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UPSC CAPF Recruitment øÈŸÊfl ÄUÿÙ¥ 2021: Application process for 150 post starts, check details New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notifica- tion for the recruitment of Assistant Commandant Recruitment in the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). The notification is released on the UPSC official website upscon- line.nic.in. Interested candidates can go to the website in order to apply for the post. The ∑§⁄UflÊ ⁄U„ „Ò¥? notice number 08/2021-CPF released on Thursday (April 15) mentions that the UPSC CAPF’s Assistant Commandant recruitment exam will be held on August 8. The online application process has begun and the last date to apply for the post is May 5. Online applica- ÁŸflŒ∑§ tions can be withdrawn from May 12 to May 18. This recruitment includes 35 posts of BSF, CRPF 36, CISF 67, ITBP 20, SSB 1 posts. A total Sardar Gurcharan Singh Babbar of 159 posts are being recruited. There are 13 vacancy backlog vacancies among them. The PRESIDENT age limit varies from 20 to 25 years. Candidates ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR who are born before 2 August 1996 and not later than 1 August 2001 can apply. SC, ST will ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 get 5 years of relaxation and OBC will get three PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID: [email protected] years of relaxation. 2 New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES NEWS BOX Woman poses as property owner, New peak: Gurgaon sees 2,549 fresh cases puts up land for Gurgaon: The city recorded 2,549 new cases present, we are conducting almost 30% of of Covid-19 on Saturday, the highest single- the total number of tests in the state. Our day spike so far, taking its cumulative tally target is to carry out the maximum testing sale to 79,324. Since the beginning of the and isolate all positive cases at the earliest Gurgaon: A woman has been accused of pandemic, this is the first time that daily to curb the infection spread,” said Dr selling another woman’s property by fudging cases have crossed the 2,500 mark in Virender Yadav, chief medical officer, documents. The accused committed the Gurgaon. Gurgaon. Yadav said the city has sufficient crime by posing as the property owner, the In the last seven days, the city has added more beds for Covid patients. “Around 350 beds police said on Saturday. The crime came to than 10,000 cases to its tally. On Friday, it are available in the SGT hospital, so there is the fore when the son of the victim, Monnie reported the second-highest number of no need for panic as we are regularly Soni, found out that their property was on daily cases so far with 1,919 new cases. A reviewing the situation,” he added. sale. The plot number 224, Block G, Palam total of 836 patients recovered and were Over 6k 40+ get jabs Vihar, measuring 300 sqm was purchased by discharged on Saturday, bringing the total As many as 6,460 people aged 45 years and Monnie from Ansal Properties and Industries recovery count to 68,257, the health above were administered the Covid vaccine Ltd in 2002. The property has a market value department said. Two more persons at 120 session sites in the city on Saturday. of several crores. succumbed to Covid on the day, taking the While 2,415 people were inoculated at “To our surprise, our plot was up for sale in the toll to 376, out of which 289 patients had government setups, 4,045 received jabs at market. Upon investigation, it came to our comorbidities. The city’s recovery rate private facilities. A health department notice that a woman impersonating my stands at 86.05% while the case fatality rate official said around 797 healthcare and mother executed a transfer deed in favour of a stands at 0.47%. The doubling rate is 48.67 frontline workers also got the shots during non-existent ‘son’ named Arun Kumar Soni days at present. Active cases in the city also the day. So far, over 4 lakh people have been in June 2019,” victim’s son, Dinesh Soni, told breached the 10,000 mark on Saturday, inoculated in the district since vaccinations the police. n officer said the transfer rising to 10,691 from 8,980 a day before. Of began on January 16. “Gurgaon district has document of the property is in the name of the total active cases, 10,085 patients are in the highest number of vaccine recipients in one Madan Lal Soni, who is named as home isolation, while 70 are hospitalised. Haryana. We are organising vaccination Monnie’s husband. The name of the Also, 524 are under observation at camps by involving industries, housing transferee on the paper reads as Arun Kumar dedicated Covid healthcare centres and 12 societies, the service sector and NGOs, as Soni, who is named as Monnie’s son. “My patients are under observation at the district well as reaching the lowest section of father’s name is Mangi Lal Soni. My mother Covid care centre. In the last 24 hours, the society through mobile vaccine vans. Our has two sons, me and Dilip Soni,” said health department collected over 10,035 aim is to reach out to as many eligible Dinesh. He added that “The land was sold to a samples for rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests. people as possible. However, people need person with the name Manoj Kumar Sharma, So far, 10,72,299 samples have been to not let their guard down and strictly a resident of Noida.” He added, “My mother collected. “We are focusing on conducting follow Covid-appropriate behaviour,” never sold or transferred the property to the maximum number of tests, which is why district immunisation officer Dr MP Singh anyone.” A case was registered against the the number of positive cases is also high. At accused woman under section 419 (cheating said. by personation), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery), 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged documents) and Colleges set to shift back to 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC at Palam Vihar police station. Several similar property Unaware, many in Gurgaon frauds have been reported in Gurgaon in the online classes, exams as last two years. Earlier, the crime branch has busted a gang with the arrest of three members. The gang had sold properties turned back from border cases surge again worth Rs 500 crore. Gurgaon: With all the educational institutions in the state Gurgaon: Several commuters from are being allowed. Most people closed till April 30 and no certainty about the future of Digital skills: Gurgaon were caught unawares on know these things,” said the physical classes, colleges are gearing up to resume the first day of the weekend officer. Commissioner of police online classes and assessments.The Haryana Training soon for lockdown in Delhi, when borders KK Rao said the checkpoints had government announced the closure on Friday evening were sealed. Many of those who been set up at the border points to hand directed all colleges — both self-financed and reached the Sirhaul border were ensure that only those who fell in state-run — to fall back on the online mode of school teachersoes turned back because they did not the exempted category were education. Gurgaon: As the classrooms have once again have proper documents to be allowed to cross over into the “We had already concluded the exams on April 14 and shrunk to tiny screens of smartphones and allowed into the capital. Those capital. “We have been urging were hoping to take classes offline. But as the new laptops, the state education department has without masks were issued challans. people to refrain from going out orders have come in, we’ll take classes back to the decided to upgrade the digital skills of Just like the restrictions in other cities, unless it’s absolutely necessary. online mode. We have informed students and teachers government school teachers by providing only those with valid passes, Everyone should follow the safety and will release the schedule of online classes by them dedicated training on online education. railway, airline and bus tickets were authorities had made several protocols because cases are rising Monday,” Virender Singh Antil, the principal of rapidly everywhere,” he added. Rao The State Council for Educational Research allowed to cross the border. People announcements about the weekend Dronacharya Government College, said. While the warned that the police would take strict and Training (SCERT) has designed a involved in essential services were also lockdown in Delhi in advance. Despite government colleges have already concluded their action against anybody violating the special training module for teachers. More exempted. that, many people were found semester exams, private colleges will be rolling out Covid norms. The weekend lockdown than 3,500 teachers from over 100 blocks As the police in Delhi resorted to strict travelling without any valid reason,” their semester exams online. Many self-financed in Delhi also affected the attendance of across 22 districts will be trained. The state checking of papers, the line of vehicles said a police officer posted at the institutions claimed that they had switched to the online workers at manufacturing units in government has allocated around Rs 20 lakh grew longer. The traffic was, however, Sirhaul border. Many of the commuters mode from the start of April as Covid cases began to Gurgaon. A large number of people for this. The move comes after NCERT thin compared to other days as most were seen arguing with the cops for not rise. “From April 1, we went back to the online mode of who work in the factories of Udyog concluded a nationwide training of teachers people chose to remain indoors in the being allowed to cross over, but to no education. We had opened college a few months ago to Vihar come from Delhi. “Every day, to create state resource groups that will later wake of rising Covid cases. avail. “We are just doing our job. Only hold classes offline but very few students turned up. around 30,000 people from Delhi come pass on training to teachers in their Checkpoints were set up on this side of those who have passes, travel tickets or We’ll conduct our semester exams, which are set to to work in these factories. respective states. SCERT claimed Haryana the border too. “The government and those involved with essential services commence from Monday, online,” said Maj General GS is the first state to roll out the training Bal (retd), dean of student welfare at Amity University, module as prescribed by tNCERT. “We are Gurgaon. “All students were informed regarding the the first state to effectively roll out the Noida scales up testing to 6k, but wait for reports gets longer transition from offline to online classes and related training module. It is part of the nationwide activities. The institute has hired proctoring software and service providers for the smooth and proper programme to evolve the pedagogy in Greater Noida: Gautam Budh Nagar are also conducting at least 1,500 tests Covid-like symptoms but was asked to conduction of exams,” said professor Amit Kumar tandem with the current times,” an official health department has scaled up Covid every day. “We are conducting an wait for 48 hours to get the test report. “I Gupta, chairperson (executive management said. A 10-day training programme has been testing across the district in the past 10 average of 6,200 to 6,500 tests through keep checking the Covid report prepared by SCERT. Under this programme, programme), MDI Gurgaon.Research and practical days, but the number of reports being just state-run centres. However, due to tracking portal every two hours. It classes, however, will continue to be held offline in a over 3,500 teachers from different districts processed every day has not gone up increased testing, the processing of shows my sample was forwarded to will be provided digital training to engage staggered manner. Some colleges, meanwhile, proportionally. reports is taking a while. The backlog is GIMS. keep calling up the helpline expressed concerns that shutting down educational students in constructive learning. The first The department on Saturday claimed that being cleared,” said the chief medical number, the GIMS phone number, the phase of the programme will be rolled out on institutions is adversely impacting the overall over 6,000 Covid tests are being officer of the district, Deepak Ohri. integrated control room and the CMO development of students. The concern is more April 26 and the second phase in the second conducted at the government-run R e f u t i n g t h e c l a i m s o f t h e office but nobody has responded yet,” week of May. pronounced in government colleges that cater to a wide centres across the district. Officials administration, some residents said that said Singh, who had no clue about his range of students coming from the socially and from the department said that over reality on the ground is worse. report till 5pm on April 17. “While over economically vulnerable segments. “In government As employees test 4,000 samples are being examined with Mritunjay Kumar Singh (33), a resident 6,000 samples are being collected, colleges, a lot of students are from rural areas and do not the help of rapid antigen kits and an of Royal Homes apartment in Salarpur, government labs can generate only have access to digital devices or the internet. The additional 2,000 to 2,500 samples are said that he had given his samples at the about 2,000 samples at present. We are government must plan an alternative to avoid the positive, work being detected through the RT-PCR Sector 30-located government hospital trying to augment the infrastructure,” exclusion of thousands of students,” a government takes a hit at 2 method. Notably, private laboratories on April 13. Singh had developed added Ohri. college principal said. authorities Noida: Working of the industrial development authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar has once more got disrupted due to Travelling costs likely to shoot up the pandemic. Nearly two dozen employees of Noida and Yamuna Expressway Gurgaon: W i t h t h e “We can clearly see people authorities have tested positive for Covid- probability of imposition are not abiding by Covid 19 and at least 80 other staff have isolated of Section 144 of the safety protocols and this is themselves. At special screening camps Criminal Procedure Code definitely a matter of organised last week, nine employees of (CrPC) looming large, concern for us. The Noida Authority and one dozen staffers of travelling costs are problem is that those who the Yamuna Expressway Authority were expected to shoot up due to are asymptomatic or have detected with the infection, TOI has learnt. the restriction on the mild symptoms are “For every employee who tests positive, at number of people in public travelling on public least four to five other staffers who work transport. Only 50% of t r a n s port,” said Dr closely with them are asked to take commuters are allowed on C h a n d a n , a p r i v a t e preventive measures. Moreover, staff a u t o r i c k s h a w s , e - practitioner. “If restrictions members have been asked to work remotely rickshaws and buses. are again imposed, we will as far as possible by carrying the necessary Auto drivers say that they definitely increase fares. files to their homes,” said YamunaAuthority will be forced to double the Drivers are unable to follow all the guidelines CEO Arun Vir Singh. In-charge of the prices in case they are not allowed to carry more like sanitising the vehicles public health department at Noida commuters. Around 13,000 after each ride and putting Authority, SC Mishra said the focus is back autos are currently plying plastic sheets between on carrying out sanitisation drives. “Our in the city and most carry passengers as we are manpower and resources are being more passengers than their unable to bear these dedicated to fight and contain the virus once capacity, in violation of expenses,” said Kamal again. On Saturday itself, sanitisation and Covid norms. Meanwhile, Deep, an auto driver at MG fumigation drives were conducted across 69 doctors have expressed Road. Bus owners too said sectors, 15 villages and 73 highrise group concerns over flouting of they would increase fares housing societies in Noida. A total of 157 Covid safety norms in for long routes. “We have locations were covered on Saturday and we public transport, warning been incurring losses due are aiming to sanitise more than 200 that such violations are to various factors. If we locations on Sunday,” he said. The Greater ideal for the spread of the provide two sleeper seats to Noida Authority has not organised a camp virus. People jostling at bus one person, it will cause yet. However, it has restricted the entry of and auto stands to catch huge losses for us,” said Harinder Singh, a bus visitors to its office and is only. public transport is a common sight in the city. owner. 3 New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT LARGE THAT OUR Tejashwi Yadav Slams Nitish Kumar CLIENTS CUSTOMER, MRS. SHAI- LY MEHROTRA IS INTENDING TO PURCHASE APARTMENT NO. M1402A, ON 2ND FLOOR, SUPER AREA 541.16 SQ. MTRS, IN BUILD- After Doctor Says "Want To Quit As..." ING 14 A, ALONGWITH CAR PARK- ING PB1429, PB1430 & PB1431, AT Patna: A senior doctor at the Nalanda Medical to provide better care to the patients admitted at COVID facility as part of its bid to improve the THE MAGNOLIAS, DLF GOLF LINK, DLF CITY, PHASE V, GURGAON, College and Hospital (NMCH) in Bihar's capital the hospital.Tejashwi Yadav shared a copy of the state's Covid care facilities in the state."We have HARYANA FROM MRS. PREETY Patna has sought permission to be letter as he hit out at the state decided to convert NMCH Patna and Gaya''s AGGARWAL & MR. SANJAY AGGARWAL (OWNERS) THROUGH relieved of his duty citing lack of oxy- government over the issue. Anugrah Narayan Hospital into a full-time COVID THEIR POA MR. SANDEEP KUMAR, gen supply in the Covid care hospi- ."This is the false develop- facility. At least 50 beds will also be installed at THE OWNERS ACQUIRED THE tal. A copy of the official's letter was ment of Nitish Kumar. The IGIMS Hospital in Patna and about 100 beds will SAID PROPERTY VIDE CON- VEYANCE DEED DATED 06.04.2021 shared by senior RJD leader and Superintendent of NMCH be arranged at Cancer Institute in the next 2-3 AS DOC NO. 289. Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Hospital, Patna has requested days," state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said HOWEVER, THE ORIGINAL APART- MENT BUYER AGREEMENT DATED Assembly Tejashwi Yadav as he to be relieved of his work on Thursday.Bihar is witnessing a substantial 16.04.2010 EXECUTED BY M/S DLF slammed Chief Minister Nitish charge due to lack of oxygen. increase of the number of coronavirus incidences UNITED LTD IN FAVOUR OF MRS. Kumar for the lack of Covid care You just imagine the situation. daily, majority of them in state capital Patna.Total PREETY AGGARWAL & MR. SAN- JAY AGGARWAL HAS BEEN MIS- infrastructure in the state.In his let- The Chief Minister did not 7,870 new cases sur- PLACED AT DLF CITY, PHASE-I, ter to the Bihar Health Secretary, Dr answer questions in the past faced across thes- GURGAON. IF ANY FIND THE SAID PUBLIC NOTICE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT, SUBMIT Vinod Kumar Singh has pointed that 16 years. What is that 16? CM tate on Friday, push- This is for notice of the general public THE SAME WITH IDBI BANK (OUR the hospital is not being provided will not accept his mistake ing the tally of coro- that a political party is proposed to be CLIENT) , RAC, SHOP NO. 202, 2ND registered by the name of PRAJAVANI FLOOR, AVA COURT, SECTOR-47, with adequate oxygen cylinders even if he remains in the chair navirus patients to PARTY (name of the party). The office of OPPOSITE PARK HOSPITAL, GUR- despite several reminders. The situa- for 1600 years," Mr Tejashwi 3,15,427. the party is located at H. NO.11-83, GAON, HARYANA AS THE SAME IS tion, the official warned, could lead tweeted.The develop- LINGIDIVARI BHAVANAMU, BEING MORTGAGED WITH THE NAME CHANGE VINAYAKANAGAR COLONY, KUDA ABOVE SAID BANK AFTER EXECU- to deaths of patients admitted at the ment comes days after KUDA ROAD, SURYAPET, TELAN- I Arvind Kumar Gaur S/o TION OF SALE DEED IN FAVOUR hospital as a result of which the the Bihar government GANA-508214. This party has submit- CLIENTS CUSTOMER. Mahendra Swroop Gaur R/o ted application to the Election blame will be pinned on the hospital administra- announced that Nalanda Medical College House No-1588-S, Sector-15, HENCE THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY Commission of India, New Delhi for its GIVEN THAT ANY PERSON, BANK/S tion. Mr Singh said that he would not want to be and Hospital (NMCH) Patna and and Gaya's Part-2, Gurgaon, Haryana- registration as Political Party under sec- OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION/S, OR held responsible as he has made the best efforts Anugrah Narayan Hospital into a full-time 122001,have changed my name tion 29A of the Representation Act 1951. ANY PARTY/IES, IF ANY HAVING to Arvind Gaur for all purpose Name and Address of the office bear- ANY CLAIM, CHARGE, INTEREST, ers of the party are as follows:- TITLE, DEMAND, RIGHTS, OF PRESIDENT- VENKATESHWARLU WHATSOEVER NATURE IN UPSC CAPF Recruitment 2021: Application LINGIDI, R/O- 6-50/1 VINAYAKA RESPECT OF OR AGAINST THE NAME CHANGE NAGAR COLONY, KUDAKUDA, I, Hemavathi Battini Spouse of Army SAID PROPERTY BY WAY OF CHIVEMLA, NALGONDA-508213 INHERITANCE, SHARE, TRANSFER, process for 150 post starts, check details No. 14833802F Rank - NK/MT GENERAL SECRETARY- MORTGAGE, POSSESSION, HOW- Name - Chiranjeevulu Battini MANOHAR GUPTHA BRAHMAND- SOEVER NATURE, ARE HEREBY New Delhi: The Union vacancy backlog vacancies marking will also be done for Presently Residing at Village G M LAPELLY, R/O-1-4-153/1, SHANKAR REQUIRED TO MAKE THE SAME Bahadapalli, Post - Suvarnapuram, VILAS CENTRE, SURYAPET, KNOWN IN WRITING WITH DOCU- Public Service Commission among them. The age limit wrong answers. Except for Mandal - Mandasa, Dist - SURYAPET, SURYAPET, 508213 MENTARY SUPPORT TO THE TREASURER- MANGATAYARU UNDERSIGNED WITHIN 7 DAYS (UPSC) has released the notifi- varies from 20 to 25 years. women, SC, ST candidates, all Srikakulam, State - Andhra Pradesh, LINGIDI, R/O-6-50/1, ROAD Pin - 532243 have changed my FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION, cation for the recruitment of Candidates who are born other candidates will have to PRAKKANA MYNARITI BC, FAILING WHICH THE SAID CLAIM Assistant Commandant before 2 August 1996 and not pay a fee of Rs 200. Fees can be name from Dummu Hemavathi to KUDAKUDA, CHIVEMLA, NALGON- OF SUCH PERSON/S, IF ANY WILL DA-508213 Recruitment in the Central later than 1 August 2001 can paid at SBI or by Visa / Master Hemavathi Battini Date of Birth BE CONSIDERED AS WAIVED AND 11/08/1994 for all future purposes. If anyone has any objection to the reg- SETTLED AND NOT BINDING UPON Armed Police Force (CAPF). apply. SC, ST will get 5 years of / RuPay Credit / Debit Card or Vide affidavit Sl No. 9501 Dated 15th istration of PRAJAVANI PARTY MY CLIENTS CUSTOMER. The notification is released on relaxation and OBC will get SBI Internet Banking. April 2021 before S. Sarada Rani (name of the proposed party) they MR. SAMIR KUMAR / may send their Objection with reasons LALIT KUMAR the UPSC official website three years of Advocate & Notary, 1st Class thereof, to the Secretary (Political Uttar Pradesh Sunday Judicial Magistrate at Nellore (AP) (ADVOCATE) upsconline.nic.in. Interested relaxation.Candidates will be Party) Election Commission of India, M/S. EXCEL LAW GROUP lockdown: THESE employ- Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, OFFICE AT ADDRESS: 87-D, ON candidates can go to the web- selected on the basis of written New Delhi-110001 within 30 days of ees exempted from 35-hr 3RD FLOOR, POCKET-2, SECTOR- site in order to apply for the examination, physical efficien- NAME CHANGE the publication of this notice. 6, DWARKA, NEW DELHI post. The notice number cy test followed by an interview. weekly closure I, hitherto known as LEELAWANTI MBL 8130395390/91 08/2021-CPF released on The written examination will be New Delhi: In order to break W/O Sh. RAJU R/O 204, DDAFlats, PUBLIC NOTICE the chain of transmission of Pocket-1, Sector -23, Dwarka, Thursday (April 15) mentions held on 8 August 2021. The South West Delhi, Delhi-110077, It is for general information that I, THE SIKH TIMES that the UPSC CAPF’s exam will be held in two shifts, COVID-19, the Uttar Pradesh have changed my name and shall SARABJIT SINGH S/O Sh. government has imposed a 35- JASWANT SINGH R/O House NO. Edited, Printed, Published Assistant Commandant recruit- 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 pm. There hereafter be known as LEELA. Owned by Simmi Babbar hour 'weekly closure' that has RZ-249, Raj Nagar-2, Palam Colony, ment exam will be held on will be two papers in the written South West Delhi, Delhi-110077, N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar come into place on Saturday Delhi-110009 August 8. The online applica- examination for this recruit- PUBLIC NOTICE declare that name of mine and my (April 17, 2021) 8 pm and will Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing tion process has begun and the ment. Paper-1 and Paper-2. It is for general information that I HARI wife and my son has been wrongly remain in effect till Monday 7 am. Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City last date to apply for the post is Paper- I will have General RAM SHARMA S/O Sh. GURU written as Sarabjit Singh Sachdeva (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) During this period, the Yogi and Shaminder Kaur Sachdeva and May 5. Online applications can Ability and Intelligence - 250 DAYAL R/O House No.-385, Masjid Corporate Office: Adityanath-led government Moth, South Ex. Part-II, New, Delhi- Rabhjeet Singh Sachdeva in my 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, be withdrawn from May 12 to marks - Objective Type informed that people employed 110049, Declare That Name of Mine minor son Rabjeet Singh Age about Press Area, ITO, New Delhi 13th years School Record. The actu- Editor-in-Chief May 18. This recruitment Questions. Paper 2- General with continuous process indus- has been wrongly Written As HARI includes 35 posts of BSF, CRPF Studies, Essays and RAM in my Service Record (Service al name of mine and my wife and my Gurcharan Singh Babbar tries and those producing essen- A/C No.8307428) . The Actual Name son is SARABJIT SINGH and Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 36, CISF 67, ITBP 20, SSB 1 Comprehension - 200 marks. tial items like medicines and sani- of mine is HARI RAM SHARMA. SHAMINDER KAUR and RAB- Website : www.thesikhtimes.in Email : [email protected] posts. A total of 159 posts are This will be followed by PET tiser in the state will be allowed to Which May Be Amended JEET SINGH, which may be amended accordingly. being recruited. There are 13 and medical tests. Negative go to their workplaces. Accordingly. RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX Nagpur police send Jharkhand: At all-party meet, BJP, Congress demand curbs those roaming on Jharkhand is seeing an upsurge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the last week. Between April 7-April 16, the growth rate has streets into been 7.72% with 16,201 positive cases. On April 15, the state reported the biggest surge in daily cases with 3480 new infections. institutional Ranchi At an all-party meet held on a helpline in every district ‘to avoid Saturday, Jharkhand Chief Minister confusion’ among patients on which Hemant Soren said that the testing will be hospital they need to visit. He added: quarantine ramped up in the next 15 days in the state. “Although there is enough oxygen Nagpur.Twelve persons were sent into He also added that the government has production in the state, the issue is the lack institutional quarantine for being on roads ordered to establish 50 oxygen-supported of oxygen cylinders and mechanics who without valid reason in Nagpur city on beds in every district and is working handle it. I would request the Chief Minister Saturday. towards catering to the increased need. to ask Tata and Jindal group to manufacture The city police and Nagpur Municipal Meanwhile, both the BJP and Congress oxygen cylinders at this time of need.” Corporation jointly conducted Rapid stressed on imposing some restrictions to Prakash said that the government took a Antigen Tests of people seen roaming on the curb the coronavirus infection. ‘good step’ in prescribing medicines Jharkhand is seeing an upsurge in the number recommended by the Centre, WHO. streets in defiance of the current restrictions However, he added: “Those medicines are on movement in view of the coronavirus of Covid-19 positive cases in the last week. Between April 7-April 16, the growth rate not available in the market. The government pandemic.Antigen tests were conducted at has been 7.72% with 16,201 positive cases. should buy it from the manufacturers 255 check points and 18 persons tested On April 15, the state reported the biggest themselves rather than the stockists and positive, said a police official.Twelve of surge in daily cases with 3480 new should monitor the use of essential drugs them were sent into institutional quarantine infections.During the meeting, Jharkhand and issue a bulletin on a daily basis.” He for 14 days. Pradesh Congress Committee President added that the government needs to break Action was also taken against 265 persons for and Food and Finance Minister the chain of the virus by imposing some kind not wearing a mask and against 619 persons Rameshwar Oraon suggested that the of ‘curfew’ as done in other states. for not following social distancing norms. results of the tests be delivered sooner—as National Health Mission Director RS Shukla opposed to an average time of seven days added: “I spoke to the Chamber of therefore, they need to be screened and said that in the last 17 days, the state has Bulandshahr: Man’s which is demoralising the people. He asked Commerce, and they suggested to number quarantined at district levels or else the increased its capacity of ICU beds to 2077 the CM to work on social lockdown like the days for specific sectors. For example, infection will spread to rural areas and from 487 beds earlier. He added that ICU body found hanging regulated assembly on marriages, religious keep three days a week for textile. This way emphasised on utilizing the strength of final ventilator beds have been increased to 634, functions among others.Rameshwar Oraon their business will not hamper.” Importantly, year medical students in the time of from earlier 502 beds. However, he said that from tree, family says added that rather than complete economic he mentioned that the migrants have started need.BJP State President and Rajya Sabha the increasing load in Ranchi will need to be lockdown, there should be sector-wise coming back from different cities and MP Deepak Prakash suggested establishing catered to. In Ranchi, he said that all killed in police custody rationing for imposing restrictions. He hospitals have 200 ventilator beds. Meerut A Sub-Inspector (S-I) and eight 2 held in Rajasthan, cops other people have been booked in India, Pakistan Foreign ministers in UAE on separate bilateral visits connection with the death of a 22-year-old say part of ‘sextortion’ man whose body was found hanging from a tree in Bulandshahr’s Chaudera village late New Delhi Days after a top diplomat from the spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted conversation on Wednesday with former US Bengaluru An online “sextortion” on Friday evening, police said on Saturday. United Arab Emirates confirmed that the Saturday.Qureshi tweeted, “Good to be in the National Security Advisor H R McMaster gang — accused of abetting the However, family members of Vicky Singh country was playing a role in bringing Delhi #UAE and to have met the Pakistan Business under the aegis of Stanford University’s suicide of a 26-year-old MBA have alleged that he was killed in police and Islamabad to the talks table, External Council Dubai for a constructive session on Hoover Institution, the UAE envoy, in response graduate in Bengaluru in March custody. Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan #EconomicDiplomacy. The Pakistani to question whether his country was trying to — deployed school dropouts from Singh was arrested on April 11 on charges of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi are community in UAE continue to play a positive help the two countries have a better a village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur abducting a woman, a resident of the same visiting the UAE for what is being described as role across all echelons of business & work relationship, said: “Absolutely. They might not district to look for vulnerable village. An FIR was lodged against him on separate bilateral visits.While Jaishankar will with great contributions to the development” of sort of become best friends, but at least we want targets on social media and the basis of the complaint of the woman’s be in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, Qureshi was in Pakistan-UAE ties.Jaishankar and Qureshi will to get it to a level where it’s functional, where remotely-created a bank account father at Chaudera police outpost on April Dubai on Saturday on a three-day bilateral both meet their UAE counterpart.Earlier this it’s operational…that’s our goal.”Officials say to collect funds through cyber 5.Speaking to The Sunday Express on the visit.Sources in New Delhi and Islamabad, week, the UAE’s envoy to the US had said that India and Pakistan have been “carefully crime, police have said. phone, Yogendra Kumar, in charge of however, said there are no bilateral meetings his country is mediating between India and optimistic” of the steps taken in recent months. Robin Bharath (22) and Javed Bulandshahr’s Chhatari police station, said: scheduled so far between the two. Pakistan to help the beighbours reach a The February announcement to adhere to the Rehman (25) from Rasoolpura “After Singh’s death we registered an FIR This is the second time they will be in the same “healthy and functional” relationship. ceasefire pact, the Indus Water Treaty talks in village in Kaithwada police based on the complaint of his father, country for a visit in less than three weeks – Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said: “We try to March after over two years, and demands station limits were arrested this Gautam Singh, against S-I Raj Kumar both were in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe forbe helpful, where we have influence with two within Pakistan to import cotton and sugar week in connection with the Mishra and seven members of the woman’s the Heart of Asia meeting on March different countries, so India-Pakistan was the from India have made the two sides look at the suicide of Avinash B S after a family under IPC sections 302 (murder), 30.Jaishankar has been invited to Abu Dhabi by most recent one.” next steps of engagement.This official probe into the money trail and 120-B (whoever is a party to a criminal UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin He cited mediareports which he said confirmation from the UAE came the day communication related to the conspiracy to commit an offence Zayed Al Nahyan.“At the invitation of his “highlighted the role the UAE played in Reuters reported that top intelligence officers alleged “sextortion” of over Rs punishable with death) and 506-B (offence counterpart, EAM @DrSJaishankar will be bringing the Kashmir escalation down and sort from India’s R&AW and Pakistan’s ISI held 35,000 from the victim. of criminal intimidation). No arrests have “In that Rasoolpura area, they are been made yet.”According to the FIR, visiting Abu Dhabi on 18th April 2021. His of created a ceasefire, hopefully, ultimately secret talks in Dubai in January in fresh effort to discussions will focus on economic leading to restoring diplomats and getting the calm military tensions over Jammu and being trained by gangsters on police tracked down the couple, who had operating this racket. They are allegedly eloped, on April 11. Singh was cooperation and community welfare,” MEA relationship back to a healthy level”.In a Kashmir. being told to do things on social kept in police custody since then, while the media. They do not know woman was handed over to her family anything else about the operations members.“My son was in police custody other than targeting victims,” said since April 11. On Friday evening, local D Devaraj, DCP (Whitefield residents informed us that they found his TMC MLA dead, four contestants ailing division) in Bengaluru.