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THURSDAYDECEMBER 12, 2019

CHANDIGARHVOL. XXIV, NO. 300

PAGES 12Rs. 2YUGMARG

A small body of determined spiritsfired by an unquenchable faith intheir mission can alter the course

of history.

Mahatma Gandhi

AGENCYSRIHARIKOTA, DEC 11

For any satellite launch or for put-ting the satellite in different orbits,one can bet on ISRO's workhorseand trusted launch vehicle PSLV,which has successfully accom-plished its 50th mission from thespaceport of Sriharikota, on Wednes-day.

In its Golden Jubilee flight, thePSLV has done it again and scripteda new history in its 26 year journey.

With the launch of RISAT-2BR1radar imaging satellite and nine for-eign satellites today, ISRO has so farplaced a staggering 319 foreignsatellites in space in its history, alsoa new record.

Tracing the history of PSLV, it

has several credits when PSLV-C35launched SCATSAT-1 and 7 satel-lites in two different orbits on Sep-tember 26, 2016.

Spanning two hours and 15 min-utes, this was the longest missionlaunched by ISRO and also by thePSLV, after its fourth stage enginewas cut off and restarted twice,demonstrating its multi-burn tech-nology.

It has rewritten its own recordwhen PSLV-C34 successfully inject-ed 20 satellites in the desired orbit ina single mission on June 22 the sameyear. Earlier, PSLV-C9 had launched10 satellites in a single mission onApril 28,2008. PSLV also has thecredit of launching 104 satellites in asingle flight on February 15, 2017, anew record for

Leopard skinworth Rs 10 lakhseized, two heldTHANE: Two persons were ar-rested in Mira Road locality in thedistrict and a leopard skin worthRs 10 lakh was recovered fromthem, police said on Wednesday.The arrest was made on Tuesday,they said."Navghar Police in Mira Road gota tip-off that two persons fromDadra and Nagar Haveli werecoming to the township to sell aleopard skin," a release issued bythe district police said.Accordingly, a trap was laid andwhen the duo reached the GoldenNest Circle, police caught them.The leopard skin was recoveredfrom them.

SC to hear reviewpetitions in Ayodhyacase todayNEW DELHI: The Supreme Courtwill tomorrow hear the petitionsseeking review of its verdict onAyodhya land title dispute case.A five-judge Constitution benchwill hear the petitions at 1.40 pmtomorrow. Justice Sanjiv Khanna,who replaces the former ChiefJustice of India Ranjan Gogoi inthe five-judge Constitution bench,will decide whether the hearingshould be conducted in an opencourt or in-chamber. Earlier today,key Hindu litigant Nirmohi Akharafiled a review petition in the apexcourt. Since the pronouncementof the verdict, a handful of reviewpetitions have been filed. Lastmonth, a five-judge bench hadunanimously ruled in favour ofRam Lalla and said the entire dis-puted land spread over 2.7 acreswill be handed over to a trustformed by the government, whichwill monitor the construction of aRam temple at the site.

Geeta takes people closer tosuccess: Dr. Chauhan

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Pb can't allow revival of terrorat any cost: Amarinder

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ASI gets Global Human RightsProtection Award

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Mission 50 accomplished in style

ISRO places spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 into orbit

Dilip Kumar turns97, says grateful forlove and prayersMUMBAI: Legendary actor DilipKumar, who turned 97 onWednesday, said all the love andaffection he has received fromfans fills him with gratitude andtears.The actor uploaded a picture ofhimself on Twitter and wrote,"On this 97th birthday, calls andmessages have been pouring insince last night-thank you!"Celebrations are not important-your boundless love, affectionand prayers have alwaysbrought tears of gratitude in myeyes."Last year, the actor was diag-nosed with mild pneumonia. Ac-cording to his wife Saira Banu,the actor's health is much betternow.

BUREAU CHANDIGARH, DEC 11

In a significant move to fur-ther improve the quality ofeducation in the State,Haryana Government has de-cided to open one SanskritiModel School in each blockof the State in the year 2020.At present, 22 such schoolsare operational in the State,one in each district.

This was informed byChief Minister, Mr ManoharLal while presiding over themeeting of Chief Minister’sGood Governance Associates(CMGGAs). Project Director,Chief Minister's Good Gover-nance Associates ProgrammeDr Rakesh Gupta was alsopresent in the meeting.

Mr Manohar Lal was ap-prised of the work done in dif-ferent initiatives under theSaksham Haryana project. Heappreciated the work done inthe last 2 years on Sakshamghoshna and encouraged thedigital interventions (Servicebooks, Saksham adhyapakapp, Chalklit). He also direct-ed to get a survey conducted tofind out the enrollment ratio ofstudents in science viz-a-vizother streams so as to ascertainthe interest of students. Healso directed to fasten the ap-proval process for CM Sak-sham scholarship initiative. It

was informed that 107 blocksout of the total 119 blockshave been declared Sakshamand 86 per cent studentsgrade-level competent. It wasalso informed that recruitmentto more than 1300 posts ofBlock Resource Persons(BRPs) and Assistant BlockResource Persons (ABRPs)have been made on contractu-al basis in the State. Workingas mentors, the BRPs andABRPs spent two-and-a-halfhours per day in schools andwatch the education being im-parted to the students. Rigor-ous training of all new men-tors was conducted to ensurethat they provide good supportto teachers. He was also in-formed on the strategy for im-proving the board results thisyear for classes 10th & 12thand about the upcoming Sak-sham ghosna rounds in Janu-ary and February.

Sanskriti model schoolin each block of

Haryana soon: KhattarAGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 11

The Supreme Court onWednesday proposed to ap-point a former apex courtjudge to inquire into the en-counter of the four accused inthe Telangana vet's rape andmurder case.

The veterinarian wasgang-raped and killed by fourpeople before they burnt herbody in Telangana'sShamshabad on November

27. Her charred body was re-covered a day later.

A few days later, the ac-cused -- Mohammed Arif,Naveen, Shiva, and Chen-nakeshavulu -- were killed ina police encounter. Soon af-ter, the legality of the policeaction was questioned beforethe Supreme Court as well asthe Telangana High Court.

The apex court said that itis aware that Telangana HighCourt is seized of the matter."We will appoint former

Supreme Court judge to in-quire into the matter who willsit in Delhi and inquire," thecourt said.

A bench of Chief JusticeS A Bobde, Justice S AbdulNaseer and Justice SanjivKhanna said that they had ini-tially asked former top courtJustice P V Reddy to head theinvestigation but he declined.

Chief Justice Bobde hasnow sought the names of re-tired judges for an appoint-ment for this purpose.

ED attaches properties ofgangster Iqbal MirchiMUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday provi-sionally attached immovable properties of gangster Iqbal Mirchi inconnection with a money laundering case.These properties, with a market value of Rs 600 crore, include thethird and fourth floors of Ceejay House, three flats in Sahil Bungalowin Mumbai's Worli area, an office at Arun chambers in Tardeo area,three commercial shops in Crawford market, and bungalows andland in Lonawala.According to the ED, the properties were acquired by Iqbal Mirchi inthe name of his family and relatives.The ED action came a day after the investigating agency filed acharge sheet against Mirchi before a special court in connectionwith the money-laundering case.The economic watchdog is probing a money laundering caseagainst Mirchi, who was a close aide of fugitive gangster DawoodIbrahim. It has identified the Benami properties of Mirchi, including10 properties in Mumbai, one property in UAE and 25 properties inthe UK.

Former top court judge to inquire intoTelangana encounter, proposes SC

Two killed as carfalls into gorgein UttarakhandNEW TEHRI: Two men werekilled when the car in which theywere travelling fell into a gorge inUttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal dis-trict, police said on Wednesday.The accident took place on theNarendra Nagar-Rani Pokhriroad three days back but came tolight on Wednesday when somepassers-by saw the wrecked carlying in a 150-metre-deep gorge,Narendra Nagar police station in-charge Manish Upadhyay said.The police pulled out the twobodies from the wreckage andsent them for post mortem, hesaid.They were identified as 35-year-old Ramesh Gusain and 34-year-old Virendra Singh Mahar whowere related to each other. Theyhad left Narendra Nagar forDehradun at 5 pm on December9, Upadhyay said.Their family members tried to callthem on their mobile phones anumber of times but they did notrespond.The car was spotted three daysafter the accident as movementon the road is lean, the officialsaid.

Protests escalate in NE , Curfew in GuwahatiAGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 11

The landmark Citizenship (Amendment)Bill, 2019 on Wednesday got the nod of Par-liament after the Rajya Sabha approved theBill.

As many as 125 members of the UpperHouse voted in favour of the Bill while 105MPs voted against the Bill. The Shiv Senadid not participate in the voting.

The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha onMonday night with a majority of 311 votesagainst 80 votes where 391 members werepresent and voting.

After the hours-long debate followed byHome Minister Amit Shah's reply, the Housenegated a motion to send the Bill to a selectcommittee of Parliament with 92 in favourand 113 going against it. In his reply, HomeMiniter Amit Shah said that Bill has beenbrought to rectify a historic blunder -- thepartition -- and give a dignified life to non-Muslims of Pakistan, Bangladesh andAfghanistan who fled religious persecutionand settled in India before December 31,2014. Responding to the debate, Home Min-ister Shah said the spirit of Nehru-LiaquatPact was not followed by the neighboringcountry, which led to the need for bringingthe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019."The spirit of Liaquat-Nehru pact was notfollowed by the neighboring country. It is theduty of every government to follow it in let-ter and spirit," said Shah. According toNehru-Liyaqat pact, it was promised that re-ligious minorities of each country would getequal opportunities in politics, services, andpermission to practice the faith.

CAB clears acid test in RS too

AGENCYGANDHINAGAR, DEC 11

The Nanavati-Mehta Commission Reporton post-Godhra riots, which was tabled inGujarat assembly on Wednesday, has giv-en clean chit to Prime Minister NarendraModi.

Talking to media persons, GujaratHome Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja said:"Allegations were made on Narendra Modithat he visited Godhra without informinganyone. This allegation has stood false inthe report of the commission. It was not asecret visit nor a visit to destroy the evi-dence."

The minister said that it was not neces-

sary for Modi, who was thenthe Gujarat Chief Minister, toinform all the high officers ofthe state about his visit toGodhra.

"The concerned officerswere informed about his visitand they had made necessaryarrangements for that visit. Itwas not a secret meeting," headded. Meanwhile, on allega-tions of disturbance of evidence in the S-6coach of Sabarmati Express, the reportsaid: "There is no material to show that theChief Minister, by entering the burnt coachS6, disturbed any evidence and that it wasdone with some ulterior motive." An alle-

gation was made by former IPSShreekumar in which he claimedthat there was a meeting held atModi's residence on February 27,2002 night. In the meeting, thethen Chief Minister directed thepolice and the state administra-tion to refrain from resorting toany strict action and to permit themajority community to expresstheir anger and anguish against

the minority community. On these alle-gations, the commission reported:"Shreekumar has not claimed that he waspresent in the said meeting. While offi-cers present in the meeting have not sup-ported this version."

Modi gets clean chit in post-Godhra riots

Shiv Senaabstains votingNEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MPs in the Ra-jya Sabha on Wednesday were not pres-ent in the House during the voting on theCitizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Onbeing asked if they have boycotted thevoting, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said,"Yes, Shiv Sena has boycotted the vot-ing." The party had on Monday voted infavour of the Bill in the Lok Sabha. Rauthad earlier today said that his party willsupport the Bill in the Rajya Sabha only ifthe Centre answers all the questionsraised by his party chief Uddhav Thacker-ay. "We have to clear our doubts on thisBill. If we do not get satisfactory answers,then our stand could be different fromwhat we took in the Lok Sabha," Rauttold reporters here.

Neither CAB nor abrogation ofArticle 370 anti-Muslim: Amit ShahNEW DELHI: Neither Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, nor abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitu-tion is anti-Muslim, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said replying to the debate on the Bill in theUpper House of the Parliament."Neither Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is anti-Muslim, nor abrogation of Article 370 is anti-Muslim.Triple Talaq Bill is not anti-Muslim either. Triple Talaq is the Bill to give rights to crores of Muslimwomen in the country," he said.Talking about the abrogation of Article 370 which conferred special status to the erstwhile state ofJammu and Kashmir, Shah said: "Do only Muslims live in Jammu and Kashmir? No Hindus? NoBuddhists? Why is it viewed like that? It has been abrogated for everyone and not only for Mus-lims.""How can the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, be anti-Muslim?" he asked.

NEW DELHI, DEC 11

The Centre on Wednesday airlifted 50companies of paramilitary forces toNortheastern states, including Assam,after violent protests continued to be re-ported for the second consecutive dayon Wednesday against the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill.

The contentious bill has been intro-duced in the Rajya Sabha where a debateis currently on.

Off the 50 companies that have beendeployed, nearly 20 companies werethose which were withdrawn from Kash-

mir recently. The remaining have been rede-

ployed from other states.The troops are from the Central Re-

serve Police Force (CRPF), the BorderSecurity Force (BSF) and the SashastraSeema Bal (SSB).

A day after total shutdown in Assamto protest against the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill, fresh protests erupt-ed in the state on Wednesday.

To tackle the situation, the policehad to fire rubber bullets and resort tolathi charge on the protestors in Dibru-garh district, police said.

5000 paramilitary personneldeployed in Assam, others

INDIA @240MUMBAI : Quick-fire half-centuriesfrom KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma andVirat Kohli helped India score 240/3against the West Indies in the 3rdT20I at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadi-um on Wednesday. Both Indiaopeners batted with only one intentand that reflected as they smashedthe West Indies bowlers to all partsof the ground, scoring 72 runs in thefirst six overs. Rohit and Rahulshowed no mercy on the West Indi-an bowlers and brought up 100 runson the board in the eight over. Theyboth added 135 runs for the open-ing wicket. After Rohit departed on71 runs, India's ploy to promoteRishabh Pant back-fired as he gotout without troubling the scorers.

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I Baljit Kaur W/o Makhan I, Meenu W/o Jagdeep I, Jagwinder Singh S/o I, Lakhwinder Singh S/o I , Ashima Pahuja W/o I, Kanwaljit Kaur W/o S. I Make A Statement Mamata Singh R/o Vill-ugrahan Teh: S i n g h R / o ( b a r n a l a ) Shaminder Singh R/o Vpo. Dalip Singh R/o Vill Sumit Sindhwani R/o Sher Singh R/o.9 Circular R a n i A l i a s S a m i Sunam (sangrur) Changed Changed My Name To Santu Wala (ferozepur) V i z o l a , b a j o l a D i s t t Kurukshetra Road, Adarsh R o a d , O p p . M e d i c a l Bala's Wife Vinod My Name To Amandeep Poonam Bala. Have Changed My Name Kapurthala Have Changed Naga r, Ka i tha l Have College, Ekta Avenue Kumar Res i . Dis t r ic t Kaur. 63372 Jagwinder Singh Gill. My Name From ,lakhwinder Changed My Name To Amritsar Have Changed Ludhiana Halaf That My

63372 I Chan Kaur W/o Sadhu 63372 Singh To Lakhwinder Singh A s h i m a . N o t e A l l My Name From Kanwaljit Birth Family Name Is Sami I, Deepak Sharma S/o Singh R/o Vill. Kohar I, Harpinder Kaur Sangha W/o Bajwa .please Note. Concerned. Kaur To Kawaljit Kaur. All Bala And In-laws Name Raghveer Sharma R/o Vill: Kalan, Po. Lassuri, Teh. Jagwinder Singh Gill R/o Vpo. 98748 84451 Concern Note It Mamata Rani. I Am The B u s h e r a P o . B a n g a Shahkot, Distt. Jalandhar Santu Wala (ferozepur) Have I, Gurmeet Singh S/o I Mohni W/o Azad Singh 72737 Same Woman With Both (sangrur) Pb, Changed My (pb) Have Changed My Changed My Name Harpinder Balwinder Singh R/o Vpo Vpo Sheikhu Pur Via Moron I, Shallu Aggarwal W/o Names And I Amknown By Name From Deepak To Name To Gian Kaur. Kaur Gill (after Marriage). B a p a , Te h s i l R a d a u r District Sbs Nagar 144029 Neeraj Aggarwal 46-e, Both Names.Deepak Sharma. 63372 63372 (yamuna Nagar) Have (pb) Have Changed My Mohindra Colony, Rani Ka 90006

63372 I, Sukhpreet Singh Brar S/o I, Rajneesh W/o Satwant Singh Change My Daughte's Name To Monika. Please Bagh, Amritsar I Have Jagdev Singh R/o Vpo. R/o Shahdin Wala (ferozepur) N a m e A g a m p r e e t To Note. (amrik Kataria) Changed My Name Shallu Jalal Teh-rampura Phul Have Changed My Name Agampreet Kaur. 900022 To Shallu Aggarwal. Note (bathinda) Changed My Rajneesh Kaur. 52724 I Hitherto Known As I It Name To Sukhpreet Singh. 63372 I, Koku S/o Yaseen R/o Vill. Jaswinder Kaur W/o Balkar 72737

63372 I, Sukhdip Kaur W/o Jaskaran Mehra , Tehsi l Ladwa Singh R/o Vpo.sindhar I, Jagdeep Kaur Johal W/o I, Paramjit Kaur Sandhu Singh R/o Vpo. Khara (kurukshetra) Have Change Teh.shahkot Distt Jalandhar Gautampal Singh R/o.74, W/o Jasmail Singh R/o (faridkot) Changed My Name M y N a m e K h u s h i Punjab,144702 India. Have B/s Taj Palace, Baba Deep Patti Jagga Vpo Kokri To Sukhdeep Kaur. Muhamad To Koku. Changed My Name Shall Singh Avenue Fatehgarh Kalan Tehsil Moga Distt 63372 52724 Hereafter Be Known As Churian Road Amritsar Moga Punjab 142054 Have I, Mahinder Pal S/o Ramesh I, Bala Rani W/o Salinder Shinder Kaur. Have Changed My Name Changed My Name To Kumar R/o Jalaleana Road Kumar R/o Vi l l . B i r 72778 T o J a g d e e p K a u r Jauhal.Paramjit Kaur Sidhu. Kotkapura (faridkot) Changed Mangoli, Sub-tehsil Babain I Hitherto Known As 72737

63372 My Name To Mohinder Pal. (kurukshetra) Declare That Preety W/o Pawan Sempla I, Rani Bala Margrat W/o I, Jasmail Singh S/o Inder 63372 Bala Rani & Suresh Bala R/o Vpo Rakran Dhaha Daniel R/o-triza Nagar Po. Singh R/o Patti Jagga Vpo I, Seema Alias Seema Rani Both Are The Name Of Distt Sbs Nagar. 144526 Dhariwal Gurdaspur Have Kokri Kalan Tehsil Moga W/o Chander Mohan R/o 118, Same Person. I Known With P u n j a b , I n d i a H a v e Changed My Name To D i s t t M o g a P u n j a b Street No.1, Nanaksar, New Both Name. Changed My Name Shall Rani Bala. Please Note It 142054 Have Changed Shimlapur i , Ludhiana 52724 Hereafter Be Known As 72737My Name To Jasmail Changed Name Seema I Krishan Kumar Gupta S/o Preety Sempla I, Ram Murti S/o Sh. Singh Sidhu. Sharma. Makhan Lal R/o #4396, 72778 Karam Chand Sharda

63372 63372 Maszid Wali Gali, Near I, Hitherto Known As Kiran R/o.6-a, Kangra Colony I, Davinderjit Kaur W/o I Gurmej Kaur W/o Bishanjit Bank Bazar, Bathinda. That Prabha W/o Rajinder Batala Road Amritsar-Sukhdarshan Singh R/o Singh R/o Village Bhatrana My Names Krishan Kumar Kumar Badhwar R/o H.no. 143001 Punjab Have Patti Nangal Vpo Kokri Distt Hoshiarpur Have Known Gupta & K.k. Gupta Both N.b. 216, New Laxmi Pura, Changed My Name To Kalan Tehsil Moga Distt By Both Name Gurmej Kaur Names Are Same & One Distt. Jalandhar – 144004, Ram Murti Sharda.M o g a P u n j a b H a v e And Gurmeet Kaur. Person Punjab, India Have Changed 72737Changed My Name To 63372 100078 My Name And Shal l I, Rajeev Sharda S/o Ram Devinderjeet Kaur. I, Anju Spouse Of Number Hereafter Be Known As Murti Sharda R/o.h.no.6-I, Rajdeep Singh Ladher R/o

