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CHANDIGARHVOL. XXIII, NO. 241

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Strength does not come fromphysical capacity. It comes from

an indomitable will.

Mahatma Gandhi

4 killed as car fallsinto gorge in TehriDEHRADUN: Four people werekilled when a car in which theywere travelling fell into a deepgorge in Uttarakhand's Tehri dis-trict on Wednesday, police said.One person was also injured inthe accident which occurred nearUlad on Kirtinagar-Silkhakhal mo-tor road on Tuesday evening,they said.The car fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge killing the four peopleon the spot, the State EmergencyOperation Centre said.The injured person has been ad-mitted at a hospital in Srinagar, itsaid.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

After onions, retail price of tomatoesshot up to Rs 80 per kilogram in thenational capital on Wednesday due tosupply disruption caused by heavyrains in key growing states, includingKarnataka.

However, the price of onions hascome down marginally compared topast week and is now hovering aroundRs 60 per kg in the national capital.According to traders, tomatoes haveturned costlier in the last few days assupplies have been impacted. AtMother Dairy's Safal outlets, tomatoesare being sold at Rs 58 per kg, whilelocal vendors are selling between Rs60 and 80 per kg on Wednesday, de-

pending on the quality and locality,they said. As per the central govern-ment data, the average retail price oftomato in Delhi increased to Rs 54 per

kg on Wednesday from Rs 45 per kgon October 1. "Tomato prices have in-creased sharply in the last few days asthe supply has been affected because

of floods and heavy rains in the keygrowing states," a wholesale trader atAzadpur Mandi told a news agency.Southern states like Karnataka andTelangana as well as some hilly stateshave witnessed rains in the last fewdays, which has led to damage of thecrop, creating a supply disruption, headded. Retail price of tomatoes in oth-er metros were also ruling high.Tomato was quoted at Rs 60 per kg inKolkata, Rs 54 per kg in Mumbai andRs 40 per kg in Chennai on Wednes-day, as per the government data.Meanwhile, price of onions in retailmarkets in Delhi has come down tobelow Rs 60 per kg due to increase insupply of the bulb by the central gov-ernment through cooperatives Nafed,NCCF and Mother Dairy.

SudhanshuTrivedi electedto RS from UPLUCKNOW: BJP nationalspokesperson Sudhanshu Trive-di on Wednesday elected to theRajya Sabha in the bypolls to fillthe seat which fell vacant follow-ing death of former Union minis-ter Arun Jaitley.Trivedi was elected unopposedand was handed over the certifi-cate after the expiry of the timeof withdrawal at the vidhan sab-ha today.The BJP leader, a PhD holder inMechanical Engineering, hasbeen working for the party for along time.He was a part of the 4-membercommittee which was responsi-ble for the campaign during 2014Lok Sabha polls.The Rajya Sabha term of Jaitley,who passed away on August 24,was to end on April 2, 2024.

5% DA hike forcentral employees,pensionersNEW DELHI: The governmenton Wednesday announced thehighest-ever 5 percentage pointsincrease in dearness allowance(DA) which will bring cheers to 50lakh central employees and 65lakh pensioners ahead of Diwali.The Union Cabinet chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modiapproved the 5 per cent addition-al DA/DR (dearness relief) overthe existing rate of 12 per cent ofthe basic pay/pension due inJuly, 2019, the government said. The decision will cost the ex-chequer Rs 16,000 crore, Infor-mation and Broadcasting Minis-ter Prakash Javadekar said whilebriefing media on the decisionstaken by the Cabinet.

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AGENCYSTOCKHOLM, OCT 9

The Nobel Prize in Chemistrywas jointly awarded to JohnB Goodenough, M StanleyWhittingham and AkiraYoshino on Wednesday "forthe development of lithium-ion batteries."

"The Nobel Prize inChemistry 2019 rewards thedevelopment of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight,rechargeable and powerfulbattery are now used ineverything from mobilephones to laptops and electricvehicles," an official state-ment by the Nobel committeeread.

Elaborating on the indi-vidual contributions of thethree scientists, the officialhandle of the Nobel Prizetweeted, "Chemistry LaureateJohn Goodenough doubledthe lithium battery's potential,creating the right conditions

for a vastly more powerfuland useful battery."

It also outlined that in1970's, it was Whittinghamwho had used lithium's enor-mous drive to release its out-er electron when he devel-oped the first functional lithi-um battery.

Sharing details of Yoshi-no's breakthrough, the com-mittee stated that he had suc-ceeded in eliminating purelithium from the battery, in-stead basing it wholly onlithium ions, which are saferthan pure lithium.

"This made the batteryworkable in practice", ittweeted.

Lithium-ion batterieshave revolutionised our livessince they first entered themarket in 1991. These bat-teries can store significantamounts of energy from so-lar and wind power, makingpossible a fossil fuel-free so-ciety.

Three scientists get Nobelfor development of

lithium-ion batteries

Now, tomato price soar to Rs 80/kg in Delhi

High reachesreceive freshsnowfall; coldwaveintensifies

SHIMLA: High reaches of Hi-machal Pradesh received freshsnowfall and rain on Wednes-day, intensifying the cold waveconditions in parts of the hillystate.The South West Monsson andwestern disturbances have keptthe weather inclement in thestate.Snowfall was recorded in themountain ranges of Lahul-Spiti,Kullu, Kinnaur and Chamba dis-tricts. Due to this, there hasbeen a sharp drop in tempera-ture and the valley has onceagain been in the grip of cold.Light to moderate rainfall alongwith thunderstorms was also wit-nessed in some regions.The early winter and snowfallfurther dip down the day andnight temperature by few notch-es including tourist resort Dal-housie, which filled the faces oftourists with joy.

RANVIR PARASHARKAITHAL, OCT 9

Union Home Minister and National Presi-dent of BJP Amit Shah today reiterated thathis party would achieve its target by winningat least 75 seats in the forthcoming assemblypolls. Addressing a huge gathering here insector 19 HUDA , Shah called upon the peo-ple to vote and support BJP and uproot all theopposition parties from the state. Heslammed Congress for its leaders mockingDefence Minister Rajnath Singh performing'Shashtra Puja' after receiving the first Rafalefighter jet in France.

Addressing an election rally here, Shahalso targeted Congress over not being able torepeal Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmirover its long rule even as people of the coun-try wanted so.

"On August 5, Prime Minister NarendraModi repealed Article 370. For seventy yearsevery citizen has this feeling that Jammu andKashmir is not fully integrated with thecountry. Those who ruled for three-threegenerations did not have guts to remove Ar-ticle 370," he said.

He also introduced all the candidates ofparty from Kalayat, Kaithal, Pundri andGuhla-Cheeka to the audience and sought thevotes in the name of NAMO and MANO. Hepraised CM Manohar Lal for his transparentadministration and the method of giving em-ployment to the youth in the state. It has be-come the habit of Congress to criticise theBJP in general and Prime Minister Narendra

Modi in particular, every day, Mr Shah al-leged. But, he assured that all illegal immi-grants will be sent out of the country, muchbefore the next general Lok Sabha electionsin 2024. He sarcastically remarked that Con-gress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, sit-ting Kaithal MLA and party's candidate, toosuffered from some complex and alwaysspoke against BJP and Mr Modi, even whenthe Prime Minister got a warm welcome ontour to foreign nations, which was a matter ofgreat honour for the whole country.

Shah slams Congress formocking ‘Shastra Puja’

No place for InfiltratorsKAITHAL: Home minister made it clear that theinfiltrators would be made to leave the countrybefore the next general elections and NRCwould be implemented across the country. Hesaid that no infiltrator would be allowed to residein the country.While targeting Congress leaderRandeep Singh Surjewala who is party candi-date from the seat, Shah said that people ofKaithal will make him understand the conse-quences of "opposing" NRC. He said that oppo-sition has no issue to raise before public and alltheir leaders are busy in raising irrelevant issues.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Hours after Chinese President Xi Jin-ping said he was watching the situa-tion in Kashmir and would supportPakistan in issues related to its core in-terests, India said it is not for othercountries to comment on the internalaffairs of India.

In response to a query from mediaon reference to Kashmir in the meetingbetween Chinese President Xi Jinpingand Pakistan PM Imran Khan, officialspokesperson Raveesh Kumar said,“We have seen the report regardingmeeting of Chinese President Xi Jin-ping with Pakistan’s Prime MinisterImran Khan which also refers to theirdiscussions on Kashmir. India’s posi-tion has been consistent and clear thatJammu and Kashmir is an integral partof India. China is well aware of ourposition. It is not for other countries tocomment on the internal affairs of In-dia.”

Xi told visiting Pakistan PrimeMinister Imran Khan during a meeting

in Beijing that the right and wrong ofthe situation in Kashmir was clear andthat India and Pakistan should resolvetheir differences through dialogue, theofficial Xinhua News Agency had re-ported.

Xi’s meeting with Imran Khancame just days before his informalsummit with Prime Minister NarendraModi in Mamallapuram in Tamil Naduon October 11 and 12.

AGENCYJAMMU, OCT 9

Jammu and Kashmir PradeshCongress Committee onWednesday announced toboycott the upcoming BlockDevelopment Council polls inprotest against continued de-tention of its leaders.

The party which had ear-lier agreed to participate inthe electoral process, took aU-turn today.

Today happens to be thelast day for filing of nomina-tions for the October 24 polls.

''We approached the Elec-

tion Commission also regard-ing the prevailing situation inJammu and Kashmir on Sep-tember 5 and requested forthe release our leaders underhouse arrest,'' JKPCC chiefGhulam Ahmed Mir told re-

porters here at a press confer-ence.

He said, ''We asked theadministration to defer thepolls by two to three monthsbut our demand was not con-sidered. Our leaders are de-tained and the situation is notconducive so finally we de-cided to boycott the BDCpolls.''

PDP and National Con-ference are also not takingpart in the exercise for thesame reason, he said. ''If theywant to ensure BJP's victoryand give them a ''walkover'',then let them go ahead with

the polls without the partici-pation of prominent politicalparties,'' Mr Mir added. How-ever, he said on the one hand,the Centre has announcedJammu and Kashmir andLadakh as new Union Territo-ries but simultaneously hold-ing BDC polls without 73rdamendment. ''As J&K andLadakh becomes UTs then allCentre laws automatically be-comes applicable here and ifso, then without 73rd amend-ment, BDC polls are null andvoid as they are not being con-ducted as per Central LawsAct,'' Mr Mir claimed.

AGENCYPARIS, OCT 9

Defence minister Rajnath Singhconcluded the annual India-FranceDefence Dialogue with FrenchArmed Forces minister FlorenceParly in Paris, with enhancedstrategic ties on top of his agenda.

Singh was received by a mili-tary guard of honour at Hotel deBrienne, the headquarters of theFrench Armed Forces ministry inParis, on Tuesday night at end of apacked day's schedule during which he re-ceived the delivery of the first Rafale com-bat jet for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

This marks a new milestone in the Indo-French strategic partnership and indeed anew high in the bilateral defence coopera-tion. Such achievements encourage us to domore and that will be on my agenda when Imeet minister Parly, said Singh, just beforehe performed Shastra Puja on the new Rafaleaircraft before flying a sortie in it.

The minister is on a three-day visit toFrance, which will cover a tour of a facilityowned by French multinational Safran thecompany which produces the engines for theRafale fighter jets on Wednesday morning.

He will conclude his tour with a meetingwith captains of French business and indus-try around the merits of the Make in Indiainitiative, during which he will also extend aformal invitation for them to participate inthe DefExpo to be held in Lucknow fromFebruary 5 to 8, 2020.

Singh had kick-started his busy schedule

with a meeting at Elysee Palace with Presi-dent Emmanuel Macron for talks describedas a warm and productive , as both leadersresolved to take the India-France relation-ship to a higher level.

He was then flown for Merignac Airportin the nearby town of Bordeaux for a grandinduction ceremony planned for the first of36 Rafale combat jets, which are all sched-uled to be delivered to India by around May2022.

This aircraft marks a massive enhance-ment in the Indian Air Force combat capa-bility but that enhancement is not for attackpurposes but as a deterrent for self defence.And, the credit for this milestone goes toPrime Minister Narendra Modi, whose deci-siveness has made this crucial air enhance-ment possible today, the minister said after a25-minute sortie in the aircraft.

Singh has said he expects the first 18 air-craft to be delivered by February 2021, with the remaining expected by April-May 2022.

Not for other countriesto comment: India on

Xi-Khan Kashmir talks

Congress to boycott BDC polls in J&K

More Pak drones spottedflying along Pb border

AMRITSAR, OCT 9

The continuous spotting of Pakistani drones along theIndo-Pakistan border on the Indian side had heightenedthe worries of the Border Security Force (BSF) and thePunjab Police, besides the state and Central intelligenceagencies.

Within less than 24 hours, another two drones weresighted on late Tuesday night in two villages of Hazaras-ingwala and Tendiwala in Tarn Taran district.

The first sortie was sighted at Hazariwala village atabout 1920 hrs and the second was sighted at Tendiwalaat about 2210 hrs, police said.

It is also said that people of both the villages hadclicked the pictures of the drones flying high on both thevillages.

India-France Defence Dialogueto enhance strategic ties: Rajnath

Reiterates target of 75 in Haryana

Sedition case against celebs whowrote open letter to PM droppedMUZAFFARPUR: Police here on Wednesday ordered closure of a sedition caselodged against close to 50 acclaimed artists and intellectuals who wrote a letter toPrime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year seeking his intervention in the rising in-cidence of mob lynching. Muzaffarpur SSP Manoj Kumar Sinha said order has beenissued by him for closure of the case as investigation so far revealed that allegationswere levelled against the accused out of “mischief” and “lacked substance”.Among those booked for alleged sedition after they wrote an open letter to Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi against growing incidents of lynching included Aparna Sen, AdoorGopalakrishnan, Ramchandra Guha, Anurag Kashyap.

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72778 To Parveen Bhatia. Please (Ludhiana) Changed My I, Harwinder Singh S/o Sidhwan Bet, Tehsil O.P. Chutani R/O 608/1, I Hitherto Known As Note It M e w a S i n g h R / o Jagraon, Distt. Luhiana H o u s e f e d C o m p l e x , Name Poonam Dhand.A m a n d e e p W / o 72737 S a m r a l a ( L u d h i a n a ) Have Changed Name P a k h o w a l , R o a d , 63372Davinder Pal Singh, R/o I, Yashica Handa W/o changed my name to Baljit Singh To Baljit Ludhiana Changed Name I Karamjit Kaur Chahal H . n o . 2 0 / 1 , S u r j i t Manik Mehra R/o 37 Harvinder Singh. Singh Gracha. My Minor Daughter's W/O Simarjeet Singh R/O N a g a r , J a l a n d h a r - Va r i n d a v a n G a r d e n Name From Kaashvi 63372 63372Matta, Tehsil Jaitu, District 144002, Punjab, India, Fatehgarh Churian Road Chutani To Kaashvi.Faridkot Have Changed My I R a m L a l , S / O – I, Sarabjit Singh S/o H a v e C h a n g e d M y Amritsar Have Changed 63372Name To Karamjit Kaur. Kastura Ram, R/O – Dalbir Singh R/o Kothe N a m e A n d S h a l l My Name To Yashica Buthadiya Nadi, Pawli, S h e r J a n g J a g r a o n I, Gurcharan Singh S/o 63372Hereafter Be Known As Mehra. Paoli, Jalor, Rajasthan – (Ludhiana) Pb, changed Mohinder Singh R/o Vill: I Karamjit Kaur W/O Amandeep Kaur. 72737 343029 Have Changed my name to Sarabjeet Chaubas Jakhepal Teh-Simarjeet Singh R/O Matta,

72778 I, Hitherto Known As My Name To Ram Singh. Sunam (Sangrur) changed Tehsil Jaitu, District I Hitherto Known As Gurjeet Singh S/o Baldev Choudhary. my name from Gurcharan 63372Faridkot Have Changed My Bakhshish Kaur W/o Singh R/o.b-30, Ranjit Singh Sidhu to Gurcharan 63372 I , R a m a n j e e t s i n g h Name Karamjee t To Gurdial Singh, R/o Vpo Avenue Amritsar-143001 Singh.Karamjit Kaur. I, Sukhpal Singh S/o Father name Baldev Mahi l Ga i l a , D i s t t . Punjab Have Changed My Baljeet Singh R/o Vpo. Singh Vill Sandaur Tehsil 6337263372S.b.s. Nagar-144506, Name And Shall Hereafter Chuchak Wind Teh-Zira Malerkotla Distt Sangrur I, Smt Jaswir Kaur W/o I, Simarpal Kour @ Punjab, India, Have Be Known As Gurjeet (Ferozepur) changed C h a n g e m y N a m e No.14498076y Ex- L/Nk Simarpal Kaur W/O Jaspal Changed My Name And Singh Bhurji. my name to Sukhpal Ramanjeet Singh Kehal. Lakhbir Singh R/o Vill-S ingh R /O Gudrana S h a l l H e r e a f t e r B e 72737 Singh Sandhu. 63372 Bhule Chak P/o Pul Tibri Road,Najdik Sangam Known As Siso. I, Hitherto Known As 63372 I, Harwinder Kumar S/o Tehsil/Distt- Gurdaspur Palace, 13, Kalanwali Sirsa

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72778 143001 Punjab Have I, Gurbakhsh Kaur W/o Changed My Name And T h a m a n S i n g h R / o Shall Hereafter Be Known V.p.o. Sahri, Teh. & As Damanpreet Kaur Gill.Dis t t . Hosh ia rpur - 72737146111 (punjab) Have I, Hitherto Known As C h a n g e d M y N a m e Tajinder Kaur W/o Baldev From Gurbakhsh Kaur Singh R/o.b-30, Ranjit To Gurbax Kaur. Avenue Amritsar-143001

72778 Punjab Have Changed My I, Harjinder Kaur D/o Name And Shall Hereafter Ishar Singh R/o Village Be Known As Tajider Kaur L a d h a n a U c h a P o Bhurji.Ladhana Jhikka Tehsil 72737Banga District S.b.s. I, Rajinder Kaur D/o Nagar, Punjab Have G u r m i t S i n g h W / o C h a n g e d M y N a m e Vikramjit Singh R/o.1200, From Harjinder Kaur To Guru Nanak Nagar Verka Kaur Harjinder. I Have Dist t Amritsar Have U s e d K a u r A s M y Changed My Name To Surname Rajwinder Kaur. Please

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I, Virendar Pal Singh S/o Balbir Singh R/o.173, Avtar Avenue Gurudware Wali Gali Majitha Road Amritsar Have Changed My Name To Varinder Pal Singh. Please Note It

72737I, Joginder Singh S/o Nasib Singh, R/o Village Pabla, Sub Tehsil Dhand, District Kaithal Declare That My Brother Namely Ram Pal Has Changed His Name From Ram Pal To Pal Ram.

100039I Harjit Singh Son Of Surinder Singh R/o Baba Gadhia Khalwara Gate Kabir Nagar Phagwara, Distt. Kapurthala, Punjab Have Changed My Name From Harjit Singh To Harjeet Singh.

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PUBLIC NOTICESWe, Surjit Kumar S/o Late Dharampal Singh and Smt. Santosh W/o Surjit Kumar both resident of H.No. 891, Sector 10, Guru Nanak Colony Kharar (Mohali) declare that we disown our son Ajay Kumar and his wife Gaganpreet from moveable and immovable properties as they are out of o u r c o n t r o l . T h e y themselves would be held respons ib le for the i r dealing, Act and conduct. W e w o n ’ t b e h e l d responsible for them.

100071 I Nandeshwar Raj Bharati A l i a s R a j B h a r a t i Nandeshwar Alias Bharti Nandeshwarraj S/O Rakesh Kumar Bharati R/O – D-2, Dipbhumi Society Vibhag – 1 , C h a n d k h e d a , Ahmedabad City, Dist. – Ahmedabad Do Hereby Solemnly Affirm And Declare That I Have Changed My Name To N u r a z S h a i k h A n d Embraced Muslim And Renounced Hindu With Effect From 08/10/2019.

63372 I, Army No. 15775907-N, Ex-Hav Harpreet Singh, resident of Vill & Po. Nandgarh Teh & Distt. Bathinda Punjab inform all concerned that name of my wife has been given as Kirna Rani, in my service records, which is wrong, her correct name is kirana Rani, DOB is 09-12-1986, Adhar Card No. 8136 1507 4497.

63372 I, Miss Lakhwinder Kaur inform all concerned that I am the real and unmarried daughter of 7058017 Ex-Hav, Bachittar Singh, resident of Vpo. Jassi Pau Wali Distt . Bathinda, Punjab, I am having 90% disability, my DOB is 01-01-1983, Adhar Card No. 4717 7107 5033.

63372I , D e e p a l i W / O No.15814162K, Rank L / N K A R S T N ' W W ' S a k a p a l R u p e s h Dhondiram, R/O V.P.O. Sadvali, Tehsil Poladpur, Distt. Raigad (M.H.) Pin No .402303 P re sen t l y Residing At 17 Field Ammunition, Depot C/O 56 APO, Baddowal Cantt. Distt. Ludhiana, Have Changed My Name From Deepali To Deepali Rupesh Sakpal Vide Affidvati No. RVN5377822, Dt.04-10-2019 Before Executive Magistrate, Ludhiana East.

