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CHANDIGARHVOL. XXIII, NO. 242

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Strength does not come fromphysical capacity. It comes from

an indomitable will.

Mahatma Gandhi

Shekhawat flags offrafting expedition toraise awareness onGanga rejuvenationDEVPRAYAG: Union Minister forJal Shakti, Gajendra SinghShekhawat on Thursday flaggedoff the rafting expedition called'Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan' or`Ganga Calling Campaign', whichhas been organised by the Na-tional Mission for Clean Ganga.The month-long river rafting ex-pedition between Devprayag inUttarakhand and Ganga Sagar inWest Bengal is to create aware-ness on water conservation.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 10

After the success of India's first pri-vate train Tejas Express, the govern-ment is now planning to hand overthe development of 50 railway sta-tions and operations of about 150trains to private players.

The government has also pro-posed to set up an EmpoweredGroup of Secretaries to drive theprocess.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant,in a letter, addressed to RailwayBoard Chairman VK Yadav, said,"As you are aware that the RailwaysMinistry was required to take up de-velopment of 400 railway stationsand make them 'world-class'. De-

spite the aforesaid commitments, theactual implementation of the samehas not happened except for a fewisolated cases."

Kant further added that based onhis discussions with the Union Rail-ways Minister, a necessity was feltto develop 50 railway stations on a

'priority basis'."Considering the recent experi-

ence in privatisation of 6 Airports, asimilar process for setting up an Em-powered Group of Secretaries todrive the process is required," readthe letter dated October 7. The Em-powered Group of Secretaries is saidto consist of CEO, Niti Aayog;Chairman, Railway Board; Secre-tary, Department of Economic Af-fairs and the Secretary of Ministry ofHousing and Urban Affairs Kant fur-ther stated that the said EmpoweredGroup of Secretaries may also betasked to drive railway's initiative ofbringing in private operators for pas-senger train operations in whichabout 150 trains are expected to tak-en up in the first phase.

CEO ordersenquiry againstDC Sirmaur forMCC 'violation'SHIMLA: Chief Electoral Officeron Thursday ordered DivisionalCommissioner enquiry againstDeputy Commissioner Sirmauron the complaint of Congressparty for violating Model Code ofConduct for Pachhad bypollSpecial Officer on Duty attachedwith State Election DepartmentNeeraj Sharma told UNI that ona complaint received from Con-gress state unit, Chief ElectoralOfficer Devesh Kumar orderedenquiry by Divisional Commis-sioner Shimla Rajeev Sharmaagainst Deputy CommissionerSirmaur and District Electoral Of-ficer Dr Raj Krishan Pruthi (IAS),who would submit the report af-ter the probe with immediate ef-fect.

Austrian Handke,Pole Tokarczuk winNobel prizes forliteratureSTOCKHOLM: Austria's PeterHandke won the 2019 NobelPrize for Literature, and the post-poned 2018 award went to Polishauthor Olga Tokarczuk, theSwedish Academy said onThursday.Handke won the 2019 prize for"for an influential work that withlinguistic ingenuity has exploredthe periphery and the specificityof human experience," the Acad-emy said in a statement.The 2018 prize, delayed by oneyear after a sexual assault scan-dal rocked the award-givingAcademy, went to Tokarczuk for"for a narrative imagination thatwith encyclopaedic passion rep-resents the crossing of bound-aries as a form of life."

Tejas Express experiment termed successful

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SRINAGAR, OCT 10

Three politicians, includingformer PDP MLAYawar Mir,were on Thursday releasedafter remaining under deten-tion since August 5, whencentre abrogated Article 370and Article 35 A, besides bi-furcated the state into twoUnion Territories.

Official sources said thatMr Mir, former Congress dis-trict Baramulla presidentShoaib Lone and NationalConference (NC) leader NoorMohammad were released onThursday.

“The leaders were re-leased on various ground andhad to sign documents assur-ing that they will not disrupt

peace and harmony in the val-ley,” they added. The gover-nor administration had earlierreleased three Kashmir-basedpoliticians, including PeoplesConference leader and formerminister Imran Raza Ansari,National Conference leaderSyed Akhoon and PDP leaderKhursheed Alam. Over athousand people, includingpoliticians, activists, sepa-ratists and business associa-tion leaders, were detained inAugust to ‘maintain law andorder’ after Centre abrogatedspecial status of the state.Three former chief ministers– Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and MehboobaMufti – remain detained sinceAugust 5.

Three Kashmir-basedpoliticians released

Govt to privatise 50 railway stations, 150 trains

Hemkund Sahibcloses for wintersGOPESHWAR: The portals ofHemkund Sahib, a high altitudeSikh shrine in Garhwal Hi-malayas, were closed on Thurs-day for the winter season.Over 3,000 Sikh devoteesbraved the chill to pay obei-sance at the temple located at aheight of 14202 feet before itsceremonial closure in the after-noon after recital of prayers.Gurudwara management com-mittee officials said over 2.5 lakhpeople visited Hemkund Sahibthis year.Doors of the temple will be re-opened in May, they said.

Sehwag joinsKejriwal's fightagainst DengueNEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minis-ter Arvind Kejriwal on Thursdaythanked former Indian cricketerVirender Sehwag for supportingthe #10Hafte10Baje10Minutecampaign against Dengue andother mosquito-borne diseasesin the capital. Mr Kejriwal tweet-ed, "I thank Virender Sehwag Jifor giving his voice to our cam-paign against Dengue. I stronglybelieve that after listening toyour message, the youth of Del-hi will join the #10Hafte10Baje10Minute campaign withmore enthusiasm and vigor."

IT raids Karnataka ex-deputy CM Parameshwara

NEW DELHI, OCT 10

The income tax department on Thursday conducted raidsat former Karnataka deputy chief minister and seniorCongress leader G Parameshwara’s house and a medicalcollege owned by him.

Taxmen also carried out raids at a medical college andhospital in Kolar owned by former Union minister R LJalappa.

“If raids are being conducted on the educational in-stitutions I have no objection. Let them look at all the doc-uments,” Parameshwara said. I-T department sources saidthe raids were conducted around 30 premises linked toParameshwara. The income tax department has found ir-regularities in medical college run by a trust related toParameshwara, news agency a news agency reported.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 10

All eyes are on the two-day Informal Summitbetween Prime Minister Narendra Modi andChinese President Xi Jinping starting FridayChennai and Mahabalipuram when bothleaders are expected to hold serious parleyson Indo Pacific, terrorism and possibly alsotake up concerns over a massive trade imbal-ance and the mega RCEP trade deal.

Mr Modi and President Xi will be meet-ing next in Bangkok on the sidelines of theEast Asia and ASEAN summit from October31- November 4.

The meeting will come within 15 days ofthe Informal summit. The Bangkok meetingwill be the fourth this year between Xi-Modiand the seventh interaction between the twosince Wuhan in April 2018.

Besides the trade talks, the two leadersare expected to take a call for the next roundof Special Representative-level talks aimedat boundary resolution.

The Special Representative talks that in-volves NSA Ajit Doval was put on holdagainst the backdrop of China’s tough stanceon Kashmir after August 5.

India is keen for higher market access forexporting products. China has been import-ing rice and sugar from India following aspecial request from Prime Minister Modi.

China exports mostly finished goodssuch as electronics, electrical equipment,plastic, organic chemicals and fertiliserswhile India exports commodities such as tea,coffee, spices, stones and minerals.

Indian pharmaceuticals face resistance inChinese markets on various grounds.

The bilateral trade between the twoneighbours touched a historic high of USD95.54 billion in 2018 but the trade deficit isin China’s favour and it rose to USD 57.86billion.

Mr Modi has held meeting on RCEPtrade issue with senior ministers on Mondaywhile Union Home Minister Amit Shah helda separate meeting last week with FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman and ExternalAffairs Dr S Jaishankar besides CommerceMinister Piyush Goyal on the matter.

The RCEP is a proposed free-tradeagreement (FTA) between the 10-memberstates of the Association of Southeast Asian

Nations (Asean) and its six FTA partnersChina, India, Japan, South Korea, Australiaand New Zealand.

Commerce Minister Goyal will be inBangkok for the RCEP ministerial meet.

With regard to hosting President Xi inTamil Nadu, sources said Prime MinisterModi has been generally in favour of takingforeign dignitaries outside the national capi-tal to showcase other parts of India and se-lection of Tamil Nadu is also being seen fromthat perspective.

Mahabalipuram is a World Heritage Sitelisted in 1984 according to officials here, thehistoric occasion will thus befittingly projectthe tourism potentials of Mahabalipuram inparticular and also of Tamil Nadu.

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamihas urged the people of Tamil Nadu to accorda grand welcome to President Jinping. 'Thetalks to be held between Modi and Xi in Ma-habalipuram will elevate the stature of TamilNadu in world level,' he said in a statement.

Sources said on his way to Mahabalipu-ram from Chennai, the visiting dignitary willget glimpses of several events at variouspoints such as Karakattam and drums nearSaidapet court.

The unique Karakattam team fromMadurai will also perform while a team ofdrum artistes will welcome the Chinese Pres-ident in Kandanchavadi with Nadaswaram,Oyilattam and Karakattam in Thiruvadan-thai.

According to sources, folk artistes wouldalso perform near Chennai Airport on Fridayafternoon when Xi Jinping arrives.

All eyes on Modi-Xi talks File Photo

AGENCYISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 10

Pakistan on Thursday said no date hasbeen fixed so far for the inauguration ofthe much-awaited Kartarpur corridor,even as it assured that it will be open“on time” on the occasion of the 550thbirth anniversary of Sikh faith founderGuru Nanak Dev next month. The state-ment came nearly a month after a seniorofficial heading the corridor project an-nounced that Pakistan will allow IndianSikh pilgrims to visit the holy KartarpurSahib from November 9. Addressing aweekly press briefing here, Foreign Of-fice spokesman Mohammad Faisal said,“Work on the Karatarpur corridor willbe completed on time as committed bythe Prime Minister (Imran Khan). It willbe inaugurated on time, but I can’t giveany date for its opening as no date hasbeen fixed so far.” He assured that

the corridor will be open on the occa-sion of the 550th birth anniversary ofthe Sikh spiritual leader on November12. The proposed corridor will connectDarbar Sahib in Kartarpur with DeraBaba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur districtof Punjab and facilitate visa-free move-ment of Indian pilgrims, who will haveto just obtain a permit to visit KartarpurSahib, which was established in 1522by Guru Nanak Dev. Pakistan is build-ing the corridor from the Indian borderto Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur,while the other part from Dera BabaNanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district upto the border will be constructed by In-dia. On September 16, during a maidenvisit of Pakistani and foreign journaliststo the proposed Kartarpur Corridor inNarowal, some 125 km from Lahore,the project director, Atif Majid, said 86per cent of the work on the corridor hasbeen completed .

Pak takes U-turn onKartarpur, says no fixdate for inauguration

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 10

Former promoter of Ranbaxypharmaceuticals ShivinderSingh was arrested on Thurs-day by Delhi Police’s Eco-nomic Offences Wing(EOW).

In December 2018, Reli-gare Enterprises Ltd (REL)subsidiary Religare Finvest(RFL) had lodged a criminalcomplaint with the Econom-ic Offences Wing of the Del-hi Police against promotersMalvinder Mohan Singh andShivinder Mohan Singh.

The complaint alsonamed REL ex-CMD SunilGodhwani, among other di-rectors, for cheating, fraudand misappropriation offunds to the tune of ? 740crore.

The complaint was regis-tered for various offences in-cluding cheating, criminalbreach of trust, misappropri-ation, fraud and forgery andcriminal conspiracy.

“The complaint was filedbasis internal inquiries (in-cluding an independentforensic review) undertakenby the new RFL board andmanagement,” REL releasesaid.

REL was controlled bythe warring Singh brothersuntil February 2018.

Post their exit from theboard of REL in February2018, the boards of REL andRFL had been re-constituted.According to an REL regula-tory filing, the newly-formedRFL Board and managementdiscovered siphoning andmisappropriation of funds ofRFL amounting to approx ?740 crores in aggregatethrough loans to entities thatare controlled by, connectedto or known to the promotersor their associates. The trou-bles for the Singh brothers

began after they squanderedover Rs 22,500 crore in just adecade. The decade saw For-tis and Religare come underhuge debt burdens, which ul-timately led to the Singhbrothers losing control oftheir businesses. The broth-ers are also in the dock overthe decade-old sale of Ran-baxy to the Japanese pharmacompany Daiichi Sanyo. ASingapore international tri-bunal has held the brothersguilty of concealing informa-tion during Ranbaxy's saleand has ordered them to payaround Rs 4,000 crore to theDaiichi Sanyo.

Ex-Ranbaxy promoterShivinder Singh arrested

SURAT, OCT 10

Congress leader RahulGandhi on Thursday ap-peared before a magisterialcourt and pleaded not guiltyin a criminal defamationcase filed against him forhis "why do all thievesshare the Modi surname" re-marks.

Gandhi appeared before the court ofChief Judicial Magistrate B H Kapadiahere and pleaded not guilty when asked

by the court whether he acceptthe charges, levelled againsthim by BJP legislator fromSurat-West, Purnesh Modi.

After Gandhi's plea wasrecorded, his lawyers moved anapplication seeking a perma-nent exemption from personalappearance in the next hear-ings. After Modi's lawyersraised objection to the exemp-

tion plea, the court said it will decide onthe plea on December 10.

The court said Gandhi is not required

to remain present during the next hearingon that date. During the last hearing inJuly, the cout had granted Gandhi ex-emption from personal appearance forthat hearing and fixed October 10 as thenext date of hearing. In his complaint, theBJP legislator had alleged the Congressleader had defamed the entire Modi com-munity with his remarks, made duringthe Lok Sabha campaign this year. Thecourt, while admitting the suit, had heldthat there was a prima facie case of crim-inal defamation against the Lok Sabhamember from Wayanad.

‘Country is more secure afterabrogation of Article 370’

SANGLI, OCT 10

Union home minister Amit Shah has saidthat the country is more secure and unit-ed after the abrogation of Article 370 thatgave special status to Jammu and Kash-mir and its bifurcation into two union ter-ritories.

Addressing a mammoth rally at Jattehsil in the district Thursday afternoon, Mr Shah, who isalso the BJP president, said that Congress party had totallyneglected the security of the country, while Modi govern-ment abrogated Article 30 to get rid of problems like terrorism and bring peace and prosperity to Jammu andKashmir.

Rahul Gandhi pleads not guiltyin Modi surname remark case

Trade deficit, boundary issuelikely to be discussed in meet

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R/o H. No. 1153, Sector-19-b, H.no. 249 , Moti Bagh, 72737 Sangrur, Punjab -148023 I Jaspreet D/O Sodhi Singh Singh R/o Vpo. Khota Chandigarh Have Changed My Kapurthala Have Changed I Hitherto Known As have changed my name to R/O Vpo. Salaich Tehsil (Moga) changed my name Name From Triveni Lal To My Name From Jagdeep Tajinder Alias Tarlochan Rajdeep Kaur for all Shahkot, Distt. Jalandhar to Satvir Singh Brar.Triveni. Please Note. Kaur To Jagdeep Kaur Lakhanpal D/o Joginder future purposes. (Pb) Have Changed My 63372

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Have Changed My Name I Kaushalaya Bibi W/o Raj 72778 Inderjeet Singh Chahal. Changed My Minor Son To Suresh Mehto. Singh R/o Basti Bhane I, Satinder Kaur Ghai W/o 63372 Name Arshdeep Singh To

42778 Wali Maste Ke Ferozepur Santbeer Singh, R/o: H.no: I , Jha lman S ingh @ Arshdeep Singh Sidhu.14-a, Street No:1, Sanjay Changed My Name To Lachhman S ingh S /o 63372Gandhi Nagar, Jalandhar-Kushilya Hardial Singh R/o Vpo. I Manjeet Kaur Alias 144004, Have Changed My 90002 Purain (Ludhiana) declare Paramjit Kaur W/O Soma Name To Satinder Kaur I Rajinder Kaur W/o that I Jhalman Singh @ Singh R/O Pitho Distt Duggal.Jagvinder Singh Masoun Lachhman Singh same Bathinda Have Two Name

72778Vpo Madhir Distt Sri person name and both Of One Person.I ,balwinder Kaur W/o Jagan Muktsar Sahib Have names belong to me. 63372Nath R/o Vpo. Mazara C h a n g e d M y N a m e 63372 I, Gurpreet S/O Bhag Ram Dingrian Tehsil Garhshankar Rajinder Kaur Masoun. I, Jaskaran Singh S/O R/O Village Dosanjh Khurd (hoshiarpur) Declare That 62647 Jagroop Singh R/O Patti Tehsil Banga District Sbs My Name Is Balwinder Kaur I, Jaswant Singh S/o Sandli, Mehraj, Bathinda Nagar Have Changed My And Kaur Is My Surname.B a l b i r S i n g h V p o . Have Changed My Name Name To Gurpreet Singh.

72778Dhariwal Kaler Tehsil To Jaskaran Singh Sidhu. 63372I Hitherto Known As Nirmal Ajnala Amritsar Have 63372 I, Sukhminder Nihal W/O Chand S/o Tara Chand, R/o Changed My Minor I Pittala Sathya Narayana Piara Singh R/O 1467 Streat Village Mubarakpur, Po Ala Daughter Name Tarndeep R/O House No .1 -2 /1 31 Shanti Nagar Bhilai Chaur, Tehsil Nawanshahr, Kaur To Tarandeep Kaur. K u c h o o r V i l l a g e Va l sha l i Naga r Durg Distt. Sbs Nagr-1454514, Please Note It , N a w a b p e t M a n d a l Chhattisgarh Have Changed Punjab, India, Have Changed 72737 M a h a b u b n a g a r My Name To Sukhminder My Name And Shal l I, Priya Wife Of Nitin District,Have Changed Kaur.Hereafter Be Known As S h a r m a R / o . My Minor Son Name 63372Nirmal.4/602,10,ajanta Model Pittala Gignesh To Pittala I, Kanwaldeep Kaur W/o

72778School Krishna Nagar Jignesh. Sukhwinder Singh, D/o I Hitherto Known As Amritsar Changed Name 63372 Harbhajan Singh R/o Vill: Nirmala Devi D/o Tulsi Ram To Priya Sharma After I M a n j i t K a u r W / o Nanglan (Fatehgarh Sahib) W/o Dev Raj Sodhi, R/o21, Marriage Gurdev Singh R/o Village have changed my name to Green Avenue Colony, Basti 72737 Talwandi Mange Khan Kanwaldeep Kaur alias Sheikh, Kala Sangha Road, Teh. Zira (FZR) changed Kamaldeep Kaur.Jalandhar-144002, Punjab, my name to Manjeet Kaur. 63372India, Have Changed My 63372 I, Balvir Kaur D/o Charan Name And Shall Hereafter I, Amandeep Verma W/o Das, W/o Avtar Singh R/o Be Known As Nirmala Shiv Kumar R/o Gali Old Post Vill: Nanglan (Fatehgarh Sodhi. Office Wali Makhu Teh-Zira Sahib) have changed my

72778 (Ferozepur) changed my name name to Kulwinder Kaur.I Jagdish Kumar S/o Shanu to Amandeep after marriage. 63372Ram R/o H.no 48 Rose 63372 I, Alka Rani W/o Vijay Kumar Avenue Kapurthala Have I, Gunjeet Kaur W/O R/o W.No.3, Backside Guru Change My Name Jagdish Manpreet Singh Johal Nanak National College, Kumar To Jagdish Kumar R/O Moga Changed Name Doraha (Ludhiana) have Bhutani Gunjeet Kaur Johal. changed my name to Alka.

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PUBLIC NOTICESI, Dharampal S/o Kartara Ram R/o Vill Rattangarh Kakrali , Te h s i l P e h o w a D i s t t (kurukshetra) Declares That My Son Jaswinder Singh And His Wife Ekta Out Of My Control. I Disown Them F r o m M y M o v e a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Properties.i And My Family Will Not Responsible For Their Act And Conduct. Anybody Deal With Them.

84661I, Sumitra Devi W/o Sh.phool Chand, R/o House No 641, Sector 40- A Chandigarh D e c l a r e d T h a t I H a d Debbarred/dis-owned My Son Rajesh Kumar And His Wife Babita Rani From All My M o v a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Properties And Have Get Published The Public Notice In News Papers Now My Son And His Wife Are Under My Control And Obeying Me Hence,i Hereby Withdraw The Said Public Notice And They Will Entitled To Claim S h a r e F r o m A l l M y M o v a b l e / i m m o v e a b l e Properties Being My Legal Heirs.

100074I Gurmail Kaur Wd/O Shinder Singh R/O 657, Sherpur Kalan, Ludhiana Declare That My Son Paramjit Singh & Daughter-In-Law Rajwinder Kaur Are Out Of My Control, So I Disown Them From My Movable & Immovable Properties. Anybody Deal With Them At Their Own Risk.

63372I, Army No. 14338335W Ex-Hav Balwant Singh of AD Regt res iden t o f Vpo. Bhairupa Teh-Phul Distt. Bathinda Punjab inform all that date of Birth of my wife Balwinder Kaur has been wrongly given in my records as 29-09-1963, her correct DOB is 15-08-1962, Her Adhar Card No. is 8270 7305 8695.