63372 Vill: Tonsa, Po. Hoal, Teh- 15216433x Rank L/nk Kiran Badhwar a, Kangra Colony Batala I Harmanjot Singh S/o khanna (ludhiana) Have Name Syamlal Yadav 72778 Road Amritsar-143001 Sukhwant Singh Gill Vill Changed My Minor Son's R e s i d e n t O f Vi l l a g e I, Hitherto Known As Simro Punjab Declare That Nizamdin Wala Teh Zira Name From Gurfateh Singh To Meenadu, Po Edanadu, Teh. W/o Chaman Lal R/o Village Rajeev Sharda And Rajiv Distt Ferozepur Have Gurfateh Singh Ladher. Kollam, District Kollam Gadaipur, Po Randhawa Sharda Both Names Are C h a n g e d M y N a m e 63372 S t a t e K e r a l a , H a v e Masandan, Distt. Jalandhar – Mine And Are Of One Gurfateh Singh Gill. Changed My Name From 144004, Punjab, India Have And Same Person. Both I, Kamaljeet Kaur Nijjher W/o

63372 Gurdarshan R/o H.no.59, Anju To Anju S Nair Vide Changed My Name And N a m e s C a r r y E q u a l Affidavit Dated 11-12- Shall Hereafter Be Known Value And Authenticity.W.no.1, Guru Teg Bahadur 2 0 1 9 B e f o r e N o t a r y As Simar Kaur. I Changed 72737Road, Near Raja Watch, Public Ferozepur. Only My Name Not My I, Karambir Singh S/o Doraha (ludhiana) Have

900023 Religion. Dilbag Singh R/o Vill. Changed My Name To I, Arockia Daisy Spouse 72778 Bijliwal, Po. Sarwali Kamaljeet Kaur.Of Number 14427780k I, Devinder Singh Bal S/o Te h s i l B a t a l a D i s t t 63372Rank L/hav (opr) Name Pritam Singh R/o Vpo Bal G u r d a s p u r H a v e I, Sarabjeet Singh S/o S . E z h i l M a n n a n Khurd Via Majitha Distt Changed My Name To Surinder Singh R/o Vill: Resident Of Village/po Amritsar Have Changed My Karanbir Singh. Please M u b a r a k p u r T e h -M. Savariar Pattanam, Name From Devinder Singh Notenawanshahr (sbs Nagar) Teh. Kadaladi, District Bal To Davinder Singh Bal. 72737Changed My Name To Ramanathapuram ( tn) 72737 I ,paramj i t Kaur W/o Sarabjeet Singh Sadhra.Have Changed My Name I, Raj Kaur W/o Davinder Balkar Singh R/o.gali 63372From Arockia Daisy To M. Singh Bal R/o Vpo Bal No.2, Opp. Maharaja I, Pawanjot Kaur W/o A r o c k i a D a i c y Vi d e Khurd Via Majitha Distt Ranjit Singh School Tarn Sarabjeet Singh R/o Vill: Affidavit Dated 11-12-2019 Amritsar Have Changed My Taran Have Changed My M u b a r a k p u r T e h -Before Notary Public Name From Raj Kaur To Name To Parmjeet Kaur. nawanshahr (sbs Nagar) Ferozepur. Raj Kaur Bal. Note ItChanged My Name To

900023 72737 72737Pawanjot Kaur Sadhra.63372

I, Jeetender Singh S/o Surinder Singh R/o Vill: M u b a r a k p u r T e h -nawanshahr (sbs Nagar) Changed My Name To Jeetender Singh Sadhra.

63372I, Manpreet Kaur W/o Jeetender Singh R/o Vill: M u b a r a k p u r T e h -nawanshahr (sbs Nagar) Changed My Name To Manpreet Kaur Sadhra.

63372I, Kulwant Kaur W/o Nirmal Singh R/o Landeke, Moga Changed Her Name To Kirandeep Kaur.

63372I, Gagandeep Kaur Sangha D/o Gurtej Singh R/o Daroli Bhai (moga) Changed My Name To Gagandeep Kaur.

63372I, Irsad Bibi W/o Ali Hashan R/o Vpo. Rohira Teh-ahmedgarh (sangrur) Pb, India, Changed My Name From Arshad To Irsad Bibi.

63372I, Sarvjeet Saini S/o Harbhajan Singh R/o 179/a Ward No 8, Pooja C o l o n y , P e h o w a , Kurukshetra Changed Name Sarvjeet Singh .

84661I , Pa lwinder S ingh Ramgarhia S/o Mohinder Singh R/o V.p.o. Begowal Te h B h o l a t h D i s t t K a p u r t h a l a H a v e Changed My Name From P a l w i n d e r S i n g h Ramgarhia To Palwinder Singh .please Note.

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63372I, Army No. 3395369P Ex-N k , S u k h r a j S i n g h Resident of Vpo. Natheha Teh-Talwandi Sabo Distt. Bathinda Punjab inform all that DOB of my son Lovepreet Singh in my service records as 25-04-2001 is wrong. His actual DOB is 03-05-2001. His Adhar Card No. 4532 6285 0048, also my daughter Kamalpreet Kaur DOB in my service records as 06-10-2003 is wrong her actual DOB is 15-10-2003, Adhar Card No. 8469 4020 2882.

63372I, Army No. 3390227N, Ex-Hav, Jagsir Singh resident of Vill & Po. Kotra Kaurianwala Teh-Phul Distt. Bathinda, Punjab Inform all that DOB of my wife Paramjit Kaur is wrongly given in my service records, as 02-04-1968. But her actual date of birth is 27-03-1969.

63372I, Army No. 1506579 Ex-L / N k , K e h a r S i n g h resident of Vill & Po. Bhunder Teh-Phul Distt. Bathinda, Punjab inform all that Smt. Manjeet Kaur is my real daughter she is a widow as on date. Her Adhar Card No. 5365 6376 1080. Har DOB is 01-01-1 9 7 3 . S h e i s f u l l y dependent upon me for her all pecuciary needs and other requirements.

63372I, Santokh Singh S/o Hari Singh R/o Vill: Nurpur Teh-Nakodar (Jalandhar) hereby evict my son Jagtar Singh from my all movable a n d i m m o v e a b l e properties. now he do not have any concern with me. All please note.

63372I, Panesar Paramjit Singh S/o Sohan Singh R/o Vill: M a n a k Te h - S h a h k o t (Jalandhar) Pb, declare that my son Amandeep Singh is out of my control. So I disown with him from my moveable / immoveable proper ty. I f anybody dealing with him at his/her own risk.

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I tell from Darshan Lal son of Shri Ram Ji Lal resident ward No. 4 Indri, Tehsil Indri district, Karnal that my son Jitesh alias Joni who is out of my ears to listen to me and fights with me and my family all the time. That is why I evict him from my movable p r o p e r t y a n d l a n d . Whoever has a relationship with or transacts with him in the future, he himself will be responsible. We will not be responsible.

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I, Ashok Kumar Datta S/o Late Ude Ram Datta R/o 1 2 , m a j o r B i n d r a Enclave,dhina Jalandhar Cantt Declare That My Son Abhinav Datta And His Wife Preeti Are Out Of My Control.so I Disown With T h e m F r o m M y A l l Moveable & Immoveable Property. anybody Dealing With Them At His/her Own Risk.

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We Darshan Singh S/o Gulzar Singh and Suresh Kaur W/o Darshan Singh R/o H.No. 442, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Near Shivjot Enclave, Kharar (Mohali) declare that our Son Gurvinder Singh and his wife Sukhpreet Kaur are out of our control. We disown both from our movable and immovable properties. We and our family won’t be held responsible for their deeds, dealings and any action taken by them.

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I, Vijay Kumar Dutt S/o Naurata Ram Dutt R/o Bank Street Doraha Teh-Payal (Ludhiana) declare that misc. Cover notes bear ing No. 182219, 182223, 182094, 182095, motor Cover notes No. 542954, 542961, 542965 of Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. has been lost on 09-12-2019. I will be responsible for any misuse.

63372It is for the information t h a t m y o r i g i n a l qualifying certificate of Matriculation of Year 2017, June Roll No. 2253776 issued my CBSE has been actually lost. name Parambir Singh S/o Kulwinder Singh R/o Bhate Po . Ahmedpur Distt. Kapurthala.

63372It is for the information t h a t m y o r i g i n a l qualifying certificate of 10Th marksheet, issued by CBSE board has been actually lost. Ritu bansal D/o Ramavtar bansal CBSE 464695 H.No 4396 , Maszid Wali Gali ,Near Bank Bazar Bathinda punjab. if anybody found p l e a s e c a l l Mobile:9814031425

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PUBLIC NOTICEI, Baljinder Singh S/o Sh. Gurdeep Singh R/o Village Rampur Tehsil Payal, Distt. Ludhiana, Pb. (India) do hereby solemnly affirm and declare That my wife Sukhwinder Kaur W/o Baljinder Singh is owner of plot measuring 0-62/3 Marlas situated at Harman Nagar Sirhind, Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib, which was purchased by her from Manjit Kaur D/o Jaswant Singh R/o Village Rampur vide vasika No. 4768 dated 21-08-2009 excuted in the office of Sub Registrar Fatehgarh Sahib. Manjeet Kaur was purchased this Plot Vide Vasika number 2231 Date 21-8-2009. The Original sale deed of the said property of Vasika Number 2231 Dated 21-8-2009 had misplaced by me anywhere the same has not been found to me and due to this I have lodged the DDR in P.S. Fatehgarh Sahib vide G.D. No. 017 date 07/12/2019. That I or My Wife Sukhwinder Kaur has not been disposited/Pledged/Mortgage the same sale deed in any bank in lieu of taking any loan etc. That now we are going to apply/get loan from State Bank of india B.O Sirhind City, Distt. Fatehgarh Sahib. if any person has any objection regarding the same than he can intimate to the within 15 Days from the Date of Publication. That I am fully responsible of my above statement.

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NEWS BRIEFS

3HARYANACM to launch web portal of Bar CouncilCHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal will launch the Web Portal of BarCouncil of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh at Law Bhawan, Sector-37 A, Chandigarh onDecember 12, 2019. He would also unveil the book written by Justice S.N. Aggarwal (Retd.)on this occasion.While giving this information here today, a spokesman of Office of Advocate General,Haryana said that Judge Supreme Court of India Justice Mr Ashok Bhan (Retd.) would pre-side over the function in the presence of Advocate General of Haryana Mr Baldev Raj Maha-jan. He said that Chairman, Bar Council Mr Harpreet Singh Brar, Vice Chairman Mr GurtejSingh Grewal, Member Bar Council of India Mr Partap Singh and Honorary Secretary Mr Su-vir Sidhu would also be present on this occasion.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

Farmers awarenesscamp todayKARNAL: Dr. Ranveer Singh Mann,SMS Karnal, Horticulture Department,Haryana Karnal said that tomorrow at 3pm in the Cooperative Bank premises invillage Bajida Jatan, under the BhavantarBharti Yojana Awareness camp will beorganized. In which the officials of Horti-culture Department, Agriculture Depart-ment and Marketing Board will addressthe farmers.

Theft casesolved, 5 heldRESHAM SIDHUSIRSA: 5 people have been arrested bythe Badagudha police while solving theincidents of theft in different villages ofBadaguda police station. The stolengoods have been recovered from the ar-rested accused. Station in-charge Satya-van Sharma said that in some time, theincidents of theft in village Bappan, Lak-dawali and Budhabhana have been re-solved.New and old mobiles, laptops and otheritems were stolen from a mobile shop inthe village Bappan on the night of 27 No-vember. In this case, the police had reg-istered a case against unknown on thecomplaint of shop owner Rahul. The po-lice was investigating it intensively. Thestation in-charge said that the incidentwas traced when the police proceededwith the investigation based on IMEInumbers of mobiles. The police over-came Ajoki, Praveen and Ramesh, resi-dent of Nagoki and Ravi of Bappan inthis case. The police recovered thestolen goods from the accused and pre-sented them in the court. Whence ayoung man has been taken on remand.Police said that the youth is being ques-tioned about other thieves.

Khatu Shyam festivalwill be celebrated ina grand way: BansalROHIT LAMSARTARAORI: GV MD of Rice Unit VinitBansal said that the huge Khatu Shyam

Festival and Amrita-may Bhandare tobe organised byShri Khatu Shyamfamily Neelokheriwill be organised ina grand and grandmanner. On De-cember 12, thecrowd of devoteeswill gather in the

Amritamay Bhandara held at NeelokheriGrain Market. There is a lot of enthusi-asm among the people about the prepa-rations for the Khatu Shyam Festival. Allthe members are preparing for the KhatuShyam Festival. Vinit Bansal said thatthe Khatu Shyam Festival and Amrita-may Bhandare will be held in a beautifulgrand court.Akhand Jyoti, Bhajan Ganga and en-chanting adornment will become thecentre of attraction for the devotees. Ro-htak MP Arvind Sharma, MP SanjayBhatia, Mayor Renu Bala, MLA Dharam-pal Gondar and MLA RamkumarKashyap will be present as guests.

‘MLA Gondarcommitted for allround development’ROHIT LAMSARTARARORI: Rupindra Mishra, convenorof the Monitoring Committee and theyouth leader of the BJP, said that the de-velopment of the region would take placeunder the leadership of Dharampal

Gondar, chairmanof Forest Develop-ment Corporationand MLA of MillaNeelokheri.Ganges of develop-ment will flow toeach village of theconstituency. Hesaid that MLADharmapal Gondarknows the prob-

lems of people of every class very well.Strong arrangements will be made forcommon people for all the people. In apress release organized, the MonitoringCommittee convenor and BJP youthleader Rupindra Mishra said that theBharatiya Janata Party is a party with allpeople. Now the priority of youth will beseen in terms of employment. They donot have to make recommendations interms of employment. He said that incase of development, there will be no letup. People of every village will get thebenefit of public welfare policies andevery street will have a buzz of develop-ment.

National level campto promotesculpture art on 20thCHANDIGARH: Haryana Art and Cultur-al Affairs Department will organise a na-tional level camp based on NationalModern Contemporary Sculpture for pro-viding a golden opportunity to the artistsof the state to showcase their artistic ex-cellence. The meritorious and eminentsculptors of Haryana and other states,who are desirous of participating in thiscamp can submit their applications tillDecember 20, 2019.Giving information in this regard, Addi-tional Chief Secretary, Haryana Art, andCultural Affairs Department, Mrs.Dheera Khandelwal said that in thiscamp the Department of Arts and Cultur-al Affairs is providing opportunity to allthe sculptors of the state, who are skilledin making five to ten feet modern ab-stract sculptures in stone, metal, glass,wood, fiber and welding to showcasetheir talent. She said that the interestedsculptor can send their bio-data to theDepartment along with the original pho-tographs of their work to Director, De-partment of Arts and Cultural Affairs,SCO-29, Second Floor, Sector-7C,Chandigarh.

AGENCYCHANDIGARH, DEC 11

Haryana Police Assistant-Sub-Inspector Sajjan Kumarhas been conferred withGlobal Human Rights Protec-tion Award–2019 for takinginitiatives in the field of hu-man rights during 20th WorldHuman Rights Conference,organised by Indian Instituteof Human Rights (IIHR) atNew Delhi on December 10.

The prestigious award inthe field of human rights waspresented to ASI Sajjan Ku-mar jointly by Ms JudithK.K.Kan'goma Kapijimpan-ga, the High Commissioner ofRepublic of Zambia and IIHRDirector Dr Rahul Rai. Evenbefore this, the ASI has alsobeen honored in the year2010.

ASI Sajjan Kumar, who is

also holding the charge ofPublic Relations Officer ofIGP office, Hisar Range, is apost graduate in humanrights. He has written a re-search paper on the role ofpolice in the human rights andengaged in educating theyouth and general public byorganizing awareness semi-nars on human rights sinceyear 2010 in various schools,colleges, universities, villagesand police stations.

Along with his officialduties, Mr Sajjan Kumar hasalso interacted with aboutfour lakh people on this sub-ject by organizing 2000awareness seminars. On thisachievement, he has beenawarded this prestigious hon-our for the second time.

Apart from the Ambas-sadors of six nations, the con-ference was also attended by

officials from various organi-zations related to UNO, hu-man rights activists, academ-ics and members of varioussocial organizations fromacross the country.

Congratulating Mr SajjanKumar on this significantachievement, Haryana Direc-tor General of Police (DGP)Manoj Yadava said that hehas made Haryana Policeproud by doing good work inthe field of human rights. IGPHisar Range Mr Sanjay Ku-mar also praised him andadded that he is guiding theyoung generation about theirrights.

The work carried out bythe Haryana Police in thefield of human rights was alsodiscussed in the conference,besides praising the efforts ofHaryana Police.

ASI gets Global HumanRights Protection Award

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, DECEMBER 11

The message of the Bhagavad Gita wasas much necessary for Arjuna's successas it is for the youth of today. Gita is ca-pable of making the youth like Arjunathe winner by removing various doubtsthat come in the way of success. Let usput into practice this wonderful book,which is proficient in the art of living

life. Dr. Virendra Singh Chauhan madethis comment on Gautam Rishi Tirtha atGondar as a keynote speaker at the GitaJayanti celebrations organised under thejoint aegis of Teerth Samiti, Gram Pan-chayat and Kurukshetra DevelopmentBoard.

The programme was chaired jointlyby Mahant Omgiri Ji Maharaj andSarpanch Devendra Rana. Dr. VirendraSingh Chauhan called upon the villagers

and the students present to take a pledgefor the self-study of the Gita and not con-sider it a book to be kept in the temple.On this occasion, Bhupendra Giri, San-skrit teacher, Pushpendra, Sandeep Rana,Mahipal Rana, Vikas Rana, RanbirSingh, Nathu Fauji, Satpal Rana,Sukhwinder Rana, P.T.I. Shiv Kumar,Satbir, Jagpal, Hariom, Poonam Chahal,Nidhi, Usha Chauhan, etc. dignitorieswere present.

Gita takes people closer to success: Dr. Chauhan

GURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, DECEMBER 11

Haryana Transport Minister MoolChand Sharma said that strict actionwill be taken against private busesrunning without permits in the state.He said that according to the informa-tion there are more than 1000 inhabit-ed people who are running vehicleswithout permits. Instructions havebeen given to all the AdditionalDeputy Commissioners of the statewho have the charge of Secretary RTAto implement strict action on thesebuses.

He said that the State Governmenthas decided to provide safe and con-venient bus facility to the girl studentsand for this, all the District GeneralManagers of Haryana State Transporthave been instructed to determine theroute of special buses to be set up forthe girl students so that their Accord-ingly, buses can be arranged. He said

that in some bus depots, about 100buses are not running because thereare not enough number of conductorsand drivers while in some districts thisstaff is deployed in excess of the re-quirement. He said that soon all suchbuses will be run on the route by pro-

viding staff in the deficient districts.The Transport Minister was

speaking to the media today after ad-dressing a meeting of all the generalmanagers and senior officials of the headquarters at Karna Lake inKarnal.

Strict action against privatebuses running without permit

SHIV SHARMAKURUKSHETRA, DE-CEMBER 11

Climate Reality Project In-dia organised InternationalSeminar on the topic ofGlobal Frameworks in thelocal context: Challengesand Way Forward. This con-ference was organised atCentre for Research in Rur-al & Industrial DevelopmentChandigarh. The main ob-ject of this conference wasto achieve the sustainabledevelopment goal of Gov-ernment of India. In thisconference scholars and ex-perts from various countriesparticipated and debate wasconducted. Moreover somepersonalities were speciallyinvited by the Climate Real-ity project who are reallyoutstanding worker in thefield of environment.

