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Vol. 13 No. 61 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Pinarayi Vijayan gets PM assurance of support PM inaugurates projects worth over for semi-high-speed railway system in Kerala situation in Kerala, where the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) continues Rs 1,500 crore in Varanasi, lays foundation stones to be high at 10 per cent. He is learnt to have explained that the state has given thrust to keep the mortality rate low and its health infrastructure has not failed at any time during the pandemic. “The Prime Minister was convinced of ZPM Modi was received by Uttar the points raised by the Chief New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Minister and was appreciative of Pradesh Governor Anandiben Modi has assured Kerala Chief Kerala’s achievements in the health Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of the sector,” an official said. Patel and Chief Minister CM Yogi Centre’s “wholehearted support” to the During his meeting with Modi, Vijayan is state’s ambitious SilverLine project, a learnt to have urged the Centre to Adityanath. semi-high-speed railway system aimed provide the pending Goods and at reducing travel time between Services Tax (GST) amounting to Rs ZPM Modi inaugurated Kasargod district in the state’s 4,524 crore related to 2020-21 northernmost tip and financial year. “The Chief Minister’s development projects worth Thiruvananthapuram in south — a visit was to give a big push to the distance of nearly 600 km — it is learnt. infrastructure projects in Kerala. The around Rs 744 crore. Vijayan, who has in the national capital Prime Minister assured all support to for two days from Monday, had sought Kerala’s development dreams,”said ZPrime Minister laid foundation the Prime Minister’s assistance for the Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, who was state’s development projects. “The part of Vijayan’s team in his visit to the stones of several projects and Prime Minister assured all support to Prime Minister. The team also had a Kerala’s development,” Vijayan’s detailed discussion about the state’s office said on Wednesday. projects with Principal Secretary to the public works worth about Rs 839 Prime Minister P K Mishra, it is learnt. Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Adityanath and other dignitaries as well as In his first visit to Delhi after returning to Thursday (July 15, 2021) inaugurated and laid officials at Varanasiairport, informed the Prime crore. power, defying Kerala’s three-decade- Kerala has already signed a joint venture foundation stones of multiple development Minister’s Office (PMO). old political history of alternate with the Railways for the SilverLine projects worth more than Rs 1,500 crore at the The Prime Minister, while speaking on the governments by the Left and the project, estimated to cost over Rs IIT-BHU ground in Varanasi. The key projects, occasion of the WorldYouth Skill Day, said that Congress-led UDF, Vijayan also met 60,000 crore. Niti Aayog has given the inaugurated by the Prime Minister, include multi- skill development of the new generation is a expressed happiness that more than 1.25 crore Minister of Road Transport and project its go ahead and it is awaiting level parking at Godaulia, Ro-Ro Vessels for national need and is the foundation of young persons have been trained under Highways Nitin Gadkari, Minister of final clearance from the Railways, tourism development and a three-lane flyover Aatmnirbhar Bharat as this generation will take ‘Pradhanmantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna’. PM Modi Petroleum and Natural Gas and Brittas said. Vijayan discussed plans to bridge on thpibe Varanasi-Ghazipur Highway. our republic from 75 years to 100 years. He called will also inaugurate the International Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs develop inland water transport in PM Modi inaugurated development projects for giving momentum to Skill Mission by Cooperation and Convention Centre, Rudrakash Hardeep Puri, and Minister of Kerala, and Modi asked the state to worth around Rs 744 crore and laid foundation capitalizing on the gains of last 6 years. The which has been constructed with Japanese Railways, Communications and explore the possibility of promoting stones of several projects and public works worth Prime Minister pointed out that while education assistance. Thereafter, he will inspect the Electronics & Information Technology water transport, Brittas said. Urging the about Rs 839 crore. tells us what to do, skill guides us in the actual Maternal and Child Health Wing, BHU. He will Ashwani Vaishnaw. According to state to consider ferry service options, PM Modi was received by Uttar Pradesh Governor operational implementation and this has been the also meet officials and medical professionals to sources, during his meeting with Modi, he said Kerala could emulate the Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister CM Yogi guiding principle of Skill India Mission. He review Covid preparedness. Vijayan also discussed the Covid-19 Varanasi-Kolkata waterway model. Maha Vikas Aghadi Allies Won't Highway robbery case: Overpopulation a concern, time for 'Hum Let Government Fall: Police question Kerala BJP Do, Hamare Ek': Rajasthan Health Minister Maharashtra BJP Chief Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Simmi Kaur Babbar Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday said Maha chief, he says ‘drama’ Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies will fight among New Delhi. Amid the ongoing debate over population control in the state. Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala Police on themselves but they will not let the three-party population control policies, Rajasthan However, state Congress president government fall. Wednesday questioned BJP state Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Govind Singh Dotasra said Rajasthan president K Surendran in connection Wednesday said the growing population already has population control laws in The MVA, a disparate coalition consisting of with the highway robbery of Rs 3.5 crore, was a matter of concern and it is time the panchayat, urban local bodies, selection the Shiv Sena and its one-time opponents, the which was allegedly meant for country thought about one-child policy. and promotion of government NCP and the Congress, came to power in The statement by a minister in Congress- employees. Taking a jibe at UP's draft November 2019. Mr Patil, a former state electioneering, days ahead of the recent minister, said all the three parties have state Assembly elections. Surendran was ruled Rajasthan comes as two BJP-ruled population control bill, Dotasara said states, Uttar Pradesh and , have the Yogi Adityanath-led government experience of governance.Speaking to questioned by a special team in Thrissur reporters in Kolhapur, the BJP leader said, after statements of other BJP leaders, proposed to introduce population control brought the draft bill as it failed to laws. Asked about his views on the UP provide “good governance and "They know how to run a government as they including state secretary (organisation) government's population control bill maintain law and order”. According to have an extensive experience of governance. M Ganeshan, were recorded. draft, Raghu Sharma said the country the UP draft bill, people having more They will fight with each other but will not let Police sources said Surendran was needs to think about the slogan, "Hum Do, control population so that future than two children in the state will be the government fall."In the past, the summoned as he had been in touch with Hamare Ek" (one child per family) now. "In generations get better education, health and debarred from contesting local body polls, opposition BJP has raised questions over the RSS worker A K Dharmarajan, who had today's (Covid) pandemic era, whether it is other facilities for a better lifestyle," PTI applying for government jobs or receiving stability of the Shiv Sena-led government claimed that he lost Rs 25 lakh in a about vaccination or development, growing quoted him as saying. Another Congress any kind of subsidy. Earlier, Assam Chief with leaders like Devendra Fadnavis saying population has an adverse impact on MLA in Rajasthan, Bharat Singh, had Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also the coalition will collapse under the weight of robbery on April 3 on the national its internal contradictions. highway between Thrissur and Kochi. everything. It is time to think about how to written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok announced to bring a policy on population Gehlot demanding a strict law for “Call records showed that Dharmarajan control. was in touch with Surendran before and Uttarakhand relaxes land use after the looting. Surendran denied that UP's Handling Of Migrant Crisis Praised By Supreme Court: Yogi Adityanath he was privy to the movement of the clause, way for BJP HQ cleared money,” a source said. “A few more local Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister minister said, "We have managed to save of the state. When the entire world was BJP leaders will be questioned. After that Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that it the livelihood of migrants by giving them struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Delhi. The Uttarakhand government we will start the process of submitting the was matter of great happiness that the employment opportunities and making all plans and projects of Gorakhpur were Wednesday cleared a proposal allowing chargesheet,’’ a source in the police said. Supreme Court had acknowledged the UP them self-reliant." He said the government completed. With also took care of development authorities to permit construction After the questioning, Surendran told model of handling migrants during the was with those people who lost their family livelihood of the people," he said. On of offices of ‘national political parties’ on land reporters, “I have told the police what I Covid pandemic. due to coronavirus. "The government will coronavirus, he said, "The virus has meant for ‘residential use’, effectively clearing know. He was addressing a programme to send ? 4,000 per month to bank accounts of become weak but has not ended. Every one the way for a new state headquarters for the inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of children who lost their parents or to should make wearing masks a part of their BJP. 133 projects worth about ? 80 crore for accounts of their legal guardians, besides daily routine and adhere to Covid So far, as per the zonal plan in the Dehradun As BJP, Nitish differ on Gorakhpur Rural, Pipraich, Sahjanwa, taking care of their education," he said. protocol." Yogi Adityanath thanked Prime Master Plan-2025, office buildings of only Bansgaon and others. Stating that the top "The government is leaving no stone Minister Narendra Modi for free Covid local bodies, state and Central government and population policy, Sushil Modi court appreciated the UP model, the chief unturned to develop every town and district vaccine and said, "Vaccination. public enterprises were permitted on land marked ‘residential’ after approval from the asks NDA to sit, deliberate development authority concerned. Asked whether the change was meant for the BJP office, Subodh Uniyal, the Minister for Trinamool Congress delegation to meet Election Agriculture and spokesperson for the newly sworn Pushkar Singh Dhami government, said, “Now, all national parties have been included Commission on July 15 to press for bypolls in that category (providing for exemptions). If any national political party wishes to do construction in the future, that will be also Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee needs to get elected to the assembly by permitted.” The BJP is building a new Uttarakhand headquarters on a 12,320 sq m November 4 to continue as the Chief Minister of Bengal. plot in Ladpur area on Ring Road in Dehradun. As per the plan, the building will have 55 rooms Kolkata: ATrinamool Congress delegation fell vacant after state minister Sovandeb and four halls, along with a digital library, and a Patna. In a bid to play down divergent will meet Election Commission officials Chattopadhyay resigned to facilitate her space that can seat at least 500 people. While statements on population control on July 15 to demand conduct of bypolls election from the seat. The TMC had BJP national president J P Nadda had virtually measures from NDA leaders, former and pending elections to seven assembly fielded Chattopadhyay from attended the bhumi pujan for the headquarters deputy CM and senior BJP leader seats of , as the Covid Bhawanipore after the party supremo and laid the foundation on October 17, 2020, Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday urged situation has eased considerably. The decided to take on her former protege construction is yet to start due to the land use the allies to not make contradictory byelections are of critical importance to Adhikari in Nandigram. issue. The vice-chairperson of Mussoorie statements on the issue and suggested that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who Byelections to Khardah and Gosaba seats in Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) the parties sit together and arrive at a lost the assembly poll to BJP's Suvendu North and South 24 Parganas respectively had submitted a report on January 22, 2021, common ground. Adhikari in Nandigram. are to be held after the death of TMC's saying part of the land earmarked for the BJP The Constitution allows a person to occupy Kajal Sinha and Jayanta Naskar due to headquarters fell in ‘residential use’ category, While the Rajya Sabha MP did not name any a ministerial position only up to six Covid-19. leader, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and recommended a relaxation in rules to allow months without getting elected to a state Elections to Samserganj and Jangipur seats the construction. The report was discussed at had on Monday said that education and legislature or the two Houses of in Murshidabad had been countermanded awareness, and not legislation alone, can But now the COVID situation has improved the Cabinet meeting Wednesday. It Parliament. It mandates that a minister who a lot. "The EC is delaying the by-elections. Is following the death of candidates and later subsequently moved a proposal to permit help control population. Sushil Modi told is not a member of legislature for six it waiting for the third wave? We want the postponed indefinitely as COVID-19 raged reporters: “NDA allies must not issue development authorities to take a call on consecutive months shall cease to occupy by-polls to be conducted as early as across the state during the second wave. allowing offices of political parties on contradictory statements on ways to the position at the expiration of that period. possible," TMC chief whip in the Rajya Currently, Mamata Banerjee and Finance control population but should sit together Banerjee needs to get elected to the assembly ‘residential’ land. The “objective” of the Sabha Sukhendu Shekhar Ray said. Dinhata Minister Amit Mitra are the two non- proposal said that if national-level political to sort it out. Since India is a country with a by November 4 to continue as the chief and Santipur assembly seats fell vacant after legislators in the ministry. Mitra has big population, there have been minister. "We will be meeting EC officials expressed his desire to step down due to ill- parties wish to establish party offices on BJP leaders Nisith Pramanik and Jagannath ‘residential’ land, a provision has to be made in discussions at legal, administrative and tomorrow (Thursday) in Delhi with the Sarkar resigned as MLAs and chose to retain health, but Banerjee needs to win a academic levels. The VHP has opposed demand to hold pending elections and their membership of Parliament. Pramanik byelection to enter the state assembly. the zonal plan of Dehradun Master Plan-2025 the single-child norm; some other byelections to seven assembly segments. was inducted into the Modi government The TMC had stormed back to power in May so that a board of authority can permit that on organisations have a different opinion on The assembly elections were held in eight during its recent expansion. Mamata for a third consecutive term bagging 213 the ground of equivalence.A BJP functionary it.” phases when COVID was at an all-time high. Banerjee's pocket borough of Bhawanipore seats in the 294-member assembly. told The Indian Express. 2 New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