63372I, Army No. 3401744-N Ex-Nk (TS) Sukhwinder Singh, resident of Vpo. Ghuman Kalan Teh-Talwandi Sabo Distt. Bathinda, Punjab inform all that Date of Birth of my wife Smt. Rajpal Kaur is wrongly given in my service records as 20-05-1982, Her correct DOB is 05-03-1980, Her Adhar Card is 3886 1310 3279.

63372I Hitherto Known As Rani W/O Kirpal Singh D/O Gulzar Singh, Resident Of Raiya Patti, Vpo Machhike, Tehsil And Distt: Moga Punjab-142039, Have Changed My Name And Shall Hereafter Be Known As Kamaljeet Kaur.

63372I Hitherto Known As Harbans Rani W/O Jai Sukh Ram D/O Mahant Ram Is Residing At H.No -766,New Model House, St No-14 Jalandhar, Punjab Pin - 144003 Have Changed My Name And Shall Hereafter Be Known As Harpreet Narang.

63372I, Kalpana Lamba D/o Shri Ram Gopal Lamba W/o Shri Jatinder Pal Singh R/o Vill Majra Po Dabhota Tehsil Nalagarh Distt. Solan Hp Declare That My Passport No R4997590 Dated 22/09/2017 Valid Up To 21/09/2027, And Aadhar No 612932172835 Is Now Shifted From Ropar To Vill Majra Po Dabhota Tehsil Nalagarh Distt. Solan Hp And Residing Permanently At The Above Address . Please Concerned Note.

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3HARYANARahul Gandhi to campaign in Hry NEW DELHI : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will campaign in the poll-bound stateof Haryana on October 14, party sources said on Wednesday. Sources also said thatRahul Gandhi will also hold an election rally in Mumbai on October 13. This comesas the former Congress president is taking flack from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)for going on "holiday" ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra."Congress party had opposed the triple talaq bill, surgical strikes, airstrike, and removalof Article 370. When elections are being held in Haryana and Maharashtra, RahulGandhi is on a holiday. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi you should come to Haryana andtell people whether you support the removal of Article 370 in J&K.YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

Manoj Wadhwato join BJP today

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCT 10

While on the one hand, while peo-ple are quitting other parties, theBJP's clan is continuing to grow.Manoj Wadhwa, who contestedfrom Karnal assembly in 2014 onthe ticket of Indian National LokDal and his wife Asha Wadhwa,who had contested the all-partymayor election from Karnal in2018, will join BJP tomorrow. Bothwill join BJP in the presence ofChief Minister Manohar Lal Khat-tar. The ceremony will be held atthe Kachhwa Road Mehta Farm.Wadhwa said that he will join BJPwith supporters and strengthen thehands of BJP candidate from Kar-nal Assembly Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar.

He claimed that he would try toconvert BJP’s victory into a record.Let me tell you that in the 2014 as-sembly elections, Manoj Wadhwagot 17685 votes and Manohar Lalwas elected MLA. At the sametime, Mayor candidate Asha Wad-hwa got nearly 60 thousand votesfrom Karnal in the 2018 municipalelections.

Candidates shoulduse designated

places for hoardings:Anish Yadav

KARNAL, OCT 10

Neelokheri assembly constituencyReturning Officer and AdditionalDeputy Commissioner. Candidatescontesting elections will be able touse only the designated places forelectoral campaigning, using otherplaces will be considered disregard-ed by the conduct of elections.

Returning officer said thatplaces have been set for publicmeeting, banners and hoardings forelectoral campaigning in the vil-lages falling under Nilokheri block,among them Prithvi Raj ChauhanChauka in village Sagga, stadiumand panchayat ghar at Nigdu, Pus-tana Road, Abili Khalsa RoadChaupal, Barana Khalsa Communi-ty Center, Barsalu CommunityCenter, Mohadi Jagir PanchayatGhar, Pakhana Valm Shree Chau-pal, Panchayat Ghar in Sultanpur,Panchayat Ghar in Patanpuri,Qaqunity Center in Poojam,Qaqunity Center in Badthal, Pan-chayat Ghar in Saunkada, Panchay-at Ghar in Saqbhi, Chaupala walaside in Padhana, near Bus Stand inMajra Roadan, Beed- Women Gen-eral Chaupal in Badalwa, Shock,etc. near Primari School inNeelokheri.

CM to address three public

meetings today

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, OCTOBER 10

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khat-tar will address three public meet-ings in the Assembly on Friday. Hewill reach Karnal at 9:00 am andstay here till 12:00 pm. This infor-mation was given by BJP DistrictPresident Jagmohan Anand. He in-formed that the first public meetingwill be in Mangal Colony, secondpublic meeting behind DurgaColony Road Sector-6 and the thirdpublic meeting will be in MehtaFarm Kachhwa Road. JagmohanAnand said that the people of Kar-nal have made up their mind to sendManohar Lal Khattar to the assem-bly again by more than one lakhvotes.

RAJENDERA KHATRYCHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 10

The Chief Election Commissioner ofIndia,Sunil Arora, said that Commis-sion is committed to maintain thepurity of elections and to deliverfree, fair and transparent elections.An effective mechanism has been setup to ensure smooth conduct of theelectoral process.

CEC was accompanied withElection Commissioners of IndiaAshok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra,while addressing a press conferencehere today, in connection with thepreparedness of ensuing assemblyelections in Haryana.

On this occasion, Chief ElectoralOfficer of Haryana, Anurag Aggarw-al, Director General, Information,Public Relations and Languages De-partment Haryana Sameer Pal Srow,

Additional Chief Electoral OfficerD.K Behera and Joint Chief Elec-toral Officer Dr Inder Jeet, Apurvand several senior officers were alsopresent.

Arora said that it is the first visitof the full Commission in Haryana.During its two-day visit on October9 and 10, the Commission held a se-ries of review meetings with theState Chief Electoral Officers, offi-cers of the Police department, NodalOfficers and the representatives ofvarious political parties in connec-tion with the forthcoming General

Assembly Election- 2019 in theState.

He said that State level and Dis-trict Level Election Machinery hasbeen directed to be fearless, objec-tive, neutral and independent fromany influence whatsoever. Mean-while, the Commission also praisedHaryana for the arrangements beingmade for the conduct of General As-sembly Election- 2019 in the State.He said that for the first time in theentire state, VVPATs will also beused at all Polling Booths along withthe EVM machines

CEC Arora assures free, fairand transparent polling

Inaugurates SWEEP exhibitionCHANDIGARH, OCT 10

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, inaugurated thestate-level exhibition organized under the "Systematic Voter Educationand Electoral Participation Programme" (SVEEP) and released theSVEEP Action-Plan book here today.

Apart from this, audio jingles and TV campaigns were also launchedby the Chief Election Commissioner of India. On this occasion, ElectionCommissioners of India Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, Chief Elec-toral Officer of Haryana, Anurag Aggarwal and several senior officialswere present. Arora visited the stalls set up by all District Election Offi-cers of the State and inquired in detail about the voter awareness cam-paign being run in their respective districts. He also signed the "VoterAwareness" banner displayed in the Sirsa district stalls and inspired thevoters to come forward and participate in the Haryana's democratic festi-val. He particularly appreciated the documentary prepared by the Karnaldistrict being run in the exhibition. In this documentary, students, women,two castings and elderly voters were taking a pledge to exercise their votein person.

At the Kurukshetra district stall, that is being set up in the exhibition,two youth were seen conveying the message to casting vote in the cos-tumes of Shri Krishna and Arjuna and appealing for voting.

RAM KUMAR TUSIRPANIPAT, OCT. 10

Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Manohar lal Khat-tar says that prior to 2014, Indian politicslacked good people and for improvement,Bharatiya Janta Party has been trying since1980 to establish values in politics. He said in2014 a major change took place under leader-ship of Mr. Narinder Modi which has con-stantly been boosting development through-out. Chief Minister was addressing a party ral-ly in Old Anaj Mandi of Safidon in Jind districttoday where he appealed people to add Mr.Bachan Singh Arya, BJP candidate in Safidonhalqa as MLA among 75 plus in Haryana. Hesaid our worthy prime minister launched apublic interest slogan 'Na khayenge-Na khanedenge' and now honestly working on this con-cept, we have added 'jo khaya thaa use bhinikalvayenge'. Chief Minister said that all gov-ernment jobs are being provided absolutely on

merit i.e. without 'parchi and kharchi' and inaddition, under kaushal vikas yojna we areworking on various projects of training the un-employed and unskilled for their self depend-ence , motivating industrialists to providemaxmum possible employment, as well. Ad-vising unemployed to do something of theirown, he said Mudra Loan upto one crore of ru-pees is available within fifty nine minuts. Hesaid as a historic effort to minimize the eco-nomic gap in our society, we formed a policyof giving five marks in recruitments to the can-didates in whose families there is no govern-ment job. MP Ramesh Kaushik, Sirsa MPSunita Duggal, District President BJPAmarpalRana, BJP candidate Bachan Singh Arya andex Haryana Tax Tribunal member KaramvirSaini also addressed this meeting and mainlyex-minister Ramkrishan Bairagi, ex MLA KaliRam Patwari, Suresh Kaushik, Sulekh Did-wara, Jasmer Rajana and Raj Saini incharge ofSafidon election were also present.

We have created good culturein politics: Manohar lal

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, OCT 10

Haryana Chief Secretary KeshniAnand Arora has described water asa precious gift of nature and urgedfor its conservation on priority ba-sis.

Speaking at a one-day work-shop organised on the Water Con-servation and Rain Water Harvest-ing under Jal Shakti Abhiyan inHaryana, organised by the Scienceand Technology department, hereon Thursday, Ms Arora said thatwater is the only source to securethe life of very living being. Shesaid that every person should un-derstand the importance of waterand rainwater harvesting and effortsfor their conservation should bedone on priority basis.

She said that 'Water Project

Management Advisory Group'should be formed to raise the waterlevel in the state and strengthen wa-ter conservation. This group shouldprepare a special and basic actionplan on water conservation so thatwater storage and conservation inthe State can be strengthened.

Ms Arora said that under the JalShakti Abhiyan, several actionplans have been started in the state.

She said that in Haryana, about 85per cent of the available water isutilized in irrigation.

She said that the blocks of dis-tricts including Mahendragarh,Fatehabad, Kurukshetra, Kaithal,Gurugaon, Karnal, and Rewarihave witnessed the large scale ex-ploitation of under groundwater,which has affected many areas ofthe State. Therefore, people should

emphasize on micro irrigation sys-tem and water re-cycling system.

Speaking on the occasion, MrAnil Joshi, Padma Shri awardee foroutstanding work in the field of wa-ter conservation, said that there is aneed to understand the science ofnature. He said that people have tocome forward to conserve water,for which campaigns should belaunched.

Keshni Anand urges for water conservation

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCTOBER 10

Former Chief Minister and Con-gress Legislature Party leaderBhupindrer Singh Hooda hassaid that BJP's overconfidencewill be exposed in the forthcom-ing Vidhan Sabha elections inHaryana. The Congress will def-initely form the government inthe state. He said that the Con-gress workers are working hard.

Hooda said BJP is feeling overconfident atthe moment. Extreme self-confidence and arro-gance will lead to the sure defeat of the BJP, hesaid. Hooda was welcomed at the Karnal airportby Congress candidate Bhai Trilochan Singhfrom Karnal by offering flowers.

On this occasion, former Urban DistrictPresident Ashok Khurana, senior Congress lead-ers Arvind Mann, Pappu Lather, former Con-gress General Secretary Ramesh Saini, Hari

Ram Sabha, Congress Seva Dal State GeneralSecretary Jaginder Singh Chauhan, NarendraJoga, Jagir Saini, Ashok Sharma, Anil Kamboj ,Rajendra Gupta, Ranveer Mann, SukhvindraBabbu, MMS Mahendru, Anil Sharma werepresent.

After this, he reached the residence of Sec-tor 13, Jagadamba Rice Mill operator Desh RajGupta, who died. He consoled the family mem-bers. He then campaigned in favour of Congresscandidate Anil Rana from Gharaunda.

Congress will form govt: Hooda

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCTOBER 10

The 31st Foundation Day ofBaldev Jan Seva Mission SeniorSecondary School Karnal wascelebrated with great enthusi-asm and pomp today. The cere-mony started with the HavanYagya, in which all the guests,students and school teacherstook part in the Havan Yagnaand prayed for the well-being ofthe school and all round devel-opment of the students.

Many songs were also presented by thechildren on this occasion. The aim of the es-tablishment of this school is for the all-rounddevelopment of children so that they can fur-ther illuminate the name of both the school andthe country in future. School director Davin-der Anand said that no child will be allowed to

be deprived of education due to lack of fundsand every child is provided education in re-spect. He said that education is a valuable as-set of human life, which no one can steal, soall students should study diligently and moveforward in life. Prem Prakash, Pravesh Raniand Suvarnanand etc. were present on this aus-picious occasion.

Tenant rapes 3-yr-old,arrested in Noida

NOIDA (UP), OCT 10

A 28-year-old tenant wasarrested here and sent tojail on Thursday for al-legedly raping the tree-year-old daughter of hislandlord, police said.

Accused Deepak was staying in the victim's house, underPhase 2 police station limits, on rent and worked in a privatecompany here, the police said.

"The incident took place late on Wednesday night when theaccused lured the girl to his room and forced himself on her.Later the parents got to know of the incident and informed thepolice after which he was arrested," SHO Farmood Ali Pundirsaid.

The accused has been booked under IPC section 376 (rape)and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act, 2012, the SHO said.

Deepak was produced in a local court which remanded himin judicial custody, the official added.

Education is valuable assetof human life: Anand

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCTOBER 10

The BJP government in Haryana hasacted in favor of traders and farmers.They have given double the rate ofwheat and millet cost. The state gov-ernment has given 72,000 jobs to theyouth. Once the government comesto the state, more jobs will be given,said senior BJP leader and formerOSD of Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar Amarendra Singh while ad-dressing a street corner in Sector-7.

He appealed to the people tovote in favor of BJP on the 21st.Naib Saini, Mayor Renu Bala Gup-ta, District General Minister Yogen-dra Rana, Divisional PresidentDeepak Gupta, Corporator Mukesh

Arora and Bhupendra Notan werealso present on the occasion.Amarendra Singh enumerated all theschemes including electricity andwater along with the works of his

government.Amarendra Singh took a dig at

Sonia Gandhi Mata Ki Jai's state-ment of Congress candidate fromGurugram assembly. He said thatBharat Mata ki Jai is spoken in ourcountry, but the leaders of oppositionparties are not yet able to get out ofthe ideology of family rule. He saidthat the Congress candidate fromGurugram has stated in his statementthat the Congress still has an ideolo-gy of family tradition. He promisedthe people that Gram Panchayatswill be given powers to make thestate corruption free.

Retired officers from army andother departments will be engaged inthis work so that the state can be-come corruption free.

Bharat Mata Ki Jai is spoken inour country: Amarendra Singh

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, OCT 10

Mayor Renu Bala Gupta, while ad-dressing a public meeting in the urbandivision said that there are many vil-lages and cities in the state wherethere was no development, but wehave shed the Ganges of developmentthere. The BJP's good deeds are hurt-ing the opposition, now their networth is over and they are now inferi-or. By curbing corruption in the state,we have done the work of closingshoplifting of the people of the oppo-sition.

The Mayor said that the opposi-tion has no issue, he is only trying tomislead the public. Today Karnal'spicture has changed. She appealed tothe public to send Manoharlal Khattarfrom the Karnal Assembly by record

votes and send it to the Assembly sothat the flow of development wouldcontinue.

Mainly divisional presidentPravin Lather, social worker BharatBhushan Kapoor, district general

minister Yogendra Rana were presenton the occasion. Kurukshetra MPNaib Singh Saini and senior BJPleader and former OSD of Chief Min-ister Amarendra Singh also addressedthe public meeting.

BJP's good deeds hurt opposition,says Renu Bala Gupta

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

FRAI opposes license proposalfor tobacco products sale bysmall vendorsCHANDIGARH:Federation of RetailerAssociation of India (FRAI), PunjabChapter on Thursday raised itsconcerns against the suggestedrequirement of obtaining license forselling tobacco products by small andmicro retailers. Addressing a press conference at

Chandigarh Press Club today, FRAImembers said that this would lead tointense harassment of poor retailersand a sharp increase in the cost ofdoing business and reduction of theirincome. Also, no other states acrossIndia has such laws then why shouldPunjab have such punitive laws. FRAIis a representative body of four croremicro, small and medium retailersacross the country, with 34 retailassociations from north, south, eastand west as the members ofFederation.

Rini Sanyal becomes firstfemale Chairperson of IDSACHANDIGARH: Coinciding with UnionGovernment's mission of empoweringwomen, Rini Sanyal, Director-Regulatory & Government Affairs,Herbalife Nutrition, has taken over asnew Chairperson of Indian DirectSelling Association (IDSA) vice VivekKatoch, Director – Corporate Affairs,Oriflame India Pvt Ltd, who demittedthe office after completing hissuccessful two years term asChairman. According to an officialstatement here on Thursday, theelection to form a new ExecutiveCommittee was held during 23rdAnnual General Meeting of the ofIDSA at New Delhi recently. MsSanyal is the first female to be electedto the coveted post of Chairperson ofIDSA. Rajat Banerji, Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Amway IndiaEnterprises was elected as Vice-Chairperson of the Association.Katoch will be the new Treasurer whileJitendra Jagota, Director Legal &Govt. Affairs, Avon Beauty ProductsIndia Pvt. Ltd., has been elected asnew Secretary of IDSA. The newExecutive Committee will hold officefor two years.

Three arrested following recovery of 50gms intoxicant powderOUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR: The CIA Staff Kharar have arrested three accused from village Manakpur Sharifin Majri Police station following the recovery of 50 gram intoxicant powder from their pos-session. As per information received from ASI Jaspal Singh of CIA Staff a case under theNDPS Act has been registered at Majri Police Station. The CIA Staff have arrested suspectAman Kumar a resident of Tehsil Jogindar Nagar in Himachal Pardesh and 20 gram intoxicantpowder was recovered from him.

Similarly another suspect Sunil Kumar a resident of Distt. Kangra was arrested with 15-gram intoxicant powder. The third suspect Gaurav Sharma a resident of Distt. Mandi in Hi-machal Pardesh was arrested with 15grm intoxicant powder.

RAJIV JAINKHARAR, OCT 10

Kharar MLA, Kanwar Sandhuhas alleged that the trainingflight which caused the tragicdeath of a trainee pilot Aman-preet Kaur from ChajjumajraColony in Kharar was “unau-thorized” and should be thor-oughly inquired into.

Amanpreet, who was un-dergoing flying training in Hy-derabad, was killed along withanother pilot last week inTelangana. In a letter to ArunKumar, Director General Civ-il Aviation in New Delhi,Sandhu has requested him topersonally supervise the ongo-ing investigations so that fullfacts come to light and thoseguilty of oversight which pos-sibly caused the death of twobudding pilots are brought tobook. He wrote the letter to theDGCA after visiting the par-ents of the deceased, KuldipSingh and RanjitKaur in Cha-jjumajra near here today.

The MLA has stated thatas per preliminary reportsreaching here, the “DualFlight” which met with the ac-cident was not only “unautho-rized” but was allowed amidstbad weather. Since the person,who also unfortunately died inthe crash, was not a qualified

Instructor, how was he al-lowed to fly with the trainee,he has asked? He has ex-pressed surprise that the ChiefInstructor orthe Deputy ChiefInstructor, whoever was su-pervising the flight, allowedanother trainee to accompanyher in the plane and that too inbad weather and high velocitywinds.

The MLA said that he hasbeen informed that in the“Flight Plan”, the flight is list-ed as a “Solo Flight” (withAmanpreet’s name) and not asa “Dual Flight” (with two peo-ple on board), which is in clearviolation of the DGCA regula-tions. The airworthiness of thefateful aircraft may also bekindly checked. The role ofthe Air Traffic Control in al-lowing the training flight in

such weather may also be in-quired, Mr. Sandhu has re-quested the DGCA. TheKharar MLA has requestedthe DGCA to provide the fam-ily of the deceased whatevercompensation possible, as avery special case. Amanpreetwas the daughter of a margin-al farmer who had alreadyspent nearly Rs 25 Lakh tohelp her pursue her aviationdream, Sandhu added. Mean-while, the MLA has written aseparate letter to the PunjabCM to appoint a Committee oftechnical experts to revampand restart afresh all the fourflying clubs in Punjab on thepattern of other modern clubsin the country and abroad sothat the youth of the state don’thave to go to other states topursue their aviation passion.

Kharar MLA alleges trainee pilotkilled in ‘unauthorized flight’ISHA UPADHYAY,

CHANDIGARH, OCT 10

The much-awaited event ofthe year, Blind Walk 2019took place today at Plaza,Sector 17, Chandigarh inthe presence of t-he flyingsikh, Milkha Singh. Theevent was conducted on theoccasion of World SightDay by Dialogue Highway,an initiative to discuss rel-evant environment, socialand economical issues.

