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BALBIR SIDHU RELEASES BOOK ON ‘PRIMARY 75 CASES SOLVED IN 15 DAYS WITH ARREST OF KOHLI EYES LEGACY, WILLIAMSON KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER’ P03 28 SNATCHERS; 67 MOBILES RECOVERED P05 PRIZE FOR CONSISTENCY P12 COVID-19 3rd wave won’t hit SC approves CBSE’s 30:30:40 children harder: AIIMS-WHO study NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 plan to evaluate class 12 students The SARS-CoV-2 sero- positivity rate among NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 children is high and com- HIGHLIGHTS parable to the adult popu- There will be no roll back lation and hence, it is un- of the decision to cancel  The CBSE said it will evaluate class 12 students for likely that any future third class 12 board exams, the theory based on 30 per cent marks from class wave of the prevailing Supreme Court said on 10 board, 30 per cent from class 11 and 40 per COVID-19 variant would cent from marks based on the performance in Thursday and approved disproportionately affect unit, mid term and pre-board tests. CBSE would the assessment schemes of declare the results on July 31. children aged two years CISCE and CBSE, which and above, according to has adopted 30:30:40  “In case where any candidate is not satisfied the interim findings of an formula for evaluation of with the assessment done, based on the policy, ongoing study conducted SII to conduct clinical trials marks for students based such candidates will be given an opportunity in the country. to appear in examinations to be conducted by on results of class 10, 11 and the Board, when conditions are conducive for The interim findings of Novavax for children 12 respectively. After the holding the examinations. As per this policy, that have appeared on me- Supreme Court approval, scheme, referred to compo- final results. marks scored in the later examination will be dRxiv, a pre-print server, The Serum Institute of India is likely to launch the Central Board of Sec- nents to be evaluated and A special vacation bench considered as final”, said the CBSE’s affidavit. are based on a mid-term clinical trials of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine ondary Education (CBSE) the weightage in percent- of justices A M Khanwilkar analysis of the data of the for children in July, sources said. SII is likely to notified its policy for evalu- age to arrive at final results. and Dinesh Maheshwari before us. boards can proceed on the 4,509 participants -- 700 introduce the Novavax vaccine, to be known as ation of Class 12 students CBSE said it will evaluate rejected the plea of senior In any case, the stu- same. children in the 2-17 years Covavax in the country, by September. Bharat and informed the results class 12 students for theory advocate Vikas Singh that dents who want to appear However, the (assess- age group and 3,809 aged Biotech has already begun clinical trials of Covaxin will be declared by July 31. based on 30 per cent marks there should be a relook can do so for improvisa- ment) scheme must incor- 18 years and above -- from for children in the 6-12 age group. The Council for the In- from class 10 board, 30 of the decisions of CBSE tion of marks and that porate the provisions for five states. dian School Certificate Ex- per cent from class 11 and and CISCE to cancel class takes care of the students dispute resolution in case The data collection pe- stratified prospective CO- five selected states with a amination (CISCE) said 40 per cent from marks 12 board exams in view who want to appear. In students want correction riod was from March 15 VID-19 sero-prevalence proposed total sample size however that it would con- based on the performance of the fact that tests like other words, no prejudice of final result declared and to June 10 from five sites study under WHO (World of 10,000. sider the performance of in unit, mid term and pre- Common Law Admission will be caused to students the second is for declara- -- Delhi Urban Resettle- Health Organization) "The seroprevalence students for last six classes, board tests. Test (CLAT) would be con- who want to appear, the tion of results and when ment Colony, Delhi Ru- Unity studies conducted was 55.7 per cent in the unlike CBSE which is tak- It said the marks ob- ducted in physical manner. bench said. the timeline for optional ral (villages in Faridabad by experts, including doc- below 18 years age group ing note of performance in tained by class 12 students We have no manner of In the hearing conducted exams would be declared, district of Haryana under tors from the AIIMS -- and 63.5 per cent in the class 10, 11 and 12 exams, in practical and internal doubt that this cannot be through video conferenc- the bench told Attorney Delhi-NCR), Bhubaneswar Director Randeep Guleria above 18 years age