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chandigarh | gurugram | jalandhar | bathinda | jammu | srinagar | vol.3 no.285 | 16 pages | ~4.50 | regd.no.chd/0006/2018-2020 established in 1881 /thetribunechd /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com tuesday, october 15,2019 THE TRIBUNE NATION JALANDHAR | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 Economics Nobel for Indian-American Pioneer in work on Abhijit Banerjee shares top honour with wife Esther Duflo, Harvard Prof Michael Kremer poverty eradication Sushma Ramachandran lents, dramatically reducing Stockholm, October 14 million Indian children have HAS MADE NOTABLE malaria deaths in that country. Indian-American Abhijit benefitted from effective pro- ABHIJIT BANERJEE BHIJIT BANERJEE, co- India has also benefited from Banerjee, his wife Esther grammes of remedial tutor- CONTRIBUTION: PM winner of the Nobel Prize Banerjee and Duflo’s research. Duflo and another economist ing in schools. Another exam- Born: February 21, 1961 (58), Kolkata Congratulations to Afor Economics, recently A presentation at the World Michael Kremer jointly won ple is the heavy subsidies for Nationality: American ❝ caught public eye in India Economic Forum by Duflo the 2019 Nobel Economics preventive healthcare that Abhijit Banerjee on being because of his reported advice on the impact of de-worming Prize today “for their experi- have been introduced in Spouse: Arundhati Tuli Banerjee (divorced) conferred the 2019 to Rahul Gandhi to launch a on children’s health led to mental approach to alleviat- many countries, it added. Esther Duflo (married in 2015-present) Sveriges Riksbank Prize in minimum income-guarantee the creation of “Deworm the ing global poverty”. Duflo said receiving the prize Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economic Sciences in scheme before the elections. World” initiative to support Banerjee and French-Ameri- was “incredibly humbling”. Banerjee, however, has been global de-worming efforts. Field: Development Economics Memory of Alfred Nobel. can Duflo both work at the pres- Banerjee, 58, was educated He has made notable at the global high table for eco- tigious Massachusetts Institute at the University of Calcutta, Alma mater: South Point School, Calcutta nomics for much longer, along For India, it is the of Technology, while Kremer is Jawaharlal Nehru University Presidency University, Calcutta (1981) contributions to the field of with his French spouse Esther at Harvard University. and Harvard University, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1983) poverty alleviation Duflo and colleague Michael second Nobel Prize Duflo, 46-year-old former where he received his PhD in Harvard University (1988) Narendra Modi, PRIME MINISTER Kremer who also won the winner in economics adviser to ex-US president 1988. He is currently the Ford Doctoral adviser: Eric Maskin Nobel, for their radically new after Amartya Sen Barack Obama, is the second Foundation International VERY VERY HAPPY approach to poverty allevia- woman and the youngest Professor of Economics at the Doctoral student: Esther Duflo AND DELIGHTED: SEN tion in developing countries. DtW, with which I was associ- ever to win this prize. Massachusetts Institute of The randomised control tri- ated for a while as a media con- The prize includes 9 mil- Technology, according to his Indian economy is on a shaky ground. The data currently available do not hold I am very very happy and als used routinely by the phar- sultant, supported mass de- lion-kronor ($918,000) cash, a profile on the MIT website. any assurance for the country's economic revival anytime soon. Abhijit Banerjee delighted over Abhijit maceutical industry to evalu- worming in several Indian gold medal and a diploma. Duflo, born in 1972, is the ❝ Binayak Banerjee jointly ate impact of drugs was states, including Bihar and The winners will equally Abdul Latif Jameel Profes- HARVARD PASSOUT NOW TEACHES AT MIT winning the Nobel in transposed by them onto stud- Rajasthan. It was then convert- share the prize money. sor of Poverty Alleviation ies to determine which poli- ed into a fully government- Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation Was honoured with the Infosys Prize “The research conducted and Development Econom- Economics. I think that the cies would really help the poor. funded nationwide pro- 1International Professor of Economics at 42009 in the social sciences category of prize has been given to the by this year’s Laureates ics in the Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics. He is also the recipient of the The path-breaking book gramme in 2015, in recognition has considerably improved Economics at the Massa- after he had taught at Harvard University and inaugural Infosys Prize in the category of most competent persons “Poor Economics” by Banerjee of its significant impact on our ability to fight global chusetts Institute of Tech- Princeton University social sciences Amartya Sen, NOBEL LAUREATE and Duflo gave simple answers long-term health of children. poverty. In just two nology and a co-founder to complex policy issues plagu- Remedial learning pro- His work focuses on development eco- In 2012, he shared the Gerald Loeb decades, their new experi- and co-director of the ing many emerging grammes in this country have 2nomics. Together with Esther Duflo, 5Award Honorable Mention for Business ment-based approach has Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Michael Kremer, John A List and Sendhil Mul- Book with co-author Esther Duflo for their economies. The answers were also been a direct result of transformed development Action Lab (J-PAL). lainathan, he has proposed field experi- book Poor Economics based on hard evidence learnt research outcomes by Banerjee economics, which is now a Banerjee supervised ments as an important methodology to dis- through RCT in many develop- and his partners. My linkage In 2013, he was named by United Nations flourishing field of Duflo’s PhD with Joshua cover causal relationships in economics ing countries. Their research with the de-worming initiative research,” the Royal Angrist in 1990. The duo got 6Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to a pan- led to insights into the behav- became my introduction to the He was elected a fellow of the American el of experts tasked with updating the Millen- Swedish Academy of Sci- married in 2015 and their co- Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004 nium Development Goals after 2015 ioural patterns of poor families evidence-based work of Baner- ences said. authored book ‘Good Eco- 3 with the oft-quoted case of the jee and Duflo. They founded They have introduced a nomics in Hard Times’ will Moroccan farmer who pre- the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty new approach to obtaining hits the stands this week. MICHAEL KREMER French-American ESTHER DUFLO ferred to buy a TV rather than Action Lab (J-Pal), which con- reliable answers about the Kremer, 54, is a develop- (54) is a development (46), former adviser to food simply because, like all of ducted numerous RCT projects best ways to fight global ment economist, who is cur- economist, who is cur- ex-US president Barack us, he was bored. Or the fact all over the world to provide the rently the Gates Pro- Obama, is the second poverty, it added. rently the Gates Professor of fessor of Developing woman and the that a small incentive would evidence needed to answer As a direct result of one of Developing Societies at Har- Societies at Harvard youngest ever to win lead Kenyan families to buy many questions over how to their studies, more than five vard University. — PTI University. this prize. bed nets with mosquito repel- use policy to eradicate poverty. Kolkata basks in its prodigal son’s glory He conceptualised NYAY: Rahul Shubhadeep Choudhury in Bengal of having interna- taught at Kolkata’s Presiden- hood send their children to. Tribune News Service Abhijit helped manifesto promise of NYAY — Tribune News Service tionally recognised icons,” cy College, was a legend in his In 1981, her completed his conceptualise❝ NYAY that minimum income guarantee Kolkata, October 14 says Achintya Biswas, former own right. Dipak, who passed BSc from Presidency College New Delhi, October 14 had the power to destroy scheme — and Banerjee. Amid the ongoing political vice-chancellor of Gaur Ban- away in 2007, enjoyed a lot of (now a university), which Former PM Manmohan Gandhi took swipes at PM in rigmarole in West Bengal, ga University, Malda. respect among students. boasts of producing stalwarts Singh led the salutations for poverty. Instead we now his praise for Banerjee and the news of Kolkata’s Abhijit “We are very happy that Dipak was married to Nir- in the field of economics such economist Abhijit Banerjee have Modinomics, that’s wrote, “Abhijit helped concep- getting the Nobel Prize for Abhijit has been awarded the mala Patankar, also an LSE as Amartya Sen and late who today received the Nobel destroying the economy tualise NYAY that had the Economics has given the prestigious award. He is graduate. Abhijit, who was born Sukhamoy Chakraborty. Prize in Economics. Rahul Gandhi, FORMER CONG CHIEF power to destroy poverty and Bengalis something to cheer. absolutely brilliant,” says in Mumbai, carries middle After his Class XII, he initial- Congress chief Sonia Gandhi boost Indian economy. Instead “To look for heroes, we have Avirup Sarkar, Professor of name Binayak, showing his ly took admission in the B Stat and former party chief Rahul nomics, after my dear friend we now have Modinomics, to go back to ‘Bengal renais- Economics at the Indian Sta- Maharashtra connect from the programme at the famed Indi- Gandhi also joined Singh in Prof Amartya Sen.” that’s destroying the econo- I am very happy and sance’ and take recourse to tistical Institute. Compli- mother’s side. Abhijit’s grand- an Statistical Institute (ISI), lauding the economist. Man- Singh said he was delighted my and boosting poverty.” proud❝ of his achievements. people who were product of menting Abhijit, Sarkar also father was a school headmaster. Kolkata, but left it midway to mohan Singh in a personally that Banerjee’s wife has also Sonia said, “Apart from the renaissance. After Nobel pays tribute to late Dipak He studied in Kolkata’s study economics at Presiden- signed letter to Banerjee said, received the award. While he making the nation of his ori- I am yet to speak to him…. laureate economist Amartya Banerjee, Abhijit’s father. South Point School, where the cy College as ISI was far from “It gives me immense pleasure confined his congratulatory gin proud, Banerjee’s and his He was always a brilliant Sen and cricketer Saurav Dipak Banerjee, who stud- “bhadralok” (gentlefolk) Ben- his home. Banerjee completed and pride to know that you are message to Banerjee’s body of fellow recipient’s work has and a disciplined student Ganguly, Abhijit Banerjee ied at the London School of galis living in the snooty Bally- his postgraduation from Jawa- now the second Indian to work, Rahul drew the link helped millions across the Nirmala Patankar, BANERJEE’S MOTHER fills the huge void that exists Economics (LSE), and later gunge area and its neighbour- harlal Nehru University. receive a Nobel Prize in Eco- between Congress’ LS election globe come out of poverty.”

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CBI moves SC ahead of PC’s bail plea hearing SC seeks govt reply on Four hockey players New Delhi, October 14 Ahead of Tuesday’s hearing of killed in MP mishap bail plea of P Chidambaram, filing RTI pleas online the CBI on Monday moved the Hoshangabad, October 14 SC against the former minis- Tribune News Service submitted. It said “online web Four hockey players, head- ter in the INX Media case. PIL on linking Aadhaar portal will only help the Indian ing for a Dhyan Chand Tro- The probe agency has con- New Delhi, October 14 to social media rejected citizens, including theNRIs, by phy match, were killed and tested the Delhi High The Supreme Court today speedy dissemination of infor- three others injured on Mon- New Delhi: The Supreme Court Court’s finding that Chi- asked the Centre and states on Monday refused to entertain mation requested ”. day when their car over- dambaram was not a flight to respond in two weeks to a turned after hitting a tree in a PIL seeking a direction to the Mangled remains of a car in risk. The high court had PIL demanding setting up Seeks report on stubble fires Madhya Pradesh’s Centre to introduce measures to Hoshangabad on Monday. PTI rejected his bail plea on the of a web portal for filing RTI link social media accounts with As Delhi’s air quality dete- Hoshangabad district. ground that he might influ- Rescue operation under way at the site of building collapse applications online. Aadhaar to check fake news and riorated to “very poor”, the The accident occurred ence witnesses. Meanwhile, following a blast in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. PTI A Bench headed by Jus- paid news, saying everything Supreme Court on Monday around 7 am near Raisalpur vil- The victims were heading a Delhi court reserved its tice NV Ramana gave two didn't need to come to it. Noting sought a status report from lage on National Highway 69, to Hoshangabad for the orders on the Enforcement weeks to the Centre and that the issue was already the Environment Ministry about 12 km from the district Dhyan Chand Trophy Directorate’s plea seeking 13 die, 15 injured in states to file their replies pending before the Madras in two weeks on the recom- headquarters, Hoshangabad to arrest and interrogate after senior advocate Sanjay High Court, a Bench headed by mendations of a task force Dehat police station incharge him in the INX case. — TNS Hegde submitted on behalf Justice Deepak Gupta gave on prevention of stubble- Ashish Pawar said. (Itarsi) and Akshay Awasthi liberty to the petitioner, Delhi of the petitioner that only 10 burning in Punjab, While trying to avoid colli- (Gwalior) — were admitted to LPG cylinder blast BJP leader and advocate states had responded. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, to Haryana and western UP. sion with a vehicle coming Narmada Apna Hospital in Luckow, October 14 a team of the State Disaster The Bench, which had on Senior advocate Aparajita from the opposite direction, Hoshangabad, he added. Maharajganj DM, 4 approach the high court. TNS A double-storey house col- Relief Force (SDRF) had been August 26 issued notices to . Singh — who has been ami- the car driver lost control All players, except Glad- others suspended lapsed under the impact of an requisitioned from Gorakhpur the Centre and states on a cus curiae in pollution-relat- over the vehicle which hit a win who was driving the car, Lucknow, October 14 LPG cylinder blast in Mau to join the rescue operations. PIL filed by Pravasi Legal had executed it so far, and in ed cases — told a Bench tree and overturned, he said. were enrolled at Bhopal’s The Yogi government on district this morning, killing According to eyewitnesses, Cell, also gave two weeks to most states, RTI applications headed by Justice Arun The players were return- MP Hockey Academy. Monday suspended five sen- at least 13 persons and leav- the blast occurred in the the petitioner for filing its were filed though hand-writ- Mishra that the Ministry of ing from Itarsi after cele- Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal ior officers of Maharajganj, ing 15 others injured. kitchen of a house belonging rejoinder and posted the ten applications. Environment, Forests and brating birthday of a friend Nath expressed grief over the including District Magis- While 10 persons died on the to Chotu Badhai and the fire matter for hearing after The NGO said it had Climate Change should be and were heading to deaths. The CM declared trate Amar Nath Upadhyay, spot, others succumbed to spread rapidly. People from a four weeks. approached the authorities asked to file a status report Hoshangabad for the Dhyan financial assistance of Rs 2 as a probe found them guilty injuries at the Azamgarh dis- nearby tea stall rushed for The Centre has established concerned with a representa- on the problem. Chand Trophy match sched- lakh each to the family mem- of irregularities in running trict hospital, where the injured help but were trapped inside. an online RTI portal in which tion in March this year but The amicus curiae drew uled on Monday, he said. bers of the deceased from his of cow shelters. were taken for treatment. Within no time, the house col- any citizen, including NRIs, no response was received. the court’s attention to The deceased, all in the discretionary fund. These fam- The other officers are then District Magistrate Gyan lapsed, trapping several per- can apply for information “A person seeking informa- the January 29, 2018, age group of 18 to 22 years, ilies will also get Rs 5 lakh as Nichlaul SDM Devendra Prakash Tripathi apprehend- sons, including six women under the RTI Act with the tion under the Right to Infor- order of the court passed were identified as Shah- the players were insured by Kumar, present Nichlaul ed that the death toll could from Badhai’s family. JCB desired ministry or depart- mation (RTI) Act from any after perusing a report of a nawaz Hussain (Indore), the state’s sports department. SDM Satyam Mishra, chief rise as more persons were machines were pressed into ment. The Centre had in 2013 department of the state gov- sub-committee of the Adarsh Hardua (Itarsi), Niraj Rai Bahotra of veterinary officer Dr Rajiv believed to be trapped under service to remove the debris. requested state governments ernment, at present has to high-level task force on Ashish Lal (Jabalpur) and Dhyan Chand Hockey Upadhyay and deputy chief the debris. While the fire Yogi Adityanath, CM, has to explore the feasibility of make a physical application prevention of stubble- Aniket Varun (Gwalior). Academy said they had veterinary officer (Nichlaul) brigade and local police were expressed condolences to the implementing online RTI but and cannot do so through any burning in these three The injured players — Shan cancelled the event due to Dr VK Maurya. — TNS handling the rescue operation, family of the deceased. — TNS only Maharashtra and Delhi electronic means,” the petition states was accepted. Gladwin (Itarsi), Sahil Choure the tragedy. — PTI 13

chandigarh | gurugram | jalandhar | bathinda | jammu | srinagar | vol.3 no.285 | 16 pages | ~4.50 | regd.no.chd/0006/2018-2020 established in 1881 QUEEN: BREXIT ON OCT 31 FRENCH ENERGY GIANT TOTAL TO BUY DUTCH ROYALS LAUNCH A PRIORITY FOR UK WORLD 37.4% STAKE IN ADANI GAS BUSINESS CLEAN YAMUNA BACK PAGE /thetribunechd /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com tuesday, october 15,2019 KLF plotting to Plan ~1 cr relief for slain cops’ kin: Guv Pak facing FATF heat create trouble in Backs communication curbs, says citizens’ safety first Postpaid mobiles Punjab: NIA NewDelhi, October 14 Jammu/Kathua, October 14 active in Valley, to rein in terror: Doval Amid reports of ISI attempts With mobile services restored NewDelhi, October 14 to revive Sikh militancy in in the Kashmir valley, Jammu no Net for now Noting that Pakistan has been ISLAMABAD MUST Punjab, the NIA today said and Kashmir Governor Satya Tribune News Service under tremendous pressure at TRY LeT LEADERS: US Khalistan Liberation Front Pal Malik yet again defended the Financial Action Task Force (KLF) was conspiring to dis- the communication blockade, Srinagar, October 14 (FATF) to rein in terror groups Washington: Pakistan must rupt communal harmony in saying “the safety of the com- After 70 days of communica- operating from its soil, Nation- prevent militant groups the state with support from from operating on its soil mon man is more important tion blockade, postpaid mobile al Security Adviser Ajit Doval across the border. and prosecute top Lashkar- than telephone services”. services were restored in the today asked top security and e-Toiba operatives along Speaking at a conference of “We stopped mobile servic- Valley today. People were seen investigative agencies officials with its leader Hafiz Saeed, the chiefs of Anti-Terror es because terrorists used it calling up friends and relatives to work diligently in “percep- the US has said ahead of Squads, NIA Inspector-Gen- for their activities. For us, the as the service was reactivated tion management” as it is a key the FATF’s decision on eral Alok Mittal said the life of a Kashmiri is more around 11.45 am. to fighting terrorism. He also AJIT DOVAL whether to blacklist the attempts were being funded important than cellphones. “I finally managed to call asked them to adopt a transpar- Jamaat looking to country. “The victims of by Khalistan sympathisers in We have been able to save my sister in Delhi after 70 ent media policy. spread tentacles across LeT’s vicious attacks the UK, Canada, Australia and several lives (since revoca- A woman talks on a mobile phone in Srinagar on Monday. PTI days. She broke down on Doval, addressing ATS deserve to see these individ- France. He said a list of 130 ter- tion of Article 370),” he said at hearing my voice,” said chiefs at a conference organ- India, says NIA chief uals prosecuted now, along ror suspects had been shared a function in Kathua. DRIVER KILLED IN SHOPIAN, TRUCK SET ABLAZE Imtiyaz Ahmad, a local. ised by the National Investiga- with LeT leader Hafiz with states for necessary Saeed,” tweeted Alice Wells, The Governor said now that Anantnag: A driver was killed as miscreants set ablaze a truck Chaos was witnessed at tion Agency (NIA), said with- YC Modi said the Jamaat-ul action. On jihadi activities, normalcy had returned and offices of mobile operators out publicity, terrorism could Mujahideen Bangladesh head of US state depart- Mittal said 127 persons had carrying apples in Shopian district, the police said. The truck, ment’s South and Central tourists had started to arrive where people queued up for not sustain for long. No coun- (JMB) was trying to spread been arrested for IS links and with a Rajasthan-registration number, was set ablaze on way to Asian bureau, while welcom- in Kashmir, Internet services Jammu. The body was found inside the truck. OC new connections or clearing try could afford to go for a war tentacles across India and a ing Thursday’s arrest of four most had confessed to being would also be restored soon. bills. On October 12, govern- as financial and human costs list of 125 suspects had been leaders of LeT and JuD. PTI influenced by speeches of Announcing that his adminis- was requested that the Cen- Malik told police personnel at ment spokesperson Rohit were huge, he said. NIA chief shared with states. — TNS preacher Zakir Naik. — TNS tration was working on a pro- tre’s share be hiked by Rs 25 Kathua. On September 25 last Kansal had said services posal to enhance compensa- lakh and that the state would year, J&K had hiked ex gratia would resume on Monday tion for the next of kin of contribute likewise. But this to Rs 70 lakh from Rs 48 lakh noon, adding there were 40 police officials killed in the could not be achieved because for police officers and from Rs lakh postpaid subscribers. Centre orders IN BRIEF line of duty up to Rs 1 crore, of bureaucratic issues. It is my 14.50 lakh to Rs 30 lakh for There is, however, no word FM’s husband calls for he said: “The matter was tak- wish to enhance this amount Special Police Officers (SPOs). on restoration of prepaid serv- release of five Chinmayanand extortion case en up with then Union Home to Rs 1 crore and this will be “We will stand by our police- ices. The Internet blockade hearing adjourned to Oct 26 Minister Rajnath Singh. It done before I leave J&K,” men,” Malik said. — TNS imposed on August 5 remains. adopting Singh model Punjab cops Shahjahanpur (UP): A magiste- NewDelhi, October 14 Chandigarh, October 14 rial court prosecuting a woman A scathing article on the state BJP RED-FACED The Centre today ordered the law student and her three male of economy by Finance Min- At the end of the day, release of five Punjab Police friends for allegedly trying to ister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ❝Dr Manmohan Singh’s personnel, undergoing sen- extort money from Chin- SC orders security for wakf board chief husband has left the BJP red- reform model continues to tence in connection with cases mayanand, BJP leader accused faced. Sitharaman’s husband pertaining to terrorism days, of sexually exploiting the NewDelhi, October 14 Chandrachud, Ashok asked only from them and Parakala Prabhakar, in the be the ultimate benchmark on humanitarian grounds. The woman, on Monday adjourned The Supreme Court today AYODHYA CASE Bhushan and SA Nazeer, not from the Hindu side. article, has suggested that the of development for the move has been welcomed by the hearing to October 26 after ordered the UP Government passed the order on the basis “Your Lordship didn’t ask BJP has been unable to pro- economy. Somen Mitra, CONGRESS CM Capt Amarinder Singh. briefly taking it up through Your Lordship didn’t to provide security “forthwith” ❝ of a communication sent to it question to the other side. pose any economic frame- A communication by the video conferencing. PTI to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni ask question to the other by senior advocate Sriram All questions have been work of its own. and both his parents were Home Ministry said, “The Central Wakf Board Chairper- side. All questions have Panchu, a member of the asked to us only. Of course, If that “wasn’t an embar- Andhra legislators. The family Government of India has Serving judge Mendiratta son Zafar Ahmed Farooqui been asked to us only. Of mediation committee. we are answering them,” he rassment enough” for a gov- was associated with Rao. He accepted the request of the new Union Law Secretary after he expressed apprehen- course, we are answering Farooqui had informed the told the Bench. ernment that has seen has been part of ‘Rajiv Gand- Government of Punjab for New Delhi: In a first, a serving sion about threat to his life. mediation panel member As Dhavan made submis- enough indicators of slow- hi National Institute for Youth the grant of special remission district and sessions judge was The direction was issued them. Rajeev Dhavan, SENIOR ADVOCATE about the threat to his life. sions, senior advocate CS down, including a lowered Development’, something and release of five Punjab on Monday appointed as Union just before the five-judge Senior advocate Rajeev Vaidyanathan, representing GDP projection, Prabhakar very close to the Gandhis, Police personnel undergoing Law Secretary. Anoop Kumar Constitution Bench headed Dhavan, representing Mus- “Ram Lalla” said, “This is advised the Narendra Modi which he resigned from later. sentence in different jails for Mendiratta has been appointed by Chief Justice of India Ran- lim parties, alleged Farooqui totally unwarranted.” government to “embrace” his In a no-holds-barred attack offences committed during new Law Secretary (Secretary, jan Gogoi rose after the 38th might be facing threat from Dhavan is likely to conclude predecessors’ — former on the Modi government, Prab- militancy period in Punjab.” Legal Affairs) in the Union Law day of hearing. the state government itself, his arguments in the pre-lunch Prime Ministers Manmohan hakar said: “In economic poli- The state government had Ministry, according to a Person- Farooqui had recently but the Bench chose to session on Tuesday. The Hin- Singh and PV Narasimha cy, the party mainly adopted earlier pushed for relief for 15 nel Ministry order. Mendiratta is sought resumption of media- dispute at Ayodhya. The ignore his comments. du side will make its final sub- Rao — economic model. ‘Neti ,Neti’ (not this, not this), convicted cops in an apparant at present the District and Ses- tion to solve the vexed Ram Bench, which also comprised During the day, Dhavan missions in the post-lunch ses- Prabhakar, an economist, without articulating what was bid to balance out the move to sions Judge, North-East District, Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Justices SA Bobde, DY alleged that questions were sion tomorrow. — TNS comes from a political family its own Niti (policy)’.” — IANS release some terrorists. — TNS Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. PTI