The Blind Walk 2019witnessed an overwhelm-ing response from partici-pants from across the trici-ty, creating awarenessabout the dire need for eyedonation. “We invited anunending stream of people,all blindfolded, and guidedby visually impaired stu-dents to walk for just a 1km stretch. This will helpthem understand what ablind person goes throughday in and day out,” sharedcrusader and agro-econo-mist Devinder Sharma,Managing Trustee, Dia-logue Highway.

“This is our humble ef-fort to sensitize people onthe need to bring light intothe lives of the blind peo-ple. Believe me, when youwalk blind – folded withus, it is going to be for surean eye-opening experience

for you,” Sharma furtheradded. Milkha Singh, said,lauded the efforts of Dia-logue Highway to organiseBlind Walk. He said hewould like to donate hiseyes and eye donation isvery important and peopleshould be made aware of it.He stressed on healthy liv-ing and said everyoneshould take out 10 minutesof daily schedule for exer-cising. Dr Jagat Ram, Di-rector PGI said there are 39million blind across theworld and one third ofthem are in India. He said90 percent ailments can be

prevented or treated andalso stressed on the needfor eye donation. The ini-tiative was taken in light ofthe 15 million blind peoplein India.

“The best way to bringlight into their eyes is todonate your eyes. We allhave a social responsibilitytowards them, and this ini-tiative is taken annually toencourage more and moreindividuals to be a part ofthis noble cause and be apart of this eye donationmovement,” stated CMAAnil Sharma, Member Sec-retary, Dialogue Highway.

While elaborating theevent highlights AstinderKaur, Convenor, DialogueHighway said, “All theparticipants from acrossthe tricity walked blind -folded in rows of two be-hind the blind students whogave them insights of thelife in their shoes.

“In fact, last year wewere surprised and blessedto find out that 169 peoplesigned up for donatingtheir eyes, which is arecord” JK Suri, CoreMember, Dialogue High-way further added with asatisfied smile on his face.

Blind walk evokes good response

DALJIT AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, OCT 10

District Kick Boxing Association (Reg.) ofHoshiarpur which has been trying for the promotionof kick boxing for a long time and the Associationsends players from time to time to participate in allthe competitions. But some people are confusing theplayers for their personal selfishness to take part infructuous competitions after seeking allegedly mon-ey of players. Those who are misusing the name ofDistrict Kick Boxing Association (Reg.) will beprosecuted. To honor the players of Hoshiarpur, whowere winners in the Kick Boxing Competition or-ganized by the District Kick Boxing Association(Reg.) Chairman Sajeev Talwar and former Chair-man of Youth Development Board, Punjab, at theAmateur Kick Boxing Association, Punjab, Amritsarsaid on occasion. Talwar said that due to the cooper-ation of the District Kick Boxing Association and thehard work of the players in the last few times.

Action will be taken against thosewho misuse name of district kick

boxing association: Talwar

HOSHIARPUR, OCT 10

Pawan Adia MLA ShamChourasi (Hoshiarpur) has in-augurated the augmentedpower transformer of 20MVA at 66kv sub stationShamchourasi (Hoshiarpur)here today. This was dis-closed by Er.P.S.KhambaDy.Chief Engineer distribu-tion Hoshiarpur circle in apress note here.

He said that this work hasbeen completed by PunjabState Power Corporation lim-ited with a cost of Rupees

1.47 crores. He said that withthis the overloading problemof sub station has been re-solved and now consumers ofthis area will get better sup-ply. Eariler , MLA also inau-grated two no.new 11kv feed-ers at 66 kv sub station La-chowal,which were complet-ed by PSPCL at the cost of ru-pees 95 Lacs benefitting 11Villages of Shamchourasiconstituency. The augmenta-tion of existing 8 MVA powertransformer at Lachowal as-sured by PSPCL in comingyear.

Adia inaugurates newpower transformer

PRIT PAL SINGH JALANDHAR, OCT 10

Deputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma to-day underscored the need forinculcating the artistic valuesamongst the children for en-suring their overall develop-ment.

Addressing the gatheringduring the National LevelPainting Competition organ-ized by the District ChildWelfare Council here today atlocal Red Cross Bhawan, theDeputy Commissioner saidthat promotion of artistic fer-vour amongst the childrenwas the need of the hour toenhance their creativity andgive wings to their imagina-tion. He said that such com-petitions offer a platform tothe students to express their

feelings in a better manner.Mr. Sharma said that young itwas all the more importantfor the overall developmentof the students. The DeputyCommissioner said this wassuch events assumes signifi-cance as the tender minds ofstudents could outshine intheir life if they were givenadequate platform in earlylife to exhibit their talent.

He further said that therole of education should notbe confined only up to aca-demic the field only but itshould aim at holistic devel-opment of the students. Shar-ma said that in the currentscenario of globalization thecreativity and the imaginationof the students must be en-couraged so that they couldcompete with their peers atthe international level.

DC exhorts students to participate in extra-curricular activities for overall development

JALANDHAR, OCT 10

Deputy Commissioner Ja-landhar Varinder KumarSharma today said that thedistrict administration wouldmake elaborate arrangementsfor the state level function tobe held for commemoratingthe parkash utsav of BhagwanValmiki ji on October 13.

Chairing a meeting hereat the District AdministrativeComplex, the Deputy Com-

missioner said that the statelevel function would be heldat the DAVIET college at 10am on Sunday. He said thatthe Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singhalong with his Cabinet col-leagues and other dignitarieswould pay floral tributes toBhagwan Valmiki during thefunction. Sharma said thatfoolproof arrangementswould be made for makingthis mega event a huge suc-

cess. The Deputy Commis-sioner said that the state levelfunction would be a humbleand befitting tribute by thestate government to BhagwanValmiki ji, who had preachedthe message of equality anduniversal brotherhood on thissacred land. He further saidthat this function would be in-strumental in perpetuating therich legacy of BhagwanValmiki Ji besides showcas-ing the teachings.

State level function to mark parkash utsavof Bhagwan Valmiki to be held on Oct 13

Release DA arrears toemployees in one week: SADCHANDIGARH: The Shiromani AkaliDal (SAD) on Thursday asked theCongress government to releaseDearness Allowance (DA) of Stateemployees which was due sinceJanuary, 2017 within one week andalso disburse their salaries for thismonth by October 26 in view of theDiwali festivities. In a statement here,SAD leader Maheshinder SinghGrewal said it was shocking that thePunjab government was refusing torelease DA arrears to employees andowed them more than Rs 5,000 crorein arrears.

Baba Buddha Sahib Ji Nagar Kirtan heldDALVIR SINGHDYALPUR, OCT 10

Baba Buddha Sahib nagar kirtan was taken out from Dayalpura un-der the guidance of Baba Charan Singh Dayalpura. On this occa-

sion, Nagar Kirtan was deco-rated under the leadership ofthe five Pyaras in the shadowof Guru Granth Sahib and thehuge religious Diwan wasdecorated and Giani OmkarSingh ji attended the Gurmatceremony. Students of SinghMusic Academy Dayalpura,Bhai Harjinder Singh Manka-

pura, Bibi Daler Kaur Khalsa, Giani Milkha Singh Mauji, GianiHarvinder Singh sang hymns and poetry.

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World mental health day observed in ShimlaSHIMLA: The world mental health day was observed today by the department ofPsychiatry of IGMCH, Shimla. Theme based lectures focusing on suicideprevention were delivered on this occasion. Head of the Psychiatry departmentDr. Dinesh Sharma highlighted the risk factors, do's and don'ts and challengesand obstacles in preventing suicide. He said that raising community awarenessand breaking down the taboo was important for making progress in preventingsuicidal tendencies. Prof. PC Negi, Prof. Balbir Verma, Prof. Manoj Thakur, Prof.G.R Tegta, Prof. Manish Gupta, Prof. Sudhir Sharma, Dr. Rama Thakur, otherfaculty members and students were present on this occasion.

Delegation of Muslimspiritual leaders tovisit J&KJAIPUR: A delegation of Sufi leadersand spiritual heads of various shrinesacross the country will visit Jammuand Kashmir between October 12 and14 to meet the locals and assess theground situation there. The spiritualhead of Ajmer dargah, Zainul AbedinAli Khan, has taken the initiative tosend the delegation comprising 18members that will be led by his sonNasiruddin Chisty. "Kashmir has beena sufferer of false propaganda whichis executed against India from acrossthe border. I felt the necessity that weshould interact with Kashmiri people,particularly youths, and work forprosperity in Jammu and Kashmirtherefore the decision to send adelegation to J&K was taken," theAjmer dargah Deewan said in Ajmeron Thursday. "We would like to act asa bridge between the Kashmiri(people) and prosperity," he added.He said that the Union governmentand other authorities have beeninformed about the visit of thedelegation, which will leave New Delhion October 12. The delegationmembers are from Rajasthan, (Ajmer,Jaipur and Jhunjhjunu), Hyderabad,New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka,Gujarat and Bihar. Chisty said that thedelegation members will be interactingmainly with youngsters in Jammu andKashmir and will assess the groundreality. "Our aim is to build trustamong youths and other people andto bring them into the mainstream,"Chisty said.

NCST to hold meetingwith senior officersSHIMLA: Chairperson NationalCommission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST) Government of India, NandKumar Sai and Members of NCSTHarshadbhai Chunilal Vasava, HariKrishna Damor and Maya ChintamnIvnate, would hold a meeting on 11October, 2019 in HP Secretariat withChief Secretary Director General ofPolice, Principal Secretaries ofconcerned departments on thesafeguards, protection and welfareprogrammes being implemented bythe Government of HimachalPradesh for the welfare ofScheduled Tribes.

HP Cong accuses Speakerfor canvassing for BJPcandidate, demandsresignationSHIMLA: Himachal PradeshCongress Committee, in a statementon Thursday, asked HimachalPradesh Vidhan Sabha SpeakerRajiv Bindal to step down from thepost for allegedly campaigning forruling Bharatiya Janata Party inPachhad assembly bypolls. In apress statement issued by HPCCpresident, Kuldeep Singh Rathore,alleged that Mr Bindal was defyingthe dignity of his post by participatingin the election campaign in favour ofruling party candidate in districtwhere Election Commission hasenforced Model Code of Conduct forPachhad assembly by-electionscheduled to be held on October 21.He alleged that Mr Bindal reportedly canvassed for BJPcandidate Ms Reena Kashyap,contesting from Pachhad assemblybypoll. "Mr Bindal is free toparticipate in active politics, butbefore that he should resign from theconstitutional post, upholding itsdignity," Mr Rathore stated. TheSpeaker is a member of Assemblyfrom Nahan of District Sirmaur. TheCongress leader alleged that MrBindal was time and againparticipating in election activities inNahan which is the sheer violation ofthe MCC.

ACB registers corruptioncase against I&FCemployeesJAMMU: The sleuths of Jammu andKashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau haveregistered a corruption case againstemployees of Irrigation and FloodControl in Poonch district. OfficialSpokesman here on Thursday saidthat Anti-Corruption Bureau registereda formal case of corruption againstMohammad Farooq, then JE ofSurankote, District Poonch and otherofficers of Irrigation and Flood ControlDepartment, Poonch at Anti-Corruption Bureau Police Station. Headded that the instant case wasregistered on the outcome ofverification conducted by ACB Rajourion the basis of complaint lodged bythe inhabitants of village SeriKhawaja, Poonch to look into theallegations that officials of Irrigationand Flood Control DepartmentPoonch have misappropriated theamount of Rs 33.67 lakh allotted forthe construction of work of irrigationkhul in the year 2009-10 at SeriKhawaja, Poonch. It surfaced duringverification that Mohd Farooq, thenJE and other officers/officials ofirrigation and Flood ControlDepartment Poonch by abuse of theirofficial position and in connivancewith each other, just for theirpecuniary gains havemisappropriated 2767 bags of cement which were allotted for theexecution of works at Seri KhawajaKhul in the year 2009-10, the cost of which has been assessed as Rs 10,09,955 (2767bags @ 365 per bag), therebycausing a huge loss to the stateexchequer.

CM presides over meeting of high powercommittee for Global Investor's meet

DINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, OCT 10

All the departments of the Stategovernment as well as theorganising partners must workwith close coordination andclear perception to make theGlobal Investor's Meet slatedfor next month at Dharamshalaa big success. This was statedby Chief Minister Jai RamThakur here today whilepresiding over the meeting ofhigh-power committee fororganising Himachal PradeshGlobal Investor's Meet.

The Chief Minister saidthat all the concerned officersmust adopt professionalapproach so that the eventcould be a major success notonly in term of organisation butalso is facilitating the investorsto invest in Himachal Pradesh.He said that this meet would bea new beginning in the state toopen vistas of progress andprosperity for the State and itspeople. Jai Ram Thakur saidthat Prime Minister NarendraModi, Home Minister AmitShah and other CentralMinisters would grace themega event. In addition to this,business tycoons andAmbassadors from several

countries would also be presentduring the event. The ChiefMinister said that inspired bythe Pragati Portal launched bythe Prime Minister, the stategovernment has also developedHim Pragati for onlinemonitoring, tracking andspeedy facilitation of investors.All the MoUs signed so farhave been uploaded on thisportal. The state governmenthas adopted a multi-prongedand holistic approach forattracting investment, so as tomake Himachal Pradesh aninvestment hub of the country.He said that till date 570 MoUsworth Rs. 75,776 crore havebeen signed in different sectors.

He said that exhibition

space would be provided toPSUs and other departmentsduring this event. He said thatemphasis should be laid oncreative, innovative andfuturistic ideas and models sothat they could catch attentionof the Prime Minister and otherdignitaries. He said that UnitedArab Emirates has confirmed tobe the partner country forholding this event. In additionto this, Ministry of Commerceand Industry, Ministry ofTourism and EconomicDiplomacy and States Division,Ministry of External Affairshave given their consent to bepartner Ministry of this megaevent, he added. ChiefSecretary Dr. Shrikant Baldi

said that as many as ninecommittees have beenconstituted for ensuringsuccessful organisation of thisMeet. He said that a reviewmeeting would also be held atDharamshala on 16th October,2019 and spot visit and reviewof arrangement would be done.He said that full proofarrangements would be made tomake the occasion a success.Principal Secretary to ChiefMinister Sanjay Kundu assuredthat the officers would workwith utmost dedication andcommitment to make the eventa historic one. Additional ChiefSecretary, Industries ManojKumar gave a detailedpresentation on variousarrangements made by thedepartment for making thisevent. He said that severalsectoral committees have beconstituted for each and everysession of the Global Investor'sMeet. Additional ChiefSecretaries, PrincipalSecretaries, Heads ofDepartments, Representativesof National Partner-CII, MediaP a r t n e r - S q u a r eCommunications, KnowledgePartner-EY and Event Partner-ICE were present on theoccasion.

J&K BJP chief seekscancellation of Congress

Party’s registrationJAMMU, OCT 10

Alleging that Congress party iscarrying forward agenda ofPakistan through BDC pollsboycott, BJP Jammu, Kashmir andLadakh President, Ravinder Rainaon Thursday demandedcancellation of Congress party'sregistration.

"Registration of Congressparty be cancelled with immediateeffect for its repeated acts toweaken the institutions ofdemocracy," he told reporters here.

Mr Raina further, alleged thatCongress party does everythinghere, which is required as per thedestructive foreign policy of roguestate of Pakistan.

He said that Pakistan wants theelection to be boycotted here, which isbeing implemented by Congress partyalong with NC and PDP in India.

"The Congress party hascarried forward the agenda putforth by Hurriyat, separatists, andthe enemies of the Nation, throughits actions and hence proved itselfto be a traitor by bringing badname to the Nation," he saidadding that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi led Uniongovernment and ElectionCommission of India (ECI) tookessential steps for thestrengthening of grass root leveldemocracy in the Nation byempowering the Panchayati Raj

system and the steps are forwardedwith the pure intentions byconcerned departments butCongress along with NC and PDPare busy in complying with theBoycott agenda given by Pakistanfor the Jammu, Kashmir andLadakh.

He said that a political partyhas the prime responsibility tocontest the elections to representthe masses but as it fails to do so,ECI must take essential steps todisaffiliate the party.

Mr Raina, said that it is veryunfortunate that for the last 70years, masses were denied thepower of democracy by eithernegating the Sarpanch, Panch pollsor blocking their works by limitingtheir powers.

Directs officials to adopt professional approach

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, OCT 10

A training workshop forAyurvedic Medical Officerswas organized today inNalagarh subdivision of Solandistrict under the TuberculosisFree Himachal Abhiyan. Theworkshop was presided overby District Ayurvedic OfficerDr. Rajendra Sharma. He saidthat fever, cough or loss ofweight for more than twoweeks can be a symptom ofTuberculosis in such asituation, one shouldimmediately go to the nearestmedical center and getcounseling and examinationdone. He said that tuberculosisie TB can be cured with timelyscreening and regulartreatment. He called upon thedoctors present in the trainingworkshop to go to rural areasto identify potential TBpatients according to theirsymptoms and to ensure that

these patients receive propertreatment after examination.He said that timely preventionand treatment is the only wayto prevent tuberculosis anddoctors have an importantrole in this direction.District TuberculosisOfficer Dr. Mukta Rastogisaid that there are about1500 patients suffering fromTuberculosis in Solandistrict. About 500 of thesepatients are in the Nalagarhsubdivision only. Dr. RajeshSharma provided detailedinformation about the sideeffects and tuberculosis of

increasing number of TBpatients in the world. Dr.Karnesh Nagal gave detailedinformation regarding thesymptoms and treatment ofTuberculosis. Dr. JaipalGarg provided informationabout the facilities oflaboratories for theinvestigation of TB patientsand the referral link case inHimachal Pradesh. Dr. AshaMadhani gave detailedinformation about theappropriate amount ofmedicines and duration oftreatment in the treatment ofTuberculosis.

Training workshop ontuberculosis organized

SOLAN, OCT 10

Singapore-based, Indian-bornsinger-songwriter-composerDruv Kent is preparing totake the 8th Khuswant SinghLitFest 2019 to yet anotherlevel. Kent and his 5-pieceband will headline the finalnight in Kasauli on October12. Kent is an establishedinternational music artistcelebrated on the UK’s BBCRadio and is working on thefinal touches of the release ofhis next musical offering, afour-song mini-album called“Don’t Burn Away”. Kentalready has a widelyacclaimed album to his namerecorded in the UK, producedby Calum MacColl (Ronan

Keating) and Greg Haver(Manic Street Preachers), ofwhich several singles gainedrecognition, including“Glitter & Dynamite”, “LittleBit of God”, and “LongWhen We’re Gone”. Kent isknown for his reflective lyricsin songs like “I’m StillRiding” which is written as aletter to his father and “WhatIt’s All About” a love songthat doesn’t mention the wordlove. More recently, Kentreleased a single “BackHome” which spoke of hisroots growing up in Kolkata.A few months ago, Kentreleased his first Hindi tracktitled “Hindustan Meri Jaan”,a song that was rated one ofthe 10 best hindi songs about

the country by noted musiccritic Narendra Kusnur.

Kent and his band are setto perform under the stars atthe iconic Kasauli Club onOctober 12. Kent’s lyricalsongwriting is noteworthyand him performing at aleading literature festivalshould be particularlyrewarding for the audience.He intends to divide themusic into two sessions –songs of love and songs ofjoy. Kent has confirmed thathe will include several of hisown releases in theperformance, plus severalclassic songs of other artists –both English and Hindi – tomake this a night for theaudience to remember.

Druv Kent to headline 2019Kasauli Literature Fest

PDP MP urges PM Modi to send group ofministers to asses J-K situation on ground

SRINAGAR, OCT 10

People's Democratic Party(PDP) MP Nazir AhmadLaway on Thursday wrote aletter to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, urging him'to send a group of UnionMinisters to Kashmir toassess the situation andimmediately release localpolitical leaders detained afterthe revocation of Article 370.'In the letter to the Prime

Minister, Laway has said thatthe house arrest of threeformer Chief Ministersincluding PDP chiefMehbooba Mufti, theNational Conference

president Farooq Abdullahand his son Omar Abdullahand Parliamentarians is "nothealthy for democracy."Maintaining that democracyis built on the bedrock of thecoexistence of diverse andoften diverging views andideologies, the PDP MP hasargued in the letter that"detaining mainstreampolitical leaders, who stoodthrough thick and thin withthe Government of India, is

completely unjustifiable.""Some of the detainedpersons have even beendeported to outside state jails.All these things willdefinitely not help inbuilding the confidence ofthe people," said he. Talkingabout the ban on internetservice in the region, he said:"The communicationblackout is completelyunreasonable andunjustifiable. Having access

to the internet is not a luxurybut a basic need. It has adevastating impact on thelives of Kashmiris." The PDPleader has underlined that thehorticulture sector, which isconsidered as the backbone ofKashmir economy, is badlyhit and the fruit growers areseverely affected as they facea lot of difficulties inprocuring the essential itemsfor packaging andtransportation of their fruits.

People have rejected Congresslike plastic: Councillor

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI, OCT 10

Slamming Congress of uselessstatement, City Council BaddiPresident Narendra KumarDeepa and CouncilorSandeep Sachdevasaid that Congresswill lose its identitylike plastic from theearth. They said thatthis time, after 18years, Dussehra wascelebrated with thecooperation of the wholesociety, not of any family. Allthose who are playing a role inbuilding the society were alsohonored during Dussehra.

