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PAGE 3PPAGE 5 AGE 6PAGE 8 Corona tally crosses Gurdwara attacked 600, Punjab reports 31 positive cases Pakistan's tally surges to 1000 AGENCY NEW DELHI, MAR 25 ISLAMABAD: The num- ber of confirmed coron- The tally of Corona victims has 17 cases avirus cases in Pakistan in Kabul, 25 killed crossed the figure of 600 in India on confirmed in Hry reached 1000 on Wednesday whereas 44 patients Wednesday, including ISIS claims responsibility, four attackers shot dead have been discharged from different PANCHKULA: A total of 17 pos- 413 in the southeastern itive cases of coronavirus has province of Sindh alone, hospitals till this evening as they been confirmed in Haryana, ac- while 7 people, including AGENCY have been treated successfully. With cording to a government official. a doctor, have died of KABUL, MARCH 25 India strongly 5 new positive COVID-19 cases re- "A total of 461 samples were the infection, Pakistan ported in the last 24 hours, the total sent for COVID-19 testing, of Government said. Afghan and foreign security condemns attack number of positive coronavirus cas- NEW DELHI: India on which 17 were found positive Five new cases were re- forces were reported to have killed es in the national capital reached 35 Wednesday strongly con- and 336 samples were tested ported in the Taftan four unidentified gunmen and sui- on Wednesday, said Delhi Chief demned the terror attack on a negative," said an official. camps, taking the tally in cide bombers who attacked a Sikh Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Similarly gurdwara in Afghanistan’s Informing about the breakup of Balochistan to 115, a religious complex in the Afghan Kabul, saying targeting of a figure reached 31 in Punjab. the 17 cases, the official added, provincial government capital of Kabul on Wednesday, religious place in the midst of "In the last 24 hours, there have "In Faridabad, two cases, 10 spokesperson said. killing at least 25 civilians, mostly the COVID-19 outbreak re- been 5 new COVID-19 cases in Del- cases in Gurugram, one in Pal- "The number of con- Sikhs. flects the "diabolical mindset" hi. One of them has a foreign travel wal, two in Panipat and one in firmed cases in the A child’s body was also recov- of the perpetrators and their history. Now, the total number of Sonepat were confirmed posi- province now stands at ered from the complex. Total backers. The External Affairs cases rises to 35 in Delhi," CM Ke- tive for coronavirus." 115 after five new cases deaths among the worshippers children, were rescued". TOLO News, an Aghan online Ministry said India conveyed jriwal said while addressing a digital According to a recent update by were identified in the were believed to be 25. Eight were An official with Afghanistan’s news group, said the attackers its sincerest condolences to press conference. the Ministry of Health and Fami- Taftan quarantine," the the immediate family mem- ly Welfare, a total of 562 positive spokesperson said, as were wounded in the attack at NATO mission said the response were neutralised in a six-hour op- Earlier today, CM Kejriwal as- bers of the deceased and cases of coronavirus have been reported by Geo News. ’Dharamshala’, as the gurdwara is to the attack had been led and ex- eration. The Islamic State group sured people that the supply of es- called in Kabul, the Ministry of In- ecuted by Afghan forces but they has claimed the attack, according wished speedy recovery to sential commodities will not be confirmed in the country. terior confirmed, adding that 80 had received some advice and as- to the SITE intelligence group, in the injured. hampered at any cost and added that people, including women and sistance from NATO. the latest assault. personnel manning shops. Docs from Goa to undergo training for COVID-19 testing MUMBAI: The Indian Navy on Wednesday flew a team of four doctors They might not need me; but they might. from Goa, who will undergo training for testing COVID-19 samples in PAGE I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile Pune. The team, led by Dr Savio Rodrigues, head of the microbiology as small as mine might be precisely department at Goa Medical College, will undergo training to set up a 2 their necessity. COVID-19 testing facility in Goa, the Navy said. The Navy received the request on Tuesday, after which officials initiated necessary procedures and the aircraft took off for Pune on Wednesday morning. The team has also taken some samples of suspected coronavirus Emily Dickinson patients to Pune for confirmation and it will return to Goa on March 27 NEWS after completion of the training, the Navy stated. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020

BRIEF NEWS Delhi HC directs Centre to provide basic amenities Maharashtra’s first two COVID-19 patients discharged OFB earmarks 285 beds for COVID-19 isolation wards to students stranded at Kazakhstan Airport NEW DELHI: The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has AGENCY Ministry of External Affairs to designated 285 beds for isolation NEW DELHI, MAR 25 promptly appoint a Nodal wards in handling COVID-19 cases. Officer from the Indian Embassy A press release from the Ministry of The Delhi High Court on in Kazakhstan to ensure, inter Defence said, "Forty beds have Wednesday directed the Ministry alia, the welfare, well-being, and been earmarked in hospitals at of External Affairs to safety of all such Indian Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, thirty beds expeditiously provide basic students," the court said. each at Metal and Steel Factory amenities like food, water, "The Nodal Officer is Ishapore, Gun and Shell Factory transportation, medical care and directed to expeditiously Cossipore, Ammunition Factory lodging to Indian students facilitate, secure and provide the AGENCY the first time and their samples Khadki, Ordnance Factory Kanpur, stranded at the Almaty Airport in said students with all basic PUNE, MAR 25 have been sent for second testing Ordnance Factory Khamaria, Kazakhstan for the last few days. amenities and humanitarian again, the reports of which are Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, 25 A division bench of Justice assistance, in terms of, medical The first two reported cases of expected by Wednesday evening. beds at Ordnance Factory Siddharth Mridul and Justice care, boarding (food), lodging coronavirus positive patients in If those reports come negative Ambernath and twenty beds each at Talwant Singh, while hearing the and transportation, as may be Maharashtra have been discharged again they shall be discharged with Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi and matter through video necessary or warranted," it from hospital on Wednesday after due process," Dr Hunkare said. Ordnance Factory Medak." "Setting conferencing, directed the added. successfully overcoming the Earlier, Pune Municipal up of isolation ward and the Ministry of External Affairs to further hearing on April 28. government, who appeared on The court further directed disease. "Both the patients have Corporation PRO Sanjay More corresponding number of beds in ensure the welfare and safety of The petition stated that behalf of the Ministry of External that the details and other been discharged now," said Dr said, "First two positive cases OFB hospitals. This has been done the stranded students. Indian nationals in sizeable Affairs, prayed for time to obtain necessary particulars of the Ramchandra Hunkare, Chief of found in Pune and in Maharashtra by Chairman OFB as per the The court also sought a numbers, who are enrolled for instructions and file a brief reply. Nodal Officer including his Pune Municipal Corporation's have tested negative twice for Ministry of Health and Family detailed response from the MEA higher studies, including MBBS, "In view of the unsettled and name and telephone number, be health department. The cases, both COVID-19 hence both will be Welfare (MoHFW) instructions. on a plea filed before it claiming as regular students at the Semey difficult situation - emerging communicated to the Indian from Pune, were released from the discharged from hospital today." that Indian students are stranded Medical University in from the global COVID-19 students stranded at the Almaty hospital after successful treatment "On March 9 they were at the Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan, are stated to be pandemic - in which Indian Airport, Kazakhstan and be also and following the negative admitted to hospital. After 14 days ShareChat to drive awareness around Kazakhstan without food, water, stranded at the Almaty Airport, students find themselves uploaded on the official website outcome of COVID-19 tests their samples were found negative. COVID 19 with #FightingCorona Campaign transportation, and medical aid Kazakhstan. stranded at the Almaty Airport, of the Indian Embassy in performed on them, twice. On Tuesday, the samples were for the last two to three days. Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of "Samples of three others in CHANDIGARH: ShareChat, India's Advocate Jasmeet Singh, Kazakhstan, we find it again sent for testing and were The matter was slated for External Affairs, India. Pune are now tested negative for found negative for coronavirus. own social media platform, today standing counsel for the Central incumbent upon us to direct the announced the launch of #FightingCorona campaign in order to drive awareness amongst its users on Covid -19 in all 15 local SDM supplies essential Chidambaram suggests plan for augmenting languages across India. The intent behind the initiative is to share and promote the right information on the items door to door income of vulnerable classes during lockdown virus among its 60 million monthly AGENCY consideration of the government accounts. Provision of 10 active users. As a support to the NEW DELHI, MAR 25 and for an immediate kilograms of free rice or wheat, as initiative, important stakeholders like announcement of relief." a one-time measure for the 21 day news partners, doctors and health Former union minister P Under the plan, the former period, has also been suggested practitioners, and relevant Chidambaram on Wednesday finance minister has suggested by him. He has also urged the authorities have come forward to suggested a 10-point plan to doubling the "amount paid under government to ensure that the educate and create awareness augment the income of farmers, PM-KISAN to Rs 12,000 and registered employers maintain around Covid19 with the right set of poor and vulnerable classes of the transfer the additional amount the level of employment and information across 15 regional society whose earnings have immediately to the bank account wages in this period of crisis. languages available on the SUMER GARG Committee, Sunam along with taken a hit due to the lockdown of each beneficiary and also to He has also asked for a ward platform. The information are SUNAM MAR. 25 their staff, during the imposition imposed in the country in the bring "tenant farmers under PM- or block-wise register to be majorly disseminating through the of Curfew in Sunam are wake of the coronavirus KISAN.... and transfer Rs 12,000 maintained which includes all below hashtags in regional Under the supervision of Deputy supplying essential commodities outbreak. Chidambaram said that in two installments to the bank those people who are not languages. commissioner, Sangrur to the residents from their door to the 10-point plan "is intended to account of each tenant farmer." excluded from the payments Ghanshayam Thori. The local put cash and food immediately in He has further vouched for received in any of the above door today. The gesture of the MGNREGA workers and for the SDM, Manjit Kaur, PCS & the hands of the poor and the transferring a sum of Rs 3,000 to categories and then opening a India’s No.1 selling sedan, Maruti Suzuki local administration is highly urban poor, transferring a sum of Munish Soni, Chairman Market vulnerable. It is placed for the the bank accounts of registered new bank account for them. Dzire in a new premium avatar appreciated. Rs 6,000 into their Jan Dhan CHANDIGARH : Maruti Suzuki India limited today launched the new upmarket avatar of India’s bestselling BBMB crosses 12000 million units generation sedan Dzire. The 2020 Dzire offers a MLA, DC and SSP assure people to deliver essential bold and sophisticated front fascia with new bumper and grille design, Produced 28.63% more energy than target along with modern wood finish items to people at doorsteps in villages AGENCY interiors. Powered by next-gen K- CHANDIGARH, MAR 25 series engine, the 2020 Dzire offers PRIPT PAL SINGH volunteers which collect the JALANDHAR, MAR 25 requirement from individual advanced features like cruise control Bhakra Beas Management Board households and then this unit will and auto foldable ORVMs with Key has generated 12,000 million units MLA Shahkot ÿHardev Singh get the pass to collect the essential sync for enhanced customer of energy today on 25.03.2020 at Laddi, Deputy Commissioner goods and distribute it in their areas convenience.Introducing the all new 6.00 am from all its Power Houses Varinder Kumar Sharma and following the unit is checked Dzire, Mr. Shashank Srivastava, against target of 9329 million units Senior Superintendent of Police medically and made to ensure all Executive Director (Marketing & fixed by the Central Electricity Sharma, Chairman, BBMB Navjot Singh Mahal today said that requisite precautions in the Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited Authority, Government of India. congratulated all the employees of country was fighting a national war system. said, "With over 55% market share in Till date, BBMB power houses BBMB for their untiring efforts to against hidden enemy in form of They told that this method its segment, Dzire is the preferred have generated 28.63% more surpass the target and to maintain Corona Virus.Chairing a meeting will utilize the existing panchayats sedan of over 20 lakh customers. energy than the target. highest standards of operation and here at the office of the Sub and public representatives to reach Building on overwhelming customer This has been possible due to maintenance of its generating Divisional Magistrate in Nakodar , out and coordinate with public and response, 2020 Dzire offers next judicious operation of reservoirs as units. He asked BBMB the MLA, Deputy Commissioner it will drastically reduces the generation K-series engine with precious lives of people. They said essential goods and services, has well as efficient operation and employees to maintain essential and Senior