Carrom board We’re stronger post Modi ‘loudspeaker’ of sales up four 370 scrapping: PM Adani, Ambani: Rahul times in J&K AakankshaN Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Nuh, October 14 Tribune News Service Former Congress president Jalandhar/Srinagar, October 14 Ballabhgarh, October 14 Rahul Gandhi today Local sports goods industry Abolition of Article 370 has described PM Narendra Modi has never had it so good. Since made India stronger not only as “loudspeaker” for Ambani the abrogation of Article 370, within but also globally, send- and Adani and accused the there has been a four-fold rise ing out the message that India BJP of following Britishers’ in the sale of carrom boards, stood united, PM Narendra policy of divide and rule. say manufacturers and Modi said at a rally here today. Addressing a rally here for traders. With Internet services Modi spoke at length on Congress candidates, he said in Kashmir suspended and JJP nominee Dushyant Chautala flanked by supporters while campaigning in Uchana Kalan. revocation of Article 370. “It the BJP and RSS were creat- outdoor life affected owing to has saved Jammu and Kash- ing a divide between Hindus heavy security presence, Val- mir of political turbulence,’’ PM Narendra Modi at Ballabgarh. and Muslims, rich and poor Rahul Gandhi at Nuh. ley residents have turned to ‘Mother of all battles’ at Uchana he said. “Only five months Thousands of jawans and people from Maharashtra CM CALLS SONIA ‘CHUHIYA’ indoor games for recreation. into the second term, our gov- and Haryana. “ The economy Vishwas Chatrath, the own- Sushil Manav by a margin of over 7,000 ernment has already taken from Haryana died has shattered... He brought At Kharkhoda near er of a leading carrom manu- Tribune News Service votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha big and bold decisions. I dare fighting terror: Modi demonetisation, which he Sonepat, CM ML Khattar facturing company, says he UchanaKalan, October 14 polls contested by Dushyant the Opposition to revoke this said was a fight against black mocked the Congress effort has been getting calls on the A group of five-six persons from Hisar, Uchana Kalan decision (abolition of Article men in the state had benefit- money. But who stood in line? at finding a replacement for landline for carrom, chess, seated on chairs outside a gave him a huge lead of 370),” the PM said, pointing ed from “one rank, one pen- Did you see Ambani, Adani Rahul Gandhi with the party and ludo orders. “Such is the house in Gheso Khurd village 50,000 votes against Kuldeep out that thousands of jawans sion”. On the Rafale deal, the there? He put money in pock- ending up picking someone rise in demand that we are of Uchana Kalan Assembly Bishnoi of the BJP-HJC, from Haryana had lost their PM said efforts by certain et of businessmen. He then from the Gandhi family unable to cater to our local again. “Khoda pahar, niklee segment in Jind are engaged while in 2019 Birender lives while fighting terrorism. leaders to get the deal can- brought the Gabbar tax” he customers,” he says. Another chuhiya,” he remarked. PTI in an animated discussion on Singh’s son managed a lead He said two lakh ex-service- celled had failed. told the crowds. — TNS manufacturer Vikas says, the upcoming polls. The Tri- of over 8,000 votes. “We are 15 carrom manufac- bune asks them as to who Prem Lata with CM ML Khattar. “Dushyant will surely win turers in Jalandhar. We would would be the winner. The this time. He is very popular, export 200 pieces every response is fiercely divided. HARYANA POLLS particularly among the youth month earelier. Now we send In Uchana Kalan, the land 2019 and women. He is young and Push to eco-tourism, bids for15 sites invited 600-700 pieces to J&K.” of ‘Bangar’, Jannayak Jana- BIGWIGS ON THE GO has a lot of fresh ideas for PratibhaChauhan was reduced to Rs 50 lakh and In Srinagar, groups of youth ta Party (JJP) convener YOGESHWAR READY FOR BOUT generating employment,” Tribune News Service FIVE IN PVT HANDS the application amount of Rs playing carrom at street cor- Dushyant Chautala is pitted SURJEWALA LOCKED IN KEEN say youngsters in Karsindhu Shimla, October 14 ■ Projects being run at five sites, 5,000 too waived off. ners have become a common against Rajya Sabha member CONTEST WITH BJP’S GUJJAR village. “We always backed To promote eco-tourism, the all leased out to private players The private players will sight. One such group has Birender Singh’s wife Prem the Chautalas. But the expul- Forest Department in ■ These include Ala Fort Rest have to seek clearance from spread a tarpaulin sheet for Lata of the BJP. It is believed times on the Congress ticket sion of Dushyant and his Himachal Pradesh has invit- House, Dalhousie; the the Centre for use of forest protection against the sun the seat will witness the since 1977 when he entered brother Digvijay from the ed bids for 15 new sites. camping sites at Shoghi, land for non-forest commer- and rain and also installed a “mother of all electoral bat- electoral politics as a youth INLD has hurt us. The people As per the new policy, the Barog and Chewa and Moti cial activity. They will have to bulb. It has become a junc- tles” with other candidates, leader. His wife Prem Lata will now stand by them,” says promoter will have to seek Kunah Hill Top camping pay the net present value tion for youngsters from including those of the Con- won the seat in 2014 as BJP an elderly woman at Gheso clearance from the Union ■ The state earns a revenue (NPV) for a hectare of land at neighbouring localities, who gress and the INLD, ren- nominee. But in 2009, former Khurd village. Raj Pal and Ministry of Environment and of ~98.75 lakh/per annum ■ Their lease period has expired Rs 7 lakh besides undertak- keep playing even after dusk. dered inconsequential. The CM Om Prakash Chautala Ramesh Jangra from the Forest under the Forest Con- from these sites but lease amount not raised ing mandatory compensatory “There is absolutely noth- constituency has been the trounced Birender Singh by same village, however, differ. servation Act, 1980. Prior to plantation on two hectares. ing to do for the whole day. stronghold of Sir Chhotu a little over 600 votes. “Dushyant is popular only that, the department had tre had objected. Initially, it of Rs 3 crore would be allowed The Forest Department is Ludo helps me relax,” says Ram’s grandson Birender Pitted against Prem Lata in among Jat youth and women. leased out sites without any was proposed that only pri- to apply. For Himachalis, this running 31 eco-tourism sites Riyaz Ahmad, a private sec- Singh, who won this seat five 2014, Dushyant was defeated Continued on back page clearance, to which the Cen- vate players with a turnover amount was Rs 1 crore which Continued on back page tor employee. THE TRIBUNE 02 PUNJAB CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019

Study Guru’s visit to Nepal, Only 50% work completed, CM tells varsity Chandigarh, October 14 Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today corridor to breach deadline asked Punjabi University, Patiala, to undertake an Will be inaugurated with makeshift arrangements as scheduled extensive research on the Ravi Dhaliwal holy journey (‘udasi’) of Tribune News Service Guru Nanak Dev to Nepal. Dera Baba Nanak, October 14 Addressing a gathering of Putting to rest speculation Sikh intellectuals, academi- whether the Kartarpur corri- cians and scholars during a dor project will be completed presentation on Sikh heritage before the October 31 dead- of Nepal at Punjab Bhawan line, the consensus that here, the CM said Nepal had a emerged at a high-level meet- strong Sikh connect. Guru ing held between various Nanak had blessed the holy stakeholders at the zero-line land during his ‘udasi’, today was that the venture aimed at redeeming mankind might not see the light of day from suffering and pain, he by then and that it will be an An illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das on Monday. VISHAL KUMAR said. The Chief Minister sug- incomplete corridor that will Officials admit that going by the tardy pace of work, the corridor may not meet the deadline. TRIBUNE PHOTO gested that research on the be thrown open to the public subject would go a long way in with makeshift facilities. exploring new dimensions to Stalemate continues, Channi The corridor comprises of two LAND ACQUISITION CAUSED DELAY Guru Nanak’s visit to Nepal. parts, the road and the ICP. The The corridor comprises of two parts, the road and the ICP. He extended an invite to 4.6-km stretch of road being Despite the fact that 2,000 labourers are working in the Punjabi diaspora settled built by a Ludhiana-based firm GURU’s three shifts, the ICP is just halfway mark. Officials are in Nepal to attend the 550th fails to meet Takht Jathedar contracted by the NHAI is thinking of operationalising it with temporary immigration Parkash Purb celebrations at almost complete. However, 550TH and security checking facilities.The project has been Sultanpur Lodhi. — TNS JOINT EVENTMinister to deliver CM’s message today what is rankling officials is the delayed after land acquisition took a long time. GS Paul construction of the multi-sto- BIRTH ANNIVERSARY Tribune News Service I have sought another time slot and ryed ICP. The Land Ports Floating show to Amritsar, October 14 whenever❝ Jathedar permits, I will meet Authority of India, tasked with took a long time. Later, the sup- and Gurkeerat Kirpal Singh, development) Akhil Saxena There is no end to differences him. We will keep making efforts to break its construction, has contracted ply of sand and gravel was dis- Secretary (PWD) Hussan Lal and vice president of Ceigall begin in Ropar between the state government Mumbai-based Shapoorji Pal- rupted, bringing construction and DGP Dinkar Gupta. India Ltd Jeetendra Singh. and the SGPC over a joint pro- the deadlock over joint celebrations. lonji Group for the job. to a halt. The state government The Union Government was Sources said Govind from Oct 17 gramme on the occasion of Charanjit Singh Channi, CABINET MINISTER Despite the fact that 2,000 was represented by Cabinet represented by Home Secretary Mohan and Bhalla, after Ropar, October 14 550th birth anniversary of labourers are working in three minister Sukhjinder Singh Ajay Bhalla, LPAI Chairman visiting the site, admitted A two-day floating light and Guru Nanak Dev at Sultanpur Efforts are on that instead of shifts, the ICP is just halfway Randhawa, CM’s Chief Princi- and Director Govind Mohan that going by the tardy pace sound show commemorating Lodhi on November 12. ❝separate programmes, a joint event is mark. The project has been pal Secretary and Special Prin- and Raman Sharma respective- of work the corridor could 550th birth anniversary of Chief Minister Capt held. If need be, Akal Takht may call both delayed after land acquisition cipal Secretary, Suresh Kumar ly, Member (planning and not meet its deadline. Guru Nanak will start here on Amarinder Singh had sent a sides to break the ice over the issue. the waters of Sutlej on October message for Akal Takht 17. The venue will be the back- Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh Giani Harpreet Singh, AKAL TAKHT JATHEDAR side of Ropar headworks office, through Cabinet Minister Cha- near the canal rest house. ranjit Singh Channi, who is also Takht secretariat till noon on ious states and dignitaries Cong sees Sukhbir’s role in SGPC tender While static digital light and government’s representative Tuesday. He is welcome to from across the world. sound shows dedicated to the in the coordination committee, meet me and discuss the gov- “The CM’s message is in a MLAs say several firms offered to do same work for ~2 crore 550th Gurpurb of Guru Nanak but the message could not be ernment’s viewpoint over the sealed envelope. It is surely in Tribune News Service efforts of the Punjab govern- and the tender was allotted to it both Congress leaders said at are scheduled to be held at 26 delivered due to non-availabili- event,” he said. context of holding joint cele- ment for joint celebrations as just two days later. “The SGPC that time the main stage was places all over the state, the ty of the Jathedar. Alleging that the SGPC was brations on November 12. I Sultanpur Lodhi, October 14 the SGPC floated the tender has also paid them 50 per cent arranged by late Cabinet Min- floating light and sound Channi claimed that Giani playing into the hands of the came here to deliver this mes- Congress MLAs Navtej Singh for functions on September of the amount in advance, ister Capt Kawaljeet Singh shows starting from Ropar Harpreet Singh could not SAD, Channi said he had no sage to Giani Harpreet Singh, Cheema and Harminder 13. While doing so, he even which has never happened where late PM Atal Bihari Vaj- will be held at various places keep the appointment that problem in meeting Giani but he could not turn up Singh Gill today said the ignored the fact that a meet- earlier,” they alleged. payee was also present. on Sutlej and Beas rivers in was fixed for 9.30 am. The Harpreet Singh again. While apparently due to his occu- SGPC had allotted the ~11- ing of the joint committee They said that on the direc- Both MLAs urged the Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Jathedar, on the other hand, the SGPC has planned to hold pancy in Gurmat pro- crore tender for the 550th had been fixed on September tions of its political masters, Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Moga, claimed that no time slot was celebrations at Guru Nanak grammes,” he said. Parkash Purb celebrations to 17 on the directions of the SGPC even ignored that Amritsar, to order the SGPC to Kapurthla, Amritsar, Tarn fixed for the meeting. Stadium, the government has When asked if he made a “non-deserving company Jathedar, Akal Takht.” many of the applicants even cancel the tender to save the Taran, Ferozepur and Sukhna “No meeting was scheduled erected a huge pandal by efforts to meet SGPC presi- on the recommendations of They alleged that the SGPC offered to organise the func- money of the Sikh sangat. Lake in Chandigarh. with Channi today. I returned spending Rs 50 crore behind dent Gobind Singh Longowal, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh had allotted the tender to a Noi- tion for Rs 2 crore. SGPC chief Gobind Singh While preparation to float a set from Bathinda to initiate the the historic Gurdwara Ber he said, “The CM’s message is Badal to loot Guru Di Golak.” da-based company, which had Reminding SAD leader Har- Longowal rubbished the alle- on the river waters is in full nagar kirtan to mark the Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. meant for the Jathedar. I was Addressing a press confer- a meagre capital share worth simrat Kaur Badal about the gations. “The state govern- swing, Deputy Commissioner Parkash Purb of Guru Ram The two sides are yet to decide told that he would be available ence here at the PWD rest Rs 5 lakh and 20 employees. organisation of functions dur- ment should refrain from Sumeet Jarangal said there Das here. Channi could have on a common stage which is in the afternoon, but I had to house, both alleged, “It was Raising questions, both MLAs ing the 300 years of Khalsa indulging in such politics and would be two floating light and met me after the programme. expected to be graced by the return due to my prior com- Sukhbir Badal who ordered alleged that the company sub- Installation Day at Anandpur let the Sikh body hold reli- sound shows both days. — TNS I would be available at Akal President, the PM, CMs of var- mitments,” he said. the SGPC to scuttle the mitted its bid on September 23 Sahib during the SAD tenure, gious functions,” he said. Enough promises, time to act:Dakha women Raise voice against drug menace, unemployment; form groups to get themselves heard Harshraj Singh Tribune News Service EC NOD TO SHIFT Ludhiana, October 14 DAKHA SHO Though no woman candidate Chandigarh: The Election is contesting the Dakha Commission has given byelection, they are no longer approval for transfer of confining themselves to the Dakha SHO. In a press four walls. Many women in release, Dr S Karana Raju the constituency are raising said the State Election voice on various issues, Commission had received including drug menace and complaints against the SHO. The complaints were unemployment. They are forwarded to the Election Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Chitkara University near Rajpura on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO even forming groups to get Commission of India which their voice heard. gave approval to transfer the On such group is seen mak- said SHO. The commission May visit China, Tibet: Dalai Lama ing appeal to the voters not to has also asked for a panel cast vote for drugs. Besides Women of Gujjarwal village take a vow to stay united in fight against drug menace. TRIBUNE PHOTO of SHOs to replace him. TNS Ravneet Singh Speaking to mediapersons, non-violence of Mahatma demanding employment for Tribune News Service after he was conferred with a Gandhi, he said India could the rural youth, they want are major issues. We don’t ises, but forget these soon open a multi-specialty gov- Patiala, October 14 honorary doctorate of litera- lead in spreading the message complete eradication of want any more family to get after winning,” she added. ernment hospital here.” Over 60 years after he came ture at Chitkara University in of ‘ahimsa’ (non-violence) and drugs. Youth in several areas ruined by drugs. A number of ASSEMBLY Daljit Kaur of Gujjarwal vil- A group of women at Guj- to India, the Dalai Lama Rajpura, the Dalai Lama said ‘karuna’ (mercy). He said, in the constituency are youngsters are hooked on to lage said, “During the elec- jarwal said the govern- today said there was a possi- he could visit China and Tibet “Dependence on military hooked on to ‘chitta’ and ‘chitta’ and pills. The supply BYPOLL tion, NRIs come to the vil- ment must ensure safety bility of him visiting China in the next two or three years. forces is outdated and the pres- intoxicating pills. The men- of such drugs should be lages and demand votes for and security of women. and Tibet in near future. He said, “India is a democrat- ent generation needs to spread ace has affected a large num- stopped. There shouldn’t a candidate of their choice. “The government must “It is very possible. Within ic country while China is gov- the message of non-violence ber of families. The women even be liquor vends in vil- even after higher education. After elections, they go back also open a multi-specialty the next two or three years,” erned by the party (Commu- and peace. In India, people of don’t even want liquor vends lages. We will hold a rally to It is the responsibility of the where they are based, but hospital here. Medicines the religious leader of nist Party of China). There is all religions live together.” The in their villages. create awareness. If any can- government to create jobs. we keep waiting for the are generally not available Tibetans said, adding that no proper rule of law. But I Dalai Lama also called for Eleven candidates are in the didate or his supporter is Many women in villages promises to get fulfilled. We at government dispen- India would remain his per- love China, particularly the efforts towards the global fray and all are men. found distributing drugs for would like to work if enough will strongly oppose any saries. Besides, sports manent place of residence as Buddhists there, and I want warming issue. “We should Gurinder Kaur, president, seeking votes, we will openly job opportunities are creat- kind of distribution of activities must be organ- it offered freedom while there to visit and help them.” plant more trees, rather than Janwadi Istri Sabha, said, oppose them.” ed. Before every poll, candi- drugs. The elected represen- ised for the women at vil- was ‘no freedom’ in China. Referring to the message of killing each other,” he said. “Unemployment and drugs “Youth are not getting jobs dates make umpteen prom- tatives must make efforts to lage level,” they said. Campaigning goes full throttle in Mukerian Cong blocking Central Sanjiv Kumar Bakshi party MLAs and ministers Pota and Dhamiyan in jab State Pensioners Confed- schemes: Harsimrat campaigned separately in On one hand top Congress and AAP leaders favour of party candidate eration and state chairman Fazilka, October 14 criminating against all sec- Mukerian, October 14 favour of Indu Bala. campaigned for their respective candidates, on the Prof GS Multani. of Punjab UT Mulajim Union Food Processing tions of society. It was an eventful day for Jakhar held a rally at He alleged that the Con- Manch Mahinder Singh Par- Industries Minister Harsim- Harsimrat said instead of the Mukerian Assembly Changadawan village other hand, employee and farmer organisations gress and Akalis were tak- wana, gathered at Mansar rat Kaur Badal today said the eradicating drugs in four constituency on Monday. under the Talwara block. held dharnas and protest marches at several places ing turns to loot Punjab. ground and flayed the gov- Congress government was weeks, the state had seen On one hand top Congress He said there was a big dif- They showed big dreams to ernment for not implement- putting obstacles in the way an unprecedented increase and AAP leaders cam- ference between the words government,” he said. Singh and Sangat Singh the people, but did not fulfil ing their demands. of implementation of Central in its trafficking. There paigned for their respec- and actions of the SAD-BJP More such rallies were Gilzian were among several any promise made to them. They raised black flags projects such as AIIMS in had been around 600 drug- tive candidates, while on leaders. He said. “SAD pres- organised at Taggad Kalan other leaders who cam- He urged the people not to and held a protest march in Bathinda and Ladhowal related deaths, she said. the other, employee and ident Sukhbir Badal sings and Khanpur villages. For- paigned in the constituency. delay the battle of this revo- the town. Raising slogans Mega Food Park in Ludhiana. She alleged that the farmer organisations held paeans to Centre’s policies mer CM Rajinder Kaur State AAP convener lution of change and make against the government, Campaigning for SAD can- Jalalabad constituency dharnas and protest in Punjab, but in Haryana, Bhattal, Jail Minister Bhagwant Mann held AAP candidates victorious. they blocked road at Maha- didate Raj Singh Dibbipura had been denied funds for marches at several places. he is seen condemning the Sukhjinder Singh Rand- meetings at various vil- Meanwhile, a large number rana Pratap Chowk in front in Jalalabad, Harsimrat said the past two years under PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar, ‘deadly’ policies of BJP-led hawa, and MLAs Tarsem lages, besides Bagowal, of pensioners, led by the Pun- of the civil hospital. the government was dis- the Congress rule. — OC THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 PUNJAB 03

No link with PMC, says To tackle UAV threat, BSF co-op bank Tribune News Service to buy anti-drone system Chandigarh, October 14 The scam-ridden Punjab Tenders for equipment that will detect multiple drones soon and Maharashtra Coopera- Anirudh Gupta tive Bank (PMC) has sent JOINT STRATEGY the rumour mills running in Ferozepur, October 14 ■ The BSF has started sen- the state with people pan- In order to combat the threat sitising the border resi- icking and confusing it with posed by unmanned air vehi- dents about the need to the Punjab State Coopera- cles (UAVs) from across the identify drones. tive Bank (PSCB). border, the BSF will soon ■ The Central and state As the state cooperative purchase a ground-based security and intelligence bank here faced numerous anti-drone system with a 360- agencies have also inquiries from their deposi- Panthic leaders honour a relative of a victim killed in police firing at Behbal Kalan four years ago. degree surveillance mode evolved a joint strategy tors after the PMC scam hit equipped with radio frequen- to deal with any misad- depositors in Maharashtra, cy receiver, electronic-optical venture along the border. the government today chose Parallel events mark anniv of sensor and a jammer. ■ Security agencies are to clarify that there was no Sources said the tenders for working out a strategy to linkage whatsoever between the system would be floated prevent any possibility of the Maharashtra-based bank Behbal Kalan firing incident soon. The easily deployable arms and drug smug- and state cooperative banks. anti-drone equipment will be gling through the UAVs. SK Batish, managing director Balwant Garg The third event-cum- able to work day and night of PSCB, today clarified that Tribune News Service DIVIDED HOUSE protest was held at Kotkapu- and able to detect multiple Rubbishing recent reports of tising the border residents Last week, Punjab DGP the scam-ridden Maharashtra Bargari (Faridkot), Oct 14 ■ Panthic leaders remained ra in which Harjinder Singh drones simultaneously. the force ‘getting a nod’ to about the need to identify Dinkar Gupta had also con- bank had nothing to do with On the fourth anniversary of a divided house as they Majhi of Darbar-e-Khalsa In addition to procuring bring down the drones, the drones or flying objects. vened a meeting of various the Punjab bank as well as the Behbal Kalan police fir- held three parallel pro- and Kotkapura MLA Kultar the state-of-the-art system, official said the option of open- According to information, security establishments, the district central coopera- ing incident that claimed the grammes to pay homage Singh participated. While the the BSF has also stepped up ing fire in any such exigency the Central and state security including the Air Force, Mil- tive banks. lives of two Sikh protesters, to the victims and seek organisers of the programme vigil and devised several oth- was already available to them and intelligence agencies itary Intelligence, BSF, Intel- Panthic leaders remained a justice for them. at Bargari gave a call to er counter measures to deal and was being exercised. have also evolved a joint strat- ligence Bureau, NIA besides divided house as they held ■ Last year, these leaders observe October 14-21 as with air intrusions in future. The sources said in places egy to deal with any such mis- other intelligence agencies. three parallel programmes had assembled under “black week”, the protesters “We had fired on the drones like Ferozepur and Amritsar adventure along the border. The meeting was called fol- 3 commit suicide to pay homage to the victims the banner of Insaaf Mor- at Kotkapura issued a 5-page when these were sighted last where the cantonment was Though there have been no lowing the seizure of a huge and seek justice for them. cha and made Bargari a letter, calling it a long list of time. Since then, no drone located close to the border, sightings of drones in the cache of arms, satellite in Moga district Last year, these leaders rallying point by carrying “misdeeds” of the Badals. has been seen,” said a BSF the drones were also used past few days, the security phones and grenades from Moga, October 14 had assembled under the out a 192-day-long Accusing Chief Minister official, adding that the for tactical surveillance. agencies are working out a the modules backed by Pak- Three persons committed banner of Insaaf Morcha protest dharna. Capt Amarinder Singh and troops manning the border Apart from boosting its strategy to prevent any possi- istan-based handlers of Khal- suicide during the past 24 and made Bargari a rallying the Badal family of conniving had been directed to scan the technological prowess, the bility of arms and drug smug- istan Zindabad Force which hours, the police said today. point by carrying out a 192- Ekta Party, Dal Khalsa pres- with each other to confuse skies regularly. BSF has also started sensi- gling through the UAVs. were dropped by drones. Parminder Pal Singh Puri day-long protest dharna. On ident Harpal Singh Cheema the Sikh community on the (51) allegedly ended his life December 10, 2018, the and many others aired their sacrilege issue, Khaira said at his house on Charik road dharna was lifted following views against the decision to four of the five STI members yesterday. He shot himself an assurance by the state lift the last year’s morcha. were working in the favour of with his licensed revolver. government that justice Daduwal said, “The decision the Akalis, making all efforts The reason behind the sui- would be delivered. was lopsided and it derailed to derail the investigation. cide was not known. This caused rift among our agitation for justice.” Cheema said with the denial In another incident, leaders. The differences still SAD(A) president Simranjit of justice in the sacrilege and Sukhdeep Singh (38) of persist as was evident from Singh Mann and parallel Akal police firing cases, there was Chand Purana village died the fact that they held three Takht acting jathedar Dhian an apprehension of youth pick- after jumping in front of a programmes in the district. Singh Mand had entered into ing the arms to avenge the sac- train at Dagru village. In the In one such event at Bar- a pact with the government. rilege on their own. He warned third incident, Vijay Kumar gari, parallel jathedar Baljit In another programme, the political establishment to allegedly committed suicide Singh Daduwal, Sukhpal Mann and Mand sought jus- not to play with the justice sys- at Akalsar road here. — TNS Singh Khaira of Punjab tice in the case. tem for political gains. Justice Kumar takes oath Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 14 Justice PV Sanjay Kumar was today administered oath as a judge of the Pun- jab and Haryana High Court by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha at a simple, but impressive ceremony. A senior judge of the Telan- gana High Court, Justice Kumar was transferred here earlier this month. The Supreme Court Col- legium, in its resolution of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha (left) administers oath to Justice August 28, had resolved to PV Sanjay Kumar in Chandigarh on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO recommend Justice Kumar’s transfer in the bureaucrats, relatives and without fear or favour, affec- “interest of better adminis- advocates, Justice Kumar tion and ill will”. tration of justice”. The total swore to “bear true faith and Justice Kumar’s transfer number of judges in the allegiance to the Constitu- from Telangana had reported- Punjab and Haryana High tion as by law established”. ly led to a protest. The Telan- Court, with the joining of Justice Kumar also swore gana High Court Advocates Justice Kumar at number 12 to “uphold the sovereignty Association had reportedly in the order of seniority, has and integrity of India” and demanded that Justice Kumar gone up to 49 against the “duly and faithfully and to should continue in Hyderabad sanctioned strength of 85. the best of ability, knowl- till he was appointed as the At the ceremony attended edge and judgment, per- Chief Justice or acting Chief by sitting and retired judges, form the duties of the office Justice of a high court.

