park in Jawaddi area of Lud-hiana city.
While speaking on the oc-casion, Mr Ashu informedthat to check the spread ofCovid pandemic, Chief Min-ister Capt Amarinder Singhhad announced that 10 lakhwashable masks would be dis-tributed free amongst theneedy persons who cannot af-
ford a mask. He said that asper a latest study, wearing of amask is foremost importantand if every person startswearing a mask, we can easi-ly break the chain and scorevictory over Covid 19.
He informed that the Pun-jab government is committedto provide these masks toevery needy person not onlyin district Ludhiana, but inother districts of the state aswell. Mr Ashu urged the resi-dents that they should not pan-ic if they are tested positive asall the government as well asprivate hospitals are fullyequipped to handle the pa-tients. He also urged the resi-dents to immediately visittheir nearest testing centre incase they have any Covid likesymptoms and do not delaythe testing at any cost. He saidthat Covid testing is beingdone totally free of cost in allgovernment testing centresacross the state. Deputy Com-missioner Mr Varinder KumarSharma said that the DistrictAdministration has developeda mobile app on which onecan check the status of vacantbeds in private hospitals ofdistrict Ludhiana.
10 lakh washable masksto be distributed freeamongst needy: AshuDC orders relief to
families of victimsKULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU: DeputyCommissioner Gurpreet Singh Khairadirected the officers of variousdepartments to immediately providewelfare schemes run by thegovernment to the families affected byalcohol poisoning, including smart
ration cards,healthinsurance,widow, old ageand dependentpensions. Hesaid that allpossible helpshould be givento the familiesas per theirfinancial
condition and need. Khaira said thatapart from this the relief of Rs. 2 lakhannounced by the Punjab governmentshould also reach the families of thedeceased. He also appealed to theresidents of the district not to consumeillicit liquor bought from anyone as it islikely to be poisonous. He said thatdon't buy this liquor supplied by theliquor mafia and even if someone hasbought it, he should destroy this liquor.He said that such liquor which has nofixed degree can cause great harm tothe body, so under no circumstancesshould such liquor which has beensupplied illegally be consumed.
Two die afterconsuming spouriousliquor in Jandiala GuruKULJIT SINGHJANDIALA GURU: After the deaths inMuchhal village, now Jandiala Guruhas also started taking poison in hislap. Last Saturday, Karaj Singh aliasKari, who had come from Sheikhpuradrinking liquor, started vomiting at
around 10 pm.He was takenby his family toa privatehospital ofJandiala Guru,where hereplied, thenhe was takento Guru
Ramdas Hospital, Valla, who also senthim to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital,where he died at 4 am today whileundergoing treatment. Veer Singh,son of K, said that his father wasaddicted to alcohol. He had also comefrom Mohalla Sheikhpura on Saturdaynight after drinking poisonous liquor.Similarly, in another case, JandialaGuru died on Verowal Road. The wifeof the deceased said that her husbandHarjinder Singh used to work inphotography. He had come fromMohalla Shaikhpura two days agoafter drinking alcohol. He stoppedseeing with his eyes.
Three people foundpositive for Corona inSultanpur LodhiMK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI : The case ofthree members of the same family withCorona report positive in the CentralTown of Sultanpur Lodhi is a dangersignal for those who still taking thecorona virus lightly, going out without amask and without maintaining socialdistancing. The three latest cases ofCorona are related to the family of RiceMillers. Confirming this, SMO of CivilHospital, Dr. Anil Manchanda said thatat present, samples of 11 people whocame in contact with Corona infectedpeople have been sent for investigation.It is noticeable that an employee ofRice Miller belonging to the RCF areais already undergoing treatment at aprivate hospital for Corona.
SSP directs police officers totighten noose against illicitliquor trade
DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: A day after joining theoffice, Senior Superintendent of PoliceNavjot Singh Mahal directed to furthertightening the noose against the illicitliquor trade which led to arrest of 8persons with registration of nine casesunder Excise Act. Mahal, on Sunday,held a detailed meeting with the policeofficers to chalk out an action plan foreliminating the drugs, illicit liquormenace and ensuring the strictestaction against sand mafia in thedistrict. Giving details, Navjot SinghMahal said that as he had alreadywarned such unscrupulous elementsindulged in the trade of illicit liquor,drugs and sand mafia, the DistrictPolice would intensify the crackdownfor bringing them to book.
CHANDIGARH: Lambasting atthe Akalis for their dubious rolefor blatantly accusing CaptainAmarinder government for hoochtragedy, the Sports Minister RanaGurmit Singh Sodhi said it wasnothing but pot calling the kettleblack as similar incidents had oc-curred in 2012 and 2016 in Gur-daspur and Batala respectivelyduring their regime.
In a press state-ment, the Rana Sodhisaid that thesetragedies too claimedseveral lives duringSAD-BJP alliancegovernment, addinghe pointed out that inthe Batala case, nei-ther any FIR wasregistered nor anyaction taken againstthe main accused.
Sensing the grav-ity of matter, the Cabinet Ministerstated that Captian Amarinder im-mediately ordered a magisterialinquiry by a Divisional Commis-sioner, who has been asked tosubmit his report within a month.Besides, the Chief Minister alsoordered suspension of, and in-quiry against, seven Excise &Taxation Officers and Inspectors,
along with two DSPs and fourSHOs of Punjab Police, in con-nection with the hooch tragedy,which has so far claimed over 100lives in the three districts of TarnTaran, Amritsar Rural and Gur-daspur. Launching a frontal attackon the SAD President SukhbirBadal and former Cabinet Minis-ter Bikram Majithia for their the-
atrics on the entireissue, Rana Sodhisaid that every-body knew that byand large peoplehave lost their trustand confidence intheir leadership.
Moreover, theSAD was on theverge of collapseas its several confi-dants amongstrank and file, havealready joined the
SAD (Democratic) led by stalwartAkali leader Sukhdev SinghDhindsa, as they were feeling suf-focated due to their autocraticstyle of functioning as the patri-arch of Shiromani Akali DalParkash Singh Badal and hisprogeny has relegated over a century old political party to afiefdom.
Similar incidentshappened in SAD tenure
in 2012 & 2016: Rana
Residents lodge protest,MC takes action
MK SHARMASULTANPUR LODHI AUG 3
Acase of illegal possession of road in Guru Nanak Na-gar Colony has come to light. Residents of the colonysaid that the road was made 25 years back. Where aproperty dealer is trying to build illegal shops by dig-
ging the road overnight.Based on the complaint ofthe residents of the colony,the Municipal Council Sul-tanpur Lodhi EO BaljitSingh Bilga has also takenserious note and started apreliminary investigation.Residents of the colony areangry after the gravel road
was dug with a JCB machine. Guru Nanak Nagar Wel-fare Society President Gurwinder Singh Virk, SeniorVice President Jaswant Singh, Patwari Union Presi-dent Kanungo Sukhwinder Singh Mahal, Legal Advi-sor Daljit Singh Jainpur, Secretary Ravinder SinghBabra, Gurdev Singh GN, Simranpreet Singh.
ANIL VERMABATHINDA, AUG 3
Former MLA of ShiromaniAkali Dal Sarup ChandSingla under the leadership ofMata Suhagwanti Pyare LalCharitable Trust has launchedRedi Chalak at Sabzi Mandi,Dhobiana Basti and MultaniRoad for the prevention ofCorona virus.
And masks were distrib-uted to the common peopleand people were urged to fol-low the rules of the disease. "Iam responsible, you are alsoresponsible, saving the socie-ty is the responsibility of allof us," Singla said. So every-one has to cooperate. He saidthat it was unfortunate thatthis Captain's government
was running away from its re-sponsibility in this dreadfuldisease but also scams weretaking place in the rations ofthe poor.
The government shouldhave supported the people inthis dreadful disease by con-gratulating them on theRakhri festival and calling on
the youth to be aware againstdrugs and said that they weredistributing more than 10,000masks.On the occasion,workers led by Circle Presi-dent Happy Kanwar andYouth Leader Harjit Sivanalso distributed masks to theunmasked persons at variousplaces.
Former MLA distributes masks forprotection against corona virus
Family members of ShaheedJarnail Singh celebrate Rakhri
ANIL VERMABATHINDA, AUG 3
Gurbachan Kaur, daughter Jyoti Kaur and niecesSimranjit Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur and brother Bal-
winder Singh cele-brated the festival ofRakhi by wearingRakhri on the statueof Shaheed JarnailSingh. On this occa-sion Mata GurbachanKaur said that she isproud of the sacrificeof her son who gavehis life for the securi-
ty of the country. Such a day is historic. On this dayJarnail Singh is definitely missed but he also feelsthat he Son sacrificed his life for the country. Thegirl Jyoti Kaur said that her aunt and uncle comeevery year to make Rakhri but could not come dueto corona virus.
RAMESH KASHYAPFEROZEPUR, AUG 3
To cater to small and margin-al farmers with the batterlivestock management op-portunities, the Rural Devel-opment and Panchayat de-partment has initiated aunique drive to build 4351new cattle sheds across the838 Gram Panchayats of thedistrict. Divulging the details,Additional Deputy Commis-sioner (Development) Mr.
Ravinderpal Singh Sandhusaid that on the directives ofstate government led by ChiefMinister Captain AmarinderSingh, the department hasidentified 4351 places, wherethe facility of new cattle shedswould be provided to the poorand needy people for the bat-ter management of their live-stock. He said that under thecattle shed scheme, the de-partment would build fivesheds in each Gram Panchayats.
KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, AUG 3
The Communist Party ofIndia Amritsar (Rural) un-der the leadership of Dis-trict Secretary ComradeLakhbir Singh Nizampuratoday met the families of12 victims of villageMuchhal who had dieddue to spurious liquor.This business is being runwith the connivance ofsenior police officials.
He alleged that the gov-ernment's claims to stopdrugs were a bundle oflies. All this is happening
under the patronage ofpoliticians. He said thatthose who do this busi-ness do not care aboutchange of government.As a result of which suchhorrible incidents have tobe borne by the commonpeople in the form ofdeeds. The leader of theruling party in Punjab had
promised to eradicatedrugs from Punjab in fourweeks. On the contrary,drugs are being sold ille-gally more than ever be-fore. But in the name ofaction, only food was sup-plied. There are still drugdens in various villages inthe area and in Jandialatown.
Scheme aims at providing better livestockmgt opportunities to farmers
Government’s claim to stopdrugs proved false: Nizampura
CHET RAM RATAN NAWANSHAHAR AUG 3
A meeting of the members ofthe District Chamber ofCommerce Nawanshahartook place at NawanshaharPS in the city today alongwith the team of ChairmanGurcharan Arora, DSPHarendra Singh and SHUParminder Singh.
Due to the Corona epi-demic, the government andpolice administration haveordered strict compliance.The district administrationtook strong objection to notkeeping social distance onthe shops and keeping theshops open after 8 pm. The
shopkeepers were warnedthat strict action will be tak-en against whoever opensthe shop from 8 pm. The
shopkeeper who violateswill be fined and sealed bythe administration for 3days.
Strict action will be taken by administrationagainst violators: DSP Harleen
SUMER GARGSUNAM, AUG 3
A meeting of the members ofthe executive committee of theChemists & druggist's associa-tion(C&DA) was held under it'spresident Naresh Jindal. In themeeting the members havestrongly criticised the registra-tion of case against Anilmedicos by the police.
Jindal while talking to me-dia persons alleged that the Po-lice action against a licenseewithout the presence of the offi-cials of drug department wasunfair. Though a chemist can'tgive psychotropic drug, habitforming drug without the pre-scription of a doctor, yet it is
learnt that the patient was pur-chasing medicine on his old pre-scription slip. The name of therecovered medicine is Anorm,which contains the combinationof Allprazolam + Propnoal.Doctors prescribe this Medicinein routine for blood pressure,migrain, tension & tachycardia.But, the police during raid hadtaken all the medicine in theirpossession & they had also tak-
en DVR of shopkeeper withthem, Jindal added. He said,"association has all these proofwith him that the police has reg-istered a case against the shop-keeper by organising a naka inthe city, whereas the bill of med-icine is with the Chemist". Jin-dal said, "soon a deputation ofassociation will meet SSP San-grur to request him for the can-cellation of this case".
C&DA criticises registration of police case
SARWANQADIAN, AUG 3
The festival of Rak-sha Bandhan wascelebrated withgreat pomp in Qadi-an. On this occa-sion, there was awave of devotees inthe temples today.
The sisters wentto the temples for along life of theirbrothers and wor-shiped, they tied theRakhi’s on thewrists of the broth-ers and the brothers vowed toprotect their beloved sistersOn this occasion, BJP's
Women Wing President Kul-winder Kaur wished for longlife of her brother yadwinder
singh butter a member of theNational Executive of BJP bytying a rakhi on his wrist.
Kulwinder Kaur ties knot to BJPexecutive member Yadavinder
137 more private hospitals to rope in for
Covid patients: DCJALANDHAR, AUG 3Amid the spiralling cases ofCovid-19 pandemic in Jaland-har, The district administra-tion is set to rope in 137 moreprivate health institutions forearmarking more beds and en-suring best care treatment tothe level-2 and level-3 Covidinfected patients under itsCovid management policy.The Deputy CommissionerMr Ghanshyam Thori onMonday constituted variouscommittees headed by SDMsand DDLG which will carryout the inspections of theseprivate hospitals under theirjurisdictions.
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
HP Transport department services go onlineSHIMLA: The transport department of Himachal Pradesh has started providingall its services online and one can avail the same by visiting either thedepartment’s website or the nearest Lok Mitra Kendra, said a senior official ofthe department. According to transport commissioner J M Pathania, a detaileduser guide is being prepared for the regular customers of the department,including bus, truck, taxi and auto operators, to educate them on how to avail theservices online. Under the new e-Parivahan system, the services are availableon its website under various categories, like permits for stage carriage, contractcarriage and all India transport permit, issuance of registration certificate anddriving and conductor licence, etc. Pathania said under the new arrangement, allservices are being made available to the people at their doorsteps.
Injured person inroad accident diesJOGINDRA DEV ARYABANGANA: The shopkeeper, whowas injured in a road accident inAmrehara three days ago underBangana police station, died onMonday. Om Prakash was returninghome after closing his shop inAmrehara Tanoh when his car was hitby someone near his house in whichOm Prakash was injured. The injuredOmprakash was referred to PGIChandigarh after giving first aid inBangana where he died on Mondaymorning. Police has done the post-mortem of the body and handed it tothe relatives. The police have alreadyregistered a case against theunknown driver and are still underinvestigation, but so far the clue of theunknown driver has not been found.
Minor boy dies over waterdispute in KupwaraSRINAGAR: A minor boy was killedallegedly over water dispute betweentwo families in north Kashmir districtof Kupwara, official sources said hereon Monday. They said two familiesentered into a heated argument overwater in a village Kachhama inKupwara. “The altercation furtheraggravated in which an 11-year-oldboy, identified Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah,was critically wounded,” they said,adding injured was rushed to ahospital where he was declaredbrought dead. Police have registereda case and initiated investigation intothe incident, they said, adding theaccused have been arrested.
11 more people diedue to COVID-19 in J-kSRINAGAR: Eleven people includingfive from Srinagar and two fromJammu -- died due to COVID-19during the last 24 hours, taking thedeath toll due to the infection in theUnion Territory of Jammu andKashmir to 407. With these deaths,372 people have lost their lives due toCOVID-19 in 60 days, and 392 peoplein 74 days in J&K, where 590 newpositive cases were detected onMonday, taking the total number ofinfected persons to 22,006. “Thenumber of new positive cases hasagain swelled in Srinagar, where 180people tested positive for COVID-19on Monday followed by Jammu with72 new cases,” an official said, adding905 positive patients have recoveredMonday. J&K recorded the highestnumber of deaths in a week due toCOVID-19 last week with 84 people,mostly from Kashmir, losing the battleagainst the disease. Official sourcessaid five Srinagar residents died dueto COVID-19 during the last 24 hoursin different hospitals. “All the patientswere suffering from respiratoryproblems,” they said. They said thedistrict of Baramulla also witnessedone new death due to COVID-19.“Two people each also lost their live inJammu and Anantnag,” they said.They said central Kashmir district ofGanderbal recorded its seventh deathdue to COVID-19 on Monday.