Superintendent of number of people who need to segment first idle start-stop every administrative officer and been devised to utilize the existing maintenance of the generating services during this present Police said that people must be move out to get essential goods. On technology (ISS), upgraded premium other stakeholders of society were structure of panchayats and wards units in its six power plants. Plant unprecedent situation created due sensitised against the lurking the occasion, SDMs Mr Amit exterior design, refreshed interiors committed to take the war against to segregate population into load availability of generating to COVID-19. He also asked them danger in form of this fatal virus. Kumar Panchal, Dr Vaneet Kumar, and advanced features. As a Corona Virus head on. manageable units.They said that machines in BBMB Power Houses to take all possible precautions and They said that it was all the more Mr Sanjeev Kumar, ASP Ms Vatsala Company, we have believed in They said that practical and from each ward/panchayat, a unit has been 98.85% which is one of wished them and their families important to ensure that save the Gupta and others were present. bringing technologies that benefit the effective method of disseminating of dedicated, healthy and active the highest in the country. Sh. D.K. good health. customers. Nova IVF Fertility launches Virtual CONTACT video Teleconsulting services United Sikhs initiate awareness campaign and HISSAR : In its endeavor to continue extending medical counsel and support during launches food bank in response to COVID-19 these challenging times, Nova IVF Fertility introduces tele MOHALI MAR 25, “UNITED SIKHS delivers free hygiene practices are observed counselling services across all food to the people in New York City, during the preparation of food by the its 25 centres in the country. The UNITED SIKHS has launched an one of the worst Corona affected volunteers using gloves, masks and 0172-2972414 service which will be provided by Awareness Campaign and Food cities in the USA. Strict food the maintaining social distance.” Nova’s highly acclaimed team of Bank in response to COVID 19 CONTACT IVF specialists can be availed by crisis. The organization has been existing patients as well as sanitizing ATMs and banks in those seeking advice on IVF and Chandigarh and Mohali. Masks other fertility treatments. The and sanitizers were also introduction of this special distributed in Punjab, Faridabad, service comes at a time when Delhi and Ambala. An Awareness access to medical care is a campaign drive was initiated in 0172-5002721 challenge, with states across the Delhi, Punjab and Faridabad, country under lockdown. In while food is being distributed to order to book a tele counseling the needy around the world. The slot, patients will have to call food is made available to the needy even at the door step of the Nova IVF’s official help centre supplies and hot meals (langar). This mothers, disabled and isolated ones who are unable to move out. number (1800 103 2229) to facility is mainly provided to the people of the lower income group The organization ensures place the request for a virtual international students, elderly are also taken care. distribution of over the counter video consult or send an email people of over 65 years of age, living Hardayal Singh, UNITED (OTC) medicines, basic food to [email protected]. alone and are vulnerable. Single SIKHS Director (USA), said,

RNI NO. 61323/95 | Postal Code No. G/CHD/0186/2016-2018 Printed and Published by Gaurav Goel for Yugmarg Prakashan from 28/1, Industrial Area Phase-II, Chandigarh and printed at Yugmarg Publications, Kurali Road, Khanpur, Kharar Distt. Mohali (PB), Editor Chander Trikha, Ph.:(off) 0172-5002721, 2972414. E-mail: [email protected] NEWS Lock down order in the country till April 14 VIVEK RANA GHARAUNDA: Since Indian Oil PRPC is engaged in continuous industrial BRIEFS process and comes under the public utility service of the Government of India and ensures uninterrupted supply of petroleum products across North India in- cluding Delhi, Therefore, in this hour of crisis, this plant is running smoothly with- People asked to out caring for its life. For the smooth running of this plant, the services of some employees, officers and workers employed in the Katha contract are being used 3 keep calm during and all are giving their full contribution, which is commendable. In order to run the plant smoothly, some of our employees, officials and contract workers are HARYANA also carrying out the work from home. lockdown SHIV KUMAR SHARMA YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 KARNAL, MARCH 25 During the lockdown, the common man's concern is about food, while SDM inspects city, takes action supplying all the essential items to the common man is also a challenge for the district administration, but against rule violators the administration can overcome Police asked to maintain social all these challenges and is ready for it. This was stated by Deputy Com- missioner Nishant Kumar Yadav af- ter visiting the ration collection centre set up by the district admin- distancing during lockdown istration at Sri Krishna Pranami Public School located in the local Model Town. The DC said that Karnal is the Ensure supply of essential commodities: CS directs DCs city of Danvir Raja Karna, so there is no shortage of voluntary donors BUREAU sional and Deputy Commis- here. In every difficult time, people CHANDIGARH, MARCH 25- sioners will also ensure that here have also contributed im- these numbers are shared with mensely during various disasters in Haryana Chief Secretary, Mrs. Kesh- the people so that people as per other states of the country. ni Anand Arora has directed all the their respective Wards, can Keeping this subject in mind, Divisional and Deputy Commission- contact these vendors directly ration centre has been set up by ers to ensure that there is no problem to get the items as per their re- District Administration Karnal at in movement of essential commodi- quirement, the Chief Secretary Shri Krishna Pranami Public ties during the complete lockdown in added. School located in Model Town. He the State for 21 days and a mecha- The Chief Secretary further said that if any voluntary donor nism should be prepared for the sup- directed that all the Deputy wants to donate dry food items like ply of essential commodities to every Commissioners should remain rice, sugar, oil, flour, pulses, soap, house in the State by today evening. in contact with the traders, MAINPAL KASHYAP present. salt, chillies, spices, oatmeal and She further said that all the on- wholesalers, and retailers of INDRI, MARCH 25 The administration has taken strict potatoes, then he will get the mo- duty policemen while ensuring social their respective districts and action against those visiting the city and bile number of Deputy Director of distancing, should also ensure that ensure availability of stock of Now that coronavirus has been declared also checking open shops. During the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare people going to purchase essential com- lenge is how to provide essential com- all types of essential commodities. She an epidemic, the country is seeing its inspection, the SDM also visited sever- Department Can contact on modities should be allowed to go after modities to the people at their doorstep. said that grocery and medicine shops impact after the government completely al hospitals, seized the vehicles of the 9215301701. On this occasion, thorough checking. She said that people should not leave the should be kept open and no fixed timeline locked down by deploying officials in people and challan a lot of people, dur- Nodal Officer, who is looking after The Chief Secretary gave these direc- house at all, this will only be possible should be set for them. She said that if cities and towns to make the lockdown ing this period. The police put a poster the work of ration collection center tions while presiding over the meeting when the people will get the delivery of these shops will be open for the fixed successful. Under this, in Indri city on the neck of the people roaming and Regional Administrator of with all the Divisional and Deputy Com- daily needs at their doorstep. For this, all time, then people will gather in large num- SDM Sumit Sihag, with a heavy police around the city without any cause and Haryana State Agricultural Market- missioners through video conferencing the Divisional and Deputy Commission- bers, so to prevent such a situation, these force, visited the city. During this time a got an apology from them. He appealed ing Board, Dr. Sushil Malik, Sub here today. ers will upload the list of vegetables, milk shops should be kept open for as long as large number of police personnel in- to the people to cooperate fully in mak- Divisional Commissioner Karnal The Chief Secretary said that in the and grocery vendors along with their con- possible and these shops should be opened cluding Indri DSP Randhir Singh and ing the lock-down successful in public Narendra Malik, social workers event of lockdown announced by Prime tact numbers on their websites according at the night also so that people rather than area magistrate Amgrez Singh and po- interest or else the police will be forced Pankaj Bharti, Kamal Munjal, Minister Mr. Narendra Modi for 21 days to the area or Ward in their respective dis- gathering at one time should be able to lice station in-charge Satpal Singh were to take strong and strict action Deepak Sachdeva, Vineet Khera in the whole country, the biggest chal- tricts. Further through media, the Divi- buy these essential items easily. and Rajnish Chopra were present. . Lockdown to Farmers Welfare Club donates money for corona control remain till April 14 Govt awareness campaign MAINPAL KASHYAP for the Corona Relief. SHIV KUMAR SHARMA INDRI, MARCH 25 He appealed to the public to definite- KARNAL, MARCH 25 against Corona ly cooperate in the hour of this disaster. Charan Singh Mandan, president of Give a message of unity to save the The District Administration is be- Kisan Welfare Club Indri, said that the country, take care to follow the rules ing vigorously pursued to ensure Corona virus has spread its foot in India. made by the government. People must lockdown so that the coronavirus And we have to avoid it. Today the wear masks and should not come in con- cannot spread its wings. The lock- whole of India is locked down in which tact with each other. down will remain till 14 April. People the Farmers Welfare Club also pleads They must maintain a distance of at do not need to get out of the house to with everyone not to get out of the house. least 1 meter. Do not gather in one place, get the goods. Now people can get the In this hour of crisis, Charan Singh Man- nor let anyone gather. Introduce the in- goods needed online or by phone. Till dan, President of Kisan Welfare Club In- terest of the country, give a message of now samples of 23 suspected patients dri, made a donation of Rs 11000 rupees unity, help the administration and make have been taken in the district and re- on behalf of the Farmers Welfare Club people aware. ports of 17 people have been found negative. So far no positive case has been found in Karnal. Spraying of medicine with the help of tractors conducting gram panchayats GHARAUNDA: Due to fear of virus, on Wednesday Gharaunda SHIV KUMAR SHARMA aware about the prevention measures of Gram Panchayat Sheikhpura Khal- KARNAL, MARCH 25 Corona virus. sa took a unique initiative and Recordings were sent by the head- sprayed the entire village with the Three publicity vehicles of Information quarters for virus prevention. These help of tractor. The sarpanch repre- and Public Relations Department will teams are promoting through this record- sentative Sandeep told that the make people aware of prevention of ing. A team will cover 30 villages, put of Gram Panchayat has taken the ini- Corona virus in villages and cities. These 90 to 100 villages of the district every tiative regarding the situation relat- vehicles will go to all 434 villages and day. Villagers will be made aware about ed to coronavirus. The gram pan- towns of the district and make them the prevention of corona virus. No person chayat will also follow the govern- aware of the corona through audio. needs to be afraid of this virus but needs ment orders. He said that dirt will On Wednesday, these three vehicles to have courage. not be allowed to spread around us. were dispatched as per the instructions of The government and the state is with Awareness campaign was conduct- Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar all of us and complete health related ed. All the members and villagers Yadav from the auditorium of the Small arrangements have been made in the dis- of the Gram Panchayat supported Secretariat. These vehicles will go to the trict. So far no positive case has been re- this campaign. villages of the district and make people vealed. I-Card for people connected with essential services SHIV KUMAR SHARMA KARNAL, MARCH 25 Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the supply of essential commodities to the common man will not be interrupted and they will continue to get the goods and all the necessary services on time, with the district adminis- tration providing all the necessary goods. Identity cards are being made for the providers of essential services so that they can get out of their homes to reach these people. People can collect the necessary items. Help Desk has been set up on the ground floor of the Small Secretariat, Sector 12, to produce identity cards. This information was given by Deputy Commis- sioner Nishant Kumar Yadav on Wednesday. 21-day lockdown is for the good of the country: Kapoor

KASHYAP KARNAL, MARCH 25 JBD Samaj Kalyan Samiti provided food to the police personnel stationed in the city on the second day dur- ing the lockdown. All pre- cautions are being taken in the preparation and serving of the food being provided by the committee and every instruction of the govern- ment and administration is being followed. Chairman of the com- mittee Bharat Bhushan the country. This decision ting out of the house can reported in Karnal yet. Kapoor said that the deci- has been taken to prevent cause trouble for everyone. Bharat Bhushan Kapoor sion taken by the Prime corona and break this chain. An infected person can be- gave a message to the peo- Minister to lock down for Kapoor said that it is time come a problem for every- ple that everyone should 21 days has been taken for to support the government one. It is a good thing that stay in their home and be the benefit of the people of and the administration. Get- no positive case has been safe. BEFORE I BECAME A CHIEF MINISTER, I WE SHOULD WORK WITH THE PRINCIPLE THAT NEVER THOUGHT THAT ONE DAY I'D BE A WORK THAT CAN BE DONE AT A LOWER LEVEL THE CHIEF MINISTER. SHOULD NEVER BE ESCALATED TO A HIGHER 4 LEVEL. NARENDRA MODI NARENDRA MODI

YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 Editorial The cultural anxiety about solitariness Coronavirus to the rescue arlier this month, Mumbai ushered in Holi in a peculiar way. Coronasur — a symbolic effigy of Covid-19 which, ith more than colder, and more reasoned, manitarian crises. From the Ethe WHO says with good reason, is now a global health 380,000 people in- lens. Like the United States Gulf War of 1991 to the Arab emergency — was consigned to the flames on the occasion of Wfected across 177 of America, the Europeans Spring in Libya in 2011, and Holika Dahan in that city. Delhi, however, chose to be differ- countries, the coronavirus see India as a potential dem- the more recent conflicts in ent, fighting the contagion with fluid, not flames. The Hindu pandemic has demonstrated ocratic and secular bulwark Yemen and Iraq, India’s Mahasabha poured gaumutra down the throats of the faithful to its global reach. No field of against China’s growing in- diplomatic corps has been appease the virus-demon. life — from work and travel, fluence. But after the CAA steeled by numerous rescue The elevation of a virus to the stature of a mythical, malev- to watching a film at a theatre was passed, more than 500 of operations. On this occasion, olent figure in 21st-century India chimes well with a nation that or planning a holiday — has the European Parliament’s too, it successfully plucked has chosen for prime minister a man who has unshakeable be- remained untouched. And the 751 members prepared a joint out hundreds of Indians stuck lief in Ancient India’s monopoly on cosmetic surgery. But the impact, for the most part, on resolution describing the law in Wuhan, ground zero of the fear of Coronasur is not unwarranted; the pathogen has infect- the economy, jobs and our as “fundamentally discrimi- coronavirus spread, and fol- ed more than 383,944 people around the world, killing at least very choices and movement natory in nature”. Led by the lowed that up by helping In- 16,595 among them. The planet, however, has survived worse. has been negative. There’s an foreign minister, S. Jais- dians in Iran — one of the Between 75-200 million people perished during the Bubonic exception though. hankar, the Indian govern- worst-affected nations — re- plague in the Middle Ages; influenza snuffed out around 50 At least in the short run, ment managed to convince turn home. The crisis gave million lives a little over one hundred years ago; tuberculosis, Indian diplomacy can thank European legislators to put them an opportunity to diarrhoea, cardiac conditions and cancer cull great many hu- the global scare over the off the resolution until demonstrate a muscle that mans even today. What has made the coronavirus singular, coronavirus. Modi’s Brussels visit, argu- has delivered every single though, is its ability to stoke interest — plebeian and intellec- The crisis has allowed the ing that this would give them time, without fail. tual — in one of civilization’s oldest, deepest paranoias — the country's diplomats to shine a chance to hear New Delhi’s To be sure, the reprieve is fear of isolation. and demonstrate one of their perspective from the prime temporary. Over the past few The transformation of eremophobia — the fear of being strongest suits, while en- minister. But that scheduled months, India’s diplomats alone — into a mass phenomenon has been augmented by the abling them to escape from a conversation between Modi have been forced onto the de- lockdowns, or social distancing if you will, that governments series of uncomfortable — and the Europeans in Brus- fensive globally by their gov- — in Italy, Spain, England, the United States of America and, even unpleasant — conversa- sels was threatening to esca- ernment’s actions — from the now, India — have implemented as policy. Enforced periods of tions and meetings that were late into a thorny interroga- overnight revocation of isolation and restricted access to public spaces, it is being the outcome of decisions they tion after the recent Delhi ri- Kashmir’s special status and hoped, would halt the march of the infection. The conse- had no direct role in. In fact, ots that killed more than 50 the clampdown there to the quences of this besiegement have been varied, but instructive. the pandemic has helped people. That scenario has CAA and the proposed Na- Bengal became the 14th state in India to invoke the Epidemic them try to recast Narendra been avoided for now. tional Register of Citizens. Diseases Act of 1897 to prevent patients or those under sur- Modi’s image, which has tak- Instead, the pandemic has Those international concerns veillance from fleeing isolation wards. New York Magazine, en a beating globally, in a during the coronavirus crisis. cal parties and civil society need New Delhi’s sheltering allowed Indian diplomats to remain and will re-emerge as meanwhile, interviewed Carlo, a Florentine, who, too, spoke of favourable light. Now, we know Modi likes to groups held large public hand. Over the past decade, try and craft a new narrative diplomatic irritants. In fear while looking at his deserted, lonely city as well as of the The prime minister had travel — he made more for- protests earlier this month de- India’s relations with most around Modi: that of a deci- Bangladesh, Wajed’s govern- sadness that he felt when he heard, in the course of a telephone two major foreign trips eign visits (94) in his first manding that the government neighbours have grown more sive globalist. Recently, ment has protested the law. conversation with a friend, the sounds of the street — the rum- scheduled for March — the five-year term than his pred- of Sheikh Hasina Wajed complicated. In some cases, Modi convened a virtual And it’s unclear whether Eu- ble of traffic, the low hum of human voices and the melody of first, to Bangladesh, to com- ecessor, Manmohan Singh, withdraw its invitation to they have declined sharply. meeting of South Asian lead- ropean parliamentarians will music — in faraway Vancouver. memorate the birth centenary did (93) over his decade in Modi. They also made it clear Bangladesh has been an ex- ers to devise a common strat- wait much longer before There is a touch of the Conradian horror about Carlo’s of that country’s founding fa- office. But the March cancel- that they would continue the ception, a singular success egy against the virus. He also pushing through the resolu- dread of isolation, even though he, unlike some of Joseph Con- ther, Sheikh Mujibur Rah- lations saved him, his diplo- protests in the lead up to story under Wajed. With the pitched a similar virtual tion critical of India. rad’s flawed men — Almayer (Almayer’s Folly) and Kurtz man; the second, to Brussels, matic team, and his hosts Modi’s planned visit and dur- citizenship law, the Modi meeting of G20 leaders to the But for now, everyone (Heart of Darkness) come readily to mind — has not been ban- for the annual India-Euro- from embarrassment. In both ing his stay in Dhaka. Their government might have shot Saudi Arabian crown prince, has one primary focus: bat- ished to an outpost of civilization. Civilization, in fact, seems pean Union summit. Both cases, the bone of contention actions are a reflection of an itself in the foot. Protests dur- Mohammad bin Salman — tling the spread of the coron- to have been transformed into an isolated outpost, turning Car- visits were cancelled, and — was the Citizenship (Amend- accusation the Modi govern- ing his visit would have made Riyadh is the chair of the avirus. By demonstrating lo into one of Conrad’s ‘solitaries’, psychologically scarred, while sceptics have cast as- ment) Act that grants prefer- ment has effectively hurled at the extent of hurt in grouping for 2020. Equally, leadership in that fight, the spiritually wounded beings, consumed slowly by the terror of persions on the reasoning — ential naturalized citizenship one of India’s closest friends, Bangladesh public. the crisis has also helped the Modi government can regain the unfamiliar, the unknown. But eremophobia has not been the the rationale in each case was rights to all major religions Bangladesh, through the citi- The EU, on the other foreign office shine a light on some of its lost sheen global- only consequence of our fallibility in our confrontations with the desire by the host coun- other than Islam. In zenship law: that minorities hand, has always viewed re- one of its great strengths: ly. India’s CAA-scarred incognita. tries to minimize interaction Bangladesh, students, politi- there are so unsafe that they lations with India through a dealing with overseas hu- diplomats deserve that. When grace is lost from life What Covid-19 has unveiled hen the heart is hard and parched up, t 5 pm last Sunday, the the situation, empathy at the Wcome upon me with a prime minister of this huge hardships and challenges shower of mercy. Acountry proved to us this crisis has brought and a When grace is lost from and the world that we are a na- clear laying out of what she life, come with a burst of song. tion of idiots. Or, rather, a and her government are doing We do not know when country with a high propor- and what is expected of the Mohandas K. Gandhi first tion of very stupid people at people whom she is address- heard Rabindranath Tagore’s the upper economic end of the ing. From beginning to end song “Jibano jakhono sukaaye population. Whatever he may she conveys a strong sense of jaay” (1910). But we do know, be remembered and reviled collective unity and a firm re- on the testimony of his secre- for in the future, Narendra solve. There are no verbal tary and alter ego, Mahadev Modi will leave behind at gymnastics and no spiritual or Desai, that it was one of Gand- least one remarkable record: conceptual pyrotechnics, no hi’s “favourite songs”. Its within the short period of five fudging, no self-praise, subtle opening lines reproduced and a half years he has or open, no lies. “Our idea of above, as translated by the white linocut of the “Dandi fact, a prisoner of the raj when brought into stark spotlight normality, of public life, of so- poet, may well be the reason Gandhi” (April 12, 1930). the Award is announced, characteristics of our society, cial togetherness — is being why it was so. To return to “Jibano Gandhi sees it as calculated especially in the west and put to the test as never be- Tagore has rendered jakhono”. This song is part of hard-heartedness towards Indi- north, that other countries fore...” she says before being jibano in the original Bangla as two defining moments in his an attempts at reform, might normally want to keep frank that she and the govern- “the heart”. Only he had the life. The first belongs to the progress, human dignity. In hidden. In rapid succession he ment share the doubts and authority to change his word- year 1932. Gandhi is deeply fact, another callous example has shown us to be deeply big- fears, the many questions that pictures. “Hard” and “parched exercised over the British gov- of London’s encouragement to oted, to be naïve and gullible, arise in a crisis such as this. up” paint a desert scene of the ernment’s ‘Communal Award’ the divisions that plague and our wealthier sections to be sponsible for bringing differ- Minister”, who wins an elec- and universities, all get on She makes no pretence of kind Gandhi knew from his which, following the Second imprison India. Unless the totally uncaring of the less ent things to the fore, its grow- tion with a cocktail of bluff, with doing what needs to be knowing it all, of having childhood in rock-dry Kathi- Round Table Conference held Award is revised, he says, he fortunate among us, and now, ing threat underlining some of bluster, bombast and the elec- done without waiting for in- everything under control — if awar. To convert that desiccat- in London in 1931, was a re- would cease taking any food of the so-called educated classes the facts we already knew and torate’s serious doubts about structions from the govern- she had done so any sensible ed terrain into a metaphor for jection of Gandhi’s plea for not any kind save water from Sep- to be widely afflicted with the bringing to the fore many we his opponent (sound famil- ment. This saves lives even as person would know she was an unfeeling heart would have separating “untouchables” or tember 20. And the fast does so worst, self-destructive super- didn’t. To take just this busi- iar?) but who is then exposed the Johnson government’s stu- lying. struck him as only natural. And the Depressed Classes from begin. The weapon he knows stition. ness of leadership, look at the as ridiculously incompetent to pidities ensure increased mor- Instead, what she lays out would have appealed to his in- the rest of India’s future elec- outside that of negotiation — Mr Modi has done this not flip-flops of a deranged man deal with the magnitude of the tality among Britons. Finally, are the principles guiding her ner sensitiveness. torates. Hindus, Muslims, satyagraha through a fast — from any sense of reproach like Donald Trump, he who crisis which his country now some trace of ‘leadership’ is government’s decisions be- Gandhi had a way of cap- Christians, Sikhs, he says, are electrifies the nation. It also but rather the opposite — he earlier disables his country’s confronts. Among his admin- found in the new chancellor cause “this is part of what turing songs, making them part Hindus, Muslims, Christians does something more impor- has brought these traits and ability to anticipate and count- istration’s first responses is to Rishi Sunak who, unlike open democracy is about. of his mind’s music repertory, and Sikhs for all time. But “un- tant. It brings Ambedkar and characteristics boiling to the er viruses in order to ‘save suggest that the virus be al- Johnson and his pal Trump, That we make political deci- so that quite a few songs have touchability” is a condition, Gandhi to a fresh discussion surface by vigorously encour- money’, who then insists lowed to rip through the pop- can actually process what his sions transparent and explain come to be known as being not an identity and one that and, even as the fast deepens aging them, by turning up the across a precious, critical peri- ulation, killing who it will, in bureaucrats are delivering, them... so that people can un- ‘one of his favourite songs’. must, in civilization’s name, and upper-caste