38 dengue cases False security alert in Fazilka district Fazilka, October 14 over ‘suspicious’ car As many as 38 dengue cases have been detected in Fazil- Tribune News Service WILD-GOOSE CHASE ka district. Official sources said 13 cases had been ■ Patiala, October 14 An alert was sounded in found in Fazilka city alone. Patiala after four men wearing Security agencies were Three of a family residing Army uniform were spotted spooked by reports of “sus- moving in a car in morning. on the Gaushala road in the picious men in Army town tested positive for ■ fatigues” entering Patiala After almost three-hour dengue. Health Depart- in a UP registered car on search operation, the police ment Mass Media Officer Monday only to find later tracked the car. The occu- Anil Dhamu said coolers at pants were found to be that the men were actually Army men who had come to their house were found Army officials after the car Patiala to rejoin duty. filled with water which was tracked down. . became breeding ground An alert was sounded in for mosquitoes. He said Patiala after four men wear- people informed the police dengue larvae were detect- ing Army uniform were spot- control room about suspi- ed in the coolers. ted moving in a Ford Figo car cious new car with some Besides, three members early Monday morning. Army men sitting in it and of another family tested Police sources said some making rounds of the city positive for the disease. residents spotted a car bear- However, after almost They had been admitted in ing Uttar Pradesh registra- three hours search opera- different hospitals. tion number moving under tion, the Patiala police He claimed that the situa- suspicious circumstances. tracked down the car in the tion was under control for The car was first seen enter- Army area of Tarapore. the last few days. He said ing Patiala in the morning Patiala SSP Mandeep the Health Department had at the National Highway toll Singh Sidhu said the occu- conducted fogging in the barrier in Bahadurgarh. pants were found to be town. The department has Thereafter, the police Army men who had come to been sensitising the affect- sounded an alert after many Patiala to rejoin duty. ed areas. — OC THE TRIBUNE 04 PUNJAB CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019

POLICE HEADQUARTERS JAMMU AND KASHMIR SRINAGAR Phone/Fax No.: 0194-2443031/2443032 (Sgr), 0191-2459029/2459255 (Jmu) Website: www.jkpolice.gov.in Email: [email protected] Paddy growers flock to Haryana mandis (Provision Section) TENDER EXTENSION NOTICE Allege poor arrangements, tardy lifting in mandis Due to administrative and technical reasons, last date and online opening date of NIT No. 67 of 2019 dated 31.08.2019 floated to procure BR Jackets is extended as follows :- Tribune News Service There is hardly any A number of farmers from i) Last Date for online tender submission - 11.11.2019 ❝arrangement for paddy Punjab’s procurement cen- ii) Online opening of Technical bids - 13.11.2019 Bathinda, October 14 tres have sold their produce Detailed tender documents with terms and conditions are available on J&K State Apparently dejected with the purchase in areas like in the neighbouring state. e-procurement Portal www.jktenders.gov.in. alleged poor arrangements Bareta and Budhlada, Farmer leaders Sukhjeet Sd/- (Mubassir Latifi), JKPS, AIG of Police (Provision/Transport) for procurement, a section of which is forcing farmers to Singh Samao and Darshan For Director General of Police, J&K Srinagar. farmers from Mansa district look towards Haryana. Singh Gurne alleged that it No. Prov-II/Sec-61-A/2019-20-61595-610 DIPK-0605/NB/M Dated 12.10.2019 are heading to Haryana for Ram Bhainibagha, LEADER, BKU EKTA UGRAHAN was sheer incompetence of selling paddy these days. the procurement agencies in Talking to The Tribune, BKU Punjab and it was costing Ekta Ugrahan’s Mansa district It is incompetence of dear to the state in the form of ❝ A combine being impounded by agriculture officials at chief Ram Singh Bhainibagha the state procurement tax loss. They said it was also Bughipura village in Moga district on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO alleged that there was hardly agencies and it is costing hurting the interests of local any arrangement for paddy dear to the state in form of labourers, truck unions, purchase in areas like Bareta tax loss. The state should arhtiyas and market commit- and Budhlada, forcing the identify errant officials. tees. They demanded action Combine seized for farmers to look towards against such officials respon- Haryana. He, however, felt that Farmer activists sible for this trend. the move was not only putting Though Mansa Deputy not using straw tool financial burden on farmers, Haryana, as the state is going Commissioner (DC) Apneet but also denying the revenue to to the polls next week. Riyait could not be contact- Kulwinder Sandhu Officials said the machine the state exchequer. According to sources, ed, sources said the district Tribune News Service was impounded as per the On the other hand, rice arhtiyas from Haryana are administration had consti- Moga, October 14 directions of the state gov- shell owners and arhtiyas even sending in their vehi- tuted special teams to Agriculture officials today ernment and prohibitory from Haryana are cashing in cles for transporting paddy of ensure that the farmers did impounded a combine, which orders issued by the district on the trend and persuading Punjab’s farmers to grain not face any problem in sell- was being used to harvest magistrate. “We will take fur- more farmers to cross over to markets at Bahmaniwala, ing their produce. These paddy without using super ther legal action as per the TENDER NOTICE their state for selling paddy. Ratia, Haddawala Nangal, teams are regularly visiting straw management system law,” they said. Sealed item rate tenders are hereby invited by the undersigned from the enlisted contractor/firms under appropriate The farmers too feel that they Tohana, Jakhal, Rori, Fate- the markets and submitting (SSMS) at Bughipura village Moga District Magistrate class/category of Punjab PWD, Chandigarh Administration/MES/Railways/MC and Central PWD for Chandigarh for the following works up to 01:00 p.m. on 30.10.2019. The tender forms may be obtained from the office of the undersigned up to aren’t facing any hurdles habad, Sikanderpura, Bha- their report to the top offi- on the outskirts of Moga city. (DM) Sandeep Hans, while 01:00 p.m. on 30.10.2019 on payment of Rs. 2000/- (Rs. Two Thousand only) + GST @18%. The tenders, along with from the authorities in niari and Sirsa in Haryana. cials on a daily basis. Chief Agriculture Officer exercising powers vested valid Enlistment, EPF, PAN, GST No. and other relevant documents, shall be received in the office of the undersigned up to 03:30 p.m. on 30.10.2019 and opened in the presence of contractors/representatives on the same day at 04:00 p.m. Dr Balwinder Singh and under Section 144 of the CrPC, Sr. Description DNIT Amount Earnest Money Time Limit Plant Protection Officer Dr has ordered a complete ban on No. (in Rs.) (in Rs.) Jaswinder Singh Brar said paddy harvesting combines 1. Repair of 1 Lac gallons capacity OHSR at IFP, Derabassi. 2.61 Lakh 5200/- Two Months CM meets farmers, motivates them the district administration without functional SSMS. He Notes: 1. The interested agency may submit its offer in two envelope system i.e. for Earnest Money and Technical bid had constituted special teams also ordered to impound the in one envelope and Financial bid in another. 2. The Earnest Money should be accompanied with the tender in the shape of Bank Draft of any scheduled Chandigarh, October 14 for future generations. make judicious use of to check paddy harvesting by errants’ machines. Bank drawn in favour of Executive Engineer-II, PSIEC, Chandigarh. Describing progressive Addressing a group of such groundwater, which was combines without SSMS and The SSMS is a machine 3. The Corporation reserves the rights to reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reason. farmers, who have refrained farmers, the CM said these swiftly depleting, the Chief burning of stubble. attached with a combine 4. The DNIT can be seen in the office of undersigned on any working day between 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 5. Corrigendum, if any, will be uploaded on our website i.e. www.psiec.in only. from burning paddy stub- agents of change had done Minister said it was the duty On Monday, the teams visit- which cuts the standing Sd/- Executive Engineer-II ble, as pioneers of change, yeoman service to humanity of the farming community to ed many villages of the dis- paddy straw into small Chief Minister Capt by helping create a pollution- save water for future genera- trict for surprise checking. At pieces and spread it uni- PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES & EXPORT CORPORATION LTD. Amarinder Singh on Mon- free environment. He said tions or else the state would Bughipura village, a combine formly in the field after (A STATE GOVT. UNDERTAKING) day called upon them to join their experiences and expert- soon become a desert and the harvester bearing registra- which the farmers are not 18, HIMALAYA MARG, UDYOG BHAWAN, SECTOR 17-A, CHANDIGARH — 160017 the state government in ise must be replicated by one entire agriculture economy tion number PJN-7355, required to burn paddy PHONE: 2702301-305, FAX: 2702039, Email: [email protected] launching a campaign to and all to save the fertility of would be devastated. He said owned by a local farmer, straw before sowing wheat. persuade the entire farming soil on the one hand and pre- crop diversification coupled Prem Singh, was spotted Meanwhile, the DM has community to give up this vent environmental pollution with techniques like drip irri- working without SSMS also prohibited the harvest- practice in the interest of on the other hand. gation was the only answer to despite the fact that the ing of paddy using combines environmental protection Emphasising the need to water depletion issue. — TNS machine was installed on it. from 7 pm to 10 am.

Debt-ridden Moga farmer kills himself

Moga, Oct14 A 55-year-old debt-ridden farmer alleged- ly committed suicide by hanging himself with from a tree at Burj Hamira village, the police said today. The deceased has been identified as Gurnam Singh alias Goga. He is survived by Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Jeev Raksha Bishnoi Sabha during a protest outside the SDM office in Abohar. TRIBUNE PHOTO his wife and two daughters. The victim owned just 2 acres of land. In the past few years, he raised a loan of Rs Blue bulls’ killing triggers protest 11 lakh from banks and local moneylenders, which he Our Correspondent surgeon here,” they said. could not repay. SDM for filling veterinary surgeons' posts The SDM asked Forest Since his paddy crop was Abohar, October 14 The protesters met SDM Poonam Singh, who asked Forest Range Officer Malkiat Singh ready to harvest, the lenders Members of the Akhil Range Officer Malkiat Singh to write to state headquarters to to write to state headquarters were pressuring him repay Bharatiya Jeev Raksha Bish- fill vacancies of veterinary surgeons. She directed Naib to fill vacancies of veterinary their money. He was depressed noi Sabha staged a dharna Tehsildar and incharge of the Sadar police station to launch surgeons. She also asked him over the fact that he would not outside the SDM office to a drive to register FIRs against cobra wire users. to prepare a plan to provide be able to repay his debt. demand safety of animals in rescue centres in Seetogunno His family members told the Abohar Wildlife Sanctu- targeted by stray dogs in the Deputy Commissioner. and Daulatpura village which the police that his body was ary. Later, they participated past one month. A few of The protesters said many will be processed through the found hanging from a tree on in a meeting called by Sub- them sustained injuries as farmers had connected their Deputy Commissioner. She the outskirts of the village. A Divisional Magistrate Poon- they got stuck in the cobra fence with electricity supply. directed Naib Tehsildar and police team sent the body for am Singh and submitted a wire installed by many farm- “The open sanctuary is incharge of the Sadar police a post-mortem examination memorandum to her. ers in the area spread over 17 spread over 18,650 hectares station to launch a drive to and later handed it over to Sabha activists said 25 blue villages in violation of the but the state government register FIRs against cobra the family. — TNS bulls and black bucks were ban orders issued by the provides only one veterinary wire users.

Drug peddler e-toll collection soon MPSadiq brushes off accuses Delhi Tribune News Service quency identification (RFID) youth’s job demand cops of bribery technology. Chandigarh, October 14 Singla was in Delhi to partic- Praful Chander Nagpal FUND CRUNCH Patiala, October 14 State PWD Minister Vijay ipate in a conference on “one A Bathinda-based drug ped- Inder Singla today said the nation one tag — FASTag”. Fazilka, October 14 What to talk of jobs, dler, Shubham Bansal, has government is fully geared Union Minister of Road Trans- A video clip of Congress MP ❝the government doesn't accused Delhi cops of taking up to implement the national port and Highways Nitin Gad- Mohammed Sadiq dismissing even have funds to pay Rs 2 lakh as bribe from him electronic toll collection kari was also present. the demand of youth for jobs and illegally confining him in (NETC) programme on all “These technical advance- by claiming that the govern- salaries.Mohammad Sadiq, CONG MP Delhi recently. He said he state highway toll plazas as ments would cut the waiting ment did not even have funds somehow "managed to escape per the guidelines unveiled time at toll plazas. The to pay salaries has gone viral. had returned Rs 34,000 crore from Delhi cops' clutches." by the Ministry of Road authorities concerned and The Faridkot MP made this lying with the state excheq- Shubham, alias Rahul, was Transport and Highways. officials were already on the remark while responding to uer to the Centre at the time arrested along with four The move is aimed at remov- job to install necessary equip- the demand of youth during of Congress government for- accomplices — Karamjit ing bottlenecks and to ensure ment and technology for campaigning at Simrewala mation in the state. When the Singh, Amandeep Singh, seamless movement and col- proper implementation of village in the Jalalabad seg- altercation took a serious Manjit Kaur and Shinda lection of user fee as per the this new system,” the state ment on Sunday. turn, Sadiq left the site. Singh in Rajpura. notified rates, using radio fre- PWD Minister added. When the youth reminded When contacted, Saddiq Sources said initial interroga- the MP of the party’s prom- said all promises would be tion of Shubham revealed that ise to provide jobs, Sadiq fulfilled one by one. “The he used to supply drugs to ped- replied, "What to talk of jobs, government has waived dlers in Punjab. He had gone to the government did not even loans of almost all farmers. Delhi two days ago to buy hero- have funds to pay salaries." Besides this, the government in from his African link where Claiming that “tali te saron has created 8-10 lakh jobs for he was caught. Patiala SSP kade nahi jamdi” (Rome was youth in the private sector,” Mandeep Singh Sidhu said," not built in a day), he alleged he said, adding that govern- Only after quizzing him, we that SAD leader and former ment jobs would be offered to will be able to comment on his Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal youth on merit basis. claims.” — TNS THE TRIBUNE GURUGRAM | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2O19 05 HARYANAELECTIONS2019 POLL BUZZ Yogeshwar ready Publicity campaign Bigwigs on the go, pick national sans loudspeakers for bout, sure of big Sonepat: In contrast to earli- er Assembly elections, can- didates this time are hardly issues coated with local flavour win in Cong bastion using loudspeakers in their Bhartesh Singh Thakur publicity campaign. Hardly Modi takes pride in good governance, implementing OROP I Rahul harps on joblessness Tribune News Service Saffron party any rickshaw or auto-rick- Pradeep Sharma Gohana, October 14 has never made shaw has been hired for Tribune News Service campaigning through loud- Olympic medallist Yogesh- speakers. Posters and Chandigarh, October 14 war Dutt aka ‘Pehalwan’ is it from Baroda hoardings are almost miss- It was political bigwigs’ day ready to take on veteran Shri ing from the poll scene. OC out in Haryana with Prime Krishan Hooda in his first Minister Narendra Modi and electoral bout in Baroda con- former Congress president stituency. Both have Show ink mark, get Rahul Gandhi today hitting declared each other as their the campaign trail and taking main opponent. rebate on books, fee potshots at each other. “BJP candidate Yogeshwar Karnal: To encourage stu- Both leaders tried to flag is a kid. He plays wrestling as dents to cast vote on Octo- the issues pertaining to a sport. He has no experience ber 21, DAV PG College here Haryana in a bid to woo the in politics,” said Shri Kris- has decided to give rebate voters for the October 21 han, 74, who is contesting his on fee on showing the inked finger. College principal state Assembly elections. seventh Assembly elections Rampal Saini said the col- Modi, who was in Ballabh- with just one defeat in his lege would offer discount garh in Faridabad district, career that too in 1991. He to student on books and talked of Article 370, triple Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally at Ballabgarh in Faridabad; Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters in Nuh on Monday. PTI had won the last two elections college fee after showing talaq talk, one rank one from the Jat-dominated Bar- Yogeshwar Dutt campaigns. the inked finger. He pension (OROP), transpar- Modi claimed that of their rich friends,” Rahul oda constituency and appealed to students to ent governance, corruption Haryana’s notorious POLITICAL SLUGFEST alleged. brought it in the Congress- cast their vote. TNS and Opposition parties’ ‘kharchi and parchi’ (bribe Giving the BJP’s national- fold first time after 37 years in ❝There is no need dynastic politics. and recommendation) were ❝Haryana’s notorious ❝Modiji and Khattarji ist narrative on abrogation of 2009. Yogeshwar, 36, is draw- to say anything THE DAY AHEAD Rahul, on the other hand, now a thing of the past with ‘kharchi and parchi’ both make false Article 370 a local perspective, ing crowds in villages. against the flayed BJP’s “diversionary meritorious candidates get- Modi said: “The Congress Besides addressing from (bribe & recommendation) promises again and opponents. I am on Modi to woo voters tactics” which sought to take ting government jobs under are now a thing of the again. They are taking should explain to the mothers village chaupals, visiting in Dadri, K’shetra away the focus from pressing Khattar’s transparent who have lost their sons and houses of prominent ones my own... I am ready issues like the sorry state of regime. He did not fail to past with meritorious money away from to our daughters who have for ‘chai-paani’, being a for the challenge. PM Narendra Modi will economy, unemployment mention that certain politi- candidates getting poor people and lost their husbands in Jammu chief guest in local kabaddi address two rallies for BJP and farm distress. cians (read former CM Om and Kashmir trying to protect match and posing for self- Yogeshwar Dutt, BJP CANDIDATE candidates on Tuesday. In fact, Modi, who had been Prakash Chautala) were jobs under Khattar’s filling the coffers of the integrity of the country.” ies, he is giving a personal Modi will address his first in charge of the BJP affairs behind bars for indulging in transparent regime. their rich friends. With every 10th soldier from touch to his campaign. village is voting for the BJP.” rally at Dadri where the BJP for Haryana in the 1990s pat- corruption in the recruitment Narendra Modi, PRIME MINISTER Rahul Gandhi, EX-CONGRESS CHIEF Haryana, Modi was quick “I have come to take your On the other hand, Shri has fielded ‘Dangal’ fame ted his confidant and Chief for government jobs. claim credit for the imple- blessings. I will be with you Krishan’s strategy is to wrestler Babita Phogat Minister Manohar Lal Khat- However, Rahul hit back at mentation of the OROP, say- round the clock. The BJP is make the contest as Khattar while the second rally will be tar on the back for providing the Khattar government, ployment highest in Haryana both make false promises ing that over 2 lakh ex-ser- winning. Increase my mar- vs Bhupinder. He is all praise held at Kurukshetra. BJP’s Subhash Sudha is facing a a “transparent and corrup- asserting that the slowdown even as the BJP government again and again. They are tak- vicemen from Haryana had gin. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat,” for the former CM, whom he tough challenge from Ashok tion-free” government over in the Indian economy had had preferred to look the oth- ing money away from poor benefited to the tune of hun- he told a crowd at Dhurana once defeated in 1987. Later, Arora of the Congress. the last five years. hit the youth hard with unem- er way. “Modiji and Khattarji people and filling the coffers dreds of crores of rupees. village in his speech lasting he also left Garhi-Sampla a few minutes. Kiloi seat for him in 2005 “There is no need to say when he became the CM. anything against the oppo- “There is no Modi-wave Ex-MLA Sangwan joins Congress nents. I am on my own,” he here. Every house has a BA or Surjewala, Gujjar locked in keen contest Karnal: Almost two weeks after quitting Jan- told The Tribune. The BJP MA child. They know what nayak Janta Party (JJP), former MLA from Gha- has never won in Baroda. this government has been raunda Narinder Sangwan on Monday joined Even the Congress wrested it doing. The crime rate and A worry for Cong is the huge lead BJP got in Kaithal during LS poll the Congress along with his supporters. The after a gap of 37 years in 2009. unemployment has risen. Sushil Manav Singh Hooda Cabinet. A Congress candidate from Gharaunda wel- “I am ready for the chal- Farmers and government Tribune News Service new hospital, the MC build- comed him in the party. Sangwan was elected an MLA on lenge. My first medal came in employees are unhappy. Peo- Kaithal, October 14 ing and the widened roads INLD ticket from Gharaunda in 2009, but lost the contest in the Doha Asian Games in ple haven’t seen such a rule Saffron flags of the BJP flut- are all due to him,” claims a 2014. He quit the INLD with the formation of the JJP. TNS 2006 at the back of my earlier,” he said, while sitting ter atop a large number of Congress supporter. father’s death and despite a with his supporters at his houses as one enters Keorak, Om Parkash, a cigarette Oust jumla govt, says Rawat knee injury. In 2009, I had house in Gohana. the first village of the Kaithal shop owner near the MC two major surgeries. But the The former CM, who draws Assembly segment when one building, says that business Faridabad: Former Uttarakhand CM Harish medals continued to come,” substantial crowd in the area, Rawat has lashed out at the ML Khattar govern- comes from the Ambala side. has been hit badly ever since said Yogeshwar. On Jat vs also referred to him as his eld- ment, saying that the BJP government, formed Keorak is a big village with the BJP has come to power in on the basis of “lies and jumlas”, does not non-Jat divide, he said, “Peo- er brother in a rally at Ahu- a population of 14,051 as per the state. “I used to have a deserve to return as it has failed the masses. ple are intelligent. They are lana village. Jitendar Malik, a the 2011 census. daily sale of Rs 4,000 or more, Addressing a public meeting for the Congress candidate from fed up of this kind of politics.” farmer and resident of Ahu- “The Kaithal seat will witness but now I hardly sell goods Tigaon, in Sector 91 on Sunday night, he accused the BJP of Varinder Singh, a resident lana, said, “Bhupinder Malik a tough fight between BJP worth Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500. indulging in the politics of divide and rule. Rawat said the BJP of Dhurana village, said, of JJP is not a weak candi- nominee Lila Ram Gujjar and A woman applies tilak to Randeep Surjewala in Kaithal. TRIBUNE PHOTO People don’t have the money rule had given only slogans (jumlas) to mislead the masses. TNS “Pehalwan is winning. This date. He is in the fight too.” Congress leader Randeep Sur- to buy things,” he says. jewala. In our village, the BJP CONG LEADER BATTLING IT OUT ALONE In the grain market, traders has an edge,” says a villager. complain of the online sys- EMPLOYMENT NOTICE ■ To mobilise support for BJP candidate Lila Ram Gujjar, Amit Ujana, the next village, is again Shah has addressed a rally; ML Khattar, Krishan Pal Gurjar tem of procurement intro- One vacancy of Assistant Manager-cum- a big habitation on the Ambala- duced by the BJP govern- and Narendra Tomar have also campaigned. Accountant in Station Canteen Doraha is available. Kaithal road. Being the native ment. However, the biggest ■ In contrast, Randeep Surjewala has been fighting the electoral village of Gujjar, the BJP’s dom- worry of the Congress camp Applications with Bio-data & Experience battle on his own. Even the hoardings installed by Surjewala Certificates are called for from retired JCOs, so as inance can be felt distinctly. don’t have pictures of former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda or is that in the Lok Sabha poll “Lila Ram is our local candi- state Congress president Kumari Selja. held just five months back, to reach at Station Headquarters, Dholewal Military date while Surjewala shifted . the BJP candidate got an Complex, Ludhiana by 04 Nov 2019. Employment his base here from Narwana overwhelming lead of over will be purely on contractual basis. Knowledge of in Jind district. He chose seen almost on all shops on the garlands him and the two 56,000 votes from Kaithal. Computer and Accounts, is must. Kaithal only after Narwana Park Road where Surjewala is pose for a picture clicked by “CM Manohar Lal Khattar DI-98506 was reserved for Scheduled on a door-to-door campaign. photographers accompany- has changed the way govern- Castes in the delimitation Identical garlands of ing the Congress leader. ments functioned in the past. NOTICE FOR E-TENDERING exercise,” says a villager. marigold flowers can be seen “The entire market is Go to any village of Kaithal, Online e-tender on item rate basis are invited by the Executive But the moment you enter lying on the counters of each with us. Surjewala has you will find 15 to 20 youth Engineer, I&PH Division, Palampur on behalf of Governor of Himachal Kaithal town, the tag of outsider shop in the market. As Surje- done a lot of development have got government jobs, all Pradesh in electronic tendering system in two covers for the under mentioned work from the Contractor/Firm of appropriate class enlisted with for Surjewala isn’t seen any- wala enters a shop with fold- for Kaithal when he was a on merit,” says a BJP sup- Himachal Pradesh I&PH Department. where. Congress flags can be ed hands, the shopkeeper minister in the Bhupinder porter in the town. Name of Work Estimated EMD Cost of Cost tender Work No. 1:- Flood Protection Rs. Rs. Rs. work to Sourav Ban Vihar in 3,28,36,757/- 3,60,870/- 1500/- NOTICE ON SHORT TERM BASIS Tehsil Palampur, Distt. Kangra, H.P. SH:- Construction of wire FOR E-TENDERING crate from RD 0 to 190, 230 to The Executive Engineer, IPH Division No. II Kullu at Bhunter invites tenders on short District status a distant dream 260 and 335 to 450 = 335 running time basis on behalf of Government of Himachal Pradesh from approved eligible meter & reinforcement cement contractors for the following works through e-tendering process: concrete wall from RD 190 to 230 Sr. Name of Work Estimated EMD Time of Cost Nitin Jain & 260 to 335 = 115 running meter. No. Cost Cost of Comp- of Reprensentativespeak Tender letion Form Last date of filing/uploading the tender through e-tendering 4/11/2019 up to (Months) ISTRICT status 11.00 a.m. and the same will be opened on 4/11/2019 at 11.30 a.m. The EAR TOTHE ❝ Our work speaks louder than words. We 1 Providing LWSS to Phatti Peej, 17844181/- 210942/- 12 1500/- remains a distant have delivered all we promised. People had tender forms and other detailed conditions can be obtained from the website Phatti Kharahal, Phatti Balh, Months GROUND www.hpiph.org and www.hptenders.gov.in:- Barahar and Khadihar, Tehsil & dream for Naraingarh. DPR/HP/2443 D put a stamp of approval on my work by Distt Kullu (SH:- C/O RCC Storage This subdivision, known for ASSEMBLY SEGMENT tanks of various capacity, Sanitary electing me to the Lok Sabha. I will fitting, electrical fittings septic tank, sugarcane farming and stone continue to look after Naraingarh in the laying jointing & testing of rising crushing industry, is part of NARAINGARH future and will strive to further develop it. Nayab Saini, BJP main distribution system and ❞ providing & errection of pumping Ambala district. machinery) Though this Assembly seg- Oppositionspeak 2 Lift Irrigation scheme Balagad 34299324/- 375493/- 18 2500/- Chether Khabal in Tehsil Banjar. Months ment has not been a citadel of The BJP made false promises to people Distt Kullu (SH:- C/o thrust block any political party, the Con- ❝ and supply & errection pumping and now they will have to pay the price for it. machinery) Job-I gress has won from here four Every section of society is fed up. The major 3. Providing LWSS to Group of Village 2617238/- 46758/- 12 400/- times while the ruling BJP reg- Chong, Shillihar, Bradha, Jaree, Months issues of health and educational facilities Arkandi & Phatti Pinni etc. in Tehsil istered its maiden victory in HARYANA besides unemployment due to non- Bhunter, Distt Kullu. (SH:- C/o 2014. Besides, this constituen- Pump House, storage tank, & other industrialisation remain unsolved. Shalley, CONGRESS civil work laying, jointing of rising cy has been represented by all ❞ main, providing & errection of other major parties – INLD, pumping machinery) (Phase-I) 94,646 Men | 82,756 | 1 Third gender 4. Providing Lift Irrigation Scheme 7205946/- 104560/- 12 800/- BSP, HVP and even an Inde- TOTAL VOTERS1,77,403 Women Bhami Nallah in GP Naraish Hurla Months pendent candidate. The first- Diyar in Tehsil Bhunter, Distt Kulllu H.P (SH:- C/O embankment, C/O time BJP MLA from here several local leaders were eye- and infrastructure. “A railway crores of rupees to farmers, intake structure C/O main pump Nayab Saini is no more a legis- ing the ticket, the MP was ear- line from Yamunanagar to while a cab driver, Ashok house & Chowkidar quarter, C/O toilet and septic tanks and clear lator as he was elected MP from lier seeking nomination for Chandigarh via Naraingarh Sagar, rued that “illegal min- water tank, C/O sump well and C/O Kurukshetra in the recently his wife Suman Saini, who is had been passed in the 2013 ing is a major problem here delivery tank) 5. Augmentation of WSS Banjar Town 1700670/- 33010/- 12 800/- held Lok Sabha election. the district vice-president of Railway Budget but no work and the local authorities have in Tehsil Banjar, Distt Kullu (SH:- Months With Saini entering the Lok the BJP. But after the party has yet started on the project turned a blind eye towards the A.E. residence and J.E. residence ) Last date submission of tender:- 26.10.2019 up to 5:00 p.m. and opened on Sabha and vacating the Vid- decided not to allot ticket to during the last 5 years of the racket for obvious reasons.” 28.10.2019 up to 2:30 p.m. han Sabha seat, he managed the kin of MPs and MLAs, he BJP regime,” lamented a local A homemaker, Sujata, said The tender forms/NIT and other detailed conditions can be downloaded from the website www.hpiph.org or from office of the Executive Engineer up to date to get the BJP ticket from brought in Surender. trader, Sudarshan Kumar. the local civil hospital was a specified above. here for his confidant and Residents of the segment A sugarcane farmer, Kaka mere referral hospital with (Er. Ravinder Kumar Sharma), Ambala zila parishad chair- have expressed dissatisfac- Singh, said the private sugar even pregnant women getting Executive Engineer, I&PH Division No. II, man Surender Singh. While tion over the civic amenities mill in Naraingarh owed referred to Ambala for delivery. Kullu at Bhunter. HIM SUCHNA AVAM JAN SAMPARK DPR/HP/2441 THE TRIBUNE 06 HARYANA CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019

