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CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 78 PAGES 8, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Four Sikhs among eight COVID-19: records killed in mass shooting highest single-day deaths at at FedEx facility in US Sonu Sood tests AGENCY the victims. WASHINGTON, APR 17 Four victims who belong to the positive for COVID- Sikh community are: Amarjeet Johal Four Sikhs, including three women, (66), Jaswinder Kaur (64), Amarjit 19, days after were among eight people who were Skhon (48) and Jaswinder Singh (68). receiving vaccine 1,341; 2,34,692 fresh cases killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx The first three deceased are women. facility in the US state of Indiana Other victims include Karli : Actor Sonu AGENCY staffed by a large number of Indian- Smith, Alexander Matt, Samaria Sood on Saturday said he NEW DELHI, APR 17 COVID-19: Kerala American employees, shocking the Blackwell and John White. has tested positive for community leaders who appealed to Another Sikh community mem- COVID-19 and is current- logs over 13,000 ly under quarantine, near- A record single-day rise President Joe Biden to tackle the ber, Harpreet Singh Gill, 45, was hit ly ten days after receiving of?2,34,692 cases and 1,341 fatal- cases, 27 deaths growing hate crimes and gun violence by a bullet near the eye and is now in the vaccine. ities have pushed India's COVID- in the country. hospital. The actor was recently 19 tally to 1,45,26,609 and the Thiruvananthapuram: In the The gunman, identified as 19- The IMPD said the coroner's of- made the brand ambas- death toll due to the viral disease highest single day surge in the year-old Brandon Scott Hole, a for- fice will determine the causes of death sador for Punjab's anti- to 1,75,649, the health ministry past few months, Kerala mer employee. He allegedly died by after autopsies are completed. coronavirus vaccination said on Saturday recorded 13,835 positive cas- suicide after the shooting on late US President Biden and Vice programme. The number of active coron- es on Saturday, pushing the in- Thursday night at the FedEx facility President Kamala Harris have ex- Sood had also met Pun- avirus cases in the country has fection count to 12,21,167 lakh in Indianapolis. He was last employed pressed condolences over the tragic jab Chief Minister and the active cases to surpassed the 16-lakh mark, the 80,019, the state government by FedEx in 2020. killings. Amarinder Singh, on April ministry's data updated at 8 am Hole was interviewed by FBI Vice President Harris and I have 10. said. showed The toll rose to 4,904 with 27 agents last year, after his mother been briefed by our homeland securi- The 47-year-old actor, Registering a steady increase called police to say that her son might ty team on the mass shooting at a who catapulted to the na- more fatalities. As many as for the 38th day in a row, the tally 3,654 people were cured of commit suicide by cop", the bureau FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indi- tional spotlight for helping of active COVID-19 cases has said on Friday. ana, where a lone gunman murdered migrants reach their the disease today, taking the climbed to 16,79,740 in the coun- total recoveries to 11,35,921. A This is the worst Sikh massacre in eight people and wounded several home states during the try, accounting for 11.56 per cent the US after the Oak Creek Gurdwara more in the dark of night, Biden said nationwide lockdown last Kejriwal govt's plasma bank government release said as year, said he will continue of its total caseload, while the na- part of mass testing, 1,35,159 mass shooting in Wisconsin on Au- in a statement. his work for those in tional COVID-19 recovery rate samples were collected on Fri- gust 5, 2012, where seven members of Biden issued a proclamation in need. has dropped to 87.23 per cent day from various parts of the the community were killed. honour of the deceased. He ordered The number of people who has failed: Delhi Congress state. In the last 24 hours end- About 90 per cent of the workers that the national flag be flown at half- Pb man held for have recuperated from the disease NEW DELHI: Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) presi- ing 2 pm today, 81,211 sam- at this delivery service facility are staff at the White House and upon all has gone up to 1,26,71,220, while dent Anil Chaudhary on Saturday alleged that the plasma bank start- ples were tested and the re- said to be Indian-Americans, mostly federal buildings. passing sensitive the case fatality rate has further ed by the Delhi government has "completely failed" in times of need. sults of the remaining samples from the Sikh community. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister, information to foreign dropped to 1.21 per cent, the data According to a statement released by the DPCC, Chaudhary said will be received in the coming "This is very heart-breaking. The Yoshihide Suga, at the start of his bi- stated Delhi and central governments are proving to be "completely unsuc- days. Sikh community is devastated by this lateral meeting with Biden at the intelligence agency India's COVID-19 tally had cessful" in controlling the coronavirus. tragic incident," community leader White House expressed his condo- crossed the 20-lakh mark on Au- In the last 24 hours, Delhi reported around 24,000 fresh COVID-19 November 20 and the one-crore Gurinder Singh Khalsa told PTI over lences to the victims and his sympa- NEW DELHI: The Delhi cases -- its highest single-day spike in infections. On Friday, around gust 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark 19,400 novel coronavirus cases were recorded in the city. mark on December 19 the phone after meeting family mem- thies to the families. Police has arrested a on August 23, the 40-lakh mark According to the Indian bers of the employees of the FedEx Innocent citizens must not be ex- man for allegedly passing "COVID patients are not getting any help in this disaster. Today, sensitive information on September 5 and the 50-lakh when patients in Delhi are in need of plasma, they have to run from Council of Medical Research facility. posed to any such violence. Freedom, about Army deployment mark on September 16 pillar to post, but the government is consistently failing to provide (ICMR), 26,49,72,022 samples Late Friday night, the Marion democracy, human rights, and the rule to a foreign intelligence It went past?60 lakh on Sep- plasma. have so far been tested for the vi- County Coroner's Office and Indi- of law are the universal values that agency, officials said on tember 28, 70 lakh on October 11, ral disease in the country, includ- anapolis Metropolitan Police Depart- link and are prevalent in the Indo-Pa- Saturday. 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on ing 14,95,397 on Friday. ment (IMPD) released the names of cific, he said. The accused has been identified as Harpal Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, they said. "A highly motivated and radicalised man was Indian expedition to arrested for passing sen- sitive information to for- Antarctica returns Sporadic violence marks fifth eign intelligence agency. He conveyed details relat- ed to Indian Army person- to Cape Town nel, Army movements, lo- cation of Army and BSF phase of Bengal polls posts and bunkers on the outposts of India at India- AGENCY Kalimpong districts in the Bricks and stones were In Santipur in the Nadia Parganas, TMC and BJP Pakistan borders," a sen- SALT LAKE/BURD- north. hurled, injuring eight peo- district, the TMC alleged supporters clashed after the ior police officer said. WAN/SILIGURI, APR 17 The security personnel ple, officials said. that personnel of the central opposition party alleged that are maintaining a tight vigil A huge contingent of the forces were asking voters to voters were being prevented Sporadic incidents of vio- and they have addressed a central force was rushed to go back, a charge rubbished from going to the booths. Army Commander lence were reported from few incidents that were re- the spot to control the situa- by the authorities. The BJP also alleged that some areas where polling ported, an official at the of- tion, they said. Further, the TMC al- some of its booth agents in visits formations in was underway in the fifth fice of the Chief Electoral TMC MLA Sujit Bose leged that a polling booth in the Minakha constituency of phase of the assembly elec- Officer (CEO) said. and BJP candidate the Bardhaman Uttar con- the same district were "kid- western sector tions in West Bengal on Sat- In the Shantinagar area Sabyasachi Dutta visited the stituency was captured by napped" by the TMC. CHANDIGARH: Lieu- urday, officials said. of Bidhanagar, a clash broke spot to take stock of the situ- the BJP. The allegation was The TMC said that the tenant General AS Bhin- NEW DELHI: The Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica suc- Polling was being held out between TMC and BJP ation. denied by the opposition BJP does not have enough der, General Officer Com- cessfully returned to Cape Town last week after completing a in 45 seats in North 24 Par- supporters with both sides In Siliguri, a scuffle party, while poll officials strength to depute agents in manding-in-Chief, Sapta journey of 12,000 nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers, ganas, Purba Bardhaman and accusing each other of stop- broke out between TMC and said that no such incident all the booths and that is why Shakti Command, visited the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Saturday. Nadia in south Bengal, and ping the voters from going to CPI (M) supporters outside a has happened. it was levelling such "base- Ranbankura Division and This achievement concludes four successful decades of India's Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and the polling booths. polling booth. In Bijpur in North 24 less" allegation. Sudarshan Chakra Divi- scientific endeavour in the continent, it said. sion in the western sector "The 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) to assess the security sit- hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to uation in the area. Cape Town on April 10, 2021, after completing a journey of He was accompanied by 12,000 nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers," the min- Private vehicle would not Lieutenant General MK istry said in a statement. Red Fort violence: Deep Sidhu Mago, General Officer The 40-ISEA comprised scientists, engineers, doctors, and tech- come within expression Commanding, Chetak nicians, who began their journey from the Mormugao Port of Goa arrested again hours after getting bail Corps, during the three- to Antarctica in January, it said. day visit that concluded The team reached its destination Bharati station on February 27 NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arrested ac- of ‘public place’: SC today. and Maitri station on March 8 in Antarctica, according to the tor-activist Deep Sidhu on Saturday in connection with an General Bhinder reviewed statement. FIR lodged by the Archaeological Survey of India for alleged- the levels of operational Bharati and Maitri are India's permanent research base stations. ly damaging public property during the farmers’ tractor pa- AGENCY preparedness of both the The stations are approachable only during the austral summer rade violence on Republic Day at Red Fort, officials said. NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 The arrest came after a Delhi court granted bail to the actor- divisions within the frame- season between November and March. On its way to Antarctica, work of COVID-19 restric- activist arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red A private vehicle does not the voyage team deployed four autonomous Ocean Observing Fort violence. Special Judge Neelofer Abida Perveen granted tions. He also carried out DWS (Directional Wave Spectra) wave drifters between 35-de- come within the expres- aerial recce of the border relief to the accused on Friday on a personal bond of Rs gree and 50-degree south latitudes in collaboration with Indian 30,000 and two sureties of a like amount. sion of a “public place” as areas. National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyder- The court noted that the accused was in custody since Feb- per the explanation given abad, the statement said. ruary 9, 2021, with 14 days of remand in police custody. under the Narcotic Drugs Covaxin The drifters would transmit real-time data of spectral characteris- It said that a police plea for further incarceration for the sole and Psychotropic Sub- tics of waves, sea surface temperatures, and sea-level atmos- purpose of voice sampling was not justifiable. While granting the bail, the judge directed stances (NDPS) Act, the supply to pheric pressure to INCOIS, which will help validate weather pre- the accused to deposit his passport with the investigating officer and appear before the po- Supreme Court has said. double by May dictions in a big way, it said. lice station as well as the court as and when required. On January 26, thousands of Abench comprising The 40-ISEA was on board the MV Vasiliy Golovnin, a chartered protesting farmers who reached ITO in Delhi from the Ghazipur border clashed with police, justices U U Lalit and K M NEW DELHI: Reeling un- ice-class vessel, the statement said. the agency claimed in its FIR registered in connection with the Red Fort violence. der a record Covid-19 Joseph made the observa- daily surge that touched tion while deciding an ap- 2,17,353 cases today, the peal challenging an government said it would passed by the Punjab and prisonment for two years. double the production of Haryana High Court affirm- The accused argued be- indigenous Covaxin by 'Pilot who pressed eject button during ing their conviction and sen- fore the top court that the ve- May, and increase it near- tence under the NDPS Act. hicle in question was a private ly seven-fold by August. Two bags of poppy straw one belonging to accused Hoping to escalate vacci- were recovered from the ac- Gurdeep Singh and was not a nations as tools to beat emergency', Priyanka Gandhi's dig at PM cused while they were sitting public conveyance, though it the severe disease while in a jeep at a public place. was parked on a public road. hospitals fill up, the Cen- AGENCY has maintained that its timely steps There was no immediate reaction The trial court, after con- The apex court held that tre also said that Rs 65- NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 have been instrumental in fighting from BJP leaders. sidering the evidence on the evidence in the present crore grant would be ex- Covid. Priyanka also stressed the impor- record, acquitted accused Ma- case clearly shows that the tended to Bharat Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi "Shocking that while Covid rav- tance of RT-PCR testing to combat jor Singh but convicted ac- vehicle was not a public con- Biotech’s new Bengaluru facility. The government in Vadra targeted Prime Minister Naren- ages India, from being a vaccine ex- Covid spread in Uttar Pradesh. cused Boota Singh, Gurdeep veyance but a private one be- a statement today said, dra Modi on Saturday over the gov- porter, it has been compelled to be- "In UP, infection has increased Singh and Gurmohinder longing to Gurdeep Singh, “The current production ernment's handling of the coronavirus come a vaccine importer undoing 70 seven times in 10 days. Now, it is also Singh, under the NDPS Act and acquitted the accused as capacity of the Bharat pandemic, describing him as the "pilot years of government effort," Priyanka moving towards villages. There is a and sentenced them to rigor- they were charged under the Biotech-ICMR jab Covax- who had his photo plastered on board- Gandhi tweeted. terrible shortage of tests in cities and ous imprisonment for 10 wrong section. in will be doubled by May- ing passes only to press the eject but- "@narendramodi: the pilot who RT-PCR is less than half of them years. “The Registration Certifi- June and then increased ton during an emergency". had his photo plastered on boarding while the rest are antigen. One has to They were also asked to cate of the vehicle, which has nearly six to seven-fold by The Congress-led opposition has passes only to press the eject button wait for testing in Lucknow, Noida, pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh, failing been placed on record also July and August. The pro- been criticising the government over during an emergency," the Congress Ghaziabad, Benaras, Allahabad. If the which they were directed to does not indicate it to be a duction will be raised from its handling of the pandemic and the general secretary said in another state is to be saved, do maximum RT- undergo further rigorous im- Public Transport Vehicle. 