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Petrol, Dieselprices remainunchangedNEW DELHI: After registeringa consecutive rise for twodays, petrol and diesel pricesremained unchanged on Sun-day.As per India's biggest Oil mar-keting company Indian Oil,petrol price at the national capi-tal stayed at Rs 85.70 per litre,at Mumbai Kolkata and Chen-nai it remained at Rs 92.2, Rs87.11 and Rs 88.29 per litre re-spectively.Diesel prices in Delhi stood un-changed at Rs 75.88 per litre.Diesel is priced at Rs 81.1 4per litre in Chennai, in Kolkatait is priced at Rs 79.48 per litre.Countrywide we see very highrates of petrol, apart from Delhiother cities are also seeingvery high rates of diesel pre-vailing.

Give 5 more years toBJP to make flood-free Assam: ShahNALBARI: Asserting thatBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)led government has made As-sam free from bullets and agi-tations, Union Home MinisterAmit Shah on Sunday urgedpeople to give five more yearsto make the state free fromflood too.While addressing 'VijaySankalp Samaroh' rally in poll-bound Assam's Nalbari, Shahalso attacked the Congressparty and its ally All India Unit-ed Democratic Front-AIUDFled by Badruddin Ajmal."A flood of development camehere. Hospitals, new roads, col-leges are being constructed.Industries are being set-uphere. In the coming days, OnlyBJP can solve the biggestproblem of Assam -- floods.

Prez Kovind toaddress nation todayNEW DELHI: President RamNath Kovind will address thenation on Monday on the eveof the 72nd Republic Day, ac-cording to an official commu-nique.The address will be broadcastfrom 1900 hrs on the entire na-tional network of the All IndiaRadio (AIR) and telecast overall channels of Doordarshan inHindi followed by the Englishversion, it said. "Broadcast ofthe address in Hindi and Eng-lish on Doordarshan will be fol-lowed by broadcast in regionallanguages by regional chan-nels of Doordarshan," said thestatement issued on Sunday bythe Rashtrapati Bhavan. TheAIR will broadcast regional lan-guage versions from 2130 hrsonwards on its respective re-gional networks, it added.

Action likely againstDhawan for feeding birdsVARANASI: Kaushal RajSharma, District Magistrate,Varanasi, has said that actionwill be taken against boatmenwho did not follow the adminis-tration's guidelines and al-lowed tourists on their boats tofeed the birds amid the bird flu.Eyebrows were raised after In-dian cricketer Shikhar Dhawanshared a social media post inwhich the player can be seenfeeding birds during a boat ridein Varanasi. "Happiness isfeeding birds," Dhawan hadwritten on Instagram whilesharing pictures.However, Sharma said actionwill only be taken against theboatmen, not the tourists.

Farm billswere neverbrought upor discussed:ManpreetSingh Badal

Over 300 Pak-based Twitter handlescreated to disturb tractor rally

Farmers allowed to hold rally after R-day celebrationsAGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 24

Two days before the RepublicDay celebration, Delhi police onSunday made a revelation thatover 300 Twitter handles werecreated from Pakistan from Jan-uary 13 to 18 to disturb farmers'tractor rally.

"Through intelligence andvarious other agencies, we havecontinuously been getting inputsregarding the threat to create dis-turbance in the tractor rally. 308Twitter handles have been gener-ated from Pakistan to create con-fusion," Dependra Pathak, Spe-cial CP, Delhi Police said duringa press conference.

According to the sources inthe Delhi Police, these handleswere created to create panic bygiving false information.

Sources claimed that theDelhi police Cyber team is keep-ing strict checks on social mediato track miscreants who may tryto create panic.

On Sunday, after holdingmarathon meeting with farmerunions, Delhi police has givenpermission to farmers to hold arally in Delhi. Pathak said thatDelhi police has finally decidedthat it will allow tractor rally alsoon Republic Day.

The special CP Intelligencesaid that around 12 to 13,000tractors are estimated to partici-pate in the Kisan tractor parade

and the exact figure will becounted tomorrow.

Talking about the timings ofthe tractor rally, Pathak said thecommencement will only hap-pen after the Republic Day cele-bration ends at Rajpath.

Delhi Police has allowedfarmer unions to hold tractor ral-ly on Republic Day but 'awayfrom the arterial points aroundTikri, Singhu and Ghazipur bor-ders'. "Adequate security coverwill be provided for the tractorrally," Pathak said.

On being asked whetherfarmers will return back to theirrespective spots, the special CPsaid, "We trust the farmers, thatthey will return to the border af-ter the rally." Delhi Police Com-

missioner SN Shrivastava in anorder said that all officers andmen, as well as CAPF and otherforce deployed for Republic DayParade security, should remain ina ready position to move at shortnotice for law and order arrange-ment in connection with Kisantractor rally. Farmers from allacross the country are marchingtowards Delhi in order to takepart in the scheduled rally. Trac-tors from Punjab, Haryana, andRajasthan have reached on Tikriborder as the farmers sit in forprotest for nearly two months.The eleventh round of talks be-tween farmers and the govern-ment was held on Friday.

The talks of farmer unionsand the government have seem-

ingly broken down after the for-mer insisted on their demand forthe repeal of three new farm lawsand the latter asked them to re-consider its offer to put theselaws on hold for about 18months. Farmers have beenprotesting on the different bor-ders of the national capital sinceNovember 26 against the threenewly enacted farm laws - Farm-ers' Produce Trade and Com-merce (Promotion and Facilita-tion) Act, 2020; the Farmers Em-powerment and Protection)Agreement on Price Assuranceand farm Services Act 2020 andthe Essential Commodities(Amendment) Act, 2020.

Delhi Policeissues advisoryNEW DELHI: In order to facilitatea smooth passage of the Repub-lic Day parade and movement oftraffic on certain roads leading tothe route of the procession andtableaux, the Delhi Traffic Policeissued an advisory on Sundayfor commuters to help avoid theroads where traffic will be re-stricted.According to the advisory, onJanuary 26, the parade will startat 9.50 am from Vijay Chowk andproceed to National Stadium.However, the tableaux will startfrom Vijay Chowk and proceed toRed Fort Ground.

High reaches of Himachalexperience snowfall

AGENCYSHIMLA, JAN 24

The high reaches of HimachalPradesh experienced snowfall in afew places in the last 24 hrs increas-ing the cold wave and thundershow-ers also lashed many places in thestate.

Bharmour in Chamba had 30cm snowfall, Keylong 15 cm, Hansaof Chamba 7.6 cm and Kalpa inKinnaur 4.5 cm. Report of Heavysnowfall is coming from Manima-hesh Ranges of Chamba, Sachpass,Baralacha and Rohtang Pass of La-haul Spiti. Dhauladhar ranges ofKangra, Kinnaur Kailesh and otherhigh reaches of Shimla, Kullu andSirmaur district got light to moder-ate spells of snowfall.

The tourists also made beelineson the weekend holiday at Shimla,Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda howeverno snowfall was recorded in these

places.Kangra had 25.4 mm rainfall,

Palampur 17 mm, Dharmshala 14.8mm, Chamba 20 mm, Manali inKullu 10 mm, Bhuntar 3.8 mm, Una3.2 mm, Jubberhati in Shimla andMandi two mm each, Seobagh inKullu 1.8 mm, Shimla 1.7 mm andSundernagar 1.6 mm.

The minimum temperature wasone to two degree above normal inthe state as Keylong was minus ninedegrees, Kalap minus four degrees,Dalhousie minus 1.8 degrees, Man-ali 0.8 degrees, Shimla two degrees,Dharmshala 2.2 degrees, Bhuntar4.2 degrees, Solan and Palampur 4.5degrees, Chamba 5 8 degrees, Bi-laspur, Sunder Nagar, Mandi, Pon-taSahib and Seobagh six degreeseach, Hamirpur 6.4 degrees, Nahan8.4 degrees, Una 8.4 degrees re-spectively.

The Met Office forecast mainlydry weather in the next 24 hrs.

Two poetry anthologies of Dheera Khandelwal releasedSD SHARMACHANDIGARH, JAN 25

Two new anthologies of po-etry titled ‘Megh Mekhla’and ‘Reshmi Rassiyan’ au-thored by senior bureaucratand renowned poetessDheera Khandelwal were re-leased by Hon’ble ManoharLal Haryana CM at a func-tion organized by HaryanaSahitya Akademi at theHayana Bhavan here on Sat-urday. He paid verbal tributeto the legendary freedomfighter Subhash Chander

Bose on his 125th birth an-niversary before performingthe books release ceremony.

Admiring Dheera Khan-delwal as one the prominentliterary faces of Haryana bu-reaucracy Khattar observed

that each couplet of her or-nate poetry is touching thesoul as also thought ponder-ing.

She has incorporatedmultiple expressions ofthoughts in suitable para-

digm of words to bringsalive their true essence emi-nently establishing her in-nate love for Hindi and oth-er languages. Her four col-lections of poems titled'Mukhar Maun', 'SanjhSakare', 'Khyalon Ke Khali-han’ 'Antar Aakash' and twoHaiku collections titled'Taaron Ki Taraf’ and 'Man-mukur' are a testimony toher literary prominence,lauded the CM.

Khattar maintained thatDheera Khandelwal is notonly a competent skilled of-

ficer and administrator butalso enriching the literaryworld and other genres inthe state through allHaryana academies workingunder her guidance and con-trol. Khattar said that a lit-terateur is extremely sensi-tive to the pain and sufferingof common people. DrChander Trikha, a celebratedlitterateur of national emi-nence Deputy chairman di-rector of Haryana Urduakademi and directorHaryana Sahitya akademiconducted the function.

Capt attacks AAPover edited video

SHASHI PAL JAINCHANDIGARH, JAN 24

Ridiculing the brazen liesof AAP, Punjab Chief Min-ister Captain AmarinderSingh on Sunday said thenon-evidence shared by theparty to supporttheir baseless al-legations againsthim had shownthe extent oftheir desperationand had exposedthe shocking lev-els of deceit towhich they hadstooped in thepursuit of their politicallymotivated agenda.

From sharing a selec-tively edited video of his(Chief Minister’s state-ments) to the release of alist of the final committeemembers, the AAPspokesperson had made yetanother desperate attemptto sell his party’s pack oflies to the people of Pun-

jab, said CaptainAmarinder, adding thatthese actions showed thatArvind Kejriwal’s AamAadmi Party (AAP) had hitrock bottom in its despera-tion to promote its politicalagenda in the state, where

they had beenunceremoni-ously rejectedby voters in2017 Assemblypolls and inevery electionthereafter.

“If theythink that bysharing a doc-

tored video they can befoolthe people of Punjab thenAAP leaders are even moreignorant about this statethen I had believed them tobe,” said the Chief Minis-ter. The fact that they need-ed to resort to such cheaptactics to find a footing inPunjab goes to show thatthey have no concreteagenda for the state.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 24

A tableau from Ladakh willparticipate in the RepublicDay Parade on Rajpath forthe first time this year,informed Union Minis-ter Dr Jitendra Singh onSunday.

Ladakh's tableau willdepict the iconic ThikseyMonastery located on topof a hill in Thikse in Lehdistrict, and is one of themost-visited tourist sitesin the region. It will alsofeature the Indian Astro-nomical Observatory, lo-cated in Hanle near Leh."Ladakh's tableau depicts theiconic Thiksey Monastery lo-cated on top of a hill in Thiksein Leh district and is one of themost-visited tourist sites in theregion," Singh said. The cen-tral government on August 5,2019, scrapped the provisionof article 370, bifurcating the

state into two Union Territo-ries -- Jammu and Kashmirand Ladakh. India is all set todisplay its military might dur-ing the annual parade on Janu-ary 26. The Central Reserve

Police Force (CRPF) tableauand Rafale fighter aircraft willbe among some key attrac-tions in the 2021 R-Day pa-rade. Uttar Pradesh's tableauwill feature a replica of theRam Temple in Ayodhya,which is currently under con-struction.

AGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi onSunday interacted with artists, whowill be performing in the 75th Re-public Day Parade on January 26and lauded the country's socio-cul-tural heritage, while urging citizensto do whatever they can for the bet-terment of the country.

"We did not get the opportunityto sacrifice everything for the coun-try's freedom, but we have definitely been

given the opportunity to give our best. What-ever good we can do for the country, weshould do to strengthen India," he said.

While addressing the partici-pants of the parade, which includ-ed dancers, NCC cadets and sever-al others, PM Modi also said,"When you march along Rajpathwith passion and zeal, every coun-tryman is filled with enthusiasm.Your glimpses of the country's richart, culture, tradition and heritage,every Indian raises their head with

pride."

BUREAU SHIMLA, JAN 24

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur todayvisited The Ridge Shimla to reviewthe preparedness of arrangements re-garding celebration of golden jubileefunction of Statehood to be held to-morrow.

Chief Minister gave necessary di-rections to the officers for makingfoolproof and elaborate arrangementsto make the event a success and mem-orable one. He also asked them to en-sure that minimum inconvenience iscaused to the general public and

tourists during the celebrations.Jai Ram Thakur also visited exhi-

bition stalls and gave necessary direc-

tions to concerned officers to makethe exhibitions interesting and catchyso that people could get glimpse of 50

years of glorious journey of develop-ment, the State had witnessed.