63372I , Nirmal Singh S/O Joginder Singh R/O Sehjo Majra (Ludhiana) Declare That My Daughter In Law Bhajno W/O Amarjit Singh, Granddaughter Manpreet, Grandson Gagan Are Out O f M y C o n t r o l , I Disinherit Them From My Moveable/ Immoveable Property. Anybody Deals With Them Shall Himself/ Herself Responsible.

63372I No.2498159y Rank Hay R u p i n d e r S i n g h S / o Manjeet Singh R/o Tehsil T a l w a n d i S a b o Distt.bathinda (punjab) Declare Do Hereby That In My Army Record My Wife’s Name Has Been Written As Sawarnjit Kaur But In Her Adhaar Card, Pan Card My Wife’s Name H a s B e e n W r i t t e n Sawaranjeet Kaur. That My Wi fe ’s Name To Be Changed In My Army Record As Sawaranjeet Kaur. I Shall Be Held Responsible For This.

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I, Sunder Singh S/o Balwant Singh R/o Talwandi Mange Khan (Ferozepur) Pb, India, declare that my MA II English certificate Roll No. G-1125203076 has been lost zira dated 22-09-2019. If anybody found then contact at my above address.

63372I Madhu Mahindra W/o D.K Mahindra R/o 395 Maharaja Yadwindra Enclave Patiala to GPA D.K Mahindra S/o S.L Mahindra R/o 11333 Lake Lucaya Drive Riverview Florida-33579 affirm that I have lost my original sale d e e d o f p l o t s i t u a t e d a t Dhamomajra Patiala vide Khasra No. 150/1=111-0 that was puchased by my husband through Wasika no. 4248 dated 10-09-1982 registered Sub Registrar Patiala. I have lodged DDR no 39010 dated 09-10-2019 at Punjab Police Community Policing Wing Punjab. If anybody found this deed or have any objection please contact us at our Patiala address or Sub Registrar Patiala within 30 days. Concern Note.

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PUBLIC NOTICEI, Pradeep Kamboj S/o Shri Bal Kishan, R/o Matak Majri village Tehsil Indri District Karnal. Indian National Lok Dal Party has declared me its candidate from Indri Vidhan Sabha. A case has been lodged against me (Case No. 209/205 under IPC Section 420, 120B, 467, 468,471, 472, 197, 409 in the Honorable Court, Mrs. Rupa L.D.J.M.I.C. is under consideration in the court of Indri. The next date is 10.10.2019. I will abide by all the rules of model code of conduct. Whatever will be decided by the Honorable Court in this case, information will be given to you immediately.

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I, Master Ramesh Khatri Lumberdar resident 153 A / 30 Garhi Brahmanan, Sonepat inform that I am contesting Independent from Karnal Legislative Assembly. My election symbol is Phool Gobhi and number 10. FIR No. against me Under 295/2015 Section 294, 323, 341, 506 IPC Police Station is registered in Sonepat. Whose next appearance is Ms Alka Rani in JMIC Sonipat on 21-10-2019. An SLP Criminal Supreme Court Delhi Diary no. 33158/2019 is panding, charges not filed till date in the FIR registered above.

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3HARYANA1,83,90,525 voters will exercise theirfranchise in Haryana assy pollsCHANDIGARH: As many as 1,83,90,525 voters will exercise their voting rights in the Haryanaassembly elections, scheduled to be held on October 21.Sharing this information here Wednesday, Haryana Joint Chief Electoral Officer Dr Inder Jeetsaid a total of 19,578 polling stations have been set up in the state.He said according to the voter list published on October 4, 2019, there are a total of 1,83,90,525voters in the state, including 1,07,955 service voters. He said there are 98,78,042 male voters,85,12,231 female voters and 252 transgender voters in the state.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

CD of song byDIPRO on poll

awareness released

RAMAN WADHWAAMBALA, OCT 9:

To make voters aware of the voting,District Election Officer andDeputy Commissioner Ashok Ku-mar Sharma and Superintendent ofPolice Abhishek Jorwal launchedthe CD of the song composed byDIPRO Dharamvir Singh. The Au-dio Song has been written in such away that maximum number of vot-ers will vote after listening the songin the upcoming assembly electionson 21 October. CongratulatingDharamvir Singh for the composi-tion of this song, the District Elec-tion Officer said that this song willbe very helpful to motivate the vot-ers to vote.

In this context, DharamvirSingh said that this song shows theimportance of the C-Vigil app aswell as the importance of accessi-bility, convenience and solutionapp.

In compliance with the direc-tives issued by the Election Com-mission, an attempt has been madeto prepare Song. In this song, thelanguage of Haryanvi rural and ur-ban environment which will notonly inspire the audience to casttheir votes, but will also entertainthem thoroughly. In this song, alongwith the facilities provided to thevoters by the Election Commission,the facilities given to the disabledvoters are also mentioned.

Political parties mustclarify action plan:

Shakti SinghKARNAL, OCT 9

Social activist and advocate ShaktiSingh said that after withdrawingnomination in Haryana assemblyelection to be held on 21 October,there will be a contest between1168 candidates for 90 seats. Polit-ical parties are concerned only withtheir ethnic vote bank in the elec-tions, as they also play an importantrole in their victory. But so far pub-lic issues are secondary.

This situation should change. Itis true that election manifestos ofpolitical parties are yet to come out.But social concerns such as waterconservation, environmental pro-tection, well-educated society,women empowerment, populationplanning, poverty alleviation,healthy society, etc. can be given at-tention.

MCMC has animportant role

in electionsKARNAL, OCTOBER 9

Radhey Shyam Mishra, general su-pervisor of Indri and Neelokheri as-sembly elections, visited the mediacentre set up for election in thesmall secretariat. Senior IAS officerRadhe Shyam Mishra, general su-pervisor of Indri and Neelokheri as-sembly constituencies of the districtvisited the spot to observe theworks being done at the centre inpreparation for the Haryana VihanSabha electins.

He inquired about the MCMCactivities. If any paid news comes,it is taken cognizance by theMCMC committee and a notice ismade and sent to the candidate. Thecandidate has to reply to the noticebefore 48 hours. On the reply, theexpenditure incurred by the candi-date is added to his account with thepermission of the Chairman of theMCMC Committee and the DistrictElection Officer, said RadheyShyam MIshra.

Case filed on 11people in

property disputeRESHAM SIDHUSIRSA, OCTOBER 9

The Badagudha police have regis-tered a case against 11 people, in-cluding a woman, in a ground dis-pute. Nagoki resident Indrajit Singhtold that Kuldeep Kaur, resident ofGadrana and her son KhushwantSingh got 16 acres of land in theirname under a conspiracy. Accord-ing to the complainant, the saidpeople sold 6 acres of his father's 16acres of land. The people werethreatening to kill him if he de-manded the right from the land.

It is alleged that KhushwantSingh and his aunt Kuldeep Kaurand 9 other people armed withguns, lathis and sharp weaponscame to his house and threatenedhim with the threat that if theyasked for the right from the ground,it would not be given. When thenoise was made, the people fledfrom the spot.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, OCT 9

Haryana police for the first time willbe deploying one of its personnel withpolice teams of neighboring states atinterstate/border nakas in last 72hours to intensify vigil against smug-gling of unaccounted money, illicitliquor and arms ahead of coming Vid-han Sabha election.

Stating this here on Wednesday,Additional Director General of Police(Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virksaid, "police is adopting new meas-ures this time and as a part of thesame, we have decided to deploy onepolice personnel with all 1900 spareEVM parties in the state to ensurecomplete safety and security of suchEVMs on the poll which was not doneearlier. We have mobilised additionalmanpower of more than 5,000 person-nel as compared to ParliamentaryElections-2019 to ensure proper lawand order during election process inthe state and are deploying a total of57583 police and home guard person-nel in addition to 130 companies ofCentral Paramilitary forces this time."

Enumerating the details about po-lice arrangements, Mr Virk said thatnaka bandi, patrolling and checkinghave been intensified by police teamsalongwith the central paramilitaryforces. As a result of the tight vigil,police have so far seized a total of1,53,431 bottles of illicit liquor andover 1,256 kg 800 gram narcotic sub-stance including heroin, opium, pop-py husk, ganja, smack and charas.

The seized narcotics include over656 kg ganja, more than 27 kg churapost, 2 kg 50 gram of charas, over 1kg 36 gram heroin, 9 kg 280 gram opi-um, over 2 kg 16 gram smack, 634

gram chita, 673 gram sulfa, 134 kg890 gram poppy husk, 322 kg dodapost and over 98 kg khaskas.

He said that a meeting for en-hancing coordination in terms of in-telligence sharing and joint operationswas also held with the senior most po-lice officers of the neighbouring statesincluding Punjab, Rajasthan, UttarPradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhiand Union Territory of Chandigarh.Vigil at interstate check posts andnakas to prevent any unlawful activi-ty is being stepped up. All the check-posts would be completely sealed tokeep a complete tab on movement on

unlawful activities before 72 hours ofpolling. "Our teams are also maintain-ing close coordination with ExciseDepartment to check the illegal sup-ply of liquor across the state," headded.

Mr Virk said that entire police ad-ministration is fully geared up to con-duct free, fair and peaceful elections.Haryana Police Chief Manoj Yadavahad directed all the RangeADGPs/IGs and CPs/district SPs tomake adequate police arrangementsfor ensuring peaceful conduct of pollswith the help of district administra-tion.

Polls: Police intensifiesvigil in border areas

Probing attack over Punjabpolice team in Sirsa village CHANDIGARH: Haryana police is in-vestigating the matter, in connectionwith confinement and beating of Pun-jab Police team in Desu Jodha villageof Sirsa district.Giving this information here onWednesday, a police spokesman saidthat a CIA team of Bathinda Police hadgone to conduct a raid at Desu Jodhavillage, Dabwali in Sirsa district at 0500hrs in connection with a case of drugtrafficking. It is learnt that 6000 tramadol tablets were recovered by Punjab Policefrom an accused who during interrogation informed that he had purchased the pro-hibited pharma pills from a resident of village Desu Jodha.According to the law, the Bathinda Police should have sought help by informing thelocal Police before going to conduct a raid, but no such information was given to theSirsa police in this case, which shows a procedural lapse on the part of Bathinda Po-lice. The raiding team of Punjab Police was attacked by villagers who also torchedthe police vehicle. In self defence, Police fired in the air to scare them. On this, vil-lagers collectively attacked and fired gun shots at police in which police personnelwere injured. One Head Constable and a villager have received bullet injuries. Whilethe villager died during treatment at Odhan Community Health Centre, the HeadConstable of Punjab Police, who was seriously injured, have been admitted to ahospital in Bathinda for treatment.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Among the top poll promises for the upcom-ing Assembly elections in Haryana, the Con-gress is planning to waive off the debts offarmers in the state.

The party is likely to release its manifestoon October 11 at the Pradesh Congress Com-mittee headquarters in Chandigarh.

"Eight major declarations will be an-nounced in the manifesto, in which waiving ofdebt of farmers in Haryana, will be in the toprundown. The debt will be waived off within24 hours," sources told here.

The manifesto is also likely to containpromises of pension for senior citizens andfree rides for women in the buses run by thestate government, among others.

"Elders will get a pension up to Rs 5100and women will be given free rides 365 dayson Harayana roadways," sources said.

Congress wants to play the farm waivercard in Haryana again after it proved fruitfulfor them in Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mad-hya Pradesh elections.

Speaking about the reservation for localyouth and other promises that could be in themanifesto the source added, "To diminish un-employment 50 per cent of the reservation willbe given to Haryana youngsters, GST wouldbe made simpler for the small businessmanand vendors. Also providing good roads andemployment to the people would be a majorpart of the Congress manifesto."

"Manifesto will be released at around 12on October 11 at the HPCC headquartersChandigarh in Sector-9, with all big leaderspresent," sources added.

Elections for 90-member Haryana Assem-bly will be held on October 21 and counting ofvotes will begin on October 24.

Cong likely to releasemanifesto tomorrow

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCTOBER 9

The more secure children'schildhood is, the strongerour country will be. Work-ing in the same direction,Umesh Chanana, chairmanof the District Child Wel-fare Committee and othermembers of the committeeare constantly making ef-forts to provide safe envi-ronment to children. Onesuch effort was seen onWednesday from the officeof the District Child Wel-fare Committee at MahilaAshram when the girl,Khushi, who was found in

an abandoned conditionwith her mother at Ambala

station, had been living inNari Niketan, Karnal for the

past 6 months.Due to the untiring ef-

forts of Counselor Reenaand DEO Kiran for the last6 months, today the child'sfather Tapesh Patel residentMandoul Prasad Ward no.30 Western Champaran, Bi-har came to pick up thebaby girl. Chairman of thecommittee UmeshKumar, honorable membersShobhana Chaudhary,Seema Rana, Meena Kam-boj and Chandraprakashand District ChildProtection Officer, Karnal'sinstitutional officer Sumanand PLV Suman were pres-ent.

RAM KUMAR TUSIRPANIPAT, OCT.09

While trying to convince voters inrural areas to vote for him, INLDcandidate in Safidon assembly con-stituency Mr. Joginder SinghKalwa said that among all politicalparties, it is only INLD whichwants farming community to pros-per whereas the ruling BJP has been thrashingthis community with day by day deterioratingeconomic condition which is being createdthrough anti-farmer and anti-people policies ofthis government. He said first time in our na-tion's history, the farmer-producers are beingcompelled to register their crop and present

Adhar Card and other documents to sell theirproduce in anaj mandis and even the procure-ment arrangements have not been made in allanaj mandis of the State. S. Lakhvinder Cha-hal, District President of Minor CommunitiesCell of INLD also accompanied him duringthis campaign.

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, OCTOBER 9

The wheel of development will continuein the Karnal district. There is no assem-bly where development works worthcrores of rupees has not been done, saidKarnal District President of BharatiyaJanata Party Jagmohan Anand while lead-ing the promotional chariot. During thistime he was present with Mayor RenuBala Gupta, Vice Chairman of Kesh KalaBoard, Yashpal Thakur, Urban CirclePresident Deepak Gupta. District Presi-dent Jagmohan Anand said that Haryanais moving ahead in terms of development,we are pushing forward the development.

Jagamohan Anand said the BJP ledHaryana government has done the workof development and brought prosperity inevery house of the state. On this occasion,

Ashok Madan, Shubham Gupta, SankalpBhandari, Manmeet Bawa, Prateek Aro-ra, Sanjay Gandhi, Akash Arora etc. werealso present.

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, OCTOBER 9

Former Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar’s OSD and seniorBJP leader Amarendra Singh saidthat the Bharatiya Janta Party haschanged the state's thinking andset such dimensions so that thestate today is leading in the fieldof development without any dis-crimination is touching newheights of development. The stateis heding on the path of progressunder the BJP government. TheManohar Lal government washedaway the stigma of corruptionfrom the forehead of the state andthat is a very big achievement of

the Haryana government.He said during the five-year

tenure, BJP government did thesame development in the entirestate without any discrimination

at all. The BJP government alsoprovided government jobs on thebasis of merit in Haryana in a free friar and trans-parent manner.

MAIN PALINDRI, OCTOBER 9

Sarvakarmachari Sangh Haryana District Presi-dent Malkit Singh appealed to the people to usetheir r votes carefully in the assembly elections.People must also discuss their issues with all po-litical parties. He was addressing the civic con-ference. The civic conference was chaired byBlock President Naresh Mahela.

The worker-employee leaders said that nowall political parties want to vote by making falseand luring promises. After coming to power,anti-people decisions are being implemented.The state has expensive education, expensivemedical, deepening drinking water crisis, risingunemployment, increasing hooliganism, road-ways, registration of all departments including

electricity and outsourcing, contractual practicein all departments is being implemented whilethe Swaminathan Report has not been imple-mented for the benefits of the farmers. Today'scivil conference was addressed by Satpal Saini,Ramesh Kamboj Malkit Singh, Naresh Mahela,OP Mata, Man Singh, Mahendra Pal, SubhaSingh, Farmer leader, Ram Pal Chahal, SantiSudesh, Roshni, Shimla.

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCT 9

The environmental love of theBhakra Beas Management Boardand the Unnat Bharat OrganizationTrust has been successful at the na-tional level due to the recognition ofthe ecological love of the country byPM Modi. In Haryana-Punjab-Hi-machal Pradesh-Jammu Kashmirand Delhi NCR, now Bhakra BeasManagement Board has also beenassociated with Police and Adminis-tration.

To realise the Prime Minister'sdream, the Chairman of BBMB hasplanted a lot of trees in the last few

years. This year too, with the help ofUnnat Bharat Organization Trust, ithas been decided to plant thousandsof fruits and vegetables in powerhouses, canals and colonies, Israeli

plantation, Bhakra Beas ManagementBoard, to realize the Prime Minister'sdream, with the help of Bharat Prem'sassociates Rakesh Chandan will set anew record in the month

Only INLD wants farmers to prosper: Joginder

District Child Welfare Committeehands over Khushi to family

People's blessings areneeded: Jagmohan Anand

Will create new record inenvironment protection: BBMB

Sarvakarmachari Sanghpresident addresses meet

We washed away stigma of corruptionon state: Amarendra Singh

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, OCTOBER 9

The development work done in Karnal in these fiveyears was never done before. Not only this, such devel-opment works have been done, which people here hadnot even imagined. Today, Karnal's name is shining onthe international stage also. This was stated by MayorRenubala Gupta while addressing a public meeting heldin Sector-6. She said that Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar is an MLA from Karnal Legislative Assemblyand he has worked with the people here as their family.On this occasion senior BJP leader and former OSD ofChief Minister Manohar Lal Amarendra Singh, DistrictGeneral Minister Yogendra Rana, Sankalp Bhandari,Mukesh Sharma former councilor, Satish, MeenakshiBhinder, Namita Juneja, Sandhya, Seema, Manju Balawere also present.

Karnal is establishing new recordsof development: Mayor

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

Painting competition onplastic free India held

ISHA UPADHYAYCHANDIGARH: The Fine ArtsDepartment of Mehr Chand MahajanDAV College organized an Inter-college Painting Competition on thetheme of 'Plastic Free India'.Organized under the Swachhta hiSeva initiative, the competition drewenthusiastic response from students ofvarious institutions across the tricity.The participants, through their awe-inspiring paintings, depicted aptly themessage of cleanliness andenvironmental conservation byadopting a plastic-free lifestyle.Expressing appreciation for thisendeavour to educate the youth aboutplastic menace through a creativemedium, Principal Dr.Nisha Bhargavasaid that the college has undertakenvarious initiatives to aid in therealization of the vision of a cleanIndia which include cleanliness drives.

Indus Public School shines in zonal athletic meet MOHALI: Indus Public School excelled in Zonal athletic meets again. Students bagged 40Gold, 24 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. This Ath-letic meet was organized in Khalsa Public school.In another open Athletic meet held at MohaliVikas Bhavan students bagged 4 Gold , 7 silverand 8 Bronze medals. Pravdeep got first position in100 m race . Jaspreet kaur got first position in 800m race in under 17 boys and girls .JashanpreetSingh got first position in 800 m race whereas Ki-ranjeet kaur was winner of 1500 m race . Jaspreet kaur won 5000 m walk in under 18 boysand girls.

Dr. Saravan Singh will reada paper on 'Labor Culture inGuru Nanak's Bani'VERMAGURDASPUR: Just a short distancefrom here, Dr. Saravan Singh Director

and SikhScholar ofGuru TeghBahadurInterfaceAcademyKotla Sarf willread a paperon'labourCulture' inGuru NanakDevji's Bani

On October 11 at Baba Ajay SinghKhalsa College, Gurdas Nangal. Onthis occasion, he said that Shri GuruNanak Dev ji has given message ofKirto, Naam Japo, and Vand Shakowhich echoed human principles. Hesaid that due to lack of labor culture inrecent times, generations of youngpeople do not work in their countryand are benefiting their intelligence tothe foreigners . He thanked theCollege Principal and SGPC whohonored him from time to time for hisgreat works.

HARISH KALRARUPNAGAR, OCT 9

IIT Ropar is organisingZEITGEIST’19, the 8th edi-tion, from Oct 11-13, 2019at its 500 acre campus.Deemed as the largest Cul-tural Fest in Punjab-Haryana, Zeitgeist is not justanother event at IIT ROPAR,it is an experience to be

lived, and it will leave be-hind memories that you willcherish for a lifetime.