City Council of Baddi alsotook a vow to have a drug-free, plastic free and acorruption-free society whichthe Congress did not like. It issaid that the Congress

councilors and peopleinvolved in corruptionhave distancedthemselves from thisprogram even thoughthey did not think thatthis programme was asocial event which was

celebrated by them for the last18 years. If this time the eventis organized by BJP-backedcity council and president,then they should support andnot pull their legs.

Communication gag: Hajjaspirants asked to file

application forms offlineSRINAGAR, OCT 10

As the gag on all means of communication,including mobile and internet services, continuedfor the 67th day on Thursday in Kashmir valley,Hajj aspirants have been asked to file applicationforms offline. An official said Hajj aspirants cancollect forms from their respective DeputyCommissioners from Thursday. and submit thehand-written forms at State Hajj Committee officein Srinagar. The Hajj aspirants had expressedconcern and asked Hajj committee authorities toeither provide facility for filing the forms online orallow them to submit hand-written forms.

Union Ministry of Minority Affairs had saidall formalities should be done online and theaspirants would get e-visas. The ministry said thatapplication forms will be available online whichcan also be filled from mobile apps.

The communication network was suspendedacross Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, on

Students stay away fromschools, colleges; exams

likely from last week of OctSRINAGAR, OCT 10

Despite unprecedented security arrangements tomaintain law and order, authorities could notinstill confidence among the parents to send theirchildren to schools and colleges in Kashmir valley,where people are protesting against scrapping ofArticle 370 on August 5. Students continued tostay from their classes even after authoritiesannounced reopening of primary, high, HigherSecondary Schools (HSS) and now colleges in aphased manner in the valley. However, theauthorities have ruled out mass promotion orrelaxation in syllabus for students in the valley,where examination for class 10th and class 12th islikely to start from last week of October. KashmirUniversity Vice Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad onWednesday informed Governor Satya Pal Malikabout schedules of various professional and non-professional examinations to be held by theuniversity in this academic year. The KashmirUniversity (KU), Islamic University of Scienceand Technology (IUST), Central UniversityKashmir (CUK) and Cluster university remainedclosed since August 5. Prof Ahmad briefed MrMalik about various administrative and academicissues of importance and informed about theschedules of various professional and non-professional examinations to be conducted by theUniversity in this academic year.

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New policy for kin of police martyrsto be introduced soon: DGP Gupta

GAURAV GOELJALANDHAR, OCT 10

Director General of Police (DGP),Punjab Dinkar Gupta today saidthat the new policy for compensat-ing kin of Police officers/ officialsmartyred during the ‘line of action’would be introduced soon.

The Director General of Police,accompanied by Commissioner ofPolice Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, to-day attended the last rites of HeadConstable late Gurdeep Singh, whohad attained martyrdom on October1 during an encounter with drugsmugglers.

Addressing the gathering, theDirector General of Police saidthat the Punjab Police was com-mitted to extend a helping hand tothe aggrieved families, who hadlost their bread winner during thecall of duty. He said that the policywas under the active considerationof the Punjab Chief Minister Cap-tain Amarinder Singh and wouldbe finalized very soon. Gupta saidthat no stone would be left un-turned for this noble cause aimedat ensuring the well being of thePolice families. Recalling the glo-rious tradition of the Punjab Police

to serve the state and its peoplediligently, the Director General ofPolice said that till now around1800 Police personnel had laiddown their lives at altar of mother-land. He said that not only duringthe black days of terrorism but thePunjab Police has set a new bench-mark of performing its duty effi-ciently, whenever it was required.

Gupta said that the departmentwould strive hard and continue torender its duty efficaciously. Pay-

ing homage to the martyr, the Di-rector General of Police said thathe performed his duty heroicallyand attained martyrdom whilefighting against the anti-social ele-ments. He said that the culprits ofthis heinous crime would not bespared at any cost and severest ofsevere action would be takenagainst them. Gupta also assuredfulsome support and cooperationto the family of martyr in this hourof grief. In his address, Lok Sabha

MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh alsopaid tribute to the martyr HeadConstable.

He said that the state govern-ment led by Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh wascommitted to help the distressedfamily in this hour of grief. Chaud-hary Santokh Singh assured thefamily that the state governmentwas at the beck and call of the fam-ily. Paying tributes to the martyr,the MLA from Jalandhar WestSushil Kumar Rinku said that nostone would be left unturned tohelp the family in this hour ofgrief. He said that the supreme sac-rifice made by the martyr would beever remembered by one and all.Rinku said that the martyr had in-herited the passion for serving themotherland from his father JagjitSingh, who had superannuatedfrom the para-military force as SubInspector.

On the occasion, the DirectorGeneral of Police, Lok Sabha MP,MLA, Commissioner of Police andothers also consoled the familymembers of martyr including hisfather Jagjitr Singh, motherKaushlya Devi and wife NavneetKaur.

State to get 6192 KL non subsidizedPDS kerosene oil for 550th Prakash

Purb celebrations: KAP SinhaRTI awareness programmeheld at LudhianaLUDHIANA: As part of Right toInformation (RTI) week celebrations,Mahatma Gandhi State Institute ofPublic Administration (MGSIPA)Punjab and Punjab State InformationCommission jointly organised a oneday RTI awareness generationprogramme for Students of Law atPanjab University Regional Centre,Ludhiana today. About 60 participantsincluding senior faculty of Law Dr. ArtiPuri, Dr. Shiv Kumar Dogra andVaishali Thakur attended theprogramme and took part in academicand question-answer sessions on RTIAct which involves huge publicinterest. The Training Programmewhich has been sponsored by PunjabState Information Commission aims tomake the law students aware aboutthe basics of RTI Act.

PCM SD College for Women,Jalandhar organizes ‘Saraswati Puja’

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Saraswati Puja washeld in the college premises for thesession 2019-20 to seek the blessingsof Goddess Saraswati, the symbol ofknowledge and purity. The ceremoniallamp was lit by Principal Dr. KiranArora and Incharge, Dr. Neelam Guptain keeping with the age old tradition ofthe institution. Students of the Musicdepartment chanted a prayer song asan invocation to Goddess Saraswati.Principal urged the students to fighttooth and nail to achieve favourableresults in the final examination.

SUMER GARGCHANDIGARH, OCT 10

The State of Punjab is to getNon-Subsidized Kerosene onthe occasion of celebrations of550 year of the Prakash Purbof Guru Nanak Dev Ji, in-formed Mr.KAP Sinha Princi-pal Secretary, Department ofFood Civil Supplies &Con-sumer Affairs, Punjab.

Giving details, he in-formed that Government ofPunjab’s request to Ministryof Petroleum and NaturalGas(MoP&NG), GoI for allo-cation of Non-SubsidizedKerosene for special needs forthe year 2019-20 been consid-ered and the State has been al-located 6192 KL Non Subsi-dized PDS Kerosene for theyear. Sinha said that a numberof religious activities like kir-tan, katha, prabhat pheri, Lan-

gar and educational activitiessuch as seminars, workshops,lectures, etc. are being organ-ized to mark the year long cel-ebrations of 550th PrakashPurb. All such activities at-tract huge gathering of san-gat/general public for whichLangar is prepared on a grandscale. For the same, a hugequantity of cooking fuel is re-quired. Since large scale burn-ing of wood would cause pol-lution as well as damage thefragile green cover of theState. So, to facilitate the san-gat/general public in celebra-tion of the occasion of 550thyear of the Prakash Purab ofGuru Nanak Dev Ji in a befit-ting manner and on a grandscale, as envisioned by theGovernment, MoP&NG, GoIthrough its discretionary quo-ta has allocated Non-Subsi-dized PDS Kerosene.

Kapurthala judicial officersserve langar in apni rasoiPAWAN KALIAKAPURTHALA: District and SessionJudge, Kapurthala Kishore Kumar ontoday organized Langar in the memoryof his mother Swarn Kaur wife of DanaRam at Apni Rosoi near Devi Talab inKapurthala. Nearly Dozens of JudicialOfficers from Kapurthala includingAdditional District & Session JudgesRajwinder Kaur, Dr. Ram KumarSingla, Jaspal Verma , Mr. RamanKumar, Civil Judge (Sr.Div) JasbirKaur, Chief Judicial Magistrate MonikaLamba, CJM Ajit Pal Singh, AdditionCivil Judge(Sr.Div) Mahesh KumarSharma and Judicial Magistrates IstClass Priyanka Sharma, RinkyAginhotri and Poonam Kashyap wereaccompanying the District SessionJudge Kapurthala in this noble cause.DBA president Jugraj Singh Kahlon,former DBA president JJS Arora alsoregistered their presence on thisoccasion.

PUNGRAIN procures 39% of total paddy arrivalsCHANDIGARH: The government agency PUNGRAIN tops the procurement Chart by procuring 39% of the to-tal paddy arrivals in various mandis across the State, informed an official spokesman of the Government of Pun-jab. The spokesman said that total procurement till October 9 has been to the tune of 326839 metric tonnes out ofwhich PUNGRAIN has procured 127575 metric tonnes followed by MARKFED with 80029 MT.

Divulging further details, he said that cumulative procurement by all government agencies includes 48378 MTby PUNSUP, 38116 MT by Punjab State Warehousing Corporation and 5627 MT by FCI. Besides, private millershave procured 27114 metric tonnes of paddy from various mandis across the State.

Rich tributes paid to martyr Gurdeep Singh

Ban on gutkha and panmasala extended for yearCHANDIGARH: Commissioner Foodand Drugs Administration, Punjab KSPannu, in exercise of powers conferredunder Section 30(2)(a)and inpursuance of Regulation 2.3.4 of theFood Safety and Standards (Prohibitionand Restrictions on Sales) Regulations,2011, has hereby prohibited themanufacture, storage, sale ordistribution of Gutkha, Pan Masala(Containing Tobacco or Nicotine),whether packaged or unpackagedand/or sold as one product or throughpackaged as separate products,available in the market, further for aperiod of one year in the whole of theState of Punjab, from the date of issueof notification in this respect.

Employees, pensionersto hold demonstrationat Mukerian on Oct 14

SUSHIL GOYALSANGRUR, OCT 10

To expose alleged "anti-pensioner" and "anti-em-ployee" policies of state government, a large num-ber of government pensioners and employees underthe banners of 'Punjab State Pensioners Confedera-tion' and 'Sanjha Mulazam Manch, Punjab' willhold protest demonstrations at Mukerian and Dakhawhere assembly by-elections are to be held on Oc-tober 21. Stating this here today, Raj Kumar Arora,chief spokesman of Punjab State Pensioners Con-federation, said that great resentment had been pre-vailing among government pensioners and employ-ees as Amarinder Government despite passage of itstwo-and-a-half-years' regime had failed to acceptand implement their long standing demands.

Arora said they would hold a massive demon-stration at Mukerian on October 14 and anotherdemonstration at Dakha on October 16 to tell thepeople there that Congress party's government hadfailed in fulfilling its promises, made to pensionersand employees during previous assembly elections.He said Amarinder Government had adoptedadamant attitude towards their demands so far.

VERMAGURDASPUR, OCT 10

Where the Punjab govern-ment is trying to fill the emp-ty coffers by taxing varioussubstances, in most areas ofthe region, the common meatfish briquettes approve ofdrinking liquor at their shops,defying the government'srules. Local police also re-main mute spectators regard-ing this case.

There are many such shopsin the middle of the city in Qa-dian, which have not any li-cense, but still they flouted theadministrative rules by per-mitting drunker to have liquorin their shops. Not only hasthis, in the case of drinkingliquor, the shopkeepers alsosold the eatable products onhigh prices at their shops. Onthe other hand, consumers areforced to buy food items from

the said shopkeepers at ex-pensive prices. When theabove shopkeepers are askedabout the reason for doingthis, they are seen saying thatthey have to fulfill the de-mands, which leads to thisbusiness. In such a situation,consumers have to bear thebrunt of administrative negli-gence. Consumers believethat just as the administrationhas determined the rate ofpulses, vegetables and similaritems sold in grocery stores,similarly the rate of shopkeep-ers selling meat fish should bedetermined because the shop-keepers are under the guise ofillegal enclosure. Shopkeep-ers are robbing people by ask-ing high prices for eatableproducts sold in their shops.Not only has this, the ownerof the license holder restau-rants also felt like spending alot of money.

While flouting administrative rules, meat fishsellers allow drinking liquor at their shops

Seminar organized on occasionof World Mental Health Day

RAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT, OCT 10

Training and Awareness Seminar was organized on behalf of theDepartment of Health under the leadership of Civil Surgeon Dr.

Rajinder Kumar andDeputy Medical Commis-sioner Rohini Goyal inconnection with the WorldMental Health Day. Kumarsaid that a person is consid-ered mentally healthywhen they bear stress inproper manner. Psychiatrist

specialist Dr. Manjit Kaur said that 13.7 population in India is suf-fering from mental illness while 10.6 percent population needsproper treatment. Dr. Neha Goyal gave detailed information on thesymptoms of mental illness. On this occasion Dr. ChandarShekhar Kakar, SMO, Civil Hospital, Faridkot, said that depres-sion and any type of intoxication in the category of mental disease.

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU,OCT 10

CBSE Cluster AthleticsMeet was held at SantBaba Bhag Singh School,Khiala, Jalandhar. TheStudents of St. SoldierElite Convent School ofJandiala Guru again re-peated the history by giv-ing their wonderful per-formance and broughtlaurels to the institution.In Under-14 group Ar-shdeep Singh (100M) got3rd position.

In U-17 group Prabh-jeet Singh (800M) gotsecond position. In Un-der-14 group DaljeetSingh, Arshdeep Singh,Gurlal Singh and KuwarSingh (Relay4×100M)got 2nd psotion. In under-17 group JashanpreetSingh, Gursimran Singh,Jarmanpal Singh, AmolakSingh, Prabhjeet Singh

(Relay 4×100M) got 3rdposition. In under-19group Deepakpreet Singh,Gurbaj Singh, Komal-preet Singh, JarmanpreetSingh (Relay 4×100M)got 2nd position. In un-der-17 group JashanpreetSingh, Gursimran Singh,Prabhjeet Singh (Relay4×400M) got 2nd posi-tion. In the same way thegirls of the school alsobrought laurels to the in-stitution by playing verywell. In under-17groupParneet Kaur (100 M) got3rd position .in under-19

group Sarojbir Kaur(1500M) got 3rd position,sarojbir Kaur (800M) got2nd position. ArshdeepKaur (Triple Jump) got1st position. ArshdeepKaur (long jump) got 2ndposition. In under-17group Parneet Kaur,Palakdeep Kaur, Man-preet Kaur and SharanjeetKaur (Relay 4×100 M)got 3rd position. Similar-ly Komalpreet Kaur,Sarobir Kaur, ArshdeepKaur and RamanpreetKaur(Relay 4×100M) got3rd position.

St. Soldier School makes historyin CBSE cluster athletics meet

Cleanliness system at GuruNanak Dev hospital fails,

toilets filled with dirtJANDIALA GURU, OCT 10

Guru Nanak Dev Hospitalin Amritsar where thou-sands of patients come dailyfrom Gurdaspur, Tarn Taranand other districts also.

But the condition of thetoilet in such a large hospi-tal is very pathetic. It is sodirty and throwing foulsmell that even the healthi-est person here gets sick.The toilet is so bad in Emer-gency, Babe Nanki, thatpeople can not pass withoutgetting smell. Many washbasin are either gettingcracks or missing.

Auction for fire crackers shop on 18LUDHIANA, OCT 10

Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has in-formed that the district administration has earmarked vacantpiece of land near Atwal Palace in Khanna for setting up oftemporary shops selling fire crackers in Khanna Sub Division.He informed that three licenses are to be issued for these tem-porary shops. He stated that the applications for applying in thisauction can be procured till October 14, 2019 from the districtadministration. After completing all the formalities, the dulyfilled forms can be submitted till 5 pm from October 13-16,2019, the scrutiny of the forms and issuing of list of eligiblepersons would be held at 3 pm on October 17, 2019.

RAJWINDER MITHAGOINDWAL SAHIB, OCT 10

In sub-tehsil GoindwalSahib, newly appointed NaibTehsildar Hirdepal Singh to-day took over office aftertaking blessings of GuruSahib, the historian Gurd-wara Bauli Sahib.

The administrators of theGurdwara Sahib honouredhim with siropa. Naib Tehsil-dar Hirdepal Singh said thathe has got time to serve thehistoric city, which he willcomplete with dedication.Kuldeep Singh Lahoria

Sarpanch, Varinder jyoti,Harjinder Singh, Advocate,Maninder Singh, Balwinder

Singh, Pritam Singh,Narinder Singh, and otherswere present on the occasion.

Newly appointed Naib Tehsildar Hirdepal Singh visits Gurdwara SahibDivya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthanorganises five-day Sri Ram Katha

RAKESH SHARMAKOTKAPURA, OCT 10

A five-day Sri Ram Katha was organized by Divya Jyoti Jagri-ti Sansthan at Sangam Palace, Faridkot Road, Kotkapura. The

katha was delivered by Pragy-achakshu Sadhvi Shachi Bharti,a disciple of Shri Ashutosh Ma-haraj ji. On the first day of thestory, Sadhvi ji, while explain-ing the glory of Lord Rama,said that the spirit of Shri Ramais the everlasting power that isneither born nor killed. She said

that Shri Ram is a power to delight in every particle, and by lis-tening the story of Shri Ram, a person crosses throughBhavsagar. She told the importance of the story.

3548 food sam-ples collected in

four monthsCHANDIGARH, OCT 10

Implementing the TandrustPunjab Mission in letter andspirit, the Food Safety Teamsare conducting intensive in-spections of food items, in-formed KS Pannu, DirectorTandrust Punjab Mission.Updating the inspection sta-tus, Pannu informed that in aperiod of four months fallingbetween June to September2019, as many as 3548 foodsamples were collected andanalysed.

The samples include thoseof milk, cheese, ghee, khoya,sweets, namkeen, fruits andwine amongst others.

He informed that only719 samples which forms 20% of the samples collectedwere found to be sub-stan-dard but were found safe tobe consumed while 31 sam-ples which constitute lessthan 1% have been found un-safe for human consumption.

Nihar Shanti celebrates‘International Literacy Day’CHANDIGARH: On the occasion ofInternational Literacy Day, Marico’sNihar Shanti Amla launched a nationalprogramme called `Phone Uthao IndiaKo Padhao’.

The programme is aimed atproviding basic English speaking skillsto underprivileged children byconnecting them to volunteers in urbancentres simply through a phone call,according to Koshy George, ChiefMarketing Officer, Marico.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

Nadda given 'Z' category securityNEW DELHI: BJP working president J P Nadda has been accorded with 'Z'category security and he will be guarded by the commandos of the CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF) round the clock, officials said on Thursday. Thedecision has been taken by the Union Home Ministry taking into consideration ofthe increased threat perception on Nadda, who has taken the charge of the rulingparty's crucial post nearly four months ago. The BJP working president has beenaccorded with the 'Z' category security in all India basis, a home ministry officialsaid. A total of 35 commandos of the CRPF will guard Nadda on a rotational basisand at any given time, eight to nine commandos will give him proximate security.Following the decision, Nadda will be given the 'Z' category protection wherever hetravels within the country. In addition to the proximate security, CRPF personnel willalso be posted to guard Nadda's residence here, another official said.

Case against 150Bajrang Dal, VHPworkers forcelebratory firingsGWALIOR: As many as 150 membersof Bajrang Dal and Vishwa HinduParishad have been booked forallegedly engaging in celebratory firingin school premises during 'ShastraPuja' in Gwalior. The incident tookplace on October 8 when workersfrom both the organisations hadgathered at a school for performingShastra Puja as part of Dussehracelebrations. The alleged celebratoryfiring took place during the sameevent. Local Police have filed an FIRagainst the workers after a video ofthem firing in public space went viral.Speaking to a news agency onThursday, Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Raja Babu Singh said,"Yesterday we received a report ofpeople firing during a celebration. Wehave filed an FIR against 150 peopleunder Section 336 of the Indian PenalCode (IPC) as it can be a threat to thepeople. Police is keeping strict vigil toprevent this kind of incidents in publicspaces."

Dreaded criminalshot deadAZAMGARH: A dreaded criminal,wanted in more than 44 cases ofmurder, kidnapping and dacoity, wasshot dead in an encounter with policein Maharajganj police station area.Lakshman Yadav, on whom UP policehad announced a reward of Rs 1.5lakh, was killed in the encounter whilea police constable Surendra Yadavwas injured late Wednesday night.Superintendent of Police (SP) TreviSingh said that Lakshman wasinvolved in the murder of one RaviPrakash Singh, brother of former DIGJ P Singh. Ambedkarnagar police hadannounced a reward of Rs 1 lakh onhis head and Azamgarh police Rs50,000. The SP said that theencounter took place during a policevehicle checking drive when thecriminal, along with his accomplice,opened fire on the security personnel.Later, in the retaliatory firing,Lakshman was killed while one of hisaccomplice managed to escape.