Urban Development MinisterSuresh Bhardwaj, MP and State BJPPresident Suresh Kashyap, PoliticalAdvisor to CM Trilok Jamwal, ChiefSecretary Anil Khachi, Director Gen-eral of Police Sanjay Kundu, Princi-pal Secretary to Chief Minister J.C.Sharma, Secretary GAD Devesh Ku-mar, Director, Tourism Yunus, Direc-tor Information and Public RelationsHarbans Singh Brascon and othersenior officers were also present onthe occasion.

HP CM reviews arrangements for golden jubilee function

Modi interacts with artists ahead of R-Dayparade, urges citizens to strengthen India In a first, Ladakh

tableau to be part ofRepublic Day parade

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PATHANKOT, JAN 24 ( ): On behalf of the Hindu Sikh Ekta Club, a condolence meeting was organised to mark the demise of Bhajan Samrat Shri Narinder Chanchal under the chairmanship of lifelong President Nirmal Singh Pappu , in which all the club members paid tribute to the late Shri Narinder Chanchal who was conferred with the title of Dhyanu Devotee of the Queen, was remembered for his great contribution towards the awakening of his maternal grandmother. On this occasion, the club's President Nirmal Singh Pappu, Harish Mehta, general secretary Vijay Chopra, cashier Ashwani Kumar Ashu, vice-president Kavalpreet Singh Anand, advisor Sundar Mahajan , Narinder Mahajan, Sunny Mahajan, , Bhavuk Anand, Lucky Aggarwal were present.

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Tributes paid to Narendra Chanchal in Pathankot

Deputy Commissioner Sujan Singh and Superintendent of Police Lokendra Singh took the salute of the parade contingents. These contingents included the District Policemen, woman contingent, the Home Guards, NCC Boys and Girls Wing, the Girls Guide, the Open Scout, and the contingent of the Republic. All the troops performed a marvelous march past. This was followed by Surya Namaskar, yoga and cultural programs. On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Sujan Singh instructed the in-charge of all the concerned cultural teams and the

RANVIR PARASHAR line with the tradition of the ceremony, the concerned officers to give more practice KAITHAL, JANUARY 24 Deputy Commissioner in a special vehicle of presentations before January 26, so that the

the Police Department rode and inspected ceremony could be conducted in a dignified In the final rehearsal of the district level the parade. He was accompanied by manner on that day. There should be proper function to be held on January 26 to Superintendent of Police Lokendra Singh seating arrangement for the children participating commemorate the Republic Day, Deputy and Parade Commander DSP Ravindra in the program. Along with this, toilet, water, Commissioner Sujan Singh hoisted the Sangwan. In the final rehearsal, all the security arrangements should be made strong at national flag at the local police line ground contingents participated in the grand march the venue. In his message to the people of the and took the salute of the grand parade. In past, passing in front of the main stage, district, he said that Republic Day.

KULWINDER BHATIA Medical and admissions for these NANGAL, JANUARY 24: classes have also started. He said that

while scholarships have been S S RV M S c h o o l h a s s t a r t e d arranged by the school administration enrollment for all classes for the year for the brightest students, special

discounts are also being given to the children of NFL staff as well as to the children, who do not have a father. He said that admission for pre-primary classes till January 1 wi thout admission fee is being done only on the basis of registration fee only. Under which sports like

2021-22, informed the Chief Manager basketball, football, cricket and of the school Shumesh Sharma. He badminton have been arranged in the said that the school has got school for the complete development recognition from CBSE for upto cass of the children coming to the school.XII Arts, Commerce, Medical, Non-

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DARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI, JANUARY 24In Nilokheri corona vaccination has started for Covid-19. In the first phase only the hospital staff are being vaccinated. Some of the staff who were on leave will be given vaccines on their return. SMO Madam Sharma of the hospital said that in the first phase, the staff of the hospital and then the anganwadi workers and those who have done active work during the Corona period will be vaccinated. On the first day, 78 hospital staff members were vaccinated and now it will be started again on Monday.

Corona vaccination starts in hospital

SSRVM School will not charge admission fee till January 31Final rehearsal for Republic Day held

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAAMBALA, JANUARY 24: The second awareness tour was taken out by the Prayas institution branch Ambala from Agrasain chowk. This rally made people aware of drugs. Dr. Suresh Deswal, the head of the branch Ambala, awakening the people said that intoxication slowly swallows life out of a person and a drunk person is isolated from society. General Secretary Rajindra Garg said that he will do everything possible to make this campaign a success. Women General Secretary Manisha said that she is feeling proud by joining this campaign and will continue this awareness campaign by taking all the people together.Dr. Ashok Kumar Varma, convenor of the Prayas Sanstha and Deputy Inspector of the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau, said that the Additional Director General of Police of Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau, Haryana, Srikant Jadhav is determined to make the Haryana state drug-free.

Prayas awareness tour against drugs

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movement, Rajesh Chahal, a farmer from Garhi Gujran village of Indri, who was killed in a road accident, financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh was provided to his family. MLA Mewa Singh from Ladwa, Dr. Sunil Panwar, President of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Organization, former Minister Bhim Sen Mehta etc. reached out and provided financial help to the family. Later, the family of farmer Rajesh

announced that the Congress Party Chahal thanked the Congress party for INDRI, JAN 24 would provide financial assistance of this help. Youth Congress President

Rs 2 lakh each to the family of the Prashant Arora, Sanjeev Panjokhara, Haryana Congress President Kumari farmer, who was martyred during the Moolchand Kashyap, Pradeep Indri, Selja and former Chief Minister Farmers' agitation. Meanwhile, on Naresh Sandhu, Rohit Sheoran, Ginni Bhupendra Singh Hooda had returning home from the farmers' Sandhu etc.

DARSHAN SHARMANILOKHERI, JAN 24: Today, a blood donation camp was organized on the occasion of Republic Day on behalf of the Blood Donors family in the Punjabi Bhavan of the city in collaboration with Punjabi Sabha in Nilokheri. In which 59 units of blood were given to Kalpana C h a w l a B l o o d B a n k i n collaboration with the Donors family and the residents. Today,

despite being a very cold day, the blood donors' devotion was high. On this occasion, chief guest Daljit Sahi and Dr. Jeetu Raj inaugurated the camp by cutting the ribbon. Many dignitaries of the city were also present during this period besides Shiv Nath Kapoor, Naveen Kapoor, Munish Sindwani, Paras Khurana, Ishu Khurana, Pankaj Bakshi, Yogi Gaba, Lakshya Sharma, Lakshya Juneja, Vaibhav Arora and others.

Blood donation camp organised Congress provides financial help to martyr farmer’s family

Smartphoneincreases eye diseaseSHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL: Eyes are precious. Eyesare also a mirror of the mind. Every-thing can be said through the eyes.Those who cannot speak also tell bythe eyes. If someone asks a blind per-son what is the cost of the eyes, thenthey will tell how precious the eyesare. The beauty of a person increaseswith the eye itself and where every-thing can be seen through the eye.Therefore protecting the eyes is also amoral duty of every person, but sincethis world of glare, mobile, smartphones, tablets, computers and lap-tops have come, diseases of the eyehave also increased.Renowned eye specialist Dr. RohitSardana has revealed that the bluelight emanating from the phone screenhas a negative effect on the eyes. Healso revealed that a recent study hasshown that it is capable of killing retinacells. In a special interview, Dr. RohitSadana revealed that smartphoneshave become an important item of ourlives, so now their number is increas-ing. After the lockdown, the period ofonline work at school, office and otherplaces has also increased and all thisis happening on mobile and computer.Keeping the mobile screen continuous-ly for 6 to 7 hours is a direct symptomof side effects. We can also call it com-puter vision syndrome. The eyesightstarts blurring in it. Along with theheadaches, pain starts in the shoulderand neck.Eyes begin to become red and dry. Notonly this, there is also difficulty in con-centrating in work due to which mis-takes start happening. According to Dr.Rohit our eyes start to dry up becauseour eyelids blink less. Objects rotateon the mobile screen. Which causesstress. Now how to save the eyes in it,first of all, keep the eyes wet by blink-ing an eyelid 10 times every 20 min-utes. Reduce the brightness of thephone as it prevents reflective bright-ness. Following the 20-20 rule, take abreak of 20 seconds every 20 minutes.It provides relief to the muscles of theeye. Keep the mobile phone in con-trast. This makes it easier to readthings. Keep the eyes clean regularly.According to Dr. Sadana, most peoplehold their cellphone about 8 inchesfrom their face while it should be atleast 18 inches away. People over theage of 50 should be careful becauseduring this period diseases keep on in-creasing, which affects the eyes.AMD's character also appears in whichthe picture appears blurred. AMD isone of the world's leading causes ofblindness. Excess use of mobilescreens directly affects eye develop-ment. Dr. Rohit Sadana is not only theleading eye specialist of the district butalso provides services to many socialinstitutions. According to Dr. Rohit, nat-ural eyes are found only once. There-fore it is very important to save andprotect the eyes.

Girls should bementally strong: Dr. AnjuSUSHIL PANDITYAMUNANAGAR: Various programmes,workshops and celebrations are being or-ganised on the occasion of National GirlChild Day across the country. Speakingon the occasion , the guide of ChildHelpline, Dr. Anju Vajpayee said that atpresent the girls of the country have be-come empowered and capable. Along

with celebratingGirl's Day, it is alsoa day of deepthought becausetoday there is anurgent need for thedaughters to bephysically and so-cially empoweredas well as mentally

strong. Various efforts are being made forart and their social uplift, but the respon-sibility of being mentally strong will haveto be borne by the daughters them-selves.He said that the family and social envi-ronment play an important role in womenempowerment. If the daughters are giveneducation, then all round development ofgirls will be possible. Dr. Vajpayee calledupon the girls of the entire society OnNational Girl's Day to judiciously followthe social scenario, ensure its importantrole in nation building and continue onthe path of life with positive energy toprove the significance of National Girl'sDay by making education and good val-ues paramount.

SDM Dhull tounfurl flag

SUKHVINDRA KASHYAPBILASPUR: Sub-divisional level Repub-lic Day celebrations will be held in thepresence of Tehsildar Tarun Sahota,BDPO Jogesh Kumar Chhacharauli,Panchayat Officer Vijayant Nehra, Sub-hash Gaur, DPI Satendra Gill in thepremises of the Government Model Cul-ture Senior Secondary School Bilaspur.On Sunday final rehearsals of the pro-grammes were held. Tehsildar Tarun Sa-hota said that this year too, on January26, the sub-divisional level Republic Daycelebrations will be held with full fervor inthe courtyard of the State Model CultureSchool Bilaspur in which SDM BilaspurVirendra Dhull flag will hoist the flag.He informed me that all the preparationsfor the ceremony have been completed.He said that this time the grand marchpast will not be performed by police,NCC and contingents of children of differ-ent schools in Republic Day celebrationswill be present

NEWS BRIEFS

3HARYANAHaryana cop honoured forpreventing human traffickingCHANDIGARH: Haryana Police Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Rajesh Kumar ofAnti-Human Trafficking Unit, who walked extra mile to help the missing children,was honoured for his remarkable commitment at a function held at Cuttack,Odisha.He was felicitated by Former Director AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Dr Ashok Kumar Ma-hapatra. So far, ASI Rajesh Kumar has helped over 500 children to return homeacross the country.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

World incomplete withoutwomen: Kanwar Pal

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, JAN 24

Haryana Education Minister, Mr.Kanwar Pal said that the world is in-complete without women, everyoneshould respect women and daughtersshould be given more opportunities tomove forward and become self-re-liant.

While congratulating the peopleof the state on the occasion of Nation-al Girl Child Day in Yamunanagar to-day, Mr. Kanwar Pal said that the Na-tional Girl Child Day is celebrated onJanuary 24, every year so as to makethe society aware of rights of the girlchild. Elaborating on it he said thatthere is a visible change in the mind-set of the people after the Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao campaign was started bythe Prime Minister of the country andnow the girls are being given opportu-nities to move forward and girls areproving their mettle in almost everyfield.

He said that the Chief Minister,Mr. Manohar Lal, has started manyschemes for the safety and welfare ofgirls in Haryana which are benefit-ting them. He said that legal aid isalso being provided to girls andwomen and due to the awareness of

people, there has been a decrease incases of female foeticide. He saidthat National Girl Child Day is alsoremembered as a day of celebratingwoman power, its first objective is toclear misunderstandings about girlsand to spread awareness and infor-mation about the adverse effects offemale feoticide.

Education Minister said that underthe guidance of Chief Minister ofHaryana, Mr. Manohar Lal, the sex ra-tio in the state is constantly improvingand the daughters of the state are mov-ing forward in every field and is mak-ing the State proud. He said thatchange can be brought only by mak-ing the women aware about theirrights. While the importance of girlchild in families is being understood,the conditions are also changing dueto the efforts being made by the gov-ernment. He said that parents shouldsend their girl child to school so thatgirls can become self-sufficient on thebasis of their talent and skills.