A 3-day extravaganzawith a plethora of events inSinging, Dancing, Dramat-ics, Quizzing, Fashion, Ora-tion, Poetry, Stand-up showsas well as Fun-filled and en-tertaining star nights. Thisyear’s theme, “A Gothic Pol-tergeist”, promises to be an

edge of the seat thriller, sobe warned, because thistime, it is not for the faint-hearted. The participantswill be pouring in from allover Punjab, Haryana, Del-hi, Himachal Pradesh, Ut-tarakhand, UP and of courseChandigarh. Prizes worth?18 lacs are up for grabs.This is the official website:zeitgeist.org.in

Zeitgeist'19 from Oct 11-13 at IIT Ropar

Attack on police partyto give cover for drugsmuggling, 7 arrested

TARNTARAN/FATEHABADRAJWINDER MITHA/PALWINDER SINGH: The police partyunder action against drug smugglersin the village of Vain Pui under thepolice station, Shri Goindwal Sahib,was attacked by their families andtried to release the six accused,during which the police opened fire inself defence. An FIR has beenregistered by the police station ShriGoindwal Sahib in the case. In astatement to the police, Sub-InspectorIqbal Singh said that he was in aprivate car at Khadur Sahib along withASI Gurdev Raj, ASI Amarbir Singh,constable Kanwaljit Singh, constableAvtar Singh raided village Vain Puiduring which Nirmal Singh aliasNimma's son Lal Singh alias Laldinand Nishan Singh's son Joga Singhwere seized by the police party whenthey tried to flee.

RAJIV JAINKHARAR, OCT 9

A meeting of the KhararMunicipal Council washeld here today which waspresided over by AnjuChander President of theCouncil. In this meetingproposals’ of various de-velopments works amount-ing to Rupees 8.6 Croreswere passed and it was re-solved to allot about 9acres of land for setting upmultiple sports complex.

A proposal regardingthis was discussed as per aletter written by the Dist.Sports Department. Thatabout 9 acres land was re-quired for setting up multi-ple sport complex. Accord-ing to letter a swimmingpool, Badminton court,Basketball and Volleyballgrounds, Athletics track,Yoga and Gym hall, Hu-

man Performance and re-covery lab and sports clubare supposed to be con-structed in this complex.After heated exchanges byKamal Kishore Kala,Kuldeep Singh and MannSingh the council resolvedthat the construction work

of new building of the Mu-nicipal Council should startsoon. Among others KamalKishore Kala, Mann Singhand Kuldeep Singh saidthat it was unfortunate thatdespite the availability offunds the council couldnot construct its own of-

fice. The council approvedthe construction of a mod-ern community center atvillage Jhungian. It wasalso resolved to take con-trol of the Start Govt. landnear Christian High Schoolunder the Municipal Coun-cil for its development.

MC Kharar agrees to offerland for sports complex

R N KHERACHANDIGARH,OCT 9

Babbu Maan. a wellknown Indian singer-song writer, actor andfilm producer todaylaunched his first everbrand store namesTBMS, "The BabbuMann Stores" with theobjective to provide selfemployment to the youthof Punjab.

While interacting withthe media Babbu Maansays, "This initiative iscompletely new for meits like a new journeywhere I will start all overagain to learn somethingnew. I wanted to con-tribute my share of re-sponsibility towards our

society. Our youth willbe streamlined in theright path and they willflourish in their respec-tive careers.In the begin-ning with first product,Deodorant HAYES formen and women. Addi-tion to this we will beadding fashion acces-sories and other stuff inour stores."

Babbu Maan debutedwith his first album 'Saj-jan Rumaal De Geya'Going with the yearsMaan proved his contin-ued to prove his worthwith his extraordinarycontribution of workwhich have not only en-tertained a larger audi-ence but also raised awareness amongmasses.

‘The Babbu Maan Stores’launched in tricity

CHANDIGARH, OCT 9

Latest Punjabi folk album ofrenowned folk singer anddancer Paramjit Singh Sidhu“Pammi Bai” titled “Nach NachPauni Dhamal-2” was releasedhere today. Pammi Bai hascompleted 25 years of hissinging career this year and thisis his 15th album and contains 9songs. The simple yet impres-sive function was held at PunjabKala Bhawan and was attendedby Punjab Police Housing Cor-

poration Chairman HardeepSingh Dhillon, State Informa-tion Commissioner and PunjabVirasat Manch Moga ChairmanNirdharak Singh Brar, retiredIAS Iqbal Singh Sidhu and Pun-jab Arts Council media coordi-nator and writer NinderGhugianvi, launched first songtitled “Ishq Di Moorat” from hisalbum “Nach Nach PauniDhamal-2” and said that PammiBai is torch bearer is a legacythat promotes our rich Punjabiculture and heritage.

Folk singer Pammi Bai’s latest album‘Nach Nach Pauni Dhamal-2’ released

Demand survey for con-struction of flats underself financing scheme

in ChandigarhC H A N D I G A R H : T h eChandigarh Housing Boardintends to construct self-fi-nancing housing Schemecomprises of 492 flats of dif-ferent categories in Sector-53Chandigarh under which anallottee shall require to make100% payment of the charge-able price before possession.For the purpose, CHB intendsto conduct a demand surveyand the interested eligible per-sons may participate by apply-ing online at CHB website.

KULJEET SINGH JANDIALA GURU, OCT 9

The 20th Doctor Gurdayal Singh Memorial Fairwill be organised from October 11 by Pandit Kis-han Devsar at St. Soldier Elite Convent School Jan-diala Guru. Dr. Mangal Singh Kishanpuri, Manag-

ing Director of St. SoldierElite Convent School ofGroups, said that children'ssongs, folk songs andspeeches will be conductedin this fair. To encouragePunjabi language, a quizcompetition will also beheld. In this competition,

there will be questions and answers and prizes willbe given on the spot. Similarly, speech competitionwill be organized for children from junior class VIto VIII and in class 9th to 12th in senior class. Sim-ilarly, children from sixth to eighth grade in juniorclass and 9th to 12th class in senior class will par-ticipate in song competitions.

Doctor Gurdayal Singh memorialfair to be held tomorrow

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, OCT 9

Under the Green Cam-paign and AwarenessWeek organised under theleadership of BranchManager Priyanka Guptafrom Union Bank BranchMahilpur, sapling of treeswere planted at MedicalHospital and CommunityHospital, Mahilpur by of-ficers and employees ofthe Bank. On this occa-sion, Dr. Manpreet SinghBains praised the efforts

being made by the bankand said that if we do notthink of saving the envi-ronment in a good time,our new generation willhave to bear its conse-quences. Pledge was giv-en by the bank officials tothe people to oppose thepolythene and plasticproducts for environmen-tal protection and to giveevery possible help in sav-ing the environment. Dr.JPS Bains SMO appealedto everyone to save envi-ronment.

Union Bank organizestree plantaion

CHB holdsworkshop on need

based changesCHANDIGARH: The Chandi-garh Housing Board organizeda workshop on Wednesday hereabout the permitted Need BasedChanges at Auditorium Hall,Govt. Museum & Art Gallery,Sector-10 Chandigarh.

The objective of the work-shop was to make the empan-elled Architects and the empan-elled Structure Engineers awareabout the procedural aspects ofthe various clauses of the NeedBased Changes order dated15.02.2019 and the PenaltyScheme dated 15.07.2019.

The workshop was attendedby empanelled Architects, em-panelled Structure Engineersand Office bearers of many ofthe Resident Welfare Associa-tion.

Clash between police and villagers,one die in firing, many injured

RAM RESHAM SHARANTALWANDI SABO : One person diedin a clash between villages and policeteam over the release of prisoners atvillage Dasu Jodha in Haryana situated35 km from here. Condition of apoliceman was stated to be serious.Incident took place when police ofRamamandi police station arrested aman named Gagandeep 2 days ago,from which the police claimed that 6000drugs were recovered. According to theinformation provided by the said personnamed Gagandeep during theinterrogation, there was a drugsmuggler named Kulwinder Singh ofvillage Desu Jodha.

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Pinegrove contingent scales mountKilimanjaro in TanzaniaSOLAN: Braving the steep climb and extremely harsh climate conditions in thecourse of reaching the summit, a team of eight students, including two girls, ledby Navneet Singh Nagi, Head of Administration, Pinegrove School, District Solanscaled Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak of the African continent inTanzania. The challenging expedition tested the courage, perseverance andendurance of the contingent. The team started the climb using the Machameroute on September 29 and successfully hoisted the National Flag and Schoolbanner on the 5785 meter high Uhuru Peak on October 4. The contingentarrived back to the School on Wednesday and was accorded a rousing welcomeby the School authorities for their exceptional effort.

Pak shells villages alongLoC in Balakote,KrishnaghatiJAMMU: The Pakistan Army overnightopened fire and lobbed mortars atBalakote and Krishnagati sectorsalong the LoC in Poonch district,triggering panic among borderdwellers. Officials on Wednesday saidthe Indian Army gave a befitting replyresulting in exchanges. The firingtriggered panic among borderresidents. The Pakistani Army hasviolated ceasefire more than 2,050times this year in which 21 Indianshave been killed.

Two drug peddlersarrested, contrabandrecoveredSRINAGAR: Police on Wednesdayclaimed to have arrested two non-localdrug peddlers and recovered contrabandfrom them on Srinagar-Jammu nationalhighway in south Kashmir. A policeofficial said that following specificinformation about transportation ofdrugs, a checkpoint was established atUpper Bazar Qazigund on Kashmirhighway. "Police intercepted a vehicleat the checkpoint and during checkingrecovered 4 kgs poppy straw," he said.He said two drug peddlers, identifiedas Raju Singh son of Shinder PaulSingh resident of Shahzad JodawLudhiana Punjab and Ram Lakhanson of Malie Prasad resident ofMansoraw Ludhiana Punjab, wereimmediately taken into custody. Policehas registered a case and initiatedinvestigation to nab other peopleinvolved with drug trafficking, he said.

Miss Akhand BharatTwinkle Singh laysfoundation of IndiaHeart FoundationSHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: Along with the fashion andmodeling world, Miss Akhand BharatTwinkle Singh has also ventured intosocial service. In this sequence, theIndian Heart Foundation was laid inPublic Interest and Social Service,whose aim is to provide knowledge fromelder. She says that the elders are thebasis of today's society and it is veryimportant to take care of them. Twinkleis the founder of The Indian HeartFoundation. Tiwinkle Singh said that theorganization is made for the elderswhose children leave them and thosewho are lying on the streets and thosewho are alone. This NGO was foundedand started in an awakening byworshiping at Basanti Bagh on theoccasion of Navami in which formerMLA Ramkumar, Municipal CouncilPresident Narendra Deepa, formerPresident Chaudhary Madan Lal, WardCouncilor Satveer Kaur Kundalas,Urban Congress President SanjeevKundalas, Twinkle's father RB Singh,mother Kiran Singh, brother RahulPrakash and head of Basanti BaghKalyan Sabha Committee Akhil MohanAggarwal, RP Sharma, Sunil, Hansraj,Vinod Pandey, Lalji Yadav, Seema Dua,Poonam Gupta, Sneh Lata, NehaMohan, Ajgar Ali, Usha Sharma, SumitaChaudhary and Neeru were present.

Red Cross Fair to beorganised from Oct 18

NALAGARH: The district level RedCross fair is being organised fromOctober 18 to 20 at the subdivisionheadquarter of Nalagarh when blooddonation camp will be organised. Apartfrom this, exhibitions will be organized byvarious departments and industrial units.This was stated by SDM NalagarhPrashanth Deshta after taking stock ofthe preparations of the fair. He said thata big blood donation camp is beingorganized during this three-day RedCross Fair being to be organized in thepremises of Old Government ChildrenSenior Secondary School at Nalagarh.He said that health screening camps willalso be organized by the Health andAyurved departments in this Red Crossfair and artificial limbs will also be madeavailable to the needy. SDM said that onthe first day of the fair on October 18, arally will be organized from the premisesof Government College Nalagarh withthe aim of making people aware ofvarious social evils including prohibitionof intoxication, in which more than sixhundred students of local governmentand private educational institutions willparticipate. In addition to this, awarenessprogram in the form of a torch processionwill also be organized in the eveningduring this fair. He informed that peoplewill be entertained through colorfulcultural programs by local artists and starartists, besides children from localgovernment and private schools. TheSDM said that during the fair, baby show,dog show and various species of milchanimals will also be exhibited. SDMPrashant Deshta said that a lucky drawis also being organized during the RedCross Fair as a spirit of reward forcharity, where the common man will getopportunities to win multiple prizes onone hand, through draw. On thisoccasion, Tehsildar Nalagarh RishabhSharma, DSP Nalagarh Ankit Sharma,Principal State Industrial Training InstituteNalagarh Jogendra Sharma, socialworker Narendra Kumar, besides officersand employees of various departmentsand in-charge, teachers andrepresentatives of various governmentand private schools were present.

HP CM stresses on conservation ofendangered animal and bird speciesDINESH AGARWALSHIMLA, OCT 9

Wildlife plays an important rolein balancing the environment asit provides stability to differentecosystems of nature. This wasstated by the Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur while addressingthe concluding function ofWildlife week organized by theState Wildlife Wing here onTuesday evening. The ChiefMinister said that since timeimmemorial and even in Indianmythology wildlife was givenutmost importance and birds,animals and even snakes wereworshiped in our society. Hesaid that the State Governmentwas committed to conserve andprotect wildlife in the State. Heappreciated the Wildlife Wingof Forest department forsuccessful conserving the Cheerpheasant. Jai Ram Thakur saidthat the greater stress should belaid on conservation ofendangered and rare species,animals and birds. It was vitalthat we protect the wildlife assince time immemorial humansand animals have lived together.He said that this year’s theme ofthe wildlife week was focusedon snow leopard, the Stateanimal of Himachal Pradesh.

The Chief Minister alsoreleased a souvenir on theoccasion. He announced Rs.5100 each to the students of twolocal government schools forpresenting skits on the occasionand distributed prizes to thewinners of different events andcompetitions organized duringthe wildlife week celebration.Education Minister SureshBhardwaj said that it was dutyof each one of us to conservewildlife in the State andcountry. He congratulated thewinners of various competitionsheld by the Wildlife wing on theoccasion and appreciated themessages given by the childrenthrough skits regarding wildlifeconservation. He said that the

Wild life was under threat dueto excessive interference ofhumans in their territory.

PCCF Dr. Ajay Kumar saidthat every year Wild life weekwas celebrated throughout thecountry from 2-8 October.

PCCF (Wildlife) Dr. Saritasaid that Wild Life Weekcelebration was planned forgeneral awakening of thepeople in the country towardsthe protection of wildlife. Shesaid that this year the Wildlifeweek was organised with thetheme to conserve snowleopard. Akshita Thakur of theOxford International School,Hamirpur won the first prize inthe painting contest. HarshKumar of Super Magnet Senior

Secondary School, Hamirpurwon second and Gauri Rai thirdposition in the contest. SomyaSaini of DAV Public Sr. Sec.School Shimla, ShubhamAnand Sharma of Govt. Sr. Sec.School Ghanahat and AditiSharma of Govt. Model Sr. Sec.School Chamba wererespectively awarded as first,second and third in the sloganwriting in Hindi competition.Aditi Verma of Loreto ConventShimla, Palak Gupta ofDayanand Public SchoolShimla and Pragti of Blue StarSchool Hamirpur were awardedas first, second and third in theslogan writing in Englishcompetition. In essay writingcompetition in Hindi AakrshitaSharma of Dayanand PublicSchool Shimla, Aditi Ahir ofGovt. Model School Chambaand Sakshi Devi of Govt.School Raipur Chamba wereawarded first, second and thirdprizes respectively. Whereas inEnglish essay writingcompetition Purab KulranjanSingh Thakur of St. Edward'sSchol Shimla, Dipti Sood ofDayanand School Shimla andPrach Peunas of DAV LakkarBazar, Shimla won the first,second and third positionrespectively.

Efforts on to make Himachaltop destination for filmindustry: Sanjay Kundu

SHIMLA, OCT 9

Principal Secretary to the ChiefMinister and Information & PublicRelations Sanjay Kundu said thatthe state government wasendeavouring to make HimachalPradesh a favourite destination forthe film industry which would alsogo a long way in popularising thetourism potential of the state.

He was interacting with theChief Executive Officer ofProducers Guild of India, KulmeetMakkar, who met him here todayregarding the film policy of thestate government. Sanjay Kundusaid that the state government hadreleased its new comprehensivefilm policy in June, 2019. DeputyDirector (Technical) of I&PRdepartment briefed about the mainfeatures of the film policy ofHimachal Pradesh. A filmfacilitation office would be openedsoon in the Directorate ofInformation and Public Relationswith email, web page and presenceon social media for ensuring properliaison and interaction with the filmindustry. Kulmeet Makkar invitedthe Chief Minister to visit Mumbaiand interact with the Bollywoodproducers and cinema builders(like PVR, INOX etc). He said theChief Minister may discuss thefilm policy of the state with theproducers and invite the cinemabuilders to establish moderncinema halls in the state. Besides,the producers could also be invited

to shoot films in the state andsuggested for familiarization visitof film producers to virgindestinations of the state likeChanshal, Pong Dam, Bir Billingand Janjehli etc. which were beingdeveloped as tourist hubs by thestate government under Nai RaheinNai Manzilein scheme. ShriMakkar said that since Himachaloffers offer natural grandeur andsplendid environment, the stategovernment should also inviteHollywood, Netflix, AmazonPrime and other channels to shootfilms in Himachal Pradesh. Heinformed the Principal Secretarythat leading producers like RameshSippy and Subhash Ghai haveestablished centres for media andentertainment education inMumbai for instance, RameshSippy has established incollaboration with MumbaiUniversity, Ramesh SippyAcademy of Cinema &Entertainment.

Distributes prizes to winners of various competitions held during wild life week

Governor urges people to contribute in makingcleanliness, plastic-free campaign more effectiveKULLU, OCT 9

On the occasion ofInternational Kullu DussehraFestival, Governor BandaruDattatraya called upon thepeople to make theirsignificant contribution inmaking cleanliness as well asplastic-free campaign moreeffective and successful. Hewas speaking whileinaugurating the culturalevening of international KulluDussehra festival at LalChand Prarthi Kala Kendra atKullu on Tuesday evening.The Governor said that thefestivals celebrated in thestate reveal the religiousbeliefs of the people. He saidthat it was a good thing thatdespite the differentgeographical conditions, thepeople of the state were stilldevoted to their ancientculture, traditions and culturalheritage and these fairs andfestivals were an importantpart of their lifestyle, wherethe enthusiasm and

excitement of public life wasreflected. “As such, the entireHimachal is very beautiful.However, Kullu district isworld-renowned for itstempting beauty and valleysand has its unique place inIndia for its nature andculture”, said Dattatraya. Headded that every year lakhs oftourists from the country andabroad visited here andenjoyed the natural beauty. Heurged the local residents toprotect this beautifulenvironment and said thatalthough environmental

protection was a big challengefor us but human life and itsdevelopment rests on this. Hesaid that Dussehra signifiesthe victory of good over eviland we get to learn the truth,sacrifice, high ideals andservice from the life of LordRama and there was a need tofollow these ideals to makesociety happy. Earlier, theGovernor also paid obeisanceat Lord Raghunath Ji idolplaced at Mela ground.

Forest, Transport, YouthServices and Sports MinisterGovind Thakur, welcomedthe Governor on the occasionand said Dussehra festivalwas very significant asteachings of Lord Rama wereequally important in thepresent time as well. Heappreciated the efforts ofKullu district administrationfor a better arrangement of thefestival. He also honoured theGovernor on the occasion.Deputy Commissioner-cum-Vice Chairman of KulluDussehra festival committeeDr. Richa Verma detailedabout the activities plannedfor the festival. JusticeDharam Chand Chaudhary,Judge of Himachal PradeshHigh Court, Kishori Lal Sagarand Sunder Singh Thakur,MLAs, Gaurav Singh,Superintendent of Police andother prominent people werealso present on the occasion.

MANDI, OCT 9

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur andNational Working President of BJPJagat Prakash Nadda were todayaccorded rousing welcome enroutefrom Bilaspur to Mandi at Ghagus,Beri, Barmana, Salapad, Sundernagar,Balh, Ner Chowk etc. On arrival atMandi, an ‘Abhinandan Samaroh’ washeld at historic Seri Manch to welcomeJagat Prakash Nadda on his maiden visitto the State after assuming the office ofNational Working President of BhartiyaJanta Party. Speaking on the occasion,Chief Minister said that althoughHimachal Pradesh has a small State butit is due to the benevolence of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi that HimachalPradesh had gained prominence as hehas entrusted a big responsibility onJagat Prakash Nadda to lead the world’sbiggest political party. He said that ShriNadda had not only brought laurels tothe state and its people, but also raisedthe hope of crores of party workers tomake it a best party of the world. JaiRam Thakur said that today the BJP wasin power in seventeen states of thecountry and credit for this goes to eachand every party worker. The Nation

today has a strong leadership in form ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi andworld leaders have acknowledged thatIndia was poised to emerge as a worldpower under his dynamic leadership. Hesaid that now the Article 370 and 35 Ahave become history and India had oneConstitution and one Symbol. He saidthat the people of the state gave theirfull support and ensured the landslidevictory of the BJP candidates in the LokSabha elections. The BJP set a record initself by winning in all the 68 Assemblyconstituencies of the State and voteshare of the BJP was highest in thestate.He said that the highest victorymargin in term of vote percentage wasalso of BJP MP Kishan Kapoor fromKangra parliamentary seat.

