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MONDAYNOVEMBER 18, 2019

CHANDIGARHVOL. XXIV, NO. 277

PAGES 8Rs. 2YUGMARGWhen I admire the wonders of a

sunset or the beauty of themoon, my soul expands in the

worship of the creator.

Mahatma Gandhi

AGENCYKOLKATA, NOV 17

The Countdown for India's first-everDay/Night Test began on Sunday withthe City of Joy turning pink and BCCIpresident Sourav Ganguly unveiling'Pinku-Tinku', the much-awaitedevent's official mascots.

Ganguly was seen posing with thematch ticket and the mascots at theEden Gardens, making it a big hitamong kids ahead of the historic Testagainst Bangladesh. A giant pink bal-loon was also released at the EdenGardens and it will be be seen floating

in the sky till the end of the historic In-dia-Bangladesh Test. City's importantlandmarks -- the Shahid Minar, thetallest building '42' and some KolkataMunicipality Corporation Parks --also were illuminated with pink lights.A ferry with pink ball illuminationwas also seen plying on the Hooghlyand it will keep making trips betweenthe iconic Howrah bridge andVidyasagar Setu every evening till thematch day on November 22. The TataSteel building will have 3D Mappingfrom November 20, while the Mea-surers' Club has already turned pink atnight.

18 injured as busoverturns inYamunanagarYAMUNANAGAR : Eighteen pas-sengers were injured when a buscarrying them from Kalka toHaridwar overturned in Haryana'sYamunanagar district on Sunday,police said. The accident tookplace when the bus was trying toavert collision with a car near Bi-laspur.The driver of the tourist bus wasalso injured in the incident, Bi-laspur Police Station, SHO, In-spector Rakesh Kumar said.Most of the passengers havebeen discharged after first aid.

Modi greetsRajapaksa forwinning electionNEW DELHI: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Sunday con-gratulated former defence chief ofSri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksafor winning the presidential elec-tion. Taking to Twitter, the PrimeMinister said, 'Congratulations@GotabayaR on your victory inthe Presidential elections.'I look forward to working closelywith you for deepening the closeand fraternal ties between our twocountries and citizens, and forpeace, prosperity as well as secu-rity in our region.'Rajapaksa has won the presiden-tial polls with his main opponentSajith Premadasa of the rulingUnited National Party concedingdefeat.The official results are yet to beannounced. Following the result,Premadasa resigned from thepost of Deputy Leader of his par-ty.

Car mows downfour of family in BikanerBIKANER: Four members of afamily, including two children,were killed and three others in-jured on Sunday when a car ranthem over after its driver lost con-trol while trying to prevent the ve-hicle from hitting a motorcyclist inRajasthan's Bikaner district, po-lice said.The accident occurred nearLakhasar village on the Bikaner-Jaipur national highway, Sridun-gargarh police station SHOSatyanarayan Godara said.He said the motorcyclist, car driv-er and one other person waitingon the roadside were injured inthe accident.The deceased were identified asDudaram Meghwal (45), RukhmaDevi (27), Harshita (2) and Anjani(4) -- all of one family, the SHOsaid.He said the post-mortem is beingconducted after which the bodieswill be handed over to the familymembers.

Mercury rises asweatherimproves in J&KJAMMU: The mercury acrossJammu and Kashmir rose onSunday providing relief to thepeople, especially in the valleywhich was reeling under intensecold weather after snowfall earlierthis month.With improvement in weather, theday temperature in Srinagar,where the sun shone bright afterremaining hidden behind cloudsfor several days, rose by overthree notches to settle at 12.2 de-grees Celsius, a Met departmentofficial said. Though, the day tem-perature is still 2.9 degrees belownormal during this part of the sea-son, the increase in the maximumtemperature has brought respiteto the people as the cold weatherhad gripped the region after theNovember 6-7 snowfall. The city,which was battered by rain inter-mittently in the last three days,recorded a minimum of 4.2 de-grees Celsius which was 3.6notches above normal, thespokesman said. Jammu alsorecorded a marginal increase inthe day temperature which settledat near normal at 25.6 degreesCelsius.

Palak, Meet, Umesh, Hemant win gold medals

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Amit Shah launches 'WinterGrade Diesel' for Ladakh

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HTET exam conducted successfully: Dushyant

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Ganguly unveils ‘Pinku-Tinku’ mascotsAGENCYCHANDIGARH, NOV 17

Haryana Home Minister MrAnil Vij today met BJP Na-tional working President, MrJP Nadda in Delhi and dis-cussed the current situation inthe State. This was the firstmeeting of Mr Anil Vij withMr. Nadda after becoming theHome Minister.

During the meeting hethanked the party for givinghim his current responsibilities.During the meeting he dis-cussed the important politicalissues and other topics ofHaryana. He also presented abouquet to Mr. Nadda. HomeMinister Mr. Anil Vij and Mr.Nadda have had a very close re-lationship for a long time.When Mr. Nadda was the Na-tional President of Yuva Mor-

cha, the now Haryana HomeMinister Mr. Vij worked withhim as the President of HaryanaYuva Morcha. During his po-litical career, Mr. Vij continuedto seek the guidance of the thenUnion Minister Mr. Nadda.

Vij calls on Nadda, discussesHaryana’s current situation

AGENCYLUCKNOW, NOV 17

The All India Muslim PersonalLaw Board (AIMPLB) on Sun-day favoured seeking a review ofthe Supreme Court's judgementin the Ayodhya issue, and said itwas against accepting the five-acre alternative land given for amosque.

"The land of the mosque be-longs to Allah and under theSharia, it cannot be given to any-body," AIMPLB secretary Za-faryab Jilani told reporters after ameeting of the board here.

"The board has also categori-cally stated that it was againsttaking five-acre land in Ayodhyain lieu of the mosque. The boardis of the view that there cannot beany alternative to the mosque," hesaid.

The installation of a statue ofLord Ram inside the BabriMasjid in the night of December23, 1949, "was unconstitutional",Jilani said, adding, "So, how didthe Supreme Court consider themas 'araadhya' (eligible for wor-shipping). They (idols) cannot beconsidered as 'araadhya' (eligiblefor worshipping) even as per Hin-du religion."

The Board said the five-acrealternative land for a mosqueawarded by the Supreme Court

"will neither balance equity norrepair the damage caused", and

declined to accept it. "We feelthat Sunni Wakf Board shall giverespect to this view of the com-munity at large," it said. Earlier inthe day, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hindalso decided to file a review peti-tion challenging the SupremeCourt's Ayodhya verdct. Jamiatchief Maulana Arshad Madanisaid they took the decision fol-lowing extensive deliberationsinvolving lawyers and experts.The Supreme Court, in its verdictin the Babri Masjid-Ram Jan-mabhoomi title case on Novem-ber 9, said the entire 2.77 acres ofdisputed land should be handedover to the deity Ram Lalla, whowas one of the three litigants.

The five-judge Constitutionbench also directed the Centre toallot a five-acre plot to the SunniWaqf Board in Ayodhya to builda mosque. Later in a statement is-sued here, the AIMPLB said, "Inthe context of the guarantees un-der the Places of Worship Act,1991, the Supreme Court, in thisjudgement itself, has observedthat the protection granted there-in is to ensure and protect funda-mental values of the Constitutionand emphasize human dignityand fraternity, tolerance, respectand acceptance of equality of allreligious faith.

Muslim Law Board to file reviewpetition against Ayodhya verdict Rejects 5-acre plot offer for mosque

Hindu families offer land for Mosque AYODHYA: In a glaring example of efforts to strengthen communal peaceand harmony post Supreme Court verdict on November 9 on the long pend-ing temple-mosque dispute, some locals have offered their land for buildingmosque in the region.District administration is searching for land at prominent places for mosqueand few of them were shortlisted for consideration. One Raj Narayan Dashas offered his five acres land near Bada Gaon at Sarangapur road. Dassaid mosque can be constructed at his land which is situated at about 30km from Ram Janm Bhumi sthal. However, district magistrate has soughtreport from all five tehsils. Revenue department officials were listing the de-tails of available land suitable for construction of mosque as per directions ofthe Apex court. It was reported that Shehjanwa gram sabha could be priorityfor the land for mosque as it was claimed that grave of Meer Banki, Babar’scommander was situated here. Rajjab Ali and his son Mohammad Afzalwere said to be Multawi of Babri mosque. During the British regime family ofRajjab Ali was getting Rs 302 and 6 pai for maintenance of the mosque.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 17

Ahead of Parliament’s winter ses-sion, Prime Minister Narendra Modion Sunday assured at an all-partymeeting that the government is readyto discuss all issues, while the Oppo-

sition strongly raised Lok Sabha MPFarooq Abdullah’s detention and de-manded that he be allowed to attendthe House. At the government-con-vened meeting, the Opposition de-manded that the issues of economicslowdown, job loss and farm distressmust be discussed during the session,Congress’s leader in Lok Sabha Ad-hir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

At the meeting attended by 27parties, Prime Minister Modi saidmost important job of the House is todiscuss and debate, Parliamentary Af-fairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told re-porters. PM Modi said that this ses-sion should also be as productive asthe last one, according to Joshi. “Thegovernment is ready to discuss all is-sues within the framework of rulesand procedures of the Houses,” Modi

was quoted as saying. Constructivediscussion in Parliament also keepsthe bureaucracy alert, the Prime Min-ister said at the meeting. Oppositionleaders raised the issue of Abdullah’sdetention and demanded that he be al-lowed to attend the session, but got nodefinite response from the govern-ment, sources said. Farooq Abdullah’sdetention was raised at the all-partymeet, National Conference MP Has-nain Masoodi said, adding that thegovernment is under constitutionalobligation to ensure his participationin the Parliament session.

Ready to discuss allissues, says Modi

Oppn raises Farooq’s detention

All party meet

Winter sessionfrom todayNEW DELHI: The situation in Jam-mu and Kashmir, economic slow-down, unemployment and the gov-ernment's plan to bring the Citizen-ship bill are some of the issues whichare likely to emerge as flashpointsbetween the opposition and treasurybenches in the Winter session ofParliament beginning MondayBesides the passage of the Citizen-ship (amendment) bill, the govern-ment also plans to convert two cru-cial ordinances into law during thesession One ordinance reducing cor-porate tax rate for new and domesticmanufacturing companies to arrestslowdown in the economy and boostgrowth was issued in September togive effect to amendments in the In-come Tax Act, 1961 and Finance Act,2019

NEW DELHI, NOV 17

Union parliamentary affairsminister Pralhad Joshi onSunday said that Shiv SenaMPs are being allotted seatson the opposition side in bothhouses of Parliament as itsminister has resigned and theparty is "working out" al-liance with the Congress andNCP to form a government inMaharashtra.

Speaking to media inDelhi, he said, "Shiv Sena isnot coming for NDA meet-ings. Its minister ArvindSawant has resigned. The par-ty is trying to work out with

Congress, so naturally, theyhave opted to sit in the oppo-sition and we have agreed tothat."

"We are allotting them aseat in opposition both in LokSabha and in Rajya Sabha,"he added.

The trio - Shiv Sena,Congress and the NCP aremaking efforts to form a non-BJP government in Maha-rashtra where the President'sRule was imposed earlier thisweek. The three parties haveprepared a draft for theircommon minimum pro-gramme (CMP).

AGENCYJAMMU, NOV 17

A soldier was killed and twomore were injured in an ex-plosion near the Line of Con-trol in Akhnoor sector hereon Sunday, officials said.

The explosion took placewhen an Army team was pa-trolling the Pallanwalla area,they added. The officialssaid the whole area was cordoned off and further de-tails of the incident wereawaited.

‘Sena MPs to sit with Oppnin Parliament session’

Two dozen detained politicians shiftedto govt accommodation in Srinagar

AGENCYSRINAGAR, NOV 17

Over two dozen political leaders, in-cluding former ministers and MLAswho were detained hours before ab-rogating special status of J&K onAugust 5, were shifted from a hotelto government accommodation inthis summer capital on Sunday.

The detained politicians wereshifted to a government accommo-dation by authorities after attractingcriticism over the Rs 2.65 crore billincurred to keep the ‘prisoners’ in

the establishment since August 5.Over 31 leaders from different

political parties, including NationalConference (NC), Peoples Democ-ratic Party (PDP) and Peoples Con-ference, were detained and kept atthe Indian Tourism DevelopmentCorporation (ITDC)-owned CentaurHotel since Centre scrapped Article370 and Article 35 A, besides divid-ing the state into two Union Territo-ries -- J&K and Ladakh.

Official sources said that overtwo dozen leaders were on Sundayshifted to MLA hostel from the ho-

tel, situation on the bank of worldfamous Dal Lake.

“There is no proper heatingarrangement in the hotel and it wasbecoming difficult to keep the lead-ers in the establishment during winter when the weathergoes several degrees below zero,”they said.

They said the authorities werealso unable to hold programmes at SK International Convention Centre (SKICC) -- adjacent to thehotel -- which was converted into aSub-jail.