Journalist killed inGorakhpurGORAKHPUR: Unidentifiedmiscreants killed a 55-year-oldjournalist by slitting his throat nearDubouli village in Kushinagar districton Thursday morning, police said. Thevictim, Radheyshyam Sharma, wasassociated with a local Hindinewspaper, they said. Sharma, aresident of Siktiya Tola in Hata area ofKushinagar, also used to teach at aprivate school near his village, thepolice said. The assailants stoppedSharma, who was on his motorcycle,near Dubouli village in the morningand slit his throat, they said. Police areprobing the matter and trying toascertain the motive.

7 TN fishermen arrestedby Lankan NavyRAMESWARAM: Seven Tamil Nadufishermen were arrested by Sri LankanNavy on charges of fishing in the islandnation's waters and their boats impoundedon Thursday, a Fisheries departmentofficial said here. The fishermen fromThanjavur district were fishing nearNeduntheevu when the Lankan Navalpersonnel on a routine patrol detainedthem along with their boats, AssistantDirector of Fisheries S Sivakumar said.The fishermen along with the boats hadbeen taken to Kankesanthurai Naval basein Jaffna, he added. On October 3, fourTamil Nadu fishermen were arrested bythe Lankan Navy on charges of fishing inthe island nation's waters.

Maoist dalam memberheld in TelanganaHYDERABAD: A 20-year-old CPI(Maoist) member was arrested and 20gelatine sticks seized from hispossession in Bhadradri-Kothagudemdistrict, police said on Thursday. Aspecial police party and CRPFpersonnel apprehended him during avehicle check near R Kothagudemvillage on Wednesday. He said he wasworking as an underground 'Dalam'member for the last two years underthe leadership of a CPI (Maoist)commander belonging to the CharlaLocal Organising Squad (LOS), policesaid. Following his leaders' orders, hecollected the gelatine sticks from CPI(Maoist) committee members and hewas going to hand it over to CPI(Maoist) Charla LOS.

Andhra couple seeksmercy killing forailing childAMARAVATI: A couple have moved acourt in Andhra Pradesh seekingpermission for mercy killing of theirone-year-old daughter as they areunable to afford her treatment costs.Bawajan and Shabana filed a petitionat a family court in Madanpalle town inChittoor district on Thursday, seekingthe permission for euthanasia for theirdaughter Suhana. The couple statedin their petition that since her birth,Suhana is suffering fromhypoglycemia. They said they havealready spent Rs 12 lakh on hertreatment at various hospitals inMadanpalli and Bengaluru, but hercondition did not improve. Stating thatthey sold their property and jewelleryfor their daughter's treatment, thecouple said they were no longer in aposition to bear the expenses andhence mercy killing be permitted.

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Will PM Modi raise Aksai Chin issue with XiJinping? Asks Congress' Manish Tewari

Mocks NDA leaders for taking back PoKAGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 10

A day ahead of ChinesePresident Xi Jinping's visit toIndia, Congress leader ManishTewari on Thursday askedwhether Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will raise theissue of Aksai Chin with him.

Tewari on Twitter mockedthe NDA leaders for talkingabout taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) andstated that none of them has"gumption" to say that Indiawill take back Aksai Chin fromChina.

"All are blow hards inNDA/BJP talk about takingPOK and Gilgit-Baltistan backfrom Pakistan, but none of themhave gumption to say that wewill take Aksai-Chin back fromthe Chinese that was illegallyceded to it by Pakistan in 1963.Will @PMOIndia raise returnof Askai Chin with Xi??"Tewari tweeted.

The Chinese President will

visit Chennai from October 11-12 for the second InformalSummit between PrimeMinister Modi and him.

The informal summit willprovide an opportunity to thetwo leaders to continue theirdiscussions on overarchingissues of bilateral, regional andglobal importance and toexchange views on deepeningIndia-China CloserDevelopment Partnership, theMinistry of External Affairs

said in a statement. Earliertoday, Tewari had criticised thecentral government after Chinawhile issuing a joint statementwith Pakistan stated that it is"paying close attention to thecurrent situation in Jammu andKashmir". "Xi Jinping says heis watching Kashmir but whydoes @PMOIndia/MEA not say1) We are watching ProDemocracy protests muzzled inHong Kong. 2) We arewatching human rights

violations in Xinjiang. 3) Weare watching continuedoppression in Tibet. 4) We arewatching South China Sea,"Tewari tweeted.

Following ChinesePresident's comments onKashmir, India in a quickresponse asserted that it is notfor other countries to commenton "internal affairs of India".

External Affairs Ministryspokesperson Raveesh Kumarsaid India's position has beenconsistent and clear that Jammuand Kashmir is an integral partof India.

A joint statement releasedby China and Pakistan onWednesday following ameeting between Khan and Xisaid that Beijing is "payingclose attention to the currentsituation in Jammu & Kashmir"and that the matter should be"properly and peacefullyresolved based on the UNCharter, relevant UN SecurityCouncil resolutions andbilateral agreements."

AGENCYMUMBAI, OCT 10

Union Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman met customers ofPunjab & Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank here onThursday and heard their woes.Following the meeting Sitharamanwhile addressing a press conferencehere told reporters, "FinanceMinistry may have nothing to dowith it (PMC bank matter) directlybecause RBI is the regulator. Butfrom my side, I've asked thesecretaries of my ministry to workwith Rural Development Ministry& Urban Development Ministry tostudy in detail as to what ishappening." Last month, the RBIrestricted the activities of the PMC

Bank for six months and asked it tonot grant or renew any loans andadvances, make any investment orincur any liability, includingborrowing of funds and acceptanceof fresh deposits. The Reserve Bankof India (RBI) on October 3enhanced the withdrawal limit forthe depositors of Punjab AndMaharashtra Cooperative Bank Ltdto Rs 25,000. Earlier, RBI hadpermitted depositors to withdrawup to Rs 10,000 of the total balancein their accounts. Prior to that theRBI had capped withdrawal limit atRs 1,000 but later on increased it toRs 10,000 per account. Scores ofPunjab Maharashtra Corporationbank account holders onWednesday staged a protest in frontof the Esplanade Court here.

Sitharaman meets PMCcustomers, takes cognizance

of their concerns

KOLKATA, OCT 10

West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee is likely totake a call on whether thearterial Tallah Bridge in thecity would be demolished orstrengthened for the timebeing followingrecommendations of a teamof experts to rebuild thestructure, a senior officialsaid. The report submitted tostate chief secretary RajivaSinha by the Mumbai-basedteam on Wednesdayrecommended demolitionand reconstruction of the 57-year-old bridge, reaffirmingan earlier report submitted byconsultancy firm RITES.

"The Mumbai-based firmhas submitted its report andrecommendations on theTallah bridge and the chiefminister will holddiscussions on the fate of the

bridge on October 12.She will take a call on the

best possible option," theofficer said.

Secretariat sources saidthat discussions were held bythe chief secretary with othersenior officials and policeofficers about the options ofbuilding a new bridge orstrengthening the existingone. "Discussions were alsoheld about the possible

expenditure of building anew bridge and whether thestructure would be of steel orconcrete," he said.

The Tallah bridge is oneof the main gateways to enterthe city from North 24Parganas. It was learnt thatthe police has been directedby the state government tochalk out alternative routesfor cars, buses and goodsvehicles, if the 625-metre-long bridge was pulled down.Buses and heavy vehiclesweighing over 3 tonnes werebarred from plying over thebridge just before the DurgaPuja celebrations. Four-wheelers weighing below3 tonnes have beenallowed to ply at arestricted speed of 10 kman hour. "The trafficdepartment is thinking ofusing the Chitpore lockgate flyover from

Baghbazar to BT Road fornorth-bound traffic as wasdone during Durga Puja," theofficer said. The bridge wasrecently declared mostvulnerable after a study of itshealth by RITES. The stategovernment has decided tosign an Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) withthe railways so that there wasno confusion about theirresponsibilities andmaintenance work was nothampered.

The MoU is likely besigned between the stategovernment and the railwayson October 25, he said.

Pawar mocks Rajnath, compares him to truckdriver for using 'lemon-chilli' in 'shashtra puja'MUMBAI, OCT 10

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar mocked the"Shashtra Puja" of Rafale aircraftperformed by Defence Minister RajnathSingh using lemon and chilli and drew aparallel between the union minister andtruck drivers, who hang it on their newtrucks believing it protects vehicle fromevil eye. "I have no doubts about thedecision taken for national security. ButI have read, I don't know if it is true, butwhat can one say when lemon-chilli ishung on Rafale aircraft with the idea ofprotecting it from curse just like it'shung on a newly-purchased truck," saidSharad Pawar while addressing a pressconference here on Thursday.

Singh on October 8, received thefirst of the 36 French-built Rafalefighter jet in the French port city ofBordeaux and performed 'Shastra Puja'on the auspicious occasion ofVijayadashami. The ceremonycoincided with the foundation ceremonyof the Indian Air Force (IAF). Singh

performed Shastra Puja (worship ofweapons) after receiving the first of the36 Rafale jets in the French port city ofBordeaux on Tuesday. Rajnath hademblazoned the Rafale aircraft with an'Om' and laid flowers, coconut andlemons to ward off the evil eye.Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge hadon Wednesday termed the acceptanceceremony and 'Shastra Puja' of Rafalefighter jet in France as 'tamasha'(drama). The Inter-GovernmentalAgreement (IGA) for 36 Rafale aircraftprocurement was signed between theGovernment of India and Governmentof France on September 23, 2016.

Mamta to decide on fate of Tallah Bridge

NEW DELHI, OCT 10

Feeling down in the dumps,consumed with anxiety at thethought of the day ahead orunable to muster the energy toface the outside world? Yourmood enhancer is as close as thefridge, stocked hopefully withhappy food like banana andberries, kale and cabbage.

You are what you eat' shouldbe an everyday mantra to keepyou healthy in body and also tokeep you fit mentally is the newthinking in the medicalcommunity, which is increasinglyusing nutritional psychiatry tocombat a spectrum of ailments.

Consuming a "happy diet"can help "avoid, treat andprevent" depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)and other mental illnesses, saidseveral medical consultants andresearchers on World MentalHealth Day, observed every yearon October 10.

According to clinicalpsychologist Preeti Singh,

research in the field of nutritionalpsychiatry has shown thatoptimisation of micro-nutrients isa "viable way to avoid, treat andprevent mental illnesses".

"Poor nutrition is a significantrisk factor for developing mentalillnesses," the doctor at Gurgaon'sParas Hospital told PTI. Not morethan a couple of decades old,nutritional psychiatry goesbeyond treating mental illnesses

solely through medication, andexplores food items containingspecific micro-nutrients (omega-3, B vitamins, amino acids, zinc,magnesium and iron) as apossible treatment to keep themind happy.

A "happy diet" can compriseleafy vegetables like kale,cabbage and spinach as well asbroccoli, mushrooms, red/yellowbell peppers, zucchini, onions,

oregano, and vitamin rich fruitslike berries, apples, oranges,peaches and pears.

Proteins can be consumed inthe form of eggs, cheese, chickenand fish, while nuts, almonds, andpistachios can supply the micro-nutrients.

The mental health awarenessmovement gained momentum inIndia when Bollywood actorDeepika Padukone opened upabout her battle with depressionin 2015, reassuring thosesuffering that it was 'okay to notfeel okay'.

A 2018 study by globalmedical journal Lancet noted thatpeople with mental illnessesaccounted for nearly 6.5 per centof the Indian population, which, itsaid, was likely to increase to 20per cent in 2020.

Diagnosed with clinicaldepression, anxiety and PTSD afew years ago, UK-based teacherKasturi Roy Bardhan said shefound relief in medication, face-to-face therapy as well as achange in diet.

World Mental Health Day: Eat happy to feel happy

NEW DELHI, OCT 10

CPI General Secretary DRaja on Thursday said thatthe political party willorganise a three-day seminaron Vedas and Upanishads toprevent the 'misuse of Hinduscriptures and texts forcommunal ends'.

Talking about the event,the CPI leader told ANI thatseveral scholars will takepart in the event, which willbe starting from October 25.

The event will be held inKannur under the aegis of NE Balram Memorial Trust aspart of the birth centenary oflate CPI veteran N E Balram.

"There are many issues

related to the subject whichare going to be discussedduring the event. The

programme is about thedistortions of our ancientliterature, cultures and howmisinterpretations are givenby the right-wing forcesparticularly the SanghParivar on the subject.Scores of scholars will comeand share their views," hesaid.

"Party's Kerala unit hasdecided to observe thecentenary of our leadercomrade N E Balram.Comrade Balram was a greatfreedom fighter. He was oneof the founders of ourmovement, builders ofour movements in thestate of Kerala. He was agreat scholar," he added.

CPI to hold seminar on Vedas to'prevent misuse of Hindu scriptures'

Mayawati slams Yogigovt over deteriorating

L&O in UPLUCKNOW, OCT 10

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawation Thursday slammed the Yogi Adityanathgovernment in Uttar Pradesh over deterioratinglaw and order situation in the state.

The BSP chief also asked the UP CM to takecorrective measures to control crime in the state.

In post in Twitter, Mayawati said on Thursday,"If the crime is taking place openly in the capitalcity Lucknow, then the plight of other districts isunderstandable. There is a lot of publicresentment and uneasiness among the publicpertaining to the fake encounter. Voices are raisedagainst it. It is clear that there is no law and orderin UP rather the region is dominated by jungle rajof criminals."

The comment of the BSP president follows theattack on a restaurant owner in the state capital onWednesday night while the opposition leaders ereup on their arms over a fake encounter in Jhansi.

Jilted lover setsablaze girl in

Kerala, both dieKOCHI, OCT 10

A 17-year old girl diedafter she was allegedlyset ablaze by a man at herhouse early on Thursdaynear here, police said.

The youth whoprofessed love for herallegedly committed thecrime after she spurnedhis proposal.

The accused,identified as Midhunfrom North Paravu, alsodied after he wasengulfed by the fire,police said.

SWAMI TEJOMAYANANDA

People sometimes ques-tion the need for In-dia’s numerous reli-

gious festivals. To reach aconclusion, we need toanalyse this point. Workingeveryday from morning untilevening, we become tiredand naturally need to rest.

H o w e v e r ,day afterday, as wea l t e r n a t eb e t w e e nwork andrest, a kind

of monotony sets in. We feelthe need for change. Physi-cal exhaustion can be re-vived by sleeping but howcan we be rid of this bore-dom, this mental exhaus-tion? We generally look forentertainment of differentkinds.

The Sanskrit word forentertainment, manoranjana,means delighting/entertain-ing the mind. Most peoplelook forward to their week-ends, because this providesthem an opportunity to dosomething that is fun and re-laxing. It is a relief from thepressures and monotony of

work. However, after awhile, even weekend activi-ties become routine. Then weplan vacations to exotic des-tinations, far removed fromour ordinary experiences.These vacations and amuse-ments remove our boredomand, for a while, offer a senseof mental rest and relaxation.Recognising this need forchange and entertainment,the Hindu religion celebratesspecial occasions, festivalsof a religious nature, calledutsavas. Any religion that in-sists on strict discipline at alltimes, without understandingthe common needs and de-sires of people, will not lastfor long. In addition to fast-ing, people require feasting,singing, dancing, and joyous

celebrations. If the purposeof these festivals is to re-move our mental and physi-cal exhaustion, then why areour vacations and weekendsnot sufficient? What is theneed for religious festivalsthat involve pujas? Thoughthese various amusementsrelax the mind and revive usfor a while, after some timethey become monotonous rit-uals, leaving us with a pecu-liar feeling of incomplete-ness. Often vacations leaveus exhausted physically aswell as financially! In effect,the pleasure of the vacationdoes not remove the pres-sure, but only adds a newone! Being purposeless en-tertainment, it does not giveus the desired result.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

The Hindu-supremacist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghhas emerged fully from the shadows and is likely to stayin the limelight so long as its political front, the BJP, en-

joys national power and is able to extend its hegemony on sig-nificant aspects of national life, as seems evident now. The tri-umphalist, and didactic, tone of RSS supremo Mohan Bhag-wat’s Vijayadashami address on Tuesday made this clear.

For the faithful, the Vijayadashami speech is the landmarkannual event at which the chief lays down the line for the yearahead. Since the BJP is in power on its own and has won twoLok Sabha polls on the trot, there is a spring in the RSS’s stride.Although the much-anticipated speech was marked by its hall-mark triteness at the intellectual level, it is expected to draw at-tention for the tone it seeks to set in public life.

If we consider the state of play within the ruling establish-ment, Mr Bhagwat bracketed home minister Amit Shah alongwith Prime Minister Narendra Modi when making a referenceto the putative achievements of the government, especially inthe context of the recent changes made in Kashmir. It is rare toname a government functionary in addition to the leader of thegovernment. From the perspective of the BJP-RSS, such a de-velopment has not occurred since Mr Modi’s single-handed ef-fort brought the BJP to power in 2014 and then repeated theperformance, with an improved metric, in 2019. The implica-tions of this intra-party development will, naturally, remain amatter of inference.

Interestingly, in the context of J&K, the RSS chief did notlist a boost security and economic development as possible rea-sons for the extraordinary changes, as the Modi governmenthas done. He cut out irrelevancies and emphatically declaredthat Kashmir had been on the RSS and Jan Sangh (the BJP’spredecssor) radar since 1953, when the Jan Sangh launched amovement to end Article 370 of the Constitution.

Besides Mr Shah’s status, and Kashmir, the issue Mr Bhag-wat saw fit to dilate on was the question of “lynching”. Heglossed over the reality that it was causing societal schisms andthreatening national unity, and chose to engage in semantics.The RSS chief noted that the word itself was of foreign origin,and was for that reason irrelevant for our purposes. He sug-gested that no alarm need be caused if some from a particularcommunity killed a few persons of another community. Thematter should be left to the police, and forgotten. If such is theunderstanding that pervades the moral and intellectual plane ofthe RSS leadership, it’s a reasonable guess that Sangh Parivarcadres on the ground are likely to be encouraged in seeking tosharpening contradictions with minority communities even byemploying non-peaceful means.

EditorialLynching by any othername is still a disgrace

Why religious festivalsare so important

The Sanskrit word for entertainment, manoranjana,means delighting/entertaining the mind

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It’s not about Hindi, but aboutdisfranchisement

Behind the BharatiyaJanata Party’s renewedpush to make Hindi a na-

tional language after comingback to power for a second timeafter the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-tions lies a dangerous desire todisenfranchise South India, aregion that has proved a spoilerto the BJP’s political ambitionto rule over every state of India,of its legitimate political repre-sentation and clout.

It is this fear that led to sucha severe reaction to his propos-al when home minister AmitShah recently advocated the useof Hindi as a national language,with a slogan viscerally appeal-ing to the BJP’s worldview butcontradicting India’s diversity— “one nation, one language”.

There was an outpouring of lin-guistic pride and cultural senti-ments in south India.

The South has serious ap-prehensions about Mr Shah’sintentions, his momentarybacktrack notwithstanding. TheBJP’s present numbers in theparliament have nurtured in itsleadership a superiority com-plex. They are convinced theycan get away despite showingscant regard for the basic tenetsof democratic polity and tryingto level all dissent to theground.

Citing a promise made inthe BJP’s election manifesto,Mr Shah has bulldozed his wayto watering down Article 370,instead of evolving a politicalconsensus, or even trying to

create a harmonious context to-wards building a commonmeeting ground. People fearthis behaviour on his part wasnot an exception, but a deeperattitude that would reflect in hisfuture actions. For, the southernstates are also set to lose, botheconomically and politically. Itis an unimpeachable fact thatthe southern states make signif-icantly higher contribution tothe nation’s tax kitty. The 15thFinance Commission, responsi-ble for allocations of respectiveshares of tax collected amongstates, was constituted in No-vember 2017 with the mandatefor devolution of taxes on thebasis of the 2011 populationfigures, instead of using the1971 figures.

Trump’s tweet not out of linewith US role in Middle East

It is telling that no onebatted an eyelid when, ina tweet threatening to

“obliterate” Turkey’s econo-my if it did anything “offlimits”, the commander-in-chief of the United States re-ferred in passing to his own“great and unmatched wis-dom”.

After all, this is the sameperson who routinely de-scribes himself as “a verystable genius”, ignoring thefact that anyone with an av-erage IQ who has even atentative grasp over realitywould recognise that suchboasts are, at best, entirelysuperfluous. The “genius”and the “unmatched wis-dom” both came under ques-tion on Sunday night whenDonald Trump, following atelephone conversation withTurkish president RecepTayyip Erdogan, decreedthat Ameri-can troops wouldget out of the way of anymilitary operations byTurkey in northern Syria.

That was inevitably in-terpreted as giving Ankarathe go-ahead for what Erdo-gan has long been itching todo: to establish a Turkish-controlled enclave on theborder with Syria — an ap-proximately 30-kilometre‘buffer zone’ — that wouldserve a dual purpose.

It would provide adumping ground for a mil-lion or so Syrian refugeeswho have fled their home-land in recent years, while

distancing the Kurds fromthe frontier. Syrian Kurdshave spearheaded the US-backed Syrian DemocraticForces, an entity that was in-strumental in combating themilitant Islamic State groupand its associates in Syria’snorth.