1 crore vaccine doses. vaccination drive, while the Centre tweet. PCR testing," she said. New Holland Agriculture announces partnership The will to succeed is important, PAGE but what's more important is the with Yokohama Off-Highway tyres will to prepare. CHANDIGARH, Minimizing soil compaction while increasing traction are two of the farmer-focused 2 benefits New Holland Agriculture expects to deliver with the announcement of a new partnership with Yokohama Off-Highway Tires that will see the company’s tractors equipped with Yokohama’s “Alliance” tires. The Japanese company’s flagship agricultural tire, the Alliance TracPro Vishal, provides a well- balanced package of durability, traction and longer tire life. Kumar Bimal, Sales Director, India & SAARC, New Holland Agriculture, said: “The collaboration with Yokohama Off-Highway Tires will add extra appeal to our tractors, helping to meet the emerging needs and expectations of modern-day farmers in the country. “With its Bobby Knight Alliance brand, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires has been prominent in the agricultural tire segment, thanks to innovative features and technologies that meet the needs of the high-end agricultural tire segment.” NYUGMAERG, CHANDIGARHW, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 20S21 Chief Minister Office of Himachal Pradesh Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd, wins tender for 108 EMS operations in Punjab connects with Bharat through the Public App iqitza Healthcare Ltd. (ZHL), Asia's largest equipped with the latest technology and infrastructure medical institutions. We truly appreciate the efforts private emergency medical service (EMS) with trained manpower. The ambulances are and support received from the Govt. of Punjab and all rom urging people to make use of thousands of followers. Kishore Sharma, IT and provider has successfully won the tender for strategically located in the operational district in such the officers of the Health Department, for all the government schemes to spreading reliable Social Media Manager from the Chief Minister Z information, , Chief Office of Himachal Pradesh spoke about how 108 EMS operations in Punjab for a fleet of 270 a way that the entire district can be covered within support provided so far which has helped to enable F ambulances as per the PPP agreement with the minimum time. The entire service right from a person smooth functioning of the ambulance services in the Minister Office of Himachal Pradesh joins hands Public has been a great platform for them to reach Government of Punjab, Department of Health & making a call to the necessary pre-hospital care in the region. With the complete fleet of 270 ambulances, we with Public App by creating a verified account on out to the citizens. He said, “With time, digital family Welfare & Punjab Health System Corporation ambulance and taking the victim to the nearest would be able to provide better access to the pre- the platform to connect with the people of Bharat awareness has been rising. We believe that and NHM Punjab. The 270 Ambulance fleet consist of hospital will be absolutely free to every citizen of hospital services. This service will help save a lot of with ease and broaden their reach. Himachal technology is the easiest way to connect with the 245 Basic Life Support (BLS) & 25 Advance Life Punjab. Speaking about the development, Mr. Saikat innocent lives which were lost due to lack of Pradesh politicians, political parties, and citizens. Among many other platforms, one that Support Ambulances (ALS). Ziqitza operates the 108 Mukherjee, Project Head, Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd said, emergency response service. We will provide all the authorities are harnessing technology to reach the caught our attention was Public app which has emergency service number with GPS-enabled "As an emergency medical service provider, our support and assistance needed to ensure that this ERS deep corners of the state. Prominent names like recently gained immense popularity. We joined ambulances and is professionally managed 24/7 primary focus has always been to facilitate faster and is available to all the people of the state across the Ajay Rana, Vipin Singh Parmar, and Sarveen the platform to get across to the people about through a centralized 108 call center. The centre is more efficient transfers of emergency cases to districts, towns and villages” Choudhary are actively using the platform to various government initiatives and connect with the citizens and have attracted announcements. CLASSIFIED I Ajay Shankar Mishra no. I Reena W/o Sunny Kajla R/o I Jagdeep Singh Sapriwn S/O I , B a s u n d h r a D / o I Manjoth kaur D/o Chanan I, Hitherto Known As Rawel I, Sukhmander Singh S/o I, Jaskaran S/o Rajinder 14815822M Rank HAV 507 V i l l M u z a f f a r p u r P O Tejinder Singh R/O Sivian Road Devendra Kumar Mishra singh village Simbal Majra PO Singh S/O Joginder Singh R/O Harbans Singh R/o Vpo. Singh R/o Vill: Sakta Khera A S C B N C / o 5 6 A P O Bhojowal Distt Jalandhar Peer Khana Wali Gali, Gill Patti R / o # 6 4 B , B l o c k B - 1 , Nurpurbedi distt Rupnagar (Punjab) V i l l a g e A k b a r p u r , P o P a n j g r i n K h u r d ( M o g a ) d i s t t . S i r s a ( H a r y a n a ) Ferozepur resident of 3-3- Punjab have changed my Bathinda Have Changed My N e w M o d e l T o w n , have changed my name Manjoth kaur Begowal, Distt. Kapurthala - c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o 159/2 Guntur Colony Sirpur name from Reena to Reena Name To Jagdeep Singh. P i n j o r e , P a n c h k u l a to Manjot kaur. 144621, Punjab, India Have Sukhmander Singh Purba. Jaskaran Singh. K a g a z n a g a r, P o c h a m m a Kajla after my marriage. 63372 ( H a r y a n a ) d e c l a r e t h a t 50008 Changed My Name And Shall 63372 63372 Mandir, Kagaznagar, Sirpur 72778 I Sawinder Singh Alias Surinder Basundhra & Basundhra I, Kamaljit Kaur w/o Ranjit Singh r/o Hereafter Be Known As Kewal I, Gurwinder Singh alias I C h a n p r e e t S i n g h S / O Kagaznagar, Komaram Bheem, I, Sanjiv Kumar S/o Kidar Singh S/O Bakhshish Singh R/O Mishra both are my name VPO Niwarsi, Tehsil Ladwa Singh. Inderjeet Singh S/o Shingara Bharpoor Singh R/O Kothe P i n - 5 0 4 2 9 6 ( Te l a n g a n a ) Nath R/o.H.No.2280, Lovely VPO Kairon, Tehsil : Patti, Distt 98702 (Kurukshetra) have changed my 72778. Singh alias Balwinder Singh Lal Singh, Ablu, Distt. Correct name of my daughter Sweets Wali Gali VPO Rayya, : Tarn Taran Have Changed My I , Chhinder Singh S/o name Kamaljit Kaur to Kamaljeet I, Hitherto Known As Manju R / o B a l k h e n d i T e h - Bathinda Have Changed My from Akansha to Akansha Tehsil Baba bakala Distt Name To Surinder Singh. Mohan Singh R/o Village Kaur. Dixit W/O Ashok Dewan R/o Dharamkot (Moga) have Name To Chanpreet Singh Mishra vide affidavit dated 12- Amritsar,Punjab India have 63372 C h a k k u L a d a n a Te h s i l 52724 A-3 Silver Residency, Near Tv k n o w n b y b o t h n a m e s Brar. 03-2021 before Notary Public Changed my name to Sanjiv I Daljeet Singhs/O Amrik Singh Guhla Distt. Kaithal Have I, Renu W/o Om Parkash Tower, Nakodar Road, Distt. G u r w i n d e r S i n g h a l i a s 63372 at Ferozepur . Khosla please note it R/O Gali Janta Palace Wali, Changed My Name From R/o.35-A, B.K Dutt Gate Jalandhar - 144001, Punjab, Inderjeet Singh. I, Chhind Pal S/o Parkash 900023 72737 A m r i t s a r R o a d , T a r n Chhinder Singh To Shinder Opp Arun Arjun Rashmi India Have Changed My Name 63372 Ram R/o Vpo. Bhagoran I, Kuldeep Kaur, W/o No. I, Hitherto Known As Jagmeet Taran.Tehsil & Distt. Tarn Singh. Concerned Please Sanik School Amritsar have And Shall Hereafter Be I, Mohinder Lal S/O Chirngi Te h - N a w a n s h a h r ( S B S 1 5 5 8 2 7 9 7 - H , R a n k N K Singh S/O Murat Singh R/O. Taran Have Changed My Note. Changed my name to Renu Known As Ritu Dewan. Lal R/O Shanti Nagar, Ward Nagar) changed my name to Jarmanjit Singh R/o VPO Vpo Bal Sarai Tehsil Baba Name From Daljeet Singh To 84451 Arora. 72778. No. 19 Kotkapura, Tehsil Shind Pal. Veela Bajju, Teh. Batala Bakala Distt Amritsar In State Daljit Singh. I Salwinder Kaur wife of Iqbal 72737 I Bikramjit S/O Jog Raj R/O Kotkapura, District Faridkot 63372 D i s t t . G u r d a s p u r h a v e Of Punjab. Have Changed The 63372 Kumar resident of VPO I , K i s h o r K u m a r S / o V . p . o K i t t n a T e h s i l Have Change My Minor I, Deepak S/o Mahinder Pal changed my name Kuldeep Name Of My Minor Son I Surinderpal Kaur W/O S i d h w a n D o n a , D i s t r i c t Bhagwan Dass R/o.498 Gali Garhshankar (Hoshiarpur) Daughter’s Name Bimla Devi R/o H.No.352, Bank Colony, Kaur to Kuldip Kaur. Vide Abhinoor Singh Sarai Age 3 Gurmukh Singh R/O Village Kapurthala, Punjab declare Tehniya Wali Katra Safaid Have Changed My Name To To Simarn. Khanna (Ludhiana) have affidavit Regd. No. 700 dated Years And He Shall Hereafter Kothe Pona (Agwar Pona) that I am also known with Amritsar Have Changed my Bikramjit Rattu 63372 changed my name to Deepak 06/03/2021. Be Known As Abhinoor Singh Jagraon Distt Ludhiana Have another name of Jaswinder, so name to Kishore Kumar. 72778. I, Bahadur Singh Aulakh S/o Kumar. 10005 . C h a n g e d M y N a m e To Salwinder Kaur and Jaswinder Please note it I Jagiri Lal, Hereby Declare Naranjan Singh R/o Ward No. 2, 63372 I, Satya S/o Sh. Jaibir Singh 72737 Surinderpal Kaur Uppal. are two names of one and the 72737 (With Consent Of My Son Garcha Colony Khamanon I, Swaranjeet Kaur W/O R/o Village Balak Tehsil I, Rajinder S/o Roshan Lal R/o 63372 same person. All Concerned I , J a t i n d e r K a u r A l i a s Pardeep Kumar),That My Son, (Fatehgarh Sahib) have changed Harwinder Singh Sekhon B a r w a l a D i s t t H i s a r Moom (Barnala) changed my I Gurpreet Kaur W/O Jagtar please note. Sukhjinder Kaur Virk D/o Mr. Pardeep Kumar, Is Pr In my name to Bahadur Singh. R/O Patti Hammu VPO . (Haryana) declare that My name to Rajinder Kumar. Singh (D/O Mahla Singh) 98706 G u r d i p S i n g h W / o Canada R/o 26580-30a Ave, 63372 D a k h a ( L u d h i a n a ) H a v e Name is Satya instead of 63372 R/O Sikhan Wala Road, I, Harvinder Kaur Alias Tarlochan Singh R/o.VPO Aldergrove. Bc V4w 3c8 I, Pinki W/o Amit Kumar Aman C h a n g e d M y N a m e To Satpal Singh urf Satya. In I, Shangara Singh S/o Harnek Kotkapura (Faridkot) Have S h a h i n a K a n d a W / o M u d h a l B l o c k Ve r k a Canada Has Changed His Name R/o Bhisiana (Bathinda) Pb, S w a r n j i t K a u r S e k h o n . future, My Name is Satya for R/o Vill: Ber Khurd Teh-Payal C h a n g e d M y N a m e To Harjinder Singh Kanda R/o A m r i t s a r P u n j a b , h a v e As Pardeep Kumar Verma. changed my name to Pinki Jha. 63372 all purposes. (Ludhiana) changed my name Charanjit Kaur. G a l i B o h a r Wa l i , V P O C h a n g e d m y n a m e t o 72778. 63372 I Ramandeep Kaur W/O 72783 to Shingara Singh. 63372 Majitha District Amritsar Jatinder Kaur Virk. I Jagiri Lal Hereby Declare I, Manoj Kumar Tripathi R/o A.F. Kuljit Singh Sidhu H.N I, Sukhpreet Singh S/o Hardeep 63372 I, Niraj Rani W/O Kailash have changed my name to 72737 (With Consent Of My Daughter- Station Bhisiana (Bathinda) 222 Pal Master Wali Gali S i n g h R / o S a n g o w a l I, Shama Rani D/o Ravi Chander R/O Bathinda Have Harvind e r K a u r K a n d a . I, Jyoti Bala D/o Narinder Singh in-law Mrs. Rajni) That My changed my name from Manoj Jamal Wala Baghapurana (Ludhiana) have changed my Shankar R/o St.No. 22/2 Changed My Name To Neeraj 9 0 0 0 2 0 W/o Angrej Singh R/o.VPO Daughter-in-law Mrs Rajni W/O Kumar to Manoj Kumar Tripathi. (Moga) Have Changed My name to Sukhpreet Singh Gill. Partap Nagar (Bathinda) I Sharma. I , M a s a S i n g h S / o Mehar Singh Wala Tehsil Zira Pardeep Kumar Is Pr In Canada 63372 N a m e T o R a m a n d e e p 98723 known by two names as Shama 63372 B a c h a n S i n g h R / o B a b a Distt Ferozepur (Pb) Have Residing At 26580-30a Ave, I, Mandeep Kaur W/O Gurjant K a u r S i d h u . I, Seerat Kaur W/o Sukhpreet Rani and Pooja Sharma. I, Rohit Joshi S/o Rajesh B a k a l a D i s t r i c t A m r i t s a r Changed my name to Amanpreet Aldergrove. Bc V4w 3c8 Singh Gill R/O Mehar Singh 63372 Singh Gill R/o Sangowal 63372 Joshi R/o Baba Jiwan Singh h a v e c h a n g e d my name to Kaur. Canada Has Name Changed Her Wala (Ferozepur) Changed I Hitherto Known As Bayan (Ludhiana) have changed my I, Kamaljit Kaur W/o Ram Nagar Moga changed my Massa Singh. 72737 Name A Rajni Verma. Name Mandeep Kaur Gill. Kaur W/O Gurmit Ram, R/O name to Seerat Kaur Gill after Lubhaya R/o Vill: Pabwan name to Rohit Singh Joshi. 900020 I, Neelam Rani W/o Janak Singh 72778. 63372 VPO Moron, Teh. Phillaur, marriage. Teh-Phillaur (Jalandhar) Pb, 63372 I Navdeep Singh S/o Late S. R/o Vill. Udhipur PO. Dodwan I Jagiri Lal Hereby Declare I, Kuljeet Kaur W/O Tarsem Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab 98723 India, changed my son name I, Rajesh Kumar Joshi S/o Rachhpal Singh Resident of Tehsil and Distt Gurdaspur Have (With Consent Of My Son Singh Brar R/O Dagru Patti (India) Pin Code 144029 I Gopal S/o Des Raj R/o VPO from Honey to Honey Kumar. Joginder Pal R/o Baba Jiwan H NO. 177, Hussainpura, Changed my name to Neelam Pardeep Kumar And Daughter- Kamaal (Moga) Changed Have Changed My Name Khurla Kingra Distt. Jalandhar- 63372 Singh Nagar Moga changed my Near Kamal Tent House, Amritsar. 72737 in-law Mrs. Rajni) That My Name Kuljeet Kaur Brar. And Shall Hereafter Be 144003. I have changed my I, Manjit Kaur W/O Kulwant name to Rajesh Joshi. That Mohna and Manmohan Kaur is I, Chandraprabha M/o Khupspare Grand Son Mstr Ruhan Son Of 63372 Known As Bhajan Kaur. name from Gopal to Gopal Raj. Singh R/O Manupur (Ludhiana) 63372 one and the same person. All Vijay Dilip presently residing at Mr. Pardeep Kumar And Mrs I, Vikramjit S/o Gurdial Singh 63372 72778 Have Changed My Name Into I, Sadagar Singh S/O Karnail Singh concerned please note. ward No.1, Gondkhairi. Nagpur. Rajni Is Pr In Canada, Residing At R/o Vill: Kaleran Teh-Banga I Gurjot Singh S/O Parminder I Himanshi Devi W/o Nitish R/o Manjeet Kaur. R/O VPO Harion Kalan, Teh-Khanna 900020 -440023 India 26580-30a Ave, Aldergrove. Bc (SBS Nagar) Pb, India, S i n g h R / O A m a r g a r h H.no 132-a Bhagat Singh Nagar 63372 (Ludhiana) Have Changed My Name I, hitherto Known as CHANCHAL declare that I have Changed my V4w 3c8 Canada Has Name changed my name to Vikramjit (Bathinda) Have Changed Model House Jalandhar I I Kuldeep Singh S/o Mewa To Sudagar Singh. SINGH Son of KARNAIL SINGH name from Chandraprabha to Changed His Name As Ruhan Banga. His Name Gurjot Singh To Have Change My Name After S i n g h R / o M a u r M a n d i 63372 R/o VPO Khara Tehsil and District Chandraprabha Dilip Khuspare Verma. 63372 Gurjot Singh Brar. Marrige Himanshi Devi To (Bathinda) changed my name I, Jaspreet Kaur R/O VPO Hoal, Teh- Tarn Taran Punjab have changed vide affidavit no.AN 413543 72778. I, Pushpa Rani W/O Aseev 63372 Himanshi Singh Kuldeep. Khanna (Ludhiana) Declare That My my name and Shall hereafter be dated on 28 Jan2021 I, Hitherto known as Jatinder Nagpal R/O Gidderbaha Teh. I Kulwant Singh Muhar 72778 63372 Husband Is Known By Two Names I.E. known as CHANCHAL SINGH 72737 Kumar S/o Khushi Masih Gidderbaha Dist. Sri Muktsar S/O Mejor Singh R/O VPO I Mohit S/o; Ravinder Kumar I Jagtar Singh S/O Mohan Singh Parvinder Singh And Pravinder Singh SANDHU. I, Bhutekar Prabhakar Suresh Kuser R/o H.No. 18, Dhaliwal Sahib Have Changed My Name Bajakhana (Faridkot) Have Snni, H.no Na 215, Mandir R/O Village Smaon Teh.& Distt. Boparai, One & Same Person. 