‘Raksha Bandhan’celebrations remain lowkey affair, sans festivityJAMMU: Amid the scare of COVID-19, ‘Raksha Bandhan’, the festival ofbond and faith between sisters andbrothers, was celebrated on Mondaywith religious fervour but withoutfestivity. The markets in variousareas of Jammu city were missingthe buzz without customers,especially women. Despite themarkets opening after more than twodays of weekend lockdown, they didnot witness any heavy rush ofcustomers as corona cases havebeen rising in the winter capital. Themajor markets in the city also did notsee heavy rush of customers. Mostof the people celebrated the festivalonline through video calls on varioussocial apps, while a few dared tovisit their loved ones to celebrate thefestival. “Let us follow the COVIDpandemic guidelines this year sothat we happily celebrate the festivalwith much enthusiasm next year,”said Rohini—a housewife. She saidthat she made a video call to herbrother who stays out of the townand with all the rituals, celebratedthe festival. Ruchie, anotherhousewife said, “let us be safe first.Following SOPs and guidelines likesocial distancing are in the interestof everyone.”
HIMACHAL/JKEfforts on to make Himachal stray
cattle free: Jai Ram ThakurCM launches assistance to Cow Sanctuary scheme
PANKAJ KATNASHIMLA/UNA, AUG 3
Efforts are on to makeHimachal Pradesh stray cattle-free within one and a half year,and it would be a pioneer Statein this field in the country. Thiswas disclosed by ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur whilelaunching ‘Assistance toG a u s a d a n / G a u s h a l a / C o wSanctuary Scheme’ andNational ArtificialInsemination ProgrammePhase-II of Animal Husbandrydepartment, here today.Speaking on the occasion, theChief Minister said that underthe ‘Assistance toG a u s a d a n / G a u s h a l a / C o wSanctuary Scheme’ Rs. 500 percow per month would beprovided to allGausadans/Gaushalas/ cowsanctuaries having 30 or morecattle's as maintenanceallowance after completetagging under InformationNetwork for AnimalProductivity and Health(INAPH) and National AnimalDisease Control Programme(NADCP) as per theGovernment of Indiaguidelines. He said that thesebenefits would be extended tocow sanctuaries/ Gaushalas
established by the government,registered Gausadans andGaushalas being run byPanchayats, Mahila Mandals,Local Bodies and NGOs etc. JaiRam Thakur said that the stategovernment has decided toensure that no one would beallowed to abandon their cattle.In the very first cabinet meetingof the state government, it wasdecided that a few apoliticaland decision with humaneangle be taken and thus thegovernment decided to lowerthe age limit for availing thebenefits of old age pensionwithout any income limit from80 years to 70 years. Thesecond decision was makingprovision for providing shelterto stray cattle and levying onerupees cess per bottle of liquor
for construction andmaintenance of cow sadans, headded. Jai Ram Thakur said thatthe government has nowdecided to levy cess of Rs. 1.50per cattle of liquor to generatethe income and also to developcow sanctuaries in the State. Hesaid that the government wascommitted to ensure that noteven a single cattle was foundon the roads for which thecollective efforts were required.
He said that under theNational ArtificialInsemination ProgrammePhase-II, facility of artificialinsemination would beprovided to improve the breedof cattle thereby helping thefarmers to supplement theirincome. He said that this wouldbenefit over eight lakh farmers
of the State.Jai Ram Thakur also
interacted with the farmers andmembers of ManagingCommittee of Gausadans andGaushalas. Agriculture, RuralDevelopment and PanchayatiRaj and Animal HusbandryMinister Virender Kanwar saidthat it was for the first time theChief Minister has interactedwith cattle rearers of the state.The efforts would be made tobring all the abandoned cattleinto Gau Sadans and cowsanctuaries for which activecooperation of every section ofthe society was required. Hesaid that efforts would also bemade for capacity enhancementof the cow sanctuaries in theState. He said that seven cowsanctuaries were coming up inseven districts of the Statewhich would be madefunctional at the earliest. Hesaid that the Agriculturedepartment would purchasecow dung from the cowsanctuaries and would be soldto farmers as vermi-compost.The efforts would also be madeto plant fodder trees in cowsanctuary areas so that cowscould get green fodder. He saidthat the state government wouldensure free vaccination of cattletwice in a year.
SHIMLA, AUG 3
Members of State BJP MahilaMorcha led by its PresidentRashmi Dhar Sood tied Rakhis onthe wrist of Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur on the occasion of‘Raksha Bandhan’ at his officialresidence ‘Oak Over’, here today.Vandhana Gularia, Sheetal VyasSharma and other functionaries ofthe Morcha were also present onthe occasion. The representatives
of Brahamakumaris also tiedRakhi to the Chief Minister at itsofficial residence.
The Chief Minister waspresented homemade Rakhi byself-help groups (SHGs) of theState prepared under NationalLivelihood Mission. Director,Rural Development andPanchayati Raj Lalit Jain said thatthese SHGs prepared 2.70 lakhRakhis and earned about Rs. 22lakh by its sale.
BJP Mahila Morchamembers tie Rakhi to CM
HAMIRPUR, AUG 3
Six more infected cases of novelcoronavirus were reported here inthis district of Himachal Pradeshwhile one person was cured anddischarged in past 24 hrs, Healthdepartment official said onMonday. "One old patient, who
was cured today, would besubjected to home quarantine", theofficial said. With this, the totalnumber of positive cases in thedistrict has gone up to 313including thirty (30) active cases.Three persons have lost their livesdue to dreaded virus and thosecured now stand at 280.
Six more test +ve in Hamirpur
Women from various walkof life tie Rakhi to Guv
SHIMLA, AUG 3
On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan,the women folk from various sections of thesociety tied colourful Rakhis on the wrist ofGovernor Bandaru Dattatraya at Raj Bhavan,today and pray for his good health. Whilecongratulating them on Raksha Bandhan festival,the Governor said that the message hidden behindevery festival was important. The holy festival ofRaksha Bandhan gives us the message of love,brotherhood and harmony. However, in this criticaltime of Corona pandemic, we need fight togetherand spread the message of love and protectionespecially for sisters.
He said that the festival of Rakhi should notonly remain a family affair, but should becelebrated as a social fest for nurturing the socialbonding and this is high time that we show ourspecial respect towards the Corona warriors bytying up protection thread. He expressed hope thatfestival would bring peace, harmony andprosperity in the country. The Governor alsothanked and honoured all the sisters on theoccasion. Mayor Satya Kaundal, President, StateBJP Mahila Morcha Rashmi Dhar Sood and seniorlady officers among others were also present onthe occasion.
Will raise problems of farmersbefore govt: Satish Rana
PREETI RANAHAROLI, AUG 3
Kisan Mandal of Haroli a meeting held ameeting under the chairmanship of State VicePresident Balram Bablu and District PresidentAvinash Menon which was chaired by HaroliMandal President Satish Rana.BJP KisanMorcha State Vice President Balram Bablu andBJP Kisan Morcha District President AvinashManon were present. It was decided to hold tree-plantations for the maintenance of betterenvironment and eco-balance. Minister ofDevelopment and Panchayati Raj VirendraKanwar, MLA from Kutlehar assemblyconstituency, congratulated on getting additionalMinistry of Agriculture Department in the stategovernment. Kisan Morcha activists andofficials decided that plantation will be done tosave the environment in all the villages beforeAugust 14 in Haroli mandal. Haroli BJP MandalPresident Ravindra Jaiswal Mandal President ofKisan Morcha Satish Rana was specially presentin this meeting. State president Dr. RakeshSharma had reached Babli in this programme butfor some reason he could not attend this meeting.
Divisional President Satish Rana said that onAugust 9, State President of Kisan Morcha Dr.Rakesh Sharma Babli arriving to attend theupcoming meeting. He said that this is the firstone-day visit after Dr. Rakesh Babli became thePresident, he will be welcomed by all activistson reaching Una. Media in-charge KuldeepMintu Vice President Satish Garg, Raj Kumar,Ashok Kumar, Sangram Singh, Kewal Krishna,Madan Lal General Secretary AshwaniNangdoli, Ranjit Gago, among others were alsopresent on the occasion.
Shimla GPO employee testspositive, workers stage
protest against managementSHIMLA, AUG 3
A woman employees of the General Post Office here testedpositive for novel coronavirus leading to other staff lodging aprotest on Monday against the management for not sealingthe premises properly. The employee who is resident ofEngineghar Sanjouli tested positive for COVID-19 onSunday. The entire premises of the said employee was sealedby the administration, however, the post office where sheworked located on Mall Road was opened after sanitisation ofthe premises on Monday. Other employees of the GPOblamed the Himachal Pradesh India Post Circle managementand protested outside the premises against the decision of themanagement to open the post office. An India Posts employeesaid that employees cannot be forced to work in an unsafeenvironment when their colleague has already tested positivefor coronavirus. He said that the post office was sealed in themorning but after the intervention of the management it wasopened for the General public and employees were forced towork in this vulnerable environment. If the residence ofvictim could be sealed and her neighbors were forced to gointo home quarantine, the administration and managementcannot force the employees to work under duress. India Postsemployees said they are being forced to work in this unsafeenvironment without being provided with proper PPE kitsand other safety material.
Rajeev Sharman elected as permanentsecretory of Ganpati Utsav Committee
AMB, AUG 3
Famous Hindi poet and literary person ofAmb sub division of Una district. RajeevSharman was elected as permanentsecretary of Ganpati Utsav Committeewith the consent of all members andpresident of the committee. He is knownto be founder of Public Ganesh Festival ofHimachal Pradesh. While talking to thiscorrespondent Rajeev Sharman said thathe established Ganpati-Utsav in Mandidistrict at historical Sidh Ganpati templein 1989. The Ganpati Utsav hascompleted the silver jubilee of itscelebration. He is also established GanpatiUtsav in Amb sub division in the year2007. The Ganpati Utsav of Amb district
Una is well known as “Shri AmbiknagarAmb Ganesh Utsav” on record till date.Interestingly, Rajeev Sharman is aliterary person who has organized manystate levels kavi sammelan in Amb tehsilsince 2009 till this date. He is a religiousand social worker also. Moreover he is aHindi story writer and also took activepart in cultural, religious and socialactivities. He further told that this yearGanpati Utsav will be celebrated from24th August to 1st September for ninedays but due to the corona virus crisis itwill be organized at their houses onindividually and personal levels. Toprevent any rush or crowd the Ganpatiidols will be immersed in SombhadraSwan River in simple and safe manner.
Anganwadi and Asha workers get giftof Raksha Bandhan: Prof Ram Kumar
PANKAJ KATNAHAROLI, AUG 3
On the auspicious occasionof Raksha Bandhan inUnoli of district of Unadistrict, HPSIDC StateVice President Prof.Ramkumar honoured. to allthe Karona warriors, inview of the commendablework done by the stategovernment includingAsha and Anganwadisisters of Haroli block in
Kovid-19 epidemic. Onthis occasion, ProfessorRam Kumar stronglyappreciated the work ofAnganwadi and Ashaworkers and said that dueto Covid-19, the way theseworkers stay in the frontline and collect data amongthe people of Himachal andHaroli was commendable.He has said that due tothese workers, so farHimachal is safer withKovid-19 than other states.
CM inspects sites for statue offormer PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, AUG 3
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today visitedThe Mall and The Ridge, Shimla andinspected the proposed sites for erection ofthe statue of former Prime Minister BharatRatana Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Chief Minister said that the stategovernment has decided to erect a statue ofthe former Prime Minister at some suitableplace at The Ridge as a mark of respect tothe great leader who had special love andaffection for Himachal Pradesh and itspeople.
The Chief Minister said that effortswould be made to unveil the statue on 25thDecember this year on the birth anniversaryof Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Urban Development Minister SureshBhardwaj, Mayor Satya Kaundal, PrincipalSecretary J.C.Sharma, Deputy
Commissioner Amit Kashyap, Engineer-in-Chief, PWD Bhawan Sharma,Commissioner MC Shimla Pankaj Rai werepreset on the occasion among others.
Minister visits headquarters ofForest Department
SHIMLA, AUG 3
Forest, Youth Services and Sports MinisterRakeshPathania today visited the headquartersof Himachal Pradesh Forest Department,Shimla and chaired the meeting with seniorofficers of the department. The Minister saidthat Himachal Pradesh had a lot of potential foreco-tourism because of its green cover whichneeded to be tapped in eco-friendly manner. Hesaid pollution free atmosphere would beprovided to the tourists where tents and othereco-friendly activities like use of solar i.e. greenenergy would be used. He emphasized that thecatchment area treatment activities should bedone in such a manner that rain water could beretained for a longer time to increase theproductivity of the land. Small water checkdams will be constructed in different schemesto check the soil erosion, which is one of themajor reasons for the degradation of the forests.He said the farmers and local community willbe encouraged in these activities which would
also provide opportunities of employment. Headded that necessary changes will be made inthe policy for providing weapons to the fieldfunctionary of the forest department. Heemphasized that control rooms be establishedboth at headquarter and field level to monitorvarious activities of the department. Heappreciated the works done by the wild lifewing in controlling the population of monkeysby massive sterilization efforts at differentcenters. PCCF, Head of Forest Force AjayKumar gave a presentation regarding activitiesand schemes being implemented by thedepartment. PCCF, Wild Life Dr. Savita alsogave the presentation about wild life wing ofthe department.
Raksha Bandhan celebratedMOHALI: Exuberant and overwhelming activities organized by Ashmah Internationalschool, Sector 70 on Raksha Bandan. The siblings exhibited their creativity and emotionsthrough beautiful handmade rakhis ,e-cards, greeting envelopes etc. at their homes. They ex-
changed loving and affectionate messageswith their siblings. To increase the thrill ofthe celebration a Rakhi Making Competi-tion was organised between students. . Anew wave of thinking emerged as the boystoo came forward to participate in the ac-tivities enthusiastically and crafted amaz-ing presents for their sisters to reciprocatetheir love.
OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR/MOHALI,AUG 3
To honor the Corona warriorswho have made “MissionFateh Punjab” a success bytheir invaluable contribution inhelping the needy during theCovid-19 pandemic, a specialand simple function was organ-ized at the Govt IndustrialTraining Institute for women,Phase-5 Mohali, in which thePrincipal-Cum-District NodalOfficer Sh. Shamsher SinghPurkhalvi has awarded abouttwo dozen trainees and em-ployees with letters of appreci-ation and mementos.
Addressing the staff mem-bers and trainees involved inthis impressive event, Mr.Purkhalvi said that it has beenthe nature of Punjabis to al-ways work together in the hu-man interest during any naturalcalamity due to which the suf-fering has always been alleviat-ed easily. He said that in those
difficult days when the peoplewere locked in their homes, thetrainees and employees of theinstitute under a comprehen-sive strategy had manufactured46,561 cloth masks at theirhomes and provided them topersonnel including healthworkers, police, cleaners, andmigrant labourers and set anexample by distributing freelyamong other needy peoplewhich is to be commended. Mr.Purkhalvi also said that underthe Mission Fateh Punjab an-nounced by the Chief MinisterPunjab, these trainees have alsoplayed a vital role in educatingthe people in various ways to
save them from Covid-19. Hesaid that 10 girls who mademore than 2000 masks fromvarious institutes all over thePunjab would also be accordedspecial honors by the Techni-cal Education And IndustrialTraining Pb. Cabinet MinisterSardar Charanjit Singh Channiduring a special function to beorganized by the Punjab gov-ernment on August 4 On thisoccasion Rajwinder Kaur, anhonored trainees in the sewingtechnology trade of the institutesaid that our Principal andTeachers have taught us thetechnique of being useful tosomeone at an early age.
OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR, AUG 3
Dr. Manohar Singh, SeniorMedical Officer, Civil Hospi-tal Kharar has appealed to thepeople to cooperate duringthe Corona Epidemic so thatthis Epidemic could be con-tained. Dr. Manohar Singhfurther said that we shouldnot go out of the house with-out urgent work, it is veryimportant to use masks whengoing out of the house, keepdistance from each other.
He also appealed to theresidents of the area to comeforward for a corona sam-pling. It may be recalled thatDr. Manohar Singh has takenover the post of Senior Med-ical Officer at Civil HospitalKharar a few days back. A
large number of Associationlike Lions Club, Rotary Cluband Citizen Welfare Club etcvisited his office and con-gratulated him.
He was honored byamong others Dr. HS Kalraand Dr. Amanpreet Singh andDr. Surinder Arora of Indian
Medical Association, Mala-gar Singh Ex. MC Kharar,Principal Gurmeet SinghGeneral Secretary, HarpreetSingh Rekhi, Subhash Ag-garwal, Manmohan Singh ofRotary Club and AdvocatePreetkamal Singh Saini etc.honored him.
Final Semester studentsof CGC Jhanjeri shine
MOHALI, AUG 3
The students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges,Jhanjeri once again established their academic ex-cellence in the results of final semester examinationdeclared by IKGPTU, Jalandhar. In B. Tech courses,25 students of Civil Engg, 13 of ECE and 06 of Me-chanical Engg while 01 student of B. Sc. (Hons.)Agriculture have passed this exit semester examina-tion securing the highest possible Semester GradePoint Average (SGPA) of 10.
Infact total no. of students having passed this ex-amination with SGPA Grade Range of 9 and above,includes 147 of CSE, 82 of Civil, 37 of ECE, 41 ofMechanical and 34 of B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture. Assuch, in all 341 students out of a total of 617 studentsof these courses have passed this examination withSGPA of more than 9. S. Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal,President, CGC congratulated all the students andFaculty members for the hard work done by them inbringing this honour to the college.
LUDHIANA, AUG 3
The Punjab Government isleaving no stone unturned tomeet the challenges posed bythe ongoing COVID 19 pan-demic. In this context fournew Covid testing labs arebeing established by the stategovernment including theone at College of AnimalBiotechnology, Guru AngadDev Veterinary and AnimalSciences University, Ludhi-ana.
Dr. J P S Gill, Director ofResearch cum Nodal officerof the lab informed thatGADVASU lab is the firstone out of the four to get thenecessary approval from In-dian Council of Medical Re-search (ICMR) which is pre-requisite step for openingCovid 19 lab. He told that di-agnostic tests are highly
skill-oriented and GADVA-SU is having the expertiseand well established researchlabs in the field of animalbiotechnology, virology, andcell culture and disease epi-demiology. Already ten sci-entists of the university havebeen instrumental in the ini-tial set up of the labs at Gov-ernment Medical collegesAmritsar and Patiala.
Vice chancellor of theuniversity, Dr. InderjeetSingh today made a pre-visitto the lab to oversee the func-tioning of the lab before re-ceipt of samples. Sharing hisviews, the vice chancellortold that veterinarians beingthe important component ofone health have been con-tributing to make the com-munity safe.
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RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, AUG 3
State President of Bharatiya Jana-ta Party Chandigarh, Arun Soodheld a virtual meeting with partyofficials about the assembly elec-tions to be held in Bihar and dis-cussed the electoral strategy forthe state.
Giving information about themeeting, the state president of theparty, Arun Sood said before thisvirtual meeting, a virtual meetingwas organised at the national lev-el in which the national generalsecretary Bhupinder Yadav spoketo the state presidents and organi-zation general ministers in whichthe people of Bihar have settled.
In these, the state presidentsand organization ministers ofPunjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Ra-jasthan, Maharashtra and Chandi-garh participated in this virtualmeeting. National General Secre-tary Bhupendra Yadav asked the
state heads of the party to gear upfor the elections in the Bihar As-sembly and decided to decide thestrategy before the election buglesounded anytime in October and
November. In order to com-ply with the guidelines ofthe national leadership,State President Arun Soodorganised a virtual meetingwith party officials inChandigarh and decidedwhich assembly membersof Bihar reside in Chandi-garh, according to whatsappsocial media till August 10.But according to the assem-bly of Bihar, people shouldbe added in maximum num-ber by forming groups andtheir area wise virtual rallyshould be organized fromAugust 10 to August 20.
In a virtual meeting,state general secretary ofBharatiya Janata Yuva Mor-cha also expressed his opin-
ion that the number of people ofBihar in Chandigarh is also quitehigh, some of them go to theirhomes around polling day andsome of their families live only in
Bihar. In such a situation, if everyperson from Bihar living heremeets the party workers fromhouse to house and contact themand talk about the support of theBJP and inspire their relatives inBihar for this also, we shouldshow people of this type of rolealso have to be explored.
Giving his consent to thisopinion, State President ArunSood said all the workers ofBharatiya Janata Party Chandi-garh are hard workers and the res-idents of Bihar in Chandigarhwhose relatives are in Bihar, willbe contacted with such people andalso those who belong to the par-ty The state president Arun Soodalso put the matter of making alist of such people so that theworkers could go to Bihar andcontribute to the elections. Also,said people who sit here and makecontact with the people of differ-ent ways can also make a list ofthem.
ANKUSH SHARMALUDHIANA, AUG 3
Deputy CommissionerVarinder Sharma today in-formed that under the “Mis-sion Fateh” of the Punjabgovernment, the number ofCOVID 19 patients gettingcured in district Ludhiana isincreasing with each passingday. He said that there are1,342 active patients in thedistrict at present.
He said that sincere ef-forts are being made to keeppeople safe from Covid 19.He said that a total of 228 pa-tients (211 new patients fromdistrict Ludhiana and 17from other states/districts)have tested positive in last 24hours time. He further saidthat till date, a total of 65,721samples have been taken, outof which report of 62,761samples has been received,of 58,545 samples is negativeand report of 2,960 samplesis pending. He said that now,
the total number of patientsrelated to Ludhiana is 3,728,while 488 patients are relatedto other districts/states. Hesaid that unfortunately 9 pa-tients from district Ludhianalost their lives today. Now,the total number of personswho lost their lives include114 people from Ludhianaand 41 from other districtshave lost their lives. He in-formed that till date, 22,760persons have been kept underhome quarantine in the dis-trict and at present, the num-ber of such persons is 4,573.Today, 320 persons were sentfor home quarantine. He saidthat whenever District Ad-ministration and Health De-partment Ludhiana finds outthat about any positive orsuspected COVID 19 person,their samples are immediate-ly sent for testing. Similarly,640 samples of suspected pa-tients were sent for testing to-day and their results are ex-pected shortly.
228 new cases, 9 deathsreportsed in Ludhiana
in last 24 hoursPanchayats dept spends Rs8.95 cr on cleaning of 884ponds in Ludhiana
LUDHIANA: To preserve waterresources in villages and alleviaterural distress amid lockdown, theRural Development & PanchayatsDepartment Punjab has spent awhopping Rs. 8.95 Crore under aspecial drive to clean all 884 villageponds in district Ludhiana.While providing information, DDPOLudhiana Mr Peeyush Chanderinformed that on the directions ofPunjab government, 884 villageponds were cleaned by spending Rs8,94,62,311. He further added thatthe project had provided a succour tothe unemployed rural folk by ensuring114663 man-days under MGNREGSespecially during these difficult times.
HC issues notice to Punjab, localgovt. and EO MC Nangal KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL: Today, by releasing apress note Surinder kaur W/O JobanSingh R/O House no. 411, Phase-1B, Shivalik Avenue, Distt. Ropar saidthat she was filed a writ Petitionnumber 11075 of 2020 in HonorablePunjab and Haryana High courtagainst present govt.’s Principlesectary, Deputy Director, Punjaburban planning, developmentauthority’s chairman, Punjab watersupply and sevage board’s chairman,Deputy commissioner Roopnagar,SDM or administrator Nagar councilNangal and EO MC Nangal for missuse of public money by Nagar councilNangal, that Nagar council Nangalhas taken money from local people inthe name of tax and also crores ofrupees from public fund for water,sevage and street lights but thecolony was not passed by the govt.she says that the money of people isused for the illegal colony which is notpassed by the colonizer according tothe limits of Punjab govt. by hearingthis civil writ Petition on 31-7-2020honorable Punjab and Haryana Highcourt’s divisional bench’s judge justiceDaya Choudary and Justice MinakshiI. Mehta issued Notice of motion andnotice of stay as well to the wholedepartment.
Arun Sood holds virtual meet overassembly polls to be held in Bihar
Vasant Valley Public Schoolstudents attend online classes
VIKAS VERMADHURI: It’s been hard days for theeducational institutions. But on thecontrary, a widespread flourishmentcould be seen in the primary andsecondary education of VVPS. Theschool teachers are engaged inproviding the education to thestudents through reliable sources. Topropel this objective 39 students ofVasant Valley Public School, Laddaparticipated in the 'Clash of Pi' onlinecompetition, endured by 'GlobalMathematics Circuit'. The schoolPrincipal Ms. Yogita Bhatia addressedthat 24 students scored very good atthe international level. She added,Pratham Jindal of Class 10 got AllIndia Rank 20. Anshika Garg of Class4, Yuvam Goyal of Class 5,Meenakshi and Manvi of Class 7bagged the 'Power Performers'Award. The Chairman of the School,Sanjay Gupta and Ratan Guptacongratulated the efforts of theteachers, students and parents.
Unique initiative, vows toprotect trees by tying rakhiSULTANPUR LODHI : SultanpurLodhi's daughters tied a rakhi to thetrees and pledged to protect them inorder to save the greenery that isbeing transformed from the village tothe city into concrete forests.On one side, Gurjinder Kaur, sister ofEnvironmentalist Gurwinder SinghBoparai, tied a rakhi to the tree and
plantsplanted inher villageAhmadpur.Sheappealedpeople not tocut downtrees. Rakhi
will be tied on the occasion ofRakshabandhan and Bhai Duj. At thesame time, the daughters of the areaalso took a unique initiative andestablished a brotherly relationshipwith the trees. These sisters tied arakhi to the trees and took a pledgeto protect them. Ritika Sharma,Amisha Sharma, who tied the rakhi,said that they will tie rakhi to the treesevery year.
YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
RAJ SADOSH ABOHAR, AUG 3
As part of the state govern-ment's drive to completeurban development proj-ects in a timely manner, theMunicipal Corporation ofAbohar has withdrawn Rs11.55 crore constructionworks from a slow movingcompany. The corporationhas also invited new ten-ders to expedite the pend-ing works which will beopened on August 20.
Additional DeputyCommissioner AbhijeetKaplish said that in 2016tenders were allotted forvarious developmentworks here worth Rs119.16 crore. This includ-ed works related to watersupply, sewerage, roads,water works etc. However,
the pace of work by thecompany concerned wasvery slow and did not meetthe terms of the tender.Kaplish said that the worksworth Rs. 24 crore were re-lated to road component.Out of which the said com-pany had done some workbut it visibly appeared thatthe company was not inter-ested in completing the re-maining work on time. Asa result, the MC exercising
its powers has withdrawnworks worth Rs 11.55crore from the said compa-ny and called for new ten-ders to complete the same.ADC Kaplish, who alsoholds the charge of MCCommissioner said that thepending works includeconstruction of roads inPanjpeer Colony, DharamNagari, Baba Deep SinghNagar, Guru Kripa Nagarand Sriganganagar Road.The aim was to solve theproblems of the people assoon as possible by con-structing the remainingroads and dedicate thesame to the people. Thecorporation would takestern action against anynegligence in carrying outthe outstanding work asper the prescribed rules, hewarned.
Abohar MC cancels Rs 11.55 croreroad construction contract
GNDU tourism,hospitality dept hosts
online Int'l webinarAMRITSAR, AUG 3
Department of Tourism &Hospitality of the GuruNanak Dev University inalignment with its commit-ment to groom students in-tellectually and morally or-ganised an online Interna-tional webinar on “Roomcleaning procedure duringand post COVID-19'' in col-laboration with 'Ginger' byTaj hotels.
This webinar was attendedby participants from variousinstitutions & different partsof India and abroad. Startingsession was about the Bedmaking procedure underWHO guidelines, Enhancedcleaning procedure underCOVID-19 situation andStep by Step Procedure ofRoom Cleaning.
KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL, AUG 3
According to the strict direc-tions of SSP Roopnagar AkhilChoudary IPS, to stop thesmuggling of intoxicated prod-ucts, under the leader ship ofDSP Sri Anandpur sahib Ra-minder Singh Kahlon his teamSHO Sri Anandpur sahib, Ki-ratpur sahib, Nurpur Bedi andother 70 officers jointly startssearch operation in Nangal’s 3Jhungi colonies, during which8 doubted vehicles has beentaken into custody for investi-gation. Under this 20 bottles
of illegal liquor has been re-covered from Paro W/O BansiLal R/O of Jhungia near Rajnagar and legal action has beentaken against her. This searchoperation also continued inSome Villages if HimachalPradesh, in village Majari ofHimachal which is very fa-mous for drugs, its belongingvillage Bluh. In forest area ad-joining to Bluh 8 drums of La-han and 2000 liters of lahanwhich is recovered separatelyfrom drums has been de-stroyed and against this casehas been filed in Anandpursahib PP.
CHET RAM RATAN NAWANSHAHAR, AUG 3
After three decades in In-dia, the BJP governmentled by Union Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi hasmade several reforms inthe implementation of edu-cation policy.
This education policywill make the future of stu-dents bright. While wel-coming the entire team ofdistrict Shaheed BhagatSingh Nagar and keepingin mind the new educationpolicy of the center, Poon-am Manik said that underthe new education policy,students wiil get job-ori-ented career. A board ex-
amination divided into twoparts at the same time willhelp children to study.State Secretary BC Mor-cha Rajni Kanda and StateExecutive MemberMadam Sudesh Sharma,Virender Kaur Thadi said
that due to change in thefield of education wherestudents were limited toonly one course of highereducation. He said that theCenter has targeted to en-roll more than 50 percentin higher education by
2035 to create awarenessamong the youth of thecountry. The new educa-tion policy will strengthenthe strength of unity of ourcountry. , Santosh Sharma,Himmat Tejpal, and Di-nesh Jain were present.
Students to benefit from neweducation policy of Center: Sharma
Kharar SMO appeals topeople for cooperation
Punjabis have always played significant rolein combating natural calamities : Purkhalvi
Guru Angad Dev veterinary universitygets nod from ICMR for COVID testing
3200 liter lahan recoveredduring search operation
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
Karti Chidambaram tests COVID-19positiveNEW DELHI: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday said hehas tested positive for COVID-19, and is under home quarantine.Karti Chidambaram, who is the son of former Union Minister PChidambaram, urged people who have recently been in contact withhim to follow the medical protocol. "I have just tested positive forCovid. My symptoms are mild and as per medical advice, I am underhome quarantine. I would urge all those who have recently been incontact with me to follow medical protocol," he said in a tweet.