Kolkata turns pink as countdown for first Day-Night Test begins

Soldier killed inexplosion near LoC

Cabinet meetingto be held today

C H A N D I G A R H :Haryana Cabinet willmeet under the chair-manship of Chief Minis-ter. Manohar Lal Khattarat committee room,fourth floor, HaryanaCivil Secretariat,Chandigarh on Novem-ber 18, 2019 at 1600hrs,an official statement saidon Sunday.

CHANDIGARH, NOV 17

Punjab Government in collaborationwith UT administration is organising twoday Floating Light and Sound show ded-icated to 550th Prakash Purb celebra-tions of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji at SukhnaLake.

Disclosing this governmentspokesman stated on Sunday that allpreparations had been completed in thisregard. He also said that two showswould be organised daily with first showto be held tomorrow from 7 PM till 1945hrs (local time).

Similarly, on November 19, firstshow will be organised from 1900 to1945 hrs and second show from 2045 to2100 hrs.

The teachings and philosophy of SriGuru Nanak Dev Ji would be presentedthrough advance visual projection andlaser technique, the spokesperson furtheradded.

Punjab Government and UT admin-istration have extended an open invita-tion to public to witness the shows. "Theentry to shows is free of cost and no feewould be charged from public," headded.

Two-day floating light, sound showdedicated to Guru Nanak at Sukhna

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

NATION Mohali: A rainbow of colors unfurled on the stage as students of Paragon Senior Secondary School and Paragon Kids Sector 71 Mohali celebrated their 36th Annual day function, ‘Navrang’ amidst great ambience, zest, vibrancy and enthusiasm. The occasion was graced by the chief guest Mr. Rajbir Singh, former executive director, and presently advisor, CBSE, New Delhi. The program commenced on a devotional note in which the school choir recited the Shabad so as to mark the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Enthralling performances by the tiny tots of ‘Paragon Kids’, on foot tapping English songs followed. The students of primary and middle wing mesmerized the audience with their performances on various themes including festivals of India and folk dance forms of the country.

Paragon school’s annual day: Students perform on theme of Indian festivals & folk dances

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BRIEFNEWS ‘VIP’s EggChi Walkathon’ triggers zest

zor protein malnutrition awarenessCHANDIGARH: Shivanand Choubey Memorial Charitable Trust will organize its 3rd Blood Donation camp on December 22(Sunday), 2019 at community centre, sector 47, Chandigarh. For the first time the trust will also hold and free health check-up camp along-with the blood donation camp. The decision to hold the camp was taken in a meeting of the executive body of the charitable trust, in the presence of Sanjay Kumar Choubey, Chairman of Shivanand Choubey Memorial Charitable Trust and Saroj Choubey, Vice Chairman of the trust. The camp is being held on the occasion of birth anniversary of Rahul Kumar Choubey - the elder son of Sanjay Kumar Choubey.

held at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. malnutrition in India could be With the aim to create an awareness, slowed if people are educated more the Walkathon was flagged off by the clearly on how a change in lifestyle Secretary Dr Santosh Ire along with and the inclusion of daily healthy other office bearers; Dr Badal Singh diet could help in protein (Head ECM, VIP North); Dr malnutrition prevention.Sudheer Saxena (Head of Dept., Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Cardiology, Max Hospital , Badal Singh, Head ECM- VIP Chandigarh); and Mr Nitin Singla, North said,’’ Our message in C h a n d i g a r h . T h r o u g h t h i s today’s walkathon is simple Walkathon, Vets In Poultry –healthy lifestyle with balanced (VIP)Foundation shared the protein intake is extremely message that dietry imbalance important. Eggs and Chicken are CHANDIGARH, NOV 17 raise the awareness about nutritional contributes significantly for the best and affordable products enrichment and to tackle protein effective management of protein from Poultry since Indian poultry is Vets In Poultry (VIP)Foundation in malnutrition. More than 700 health intake. They also emphasized that growing on all scientific basis and association with CITCO today enthusias ts across Tr iCi ty the spike in instances of protein best to global standards’’.organized an EggChi Walkathon to participated during the walkathon

Dance Pe Chance and Kushan Productions present Cultural Night 2019

CHANDIGARH, NOV17 : Rinku Malik. Children's Day was also celebrated on the

Cultural Night 2019 was held occasion. Mrs Jagdeep Kaur, at Bhakna Bhawan, Sector 29 Director, Dance Pe Chance & D, Chandigarh under the aegis Kushan Productions said, of Dance Pe Chance and "The motive behind this event

is to promote cultural ac t iv i t i e s in the society. We often hold such activities to provide the kids a platform for their talent expression and g r o w i n g t h e i r confidence, which is necessary for them to get chance in movies and music industry.

Kushan Productions. Special Through such events, kids also Guest for the evening was Mr. get exposed to different Sonu Sethi and Guest of cultures of our countrry. We Honour were Mrs Neetu are showing all this through Dandi, Mrs Trishna Mandal, dance presentations on the Mrs Ragini Kulkarni and Mrs stage."

Blood Donation & Free Health Checkup Camp to be held

CHANDIGARH: City based poet, shayar and lyrist and story writer Sanjeev Bakshi ‘Songsmith’ released ‘Sungshala’ a poetic collection with an intention to convey the social messages through his writings to society at large. Sungshala is fourth in series which has aimed for twelves ‘shalas’ in series. This is book fourth composition after the success of ‘paathshala’, ‘rangshala’ and ‘meyshala’. Sanjeev has already started working on ‘rubaishala’ which are the collection of rubiayats. ‘In present times, no author works on collating rubaiyats which are on verge of extinction.’ claims Bakshi.

Sanjeev Bakshi ‘Songsmith’ released its poetic collection in ‘Sungshala’

Happy weddingGursharan Singh Nijjer

got happy married with Kamaljeet Kaur

PUBLIC NOTICESI, Ramandeep Kaur daughter of Bohar Singh, holder of Indian Passport No. R6812555 issued at, Shimla on 26-12-2017, permanent resident of Village: Gondpur Po. Nihalgarh Teh-Paonta Sahib Distt. Sirmour and presently residing at 13651 Howey Road, Surrey, V3R5K7, BC Canada, do hereby change my name from Ramandeep Kaur to Ramandeep Kaur Bains with immediate effect.

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63372I, Jagir Kaur W/o Guljar Singh R/o Vill: Gill Teh-Nakodar (Jalandhar) hereby ev ic t my daughter Sukhwinder Kaur from my all movable and immoveable properties. Now she does not have any concern with me. All please note.

63372I, Mahesh Kumar S/o Ram Rattan R/o H.no 644, Street No. 10 New Model House Jalandhar Declare That My Daughter Sonika is Out Of My Control, I Disinherit Her F r om My Mo v e a b l e / Immo v e a b l e P r o p e r t y. Anybody Deals With her, Shal bel Himself/ Herself Responsible, for their own loss.

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3HARYANASunaina, Nisha bring laurels to country by winning medalsSHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Karnal's daughter Sunaina and Nisha brought laurels to the country and the stateby winning a bronze medal in the ICF World Cap Drawn Boat Championships held in China.In honour of these players, a programme was organised at Akash Garden on KachhwaRoad. In this programme, Indri MLA Ramkumar Kashyap welcomed bronze medalistsSunaina and Nisha and their coach Praveen with flower garlands and gave blessings.The newly elected MLA also announced to give them a sum of Rs 21,000-each to three play-ers. Ramkumar Kashyap said in his address that Haryana's daughter is moving ahead inevery field today.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Annual Ursprogramme,

bhandara held

MAIN PALINDRI, NOVEMBER 17

Indri-Hazrat Elahi Bu Ali Shah Ka-landar Sahib's annual dargah at In-dri Dargah was held after present-ing a sheet on behalf of the DargahCommittee on Dargah Sharif. ThisUrs Mubarak will continue for twodays. All the programmess to beheld at Indri Dargah are conductedunder the supervision of DargahCommittee President and Gaddin-shin Rajesh Kumar. On the Urs ofBaba Ji, many famous qawwals ofthe country presented songs in hishonour.

A huge Shobha Yatra will alsobe taken out on this occasion. Shob-ha Yatra will be taken out in WardNo. 1. The yatra will start from Ka-landar Sahib and reach DargahSharif in the evening through vari-ous routes of the city. In this Urs,devotees from many states includ-ing Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan,Himachal Pradesh, MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh come andpray to Baba ji's dargah and prayfor fulfilment of their wishes. Alarge number were present on thisoccasion, including Shiv Kumar,Kuldeep Kamboj, Lal Chand, Sul-tan Singh, Umesh Goyal, Keshav,Sandeep Kumar, Naval and Shra-van Gupta.

Life of childdepends on

teacher:Kabirpanthi

ROHIT LAMSARTARAORI, NOVEMBER 17

Former MLA Bhagwandas Kabir-panthi said that the entire life ofchildren depends on the teacher.Children will grow up as teacherswant. He said that on the basis ofthe inspiration given by the teach-ers, children can progress alongwith their self-development. Hesaid that children should realize thedreams of themselves and their par-ents by paying full attention to edu-cation.

After being educated, childrenmust do the service of country. For-mer MLA Bhagwandas Kabirpan-thi was addressing the children atthe annual festival celebrations ofPratap Public School Tarawari. Theprogramme was presided over bythe school's Principal GurvindraChawla. Children wooed the par-ents by giving cultural and patrioticperformances on the occasion ofanniversaries. School directorsHanny Choudhary and PithiChoudhary thanked everyone. Onthis occasion, former IndustriesMinister Shashipal Maihata, Dr.Krishnakant, Dr. Anju, SundarlalPanchal, Arvind Verma, RanjitBhardwaj, Devendra Kamra, Ram-singh Numberdar, Virendra Bansal,Councillor Omprakash Malhotra,Vipin Chhabra, Aman Sharma,Malook Singh, Ramesh Sharma,Yogesh Midda, Hukam Singh Ranawere present.

Classic Legendslaunches the

production versionof the Jawa Perak

AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR: Itwas exactly a year ago when Clas-sic Legends Pvt. Ltd. embarked ona journey studded with classic mo-torcycles. The Jawa and Jawa fortytwo were launched to a thrilled au-dience at a glittering ceremony inMumbai while the Jawa Perak wasshowcased as a factory custom.Anand Mahindra, Chairman,Mahindra Group said, "Last yearwe had the rare opportunity to res-urrect an iconic brand. Jawa repre-sented the desire and yearning in allof us for freedom and adventure.It's been a deeply fulfilling year,stirring a thousand memories offans who grew up with Jawa and in-numerable stories of new ownerswho will grow up along them!"

Fourteen-criminal gangsbusted in state: DGP

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, NOV 17

Continuing crackdown on anti-socialelements to check crime rate, HaryanaPolice has busted 14 active criminalgangs involved in robbery, burglary,theft and other criminal activities inthe month of October 2019.

Besides, police has also send 285proclaimed offenders and 330 bailjumpers behind the bars.

Stating this here on Sunday, Di-rector General of Police Manoj Yada-va said that police had worked out 55cases and also recovered stolen prop-erty worth of Rs 59.30 lakh from theapprehended members. The criminalgangs busted include two gangs ofrobbery, 3 gangs of burglars, 5 ofthieves and 4 engaged in other crimeoperating in various districts in thestate.

The DGP said that the crackdownwhich began on October 1 was a partof special drive conducted in the en-tire State. Among the arrested 615POs and bail jumpers, many of themwere evading their arrest for a very

long time. During this period, Policehas also seized 3 kg 925 gram opium,4 kg 348 gram charas/sulpha, over252 kg poppy husk, 107 illegal pis-tols, 2 revolvers and 169 cartridgesfrom the possession arrested accused.

Giving details of recent crack-downs, Mr Yadava said that policehad also nabbed 483 persons underthe Narcotic Drugs and PsychotropicSubstances Act during a special anti-narcotic drive conducted between Au-gust 20 and September 20, 2019 in theState. A total of 1204 kg drugs worthcrores of rupees were also seized dur-ing this period. He said that state po-lice is constantly making efforts tocheck the crime rate as well as to traceand nab the notorious and most want-ed criminals. ''We will continue tospeed up our operations against thePOs, bail jumpers and other hardenedcriminals in the state.

HTET exam conductedsuccessfully: Dushyant

CHANDIGARH, NOV 17

The Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Dushyant Chautala today said that thesuccessful conduct of Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) in all the districts,is the first achievement of the new government. He said that this time the childrendid not have to go for exams outside their districts. He said that there was 100 per-cent attendance at all examination centers and in one district only three candidateswere found absent. He said that the practice of removing the chain and bangle ofthe women candidates before entering the examination has also been abolished.

Chautala said this while interacting with the reporters after unveiling the stat-ue of the late Chhotan Devi, in Jat Joshi village Sonipat on Sunday.

Dushyant Chautala said that the BJP-JJP government in Haryana is very strongand in the coming days, the promises which were made in the manifestos of bothparties will also be fulfilled.

He said that the first meeting of the full cabinet will be held on Monday andwhether it is the matter of rural development or the matter of taking steps on theban of liquor, necessary steps will be taken on every issue.