900020 presently residing at Isrul Enclave, P.O. Ladhewali, After Marriage From Pushpa Changed His Name Kulwant Wa l i G a l i , K i s h a n p u r a , Mansa Declare That Jagtar Singh 63372 I, hitherto Known as RACHHPAL Buldhana Maharashtra pradesh- Distt. Jalandhar-144007, Rani To Seema Rani. Singh Muhar S/O Mejor Singh To Jalandhar . Have Change My And Tara Singh Both Are My I, Kulwinder Kaur W/O Kulveer Singh SINGH DHILLON Son of BUR 443201 India declare that in my Punjab, India, have changed 63372 Kulwant Singh S/O Major Singh. Name From Mohit To Mohit Names. I Should Be Known With Brar R/O Hariewala (Moga) Have SINGH residing at Village army record my son name is my name and shall hereafter be I, Swarnjeet Singh S/O Jangir 63372 Kumar These Two Names. Changed My Name To Kulwinder Mustfapur, PO Wadala Banger, mentioned as Gourav but his known as Jatinder Kuser. Singh R/O Kothe Barde Wale, I Kiranjit Kaur Muhar W/O 72778 63372 Kaur Brar. (After Marriage) Tehsil & District Gurdaspur - correct name is Gourav 72778. Kotli Ablu Tehsil Gidderbaha Kulwant Singh R/O VPO I, Sukhchain Singh Manes S/O 63372 143505 Punjab have changed my Prabhakar Bhutekar . Vide I, Krishan Lal S/o Prem Chand Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib Have Bajakhana (Faridkot) Have Puran Singh R/O Kamalgarh I, Ramandeep Kaur W/o Dalveer name and Shall hereafter be affidavit No.AN 413532 dated Vill Harigarh Bhorakh , Changed My Name Swarnjeet Changed His Name Kiranjit Kaur (Ferozepur) Changed Name Singh Gill R/o Vill: Lasara Lakhowas known as RACHHPAL SINGH. on28 Jan 2021 P e h o w a , K u r u k s h e t r a Singh To Raja Singh. Muhar W/O Kulwant Singh Sukhchain Singh. Teh-Payal (Ludhiana) changed my 900020 72737 Changed Name Kishan Lal. 63372 Muhar To Kiranjit Kaur W/O 63372 name to Ramandeep Kaur Gill. I G u r i n d e r S i n g h S / o I, Bhutekar Prabhakar Suresh 84661 I Manjit Kaur Duley W/O Kulwant Singh. I, Paramjit W/O Baldev Raj Joshi 63372 Sukhwant Singh R/o Vill. Bur presently residing at Isrul Buldhana I, Monika Bindal D/o Jeewan Jagdeep Singh R/O Village 63372 R/O H.No.331 332/64 Block J I, Pargat Singh Madahar S/o Hardev Chand, Tehsil Patti Distt. Tarn Maharashtra pradesh-443201 India Kumar R/o Maur Mandi B o u n d a l P o G h u n g r a l i B.R.S Nagar Ludhiana Changed Singh R/o Vill: Gosal Teh-Payal Taran Have Changed My Name declare that in my army record my (Bathinda) changed my name Sikhan Tehsil Samrala Name Paramjit Joshi. (Ludhiana) Pb, changed my name to To Gurwinder Singh. son name is mentioned as Sourabh to Monika Goyal. D i s t t L u d h i a n a H a v e 63372 Pargat Singh. 900020 but his correct name is Sourabh 63372 Changed My Name To Me CONTACT I, Kawalpreet Kaur W/O 63372 I, hitherto Known as RENU Prabhakar Bhutekar . Vide affidavit I, Rampy Sidhu Brar W/o Bittu Manjit Kaur. Ishwinder Singh Bawa R/O 61- BALA BAJAJ ALIAS RAMAN No.AN 413533 dated on28 Jan Singh Gill R/o Vpo. Sailbrah 63372 B B.R.S Nagar Ludhiana I Bhavna Singh W/o Harbir Singh B A L A A R O R A Wi f e o f 2021 (Bathinda) changed my name I Gurjant Singh Deol S/o Changed Name Kawalpreet Gulati R/o House No A1/26 GF,DLF SURINDER KUMAR BAJAJ 72737 to Rampy Gill. Jagjiwan Singh R/o VPO Kaur Bawa. Valley, Panchkula have changed residing at H.No. 129, Ward No.14, I, hitherto Known as Satpal Singh 63372 Sunet Bhai Randhir Singh 63372 my name from Bhavna Nandal Gandhi Nagar, Ferozepur Punjab have s/o Kundan Singh R/o. Vill. I, Vijay Kumar S/o Diwan Nagar Distt. Ludhiana have a I, Karan Paul S/O Kimti Lal R/O to Bhavna Singh for all changed my name and Shall hereafter M e g h a P O D h a r a m k o t Chand Bansal, R/o Daula Gate, change name to Gurjant H.No.497 New Heera Nagar purposes be known as RENU BAJAJ. Randhawa Tehsil Dera Baba Gidderbaha, Distt Sri Muktsar Singh. Kakowal Road Ludhiana 100014 900020 Nanak Gurdaspur in state of Sahib (Punjab), have changed 63372 Changed Name Karaan Paul. I Kumbh Karan Kaushik S/o Sh. I, hitherto Known as RAVINDER Punjab.have changed the name my name to Vijay Kumar I, Poonam @ Poonam Bala @ 63372 Dharam Dutt Kaushik R/o KUMAR Son of MADAN LAL o f m y m i n o r S o n Bansal. Poonam Rani W/o Jagsir Singh I, Anil Kumar S/O Gian H.No.2187/12 gali no.5 Shanti nagar residing at H.No.15, Sultanwind TALWINDERJIT SINGH AGE 63372 R/o Vpo. Hari Nau (Faridkot) has 0172-5002721 Chand R/O 292, G K Tehsil Thanesar Kurukshetra have G.T.Road, Tara Wala Phull, Gart 16 YEARS and he Shall I, Santosh Kumari W/o Vijay known by above three names. E s t a t e M u n d i a n K a l a n changed my wife name Santosh Avenue, Near Gull Marag Avenue, h e r e a f t e r b e k n o w n a s Kumar Bansal R/o Daula 63372 Chandigarh Road Ludhiana Devi to Santosh Kaushik. In future Amritsar, Punjab have changed my TALWINDER SINGH. Gate, Gidderbaha, Distt Sri I, Manmohan Singh S/o CONTACT Changed Name Anil Kumar my wife should be known as name and Shall hereafter be known 72737 Muktsar Sahib (Punjab), Mohinder Singh R/o Ishwar Sharma. Santosh Kaushik. as RAVINDER VIG. I, hitherto Known as Harjot have changed my name to Nagar Jagraon have changed my 63372 98702 900020 Singh s/o Kulwant Singh R/o. Vill. Santosh Bansal. name to Manmohan Singh I, Cherry W/O Anil Kumar I, Kulwant Kaur W/o Naib I, hitherto Known as EKTA ARORA Shampura PO Singh Pura Tehsil 63372 Dhanjal. S h a r m a R / O 2 9 2 G K S i n g h R / o V i l l a g e - D/o ASHOK KUMAR W/o AJAY Dera Baba Nanak Gurdaspur in I, Sukhwinder Singh S/o 63372 E s t a t e M u n d i a n K a l a n Sukhdarshanpur, Tehsil & VOHRA R/o VPO Chogawan, state of Punjab.have changed the B u t a S i n g h R / o V i l l : I , N a v k a r a n S i n g h S / o C h a n d i g a r h R o a d Distt.Panchkula (Haryana) Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar name of my minor daughter’s Sadarpur Po. Baja Chak Manmohan Singh Dhanjal Ludhiana Changed Name declare that Kulwant Kaur & Punjab have changed my name and M E H R E E N K A U R Teh-Dasuya (Hoshiarpur) R/o Ishwar Nagar Jagraon Cherry Sharma. Balbant Kaur both are my Shall hereafter be known as EKTA RANDHAWA AGE 16 YEARS c h a n g e d m y n a m e t o have changed my name to 63372 name. RANI. and She Shall hereafter be Sukhwinder Pal Singh. Navkaran Singh Dhanjal. 0172-2972414 I, Anil Kumar Sharma R/O 98702 900020 k n o w n a s M E H R E E N 63372 63372 292 G K Estate Mundian I Kumbh Karan Kaushik S/o I, Gobinda S/o Mangat Ram R/o KAUR. I Manveer Kaur Sallan W/O I, Manmohan Singh Dhanjal K a l a n C h a n d i g a r h Road Sh. Dharam Dutt Kaushik R/o H.No.206-A, A-Block, Sandhu 72737 B a h a d a r S i n g h V P O S/o Mohinder Singh R/o Ludhiana Changed My Minor H.No.2187/12 gali no.5 Shanti Colony, G.T.Road, Chheharta, I, hitherto Known as ANJU Sandaur, Teh. Malerkotla Ishwar Nagar Jagraon my Daughter's Name Angel To n a g a r Te h s i l T h a n e s a r Amritsar have changed my W / o K I S H O R K U M A R (Sangrur) have changed my minor son Ismeet Singh have YUGMARG PUBLICATIONS does Angel Sharma. Kurukshetra have changed my name to Harkirat Singh. R / o , W a r d N o . 1 4 8 / 8 , name to Manveer Kaur. changed name to Ismeet 63372 f a t h e r n a m e D h a r a m 900020 G o b i n d N a g a r B a t a l a 63372 Singh Dhanjal. not take responsibility for the I,Sukhjinder Kaur Dhaliwal Chand Kaushik to D h a r a m I, Rajbir Kaur Alias Rajwinder R o a d V P O G u r d a s p u r I, Ruby W/o Parmjeet Singh 63372 contents (Display/classified) carried W/O Rajbinder Singh R/O D u t t K a u s h i k . I n f u t u r e Kaur W/o Gurnam Singh R/o Distt Gurdaspur Punjab. R/o Vill: Chak Vendal Teh- I, Manjit Kaur W/o Manmohan in this newspaper. The paper does Vi l l a g e M a l l a n D i s t r i c t m y f a t h e r s h o u l d b e VPO Jodhe Tehsil Baba Bakala have changed my name and N a k o d a r ( J a l a n d h a r ) Singh Dhanjal R/o Ishwar Nagar not endorse the same readers are Muktsar Have Changed My k n o w n a s D h a r a m D u t t District Amritsar have changed Shall hereafter be known as changed my name from Jagraon have changed my name Name To Sukhjinder Kaur. K a u s h i k . my name to Rajwinder Kaur. ANJU BALA Ruby to Harjinder Kaur. to Manjit Kaur Dhanjal. requested to verify the contents on 63372 98702 900020 72737 63372 63372 their own before acting upon”

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Actor to a lullaby from ‘the land of five might be requested for some optional essay the role of a police personal information to help in taking ap- rivers’, Punjab this week propriate action against businesses who officer on Disney+ as Regional Coach sell counterfeit software. attacks MOGA: Shell Lubricants, the global leader in finished lubri- Maha CM over cants, launched its 'Ab Duniya Dekhegi' campaign as a trusted oxygen supply partner and ally for success - NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush for mechanics across the na- Goyal on Saturday attacked Maharashtra tion. The campaign celebrates Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the the spirit, commitment, and issue of availability of oxygen in the state, hard work of mechanics, a cru- saying that Maharashtra has so far re- cial pillar to India's mobility ceived the highest quantity of oxygen in ecosystem in achieving their CHANDIGARH : Duroflex, India’s leading sleep solutions India and the Centre is in regular touch dreams and making a name for brand launched a unique digital music series, ‘Duroflex with state governments to assess their themselves. Sounds of Sleep’, recreating some of the most renowned lull- needs. As part of this cam- abies across the country. 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The film salutes Mandeep's tools. ries, from the state of Punjab.Coming from the land of vibrant dashing actor will be portraying the role of ACP Aditya in a the CM (chief minister) also follows his contribution towards pulling the youth of his The programme also offers mechanics music and dhols, “Saun Ja Meri Rani” is a soothing and melo- soon-to-release romantic crime thriller on Disney+ duties in the spirit of 'Majha Rajya, Majhi local community out of the trenches of unem- cash coupons on the sale of Shell Advance dious lullaby which uses repetition to lull the baby to sleep. Hotstar.Speaking about his latest role, actor TanujVirwani Javabadari'," the commerce and industry ployment by training 128 young men in his products, loyalty reward points on every oil Duroflex brings us a moving rendition of this classic Punjabi said, “I have been wanting to work on a romantic -crime minister said. own garage. 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Additionally, Amazo- Crompton’s latest Optimus 65 IoT nannounced plans to digitally empower Actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan’s characters in The Falcon andbring1MM offline retailers and neigh- Desert Coolers provides “Jaldi cooling” bourhood stores online, on the Amazon and The Winter Soldier understand why the Cap’s exit was needed CHANDIGARH : As the summer India marketplace, by 2025 through the temperatures rise, air coolers have Local Shops on Amazon program. At the CHANDIGARH : With the launch of The Fal- in America. It's not a new un- has to ask himself the question become a must-have for a faster and same event, Amazon also launched the con and The Winter Soldier, audiences can en- derstanding, but I think we, as if that's something he’s willing perfect cooling that provides the ulti- ‘Spotlight North East’ initiative to bring joy the high-octane action, stunning visuals and a culture, have become less to deal with. Sam considers the mate comfortable experience at 50,000 artisans, weavers and small busi- compelling story in their own familiar language shy about talking about it. shield a representation of the home. Bringing with it a 75-year ex- nesses online from the 8 states in the - English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Get set to When you think of Captain country that we live in. There's perience, Crompton Greaves Con- North East region of India by 2025 and to witness the legacy of Captain America’s shield America, you think of a very a lot of trepidation as far as sumer Electricals Ltd. adds another boost exports of key commodities like innovation to its smart ecosystem and embark on a global adventure with the spec- specific brand of person. And how does a Black man repre- along with its smart bulbs and smart tea, spices and honey from the region. tacular duo of The Falcon and The Winter Sol- there are so many different sent a country that does not rep- These new initiatives were announced fans. Showcasing its expertise of during a fireside chat at Amazon Smbhav dier, as they put their abilities to the test - along lines, so many different av- resent him?” trust & durability, the company un- between Andy Jassy, AWS CEO and in- with their patience. After the stirring end of enues, so many realities that Explaining how as a charac- veils its latest range of IoT-enabled coolers in the Optimus Series. The coming CEO of Amazon, and Amit Agar- Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson aka The Fal- we have to live in every day to ter, Bucky felt at the loss of his Optimus 65 IoT Desert Coolersprovides best in class cooling with an ar- wal, Global Senior VP and Country con (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes aka be a successful Black man in best friend, Steve Rogers aka ray of smart features that offers comfort & convenience anywhere and Head, Amazon Indiawhere they reiterat- The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) are now our society. Captain America, actor Sebast- anytime, meeting the growing needs of consumers to build smart ed Amazon’s long-term commitment to teaming up in a globe-trotting thriller that will Sometimes it’s just too ian Stan said, “He's actually hap- homes.Indian summers have kicked in where many parts of the country unlock the infinite possibilities for keep Marvel fans and first-time viewers at the hard to deal with all of those py about that in a way because have already started experiencing an intensity of heat even more than India.Speaking at Smbhav 2021, Amit edge of their seats. courtships of success. You he saw his friend finally chooses before.As we embrace the new normal where most of us are spending Agarwal, Global Senior VP and Country On his view of Captain America giving up can't be the same person in his own path and do something more time indoors, the need for an instant relief from the sweltering Head, Amazon India said, “In 2020, we his shield after the events of Avengers: every room you walk in be- for himself. The most unselfish heat becomes important. Coolers, therefore, have the upper hand of pledged to digitize 10MM SMBs, enable Endgame, actor Anthony Mackie said, “Well, it's cause every person you meet guy finally decided to follow providing the best cooling comfort anytime and being portable enough $10B in exports, and create 1MM jobs by hard. I think 2020 and COVID, if nothing else, expects a different person. what he wanted to do with his to cool every corner of the house anywhere especially in the hot and 2025. have proven how difficult it is to be a Black man For somebody like Sam, he life. dry regions of the country. NOTHING IS COOLER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A BIG COMEBACK, AND THAT'LL BE ME. THE SECRET WAS TO JUST BE COOL, STAY IN STEVEN ADLER GOD'S GRACES, AND WORK IT OUT. 4 SOLOMON BURKE

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021