MAINPAL KASHYAPINDRI, JANUARY 24

In view of the atrocities and molestationof women in Nagpur city, the daughtersShakti Foundation distributed free ofcost pepper spray on the occasion of Na-tional Girl Child Day for the self-protec-tion of women. In the programme organ-ised at Vanita Vikas Vidyalaya GaneshNagar, pepper spray was distributed freeof cost to students, teachers of VanitaVikas Vidyalaya and many girls of Vi-darbha residing in Nagpur for education.Dr. Ayub Khan, the city’s eminent doctoras the chairman of the programme, Prin-cipal of Vanita Vikas Vidyalaya KshipraSrigirivar and Sanjay Sawansukha werepresent as special guests. The pro-gramme was moderated by ShubhangiNandekar, proposed founder SridharAade. On this occasion, Arpit Aggarwalsaid that on the occasion of National GirlChild Day, pepper sprays have been giv-en free of cost by the Daughters ShaktiFoundation, in view of the manner inwhich women and girls are not safe inthe country nowadays. They are distrib-

uted free of cost to the girls. Women orgirls feel safe to have pepper spray sothat if ten or fifteen boys together try tomolest them the women will spray thepaper in two seconds. People will stop seeing and the womenwill save their lives and run away fromtheir clutches.

He said that there will be no side-ef-fects of pepper spray, it will have effectfor only 45 minutes and that person willbe cured automatically. Arpit Aggarwalsaid that the daughters are also made

aware by the Shakti Foundation fromtime to time by placing a camp for therescue of daughters and protection ofdaughters.

Foundation's members Arpit Aggar-wal, Sachit Patel, Nitin Aggarwal, NikhilChoktkar, Nitin Patel, Paramjit Batra,Priyal Jain, Arundhati Das, Rashi Gupta,Priyanka Jaiswar, Pallavi Mohurkar,Sangita Pawar, Nisha Dharapure,Meghraj Sahu, Bhagyashree All the of-fice bearers of Kamble etc. participatedin the programme.

Betiyan Foundation gives free pepper spray

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 24

Speaking on the 125th birth anniversary ofUnnat Bharat Organisation Trust, NationalPresident Bharat Prem said that Netaji Sub-hash Chandra Bose strove for the nation's in-dependence, poverty alleviation and better na-tional relations throughout his life. His lifewas devoted to the national interest. The Na-tional President expressed his views at the in-auguration of the Subhash Memorial of PathFinding Global School, Pataudi in Gurugram.He said that under the great leadership of theCongress, the nation achieved new steps ofprogress with unparalleled potential. The pres-ent governments are working to advance thesame chain. It is the good fortune of the coun-try that we got the leadership of great men likePatel, Ambedkar, Nehru, Gandhi as well asNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose after independ-ence. That is why the nation is moving fast inthe chain of developing countries.

On this occasion, students of the PathFoundation made beautiful renditions of songsand dances of patriotism. Pataudi and sur-rounding areas of Path Founder Global Schoolare getting significant contributions in the ed-ucation world. At the same time, the dream ofthe great servant of the country, Major AshokYadav, is also coming true. Major Ashok Ya-

dav, Founder Chairman of Path Foundationhas always served in the Army through highstandards. After retirement, he has built manyschools and colleges. Bharat Prem inaugurat-ed the Memorial Club built on the life of Ne-taji Subhash Chandra Bose, as the Chief Guestand he said that children will not only be af-fected by education here but also will be ableto do efficient administrative service to thecountry.

School's Principal Jagriti Sharma and JointPrincipal Bali also welcomed the NationalPresident. He said that the Global School isnot only imparting education to Pataudi andnearby villages, but has also communicatedthe sense of duty-making from Netaji Sub-hash's life.

Netaji's life was dedicatedto nation: Bharat Prem

SANGEETAKURUKSHETRA 24 JANUARY

After listening to the problem of shop-keepers and the welfare of the people ofKalyan Nagar,BJP leader SahilSudha went toward number 28Laxman Colonyon Sunday andmet the membersof Laxman ColonyWelfare Society.First the people ofthe colonythanked SahilSudha for thelanes built in theLaxman Colony. After this, Sahil Sudhaobtained detailed information by dis-cussing the problems of the people.

During this time, the residents of thecolony gave information about repairingthe sewer and broken sewerage lid in the

Laxman colony. He said that the matterwill be resolved at the earliest by bringingit to the notice of the authorities. AmanBhargava, Lovekesh Mehta, MunicipalCouncillor Pankaj Sharma, Sunil Sharma,

Sunil Rajpal, Pawan Sharma, PraveenSharma, Subhash Kalra, Joginder Singh,Varsha Rani, Tanu, Srichandra Panchal,Devendra Sharma, Harbhajan Khalsa,Ram Kumar, etc. were present on the oc-casion.

Colony problems willbe resolved: Sudha

Debate held on`economic crisis’

RAMKISHAN KASHYAPCHACHRAULI, JANUARY 24

A debate competition was organised in the Government Col-lege, Chhachhrauli on the subject of 'Economic Crisis'. Thiscompetition was held under the chairmanship of the Principalof the college, Baljit Kaur.First, the principal told howthe economy of the countryhad a bad effect in the Coro-na period and what the con-sequences might be in the fu-ture. He said that the youngergeneration can also play animportant role in improvingthe state of the country's

economy.In this competition, Dr.

Suman, Department of Englishand Professor Rajni, Depart-ment of Economics also sharedtheir views with the students.The students were encouragedto participate in such activitieswhile sharing ideas on the top-ic 'Economic Crisis'. Many stu-dents of the college like Bhar-ti, Kamna, Arju, Vishal, Rita,Ajay, Rakhi etc. participated inthis competition and the stu-dents shared their views on thesubject. First Bharati threwlight on the reasons for the eco-nomic crisis

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAROHTAK, JANUARY 24

On the request of Dainik Rail YatriSamiti, MP Dr Arvind Sharma spoketo the Railway Minister on the de-mand of not changing the route of Sir-sa Express and running the MemoTrain and also discussed it with offi-cials. The MP said that Sirsa Expressis the lifeline of daily railway passen-gers and changing its route will affectmany daily railway passengers. At thesame time, he also demanded to con-vert Tilak Bridge Passenger to Ex-press to Bhiwani. The MP said thatsoon he will meet the Railway Minis-ter in this regard. Dainik Rail YatriSamiti officials met the MP Dr Arvind

Sharma recently. The MP communi-cated to them that due to the Corona

period, the committee's demand wasunder consideration, which has nowbeen requested by the Railway Minis-ter and officials of the Railway Min-istry for action. The MP said that theTilak Bridge Rohtak Bhiwani SirsaExpress should not be diverted anduntil a decision is made, a passengertrain should be run from New Delhi toBhiwani so that passengers do not faceany problem. Apart from this, he saidthat the Haryana Express passingthrough Bahadurgarh Sampla Rohtakand Kalanaur assembly constituenciesis so important that thousands of mer-chants, daily commuters travel. This isalso considered as the lifeline of theseareas.

Dr Arind talks to minister on train route

SHIV KUMAR SHARMAKARNAL, JANUARY 24

It is the endeavor of the Haryana Governmentto provide every person sitting at home with allthe facilities that are necessary for them if dueto lack of time, they are unable to take advan-tage of it. Under this, today we have started thisfacility under the road safety campaign ofTransport Department Karnal. This statementwas made by Karnal Deputy CommissionerNishant Kumar Yadav on addressing the presswhile introducing the High Security Registra-tion Number Plate facility at his camp office.DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the orderhas been placed by the Transport Departmentto install high security number plates on everytwo-wheeler and car and if any vehicle does

not have a high security number plate, it can bechallaned so that everyone can get it at the ear-liest. So get high security number plates onyour vehicles. He said that the vehicle driverswho do not have time to install the numberplate, can register for its registration onwww.hsrphr.com.

DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the bestwork is being done continuously by the ADCand RTA Karnal Veena Hooda and the team inKarnal under the road safety campaign underwhich this facility has been introduced today.After this, ADC and RTA Karnal Veena Hoodaof Karnal said that all the drivers should gethigh security number plates installed on theirvehicles as soon as possible so that the depart-ment is not forced to challan the vehicles whichare still without their high security number

plates. On this occasion, Karnal SDM AyushSinha said that now any driver can book his ve-hicle's number plate on the company's websitewww.hsrphr.com with which his payment willbe online as well.

The receipt will come out in PDF format. Itwill come on the date when the company em-ployee will go to your house and put the num-ber plate. On this occasion, HSRPHR companymanager Virendra Singh said that the companyhas started this for the people of Karnal andyou can take advantage of this facility as soonas possible without any extra charge. On thisoccasion, Abhay Singh, RTA MVA JasmerSingh, Inspector Jogindra Dhul, Sub InspectorBaldev Singh, SI Ashok Kumar, Suresh Malikand Sonu Battra from Traffic Police, RamanMidda etc. were present.

High security plate facility at home

GOLDY CHUGHSHAHABAD, JANUARY 24

Final rehearsal oF Republic Day cele-brations held at subdivision level 26under cereal market shed under theleadership of Naib Tehsildar Parmin-der Singh Sandhu. During this, theflag was hoisted to the tune of the na-tional song and later the salute of NCCcadets of Police Corps, Markanda Na-tional College and Arya Kanya Col-lege was taken by Naib Tehsildar Par-minder Singh Sandhu. Naib Tehsildar

Parminder Singh gave directions re-garding the programme and said thatthe entire programme should be com-pleted on time on the day of the cere-mony. Naib Tehsildar said that SDM

Vinesh Kumar would be the ChiefGuest on the day of the ceremony andhoist the tricolor.

During this time, social workersand people doing excellent work forthe society will also be honoured. Thestage was moderated by AvashishSharma. On this occasion, MC secre-tary Bambool Singh, Block EducationOfficer Shashi Dhawan, Dr. S.S.Many dignitaries including Ahuja,Avashish Sharma, Sanitary InspectorNarendra Kumar, Harvinder Singhwere present.

Final rehearsal of R-D celebrations Players from rural areas can shinenames at international level:Dharampal GolpuraTARAORI, (ROHIT LAMSER) : Social worker and sarpanch representa-tive Dharampal Golpura said, that defeat and victory are two sides of thesame coin. We should shine the name of the country at the internationallevel by taking part in sports competitions and illuminate the name of our

village along with our state. He saidthat a true player is the one, whoplays the game in the spirit of thegame. The player should not be dis-appointed even if he loses. He saidthat failure is the first step to suc-cess. Social activist DharampalGolpura also encouraged the play-ers to create new energy in thesports, while increasing their ten-

dency towards sports. He was addressing the players in the sports com-petitions organized by BR Ambedkar Sports Committee Ramana-Ra-mani. During this, he started the sports competition by cutting the ribbon.On arriving here, he was also heartfully welcomed by the organizers.During the event, the players took part in the race competition, in whichthe players ran at the best of their level, beating the players of the otherteam. The winning award was given by the Sports Committee.

4THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE

WORLD CANNOT BE SEEN OR EVEN TOUCHED -THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART.

HELEN KELLER

START BY DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY; THEN DOWHAT'S POSSIBLE; AND SUDDENLY YOU ARE DO-

ING THE IMPOSSIBLE.

FRANCIS OF ASSISI

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

Distant TimeI know not from what distant timethou art ever coming nearer to meetme. Thy sun and stars can neverkeep thee hidden from me for aye.In many a morning and eve thy foot-steps have been heardand thy messenger has come withinmy heart and called me in secret.I know not only why today my life isall astir,and a feeling of tremulous joy ispassing through my heart.It is as if the time were come to windup my work,and I feel in the air a faint smell ofthy sweet presence..

(By: Rabindranath Tagore)

China's dam-building over Brahmaputra risks water war with IndiaChina's plan to dam

the Yarlung Zang-bao, the world's

highest river, threatens tospark conflict with down-stream India, reported AsiaTimes.

China is planning toconstruct a mega-dam onthe Yarlung Zangbao Riv-er, which flows through Ti-bet and eventually be-comes the Brahmaputrawhen it enters India.

The Yarlung ZangbaoDam plan is moving aheadwithout China discussingor entering into water-sharing agreements withdownstream India orBangladesh.

Bangladesh, whichmaintains cordial relationswith China, too protestedover the Yarlung ZangbaoDam, reported Asia Times.

Bertil Linter in anopinion piece in AsiaTimes wrote that precisetechnical details regardingthe mega-dam on theYarlung Zangbo River arelacking, but regional me-dia reports indicate it willlikely dwarf the massiveThree Gorges Dam on theYangtze River and gener-ate three times as muchelectricity for distributionin China.

Both Brahmaputra andthe glaciers that feed Gan-ga originate in China. Asan upstream riparian re-gion, China maintains anadvantageous position andcan build infrastructure tointentionally prevent waterfrom flowing downstream.

Owing to previous ten-dencies where the Chinesehave been reluctant to pro-

vide details of its hy-dropower projects, there isa trust deficit between thetwo neighbours.