Hindu ortho- fire under the cauldrons that od that this Covid-19 is a De- the hope that this would even- and in turn deliver some derstand them”. She under- Tagore’s “Ekla chalo re” go. B.R. Ambedkar differs doxy is challenged to make contain our darkest and most mocratic hoax solely designed tually build ‘herd immunity’. much-needed relief. lines the seriousness of the sit- (1905) has, of course, come to from Gandhi at the Conference new gestures of inclusiveness amoral liquids. He has to undermine his presidency, This obscene social Darwin- In sharp contrast to the uation by saying something be even more closely associat- vehemently and successfully, to “untouchables”, the two demonstrated, simultaneous- and who then, once confront- ism is on full display in what leaders of these countries, do that no German contemporary ed with Gandhi than “Jibano and the Award meets his aspi- leaders reach a historic accord ly, that not only are we hard- ed with the wolf’s breath at is still one of the wealthiest take time to access on the in- leader can utter except at the jakhono”. Indistinguishable rations. It says the Depressed — the Poona Pact which has wired with these crippling his broken-down door, insists countries of the world. As ternet the speech of the Ger- gravest moment: “Since the from his ‘lonely pilgrimage’ in Classes will have a separate Gandhi accept reserved seats faults but also that he and his he had always seen the threat Johnson dithers and sputters man chancellor, Angela German re-unification, no, riot-engulfed East Bengal in electorate, “untouchables” be- and Ambedkar accept a com- close cohorts can manipulate coming and has done ‘a great on his own self-serving Merkel, to her nation; it is since the Second World War, 1946, “Ekla chalo” has be- ing elected by “untouchables”; mon electorate. Gandhi in a them at will for their own ne- job’ of dealing with it. Exam- words, the rest of the country, available with English sub-ti- there has not been a challenge come twin to another extraor- they will not be part of a gen- statement says he sees “the farious purposes. As Covid-19 ine someone like Boris John- the institutions, the battered tles. The words Merkel uses for our country in which ac- dinary work of art from Bengal eral electorate. Back from the hand of God” in “the glorious has spread across the planet, son, described by one British but still redoubtable National are simple and direct. They tion in a spirit of solidarity on — Nandalal Bose’s black and Conference in India and, in manifestation”. the virus, too, has been re- writer as a “pantomime Prime Health Service, the colleges convey a full understanding of our part was so important.” STARS TALKS Jadunath Sarkar: The knight of Clio eemaa Singh, Astrologer TAURUS:-Healthy competi- tion skills, convincing power work attentively. 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Parental nancial situation will improve your critics. and educated as he was in the Renaissance wider, deeper, ples of the English people Lucky Color:-Navy Blue Lucky Number:-8 health requires immediate at- on striking a financial deal. Lucky Color:- Cream closing decades of the 19th and more revolutionary than have infused a spirit of Lucky Number:-22 CANCER:-Your communica- tention. Keep your cool and Lucky Color:-White Lucky Number:-2 century, he was perhaps the that of Europe after the fall of progress into the Indians. NEWS AT A Don’t distribute masks and sanitizers house to house: Tehsildar GLANCE SHANTI GAUTAM BADDI: Due to Corona virus, some people of the industrial area BBN are working People get worried to collect masks and sanitizers and distributing house to house on collective scale due to non- due to which the spread of this virus can increase. Mukesh Sharma, Tehsildar of Revenue Department, said that the people who are distributing these things are availability of milk completely wrong, such people will be prosecuted legally. He said that if a person JOGINDRA DEV ARYA has to donate such things, then he should not go directly to the people and give it BANGANA: Due to curfew issued by to the local hospitals or at the time when the curfew has been relaxed. Only one the government in district Una, milk, person should go and distribute sanitizer and mask and not in groups, he added. newspaper and vegetables could not YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 reach the subdivision today. People came to take news but were disappointed due to non-availability of newspaper. Shops were closed in all towns including Lathiani, Raipur, 912 persons under surveillance Thankalan, Khurwai, Talmehra, Hatli, Tanoh, Dhundla, of the Bangana Effective steps being taken to ensure subdivision due to the curfew. in the state: ACS Health People were worried about not DINESH AGARWAL follow the curfew orders getting milk and vegetables. The SHIMLA, MAR 25 of the state government. police have also taken strict action He also urged those against the unruly youths, who have Additional Chief persons who have come started taking action against those supply of essential commodities: CM Secretary Health R.D. from other countries and who are not enforcing the curfew, Dhiman informed here their families to provide some youths were going to roam AGENCY today that in view of their information on 104 here and there without any reason. SHIMLA, MAR 25 COVID-19, 912 persons helpline number and to The temple was closed due to have been kept under district administration. Corona. The temples used to be Appropriate and effective steps surveillance in the state and He said that legal action would also crowded in the Navratras, now the are being taken by the state samples of 16 persons have been be taken against those concealing silence has been overshadowed due government to ensure adequate taken for tests, out of which five such information. He said that to the closure of the temple. availability of essential persons have been reported another advisory has been issued to commodities to the people of negative and report of 11 persons is all private health institutions and SP appeals people to the state during the twenty-one awaited. AYUSH practitioners of the state to stay in homes day lockdown in the country as He further informed that as per provide information of persons well as the State. This was the advisory of ICMR, the affected from COVID-19 to the PREETI RANA stated by the Chief Minister Jai hydroxy- chloroquine could be District Surveillance Officer or UNA: Immediately after the meeting, Ram Thakur while presiding useful for persons who have come Chief Medical Officer. He said that SP Una Gokulachandran Karthikeyan over a high level meeting held in close proximity of the COVID- directions have been given to stopped for some time with the police here today to take stock of the 19 positive person and in whom the provide appropriate safety personnel posted at Tehsil Chowk situation arisen due to the symptoms were not yet evident. He equipment to all healthcare and issued them the necessary lockdown. said that there could also be side an providers in their organization as guidelines. During this, SP Una Chief Minister said that effect of it as well, thus he urged to well. He informed that in view of Gokulachandran Karthikeyan told the effective steps would be taken consult the doctors and to avoid the situation of COVID-19, the media that the status of the curfew to ensure that the supply of misunderstanding that the use of it date for preparing Himcare cards was discussed in the meeting and essential commodities from the ensure availability of milk and taken to ensure availability of Chief Secretary, Home Manoj could prevent COVID-19. has also been extended from 31st some decisions have also been outside the state does not bread in sufficient quantity. He cattle fodder. He said that Kumar, Additional Chief He said that essential March, 2020 to 15th May, 2020 for taken, which will be communicated to hamper. He said that for this, said that if required, milk movement of nomadic Gaddi Secretary Health R.D. Dhiman, commodities such as masks, convenience of the people. He the media from time to time. He steps would be taken to collection centres would be and Gujjars and their herds Director General of Police S.R. gloves, medicines, sanitizers, etc urged people to make Himcare appealed to the people to stay in supplement the supply line. He established to facilitate the should not be restricted and all Mardi, Principal Secretary to were also being purchased at State cards themselves through online their homes, otherwise the police will said that there was sufficient consumers and also avoid preventive measures should be the Chief Minister Sanjay level and sent to districts for use of registration, to avoid crowds in not be deterred from taking strict stock of ration, pulses and unnecessary crowding. taken for their safety. Kundu and Secretary GAD health service providers. Lokmitra Kendras so social action. edible oils in the state. The Jai Ram Thakur directed Chief Secretary Anil Devesh Kumar attended the Additional Chief Secretary distance guidelines can be strictly Curfew violators to be steps would also be taken to that adequate steps must be Kumar Khachi, Additional meeting. urged the people of the state to followed. dealt strictly; Tehsildar ANWAR HUSSAIN NALAGHARH: Due to Corona virus, Life comes to a grinding halt Navaratra: Only online darshan in Himachal some rules have been prepared by the administration and the Tehsildar of Nalagarh, Rishabh Sharma said DHARAMSHALA, MAR 25 that strict action will be taken against in Ramshahar due to curfew those who violate rules during Navaratra, which will start from curfew. Instructions have been SHANTI GAUTAM services and return to the residence.This Wednesday and go on till April 2, will be issued by the district police that if a RAMSHAHAR, MAR 25 order will not be applicable to hospitals, a low-key affair in Himachal Pradesh. person leaves his house without a people coming to hospitals for The state has several major shrines, but mask, strict action will be taken. Curfew has been imposed in Baddi, emergency medical services, petrol all will remain closed due to Violators will also be given the Nalagarh, Barotiwala, Ramshahar area pumps, LPG, oil agencies, their coronavirus. Devotees have been asked harshest punishment in custody and in view of threat of Corona virus warehouses, transportation related to stay back home and the government orders have also been issued by the (Covid-19) putting lives tight. Giving activities. E-distribution of all essential has made special arrangements to assist government for lathi-charge. this information, Vimla Pokhriyal commodities including food items, devotees through internet. Most of the Verma, the tehsildar and magistrate of medicines and medical devices will shrines are located in Kangra, Una and J-K govt offices Ramshaha city, told that grocery stores, continue during this period. According Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh. milk, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, other to the orders issued by the District Kangra district has three goddess closed till April 14 uncooked foods, medicine shops will Magistrate, only one member of the temples namely Brajeshwari, Chamunda JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir remain open from 08:00 AM to 12.00 family or household can come out to and Jawalamukhi. Kangra deputy Principal Secretary Planning Rohit AM in the area so that people can purchase the necessary items. These commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati Kansal on Wednesday said that all purchase essential goods during this items have to be purchased from a said doors of shrines had been locked government offices, which are not period. It has been clarified in the orders nearby shop. All have been ordered not and only priests would be allowed to providing essential services, in the that even in this time period, 4 or more to use the vehicle. It will be compulsory enter for daily prayers. allowed in shrines and they could home and pray.Umesh Sharma, former Union Territory will remain closed people will not gather at any place. to follow the 'Social Distancing' process “Temple officers have been told to participate in prayers through online president of Brajeshwari Devi temple, during the 21-day lockdown to During this period, people will be able in the discounted time. In the event of stream prayers online,” he added. platforms. Similar restrictions are in said, “We are also going to connect to prevent the spread of coronavirus. to make only necessary purchases from non-acceptance of this order, action will Una deputy commissioner Sandeep place at Naina Devi in Bilaspur district. devotees online so that they can pay "All government offices except those their accommodation or to the necessary be taken as per law. Kumar said people would not be Priests have told devotees to stay obeisance.” providing essential services closed till April 14," Kansal tweeted. The decision comes after Prime Minister Posters placed at Corona Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, Shopkeepers, people violating announced a 21-day lockdown in DC takes feedback the entire country to deal with the victims' house saying spread of coronavirus, saying that curfew to be punished: DC "social distancing" is the only option `Stay away from house’ from top officials to deal with the highly contagious PREETI RANA that no cases of corona patients can be contacted on virus. JOGINDRA DEV ARYA UNA, MAR 25 infection have been reported the number of Regional BANGANA, MAR 25 in district Una but about 250 Hospital Una and can also PANKAJ KATNA CM urges people to A meeting was organized people have been kept in the talk on DDMA's number UNA, MAR 25 Please stay away from this house. All the people today at Bachat Bhavan, home quarantine. Marks 1077. come forward to here are quarantine due to Covid-19. They will not which was chaired by have been put on all the SP Karthikeyan Deputy Commissioner Una be able to meet anyone for the next 15 days. This Deputy Commissioner Una houses and the period of Gokulachandran said that a Sandeep Kumar held a donate blood warning is being written outside every house in Sandeep Kumar, with the their isolation has also been control room has been meeting with various SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram district Una in which Corona suspects are on aim of establishing shown. created to share any officials of the district at the Thakur has appealed to the people of Quarantine these days. The state government has coordination between The DC directed all the information with the police, local Bachat Bhawan and