“The body hanging from a tree in a mango money was routed to one orchard on the village outskirts. We particular account created in a immediately contacted the local police out bank in the Sarjapur area of post officer, but he remained unavailable. as Bengal votes under Covid cloud Bengaluru. We went to the bank Police claimed that my son was released on and asked them how an account April 15. This is a clear case of custodial Barasat, Kolkata. A SITTING TMC MLA nothing else. Kya kamaal kar diya hai aap could be opened from Rajasthan death,” Gautam Singh stated in the FIR. succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, after logon ne (What an achievement by you).” and they said there is a provision the death of two West Bengal poll At a polling booth besides Taki Road in to open an account online,” the Alarming rise in cases, contestants earlier, as the state turned out Basarat constituency, Yasmin stood in line DCP said.The account may have in large numbers to cast votes for the fifth with her daughter Nuha Irani, 18, a first- been used in 18 different cases for infection rate faster phase of polling.While masks and time voter, at 7 am. “We are afraid of Covid, funds extracted by the gang sanitisers were at hand, social distancing but I have to cast my vote,” Irani said, as through cyber-crime, police said. than recoveries: Centre was virtually non-existent at booths across mother Yasmin added that they had heard “People are now coming forward to file complaints,” the DCP said. New Delhi Underlining the “alarming rise in the state where more than 78% cast their that if they didn’t vote, their names would daily number of active cases which currently ballots by 5 pm for 45 constituencies. A be struck from the planned National The suicide has put the spotlight on stand at 16,79,000” and “a sharp growth of CRPF jawan posted at a booth in Barasat Population Register. the growing menace of what is 10.2% in the number of deaths”, Union constituency in North 24 Parganas said, Also in the queue was Netai Ghosh, 85, who being described in police circles Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Saturday “Voters are given hand sanitisers and survived a cerebral stroke a month ago. His as “sextortion” by organised said “the widening gap between daily new masks if they are not wearing one. But grandson Lakshman (29), who gangs using social media cases and daily new recoveries reflects that how does one maintain social distancing? virus. The party had earlier changed its accompanied him, said, “We didn’t know that accounts. Several days after the infection is spreading at a much faster There are nine booths here and every booth has nominee from the seat after Rahman tested those above 80 could cast postal vote at Avinash BS hanged himself at his rate than recoveries with consistently a huge line of voters. If we try and maintain positive.Because of the deaths of the home.”At Panihati constituency, there were home on March 23, an online gang growing active cases”.At a meeting to social distancing, there will be a law and order candidates, the polling for Samsergunj and contacted his elder sister on review the availability of oxygen, complaints of voting being delayed at two problem.”At a rally in Galsi, East Burdwan, Jangipur has been put on hold by the EC. booths due to Covid protocols. Said Pallab Facebook — without realising ventilators, manpower, medicines and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the At least four more candidates, three from the that their victim was dead — and hospital beds in 11 states/UT reporting a Bhattacharya, 49, at a polling booth in St. surge in Covid-19 cases, Harsh Vardhan Election Commission (EC) for not clubbing the TMC and one from the BJP, have tested Xavier’s School, “We have been standing for demanded more money to ensure said: “India is currently reporting the remaining three phases of the ongoing positive. West Bengal saw another highest one hour and the queue has not moved.” About that a video is not posted online or sharpest growth rate of 7.6% in new Covid Assembly elections into one, as demanded by single-day spike in new cases, of 7,713, on social distancing, he said, “It is not followed shared with friends and cases, which is 1.3 times higher than case the TMC in view of the growing coronavirus Saturday, taking the total tally to 6,51,508. In outside the booth either. Just see any market or family.According to police growth rate of 5.5% reported in June numbers. “In the name of Covid restrictions, the last 24 hours, 34 people have died, taking shopping complex.”In Deepshikha area of sources, this was when the family 2020.”He said the Centre is rushing 6,303 you are doing whatever the BJP demands,” she the total Covid death toll in the state to 10,540, Kamarhati constituency, polling agents realised that the probable cause of additional ventilators to six states of said, adding that the curbs on campaigning in while 3,426 have recovered. manning booths of the CPM and TMC said they Avinash’s death was continuous concern: 1121 ventilators to Maharashtra, the evening were announced “purposely to A day after the EC advised parties to hold small were taking precautions as best as they could. efforts by the gang to blackmail 1700 to Uttar Pradesh, 1500 to Jharkhand, reduce the number of my campaign meetings rather than huge rallies, Prime “We are conscious about our health, but we him with alleged videos of his 1600 to Gujarat, 152 to Madhya Pradesh, and meetings”.Banerjee condoled the death of Minister Narendra Modi marvelled at the size online sexual conduct.In March, 230 to Chhattisgarh.Later, Prime Minister have to do this exercise for our party,” said Congress Samsergunj candidate Rezaul Haque of a gathering he addressed in Asansol in Shanta Chanda, 58, of the TMC.At a polling the CID cyber crime cell busted a Narendra Modi, who chaired a meeting to and Revolutionary Socialist Party Jangipur gang from Bharatpur which review the levels of preparedness, was Saturday. Speaking at the rally, he said, “Aaj booth in Bidhannagar constituency, which used informed by officials that one lakh oxygen nominee Pradip Kumar Nandi, who tested chaaron taraf… maine aisi sabha pehli baar to be Mamata Banerjee’s seat, Piyali Adak, 20, targeted a 54-year-old cylinders are being procured and will be positive for Covid-19. On Saturday, TMC dekhi hai (Today, on all sides… I have seen said she was afraid of coming to the booth. “But businessman from rural “supplied to states soon”. sitting MLA from Murarai constituency in such a gathering for the first time)… Till where I thought if I skip, my voter card will lapse and I Bengaluru with the same modus On the shortage of hospital beds, the Prime Birbhum, Abdur Rahman, succumbed to the my eye can reach, I can see only people, will be in trouble.” operandi. Minister directed officials to ensure additional supply by setting up temporary hospitals and isolation centres in the states. Washed ashore 5 years ago, ‘Mahanadi girl’ gives reason for Odisha village to celebrate “All necessary measures must be taken to ramp up the availability of hospital beds for Covid patients. Installation of approved Bhubaneswar .Kusmel, A remote village on slipped into the water. I remember waking up handkerchiefs for customers from nearby medical oxygen plants should be the banks of the Mahanadi river in in Odisha surrounded by people who saved villages as well. accelerated,” Modi said during the Jharsuguda district, bordering Chattisgarh, my life. I knew this was the new life I had She also learnt Oriya for basic conversation meeting.On the issue of vaccines, he directed is in celebratory mode. The entire village is been longing for all these years,” Soni told with her family and villagers. “I did not officials to make efforts to utilise the entire coming together to solemnise the wedding of this newspaper over the phone.Soni was like working as a domestic help. Here, I national capacity, in public as well as private their daughter, Soni Yadav, also fondly hardly five when her parents died. She learned a new craft, a new language. I will sector, to ramp up vaccine production.On the called the ‘Mahanadi girl’. But what is moved from one relative’s house to another continue to stitch and earn money. I also availability of Remdesivir, he was told that unusually endearing about the wedding is and eventually started working as a domestic wish to open a small shop after marriage,” its manufacturing had been ramped up to the girl’s affiliation with the village. help to provide for herself. “I did not want to provide around 74.10 lakh vials/month in Soni said.As Kalo and his family struggles May; that supplies of the anti-viral drug have Five years ago, on a September morning in return to the life I had been leading. Here, due to financial constraints, the village has been increased to high caseload states — 2016, Sanyasi Kalo, now 52, found Soni they (Kalo and Helia) were extremely pooled in to organise the wedding, with the from 67,900 vials on April 11 going up to covered in mud, lying on the banks of the considerate and caring when I was in the survived 12 hours of water current. She was help of Jharsuguda MLA Kishore Mohanty over 2,06,000 vials on April 15 in high Mahanadi. As Kalo rushed towards her, he hospital. The love and care that I received God sent,” Kalo said. who will perform the kanyadaan. The village caseload states.The Prime Minister found her gasping for breath and took her here, I knew I did not want to give up on it,” “We first took her to her native place and has a population of around 1,500 people, reiterated that the use of Remdesivir must be home. The villagers then took her to the Soni said. An only child back in her village, visited the police station. She was not a mostly relying on fishing and contractual in accordance with clinical management nearest public health centre almost 10 km she is now an elder sister to three young minor and decided to stay with us and neither labour work to earn their livelihood. The protocols and that “misuse and black away.When Soni regained consciousness the brothers. of the families had any issues. The police wedding is scheduled for April 21 and is marketing must be strictly curbed”.Given allowed us to foster her. Her paternal uncles the alarming increase in the number of next day, she realised she was 80 km away In Kusmel, Kalo and his wife Ahalya had also being planned adhering to strict Covid deaths being reported in surge states, the from her home in Chhattisgarh. Then 18 found what they had been longing for — a and some members of the family continue to norms. Prime Minister underlined that early testing years old, and working as a domestic help in daughter. “Soni did not want to return to her visit her,” Kalo said.In the last five years, Soni’s marriage has been arranged by the and tracking of contacts remain key to Sarangarh town of Chhattisgarh, Soni house and instead wanted to stay with us. We Soni has walked the path of becoming family with Purushottam Yadav, 25, a native reducing mortality.“There is no substitute to recollected that she had slipped and fallen have three sons and no daughter of our own. independent and confident. Though she of Dharmajaygarh in Raigarh district of testing, tracking, and treatment… close into the river on a visit to Chandrapur We always wanted a daughter….We felt never went to school in her early days, in Chhattisgarh. A contractual labourer in coordination with States must be ensured in temple. She was found 12 hours later.“I complete after welcoming her into our Kusmel, she mastered the art of sewing. Raipur, his family farms in an acre of land in handling the pandemic,” he said. don’t remember what happened after I family. She came as a blessing, having Today she stitches kurtas, blouses, masks, the village. New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Indian Navy deploys INS Nireekshak for Women should not be denied employment in the underwater search of 9 missing fishermen name of night work: Kerala High Court New Delhi The Indian Navy deployed its Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala High the provisions of Articles 14,15 and 16 specialised diving support, INS Nireekshak Court has ruled that women should not be of the Constitution.The factory law for the search and rescue of nine missing denied employment on the grounds of the should not be a barrier for women to fishermen of a Kerala-registered night shift. The court said that the come to work at night. In the Hindustan mechanised fishing boat which with 14 crew government and the authorities have an Latex case, the High Court had said that onboard capsized off the Mangalore coast. obligation to create a working atmosphere the provision was made to avoid the “Consolidating the ongoing Search and for women at all times. exploitation of women working at night Rescue efforts for the missing fishermen at The high court, in its order, has quashed the without their consent. The Supreme sea off the coast of New Mangalore, the provision that women cannot apply for the Court has recently made it clear that specialised Diving Support Vessel - INS post of safety officer in the Kerala Minerals women should not be discriminated Nireekshak was pressed into action by the and Metals Ltd (KMML) factory at Chavara against in the appointments of Indian Navy to undertake deep-sea diving in the Kollam district of Kerala as it is permanent commissioners in the operations using specialised equipment and unconstitutional and discriminatory. army.KMML authorities explained that naval divers on 16 April,” the Indian Navy Kerala High Court judge Anu Sivaraman made the safety officer's job is 24 hours a day. said in a statement.Visual of search and this historical judgment. The court also ruled The barrier is a provision in the Factory rescue operation (Picture Credits: Abhishek that the factory law, which was brought in to Act. The amendment ordinance Bhalla/India Today) make women safer, should not become an allowing women to work night shifts A press release said that the Indian Naval impediment for them. was approved by the Cabinet on August Ships Tillanchang and Kalpeni along with 5, 2020 and sent to the Center, but the naval aircraft from Goa were deployed in The verdict by the Kerala High Court was given on the plea filed by 25-year-old Tresa amendment has not come into force. the area to augment search and rescue efforts There is a ban on appointing women in of Indian Coast Guard vessels. Josephine, a native of Sakthikulangara in the Kollam district of Kerala. Tresa's plea factories after 7 p.m. “To assist in the rescue efforts, INS Subhadra, Justice Anu Sivaraman pointed out that it a patrol vessel, sailed out from Karwar with alleges that she, who has a degree in Fire and that women need not apply.Tresa Josephine, should be no discrimination on the ground of a diving team embarked. Two specialist Safety Engineering, was being denied a job in her plea, pointed out that she was denied being a woman if she is qualified. The was the responsibility of the employer to diving team undertook snag line search in as a fire and safety officer. When Kerala the opportunity on the ground of being a provision that only men can apply in the ensure adequate safety in the workplace and the area in an effort to locate the fishing craft Minerals and Metals Limited invited woman despite having equal qualifications. employment notification issued by Kerala directed the government to consider the that had sunk,” the press release said. applications for the post, it was made clear Justice Anu Sivaraman opined that there Minerals and Metals Limited is a violation of petitioner's job application. Meanwhile, three fishermen died, while two crew members were rescued after the boat ‘Rabah’ suffered a collision with a Singapore merchant vessel on April Fact Check: Old list of blood donors circulated as Delhi: SDMC to set up 13.“Indian Navy Ship Nireekshak recovers three bodies of missing fishermen from IFB quarantine facilities in 'Rabah' Ship likely to enter Mangalore port plasma donors for Covid patients on Friday midnight to hand over the bodies,” the Indian Navy stated.The Navy will New Delhi As India is battling a renewed claims. In 2016, a Facebook page named Tilak Nagar, Kalkaji resume its search and rescue operation to surge in Covid-19 cases, several states are BLOOD DONORS shared the same list find the remaining six missing fishermen. witnessing a shortage of plasma from as from Andhra Pradesh and recovered patients. Amid this, a list of Telangana.The same list was also shared The South Delhi Municipal names with blood groups and phone on a blog called I Love Trichy and NIA announces Rs 7 numbers is circulating on social media with medium.com in 2016 and 2017 Corporation will establish quarantine the claim that these people are ready to respectively as a list of blood donors in donate their plasma. Tamil Nadu.AFWA tried to contact the facilities in Kalkaji and Tilak Nagar. lakh reward on Plasma therapy is a treatment for Covid-19 phone numbers provided in the list. But where antibody-rich plasma from a Covid while most of them were either non- New Delhi The South Delhi Municipal Maoist leader Madvi survivor is extracted and administered to a functional or did not exist, the rest were Corporation (SDMC) will set up quarantine patient. One such list claiming to be of not responding.Even in 2020, after the facilities in Delhi's Tilak Nagar and Kalkaji Hidma plasma donors from Delhi-NCR can be Covid-19 pandemic broke out in India, areas. seen below.India Today Anti Fake News the same list had gone viral, claiming to The quarantine facility in Tilak Nagar will have War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be of plasma donors. The Quint had then be misleading. This is an old list of blood spoken to V Mohan, one of the donors donors which is in circulation on social mentioned in the list, who confirmed that media at least since 2015. It has no relation names was shared with the hashtag the names were of blood donors from to the Covid-19 pandemic.The archived “#blooddonors” on December 5, 2015, on a Chennai and has nothing to do with plasma versions of the posts can be seen here, here Tamil Nadu-based Facebook page The New donation for Covid patients.Hence, it is and here.We did a keyword search of the Face of Society (TNFS). clear that the list in circulation is over five years old and not related to the Covid-19 names mentioned in the viral list and found Over the years, the same list was shared by that the same list containing more than 50 pandemic or plasma donation for multiple Facebook pages with different coronavirus patients. New Delhi The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared a reward of Rs 7 lakh for the arrest of Madvi Hidma, who Medicines for Covid-19 in short heads the People's Liberation Guerrilla 57 beds while the one in Kalkaji will be a 50- Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 of the Maoists bedded facility.Both the centres will have that was involved in the April 3 ambush at supply amid surge in cases in Delhi required medical facilities, team of doctors, the Sukma-Bijapur border where 22 other health care workers (HCWs) and other security were killed Delhi With Covid cases Druggists Suresh Gupta, necessary infrastructure. People who face Though the reward has been announced in a rapidly rising in Delhi, the government policies are difficulties in home isolation and those who 2019 case pertaining to the killing of city is running out of responsible for the current need mandatory quarantine will be able to Chhattisgarh legislator Bhima Mandavi, medicines such as Fabiflu shortage of Covid drugs. quarantine at these facilities.SDMC said it is and Favipravir which are the state police had said Madvi Hidma was “The government should think making all arrangements amid sudden spurt in involved in the 2021 Sukma-Bijapur border used to treat Covid-19. about the fact that even People are unable to find companies manufacturing Covid-19 cases, adding that during this attack.Earlier, a charge sheet was filed these drugs at pharmacies period, scores of people need isolation against Madvi Hidma in the Bhima such medicines are at a and vendors say they have disadvantage when the facilities. Such centres are required for Covid- Mandavi Murder case by the NIA. not received their supply in demand falls. Their losses 19 suspects and those who have WHO IS MADVI HIDMA many days.As a result, there should be repaid so that they complications, it said. Madvi Hidma, who is suspected to be around are long queues at medicine do not suffer,” Suresh Gupta Delhi on Saturday again broken its own record 40 years old, is a tribal from Puvarti village stores and SOS messages said.Low demand when Covid of highest-ever single-day tally with a jump of of Sukma district. He joined hands with the requesting these drugs are cases had receded could be the 24,375 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. desperately being circulated rebels in the 90s.Hidma heads the People's reason these companies cut Apart from the unprecedented surge of 24,375 Liberation Guerrilla Army's (PLGA) on social media. back their supplies of battalion number 1, a lethally armed and Chaman Gupta, 70 years of medicines such as Remdesivir fresh cases on Saturday, Delhi has also registered 167 deaths in the last 24 hours. trained unit of the banned group active in age, told India Today that his cannot find it [Fabiflu],” said Gupta. and Favipravir. 