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Tribune News Service (CL19098416) We, Satyawan s/o Hoshiyar Singh day addressed a poll meet- president Subhash Barala and Sunita w/o Satyawan r/o Village Chandigarh showroom size 16½x67 ing at the new grain mar- Jhajjar, October 14 and Finance Minister Capt Silani Pana Keso, Teh. & Distt. Jhajjar vacant ground with basement busy (Haryana) declare that our son Sunni ket in Narnaul, seeking Former Chief Minister Abhimanyu suffered a set- market front huge parking low is out of our control. We disown him auction Sector 40. NRI seller votes for Congress candi- Bhupinder Singh Hooda back today as the BJP nation- from all our moveable/immoveable @ 3.15 Cr. Contact: 98720-05875. property. We shall not be responsible date Rao Narendra. today boosted the election al president Amit Shah (CL19098417) for any of his acts and anybody Addressing the gathering, campaign of former minis- skipped the scheduled rallies Chandigarh: one kanal ground & dealing with him shall do so at their basement corner newly extraordinary Singla termed the BJP gov- ter and Congress candidate in the state due to some own risk. (CL19098522) built Sector 11, 19 @ 4.25 to ernment a “jumla” and called Geeta Bhukkal by address- health problem. 4.50 Cr. Contact: 98720-05875. (CL19098419) COURT NOTICES upon the people to bring the ing a poll rally at Ladayan Barala is a candidate from Centrally located freehold SCO (U/o 5 Rule 20 CPC) Congress back to power. village in the Jhajjar Tohana Assembly segment Sector 19-D Chandigarh. Double size Castigating the state gov- Assembly segment. while Capt Abhimanyu is first and second floor. 98880-12351. In the Court of (CL19098493) Ms. Jagdeep Kaur Virk, ernment, he said the Con- Hooda said Bhukkal seeking re-election from Nar- gress government lifted was a brave leader who naund segment in Hisar dis- MOHALI Principal Judge, Family Court, every grain from the mandis had raised public issues trict. The two leaders belong- Mohali 2½ kanal plot front huge during its tenure and took prominently in the Vid- ing to Jat community are greenbelt, North East facing 40’ Moga. road, Phase 8-B, IT Sector. Kuljinder Kaur several measures for at the han Sabha. Every vote projected as the prominent Good investment for high welfare of farmers and busi- polled to her in the elec- Jat faces in the Haryana BJP. rental income. Contact: 99159-92011. Versus (CL19098418) Jagmohan Singh ness community “The condi- tion would strengthen Union Agriculture Minister CNR No.: tion of farmers has reached him and the Congress. Narender Tomar, accompa- ADMISSION NOTICE PBMO01-000789-2019 its lowest ebb during BJP’s He also announced to nied by Minister of State in Next Date: 07.11.2019 misrule,” he added. make Bhukkal Cabinet the Prime Minister’s Office Publication issued to: Minister if the party is Former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda addresses a rally in Jhajjar’s Ladayan village on Monday. Jitendra Singh, addressed the Jagmohan Singh s/o Charan COURT NOTICES voted to power. rallies in both the segments. Singh r/o Gali No. 1, Mudki “The BJP’s claim of get- The BJP’s claim of Tomar clarified that Shah (U/o 5 Rule 20 CPC) ting more than 75 seats in could not address the meet- Road near Pritam Nurse In the Court of ❝winning more than 75 No new projects in Baghapurana Distt. Moga. Sh. Jaginder Singh the Assembly polls will ings due to health problem. In above titled case, the Civil Judge prove hollow as the Con- seats will prove hollow defendant(s)/respondent(s) Junior Division-2, gress is coming back to as the Congress is Phagwara. past 5 years: Ex-CM could not be served. It is power. The BJP made 154 coming back to power. Ranjit Singh promises in the 2014 Sonepat, October 14 “However, these days, ordered that defendant(s)/ Versus The electorate is ready respondent(s) should appear Shingara Singh & Ors. Assembly elections but to vote for change. Congress Legislature Party Haryana is known for in person or through counsel CNR No.: did not fulfil even one,” leader Bhupinder Singh Hoo- unemployment, crime Bhupinder Singh Hooda, CLP LEADER on 07.11.2019 at 10.00 a.m. PBKPA0-000345-2018 said Hooda. da today said the BJP govern- against women and unnec- For details logon to Next Date: 06.11.2019 Hitting back at the BJP ment was seeking votes essary harassment of peo- Suit for Partition and suit for leaders for their state- despite the fact that develop- ple seeking benefits of the https://highcourtchd.gov.in/? permanent injunction trs=district_notice&district= Publication issued to: ments about making the ers and other sections of mental activities remained welfare schemes intro- Talking point moga 6. Jhalman Singh s/o Munshi lotus bloom in the the society on the path of neglected and hardly any duced during the Congress Dated, this day of deceased through LRs:- Deswali belt comprising devastation by implement- new project was completed in rule,” Hooda said, pointing The absence of Amit Shah from the rallies has 30.09.2019. (a) Jaspal Singh, Rohtak, Jhajjar and ing erroneous policies. the past five years. out that the beneficiaries become a talking point in Sd/- (b) Kuldip Singh, Sonepat, Hooda said “It is “Haryana was number-one Addressing election meet- were being forced to spend (c) Sukhwinder Singh all sons of Narnaund and Tohana as LOST & FOUND Principal Judge, Late Jhalman Singh s/o not easy for the BJP to in terms of development in ings in a number of villages their time and money in vis- opponents are trying to I, Rajiv Kant s/o Ami Chand r/o Family Court, Munshi, all r/o Village demolish my citadel. It 2014 but Khattar govern- in the Gannaur Assembly iting the government 40-A, Kirti Nagar, Ambala Cantt, give a negative colour to declare that I have lost the original CL19091646 Moga. Bhabiana, Tehsil Phagwara, has been made by the ment has made the state constituency in the district, offices frequently to get it. Union Agriculture Min- registry No. 4556/1 dated 16.08.1988 District Kapurthala. people who are ready to number-one in unemploy- Hooda claimed that during their records updated. For Circulation and Advertisement ister Narender Tomar, of plot bearing Khasra No. 17/6/1/1, In above titled case, the teach a lesson to the BJP ment rate and crime rate,” the Congress rule, Haryana Terming the BJP’s mani- accompanied by Minister Bhoomi Rakba 222 sq. ft. in the name booking and other related queries defendant(s)/respondent(s) could of Rajesh Kumar Jindal s/o Nihal please call at following numbers not be served. It is ordered that government for its mis- said Hooda, adding that the used to be on the top position festo a bundle of lies, Hooda of State in the Prime Min- Chand r/o Purana Cinema, Barnala from Monday to Saturday between defendant(s)/ respondent(s) deed and mis-governance BJP had worked to burn in the country for all-round cautioned that it will too meet ister's Office Jitendra (Punjab), somewhere in Mahesh 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. should appear in person or in the past five years.” the state thrice and to viti- development, promotion of the same fate like that of the Singh, addressed the ral- Nagar, Ambala Cantt. I am the Circulation: custodian of this plot. If anybody through counsel on 06.11.2019 at He accused the BJP gov- ate the social harmony to education facilities and in party’s last manifesto if it lies in both the segments. 0172-2670419 or found please contact: 89291-02030. 10.00 a.m. ernment of pushing farm- serve its political interest. providing job opportunities. returned to power. — OC (CL19098448) E-mail at: For details logon to It is notified for information that my [email protected] https://highcourtchd.gov.in/? original qualifying examination Advertisement: trs=district_notice&district= certificate of Main Secondary Classified: 0172-2670257 or kapurthala Examination of year 2005 Roll No. 2131189 and Senior Secondary E-mail at: Dated, this day of 04.11.2019. Examination of year 2007 Roll No. [email protected] Sd/- Sh. Jaginder Singh 2600849 issued by CBSE has been Civil Judge Cong protests CM’s Display: 0172-2670256 or Leadership crisis, AAP fails actually lost candidate:- Twisha Junior Division-2, E-mail at: Sharma d/o Sourabh Sharma r/o 7, New CL19098490 Phagwara. Kailash Nagar, Model Town, Ambala [email protected] City. 98969-42805. (CL19098499) (U/o 5 Rule 20 CPC) (U/O 5 Rule 20 CPC) In the Court of to strike chord in Kejri’s state remarks on Sonia PUBLIC NOTICES In the Court of Preeti Sahni NewDelhi, October 14 graceful and shameful”. I, Poonam w/o Dal Singh, 514, near Sh. Vijay Singh Additional Principal Judge, Sunit Dhawan The women’s wing of the “Gandhi is not only the Family Court, H.D.F.C. Bank, Gohana (Sonipat), District Judge, Chandigarh Tribune News Service Delhi Congress on Monday national president of Indian have changed my name from Punam Jalandhar. M/s Golden Offset Printers Rohtak, October 14 held a protest against National Congress but also a Devi to Poonam for all future Vs. Harpreet Singh relative of references. (CL19098383) Satnam Singh Unlike Punjab, the Aam Aad- Haryana Chief Minister highly respected woman I, Harvinder Singh s/o Karnail Hindustan Paper Corp. Ltd. Address: Village Luhar Nangal, mi Party (AAP) has failed to Manohar Lal Khattar for his leader of the country. The Singh Vill. Akalgarh (Patiala) have CNR No.: District Jalandhar. enthuse the Haryana electors “deplorable” remarks against way he has spoken about her changed my name Harwinder Singh. CHCH01-010419-2017 (CL19098415) Baljit Kaur relative of despite the state’s proximity party president Sonia Gand- is highly condemnable and I, Sanjeet Kumar S/o Des Raj R/o Next Date:29.10.2019 Lakhbri Singh Village Nawangran, PO Saroya, Teh. Publication issued to: Address: Rashidbin Khuljan to Delhi, which has an AAP hi and demanded an uncon- this is not first time that Balachour, (SBS Nagar), Punjab, have Hindustan Paper Corp. Ltd. Rashid, Rasbi Zarai, Oman government in power, and ditional apology. Khattar has given anti- changed my name from Sanjeet Masqat. depite the fact that Delhi Raising slogans against women statements,” she said, Kumar to Sanjeet Singh Bhatia. Other:- Petition U/S 13 of Hindu Marriage Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- Khattar, hundreds of workers adding “he has made many (CL19098426) Having its registered office at Act for dissolution of marriage by It is notified for the information that 4th floor, South Tower, Scope wal belongs to Haryana. of Delhi Pradesh Mahila Con- statements which clearly my original Qualifying Examination a decree of divorce. Certificate of main Secondary Minar, Laxmi Nagar, District CNR No. Political observers feel that gress (DPMC) participated in indicates his misogynist atti- Examination of Year 2014-2016 and Centre, Delhi-92 and Branch PBJL01-018727-2018 the AAP had emerged as a AAP leaders Naveen Jaihind, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. FILE the protest here and burnt an tude towards women. Roll No. 2316498 issued by CBSE has office at SCO No. 2461-62, Next Date: 11.12.2019 viable alternative in national effigy of the Haryana CM. During Khattar’s tenure, she been actually lost. Arjun Kumar # 522 Sec. 22-C, Chandigarh. Publication issued to: politics, but the party leader- selves from the party. strong that it is difficult to Sharmistha Mukherjee, Con- claimed incidents of rape and A, Sector 46-A, Chandigarh. Mob: Baljit Kaur 62835-70229. (CL19098449) In above titled case, the ship has neither been able to “The AAP central leader- convince voters to vote on gress’ national spokesper- kidnapping of women have Father:- Lakhbri Singh I, Paramjeet Kaur w/o Mohinder defendant(s)/respondent(s) attract credible leaders nor ship has failed to install a the basis of their con- son and Delhi Mahila Con- increased by 45 and 100 per Singh r/o # 155, Vahava Ram Colony, could not be served. It is Rashidbin Khuljan Rashid, Rasbi Panipat, have changed my name to Zarai, Oman Masqat. build a network of workers or credible leadership in the cerns,” he said. gress president, called cent respectively in Haryana Paramjit Kaur. Concerned note. ordered that defendant(s)/ In above titled case, the supporters in Haryana. party organisation of He further states that the Khattar’s remarks “dis- under the BJP rule. — PTI (CL19098452) respondent(s) should appear defendant(s)/respondent(s) could They point out that intel- Haryana, owing to which it party does not have the I Achhri Rani w/o Om Parkash r/o in person or through counsel not be served. It is ordered that lectual leaders having a has not been able to build a resources required to get its VPO Jamsher Khas Tehsil, Distt. on 29.10.2019 at 10:00 a.m. defendant(s)/ respondent(s) Jalandhar have changed my name to clean image such as Yogen- base in the state,” observes presence felt in the state Prem Salopal after marriage. For details logon to: should appear in person or through (CL19098471) https://highcourtchd.gov.in/? counsel on 11.12.2019 at 10:00 dra Yadav, DR Chaudhry, Dr Ram Kanwar, a political strongly, which is another I, Sunil Kumar s/o Dharam Pal r/o trs=district_notice&district= a.m. Dr Ram Kanwar, Surinder analyst who has been a sym- limiting factor. 207, Model Town, Ratia 125051, have chandigarh For details logon to Pal Singh and Yudhvir pathiser of the party. Kejriwal has not come to changed/ bifurcated my above given https://highcourtchd.gov.in/?trs= Khyalia, who had joined When contacted, state AAP campaign for the party candi- name to ‘Sunil’ (Give name) and Dated, this day of district_notice&district= jalandhar ‘Kumar’ (Surname) for all purposes. 02.09.2019. Dated, this day of 09.10.2019. the AAP in recent years, president Naveen Jaihind dates contesting the Assem- (CL19098483) Sd/- Sd/- Principal Judge, have left the party. conceded the party had not bly elections in Haryana. I, Parvesh Rani w/o Ramesh Kumar r/o Village Hathlana, Distt. Karnal, Additional District Judge, Family Court, Jalandhar. Moreover, members of the got a substantial response The apparent dilemma have changed my minor daughter’s CL19094242 Chandigarh. CL19098513 intelligentsia, including uni- from voters in Haryana. before the party leadership name Tanishka to Tanishka (U/O 5 Rule 20 CPC) (U/o 5 Rule 20 CPC) versity professors, doctors, “The BJP government in is that the elections to the Choudhary. (CL19098488) In the Court of In the Court of lawyers, writers and journal- Haryana has divided the Delhi Assembly are also I, Parvesh Rani w/o Ramesh Kumar Mrs Sonali Singh Dr. Ajit Atri r/o Village Hathlana, Distt. Karnal, Additional Civil Judge, Additional District Judge, ists, many of whom had state into Jat and non-Jat likely to be announced soon have changed my minor daughter’s (Senior Division), Chandigarh. become AAP sympathisers, categories. The caste- and it primarily wants to Congress workers burn an effigy of CM Manohar Lal Khattar in name Anushka to Anushka Choudhary. Harman Mehta (CL19098489) Khamanon have also distanced them- based polarisation is so focus on Delhi. New Delhi on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MANAS RANJAN BHUI CNR No. Versus I, Asha Rani widow of No. 2682698P, PBFGB0-000250-2018 Harish Mehta Ex Nk Rajinder Singh s/o Sh. Next Date: 31.10.2019 CNR No.: Gurbaksh r/o Village Chuha Ka Talab, Ravinderpal Singh CHCH01-001614-2017 PO Rehan, Tehsil Fatehpur, Distt. Next Date: 26.11.2019 Kangra HP declare that in my late Versus husband’s Army service record name Surmukh Singh Publication issued to: & DoB of my daughter wrongly The plaintiff prays that Will 1. Anita Jain d/o Late Hem Raj Assandh segment set for close fight, again entered as Gurmit Kaur, 11.06.1996 dated...... executed...... be r/o H.No. 132B, Sector 48, whereas her correct name and DoB is declare inexecutable/invalid/ Chandigarh. Parveen Arora the INLD a Jat. The JJP has Gurmeet Kaur, 11.05.1996. Concerned improperly executed/ void or 2. Kaplesh Mehta son of Late Sh. Tribune News Service Contest over the years shown faith in a Brahmin and note. (CL19098502) Madan Mohan Mehta r/o obtained by fraud, undue Assandh (Karnal), October 14 Year Winner Margin the BSP in a Rajput. Inde- I, Prem Chand s/o Ram Sarup Saini H.No. 157, Sector 18-A, influence, coercion, mistake etc. Famous for close contests, pendent candidate Zile Ram r/o 37, Prabhu Prem Puram Ambala Publication issued to: Surmukh Chandigarh. 2014 Bakhshish Virk (BJP) 4,608 Cantt., disown my son Harsh Saini Singh deceased through his LRs 3. Monika Sharma d/o Sh. the Assandh Assembly seg- 2009 Zile Ram Sharma (HJC) 3,540 Sharma is a Brahmin, while from my moveable/ immovable 1. Harvinder Kaur wife of Devinder Sharma r/o B-11, ment is once again set for a Sanjay Mehla belongs to the properties as he is out of my control. Rajha Garden New Delhi. 2005 Raj Rani (Congress) 12,545 Anybody deals him at own risk. Gurdial Singh Village Ballan, close contest. Ror community. Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib, Distt. 4. Devinder Sharma, Archana 2000 Krishan Lal (INLD) 23,242 Concerned note. (CL19098517) Sachdeva and Madhur Sharma Sitting MLA and BJP can- Naveen, a resident of Ropar. 2. Sohanjit Kaur w/o 1996 Krishan Lal (SAP) 2,493 Malkit Singh r/o Village sons/daughters of Devinder didate Bakhshish Singh Virk Assandh, talked about the Sharma, r/o H.No. 116, Aman DISCLAIMER Chandpurana, District Moga. is pitted against Shamsher 1991 Krishan Lal (Janata Party) 8,114 simmering resentment City Ext. Kharar, Punjab. “The Tribune Trust does In above titled case the In above titled case, the Singh Gogi of the Congress, against the BJP candidate, not take responsibility defendant(s)/respondent(s) could defendant(s)/respondent(s) could Brij Sharma of Jannayak Congress’ Shamsher Singh but said people were happy not be served. It is ordered that for the contents not be served. It is ordered that Janta Party (JJP), Narinder Gogi campaigns in Assandh, with the state govern- defendant(s)/ respondent(s) defendant(s)/respondent(s) should of the advertisements Rana of the BSP, Dharamvir on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO ment’s performance. should appear in person or appear in person or through (Display/ Classified) through counsel on 31.10.2019 at Padha of the INLD, Congress Notwithstanding the anti- carried in this counsel on 26.11.2019 at 10.00 10.00 a.m. a.m. rebel Zile Ram Sharma and accumbency, Virk is hope- newspaper. The paper Dated, this day of 05.09.2019. For details logon to does not endorse the For details logon to BJP rebel Sanjay Mehla, 21. In 2014, Virk had won Lal said, “Caste factor has almost equal share in votes. It ful of his win.“I am sure the https://highcourtchd.gov.in/? among others. the seat, defeating his near- played a role in the allotment is difficult to guess a winner. people of Assandh will elect same. Readers are https://highcourtchd.gov.in/?trs= trs=district_notice&district= requested to verify the district_notice& chandigarh About 2.24 lakh voters in est rival Maratha Virender of tickets. Jats, Jat Sikhs, It can be anybody’s game.” me again as they are happy contents on their district=fatehgarhsahib Dated, this day of 23.09.2019. the constituency will Verma by 4,608 votes. Brahmins, Scheduled Castes, The BJP and Congress with the government’s per- own before acting Sd/- Additional Civil Judge, Sd/- decide their fate on October Political analyst Dr Ramji Rajputs and Rors have have fielded Jat Sikhs, while formance,” he said. (Senior Division), there upon.” Additional District Judge, CL19098438 Khamanon CL19098523 Chandigarh. 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No Internet, recharging phones Army pays As phones ring, Kashmir tribute to becomes headache for customers Uri martyr Mobile offices see rush for new connections, bill payment Srinagar, October 14 crawls towards normalcy Tribune News Service recharge his phone. The Army today paid a 44 LAKH POSTPAID Akhter Hussain, who had befitting tribute to late Sig- Srinagar, October 14 CONNECTIONS been waiting for his turn out- nalman Santosh Gope, who Restoration of service being seen as major confidence-building measure With postpaid mobile side the Jio office for at least was killed on the Line of ■ Of the total 66 lakh Tribune News Service mir as people struggled to services restored in Kash- mobile subscribers, 44 an hour, said he had a post- Control in a ceasefire viola- get real-time updates amid mir after 70 days, the pay- lakh are postpaid num- paid number but his plan had tion in the Rampur-Uri sec- Srinagar, October 14 an air of rumours. ment of mobile bills is bers in Kashmir already expired. “First I will tor of Baramulla District. After more than two months In recent weeks, the vol- proving to be the biggest ■ check my bill and then In a solemn ceremony at BB of uncertainty that has led ume of traffic has increased headache for residents. Airtel has over 20 lakh accordingly, choose an appro- Cantt, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, mobile customers in the to daytime shutdown of manifold even as public Hundreds of people, with Valley, followed by Jio, priate postpaid connection,” Chinar Corps Commander, markets in the Kashmir val- transport remains shut and smart phones in their hands, which has already Akhter said as he yelled at and all ranks, paid homage to ley, signs are emerging that daytime shutdown has could be seen thronging the crossed the 17-lakh mark another person for jumping the slain soldier on behalf of the region is steadily and meant closure of markets BSNL, Airtel and Jio head the queue. He demanded the nation. “In a show of soli- ■ slowly moving towards the and shops across the region. offices in Srinagar to restore BSNL has a total of restoration of the Internet darity, representatives from 80,000 postpaid mobile restoration of normalcy. The inter-district cab their phones as most of services also so that people other security agencies also subscribers in Kashmir Mobile phones ringed on services, even though lim- them were not able to were also able to pay their joined in to pay their last Monday noon across ited in number, have also recharge their Jio phone mobile and other utility bills. respects to the martyr,” an Kashmir for the first time been restored which ply numbers in August or pay long queue outside the Airtel A Jio employee, who had Army statement said. since August 4 midnight, from Srinagar to districts their Airtel and BSNL bills head office, said. been deputed by the compa- Late Signalman Santosh when a communication of north Kashmir and also as the Internet services Similar long lines of cus- ny with a handset to help peo- Gope, who was manning a for- blockade was imposed Roadside vendors use phones in Srinagar on Monday. AMIN WAR to less volatile districts of and telecommunication tomers were seen outside ple search their bills and ward post, sustained splinter hours ahead of the abroga- south Kashmir. networks were snapped the corporate office of Jio repay and recharge their injuries during unprovoked tion of Article 370. given a sense that things utes of the restoration. The state administration abruptly on August 4 in the Jahangir Chowk plans, told The Tribune that ceasefire violation by Pakistan While the restoration was will get normal soon,” said “It seems the restoration has also launched a across the state. area, where hundreds of since noon, when postpaid in the Rampur sector on Octo- limited to postpaid phones, Zeeshan Ahmad, a Srina- of phones has made peo- major reach-out programme “As soon as the phones people were eager to mobiles started ringing in ber 12. The soldier was provid- hundreds of prepaid users gar resident and a private ple forget about every- through newspaper adver- started ringing this after- recharge their phones. Kashmir, he and other of his ed immediate first aid and queued outside telecom sector employee. thing,” the telecom com- tisements in which it is urg- noon, I got a call from Airtel “My phone was not work- colleagues had recharged evacuated to a medical inspec- offices to purchase a post- An employee of a tele- pany employee said. ing people to resume nor- asking me to pay my bill to ing as I had not paid the bill. thousands of Jio numbers. tion room at Rampur, but paid connection. com company said the An unprecedented com- mal work and open shops. avoid disruption of services. I came all the way from “Right now, we are accept- unfortunately, he succumbed The restoration of the rush of people to purchase munication blockade The sporadic incidents However, the problem is that Hyderpora to recharge my ing hard cash as the Inter- to the injuries. Gope was 26 mobile phones is a major postpaid mobile phone which included suspen- of protests that took place I won’t be able to pay it as the Jio number to avoid discon- net service is not available. years old and had joined the confidence-building meas- connections was unprece- sion of internet services in the initial weeks since Internet services are still not nection so that I am able to Payment through credit or Army in 2013. He belonged to ure that is likely to help dented and people began had discouraged people the abrogation have also available,” Mohsin Malik, a talk to my friends and rela- debit card right now is Tengra village in Gumla, break the bottleneck. “The to assemble outside tele- from resuming normal drastically dropped in resident from the Hyderpora tives,” said Hummaiya, who futile in the absence of the Jharkhand, and is survived restoration of phones has com offices within min- schedule of life in Kash- intensity and spread. locality who was waiting in a was lucky enough to internet,” he said. by his parents. — TNS Ganderbal op: Two guides held for aiding infiltration Call for shutdown Majid Jahangir Naranag Kangan area on “From the questioning of The combing in the Tribune News Service over Sarore toll plaza Saturday morning during The arrest of the two is a part of the ongoing the two, it has come to the Army is still going on as Srinagar, October 14 an ongoing anti-militancy ❝operations that are taking place in the upper reaches of fore that the ISI is pushing the Army fears more infil- Sarore (Samba), October 14 demanding rollback of toll Security forces achieved a operation which began Ganderbal. The two were guides and arrested on militants to Kashmir from trators might be still hid- Amid the growing clamour and what they alleged “uni- major breakthrough when on September 27. Saturday morning along with two AK rifles, few magazines PoK,”Poswal said. ing in area. During the for closure of new toll plaza lateral decision of the gov- they arrested two "guides" “The arrest of the two is The Army and elite para- operation, para comman- at Sarore in Samba district, ernment to impose taxes on and four grenades. Khalil Poswal, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, GANDERBAL who spilled the beans a part of the ongoing oper- commandoes for the past does were also airdropped the intimidation and harass- the people.” Four days about the recent infiltra- ations that are taking 18 days have been comb- at strategic locations to ment of commuters by the after the National Highway tion that led to the one of place in the upper reaches ing around 25 square km trace the militants. bouncers deployed at the toll Authority of India (NHAI) the longest anti-militancy of Ganderbal. The two The Tribune. “They have the members of the group in the steep mountains at The police said Ghulam collecting centre have made the toll plaza opera- operations in Kashmir in were guides and arrested so far revealed that the had got killed while Trumkhal Gangbal in Hassan War, a resident of turned out to be a major tional on the Jammu- the past 15 months. on Saturday morning group of five militants as two others had Ganderbal district to Warpora, Sopore, had cause of concern on the Pathankot highway, there is The guides, Chandi along with two AK rifles, infiltrated around Sep- gone back to Pakistan- flush out freshly infiltrat- approached them saying highway, making situation simmering discontent Khatana and Wajid Ali few magazines and four tember 22 through the occupied Kashmir. ed militants. In the opera- one of the slain was more problematic and tricky. among the people living in Khatana, both residents grenades,” Superinten- Gurez sector,” he added. They said one of the tion, two militants his son Kamar-ud-Din, On Monday, transporters three southern districts of Jandiwada, Rajouri, dent of Police, Ganderbal, The duo, he said, infiltrators was missing believed to be foreigners, who had gone to in Samba and Kathua have — Jammu, Samba and were arrested from the Khalil Poswal told revealed that that two of after the gunfight. have been killed. Pakistan in 2018. given a shutdown call Kathua. — TNS Gambling racket Dengue stings:185 cases reported Cabinet approval busted, 58 held Malaria incidents rise to 459 |Govt makes efforts to raise awareness to skill university New Delhi, October 14 concerned in Delhi. New Delhi, October 14 NewDelhi, October 14 from the spot and cash worth Cases of dengue have According to the report, at The Delhi Cabinet on Mon- ABOUT DSE VARSITY Fifty-eight people involved in ~11 lakh was recovered,” said spiked in the Capital with at least 118 cases of chikun- day gave its approval for a a gambling racket were Deputy Commissioner of least 111 of those being gunya have also been new skill and entrepreneur- The Delhi Skills and arrested from a hotel in south- Police (Southwest) Devender reported in the last one reported this year. Last ship development university ❝Entrepreneurship (DSE) west Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the Arya, adding that more than week, taking the total num- year, 2,798 dengue cases with an initial capacity of police said on Monday. 6,000 tokens used in gam- ber of people affected by the and four deaths were 50,000 students. University will focus on The arrests were made on bling were also seized. vector-borne disease this recorded by the SDMC. It The proposal will require imparting the skills and Sunday during a raid con- During investigation, it year in Delhi to 467, accord- had also reported 473 cases clearance from the Lt Gover- knowhow to the youth ducted at the hotel on the was revealed that the racket ing to a municipal report of malaria and 165 cases of nor before its approval by the that will equip them for Mehrauli-Gurgaon road fol- was being run by three peo- released on Monday. The chikungunya. Assembly, Chief Minister lowing a tip-off, they said. ple — Jagjit, Dinesh and number of malaria cases Both the Delhi Govern- Arvind Kejriwal said. employment. “During the raid, 58 people, Sajid, he added. The DCP recorded till October 12 has ment and local bodies have The new Delhi Skills and Arvind Kejriwal, DELHI CM found to be involved in gam- said Jagjit was the master- also risen to 459, it said. been making efforts to raise Entrepreneurship (DSE) bling activities, were arrested mind of the racket. — PTI October alone has seen Chief Miister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia at a awareness on precautions to University will focus on es in various streams. Stu- 185 cases of dengue while press conference in New Delhi. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MUKESH AGGARWAL ensure that there is no imparting the skills and dents who complete class X, 190 cases were reported in breeding of mosquito larvae. knowhow to the youth that class XII, and graduation September. However, 91 cas- DENGUE CASES REDUCED TO HALF IN 2019: KEJRI Cases of vector-borne dis- will equip them for employ- can join the University for Man robbed es of malaria have been CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that his government’s eases are usually reported ment, he said, adding that courses ranging from dura- recorded this month till anti-dengue drive had resulted in a reduction in the num- between July and Novem- different courses, ranging tions like six months, one of ~4L, near October 12 while September ber of dengue cases to 467 till now, as compared to 830 ber, but the period may between six months to two year, two years and so on. saw 214 cases. Till October cases last year. Kejriwal underlined that the ongoing stretch to mid-December. years, will be made avail- “The university will pro- Metro station 5, the city had recorded 356 dengue prevention awareness campaign ‘10 Hafte, 10 Meanwhile, mosquito- able for students from class vide a guarantee for jobs to cases of dengue, marking a Baje, 10 Minute’ has been showing excellent results. breeding has been reported X to the graduate and post the students who graduate New Delhi, October 14 rise of 111 fresh cases in the in at least 1,55,921 house- graduate levels. The cours- from here,” said Kejriwal. Four men, who had hid their past one week, according to according to the South Del- in May and one in April, it holds and 1,24,589 legal es will also have high level On the framework of the faces with handkerchiefs civic authorities. hi Municipal Corporation said. notices have been issued of flexibility in terms of University, he said: “All and helmets, robbed a busi- Of the total 467 dengue (SDMC), which tabulates Malaria cases had out- this year. redesigning for the require- ITIs, polytechnic institutes nessman of ~4 lakh at a busy cases, August recorded 52 the data on vector-borne stripped those of dengue in Dengue mosquito larvae ments, he said. and skill centres will be red light near a Metro sta- cases, July recorded 18, diseases in the city. Delhi for the past several breed in clear, standing The proposed varsity’s ini- merged into this University. tion in North-West Delhi June witnessed 11 cases As many as 56 malaria cas- weeks, but dengue has once water while those of malaria tial intake will be 50,000 stu- We will collaborate with after breaking a window of and the rest was registered es were recorded in August, again eclipsed malaria as mosquito thrive even in dents, who will be enrolled in many foreign countries and his car with a hammer and between January and May, 54 in July, 35 in June, eight far as the infection count is dirty water. — PTI regular and part-time cours- universities.” — IANS threatening him with a gun, said the police on Monday. Anil Arora, who was accompanied by an associ- Jamia Islamia ate in the car at the time of GRAP from today as Delhi-NCR 4 arrested for dacoity robbery on Sunday night, was returning home in New Delhi, October 14 student kills self Panipat from the popular brace for deteriorating air quality Four persons have been 1 revolver, 2 live New Delhi, October 14 Gaffar Market in Karol arrested by the police in A 22-year-old student of Jamia Bagh, they said. New Delhi, October 14 to oscillate between poor and connection with a dacoity cartridges, three Millia Islamia University Arora, 22, runs a mobile The Graded Response Action very poor for the last 24 hours. they recently committed in knives recovered allegedly committed suicide phone business. When he Plan to curb air pollution in Prepared by the Central Rohini’s Begampur area, by hanging himself from a and his associate reached Delhi-NCR will come into Pollution Control Board officials said on Monday. Helipad road, the police said. ceiling fan at his rented the red light near the Majlis force on Tuesday, proactively (CPCB) and first implement- The accused have been A case was registered and accommodation in South-East Park metro station, four rolling out stricter measures ed in Delhi-NCR in 2017, the identified as Kamruddin based on the description of Delhi’s Okhla Vihar on Mon- men arrived from behind depending on the situation to THE ACTION PLAN Graded Response Action (22), Karan (23), Intkab (22) assailants given by Kumar, day, said the police. However, and broke a window of his discourage private vehicles Plan lists measures to curb and Harsh (23), they said. Kamruddin was identified as no suicide note was found, car with a hammer and fled on roads, stop use of diesel Prepared by the CPCB, the air pollution according to the On Saturday night, when the probable culprit involved said the police, adding that no GRAP lists measures to curb with a bag containing ~4 generators, close brick kilns air pollution according to the severity of the situation. Vishal Kumar, a resident of in the crime, Deputy Com- foul play was suspected. lakh after threatening the and stone crushers. severity of the situation GRAP measures include Uttam Nagar, who deals in missioner of Police (Rohini) Irfan BK, a first-year stu- duo, the police said. The air quality in Delhi has increasing bus and metro sale-purchase of old cars was SD Mishra said. dent of Master of Arts (Psy- The police said they did begun deteriorating ahead of Index going beyond 300 mark. services, hiking parking fees returning home in his car One revolver, two live car- chology), hailed from Ker- not receive any PCR call the winter season. On Sunday, On Monday, however, it and stopping use of diesel after dropping his friend in tridges, three knives along with ala, they said. His in connection with the it turned turned “very poor” improved by around 50 points gen-sets when the air quality Begampur, he stopped on the robbed articles were recovered roommates were away at the robbery. — PTI with the overall Air Quality but the situation has continued turns “poor”. — PTI way to relieve himself near from them, he said. — PTI time of incident. — PTI THE TRIBUNE 08 OPINION CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 Four ‘Cs’ of Chennai summit THETRIBUNE Competition, cooperation, conflict and containment need to be managed wisely established in 1881 the present, Beijing understands that there is a vast difference between the comprehensive national power (CNP) of India and China, with the latter’s Contrasting manifestos GDP now nearly five times that of India and its military spending at $250 billion, BJP treads warily in Haryana, rivals make lofty promises while India’s remains at $55 billion. A country like India has the geo- MANOJ JOSHI ITH barely a week to go for the Haryana Assembly elections, graphical size, economic potential major political parties have released their manifestos, giving DISTINGUISHED FELLOW, OBSERVER and the population to match, and Wthe electorate a fair idea of what to expect from them. The rul- RESEARCH FOUNDATION, NEW DELHI even overtake, China in the coming ing BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ lists promises that seem, by and large, fea- decades. In fact, till 1987, the GDP sible: interest-free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers, collateral- UMMITS and hyperbole are of both countries was almost equal. free loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to applicants from the Scheduled Castes not an unusual combination. Given our common, if disputed bor- and a target of Rs 5,000 crore for interest and penalty waiver on crop And so it was in Chennai, where der, and India’s salience in the Indi- loans taken from cooperative banks. Desperate to regain ground, the Modi came up with a Chennai an Ocean, Beijing cannot but take Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) are going all out to SConnect, and Xi went a step further India seriously. So, besides manag- woo farmers, women and youngsters. They have promised farm loan and spoke about the need to ‘hold the ing conflict, it feels compelled to waiver, 33 per cent quota for women in government jobs and 75 per cent rudder and steer the course’ of Sino- TRUST ISSUES: Since there is always a suspicion of motives, it is vital that both develop ‘pragmatic cooperation’. reservation for the state’s youth in jobs offered by private companies. Indian relations to ‘a 100-year plan’. nations do not let third parties distort their views of each other. Prudence demands that the three According to a report in Xinhua, ‘Cs’ of the relationship—competi- CM Manohar Lal Khattar claims that of the 150-odd poll promises this was broken down in six items. tion, cooperation and conflict—be made in 2014, ‘only 10-11 could not be fulfilled as these involved litiga- First, said Xi, there was need to ‘cor- India should not allow Sino-Pak relationship to derail managed, so as not to affect China’s tion’, but the Opposition says the BJP has let down all categories of vot- rectly view each other’s develop- the positive tenor of its ties, or get too worked up over growth as an economic and military ers in the past five years. According to the CM, the Congress would need ment and enhance strategic mutual power. This has become all the more Rs 1.26 lakh crore to fulfil its promises, while the BJP would require far trust’. In other words, they should Chinese incursions, or use the ‘Tibet card’. important in view of the intensifica- less (Rs 32,000 crore) to do the needful. The saffron party’s manifesto does not allow third parties to distort their tion of the Sino-US competition. look rooted in practicality, resisting the temptation of making outlandish views of each other and that the two So far, Beijing has kept India commitments that could force the government to live beyond its means. sides needed to work on reinforcing picions of their motives run deep in the ple-to-people exchanges. China sent engaged, without compromising on The farm loan write-off had proved to be the trump card for the Con- positive views of each other through military hierarchy in India. They are abroad 127 million tourists in 2018. A its support to Pakistan or giving any gress in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh late last year. policies, joint endeavours and coop- therefore keen to directly develop pro- significant number of them being concession on its border claims. Its However, months after doling out the mega freebie, the party was rout- eration in global forums. fessional relations at all levels of the directed towards India could boost one recent gesture—agreeing to nam- ed in these states in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The factionalism-hit Second, he urged China and India to Indian military through exchanges many local economies. ing Masood Azhar in the 1267 Com- Congress had also drawn a blank in Haryana, even as the BJP swept all have ‘timely and effective strategic and joint training activity. Sixth, Xi called for India and China to mittee came at the last minute, when 10 parliamentary seats. The INLD, too, is down in the dumps, especial- communication’ which would ‘dispel Fourth, having dealt with the issues enhance cooperation in international it became clear that Modi was surging suspicions and doubts, and properly that cannot be easily resolved and and regional affairs. Besides the Unit- in the May general election. ly after Dushyant Chautala broke ranks to form the Jannayak Janata handle differences and sensitive must be managed to the lowest level ed Nations, there was need to step up China wants to ensure that the fourth Party. Making grand promises to attract the voters’ attention might be issues’. Both should ‘prudently deal’ of conflict and contention, Xi said, cooperation in the WTO to protect the ‘C’—containment—is kept at bay. It an electoral compulsion for the Opposition parties, but unless they pro- with each other’s core interests and that his country was keen on devel- interests and rights of developing does not want India to become a formal vide a credible alternative, it would only be an exercise in futility. issues that cannot be resolved should oping ‘pragmatic cooperation and countries. Xi also saw a positive bene- part of the US-led system which is now be ‘properly managed and controlled’. tightening ties of interests’. This fit of Sino-Indian cooperation in multi- gearing itself to slow down, if not block Direct and frequent meetings like obviously relates to the economic and lateral forums like the SCO, Russia- China’s economic and military the informal summits were the best trade investment issues. In the one China-India trilateral and called for a growth. It knows well that the US-led way of achieving the goals of item one. clear outcome of the Chennai sum- ‘China-India plus’ approach of joint system in Asia will only have heft and Ganguly to be BCCI president India should not allow issues connect- mit, India and China have created a cooperation in South, Southeast Asia credibility if India participates in it. ed to the Sino-Pak relationship to new economic and trade develop- and Africa. Without mentioning the So far, New Delhi has insisted that it But politicians, businessmen keep control, too derail the positive tenor of its rela- ment mechanism headed by Vice- Belt and Road Initiative, he said such will maintain a posture of strategic tions, or get too worked up over the Premier Hu Chunhua and Finance cooperation should lead to better autonomy. Foreign Secretary Vijay HE nomination of Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, to periodic Chinese incursions across Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to align regional connectivity. In addition, the Gokhale’s briefing noted, ‘both Pres- be the next president of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is a wel- the Line of Actual Control, or for that their economic development strate- two should help push for the Regional ident Xi and Prime Minister empha- Tcome development, though the ‘election’ process had several matter use the so-called ‘Tibet card’. gies and ‘build a partnership in man- Comprehensive Economic Partner- sised the importance of both countries worrying aspects. One, the election was done through negotiations Third, and this really flows from the ufacturing industry’. Xi asked the ship (RCEP) as early as possible. having independent and autonomous rather than voting — this means that there was a lot of give and take Doklam incident, ‘the two countries Indian pharma and IT companies, in The Chinese view of international foreign policy’. But if the gap between among the politicians, businessmen and power-brokers who control should effectively improve military particular, to invest in China. relations is largely hierarchical, empha- the CNP of India and China increases BCCI. Two top officials were elected on the basis of their blood ties and security exchanges and coopera- Fifth, the two sides should buttress sising relations with powerful and large even more, New Delhi may have no with ministers in the Union Government, not on the basis of their tion’. The Chinese are aware that sus- their new relationship by greater peo- countries over those of the smaller. For option but to revise its outlook. affinity with and services to cricket. Finally, Ganguly’s elevation could end up being ineffectual and merely symbolic because he would be president for less than one year before demitting office and under- going a compulsory three-year cooling-off period. Jay Shah, the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is set to be Books, like humans, age too BCCI secretary, while Arun Singh Dhumal, brother of Minister of State Anurag Thakur, will be the treasurer. These appointments are signifi- JaspreetSingh their books close to their heart. I have through similar changes — wrinkled raphy. People were perhaps reading the cant for they show that politicians have not lost interest in running a rare collection securely kept in my face, grey hair, memory loss, weak same book when you were not even cricket, and that cricketers might well be used as pawns in efforts to OR God’s sake and for your book rack. Every book has memories vision and ill health. Old books, like born. Thinking about this makes me keep control of the influential and super-rich BCCI. As in old India, the benefit, please don’t tear pages’ attached to it. Some were given on aged humans, have a worth that can’t feel good — this is real knowledge that inheritance of power remains hereditary in new India. The ideal of Fand ‘Please don’t tear the prize distribution functions. Some be measured in monetary or other our forefathers have gained, and we are cricketers running BCCI by hiring professional managers — as is done pages, God is watching your deeds’. I were given by spiritual masters. As forms. We need to preserve their teach- getting the same information. in international golf or tennis, for instance — remains out of reach. found these messages scribbled on people age, the pages of books also ings, because only teachings can be It is our responsibility to pass on Yet, the symbolism of a former top cricketer, who led the Indian books at the Panjab University library. turn yellow, while some poor-quality immemorial, and can be passed on the knowledge in the form of these team with distinction, becoming BCCI president is very strong My joy knew no bounds when I found paper is ruined by termite. from one generation to next. wonderful books in libraries. Share indeed. It’s a departure from the past when princes, businessmen and books that could help me in my People don’t know how to read You might have read a book again and photocopied versions with avid read- politicians held the position. Another very important development is assignment, but it was short-lived. As books in a library. They leave markers, again, and each time you must have ers and value them. These books are I went through old books, I was taken which look like scars on a body. The found something diverse and varied to treasure troves, sometimes donated the formation of a cricketers’ association and election of two of its aback seeing their condition. ravages of time spare none. What will ponder upon. This is the power of by learned men and women who left members to the BCCI’s apex council. Thus, finally, player represen- Another message caught my atten- happen to my books? The question books, they push you to go beyond their wisdom and kindness in the tatives will sit in BCCI meetings and have a say in how the game is tion, ‘A book is a living thing, like a often comes to my mind. The priceless what is, and persuade you to think. form of these books. I am sad to wit- run. If they remain united and committed to cricket rather than pow- human being. It has a body, style and books, written by timeless authors, Some old books contain chits and paper ness the torn pages, but am happy to er and their personal interests, cricketers might well succeed in edg- soul. Disfiguring a book is like disfig- cannot brave natural and man-made notes that bring back memories. The read the messages of safekeeping. ing out politicians and businessmen, who would do well to focus on uring a body.’ Did anybody read this atrocities. Their shelf life decreases, date of publishing, the number of times We can delay the ageing process of the much more critical job of running the country and its economy. message? I think not. Books are com- the sheen diminishes. Wrinkled pages, it was issued and the number of times it books and humans, only if timely panions on our journey through life blended edges and faded ink are signs was printed, tell us about its history. care is taken, and if duties and and age with us. Some people keep of decaying books. Humans go The history of the book adds to its biog- responsibilities are remembered.