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NAME CHANGE I SHABNAM BEGUM W/O MOHAM- MAD USMAN RESIDING AT H NO-B- NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE 8/1, GALI NO-1, CHAND BAGH, Kolkata vaccine scam kingpin's aide I, ASIMA ROY W/O JC-329463W EX I, SHARMILA DEVI W/O NO-15795006H KARAWAL NAGAR, DELHI-110094 SUB MAJ/ HONY LT SAMIRAN L/NK RAJESH KUMAR SINGH R/O HAVE CHANGED MY NAME TO KUMAR PAL R/O VPO-MANDRA, VILL-NAURANGABAD, PO-HAJIPUR, SHABNAM BEGAM FOR ALL arrested hours after TMC shares his TEH-KANDI, DISTT-MURSHIDABAD, TEH-SADAR (HAJIPUR), DIST- FUTURE PURPOSES. (W.B.)-742161, HAVE CHANGED MY VAISHALI, BIHAR-844101, HAVE NAME FROM ASIMA ROY TO ASIMA CHANGED MY NAME FROM SHARMI- PAL FOR ALL FUTURE PURPOSES LA DEVI TO SHARMILA KUMARI FOR PUBLIC NOTICE photo with Guv Dhankhar AND VIDE AFFIDAVIT DATED ALL FUTURE PURPOSES VIDE AFFI- Information is given to general pub- 15/07/2021 BEFORE NOTARY DAVIT DATED 15/07/2021 BEFORE lic at large that our clientSh. Kolkata An aide of the Kolkata fake vac- and fake vaccinations are also going.” “A con- PUBLIC, DELHI. NOTARY PUBLIC, DELHI. Kirparam s/o Sh. Hari Chand owner cine racket mastermind, Debanjan Deb, was troversy is going on over the name of of Freehold Residential Plot no. ‚Êfl¸¡ÁŸ∑§ ‚ÍøŸÊ 114, House no. C-411 area measur- arrested in the city on Thursday night. Dhankhar in a diary without any confirma- NAME CHANGE ing 150 sq. yds. out of Khasra no. ◊⁄U ◊ÈflÁP§‹ ¬˝◊ ø¥Œ ¬ÈòÊ SflªË¸ÿ. üÊË •Ÿ¥Ã ⁄UÊ◊ Kolkata Police arrested Arbinda Baidya, who tion. Their leaders were seen on TV taking I, SUSHMITA D/O AJAY KUMAR R/O 15/6, Situated at Dabua Colony in ÁŸflÊ‚Ë ◊∑§ÊŸ Ÿ¥’⁄U C-~/zx~. ‚ÈÀÃÊŸ ¬È⁄UË, H.NO-281, DDA LIG FLATS, PKT-13, Block-D NIT Faridabad wakamauja was a security guard associated with Deb. money and nothing happened,” said Dilip ÁŒÑË- vvÆÆ}{ ∑§Ê ÁŸflÊ‚Ë „Í¥– ◊⁄U ◊ÈflÁP§‹ Earlier, Debanjan Deb was arrested for con- Ghosh. He added, “The government has the PHASE-1, MANGLA PURI, DELHI- Saran Tehsil BadkhalDistt. •¬Ÿ ¬ÈòÊ- •Á÷·∑§ fl ¬ÈòÊ flœÍ ∑§Ê¡‹ ∑§Ù 110045, HAVE CHANGED MY NAME Faridabad Haryana.vide Sale Deed ducting a fake vaccine camp in Kolkata after responsibility to prove that the mentioned ©‚∑‘§ ŒÈfl¸˜ÿfl„Ê⁄U ∑‘§ ∑§Ê⁄UáÊ •¬ŸË ø‹- •ø‹ TO SUSHMITA KUMARI FOR ALL dated 30.01.1978, as Doc no. 4934 TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty shed light on Dhankhar is the ‚¥¬ÁûÊ ‚ ’Œπ‹ ∑§⁄U ‚¥’¥œ- Áflë¿Œ ∑§⁄U Á‹∞ FUTURE PURPOSES SR- Ballabgarhtill date and has ©Ÿ∑‘§ Á∑§‚Ë ∑§Êÿ¸/ •Á¬˝ÿ ÉÊ≈UŸÊ ∑‘§ Á‹∞ ◊⁄U lost/misplaced his Original Sale the fraud being carried out in the city. same person as NAME CHANGE ◊ÈflÁP§‹ Á¡ê◊ŒÊ⁄U Ÿ„Ë¥ „٪ʖ Debanjan Deb posed as an IAS officer to dupe the West Bengal PUBLIC NOTICE Deed dated 14.06.1973 as Doc no. I JOHEB S/O ASLAM KHAN RESID- ¬⁄U◊flË⁄U Á‚¥„ •ÁœflQ§Ê 1364 SR- BallabgarhWhich was citizens with the fake vaccination camp. Governor. ING AT B-428, RESETTLEMENT ø¥’⁄U Ÿ¥’⁄U ~ww This is for the information executed in favour of Sh. Mulakhraj COLONY, KHYALA, DELHI-110018 Police later discovered that Deb ⁄UÙÁ„áÊË ∑§Ù≈U¸ ÁŒÑË of general public that my s/o Sh. Gurmukhandsame Property HAVE CHANGED MY NAME TO NAME CHANGE client Smt. Meera Devi w/o is going to be sold to Sh. Sunil was also duping people financially. I USMAAN AHMED S/O SAEED ZOHEB KHAN FOR ALL FUTURE Kolkata Police has claimed that AHMED residing at H NO-B-8/1, GALI PURPOSES. NOTICE Sh Rajveer R/o No. 32/32, Kumar s/o Sh. Thakur Singhand same property is going to be Baidya was hand-in-glove with NO-1, CHAND BAGH, KARAWAL I, Maneeta Kumari, Spouse of Service Sita Saran colony, Ghanta NAGAR, DELHI-110094 have changed No.2490725Y, Rank Hav Magan Ghar Subzi mandi Malka financed byAAVAS FINANCIERS Deb's activities. "He was the securi- my name to MOHAMMAD USMAN for all NAME CHANGE Singh, 13 PUNJAB (JIND) resident of Ganj, North Delhi, Delhi-7. LIMITED. Branch. Okhla, Delhi. If Village Ghanetta, P.O. Darang, Tehsil ty personnel of Debanjan Deb. He future purposes. It is for general information that I, has disowned and debarred any person(s) have any objection(s) will be produced before the court VIRENDER KAUR wife of BAL- Palampur, Mahadev (55) Ghanetta or claim(s) with respect to the right, WINDER SINGH, residing at Kangra Himachal Pradesh-176060, his son Vijay Kumar and his title or interest in the Said Property today. Not only he had knowledge NAME CHANGE HOUSE NO-577/6, GALI NO-6, My husband's Army Record/Part-II wife Shivani from all her then contact us within 7days from I, Naveen Kumar s/o Suresh Chand Order my date of birth wrong written of the illegal activities of Debanjan GOVINDPURI, KALKAJI, DELHI- movable & immovable the date of Publication of this notice as 28.04.1980 instead of 27.03.1981 R/o C-48A1, Vishwakarma Colony, 110019 declare that the name of Deb, but also took active part in which is correct, my other document properties with immediate and or the same to the undersigned Near BSES Complaint Centre, M. B. mine has been wrongly written as some of them," said a senior Road, New Delhi-110044, have such as Aadhar Card, Driving effect Anybody dealing with if found by any one. VEENA RANI in my Educational Licence, PAN Card, my date of birth [NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA] Kolkata Police officer. The arrest changed my name to Naveen Kumar Documents and wrongly written as them shall do so at his/her Garg for all future purposes has been written as 27.03.1981 which own risk. My client shall not Advocate come hours after TMC shared pho- VEENA SAHOTA in my VOTER ID is correct and my Vide Affidavit No. IN F-211, Sector-3, CARD The actual name of mine is be responsible in any tographs of Baidya with West DL97922296208497T dated Vaishali, Ghaziabad, VIRENDER KAUR which may be 15.07.2021 before Sub-Divisional manner for the same Bengal Governor Jagdeep NAME CHANGE amended accordingly. Uttar Pradesh-201010 I Mumtaz Begum W/o Mohammed Magistrate Delhi. RAMKISHAN Advocate (Contact at 09958871432) Dhankhar. TMC MP Sukhendu Qamar Ali Warsi R/o Plot No-66/67, Sekhar Roy stated that if it was Jeevan Nagar Part-2,Gouchhi,Ballabgarh, NOTICE Deb's security, then it would be Faridabad, Haryana-121004, Have Public at large are hereby informed Changed My Name To Mumtaz Begum that my client Smt. Raj Rani Virmani dangerous for Bengal and the coun- Warsi For All Purpose W/o Sh. Shashi Pal Virmani R/o H. try. "If it is seen that Deb's security No. 7/58-A, Behind Indra Park, Jwala has been associated with the Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi-110032; NAME CHANGE Purchasing a Property from Smt. Governor, or this picture is true, it I, Humayun Ahmed Rehmani S/o Rekha Gautam W/o Late Sh. Bodh is dangerous for the state and coun- Wasif Ahmed 54-D, DDA Flats Singh Gautam R/o H. No. 925/1, try. Why is Governor quiet on this Near Shadipur Depot, Pandav Street Shree Narayan, Near Indra Nagar, Patel Nagar, Delhi-110008 Park, Jwala Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi- matter," asked Sukhendu Sekhar have changed my name to 110032; their property i.e. Ground Roy. Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh Himayun Ahmed Rehmani. Floor Built on Property Bearing No. 925/1-A, Old No. 28/2A/1A, area hit out at the allegations made measuring 30 sq. yds., Out of Khasra against Governor Dhankhar over NAME CHANGE No. 746, Situated at Village the links with fake IAS officer Chandrawali, alias Shahdara, In the I, Kishan Lal s/o Chunni Lal R/o Abadi of Jwala Nagar, Beside Indra Debanjan Deb. "The state govern- 189, Street No-2, Guru Ram Dass Park, Illaqa Shahdara, Delhi - 110032; ment should form an SIT to know Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092, and ATS have made on 10th day of have changed my name to Kishan JULY 2021. hereinafter referred to as why and how he had gone there. Jindal for all future purposes “ the said property “ Any person, who They form SIT for everything. has got, rights, interest, title, claim, Many people visit the governor. encumbrances, charges of any PUBLIC NOTICE nature whatsoever in respect of the Why had he gone there, all the- My client Smt. Shanti W/O Late above said Property or any part there- ses should be investigated. BJP Kajore Ram R/O D-891, J.J. Colony, of, can send their objections with their Tigri, New Delhi 110080 have sev- documentary evidence at below does not have any links with this,” ered all relations and disowned her address within 7 days from the date of said Dilip Ghosh. son Vinod and his wife Smt. Anita publication of this notice, failing which, He further asked, both resident of D-891, J.J. Colony, it shall be presumed that the said Tigri, New Delhi 110080 from her all Property in entirely is free from all “What exactly happened? Is movable immovable properties due to such claims, interest, charges, there name in the chargesheet? her disobedience. My Clients shall not encumbrances etc. Dt. 12.07.2021 be responsible for their any acts. Sahil Virmani There are lots of forged papers in MAHESH CHAND SHARMA (ADVOCATE) the market. This party is fake, offi- Advocate Address G-721, cials are fake, there is a fake SIT SEAT NO. 49, CIVIL WING, Karkardooma Court, TIS HAZARI COURT, DELHI Delhi, 9213835407, 9643394303 New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

Out on bail, Mehul Choksi returns to Antigua for medical High Debt, No Jobs Due To Lockdown treatment