Editorial Fast friends: Amartya Sen Kal Ho Na Ho: Inept govt messes up war on Covid and Mahbub ul Haq read an interesting article protocols at Haridwar: “The tions, our bright chaps ven I can understand a simply written new book on in an American magazine, devotees have Ma Ganga’s goofed up with the entire economics which explains why gross domestic Iwhich talked about a blessings.” The videos of vaccine rollout plan: the Eproduct is no longer the best way to measure how Covid-19 condition known as deliriously high Naga sadhus complicated international well a country is doing since it does not take into account “Mental Mist” -- it sounds in their birthday suits dancing contracts and the crucial other relevant factors, such as the environmental damage dreamy and poetic but in re- and singing their way to the numbers involved. By trying caused by a dam, for instance, or unpaid house work by ality it’s a lot harsher. Almost ghats went viral, perhaps for to drive a hard bargain, we women. But GDP: The World’s Most Powerful Formu- everyone in my immediate the wrong reasons, even as actually lost out! Apparently, la and Why It Must Now Change by Ehsan Masood, a circle has been infected by news of test- when things started to slide in science journalist and senior editor at the journal, Na- the virus now. All of us know ing positive made the news. the second surge, the bureau- ture, in London, also tells of the close friendship be- at least five others who are Rawat Saab nonchalantly crats panicked and did what tween Amartya Sen and the late Pakistani economist, coping the best that they can, claimed: “All Central gov- babus always do: opted for Mahbub ul Haq. They first met as undergraduates at and perhaps only “mental ernment guidelines are fol- the CYA approach. Right Cambridge in 1953 and collaborated in America in 1989 mist” will see through this lowed at Kumbh, be it social now, chaos reigns and no- on the possible alternative concept of a “Human Devel- terrible second surge. Scien- distancing or other norms, body knows where the buck opment Index”. Haq, born in Gurdaspur in 1934, was tists and researchers aren’t everything is in place.” The stops. How on earth are we lucky to escape across the border into Pakistan during making things any better by numbers of those who tested going to contain the second Partition. When Haq died prematurely in 1998, Sen de- warning us there are likely to positive shot up from 1,863 wave, when we do not have livered an emotional eulogy, calling his old friend “one be many more waves: the to 10,770 at last count; one enough vaccines for our peo- of the most distinguished — and humane — practition- third one is already upon us! shudders to think what will ple? So much money and ers of applied economics in the contemporary world”. Here in Mumbai, we are follow when the sadhus and prestige lost -- why? Because Masood, who was born in London to parents who moved dealing with CM Uddhav pilgrims go back where they those “babu bullies” got the from India to Pakistan in the 1940s before later settling Thackeray’s version of the came from. I am sending an maths wrong, leading to a in the United Kingdom, has dedicated his book to Haq. latest lockdown, euphemisti- SOS to Ma Ganga: Extra cancellation of major con- He should certainly submit his work for the 2021 Finan- cally called a “janata curfew” against this new strain? I long can the awful truth be choice but to wait it out, till blessings desperately need- tracts and embarrassment in cial Times and McKinsey & Company’s Business Book (borrowed from the PM’s de- think not! I know two people buried or burnt? we hit the emergency button! ed! the international media. Sev- of the Year . Incidentally, I have been asked by the scription last year). It’s the who contracted the virus While the second wave Our hearts go out to dedicat- When citizens see the eral scathing articles have ap- FT to encourage Indian publishers to submit books for same old lockdown with a nearly a month after their was creeping up on Mumbai, ed BMC staffers soldiering rule of law being selectively peared since the debacle, this premier prize, which welcomes all entries. Previous more “user friendly” tag. We first jab -- so much for “pro- our netas were busy with just on regardless: thank you for implemented, they lose all re- mocking our earlier boasts of winners include Liaquat Ahamed’s Lords of Finance: need all the “mental mist” we tection”. one thing: dealing with a cor- your selfless service! spect for authority. That’s “Bending it like Beckham” The Bankers Who Broke the World (2009); Raghuram can get to help us cope once Seventeen lakh Mum- rupt cop! All energy invested The migrant exodus has what’s happening now in (in the context of the econo- Rajan’s Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threat- again with what is already a baikars got the vaccine over a in “fixing” Sachin Waze and started, with no “rules” in Mumbai, where a group of my). Too bad the Sensex en the World Economy (2010); and Poor Economics: A monumental tragedy. He has six-week period, if one ac- Anil Deshmukh (NCP home place. Hardly anyone has the cops celebrate a colleague’s tanked, based on the disas- Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, shrugged off all responsibili- cepts these numbers. There’s minister, who quit). Deven- all-important Covid-negative birthday in , lockdown trous Covid forecasts. by (then Nobel Laureates to be), Abhijit Banerjee and ty for the alarming numbers, now a severe shortage of just dra Fadnavis’ relentless pres- certificate, while bus opera- be damned. No, we are not prepared Esther Duflo (2011). Trundling along declaring: “Now preventing about everything, vaccines sure on Uddhav Thackeray’s tors are offering a package A police van was used to to fight this war, regardless of Jonathan Glancey knows his way around Calcutta. As a the infection is very difficult, included. Senior citizens rickety alliance to come clean deal that comes with a fake transport khaana peena to the what the government is journalist who has written about design and architecture therefore strict enforcement trudged miles to get their jabs (ha!) on the “Antilia” bomb cert (300 bucks). Frankly, thana, where the happy claiming. Lies and more lies for The Independent and The Guardian, he has often got is very important.” No kid- only to come home disap- scare ensured very little other irate citizens are asking: bunch let their hair down and are being thrown at us daily. into arguments with prickly Indians about the need to ding, Sirji… You can happily pointed. Two of my girl- work got done at the BMC “Why the hell should we some took their shirts off! Al- Like that fake video showing preserve the country’s dilapidated but beautiful heritage police citizens but not admit friends are recovering in a and Mantralaya. abide by lockdown rules cohol was retrieved from the a deserted Haridwar and ask- buildings. His father, Clifford George Alexander and take responsibility for South Mumbai hospital. A Even those efficient bu- when even the PM isn’t both- celebration site, but so far no ing: What crowds? Where Glancey, was born in Calcutta in 1912 and came to Eng- administrative failures earli- third is critical in a suburban reaucrats who had done such ering? Look at those mam- action has been taken against crowds? This clumsy attempt land at 21, the same age at which Jonathan began dis- er! Where were you for three hospital. We don’t have a hands-on job to contain moth-sized political rallies!” those naughty chaps: theek at shielding the government’s covering India through train travel. In 2011, he wrote critical weeks? enough oxygen and patients Covid last year sat tight for And look at the sadhus taking hai “pawri ho rahi hai”, boss! monumental failure at tack- : A Journey to India’s Forgotten Frontier. The second surge across are dying, literally gasping the past month, unable to act, a holy dip at the Kumbh: 40 People who track govern- ling a national crisis is being His latest lavishly illustrated book is about the evocative Mumbai and Maharashtra is a for breath. The numbers trot- since the CM was only wor- lakhs jumping into the river ment mess-ups blame the bu- seen as a crime against hu- logos used by the numerous railway companies in Amer- different beast. We still don’t ted out by the authorities are ried about hanging on to his in the first snan. Read the reaucrats, specially the three manity. Such negligence! ica — Logomotive: Railroad Graphics and the American know how different. Is it a grossly understated, and the job. Without authorisation, asinine remarks of Uttarak- musketeers who advise the Such heartlessness! Dream — which he has co-authored with designer Ian mutant? If so, which strain? reason is trite: “We don’t with nobody to sign files, hand’s CM (Tirath Singh PM. While he was busy in- Dealing with Covid is a Logan. Will those of us who have want mass panic.” But the even the municipal commis- Rawat), who defended the vesting all his time and ener- lot easier than dealing with taken the jab be protected dead are piling up, and how sioner (I.S. Chahal) had no complete flouting of Covid gy in the West Bengal elec- our callous netas. POEMS Literature & Health Scare way the pandemic Coronavirus, the worst disease, New formula Racism exists in Britain, but it’s Hide in your homes, if you please. ver the last few years, a lot of me- A disease killing lives, dia commentary has diagnosed the Omain political battle raging across not always ‘institutional’ And spreading negative vibes, India to be one between a secular and a Hindu majoritarian idea of India. In real- “The day dawns nounce the word. Like the “N” three schools -- Henry Thorn- Symptoms like fever making us weak, ity, that contestation has long been over. Your Yoni yawns word or the “P” word (used for ton, which was a grammar The hegemony of in the politi- The lingam says ‘good morn- all Asians), it’s taboo. school, all white except for two Doctor's help, we need to seek. cal and cultural domain is clear from the ing’’; That was verbal. The real Indian doctors’ sons, Tennyson Started in China, now, the world if sick, fact that no recent electoral opponent of The night has gone incident of race discrimination and Aristotle. the Bharatiya — from the But the game’s still on — I faced at university was in my The Tennysonians and Let us unite and find a cure, quick. Congress to the Aam Aadmi Party to the That apple came with no warn- second year when we had to Aristotelians were 90 per cent Trinamul Congress — has dared to ing.” live out of college in “digs”. I black with 10 per cent of white You will have fever as I told, launch a frontal attack on the ideas of — From The Pirhana Purana applied for several and was working-class boys. The amal- . The political and ide- by Bachchoo turned away from many be- gamated school was graded You will get headache and a cold. ological battle set to define India over the cause the landladies didn’t ac- into 10 levels in each academic next decade seems to be a different one — here were two “inci- cept any “wogs” in their rooms. year. The division seemed insti- Following up, then comes cough, one between a federal and a unitarian idea dents” in my years at One got over it. tutionally pernicious as the top Getting rid of, is now quite tough. of India. The Bengal election might well TCambridge University London was another fettle two grades were exclusively be seen in retrospect as its most powerful which I could possibly label of kitsch. Yes, there were the white and the bottom four al- curtain raiser. “racist”. On my first day, in same elements of race-based most uniformly black with the You will get problems of respiration, In the midst of the Bengal elections, conversation with my tutor, abusive words and the refusal middle grades layered in a Now, we all need prevention. Mamata Banerjee wrote a strongly-word- Meredith Dewey, he used an by landlords to rent out their climbing graph of racial com- ed letter to 15 Opposition parties, calling unfamiliar word. He asked if bed-sitters and bartenders re- position. There were no de- Muscle pain can come too. for a “united and effective struggle opponent of federalism since the days my room was comfortable and fusing to serve you in pubs. clared or transparent criteria for against the BJP’s attacks on democracy when M.S. Golwalkar opposed the lin- said: “The New Block has cen- There were assaults, certainly the classification. Of course, Let us build immunity, me and you. and the Constitution”. The letter listed ev- guistic reorganization of states, claiming tral heating, so we put all the through racist motives, some the school protested that the di- idence of the BJP’s designs to establish a that it would hurt national unity. Howev- wogs there.” serious, as the time in 1973 visions were based on academ- Wash your hands with some soap, “one party authoritarian rule in India”. er, Opposition parties (with the exception I hadn’t heard the “W” when a petrol bomb was ic tests. After six months in the This included the recent move of down- of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and word before. I later asked my thrown into the ground floor of school, I was convinced they We'll fight the virus, that's the hope. grading the powers of Delhi’s state gov- Kashmir-based parties) are loath to make neighbour, Beresford, what it the building where I had a flat were not. It was an institution- ernment, the misuse of investigative the federal autonomy argument in terms meant, and he said it was the on the second and had to leap ally race-biased division. Sneeze and cough into a tissue, agencies against Opposition politicians, of opposition to Hindutva lest it gives fuel abbreviation for “Worthy Ori- out of the window of a burning Living and working in Let's take some steps to tackle this issue. and the withholding of funds towards to the communal polarization strategy of ental Gentleman”. The insult, I building. London and being a member of non-BJP governments. Absent in the let- the BJP. Even on the campaign trail, realised was in the implicit pa- Even so, these may have a radical political group, I was Don't go to crowded places, ter was any mention of communalism, while Mamata Banerjee has been defen- tronisation. I am certain Dewey been racist, but couldn’t be soon made aware that the po- secularism or Hindu nationalism. sive on the issue of Hindu majoritarian- meant no offence. He was not a strictly classed as “institutional lice in every major city system- Don't be one of those thousand cases, The omission is curious because the ism, loudly proclaiming her Hindu iden- racist, but it was an imperial racism”. My first experience of atically picked on West Indians BJP’s assault on federalism is deeply tity to blunt the BJP’s attacks, she has term he’d been brought up with the meaning of that phrase was walking the streets and Visit a doctor if you need care, linked to the ‘one-nation’ ideology of been belligerent on the state-Centre di- and hadn’t thought about. Not when I got a teaching job at a searched them, or invaded their Hindu nationalism. The Rashtriya vide. In fact, she has sought to make the very many people, 40 or more school which had been estab- gatherings, calling them drug Now, just make others, all aware. Swayamsevak Sangh has long been an defence of ‘Bengali identity’. years on, dare publicly pro- lished as an amalgamation of raids. Ramping security or building trust, how best to tame India’s Maoists? he audacious ambush by Nax- has, captured by them in this botched- The official MHA website also con- personnel in Dantewada district on als in the Bijapur badlands of up police operation with a large veys that between 2004 and 2019, April 6, 2010. Similarly, on May 25, Tthe Chhattisgarh state, killing turnout of cheering local villagers 8,197 civilians have been killed by 2013, 25 senior Congress leaders in- 22 Special Forces policemen and in- should warn the Indian state to the Naxals, mostly tribals, after brutal cluding former Union Minister Vidya juring 30 others on April 3, 2021, streamline its strategy to combat Left tortures as they were branded as “po- Charan Shukla were massacred in brought forth the discomforting reali- Wing Extremism (LWE) — the lice informers”. In addition, between Darbha Valley in Chhatisgarh. The ty of India’s inadequate preparedness generic and official name for the Nax- 2018 and November 2020, 460 Nax- Naxals have successfully snatched in dealing with its most serious inter- al-Maoist insurgency. als were eliminated whilst 161 secu- weapons from security personnel af- nal security affliction, namely, the Though some in the security es- rity forces personnel lost their lives in ter killing them, continue employing Naxal-Maoist challenge. That these tablishment have felt that over the the same period. high-intensity IEDs at will in various avoidable casualties are attributed to years the Maoist-Naxal threat has re- During the past 15 years or so, the innovative ambushes and even man- an operation which was mounted by duced considerably with the “Red deadly dimensions of Naxal-related aged to hijack a train! The list of Nax- our own forces to nab the charismatic Corridor” shrinking gradually, the of- violence have manifested many al successes is, unfortunately, rather young