National Gold MedalistDiamond Blood Donor andEnvironment watchdog Dr.Ashok Kumar Verma washonoured in this pro-gramme.

He holds 227 cycle ral-lies for environment protec-

tion. He planted more than14,000 tress for bettermentof environment. He washonored with cash prize andappreciation certificate. It isnotable that Dr. Ashok Ku-mar Verma is serving inHaryana Police.

Dr. Ashok Kumar honouredin international seminar

SHIV SHARMAROHTAK, DECEMBER 11

The demand for inclusion of BhagwatGita in the curriculum arose in Parlia-ment on Wednesday and it was re-quested to implement the same in theupcoming session of Parliament. BJPMP Dr. Arvind Sharma raised the de-mand in Parliament that for the better-ment of humanity, preaching of Geetais necessary in life. He said that ifBhagwat Geeta is introduced in stu-dent life, then it will give studentsright goals and right direction. Likethe light of the sun, the Gita can guideus and this will create an ideal societyand nation and it can help India in as-suming the position of world guruagain. The Lok Sabha Speaker askedto consider this demand of the MP, be-sides the MP also demanded to openRohtak and Jhajjar CGHS dispen-saries in Parliament.

Speaking on Wednesday in theLok Sabha, BJP MP Dr. Arvind Shar-ma demanded the inclusion of Bhag-wat Geeta in the syllabus. Giving in-

formation about this, MP ArvindSharma, who later arrived in Rohtak,said that the preaching of Geeta isnecessary in our life and it should beincluded in the syllabus. The MP saidthat the Lok Sabha Speaker has beenrequested to get Bhagwat Geeta in-cluded in the syllabus and demandedto issue instructions to implement it inthe next session of Parliament. TheMP asked Chief Minister ManoharLal to organize the Geeta Festival inthe state. Praised and said that thiswill provide the right guidance to theyouth and the general public.

CGHS dispensariesopen in Rohtak andJhajjarBJP MP Dr. Arvind Sharma saidthat in Parliament, he has made ademand to open one CGHS dis-pensary in Rohtak and Jhajjar. Heinformed that more than 16 centralgovernment offices and institu-tions are functioning in both thedistricts. Apart from this, due toRohtak and Jhajjar being locatedin Delhi NCR, there is also a largenumber of such Central Govern-ment employees, providing servic-es of the Center to other places andtheir dependents - the family isCGHS beneficiary and both theseplaces are not CGHS dispensaries.CGHS dispensaries should beopened in both the districts in viewof the large number of CentralGovernment employees deniedCGHS benefits. The MP has beenassured to consider this demand.

Arvind raises demand in Parliamentto include Gita in school syllabus

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, DECEMBR 11

The PWD Mechenical WorkersUnion workers are protestingagainst the government policies. Ameeting of the Mechanical Work-ers Union was held at the CampOffice today to protest against theaward of roads contract for patchwork contract. The union has beenprotesting and sending memoran-dum to the office of the Superin-tendent Engineers Circle OfficeBuilding and Road in Haryana from 27November 2019, for cancellation of thecontract. Today's meeting was chaired byDistrict President Saheb Singh Dhiman.State President Satyapal Verma and StateDeputy General Secretary Mukesh Biddaand State Press Spokesperson SubhashDagar, who took part in the protest at thepremises of Road Electricity Circle Of-fice, said that the union had opposed thegovernment's anti-employee policy andpromised to give the patch work of Khal-ifa and Roads in the state. The workers of

Gurugram, Jhajjar, Rohtak, BhiwaniKaithal and Hisar Chandigarh, Karnal andAmbala, Jind gave memorandum at Me-chanical office Karnal to the Chief Engi-neer Public Works-Department Buildingand Road Chandigarh and made appealfor cancellation of contract work of roads.Surendra Sharma, Mata Prasad, OmPrakash, Surendra Saini, Balwan Ranga,Rangiram Malik, Satish Sharma, JagveerHooda, Rakesh Tyagi, Satnam, etc. lead-ers appealed to resolve the demandsthrough dialogue.

PWD Mechanical workersprotest against govt policies

DAV school holdssports meet

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL, DEVEMBER 11

Annual sports competition was held in DAV Public School,Sector 9 here. Children participated in the competition with en-thusiasm and showcased their sports talent. Headmaster AnjanaPandey started the competition by lighting a torch and releas-ing balloons in the sky. School students participated in MatkaRace, Makeup Race, Balloon Race, Lemon Race, VegetableRace and Dada Race. Children raced on the subject of no toplastic, which was the highlight of the competition. On this oc-casion, the head teacher Anjana Pandey said that all-round de-velopment of children is done through sports. The child learnsdiscipline by playing. Body remains fit and morale goes up.Currently, there are immense possibilities to make a career insports. The competition ended with the national anthem.

Dr. Samar Singhbecomes VC of

Horticulture UniversityGURMEET KASHYAPKARNAL, DECEMBER 11

Dr. Samarasihanji took charge as Vice Chancellor atMaharana Pratap Horticulture University, Ajanthali,Karnal. Dr. Samar Singh was earlier the Director of

Extension Education of Maharana Pratap Horticultur-al University, Ajanthali, Karnal. Dr. Samar Singh is asenior crop scientist of the country, he has done excel-lent work in weed control in crops and has done veryvaluable work for farmers. Dr. Samar Singh has beeninstrumental in the establishment of Maharana PratapHorticulture University, Ajanthali, Karnal. He heldseveral important posts in the past.

18 lakh children dieannually due to uncleanhands: Dr. Rupesh

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL: An awareness campaign was organisedby the Rotary Club and Cygnus Hospital at Govern-ment Primary School, Sector 14, Karnal. In thisawareness campaign, the children present in schoolwere told about what kind of diseases spread dueto non-cleaning of hands.Addressing the children,Dr. Rupesh Saxena, Medical Superintendent ofSanjeev Bansal Cygnus Hospital said that accord-ing to the World Health Organization, the biggestreason for spreading diseases in young children isunclean hands. Dr. Rupesh Saxena said that ac-cording to the World Health Organisation, around18 lakh children die every year from diarrhoea in theworld and the main reason for this is that they donot clean their hands properly. School principalsAnju Bala, Anup Singh, Kusum Devi, Reena Deviwere present on this occasion. On behalf of RotaryClub, Dr. SK Atreja, Gaurav Tuli, Shama Puri, SCNarang, Renu Atreja and a large number of peoplefrom Sector 14 were also present.

Energy conservationmain theme for Rahgiriprogramme

SHIV SHARMAKARNAL: Special Officer to Chief Minister, O.P.Singh IPS On Wednesday, while reviewing theRavivari Rahagiri programmes by videoconfer-encing with the nodal officers of the civil and po-lice departments of various districts, said Karnalemerged the best district in the state. He praisedits organisers. He also stated the purpose of hisVC today and said that December 14 is EnergyConservation Day. For this, Rahagiri should be or-ganised on the energy conservation theme on thefollowing Sunday.

CHANDIGARH, DEC 11

Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria set the stage for'Destination Punjab - Reality Expo', which is being hosted by CREDAI Punjab from 13th to 15th

December at Parade Ground Sector-17, Chandi-garh. President of the Punjab chapter of Confed-eration of Real Estate Developers' Associations ofIndia (CREDAI) Jagjit Singh led delegation onTuesday late evening met the Housing and UrbanDevelopment Minister and requested him to inau-gurate the Expo on December 13.

Congratulating the CREDAI Punjab for the ini-tiative, Sarkaria accepted it's invite to inauguratethe mega event. Jagjit Singh apprised the Ministerthat the CREDAI Punjab would also launch its

Grievance Redressal Forum during the expo. He pointed out thatthis expo would offer a platform to the buyers to interact with theleading Realtors.

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GAURAV GOELMOHALI, DEC 11

Noted American expert on terrorand internal security, Dr PeterChalk on Wednesday said thatPakistan could be harnessing thepower of the social media tolaunch attacks on the Indian econ-omy, even as he warned that theISI “may well leverage encryptedsocial media sites, secure telecom-munication platforms and onlinemapping technology to covertlyfacilitate jihadist recruitmentdrives or directly support terroriststrikes” in Kashmir, where it has along history of backing anti-Indi-an outfits.

The best offensive mechanismto deal with Pakistan, suggestedthe US expert from RAND Corpo-ration, was to work with friendlyand partner countries to put pres-sure on Islamabad, and also toconvince these nations that theycould also not escape the wrath ofterror outfits operating from Paksoil. He warned that the US wasplaying a double role with Pak-istan because of its strategic inter-est in Afghanistan – the reasonwhy it wasn’t taking a tougherstand against Islamabad. In the

context of the growing use ofdrones and lone wolves to launchattacks, the American expertcalled for compulsory registrationof such technology and legisla-tions to counter the threat. To en-sure credibility in such counter-at-tacks, it was important to involveNGOs, human rights organisationsand the community at large, headded, noting, in response to aquestion, that 100% radicalizationcould not take place online andhuman contact was a part of theprocess. Admitting that such

groups become easy targets of ex-tremists, Dr Chalk, however, as-serted that they do not easily suc-cumb to terrorist threats. In an ap-parent reference to Referendum2020, Dr Chalk observed that anintensive social media effortaimed at radicalizing young Sikhswas currently being waged by pro-Khalistani militants based in Pak-istan and Diaspora groups operat-ing out of the US, UK and Canada.“There are growing indicationsthat the ISI is orchestrating muchof this activity as part of a wider

campaign to co-join instability inPunjab with unrest in Kashmir,”he further warned, while deliver-ing the 2nd KPS Gill MemorialLecture, on the contemporary sub-ject of ‘Digitized Hate: OnlineRadicalism, Violent Extremismand Terrorism.’ Dr Chalk suggest-ed that the state government iden-tify vulnerable groups and engagewith the community to counter thenarrative and fight Pakistan’sproxy war.

In his keynote address, PunjabChief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh pointed out that in the glob-alised world of today, terror couldeasily straddle international geo-graphical boundaries, with the useof Internet and social media fur-ther contributing to promoting ter-ror and terror ideology for luringyouth, spreading hatred and prop-aganda. Pointing to the sensitivelocation of Punjab as a borderstate with a hostile neighbour, andthe growing challenge of narcoterrorism with linkages in Jammu& Kashmir, Captain Amarinder,who was presiding over the pro-gramme, stressed on the need formodern-day policing to thus re-main technologically updated andprofessional in its approach.

Pak using social media for spreading terrorismin Jammu-Kashmir, warns US terror expert SUMER GARG

CHANDIGARH, DEC 11

Directorate of Environment andClimate Change, Punjab hasconstituted two committees toexplore all the possibilities of in-creasing the green cover andcheck the dust emissions in thetown, informed KS Pannu, Di-rector Tandrust Punjab Mission.

Giving details, Pannu in-formed that a meeting was heldwith all the stakeholders/depart-ments of Mandi Gobindgarharea to identify the sources of airpollution and measures requiredto control it. Therein, it was re-alised that a significant role in airpollution of Mandi Gobindgarharea is that of road dust. Thepoor conditions of the internalroads and the unpaved roadshoulders emit dust due to heavyvehicular movement. So, it wasdecided that Municipal Council,Mandi Gobindgarh and PunjabPollution Control Board shall dothe mapping of all the dust emit-ting spots in Mand Gobindgarharea and see that the necessarywork to control the dust emis-sion may be done by the con-cerned departments in a time

bound manner. It was decided toconstitute a Committee that shallidentify all the dust emittingpoints in the town and shallmark them on the map and sub-mit the Action Plan for stabiliza-tion of the dust emitting points ina time bound manner. Besides, itwas agreed upon that to controlpollution, green cover in MandiGobindgarh may be increased toa significant level. Since, suffi-cient free area is available in theindustries and other publicplaces for plantation, so it wasdecided that Municipal Council,Mandi Gobindgarh and ForestDepartment shall do the map-ping of all the space available inthe town so that the green coverin Mandi Gobindgarh may beincreased to contain pollutionwithin prescribed limits.

Committees constituted to increasegreen cover, control dust emission

in Mandi Gobindgarh: Pannu

Three robbers nabbed in Moga, 5 pistols seizedMOGA: The Nihal Singh Wala police on late Tuesday evening arrested three robbers with a vehicle and seizedfive 32 bore country-made pistols. Stating this here on Wednesday, SP (Investigation) Harinderpal Singh Parmarsaid that the accused Bohar Singh alias Bohra, Jatinder Singh of Amritsar and Jaskaran Singh of Dharamkot werearrested on the compliant of one vehicle driver whom the accused tried to rob. The driver immediately informedthe police. A police team rushed to the spot near Patto Hira Singh and police arrested all the three accused. Onsearch police seized five country-made pistols. The SP claimed that the police foiled a major strike of robbery inthe area with the arrest of the accused. According to Investigation Officer Jaswant Singh, Nihal Singh Wala SHOclaimed that all the accused facing number of robberies and snatching cases registered against them and police in-vestigation was in progress in this respect.

Fourth governing body meetingdiscussing reforms, success underautonomous system

HARPREET SINGH LEHALJALANDHAR: Kanya MahaVidyalaya- which has become the firstwomen college in Punjab to bebestowed with the Autonomous statusorganized the fourth Governing Bodymeeting to ensure excellence ineducation. The meeting was chairedby Sh. Chander Mohan, President,Arya Shiksha Mandal and was gracedby acclaimed luminaries such as Prof.Dr. S.S. Chahal, Former ViceChancellor, Maharana PratapUniversity of Agriculture andTechnology, Udaipur, Alok Sondhi,General Secretary, KMV ManagingCommittee, Dr. Sushma Chawla, VicePresident, KMV Managing Committee,Dr. Sushma Chopra, Secretary, KMVManaging Committee, Dhruv Mittal,Joint Treasurer, KMV ManagingCommittee, Suresh Seth, Member,KMV Managing Committee. During themeeting, Principal Prof. (Dr.) AtimaSharma Dwivedi expressed hergratitude to the esteemed guests fortheir valuable presence.and contribution. Dr. Chahal

appreciated the progress of thecollege under autonomous system andlauded the tireless efforts of PrincipalProf. (Dr.) Atima Sharma Dwivedi andwhole team of the college.

Punjab can't allow revival of terror at any cost: Amarinder

KULJIT SINGH JANDIALA GURU, DEC 11

Punjab Education SecretaryKishan Kumar gave appoint-ment letters newly slected250 head teachers in Gov-ernment Primary Schools toprovide quality teaching andqualitative education intraining workshops at Re-gional Cooperative InstituteSector-32, Chandigarh.

He said that schoolheads can have effective re-sults by planning implemen-tation of ongoing depart-mental campaigns inschools. Head teachers canproduce great results byworking as a team withteachers and executives forthe qualitative and quantita-tive development of stu-

dents' learning outcomes.All their school heads wereencouraged to work throughthe planning of the school.Dr. Devender Singh BohaState Coordinator PunjabTeaching Punjab and Re-source Personnel to teach allschool head teachers andcenter head teachers for pre-primary and primary classescurriculum and goals sharedinformation about the resultsand key issues related toproviding quality education.

Resource personnel in-clude Mahendra Singh Shel-ley, Navdeep Singh, GurtejSingh, Harpal Singh, Sat-nam Singh, Harjit Kaur,Neelam Kumari, GurinderKaur, Davinder Singh, Ran-jit Singh Rana Bathinda andDaljit Singh were present.

SUSHIL GOYALSANGRUR, DEC 11

Two Air Force employeeswere today killed while twoothers sustained serious in-juries when their Scorpio vehi-cle, in which they were travel-ling, and a truck collided nearSajuma village (five kilome-ters from Mehlan Chowk) inSunam area.

However, the truck driverfled from the spot while thetruck was taken in its custodyby the police. A case underSections 304-A, 227 and 427

etc of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) has been registeredagainst the truck driver. Incharge of Mehlan Police Post,Sub Inspector (SI) HarinderSingh, said the deceased hadbeen identified as KamaldeepSingh (31), resident of MaradKhera village near Sunam, andChirag (23), resident of Nar-wana in Haryana. Both de-ceased were employees of theAir Force and were posted atBarmer in Rajasthan, headded. The SI further said thatin this accident another AirForce Employee Pardeep Nain

(23) sustained serious injuriesand he had been shifted toMilitary Hospital at Panchku-la while another injured per-son Lovpreet Singh (19), resi-dent of Marad Khera village,had been shifted to Govern-ment Rajindra Hospital, Pa-tiala. The SI also said that allfour friends in the Scorpio hadbeen going to Patiala while thetruck was coming from oppo-site side at the time of acci-dent. The bodies of the de-ceased persons had been shift-ed to Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Two Air Force employees killed in roadaccident near Sajuma village in Sunam

Annual function held at thegovernment school in Wadala Johal

JANDIALA GURU (KULJEET SINGH): Annu-al programme organized at the Government SeniorSecondary School in village Wadala Johal. On thisoccasion, District Education Officer SalvinderSingh Samra was chief guest. Children from otherschools in Wadala Johal also performed Gidda,Bhangra and folk songs. Principal Bhupinder Kaurand staff welcomed the guests. Principal of NawanPind School Amarjeet Singh Jabbowal, NavdeepKaur, Sarpanch Dilbag Singh Johal, Panch Savin-der Singh Seth, Jathedar Chhanakh Singh, Manjin-der Singh Manna, Numberdar Manjit Singh andothers were present.

Edu Secy directs school headsfor quality education

Sarkaria to inaugurate three-day 'Destination Punjab- Reality Expo'AAP corners Badals forextending support to CAB

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) legisla-tors Kultar Singh Sandhawan and Jai Krishan Singh Roricornered the Badals for extending support to the Citizen-ship (Amendment) Bill, which had been passed by theLok Sabha, saying that the Badal family had tarnished theimage of the Akali Dal by using its office for their per-sonal gains. In a joint statement here on Wednesday,Sandhwan and Rori said “The Citizenship (Amendment)Bill violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which inter-prets that there is no mention of the religion-based citi-zenship accorded to the people. Even in countries like theUS, Canada, citizenship or political asylum is not ac-corded on the basis of religion, instead of one's identityand political repression, but the Badals had extended sup-port to the proposed Bill only to save and secure the Badal‘bahu’s ministerial berth in the union government."

65th State Schoolsports cricket held

KULWINDER BHATIANANGAL: The 65th Punjab StateSchool sports cricket for the 65th yearunder the leadership of SharanjitSingh, District Education Officerorganised at BBMB Cricket Stadiumand NFL Cricket Stadium. SahibzadaAjit Singh Nagar Mohali defeated theDistrict Rupnagar team by 36 doublesin the last day of the event whichended after becoming the champion ofMohali. Ludhiana beat PatialaRupnagar district team. Deputy DistrictEducation Officer Surinderpal Singhmade a special contribution to thedistribution of prizes. He said that theplayers should take some lesson fromhistorical and sacred land of districtRupnagar. Principal Baljit Zor,Secretary Kranti Pal Singh, Coach AjitPal Singh, Assistant Education OfficerSatnam Singh Sandhu, Head TeacherBalwinder Singh, Amerik Singh, AvatarSingh Nikuwal. Harjinder Singh, ShadiLal, Tara Rani, Bina Kumari, PoonamKumari, Gurdeep Singh, Anakh PalSingh, Surjit Kaur, Jaswinder Kaur, RajRani, Jaspal Singh, Surinder Kaur,Karnail Singh Ashwani Kumar,Somnath Rath.

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Govt invites suggestions for budget 2020-21SHIMLA: The state government has started process of formulation of the statebudget for the year 2020-21. In order to make the budget more people centric,participative and reflection of the views of various stakeholders in the society, thegovernment has invited suggestions from the general public, industries, tradeand farmers associations on the budget. A spokesperson of the stategovernment said here today that the suggestions could be sent by e-mail tobudgetindia.hp@gmail.com or by letter to office of Additional Chief Secretary(Finance) by 24 December, 2019. The suggestions can be provided onincreasing revenue receipt, expenditure control and other related matters for thebudget. It will promote transparency, openness, responsiveness and participatoryapproach in budget preparation.