While responding to a question, he targeted opposition leader Bhupinder SinghHooda and said that it is very easy to make allegations but difficult to solve theproblem. He said that the opposition is not fulfilling its responsibility properly.He said that the people has elected Mr Hooda as an opposition leader, therefore in-stead of doing politics, he should play the role of strong opposition. He also tar-geted the opposition for raising questions regarding the purchase of paddy.

SARBJIT SINGHASSANDH, NOVEMBER 17

The barsi programme of Bapu AnokhSingh, founder of the government-sup-ported school Guru Arjun Dev PublicSchool was held today. The event was at-tended by Panipat Mayor Avneet Kaur andAnju Bhatia, wife of Karnal MP SanjayBhatia, as the headmistress.

During the programme Bapu AnokhSingh appreciated the work done in thefield of education and the children pre-sented cultural programmes. He said thatBapu Anokh Singh also came to Indiafrom Pakistan and encamped in Andhraand there was no work in education at thattime. On this occasion, Anju Bhatia,Avneet Kaur and Sanharpreet Singh werehonored with souvenirs.

Barsi of Amokh Singh, founderof Arjun Dev School held

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, NOV 17

The Karnal Kick Boxing League was organ-ised at the Dragon Academy at Mughal Canal.Here players of different age groups displayedtheir talent. In the age group of four to fiveyears, Palak won Gold and Krishnam won Sil-ver Medal. Apart from this, in the age group of6 to 7 years, Meet won gold and Manvay gotsilver medal. In the age group of 8 to 9 years,

Umesh won Gold and Rudra Silver, in the agegroup of 10 to 12 boys Hemant won Gold andDhruv won Silver. In the girls’ competition inage group of 10 to 12 years, Harnur won goldand Yashika won the silver medal. Socialworker Varun Sharma said that there is nodearth of talent among the children of Karnal.The need is to enhance the talent of children.He said that in the past, the children of Karnalhad returned with about two dozen medals atthe national level competition in boxing.

Palak, Meet, Umesh,Hemant win gold medals

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, NOVEMBER 17

It is said that the better the food, the higher is its value.But this claim has been changed by JBD Welfare Com-mittee Chairman and Karnal's social worker BharatBhushan Kapoor. Thousands of people are enjoying pureand delicious food at his kitchen in Karnal every Sundayfor just Rs 10. People of all classes arrive here without anydiscrimination and enjoy a meal together.

Seeing the purity and taste of the food, it is difficultto believe that the food is so cheap at just Rsy 10. NaveenKumar, who is associated with JBD Welfare Committee,says that there is excitement in the people of Karnal fromyour kitchen, held every Sunday. He said that it has al-ways been the endeavour of the committee to providemaximum service to the people of Karnal. Serving af-fordable food is a part of this service.

Affordable food served by JBD Welfare Committee

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOVEMBER 17

The Haryana Executive committee of theUnnat Bharat Sangathan Trust praisedBharat Prem's decision to organise aphysiotherapy camp for the treatment ofjoint pain. The committee called it a his-toric decision. Speaking on the occasion,Chairman Sukhpal opened the first campin Haryana. He proposed a decision toorganise one such camp in Karnal dis-trict. A meeting of the president of the

Unnat Bharat SAngathan Trust andPhysiotherapy Association was held inwhich the Common Minimum Program

discussed to give relief to the peoplefrom joint pain. These diseases arespreading more due to the changinglifestyle with rich foreign food and drinkin and little or no exercise. On November30, Padmashri Vijay Chopra will inaugu-rate a programme in Delhi in which sen-ior citizens, women and people sufferingfrom joint pain will participate. Many In-dians suffer from diseases of knee, jointsand bones today. A day long free physio-therapy camp will also be organised onthe occasion.

Physiotherapy camp to be held on November 30

SHIV SHARMAKURUKHETRA, NOV 17

Manav Mitra Mandal organised a func-tion to encourage students at ShrigeetaDham today morning. In this occasionDirector, Haryana Literature AcademyDr P M Gaur was chief guest while DSPShital Singh Dhariwal presided over thefunction. National Gold Medalist andEnvironmentalist Dr. Ashok Kumar Ver-ma was guest of honour. Pt Prem KumarSharma delivered lecture on the topic ofRamcharit Manas. President of ManavMitra Mandal welcomed the guests andintroduction of guests were presented tothe audiences. Manav Mitra Purshkarwas given to professor Shrikrishan Shar-

ma. Sweaters and cash prizes were dis-tributed among students. On this occa-sion Dr. Bhartendu Harish, Dr ArunDhiman, Kamal, Rajnikant Saini and

students were presented. Moreover,prizes were distributed among suchstudents who are excellent in studiesetc.

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, NOVEMBER 17

UMEED 1000 Cyclothon team ar-rived in Madhuban today. The teamwas given a warm welcome inMahuban. Senior [police officialsRandhir Singh and Sheetal Singhflagged off the journey.

The team of 35 cyclists weregreeted to a grand and traditional wel-come ceremony. The 10 day journeyof the cyclists commenced on 10thNovember, 2019 from IIM UdaipurCampus and will conclude on 20thNovember, 2019 at Amritsar.

‘UMEED 1000’, is an initiativeby RBL Bank to contribute and raisefunds for girl child education. The ini-tiative has garnered funds in excess ofINR 6 Crores in the past 5 years. 35cyclists from RBL Bank are riding astretch of 1000 kms from Udaipur toAmritsar. At Kurukshetra, the policeteam welcomed the cyclists atNilokheri. This initiative is being led

by Jasmeet S. Gandhi, a cycling en-thusiast, who is passionate about con-tributing towards education of girls,along with the 35 RBL Bank employ-ees.

The cyclists are joined by around200 male police officers of Haryana

Police who will cycle the entirestretch of Haryana to raise awarenessand funds for this cause. The initiativeis actively and enthusiastically sup-ported by Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi& Punjab Police throughout thecourse of 10 days.

Umeed 1000 cyclothanteam reaches Madhuban

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, NOVEMBER 17

A Rahgiri programme was held in Sector-12on behalf of Karnal Police and Municipal Cor-poration with great enthusiasm today. Thepassers-by watched the programme and appre-ciated it a great deal.

This time the programme was dedicated tojournalism. The Rangoli made by Naveen Ku-mar was the centre of attraction in which SureshPunia, Bhim Singh, Rajesh Pichalia supportedand also handled the programme. Cynthia Shar-ma, a second grade student from ConventSchool, appealed to all the audience by per-

forming the dance and this led to dancing bymany other people. Raja, Mahek, Sonu, SanjanaDhruva also participated in the Rahgiri pro-gramme and performed dances. Painting per-formance was also held. They gave a messageto the people by making a unique picture of BetiBachao Beti Padhao. Honored by DMC Dheer-aj Kumar, Suresh Punia giving a memento to thebest performing children and performers whoput a tremendous dance on Haryanvi songs. Ra-jesh Pichaulia, Sanjay Batra, Parminder PalSingh, Rajeshwari Randhawa, Ajay, Shubham,Dr. Pawan, Manoj Kathpal, Vinod Sharma,Yash Kalra and others were present on the oc-casion.

Rahgiri programme held in Karnal

SDM holds meeting on Mid-Day-Meal SchemeSARBJIT SINGHASSANDH: The meeting of the Mid-Day Meal Monitoring and Di-rection Committee was held at Hafed Sugar Mill in Phafdana vil-lage of the area. The meeting discussed the quality and cleanli-ness of the mid-day meal that the children get during mid-day instate schools. Directing the officials present in the meeting, Com-mittee President and SDM, Asandh Anurag Dhalia said that themid-day meal given by the government to the children in schoolscompletely fulfil the quality of nutrition and the committee mem-bers ensure that when cooked Or if served, then at that time there should not be any kind of goodwill. He saidthat every committee member should conduct surprise inspection of the schools in its section and see the foodbeing served. Various departments including District Deputy Education Authority Paramjit Chahal, Block Med-ical Officer Jaipal Chahal, Syed Jafar Ali, Advocate Narendra Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Rajbir Singh, SarbjitSingh, Anamika, Naresh, Naresh Kadian, Sunil Dhul Kuldeep Singh, Devendra Sangwan on the occasion. Offi-cers, employees, volunteers and sarpanches were present on the occasion.

Function held to encourage students

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

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OPINIONEDITORIAL

Modi’s diplomacy: Law of diminishing returns?rime Minister Narendra Modi attending the 11th Brics summit in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital, on November 13-14 left most Pordinary Indians foxed, and Delhi’s residents irate over a

silent and missing leader as they were asphyxiating under a cloud of smog. This group initially comprised four emerging economic powers — Brazil, China, India and Russia — as originally envisioned by Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs in 2001 as the four most likely to influence the geo-economics of the early 21st century. South Africa was added, mostly at China’s insistence, in 2011, turning “Bric” into “Brics”. However, in recent years, Jim O’Neill and others like S&P Global Ratings have noted that the group has lost relevance over the diverging long-term growth trajectories of its members. The latest summit has to be viewed against this background.India’s external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in New Delhi as Mr Modi attended the summit, expounding on the Modi government’s arch-realistic foreign policy of multi-alignment, said India sought to “fashion Brics into a major forum”. But his remark ignores that the orientation and internal dynamics of the five members has not remained a constant since its founding. South Africa has still not recovered from the decade-long misrule of former President Jacob Zuma, which ended with his recall in early 2018. Its GDP growth slowed from 1.3 per cent in 2017 to an estimated 0.7 per cent in 2018. It is expected to rise to 1.5 per cent this year. Part of the problem has been the slowdown of the Chinese economy and the resultant effect on both South Africa and Brazil as nations dependent on exporting commodities. Brazil saw the jailing of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose socialistic politics and presidency (2003-2010) saw Brazil’s active participation in the creation and nursing of Brics. Brazil also joined India, Japan and Germany in another group called G-4 to seek reform of the UN Security Council and the inclusion of these four nations as permanent members. The election of Jair Bolsonaro, a former middle-level military officer, has swung Brazilian foreign policy and domestic discourse way to the right. US President Donald Trump is the role model for Mr Bolsonaro. He even talked of a military base for the United States, which ironically, in a nation which saw decades of military rule, was overruled by the Brazilian military. In a role reversal, the diplomats and the Brazilian military are trying to contain the over-enthusiasm of their President for seeking almost an alliance with the US. Inviting Mr Bolsonaro as chief guest at next year’s Republic Day would not send a great signal to the other nations in Latin America that are wrestling with anti-democratic forces. Alberto Fernandez, the newly-elected Peronist President of Argentina, a nation that considers itself, besides Mexico, as Brazil’s rival in South America, was not even congratulated by Mr Bolsonaro.

Ending temple politics will help harmonize but Pak the cornerstone

argued that mosques in Kashi and milestone.Mathura are equally an affront to Narendra Modi appeared on the Hindu sentiment. I expect these firmament in Gujarat, later in New t was delusory to imagine that issues coming up down the line, in Delhi, blessed by the Gods. The post the Ayodhya verdict would due course, when required, because 9/11 global Islamophobia, enhanced bring down the communal IHindutva has not completed its the tolerance level for an ever more temperature, even though Muslims tasks yet. stark anti-Muslim (anti minority) will acquiesce in the judgement

What are these tasks? One is to platform. He gave notice of his after a brief sulk. Ayodhya is part curb the rise of caste parties which it intentions in his very first speech in of a much bigger enterprise. It is, to sees as a fracture of Hindu society. Parliament in May, 2014. We have to use my favourite image, a case of Remember, the demand for the overcome "1,200 years of foreign two interlocking triangles.mandir entailed the removal of the subjugation". As that delightful The caste triangle, is as old as mosque for which Muslims began Congress leader, the late K.K. Tewari the hills and which negotiated to agitate. Spurred by clerics and told me: "in his subconscious the change across centuries at its own lawyers, they dug their heels in. Hindu nurses the belief that the pace, including the phase of Caste leaders like Mulayam Singh Muslim rulers were foreigners." But conversions to other faiths. The Yadav spotted an opportunity: they Modi is the first leader to say so.uplift of lower castes was a sought to lure the Muslim away By firmly opposing the two-contentious issue throughout the from the Congress by posing as nation theory but, paradoxically, national movement but a volcanic protectors of the mosque. On accepting a theocratic Pakistan next convulsion erupted only when October 30 and November 2, 1990, door, the founding fathers muffled Hindu interests saw one of their

June 1989. rewarded him. Pant became Mulayam as Uttar Pradesh Chief the allegations of "double-speak" by very own, V.P. Singh, subvert the In fact, Indira Gandhi began to Nehru''s handpicked Union Home Minister opened fire on kar sevaks, their iconic stature as leaders of the caste structure by implementing the

incorporate a touch of saffron in her Minister. or Hindu volunteers, who had independence movement. The Mandal Commission Report. own politics as became clear from When Rajiv Gandhi had the assembled in Ayodhya in violation i n c e n d i a r y m a t e r i a l f o r Western notions of democracy, her campaign for Jammu election of temple locks opened in 1985 to of government orders. communalism left behind by them -- social justice, upward mobility 1983 when she pitched the balance his capricious reversal of a At least 16 were killed. In Pakistan, Kashmir, Indian Muslim were being imposed on a uniquely campaign agains t minor i ty Supreme Court order giving hindsight, the death of Hindu kar tied to beef, love jihad and terror (the unequal system.communalism, of the Sikhs in this alimony to a Muslim widow, he was sevaks must be seen as a defining third in the list has been accentuated I t m i g h t h a v e s e e m e d instance. not acting without any precedent -- moment. Muslims embraced recently). The triangle has to be revolutionary to some but it shook