thought for the day letters to the editor He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted. ❞ Modi’s rhetoric begins eral ties, so that they can come The government should act against ing was politically good, which was ❝ Refer to ‘Modi dares Oppn on 370 together as giants of economy. RBI officials responsible for monitor- morally bad. Nehru specially — Lao Tzu reversal’ (October 14); elections are HARVINDER SINGH CHUGH, JALANDHAR ing the PMC bank’s functioning. despatched him to Srinagar to set at around the corner in Maharashtra SC DHALL, ZIRAKPUR rest the turmoil caused by the theft of and Haryana. Naturally, PM Modi’s Can’t hope for much Moo-e-Muqaddis (sacred hair of the on this day...100 years ago ‘maximum rhetoric, minimum gov- This refers to ‘The Mamallapuram Corridor of peace Prophet). The whole nation, particu- ernance’ is in the forefront when he summit’ (October 14). Due to enor- The ‘Passage to Kartarpur’ (October larly the Muslim fraternity, was all dares the Opposition to declare to mous economic and strategic interest 13) is not only well written, but also praise for him for successfully han- bring back Article 370 in its mani- of China in Pakistan, it may not do informative. It covers the journey of dling the ticklish affair. He would not festo. Is this Article relevant to Maha- much in the fields of defence, securi- the birth of an idea and how it grew stick to the ministerial gaddi against rashtra and Haryana? Modi should ty and terror in India’s favour. So, the and took a concrete shape. If despite the voice of his conscience. Accepting lahore,wednesday,october 15,1919 own responsibility for the current bottlenecks in these sectors will con- hostility between the two countries, moral responsibility for a train acci- scenario in the country, particularly, tinue. Expansion of China’s trade in the project is still on schedule, it dent, he tendered his resignation as Extravagant Praise for Sir Michael O’Dwyer. when the World Bank has cut India’s India is its primary priority. Our means victory of faith over doubt. the railway minister. THAT notoriously anti-Indian journal, the Morning Post of London, has in a growth forecast from 7.5% to 6%. The export to China is merely 25% as Guru Nanak is bridging the gap BHAGWAN SINGH, QADIAN recent issue given a certificate to Sir Michael O’Dwyer, the extravagance of Modi-Shah duo only rants about compared to our imports of 75%. This between the two countries. War has which will, we feel sure, make Sir Michael himself blush. The judgement of the what the Congress could not do in 70 vast difference should be bridged in never solved any problem. I hope the No mercy for Rajoana paper upon the former Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab is summed up in one years. What has the Modi govern- India’s favour. Some respectable bal- corridor will herald a new era of The decision to commute the sentence. He, we are told, saved British rule in India. We are anxious not to enter ment done in 64 months? ance can be achieved if our traders, peace in the subcontinent. It will be a death sentence of Balwant Singh into a controversy with anyone at this stage, as regards the precise meaning, BIDYUT KUMAR CHATTERJEE, FARIDABAD businessmen, industrialists and fitting tribute to the Guru. Rajoana defies logic. It is not in significance and character of the recent deplorable events in the Punjab, but it entrepreneurs work towards this ARUN HASTIR, GURDASPUR public interest. It is a short-sighted will probably be as much a news to Sir O’Dwyer himself as it is to most of us that Build trust aim. Otherwise, much should not be step, and will encourage unscrupu- British rule in India was in danger on account of, those events, as he dealt with Apropos the editorial ‘The Mamalla- expected from China. Who remembers Shastri? lous elements and vested interests. them he actually saved that rule. We never believed that British rule in India, by puram summit’ (October 14), it is an SUBHASH VAID, NEW DELHI The birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur It is gross injustice to the depend- which we mean the rule of the King-Emperor in Parliament, is based upon so extremely important development Shastri fell on October 2. No piece on ents of 17 persons who were killed weak a foundation that disturbances like what took place in certain places in the that despite having boundary, trade RBI failure as watchdog the former PM appeared in The Tri- in a matter of minutes. Rajoana, Punjab, taking them at their very worst, could shake it in any manner or degree. and strategic differences, the two The RBI has failed as a watchdog. bune. Even a small photograph of this who did not plead guilty and did countries have agreed to enhance There is something intrinsically great son of India was not published. not show any repentance for such a A Reactionary Element in England. their trade and defence ties through amiss, if despite the monthly and Only a homage notice of the Punjab heinous crime, does not deserve SIR Abbas Ali Baig, lately an Indian member in the Secretary of State’s informal summit. However, China yearly statutory statements, and the Government, vowing to emulate his clemency. When many a veteran Council, has on his return to Bombay, given expression to his views on political still sees India in the prism of US balance sheet in its possession, the ideology of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ was leader and administrator had prospects, in the Times of India. Regarding the relationship between India and interests whereas India feels reluc- RBI was unable to detect any wrong- there. Shastri was an intensely God- thrown in the towel, it was Beant England, he says India’s participation in the war and her achievements have tant to move with China because of doing at PMC Bank. It can be blamed fearing and religious man, committed Singh, then CM, who caught the helped to create in England a feeling in favour of a full measure of autonomy its pro-Pakistan stance. Therefore, for gross negligence, dereliction of to noble ideals. Humility was his hall- bull by the horns and succeeded in being given to India. But he says, “there is an influential minority, especially in the two nations need to do further duty, and unconscionable behaviour mark. Favouritism and nepotism restoring law and order in Punjab. the House of Lords, which refuses to recognise that the days of aggressive homework to strengthen their bilat- towards the depositors of the bank. were unknown to him. To him noth- RK SHARMA, KURUKSHETRA domination of the Prussian type, based on racial lines, with power and privileges on one side and debasement and disabilities on the other, are past.” Letters to the Editor, typed in double space, should not exceed the 200-word limit. These should be cogently written and can be sent by e-mail to: [email protected] THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 OPED 09 Tackling terror with smart, seamless grid