Thakur, JP Nadda gets rousing welcomeduring 'Abhinandan Samaroh'

Arjun Awardee Shiva Thapa enters into finalsANWAR HUSSAINBADDI, OCT 9

The ongoing tournament 4th Elite NationalMen's Boxing Championship at BaddiUniversity proceeded towards its Semi-finals onsixth day. And it is a matter of disappointmentfor Himachal Pradesh that its only semi-finalistJitender Thakur failed to participate in the semi-finals because of his being medically unfit forthe tournament as he was injured yesterdayduring the bout with Sunil Chauhan of UP. Thetournament began with the exhilarating bout ofRailways’ Vinod Tanwar (46-49kg) and Sonu

Dhull of Services. The undaunted spirit ofTanwar led to his entry into the finals as hedefeated Dhull. Ajay Pendor of Maharashtraalso gave a tough competition to KrushanvirSingh, who hails from Daman and Diu, andwon the bout. Railways remained consistentwith its victories as another athlete ofRailways Ashish Insha vanquished his rival by4:1 by completely dominating the bout and notgiving his opponent Begal’s Manjeet KumarShaw a chance to strike the punches. Besidesit, Rohit Rokas (75kg) won the bout,exhibiting his sheer dominance on hisnamesake Rohit of All India Police.

22 million people to sufferfrom cancer by 2032

MANDI, OCT 9

The Himachal Pradesh presentsa grim picture of cancer withthe lung cancer in men andcervix cancer in women raisingits ugly head, said Dr. VijayJagad-surgical oncologist,Fortis Hospital Mohali. Talkingto media persons here today DrVijay Jagad, who was here togenerate awareness on growingnumber of cancer cases andfind ways to prevent and treatthem, said that around 95percent of lung cancers and 70percent of head and neckcancers in males can directly beattributed to the habit ofsmoking in Himachalis. “Thelung cancer is spreading at analarming rate amongst males.The head and neck cancers andgenitory-urinary tract and GITgastro-intestine tract (GIT)

cancers are prevalent amongstwomen here. Besides thisgynecological cancers, cervixcancers cases, breast andgastro-intestinal cancers arecommonly found in women,”said Dr Jadad, who has beenwho has been conferred GeetaMittal Award for best cancerresearcher in 2002 by Presidentof India. Accompanying hiswas patient Mr Roshan lal whohas been treated for cancer oflower alveolus.

Lung, cervix cancer onrise in Himachal, Dr Jagad

HP jails overcrowdedwith prisoners: ReportSHIMLA, OCT 9

Himachal Pradesh known for low crime graph andpeaceful existing, is showing alarming trend as it'sjails or prisons occupied beyond their carryingcapacity are overcrowded alike other states. Tinyhill state in terms of low population and evenlydemographic profile, is currently recognised bettergoverned because of its crime rate and crowdedjails. A report published by the State DirectorGeneral of Jail and Persecution, Sumesh Goelrevealed that state jails are crowded by 12.75 percent. Fourteen jails provide carrying capacity tohandle around 2173 inmates including 127 womenare handling 2450 inmates including 87 per cent,the report reveals. Nahan's Central model jailhandles most of the convicted inmates more thanBilaspur. The overcrowding is mainly attributedfor heavy under trail flux in these jails. Out of total2450 inmates undertrials are 1522 which comes tonearly 61 pc of the total prisoners including 55women inmates. About 928 convicts (39pc) arelodging in jail including 28 women. Himachal,being a small state have small population numberand lesser number of inmates are reflected by theprisoners in overcrowded jails, report concluded.

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125 more private hospitals empanelledunder Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna: Sidhu

CHANDIGARH, OCT 9

Keeping up its commitment toprovide standardized health serv-ices to the people of Punjab, theState Government on Wednesdayincluded another 125 private hos-pitals under the flagship SarbatSehat Bima Yojna (SSBY) takingthe total number of such hospitalsto 361. It was disclosed here to-day by Health & Family WelfareMinister Balbir Singh Sidhu, inpress communiqué.

Giving details, Balbir SinghSidhu said that after empanellingthe new 125 hospitals under Sar-bat Sehat Bima Yojna, now total361 private hospitals were facili-tating the secondary as well as ter-tiary healthcare services to the

beneficiaries. He said thatpresently, in addition to privatehospitals, 202 public hospitalswere already empanelled underthe SSBY and with this figure,563 public & private hospitalswere being providing the qualityhealthcare services in the State.

“Soon 45 more private hospitalswould be empanelled in nextphase under this flagship schemehe further said adding that anoth-er set of applications pertaining to70 private hospitals were underscrutiny which would be con-firmed after completing theprocess of empanelment.

Underlining the success ofthe programme, the Minister saidthat 21,697 patients had alreadybeen administered treatment un-der this under Insurance Schemeof which 13,980 patients re-ceived the treatment care servic-es at public hospitals besides7,717 patients at private hospi-tals involving cost of Rs. 22.28cr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said thatthe Scheme does not discrimi-

nate on the basis of number, ageor gender of the family membersand that all the members of thefamily are included for access tofree in-patient health services.The main objective of theScheme is to provide free healthservices to the people so that theeconomic burden on people fortreatment can be reduced.

Lauding the department forputting in the best efforts in sucha short span of time, BalbirSingh Sidhu also said that Pun-jab now stood in row of leadingstates in North India.

He said that it was a matterof record that after launching ofthe 'Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna’,around 32,54,733 e-cards hadbeen issued to the beneficiaries.

Jakhar slams Sukhbir forhis statement regardingJalalabad constituencyTraffic police issues 102 challans

for traffic violations

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHARAR: Led by ASI Harashpal, In-charge of Traffic Police Kharar anactive campaign was started andabout 100 violators were issuedchallans by the police on Wednesday.As per information received from thetraffic police a special nakka wasarranged near Rayat and BaharaCollege and about 102 challans wereissued to the violators including overspeed offences. ASI Harashpal hasappealed to the people to follow thetraffic rules. He said the campaignwould continue in the coming days also .

Chaos over paddyprocurement continues

TAJPREET SONISADIQ: Chaos over paddyprocurement continued till date afterrefusal of procurement of the paddy byarhtias till the withdrawal of PMS portalby Punjab government. Governmentagencies procuring paddy in Sadiqhad to go colorless and poses somany restrictions. Daljit Singh Dhillon,Baljinder Singh Aulakh, Shivraj SinghDhillon and Deepak Kumar Sonurequested to initiate procurement ofpaddy in Sadiq Mandi and purchaseshould be made Markfed. However,the Arhtias Association of Punjabdecided that Arhtias would not giveany information to the farmers. ``Weagree with the decision of all ArtiPunjab bodies in Sadiq andsurrounding markets and no officialprocurement of paddy will be initiateduntil the portal withdraws its order’’, itwas added.

CHANDIGARH, OCT 9

Punjab Pradesh CongressCommittee president SunilJakhar, on Wednesday de-scribed statement of SADChief Sukhbir Badal ashame for democracy inwhich the junior Badal hadrecently stated that Jalalabadassembly seat was his “prop-erty”.

In a statement issued heretoday Jakhar reminded SADsupremo that India is a dem-ocratic country and here onlyvoters have the power toelect their representative byexercising their right to vote.Responding to the Akali Dal

President's remarks that both“registry and Girdawari” ofJalalabad constituency werein his name and he is “offer-ing” the seat to his party can-didate just for two year onlease basis, Jakhar said thatpeople of Jalalabad assemblyconstituency will choosetheir representative.

He said that this is not theSGPC President’s electionwhere Badal family will de-cide, but the wise voters willdecide who will representthem in Punjab Vidhan Sab-ha. Jakhar said that Congresscandidate Mr. RaminderAwla will win the by-pollwith a huge margin.

Dusshera festivalcelebrated at Gidderbaha

KULBHUSHAN GARG GIDDERBAHA: Shri Sanatan DharmBhartiya Mahavir Dal celebrated 37thDusshera festival at Cotton Market,Gidderbaha last evening. On thisoccasion, MLA Gidderbha AmrinderSingh Raja Warring was present as achief guest and burnt the effigy ofRavana and Kumbhakarna. Whileinteracting with the media on theoccasion, Raja Warring said thatDussehra festival signifies the victoryof good over evil. Earlier, MLA RajaWarring and dignitaries were honoredby the Shri Sanatan Dharm BhartiyaMahavir Dal. On this occasionpresident Suresh Aggarwal, Sec. Pt.Kailash Sharma, Councilor BintaArora, Deepak Garg, Tersem Lohakar,Narinder Kauni Chairman ZilaParishad, Harmeet Singh BrarChairman Block Samiti, Deepak Jain,Mohinder Kataria, Munish Garg andMalkeet Singh were also present.

Light, sound show and digital museum to beorganised in Ludhiana from11thLUDHIANA: Dedicated to the 550th Parkash Purab celebrations of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, a digital museumand a light and sound show would be organised in the mela grounds of Punjab Agricultural University, here, fromOctober 11-13, 2019. While chairing a meeting in this regard, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawalinformed that people of Ludhiana will be dyed in the hues of soulful events for three days with the ultra modernshows. He informed that the life of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji would also be exhibited in the digital museum. He fur-ther informed that the digital museum would be set up at the Mela Grounds of PAU, here, from October 11-13,2019 and people can visit it from 6:30 am to 6 pm on these three days.

GAURAV GOELLUDHIANA, OCT 9

A meeting of the Punjab gov-ernment was held under thechairmanship of Punjab Food,Civil Supplies & ConsumerAffairs Minister BharatBhushan Ashu and Rural De-velopment & Panchayats Min-ister Tript Rajinder Singh Ba-jwa was also present atChandigarh today. This meet-ing was attended by prominentrice millers of the state includ-ing Gian Bharadwaj Groupand Rakesh Jain Group.

In the light of the ongoingstrike by a politically motivat-ed group of rice millers, duringthe meeting, several decisionswere taken. Bharat Bhushan

Ashu informed that to save thefarmers from any harassmentand keeping in mind genuinedemands of the rice millers, thePunjab government has decid-ed to slash Rs 10 lakh of levysecurity (Rs 5 lakh refundableplus Rs 5 lakh non refundable)to Rs 7.25 lakh refundable levysecurity. He informed that thisdecision would bring respite tothe rice millers. Bank Guaran-

tee shall be applicable only tomillers for quantum of paddystored over and above 5000MT instead of 4000 MT.

He further informed thatthe rice millers who apply be-fore October 10, 2019, wouldbe allotted paddy on priorityand without pro rata cut, thequantum of the release ordersof those millers would also beincreased.

Around 32,54,733 e-cards issued to beneficiaries

KULBHUSHAN GARGGIDDERBAHA, OCT 9

Senior leader of SAD, AshokButtar was shocked when hisyounger brother Sham Lal But-tar (50 years), took his life byhanging himself after being ha-rassed by alleged financiers. Inthis grief, Giddarbaha MLAAmarinder Singh Raja Warringexpressed sorrow with him.Raja Warring said that manysuch cases have come up in

Giddarbaha in these recenttimes. Some alleged financierstake 20-25 percent interest frompeople, due to which people areunable to give interest to allegedfinanciers and they end theirlives. He assured Ashok Buttarthat in one week his brother'sconvicts would be behind thebars. He appealed to the people,who are in the grip of any al-leged financier in this way, theycan meet me and I will helpthem to get instant justice.

Convicts would be behindbars in a week: Raja warring

Seven members of gangmaking plan to loot bank,

ATM held SUSHIL GOYALSANGRUR, OCT 9

On a tip off seven members of an alleged gang,most of them belonging to different districts ofHaryana, were arrested by the police in Bhawani-garh area on Tuesday. However, a member of thegang is yet to be arrested.

The police have reportedly seized 64 ATM cards,four swords, an iron axe, two pipes and a car fromtheir possession. A case under Sections 399, 402,411 and 414 of the IPC has been registered againstRaj Kumar, alias Raju, and others at police station,Bhawanigarh.

According to the police, it got information thateight persons were making plans at some place be-tween Kakra village and Sakrodi village to lootsome petrol pump, bank or ATM kiosk. If a raid isconducted immediately then they could be arrested.On this, a case was got registered at Bhawanigarhpolice station and seven members of the gang werearrested. The names of arrested persons includedRaj Kumar, Babloo, Parveen, Rajesh, Dinesh,Randhir. However, Bittu, a resident of Kurukshetradistrict, is yet to be arrested.

NC roads will be repairedwith Rs. 25 Lakhs

SUMER GARGSUNAM OCT 9

The acting President of local Na-gar Council (NC)said here todaythat Rs. 25 Lakhs would bespent on the repair works of thesix main roads of Sunam. Theroads had been damaged duringrainy season. Daman Bajwa,Spokeman Punjab PradeshCongress Committee, whohelped the Nagar CouncilSunam officials(NCSOs) in theallocation of these funds fromthe CM of Punjab, Captain Am-

rinder Singh for the constructionof these roads in Sunam said thatshe would also arrange morefunds from State government forthe development of Sunam, as itis a city of great martyr of India,Shaheed Udham Singh. Amongthe prominent, Kanta Pappa,Manpreet Singh Waraich,Sukhwinder Kaur Dhillon, Nis-han Singh Nisha, Hakam Singh,Prem Chand Dhamaka,Vikramjit Singh Vicky, AmritKaur all MCs and GhanshayamKansal, District President SDICwas present on the occasion.

Peace and communalharmony under threat

in Punjab: MajithiaJALANDHAR, OCT 9

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) leader Bikram SinghMajithia on Wednesday saidpeace and communal har-mony under the Congressgovernment was underthreat and that people wouldmake the Congress partypay for the betrayals ofChief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh.

Addressing public ral-lies at Phagwara and Muker-ian, Mr Majithia took CaptAmarinder Singh head onsaying ''A person who hasbetrayed Guru Sahib cannever be trusted to keep hispromises,'' while highlight-ing how Capt AmarinderSingh had gone back on thepromises made on the holyGutka Sahab as well as ‘cha-ran’ of Sri Guru GobindSingh ji.

Govt slashes Rs 10 lakh non refundablelevy security on millers to Rs 7.25 lakh

DC flags off van creating awarenesson burning of paddy stubble

JIWAN SINGHMANSA, OCT 9

Deputy Commissioner Mansa Apneet Riyait todayflagged off five vans of the agriculture departmentmeant for creating awareness against burning of

paddy stubble.Speaking at theevent she said thatthe farmers ofMansa have be-come more re-sponsible and have

now resorted to not putting their paddy stubble onfire and instead manage it in the fields itself. Shecalled upon farmers to shun the practice of burningpaddy stubble altogether and take up the manage-ment of crop residue. Five vans flagged off todaywill operate in areas of Budhlada, Mansa, Sardul-garh, Jhunir and Bhikhi. In Budhlada, the van willcover all its 90 villages in three days while inMansa, Sardulgarh, Jhunir and Bhikhi it will coverthe areas in next two days.

RAKESH SHARMAFARIDKOT, OCT 9

District level farmersfair (Kisan Mela) wasorganized by Agricul-ture Department atAgriculture ResearchCenter, Faridkot. Farm-ers were made awareabout stubble burning.MP Mohammad Sadiqattended it as a chiefguest at the fair. Ad-dressing the farmers,MP Sadiq termed thefoggy environmentcaused by the smokeemanating from theburning of wheat andpaddy stubble.

He said that togeth-er we should find a so-lution to this problem.Deputy CommissionerAtma Kumar SauravRaj said that environ-mental management isnecessary for humans,

animals and horticul-ture. Equipment is be-ing provided to dealwith paddy stubble atvery low rats at HiringCentres opened.

On this occasion,Jagsir Singh FarmManagement Special-ist, Pakhar Singh,Davinder Singh, Har-charan Singh, BhupeshJoshi, KhushwantSingh, Karanjit Singhalong with officials andemployees of the De-partment of Agriculturewere present. Rajoanafarmer ShaminderSingh member IndianFarmer Associationtold that it was awastage of time asthere is nothing in thesefairs except the stalls ofthose who sell machin-ery, medicines, turmer-ic chilli spices andpickles of honey.

Farmers urged not to burn stubblefor environmental purity

Chairman of pollution monitoringcommittee visits Kali Bein

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR: The National GreenTribunal formed the MonitoringCommittee whose newly appointedChairman Retired Justice Jasvir Singhvisited the sacred Kali Bein. Heordered the Punjab Pollution ControlBoard and the concerned departmentsto submit the action report about thewaste water in the holy Bein withinthree days. On the occasion, he metwith Environmental lover Padma ShriSant Balbir Singh Seechewal to get theinformation about the polluted water inthe holy Bein. Sant Sechewal told theChairman Justice Jasbir Singh that theSTP of Kapurthala has been closed fora long time and the waste water in thecity is flowing into the holy Bein.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

Indefinite curfew in Rajasthan's MalpuraJAIPUR: Indefinite curfew was clamped in Malpur in Rajasthan's Tonk districtearly Wednesday after tension in the area over stone pelting at Lord Ram's'baraat' (wedding procession). District Collector K K Sharma issued curfeworders at 0500 hrs and banned internet services till October 10. Yesterday, agroup of people pelted stones at wedding procession of Lord Ram and was notletting others burn demon king Ravana's effigy. MLA Kanahiyalal last nightstaged a sit-in at police station. Police tried to contain demonstrators anddeployed security forces to maintain law and order. The district authorities burntRavana's effigy at 0400 hrs today. Few people shared photos of old riotsthrough WhatsApp to create panic.

Ravi Shankar Prasad visitshospital in Patna to checkpreparedness forpreventing denguePATNA: Ravi Shankar Prasad onWednesday visited a hospital here asseveral roads of the city remainedwater-clogged due to relentless rainfallin the past couple of weeks. During hisvisit to the hospital, the Union Ministerspoke to patients fallen prey to dengueand said he decided to visit the healthcenter to check preparedness. "I amhere to take stock of health servicesafter the floodwater receded. Therewere 119 cases of dengue in thehospital, of which 16 are still here.Centre and state are working togetherto control the outbreak of diseases,"he said. With isolated areas of Patnastill inundated following last week'sheavy downpour, the threat of adengue epidemic looms large over theregion. As per the state healthdepartment, as many as 900 denguecases have been registered in Patnasince September, when the heavyrains began and continued for weeks.Apart from Patna, low-lying areas likeKankarbagh, Rajendra Nagar, GardaniBagh, Dak Bungalow and SK Puri arealso submerged in water due to heavyrainfall and choked sewage.

Mayawati paystribute to Kanshi Ramon his 13th deathanniversaryLUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo Mayawati onWednesday paid rich tributes to hermentor and founder of the partyKanshi Ram on his 13th deathanniversary and promised to fulfill thedreams of the leader. "ManyawarKanshi Ram did not deter to take theBSP movement forward even aftercasteist and other blockade by theanti-backward forces," she said in astatement. Ms Mayawati said thatseveral programmes were being heldacross the country. Programmes on abig scale were being held at PrernaKendra at Raqabganj road in NewDelhi and at Kashi Ram Memorial inLucknow. The supporters raised theslogans of 'Vote Hamara, Raj Tumharanahi chalega." After Father of theConstitution B R Ambedkar, KanshiRam is said to be the biggest Dalitleader of the country, who died onOctober 9, 2006. He had formed theBSP in 1984.

8 arrested after fightbreaks out duringidol immersionprocessionBALRAM: Eight people were arrestedafter a clash erupted between twogroups during an idol immersionprocession here on Wednesday. Theclash was allegedly caused due toarguments over a song played by theDJ when the procession to immerseGoddess Durga's idol had started.Speaking to ANI, Superintendent ofPolice, Ranjan Verma said, "Duringthe Durga idol immersion processiontwo groups got into a fight. Policeadministration officials were presentthere and arrested eight peopleinvolved in the fight on the spot." "Fourteams have been deployed to carryout the search operation for othermembers of the group," he added.Several people reportedly sustainedinjuries due to the stone-pelting duringthe fight.

Oldest tigress inBhopal's Van Viharnational park diesBHOPAL: 'Priya', the oldest tigress inthe Van Vihar National Park here inMadhya Pradesh, died due to age-related issues, officials said onWednesday. The big cat breathed herlast on the intervening night of Mondayand Tuesday, Van Vihar veterinarian Dr.Atul Gupta said, adding that the tigresshad been unwell for nearly a monthand had stopped eating of late. 'Priya'was brought to the national park fromJaipur in 2006 after she was rescuedfrom a circus. "Tigers normally have alife-span of 15-16 years in the wild,whereas in captivity they survive for acomparatively longer period due to theprotected environment and care givento them," Gupta said. Last rites of thebig cat were performed after mandatorypostmortem, he added. In the VanVihar National Park, the animals arekept in their near-natural habitat. VanVihar allows easy access to the visitorsthrough a road passing through thepark. Security of animals assured frompoachers by building trenches andwalls, chain-link fence and by providingnatural habitat to the animals.

Goa: Cabinet rollsback road tax by 50per cent till Dec 31PANJI: The Goa cabinet onWednesday rolled back the road taxby 50 per cent for all vehicles up toDecember 31 this year. Chief MinisterPramod Sawant resolved to slash theroad tax by 50 per cent on purchasesof new vehicles for a period of threemonths from October onwards. "TheCabinet has granted its nod to reducethe road tax by 50 per cent onpurchase of any type of new vehiclestill December 31, 2019," Sawant saidwhile speaking to media here. Thedecision comes a day after promotersof car dealerships in the state warnedof a dip in car sales and requested thestate government to incentivise thepurchase of vehicles.