Sarpanches asked todownload Drug FreeHimachal appSHANTI GAUTAMBADDI: Nasha Nivaran Samitimeeting with all Panchayat Pradhans,ex Prafhans and ward memberspresent in Johgon where self alsobriefed the invitees to download DrugFree Himachal app and inform policeregarding drug peddlers as Johgon isa sensitive area bordering Punjab.

Pak troops violateceasefire, targetsforward post, civilianareas in UriBARAMULLA: Pakistani troops onWednesday violated ceasefire andresorted to indiscriminate shelling andfiring in Uri sector in this north Kashmirdistrict, official sources said. They saidpeople were busy in their daily routinework when Pak troops suddenlyresorted to firing and shelling,targeting civilian areas and forwardposts at the Line of Control (LoC) inHajipeer sector in Uri at 0900 hrs. Paktroops violated 2003 ceasefire aftersilence for about one month. People inabout six border villages, includingChuranda and Batkote in Hajipeersector, immediately rushed for shelter,they said adding Indian troops alsoretaliated and the exchange continuedfor several hours. There was no reportof any loss of life or damage toproperty, they said adding damagesuffered by Pak troops was notimmediately known. Meanwhile, localadministration in Uri said that in caseof more ceasefire violations, residentsof border villages, who under thedirect target of Pak troops fire, will beshifted to safer places.

Air traffic remainssuspended atSrinagar airport for5th daySRINAGAR: Air traffic remainedsuspended for the fifth day onWednesday at Srinagar InternationalAirport due to fog, an official of airportsaid. Though there was someimprovement in the visibility thismorning as compared to past fourdays, but air traffic remainedsuspended today also at the airport,he told UNI. He said air traffic will beresumed only if there is furtherimprovement in the visibility. Air trafficremained suspended as all the flightswere cancelled since Saturday.However, on Friday eleven flights werecancelled in the morning due to poorvisibility and later other flights operatedin the afternoon. Meanwhile,passengers who were scheduled totravel by air from here to different partsof the country and abroad were verydisappointed due to cancellation of allflights for the past five day. SeniorAirport official said that every effort isbeing made to resume the air traffic atthe airport. But, he said, due to poorvisibility it is not possible to operateany flight. There is some possibility ofimprovement in the visibility in theafternoon, he said. About difficultiesbeing faced by the passengersstranded for the past five days, hesaid, the matter to operate additionalflights after resumption of air traffic willbe taken up with all airlines toaccommodate passengers who couldnot travel during the past four days.Passengers said that they arereaching airport in the morning everyday for the past four days only to betold that flights have been cancelled.

Life limping back tonormal, internetremain suspended inKashmirSRINAGAR: Life is limping back tonormal with shops and businessestablishments and public transportfunctioning normally on Wednesday inthe Kashmir valley. Pre-paid mobile andinternet service remained suspended inthe valley since August 5, when centrescrapped Article 370 and 35 A, besidesdivided the state into two UnionTerritories (UTs). There was also norelief for leaders, including three formerChief Ministers Dr Farooq Abdullah, hisson Omar Abdullah and MehboobaMufti besides former ministers andlegislators who remained underdetention since August 4 evening.Meanwhile, Central Paramilitary Forces(CPMF) remained deployed at sensitiveplaces, including civil lines and downtown despite sub zero temperaturesince morning to maintain law andorder. Police said there is no restrictionin any part of the valley, includingsummer capital, Srinagar today. Shopsand business establishments whichwere closed in Srinagar, includinghistoric Lal Chowk, the nerve centre ofthe summer capital on Tuesday onHuman Rights (HR) day, were open thismorning. Passenger and privatetransport was also plying on all routes,leading to traffic jam in the uptown andcivil lines. Shopkeepers in somesensitive areas are later closing downtheir shops in the afternoon. Peoplewere observing spontaneous total strikeagainst scrapping of special status ofthe state since August 5 for about threemonths. However, shops and businessestablishments later started functioningfor four to five hours in the morning forthe past one month. Similar reports ofnormal activities were also receivedfrom other parts of the Kashmir valley.Pre-paid mobile service besidesInternet, including Broadband,remained suspended, badly hittingstudents, traders, journalists and otherprofessionals.

AGENCYDHARMSHALA, DEC 11

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakuron Wednesday assured theHouse to reconsider the evictioncases of four farmers who weredeclared as 'encroachers' by theforest department. Replying to aquery raised by the CPI(M)member Rakesh Singha in thequestion hours today ChiefMinister said that four farmersmet him during his recent visitto Rohru and Tehog and urgedhim to help them by orderingmutation in the revenue records.Thakur said that four peoplewere evicted by the forestdepartment from the land bydeclaring them encroacherswhich they were cultivatingwithout having no entry in therevenue records. He said thatcase should be put up to himwith the relevant records and ifevicted persons were paid'Najrana'( revenue fee) beforecoming in Forest ConservationAct 1981 on. He said that thesefarmers also filed the plea in theSDM, Deputy Commissionerand Finance commissionerrevenue courts but they order ofmutation was not passed in theirfavours. Chief Minister said that

if the revenue department havenot made mutation against suchpeople and members have anyrecords with him regarding thematter. The Government wouldconsider such cases afterexamined their records. Earlierraising this issue in the House,Mr Singha said that fourfarmers were cultivating theland holdings for many yearsand it was the mistake ofRevenue Department thatmutations were made in therevenue records aboutownership of this land beforeOctober 21,1981.

"We would consider theirplea with openheart so thatmutation wouldbe made in therecords if they were cultivatingthe land before enforcement offorest conservation act 1980,"CM added. Singha said thatfarmers were declaredencroachers by forestdepartment recently. Hedemanded that BJP governmentin 2005 has came up with thepolicy to make such peopleowners of land who could nothave entry in the revenuerecords but paying revenues orNajrana of the land.

Jai Ram Thakur assures to reconsidereviction cases of four farmers

Govt concerned about safety offishermen providing safety kits: Minister

TAPOVAN: State Government is concerned about the safetyof fishermen in the state and providing safety kits includinglife jackets and tube boats, Virender Kanwar who hold theportfolio of fishery department said in the state assembly onWednesday. Virender Kanwar said this while replying tocalling attention motion by independent MLA from Dehra, MrHoshiar Singh. As per Rs 11 crore project, government isproviding safety and rescue equipment to the fishermen inphased manner. He said in the current financial year, 250fishermen would be provided equipment including advancedboats, thread and net etc. Kanwar who also holds the portfolioof Animal Husbandry & Fisheries portfolio informed theHouse that there are 5489 fishermen in Pong, Gobindsagar,Kol, Ranjitsagar and Chamera dams in Himachal.

DHARAMSHALA, DEC 11

Himachal Pradesh government isconsidering to directly dismiss theteachers who would be booked forsexual harassment cases in the state,Education Minister SureshBhardwaj said on Wednesday.

Replying to the issueraised by Leader ofOpposition MukeshAgnihotri in the

Assembly today Mr Bhardwaj saidthat a case has been lodged againstsome teachers recently. Minister saidthat 13 students also filed acomplaint against a teacher posted inHaroli Senior Secondary school ofUna district. The Government hasdirected the deputy directorEducation Una yesterday to suspendthe teachers and take action againsthim. ''After the Government orderthe teachers have been suspendedand transfer his area outside districtheadquarter,'' Minister informed the

house. ''Government would look intothe proposal of direct dismissal ofsuch teacher and would considersaction against the accused invokingarticle 311 of Constitution as suchprovision would be made underService and Conduct Rule.'' he said.Minister said that Similar complaintsalso lodged by 12 students against anational award winner teacherrecently who was also booked under354 of IPC and POCSO Act but theaccused succeed to get anticipatorybail from the court before his arrest.Keeping rising of such incidents inthe schools there is urgent need ofpublic awareness, Minister saidurging the members not come in therescue of such teachersrecommending the government tospare them. He said that both theteachers were suspended anddepartmental inquiries were orderedagainst them. Minister said that acomplaint of cast discriminationwas also came in a school in Mandidistrict where few students wereforced to sit in separately rowwhile taking mid day meal. DeputyDirector Education Mandi hasbeen ordered probe in the casetaking action against culprits within a day. Drawing the attention ofhouse toward such incidentsMukesh Agnihotri showed concernover rising incident of sexualharassment of student by theteachers in the state.

Govt considering directdismissal of teachers booked

for sexual harassment: Min

Delegation of Chotta and Bara Bhangalareas calls on Chief Minister

SHIMLA, DEC 11

Managing Director and ChiefExecutive Officer of NationalInvestment Promotion andFelicitation Agency (NIPFA)Deepak Bagla has lauded theefforts of the StateGovernment for successfulorganisation of maiden GlobalInvestor's Meet atDharamshala.

In a letter to the StateGovernment, Deepak Baglahas expressed his commitmentto facilitate the investmentjourney of foreign investors inHimachal Pradesh andstructuring a dedicatedinvestment promotion agency.

He has also thanked theState Government for thecourtesy and warm welcomethe investors were offered

during the Investors Meet andeffectively showcasing theinvestment opportunities inHimachal Pradesh to theinvestors.

The Managing Directorhas expressed hope that thegrowing ties between betweenUAE and India would go along way in attractinginvestment to the State ofHimachal Pradesh.

NIPFA lauds efforts of government forsuccessful organisation of Investor's Meet

DHARAMSHALA, DEC 11

A delegation of Chotta andBara Bhangal areas, ofKangra district led by theMLA Mulkh Raj Premi,called on the Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur at VidhanSabha Complex, TapovanDharamshala here onWednesday. The delegationapprised the Chief Ministerregarding various demandsof the area. The delegationurged the Chief Minister toensure road connectivity tothe area as it would facilitatethe people of the area,besides opening the area tothe tourists. Chief Minister

assured the delegation thatthe State Government would

sympathetically consider thisdemand.

Congress workers protestagainst illegal mining

PREETI RANAUNA, DEC 11

A symbolic dharna was held byCongress workers in the villagePandoga by stopping tippers filledwith sand on the road here today.

Congress workers stopped atruck filled with sand near the barrierin village Pandoga. On this occasion,Haroli Block President Vinod Bituand State Congress Secretary RanjitRana said that mining mafia wasactive. They said it was a symbolicprotest against illegal mining and itwill be intensified in case immediateagainst is not taken against miningmafia by the BJP led government.

District general secretariesMehtab Singh, Jagroop Singh,Pramod general secretary, Rendev

Kaku, Rana Ranjit state secretary,Anurag Sharma Pradhan, Keval,Sanju, Sanjeev Pradhan, Nandlal,

Subhash Chand, Pritam, Shamsher,Ashivani Pradhan were present onthe occasion.

SHANTI GAUTAMBADDI, DEC 11

A vigilance camp wasorganized at Crescent MoonPublic Jhadmajri near Badditoday to prevent children fromgetting drunk. Kulvir SinghArya, district in-charge of AntiCorruption was present as thechief guest.Principal Deep

Kumar Arya presided overthe function. Kulvir Aryathrew light on theintoxication and called forstay away from these socialevils. He administered theoath of anti-addiction andsaid that with its removal thecountry will gain collectivepower. This will make peoplestrong and strong.

Oath administered to make childrenfight with drugs in Jhadmajari schoolCapacity of Drabar

Substation hikedASHOK KUMAR ARYASALOONI, DEC 11

The capacity of the transformer installed at33/11 KV Sub Station Drabar under thepower sub-division Saluni has been increasedby the Electricity Board. In such a situation,now consumers will get rid of power cuts inthe coming days. Now the total capacity ofthe power transformer has been increased to4.75 MVA. This will not cause any powercuts in the winter and the voltage will alsoimprove. People have also expressedhappiness over the capacity of the electrictransformer being increased. AdditionalSuperintending Engineer Electricity DivisionDalhousie Rajeev Thakur and AssistantEngineer Electrical Sub-Division SaluniAnoop Ranhotra said that the capacity ofpower transformers was low according topopulation. In such a situation, the capacityof a transformer has been increased keepingin mind the demand for power supply. Nowin the coming winter, consumers are notforced to face the problem of power cuts.

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Higher reaches of J-K,Ladakh receive snowfallJAMMU, DEC 11

The high altitude areas of Jammu andKashmir and Ladakh received lightsnowfall on Wednesday even as the nighttemperature continued an upward trenddue to overcast conditions across theregion, a meteorological departmentofficial said. The department has issued anorange warning for the twin UnionTerritories for Thursday and Friday,predicting moderate to heavy snowfalland rain under the influence of westerndisturbance which had hit the region."Light snowfall occurred at high altitudeareas including the famous ski resort ofGulmarg in north Kashmir, Pahalgam insouth and Sonamarg in central Kashmir,"the official said. He said the visibility inKashmir, where all flights to and froSrinagar airport were cancelled for the

past four days due to dense fog,improved slightly and expected toimprove further in the coming days. "Theweather is cloudy and foggy in plains ofKashmir and partly cloudy in Jammu andLadakh. Moderate snow is expected inplains of Kashmir, moderate to heavysnow on higher reaches of Kashmir,Jammu and Ladakh mainly duringDecember 12 and 13," the official said,adding plains in Jammu are likely toreceive moderate to heavy rain onDecember 12 and 13. Due to overcastconditions, the night temperature acrossJammu and Kashmir and Ladakh markedan improvement and settled close to theseason's average after hovering severaldegrees below normal during the pastweek. Drass, the second coldest inhabitedplace in the world, continued to be thecoldest place in Ladakh.

JNV to get facelift with newrooms, STP and MP hall

JALANDHAR, DEC 11

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Talwandi Madho village,around 31 km from district headquarters will soon get new mul-tipurpose hall, new classrooms and a Sewage Treatment Plantbased on Seechewal Model.Divulging the details, Addition-al Deputy Commissioner (De-velopment) Kulwant Singhwho himself had studied inJawahar Navodaya Vidyalayain Sangrur and Muktsar dis-tricts, said that Member of Par-liament (MP) Chaudhary San-tokh Singh will be approachedfor the issuing the grants underMPLAD fund scheme for thenew multipurpose Hall andclassrooms. Singh said that adetailed project report will beprepared about construction ofthree new classrooms, a Multi-purpose Hall, Junior science laband others. He said that forsolving the problem of sewagechoking, a STP based onSeechewal model will be devel-oped for which the NREGAfunds can be utilized.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

IIT Ropar successfully initiates year long mental healthawareness-cum-intervention campaign ‘MANN-JITT’RUPNAGAR (HARISH KALRA): IIT Ropar, in association with the District Administration ofRopar kick-started a special campaign titled 'Mann-Jitt' for women. The campaign envisions spreadingmental health awareness and providing psychological coun-selling at doorstep,to women suffering from mental health is-sue, especially depression. For this purpose, a team of psy-chologists comprising of Counselling Psychologists and Re-search Scholars, led by Dr. Parwinder Singh, Assistant Pro-fessor in Psychology, IIT Ropar today visited vill.Malikpur .This campaign will continue for 10 weeks. On the first day,women of the village were oriented towards the theme andwere assessed fo rtheir various mental health issues.

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Chandigarh Congress led by Pradeep Chhabra protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photo by: S. Sharma

5 students of DAVIET gethandsome package

JALANDHAR: DAV Institute ofEngineering & Technology's students5 B.Tech Students who would passout in the year 2020 have beenplaced with JARO Education at aSalary Package of Rs.12.00 LPA.Thenames of Selected Students areArmaan Gill,Chirag Rohilla,Sehajpreet Randhawa, ShivanshSharma and Pranshu Nagpal. SushilPrashar (Head, Department ofTraining and Placement) and hisTeam Vishav Kapoor, RatishBhardwaj and Kalpana Sharma)appreciated the hard work put in bystudents .Dr. Manoj Kumar, PrincipalDAVIET congratulated the studentson their success. He highlighted thatDAVIETians have alwaysbeenpassionate about placementsand special efforts are done to makethem industry ready. He alsocongratulated Department of Trainingand Placement and Faculty whoguided the students and urgedthem to keep up the good work.

Dr Walia gets PNShah oration

CHANDIGARH: Dr Rama Waliareceived the prestigious PN Shahoration from the Endocrine society ofIndia during its annual conferenceheld at Nagpur. This oration wasawarded for the work on Cushing’ssyndrome which is a disorderassociated with increased secretionof cortisol. Excessive cortisolproduction leads to excessive weightgain , hypertension , osteoporosiswith muscle weakness. This is oneof the most enigmatic endocrinedisorder with difficulties starting fromestablishing its diagnosis to finding itscause. The usual tumors which leadto this syndrome are less that a cm insize and are difficult to locate.This work was done in collaborationwith the department of nuclearmedicine and radiodiagnosis atPGIMER.

Sukhbir warns district officials forfacilitating illegal mining,collection of goonda taxMOHALI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)President Sukhbir Singh Badalwarned on Wednesday that civil andpolice officials helping local ministerBalbir Singh Sidhu and otherCongress leaders to indulge in illegalmining as well as collection of‘goonda tax’ would be proceededagainst as per law once a SAD-BJPgovernment was formed in the State.Addressing a massive dharna against‘goonda tax’ and illegal mining in frontof the Deputy Commissioner’s officehere, the SAD President said all sandmining activities occurring in Mohaliwere illegal as no mines wereoperational in the district ingovernment books. He said thoughmines had been auctioned andmining was being done, the samehad not been given governmentclearances till now. “This means allmining occurring in Mohali is illegaland officers who are not taking actionagainst the same will be punished asper law when the SAD-BJP forms agovernment in the State”.

TVC meeting held

CHANDIGARH: A meeting of TownVending Committee, Chandigarh washeld in MCC, here today under thechairmanship of Sh. K.K. Yadav, IAS,Commissioner, MunicipalCorporation, Chandigarh. Allmembers of TVC including V.N.Sharma, Mrs. Sangita Vardhan, SitaRam, Ram Pal, representatives fromtraffic police, SSP, SDM’s and otherofficials of MCC were present duringthe meeting. The committeeapproved the agenda item regardinghiring of 9 security guards and onesupervisor at street vending zone ofsector 15 for six months. Thecommittee also accorded approval tohiring additional staff in street vendingcell for six months. The committeeaccorded ex post facto approval forthe expenditure incurred duringshifting of vendors.

RAJIV JAINCHANDIGARH, DEC 11

In a memorandum submitted to thePresident through Punjab GovernorV P Singh Badnore, the PunjabPradesh Congress Committee(PPCC) has urged him not to ap-prove the Citizenship AmendmentBill (CAB) 2019.

The delegation that met theGovernor was led by Pradesh Con-gress president Sunil Jakhar com-prised of Punjab Ministers Sukhjin-der Singh Randhawa, Sadhu SinghDharmsot, Balbir Singh Sidhu,Aruna Chaudhary and MLAs RajKumar Verka, Fatehjung Singh Ba-jwa, Dharamvir Agnihotri, Arun Do-gra, Pragat Singh, Kulbir Singh Zira,Gurpreet Singh, Sunil Datti, Ramin-der Awla, Santokh Bhalaipur etc.

Speaking to mediapersons onthe occasion, Jakhar said that theCentral government had totallyfailed on the economic front and thecountry was badly hit by recession.To hide its failure, the Modi govern-

ment wanted to shatter communalharmony by implementing citizen-ship amendment bill 2019 so thatpeople can be distracted from thereal issues of the country. He saidthat thousands of martyrs had madeIndia a democratic nation by theirsupreme sacrifices. “We are proud ofIndia being the largest democracy in

the world. But the Modi govern-ment, for its vested political interest,was running rampant schemes tomake the country a religion basednation," he said. Jakhar that thecountries like Pakistan, which wereestablished on the basis of religion,were lagging behind on every forumon the international platform but still

the NDA government was pursuingits hidden agenda to make India a re-ligion-based nation.