Antigua. Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who was granted bail by the Dominica High Court, reached Antigua on Wednesday. The Dominican High Court on Force Assam Villagers To Sell Kidneys Monday granted bail to Mehul Choksi on the basis of his health condition, which includes neurological disorders, heart Guwahati: A big human organ trafficking heavy stuff and often feel tired," said Mr have any options left, but they wanted condition, and diabetes. The court also racket that persuaded villagers in debt to sell Das. His wife, Sabitri, shows her micro- easy money as well, that's what the allowed him to return to Antigua for his their kidneys has been busted in Assam. finance loan book. "We have three educated lot in the village feels," said treatment. Three people have been arrested, the police children. We have a debt of micro-finance Hitya Doloi, a local resident. Though Mehul Choksi, an Antiguan citizen, was said, in the case linked toAssam's Dharamtul loan and every day the finance guys come the villagers in Dakhin Dharamtul arrested in Dominica on May 26 this year village where at least a dozen villagers have home asking for money, so we thought were able to catch the agent who used for allegedly entering the country illegally. sold their kidneys to organ traffickers. this was a way out. We thought we would to visit them and people in the kidney His arrest seemed a golden opportunity for Poverty, micro-finance loan debts and the treat our child and pay off the debts," she racket, they feel this was just the tip of India to extradite him. However, with promise of easy money have pushed told NDTV. the iceberg. They have asked the Mehul Choksi's return to Antigua, the villagers to sell their kidneys. The incidents Mr Das's village is in Assam's Morigaon police to investigate the tentacles of possibility of his return to India is only have increased in the last one year when district, 85 km from main city Guwahati. the racket. Women too have fallen through extradition, a process that takes villagers struggled for income amid the Dakhin Dharamtul is the centre of a huge prey to organ traffickers. Krishna Das, years, sources said. Diamantaire Mehul lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 organ racket. The local Village Defence whose husband is differently abled, Choksi is accused in the multi-crore Punjab pandemic. Sumanta Das, 37, is a mason who party (VDP) blew the lid off the racket had loans to repay and was in a National Bank scam. His nephew Nirav has been out of work since the lockdown when they caught a woman and her son as desperate situation. "I don't have other Modi is also an accused in the case. began last year. His son needed a heart they were about to sign a deal with a kidneys did so four-five years ago, but in the means of income. I had taken a micro- operation, but with no construction activities villager for the sale of his kidney. Three past one year the racket peaked, taking finance loan from Bandhan of ? 70,000. We Another Madhya Pradesh- amid the pandemic, there was no money in people have been arrested and over a dozen advantage of poor people forced out of work also owed to the village money lender, so we hand. Mr Das, in desperate need of money, have given statements that they were lured due to the lockdown. "This illegal trade has were left with no option. They promised me ? Based Illegal Weapons Network sold his kidney. He was promised ? 5 lakh, into selling their kidneys. Most of them been going on for about five years. People go 4.5 lakh, but got ? 1 lakh less," she said. As but got only a fraction - ? 1.5 lakh. With a never got the promised sum. The kidney to Kolkata and sell off kidneys. We were the news spread about the arrests spread, Busted: Punjab Police kidney gone, he can't do hard labour transplant operations were done at a Kolkata tracking this. All this while we were not able many who had gone to sell their kidneys are anymore to earn a living. hospital, which was already on the radar for to bust this racket," VDP Secretary Minu Das returning from Kolkata in fear. "I had to pay a Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Wednesday "I could not properly treat my son. He has a illegal transplants. told. A teen in the village, however, said monthly loan instalment of ? 5,000 and for claimed to have cracked another interstate hole in the heart. We got only ? 1.50 lakh. The VDP members who unearthed the racket some of those who sold their kidneys wanted the last one and a half year, there is hardly module involved in manufacturing and Now I have health issues. I can no longer lift said the first few victims who sold their easy money. "It not like everyone did not any work. The lockdown hit us badly. supply of illegal weapons across the state with the arrest of its two members from Madhya Pradesh. The development comes just four days after the Kapurthala Police cracked an illicit After , Puducherry To Oppose Sikh man moves court; weapons supply network with the arrest of its main supplier from Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district. This is the fourth such says wife, kin trying to Madhya Pradesh-based illegal weapons manufacturing and supply module busted Karnataka's Mekedatu Dam Project convert him, minor son by the Punjab Police within the last eight months. Amritsar Rural Police had unearthed two such modules, including one TMC) and also generate 400 MW illicit small arms manufacturing unit in power. On Wednesday, a meeting was Madhya Pradesh, with the arrest of weapon The issue has become held at the chamber of the chief smugglers who were supplying arms to minister here to discuss the matter and gangsters, criminals and radicals in Punjab. a dispute between it was decided that a detailed letter be In an interstate operation, a team of State written to PM Modi and Mr Counter Intelligence, Amritsar arrested Karnataka and Tamil Shekhawat, seeking their intervention Jeevan (19) and Vijay Thakur (25) - both Nadu, with the latter to ensure the project was not taken up Chandigarh. A 36-year-old Sikh Madhya Pradesh residents, Director by Karnataka, the sources said. The General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said man has filed a civil suit in the insisting its interests sources said the meeting felt that the Chandigarh district courts seeking Police recovered 39 pistols (.32 bore) along flow of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu directions to restrain his Muslim with magazines from their possession, he wife and her relatives from forcibly said. Mr Gupta expressed concern that would be affected if the and consequently to Karaikal, an enclave of this union territory converting him and his minor son to areas in Khargone, Barwani and Burhanpur Islam. project takes shape. Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat dependent on Cauvery water for districts of Madhya Pradesh have been The court of Rasveen Kaur, Civil emerging as a big-time base for seeking their intervention in the matter, agricultural operations, would be hit if the dam was constructed. "Karaikal is lying at the tail Judge (Junior Division), has issued manufacturing and supply of high-quality requesting them not to permit Karnataka to a notice to the defendants for July .30 bore and .32 bore pistols to gangsters construct the estimated ? 9,000 crore end of the Cauvery basin and depends on the 20. The plaintiff, who is a resident and criminals in the country. balancing reservoir. river for farm operations and hence if the dam of Chandigarh, has submitted that The issue has become a dispute between comes up as planned by Karnataka, farm he is Sikh by religion and by birth Assam Cow Protection Bill To Puducherry: After Tamil Nadu, the AINRC-led Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, a operations would be hit," sources said quoting while his wife and in-laws are NDA government in Puducherry has decided to lower riparian state, with the latter insisting its the discussions held on Wednesday. PWD Muslim by birth. The plaintiff’s Encourage Mob Lynching: oppose Karnataka's proposed dam on river interests would be affected if the project takes Minister K Lakshminararayan, Transport counsel, advocate Dikshit Arora, Cauvery at Mekedatu, with Chief Minister N shape. Karnataka has said the project will not Minister Chandra Priyanga, AINRC legislator has submitted in the petition that he Congress MP Abdul Khaleque Rangasamy set to take up the issue with the affect its neighbour, with the ruling BJP PNR Tirumurugan and Independent member met his would-be wife in 2008 Centre, official sources said on Wednesday. insisting it will go ahead with the initiative, PR Siva (the last three are elected from while working in an office in Chandigarh, where he was a store Guwahati: The BJP-led government's cow Mr Rangasamy would write shortly to Prime which, once completed, could ensure drinking Karaikal region to the Assembly) and PWD officials also participated in the meeting. incharge and she was a salesgirl. protection Bill will encourage mob lynching Minister Narendra Modi and Union Jal Shakti water to Bengaluru and neighboring areas (4.75 The two became friends and she and create more cattle syndicates in the proposed to him. He said no state, Congress MP Abdul because they came from different Khaleque alleged on Wednesday. religions. However, she persisted The Bill which proposes to regulate slaughter, and promised him that religion will consumption and transportation of cattle Drone again spotted hovering near Jammu never become an issue. On this, was introduced to further the agenda of the they got married as per Sikh rituals BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak in a gurdwara at Amritsar in Sangh and its provisions seek to ensure that November 2008. However, the beef cannot be sold almost anywhere in the Air Force Station, security agencies on alert plaintiff alleges in the petition, state, he claimed. "By imposing various from day one of the marriage, his restrictions on the transport of cattle, a new wife and in- laws started forcing permit raj will be created, leading to a huge Jammu. A drone was spotted near the Indian which it returned back. Air Force Station in Jammu on Wednesday Last month, two explosives-laden him to profess Muslim religion and cattle syndicate in Assam," the MP from to boycott Sikh religion. Due to minority-dominated Barpeta constituency night, keeping the security agencies and drones were used to carry out an this, he initially opted to stay away said at a press conference in Guwahati. police on tenterhooks, news agency ANI attack on the Jammu Air Force from his in-laws and went to Delhi Tabling the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, reported. The personnel fired at the drone station in the first such instance of where he stayed from 2008-2011. 2021, in the assembly on July 12, Chief following which the unmanned aerial suspected Pakistan-based terrorists Later, he took up a job at Amritsar Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that vehicle escaped. deploying unmanned aerial where he lived from 2011 to 2015. government wants to repeal the Assam Drones have been sighted in the Union vehicles to strike at vital In August 2012, his wife gave birth Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 which, he to a baby boy. He alleged from day claimed, lacks sufficient legal provisions to Territory earlier as well since the drone installations in India. The attack attack at the IAF Station in Jammu last caused minor injuries to two IAF one of the birth of his son, his wife deal with the issue. The Bill proposes to and in-laws tried their best to forbid sale and purchase of beef in places month. Earlier on Wednesday, the Border personnel. The National Security Force (BSF) troops fired and Investigation Agency (NIA) is convert the minor child to Islam but predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, the plaintiff safeguarded him. The Sikh and other non-beef eating communities repulsed a flying object along the currently investing the case. plaintiff alleged the other relatives or within a radius of 5 kms of any temple, international border in the Arnia sector of Meanwhile, multiple agencies have sector at about 9.52 pm at height of 200 metres of his wife, including his brother- sattra (Vaishnav monasteries) or any other Jammu and Kashmir.According to the BSF, on been involved and all the airbases have been in-laws, also had been interfering in institution or area as may be prescribed by the intervening night of July 13-14, a blinking on own side. Alert troops fired from their put on high alert to prevent any such possible his married life. the authority. The state government may, red light was observed by own troops in Arnia position towards red blinking light , due to attack by terrorists. however, exempt certain places of worship or certain occasions for slaughter of cattle other than calf, heifer and cow for religious purposes. "The 5-km clause is the defining feature of the proposed law which indirectly means that beef cannot be sold almost Pune land deal case: ED probes authenticity of anywhere in Assam," Mr Khaleque said. It will be tough to find a single location in the state that will meet such stringent conditions, he said. "It is clearly evident that revenue dept document submitted by Eknath Khadse the bill is for accomplishing the agenda of the BJP and the RSS and this provision may encourage mob lynching and incite Mumbai. THE ENFORCEMENT Girish Chaudhri, who is currently recorded the statement of a man claiming to communal incidents in the state," the Directorate (ED) is probing the under arrest, entered into a sale deed to have the power of attorney of the original Congress leader said. Mr Khaleque also authenticity of a document of the acquire the MIDC land in Bhosari, owner of the land, adding that he said that slammed the Centre, which is responsible revenue department, submitted by NCP Pune, to avail a compensation amount even though he had given his signature, he for protecting the country's border, claiming leader Eknath Khadse during his 2.5 to three times higher than the was not aware of the transaction. The Central that it has failed to check cow smuggling questioning last week, after detecting actual value. The land was registered agency alleges that while Chaudhri claimed across the Indo-Bangladesh border. "The alleged anomalies in it with regard to the at a much lower rate, of Rs 3.75 crore, that the land was purchased through funds BJP government has been in power for the minutes of a meeting submitted by the against the prevailing value of Rs 31 taken as loan from a few companies, the last seven years in New Delhi. What steps Maharashtra Industrial Development crore, it said. On Monday, ED sought amount seemed routed through shell have been taken to end cow smuggling? I Corporation (MIDC) in connection with further custody of Chaudhri and companies. The special court had said on thank the Assam chief minister for exposing the Pune land deal case. claimed before the special court that Monday that while the genuineness of the the Centre's lapses," he said. The Himanta The ED claimed that while recording his Khadse was “instrumental” in getting minutes of the meeting and ownership of the Biswa Sarma government has launched statement, Khadse was confronted with the sale deed of the property. The ED land were “argued upon by both parties”, it a crackdown on cow smuggling to the minutes of the meeting dated May 2, said that when he was confronted with was not necessary to enter into the merits of 2016. At this meeting, which was chaired by meeting submitted by the MIDC, to which the minutes of the 2016 meeting, the transaction at the stage of remand. neighbouring Bangladesh. The Khadse as the revenue minister, the leader, the land belonged, do not mention the Khadse admitted his presence but said that “However, from the investigation papers, it Congress MP claimed that restriction on who was with the BJP at that time, is alleged handwritten note. “We suspect that the he had no authority to give directions. The could be seen that there is inconsistent consumption of beef will violate the to have given directions to authorities to addition was made as an afterthought to ED told the court that the minutes submitted statements by Khadse with respect to the fundamental rights to food, though the execute the sale deed of a piece of land in claim that the meeting ended with authorities by Khadse “appeared to be forged”, a charge transactions,” the court had said, adding that government justified it by mentioning favour of his wife and son-in-law, the ED concerned being asked to take action as per that Chaudhri’s lawyer Mohan Tekavde considering the statements recorded so far on Article 48 of the Constitution which says said. The copy of the minutes submitted by law. It was done to evade action by denied. There was no entry in the name of the transactions and entries of foreign that the state shall take steps for Khadse before the Central agency has a investigating agencies looking into the MIDC as owner of the land and hence, there currency as alleged by the ED, opportunity prohibiting the slaughter of cows and handwritten addition, stating that “action irregularities in the land deal,” an ED official was no question of obtaining any objections for fair and just investigation needed to be calves and other milch and draught should be taken as per law”. However, ED said. from it before entering a sale deed, Tekavde given to the agency. It sent Chaudhri to cattle. claimed, that the minutes of the same The ED alleged that Khadse’s son-in-law added. The ED also claimed that it had further custody till Thursday. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

Zika virus cluster identified in Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Centre’s letter to Apple asking for Health Minister Veena George

New Delhi. Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday said a cluster of Zika virus has been identified within a three- IT Rules compliance withdrawn kilometer radius of Anayara in Thiruvananthapuram. At a special review meeting convened on Wednesday, the New Delhi . Following the implementation of users to ‘create, upload, share, on their phone and use it? If that logic is health minister said the state government the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital disseminate, modify or access information to be applied, even food delivery was taking steps for the extermination of Media Ethics Code — commonly called the using its services’. Twitter, Facebook, platforms, and especially gaming mosquitoes such as fogging in the area to IT Rules — on May 26, the Ministry of WhatsApp and Instagram, Telegram, platforms provide an option of chatting prevent its spread to other places. A control Electronics and Information Technology Signal and LinkedIn are among the major with other gamers. Should they also be room has been set up at the district medical (MeitY) is learnt to have written to Apple social media intermediaries operating in considered a social media intermediary office in the wake of the Zika virus outbreak India seeking details on compliance with the India. then? The answer is no,” a senior in Thiruvananthapuram, she said. new rules, specifically with respect to the US On May 26, following the end of the 90-day government official said. Industry Kerala has reported 23 cases of Zika virus so tech major’s proprietary messaging service. period for social media intermediaries to sources, however, said that as per the far, all from Thiruvananthapuram. The The letter, however, was later withdrawn after comply with the IT Rules, the Ministry had guideline of the IT Rules, no messaging health minister said counselling was also the government reached an understanding written to all social media platforms platform can be out of the purview of conducted to create awareness among the that Apple’s iMessage would not be seeking details of compliance such as compliance. “This is not just about people with regard to exercising caution considered a ‘social media intermediary’ as name and contact of the chief compliance compliance report detailing the number of Apple. If you see clause (v) and (w), the against the Zika virus and not to panic. it was not “primarily or solely” an instant officer, nodal contact person and resident complaints it received, the action taken and moment you say that a company primarily or Preventive operations have been messaging service provider for enabling grievance officer as mandated by the rules. the number of complaints resolved. Since solely enables online interaction between intensified in other parts of interaction between two or more users, The Ministry had, in its letter, also said that if Apple’s iMessage has more than 25 million two or more users and allows them to create, Thiruvananthapuram, she added.Besides sources told. a platform thinks it is not a significant social active users in India, it was initially deemed upload, share, disseminate, modify or access fogging, emphasis will be placed on the Neither Apple nor the IT Ministry responded media intermediary, it must “provide the as coming under the purview of a information using its services, there is no destruction of the source of mosquitoes, to queries seeking to know whether reasons for the same, including the ‘significant social media intermediary’. way a messaging platform is out of it. George said. Breeding of mosquitoes iMessage fell under the purview of a registered users on each of the services” Sources, however, said the Ministry reached Whether it comes coupled with a device or should not be allowed in the vicinity of ‘significant social media intermediary’ and being offered by them. As per the new IT a conclusion that since iMessage is not a not, the fact is that iMessage is seen as a houses and institutions, she cautioned. "Do whether the ministry had flagged this issue Rules, any social media intermediary with standalone messaging app that can be messaging service across the world,” a not let even a drop of water stagnate. in its letter to Apple. The government defines more than 5 million active users in India downloaded on any device, it is not being senior industry executive said, asking not to Special care should be taken to prevent ‘social media intermediary’ as any platform would be considered a ‘significant social considered as being “primarily or solely” an be named. Clause (v) of the new IT Rules mosquitoes from breeding inside the which ‘primarily or solely’ allows and media intermediary’ Such companies, apart entity separate from Apple. defines the threshold for number of users, house," PTI quoted George as saying. enables online interaction ‘between two or from appointing executives in these roles, “Unlike other messaging apps like, say, beyond which a social media intermediary more users’, while also permitting these would also have to publish a monthly WhatsApp, can anyone download iMessage will be considered ‘significant’. See If Dispute Can Be Settled: Court To Sushant Rajput's Liquor to be sold online in Father, Filmmakers Over 3 million children in India missed out Guwahati for a month on experimental basis "Talk to each other and New Delhi. Assam Cabinet on Wednesday see if it can be worked on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in 2020: WHO decided that liquor will be sold online in Guwahati for a month on an experimental out," Delhi High Court 23 million children missed out on basis. Following the Cabinet meeting on told Sushant Rajput's / India has witnessed the basic vaccines through routine Wednesday,Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika immunisation services in 2020 around said, "Assam Cabinet has decided that liquor father and the filmmakers. greatest increase in the the world as COVID-19 pandemic will be sold online in Guwahati for a month impacted the childhood immunisation on an experimental basis. If it succeeds, we New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday number of children not process around the world. Up to 17 will expand it to the entire state." suggested that Sushant Singh Rajput's father million children did not receive a Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Himanta and the makers of a film purportedly based getting DPT 1 first last year single vaccine during the year, Biswa Sarma said the state government has on the late Bollywood actor's life make an widening already immense inequities decided to provide relief in calamity-hit attempt at finding a solution to their dispute. as compared to 2019. in vaccine access. With many areas, improve education at grassroots, and "Talk to each other and see if it can be worked resources and personnel diverted to boost economic activities in tea gardens and out," said Justice Talwant Singh while support the COVID-19 response, there rural areas. "We took some important hearing Krishna Kishore Singh's appeal have been significant disruptions to decisions in today's #AssamCabinet to against the single-judge order refusing to immunisation service provision in further administrative reforms in the State. stay the release of the film ''Nyay: The the number of children not getting DPT 1 many parts of the world. In some countries, We also decided to provide relief in calamity- Justice''. first last year as compared to 2019, clinics have been closed or hours reduced, hit areas, improve education at grassroots, New Delhi. Over 3 million children in India according to official data published today while people may have been reluctant to boost economic activities in tea garden and "Independent of the proceedings, we will try by the WHO and United Nations Children's to resolve," said senior advocate Jayant missed out on their first dose of diphtheria- seek healthcare because of fear of rural areas, among others," Sarma tweeted on tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine (DTP- Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said. As many transmission or have experienced Wednesday. As per the Chief Minister, Mehta, representing Kishore Singh. Senior as 3,038,000 children in India did not get the advocate Chander Lall, appearing on behalf 1) in 2020, the World Health Organisation challenges reaching services due to during winter when production is less in tea of the film director, also agreed to the (WHO) said. As compared with 2019, 3.5 first dose of DTP-1 in 2020 as compared to lockdown measures and transportation gardens, workers to be employed in suggestion and said that there was "no million more children did not receive the 1,403,000 in 2019. "The data shows that disruptions. MNREGA jobs such as pond excavation, intention to take advantage". Justice Rajiv first dose of the DPT 1 vaccine around the middle-income countries now account for Most of these children live in communities road construction etc. Golaghat and Shakdher, who was heading the two-judge world, while 3 million more children an increasing share of unprotected children affected by conflict, in under-served remote Sarupathar declared as drought-hit revenue bench, remarked that the case did not seem missed their first measles dose. The DPT - that is, children missing out on at least places, or in informal or slum settings where circles among other decisions taken in like "one of those cases where settlement is vaccine is a class of combination vaccines some vaccine doses. India is experiencing a they face multiple deprivations including Cabinet. possible". The court issued notice and against three infectious diseases in humans: particularly large drop, with DTP-3 limited access to basic health and key social granted a week to the filmmakers to respond diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. coverage falling from 91 per cent to 85 per services. Zika virus cluster identified in to Kishore Singh's application seeking a stay India has witnessed the greatest increase in cent," the WHO said in a statement. Around on further circulation or publication of the Thiruvananthapuram; Municipal movie. The court noted that the application contained certain documents which were not Corporation intensifies fogging before the single-judge and thus suggested Congress To Corner Government On Covid, that an application for the said relief be filed New Delhi. Kerala Health Minister Veena before the single judge itself. Mr Lall George on Wednesday said a cluster of the highlighted that in the judgement under Zika virus infection has been identified Rafale, Price Rise In Parliament Session: Report within a three-kilometre radius of Anayara challenge, the single-judge has already given liberty to Kishore Singh to come back locality in Thiruvananthapuram.Speaking to to it after the release of the film in case of any New Delhi: The Congress will seek to of an alleged attack on cooperative media persons after a meeting with officials fresh grievances. Mr Mehta, however, stated corner the government on the issues of federalism and constitutional on the Zika Virus situation in the state, that he would want to take his chance before Covid mismanagement, border rights.,Besides Mr Chowdhury and Mr George said that activities against the the division bench and that the documents disputes with China, farmers' Kharge, the virtual meeting was also disease, like fogging for mosquitoes, would only reinforced the stand already taken by be intensified in the affected areas. "We have agitation, the Rafale deal and fuel attended by the Congress''s deputy developed a micro plan and have decided to his client in the plea before the single judge. prices in the upcoming session of leaders in both houses, Gaurav Gogoi He argued that the single judge had intensify the rector control activities, and Parliament, with party leaders Adhir (Lok Sabha) and Anand Sharma (Rajya also do fogging. Thiruvananthapuram erroneously ruled that celebrity rights Ranjan Chowdhury and Mallikarjun Sabha), and AICC general secretary K C ceased to exist after death and that the movie Municipal Corporation has intensified was merely inspired from the life of Mr Kharge leading the charge in the Lok Venugopal. Congress chief whips in both activities and the district administration will Rajput. Mr Mehta emphasised that there Sabha and the Rajya Sabha houses Jairam Ramesh and K Suresh, also be part of it and coordinating all the departments. They will do fogging for the were media interviews given by the actors respectively. former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. besides Manickam Tagore and Manish associated with the film that it was based on Sources said the issues to be raised during Tewari also attended the meeting that next 7 days," the minister said. "A control The leaders also decided to raise the issues of room has started functioning from the DMO the late actor's life and having a disclaimer at the monsoon session of Parliament starting unemployment, price rise and the lasted over an hour. Mr Chowdhury will the start of the film was not sufficient. July 19 were discussed at a meeting of the lead the charge in the Lok Sabha, contrary office which will opearte round the clock. condition of the economy during the People can contact the control room Inspired is a convenient stand. It is not Congress parliamentary strategy group on to reports that he may be replaced as the correct, Mr Mehta said as he contended that monsoon session and demand a discussion regarding information or doubts about the Wednesday, which was chaired by party on those. leader of the Congress in the Lower House Zika Virus," she said. The total number of even the victims have a right to fair trial. of Parliament. The opposition party had chief Sonia Gandhi and attended by former The opposition party will also raise the issue cases of the Zika Virus in the state has gone prime minister Manmohan Singh and rejected such reports as unfounded. up to 23. Jaishankar: Talks only answer… Afghanistan future can’t be its past