Even though Advani raised his own grandfather had will nilly Mulayam. (Laloo Prasad Yadav does consistently on slow fire to keep Hindu society to the core. The Ayodhya on an epic scale to accepted the idol in the mosque. His not quite fit in the same way because sufficient saffron in the air for the Hindu riposte was quick and neutralize V.P. Singh''s aggravation promise for Ram Rajya on the eve of a different social structure in Parivar to proceed on its tasks.p o w e r f u l . V. P. S i n g h h a d of caste, a Ram Temple in Ayodhya of the 1989 elections was all part of Bihar.) But as the Muslim vote Can this disharmony ever be introduced the Mandal report on had been central to Hindu pride the continuing clamour for a Ram drifted towards caste leaders, so did phased out? Not by settling August 1, 1990. On September 25, from the beginning of the Republic. temple. By adopting this plank, Hindu consolidation receive a shot in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura alone. 1990, BJP President, L.K. Advani, The first Congress Chief Minister Rajiv was hoping to attract Hindu the arm. Deepening of the saffron What would be required for that embarked on his Rath Yatra from of Uttar Pradesh, Pandit Govind votes. The crawl towards the shade, by casting Muslims as the epochal outcome would involve the Somnath temple in Gujarat to Ballabh Pant, "accepted" the Congress becoming the BJP''s "other", began to show dramatic resetting the corner stone of the Ayodhya. It was a fiery expedition installation of the Ram idol under ideological "B" team had begun. results in consolidating Hindus. communal edifice relations with to mobilize public opinion for the the central dome of Babri masjid on Does the Ayodhya verdict Straightening the lines of the caste Pakistan. That step will open up Ram Temple "exactly" on the spot the midnight of December 22-23, bring about a closure to the triangle and Hindu consolidation are possibilities in Kashmir and take where Ram was born. Indeed, V.P. 1949. Nehru asked for the idols to conflict? The way the national exactly the same process. Both the heat off Hindu-Muslim Singh''s provocation came in handy be removed but Pant expressed his mood has evolved since 1947, I do processes are, as of now, incomplete. relations. But, then, what happens for Advani to implement the BJP''s "inability". Nehru did not punish not see the Sangh Parivar having To that extent, the clearance of the t o t h e p r o j e c t o f H i n d u resolution adopted at Palampur in Pant for his reluctance. Instead, he completed its agenda. It can be path towards a Ram temple is only a consolidation?

BY SAEED NAQVI

ears ago I asked my spiritual This divine presence conveyed unto body. He is a perfect channel and a master, Miguel A. Kavlin, us that this state I had experienced is the passageway to that state, and since Yfounder of the Sacha Runa New Earth and the New Heaven promised meeting him I have devoted my life to

Healing Community in Bolivia, what had in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Andeans achieve this spiritual transformation and been the vision that gave purpose to his call it Pachakuti. It is a mystery calling us embody such grace, while helping others life. He was rearranging the instruments in onto this divine presence that is accessible to do the same.”his altar when he answered. to all of us who wish to heal, connect and At this point, having busied himself

“I had always wondered if all the talk serve with love, devotion, and surrender. while talking in the cleaning of his pipe, about the Condor and the Eagle Prophecy Miguel looked me dead in the eye and said was only marketing or someone’s words that will never fade from my invention. One day, holding a ceremony in memory.this very temple, I decided to find out for “You know, it is not only our destiny myself. I held a condor feather in one and our birthright, but our obligation to do hand, an eagle feather on the other, and so. We have come to this existence many sought to integrate them in my times, and we will keep on reincarnating consciousness. Something amazing until we achieve this. In these troubled happened; my mind took a quantum leap times, it behooves all who feel the call to and I entered another dimension. I devote themselves wholeheartedly to remember saying out loud: ‘Now the realize this goal and become themselves condor and the eagle have really come beacons of divine light to share and light together’. up this miracle in others.”

Moments later, a sublime spirit These words Miguel spoke have manifested in the temple, not as a form but never left me, and I have since recognized as a magnificent, benevolent and powerful them as incarnating my own sense of divine presence. At that point I could do no purpose. Under his direction, we at Sacha Thereafter this divine presence began more than prostrate myself flat on the floor Runa Healing Community are now to manifest in the various healing for I knew that I was in the presence of the helping anyone who hears this call and ceremonies from various traditions that divine and a great blessing had descended comes with an open heart and committed are shared and taught in our community.upon us. I had never experienced the stars, mind to undergo the transformation, tap It was this divine presence which later the Andes mountains, the earth, and all my into source, and manifest their destiny to brought me to meet Babaji Baldev Singh, internal energies aligned in such a state of birth the New Time and serve all beings a true saint from India who embodies and grace before. with love, devotion, and surrender.exemplifies this state of grace in human

Condor and Eagle Prophecy, The Divine Presence and the Destiny of Humanity

‘QUEEN OF HEARTS” Maharani was also named Indian Union. As a result, bidding to recover and Mohinder Kaur who was PEPSU (Patiala and East repatriate Muslem women and present at the palace to receive Punjab States Union) merged girls abducted from refugee her co-wife. Senior Akali and Maharaja Yadvindra Singh caravans as they were moving leaders including Master Tara was appointed ‘Rajpramukh’ of t o P a k i s t a n . S h e w a s Singh had played a good role to this new state. Mohinder Kaur instrumental in reuniting many arrange the marriage between contributed a lot in this scenario. young women with their Mohinder Kaur and the She found a new role as a strong families. Maharaja. She received her votary of Small Services However, in the year 1956, education at Queen Mary’s Schemes launched by the PEPSU was defaced from the College Lahore. government. This role was m a p a n d c e r e m o n i a l

After marriage, she was applauded by all. Mohinder Kaur governorship of Maharaja was blessed with four siblings - two won the heart of her king, also lost. The Maharaja’s daughters and two sons. The safeguarded his lineage and was a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f eldest daughter Harminder Kaur queen for a long time before the ‘Rajpramukh’ and the perks h e p i o u s a n d is married to former Union merger of the Princely States with were withdrawn. By virtue of c o m p a s s i o n a t e Minister Natwar Singh; India. Mahara ja ’s d ip lomat ic Rajmata Mohinder TRupinder Kaur, the second M A H A R A J A associations of long standing, Kaur, the Patiala Royal daughter is married to an army YADVINDRA SINGH he got opportunities to serve Matriarch was born on 14 officer. Captain Amarinder After partition on August 15, the UN General Assembly as September, 1922 in Ludhiana. Singh, elder son, currently the 1947, Patiala as a major town had Head of Indian delegations. She was the daughter of S. Chief Minister of Punjab, is an influx of thousands of Hindu He also headed UNESCO Harchand Singh Jaijee of wedded to Preneet Kaur, an and Sikh refugees from the (1957-58) and UNFAO (1958 Patiala State and a member of active politician. The fourth son territories of Pakistan. It was the onwards). He also had the the Patiala State Peoples’ Malvinder Singh is also well royal family of Patiala that distinction to serve as Forum which was an affiliate of settled. Maharani’s brother became the forerunner to serve Ambassador to Italy (1965-Indian National Congress Inderjeet remembers in nostalgia the refugees by organizing 66) and Netherlands (1971-Party. She was wedded at the how his sister’s wedding into the various camps for their shelter and 1974). Patiala was the largest age of sixteen to the ninth and royal family was solemnized food. The two Maharanis Princely State in Punjab but the last Maharaja of Patiala, when his family was in virtual performed commendable and the Maharajas were deputed Yadvindra Singh in 1938. He exile. Her father was an earnest tireless supervision for the relief with minor diplomatic remained the Maharaja of and close associate of the kitchens and provided medical assignments. It was at the Patiala State from 23 March movement’s leader. provision and aid to the needy advent of Maharani’s father and 1938 to 1974. She was the

“QUEEN OF HEARTS” without any belief in caste, clan family that rose to good stature second wife of Maharaja. His R A J M A T A and religion. Their services will in the Congress. Consequently, first marriage had been

MOHINDER KAUR always be remembered for this it was a bright chance to show childless. After Independence of noble and needy cause. She also presence in party politics and She was given the maiden

India, the Princely State of joined the huge campaign on Mohinder Kaur jumped into it name Mehtab Kaur after her Patiala was merged with the Prime Minister Nehru’s in the fruitful year of 1964.marriage as the senior

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STARS TALKS Growing Australia-India partnership in higher education experiential learning is at least two decades late. At the same time, it is encouraging to see political will to modernize the education he decision of the Modi government to system and to make efforts to confront the revamp India''s archaic education crisis. If it succeeds, India would be relevant in system is as significant as it is laudable. Tthe global arena.It is grossly unfortunate that previous But will alone does not transform dead governments failed to respond to the global systems. Strong support systems are required changes and introspect on the reforms that and also collective participation. At the same India''s education system required. For decades, time, it is critical to recognize that all this India clung on to a 19th-century education would not happen overnight and might even model to service 21st-century requirements. take a decade before India can truly boast of This led to genuine concerns that the hype strong educational institutions that cater to around the demographic dividend was India''s future needs and aspirations. In the exaggerated because the Indian educational meanwhile, India''s young population would institutions were only churning out vast continue to grow. By 2020, it is estimated that numbers of unemployable graduates, almost eight million youngsters would be including engineers and doctors.eligible to join university each year but would Poor infrastructure, unqualified faculty and an be denied the opportunity on account of non-obsolete pedagogy has defined India''s availability of seats. Indeed, every year we education fabric. India''s highest-ranked would be adding to this number and in millions. educational institution, as per the 2019 QS When India is hoping to emerge as a global rankings, does not even feature in the top 150! player, this would have crippling consequences.The proposed shift from didactic to

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AGENCYSHIMLA, NOV 17

Free press was a corner-stone and essence of astrong and vibrant democra-cy and freedom of pressshould be maintained at anycost. Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur said this whileaddressing the State Levelfunction held on the occa-sion of National Press Day.

While congratulating thejournalists on the NationalPress Day, Chief Ministersaid that there was no short-cut for hard work and dedi-cation be it journalism orany other profession, weshould give our best to ex-cel in the profession. ChiefMinister said that media

people should always main-tain high standard of profes-sionalism and set an exam-ple for the others. He saidthat media should criticisebut should guard against'fake news' and desist fromdisinformation and misin-formation. There are ethicsof every profession and itshould be upheld, he added.Jai Ram Thakur said that re-liability was the backboneof journalism profession asonce the reliability is erodedeverything is lost. He saidthat it becomes duty of theprofessionals that before re-porting he or she shouldverify facts. He said that theState government was com-mitted to uphold freedom ofpress and expression in all

forms. He said that socialmedia today has emerged asa strong and effective me-dia, but at the same time ithas proved a major threatfor spreading misinforma-tion and disinformation. Hesaid that at times the misin-formation spread in socialmedia was being carried outin mainstream media, be itprint or electronic.

Chief Minister said thatthe advancement in tech-nology has changed the me-dia scenario of the world.He said that media help themasses to get informationabout a lot of things andalso form opinions andmake a judgment regardingvarious issues. It is the me-dia, which keep people up-

dated and informed aboutwhat is happening aroundthem and the world andeveryone draws somethingfrom media, he added. JaiRam Thakur said that me-dia affects people’s per-spective and is also consid-ered as 'watchdog' of politi-cal democracy. He said that

in today’s world, media isthe most powerful entity.An interactive session on'Reporting-Interpretation: AJourney' was organised bythe Department of Informa-tion and Public Relationshere on Saturday on the oc-casion of National PressDay.

There is no shortcut for hardwork and dedication: Thakur

SHIMLA, NOV 17

Chief Minister Jai RamThakur while presiding overthe closing ceremony of T-20cricket tournament organizedby the Himachal PradeshSports and Anti Drugs Asso-ciation at the BCS Ground to-day said that playing sportscan help people achieve fit-ness goals but also con-tributes to mental health,helping to prevent depressionand increase self-esteem andconfidence.

Chief Minister said thatsports play an important rolein gaining qualities like disci-pline, determination and teamspirit. He said that sports ac-tivities were vital not only forproviding few recreationalmoments in our busy sched-ule but also help us in living ahealthy lifestyle. Jai RamThakur said that Prime Minis-

ter Narendra Modi had re-cently launched 'Fit India, HitIndia' in the form of sloganfor giving importance to fit-ness. He said that to supple-ment the endeavour of thePrime Minister the State Gov-ernment has also given a clar-ion call of 'Fit Himachal,Drug-Free Himachal' to makesports instrumental to fightthe menace of drug abuse inthe society. Earlier, the ChiefMinister administered oath ofanti-drug abuse on the occa-sion. In this two day sportsextravaganza, final matchwas played between ChiefMinister XI and Press XI.Wife of the Chief MinisterDr. Sadhna Thakur tossed thecoin. Captain of Chief Minis-ter XI Jai Ram Thakur wonthe toss and elected to bat.The Chief Minister XI couldscore only 94 runs in the stip-ulated 20 overs.