China's dam-buildingand water division plansalong the Brahmaputra(called Yarlung Zangbao inChina) is a source of ten-sion between the twoneighbours. Not only Indiabut other nations of South-east Asia are affected dueto China's lack of consulta-tions with downstreamneighbours and hassparked controversy withthem. China has builteleven mega-dams on theMekong River, causing

water levels there to fluc-tuate widely without priornotice in Myanmar, Laos,Thailand, Cambodia andVietnam, reported AsiaTimes. As per reports, inlate December, China re-duced water dischargefrom a dam to test itsequipment near the townof Jinghong in southernYunnan province from1,904 cubic meters to1,000 cubic meters persecond.

It took almost a weekfor China to inform thedownstream countries ofthe move, which wasn'tenough time for down-

stream countries to pre-pare, resulting in disrup-tions in shipping and com-merce. Water levels had al-ready dropped a meter atThailand's Chiang Saen,where the Mekong formsthe border with Laos,wrote Linter.

China's announcementwas made only after theWashington-based StimsonCenter's Southeast AsiaProgram's Mekong DamMonitor, which uses satel-lite imagery to keep tabson water levels along theriver, notified the MekongRiver Commission, a re-gional cooperation organi-

zation of which China isnot a member. Some ana-lysts believe China is us-ing its leverage over waterflows as a stick to winconcessions from down-stream Southeast Asianstates on other issues, in-cluding in regard to itsBelt and Road Initiative.China is using the sametactics with India with itsYarlung Zangbao Dam de-signs. Earlier, Chinaclashed with India inLadakh in June last yearand a 2017 border stand-off near the border withBhutan has angered bothnations over China's uni-

laterally decided hydro-electric power scheme.

The Himalayan waterwar will affect India andBangladesh as both rely onthe Brahmaputra's waterfor agriculture. Both Indiaand Bangladesh worry thatthese dams will give Bei-jing the ability to divert orstore water in times of po-litical crisis.

Everyday policy con-cerns like water sharingand usage often receiveless attention, are com-bined with larger securityor border concerns, or aredealt with only when natu-ral disasters occur.

Literature & HealthEarly life experiences effectsneurobiological health

National Voters Day: festival to empower youth politically

US condemns Russia's use ofharsh tactics against protesters

Anew study suggests that ear-ly life experiences can leadto an outsized effect on

brain development and neurobio-logical health, these effects can bepassed down to subsequent genera-tions. The study appears in Biolog-ical Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuro-science and Neuroimaging, pub-lished by Elsevier. It reports thatthe infant children of mothers whohad experienced childhood emo-tional neglect displayed alteredbrain circuitry involved in fear re-sponses and anxiety.

Lead author of the study, Cas-sandra Hendrix, PhD, Departmentof Psychology, Emory University,Atlanta, GA, USA, said, "These re-sults show that our brain develop-ment is not only shaped by whathappens in our own lives but isalso impacted by things that hap-pened to our parents before wewere even conceived."

Dr Hendrix and her colleaguesstudied 48 Black mother-infantpairs starting in the first trimesterof pregnancy. Mothers were givena questionnaire to assess childhoodtrauma (experiences of early abuseor neglect). The mothers were alsoevaluated for current, prenatal

stress levels, and anxiety and de-pression. One month after birth, in-fants underwent a brain scan usingresting-state functional magneticresonance imaging, a non-invasivetechnology that could be usedwhile the babies slept naturally.

"These remarkable resultsleverage our ability to image thebrain and its functioning very earlyin life," said Cameron Carter, MD,Editor of Biological Psychiatry:Cognitive Neuroscience and Neu-roimaging. The researchers focusedon brain connections between theamygdala, which is central to pro-cessing fearful emotions, and twoother brain regions: the prefrontalcortex and the anterior cingulatecortex. Both areas play a key rolein regulating emotions. Babieswhose mothers experienced child-hood emotional neglect hadstronger functional connections be-tween the amygdala and the corti-cal regions. After controlling formothers' current stress levels, theresearchers found that the moreemotional neglect a mother had ex-perienced during her own child-hood, the more strongly her baby'samygdala was connected to thefrontal cortical regions.

Amid the ongoingprotest in Russiaagainst the arrest of

activist Alexey Navalny, theUS has condemned the use of"harsh tactics" against pro-testers and called for the re-lease of those detained fordemonstration.

US State DepartmentSpokesperson Ned Price in astatement said that efforts tosuppress freedom of expres-sion, the arrest of oppositionfigure Navalny, and thecrackdown on protests thatfollowed are troubling indi-cations of restrictions on civilsociety.

"The United Statesstrongly condemns the use ofharsh tactics against protest-ers and journalists this week-end in cities throughout Rus-sia. Prior to today's events,the Russian governmentsought to suppress the rightsto peaceful assembly andfreedom of expression by ha-rassing protest organisers,threatening social media plat-forms, and pre-emptively ar-resting potential partici-

pants," Ned Price said. "Con-tinued efforts to suppressRussians' rights to peacefulassembly and freedom of ex-pression, the arrest of opposi-tion figure Aleksey Navalny,and the crackdown onprotests that followed aretroubling indications of fur-ther restrictions on civil soci-ety and fundamental free-doms," he added.

Further slamming the de-tention of Navalny, UnitedStates called on "Russian au-thorities to release all thosedetained for exercising their

universal rights and for theimmediate." This comes aftertens of thousands took to thestreets in Russia on Saturdayto protest against the arrest ofNavalny. Rallies were organ-ised in several cities of Rus-sia. However, violence wasalso reported in several partsincluding in Moscow and StPetersburg as protestorsclashed with police.

Russian police arrestedmore than 2,000 people andused force to break up ralliesaround the country, AlJazeera reported.

YASHVEER GOYAL

India emerged as an independ-ent country on the global mapon August 15, 1947 and with-

in few years due to election sys-tem it became one of the largestdemocracies in the world whereevery citizen of a certain age wasgiven right to vote to elect his orher representatives in panchayat,local bodies, state assembliesand Lok Sabha.

It became a republic on Jan-uary 26, 1950 when the Consti-tution was adopted to govern thenation. The Election Commis-sion in the country came into ex-istence on January 25, 1950. Forholding and managing the differ-ent elections in the ever burgeon-ing India, the country needed a

permanent set up which couldhave free and fair elections ofparliament, state assemblies, lo-cal bodies and panchayats atscheduled time by ensuringevery eligible voter must exer-cise his or her franchise.

For accomplishing this her-culean task, the Election Com-mission of India kept on en-rolling new voters by registeringthe youths, who attain the eligi-ble age, as new voters continu-ously. But this exercise could notbring the desired result as fewyouths would get them enrolledas new voters and their percent-age remained miserable low fordecades. So National Voters' Day(NVD), an annual event, tookbirth out of the situation prevail-ing in India as at a civil-society

meeting, presided over by thethen Chief Election Commis-sioner (CEC) S. Y. Quraishi, inBhubaneswar late in September2010, a young man in the audi-ence got up and said that 18years is an age that deserves tobe celebrated. At least one dayevery year should be dedicated

to 18 year olds.Mr Quraishi used this idea

for a revolution in the countryand NVD was born. The UnionCabinet led by then Prime Min-ister Manmohan Singh, ap-proved January 25 as NVD.

On January 25, the eve ofRepublic Day, the first NVD wascelebrated in 2011 as on this dayElection Commission wasfounded in the country. At thattime only 12 per cent of young-sters in the 18-19 years agegroup would get them registeredas voters. The Election Commis-sion took voters' education in bigway and then decided to launchextensive awareness to end vot-ers' apathy. So it was the begin-ning of observing January 25 asNVD in the nook and corner of

country like a national festivalwith extensive participation ofpeople belonging to all walks oflife and involving almost all thegovernment and non-govern-ment agencies. The percentageof registration of new voters roseup to 20 to 22 per cent withinshort span. Now the registrationgrowth has been witnessing up-ward trend every year. The mis-sion of Election Commission isthat every eligible citizen mustbe registered as voter first andthen must participate in electionprocess. Following the pattern ofIndia, six countries, including SriLanka, Pakistan, Nepal andBhutan, also started celebratingthe National Voters Day. Thefirst NVD was inaugurated bythen President of India Pratibha

Patil in the presence of 30 chiefelection commissioners (CECs)from around the world. Earlier,the minimum age to get oneselfregistered as voter was 21 years.It was lowered to 18 years, whenthe 61st amendment bill waspassed in the parliament in year1988.

So the purpose of ElectionCommission, which is reflectedin the theme of NVD, has trav-elled a long distance as from thetheme of from "Proud to be avoter - Ready to vote" in 2011 to"Making Our Voters Empow-ered, Vigilant, Safe and in-formed" in 2021. The theme forNVD 2015 was "Easy Registra-tion; Easy Correction. The themeof NVD 2016 was "Inclusiveand qualitative participation".

The theme NVD 2017 was "Em-powering Young and Future Vot-ers". Theme of 2018 NVD was"Accessible Elections". Thetheme in 2019 NVD was "Novoter to be left behind". Thetheme in 2020 was "ElectoralLiteracy for Stronger Democra-cy". This year the theme is"Making Our Voters Empow-ered, Vigilant, Safe and in-formed". Today, on the occasionof NVD, different kinds of func-tions will be organised across thecountry to attract the attention ofpeople especially young schooland college going students to getthem registered as voter to havesay in the election process and tomake Indian democracy strongby enhancing the participation ofpeople.

EDITORIALTrump, art of leavingThis month we left an old and truly awful year

behind with almost as much fanfare as ever,despite life being far from normal. But the de-

gree of jollity and bonhomie that attend year-endsalutations are out of the ordinary in themselves. Notonly do we not display such fellow feeling in thecourse of the year, there is almost nothing else weleave behind with such elan. At the end of the year,we reach out to even those we don’t particularly likeand wish them well. Do we mean it? Mostly, yes.Does it improve our state of mind going into the newyear, even if it doesn’t improve the year itself (as2021 has already proven)? Yes! Although centeringon fresh starts for ourselves, our genuine intention tobegin well makes us behave better than we ordinari-ly would with others, and with more integrity thanwhen exiting anything else. Amongst those rare af-fairs we leave behind with grace are school and col-lege; quitted almost perfunctorily and with some re-lief at the time, they accrue copious layers of senti-ment over the years. We depart kids’ birthday partiestoo with some decorum, but only because we’vebeen bribed with return gifts and cake, and are chil-dren still, under strict behave-or-else orders from ourparents. It is childhood then that most of us renouncewith a modicum of dignity, because of the quick-gilding memories and the hurry we are in to leave.

In almost any other situation, we appear to exitas if “pursued by a bear”. Because it isn’t human na-ture to leave things well. Or well alone. If some-thing’s going well, our instinct is to not end it at all.Why stop something, we ask ourselves, that worksto our advantage? We only wrap things up whenthey no longer serve our ends. When they’re beyondredemption with no recompense. But oh, they can’trun out on us either; we have to be the one thatwalks, have that last word, or leave behind an indeli-ble impression. Even if it’s a negative one; renderinga place, person, or situation, broken and unusable forthose who come along. Is that what Donald Trump’sbeen doing since his election defeat? Like a spurnedlover, does he want to destroy America, if Americawon’t have him? The Capitol riot on January 6 whenTrump supporters stormed the House of Representa-tives has been cast as many things; from a righteousprotest by its right-wing adherents, to an insurrectionand coup attempt by almost everyone else. And thelast two it would appear to be, even as it unfolded onour screens like a Hollywood horror movie. But wasit also Trump’s bid, like an entitled, mean-spiritedrock star leaving a hotel room worse than they’dfound it, to trash Washington and American democ-racy, if he could no longer preside over it?

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

Oath of newly elected members of Zilla Parishad Solan on Jan 28SOLAN: The meeting of the newly elected members of Zilla ParishadSolan will be held on January 28, 2021. This information was given byDeputy Commissioner Solan K.C. Chaman gave it. He said that thismeeting is being held in compliance with Rule 86 of Himachal PradeshPanchayati Raj (Election) Rules 1994. He said that the members ofthe Zilla Parishad will be administered oath under Section 90 ofHimachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules 1994. The meetingwill be held in the meeting room of Deputy Commissioner Office Solanat 11.00 am.

HIMACHAL/JKDirty sewerage waterflowing in the openon Billanwali Road

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: On the busiest road fromBillanwali Intersection to Housingboard Phase-3 on Sai Road, dirtySewage water has been flowing onthe road for a long time. During thelast one month, big politicians andmobilizers have been campaigningand have come to this routehundreds of times, but no one hasbothered to get it rectified. While allthe candidates, who are campaigning,claim to make it the most beautifulcity. A big automobile company is alsolocated here, from which thesewerage water is flowing, but thehigh officials of the company do nottake the pain to open the sewerage.Not only this, here at night manytimes, two-wheelers fall into the messdue to darkness. Local residenstRamdit, Achal Kumar, Dinesh, Manoj,Vikas, Anant Kumar told that two daysbefore, while playing here, a child fellinto a deep hole, who was pulled outwith great efforts. These people haveappealed to the administration to fixthis problem.