Erdogan, whose nationwas indubitably the conduitfor most of the foreign fight-ers attracted to IS and its ilk,and whose regime is hardlyinnocent of the charge ofproviding succour and sup-port to a range of jihadists,sees the SDF as an extensionof the Kurdistan WorkersParty (PKK), which haslong fought for Kurdishrights in Turkey, and beendubbed a terrorist force in

the bargain. It would bestrange if there weren’t linksbetween the unfairly deridedPKK and the freshly belea-guered SDF. Divided acrossMiddle Eastern bordersfrom Iran to Turkey and Syr-ia, the Kurds are the largestethnic group anywhere with-out a nation state to theirname. And in forging al-liances in their quest for re-gional autonomy, they areaccustomed to routinely be-ing betrayed by a range ofregimes, so while the latestmove by the US is in-evitably dismaying, it couldhardly have come as a sur-prise. What Trump may nothave foreseen, notwith-standing long-standing Pen-tagon resistance to his urge

for a pullout, was that someof his closest congressionalRepublican allies — includ-ing Mitch McConnell andLindsey Graham, not tomention former UN ambas-sador Nikki Haley — wouldinterpret the sudden aban-donment of Kurds as repre-hensible evidence of Ameri-can unreliability.

Most of the critics tendto ignore the fact that histor-ically America’s reputationas an unreliable ally is wellestablished. In this sphere,as in so many others, Trumpis hardly an innovator. Theaccidental president proba-bly realises, however, thathe can ill afford to antago-nise his allies in Congressamid the looming threat ofimpeachment. Hence the

tweeted threat to Turkey,which fails to clarify whathe might perceive as “lim-its”. His “wisdom” may in-deed be “unmatched” inrecognising that Americanparticipation in what he de-scribes as the Middle East’s“Endless Wars” ultimatelycauses far more harm thangood.

The Syrian Kurds maynow seek an alliance withBashar al-Assad’s regime inorder to resist the expectedTurkish assault. Assad isbroadly beholden to Russiaand Iran for his continuedrule. The Syrian leadercouldn’t have forgotten,though, that his Turkishcounterpart was particularlyvociferous once in demand-ing Assad’s departure.

Two months after thegovernment’s August 5Kashmir gambit, the of-

ficial claims of near normali-ty are mostly disbelieved.While mass protests havebeen stymied, questions per-sist, including overseas, overthe denial of fundamentalrights to the Kashmir Valley’sseven million residents, as in-deed the constitutionality ofthe government’s actions.

The move reflects PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’sproclivity for dramatic politi-cal or economic movesaligned with his core beliefsor the ideology of the BJP andRSS. The American phrase“shock and awe” captures themanner of major policychanges. But some commonfeatures emerge from fourkey policy shifts —demoneti-sation, the Goods and Ser-vices Tax, the National Regis-ter of Citizens and now the re-shaping of J&K and elimina-tion of its semi-autonomousstatus.

All these actions initiallyevoked popular support, ex-cept among those seriouslyaffected. Each was marketedas “no-pain-no-gain”. The de-clared objectives were, how-ever, tweaked conveniently.Demonetisation was to entrapblack money, cut off terror fi-nancing and end fake curren-cy. It is now generally accept-ed as having destroyed the in-

formal economy and retardedgrowth. GST was to create asingle market, plug tax leaks,bring ease-of-business andboost the revenues of theCentral and state govern-ments. Falling collections,periodic review of rates andinability to stabilise the mech-anism even after two yearsunderscores the poor concep-tion and implementation. TheNRC left the Assam BJP em-barrassed and people con-fused as the claimed high fig-ure of “intruders” was incor-rect and of 1.9 million per-sons excluded, many are Hin-dus. Home minister AmitShah now threatens to extendit to West Bengal and the restof India, raising a spectreworse than demonetisation.But all these were electorallyuseful for the BJP, but with

questionable medium to long-term effects.

Operation Kashmir restson sanguine assumptionsaligned with the BJP’s ideol-ogy and popular support. Thelooming Maharashtra andHaryana elections also condi-tioned the decision’s timing,as confirmed by openingsalvos by home minister AmitShah. But this move and theNRC also have internationalimplications. VisitingBangladesh PM Sheikh Hasi-na was reassured that thestateless persons ofBangladeshi origin were nother concern. But is puttingthem in internment camps aviable solution? In case ofKashmir, a diplomaticblitzkrieg at bilateral andmultilateral levels waslaunched to contain the fall-

out, as Pakistan, supported byChina, reacted aggressively.India argued abroad that Arti-cle 370 was a temporaryclause and the constitutionalamendment a domestic issue.Domestically, it was present-ed as necessary to stymie thedanger of terrorism after theTaliban’s rise in Afghanistan,like in the 1990s.It was alsoneeded arguably for Kash-mir’s development. However,by alienating Kashmiris, ter-rorism becomes more likelyas no counter-insurgency op-eration works without win-ning people’s hearts andminds. As regards develop-ment, if reducing a state toUnion territory status begetsdevelopment gains, at leasttwo Hindi belt states are fittercases for it.

The Supreme Court,moving with inexplicablecaution, is examining its con-stitutionality. The humanrights angle also awaits thecourt’s attention. The balancebetween national security andfundamental rights, despitethe special conditions ofKashmir, remains tenuous.The Economist editoriallycommented: “The court’s re-fusal to curb repression inKashmir should alarm all In-dians”. The New York Times,despite carrying Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi’s Oped onMahatma Gandhi on October2, as well as several other US

publications, have denouncedthe Kashmir situation.

Multilaterally, Indiastymied Pakistan both in NewYork, where the UN SecurityCouncil refused to discuss theissue, and in Geneva, wherePakistan could not gatherenough votes to force a de-bate in the UN Human RightsCouncil. On the negative side,leaders of China, Turkey andMalaysia raised concern overKashmir in their UNGAspeeches. Iran’s supremeleader Ali Khamenei decriedit earlier. Worse, two of threeDemocratic top-runners inUS presidential primaries,Bernie Sanders and ElizabethWarren, have voiced concern.Senator Chris Van Hollen,whose diplomat father hadserved in India and Pakistan,denied permission by India tovisit Kashmir, was happilytaken by Pakistan to PoK. TheHouse Foreign Affairs Com-mittee announced a Asia-Pa-cific and Non-ProliferationSubcommittee’s hearing onhuman rights in J&K on Oc-tober 22. Concern is also ris-ing among other US senators.Inadvertently, Mr Modi invit-ed this by excessive bon-homie with President DonaldTrump at his Houston func-tion. The Modi government istrying to browbeat the Val-ley’s population and politicalleaders into submission. TheUS President, who is distract-

ed by the impeachment pro-ceedings and the 2020 elec-tion, may ignore the Kashmirimbroglio if India satisfies histrade agenda, but the US Con-gress and the Democraticpresidential aspirants are an-other matter. One of the lattermay well become the next USPresident. Saudi Arabia andthe UAE have stayed neutral,other than UAE ambassadorendorsing the Indian constitu-tional changes, but their toler-ance of strong-arming ofMuslims may have limits.China will persist in support-ing Pakistan unless, improba-bly, India grants trade conces-sions and acquiesces in Chi-nese moves in India’s periph-ery. This testing of mutualredlines precedes the NaredraModi-Xi Jinping informalsummit on October 11-12.

The Modi governmenthas thus succeeded tacticallyin unhinging Pakistan’s ter-ror-cum-dialogue policy. Pak-istan says no dialogue unlessIndia undoes constitutionalchanges; India insists it willonly discuss terror. But thisstate of permanent antago-nism and gridlock is not sus-tainable. Pakistan uses the nu-clear flashpoint theory to in-vite global intervention. Pak-istan hopes that as interna-tional pressure forces India torelax the security clampdownin J&K, local protests willmushroom.

A long road ahead for J&K, many risks loomOperation Kashmir rests on sanguine assumptions

aligned with the BJP’s ideology and popular support

Erdogan, whose nation wasindubitably the conduit for most ofthe foreign fighters attracted to ISand its ilk, and whose regime ishardly innocent of the charge ofproviding succour and support to arange of jihadists, sees the SDF as anextension of the Kurdistan WorkersParty (PKK), which has long foughtfor Kurdish rights in Turkey

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Chandigarh : Throughout history, hate and conflict have been part of the human experience. From horrific extremes such as the Holocaust or the Rwandan genocide, when hate has fueled mass destruction, to everyday incidents like playground bullying or malicious trolling on social media, hate shapes our lives in myriad ways. And while all humans have the capacity to hate, few understand what sparks it and transforms it into a destructive force. Executive produced by filmmaking heavyweights Alex Gibney and Steven Spielberg and directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard (Emmy® winners for “When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts”), WHY WE HATE explores one of humanity’s most primal and destructive emotions – hate. At the heart of this timely series is the notion that if people begin to understand their own minds.

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CHANDIGARH: A Report on ‘Policies and Action Plan for Secure and Sustainable Agriculture’ prepared by a Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Padma Bhushan Dr R.S. Paroda, was presented recently to Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. The mandate of the Committee was to suggest policy reorientation and accelerated action plan for achieving sustainable agriculture for improved livelihood of smallholder farmers as well as addressing the issues of poverty, hunger and malnutrition that continue to prevail in India, despite various agricultural revolutions (green, blue, white, etc.) over the past few decades. The report explicitly highlights how adoption and scaling of new technologies and innovations through an enabling policy environment, with inclusiveness of all stakeholders, can accelerate agricultural growth. It spells out a clear strategy and road map that can lead India to achieve sustainable, innovative and profitable farming approaches.

Report on ‘Policies and Action Plan for Secure and Sustainable Agriculture’

HEALTH/TECHYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

Okaya Power Group signs superstar Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador

handigarh : Okaya Power Pvt Ltd, the flagship company of Okaya Power Group, has roped in Cflamboyant and super energetic bollywood star

Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador. The contract entails Ranveer Singh to endorse the products of Okaya through promotion, advertising and marketing. An accomplished Bollywood superstar and the youth icon Ranveer Singh has been ruling every youngster’s heart with his versatile personality matching to the most lucrative productline of the battery major Okaya. Okaya Power Group is now all set to launch a new brand campaign featuring Ranveer Singh for its lead products under brand ‘Okaya’ . Comment ing on th is announcement, Mr. Arush Gupta, Director & CEO, Okaya Power Group said, “We are delighted to have Ranveer Singh onboard as our brand ambassador and our association is like coming together of two promising stars. It’s rare to see a perfect match between the brand and the brand ambassador, who share the same attribute of being a power house of energy and versatility. Ranveer Singh, with his inimitable energy and versatility is a perfect fit for brand Okaya which stands for non-stop power and versatile range of products and solutions.”

CHANDIGARH: Mobil Indiahas launched the‘Mobil Dangal Offer’ under its commercial vehicles lubricants’ vertical with recently signed brand ambassador Bajrang Punia, as the face of the campaign. The offer is live across the country, and will continue till December 31, 2019. Under this offer, customers purchasing two pails of 15L Mobil Delvac MX Plus 15W-40, API CI-4 Plus or Mobil Delvac Super 1400 15W-40, API CH-4 will get a free mobile phone packed with pre-loaded apps and free six-month subscription for calls and data. Speaking about the offer,Imtiaz Ahmed, General Manager –Marketing Deployment for ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd.said, “We are excited to bring the ‘Mobil Dangal Offer’ to our customers with our newly appointed brand ambassador for commercial vehicles lubricants’ segment – Bajrang Punia. With this offer, we aim to help our customers stay connected with their loved ones as they tend to be on the move most of the time.”

Mobil India announces ‘Mobil Dangal Offer’

oga is an ancient form of the body get back to a toned and other activities easier to do.exercise that has condition post childbirth. Make sure you consult your doctor Ycontributed in the holistic Helps find balance before you begin any new form of

living of individuals in the most With a growing tummy, physical exercise during pregnancy. Also, natural way since years. Yoga is balance of the body becomes do it under the supervision of a like a spiritual route to a relaxed difficult to maintain. Emotionally trained professional so that you do mind and healthy body. During too, the constant fluctuation in not have any injuries. If you feel pregnancy, when women are hormone levels makes it difficult any discomfort, tell the trainer so battling mood swings at varying to find a balance. Breathing that they can modify the pose levels, fatigue and sickness, exercises in yoga help you find accordingly for you.painful leg cramps and breathing your balance, stretch the muscles Women who are regulars would problems; yoga exercises, properly and make the process of require minor modifications to techniques and postures ease all supporting a growing belly easier. their yoga routine during such conditions ensuring a period Calms the nervous system pregnancy months when the body of relieved nine months followed Deep breathing sends the nervous is undergoing hormonal changes. by an easier labour and smooth system into parasympathetic mode, The aim of pregnancy yoga is to delivery. We share yoga poses, tips which helps the body relax. When help the mother bring the newborn and benefits of doing prenatal the body is in this mode, the into the world with minimum yoga. digestive system functions hassle and completely no health Benefits of yoga properly, immune system works at complications. Positions and If you are an expecting mom, you its best and you sleep better. There exercises practised across the three should take up yoga for its various are several breathing exercises trimesters of pregnancy differ with health benefits. It helps you relax, taught in yoga, and you can do the every phase. It isn't just about and eases the pregnancy. Here's ones that help in keeping you in a yoga; it is about doing it under why you should sign up for relaxed state of mind. expert supervision and favourable prenatal yoga. Improves blood circulation environment.

regularly will keep both your baby handy during labour. Taking deep, When you practise prenatal yoga, Keeps you both healthy During yoga, the joints and A pregnant woman must take into and you healthy. However which mindful breaths during labour it helps tone your muscles, According to the Mayo Clinic, muscles are elongated, circulating consideration her health history poses you should try should be relaxes the body, letting it especially the pelvic floor, hip and prenatal yoga can improve sleep, blood efficiently. This leads to before beginning with the done under expert supervision. instinctively know that it is about abdominal core muscles. Building cut down on stress levels, reduce decreased swelling and increased exercises. For those who are doing Prepares for labour to give birth. Beginning early will and maintaining muscle tone with lower back pain, nausea, carpal immunity, creating a healthy yoga for the first time and have not Prenatal yoga involves a lot of help during childbirth which can poses like gentle backbends and tunnel syndrome symptoms, environment for the baby. This will been following a regime otherwise breathing exercises which help the be a daunting task. lunges reduces back aches and headaches and shortness of breath, also prevent discomfort associated should not rush into the same body relax. This will come in Tones muscles pains during pregnancy and helps among others. Practising yoga with pregnancy and make walking without prior medical consent.

ohtak : ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, one of the largest private sector life insurance companies in India Rhas signed a corporate agency agreement with Airtel

Payments Bank, India’s first Payments Bank. Airtel Payments Bank customers will now have easy access to life insurance and savings plans, enabling them to provide financial security to their families and build long term savings. This partnership aims to leverage Airtel Payments Bank’s deep distribution network and digital reach to offer millions of uninsured Indians with innovative and affordable life insurance products by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. To begin with, on the protection platform, ICICI Pru iProtect Smart and on the savings platform, ICICI Pru Anmol Bachat will be available in phases to Airtel Payments Bank customers. ICICI Pru Anmol Bachat plan is a unique micro-insurance product offering dual benefits of savings and protection in small value sachets, designed for the underinsured while ICICI Pru iProtect Smart is a term plan that offers protection. Mr. N S Kannan, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurancesaid, “We are delightedto partner with Airtel Payments Bank. This partnership has paved the way for the Bank’s account holders to expeditiously purchase life insuranceand offer a financial safety-net to their families.Bridging the protection gap in the country is an imperativeand the need of the hour is to offer affordable &simple products and leverage technology to smoothen the purchase experience.

Airtel Payments Bank partners with ICICI Prudential Life to offer insurance products

mritsar- : Continuing its legacy of offering premium quality smartphones at remarkable prices, motorola today announced the launch of motorola one Amacro in India. The newest addition to the motorola one family delivers a

class-leading macro imaging experience through its dedicated Macro Vision camera that gets you 5x closer to your subject, capturing photos in ways that aren’t possible with other phones. Its AI Camera system comes with quad sensors and laser autofocus technology that allows you to focus in a fraction of a second for exceptional pictures. Plus, you’ l l enjoy a fas t , eff ic ient performance powered by MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core processor, 4000 mAh battery which can last upto up to 2 days, 4 GB of RAM, and 64 GB of storage. All this, and a vivid 6.2" Max Vision HD+ display that brings your close-ups and entertainment to life at an

unbelievable price of just INR 9,999. best-in-class camera system: Whether you’re shooting from up close or far away, make every shot your best shot with the AI camera system. Shoot macro pictures with ease through the dedicated macro vision camera that lets you get within up to 2cms of your subject. Capture brag-worthy photos with the phone’s class-leading camera system and use AI features like shot optimization, auto smile capture and smart composition to elevate your snapshots to the next level. In addition to the dedicated Macro Vision camera, the 13 MP main sensor and 2 MP depth sensor capture stunning images in a snap.

Nokia 2.2, Nokia 3.2 Price in India Cut; Now Start at Rs. 6,599handigarh, Rotary Shiksha, jointly conceived by Rotary Chandigarh

Shivalik, Pioneer Mathematics and KP Institute of Physics for Cproviding free coaching for IIT-JEE, NDA and other exams to deserving and poor students, was launched today at Pioneer Education, Sector 40, Chandigarh. The Chief Guest was Amit Kumar and his parents Pavitra Devi and Vijay Pal. Amit used to serve tea made by his mother who had a Tea Stall in the Sector 40 market n e a r P i o n e e r Education. Seeing the talent and academic record of Amit, Prof. L K Gupta and Prof. K P Singh provided him free coaching for IIT-JEE a few years ago. Amit cleared the test, got admission in IIT Kharagpur, passed IIT and is now working in a multinational company in Gurgaon. According to Aneesh Bhanot, President, Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik (RCS), “Supporting education and lighting the lamp of knowledge, especially for talented but economically weak students, is one of the prime focus areas of Rotary. In keeping with the principle of ‘Service Above Self’, Rotary Shiksha will be providing free coaching to five students this year - Nitin, Dhanraj, Teena, Raman and Harman - who have been carefully selected by a panel consisting of Prof. L K Gupta, Prof. K P Singh and members of RCS including Anu Dhingra, Manjit Kaur and Aneesh Bhanot.” Giving details of Rotary Shiksha, Prof. L K Gupta, Secretary, RCS said.

All new motorola one launched with new features

Sony Expands the Wireless Headphones Segment with WI-XB400 and WH-CH510CHANDIGARH : With a commitment to offer the best audio experience, Sony India has announced addition of two latest editions of Headphones to its audio segment. Dedicated to deliver deep bass with extra battery life Sony WH-XB400 and WH-CH510 will let you lose yourself in the music like never-before.As part of the EXTRA BASS range from Sony, the WI-XB400 headphones enhance all your low-end frequencies for exceptional bass, while maintaining vocal clarity, lifting every track with wave after wave of thundering rhythm.With a 15 hours of battery life, WI-XB400 headphones sustain enough power to accompany you. Users can enjoy music with WI-XB400 and immerse yourself in your favorite tunes for long listening hours. The WH-CH510 is one of its kind that supports 35 hours of battery life. The neck-band headphone WI-XB400 comes with quick charge function that provides up to one hour of wireless playback after just ten minutes of charging for 60 minutes. WH-CH510 headphone comes with quick charge function that provides up to one and a half hour of wireless playback after just ten minutes of charging.

okia 2.2 and Nokia 3.2 phones have received a price cut in India. The phones are now priced Nstarting at Rs. 6,599 and Rs. 7,499 respectively.

The original price of the Nokia 2.2 started from Rs. 7,699, and the last Nokia 3.2 price was at Rs. 7,999. This means that the Nokia 3.2 has received a price cut of Rs. 500 and the Nokia 2.2 has received a price cut of Rs. 1,100. The Nokia 2.2 was launched in India in June, while the Nokia 3.2 was launched in May this year.After the price cut, the Nokia 2.2 is currently priced in India at Rs. 6,599 for the 2GB RAM + 16GB storage version, and Rs. 7,599 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage version. The revised prices are showing up on Flipkart and Nokia website both. The Nokia 2.2 is available in Black and Steel colour options, and Flipkart is offering no-cost EMI and exchange discount both. The Nokia website is offering cashback of Rs. 2,200 and 100GB additional data to Jio subscribers. The original launch price of the Nokia 2.2 was at Rs. 7,699 for the 2GB + 16GB version, and Rs. 8,699 for the 3GB + 32GB variant. Coming to Nokia 3.2, the prices have been revised to Rs. 7,499 for the 2GB RAM + 16GB storage options and Rs. 8,499 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage option. To recall, the phone received a price cut just last month bringing the price down to Rs. 7,999 and Rs. 8,999 respectively, and now the price has been brought down even further.

handigarh : METRO Cash & Carry, India’s largest modern wholesaler and food specialist Cis back with its third edition of Own Business

Day 2019, a special day celebrated on second Tuesday of October every year. This year the initiative is getting bigger and better with participation of self-employed professionals along with HoReCa (Hotels,Restaurants & Caterers) apart from traders,Kiranasand other independent businesses.The registrations have already been opened for all independent businesses to participate. The initiative, that resonates with METRO’s commitment of being ‘Champion for Independent Business’, is part of METRO’s global campaign to celebrate & contribute to the growth of independent businesses and foster their visibility to build a strong network. For Own Business Day, METRO Cash & Carry will be supporting business owners with an array of special offers and branding opportunities to drive footfall and augment their revenues during the upcoming festive season. In line with its digitalization intervention, METRO will be providing businesses with its ‘METRO digital hub’ to connect and create exclusive offers such as a special meal, discounted product, event.

handigarh : India’s biggest rap revolution, MTV Hustle, not only brought underground rap to mainstream, but won a Cmillion hearts for the powerful compositions by the

contestants, unique writing and beats and soul-stirring renditions. The show has also garnered immense love and support, all the way from Bollywood! Popular music composers ShekharRavjiani, Salim Merchant to superstar Ranveer Singh- all of them have praised

the show!And now, after a memorable and an entertaining journey of 10 w e e k s , M T V Hustle is all geared up for an exciting grand finale! From 1 5 b u d d i n g contestants, top 5

finalists- Kolkata-based EPR, Amritsar boy RCR, Ludhiana-based M-Zee Bella, Bihari boy Shloka and Delhi-based King, are all geared up to fight it out to become the next rap sensation. This Saturday and Sunday, MTV Hustle gives you 5 reasons to tune-in to the exciting finale episode-The heartthrob of Bollywood music, ShekharRavjiani will perform on his sizzling new track, along with Nucleya who gives a stunning beat to the track. The cherry on the cake will be Raja Kumari’s upbeat rap rendition in the performance. This entertaining act and the epic new trio are not to be missed!

