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THURSDAYNOVEMBER 7, 2019

CHANDIGARHVOL. XXIII, NO. 268

PAGES 12Rs. 2YUGMARGThe man that hath no music in

himself, Nor is not moved withconcord of sweet sounds, is fit fortreasons, stratagems and spoils.

William Shakespeare

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 6

The Supreme Court on Wednesdayordered incentives for small andmarginal farmers who shun stubble-burning, directing that Rs 100 perquintal be given to farmers for han-dling crop residue of non-basmatirice.

The incentive will be given tofarmers of Punjab, Haryana and Ut-tar Pradesh. The bench comprisingJustices Arun Mishra and DeepakGupta said that punishing the farm-ers for stubble burning is not the ul-timate solution, what is important isto provide them the basic facilitiesand resources.

The apex court has directed the

state governments to provide ma-chines on a hiring basis and also op-erational expenses for hiring thesemachines to small and marginal

farmers.Hailing agriculture as the back-

bone of the country, the apex courtsaid that the interest of small and

marginal farmers must be protected.The decision comes after the top

court took cognizance of the matterof stubble burning in Punjab andHaryana and other meteorologicalfactors pushing Delhi's air qualitylevel down to the 'very poor' catego-ry.

The apex court asked the Punjaband Haryana government to ensurethat stubble is not burned in the fu-ture.

Slamming the Punjab govern-ment, Justice Mishra said, "Why wasthe government not ready in ad-vance? It seems no steps are takenthroughout the year."

The court said that nobodywould be spared if they are found vi-olating the rules and regulations

Three friends die in Jind road accident JIND: Three people died whentheir car was hit by a truck nearGulkani village in this district onTuesday night, police said onWednesday.According to police, Sachin (23),Sunil (23) and Sonu (19) whowere friends were on their way toJind for attending a wedding cer-emony when the car in whichthey were travelling was hit by atruck. While Sachin and Sunildied on the spot, Sonu suc-cumbed to his injuries on way toPGI. Truck driver fled the spot,abandoning his vehicle. Policehave registered a case againstthe truck driver and started inves-tigation.

Haryana assemblyadjourned sine dieCHANDIGARH: Haryana Assem-bly session was adjourned sinedie today. Earlier the Housepassed two bills, Haryana Goodsand Services Tax (Amendment)Bill, 2019 and Haryana Service ofEngineers, Group A, Public Works(Building and Roads) Department(Amendment) Bill.Later all the Haryana MLAs at-tended the special Punjab assem-bly session to markThe 550th Prakash Parab of GuruNanak Dev Ji. Vice President MVenkaiah Naidu and former PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singhwere among the main dignitariesattending the session. The day-long Special Session is beingchaired by the Vice President.Haryana Governor SatyadevNarayan Arya, Haryana ChiefMinister Manohar Lal Khattar,Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh and PunjabGovernor V P Singh Badnorewere among those who werepresent on the occasion.

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Oppn parties tohold rally on Dec 1against slowdownNEW DELHI: The Congress par-ty will hold a rally at RamlilaMaidan in the national capital onDecember 1 along with other par-ties on the issues of economicslowdown and agrarian crisis.It is worth mentioning that theWinter Session of Parliament willbegin from November 18 to con-clude on December 13.Congress leaders along with therepresentatives of 12 oppositionparties had a meeting here Mon-day at the Constitution Club where they discussed theissue of economic slowdownand distress in the farm sectorand agreed to stage a unitedprotest.

Delhi cops resumeduty after day-long protestNEW DELHI: Delhi police per-sonnel on Wednesday resumedtheir duties after a day-longprotest over the recent attacksagainst cops alleged by lawyersfollowing the Tis Hazari clash.Speaking to ANI, Meenu Chaud-hary, Joint Commissioner of Po-lice (Traffic Operations) said:"Each personnel of Delhi Police ison work today. After an appeal byour CP and other officials, all ourstaff returned to work and are ful-filling their responsibilities.""We are a disciplined force. Weare aware of our responsibilitiesand fulfil them in any circum-stances. We interact regularlywith our staff to redress their is-sues," she said.Police personnel on Tuesdaystaged a protest outside the Po-lice Head Quarters (PHQ) in thenational capital over the incidenttoday.On November 2, a clash betweenpolice and lawyers took place atTis Hazari Court, which left atleast 20 cops and several advo-cates injured. A day later on No-vember 3, a group of advocateshad allegedly assaulted a police-man outside the Saket districtcourt.

Pb Assembly resolve to carry forward legacy of Guru NanakBUREAU CHANDIGARH, NOV 6

The Special Session of the Pun-jab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesdayresolved unanimously to carryforward Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’smessage of humanism, toleranceand compassion besides preserv-ing the environment.

Led by Chief Minister andLeader of the House CaptainAmarinder Singh, the House re-dedicated itself “to Guru NanakDev Ji’s timeless legacy and tothe realization of ideals and val-ues preached by the great Guru”during the Special Session con-vened to mark the historic 550thPrakash Purb of Sri Guru NanakDev ji.

The resolution said theHouse, “in remembrance of thisgreat spiritual preceptor, humblybows down in respect expressingits devotion and faith.”

“Transcending the bounds ofreligion, caste, nation and race,Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji blessedthe entire humanity with theboon of his unifying message ofunity, equality, truth and love, theresolution read, adding, “By ac-cording equal respect to rich andpoor, high and low, man andwoman, any by calling himselfthe companion of the poor anddestitute, Guru Nanak Dev Ji

granted eternal refuge and love toall of humanity.”

The resolution further point-ed out that “in the form of his di-vine Bani, the arti, Sri GuruNanak Dev ji composed a cosmicanthem, making manifest theeternal unity of the entire cos-mos, nature and humanity, aswell as the sanctity of this entireinteraction.”

“By calling air the Guru, wa-ter the father, and earth the moth-

er, he revealed the deep and eter-nal bond between nature andmankind. Guru Nanak Dev jiblessed the world with the boun-ty of his divine words and music,which will for evermore accom-pany humanity by becoming aspiritual light, support and inspi-ration,” the resolution added

While presenting the resolu-tion, the Chief Minister recalledthe legacy of `sewa’ to the firstSikh Guru that he had inherited,

and which he was proud to takeforward by being a part of thishistoric occasion. He revealedthat his father Maharaja Yadvin-dra Singh organised free eyecamps across the country to treatover one crore persons sufferingfrom various eye ailments as partof the 500th Prakash Purb Cele-brations of Sri Guru Nanak DevJi and he was entrusted with thetask of carrying this noble causein Patiala district.

VP addresses spl session CHANDIGARH: Vice-President Venkaiah Naiduon Wednesday addressed a special session ofPunjab Assembly convened to commemorate the550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak ji.Addressing the Assembly, Mr Naidu said, "I amhappy to be with all of you today for this specialsession of the Punjab Assembly convened tocommemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary ofGuru Nanak ji, one of the India’s most illustriousSaint-composers".It is quite appropriate that this temple of democra-cy is dedicating a special session to one of India’smost democratic spiritual leaders, he said.Describing Guru Nanakji as not just a Saint but also a poet par excellence,he said the Guru could communicate the most complex philosophical con-cepts in the simplest language, a creative, out-of-box thinker, humanist andthe quintessential guru. Guru Nanak ji belongs to the long illustrious traditionof India’s visionary spiritual leaders who have illumined human existence andgreatly enriched the country’s cultural capital, he said.

Haryana govt to bear travel expenseof devotees visiting Kartarpur: KhattarCHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday an-nounced that the state government will bearthe travel expenses of the devotees of thestate, visiting Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib tomark the 550th birth anniversary of GuruNanak Dev.The Sikh community and various Sikh asso-ciates have welcomed the Chief Minister’sannouncement.The Chief Minister said that from Haryana,about 5,500 devotees will go by bus and by train to attend the celebrationsand the fare of which will be borne by the state government.

Govt to pump in Rs 25,000 crin stalled housing projects

SBI, LIC agree to manage fund : Sitharaman AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 6

Union Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman on Wednesday saidthe government has approvedsetting up of a Rs 25,000 crorebailout fund to finance 1,600stalled housing projects as itlooks to boost the economy bykickstarting incomplete projects.

The decision was approvedby the Union Cabinet at a meet-ing chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

The minister said the gov-ernment will establish a 'specialwindow' to provide priority debtfinancing for completion ofstalled housing projects in the af-fordable and middle-incomehousing sector.

Sitharaman said 1,600stalled housing projects with4.58 lakh homes will benefitfrom the alternate funding mech-anism, adding that the ReserveBank of India (RBI) and its Gov-ernor discussed a viable way toreach out to homebuyers.

"An AIF (asset alternativefund ) will be created. The gov-ernment will put in Rs 10,000crore and others, such as SBI andLIC, will create funds of Rs25,000 crore in all," she told apress briefing after a meeting ofthe Union Cabinet. "This invest-

ment will be used to completehousing units worth less than Rs2 crore in Mumbai, Rs 1.5 crorein Delhi-NCR, Chennai, othermetros, and Rs 1 crore in othercities," she added. The move isaimed at generating employmentas well as reviving demand ofcement, iron and steel industries.It is also aimed at relieving stressin the major sectors of the econ-omy.

The fund size would in-crease as sovereign and pensionfund are expected to participatein this AIF. The AIF can beutilised even by the projectswhich have been declared non-

performing assets or are facinginsolvency proceedings, Sithara-man added.

On Tuesday, Sitharaman hadsaid that the government and theReserve Bank of India (RBI) arein the process of resolving the is-sues faced by the real estate sec-tor, admitting that the issues fac-ing the real estate sector have notbeen addressed fully which is acause of concern since it has aspillover effect on many sectors.

Since August, the govern-ment has been taking varioussteps to revive the market andconsumption demand, the minis-ter said. Recently, the govern-

ment cut corporate tax rate to 22per cent, which involved an out-go of Rs 1.45 lakh crore.

Real estate developers arefinding it difficult to raise fundsafter the default by the IL&FSgroup that triggered a liquiditycrisis in the economy.

Sensex hits freshrecord closinghigh on hopes ofmore reformsMUMBAI: BSE benchmark Sen-sex resumed its upward journeyon Wednesday and recorded afresh record high, while thebroader NSE Nifty reclaimed the11,950 level on hopes of moreeconomic reforms by the Modigovernment.Late on Tuesday, Finance Minis-ter Nirmala Sitharaman said thegovernment will use its strongelectoral mandate to usher in thenext wave of reforms. Financialscontributed the most to Sensex’sgains. Private lender ICICI Bankwith a gain of 2.64 per cent con-tributed most to the rally at 76.86points. Peer HDFC Bank (72.38points) and mortgage lenderHDFC (64.83 points) came innext. ... MORE ON PAGE 11

AGENCYPANCHKULA, NOV 6

The Panchkula court on Wednesdaygranted bail to HoneypreetInsan, adopted daughter ofDera Sacha Sauda chiefGurmeet Ram Rahim, in acase related to massive vio-lence that took place in thecity in 2017.

This comes four days af-ter the court dropped seditioncharges against Honeypreetand other three dozen accused in the inconnection with the violence follow-ing the conviction of the Dera chief inrape cases that left more than 30 peo-

ple dead and over 200 injured.On Saturday, Additional District

and Sessions Judge Sanjay Sandhirframed charges against Honeypreet

and other Dera followers un-der relevant sections of theIPC and dropped section 121(waging or attempting to wagewar) and 121A (conspiracy tocommit offences punishableby section 121). Honeypreethad moved a bail plea after thedropping of sedition chargesas all the other IPC sections

under which she has been charged arebailable. She appeared before thecourt via video conferencing as she islodged in Ambala jail.

Honeypreet Insangranted bail in

P’kula violence case

SHIMLA, NOV 6

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur hascongratulated the state horticulturedepartment for winning theaward of best horticulturestate in the country. Thisaward was given by the In-dian Chamber of Food andAgriculture (ICFA) at a cer-emonious function held inNew Delhi on Tuesday. JaiRam Thakur said that thepresent state governmenthas taken various initiatives for di-versification of horticulture sectorand this award reflects the result ofthe endeavours of the government.

He said Himachal Pradesh has beenadjudged as Best Horticulture Stateowing to the new initiatives like Hi-machal Pradesh Subtropical Horti-

culture, Irrigation and ValueAddition Project, HimachalPushp Kranti Yojna, MukhyaMantri Madhu Vikas Yojna,Himachal Khumb Vikas Yoj-na, Himachal Pradesh Horti-culture Development Project,Mukhya Mantri GreenhouseRenovation Scheme, Schemefor promotion of anti-hail

nets, horticulture mechanization etc.being implemented by the state gov-ernment for holistic growth of horti-culture sector.

Himachal adjudged best HorticultureState at Global Agriculture Awards

NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ula-ma-e-Hind president ArshadMadani on Wednesday hopedthe Supreme Court verdict inthe Ram Janmabhoomi-BabriMasjid land dispute case willgo in their favour but reiterat-ed that even if it didn't, the or-ganisation will accept it gra-ciously. "Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind had decided to fight alegal battle for the BabriMasjid. We were the first togo to the Supreme Court. Weare hopeful that the decisionon Ayodhya issue will be inour favour, but I say thisagain that whatever the ver-dict might be, we will acceptit," said Madani at a pressconference here. Madani also

urged all the people irrespec-tive of their religion and ageto respect the apex court's de-cision and maintain peace andharmony in the country. "Weurge all persons -- Hindus,Muslims, youth and as wellas the elderly -- to accept theSupreme Court's decisions nomatter what it is. And we arenot alone in asking for thispeace. Muslim organisations,government, RSS, and Mo-han Bhagwatji, all agree tothe fact that peace should bemaintained in the country," hesaid. "Hindu-Muslim unity isthe strength of our country.We are striving to maintainthat peace since Indepen-dence.”

‘Will accept SC verdict in Ayodhyacase; peace must be maintained’

I, Pardeep Kumar S/o I Rahul Gupta S/o Ramesh I Harjeet Kaur W/O I S u r i n d e r S i n g h I Hardeep Singh S/O I, Bahader Singh S/O Roshan Lal R/o 33/16 , Kumar Gupta R/o H.no- Jatinder Pal Singh R/O Dhanaser S/o Jaswant Late Kulwant Singh Harbhajan Singh R/O Vill: Model Town , Pehowa, 950, Sector-9, Ambala Hodla Kalan (Mansa) Singh R/o Vill-Lohgarh Kamoo R/O H.No.9 Malakpur, Teh-Khanna Kurukshetra Changed City, Distt Ambala Have Have Changed My Name Teh-Barnala (Barnala) Baba Nand Singh Nagar (Ludhiana) Have Changed Given Name Pardeep Changed My Son’s Name To Hargurleen Kaur. have changed his name Behind BCM School My Name To Bahadur Kumar Surname Makhija. From Atharav Aggarwal 63372 from Surinder Singh Basant Avenue Dugri Singh.

84661 To Atharav Gupta. I Shaminder Kaur W/O Dhanaser to Surinder L u d h i a n a H a v e 63372I, Pardeep Kumar Makhija 78645 Raj inder S ingh R/O Singh Dhanesar. Changed My Name To I, Jaswant Singh Bhadhala S/o Roshan Lal R/o 33/16 , I , Satish Kumar S/o Bir House No.16115t Gali 63372 Hardeep Singh Kamoo. S/O Prem Singh R/O VPO Model Town , Pehowa, S i n g h R / o Vi l l a g e No.10/24,Ward No.4 I, Savita D/o Surindes 63372 Lalori Kalan, Teh-Samrala Kurukshetra , I Changed My G h a r a r s i , D i s t r i c t B a l l a R a m N a g a r , Pal Singh R/o Vill- I Vishavpreet Kaur W/O (Ludhiana) Have Changed Minor Son Name From K u r u k s h e t r a H a v e Bathinda Shaminder Kaur Sihwan Po. Kalewal Gurpinder Singh Pawar My Name To Jaswant Parth To Parth (given Name) C h a n g e d M y M i n o r Sandhu. Beet Teh-Garhshankar H:No 6/53 Near Saggu Singh.Makhija (surname). Doughter Name Sefi To 63372 (Hoshiarpur) Pb, India, Ice Factory Old Mandi 63372

84661 Saiffy Saharan . I Sukhbir Singh S/O changed my name M u l l a n p u r D i s t t I , Ranj i t Kaur W/O I, Rashmi Mehta W/o 52724 Niranjan Singh R/O from Savita to Savita L u d h i a n a H a v e Jaswant Singh R/O VPO Devender Sindhwani R/o I t I s F o r G e n e r a l House No.146, Part-2 Kaur. Changed My Name To Lalori Kalan, Teh-Samrala T h a s k a R o a d N e a r Information That I,shobit Phase-3 Model Town, 63372 V i s h a v p r e e t K a u r (Ludhiana) Have Changed Gurudwara , Ismailabad Singh S/o Baljeet Singh Bathinda Have Changed I, Amita W/o Jitender Pawar. My Name To Gurpeet Changed Name Rashmi. Residing At Steet No.8, My Name To Sukhbir K u m a r G a n g a r R / o 63372 Kaur.

84661 Near Ahuja Complex,new Singh Dhillon. M o h a l l a R a v i d a s s I, Mukhtiar Singh S/o 63372I Bhavya Malhotra S/o Suraj Nagri , Abohar 63372 N a g a r N a w a n s h a h r Jlaur Singh R/o Kale ke I, Jyoti W/o Pandeep Ram Lalit Malhotra R/o H.no. 26, District Fazilka,punjab I Suresh Kumar Garg S/O (SBS Nagar) changed (Moga) have changed my born on 20-08-1988, At Teacher Colony, Sonipat State Declare That Name Mukat Lal Garg R/O H m y n a m e a f t e r m y name to Mukhtiar Singh Ahmedgarh (Sangrur) Pb, Declare That Bhavya & Of My Mother Has Been No 3860, Neeta St , m a r r i a g e t o A m i t a alias Dalbara Singh. my given name is Jyoti and Bhavya Malhotra Are The Wrongly Wri t ten As Behind Singh Sabha Gangar. Gangar is my 63372 my surname is Jyoti.Names Of One & Same Malika Kaur In My G u r d w a r a B a t h i n d a surname. I, Vinod Kumar S/O Satpal 63372Person. In Future, I Shall Be Educational Documents H a v e C h a n g e d M y 63372 Gupta R/O 88, Guru Arjan I, Ex No. 14564367a K n o w n A s B h a v y a The Actual Name Of My Name Suresh Kumar I, Jagdish Singh S/O Dev Nagar Chandigarh H a v. ( A c p N b S u b ) Malhotra. Mother Is Iqbal Kaur Garg To Suresh Garg. P o o r a n S i n g h R / O Road Ludhiana Changed G u r m a j S i n g h S / O

Respectively Which May H . N o . B 2 2 , B a s s i Name Vinod Kumar 90008 63372 Babu Ram R/O Village- Be Amended Accordingly. J a n n a , H o s h i a r p u r , Gupta.I, Brij Bala W/o Jatinder I, Darshan Ram S/o S h a m s h e r p u r P o -

98765 H a v e C h a n g e d M y 63372Malhotra R/o H. No . 48 W Ram Kishan R/o Vpo. D o r a n g l a Te h / D i s t t No 13a , Near Railway I Monika W/o Sachin Nawan Pind Aran Teh- Name From Jagdish I, Azmer Singh S/O Gurdaspur(Pb). Have Hospital Road Dhuri Verma R/o H.no. 47 Nakodar ( Ja landhar) Singh To Jagdish Singh Harbans Singh R/O 336 Changed The Name Of Tejhsil Dhuri Distt. Sangrur Kamal Vihar Leather changed my name to Gallan. Sector 32-A, LIG Flat My Daughter Shilpa Change To Neha Malhotra . Complex Road Basti Peer Ram Darshan. 63372 C h a n d i g a r h R o a d Rani To Shilpa Salaria.Concer Note Dad, Jalandhar Have 63372 I, Mahinder Kaur W/o Ludhiana Changed Name 63372

C h a n g e d M y N a m e P a r g a t S i n g h R / o Ajmer Singh. 98726 I , A s h u S / o I n d e r I Nirmaljit Singh S/O Monika To Monika Verma. Morranwali Sunam Teh-I, Megha D/o Jatinder Mohan R/o W.No. 8 63372 H a r d a s S i n g h R / O

72778 S u n a m ( S a n g r u r ) Malhotra R/o H. No . 48 W L o h i a n K h a s Te h - I, Kumari Indu W/O Gholia Khurd, Moga No 13a , Near Railway I, Hitherto Known As Shahko t ( Ja l andhar ) changed my name from Himanshu R/O 3283 Changed His Name To Hospital Road Dhuri Satinder Kumar S/o Munshi changed my name to M o h i n d e r K a u r t o Sector 32-A Ludhiana Nirmaljit Singh Jassi.Tejhsil Dhuri Distt . Ram R/o H.no 133/11, Dana Ashu Suddi. Mahinder Kaur. Changed Name Indu Jaggi. 63372Sangrur Change To Megha Mandi, Banga Tehsil Banga 63372 63372 63372 I Binderpal Kaur W/O Malhotra . Concern Note District Shahid Bhagat I Mandeep Singh Baljwa I, Sadhu Singh S/o Chand I, Pawan Kumar S/O Nirmaljit Singh R/O

Singh Nagar, Punjab India Singh R/o Morranwali 98726 S/O Rodha Singh R/O Labha Singh R/O 646/10 Gholia Khurd, Moga Pin 144505 Have Changed S u n a m Te h - S u n a m Rampura Distt Bathinda Canal Avenue Jawaddi Changed Her Name To My Name And Shall (Sangrur) changed my Have Changed My Name Ludhiana Changed Name Binderpal Kaur Jassi.Hereafter Be Known As n a m e f r o m S a d h u To Mandeep Singh. Pawan Kumar Grover. 63372Jatinder Kumar Singh Gill to Sadhu 63372 63372 I, Gurpreet Singh S/o

72778 Singh.I, Pawan Kumar S/o I, Amritpal Kaur Karir Kehar Singh R/o Vpo. I, Hitherto Known As 63372Balwant Rai R/o Zira W/O Jaskaran Singh R/O A n d l u T e h - R a i k o t Moti Ram S/o Bhagat I N o . 4 4 7 5 1 8 7 l - C h m (Ferozepur) changed my B-1/1446/11B/1, Main ( L u d h i a n a ) c h a n g e d Ram R/o H.no. B1/522, Balwinder Singh S/O name to Pawan Kumar Road Haibowal Khurd my son name f rom Nagra Road, Mohalla Dalbir Singh R/O Gali Chaudhary. Ludhiana Changed Name Gurpal Singh to Gurlal Bohar Wala, Maqsudan, Meera Shah Majitha 63372 Amritpal Kaur. Singh.J a l a n d h a r - 1 4 4 0 0 8 A m r i t s a r H a v e I, Jivanjot Kaur W/o 63372 63372(punjab), Have Changed Changed My Minor Harbhawanjeet Singh I, Kiranjit Kaur W/O I, Honypreet Kaur D/o My Name And Shall S o n N a m e F r o m Sandhu R/o Vill: Wara Amrinder Singh R/O Jagtar Singh Brar R/o Hereafter Be Known As S a w r a j S i n g h T o Pohwindian Po. Awan H.No.32, W.No.1, VPO P a t t o H i r a S i n g h Moti Lal Bhatti Shivraj Singh.Teh-Zira (Ferozepur) P a y a l , K h a n n a (Moga) changed my

72778 63372changed my name to ( L u d h i a n a ) H a v e name to Honeypreet I, Nirmal Virdi S/o I Jaspreet Singh S/0 Jivanjot Kaur Sandhu. Changed My Name To Kaur.Santokh Dass R/o Vill. H a r j i n d e r p a l S i n g h 63372 Kiranjeet Kaur. 63372Kapoor Pind (jalandhar), Bajanie R/O H.No. 14/5, I Sukhdeep Kaur W/o 63372 I, Charanjit Kaur W/o H a v e C h a n g e d M y G.T. Road, Near Power Surinder Singh Dhanesar I, Paramjeet Kaur W/O Angrej Singh R/o Vill: Name From Nirmal H o u s e , M o g a S i d e , R/o Vill-Lohgarh Teh- Bahadur Singh R/O Vill: Poohli (Bathinda) changed Virdi To Virdi Nirmal. Jagraon, Distt Ludhiana Barnala (Barnala) have Malakpur, Teh-Khanna my name Jaswinder Kaur

72778 H a v e C h a n g e d M y changed her name from ( L u d h i a n a ) H a v e to Charanjit Kaur.I , A s h o k S h a r m a Name To Jaspree t S u k h d e e p K a u r t o Changed My Name To 63372R/o.f9/1541, Gali No.5, Singh Bajanie.Sukhdeep Kaur Dhanesar. Paramjit Kaur.Tandon Nagar Batala 6337263372 63372Road Amritsar Declare That Ashok Kumar, Ashok Kumar Sharma And Ashok Sharma All The Names Belongs To Same Person That Is Me. Pls Concerned Note

72737I, Renu Sharma W/o A s h o k S h a r m a R/o.f9/1541, Gali No.5, Tandon Nagar Batala Road Amritsar Declare That Renu And Renu Sharma Both Are The Name Of Same Person T h a t I s M e . P l s Concernd Note It

72737I, Varun Sharma S/o A s h o k S h a r m a R/o.h.no.4555-a Mig-super Sector 70 Mohali Have Changed My Name From Varun To Varun Sharma . P l s Concern Note.