New Delhi. Reflecting the urgency of power by violence and force. It Mazar-e-Sharif where it has and concern over the developing will not legitimise such actions… another consulate. Last year, situation in Afghanistan, India An acceptable compromise that officials and personnel at the Wednesday said the world is reflects the Doha process (talks in consulates in Herat and Jalalabad “against seizure of power by Qatar), Moscow Format (led by had been evacuated amid the violence and force”, and “peace Russia) and Istanbul Process (an Covid-19 pandemic. However, negotiations in earnest are the initiative of Turkey and the Indian Embassy in Kabul is only answer”. Afghanistan) is essential.” still functional at full strength. This was spelt out by S Jaishankar Jaishankar called for “ceasing Jaishankar also underlined at the meeting of foreign violence and terrorist attacks combating terrorism and ministers of the Shanghai against civilians and state extremism, and checking of terror Cooperation Organisation (SCO),representatives”, settlement of financing, as the key purpose of in Dushanbe Wednesday. Foreignconflict “through political the SCO, in his address at the Ministers Sergey Lavrovdialogue”, respect towards meeting in Dushanbe, the capital (Russia), Wang Yi (China) and “interests of all ethnic groups”, of Tajikistan. Apart from the S h a h M a h m o o d Q u r e s h iand ensuring that “neighbours are situation in Afghanistan, he said (Pakistan) were present at the not threatened by terrorism, public health and economic meeting, among others. In a series separatism and extremism”. recovery were pressing issues of tweets, Jaishankar said, “The The challenge, the External Affairs facing the region. Underlining world, region and the Afghan Minister said, was to “act “One Earth One Health”, he urged people all want the same end seriously and sincerely on these early universal vaccination state: An independent, neutral, beliefs”, because there are “forces against Covid-19, and pressed for unified, peaceful, democratic and at work with a very different “reformed multilateralism”. An prosperous nation… The future of agenda” — in an oblique eight-member economic and Afghanistan cannot be its past. A reference to Pakistan. India has security bloc, the SCO has whole new generation has pulled out its officials and staffers emerged as one of the largest different expectations. We should from its consulate in Kandahar in trans-regional international not let them down.” He added, the past few days and is organisations and is seen as a “The world is against the seizure monitoring the situation in counterweight to NATO. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Letters to the editor: The first speakers Mansukh Mandaviya India is a land of many ancestral cultures Great books, it is said, can change one’s life. In population that lived in India.And how early is my case, though, it was not so great a book that the earliest? trolled for bad triggered the change. Neither did it contain any Going by all the recent research on ancient original ideas, nor did it have any stylistic merit, human populations and their movements for either of these would have damaged its coming from various paleo-sciences and English, Euro 2020 objective. By design, it had to be drab. It was by genetics, it would not be unrealistic to R.C. Nigam, giving language data gathered postulate that the Nihali language and its first during the 1971 census. It accidentally caught speakers may well have been in India for over and Copa America my attention. Two completely faceless words in the past 35,000 to 40,000 years. One does not it sent me on an endless quest. The words were know if the ancient cave-dwellers in “all others”. They came at the end of a rather Bhimbetaka in the Madhya Pradesh cave long and — I thought at that moment, over four shelters — about whom we do not know decades ago — uninteresting list of 108 enough — had any contact or relation with the language of the neighbouring Korku tribe. The day language names. What got me interested in those Nihalis. Future research will resolve these is not too far when their numbers will dwindle and two words was the fact that the 1961 census list of mysteries. The superb hunting and gathering skills India will never again hear Nihali being spoken. languages had 1,652 names of languages. So, I that the Nihalis possess enhance the probability But the dwindling numbers are not what draws thought, some 1,544 languages had disappeared that they have been around in India at least from attention to it. There are several hundred languages during the 1960s, and had become “all others”. At times prior to the beginning of the Holocene (some in India that have died during my lifetime, or are on that time, I had no idea of the intricacies of the 12,000 years ago). the verge of extinction. That is bad enough; but if it census data. I felt pained and agitated by the news Does it really matter as to who came to India and were to happen in the case of Nihali, the future of the death of so many hundreds of languages in when? It did not in any past era. But in the current generation of Indians may regret it forever. The Sir — Soon after being appointed as the Union India in such a short time. The pangs of pain regime, there is an overzealous attempt to prove reason? While all of the other languages, major or health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya was trolled propelled me into doing many things in life, one of that all the glory of India in the past rests with the minor, belong to one or the other known language online for some of his old tweets in incorrect which was to carry out a nationwide survey of Sanskrit language. The pastoralists of India 10,000 families, Nihali does not fit into the structural English. Mandaviya, of course, is not the first living languages. When the survey, which years before our time toiled to explore territories political leader to be ridiculed on account of his framework of any of those families. Linguists identified and described some 780 languages, was and learn about the diverse land. The first farmers grasp of the English language; Bengal’s chief describe it as a ‘language isolate’. This indicates completed, mediapersons, friends and young sweated to get wheat and rice growing in our land minister and Lalu Prasad, too, have often been exceptional ethnic character and an origin of the students often asked me if I had noticed, like the some 8,000 years ago. City dwellers of pre-historic mocked for the same reason. It is high time that language or its speakers that has not yet been elitists realized that it is one’s work and not one’s legendary Sindbad, any ‘stranger than life’ times slogged to build a whole civilization 4,500 explained. One does not know when in the distant fluency in English that reveals one’s competency. phenomena worth talking about. Initially, I used to years ago, much before the Sanskrit language was past the community moved into the subcontinent. Criticism is of value only if it is fair. Mandaviya evade that question as a pointless query. But a born. It is also true that Sanskrit, as great as it must first be given a chance to prove his worth. They have little in common with the surrounding decade after the People’s Linguistic Survey of undoubtedly is, had substantial borrowings from Sir — The end of Copa America did not bring the communities influenced by the Vedic culture. For India has been completed, I venture to respond. theAvesta, a landmark in the evolution of the Indo- international football season to a close; football instance, consider their idea of divinity. They A particular language, officially described as Iranian languages. Yet, the myopic cultural fans had one last treat to savour in the dramatic primarily worship water bodies. Although image Euro 2020 final between Italy and England. ‘marginal’, spoken in northern Maharashtra, has nationalism would like to hitch the whole of Indian worship has entered their cultural space to an England’s goal within two minutes of the first never ceased to amaze me. It is true that every civilization to the wagon of what it constructs as extent, their main deities are Kheda and Muthawa, whistle set the tone for the game. However, it was language is amazing in its own way; but this one, Vedic-Sanskrit-Hindu. Any student of linguistics not known in the Vedic pantheon. They measure Italy that won the day in the end — Leonardo the Nihali language, stands out. Kordev, Jamod, can tell us that the name of the river, Sindhu, is ‘u’- Bonucci became the oldest player to score in a quantities not in the sequence of 1, 2, and 3 but in Shantinagar, Sonbardi and Chinchari are the ending because the naming of the river owes itself Euro final. England succumbed to a penalty multiples, such as once, twice, three times. Gender villages in Buldhana district, at a distance of about to a Dravidic origin. In spite of the available shootout in a major tournament yet again. distinction is mostly absent in their language. Their 250 to 300 kilometres from the Rashtriya scientific data coming from research in linguistics, The post-match period also yielded a host of iconic community self-reference is the term ‘kolta’, moments. The simultaneous scenes of jubilation Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur as genetics, archaeology, paleo-dentistry, epigraphy which means ‘many human persons’. All these and heartbreak presented a compelling scene — the crow flies, where Nihali is being spoken. The and palaeoanthropology and pointing to the fact features — particularly the fact that Nihali is not while Leonardo Spinazzola celebrated with his population of those who understand it may now be that all of us in India have mixed ancestry, that related to the Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian or Indo- teammates on crutches, having earlier injured an a little under 2,000. They feel deeply attached to it, human population has existed in the subcontinent Achilles tendon during the quarter-finals, the Aryan language families — lead one to conclude though some of them speak Marathi, Hindi and the for tens of millennia. England team gathered to console the teenager, that Nihali speakers belong to the earliest Bukayo Saka, who failed to score the final penalty. The nearly empty Wembley stadium when Italy lifted the Cup also revealed a nation’s dejection — England’s 55-year wait for a major trophy could New Motive not be ended on this night. However, all is not lost for the Three Lions. Most key players in the squad The ministry of cooperation is likely to engender greater control — and not autonomy of — over cooperatives are still young, and with the lessons learnt from The National Democratic Alliance government has government creating a ministry whose purview is a this tournament, they will only come back decided to form a new ministry of cooperation state subject. There are many possible reasons for stronger in the upcoming World Cup. with the home minister, Amit Shah, in charge. The this, all of which could yield large political dividends Sir — The Euro 2020 final at Wembley gave us 120 formation of a new ministry is not surprising in for the ruling party. The first is the sheer size of the minutes of football at its best, with superb passes itself. What has led to speculation is the portfolio cooperative sector measured in monetary terms. and headers, and a thrilling penalty shootout to and the second most important member of the According to Nabard’s Annual Report of 2019-20, boot. We were rewarded for forgoing our sleep to cabinet being given charge of it. Cooperative state cooperative banks had deposits worth Rs watch the match. It was a real cliffhanger before institutions under the banner of a cooperative 1,35,392 crore and district central cooperative banks Italy lifted the Cup. It is not that England played movement had been formed in the 1950s. The had disbursed loans to the tune of Rs 3,00,034 crore. poorly on home soil or that Italy played better; it movement did not gather any significant According to the RBI, the urban cooperative banks was sheer luck that smiled on Italy to make them momentum as these bodies became hotbeds of had a loan book of Rs 3,05,368.27 crore. There are, the European champions. England suffered the local politics, corruption and conflict. The thus, considerable financial resources to be heartbreak of losing the final after controlling the institutions still survive with varying degrees of controlled. Many of these institutions have been the game for long periods and coming tantalizingly importance and efficiency. There are agricultural nursery for grooming political leaders, especially in close to a win. They could not eventually outsmart cooperatives, cooperative banks of various types, Maharashtra and Gujarat. There is also the a team with incredible defensive skills. The and cooperative organizations for production and opportunity for the Union government to tap these second-minute opening goal by Luke Shaw marketing. Cooperatives are a state subject. A few resources to offer lucrative schemes to placate the caught Italy unawares and gave England a dream agricultural cooperatives are monitored by the cooperative organizations for production and marketing agitating farmers in northern India, including those in start. This lead lasted until the 67th minute when Union ministry of agriculture, while the Reserve Bank of rarely function well. The Union government had been western Uttar Pradesh. Given the strategic importance of Leonardo Bonucci, the eventual Man of the India along with the National Bank for Agriculture and indicating that it wanted to give a fillip to the movement by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, this possibility cannot be ruled Match, levelled the score, giving Italy a fighting Rural Development oversees the functioning of the setting up multi-state cooperative institutions with out. In any case, the ministry of cooperation is likely to chance. In the course of the penalty shootout, even cooperative banking system. Cooperative institutions operations going beyond a particular state. engender greater control — and not autonomy of — over those of us who had no favourites. remain an important source of agricultural credit, but other The surprise centres around the reason behind the cooperatives.

A different script for Myanmar

India’s diplomatic policy is not in sync with the changing dynamics in military coup-affected country

India’s Myanmar policy has been China-centric. With the raging pandemic. The national resistance movement is Bharatiya Janata Party’s ascendancy in politics, India’s also turning violent with many who lost friends and policymakers have been obsessed with not pushing relatives in peaceful demonstrations rushing to ethnic Myanmar towards Beijing. From Rajiv Gandhi’s open rebel bases to receive arms training. People across support to the Burmese democracy movement and the Myanmar are also boycotting products produced by government in exile to A.B. Vajpayee’s endorsement of the army and its conglomerates, such as Myanmar beer the execution ofArakanese rebel leaders used until then and the Joox music app, as well as goods imported by Indian agencies to Narendra Modi joining China and from China and Singapore, the two top investors in Russia to water down the United Nations security Myanmar neither of which condemned the coup. council’s resolutions on Myanmar after the military China itself is rethinking its options after 36 Chinese takeover in February, it has been a 360-degree turn. It is factories were burnt down in and around Yangon and time to call the bluff on New Delhi’s policy paralysis on police guards in a Mandalay offtake station of the Myanmar that was reflected in its abstention from the Rakhine-Yunnan oil-gas pipeline attacked and killed. UN general assembly resolution lambasting the The resistance is threatening to blow up the pipeline military takeover in Myanmar. that carries oil from the Middle East and Burmese The Chinese have run away with clearances for 15 new natural gas to China. Can the status-quoists in New mega infrastructure projects after the February 1 coup, Delhi afford to alienate the Burmese youth who look leveraging their support for the military intervention. In upon Indian democracy as a role model? early June, General Min Aung Hlaing and his foreign But jumping on to the Western bandwagon would be ill- minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, met the Chinese advised. Sanctions don’t work, except for adversely ambassador, Chen Hai, after which the Chinese impacting the poor and the vulnerable. It is, therefore, embassy’s Facebook statement identified Min Aung time for India to undertake a Gandhi Peace Mission to Hlaing as the “Leader of Myanmar”. The Tatmadaw Myanmar that can facilitate a meaningful dialogue does not trust the Chinese, but it values their support. among the Tatmadaw, the democratic parties, the The stock argument that India should not push the western flank to protect Myanmarese and Chinese The National League for Democracy government used government in exile, and the ethnic rebel armies. China military junta into China’s embrace by being critical is interests. The AA is now free to focus on India’s Kaladan him to ferret out a lawmaker from theAA’s captivity. and the Asean have lost their credibility with the hollow because the latter is already in China’s vice-like Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, which it has India’s diplomatic policy is not in sync with the changing democracy movement and the rebels, and the Tatmadaw grip. The Indian army strongly backs engagement with jeopardized by attacking contractors. The AA is willing dynamics in Myanmar. Is India’s policy establishment does not trust the West. If New Delhi can work out an the Tatmadaw. It undertook ‘Operation Sunrise’ against to deal with Indian diplomats but it does not trust the aware of the intensification of resistance in Myanmar? honourable exit for Min Aung Hlaing, something that Arakan Army rebels as a quid pro quo for Burmese Indian army. So India is seemingly supporting the Credible reports suggest that more than 800 soldiers have did for the former Bangladesh army military action against northeastern insurgents in the Tatmadaw, which cannot protect New Delhi’s interests, joined the democracy movement. By March end, chief, General Moeen U. Ahmed, in 2008, Myanmar’s jungles of Sagaing province. This will not work any and is moving against a rebel group whose predecessors Myanmar's resistance movement, started by the youth fledgling democracy could be restored. The Gandhi longer because there is evidence to suggest that the were close to India until the ‘Operational Leech’ betrayal and labour unions, had expanded dramatically to include Peace Mission can then work on a federal solution by Tatmadaw is using Indian insurgents to attack refugees and is now hell-bent on disrupting the Kaladan project. doctors, nurses, bankers, grocers, railway workers and kindling a comprehensive dialogue. Zoramthanga is no and resistance forces in Sagaing and the Chin Hills. It is Can India’s military and diplomatic acumen guarantee other professionals. Thousands of healthcare workers Gandhian, but in him we surely have someone whose unlikely that the Tatmadaw would oblige the Indian army the completion of this crucial connectivity project if the have refused to go to work in a country where health across-the-board connections in Myanmar can help start by handing over the rebels to them. The Tatmadaw has AA continues to oppose it? Why can’t the chief minister workers hold 10 per cent of all government jobs. Most a meaningful engagement. Acting on Myanmar is the key struck a tactical ceasefire with the AA, securing its of Mizoram, Zoramthanga, be asked to deal with the AA? hospitals and medical schools remain shut in spite of the to the success of India’sAct East policy. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 HEALTHHealth THE SIKH TIMES 7