7KMV organises onlineposter making, sloganwriting competitionHARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya-organised State level Online PosterMaking and Slogan Writing Competitionin order to commemorate Pi Day. Thetheme of this competition was“Application of Pi in Arts, Science,Information Technology and in Nature”.Students from various Schools, Colleges
applications of Pi. Anand Prabha andNatasha Sharma from PG Department ofMathematics were the judges for theevent. Principal Prof. Dr Atima SharmaDwivedi lauded the students forenhancing their mathematics skillsthrough poster making and sloganwriting competition and for exploring theworld outside the classroom.
LPU MSc Agriculturestudent bags Rs 1.3 crorescholarship to pursue PhD
JALANDHAR: LPU MSc Agriculture(Genetics & Plant Breeding) student,Sumant Bindal has bagged a fully-paidscholarship worth Rs. 1.3 Crores.Sumant has got this scholarship forstudying PhD in Plant Sciences at theprestigious Australian National University(ANU) in Australia. It is perhaps thebiggest scholarship ever bagged by anagriculture student in India. LPUChancellor Mr Ashok Mittal shares,“Sumant is one of the brightest studentsat LPU. It is a moment of great pride forall of us to see him get an opportunity tostudy at one of the world’s leadingresearch universities. Sumant Bindal isextremely happy to share: “I am veryexcited to receive this scholarship. Lastyear, when he was in the second year ofhis MSc, Sumant had also got anopportunity to intern at the globallyrenowned ‘World Vegetable Center’ inTaiwan which was fully funded by theTaiwan government. Sumant was thenone of the 15 Masters’ students fromacross the world who were chosen forthis coveted Taiwanese fellowship.
Webinar on 'Role of FineArts and Design in PostCovid Era' at HMVJALANDHAR: The Fine Arts andB.Design departments of Hans RajMahila Maha Vidyalaya jointly organizedInternational Webinar on “Role of Fine
Arts and Design inPost Covid Era” incollaboration withUbon RatchathaniUniversity, Thailand.Principal Prof. Dr.Ajay Sareenwelcomed all theresource personsand participants.
Faculty Head skilled courses Dr. RakhiMehta was the moderator of thewebinar. Dr. Parul Bhatnagar, BusinessIncubator Manager, DayalbaghEducational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agrawas the keynote speaker. Dr. SittichaiSmanchat from Thailand, S. JarnailSingh from Canada and Dr. NeetaMahindera, Theatre and fine arts artistand actress were the resource persons.Vote of thanks was given by Dr. NeeruBharti Sharma of Fine Arts department.She also thanked IQAC Coordinator Dr.Kanwaldeep Kaur, Webinar seriesCoordinator Dr. Ramnita Saini Shardaand the technical team.
Rajya Sabha member AmarSingh cremated in DelhiNEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha memberAmar Singh was cremated at theChhatarpur crematorium here in thepresence of family members and relativeson Monday, two days after he died in aSingapore hospital. The last rites tookplace around 11:30 am. His twodaughters consigned his mortal remainsto flames. Due to COVID-19 protocols,Singh's last rites were performed in thepresence of a limited number of people,including actor-turned-politician JayaPrada, who considered him her'godfather'. Earlier in the day, DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh, BJP Rajya Sabhamember Jyotiraditya Scindia.
After Ayodhya, we hope movement for Kashi,Mathura won't be needed: Giri Maharaj
AGENCYAYODHYA, AUG 3
Yugpurush Parmanand GiriMaharaj, a member of the ShriRamjanmbhoomi TeerthKshetra Trust, on Monday saidthat after the seating of RamLalla at Ayodhya, he is eagerlyawaiting the construction ofMathura Krishna janmabhoomias well as Kashi Vishwanathtemple. He said that mosques atthese sites were constructed asan "insult inflicted on Hindus"by invaders and needed to go.
"We are waiting for RamLalla to have a seat. Till nowour demand was Ayodhya,Mathura, Vishwanath teenolenge ek saath (to take all threeat once). Ek kaam hua hai RamLalla ka, hamein asha uske liyeandolan nahi karna padega (wehave been able to get Ram Lallaa temple, hopefully we won'thave to launch a movement forthe other two temples)" Girisaid.
"Aware Muslims will thinkabout this legitimate demand forthe well-being of the nation.Those who are born here willknow those who insultedHindus came from abroad. Sothese symbols of insult shouldgo," he added.
Giri said what Ayodhya is toRam, Kashi is for Shiva andMathura for Lord Krishna.
"There was a time whenMughal rulers demolished
temples. That time neitherCongress nor the BJP was there.Then Sikh Panth Gurudas wrotethat mosques were built on sitesafter demolishing temples. Andas per Quran, prayers aren't
accepted in illegally builtmosques," the trustee said.
"These mosques were notmade for prayers but as aninsult. So, symbols of insultshould be removed. I believe
these (mosques) at Kashi andMathura should be removed.Like Ayodhya is to Ram, Kashiis for Shiv and Mathura is forLord Krishna. So, these threeplaces should be given toHindus as a gesture forharmony. I believe this issuewill come up," Giri added.
The trust member said thatRam Janmabhoomi movementhas brought in a governmentthat has resolved several issuesand much will change onceLord Ram is on his seat.
"There were saints whoused to go Kashi Vishwanathand never went to Gyan Vapidespite the saying that darshanwill be half complete. Theyused to say that they don't feelgood. As the temple is behindand above is 'gumbad' and thatit is not good for harmony," headded. Prime Minister NarendraModi is scheduled to lay thefoundation stone of the RamTemple in Ayodhya on August5. The construction of Ramtemple will begin in Ayodhyaafter the ceremony to lay thefoundation stone.
The apex court had, onNovember 9 last year, directedthe central government to handover the site at Ayodhya for theconstruction of a Ram temple.PM Modi had on February 5announced the formation of ShriRam Janmabhoomi TeerthaKshetra Trust for constructionof Ram Temple.
Hanumangarhi temple beingsanitised ahead of PM Modi's visit
AYODHYA: TheHanumangarhi temple isbeing sanitised ahead ofPrime Minister NarendraModi's visit on August 5 forthe 'bhoomi pujan' of Ramtemple. PM Modi will initiatea religious ceremony byperforming puja atHanumangarhi temple. It isbelieved that "without LordHanuman, no work of LordRam can begin". Whilespeaking to ANI, Raju Das, a
priest at the HanumangarhiTemple, said PM Modi wouldfirst visit this temple and offerhis prayers, after which hewould leave for 'bhoomipujan' at Ram Janambhoomi."PM Modi will first visit theHanuman Garhi temple forprayers and then he will go toRam Janmabhoomi for layingthe foundation stone for Ramtemple, so preparations(including sanitisation) areunderway for his visit here.
Criticism of CJI doesn't lower SC'sauthority: Prashant Bhushan
AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan,who is facing criminal contemptproceedings in the Supreme Court,has submitted that the criticism ofthe Chief Justice of India (CJI)does not scandalise the apex courtor lower its authority. Bhushanmade the submission in anaffidavit before the Supreme Courton Sunday, in which he also saidthat to suggest that the CJI is theSupreme Court and the SupremeCourt is the CJI is to undermine theinstitution of the Supreme Court ofIndia. A bench headed by JusticeArun Mishra had earlier issued acontempt notice to Bhushan in asuo moto case following a petitionrequesting the same over two of histweets. "To bona fide critique theactions of a CJI, or a succession ofCJIs, cannot and does notscandalise the court, nor does itlower the authority of the court. Toassume or suggest that 'the CJI isthe SC, and the SC is the CJI' is toundermine the institution of theSupreme Court of India," theaffidavit said. Bhushan submittedthat his tweet about Chief Justiceof India riding a motorbike was tounderline his anguish at the non-physical functioning of theSupreme Court for last more thanthree months, with hardly anycases being heard.
The affidavit further said thatBhushan's tweet about last fourChief Justice of India was his"bonafide impression" about themand it is his considered opinion that"Supreme Court allowed the
destruction of democracy" andsuch expression of opinion,however, "outspoken, disagreeableor unpalatable" can't constitutecontempt. "What I have tweeted isthus my bonafide impression aboutthe manner and functioning of theSupreme court in the past yearsand especially about the role of thelast four Chief Justices have playedvis a vis their role in being a checkand balance on the powers of theexecutive, their role in ensuringthat the supreme court functions ina transparent and accountablemanner and was constrained to saythat they, contributed toundermining democracy," theaffidavit said. "Freedom ofexpression and the concomitantright to criticise includes a fair androbust criticism of the judiciary.This cannot amount to contempt ofcourt or lowering the dignity of thecourt in any manner," it added. Onhis tweet about Chief Justice SABobde riding a motorbike lastmonth, Bushan said that fact aboutthe CJI being seen in the presenceof many people without a maskwas meant to highlight theincongruity of the situation wherethe CJI keeps the court virtually inlockdown due to COVID fears ison the other hand seen in publicwithout a mask.
AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
The National Human RightsCommission (NHRC) hassought an Action TakenReport (ATR) from the ChiefSecretaries of all the Statesand Union Territories ofIndia over the plight oftransgenders.
The Commission, onSunday, issued the order on apetition filed by lawyer andhuman rights activistRadhakanta Tripathy.
The lawyer had raisedthe issue regarding the plightof transgenders during
COVID-19 pandemicclaiming they are beingdeprived of basic necessitiesof life and failure on part ofStates to implement ajudgment of Supreme Courtfor safeguarding the rights of
the transgenders.With the outbreak of
coronavirus, thetransgenders in India havebeen suffering immenselybut silently, Tripathy said inhis petition.
"Performance of dancesor doing or running a smallbusiness has becomeimpossible for them. Thesource of livelihood has beenstopped completely and theState has done nothing fortheir survival," the plea said.
It said that all the Statesand Union Territories inIndia have failed toimplement the decision ofthe Supreme Court of IndiaJudgement in NALSA caserelated to the transgenders.
Tripathy, in his plea,further pointed out thebenefits of social welfareschemes remain like a
mirage for these unfortunatevictims of State negligence.
"With socialostracisation and differentattitude for this communitythese people live inunhygienic condition. Nohouse and toilet underCentral/State Scheme hasbeen allotted to them, theplea said.
"They have beendeprived of the right to food,potable water, medical care,livelihood, primaryeducation, health care, etc.The government officialsremain a mute spectator ofthe situation," it added.
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NHRC seeks ATR from States, UTs over plight of transgenders
Wonder why Home Minister chose privatehospital, not AIIMS: Tharoor on Amit Shah
NEW DELHI, AUG 3
Congress MP Shashi Tharooron Monday questioned UnionHome Minster Amit Shah'schoice of a private hospitalover a government one afterhe tested positive for Coron-avirus on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter, Con-gress leader Tharoor said,"True. Wonder why ourHome Minister, when ill,chose not to go to AIIMS butto a private hospital in aneighbouring state."
"Public institutions needthe patronage of the powerfulif they are to inspire publicconfidence," he added.
Union Home MinisterAmit Shah on Sunday in-formed that he has tested pos-itive for coronavirus and hasbeen advised by the doctors tobe admitted to the hospital.
Taking to Twitter, Shahsaid that he underwent coron-avirus test after getting theinitial symptoms of the virus.He also appealed to peoplewho have come in contact
with him in the last few daysto isolate themselves and gettested.
"On getting the initialsymptoms of corona, I got thetest done and the report hascome positive. My health isfine, but I am being admittedto the hospital on the adviceof doctors. I request all of youwho have come in contactwith me in the last few days,please isolate yourself and getyour test done," Shah tweet-ed. On Saturday, Shah ad-dressed a webinar 'LokmanyaTilak: Swaraj to AtmanirbharBharat' organized by ICCRDelhi on the 100th death an-niversary of Lokmanya Tilak.
Mumbai Police capable of conducting probeon its own: Sanjay Raut on Sushant case
MUMBAI, AUG 3
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rauton Monday said that theMumbai Police was capableof conducting theinvestigations in the SushantSingh Rajput death case onits own.
"If Mumbai Police isalready investigating thecase, so anyone not related tothe Maharashtra governmentand not related to the caseshould not comment on it asMumbai Police is capable ofconducting the probe on itsown," Raut told mediapersons here.
The statement comesafter Bihar Director-Generalof Police (DGP) GupteshwarPandey on Monday said thathe was trying to get in touchwith his counterpart inMumbai after PatnaSuperintendent of PoliceVinay Tiwari was "forciblyquarantined" by the
Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) officialsin Mumbai on Sunday.
Tiwari is probing thecase related to the late actor'sdeath, who was found dead athis residence in Mumbai onJune 14. Speaking to a newsagency, the Bihar DGP said,"They (BMC) are saying thatthey are following theguidelines as he (Tiwari) didnot get himself tested forcoronavirus before coming toMumbai." "We are trying tospeak with the DGP andother officials there. I do not
have anything more to say onthis," he added.
A team of Bihar Police isin Mumbai to probe thematter on the basis of an FIRwhich was registered inPatna, based on a complaintfiled by Rajput's father KKSingh against actor RheaChakraborty under severalsections including abetmentto suicide.
Meanwhile, Raut alsocommented on the ongoingpreparations in UttarPradesh's Ayodhya for the'bhoomi pujan' for theconstruction of the Ramtemple. He extended goodwishes to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi who will laythe foundation stone forconstruction of the temple.
"The situation is criticalthere and everyone believesVIP movement should be asless as possible. PrimeMinister is going there, wewish him well," Raut said.
Students tie rakhis on trees with 'SaveEnvironment' messages in Moradabad
MORADABAD, AUG 3
Students in Moradabad celebratedRakshabandhan in a unique way bytying rakhis on trees with messages like'Save Environment' and 'Save Trees,Save Life'. This was done by thestudents in an attempt to raiseawareness about the environment.
Speaking to a news agency, ShilpiSaini, a student said, "Taking thisopportunity to spread awareness aboutthe environment, we are tying rakhi onthe trees. With the messages 'SaveEnvironment' and 'Save Trees, SaveLife,' we want to tell everyone howbeneficial are the trees."
"With the rise in population, thetrees are being chopped down. It is ourresponsibility to protect these trees andit helps our environment," said another
student, Pushpanjali Singh. Singhadded, "Rakshabandhan is known as asign of protection. Likewise, we want toprotect the trees as they do the same forus." Rakshabandhan, which is beingcelebrated today, is a celebration of theunique bond between brothers andsisters. Tying of the Rakhi by sisters,symbolises love, affection and mutualtrust between brothers and sisters.
Odisha's COVID-19 death tollclimbs to 207 with 10 more
BHUBANESWAR, AUG 3
The death toll due to COVID- 19 in Odisha crossedthe 200-mark on Monday with 10 more fatalitiestaking the total to 207, a Health Department officialsaid. At least 1,384 more people have tested positivefor the disease, pushing the tally to 36,297, he said.Of the new fatalities, three each were reported fromGanjam and Rayagada districts, two from Gajapatiand one each from Kalahandi and Khurda. The freshcases were reported from 26 districts. Of the 1,384new cases, 873 were detected in quarantine centres,and 511 in localities. Ganjam district, Odisha'scoronavirus hotspot, reported the maximum numberof fresh cases at 331, followed by Khurda at 211 andSambalpur at 93. The number of active cases in thestate currently stands at 14,094, while 21,955people have recovered from the disease so far. Atotal of 13,272 samples were examined for theinfection on Sunday, taking the total number of testsconducted so far to 5,56,588, the official added.
Kailash Vijayvargiyadismisses rumours about
BJP MPs joining TMCINDORE, AUG 3
BJP leader and Centralobserver for West BengalKailash Vijayvargiya onMonday dismissed the newsappearing on a section ofnews channels that someBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)parliamentarians are going tojoin Trinamool Congress(TMC). He stated that it as arumour designed to affect theoutcome of the Assemblyelections in the state in 2021.