72737I Naresh Kumar S/o Gurdial Chand Sharma R / o . f 5 / 8 9 3 , G a l i Gurdwara, Bhawani Nagar Main Bazaar Majitha Road Amritsar Have Changed My N a m e T o N a r e s h Kumar Sharma. Please Note It

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PUBLIC NOTICESI, Jit Singh S/O Daulat Ram, V&PO. Patti, Distt. H o s h i a r p u r , P u n j a b , India, Declare That My Daughter ‘Meenu Rani’ Is Out Of My Control, So I Hereby Dis-Inherited Her From My Moveable / Immoveable Property.

63372I, Iqbal Singh S/o Pritam Singh R/o Vpo. Rattowal R a i k o t T e h - R a i k o t (Ludhiana) declare that my son Harpreet Singh is out of my control. So I disown with him from m y moveable / immoveable proper ty. I f anybody dea l ing wi th h im a t his/her own risk.

63372I , A m a r S i n g h S / o Sarwan Singh R/o Vpo. Rurka Kalan (Ludhiana) declare tha t my son Mewa Singh and his wife Manjeet Kaur, Grand son Jasvir Singh etc is out of m y c o n t r o l . S o I disinherited him from m y m o v e a b l e a n d immoveable property. I shall not be responsible if anybody dealing with his family.

63372I, Inderji t Kaur W/o Sukhvir Singh R/o Vpo. U b h e w a l ( S a n g r u r ) declare that my daughter Simerjeet Kaur school c e r t i f i c a t e m y n a m e e n t e r e d w r o n g l y Inderpal Kaur. but my correct name is Inderjit Kaur. so amended my name from Inderpal Kaur to Inderjit Kaur in my d a u g h t e r s c h o o l certificate.

63372I, Rupinder Kaur, hereby solmenly declare that daughter of Mandeep Kaur, holder of Indian passpor t No .1168533 issued at Chandigarh, India on 21/08/2014. Permanent resident of VPO Kale Ke, Teh Bagha Purana, Moga-142038. P u n j a b , I n d i a a n d presently residing at 190 Saddleback Road NE Calgary. AB T3J 4K6 do change my name from R u p i n d e r K a u r t o Rupinder Kaur Gill, with immediate effect.

100055I, Mandeep Kaur, hereby solmenly declare that d a u g h t e r o f B a l v i r Singh, holder of indian p a s s p o r t No.J7321011,issued at Chandigarh, India, on 03/05/2011, permanent resident of VPO Kale Ke, T e h B a g h a Purana ,Moga-142038 , P u n j a b , I n d i a , a n d presently residing at 190 Saddleback Road NE, Calgary, AB T3J 4K6 do change my name from M a n d e e p K a u r t o Mandeep Kaur Gill, with immediate effect.

100055I, Mandeep Kaur, mother of Jashandeep Singh, holder of indian passport No M1766463 issued at Chandigarh, India, on 29/08/2014, permanent resident of VPO Kale Ke, T e h B a g h a Purana ,Moga-142038 , P u n j a b , i n d i a , a n d presently residing at 190 Saddleback Road NE, Calgary, AB T3J 4K6 do hereby change the name of him from Jashandeep S ingh to Jashandeep S i n g h G i l l , w i t h immediate effect.

100055

I Santosh w/o Gurnam singh, R/o Gali No. 3, Subhash Nagar, Purana Bye pass, kaithal d e c l a r e t h a t R e g i s t r y N o s . ( 8 3 9 5 / 1 ) ( 0 2 - 0 1 -2 0 0 6 ) , ( 4 4 3 6 / 1 ) ( 0 1 - 0 8 -2005),(4659/1)(11-12-2003) which has been lost at kaithal on 30-09-2019.

98765It is notified for the information that my original/Duplicate Qualifyingh Examination C e r t i f i c a t e f o r m a i n / C o m p a r t m e n t Secondary, Senior Secondary Examination of Year 2019 and Roll No. 2264452 issued by CBSE has been actually lost/destroyed/mutilated . Name of Candidate Harshit Malik Full address/Tel. 131, Ashok Nagar, Jalandhar 9988244020

72778I, Gursewak Singh S/o Tarsem Singh R/o Umrewal Billa PS Mehatpur (Jalandhar) Pb, India, declare that my 10th class Detail Marks certificate No. 0503377 of 2016 has been lost in Mehatpur Main Bazzar dated 03-11-2019. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

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LOST & FOUND

PUBLIC NOTICEI hereby informed the general public that Sh Jagdish Chander Verma S/O Lt. Durga Dass is absolute owner of property i.e. property situated in H. No.388, Sector 1,part jail land, Urban Estate, Ambala City. Now, He is Selling a property to Anup Jain, Renu Jain, Sambhav Jain Through a loan from PNB Housing Finance Limited having branch office at SCO 323-324, First Floor, Sector 35-B, Chandigarh. They have lost the following original document in respect of said Property:-1. Original sale Deed no 3648 dated 18/12/2008 executed by Harsh Chabra in Favour of Ruchi Sukhija W/o Parmjeet Sukhija .A police report has also got registered in this respect having details L.A.R no 132210141901656 dated 06/11/2019 in in Ambala Police Station. If anybody found the said lost document then they may contact to undersigned and anybody having claim or claiming any prior rights or interest in any manner in this property or has raised loan by depositing the aforesaid document to any person/ Bank/ Corporation/ Financial Institution may approach the undersigned and may submit objection within three days from the date of this public notice after the expiry of the period of this notice no claim shall be entertained and such claim shall be deemed to be false fake, frivolous, fraudulent, and baseless claim and shall have no value in the eyes of Law. PNB Housing Finance Limited through its authorised signatory Mr. Umesh Sharma

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

NEWSNEWS PUDUCHERRY: Officials of a temple here were shocked to find a beggar having cash totalling Rs 15,000 and a bank account with Rs 2 lakh to her credit. That the beggar woman had so much money came to light when the temple authorities were clearing the pavement near the place of worship. Parvatham (70) is said to have earned the money by seeking alms from devotees visiting the temple and she refused to move from the spot when the authorities asked her to. Then, they informed the police who checked her bag and found it contained Rs 15,000 in cash and also a bank passbook in her name with around Rs 2 lakh as balance. There was also an aadhaar card in the bag. The woman was shifted to a home for the aged and their relatives in Kallakurichi in neighbouring Tamil Nadu were informed, said the police.

Beggar woman found with cash, bank account, aadhaar cardMUMBAI:A film producer-cum-music director facing nearly a dozen non-bailable warrants (NBWs) in cheque bounce cases here has been arrested, police said on Wednesday. Tabun Sutradhar, who had been evading arrest since long, was traced to an apartment in Manju Tower at Lokhandwala Complex in suburban Oshiwara, they said. The 65-year-old artist, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood, was arrested on Tuesday, according to an Oshiwara police official. He said a man had lodged 11 separate complaints against Sutradhar in the suburban Bandra court, alleging cheques issued to him by the producer had dishonoured due to insufficient funds in his bank account.

Film producer facing 11 non-bailable warrants arrested

Khalistani leaders’ pics in pak video song exposes their hidden agenda behind

Kartarpur corridor: Amarinder

BUREAU India could not afford to ignore the CHANDIGARH, NOV 6 ISI threat that was attached to it,

said the Chief Minister, stressing Reacting strongly to the use of the need for extreme caution.pictures of Khalistani separatist “This is what I have been leaders in the Pakistani video song cautioning against all along, they on Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab (the ISI) has a negative agenda Chief Minister Captain behind it. We have to be very Amarinder Singh on Wednesday careful,” he said, in response to a said this clearly endorsed his stand question. The video, he said, had that there was a hidden ISI agenda only exposed the true intent of the behind the historic Corridor. ISI. “On the one hand, they are Talking informally with seeming ly showing u s mediapersons on the sidelines of compassion and humanity, and the Special Session of the on the other, they seem intent on Vidhan Sabha, to mark the using the Corridor to woo the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Indian Sikhs to promote the ISI-Guru Nanak Dev ji, Captain backed 2020 Khalistan Amarinder said he had been Referendum and creating warning against the ISI role in sleeper cells here ,” Captain the Pak decision to open the Amarinder added. Corridor since the day their The controversy over the Prime Minister announced the Pakistani video song has been same. Even though the Corridor triggered by the use of a picture marked the realization of the long- showing three Khalistani cherished dream of the entire Sikh separatist leaders, who were killed community, including him, to pay during Operation Blue Star in their respects at the historic shrine, June 1984.

MCC to hold Kirtan Samagam at Sector-34 on Nov 9, 10

CHANDIGARH, NOV 6

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh will organize big Kirtan Samagam to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji at Sector 34, Chandigarh on 9th and 10th November, 2019. While sharing this information, Sh. Hardeep Singh, Chairman, implementation committee said here today that prominent Kirtan Jathas including Bhai Pradeep Singh, Granthi from Gurudwara sector 34, Chandigarh, Bhai Lakhwinder Singh Ji, Hazuri Raagi, Bhai Davinder Singh Ji, Hazuri Raagi and Gyani Kishan Ji, Kathawachak from Sri Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple, Amritsar will perform on 9th November 2019 from 6 pm to 10 pm.

Not at war with West Bengal government: Guv

AGENCYKOLKATA, NOV 6

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said he is "not at war" with the state government and that his objective is to serve the people. Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the West Bengal government over several issues, also said universities in the state are not to. "The all-pervading question allowed to function the way which arises is who is the greater they should. boss, the chancellor or the state?"

"Let me say, I am not at war he said. Dhankar said he has with the state government. I tried to ascertain the role of both have come here to serve the the chancellor and the state people of the state," the government in the functioning of governor said at an education universities.forum organised by the "What I found is that both Merchants ' Chamber of have little roles. So in such a case, Commerce & Industry (MCCI) we must cooperate and not here. Dhankar said that as a compete as to who is the bigger chancellor of universities, he has boss," he said. Dhankar also been witness to several said that the 50th Conference of developments that could grab Governors will be held soon.headlines. "I have written to the state

"If I start to narrate all of government that if it wishes to them, it will scream the flag any issue, I will be glad to newspaper headlines the next raise it at the conference," he day... As chancellor, what we see said. The 49th Governors' is that we don't allow universities Conference ws held in New to function as they are supposed Delhi in 2018.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Workshop for parents and students heldMOHALI: The Knowledge Bus School organized workshop on importance of exercise andmorning walk .Tiny tots and their parents participated in the event .The aim of the workshopwas to aware students as well as parents to bring lifestyle change in today’s ‘s technology driv-en children and break into their sedentary lifestyle .The vision was to incorporate the habit offitness , raise awareness about health among children from young age to spend more time withparents .Various activities were also organized at the moment like Yoga , aerobics ,PT drill, ex-ercise ,jogging ,skipping ,music ,rhymes, songs etc . While speaking at the moment Principalof the School Anisha Sahapathi said that there are several benefits of physical activities. Ac-cording to her something as simple as a daily brisk walk can help to live a healthier life. Suchactivities maintain a healthy weight, Prevent or manage various conditions, including heartdisease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes ,Strengthen bones and muscles, Improvemood, Improve balance and coordination etc.

Large number of devotees visitexhibition showcasing life, teachings

of Shri Guru Nanak Dev jiSULTANPUR LODHI,NOV 6

In view of the 550th ParkashPurab of Shri Guru NanakDev Ji, the Punjab Tourism& Cultural Affairs Depart-ment, in collaboration withPunjab Digital Library, hasset up an exhibition show-casing life and teachings offirst Sikh Guru, Shri GuruNanak Dev Ji, near the mainpandal Guru Nanak Darbar,at Sultanpur Lodhi. This ex-hibition was inaugurated byChief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh yesterdayand is well received by alarge number of devotees andtill today evening, more than1 lakh devotees have visitedit.

This exhibition compris-es of coins related to SachaSauda period, coins andmore than 150 year old uten-sils related to the time periodof Baba Banda Singh Ba-hadar to Maharaja RanjitSingh, sakhi’s related toGuru Sahib, miniature paint-ings and other paintings/pho-tographs etc related to ShriGuru Nanak Dev Ji. While

providing information,Davinderpal Singh, Director,Punjab Digital Library, stat-ed that more than 1 lakhdevotees have visited this ex-hibition on November 5 & 6,2019. He informed thatcoins made of gold, silverand copper have been dis-played in this exhibition, to-kens, besides commemora-tive coins issued in memoryof Shri Guru Nanak Dev Jiduring the time period start-ing from Baba Banda SinghBahadar till Maharaja Ranjit

Singh. He said that its a mat-ter of great pride that fromall kings from the time peri-od of Baba Banda Singh Ba-hadar till Maharaja RanjitSingh, had issued commem-orative coins in memory ofShri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Besides this, JanamSakhi’s provided by Ludhi-ana-based sikh scholar DrAnurag Singh have also beenput on display in this exhibi-tion. The miniature paintingshave been provided by IASNavjot Singh Randhawa.

SULTANPUR LODHI,NOV 6

Dedicated to the 550thParkash Purab of ShriGuru Nanak Dev Ji, thespecial gold and silvercommemorative coinsbeing issued by the Pun-jab government have be-come centre of attractionamongst the devotees.

A large number ofdevotees have been pur-chasing these coins fromthe exhibition being setup by Punjab Small In-dustry and Export Corpo-ration (PSIEC) at Sultan-pur Lodhi from Novem-ber 5-15, 2019. Thedevotees have been pur-chasing these coins as amemorabilia of 550thParkash Purab celebra-tions at Sultanpur Lodhi.

The PSIEC has gotthese coins preparedfrom Metal and MineralCorporation of India,which is an agency ofGovernment of India.The Punjab governmenthas got around 3,500coins prepared in gold (5grams and 10 grams) andsilver (50 grams) and hasa logo specially preparedfor the 550th ParkashPurab of Shri GuruNanak Dev Ji celebra-tions embossed on them.Besides, the Punjab gov-ernment have certified

them as well. These coinshave been developmentwith an aim to promoterural artisanship byPSIEC and are availableat the exhibition organ-ised at PUDA Ground,

here. PSIEC ManagingDirector Mr Sibin C in-formed that these coinshave been prepared using99.9% pure gold and sil-ver and their cover con-tains certificate of au-

thenticity. He informedthat the 5 grams goldcoin is available for Rs22,500, 10 grams goldcoin for Rs 45,000 andthe 50 grams silver coinfor Rs 3300.

Spl coins issued by Punjab govtbecome centre of attraction

Health skill developmentemployees lock Center fornon-payment of salary

RAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT: Employees working at theHealth Skill Development CenterFaridkot running under the Punjab SkilDevelopment Mission protested againstthe government by locking the centerdue to non-payment of salary. Theseskill centers were started with the aim offulfilling the promise of providing jobs,but it has been proved a fuitile exercisewith locking of centre. Employeesraised slogans against government forits failure in timely payment.

Farmers should not firepaddy straw: SSPKULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU: In the light ofguidelines of Supreme Court onpaddy straw burning, Vikramjit DuggalSSP Rural Amritsar has issued

instructions to allthe Officers andShOs in the areato make sure thatpaddy straw is notset on fire byfarmers in the

coming days. Instructions have beengiven to all village sarpanches andgeneral public falling in the rural areathat if there is any incident of stubbleburning in their area then they shouldgive information to the police station oroutpost falling in that area. Actioncould be taken against those whodisobeyed guidelines of SC.

Education Secretary meetsDistrict, Block mentorsthrough EDUSAT

JANDIALA GURU: Punjab EducationSecretary Krishna Kumar held a specialmeeting with District and Block Mentorsthrough EDUSAT. While addressingthe meeting, he ensured theparticipation of students and teachers inthe 'Gyan Utsav' contests dedicated tothe Mission Cent-percent to Sri GuruNanak Dev's 550th Prakash Purb.Encourage Apprentice Teachers, SmartSchools, Fit Guru Campaigns, Use of e-Content and Board Exams, he soughtspecial attention to students. KishanKumar, through EDUSAT said that thedepartment is developing a specialsoftware for the list of teachers takingadditional classes so that teachers canbe encouraged to work hard in the nextfour months.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

Data analyticsworkshop at MCM

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH: A 7-day workshop onData Analytics at Mehr ChandMahajan DAV College for Women isbeing organized under the aegis ofSkill Development Committee of thecollege. The workshop is beingconducted with the objective ofenhancing the skills of students in thehighly lucrative field of data analytics.Eminent data analyst Dr. Amit KumarLal is the resource person for all thesessions of the workshop. 72participants from Chandigarh andPunjab registered for the workshop.Providing an exhaustive, in-depthknowledge into data analytics, theworkshop comprises informativesessions on know-how of dataanalytics, research designs, datacoding, data visualization, hypothesisformulation and testing.

VERMAGURDASPUR, NOV 6

On Wednesday, a special meet-ing was held with the teachersunder the leadership of DistrictEducation Officer RakeshBala for the celebration of the550th birth anniversary of ShriGuru Nanak Dev Ji and theand opening of corridor.

Addressing on this occa-sion, he told the teachers thattheir duties would be done invarious pandals in connectionwith the birt anniversary festi-val of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Jiand that they should performtheir duties with full devotionto merge the purity and spiritu-ality of this ceremony.

On this occasion, DistrictGuidance Counselor cum Dis-trict Nodal Officer informedthat the duties of teacherswhose identity cards have been

made will install their duties inthe main pandal. He said thatthe duties of teachers can alsobe applied in shifts and the du-ties will be put a WhatsAppgroup which have been createdby the department. He furtheradded that all the arrangementshave been completed and du-ties have been assigned to theconcerned officers so that thisevent could be performed bril-liantly.

At this moment attendancewas marked of the present of-ficials and the identity cardswere handed over to the offi-cials. Deputy Education Offi-cer Suresh Saini, Deputy Edu-cation officer LakhwinderSingh, District Master TrainerMukesh Kumar, Pradeep Ku-mar ICT Coordinator, BakhshSingh Singh Dappai, SandeepKumar, Tarunpreet Singh, etc.were present on this occasion.

District education officer holdsmeeting of teachers regarding duties

SULTANPUR LODHI:There is huge enthusiasmamongst the youth regard-ing the ongoing 550thParkash Purab mega cele-brations of Shri GuruNanak Dev Ji at the histor-ical town of Sultanpur Lod-hi. The logo of 550thParkash Purab celebra-tions, installed outside themain pandal, has become ahit amongst the youth as“selfie point”.A large number of youth

can be seen clicking selfiesat this point along withtheir families and friends.While clicking selfie alongwith his college friends,Navpreet Singh, a residentof village Bohar, districtShri Amritsar Sahib, saidthat he would now postthis selfie on his social me-dia accounts such as What-sapp, Facebook and Insta-gram. And he would alsoshare it with his familymembers and friends sothat they are also encour-

aged to become part ofthese mega celebrations.Arshdeep Singh ofKhilchian clicked a selfiealong with his mother andsaid that he feel blessed tohave become part of thesecelebrations along with hismother.

He stated that he wouldshare this selfie with hisfamily and friends. Therehas been huge rush ofdevotees near the selfiepoint. Kehar Singh of Del-

hi, who clicked his selfiealong with his wife andchildren, said that he hasspecially come from Delhito participate in the 550thParkash Purab celebra-tions of Shri Guru NanakDev Ji. Kulbir Kaur fromShri Amritsar Sahib is at-tending the mega celebra-tions along with her rela-tives. She said that she hascaptured the essence ofcelebrations through thisselfie.

Logo becomes hit as selfiepoint amongst youth

UGI holds street play on gender equality RAJIV JAINMOHALI, NOV 6

Universal Group of Institution organised street play to convey social message on Gender Equal-ity under the title Sab Barabar at Tasimbli Village . The street play depicted the complex rela-tionship between gender equality and differences analyzing its implications for fundamentalrights. The play also focused on the issue of gender justice, gender violence and trafficking inwomen, highlighting the different perspectives on women’s rights. The play also depicted pro-tecting and promoting women's human rights is the responsibility of every individual as yet mil-lions of women around the world continue to experience discrimination.