Woman among threekilled in road mishapSHIMLA: Three persons, including awoman, died in the road accidentoccurred at Chharki Dopti area nearNerwa of Chopal subdivision inShimla district, police said on Sunday.Superintendent of Police (SP) Shimlasaid that victims Meera Devi, wife ofKhadag Singh of village Saldi postoffice Nerwa, told the police that shewas going to Chandigarh from Nerwa,along with her daughter Minakshi andfour persons including driver. The-illfated car slipped off the road whenthey reached Chharki Dopti at 0100hrs on Saturday. Two persons,including Kamla Devi and driver of carKamal Kumar, died on the spot.

CM mourns demiseof Yograj SharmaSHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai RamThakur has mourned the suddendemise of BJP District PresidentChamba Yograj Sharma, who diedafter prolonged illness. Chief Ministerin his condolence message said thedeath of Yograj Sharma was a greatloss to the party as he contributedimmensely for strengthening of theorganisation. The Chief Minister hasprayed to the Almighty to give peaceto the departed soul and strength tothe bereaved family members.

Process start for formationof ZP and Panchayat Samitis

UNIHAMIRPUR, JAN 24

A week after the announcementof the results in Hamirpur civicpolls, hectic political activitiesstarted in the district for theformation of the Zila parishadand six panchayt samitis.

Leaders of the BJP and theCongress party both are claimingtheir majority in these bodies andare sure that they will installtheir own members as officebearers of these bodies.

In Hamirpur zila parishad,the BJP has won nine out ofeighteen seats, followed byCongress party with six seats andtwo seats to independents havingallegiance with the BJP and loneseat to the CPM.

As such, the BJP is likely toform its own body as both theindependents have decided tosupport the party in theformation of the Zila parishad.

In case of the panchayatsamitis, the situation is still notclear. However, the BJP isclaiming to be its completedominance in the samitis ofNadaun, Bijheri, Bhoranj,Sujanpur and Bamsan. TheCongress party, on other hand, is

claiming to be in full control ofthe Hamipur panchayat samiti.The Congress party is alsoclaiming dominance of membersin other samitis also.

Since the situation is stillunclear and leaders of bothparties are trying their best towoo newly-elected members, thesituation may take turn any sideat the time of the elections of theChairpersons and Vicechairpersons of these bodies.

The BJP has taken a lead inthis respect and its district levelleaders have met the formerchief minister PK Dhumal at hisSamirpur residence on Saturdayand today also. They are seekingthe support of their master who

had remained the state ChiefMinister for two terms.

On other hand, two Congressparty MLA’s namely RajendraRana of Sujanpur and Inder DuttLakhanpal of Badsar are alsomeeting their own party personswho have been elected to variousbodies recently and seeking theirviews about the formation of thenew bodies in the district. Sinceboth these leaders have theirhold in their respective areas,their writ may run as for as theselection of the party candidatesis an issue.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhoo, aformer HP Congress party chiefand MLA from Nadaun is alsoplanning his own strategy for the

Nadaun area but without takingother leaders into the confidenceas he is not proper wave lengthwith them.

The district Congress partychief, Rajendra Zar, in astatement, claimed that the partywas sure to install its officebearers in four out of sixpanchayat samitis of the districtas it has the majority of the partymembers there.

Meanwhile, the districtadministration is finalizing datesfor giving oaths to the newly-elected PRI office bearers of thedistrict and once the oathceremonies are held, the datesfor the elections of theChairpersons and vicechairpersons will be declared,said an official spokesman onSunday. Who will be the newly-elected office bearers of thesebodies, no one knows, but onething is sure that the results ofthese elections will cast itsshadow on the coming stateassembly elections.

It’s worth mentioning herethat the Congress party had wonthree seats of Nadaun, Badsarand Sujanpur and BJP two seatsof Bhoranj (Reserve) andHamirpur in 2017 elections.

Chaitanya Sharma wins Zila Parishad seatfrom Lower Bhanjal by record votes

KASHISH SHARMAGAGRET, JAN 24

Chaitanya Sharma, candidateof Jan Jan from Lore BhanjalWard No. 17, who cameunder the District UnaAssembly Gagret, won by arecord number of votes whileholding the candidates ofboth the major parties.Counting was started onJanuary 22 but due to having17 Zilla Parishad seats in thedistrict, this countingcontinued till 12:00 am on23rd and around 12:30 pmChaitanya's victory wasannounced by the ElectionCommission like Just as thevictory was announced, the

supporters of ChaitanyaSharma reached the countingvenue with the drum beatingand started shouting slogans

in favor of ChaitanyaSharma. If we talk about theCongress candidate, then thepublic had to be satisfied with

only 1000 votes, the BJPcandidate of the second majorparty got only 2800 votes andthe third independentcandidate got only 200 votes,thus Chaitanya Sharma got14,789 votes. On thisoccasion, Chaitanya Sharmabecame the candidate to winthe highest lead, ChaitanyaSharma said that I will try tofulfill the promises I havemade to the public. On thisoccasion, a wave of great joywas seen among thesupporters of ChaitanyaSharma in Lower Bhanjal.Sharma expressed hisgratitude for the massivevictory of his constituencyand the people of Gagret.

Annual Bhandara organized atShankar Nagar Gugga Temple

KASHISH SHARMAGAGRET, JAN 24

An annual bhandara wasorganized at ShankarNagar Gugga TempleAppar Bhanjal. Likeevery year, Bhandare wasorganized with greatreverence this year. Everyyear this bhandare wasorganized on 14 January.But this time Bhandarawas not held due topanchayat elections. Apart fromAmlehad, Bhanjal, Naqdoh, devoteesfrom far and wide come to payobeisance in the temple, and takeofferings. BJP leader Sushil Kalia wasspecially present on the occasion. Alarge number of devotees made their

presence in the temple today andreceived offerings. Temple committeechief Ajay Kumar Dadhwal Rajumember, Captain Yudhveer SinghSuresh Kumar Bhola ji in collaborationwith others, Bhandara is made in theGuga temple every year.

Heeng cultivationstarted successfully:

Virendra KanwarPANKAJ KATNAUNA, JAN 24

Pilot project has beensuccessfully started inthe state for cultivationof asafetida (Heeng) atan altitude of abouteleven thousand feetabove sea level in the snowy colddesert of Himachal Pradesh, whichwill herald a new economic andsocial revolution in tribalareas.State Agriculture MinisterVirendra Kanwar told here todaythat the seed planting programmeof asafoetida crop was formallylaunched on October 15, 2020 inKawaring village of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district and the initialcommercial production ofasafetida crop in the next 4-5 years.Asafoetida has been planted on apilot basis in five thousand squaremeters in the higher Himalayanregions of Madagram, Mobiseri,Kalpa and Pooh. This has led to ahistoric change in the traditionalagricultural system in the state.Efforts will be made to make thecountry self-sufficient in asafoetidaproduction by cultivatingasafoetida in 302 hectare area in thenext five years in the highHimalayan snowy areas of LahaulSpiti, Kinnaur and Mandi districtsof the state.At present, the work

will be done to explorethe possibilities ofcultivating asafoetida innew areas adjacent to theareas covered under thepilot project, so thatsuitable locations can becultivated in the sameareas in terms of

geographical, environment andtemperature. Scientists ofPalampur CSIR and AgricultureDepartment are closely assessingthis pilot project. For the successfulimplementation of this project,scientists of CSIR Palampur willprovide technical information,training, other guidance and adviceto farmers. Agriculture MinisterVirendra Kanwar said that thesuccessful commercial productionof asafetida cultivation will heralda new economic revolution in theHimalayan regions. The minimumtemperature of 5 to 10 degree andhigh snowy Himalayan regions areconsidered favorable for asafoetidacultivation in Himachal Pradesh,where the annual average rainfall is100–350 mm.He said that seeds,plants, training and infrastructuralfacilities would be provided free ofcost to the farmers associated withasafoetida through the stateagriculture department, so that thefarmers could be motivated tocultivate asafoetida.

Development of every ward will be prioritywithout discrimination: Ajay Soni

PANKAJ KATNAMAHATPUR, JAN 24

A Swachhta Abhiyan under thechairmanship of Ajay Kumar Soni, newlyappointed vice-chairman of the MunicipalCouncil, Mahatpur-Basdehra, wasconducted here on Saturday as part of theSwarna Jayanti Swachhata Pakhwade.During this period, a cleanliness drive wasstarted from Ward-6 of Naap Mehatpur-Basdehra. NP vice president Ajay Kumarsaid that the Golden Jubilee Fortnight willrun till January 25. Despite this, a campaignwill be launched to clean every street ofevery ward of the city. He said that a newcommittee has been formed in NC. Nowevery person's eligible work will be donewithout any discrimination. Local peopleshould also cooperate with the citycommittee to keep the city clean. He saidthat proper development of every ward willbe done with the cooperation of theChairman of the Sixth Finance Commission,Satpal Satti. In the coming five years, thecity's rejuvenation has been resolved. Localpeople will also be supported to make thecity clean. Government facilities will be

provided to the needy people at their homes.Apart from this, the public welfare schemesrun by the Jairam government of the statewill be extended to every eligible person.Ajay Kumar said that local people will alsobe consulted to prevent misuse ofgovernment money coming for thedevelopment of the city. He said that withthe cooperation of the state government andlocal administration, development workswill be carried out in every ward withoutany discrimination. Several dignitariesincluding Councilor Vipan Rana, socialworker Arun Kumar Kanda, Pakanj Shama,Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Gurudutt,Ashwani Kumar were present on theoccasion from Ward 6 from Mehatpur-Basdehra, City Council.

JYOTI SYALUNA, JAN 24

Candidates Kamal Saini fromGav Laldi, Rama Kumari fromHaroli, Satish Sharma fromThathal and Ashok Dhimanfrom Taba ward of Una won byheavy votes. Iin the middle ofPanchayati Raj elections, voting

was completed in 3 phases andcounting started in the sameepisode, but the counting ofvotes was delayed due to 17district council seats in thedistrict. After the counting ofvotes, the victory of KamalSaini, Satish Sharma, RamaDevi and Ashok Kumar wasannounced. In the same way,

the supporters of these alongwith the drums drifted to theirrespective counting centers andstarted shouting slogans infavor of their candidate.Kamal Saini won the mostvotes. On this occasion, all thecandidates said that I will try tofulfill the promises I havemade to the public.

Rama, Satish, Kamal andAshok win Zilla Parishad seats

NUJ celebratesFoundation Day in Baddi

JYOTI SYALUNA, JAN 24

The Himachal unit of the National Union of Journalists India,India's largest journalist organization, held its state-levelFoundation Day in Baddi in which around hundred journalistsfrom all over the state participated. The event was attended byAshok Sharma, Vice President of the Gosambardhan. Board ofHimachal Pradesh as Chief Guest, while Satish Singla,Chairman, Himachal Drug Manufacturing Association andRajeev Kansal, President of Small Scale Bharati, participatedas distinguished guests. The programme was chaired byRamesh Rana, State President of Himachal Pradesh Union ofJournalists. The state level Himachal Gaurav Award was alsoawarded to journalists of print, electronics and digital mediafor doing better and developmental journalism in differentcategories from all over Himachal.

Avinash Rai Khannagiven warm welcome

ANWAR HUSSAINNALAGARH, JAN 24

Avinash Rai Khanna, Election Incharge of HimachalPradesh BJP, was given a grand welcome by the BJP inNalagarh. On this occasion Avnish Khanna also honoredSarabjit Kaur, District Council Member of Majhauli Ward,Sahib Singh, who won from BJP. He said that BJP's citycouncil is a big win in Baddi and Nalagarh. At the sametime, in the Panchayat elections, the BJP has won its glory.BJP has captured four Zilla Parishad seats in Nalagarh. Hesaid that this is a trailer but the film is yet to come in the2022 assembly elections. He said that in the assemblyelections also, the BJP will maintain its glory. Along withthis, he assured the public that the BJP is working in theinterest of the state and the country.

Ex Banga BJP ChiefParamjeet Singh Raijoins Congress

JAGDISH LAL KALSIBANGA: Former Banga BJP chief andcouncellor Paramjeet Singh Rai,councillar Narendra Kaur and severalofficials of BJP's Banga mandal jonedCongress in presence of MP ManishTiwari. Except for the BJP, ParamjeetSingh Rai, who went to the Congress,said that he has been associated withthe BJP for the last 20 years and hasalso been the president of the BJPBanga in addition to this, he was a BJPcounselor from Banga at the presenttime, Parmjeet Rai said that the BJPgovernment has betrayed with farmersby making three black laws.