Naxal leader, Madvi Hidma, in ficial statistics of India’s ministry of times, surprising our security forces exhaustive.It will be prudent for In- the Tekulguda region of Bastar — a home affairs do not convey the same dealing with the Naxal insurgency, dia’s security establishment to factor hotbed of Naxal activities since improvement in the internal security primarily in states like Andhra in the reality that the burgeoning decades — makes this tragic incident operations to counter LWE. MHA fig- Pradesh, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Maoist-Naxal threat has a distinct ex- all the more embarrassing for those ures reveal that only 46 districts are Odisha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, ternal dimension with the wily Chi- who conceived and mounted it. now seriously affected by LWE while Jharkand and Bihar. It cannot be ever nese supplying arms and ammunition The video released by the Nax- 90 districts over 11 states are covered forgotten how in one of the largest to the Naxals through the “Red Corri- als, of the release ceremony of police under the special security-related ex- Naxal attacks on security forces per- dor” via our North-East and the Nepal commando, Rakeshwar Singh Min- penditure scheme of the government. sonnel, Maoists had killed 75 CRPF border. NEWS AT A Rajasthan govt slashes RT-PCR rates to Rs 350 JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Saturday fixed the rate for RT-PCR GLANCE diagnostic tests for Covid-19 conducted by private laboratories at Rs 350, slashing it by Rs 150 from the earlier rate of Rs 500 per test. As per the orders issued state Health Secretary Siddharth Mahajan, "The new rate for 4 killed in hospital RT-PCR diagnostic tests for Covid-19 infections has been fixed at Rs 350 fire in Chhattisgarh with immediate effect." The decision was taken after a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. On Saturday, the state reported a RAIPUR: Four patients were killed NEWS record 9,046 new Covid cases, while the death toll stood at 37. Rajasthan when a fire engulfed a private presently has 59,999 active cases. hospital in the Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Saturday. While Ramesh Sahu succumbed to burn injuries, three others -- Ishwar Rao, Vandana YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 Gajmala and Devika Sonkar -- died due to suffocation. The reason why the fire erupted was not immediately known. Chief Minister Bhupesh Heavy voter turnout Baghel called the disaster "very unfortunate" and expressed UP allows medical aid to those testing profound grief towards the families marks Nagarjunasagar of the bereaved, said an official statement. He announced a financial aid of each Rs 4 lakh to the families Assembly bypoll of the four who died. Raipur negative despite Covid symptoms Collector Dr. S. Bharathi Dasan and AGENCY Raipur Senior Superintendent of AGENCY Institute of Medical Sciences such patients is also being HYDERABAD, APRIL 17 Police Ajay Yadav reached the spot LUCKNOW, APRIL 17 and King George's Medical worked upon and will be and oversaw the rescue efforts. University, have noticed cases of released by the state medical Heavy voter turnout marked Rahul suspends all In a major relief to people who Covid symptoms but had tested education department shortly. polling for the Nagarjunasagar have tested Covid negative but negative. They could not be The move was lauded by the Assembly bypoll which his political rallies in are still showing symptoms, the treated as per protocol as they doctors and scientists' concluded at 7 p.m. on Saturday Yogi Adityanath government has did not belong to either of the community. as 81 per cent voting was Bengal directed all the medical facilities existing category - Covid or non- The order speaks for the fact recorded till evening, the NEW DELHI: Amid massive Covid to treat them as presumptive Covid. As a result, RT-PCR that inputs from the field are officials said. surge in the country, Congress Covid-19 cases. negative persons with mild- being attended. It will contribute The polling began on a leader Rahul Gandhi has suspended The order, issued by moderate symptoms had to in checking non-Covid deaths. brisk note in the morning and stock of the polling activities all his political rallies in West Bengal additional chief secretary, heath resort to self-medication or Community epidemiologist continued to see voters turn out and ensured Covid protocols and asked other political parties to and family welfare, Amit Mohan depend on informal advice of Dr Vishwajeet Kumar said on the in large numbers throughout the are in place. think about the consequences of Prasad, said that the suspected given treatment be given as per their doctors. Abhishek Shukla, reason for samples testing RT- day. Till 11 a.m., 31 per cent While polling was held holding big rallies in the middle of symptomatic cases who test protocol. geriatric physician, one of the PCR negative, "First of all, RT- voter turnout was recorded from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the last the raging pandemic. "In view of the negative in the RT-PCR method The order further said that first ones to flag the issue, said, PCR is not fail-safe. There is a which increased to 53 per cent hour of polling was kept open Covid situation, I am suspending all but show physiological changes such patients will be treated at "Many such patients turned to us chance of getting 20-30 per cent by 1 p.m. for Covid patients. my public rallies in West Bengal. I like positive patients, designated Covid-19 hospitals for help. We proceeded only false negative cases. Then, the Telangana's chief electoral The bypoll was necessitated would advise all political leaders to corroborated and co-related on but they may be kept separate after explaining the risks virus could have mutated. officer Shashank Goyal visited by the death of MLA Nomula think deeply about the basis of blood test, CT scan or from the clearly positive cases. involved and also taking clear Thirdly, the system is under deep polling stations in Pylon colony Narasimhaiah of the ruling consequences of holding large doctor's opinion, should be Physicians in particularly consent." Official sources said stress and the chances of human and Hill colony in the TRS. The results will be public rallies under the current treated as a positive case and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate that the treatment regimen for errors cannot be ruled out." constituency to personally take declared on May 2. circumstances," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. In West Bengal, three phases of elections are still left to be held, but due to the Covid surge, Fearing poaching, Gujarat reports record 9.5K there has been a demand to hold Three nabbed for Covid rest of the elections in a single Assam Cong candidates phase. India reported staggering new Covid cases, 97 deaths 2,61,500 fresh Covid cases in the to stay at a hotel GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 17 vaccine black marketing last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country's GUWAHATI, APR 17 overall Covid tally to 1,47,88,109, Breaking all previous records, Gujarat on Saturday reported GURUGRAM, APR 17 according to the Health Ministry data Apprehending poaching by the rival party, the its highest ever single-day count of 9,541 new Covid cases, released on Sunday. This is the main opposition Congress in Assam on Saturday taking its overall tally to 3,94,229, while 97 deaths in the past Three persons were nabbed fourth consecutive day that the assembled its candidates at a hotel here, party 24 hours mounted its Covid death toll to 5,267. on Saturday by a team of the country has registered over 2 lakh sources said, adding they would stay there till the The state has reported as many 86,531 Covid cases in Food and Drugs control Covid cases. India recorded 2,34,92 results of the recently held Assembly election are April so far, at an average of 5,090 cases daily. department of Gurugram for cases were reported on Saturday, declared on May 2. Ahmedabad reported the highest number of cases on their alleged involvement in 2,00,739 and 2,17,353 cases on "Congress candidates would remain together Saturday at 3,303, black marketing of Thursday and Friday respectively. at a hotel till the results of followed by Surat Remdesivir injections used Meanwhile, as many as 1,501 the Assembly elections were (2,155), Vadodara (579), in the treatment of Covid- people died of Covid in the last 24 declared on May 2," a party Rajkot (494), Jamnagar positive patients, an official hours, taking the country's death toll leader said. (318), Bharuch (235), said. to 1,77,150 so far. The daily active AICC General Secretary Bhavnagar (195), The arrested persons cases tally rose to 18,01316. and the party's Assam in- Banaskantha (178), were identified as Jitender, prepared a decoy customer Drugs and cosmetics Act charge Jitendra Singh Mehsana (162), Navsari Rajkumar and Kamal Kishor and had laid a plan and and other relevant sections UP man sets own claimed that the "Mahajot (148), Gandhinagar and Singh. They were nabbed by nabbed the trio with of the IPC against these (grand alliance) would secure a big majority in the Patan (147 each), the drugs department team injections on Saturday from persons. Remdesivir is a key house on fire to 126-member assembly". Congress leaders held a Junagadh (128), Panchmahals (107), Tapi (98), Narmada (97), from Sector-52 in Gurugam. Ardee city gate in Sector-52 medicine, used in the closed door meeting in Guwahati on Saturday. Amreli (96), Kutch (92), Surendranagar (89), Mahisagar (81), One Remdesivir in Gurugam," Amandeep treatment of coronavirus, implicate rival Congress Legislator Party leader Debabrata Kheda (79), Sabarkantha (75), Anand and Devbhumi Dwarka injection was recovered Chauhan, drugs control and with the spurt in Covid- SITAPUR: In a bizarre incident, a Saikia said Saturday's meeting is "almost a normal (71 each), Dahod (53), Morbi (50), Valsad (48), Gir-Somnath from their possession. "In officer, told IANS. 19 cases in the state, the man set ablaze his own house to meeting after the election and some strategies were (39), Chotta Udepur (32), Botad and Aravalli (26 each), connection with the incident The maximum sale price injections are in high implicate a village pradhan taken in the meeting". After a week's stay in the Porbandar (14) and Dangs (8). Of the 97 deaths reported in the I had received an was Rs 4,000 for the demand. Taking advantage candidate and lodged an FIR for Congress-ruled Rajasthan, All India United past 24 hours, Surat led the chart with 26 deaths, followed by information on April 14 on medicine, but they were of the shortage, some people assault and arson in Sitapur district. Democratic Front (AIUDF) candidates returned to Ahmedabad (25), Rajkot (10), Vadodara (8), Surendranagar my phone, in which a person trying to sell each injection have been selling the However, police investigations Assam on Friday after the Covid-19 cases were (6), Jamnagar and Bhavnagar (4 each), Morbi (3), claimed that he had at Rs 25,000, Chauhan said. medication at high prices in revealed that the alleged victim was rising in the west Indian state. Banaskantha and Mehsana (2 each), and Bharuch, Botad, purchased Remdesivir The official said the the black market. also the accused and an FIR has The AIUDF is a partner of the 10-party Panchmhals, Mahisagar, Sabarkantha, Dangs and injection for Rs 14,000 from department has Remdesivir injections are been lodged against him on the "Mahajot". Another ally of the grand alliance, Gandhinagar (1 each). Gujarat's mortality rate presently stands these suppliers. The person recommended an FIR sold at a high price of over charges of criminal intimidation, Bodoland People's Front has shifted its candidates at a little over 1.33 per cent. On a positive note, 3,783 persons had also provided a mobile against these suppliers in Rs 14,000-25,000 per false information, with intent to from Assam to a neighbouring country fearing recovered from the disease on Saturday, taking the total number of one supplier. police under Section-3 of injection in the black cause a public servant to use his poaching by rival camps. number of recoveries in the state to 3,33,664. Following this, we had Essential commodities Act, market. lawful power to the injury of another person. According to police, the accused, identified as Kamlesh, informed the police on Friday that the village pradhan candidate Braj Over 83% turnout in Delhi reports over 24K new Covid Mohan and his aides came to his house and thrashed him. Later, his brother Vimlesh called UP 112 and Mizoram Assembly bypoll informed that aides of Braj Mohan cases, active tally nears 70K-mark had set his house on fire. Circle AIZAWL, APRIL 17 Officer Biswan and SHO Sakran NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 Kejriwal said. rushed to the spot with a team. Over 83.3 per cent of the 19,520 voters At present, out of the Sakran SHO Pushpraj Kushwaha on Saturday exercised their franchise in Continuing the recent trend, total 17,322 beds available in said, "When we reached the spot, the bypoll to the Serchhip Assembly the national capital on Delhi government-run we saw a house in flames and seat in Mizoram, officials said after the Saturday reported a record hospitals, 13,397 are doused the fire. We also recorded completion of 12-hour long balloting. single-day spike of 24,375 occupied and 3,925 are statements of villagers at the spot. In Continuing the genaral trend of fresh Covid cases, while 167 vacant. Of the total 1,299 the meantime, Kamlesh's wife Maya peaceful elections in the mountainous persons succumbed to the ICU beds available for Devi came and said that she had state, no untoward incident was virus in the past 24 hours, as Covid-19 patients, 1,166 are gone to fields when Braj Mohan and reported from the Serchhip Assembly the data released by the occupied and only 133 beds aides thrashed her husband and set constituency in central Mizoram. health department of Delhi are vacant, according to her house afire." The police sent The by-election to the Serchhip has one legislator in the 40-member government. With this, the Delhi government's Corona Kamlesh for medical examination Assembly constituency was Assembly, has fielded retired mining number active cases in Delhi app. but no injuries were found. Braj necessitated following the engineer and former party spokesperson has mounted to 69,799, of The Chief Minister said Mohan, when questioned, disqualification of sitting MLA Lalhriatrenga Chhangte from the seat. which 32,156 are under to 11,960 till Saturday oxygen stock, beds and the that in the past few days, the contradicted all the allegations after Lalduhoma of Zoram People's The Election Commission had home isolation. evening. life-saving drug Remdesivir Delhi government has taken which villagers were called in to Movement (ZPM) under the anti- extended the voting period by two hours With 24,375 new cases, Delhi has been reporting due to the exponential surge several steps to increase the know the exact sequence of events. defection law in November last year. (till 7 p.m) in view of the Covid-19 the number of cumulative an exponential surge in the in the number of Covid cases number of beds in both The SHO said, "We found Braj In all, six candidates, including an situation and the Seventh-Day Adventist positive cases in Delhi number of Covid-19 cases in the last one week. government and private Mohan was canvassing with his Independent, are contesting the church observing Saturday as 'Sabbath'. reached 8,97,998, including for the past few weeks, "The AAP government is hospitals. aides when the alleged incident took bypoll.The main contest is likely to be In Serchhip, women voters 7,46,239 who have reporting over 10,000 new trying its best to increase the "We are trying to ensure place. Braj Mohan and Kamlesh between ruling Mizo National Front outnumbered the men electorate. Out of recovered from the disease. cases a day for a week now. number of beds. I hope that that the number of new beds even came face to face and both (MNF) candidate Vanlalzawma, main the 19,520-strong electorate, 10,329 The test positivity rate in Meanwhile, Delhi Chief we