Reasons why MTV Hustle Finale will be Bohat Hard!

Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme commemorates 10 years of positively impacting nearly 300,000 beneficiariesCHANDIGARH : Nestlé India is commemorating ten years of its flagship initiative, the Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme at Ludhiana on 1st October. The programme has been developed with a focus to raise nutrition,health and wellness awareness among beneficiaries. The Nestlé Healthy Kids programme contributes towards overall development of beneficiaries as well as encourages healthier lifestyle in the communities, by arming them with knowledge that impacts them in a meaningful way. The programme is being conducted since 2009 and is helping raise awareness regarding good nutritional and best cooking practices, good hygiene and promoting physical fitness. The programme is implemented through two modes, one is partnership with six regional universities and the second is with NGO Magic Bus India Foundation. Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Hon’ble Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab commented on the initiative “Nutritional awareness and providing need-based nutrition are of supreme importance to improve health standards in the communities. Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme.

CHANDIGARH: Brandzstorm India Marketing has signed Bollywood actress Kiara Advani as Brand Ambassador for Giordano handbags in India. The gorgeous fashion diva will be featured as the face of the brand in print, outdoor, digital and in-store communication campaigns. With this move the company hopes to further widen its appeal amongst millennial and aspirational young customers. Speaking about the association, UjjvalSaraf, Managing Director, Brandzstorm India Marketing Pvt. Ltd., “We are extremely delighted to welcome on board one of the most promising face in the Indian Entertainment industry – Kiara Advani. Apart from being a multifaceted Bollywood actress she is extremely popular among the youth with her impeccable fashion sense and style quotient. She truly exemplifies the vivacious and youthful spirit of Giordano and perfectly fits to represent the brand in India.”

Giordano handbags signs Kiara as brand ambassador in India

Motorola One Macro launched in India at Rs 9,999: Macro camera, powerful chipset and more

METRO Cash & Carry’s third edition of ‘Own Business Day’ gets bigger and better!

Yoga for pregnancy: Benefits, poses and tips for moms-to-be

Fairfield Marriott presents the authentic taste of Mediterranean Cuisine

CHANDIGARH: Twitter is where people can follow all updates during elections and participate in conversations about candidates running, or topics that matter to them. As the voting dates for Haryana Assembly Elections are nearing, conversation volume is picking up momentum with people, leaders and parties taking to the platform.Twitter has launched several initiatives to provide real-time updates on the campaign trail, has worked closely with political parties and leaders on how to leverage Twitter for citizen engagement, and is encouraging voters to have their voices heard during the #HaryanaAssemblyPolls. #HerPoliticalJourney Featuring Kumari Shaila (@kumari_selja), Sunita Duggal (@SunitaDuggal7), Sheilza Bhatia (@Sheilza29) among other women political leaders from the State, Twitter has initiated a video series in collaboration with policy partners Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC) and Policy and Development Advisory Group (PDAG) with the objective of bringing alive the vision, stories, struggle, triumph and the indomitable spirit of these women politicians.

Know Your Leaders for #HaryanaAssemblyPolls with Twitter

mritsar :Every individual has his own penchant for food and that's the reason the dishes in countries in Mediterranean region has such rich flavours. Celebrating Athese rich relishes Fairfield by Marriott brings you a scrumptious and luscious food

fest with its Mediterranean food festival. The ten days mesmerising Food fest from 11th to 20th October, 7pm to 11pm promises to offer selected authentic delights which will deliver the flavours of Greek, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and French origin with an exquisite variety

of soulful flavours that will make your taste buds dive in the sea of delicacies. Amritsar, as we all know has been eminent for its amazing variety of food and hence it is of great attraction for food connoisseurs. The people love to be experimental with their culinary fascinations and to give their taste buds an ever exclusive treat, Fairfield Marriott brings this authentic Mediterranean food festival. The typical Punjabi

food with its rich, flavoured and buttery tangs have always been savoured by Amritsar but this time Fairfield by Marriott will take it’s guests on a journey of Europe through its variation of distinct delicacies along with the traditional Mediterranean treatment that comes with it. Mediterranean cuisine is as complex as other ancient cuisines, with techniques and skills developed over thousands of years of history.

HANDIGARH: To boost skill development at the district level, the Ministry of Skill CDevelopment and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

today signed a contract with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore for introducing a two-year fellowship programme Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme. The contract was signed in the presence of Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI,Dr. K P Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,Shri G Raghuram, Director, IIM, Bangalore, Mr. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank, and officials from the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI. The program has been developed under the able guidance and leadership of Dr.Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; who has given a renewed focus to skill development at the district level, since his joining at the Ministry. Designed under Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) the fellowship aims to address the challenge of non-availability.

Govt collaborates with IIM Bangalore to launch Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

anasonic India has announced the launch of Lumix DC-S1H, which is the company's latest digital Psingle-lens full-frame mirrorless camera aimed to

deliver cinema-quality video output. This camera was first launched internationally in August earlier this year and now

finally it has been brought to the Indian market. The Lumix DC-S1H sensor's resolution has been set at 24.2-megapixels, and it complies with the new Dual Native ISO. A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e company claims that the Lumix S1H is the world's first full-frame

mirrorless camera that captures 6K resolution and is capable of recording videos at 6K resolution. The Panasonic Lumix S1H has been priced at Rs. 3,19,900 (body-only), and it is available for purchase starting October 10 via leading Panasonic retail outlets.

Panasonic Lumix S1H launched in India, World’s first with 6k video recording support

merican actor Gwyneth days, and the credit goes to Paltrow got vocal about 'The Politician' producer Ryan Aher struggling time in Murphy and her husband,

the industry and how Brad Falchuk, who was "like a successful she was in dog with a bone," she said. launching her own health Her 48-year-old husband company 'Goop.' Speaking commended Paltrow's with ELLE for the magazine's performance in the political annual Women in Hollywood comedy in speaking with issue, the 47-year-old star ELLE. "The reaction of most said, "In the '90s, when I was people in our lives who have coming up, it was a very male- seen the show is, 'Screw you dominated field," she told the for not doing this more,'" he outlet, reported by People said, reported People magazine. "You used to hear, magazine. Still, the producer 'That actress is so ambitious,' (who wed Paltrow in like it was a dirty word." But September 2018) admittedly now, with Goop, Paltrow says cut some of his wife's lines to her "ambition has been accommodate her busy unleashed." Paltrow took a schedule. He said, "She'd break from acting to focus on show me a giant chunk of her her company but is now back dialogue and be like, 'I have a in front of the camera these board meeting in two days.

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GLAMOURGLAMOURAlways wanted to raise the bar of action films in India: Hrithik Roshan

verwhelmed by the thunderous like a blessing for him and is more close movie of 2019, surpassing the business response received by 'WAR', to his heart as he got to play a role with his of Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat.' The film OHrithik Roshan said that he "inspiration" and "idol" Hrithik. "It's an which had the leverage of an extended

always wanted to raise the bar of action absolute blessing that our film has been weekend smashed all records and is films in India. The high-octane film that accepted widely and it's definitely going continuing its winning spree. The power-sees Hrithik and Tiger Shroff pitted in a to be a special one forever because I got to packed action film minted Rs 51.60 massive showdown across 7 countries as do this with my hero my idol Hrithik crores on the first day followed by Rs they go after each other relentlessly was Roshan who I aspire to be and who I am 23.10 crores on second, Rs 21.30 crores successful in surpassing the Rs 200 crore inspired by," the 'Heropanti' actor said. on third, Rs 27.60 crores on fourth, Rs mark in just seven days of its release. Apart from receiving unanimous love 36.10 crores on fifth, Rs 20.60 crores on Delighted by the response, Hrithik said, and appreciation from the audience, the sixth and Rs 27.75 crores on the "We wanted to make a film that raises the actor was touched by the fact that this is seventh day, taking the tally to Rs bar of action films in India and could truly his first film in the industry to 208.05 crores. 'War' has created compete with the best of action smash all box office records seven new records including that spectacles being made in the West." "War and score well. for a Gandhi Jayanti release, a is a genre-defining action film and I'm "I am blessed that my first film released in Navratri and extremely happy for the entire cast and 200 is with such an the highest-grossing first 3-crew of WAR because we all have given amazing team," he day for Hrithik Roshan, our all and more to make this film a cut added. The film now T i g e r S h r o f f a n d above," he added. On the other hand, becomes the third Siddharth Anand, who is Tiger feels that the success of the film is h ighes t -g ross ing the director.

Akshay Kumar poses with 'desi avengers' from 'Sooryavanshi'

fter Katrina Kaif spilled the beans about Akshay Kumar's character in A'Sooryavanshi' with the picture of a

name badge, Akshay on Thursday shared a photo of his 'Desi Avengers.' Bollywood's 'Khiladi' shared a picture from the sets of the film where he can be seen sharing the screen with Ranveer Singh who played the role of Sangram Bhalerao in 'Simmba' along with Ajay Devgn who played Bajirao Singham in 'Singham.' Calling themselves the "Desi Avengers of the cop universe", the trio can be seen in their angry cop avatar along with armed soldiers in the background. "The desi Avengers of the Cop universe!When 'Singham' meets 'Simmba' meets #Sooryavanshi, expect not just fireworks but a full-blown blast on 27th March 2020," he tweeted. Ranveer Singh who recently wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming sports drama '83,' jetted off to Hyderabad to commence shooting for Rohit Shetty's 'Sooryavanshi' on Tuesday. The actor will be seen playing a cameo in 'Sooryavanshi' alongside Akshay After the success of 'Simmba' and 'Singham', Rohit Shetty has expanded his cop universe with 'Sooryavanshi'. Akshay's entry was teased in the climax of 'Simmba' as an Anti-Terror Squad chief. This is the first time that Akshay has collaborated with Rohit for a project. In March, the makers of the film shared the first look of the film. In the poster, Akshay was seen donning a police uniform with a revolver in his hand. The cop-thriller will bring Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh together for cameos. 'Sooryavanshi' is scheduled to hit the screens on March 27, next year and also features Gulshan Grover, Sikander Kher, and others in pivotal roles.

Acting was a maledominated field in 90's:

Gwyneth Paltrow

"War is a genre-defining action film and I'm extremely happy for the entire cast and crew of WAR because we all have given our all and more to make this film a cut above," he added.

Deepika Padukone mysteriouslywith a designer bag! "parts ways"

eepika Padukone on Wednesday left her fans bewildered when she "parted ways" with a designer bag at the same time teasing about something new coming up! A notable name in the Bollywood and DHollywood industry, Deepika is always up with amusing ways to arouse

fans' curiosity and yet again she hinted at something intriguing cooking up. "Listen," the actor said in the video she shared on Instagram.She continued saying, "I know we've had an amazing time." While it was unclear as to what or who the actor has been talking to in the clip, she ended with, "It's time for us to part ways," and kissed her lavender hued hand bag while bidding adieu to the piece. However, the 'Padmaavat' actor refrained from sharing any further insights and just wrote "#comingsoon" alongside the video message. Deepika recently shared the cover of Femina magazine with ace shuttler PV Sindhu and boss lady Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon chairman. The ladies were featured as the embodiments of beauty, determination, and strength on the 60-year anniversary special issue of the outlet. On the work front, she will be seen with husband Ranveer Singh in their upcoming outing '83', playing his reel wife. Apart from this, she is also starring in filmmaker Meghna Gulzar's 'Chhapaak' centered on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal alongside Vikrant Massey. The team wrapped up shooting earlier in June. It is slated for a release next year on January 10.

"Listen," the actor said in the video she shared on Instagram.She continued saying,

"I know we've had an amazing

time."

'Bala' trailer: Ayushmann's bald character will leave you in splits

yushmann Khurrana who then inches closer and takes the is basking in the success of cap off, leaving Bala's semi-bald Ahis latest film 'Dream Girl,' head in the open. The trailer then

is back to leave you in splits with shows the constant struggle Bala the tale of a bald man 'Bala'. The undergoes to regain hair where he actor shared the trailer of the also seeks help from his father laughter riot on Thursday. Known played by Saurabh Shukla who for opting for unique scripts, tries home remedies to overcome Ayushmann is set to make you his son's baldness. At one point in laugh with his character who is time, the premature balding of Bala facing premature balding. The also proves to be a hindrance in his hilarious trailer starts with Bala marriage. Apart from Bhumi, fans selling skin whitening products in a can also catch a glimpse of Yami school where he encounters a who plays the role of a star in the dusky girl played by Bhumi film and is also Bala's love interest. Pednekar. Bhumi who gets Depressed by his situation, Bala offended by Bala's comments asks runs from pillar to post to find a him why he is wearing a cap. She solution for his baldness.

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Iraq PM vows fullprobe into killings,reshuffleBAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister AdelAbdel Mahdi has promised a full probeinto last week's violence that left morethan 100 dead in anti-governmentprotests, as calm returned ahead ofthree days of national mourning. In atelevised address to the nation onWednesday, Abdel Mahdi pledged apackage of reforms and said hisgovernment would carry out a"thorough investigation" as well as paycompensation to the "martyrs", bothcivilians and members of the securityforces killed in clashes. He also saidhe would propose a governmentreshuffle on Thursday to parliament.With the return of normal life inBaghdad, traffic has again clogged themain roads of the sprawling city ofnine million inhabitants. Thegovernment announced three days ofnational mourning in the wake of theunrest. On Tuesday, securityrestrictions were lifted aroundBaghdad's Green Zone, wheregovernment offices and embassies arebased. Iraq descended into violencelast week as protests that began withdemands for an end to rampantcorruption and chronic unemploymentescalated with calls for a completeoverhaul of the political system. Thedemonstrations were unprecedentedbecause of their apparent spontaneityand independence in a deeplypoliticised society.

Mahindra shows significantgrowth in S Africa despiteoverall downturnJOHANNESBURG: Mahindra SouthAfrica has achieved growth in theSouth African passenger vehicle andpickup market despite an overall dropin sales because of the currenteconomic downturn in the country.Figures released by the NationalAssociation of AutomobileManufacturers of South Africa(NAAMSA) show that Mahindra SouthAfrica is one of the country's fastestgrowing passenger vehicle and pickupbrands. Data from NAAMSA, whichrecently consolidated the sales for thefirst three quarters of 2019, show thatMahindra is on track to reach a newoverall sales record that will easilyexceed its target of 5,664 units for fullyear. NAAMSA reported that theoverall market for the year to end-September was down 3.5 per centwith the largest volume decline beingin the passenger vehicle market, whichhas declined by 4.9 per cent or 13,468vehicles when compared to the sameperiod last year. Despite this,Mahindra has grown by 33.4 per centto reach 5,584 sales upto end ofSeptember. Its parts division grew inline with new vehicle sales and are upby 36 per cent over the same period.Thanking the growing number ofMahindra customers for their support,Rajesh Gupta, CEO of MahindraSouth Africa, highlighted what hebelieved was responsible for the surgein sales.

Dr Reddy's ChairmanSatish Reddyappointed as IPA PrezHYDERABAD: Dr Reddy's ChairmanSatish Reddy, has been appointed asPresident of the Indian PharmaceuticalAlliance (IPA) for 2019-2021. DrRajesh Jain, Managing Director ofPanacea Biotec Limited will continueas the Vice President, IPA said in arelease here in Thursday. Mr Reddyholds a degree in ChemicalEngineering from Osmania Universityand an M.S. in Medicinal Chemistryfrom Purdue University, USA, wherehe received the 2009 DistinguishedAlumnus Award from the School ofPharmacy and PharmaceuticalSciences. As an active member ofmajor Industry associations andgovernmental panels, Mr Reddyplayed a key role in shaping policiesconcerning the pharmaceutical sectoras well as the economy, such as policyformulation on India's patent law, drugpricing and important amendments tothe Drugs & Cosmetics Act. Speakingon this announcement, Mr. SudarshanJain, Secretary General, IPA, said,“We are delighted to welcome MrSatish Reddy and Dr Rajesh Jain forthe second stint as the President andVice President of the IPA, respectively.Both Mr. Reddy and Dr. Jain bring withthem deep industry knowledge andhave been instrumental in sustainingIndian leadership in the Global pharmagenerics business, he said.

US takes custody of 2British ISIS detaineesfrom KurdishWASHINGTON: The US military hastaken the custody of two high profileBritish detainees known as "Beatles"notorious for their roles in an IslamicState cell who tortured and killedWestern hostages. The duo wasremoved from wartime prison innorthern Syria run by a Kurdish-ledmilitia, reported The New York Timesciting US officials. The abrupt movecomes after Turkey launched anoffensive in Northern Syria. Ankara has been targeting the keyAmerican-backed Kurds--known asSyrian Democratic Forces. Kurdshave acted as the key allies of theUnited States in the fight against theIslamic State in Syria. The two Britishmen, El Shafee Elsheikh andAlexanda Kotey, were part of a four-member British cell that ISIS put incharge of Western hostages, whonicknamed them the "Beatles"because of their accents.

Policybazaar.com appoints Chetna Gogia asnew HR HeadNEW DELHI: Policybazaar.com, India's largest insurance website, andcomparison portal, as well as the flagship brand of ETechAces Marketing &Consulting Pvt Ltd, has appointed Chetna Gogia as its new Head of HR.Chetna will be responsible for overseeing the company's human resources whilehelping business leaders with strategic people planning. Puneet Khurana, whowas earlier leading HR for Policybazaar.com, moves within the group venture,Paisabazaar.com, to head the same function. "We are excited to have Chetnaon board in this very crucial leadership role. She holds more than a decade ofexperience that will add valuable competence to the continuous developmentand strategic expansion of our organisation", said Alok Bansal, Policybazaar.comCo-founder & CFO.

Sensex plunges 297 pts;IndusInd Bank tanks 6.15 pcAGENCYMUMBAI, OCT 10

Equity benchmark BSE Sensexplunged 297 points onThursday, dragged by heavylosses in banking, auto andmetal stocks amid mutedearnings outlook. After sinking375 points during the day, the30-share Sensex ended 297.55points, or 0.78 per cent, lower at37,880.40. It hit an intra-daylow of 37,802.93 and a high of38,130.23. Similarly, thebroader NSE Nifty fell 78.75points, or 0.70 per cent, to closeat 11,234.55. Top laggards in theSensex pack included IndusIndBank, Yes Bank, Tata Motors,Vedanta, ICICI Bank, SBI,HDFC Bank and Tata Steel,falling up to 6.15 per cent. Onthe other hand, Bharti Airtel,RIL, HUL, HCL Tech,PowerGrid, Sun Pharma, AsianPaints and Bajaj Auto rose up to5.05 per cent. Weak earningsoutlook weighed on domesticinvestor sentiment, traders said.Kicking off the earnings season,IndusInd Bank's Q2

consolidated net profit jumped52.2 per cent, but gross non-performing assets rose to 2.19per cent of gross advances as onSeptember 30, 2019, from 1.09per cent in the same period ayear ago. Meanwhile, Moody'sInvestors Service on Thursdayslashed its 2019-20 GDPgrowth forecast for India to 5.8per cent from 6.2 per centearlier, saying the economy wasexperiencing a pronouncedslowdown which is partlyrelated to long-lasting factors.According to a Motilal Oswalreport, the second quarterearnings season will be tepidand uneventful. Underlyingdemand slowdown in thedomestic economy and weakglobal commodities prices areexpected to take a toll onearnings. Echoing the outlook,Sunil Tirumalai, Head ofResearch and Strategist, EmkayGlobal Financial Services,expects growth trends toweaken further from Q1 levels,with the decline led by auto,telecom, power, IT services andpharma sectors.

MUMBAI, OCT 1

Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL) saidon Thursday that certain marketparticipants are spreading false andmisleading rumours against thecompany's financial services businessin an attempt to create panic amongvarious stakeholders.