The PPCC chief said that thetask of dividing the society in thename of religion was left unfulfilledby the British government but nowBJP wants to complete Britishrulers’ agenda.

The central government waspoisoning the society by carrying thecitizenship amendment bill. Reli-gion-based citizenship was contraryto the basic spirit of secularism inour constitution. If the minorities inthe country survive in a climate ofregret and fear, how will the Indiaprogress. The country not only runswith majority but to maintain com-munal harmony was equally impor-tant, he added. He said that the realgame plan of the BJP governmentwas to divert the attention of the peo-ple from the actual issues by intro-ducing this bill in such a hurry sincethe government had completelyfailed to resolve the issues related tothe common people.

Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna: 2600 patientsavailed benefit of free treatment worth

Rs. 1cr 70 lakh in district Fatehgarh SahibFATEHGARH SAHIB,DEC 11

Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna isa revolution in the healthsector in which 43 lakhfamilies of the state havebeen covered and around70 percent population ofthe state can avail freecashless treatment up to 05lakh in listed public andprivate hospitals. Since thelaunch of this schememore than 2600 patients indistrict Fatehgarh Sahibhave availed the facility offree treatment whichamounts upto 01 crore 70lakh.

This was stated byKuljit Singh Nagra, Advi-sor to CM and MLA Fate-hgarh Sahib. He said thatwith the launch of this

scheme now people wouldnot face the problemswhich they were facingearlier regarding the healthfacilities.

This single step has re-solved all such problems.He said that the govt. isproviding the E-cards tothe beneficiaries of thisscheme. Beneficiaries cancontact Common ServiceCenters and Arogya Mit-

tras at public and privatehospitals regarding the E-cards. He urged the peopleto step ahead for the gener-ation of E-cards. So thatthey would not face anykind of difficulty for avail-ing the benefit under thisscheme.

Kuljit Singh Nagrasaid that Chief Minister,Punjab, Captain AmrinderSingh is continuously ful-filling the promises madewith the general public.Nagra said that beneficiar-ies under the scheme willnot face any difficulty inmaking their e-cards. Hesaid that out of 43 lac fam-ilies covered under thescheme, 30 lac families aredirectly being covered byPunjab govt., which is a re-markable effort.

New open air theatre in virsa viharto be ready by March 2020: DC

PRITPAL SINGHJALANDHAR, DEC 11

The Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said thatthe construction work of new open-air theatre in Virsa Vihar willbe completed in March 2020. Sharma, who took stock of theconstruction work on Wednesday, said that the open-air theatreis being built at the cost of Rs 10 lakh and the funds were trans-ferred to the executive agency Public Works Department (Build-ing and roads). He said that the new open-air theatre will havea seating capacity of 200 people besides this will also have acontrol room for managing sound and lighting system and twogreen rooms. The Deputy Commissioner who is also chairmanof District Cultural and Literary Society told that the boundarywall around the open-air theatre will also be built for whichMember of Parliament (MP) Chaudhary Santokh Singh has al-ready approved a grant of Rs 4 lakh from MPLAD funds.

CHANDIGARH, DEC 11

With the aim to bring trans-parency and get feedbackfrom the citizens regardingthe smart village projects theRural Development and Pan-chayats Minister Tript Rajin-der Singh Bajwa launched aunique 'SVC-APP' Smart Vil-lage Campaign Mobile Appli-cation here today.

The App is in both Englishand Punjabi and and is avail-able on the Google Play Storeand Apple IOS Store. Bajwaspeaking on the occasion said

that app has been made avail-able with the objective to putinformation in the public do-main for development worksbeing taken up in villages bythe Department.

'The App has a Citizen in-terface which allows any citi-zen to check status of projectsunder the campaign acrossthe State, added the minister.The app will have pictures ofworks and estimates, anddashboards at multiple levels,thus allowing for effectivemonitoring and aiding gover-nance.

Bajwa launches 'SVC-APP' a smartvillage campaign mobile application

SHO Jaitu transferred afterface off with Congress leader

DHARAM PAL PUNNI JAITU, DEC 11 Jaitu police station incharge Sanjeev Kumar has beentransferred due to clashes with Satpal Dod Secretaryof Punjab state of Congress party. According to in-formation SHO was controlling the traffic at Ramlilaground Jaitu while he was forcing to a hand-cart veg-etable seller to run from present place then Congressleader Satpal Dod ojected it. SHO Sanjeev Kumar in-sulted him by using hot words. Agnre Satpal Dodalong with large numbers of Congress activists andpeople staged a dharna out side of police station andraised slogan against SHO. They demanded strict ac-tion against him. interestingly SHO misbehaved withprotestor again in police station while they were wantto talk about this issue. Congress leader Pradeep Gargand many present people alleged that this SHO al-ways supported illegally persons and misbehavedsenior and responsible persons.

NEWS AT AGLANCE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

Domestic workers to protest against govt'slabour codeTHANE: Domestic workers will hold rallies across Maharashtra this week to raiseconcerns over the government's labour code and wage code, a member of anumbrella body of household workers said on Wednesday. The Union Cabinet lastweek approved the Code on Social Security Bill-2019, which seeks to consolidatelaws relating to social security of workers and subsume eight central laws.Maharashtra Rajya Gharkamgar Union convener Rekha Jadhav told reporters herethat the government was not making efforts to provide support to the domesticworkers. "We will organise rallies, symposia in Pune, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar andother districts to press for our various demands, including proper wages, respect atworkplace, proper planning of work and social security," she added.

HRD Ministry defersdecision to hikeMTech fee in IITsNEW DELHI: The HRD ministry hasdeferred the decision to hike theMTech fee in the IITs for furtherdiscussion on the issue. While theministry had, in September,announced the decision of the IITCouncil that it will implement the feehike, the issue will again be taken upat the next meeting. Thedevelopment comes against thebackdrop of protests by JawaharlalNehru University (JNU) studentsagainst a recent fee hike. HumanResource Development (HRD)Ministry officials, however, did notcomment on the reasons behind thedecision being put on hold. The nextcouncil meeting date has not beendecided yet. IIT-Delhi Director VRamgopal Rao had said the MTechprogrammes at the IITs recorded adropout rate of over 50 per cent asthe students treated the courses as a"stop-gap arrangement" till theylanded a job or cracked a competitiveexam. The IIT Council, led by HRDMinister Ramesh Pokhriyal"Nishank", had approved a proposalto hike the fee for the mastersprogramme and bring it to the levelof the BTech courses in September.The decision was taken onrecommendations of a three-membercommittee on reforms on the MTechprogramme in the IITs. The IITCouncil is the highest decision-making body of all the 23 IITs.

MHA extends innerline permit to ManipurNEW DELHI: The Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) on Wednesdayextended the inner line permit (ILP)system to Manipur and some otherparts of the northeast. "In the ThirdSchedule to the Adaptation of LawsOrder, 1950, for the directionsrelating to the Bengal EasternFrontier Regulation, 1873, thefollowing shall be substituted,namely: - `Preamble.-- In the openingparagraph, for "districts of Kamrup,Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar,Lakhimpur, Naga Hills, Cachar"substitute "States of ArunachalPradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and areaof districts of State of Nagaland asnotified from time to time," read aGazette notification dated December11. An ILP is a travel document thatis issued by the Government of Indiafor the travel of an Indian citizen intoa protected area for a limited period.This practice owes its origin to theBritish admin's the Bengal EasternFrontier Regulations of 1873 and isseen as a security measure as wellas an effort to conserve the ethnic-social demographics of certainsocieties.

Whole country shouldhave uniform educationsystem: YogiLUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath onWednesday advocated for a uniformeducation system in the whole country,saying that it will bring equality.Inaugurating the very first schoolsummit taking place in the statecapital, the CM said that there shouldbe a uniformity in the education ofvarious states, boards and institutes.Only talking about the matter will nothelp. Mr Adityanath said that the if theConstitution gives us the right toequality, why is there no equality ineducation. The feeling of equality doesnot arise in people because there isno equality in education. He said that ifeducation has restrictions, the societyand country will not progress, addingthat equality in education wasnecessary for the same. The UP CMsaid that the school summit is beingorganised for the first time and thiscan be an initiative for equality ineducation. Deputy Chief MinisterDinesh Sharma was also present inthe programme.

Newborn founddumped near drain,hospitalisedTHANE: A newborn boy was founddumped near a drain in Maharashtra'sThane district on Wednesday, a policeofficial said. Some passers-by heardwails of a baby near Shahad Phatakin Ulhasnagar town and were shockedto find the newborn in a bag lying bythe side of a drain, he said. Theyalerted the police who rushed to thespot and admitted to child to theCentral Hospital in Ulhasnagar, theofficial said. Search was underway forthe boy's parents, he said. OnTuesday, the body of a newborn boywas found abandoned near a dustbinin Kopri locality of Thane city, thepolice added.

Ganganagar coldestin Rajasthan at 7.9degree CelsiusJAIPUR: Ganganagar was recordedas the coldest place in Rajasthan witha minimum temperature of 7.9 degreeCelsius followed by Churu whichregistered a night temperature of 8degree Celsius, the meteorologicaldepartment said on Wednesday.Vanasthai (Tonk) and Alwar recordedminimum temperature of of 8.1 and8.2 degree Celsius respectively whileSikar, Dabok, Jaipur and Jodhpurregistered night temperature of 9, 9.5,10.6 and 11.2 degrees Celsiusrespectively. Other districts alsorecorded night temperatures above 12degrees, the meteorologicaldepartment said.

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China is losing out in its competitiveedge, says Commerce Minister Goyal

AGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 11

Commerce Minister PiyushGoyal on Wednesday said thatthe government is firm aboutboosting exports and find a betterplace for India in the regional andglobal trade sector. Answering tosupplementary queries in the LokSabha during Question Hour, MrGoyal said as China is "losingout in its competitive edge",India is set to get newopportunities to augment foreigninvestment. In this context, hesaid a large number of companieshave already interacted with ITand Communication MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad and himself(Goyal) and expressed desire todivert their business in India.More manufacturing units would

be coming to India, he said.Moreover, answering tosupplementary question fromAIMIM member Syed ImtiazJaleel, the Commerce Ministersaid infrastructures would becrucial for boosting economyand the Modi government hasover last five years taken anumber of steps. "India willhave to expand the export

basket...," he said andmaintained that the governmentis keen to double its exportsquantum at the earliest. AIMIMmember Jaleel, who representsAurangabad parliamentaryconstituency in Maharashtra,wanted to know what isgovernment doing in respect ofSME sector to enhance India'sshare in the global trade.

TRS, Shiv Sena MPs demand'GST dues' for states

NEW DELHI: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and Shiv Senamembers on Wednesday raised the issue of 'GST dues' for thestates in Lok Sabha and urged Speaker Om Birla to allow themto speak on this. Members were up on their feet raising placardsand raising slogans from the start of the Question Hour but theSpeaker ruled that he would allow them to ventilate theiropinion on the subject during Zero Hour.

Among others Nama Nageswara Rao (TRS) and Shiv SenaMPs Arvind Sawant and Vinayak Raut were up on their feettrying to seek chair's attention.

DMK members led by T R Ballu and Congress floor leaderAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury also tried to say something butnothing could be heard in the din as the Speaker said that theHouse would go ahead with the Question Time. At one time,Trinamool Congress floor leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay wasseen trying to make a point. Opposition members raised slogans'We Want Justice' but at the request of the chair later took theirseats and the House went ahead with the Question Hour.

Code on SocialSecurity introduced

in Lok SabhaNEW DELHI: The Code onSocial Security, 2019, wasintroduced in Lok Sabha onWednesday which seeks toamend and consolidate thelaws relating to social securityof employees. The bill, movedby Labour Minister SantoshGangwar, seeks to consolidatethe laws relating to socialsecurity of workers andsubsume eight central laws.The Code on Social Securitywill subsume eight CentralLabour Acts namelyEmployees' CompensationAct, 1923; Employees StateInsurance Act, 1948,Employees Provident Fundsand MiscellaneousProvisions Act, 1952;Maternity Benefit Act, 1961;Payment of Gratuity Act,1972; Cine Workers WelfareFund Act, 1981; Building andOther Construction WorkersCess Act, 1996 andUnorganized Workers SocialSecurity Act, 2008.

New Citizenship law willbe written in 'golden

letters', PM tells party MPsAGENCYNEW DELHI, DEC 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi onWednesday termed the CitizenshipAmendment Bill, 2019 as a historicbill and said that the new law willbe written in 'golden letters' forpeople who are persecuted inneighbouring countries on the basisof religion.

Addressing the BJPParliamentary Party meeting here,Mr Modi said the new legislationwill not only end religiousprosecution faced by the religiousminorities in Pakistan, Afghanistanand Bangladesh but will also endinstability in the lives of thesepeople. Briefing reporters after themeet, Parliamentary AffairsMinister Pralhad Joshi said PrimeMinister also said that those whoare residing in the country havenot been able to avail thecitizenship right and otherfacilities.

The new law will be written inthe annals of history with goldenletters, Mr Joshi said adding theruling BJP-led dispensation isconfident that the Bill will get theapproval of the Upper House also.

Rajya Sabha took up the muchtalked about draft law for debateand consideration on Wednesday.

The BJP is the single largestparty in the Upper House with 83

members but it will need thesupport of members from NDAconstituents and other parties tosail it through.

The Citizenship AmendmentBill was passed by Lok Sabha atthe stroke of midnight on Mondaywith 311 members voting infavour of it and 80 membersopposing it. Under the existingprovisions, migrants from sixcommunities Hindus, Sikhs,Buddhists, Jains, Parsis andChristians from Pakistan,Afghanistan and Bangladeshwithout proper documents areconsidered ineligible to apply forIndian citizenship.

The new Bill seeks to amendthe 1995 law and seeks to makethese migrants eligible for Indiancitizenship but with the conditionthat the illegal migrants haveentered into India up to the cut ofdate of December 31, 2014.

MUMBAI, DEC 11

Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot has saidCongress leader RahulGandhi has to come to theforefront despite the party'sdrubbing in the Lok Sabhapolls as he is the onlyalternative to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

In an interview to PTI,Gehlot said Gandhi is theonly opposition leader whocan counter Modi and HomeMinister Amit Shah"courageously andfearlessly".

The Congress veterandescribed the Gandhi familyas the "cementing force" forthe 134-year-old party andrejected the charge that itpractised dynastic politics.

He said Rahul Gandhihas to come to the forefrontdespite the setback theCongress faced in the LokSabha polls.

Praising the 49-year-oldWayanad MP, who quit asCongress president after hisparty's poor showing in theApril-May Lok Sabha polls,Gehlot said Gandhi raisedkey issues related to farmers,youth, employment andinflation during thecampaign.

"It is wrong to say thatthere is no alternativeleadership to Modi. RahulGandhi is the alternative. It istrue that people could notconnect with him sinceModi's style and approach is

different," said the Rajasthanchief minister, who assumedoffice a year ago. Gandhiworked so hard for the 2017Gujarat polls that people feltthe BJP will lose, he said.

"But, Modi ran asentimental campaign,misconstrued Mani ShankarAiyar's comments (hisderogatory remarks againstModi following which hewas suspended from theCongress), travelled in aseaplane. He can do anythingto win elections," Gehlotsaid. Rahul Gandhicampaigned extensively forthe Lok Sabha polls andbefore that for the Gujaratelections, he noted.

"It is only Rahul Gandhiwho can stand up to AmitShah and Narendra Modi,"the 68-year-old Congressleader said. He said the coreissues raised by Gandhiduring the Lok Sabha pollswere overshadowed by

surgical strikes and narrativearound nationalism.

"Rahul Gandhi feltpeople would support theCongress on issues offarmers, youth, employment,inflation. But, the core issueswere left behind and surgicalstrikes and nationalism werehighlighted. The Congresswas dubbed a Muslim party.Aren't we nationalists?"Gehlot asked.

Rahul Gandhi only askedwhy procurement of Rafalejets was brought down from126 to 36 and why the pricewas raised from Rs 526 croreto Rs 1,600 crore per jet, hesaid.

"There were no answers.The country had the right toask the question. Just becausethe BJP won the election,doesn't mean the Rafale caseis closed. Why is the BJPhaving problem in appointinga JPC in the Rafale deal?" heasked.

Rahul Gandhi only alternative to Modi, says Gehlot

INDORE, DEC 11

The Indore Municipal Corporationon Wednesday demolished the officeof runaway businessman JitendraSoni's eveninger that published newson the honey- trap case involvingofficials and politicians. The IndoreMunicipal Corporation (IMC) razedthe office of 'Sanjha Lokswami',which was allegedly illegallyconstructed on more than 2,500 sq ftland, an official said. "We havedemolished the office of SanjhaLokswami, which is illegallyconstructed on more than 2,500 sq ftland in Press Complex area," IMCcommissioner Ashish Singh said.

No permissions were taken fromthe IMC for the construction of thisoffice, he added. "After receiving

complaints about the structure, weissued notices to the office ownerseven days ago, but we didn't receiveany reply and no papers related topermissions were furnished," hesaid. Earlier this week, the civicbody razed Soni's bungalow inShantikunj Colony, stating that it hadbeen constructed on a landearmarked for a public garden. Someillegally constructed portions ofSoni's properties, including abungalow on Kanadia Road, anightclub at Geeta Bhawan Square, ahotel in South Tukoganj and arestaurant in New Palasia area, weretorn down last week.

The police had announced areward of Rs 30,000 on Soni, who iswanted in more than 30 cases,including human trafficking, a police

official said. The businessman hasbeen on the run since November 30when his night club and otherestablishments were raided inconnection with the honey-trap case.As many as 67 women and sevenchildren were rescued in those raids.

Soni's media firm had publishednews about some audio-video clipsallegedly linked to the honey-trapcase. Last week, suspended IMCengineer Harbhajan Singh, thecomplainant in the honey-trap case,filed an FIR against Soni under theInformation Technology Act. In hiscomplaint, Singh alleged that Sonihad published objectionable materialagainst him through differentmedium of communication, whichamounted to infringement of hisprivacy.

MP: Runaway businessman'smedia house demolished

SC allows plea seeking felling oftress around Taj Trapezium Zone

NEW DELHI, DEC 11

The Supreme Court onWednesday allowed apetition of the NorthernRailways to cut 452 trees inand around 30 kilometres ofTaj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) tolay down a new railway trackfrom Delhi-Mathura-Agra,with a condition ofcompensatory afforestation.

A bench headed by ChiefJustice of India S A Bobdedirected the membersecretary of National LegalServices Authority (NALSA)to appoint an officer to visitthe site and inspect the treesthat have been planted by the

Northern Railways ascompensation. The officershould take note of whetherthe saplings are beingwatered and nourished,

whether any saplings havedied, and whether deadsaplings have been replaced,apex court says. The benchsought a status report from

the office within threemonths. The top court saidthere is "no doubt" about theimportance of the newrailway line. Permission tocut 452 trees will be subjectto conditions andcompensatory afforestationmust be done. The bench alsoasked the petitioner andenvironmentalist M C Mehtaand National EnvironmentalEngineering ResearchInstitute (NEERI) to inspectand submit a report withinsix weeks with remedialaction on the problem ofopen drains, overflowingsewers in Agra town andvicinity of Taj.