group. in finalising the final board assessment on actual basis taken forward. We have ing, the top court said General K K Venugopal, Rural, Gorakhpur rural and Professors from the There was no statistically results. The Central Board as uploaded by schools on already accepted in prin- prima facie, it has no res- appearing for the CBSE and and Agartala rural. Department of Centre significant difference in of Secondary Examination CBSE Portal will be also ciple the decision taken ervation to accept the as- senior advocate J K Das, The findings are part of for Community Medicine prevalence between adult (CBSE), in its assessment considered in deciding by the Boards and placed sessment schemes and the representing CISCE. PTI an ongoing multi-centric, Puneet Misra, Shashi Kant and children," the findings population-based, age- and Sanjay K Rai -- in the stated. PTI Govt extends validity of motor India is ‘priest’ of peace, but can give apt reply to aggression: Rajnath GUWAHATI, JUNE 17 and 11 other strategic international border as other infrastructure in the vehicle documents till Sept 30 road projects construct- well, the defence minis- remote border areas of the Defence Minister Ra- ed by the Border Roads ter said. country, the Defence Min- ‘PUC CERTIFICATE FOR ALL VEHICLES UNIFORM ACROSS COUNTRY’ jnath Singh on Thurs- Organisation (BRO) in Singh said: "The capac- ister virtually dedicated day said India is the Arunachal Pradesh and ity of the BRO in con- the 12 new roads to the NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 "priest" of world peace, other places, he said any struction of world-class nation. He reiterated the but it has the full abil- kind of disturbance in the roads despite challenges resolve of the Government The government on Thurs- ity and strength to give peace and tranquility in in tough and hilly terrain to connect all regions of day extended the validity of a befitting reply to acts the border areas is bound demonstrate the mantra the country to the overall motor vehicle documents of aggression. Dedicat- to have adverse implica- of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat". national mainstream to like driving licence (DL), ing the 20 km Kimin- tions. The 12 strategic Praising the BRO for its provide an equal oppor- registration certificate (RC) Potin double lane road roads would not only give but facilitate faster move- contribution to the de- tunity for development and permits till September in Arunachal Pradesh a boost to connectivity, ment of troops along the velopment of roads and and growth. IANS 30, 2021, in view of the on- going COVID-19 pandemic. KULBHUSHAN JADHAV'S RIGHT TO APPEAL The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Delhi Police questioned Twitter India asks Pak to address (MoRTH) said it has ad- vised the enforcement help out citizens in availing get harassed and face dif- India MD in ‘toolkit’ case shortcomings in bill authorities that the valid- transport related services, ficulties. NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 ity of fitness, permit (all while maintaining social It had earlier issued ad- tioned about the company's Delhi riots case: Court orders types), licence, registra- distancing," it said. visories dated March 30, policy behind flagging release of 3 student activists India on Thursday asked tion or any other con- The ministry's advisory 2020, June 9, 2020, Au- Twitter India MD tweets by users as "ma- A Delhi court on Thursday Pakistan to take appro- cerned document(s) may said all the states and union gust 24, 2020, December Manish Maheshwari nipulated media". This ordered release of three activists priate steps to address be treated to be valid till territories are requested to 27, 2020 and March 26, was questioned by the came after Twitter la- Devangana Kalita, Natasha Nar- the shortcomings in a bill September 30, 2021. implement this advisory 2021 in connection with Delhi Police last month belled as "manipulated wal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, accused introduced in the coun- "This covers all docu- in letter and spirit so that extension of validity of in connection with its media" a tweet by BJP under UAPA in Delhi riots, who try's national assembly were granted bail by Delhi High ments whose validity has citizens, transporters and documents related to the probe into the 'COVID toolkit' spokesperson Sambit Patra on Court on June 15. last week providing for expired since Feb 1, 2020, various other organisation, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, case, officials said Thursday. a Covid toolkit', attributed to the right of appeal to In- of Justice (ICJ). or would expire by Sep- which are operating under and Central Motor Vehicle They did not divulge further de- the Congress, on how to target handling of the coronavirus dian death-row convict "We call upon Pakistan tember 30, 2021. This will this difficult time, may not Rules, 1989. PTI tails, but said he was also ques- the Modi government over its crisis. PTI Kulbhushan Jadhav. to take appropriate steps Spokesperson in the to address the shortcom- Ministry of External Af- ings in the bill," Bagchi fairs (MEA) Arindam said at a media briefing. Bagchi said the bill has He said the municipal Congress stalemate persists as no mutually a provision for inviting court cannot be the arbi- the municipal court to ter of whether the State decide whether any prej- has fulfilled its obligation acceptable solution visible udice has been caused under international law. PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Congress. Traditionally the will have to think twice to Jadhav on account Bagchi also called upon Chandigarh, June 17 rural peasantry has not been while taking the final call. of the failure to provide the neighbouring country an overwhelming supporter Majority of the party lead- consular access in accor- to comply with the judg- The stalemate in the Pun- of the Congress party. This ers and legislators have not dance with a verdict of ment of the ICJ in the case jab Congress appears to be section has mostly been favoured Sidhu’s appoint- the International Court relating to Jadhav. PTI persisting and prolonging with the Akalis and some ment as the PCC president as there is no consensus on appointing Sidhu as the of them switched over to for the reason that he joined the solutions suggested by PCC president. He has the Aam Aadmi Party in the party only four years ago. the three member panel argued that the party can- 2014 and 2017. The Con- At the same time, the party SC refuses to halt demolition of constituted by the Congress not have Jat Sikhs, both as gress prospects primarily cannot afford to lose him as president to resolve the crisis. the Chief Minister as well depend on the Hindu and he enjoys a celebrity status 10K houses in Haryana village The panel had suggested as the PCC president. The separated from the Akalis, Bahujan Samaj Party can Dalit votes whose aspira- and gels so well with the NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 appointing the dissident Chief Minister has favoured it will fight elections of its also impact some of the tions and expectations obvi- audiences not just in Pun- leader Navjot Singh Sidhu appointment of a Hindu own. Each and every vote Congress party’s Dalit vote ously it cannot ignore and jab but across the country. The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to halt as the Chairman of the Elec- leader as the PCC president. the BJP will take will mainly bank. Dalits have also been overlook. Sidhu does have multiple the demolition of over 10,000 residential houses tion Campaign Committee. Traditionally also, in be from Congress kitty. That traditional supporters of Realising the ground options including returning at Khori Gaon in Faridabad district, Haryana, for This was understood to be Punjab, the Chief Minis- is why the party will need the Congress. Also, the BJP situation, the Chief Min- to the BJP, which is now encroachment on forest land. acceptable to Chief Minister ter and the PCC president to address the aspirations has already declared that if ister has taken a firm stand fighting it alone in Punjab A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Capt Amarinder Singh also. have rarely belonged to of the massive Hindu vote voted to power, it will ap- about appointing a Hindu and would welcome him Dinesh Maheshwari told a counsel appearing for However, Sidhu is said to be the same caste. In the cur- bank that also happens to be point a Dalit Chief Minister as the PCC president as anytime. Congress cannot villagers, "We want our forest land to be cleared. We insisting on appointment rent circumstances also, its core constituency. in Punjab. otherwise it runs the risk afford to lose him at any have given enough time, if you want to continue it is at as the PCC president only. the party will need to do a On the other hand, the Under these circumstanc- of alienating its core con- cost. It will not only be the your risk. This is forest land and not any other land." The Chief Minister has tough balancing act. After alliance between the Shi- es a tough balancing act stituency. party’s loss, but someone The top court passed the order on a PIL seeking stay taken a firm stand against the Bharatiya Janata Party romani Akali Dal and the will be required from the The party high command else’s gain as well. on the demolition of residential houses. IANS 02 CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 PUNJAB DC inspects flood Railways Illegal liquor manufacturing restore 6 pairs protection works worth unit unearthed, 1 held of special trains ASHOK KAURA the spot to arrest the in Ferozepur ` 7.51 crore