Pakistani balloonfound on Indo-Pakborder

R.SINGHPATHANKOT: A Pakistani balloon hasbeen found on Sunday in the highlysensitized Bamiyal sector located onthe Indo-Pak border. On the SymbolPost, the BSF shot down the balloonflying from Pakistan to India.Nothingobjectionable has been found in it. Inconnection with this, Bamiyal PoliceStation incharge ,Tarsem Singh saidthat the balloon came into the Indianborder flying from Pakistan ,which hasbeen dropped by BSF. He said thatinvestigation has been started by thepolice taking possession of the balloonand no other objectionable item hasbeen found.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

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Independent candidates can make MC election morecomplicated in different wards of the cityMAMOON RASHIDMALERKOTLA: Political parties and their candidates have speedup their activities in the cityamid MC Polls. Flexes of different parties are seen on the walls in different areas of the city.Some independent candidates have also announced to come in competition has made thiselection more difficult and interesting. Even after the huge efforts people of people of the city donot seem to be attracted towards the parties and their candidates. Many youngsters on socialmedia can be seen suggesting the people to cast their vote carefully this time. Althoughcandidates are trying their best to attract voters but it seems difficult for them to win the faith ofthe people. Perhaps all this is happening as political representatives could not reach satisfactionlevel of the people previously. Now the time will disclose that which political party could win thefaith of the people of Malerkotla.

25January 2021 is an occasionfor celebration for the peopleof Himachal Pradesh. Fifty

years ago, on this very day in 1971, theUnion Territory of Himachal Pradeshwas upgraded to the status of a full-fledged State, and it emerged as the18th State of India. Prior to this, theParliament passed 'The State ofHimachal Pradesh Act' 1970 inDecember, 1970 paving way for itsStatehood. The then Prime Minister,Mrs. Indira Gandhi, announced theStatehood to Himachal Pradesh at theRidge Shimla amidst white snowflakes,in the presence of a large gathering. Along cherished dream was fulfilled.Henceforth, the people of HimachalPradesh could modulate and decidetheir own destiny. The government tobe run by our own electedrepresentatives could take decisionsand fulfill people's aspirations. Soonafter, State Legislative Assembly, HighCourt, Public Service Commission andmany other allied bodies enshrinedunder the Constitution of India cameinto being. A new era in the life ofHimachal Pradesh had begun. TheState is completing its 50 years ofGolden journey on 25th January, 2021and the year is being celebrated asGolden Jubilee Year.

On this day, I pay my high tributeand appreciation to the former ChiefMinisters of the State who despitegeographical and other constraints,steered this State so ably that todayHimachal Pradesh has emerged as oneof the front runners in India, not in onebut in many indices laid down by theGovernment of India and other worldagencies. I also take this opportunity topay my humble tribute to the freedomfighters of our State who fought for thefreedom of India at the risk of their ownlives while fighting for the cause. Isalute with great gratitude to our bravesoldiers of Himachal Pradesh whosededication, valour, and sacrifices in thedefence of our Motherland havebrought great honour to this 'VeerBhumi'. I also greet the people ofHimachal Pradesh from all walks of lifewhose sincere efforts, in the midst ofups and downs, joys and miseries,whose honesty and innocence, indeed,contributed hugely in the making thisstate an abode of peace, happinessand spirituality. Last but not the least; Iheartily commend the employees of thegovernment and other institutions in theState, who worked tirelessly all along inmaking this State so progressive.

This State started itsdevelopmental journey from scratchand the development that HimachalPradesh has achieved during the last50 years is inspiring for other hillyregions. The State has witnessed all-

round development by makingrevolutionary transformation in socio-economic sector. Despite toughgeographical conditions and limitedresources, State has made significantprogress in all spheres, particularly inthe areas of Agriculture, Horticulture,Rural Development, Social Welfare,Road network, Education, Health,Power, Drinking Water, Industry andTourism.

Agriculture is mainstay of thepeople of the State. Agricultureproduction has increased to 15 lakh MTas compared to 9.54 lakh MT in 1970-71. Vegetable production has increasedfrom 2 lakh MT in 1970-71 to 18.605lakh MT during the correspondingperiod. In the last five decades, 24,000hectares of cultivated land has beenbrought under irrigation and 43000 sq.meter area has been brought undersprinkler and drip irrigation. Himachalhas taken a step further inimplementation of Prakratik Kheti-Khushal Kisan Yojana with 99,349farmers adopting the natural farming.An area of 5095 hectare is undernatural farming in the State.

Horticulture has an important placein the State's economy with annualgross value of more than Rs. 3300crore. Fruit production generates morethan 90 million days of employment forthe people of the State. Today,Horticulture production has increased to8.45 lakh MT in 2019-20 as comparedto 1.48 lakh MT in 1970-71. HPHorticulture Development Project andHP SHIVA (Subtropical Horticulture,Irrigation and Value Addition) projectworth Rs. 1134 crore is in operationwhere high density plantation inapproximately 18000 hectare area isunderway for productivity enhancementin apple. Today we are known as fruitbowl of the country.

The Floriculture in the state is alsobecoming an important part of theeconomy. The State also produces thebest quality of gladiolus, carnation,lilium, marigold, chrysanthemum androses. Floriculture generates revenue ofmore than Rs. 50 crore per year.

The State Government hasestablished Gau Seva Aayog in theState for the protection of destitutecows. To build Cow Sanctuaries andGau Sadan, Rs. 17 crore has beenreleased. 15,177 animals have beenprovided shelter in the State.

The healthcare has been priority ofthe State government. The governmenthas opened health institutions in everypart of the state providing healthcarefacilities to the people. The number ofhealth institutions in 1970-71 was 587which have increased to 4118 in 2019-20. Presently there are six GovernmentMedical colleges and one private

Medical College functional in the State.Besides, one AIIMS has been openedin Bilaspur. The sex ratio increasedfrom 958 in 1971 to 972 in 2011. Crudebirth rate in the state has reduced from21.9 in 1971 to 15.7 in 2018. Similarly,crude death rate has reduced from 7.5in 1971 to 6.9 in 2018. Infant mortalityrate has decreased from 47.2 in 1970-71 to 19 in 2018. The State Governmenthas started Himcare scheme in theState for those people who are notcovered under Ayushman Bharat Yojna,which provides medical cover upto Rs.5 lakh per year to five members of afamily. The scheme provides cashlesstreatment coverage like AyushmanBharat Yojna. At present, as many as4.63 lakh families have been registeredunder this scheme and 1.33 lakh peoplehave received cashless treatmentamounting to Rs. 131.33 crore.

Sahara Yojna has been started toprovide financial assistance to personsuffering from Parkinson's disease,cancer, muscular dystrophy, stroke,kidney failure and tuberculosis. Underthe scheme, economically weakerpatients are provided financialassistance of Rs. 3000 per month.11,186 beneficiaries have been coveredunder the scheme and financialassistance of Rs. 13 crore has beenprovided to them. MukhyamantriChikitsa Sahayta Kosh is also providingfinancial assistance to poor peoplesuffering from serious diseases. Anassistance of worth Rs. 8.11 crore hasbeen provided for the treatment of over927 people. Under MukhyamantriNishulk Dawai Yojana, 402 freemedicines are provided to the patientsin all Government health institutions ofthe State. The state has made rapidstrides in the field of education. In 1970-71, there were 3768 primary schools inHimachal Pradesh which enhanced to10623 in 2018-19. Similarly the numberof middle schools increased from 742 in1970-71 to 1969 in 2018-19. Thenumber of High/Higher SecondarySchools increased from 435 in 1970-71to 2776 in 2018-19. There was just onecollege in the state in 1970-71. The

number of colleges has now increasedto 137. There were only 4,945educational institutions in 1970-71 ascompared to 15,368 in 2019-20 in theState. The literacy rate has improvedgradually from 31.96 per cent in 1971 to82.80 per cent at present, according tothe 2011 Census. Female literacy rateincreased from just 20.23 percent in1970-71 to 75.9 percent in 2011.TheState has 5 engineering colleges, 4pharmacy colleges, 15 polytechnicsand 132 ITIs in government sector while12 engineering colleges, 14 pharmacycolleges, 111 polytechnics and 151 ITIsare running in the private sector.

Under Rashtriya MadhyamikShiksha Abhiyan, presently, vocationaleducation is being provided in 953senior secondary schools under whichskill training is being provided to morethan 1 lakh students in 15 differentsectors/subjects like automobile,healthcare, retail, security, tourism,agriculture, telecom, media andentertainment, electronics andhardware, plumber, apparels, etc.

For smart classes, Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) labshave been established in 2137 schools.Nod has been given to start smartclasses in 800 more schools. Manyschemes like Akhand Shiksha Jyoti-Mere School Se Nikle Moti, Atal VardiYojana, Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya Yojana,Atal Nirmal Jal Yojana, MedhaProtsahan Yojana and C.V. RamanVirtual Classroom Yojana are beingimplemented successfully. Today,Himachal has become an Educationhub. In 1971, people of the state had tofetch water from springs and otherwater bodies. The drinking water wasalso not available in taps. Today, 94.19percent habitations of the State havebeen provided with drinking water.Nearly 60 percent households havealso been provided with domesticconnections against a national averageof 18.51 percent under Jal JeevanMission which aims at providingHousehold Tap Connection to everyrural household by the year 2024. TheTashigang village of sub-division Kazais the highest village to be provided withthe drinking water supply throughhousehold tap connections.

In 1971, the people used to rely onfuel wood for cooking which was acause for deteriorating of environmentand health but now more than 2.91 lakhfamilies have been given free gasconnections under the Himachal GrihiniSuvidha Yojana. Himachal became thefirst state in the country to be declaredsmoke-free, which shows commitmentand determination of State Governmentto transform the lives of people. Withfocus on women welfare, HimachalPradesh was adjudged the top State in

the country for its performance underPradhan Mantri Surakshit MatritvaAbhiyan in 2018.

Under Mukhyamantri AawasYojana, 4417 houses were constructedwith expenditure of Rs. 60 crore. Atarget has been set to construct 10,000houses under various housingschemes.

The roads are the lifeline of theeconomy of an area. Motorable roadlength in 1971 was 7370 km and therewere 232 motorable bridges. Atpresent, the State has 19 NationalHighways of 2592 km length. The statehas now 37808 kms of roads, 2226bridges and road connectivity to 10508inhabited villages. The road density perhundred square km area has increasedfrom 13 kms in 1971 to 69 kms today.Himachal Pradesh secured secondposition in the country for successfulimplementation of Pradhan MantriGram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in 2020.District Mandi received top positionamong all districts for constructingroads under PMGSY of maximumlength in 2020-21. It was anotherimportant day for Himachal Pradeshwhen Hon'ble Prime Minister ShriNarender Modi dedicated Atal Tunnel,Rohtang to the people of the State on3rd October, 2020 at Rohtang in KulluDistrict. Situated at a height of 10,000feet, this tunnel of strategic importancewill ensure all weather road connectivityto the tribal district Lahaul & Spiti, aswell as Union Territory of Ladakh.

The State is endowed with richhydro resources. In 1970-71, 52,841kilowatt hour electricity was generatedas compared to 2243 Million units in2019-20. Out of the total harnessablepotential of about 24,000 MW, apotential to the tune of 22,736 MWalready stands allotted under varioussectors. A potential of about 10,756MW has already been harnessed so farunder various sectors. Now, electricityis available in Himachal Pradesh fordomestic and industrial purposes. TheState has achieved 100 per centelectrification. Himachal has become aPower Surplus State in the country.

Industrial packaged provided tothe State Government in 2003 providedboost for the industrial growth. TheState got industrial package for the firsttime in 2003, which resulted in a newmomentum and direction for industrialdevelopment. 9140 enterprises wereestablished in the state from year 2003-04 to 2012-13 and 911 enterpriseswere established from January 2018 toJune 2020. Realizing the important roleof attracting investment in employmentgeneration, for the first time in thehistory of the State, the governmentorganized the Global Investor's Meet atDharamshala on 7 and 8 November,

2019 with the blessings of the PrimeMinister Shri Narendra Modi of thecountry and the entrepreneurs of thecountry. 703 MoUs worth Rs. 96720.88crore were signed and the first groundbreaking ceremony was also organizedon 27 December just a month later, inwhich ground breaking of 236 projectswas done. Total 2611 units were givenapproval and 1172 have beenestablished by providing Rs. 69.70crore subsidy under 'Mukhya MantriSwavalamban Yojna' with jobopportunities for 3866 persons.

Himachal Pradesh became a stateon the basis of political aspirations ofthe people and not on its economicviability. Nevertheless, the state hasendeavoured to create its own sourcesof income. State's own tax revenue hasincreased from 6.90 crore in 1970-71 to7921.43 crore in 2019-20 while non-taxrevenue has increased from 15.82crore in 1970-71 to 2442.86 crore2019-20. Total revenue receiptsincreased from 57.49 crore in 1970-71to 38439 crore in 2020-21 while totalrevenue expenditure enhanced from71.28 crore in 1970-71 to 39123 crorein 2020-21. Total State Gross DomesticProduct of the state has increased from223 crore in 1970-71 to 1,65,472 crorein 2019-20. Per capita income of thestate has gone up from Rs. 651 in1970-71 to 1,95,255 in 2019-20. Theredressal of public grievances is on ofthe top priority of the State government.In order to provide a platform forredressal of grievances of people attheir door steps, the Government hasstarted Janmanch, which has becomevery popular. Mukhya Mantri SevaSankalp Helpline-1100 has also beenstarted to bring the government closerto the public and to solve most of theproblems of the citizens at theirdoorstep.