"The sold-out journalistsare spreading rumours toaffect the upcomingLegislative Assemblyelection in West Bengal. Icondemn such rumour-mongering. All our MPs arewith BJP and working underthe leadership of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,"Vijayvargiya told .
Speaking on DigvijayaSingh's comments whichcalled for deferment ofAyodhya 'bhoomi pujan'from August 5, Vijayvargiyasaid, "Digvijaya Singh is nota priest. Issuing 'muhurats' isthe work of priests. Ifsomeone contracted COVID-19 then that does not meanthe 'muhurat' isinauspicious."
He also supported seniorparty colleague Uma Bharti'smove of skipping Ayodhya'bhoomi pujan' event in viewof COVID-19.
I have learned love, truth and patiencefrom my brother: Priyanka Gandhi
NEW DELHI, AUG 3
Extending warm greetingsand good wishes to thecountrymen on the occasionof Raksha Bandhan,Congress General SecretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra onMonday said she has learntlove, truth and patience fromher brother Rahul Gandhi.
In her message, PriyankaGandhi said, "Heartiestgreetings to all thecountrymen for the holyfestival Raksha Bandhan."
"I have learned love,
truth and patience from mybrother while living togetherin every happiness andsorrow. I am proud to havesuch a brother," Vadratweeted in Hindi.
She also shared anadorable picture with her
brother Rahul Gandhi inwhich they could be seenwalking together. Earliertoday, Rahul Gandhiextended warm greetings andgood wishes to all whilesharing a picture of himsharing a warm hug withPriyanka Gandhi Vadra.Rakshabandhan, which isbeing celebrated today, is acelebration of the uniquebond between brothers andsisters. Tying of the rakhi bysisters, symbolises love,affection and mutual trustbetween brothers and sisters.
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The world of social media has, in recent times, seena deluge of extreme instances of freedom of ex-pression. This has given rise to the need for fact-
checking to distinguish facts from false information.However, if J.S. Mill did not allow even the majority todelimit an individual’s freedom of expression — toavoid the ‘tyranny of the majority’ — how can facts becalled on to delimit it? More importantly, is fact-check-ing of free expression internal or external to liberalism?I would like to argue that it is indeed intrinsic. If that isso, why was this not factored in earlier but is being con-sidered only now? The answer to this lies in the hugechasm between studying liberalism and living it in ourdaily lives. Many ‘users’ of liberalism have not readmuch on the subject. The lack of knowledge is an ortho-dox trait that is opposed to modernity. Nevertheless, thistrait has somehow crept into liberalism.Those who practise religion may not know much aboutit; those who claim to be followers of Marxism may nothave actually read Marx; and those who use liberal ideasmay not have read Mill. Now ignorance in a religiousworshipper may be pardonable; but it cannot be an ex-cuse for the last two segments as they belong to moder-nity. To understand this conflict between the philosophyand its practical use, we need to revisit liberalism.Liberalism highlights the importance of the freedom ofexpression. But this freedom itself can push liberalismtowards an extreme form of subjectivism, as is being in-creasingly seen on social media. Do I, for instance, havethe right to express a statement that is not a fact? Let usconsider the claim of Donald Trump regarding his con-versation with Narendra Modi on India’s military stand-off with China — a claim that was proved to be patent-ly false. Do I have a right to express my ideas freely evenif they go against objective facts? If the answer is yes,then my unfettered freedom can lead to an extreme formof subjectivism, similar to the instances seen on socialmedia. If the answer is no, then I am being denied myfreedom. This leads to the possibility of an eventualbreaking apart of freedom and objectivity. The alarmingconsequences of this should compel us to take help ofobjective facts and circumvent the negative aspects ofthe freedom of expression. Mill, it must be admitted, is a votary of individual free-dom and objectivism, as is evident in his book, A Sys-tem of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive. These are twoimportant aspects of liberalism. This saved him fromlapsing into extreme subjectivism. Not recognizing thishas led to recent distortions of liberalism in social mediaand on television. There is a variance between the mod-ern uses of freedom and dissent and those by Mill.
Fact and fictionEditorial
Literature & HealthRe-engineering antibodies
for COVID-19
With millions of COVID-19cases reported across theglobe, people are turning
to antibody tests to find outwhether they have been exposed tothe coronavirus that causes the dis-ease. Antibody tests look for thepresence of antibodies, which arespecific proteins made in responseto infections. Antibodies are dis-ease specific. For example, measlesantibodies will protect you fromgetting measles if you are exposedto it again, but they won't protectyou from getting mumps if you areexposed to mumps.
"Antibodies are important be-cause they prevent infection andheal patients affected by diseases,"said Victor Padilla-Sanchez, a re-searcher at The Catholic Universi-ty of America in Washington D.C.
"If we have antibodies, we areimmune to disease, as long as theyare in your system, you are protect-ed. If you don't have antibodies,then infection proceeds and thepandemic continues," addedSanchez.
This form of foreign-antibody-based protection is called passiveimmunity -- short-term immunityprovided when a person is givenantibodies to a disease rather thanproducing these antibodies throughtheir own immune system.
"We're at the initial steps of thisnow, and this is where I'm hopingmy work might help," Padilla-Sanchez said.
Padilla-Sanchez specializes inviruses. Specifically, he uses com-puter models to understand thestructure of viruses on the molecu-lar level and uses this informationto try to figure out how the virusfunctions.
Severe acute respiratory syn-drome (SARS) was the first new in-fectious disease identified in the21st century. This respiratory ill-ness originated in the Guangdongprovince of China in November2002. The World Health Organiza-tion identified this new coronavirus(SARS-CoV) as the agent thatcaused the outbreak.
Now we're in the middle of yetanother new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in Wuhan,China in 2019. COVID-19, the dis-ease caused by SARS-CoV-2, hasbecome a rapidly spreading pan-demic that has reached most coun-tries in the world. As of July 2020,COVID-19 has infected more than15.5 million people worldwidewith more than 630,000 deaths.
Ateam of researchers hasnow found a unique en-zyme responsible for the
pungent characteristic smell wecall body odour or BO.
Researchers from the Univer-sity of York have previouslyshown that only a few bacteria inyour armpit are the real culpritsbehind BO. Now the same team,in collaboration with Unilever sci-entists, has gone a step further todiscover a unique "BO enzyme"found only within these bacteriaand responsible for the character-istic armpit odour. The study waspublished in the journal ScientificReport.
This new research highlightshow particular bacteria haveevolved a specialised enzyme toproduce some of the key mole-cules we recognise as BO.
Co-first author Dr MichelleRudden from the group of ProfGavin Thomas in the Universityof York's Department of Biologysaid: "Solving the structure of this'BO enzyme' has allowed us topinpoint the molecular step insidecertain bacteria that makes theodour molecules. This is a key ad-vancement in understanding howbody odour works and will enablethe development of targeted in-hibitors that stop BO production atthe source without disrupting the
armpit microbiome." Your armpithosts a diverse community of bac-teria that is part of your naturalskin microbiome. This researchhighlights Staphylococcus homin-is as one of the main microbes be-hind body odour.
Furthermore, the researcherssay that this "BO enzyme" waspresent in S. hominis long beforethe emergence of Homo sapiens asa species, suggesting that bodyodour existed prior to the evolu-tion of modern humans and mayhave had an important role in so-
cietal communication among an-cestral primates.
This research represents animportant discovery for UnileverR&D, made possible by its long-standing academic-industry col-laboration with the University ofYork. Unilever co-author Dr Gor-don James said: "This researchwas a real eye-opener. It was fas-cinating to discover that a keyodour-forming enzyme exists inonly a select few armpit bacteria -and evolved there tens of millionsof years ago."
China is witnessingworst economic shrink-age in decades due to
sluggish domestic consump-tion and low export demandamid the pandemic. One ofthe fallouts of the slow econ-omy is the loss of jobs.
Unemployment is explod-ing in the country with an es-timated 70 to 80 million Chi-nese lost their jobs or wereunable to work at the end ofMarch, several weeks afterthe lockdown was lifted.
Officially, the urban un-employment rate stood at 6per cent in April, comparedwith 5.2 per cent last Decem-ber, a loss of some 4 millionjobs. But this figure repre-sents only a small part of thereality.
"The official survey doesnot take into account migrantworkers, nor the situation insmall and medium-sized en-terprises and among the self-employed," says Hu Xingdou,an independent economist inBeijing.
According to a report, thatestimated 70 to 80 millionChinese lost their jobs or wereunable to work at the end ofMarch, several weeks afterthe lockdown was lifted.
Another grim scenario iscoming from China's export-related sectors that could shedup to 10 million jobs in thecoming months due to theglobal recession and renewedtrade tensions with the UnitedStates and other countries.
Although China's urbanunemployment rate slipped to5.7 per cent in June, 19.3 percent of new graduates re-mained jobless, said in a re-
port, adding the labour marketcontinued to face challenges.
Around 300 million mi-grants who have left the coun-tryside to seek work in citiesare now the most vulnerablesegment of the population in adeveloping and unprecedent-ed economic and social crisiscaused by the coronavirusepidemic.
Retail shops, wholesalers,restaurants, hotels -- all sec-tors that are intensive in low-skilled labour -- have closeddown almost permanently orlaid off their staff. At the endof April, a study by ZhongtaiSecurities, a brokerage firmbased in Shandong province,
estimated the real unemploy-ment rate in China to be 20.5per cent, with 70 million un-employed.
China did not announce aGDP growth target during theannual National People'sCongress in May - an aberra-tion since 1990. On April 17,China's National Bureau ofStatistics announced that thecountry's economy hadplunged to around 7 per centin the first quarter of 2020 -the worst drop since the Cul-tural Revolution in 1976.
The Chinese CommunistParty (CCP) acknowledgedeconomic shrinkage for thefirst time in three decades.
The report was quicklyremoved from the internet andthe research director was pun-ished. Even before the epi-demic, Chinese growth wasslowing down, limiting jobcreation. Aware of the diffi-culties, the Chinese govern-ment has only set itself thegoal of stabilising the urbanunemployment rate at around6 per cent. China's social safe-ty net is not designed to com-pensate for mass unemploy-ment. The CCP is aware of therisk that mass unemploymentcan spark political unrest andjeopardising the party'spledge of prosperity in returnfor unquestioned political
power. This social crisiscomes at a worse time forPresident Xi Jinping, theSupreme Leader of the Com-munist Party, which cele-brates its centennial next year.And this year, 2020, is alsothe target that the regime setitself for completely eradicat-ing extreme poverty and dou-bling per capita GDP com-pared to 2010. Faced with theticking time bomb in form ofmass unemployment a timewhen 8.7 million students arepreparing to enter the jobmarket, the crisis has createda major political challenge forthe ruling power and threatensto break the "social contract"
based on unfaltering politicalobedience in exchange foreconomic enrichment.
"To guarantee employ-ment is to protect the peoplebut also to protect politicalpower," says Chen Daoyin, anindependent political analystand former professor inShanghai. "As long as em-ployment is maintained andbasic food problems aresolved, the stability of theregime is not threatened."With just over 200 strikessince the beginning of theyear (compared to more than700 at the same time lastyear), according to the NGOChina Labour Bulletin, Chi-nese workers are demonstrat-ing even less than before.Anger and dissatisfaction areexpressed in other ways, how-ever -- particularly on socialmedia, in proportions that aredifficult to quantify.
"The fear of the epidemic,the confinement and rein-forced control by authoritiesare not likely to favour socialmovements, but that doesn'tmean that there isn't a socialcrisis," says Eric Sautede,Asia Correspondent for Plan-et Labor. While global de-mand is collapsing, stabilisingemployment and limiting lay-offs are also the best guaran-tee of reviving domestic con-sumption, on which the ma-jority of Chinese growth isnow based.
For the first time sinceDeng Xiaoping opened upChina, real household dispos-able income fell by 3.5 percent in the first quarter, whileconsumer spending fell by12.5 per cent.
Mass unemployment in China
Researchers trace enzymebehind body odour
From jitters on day1 toa claypan of serenityafter rain(degree). Fi-
nally our enduring effortshave paid and now wecan say we have ac-complished a lot inthis journey of upsand downs both phys-ically and mentallybut there's a catch thisyear has been a littledifferent to what we hadenvisioned it to be. Our ex-periences have been con-trasting to those of a normalgraduation.
Well every person howto make a life throughwhich they can tell a storyand we already have one.
Class of 2020: It'sall been so distinct.Every final yearstudent eagerlyawaits the day ofgraduating whichsignifies the culmi-nation of years of
hard work and persistent de-termination making the bestout of each opportunity toturn it into a success story.
Dressing up in the gradu-
ation gown with the motorboard with the tassel on thehead held high to mark ourachievement and capturingthose memories in high def-inition will be just a virtualsetting dreams in our heads.But the Pride,the Honour,theGlory will live forever,comewhat may.
Together we walk as alockdown graduates with thegratification of adding morelaurels of victory; for a bet-ter safer and healthier future.
Ar. Nishtha Sharma
The lockdown graduates
The Gift of Harun al-RashidKUSTA BEN LUKA is myname, I writeTo Abd Al-Rabban; fellow-roysterer once,Now the good Caliph’slearned Treasurer,And for no ear but his.Carry this letterThrough the great gallery
of the Treasure HouseWhere banners of the Caliphs hang, night-colouredBut brilliant as the night’s embroidery,And wait war’s music; pass the little gallery;Pass books of learning from ByzantiumWritten in gold upon a purple stain,And pause at last, I was about to say,At the great book of Sappho’s song; but no,For should you leave my letter there, aboy’sLove-lorn, indifferent hands might comeupon itAnd let it fall unnoticed to the floor.pause at the Treatise of ParmenidesAnd hide it there, for Caliphs to world’s endMust keep that perfect, as they keep hersong,So great its fame.When fitting time has passedThe parchment will disclose to somelearned manA mystery that else had found no chroniclerBut the wild Bedouin.
POEMS
(BY William Butler Yeats )
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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
alandhar: Kia Motors India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kia Motors Corporation, has today Jreleased official images of the interior and
exterior of its upcoming Sonet compact SUV. The production-ready Kia Sonet has a distinctive and dynamic design, as well as many first-in-segment features. First showcased at the Auto Expo 2020 as a concept, the all-new Kia Sonet is scheduled to make its world premiere on August 7, making a bold statement in the compact SUV segment. “We are extremely excited to introduce the new Kia Sonet to the world, a compact SUV with a strong and muscular character found only in much larger vehicles. With this in mind, we have designed this SUV with a uniquely sporty attitude, a confident s t a n c e a n d a d y n a m i c s i l h o u e t t e . I t s uncompromising attention to detail and selection of colors and materials could have only be inspired by the great cultural heritage that our designers found all over India,” said Karim Habib, Senior Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design at Kia Motors Corporation. “We believe the Kia Sonet’s compelling character will hold major appeal for young, aspirational and a lways -connec t ed cus tomer s i n Ind i a and beyond.”He added.
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Netflix now allows Android users to change playback speed, with the option to pick between 0.5x (half the speed) and 1.5x (50 percent faster) in increments of 0.25. That makes it the first major streaming service to offer that feature, which has long been requested by a subset of members, especially those deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. Netflix's playback speed controls are still not on par with YouTube though, which allows users to go from 0.25x all the way up to 2x in similar increments. Netflix will soon begin testing it on iOS and the website, but there are no plans for TV yet. Testing on Android started in October last year. The Verge was the first to report on Netflix's new playback speed controls on Android devices, noting that subscribers will have to manually turn on the feature with every title they pick.