Leo shuffling levels of energy. In the mornings, Says Purohit, "Leos are said to have lot of you can try back stretches to strengthen your energy and high intensity workouts like lower back." But you should avoid heavy ExerciseExercise Altitude training is ideal." Cardio exercises are lifting or anything that can cause stress to good for you as it will encourage the flow of your lower back. according to your blood. Pilates and stretches work the best for Scorpio you. Leos are prone to heart attack, make sure Scorpios enjoy participating in aggressive to include jogging and brisk walking to your sports. Intense, strenuous and competitive every day exercise routine. The health chart of exercises are good for you. Boxing, martial Leos say that they have a weak spine and heart arts and distance running like marathons will — special attention is required. strengthen your muscles. But you should be Virgo careful of very strenuous exercises which Indulge in meditation and relaxation based might damage your ligaments or induce exercises to help calm your hyper active. Says stress related injuries. Shah, "Cycling, playing badminton, running Sagittarius and stretching are some of the other endurance You are prone to putting on weight around exercises which should be a part of your every the waist, hips and thighs. Regular exercise day routine." Refrain from indulging in habits is recommended. Says Shah, "Cycling, Sun sign which might trigger anxiety and tension. running and jogging are good exercises for Sun sign Libra you. Make sure to gym five days a week to Librans have a tendency to put on weight. Low tone your thighs and legs." But be careful of Here's a rundown on what exercises you Make sure you stay away from any form of option for you. Find a workout buddy to make impact cardio training and stretching are best exercising too much, you can harm your should opt for, based on your sun sign exercise that might stir anger as this will exercising enjoyable for yourself." You can recommended. Says Purohit, "Librans have hamstring and back muscles. Your astronomical signs not only give you lead to high blood pressure and headaches. also indulge in yoga and meditation to battle insights into your characteristic traits but Taurus stress. Since routine work is tedious for you, also tell you how your body works and Says fitness expert, Namrita Purohit, "The indulge in more than one form of exercise so functions. Says fitness expert, Althea Shah, personality trait of a Taurian is said to have that you don't get bored soon. "Each sun sign has something to tell about a slow metabolism. Thus you need to Cancer your strong as well as weak points, not only indulge in some form of rigorous exercise Says Purohit, "Since you are bound to gain of your love life but also your body type." routine. Dance, running and jogging are weight around your mid-section, invest in a Aries ideal." Since you are prone to neck and few weights and exercise tapes to help Aries have an abundance of energy and need throat problems, regular health care, sauna workout better." You can also go in for water to vent it out in a controlled manner. Since and massage will be of great help. sports. you hate routine, sticking to one can become Gemini Since your problem area is the stomach, make boring for you. Says Shah, "Indulge in You are prone to problems of the hands, sure not to go overboard with your exercise competitive sports like tennis, football and arms and lungs. Says Shah, "Group routine. To help fight anxiety, practice yoga endurance training like weight lifting etc." exercises, sports and gymnastics are a good and meditation.

If you are not one of those who can disturbance for your brain. Read a hop out of bed feeling energised, we book or drink a glass of warm milk to list down a few ways for you to rise feel relaxed before you sleep. and start your day early Do not consume alcohol Ways to be an You must have heard the saying, Contrary to popular belief that 'Early to bed, early to rise...' several alcohol puts you off to sleep, times, but did you know waking up drinking alcohol or coffee at night early actually makes you healthy, can keep you awake and may disrupt wealthy and wise? your sleeping pattern as well. While Waking up early in the morning is it is okay to have one drink to relax the toughest part for many, yourself, refrain from going Early bird especially for those who have a overboard. habit of sleeping late at night. Tire your body Be consistent with Strenuous exercise is the sleep right way to put your body Going to bed at the same time off to sleep. Make sure that everyday will ensure that you you are exercising an hour to wake up on time the next two before you hit the bed. morning. Your body loves Apart from this, exercising consistency, so sticking to a once you wake up in the particular sleep schedule will morning will energise you make it easier for your body to and keep slack away for the wake up in the morning. Make rest of the day. sure that you sleep for seven to Take an early eight hours to feel rested throughout the day. shower A refreshing and Learn to wind down rejuvenating splash of water You must switch off the is a great way to kick-start computer or television at least your body's nervous system half an hour before you go off to and also feel recharged bed. Also, bright lights act as a throughout the day. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

US rejects China maritime 9 Chinese engineers among 13 killed in claims in South China Sea, calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar Hanoi: The United States rejects China`s attack on bus in northwest Pakistan "unlawful" maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian the site of the under-construction personnel, institutions and projects in countries facing Chinese "coercion", The incident took place Dassu Dam exploded, Deputy Pakistan,” he added.Thousands of Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Commissioner Upper Kohistan Chinese personnel have been deployed Wednesday. in Dasu area of Upper MuhammadArifYusafzaisaid. in Pakistan to work on a host of projects China rejected Blinken`s comments, which The bus fell into a deep Ravine after the being carried out under the aegis of the he made in an address in a video conference Kohistan district of explosion, the official said.The CPEC. with foreign ministers from the Association injured were admitted to nearby An eyewitness claimed that there was a of Southeast Nations (ASEAN), as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hospitals. loud noise and the bus bounced in the air irresponsible and aimed at provoking Speaking in the National Assembly, and fell down, BBC Urdu service discord.Blinken also said the United States province. Adviser to the Prime Minister on reported. had "deep concerns" about the situation in Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan Quoting another eyewitness, it said the bus Myanmar and urged the group to take Peshawar Nine Chinese engineers were called it a "cowardly attack" and said looked like flying in the air after the action to end violence and restore among 13 people killed on Wednesday when it would "not divert attention from the blast. A few seconds later, the bus fell on democracy there.The meeting with the 10- a bus carrying construction workers in special initiatives between PakistanPakistan resulting in the casualties of the the ground with a loud thud.Local people member bloc, which includes Myanmar, is northwest Pakistan's mountainous region and its neighbours.”Awan said he would askChinese personnel.He, however, did not rushed to the spot where the injured were the first since the Biden administration took was attacked, prompting Beijing to ask Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to provide any official figures of screaming, he said. office in January and comes amid concerns Islamabad to thoroughly investigate the offer a briefing on the country’s security casualties."China is shocked by and However, Pakistan's Water and Power among diplomats and others that incident and severely punish the situation and to keep this House in the loop condemns the bomb attack in Pakistan's Development Authority (Wapda), which is Washington has not been paying sufficient perpetrators. about the occurrence.No group or individual Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which responsible for dam construction, said in a attention to a region that is crucial to its The incident took place in the Dasu area of the has claimed the blast yet, China's official caused Chinese casualties, mourns for the statement that it was an "accident". strategy to counter an increasingly Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Xinhua news agency reported from Chinese and Pakistani personnel killed in the Officials said more details would be provided assertive China.ASEAN has been leading Pakhtunkhwa province where Chinese Islamabad.In Beijing, China condemned the attack, and expresses sympathy to their after the investigation."The bus plunged into the main diplomatic effort on Myanmar engineers and construction workers are "bomb attack" on the bus near the Dasu families and the injured," he said. a deep ravine after the blast and caused since a Feb. 1 coup plunged it into helping Pakistan build a dam which is part of hydropower plant and called on the Pakistan "Pakistani security forces have taken measures heavy losses. One Chinese engineer and one turmoil.Myanmar`s junta has shown little the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan government to give “severe punishment” to to control the situation, properly transfer and soldier are missing. The rescue operation has sign of heeding what ASEAN called a five- Economic Corridor (CPEC), officials said. the perpetrators behind it. treat the wounded," Zhao said."China has been launched,” a senior government official point consensus, reached in April, which At least 13 people, including nine Chinese sked for details of the casualties and China’s asked the Pakistani side to thoroughly get to said.Special Assistant to KP Chief Minister seeks an end to violence, political talks and nationals and two Frontier Corps soldiers, reaction to the incident at a media briefing in the bottom of the truth as soon as possible, Kamran Khan Bangash said that a high-level the nomination of a regional special envoy died and 39 others injured when the bus Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry arrest the perpetrators, severely punish them delegation has left for Upper Kohistan to spokesman Zhao Lijian said China expresses to Myanmar.Blinken urged ASEAN to take carrying Chinese engineers and workers to and earnestly protect the safety of Chinese ascertain the facts. its condemnation of the "bomb attack" in "immediate action" on the consensus and appoint the envoy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. Blinken asked for the release of all those "unjustly detained" in Myanmar and the Cuba temporarily lifts restrictions on food, Iran not ready to resume restoration of its democratic transition, Price said. talks on nuclear deal On the disputed South China Sea, Blinken emphasised the U.S. rejection of China`s until President-elect "unlawful maritime claims" and said the medicine imports after protests United States "stands with Southeast Asian Ebrahim Raisi takes over claimants in the face of coercion", Price said.China said the comments were aimed Washington Iran is not prepared to at derailing regional peace and stability. "It resume negotiations on coming is extremely irresponsible of the U.S. to back into compliance with the 2015 deliberately provoke controversy over nuclear deal until Iranian >Cuba's government has President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights administration has begun, a in the South China Sea, sow discord among temporarily lifted diplomatic source said on China and ASEAN countries," Chinese Wednesday. foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian restrictions on food and The source, who spoke on condition told a briefing in Beijing. of anonymity, said Iran had medicine imports in the conveyed this to European officials acting as interlocutors in the South Africa govt plans troop country following demands indirect US-Iranian negotiations and that the current thinking is the surge to quell looting, arson by protesters who took to Vienna talks will not resume before mid-August. and violence: Reports the streets last weekend. "They are not prepared to come back before the new government," said Durban: South Africa plans to deploy up to the source, saying it was not clear 25,000 soldiers in two provinces where whether this meant until Raisi security forces are struggling to quell days Havana. Cuba's government announced on formally takes over on August 5 or Wednesday that it was temporarily lifting campaign on social media calling for "It was a demand made by many travelers and it until his government is in place. of looting, arson and violence, its defence humanitarian aid that they say was launched in was necessary to take this decision," he said on minister told a parliamentary committee on restrictions on the amount of food and "We are now talking probably not medicine travelers could bring into the country a bid to destabilise the country. a roundtable on state television, alongside before mid-August," added the Wednesday, according to local news President Miguel Diaz-Canel.It was not channel eNCA. in an apparent concession to demands by One of the campaign's demands was for the source. protesters who took to the streets last weekend. government to lift customs restrictions on immediately clear how much difference the A military surge of that size would increase change would make to Cuba's humanitarian Talks began in April on reviving the Thousands protested shortages of basic goods, food, medicine and hygiene products that are 2015 nuclear deal, formally named tenfold the number of soldiers deployed in lacking in the country amid its worst economic situation, given that there are very few flights the hot spots of KwaZulu-Natal and curbs on civil liberties and a Covid-19 surge in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of the Communist-run country last Sunday. The crisis since the fall of former ally the Soviet into the Caribbean island nation at the moment Gauteng provinces, where the police and due to the pandemic.Government critic Yoani Action (JCPOA), but have army have been battling unrest for days. government blamed US-financed "counter- Union.Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said appeared stuck since their sixth the government would do precisely that from Sanchez, who runs news website 14ymedio, "We have now submitted a request for revolutionaries" for exploiting economic round ended on June 20, with no hardship caused by US sanctions. next Monday, lifting restrictions until year- was quick to tweet that such concessions sign when they may resume.The deployment of (about) 25,000 members," end, albeit not referring to the campaign. would not be enough. according to a video recording of Defence In particular, officials have denounced a agreement, which Democratic and Military Veterans` Minister Nosiviwe former President Barack Obama Mapisa-Nqakula shown on eNCA. negotiated and Republican former Triggered by the jailing of ex-president Jacob What led to rioting in South Africa? Are Indian expats safe All you need to know President Donald Trump Zuma last week, after he failed to appear at abandoned, struck a balance a corruption inquiry, protests have widened WORLD.Widespread looting and violence has expats. Reports are also coming of businesses court order to testify before a state-backed between Iran accepting limits to its into an orgy of looting and an outpouring of plunged SouthAfrica into chaos. The violence, owned by Indians and Indian-origin South inquiry probing allegations of corruption nuclear program in return for relief anger over the hardship and inequality that which erupted last Wednesday with the Africans being targeted by looters.Concerned during his term as president from 2009 to 2018. from economic sanctions.A US persist in South Africa 27 years after the end imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma, for the safety of Indian expats, External Affairs Soon after Jacob Zuma was taken into custody by State Department spokesperson of apartheid.More than 70 people have been has now taken a life of its own. Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar called on his the police, his supporters ran riot in his home confirmed that Iran had asked for killed in the unrest, the worst in South Initial estimates suggest that as many as 72 SouthAfrican counterpart Dr Naledi Pandor on province of KwaZulu-Natal. Over the more time because of its Africa for years, and hundreds of people have been killed, mostly in stampedes, Wednesday. Pandor assured the Ministry of weekend, the rioting spread to Gauteng presidential transition.We were businesses wrecked. Food and fuel supplies as thousands plundered retail outlets, malls and External Affairs (MEA) that the Government province, which is home to South Africa's prepared to continue negotiating are running short.hopping malls and but the Iranians requested more even radio stations.The South Africanof South Africa is doing its utmost to restore largestcity-Johannesburg. time to deal with their presidential warehouses have been ransacked or set government has deployed more than 1,200 normalcy.The South African Foreign Ministry ablaze in several cities, mostly in Zuma`s Enraged by Zuma's arrest, his supporters blocked transition," said the State home in the KwaZulu-Natal province, troops in two provinces - KwaZulu-Natal and stressed that the ongoing events are criminal in roads and highways, using burnt tires and other Department spokesperson. especially the Indian Ocean port city of Gauteng - in a bid to contain the violence and nature and not politically or racially objects as obstacles.It took little time for the "When Iran is done with its process, Durban, and the financial and economic restore order.In a televised address to the nation motivated.In addition to EAM Jaishankar's rioting to erupt into a mindless spree of looting we are prepared to plan our return centre Johannesburg and surrounding on Sunday, South African President Cyril meeting with Pandor, Secretary (MEA) Sanjay and arson. Shops were burnt and malls were to Vienna to continue with our Gauteng province.But in signs of a public Ramaphosa even expressed concerns about the Bhattacharya also met Joel Sibusiso Ndebele, pillaged as thousands took to the streets in talks," she added. "We remain backlash, residents in some areas on violence being ethnically based.Among areas South Africa's High Commissioner to India, to protest. Videos from Johannesburg and other interested in seeking mutual return Wednesday turned suspected looters into affected by the rioting are Durban, discuss the situation.Last week, former South parts of the two affected provinces show rioters to compliance with the JCPOA, police, blocked entrances to malls and in Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg, all of African president Jacob Zuma (79) was stealing food, electric appliances, liquor and though as (Secretary of State some cases armed themselves as vigilantes which have a sizeable population of Indian sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt even clothes. Antony Blinken) has made clear, to form road blocks or scare them away. of court. Zuma was found guilty of defying a this offer will not be on the table In Vosloorus, southern Johannesburg, indefinitely.” minibus taxi operators, many of whom have guns, fired bullets into the air to scare off looters."We can`t just allow people from nowhere to come and loot here," said Paul Magolego, Vosloorus taxi association Pak closes key border crossing with Afghanistan after spokesperson, adding that taxi drivers had had no business since Monday because of the unrest.Underscoring the inherent dangers in such vigilantism, a 15-year-old reports of Taliban seizing nearby area boy was killed by a stray bullet in Vosloorus, according to a Reuters photographer who saw the body. Magolego said the taxi owners arrived on the scene Karachi Pakistan has closed down its key important road between (Spin) Boldak and after he was dead.In Alexandra township in border crossing with Afghanistan in Chaman and Kandahar customs with the northern Johannesburg, one of the city`s Balochistan province following reports of Mujahideen assuring traders and residents poorest neighbourhoods, a Reuters Taliban fighters taking control of an in the area that their "security is correspondent saw soldiers moving door- important border crossing point Spin Boldak guaranteed".The Pakistan government to-door to confiscate stolen items, with the in Afghanistan, a senior official said on insists it will not take sides in Afghanistan help of civilians opposed to the Wednesday. as foreign troops withdraw from the war- looting.Citizens armed with guns, many Chaman Assistant Commissioner Arif Kakar torn country. from South Africa`s white minority, confirmed to the media that the Friendship The Taliban militants have seized dozens of blocked off streets to prevent further Gate crossing at the Chaman border with districts inAfghanistan in recent weeks and plundering, in Durban, Reuters TV footage showed. Others were forming online Afghanistan has been closed. are now thought to control about a third of groups to help clean up and rebuild "Security is on high alert," he said but didn't the country amid withdrawal of the US and devastated neighbourhoods.Security forces comment on the reports about Taliban Western troops from Afghanistan. say they have arrested more than 1,200 fighters seizing control of the Spin Boldak Under a deal with the Taliban, the US and its people, while President Cyril Ramaphosa crossing.Spin Boldak is a strategic crossing NATO allies agreed to withdraw all troops met political party leaders on Wednesday to point along with the bordering Pakistani in return for a commitment by the militants discuss the unrest. The violence appeared to town of Chaman and heavy trade is carried that they would prevent extremist groups have abated in some areas, but in others, on between the two countries from this from operating in areas they control. there was renewed burning and looting. point.The Taliban have in recent weeks made US President Joe Biden last week announced Some rich Durban residents chartered small gains by seizing a string of border crossings that America's nearly 20-year military planes and helicopters out of the city, a crossing even as Afghan government area.Social media showed reports saying Reuters photographer reported. and dry ports.Social media platforms carried mission in Afghanistan will conclude on pictures of Taliban fighters near Spin Boldak officials insisted they still had control of the that the Taliban had taken control of the August 31. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 HealthHEALTH THE SIKH TIMES 9