Sports play vital role in gaining discipline,determination and team spirit: CM

NEWS BRIEFS

SRINAGAR, NOV 17

Only one-way traffic was resumedon the national highway, the only allweather road connecting Kashmirvalley with the rest of the countryafter remaining suspended for twodays due to landslides and shootingstones.

Meanwhile, the national high-way, linking Union Territory (UT)of Ladakh with Kashmir valley alsoremained closed for the fourth con-secutive day on Sunday due to ava-lanches at several places followingfresh snowfall since Thursday.

The 86-km-long historicMughal road remained closed forthe 12th day on Sunday due tosnowfall. The road is seen as alter-native to Srinagar-Jammu nationalhighway which connects Shopian insouth Kashmir with Rajouri andPoonch. A traffic police official told

UNI this morning that traffic on theSrinagar-Jammu national highwaywas suspended on Thursday nightdue to huge landslide at Digdol inRamban area.

But, due to continued shootingstone, the National Highway Au-thority of India (NHAI) could un-dertake the landslides clearing oper-ation only on Friday morning, he

said, adding that due to fresh land-slides coupled with shooting stonesin the area, the highway could notbe restored. However, he said thehighway was put through lastevening and stranded vehicles werecleared. ''Today traffic will ply fromSrinagar to Jammu and no vehiclewill be allowed from opposite di-rection,'' he said.

PREETI RANAUNA, NOV 17

Under the intoxication aware-ness campaign being run in thedistrict, Ayurveda Depart-ment today organized acamp of the communitybuilding of Raipur Saho-da. During this camp,people were informedabout yoga and medita-tion. About 250 people at-tended the event.

On this occasion, Dis-trict Ayurved Officer Dr.Sushil Nag appealed tothe people to give up thedrugs. He said that throughyoga and meditation, one canstay away from addiction.

Every section of the societyshould take a vow to stay awayfrom drugs. Not only yourselfbut also others should be madeaware of the ill effects of intox-ication so that no family gowasted. He said that this special

camp is being run till December15, in which all the departmentsof the government are workingand Ayurveda department isalso engaged in the task of mak-

ing people aware. Dr. KiranSharma of Ayurveda Depart-ment gave information aboutstaying healthy through medita-tion and yoga. Medicines werealso provided to the people dur-ing the camp. Dr. Jagjit KaurDehal, Dr. Nisha, Dr. Arvindand Dr. Ramanik were alsopresent on the occasion.

Dozens of far-flung,remote villages remaincutoff in KashmirSRINAGAR: Dozens of far-flung andremote villages near the Line ofControl (LoC), including border townsof Keran and Karnah, remained cut offfrom the rest of Kashmir valley for thethird successive day on Sunday due toslippery road conditions andaccumulation of snow. Meanwhile, theKupwara-Machil and Gurez-Bandiporaroads in north Kashmir remainedclosed since November 6 owing to thesame reason.''The Kupwara-Keran and Kupwara-Karnah roads remained closed for thethird day on Sunday due toaccumulation of about one foot snow,''an official of Police Control Room(PCR), Kupwara, told UNI over thephone. He said the upper reaches inthe district received fresh snowfallwhile rain lashed plains, includingKupwara town during the past 24hours. ''Traffic will resume only afterimprovement in the weather andclearance of snow on these roads,'' hesaid, adding that the snow clearanceoperation will take a couple of days.Due to fresh snowfall on alreadyaccumulated snow, traffic on differentroutes, leading to far-flung and remoteareas, including near LoC, remainedsuspended since November 6.The official said Kupwara-Machil roadsremained closed due to accumulationof snow and slippery road conditions.''Roads leading to dozens of far-flungand remote villages also remainedclosed due to fresh snowfall sinceThursday night,'' he said.Meanwhile, border areas of Gurez,Neeru and dozens of other areasremained cut off from districtheadquarter Bandipora due toaccumulation of several feet of snowon the road. ''The road has beenclosed on November 6 morning due toseveral feet of snow and slipperyconditions. There was more than fivefeet of snow at Razdan Pass,'' officialsaid. The authorities have alreadypressed into service snow clearancemachines and cutters to clear thesnow and put through the road, whichused to shut for six winter months inthe past.

Pakistan violatesceasefire on LoC inPoonchJAMMU: Pakistan Army on Sundayviolated the truce agreement by firingunprovoked along the Line of Controlin Poonch district of Jammu andKashmir. Defence Spokesman heresaid that at about 1015 hours,Pakistan initiated unprovokedceasefire violation along LoC inShahpur area of district Poonch."Indian Army is retaliating befittingly tothe firing while no injury has beenreported so far," he added. Earlier onNovember 13, Pakistan violated theceasefire in Keri Sector of Rajouri. OnNovember 8, one Army jawan attainedmartyrdom during when Pakistanviolated the ceasefire by firingunprovoked in Poonch district.

BJP leader removed asJK assembly speakerJAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmiradministration headed by Lt GovernorG C Murmu has issued a notificationending the tenure of legislativeassembly Speaker and senior BJPleader Nirmal Singh who wasappointed to the post under provisionsof the now-revoked J&K Constitution.The order comes days after severalpolitical parties, especially the Jammu-based National Panthers Party (NPP),questioned Singh's continuation on hispost despite the dissolution of theAssembly, abrogation of Article 370and bifurcation of the erstwhile stateinto two Union Territories. "...Singh,speaker of the Legislative Assembly ofthe erstwhile state of Jammu andKashmir shall be deemed to haveceased to hold the office of speaker ofthe erstwhile state of Jammu andKashmir with effect from 31st October,2019," read the notification issued bythe Department of Law, Justice andParliamentary Affairs on Saturday.On November 13, NPP chairman andformer minister Harsh Dev Singhtermed Singh's continuation on theSpeaker's post as "an insult to theconstitution and the prevalent laws".Singh was elected as the Speaker ofthe legislative assembly of theerstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state onMay 10, 2018, over a month before thefall of the PDP-BJP government andimposition of Governor's rule on June20, 2018.

The BJP leader continued as theSpeaker even after re-organization ofthe state into two union territories andheld the office on November 4 after thegovernment shifted its base fromSrinagar to Jammu following the bi-annual 'darbar' move.

DHARAMSHALA, NOV 17

While inaugurating the 51th Hi-machal Pradesh Police Sportsand Duty Meet at PoliceGround in Dharamshala today,Governor Bandaru Dattatrayastressed upon the police person-nel to help in making drug freesociety so that life and future ofyoung generation could besaved.

It was a menace which notonly destroyed the life of indi-vidual but also the whole fami-ly, he added. He lauded the ef-forts of Police Departmentworking in this direction andadded that effective stepsshould be taken so that strongmessage should flow amongdrug peddlers. He said that po-lice personnel were workinghard to maintain law and orderand such events not only pro-vide them an opportunity for

recreation but also a platform toexhibit their talent and suchevents help in personality de-velopment along with instillingthe spirit of discipline and team-work in them. He said thatsports not only make a personphysically fit, but also help ininculcating spirit of competi-

tion, practice, self-confidenceand team spirit. He said thatsuch event could be helpful inreleasing mental stress andphysical pressure in day-to-daywork. He appreciated the ef-forts of Police administrationfor taking initiative in organiz-ing sports meet. As many as

500 athletes from three zonesincluding Northern, Central andSouthern Zones and one centralunit will be participating duringthe three day event. It is for thefirst time that women police areparticipating in the sports meet.Earlier, Shyam Bhagat Negi,ADGP, Law and Order wel-comed the Governor and de-tailed about various events to beorganized during the three dayPolice meet. Organizing Secre-tary Santosh Patial, DIG, North-ern Range proposed the vote ofthanks. A cultural programmeand a small skit on drugs werealso performed by the contin-gents of police on the occasion.Karma Yashi, Tibetan FinanceMinister, Sanjeev Bhatnagar,Divisional Commissioner,Kangra, Rakesh Kumar Prajap-ati, Deputy Commissioner,Kangra, IGs, Vimukt Ranjan,SP Kangra.

Truck set on fireby miscreants in

PulwamaSRINAGAR, NOV 17

A truck was set on fire bymiscreants in south Kashmirdistrict of Pulwama, officialsources said on Sunday.

They told UNI that atruck, belonging to a local,was parked on roadside inMakdum Mohallah in Tral,Pulwama on the interveningnight of Saturday and Sun-day. “Some miscreants cameduring the night and set thetruck on fire,” they said.

They said before the firewas doused off, the vehiclewas completely gutted. “Po-lice has registered a case andinitiated investigation intothe incident,” they said.

“The reason behind thecrime is being ascertained.The culprits will be identifiedbrought to the book,” theyadded.

SHIMLA: Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur paid floraltributes to the great free-dom fighter Lala LajpatRai, popularly known asPunjab Kesari on his deathanniversary by garlandinghis statue at Scandal PointShimla today.

Chief Minister saidthat Lala Lajpat Rai was aheavyweight veteranleader of the Indian Na-tionalist Movement, Indianindependence movement,who inspired young menof his generation and kin-dled latent spirit of patriot-ism in their hearts withjournalistic writings andlead-by-example activism.

He said that young men,such as ChandrasekharAzad and Bhagat Singh,were driven to sacrificetheir lives for the freedomof their Motherland fol-lowing Lala Lajpat Rai’sexample.

Education MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj, MLASurender Shourie, MayorShimla Municipal Corpo-ration Kusum Sadrate,Deputy Mayor RakeshSharma, Deputy Commis-sioner Amit Kashyap,Commissioner ShimlaMunicipal Corporationalso paid floral tributes tothe great freedom fighteron the occasion.

CM pays tribute to freedomfighter Lala Lajpat Rai

Governor inaugurates HimachalPradesh police meet in Dharamshala

DINESH AGARWALSOLAN, NOV 17

Solan-based Shoolini Universitylaunches a month-long campaignagainst drugs menace with Superin-tendent of Police Mr Madhusudanadministering an oath to students andstaff against use of drugs and otherintoxicants. The launch was markedwith special sessions by counselorsand psychologists, medical profes-sionals giving tips, nukkad natak andyoga sessions. The month-long masscampaign against drug menace hasbeen launched by the HimachalPradesh government across the state.

Addressing students, Mr Mad-husudan underlined the damage thatcan be caused to the individuals,their families and the nation by drugaddiction. He gave examples of thecountries which were virtually de-stroyed due to its youth getting ad-dicted to drugs.He said there has tobe zero tolerance against drugs and

reiterated the government's standthat strict action would be takenagainst those indulging in peddlingof drugs and abuse of drugs.

Additional District Magistrate-cum-project director Mr VivekChandel, who was the chief guest,highlighted the damage caused by

use of intoxicants like drugs. He saidseveral families had got destroyeddue to their young members fallingprey to the drug menace. Dean Stu-dents Welfare of Shoolini Universi-ty, Ms Poonam Nanda, who is alsothe nodal officer incharge of thecampaign, said the University has a

very strict policy on drugs. Shepointed out that two students of theUniversity, who were booked forpeddling and taking drugs, were rus-ticated and expelled from the Uni-versity. One of the highlights of thefunction was the personal experiencerelated by a student Harsh Shuklaabout his addiction to drugs and howhe overcame it to lead a normal life.

Students also presented anukkad natak to highlight the dam-ages that can be done due to drug ad-diction. Dr Vinod Kumar fromSchool of Yoga taught some exercis-es for the physical and mental well-being. Later SDM Mr Rohit Rathoreand doctors from MM Universityand Medical College interacted withstudents and gave them useful tips.Ms Nanda said several such pro-grammes have been planned for theentire month. Also tournaments ofcricket, badminton, table tennis andchess were inaugurated as a part ofthis campaign

Shoolini Univ launches month longcampaign against drugs menace

Yoga and meditation help ingetting rid of addiction: Dr. Nag

SALOONI, NOV 17

Under the Swachhata Hi Seva and Indepen-dent Press Day, villagers, under the leader-ship of Himachal Pradesh Union of Journal-ist Sub-Divisional Organizer Salooni AshokKumar, cleaned Jubans-Bhatoli and gave themessage of cleanliness.

During this shramdaan, he said that com-mon people have to understand the responsi-bility of cleanliness. In every work, we havebecome dependent on plastic which is a dan-gerous sign. Instead, use clothes or abag.Ashok said that there is a need to walkthe path shown by Bapu.

The idea of ahisa, goodwill coexistenceand mutual support of Bapu is relevant eventoday which whole world has adopted. Byfollowing his ideas, we can build a strong na-tion. On this day everyone was asked to co-operate in making plastic-free, clean andhealthy environment.