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CBI granted 2 more months time to probecharges against Rakesh Asthana

Agency investigating clean chit given to businessman Sathish BabuAGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

The Delhi High Court">DelhiHigh Court has granted twomore months of time to theCentral Bureau of Investigation(CBI) to probe charges againstthe agency's former specialdirector Rakesh Asthana andothers. Justice Vibhu Bakhrugranted two months' time to theCBI after the agency soughtmore time to complete theinvestigation into thecorruption charges leveledagainst Asthana and DevendraKumar. The CBI had onSeptember 30 moved the courtseeking time to complete theinvestigation into thecorruption charges leveled

against the duo. The agencymoved the court on the expiryof the four months extensiongranted to it to investigate thecase. According to theapplication, it sought the

extension as there is an issuerelating to the investigation inthe foreign countries.

Earlier, the agency had alsosubmitted to the court a statusreport in a sealed cover

containing all the developmentmade in the investigation so far.

Prior to this, the CBI hadfiled a status report in Marchearlier this year mentioning theprogress made in theinvestigation and sought furthertime from the court which wassubsequently allowed.

Asthana and DevendraKumar are being probed by theCBI for allegedly accepting thebribe in exchange for a cleanchit to Hyderabad-basedbusinessman Sathish BabuSana.

Asthana had also accusedformer CBI Director AlokVerma of trying to falselyimplicate him in the case,following which the Centre sentboth on leave last year.

MUMBAI, OCT 9

Scores of Punjab MaharashtraCorporation bank account holderson Wednesday staged a protest infront of the Esplanade Court here.

The protestors demandedimprisonment for HousingDevelopment InfrastructureLimited (HDIL) Directors, SarangWadhawan and Rakesh Wadhwan,in the hearing scheduled for todayin the court. "We demand that theHDIL directors should get jail, notbail today in the court. Because ofthem, we have lost our money. Weall have gathered here to make surethey don't get bail in the matter.The government is encouraging usto join digital India but how can wejoin it when our money in thebanks is not safe," Anita Lohia, oneof the protestors told ANI. "Thewithdrawn limit of Rs 25,000 isnothing. My two sons are studyingCA and I need lakh of rupees to pay

their fees. So how will I managethe festive season and their fees?We want them to get jail and theyshould not abscond from thecountry like Vijay Mallya," HariomRai, another protestor told ANI.Manjula Kotiyan, another protestorsaid: "We are protesting daily to getjustice. I had made a fixed depositin this bank after my husband metwith an accident five years backand his hands were not in acondition that he can work. I haveno other source of income.

PMC bank account holdersprotest outside Mumbai's

Esplanade Court

LUCKNOW, OCT 9

Samajwadi Party presidentAkhilesh Yadav onWednesday rushed to Jhansito meet family members of28-year-old PushpendraYadav who was shot dead inan alleged encounter. Whilethe police say Pushpendraopened fire at an officer, hisfamily claims he was killedas he refused to pay a bribe.Pushpendra's family and theSamajwadi Party haveaccused the BJP-ruled UttarPradesh government ofmurdering him. SP sourcessaid that Mr Akhilesh Yadav,along with party chiefspokesperson RajendraChoudhury, has left forJhansi by road. They willmeet the family members ofPushpendra and after stayingat circuit house in the nightwill return to Lucknow onThursday. The Jhansi Policetweeted a list of cases filedagainst Pushpendra, tosupport their claims of his

criminal past. In a separatetweet, the police also claimedthat Pushpendra's truck wasfined twice in 2018 for illegalmining with the latest chalanas recent as September 29.Pushpendra was cremated bythe police late on October 7after his family refused totake his body till a murdercase is lodged against theofficer who shot him.Additional Superintendent ofPolice, Jhansi, Rahul Mithassaid the body was crematedin the presence of a

Magistrate after the familyrefused to receive it till aslate as 2000 hrs on October 7.'The body was decomposing,'he said. The family membershave been sitting in protestafter Pushpendra was shotdead by police on theintervening night of October

5 and 6. They questioned thepolice version and termed theencounter a “cold-bloodedmurder”. The SamajwadiParty in an official tweet hadalleged that the forcedcremation of Pushpendra wasan attempt by the BJPgovernment to save theculprits. The party alsodemanded registering a caseagainst SHO DharmendraSingh Chauhan under section302 of the IPC forPushpendra's murder anddemanded an inquiry by asitting-judge in the matter.

According to the Jhansipolice, station house officerof Moth, Dharmendra SinghChauhan, had on September29 seized a truck belongingto Yadav in an alleged illegalmining case.

Chinmayanand, law student takento Lucknow for voice samples

SHAHJAHANPUR, OCT 9

The special investigation team (SIT) hastaken the remand custody of formerUnion minister Swami Chinmayanandand law student from Shahjahanpurdistrict jail to record their voice samplesat a lab in Lucknow on Wednesdaymorning.

Chinmayanand was arrested by SITon September 20 and was booked undersections 376C (sexual intercourse byperson in authority), 342 (wrongfulconfinement), 354D (stalking) and 506(criminal intimidation) of the IPC on thebasis of the complaint filed by the 23-year-old woman who studies law at acollege run by his ashram. The samewoman was also arrested by SIT onSeptember 25 after she was bookedunder IPC’s Sections 385 (extortion),506 (criminal intimidation), 201(disappearance of evidences), 35(criminal act done with a criminalknowledge or intention) and Section 67of the Information Technology Act bySIT for attempting to extort Rs 5 crorefrom Chinmayanand along with threeothers. A Shahjahanpur court hadgranted the permission to collect theirvoice samples for further investigationin both the cases probed by SIT onOctober 5.

Sub-inspector Sanjay Kumar fromSIT took the remand of Chinmayanandat around 9am while the law student wastaken into remand custody earlier in themorning. “When I came to district jail at8.30am to meet my daughter, I was toldthat SIT has already taken her toLucknow,” said father of the lawstudent.

“SIT has taken the remand custodyof Swami Chinmayanand and the lawstudent after providing legal courtdocuments on Wednesday morning,”said Rakesh Kumar, jail superintendent.

UP encounter row: Akhilesh rushes toJhansi to meet 28-yr-old's family

AGENCYNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Senior Congress SalmanKhurshid on Wednesday saidhe was pained at the currentsituation of the party butexpressed hope that it willbounce back. The formerunion minister asserted that hehas deep attachment with theparty and called for an analysisof why footprint of the partyhas shrunk. "While on onehand, there is this self-confidence and attachmentwith the party, on the otherhand, there is this deepconcern and pain that such agrand party is going throughsuch a difficult situation. Andthat is why, we believe that toget out of this situation, weneed to analyse that why didwe get to this stage (humyahan pahunche toh kyun

pahunche)? What were thereasons? What changes havecome in the country, in themindset of this country due towhich our footprint has shrunkto so low?" Khurshid said."But, there is this faith that wewill bounce back. But tobounce back, the party willhave to take steps. The time isvery limited. Some (steps) wehave taken, we need to takesome more," he added.Khurshid's remarks came after

a controversy erupted over hiscomments where he hadtermed Rahul Gandhi'sresignation from the post ofparty president as "walkingaway" following the defeat.Maintaining that Rahulremains the main leaderdespite his resignation fromthe party's top post, he said, "Ifthere is a delay in it (takingsteps), I said that is becauseour leader Rahul Gandhi jeeleft us and that means, he wasour president, we wanted andstill want him to be president.Several people requested himto continue. But this was histhought that he will not be thepresident." The Congressleader said if Rahul had stayedaround, the party would haveunderstood better the causesof defeat and be betterprepared to fight the battles incoming times.

Pained at current situation of the party,Cong will bounce back: Salman Khurshid

AURANGABAD,MAHARASHTRA, OCT 9

Training guns at RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh chiefMohan Bhagwat for his'Hindu Rashtra' statement,AIMIM president AsaduddinOwaisi on Wednesday said theconcept is based on Hindusupremacy. In a series oftweets, Mr Owaisi said, 'Theidea of Hindu Rashtra is basedon Hindu supremacy. It meanssubjugation of anyone who isnot Hindu. Minorities willonly be 'allowed' to live inIndia," Stating that theConstitution mentions India asBharat, Mr Owaisi said HinduRashtra is a "flight of fantasyborne out of insecurities".This came in response to theRSS chief's statement that"Hindu Rashtra" did not mean

being "anti-minority". Hittingout at Mr Bhagwat for hisstatement that mob lynchingwas a western concept and itshould not be used to defameIndia, Mr Owaisi said theword 'lynching' does notoriginate from Indian ethosbut comes from a separatereligious text. Reactingsharply to Bhagwat'sstatement, Mr Owaisi saidMuslims, Dalits and evenHindus have been victims ofincidents of mob lynching inthe country. Mr Bhagwat had

made remarks addressing theVijayadashmi function of theRSS at Reshimbagh ground inNagpur, Bhagwat.Campaigning for party'scandidate for Jalna IqbalPasha on Tuesday night, MrOwaisi said, 'The country isfacing problems likeunemployment, peasantssuicides, inflation, but theruling BJP party is busyraking up emotional issueslike Article 370, Pakistan andHindu Muslim.' SlammingCongress, Mr Owaisi said thegrand old party is like asinking ship whose 'captain'Rahul Gandhi has fled.Talking about Shiv Sena,alliance partner of BJP inMaharashtra, he said, ShivSena chief Uddhav Thackerayis helpless before the BJP inthe state.

Owaisi slams RSS chief overHindu Rashtra remark

Kerala's CPI to discuss Vedasand Marxism in seminar

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT 9

Marxism and Vedas are generally considered asdifferent water-tight compartments. But, in Kerala,this gap is all set to be bridged as the comrades of theCommunist Party of India (CPI) are gearing up todiscuss Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Epics alongwith Marxism. Kannur-based N E BalaramMemorial Trust, under the left party, is organising aseminar on Vedas and Upanishads, its culture, artand language, in which experts would present paperson different topics. Titled "Bharatheeyam 2019", thethree-day event would be held at the politically-volatile Kannur district from October 25. CPInational secretary, D Raja, is scheduled to inauguratethe programme while Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan is expected to attend the function markingits culmination, party sources said. The move isgenerally seen as an attempt to check the reportedgrowing influence of the Sangh Parivar forces in thesouthern state and stop the flow of people especiallyyoungsters into BJP-RSS. The CPI(M) hadorganised a parallel cultural procession on the modelof 'Shobha Yatra' of Balagokulam to mark the SreeKrishna Jayanthi in Kannur recently, which was alsoviewed as a move to check the right wing forcesmaking inroads into the state.

ED grills co-operative bankpresident in money laundering

case concerning ShivakumarNEW DELHI, OCT 9

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesdayquestioned the president of Karnataka State ApexCo-operative Bank in connection with a probe intothe money laundering case filed against Congress

leader D K Shivakumar. Theinvestigating agency hadsummoned K N Rajanna toprobe his role in sanctioningloan to a sugar firm owned bya close associate ofShivakumar. Shivakumar wasarrested on September 3 andwill be in the judicial custodyin Tihar jail till October 15. A

money laundering case was registered againstShivakumar by the ED in September last year, basedon a complaint filed by the Income Tax department,alleging tax evasion, hawala transactions runninginto crores. In the last hearing, the court had allowedED to interrogate Shivakumar on October 4 and 5inside jail. Earlier, his brother and Congresslawmaker DK Suresh was also summoned by theED in connection with the probe.

Research and develop-ment (R&D) spends ofIndian pharma compa-

nies have been coming downsince FY17 and are expectedto remain low in FY20 aswell due to challenging mar-ket conditions in the US.

Between FY11 andFY17, several Indian pharmacompanies have been ramp-ing up their R&D spend, tar-geting the US market. Theaggregate R&D spends of topfew domestic companies hadincreased from 5.9 per centof sales in FY2011 to close to9 per cent in FY2017.

However, the trend start-ed reversing thereafter. R&Dspends moderated to 8.8 percent during FY18 and furtherto 7.8 per cent in FY19. Theaggregate R&D spends of topfew domestic companies fur-ther moderated to 6.9 percent in Q1FY20. Ratingagency Icra expects R&Dbudgets to remain at 7- 8 percent in FY20.

This trend reversal is ledby challenging US marketconditions characterized bysteep pricing pressures, highcompetitive intensity led byfaster ANDA approvals andlower than expected revenuegrowth. Consolidation of thedistribution supply chain andthe increasing number of ab-breviated new drug applica-tion (ANDA) approvals giv-

en by US Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) has beenincreasing the pricing pres-sure on generics sold in theUS market, which accountsfor 35 per cent of India'spharma exports.

Around 90 per cent ofthe generic pharma drug pur-chases are now controlled bythree large buying consor-tiums. With majority controlof the supply chain, theseconsortiums have beenbringing down prices ofgeneric drugs. Further, USFDA has been granting ap-provals for more number ofANDAs and more number ofANDAs mean more playerscompeting for the same drugin the market, putting furtherpressure on the pricing.

The pace of ANDA ap-provals has increased by 44per cent over the CY2015-18period and the pace of offi-

cial action post USFDA audithas also increased during the8 months of CY2019 with 11warning letters compared toseven in CY2018.

In this competitive envi-ronment, Indian companiesare exiting product develop-ment of easy to manufacture,simple generics and focusingon complex generics, spe-cialty products and nichemolecules.

They are also optimisingtheir R&D spend due to thepricing pressure.

"The key sensitivity toIcra's view remains produc-tivity of R&D expenditure,increasing competition in theUS generics space and oper-ational risk related to in-creased level of due dili-gence by regulatory agen-cies," said Gaurav Jain, VicePresident and Co-Head, Cor-porate Ratings of Icra.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

Communal riots’ is one of the frequently used terms in In-dia’s political discourse and administrative parlance.There have been communal riots since Independence

and riots even before Independence. ‘Google’ — now in use asa verb — it and you will get a long list of incidents of commu-nal strife in the subcontinent. Historically, these violentepisodes have occurred in various parts of the country: Kerala,Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Kashmir. If a schoolchildfrom another country happens to see the list of communal riotsin India over the last hundred years, she is likely to concludethat Indians spend most of their time in killing persons be-longing to other faiths. Although the truth is far from it, the coldfacts in history do provide some support for such a conclusion.However, if the same child were to look at the long history ofreligious faiths born in India, she may think of India as theworld’s most fertile cradle of theologies. Besides, if one wereto draw up even a casual list of religious philosophers, godmen,spirituality vendors and various salvation sects that sprang upin India over the last century or two, the imaginary schoolchildis bound to get entirely confused. Her question then will be, isIndia a cradle of spirituality or is it a torture-house dominatedby religious bigots? One need not be a schoolchild from Tim-buktu in order to have this confused response. Most of us in In-dia, too, frequently find ourselves caught in this sambhrama,dilemma.

There is another dilemma that bewilders us. It relates to themeaning of the term ‘secular’. The Oxford English Dictionaryoffers the following meanings of the term: “1. Concerned withthe affairs of this world; not spiritual or sacred. 2. Not con-cerned with religion or religious belief. 3. Not ecclesiastical ormonastic; not bound by a religious rule. 4. Occurring once inan age or a century. 5. Lasting for an indefinitely long time,etc.” It is possible that in our post-truth world dictionary mean-ings of words are no longer valid. Yet, none of these meaningsseems to help us in capturing the shrill campaigns for or againstsecularism that have beleaguered our politics. The term thatmay perhaps help us is ‘agnostic’, which the OED interprets asa “person who believes that nothing is known or can be knownof the existence or nature of God”. Its original Greek root is‘agnosia’, which means “the loss of the ability to interpret sen-sations”. It also means, plain and simple ignorance. Going bythe noise surrounding the ‘secularism’war in the country, I tendto think that collectively we have hit the condition of agnosiain which one is far removed from any consideration of the sa-cred or the humane.

I was at a book release function in Bangalore on October2. True to our love for ritual, the event began with recitation ofthe Narsinh Mehta lyric made world famous by Gandhi. It says,as everyone in the country knows, “The true devotee of God isthe one who recognises the pain and suffering of others: vaish-nav jan to tene kahiye ji peed parai jaane re”.

EditorialHas India slid into an irreversible

Talibanization of the mind?

Pharma R&D spend tostay low this year

Between FY11 and FY17, several Indian pharma companies have beenramping up their R&D spend, targeting the US market

8I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS

A MIGHTY CONTINENT WHICH WASHITHERTO UNKNOWN.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

LOVE IS AN ACT OF ENDLESS FORGIVENESS, ATENDER LOOK WHICH BECOMES A HABIT.

PETER USTINOV

STARS TALKSSeemaa Singh, As-

trologer and Vastu Ex-pert known for her ac-

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Patna’s first festival of literatureon music and musicians

The Navras School ofPerforming Arts organ-ised the first ever festi-

val of literature on music inPatna. Author musicians in-cluded Dr Aneesh Pradhan,whose scholarly books onmusic include Tabla: A Per-former’s Perspective, and re-cently, Chasing the RagaDream; Dr Meeta Pandit(Pandits of Gwalior), VidyaRao (Heart to Heart: Remem-bering Nainaji) and VidyaShah (Women on Record).The festival had six panel dis-cussions and featured threelive concerts.

Amateur musicians andauthors Dr Vikram Sampathand Namita Devidayal spokeabout the subjects of their

books, veena maestro Vide-wan S. Balachander and Us-tad Vilayat Khan on the firstday of the festival — boththese artists were extremelycolourful men in their person-al lives, and Vikram laugh-ingly made the point that per-haps that was why their musichad so much “shringar ras” init! Hindi poet and authorYatindra Misha recalled hisinteractions with the greatLata Mangeshkar, on whomhe has written a book.

The festival was openedby Union minister RaviShankar Prasad, who is fromPatna. He recalled theDussehra festival of classicalmusic held annually in Patnain bygone years and ver-

balised his hope that Patnaonce again retained its statureas a centre of the classicalarts. The lifetime achieve-ment award was presented byhim to Vidushi Padma Tal-walkar. This was followed bya concert by Dr Meeta Panditof the Gwalior gharana —one would have expectedVidushi Padma Talwalkar tosing after her felicitation.Meeta sang what she calledher favourite Raga PuriyaDhanashri, followed by thepopular “Na maanugi” inRaga Khamach, and endedwith a lilting kajri. The nextday’s session started with amagnificent dhrupad concertby Bihar’s own Mallickbrothers, Prashant.

Growing influence of electronicdevices on relationships

MUKESH

It is right to say that the ad-vantages and disadvan-tages of every research go

along well. In the worldwhere new technologies andelectronic gadgets have madethings much easier, they haveeliminated mutual love, rela-tionships, feelings, empathyetc. . Even though we aremoving forward on the pathof progress that needs time, Itis mandatory to think, didn'tour ancestors live their lives50 years ago? A man spendsall day working to satisfy hishunger, and he has lost timeto visit his brothers and sis-ters.

There is no doubt that weare on the path of Westerncivilization and are complete-ly forgetting our culture.There was time when stu-dents used to take physicalexercises and gather to share

their ideas with each others inthe evening, but those stu-dents are now available allday on iPhone, iPad, laptops,mobiles and WhatsApp,Facebook, Twitter and more.Even if at some point theyplan to meet each other, theysit together, but even then,their eyes, brain, and fingersare confined to their real

friend, Mobile.How can we develop our

culture and society in such asituation, when young peoplewho are the future of ourcountry ,if they do not want todo something to eradicate theevils which are spread in thesociety then Who will saveour country ? Through elec-tronic gadgets they may keepthemselves busy, but laughing, sitting among their own toease the burden of the heart,may be declining from thesociety. In the past, peopleused to visit their siblings,write letters, but now with acell phone ring, they over-come all the shortcomingsand reach out to relatives onlywhen there is an event in theirhome. These science discov-eries have influenced the rela-tionships of parents and chil-dren. Earlier, people used toarrive at a wedding function

many days before the cere-mony was commenced andenjoy the wedding, but nowdue to the commitments , theyarrive at the spot and comeback after 1 hour. We are ful-ly on the path of Western civ-ilization and the day is not farwhen human beings, likethose countries, will continueto become a machine in ourcountry too and live by eatingthings like burgers, Pizza andnoodles.

If civilization is left to acertain extent in our countryand it is in our villages wherePunjabi culture can still bepreserved at the fairs and peo-ple are keenly involved in it.If you talk about the city, thepeople of the city cannot begathered at the fairs even be-cause of the many tempta-tions because most of themare busy sitting in their roomson laptops or computers.

There is no doubt that sci-ence and technology are rul-ing the world today, but moreand more technology is defi-nitely needed to break rela-tionships. Earlier there was agolden time to spend with ourfamilies.

Today, with the use ofelectronic devices, people arereaching out to psychiatristsfor mental stress. And mostmental doctors advise them tospend time with their fami-lies. Members living underone roof also live thousandsof miles away.

Relationships betweenhusband and wife and chil-dren are severely damaged.We must take advantage oftechnology but never forgetour roots and culture. But thetruth is that these instrumentshave completely controlledtheir relations and human in-teraction.

Late His Highness ShriMaharana Sahib of erst-while princely state of

Dholpur visited princely stateof Patiala in the year 1889 andbrought Ponies and Playerspertaining to the game of Polofirst time in erstwhile princelystate of Patiala.There was nogame of Polo before the visitof Late His Highness ShriMaharana Sahib of Dholpurstate.