in district Kapurthala, June 17 accused. Division NARINDER GUPTA During the search, PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Continuing its drive CIA teams apprehend- Jalandhar, June 17 against the illicit liquor ed the accused and menace in the district, seized 1750 kg of lahan, In order to meet the chal- police headed by SSP 15 bottles of illicit lenge of any flood-like Harkamal Preet Singh liquor and 14 boxes of situation due to the com- Khakh on Thursday smuggled golden whis- ing rainy season, Deputy unearthed an illegal key, and a swift (PB09- Commissioner Jalandhar liquor manufactur- AA-8651), added SSP. Ghanshyam Thori on ing unit operating in a He said that a case un- Thursday inspected the already been embarked in, if required, for the pro- house of Boot village der Section 420 of IPC flood-prone areas of Ja- in the district adding that tection of life and property and seized a heavy and 61 Excise Act has landhar to oversee flood no stone would be left of people from the floods. quantity of Lahan (the been registered against PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU protection work worth Rs unturned for this noble Thori said that the raw material used for the accused at Kotwali Ferozepur, June 17 7.51 crore. cause. top priority was to en- making the liquor) Police Station. The Deputy Commission- Thori categorically said sure that the vulnerable along with 14 boxes of SSP told that the ar- On-demand of passen- er who visited the flood- that he was personally points along with river whiskey smuggled from CIA teams in early running an illicit liquor rested accused would gers and local admin- prone areas of Shahkot monitoring the day to day Satluj were strengthened Arunachal Pradesh, morning raids and de- business and an illegal be produced before istration, the Railway sun division said that the progress in the matter so and plugged in at every 15 bottles of liquor tected this illegal mini brewery is operational the magistrate by the Ministry had decided to administration was duty- that there was no callous- cost to ensure that there and a swift car (PB09- distillery. Disclosing in his house at village Police and his police restore 12 pairs of special bound to ensure that the ness in the work. was no loss to the life and AA-8651). further information, Boot. remand would be trains in the different di- vulnerable points were The Deputy Commis- property of people. The police have Senior Superintendent He said responding sought to further trace vision of the Northern strengthened to ensure sioner said that there He said that the admin- also arrested Sukhdev of Police (SSP) Harka- swiftly to the informa- the forward and back- Railway, out of which 6 that there was no possibil- was no dearth of funds istration was firmly com- Singh alias Kala son of malpreet Singh Khakh tion, CIA Sleuths under ward links so that more pairs trains have been ity of floods in the district. for this purpose and more mitted to ensuring that Swaran Singh resident said that CIA teams the supervision of SP arrests can be made restored in Ferozepur He said that massive resources along with the no loss takes place due to of Boot whose house received a tip-off about investigation and DSP and the entire racket Division, said Rajesh Ag- strengthening work has funds would be pumped floods in the district. was searched by special Sukhdev Singh was investigation reached can be busted. garwal, Divisional Man- ager, Ferozepur Division. Divulging with details, DRM said, the restored Barnala youngsters gifted Special ward for corona positive pregnant trains are -02462 Ad- District Magistrate hinata Vaishno Devi Municipal Resource women at Govt Hospital Dhanola: Civil Surgeon Katra-New Delhi Shri Shakti Express from allows relaxations PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Center Dhanola. The July 1 and train NO Learning Centre DALJEET AJNOHA have also been re- Barnala, June 17 delivery is performed 02461 from July 2. KULEEP SOOD PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU vised all seats in non- at the special ward New Delhi-Amritsar PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Hoshiarpur, June 17 ac busses can now be During the COVID-19 by the specialist If a Shatabdi Express 02013 Barnala, June 17 filled while ac busses pandemic, the health pregnant woman tests from July 1 and 02014 The District Mag- will be allowed to department is taking positive for corona. from July 2. Ferozepur The Ram Saroop Ankhi Municipal Library, located at the istrate has allowed operate at only 50 necessary steps for Recently, a corona- Cantt-SAS Nagar Mo- office of Municipal Council Barnala, shall now be a hotspot various cafes, coffee per cent capacity. the health care of all positive pregnant hali Express 04640 and for bibliophiles as well as youngsters seeking knowledge shops, fast