BAREILLY, DEC 11

Four policemen were suspended for exactingRs 7 lakh from a Gram Pradhan fraudulentlyin the Aonla area of this district in UttarPradesh, police said on Wednesday.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Dr SansarSingh said that Dhakiya Pradhan Chhatrapalreached the Aliganj police station, along withthe local people, and encircled the outpost onMonday. He alleged that while he wasreturning from his maternal village MilakBahadurganj of Bisharatganj on December8, his car was stopped by Inspectors NitinSharma, Mukesh Kumar, ConstablesDevendra Kumar, Dhananjay and oneHomeguard near the Bhikampur village. Thepolicemen claimed that there was a narcoticsubstance in the car and started carrying outa check on the vehicle. When they did notfind anything in the car, the policemen took

them to a jungle in Enthpur. Upon reachingthe jungle, Inspector Nitin allegedly placed anarcotic substance in the car and filmed avideo following which they were taken toAliganj police station. Pradhan Chhatrapalhas further alleged that once they reachedthe police station, he was threatened bysaying that a fake case will be registeredagainst him and he will be sent to jail. Hewas freed after Rs 7 lakh were taken fromhim. Chhatrapal had given a writtencomplaint of the matter to the SPRAand theinvestigation of the same was given to CircleOfficer, Aonla. The SSP said thatChhatrapal, Pradhan of Dhakiya village inthe Aonla tehsil has now registered a caseagainst Inspectors Nitin Sharma, MukeshKumar, Constables Devendra andDhananjay and a Homeguard for exacting 7lakh rupees from him under the Preventionof Corruption Act and other sections.

Four cops suspendedfor extortion in UP

THANE, DEC 11

Two history-sheeters, wantedin connection with severaloffences including extortionand attempt to kill a woman,have been arrested by policein Maharashtra's Thane city,an official said onWednesday.

As many as 27 criminaloffences were registeredagainst the accused, GaneshSudhakar Jadhav alias KalyaGanaya (35), and sevenagainst the other one, RajeshShukhlal Kurekar aliasNakhwa Babu (34), AssistantCommissioner of PolicePrakash Nilewad told

reporters. The two accusedlast month allegedlydemanded Rs 25,000 from awoman, who was gettingsome repair work done at herhome in Shree Nagar localityhere, he said.

When the woman lodgeda police complaint, theaccused attacked her with asword, causing injuries toher, he said.

As the police launched anextensive search for them,the accused kept on shiftingtheir locations to evadearrest, he said.

Finally, acting on aspecific tip-off, the policelaid a trap and caught the two

men from the Wagle Estatearea here on Monday,Nilewad said.

Jadhav was externedfrom Thane, neighbouringMumbai and Raigad districtssome years back and bookedunder MaharashtraPrevention of DangerousActivities (MPDA) Act, hesaid, adding that Kurekar wasexterned last year.

Search was on foranother person, identified asPrem Ugamsingh Rajput,who was also allegedlyinvolved in attacking thewoman and bid to extortmoney from her, the officialsaid.

Two wanted history-sheeters arrested

JNU sedition case: Courtadjourns matter till Februarydue to pendency of sanction

NEW DELHI, DEC 11

Delhi's Patiala House Court onWednesday adjourned till February 19the JNU sedition case">JNU seditioncase after Delhi Police informed it thatthe file regarding grant of sanction ispending before Delhi government'shome department. Chief MetropolitanMagistrate (CMM) Purshottam Pathakslated the matter after the Investigatingofficer (IO) of the Delhi Police informedthe court that sanctions against JNUstudents' union president KanhaiyaKumar and others are still pending. TheCMM had earlier too adjourned thematter after Public Prosecutor informedhim about the pendency of sanction.

The Delhi police had filed a chargesheet against former JNU students'union president Kanhaiya Kumar andothers, including former JNU studentsUmar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya,

stating that they led a procession andraised anti-national slogans in theuniversity campus during an event onFebruary 9, 2016. Under the Code ofCriminal Procedure (CrPC), the courtcannot take cognizance of the policecharge sheet without sanction from thehome department of the concerned state.The Delhi High Court had last weekdisposed of a plea seeking directions toDelhi government to grant immediatesanction to proceed with the trial againstthe accused.

SWAMI CHAITANYA KEERTI

Some Western newsagencies have reportedthat scientists can now

“upload knowledge to yourbrain”. Many people feel thisis good news. I don’t consid-er it good news if this processtransforms a human beinginto a machine that has beenwired, and some outsideagency can control it. Thismay transform human beings

i n t os l a v e s ,t o t a l l ydepend-ent onscientif-ic mas-t e r s .There isa graved a n g e r

— that of an individual iden-tifying himself with his super-efficient brain, and gettinglost in the wonders that it canperform. He will completelyforget his soul that already re-mains sleepy most of thetime.

Speaking in psychologi-cal terms, the brain of everyhuman being, from his child-hood, has always been fedwith all kinds of religious be-liefs — of Hinduism, Islam,Buddhism, Christianity, etc— that makes a human being

fight with his fellow man. Re-ligious leaders have done itsuccessfully even beforemodern science could thinkof it.

Researchers claim tohave developed a simulatorthat can feed information di-rectly into a perso’'s brain andteach them new skills in ashorter amount of time. Theybelieve it could be the firststep in developing advancedsoftware that will make Ma-trix-style instant learning areality. This is certainly excit-ing, but it is nothing com-pared to the inner bliss thathappens with expansion ofconsciousness during medita-tion. Your brain may not gainany borrowed knowledge dis-covered by others, but you at-tain self-realisation. It is self-discovery through inner sci-ence.

The real spiritual ap-proach is not life imitating artor science, but the art of liv-ing a life of originality. A lifeof imitation is a life of imper-sonation and imprisonment— not the real self and thefree spirit. Osho says: Yourbeliefs, your traditions, yourscriptures, your religions —all are closing your beingfrom all sides. No fresh air, nosun, no rays, no fragrancecoming with the air, no lifedancing inside you with thesun's rays — how can you behappy? How can you be bliss-ful? You have carved a gravefor yourself. Alive, you areliving inside the grave.

The brain without con-sciousness is a mere comput-er, and may function very ef-ficiently, but it is the awaken-ing of consciousness thatmatters most.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

In its revised form, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill waspassed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, as expected, this wasnot due to any merit in this proposed legislation or because

of BJP president and Union home minister Amit Shah’s pow-ers of persuasion or recounting of (phoney) history. The reasonwas the ruling party’s overbearing numbers. The most stunningargument the home minister made was that the Congress Partyhad divided India on the basis of religion in 1947, and that ifthis had not been the case there would be no need for the bill(if the country had remained one).

This is a terrible argument and unbecoming of any Indianof any worth, for it plays into the hands of colonial historiog-raphy. However, the communal understanding of history is notmarkedly different in many important respects from the colo-nial one, and the home minister’s understanding causes no sur-prise. The Partition of India, it has been well documented, wasa British colonial project that began in the first decade of thelast century when the then Viceroy summoned the topshots ofthe feudal propertied classes among the Muslims of India toShimla and urged them to set up a party counter to the Con-gress, which the colonialists falsely sought to portray as a plat-form inimical to Muslim interests.

Meanwhile, the proponents of the nascent Hindu commu-nal tendency — whose ideological helmsman was V.D.Savarkar — did not even make a pretence of resisting Britishrule. Savarkar, in fact, proposed the two-nation theory beforeMohammed Ali Jinnah did. The home minister deserves to bereminded that neither the RSS nor Savarkar expressed any viewon the Partition plan, the “Rajaji formula” of June 3, 1947.

This envisaged that only Muslim-majority districts in Mus-lim-majority provinces of British India would constitute thenew Dominion of Pakistan. Left to the British themselves or toMohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan would have been a larger en-tity and would have included the great port city of Calcutta(now Kolkata) but for spirited intervention by the nationalistmovement.

Mr Shah’s bill brings in alleged religious persecution of the“minorities” in Afghanistan too. This catches him out. His ob-servation that if India had not been divided on religious lines,the present bill would be unnecessary is shown to be too clever.The home minister glosses over history in order to present theRSS-BJP as a so-called keeper of “Hindu” interests every-where. But is there a “Hindu” interest that is separate from In-dia’s interests in an India which is the common home of peo-ple of many faiths.

Editorial

Govt misleading nation onCong and Partition

Meditate and celebrate your original beingThe real spiritual approach is not life imitating artor science, but the art of living a life of originality

8NO ONE HAS EVER LOVED ANYONE THE

WAY EVERYONE WANTS TO BE LOVED.

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THE ART OF ART, THE GLORY OF EXPRESSIONAND THE SUNSHINE OF THE LIGHT OF LETTERS,

IS SIMPLICITY.

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Trump’s ‘America First’ opportunity for IndiaTensions at last week’s

Nato summit in Londonreflect underlying

doubts about the leadershipand commitment of US Presi-dent Donald Trump to trans-Atlantic security. Mr Trump'sinsistence that the UnitedStates “cannot continue to bethe policeman of the world”causes trepidation in Europeannations, Japan and South Ko-rea, which are dependent onAmerican security and eco-nomic guarantees.

But his abandonment of theliberal international order alsopresents a historic opportunityfor independent rising nationslike India, Turkey, Brazil andNigeria to fill the vacuum be-ing left by a tired US. Thesecountries have strong anti-colonial traditions and ambi-

tions to transform and leadtheir regions in the wake of MrTrump's “America First” apa-thy and an expansionist China.

If Mr Trump’s disinterest inmultilateral coalition-buildingto check Russia is troubling itsNato allies in Europe, his in-tent to pull American troopsout of Afghanistan and his in-difference about counteringChina in the Indo-Pacific re-gion by rallying the US' strate-gic partners in Asia, are rea-sons for disquiet in India.

India has tried aworkaround by networkingwith liberal internationalist el-ements within the Trump ad-ministration and in the broad-er American polity. Externalaffairs minister Subrah-manyam Jaishankar’s remarkthat his job was “to convince

the American system that wehave common interests”makes an obvious distinctionbetween Mr Trump and hisisolationist populist faction onone side, and the permanentAmerican “Deep State” on theother. Still, manoeuvring with-in Mr Trump’s “two-trackpresidency” is not enough forIndia, which fears an in-creased jihadist threat from acrumbling Afghanistan andworries about China’s en-croachment around its naturalsphere of influence in SouthAsia and the Indian Ocean.Prime Minister NarendraModi is investing diplomaticenergy in bringing India’s all-weather partner Russia backinto the Pacific and deepeningmilitary cooperation withFrance in the Indian Ocean.

Jaya Bachchan wantsrapists to be lynchedpublicly. In doing so she

wants to take the strugglingIndian democracy closer toSaudi Arabia, where a blood-thirsty Muhammad Saad al-Beshi gets his children toclean his sword after behead-ing people in public squares.A closer example comesfrom parts of Pakistan andAfghanistan where womenaccused of bringing ‘dishon-our’ on their families, are of-ten shot, according to cus-toms that are beyond the kenof the country’s law courts.

Evidence shows that rapebreathes and thrives in theacid air of patriarchy. Thefour-term parliamentarianmight look at her own party’sapproach with women. Wasit not Mulayam Singh, headof her Samajwadi Party whofamously said “boys will beboys” after men of his owncaste were named in a rapecase in Uttar Pradesh? “Arewe going to hang them?” hehad fumed. Mulayam hasstaunchly opposed politicalconsensus to increase thepresence of women in parlia-ment.

Rather than suggestingbad remedies to arrest whatcan only be called an epi-demic of sexual violence inIndia Ms Bachchan couldlook at the evidence that insocieties where male domi-nance eases, the incidence ofsexual violence abates, notcompletely but substantially.Remember how W.C. Bon-

nerjee went berserk when theBritish, responding to thedeath of a child bride on hernuptial night, raised the ageof consent to a grudging 12years from 10. Nationwideprotests ensured that patri-archy continued to rule thecountry.

Historically, there’s littledifference between the ap-proaches to the malaiseacross diverse cultures. Theuncertain story of Lucretia’srape in Roman tradition hasturned into a real and fre-quent occurrence in today’sSouth Asia. Accused of caus-ing her own rape by a prince,Lucretia committed suicide,as often transpires in our re-gion with sickening regulari-ty.

A young woman was kid-napped from Karachi’s busystreet the other day. Insteadof joining the search, onlinetrolls strove to shame her for‘bringing it upon herself’.Have we ever heard the par-ent of a boy telling the neigh-bourhood girl: ‘Don’t go outthis late because my son

could be on the prowl?’Shades of patriarchy can ap-pear deceptively benign attimes. There is a much-revered Hindu godman whoaired his unsolicited opinionthat a woman who was sexu-ally assaulted and murderedin Delhi would not have beenharmed had she pleaded withher tormentors, calling themher brothers instead of fight-ing back. Asaram Bapu,however, failed his own testand is currently lodged inprison for rape. Another god-man wanted for sexually ex-ploiting his students has es-caped to a distant countrywhere he has reportedly an-nounced the world’s firstHindu rashtra.

The cowardly act of rapeneeds and gets religious andeven political cover for legit-imacy. Since soldiers can anddo commit rape with impuni-ty wherever they can, theJustice J.S. Verma commis-sion looked into ways to ac-

cord better protection towomen against predators.He recommended that In-dia’s Armed Forces SpecialPowers Act be tweaked to in-clude rape to be tried by acivilian court. What howls ofprotest went up from the es-tablishment, as common citi-zens of Kashmir welcomedthe proposal.

Kashmiris cited a damn-ing list of sexual assaults bythe security forces to insist invain for the repeal of AFSPA,a provision that gives Indiansecurity personnel immunityfrom civilian scrutiny. Agruesome rape and murder ofa 27-year-old veterinary doc-tor happened in Hyderabadabout two weeks ago. MrModi is now Prime Minister,and his party has shownscant regard for his promiseto protect women. Revoltingstories of sexual violence bypoliticians of the ruling partyamong others have surfacedfrom different parts of the

country, including UttarPradesh and Gujarat. JayaBachchan spoke with clarityon the issue in parliament.She asked for rapists to belynched, nothing short of it.She condemned the sicken-ing crime in Hyderabad —allegedly by four men whowere quickly arrested andsoon shot dead in a dubiousarmed encounter with the po-lice. She thus aligned herselfwith the “collective con-science” of a burgeoningnew India, one with ripplingsinews that would makeNehru’s quest for a resolute-ly liberal democracy lookworthy of derision.

How does one gauge thecollective conscience of anintractable society anyway?The single source is the me-dia. But progressive womenhave taken an opposite view.As for Muhammad Saad al-Beshi, he must be wonderingwith a sword in hand whatthe fuss is all about.

The drama that unfoldedin the two weeks or sosince the brutal gan-

grape-murder of a young vet-erinarian from Hyderabadcould well have been materialfor a badly-scripted horrormovie. But the real horror ofthe entire episode was that itwas not a movie or a work offiction.

It happened in real life!Since the Nirbhaya case sevenyears ago, which shook thecollective conscience of thenation and brought the issue ofrape into the forefront of pub-lic discourse, there have beenregular public outburstsprotesting against rising crimesagainst women, especiallyrape.

Incidents like Kathua, Un-nao and the latest being theHyderabad gangrape-murderbrought angry people into thestreets in cities across India.What followed was as shock-ing as the gruesome rape-mur-der itself. The four suspectswere taken to the crime scene,ostensibly for a reconstructionof events as part of the investi-gation. Going by the policeversion, all four were shot deadwhen they allegedly snatchedguns from the police, attackedthem and tried to escape.

The media kept showingscenes of celebrations in Hy-derabad and elsewhere hailingthe police action, women danc-ing to beating drums and tying“rakhis” to policemen, treatingthem as heroes! That sane, ra-

tional citizens of a matureddemocracy would applaud asummary “execution” of sus-pects without a trial is inexpli-cable. But public outrage hadbeen growing over the inci-dents of rapes. The lackadaisi-cal attitude of the government,with its knee-jerk reactions andthe absence of any serious ef-forts to curb crimes againstwomen has been adding fuel tothe fire. As a result, the publicanger and frustration over itsinability to do anything otherthan protest turned overnightinto a mass hysteria of celebra-tion over an action that appearsto be nothing but a staged en-counter.

Any extra-judicial killing,even that of a criminal, is un-acceptable. It is not only agross violation of humanrights, but it threatens the coreprinciples of democracy that isfounded and operates on the

premise of the rule of law. Thepublic euphoria over the Hy-derabad killing of suspectsraises an extremely pertinentquestion.

Are people losing faith inthe institutions and systemsmeant to deliver justice? Whilethere can’t be any instant“Nescafe” justice, more so incases involving capital punish-ment, the inordinate delay inthe process of investigations,trial, and execution of verdictswears out public patience andreasserts its belief in the ineffi-cacy of the established instru-ments for delivering justice.Justice delayed is justice de-nied! Seven long years havepassed since the Nirbhaya inci-dent. While one of the convictstried under the juvenile law(since then amended and mademore stringent) was releasedafter he completed a few yearsof punishment and another

hanged himself, the verdict ofcapital punishment for the oth-ers is yet to be implemented.

Activists across the worldwould agree that it is not theseverity of punishment but thecertainty of it, along with quickdispensation of justice, whichis a greater deterrent for theprevention of crime. Thealarming pendency of cases inIndia’s courts system that leadsto excessive delays in deliver-ing a final verdict is a matter ofgreat concern. In answering aParliament question, the lawministry said that as on No-vember 1, 2019, the number ofcases pending in the SupremeCourt is nearly 60,000; as onNovember 28, 2019, nearly 45lakh cases are pending in highcourts and over 30 million cas-es are pending in the districtand subordinate courts.

The high rate of vacanciesof judges, around 410 in the

high courts and over 5,000 inthe subordinate courts, createtremendous additional pres-sure and delays in trials. Thecourts are closed for consider-able periods during summer,Christmas, Diwali, Holi,Dussehra and other local holi-days. In 2018, the SupremeCourt worked on 193 days,high courts on an average for210 days and the subordinatecourts on an average for 245days. Given this humungousbacklog, it might be wise to cutdown on court holidays, espe-cially ones like summer holi-days. With all due respect to“My Lords”, judges are notschool children who need suchlong breaks. The process ofjustice can’t be suspended for aholiday!

Along with judicial reformsand building of judicial infra-structure, police reforms andsensitisation is equally neces-sary. Difficulties in lodgingFIRs due to general reluctance,jurisdiction complications andinsensitivity towards rape vic-tims are some of the principalobstacles a victim faces at thevery first point of contact withthe justice delivery system.

Governments need to recruitmore police personnel and in-vest heavily in their trainingand sensitisation to handle cas-es of crimes against women.But what is required most isthe political will to fight crimesagainst women, which isshamefully missing. In ashocking revelation, the data

tabled by the ministry ofwomen and child developmentstates that as of November2019, more than 91 per cent ofthe money sanctioned to thestates and UTs out of the Nirb-haya Fund, that was created fortaking measures for preventionof crimes against women, lieunutilised. Out of Rs 1,672crores allocated by the min-istry, only Rs 147 crores havebeen used. Delhi, which is no-torious as the nation’s rapecapital, has used only five percent of the allocated budget.Another set of statistics revealsthat in the Prime Minister’s petproject “Beti Bachao Beti Pad-hao”, out of its sanctionedbudget of Rs 928 crores sinceits inception in 2015, only 19per cent has been sent to thestates and districts for the ben-eficiaries, whereas 40 per centhas been budgeted for adver-tisements.

The stringent laws and jus-tice delivery systems comeinto play only after the crimehas been committed. But pre-vention is always better thancure. It is essential to create aconducive environment forwomen’s security with imme-diate, medium and long-termgoals not only through the le-gal and law enforcement sys-tems, but through gender sen-sitisation programmes at everylevel, beginning with family,community, educational insti-tutions and work spaces. It isnot easy. Mindsets take yearsto change.

We are all at risk if we ignore the rule of lawThe four suspects were taken to the crime scene, ostensibly

for a reconstruction of events as part of the investigation

Jaya Bachchan’s way is simplywrong: Revenge is not justice

The high rate of vacanciesof judges, around 410 inthe high courts and over5,000 in the subordinatecourts, create tremendousadditional pressure anddelays in trials. The courtsare closed forconsiderable periodsduring summer,Christmas, Diwali, Holi,Dussehra and other localholidays.

A young woman was kidnapped from Karachi’sbusy street the other day. Instead of joining thesearch, online trolls strove to shame her for‘bringing it upon herself’. Have we ever heardthe parent of a boy telling the neighbourhoodgirl: ‘Don’t go out this late because my soncould be on the prowl?’