The Dholpur Polo teamonly practised the game ofPolo during its brief stay at Pa-tiala.At the time of departurefrom Patiala State ,Late HisHighness Shri MaharanaSahib of Dholpur left twoPolo players such as Shri Um-rao Singh and Shri InderbirSingh in Patiala for the pro-motion of Polo in Patiala state.

It was Late His HighnessMaharaj-Adhiraj RajinderSingh Ji authorize Late RajaGurdit Singh to arrange gameof Polo first time in Patialastate.This was how the gameof Polo started at Patiala withthe following Polo lovers suchas Late His Highness RajaGurdit Singh,two above men-tioned Polo players fromDholpur state,General PritamSingh,General HiraSingh,General Saroop Singh,Sirdar Sham Sher Singh ,Sir-dar Sewa Singh & GeneralChanda Singh.

It was in the year 1894that the first match of Polo wasplayed in Lahore by Late HisHighness Maharaja Sahib ofPatiala.The Polo team whichplayed the first Polo match atLahore comprised of Late HisHighness,Raja Gurdit Singhand two aforementioned Poloplayers from the princely stateof Dholpur.In the year 1895

the Polo match was repeatedin Lahore by lucid PatialaPolo team

The aforementioned twoDholpur players were replacedby General Hira Singh & ShriBakshi Pritam Singh .Thebright Polo team which con-sisted of Patialvis remained atits highest state till 1900.

It was in the year 1900Late His Highness Raja Gur-dit Singh was appointedVIZIER (High Official Posi-tion In Erstwhile PrincelyState of Patiala).GeneralChanda Singh replaced LateRaja Gurdit Singh in PatialaPolo team till His HighnessMaharaja Dhiraj Sir RajinderSingh Ji left for his heavenlyabode .

The Patiala Polo teamstate of affairs deteriorated af-ter the walking out of Late HisHighness Maharaja Dhiraj Sir

Rajinder Singh from thisglobe.The only two promi-nent Polo players like GeneralChanda Singh & CaptainThakara Singh were in PatialaPolo and the rest were old &outdated.

Fortunately Patiala Poloteam was joined by young &dynamic Polo players namedas General Joginder Singh &Colonel Jaswant Singh .Afterthe joining of an aforemen-tioned young & dynamic Poloplayers ,the Patiala Polo teamonce again become healthy &Powerful.

The Patiala Polo teamcame out victorious for thefirst match in 1910 in Shimlawhich was a summer capitalof British India.The Polomatch in Shimla was wonagainst an eminent K.D.G.with a promising demonstra-tion .The Patiala Polo team in

Shimla Polo match in 1910composed of Colonel JaswantSingh ,General JoginderSingh ,Captain Thakara Singh& General Chanda Singh .

It was in the year 1912& 1913 Patiala Polo team atCalcutta tournament had atough time because of chillyatmospheric conditions andnon availability of good andyoung ponies.In the semi fi-nals it was till the FIFTHCHUKKAR Patiala Poloteam was leading by twogoals against good old Seven-teenth Lancers.

On the auspicious oc-casion of DUKE of CON-NAUGHT 's visit the sameaforementioned members ofPatiala Polo Team appearedagainst the then princely stateof Jodhpur.It was duringDuke of Connaught's CupTournament .The Patiala Polo

team was successful in thissporting competition very eas-ily. It was in 1921 ,the afore-mentioned four members ofPatiala Polo team participatedin His Royal Highness ,ThePrince of Wales sporting eventin Delhi.

All the members of Pa-tiala Polo team were in goodcondition except one PatialaPolo Player who unfortunate-ly developed muscle pain inthe right shoulder . This injurywas caused to Patiala PoloPlayer just one week beforethe Polo match in Delhi . Incomparison to Jodhpur,Alwar& Ratlam the Patiala ponieswere second rate and an ad-vanced in age .

The game of Polo com-menced in 1921 at His Roy-al Highness,The Prince ofWales sporting fight in Delhiand it was from the throw of

the ball till the last sound ofthe bugle.The best display ofclear hitting & correct turn-ing was exhibited by PatialaPolo players.

The grand exhibitionof sticking man to man andthe speed was of utmostpace,which was never record-ed by the Indian Polo before.

In the opinion of thePolo experts till the FifthChukkar there was nothingagainst Patiala Polo team.It was when Patiala Polo play-ers had finished their poniesand had to play with very lowcategory of Ponies thus lostthe game in the last half aminute of the Chukkar.

This was a high prom-ising point for aggressive &progressive Polo team oferstwhile princely state ofJodhpur.

Jaswant Singh Puri

Patiala polo history speaks different

'Fiscal stimulus' to tackle the economic slowdown will actually make things worseThe Narendra Modi gov-

ernment has an unerr-ing instinct for

bungling in economic mat-ters. It has come out with a“fiscal stimulus” for tacklingthe current economic slow-down that will actually makematters worse.

After successive interestrate cuts which were pre-dictably futile, it finallyturned to fiscal means; but themeasure it chose was a cut inthe corporate tax rate. Thishas produced an absurd

anomaly in the tax-structure,between personal and corpo-rate income tax rates; but letus ignore this and look only atits macroeconomic impact.

This slowdown is a con-sequence of inadequate ag-gregate demand whose rootslie deep within neo-liberal-ism. Income inequalities haveworsened tremendously un-der neo-liberalism, both in theworld as a whole and withineach country, including India.This is because the mobilityof capital across the world,

which has led to relocation ofplants from the advanced cap-italist countries to the low-wage third world countries,has restrained workers’wagesin the former; but it has notraised working people’s in-comes in the latter either, be-cause of two other features ofneo-liberalism. One is thewithdrawal of State support topeasant agriculture and pettyproduction generally whichhas undermined these sectors’viability. This has caused aspate of peasant suicides.

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CHANDIGARH: Followingthe introduction of Tigor EV for Government and fleet consumers, Tata Motors today announced the launch of itsextended rangeTigor EV Electric Sedan, with a range of213 km, certified by ARAI. It will be available in 3 variants – XE+, XM+ and XT+ – for both fleet and personal segmentcustomers.The new Tigor EV will be available across 30 cities, at a starting price of Rs. 9.44 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi(after deducting Govt. subsidies). This vehicle qualifies for a FAME II incentivefor eligible commercial customers. The new extended version offersan enhanced driving range, low cost of ownership, connectivity, comfort of a sedan and zero emissions. Speaking on the launch of thisnew variant, Mr. Ashesh Dhar, Head – Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, Electric Vehicle Business, Tata Motors Ltd. said, “Tigor EV Extended Range model aptly addresses the requirements.

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Tata Motors launches the extended range Tigor EV

CHANDIGARH: OMRON Healthcare India – a global leader in the field of clinically proven, innovative medical equipment for home health monitoring and therapy, today announced the launch of its maiden experience cum service centerin Thane West, Mumbai. With this center, OMRONnow has 58 touch points across India including experience, service and pick-up centers. This signifies company’s commitment to reach closer to consumers to make them experience the utility of the products and to provide a swift and easy access to quality repairs & services. With growing advancements in technology, customers are often left unaware of products optimum usage in day to day life, especially in the preventive healthcare sector. Omron’s experience center, therefore, aims to provide product experience through actual demonstration of the products along with providing the complete gamut of repair services ranging from run-of-the-mill calibration issues to advanced technical interventions.

OMRON Healthcare inaugurates its first experience center

HEALTH/TECHYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

`Playing Real – life character starts with acing the look’

handigarh: Sanya Malhotra Shares Her On- Screen Avatar Of Shakuntala Devi’s Daughter Anupama CBanerji In Vidya –Fronted Film On Math Genius I

HARDLY straighten my hair,”says Sanya Malhotra, whose latest role requires her to sit in the make-up room as her hairdresser turns her lustrous curls, poker – straight. The actor is currently shooting for the Shakuntala Devi biopic , Directed by Anu Menon, in London. If Vidya Balan plays the math genius, Malhotra slips into the role of Anupama Banerji, Devi’s daughter. She reveals that she has thoroughly enjoyed the process of creating her look, modeled on Banerji. “I believe hair, makeup and costume play an important part

in an actor’s attempt to portray their roles. Playing real- life characters start with acing the look . Even for Dangal (2016), I had to cut my hair short to look like Babita (Phogat).” The actor met Banerji in the Queen’s city before the film went on floors. “We discussed the relationship she shared with her mother .

CHANDIGARH: HDFC Bank today took itsfestive offers to the most remote parts of the country. It launchedthe rural phase of ‘Festive Treats’, India's largest financial services dhamakathat has an offer for every Indian. From a small businessman looking to avail of a loan, to a family looking to purchase a new television, the 3-month long Festive Treats campaign will make it happen. Through thenetwork of 1.2 lakh village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) enrolled with the Government of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC), people in rural areas can avail of offers specifically created for them. They will get special offers on all banking products from loans to savings accounts, as well as major discounts on over 1000+ brands. For the very first time, anyone can walk to their nearest Common Service Centre or neighbourhood VLE to avail ofspecial festive offers available across the spectrum of financial solutions.

HDFC Banktakes‘Festive Treats’ to rural India via 1.2 lakh VLEs

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ole water is the new wellbeing, when consumed regular table salt. Table salt balancing the pH levels. Sole buzzword in detoxification regularly. First of all, what is typically contains only sodium water is great to regulate blood and health benefits! sole water? and chloride, with all the other S pressure. It also helps your

Pronounced ‘so-lay’ and not How to make sole water essential minerals stripped. digestive system stay in check, ‘soul’, this drink is being touted Sole water is nothing but salt Instead, sole water uses natural, helps you sleep better and is as something that makes a water; it is made by saturating unrefined salt – typically pink fabulous for skincare and acne!positive difference to one’s salt in water. The salt used isn’t Himalayan rock salt. In a glass

handigarh:The unveiling and exclusive preview of ‘Akk Geya Lagda’ a song sung by celebrity make-up artiste-turned actress-Cturned singer –with a unique & captivating voice – Meetii

Kalher, was held at press club here. Meetii herself has acted in the video which she has directed as well. What’s more, she has also penned the lyrics of the song along-with Jassa Jatt. Also present at the event was Kiren Sandhu, a young fashion designer, who designs for Punjabi celebs and has also done the wardrobe of Meetii in her video. Singer Swar Kamal also was present. Meetii who is just Twenty-Eight-Years-Old, established herself as a celebrity make-up artiste by doing the makeovers in Mankirt Aulakh’s popular video ‘Gangland’, she is from Canada and has unveiled her first offering for the Punjabi entertainment industry, her song – ‘Akk Geya Lagda’. Meetii said, “’Akk geya Lagda’ is a lavish project by Sarai Trucking and Moonlight Records, Canada. This song is an attempt to highlight the sweet before and after marriage differences between boy & girl.

Meetii Kalher Launches Her Single ‘Akk Geya Lagda’

handigarh: Giving deworming tablets to street dogs every three months can keep them calm. Sometimes the reason behind dog bites is simply a dog gets irritated due to worms Cin his stomach. Listen to your dog through his body language and ‘talk’ to him through

easy-to-lean hand signals. Do not give painkillers or antibiotics to dogs or cats without Vet consultation. These were the few tips shared by experts at the Furever Friends First Aid Camp, held at PGI community centre recently. Dr Ravinder Saini, Veterinary Surgeon said, “First aid

care is not a substitute for veterinary care, but it may save your pet's life until he receives proper treatment. Do not miss deworming and vaccination dates. If you feed street dogs, give them deworming tablet according to their weight, after every 3 months. If you see any change in your pet’s behaviour, consult vet immediately.” Divey Dahiya, dog trainer said, “Listen to what your dog is telling you. Your dog is “talking” to you all the time, through his body language.

Watch his ears, tail, posture, facial expressions etc. Speak to your dog through easy-to-learn hand signals. Reward behaviours which you want repeated. You never need to hurt your dog, physically or psychologically, in order to train. Methods and collars that hurt can cause aggression.” Vikas Luthra, Founder, Furever Friends, said, “The purpose behind holding the camp was to enable people to handle minor injuries and give first-aid to street dogs and pets on the spot. As a rescue organisation, we try to help everyone who reports an injured animal to us. But we are a group of volunteers, who cannot reach all places at all times.

Red Bull athlete KL Rahul reveals the toughest bowlers he has faced

mritsar: Reckitt Benckiser, world’s leading consumer Health and Hygiene Company, with its flagship BSI Campaign leading a Asuccessful Swachh message for five years now transitions from

‘Swachh to Swasth’. Supported by Campaign Ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, this year the campaign embarks on a new phase that will focus ondriving attention towards the well-being of mothers and children.If hygiene and nutrition can begin there, a strong foundation can be laid for the future health of the society. This will be achieved by concerted efforts targeted underfourkey pillars of the campaign that include Nutrition – providing a balanced diet to both young mothers and new born children; Breastfeeding –ensuring the importance of breastfeeding is known to all; Handwash – inculcating regular hand washing practices andSanitation – reducing instances of diarrhea, especially amongst children. The campaign will focus on converging these pillars in order to reduce the instances of preventable diseased leading to better health for mothers and children. Commenting on the development, Lakshman Narsimhan, CEO, RB said, “It is heartwarming to see the impact created by BSI in the last five years, and I am extremely humbled to be a part of this campaign. Driving behavior change and empowering people with the choice of better health and hygiene outcomes is at the core of the program. We have already reached more than 13 million children across 8 states in the country and are seeing positive change towards building a healthier India. We now need to bring the attention towards young mothers and their newborns who are the future generation of this country. Ensuring proper nutrition, can lay a strong foundation for the future health of the society and improve the general quality of lives.” As part of behaviour change communication activations, Banega Swasth India plans to roll out a Hygiene Impact bondto reduce in prevalence of Diarrhea among children and increase life years for 15 million Indians across Uttar Pradesh.

‘Swachh to Swasth’, RB’s flagship BSI will empower people with the choice of better health

Samsung India Launches the Stylish Galaxy A20s with Triple Rear Camera & Sleek designChandigarh : Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics and smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy A20s. Galaxy A20s comes with enhanced innovations and is made for those who want to capture and share their experiences instantaneously in the new era of connectivity.As the newest addition to the Galaxy A family, Galaxy A20s is packed with triple rear camera, 15W fast charging and a striking design to elevate the smartphone experience of young millennials and Gen Z.“As a global technology leader in the smartphone business, it is our endeavour to offer state-of-the-art innovation with superior experience to all our users. Galaxy A20s has been developed keeping in mind the smartphone needs of the Gen Z consumer for a great display, superior triple camera and captivatingdesign with a mirror-like finish. People are increasingly using their smartphones to share live interactions – capturing spontaneous photos, streaming live videos and connecting over shared experiences that are happening right now. Built to drive this evolution, the Galaxy A20s is packed with a compelling user experience for everyday lives. Also, the 8mm slim design in attractive new colours makes the Galaxy A20s all the more appealing,” said AdityaBabbar, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India.

handigarh :Indian batsman and Red Bull athlete KL Rahul is keen to team up with England all-Crounder Ben Stokes at the next edition of the

IPL.Stokes, who is also a Red Bull athlete enjoyed the summer of his life as he guided England to victory in the World Cup and then played a starring role in the subsequent Ashes series.In a wide-ranging interview, one of India’s star players also backed team-mate Jasprit Bumrah to become one of the best bowlers in the world.Rahul, 27, was speaking at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg after enjoying a flying lap in a modified Porsche GT2 RS driven by Austrian racing driver Patrick Friesacher.Jasprit Bumrah has been in sensational form in all three formats off late, KL Rahul was full of praise for the Indian speedster, “He’s a phenomenal talent and I’ve had the privilege and opportunity to play with him even before he had the opportunity to play for his country. We played on the same junior level team and he’s always someone that’s very determined and dedicated and very passionate about cricket, and he’s someone you don’t want to mess with because he bowls the ball at serious speeds and he’s a competitor off the field even when we are playing against each other. There’s no mercy for the guys who play for the country - he’s always very competitive. The things that he’s doing for the country right now are absolutely fantastic and I know he’s only going to grow and get better.”

handigarh : As a first in the Indian luxury car segment, BMW India has introduced CBMW Smart Video,an exclusive app-

based smart video and image solution where customers can give real-time approvals for service and repairs. BMW Smart Video solution has already benefitted more than 10,000 customers with high rate of customer satisfaction. Through BMW Smart Video, the dealership technicians are able to make a video of the vehicle explaining the service / repair requirements and share the quotation online. Customers receive a link where they can understand the service requirements through the video and give an approval online without the hassle of visiting the dealership again. Mr. Rudratej Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMW Group India said,“BMW is an immensely successful brand not only because of its best-in-class products, but also because of its unparalleled aftersales service standards. Trust and transparency are the core BMW values that naturally extend in all our customer interactions.

ussehra, the festival to celebrate the victory of good over evil, was celebrated at Mind Tree School Kharar with a lot of Dreligious zeal and fervour. The program began with a prayer and

a message on Dussehra. This was followed by a bhajan “Ram Stuti” and a presentation on why we celebrate Dussehra. Tiny tots of grade 1 put forth an astounding dramatic portrayal of the legend of Lord Rama which

c o n c l u d e d b y c o n v e y i n g t h e message of victory of truth and good over treachery and evil. Children enacted with great enthusiasm and their performance was a sight to behold. The little ones put their best foot forward and

amazed everyone with their presentations. A soulful hymn recited by the students left the audience spell bound which encompassed the message of triumph of righteousness over evil. The performances created an ambience of peace and passion. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the dramatic portrayal and gained useful insights form the celebrations. The celebrations concluded with an interactive session that the School Principal, Ms. Harveen Kaur had with the school students. The students came up with delightful ideas and shared their perceptions with their peers. Principal Harveen Kaur congratulated the classes.

Dussehra Celebrations at Mind Tree School, Kharar

OYO Townhouse launches in AmritsarAMRITSAR: OYO Townhouse, a friendly neighbourhood hotel opened at Amritsar on Wednesday. First in city, Townhouse is a 29-room property located at Ram Talai Chowk. Townhouse a combination of a hotel, home, merchandise store and café will target millennial travellers aspiring premium economy accommodations. Ankit Tandon, chief operating officer said that being a major commercial, cultural and transportation centre, Amritsar is visited frequently by millennials and young professionals. Tapping on this huge opportunity, we believe that the city’s first OYO Townhouse will offer a unique hospitality experience to all travellers who seek convenience, comfort, value for money, all within a contemporary set up.

CHANDIGARH: Tata Motors today announced the launch of its limited editionTiago WIZZ. Thisproductwill be the introduction of yet another premium edition under the Tiago portfolio. This edition will bring alive the joy of festivals with many new colors of fun. The Tiago WIZZ will be available at an attractive price of Rs. 5.40 Lakh, ex-showroom Delhi in a 1.2 litre Revotronmulti-drive petrol engine.Commenting on the introduction the Tiago WIZZ, Mr. VivekSrivatsa, Head Marketing, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors said, “The Tiagois one of the most popular car in its segment and has been on constant growth since its launch. Tiago with over 2.5 lakh happy customers is well received by customers as a Young, Premium and Fun hatchback.

Tata Motors launches the limited edition Tiago WIZZ

Furever Friends First Aid Camp held

BMW India aftersales introduces BMW Smart Video

The health benefits of sole water

“Subsidy & Concessional GST on Electric Vehicle Results in 35% benefit to consumers”

CHANDIGARH : As the excitement brews for the upcoming Indian festivities, Canon India, one of the leaders in the imaging space, announced several offers and initiatives across the country, to add fervor to the celebrations. To target the spirit of the festive season, Canon India has launched its new brand campaign called “DO GREAT WITH CANON”, which promises to empower and enable the ‘photography bug’ of customers and encourage them to take their first step towards the journey of photographic excellence. Through this campaign, Canon encourages its consumers ‘to explore the possibility of taking great images out of ordinary everyday moments’ with Canon DSLRs. The campaign story revolves around a young protagonist on his quest to make great shots from ordinary everyday moments. It shows how being at the right place and at the right time means nothing without the right camera. The campaign went live promoting its video on digital platform across India. It will further feature with a big bang in Print and Outdoor media with lot of impact properties.Over the years, Canon India has grown steadily to make its presence felt across the nation by delighting customers with its comprehensive .

Canon India rolls out Customer-Centric Initiatives and Offers

aridabad : Jitendra New EV Tech’s has launched an Electric scooter JMT 1000 HS (High Speed) for an on road price of Rs.75,000/-. The new JMT 1000 HS, boasts of Fquick pickup (0-40 Kms in 8 Seconds) and 200 Kilogram weight carrying capacity

(Double seat). The Electric Bike runs on a Lithium–Ion battery which can be fully charged in just 3 hours that gives a driving range of 90 Kilometres. Jitendra Shah (Managing Director) of

Jitendra New EV Tech Pvt. Ltd said “We originally priced the JMT 1000 HS at Rs.110,000/- but thanks to various incentives announced by the Central & State Government now the on road price is reduced to Rs.75,000/- only. Central Government subsidy under FAME 2 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme and the concessional rate of 5% Goods & Services Tax (GST - earlier 12%). Various State Government’s may also exempt Electric Bikes from Road Traffic Organisation’s Vehicle registration tax. Lucknow, Allahabad, Agra, Meerut, Varnasi Noida & Gaziabad (Urban Local Bodies) may even offer free parking for Electric Vehicles in parking lots. If an Electric Bike is purchased on EMI, Interest paid by the buyer is exempted

from Income Tax and is a direct benefit to the consumer. All these benefits together amount to a savings of 35% and make Electric Bikes very attractive for the consumer. Speaking to the press Jitendra Shah (Managing Director) of Jitendra New EV Tech Pvt. Ltd said ”With a wide range of certified and tested electric vehicles now available consumers can acquire one and lower their transportation costs.