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) terms with retirement and making a transition statistics reveal that a total of 1,35,445 people to a sedentary lifestyle." committed suicide in 2012 which amounts to a Examinations, especially the waiting period an average of 15 suicides an hour or 371 suicides between exams to the results being declared is daily. Maharashtra ranked second on the suicide when students are most vulnerable. In recent index with Tamil Nadu topping it. times, unemployment, an unsatisfactory Aasra, a 24x7 suicide helpline based out of financial position and marital discord have Mumbai receives about 50 calls daily from also been seen as the major reasons of people who, almost at the verge of suicide depression. Blaming the changing social and are seeking out help. Jhonson DepressionDepression scenario for the rise in depression rates and Thomas, the director of this crisis subsequent suicides, Thomas said, "India has intervention centre said, "The callers on the rise, undetected been in a transition phase, since the last 15-20 are usually really desperate and years, with a changing value and support right at the edge as seeking help is system. The MNC culture has brought about not ingrained in our culture and long working hours, lesser time spent with any drastic step. "We that contribute largely to depression." y-based psychiatrist, Neville Misquitta said, people prefer to sort out an issue family, more distractions and more reliance on cajole the caller to share Commenting on the fact that Indians do not "The stigma for mental health patients arises on their own." The counsellors technology etc." Pointing out the flaws in a his/her problem in detail take their mental health very seriously and are from the behaviours and emotions that sets remain with them on the call for nuclear family structure he added, "Joint and vent out their bottled sceptical of addressing it she added, "There are them apart from others. Once these are durations ranging from 20 families earlier used to be a huge protective emotions. Once that is many stigmas and misconceptions associated controlled, there is no stigma. And modern minutes to 2-3 hours, set-up as there were so many people to talk to. done its easier to address with mental health and well being. medication can do this. If diagnosed with depending on the the issue and offer depression the person needs to follow the Man is social animal and needs to constantly situation, and While people rush to a doctor for a normal talk things out." solutions," he added. cold and flu they avoid seeing a psychologist prescribed medical advice. The road to discourage Corporations and educational institutions all Many psychologists and as they feel that a psychological disorder is recovery is normally smooth but one needs them from have a provision for in house counsellors who doctors believe that suicide their own doing that they need to be ashamed to be patient." taking can be approached. "While companies do have is a mere trigger reaction to of." Emphasising on the need for quick Speaking about the average age group of a counselling cell, employees refrain from unaddressed issues that identification and diagnosis of such disorders, the callers on the suicide helpline Thomas using it openly or otherwise as firstly you have been piling on. City- she added, "Very few people know that mental added, "15-45 is the most prominent age cannot discuss work related problems there based psychologist, Dr health is directly co-related to hormonal group that is prone to suicidal tendencies and secondly no one wants to be seen as a Himani Chaphekar, who imbalance or chemical changes/imbalances globally. The second most vulnerable age whiney, problematic employee," said Neelam treats 8-10 depression and is hence also physiological. All this group comprises 60 plus people. While for Puri, an IT professional. "The constant patients every month, misconception ensures that people are not able the first age group its usually a break-up, competition these days is really nerve said, "Stress levels have to distinguish between sadness, normal loss of a loved one or a general loss that's the wrecking. From climbing the corporate ladder, gone up right from anxiety and clinical depression that requires biggest trigger, among the second age group to looking good, to managing all the stress school level which treatment." the reasons range from loneliness, chronic factors related to city life and then the financial continues well into the Adding to it illnesses, coping with the lack of old age. Excessive loved ones to and emotional upheavals really takes a toll and another a l l of us do feel depressed every now and expectations to excel, cit coming to societal pressures and then," confessed Nafisa being unsatisfied Begum, an advertising with what you professional have are the factors

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pregnancy and is for good doubled by the eighth Pregnancy month. There are changes such as: eyeeye -Increase in blood volume Mom-to-be take special -Increase in cardiac output -Increase in heart care of your heart This negligence can cause blindness or healthhealth rate vision impairment in the long run. Follow -Decrease in blood the Ten Commandments for good eye pressure Eyes are the most health and vision, to keep your window to a However, women colourful life safe. neglected especially who has a late Wash your hands pregnancy or has Wash your hands thoroughly before a pre-existing when we spend touching your eyes. Our hands are filled cardiovascular with dirt and minute pollutants, when they hours straining our diseases, will not meet your eyes can cause eye infections be able to eyes in front of the handle the and conjunctivitis. increase the Quit smoking screen - computer or cardiac input, Smoking is bad for the human body heart beat including your eyes. Excessive smoking or smartphones. rate and the constant chewing of tobacco can cause macular (eye-nerve) degeneration or blood Even if you have god vision and have no blindness, due to the presence of harmful volume to trouble in reading, go for a vision check at compound, nicotine. the body. least once a year. This is a good way to UV protect your eyes The cardiac detect various eye related ailments and Yes, sunshine is good for eye health, but ailments prevent it with timely treatment. nothing in excess is ever good. If your work which can Do not ignoreI demands you to stay prove fatal f you face any abnormality outdoors, then always during with your vision never wear good UV protected pregnancy neglect it. Take action and sunglasses. This will help As a mother's body are: consult an ophthalmologist Anti-epileptic drugs: prevent or delay the prepares to take care of Cardiomyopathy: For cardiac disorders should seizure recurrence. at that instance. This action Anti-epileptic drugs can problem of cataract. two individuals, the heart women with consult a cardiologist and Doctor's consultation is of yours will help prevent also induce a cardiac Wear safety goggles has to work overtime to Cardiomyopathy, the heart a gynaecologist before extremely important in major problem in the problem with the baby. Eye injuries can also accommodate all the is weak and is not able to planning a baby. such situations. future. Most women do not impair your vision in a imminent changes. An pump large amount of Congenital heart defect: Blink your eyes regularly have the luxury of great way; in order to over-worked heart often blood through the body and If the mother or father had Keep blinking your eyes, to stopping avoid it always leads to certain health maintain a normal electrical a congenital heart defect, keep your eyes fresh and avoid eyestrain. medications remember to wear safety goggles or woes, viz, swollen rhythm for the pregnant there is a 5 - 10 per cent Computer users tend to blink their eyes far during eyewear, while working with chemicals, ankles, fatigue, mild mother. This can lead to chance that the child could less, thus it is recommended that they pregnancy playing sports, bursting crackers or while shortness of breath, and heart failure or irregular have it at birth. If both the should follow the eye exercise of blinking without swimming. frequent urination. heartbeats called mother and father had a their eyes every three-four seconds. Stare at a distance Women with pre-existing arrhythmias. This can be congenital heart defect at Splash water All work and no play will surely make your cardiovascular diseases lethal for both the mother birth, there is a higher risk Splashing your eyes with water will help to lethargic and add strain to your eyes. Take a or conditions like and baby. that the child would be relieve your eyes from excessive stress. break and change the focus of your eyes to diabetes, high Heart valve disease: For born with it. Such parents Thus, whenever you feel your eyes are greener or look at a distance. Practice eye cholesterol, obesity, women with heart valve are asked to do a feotal strained, go splash some water on them. hypertension or women disease, heart's valves do ecogram before the 24th exercises for good vision. who smoke, are at higher not work the way they week of Eat healthy food risk of these should and the heart will pregnancy Nourish your eyes with foods that improve complications. These not be able to handle the . your eyes like carrots, apricots and complications may have changes in the blood blueberries.All these foods are rich in beta- an important impact on volume and pressure. It can carotene and are good for vision. the mother and the baby. be lethal for both the Go for a routine check-up During pregnancy, mother and the baby. changes occur to the How should the heart and blood vessels mother prepare her that add stress on a heart for woman's body and pregnancy? increase the workload of Lethal heart the heart. The cardiac diseases: Women input, heart beat rate and with heart the blood volume ailments or a increases during family history of New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