30-year-old son-in-law tested positive for The fresh jump in cases has taken Delhi active southern Chhattisgarh, and known for his No supply Critical situation in Delhi fierce and deadly ambushes. He leads Covid-19 and has been admitted to a private In a video address on Saturday, Chief Minister caseload to 69,799.As per the latest Covid-19 hospital in Delhi. The doctors have Gautam, a pharmacist at one of the shops open bulletin, Delhi on Saturday had a case around 180 to 250 Maoist fighters, during Delhi’s weekend curfew, said his Arvind Kejriwal mentioned a shortage of including women. He is a member of the prescribed Fabiflu but Gupta is unable to hospital beds, medical oxygen and anti-viral positivity rate of 24.56 per cent. In other find the medicine at any shop. He has looked store has not received supply of Fabiflu from Maoists Dandakaranya Special Zonal the manufacturing companies for fifteen drug Remdesivir in Delhi. Kejriwal words, every fourth person in the city whose committee (DKSZ).He is also the youngest everywhere in Sahibabad and Noida in Uttar requested the central government to help out sample was taken, has tested positive for the Pradesh and near the All India Institute of days now. “More than 100 people come member of the CPI (Maoists) supreme 21- asking for it every day,” he said. with the same.Delhi reported 24,374 fresh viral disease. Case positive rate refers to the Medical Sciences in Delhi. Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Saturday in membered 'central committee'. According to former general secretary of All percentage of samples that test positive for a “Dr Harsh Vardhan [Union Health Minister] its highest ever single-day tally. There are disease out of the total samples tested. says there is no shortage of medicines but we India Organisation of Chemists and now almost 70,000 active cases in Delhi. 8 States Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change: Report

New Delhi: Eight Indian states -- Jharkhand, Mizoram, arrive at overall climate risk."DST would take up these communities across India through development of better- Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh assessments in the next phase along with sectoral designed climate change adaptation projects.In a and West Bengal -- are highly vulnerable to climate vulnerability assessments and assessments at sub-district developing country such as India, vulnerability change, according to a national climate vulnerability levels," said Akhilesh Gupta, Head, Climate Change assessment is considered as an important exercise to assessment report.These states, mostly in the eastern part Programme (CCP), DST.Prof N H Ravindranath, retired develop suitable adaptation projects and programmes of the country, require prioritisation of adaptation climate change expert from the Indian Institute of interventions, the report pointed out.Among all states, Science (IISc), explained that the report has helped Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand have over 60 per cent identify the most vulnerable states, districts and districts in the category of highly vulnerable districts.Lack panchayats and will aid in prioritising adaptation Hyderabad International Airport of forest area per 100 rural population was found to be one investment, developing and implementing adaptation of the major drivers of vulnerability for Assam despite the programmes.Director of IIT Mandi Professor Ajit fact that the state has a forest cover of 42 per cent, followed Kumar Chaturvedi and Director of IIT Guwahati T G introduces drive-away in luxury cars by low road density, the report said.In case of Bihar, the Sitharaman hoped that the report will be taken up by the Hyderabad. In a first-of-its-kind offer in India, the GMR report cited poor health infrastructure to be the key states for initiating climate action.A total of 94 Hyderabad International Airport has introduced a new vulnerability driver in 36 districts, followed by a high Telangana, Sikkim and Punjab have been categorised as representatives from 24 states and two Union Territories option of luxury commute on landing in the city. percentage of marginal and small operational holders in 24 lower-middle vulnerable states. Uttarakhand, Haryana, participated in the nationwide exercise jointly supported Passengers can now pick from a range of ultra-modern, districts. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Nagaland, Goa and Maharashtra by the DST and the Swiss Agency for Development & state-of-the-art cars to drive away in.4 Wheel, located at The lack of implementation of the rural employment scheme have been categorised as states with low vulnerability. Cooperation (SDC).Corinne Demenge, Head, Swiss the Arrivals of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, MGNREGA, causing a lack of alternative livelihood "We have seen how extreme events are on rise both in terms Cooperation Office, Embassy of Switzerland in India, offers luxury cars including Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, opportunities, appeared as a key driver in 14 districts of of their number and severity. Mapping the parts of India hoped that the assessments will contribute to the Jaguar F Type, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lexus ES 300h, Bihar, followed by a lack of women's participation in the that are vulnerable to such changes will help initiating development of more targeted climate change projects Audi A3 Cabriolet, Mercedes Benz E 250, BMW 3GT, workforce in 11 districts.Lack of crop insurance and climate actions at the ground level."The report should be and that they will support the implementation and the BMW 7 Series, Ford Mustang, Volvo S 60, Maserati rainfed agriculture were key drivers of vulnerability for made easily accessible to all stakeholders so that it can potential revisions of the State Action Plans on Climate Ghibli, Toyota Fortuner and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz to name Jharkhand.The report, titled "Climate Vulnerability benefit climate-vulnerable communities across India Change."The assessments can further be used for India''s a few.(Photo: Ashish Pandey)The cars can be rented Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a through development of better-designed climate change reporting on the Nationally Determined Contributions through a phone call or online. 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It will also benefit climate-vulnerable mind Covid protocol. New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 For growth, revive the Crystal-gazing sees rise in global challenges Global Trends-2040, released by the US Director could result “in millions of people spirit of entrepreneurship of National Intelligence (DNI) on April 8, is the suffering and dying in every corner of seventh in the series starting with the first the world in less than six months”. report in 1997 which was a 15-year global Global Trends-2040: A More Contested strategic security projection till 2010. World begins with a preamble that 2.5 In 1996, the US government asked its civilian million had died in the Covid-19 intelligence and analysis body, the National pandemic by early 2021. The virus has Intelligence Council (NIC), to conduct also shown how interdependent the periodical studies on the emerging global world had become and how in the trends that might affect its strategic security. “coming years and decades the world This was in the background of a smug feeling will face more intense and cascading that had emerged even within its intelligence global challenges ranging from disease community that the role of the US as the to climate change to the disruptions supreme global leader was unchallenged after from new technologies and financial the end of the Cold War with the disintegration crises.” of the Soviet Union in 1991. Faster technologies will appear which Two recent articles in The Tribune (Satya Mohanty’s The NIC was created in 1979 to produce would disrupt jobs, industries, ‘The hollowness of a $5-trillion economy’ and integrated intelligence assessments for the communities and the nature of power Aunindyo Chakravarty’s ‘Signs of a plutocracy’) President. Till 2005, it was placed under the and “what it means to be human”. join the chorus on the growing inequality in CIA Director, who wore two hats as the head of Global migration, estimated at 270 economy. In our effort at improving India, should the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the million in 2020, is exacerbating global we go back to our mean povertarian existence of Chief of US national intelligence agencies. It is and state-to-state tensions. “These the past and punish those who are creating wealth not a clandestine organisation like the CIA, challenges will intersect and cascade, or explore ways that enable everyone to grow? although it produces the US President’s top-secret Daily including in ways that are difficult to anticipate.” It After all, the object of growth has to be that everyone Brief. In 2005, a separate post of the DNI was created to The estimate finds that by 2040 individual anticipates that national security would mean not only is well off enough to provide a decent existence for supervise all intelligence agencies, as recommended by states would find mounting internal defending our borders “against armies and arsenals but themselves and their loved ones. Shedding tears the 9/11 Commission. also withstanding and adapting to these shared global that some among us are doing better than the rest is In 1996, the NIC held consultations with the Institute for pressure to satisfy a more empowered challenges”. immoral.As immoral as the celebration of Harshad National Strategic Studies (INSS) at the US National population while internationally the world Another important point mentioned is the explosion of Mehta’s success by those who knew that his Defence University to identify key global trends and their Internet connections, 10 billion in 2018, to reach 64 success was based on cheating the system. impact on major regions with special focus on America. would be ‘adrift’ with no single state billion by 2025 and “many trillions by 2040”. Along Presuming that not all Indians approve of cheating, Participants included academics, businessmen, media emerging to dominate across all regions. with “new efficiencies, conveniences and advances in the only explanation for the media lauding him representatives and government officials. It was also living standards”, the danger would be to divide society could be that he came at a time when everyone was decided to release a public version of their conclusions. The world would be fragmented into over their assumed ‘core values’ and deepen the societal mired in poverty, with no possibility of getting out; The result was their first publication, Global Trends-2010, several economic and security blocs. divide based on national, religious, cultural and political the simple fact of at least one person having risen in 1997. Subsequent reports were produced after preferences. India has already seen the pernicious effect above the mire seemed to give people heart. consultations with non-American experts too. of this Internet explosion. As a result, the world is both It is in the nature of human beings to appreciate It would be interesting to assess how far they were correct in “inextricably bound by connectivity” and “fragmenting success achieved through means that are fair their strategic clairvoyance. In 1997, they had correctly Taiwan contributed to China’s development by in different directions”. according to popular mores. But ethics that admire assessed that a new world order was emerging, replacing transferring their productions lines.Also, in 1999, the NIC The estimate finds that by 2040 individual states would find cheats are best abandoned and circumstances that the post-Second World War ‘Super Power’ politics recommended that the “WTO membership for China is mounting internal pressure to satisfy a more empowered create such ethics should be changed. consisting of stable states. This pattern was replaced by strongly in our interest”. As a result, China-US trade population while internationally the world would be It is bogus to talk about income inequality where uncertain internal control in many states with new jumped from $5 billion in 1980 to $660 billion in 2018. ‘adrift’ with no single state emerging to dominate across people don’t recognise that income is a function of problems created by technology advancement resulting in Strikingly, Global Trends-2030, released in December all regions. The US and China will dominate others to value created by an individual. Income is not a globalisation, migration and elevated public expectations, 2012, had predicted eight ‘Black Swans’, including a influence global dynamics, which would force other handout. What we call ‘growth’ is mostly increase combined with resource limitations. states to accept ‘starker choices’. The world would be in productivity of whatever we do — whether we pandemic hitting the world by 2030. It had said that fragmented into several economic and security blocs of write, read, make films, offer a service or produce The entry of multinationals, NGOs and criminal groups on a scientists were beginning to recognise worldwide ‘viral some goods or sell something. Increase in transnational pattern worsened this problem. National chatter’ on previously unknown pathogens in humans varying sizes and strength, increasing state-to-state productivity rarely happens without making governments which were initially happy with the flow of “that sporadically make the jump from animals to conflicts.Lastly, by 2040, China would be the most efforts to improve abilities. technology, faster flow of goods and services suddenly humans”. significant rival to the US in space, competing in All other factors remaining the same, when there is found that internal control was slipping out of their hands These included “a prion disease in cattle that jumped in the commercial, civil and military areas. China will continue an increase in efficiencies, more value is added to which directly affected their security. 1980s to cause the variant Creutzeldt-Jacob disease in to develop in these areas independent of the US and whatever is being done and, thereby, an increase in Interestingly, their prediction that China would continue to humans, a bat henipavirus that in 1999 became known as Europe and will choose its own set of foreign partners income. Admittedly, not all jobs are open to an face difficulties in funding its development programmes Nipah virus in humans, and a bat coronavirus that jumped participating in Chinese-led space activities. “Chinese increase in income merely by improving even by 2010 was not borne out later. The report had said to humans in 2002 to cause SARS”. The report feared that space services, such as the Beidou satellite navigation efficiency.We have argued in various articles that that China “has a long way to go to develop a modern a “novel respiratory pathogen that kills or incapacitates system, will be in use around the world as an alternative to the farmers’ income in present days can only be economy on a nationwide basis”. Ironically, the US and more than 1 per cent of its victims” and its transmission Western options,” the report says. increased if the farmer weds farming with industry. Among the non-farming professions, too, there are many which are not amenable to increase in income merely by improving efficiency and Bengal elections productivity. Haircutting would be one such. A barber typically spends 15 minutes with a Club remaining phases in view of Covid surge, poll violence customer who comes for a haircut. In an eight-hour work day, this would translate to a maximum of 32 Many an eyebrow had been raised when it was over the past three weeks, has gone from bad to customers every day. At a rate of Rs 200 per announced on February 26 that the West Bengal worse — primarily due to large-scale violations haircut, a barber could then hope to generate a Assembly elections would be held in eight of the safety protocols. The state’s caseload, maximum of Rs 6,400 a day. phases from March 27 to April 29 — just five which was only 800-plus on March 26, a day Value-added services like a shampoo or head days short of the duration of the 2019 Lok before the first phase, shot up to nearly 6,800 on massage would increase the income only Sabha polls. The ruling Trinamool Congress April 15. During the first wave last year, the marginally. The only way a barber could further (TMC), in particular, had questioned the highest number of single-day infections was increase income is by charging more. But that runs rationale for the long-drawn-out polling around 4,100, recorded in October. the risk of customers opting for fewer schedule amid the onset of the second wave of The firing by CISF personnel outside a polling haircuts.There are, however, millions of other jobs the pandemic. booth at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar during the where increase of productivity — and of income The alarming surge in Covid cases in the state this fourth phase and other incidents of violence have — is possible. The neighbourhood kirana store is a week and the poll violence that claimed four prompted the ECI to enhance the deployment of good example. A recent Accenture report estimates lives in Cooch Behar district on April 10 have security forces so as to ensure that the remaining that there are roughly 13 million kirana stores in underscored the urgent need to revise the phases pass off peacefully. However, it’s a India. The same study reported the findings of a schedule and wrap up the elections at the Herculean