IIT Ropar comes up withsolution to stubble burning

HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR, NOV 6

Paddy residue burning is a one facet of the crisis inour region. Farmers resort to the annual burning ofpaddy stubble and straw given the short windowavailable for them to harvest paddy and prepare thefield for sowing the successive wheat crop.

Since the advent of mechanized farming andgrowing labour shortage in the region, combinedharvestors are used to harvest paddy which leavelarge quantities of stubble and straw as residue on thefields. Since rice straw doesn’t have any nutritionalor commercial value, it is burnt. Given time con-straints, problems with storing, in-field use and off-field disposal of the residue, farmers burn it to clearthe field quickly and inexpensively. Due to this burn-ing of stubble the quality of air is deteriorating dayby day as a lot of gases such as CO, SOx and NOxare produced due to the burning of stubble. “80% ofpaddy straw and 50% of wheat straw produced is be-ing burnt in fields .

JALANDHAR, NOV 6

In a bid to give the right direction to thecareer of the students by providingthem proper career guidance, the dis-trict administration would hold thesixth edition of Spark- career coun-selling mela on December 19-20.

Divulging the details, the DeputyCommissioner Jalandhar Mr VarinderKumar Sharma said that the melawould be held at the local Guru GobindSingh Stadium during which thousandsof students would take part. He saidthat the preliminary meeting for theevent would be held in the district Ad-ministrative complex on November 20.

Sharma exhorted the educational insti-tutions positively attend the meeting formaking the mega event a huge success.The Deputy Commissioner categorical-ly said that the students were the mostvaluable asset of the country, whichshould be groomed in such a way thatthey contribute immensely in the socio-economic growth of the nation, for

which this mela was very important. Hesaid that this Mela would act as a cata-lyst in this direction. Sharma said thatthere was a chronic problem that stu-dents were largely not aware of the fieldto choose in their lives due to whichmost of them get disarrayed. This ca-reer counselling Mela would certainlyprovide requisite support and logisticsto the students for choosing their careerin a better manner, he added. On the oc-casion, Additional Deputy Commis-sioner (ADC) (Development ) Mr Kul-want Singh, ADC (General) Mr JasbirSingh, Assistant SVEEP Nodal OfficerMr Surjeet Lal, Secretary Red CrossSociety Mr Paramjit Singh.

Sixth edition of spark-career guidancemela to be held on December 19

Keyboard master : Manpreet SinghJALANDHAR: Manpreet Singh Is AWell – Known KeyboardPlayer In The Field Of Musical World. The Path To His Suc-cess Was Not Easy One. He Has To Struggle Hard To Achieve

His Goal. Now A Days He Is One OfThe Top Most Keyboard Musician.Manpreet Singh Was Born On 02 011997 At V.P.O Khassan , Tehsil Bho-lath, Kapurthala In The House Of Fa-ther Jaswinder Singh And MotherRajwinder Kaur.

Manpreet Singh Was Found OfMusical Instruments Then He GotMastery Over Key Board Playing.He Told That He Learnt The Minute-ness Of Key Board Playing FromHis Uncle. Even Now He Is Learn-

ing This. He Has Shown His Talent In Many Programs Of Do-ordarshan. He Gives Credit Of His Success To His Mother Be-cause She Motivated To Him In All The Phases Of His Life.May He Touches All The Ladder Of Success.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Both sides of roads of BBN industrial Areato be interlockedANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: Road sides of BBN industrial area will now be dust-free. Toprevent the pollution in the industrial area of BBN, the kucha (raw) parts onboth sides of the roads will also be paved with interlocking tiles for which afinancial assistance of Rs 14 crore has been sought from the government,said PWD officials. PWD's XEN Ajay Sharma said that as per instructions ofthe N.G.T. a Rs 14 crore project in this regard has been prepared and sent tothe circle for further action. He said that the interlocking tiles of the roadsunder the department will be made so that the dust will not rise.

Statehood status toJ&K should berestored : SoniJAMMU: All India Congress NationalGeneral Secretary, Ambika Soni onWednesday advocated for restorationof "statehood" status to Jammu andKashmir after it was declared UnionTerritory on August 5. She also saidthat the areas of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir shown in new map of Jammuand Kashmir UT released by theCentre are already parts of India. "Thethree districts of PoK shown in newJ&K UT map have always been part ofIndia," Ms Soni said here thisafternoon while addressing a pressconference. She was here in the townto hold deliberations with J&K cadrewith context to agitation to belaunched by the Congresscountrywide in protest againsteconomical scenario.

Two bootleggers arrested,53 bottles of illicit liquorrecovered in PulwamaSRINAGAR: Police has arrested twobootleggers and recovered 53 bottlesof illicit liquor in south Kashmirdistrict of Pulwama. A police officialon Wednesday said that followingspecific information, a checkpointwas established at GalanderPampore in Awantipora on Tuesday.“Police intercepted a vehicle, whichwas on way from Srinagar toAnantnag, at the checkpoint andduring checking recovered 53 bottlesof illicit liquor,” he said.

Charge sheet filed againstRevenue officials for landfraud in PahalgamSRINAGAR: The Crime BranchKashmir has filed a chargesheet in anAnti-Corruption Court against sixrevenue officials, including a Tehsildar,for attesting mutation of a landfraudulently at Pahalgam in southKashmir district of Anantnag. Anofficial on Wednesday said a chargesheet against Revenue officials ofThesil Phalgam involved in land fraudcase was filed. “The accused includedthe then Patwari Laripora nowTehsildar Saller Phalgam, GhulamMohammad Itoo, Girdawar Abdul GaniRather and Abdul Rashid Sheikh,Abdul Razak Sheikh, Ali MohammadSheikh and Sakeena,” he said.

Truck Union increasesfreight charges by 35paise per kmANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH: Asia's largest truckoperator union Nalagarh has increasedfreight by 35 paise per km since 14%VAT was imposed on diesel across thestate. Two days before Diwali, the StateGovernment had issued a notification toincrease 1.9% Value Added Tax (VAT)on diesel. Due to increase in freight, theproducts coming out of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) will also beexpensive and this will directly affect thepockets of the common people. TheBBNIA has a written agreement with theTruck Operators Union that if the rate ofdiesel increases by one rupee, the farewill be increased to 35 paise per kmaccordingly. Similarly, if one rupee isless then 35 paise freight per km will bereduced. Vidyartan Chaudhary,president of the Truck Operators Union,said that the fare has been increaseddue to the increase in diesel prices.

Bhandela's KhandidharBankhandi Jatar fair held

ASHOK ARYASALOONI: One-day Bankhadi JatarMela celebrated with great enthusiasmtoday. Panchayat head Leela Deviattended the fair as chief guest andinaugurated the fair. Fair CommitteeChairman Pramesh Kumar honouredguests with shawls. She presented acash amount of Rs. 5100 for thesuccessful event of the fair. On thisoccasion, the dancer team of Tikarigarhentertained the people by presentingdance in their traditional attire. A largenumber of visitors from far flung areasparticipated in this one-day fair.

Selection for All IndiaScience Fair held

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: Saraswati Vidya Mandiperformed excellent at the regionalscience fair held in Kurukshetra.Selected candidates were honouredby local principal Ganesh Dutt andteachers of the school. Palak Sainiparticipated in the MathematicsExhibition and got first position whereas Akshit, Rajni placed first in mathexperiment. Ritika Negi got secondfollowed by Roshni, Riya, Sion Mandalgot the third position. Principal GaneshDutt Sharma told that the winningcontestants will participated in All IndiaScience Fair to be held in Kanpurfrom November 20.

Jai Ram Thakur extends gratitude towards people ofDharamshala constituency for ensuring BJP's victory

DHARANSHALA, NOV 6

The present State Governmenthas succeeded in getting MoUsworth Rs 82,000 crore signed tillnow with various prospectiveentrepreneurs to invest invarious sectors in the Stateagainst the target of Rs. 85,000crore which will bring seachange in Himachal Pradeshwhen these are implemented.This was stated by the ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur whileaddressing the ‘Abhar Rally’ atZoravar Stadium, Dharmashalain Kangra district todayorganised to thank the people ofDharamshala for ensuringimpressive victory of the BJPcandidate Vishal Neharia in therecently held by-elections toDharamshala Assemblyconstituency. The Chief Ministerthanked the people of the Statefor the landslide victory of theBJP candidates in the Lok Sabhageneral elections in May, 2019and thereafter in bye elections totwo assembly constituencies. Hesaid that the BJP set a record initself by maintaining lead in allthe 68 assembly constituenciesof the State in the Lok Sabhaelections. He said that the voteshare of the BJP was highest inthe State in the Lok Sabha

Elections. He said that thehighest victory margin in term ofvote percentage was also of BJPMP from Kangra parliamentaryseat. He also thanked the peopleof Dharamshala for showingfaith in the policies andprogrammes of the StateGovernment by supporting BJPcandidate Vishal Neharia in theassembly by-election. Jai RamThakur said that the BJP gotsupport from every section ofsociety and has expressed faithin the dynamic leadership ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi.He said that Dharamshala was

not only the headquarters ofbiggest district of the State, but itwas also on world tourist mapdue to its natural beauty and asan abode of His Holiness DalaiLama. He said that the peoplewere fortunate that PrimeMinister has also consideredHimachal Pradesh as his secondhome. Chief Minister said thatthe State Government wasorganising the Global Investor'sMeet at Dharamshala, whichshows that the concern of theGovernment for development ofKangra district. He said thatPrime Minister Narendra Modi

would preside over the inauguralfunction on 7th November andHome Minister Amit Shahwould be presiding over thevaledictory function on 8thNovember. In addition to this,senior Union Ministers were alsoparticipating in the Meet, headded. Jai Ram Thakur said thatthe Opposition leaders weremaking much hue and cryregarding Investor's Meet. Hesaid that the Union Governmenthas provided Rs. 12 crore asassistance for organising thisMeet. It was strange that thethree major Congress ruledstates of the country had alsoorganised such type of Meets,but now when HimachalPradesh was organising it, theCongress leaders were finding aflaw in it. He said that theadequate funds would beprovided for Smart CityDharamshala for its systematicdevelopment so that it couldemerge as a best touristdestination. State BJP PresidentSatpal Satti said that the creditof this victory goes to each andevery party worker of the BJPwho ensured that no stone wasleft unturned to motivate thepeople to give theirwholehearted support to the BJPcandidate Vishal Neharia.

SHIMLA, NOV 6

The Himachal Pradesh Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises(Facilitation of Establishment andOperation) Ordinance, 2019 hascome into force with effect from 6November, 2019, which willprovide relief to thousands of suchenterprises and make HimachalPradesh an attractive investmentdestination.

Eight Acts have been coveredunder the Ordinance including theHimachal Pradesh Panchayati RajAct, 1994, Himachal PradeshMunicipal Corporation Act, 1994,Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act,1994, Himachal Pradesh FireFighting Services Act, 1984,Himachal Pradesh Road Side LandControl Act, 1968, HimachalPradesh Shops and CommercialEstablishment Act, 1969, HimachalPradesh Societies Registration Act,2006 and Himachal Pradesh Townand Country Planning Act, 1977.

The salient features of theOrdinance include the freedomgiven to any person who intends tostart an enterprise to do so by justsubmitting a declaration of intent tostart an enterprise. Upon receipt ofsuch declaration, the concernedNodal Agency i.e. General

Manager, District IndustriesCentre/ Deputy Director ofIndustries, Single WindowClearance Agency, Baddi/MemberSecretary, Single WindowClearance Agencies of theconcerned area will issue anacknowledgement certificate.Upon receipt of the certificate, theenterprise can start working onestablishing his enterprises withoutwaiting for certain approvals for aperiod of three years or till the dateof commencement of production oroperation, whichever is earlier.

It is pertinent to mention herethat about 99 percent of theindustries functioning in HimachalPradesh belong to the micro, smalland medium sector. They form thebackbone of the economy of theState and provide employment toover 3.50 lakh people. It was felt bythe government that in order toattract more investment in thissector for increasing the level ofincome and employment in theState, the process of setting up andrunning such enterprises should bemade simpler and faster and suchenterprises should be freed fromunnecessary processes, proceduresand approvals. This would surelygo a long way in promoting ‘easeof doing business’ in the State.

Himachal Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises

ordinance comes into force

Every department has a big role indrug awareness programme: SDM

PREETI RANAUNA, NOV 6

A meeting was held today atKalyan Bhawan Unaregarding the prevention ofintoxication underchairmanship of SDM UnaDr. Suresh Jaswal. Heinstructed the officers of alldepartments in sub-divisionUna to work as per the outlinegiven to them so that youthwill be made aware andinformative about the illeffects of intoxication. Heinformed that a specialawareness campaign will beconducted from 15 November15 to December 15 to preventintoxication in Unasubdivision. In this campaign,help of all governmentdepartments, non-governmentorganizations, institutions,youth boards, women's boardsand self-help groups includingpanchayat representatives will

be sought. The SDM said thatofficers of all departments willbe playing an important role inmaking this campaignsuccessful for the preventionof drug abuse and alcoholism.Especially education, healthand family welfare, ruraldevelopment, childdevelopment department,information and publicrelations, ICDS and sportsdepartments will play animportant role in thiscampaign, he added. SDMsaid that under Una sub-division, the heads andteachers of all educationalinstitutions will organize street

plays, rallies and song-musicprograms to make the youthaware in their schools andcolleges. On this occasion,District Welfare Officer SureshSharma, Tehsil Welfare OfficerKuldeep Dayal, DistrictAyurveda Officer Dr. SushilChandra Nag, DistrictLanguage Officer PromilaGuleria, DSP Una AshokVerma, Dr. Upendra Kumar,Devendra Chauhan PrincipalDiet Dehlan, Dr. B.K.Officers and employees ofvarious departmentsincluding Chauhan, BDOUna, Pradeep Singh NodalOfficer were present.

Naturopathy is the needof the hour: Governor

SHIMLA, NOV 6

Governor BandaruDattatraya today reachedPalampur today during histhree days visit to Kangradistrict. This is his first visitto Kangra district asGovernor.

He visited VivekanandaMedical Institute at Holta.Former Union Minister andChairman of the Trust ShantaKumar welcomed theGovernor.

The Governor wasapprised of the activities ofNaturopathy such as NirmayCenter of Trust,Physiotherapy Section,Combination Therapy,Continuous Passive Motion(CPM) etc. being undertakenby the trust. He also visitedthe Sadhana complex andOld Age home being builtunder the name Vishranti.Shanta Kumar gave the

detailed information of theinstitute to the Governor.

Shri Dattatrayaappreciated the Managementof the Trust for providingvarious facilities to thepeople and health projectsbeing run by the Institute.He said that naturopathy wasthe need of the hour andneeds to be promoted. Hesaid that the facilities beinggiven here to the peopleliving below the poverty linewas commendable.

SRINAGAR, NOV 6

Dozens of far-flung andremote villages, includingthose near the Line ofControl (LoC), were cutoff in north Kashmir onWednesday, due to firstheavy snowfall of theseason. Border areas ofKeran, Karnah and Machilin Kupwara and Gurez inBandipora district were cutoff due to heavy snowfall.About one feet of snowfallhas been received sinceTuesday night in the upperreaches of north Kashmir,an official of the PoliceControl Room (PCR) inKupwara told UNI overphone on Wednesday. ''It isstill snowing in the upperheights,'' he said, addingthat Kupwara also

received very lightsnowfall, since early thismorning. Officials saiddue to accumulation ofabout one feet of snow,traffic on different routes,leading to far-flung andremote areas, including theLoC, have beensuspended. He said threemain roads of Kupwara-Karnah, Kupwara-Keranand Kupwara-Machil were

closed for any vehicularmovement due to eightinches to about one foot ofsnowfall. ''The roads arevery slippery and it is stillsnowing,'' he added.However, he said all roadsin the main Kupwara townare open, as there is verylight snowfall thismorning. Meanwhile, theRazdan pass, connectingGurez, Neeru and dozens

of other areas near the LoCin Bandipora district, wasclosed due to snowfall.The road was closed thismorning for any vehicularmovement, due to about afoot of snow and slipperyconditions. The authoritieshave already pressed intoservice snow clearancemachines and cutters toclear the snow and putthrough the road, whichremained closed for sixwinter months in the past.The government hasalready approved a tunnelat Razdan pass, to make itan all-weather road. Thedistrict administration inboth Kupwara andBandipora districts havealready made allarrangements to meet anychallenge.

Remote areas cut off due to snowfall

Woman among 2 arrested, arms,drugs recovered near LoC in Uri

SRINAGAR, NOV 6

Police claimed to have arrested two persons, including awoman, and recovered arms and ammunition, besideshuge quantity of drugs worth lakhs of rupees near theLine of Control (LoC) at Uri sector in north Kashmirdistrict of Baramulla. Apolice official on Wednesday saidthat following specific information about smuggling ofdrugs, arms and ammunition in Kamalkote in Uri,security forces a particular area in village Dulanga onTuesday. He said police arrested two persons, including awoman, involved in the drug, arms and ammunitionsupply. ''The team recovered brown sugar sealed in twopacks from the duo,'' he said. He said during questioning,the woman confessed to have concealed some moredrugs (Brown Sugar) in a cow shed near her residentialhouse. ''Accordingly, four packets of Brown Sugarweighing 4 Kgs (approx) were recovered during thesearch of the place.'' During the search of their residence,Rs 3.28 lakh was also recovered in cash. ''It was alsorevealed that some more contraband substance has beenconcealed in the nearby forest area,'' he said, addingaccordingly the search of the area was undertaken whichled to the recovery and seizure of Brown Sugar.

Three dead, twoinjured in carmishap in HP

SHIMLA, NOV 6

Three people belonging to Sirmaur districtdied, while two sustained serious injuries,when their car fell down in a deep gorge atBholanu area near Sarain in Chopal sub-division of this district. According to policesources, the car was on way from Sahran toDabsh, when it fell down in a deep gorge ataround 0930 hrs. Two people died on-the-spot,while another was declared dead in the CivilHospital of Chopal. The injured were referredto the Indra Gandhi Medical College Hospitalin Shimla, after their condition turned critical.The victims were identified as Jaget Singh(50), resident of village Kando Bhatnol, JagetSingh (45) of Bagno village and Balbir (42) ofDhades village in Sirmaur district. Soon afterthe information of mishap, a police rescueteam rushed to the spot and evacuated thevictim to the road side. Police did not rule outthe rash and negligent driving by the driver ofthe car as the reason behind the accident.

SJVN signs MoU with HP govt for Reoli DugiHydro Electric Project on Chenab basin

DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, NOV 6

In the presence of ChiefMinister of HimachalPradesh Mr Jai Ram Thakur,Chairman & ManagingDirector, SJVN, Nand LalSharma signed the MoU for430 MW Reoli Dugli HydroElectric Project on Chenabbasin during RisingHimachal Global Investor’sMeet at Dharamshala,Himachal Pradesh. The MoUfor rest of seven projectshave been signed earlierduring power conclave heldby govt of Himachal Pradeshin Shimla. Nand Lal Sharma,during the MoU signingapprised that the projects will

act as a multiplier foremployment generation andoverall growth of the entirestate. These projects based onSatluj, Beas and Chenabbasin in Himachal Pradeshwill usher in an investment of24000 crores bringing ineconomic development andthe employment generationfrom the projects is expectedfor 11950 persons. With thesigning of this project, theserecently signed eight projectswill add to 2388 MW ofelectricity. Nand Lal Sharma,thanked Hon’ble ChiefMinister of HimachalPradesh Sh. Jai Ram Thakurand state Govt for reposingconfidence in SJVN and saidthat the Company is

continuously contributing tothe development of the stateand till date SJVN has paid atotal dividend of Rs.1711.88crores to Govt. of HimachalPradesh on an investment ofRs 1055.01 crores. Sharmaassured that the projects willbe completed in time boundmanner as Hydro Power isthe core strength of SJVNand presently the company isgenerating 2015.2 MW ofpower from its operationalprojects. SJVN is in processof developing power projectswhich are in different stagesof development in India aswell as the neighboringcountries Nepal and Bhutanwhich on completion willadd 5564 MW of capacity.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, NOV6

Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Wednesday setthe tone for the historic Special Ses-sion of the Vidhan Sabha, to mark the550th Prakash Purb of Sri GuruNanak Dev ji, with a call for the pro-tection of the nature to save the futuregenerations from the devastating ef-fects of environmental pollution.

Recalling the great Guru’s ideol-ogy "Pavan Guru, Pani Pita, MataDharat Mahat" (Air is the guru, waterthe father, and earth the mother), theChief Minister underlined the intrin-sic bond between nature andmankind. This ideology needs to bepreserved in letter and spirit to ensurethat the future generations do not suf-fer from deadly diseases due to envi-ronmental pollution, as is evidentfrom the prevailing air pollutionwhich has degraded the quality in theentire northern region, including thenational capital, said CaptainAmarinder.

He appealed to one and all to pre-serve nature and natural resources, tomake Punjab clean, green and pollu-tion free, in line with the Guru’s phi-losophy, by making optimal use ofground water, diversifying into lesswater-intensive crops, not burningpaddy straw and checking use ofchemical fertilizers. A similar viewwas presented by Vice President ofIndia, M Venkaiah Naidu, who wasthe special guest at the historic ses-

sion, which also saw former PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh, Pun-jab Governor VPS Badnore, HaryanaGovernor Satyadev Narayan Arya,Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattarand Deputy Chief Minister DushyantChautala, grace the occasion, alongwith several MPs as well as MLAsfrom Punjab and Haryana, in thepresence of Speaker Rana KP Singh.In his address, the Punjab Chief Min-ister also exhorted one and all to fol-low the timeless message of Sri GuruNanak Dev Ji to carve out an egali-tarian society, sans social and eco-nomic disparities. He underscored theneed to revisit the teachings and mes-sage given by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jiand correct any deviation from thesame. Pointing out that the presentgeneration was blessed to be cele-brating the momentous occasion ofthe 550th Prakash Purb during theirlifetime, Captain Amarinder calledupon all to imbibe the values of com-passion and love from the 1st SikhGuru’s teachings.

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Amarinder calls for protectingfuture generations from pollution Woman who donatedprime

land for gaushala, honoured

RAJ SADOSHABOHAR: Parmeshwari Devi ofBhagu village near Abohar hasdonated 7 acre prime land forgaushala to tackle stray cattlemenace. Punjab Farmers’ CommissionChairman Ajay Veer Jakhar andAbohar SDM Poonam Singh honouredher at a function here. Fazilka SDMSubhash Khatak was also present.Poonam said cow had centuries oldreverence in Indian society, bulls wereused for cultivating fields but they werenow pushed out by farmersunfortunately. The dignitaries alsounveiled an idol of Lord Shiva in theGaushala complex here. SushilaSharma, a retired teacher, donated Rs2 lakh while an unidentified persondonated Rs 5 lakh to the gaushala.