Netflix Playback Speed Controls Roll Out on Android
ake a deep breath...” is perhaps TOMORROW THINK SHARPthe most common advice given
If you are someone who wakes up daily This relaxing technique is great for Tto calm someone down. Yet, it is with a jolt and hurries off to work, you heightening awareness. To practise it, the most underrated one. The power of are inadvertently adding more stress in lie down on your back with your legs long-drawn, mindful breathing is your life. Starting your day by and arms slightly spread out. Imagine a embedded in the very heart of the meditating for a few minutes is the burning flame and move it across your ancient practice of yoga. It is believed better way to go. Sit cross-legged on the body slowly to feel the warmth. Start that one’s life span is measured in the bed with your palms on your thighs. by placing the imaginary candle on number of breaths they take. Therefore, Close your eyes and observe your your left foot. Move it across the toes, the key to prolonging one’s life is to thoughts. Try not to think about your to- heel, ankle, shin, calf, knee and thigh. take longer, deeper breaths. Not only do list for the day, but focus on things Now move it to your abdomen, does this habit improve blood you like or find relaxing. Start with a stomach, chest, shoulder and neck. circulation, it is extremely five-minute session and increase it to 15 Then, imagine it moving across your beneficial in calming your nerves minutes over time. left arm. Repeat for the right side of and busting stress. According to
the body and the back. In the end, research by the University of BREATHE move it across your face and your Mississippi, meditation is more eyes. Once done, slowly open your beneficial than physical exercise in CONSCIOUSLYeyes and sit up. Rest this candle on reducing anxiety, worry and chronic The simple act of observing our breaths each body part for a few seconds neck pain. In our fast-paced life, we can help a great deal in de-stressing. before moving on to the next.seldom get the time to grab a meal When you pay attention to every breath, On the other hand, artificially in peace, without getting distracted you take in more oxygen, which in turn increasing Tac2 levels and activating by our phones; and sitting down in helps you calm down. The best part is the corresponding neurons in normal, one place with our eyes shut sounds you can do this anywhere, anytime. animals led them to behave like more daunting than meeting a Close your eyes to concentrate better. isolated and stressed, the research deadline. Yet, a few minutes of Simply inhale for five counts, and then showed. Suppressing the Tac2 gene in meditation can do wonders for your exhale for 10 counts. You can increase certain different brain parts, increased productivity, reduce stress levels and or decrease the count as per your fear behaviours, or aggression help you stay more focused. We give capacity, but the ratio should be 1:2. accordingly, implying that it must you easy stress-busting meditation Repeat at least 10 times in one sitting. increase in different brain regions to techniques that’ll help you disconnect. Make your inhalations and exhalations produce the various effects of social
as noiseless as possible.START isolation, the researchers said.
onipat: Fenesta-India’s largest Windows and Doors Brand which is also the market leader in its segment reinforced its retail expansion with the Sopening another new showroom. The exclusive Shine Fabricators
showroom is located at Murthal road, near Aggarsain Chowk and brings the best in class uPVC Windows & Doors. On the launch of the new showroom, Mr. Saket Jain, Business Head, Fenesta said, “Commitment towards the customer and excellent product portfolio, together has translated into growth
over years and new Showroom is another indica t ion of our rapidly expanding customer base across the country.” With this launch, Fenesta marks another milestone to ensure an interactive and informative buying experience for our existing and potential
customers. Fenesta Showrooms have been successfully contributing to a significant customer reach and positioning as a market leader. With the rapid growth in uPVC Windows & Doors industry in India, the brand endeavors to further increase its market share and maintain its leadership position in future. He further added that “It has been a great journey so far & we are ready for an accelerated growth in the coming years.
Halo: The Master Chief CollectionCrossplay Support Coming in 2020
Amazon Unboxes Prime Day 2020 Deals
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule With NASA Astronauts Returns Safely to EarthNEW DELHI: US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.Behnken and Hurley, tallying 64 days in space, undocked from the station on Saturday and returned home to land their capsule in calm waters off Florida's Pensacola coast on schedule at 2:48 pm ET (12:18 am Monday, IST) following a 21-hour overnight journey aboard Crew Dragon "Endeavor.""This has been quite an odyssey," Hurley told senior NASA and SpaceX officials at a homecoming ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. "To be where we are now, the first crewed flight of Dragon, is just unbelievable."The successful splash-down, the first of its kind by NASA in 45 years, was a final test of whether SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk's spacecraft can transport astronauts to and from orbit — a feat no private company has accomplished before."This day heralds a new age of space exploration," Musk said. "I'm not very religious, but I prayed for this one."
Fenesta expands its retail presence in Sonipat
NEW DELHI: Halo, The Master Chief Collection will add support for cross-platform multiplayer later in 2020, developer 343 Industries announced, allowing those on Xbox One and Windows PC to play with each other. To make sure players are on an even playing field, mouse and keyboard support is coming to the entire classic Halo collection on the Xbox One. But if you prefer playing on your controller and don't wish to be paired up with PC owners, you'll have that option too, with the arrival of input-based matchmaking alongside crossplay.The crossplay reveal for Halo: The Master Chief Collection was included in a giant development update blog post over the weekend. Crossplay and input-based matchmaking aren't the only upcoming features planned for 2020. Server region selection will also be available with the aforementioned two, which should make for a smoother low-ping experience if you've had issues in the past. As for mouse and keyboard support, that will be available in a later update with custom game browser and individual graphics options per Halo title.
nePlus Nord-like smartphones have been imagined in a video render to show us what the company's Oupcoming budget phones could look like.
Codenamed ‘Billie 1' and ‘Billie 2,' these upcoming budget phones have been visually imagined through a video render, but are believed to be fairly representative of what the final products could look like. The video shows the phones having a design, similar to the OnePlus Nord, but with single selfie cameras. One of them is believed to have three rear cameras, while the other, could have two cameras. Whether these phones would be global launches or would only be released in the US, is still uncertain at this point.Max J (@MaxJmb) collaborated with Concept Creator to imagine two of the upcoming, budget OnePlus smartphones. Max J tweeted that even though the video render is purely based on their imagination, he thinks it could be very close to what the final product could look like. The render shows two OnePlus smartphones, with very similar design aesthetics to the OnePlus Nord (Review). However, the biggest difference is with the cameras. The phones are shown to have only a single selfie camera, in the hole-punch cutout of the display.
handigarh - Amazon prepares to kick off Prime Day in India at midnight on Thursday, August 6 2020, that will run for 48 hours, Coffering Prime members two full days of the best in shopping, savings
and blockbuster entertainment from the comfort and safety of their homes. With new deals starting at regular intervals through Prime Day, Prime members can shop for amazing selection of products organized across Smartphones, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Appliances, Amazon Devices, Fashion & Beauty, Home& Kitchen, Everyday Essentials and more. Not a member yet? Join Prime for INR 129/month at amazon.in/prime to enjoy Prime benefits such as free delivery, unlimited video, ad-free music, exclusive deals, free in-game content on popular mobile games, and more. Discover Joy with Great Deals, New Product Launches, Blockbuster Entertainment and more on Prime Day, this August 6 & 7. Prime members can enjoy thousands of deals across Smartphones, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Appliances, Amazon Devices, Fashion & Beauty, Home & Kitchen, Furniture, Everyday Essentials and more. Get your hands on top deals through Flash sales every 2 hours across Smartphones, TV, Large appliances, Furniture, Headphones, Video games and Toys. Over 300 new product launches from top brands such as Samsung, Prestige, Intel, Fabindia, Dabur, Voltas, Godrej, Jabra, Titan, Max Fashion, JBL, Whirlpool, Philips, Bajaj, Usha, Decathlon, Hero Cycles, Eureka Forbes, Sleepwell, L'Oréal Paris, OnePlus, IFB, Microsoft Xbox, Adidas, Xiaomi, Boat, Borosil, Milton, Sony and more available in India first to Prime members. Explore over 150 Prime exclusive product launches from Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs) including beauty products from Khadi, gluten free range from Harvest Bowl, high back chairs from Orka, immunity boosting Ayurvedic juices from Kapiva, vlogging accessories such as ring light from Osaka and many more. Discover Joy early, in partnership with thousands of small businesses including artisans, women entrepreneurs, emerging Indian brands and local store owners from programs like Karigar, Saheli, Launchpad and Local shops.
handigarh : Nand Ghar, the Vedanta Group’s Cflagship corporate
social responsibility project, announced on Tuesday that three of its centres in Kalahandi, Odisha, have received the prestigious ISO certification. The Nand Ghars have been awarded the ISO 9001 2015’ certification for providing a wide gamut of services including improving quality of services in early childhood education, improved maternal and child healthcare at doorsteps, improved nutrition outcomes and sustainable skill livelihood for women. The Nand Ghars that
were recognized are located at Basantapada, Kansari and Kendubardi villages in Lanjigarh block. The ISO certification has been issued for a period of 3-yr. Dr. Parag Harshad Gavali, District Collector of Kalahandi, stated in a tweet that five Anganwadi Centres (3 Nand Ghars) of Kalahandi district got ISO certification. The process of transformation
BL Tune 225TWS true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones have been launched in India, priced at Rs. 8,499. The new Jearphones from JBL are available on the company's official
online store. They are the latest in JBL's range of true wireless earphones available in India. The earphones feature an outer-ear fit,
along with USB Type-C charging and other features for connectivity and usage. At this price, the JBL Tune 225TWS go up against growing competition in the mid-range true wireless segment, including recent launches from Creative and Sony.Although the retail price of the JBL Tune 225TWS is Rs. 10,499, the true wireless earphones are currently available on the company's official
online store for Rs. 8,499. Only listed on the JBL online store for now, the brand will also be selling its new earphones through other online and offline retailers later on. The earphones feature Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity, and an outer-ear fit similar to that of the Apple AirPods, which makes for a comfortable fit and also allows for some ability to listen to ambient sound.
Kia Motors India releases official images of all-new Kia Sonet
Meditation techniques to help reduce stress
ealme V5 has launched in China as the latest Roffering from the
smartphone company. The device comes with a hole-punch display and a quad camera setup at the back with a 48-megapixel main camera. The phone has a 5,000mAh battery with 30W flash charge and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC. The phone has a USB Type-C port and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The phone is up for pre-booking in China, and the sale will begin on August 7. Realme V5 is priced in China at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 15,000) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model. There is also an 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model priced at CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs. 20,400). The sale of the device will begin on August 7, and pre-booking has already begun on the company site. Pre-booking offers include free earphones and half-year extended warranty. The Realme V5 has launched in three gradient finishes – Silver
angra: Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops working, which results in the loss of blood flow to vital organs. KSCA usually results in death if not treated immediately. A problem in the conduction
system of the heart is the usual cause of SCA. At the time of SCA, heart ventricles quiver uselessly instead of pumping blood. “The risk of SCA increases with age and men are more prone to the SCA than women. Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), which is characterised by reduced blood flow to heart muscles due to plaque is blood supplying blood vessels, is a major risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest. Most people have some degree of IHD at the time of SCA; however, most people are unaware of their heart disease until SCA occurs. Many people have a silent heart attack before an SCA event. In the absence of clear symptoms, these people don’t even realise they have had a heart attack. Other risk factors include a personal history of arrhythmias, a personal or family history of SCA, drug or alcohol abuse, and heart failure. Dr Akhil Gautam, Fortis Hospital, Kangra says, “The conduction system of the heart is a very sophisticated one. It has the
ability to adapt as per requirement. When a person is resting, the conduction system normally fires 60 to 100 impulses that result in 60 to 100 heartbeats. However, as soon as a person starts working or exercising, it senses the requirement and starts firing impulses at a higher rate to meet the blood demands of the body.
Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator a Life Saver for patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
ikTok owner ByteDance has accused Facebook of Tplagiarism and smears
although it did not elaborate on the accusation. The Chinese firm also said it faced "complex and unimaginable difficulties" as it worked to grow into global company. The Beijing-based company made the comments in a statement late on Sunday posted on its official account on Jinri Toutiao, a news aggregator app it owns."ByteDance has always been committed to becoming a global company. During this process, we have faced all kinds of complex and unimaginable difficulties, including the tense international political environment, collision and conflict of different cultures and plagiarism and smears from competitor Facebook," it said.TikTok has attracted criticism from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who last year accused the app of
TikTok Parent ByteDance Accuses Facebook of
'Plagiarism and Smears'
JBL Tune 225TWS True Wireless Earphones Launched in India, Priced at Rs. 8,499
OnePlus smartphones with nord-like design, fewer cameras, imagined in video render
Qoo 5 is said to launch this month, as per a post by a known tipster on Chinese micro-blogging website Weibo. It looks ilike iQoo has decided to skip the iQoo 4 series of
smartphones – like many Chinese companies – after iQoo 3 series that launched in India earlier this year. As of now, there is no official information on the upcoming series by iQoo or when it will be launched so this piece of information should be taken with a pinch of salt. The post shared by known tipster Digital Chat Station (translated) simply says the iQoo 5 series will debut this month, without any more information. The post hints at two things, iQoo is planning on skipping an iQoo 4 series, which isn't really a surprise, and secondly, there will be multiple phones in the iQoo 5 series. It also seems like the
new series will be first launched in China and then make its way to India, which again, is not something new.
Google Pixel 4a Renders Leak Ahead of Launch TodayNEW DELHI: Google Pixel 4a is teased to launch later today, and specifications, renders, and even the pricing of the device has leaked online, leaving very little to the imagination. The renders corroborate with the phone design that was spotted briefly on the Google site last month. Separately, another poster has leaked revealing the existence of a Pixel 4a 5G model and the Pixel 5. These two models are expected to launch in the fall, and not today. These leaks suggest that Google may not launch the Pixel 4a XL at all this year.Starting off with the Pixel 4a leak, tipster Ishan Agarwal has leaked full specification details and pricing of the device ahead of launch. The phone is tipped to be priced at $349 (roughly Rs. 26,100) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB model in the US market. Specifications may include a 5.81-inch full-HD+ hole-punch OLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, HDR support, and more. The phone is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 730G SoC and is expected to pack a 3,140mAh battery. There is reported to be a single 12.2-megapixel dual pixel phase detection rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, and a 77-degree field of view. Up front, the selfie camera cut out is said to house an 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture and an 84-degree field of view. Camera features are tipped to include 4K 30fps video recording and 1080p 120fps recording.
Realme V5 with 5,000mah battery, quad cameras launched
Vedanta’s CSR ‘Nand Ghar’ gets ISO Certification
Facebook Slams ‘Extreme’ Brazil Court Ruling Blocking 12 Bolsonaro Allies
acebook condemned Saturday what it called an "extreme" ruling by a FBrazilian Supreme Court judge
ordering it to block the accounts of 12 high-profile allies of President Jair Bolsonaro, which it vowed to appeal.Brazil's Supreme Court is overseeing an investigation into allegations that members of the far-right president's inner circle ran a social media campaign to discredit the court, as well as slander and threaten its judges. As part of that probe, Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Facebook to suspend the accounts of 12 Bolsonaro allies, and Twitter another 16 accounts.The US social media giants complied on July 25 -- but initially only blocked visitors in Brazil from viewing the accounts.The blocked users soon skirted the ban by telling their followers how to change their account settings to another country.Moraes then ordered the US social media giants Thursday to enforce the suspension worldwide. When Facebook did not initially comply, saying it would appeal to the full Supreme Court, Moraes fined the company BRL 1.9 million (roughly Rs. 2.72 crores) and issued a summons for its top executive in Brazil, Conrado Lester. "This new legal order is extreme, posing a threat to freedom of expression outside of Brazil's jurisdiction and conflicting with laws and jurisdictions worldwide," Facebook said in a statement.
iQoo 5 Series May Launch This Month, Tipster Claims
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AKSHAY announces new film Raksha Bandhan
n the occasion of the festival of Raksha Bandhan, superstar Akshay OKumar on Monday announced his
new film 'Raksha Bandhan' with director Aanand L Rai. Kumar made the announcement on Twitter by sharing the poster of the film. He said that the new project is dedicated to his sister Alka. The poster features Kumar hugging four girls who are possibly portraying the role of his sisters in the film. "A story that touches your heart so deeply and so instantly, it is the quickest I have signed a film in my career dedicating this film, Raksha Bandhan to my sister, Alka and to the most special bond in the world...that of a brother and sister. Thank you @aanandlrai this one is very special," he tweeted.Helmed by Aanand L Rai, written by Himanshu Sharma, the film will be produced by Colour Yellow Productions in association with Akshay's production house Cape Of Good Films. The film will hit the theatres on November 5, 2021.