will be able to add 6,000 are equipped with oxygen had an argument after which Braj opposition ZPM nominee Lalduhoma were female voters, who exercised their the national capital stood at Minister Arvind Kejriwal more beds in the next two- support so that the serious Mohan went ahead with his and Congress' P.C. Laltlansanga. franchise in 29 polling stations. The an alarming 24.56 per cent, said on Saturday that the city three days, and all the new patients can be treated," campaigning. The , which results will be declared on May 2. while the death toll zoomed hospitals are running out of beds will have oxygen sets," Kejriwal said. Small town in Raj comes up with No outsiders: Assam Cong leaders want CM to be one from the winning MLAs ‘medicine at your doorsteps’ initiative NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI, APRIL 17 JAIPUR, APRIL 17 to serve the needy. We are serving Health Secretary Siddharth Ahead of the election results for Assam Assembly them even during the night hours," Mahajan said in a video polls, the Congress is hopeful of victory but there Amid the alarming spurt in the he said. The project has been a hit conference that other cities should is a a churning in the party with state leaders number of Covid-19 cases across in the Dungarpur municipality also follow our model. Cities like insisting in informal conversations that the next the country, a small town in area, following which it was Banswara and Udaipur have Chief Minister must be chosen from one of the Rajasthan has set up an example started in the Sagwara already started similar initiatives," winning MLAs. by launching a 'medicine at your municipality too, Sharma said. Sharma added. Since the Congress has a number of chief doorsteps' initiative under which "With the number of Covid District Collector Suresh Ola ministerial aspirants including Gaurav Gogoi, the police, the administration, the cases growing on a daily basis, we said that the second wave of who is close to Rahul Gandhi, party leaders are local councillors and many other formed a team by roping in Covid-19 has posed many wary of him being parachuted from Delhi at the has been to take the opinion from the MLAs and entities are working together to nursing students, private institutes, challenges across the nation, with final moment. then the top leader nominating the Chief Minister. ensure those needing medical help ANM workers, urban bodies and seasonal diseases making the Other leaders who are frontrunners for the top In the 2018 assembly elections for instance, get it at their doorsteps. households suffering from serious so on. We have also formed a matters worse. post include state President Ripun Bora and Sachin Pilot lost in the last lap to Ashok Gehlot in The project was launched in ailments, seasonal disease, WhatsApp group where the local "Those with comorbidities are Debabrata Saikia, former leader of opposition in Rajasthan and Jyotiraditya Scindia to Kamal Nath Dungarpur in the southernmost pregnancy related issues and so councillors raise demands which frightened to visit the hospitals. the assembly. Both these leaders have a long in Madhya Pradesh. part of Rajasthan on April 13 with on," Sharma said. the collectors and the SP, who are They also face threat from the political career behind them and are also In Assam, the leaders are tight-lipped and the initiative of District Collector Besides medicines, hand also the group admins, take high-risk patients. Hence we contesting for the assembly polls. says that the high command will decide but insist Suresh Ola, said Chief Medical gloves, medicines, sanitisers etc. forward. We try to resolve the launched this model by joining While the Congress has not declared anybody that the CM should be from the MLAs and leaders Health Officer (CMHO) Rajesh are also being provided to the problems on the same day without hands with the municipal teams as the chief-ministerial face and fought unitedly, who have fought the BJP day in and day out must Sharma. The medicines are being people at their doorsteps. "Our causing any delay," he said. and the medical department," Ola the final call is likely to be taken by the party high be given a chance and not somebody who stays provided to patients in different team is available round the clock "Looking at our initiative, said. command. The convention within the Congress outside the state. Russia expels Ukrainian diplomat for ‘spying’ MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry asked a Ukrainian diplomat to leave the country after he was caught red-handed receiving classified information from a Russian citizen. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry said it had summoned Ukraine's Charge d'Affaires Vasily Pokotilo after the Federal Security Service intelligence agency briefly detained Ukrainian consul Aleksandr Sosonyuk in St. Petersburg on Friday for obtaining classified information about Russian law enforcement agencies, reports Xinhua news agency. The Russian side pointed out the inadmissibility of Sosonyuk's activity, which was incompatible with the status of a consular officer and detrimental to Moscow's security interests, the statement said. 6 The Ministry said that his stay on Russian territory is undesirable and that it is "recommended" that he leave the country within 72 hours starting April 19.

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 NEWS AT A IIT-Kanpur Prof: Covid 2.0 to GLANCE Modest voter turnout in peak in UP between April 20-25 Vaccine to be free across country: Harsh Vardhan NEW DELHI: As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation Karnataka by-polls drive against coronavirus, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on AGENCY vacant following the Saturday that the vaccine will be free BENGALURU, APRIL 17 disqualification of MLA across the country. "Not just in Delhi, it Prathapgouda Patil who is one will be free across the country," The by-polls to the three seats - among the 17 legislators who Vardhan said when asked for the one Lok Sabha and two had defected from JD(S)- AGENCY this on the basis of scientific government's position on the issue. Assembly constituencies - in Congress coalition government KANPUR, APRIL 17 calculations that link the The comment is significant, given the Karnataka was peaceful on in 2019 and helped infection with the number of fact that India has recorded the second Saturday with a modest voter Yediyurappa come to power. Even as the resurgence of Covid- cases and assigning a value to highest numbers of corona infections turnout amid the Covid-19 Patil had won in 2018 from 19 torments people based in the parameters." Agarwal said after the United States. Notably, the scare. Congress and is now with the various states of the country, the the national peak for India is coronavirus vaccine is slated to be According to the figures BJP. pandemic is likely to be at its likely to come at the end of April rolled out soon as the one developed available from the office of the In all three constituencies, peak in Uttar Pradesh between and beginning of May. The cases by Oxford-AstraZeneca has been Election Commission, the voter the ruling BJP and opposition April 20 and April 25. will begin to diminish after that. recommended by an expert panel, turnout in Belgaum Lok Sabha Congress are fighting to win all According a research-based He says the virus will continue tasked with vetting Covid-19 vaccine seat was reported to be 54.73 three seats, as the Congress had prediction analysis paper by IIT- to stay strong and be effective proposals, and forwarded to the Drug per cent while 50.57 per cent in won Maski and Basavakalyan Kanpur Professor Manindra for at least another week. Controller General of India for approval. Basavakalyan. However, the In all, 30 candidates, Basavakalyan and 2,06,429 in assembly seats in 2018 Agarwal, at an average of 10,000 Plotting a graph of cases for "The Drug Controller General of India Maski Assembly segments including 10 in Belgaum, 12 in Maski. The votes will be Assembly polls, while BJP had infected patients every day, the states that are seeing the most will soon give its recommendation on witnessed the highest voter Basavakalyan and Eight in counted on May 2. won Belgaum Lok Sabha seat pandemic will peak in the state incidence of infections in the the applications," Vardhan said. turnout with 70.48 per cent. Maski (Reserved) are in the By-polls to Belgaum Lok in 2019 General elections. between April 20 and 25. The country, Professor Agarwal has According to top government sources, Maski has marginally fray. Of them, 26 are men and Sabha and Basavakalyan The ruling BJP exuded graph will begin to drop after predicted a peak date for each of the vaccination process will begin from bettered its turnout compared to four are women. Assembly seats are necessitated confidence that the people will that. Agarwal has also shared his them. January 6. The central government 2018 when it registered 68.91 There are five Independents following the death of Union vote in favour of the party for research on his Twitter account. According to him, the plans to vaccinate nearly 30 crore per cent while Basavakalyan each in Belgaum and Maski and Minister Suresh Angadi and stability and development, the Speaking to IANS, he said: infection is likely to peak in persons in the first phase of the saw a dip in the voter turnout four in Basavakalyan. MLA B. Narayan Rao Congress is optimistic that the "According to the prediction Delhi between April 20 and immunisation drive. The vaccine will be by around 7 per cent as it had Of the 22,59,778 voters in respectively due to Covid-19 in voters will defeat the defector model, the virus will peak in April 25 and in Rajasthan and in administered to one crore healthcare registered 66.56 per cent in the three seats, 18,13,567 are in September 2020. and misgovernance given by Uttar Pradesh between April 20 Jharkhand between April 25 and workers, along with 2 crore frontline 2018. Belgaum, 2,39,782 in Maski assembly seat fell the BJP since 2019. and April 25. We have arrived at April 30. and essential workers, and 27 crore elderly, mostly above the age of 50 with comorbidities. Indonesia bans militant Maha Covid tally spikes to new high, Ex-CM Kumaraswamy denied admission group Islamic Defenders Front records 2nd highest death toll by Bengaluru hospital citing lack of beds JAKARTA: Indonesia on Wednesday banned a militant Muslim group with a MUMBAI, APRIL 17 total number of recoveries to 30,61,174, BENGALURU, APRIL 17 admitted to the hospital for long record of vandalizing nightspots, with the recovery rate improving 81.12 treatment after attending the hurling stones at Western embassies Remaining above the 60,000 range, new per cent a day earlier to 81.18 per cent Notwithstanding the scheduled court hearing. "If and attacking religious rivals. The Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra spiked on Saturday. The fatality rate dropped Karnataka government's this can happen to one of the security affairs minister, Mohammad to a record high of 67,123 on Saturday, from 1.61 per cent a day earlier to 1.59 claim that there is no most influential persons in Mahfud, told reporters that the Islamic while the death toll mounted to 419, the per cent now, while and the number of shortage of beds in the Karnataka, one can imagine Defenders Front, known by its second highest so far, health officials active cases increased increased to hospitals, former Chief what the situation is on the Indonesian FPI, had said. Breaking the previous single-day 647,933 on Saturday. Minister H.D. ground for the common continued to carry out activities that record of 63,729 new cases reported on The Mumbai Circle - comprising Kumaraswamy, who tested man," Gowda said. violate order and security even though April 16, Maharashtra added 67,123 Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad positive for Covid -19 earlier Meanwhile, after coming to it was disbanded last year as a mass new cases on Saturday, taking the state's districts - recorded a spike of 17,975 on Saturday, was in for a rude know about the former CM's organization. The government also overall tally to 37,70,707. new cases on Saturday, lower than the shock when a private hospital ordeal, Karnataka Health banned the use of the FPI symbols and The state's Covid fatalities went up peak of 19,953 cases reported on April in Bengaluru reportedly Minister K. Sudhakar tried to attributes. The group, which wants from 398 a day earlier to 419 on 11, taking its overall tally to 11,86,386, turned down his request for get him a bed, but in vain. Islamic Shariah law to apply to Saturday, compared to the highest while the death toll zoomed from admission citing shortage of The state had reported Indonesia's 230 million Muslims, has single-day death toll of 481 recorded on 21,489 a day earlier to 21,574 now. beds. 14,859 new Covid cases and gained significant influence in recent April 2, taking the overall toll to 59,970, Of the day's 419 total fatalities, Senior Janata Dal his farm house, but the another plush hospital on the 78 deaths on Friday, taking years through humanitarian and charity the worst in the country. Mumbai and Ahmednagar led the chart (Secular) leader doctors advised him to get Bannerghatta Road, which he the total number of active work. It was a key organizer of massive The trend reflected in Mumbai with 51 deaths each, followed by 34 Kumaraswamy, who had hospitalised immediately. kept reserved due to a court cases to 1,07,315. The street protests in 2016 and 2017 which added 8,811 new cases, up from each in Nanded and Nagpur, 30 in Pune, been campaigning for the However, Kumaraswamy hearing he needs to attend in government is grappling with against the Christian governor of 8,803 a day earlier, to take its Covid 29 in Jalgaon, 27 each in Thane and bypolls in Basavakalyan, failed to get admitted to a connection with a case. Due the private sector to raise the Jakarta, who was subsequently tally to 571,018 till date, 13 days after Nashik, 13 in Yavatmal, 12 each in returned to Bengaluru on plush private clinic here, to contracting the disease, the number of beds in the imprisoned for blasphemy. Its leader, the city notched the highest daily spike Solapur, Latur and Osmanabad, 9 each Friday night, and as he was which is one of the most former CM will not be able hospitals. Sudhakar had said Rizieq Shihab, turned himself in to of 11,206 cases on April 4. in Amravati and Buldhana, 7 in Satara, feeling exhausted, he chose sought after hospitals by the to attend the hearing in on Friday that there are authorities earlier this month after he With 51 deaths, the total fatalities in 6 each in Jalna, Parbhani, Beed and to stay back at a hotel instead VIPs in Karnataka, as the person, and is likely to be around 1,000 beds in the was accused of inciting people to the country's commercial capital went Akola, 5 each in Sangli, Sindhudurg and of going home. authorities reportedly present virtually. government medical colleges breach pandemic restrictions by up to 12,301, the highest in the country Wardha, 4 each in Palghar and On Saturday morning, expressed their inability to Confirming this to the and hospitals and around holding events with large crowds. for a single city. On the brighter side, a Kolhapur, 3 each in Raigad, Washim Kumaraswamy tested allot him a bed due to media, the JD(S) MLC 5,000 beds in the private total of 56,783 fully cured patients and Bhandara, and 1 each in Nandurbar, positive for Covid-19. He shortage of the same. Later, Ramesh Gowda said that medical colleges reserved for Chinese vaccine shipment returned home on Saturday, taking the Hingoli and Chandrapur. intended to isolate himself at he was allotted a bed in Kumaraswamy would get Covid-19 patients. arrives in Turkey ANKARA: A first batch of vaccines developed by Chinese Huge turnout in largely peaceful fifth phase polling in Bengal biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Gurugram logs 2,549 new has arrived in Turkey, after a two-week delay. A plane carrying 3 million doses of KOLKATA, APRIL 17 the CoronaVac vaccine landed in the Covid cases, 2 deaths in 24hrs capital Ankara early on Wednesday. The Though there were some stray first shipment was initially scheduled to incidents but the