access to data which is otherwise widely NATGRID has acquired some spread out and held by different govern- ment and law enforcement departments. of the latest data mining and David Headley’s movements in and out of the country and his visits to other essential technology to reconnoitre the Mumbai targets were available with various immigration provide intelligence tracking and police agencies. But the lack of a MAJ GEN AMRIT PAL SINGH (RETD) and collation. When fully seamless grid to provide real-time MILITARY COMMENTATOR information ultimately led to a failure functional, it will link to connect the dots. ATIONAL Security Adviser NATGRID will be crucial to intelli- Ajit Doval’s statement that 10 user agencies and 21 gence gathering and use of information Pakistan is under immense to arrive at a collated intelligence pic- pressure from the Financial service providers. A select ture and help in the identification of NAction Task Force (FATF) to rein in ter- any emerging threats. Counter- group of agencies will have ror groups operating from its soil comes terror operations agencies can, there- weeks after Home Minister Amit Shah access to the database. This after, analyse and prioritise multiple announced the resurrection of the threats that emerge. National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID). enables agencies one-point A single centre for the control and The establishment of the long-delayed coordination of all anti-terror efforts, National Counter-Terrorism Centre access to data which is like the proposed NCTC, could be the (NCTC) was pushed for by successive otherwise widely spread out. next logical step. The decision to take governments as an overarching body to GLARING LAPSE: The failure to collate intelligence or act on intelligence inputs characterises numerous terror attacks in India. overt or covert action against such handle terror. However, politics and emerging threats has to be taken by turf-guarding have held up the creation The overriding principle in tackling The police are adept at handling crime fully execute this function because it efficacy, however, is up for debate as the executive who will now be given of smart structures despite the sanc- terror is to be able to forecast terror and law and order situations. However, at has no legal authority to investigate an reviews indicate slackness in delivery the facts duly collated and analysed tioning of Rs 5,400-crore budget. Inter- threats by intelligence analysis and present, there is no Central agency to offence, arrest anyone or prosecute of tangible results. Basic ground-level by a single agency. agency rivalry and distrust were prima- neutralising them before they cause coordinate action against organised them in court. grassroots intelligence functions also A comprehensive but national rily responsible for creating fissures casualties and damage to the humans, criminal syndicates, let alone terrorism. The National Investigation Agency need to be honed and used to feed data approach to tackle terror must trans- about staffing and control of the central materials and national pride. In fact, The Mumbai and Pathankot attacks (NIA) is presently the central counter- from across the states for an efficient gress political and interagency rivalry agency and the NCTC as well as NAT- the failure to collate intelligence or to proved the glaring inadequacies of the terrorism law enforcement agency. tracking and monitoring system. and turf guarding. A centralised GRID were kept on hold. act on intelligence inputs characteris- local police forces in combating orches- Such an agency without appropriate The recent report of NATGRID approach, mostly synonymous with After the 26/11 Mumbai terror es the numerous terror incidents that trated terrorist actions. anti-terror intelligence and analysis, at becoming functional within a year is a slow and monolithic responses, has to attacks, the NCTC was conceived as have unfolded in India. The inability In the haste and shock of 26/11, many best, can follow leads to register cases positive and well-considered develop- make way for collaborative Centre- a single agency to counter terrorist to separate intelligence activities and attempts were made to revamp India’s and probe terror attacks because inves- ment in the country’s attempt to form state intelligence sharing, with quick actions and it was initially based on armed response has been amply high- internal security architecture and most tigation, by nature, is a post-event activ- a stable and robust mechanism sup- decision-making and prioritisation of the US model and was meant to han- lighted by the disjointed responses of the proposals failed to materialise. A ity and cannot be confused with the ported by institutional mechanisms to threats. If not, terror planners and dle the functions of joint intelli- witnessed in various terror acts, from look at the architecture of the existing activity of seeking intelligence and col- forecast, analyse and counter the exis- crime-terror syndicates will only be gence and joint operations. the 2008 Mumbai attacks to the 2019 counter-terror mechanism brings the lating inputs that lead to actionable tential terror threat. NATGRID has emboldened and strike with impunity, The NCTC was to be superimposed Pulwama carnage. disjoint in the construct of the structure analysis to forecast events. acquired some of the latest data mining safe in the knowledge that it is busi- on the existing multi-agency centres The political quagmire over the for- sharply into focus. The Crime and Criminal Tracking and other essential technology to pro- ness as usual. An armed response (MAC) and was to have sweeping mation of a Central anti-terror agency The Intelligence Bureau (IB), India’s Networks & System (CCTNS) was vide intelligence tracking and collation. across the borders into another coun- powers to arrest and carry out opera- stems from the ambiguity in the main intelligence agency, is controlled envisaged to seamlessly link India’s When fully functional, NATGRID will try’s territory is probably not the tions across the country. In addition responsibility for security. Security is a by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs police stations, to allow for better infor- link 10 user agencies and 21 service smartest way to combat terror — it puts to complementing the NCTC, a state subject and the police forces are and is responsible for internal security mation sharing and replicates some of providers. A select group of agencies will troops at risk, triggers escalation and, national computerised information- controlled by the state governments, and intelligence. The IB is considered the features proposed in NATGRID. have access to the data base which com- in the end, is a reactive strategy. sharing network, known as NAT- thereby giving the states the exclusive the nodal agency and works closely Towards the end of 2018, it was prises mobile numbers, vehicle num- The recent actions taken to finalise GRID, was proposed as a unified power to legislate with respect to the with the state police and the Central announced that 14,749 out of the 15,655 bers, passport details and, in later phas- and resuscitate the NATGRID lead one database of national stature to com- police system and exercise full admin- paramilitary forces on counterterror- police stations in the country have been es, train and air ticketing details. This to hope for the establishment of smart bine intelligence inputs. istrative control over the police. ism intelligence. However, it cannot connected with the 18 CCTNS. Their enables agencies a one-point, real-time structures to combating terror. Amend sedition law to check its misuse INGING from the same song- used to stifle criticism and dissent that ultimately rests with the people, who book is not a benchmark of goes against what the state perceives as must ask questions and criticise, as a patriotism in a democracy. nationalism or patriotism and also on method to ensuring accountability. Any People should be at liberty to political opponents of the government. constructive criticism of the govern- showS their affection towards their This puts a chilling effect on democ- ment should be welcomed to uphold country of their own free will. This is racy by violating Articles 19 and 21, the very fabric of democracy. All what the Law Commission said in its which talk about the right to free speech-related offences should be Consultation Paper released in 2018. speech and the right to have a decent made bailable offences. It would lessen AYUSH SARNA It implies that dissent is the lifeblood life. The continuance of this disturbing the harmful impact of using arrest and ASSISTANT ADVOCATE GENERAL, PUNJAB of democracy, which has no meaning trend of putting sedition charges on custody as a way of harassing anyone without freedom. dissenting opinion might result in peo- exercising his right of speech and However, there has been a disturbing ple getting swayed towards Naxalism, expression under Article 19(1)(a). trend in recent times, wherein misguid- insurgency and terrorist activities and This sedition law, as interpreted by The sedition law in its ed people or dissenting opinions have away from democratic beliefs. the SC, needs to be applied with cau- present form has no place been termed as ‘anti-national’. A Bihar The conundrum arises as the consti- tion. Only then can it act as a bulwark court recently directed the filing of an DRACONIAN: In 2012, residents of an entire village in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, had tutional validity of the sedition law was around the integrity of the nation and in a democracy where FIR under Section 124-A (sedition) of sedition cases slapped against them for opposing a nuclear power project. upheld by the Supreme Court (SC) in discourage elements which seek to the IPC and other charges against 49 Kedar Nath vs State of Bihar (1962), incite violence to cause public disorder power rests with the eminent persons who had expressed Penal Code (IPC) in 1870 as Section 124- dents in Meerut for supporting Pak- with the condition that the sedition and overthrow an elected government. people, who must ask concern over lynching incidents in an A. This provision was first used on Bal istan during a cricket match. In the Section can be invoked only in cases of In balancing free speech with ensur- open letter to the Prime Minister (the Gangadhar Tilak in 1897, then on same year, adivasis of Jharkhand, who public disorder or disturbance of public ing the security of the nation, this pro- questions and criticise as charges were later dropped). Gandhi (for writing an article in Young were resisting displacement, were peace and actual incitement to vio- vision must be replaced with a set of Section 124-A says, “Whoever by India) and on other freedom fighters, slapped with sedition charges. Kan- lence. In Balwant Singh vs State of laws specifying what stands for sedi- a method to ensure words, either spoken or written, or by such as Bhagat Singh, who were prose- haiya Kumar was charged with sedition Punjab (1995), the SC said that raising tion, leaving no scope for misinterpre- accountability. Any signs or by visible representations or cuted under this provision. for allegedly inciting people to shout some slogan (e.g. ‘Khalistan Zind- tation by the authorities susceptible to otherwise, brings or attempts to bring Ironically, the same draconian law has ‘ Bharat tere tukde honge.’ abad’), which neither evoked any political pressures. constructive criticism of into hatred or contempt or excites or become a tool that the country is now Going through the numbers that the response nor any reaction from the This will go a long way in ensuring attempts to excite disaffection towards using against its own people. In 2012, National Crime Records Bureau public, could not attract such punish- that a clear distinction is made the government should be the government established by law in residents of an entire village in (NCRB) puts out every year, it is clear ment. Though with these liberal judg- between a ‘cartoonist’ drawing a car- welcomed to uphold the India, shall be punished for sedition.” Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, had sedition that despite the rise in sedition cases, ments, the sedition law has been toon and a ‘terrorist’ plotting against The law on sedition is a hangover cases slapped against them for resist- conviction happens in barely a few cas- watered down, misuse of this provision the Indian state. Clearly, the law on very fabric of democracy. All from India’s colonial past. Its origin ing a nuclear power project. In the es. It implies that due to the broad has become the law of land. sedition is like a cannon that ought not lies in 17th-century England, where it same year, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi scope and vague terms like ‘hatred’, Being a colonial era relic which even to be used to shoot a mouse, but the speech-related offences was deemed necessary to protect the was booked for sedition for a cartoon ‘contempt’ and ‘disaffection’, this the UK has repealed, the sedition law in arsenal also demands the possession of should be made bailable. monarchy and protect the country from that highlighted corruption. In 2014, sedition law is open to different inter- its present form has absolutely no place the cannon, mostly as a deterrent, and instability. It was inserted in the Indian these charges were slapped against stu- pretations and is being increasingly in a modern democracy where power occasionally for shooting.

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that range between 43 ILLUSTRATION:JOSHI SANDEEP import terminal at Hazira in inches and 75 inches. Gujarat, had in October last of the plans of both partners which is the world’s third- Adani Gas. Depending upon This segment is unper- formed a 50:50 JV for two LNG to invest in infrastructure and largest and the fastest-grow- the success in the open offer, it turbed by slowdown and ❝Punjab is one of the most potential markets for us aggressively into large dis- import terminals of Adani on assets worth over $1 billion, ing energy consumer. In will buy a stake from Adani to is growing by 100%. as people are quality conscious here and willing to tribution. We are geared the east and west coast of India which span LNG infrastruc- August, Reliance Industries take its holding to 37.4% in the According to manufac- spend. It contributes around 5% to the overall up not just with our range as well as for setting up of 1,500 ture and marketing and fuel said Saudi Arabian Oil Co will company. Adani family holds turers, besides high per premium segment LEDs sales in the country. In the of televisions but also with petrol pumps in the country retail business, announced in buy 20% of its oil-to-chemical 74.8% stake in Adani Gas and capita income, Netflix and current season, we have set a target of 100% growth our home theatres as Pun- over 10 years. October 2018. business at an enterprise val- will dilute shares to the public Amazon have pushed 4K in premium television segment and we expect the jab is the biggest non-film Adani Group in a separate The French firm is the latest ue of $75 billion. to bring down its holding to content greatly on their Punjab market will grow in line with nation❞ music market in the statement said city gas distri- energy major seeking to Total will first make an open 37.4% — at par with Total, the streaming platforms and Sunil Nayyar, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SONY INDIA world,” he said. bution is a natural extension expand its presence in India, offer to buy a 25.2% stake in two firms said. — PTI this gave fillip to the To have bigger pie of the demand for larger screens. we expect the Punjab definition televisions premium segment mar- According to a senior offi- market will grow in line above 43 inches. ket, almost every manu- cial working with leading with nation,” said Sunil The overall television facturer is eyeing this manufacturer, in Punjab, Nayyar, managing direc- market is pegged at around segment with new ~82,000 crore disbursed IRCTC makes stellar people prefer to live in tor, Sony India. 1.10 crore sets annually. launches. Sony has bungalows instead of flats The structural shift in Out of this, the premium already launched models during 9-day loan mela and so they prefer larger premium segment segment contributes 10% in this segment. debut, closes at ~728 screens in TVs as the big- emphasises the increas- to the total market. The 32- Premium TVs are also a Tribune News Service This was Sitharaman’s ger screen intensifies the ing relevance of digital inch category dominates major area of focus for second meeting with the Mumbai, October 14 The mini-ratna firm, a entire viewing experience. economy and rise in the market with a share of Samsung as the compa- New Delhi, October 14 CEOs of public sector banks In a boost to the divestment subsidiary of the Railways, “Punjab is one of the emerging middle-class around 60%. ny believes that cus- Public sector banks dis- in less than a month. process, the shares of Indian made a dream stock market most potential markets consumers. Better con- According to Yogesh tomers upgrading to big- bursed around Rs 82,000 The minister said the CEA Railway Catering & Tourism debut listing at Rs 644, a for us as people are quali- nectivity in the state has Bhatia, MD, Detel, Punjab ger TVs to improve their crore, including Rs 34,342 made a presentation based on Corporation (IRCTC) today jump of 101.25%, rallied to ty conscious here and fuelled unprecedented has a huge potential for viewing experience will crore in new term loans, dur- data on credit flows from the made a stellar debut on the Rs 743.80 to close at Rs willing to spend. It con- aspiration and access to big screen TVs such as 40- drive growth. ing the first phase of the nine- RBI’s Monetary Policy Com- bourses, zooming 127% to 728.60 on the BSE. The tributes around 5% to the information. inch and above. The per As consumers’ prefer- day loan mela in 226 districts mittee to get a better idea close at Rs 728.60 over the stock did not trade below Rs overall premium segment Also, with consumers capita income of the peo- ence for larger TVs is that ended on October 7. about credit flows and places issue price of Rs 320. 625 during the trade. On the LEDs sales in the coun- upgrading from small to ple of Punjab is also high- increasing, Samsung is After meeting CEOs of where it was congested. This is the first listing of a NSE, it skyrocketed 95.62% try. In the current season, mid-and-large screens, er as compared to many also targeting signifi- PSBs today, Finance Minis- Sitharaman was satisfied with government-owned entity this to Rs 626 in opening trade. we have set a target of the shift has led to an other states in India. cant market share in ter Nirmala Sitharaman said the ongoing process of merg- fiscal and the IPO received 112 This is the best IPO show 100% growth in premium increase in sales of smart “We are also foraying TVs that are sized 75 the outreach programme to ing public sector banks and times oversubscription for an and also arguably the best television segment and televisions and ultra-high into Punjab market inches and above. boost retail credit and banks said the bank boards were tak- issue of Rs 645 crore — the sec- debut after Salasar Engi- witnessed a robust demand. ing the necessary steps. ond best in decades. neering in July 2017. — PTI

fleet owners to update them on the various SA-Glazer Pro is an insecticide to be used on Draw of flats for Lok Awas PK Gupta takes over initiatives taken by them for the enhance- crops such as cotton, sugarcane, paddy and PGI, Chandigarh, holds CME Housing Project on Oct 25 as CMD of NBCC ment of customer experience. The team will groundnut. SA-Target 70 is a herbicide used on intervention cardiology The draw for flats PK Gupta has taken over as also collect feedback from customers on on crops such as sugarcane, potato, tomato The Department of of Lok Awas Hous- the chairman and managing their experience and expectations. and soyabean while SA-Chloroplus is an Cardiology, PGI, ing Project, Sector director of NBCC (India) Ltd. ‘Omaxe Chowk’ to showcase insecticide used for cotton and paddy. Chandigarh, in 74-A, Mohali, will Before taking over the charge British Council to hold association with be held on October of CMD, NBCC, he was execu- glorious past of Chandni Chowk US-based C3 Inter- 25. Bookings can tive director (Regional Pro- Omaxe’s commer- workshop for storytellers ventional Acade- be made till October 15. The project is jects) in RITES Limited, also a CPSE under the cial project - British Council will soon conduct a work- my, recently organised a CME on 'Intervention located on 200 feet main road and the con- Ministry of Railways. Shri Gupta holds a Bach- Omaxe Chowk - will shop called “Share your stories” for teach- Cardiology' wherein nearly 100 doctors of the struction work is in full swing. Bookings can elor's degree in civil engineering from NIT, be the first major ers, trainers and aspiring storytellers of the region participated. Dr Rajesh Vijayvergiya, also be made online at lokawas.com. The Kurukshetra, and an M Tech from IIT Delhi. commercial devel- city. To be conducted by renowned story- organising secretary, said the purpose of the project has been awarded "Affordable Hous- opment in Delhi's teller Vergine Gulbenkian from the UK, par- CME was to share the knowledge, challenges ing of the Year" award by Remax India. The Jaypee varsity holds annual Chandni Chowk after 300 years. As part of the ticipants can explore varied styles of story- and achievements in the field. award was received by Sandeep Arora, sports fest ‘Parakram 6.0’ government's redevelopment plan, Omaxe in telling and retell traditional stories by sales head, Vera Developers Pvt Ltd. HDFC Bank launches Jaypee University PPP mode with North MCD, is developing a learning a range of exercises at the work- Chandigarh-based Henson Info of Information multi-level parking-cum-commercial centre at shop. Entry to the workshop is free and is ‘Festive Treats’ dhamaka Technology, Solan, Gandhi Maidan. It will increase the parking open for all (7 years and above) at British HDFC Bank has launched 'Festive Treats' - expands in over 20 countries recently conducted capacity to over 2,100 cars and 81 buses. It Council, Elante Office block premises. India's largest financial services dhamaka. In less than a year, 'Parakram 6.0' - a will also have two floors reserved for retail and Lakmé launches trendy Customers will get special offers on all bank- Chandigarh-based two-day annual one floor for F&B space designed to offer and ing products from loans to bank accounts, as Henson Info Solu- sports fest. It was organised by Sports Club, showcase glorious past of the Chandni Chowk line-up of collection well as major discounts on over 1,000+ and its delicacies. tions Pvt Ltd has JYC. The event was inaugurated by Vice-Chan- Lakmé has launched a trendy brands. For the very first time, special festive expanded its glob- cellor Prof (Dr) Vinod Kumar, Registrar Major Fortis Hospital launches unique line-up of collections and offers will be available across the entire spec- al footprint to General (retd) Rakesh Bassi, JYC faculty in stunning beauty looks perfect trum of financial solutions for retail con- more than 20 countries. Local entrepreneur charge Dr Amit Srivastava, Prof Ashok Gupta cab, ambulance service for the festive season. This sumers and business customers with dis- Abheek Dutta is leading the Indian arm of and other dignitaries. Around 250 students In a first-of-its-kind season also saw the launch counts on processing fee on loans, reduced US-based Henson Group, a Microsoft licens- from various colleges across the country par- initiative, Fortis of the lightest matte lipstick EMIs, gift vouchers and other benefits. ing, consulting and managed services ticipated in the tournament. Hospital, Mohali, and Matte Revolution, which VR Punjab kicks off provider to global corporations. Abheek is a Dr Sumita Sofat awarded has launched a added to the glamorous certified Microsoft trainer. unique cab and beauty looks. Namrata Soni, Lakmé Make Up Diwali shopping fiesta SCOPE pays tributes by Oxford, England ambulance serv- expert for the Lakmé Fashion Week, said VR Punjab has Infertility special- ice. It is different from normal cab service as it statement blouses and floral prints are the kicked off a to Mahatma Gandhi ist Dr Sumita is customised service for the elderly and new trends. Quirky sari draping is another month-long Diwali Standing Confer- Sofat of Test Tube wheelchair-bound patients to reach the hospi- new trend to look out for at the latest season shopping fiesta. ence of Public Baby Center, Lud- tal. Ashish Bhatia, chief operating officer, and of Lakmé Fashion Week. During the extrav- Enterprises hiana, has been Abhijit Singh, zonal director, Fortis Hospital, Whistling Woods International aganza, which will (SCOPE) recently awarded the Hon- Mohali, were present on the occasion. The continue till paid floral tributes orary Professor of Academic Union from drivers and staff have been trained in life sup- unveils new programmes November 12, cus- port at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. to Mahatma Gand- the Oxford, England. She is the only Indian Whistling Woods International (WWI) has tomers who spend hi, the father of the nation, at SCOPE Conven- doctor to receive this honour. The award Airtel Payments Bank, ICICI launched the enhanced version of the WWI Rs 5,000 or more on shopping or dining at tion Centre, New Delhi. On this occasion, Atul was given to her for her remarkable contri- Virtual Academy, a pioneering e-learning any of the outlets can register themselves for Sobti, Director General, SCOPE, garlanded the bution in the field of infertility treatment for Prudential Life in pact platform. The new programmes will enable the raffle draw by producing the bills, there- statue of Mahatma Gandhi and also planted the past 24 years. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has signed an the academy to educate film and media by getting a chance to win attractive prizes saplings at SCOPE headquarters. Oriental Bank of Commerce agreement with Airtel Payments Bank. Airtel aspirants through pre-recorded video and on a weekly and daily basis. NFL pays ~28.22-crore Payments Bank customers will now have easy theory-based modules. These online ses- Hyundai Motor Foundation cuts MCLR by 5-10 bps access to life insurance and savings plans, sions will enable students and profession- dividend to government Oriental Bank of Commerce has slashed its enabling them to provide financial security to als, alike, to discover their potential in vari- renovates two govt schools NFL has paid a divi- lending rates based on Marginal Cost of Fund their families and build long-term savings. ous domains of filmmaking. Hyundai Motor dend of Rs 28.22 based Lending rate (MCLR) by 5-10 bps Saraswati Agro Life Science InsuranceDekho opens first India Foundation crore to the Govern- across various tenors. The new rates are (HMIF), a philan- ment of India for the effective from October 10. unveils new products branch office in Punjab thropic arm of the year 2018-19. Manoj Saraswati Agro InsuranceDekho, an insurance venture by Hyundai Motor Mishra, CMD, NFL, Tata Motors’ customer dia- Life Science CarDekho group, has opened its first branch India, has taken recently presented the cheque of Rs 28.22 crore logue, service campaign (India) Pvt Ltd has office in Ludhiana. With focus on expanding dis- yet another social to Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers DV introduced new tribution in tier II and tier III cities, Insurance initiative to pro- Sadananda Gowda in the presence of Secretary Tata Motors is organising ‘Grahak Sam- products such as Dekho has plans to open over 15 branches in mote ‘Education (Fertilizers) Chhabilendra Roul and other senior vaad’ campaign, exclusively for commercial SA-Grovit 80, SA- the next three months across the country. It for All’ by renovating two government schools officials. NFL has presented a cumulative divi- vehicle customers from October 10 to 21. Glazer Pro, SA-Target 70 and SA-Chloroplus has tied up with more than 20 insurance com- in Sukhrali village in Gurugram. HMIF con- dend of Rs 1,156.97 crore to the government till During the campaign, the company's tributed Rs 1.2 crore in the renovation and engage with customers and to enhance the productivity of farmers. panies to provide insurance distribution servic- date against paid-up equity of Rs 490.58 crore. employees will While SA-Grovit 80 is a contact fungicide, es in health and motor insurance. development of these schools. THE TRIBUNE CHANDIGARH | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 WORLD 11 Spain apex court jails 9 Catalan GLOBE TROT separatist leaders for sedition Sentenced for nine to 13 years | Protests erupt, streets blocked Madrid, October 14 Spain’s Supreme Court on ARREST WARRANT FOR Monday sentenced nine sepa- EX- REGIONAL CHIEF ratist leaders from Catalonia ■ Spain’s Supreme Court between nine and 13 years in Turkey-backed rebel fighters in Syrian town Tel Abyad. REUTERS issued an European prison for sedition over their arrest warrant for former role in a failed independence Catalan leader Carles bid, triggering protests across Puigdemont, following SAILING WITH WIND:Boats sail past ‘Victory Lighthouse’ during the region. the sentencing of nine Syrian forces the 51st Barcolana regatta in Gulf of Trieste on Monday. AFP Three other defendants other separatist leaders who were also on trial for their ■ Puigdemont was the Film pulled off in Hanoi over South China Sea map involvement in the October head of Spanish region move towards HANOI: Vietnam has pulled the animated film “Abominable” 2017 referendum held in spite during its failed 2017 bid from theatres over a scene featuring a map of the South Chi- of a ban and a short-lived to break away from na Sea showing Beijing’s claims in the flashpoint waterway. independence declaration, Spain. At present, he China has long used its so-called nine-dash line to justify its were found guilty only of dis- lives in self-imposed Turkey border jurisdiction over most of the resource-rich sea. The U- obedience and not sentenced exile in Belgium Students protest at Plaza Universidad in Barcelona. REUTERS shaped line appears on a map of the South China Sea in a to prison. ■ In July 2018, the Span- Beirut/Ankara, October 14 Trump: Kurds may have scene in the film released as “Everest: The Little Snowman” All defendants were acquit- Police charge at protesters at Barcelona airport ish Supreme court had Russia-backed Syrian forces released IS militants in Vietnam, which is about a Chinese teenager helping a yeti ted of the gravest charge, wasted no time in taking Spanish police charged at Catalan pro-independence dropped a warrant after ■ return to his home on Mount Everest. State media said the rebellion, but leading sepa- Germany refused to advantage of an abrupt US US President Donald protesters at Barcelona international airport. Video footage Trump said Kurdish-led movie would no longer be shown in Vietnam. AFP ratists were quick to con- showed cops using batons on some of the demonstrators extradite Puigdemont retreat from Syria on Monday, demn the court’s decision deploying deep inside Kur- forces in northeast Syria may have released Afghanistan museum restores Buddhist artifacts and the jailed men sent out fic agency said. An earlier dis- will be independent if we per- regional government Oriol dish-held territory south of captive Islamic State KABUL: Restoring Afghanistan’s Buddhist artifacts that messages of defiance, urging ruption to the regional train sist. Let us demonstrate with- Junqueras. the Turkish frontier less than militants to lure the US were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like work- people to take to the streets. network outside the town of out fear, let us move forward The court convicted Jun- 24 hours after Washington soldiers back to the area ing on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators Former head of Catalo- Girona, a separatist strong- determinedly from non-vio- queras and eight other lead- announced a full withdrawal. ■ “Kurds may be releasing working on the restoration project. The militants in 2001 nia’s regional government, hold, had ended. lence to freedom,” said Jordi ers on charges of sedition and Washington’s Kurdish for- some to get us involved. destroyed artifacts dating from the third century, includ- Carles Puigdemont, said the Much is at stake in how the Sanchez, who was sentenced four of them of misuse of pub- mer allies said they invited Easily recaptured by ing two towering Buddha statues in Bamyan province prison sentences were an court’s decision will be to nine years in jail. Sanchez lic funds. the government troops as an Turkey or European and scores of smaller ones excavated from monasteries. “atrocity”, and the head of received, both for Spain and was the leader of the Catalan “What happened on Octo- “emergency measure” to help Nations from where many “It is very important (work) because it is actually restora- the regional parliament for its wealthiest region. National Assembly (ANC) ber 1 was not just a demon- fend off an assault by Turkey, came, but they should tion of our heritage, our identity, our past,” said Moham- Roger Torrent called them Catalonia’s independence grassroots movement. stration or a massive act of launched last week with “a move quickly,” Trump said mad Fahim Rahimi, director of the 100-year-old National an “attack on democracy”. drive attracted worldwide The regional head of Cat- citizen protest. If that had green light” from President Museum of Afghanistan.” REUTERS In Barcelona, three main attention and triggered alonia, separatist Quim Tor- been the case, there would Donald Trump that the Kurds light for the Turkish attack, streets were blocked by pro- Spain’s biggest political crisis ra, called for an amnesty for have been no criminal sen- describe as a betrayal. we were forced to explore K-pop star Sulli found dead in Seoul testers holding signs calling in decades and unnerved all 12 leaders and said he tencing. It was a tumul- Under their deal with another option, which is talks SEOUL: Sulli, a 25-year-old K-pop star, was found dead at for “Freedom for political pris- financial markets. would seek an urgent meet- tuous uprising encouraged Kurds, the government with Damascus and Moscow her residence near Seoul, South Korea, police said on oners”. Outside the pro-inde- Spanish authorities are ing with Spain’s King Felipe by the accused, among forces are poised to move into to thwart Turkish attacks,” Monday. The police told the BBC that pendence Omnium Cultural keen to avoid any condemna- VI and acting Prime Minis- many others,” the Madrid border areas from the town of senior Kurdish official Bad- the singer’s manager found her dead headquarters in Barcelona, a tion from abroad of the sen- ter Pedro Sanchez. court said in its ruling, Manbij in the west to Derik. ran Jia Kurd said. at her home and were investigating crowd chanted “We’ll do it tence as too draconian, and “We demand the release of delivered in writing rather Syrian state media reported He described new the cause of her death. The star, again” - a slogan used by sep- the separatist movement will political prisoners and of than in an open session. that troops had already arrangement with Assad as whose real name is Choi Jin-ri and aratist supporters who want have to decide how to react to those in exile. We demand The CDR grassroots move- entered Tel Tamer, a town on a “preliminary military had more than five million fol- to hold another referendum. the ruling. amnesty ... for all those who ment said, “It’s time to rise the strategically important agreement”, and said politi- lowers on Instagram. There Protesters in Tarragona The jailed separatists said have been persecuted,” Torra up against the authoritarian M4 highway that runs east- cal aspects would be dis- were reports that said the blocked the A7 highway to via social media that they said in a televised speech. fascism of the Spanish state west around 30 km south of cussed later. Another Kurd artist suspended her work Barcelona and several region- would carry on their fight. The longest prison term and its accomplices. It is the frontier with Turkey. politician Aldar Xelil after struggling with the al roads across Catalonia, offi- “Nine years in prison won’t of 13 years went to former time for the #RevoltaPopu- “After the US abandoned termed the pact “an emer- abuse she got online. IANS cials at the Catalan road traf- end my optimism. Catalonia deputy leader of Catalan lar.” — Reuters the region and gave the green gency measure”. — Reuters