Sensex gains over 100 points in early Shortage of chips, worth a few Gold, Silver prices Yellow metal dollars, costing global firms trade; Nifty tops 15,850 billions witnesses marginal dip, silver jumps on Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index majors L&T, New Delhi Vehicles, computers, mobile HDFC Bank and HCL Tech amid a largely positive trend in phones and other smart gadgets, with global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 111.50 sticker prices ranging up to thousands of MCX | Check latest rates here points or 0.21 per cent higher at 53,015.55 in initial deals, while dollars, are stuck on assembly lines for lack the broader NSE Nifty rose 31.30 points or 0.20 per cent to of components that may just cost a couple 15,885.25. of dollars In the last three months, many market:According to news agency Reuters, gold prices were flat on L&T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging over 3 per large global and domestic auto cent, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Dr manufacturers — Tata Motors, Ford, Thursday and hovered near a four- week high, scaled in the previous Reddy’s and UltraTech Cement.On the other hand, M&M, Asian Mahindra, Volkswagen, Audi, Fiat, Paints, Maruti, ITC, Titan and Infosys were among the laggards. General Motors — have issued advisories session on the global front. The stating production levels will be held well development comes after the In the previous session, Sensex ended 134.32 points or 0.25 per below capacity. U.S.Federal Reserve Chair Jeremy cent higher at 52,904.05, and Nifty advanced 41.60 points or Electronics giant Apple has also said it cannot Powell signalled 'powerful support' 0.26 per cent to 15,853.95.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) produce iPhones fast enough to meet for economic recovery and boosted were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares demand. Sony has struggled to meet gold's appeal as an inflation hedge.As worth Rs 1,303.95 crore on Wednesday, as per provisional demand for its new ... per the report, the spot gold was exchange data."IT results out so far including that of majors like steady at $1,824.81 per ounce after TCS and Infosys indicate a strong order pipeline emboldening attaining its peak on July 16 at the companies to raise their revenue guidance to 14 to 17 per Petrol rate hits new high, $1,829.55. U.S gold futures increased cent. This augurs well for the industry and can invite further 0.1 per cent to $1,826.40 per investments," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment crosses Rs 107 per litre-mark in ounce.ECB board member Isabel Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. Mumbai Schnabel was quoted by Reuters as However, Nifty is likely to face resistance around 15,900, since saying that the European Central FIIs are consistent sellers at higher levels, he said, adding that New Delhi After trading on the higher stand at Rs 69,500 per kg on the Bank needs to view higher core NEW DELHI: Petrol rates in Mumbai side on the Multi Commodity MCX.Yesterday, the price of gold inflation before modifying its retail activity is high in mid and small-cap space, as heavy FII climbed to Rs 107.54 per litre on Thursday, Exchange (MCX) for two days in a stood at Rs 47,982 per 10 grams on tightening policy and outlook. Gold is selling is in large caps. touching another record high as fuel rates row this week, the prices of gold and the MCX with a hike of 0.21 per cent often viewed as a hedge against Further, global support to the markets comes from US Fed chief were hiked again. While, diesel rates stood at silver changed on July 15, 2021. Gold or Rs 101. On the other hand, silver inflation and currency debasement Jerome Powell's remark that rates will remain near zero until Rs 97.45 per litre in Mumbai.Petrol prices futures maturing on August 5, 2021, traded on the higher side at Rs 69,096 and large stimulus measures tend to "inflation goes persistently and materially higher". This has were hiked by up to 35 paise whereas diesel stand at Rs 48,270 per 10 grams, per kg and saw a jump of 0.02 per cent support it.On the other hand, silver further emboldened the equity bulls, he noted. were increased by 15 paise, according to a recording a dip of Rs 0.05 per cent or or Rs 15. The price of gold and silver dipped 0.3 per cent to $26.16 per Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul and Hong Kong price notification of state-owned fuel Rs 24.Meanwhile, witnessing a hike stood at Rs 48,299 and Rs 69,412 ounce and platinum fell 0.5 per cent were trading with gains in mid-session deals, while Tokyo was in retailers. of 0.11 per cent or Rs 76, silver when the market closed yesterday. to $1,123.83 on the international the red. In Delhi, the retail price of both petrol and futures maturing on September 3 Gold and silver prices on international market. diesel stood at Rs 101.54 per litre and Rs 89.87 per litre respectively.As for Bhopal, petrol prices soared to Rs 109.89 per litre and diesel costs Rs 98.67 per litre. West Bengal's RBI bars Mastercard Kolkata reported Rs 101.74 per litre for Mehul Choksi lands in Antigua and petrol and Rs 93.02 per litre for diesel.Rates from issuing new cards have been increased across the country and differ from state to state depending on the from July 22 incidence of value-added tax. Barbuda after getting bail in Dominica New Delhi: In a major supervisory Meanwhile, Congress has decided to launch a action, the Reserve Bank on 10-day nationwide agitation against NEW DELHI: Diamantaire Mehul island (Dominica). All courtesies inflation from July 7. Several other political Wednesday indefinitely barred Choksi has landed in Antigua and extended to him would be greatly the US-based Mastercard from parties have protested against the increasing Barbuda, where he has been staying appreciated," the CT scan report dated fuel prices across the country. issuing new credit, debit and since 2018 after leaving India, after June 29 signed by Doctors Yerandy prepaid cards with effect from Fuel costs have been ratcheted up to current 51 days of custody in neighbouring Galle Gutierrez and Rene Gilbert levels by the combined effects of rising July 22 for its failure to comply Dominica for illegal entry which Veranes of Princess Margaret with data storage benchmark Brent prices and numerous tax his lawyers claim was a kidnapping Hospital of Dominica said. hikes over the past few years.The record- plan, local media reported. Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,500 crore norms.Mastercard, a major card high gasoline and diesel prices are leaving Choksi, 62, was given bail by bank fraud case in India, had issuing entity in the country, is some Indian car owners unable to afford the Dominica High Court to travel back mysteriously gone missing on May 23 the third company to have been cost of using their vehicles and spurring the toAntigua for seeking medical help from Antigua and Barbuda where he barred by RBI from acquiring country’s transport industry to agitate for from a neurologist based there. has been staying since 2018 as a new customers after American change. After depositing bail money of EC citizen. Express Banking Corp and Fuel prices in India are at records even though (East Caribbean) dollar 10,000, He was detained in neighbouring island Diners Club International over Brent is well below its peak. The Choksi in a shirt and shorts flew country of Dominica for illegal entry data storage issue."The Reserve government kept upping taxes last year even back to Antigua in a chartered after a possible romantic escapade Bank of India (RBI) has today as it put the country into a national lockdown plane, Antigua News Room with his rumoured girlfriend.His and global crude prices collapsed. imposed restrictions on reported.While seeking bail, The doctors recommend an urgent review of his lawyers alleged that he was abducted Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd. India currently imports 85 per cent of its oil Choksi had attached his medical reports, medical condition by a neurologist and a from Jolly Harbour in Antigua on May 23 by needs. (Mastercard) from on-boarding including CT scan, which showed "mildly neurosurgical consultant. policemen looking like Antiguan and Indian new domestic customers (debit, Pricey fuel to affect auto worsening hematoma". "The services are not currently available on the and brought to Dominica on a boat. credit or prepaid) onto its card network from July 22, 2021," the industry's recovery: Siam central bank said in a statement. The RBI, however, clarified that its Ford looks to wrap up India factory operations supervisory action will not NEW DELHI: The auto industry has raised a red flag over the spike in fuel prices and said impact the services of the that expensive petrol and diesel will hit existing customers of Mastercard demand for cars and two-wheelers, while in the country.Announcing the leading to strong inflationary trends as soon; in talks with Ola for contract manufacturing ban on Mastercard, RBI said, freight costs go up.The concern comes at a "notwithstanding lapse of time when the industry grapples with CHENNAI: Ford is looking to wrap up its Indian considerable time and adequate uncertainties around the coronavirus opportunities being given, the pandemic, and possibility of a third wave. manufacturing operations and may take a call entity has been found to be non- Kenichi Ayukawa, the CEO of Maruti Suzuki on its Maraimalainagar and Sanand factories who is also the president of industry body later this year. Towards this, the American compliant with the directions on Siam, said that with petrol retail prices automaker has been in talks with various car Storage of Payment System staying over Rs 100 in many parts of the companies for both contract manufacturing Data".Mastercard is a payment country and diesel upwards of Rs 90, the and/or sale of its Indian factories, the latest system operator authorised to sales of cars and two-wheelers will be with Ola, which could use Ford’s factories to operate a card network in the hit.Unfortunately, with the fuel prices going build electric carsAn Ola spokesperson refused country under the Payment and up, we will be getting a negative impact on to comment, while Ford India’s spokesman Settlement Systems Act, 2007 our industry… Historically, whenever there termed it speculative: "We would not like to comment on speculations. We continue to (PSS Act). is a rise in fuel prices, there has been a In terms of RBI's circular on slowdown in demand. We have to be assess our capital allocations in India and cautious of this phenomenon, and monitor expect to have an answer in the second half of Storage of Payment System Data the market trend,” Ayukawa said. this year,” Ford India’s spokesperson said. on April 6, 2018, all system He said that the upward trend in fuel costs Ford went slow with their contract providers were directed to ensure may dissuade people from using vehicles manufacturing discussions for two years that within a period of six months frequently. “We have to carefully watch the because "talks were at an advanced level with the entire data relating to demand in the market because Mahindra & Mahindra" and was looking at payment systems is stored only in automatically, (with the) fuel prices going "cross badging and new product alliance plans India. Also Read: Petrol, Diesel up, people will hesitate to use vehicles. That with the Indian partner would take care of Ford Prices Today, July 15, 2021: Fuel is a big concern for us.” India's 400000 units per annum capacity at China border. The passenger vehicle market Ford can make cars and engines across its two prices hiked after 2 days of pause, Maraimalainagar and Sanand," said a source. has shrunk sharply leaving manufacturing factories, one in Chennai and another in check rates in your city Congratulations!After the talks with M&M fell capacities under utilised, across Sanand, Gujarat. Zomato IPO fully subscribed in the through, in January, Ford initiated the process They were also required to report manufacturers. The Chennai plant can make two lakh cars and compliance to RBI and submit a first day of bidding all over again to identify partners including "The uncertainty in the long-term growth 3.50 lakh engines, while the Sanand facility MG, Changan and Great Wall. Changan and board-approved System Audit prospects of the auto industry has resulted in can manufacture 2.4 lakh cars and assemble 2.7 Report conducted by a CERT-In Mumbai The much-awaited initial public Great Wall though evinced preliminary serious challenges for Ford, including capacity lakh engines. The struggling automaker sold offering (IPO) of online food delivery interest, but dropped their India plans (for now) utilization," said another source. less than 2,800 cars in June. empanelled auditor within platform Zomato witnessed a healthy because of geo-political tensions at the Indo- specified timelines. Also Read: response from retail investors and was fully subscribed. Data available on BSE showed that the issue got subscribed 1.05 times at the end of the first Mutual fund investors have final say in scheme’s closure: Supreme Court day of the IPO. The issue period continues till July 16.By the end of the IPO market on MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on of its investors by a simple majority prior approval of Sebi while deciding to Wednsday, the shares earmarked for the Wednesday empowered investors in a to its decision to wind up the six close a scheme. qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) were subscribed 0.98 times, while those of non- mutual fund scheme to have the final say on schemes. Some aggrieved investors On February 12, the SC had allowed the e- institutional investors was subscribed nearly its closure after trustees who manage it give had also moved SC challenging the voting process for winding up of six MF 0.13 times and that of the retail individual a “reasoned nod” for winding it up. Under validity of Sebi’s MF regulations. schemes. In December last year, the investors (RIIs) was subscribed 2.69 times. present rules, trustees alone have the right In their 77-page order, Justices S investors had voted their consent to the The shares for employees were subscribed 0.18 to decide on the closure of a scheme. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna decision to close down the six schemes times.The largest IPO of the year, Zomato The landmark verdict came in the case dealt with the interpretation of but the final results of the voting was not opened on Wednesday at Rs 72-76 per share. relating to the winding-up of Franklin Sebi’s rules and regulations related disclosed till February 12 under the On Tuesday, the company said that it has raised Templeton MF’s six debt schemes. In April to the issue of winding up of a apex court’s order. Rs 4,196 crore from several prominent 2020, Franklin Templeton MF’s trustees scheme and the process followed The SC had also allowed disbursal of institutional investors as part of an anchor had agreed to close down the schemes due during the same. funds to investors in these schemes book allocation. It has allocated 55.2 crore to a severe liquidity crunch in the debt They also said that to start the under the supervision of SBI MF. equity shares, to anchor investors, at a price of market after a Covid-induced lockdown. winding-up process, the trustees According to the disbursal schedule, by Rs 76 per share.The Singapore government, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and the Abu The SC also upheld the validity of Sebi’s should give a public notice in the end of the week nearly Rs 21,100 Dhabi Investment Authority, among others, mutual fund regulation under which these n e w s p a p e r s t o d i s c l o s e crore would have been distributed to the were the participants in the anchor book.ts schemes are being closed down. The court circumstances leading to theirproceed in accordance with the law”. investors of the six FTMF schemes, a held that Sebi can look into the decision of noted that along with global investors, the decision to close the scheme.The apex court said that Sebi had the powers release from the fund house said last week. the trustees in case of a closure of a anchor portion witnessed strong participation Justice Khanna said that they had to pass directions under Sections 11 and The six schemes are FTMF’s Low Duration scheme.The SC judgment came on an from domestic mutual funds.The issue “reservations on the said observations (of 11B of the Sebi Act which deal with the Fund, Ultra Short Bond Fund, Short Term comprises an offer for sale of Rs 375 crore by appeal filed by Franklin Templeton MF Karnataka HC) for the simple reason that if protection of investors’ interests. SC, Income Plan, Credit Risk Fund, Dynamic the Info Edge and a fresh issue worth Rs 9,000 against a Karnataka high court order that there is a violation of the regulations...by however, said that trustees need not take Accrual Fund, and Income Opportunities crore. had asked the fund house to get the consent the trustees or AMC, it is open to Sebi to Fund. New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma joins Paris Saint- WTC 2021-2023: India to host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Germain on 5-year deal after AC Milan exit Australia; tour England, South Africa, Bangladesh New Delhi Italy’s star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved two penalties in DUBAI: India will once again not play percentage of points won will be used to of cricket lovers too was great to see, and I the Euro 2020 final against England has Pakistan in the second cycle of World Test determine the standings.Earlier, each Test am sure they will all be waiting eagerly for signed a five-year contract with Paris Championship with three away tours lined series carried a value of 120 points which led the second edition. We will regroup with Saint-Germain on Wednesday. up in the next two years, starting with the to certain inequality in the table as a team new energy for the next cycle starting with Donnarumma, who was crowned Euro 2020 England series next month. winning a Test in a two-match series got 60 our series against England."Reigning Player of the Tournament after Italy's As per rule, each of the nine nations in the points compared to five-game series where a champion New Zealand skipper Kane victory over England in the final, helped World Test Championship calendar play Test win is valued at 24 points. Williamson said WTC has revived people's Milan finish second in Serie A last season to against six nations of their choice and in the PTI had last month reported that ICC was set to interest in the traditional format of the secure Champions League qualification for 2021-2023 cycle, India will play Sri Lanka introduce the new standardised points game."The WTC has certainly added more the first time since 2013-14. instead of West Indies, whom they played in system for the second WTC cycle. context and brought new meaning to Test During his six seasons in Serie A, the 22- 2017 during the inaugural edition. ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice cricket and it was awesome to see the year-old made 215 league appearances, While the August 4 start of the five-Test series said the changes were made to simplify the interest that was generated around the Final while becoming the youngest goalkeeper in against England kicks off India's WTC points system while taking learnings from against India," he said."We know trying to Italian national team history, at the age of campaign, they will also tour South Africa the disruption last year."We received defend the title will be a huge challenge, 17 years and 189 days, during a game between December 2021 to January 2022 feedback that the previous points system they had played."Apart from the India- but our focus will be on making sure we against France, in September 2016.PSG and an away series against Bangladesh in needed to be simplified. The Cricket England series, the Ashes later this year will prepare as well as we can for the tours ahead said that Donnarumma has signed a deal November 2022.The biggest series apart Committee took this into consideration be the only other five-match affair in the and trying to maintain our level of until the end of June 2026. from England away Tests will be the when proposing a new, standardized points second cycle which will end in June performance."England captain Joe Root "I am delighted to be part of this huge club," marquee four Tests againstAustralia at home system for each match," Allardice said in a 2023.Australia's tour of India next year is the describes the upcoming five-Test duel Donnarumma said. "I feel ready to take on between September and early November statement."During the pandemic we had to only four-Test series in the upcoming cycle. against India as an "interesting this new challenge and continue to grow next year.India will host New Zealand in change to ranking teams on the points table India captain Virat Kohli said after losing the challenge"."We start our campaign in the here. With Paris, I want to win as much as November this year for two Test matches using the percentage of available points won inaugural WTC final to New Zealand, he second edition of the ICC World Test possible and to bring joy to the and Sri Lanka will be hosted in February- by each team, since all series could not be expects his side to regroup with "new Championship against the finalists of last supporters."Earlier on Wednesday, March 2022 after the away tour of South completed."This helped us determine the energy" in the new cycle.“It was great to time, which is an interesting challenge Donnarumma posted an emotional Africa.The ICC on Wednesday also finalists and we were able to complete the have played the final of the ICC World Test straight away," he said.”India are a fine all- Instagram message to Milan supporters. officially confirmed that teams will be championship within the scheduled time Championship against New Zealand in what round side and it would be good to test them "All the Rossoneri I met, from the first to the awarded standardised 12 points for a win, frame. This method also allowed us to was a memorable contest. Not just the final, in our home conditions. We narrowly missed last day, will always be in my heart as a four for a draw and six for a tie during the compare the relative performance of teams we saw the determination of players out on qualifying for the final last time and fundamental part of that journey through second cycle.The ICC further said that at any time, regardless of how many matches throughout the first edition of the are looking to do better this time.” life that made me what I am today," he championship," Kohli said."The following said."I wish Milan all possible success and I do that with my heart, for the affection that ties me to these colours, a sentiment that distance and time cannot cancel.I arrived at India cricketer tests positive for Covid-19, players Milan when I was little more than a child, Roger Federer for eight years I wore this jersey with pride. memorabilia fetches I also achieved important personal targets were told not to go to Wimbledon and Euro with the Rossoneri shirt, such as my debut $4.7 million at auction at the age of 16 in Serie A. I experienced extraordinary years that I will never A player of the Indian cricket team in GENEVA: Roger Federer may have forget."Donnarumma will be in England has tested positive for seen his dreams of Olympic gold competition with the experienced Keylor dashed this week, but he can Navas for the goalkeeeper's jersey. Covid -19 virus and is staying in celebrate that t-shirts, racquets and home isolation at the moment. Jay shoes from his trophy-laden tennis career proved a treasure trove at 'No sign' Cristiano Ronaldo shah had warned the cricketers to auction.The sports legend saw not go out as the Delta variant was every single item that went under wants to leave Juventus the hammer at a two-phased rampant in England. Christie's auction sold, raking in MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo has given no £3.4 million ($4.7 million, 3.98 indication he wants to leave Juventus and is New Delhi Aplayer of the Indian cricket team in million euros). expected back in Turin later this month, club England has tested positive for Covid -19 The combined proceeds from an director Pavel Nedved said on Wednesday. virus. The player who tested positive will not online and a live auction -- over "Cristiano is on holiday. We have no signal be travelling to Durham, where the Indian team three times more than his £1- from his entourage that he wants to leave. is scheduled to assemble on Thursday million target -- will go to the We're waiting for him and he will return afternoon and prepare for a three-day warm-up Roger Federer Foundation, which around July 25 as scheduled," Nedved said game against a County Championship XI team supports educational projects in at the unveiling of the calendar for the 2021- from July 20.Indian cricketers were on a three- southern Africa and his native 2022 season.The 36-year-old Portuguese Switzerland."I am overwhelmed week break post the World Test Championship by the generosity and enthusiasm international has one year left in his (WTC) final loss against New Zealand. of the support from around the contract.His future had been in doubt after a Jay Shah had warned the cricketers to not go out world," Federer said in a statement. difficult campaign during which Juventus as rhe Delta variant was rampant. Players were Covid-19.The development forced an overhaul were affected by it.We have been mindful that The auction of items the 20-time lost their Serie A crown after nine years, spotted at Wimbledon, Euro. In his letter, Jay of the England ODI squad, with Ben Stokes the emergence of the Delta variant, along with Grand Slam winner's career exited the Champions League in the last 16 Shah had also asked the players to not go out being appointed the captain of the team. our move away from the stringent enforcement happened in two phases. and only sealed fourth place and elite because vaccination does not provide A second-string England clean-swept Pakistan 3- of biosecure environments, could increase the A live sale on June 23 in London European football on the final day.Juventus immunity.Last week before the first ODI 0 in the ODI series, but the question of how the chances of an outbreak. We made a strategic focused on Federer's career at the open next season at Udinese with against Pakistan, the England and Wales virus breached the bubble was left answered.In choice to try to adapt protocols, in order to four Grand Slams: Wimbledon and MassimilanoAllegri fired up as he returns as Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that seven his statement, ECB chief executive Tom support the overall wellbeing of our players the Australian, French and US coach two years after being sacked despite members of the team including three players Harrison mentioned the Delta variant of the and management staff who have spent much of Opens.The subsequent online sale winning five consecutive league titles with and four staff members tested positive for virus without revealing if the squad members the last 14 months living in very restricted from June 23 to July 14 featured the Turin club."There was a certain routine conditions,” Harrison had said. 300 lots from other tournaments with (Allegri) for five years," said Nedved. spanning 21 years -- dating back to "Then he went for two years to take a little his first Olympics appearance at holiday but now he's back with great Eng vs Ind: Danni Wyatt’s unbeaten 89 helps England to the Sydney 2000 Games, aged just motivation."Former Czech Republic 19. international Nedved agreed that Juventus The items sold online found buyers had probably celebrated more at finishing beat India by 8-wickets to clinch T20I series 2-1 from 44 countries and across six fourth at the end of last season than winning continents, Christie's said. the 'Scudetto' in 2020 with Maurizio Sarri. The highlight of the online sale was a set of three rackets used at the 2019 "I think it's true when Sarri says we didn't New Delhi Riding on an unbeaten For England, left-arm spinner knock of 89 from opener Danni Sophie Ecclestone (3/35) was the Wimbledon Championships, celebrate that Scudetto very much, because which sold for £162,500 -- more perhaps it came naturally as we had already Wyatt, England defeated India pick of the bowlers. Katherine than 23 times above their estimate won so much."We tried again with Andrea by eight wickets in the final T20I Brunt (2/27) and Nat Sciver (1/16) of £7,000-10,000. Pirlo (coach last season), but we ended in in Chelmsford on Wednesday. w e r e t h e o t h e r w i c k e t "The prices achieved have been fourth. We celebrated that achievement after Chasing 154 to win, Wyatt shared takers.England had a shaky start as unbelievable," Federer said. a complicated season perhaps more for the in a 112-run stand for the second they lost Tammy Beaumont (11) "We started collecting items which many sufferings." early, but there were no batting accompanied me on court because Nedved confirmed that the club were wicket with Nat Sciver (42 off we thought that perhaps one day interested in Sassuolo midfielder Manuel 36), and though Sciver fell 22 collapses this time around. Wyatt we could do something meaningful Locatelli after his performance with Italy in short of the victory target, Wyatt brought up her eighth T20I half- with them," he said.He said he and winning Euro 2020. struck the winning runs with century, and first in 19 games, off his wife Mirka were "humbled to eight balls to spare. 33 balls, and went on to strike 12 see that the decision we made will make a profound difference to so Max Verstappen aiming for Batting first, India posted 153 for 6 boundaries and one six, with the many children."The Roger Federer in 20 overs. Opener Shafali Verma failed balls, and was joined by captain opener particularly strong when hitting collection was the most important 'knockout' triumph at to open her account as she was castled by Harmanpreet Kaur (36 from 26) in a 68- over the top straight down the ground or single-owner collection of sporting Katherine Brunt. run partnership for the third wicket. into the covers. Sciver, meanwhile, was a memorabilia ever to come to Silverstone Richa Ghosh (20 off 13) provided a late market, a Christie's representative Smriti Mandhana hammered 70 from 51 perfect foil and kept up her recent fine toldAFP prior to the auction. flourish to India’s innings. form. SILVERSTONE: Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team will seek a potentially decisive "knockout" triumph over defending champions Mercedes and home hero Lewis From PV Sindhu to Mary Kom: Meet India's top medal contenders at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Hamilton in this weekend's British Grand Prix which features a new form of qualifying. New Delhi.It’s nearly time for the Tokyo medal hopes for India. The 26-year-old contingent and there are several big After reeling off his first hat-trick of successive Olympics. After it was postponed from last who won the Silver medal at Rio Olympics names who can defy odds and make wins to move 32 points clear of seven-time year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the is bidding to become only the 2nd athlete their way to the podium. However, the champion Hamilton the 23-year-old Games are all set to get underway from July after Sushil Kumar to win two individual 10m air pistol mixed team pairing of Dutchman is in imperious form. 23 in the Japanese capital. Despite concerns Olympic medals. The reigning world Saurabh and Manu Bhaker are firm Red Bull are revelling in five straight victories over new infections in Tokyo, there is buzz champion reached the All England semi- favourites to bring home a medal. With to lead both championships after nine around the showpiece event with athletes final earlier this year but has not won a title both of them looking to match one races.But he recognises that Hamilton, 36, already beginning to arrive at the Games on the tour since the world championship another, Saurabh and Manu won 5 remains a formidable force, especially on Village. victory in 2019. However, one can't rule successive gold medals at World Cups home soil at Silverstone. India is also hoping its athletes will bring out the shuttler who tends to peak at the before their streak came to an end at the The Briton has won a record seven times at the some joy to the country that has been biggest stages. She is seeded 6th at the Osijek World Cup in June. The duo often windswept former war-time airfield in central England where a capacity crowd of ravaged by the second wave of Covid-19 Games and has a relatively easy draw upbiggest bets for a medal at the Tokyo won a silver medal but they are up with 140,000 is expected on Sunday. this year. The Rio Olympics in 2016 was a until the quarter-final round.Mary Kom, theOlympics. India drew a blank at the Rio the best in the team event.Currently ranked It will be the biggest attendance at a sports step down from the country’s record haul in Mother of Four, an Olympic bronzeGames and Saurabh will be leading the World No. 4, Mirabhai Chanu will be event in Britain since the start of the Covid- London as PV Sindhu (Silver in women’s medalist from 2012, will go for glory at the charge as the shooting contingent looks to looking to become only the second Indian 19 pandemic."I have great respect for Lewis singles badminton) and Sakshi Malik Tokyo Games, which will probably be her return to its glory days.Plenty of hard work weightlifter since Karnam Malleswari in and we are taking nothing for granted," said (Bronze in women’s 58 kg freestyle last appearance at the Games. The 6-timehas been put in by the National Rifle 2000 to win an Olympic medal. And North Verstappen."We are taking each race one at a wrestling) were the only medalists. world champion will be one of the flag Association of India and Saurabh will be Korea's decision to withdraw from the time, but, of course, I am hoping to come out Cut to 2021, India is looking forward to a bearers at the opening ceremony for India. looking to take his consistency to the Games has only boosted Chanu's hopes. of the race with 29 points."Normally it would better show from her athletes and quite a The senior boxer did impress in 2021, Games. The youngster, ranked World No. 2, Chanu currently occupies the fourth place in be a maximum of 25 points for a victory and few of them are heading into the multi-sport winning a silver at the Asian Boxing has medalled in the 10m air pistol event in 5 the women's 49kg Tokyo Games qualifying one for the fastest lap.There are additional event in prime form. Indiatoday.in has Championship. It will be a tough test for World Cup. With 2 gold medals, 2 silvers rankings. Her nearest rival, Ri Song Gum of points on offer this weekend through 'The compiled a list of 10 athletes who are likely Mary but her experience will help her get to and a bronze as recently in June, Saurabh North Korea had pipped Chanu to take the Sprint' which is being used for the first time to bring home a medal from the Tokyo the business end of the women's 51kg bronze medal at the 2019 World as an alternative to the traditional qualifying. will be shooting for glory at the Games.PV Sindhu is one of the biggest category.The 19-year-old is one of India's Games.India have a 15-member shooting Championship by lifting 204kg as against 12 New Delhi, Friday, 16 July, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan to star in Hindi remake of Tamil KritiKriti film Vikram Vedha Sanon's Sanon's rithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan are all set to star in the Hindi remake of the superhit Tamil Hfilm Vikram Vedha. The film will be helmed by the director duo Pushkar-Gayathri, who helmed Mimi to release on the original film, starring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles. The Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha is slated to release on September 30, 2022. HRITHIK ROSHAN AND SAIF ALI KHAN July 30. Film to TEAM UP FOR HINDI REMAKE OF VIKRAM VEDHA Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan have several upcoming projects lined up. While Hrithik is working on Fighter, Saif Ali Khan is waiting for the premiere on release of Bhoot Police. Now, the actors are all set to team up for the Hindi remake of Tamil film Vikram Vedha. Taran Adarsh shared the update on Twitter. He wrote, “HRITHIK - SAIF IN 'VIKRAM VEDHA' REMAKE... #HrithikRoshan Netflix, Jio Cinema and #SaifAliKhan will star in the #Hindi remake of #Tamil film #VikramVedha... Pushkar-Gayathri - the director duo of the original film - will direct the riti Sanon’s upcoming #Hindi version too... 30 Sept 2022 release (sic).” film Mimi has been ABOUT VIKRAM VEDHA Kcreating a lot of buzz. Vikram Vedha is an action thriller film directed by The actress plays the role of a director duo Pushkar-Gayathri. The Tamil original surrogate mother in the starred R Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Laxman Utekar directorial Srinath, Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in venture. On Saturday, July pivotal roles. The story of Vikram Vedha is inspired 10, the makers of the film by the ancient folktale Baital Pachisi. There’s a announced its release date. police inspector Vikram who embarks on a mission Mimi will premiere on to kill the gangster Vedha. He gives himself up and Netflix and Jio Cinema on narrates stories to the cop that change his July 30. Besides Kriti, Mimi perceptions of good and evil. Z stars Pankaj Tripathi, Sai WHAT’S MORE ON THE WORK FRONT? The Tamhankar, Supriya Tripathi Hrithik Roshan has been roped in for Indian cinema’s release and Manoj Pahwa. first aerial action franchise, Fighter. The film will KRITI SANON’S MIMI TO be helmed by Siddharth Anand and will star date of PREMIERE ON JULY 30 Deepika Padukone in the lead role. On the other Kriti Sanon announced the date hand, Saif Ali Khan will be seen next in Bhoot with Kriti of Mimi’s trailer release on Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Friday, July 8. A day later, Gautam. Sanon’s she took to social media to share the release date of her film with her fans and followers. Sharing upcoming the film’s poster, she wrote, “This July, the unexpected offer will change film, Mimi, her LIFE! Delivering the #MimiTrailer in 3 days, #Tuesday! Tamannaah, Anushka #NothingLikeWhatYoureExpecting! #Mimi releasing on 30th July on has been @officialjiocinema & @netflix_in (sic).” MIMI TRAILER TO DROP ON JULY 13 Shetty and Rana announced Along with Mimi’s teaser, Kriti Sanon announced that the film’s trailer . It will will release on July 13. The teaser shows the different stages of pregnancy of Kriti Sanon's character, Mimi. It begins with an exciting premiere first trimester and ends up in a stressful last one. Sharing the teaser, Kriti Daggubati celebrate 6 wrote on Instagram, “It’s nothing like what you’re expecting! on Netflix Delivering the #Mimi trailer on 13th JULY, #Tuesday! Beyondddd Thrilled!! Stay tuned! #MimiTrailer13July (sic).” years of Baahubali and Jio ALL ABOUT MIMI Cinema on Mimi tells an unconventional story about a surrogate mother. Talking about her character in the film, Kriti Sanon said, "I am very excited. It's July 30. based on the subject of surrogacy but actually it's the story of this young girl who wants to be an actor. She's a dancer in Mandawa and she ends up being a surrogate for a couple. Then, the things that follow change her life and also change her as a person." Priyanka Chopra looks radiant as she spends time at ‘timeless India within New York City,’