Replace plastic witha cloth bag: Ashok

RTO Nalagarh checkstraffic violations in BBN

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, NOV 17

RTO Nalagarh today conducted checks on traffic vi-olations in the industrial zones of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh(BBN) while tightening noose on drivers.Traffic team led by RTO checked two-wheelers, gov-ernment and private buses, trucks. They checked 65such large vehicles including trawlas, containers fromwhich Rs 27,000 collected on the spot after issuingchallan of 25 vehicles.Four vehicles running withouttax and document were seized. The team collected Rs45,000 as tax from the seized vehicles. Transport de-partment says that this action will continue further.

7-day camp concludesSHANTI GAUTAM BADDI, NOV 17

The seven-day special camp organised at Ramsha-har Government Adarsh Senior Secondary School,came to an end today. The Principal of the localschool Anil Kumar Dwivedi attended the pro-gramme as its headmaster. On this occasion, theNSS Volunteer Shivlika performed various activ-ities.

After this, the NSS volunteers presented theNSS Anthem and other colorful cultural pro-grammes. During this period, NSS Volunteer Arunwas awarded the Best Volunteer, Komal wasawarded the Best Volunteer, Jaswinder the BestVolunteer and Volunteer Shivam-led Group wasawarded the Best Group Award. The Chief Minis-ter said camps used beneficial in development ofqualities like collective leadership, social service,disciplined routines among students. NSS unit ofthe camp school congratulated on having success-fully concluded.

One-way traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

CM mourns demise ofsenior journalistDharam Singh JaryalSHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai RamThakur has expressed deep grief overthe demise of senior journalist DharamSingh Jaryal, who breathed his last inhis village Mangla in district Chambatoday after prolonged illness at theage of 73. In his condolence message,Jai Ram Thakur has conveyed deepsympathies with the bereaved familymembers and prayed to the Almightyto grant peace to the departed soul.The Chief Minister said that DharamSingh Jaryal was a committedJournalist, who always maintainedprofessionalism. He has served ascorrespondent in various reputedmedia organisations.

Prabhat Kiran declared winnerNALAGARH : Prabhat Kiran, wife of Rajneesh Mehta, resident ward number-8,Nalagarh, Tehsil Nalagarh, District Solan were de-clared victorious in the by-election for Ward No-8Bassianwala of Municipal Council Nalagarh on Sun-day. This information was provided by Election Of-ficer and Sub Divisional Officer Nalagarh PrashanthDesta. He said that Prabhat Kiran defeated his near-est rival Anuradha, wife of Baldev, resident wardnumber 8, Tehsil Nalagarh, district Solan, HimachalPradesh by 60 votes. He said that out of a total of 642votes cast for Prabhat Kiran was 255 and Anuradhagot 195 votes.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, NOV 17

The serene environs of the CityBeautiful's Capitol Complex andLake Club early Sunday morningmirrored the palpable enthusiasmand excitement of budding fitnessfreaks and nature lovers who tookpart in the Kids Green Run andBird Watching Workshop respec-tively.

The two events, held with theexplicit aim to inculcate and dis-seminate the message of environ-ment protection and conservationwere part of the exciting series ofevents being sculpted in the run-upto the 3rd essay of Military Litera-ture Festival, to be held in the cityfrom December 13 to 15.

The Military Literature Festi-val is a joint initiative pioneered bythe Punjab Government, led byChief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh, and the Chandigarh Admin-istration led by V P Singh Badnore,in collaboration with the IndianArmy. The Kids Green Run, which

was open to children of 5 to 18years age bracket, witnessed infec-tious enthusiasm and gusto in over550 students of different cityschools taking over the mantle tosave mother earth on their tiny yetformidable shoulders.

Bringing out the joy of runningin the lap of nature, the young cru-saders sprightly dressed in greenteas amplified the urgent need torid our planet off plastic waste. TheRun was thoughtfully designed en-couraging participants to adopt Ecofriendly ways in day to day life be-sides urging them to reach the ven-ue on a cycle or car pool as much asthey could. The other attraction ofthe day, the Bird Watching Work-shop saw around 250 nature enthu-siasts explore the joy of unearthingfascinating world of over 400winged birds species. Guided byeminent group of expert birders,the twelve teams fanned across thecity introducing themselves to di-verse bird life across various habi-tats. Carefully crafted to initiate adeeper nature connect in times of

evident climate change, the guidetour aimed to realign participantswith natural environment besidesfostering awareness and love fornatural places through bird watch-ing. Succeeding in its endeavour,the workshop invoked them toadopt empathetic attitudes towardsthese vital organs of nature chain toensure sustainable future for all.

Earlier, the run was flagged offby member organising committeeKomal Chaddha. Complementingthe participants Chief GuestChandigarh UT DGP Sanjay Beni-pal urged them to imbibe the cul-ture of fitness and environmentprotection a part of their lifestyle.Director Principal YPS Major Gen-eral (Retd.) TPS Waraich gaveaway the prizes to the winners witha word of appreciation for theirwholehearted efforts. ChairmanPESCO Major General A P Singhhanded over the certificates to par-ticipants of the Bird Watchingevent. In the 10 KMs Male (10-15years) category run, Daivik Sham-ra with bib number 1016 breached

the finishing line first clocking42:00 Minutes leaving behindSushil and Gursagar who finishedsecond and third respectively.Ayushi with bib number 1001clinched the pole position in the fe-male 10 KMs category. Shivamand Soumya Bhardawaj were ad-judged winners in the 5 KMs (upto12 years) bracket with Akshat Sid-hu and Vandana taking the first po-sitions in 13-15 years slots. AshthaSharma and Dixit Yadav won the16-18 years competitions.

In other prizes to be won, RamNivas, Gagan, Saurabh, Dixit Ya-dav and Navneet got bicycles in theoverall fastest category. Today'sevents will lead towards a spate ofengaging encounters to be held incity, including much awaited an-other essay of two day MilitaryCarnival kicking off from Novem-ber 30, followed by BraveheartsMotorcycle Ride on December 7and more. All the participants wereawarded certificates and enjoyedrefreshments after completion ofevents.

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Green run, bird watching workshopmotivate nature lovers in Chandigarh

Shree Bhagwat Kathaperformed

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR: Brijesh Chandra Vijay(Vijay Bridal Gallery) and PrabhaRashmi Gupta performed pooja on thefifth day of Shrimad Bhagwat Kathabeing conducted under the leadershipof Chairman Deepak Sharda on behalfof Shri Banke Bihari Seva MandalWelfare Committee. Swami GauravKrishna Shastri said that we should dowork while remembering Krishna inevery action all the times. ``Weshould avoid wasteful condemnationand offer every breath to the Lord andcontinue to thank him’’, he added. Maythe mind, which is plagued with vaincondemnations and worries, be faraway from the Lord, and it issurrounded by sorrows. Whiledescribing the pastimes of Lord ShriKrishna, Gaurav Krishna whileexplaining the essence of ShrimadBhagwat, said that a person whoattaches himself to the Lord's feet isfreed from the bond of birth and deathand attains the ultimate abode.

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH, NOV 17

With a view to deliberateupon the sustainability im-plications of Economy-Na-ture relationship, MehrChand Mahajan DAV Col-lege for Women organizedan international discourse byProf. Pritam Singh, VisitingScholar, Wolfson College,University of Oxford andProfessor Emeritus, OxfordBrookes University, Oxford,UK. A joint endeavour of thePostgraduate Department ofEconomics and Departmentof Philosophy, the discoursewas well-attended by facultyand students.

At the outset, Prof. Pri-tam Singh expressed heartyappreciation for the effortsof the college in the direc-tion of sustainability andwomen empowerment. In

his enlightening discourse,Prof. Singh asserted that inorder to understand and han-dle the environmental crisiseffectively, it is essential tofirst comprehend the econo-my- environment relation-ship. Through an incisivecomparative analysis of thetraditional two-sector modeland thermodynamic modelof economy, Prof. Singh ex-plained how the secondmodel can truly capture theeconomy- environment rela-tionship. With economic ac-tivity essentially implyingmovement from low entropyto high entropy, Prof. Singhadvocated for a strategicshift towards new economicactivities that are informedby environmental conserva-tion and development of in-frastructure to support suchenvironment friendly activi-ties.

UK Prof speaks on economynature inter-relationship

Property dealer shot deadover money disputeRAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT: A property dealer wasshot and killed in a rice mill in Laleana,a village adjacent to the town on JaitoRoad in Kotkapura. A case has beenregistered. The deceased wasidentified as Mandeep Singh (34) sonof Indrajit Singh, resident of Gali Wali,

Hukki ChowkMistry, Faridkot.Police stationcity police tookthe body of thedeceased andstartedinvestigation.According to thestation in-charge

Jasvir Singh, Mandeep Singh wasworking with Faridkot residentRandeep Singh, for property dealing.Gurdev Singh, a resident of Faridkot,who runs a rice mill in Laleana, got theproperty a few months ago for whichhe had to take about Rs 5 lakh ascommission. Mandeep and Randeephave been with Gurdev Singh for thelast several days to collect this amountbut he was not paying it. As perpromise, Gurdev Singh called both ofthem to rice mill where, after somedebate, Gurdev Singh and his sonGagandeep Singh started firing inwhich Mandeep Singh received bulletinjuries.

Atrocities on dalitsrising in Congress rule:HarbhajanKULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU: Former ETO in-charge and State vice President of SCwing of Aam Aadmi Party Harbhajansaid that painful killing of Dalit worker

Jagmel Singhin Charaliwalvillage ofSangrurdistrict hasexposed theCongressgovernment.Dalit labouerJagmel Singhwas severedof both legs

and forced to drink.. It is an incident ofoppression and unfairness with a Dalitthat the government should take theharshest action against such convicts.Taking a dig at the Punjabgovernment, he said that every sectionof Punjab is unhappy with thegovernment. He demanded acompensation of Rs 50 lakh and agovernment job to deceased familyimmediately.

Tumor close to heart & lungs removed successfullyCHANDIGARH: A minimally invasive surgery using video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to remove atumor which was located inside the chest close to heart and lungs was performed successfully at Alchemist Hos-pital Panchkula recently. The surgery was performed by Dr Kanwarneet Singh, consultant surgical oncology.

The 62-year-old male patient who was a chronic smoker for 40-yr have complaint of cough & chest pain fromfour months. He was diagnosed with Thoracic Neurogenic tumor of size around 10-cm. The tumor was located in-side the chest on right side close to the lungs and heart. VATS and tumor excision was performed and the patientwas discharged after 2-days, said Dr Kanwarneet Singh on Sunday. He said further that normally these tumors aretreated with open thoracotomy surgery which involves long incision over the chest, Painful postoperative course,ICU stay, long stay in hospital and long time to achieve normal life.

CHANDIGARH, NOV 17

Punjab State Maa Lakshami DiwaliPooja Bumper-2019 turned the life ofAmandeep Singh, a small Dairy farmowner of Ludhiana, into a fairy taleas he won the first prize of Rs. 2.50crore.

Leading a normal life AmandeepSingh resident of Meharban villagein Ludhiana District, had neverthought in his wildest dreams to be-come a crorepati overnight but Pun-jab Lotteries Department made itpossible.

Feeling extremely happy, 35-year-old the lucky winner said that itis like a dream come true and he

wants to use the prize money to makea positive difference in his life. Hewants to use this windfall to extendhis dairy farm business and remain-ing amount would be spent on the ed-ucation of his two children, a boy anda girl. He has submitted the docu-

ments with Punjab Lotteries Depart-ment to encash the prize money.

He expressed satisfaction overthe fair and transparent methodadopted by the Lotteries Departmentfor holding the draws of lotteries.The Lotteries Department officials

assured him of earliest release of theprize money. Notably, the LotteriesDepartment had held the draw ofPunjab State Maa Lakshmi DiwaliPooja Bumper on November 1,2019, and Sanjeev Kumar of Hi-machal Pradesh also won the firstprize of Rs 2.50 crore, He was apainter by profession.

After the success of the DiwaliBumper, Punjab State Lotteries De-partment launched New YearBumper-2020 and the first prize ofthe bumper is Rs.3 crore. Tickets ofthe bumper are available in the mar-ket and Post offices in the state. Thedraw of this Bumper will be held on17.1.2020.

Punjab Diwali Bumper turns creamy treat for Ludhiana dairy ownerAmandeep Singh wins first prize of Rs. 2.50 crore

JALANDHAR, NOV 17

Aimed to reduce the Infantmortality rate by sensitizing themothers and offering thebest care to the newborn,the health teams havebeen creating awarenessamong the mothers byvisiting their doorsteps tokeep the babies safe andhealthy.

The health depart-ment had initiated thisdrive under National NewbornWeek to promote healthy new-born care practices by visitingtheir homes. Divulging the de-tails, The Deputy Commis-sioner Varinder Kumar Shar-

ma said that the neonatal peri-od (the first 28 days of life) isthe crucial period for the new-born as this period demands

the highest care than any otherperiod during the childhood.He said that the first month oflife is also a foundational peri-od for lifelong health andgrowth.