Students organisedNagar Kirtan

HARPEET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Students of Guru AmarDass Public School, Model Town,Jalandhar organised a nagar kirtan tomark the 550 th Birth Anniversary ofGuru Nanak Dev Ji. Students werelooking very attractive in colourfulturbans. Placards with slogans werebeing carried and a cycle rally wasalso organised by the students tomotivate the people to make theirsurroundings pollution free. Studentsadded to the religious fervor of theNagar Kirtan with Shabads fromGurbani. President Ajit Singh Sethi ,Mohinderjit Singh, Kanwaljit SinghKochhar, Surjit Singh Arora, KultaranSingh Anand, H.S. Bhasin, TejdeepSingh Sethi, Gagandeeep Singh Sethi,Director Principal Harminderjit KaurChawla and Principal Navneet KaurKukreja warmly welcomed the NagarKirtan when it reached GurudwaraSahib. Then it proceeded towardsModel Town market where LakhbirSingh Lalli (Chairman Model TownMarket Committee), Mrs. Aruna AroraCouncillor, Anil Arora President ModelTown Market Committee.

SULTANPUR LODHI,NOV 6

In view of 550th ParkashPurab celebrations, hundredsof young volunteers havebeen deputed in several du-ties, which they are perform-ing with devotion, dedicationand humility. Dressed in“kesri” coloured kurta’s,these volunteers are helpingthe devotees, who have comefrom across the globe to par-ticipate in ongoing mega cel-ebrations.

The Punjab government’sTourism and Cultural AffairsDepartment have deputedmore than 800 volunteersfrom different educational in-stitutions and other organisa-tions, have been deputed athelp desk, main pandal, light& sound show, religious exhi-bition, main entries etc.

Naveen, Deputy Managerof Inter Committee that hasbeen set up for this purpose,informed that hundreds ofvolunteers have been per-forming duties in the ongoing

550th Parkash Purab celebra-tions. These volunteers havebeen guiding the devotees atrailway station, bus stand,parking sites in SultanpurLodhi, pandal’s of functions,tent cities, media centre, ad-ministrative blocks, exhibi-tions etc.

He further informed thata total of 7 committees havebeen formed for smooth con-duct of celebrations. Thesecommittees include the Infor-mation Desk Committee, pro-tocol committee, Inter Com-mittee, Pandal ManagementCommittee, Trained Guidecommittee, Light & SoundShow committee and Exhibi-tion Committee. He said thatthe managers of these com-mittees are ensuring that thedevotees do not face anyproblems. Gurbaksh Singh,Deputy Manager of Informa-tion Desk committee, in-formed that around 150 vol-unteers have been deputed ona total of 25 help desks, thathave been set up to facilitatethe devotees.

550th Parkash Purab celebrations:team of young volunteers win

hearts of devotees

Recalls Guru Nanak's philosophy to appeal against stubble burning

Story of musical achievements-Banjomaster Balihar SinghJALANDHAR: More the expertise inclassical and folk singing more is theexpertise in instruments.BaliharSinghhas got this expertise after learning

step by step thetechniques of playingmusic instrumentsfrom differentinstitutions.Baliharsingh is now aday is a professionalBanjo Master.

BaliharSingh learnt the depth of musicfrom his ustad,‘JangaKainth’.He told usthat he has been performed with manyfamous artists of Punjab.Balihar Singhtook birth on 29-09-1995 at Mahilpur,District Hoshiarpur,Punjab in the houseof father Gurnam Singh and motherJaswinderkaur. Baliharsinghtold us thathe has been performed in various partof county apart from his home state.He has been honored by many socialand govt. Institutions. He likes NusratFateh Ali Khan the most. SardoolSikendar, Sukhwinder Singh and LataMangeshkar are also his favoritesingers. His wish is to be one of thebiggest music Director of the country.May God bless him with all thehappiness of life.

SULTANPUR LODHI,NOV 6

The tent cities constructedby the Punjab governmentto facilitate the devoteescoming to Sultanpur Lodhigot a major response fromthe people as the occupan-cy of three tent cities con-structed in the holy citycrossed the 31,000 mark,which was more than 85%of its total capacity.

In order to ensure lux-urious and comfortablestay to the devotees com-ing to the holy city for pay-ing obeisance during thevarious functions to com-memorate 550th parkash

utsav of Sri Guru NanakDev ji, the Punjab govern-ment led by Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singhhas erected three tent citiesin the holy city. Thesecities namely Guru NanakNagar I, Guru Nanak Na-gar II and Guru Nanak Na-gar III were constructed at

villages Maachijoa, TarafBehbal Bahadur (on Lohi-an Road) and Randhipurrespectively. Constructedover 280 acres of landthese tent cities wereequipped with state of theart facilities to ensure acomfortable stay to the pil-grims. The tent cities with

a capacity of 35,000 devo-tees have emerged as a starattraction with peoplethronging these ultra mod-ern and luxurious stay freeof cost by the state govern-ment.

The tent cities havetwo bedded cubicals, fourbed cubicals, 15 bed and60 bed dormitories whichhave emerged as a star at-traction amongst the pil-grims. Till November 5the occupancy of the tentcities was more than31,000 as people fromacross the globe were com-ing to the tent cities forgetting a unique experi-ence.

DLSA & DBA, Kapurthalaorganize guru ka langarKAPURTHALA: District LegalServices Authority and District BarAssociation, Kapurthala organizedGuru Ka Langar to mark the 550thbirth anniversary of Shri Guru NanakDev Ji. It was organized with the jointefforts of Bench and Bar and sangat inthousands including judicial officers,Bar Members , ligigants and heritagecitizens were served with Guru KaLangar. All the judicial officres fromKapurthala District court includingDistrict & Session Judge cumChairman DLSA, Kapurthala Mr.Kishore Kumar, Additional District &Session Judges Mr. Ram KumarSingla, Mr. Jaspal Verma, Mr.Raman Kumar, Chief JudicialMagistrate Monika Lamba, Civil Judge(Sr. Div.) Ms.Jasbir Kaur, CJM cumSecretary DLSA Ajit Pal Singh ,Additional Chief Judicial MagistrateMahesh Kumar Sharma, JudicialMagistrates Priyanka Sharma.

MC trying to clean Nabha

GURBAKHSHISH SINGHNABHA, NOV 6

Royal city Nabha is eminent in Punjab for distinctreasons as well as it has great contribution in poli-tics. Being a royal city, many incidents happenedthere related to kings, Ministers and political lead-ers. Nabha city love beauty and environment. Anumber of parks and gardens can be seen over there. However, the cleanliness and sanitation is verypoor in nabha . Present cabinet minister claims thatmunicipal corporation is doing its work properly, butthe garbage near girls middle school, Jain schooland high court park illustrates the reality. A coupleof days ago , some people died due to dengue andeven certain are suffering from it only due to thegarbage over there. Additionally, when studentspasses from this route they face many hurdles Strayanimals are also a great concern as plethora of ac-cidents happened due to them . Thus, to make Nab-ha healthy , wealthy and clean city , it is essential tocurb this problem as soon as possible .

CHANDIGARH: Punjab ChiefMinister and CLP leader CaptainAmarinder Singh on Wednesdayled the Vidhan Sabha in payinghomage to several eminent per-sonalities who had passed awaysince the last session, includingformer Union Ministers Arun Jait-ley and Sushma Swaraj.

A two-minute silence was ob-served in the memory of the de-parted souls as a mark of respect,during the obituary referenceswhen the House re-assembled forthe second half of the Special(Ninth) session of the 15th VidhanSabha. Speaker Rana KanwarpalSingh proposed that homage bepaid to all those members who hadpassed away since the previoussession. After the obituary refer-ences to the 16 eminent personali-

ties, he passed a resolution forconveying the condolences of theHouse to their respective families.The resolution was passed byvoice vote. Besides Jaitley andSwaraj, the House paid its respectsto MLA Mukerian Rajnish KumarBabbi, ex-Member ParliamentSukhdev Singh Libra, ex-Parlia-mentary Secretary Surinder SinghDhuri and former Punjab Presi-dent of BJP Kamal Sharma, alongwith freedom fighters namelyMukhtyar Singh, Sita Singh, Gur-dial Singh, Munsha Singh and Nir-mal Singh. Tributes were also paidby the House to freedom fightersJeewan Singh and Hari Krishan re-spectively on the request of MLAHardyal Singh Kamboj and MLALakhbir Singh Lodhinangal, re-spectively.

Homage to deceased eminentpersonalities, freedom fighters paid

Free accommodation in tent cities get majorresponse , 85 per cent space occupied

M & M Public School celebratesit's 14th founder's day

SUMER GARGSANGRUR, NOV 6

M & M Public School situated atvillage Nagari in district Sangruron Patiala highway has celebrat-ed it's 14th annual cum founder'sday, today.

The function was started byit's Chairman, Manoj Singhal.Principal Secretary to the CM ofHaryana, Rajesh Khullar, IASjoined the function as Chief guestwhere as leader of opposition,Punjab Vidhan Sabha & APPMLA from Dirba assembly seg-ment, Harpal Cheema joined thefunction as guest of honour. Chiefguest & guest of honour thanksthe management & staff for

maintaining such a good qualityschool in a village of Punjab. Onthe occasion, Cultural programslike Bhangra, gidda, folk dance,fusion dances were organized bythe students. An exhibition on ed-ucation, social activities & Art ofliving base was also organizedMeritorious students were hon-oured by the Chairman for theirachievements in various fields.Young Sports Society village Gu-jjran honored the ChairmanManoj Singhal for organizingsuch a social function in the re-mote area of Punjab. Principal,Chamandeep Kaur while pre-senting annual report of theschool thanked the guests, par-ents, working team and staff.

Narendra Chanchal to join 10thVishal Bhandara: Gagan Goyal

KULBHSHAN GARGGIDDARBAHA, NOV 6

The National Annual Gener-al Meeting of the VaishnoDevi International Founda-tion Trust was organized atthe Vivaan Hotel in Karnalunder the chairmanship ofNational President RajeshJain.

Gagan Goyal said thatmembers of all the states in-cluding Haryana, Punjab,Chandigarh, HimachalPradesh, UP, Rajasthan, Ut-tarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat, Maharashtra andDelhi participated in thismeeting. The opening cere-mony of the programme wasstarted by Kumar Surana ofRajasthan, Monika Agarwal,

Jaipur and Pawan Goyal ofKarnal lit up the flame ofmother Bhagwati. After Jy-oti Prachanda, the NationalSecretary of the Trust GaganGoyal welcomed all themembers with garlands. Hesaid that in the 10th VishalBhandara, especially theWorld Tour Bhajan SamratNarendra Chanchal, JagranParty Managing DirectorKK Sharma and T SeriesMD Sudarshan Kumar willjoin. Gagan Goyal honoredall the guests who camefrom outside by giving acommemorative memorialsymbol of Maa VaishnoDevi. Udaan Institute ofSkill Development Centerhas been opened in whichsewing is taught.

Residents protest for removal of green fodder shopsGIDDERBAHA: Residents of Mohalla Bantabad (Near Gurudwara Nanaksar Sahib) protestedfor removal of green fodder shops near Gurud-wara Sahib. While interacting with the media onthe occasion, the residents of this area BaltejSingh Sidhu, Bhupinder Singh, Shivraj Singh,Gursimran Singh, Kamlesh Rani, Amrjeet Kaur,Parkash Kaur and Veera Rani said that due tothese green fodder shops, there was always aflurry of animals around the Gurudwara Sahib.

VERMAGURDASPUR, NOV 6

Principal Rakesh Gupta of Govern-ment Senior Secondary School in thenearby village of Bhagowal is edu-cating the students through new tech-niques. Giving information in this re-gard, Principal Rakesh Gupta saidthat students are being taught onLEDs in the school so that difficultsubjects can be understood easily.

He informed that students fromclass VI to XII are being taught Eng-lish as well as Hindi, Mathematics,Social studies and Political Sciencethrough Smart classes. He said thatthrough this technique, the ability of

students to learn and understand hasincreased, which will improve theirresults in future examinations. Prin-cipal Gupta informed that efforts arebeing made by education secretary

Krishan Kumar to makegovernment schools acrossthe state smart, which willimprove the level of educa-tion on a war footing and in-crease interest in students'education. Not only this,government schools will beable to beat private schoolstoo.

On this occasion, Princi-pal Gupta taught politicalscience to the students of the

school through smart class and alsoasked questions about the subject re-lated to the students, by which thestudents responded positively to thequestions.

Students are being taught by principal Rakesh Gupta through new technology

Woman gang-raped in Moga villageMOGA: A 25-year-old married women was gang-raped by two men at Dhaleke village situated at the outskirts ofthis town, police said on Wednesday.

According to police, a case was filed on Tuesday night. According to an FIR, the complainant had gone to visither sister and was kidnapped while she was waiting for a vehicle to return home.

She was allegedly kidnapped by two men with the help of two women. First, she was taken to a nearby placein a car and raped. Later, the victim was taken to Dhuri in Sangrur district and was kept in a house where she wasraped again repeatedly by the two accused. In the morning, the accused left the house leaving the victim alone.

The victim managed to escape and reached Ludhiana with the help of a girl and she narrated the incident to thesecurity personnel at the Ludhiana bus stand who contacted her husband Baldev Singh at Moga. Later, Baldev Singhtook her to Moga police.

DC interacts withinternational students,

details democraticsystem of country

JALANDHAR, NOV 6

The Deputy CommissionerMr Varinder Kumar Sharmaon Wednesday interactedwith a group of 20 interna-tional students and detailedthem about the democraticsystem of the country. Speak-ing to the international stu-dents pursuing public admin-istration in Lovely Profes-sional University (LPU) atdistrict administrative com-plex, Mr Sharma accompa-nied by Additional DeputyCommissioner (ADC) (De-velopment) Mr KulwantSingh and ADC (General) MrJasbir Singh, explained themabout the four pillars ofdemocracy including legisla-ture, the executive, the judici-ary, and the press. Sharmastated them about the parlia-mentary, state, MC and pan-chayat elections and how thegovernments are being elect-ed by the people after five-year.

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Vasan meets PM, rules out merger with BJPNEW DELHI: Tamil Maanila Congress chief GK Vasan on Wednesday ruled out amerger with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu and added that hispolitical quarter will fight panchayat elections under the All India Anna DravidaMunnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) alliance. "Our party is doing well as anindependent and regional party in Tamil Nadu. We will continue to strengthen ourparty in the state. We are going to face the panchayat elections under the AIADMKalliance," he said while speaking to ANI. Vasan was in New Delhi to meet PrimeMinister Narendra Modi today which led to speculations that he might be the newchief of the BJP State unit and his party would be merged with the BJP. On acloser look, Tamil Nadu BJP president post is lying vacant for the past few months.The political quarter has been functioning without a head since the party's formerpresident Tamilisai Soundararajan was appointed as Governor of Telangana.

No bail for twostudents arrestedunder UAPAKOZHIKODE: A court here onWednesday dismissed the bailapplications of two CPI(M) studentactivists, who were arrested under theUnlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) for allegedly distributing pro-Maoist pamphlets. Thaha Fazal andAllan Shuhaib, who are students ofJournalism and Law respectively andCPI(M)'s branch committee members,were arrested on November 2 fromhere, causing widespread criticism inthe Left-ruled state. The counsel of thetwo students told reporters that thePrincipal Sessions court haddismissed the bail pleas. The groundson which the bail applications weredismissed will be known only aftergetting copies of the order, they said.The court has permitted the counselsto meet the accused for an hour thisevening. The petitioners are also likelyto move the high court to quash theFIR against them and to seek bail.The two accused are under judicialcustody till November 15. The brotherand aunt of Taha Fazal said they havefaith in the judiciary and the police hadpresented "fabricated evidence".

SIT submitschargesheet inChinmayanand caseSHAHJAHANPUR: The SpecialInvestigation Team (SIT) onWednesday submitted its chargesheetto the Chief Judicial Magistrate in therape and extortion case involving BJPleader Chinmayanand. The SIT hasprepared a 4,700-page case diary inthe investigation which went on forabout two months. Apart from that,separate chargesheets of 20 pageseach have been prepared for both therape and extortion cases to facilitate thecourt. On Wednesday, SIT reached theCJM court along with the incarceratedChinmayanand amid huge police forcedeployed there. After the former UnionMinister was presented in the court, hewas sent back to jail. Following SwamiChinmayanand, the law student, herfriend Sanjay Singh, Vikram Singh andSachin Sengar who have beenaccused of making extortion demands,were also presented in the court fromjail. The SIT will file its reply in theAllahabad High Court on Thursday andpresent its 'status report' in the HighCourt on November 28.

Lucky escape for trainpassengersKATNI: A locomotive driver’s alertnessaverted a disaster when he applied theemergency brake as soon as jerkingwas experienced when the Jabalpur-Rewa Shuttle Passenger trainhappened to pass over a fracturedtrack on the Katni-Jabalpur Sectionwhile approaching a local station earlyTuesday, Railway sources said.Engineers commenced repair work.After about an hour’s halt, the traindeparted for Rewa.

Bid to smuggle goldworth Rs 2.24 crorethwartedCHENNAI: Customs officials haveseized unclaimed gold bars worth Rs2.24 crore concealed in the rear toiletof an Air India aircraft, which arrivedhere from Dubai. Acting on a tip-offthat the precious metal was beingsmuggled in the plane from Dubai, theCustoms sleuths rummaged the flightat the airport here on Tuesday, astatement said. Four bundles wrappedin black adhesive tapes were foundconcealed in the rear toilet of theinternational flight, which was to fly toNew Delhi in the domestic sector, itsaid. Forty-eight gold bars with foreignmarking, weighing 5.6 kg and valuedat Rs 2.24 crore were recovered. Ithas been seized as unclaimed underthe Customs Act and an investigationis on, the statement added.

Petrol-pump staffattacked over paymentissue in KodaguKODAGU: A group of miscreantsattacked the staff of a petrol pump inthe Kushalnagar area of Kodagudistrict on late Monday night. Theincident occurred following a heatedargument between the boys and thepetrol pump employees over paymentissues. The incident was caught in theCCTV camera installed at the petrolpump. A case has been registeredagainst the group of boys who wereinvolved in attacking the staff. TheCCTV footage of the incident showssome five-six boys hitting the staff ofthe petrol pump. The miscreants fledafter other staff of the fuel stationjoined in to defend their colleagues.

Hindu-Muslim shouldmaintain harmony afterAyodhya verdict:ShankaracharyaMATHURA: ShankaracharyaAdhokshjanand Dev Tirth on Tuesdaysaid that both Hindu and Muslimsshould maintain harmony even afterdecision on Ayodhya verdict.Shankaracharya praised MuslimPersonal Law Board vice-president DrKalbe Jawad for his appeal. He saidthat Muslims should donate disputedproperty to Hindus for communalharmony and brotherhood. He saidintellectuals like Dr Kalbe Jawad andDr Ammar Rizvi understand value ofharmony in society and they haveurged to spread brotherhood ratherhate and violence.

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Deadlock in Maha: Will work asresponsible opposition: PawarSays BJP-Sena should form the govt

AGENCYMUMBAI, NOV 6

NCP chief Sharad Pawar onWednesday asked the BJP andShiv Sena to form governmentin Maharashtra at the earliest,and asserted that the NCP andCongress will work as a"responsible opposition".

Addressing a pressconference here after meetingsenior Shiv Sena leader andRajya Sabha member SanjayRaut, Pawar ruled out joiningthe Uddhav Thackeray-ledparty in government with theoutside support of theCongress. "Where is thequestion?" he asked, saying theBJP and Shiv Sena have been inalliance for 25 years, and they"will come together sooner orlater". "If we had the numbers,we wouldn't have waited foranyone. The Congress andNCP didn't cross the 100mark...we will work as aresponsible opposition," Pawarsaid. Noting that the BJP andShiv Sena have got the mandateto rule, he said, "They shouldform the government at theearliest and not allow the stateto slip in a constitutional crisis.They should allow us to fulfillthe mandate assigned to us bypeople." On his discussion withCongress president Sonia

Gandhi over the issue ofsupporting Shiv Sena, he said,"The Congress and NCP foughtthe election in alliance. Wewant all decisions about thepolitical situation to be takenby consensus. I am not awarewhat is the decision of theCongress."

Pawar also dismissedspeculations that he may returnas the state's chief minister. "Ihave been the chief ministerfour times and have no interestagain," he said. Asked aboutsenior Congress leader AhmedPatel's meeting with UnionTransport Minister NitinGadkari in New Delhi onWednesday, Pawar said, "Itmust be about some roadwork." Pawar also said thatRaut met him in Mumbai onWednesday to discuss issues tobe jointly raised in the Rajya

Sabha during Parliamentsession beginning onNovember 18.

Meanwhile, responding toPawar's statement asking theBJP and Shiv Sena to formgovernment at the earliest, Rautsaid, "He is right. The partywith 105 MLAs should formthe government." The NCP onTuesday said a politicalalternative can be worked outin the state if the Shiv Senadeclared that it had snapped tieswith the BJP. Sources in theNCP said their party wantsArvind Sawant, the lone ShivSena minister in the Uniongovernment, to resign beforegoing ahead further with theSena. There has been noheadway in governmentformation after results of thestate polls were declared onOctober 24. The term of the

existing state Assembly expireson November 9. The BJP,which won 105 seats, and theShiv Sena, which bagged 56seats, are locked in a bittertussle over sharing of the chiefminister's post and ministerialportfolios in new government,even 13 days after theAssembly poll verdict handedthem enough seats to cobble upa coalition government.

They won 161 seatstogether in the 288-memberHouse, much above thehalfway mark of 145.

Besides, the oppositionNCP won 54 seats while theCongress got 44 seats.

The Sena had called off ameeting to hold formal talkswith the BJP on October 29after the chief minister rejectedThackeray's claims that aformula had been "agreedupon" on "equal sharing ofpower" ahead of the Lok Sabhapolls held in April-May thisyear. High-profile meetings inNew Delhi on Monday betweenPawar and Sonia Gandhi, andthe one between Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis and BJPchief Amit Shah failed to giveany indication of breaking thelogjam over governmentformation. Raut reiterated thatthe state's next chief ministerwill be from his party.

Ultimately, truth prevails:Kejriwal, after Prez rejects

disqualification of AAP MLAsNEW DELHI, NOV 6

Aam Aadmi Party Convenor andDelhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Thursday hailed thedecision of the ElectionCommission to reject thedisqualification of 11 AAP MLAsin the office-of-profit case.

Reacting to the order ofPresident Ram Nath Kovind,rejecting the petition seeking thedisqualification of MLAs in theoffice-of-profit case, Mr Kejriwalsaid, 'Ultimately, truth prevails.