task as the majority of the booths in survey of kirana stores that had undertaken earliest. Even as the fifth phase of voting is 114 poll-bound constituencies have been modernisation. It reported an increase in the slated for today, Chief Minister and TMC chief categorised as sensitive. It will be a huge turnover for modernised stores from 20 per cent to Mamata Banerjee has urged the Election challenge in terms of logistics to hold three 300 per cent, with the average increase being 135 Commission of India (ECI) to club the phases together, but the exceptional per cent. The modernisation initiated varied from remaining phases. CPI(M) general secretary circumstances necessitate that such an exercise improving store layouts such as walkthrough Sitaram Yechury has also asked the poll panel to quickly The Covid situation in West Bengal, which has witnessed should be undertaken in the best interests of all aisles to installing inventory software. take a call on this pressing issue. a succession of crowded election rallies and road shows stakeholders. Capital gains and losses Nature has no design. It does not defer to higher sentient Therefore, it is impossible to social distancing a symptom of effeminate beings. If a virus without a brain is fit enough to beat a i m p o s e l o c k d o w n s a n d cowardice. They imbue their families with human being’s defence mechanism, then nature simply restrictions in a planned manner this attitude as well. The contagion of doesn’t care. The human condition is subject to the laws in free market economies. brashness spreads through an entire social of nature that unfold through a series of accidents. Yet, Ultimately, all entrepreneurs class, leading to a culture of laxity towards a how nature affects us is determined by the structure of have to be given the freedom to serious disease. social relations that surround us and make us what we start functioning, simply Of course, one key reason the upper middle are. because they must fend for class does not take Covid seriously is because The Covid pandemic is no different. The recent surge was themselves. The corollary of an they know if it strikes them, they will be inevitable, oddly, because we are a democracy. There had entrepreneur-driven economy is guaranteed a hospital bed, top doctors, to be elections to local municipalities and panchayats also that others are dependent insurance and medical leave. It doesn’t matter and state Assemblies. Joe Biden might have become on them for their jobs. If the to them that their life choices could cause a President by campaigning online, but it is impossible to business reopens, employees surge in infections that could affect the less do that in India, however low the cost of data might be. have to go back to work as well, fortunate. The affluent feel stifled by Netas had to address big rallies to display their strength, whether it means risking their lockdowns and restrictions — it costs them and dive into adoring crowds, often mask-less, to be one lives or not. More often than money. They actively oppose government with the people. not, the business owner will action, which involves giving money and The surge also has to do with what we value as a society. have a room of their own, where food to the poor and the needy, because it Central to that is the idea of private enterprise and they can socially distance threatens the very basis of market capitalism. accumulation of wealth. Days lost due to a pandemic are themselves from others. Their In reality, it is the system that we live in which as good as lost wealth. This is a crucial aspect of market employees rarely have that both causes Covid surges and their attendant capitalism; time is quite literally money. Those who can luxury. economic impact. If jobs and livelihoods are control productive time, setting people to work on Then there are the millions of entirely dependent on free market-driven machines they own, accumulate wealth. So, shutting a hawkers, traders and daily private enterprise and self-employment, part of the economy in the name of Covid, while letting wagers who can’t afford to miss shutting down economic activity is as good as other parts continue, amounts to a state-directed transfer a single day’s work to survive. destroying livelihoods and profit- making. If of capital from one side to the other. CMIE’s March count tells us most employment is in consumer-facing In countries where a large chunk of people is employed in there were nearly 128 million who live 10 to a cramped dorm, sometimes taking turns services, then social distancing amounts to the public sector, the state can absorb loss of workdays. It such people, up from 115 million one year ago. They to sleep. If one person catches the virus, it is only their unemployment. Only economies that are planned, where can even reorient output towards industries which can be have no option but to be in close proximity of the people luck and hardiness that will keep the rest safe. It is easy to the state plays a significant role and where the public run with social distancing, without keeping the profit they serve, or with each other, whether it is at a small tell them to mask up or wash their hands repeatedly. sector is a big employer, can withstand pandemics motive in mind. That means the state can encourage grocer’s shop, a tea stall, inside a home while fixing a tap, Braving the sweltering summer, under a creaking old economically. employed and economic activity, but later redistribute or on construction sites where they pass bricks and fan, masks are the last thing on their mind. They don’t Herein lies a lesson for India — the free market economics the accumulated profits towards industries and sectors cement to each other. Unless they are paid to sit at home, have enough water to drink and we are asking them to that we embraced three decades ago has laid the that had no option but to shut down because of the there is no way to stop them from catching Covid or wash their hands 30 times a day. structural foundations for our response to Covid and how pandemic. The free market system can never do that. If passing it on. Finally, there is the all-pervasive culture of machismo. it has affected us. Even now, there is an opportunity for a the balance of accumulation of profits is disturbed There are also the bulk of Indians who live cheek-by-jowl Upper middle-class men, who have made good money rethink. Unfortunately, interests of capital are too deeply through external circumstances, it is skewed in congested slums and tenement quarters. Entire by taking risks in business and the stock markets, believe entrenched in our political economy for any change of permanently. families who share a couple of rooms, migrant workers that they can ride through the pandemic by embracing the direction to be possible. risks. For such people masks are a sign of weakness, New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Sonu Sood feels ‘helpless’ as he struggles to arrange hospital beds and medicines JasminJasmin for Covid-19 patients

ctor Sonu Sood on Friday expressed his helplessness over being unable to arrange Ahospital beds and medicines for Covid-19 patients from all across India. Taking to Twitter, Sonu urged people to come forward and help the needy. Bhasin Sonu tweeted, “Since morning I haven’t kept my Bhasin phone down, thousands of calls from all over India for HOSPITAL BEDS, MEDICINES, INJECTIONS and still not able to provide to many of them, I feel so helpless. The situation is scary, helps Aly Goni to pls stay at home ,wear mask and prevent yourself from infection.” He further wrote, “All said and done, I am still on it, I am sure together we can save many more lives. prepare iftari as actor It’s time not to blame anyone but to come forward for a needy who needs your help. Try to provide medical needs to the ones who don’t have an access. LETS SAVE LIVES TOGETHER. Always there for u.” and family observe roza Sonu Sood has been at the forefront of helping people ever since the outbreak of coronavirus last year. From arranging transport for stranded migrant workers to reach their hometowns to helping patients who suffer from serious diseases, during Ramadan Sonu has been hailed for his humanitarian work.The actor was recently announced as the ly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin have recently returned to India after a splendid brand ambassador of the Punjab government for its Covid vaccination programme. Even private holiday in Dubai together. During their tenure in Bigg Boss 14, the couple fell in airline SpiceJet honoured him by dedicating an Alove with each other and since then they have been inseperable. Now that the aircraft livery for a Boeing 737, making him the holy month of Ramadan has begun, Jasmin joined Aly and his family to help prepare first Indian actor to make it to the livery of a Iftar's feast. The actor's sister Ilham Goni shared an adorable video of the same on her domestic airline.While speaking with Instagram account. indianexpress.com recently, Sonu Sood said, “I In the video, Aly Goni and Jasmin have been fortunate to come in touch with so many Bhasin or Jasly as fans lovingly call people. We exchanged stories and I’ve realised the them are seen inside the kitchen force that lies within all of us. These experiences along with their family members. have changed me for good and have made me Ilham Goni also appears in the more compassionate than ever. This is a journey video. They are all busy preparing that I am going to treasure for a lifetime.” for the Iftar feast. Aly in his mischievous way is seen ordering everyone while Jasmin gives a Janhvi Kapoor’s weekend hearty laugh. Sharing the video, Ilham wrote, "Iftaar ki tayaari ho rahi hai. Look at Aly giving orders vibes with friends mean and Jasmin giving it back and jehanzeb ke 2 rupees kaato acting dancing by the pool and ke. Welcome home you lovely people. #ramadankareem #ramadanmubarak (sic).” playing cards. Watch For the unversed, Ramadan or Ramzan began on 14 April this year, and will end on the evening of 12 May, 2021. During this time, Muslims keep a fast, also known as roza. When they observe roza they do not eat or drink in the sunlight. People wake up early in the morning and have their first meal, known as Sehri. They break their fast in the evening which is called iftar. During the day, people refrain from consuming food and water. Coming back to the couple, Jasmin and Aly became friends while shooting the stunt- based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi. However, love blossomed between the couple in the Bigg Boss house. Post the reality show, Jasmin said that she hopes that her blossoming romance with Aly grows into something more beautiful and great things happen.

anhvi Kapoor rang in the weekend early as she has sneaked off for a getaway with her friends. JIn the latest reel on her Instagram handle, the Roohi actor is seen having a blast by the pool KatrinaKatrina KaifKaif with her friends. Dancing to the beats of Cardi B’s “Up”, Janhvi is seen trying to match steps with her gang, giving us fun moments. Janhvi captioned the video, “I really wish we were tests negative for Covid-19, thanks cooler than this but.” The clip begins with individual pan shots of her friends, until all of everyone who checked up on her them gather in the end to display some moves ollywood actor Katrina Kaif on next to a pool. Though their steps are not Saturday said she has tested synchronised, Janhvi does remind us of all the negative for the coronavirus 10 times we’ve tried doing something similar with B our friends. The video also features her Pilates days after she contracted the virus. The actor took to Instagram to share her trainer Namrata Purohit and other team health update, while thanking people, members. Sharing the same video on her who checked up on her. Instagram handle, Namrata wrote, “Mad Matter: “Negative (everyone who checked up on “Have I gone mad?” Alice: “I’m afraid so. me thank u, it was really sweet felt a lot of You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. ??),” Katrina wrote alongside a picture of All the best people are.” Namrata also shared a herself. video on her Instagram stories where Janhvi, On Friday, Katrina’s rumoured beau Vicky along with her friends, is playing cards. Kaushal tested negative. Janhvi is an active social media user and keeps Katrina had earlier shared her coronavirus giving a sneak peek into her personal life via diagnosis on Instagram. “I have tested Instagram photos and videos. Recently, she positive for Covid-19. Have immediately visited Maldives. Calling herself the “last to get isolated myself and will be under home cases in the country. The film was on the Maldives bandwagon”, she wrote in her quarantine. I’m following all safety supposed to arrive in theatres on April 30. caption that “I fully get the hype.” protocols under the advice of my doctors. With Maharashtra currently under a In an earlier post, she called herself an “island Requesting everyone who came in curfew, the shooting of Katrina-starrer girl”, as she went on to share several sun-kissed contact with me to get tested immediately Tiger 3 has been stalled. The YRF- too. Grateful for all your love and photos from her holiday. Janhvi was last seen in backed actioner, also starring Salman horror-comedy, Roohi, alongside Rajkummar support. Please stay safe and take care,” Khan, is being directed by Maneesh she shared. Rao and Varun Sharma. The movie had a Sharma.Earlier in the year, Katrina Kaif theatrical release in March. The actor also has On the work front, Katrina Kaif’s shot for Excel Entertainment’s Phone Sooryavanshi has been postponed films like Dostana 2 and Good Luck Jerry in her Bhoot. The horror-comedy also stars kitty. indefinitely amid the rising coronavirus Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi. New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Myanmar junta chief to attend Asean meet WORLD. Myanmar junta chief Min Prince Philip is laid to rest as somber queen sits alone Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Indonesia onApril 24, Thailand said on Saturday, Prince Philip has been interred in the Royal Vault at St. George's Chapel for his first known foreign trip since he seized power on February 1. Myanmar alongside the remains of 24 other royals, including three kings of England. has been in upheaval since Min Aung Hlaing ousted an elected government Windsor. As military bands played and a opposite the monarch alongside his personnel took part, including army led by democracy champion Aung San procession of royals escorted his coffin to the wife, Camilla. Prince Andrew was two bands, Royal Marine buglers and an Suu Kyi. Security forces have killed church, Prince Philip was laid to rest Saturday seats to the queen’s left. Prince William honour guard drawn from across the 728 people, according to an activist in a funeral ceremony that honoured his and his wife, Kate, sat directly opposite armed forces. Inside the Gothic chapel, group, in an attempt to crush protests. lifetime of service to the U.K., the crown and from his brother, Prince Harry, who had the setting for centuries of royal In the latest violence, security forces his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The travelled back from California without weddings and funerals, the service was shot and killed two protesters in the widowed British monarch, setting an example his pregnant wife, Meghan. simple and sombre. ruby-mining town of Mogok, a amid the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at People across Britain observed one The ceremony began with Archbishop of resident told Reuters, while several the ceremony, dressed in black and with her minute of silence in honour of Philip just Canterbury Justin Welby entering the small bombs went off in the main city head bowed in prayer. Philip, who died April 9, before the funeral got underway. Under chapel ahead of the coffin, followed by of Yangon, wounding several people, two months shy of his 100th birthday, was soft spring sunshine, some locals earlier Philip’s children and three of his eight media outlets reported. honoured at Windsor Castle in a service that stopped outside the castle to leave grandchildren, as a four-member, was steeped in military and royal tradition but Myanmar’s neighbours have been trying flowers, but people largely heeded socially distanced choir sang “I am the also pared down and infused with his own requests by police and the palace not to resurrection and the life.” There was no to encourage talks between the junta personality. The entire royal procession and and the ousted government, but the gather because of the pandemic. Philip’s sermon, at Philip’s request, and no funeral took place out of public view within coffin travelled to the chapel on a family eulogies or readings, in keeping military has shown little willingness to the grounds of the castle, a 950-year-old royal engage. Several of the 10 Asean specially adapted Land Rover designedHarry’s decision to quit royal duties and move with royal tradition. But Dean of residence 20 miles (30 kilometres) west of by the prince himself. The coffin was draped in to California, flanked their cousin Peter Windsor David Conner said the country had leaders, among them Min Aung London, but was shown live on television. Hlaing, have confirmed they will his personal standard and topped with his Phillips, the son of Anne. For many viewers, been enriched by Philip’s “unwavering loyalty attend the meeting in Jakarta, Thai Coronavirus restrictions meant that instead of Royal Navy cap, sword and a wreath ofthe moment stirred memories of William and to our queen, by his service to the nation and foreign ministry spokesman Tanee the 800 mourners expected in the longstanding flowers. For the procession, senior militaryHarry at 15 and 12, walking behind the coffin the Commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude Sangrat said. Pro-democracy plans for Philip’s funeral, only 30 people were commanders lined up in front of the vehicle.of their mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, and faith.” Philip spent almost 14 years in the politicians including ousted members allowed inside the castle’s St. George’s The children of Philip and the queen —accompanied by their grandfather Philip, in a Royal Navy and saw action in the of parliament on Friday announced the Chapel, including the queen, her four children Charles, Princess Anne, Andrew and PrinceLondon ceremony televised around the world. Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the formation of a National Unity and her eight grandchildren. Following strict Edward — walked behind the hearse, while Later Saturday, the two brothers were seen Pacific during World War II. Several elements Government (NUG) including Suu Kyi social distancing rules during the pandemic, the 94-year-old queen travelled to the chapelwalking together and chatting as the mourners of his funeral had a maritime theme, including and leaders of the anti-coup protests the queen set an example even in grief, sitting in a Bentley car. Grandsons Prince Williamleft the chapel after the service. The funeral the hymn “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” and ethnic minorities. The NUG has apart from family members who were arrayed and Prince Harry also walked behind the reflected Philip’s military ties, both as a which is associated with seafarers and asks called for international recognition as around the church. coffin, although not side by side. The brothers, ceremonial commander of many units and as a God: “O hear us when we cry to thee/For those the legitimate authority. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, sat whose relationship has been strained amid veteran of war. More than 700 military in peril on the sea.” Canada Records Second Case Of Rare Blood Clot After AstraZeneca Florida nurse arrested for threatening to Four of 8 FedEx Shot victims were Sikhs Toronto: Canadian health authorities kill US Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday the country has New York . At least four of the eight victims of the recorded a second case of rare but Thursday night shooting were part of the local serious blood clotting linked to Houston. A39-year-old nurse in against Harris, found a photo that Sikh community, many of them drawn to the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine,but the US state of Florida has been nbcmiami.com showedPhelpsata Indianapolis area to take jobs at places like the still recommend the shot for use.The arrested for allegedly reported. The complaint shooting range, FedEx warehouse that was attacked. The patient, who lives in the western threatening to kill Vice President said Phelps had sent holding a pistol and warehouse employed many Sikhs, and on Friday, province of Alberta and received a Kamala Harris, according to videos to her husband, smiling next to a relatives confirmed the deaths of Jasvinder Kaur, version of the AstraZeneca vaccine media reports on Saturday. who is imprisoned, target with bullet 50; Amarjit Sekhon, 49; Jaswinder Singh, 70; and Niviane Petit Phelps was through JPay, a holes. She also Amarjeet Johal, 66. supplied by the Serum Institute of arrested following an computer application a p p l i e d f o r a India, "has received treatment and is In a statement from the Sikh Coalition, a Johal’s investigation by the US Secret that allows families to concealed weapons granddaughter, Komal Chohan, said that she had recovering," Canadian health Service, CNN reported. connect with prisoners. permit in February, authorities wrote on Twitter. several family members who worked at the Harris, 56, is the first woman, the "The videos generally the complaint said. warehouse and that she was heartbroken about Canada reported its first case of blood first Black American, and the depict Phelps On March 3, the “the senseless shooting”. “My nani, my family and clotting associated with low platelets first South Asian American to be complaining and Secret Service and our families should not feel unsafe at work, at their on Tuesday in a Quebec woman who elected Vice President. Phelps speaking angrily to the detectives from the place of worship, or anywhere,” she said. “Enough received the same shot.Blood clot knowingly and willfully made camera about her hatred on February 18, Phelps stated, Miami-Dade Police Department is enough — our community has been through formations linked to the AstraZeneca threats to kill and inflict bodily for President Joe Biden and Vice "I'm going to the gun range. ... I went to Phelps' residence to enough trauma.” Although the motive of the vaccine "remain very rare" and harm upon the Vice President of President Kamala Harris, among swear to God, today is your day interview her, but she refused to gunman is unknown, local leaders said his actions Canada still believes that the vaccine's the United States from February others," read the complaint. you're gonna die. 50 days from speak with them at the time, generated fear similar to what many Sikhs felt benefits "outweigh the potential 13 through February 18, "However, in these videos, today, mark this day down." according to the complaint. On after the September 11 attacks, when they were risks," Health Canada and the Public according to a criminal Phelps also made statements Phelps expressed how she March 6, a Secret Service agent confused for Muslims, and after a 2012 rampage Health Agency of Canada complaint filed in the United about killing Vice President believes Harris not actually went to speak with Phelps at her by a white supremacist, who killed six people at a said.Canada's health authorities States District Court for the Harris." In one of the videos, 'Black' and how during home. According to the gurdwara, or Sikh temple, in Oak Creek, added that they would "continue to Southern District of Florida. "Phelps stated: 'Kamala Harris inauguration she disrespectfully complaint, Phelps said, "She was Wisconsin. “We don’t know whether this was monitor the use of all #COVID19 Phelps, who has worked for you are going to die. Your days put her hand on her clutch purse angry at the time about Kamala targeted or a coincidence,” said Dr Sukhwinder vaccines closely and examine and Jackson Health System since are numbered already," added instead of the Bible. The Harris becoming Vice President Singh, 29, a leader at his gurdwara, or Sikh temple assess any new safety concerns. 2001, faces charges of threats the complaint. In another video complaint said investigators also but that she is 'over it now.' southeast of Indianapolis. “We are all so numb. This is something that will take weeks to process.” Five killed in Bangladesh police The Sikh community in Indianapolis has grown in recent years. The Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis, a firing Outdoor mask-wearing no longer required in large gurdwara, was built about 20 years ago, and has grown from about 50 families to about 1,000 Dhaka . At least five people were killed members, according to the Center for Faith and and dozens injured in Bangladesh on Vocation at Butler University. The community is Saturday after police opened fire on a Israel after drop in COVID-19 infection rate known for its long history of service, supporting crowd of workers protesting to victims of natural disasters and, during the demand unpaid wages and a pay rise open area, starting tomorrow, coronavirus pandemic, organising food drives and at a Chinese-backed power plant, Highlights April 18," the ministry said on grocery delivery for older people. An annual Sikh officials and police said. Saturday, as quoted by Russian day parade started in Indianapolis about six years Police opened fire after about 2,000 of ZIsrael has reported a news agency Sputnik. This move ago. The Sikh temples in the Indianapolis area, Dr the protesters began hurling bricks drop in COVID-19 comes as global COVID-19 Singh said, will hold special prayer services for and stones at officers at the deaths crossed the 3 million mark mourning. The exact size of the Sikh population in construction site of the coal-fired cases on Saturday, according to the the US is hard to determine, but estimates suggest plant in the southeastern city of Z latest update by Johns Hopkins that there are several hundred thousand members. Chittagong, local police official The nation amended a University. The total COVID-19 According to the Sikh Coalition, about 10,000 Azizul Islam told Reuters. Four Public Health Order so cases worldwide, according to Sikh Americans have made Indiana their home protesters died at the scene and the latest data, stand at over the past 50 years. Kanwal Prakash Singh was another died in hospital, he said. that there is no 140,379,953 and the deaths one of the first to arrive, moving to Indianapolis in “We’re trying to control the across the world stand at 1967. Over the decades, he worked for the local situation,” Islam said, adding that at obligation to wear a 3,007,708. Following the drop in government, built a business, served on the police least six police officers were among mask in an open area infection rates, the Israel health merit board and watched the area’s Sikh those injured. The workers attacked New Delhi.Tel Aviv: After a "In light of the morbidity figures ministry advised the public to population grow by the thousands. Sikhs had and set fire to several structures at the ZThe total COVID-19 noticeable drop in COVID-19 that continue to be low throughout wear face coverings at large come to feel at home in Indiana, he said. But over 1,320-MW power plant, located cases worldwide infection rates in Israel, the the country ... Director-General of outdoor gatherings and stressed the years, there were difficult times, especially 265km southeast of Dhaka, he added. country’s Health Ministry has the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi that mask-wearing is still after the September 11 attacks. “No matter where Local government official stand at 140,379,953 cancelled the mandatory wearing Levy, amended the Public Health obligatory indoors, news agency you went, somebody yelled at you ‘Osama bin Saiduzzaman Chowdhury said the of face masks in the open-air Order so that there is no ANI reported. NReports claim Laden’ or somebody yelled at you ‘Go home,’” workers were protesting over unpaid starting Sunday (April 18). obligation to wear a mask in an that Israel had. Singh said. Still, the community. wages. Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 3 million, India remains second worst- Lonely Queen in Prince Philip adieu hit country after US London . The Queen, wearing a black mask, cut or took off at Heathrow for six Burma, previously known as Washington: The overall global Covid- a lonely and forlorn figure sitting alone by minutes to coincide with the silence. Lady Romsey and later Lady 19 caseload has topped 140.6 million, Prince Philip’s coffin for his funeral in St Philip’s coffin was transported to the Brabourne, who was Philip’s while the deaths have surged to more George’s Chapel in Windsor on Saturday. She chapel within the extensive grounds carriage driving partner and one than 3 million, according to the Johns is not normally given to public displays of of Windsor Castle not on a traditional of his closest friends. In his Hopkins University. emotion but as she arrived in a Bentley, the gun carriage but on a customised Land commentary, Edwards made a In its latest update on Sunday morning, Queen was seen brushing away a tear. Rover Defender TD5 130, which he relevant point. Protocol had the University`s Center for Systems BBC TV cameras did not show the Duke of had designed himself. The prestigious demanded that Philip always Science and Engineering (CSSE) Edinburgh’s coffin being moved after the company is now in Indian hands, walk behind his Sovereign. But revealed that the current global service had ended to the vault beneath the Ratan Tata having bought it in 2008 on Saturday, the Queen’s Bentley caseload and death toll stood at chapel. But this will not be his final resting for $2.3bn. Jaguar Land Rover’s was behind the Land Rover. “The 140,433,831 and 3,008,043, place. Philip died on Friday last week, just two chief executive, Thierry Bollore, last journey begins,” noted respectively. The US is the worst-hit months short of his 100th birthday. The Queen hailed Philip’s “impressive Edwards. “On his final journey country with the world`s highest turns 95 on Wednesday. When she passes knowledge and deep interest in the Duke takes precedence for the number of cases and deaths at away, Philip will be transferred to the church’s vehicle design, engineering and first and last time.” Meghan 31,627,701 and 566,893, respectively, King George VI memorial chapel to lie manufacturing”. He said: “During his could not come from California, according to the CSSE. In terms of alongside his wife of 73 years. As the hour- visits to our sites he engaged with out over the alleged racist treatment accorded where she and Harry now live, infections, India follows in the second long service ended, the BBC’s main presenter, hundreds of employees and demonstrated hisby unidentified members of the Royal because she is expecting her second child. place with 14,526,609 cases. The Hugh Edwards, remarked that the Dean of impressive knowledge and deep interest inhousehold to Meghan, were separated by Peter After the service however, Harry was seen other countries with more than two Windsor, David Conner, “will be comforting vehicle design, engineering and Phillips, Prince Anne’s son from her first chatting to his elder brother and his sister-in- million confirmed coronavirus cases the Queen as will other members of the manufacturing.” The coffin was draped inmarriage. A Buckingham Palace spokesman law, Kate. There was clearly a prior instruction are Brazil (13,900,091), France family”. Philip was given a ceremonial Philip’s personal standard, which reflected hissaid crossly: “This is a funeral and we will not to the BBC that this was above all a day when (5,321,176), Russia (4,640,537), the funeral, shortened in some ways because of Greek origins. On top were his naval cap and be drawn into those perceptions of drama. The the Queen was bidding farewell to her UK (4,401,176), Turkey (4,212,645), the pandemic, on a beautiful sunny day. On a sword and a bouquet of white roses and lilies.arrangements have been agreed and reflect husband. Thus, TV cameras focused on Harry Italy (3,857,443), Spain (3,407,283), similar day in May 2018, Prince Harry had The Lad Rover made its way to drum beats, gun Her Majesty’s wishes.” There was apparently scarcely at all. Among the 730 members of the Germany (3,139,683), Argentina married Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. salutes and the tolling of bells. In the chapel some disagreement over whether Andrew and armed forces were representatives of the (2,677,747), Poland (2,675,874), Then, as during Philip’s funeral, Britain was on were nine cushions displaying Philip’s many Harry should wear military uniform. In the Royal Gurkha Rifles. One of the four Colombia (2,636,076), Mexico show to the world. Although Saturday was a medals, some bearing the word “Empire”. end, the Queen settled the matter by deciding regiments which merged to form the Royal (2,299,939) and Iran (2,215,445), the family affair, it was also an attempt to shore up They were a throwback to another time. The the men should all wear morning suits. Three Gurkha Rifles in 1994 was the 7th Duke of CSSE figures showed. In terms of the constitutional monarchy, whose long term Queen restricted the number of guests to 30. of Philip’s German relatives also attended – Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles. Philip’s love deaths, Brazil comes second with future has been questioned by many The Land Rover was followed on foot by Bernhard, the Hereditary Prince of Baden; of life at sea and his lifelong association with 371,678 fatalities. Nations with a historians. There was an Indian touch to the Philip’s four children – a tearful Charles, Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse; and the Royal Navy were honoured in the funeral death toll of over 50,000 are Mexico funeral service, which was preceded by a Anne, Andrew and Edward. His grandsons, Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. service. He served with distinction in the Navy (211,693), India (175,649), the. nationwide minute’s silence. No planes landed Princes William and Harry, who have fallen Also there was Countess Mountbatten of during World War Two and once described the sea as “an extraordinary master or . New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 FOODS THE SIKH TIMES 9 Healthy Nagpur early risers say weekend drink: Cucumber yes to healthy Caiprioska

Unwind with a glass of chilled cucumber BrBreakfasteakfast caiprioska. Generally, cocktails like Bloody City is witnessing a Mary, Mojitos, Sex on the renaissance of sorts Beach or Tequila Sunrise with health enthusiasts can be fattening. avoiding the calorie- laden samosas and wadas and making a

beeline for the small- People of all age groups enjoy shakes and time breakfast joints juices of their choice. There are many cane juice centres too, which are crowded early in and juice centres, the morning," she said. Vote for Veggies One can also relish a serving healthy variety of vegetable juices near different jogging lanes. A kiosk at Dattatray Nagar, breakfast near the which serves aloe vera, bitter gourd and gardens, joggers' streets spinach juice, is crowded since six in the morning.Also, the wheat grass juice centres Even the most popular alcoholic beverage, and lake-side trails of attract many fitness freaks, taking a walk beer is fattening. Chef Ashis Rout, around the Japanese Garden. Entrepreneur Executive Chef at the Courtyard by Nagpur. Bharat Goenka confessed that the Marriott, Gurgaon shares a recipe with us, vegetables juices are the biggest motivation the people who come for early morning walk which is not only tasty, but also low in becomes alcoholic. A marketing Fruity flavours There are many morning for him to get up early. He said, "The in this area. Exotic dishes like egg tham jham calories. professional,Anil Dhurve, confessed, "I feel walkers, who prefer to stay away from the juicewala outside the garden knows my fitter and healthier as I take neera every day; and egg flip corn are favoured by the health Ingredients: snacks early in the morning, so they go in for vegetable juice combination, so the moment so it has become a habit now. After this conscious people." City businessman Atul 2 large cucumbers cut into chunks refreshing fruit shakes and juices. Dr Veena he sees me coming back from my rounds, he traditional drink, I relish the idlis and upma Bangre, who religiously eats eggs post his 60 ml vodka Talavia, who goes for a walk to the VNIT keeps the juice ready. Now I look forward to at the roadside South Indian eateries at Sadar running stint every day, said, "I get so tired 15 ml of lemon juice campus, is happy that there are quite a few wake up early and come here for a walk." and Dharampeth." after my exercise that I want to have 6 pieces of lemon chunks options available there when it comes to fruit Medicinal Neera Neera is a popular Egg it on For those who swear by the health something instant as well as healthy. So, I eat beverage, which has become an integral part Method: - A glassfull of crushed ice, juices. "It has become a routine of sorts for benefits of eggs, have become the regular egg salad along with cheese chilla almost my friends and I, post our morning walk. The of many fitness freaks' lives. Makeshift topped with lemonade. patrons of the road-side kiosks specilaising every alternate day. There's another joint at number of juice centres has increased neera centres opposite G S College, at Zero - Add the cucumber, lemon chunks and in eggy delights. Owner of one such food Abhyankar Nagar bus stand, which serves manifold in the past one year due to rise in Mile and the