riyanka Chopra, who extended her wings as an well…A lot, throughout our wedding,” read an entrepreneur earlier this year with the opening excerpt from her post. Chopra had earlier visited Pof an Indian restaurant named Sona in New the restaurant, last month, her first visit ever since irector SS Rajamouli's Baahubali: The York, is on cloud nine as she visited Sona yet the restaurant opened. Here, she had said, “I cannot Baahubali stars Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, again. The global icon took to her social media believe I’m finally at @sonanewyork and seeing Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah in lead roles. platforms to share a stunning set of pictures she our labour of love after 3 years of planning. My D The film completed six years of release today, July shot as she enjoyed an evening at her new venture. heart is so full to go into the kitchen and meet the 10. Following Prabhas, Tamannaah, Anushka Taking to Instagram, Priyanka wrote, “Timeless team that makes @sonanewyork such a Shetty and Rana Daggubati took to social media to India all wit hin the heart of New York City.” In the wholesome experience.” She had also shared how photos, PeeCee looks radiant as she can be seen her restaurant has several Indian touches and why celebrate six years of Baahubali. The film released having a great time at the restaurant. that makes a visit to Sona a ‘unique experience’. in theatres on July 10, 2015, and went on to become one of the highest-grossing film The Sky is Pink actor was busy shooting Citadel in She said, “From my namesake private dining London, during her restaurant’s grand launch room, Mimi’s, to the gorgeous interiors, the TAMANNAAH, RANA AND ANUSHKA earlier this year. She attended the opening stunning art by Indian artists (for sale) and the CELEBRATE 6 YEARS OF BAAHUBALI ceremony virtually. She had recently shared yummy food and drinks, the Sona experience is so Earlier in the day, Prabhas took to Instagram to pictures from her stay in London and what she unique and a part of my heart in the heart of New celebrate six years of Baahubali: The Beginning. would do while she had free time between shoots. York City.” After Prabhas, Tamannaah, Anushka Shetty and Priyanka had revealed how her husband and On the work front, the actor made her OTT debut Rana Daggubati took to social media to raise a toast musician Nick Jonas came up with the name Sona. with Netflix film The White Tiger. She will be next to director SS Rajamouli's masterpiece. Tamannaah She had said, “Yes! Hubby came up with the name seen in The Matrix 4, the Amazon Prime series shared a few pictures from the film and wrote, "It's at an early tasting with the team, as Sona means Citadel and the romantic drama, Text ForYou. an honour to be a part of the movie franchise that ‘gold,’ and he had heard that word in India, changed the course of Indian Cinema.