Welcoming the decision, AAPleader and Delhi Minister RajendraPal said, 'The petition was based ona false argument. It was bound tobe rejected...'

The matter is related to 11 AAPlawmakers occupying the office ofco-chairpersons in the DistrictDisaster Management Authorities.

The President's rejectionfollowed the ElectionCommission's observation thatDDMA is a statutory bodyconstituted by the Government ofNational Capital Territory of Delhiand its co-chairpersons are notentitled to any remuneration.Hence, it does not attractdisqualification.

After coming to power, theAAP government had given theDDMA co-chairmanship toSanjeev Jha (Burari), Nitin Tyagi(Laxmi Nagar), Praveen Kumar(Jangpura), Rajesh Gupta(Wazirpur), Sarita Singh (RohtasNagar), Dinesh Mohania (SangamVihar), Amanatullah Khan (Okhla),Kailash Gahlot (Najafgarh) andJarnail Singh (Tilak Nagar).

A lawyer, Vivek Garg, had fileda petition in March, 2017 beforethe EC, seeking disqualification ofthe AAP MLAs, which includedTransport Minister Kailash Gahlot,claiming that they were enjoyingthe office-of-profit.

Responding to the EC's queriesin 2017, the AAP government hadsubmitted that the MLAs as co-chairpersons of DDMA were notentitled to any remuneration, likesalary, allowances, sitting fee,conveyance or any other facilities.

There were no provisions foroffice space, supporting staff,residence, telephone or camp officefor them, so there was no case ofoffice of profit.

Reacting to the decision, thepetitioner said, 'The decision of thePresident is based on therecommendations of the ElectionCommission. Therecommendations are a violation ofthe principles of the natural justicebecause the EC didn't call me forany hearing in the last two-and-a-half years. How can a petition bedecided without hearing thepetitioner and the opposite party?'

The decision comes as a majorboost for AAP, ahead of theAssembly polls in Delhi, scheduledearly next year.

Disappointed with Congress leaders removalfrom NMML Society: Mallikarjun Kharge

BENGALURU, NOV 6

Senior Congress leaderMallikarjun Kharge onWednesday expresseddisappointment with thecentre's decision to removeKaran Singh and JairamRamesh from the committeeof the Nehru MemorialMuseum and Library(NMML Society). "Theyshould have kept KaranSingh who is very muchattached to that museum andsince almost 50 years he hasbeen associated with it and isalso very interested inculture, literature. It showsthey are bringing politics intoit which is not good. JairamRamesh is a very intellectualwriter who could havecontributed immensely to theinstitution," Kharge said. He,however, said that he was notconcerned about his ownremoval from the committeeas he had been included

when his party was in powerat the centre. "I am notconcerned about my removalbecause I was included whenI was a leader of the largestparty. But its the removal ofSingh and Ramesh which isthe most shocking," he said.At a time when the NMML islikely to get revamped by thecentre, it reconstituted theNMML committee onTuesday removing seniorCongress leaders such asKharge, Jairam Ramesh, andSingh from it. The formerleader of the Congress in theLok Sabha further said thatthe centre should haveinstead added more people to

the committee instead ofremoving the experiencedpeople. "If the nominationson any committee kept beingmade on the basis of party,the organisation will not beable to flourish. We are notagainst the inclusion of morepeople but the people whoknew Nehruji closely shouldnot have been removed,"Kharge said. "They couldhave benefitted immenselyfrom the experience of theleaders whom they havedropped. These kinds ofpolitically motivated moveswill not be appreciated by thepeople," he added.

Earlier today, seniorCongress leader Karan Singhtoo termed the removal ofCongress leaders from thecommittee of the NMMLSociety as a "shockingmove" and said it revealed"bigoted and narrow-mindedapproach" of the centralgovernment.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SCseeks medical report of

Sajjan Kumar from AIIMSNEW DELHI, NOV 6

The Supreme Court onWednesday sought a detailedmedical report from All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) on the healthcondition of former Congressleader and 1984 anti-Sikh riotsconvict, Sajjan Kumar. Abench headed by JusticeSharad Arvind Bobde washearing the bail petition ofKumar. He had filed the pleaon the grounds that he wasunwell and was losing weight.The apex court ordered thesetting up of a medical boardto look into his healthcondition and sought a reportfrom AIIMS within fourweeks. During the course ofproceedings, the counselrepresenting Kumar said thathis client had lost eightkilograms in the past fewweeks, to which Justice Bobdesaid, "Just losing weight does

not mean illness". Speaking toANI outside the court, H SPhoolka, the counsel of riotvictims, said, "Sajjan Kumar isin jail for the last ten months.Today his lawyer argued thatKumar's health hasdeteriorated and asked for bail.Court then sought a reportfrom AIIMS after which hisbail application will beconsidered." The Delhi HighCourt had in December lastyear convicted Kumar for hisrole in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.He had killed five Sikhs inDelhi Cantonment area ofSouthwest Delhi and burntdown a Gurudwara in RajNagar on Nov 1 and 2 in 1984.

KCR has lost grip overthe state, says BJP onTSRTC employee issue

HYDERABAD, NOV 6

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday issueda statement slamming Chief Minister K.ChandraSekhar Rao of not fulfilling the demands of theprotesting RTC employees and alleged that the'head of the government has lost grip on the state'.

"BJP believes that Chief Minister K.ChandraSekhar Rao both as head of the government and aspeople's leader has lost grip on the state. KCR'smultiple deadlines are not working with 48000RTC employees on strike. The last one whichexpired yesterday midnight was the third one in thelast 32 days. It is a huge loss of face for KCR," aletter by Krishna Saagar Rao, Chief Spokesperson,BJP Telangana">Telangana state read.

The statement from the BJP comes after theTelangana">Telangana Chief Minister's Officewarned the striking TSRTC staff that if they fail toresume duty by the deadline of November 5, thestate government will not take them back. Furtherventing anger at the ruling government, the partyclaimed that people in Telangana">Telangana havelost respect for the Chief Minister following hisnotice to agitated RTC employees. It is evident thatpeople of Telangana">Telangana have lost respectfor his statements, warnings and deadlines.

BJP flays Cong for remarksover recasting of Nehru

Memorial Museum LibraryNEW DELHI, NOV 6

The BJP on Wednesday lashed out at Congressparty for raising objections to the governmentdecision to drop three Congress leaders KaranSingh, Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Rameshfrom the Nehru Memorial Museum Library paneland said it is not a private trust run by the Gandhifamily. "The NMML is not a private trust run theGandhi family....," BJP spokesman GVLNarasimha Rao told a private TV Channel andsuggested that the Congress party and its firstfamily should "stop claiming ownership of thepublic funded institutes".

"This is not 'National Herald' that you canconvert into a private property," he said inreference to the litigation on the matter which hadSonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the receivingend. "A publicly funded institution will be run inaccordance with the guidelines and the newmembers included in the NMML has manyeminent persons from various walks of life," hesaid. In a recent order, the government dropped thenames of Karan Singh, Mr Kharge and MrRamesh.

Violent behaviour by lawyers will not be tolerated: BCI chairpersonNEW DELHI, NOV 6

The Bar Council of India (BCI)chairperson Manan KumarMishra on Wednesday said thatany untoward behavior by thelawyers will not be tolerated andasserted that the action will betaken against those whoallegedly beat up a police officeroutside the Saket court in Delhi.

A major clash broke out betweenDelhi police officers and lawyersinside the Tis Hazari courtpremises on Saturday allegedlyover a vehicle parking issue. Twodays after the incident, a videosurfaced in which a few lawyerscould be seen thrashing apoliceman outside Saket Courtcomplex in the national capital."We will not tolerate any violent

behaviour by the lawyers.Meeting of a coordinationcommittee and Delhi BarAssociation has been calledtoday. We will take quick actionsagainst them," Mishra told themedia persons. He said thatnotices were issued to severallawyers by the bar associationand assured that action will betaken against them. Following

the clashes in Tis Hazari court,both sides took to the streets toseek justice. Even though thepolice have withdrawn theirprotest and have returned towork, lawyers have continuedwith their protest. TheChairperson clarified that thestrike by lawyers is "peaceful"and they will continue to do sountil the policeman who

allegedly fired shot at a lawyer isarrested. "Firing shots does notcome in the ambit of right to self-defense and a case must beregistered under section 307(attempt to murder) of the IndianPenal Code. He should bearrested," Mishra added. Hefurther alleged that the police had"manhandled and beaten" severallawyers during the clashes.

MOIN QAZI

“I wish that life should not becheap, but sacred. I wish thedays to be as centuries,loaded, fragrant.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have you ever lookedaround and wonderedwhy every individual

is glued to his social gadget?You may dismiss it as a nor-mal routine, but it signifies agreat behavioural aberration.

We’re allmissing outon a life thatis unfoldingin front of us,one that is sow o n d e r f u land yet

won’t be there later on.It’s not that digital com-

munication is bad — it’s justthat it can’t replace thebustling, lively in-person in-teractions. Once in a momentof privacy, I looked to seewhether anyone else realisedthe sun’s golden glow, buteveryone seemed to be shuf-fling in great hurry, most withtheir eyes fixed on the ground,confused and dazed, im-mersed in the smartphones.They were all oblivious of thebeauty and trance of that won-drous hour. Life’s gifts areprecious and abundant — butwe are too heedless of them.In the bustle of our everyday

strife, we fail to understandthe world when it beckons usto savour its wonders. Refer-ring to the whole paradox,Thomas Merton describes therush and pressure of modernlife as a form of contemporaryviolence. He says, “… to besurrendering to too many de-mands, too many concerns, isto succumb to the violence.”

At times likes this wemust remember this old ad-vice: Never be too busy to de-prive yourself of the wonderand the awe of life. Be rever-ent to each moment. Embraceeach wonderful hour. Seizeeach golden minute. Even or-dinary things have the powerto touch and elevate our heart.We are here on earth as voy-agers — we must relish everymoment of our journey. Thenext time you’re on a bus, try

watching people who are sit-ting beside you on your com-mute. Strike up a conversationwith them. Who knows —they might say something thatyou’ll remember for the restof your life.

Don’t cocoon yourselflike most vanilla people. De-velop diversity in feelings andemotions. Don’t spend yourtime double tapping a pictureof friends laughing togetherwhen you could be laughingwith someone in real life. It’snot that we enjoy the enor-mous time-suck that digitallife has become. It’s not thatwe prefer to look down at athree-inch screen instead of atthe world around us. It’s justthat the compulsion to stayconnected is a habit that’s be-come hard and awe must learnto break it!

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The debate between free trade and protection for the do-mestic economy is not a new one. Its shadow loomedover India as it declined at the last minute to become a

party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnershipagreement, which 15 other leading nations subscribed to onMonday. India participated in the negotiation, but Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi, who was at the regional summit inBangkok where the RCEP was deliberated, pulled out at thelast minute, arguing that India’s concerns had not been met.

Signatures are to be affixed to the agreement in 2020 andmany among the participants, notably Australia, expressed thehope that when India comes on board, the RCEP will be a rich-er partnership.

There is a lurking fear among many of the “10 plus 6” —the 10 Asean countries and six of their partners — that Chinawill seek to dominate RCEP. With the burgeoning trade disputebetween the United States and China, there is concern that Chi-na would try to cut itself some slack by seeking to take advan-tage of RCEP to the detriment of others. If India were in, itmight help balance the equation.

The discussions around globalisation at the turn of the cen-tury brought home the reality that if a developing nation optedfor globalisation, it should prepare itself by improving its ex-port capacity and infrastructure, else it will suffer over balanceof payments, and this will have a widening negative impact,hurting domestic producers and consumers. Such a situationwould be readymade for political discontent.

After dithering, it’s just as well that India chose to stay outof RCEP, billed as the world’s most significant trade deal. The16 participating nations made up nearly half the world’s popu-lation and 30 per cent of its GDP. Such a large free trade areais likely to confer economic benefits all around, provided theparticipants export with as much vigour as they import to meetthe requirements of an expanding economy.

However, the picture the Indian economy now, following aseries of misconceived policy steps in the past five years, did-n’t place it in the right frame to take advantage of the free tradearea. Manufacturing and export data have been plunging fortwo years. The banking sector is in turmoil. Agricultural pro-ductivity and wages are down. At such a time, joining a freetrade area comprising some of the world’s boldest economiesis to invite trouble. No wonder, the Congress Party campaignedagainst India’s entry into RCEP, and rallied other Oppositionparties which had planned a nationwide campaign against theeconomic situation from Tuesday. A PMO statement Mondaymorning said the PM “sought to dispel the notion that India isreluctant to join the RCEP trade deal”. Two days earlier, com-merce minister Piyush Goyal targeted Congress president So-nia Gandhi on Twitter for opposing India joining RCEP. Just aswell, though, that bravado took a backseat.

Editorial

Prudence wins as govtstays out of RCEP

Savour life, relish the moments We’re all missing out on a life that is unfolding in front of us,

one that is so wonderful and yet won’t be there later on

8ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENTS IN

THE WORLD WEIGH LESS THAN A SIN-GLE LOVELYACTION.

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

EVERY PRODUCTION OF AN ARTIST SHOULD BETHE EXPRESSION OF AN ADVENTURE OF HIS

SOUL.

W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

SPIRITUALISM

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, Vedic as-

trologer known for heraccurate predictions of

winning BJP minister KirronKher, as well winning of Pun-

jab electionsby Congress. ARIES:- Thefact that theMoon is in alively moodshould be suf-ficient to per-suade you that

other people are on your side. Lucky Color :- Light green

Lucky No :- 17TAURUS:- You'll soon behitting a more energeticphase---if such a thing werepossible----so keep your eyeon the long-term picture andgo the whole hog when deal-

ing with anything connectedwith broader interests andambitions.

Lucky Color :-Turquoise

Lucky No :- 4GEMINI :-There's nodoubt thatyou'll be ableto get impor-tant projectsoff the ground,this week.

Lucky Color :-Rose

Lucky No :- 1CANCER :- This is certain tobe an action packed week andyour determination to bringan uncertain phase to an endshould be successful. Lucky Color :- Bottle green

Lucky No :- 8LEO :- Travel plans, newprojects and adventures arewell starred, although Mars

imminent change of po-sition means that you

have very little timeleft to finalizearrangements.

Lucky Color :-Peach

Lucky No :- 6VIRGO :- Recent

planetary patternshave undoubtedly

helped you again your in-dependence in one area, butmay have made you.

Lucky Color :- Baby pinkLucky No :- 11

LIBRA :- You must acceptwhat takes place now as a sig-nal to settle rifts or disagree-

ments with partners and closecompanions.

Lucky Color :- VioletLucky No :- 9

SCORPIO :- Several planetsare now aligned with the ear-ly regions of your sign, arous-ing a spirit of argument anddebate.

Lucky Color :- LavenderLucky No :- 5

SAGITTARIUS :- This iswithout a doubt one of themost confusing and exactingperiods of the year for youand for many people in yoursocial circle.

Lucky Color :- Dark RedLucky No :- 18

CAPRICORN :- Althoughpartners have been bringing alittle light in your life, youmay often have felt that just

the opposite was true. Lucky Color :- Crimson

Lucky No :- 15 AQUARIUS :- Events atwork may have made you re-gret others at their word. Yet,within a few day Mercurywill have adopted a positionwhich allows you to put yourideas across with poetic flair. Lucky Color :- Bottle green

Lucky No :- 3PISCES :- Recent lunartwists and turns have done agreat deal to establish yoursocial confidence. New com-munity responsibilities maybeckon for those of you whohave tasted collective actionand have decided that youlike it.

Lucky Color :- MaroonLucky No :- 6

IT’S HIGH TIME TO PUSH UN’S DEMOCRATISATIONAmerica’s war on Iraq

signalled the end ofthe United Nations as

the main international peace-keeping mechanism. It’s notthat nations have not defiedthe United Nations before. Is-rael has been doing it fordecades. Even India has, fromtime to time, cocked a snookat the UN. But this was thefirst time that a permanentmember of the UN SecurityCouncil had so blatantly andwantonly disregarded the pre-vailing world sentiment andopinion.

Even though the UN wasfashioned by the victors ofWorld War II, its birth had itsorigins in the darkest days ofthat period when leaders ofnine occupied countries inEurope — Belgium, Czecho-

slovakia, France, Greece,Luxembourg, Holland, Nor-way, Poland, and Yugoslavia— met representatives ofBritain and the Common-wealth nations in London onJune 12, 1941, and signed adeclaration pledging to workfor a free world, where all na-tions could live in peace andsecurity.

This was called the Inter-Allied Declaration and wasthe first step towards the es-tablishment of the UN. Twomonths later, US PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt andBritish Prime Minister Win-ston Churchill announced theAtlantic Charter, not only ex-pressing similar hopes, butalso eventual disarmamentand full economic coopera-tion. On January 1, 1942 they

signed what came to beknown as the Declaration ofthe United Nations, approv-ing the aims of the AtlanticCharter. More interestingly,this was the first time thephrase “United Nations” wasused.

But the creation of theUnited Nations Organisationfor preserving world peacehad to wait till October 30,1943, when Britain, China,the Soviet Union and theUnited States signed theMoscow Declaration on Gen-eral Security. The signatoriesto the Moscow Declarationthen met continuously fromAugust to October 1944 inWashington D.C. and fash-ioned a basic plan for an in-ternational peace-keeping or-ganisation.

Dharna politics: Push come to shove,politicos certain to blink

The dharna began andseems to be ending justas inexplicably if

maulana’s garbled Sundaynight speech is any indication.The ‘long march’ or dharnahas now become a part ofpost-2008 politics. From thePPP government in 2009 tothe PML-N in 2014 and nowthe PTI, each government hasfaced an onslaught of protest-ers roughly a year after com-ing into being.

Each dharna, sadly, is trig-gered by a false sense of over-confidence on the part of thenewly elected; the PPP wentback on its promise to restorethe judiciary and aggravatedthe problem by sacking thePML-N government in Pun-jab; the PML-N ignored thePTI’s rona dhona (lamenta-tions) over the four con-stituencies and the PTI’sshort-sightedness has been itsunwarranted aggression to-wards the opposition. If itwasn’t enough to imprison themajor leadership, it added tothe problem by name-calling,threatening to withdraw facil-ities in jail, refusing to issueproduction orders, etc.

Of course, it has to be saidthat a march is also triggeredby what is happening behindthe scenes — for instance, it isnow widely believed that the2014 march/dharna was usedto pressure the then PML-Ngovernment and weaken itsresolve to try Gen Musharraf.The dharna ended in the be-ginning of 2015, and a year

later, the former dictator leftthe country. Similarly, the2009 march also weakenedthe PPP government consider-ably and there are chances thefate of the present governmentwill be no different.

But despite the behind-the-scenes machinations, oneis tempted to ask if each gov-ernment would have faced aless uncomfortable position ifit had not been so dismissiveof other political parties andopponents initially. But, onealso needs to see the otherside. Compared to 2009 and2014, there is definitely lessuncertainty and panic in theair.

Fewer people are predict-ing the end of a government.Indeed, glancing back, itseems as if the uncertaintywas at its height in 2009 whenthe march was about to begin.Back then, it wasn’t just Is-lamabad but also Lahorewhich was under siege and thegovernment did its best to stop

the charge on Islamabad. Thefear of the government beingsent home was palpable.

In 2014, there was a simi-lar sense of uncertainty but itwas less so than in 2009. Incontrast to the PPP case, how-ever, the PML-N governmentseemed to have learnt from2009 and didn’t put up muchresistance. Protesters from La-hore as well as KhyberPakhtunkhwa reached Islam-abad quite smoothly. Therewas fear of the governmentbeing sent packing but some-how it seemed less probablethan in 2009.

This time around, the un-certainty is even less so. Part-ly, this is due to smoother civ-il-military ties — hence someare arguing that the uncertain-ty was higher in 2009 and2014 because the civiliangovernment wasn’t facing aninvisible enemy. However, itis also because it is now easi-er to assume that govern-ments will complete their

terms. This could not be saidwith any certainty back in2008. It is the proverbial sil-ver lining.

But this is not to say thatwe, as a society, should nowconsider routine protestersdemanding a government’send. Apart from being wrongin principle, this should be areason for worry, regardlessof the crowds or the govern-ment. Accidents can happenand any government shouldbe wary of loss of life or in-juries to the innocent, whichare possible if the state has tocontrol or stop a crowd. Itshould never come to this. Af-ter Sunday night, it seems itwill not. Perhaps the maulanablinked on Sunday becausehe is a politician; and politi-cians, however much theymay rant and threaten, will al-ways find a way out. Politicsis about compromise and nota war to an end. Despite histhundering, no politician withstakes in the electoral system

can blithely lead his support-ers towards a confrontationwhich can cost lives. Everyvoter matters; every life mat-ters. And similarly, a govern-ment (even if it is led by aseemingly uncompromisingImran Khan) will opt for ne-gotiations and hopefully pro-vide face-saving to the pro-testers. Indeed, we shouldnever underestimate the in-nate common sense of ourpoliticians, however muchthey may disappoint us. Andthere has been much to disap-point us in the recent past.

Postscript: In all thechaos of the past few days,the maulana may have im-pressed many with his politi-cal acumen but he has also re-vealed his bigoted views onreligion and gender, whichprove why he will never be amainstream leader. Suchviews do not gel with the ideaof democracy, however, muchone harps on civilian su-premacy.

Delhi has recently had aburst of unseasonalrain – a big relief amid

the dangerous air pollution,officially labelled a publichealth emergency. Perhaps,folks in other cities with blueskies will take a temporarybreak from trolling its resi-dents. The real worry is thatdespite all the hand-wringingand non-stop coughing, Del-hiites and residents of all theother cities in the country withdangerous levels of air pollu-tion will settle down onceagain to a familiar angst-lacedresignation.

The story is the sameevery year. Malnutrition andair pollution are among thetop health risks facing India.But in this country, sadly, bothare at risk of being turned intosectarian, “us and them”, ei-ther/or, binary issues. Listen-ing to some of the public dis-course around these issues,you would not think that theypose such a grave threat to In-dia’s present and future.

Take air pollution, whichhas been a top headline grab-ber. India has some of theworld’s most polluted citiesbut every Diwali, in recentyears, there is a template re-sponse from a section of thepopulace who see burstingcrackers as an essential part ofbeing a good Hindu. This yearwas no different, despite theSupreme Court’s ruling about

“green firecrackers” and man-dated times for bursting them.Many people violated therules. Some were even tri-umphalist. The argument isthat it is not only firecrackersthat contribute to poisonousair. The problem with this ar-gument is that no one eversaid firecrackers alone wereresponsible for foul air.

Different factors at differ-ent times of the year cumula-tively contribute to makingDelhi and so many other Indi-an cities smokestacks, shav-ing off years of the lives of

their residents. There is cropburning, currently a key rea-son for the noxious air inmuch of north India; there isvehicular emission, road dust,and other factors. Togetherthey make life and the air webreathe hellish.