food out- A maximum of 50 sections from time to woman has given birth 04639 from June 21. through digital mode. The Municipal Council Barnala has lets, cinemas and persons are allowed time. at Dhanola with the NEW Delhi-Amritsar modernised its library into Municipal Resource Learning gyms to open with for a wedding event. Sharing informa- help of specialist doc- Sharabi Express 02029 Centre at a cost of Rs 25 lakh. 50 per cent capac- District Magistrate- tion about these health tors, under the super- and 02930 from July “The library will prove to be boon for the youngsters who ity. cum-Deputy Com- services, Dr Jasbir vision of Dr Satwant 2. Delhi Sarai Rohilla- will have easy access to internet facility through the four The new rules came missioner Apneet Singh Aulakh, Civil Aujla, SMO Dhanola Jammu Tavi During computers being installed here. Besides this, the library will into effect today Riyait said the ve- Surgeon, Barnala said demic. Civil Surgeon in charge. The Civil Spl 02265 from July be house to 10,000 book,” said senior Congress leader Ke- onward. hicles for hospitals, that special initiatives informed that the Surgeon appealed to 2 and 02266 from wal Singh Dhillon The educational nursing homes and have been taken by Health Department the people of the dis- July 3. Jammu Tavi- while inaugurat- institutes and pubs veterinary hospitals the health depart- has set up a special trict to avail maximum Yognagri Rishikesh ing the revamped will remain closed. would be allowed to ment to take care of ward for Corona Posi- benefits of the health Express 04606 from project on Thurs- The rules for travel- ply with prior per- the pregnant women tive Pregnant Women facilities provided by July 4 and 04605 from day. Deputy ling in public busses missions only. during this pan- at Community Health the government. July 5. Commissioner Tej Partap Singh Phoolka was also present. Dhillon Kapurthala DC issues new timetable Bathinda MC Admn performs last rites of said that Malwa, upgrades COVID positive deceases especially Bar- for opening shops in district nala, is the land of best of Punjabi authors. The library at infrastructure after no one claimed body municipal council is named after one of the best writers PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU shops will be open from 8 Ram Saroop Ankhi, which has now been revamped and Kapurthala, June 17 am to 7 pm from Monday for rains modernised. to Saturday while markets PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU He honored the noted author Om Prakash Gaso and an- Deputy Commissioner will be closed on Sundays. Bathinda, June 17 nounced that a similar library will come up at the office of cum District Magistrate Essential goods and ser- Improvement Trust Barnala in the name of author Gaso. He Deepti Uppal has issued vices will continue on Bathinda faces waterlog- said that to associate youngsters with the book culture and a new timetable for the Sunday. All restaurants, ging problems during the literature, the Municipal Resource Learning Centre has tech- opening of shops in Ka- diners, cafes, fast food monsoon, but this year, the nology enabled gadgets including computers, LED, projector, purthala district in view of on Monday. outlets will be closed at Municipal Corporation(MC) sound system, internet and other digital equipments. This reduction in covid cases. In addition, all dhabas, 7 pm but they will be able claims it has increased the PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU would enable youngsters to prepare for competition exams. As per the new guidelines hotels, cafes, coffee shops, to make home delivery till capacity of pumping mo- Jalandhar, June 17 Deputy Commissioner Barnala Tej Pratap Singh Phoolka issued by the state gov- fast food outlets, cinemas, 10 pm. It is clarified that tors and ponds in the city. added that the Municipal Learning Resource Centre will ernment, the daily curfew gyms, museums will be bars, pubs, premises will MC commissioner Bikramjit On the directives of Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam prove to be perfect platform for the young generation to would be from 8 pm to able to open at 50 per cent be completely closed. No Singh Shergill claimed dur- Thori, the officials of district administration Jalandhar interact and learn. He especially appreciated efforts of 5 am, while the weekly capacity provided their more than 50 people will ing the monsoon this year, on Thursday once again ensured the cremation of a ADC (G) Aaditya Dachalwal for conceiving the idea and curfew would be from 8 staff receives at least one be able to gather for wed- rainwater would drain out COVID-19 deceased in a dignified manner as nobody modernizing library. pm on Saturday to 5 am dose of vaccination. All dings and orgies. faster. Some of the water from his family came forward to claim