state recorded huge GURUGRAM, APRIL 17 from containment zones arrive on December 11 but Turkish polling in the fifth phase of the where the situation remains officials said problems concerning election. The final figures are yet to The rapid increase of precarious. "We have permits, followed by a COVID-19 case come but the voters' turnout recorded coronavirus cases in increased testing over the in Beijing customs and high alert against by the commission shows that there Gurugram continued on last few days, between 14 infections there, caused the delay. was 78.36 percent polling till 5 p.m. Saturday with 2,549 fresh and 16 testing camps, both Turkey has signed a deal for 50 million on Saturday evening. cases, the highest single day RT-PCR and antigen doses of the vaccine, which the country According to the data released spike in the district so far, facilities are being set up says has an efficacy rate of 91.25 per by the commission, Jalpaiguri being reported in the last 24 across the district daily to cent based on early results of late-stage registered the highest voting hours taking the total tally to prevent the spread of corona trials conducted in Turkey. The vaccine percentage of 81.73 percent followed candidates from different political incidents including the arrest of an 79,324 while the total death infection," said Dr Virender will now be examined by two public by East Burdwan with 81.72 percent. parties in the fifth phase of polls that Independent candidate of Chakdah toll reached 374 with two The health department said Yadav, Chief Medical health agencies before the government Nadia witnessed 81.57 percent was conducted in 45 constituencies AC in Nadia district for having a more Covid related deaths, out of 374 deaths 289 died Officer (CMO) of gives its formal approval for inoculations, voting while North 24 Parganas and including 7 in Jalpaiguri, 5 in firearm in his possession. "Koushik the official daily health due to co-morbidities and Gurugram. Apart from this, starting with health care workers. Turkey Darjeeling had 74.83 and 74.32 Darjeeling, 1 in Kalimpong, 8 in Bhowmick, the candidate was found bulletin said. The active the remaining 87 without co- the number of containment has also reached an agreement with percent voting respectively. Nadia, 16 in North 24 Parganas and 8 going around a polling booth at cases here stand at 10,681 morbidities. Gurugram zones have been increased Pfizer BioNTech, which is to provide 4.5 Kalimpong recorded the lowest in East Burdwan. Though overall the Baliadanga, Daspara area with a while a total of 68,257 have Health department official from 94 at the start of week million doses of its vaccine until the end turnout with 69.56 percent. voting was peaceful all over the country made gun tucked in his been cured and discharged said that a majority of to 119 in fresh orders issued of March. There were altogether 319 state, there were some sporadic trousers. including 836 on Saturday. corona cases are coming on Friday evening. How an India, Iran and Russia Nagaland to prepare register to protect partnership can save Afghanistan NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 pulling out of Afghanistan by comeback in the badlands of September 11, the US forces the AfPak. And over the indigenous people, their traditions Tired and broken, the United would be scurrying back to years, the Taliban have not States has announced its the mainland, without severed their links with Al KOHIMA, APRIL 17 pertaining to violating the Naga political issue is unceremonious exit from achieving most of their Qaeda and ISIS and ISKP, customary laws and usages. solved, it is not possible for Afghanistan. The decision, mission objectives as AQIS and the Haqqani The Nagaland government He added that such councils the Naga society to move in many ways, is a announced after the collapse Network. in consultation with all the are legal and mandated by ahead for progress and throwback to a similar of the twin towers in 2001. With the exit of the stakeholders would prepare the Constitution by an Act. development". moment in recent history-- After the 9/11 terror attacks, western forces, regional a Register of Indigenous Opposition leader T.R. Nagaland Deputy Chief the pullback of the Soviet the US had ousted powers in Afghanistan's Inhabitants of Nagaland Zeliang in his speech Minister Yanthungo Patton forces from the strife torn Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, periphery are set to fill the (RIIN) to protect the highlighted the progress said that the RIIN will aim nation after Moscows ill- who were fully backed by vacuum left behind by the indigenous people and their and current position of the to strengthen the entire fated intervention in Pakistan's Inter-Services vanquished western nations. traditional life and culture, Naga political issue after process for issuance of Afghanistan in 1979. The Intelligence. During their Acknowledging defeat, officials said on Saturday. the recent meeting with indigenous inhabitant Soviet Union was then a rule, the Taliban had US President Joe Biden has Addressing a Union Home Minister Amit certificates to protect the superpower, although ailing, sheltered the worst of the personally pleaded for the consultative meeting with and protection of its examples of Sikkim, Shah. rights and privileges of the when it decided to move international terror groups in regional countries to script the Civil Society citizens. He said that the Tripura and Assam where, He said that Shah in his indigenous inhabitants of forces across the Hai ratan Afghanistan, headed by Al Afghanistan's post- Organisations (CSO) and identification of indigenous he said, the indigenous meeting with the Chief the state. bridge now in Uzbekistan, Qaeda. withdrawal future. "We'll ask Tribal Hohos on RIIN late people among the Nagas of people have now become a Minister, opposition leader, To undertake the works only to face defeat in a But after 20 years of other countries, other on Friday, Nagaland Chief Nagaland is not a problem minority in their own states. ministers and advisors had of preparing the RIIN, a country which has been well western intervention, and countries in the region, to do Minister said due to the involvement of The Chief Minister said said that there cannot be joint consultative described as the "graveyard after copious drain of blood more to support Afghanistan, that the state has the the village councils, but that each tribe shall have its any compromise on the committee headed by the of empires". and treasure, the Taliban are especially Pakistan, as well legitimate right to formulate identification of indigenous own village, and regional issue of constitution and the Nagaland Home After President Joe back, now lying-in wait to as Russia, China, India, and its own laws and Nagas in other states is a and tribal councils in order flag. Zeliang had told the Commissioner was formed Biden's announcement of make a full-fledged Turkey. regulations for the interest problem, citing the to deal with the issues Home Minister that "unless in the consultative meeting. NEWS AT A GLANCE Modi urges saints to keep Kumbh symbolic to fight Covid NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing COVID surge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged BJP responsible for the saints to keep the ongoing Kumbh symbolic from here on and strengthen the fight against the disease. The PM spoke to Avdheshanand Giri, chief of the Juna Akhara and appealed for the cur- virus surge: Mamata tailment of Kumbh. Banerjee “Spoke to Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Avdheshanand Giri ji. Enquired about the health of the saints. The saints are cooperating in every way with the administration. I have requested the saints KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata to keep Kumbh symbolic now on since two shahi snans have already concluded. This will strength- 7 Banerjee on Friday held the BJP en the battle against COVID,” PM said two in tweets today. responsible for the surge in Covid cases in the state and said she YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 would request the Election Commission to stop the saffron party from barring the entry of “outsiders” during campaigning, Banerjee, while addressing a public meeting at Cash, liquor, Nabadwip in Nadia district, said the BJP brought people from “worst- Sporadic violence marks affected” states like Gujarat for freebies: Tamil erecting marquees for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rallies. Nadu tops the list, “I will urge the EC to stop the entry of outsiders from states like Gujarat. We have no problem if the PM or other fifth phase of Bengal polls says election panel leaders come for campaigning... But why should the BJP bring people AGENCY NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 225.77 crore worth of from worst-hit states to set up SALT LAKE /BURDWAN seizure made in the states podiums and erect pandals for /SILIGURI, APRIL 17 The Election Commission during the 2016 assembly rallies,” she said. The CM said local today said it had made a elections. “The stupendous labourers and decorators should West Bengal recorded 78.36 per record seizure of cash, rise in seizure figures is be- have been given the job. In cent voter turnout recorded till 5 liquor, freebies and other in- cause of better preparedness response, BJP state president Dilip pm in the fifth phase of assembly ducements, crossing the fig- and multi-pronged strategy Ghosh said local workers were elections that saw scattered inci- ure of Rs 1,000 crore during of the commission. The EC employed for erecting marquees for dents of violence, officials these polls, with the maxi- conducted exhaustive re- rallies by Modi, and other said.Polling was being held on 45 mum seizure of Rs 446.28 views at various levels,” the BJP leaders. “Workers from Bengal seats in North 24 Parganas, Purba crore reported from Tamil EC statement read. go to other states for setting up Bardhaman and Nadia in south Nadu. According to an offi- The EC had deployed marquees,” he said. Bengal, and Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling cial statement issued by the five special expenditure ob- and Kalimpong districts in the poll panel, the seizure in- servers and 321 expenditure Appoint lawyer for north. The security personnel were cluded cash, liquor, drugs, observers for close monitor- maintaining a tight vigil and they freebies and precious met- ing. As many as 259 assem- Jadhav, Pak tells India had addressed a few incidents that als. bly seats were marked as ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday were reported, an official at the of- Tamil Nadu, where po- Expenditure Sensitive Con- again urged India to appoint a lawyer fice of the Chief Electoral Officer litical parties offer cash and stituencies for a more fo- to represent death row convict (CEO) said. inducements to voters, cused vigil, it said. Kulbhushan Jadhav to implement the In the Shantinagar area of Bid- topped the list. It was fol- In bengal, Rs 300.11 verdict of the International Court of hanagar, a clash broke out between lowed by West Bengal, crore seized Justice. The Islamabad High Court , TMC and BJP supporters with both where the enforcement Tamil Nadu, where po- while hearing the case, asked the sides accusing each other of pre- agencies have made seizures litical parties offer cash and Foreign Office (FO) to approach India venting the voters from going to the to the tune of Rs 300.11 inducements to voters, about appointing a counsel and polling booths. crore, it said. Seizures worth topped the list. It was fol- clarifying the issue of jurisdiction of Bricks and stones were hurled, back, a charge rubbished by the au- of its booth agents in Minakha con- poll panel official said. Rs 122.35 crore were made lowed by West Bengal, the case being heard by the court. injuring eight people, officials said. thorities. The TMC alleged that a stituency of the same district were At many places, voters were in Assam, while Kerala where the enforcement FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez A huge contingent of the cen- polling booth in Bardhaman Uttar "kidnapped" by the TMC. seen without masks amid the resur- fared the best among the agencies have made seizures Chaudhry said, “We once again urge tral force was rushed to the spot, constituency was captured by the The TMC said the BJP did not gent coronavirus, raising concerns. states, reporting seizure to to the tune of Rs300.11 India to cooperate with the Pakistani they said. TMC MLA Sujit Bose BJP. The allegation was denied by have enough strength to depute The security forces ensured social the tune of only Rs 84.91 crore, it said. courts by appointing a lawyer for and BJP candidate Sabyasachi Dut- the opposition party, while poll of- agents in all the booths and that is distancing at the booths, while elec- crore. In Puducherry, the au- Seizures worth Jadhav.” ta visited the spot to take stock of ficials said no such incident had why it was levelling such "base- tion officials provided masks, hand thorities made seizures Rs122.35 crore were made the situation. happened. less" allegations. sanitisers and polythene gloves to worth Rs 36.95 crore, the in Assam, while Kerala In Siliguri, a scuffle broke out In Bijpur in North 24 Parganas, A total of 1,13,47,344 people the voters. The polling started at 7 poll panel said. fared the best among the EC makes record seizure between TMC and CPI (M) sup- TMC and BJP supporters clashed are eligible to vote. Of them, am and will continue till 6.30 pm in The total amount of states, reporting seizure to porters outside a polling booth. In after the opposition party alleged 57,35,766 are men, 56,11,354 are 15,789 stations across the six dis- seizure across the four states the tune of only Rs84.91 of Rs 1,000 cr during Santipur in Nadia district, the TMC that voters were being prevented women and 224 are third gender. tricts. The Election Commission and Puducherry is a record crore. In Puducherry, alleged that personnel of the central from going to the booths. Barring these few incidents, the has deployed 853 companies of Rs 1,001.44 crore, which is a Rs36.95 crore was recov- Assembly polls this year forces were asking voters to go The BJP also alleged that some overall situation was peaceful, a central forces in this phase. huge jump from the Rs ered. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday said it has made a record seizure of cash, liquor, freebies and other voters’ Tankers with oxygen Campaign curbs in West inducement materials worth Rs 1,000 Covaxin supply to double by May crore during the course of conducting assembly elections in four states and need no permit: Govt Bengal amid surge Union Territory of Puducherry, with NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 month, has now been told by the maximum of Rs 446.28 crore in NEW DELHI: Nationwide panic over shortage of the Centre to compress its Tamil Nadu. According to an official medical oxygen to treat Covid patients saw Prime Reeling under a record timeline to six months. Minister Narendra Modi ordering seamless move- Covid-19 daily surge that Indian Immunologicals statement issued by the poll panel, ment of oxygen tankers through interstate barriers to- touched 2,17,353 cases to- Ltd, Hyderabad, and Bharat the seizure included cash, liquor, day even as Maharashtra demanded that supplies be day, the government said it Immunologicals and Biolog- drugs, freebies and precious metals. airlifted to save time and lives. Maharashtra CM Ud- would double the production icals Limited, Bulandshahr, Tamil Nadu, which is known for dhav Thackeray appealed to the PM to enlist choppers of indigenous Covaxin by will also be supported to pre- political parties offering cash and kind to airlift medical oxygen and drop supplies where May, and increase it nearly pare for producing 10 to 15 inducements to voters, topped the these were most needed. Maharashtra’s oxygen de- seven-fold by August. million doses of Covaxin a list. It was followed by West Bengal, mand is going through the roof as the state continues Hoping to escalate vacci- month by August. where the enforcement agencies to contribute the most to daily Covid burden. nations as tools to beat the se- The active Covid-19 cas- have made seizures to the tune of The PM has told officials to ensure seamless vere disease while hospitals es today crossed 15 lakh to Rs 300.11 crore, it said. Seizures movement of tankers carrying oxygen throughout the fill up, the Centre also said settle at 15,69,743, which is KOLKATA, APRIL 17 said. It also extended the si- worth Rs 122.35 crore were made in country and the government said it had exempted that Rs 65-crore grant would 10.98 per cent of all cases. lence period from 48 hours Assam, while Kerala fared the best tankers from registration of permits to enable quick be extended to Bharat India saw more than 2 lakh Against the backdrop of ris- to 72 hours in each of the re- among the states, reporting seizure movement. Biotech’s new Bengaluru fa- daily cases for the second ing Covid-19 cases, the maining three of the eight to the tune of only Rs 84.91 crore. In “The states and transporters have been asked to cility. The government in a consecutive day today. Election Commission on phases of the West Bengal Puducherry, the authorities made move tankers round the clock with drivers working in statement today said, “The Masks must till vax miti- Friday put in place restric- polls to be held on April 22, seizures worth Rs 36.95 crore, the shifts to ensure faster turnaround and adequate ca- current production capacity per month by September gates impact: ECDC tions on campaigning by po- 26 and 29. During the si- poll panel said. The total amount of pacity to meet the surge in demand. Cylinder filling of the Bharat Biotech-ICMR 2021.” Three public sectors Non-pharmaceutical in- litical parties, including cur- lence period, which is usual- seizure across the four states and plants will also be permitted 24-hour working with jab Covaxin will be doubled companies have also been terventions, such as physical tailing its time, for the West ly for 48 hours, parties and necessary safeguards. by May-June and then in- asked to augment vaccine distancing, should be strin- Bengal Assembly elections. candidates cannot hold ral- Puducherry is a record Rs 1,001.44 “The government is allowing industrial cylinders creased nearly six to seven- supplies for domestic use. gently continued until vacci- In an order, the poll panel lies and meetings. Mean- crore, which is a huge jump from the to be used for medical oxygen after due purging. Sim- fold by July and August. The Haffkine Biopharmaceu- nations can “fully mitigate” curtailed the time for cam- while, over 1 crore voters in Rs 225.77 crore worth of seizure ilarly, nitrogen and argon tankers will be automati- production will be raised tical Corporation, Mumbai, a the impact of the spread of paign up to 7 pm. Earlier it West Bengal will decide the made in the states during the 2016 cally allowed to be converted to oxygen tankers to from 1 crore vaccine doses in Maharashtra Government en- SARS-CoV-2 and its known was up to 10 pm. Now, there fate of 342 candidates on assembly elections. “The stupendous overcome the potential shortage of tankers,” the offi- April this year to 7 crore vac- terprise which had earlier variants, says European Cen- will be no campaign be- Saturday when 45 Assembly rise in seizure figures is because of cials told the PM. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry to- cine doses a month by July- sought 12 months to reach tre for Disease Control tween 7 pm and 10 am on constituencies go to polls in better preparedness and multi- day initiated the process of tendering to import 50,000 August. It is expected to production capacity of 20 (ECDC) Director Andrea campaign day in the state, the fifth phase amid a surge pronged strategy of the Commission. MT of medical grade oxygen. reach nearly 10 crore doses million doses of Covaxin a Ammon. the Election Commission in Covid cases. 'Strong evidence' Covid predominantly spreads through air: Lancet NEW DELHI, APRIL 17 There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal. The analysis by six experts from the UK, the US and Canada says public health measures that fail to treat the virus as predominantly airborne leave people unprotected and allow the virus to spread. Although some studies in the past have suggested that COVID-19 may spread through air, overall scientific liter- ature on the subject has been inconclusive. In July last year, over 200 scientists from 32 nations wrote to the WHO, say- ing there is evidence that the coronavirus is airborne, and even smaller particles can infect people. “The evidence supporting airborne transmission is overwhelming, and evidence supporting large droplet transmission is almost non-existent,” said Jose-Luis Jimenez, from the University of Colorado Boulder in the US. “It is urgent that the World Health Organization and other public health agencies adapt their description of transmission to the scientific evidence so that the focus of mitigation is put on reducing airborne transmission,” Jimenez said. The team, led by researchers at the University of Ox- ford in the UK, reviewed published research and identified 10 lines of evidence to support the predominance of the air- borne route. The researchers highlighted the super-spread- er events such as last year’s Skagit Choir outbreak in the US, in which 53 people became infected from a single in- fected case. Studies have confirmed these events cannot be adequately explained by close contact or touching shared surfaces or objects, the researchers said in their assesment. They noted that transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 are much higher indoors than outdoors, and transmission is greatly reduced by indoor ventilation. The team cited pre- vious studies estimating that silent—asymptomatic or presymptomatic—transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from peo- ple who are not coughing or sneezing accounts for at least 40 per cent of all transmission. Tata Motors launches a new ad for Ramadan CHANDIGARH /LUDHIANA: Tata Motors, one of the world’s leading automotive I learned that we can do anything, manufacturers, announced the launch of its new marketing campaign on the occasion PAGE of the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Titled #CelebratingGoodness with Tata but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. Motors, the commercial endeavours to instil optimism and provide solace, especially So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities during these challenging and tough times, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ad 8 you do, but when you do them. Timing encourages spreading cheerfulness and delight through #NekiHiDariya, the path of is everything. righteousness and good deeds, which is keeping with the true spirit of Ramadan. Speaking on the launch of the ad, Mr. Rudrarup Maitra, Vice President, International Business, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors said "Ramadan is an Dan Millman important period for Tata Motors customers worldwide, and every year during this auspicious period, Tata Motors shares a beautiful message on the human spirit that NYUGMAERG, CHANDIGARHW, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 20S21 binds us all together and connects us through our aspirations.

SHORT TALKS Prepare now for a third COVID COVID-19 may claim2,320 lives National Skill Development per day inIndia by June: Report NEW DELHI: The lethal second wave also touched new heights daily -- from Corporation and Apna app wave: Thackeray to India Inc of Coronavirus will likely claim nearly 116 in the first week of February 2021 to 1,750-2,320 lives per day in India by the 838 as of April 10, 2021. join hands very high. He requested the industries to start first week of June 2021, if proper steps The second wave also took less than are not immediately taken to curb its 40 days to reach the 80,000 mark. From CHANDIGARH: Apna, India’s largest setting up small oxygen plants in their professional networking platform for blue and premises to absorb natural oxygen based on spread, warned a report by the Lancet 10,000 new cases per day in February to grey collar workers, has signed an MoU with new technologies and provide the entire COVID-19 Commission. 80,000 new cases per day in April. In the National Skill Development Corporation production (oxygen) for medical purposes. M a h a r a s h t r a , C h h a t t i s g a r h , September, this journey took 83 days. (NSDC) to provide the first-ever professional The meeting with Thackeray was attended M a n y p o s i t i v e c a s e s a r e networking platform dedicated to the blue and by leading India Inc. players like Niranjan a s y m p t o m a t i c o r m i l d l y grey collared workers. For the first time, these candidates will be able to be a part of Hiranandani, Uday Kotak, Deepak Mukhi, symptomatic, the report said. communities based on their verticals and Harsh Goenka, Naushad Forbes, Sulajja Fiscally, India may need to spend skillsets. The partnership aims to give access Firodia, Sameer Somaiya, S. N. more than $7.8 billion on testing and to the frontline workforce to avenues of skill Subramanian, Salil Parekh, Neel Raheja, $1.7 billion on health care utilisation development, training, and community Sanjeev Bajaj, Anant Goenka, Baba Kalyani, due to COVID-19 infections leading collaboration in the language preferred by them. This association will enable candidates Anant Singhania, B. Thagarajan, Banamali to death by September 2021, it added. currently enrolled/ certified through NSDC to Agarwal, Ashwin Yardi, Sunil Mathur, "All efforts need to be made to build a digital professional identity, network with Sanjeev Singh, Ashish Agarwal, break the transmission chain and community, upskill and prepare themselves for representatives of FICCI, CII and others reduce the rate of new infections, opportunities. The partnership will enable the industry bodies. Representing top corporate with minimum disruption to the two organisations to reach out and benefit an economy and to the livelihood of its expansive pool of blue and grey collared houses or groups like Tata, Reliance, L&T, candidates present across India. The MUMBAI: WARNING of a possible “third workplaces’ for the future. Infosys, JSW, Mahindra & Mahindra, people," the report said, noting that candidates will be encouraged and mobilized wave of COVID-19”, Maharashtra Chief “Presently, the State is in dire need of oxygen, Godrej, Blue Star, Kinetic Engineering and accelerating vaccinations is key. to utilize the skill development resources Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday and currently the entire production is being many more, the representatives unanimously Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar "The past year has shown us, both available on the Apna app. The platform will appealed to India Inc. to make all-out utilised for medical purposes. Given the assured that they were with the State Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat within India and in other countries, that also give them access to free online sessions preparations to counter it right now and number of new patients coming up daily will likely remain the most affected, strong political will, together with on ‘professional networking’ and targeted Government in this critical hour while ensure it doesn’t hit the State’s industry and (around 60K daily), we need a lot more interacting with the CM, Industry Minister according to the report titled "Managing building preparedness in the health interest-based courses. It will be open to all India's second COVID-19 wave: Urgent candidates undergoing training through economy. Urging the corporate houses and oxygen for which the industries can help Subhash Desai, Health Minister Rajesh Tope system, and individual and community NSDC’s fee-based programs and/or trainees industrialists to collaborate with the State out,” Thackeray said, in an interaction with and top officials. Responding favourably to steps". behaviour change can yield powerful enrolled under government schemes. Government to combat the current and some of the leading business houses and Thackeray’s suggestion, the corporate The second wave of the COVID-19 results. We hope that strong, decisive upcoming crises. Thackeray said India Inc. corporate groups. Health Secretary Dr. honchos committed to make available pandemic hit India hard with the number actions taken now will spare India a long Hero MotoCorp Launches could contribute immediately by setting up Pradeep Vyas said that the state is conducting oxygen, provide testing and vaccination of new infections rising from 11,794 in second wave and set in place actions to COVID care facilities on their plants and 3-lakh tests per million population and centres, isolation areas, creating special the first week of February 2021 to prevent further waves of COVID-19 Sales & Aftersales Services premises and plans ‘COVID-compatible though the death rate is low, the infections are systems for the health of all their workers . 152,565 as of April 10, 2021. 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Riverdale Aerovista's environment-friendly project to be 1st 'Township' adjoining Aerocity ohali, : In an Endeavour to create a Group said, “Amid the rapid urbanization Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) and the more, front & rear courtyard & lawns are Mbenchmark of environment- & growing demands of energy, building a sewage water is scientifically treated and attracting a lot of attention from property friendly constructions in the real estate green township is not a choice but the re-used for the garden areas. Composting is seekers, particularly from those who wish industry of tricity & reduce the impact of group's commitment towards society. also done & wet waste is converted to have nothing less than perfect! The climate change, Riverdale Aerovista, a Keeping this vision in mind, we are effectively into manure. The township is township has also catered for kitchen renowned real estate group has envisaged a introducing a 'Green Township', which will equipped with LED lights, which increases gardens for a select few dwellings. first of its kind 'Environment-Friendly' promote efficiency with regard to the use of energy efficiency significantly. In view of The township is a marvel of township in Chandigarh capital region. water, energy, and materials.” future demands, we are also planning to set engineering. Underground electric cables Riverdale Aerovista has announced the He underlined that the township will up an Electric Vehicles (EV) charging & beautiful Maple street lights make it a completion of the 3rd phase of the eco- also reduce the negative impact of pollution station for cars.” cynosure of all eyes. A beautifully designed friendly residential project, ideally located on an individual’s health and provide a The township is a property hunter’s Shopping Arcade at the very entrance, a off international airport road, next to cleaner environment through better design, delight. It just offers the bouquet one is world-class clubhouse with enviable Aerocity in Mohali. Once the 4th and final construction, operations and maintenance. looking for while searching for one's dream facilities & amenities provide an icing on the phase is unveiled next month, the Sharing the details of project, Col house or an affordable commercial place. cake. With 2 tier- security, Riverdale establishment will become the first gated Inderjeet Kumar, President, Strategic Riverdale Aerovista has on offer plots of Aerovista also offers exquisite and the 1st township adjoining the famous Aerocity. Planning & Corporate Relations, Riverdale varying sizes, ready to move in 2+1, 3 ever Spanish architecture 'Neoclassical' style This will provide it another 'First', apart Aerovista Group said, “For water BHK, 3BHK with multi-utility additional villas to clients. Excellent exteriors and from the of tricity's first true management, we have set up a Rainwater room with attached washroom, with a plan elegant interiors to provide a better lifestyle ‘Environment-Friendly Township'. Harvesting system which helps in to also create free hold premium duplex and living standards with its ‘Ready to Sanjeev Jindal, CEO of Riverdale recharging the groundwater, we have a villas with servant accommodation. What's Move-In options for the end-users.