Health teams educate mothersover newborn care

KULJEET SINGHJANDIALA GURU, NOV 17

Residents of Manawala, Bal-bir Singh, son of BantaSingh and HarbhajanSingh, son of Puran Singh,told that their land measur-ing 6 kanal 14 marla,which they had given toMalkit Singh Babbu oncontract. When we askedMalkit Singh Babbu to leaveour land, he first avoided andstarted setting up with thetemple committee by latertransferring it illegally. Thisland transferred by MalkitSingh Babbu fraudulently in

connivance with RameshChandra Sharma AdvocatePresident Mandir Committee,with 60 feet of the 352 feet

front of the temple, worthcrores of rupees. He got ittransferred in his own namewith a price of a penny. BalbirSingh alleged that the head ofthe temple called in his factory.

Panchayat accuses Malkit Singh Babbu,temple committee of land grabbing

Four tyres of doctor's car stolenKULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDADBAHA, NOV 17

A gang of thieves has created terror in Giddarbahaby stealing four tyres of a doctor’s car by parking itwith the help of bricks. A few days ago, two motor-

cycle riders snatchedthe mobile from Man-jit Singh Sehgal, whoescaped. Last night,the thieves stole allthe tires of his carparked outside thehouse of Roop Nagar

resident Doctor Anil Garg. It is worth mentioningthat attempts were made to open the car on the partof the thieves but they did not open the car, thenthey took off all the four tyres of the car and theyescaped by standing the car on bricks. Doctor AnilGarg went for darshan to Mata Chintpurni when theincident occurred.

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR, NOV 17

The generation of Rai Bular,a devotee of the founder ofthe Sikh religion, Guru NanakDev Ji want to come at Dar-bar Sahib Amritsar but theyare not allowed to come to In-dia even though they have ap-plied several times for Visa.

This information wasshared by Rajinder SinghPurewal, Chairman of theSikh Seva Society Interna-tional, UK, after visiting sev-eral Gurdwaras in Pakistan,accompanied by journalists atthe home of Bhai Pal SinghFrance. Giving light on thehistory of the Rai Bular's

family proximity to theGuru's house, he said that RaiBular was a person who rec-ognized his spirituality inGuru Nanak's childhood.

He had allocated 18,750acres of his 36,000 acres ofland to the name of GuruNanak Dev Ji, on which thecity of Nankana Sahib is in-

habited today and seven Gur-dwara Sahib are established.The exclusion of members ofthe Rai Bular's family fromvisiting India during the550th birth anniversary of SriGuru Nanak Dev Ji deepensthe minds of those who are re-spected and give respect toSikhism.

Generation of Rai Bular should allow to visit India

SUMER GARGPATIALA, NOV 17

A mega free camp for the de-tection and screening of breast& cervical Cancer in femalesand Prostate Cancer in maleswas organized by S.S. JainSabha at Patiala last evening.The camp was largely attend-ed. The camp was organised inthe memory of Late Vijay Jain,"Vijay Memorial Trust" withthe support of Rotary Club,Patiala, Greater. A team con-sisting of 20 specialised doc-tors headed by Dr. Vishal Gup-

ta along with high tech wellequipped Mobile Van fromGovt. Guru Gobind SinghMedical College, Faridkot hadscreened 204 female and 70male persons at the camp. Ad-dressing the gathering Dr.Gupta said, "if cancer is de-tected in early first or second

stage than it can becured easily". Sec-retary of SS JainSabha, MaheshGarg while thank-ing the doctorsteam, DhramveerGarg, Ex- Rotary

Governor; members of JainSabha & Rotary Club, Patialasaid, "it is the need of the hourto organize Cancer detectioncamps at district as well as atSub divisional levels. Gargalso thanked the prominentpersons which mainly in-cludes Rajiv Jain.

274 screened at cancer campVERMAGURDASPUR, NOV 17

Students of the local Kalaswala KhalsaSenior Secondary School have made afabulous performance in the Games. In-forming about this, Shalini Dutta, Princi-pal of the school, said that Navdeep Kaur,a schoolgirl, has earned the Silver Medalin weightlifting. Similarly, NavdeepSingh, a student of the school, won thegold medal in Sub Junior State WeightLifting and Harpreet singh earned theBronze Medal in the School StateWeightlifting. Similarly, Inderjit Singhhas secured second place in the discus

throw in district level games. On reachingthe school, where the students and staffwere congratulated by Shalini Dutta, thePrincipal of the school, she encouragedthem to work hard in the future.

LUDHIANA, NOV 17

India is home to one sixth ofthe global burden of personswith epilepsy. Of the 70 mil-lion persons with epilepsyworldwide, nearly 12 millionreside in India. Despite thishuge number most of thesepatients don't receive anytreatment as it often associat-ed with social stigma.

According to Dr LeenuGupta, Neurologist, DrLeenu's Brain & Spine Cen-tre, Ludhiana, "While Headinjury is a common cause ofepilepsy worldwide, one ofthe prominent causes ofepilepsy in India is Neurocys-ticercosis (parasitic disease ofthe nervous system). It is re-

sponsible for about 30% ofseizure disorders in the Indi-an subcontinent." Often acontrollable disease, epilepsyfaces serious social stigmabecause of which majority ofpeople don't reach out fortreatment. It is it one of themost common neurologicaldiseases after migraine,stroke and Alzheimer. In-forms Dr Leenu Gupta "De-spite the diagnostic and treat-ment options available, manycases are either undetected,misdiagnosed, or end up withunqualified doctors or thosewho practice alternative med-icine. Prevailing myths, cul-tural beliefs, and low aware-ness are the main reasons forthis situation."

Epilepsy is curable: Dr Leenu Gupta

Kalaswala Khalsa Senior Secondary Schoolmake spectacular showing in sports

Men's protection cell willhelp needy: Zubairy MAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA: We shall alwaysstand with the husbands exploited bythe wives, Shahid Zubairy vicepresident Men's protection cell spokethese words while speaking to yugmarg

in his office today, hesaid that women areexploiting theirhusbands by filingcourt cases under125IPC, he furthersaid that theorganization will help

the needy and legal assistance will begiven to the husbands exploited by theirwives and the people suffering fromfalse allegation by the women, he saidthat India level protest will be organizedat Janter Manter New Delhi to protectthe rights of men, he further appealedthe exploited husbands to comeforward for justice instead of going intodepression.

Three NRIs bookedfor fraud

PHAGWARA, NOV 17 Three NRIs have been bookedon the charges of duping a manof Rs 80 lakhs in the pretext ofselling a land at GaushalaRoad Phagwara. A case wasregistered on a complaint byone Narinder Vermani, resi-dent of Hargobind NagarPhagwara, the city police reg-istered a case under section420/406/120B of IPC againstthree USA based Phagwararesidents NRIs-- MohanSingh, his wife Kuldip Kaurand son Satnam Singh.

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Sonata launches `Stride’CHANDIGARH: Sonata, India’slargest-selling watch brand from thehouse of Titan has launched a newrange of hybrid Smart watches –Stride. Available in two versions, Strideand Stride Pro, the watches offer amultitude of smart features that help inthe adoption of a healthier lifestyle, ataffordable prices, starting from Rs2,995, said Utkarsh Thakur, ManagingHead-Sonata. The range has 6variants which come with Smartcapabilities of tracking steps, callalerts, finding the phone, activating thecamera, etc.

Four killed in separate accidents in BareillyBAREILLY: Three men on a motorcycle died after their vehicle lost balance andrammed into a divider on Pilibhit bypass, police said on Sunday. They sustained headinjuries as they were not wearing helmets, Superintendent of Police (city) Ravindra Ku-mar said. In another incident on Bhuta-Bareilly road, a truck hit a motorcycle, makingfour people injured.

Police sent the injured for treatment to Bareilly, where Khushnaseeb (28) and hersix-month-old daughter Alisha succumbed to their injuries. The other two injured werestill hospitalised, the police said.

Wait for the final SCverdict on Sabarimala:KhushbooCHENNAI: Congress leader Khushbooon Sunday said that we will have towait for the final verdict of the SupremeCourt on Sabarimala temple issue."We will have to abide by what theSupreme Court said. They havereferred the case to a seven-judgebench. We will have to wait for the finalverdict," she told a news agency."We have to think and not rush into it.It is a belief for hundreds of years andit can't be denied but at the same timewhen one is looking at the progressiveworld, the rights cannot be denied aswell," she added. A sea of devoteesthronged the Sabarimala temple onSaturday as the shrine opened for theannual Mandala Pooja.The opening of the shrine comes daysafter a five-judge bench of theSupreme Court had referred a clutchof petitions seeking review of its orderwhich paved the way for the entry ofwomen into Sabarimala temple inKerala to a larger seven-judge benchby a majority 3:2 ruling.The top court also observed that theright to worship by an individual cannotoutweigh the rights of a religiousgroup.The Supreme Court had lifted atraditional ban on entry of women ofmenstrual age (10-50 years) onSeptember 28 last year.Despite the apex court's ruling, a stringof protests took place at theSabarimala temple and its surroundingareas in the state, when severalwomen attempted to visit the shrinebut were stopped by Lord Ayyappadevotees.

Goa Navy MIG crash:Union Minister Naikpraises pilotsPANAJI: Union Minister of State forDefence Shripad Naik on Sundaypraised both pilots of the Navy MIGtrainer that crashed here for pointingthe aircraft away from populated areas.The MiG-29K aircraft, attached to INSHansa base in Dabolim, had crashedon a rocky plateau near Verna villageon Saturday, with both pilots managingto eject safely. "Brave work done byMiG-29k twin seater aircraft pilots CaptM Sheokhand and Lt Cdr DeepakYadav by showing presence of mindand by pointing the aircraft away fromthe populated areas and ejectingsafely. May God give them health andsuccess," Naik, a Lok Sabha MP fromNorth Goa, tweeted. District CollectorAjit Roy told reporters on Saturday thatthe left engine of the aircraft flamed outwhile the right engine caught fire dueto a bird hit.

Meet on child's right inMoga on Nov 26MOGA: To redress the grievances ofthe children between 0 and 18 years ofage, a panel from NationalCommission for Protection of ChildRights (NCPCR) will meet here onNovember 26. According to DeputyCommissioner Moga Sandeep Hans,the children or their guardians withissues, can pre-register theircomplaints at the District ChildProtection Office (DCPO) that will betaken up during the camp. He alsodirected officials to ensure maximumparticipation of children at the DeputyCommissioner at District AdministrativeComplex (DAC) here, to raise theirrespective issues.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, NOV 17

Senior BJP leader VijayGoel on Sunday said thatquestions should be askedfrom Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal who didnot work on reducing pol-lution for more than 1500days.

"Gautam Gambhir wasnot able to come for onemeeting but Kejriwal gov-ernment did not work formore than 1500 days onpollution. Questions shouldbe asked to Kejriwal by themedia," Goel told re-porters.

East Delhi MP GautamGambhir had skipped a key

meeting of the Parliamen-tary Standing Committee ofUrban Development overair pollution in the nationalcapital on November 15.The meeting was ultimate-

ly called off as MPs and bu-reaucrats were absent. Goelfurther charged the Kejriw-al government and said thatits measures on pollutionhave failed to curb it. "The

Supreme Court has saidthat the work that shouldhave been done on pollu-tion in Delhi has not beendone by the Delhi govern-ment. The Supreme Courtalso said that the odd-evenscheme did not have anyimpact on pollution," hesaid.

"Stubble has beenburning for the last 30years but why did the pol-lution go up during the lastfive years. Kejriwal shouldresign. If the Eastern West-ern peripheral way was notthere it would have beendifficult to live in Delhi.This work was done by thecentral government," headded. The overall air qual-

ity in Delhi continued to re-main in a 'very poor' cate-gory for the second consec-utive day on Sunday, ac-cording to System of AirQuality and Weather Fore-casting And Research (SA-FAR).

The overall Air QualityIndex (AQI) in the nationalcapital was recorded at 365which falls under 'verypoor' category. The AQI be-tween the range of 51 to100 is considered as satis-factory; 101-200 is moder-ate; 201-300 falls under thecategory of poor. While300-400 is considered as'very poor', levels between401-500 fall under the 'haz-ardous category'.

Questions should be asked fromKejriwal on pollution: Vijay Goel NEW DELHI, NOV 17

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Sunday launched thesupply of 'Winter Grade Diesel'in Ladakh via video conferenc-ing. It has been developed bythe Indian Oil Corporation toaddress the problem of loss offluidity in fuel during extremewinter conditions.

During the winter season,the temperature in Ladakh goesbelow -25 degree celsius to -30degree celsius. The WinterGrade Diesel, which has beendeveloped by the IOCL's Pani-pat Refinery, is usable up to -33degree celsius. Speaking on theoccasion, Shah said: "This isthe work done by our govern-ment under the leadership ofPrime Minister Modi. Ladakhhad to face injustice for thou-sands of years but now it is wit-nessing development. It is anew dawn in Leh, Ladakh."