the dead body. drainage works had been Divulging the details, the DC said that a COVID-19 completed while some would positive patient was admitted in the civil hospital Villager arrested for selling illicit liquor finish by June 30 and July 15. who died on the next day. The patient was identified PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Shergill said a 1,000 mm as Nirmal Singh (50) of Kapurthala Road. After the Nakodar, June 17 rising main has been made death of the patient, no one came forward to claim operational due to which the body and the phone number of the attendant re- The Nakodar city police have arrested a villager on the charge there was no water accumu- mained switched off, he added. The body was kept in of selling illicit liquor. The investigating officer Rannjit lation on the Power House the mortuary for about ten days and concerted efforts Singh said 9 bottles of booze were seized from the accused road after rain lashed the were made by officials to trace the family members identified as Kewal Singh a resident of Littaran village. area a few days back. of the deceased. Woman travel agent arrested PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Nakodar, June 17

The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested a woman travel agent for duping a Nakodar village resident of Rs 8.31 lakh on the pretext of sending him (SSP) that he had paid abroad. The station house Rs 8.31 lakh to the ac- officer (SHO) Aman Saini cused for facilitating his said that the accused has migration abroad but he been identified as Ra- was not sent abroad not jwindar Kaur alias Raj returned the money. wife of Harbans Singh a SHO said that a resident of Malian Khurd case under Sections village. SHO said that 420 (cheating) and Rajwindar Singh son of 120-B(criminal con- Resham Singh a resident spiracy) of the IPC and of Kang Sahib Rai vil- section 13 of the Punjab lage had complained to Travel Profession Regula- Jalandhar(rural) senior tion Act was against the superintendent of police accused after an inquiry. LUDHIANA WEATHER The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy with possibility of Min Temp Max Temp isolated thundershowers over 23.3°c 33.7°c LUDHIANA and its adjoining areas 03 during the next 24 hours. PUNJAB CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Soni instructs to prepare proposal Balbir Sidhu releases book on ‘Primary Rebel AAP MLAs meet Knowledge about prostate cancer’ Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, for salary enhancement of merge outfit PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU super-specialist doctors SAS Nagar, June 17  ORDERS TO COMPLETE Health and Family Wel- CONSTRUCTION OF fare Minister Balbir Singh CANCER INSTITUTE Sidhu on Thursday re- AMRITSAR ON leased a book on ‘Primary WAR FOOTING Knowledge about prostate cancer’. This book is au- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU thored by state awardee Dr NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 Chandigarh, June 17 Baldev Singh Aulakh, chief Urologist and Transplant The three rebel MLAs of Aam Aadmi State government has Surgeon, Aykai hospital, Party (AAP) who formed Punjab Ekta made all-out efforts to being set up in the state ties that these works be Ludhiana. widespread by the time Party, on Thursday, met Rahul Gandhi provide the best health- by the Medical Educa- completed on war foot- Health Minister said patient reaches a urolo- in Delhi and announced the merger of care facilities to the popu- tion Department here ing so that they could be that as per preliminary Book is written for gist. The book tells about their outfit with the Congress. The MLAs lace. Under these initia- on Thursday. During dedicated to the people reports of 2021 prostate the general public signs and symptoms, who met Rahul Gandhi include former tives, several new health the meeting, Principal as soon as possible. Dur- cancer affected 14 lacs in Punjabi by State diagnosis, stages, vari- Leader of Opposition (Punjab) Sardar institutes are being set up Secretary Medical Edu- ing the meeting Principal people in India consulted Awardee Dr Baldev ous treatment modalities Sukhpal Singh Khaira (MLA, Bholath); in the state. In order to cation and Research D Secretary D K Tiwari in- various hospitals but the Singh Aulakh including surgery, ra- Sardar Jagdev Singh (MLA, Maur); and attract super special- K Tiwari, Vice-Chancel- formed that the recruit- actual number is esti- diotherapy, hormonal Pirmal Singh (MLA, Bhadaur). ist doctors for employ- lor Baba Farid Univer- ment process for the State mated to be much more. therapy and diet for The merger is seen as a shot in a arm ment in these institutes, sity of Health Sciences Institute for Cancer Prostate cancer is one of understanding the problem prostate cancer patients. of Punjab chief minister