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Saied set to be Tunisia prez HK protesters plead for US help Hong Kong, October 14 Tens of thousands of mostly young pro-democracy activists rallied in Hong Kong on Monday in the first legal protest since the introduction of colonial-era emergency laws and pleaded for help Tunis, October 14 from the United States. Kais Saied, a political outsider They chanted “Fight for who is backed by leftists and Freedom, Fight for Hong Islamists and wants to Kong” as they gathered peace- remake national politics, is set fully near central government to become Tunisia's president offices in the Admiralty dis- after his opponent conceded trict of the Chinese-ruled city defeat in Sunday's election. only hours after police said Protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration. REUTERS Saied's victory is a stinging violent protests had escalated rebuke for a governing elite to a “life-threatening level”. Emergency laws intro- Again”, read one poster. that has failed to improve liv- A small bomb exploded and duced on October 5 banning Some protesters waved the ing standards in the African a policeman was stabbed on face masks at rallies and car- US flag and carried “Uncle country that ushered in the Sunday night, the latest vio- rying a maximum penalty of Sam” recruitment posters. “Arab Spring”. lence in four months of one year in jail sparked some Hong Kong leader Carrie Saied, a 61-year-old retired unrest in which police have of the worst violence. Speak- Lam is due to deliver her law professor, has no political responded to petrol bombs ers urged the US to pass a annual Policy Address on party and wants to introduce and rocks with tear gas, rub- Hong Kong Human Rights Wednesday amid pressure to an experimental form of direct ber bullets, water cannon and Act to ensure democracy. restore confidence in the gov- democracy. — Reuters sometimes live rounds. “Make Hong Kong Great ernment. — Reuters THE TRIBUNE 12 SPORT JALANDHAR | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019

BRIEFLY Srini, Shah Conflict of interest DUBAI by his side, Kohli closes in on Smith in ‘My focus is welfare of ICC Test rankings Ganguly files big concern: Ganguly Mumbai, October 14 papers Sourav Ganguly has said conflict of interest is one of First-Class cricketers’ Mumbai, October 14 the biggest issues facing Former India captain Sourav Indian cricket since the Ganguly and Jay Shah filed contentious clause is dis- No one told me to campaign for BJP in 2021 Assembly polls: Ganguly their nominations papers for couraging the best of crick- Mumbai, October 14 the post of president and sec- eters from getting into the Sourav Ganguly, set to be the retary, respectively, ahead of game’s administration. new BCCI president, said the BCCI elections on Octo- Ganguly himself faced the that “it’s a great opportunity ber 23 where all office-bear- heat after allegations of con- for him to do something ers are expected to be elected flict of interest were levelled good” as he is taking over the unopposed. against him for his dual role Virat Kohli (in pic) reached reins of the board at a time Flanked by former BCCI as the president of the within one point of top-ranked when its image has got a seri- president N Srinivasan, for- Cricket Association of Ben- Steve Smith in the Test bats- ous beating. mer secretary and Saurash- gal (CAB) and mentor of IPL men rankings. Opener Ganguly pipped Brijesh tra stalwart Niranjan Shah franchise Delhi Capitals. Mayank Agarwal also rose in Patel in a see-saw battle and is and Uttar Pradesh strong- While he has quit the Delhi the rankings, breaking into expected to be the only presi- man Rajiv Shukla, Ganguly Capitals mentorship the top-20. His innings of 108 dential nominee. “You need to entered the BCCI head- already, he will relinquish Conflict of interest is in the second Test against wait till 3pm in the after- quarters to submit his nom- his post as CAB president on an issue. And I am not South Africa helped him noon,” Ganguly said during ination papers to the elec- October 23 after officially ❝ progress eight places to an interaction. “Obviously, toral officer. taking charge as BCCI chief. sure whether we will get reach the 17th position. it’s a great feeling as I have Later, Shukla informed “Conflict of interest is an the services of the best Cheteshwar Pujara and played for the country and reporters that eight nomina- issue. And I am not sure cricketers in the system, Ajinkya Rahane, at fourth and captained the country. And I tions were filed. Apart from whether we will get the because they will have ninth places, respectively, are am taking over at a time when Ganguly and Shah, those services of the best crick- other options to avail BCCI has not been in greatest who filed their nominations eters in the system, because the other two Indian batsmen — Sourav Ganguly in the top-10. Ravichandran of position for the last three included Mahim Verma they will have other options Ashwin also jumped three years. Its image has got ham- (vice-president), Arun Singh to avail,” Ganguly said spots to No. 7 while Jasprit pered quite a lot. It’s a great Dhumal (treasurer), Brijesh after filing his nomination. The last Indian Test Bumrah continued to remain opportunity for me to do Patel (IPL GC Member), Ganguly made it clear cricketer to become the third in the bowlers’ rankings. something good,” said the for- Jayesh George (joint-secre- that the present rule of ‘one Among the all-rounders, mer India captain, who will Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, along with Niranjan Shah, N Srinivasan and Rajeev Shukla, tary), Khairul Jamil Majum- person, one post’ will pre- BCCI president was Ravindra Jadeja is at No. 2 have to demit president’s arrives at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai to file his nomination for the post of BCCI president. PTI dar (governing council mem- vent most of the former Maharajkumar behind Jason Holder. office in July next year, to ber) and Prabhjot Singh greats to get into cricket comply with the compulsory We will speak to everyone first as we take a decision but my biggest priority will be to Bhatia (councillor). administration as they need Vizianagaram who led AHMEDABAD cooling-off rule in BCCI’s look after First-Class cricketers— Sourav Ganguly, FORMER INDIA CAPTAIN All the candidates are to earn their livelihood too. the side during three-Test Bengaluru edge out UP new constitution. ❝ expected to be elected “Because if they come into to enter PKL semifinals Ganguly also said his first NOMINATIONS unopposed at the board’s the system and not get to do series in England in 1936. Pawan Sehrawat did the star priority in his short tenure Annual General Meeting on what is their livelihood, it is ■ Sourav Ganguly: President He was the president turn as defending champions would be to look after First- October 23. Ganguly and very difficult for them to be ■ Jay Shah: Secretary Bengaluru Bulls outwitted UP Class cricketers. The 47-year- George will have to demit part of this system and make from 1954 to 1956. ■ Mahim Verma: Vice-president Yoddha 48-45 in the first elim- old plans to meet all the office as the chiefs of Crick- a difference,” said Ganguly. ■ Treasurer Shivlal Yadav and Sunil inator to qualify for the semifi- stakeholders in Indian crick- Arun Dhumal: et Association of Bengal Ganguly gave examples of ■ nals of the Pro Kabaddi et and wants to do something Brijesh Patel: IPL GC Member and Kerala Cricket Associa- how this clause created con- Gavaskar were the ■ League. Haryana Steelers that Committee of Adminis- Jayesh George: Jt. secretary tion, respectively, after they fusion. “If you look at all the ■ interim presidents in fought hard but went down trators (CoA) didn’t do for 33 Khairul Jamil Majumdar Gov- take charge at BCCI. appointments that have erning Council member 38-46 against U Mumba in months. “We will speak to happened in various forms 2014 ■ Prabhjot Singh Bhatia Councillor the second eliminator. everyone first as we take a Hands nomination papers to — whether it is the NCA, JAY SHAH BRIJESH PATEL ARUN SINGH DHUMAL decision but my biggest pri- legal team CAC, the appointment of “India generates 75-80 per DUBAI ority will be to look after ing powerhouse, so it will be a know it has changed. I have some amazing boardroom Ganguly and his team were in batting, fielding coaches — cent of the global cricket ICC readmits Zimbabwe, First-Class cricketers. I had challenge,” he said. never been in a BCCI election coups in his time, and talk- for a shock when they entered there has been issue with revenue, so that is going to Nepal as members requested that to the CoA for Does he regret that the term and I never knew it worked ing about him, Ganguly got the BCCI headquarters to file everything. This needs to be one of the big agendas. ICC decided to readmit Zim- three years and they didn’t will be for only nine months? like this.” Ganguly had a meet- emotional. “I have never the nominations for the vari- be sorted as it is another We need to find a solution as babwe and Nepal as its mem- listen. That’s the first thing I “Yes, that’s the rule and we ing with Home Minister Amit imagined that I will be in ous posts of office-bearers as very serious issue in Indian it is not leading anywhere.” bers following the conclusion will do, look after the finan- will deal with it,” he said. Shah on Saturday and when shoes of late Jagmohan Electoral Officer N cricket,” he said. of the board meetings. Zim- cial health of our First-Class Despite his long association asked whether he would have Dalmiya,” he said. “He has Gopalaswami was absent. He Over the past few years New selection committee babwe and Nepal were sus- cricketers,” said Ganguly. with cricket, and leading India to campaign for BJP in West been like a father to me. was not in the office till 3pm, under the CoA regime, He also said after the BCCI pended in July this year fol- to several glorious wins on the Bengal, he answered in the There have been some forcing the team to hand over India lost its position of AGM, new sub-committees lowing government Big responsibility field, Ganguly is new to how negative. “No, nothing of that great presidents of BCCI, the nomination papers to the power in the ICC and its rev- will be formed, including the interference in the running of Being selected unopposed is boardroom politics worked in sort. Nobody told me any- Mr Srinivasan, Anurag, legal team of BCCI. enue has also been curtailed all-important selection com- the board. a big responsibility, he admit- BCCI. “I didn’t know I would thing,” Ganguly said. who have done a great job.” One of the newly-picked after the Big Three (India, mittee. “Yes, we will have a ted. “Whether unopposed or be the president when I came So will it be different from office-bearers confirmed the England and Australia get- new selection committee,” PARIS not, there has to be responsi- down (last night),” he said. ‘Nothing beats captaining captaining India? Ganguly same and said that even the ting bulk of revenue) con- he said. It is understood that European Tour announces bility as it is the biggest “You (reporters) asked me and India’ answered, “Nothing can board executives were cept was done away with. the current committee mixed gender event in Sweden organisation in world cricket. I told you it’s Brijesh… And The late Jagmohan beat being an India cap- unaware of the reason behind “That’s one area we will under the chairmanship of The first European Tour golf Financially, India is a cricket- then I went up and I came to Dalmiya had pulled off tain.” — PTI the delay. — Agencies have to take care of, because MSK Prasad will be select- tournament featuring men in the last 3-4 years, we have ing the team for the and women competing not received the kind of Bangladesh series by next against each other on the money that we deserve,” the week and that will be its final same course for the same former India captain said. assignment. — PTI prize will take place in Swe- ICC tweaks Super Over rule, boundary count scrapped den next year. The inaugural MEDIA RIGHTS WAR: ICC WANTS FLAGSHIP EVENT Scandinavian mixed event, Dubai, October 14 players over the controversial Executives’ Committee meeting here. “In group hosted by Swedish Major win- The ICC tweaked the Super rule. Now it has finally made There is one change agreed that use of the Super stages, if the Super Over is EVERY YEAR, BCCI SAYS NO ners Henrik Stenson and Anni- Over rule for all its major changes to the rule and in ❝to the Super Over Over as a way to decide tied the match will be tied. In Mumbai: The new BCCI regime could soon be engaged in a bit- ka Sorenstam, will be held in events following the uproar case a situation arises where regulation in keeping with results at ICC events will be semifinals and finals, there ter turf battle with the ICC since the world governing body’s proposed Futures Tours Programme could significantly hit Indi- June 2020, with 78 men and over the outcome of the both teams are tied even after the basic principle of retained. Both the Cricket is one change to the Super 78 women battling it out for a men’s World Cup final in the Super Over in a final or Committee and CEC agreed Over regulation in keeping an cricket board’s revenue stream. The new proposal calls for $1.66 million prize. — AGENCIES July when England were semifinal, the Super Over scoring more runs than the it was an exciting and engag- with the basic principle of the World T20 to be held every year and the 50-overs World declared winners against will be repeated until there is opponent to win, the Super ing conclusion to the game scoring more runs than the Cup every three years, which is being perceived as ICC’s plan to enter the global media rights markets for the 2023-2028 New Zealand on boundary a clear winner. Over will be repeated until and will remain in place cov- opponent to win, the Super TODAY ON TV period before BCCI and exhaust the lion’s share of revenues count. Following that nerve- “Following on from a rec- one team has more runs ering all games at both ODI Over will be repeated until from potential broadcasters such as Star Sports. This will be FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS wracking final, the ICC faced ommendation from the ICC than the other — ICC and T20I World Cups,” the one team has more runs one of the major challenges the Sourav Ganguly-Jay Shah INDIA VS BANGLADESH the wrath of fans and former Cricket Committee, the Chief ICC said after its board than the other.” — PTI regime will face immediately after assuming office. — PTI STAR SPORTS 7:30PM Delhi beat Punjab Spinners help India whitewash SA 3-0 Kings XI Punjab Third ODI: Ekta scalps 3, Rajeshwari, Deepti bag 2 as India beat SA by 6 runs by 5 runs, HP lose Vadodara, October 14 to retain Ashwin Spinners helped India pull vadodara, October 14 VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY off a thrilling six-run win over new delhi, October 14 Lalit Yadav led the lower mid- South Africa in a low-scoring Kings XI Punjab co-owner dle-order fightback with an haul as he removed openers third women’s ODI and com- Ness Wadia said the fran- unbeaten half-century before Shikhar Dhawan (10) and K plete a 3-0 series whitewash chise decided not to trade spinners joined the party as Bidhuri (8) and then returned here today. India were able to Ravichandran Ashwin with Delhi managed to upstage to dismiss three more lower- defend a modest 146 by bowl- the Delhi Capitals following Punjab by five runs in their order batsmen. ing out South Africa for 140 a “rethink” by the board. Group B match of the Vijay Baroda eked out a two-wick- in 48 overs. Spinners Ekta It has been learnt that the Hazare Trophy. et win over Himachal Pradesh Bisht (3/32 in 10 overs), Deep- newly-appointed head coach Coming in to bat at 115/5, in a low-scoring match. Put in ti Sharma (2/24 in 10 over) Anil Kumble was also keen Yadav emerged as the top-scor- to bat, HP were bundled out and Rajeshwari Gayakwad to retain Ashwin, who cap- er for Delhi with an unbeaten for 161 in 44 overs. Baroda (2/22 in 10 overs) were the tained the side in the previ- 53-ball 54 as he steered the overhauled the target, scoring architects of the win. ous two editions. “The KXIP The KXIP board had a team to a respectable 220/8 in 165/8 in 34.5 overs, courtesy an It seemed South Africa board had a rethink and it their stipulated 50 overs. unbeaten 85-ball 66 by Swap- would get their first win of realised that Ashwin is an ❝rethink and it realised Chasing the total, Anmol- nil Singh. the series when they bun- integral part of the team. that Ashwin is an integral preet Singh (73) kept Punjab in Brief Scores: (Match 1):Del- dled out India in 45.5 overs. There were discussions with part of the team. There were the hunt but the team eventu- hi: 220/8 in 50 overs (L Yadav India made a disastrous Delhi Capitals but those dis- discussions with the Delhi ally managed 215/9. Navdeep 54; S Kaul 5/48); Punjab: start after winning the toss, cussions never came off. Capitals but those Saini rocked the the top-order, 215/9 in 50 overs (A Singh 73; losing openers Priya Punia The way he plays his cricket discussions never came off removing openers Abhishek L Yadav 2/22); (Match 2): HP: and Jemimah Rodrgues in Ekta Bisht exults after taking out South Africa’s Trisha Chetty in the third ODI. ICC and his performances speak Sharma (36) and Sanvir Singh 161 all out in 44 overs (N the second over. Most of the batters, includ- through their spinners and six wickets, respectively. for him,” Wadia said. — Ness Wadia, KXIPCO-OWNER (1), before the spin troika of Gangta 46; B Bhatt 3/24); Bar- ing captain Mithali Raj (11 even part-timers Harman- Brief Scores: India Under Ashwin’s leader- Pawan Negi (2/40), Nitish Rana oda: 165/8 in 34.5 overs (S Harmanpreet steady off 46), failed to shift gears preet and Jemimah did Women: 146 all out in 45.5 ship, KXIP showed a lot of in fine form in the ongoing (2/34) and Lalit Yadav (2/22) pro- Singh 66; A Bedi 3/43); With the hosts reeling at after getting settled. their bit. Jemimah took the overs (Harmanpreet 38, promise in the first-half of the Test series against South duced regular breakthroughs (Match 3): J&K: 279/8 in 50 55/5, T20 skipper Harman- final wicket of the game — Pandey 35; Kapp 3/20, past two seasons before losing Africa. Now with Kumble on to derail Punjab’s chase. Man- overs (A Samad 68, S Kha- preet Kaur steadied the Indian fightback her first scalp in interna- Ismail 2/18, Khaka 2/33); momentum in the second- board, the franchise is aim- an Sharma (1/38) also scalped juria 66, P Rasool 49; R Kalar- innings with a 76-ball 38 South Africa were on course tional cricket — to spark off South Africa Women: 140 half. They finished seventh in ing to end its title drought. one wicket. ia 2/34); Gujarat: 282/2 in 37.3 with the other valuable con- for a comfortable win at the celebrations. all out in 48 overs (Kapp 29; 2018 and sixth in 2019. The The former India captain has Earlier, Siddarth Kaul pro- overs (P Panchal 135*, B tribution coming from 103/5 in the 30th over. How- India had won the first Bisht 3/32, Gayakwad 2/22, off-spinner, who plays only been handed a three-year duced a superb five-wicket Merai 70*, P Patel 63) — PTI Shikha Pandey (35 off 40). ever, India fought back two matches by eight and Sharma 2/24) — PTI one format for India, has been contract. — PTI THE TRIBUNE JALANDHAR | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 SPORT 13