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LUDHIANA: THINK Gas is pleased to announce that it is currently operating 5 CNG stations in Punjab and has plans in place to double thenumber by March 2020. The companyis well on track to create the required infrastructure and ecosystem to make CNG a viable option for the owners of autos, taxis, and private cars, as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles. Underlying this effort, THINK Gas organised an event in Ludhiana on Wednesday to formally inaugurate its 5 CNG stations and display a wide range of new CNG vehicles for consumers who stand to benefit from the CNG availability that the company has brought to Punjab.In late 2018, THINK Gas was awarded licenses to develop city gas distribution networks in the 6 districts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala and SBS Nagar in Punjab.

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YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

handigarh: A free medical camp at Kajheri was held to mark the start of the 169th Birth Anniversary celebrations of the founder of Dev Samaj, Bhagwan Dev Atma. The camp Corganized by the NSS unit of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36-B, Chandigarh

in collaboration with GMSH Sector-16, Chandigarh was inaugurated by Sh. Hardeep Singh, Sr. Deputy Mayor, Chandigarh, in the august presence of Shriman Nirmal Singh ji Dhillon, Secretary, Dev Samaj and Dr Agnese Dhillon, Principal, Dev Samaj College of Education. A

team of 8 doctors, along with the NSS volunteers, made sure that the camp was hugely successful as more than 300 people benefitted from the camp. It included TB detection, eye checkup, orthopedic checkup, AYUSH, family counseling and de-addiction. In keeping with the altruistic philosophy of Bhagwan Dev Atma, the four day event celebration from Dec 11th to 14th 2019 at Dev Samaj Bhavan, Sector 36 B, Chandigarh, will have various activities like discourses on social ethics and moral culture

which will happen daily. A blood donation camp and a drama, highlighting spiritual and moral values, by the students will be held on December 13, and on the same day a band orchestra display by the students of Dev Samaj schools will be organised. The inaugural session held at Dev Samaj Bhavan saw Sh Jagdish Chandra Bharadwaj, member, Dev Samaj Council, welcoming the delegates and participants from Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH : Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India,today announced the introduction of BS-6 compliant version of its premium sedan Honda City. With this launch, Honda City is the first mid-size sedan in the country to begin sales of BS6 version, ahead of the government timeline. The petrol version of the BS-6 compliant Honda City is available in both Manual and Automatic, while the diesel version will be introduced subsequently.In another productenrichment, Honda City is now available with Digipad 2.0 - an advanced infotainment system, inV, VX and ZX variants. The 17.7 cm Advanced Touchscreen Audio, Video and Navigation system comes with seamless smartphone connectivity through Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ and a host of advanced functionality.

Honda Cars India introduces BS-6 compliant Honda City

Several factors could be behind detection,from diagnosis to and speaking openly about it is attention.Early Symptoms of developing risk of breast cancer. counseling and treatment, there critical to raise awareness breast cancer may include pain It could depend on the is lack of attention at every against this deadly disease. in breast/breasts, discharge, combination of one’s genes stage. There is small chance of Early diagnosis is key to remarkable change in shape and and lifestyle choices. breast cancer being hereditary prevent breast cancer.” Said Dr size, rash, flaky or crusty nipple “Almost 50% of the breast and that is independent to Kumar. and dimpling of the skin. Age, cancer patients won’t survive external factors. Helping Lumps or thickenings in the family history, genetics, dense within 5 years of the women understand the breast shouldn’t be ignored and breasts and race are the major diagnosis. Breast Cancer in significance of early diagnosis they need immediate medical risk factors for breast cancer. India is a different from other countries, here it is affecting younger women and more than half of them suffer from cancer in advanced stages,” Dr. Akash Kumar said.Under National Health Mission (NHM), for here is spurt in incidence awareness on breast cancer.Prevention and Control of of breast cancer globally In 2018, India reported 87,090 Cancer, diabetes, and also in India. Breast breast cancer-related deaths TCardiovascular Diseases and cancer is impacting 2.1 million among women. It has now Stroke (NPCDCS),programs women globally per annum and become a major health concern for prevention, control and 1,62,468 new cases are being across Indian cities. By 2030 screening for common cancers added in India every year. The Breast cancer will cause more i.e. oral, breast and cervical, deadly disease is responsible for deaths in Indian women than any are being implemented in at least 12% of all cancer deaths other form of cancer.more than 150 districts. The among women. The survival rates are high if aim of the initiative is to not “Breast cancer incidence rate in detected at an early stage. Incase only help in early diagnosis but India is on the increase of late detection however, the also generate awareness on risk especially in women in the early survival rates are low. Despite factors of the diseases.thirties,” leading Oncologist, Dr. breast cancer being one of the “Breast cancer has now become Akash Kumar, Assistant most common cancers in women a major health concern across Professor, Medical Oncology, worldwide, knowledge and Indian cities. For Breast cancer, National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar understanding on the causes of from awareness to said in the spirit of raising breast cancer is very limited.

sus has announced price cuts on three of its low-end phones in India. The popular Asus ZenFone Max Pro AM1 aka Asus Max Pro M1 has received a price cut

worth Rs. 500 on all its variants and now starts at Rs. 7,499. The Asus Max M2 (previously known as the Asus ZenFone Max M2) has also seen its price get slashed by Rs. 500 and can now be purchased starting at Rs. 7,499. Lastly, the price of its predecessor, the Asus Max M1 (also known as Asus ZenFone Max M1) has been reduced by Rs. 1,000 and it can be currently picked up at Rs. 5,999 in India.The price cut on the Asus Max Pro M1, Asus Max M2, and the Asus Max M1 is now live, and the aforementioned phones are currently available at their reduced price on Flipkart starting today. Starting with Asus Max Pro M1, the base 3GB+32GB model of the phone is now priced at Rs. 7,499 in India following the price cut, while the 4GB+64GB variant can be purchased for Rs. 8,499. The top-end 6GB + 64GB version of the Asus Max Pro M1 is now listed at Rs. 11,499 on Flipkart.As for the Asus Max M2, it has received a price cut of Rs. 500 on both of its variants. The Asus Max M2 is now available at Rs. 7,499 for the phone's 3GB+32GB variant, while the 4GB + 64GB variant is now up for grabs starting at Rs. 8,999 on Flipkart. Lastly, the 3GB+32GB model of the Asus Max M1 has received a hefty Rs. 1,000 price cut and is currently available for Rs. 5,999.

Asus Max Pro M1, Max M2, Max M1 Price in India Cut, Now Start at Rs. 5,999

Gaana launches shows and podcasts in multiple languages

hatsApp will stop working on millions of older mobile devices globally as the company has withdrawn support Wfor such phones. The users on Windows Phones will be

locked out forever after December 31, said Facebook. From February 1, 2020, any iPhone running iOS 8 or older will no longer be

supported, along with any Android device running version 2.3.7 or older.These details were posted on WhatsApp on its blog, as well as its F A Q p a g e . T h e F a c e b o o k - o w n e d company said, "Users of these operating

systems are already unable to create new WhatsApp accounts or re-verify existing accounts. WhatsApp is also withdrawing support for all Windows phones from December 31, 2019 - the same month that Microsoft ends support of its Windows 10 Mobile OS. Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014 and aims to integrate the messaging platform into its other services Messenger and Instagram. Meanwhile, users around the globe were facing trouble in sending or receiving messages on WhatsApp late Tuesday. Reports showed outages across Europe and in the US, Mexico and South America. Earlier this month, WhatsApp brought the call waiting feature to its Android app, weeks after introducing the feature for iPhone.

handigarh: India's largest music streaming app, Gaana has announced its first batch of platform-exclusive line-up of Cpodcasts and shows, including ‘Ummeed’ with Zakir

Khan, ‘Confessions’ with Sunny Leone and ‘Life ki Ranneeti’ with Rannvijay Singha that will go live on Gaana in Nov-Dec’19. These are a part of the brand’s overarching vision to host the country’s

widest and most diverse range of original audio content by the end of FY 2021. Commissioned by Gaana, produced by the hosts & syndicated from networks, the shows & podcasts in multiple languages span categories like Comedy, Bollywood, Devotional, News, Kids, Motivational, Astrology, Business, Lifestyle &. Culture and Self Help

among others. Gaana currently hosts over 3000 diverse shows & podcasts in multiple languages including ‘Cyrus Says’, ‘The Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Stories of Akbar Birabal’, KadhaiPodcast's PonniyinSelvan and ‘Paisa Vaisa’ among others. Speaking at the launch, Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal said, “Shows & Podcasts have the potential to be among the most popular mainstream non-music genres in our country owing to the diversity of our audience.

handigarh : Adani Transmission Limited (“ATL”), Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (“AEML”) and a subsidiary of CQatar Investment Authority (“QIA”)have signed definitive

agreements for the sale of a25.1% stake in AEML to QIA and for a shareholder subordinated debt investment by QIA in AEML (the “Transaction”). The total QIA investment in AEML will be approximately INR 3,200 Crore (equivalent to approximately $450 million).

AEML is the licensee for an i n t e g r a t e d p o w e r distribution, transmission and generation business that currently serves more than 3 million consumers across a l i c e n s e a r e a o f approximately 400 square kilometers in the city of Mumbai, the world’s seventh largest city by size of population. AEML’s market share of Mumbai is

approximately 87% by license area, 67% by consumers served and 55% by electricity supplied. As part of the Transaction, ATL and QIA have agreed definitive plans to ensure that over 30% of the electricity supplied by AEML is sourced from solar and wind power plants by the year 2023.

Qatar Investment Authority to invest INR 3,200 Crore in Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited

Budget Travel Preferences of Indian MillennialsAMRITSAR : Indian Millennials are increasingly traveling the world andshowing keen interest in exploring various destinations across the globe. Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, has identified that about 60% of its travellers from India this year are millennials -ademographic known to prize unique experiences, make multiple trips a year, and therefore embrace budget travel. Based on its booking data, Scoot has identified some statistics on budget travel patterns of Indian millennials. Solo trips continue to be the most popular mode of travel for Indianmillennials, be it for leisure or work. They make up about 65% of bookings this year and last year, and Australia (aside from Singapore) is the top choice for solitary wanderers, with Melbourne and Sydney topping the charts. True to their tech savvy nature, nearly 60% of Indian millennials make their flight bookings online, through eitheronline travel consolidators, the Scoot website, and the Scoot mobile app. In fact, Scoot is seeing growth in bookings made directly on the Scoot website by Indian millennials. This might reflect a growing preference by travellers to personalise their travel experience through the full range of ancillary options available, and the advantages of managingtheir bookings directly with the airline.

MOHALI : After the stupendous success of Mohali Phase 1 - Colours Of Future, Hero Homes, the flagship brand of Hero Realty Pvt Ltd., real estate arm of Hero Enterprise is all set to usher the people of Mohali into a whole new world of enriched lifestylewith the launch of its Phase 2 - Hero Homes -'Life of Wellness'. Given the chaos that one is prone to, a home that's nestled in the midst of greens and puts the mind to rest is what one looks forward, to unwind. And when you have a world created by Hero Realty in your neighbourhood where nature, amenities and comfort come together in perfect harmony, you wouldn't want to look any further.Spread over a sprawling 18.5 Acres with a 25000 sq. feet club house, central greens and other modern amenities for recreation and rejuvenation,Hero Homes Mohali has been conceptualised bearing in mind the sustainable and ecological model that the discerning clients demand today.

Hero Realty launches its next phase of Hero Homes - 'Life of Wellness' in Mohali

169th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Founder of Dev Samaj Kick off With Medical Camp

Awareness is the first step to early detection of Breast Cancer

Nishant Bansal brings laurels to tricity by winning Mr Olympia title

handigarh:Nishant Bansal (26) has once more made the tricity proud by winning the Mr Olympia Title in the IFBB Professional League Competition held at CBombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. He is also Men’s Physique Overall Pro

Card and Men Body Building Classic Winner. There were over 500 athletes from 42 countries in Physique 21 Pro Cards. Nishant has been 7 times Mr Chandigarh, 5 times Mr

Punjab, one time Mr India and Mr Asia title winner. He has also won the Boss Classic. Nishant said that he had qualified the Vietnam IFBB Pro earlier and managed to get the silver medal. Then he started preparation for the Mr Olympia India won the overall and pro card in his category. “I will work harder to bring medals for my country. I have already done a lot of practice. I want to thank my coach, Sham Singh Shera, who himself has been two times Mr World Champion and also Mr Atinderjeet Singh Warrior for his ultimate medical support..” Mr Jalwinder Singh ‘Jolly’, managing director, I-zone Gym & Spa, “We provide full support to the sports persons. We want that our players must remain fit and play for

India in their best capacity.” Mr Harkaran Singh, manager, I-Zone Gym takes care of the exercise schedule of Nishant. He gets supplements and accessories from Robbie Nutrition Valley, Zirakpur. He is very particular about his diet regime. He gets up at 7 am and after having the meals, he does cardio exercise between 8 am - 9 am and muscle training between 9 am-12 pm. After the workout, he takes lunch.

ohali-- According to studies, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an approximately fivefold increase in the risk for stroke and a Mtwofold increase in the risk for mortality. AF is a quivering or

irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other related complications. In a study conducted, it was found that about 84% of those with this condition were females and only 16% were males. There is thus a need to create awareness on AF and the availability of innovative treatment methodologies such as leadless pacemaker for the management of this condition in case AF is present along with a slow heart rhythm (bradycardia). Speaking about this, Dr R K Jaswal, Director- Cardiology & Director- Cath Lab, Fortis, Mohali said, “Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance. Those with this condition may be aware of noticeable heart palpitations, where their heart feels like it's pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, either slow or fast. This is because the heart’s own pacemaker starts functioning abnormally. Sometimes it does not cause any symptoms and the person may be completely unaware that their heart rate is irregular. In case AF is associated with a slow heart rhythm (Bradycardia), implanting a pacemaker can help in treating this slow rhythm and also allow for medical treatment to control fast heartbeat. Today, there are innovative technologies like a leadless pacemaker which when combined with medical treatment to control fast heartbeat and blood thinners to prevent stroke can help in better health outcomes.”

handigarh : Starting with the concept of bringing different artists together on one Cplatform to create great compositions, T-

Series MixTape Punjabi Season 2, produced by Bhushan Kumar and presented by Amazon Prime Music has become synonymous with good music. With its power packed renditions, the show has been successful in engaging both national and

international audience like never before. The latest mix ‘Chahtaan & Dard’ by Palak Muchhal and Jordan Sandhu will certainly get you hooked on to MixTape forever. The beautifully-penned verse in this song talks about the angst in love. Jordan and

Palak’s soulful vocals is sheer magic together. Sahas Malhotra, Director, Amazon Prime Music, said, “All the songs this season are gaining popularity day by day. Prime members are enjoying listening to the songs back to back on the Mixtape Punjabi Season 2 playlist, all ad free on Amazon Prime Music. We are delighted to bring yet another exciting new performance by Palak Muchhal and Jordan Sandhu' mixtape of Chahtaan / Dard for our customers”

Palak Muchhal & Jordan Sandhu’s ‘Chahtaan & Dard’ from T-Series MixTape Punjabi Season 2

HANDIGARH: Online registrations forIndiaSkills C2020, the biennial

competition to scout talent from the country, organized by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has been extended till December 31st, 2019. The competition is aimed at encouraging the country’s youth to aspire to attain world class skills and compete at the global stage. The IndiaSkills competition will provideIndia’s skilled youth with a platform to showcase their abilities at regional and national level competitions across over 50 skills. Regional legs of the competitions are organized across the four zones, culminating at the national competition in Delhi. Winners of IndiaSkills will then get a chance to represent the country at the WorldSkills International Competition to be held in China in 2021.Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said, “In line with our commitment to make India the Skill Capital of the World, IndiaSkills aims at helping youth in India leverage the immense opportunities that this platform offers to showcase their talent in the best possible way.

Registration deadline for IndiaSkills 2020extended till December 31st

Dhvani Vaaste features as the only Indian song in the Top 10 most liked music videosCHANDIGARH : Dhvani Bhanushali has been creating a storm online with back to back hits such as ‘Dilbar from Satyamev Jayate’, ‘Duniya from Luka Chuppi’, ‘Laila from Notebook’, ‘Psycho Saiyaan from Saaho’ and many more. The young starlet rose to fame after her single, Vaaste, crossed 50 million views on YouTube in just a week after its release. Not only did the song become the most liked Indian song on YouTube, but it has been viewed over 600 million times and has 5.7 million+ likes.Recently, Vaaste became the only Indian song to be featured on Top 10 most liked music videos on YouTube Rewind List and the singer couldn’t have been more ecstatic. Sharing her excitement and gratitude, Dhvani took to her official social media and wrote, “Indeed a fairytale ending to this year as well. Thank you #YouTubeRewind!”Produced by Bhushan Kumar and directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, the song was sung by the 21-year-old singer as well as Nikhil D’sSouza. Featuring Dhvani Bhanushali and Siddharth Gupta, Vaaste was released in April 2019 and has been on the record-breaking spree ever since!

handigarh “We have geographically expanded our footprint of Lacasa centers and aim to open 3 more across Chandigarh, CChennai and Kolkata and by FY 2020-21. Lacasa is

conceptualized and curated to offer an unparalleled experience to discerning homeowners, influencers, architects and interior designers.” This was stated by Sandip Somany, chairman and MD of Brilloca Limited during the launch of Brilloca’s largest luxury experiential center in Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi today. He said that the state-of-the-art experience center is tailored to inspire customers to bring alive their dream homes and bathrooms with a range of luxury and premium sanitaryware, bath fittings and premium and super-premium tiles.

Brilloca plans to open ‘Lacasa’ center in ChandigarhHANDIGARH: Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) has worked Cwith Twitter to kick-start a

campaign encouraging positivity, kindness and inclusivity called#HappyTweets. The initiative aims to highlight how people use Twitter to have positive conversations and share their joy with others. In doing so, both Anushka and Twitter aim to inspire audiences to use the service to talk about positive moments, thoughts and experiences. The actress, who has been spearheading a digital campaign to spread happiness and highlight acts of goodness through her#LoveAndLightProject, has associated with Twitter to encourage dialogue focusing on responsible conversations that are kind and spread positivity, reminding people about the power of connection. Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) launched the campaign with a Tweet, sharing the customised#HappyTweets emoji, and another Tweet asking people to highlight all the things that make them smile with the hashtag#HappyTweets. Some of the best#HappyTweets shared by audiences will be featured in the actress’ nextvideo.

Anushka Sharma launches #HappyTweets campaign to inspire positivity on Twitter

WhatsApp to Stop Working on Millions of Devices From Next Year

Tefal introduces 3 new Premiumvariants of Steam IronCHANDIGARH: Tefal, the premium small domestic appliances brand from the France-based consortium, Groupe SEB has launched a new range of premium steam irons in the price range between Rs.1499 and Rs. 2999.The newly launched range consists of four steam irons namely, Maestro Plus , Eco Master, Steam Essential. This new product range that comes with two years of warranty has a non-stick ceramic sole plate that helps in easy removal of creases even from cotton and linen cloths, an anti-calc feature that offers durability and long lasting steam performance. Maestro Plus is designed to deliver stronger and quicker solution to ironing with its XL ceramic soleplate that easily glides through the creases, covering a larger area and anti-drip to keep the linen spotless.

Leadless pacemakers paving the way for better management of atrial fibrillation

handigarh : Greenlam Industries Ltd. has been Cbeautifying interior spaces

for years and has recently brought its flagship brands – Greenlam and NewMika Laminates to Zirakhpur. The 1,500 sq. ft. ‘STUDIO ELEMENTS’ showroom will feature an exclusive display of Greenlam and NewMika Laminates’ product range in an 800 sq. ft. area opposite Indian Oil petrol station, Chandigarh Road Near Ramada, Zirakhpur. With full sheet displays of over 240 designs, this unique display center will make it easier for the consumers to choose from a variety of products available in the market. This will be the first showroom displaying NewMika Laminates in Zirakhpur. Greenlam is the place where passion meets excellence, creating what can be best described as hallmarks of quality and elegance.