The Home Minister said thathe had assured the people ofboth Union Territories - Jam-mu and Kashmir and Ladakh -that the pace of development inboth regions will move fast bytaking into consideration whattheir needs are. He asserted thatthe step would boost tourismand economy in Ladakh.Union Minister of Petroleumand Natural Gas DharmendraPradhan and BJP MP fromLadakh Jamyang TseringNamgyal were also present atthe launch.

Amit Shah launches 'WinterGrade Diesel' for Ladakh

NEW DELHI, NOV 17

The Delhi assembly elec-tions, to be held early nextyear, will see a direct fightbetween the ruling AamAadmi Party and the BJP,as the Congress is not evenin the competition, seniorAAP leader Sanjay Singhsaid.

Refuting reports thatthe Congress might emergeas a surprise player in theupcoming assembly elec-tions and put up a toughfight, as was the case inHaryana, Singh said the sit-uation in the national capi-tal is "completely differ-

ent". Claiming that no oneeven mentions Congress inDelhi, the AAP Rajya Sab-ha MP said the grand oldparty cannot be even con-sidered a competitor for theelections in Delhi. In the2015 assembly elections,

AAP won 67 of the 70 seatsand the BJP got the rest,while the Congress drew ablank.

"In Delhi, people haveseen our work and they arehappy with it. They willvote based on that," he toldPTI in an interview. Singhalso ruled out forging pre-poll alliance with the Con-gress for the assembly elec-tions.

Before the Lok Sabhaelections, the AAP and theCongress were in talks toform a pre-poll alliance.But the talks were calledoff when the two partiescould not reach an agree-

ment on seat sharing.About the agenda of theAAP for the upcomingpolls, Singh said, in the lastfive years, the AAP gov-ernment reached out toevery section of the societythrough its schemes --whether it was education tobenefit children and youth,'tirth yatra' for the elderly,free travel for women inbuses or CCTV installationfor their safety.

"This shows how webelieve in taking everyoneforward. These are theagenda that the AAP willpursue again if it is voted topower," he said.

UNNAO, NOV 17

The Unnao police on Sundaylodged an FIR against eightknown and 200 unidentifiedpeople for their alleged in-volvement in the clasheswhich broke out on Saturdaybetween the police and theagitated farmers after the ad-ministration refused to grantthem compensation for theland acquired by the UttarPradesh State Industrial De-velopment Authority (UPSI-DA) for the ambitious Trans-Ganga City.

The complaint was reg-istered by the Uttar PradeshState Industrial Develop-ment Authority (UPSIDC ).Speaking to media, Madhav

Prasad Verma, Unnao Super-intendent of Police, said,"Villagers and some miscre-ants had attacked UP StateIndustrial Development Cor-poration (UPSIDC) officialsand their vehicles. UPSIDClodged FIR against 8 namedand 200 unidentified people.

Investigation on, action willbe taken against the accusedsoon."

Another FIR was alsofiled against 30 named and200 unidentified people forallegedly firing bullets onthe police party and peltingstones yesterday during the

clashes. So far five peoplehave been arrested by thepolice for allegedly creatingviolence in the region and at-tacking their colleagues.

"Some miscreants hadlater fired bullets on the po-lice party and pelted stonesat them. Five cops were in-jured. Police has lodged FIRagainst 30 named and 200unidentified people. The in-vestigation is underway.Five people have alreadybeen arrested," the UnnaoSuperintendent of Policeadded.

On Saturday, scores offarmers pelted stones at theJCB machine which was de-ployed to carry out work forthe high-tech trans-Ganga

city, claiming that they havenot received compensationfor their land acquired by theUttar Pradesh State Industri-al Development Authority(UPSIDA).

Trans Ganga City is theplanned satellite township inthe Indian province of UttarPradesh in the Unnao districtwhich comes under the Kan-pur metropolitan area. Thearea comprises the stretchfrom the limits of the UnnaoMunicipality to the Gangariver near Kanpur on NH 25and Unnao-ShuklaganjHighway. The Uttar Pradeshgovernment has also pro-posed a Skill DevelopmentUniversity near the proposedHi-tech city.

NAMSAI, NOV 17

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Min-ister Pema Khandu on Saturdaywelcomed the Centre's initia-tive to solve the decades-oldNaga problem and categorical-ly stated that there will be nocompromise on the territorialintegrity of the state.

The Arunachal Pradeshgovernment will make clear itsstand on the Naga peaceprocess to the Centre whencalled for discussion, he said.Welcoming the Centres initia-tive, Khandu said New Delhi is

serious to solve the issue oncefor all. We will soon call an all-party meeting to discuss the is-

sue besides taking the view ofother stakeholders. We willsubmit our decision to the Cen-tre before a framework agree-ment is signed, the chief minis-ter said while addressing theNational Press Day celebrationhere.

We are clear in our standand we want that Naga peaceprocess should not affect thestate at any cost, he said. Thecentral government has alreadyrejected terrorist outfit NSCN-IM's demand for unification ofNaga inhabited areas in Ma-nipur, Arunachal Pradesh and

Assam. All the three northeast-ern states have vehemently op-posed it.

The union home ministryhad said in a statement that be-fore any settlement is arrived atwith Naga groups, all stake-holders, including the states ofAssam, Manipur and ArunachalPradesh will be duly consultedand their concerns will be tak-en into consideration.

The NSCN-IM had de-manded 'Nagalim' or GreaterNagaland in which all Naga-in-habited areas in the Northeastwould be under one administra-

tive umbrella. The map of 'Na-galim', released by the NSCN-IM a few years ago, spreadsover 1,03,473 sq km beyondthe 16,527 sq km area of Naga-land. It includes Anjaw,Changlang, Lohit, Longding,Namsai and Tirap districts ofArunachal Pradesh. TheNSCN-IM and its rival factionshave claimed that these areas,primarily Changlang, Longdingand Tirap districts, are domi-nated by Nagas. Successivegovernments in ArunachalPradesh have time and againmade it clear that they would

not compromise on the state'sterritorial integrity. A frame-work agreement was signed onAugust 3, 2015 by NSCN-IMleader Thuingaleng Muivahand Centres interlocutor R NRavi in the presence of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

The framework agreementcame after over 80 rounds ofnegotiations spanning 18 years,with the first breakthrough in1997 when the ceasefire agree-ment was sealed after decadesof insurgency in Nagalandwhich started soon after Inde-pendence in 1947.

Zero tillage drill technology for sowingwheat gains popularity in Jalandhar

JALANDHAR, NOV 17

With the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ wel-fare is sensitizing the peasants to sow the wheat withthe help of super seeder, happy seeder and zero drillmachines, the Zero tillage drill technology has gainedpopularity among the farmers in the district. The Ja-landhar has a total area 4.25 lakh acre under wheat cul-tivation and out of which 2.60 lakh acre has alreadybeen sown by the farmers till to date.

As per the department, around 50,000-acre areahas been sown under zero tillage drill technology till todate which is likely to reach 1 lakh acre in this season.The last year, the wheat area was sown under the sametechnology was only 56000 acre. Divulging the details,Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Nazar Singh said that zerodrill tillage technology reduces the cost of field prepa-ration and increases the water-holding capacity of thesoil. He also said that in the fields prepared under thistechnique, the weeds infestation is too much low andfurther it saves irrigation water up to 10-15% duringfirst irrigation and improves crop yield also.

PAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA, NOV 17

Session Court, Kapurtha-lasentenced a husband torigrous life impriosonmentalongwith a fine of Rs. Onelakh for murdering his wifefive years ago for nonfulfill-ment of dowry demands. Ac-cording to the Complaintlodged by Subhash Chan-der(Retd. Colonel) father ofNeelam(since deceased) at PScity , Kapurthala that accusedArvind Kumar Sharma usedto maltreat her daughter inconnection with demand ofdowry but in order to savemarriage she was persuadedwith parents to have patience& wait for some time in a

hope that accused will im-prove but accused never mendhis way, he complained.

He further stated that on 1stof October , her daughter Nee-lam came to her parentalhouse at Panchkula and toldhim to fulfill the demand ofher husband & to pay her asum of Rs. 2 lakh for replace-ment of his existing car with abig car and then he asked herto wait some days for arrange-ment of this money and on 5thof October , 2014 she cameback Kapurthala but on thevery next day in the earlymorning some one called onhis son Colonel Rajinder Ku-mar’s mobile that his daughterNeelam had died, he stated.According to prosecution that

due to non-fulfillment ofdowry demands, accusedArvind Kumar strangulatedhis wife Neelam to death Onhearing the argument of pulicprosecutor Chetna Gill anddefence counsel AdvocateNaval Sehgal and AdvocateP;K. Sandhir , Additional Dis-trict & Session Judge Ra-jwinder satisfied with the ar-guments of public prosecutorthat accused Arvind KumarSharma was taken a preciouslife of his wife Neelam andconvicted the accused ArvindKumar Sharma and sentencedrigorous life imprisonmentand a fine of Rs. One lakh andin case of non-payment of fineaccused has to undergo oneyear more imprisonment.

NEW DELHI, NOV 17

BJP national spokesperson Shah-nawaz Hussain on Sunday said thatthe Opposition should also make itscontribution in the winter session ofthe parliament which will begin fromtomorrow.

Speaking to a news agency Hus-sain said, "Winter session will startfrom tomorrow and many importantdecisions will be taken. The Opposi-tion should support it and make itscontributions."

On being asked about AIMIMchief Asaduddin Owaisi's commentswith respect to the Supreme Court'sverdict in Ayodhya case, Hussainsaid, "Owaisi should be careful be-fore speaking anything. His state-ments can cause communal dishar-mony. After a long time, this nation

has united, if Owaisi wants to breakthis unity, the Muslims of the countrywill not forgive him."

The AIMIM lawmaker had de-manded the reconstruction of Babrimosque, which was demolished byHindu activists in 1992. "I want my

masjid back," Owaisi tweeted on Fri-day, days after the Supreme Court or-dered the construction of Ram Tem-ple on the disputed site in Ayodhya,Uttar Pradesh. Following the pro-nouncement of the verdict, Owaisisaid that the "Supreme Court is in-

deed supreme but not infal-lible". "I am not satisfiedwith the verdict. We havefull faith in the Constitu-tion. We were fighting forour legal rights. We do notneed five-acre land as a do-nation," he had said. On be-ing asked about NCP chiefSharad Pawar to meet Con-gress president SoniaGandhi, the BJPspokesper-son said, "Congress is des-perate for power. After be-ing in power for so long

they are now in the third spot, in fact,they are in the fourth spot in Maha-rashtra." "The alliance which Con-gress is making has to decide what istheir opinion about Veer Savarkar andBalasaheb Thackeray. At present, theCongress party is very confused."

Arunachal CM welcomes centre's initiative to solve naga problem

Opposition should make its contributionin winter session of Parliament: Hussain

The AIMIMlawmaker haddemanded thereconstruction ofBabri mosque, whichwas demolished byHindu activists in1992.

Cong can't be considered competitor inupcoming Delhi polls: Sanjay Singh

Court sentences wife’s murderer withlife imprisonment & fines Rs. One lakh

Trans Ganga city protest: FIR filed against protesters in UnnaoAnother FIR was alsofiled against 30 namedand 200 unidentifiedpeople for allegedlyfiring bullets on thepolice party andpelting stonesyesterday during theclashes.

CHANDIGARH: Express-ing concerned over mountingpollution in Delhi and capitalregion, organ-izers of StarK a b a d d iLeague haveshifted theirstaging fromNew Delhi toP a n c h k u l awhich isscheduled forthe secondweek of Janu-ary 2020.While ad-dressing a press conferencetoday at Chandigarh PressClub, Ashok Kumar Goyal,Chairman, Star KabaddiLeague said continuous pol-lution can prove fatal for theplayers, hence they have de-cided to shift their base. He

said that after the successfulseason – 1 at Kaithal this yearin April, organizers of Star

Kabaddi League are prettyconfident for another editionwhich will be participated byover 300 players across the15 states. Likewise last edi-tion; this year too, HaryanaHeroes, Mumbai Lions, Pun-jab Tigers.

Panchkula to host Star KabaddiLeague in January 2020

12-kg ovarian tumorremovedCHANDIGARH: A non-cancerousovarian tumor weighing 12-kg wasremoved successfully recently at aprivate hospital. Dr. Deepti Bansal,consultant gynae & obstetrics at Ojas

SuperSpecialtyHospital whoperformedsurgery saidthat a 56-yrold Balafrom Lalruwasdiagnosed to

have huge abdomenopelvic masscomprising of right complex solid cysticovarian cyst plus multiple uterusfibroids. The patient came with pain inabdomen and loss of appetite. Thediagnosis confirmed with ultrasoundand CT scan, was that a huge ovariantumor was occupying whole of theabdomen. Dr Deepti said that normallyovary size is 3-cm to 4-cm but thetumor of such huge size could haveruptured and patient would havelanded up in emergency. Dr. Deeptisaid that in past she had operated andremoved pelvic tumors up to 8 to 10-kgbut this was first time she removed 12-kg size big tumor. The complicationsassociated with huge ovarian tumorinclude malignancy and rupture oftumor, she informed.

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