There has been endlessdiscussion on what should bedone but the discussions cometo nothing because each con-tributory factor is pittedagainst the other, and in thepolitically polarised milieu inIndia today, this also meansthat the Central government

and governments of the affect-ed states are unable to brain-storm together meaningfully.Polluted air has wide-ranginghealth impacts — an elevatedrisk for heart attacks andstrokes, a higher risk of asth-ma, reduced foetal growth,stunted development of chil-dren’s lungs, and cognitiveimpairment which can impactone’s life chances. Twenty-two of world's 30 most pollut-ed cities are in India, accord-ing to a recent report byGreenpeace. “In 2016, aWorld Health Organisation

(WHO) study found that 14 ofthe 20 world’s most pollutedcities belonged to India. Kan-pur, in Uttar Pradesh, emergedas the city with the highestPM2.5 level, standing at 173(17 times higher than the lim-it set for safety). It is estimat-ed that in 2016, over nine lakhdeaths were caused due to airpollution in India. Some othercities with high PM 2.5 levelsinclude Faridabad, Varanasi,Gaya, Patna, Delhi, Lucknowand Agra. Delhi, as the capitalof the country, too gained no-torious reputation as a resultof its severely poor air quali-ty,” a report by Observer Re-search Foundation, a thinktank, noted.

Delhi grabs the headlinesbut the poor air quality affectsresidents of the other citiesjust as much. The other big is-sue which is critical to India’sfuture is child under-nutrition.The latest Global Hunger In-dex ranked India at the 102ndposition, trailing its SouthAsian neighbours.

The index is a weightedaverage of stunting and wast-ing rate, and the index notedthat the percentage of wastedchildren in India increasedfrom 16.5 to 20.8 between2008-12 and 2014-18. Poornutrition in early life is ex-tremely damaging and leadsto stunting and loss of IQ,which has consequences forthe individual, the community

and the country. A recent nu-trition survey by the healthand family welfare ministryhas also found that 35 per centof children under the age offive years in India are stunted,while 17 per cent are wastedand 33 per cent are under-weight.

But guess what is the bigcontroversy in MadhyaPradesh, which has a largenumber of undernourishedchildren, especially in the trib-al areas? The Madhya Pradeshgovernment’s plan to provideeggs to children in angan-wadis is being slammed bythe Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), currently in the Oppo-sition in the state.

Madhya Pradesh BJPleader Gopal Bhargava is inthe news for his statement thatmaking children eat eggs andmeat can turn them into “can-nibals later in life”. Mr Bhar-gava also says eating non-vegetarian food is against In-dian culture, a statement thatis both absurd and totally in-accurate.

“What else can you ex-pect from this malnourishedgovernment? They are nowfeeding children eggs… forcethem to eat chicken, mutton.Indian culture doesn’t alloweating non-vegetarian food. Ifthey begin to eat eggs andmeat from childhood… theymay become cannibals later,”Mr Bhargava told reporters.

Toxic air, hungry kids: Divisive politics rules Malnutrition and air pollution are among

the top health risks facing India

Fewer people arepredicting the endof a government.Indeed, glancingback, it seems as ifthe uncertaintywas at its height in2009 when themarch was aboutto begin.

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CHANDIGARH: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest integrated telecommunications company has unveiled a new brand identity ‘Airtel Xstream Fibre’ for its home broadband services. All home broadband plans will now be available under the new brand umbrella. The new brand identity reflects the strength of Airtel’s future ready network that offers ultra-fast broadband speeds upto 1Gbps as India witnesses a massive surge in in-home high speed data consumption. The list of new Airtel Xstream Fibre monthly plans begins with the Rs. 799 Basic broadband plan that offers up to 100Mbps speed along with data allowance of 150GB and unlimited access to Xstream content. There is also the Rs. 999 Entertainment broadband plan with up to 200Mbps speed along with 300GB data allowance. The plan also includes three months of Netflix subscription, 12 months of Amazon Prime membership, and access to Zee5 and Airtel Xstream content.

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CHANDIGARH : Marg Skills Pvt. Ltd., a Group company of Marg ERP Ltd., has appointed Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Ex-Commandent, BSF, as a Director of Marg Skills Private Limited. He will drive the business growth of Marg Skills Pvt Ltd and overseeing all geographies where the company has presence. Mr. Singh has 27 years of experience in leading top executive positions in India and abroad (United Nations Missions). He had held several senior positions at Commanding Units, In-charge of BSF Recruitments and HRD, Admin and Logistics. Marg Skills has trained 25,000 people in the last two years and would train another 3, 00,000 to 4, 00,000 under graduates & graduates as an accounting and inv professionals in the next three years and would be employed at Marg ERP'S customers to manage Marg inventory, payments and accounting software. This would greatly help Marg ERP to increase its software installations by 3,00,000 in the next three years.

Bhanu Pratap Singh has joined as a Director of Marg Skills Private Limited

HEALTH/TECHYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Celebrate Gurpurab with Exclusive Offers on Samsung Smart TVs

mritsar/Jalandhar ,6 November-- – Elevating the festive spirit this Gurpurab, Samsung, India’s Alargest consumer electronics and smartphone

brand announced exclusive offers for its potential and existing customers. This festive season, customers can take home assured gifts with purchase of select Samsung Smart TVs. The promotional scheme will be valid till 30th November 2019. The brand saw robust sales of its premium televisions this festive season, as consumers and upsized to larger screen TVs and upgraded their lifestyles with new QLED technology and superior designs. Samsung is an undisputed leader in the TV category for last 13 years both in India and globally.To celebrate the 550th Prakash Purav of Guru Nanak Devji, consumers purchasing select models of Samsung TVs will get assured gifts such as Galaxy S10 smartphone worth INR 61,900, Amazon Echo Dot worth INR 4,999 and Home Theater worth up to INR 21,900.During the festive season, consumers look to upgrade to newer products and advanced technology for their living spaces. This Diwali, sales of QLED TVs for Samsung grew three times over the festive season in 2018 while sales of its Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs doubled over last festive season.

CHANDIGARH: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches Digital Savings Account along with Fixed Deposit and Privilege Savings Account to offer distinctive banking and digital services to its customers. Instant Savings Account will allow customers to instantly open and operate a savings account through mobile phones or a computer with just two documents - Aadhaar Card and Pan Card. Customers can download Ujjivan Bank mobile app which is now available in 9 languages namely English, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Odia and Gujarati and start transacting immediately after opening the account. Mr. Samit Ghosh, CEO & Managing Director,Ujjivan Small Finance Bank said, One can deposit up to a maximum amount of Rs. 1 Lakh in this account and additional deposits can be done by ensuring due full KYC in Ujjivan SFB’s respective branches. Instant FD can also be opened to a maximumof Rs. 1 Lakh without a Savings Account.

Ujjivan Bank launches Instant Digital Savings & FD Account

the help of a professional. Make vermicompost, manure and Also, the nutrition content of have control over how much you sure it is conducive to growing kitchen waste compost. home-grown veggies tends to be want to grow. In the long-run, it is veggies. If it isn’t, see what you CARE FOR YOUR KITCHEN higher, since they are literally also economical, as you save can alter or change. If you’re GARDEN harvested and brought to your quite a bit on purchasing growing the vegetables in A home garden needs as much table within hours! You get to eat vegetables! Also, there are some containers, choose the soil wisely, care as a farm! So looking after it fresh seasonal vegetables and indirect benefits to gardening. and also make sure the size and every day is mandatory. Check shape of the container are ideal sunlight conditions, and be sure to for the vegetables you’re water your plants without fail. growing. Lastly, budget out your Check every morning for pests – expenses, and make sure you’re their presence can be identified by getting the most out of your tell-tale beginnings of holes or garden! cuts in the plants. Don’t use CHOOSE YOUR SEEDLINGS chemicals as far as possible to get AND FERTILISERS rid of them. Instead, use neem Vegetables that you can opt to juice, or neem oil that has been grow in Indian tropical climes are mixed with organic liquid soap. tomatoes, brinjal, bell peppers, You can also use a salt water cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, spray made with Himalayan potatoes, radish, lettuce and crystal salt, or sprinkle a few

ith more and more First, be practical about the kind carrots. You can also grow herbs drops of eucalyptus oil.people hopping onto of veggies you want to grow, like fenugreek, coriander and VALUE THE BENEFITS OF Wthe organic foods based on climate and topography. mint. When buying seedlings, it is EATING YOUR OWN

bandwagon, it is no wonder that You have to factor in the time best to opt for organic, open- VEGETABLEShome or farm-grown veggies are taken for harvesting and the space pollinated seeds, since the plants There is a multitude of benefits to much in demand. But how do you you have. Make sure your garden that grow then give you seeds for consuming your home-grown know if your store-bought organic or terrace or balcony, wherever the next crop. If you opt for veggies. The first and most veggies are truly what they say you’re planning to grow your hybrid seeds, you may not have obvious is that you are aware of they are? Growing your own veggies, gets enough sunlight, as this option because the traits of the source, the quality of seeds, veggies gives you a certain this is one of the key factors to the plant will vary. When planting fertilisers and pesticides that go amount of certainty, is also fairly growing vegetables. Also, you the seeds, get the depth right – use into making the veggies truly simple and comes with a need an adequate water supply to professional help if need be the organic. You won’t be ingesting multitude of benefits. Here’s how nourish your crops every day. If first time around. Do your any harmful chemicals that could and why you should be doing it. you’re growing vegetables in research on fertilisers as well and cause you and your family short DO YOUR HOMEWORK your garden, assess the soil, with opt solely for organic variants – and long-term health problems.

handigarh: Singh Harjot is bringing some heat to the cold weather in Punjab with his next release, Star Feel. The Csong has already been released on Arsara Music’s official

channel. Singh Harjot himself wrote the lyrics of the song, Daoud is the music director and the video of the song has been directed by JCee Dhanoa. This beat number has been released under the official music label of Arsara Music which has produced Punjabi hit film ‘Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo’, ‘Angrej’ and ‘Ardaas’. The entire project has been produced by Sukhjinder Bhachu. On the occasion of the release of the song, Singh Harjot said, “I am a firm believer in hard work and being true to your audiences. I want to bring them what they love to hear and this song surely falls in that category. I will keep entertaining my fans which keep pushing me to do better and better.”

Singh Harjot is bringing fire to the floor with ‘Star Feel’

Chandigarh fumbles cheaply against experienced Punjab at Vijay Merchant trophy match

handigarh: Young dance sports professionals of tricity based ‘Club Salsa International(CSI)’ lead by CSI founder and dance sports coach Varun D CS Rana, have made the tricity proud by bagging 5 trophies in 3 different

categories at the Asia Pacific International Dance Championship 2019(APIDC) held in Bangkok recently. More than 200 participants from 10 countries across the world participated in the event, where the panel of judges came all the way from USA. The eminent jury included Billy Fajardo, Kaytie Marlow and Ahtoy Juliana

who will also be the judges for the World Salsa Summit (Miami) in January 2020. In the teen solo open, Aashna Bagri was declared the winner. With her stellar performance Aashna has qualified for the World Salsa Summit to be held from 6th January to 13th

January 2020 in Miami (USA). While participating in Men's Amateur Solo, Kailash bagged the 1st runner up and Akhil secured 2nd runner up places respectively. In the Same Gender Open Kailash and Akhil Sharma clinched the 1st runner up title, while Aashna Bagri and Bhoomika Bansal were declared 2nd runner up. An elated coach Varun D S Rana said, “The result is the combined effort of the teaching staff and the students, who put their hard work day and night with sheer determination. Competing at the international level is not an easy task but we were quite confident about our preparation and were hopeful.

Asia Pacific International Dance Championship: Chandigarh Dance Sports Professionals Shine

Hero MotoCorp Unveils the Xtreme1.R ConceptCHANDIGARH: Hero MotoCorp Ltd., the world’s largest manufacturer of Motorcycles and Scooters, presented a glimpse into the future of its premium motorcycle range at the EICMA 2019 in Milan today. The New Delhi (India)-headquartered Company showcased theXtreme 1.R concept at the EICMA this year, like it had showcased the XPulse 200 and XPulse 200T concepts in the 2017 and 2018 editions of the motor show respectively. Unveiling the Hero MotoCorp pavilion here, Malo Le Masson, Head of Global Product Planning, Hero MotoCorp, said“We are continuously innovating to enhancethe customers’ riding experience. The Xtreme 1.R concept offers a glimpse into the future of Xtreme styling DNA, a concept packed with fun and bold styling. While the XPulse Rally-Kit is focused on youth across the Globe seeking the perfect machine to jump-start their rally racing potential.” Hero MotoCorp – that has rapidly expanded its global footprint to almost 40 countries across Asia, Africa and South & Central America – also revealed a Rally-Kit specifically developed for the acclaimed adventure motorcycle XPulse 200, integrating the learnings from its Dakar Rally experience.

handigarh, Akshit Dhillon’s (5/18) five-Cwicket haul summarized

Chandigarh’s inning to 69 while Punjab took 37 run lead at the opening day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy match being played on Wednesday at Mahajan Cricket Ground, Chandigarh. No batsmen able to touch the double figure mark except wicket keeper batsman Aaryan Verma’s crusade inning of 34. Earlier in the day, Chandigarh opted for bat first in a miserable note as they lost the wickets of Rajvir

Singh (1), Arnav Bansal (3), Pratham Sodhi (0) in quick succession. Maroop Singh accounted for Rajvir and Pratham while Uday Saharan trapped Bansal. Inning got further damage with the introduction of Akshit Dhillon, as he dismissed Kabir Kalsi (4), Param Amarjit (6), Ansh Khosla (0), Ivraj Ranauta (0) and Kavya Goyal (4). With his five shots to fence, Aaryan Verma held the fort struggled for a partnership from the other end. He was finally stumped by Sanraj Singh off Emanjot Chahal in 34th over. Neel Dhaliwal was run out for one while Prince Dahiya was remained unbeaten at 7. Manroop Singh (2/11) took two wickets while Uday Saharan (1/20) and Emanjot Chahal (1/10) managed one each.

HANDIGARH: Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of Ministry of CSkill Development & Entrepreneurship

(MSDE),today announced the launch of SkillsBuild platform in collaboration with IBM. As part of the programme, a two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computing, co-created and designed by IBM, will be offered at the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)& National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs). The platform will be extended to train ITI & NSTI faculty onbuilding skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI). SkillsBuild offers digital learning content from IBM and partners such as CodeDoor, Coorpacademy and Skillsoft. The digital platform will provide a personal assessment of the cognitive capabilities and personality via MyInnerGenius to the students. They will then learn foundational knowledge about digital technologies, as well as professional skills such as resume-writing, problem solving and communication. Students will also receive recommendations on role-based education for specific jobs that include technical and professional learning. Speaking about the collaboration.

handigarh : Ever since the trailer of the film Motichoor Chaknachoor was launched, it has garnered immense positive Cresponse. Interestingly, seeing the unlikely jodi of Nawaz and

Athiya together for the first time, has had the intrigue factor rising among the audience and the industry alike. Especially for Athiya who has never been seen in this pretty and simple small town girl avatar. Essaying the role for Bhopal based Anita Awasthi aka Annie, Athiya spent alot of time understanding the character, her roots, her belief system etc. Part of that study also involved her look. In an effort to totally be one with the character, Athiya and her stylist made a few visits to Bhopal and sourced out a few local tailors who would create the look they wanted for her. Talking about her look, Athiya says, "This was a first time experience for me so I really wanted to enjoy and showcase a truly authentic experience for the film. My stylist, Darshan Jalan and I decided on the style and color palette and then flew down to Bhopal a few times ahead of the shoot and shortlisted a few tailors to create my salmar kameez and saree look in the film. The uniqueness of the look was adding sweaters to the salwaars, and socks with sandals to give it a small town feel.I'm so glad we did it that way because once I was in those clothes, I felt like Annie and not like Athiya playing Annie. "

Athiya's new deglam look in Motichoor Chaknachoor

vivo Adds 2000 Employees to its India FamilyCHANDIGARH: vivo, the global innovative smartphone brand, today announced the roll-out of phase 1 of its new manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, as part of its approximately7,500 Cr investment plan in India. vivo India produces approximately 25 million units at its existing manufacturing set up. With the help of this new facility, vivo will now be able to produce more than 33 million devices annually (25mn+8.4mn). Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, vivo India said, “We have been wholly aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative since our inception in 2014. From time and time again we have shown our commitment to the region by constantly expanding our manufacturing capabilities. With the help of our new facility in Greater Noida, we will be able to meet the growing demands for our products in India. It gives me immense pleasure to welcome the 2000 new members to the vivo India family.” With the Phase I expansion in manufacturing set up, vivo has added over 2000 workforce at its new manufacturing facility located at WTC Tech zone, Greater Noida, UP.

CHANDIGARH: Seeing a fundamental shift towards a new competitive landscape, Evolet India, a Gurugram Based Startup is setting up its distributorship and dealership network for its electric vehicles range in Punjab and Chandigarh. A part of Rissala Electric Motors Pvt. Ltd. (REM), Evolet is a brand of new-age electric scooters, motorcycles, quad bikes, ambulances and buses with ARAI and ICAT certification that are being manufactured at its plants at Haryana, Hyderabad and Chennai. The key cities identified for dealerships and distributorship in Punjab includes Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala besides Chandigarh. The plan has been formalized for opening around 10 dealerships by March 2020 with target sales of around 150 units per month per dealer.

Rissala Electric Motors bets big on ‘Evolet’ Electric Vehicles

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launches Skills Build

platform in Collaboration with IBM

How to grow your own veggies, and why they are good for you

Tanishk Bagchi, Darshan Raval & Jonita Gandhi light up this festive season like no other with Yaari Ka Circle

CHANDIGARH: Initiating an awareness drive against the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the automobile industry, in association with Department of Agriculture and Punjab Pollution Board, flagged off its first Awareness Campaign, today, in Chandigarh and Patiala.Mr. K S Pannu, Secretary, Department of Agriculture - Government of Punjab and Mr. SS. Marwah, Chairperson, Punjab Pollution Control Board, graced the occasion as Chief Guests in Chandigarh and Patiala respectively. As part of the campaign, various activities will take place in the form of roadshows at prime locations (Mandis), where the farmers come to sell their crops. The campaign will continue for 25 days covering 50+ Mandis, during which SIAM will be running films/videos for farmers to stop stubble burning and educate them on its harmful effects of stubble burning on the health and environment. Interactive sessions will be held in the form of quizzes, Nukkad Nataks, and skits in all the Mandis. In addition to this, farmers will also be educated on ways to yield better crops with in-situ technology.

SIAM organises awareness driveagainst the stubble burning

musicians Tanishk Bagchi, Darshan Raval and Jonita Gandhi to release its next original song Yaari Ka Circle. The new musical track celebrates the spirit of festivities and encourages everyone to celebrate these moments with yaars rather than being confined in their homes. The original featuring the trio has been written and composed by the ace musician Tanishk Bagchi. The inspiring track is soulful, lively and full of emotions. The music video has been created and produced by McDowell’s No. 1 Soda in collaboration with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment.Talking about the launch of the original, Tanishk Bagchi said, “Growing up in times mritsar: McDowell’s No.1 Soda when we celebrated as a community and not as Yaari Jam Originals, has always been families, this song reflects the world we live. I an enabler of strong bonds of Aloved creating this Festive Melody also looking friendship with fascinating stories of yaari that by the lyrics, ‘Dil ke darwaze ko khol, tatolo rishta are brought alive through music. After the naya’, I hope the song inspires the listeners to massive success of its latest originals “Apni welcome yaars in their hearts and not just home.” Yaari” by SANAM and “Yaarder Shonge-The Adding to it, Darshan Raval said, “ In times where Festive Song” by Sunidhi Chauhan and we are only connected over phones, we must step Anupam Roy, McDowell’s No.1 Yaari Jam out and celebrate offline too with our yaars.”Originals has partnered with renowned

HANDIGARH: The Government of India, acting through the Directorate General of CHydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and

Natural Gas, has granted its approval for a 10-year extension of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., for the Ravva block in Andhra Pradesh. With this extension, the PSCis now valid effective 28 October 2019, for the next 10 years. Speaking on the development, Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Resources Ltd., said, “The RavvaPSC extension is one more example of the trust the government has reposed in us. We look forward to working with all our partners towards achieving our vision of contributing 50 percent of the country’s domestic production and supporting the government in its energy security goals.” Ravva, the oldest producing asset in India for Cairn, becomes the first large field to get PSC Extension under the “Policy for the Grant of Extension to the Production Sharing Contracts signed by Government awarding small, medium sized, and discovered fields to private Joint Ventures”. The extension will enable the Joint Venturepartners to recover ~13 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Cairn Oil & Gas secures Production Sharing Contract extension

handigarh : Amigos, an association of the young millionaires of Indians, hosted a gala Comedy Night with CSunil Grover in Hongkong. Mr Raju Sabnani, President

of Amigos, informed that we organize Diwali Grand Ball every year with great grandeur in Hongkong, with the purpose of promoting social, religious and cultural integration of Indian Origin members. This year we have organized Comedy Night with the versatile comedy actor Sunil Grover.It was a fun filled evening with loads of laughter, tons of humor and laughter riot with India's best entertainer & comic star SUNIL GROVER ( Gutthi from The Kapil Sharma Show ), the gorgeous SHILPA SHINDE ( Angoori Bhabhi from TV show" Bhabhi ji ghar pe hain " ).

AMIGOS comedy night with Sunil Grover in Hongkong

Dish TV India announces winners of Festive Bonanza Lucky Draw Scheme

o celebrate the festival season and bring cheer to its trade partners, Dish TV India Limited, world’s largest single-Tcountry DTH Company today announced 30 motor bike

winners for Festive Bonanza Lucky Draw Scheme for DishTV and d2h dealers. Judged basis their activations and customer-centric approach, Mr. Ranbir Singh and Mr. Sushil Kumar from Northern region won the lucky draw and got motor bike in prize under the Initiative “Participate More, Win More’. Also, every day, 85 lucky dealers got shortlisted and won cash prizes. Generating huge excitement among trade partners, lucky draw was conducted over a span of 23 days during festive days -5th Oct to 27th Oct. Having received over thousands of entries, the nation-wide lucky draw contest strived to bring forth dealers hard work into limelight. It aimed at inspiring dealers and trade partners to showcase their efforts to retain and expand their customer base during this festive season. Congratulating the trade partners, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, National Business Head, Dish TV India Ltd, said “We, at Dish TV India, have spearheaded numerous initiatives for both our brands, DishTV & d2h, that encourage our trade partners as well customers to showcase their potential. We are delighted to receive overwhelming response from trade partners for festival bonanza contest, launched to motivate our partners pan India. Heartiest congratulations to all winners and we are thankful to our partners for their continuous support and efforts to propel our growth and acquire new customer.

handigarh : ACC, a company known for its pioneering work in Cement & Building CMaterials categories, has collaborated in a

first-of-its-kind partnership with ‘The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’ to celebrate Indian cricketing excellence. ACC has signed up with BCCI as “Official Partner” for four years from 2019 to 2023. As a company, ACC has always had a strong cricketing tradition. Legends such as Ramakant Desai, Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar and Ajit Wadekar were all ACC employees, after all. Continuing this love for the gentleman’s game, the current partnership began with the India - Bangladesh series which started on 3rd November 2019. In this series, apart from multiple branding opportunities, ACC will be celebrating moments of cricketing excellence in the form of unique ACC “Kamaal Ka Moment” award. Every cricket match, be it a fast paced T20 encounter or a gritty Test match, has moments where pure cricketing excellence shines through. Keeping up with its brand philosophy “Karein Kuch Kamaal”, which is to inspire people to do extraordinary things, the ACC Kamaal Ka Moment Award will recognize the singular standout moment of cricketing excellence in each match. The batsman, bowler or fielder creating.