the State to come forward to taken this step to stop the cases of the growing various departments people placed in the home for which 194 or took feedback regarding the voluntarily donate blood so that there corona virus. With the help of police and district working with the district quarantine to strictly follow 8219477707 can be used. status of curfew in the was no scarcity of blood in the blood administration, this board is being installed outside administration Una for the orders, stating that if He said that QRT has been district. Along with this, a banks. Jai Ram Thakur said that the every house, so that the corona suspects can be prevention of corona. DC there was any violation, deployed in every police future strategy was also state health department has issued kept away from the society. Their contact range can said that the full curfew is they would be sent to the station and if someone is decided with the officials. Many of those who left their guidelines regarding organising blood be stopped. The government is constantly advising for the safety of common quarantine center built in breaking the home Earlier, Deputy homes without any work donation camps in the State. The people to be vigilant about the corona virus, but in people and cooperation of the ravine. quarantine and messing Commissioner Sandeep were sent back. On the other instructions have also been issued to the last few days it has been seen that patients are all is necessary. He said that orders are with the safety of the people Kumar landed himself in the hand, those who roamed the all the Deputy Commissioners, Chief either running away from hospitals or reaching He said that strict action being issued keeping in then strict action will be field to take stock of the streets of Tehsil Chowk for Medical Officers and in-charge of hospitals from their homes. On Wednesday, a will be taken against those view the interest of the taken on it. He said that curfew at around 10 am. He non-essential work were also blood banks in this regard. He said similar case also took place under District Una in who do not comply with the people and these orders are strict action would be taken stopped the commuters from questioned and about half the that voluntary organizations would be which a suspected hospitalized corona arrived at orders. FIRs are being being implemented strictly. not to violate the curfew. various vehicles at the recorded bikes and cars were encouraged to organise blood the regional hospital. Hundreds of people have lodged against shopkeepers DC said that patients who ADC Arindam Chaudhary busiest chowk Rautari chowk also seized. In such a donation camps. Jai Ram Thakur been exposed to the infection by contact with the who opened shops during require dialysis can be and all administrative and tehsil chowk in the city situation, it is believed that in said that special care should be suspects. About six dozen suspects are currently curfew and seized vehicles reached by ambulance to the officers were present in the and also asked the reason for the coming time, the police taken to avoid overcrowding during quarantined under District Una. plying on the roads. He said hospital and for this, meeting. leaving from their homes. can take some strict steps. the blood donation camps and the blood donors and other people should keep appropriate distance between themselves. He said that Four in quarantine home in the NGOs should invite blood donors Navratras during COVID19: City of in such a way that there was no crowding in the camps. Amb, one in Bangana: CMO COVID-19 lockdown: JYOTI SYAL Home delivery of PDS AMB, MAR 25 Temples closes doors to devotees ration to begin from A native of Tibetan origin, AGENCY coconuts, ‘agarbattis’, and all coconuts and those who had who died of a corona JAMMU, MAR 25 shops of sweets were closed due to dumped, suffered losses. March 28 in Srinagar infection in Kangra district, total lockdown, barring those ''At this juncture, it is not a SRINAGAR: The home delivery of had taken food at Amb's The 'City of Temples,' on dealing in essential commodities. matter of losses, they can be Public Distribution System (PDS) restaurant. Giving this Wednesday wore a deserted look Meanwhile, police in official procured any time, but the crucial ration to 1.60 lakh families in information, CMO Una Dr. on the first day of Navratras, as no gypsies also made announcements, stage we are passing through,'' he Srinagar will start from March 28 in Raman Kumar Sharma said special prayers were offered and appealing people to stay indoors said and prayed to the Goddess the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak that the dead person has been no long queues were seen outside and urging only one person from a Durga that the time passes off and subsequent lockdown in the found in contact with six the temples, due to the lockdown family to move out and purchase peacefully, without major damages country. "Home delivery of Public people. He said that four of in the state, in view of the Novel essential goods. and peace and harmony is restored Distribution System (PDS) ration to these people are residents of that no new cases of flu-like Coronavirus threat. On Wednesday, police also across the world. 1.60 lakh families in Srinagar will Amb while one is from symptoms have been As soon as Prime Minister cracked down on those people, Reports from Katra said that start from 28th March under strict Bangana. They told that reported today. He said that Narendra Modi announced a who were roaming without any pilgrimage was already suspended, safety-protocol," District Magistrate, these five persons have been reports of two more suspects complete 21-day lockdown from task on streets and punished them first time in the history, but all Shahid Choudhary said. On Tuesday, identified and they have been admitted to the regional Tuesday midnight, people on the spot by making them sit for rituals are being performed on a Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked to stay in the home hospital have come up purchased grocery items, sometime in encircled areas, daily basis, by the religious heads announced a 21-day lockdown in the quarantine. He said that the negative and they have been especially for the nine-day long keeping social distancing in mind. at the Cave Shrine. entire country to deal with the spread team of doctors is constantly asked to stay in the home festival, dedicated to Goddess ''For the first time in the Official spokesman of Shri of coronavirus, saying that social monitoring his health. Dr. quarantine for 14 days. The Durga. The temples, including the history, the doors of temples have Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board distancing is the only option to deal Raman Kumar Sharma said CMO said that 239 people famous Shri Raghunath Ji temple, people, as a precautionary measure been shut for the devotees and only here said, ''Shat Chandi Maha with the disease. In a televised that the sixth person who are under surveillance in the Kali Temple-locally known as due to COVID-19. the 'pandits' performed special Yagya organised at the Holy Cave address to the nation, the Prime came in contact is a resident district. He said the report of 'Maa Bawe Wali,' in which Jammu Though priests and pandits prayers,'' the head of Bahu Fort Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Minister said that it is vital to break of Talwara, whose 6 people with corona flu-like possess faith that she saves them performed ritual ceremonies at Shopkeepers Association said on commenced today on the the chain of the disease and experts information has not yet been symptoms has come from all evils, remained shut due temples by performing 'aarti,' but phone. He added that auspicious occasion of beginning have said that at least 21 days are received and information has negative. In addition, 3 to lockdown. All religious places there was no entry for the public. apprehending extension of of Navratras, amid chanting of needed for it. been given to the Talwara suspects have been admitted were completely closed last week No vendors were seen outside lockdown, the dealers this year did Vedic Mantras and performance of police in this regard. He said to the regional hospital Una. in Jammu, to prevent gathering of the temples selling flowers, not buy flowers, made sweets and other religious ceremonies.'' Ramadoss to give Rs 3 cr for purchase of medical equipments CHENNAI: Former Union Health Minister and Rajya Sabha member Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday announced allocation of Rs 3 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for purchase of medical equipments by the Tamil Nadu government to combat the spread of coronavirus spread. According to the PMK leader, the state government needs huge funds for the purchase of thermal scanners, protective gears for the medical 6 professionals, ventilators, gloves Coronavirus test kits and others. In an attempt to help Tamil Nadu government''s efforts to contain the diseases a sum of Rs 3 crore will be provided for purchase of medical equipments from the MPLADS, he said. Similarly the DMK President M.K. Stalin has asked his party Members of Parliament and Legislative Assembly to discuss with the District Collectors and allocate necessary funds for the purchase of medical equipments to contain the virus. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 NEWS AT A Govt monitoring availability GLANCE 5 members of family test positive for of essential commodities in UP govt announces market: Ram Vilas Paswan Rs 50 cr more for state COVID-19 in Maha, tally reaches 116 NEW DELHI, MAR 25 health department AGENCY Union Food Minister Ram Vilas MUMBAI, MAR 25 Paswan on Wednesday said the 3 new cases in Guj; total rises to 38 government is monitoring the Maharashtra Health Minister AHMEDABAD: The number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat availability of essential Rajesh Tope on Wednesday has gone up to 38 as three more people tested positive for the commodities in the market amid confirmed that five people coronavirus on Wednesday, a health department official said. nationwide lockdown for next 21 from a family in Sangli and On Wednesday morning, one new case each was reported from days to check the spread of four others from Mumbai Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara, principal secretary (health) coronavirus outbreak. tested positive for coronavirus, Jayanti Ravi told reporters. Out of the three new cases, one Paswan warned manufacturers pandemic. There are about 75 crore taking the total count to 116, from the hospitals," he said in patient has history of travel to Dubai, while the two others are and traders against profiteering beneficiaries under the Public LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh which is the highest in any another tweet. cases of local transmission of the viral infection, she said. With during this period. The Centre is Distribution System (PDS). government has announced an state of the country. Meanwhile, the Sangli this, total number of cases in Ahmedabad is 14, Surat and also in touch with the state As of now, the government has additional fund of Rs 50 crore for the "The current count of district administration in Vadodara-seven each, Gandhinagar-six, Rajkot-three and governments to ensure that there is surplus foodgrains of 435 lakh health department in wake of COVID- COVID19 patients in the state Maharashtra has released Kutch-one, she said. no shortage of essential tonnes, out of which 272.19 lakh 19. On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh of Maharashtra is 116. In contact numbers for citizens to commodities, he said. "In view of tonnes are rice and 162.79 lakh Governor Anandiben Patel gave her Sangli, 5 people from one get home delivery of essential One more tests positive in Bihar situation emerging from the threat of tonnes are wheat, as per the nod for the declaration of coronavirus family are identified as items during the 21-day PATNA: A 29-year-old resident of Patna, who had returned #Covid19India, the government is government data. outbreak as a 'disaster' in the state. positive due to contacts and 4 lockdown to prevent the spread from Gujarat earlier this month, has tested positive for keeping an eye on availability of all Prime Minister Narendra Modi The state revenue department had people from Mumbai are of coronavirus. coronavirus, the fourth confirmed case in Bihar, a health essential commodities in the announced a complete lockdown declared COVID-19 crisis as a identified as positive due to The police personnel and department official said on Wednesday. The man was admitted market," Paswan tweeted. across the country for 21 days from disaster. Thirty-seven people have travel history or contacts," district administration will be to Nalanda Medical College Hospital here on March 21 and he "I appeal to all manufacturers Tuesday midnight, asserting that tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Tope tweeted. in charge of facilitating has tested positive for COVID-19, Surveillance Officer with and traders to avoid from social distancing is the only way out Pradesh, the Ministry of Health and The state Health Minister delivery for the essential the Bihar Health Society, Ragini Mishra told PTI. The patient profiteering in this situation," for the country to fight a decisive Family Welfare reported on Tuesday. informed that out of 116 commodities during the was engaged in a business in Gujarat and had returned on Paswan said in his tweet. battle against coronavirus outbreak. people, 14 people have lockdown. March 9, she said. Of the four infected with the disease in the Meanwhile, the Centre on The Centre and state Safal to operate all recovered and are in the The Indian Council of state, one has died. March 23, had allowed states and governments have taken measures to process of being discharged Medical Research (ICMR) on Union Territories to lift foodgrains ensure that the supply of all essential outlets at full from the hospitals. Wednesday confirmed 539 Modi had on Tuesday spread of coronavirus, saying for three months in advance from items continue smoothly, he said, "14 people from these have positive cases of coronavirus in announced a 21-day lockdown that "social distancing" is the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for seeking to allay apprehensions capacity been recovered and are in the the country. in the entire country effective only option to deal with the distribution through ration shops in among people about availability of NEW DELHI: Safal, the fruits and process of being discharged Prime Minister Narendra from midnight