The Government is committed forthe welfare of the weaker sections ofthe society particularly senior citizens,women, SCs & STs, OBCs andspecially-abled. The State Governmentis providing social security pension tothe senior citizens, Specially-abled andweaker sections of the society. TheState is implementing SC & ST Sub-plans for the welfare of SCs and STs.The state government reduced the agelimit for receiving social securitypension from 80 to 70 years withoutany income limit. With this, more than3.90 lakh senior citizens are receivingsocial security pension of Rs. 1500per month. Rs. 642.58 crore wasspent on social security pension.

The state is successfullyimplementing Swachh BharatAbhiyan. The State has alsosuccessfully achieved the status of anopen defecation free state in October

2016, thus earning the title of beingthe second state in the country toachieve this significant milestone. Toachieve total rural sanitationcoverage, over 1.7 lakh householdtoilets were constructed across thestate as part of the Swachh BharatAbhiyan.

Himachal Pradesh has beengifted with natural beauty. The tourisminfrastructure was strengthened overthe years to match tourist'sexpectations which have brought thestate on the world map. This sector isone of the significant contributors tothe economy of the state as itcontributes 7.3 percent of the state inGDP. The statistics of the visitorscoming to the state shows theincrease as the state had 1.44 lakhvisitors in 1990-91, which increased to172.12 lakh visitors in 2019-20. NaiRaahein-Nai Manzilein scheme hasbeen started. Chanshal Valley is beingdeveloped for skiing, Janjehli for eco-tourism, Bir-Billing for paragliding andLarji, Tattapani and Pong Dam forwater sports under the scheme. Withthe improved infrastructure like 4-Lanes, National Highways, up-comingrailway line from Kiratpur to Bilaspurand beyond, existing airports andproposed International Airport at Balhvalley, we can expect not onlydomestic but international tourists alsorushing in large number to Himachal.

The progress made by the State invarious sectors has been recognizedat National level. Himachal stood atthe top among the hill and north-eastern states in NITI Aayog's IndiaInnovation Index-2020. The State hasalso been adjudged as the bestperforming state in implementation ofthe Crime and Criminal TrackingNetwork and System in the category ofhill states. Our State was adjudged atnumber one in Peace, Justice andStrong Institutions category while itranked overall second in QualityEducation among states. State hasbeen ranked second best performingstate SDGs India Index 2019. TheState also received 'States of StatesAward' for the second time in the fieldof Education amongst big States andbegged second prize in the field ofHealth and overall performance.Himachal emerged overall third in theClean Water and Sanitation criterion.State has been ranked at number fourin the Reduced Inequality goal.

Success of Himachal is attributedto its egalitarian society, rich cultureand traditions, visionary leadership,accessible and responsive executiveand aware people. Together we shallcontinue to march ahead.

I once again extend my heartfeltfelicitation on the Statehood Day.

HP Statehood Golden Jubilee: Model hill statepioneering in inclusive & sustainable development

Jai Ram ThakurChief Minister, Himachal Pradesh

COVID-19: India records 14,849fresh cases, 155 more fatalitiesAGENCYNEW DELHI, JAN 24

India's COVID-19 caseload hasgone up to 1,06,54,533 with14,849 people testing positivefor the coronavirus infection in aday, while the number ofrecoveries has surged to1,03,16,786, according to thehealth ministry.

The death toll due to theviral disease has climbed to1,53,339 with 155 morefatalities, the ministry's dataupdated at 8 am showed.

The number of people whohave recuperated from thedisease has surged to1,03,16,786, pushing thenational COVID-19 recoveryrate to 96.83 per cent, while thecase fatality rate stands at 1.44per cent. The active COVID-19caseload of the countryremained below two lakh for thefifth consecutive day. There are1,84,408 active cases of the

coronavirus infection in thecountry currently, whichaccount for 1.73 per cent of itstotal caseload, the data stated.India's COVID-19 tally hadcrossed the 20-lakh mark onAugust 7 last year, the 30-lakhmark on August 23, the 40-lakhmark on September 5 and the50-lakh mark on September 16.It went past 60 lakh onSeptember 28, 70 lakh onOctober 11, 80 lakh on October29, 90 lakh on November 20 andthe one-crore mark onDecember 19. According to theIndian Council of Medical

Research (ICMR), a total of19,17,66,871 samples have sofar been tested in the country forthe viral disease, including7,81,752 on Saturday. Of the155 fresh fatalities, 56 werereported from Maharashtra, 23from Kerala and 10 each fromDelhi, Punjab and West Bengal.

Of the total 1,53,339 COVID-19deaths reported so far in thecountry, Maharashtra accountsfor the highest number of50,740, followed by Tamil Nadu(12,309), Karnataka (12,193),Delhi (10,799), West Bengal(10,107), Uttar Pradesh (8,609)and Andhra Pradesh (7,147).

2 new COVID-19 cases pushMizoram's tally to 4,351

AIZAWL: Mizoram reportedtwo new COVID-19 cases,pushing the tally to 4,351, anofficial said on Sunday. Thetwo new cases from Aizawldistrict were confirmed atZoram Medical College (ZMC)through RT-PCR facility, hesaid. While one patient hasreturned from Maharashtra, theother was diagnosed withCOVID-19 during contact

tracing, he said. Mizoram nowhas 58 active COVID-19 cases,while 4,284 people haverecovered from the disease sofar. The COVID-19 recoveryrate in the state now is 98.47 percent, the official said. The statehas reported nine coronavirusfatalities so far. Mizoram hastested 2,01,241 samples forCOVID-19 till date, including1,112 on Saturday.

Somnath Khosla, Lal Chand Bhatiajoin Congress along with supporters

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 24

Inspired by the development workbeing done by Cabinet MinisterSundar Sham Arora under theinspiration of District CongressCommittee President Dr. KuldeepNanda and Chairman of MunicipalReform Trust, Advocate RakeshMarwaha, Somnath, who contestedas BJP candidate from Ward No. 30Khosla, Lal Chand Bhatia, who hascontested from Ward 30 on behalfof the BSP party, has joined handswith the Congress. On thisoccasion, Raghubir Gill, KishanLal, Rohit, Avtar Singh, Roop Lal,Monu, Labbo Sidhu, Dwarka, DevRaj, Sanjeev, Mukesh, Soni Ram,

Gurbaksh, Nitin, Neeraj, AmanSidhu, Ravi, led by Vikas GillPradeep, Surinder, Sanjeev etc.joined Congress. Welcoming thosewho joined the Congress on thisoccasion, the cabinet ministerhonored him by wearing a siropa.He said that seeing the enthusiasmof the people, it has become clearthat the people want to see theMayor of Congress in theMunicipal Corporation. He calledupon the leaders and theirsupporters joining the Congress towork hard to ensure the victory ofthe Congress candidates. On thisoccasion, the leaders and theirsupporters, who joined theCongress, assured the Congress ofa big victory.

Jobs, compensation to familiesof martyred farmers is a

historic decision: Balraj PakkaANIL VERMABATHINDA, JAN 24

Everybody supports the agitation of the farmers for repealof the agriculture bills passed by the Modi government

and the Congress hasstood firm with thefarmers in this diresituation and Now theChief Minister Capt.Amarinder Singh and theFinance MinisterManpreet Singh Badal

have decided to compensate the families of the farmerswho were martyred in the Delhi agitation and provideemployment to the family members. The historic decisionto give Rs. 51,000 shagun scheme to girls from poorfamilies proves that Congress is working for the welfareand prosperity of all sections. This was stated by BalrajSingh Pukka, a young Congress candidate from Ward No.16 and Bibi Manjeet Kaur Buttar, wife of Tahil SinghButter, a leading transporter from Ward No. 15.

Batala elder woman sets an exampleSARWANQADIAN, JAN 24

A 93-year-old courageous woman from Batala is still fighting for women's rightswith all her might and thanks to her efforts, thousands of women in Batala andsurrounding villages have achieved economic independence Have been able to

stand. With a simple life and high thinking, ParkashKaur Naru has done such an exemplary job in the fieldof women empowerment that her efforts have changedthe lives of thousands of women. Born on November 7,1927 in Tata Nagar, Parkash Kaur Naru is a postgraduate of her time. She was married to Batala residentArmy officer S. Avtar Singh was born with Naru. Mrs.Naru carried on the legacy of public service inheritedfrom her parents and in 1971 she started a branch of theAll India Women's Conference at Batala to raise theliving standards of women. Ms. Naru mobilized the

women of Batala city and surrounding villages to make them aware of their rightsand took important steps to give them economic freedom by training them invarious skills which are still going on today. The Women's Conference wasinaugurated by Mrs. Parkash Kaur Naru on 16 June 1971 at Batala. He joinedwomen and started working for the welfare of women. While this women'sorganization has settled many domestic disputes and settled in women's homes, ithas opened new avenues of life for them by imparting training in sewing,embroidery, cutting, tailoring, fine arts, beauty parlor and computer.

Govt should increase VAT limit fromone lakh to five lakhs under OTSS

SUMER GARGSUNAM, JAN 24

A special meeting wasorganized by SangrurDistrict IndustrialChamber (SDIC) underthe leadership of presidentGhanshyam Kansal andChairman Dr. AR Sharma.In which the industrychamber demanded from the state government that the one timesettlement scheme (OTSS) VAT introduced by the government fortraders should be extended. In the meeting, Ghanshyam Kansal saidthat the government has started this good scheme, but the amount of taxup to one lakh rupees fixed in it should be increased to five lakh rupees.By doing this, almost all the traders of the state will get benefit. Also,penalty and interest should be forgiven. He said that due to Corona andother reasons, the industries of the state are facing economic crisis. Insuch a situation, the central government should also provide relief tothe industry. Chairman Dr. AR Sharma said that during the Coronacrisis, industrialists have worked hard to speed up their industries,during this time the administration has also given full support, but thereis a need to give relief to the industry on the economic front.

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93 front-line corona warriors vaccinatedNAWANSHAHAR (CHET RAM RATTAN): For the prevention of corona virus, 93 front-line co-rona warriors have been vaccinated at the Covid 19 Immunization Center held by Guru Nanak Mission

Hospital Dhahan Claran in collaboration with Health Department PHCSujo. On this occasion Kulwinder Singh Dhahan General SecretaryGuru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust Dhahan Klaranand Dr. Harbans Singh, Senior Medical Officer, PHD. On this occasion,Dr. Harbans Singh said that Covid-19 Kovishield is completely safe forthe prevention of corona virus. He said that employees associated withthe front line Corona warriors of Medical Services were being vacci-nated. On this occasion, he thanked the management and staff of GuruNanak Mission Hospital Dhahan Clare for their support.

GAURAV GOELCHANDIGARH, JAN 24

The High Powered Committee's min-utes clearly show that the three con-tentious farm bills were never broughtup or discussed in "any meeting" withthe Government of Punjab or withany Punjab minister.

The minutes of the meeting withthe Union Government have alreadybeen released in the public domain.Anyone who reads the minutes willnote that the farm bills were neitherbrought up nor discussed, nor werethey on the meeting agenda. This wasstated by Punjab Finance MinisterManpreet Singh Badal in a pressstatement here today.

The Finance Minister added thathe had already released the eight-pageminutes of the meeting in the publicdomain on 18th September 2020.Further, to clarify any questions, hehad addressed the entire issue in detailon 24th September, 2020. The videoof the press conference is available inthe public domain. The minutes are

attached with this press release. Hereis the link to the document:https://twitter.com/MSBADAL/sta-tus/1334870719159697408?s=08Here is the link to the video:https://twitter.com/PunjabGovtIn-dia/status/1309017751760113665 )."Instead of supporting the rights offarmers, the Aam Aadmi Party is par-roting the same line that is being usedby the BJP and the Akali Dal to sabo-

tage and discredit the hard-workingfarmers," the Finance Minister said. Itis evident that the NDA governmentand AAP are working in cahoots witheach other to sow confusion by mis-leading the people. “However, sincethe entire minutes are with the public,they know the truth,” the FinanceMinister added. "It is thus surprisingthat when the minutes of the meetingof the High Powered Committee for

Transformation of Indian Agricultureis already with the public, the issue isbeing raised again and again to con-fuse the farmers' agitation," ManpreetSingh Badal said. It would have beengood that instead of casting asper-sions and trying to sabotage thefarmer's cause, if AAP and Akali Dalwere to lend support to the farmers,Manpreet Singh Badal said.

The Finance Minister added thatthe AAP press conference's timing isvery intriguing as it comes when theprotesting farmers have announcedtheir tractor rally. "It seems that AAPand the Akali Dal are rattled that theyhave not been able to sow divisionamong farmers, and they are actinglike spokespersons of the NDA gov-ernment.

The debate has now gone muchbeyond what AAP and the Akali Dalare trying to raise. The solution is toheed to the farmers' demands and takethe same route that was adopted bythe Punjab Government under theleadership of Capt Amarinder Singhin negating the bills.