"In the interest of all ourstakeholders, PEL has filed acomplaint with the Securities andExchange Board of India (SEBI)against publishing and spreadingmisleading rumours about thecompany on blogs, social mediaplatforms and WhatsApp," it said in astatement. PEL said its totalborrowings in financial servicesbusiness currently stands at Rs39,000 crore which is 75 per cent ofthe loan book. It received totalinflows (including borrowings andasset inflows) of Rs 45,000 crore inthe past one year which comprises 85per cent of the loan book. Thecompany raised Rs 24,000 crore oflong-term funds since October 2018which reflects the confidence oflenders on the quality of loan bookand underlying assets. It received Rs19,000 crore in the form ofrepayments and pre-payments fromborrowers in the last one year,

reflecting the client selection and theconsistent trend in sales. Additionally,the company issued pass-throughcertificates of Rs 2,400 crore lastmonth which received the second-highest rating from Crisil, making itthe first rated securitisationinstrument of wholesale loan book inthe Indian market and reflecting thequality of underwriting. On outflows,PEL disbursed Rs 19,000 crore in thepast one year (between October 2018to September 2019) of which Rs5,000 crore was disbursed towardsretail housing finance. The companyrepaid debt obligations of Rs 30,000crore in the past one year of which Rs5,300 crore was repaid in Q2 FY20.

The exposure to short-termborrowings reduced by 90 per cent toRs 1,480 crore currently from Rs18,000 crore as of September 2018.The borrowings from mutual fundsreduced from Rs 15,600 crore to Rs615 crore currently.

Piramal Enterprises filescomplaint with SEBI on

misleading rumours

AGENCYBANGKOK, OCT 10

Growth in developing East Asianand Pacific economies is expectedto slow from 6.3 per cent last yearto 5.8 per cent in 2019 and to 5.7and 5.6 per cent in 2020 and 2021respectively, reflecting a broad-based decline in export growthand manufacturing activity, theWorld Bank said on Thursday.Weakening global demandincluding from China andheightened uncertainty aroundongoing US-China trade tensionshave led to a decline in exports

and investment growth, testing theresilience of the region, accordingto the Weathering Growing RisksOctober edition of the WorldBank's East Asia and PacificEconomic Update. In the regionexcluding China, consumptiongrowth remained steady thoughslightly lower than the sameperiod last year supported bymonetary and fiscal policies.Growth in the smaller economiesof the region however remainedrobust, reflecting country-specificcircumstances including steadygrowth in the tourism, real estateand extractive sectors. "As growth

slows, so does the rate of povertyreduction," said VictoriaKwakwa, World Bank VicePresident for East Asia and thePacific. "We now estimate thatalmost a quarter of the populationof developing East Asia and thePacific lives below the upper-middle-income poverty line of 5.5dollars a day. This includes nearlyseven million more people thanwe projected in April whenregional growth was lookingmore robust." The report makesclear that increasing trade tensionspose a long-term threat to regionalgrowth. While some countries

have hoped to benefit from areconfiguration of the global tradelandscape, the inflexibility ofglobal value chains limits theupside for countries in the regionin the near term. "Whilecompanies are searching for waysto avoid tariffs, it will be difficultfor countries in developing EastAsia and the Pacific to replaceChina's role in global value chainsin the short-term due toinadequate infrastructure andsmall scales of production," saidAndrew Mason, World BankLead Economist for East Asia andthe Pacific.

Asia Pacific growth may slow to 5.8 pc amid trade tensions

Gold prices remain unchanged;silver marginally down

NEW DELHI: Gold prices remained almost unchanged at thebullion market here on Thursday amid muted spot demand. Theyellow metal was trading marginally higher by Rs 3 at Rs 39,375per 10 gram. On Wednesday, gold had closed at Rs 39,372 per 10gram, according to data from HDFC Securities. Silver, however,was trading marginally lower by Rs 24 at Rs 47,120 per kilogramas compared with Rs 47,144 per kilogram, its previous closing level."The two day trade talks between the US and Chinese negotiatorswill start from today. Market will eye any comments or tweetsregarding any development in the next two days," HDFC SecuritiesSenior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said.

RBI rejects Indiabulls-LakshmiVilas Bank merger plan

MUMBAI, OCT 10

The proposed merger ofprivate sector lender LakshmiVilas Bank (LVB) with homefinancier Indiabulls HousingFinance has failed to getapproval from the ReserveBank of India (RBI).

"The RBI informed thatthe application for voluntaryamalgamation of lndiabullsHousing Finance andlndiabulls Commercial Creditwith Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltdcannot be approved," said theChennai-based bank inregulatory filings late onWednesday.

The rejection comes afterthe RBI last month put LVBunder the prompt correctiveaction (PCA) framework dueto a high level of bad loans,lack of sufficient capital tomanage risks and negativereturns on assets for twoconsecutive years.

Under a corrective action,the RBI restricts banks fromissuing big corporate loans toreduce the lender'sconcentration of risk and alsolimiting the opening of newbranches.

The move came afterDelhi Police's EconomicOffences Wing registered acomplaint against the boardof LVB, alleging cheating andmisappropriation of funds. InApril, Indiabulls HousingFinance and LVB firstproposed the merger, sayingthe amalgamated entity willcreate a large, healthy and

diverse asset portfolio, whichwill benefit from stable low-cost funding in the form ofpublic deposits and a widedistribution franchise. In aseparate filing, IndiabullsHousing Finance said thecompany's board willconsider a share buybackproposal on October 14.Meanwhile, the Delhi HighCourt has sought a responsefrom the Centre and the RBIon a plea seeking a specialinvestigation team (SIT)probe into the allegedillegalities, siphoning offfunds and violationscommitted by the promotersof Indiabulls HousingFinance. Established in1926, LVB is one of theoldest private sector banksbased out of Tamil Nadu. Ason March 31, its netadvances stood at Rs 20,103crore and deposits at Rs29,279 crore.

4 cr jobs to be created in healthcareindustry by 2020: Rxcruit Advisors

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 10

The healthcare industry in India hasbeen one of the country's largesteconomic sectors with regard to bothemployment and revenue. India isexpected to rank amongst the top threehealthcare markets in terms ofincremental growth by 2020.

Additionally, 1.54 million doctorsand 2.4 million nurses are required tomeet the current demand and around 40million jobs will be generated in Indiaby 2020. The Indian healthcare sector isexpected to record a threefold rise, at aCAGR of 22 per cent during 2016-2022to reach USD 372 billion in 2022 fromUSD 110 billion in 2016.

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Apple drops Hong Kongpolice-tracking app

HONG KONG, OCT 10

Apple has removed an app that protesters in Hong Konghave used to track police movements and tear gas use,saying the app violated its rules. The company said the app,HKmap.live, had "been used in ways that endanger lawenforcement and residents". Apple initially rejected the app- which uses data from protesters on the ground - from itsstore, said a BBC News report. When it later appeared onthe App Store, there was a sharply-worded response inofficial Chinese media. The removal then came after"many concerned customers in Hong Kong contacted us",Apple said. "We have verified with the Hong KongCybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau that the apphas been used to target and ambush police," Apple said.The statement added that "criminals have used it tovictimise residents in areas where they know there is nolaw enforcement". Although the app has been removedfrom Apple's store, a website version appears to remainactive. There is also a version on Google Play. When theapp was available on the App Store, Apple was criticised inChinese state media. Communist Party publication thePeople's Daily didn't name the app, but criticised Apple for"opening the door" to violent protests. "Letting poisonoussoftware have its way is a betrayal of the Chinese people'sfeelings," the paper said. Apps previously have beenremoved after their release if they were found to facilitateillegal activity or threaten public safety. A number ofcompanies have drawn the ire of Chinese officials over thelong-running Hong Kong protests.

Pak prepares compliance reportas FATF meeting approaches

ISLAMABAD, OCT 10

Pakistan has prepared itscompliance report for theFinancial Action Task Force's(FATF) crucial plenarymeeting that is scheduled to beheld in Paris from October 12to October 15, during whichthe global anti-moneylaundering watchdog will giveits decision on the country's'grey list' status. FATF hadplaced Pakistan on its GrayList in June 2018, giving it a

15-month action plan tocomplete implementation of a27-point action plan, failingwhich the country could beplaced in the Black List. Theforthcoming review of itsperformance will determine ifit stays on the grey list ormoved on the blacklist or givena clean chit. In its latest reporttitled Mutual EvaluationReport of Pakistan.

Airtel shares rallyafter co raisesUSD 750 mn

NEW DELHI, OCT 10

Shares of Bharti Airtel advanced over 4 per cent inearly trade on Thursday as the telecom operatorraised USD 750 million (about Rs 5,330 crore)from investors based in Asia, Europe and the USthrough a hybrid financial instrument. On the BSE,the scrip was trading at Rs 375.40, up 4.5 per centfrom its previous close. The stock was up 4.55 percent at Rs 375.75 on the NSE. The company onWednesday said it has raised USD 750 million(about Rs 5,330 crore) from investors based inAsia, Europe and the US through a hybrid financialinstrument.

Bharti Airtel said in a statement that "itswholly-owned subsidiary Network i2i Limited, haspriced ... offering of USD 750 million 5.650 percent subordinated perpetual securities." Thecompany said it will use the proceeds forrefinancing, investments in subsidiaries andgeneral corporate purpose. The securities havebeen distributed to fund/asset managers andinsurance companies, a banker closely involved inthe transaction said. A perpetual bond is a fixedincome security with no maturity date that yields asteady flow of interest payments.

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AGENCYULAN-UDE (RUSSIA), OCT 10

Six-time champion M C Mary Kom(51kg) on Thursday assured herself anunprecedented eighth medal at the WorldWomen's Boxing Championship afteradvancing to the semifinals of the eventhere.

Mary Kom defeated a spirited rivalin Colombia's Valencia Victoria, fetchinga unanimous 5-0 verdict to make the last-four stage.

With this, Mary Kom bettered herown record as the most successful boxerin the history of the marquee tourna-ment.

Entering into this edition, she had sixgold and a silver in her kitty but this isthe first time, the Manipuri has secured a

Magnificent Mary' secures 8th world medal, enters semifinals

Gurpreet Sandhu,one of top threegoalkeepers in Asia:Sandip NandyGUHAWATI: Former India footballerSandip Nandy rated Gurpeet SinghSandhu as the top three goalkeep-ers in Asia currently and said heshould contemplate a career in J-League or in any European country.Nandy's praise for Gurpreet hascome after he made at least 10saves to secure a goalless awaydraw against Asian champion Qatarin India’s World Cup qualifiers lastmonth.'I feel he should seriously contem-plate pursuing his career in J-League or any top Asian country, ormaybe another European country toprosper. That would make him rich-er as a player,' Nandy, who is thegoalkeeping coach of NorthEastUnited was quoted as saying by the-aiff.com on Thursday.Having watched Gurpreet closelyright from the beginning of his carri-er in East Bengal, Nandy said, 'Ihave seen him from close quarters.He is a completely different goal-keeper at the moment. He is achanged personality since 2011. Hisself-confidence has gone fromstrength to strength with each matchand hopefully, he will carry it forwardfor some good years ahead.'Nandy also praised Gurpreet for hiswork ethic. 'A goalkeeper is all abouthow he carries himself. His confi-dence defines him. I just cannotstop going back to the matchagainst Qatar. An Indian goalkeeperplaying that manner for whole 90minutes is still unthinkable.' he said.'Never ever, did he take a false step,or fumble despite being under enor-mous pressure for the entire match.In fact, his confidence passed on tothe entire team,' he added.The 44-year-old attributed Gur-preet’s success to top-flight Norwe-gian club Stabaek FC, where hejoined from East Bengal in 2014 andbecame the first Indian to play at theUEFA Europa League when he fea-tured in a qualifier against Welshside Connah’s Quay Nomads FC.'He has evolved since then. His stintwith Stabeak, according to me, wasthe turning point in his career. I reit-erate he is currently one of the topthree in Asia,' Nandy opined.

Sindhu terms her BWFWorld C’ship victory as a'much-awaited win'CHENNAI : Months after she be-came the first Indian to win the BWFWorld Championships, ace shuttlerPV Sindhu on Thursday termed hervictory as a 'much-awaited win.'"World Championship is over andthat was one of the fantastic wins. Imust say a much-waited win and Iam very happy about it," Sindhu toldreporters."Lot of expectations and responsibil-ities will be there. I would just take itas a blessing and support from bil-lion of people out here," said she.The ace shuttler also said that hernext aim is to get gold in the Tokyo2020 Olympics."I hope and I wish that I will give mybest and get the gold in Olympicsnext year," she said.She made these statements on thesidelines of an event where she fe-licitated the sports achievers of Ve-lammal Nexus school.On August 25, Sindhu became thefirst Indian to win a World Champi-onships gold medal by defeatingJapan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7,21-7 in the finals of the tournamentheld in Switzerland's Basel.

Something wrongwith Pakistan's cricketsystem: MisbahKARACHI: Pakistan's head coachMisbah-ul-Haq says the humiliating0-3 hammering in a T20 seriesagainst a second-string Sri Lankahas opened his eyes to the fact thatthere is something seriously wrongwith the country's cricket system.Misbah, who has faced criticismsince becoming the first man in Pak-istan cricket to hold two top posts ofhead coach as well as chief selec-tor, also rued the lack of talent at do-mestic level."This series has been an eye-open-er for us and everyone else. Thesesame players have been around fora while now. More or less the sameteam which made us number oneand has been playing together foraround three to four years now,"Misbah said after Pakistan lost thethird and final T20I in Lahore onWednesday."The result of series is also an eye-opener for our system as well. If wecan lose to a side without its mainplayers how did we think we werenumber one," he added. He said SriLanka completely outplayed his sidein all departments of the game.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019

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AGENCYPUNE, OCT 10

Opener Mayank Agarwal stamped hisauthority on a struggling South Africanattack with a second successive hun-dred as India cruised to 273 for three onthe opening day of the second Testhere.

Play was stopped in the 86th overdue to fading light.

The 28-year-old's rich vein of formcontinued as he looked in completecommand for his 108 off 195 balls,having made a sublime 215 in the seriesopener in Visakhapatnam last week.

The first day of the second matchpanned out similar to the way the firstTest went as India, leading 1-0 in theseries, looked to out-bat the Proteas ona good surface.

Along with Cheteshwar Pujara(58), Agarwal added 138 runs for thesecond wicket with minimum fuss, de-spite India losing Rohit Sharma's (14)wicket in the first hour itself.

In the final session, skipper ViratKohli (63 batting off 105 balls) was inhis element, hitting yet another Testhalf-century and adding 75 runs for theunbroken fourth wicket partnershipwith Ajinkya Rahane (18 batting off 70balls). Kohli hit some flowing drivesduring the final hour and had 10 foursto his credit.

The highlight of the day howeverwas Agarwal's approach against bothpace and spin, both of which, he tack-led with ease. His knock comprised 16fours and two sixes.

The opener raced to his second Testhundred hitting left-arm spinner Ke-shav Maharaj down the ground for con-secutive sixes and then played an in-tentional back-cut off Vernon Philanderto complete the coveted milestone.

Agarwal's scoring chart would in-dicate that his innings was a perfectblend of caution mixed with aggres-sion. He got 74 runs off 18 balls inboundaries and the remaining 34 runscame off 177 balls.

Among South African pacers, Kag-iso Rabada (3/48 in 18.1 overs), hit bet-ter lengths during the course of the dayand was easily the most potent bowleron view.

Rabada bowled a beautiful deliverythat pitched on length and moved onlya shade to kiss the outside edge of Ro-hit's bat before going into wicketkeep-er Quinton de Kock's gloves.

Rabada was unlucky to miss out ona second wicket -- of Pujara -- whenTemba Bavuma, at short leg, missed a

reflex catch. The batsman was yet toget off the mark at that stage.

He finally got Pujara, caught at firstslip but not before the India No.3 hadscored his 22nd Test half-century.

During the first hour, Agarwal wasall against Philander and Rabada whoa probing first spell.

He was smart enough to wait forthe third seamer in rookie Anrich Nort-je (0/60 in 13 overs) to be introducedinto the attack.

Nortje, with his pace, was guilty ofbowling fuller deliveries at a drivablelength outside the off-stump.

In fact, Dale Steyn's "use that shortleg" advice on Twitter, was meant forNortje, advising him to alter the length.

In one of his overs before lunch,Agarwal hit an off-drive followed bytwo cover drives.

In the post lunch session, Nortjetried to hit the back of length but Agar-wal had already completed his half cen-tury and was well set. The momentNortje pitched it short, he went backand across to play a couple of pullshots.

On the other hand, Pujara began ona cautious note and it was only afterleft-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (0/89in 29 overs) was brought into the at-tack, the Saurashtra right-hander uppedthe ante.

In his very first over, he used hisfeet to come to the pitch of the ball, hit-ting two elegant on-drives. A third on-drive also came along the way offRabada's bowling.

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

Mayank powers Indiato 273/3 on day one

AGENCYPUNE, OCT 10

After being put on the backfootagainst India on the first day of thesecond Test match, South Africabowling coach Vincent Barnes onThursday said that the bowlersbowled quite well in the first session.

"The window of fast bowlerswas a little longer than Vizag. Ithought we bowled quite well thismorning," Barnes told reporters.

"There was grass on the pitchand plan was to go and bowl in goodareas," he added.

India posted a score of 273/3 atthe end of day one of the second Test.Pacer Kagiso Rabada scalped all thethree wickets for South Africa.

"It was fantastic to see, especial-ly the spell after tea. He bowled very

well in Vizag as well and he is get-ting there. Hopefully, we can see thebest of him in the near future," saidBarnes.

In the first Test, India defeated

South Africa by 203 runs. On the fi-nal day of the Test, pacer Moham-mad Shami scalped five wickets en-abling India to register a victory be-fore the tea interval.

"In Vizag, we didn't createenough pressure on India. We hadone bowler bowling very well, butthere was no one to back him up,"said Barnes.

Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli be-came the second Indian captain tolead the side in 50 Test matches. Theskipper surpassed former captainSourav Ganguly to achieve the mile-stone.

Former skipper MS Dhoni hasled the Indian side for the most num-ber of times in the longest format ofthe game. He captained India for 60matches in the Test format.

We bowled well this morning, saysSouth Africa bowling coach Barnes

Will try to win gold medal for country: Mary KomULAN-UDE : After entering the semi-finals of ongoing World Women's BoxingChampionships, Mary Kom on Thursday said that she would try to win the goldmedal for the country.In a video posted by Boxing Federation of India, Mary Kom said "So after winningthe quarter-final, I am happy and will try to win the highest medal for the country. Iwould try my best and hopefully win the gold medal here. I would give my best toenter the finals of the tournament.

Manju Rani also reaches semifinalULAN-UDE : Indian boxer Manju Rani defeated North Korea's Kim Hyang Mi inthe 48kg quarterfinals of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships hereon Thursday. Rani outclassed her top-seeded opponent by 4-1 to secure India'ssecond medal in the tournament. She will now compete against the winner of thequarterfinal match between Bulgaria's Sevda Asenova and Thailand's ChuthamatRaksat in the semifinal clash.

AGENCYDORTMUND, GERMANY, OCT 10

An experimental Germany team leakedtwo second-half goals as a weakened Ar-gentina side, minus superstar LionelMessi, earned a 2-2 draw in a friendly inDortmund.

Germany flew into a 2-0 lead thanksto first-half goals by Serge Gnabry andKai Havertz, but Lucas Alario turned thegame in the second-half when he cameon for Argentina on Wednesday.

The Leverkusen striker pulled a goalback, then set up Lucas Ocampos for thelate equaliser against a German team

which included four debutants.Freiburg pair, defender Robin Koch,

a late call-up on Monday who was thrust

into a makeshift back three at the last-minute, and striker Luca Waldschmidtstarted.

Leverkusen forward Nadiem Amiriand Schalke midfielder Suat Serdar cameon to make their second-half debuts.

The Germans had already beenforced into a hastily re-arranged defenceas Koch replaced centre-back NiklasStark, who pulled out before kick-offwith a stomach bug.

Despite 13 withdrawals due to eitherillness or injury, Germany impressed ear-ly against an Argentina team missingMessi, Sergio Aguero and Angel diMaria.

DUBAI, OCT 10

South Africa pacer Dale Steyn hashailed Australia batsman Steve Smithfor his consistency and said that the top-order batter is confusing bowlers left,right and centre.

"Steve has come and with his tech-nique that he is naturally developed, heis just confusing bowlers left, right andcentre. I think he is a marvellous play-er. He is wonderful, he has got a greateye and a very difficult and weird tech-nique to work out, which is working forhim beautifully," International CricketCouncil quoted Steyn as saying.

Thirty-year-old Smith Smith had anexceptional Ashes with the bat as heregistered 774 runs, scoring the most

number of runs in a series this decade.He was given the Man of the Series

award as well for his exploits in thefive-match Ashes.

"They literally do not know whereto bowl to Smith. And while they aretrying to work that out, he is clubbingthem all over the place and scoring runsat the same time. He is just in a league of his own right now and I amvery happy that I do not have to playTest matches against him ever again,"Steyn said.

The 36-year-old boasted a strike-rate of 42.3 in the longest format of thegame and it is the best among bowlerswith a minimum of 200 scalps. Steynsaid that it is hard to bowl to batsmenwith unorthodox techniques.

Steve Smith is confusing bowlersleft, right and centre: Dale Steyn Makeshift Germany held at

home by Messi-less Argentina