Malaika showers love on sister Amrita with heartfelt note
ctor-dancer Malaika Arora marked Raksha Bandhan by thanking her actor Asister Amrita Arora for playing multiple
roles in her life including that of a brother.The 'Chhaiya Chhaiya' star took to Instagram to share a stunning picture of herself with her sister and complimented it with a long emotional note on sisterhood.She began the note by defining her bond with Amrita with the classic line "tum hi ho bandhu, sakha tum hi" and then went on to express her feelings for her "baby sister.""'Tum hi ho bandhu, sakha tum hi'. It's not just a prayer, it's not just a song...it's what defines our boundless relation. You are not just my baby sister...u are my best friend when I need one, an elder sister when I feel like being a child again, a sounding board when I feel like venting and a brother so I never miss having one," she wrote. "We are everything to each other and words fall short to describe our eternal bond. Happy Rakshabandhan to you! Here's to the multiple roles you play in my life...a sister, a brother, a friend, and many more," she added The 46-year-old actor then went on to explain the bond of sisterhood that the two star sisters enjoy as she wrote, "Whether it's the sisterhood of undying
support or bro code to protect eachother fiercely...we have it all."She ended the note by thanking Amrita for playing multiple roles in her life including that of a sister, a brother, a friend, and many more."The best of both worlds in one package, that's how I'd like to
describe you. It can be the entire world against us and I'll still be confident of winning with you by my side," Malaika said."You are a sister who always has my back and a brother who'll protect me at any cost. This Rakshabandhan I'd like to thank you for playing multiple roles in my life- a sister, a brother, a friend and many more," she added. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is observed to celebrate the special bond
between brothers and sisters.
hanneling her Sunday mood, actor Sara Ali Khan treated her fans to a Cstunning picture in a yoga pose as
she stood by the swimming pool.The 'Kedarnath' actor put out a post on Instagram wherein she flaunts her toned physique. In the picture, Sara is seen sporting red shorts and matching crop top while she concentrates in a yoga pose. The 'Simmba' star is seen standing by her pool in the garden as is evident from the lush green trees loaded with flowers, and other plants.Sara captioned the picture: "Happy Sunday#sundayfunday #sunnyday #sunnysunday. If only peace, serenity and green truly made you wiser.. but at least I got the day right. this time..."With the post hitting Instagram, more than 3 lakh followers including Huma Qureshi liked the post.Of late, the actor has been quite active on social media and has been updating fans on her activities by posting pictures and videos.Earlier, Sara participated in the 'Women Supporting Women' challenge by sharing a monochrome picture of herself. The 'Women Supporting Women' challenge is trending on Instagram with several female users taking up the challenge and further nominating women in their circle for the same.A plethora of Hollywood celebrities such as Hilary Duff, Zoe Saldana, and former NBA player Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa Bryant have also participated in the challenge.
Ayushmann pens poem dedicatedto sisters on Raksha Bandhan
'Got the day right this time'
Sara Ali Khan
I've become more secure in my own identity: Nicole
ollywood star Nicole Kidman says with age and time she has started feeling more comfortable with herself. The 53-year-old actor, who is married to music star Keith HUrban, said she has discovered her own emotional strength and emerged out
stronger than she ever imagined herself to be. It is true I've become more secure in my own identity. It's probably only in the last six or seven years that I've gone, 'Oh, OK, this is who I am, what I am and what I stand for'. I've discovered my own emotional strength, which, when I was a kid, I actually didn't think was there. 'I always thought I'd be easily broken. And there have been times in my life when I've gone, 'I actually don't think I'm going to get through this', Kidman told Britain's Candis magazine. The actor-producer shares two daughters Rose and Faith- with Urban.
"'Tum hi ho bandhu, sakha tum hi'. It's not just a prayer, it's not
just a song...it's what defines our boundless relation. You are
not just my baby sister...u are my best friend when I need
one, an elder sister when I feel like being a child again, a
sounding board when I feel like venting and a brother so I
never miss having one," she wrote.
ctor Ayushmann Khurrana who is known for his poetry skills marked Athe special occasion of Raksha
Bandhan by penning down a poem on the need to make the world more
secure for sisters. The poem spoke about making the world so
secure for women that they do not have to depend on their brothers to feel protected.
Khurrana took to Instagram to share his vision through the poem,
in which he is seen talking about equality, inclusivity and parity for women.
"Ek aisa samaaj banayein jahaan ladkiyo ko surakshit mehsoos karne ke liye apne
bhaaiyo ki zaroorat na ho, eik rivaayat ke taur pe rakhi bandhne ke liye mard ki kalaaio ki
zaroorat na ho," he wrote. Translated in English, this poem highlights Ayushmann's wish that all Indians should
actively work towards creating a society, in which a girl does not have to depend on her brother for her protection or to feel safe in public. He also hoped that Rakhi, as a custom, will change into becoming a symbol of progressiveness that will hopefully see a girl not just needing a man's hand to tie the totem of love on this day.The festival of Raksha Bandhan is observed to celebrate the special bond between brothers and sisters.
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Indian engineer falls todeath from building in UAEon Eid al-AdhaDUBAI: A 24-year-old Indian engineerhas fallen to death from the sixth floorof a residential building on Eid al-Adhain the UAE's Sharjah, a media reportsaid on Monday. The electricalengineer, identified with his singlename Sumesh, hailed from Kerala,Khaleej Times reported. He lived in abuilding in Al Dhaid in Sharjah, fromwhere he fell to death on Friday, thereport said, adding that he wasapparently talking over the phone andthrew it down minutes before theincident. Sumesh, who came to theUAE a year ago, worked as a designerin Sharjah's Muwaileh area. Hisroommates said that he had some"personal issues" that had been"bothering him for some time",according to the report. "It was Eid al-Adha and our cook had made biryanifor us. We were all cracking jokes andhaving a good time. In fact, evenCuckoo (Sumesh) was also laughingwith us. He seemed happy. Nobodyhad anticipated this. I did sense a fewtimes that something was troublinghim and I even asked him about it, buthe brushed it off, the report quoted hisroommate Dileep Kumar as saying.Shans KF, another roommate, saidSumesh was to travel to India for hisannual leave but could not because ofthe COVID-19 pandemic. The policehave launched an investigation andmoved the body to the forensic lab foran autopsy.
Colliers appoints SubhankarMitra as MD of advisoryservices biz in IndiaMUMBAI: Global property consultantColliers International on Monday said ithas appointed Subhankar Mitra as theManaging Director of its advisoryservices business in India. Prior tojoining Colliers, Mitra, having over 24years of experience, served atproperty consultant JLL, where he wasthe National Director for the strategicconsulting division. "His appointmentcomes as Colliers India Businesscontinues to strengthen its valuationand advisory services vertical in India,"it said in a statement.
Lord & Taylor is latestretailer to file forbankruptcyNEW YORK: New York landmarkretailer Lord & Taylor has filed forbankruptcy, joining a growing list ofretailers flummoxed by the pandemic.The company, which was sold to theFrench rental clothing company Le ToteInc. last year, filed Sunday forbankruptcy protection in the EasternCourt of Virginia. In an announcementon its website the company, one of theoldest American department stores,said it was looking for a new owner.Like many retailers, Lord & Taylor wasalready struggling with the shift toonline shopping even before thepandemic struck this spring. Last year,it sold its flagship building on NewYork's Fifth Avenue after more than acentury in the 11-story building. Thecompany was founded as a dry goodsstore in 1826. There are several dozenLord & Taylor stores across the country.
KEC Internationalbags new ordersworth Rs 1,192 croreMUMBAI: Infrastructure major KECInternational said on Monday it hassecured new orders of Rs 1,192 croreacross various businesses. Itstransmission and distribution businessalong with SAE Towers have securedorders of Rs 821 crore for T&D projectsin India, SAARC, Malaysia, Africa andthe Americas. The urban infrastructurebusiness has secured an order of Rs146 crore from Kochi Metro Rail Ltd(KMRL) for construction of a via-ductalong with station for the phase oneextension. The civil business hassecured an order of Rs 57 crore for infraworks in the warehouse space in India.The cables business has securedorders of Rs 168 crore for various typesof cables and cabling projects. "OurT&D order book continues to grow inthe backdrop of orders secured acrossvarious geographies," said ManagingDirector and CEO Vimal Kejriwal. "Weare particularly enthused by the second-order win from Kochi Metro whichenables us to further strengthen ourpresence in the urban infra sector. Theentry of our civil business in thewarehouse space opens up a largeopportunity for us in this growing area,"he said in a statement. KECInternational is the flagship company offour billion-dollar RPG Group.
Wockhardt announcesCovid-19 vaccinepartnership with UKMUMBAI: Pharmaceutical andbiotechnology major Wockhardt said onMonday it has entered into anagreement with the UK Government tofill-finish Covid-19 vaccines. Fill-finish isthe final manufacturing step of puttingvaccines into vials or syringes andpackaging them. The manufacturing willbe undertaken at CP Pharmaceuticals,a subsidiary of Wockhardt based atWrexham in North Wales. As per theterms of the agreement, Wockhardt hasreserved manufacturing capacity toallow for the supply of multiple vaccinesto the UK Government in its fightagainst Covid-19, including AZD1222,the vaccine co-invented by theUniversity of Oxford and its spinoutcompany Vaccitech and licensed byAstraZeneca.
Global COVID-19 cases cross 18 million-markNEW DELHI: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the worldhas surpassed 18 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over687,000 according to data from the Johns Hopkins University's CoronavirusResource Center. As of 06:00 Moscow time on Monday (03:00 GMT), thereare 18,017,556 confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. The global deathtoll from COVID-19 stands at 687,930. The number of recovered individualsstands at 10,649,108. The United States remains the country with the largestnumber of cases (4,665,932) and the highest COVID-19 death toll (154,841),according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University.
Health of Indian manufacturing declines at quicker paceAGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
The IHS Markit Indiamanufacturing latest PurchasingManagers' Index (PMI) datareleased on Monday points toanother marked deterioration inthe health of Indianmanufacturing sector withoutput contracting at a slightlyfaster pace than in June.Demand conditions remainedsubdued with some businessesstill closed amid lockdownextensions. Firms responded bycutting both staff numbers andpurchasing activity. However,despite the ongoing negative
impact of the coronavirusdisease 2019 (COVID-19),sentiment towards futureactivity improved for the secondmonth running. At 46 in July, theseasonally adjusted IHS MarkitIndia Manufacturing PMI fellfrom 47.2 in June and pointed toa marked deterioration inbusiness conditions across theIndian manufacturing sector.
The downturn was partiallydriven by a further contractionin output. Although far softerthan recorded in April and May,the rate of reduction acceleratedfrom June and was sharpoverall. Anecdotal evidenceindicated that firms pared-back
production in line with weakerdemand conditions. Subdueddemand was evidenced byanother marked decrease in neworders placed with
manufacturers during July.Similar to the trend for output,the pace of decline acceleratedfrom June but remained slowerthan at the height of the current
crisis. When explaining fallingsales, panellists often citedprolonged closures at theirclients' businesses. Weighing onaggregate demand was a furthercontraction in new export ordersat the start of the third quarter.Survey participants saidinternational clients werehesitant to place orders while theduration of the pandemicremained uncertain. The latestreduction in exports was thesoftest for four months.Deteriorating demandconditions led Indianmanufacturers to continuecutting staff numbers duringJuly. The rate of workforce
contraction was little-changedfrom June and faster than anyrecorded prior to the COVID-19pandemic. Amid softer inflowsof new orders, goods producersalso pared back their purchasingactivity in July. The resultextended the current sequenceof decline to five months. Therate of decline was quicker thanin June and solid overall.
"The survey results showeda re-acceleration of declines inthe key indices of output andnew orders, undermining thetrend towards stabilisation seenover the past two months," saidEliot Kerr, Economist at IHSMarkit.
Sensex tanks 667 points;Nifty ends below 10,900
AGENCYMUMBAI, AUG 3
Slumping for the fourthstraight session, equitybenchmark Sensex plunged667 points on Mondayfollowing a selloff in index-heavyweights RelianceIndustries, HDFC twins andKotak Bank as soaringCOVID-19 cases keptinvestors jittery.
The rupee too sank 20paise and settled below the 75per US dollar mark. The BSESensex ended 667.29 points or
1.77 per cent lower at36,939.60, while the NSENifty tumbled 181.85 pointsor 1.64 per cent to 10,891.60.
Kotak Bank was the toploser in the Sensex pack,falling over 4 per cent,followed by IndusInd Bank,Axis Bank, ONGC, HDFCBank, Bajaj Auto andReliance Industries (RIL).
On the other hand, Titan,Tata Steel, HCL Tech, L&Tand SBI were among thegainers. According to traders,massive selling in indexmajors RIL and HDFC duo
dragged the key indices lower.Further, foreign fund
outflows and concerns overrise in COVID-19 casesacross the world keptinvestors on edge, they added.
The number of casesaround the world linked toCOVID-19 has crossed 1.8crore, while the infectioncount in India has crossed 18
lakh. Globally, however,bourses in Shanghai, Tokyo,Seoul settled on a positivenote, while Hong Kong endedin the red. Stock exchanges inEurope were also trading on apositive note in early deals.Global oil benchmark Brentcrude was trading 0.69 percent lower at USD 43.22 perbarrel.
BOI Q1 net profitrises to Rs 844 crore
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bank of India (BoI) on Mondayreported over three-fold rise in net profit to Rs 843.60 crore forthe quarter ended June 30, as pressure of bad loans eased. Thebank had registered a net profit of Rs 242.60 crore in the April-June period of 2019-20. The total income during the periodunder review increased to Rs 11,941.52 crore, from Rs11,526.95 crore in the year-ago period, BoI said in a regulatoryfiling. On the assets front, the bank witnessed improvementwith gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declining to 13.91per cent of the gross advances as on June 30, 2020 as against16.50 per cent in the same period a year ago. Similarly, netNPAs or bad loans too declined to 3.58 per cent, from 5.79 percent in the corresponding period last year.
Kansai Nerolac Paintsposts 71 pc fall in Q1
PAT at Rs 43 croreAGENCYMUMBAI, AUG 3
Kansai Nerolac Paints on Mondayreported 71 per cent fall in its profitafter tax of Rs 43 crore in Q1 FY21over the same quarter of the previousyear due to crashing demand in thewake of COVID-19 crisis andcountrywide lockdown.
Net revenue was down by 59 percent to Rs 598 crore while earningsbefore interest, taxes, depreciationand amortisation (EBIDTA) crackedby 68 per cent to Rs 81 crore.
"There was unprecedenteddemand destruction this quarter due tothe lockdown imposed on account ofCOVID-19. Both sales and bottom-line were impacted as a result," saidVice Chairman and ManagingDirector H M Bharuka.
"Sales in April were a completewashout across. Sales of decorativehave seen a revival in May and Junewith the company registering double-digit volume growth in both themonths. Industrial sales continued tobe impacted in both May and June dueto the slow recovery of endcustomers." Despite the severe drop intopline, said the company anaggressive cost control programme
and judicious management ofoverheads helped the company reportprofit. EBITDA drop was alsocontained to just 350 basis points.Basic raw material prices were benignthis quarter though there wasvolatility in forex rates. Lookingforward, the company said it isoptimistic that demand recovery willcontinue. Due to frequent lockdownsand COVID cases across, managingthe ecosystem of the supply chain isbecoming a bigger challenge.