Gandhi Sagar Lake are mash them together. Then, add the vodka, truck joint at Bajaj Nagar, Nahush Badge, egg sandwiches in the morning hours, which the number of fitness enthusiasts these days. favoured by many. This healthy drink has to said, "We have set up this joint specially for are to die for; so I go there too on a regular lemon juice and fill it up with crushed ice, be consumed before the sun rises lest it top it with lemonade. basis." We all love our What your SummerSummer lemonades and ice Go bananas coffee says coolerscoolers withwith aa creams on a hot summer day. As the with so many about you mercury soars, options Merlo Coffee Amdavadis are giving baristas has cool twists to your Banana prices have hit a 10 year-low and it's time to revealed that are Twist satiate your cravings for this fruit, which not only tastes summer staples. yummy, but is packed with the goodness of vitamin B6, able to figure out a vitamin C, potassium, dietary fibre, potassium, biotin and copper. customer's The best thing about this fruit is it can be eaten straight Fancy a chilled soup or an off the rack, or be used in scrumptious smoothies, personality type ice cream sandwich? In this desserts, halwa, fudge, fritters, cutlets, bonda, am, just by the cup of heat, as your appetite goes payasa, curry and what not. So what are you waiting for? for a toss, why not try some Go grab a few dozens while the prices are in control. summer special meals that Bangalore Times ists some popular varieties available in coffee they order. will not only ensure you stay cool but also fill you up and the city and what you can do with them... have you feeling light and Variety name: YELAKKI happy. Can be used for: HALWA Say cool: FUDGE Be it some breezy rose sherbet, 1 Kg Rs 35 rejuvenating fresh juices, tall Recipe for glasses of iced falooda or the halwa: Take humble nimbu pani — walk into three fully one of our local cafes and enjoy a ripe bananas volley of unique cool mixes. So you and mash find flavoured drinks like kiwi, them till they The company said that people who drink strawberry and even plum lemonades popular ice Cafe Latte tend to be a bit softer and can be and fruity buttermilk concoctions to cream are smooth. more romantic than others and are chilled and wholesome pumpkin, sandwich! Fry some dry probably still friends with their first crush, cucumber and bell pepper soups and A luscious fruits in ghee and keep aside. In a pan, add bananas and News.com.au reported. watermelon gazpachos. Says Reena chunk of water and keep stirring on a low flame. Add sugar and People, who drink Flat White, are Kakkar, owner of a cafe, "Lot of icecream cook till the paste is thick. Now add ghee, cardamom straight-up types and could lack chilled fruit and vegetable soups are sandwiched powder and fried dried fruits. Once the mixture is lumpy, imagination. nutritious meals and perfect for between two transfer it into a bowl and let it cool. The Cappuccino lover doesn't really summers." Play with your slices of white Variety name: ROBUSTA indulge in their coffee as much as they imagination and see the cool twist. bread that is Can be used for: BURFI FRITTERS SHAKE BONDA should; they are still a child at heart who 'Hot' ice: slathered with CUTLET love chocolate sprinkle on top. some 1 Kg Rs 24 The long lines at the street side gola People drinking Macchiato are coffee- delectable Recipe for bonda: Mash three bananas with a fork. Mix walas laari are no joke! You really savvy young professional. They work and fruit jam! have to wait for your turn if you want the mash, one cup flour, approximately half cup sugar play fast. And when to savour some tart kala khatta and kachi and two pinches of soda powder. Now, heat oil in a wok People whose choice of drink is Vienna talking of snacky fare, we even keri or that deliciously seasonal falsa and "Youngsters love stuff like chocolate on medium flame. Drop in the banana mixture spoon by are the one who like the finer things in life; have dosa ice cream! Dosa rolled into a dadam golo. And this time, you can enjoy cake gola, chocolate mousse and even spoon, without overcrowding the vessel. Fry it till they have high expectations, are cone and served with a scoop of your your golas with an amazing twist too! chocolate pudding golas." brown.Serve when hot. demanding and a touch clingy. favourite ice cream! Says Smith Raval, a Some city youngsters have come up with Variety name: RED Hot Mocha ordering people are often I scream ice cream: regular icecream snacker, "You just need unique gola flavours like gajar ka halwa, Can be used for: SMOOTHIES, DESSERT, CHIPS, drifters and find it hard to settle down. It's the kind of weather when you feel to have an open mind to try combos! I rosogulla and mango barfi too! Says Payal CHICKEN Hot Chocolate drinking people can be like making a meal out of ice cream and love the idea of a crisp dosa with black Vora, owner of a stall selling golas, 1Kg Rs 75 complete faux coffee-drinkers, posing as that's probably what pioneered some currant ice cream! Even the ice cream "Amdavadis are not just foodies but Recipe for smoothie: Mix one cup of almond milk, one latte sippers. Amdavadis to fuse your favourite ice bhajiyas you get during winters are adventurous with their tastes." For a city red banana and half cup of cooked oats in a blender. Your Tea drinkers are real, wholesome and cream flavours with your favourite delicious! I also love eating my French obsessed with chocolate, these gola walas smoothie is ready! Garnish with almond pieces. deep-thinkers. They are usually early snacks. The regulars at the Manek fries dipped in a vanilla softy! It tastes have some choco-licious varieties too! morning people and read books. Chowk khau galli, would know of the awesome!" Says Ekta Soni, another stall owner, New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

NEWS BOX Glenmark Pharma arm files papers for IPO with Amazon Pay now 5 million merchants Sebi New Delhi. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said its wholly-owned arm strong, new app launched for businesses Glenmark Life Sciences has filed preliminary papers for an initial public offer with Sebi. New Delhi. Amazon Pay has Google Play Store. The app The offer comprises fresh issue of shares Highlights onboarded over 5 million allows any merchant to quickly worth up to Rs 1,160 crore and an offer for merchants using its digital register its business and start sale of up to 73,05,245 equity shares of Rs 2 ?Amazon India has also payment solutions, Amazon accepting digital payments via a each of Glenmark Life Sciences, by announced on Saturday, April 17. unified payments interface (UPI) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, the filing said. The ecommerce giant revealed by generating a unique quick The IPO will be subject to market conditions launched a new ‘Amazon that 2.5 million merchants out of and approvals.Pharma exports Pharma the total 5 million businesses response (QR) code on the app. exports from India witnessed an over 18 per Pay for Business’ app. operate retail and shopping Customers can quickly pay cent growth to $24.44 billion during the last outlets such as Kirana stores. merchants via UPI using the QR financial year against $20.58 billion in ?The app allows any Amazon Pay’s around 1.9 million codes of the merchants. 2019-20, Pharmaceuticals Export merchants are operating food and Mahendra Nerurkar, chief Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) merchant to quickly beverage outlets such as executive officer, Amazon Pay said on Saturday. restaurants and small eateries. India, said, “The Amazon Pay For register its business and Other businesses that the Business app will further catalyse Ant Group explores ways start accepting digital company has onboard include adoption of digital payments and salons, medical care enable merchants to enter the for Jack Ma to exit payments. establishments, and more. digital ecosystem in minutes. We Amazon Pay, the fintech arm of have built and scaled our digital betting big on the Indian market, $250 million fund to empower Beijing . Ant Group is exploring options for ?Customers can quickly Amazon India, has also launched payment acceptance for SMBs despite severe backlashes from small and medium business founder Jack Ma to divest his stake in the using UPI that is inarguably one financial technology giant and give up a new ‘Amazon Pay for Business’ several trade organisations that across the country. Amazon said control, as meetings with Chinese pay merchants via UPI app aimed at simplifying the of the world’s biggest digital have alleged that the ecommerce that the company is looking to regulators signaled to the company that the payment needs of small and payments platform, and look giant prefers a handful of sellers bring 1 million offline retailers move could help draw a line under using the QR codes of medium enterprises. forward to creating more over lakhs of others selling on the and neighbourhood stores by Beijing’s scrutiny of its business, according The newly launched app is products that transform the way platform. Just a few days back, 2025 through its ‘Local Shops’ to a source familiar with regulators’ the merchants. currently only available on India pays.” Amazon has been Amazon had launched a massive programme. thinking and two people with close ties to the company. Officials from the central bank, People’s Bank of China, and Second Covid wave could financial regulator China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission held spark greater uncertainty; talks between January and March with Ma Government announces incentive of 4-6 per government will respond with and Ant separately, where the possibility of the tycoon’s exit from the company was fiscal steps if required: Niti discussed, sources said. Ant denied that a divestment of Ma’s stake was ever under Aayog vice chairman consideration. "Divestment of Mr. Ma's cent to AC and LED lights manufacturers stake in Ant Group has never been the New Delhi. The country needs to subject of discussions with anyone," an Ant New Delhi . The government has industry and internal trade said. finished goods shall not be target segment only. However, prepare for “greater uncertainty” in spokesman said in a statement. terms of consumer as well as investor notified an incentive of 4-6 per Mere assembly of finished goods incentivised. Selection of separate group companies may sentiments due to the second wave of NCLAT dismisses DVI plea cent under the production linkedwould not be incentivised and companies for the scheme shall be apply for different target coronavirus infections, and the incentive scheme for air companies investing in basic/core done so as to incentivise segments. Further, sales by government will respond with fiscal over resolution plan for conditioners and LED lights for a components would get a higher manufacturing of components or entities to their group companies measures as and when required, Niti period of five years.priority. The Empowered Group subassemblies which are not should be at an arm’s length price Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar Amtek Auto The selection of companies for the of Secretaries chaired by the manufactured in India with as those to outside group said on Sunday. incentives would be done to cabinet secretary will monitor the sufficient capacity,” it said. companies,” it added. Support under the scheme will be While acknowledging that the present New Delhi. The NCLAT has dismissed the support manufacturing of PLI scheme, undertake a periodic The scheme proposes a financial situation has become far more petition by Deccan Value Investors components which are not made review of the outgo under the provided to companies/entities incentive to boost domestic engaged in manufacturing of difficult than it was in the past due to challenging the NCLT approval to its in India at present. The applicant scheme, ensure uniformity of all manufacturing and attract large rising coronavirus infections, Kumar resolution plan for debt-ridden Amtek Auto will have to fulfil both criteria of PLIs and take appropriate actioncomponents of ACs (copper investments in the white goods tubes, aluminium foil and remained hopeful that the country’s without execution of a lease of a property. A cumulative incremental to ensure that the expenditure is manufacturing value chain. The economy will grow 11 per cent in the three-member National Company Law investment in plant and within the prescribed outlay. Thecompressors) and LED lights PLI scheme for White Goods (LED chip packaging, resisters, current fiscal ending March 31, 2022. Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Bench also machinery as well as incremental group will be empowered to make (PLIWG) proposes a financial India is grappling with spiralling imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the US-based sales over the base year in that any changes in the modalities ofICs, and fuses). Enlisting the incentive to boost domestic eligibility criteria to avail of the number of Covid cases as well as hedge fund Deccan Value Investors (DVI) respective year to be eligible for the scheme within the overall manufacturing and attract large related deaths, forcing many state the PLI scheme. The first year of financial outlay of Rs 6,238 crore.benefits under the PLI scheme, investments in the White Goods LLP, terming the petition as “frivolous”. the notification said incentives governments to put in place investment will be 2021-22 and The incentive per beneficiary will manufacturing value chain. restrictions on movement of people. It further said execution of the long term lease the first year of incremental sale be applicable on incremental would be provided to companies (20 years) of the Ace Complex Land was not Its prime objectives include According to Kumar, India was on the will be 2022-23. Actual sales (net of taxes) of making brownfield (existing removing sectoral disabilities, a condition precedent in regard to approval disbursement of PLI for a manufactured goods (as distinct facility) or greenfield (new) verge of defeating Covid-19 creating economies of scale, completely but some new strains from of resolution plan. “The appeal not only particular year will be subsequent from traded goods) over the base investments for the enhancing exports, creating a lacks merit but also is frivolous. We, while to that year, the notification by the year (2019-20) subject to manufacturing. the UK and other countries have made robust component ecosystem and the situation far more difficult this dismissing the appeal, impose costs to the department for promotion of ceilings. “Mere assembly of “One entity may apply for one employment generation. tune of Rs one lakh on the Appellant (DVI) time around. “Apart from their direct which shall be deposited in this Appellate impact on some sectors like the Tribunal within 15 days,” said NCLAT services sector, the second wave will Bench headed by Acting Chairperson increase the uncertainty in the HDFC Bank Q4 net profit rises 18 per cent, misses estimates economic environment which can Justice B L Bhat. Earlier, the Chandigarh have wider indirect effects on Bench of the National Company Law Analysts had expected the lender to report a net profit growth of around 21 per cent during the period economic activities. So, we need to Tribunal (NCLT) had on July 9, last year, prepare for greater uncertainty, both approved the resolution plan submitted by Mumbai . HDFC Bank on Saturday shareholders, HDFC Bank did not in consumer and investor sentiments,” DVI for Amtek Auto Ltd. Kumar told PTI. To a query on While approving, the NCLT in its order fell short of Street estimates as it announce any dividend for the year. reported an 18.17 per cent growth in The bank blamed this on the second whether the government is rendered the precondition by DVI LLP for a net profit for the fourth quarter wave of the Covid-19 pandemic even considering coming up with a fresh long term lease (20 years) of the Ace ended March 31, 2021. The as it also referred to an RBI circular stimulus, the Niti Aayog vice Complex Land as infructuous. This was country’s largest private sector issued in December last year. chairman said this question has to be challenged by DVI LLP before the appellate lender posted a net profit of Rs “Given that the current second wave has answered after the finance ministry tribunal contending that while approving its 8,186.51 crore compared with Rs significantly increased the number of analyses both the direct and indirect resolution plan, the NCLT had gone beyond 6,927.69 crore in the same period of Covid-19 cases in India and the impact of the second Covid wave. its jurisdiction in concluding that the the previous year. uncertainty remains, the board of “And as you have seen from RBI’s requirement of the prior written consent of Analysts had expected the lender to directors of the bank, at its meeting response, the expansionary policy the mortgagee of the Ace Complex Ltd as report a net profit growth of around held on April 17, has considered it stance has been continued and I am provided in the resolution plan. 21 per cent during the period. This prudent to not propose dividend for sure the government will respond with came as the net interest income the financial year ended March 31, necessary fiscal measures also as and (NII-interest earned less interest 2021,’’ the bank said. In December when it is necessary,” Kumar said. CERT-In: Multiple paid) grew 12.6 per cent to Rs last year, the banking regulator had Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank 17,120.2 crore against Rs 15,204.1 said that lenders should continue to left the benchmark interest rate vulnerabilities reported crore in the year-ago period. This conserve capital to support the unchanged at 4 per cent but jump was driven by a growth in corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2020. economy and absorb losses. It had maintained an accommodative stance in WhatsApp; remote advances of 14 per cent and a net interest Of this, fees and commissions at Rs 5,023.3 then said that banks should not make any to boost the economy. In 2020, the margin of 4.2 per cent. This was lower than the crore showed an almost 20 per cent increase dividend payment on equity shares from the Union government had announced the attacker can access info 15 per cent growth in NII recorded during the over the same period last year. HDFC Bank is profits pertaining to the financial year ended ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ package to New Delhi. The Indian Computer Emergency preceding three months. However, other the first in the sector to report its scorecard for March 31, 2020. However, the Reserve Bank perk up the economy and the overall income grew around 26 per cent to Rs 7,593.9 the year ended March 31, 2021. However, in of India has not explicitly barred banks from stimulus was estimated to be worth Response Team (CERT-In) has warned around Rs 27.1 lakh crore. WhatsApp users in India of multiple crore from Rs 6,032.6 crore in the what would come as a disappointment to its declaring dividends for 2020-21. vulnerabilities it detected in the instant messaging platform, which could lead to breach of sensitive user data and personal information. In a “high” severity rating advisory, the CERT-In said that the vulnerabilities had been detected in a certain Bitcoin owners, now secure loans versions of WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for both Android and iOS platform. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary against your crypto investments code or access sensitive information on a targeted system,” the advisory said. The vulnerabilities, CERT-In said, exist in ? to 50-60% of borrowers’ against crypto investments in WhatsApp due to a cache configuration Bitcoin investors can crypto asset value. Besides India, according to a report by issue and missing audio decoding pipeline, now secure hassle bitcoin, these banks are also Economic Times. In the past few which could give hackers the potential to “ providing loans on months, Vauld has disbursed execute arbitrary code or access sensitive free loans without investments in ethereum or crypto loans worth $25 billion. information on a targeted system”. ripple or a few other crypto Darshan Bathija, CEO of Vauld, To prevent the threat, the government’s any involvement of investments Interest rates on reportedly said that since the loan cybersecurity agency has asked users to traditional banks. crypto loans You can easily is collateralised, the company’s update their WhatsApp on Android and iOS secure crypto loans at an doesn’t check the to the latest versions. This is not the first time ? Crypto banks are interest rate of 12-15% per creditworthiness of the borrower. that CERT-In has issued a “high” severity annum. In comparison, “The line of credit is given against rating advisory, warning users of the offering loans up to banks offer personal loans at borrowers’ crypto holdings. So, if presence of multiple vulnerabilities in the around 12-24% interest rate any crypto-holder wants liquidity, instant messaging platform. In November 50-60% of per annum, along with a 2- but doesn’t want to sell off his last year, the cybersecurity agency had borrowers’ crypto 3% processing fee. Also, holdings, he can just pledge it and issued a similar warning to users, cautioning keep in mind, that you can get a loan. Crypto loans are them that it had found two major asset value. repay crypto loans at any catching up in India,” he was vulnerabilities, namely improper access ? point in time, as they come quoted as saying. Kumar Gaurav, control and user-after-free vulnerability.The You can easily secure with no specific tenure. CEO of Cashaa, told ET, “A lot of improper access control vulnerability was crypto loans at an New Delhi. f you own a bitcoin or involvement of traditional banks From where to get loans on our borrowers are businessmen found to be present in the screen lock feature any other cryptocurrency then we with the help of ‘crypto banks’ crypto investments? who want to raise funds for their of the instant messaging platform and could interest rate of 12- have good news for you. Bitcoin that have been recently launched Currently, firms like EasyFi business… they monetise the be used to communicate on WhatsApp by investors can now secure hassle in India. Network, Valud and Cashaa, cryptos lying idle in the portfolios giving voice commands to Siri. 15% per annum. free loans without any Crypto banks are offering loans up among others, are offering loans to raise capital.” New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 IPL 2021: Will be good for Manish Pandey if he gets a break for couple of games, says Pragyan Ojha New Delhi. Former India spinner Pragyan games in Chennai. He can deliver some Ojha said Manish Pandey has not been handy off-spin and give some stability in the HIGHLIGHTS delivering despite the trust shown in him by batting," he added. the Sunrisers Hyderabad team You need a pause: Ojha / management in Indian Premier League Manish Pandey has been a consistent Manish Pandey departed (IPL) 2021 and a couple of games break can performer for Sunrisers over the years but the work in his favour. Ojha, speaking to senior India batsman has failed to take up for a 7-ball 2 as SRH lost Sports Today, pointed out that Manish responsibility in the middle-order, which Pandey might need time to take a backseat lacks experience at the moment. Following and reassess his game to deliver better in Pandey's exit on Saturday, Sunrisers did not to MI on Saturday IPL 2021 season. Ojha's comments came get any momentum going into their innings. after Pandey got out early after a good start After David Warner was run out in the 12th / from David Warner and Jonny Bairstow in over, the likes of Virat Singh, Abdul Samad Ojha believes Kedar SRH's failed chase of 151 against Mumbai and Abhishekh Sharma failed to chip in. Indians. Vijay Shankar's 28-ball 26 ended in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad slipped to their worst- the all-rounder was not able to take the team Jadhav can solve ever start in an IPL season after losing their past the finish line. "No. 3, it is a very crucial first three matches of the new season. position. He has to deliver. Match after Sunrisers' middle-order Chasing 151 against MI, SRH got off to a match, the pressure mounts. People who are solid start with openers Warner and watching can make out that Manish Pandey Bairstow adding 67 runs but the former is not delivering. At times, it is important that woes champions were bundled out for you take a backseat, take a couple of games 137.Pandey, who bats at No. 3 for SRH, break and then think about your game. / began his season with a 44-ball 61 not out "When you're playing continuously and Sunrisers failed to but the Karnataka batsman was not able to you're not doing well, you might not know close out the match in their chase of 188 what is happening and what is not. You need against Kolkata Knight Riders. Against to take a pause," Ojha added. Sunrisers chase 151 despite a good RCB, Pandey's strike rate came under the Hyderabad missed the experience of Kane scanner as he hit 38 off 39 balls as Sunrisers Williamson as the New Zealand captain has start from Warner and lost by 7 runs while chasing 150 at hard work done by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. not yet completely recovered from an elbow Chepauk. Adding that Sunrisers might benefit if they For someone like Manish Pandey, it will be good for injury. However, Warner said on Saturday that the bring in former Chennai Super Kings player Kedar him if he gets a couple of games break. At times, it senior batsman is close to regaining full fitness. SRH Bairstow Jadhav, Ojha said: "You need someone like Kedar Jadhav. really helps. "Maybe they can look in for Kedar Jadhav will look to open their account in the new season when If you see that middle-order, it did not carry forward the who can deliver because I think they have a few more they take on Punjab Kings in Chennai on Wednesday. India’s Jhilli Dalabehera IPL 2021: T Natarajan did not play vs Mumbai Indians Hakim Ziyech scores as wins her maiden gold medal because of a knee injury, confirms VVS Laxman Chelsea beat Manchester at Asian Weightlifting ? New Delhi. Sunrisers and he's had quite a VVS Laxman has Hyderabad (SRH) lot of cricket City to reach FA Cup final Championship confirmed that T mentor VVS Laxman already under his has confirmed the belt," Tom Moody Natarajan did not play reason why team's told the star left-arm pacer T commentators on vs MI because of a Natarajan did not air at Star Sports. play in Saturday's Further, VVS knee injury match against Laxman praised Mumbai Indians. In Natarajan's ? Laxman praised the post-match press replacement conference after Khaleel Ahmed for Natarajan's SRH's 13-run loss vs his good show in his replacement Khaleel MI, VVS Laxman first IPL 2021 said that Natarajan match. Khaleel New Delhi. Hakim Ziyech second-half gola saw Ahmed for his was unfit to play medical staff of Sunrisers will spent 24 runs and Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday to New Delhi.India's Jhilli Dalabehera clinched versus the defending take the right decision which took 1 wicket in his 4 overs. “I book a place in next month's FA Cup final. The win the gold medal in the 45kg category at the performance in the champions. will be beneficial for him and was very impressed with the has extended the team's remarkable turnaround Asian Weightlifting Championship in “Yeah, unfortunately, Natarajan the franchise,” VVS Laxman way Khaleel Ahmed bowled in which started since manager Thomas Tuchel took Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday. It was only match missed out because of a sore said. SRH team director on his first game of the season. I over as Blues coach in January. In a contrasting a two-lifter field as Dalabehera made the ? knee and a niggle in his left Saturday had said that Natarajan think he assessed the conditions scenriao, City manager Pep Guardiola - who made most of the opportunity to better her record at SRH suffered a 13-run knee, he was ruled out of this was rested and not dropped. The really well and used a lot of his eight changes to the side which beat Borussia the continental level.Jhilli, a junior world defeat vs MI on match. So, he was unfit for this absence of Natarajan in the SRH variation along with extracting a Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek - championship bronze medallist, lifted 69kg match and that’s why we went line-up had puzzled fans and lot of pace and bounce off the saw his quadruple dream get crushed by Chelsea. in the snatch and followed that up by 88kg in with Khaleel Ahmed. We are cricket pundits."Not dropped, surface. So, a lot of positives for clean jerk for a total of 157kg at the gold level Saturday Eight-times FA Cup winners Chelsea face Leicester going to assess the condition of rested - managing his workload, SRH in the Khaleel Ahmed City or Southampton, who play their semi-final on Olympic qualifier event which was Natarajan and I’m sure that the we know it's a long tournament bowled,” VVS Laxman said. postponed last year due to the pandemic. Sunday, in the showpiece match on May 15. It will However, 45kg is not an Olympic weight be the Stamford Bridge side's fourth apperaance in category. the final in the past five seasons. Despite winning the gold on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Ziyech scored in the 55th minute when he tapped Dalabehera's was nowhere close to her into an empty net from a cross by Timo Werner personal best. Her 157kg total was lesser than with City goalkeeper Zack Steffen in no man's the 162kg (71kg+91kg) she had lifted at the 2021 Live Streaming Match 10: Channels, timing, venue land after racing off his line to close Werner down same event in 2019. but then seeming to change his mind. "You always have to have the feeling before the game that you With the win, Jhilli bettered her silver-winning New Delhi. Time for the first Bangalore vs Kolkata Villiers(w), Washington want to score," the Morocco winger - who has performance in the last edition. However, it day game of the IPL 2021 Knight Riders. Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle struggled to find his form after arriving at was an underwhelming performance as she season. RCB, who are Where will the 10th match Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Stamford Bridge from Ajax Amsterdam last year - had lifted 162kg (71kg+91kg) at the same riding high on confidence of IPL 2021 between Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra told the BBC. "It was a good delivery and I put it in event in 2019.Her gold was India's second after winning their opening Royal Challengers Chahal, Kane Richardson, easy," he said. City's Steffen made some amends a medal of the tournament as star weightlifter 2 games of the season and Bangalore vs Kolkata Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, few minutes later when his outstretched leg Mirabai Chanu smashed the world record in are set to clash against KKR Knight Riders? Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, thwarted Ziyech when the forward looked certain the clean and jerk category en route a bronze in Chennai's Chepauk Pavan Deshpande, Rajat to score a second goal after poor defending by medal on Saturday. The 10th match of IPL 2021 Stadium on Sunday. between Royal Challengers Patidar, Mohammed City. The victory at an empty Wembley Stadium, The Olympic-bound Chanu lifted 86kg in The toss will be held at 3 pm, Bangalore vs Kolkata Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, with fans nota llowed to attend due to COVID-19 snatch and a world record of 119kg in clean while the match will kick- Knight Riders will be Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel restrictions, leaves Tuchel in the hunt for two and jerk for a total of 205kg, which was also off at 3:30 pm. KKR faced a played in Mumbai on April Sams trophies with the Blues also in the Champions her personal best. lot of criticism after losing Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight 18 (Sunday) from 3:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders League semi-finals where they face Real Madrid. their last match by 10 runs vs Riders live on TV? IST. Where can I check the Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, The German, who replaced Frank Lampard after a Mumbai Indians. Chasing a online live updates of the 10th R a h u l T r i p a t h i , E o i n slump in form by the Londoners, outsmarted Sanjay Manjrekar slams SRH 153-run target, KKR were at Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi will provide live match of IPL 2021 between Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Guardiola with his game-plan, focusing on one stage cruising at 104/2 in Royal Challengers Bangalore Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre catching City with fast counter-attacks down the the 13th over. However, the telecasts of all the IPL 2021 team selection: Sorry to say, matches in India. vs Kolkata Knight Riders? You Russell, Pat Cummins, wings, one of which provided the breakthrough batting unit of 2-time can follow our coverage for Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh moment. City's woes were compounded by the they did not deserve to win champions collapsed soon How can I watch the 10th I P L 2 0 2 1 h e r e - Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, loss of midfielder Kevin de Bruyne early in the after. Team's co-owner and match of IPL 2021 between https://www.indiatoday.in/spo Sunil Narine, Ben Cutting, second half with an apparent ankle injury which Bollywood star Shah Rukh Royal Challengers rts. Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Guardiola said "probably doesn't like quite good". Khan apologised to the fans Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Riders live online? Royal Challengers Bangalore Runaway Premier League leaders City could still after the defeat. Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, win a treble of trophies this season as they are back How can I watch the 10th Disney+Hotstar VIP will provide Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, at Wembley for the League Cup Final against live-streaming of the match Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, match of IPL 2021 between Glenn Maxwell, AB de Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Tottenham Hotspur next Sunday and face Paris St Royal Challengers between Royal Challengers Venkatesh Iyer. Germain in the Champions League semi-finals. Viswanathan Anand writes heartfelt message New Delhi.Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has slammed Sunrisers Hyderabad for their team selection in Saturday's match against defending champions Mumbai Indians in Chennai.The cricketer-turned- for his late father: I owe so much to him commentator said that SRH deserved to lose as they had three very young uncapped Z New Delhi. Five-time world this tough time. The chess players in Abhishek Sharma, Virat Singh and Viswanathan Anand's chess champion maestro also recalled how his Abdul Samad playing together in one XI. Viswanathan Anand on father, who retired as General "Sorry to say, but anyone that picks Abhishek father K Viswanathan Sunday paid a heartfelt Manager of Southern Railway, Sharma, Virat Singh and Abdul Samad all tribute to his father K called himself the first 'GM' together in one playing XI does not deserve to passed away on April Viswanathan who passed (Grand Master) of the family. win," Manjrekar tweeted.After restricting away on Thursday in "I am grateful to all of you for Mumbai to 150, Hyderabad openers David 15 Chennai after a brief illness. your messages. The railways Warner and Jonny Bairstow gave their team a Z The 51-year-old in a series of was his passion and it brought flying start but the batting order collapsed The five-time world tweets has recalled how his me a lot of joy that so many of soon after their departure. father used to travel with him his railway acquaintances and Manish Pandey (2), Virat Singh (11), Abhishek champion has penned sub-junior world colleagues wrote to us. You Sharma (2) and Abdul Samad (7) departed championships, adding that have shared wonderful without any major contribution as SRH lost down a heartfelt he owes so much to him. memories with us and I was by 13 runs. Notably, the 2016 champions are Viswanathan Anand wrote, taken back to those happy yet to give chance to Kedar Jadhav, while message for his late "My father K.Viswanathan times," he wrote in a tweet. "I Kane Williamson is still not hundred per cent passed away on April 15 am incredibly proud of what he match fit.SRH captain David Warner also father after a brief illness. Being in achieved starting from Golden expressed unhappiness with his team's Z Chennai for many months Rock and ICF until he retired as batting. He talked about the same in post- I owe so much to gave me the chance to visit him supporter." "I remember fondly his example and was by my side General Manager Southern match presentation ceremony.“I don’t know often. I owe so much to him. My how he accompanied me to a through all the highs and lows," Railway. He once told me that he how to take that. Obviously disappointing. him: Viswanathan mother played a bigger role in world sub-junior, my 3 national he added. Further, Anand was the first GM in the family. Two of us were set but it proves that if you my chess career, but my father titles and later even to a world thanked his fans and former Thank you for everything Appa, don’t bat deep, you can’t win. Anand has written championship. He guided me colleagues of his father for we will miss you terribly, was an enthusiastic and fervent well, both with his advice and by standing alongside his family in 12 New Delhi, Monday, 19 April, 2021 FOODS THE SIKH TIMES

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