Greenlam Industries Ltd. brings exclusive display center

to Zirakhpur

Celebrate the joy of Christmas this year, with almondsCHANDIGARH: Christmas, one of the most awaited celebrations of the year is almost here! As the aura of Christmas slowly takes over the world around us, we can’t stop thinking of all the ways in which we want to celebrate it with our loved ones.While Christmas is exciting for a number of reasons – snowflakes, presents and caroling – but the variety of scrumptious and delicious food that’s yet to come our way, is what most of us look forward to. With almonds, you can enjoy a merry and yet healthy Christmas this year, by having made more conscious and informed food choices. Almonds are indeed a gift of good health which you can give yourself this Christmas. Known to be a rich source of a host of essential nutrients including vitamin E, protein, iron, riboflavin, manganese and folate amongst others, almonds are a nutritious and healthy snack. Leading Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan said, “My family, particularly my daughter, loves Christmas simply because it gives her an opportunity to indulge in sweet delicacies.

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GLAMOURGLAMOURt a time when the influence time. "I'm not going to claim that as well as influencing." "The the importance of this story of pop culture is under I've had this realisation right from influences can be good and increases a lot. "I'm fortunate that Ascanner, with Bollywood the start of my career, it's negative. Like she (Deepika) said, my film 'Chhapaak' got Malti's face

films and songs coming under the something I've grown into and it's each maker's choice or each in Deepika. She shed her identity spotlight for romanticising stalking learnt and understood over a actor's choice. It also goes into and embraced Malti's. Without her, and normalising the lack of period of time. "It's not that if your own sensibility. If all cinema what you see wouldn't have been respect for a woman's consent, you're socially responsible then is only going to be responsible, possible." The film also stars Deepika said cinema has an it's going to be a serious, hard then you will not go to the theatre Vikrant Massey, who believes it's impact on people's thought hitting movie. No. 'Piku' said so for very long. So some level of important to have a social, process. When asked whether it much but it was still entertaining. entertainment is important, but collective responsibility, not only was the time for people to It's not that if you do socially even that can be done responsibly from the makers but from people introspect what they put on responsible films then they can be is what I meant," she added. at large. "I absolutely believe in screen, Deepika told reporters, "I a certain type. They can still be The "Raazi" helmer said the fact that cinema is a reflection can't speak for everybody. (But) told in an entertaining, engaging "Chhapaak" becomes an of the society, the times we live in. You can't shy away from the fact manner," she said at the trailer extremely relevant film If we ask this question to makers, that cinema does have an impact launch of "Chhapaak". considering what's happening to writers and creators, about making on youth, society, on the way we Deepika plays the role of an acid women in the country. "Our effort responsible cinema, somewhere we dress, the way we think. What attack survivor in the movie, which has been to tell an important story need to ask ourselves If we are everyone makes of that is inspired by the life of acid attack about an important issue. I don't responsible enough in our day-to-day opportunity is for everyone to survivor and activist Laxmi need to talk much about the life...," he added. "Chhapaak", a co-decide individually." The actor said Agarwal. Director Meghna Gulzar environment in our country production between Meghna, Deepika she has herself understood the said cinema has an extremely regarding women, we all know and Fox Star Studios, is scheduled to importance of this over a period of "critical role, because it is inspiring that. In an environment like this, be released on January 10.

Can't deny influence of films on youth: Deepika on socially responsible cinema

Rani visits Mumbai's Police Control Room, hails cops for dedication

'I am happy and a thriving multi-millionaire': Jameela

he Good Place" star had shared her story of getting an abortion in May while advocating against the anti-abortion law enacted by the state of Georgia in the US. She had said that it was the T"best decision" of her life. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Jamil said recently she had

received a lot of abuse on social media for her stand, with many calling it a "mistake" but she doesn't share the same thought. "Receiving thousands of messages about how I made a mistake having an abortion seven years ago and how I must be a miserable person... I am in fact a happy, thriving multi millionaire, madly in love, with free time, good sleep and a wonderful career and life. But thanks for check ing," she wrote.The actor, a vocal advocate of body positivity and women rights, fired another sassy tweet to hit the point home. "Didn't expe ct to receive so much love for tweet. And anyone who feels uncomfortable with the fact that I shouted out what my abortion allowed me personally to go on to achi eve... I believe it's important for brown girls to see brow n girls win big and be unashamedly proud," Jamil tweeted. The 33-year-old actor is currently in a relati onship with musician James Blake, who also share d her post on Twitter. "Can I retweet this more than once? Restricting rights to abortions is the first tactic of any fascist (see Hitler's rise to power ). A woman's ability to realise their life's potenti al is seen as a luxury by many, but it should be seen as a basic right as it is for men," he

posted. On Tuesday, Jamil said the debate around her recent posts has been a positive one. "I have loved this week's discussion around abortion. To destigmatise, hyper-normalise and keep this conversation mainstream is the road to us unveiling the misogynists, and winning the fight for body autonomy," she tweeted.

Amitabh, Sonakshi become most tweeted entertainment handles of 2019mitabh Bachchan and Sonakshi Sinha's Twitter handles topped the list of most tweeted Indian Aentertainment handles of 2019 on Tuesday. With

the year coming to an end, Twitter India shared the details of the most retweeted tweets and most tweeted handles of the micro-blogging site in Entertainment, Sports, and Politics categories. Beating all celebrities of the Indian entertainment industry, Amitabh Bachchan topped the list of male category for the top entertainment handle, leaving behind, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan who stood at second and third positions respectively. Twitter handles of musician A.R. Rahman, actors Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn are others that made it to the list of top ten entertainment Twitter handles in the male category.

My successes are validation that I've taken right decisions: Bhumi

ollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar is no doubt one of the most exciting Byoung stars in Bollywood today.

Given the fact, the actor has had seven releases in theatres so far and six out of those have been hits. "I have been fortunate to get the amazing scripts that have resonated with audiences and I'm thankful to all the filmmakers for their belief in me. As an artist, I have looked for incredible stories and searched for brilliant characters that stay with you long after you have seen the films," she said of her successful run at the box office.The 30-year-old actor feels hugely empowered with her hits and she also confronted that it drives her to back her instincts while choosing a film. The versatile star said, "My successes are a validation that I have taken the right decisions in choosing content and gives me huge confidence to back my vision going forward." "As a creative person, you need to trust your instincts at all times and successes only tell you that you are taking the right calls, "she added.While getting candid, she said, "I'm fortunate that I have been blessed so far and I only wish that I continue striving for excellence in cinema. I'm thrilled about my next line up of movies as they all challenge me as an actor and will definitely push me to only getting better."

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Reliance, ADNOC sign pactto explore development ofethylene dichloride facilityin RuwaisABU DHABI: Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL) has signed a frameworkagreement with Abu Dhabi National OilCompany (ADNOC) to explore thedevelopment of an ethylene dichloridefacility in Ruwais. EDC is a basicbuilding block for the manufacture ofpolyvinyl chloride (PVC), a polymerproduct that plays a critical role in thehousing and agriculture sectors. Thedemand for PVC, particularly in theIndian vinyls market, is expected togrow significantly. Under the terms ofthe agreement, RIL and ADNOC willevaluate the potential creation of afacility that manufactures EDC nearADNOC's integrated refining andpetrochemical site at Ruwais in AbuDhabi and strengthen the companies'existing relationship supporting futurecollaboration in petrochemicals. Thesigning of the agreement waswitnessed by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber,UAE Minister of State and ADNOCGroup CEO, and Mukesh D Ambani,RIL Chairman and Managing Director.The agreement was signed byAbdulaziz Alhajri, Executive Director ofADNOC's Downstream Directorate,and Nikhil R Meswani, RIL ExecutiveDirector. ADNOC will supply ethyleneto the potential joint venture andprovide access to world-classinfrastructure at Ruwais, while RIL willdeliver operational expertise and entryto the large and growing Indian vinylsmarket in which it is a key participant.

Everest Group recognizesL&T Technology Services as'Leader' in automotiveengineering servicesBENGALURU: L&T TechnologyServices Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE:LTTS), India's leading pure-playengineering services company, hasbeen recognized as a 'Leader' andranked among top service providers forautomotive engineering services by theconsulting and research firm, EverestGroup. LTTS has also been recognizedas 'Star Performer' for its noteworthyprogress across its automotiveengineering capabilities and the resultantmarket impact. In its report 'AutomotiveEngineering Services PEAK Matrix™Assessment 2019: Convergence ofMobility and Digital,' Everest Group hasclassified 22 service providers in theAutomotive Engineering Services PEAKMatrix™ based on various parameterssuch as market adoption, portfolio mix,value delivered, innovation andinvestments, delivery footprint, visionand strategy. According to EverestGroup, LTTS' strong domain expertise,well-diversified offerings of automotiveengineering services' across the globe,dedicated labs, and partnerships toboost portfolio growth have positionedLTTS as the star performer in the study.LTTS' solutions - secure car platform,intelligent transportation monitoringsystem, Video Annotation Generation(VANGEN) tool, battery managementsolution, fleet mirror, smartphoneintegration solution - are the primaryattributes for its leadership position.

Trump warns Russia notto interfere in US pollsWASHINGTON: The White Housesaid US President Donald Trump haswarned Russia not to meddle in USelections, a claim that Russian ForeignMinister Sergei Lavrov denied. Thetwo men gave divergent accounts ofwhat was discussed during theTuesday's meet, The New York Timesreported. In a statement regarding theleaders' meet, the White House said,"President Trump warned against anyRussian attempts to interfere in UnitedStates elections." Lavrov, addressing ajoint press conference with his UScounterpart Mike Pompeo, said, ''Wehave highlighted once again that allspeculations about our allegedinterference in domestic processes inthe United States are baseless; thereare no facts that would support that."Pompeo said that a broader armscontrol dialogue should be conducted,which put the New START's fate atrisk. The New START treaty, signed in2010 between the United States andRussia, requires both countries to cutnuke warhead numbers down to 1,550by February 5, 2018, and reduce thenumber of delivery vehicles, includingmissiles and bombers, to 700-800 foreach side, Xinhua reported. The treatyis set to expire in February 2021.Russian President Vladimir Putin saidlast week that Russia is ready toextend the treaty by the end of thisyear with no preconditions.

Canara HSBC OBC Group launches TermEdge PlanCHANDIGARH: Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce LifeInsurance launcheD Group Term Edge Plan designed to provideinsurance cover for contingent events of Death, Terminal Illness andCritical Illness covering Company’s employees, thereby, ensuring theirprotection against a range of different risks. This yearly renewablegroup term plan comes with three coverage options and offers thepolicyholder with an array of benefits, said Anuj Mathur, ManagingDirector & Chief Executive Officer, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank ofCommerce Life Insurance Company.

ADB trims India's GDP growthforecast to 5.1 pc in current fiscalSays, consumption affected by slow job growth

AGENCYMANILA, DEC 11

The Asian Development Bank(ADB) on Wednesdaytrimmed its forecasts foreconomic growth indeveloping Asia this year andnext year as growth in Indiaand China is weighed down byboth external and domesticfactors. In a supplement to itsAsian Development Outlook2019 Update released inSeptember, ADB now expectsthe gross domestic product(GDP) in the region to expand5.2 per cent in both 2019 and2020, down from theSeptember forecast of 5.4 percent growth this year and 5.5per cent next year. In SouthAsia, India's growth is nowseen at a slower 5.1 per cent inthe fiscal year 2019 as thefoundering of a major non-banking financial company in2018 led to a rise in riskaversion in the financial sectorand a credit crunch. Also,consumption was affected by

slow job growth and ruraldistress aggravated by a poorharvest. Growth should pickup to 6.5 per cent in the fiscalyear 2020 with supportivepolicies. In September, ADBforecast India's GDP to grow6.5 per cent in 2019 and 7.2per cent in 2020. "Whilegrowth rates are still solid indeveloping Asia, persistenttrade tensions have taken a toll

on the region and are still thebiggest risk to the longer-termeconomic outlook," said ADBChief Economist YasuyukiSawada. "Domesticinvestment is also weakeningin many countries, as businesssentiment has declined.Inflation, on the other hand, isticking up on the back ofhigher food prices, as Africanswine fever has raised pork

prices significantly," he said ina statement. The supplementforecasts inflation of 2.8 per centin 2019 and 3.1 per cent in2020, up from the Septemberprediction that prices would rise2.7 per cent this year and next.In East Asia, growth in China isnow expected at 6.1 per centthis year and 5.8 per cent nextyear due to trade tensions and aslowdown in global activitycoupled with weaker domesticdemand, with family walletsbeing hit by pork prices thathave doubled relative to a yearago. Growth could accelerate,however, should the UnitedStates and China come to anagreement on trade, the reportsays. In September, ADBforecast GDP growth of 6.2per cent in 2019 and 6 per centin 2020. Hong Kong, alreadyin a technical recession, willsee severe downwardpressures persist possibly into2020. The economy is nowexpected to contract 1.2 percent this year and grow 0.3per cent next year.

Qatar Investment Authorityto invest Rs 3,200 crore in

Adani ElectricityAGENCYAHMEDABAD, DEC 11

Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL),Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd(AEML) and a subsidiary of QatarInvestment Authority (QIA) havesigned definitive agreements for thesale of a 25.1 per cent stake in AEMLto QIA and for a shareholdersubordinated debt investment by QIAin AEML.

The total QIA investment inAEML will be about Rs 3,200 crore.

AEML is the licensee for anintegrated power distribution,transmission and generation businessthat currently serves more than 30lakh consumers across a license areaof 400 square kilometres in Mumbai,the world's seventh largest city bysize of population.

AEML's market share of Mumbaiis 87 per cent by license area, 67 percent by consumers served and 55 percent by electricity supplied.

As part of the transaction, ATLand QIA have agreed definitive plansto ensure that over 30 per cent of theelectricity supplied by AEML issourced from solar and wind powerplants by the year 2023.

In addition, ATL and QIA haveagreed on a number of other greeninitiatives to combat climate changeand facilitate the transition to asustainable, low carbon economy.

The transaction demonstrates theincreasingly strong relations betweenIndia and Qatar and the commitmentof both countries to further developtheir close ties in the years ahead,ATL said in a statement onWednesday.

"We are delighted to embark onthis partnership with the QIA.Together, we will continue to worktowards improving the reliability ofsupply and consumer satisfaction forover 30 lakh AEML consumersserved in Mumbai," said Adani GroupChairman Gautam Adani.

"We believe this transaction is asignificant step in the journey of theAdani Group, marking the start of along-term partnership with QIA," headded.

Walmart, Flipkart invest in fresh producesupply chain startup Ninjacart

BENGALURU, DEC 11

Walmart and Flipkart on Wednesdayannounced a joint strategic investment inNinjacart, the startup disrupting India'sfresh produce market with its business-to-business (B2B) supply chaininfrastructure and technology solutions.The transaction is expected to close byyear-end. The three partners aim to helpensure better access to fresh produce formore retailers and consumers acrossIndia while also creating economicopportunities for farmers. Partneringwith Ninjacart will help Walmart andFlipkart strengthen direct sourcing offresh produce for Walmart India's cash-and-carry stores and Flipkart's onlinegrocery business Supermart. Theinvestment will also support Ninjacart toexpand its customer base, reach newcities and gain exposure to global bestpractice to enhance the efficiency of thelocal fresh produce ecosystem. Founded

in 2015, Ninjacart uses supply chainalgorithms developed in-house andleverages big data, predictive analytics,mobile applications and the Internet ofThings to power a just-in-time supplychain that connects farmers to retailersvia a network of more than 200collection centres and 1,200 warehousesacross the country. It moves over 1,400tonnes of fresh produce per day, havingdoubled its volumes in the last fourmonths. The paperless supply chaincreates a seamless link between its morethan 44,000 farmer suppliers and itscustomer base of 60,000 kirana storesand restaurants across seven cities.

Sensex spurts over 170 points in choppy tradeMUMBAI, DEC 11

The BSE benchmark Sensexrose over 170 points to close at40,412 on Wednesday, helpedby fag-end buying mainly inauto, IT and oil & gas stocksamid easing crude prices. Afterswinging nearly 330 points, theindex finished 172.69 points or0.43 per cent higher at40,412.57. Similarly, the 50-scrip NSE Nifty appreciated53.35 points or 0.45 per cent toclose at 11,910.15. In theSensex kitty, NTPC was the topgainer, spurting 2.77 per centrise, followed by ONGC, TechMahindra, Kotak Bank, TCS,Asian Paints, IndusInd Bankand Tata Motors, which gainedup to 2.28 per cent. On the otherhand, Yes Bank topped thelaggard's list for the secondstraight day, plunging 15.33 per

cent. Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp,L&T, Bharti Airtel and HULalso tumbled up to 1.63 percent. The Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) on Wednesdaytrimmed its forecast for India'seconomic growth in 2019-20 to5.1 pc, saying consumption wasaffected by slow job growthand rural distress aggravated bypoor harvest. "India's growth isnow seen at a slower 5.1 percent in fiscal year 2019-20 asthe foundering of a major non-banking financial company in2018 led to a rise in riskaversion in the financial sectorand a credit crunch.

Gold falls Rs 73, silverslides by Rs 89

NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell Rs 73 to Rs 38,486 per 10gram in the national capital on Wednesday on account of astronger rupee, according to HDFC Securities. The yellowmetal had closed at Rs 38,559 per 10 gram on Tuesday."Spot gold for 24 karat was trading down by Rs 73 in Delhion a stronger rupee against dollar," HDFC Securities SeniorAnalyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said. In the early tradeon Wednesday, the rupee appreciated 12 paise to 70.80against the US dollar. Silver prices also fell by Rs 89 to Rs44,640 per kg from its close of Rs 44,729 per kg onTuesday. In the international market, gold was trading atUSD 1,464.8 per ounce, while silver was quoting at USD16.62 per ounce. "Gold prices traded in narrow range withinternational spot gold prices holding the range near USD1,464...ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committeerate decision, while global markets are awaiting freshtriggers from the US-China trade talks, eyeing December15 deadline of new tariffs from the US," Patel said.

US: Six killed in NewJersey shootout,

including police officer

WASHINGTON, DEC 11

Six people, including a police officer, three civilianswere killed in a shootout in Jersey City, northeasternUS state of New Jersey, authorities said. The deadincluded two suspects, Jersey City Police ChiefMichael Kelly said, CNBC reported on Tuesday. Theshooting took place at two scenes, starting at acemetery, where the officer was gunned down, andcontinuing at a kosher supermarket, where five morebodies were found, Kelly said. According to chief, theofficer who was killed was trying to stop some 'badguys. 'Our officers were under fire for hours, ' the chiefadded. Meanwhile, City Public Safety Director JamesShea said that authorities believe the bloodshed wasnot an act of terrorism but that it was still underinvestigation. Two other officers were wounded butwere later released from the hospital, authorities said.

'US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal'smove mere optics, lacks support'

AGENCYWASHINGTON, DEC 11

India is hopeful to move in itsfavour the recent bipartisanresolution on Kashmir tabled inthe US Congress by Indian-American CongresswomanPramila Jayapal. Sources saidthat the resolution has limitedresonance considering theresolution is mere optics andlacks support within theCongress. After several weeksof efforts, Jayapal introduced inthe House of Representatives,the resolution co-sponsored byRepublican Steve Watkins, thaturges India to lift the

communication clampdown,release political detainees and"preserve religious freedom forall residents" in Jammu andKashmir. Jayapal's move is asimple resolution that has onlybeen tabled in the HouseForeign Affairs Committee andcannot be voted in the otherchamber, including the Senate.It does not have the force of

law. Jayapal, in a series oftweets on late Saturday said:"Yesterday, I introduced abipartisan House Resolutionwith @Rep_Watkins to urgethe Indian government to endrestrictions on communicationsand mass detentions in Jammuand Kashmir as swiftly aspossible and preserve religiousfreedom for all residents."Indian Ambassador to the US,Harsh Vardhan Shringla,Deputy Chief of Mission AmitKumar and Indian ConsulGeneral in San FranciscoSanjay Panda met Jayapal toexplain India's position onKashmir.

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