WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Sunday April 18, 2021 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXVI, NO. 78 PAGES 8, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Four Sikhs among eight COVID-19: India 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 MUMBAI: 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.