HANDIGARH: Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents ‘Katran’,a Cperfect short that realistically portrays

relationship of humans. Directorial debut of writer – Prem Singh, the movie features ace-artists like – Piyush Mishra & Alka Amin in the lead roles and is produced by Mr. Shashi Prakash Chopra. Katran carefully puts spotlight on the painful examinations of broken, decaying marriage of a couple. In their personal capacity, both Piyush & Alka bring alive the agony, wrenching human experiences of their characters with theirunforgettableperformances. The story is focused around depiction of a crumbling relationship of an elderly couple who decide to end their 36 years of marriage but, realize that in obscure corners of their house still resides a l i t t l e t ug o f l ove t ha t b r i ngs t hem together.Beginning with portrayal of emotional tension between the characters of Piyush Mishra & Alka Amin, the story unfolds their relationship in its final fractures with many unevolved issues and then leading to an eventful conversation between them on the way to the lawyer.

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents ‘Katran’ handigarh : Festival season is here and so is the

season of offers. Acknowledging the love and trust Cof consumers, OPPO has announced attractive offers on popular smartphones giving them more reasons to celebrate this festive season. These offers includes a never-before Complete Damage Protection on the recently launched Reno2 series and One-Time Screen Replacement for A9 2020.Customer purchasing the Reno2 series from our retail stores can avail 10% cashback on HDFC debit/credit cards EMI transactions and Consumer Loans and for A series 2020, there is a 5% cashback on HDFC cards EMI transactions and Consumer Loans. Other exciting offers on the two series include zero down payment option from Bajaj Finserv and EMI options from IDFC First Bank, Home Credit & HDB Financial Services. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sumit Walia, VP, Product and Marketing, OPPO India, said “Our constant focus on consumer-centric innovations, providing superior products and services to consumers have made OPPO a household brand. We have announced “BIG DIWALI, BIG OFFER” which not only includes “Complete Damage Protection” and “One-Time Screen replacement but also, Cashback and Zero Down Payment, showcasing our appreciation to the consumers for their love & trust.

OPPO adds to festive cheer with Big Diwali, Big Offer

Mohali MC Commissioner felicitates Dr. Vikram ohali, October 9: Bhupinder Pal Singh, Mohali MC Commissioner on Wednesday felicitated Dr. Vikram I MShah the founder chairman & MD of Shalby Hospitals for

carrying out a joint successful ‘Shramdaan Drive’ with MC to make Mohali a plastic free city on Gandhi Jyanti. In a function at Shalby today, Dr Shah thanked MC Commissioner for his gesture and assured to take active part in social drives like this i n f u t u r e a l s o . Speak ing dur ing occasion, Dr Shah said that besides offering best medical , Shalby Group is equally dedicated for community services. He said , “ We feel that better the city be to living for residents less the health problems they face. For healthy life, clean surroundings are must. Its everybody’s duty to keep its surrounding neat and clean.” Among others, Dr. Nishita Shukla, group COO, Dr. S. S. Gill, clinical head and Satpal Singla Gambhir, CAO of Shalby along with Parampreet Singh Banga, a leading industrialist were also presented during occasion.

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ven Jennifer Aniston is one of Harvey Weinstein's victims and the actor Enarrated her own experience of being

"bullied" at the hands of the disgraced producer. The 'Friends' actor got candid about the time Weinstein pressured her to wear a dress from his ex-wife Georgia Chapman's fashion line - Marchesa. "I remember, right when Georgina's clothing line Marchesa was starting. That's when he came to visit me in London while we were shooting. He'd be like, 'Ok, so I'd like you to wear one of these to the premiere,'" People quoted her as recalling in an interview for Variety's Power of Women issue. Aniston's account referred to the time she worked with Weinstein for the 2005 film 'Derailed'. "And I went through the book, and at the time, it wasn't what it is today. It was not for me. He was like, 'You have to wear the dress.' That was my only bullying. And I was like, 'No, I will not wear the dress.'" She recalled. She added, "Well, what was he going to do? Come over here and make me wear it?!" Weinstein has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment and misconduct. Aniston's comments came in the wake of her upcoming show 'The Morning Show' at Apple TV+ on November 1 which centers around a story of sexual misconduct. Actor Ashley Judd had opened up about her encounters with Weinstein in the New York Times. She detailed how the producer allegedly sexually harassed her during a 1997 hotel meeting. As of now, Weinstein is set to go to trial in January next year for charges of rape, predatory sexual assault and criminal sexual act based on the accusations of two women, according to The Washington Post.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

GLAMOURShah Rukh Khan keen on making a

of film 'hit kind'hah Rukh Khan's self-imposed sabbatical is making the superstar's fans antsy but Sthe actor on Tuesday said he is working on

his next film, which he hopes will turn out to be a "hit". The 53-year-old Bollywood star, who is yet to announce to his next project after the debacle of last year's "Zero", conducted a Q&A session with admirers and followers on Twitter. Asked when he would come up with another film, Shah Rukh reiterated he was working on a few scripts. "Working on stuff. Will take some time once I get the material right," the actor said. When a user quizzed what kind of a movie he was keen to make, Shah Rukh at his witty best, said, "The hit kind? Hopefully." On being asked if the rumours of him working on the fourth installment of action thriller series "Dhoom", the actor humoured the fan, saying, "Suna to maine bhi hai, Tumhein kuch aur khabar mile toh dena. (I too have heard about it. Let me know if you get to know more.)"On the occasion of Dussehra festival, a social media user made fun of his 2011 superhero film "Ra.One", which didn't do well at the box office. "Sir aaj dussera hai toh Ra-One ki CD kyun nahi jala dete aap? (Sir today is Dussehra, why don't you burn Ra-One's CD)", to which Shah Rukh sportingly replied, "Are kitna jale pe namak chidhoge! (How much salt will you rub into my wounds?" When asked to describe Joaquin Phoenix's performance in the recently-released Todd Phillips-directed "Joker", he called it "well nuanced. So felt... quietly screaming." Shah Rukh also promised he will try and finish his book, which he has been writing for years now, on his "next long outdoor".

vv"Working on stuff. Will take some time once I get the material right,"

Katrina Kaif introduces Akshay Kumar's character 'Veer Sooryavanshi'kshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-starrer 'Sooryavanshi' has been hogging the limelight Aever since the project was announced and Katrina's latest post from the sets of the film will get you all the more excited! Katrina sure knows how to keep the audience on their toes. Adding to the excitement, the actor, who is currently in Hyderabad shooting for the film, decided to treat fans by introducing her co-star 'Veer' on social media. Katrina shared a photo of a name badge with 'Veer Sooryavanshi' written on it. From the post it seems like Akshay's character in the film is called Veer Sooryavanshi.Katrina shared the click with a caption that read, "Now Shooting #sooryavanshi #onset." 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 the garb of a police officer with a revolver in his hand. The cop-thriller will bring Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh together for cameos. Ranveer has already left for Hyderabad where he'll be shooting for his scenes in the film. 'Sooryavanshi' is scheduled to hit the screens on March 27, next year and also features Gulshan Grover, Sikander Kher, and others in pivotal roles.

Nora to sizzle in

for 'Marjavaan''Pyaar Do Pyaar Lo'

fter spreading magic with her sizzling moves in the reprised version of 'O Saki Saki,' Nora Fatehi Ais all set to tantalise fans with the newly

recreated version of 'Ek Toh Kum Zindagani... Pyaar Do Pyaar Lo' for 'Marjavaan'. The dancer who was last spotted in the album 'Pachtaoge' alongside Vicky Kaushal will be seen grooving to the remixed version of the highly popular song from Feroz Khan's iconic film 'Janbaaz.' Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his Twitter handle along with the teaser of the song. The entire song will release on October 10. In the revamped song, the Canadian dancer clad in a white short dress is seen burning the dance floor with some insane moves. In the older version, veteran actor Rekha had set hearts fluttering with her performance. Nora has always managed to flaunt her sensuous moves in various songs like 'Dilbar' and 'Kamariya' which have fared very well as chartbusters. Some time back the makers of 'Marjavaan' released the power-packed trailer of the film in which lead actors Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh are seen unleash their aggressive side.

Jennifer recalls how Harvey'bullied' her

War roars at the boxoffice; mints Rs 180.30 crores

ction-thriller film 'WAR' starring heartthrobs whiHrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, is continuing c h Aits winning streak at the box office and has raked crossed

in Rs 180.30 crores within six days of its release. The R s 200 crores in film is expected to cross Rs 200 crores mark on Tuesday 2 0 1 9 i n w h i c h ' WA R ' and is already ruling the box office. It surpassed the Rs secured the first position followed by 'Kabir Singh', 100 crore mark in just three days of its run. Film critic and 'Bharat', 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' and 'Mission Mangal.' trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the massive figures on 'War' has created seven new records including that for a his Twitter handle. The film had an extended weekend Gandhi Jayanti release, a film released in Navratri and and made more than the other films released on national the highest-grossing first 3-day for Hrithik Roshan, Tiger holidays. Taran noted that the film raked in Rs 51.60 Shroff and Siddharth Anand, who is the director. Lastly, crores on the first day of its release which was a national this is the fifth Yash Raj Films to cross Rs 100 crore plus holiday. With the following days, the film minted Rs. net box-office collection over the third day after 'Dhoom 23.10 crores on Thursday, Rs 21.30 crore on Friday, Rs 3', 'Sultan', 'Tiger Zinda Hai' and 'Thugs of Hindostan'. 27.60 crore on Saturday, Rs 36.10 crore on Sunday and The high-octane film that also stars Vaani Kapoor Rs 20.60 crore on Monday taking the tally to Rs 180.30 opposite Hrithik, shows the two superstars pitted in a crores. Taran also gave a brief analysis of the all the film massive showdown.

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' goes on floor

hooting for 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' has begun. Kartik Aaryan who is all set to play a ghost hunter in the movie shared a post from the sets of the film. SKartik shared a picture with the leading lady Kiara. Sporting a casual look,

Kartik can be seen posing with Kiara, who is holding a clapper board. Fans can also catch a glimpse of the set in the picture which will remind you of the

petrifying set of the first installment. "Subh Arambh , #BhoolBhulaiyaa2," he captioned the snap. Some time back the director of the horror-comedy, A n e e s B a z m e e shared a picture from the scr ipt reading sessions. "Reading session underway...We're all set to roll! Can't wait for the shoot to b e g i n , " w r o t e B a z m e e w h i l e e x p r e s s i n g h a p p i n e s s . T h e

highly-anticipated horror-comedy will hit the screens on July 31, 2020. The first part of the film was a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster 'Manichitrathazhu' and starred Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja and Amisha Patel in the lead roles. The first installment was directed by Priyadarshan.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

White House rulesout cooperation inimpeachment probeWASHINGTON: The White Houseslammed the door Tuesday on anycooperation by President DonaldTrump's administration with theDemocrats' impeachment probe,calling it "constitutionally invalid." Theeight page letter signed by WhiteHouse counsel Pat Cipollone rejectedthe entire process underway in theHouse of Representatives, which islooking into whether Trump abused hisoffice by seeking a corruption probe inUkraine of 2020 election rival JoeBiden. "President Trump cannot permithis Administration to participate in thispartisan inquiry under thesecircumstances," the letter said. "Yourinquiry lacks any legitimateconstitutional foundation, any pretenseof fairness, or even the mostelementary due process protections,"the letter said. The White House said itobjected especially to the fact that thelower house had not held a formalvote to launch the impeachmentenquiry.

SBI lowers rates onnon-repo-linkedloans by 10 bpsMUMBAI: State Bank of India (SBI) onWednesday announced reduction in itsmarginal cost of fund based lending(MCLR) rate by 10 basis points acrossall tenors, effective October 10. Thisis the sixth time that the country'slargest lender has cut its MCLR orminimum lending rate in the currentfinancial year. The rate reduction is notapplicable to the repo-linked loans. "Inview of the festival season andextending the benefits to customersacross all segments, we have reducedour MCLR by 10 bps across alltenors," the bank said in a statement.With this reduction, the one yearMCLR, to which all the lending ratesare linked to, is set at 8.05 per cent asagainst 8.15 per cent earlier. The cutin MCLR follows a 25 bps reduction inrepo rate by the RBI last week.

Sri Lanka: SLFP extendsconditional support toGotabhaya RajapaksaCOLOMBO: The Sri Lanka FreedomParty (SLFP) on Wednesdayannounced that they'll extendconditional support to Sri LankaPodujana Peramuna (SLPP)presidential candidate GotabhayaRajapaksa's election campaign. "TheSLFP will sign two Memorandums ofUnderstanding (MOU) to form a newalliance called Sri Lanka FreedomPeople's Alliance," said SLFPparliamentarian Nimal Siripala de Silvaat a press meet here. Furtherexplaining the terms, SLFP GeneralSecretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekarasaid that the MoUs will be signed bythe party within the next two days."One agreement is to be signedbetween the Sri Lanka Freedom Partyand the Sri Lanka PodujanaPeramuna. The other agreement willbe signed by the SLFP with thepresidential candidate GotabhayaRajapaksa," Jayasekara said. Lastweek, the Sri Lankan ElectionCommission had announced that thePresidential elections are scheduledfor November 16 and the acceptanceof the nominations will be held onOctober 7. In August, Sri Lanka's mainopposition party, Sri Lanka PodujanaPeramuna, had named formerPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa'syounger brother and former defensesecretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as itspresidential candidate.

India hands over 10,000vials of anti-rabiesvaccines to MyanmarNAYPYITAW: India has handed over10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines toMyanmar in an effort to help theNaypyitaw in its fight against theRabies disease. In a handing overceremony held in Yangon on Tuesday,the Deputy Chief of Mission SumitSeth handed over the vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines to Myanmar'sDirector General of Department ofMedical Research [DG(DMS)] ZawThan Htun, Indian Embassy inMyanmar">Indian Embassy inMyanmar, said in a statement. "Theaim of this goodwill donation was toprovide support to the Government ofMyanmar for its fight against Rabiesand to showcase the strength ofIndia's pharmaceutical industry inmanufacturing high-quality vaccines ata highly competitive price," thestatement read.

Parallel Wireless helpsto deliver on Vodafone'sOpenRAN Vision in Asiaand AfricaNEW DELHI: Parallel Wireless, Inc,the leading US - based OpenRANcompany delivering the world's onlysoftware-defined end-to-endOpenRAN solution for coverage andcapacity, today announced thatVodafone, one of the largesttelecommunications companies in theworld, deployed a macro ParallelWireless OpenRAN pilot in Asia(Turkey) and in Africa (DemocraticRepublic of the Congo (DRC)). Bothproduction trials are a part of aTelecom Infra Project OpenRANinitiative to reduce deployment andmaintenance costs for RAN platforms.Amid growing demand for mobilebroadband services, mobile operatorsface CAPEX and OPEX deploymentchallenges.

It’s time for Australia to roll back restrictiveasylum policiesUNITED NATIONS: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has appealed tothe Australian authorities to “roll back” its “entrenched” policies towards migrantsand refugees held offshore. In a wide-ranging speech in Sydney on Tuesday, MsBachelet said that mandatory detention was a “mainstay” of the country’smigration and asylum system. “The people it affects have largely committed nocrime,” she told the Australian Human Rights Commission conference, addingthat some of those detained in offshore centres such on Nauru and ManusIsland were children who had been subjected to “prolonged, indefinite andeffectively unreviewable confinement”. At the same time, the UN HighCommissioner for Human Rights urged Australian authorities to do more tocreate a “free and equal society”, particularly for women.

Pakistan gives 23-year tax exemptionto Chinese firm operating in Gwadar

Desalination plant with cost of 1.95 billion to be set upAGENCYISLAMABAD, OCT 9

Pakistan has decided to grant atax exemption to a Chinesefirm for 23 years to facilitatethe establishment of itsindustrial units at Gwadar Portin Balochistan.

Pakistan's Minister forMaritime Affairs Ali HaiderZaidi, along with the firm'sChief Executive OfficerZhang Baozhong, said that theChina Overseas Ports HoldingCompany (COPHC) hasalready been operating atGwadar Port since a long timeand would get tax exemptionfor installation of machineryand other equipment at theport, Dawn News reported.

The initiative was a steptowards the relocation of theChinese manufacturingindustry in Gwadar andengaging the local labour, theminister said, adding that themove would ultimately boostPakistan's economy.

He also said that the

Chinese firm would also set upa desalination plant with thecost of Rs 1.95 billion toprovide 5,000 gallons of waterper day to the people.

It should be noted that thefollowing developments havecome at a time when PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan ison a two-day visit to Beijing tohold meeting with Chineseauthorities over the recentregional developments andprojects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) being on top of his

agenda.Zaidi also announced that

China would build Pakistan-China Technical andVocational Training Institutein Gwadar at a cost of around$10 million, which, he said,would open job opportunitiesfor locals.

"About 360 studentsequipped with technical skillswould pass out from theinstitute every year," he wasquoted as saying.

He stated that thePakistan-China Friendship

Hospital would also beestablished on 68-acre land atan estimated cost of $100million. Besides, a coal powerplant for generating 300MWelectricity would also be setup in Gwadar, the ministeradded.

On the issue of GwadarPort's connectivity withMakran Coastal Highway, hesaid the Executive Committeeof the National EconomicCouncil (ECNEC) hadapproved construction ofthree bridges on the EastbayExpressway to resolve thegrievances of local fisherman.

Around 40 per centconstruction work on theEastbay Expressway had beencompleted while the restwould be completed byDecember 2020, he added.

Meanwhile, addressingthe tax exemption proposal ofthe Chinese firm, Baozhongsaid that the presentgovernment had resolved theissue that had been pendingfor the past seven years.

MUMBAI, OCT 9

Equity benchmark indices reversedearly losses on Wednesday andsurged upwards, led by banking andfinancial stocks ahead of the Q2corporate earning results.

At the closing bell, the BSE S&PSensex was up by 646 points or 1.72per cent at 38,178. The Nifty 50wound up 187 points higher at11,313. At the National StockExchange, all sectoral indices were inthe positive zone except for IT.

Led by cheerful marketsentiment, Nifty bank edged higherby 3.6 per cent and financial serviceby 3 per cent. But Nifty IT slipped by0.7 per cent. Among stocks,Raymond jumped by over 10 per centintraday after its associate companysigned an agreement to sell itsproperty in Thane for Rs 700 crore.

Private lenders IndusInd Bankand ICICI Bank moved up by 5.5 percent and 4.9 per cent respectivelywhile State Bank of India gained by5.1 per cent ahead of the festiveseason. Bharti Infratel witnessed again of 5.3 per cent, Bharti Airtel by5.2 per cent, UltraTech Cement by 4.9per cent, Mahindra & Mahindra by4.3 per cent and Tata Steel by 4 percent.

But Yes Bank was down by 5.1per cent at Rs 43.30 per share afterthe lender denied media reportssaying it is in talks with threetechnology companies, includingsoftware major Microsoft, for astrategic investment.

Hero Motocorp, Titan, ZeeEntertainment, HCL Technologiesand ITC too were in the red with aloss between 1.2 and 2.8 per cent.

Meanwhile, Asian markets weresharply lower as US-China tradefrictions persisted even as officialsfrom the two countries meet thisweek to work out a deal.

Japan's Nikkei slid by 0.6 per centin its biggest decline over a weekwhile Hong Kong shares fell by 0.8per cent due to persistent worriesabout the often violent protest againstChina's rule of the former Britishcolony.

Sensex closes 646 pointshigher as stocks resume

fresh upward momentum

Jio to recover 6 paise a minute termination chargefor mobile voice calls to other operators

CHENNAI, OCT 9

Andaman Holidays, leadingdestination management andyacht agency in theAndamans, has bagged theprestigious National TourismAward 2017-18 for organisingIndia's first-ever yacht carnival- Sail the Andamans - in 2018and 2019 at the AndamanIslands. The award recognizesthe Andaman Yacht Carnivalas the most innovative andunique tourism product. Thecarnival was organized withthe support of the Ministry ofTourism - Government ofIndia, Andaman & NicobarAdministration, Directorate ofTourism, Port ManagementBoard and the AndamanChamber of Commerce andIndustries with a vision tomake Andamans as aprominent yachtingdestination in the Asia Pacificregion. The award waspresented by Prahlad SinghPatel, Minister of State(Independent Charge) forTourism & Culture,

Government of India, in thepresence of Venkaiah Naidu,the Vice President of India,and Zurab Pololikashvili, theSecretary-General, UnitedNations World TourismOrganization, at the WorldTourism Day 2019 functionorganised by the Ministry ofTourism on September 27 atNew Delhi. "The first editionof the event itself attracted 13yachts and 27 guests. Goingforward, we feel that theoutreach initiatives like theyacht carnival can attract a lotof yachts that sail thesoutheast Asian seas, whoseowners and captains that areconstantly on the lookout fornewer, more excitingdestinations", said Rathnam ofAndaman Islands.