BRIEFLY ISL is India’s BENGALURU Blue Tigers ready to pounce top league Fouaad wins gold at Olympics qualifying event NewDelhi, October 14 India's double Asian Games After fighting draw against Qatar, India take on lower-ranked Bangladesh It is official. The Indian silver medallist Fouaad Mirza Kolkata, October 14 Not dependent on me Super League (ISL) has been bagged the top honours at an Buoyed by their goalless It was never about me, it will recognised as the top league Olympics qualifying equestrian draw against Asian champi- be never about me. It's of the country. The decision event in Strzegom, Poland. ons Qatar, India would be always about India versus to this effect came at a meet- Mirza is currently the highest- looking to register their first Bangladesh. I'm just one of ing held in Kuala Lumpur by ranked individual in Group G win in the FIFA World Cup the 23 players. We are one the Asian Football Confedera- for Asia Pacific Zone, with 34 qualifiers when they take on and we are going to play like tion (AFC) and attended by OFFICE OF THE ESTATE OFFICER, U.T. points on one horse, Fernhill Bangladesh in a Group E sec- one... This is a very good ISL and I-League clubs. CHANDIGARH Facetime, 30 points on the ond round match here change in our team right As per the “roadmap”, the second horse, Touchingwood, tomorrow. India put a gritty now. He (Stimac) has come winner of ISL will get to play PUBLIC NOTICE TO INHABITANTS OF COLONY NO. 4 and at present qualifying his performance against an with no prejudice. He keeps in the AFC Champions The revised guidelines have been issued by Chandigarh third horse, Dajara. Mirza attacking Qatar to earn their you on your toes and whoev- League playoff, while the I- Administration regarding the eligibility criteria of Chandigarh er does well in training, Small Flat Scheme-2006 which are reproduced as under: started the week with a solid first point of the qualifiers League champions will par- plays. Sunil Chhetri, INDIA CAPTAIN “Provided that any person whose name appeared in bio- dressage score of 26.8 which after suffering a heartbreak- ticipate in the AFC Cup play- metric survey but does not appear in the voter list as on 1st placed him second. This was ing loss in the opening Won’t underestimate off. AFC general secretary January, 2006, shall also be eligible for allotment of flat followed by the showjumping match against Oman. They have some very talented Dato Windsor John said it under the Scheme if his name appears in the voter list as on event, in which Mirza main- The euphoria around the youngsters, just like us. Don't was the best solution. 1st January, 2004 or 1st January, 2005 and 1st January, tained the second position match has been immense make it worse and harder by “We have informed AIFF 2007 or 1st January, 2008 or the documents issued under any of the Statute such as Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the with a clear round. He finished with a mad rush for tickets. underestimating them. Let's that 10-12 teams are not Passport Act, 1967 as a proof of residence between the the deciding cross-country The Saltlake Stadium is set go into this game by being enough for the top League – it 2004 to 2008.” round in four seconds over to witness a packed house, respectful to the Bangladeshi must be bigger,” John said. Therefore, in view of the changed circumstances, as time, leading him to the gold. giving the Igor Stimac- team. Bangladesh did a very The roadmap also opens mentioned above, there is a need to revisit the eligibility coached side a perfect stage good job against Qatar. They the doors to ISL for two I- criteria of these inhabitants who have previously attended LOS ANGELES to grab three points. created more chances. League teams — Mohun the camp from 11.07.2019 to 16.07.2019. Therefore, in the Igor Stimac, INDIA COACH interest of justice, a last and final opportunity has been US boxer extremely critical The absence of defender Bagan and East Bengal — granted to the inhabitants of Colony No. 4, U.T., Chandigarh after devastating knockout Sandesh Jhingan due to an Break Indian hearts after the 2020-21 season. to prove their eligibility as per provisions of the Chandigarh American boxer Patrick Day ACL tear on his left knee is The pressure is on India. I am There will be no promo- Small Flat Scheme-2006. was fighting for his life in a big blow to the hosts. Sti- going to tell my boys to give tion and relegation in ISL Accordingly, a special camp is going to be held at the critical condition in hospital mac will be forced to rejig their best. But yes India are till 2023-24. The two- office of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (East), Industrial Area, on Sunday night after lapsing his central defence, with favourites. I am going to break league system will come to Phase-I, U.T., Chandigarh on 15.10.2019 & 16.10.2019 from into a coma following a Anas Edathodika likely to Indian hearts tomorrow. an end in 2024-25. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ESTATE OFFICER, vicious knockout by Charles pair up with Adil Khan. India captain Sunil Chhetri during a training session. PTI BANGLADESH CAPTAIN Jamal Bhuyan, U.T., CHANDIGARH. Conwell the night before in a ‘It is a victory’ super welterweight bout. The Chhetri back Banerjee waiting for ticket attacks from Qatar, making the go-to man in the attack- Minerva Punjab FC co-own- 27-year-old suffered a But the return of talismanic 11 saves in a heroic display to ing zone, but the onus will er Ranjit Bajaj said: “We are KOLKATA: Legendary foot- "traumatic injury" and captain Sunil Chhetri, who baller PK Banerjee today snatch a point from the 2022 also be on the likes of Bal- happy that our main concern underwent emergency brain missed the last game, will lift lamented that AIFF is yet to World Cup hosts. want Singh and Manvir of sporting merit is brought surgery Saturday night. the team's spirit. In his last invite him to watch the While discipline in defence Singh to make an impact. in and four clubs are being appearance, Chhetri scored India-Bangladesh match. was the highlight of their "It's only Sunil who's able to promoted by four years and his 72nd international goal as match against Qatar, the score,” former India captain then promotion and relega- India put up a dominating hati. Goalkeeper Gurpreet focus against Bangladesh, Bhaichung Bhutia said. “If tion will start. I consider this first-half display only to go Singh Sandhu took the who are ranked 83 places he's not playing or does not a victory even at the cost of down 1-2 after conceding late charge in Chhetri's absence below India, would be on the score, it becomes very diffi- losing the AFC Champions goals against Oman in Guwa- and thwarted a barrage of strikers. Chhetri will remain cult," he added. — PTI League spot.” — TNS Russia, Poland qualify for Euro Federer to go for elusive Paris, October 14 tournament since finishing Poland and Russia secured third at the 2014 World Cup. Olympics singles gold PARIS their places at Euro 2020 on Germany eased to a 3-0 vic- Tokyo, October 14 Neymar sidelined for four Sunday with victories over tory in Estonia despite seeing Roger Federer confirmed weeks, confirm PSG North Macedonia and Emre Can sent off in the 14th his participation in next Neymar (in pic) will be out for Cyprus, respectively, while minute. Joachim Loew's side year's Olympic Games in four weeks with a hamstring Germany and the Nether- host Northern Ireland in Tokyo and said today that injury he suffered playing for lands boosted their hopes of their final game, which could he had listened to his heart Brazil in a friendly against reaching the finals. decide the second place in before making the decision. Nigeria, French club PSG said Russia eased to a 5-0 the group standings. The Swiss 38-year-old today. He had limped off in thrashing of 10-man Cyprus, competed in the first of four the 12th minute on Sunday. with Poland joining them, Wales hold Croatia Olympic Games at Sydney Belgium and Italy in qualify- Croatia were made to wait to in 2000 and won the dou- LAUSANNE ing this week by seeing off qualify, as Gareth Bale's bles gold partnering Stan Roger Federer won the Court sets date for Chinese North Macedonia 2-0. Russia strike in first-half injury Wawrinka in 2008 and a sil- doubles gold partnering Stan swimming champ Sun Yang will now attempt to overtake time proved enough to grab ver in singles in 2012. He Wawrinka in 2008. AFP FILE The Court of Arbitration for Belgium, who beat Kaza- a 1-1 draw for Wales in missed the 2016 Olympics Sport (CAS) has given Chinese khstan 2-0, at the summit Wales’ Gareth Bale celebrates Cardiff. Last year's World due to a knee injury. “At the the flag twice for Switzer- Olympics and world champion when they host the world's scoring against Croatia. REUTERS Cup runners-up Croatia will end of the day my heart land in Athens and Beijing, swimmer Sun Yang, accused No. 1 side on November 16. qualify if they avoid defeat decided I would love to I've got a gold and a silver, of smashing a doping test in Minsk. The Dutch lead against Slovakia in their play the Olympic Games and I would love to play sample with a hammer, a Dutch see off Belarus third-placed Northern Ire- final match on November 16, again," Federer said. again so I'm very excited.” November court date, Ronald Koeman's Nether- land by three points. while Euro 2016 semifinal- Federer will attempt to Federer will require an swimming's governing body lands remained at the top of Victory in Belfast over the ists Wales could join them win a singles gold medal exemption to compete in said Monday. Group C ahead of Germany Northern Irish next month with two closing wins, as at the Games, the only Tokyo as he is yet to play in on head-to-head record with would secure the Oranje a long as Slovakians do not major prize that the 20- the Davis Cup for Switzer- PARIS a nervy 2-1 win over Belarus first appearance at a major beat the Croatians. — AFP time Grand Slam champi- land in the current Teenager Gauff climbs to on has yet to win. Olympics cycle. To fulfil the 71 after maiden win in Linz "I've been debating with ITF participation require- more than 600 appearances for Chelsea and American prodigy Coco Gauff Dream ice hockey debut for Cech my team for a few weeks ments, a player must be part Arsenal, called time on his soccer career at continued her rise up the LONDON: Former Premier League goalkeeper the end of last season but announced last now, months actually, what I of a Davis Cup or Fed Cup ranks of women's tennis on Petr Cech proved himself a cool customer no week that he was joining Phoenix and would should do in the summer team and present at the tie Monday when the WTA matter the surface on Sunday, saving twice in play for the British team in his spare time. after Wimbledon and before on at least three occasions rankings showed a climb of a penalty shootout on his ice hockey debut to Cech, currently Chelsea's technical and the US Open (in 2020)," Fed- in the Olympics cycle, pro- 39 places to No. 71 in the help fourth division Guildford Phoenix beat performance adviser, was named man-of- erer, who will turn 39 during vided one of those ties is in world. AGENCIES Swindon Wildcats. The 37-year-old, who made the-match for his heroics in goal. REUTERS the Games, added. “I carried 2019 or 2020. — Reuters

TENDER NOTICE Sealed item rate tenders are hereby invited by the undersigned from the enlisted contractor/firms under appropriate class/ category of Punjab PWD, Chandigarh Administration/MES/Railways/MC and Central PWD for Chandigarh for the following works up to 01:00 p.m. on 29.10.2019. The tender forms may be obtained from the office of the undersigned up to Sharma finishes T-7 01:00 p.m. on 29.10.2019 on payment of Rs. 2000/- (Rs. Two Thousand only) + GST @18% for each tender. The tenders, along with valid Enlistment, EPF, PAN, GST No. and other relevant documents, shall be received in the office of the undersigned Rome, October 14 up to 03:30 p.m. on 29.10.2019 and opened in the presence of contractors/representatives on the same day at 04:00 p.m. Indian golfer Shubhankar Sr. Description DNIT Amount Earnest Money Time Limit Sharma rounded off the No. (in Rs.) (in Rs.) week with a 3-under 68 for 1. Filling up of Pot holes at Industrial Focal Point, Chanalon. 4.90 Lakh 10,000/- One Month a total of 9-under 275 to fin- Notes: 1. The interested agency may submit its offer in two envelope system i.e. for Earnest Money and Technical bid in one envelope and Financial bid in another. ish tied-7th at the Italian 2. The Earnest Money should be accompanied with the tender in the shape of Bank Draft of any scheduled Open here. It was Shar- Bank drawn in favour of Executive Engineer-II, PSIEC, Chandigarh. 3. The Corporation reserves the rights to reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reason. ma’s first top-10 finish out- 4. The DNIT can be seen in the office of undersigned on any working day between 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. side India since the tied- 5. Corrigendum, if any, will be uploaded on our website i.e. www.psiec.in only. sixth finish in Hong Kong Sd/- Executive Engineer-II FORMAT IN WHICH THE RETURNING OFFICER MAY PUBLISH more than 11 months ago. THE INFORMATION RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DUES India's other player in PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES & EXPORT CORPORATION LTD. (To be published in two newspapers having local circulation) the field, SSP Chawrasia, (A STATE GOVT. UNDERTAKING) General Election to Legislative Assembly from 42-Kalanwali (SC) Constituency shot his second 68 this Shubhankar Sharma ended the 18, HIMALAYA MARG, UDYOG BHAWAN, SECTOR 17-A, CHANDIGARH — 160017 PHONE: 2702301-305, FAX: 2702039, Email: [email protected] Public Notice week to finish at 1-over week with a 3-under 68. FILE Information as furnished by the contesting candidates in their affidavits in respect of Government dues is hereby published and tied-57th. Gaganjeet for information to all electors:- Bhullar missed the cut. Willy Wilcox. The move paid POLICE HEADQUARTERS JAMMU AND KASHMIR Sr. Name of Candidate Party Government dues to departments dealing with Other Bernd Wiesberger claimed off as the pair became a suc- Phone/Fax No.: No. affiliation, Govern- Supply Supply Tele- Government Govern- SRINAGAR if any ment his second Rolex Series title cessful team and Griffin was 0194-2443031/2443032 (Sgr.) ment of of phones Transport Website: www.jkpolice.gov.in accom- Water Electri- (including dues, of 2019 and third European able to replenish his savings 0191-2459029/2459255 (J) Email: [email protected] modation city Aircrafts and if any Tour win as he rallied from and continue his dream of {Provision Section} Helicopters) three shots behind overnight playing full-time on the PGA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Amendment/Addendum 1 Karnail Singh Odhan Bahujan leader Matthew Fitzpatrick. Tour. Fast forward to Sunday Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil As a follow up of pre bid meeting, following amendments proposed by the Technical Committee are issued in NIT No. 69 of Samaj Party The Austrian carded a as the 31-year-old Griffin 2019 dated 30.08.2019 floated by Police Hqrs J&K to procure UAV, Drone System Category-3:- 2 Balkaur Singh Bharatiya Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil bogey-free final round of 65 claimed his maiden PGA 1. Launch and recovery: Vertical take off and landing (VTOL) within the area of 5x5 meter. Janata Party 2. Aural signature: <40db@50m AGL (Above Ground Level). 3 Shishpal Singh Indian National to finish one shot clear of the title, two-putting 18 to close 3. Electro Optic (EO)) Daylight payload: Resolution: 1280x 1080 pixels or better. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Congress Englishman at 16-under. with a 3-under 69 and win the 4. Thermal Imager (TI) Night payload: Thermal Imager (TI) not required. The requirement for TI to be considered deleted. 4 Nirmal Singh Malri Jannayak Houston Open by one stroke. 5. Data link: Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil � Should have jamming resistant communication during flight. Janta Party Griffin holds on to win Griffin told his mother � Should operate on S-band or C-band frequency for uplink and downlink preferably on license free band i.e. 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz. 5 Pargat Singh Bhiwan Haryana Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Houston Open by one stroke that he would buy her a new 6. Sensing System: Omnidirectional collision avoidance. Lokhit Party 7. GCS Application Software: 6 Rajinder Singh Desujodha Shiromani Los Angeles: Six years ago, car if he won this week — Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil � Switchable between 2D/3D views (the clause is removed). Akali Dal Lanto Griffin had less than and after earning $1.3 mil- � Capability to tilt and rotate 3D maps (the clause is removed). 7 Kashmir Chand Oad Independent Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Meanwhile last date for online tender submission is extended up to 05.11.2019 whereas Technical bids will be opened on 07.11.2019. $200 in his bank account, so lion in first-place prize mon- 8 Virender Singh Independent Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil he decided to caddie for his ey, he will make good on Detailed tender documents with terms and conditions are available on J&K State e-procurement portal www.jktenders.gov.in. Sd/- (Mubassir Latifi) JKPS, Sd/- (Nirmal Nagar, H.C.S.) friend and fellow pro golfer that promise. — Agencies AIG (Provision/Transport) Returning Officer, For Director General of Police, J&K Srinagar. 42-Kalanwali (SC) Assembly Constituency-cum- No. Prov-II/Sec-66/2019-20-61431-45 Dated: 11.10.2019 DIPK-0604/NB/M PRDH/79284 Sub Divisional Officer (C), Kalanwali. THE TRIBUNE 14 BACK PAGE GURUGRAM | TUESDAY | 15 OCTOBER 2019 By the way... Many from region find place in new NMC PGI Director, VCs of medical varsities of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal selected to panel replacing MCI Aditi Tandon which a rotation will happen of the NMC. In the last catego- Khanna also cleared the Tribune News Service to ensure VCs of other states HUNT ON FOR REMAINING EIGHT MEMBERS ry, the government today draw held to select one SMC NewDelhi, October 14 are represented. ■ Govt has, after Monday’s ■ “After this, the search pan- named AIIMS-New Delhi representative to sit in the PGI-Chandigarh Director The NMC Act provides for a exercise, named 25 of the el will sit and select the Director Randeep Guleria as selection committee that will Jagat Ram and Vice-Chancel- 33-member commission con- NMC's 33 members eight full-time NMC mem- member along with PGI- search eight full-time mem- lors of the medical universi- sisting of full-time members ■ Health Minister Vardhan bers,” the minister said, Chandigarh Director Jagat bers, including NMC chair- ties of Punjab, Haryana and with four-year tenure and said they had received adding the government Ram and Tata Memorial person. This seven-member Himachal Pradesh have made part-time members with a 284 applications for the was much ahead of nine- Director Rajendra Badwe. search committee will be month deadline to get the it to India’s new apex medical two-year term by rotation. pending 8 positions — last A draw of lots was also held headed by the Union Cabi- NMC up and running education body, the National NMC’s full time members date for applying is Oct 18 as per the NMC Act to select net Secretary. Medical Commission (NMC), are — the chairperson, four MEDICAL COUNCIL EMPLOYEES TO LOSE JOBS 10 VCs and nine state medical From among nine SMC which will replace Medical presidents of autonomous council representatives as members, another draw of TECH CHECK: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Council of India (MCI). boards (UG education, PG Once the NMC is formed, the jobs of Medical Council of India’s NMC members. VCs of med- lots happened to select four existing 100 employees will be terminated. Health Minis- at the Indian Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Monday. PTI The VC of Baba Farid Uni- education, medical assess- ical universities of Punjab, nominees each to four versity of Health Science, ment and medical ethics); ter Harsh Vardhan said the government will absorb Haryana, Himachal, Tamil autonomous boards. The fol- ■ Lanka markets to soon drape C’garh sarees Faridkot, Raj Bahadur; VC of three non-medical experts, some of the employees and ensure three-month Nadu, West Bengal, lowing were selected — Atal Medical and Research Director General Health Ser- salary plus advance to others to mitigate hardship. Gujarat, Delhi, Andhra Tripura’s JK Dev Verma for New Delhi: Chhattisgarh’s world famous Kosa silk sarees will University, Himachal vices; DG, Indian Council of Pradesh, Rajasthan and UG Education Board; J&K soon be available in Sri Lankan markets as the island Pradesh, Surender Kashyap Medical Research and a sent by states and nine state five top tertiary insti- Dadra and Nagar Haveli Medical Council’s Vijay nation has signed a pact with the state to facilitate trade and VC of Pandit Bhagwat Health Ministry representa- medical council representa- tutions that include PGI made the cut. SMC members Gupta for PG Education and business, an official said. Women in Sri Lanka have Dayal Sharma University of tive (Additional Secretary tives to be selected from Chandigarh, JIPMER, North from Uttarakhand, UP, Board; Nagaland’s Sedevi been showing their keen interest in Kosa silk sarees, said Health Sciences, Rohtak, OP Arun Singhal). among 29 nominations sent Eastern Indira Gandhi Sikkim, Kerala, Karnataka, Angami for Medical Assess- Lanka's Department of Co-operative Development Kalra are among the 10 VCs Among part-time members by all SMCs. One director Regional Institute of Health Arunachal, Maharashtra, ment and Rating Board and Assistant Commissioner Nilanga D Somapala. Besides Kosa, Chhattisgarh’s Tussar silk, Gheecha silk, linen, Raw selected today to be members are 10 VCs of state medical from among the existing and Medical Sciences, Shil- Bihar and Manipur made it. Madhya Pradesh Medical silk, Aari silk, Matka silk among others are women’s of the NMC as part-time universities to be selected AIIMS-like institutions and long, and Tata Memorial are Uttarakhand Medical Council’s Nishant Warwada favourite in Sri Lanka due to their uniqueness. PTI members for two years after from among 36 nominations two out of the heads of India’s also provided to be members Council’s Ajay Kumar for Medical Ethics Board.

■ Doc prescribes pregnancy test to two men! DUTCH ROYALS LAUNCH Ranchi: A doctor in Jharkhand allegedly prescribed pregnancy ‘CLEAN YAMUNA’ PART-II test to two young men in Chatra district after they complained ■ Second phase of an Indo- BIS to rank capitals, smart of stomach pain. Besides pregnancy test, Mukesh Kumar, a Dutch project that seeks to government hospital doctor, also asked the men to undergo treat dirty water of Barapul- tests for HIV and haemoglobin. "A probe has been ordered," lah drain before it flows into cities for tap water quality said Civil Surgeon Arun Kumar Paswan. The doctor, however, Yamuna was launched in NewDelhi, October 14 organised to commemorate has denied the allegation. In July, another doctor in East New Delhi on Monday in the The Bureau of Indian Stan- the World Standards Day. Singhbhum district had prescribed condoms to a woman who presence of Netherlands dards (BIS) will rank state After testing the samples, the had complained of stomach pain. IANS King Willem-Alexander and capitals and 100 smart cities BIS would rank state capitals Queen Maxima (in pic, left) over the next three months and 100 smart cities for qual- ■ ■ Visually impaired IAS officer takes charge The royal couple, who for quality of tap water, Con- ity water in the next three arrived in New Delhi on Sun- sumer Affairs Minister Ram months, he said. The initia- Thiruvananthapuram: “Never be defeated, never give up," said day night, visited the water treatment lab on Monday Vilas Paswan has said. tive would be taken to district Pranjal Patil, the country's first visually impaired woman The BIS will also test quali- level in next six months. IAS officer, as she assumed charge as and also interacted with ty of tap water at district level The BIS is the national Sub-Collector of Thiruvananthapuram some of the researchers here on Monday. "With our efforts, all of working on the project in the next six months. The body that frames quality us will get that one breakthrough which ■ PM Narendra Modi (left) ministry has written to state norms for products and serv- we want," the 30-year old Kerala cadre held talks with King Willem- governments to make BIS ices and works under the officer said. Patil, who hails from Alexander and Queen Maxi- standard mandatory on Ministry of Consumer Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra, had lost her ma with a focus on enhanc- drinking water. Affairs. It has been asked to vision when she was just six years old. ing bilateral, cultural and “The BIS has begun the test tap water in other parts of She cracked the UPSC examination in economic ties between the process of collecting tap the country after a probe 2016 with 773rd rank and improved her two countries water samples from state cap- showed samples from 11 ranking to 124 the next year. PTI TRIBUNE PHOTO: MANAS RANJAN BHUI itals and smart cities,” areas in Delhi did not comply Paswan said at an event with BIS standard. — TNS Post ‘protests’, BSF may get nod 100 Indo-British bodies to participate in R-Day parade slam Corbyn’s K-stance London, October 14 Indian National Students NewDelhi, October 14 Over 100 British-Indian pro- Association, Hindu Council Following “protests” by the fessional and community UK as well as temple bodies Border Security Force (BSF) organisations on Monday and community representa- against non-inclusion of its wrote to the UK Opposition tives, added their name to a marching contingent in the Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to joint letter which accuses Cor- Republic Day parade event condemn the Labour byn of bringing an next year, the Ministry of Party’s stance on India-Pakistan bilat- Home Affairs (MHA) today Kashmir in the wake eral affair into the indicated it was re-consider- of the Indian govern- domestic politics of ing its order. ment revoking J&K’s the UK by adopting a Sources said the MHA, in special status. “divisive” emergency its order earlier this month, The Labour Party on motion that calls for had said that only the march- Participating in R-Day parade is a matter of pride for the forces September 25 passed international inter- ing and band contingents of an emergency motion JEREMY CORBYN vention in the region. the Central Reserve Police with the ministry, “which was cases the defence, security, on Kashmir calling UK Oppn leader “We are writing col- Force (CRPF), Central Indus- now being reviewed”. development and cultural for party leader Corbyn to lectively, as British-Indian trial Security Force (CISF), Sources in the BSF said prowess of the country. seek international observers community organisations, to Indo-Tibetan Border Police despite all preparations, the The about 2.5 lakh person- to “enter” the region and express our deep dismay that (ITBP) and Delhi Police force’s marching contingent nel strong BSF is tasked to demand the right of self- Her Majesty’s Opposition has would be part of the Republic was not given a slot in this guard India’s terror and infil- determination for its people, abandoned a long-standing Day parade next year. It year’s parade too. The tration-prone border with drawing criticism from Indi- cross-party position on Kash- asked the BSF to send only Republic Day parade is an Pakistan, the crime-sensitive an diaspora representatives mir as a strictly bilateral mat- its camel contingent and esteemed event and troops frontier with Bangladesh and who described it as “ill con- ter between India and Pak- camel-mounted band team. and officers of various uni- is also deployed to render a ceived” and “misinformed”. istan, and in doing so, sown Sources in the MHA said formed forces take pride in number of tasks in the inter- A cross-section of British- the seeds of community after the order was issued, showcasing their ceremonial nal security domain of the Indian bodies, including the disharmony in the UK,” the the BSF took up the matter best at the event that show- country. — TNS Indian Professionals Forum, letter notes. — PTI HCL’s Nadar tops givers Govt push to ‘Mother of all battles’ eco-tourism, from page 1 before it was procured. Each list, Mukesh Ambani 3rd The OBCs, Dalits, Brahmins, time officials would reject the Mumbai, October 14 TOP PHILANTHROPISTS bids for 15 Punjabis and Agarwals will crop on the pretext of high Reliance Industries chair- Honcho Firm Donation largely vote for the BJP,” they moisture content.” man Mukesh Ambani, the sites invited say. “In a tactical move, At Birender Singh’s richest Indian, comes third Shiv Nadar HCL ~826 cr from page 1 Dushyant has fielded Ram Doomarkhan village, voters among philanthropists, in a Azim Premji Wipro ~453 cr under public, private partner- Kumar Gautam, a Brahmin, appear firmly with Prem list that is led by Shiv Nadar M Ambani Rel ~402 cr ship (PPP). Besides this, proj- from neighbouring Nar- Lata. “Birender Singh is a big of the technology company ects are being run at five sites, naund against Finance Min- leader. His wife is sure to HCL. Azim Premji, who cre- 72 INDIANS all leased out to private play- ister Capt Abhimanyu in win,” says Hari Ram, smok- ated headlines by announc- gave over ~5 cr for social causes, ers. These include Ala Fort order to woo voters of the ing hookah at his store on the ing a USD 21 billion commit- almost the double of 38 in 2018 Rest House, Dalhousie; community in Uchana Kalan. Narwana–Jind road. ment to charity, is second in Shoghi camping site, Barog But Randhir Dheera, also a While Dushyant seems on a the Edelgive Hurun India butions also nearly doubled to camping site and Chewa Brahmin, is likely to upset strong footing in Khatkar, Philanthropy List 2019. Rs 4,391 crore, with nearly camping site near Barog and Dushyant’s calculations,” Karsindhu, Ghogrian, Corporate families had half of the contributions hav- Moti Kunah Hill Top camping. claims Jangra. Chhatar, Thuan, Baroda and championing social causes ing come in individual dona- The state government gets Kuldeep with the Haryana Makrand villages, Prem Lata for long, but the Companies tions, while the rest have a revenue of Rs 98.75 lakh Beej Nigam at Ghogrian says has the edge in Doomerkhan, Act 2013 made it mandatory come from companies. There annually from these sites people are happy with the Kharak, Jheel and Pulwan for entities above a certain has been an uptick in the per- which were neither re-adver- Modi government at the Cen- besides Uchana Kalan. threshold to devote 2 per cent centage of wealth that has tised nor any enhancement tre and the Khattar govern- Dushyant claims people are of their profit to CSR. The been parted with by the rich made in the lease amount, ment in Haryana, “but not all eager to dislodge the Khattar overall philanthropic contri- families, shows the list. — PTI resulting in a loss to the are happy with the local government but Prem Lata’s exchequer. The lease period MLA.” Vijay Kumar, a medical nephew Sanjeev is certain Printed and published by Rajesh Ramachandran for The Tribune Trust of the sites expired earlier this store owner at Uchana Kalan, the BJP will win by an even Printed at The Tribune Press, Plot No. 123, Sector 37, Pace City-1, Gurugram. year. The Forest Department elaborates, “Procurement of bigger margin this time. Published at The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh. has more than 100 rest crops was never a problem in Throwing his weight RNI No. CHAENG/2017/72605. houses located at pictur- Haryana as it has been during behind Prem Lata, Chief Copyright © The Tribune Trust. All rights reserved. esque sites. 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