to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly. the wake of the coronavirus food and other essential provisions. vegetable brand of Mother Dairy, has announced that all its outlets will be operational at full capacity amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. "Our Quarantine hospital opposed in Andhra, Will celebrate Gudi Padwa after winning stores' official timings are from 6:00 am - 2:00 pm and then 4:00 pm - situation normalised after cops intervene 10:00 pm, in full capacity," said Safal over coronavirus war: Uddhav Thackeray Stores on their Twitter handle. In his KRISHAN, MAR 25 address to the nation on Tuesday, MUMBAI, MAR 25 attack us," said Thackeray essential goods are open Prime Minister Narendra Modi had Police were deployed to bring the while addressing a press too," he said. The Indian announced a 21-day lockdown in the situation under control after locals Maharashtra Chief Minister conference here. "We will Council of Medical Research entire country to deal with the spread opposed the move of setting up a Uddhav Thackeray on celebrate Gudi Padwa once (ICMR) on Wednesday of coronavirus, saying that "social quarantine hospital on the premises of Wednesday extended good we tackle this crisis," he said. confirmed 539 positive cases distancing" is the only option to deal Vasavi Engineering College here. wishes to people on the Stressing on the essential of coronavirus in the country. with the disease. The total number of The Medical and Family welfare occasion of Gudi Padwa and needs of people during the Prime Minister Narendra confirmed coronavirus cases in India department officials are setting up a said the state will celebrate phase of 21-day lockdown in Modi had on Tuesday rose to 562, according to the Ministry 100-bed quarantine hospital in the the festival after winning the country, he said there is announced a 21-day of Health and Family Welfare on premises of Vasavi Engineering College over the coronavirus war. no need to panic as all lockdown in the entire Wednesday. at Nandamuru village in Pedana Mandal Observed on the first day essential goods are available country effective from of the Krishna district. However, some situation under control. of the Chaitra month, Gudi Padwa. It is a war like in the market. "We have midnight to deal with the 388 Russian citizens local people opposed to the move. The number of positive cases of Padwa is a festival celebrated situation for each of us. I am sufficient stock of essential spread of coronavirus, saying They reached the college last night coronavirus has climbed to eight in the in Maharashtra and it marks calling coronavirus a war as commodities like vegetables, that "social distancing" is the stranded in India and demanded that quarantine hospital state after a 25-year-old man was the reaping of Rabi crops. we are not aware of the rice and other items of daily only option to deal with the flown back should not be set up in their village. A confirmed positive for the disease in "It is Gudi Padwa today. I enemy. We do not even know use, so there is no need to disease, which spreads police force was deployed to bring the Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday. wish all of you on Gudi from where the enemy will worry. All shops selling rapidly. NEW DELHI: The three hundred and eighty-eight Russian citizens stranded in India were flown back to their homeland by a special Aeroflot flight, the Russian embassy in New Delhi Odisha Mining NGT asks Delhi transport dept, DPCC to Priyanka wishes people said on Wednesday. "Russian Embassy has successfully facilitated Corporation gives Rs 500 on Navratri; urges them transportation by special Aeroflot flight file report on plea over end of life vehicles of about 388 Russian citizens who cr to CM's Relief Fund to to 'stay home, stay safe' were stranded in India due to the NEW DELHI, MAR 25 lockdown," said Evgeny Bereka, Press combat coronavirus Chaitra Navratri typically falls attache, Russian Embassy. Countries The National Green Tribunal around March or April. Chaitra across the world have been carrying BHUBANESHWAR, MAR 25 (NGT) has asked the Delhi is the first month of Hindu out special operations to evacuate Transport Department and lunar calendar and all nine their citizens stranded in foreign lands The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has Delhi Pollution Control days during Navratri are amid the outbreak of coronavirus -- the contributed Rs 500 crore to the Chief Committee (DPCC) to file a dedicated to nine forms of pandemic which has infected more Minister's Relief Fund for supporting the state report on a petition seeking Goddess Shakti. The Indian than 3,75,000 people and killed over government's fight against coronavirus. The direction for dealing with Council of Medical Research 16,300. The Indian government too OMC added that this sum is in addition to the End of Life Vehicles (ELVs). (ICMR) on Wednesday has carried out the operations to Rs 100 crore already contributed by the public "To consider the above, it confirmed 539 positive cases evacuate its citizens from Italy, Iran, sector company to the CMRF in February, will be appropriate to require NEW DELHI, MAR 25 of coronavirus in the country. China, among other coronavirus-hit 2020. "Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) as a factual and action taken petitioner to furnish a set of Mayapuri, but according to a "Atotal of 539 individuals have nations. a responsible public sector company, is report in the matter from papers to the Commissioner, media report, such units are Greeting citizens on the been confirmed positive Cong for mass contributing Rs 500 crores to Chief Minister Commissioner, Transport Transport Department, Delhi operating clandestinely in the occassion of Chaitra Navratri among suspected cases and Relief Fund (CMRF) for supporting the State Department, Delhi, and and DPCC and file affidavit region. The counsel for the as the nation remains in a 21- contacts of known positive testing, financial aid government efforts to control the COVID-19 DPCC jointly. The report of service within one week petition also made a day lockdown, Congress cases," said the ICMR in a situation. This is apart from the Rs 100 crores may be furnished within one and listed the matter for reference to the "Guidelines general secretary Priyanka statement. A total of 22,928 to fight Covid-19 already contributed to CMRF in February month," a bench headed by further consideration on May for Scrapping Motor Vehicles Gandhi on Wednesday samples from 22,038 NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul 2020," a release by the PSU read. Through the NGT chairperson Justice 22. The petitioner told the in Delhi" issued by the appealed to people to 'stay individuals have been tested Gandhi who raised the alarm over release, it was also stated that the Board of Adarsh Kumar Goel said. tribunal that diesel vehicles Transport Department, home and stay safe' to combat for SARS-CoV2 as on March Covid-19 in February here on Directors of OMC have declared Rs 250 crore The tribunal was hearing cannot be allowed to operate Government of Delhi dated the spread of the coronavirus. 25 at 10 am, it said. Prime Wednesday suggested a dual strategy as interim dividend for the financial year a petition filed by Society for in Delhi after 10 years and August 24, 2018, for the "Heartfelt greetings to all of Minister Narendra Modi had to tackle the pandemic and its impact. 2019-20. Odisha, so far, has two confirmed Alternative Fuel and are being disposed of and scrapping of end of life you on Chaitra Navratri, the on Tuesday announced a 21- "The question is how can we minimise cases of COVID-19, according to the Union Environment (SAFE) scrapped in Mayapuri motor vehicles. festival of worship of Mother day lockdown in the entire casualties in this war. I believe our Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The through counsels Kapil industrial area causing an The guidelines lay down Durga. Mother protect country effective from strategy should have 2 components. total number of confirmed coronavirus cases Sankhla and Meghna environmental hazard. the procedure and everyone. A very Happy Ugadi, midnight to deal with the The govt should give financial support in the country is 562 as of Wednesday Sankhla. The NGT has already requirements for allotting Gudi Padva, Sajibu Cheiraoba spread of coronavirus, saying to prevent massive job losses & morning, out of which 40 people have been Vehicles that cannot be directed the closure of licenses to scrapping units to everyone! Please stay home, that "social distancing" is the reassure business owners," Rahul cured or discharged. operated are called ELVs. unlicensed and unregulated and the procedure for stay safe and keep smiling! As only option to deal with the Gandhi tweeted. For tackling Covid-19, The court also asked the scrapping units operating in scrapping ELV vehicles. per the Gregorian calendar, disease, which spreads rapidly. the Congress leader said, "Isolate the virus and block its escape routes. Massively expand testing facilities to identify and treat those who are infected. Create massive emergency Photography veteran Delhi HC directs AIIMS to treat toddler field hospitals, particularly in urban areas with full ICU capability to provide care to patients." The Congress leader suffering from rare disease 'Gaucher' said the daily wagers must be extended Nemai Ghosh dies at 86 immediate help through direct cash AGENCY disease" in the US and in the transfers into their accounts and free KOLKATA, MAR 25 NEW DELHI, MAR 25 European Union. The father rations. "Delaying this will cause has submitted in the petition widespread devastation and chaos," he Veteran photographer Nemai Ghosh, The Delhi High Court has that the monthly cost of tweeted. On the economic impact of the who had a long association with directed the All India Institute treatment is approximately Rs Covid-19, he said many industries were directing great Satyajit Ray, passed of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) 3.5 lakhs, which is quite struggling and they should be helped away at a city hospital on Wednesday to treat an 18-month-old girl steep, and therefore the by announcing tax breaks and financial morning here, his family said. He was suffering from a rare disease family said that it cannot support to prevent massive job losses. 86. Nemai Ghosh, who was admitted to called Gaucher. afford. After noting all the The government must reassure SSKM Hospital a couple of days ago, The parents of Alisha submissions made by the business owners of all support to tide died of cardiac arrest at around 11.30 Ray said Nemai Ghosh's death is a Khan, the toddler suffering counsels, the court stated that over the crisis, he added. The am, his photographer son Satyaki Ghosh "personal loss" for him. from the genetic disorder, had "considering the age of the Congress urged Prime Minister told PTI. "Nemai kaku (uncle) had been approached the Delhi High child and given that the Narendra Modi to implement the Nemai Ghosh had been suffering visiting our home and became part of Court seeking funds for her policy for rare diseases is yet minimum income guarantee scheme from age-related ailments for past few family since 1968. Baba used to like treatment as well as Government on rare diseases. document for rare diseases to be finalised by the (Nyunatam Aay Yojana - Nyay), which years. him very much," he said. directions for treatment to be The next date of hearing in was released on January 13 Government, it is deemed the party had promised in its 2019 poll Most known for working with Sandip Ray's wife and costume given to her as repeated the matter has been set as this year. However, the same appropriate to direct AIIMS manifesto. The Congress had said Satyajit Ray as a still photographer who designer Lolita Ray said they are representations to various April 17. Court also noted has not yet come into effect. to start the treatment of the under the Nyay, 20 per cent of the captured the master craftsman in "deeply saddened" over Nemai Ghosh's governmental authorities had that, though the Central Owing to this, there appears petitioner without charging poorest families would be given Rs different moods at sets besides framing death. A Padma Shri recipient, Nemai not been fruitful. While government had come out to be no policy in place at this anything from the Petitioner." 72,000 a year. "Dear PM, need of the actors as they faced camera for over two Ghosh had also penned books such as directing AIIMS, Justice with a National Policy for point for dealing with Further directions in respect hour is to implement forthwith Minimum decades, Nemai Ghosh debuted with "Manik Da: Memoirs of Satyajit Ray", Pratibha M Singh also Treatment of Rare Diseases, persons with rare diseases of the expenses towards the Income Guarantee Scheme (Nyay), "Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne" (1969) and which are invaluable references for Ray directed the Union of India to in 2018, due to objections by and how the treatment is to said treatment would be mooted by Rahulji and Congress," was with Satyajit Ray till his last film enthusiasts. He also served as a jury file an affidavit before the certain state governments, be provided to them. It is passed after the Union of tweeted Congress chief spokesperson "Agantuk" (1991). member at the 2007 National Film next date of hearing as to the the same was reportedly pleaded that Gaucher has India enters appearance in the Randeep Singh Surjewala. Satyajit Ray's son, director Sandip Awards. current policy of the scrapped and a draft policy been treated as an "orphan matter. NEWS AT A Capt, Harsimrat Badal condemn attack at Gurudwara in Kabul GLANCE CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal have strongly condemned the attack on a religious gathering in a Gurdwara in Kabul in which Ration distribute at least 11 people were killed. Amarinder Singh described the attack as extremely "tragic and un- fortunate". in Slum Areas Heavily armed gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’’s capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 11 worshippers and wounding as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country, according to a me- dia report. "Horrific news coming from Kabul where a barbaric terror attack happened in the Gu- 7 rudwara Guru Har Rai. It’’s extremely tragic and unfortunate. Request (Afghanistan) President @Ashraf Ghani Ji to find out the perpetrators and look after our people," Singh tweeted. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020