ACC furthers its cricketing legacy with a brand new innings

with BCCIhandigarh: Going ahead with its expansion strategy, CXIMI VOGUE has opened

its first outlet at VR Punjab Mall in Mohali recently. The new outlet is comprises of 1650 sq. ft, unanimous with company’s other outlets across the country. The brand plans to open 200 more outlets by Q3 2020, marking its presence in more than 46 outlets in India till now. With over 1700+ outlets worldwide, XIMI VOGUE is observing exponential growth in Indian market. Their outlet offers enjoyable shopping experience for customers by offering more than 10,000 products in categories like from household, health and beauty, digital accessories, plush dolls etc. The brand's global success has been because of its intelligent product strategy, superior quality products with innovative and attractive designs at a competitive price. Commenting on the launch, Mr Shiven Anand, Expansion Head, XIMI VOGUE India, “We are pleased to open one more outlet in the state.

Ximi Vogue Opens Its First Outlet In Mohali

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10HARYANAUzbekistan will be Partner Nation ofSurajkund Int'l Crafts MelaCHANDIGARH: Uzbekistan will be the “Partner Nation” of the Surajkund InternationalCrafts Mela, 2020 as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has accepted the re-quest of Ambassador of Uzbekistan to feature the enchanting nation of Uzbekistan as thePartner Nation of the International Crafts Mela.Giving this information here today, an official spokesman said that Uzbekistan and Indiashare centuries old diplomatic and historical ties and the Uzbek people have an enor-mous amount of goodwill and affection towards India.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Some foods helpfulin combating airpollution: Jyoti

KARNAL, NOV 6

Air pollution in Delhi NCR hasreached critical levels. Experts be-lieve that the general public doesnot even know what air pollution is.Air pollution is not just caused byindustries and vehicles. Dust mites,chemicals in factories, air freshen-ers, plastics also add to the toxic at-tack that your lungs have to endure.Air pollution is not only associatedwith sinus infection, asthma andlung diseases, but is also consideredas an autism disorder.

The air we are breathing hasreached dangerous levels of pollu-tion. To counter this, nutritionist Jy-oti says that she wants to introducepeople to some foods that can helpin combating air pollution. She ap-pealed to keep the immune systemstrong with the right diet detox planand breathing exercise.

Varun Chaudharyappointed secretary

RAMAN WADHWABARARA, NOV 6:

There was a wave of happinessamong the Congress workers afterthe Mullana MLA Varun Chaud-hary was given the responsibility ofthe post of Secretary in the Con-gress Legislature Party. On wednes-day, the Congress Legislature Partyorganisation was formed in whichthe leader of the opposition will beBhupender Singh Hooda.

Apart from this, Aftab Ahmedhas been given the responsibility ofDeputy Leader. Rao Dan Singh hasbeen made the general secretary,Varun Chaudhary secretary andDharam Singh Chokkar as treasur-er. Along with this, Bibi Batra wasgiven the responsibility of chiefwhip and Neeraj Sharma, Chinir-jeev Rao and MLA Sheeshpal asWhip. Apart from this, Hooda, andB Batra will be responsible for at-tacking the ruling party on its pro-grammes and policies.

CHANDIGARH, NOV 6

Haryana has bagged the Global Agri-culture Award 2019 under the best An-imal Husbandry State.

Additional Chief Secretary, Ani-mal Husbandry and Dairying Depart-ment, Haryana, Dr. Sunil K. Gulati, onbehalf of the Chief Minister Mr.Manohar Lal received the award in the4th Global Agriculture Summit 2019organized by Indian Chamber of Foodand Agriculture, in a recently held pro-gram held in Delhi.

Sharing more information, aspokesman of the department said thatthe State has got the award for startingmany important policy initiatives,which made extensive positive impacton the Animal Husbandry sector's per-formance of the State.

Apart from this, the State's effortsfor boosting the farmer’s economy,which has significantly helped in theagricultural growth and impacted thelives of millions of farmers, helped theState to bag the award.

The Spokesman said that the State

has bagged the award for the adoptionof best practices by the Animal Hus-bandry Department of Animal Hus-bandry and Dairying, Haryana and bykey achievements ofthe department duringthe year 2019.

He said that theState has made veryimpressive progress inanimal husbandry sec-tor during the year2019. Haryana Gov-ernment is the firststate to go for com-bined HS + IND vacci-nation among cattleand buffaloes. The de-partment successfully administered 60lakh doses of combined vaccine in thefirst round to eligible bovines at thedoorsteps of farmers.

He further informed that the de-partment used a mobile Applicationnamed as HAR PASHU KA GYANto collect full details of 52 lakh largeanimals with photos. In HARPASHU KA DHYAN, the State is

working on a very innovative proj-ect, the first of its kind in the countrywhere the data collected will be usedto provide a large number of services

to the farmer engaged inAnimal Husbandry pro-fession at their doorstep.

He said that Haryanais the first State to passthe Haryana Animal(Registration, Certifica-tion and Breeding), Act,2019 for genetic im-provement of animals.Department has consti-tuted Pashu SwasthyaKalyan Samities at eachGovernment Veterinary

Hospital of the State. A very innova-tive scheme of establishing Pashud-han Aushadhi store at the level ofeach Pashu Swastliya Kalyan Sami-ties has been launched in the State.All emergency genetic veterinarymedicines are made available atthese centers on discounted rates forfarmers.

Haryana bags GlobalAgriculture Award 2019

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOV 6

`Yes We can’ organisationheld a tree plantation drive inRainbow Public School,Prem Nagar to keep the envi-ronment clean and distributedschool bags to staff to makethe city polythene free. Theprogramme started with a

welcome song by Class 6 stu-dent Mehak. Sanjay Batra,Chairman of `Yes We Can’organisation administered theoath of eradication of plasticand polythene, sanitation, wa-ter conservation to protect theenvironment.

Advisor Priyanka Kath-pal gave children detailed in-formation about water hy-

giene, environmental hygieneand polythene eradication andmotivated them to adopt it.School staff and childrenwere present in the programincluding Chairman SanjayBatra, Patron SM Kumar,Vice Chairman Manoj Kath-pal, Women Head AnuradhaKamboj, Advisor PriyankaKathpal, Monica Kapoor.

`Yes We Can’ holdstree plantation drive

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOV 6

Child welfare officer of Kar-nal division, Pradeep Maliksaid today that by organisingchildren's competitions, asense of competition is creat-ed in them, which is very im-portant for their all-round de-velopment. He said that chil-dren should be provided aplatform to say and do some-thing, this exposes their hid-den talent and also reinforcestheir sense of self-confidence.

Malik was speaking onWednesday at the inaugura-

tion of the three-day childcontest of the District Child

Welfare Council at KalidasRangshala in the city. He ap-preciated the cultural pro-grams presented by the chil-dren involved in various com-petitions and wished them abright future. He said that forthe physical and mental de-velopment of children, it isnecessary to participate incultural programs and play-jumping along with studies.This time the competitionswill start today from Novem-ber 6 to 8.

Competitions must for all round development: MalikNagar Kirtan to be taken out in cityGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL: Nagar kirtan is being taken out in the city on theoccasion of the The 550th Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak DevJi Maharaj by Gurudwara Dera Car Seva Kalandri Gate Karnaland Gurudwara Manji Sahib Patsha Shahi from November 1 to10 under the patronage of Pant Sevak Baba Sukha ji. Thusandsof devotees will offer prayers on the occasion. Panch Pyaraswill lead this Nagar Kirtan. Giving this information, GeneralSecretary Indrapal Singh of the former managing committee,Karnal said that school children, Punjabi band, Gatka party willalso be included in this Nagar Kirtan. Wherever the city kirtangoes there will be stalls of langar. On this occasion, the meet-ing of the former managing committee committee head Sardar Ratan Singh Saggu,AS Chopra, Gursewak Singh, Balihar Singh Jalmana, Janrail Singh cashier, Gul-shan Makkar, Jasvindra Singh Billa will be present.

Two arrested with a largeconsignment of liquor in car

RAMAN WADHWABARARA, NOV 6:

On the basis of secret information, Barara Police hassucceeded in recovering a large consignment of liquorfrom a Fortuner car. Police had received informationthat there was a large amount of liquor in a car thatcame from Shahabad. When police stopped andsearched the car during the blockade, a large consign-ment of liquor was recovered from it. According to theinformation, police found 80 cases of country liquor, 6boxes of English liquor and one box of beer. The policehave registered a case under various sections againstJohnny and Ajay, residents of Mullana, who were rid-ing the car, and started the further investigation.

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, NOV 6

The 33rd District KarnalRoller Skating Competitionwas organised at St. ThresaConvent School Karnal. Inwhich 250 players from 20schools participated. In thiscompetition, students of OPSVidya Mandir won. In the agegroup of 5 to 7, Pranav se-cured the bronze by finishingthird. In the age group of 7 to9, Nehal made a mark by get-ting two gold and becomingchampion for the state levelcompetition. Formerly wonsilver medal in age group 9 to11. In the age group of 11 to14, Divyam made a mark bybecoming a state championby winning two gold and onesilver medal.

Mayank won the bronzeby finishing third. In the agegroup of 14 to 17, Kumari

Disha made her mark for thestate level competition bywinning three gold. Nehal,Divyam, Disha all the threeplayers will go to GurgaonGurugram from November 9to 11 to attend the Rajya Sab-ha. Principal of the schoolDr. Jasjit Sood congratulatedthe winning players and alsocongratulated Amit Rana andencouraged them for their

success. On this occasion,Chairman Avinash Bansal in-spired the winning players toperform similarly. Academyin-charge Purti Bansal in-spired the players to playwith the spirit of sports aslife would mature by play-ing. Manjer Prakash Bansalcongratulated the winningplayers and their parents forthis success.

OPS Vidya Mandir studenswin roller skating contest

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, NOVEMBER 6

Bharat Vikas Parishad BranchTarawari handed over a check of Rs1,00100 to Shantivan GopalGaushala of Tarawari for cow-serv-ice. The cheque was handed over byformer chairman of Bharat VikasParishad Branch Tarawadi, ManojChaudhary, Yogesh Midda, RakeshHans to Shantivan Gopal Gaushalato Gauthala Tarawari presidentNathiram Gupta, former MLABhagwandas Kabirpanthi.

Yogesh Midda of Bharat Vikas Parishad Branch Taravadi said that the service of Gau-Mata is the great-

est service. Serving cow-mothergives virtue. He said that from timeto time, donations are made toGopal Gaushala by the BharatVikas Parishad. Rakesh Hans saidthat the Bharat Vikas Parishad,Tarawari is also serving ambu-lances for the patients of the town.The Bharat Vikas Parishad is readyat all times to serve the patients.On this occasion, social workersRakesh Hans, Mukesh Gupta,Manoj Chaudhary of Bharat VikasParishad Tarawadi, Yogesh Midda,Rakesh Garg, Amit Jain were alsopresent.

Bharat Vikas Parishad donates money for cows

CM gift to devotees going toKartarpur: Navjot Sandhu

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, NOVEMBER 6

Navjot Singh Sandhu, BJP's youth leader and member of theGrievances Committee, said that Chief Minister Manohar Lalhas made a big announcement that the government will bearthe expenses of the pilgrims going to Kartarpur. There is an at-mosphere of happiness in the Sikh society regarding this. CMManohar Lal has thanked this big announcement. He thankedCM Manohar Lal and said that the state government will bearthe bus and train fare of 5 thousand five thousand people ofHaryana.

In such a situation, interested people can apply throughDistrict Deputy Commissioner on first come first serve basis.Navjot Sandhu said that the state government has given a biggift to the Sikh Sangat. Sandhu said that on the occasion of550th Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak, pilgrims from Haryanawill be able to visit Kartarpur for free. He informed that theKartarpur Corridor will be inaugurated on November 9. Earli-er, the government has provided relief to the devotees. He in-formed that Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara was originally knownas Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. It is a major religious site for Sikhs,where Sri Guru Nanak Dev spent the last years of his life.

215 people donateblood for children

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOV 6

A blood donationcamp for childrensuffering from Tha-lassemia was or-ganised by HDFCBank at Civil Com-mando Complex,Naval in Karnal to-day. The chiefguest, Tarun Saini,D.S.P commando,inaugurated thecamp. About 217people registered inthis camp and 215people voluntarilydonated blood. This information was given by HDFC Bank of-ficials Dushyant Kumar, Darpan Valecha and Sanjeev Uppal onthis occasion. The bank officials appealed to the people thatevery person must donate blood three to four times a year.

Blood donation is a great donation. With this we can savepeople's lives. All the blood donors in the camp were honoredwith citations and souveneirs. On this occasion Ranbir Singh,Ravindra Pal, Ravindra Singh, Narendra Singh, Ranbir Rathiand bank employees Amit Bansal, Piyush Narang, MohinderSingh and Apul Sharma etc. were present.

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOV 6

After beautifying the flyover located on thehighway passing through the city, it is theturn of Atal Park Chowk to Nirmal KutiaChowk to be beautified as Geeta chowk.The chowk will be developed as GeetaChowk. It is also be a coincidence that dur-ing the Geeta Jayanti festival in the nextfew days it will be completed and ready forinauguration. The chowk being built in thename of Gita, which has worldwide impor-

tance, will probably be the first beautifiedchowk in Karnal in the art form. The stat-ues of Lord Krishna and Arjuna installed onthe square will attract those passingthrough it. It has been constructed by theMunicipal Corporation, which is now go-ing to be completed and it will cost an esti-mated Rs.15 lakh. Yesterday MC Commis-sioner Nishant Kumar Yadav inspectedGeeta Chowk. He was accompanied by theCorporation's Executive Engineer Horti-culture Naresh Tyagi, M.E. Sunil Bhallaand J.E. Ram Niwas was also present.

Under construction on thehighway to be completed soon

MLA Ram Kashyap listensto problems of peopleMAIN PALINDRI: Newly elected MLA from Indri Vidhan Sabha, RamkumarKashyap, met people and party workers in the Rest House of IrrigationDepartment and heard the problems and complaints of BJP workers andpeople. He said that the people of Indri Vidhan Sabha constituencychose him as MLA and he had promised the people of Indri Vidhan Sab-ha constituency that whenever he gets time, he will come among youand will take guidance from him and whatever problems you have.After listening to them, he said he will dispose of the problems. He saidthat he has taken the oath of office as an MLA and is among the people.He said that listening to public problems and resolving them quickly willbe his first priority. In front of the MLA, people put several demands andproblems like below poverty line card, yellow ration card, construction ofpucca houses, pension, The MLA assured that their problems will be re-solved as soon as possible.

Pranab Mukherjee tocommunicate with

BRD studentsKARNAL, NOV 6

Former President Pranab Mukher-jee is scheduled to come to Karnalon November 8. He will interact di-rectly with the children of BabaRam Das Vidyapeeth at Kalvehdi,Karnal. He will be welcomed byVaidya Devendra Batra, the chair-man of the school. The Presidentwill meet the children at 1:30 in theafternoon. He will communicate di-rectly with them and their parents.

Giving information, theschool's manager Sabia Batra andPrincipal Neenu Ahuja said that theformer President of the country willcommunicate directly with theschoolgirls and their parents. Hegave details of how Baba Ram DasVidyapeeth is providing high leveleducation to the children in the ru-ral environment. The former Presi-dent will also be apprised aboutthis. He will also test the logicalpower of children in a direct dia-logue programme. They will alsoanswer the questions of childrenand their parents. The school hasbeen extensively prepared for theprogramme.

65 LMT paddy arrivein Haryana mandis

CHANDIGARH: More than 65.30lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddyhas so far arrived in Haryana man-dis as compared to over 62.92 LMTof paddy arrived during the corre-sponding period last year.

Stating this here on Wednesday,a Food, Civil Supplies and Con-sumer Affairs departmentspokesman said out of the total ar-rival of paddy, government agen-cies had so far procured over 61.53LMT of paddy whereas the remain-ing quantity of over 3.77 LMT ofpaddy was procured by the millers.

He said more than 33.32 LMTof paddy was purchased by theFood, Civil Supplies and ConsumerAffairs Department.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Top jihadist leaderkilled in Sahel: FrancePARIS: France has announced thedeath of a top extremist leader ofAfrican jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda in Mali last month. MoroccanAli Maychou, co-founder of a groupnamed Group to Support Islam andMuslims (GSIM), was killed during thenight of October 8 in Mali with the helpof Malian troops and US support lastmonth, The National reported. Theannouncement was made by FrenchDefence Minister Florence Parlyaboard a government plane as shereturned from an official visit to theWest African region on Tuesday. Theannouncement came as Ms Parlysought to reassure Mali of the supportof European forces after a jihadistattack left several soldiers dead.Maychou was "the second most-wanted terrorist in the Sahel, includingby the Americans", Ms Parly said. TheGSIM has claimed responsibility forthe biggest attacks in the Sahel. Mali'sarmy has been struggling to containthe insurgency, despite help fromFrance, African neighbours and theUN. Before leaving Mali on Tuesday,the French Minister expressedconfidence that France, whichdeployed its 4,500-strong Barkhaneforce in the Sahel in 2014, wasnearing a breakthrough in its efforts toconvince the European partners toboost military help.

Car explosion leavesseveral people injuredin Northern SyriaTELL ABIAD: Several people wereinjured on Tuesday in a car explosionin the northern Syrian town of TellAbiad, located near the border withTurkey, national media reported.According to the SANA news agency,the explosion also caused significantmaterial damage to nearby buildings.On Saturday, another blast rocked TellAbiad, leaving at least 19 people killedand 29 more injured. It remainsunclear which organization standsbehind the wave of attacks. Turkishmilitary took control over Tell Abiad inOctober during Operation PeaceSpring. The offensive's declared goalis to create a "safe zone" in the borderarea that would be free of the Kurdishmilitia, which Ankara views asterrorists. Syria has condemned theoperation as an attack on itssovereignty.

Bangladesh: JU shutdown indefinitely as25 injured in attackon protestorsDHAKA: The Jahangir University hasbeen shut down for an indefiniteperiod by the varsity authorities postBangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)attack on demonstrating students andteachers that left at least 25 injured.The students and teachers aredemonstrating since August 23,demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor Farzana Islam overallegations of graft and otherirregularities of the campusdevelopment project, Dhaka Tribunereported. Bangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina is keeping an eye onthe situation at the varsity, RoadTransport and Bridges MinisterObaidul Quader told reporters onTuesday. Around 150 studentsgathered on campus around 10:30amon Wednesday and brought out aprocession from the old Arts building ofthe institution. Many teachers havealso joined the procession demandingthe resignation of the vice chancellor.Protesters also condemned the attackon them, which left 25 people injuredon Tuesday. Third year student of JU'sChemistry department, Tazrin IslamTonni, also one of the protesters, said:"We will not move away from thecampus until the vice chancellorresigns. We will remain very firm onour stance of Prof Farzana'sresignation." The procession passedthrough all the residential halls forfemales, requesting the remainingstudents to join the protest.

Sun Pharma, AstraZeneca enter into licensepact for novel oncologyproducts in ChinaMUMBAI: Sun PharmaceuticalIndustries said on Wednesday it hasentered into a licensing agreement withAstraZeneca UK Ltd to introduce certainnovel ready-to-use infusion oncologyproducts in China. The agreement willhelp to bring cost-effective and qualitydrugs to patients in China. As per theterms of the agreement, Sun Pharmawill be responsible for development,regulatory filings and manufacturing theproducts covered in the agreementwhile AstraZeneca will exclusivelypromote and distribute these products inChina. The initial tenure of theagreement is 10 years from the firstcommercial sale of products in China.The financial terms are confidential. "Weare pleased to partner withAstraZeneca for commercialisation ofour select novel oncology products inChina," said Kal Sundaram, Director ofCorporate Development at SunPharma. "AstraZeneca's leadershipposition will help us to make ourproducts available to patients anddoctors in China. We see a greatpotential to introduce our specialty andgenerics products in the growing Chinamarket and this licensing agreement isanother positive step in that direction,"he said in a statement. Sun Pharma isthe world's fourth largest specialtygeneric pharmaceutical company andIndia's top pharmaceutical company.

Gillette India's Q1 net profit declines onhigher advertising spendsMUMBAI: Gillette India Ltd's profit after tax for its first quarter (July toSeptember) stood at Rs 62 crore, down by 5 per cent due to increasedspending on advertising and innovation. The company follows July to Junefinancial year. It delivered sales of Rs 462 crore, up 1 per cent versus a yearago in a challenging market environment. "In a challenging macro-economicenvironment, we delivered resilient growth in the quarter by raising the bar onsuperiority, improving productivity and strengthening the organisation culture,"said Managing Director Madhusudan Gopalan. "We will continue to remainfocused on these strategies in line with our aim to drive balanced growth," hesaid in a statement.

15 killed in attack in Thailand's Yala provinceScattered nails used on roads to delay response from forces

BANGKOK, NOV 6

At least 15 people were killedand several others sufferedinjuries in an attack on asecurity checkpoint in aMuslim-majority province insouthern Thailand, securityofficials said on Wednesday.

The late-night attack wasthe worst single attack in yearsin Yala province where aMuslim separatist insurgencyhas killed thousands.

The attackers, in theprovince of Yala, also usedexplosives and scattered nailson roads to delay responsefrom security forces, AlJazeera reported.

There was no immediateclaim of responsibility as suchincidents are common in theprovince.

Prime Minister Prayut

Chan-O-Cha has said that theperpetrators must "be broughtto justice," according toDefence Ministry spokesmanKongcheep Tantravanich.