Gold prices gainRs 315 on strong

global cuesNEW DELHI, OCT 9

Gold prices on Wednesday rose by Rs 315 to Rs39,325 per 10 grams at the bullion market in thenational capital following strong global cues.

The yellow metal had closed at Rs 39,010 perten grams on Monday. Silver was trading up by Rs1,010 to Rs 47,330 per kg as against the Monday'sclosing price of Rs 46,320 per kg.

The bullion market was closed on Tuesday onaccount of Dussehra. HDFC Securities SeniorAnalyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said, "Goldprices traded higher on Wednesday with COMEXInternational spot gold prices gained to USD 1,507amid US-China trade talk worries. Gold prices areexpected to trade higher in near term withuncertainty over US-China trade talks, Brexitconcerns and weak economic data". He, however,added that a weaker rupee also supported gains ingold prices. The rupee opened on a cautious noteand fell 20 paise to 71.22 against the US dollar inearly trade on Wednesday.

In the international market, gold was tradingabove USD 1,500 an ounce in New York on tradetalk worries and economic growth concerns. Theinvestors are concerned after the US announced toblacklist more Chinese companies and restrictedvisa to Chinese officials, Patel said.

AGENCYNEW YORK, OCT 9

India is among 34 UnitedNations member states whichpaid their regular annual dueswithin the stipulated time.

In a document shared by theUnited Nations, as of 27October 2019, 129 memberstates have paid their regularbudget assessments in full. Outof 129, only 34 members havepaid their regular budgetassessments in full within the30-day due period specified inthe UN's Financial Regulation.

The UN's operating budgetfor 2018-2019 is close to USD5.4 billion excluding the moneyfor peacekeeping operations.Meanwhile, India hascontributed USD 23,253,808this year.

Although 129 States out of193 have now paid their regularannual dues, only 70 per cent ofthe total assessment for the yeartill September had been paid,versus 78 per cent this time lastyear.

The United Nations isfacing the worst cash crisis innearly a decade and it might not

be able to pay the salaries to itsofficials next month, said theSecretary-General AntonioGuterres.

In a statement issued by hisSpokesperson StephaneDujarric, Guterres said he hadwritten to the Member States,"about the worst cash crisisfacing the United Nations innearly a decade. Theorganisation runs the risk ofdepleting its liquidity reservesby the end of the month anddefaulting on payments to staffand vendors."

The United Nations is

facing the deepest deficit of thedecade. Addressing the budget-setting Fifth Committee of theGeneral Assembly on Tuesdaymorning, the Secretary-Generalsaid: "this month, we will reachthe deepest deficit of thedecade." He said that theOrganization risks "exhaustingthe closed peacekeeping cashreserves and enteringNovember without enough cashto cover payrolls."

Dujarric, while talking toreporters said, other statesneeded to pay "urgently and infull".

Andaman Holidays bagsNational Tourism Award

MUMBAI, OCT 9

Reliance Jio, the world'slargest mobile data network,said on Wednesday that callsmade to other mobileoperators will be charged atthe prevailing interconnectusage charge (IUC) of 6 paiseper minute through top-upvouchers till the timeTelecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI)abolishes IUC in line with itspresent regulation. "We willshare all data with TRAI toconvince that zero IUCregime is in the best interestof consumers and how thehuge number of missed callsis creating the wrongperception of asymmetrictraffic," it said in a statement.

"We are hopeful that theIUC charge will be doneaway with as per the currentregulation and that thistemporary charge will cometo an end by December 31and consumers will not haveto pay this charge thereafter."

In the meantime,consumers can use theadditional data entitlement inlieu of the IUC top-upvouchers so that there is noeffective tariff increase till theyear-end, Jio said. IUC is acost paid by one mobiletelecom operator to anotherwhen its customers makeoutgoing mobile calls to theother operator's customers.These calls between twodifferent networks are knownas mobile offnet calls. IUCcharges are fixed by TRAIand are currently at 6 paiseper minute. Since 2011,TRAI has repeatedly affirmedits stance that the IUCcharges should be broughtdown to zero. Jio said theprice differential of free voice

on Jio network andexorbitantly high tariffs on2G networks causes the 35crore to 40 crore 2Gcustomers of Airtel andVodafone-Idea to give missedcalls to Jio customers. Jionetwork receives 25 to 30crore missed calls on a dailybasis. "This huge missed callphenomena converts theincoming calls to Jio intooutgoing calls from Jio toother operators. The 25 croreto 30 crore missed calls perday should have resulted in65 crore to 75 crore minutesof incoming traffic to Jio.Instead, the call back madeby the Jio customers results in65 to 75 crore minutes ofoutgoing traffic." But for theeffects of the tariffdifferential, especially themissed call phenomenon, theoff-net voice traffic is alreadysymmetrical now for Jio. It isbeing made asymmetric bythe other operators bykeeping their 2G voice tariffshigh, said Jio.

India among 34 UN nations to pay regular annual dues within stipulated time

India's leading business familiesinvest in NeuroLeap

MUMBAI, OCT 9

Rajashree Birla, Chairperson,Aditya Birla centre forcommunity initiatives &rural development and SminuJindal, MD, Jindal Saw &Founder Chairperson,Svayam, have picked upstakes in NeuroLeap, a brainenhancement & mentalhealth venture, founded byKumaar Bagrodia, for anundisclosed amount.Bagrodia is an Oxford-educated entrepreneur & BCIpro based in Mumbai.NeuroLeap uses advancedBCI Brain-ComputerInterface technology tosafely understand brainactivity and help it perform atoptimum potential;completely non-invasively,without using any medicationand with zero side effects. Atits centres in Mumbai & New

Delhi, NeuroLeap hassuccessfully delivered brainenhancement for variousareas like attention,executive function, calmness,sleep, memory and emotionalhealth for people from allwalks of life, across agegroups who may or may nothave any mental disorders. Ithas been successfullytreating people with severemental health conditionssuch as anxiety, clinicaldepression, insomnia,attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder - ADHD, dyslexia,autism, addiction, eatingdisorders, migraine, andtinnitus, among others. Thescience is evidence-based &the technology backed byNASA, DARPA, the USArmy, Navy, Airforce, USNational Institute of Healthand relevant parts are USFDA registered. NeuroLeap

has now successfullydeveloped India specificknow-how across differentmental health disorders.

IIT has also signed MoUwith NeuroLeap forpromoting research in BCItechnology forn e u r o e n h a n c e m e n t ."NeuroLeap is the leadingcompany in India offeringadvanced neurotechnologybased brain assessment andimprovement", said ProfVinod Prasad, Dean IndustryCollaboration, IIT Palakkad."...Congratulations toKumaar Bagrodia forfronting NeuroLeap; it isindeed cutting edge...Ibelieve NeuroLeap will helpfill in the void, provide reliefpan India. I wish Kumaarevery success every step ofthe way", said PadmaBhushan awardee RajashreeBirla.

McDonald's celebrates Founder'sDay in North and East India

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

Honouring the visionary restaurateur and pioneer of the QSRindustry Ray Kroc on his birth anniversary, McDonald'scelebrated Founder's Day across 152 restaurants in North andEast India. Demonstrating the McDonald's 'customer-obsessed'culture, employees from the corporate office of ConnaughtPlaza Restaurants Private Limited (CPRL), which is owned byMcDonald's and operates McDonald's restaurants in North andEast India, joined the McDonald's crew members across Delhi-NCR region and interacted with the customers, therebydelivering an outstanding McDonald's experience. Ray Kroc'slegacy, of delivering great-tasting food with fast, friendlyservice, providing the crew with opportunities for growth anda commitment to customers offering the highest qualityingredients and products, continues to be an inspirational andintegral part of McDonald's.

Al-Qaeda's South Asia chiefkilled in Afghanistan

KABUL, OCT 9

The leader of Al-Qaeda's South Asian branch,Asim Umar, was killed in a US-Afghan joint raidin southern Afghanistan last month, Afghanofficials have confirmed. Asim Umar, who led Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) from itsinception in 2014, was killed during a raid onSeptember 23 on a Taliban compound in the MusaQala district of Helmand province, said the mediareports. The Afghanistan's National Directorate ofSecurity said Umar was a Pakistani citizen, thoughsome reports claim he was born in India. He "was#killed along with six other AQIS members, mostof them Pakistani", the NDS said on Twitter,adding that Umar had been "embedded" with theTaliban. The raid was part of a lengthy andconfusing overnight operation from September 22-23 for which the US provided air support.Authorities said they would investigate reports that40 civilians, including children, were killed in anair strike during the operation. The NDS said thatamong the six other AQIS members killed in theraid was a man identified as "Raihan", a courier forAl-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. US Forces-Afghanistan declined to comment. Under a stalledwithdrawal plan negotiated between the US andthe Taliban, Washington agreed to pull troops fromAfghanistan if the insurgents abide by securityguarantees and cut all ties with Al-Qaeda.

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AGENCYLONDON, OCT 9

Nita Ambani, the chairperson of Re-liance Foundation, has lauded India pac-er Jasprit Bumrah and went on to call thebowler an inspiration for young boys andgirls.

Bumrah first made headlines whileplaying for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.The franchise played a crucial role inscouting the player after looking at hisunique bowling action and speed.

Mumbai Indians, owned by RelianceIndustries, has given several young play-ers like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya,Ambati Rayudu.

"Transformational journey of ayoung boy who was discovered byMumbai Indians (MI) from a small town

of India has been exceptional.Today, Bumrah is an inspirationto countless young boys andgirls. In the last ten years MIhave discovered several youngtalents like Hardik Pandya,Krunal Pandya and so manymore," Nita Ambani said atSports Business Summit in Lon-don.

She also emphasised on theimpact sports can have in the lifeof an individual. She said that itserves as a magical equaliser."Sport is a great teacher, it is amagical equaliser and in a youngcountry like India the aspirationsare so audacious, the adrenalin sohigh and appetite to achieve sostrong that if you can just guide

and steer our in the right direction, theywill script the most stunning success sto-ries the world has ever seen," Nita said.It has been an exceptional year forwomen's sport in the country. ShuttlerPV Sindhu became the first Indian to wina gold at the BWF World Champi-onships, Manasi Joshi won the goldmedal at the World Para-BadmintonChampions and Mary Kom has enteredthe quarter-finals of the ongoing WorldWomen's Boxing Championships. "To-day, women in India are breaking theglass ceiling in more and more areas ofhuman endeavour. Indeed women allover the world are doing so in sport andscience, in boardrooms and courtrooms,in Bollywood and Hollywood, in politicsand philanthropy, in effect anywhere andeverywhere," she added.

Bumrah an inspiration for youth, says Nita Ambani

ACC to take final callon Asia Cup 2020NEW DELHI: With rising uncertaintyover Asia Cup 2020, which is slatedto be played in Pakistan, a source inPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hasrevealed that the final call on thetournament will be taken by AsianCricket Council (ACC).Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) is yet to confirm their partici-pation in the tournament. With risingtensions among India and Pakistan,the former has refrained from play-ing bilateral series against Pakistan.India has been consistent in itsstand, that any sport cannot beplayed with Pakistan until the coun-try stops engaging in terrorism."We will wait until June 2020 forBCCI's final decision and after thatwill take a call whether the tourna-ment will take place in Pakistan ornot. The event has been scheduledto be played in Pakistan but we willwait until June for more clarificationbefore the final venue is confirmed,"PCB source told ANI."And after that ACC will take a call.If you remember last time India wasscheduled to host the tournamentbut the event eventually took placein UAE. This is a tournament whichis played under the supervision ofACC and it has been allocated tothe PCB so ACC will take a final callafter consultation with PCB but thedecision will be made around June2020," the source added.The Men in Blue last played amatch against Pakistan in this year'sICC Men's Cricket World Cup.India won the Asia Cup last timearound after defeating Bangladeshin the finals of the tournament.

Winning gold atTokyo Olympicsmain focus now,says PV SindhuTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM :Months after she became the firstIndian to win the BWF World Cham-pionships, Ace shuttler PV Sindhuon Wednesday said that her mainfocus now is to win gold medal atTokyo 2020 Olympics."Right now my focus is on the Tokyo2020 Olympics and my main aim isto work hard and give my best at theOlympics," Sindhu told reporters."My ultimate aim is to get gold, but itis not going to be easy and I need towork hard," she added.She made these statements on thesidelines of an event where she wasfelicitated by the Kerala State Gov-ernment. The Kerala Olympic Asso-ciation President V Sunil handedover the cash reward of Rs 10 lakhto Sindhu.Speaking further about her perform-ance at the Korea open, she assert-ed that she learned from the gameand expects to perform better in thefuture."I was happy with my performance,but then you win some you losesome. I learn from my game andhopefully, I will do well in the Den-mark Open," said Sindhu.Sindhu was knocked out of the Ko-rea Open in the first round.On August 25, the 24-year-old be-came the first Indian to win a WorldChampionships gold medal by de-feating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara21-7, 21-7 in the finals of the tourna-ment held in Switzerland's Basel.

Sidharth Kaul starsas Punjab beatBaroda by 3wicketsVADODARA: Fast bowler SidharthKaul starred with the ball beforePunjab put up an all-round battingeffort to register a three-wicket winover Baroda in an Elite Group Bmatch of the Vijay Hazare TrophyNational One-Day tournament, hereon Wednesday. Put in to bat, Baro-da rode on Vishnu Solanki's half-century and Yusuf Pathan's 43 toreach 222 for eight in the stipulated50 overs.Solanki, who came in one down,scored a 74-ball 54. His innings waslaced with six boundaries and amaximum. He was trapped leg be-fore by leg spinner MayankMarkande in the 25th over.Former India all-rounder Pathanlooked in explosive form, hittingthree sixes and a four but could notguide Baroda to a big total as hewas dismissed by Kaul with sevenballs remaining.Kaul returned with the figures of4/58, Markande (2/31) scalped twowickets while skipper GurkeeratSingh and Ramndeep Singh pickedup a wicket each.Sandeep Sharma, who had pickedup a career-best seven for 19against Haryana, remained wicket-less. Chasing 223, Punjab lostopener Abhijeet Garg for a duck inthe second over. Captain Gurkeeratand Anmol Malhotra were the jointtop scorers, both playing a 39-runinnings each.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

NEW DELHI, OCT 9

World Championships bronzemedallist Lovlina Borgohain(69kg) dominated her first boutand Indonesia President's Cupgold medallist Jamuna Boro(54kg) caused a big upset to en-ter the quarter-finals at theAIBA Women’s World Cham-pionships at Ulan-Ude, Russiaon Wednesday. With Borgohainand Boro’s win, five Indianpugilists have now entered thelast-eight stage as they joinedMary Kom (51kg), Manju Rani(48kg) and Kavita (81+kg) inthe quarters.

Taking the ring first, Boroblanked fifth-seeded Algerianboxer, Ouidad Sfouh 5-0. The22-year-old boxer, who is play-ing her first senior WorldChampionships, started slowlyand gradually gained momen-

tum. The Assamese pugilist be-came more aggressive in the sec-ond round as she landed someclear blows on her opponent. Shealso evaded the African Gamesgold medallist’s punches withquick footwork to complete thecommanding victory. Playingher first match of the Champi-onships, Boro’s statemate, Lovli-na Borgohain made a resoundingreturn to the last-eight as shecrushed her Moroccan opponent,Oumayma Bel Ahbib 5-0. Thethird-seeded Indian, after gettinga first-round bye, used her heightto her advantage as she blewaway Bel Ahbib. In her quest forher second consecutive medalfrom this prestigious tournament,Borgohain will face sixth seedKarolina Koszewska of Polandwhile the India Open goldmedallist Boro will take on Ger-many’s Ursula Gottlob .

Lovlina, Jamuna enterquarters of World C’ship AGENCY

VADODRA, OCT 9

India women thrashed SouthAfrica by eight wickets in the firstODI to lead the three-match series1-0 here on Wednesday. Chasing atarget of 165, India got off to a fly-er as the team didn't lose anywicket in the first 20 overs. Half-centuries from both the openersconsolidated India's position inthe chase. However, their resist-ance was cut short as JemimahRodrigues was caught in front ofthe stumps. Punam Raut and PriyaPunia built a 45-run partnershipfor the second wicket before Rautwas scalped by Nadine de Klerk.

India women defeat SA by 8 wickets in first ODI

AGENCYPUNE, OCT 9

Ahead of second Test match between Indiaand South Africa, Captain Virat Kohli onWednesday expressed his concerns over theWorld Test Champions points distributionsystem and proposed that points for an awayvictory should be doubled.

While addressing pre-match press confer-ence, Kohli pointed out the importance ofaway wins and said that he would have givendouble the points for an away-Test win as thestakes are higher and situations are tough inforeign conditions.

''If you would have asked me to make thepoints table, I would give double the pointsfor an away Test win. That is something Iwould definitely like to see maybe after thefirst edition, '' Kohli said.

At present, a team gets 120 points for a se-ries clean sweep, irrespective of whether it's atwo-match series or five-match series onhome and away basis.

India had defeated South Africa by a bigmargin of 203 runs in the first match played inVisakhapatnam to take a 1-0 lead in the threetest match series and now they will look towin the match and seal the series here at theMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium onThursday.

India were superb in all departments andwill be especially pleased with how RohitSharma marked his foray into Test matchopening, with hundreds in each innings, whilehis co-opener Mayank Agarwal scored a dou-ble-ton. Both openers had a big partnership of317 runs which had laid the foundation for theteam to extend their 100 per cent win recordin the ICC World Test Championship.

India will once again expect a similar per-formance from their opening pair in the sec-

ond match so that they keep a strong grip onthe visiting team from the beginning and putpressure on their bowlers.

The Indian team, however, will have to becautious in the middle order. Captain ViratKohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari andwicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha willalso have to play their part in the middle or-der.

India's bowlers were fantastic too andwere able to wrap up the game with well overa session to spare on the final day, despite twoSouth African batsmen – Dean Elgar andQuinton de Kock scored hundreds in SouthAfrica's first innings.

R Ashwin took seven wickets in that in-nings, while Mohammed Shami and RavindraJadeja polished things off in the last, with ninewickets between them.

On the other hand, this is South Africa'slast chance to save the series. South Africaneed to concentrate on their batting in the sec-ond match, especially given the way theirteam's performance in the second innings,captain Faf du Plessis needs to improve in thisarea.

South Africa will take heart from theirfirst innings effort to score 431 in the previousTest, but they will expect a lot more accuracyand incisiveness from the bowlers, particular-ly in the spin department.

The likes of Vernon Philander and KagisoRabada will have a big responsibility to stopthe hosts while the batsmen will have to over-come the test of being ahead of Indian bowl-ing.

Pune is the venue of India's solitary de-feat, against Australia in 2017, at home inover six years. There is also a threat of rainthrough the course of the Test and one can ex-pect good amount of support for the spinnersfrom the pitch.

India eye series victoryagainst Proteas in Pune

Kohli proposes changes in point system

PUNE: Ahead of the second Test against SouthAfrica, skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said thatRavichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are In-dia's first choice as spinners in Test cricket."Ashwin and Jadeja in red-ball cricket are going tobe our first choices because they give you somuch with the bat as well," Kohli told reporters."So for us, it's about finding the best balance as ateam and it is purely combination based," headded.Rohit scored 176 in the first innings and then wenton to score 126 in the second. With this, he be-came only the second Indian opener to score cen-

turies in both innings of a Test match."He is in a great space and he is playing reallywell. He looked relaxed in the first game which isgreat to see," said Kohli."He is feeling like home at the top of the order andfor us, as a team, it is a huge bonus," he added.On the final day of the first Test, pacer MohammadShami scalped five wickets enabling India to regis-ter a victory before the tea interval."I think on flat pitches he has the ability to pickwickets in dead situations. He is someone whocan change the complexion of the game anytime,"said Kohli.

Ashwin, Jadeja our first choice, says Virat

VADODARA, OCT 9

India skipper Mithali Raj on Wednesdayachieved a remarkable feat by becomingthe first woman cricketer to complete 20years in the international cricket.

The flamboyant right-handed batterachieved the feat against South Africa inthe first ODI today.

With this, she has become only thefourth cricket player in the world and firstin women cricket, to have 20 years ormore of international cricket experience.Now only Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jaya-suriya and Javed Miandad have had longercareers in the international cricket than

Raj. So far, she has played 204 ODImatches and has smashed 6731 runs withan astonishing average of 51.38. The 36-year-old cricketer has also played 89T20Is and has amassed 2364 runs. Indiathrashed South Africa by eight wickets inthe first ODI to lead the three-match series1-0.

Priya Punia also emerged as a star dur-ing the match as she smashed 75 runs inher first-ever ODI game and was adjudgedas the player of the match. Punia hasplayed three T20Is for India and hasscored just nine runs. India will now faceSouth Africa in the second ODI of the se-ries in Vadodara on October 11.

Mithali Raj becomes first women cricketer tocomplete 20 years in International cricket