Farm bills were never brought upor discussed: Manpreet Singh Badal

LR DAV college staffquarantined

SUKH NAHAR JAGRAON: A few days ago,government school Galib Kalan'steachers tested positive for COVID-19 and sampling regarding the sameis still being carried out. It became abigger cause of concern when oneteacher has lost her life to the virusand three students have testedpositive till now. As per theinformation, one of the teachers ofGalib Kalan school is wife of anemployee at LR DAV collegeJagraon so, to maintain safety, hisfellow colleagues demanded toquarantine him but the latter denied.The college staff submitted acomplaint regarding this to collegeprincipal and SMO Jagraon.

Partnership program'Milan' conducted atGGS Public School

ISHWER GARGTALWANDI SABO: Honorableteachers of Government High SchoolSinghpura, Government High SchoolDadu and thirty students participatedin the partnership program at GuruGobind Singh Public SeniorSecondary School, Jogewala. Awarm welcome was extended to theteachers and students. The visitingguests got acquainted with theteachers and students of the school.At the end, the guest teachers werehonored by the management andsenior staff with mementos.

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, JAN 24

Punjab School EducationMinister Vijay Inder SinglaSecurity, on Sunday, ex-tended greetings towardsyoungsters of the state onInternational Education Dayand National Girl ChildDay, with hopes and prayersto attain the success in fu-ture.

In his tweet message,the Cabinet Minister saidthat “Education channelizesyour inner energies, giveswings of flight to yourdreams, & helps your per-sonality bloom. This #Inter-nationalEducationDay, letus pledge to gift education& contribute to the buildingof a brighter future, self-em-powered individuals & pro-gressive societies.”

On this occasion theCabinet Minister also ex-tended warm greetings onNational Girl Child Daywith an appeal to daughtersto spend the day with firmresolution not to bow downbefore the conservativemindset. He tweets “let usaugment our efforts to en-sure that young girls attainproper education & are en-

couraged to chase theirdreams, for no society canprogress without their par-ticipation!”. He said that thePunjab Government has de-cided to celebrate 'Dheeyandi Lohri' in order to breakthe stereotype of celebratingthe festival of boys alone.

Singla said that PunjabGovernment has providedsmart phones to 1.74 lakhstudents for the facilitationonline studies with the com-mitment to empower theyounger generation througheducation.

The state governmenthas also decided to imple-ment 33% reservation forwomen in government jobsand 50% reservation forthem in PRIs & ULBs.

Singla greets youngsterson Intl Education day

Inter district Trident cupto be held from Feb 7

KARANPREET DHANDRALBARNALA: Chairman of TridentGroup and Punjab Cricket to upliftPunjab cricket under the campaignlaunched by Padam Sri RajinderGupta, President of the AssociationMohali.In a meeting with about 15district secretaries andrepresentatives, Rajinder Gupta helda meeting in which it was decidedthat Punjab from February 7, thestate level Trident Cup will be held indifferent districts of Punjab. ThisPlayers will be rewarded with a verygood prize, such as the winner Rs1.50 lakh to the team, Rs 1 lakh tothe runner-up, Rs 50,000 to the thirdplace, Man Aa Series 21,000, bestbowler Rs 11,000, batsman Rs11,000 and keeper Rs 11,000, fielderRs 11,000 and all the players of theteam cricket kits, lunch and all tocome and go expenses will be paid.

Says, desperate attempt by AAP to sabotage the farmers’s cause

Patiala police seize2997 bottles of illegalliquor, one bookedJAGDEEP CHOPRAPATIALA: A police patrolling party ofSadar police Station here claimed tohave received a major success in theongoing operations against thesmuggling of illegal Liquor as it seizeda total of 2997 bottles of variousbrand from a canter during achecking exercise on a Naka.The highly placed sources in thedistrict police here giving completeinformation about the catch told thiscorrespondent here on Sunday thatthis success was achieved when apolice patrolling party from the policestation led by the Sub--Inspector (SI) ,Mandeep Singh after patrolling in therespective area later stationed itselfnear to the Hotel MG--64 and puttinga Naka there , it started checking ofpassing vehicles and persons. Thesesources further told that after sometime Naka party saw one cantercoming towards it and on suspicion itsignaled it to stop for the checking.

‘If you educate agirl, you educate

the future’AHMEDGARH ( MAHAVIR GOYAL/BIPANSETHI : If you educate a women,you educate a fam-ily,if you educate a girl, you educate the future.Above quote is well described and self explanatoryfor the day January 24."National Girl Child DayNGCD"and "International Day Of Education" arecelebrated on January 24.What a great coincidence itis ? The Ministry of Women and Child Development,Govt of India initiated celebration of NGC day in2008 and UN General Assembly adopted a resolutiondeclaring January 24 th as "International Day Of Ed-ucation".This day also marked the anniversary of"Beti Bachao Beti Padhao"scheme and state of Pun-jab has announced this day to be the "Month Of GirlChild". "Educating the girl child is the priority andneed of the hour ", said Profr S.P.Sofat, chairman ofrenowned private school. He further added thatNGCD 2021 is being celebrated across the nationwith objective of generating awareness on the issueof declining "Child Sex Ratio"."We must promoteand create awareness about the rights of a girl childand importance of girl education, health and nutri-tion", requested Dr.Ravinder Sharma a social ac-tivist. "When women are educated, their countriesbecome stronger and more prosperous" had quotedMisschelle Obama. We all must take pledge to putour best efforts to educate girls for strong and pros-perous nation.

SHASHI PAL JAINMOHALI, JAN 24

Balbir Singh Sidhu, PunjabHealth and Family Ministerlaunched a new ‘True MotionTechnique’ (TMT) for kneereplacement at Ivy Hospital,Mohali on Sunday. Dr Kan-waldeep, MD of hospital wasalso present during the occa-sion. Speaking during the oc-casion, Sidhu said that thiskind of new technique wouldhelp knee patients a lot. Pun-jab has many knee patientsand they could benefit fromthis technique. Introducingthis kind of patient friendlytechnique helps to improve

people's lifestyle besides in-creasing quality and durationof life, he asserted.

TMT has been devisedby Dr. Bhanu Pratap SinghSaluja who before joiningIvy as Director Ortho hasalso worked in Australia,Germany, England and Scot-land. Giving details of thetechnique, Dr Bhanu in-formed that TMT gives thefull range of motion within48-hrs of surgery. After aknee replacement surgerythrough this technique, thepatient can walk within 6-hrof surgery with stitch-less in-cision and no further follow-up required.

Sidhu launches new kneereplacement technique at Ivy

BUREAUCHANDIGARH, JAN 24

CITCO in association withan NGO FEED THE SOUL,spread happiness and cheersamongst girl children fromBhaskar Colony and ShastriNagar Chandigarh by ar-ranging a special treat for girlchildren to celebrate the Na-tional Girl Child Day atSukhna Lake here today.

Around 25 kids from dif-ferent areas of Chandigarhwere given a free joy ride onRoof top Double DeckerHop on Hop off coach ofCITCO.

The HOHO Bus wasflagged by Mrs Lippi Parida ,wife of Adviser to the Ad-ministrator U.T Chandigarhin the presence of ManagingDirector CITCO Ms Jasvin-der kaur Sidhu IAS , Addi-tional Managing DirectorCITCO Ms Nitika Pawar IAS, Chief General Manager

CITCO Mr Rakesh KumarPopli PCS and Feed the SoulNGO convener Ms. SoniyaWadhwa and other members.Mrs Lippi Parida interactedwith all girl children andmarked the day by releasing abunch of pink balloons. Thekids were seen off on the buswith hampers , presented bythe Chief Guest. The HOHO

bus decorated with pink bal-loons , took the girl childrento a sight-seeing tour aroundthe city and covered theprominent tourist places viz.Rose garden , Govt MuseumArt Gallery Sector 10 , RockGarden and Sukhna Lakewhere the kids enjoyed thedelicious snacks and playedgames.

CITCO, FEED THE SOUL NGOmark national girl child day

HARNAMAN BHATIAANANDPUR SAHIB,JAN 24

Dhan Sangrah Samiti fordoor to door collection offunds for the constructionof the huge temple ofShri Ram Chandra Ji atAyodhya, as a part of the

awareness campaign allover India today raisedfunds at Sri AnandpurSahib by cuttingcoupons. While raising funds, hesaid that there is a hugeenthusiasm among thepeople in the country forthe construction of the

temple of Lord RamChandra Ji, the symbol ofour faith. K Bedi, youngBJP leaders BalramParashar, Hari Om Nar-gis, former councilorAmit Bassi, Sham SundarParashar, Parveen Dhamietc. were present on theoccasion.

Enormous enthusiasm among people fortemple construction: Dhan Sangrah Samiti

DALJEET AJNOHAHOSHIARPUR, JAN 24

On the occasion of 72nd Re-public Day, Punjab TechnicalEducation Minister CharanjitSingh Channi will unfurl thenational flag during districtlevel function at local PoliceLines Ground on January 26.

While holding full dressrehearsal on Sunday, the Dis-trict Administration has giv-en final touches to the requi-site arrangements and prepa-rations. Deputy Commis-sioner Apneet Riyait, whohoisted national flag and tooksalute from the march past atPolice Lines Ground, saidthat Cabinet Minister Cha-ranjit Singh Channi wouldpreside over the district level

function. The Deputy Com-missioner accompanied bythe SSP Navjot Singh Mahaland Parade Commander DSPGurpreet Singh Gill also in-spected the parade. She saidthat all needful preparationsand security arrangementshad been finalised to cele-brate the Republic Day func-tion as per the directives inview of COVID-19 pandem-ic. She said that this megaevent would be celebratedwith full patriotic fervor andspirit of nationalism as wellas strict adherence to Covidprotocols. Four contingentsincluding Punjab Police andNCC besides five tableausshowcasing different areaswould be displayed duringthe function, she added.

72nd R-Day, Charanjit SinghChanni to hoist tricolour

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR, JAN 24

With 150 girls took coachingfor civil services exams(IAP/PCS) in the first phase,the district administration isgoing to hold banking examscoaching camp for about 200girls in the next phase.

Congratulating on theeve of National Girl ChildDay on Sunday, DeputyCommissioner GhanshyamThori said that the district ad-ministration was making all-out efforts to empowerwomen in the district, espe-cially by enhancing their

skills. He said that earlier inSeptember a 90-days longcamp for the preparation ofcivil services exams was or-ganized, whereas many as150 girl aspirants took train-ing to crack this preciousexam. He stated that thecamp comprising threebatches conducted for threemonths simultaneously.Now, the administration go-ing to hold a special camp forabout 200 girls to make themprepare for the banking ex-ams adding the deputy com-missioner said that the ten-ders for this upcoming campwere already floated.

150 girls preparing forcivil services exams: DC

CHET RAM RATTANNAWANSHAHAR, JAN 24

Aam Aadmi Party AAP today organ-ized a motorcycle rally in Nawansha-har seeking people participation onJanuary Tractor Rally in support offarmers movement in Delhi, whichstarted from Dussehra Ground toKothi Road from Railway Road MainMarket to Ambedkar which was led byShivkaran Chechi District Presidentand Manohar Lal Gaba District Secre-tary. Sivakaran Chechi said that theAam Aadmi Party fully supports thetractor parade of farmers and said thatwithout the party flag, our volunteersare going to be a part of the tractor pa-rade in Delhi itself and a large number

of Kisan Veer volunteers from the dis-trict level. Also reached Delhi. Hesaid that there was a lot of resentmentamong the general public against theModi government. The BJP will haveto pay the price for it. The CaptainGovernment of Punjab has also joinedhands with the BJP government at theCenter.i Chandra Mohan JD DistrictMedia Incharge, Gagan AgnihotriDistrict Program Incharge, Vikas

Sharda District Social Media In-charge, Satnam Singh Jalwaha, Sat-nam Jalalpur, i Santosh Kataria, ShivGaura also addressed. programme.Giving information to the press, Chan-dra Mohan JD appealed to all the resi-dents of the district to be part of theDelhi Parade on 26 January and par-ticipate in this parade so that the deafand dumb government can gauge thestrength of the public.

AAP holds motorcycle rally in favor of farmers

Randhawa to unfurlNational flag on Jan26 in GurdaspurGAGAN BAWAGURDASPUR: A full dress rehearsalfor the celebrations of Republic daywas held at Shaheed Navdeep Singh(Asok Chakra) Sports Stadium inwhich Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq DeputyCommissioner performed the flaghoisting ceremony. He wasaccompanied by SSP Dr. RajinderSingh Sohal was also present. Theparade was led by DSP MaheshKumar in which a splendid marchwas carried out by the Punjab Police,Police Department of JailDepartment, Home Guards, NCCstudents and the band. Saluted thechief guest. Teachers of GovernmentCollege Gurdaspur and Gyan AnjanPublic High School, Jafarpurperformed hymns and patrioticsongs. After the rehearsal, DeputyCommissioner told reporters thatRepublic Day would be celebrated onJanuary 26 at district level inGurdaspur with full vigor andenthusiasm.

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