The size of domestic paintindustry is estimated at Rs 52,000crore. The good growth ininfrastructure, core sector, as well asautomobile and real estate, is likely tohave a positive effect on the overalldemand of paint for the industry in thelong run.
Baloch activists hold protest in Germanyagainst human rights violations
AGENCYHANNOVER, AUG 3
The Baloch RepublicanParty (BRP) held a protestin Hannover against therecent brutal killing of fiveabducted Bugti tribesmenby the Punjab police inRajanpur, some 400 kmfrom Lahore.
The BRP GermanyChapter organised the rallyand protest to highlightcrimes against the people ofBalochistan by Pakistaniauthorities. They alsolaunched a social mediacampaign titled#justiceforbalochpeople.
BRP Germany PresidentJawad Baloch appealed tothe Human rightsinstitutions to take notice ofthe killing of abducted tribalBaloch people.
The Baloch activistssaid that the victims wereabducted from differentplaces and killed in a fakeencounter in Rajanpur onJuly 31.
They were identified asGhulam Hussain Bugti,Ramzan Bugti, Master AliBugti and two others.
The Punjab police
claimed that they belongedto the outlawed BalochistanRepublic Army (BLA).
A large number ofBaloch people, includingpolitical activists,journalists and otherintellectuals have beenvictims of enforceddisappearance in theBalochistan province.
The Baloch activistsclaim that they have beenabducted by secret agencies,the ISI and MI, and many ofthem are languishing inisolated detention centres.
The security forces alsokill many of them and throwtheir mutilated bodies inisolated places, claim theBaloch political parties.
WASHINGTON, AUG 3
Lawmakers reported progresson a huge coronavirus reliefbill Saturday, as politicalpressure mounts to restore anexpired USD 600-per-weeksupplemental unemploymentbenefit and send funding tohelp schools reopen. This wasthe longest meeting we've hadand it was more productivethan the other meetings, said
Senate Minority Leader ChuckSchumer, D-N.Y., who waspart of the rare weekendsession. We're not close yet,but it was a productivediscussion now each sideknows where they're at."Schumer spoke alongsideHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi,D-Calif., after meeting forthree hours with TreasurySecretary Steven Mnuchin andWhite House chief of staff
Mark Meadows. TheDemocratic leaders are eagerfor an expansive agreement, asare President Donald Trumpand top Republicans likeSenate Majority Leader MitchMcConnell of Kentucky. Butperhaps one half of SenateRepublicans, mostlyconservatives and those notfacing difficult races this fall,are likely to oppose any deal.Prior talks had yielded littleprogress and Saturday'scautious optimism was a breakfrom gloomy privateassessments among GOPnegotiators. Theadministration is willing toextend the newly expired USD600 jobless benefit, at least inthe short term, but is balking atother Democratic demandslike aid for state and localgovernments, food stampincreases, and assistance torenters and homeowners.
Two- and three-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Autoon Monday reported 33 per cent fall in its total Julysales at 2.55 lakh units as compared to 3.81 lakhunits in the same period a year ago.
Domestic sales were down 23 per cent at 1.58lakh units as against 2.05 lakh units in July 2019,Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said in a statement.Two-wheeler sales stood at 2.38 lakh units lastyear, marking a decline of 26 per cent, as comparedto 3.22 lakh sold in July last year. Total commercialvehicle sales were at 17,276 units as against 59,320units in the same month last year, down 71 percent. Exports in July declined 45 per cent to 96,856units as against 1,76 lakh units in thecorresponding month last year.
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic ledto countrywide lockdown with containment andprecautionary measures which resulted indisrupted supply lines and a sharp decline inoverall demand. Bajaj Auto has reported 53 percent fall in its standalone profit for the April toJune at Rs 528 crore as compared to Rs 1,126 crorein the corresponding period of last fiscal.
TVS Motor sales in July 2020grows by 27 per cent
HOSUR, AUG 3
TVS Motor Company registered a salesgrowth of 27 per cent in July 2020 with252,744 units as against 198,387 unitsin June 2020.
TVS Motor Company registeredsales of 252,744 units in July 2020 asagainst 279,465 units registered in themonth of July 2019.
Total two-wheelers registered salesof 243,788 units in July 2020 as against265,679 units in July 2019. Domestictwo-wheeler registered sales of 189,647units in July 2020 as against 208,489units in July 2019.
Motorcycle registered sales of106,062 units in July 2020 as against108,210 units in July 2019. Scootersales of the Company registered 78,603units in July 2020 as against 105,199units in July 2019.
The Company's total exportsregistered sales of 62,389 units in themonth of July 2020 as against 69,994
units in July 2019. Two-wheeler exportsregistered sales of 54,141 units in July2020 as against 57,190 units in July2019. Three-wheeler of the Companyregistered sales of 8,956 units in July2020 as against 13,786 units in July2019.
21 people killed in fightbetween Afghan forces, ISIS
terrorists in Jalalabad
JALALABAD, AUG 3
At least 21 people have beenkilled so far in ongoingfighting between Afghansecurity forces and terroristswho raided a jail overnight.
The attack has beenclaimed by ISIS.
Among the dead wereprisoners as well as civilians,prison guards and Afghansecurity personnel, AttaullahKhogyani, a spokesman for
the governor of Nangarharprovince, told Al Jazeera.
Around 43 people havebeen wounded in the attackin the provincial capitalJalalabad that began late onSunday when a suicidebomber slammed hisexplosive-laden vehicle intothe prison entrance.
Three terrorists havebeen killed so far. Afghanofficials said the death tollcould rise.
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India not to takepart in women'sworld team squashchampionshipCHENNAI: India on Monday pulledout of the Women's World TeamSquash Championship scheduled tobe held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiafrom December 15 to 20 due to"lack of preparation time" and "un-certainties" about travelling amid theCOVID-19 pandemic. SRFI secre-tary general and former nationalcoach Cyrus Poncha said the deci-sion was taken after consulting withthe top players."Due to uncertainties regardingguidelines for the safe travel of ourathletes and staff for national & in-ternational tournaments (yet to beobtained from the Ministry of YouthAffairs & Sports (MYAS) & SportsAuthority of India (SAI)), coupledwith lack of preparation time andmatch readiness of athletes, and af-ter consulting our top players, theSRFI has decided to withdraw fromthe championship," he said in apress release.The WSF and Squash Rackets Fed-eration of India (SRFI) have beenconstantly monitoring the scenarioarising out of the global health crisis.Considering the August 15 deadline,the SRFI had requested the WSFfor an extension for registrationwhich was not given, the releasesaid.
PV Sindhu extendsRaksha Bandhangreetings to PMNEW DELHI: Indian badmintonplayer PV Sindhu on Monday ex-tended Raksha Bandhan greetingsto Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sindhu took to Twitter and shared avideo in which she said, "Goodevening Sir, on this auspicious day. Iwish you a Happy Raksha Bandhanand we all are very thankful that youhave done so much for the country."She captioned the post as, "HappyRaksha bandhan @PMOIndia sir."Due to the ongoing coronaviruspandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympicswas postponed until next year. Now,the event will take place from July23 to August 8, next year.Sindhu, in her video, said as a Rak-sha Bandhan gift to PM Modi, shewill give her best to win medals inthe next year's Olympics."Because of the COVID-19 wecould not play the Olympics but nextyear, by this time, we hope, as a gift,we will give you as many medals aspossible," she said.Raksha Bandhan, which is beingcelebrated today, is a celebration ofthe unique bond between brothersand sisters.
IPL 2020: AakashChopra welcomesnew start time forevening matchesNEW DELHI: Former India batsmanAakash Chopra on Monday wel-comed the Indian Premier League(IPL) governing council's decision tostart the evening matches half-an-hour earlier than usual.The IPL governing council met onSunday and decided that theevening matches would start at 7:30pm instead of 8 pm.
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TALKS England, Pakistan ready tolock horns for first Test
AGENCYMANCHESTER, AUG 3
As the three-match Test series inches closer,both England and Pakistan will be lookingto grab the key World Test Championship(WTC) points which will help move themup on the points table.
England and Pakistan currently hold thethird and fifth spot on the WTC points tablewith 226 and 140 points respectively. Thetable is topped by India with 360 points.
England moved up to the third positionafter the series against the West Indies andcould potentially leapfrog Australia to sec-ond place if they managed to overpowerPakistan.
Whereas, Pakistan have a chance ofovertaking New Zealand to claim the fourthposition on the table.
The hosts, England, won the three-match Test series against West Indies by 2-
1. Apart from that, England drew a five-match series against Australia 2-2 and wona four-match series against South Africa 3-1. Pakistan lost both matches of a two-Testseries to Australia, beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in atwo-match series and won their first matchagainst Bangladesh at home, with anotherTest due on a subsequent leg postponed dueto Covid-19.
Each series of the WTC is worth 120points, distributed evenly over the numberof matches in a series. The points rangefrom 60 for each match of a two-Test seriesto 24 for each match of a five-Test series.
In addition, players from each side willbe aiming to progress in the ICC Men's TestPlayer Rankings. Pakistan captain Azhar Aliand vice-captain Babar Azam will be amongthe players in focus for Pakistan.
Azhar, presently 27th among batsmen,will be hoping to regain the form that liftedhim to sixth in December 2016, while Babar
will be hoping to progress from a career-best aggregate of 800 rating points. Babar iscurrently sixth after having occupied a ca-reer-high fifth place in February.
Trott appointed asEngland's battingcoach for Pak seriesNEW DELHI: Former England cricketerJonathan Trott has been appointed asthe team's batting coach for the upcom-ing three-match Test series against Pak-istan. Trott played 52 Tests and 68 ODIsfor England before retiring in 2018."Jonathan Trott, who represented Eng-land in 127 international matches andscored 6792 runs, has been appointedthe team's batting coach for the three-Test series against Pakistan," Internation-al Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted.
NCA chief Dravidto be part of
COVID Task forceAGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
The BCCI is forming a COVID-19task force and it will include,among others, former captain andNational Cricket Academy chiefRahul Dravid, the apex body saidin its SOP to state associations.
Players will have to sign aconsent form before resumingtraining at their respective centresas per the standard operating pro-cedure, which bars anyone above60 years of age and individualswith underlying medical condi-tions from being part of the camp.
For resumption of training atthe NCA in Bengaluru, theCOVID task force will includeDravid, a medical officer, a hy-giene officer and BCCI AGM,Cricket Operations.
Their responsibilities will in-clude communicating "clearly andregularly with the players, ex-plaining measures being taken tomanage risk, and the advice beinggiven to individuals to follow thesame and update of COVID19 cas-es to relevant higher manage-ment". Like the players at their re-spective state centres, cricketers atthe NCA too will have to sign aconsent form before resumingtraining.
"All the Players and staff in-cluding administrative staff of
NCA shall be tested for COVID-19 (RT-PCR test) to detect the pos-sibility of COVID 19 infection be-fore the resumption of training," asper the SOP.
"Prior to the commencementof National Cricket Academy, theplayers shall submit a written un-dertaking to abide by all the proto-cols prescribed in this SOP andvarious Government orders issuedfrom time to time in the context ofCOVID19 prevention."
According to its 100-page-long SOP, the players will have tosign the form acknowledging therisks involved with resumption oftraining amid the COVID-19 pan-demic.
The 2019-2020 domestic sea-son ended in March but the up-coming season, which usuallystarts in August, is set to be cur-tailed due to the health crisis.
"The health and safety of play-ers, staff and stakeholders will bethe sole responsibility of respec-tive State Cricket Associations,"read the BCCI guidelines on re-sumption of cricket, which is inPTI's possession. Support staff, of-ficials and ground staff over 60years of age and with individualswith underlying medical condi-tions are barred from attendingtraining camps until "suitableguidelines are issued by the Gov-ernment".
WACA ground to be reshaped as10,000-capacity boutique venue
AGENCYPERTH, AUG 3
Western Australian Cricket Associa-tion's (WACA) Perth ground will betransformed into a sustainable com-munity and sporting hub with cricketat its heart after the state governmentprovided AUD 30 million funding.
The ground will be reshaped as a10,000-capacity boutique venue,which will complement Optus Stadi-um and its design will pay homage tothe traditional owners of the land onwhich it sits. The project includeshigh performance, training and ad-ministration facilities, a 10-lane in-door cricket facility, reinvigoratedmuseum and year-round access forthe WA community. "In addition tothis investment, the Federal Govern-ment has committed AUD 30 milliontowards the Project, Cricket Australiawill provide AUD four million andthe WACA will raise another AUD 10million through the WA Cricket Foun-dation," WACA said in a statement.
"With a historic, reimagined WACAGround sitting just across the riverfrom the ultra-modern Optus Stadi-um, there will be no better setup in theworld for cricket. The Ground is a fa-mous sporting icon that needs to bepreserved and this commitment willhelp ensure its future and make it ac-cessible for everyone in the commu-nity," Minister for Sport and Recre-ation, Mick Murray MLA said.
WACA Chairman Tuck Waldronsaid it will transform WACA into ahigh-quality venue for cricket andother sports. "It's a great day forcricket in WA, and this funding willgo a long way in helping us bring ourvision for the iconic venue to lifethrough the WACA Ground Improve-ment Project," Waldron said. "We arenow one step closer to transformingthe much-loved WACA Ground into ahigh-quality venue not only for crick-et and other sports, but entertainmentand community events too., whichwill help energise the East Pertharea," he added.
AGENCYNEW DELHI, AUG 3
The BCCI on Monday said it willgrant amnesty to registered playerswho voluntarily declare any agefraud but those found to be in breachof the unusual scheme could beslapped with a two-year suspension.
The measures will be applicableto all cricketers participating in theboard's age-group tournaments fromthe 2020-21 season onwards.
"Under this scheme, playerswho voluntarily declare that theyhave manipulated their date of birthby submitting fake/tampered docu-ments in the past will not be sus-pended and allowed to participate inthe appropriate age group level ifthey disclose their actual date ofbirth (DOB)," the BCCI said in a re-lease.
"Players have to submit a signedletter/email along with supportingdocuments to BCCI Age Verifica-tion Dept. revealing their actualDOB before 15th September 2020."
The apex body also made itclear that if the players don't acceptit now and are later found to beguilty of age fraud then they will beheavily sanctioned.
"However, if registered playersdo not disclose the facts and arefound to have submitted fake/tam-pered DOB proof documents byBCCI, then they will be banned for2 years, and after completion of 2-year suspension, they will not be al-lowed to participate in age grouptournaments of BCCI, as well as,age group tournaments organized bythe State Units."
The BCCI also said that "allcricketers committing Domicilefraud, including senior men &women, will be banned for 2 years"and "voluntary disclosure schemedoes not apply for cricketers whohave committed domicile fraud."
Both BCCI president SouravGanguly and his former India team-mate Rahul Dravid, who is now theNCA head, had emphasised onsternly dealing with the issue of age
fraud.Among other measures, the gov-
erning body said for the under-16age group tournament "only playerswho are between 14-16 years oldwill be permitted to register."
"In the Under-19 age group, if aplayer's birth is found to be regis-tered more than 2 years after birth,as mentioned in the birth certificate,then there will be restrictions on thenumber of years allowed to partici-pate in the BCCI Under-19 tourna-ments."
Ganguly said that the board iscommitted to ensure a level playingfield for competitive participation ofplayers in its age-group tourna-ments.
"The BCCI has been takingsteps to counter age fraud and arenow introducing even stricter meas-ures from the upcoming domesticseason. Those who do not voluntar-ily disclose their misdemeanour willbe punished heavily and will bebanned for two years."
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