A decades-old separatistcampaign in Thailand's

largely ethnic Malay-Muslimprovinces of Yala, Pattani,and Narathiwat has killednearly 7,000 people since2004, claimed Deep SouthWatch, a group that wasestablished in 2006 with the

intention of raising awarenessabout the conflict in southernThailand.

The population of theprovinces, which belonged toan independent MalayMuslim sultanate beforeThailand annexed them in1909, is 80 per cent Muslim,while the rest of the country isoverwhelmingly Buddhist.

The region is undermartial law, heavily policedby the military and sometimesstaffed with trained civilianvolunteers, with residents andrights groups accusing themof heavy-handed tactics.

Some rebel groups in thesouth said they are fighting toestablish an independentstate. Police, teachers andother governmentrepresentatives are oftentargets of the violence.

NEW DELHI, NOV 6

Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Steeland Power Limited (JSPL) hasreported turnover of Rs 6,573 croreduring the second quarter (July toSeptember) of current financial yearon the back of varied product portfolioand sustained efforts to market and sellvalue-added products. Earnings beforeinterest, tax, depreciation andamortisation (EBITDA) came in at Rs1,255 crore. The quarter endedSeptember highlighted the strength indiversified and differentiated productprofile of JSPL, the company said in astatement. "Though the quarter wasdue to be the weakest given themonsoon season, further weakened bymuted economic growth in thecountry, products like rails, structures,plates and other such value-addedproducts helped the company partiallyoffset the steep fall in prices andprofitability," it said. Despite of beingtraditionally the weakest quarter due tolack of construction activity during

rains, on back of Angul productionramp-up, JSPL standalone reported arise in production of 16 per cent year-on-year for steel and related productsto 1.58 million tonnes (1.36 milliontonnes in Q2 FY19) and sales of 1.46million tonnes (up 10 per cent year-on-year). Crude steel production rose to1.44 million tonnes (up 11 per centyear-on-year) while sales were at 1.33million tonnes (up 5 per cent year-on-year). While the rail universal beammill continues to generate volumesmore than double as compared to thesame period last year, the plate millscontinued to roll out plates at the sameintensity quarter-on-quarter.

JSPL reports Q2 turnover of Rs 6,573 cr, EBITDA at Rs 1,255 cr

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 6

Global aerospace major Boeingpredicted that air carriers inIndia will need 2,380commercial airplanes, valued atUSD 330 billion, to handle thegrowing demand for air travelover the next 20 years.

To operate and maintain theexpanding fleet, operators areexpected to spend USD 440billion on aviation services,including ground, station andcargo operations, along withmaintenance and engineering.

The forecast is part ofBoeing's annual IndiaCommercial Market Outlook(CMO) that was released in

New Delhi on Wednesday.While many of the newairplanes will replace ageingaircraft, most will helpoperators grow their network asIndia's airplane fleet isprojected to quadruple in size toapproximately 2,500 airplanesby 2038.

"It is impressive to witnessthe passenger growth in India.This market continues to be oneof the fastest-growing in theworld. Over the past decade,domestic air traffic has tripled,while international air traffichas more than doubled. And wesee tremendous potential foreven more growth as India'smiddle class expands and moreconsumers are able to fly," said

Darren Hulst, deputy vicepresident of CommercialMarketing for The BoeingCompany. "In the next fewyears, we see commercialoperators expanding their

networks to offer more directflights domestically and opennew long-distance options forpassengers," he said.

Low-cost carriers continueto lead in the Indian market

having expanded six-fold in thelast decade. India also addedapproximately 30 internationalcity pairs in the past year, andthe 10 longest haul routes are allflown by Boeing wide-bodiedaircraft. In India, single-aisleswill lead the demand forairplane deliveries --comprising 87 per cent of allnew airplanes -- to meetrequirements for domesticnetwork connections andservice to new airports.Widebody airplanes will makeup 13 per cent of new airplanedeliveries, helping to enablenew long-range flights.

"To support this successfuland continued growth of theaviation market in India, Boeing

is committed to developing theIndian aerospace ecosystem,"said Salil Gupte, president ofBoeing India. "Our ongoinginvestments in India span acrossdevelopment of aerospacetechnology, innovation,production capacity, supplychain, aerospace skillingcentres, manufacturing andmodernization of airportinfrastructure and airspace,"Gupte added.

Beyond India, the globalcommercial jet fleet is expectedto double in size by 2038 asairlines will need 44,000 newairplanes valued at USD 6.8trillion, and demand more thanUSD 9 trillion in aviationservices.

India will need 2,380 new airplanes to handle growing passengers

Roger Stone leaves firstday of trial amid alleged

medical emergencies

WASHINGTON, NOV 6

The trial of Roger Stone, the former campaigner ofPresident Donald Trump, took off an unusual starton Tuesday (local time) amid a host of medicalissues that resulted in the lobbyist abruptly leavingthe courtroom.

Only minutes after the first potential juror tookthe witness stand to determine whether thelongtime Trump associate and politicalprovocateur obtained information from WikiLeaks,Stone allegedly complained of suffering from foodpoisoning, CNN reported.

"Stone is not feeling well," defence attorneyRobert Buschel told Judge Amy Berman Jackson atthe bench shortly after the potential jurors weresworn in. On two occasions, Stone was allowed toleave the courtroom to use the restroom. The judgemade him aware they could postpone theproceedings since he had a right to be in court andface his potential jurors. "I'm not going to orderhim to waive his constitutional rights, but wecannot spend a whole day doing what we should beable to do in a short period of time," Jackson said,according to the transcript of sidebar discussionswith the judge.

MUMBAI, NOV 6

Equity benchmark BSESensex jumped 222 points tosettle at its new lifetime highof 40,469.78 on Wednesday,led by robust gains in bankstocks. After opening on achoppy note, the 30-shareSensex touched an all-timeintra-day high of 40,606.91in late-afternoon trade. Itfinally ended 221.55 points,or 0.55 per cent, higher at40,469.78.

Similarly, the broaderNSE Nifty briefly reclaimedthe 12,000 level, beforefinishing at 11,966.05,showing a gain of 48.85points, or 0.41 per cent.

Top gainers in theSensex pack included ICICIBank, Infosys, HDFC,IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors,Kotak Bank, Axis Bank,L&T, Yes Bank and HUL,spurting up to 2.64 per cent.

On the other hand,Bharti Airtel, RIL, BajajFinance, ONGC, HCL Tech,ITC and Sun Pharma slippedup to 3.31 per cent.

Benchmark indices havebeen on a rising spree on theback of strong earnings,

hopes for another economicbooster from thegovernment and positivecues from global markets,experts said.

Globally, bourses inHong Kong, Tokyo andSeoul settled higher, whileShanghai ended in the red.

Exchanges in Europewere trading on a mixednote in their respective earlydeals.

Meanwhile, the Indianrupee depreciated by 28paise to 70.97 against the USdollar intra-day.

Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, fell0.81 per cent to USD 62.45per barrel.

Infosys rubbishes reports of co-founders' involvement in recent

whistleblower allegationsBENGALURU, NOV 6

IT software major Infosys onWednesday stronglycondemned what it termed as'mischievous insinuations'made by anonymous sourcesagainst the co-founders andformer colleagues suggestingtheir involvement in therecent whistleblowerallegations. "Thesespeculations are appallingand seem to be aimed attarnishing the image of someof the most accomplished

and respected individuals,"said Chairman NandanNilekani. "I have a deepregard for the life-longcontribution of all our co-founders. They have builtthis institution and haveserved this companyselflessly and even today,remain committed to thelong-term success ofInfosys," he said inregulatory filings at BSE Ltd,National Stock Exchange ofIndia Ltd and New YorkStock Exchange.

Pashtun activist urge Pakistanto stop extra-judicial killings

in FATA, Khyber PakhtunkhwaGENEVA, NOV 6

A Pashtun activist and member ofPashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) hasurged Pakistan to end the extra-judicialkillings of civilians in the FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA) andKhyber Pakhtunkhwa region located inthe northeastern region of the country.

Speaking exclusively to ANI,Aurangzeb Khan Zalmay said thatPakistan has been continuously raisingthe issue of Kashmir without looking itsown weaknesses. "PTM's demand is thatwe (Pashtuns) want to live with dignity.Pakistan is not giving us this right andthen talks about the human rightssituation in Kashmir. Pakistan isforgetting about the human rightsviolations of the people on its own soil,"he said. He added, "Pakistan wants tohide its brutality by creating a hue andcry over the Kashmir issue. We ask theinternational community that why have

you closed your eyes? We are alsohuman beings and we have the rights tolive with dignity." The Pakistani armyhas launched several operations inFATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regionaiming to eradicate the Taliban andother terror groups. However, theresidents blame the establishment fortargeting civilians rather fighting theterrorists. "The terrorists have theirtraining camps in Lahore's Muridke city.Everybody knows about it. They areengaged in breeding terrorists.

Sensex rallies 222 pts toclose at fresh record high

Gold drops Rs 301, silver tootumbles Rs 906

NEW DELHI: Golddropped Rs 301 to Rs38,870 per 10 gram in thenational capital onWednesday due to subduedglobal trend, according toHDFC Securities. Silverprices also witnessedcorrection tumbling Rs906 to Rs 46,509 per kgfrom Rs 47,415 per kg inthe previous trade. OnTuesday, gold had closedat Rs 39,171 per 10 gram.HDFC Securities SeniorAnalyst (Commodities)Tapan Patel said, "Spotgold prices for 24 karat inDelhi were trading lowerby Rs 301 with overnightfall in global gold prices.The downside in goldprices was limited on therupee depreciation." Hefurther added that the spotrupee was trading 25 paiseweaker against the dollarduring the day.

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TALKSDhoni unlikely tocommentate inday-night TestNEW DELHI: Mahendra SinghDhoni is unlikely to make his com-mentary debut in the Day-Night Testbetween India and Bangladesh,sources close to the former Indiacaptain told a news agency. Hostbroadcaster Star Sports has sent aproposal to the BCCI on Dhoni com-mentating in the landmark game butthe board is yet to respond.Dhoni, who has not played for Indiasince the World Cup semifinal inJuly, remains a contracted player ofthe BCCI."There is no way Dhoni can com-mentate," a source close to theplayer told PTI when asked aboutthe possibility of Dhoni being behindthe mic during the pink ball Testfrom November 22-26 at the EdenGardens in Kolkata.As per the existing constitution,Dhoni commentating would alsoamount to conflict of interest.Ever since that World Cup semifinalloss to New Zealand, Dhoni's futurehas been a subject of intense spec-ulation but the player himself hasnot spoken a word on it.The Indian team, as mentioned bychief selector MSK Prasad, seemsto have moved on with RishabhPant becoming the number onechoice in the shorter formats.

IAAF announcesMale Rising StarAward 2019 finalistsQUAI ANTOINE : With less thanthree weeks to go until the WorldAthletics Awards 2019, the IAAF an-nounced five finalists for the 2019Male Rising Star Award to recognisethis year's best U20 athlete.The winner will be announced at theWorld Athletics Awards 2019 inMonaco on November 23.The nominees are:Selemon Barega from Ethiopiabagged a silver medal in the 5000mat the IAAF World Athletics Champi-onships Doha 2019. He is alsoworld U20 lead at 5000m with12:53.04, world U20 lead at10,000m with 26:49.46 timing. Hecame fifth in the senior race at theIAAF World Cross Country Champi-onships Aarhus 2019.Alison dos Santos from Brazil brokeSouth American U20 400m hurdlesrecord seven times. He was worldU20 lead at 400m hurdles with48.28 seconds. He is also the Pan-American Games champion andcame seventh at the IAAF WorldAthletics Championships Doha2019.Lamecha Girma from Ethiopiaclinched a silver medal in the3000m steeplechase at the IAAFWorld Athletics ChampionshipsDoha 2019, world U20 lead with8:01.36 timing, and broke the na-tional senior record in the 3000msteeplechase.

Stimac names 26-men Indian squadfor WC QualifiersNEW DELHI: Head coach Igor Sti-mac has announced India’s 26-member squad for the forthcomingFIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifieragainst Afghanistan and Oman,which are scheduled to be played inDushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat(Oman) on November 14 and 19next respectively. Dheeraj SinghMoirangthem, whose performanceunder the woodwork during FIFAU17 World Cup India 2017 earnedhim huge praise from every corner,got his maiden call-up to senior na-tional team setup. Meanwhile, he isthe third player, after skipper AmarjitSingh and defender Anwar Ali,from the India U17 world cup squadto get summoned to the senior teamcamp. "Dheeraj is a player for thefuture. We have always trusted ouryoungsters and they have alsoshown their prowess on the pitch.Our first choice goalkeepers areGurpreet and Amrinder and wehave seen Kamaljit and Vishal too.Now we would like to see Dheerajclosely as he belongs to those weshould rely on in the future," Stimacexplained. Incidentally, two back-to-back away fixtures are alwayssomething which is "not going to beeasy with the travelling involved"."It's not going to be easy with thetravelling involved. But, we are pro-fessionals and we know how to takecare of our bodies. How we travel,what we eat, how much we sleep isgoing to be very important," captainSunil Chhetri sounded cautiousahead of the two pivotal matches inthe FIFA World Cup qualifiers.Pritam Kotal reiterated, "You can’tcomplain about these becausethey’re an integral part of modern-day football. Proper rest, diet andrecovery are of utmost importancewhich need to be taken care of."

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 6

Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday assert-ed that he is still the captain of India'sDavis Cup team despite the national ten-nis federation naming Rohit Rajpal ashis successor and also made himselfavailable for the tie against Pakistan,which has been shifted to a neutral ven-ue now.

The All India Tennis Aassociation(AITA) picked Rajpal as the non-playingcaptain on Monday, hours before the In-ternational Tennis Federation (ITF)shifted the tie out of Islamabad to a neu-tral venue, acknowledging the securityconcerns raised by India.

Bhupathi and six other players, in-

cluding Rohan Bopanna, had pulled outof the Pakistan tour, citing safety con-cerns. The 45-year-old Bhupathi said asper the All India Tennis Association's(AITA) last communication to him, hewas replaced as the non-playing captainfor making himself unavailable to travelto Pakistan. "To everyone so concernedfor my thoughts and comments. All Iknow is from a phone call with MrChaterjee on Monday where I was toldthat Rohit is replacing me as Captain be-cause I wasn't comfortable going to Pak-istan (love the country been there before- not this time)," Bhupathi tweeted.

"I have not heard from the AITAsince Monday or after the ITF addressedthe players concerns on venue and ap-proved a neutral location - so I am avail-

able and believe I am still Captain unlessI hear otherwise! Glad to "comment"when I know what I know," he wrote.

The tie was scheduled to be held onNovember 29-30 but it is not yet knownif the dates would be reworked given thechange in venue. Pakistan have until thisweek to suggest a venue of their choice.

Bhupathi's term as the non-playingcaptain ended in December 2018 and hewas given an extension to lead the side inthe tie against Italy in February this yearin Kolkata. On Tuesday, Bopanna hadexpressed his displeasure at players notbeing consulted before changing Bhu-pathi as the non-playing captain but theAITA had dismissed it, slamming thesenior pro for interfering in a matterwhich is not his domain.

Bhupathi says he is still captain and available for Pakistan tie

AGENCYRAJKOT, NOV 6

Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Thursdaysaid that the T20 cricket was the one wherethe emerging players can be tried out and healso began with it before moving to ODIsand Tests.

India has achieved less success in T20sas compared to ODIs and Tests. India lastwon a T20 series on home soil last yearagainst West Indies, but after that they werebeaten by Australia and later drew 1-1 withSouth Africa.

Even in the ongoing three-match seriesagainst Bangladesh, the hosts trail 0-1.

"This is the format where we are tryinga lot of players. The key players are not in-volved (in this series) so we are trying theyounger players who are sitting on thefringe. That is one of the reasons, because inother formats we have our entire squad play-ing," Rohit said when asked why the Indian

team was not successful in the T20s as com-pared to ODIs and Tests.

Rohit emphasised that the team wants totry out different players in T20 format as"they can express themselves and get readyfor ODIs and Tests".

"This is the format where you can try(new players), and there is no harm in doingthat. We have seen a lot of players who haveemerged from this format, who have gone onto play ODI and Test formats," Rohit said onthe eve of the second T20 Internationalagainst Bangladesh here on Thursday.

"We want our bench strength to be asstrong as possible. This is probably the rea-son why you see so many new guys cominginto the fray and playing," he said.

He, however, said that the priority was towin matches.

"Having said that, it does not mean thatwe have to not win matches. We have to win,that is the first priority. But these guys willlearn from it.

AGENCYRAJKOT, NOV 6

As Bangladesh and India get readyto lock horns in the second T20I ofthe three-match series, skipperMahmudullah on Wednesday saidthat it is a great opportunity for hisside to win series against India.

"It's a great opportunity to winthe series, the boys are really feel-ing energetic. I am hopeful that theboys will give their best in the sec-ond T20I. We have nothing to lose,it's more to gain and tomorrow willbe another opportunity to win an-other game for Bangladesh. Wewill try to play positive cricket,"Mahmudullah told reporters.

"I am just concerned abouthow to get the best out of my play-ers. It's a proper opportunity foreach member of our squad. Whenwe are in the dressing room, weare just concerned about how totackle the pressure situation," headded.

Bangladesh had defeated Indiaon Sunday by seven wickets in thefirst T20I of the three-match se-ries. This win was Bangladesh'sfirst over India in the shortest for-mat of the game.

Before the series against India,Bangladesh lost its two key play-ers--Shakib Al Hasan and TamimIqbal.

Shakib was handed a two-yearban with one year of it being sus-pended by the International Crick-et Council (ICC) for not reporting

a match-fixing offer to the apexcricketing body's Anti CorruptionUnit (ACU) while Tamim optedout of the tour due to personal rea-sons. "Whatever has happened inBangladesh cricket for the pastfew days, a series win would be amassive boost. Hopefully, tomor-row we play good cricket. India isa strong opponent and the task be-comes more difficult when youplay them in India. It would be abig achievement if we win the se-ries against them," Mahmudullahsaid. "They have a good bowlinglineup and it is very versatile. Theyhave a good blend of spinners andpacers. We have to be at the topright from the beginning. Therewill be pressure, but whoever han-dles it will, they will come out onthe top," he added. Mahmudullahalso said that it is imperative tohave the right mindset among theteam. He also lauded the young-sters in the side for showing thatthey have the capability of dealingwith the pressure situations. "Fromthe start, we talked about our ap-proach. Winning or losing doesn'tmatter, but our attitude needs to beright. The youngsters in the squadhave proved that they have the ca-pability of performing in the pres-sure situations.

T20 format is one to try outemerging players: Rohit

India to take on Bangladesh in 2nd T20 today

Rohit set to become firstIndian to play 100 T20IsRAJKOT; When India and Bangladeshstep up to the field on Thursday to playthe second T20I of the three-match se-ries, skipper Rohit Sharma will add anoth-er feather to his cap.Sharma is all set to become the first Indi-an to play 100 T20Is and he will also be-come the second player in the world toachieve the feat.Pakistan's Shoaib Malik is the only crick-eter to have played more than 100 T20Is.When it comes to Indian cricketers, wick-et-keeper MS Dhoni is the second mostexperienced player in the shortest formatof the game. Dhoni has played 98 T20Is.Sharma had surpassed Dhoni in the firstT20I against Bangladesh to become themost capped Indian player in the 20-overformat.

Great opportunity to winseries against India,says Mahmudullah

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AGENCYBEIJING, NOV 6

Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth de-feated Indonesia's Tommy Sugiar-to 15-21, 21-12, 21-10 in the firstround match of the Fuzhou ChinaOpen on Wednesday.

In the 52-minute long en-counter, Praneeth outclassed hisopponent in the second and thirdgames after losing the first gamehere at the Haixia Olympics SportsCenter.

Praneeth will face Anders An-tonsen from Denmark in the sec-ond-round match.

Earlier in the day, ParupalliKashyap also advanced to the sec-ond round after defeating Thai-land's Sitthikom Thammasin intwo straight games 21-14, 21-13.

He will next play againstworld number six Viktor Axelsenof Denmark in the second-roundclash.

Saina Nehwal crashed out ofthe Fuzhou China Open after los-ing the first-round match at thehands of China's Cai Yan Yan 21-9, 21-12 in the encounter that last-ed for 24 minutes.

Mixed doubles pair PranaavJerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddywere knocked out from the tourna-ment after losing to Taiwan'sWang Chi-Lin and Cheng Chi Ya21-14, 21-14.

Yesterday, in the men's sin-gles, HS Prannoy, who has recent-ly recovered from dengue, falteredin the opening round, losing 17-2118-21 to Denmark's RasmusGemke.

In women's singles, PV Sind-hu crashed out of the tournamentin the first round.

Fuzhou China Open: SaiPraneeth enters second round

Saina Nehwal facesfirst-round exit afterlosing to Cai Yan YanFUZHOU : Indian shuttler SainaNehwal on Wednesday crashedout of the Fuzhou China Openafter losing the first round matchhere at the Haixia Olympic Cen-ter. The 29-year-old faced de-feat at the hands of China's CaiYan Yan 21-9, 21-12 in the en-counter that lasted for 24 min-utes. Earlier in the day, PranaavJerry Chopra and N. Sikki Red-dy were knocked out from thetournament after facing a defeatat the hands of Taiwan's WangChi-Lin and Cheng Chi Ya 21-14, 21-14 in the mixed doubles .

Third umpire should be ableto spot no-balls: Gilchrist

AGENCYMUMBAI, NOV 6

Australian great AdamGilchrist feels the third um-pire should be able to spot no-balls although he is all for thefourth umpire to take the callin the IPL, provided correctdecisions are made.

Gilchrist made the com-ments after the IPL governingcouncil proposed to have adedicated "no-ball" umpire toreduce the number of howlersin the lucrative league.

"It is pretty challengingfor the on-field umpire tolook down there, look upthere, have everything elsegoing on. Surely there was areplay last year that showed itwas a no-ball.

"That should be allowed,whether you need a fourthumpire, may be not why can'tthe third umpire just look atthe replay and just go notout," he said.

"That is the simpler ver-sion I would have thought. Ifit means having a fourth one

(umpire) and he is going toget the right decision I am allfor it," said the former wick-etkeeper batsman.

Will the extra umpireslow things down?

"No because they canmake the decision in an in-stant. I work in broadcast,they can have a replay withinfive seconds," Gilchristadded. There was a lot of hueand cry during the last IPL,when some debatable deci-sions were made with regards

to front-foot no-balls. Indiaskipper Virat Kohli even hada heated word with Indianumpire S Ravi, who failed tospot a no-ball by Mumbai In-dians' Sri Lankan legend La-sith Malinga, which provedcostly for the Royal Chal-lengers Bangalore during oneof the IPL matches. It is un-derstood that the concept ofhaving a 'no-ball" umpirecould be tried in a domestictournament before a final callis taken on the matter.