KULBHUSHAN GARG GIDDARBAHA: In view of the ongoing Curfew in the state, the social workers have taken the initiative to manage DSP distributes 600 ration for the people living below the poverty line in the slum areas of the city, under which the famous Dental Surgeon and philanthropist Dr. parcels of grocery items Bharatdeep Garg and his father Civil Surgeon Dr.H.N. Singh provide ration for hundred of needy families to SDM Om Prakash. SDM Om Prakash and Tehsildar Gurmail Singh said that the Sub Division officials, including Anmol Juneja Bablu and Manish Verma Monga of Rahat Foundation and Police employees awere deployed to distribute this stuff to the people in ward number 14 and the slums in Bharu Chaunk, and deliver ration door to door. He said that officers and employees have been instructed to ensure that people should not gather at any place. District Admn will distribute ration to people: Angad Singh MLA

Mansa devi temple wearing a deserted look on first Navratre due to corona lockdown in Panchkula on Wednesday. Photo by : S. Sharma

SUMER GARG Vikas Parishad, Sunam Netar last many days & they have SUNAM, MAR 25 Bank Samiti and Shree no arrangement of cooking Neelkantheshwar Ram material to cook their food. Under the supervision of lo- Mandir Sitasar, Sunam imme- Keeping in view their CHET RAM RATAN cal DSP Sukhwinder Pal diately gathered under the problems the leader of FFLS NAWANSHAHR : Under the influence CORONA: Amarinder urges Shah, Thackeray for Singh, the representatives of banner of ’Free Food Langar suggested to purchase 600 of Corona virus a meeting was held various social & religious Sewa’(FFLS) to help the Kits, which contain sufficient with District Administration, Industries bodies which mainly includes needy families. quantity of all the necessarily Minister Sundar Sham Arora, MLA Sangrur District Industrial The members of FFLS items for the cooking of a Angad Singh, Commissioner Rahul Chamber, Shiv Bhole Langar observed that due to lock- family’s food for 7days. Tiwari, IG Jaskaran Singh, to decide evacuation of 2000 pilgrims stranded at Nanded Committee, Baba Balak Nath down, the daily wager are sit- These Kits costs to FFLS 3.50 about the situation in the district and Jagran committee, Bharat ting idle in their homes for the lakh, Kansal added. the facilities provided to the general public during the curfew were considered after March 26. It was then Nambardar Balwant Singh Mother, son com- decided that the general public should Curfew relaxed in State be allowed to stay in the houses to CHANDIGARH: The curfew clamped in Punjab to check mitted suicide in prevent the spread of the Corona virus the spread of coronavirus was relaxed on Wednesday to Ladi donated Rs 5000 to in the district so as to prevent the let people buy essential commodities, officials said. In Lodhipur human chain and becoming more of many parts of the state, the curfew was relaxed from 6 DC for help of needy KULWINDER BHATIA influence or spreading it further. am to 9 am for buying milk, vegetables and fruits and SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB, Informing the important decisions taken then from 8 am to 11 am for purchasing groceries and CHET RAM RATAN MAR 25 during the meetings late in the evening, medicines, they said. Though milk was delivered at NAWANSHAHR, MAR 25 Near here, in village Lod- Deputy Commissioner Vinay Bablani people's doorstep in most parts of the state, they had to said that Home delivery 'should be hipur Mother and his son go out to buy vegetables and other items of daily needs Nambardar Balwant Singh who lives in a house of rent started for Milk products, Medicines from shops in their neighbourhood, as per initial reports. Laddi District President Pun- and other essential things, but people has died by hanging with fan On Tuesday, the state government had announced that jab Ekta Party Shaheed Bha- and died. According to the in- are also advised to use precaution in Deputy Commissioners will ensure door-to-door delivery gat Singh Nagar has donated formation given by PP in the district during the curfew. of essential commodities such as groceries, milk, fruits Rs. 5000 to DC Vinay Babal- charge Bharat Bhushan Lod- GAURAV GOEL government had responded and vegetables through pre-identified hawkers or ani to help those in need due hipur they both are related Navratra begins amidst CHANDIGARH, MAR 25 with the assurance that nec- distributors, wherever possible. However, people at many to corona virus conditions. with Distt. Hoshiarpur Dal- essary action would be tak- places complained of being forced to pay more for buying Balwant Singh said that in this Bilara Human Rights Forum jeet kaur (75) W/O Harbha- panic of Corona virus Punjab Chief Minister Cap- en to help out the stranded vegetables and fruits, as per reports. While newspapers difficult situation we should Punjab praised Nambardar’s jan Singh and his son Satin- tain Amarinder Singh on pilgrims. According to the at several places were not delivered on Wednesday. The all follow the directions of the decision and invited donors to derdeep Singh (43) in Village Wednesday urged the Cen- spokesperson, the office of state government has released a district-wise list of government. Manjinder Singh come forward. Lodhipur died. He further tre and the Maharashtra the Maharashtra Chief Min- helpline numbers for people. Due to the curfew, there said that the lady few days government to immediately ister had conveyed to CMO were some reports of farmers not able to reach cities to back calls his daughter and arrange for the evacuation of Punjab that all steps were sell their produce including vegetables and other Volunteers of Gurdwara Singh Sabha said that she signed on the 2000 Punjab pilgrims evac- being taken in this respect, commodities. A day after police used mild force against are spreading sanitizer in City check book because she is uated from Nanded Sahib while Maharashtra Tourism, violators, people, barring at few places, largely remained sick from few days but today KULBHUSHAN GARG gurdwara, where they are Environment and Protocol indoors and adhered to the restrictions. QADIAN (VERMA): Sanitizer is being sprayed in 15 wards both the lady and his son is GIDDADBAHA: In view of the threat of stuck in the wake of Minister Aditya Thackeray by Gurdwara Shri Singh Sabha’s pilgrims to get the people rid founded to be hanged with Corona virus and closure of the COVID-19 lockdown. responded to Captain of the terrible disease Covid-19. Giving information about this, the fan. Deacesd’s daughter temples on the Navratras of the Chetra Captain Amarinder Amarinder s tweet on the is- to facilitate the evacuation Home Minister and the Ma- Jagjit Singh, a member of Khal- said that his mother and Paksha, the reverence of the devotees wrote in this regard to Union sue with: Thank you sir of devotees stranded at harashtra CM, Captain sa Aid, said that every citizen brother is disturbed due to of Mother Durgs is as strong as ever Home Minister Amit Shah @capt_amarinder ji. Will Nanded Sahib Gurdwara. Amarinder Singh said these has an obligation to cope up some family problems. PP in before. The temples remained closed in and Maharashtra Chief Min- look into it and do the need- The pilgrims have been pilgrims from Punjab had with this horrible disease, to fol- charge Bharat Bhushan said Giddadbaha today while the devotees ister Udhav Thackeray, ac- ful. The Chief Minister had stranded there for long & we gone to pay obeisance at the low the directives of the admin- that on the basis of the state- of the Goddess started worshiping in cording to an official tweeted: Have written to owe them safe return to their historic gurdwara Sri Hazur istration for the protection of his ment of the deceased’s the houses according to the rituals and spokesperson, who dis- HM @AmitShah Ji & Ma- homes & families. In sepa- Sahib in Nanded in Maha- society and to assist the needy daughter further investiga- remained fasts of Navratri. In this closed that the Maharashtra harashtra CM @OfficeofUT rate letters to the Union rashtra. families as far as possible. tion has been proceed. regard, a housewife Radhika Monga and her husband Rajesh Monga told that they used keep fast during Bikramjit Singh Painthey flags Navratras and worship of Goddess AAP Shahkot unit aware DC, SSP began home delivery of Durga by going to the temple, but this time due to the threat of coronavirus, people about corona virus off vehicles of food, vegetables they have started fasting by worshiping medicines in Bathinda the mother at home. ANIL VERMA Village police officer, volunteer, BATHINDA, MAR 25 The civil administration has permit holder shopkeepers to teamed up with the police de- give home delivery partment to supply medicines to needy people in the city of Bathinda. In this regard, the district administration has is- sued two mobile numbers where people can order their PRITPAL SINGH MAMOON RASHID he added, food will be pro- medicines from 8am to 8pm SHAHKOT, MAR 25 MALERKOTLA, MAR 25 vided to the poor and also and Whatsapp your doctor’s many NGOs of the area have prescription. Aam Aadmi Party’s Shahkot unit, led by Incharge Providing helping hand to the offered help for the poor, sec- This information was giv- deliver it to the needy. Later, orders of Chief Minister Capt. KULJIT SINGH Rattan Singh Kakar Kalan, went village to village to public during curfew SDM retary market committee and en by the Deputy Commis- more people will be deployed Amarinder Singh, the admin- JANDIALA GURU: Flag march was make people aware about the Corona Virus and gave Malerkotla Bikramjit Singh AFSO will monitor the sup- sioner of the District Mr. B in this work so that life-sav- istration was constantly organized under the supervision of SSP detailed information about the Virus’s symptoms and Painthey flagged off vehicles plies in the city while BDPO Sri Niwasan. SSP Dr. Nanak ing medicines can be reached working to make people ac- Rural Vikramjit Duggal during curfew prevention. Speaking on the occasion, Rattan Singh of food and vegetables today. will ensure the supplies of Singh was also present. to people on demand. He ap- cess their needs staying at that imposed due to Corona Virus. He Kakar Kalan said that the Corona Virus has spread all Painthey while speaking to food products in villages, Deputy Commissioner Mr. B pealed to the people to call for homes and the entire supply said that the district administration will over the world and that we should exercise utmost media said that home delivery helpline numbers are provid- Sri Niwasan said that citizens the most essential medicines chain will be complted soon. provide villagers for home delivery of caution to avoid it and it is the duty of all of us to fol- of food products will be con- ed by the administration for can call on mobile numbers so that all medicines could be He said that if the social the needy such as grocery, vegetable low the instructions of the government so that the dis- tinue without any interrup- public convenience and 24 98780 01451 or 98142 82850 delivered. outbreak of coronary disease and fruits by home delivery . Home ease can be prevented. He said that if a person has a tion, he said that administra- hours service is provided, and ordered their medication Apart from this, he said becomes prevalent then it will delivery will be done from 2 pm to 6 pm cough, cold or fever then he should contact the near- tion is assuring food products Tehsildar Badaldin, AFSO needs. The order will be sent that there is no relaxation in be difficult to stop it so every with the help of the village police officer est health center immediately. He asks people to cov- for the poor, food products Malerkotla, officials of mar- to the nearest medical store of curfew in the district at pres- citizen understands the seri- volunteer and permit holder er their mouth with a mask, wash your hands thor- will be supplied to the people ket committee were present at the area where the police ent and people should stay at ousness of the threat and sup- shopkeeper. Legal action will be taken oughly and use clean clothes. in their homes on control rate the moment. PCR motorcycle team will home. He said that under the ports the administration. against those who break the rules of curfew. Accompanied by DSP Jandiala Guru Gurindrabir Singh, SHO Inspector Maintain sobriety, state govt is fully prepared Raikot Admn with support of Rachhpal Singh, Sanjh Center Incharge Curfew is for safety of people, they do not want to be strict ASI Kuldeep Singh, ASI Harpal Singh, to deal with every situation: Hussan Lal Shiromani Committee provide food and others were present. but if rules are not followed then action to be taken: SSP DALJIT AJNOHA Riyat and SSP Shri Gaurav VERMA cers to wash their hands fre- HOSHIARPUR, MAR 25 Garg was also present. He di- HARPREET SINGH GILL which the poor people are unable State police also doing social QADIAN, MAR 25 quently, clean the taps, nei- rected the district administra- RAIKOT, MAR 25 to earn and fulfill their daily ther touch the drivers nor Principal Secretary, Tourism needs. Raikot administration has works along with duty The administration is play- the vehicles that violate the and Culture Department Hus- Raikot Administra- KULWINDER BHATIA ing an important role to rules. He said that the duty san Lal said that Punjab Gov- tion in association NANGAL: Where Punjab Police has keep the people of India played by them is praise- ernment is fully prepared to with Shiromani contributing there great role in Fighting vigilant to protect against worthy but along with the deal with every situation and Committee distrib- against Corona virus there also PP the disease Kovid-19, duty, the safety of their lives there is no need to panic. The uted food packets doing social works. which has emerged as a fear is also very important. public should only follow the to the needy people SHO Pawan Choudary and his team among people all over the Therefore, they should reg- orders given by the district in this worst situa- has distributes masks and sanitizers in world. Under this series, la and its surrounding areas. ister a case against the per- administration from time to tion of Coronavirus. Gurdwara been providing the food service slum areas. He said that instead of SSP Upinderjit Singh On Wednesday, SSP Upin- son violating the rules as time. He was addressing a tion to maintain supply chain Tahliahana Sahib Patshahi 10th to these families. Treasurer that we also make arrangement of Ghumman of Police Dis- derjit Singh visited the var- per law. Under if inevitable meeting of officials today to management to the public. Raikot manager Kanwaljit Singh Harvinder Singh Khundri, Ac- food and who can call us we make trict Batala is visiting in var- ious barrios of Qadian and circumstances if a person take view of the arrangements The principal secretary ap- Gill told that due to outbreak of countant Joga Singh, Manjit food reachable. ious places to implement issued the necessary in- comes out of the house he being made in the district. pealed to the people to beware corona virus Punjab government Singh Dhar, Singh Soni, Davin- the curfew properly in Bata- structions to his police offi- can be exempted. Deputy Commissioner Apneet of rumors. imposed Curfew in the state. In der Singh Basraun. Postponement of Tokyo Olympics is PAGE 8 a really good decision: Mary Kom

SPORTSYUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 SHORT TALKS Corona: IPL cancellation on cards US football star Lloyd calls Tokyo postponement 'right call' LOS ANGELES: US footballer Carli Lloyd planned to call time on a spectacular career after Tokyo 2020 -- but now that plan is on hold. after three-week lockdown Lloyd, a two-time women's world player of the year and a two-time Contemplation of IPL is inhuman World Cup winner, scored the goals right now. We need to save lives, that delivered gold to the United States in two Olympics. not IPL," KXIP co-owner Wadia The 37-year-old said the decision to told a news agency. "Let's say push back the Games, originally even if the situation improves scheduled to run July 24-August 9, by May and I hope it does, who to 2021 was the right one in the face is going to come and play? Will of the coronavirus pandemic. the (foreign players) be even "This is bigger than sport, it's bigger allowed to enter the country?" he AGENCY infect anyone and that is why than an Olympics," Lloyd said in a asked. NEW DELHI, MAR 25 organisers have decided to television interview after the Earlier on Tuesday, a delay it (Olympics) for the International Olympic Committee Indian boxer Mary Kom on sake of one and all," she said. announced the postponement on conference call between BCCI officials and team owners was Wednesday said the "Our training will not be Tuesday. "I definitely think it's the International Olympic affected, we will continue as right call. “Disappointed, but I think postponed. for the safety of everybody, it's The star-studded eight-team Committee (IOC) took a we always do it. All events definitely the best thing," she said, league was originally scheduled 'really good decision' to from small to international adding: "You get another year to to start on March 29 in Mumbai. It postpone the 2020 Tokyo have been cancelled. prepare for Olympics, time to get seems the BCCI is deferring the Olympics until next year due Postponing Olympics is a better, more fit." announcement hoping against to coronavirus pandemic. good decision. Also, I want hope for things to improve. "It's a really good to request citizens of our Pietersen urges Indians to follow "If Olympics can be decision because of the country to take necessary postponed by a year, IPL is a spread of coronavirus, they precautions and be safe and 21-day COVID-19 lockdown much smaller entity in that regard. have postponed the Olympic stay home," Kom added. for 2021. I think it's good for The decision to New delhi: Former England It is becoming increasingly cricketer Kevin Pietersen appealed difficult to organise. At this point each and every one. Apart postpone the 2020 Tokyo to Indian citizens to stay home the government is not even from the games, health is Olympics was confirmed by during the 21-day lockdown, thinking about allowing foreign very important and everyone the IOC, on Tuesday, after announced by Prime Minister AGENCY the picture if the pandemic 19,000. "I can't say anything at the visas," a BCCI official, in know of should be aware of it the organising body for the Narendra Modi to contain NEW DELHI, MAR 25 subsides. However, there hasn't moment. We are at the same place things, said. (coronavirus)," Kom told a event and Japan's Prime coronavirus. been any remarkable change in where we were on the day we Currently, each stakeholder is news agency. Minister Shinzo Abe agreed "Namaste India! I have heard that The six-time world to reschedule the games in your situation is like ours, PM Modi The cancellation of this year's the situation with positive cases postponed. Nothing has changed discussing ways to limit the IPL looks inevitable with the crossing the 500-mark in India, in the last 10 days. So, I don't have financial damage with insurance champion and London 2012 view of the COVID-19 has announced a nation-wide bronze medallist, Kom, also pandemic. lockdown for 21 days. I request you BCCI under tremendous pressure including 10 deaths. an answer to it. Status quo companies as well as to follow this instruction. We will after the declaration of a 21-day Speaking to a news agency, remains," Ganguly's helplessness broadcasters. said that the COVID-19 is The Tokyo Olympic fight coronavirus together and nationwide lockdown to contain BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was palpable. "With a 21-day lockdown, it is not a small thing and urged Games were slated to be come out to this situation. Please the the deadly COVID-19 did not have much to say on the Kings XI Punjab owner Ness virtually impossible that things citizens to stay at home. held from July 24 to August stay at your home and stay safe, " pandemic. current scenario, which was made Wadia was more forthright. "The will return to normal by April 14. "They have to 9, while the Paralympic he tweeted in Hindi. At the end of When the BCCI postponed worse by the postponement of BCCI should really consider understand that this virus is Games were scheduled to be the message, Pietersen gave credit It might improve but a lot of the IPL to April 15 earlier this Tokyo Olympics to the summer of postponing the IPL now. As a restrictions will be in place. So it not a small thing, there is a held from August 25 to to his "Hindi teacher" Shreevats threat to life. This virus can September 6. Goswami, who is an Indian month, it said conducting the 2021, on Tuesday. The global premier event, we need to act with will be foolish not to cancel the domestic cricketer. tournament would only come into COVID-19 death toll is nearing great responsibility. league," a BCCI veteran said. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the nationwide total lockdown will be in place for three weeks to combat the coronavirus menace. Tendulkar urges people to stay Solskjaer, Stoney share message for Manchester United fans amid at home to fight coronavirus coronavirus pandemic AGENCY appeal, various former and present stronger. #StayHomeIndia MANCHESTER : Manchester United NEW DELHI, MAR 25 cricketers urged their fans to abide #JaiHind," Jasprit Bumrah tweeted. managers of men's and women's by the 21-day national lockdown. Virender Shewag said the next 21 teams, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Former Indian cricketer Sachin "We have to act wisely for these 21 days are very important in the Casey Stoney, shared a message for Tendulkar has urged people to stay at days to ensure the well-being of our history of our nation. "These 21 days the fans amid coronavirus pandemic home in view of the COVID-19 entire nation. Let us all do our part, are very important in the history of saying that we all need to come outbreak and said that this 'simple stay at home, stay safe and safeguard our nation & each one of us can play together during these 'unprecedented task' can save millions of lives. the health & future of our families & our part by just staying at our homes times'. Tendulkar took to Twitter to friends. We'll come out of this and maintaining distance. "Firstly, on behalf of everyone at Manchester United, our thoughts are write: "Simple things are often the with anyone who has been directly hardest to do, because they require affected by this virus and everyone consistent discipline & "In view of the current situation, Virender Sehwag greets fans on Navratri dealing with the impact of it. All our determination. Hon'ble PM the nationwide total lockdown will be NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Wednesday gratitude goes to the healthcare staff @narendramodi ji has asked us to in place for 21 days -- three weeks," extended warm greetings to countrymen on the occasion of Navratri and working on the frontline of the NHS here #StayHomeStaySafe for 21 days. said Prime Minister Modi during wished for the eradication of coronavirus. "By the grace of Devi , May in the UK and in hospitals around the This simple task can save millions of his second address to the this pandemic be eradicated for good from the planet Happy #Navratri," world at this particularly difficult time," lives. Let's all unite in this war against Sehwag tweeted. The festival of Navratri witness scores of devotees Solskjaer and Stoney said in a nation."It is a kind of a curfew," fasting continuously for nine days in honour of goddess Durga. Earlier in statement posted on the club's Twitter #COVID19." he said. The Prime Minister said: Earlier on Tuesday, Prime the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the handle. “We are all having to adjust - "If we are not able to manage the occasion of Navratri and expressed hope that the nine-day festival will fans, players, coaches - to a new way of Ronaldo, agent donate intensive Minister Narendra Modi said that the upcoming 21 days (of nationwide bring prosperity and good health in everyone's life. Modi had on Tuesday living, without our fix of football, although nationwide total lockdown will be in complete lockdown), we will be announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from we all agree that everyone's health and place for three weeks. pushed back 21 years." After Modi's Tuesday midnight to curb the spread of coronavirus. wellbeing at this time is much more care units to Portuguese hospitals important. These are unprecedented LISBON, MAR 25: Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes times and we now need to all come will donate three intensive care units to Portuguese hospitals to help together to combat this global pandemic," they added. They further them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, local health officials said World chess body postpones Olympaid to 2021 on Tuesday. The Portuguese pair will donate to at least two institutions stated that people need to change their CHENNAI, MAR 25: The world governing and Khanty-Mansiysk respectively, are to determine the sportive results but also to behaviour and follow government and will give "two intensive care units", with a "capacity of 10 beds guidelines to help control the spread of each" to the University Hospital Centre of Northern Lisbon body of chess, FIDE, has postponed the rescheduled to the summer of 2021 at the same popularize our game and unite chess lovers the coronavirus. (CHULN), a group of hospitals in the country's capital city, a Olympiad, scheduled for August 5-17 in locations. "As you know, the Chess Olympiad is around the world in this truly global sports spokesman told AFP. CHULN currently has a capacity of 77 beds. Moscow, to 2021 owing to the COVID-19 the most popular FIDE event, attended by festival." "At the same time, FIDE is deeply Mendes and Ronaldo will also donate a unit to the Santo Antonio pandemic. The global chess body issued a thousands of people, including players, coaches, concerned about the growing COVID-19 Hospital of the University Hospital Center of Porto. statement saying that the Olympiad and the FIDE officials, and spectators," the statement said. pandemic and its impact on people's lives," ITF 'fully supports' IOC's decision Congress, slated to be held in August in Moscow "The mission of Chess Olympiads is not only FIDE said to postpone Tokyo Olympics LONDON: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said it 'fully supports' the decision of International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next year due to Ashwin uses 'Mankad' reference to ask people to stay indoors coronavirus pandemic. "The ITF fully supports the decision AGENCY "In view of the current situation, to postpone the games, which will NEW DELHI, MAR 25 "Today India is at the nationwide total lockdown will be still operate under the name of in place for 21 days -- three weeks," 'Tokyo 2020' despite the date Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on the stage where our said Prime Minister Modi during his change, until next year," ITF said in Wednesday used the reference of actions today will second address to the nation."It is a a statement. ITF president David 'Mankad dismissal' to ask the citizens kind of a curfew," PM Modi had said. Haggerty said that in this decide to what 'unprecedented situation', protection of the country to stay inside their The Prime Minister said: "If we of human life, health and safety homes as a precautionary measure extent we can bring are not able to manage the upcoming comes first. "The global health against the COVID-19 pandemic. 21 days (of nationwide complete situation continues to evolve at an Ashwin used the picture from the last down the impact of lockdown), we will be pushed back 21 extraordinary pace and we are faced year's Indian Premier League (IPL) years." with an unprecedented situation that where he used the 'Mankad' mode of this disaster. This is "Today India is at the stage where calls for responsible leadership and dismissal to send Rajasthan Royals' the time to our actions today will decide to what making informed decisions. Whilst Jos Buttler back to the pavilion. extent we can bring down the impact this is a bitter disappointment for all "Hahaha, somebody sent me this strengthen our of this disaster. This is the time to those who have been preparing and and told me it's exactly been 1 year strengthen our resolve again and training hard, we all understand that resolve again and the protection of human life, health since this run out happened. As the again," he said. The Indian Council of and safety, comes first," ITF's official nation goes into lockdown, this is a again," he said. Medical Research (ICMR) on website quoted Haggerty as saying. good reminder to my citizens. Don't Wednesday confirmed 539 positive "The ITF supports this decision and wander out. Stay inside, stay safe! Modi's decision to impose a 21- d a y cases of coronavirus in the country. will continue to collaborate fully with #21DayLockdown," Ashwin tweeted. lockdown in the country as a The World Health Organisation the IOC and the IPC going forward His appeal to the citizens comes one precautionary measure against had termed coronavirus as a pandemic to 2021. day after Prime Minister Narendra coronavirus. on March 11.