Amarinder the Medical Education Dr Raj Bahadur, Dr Su- has been started under the common cancers af- and treatment required. He In his book, Dr Aulakh Singh who is at the target of Navjot Singh and Research Minister jata Sharma, Director, which advertisements fecting men above the age congratulated Dr Aulakh advised that men must get Sidhu led camp in the state. Amarinder Om Prakash Soni on Principal of Govern- have been issued for fill- of 50 and it affects differ- and Dr Bindra, the editor of a blood test (PSA) checked Singh, ahead of his meeting with the Thursday directed the ment Medical College ing up the posts of 39 As- ent patients differently. the book for putting efforts up regularly after the age party high command in New Delhi on authorities to prepare Amritsar Sujata Sharma sistant Professors, 38 As- Hence, the public needs to bring the book in Punjabi of 50. They must consult June 3, had inducted three AAP rebel and submit a proposal and other officials of sociate Professors and 28 to know the real course of for common men. a urologist if a urinary or legislators Sukhpal Khaira, Pirmal Singh to salaries enhancement Punjab Health System Professors. The process treatment in their respec- Dr Aulakh said that sexual problem is detected. and Jagdev Singh Kamalu into the party. of super specialist doc- Corporation were also will be completed in the tive cases from a qualified the good news is prostate Dr Apar Singh Bindra, The chief minister before leaving for tors so that these doc- present. next two months. Tiwari urologist and not fall prey cancer is most curable editor of the book thanked Delhi had welcomed these three MLAs tors will be attracted to However reviewing the assured the Minister for to unauthentic informa- and may not kill patients the Minister, Jagbir Singh into the party fold. work for the state. progress of construction Medical Education and tion on social media. but the bad news is pa- former MLA, Dr S S Gill Firebrand Khaira, once the hard cri- Soni was conducting work of State Institute Research that this proj- “Early diagnosis is the tients consult urologist former VC and the others tique of Amarinder Singh, had quit the a monthly evaluation of for Cancer Research, ect costing Rs 120 crore key to cure,” said he adding quite late as the prostate present. He said that they Congress and joined the AAP in De- the construction of the Amritsar and Patiala, would be completed by that the book by Dr Au- is linked to urination and would bring more such cember 2015. He was elected from the new health institutions Soni directed the authori- October 31. lakh might help people in sex. Hence it is already books in future. Bholath assembly seat in 2017. IANS

Jakhar urges party Punjab AG's wife Punjab State Women Commission PSPCL officers, employees redressed 1.8 lakh quits as Additional cadre to mark Rahul summons son, daughters of elderly power complaints in record 3 days: A Venu Prasad Advocate General Gandhi’s birthday women in Batala case PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU 900 of 11 kV & 66 kV feed- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU through social work Patiala June 17 ers damaging around 20 Chandigarh, June 17 PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Nos. 66 kV Towers, more PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chandigarh, June 17 A series of heavy storms than 13000 Poles, around Punjab Advocate Gen- Chandigarh, June 17 hit different parts of Pun- 2500 Transformers and eral (AG) Atul Nanda's Taking suo moto notice of the jab on June 10, June 11 more than 100 Km of wife Rameeza Hakeem Punjab Pradesh Congress Com- case of ousting of an elderly and June 13 caused huge conductor, besides other has resigned as Addi- mittee president Sunil Jakhar has woman from home in Batala damage to the power associated equipment and tional Advocate Gen- asked the party cadre to celebrate district, the Punjab State Wom- transmission and distri- accessories. eral citing 'personal Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s en Commission has summoned bution infrastructure of CMD said that with the reasons.' birthday on June sons and daughters of the vic- the state and assessed fi- continuous 24x7 monitor- It has been learnt 19 by under- tim on June 21 for a personal nancial loss of around 25 ing, systematic patrolling that she had submit- taking social hearing. crores to PSPCL. This was consumers across Punjab, of feeders and clearing ted her resignation work initiatives Chairperson of Punjab State informed by CMD A Venu mainly from Patiala, Ka- of lines, PSPCL has been on June 1 which has across the state. Women Commission Manisha Prasad in a press release purthala, Faridkot, Bath- able to restore the power been accepted by the In a statement, Gulati said that the matter had issued here on Thursday. inda, Gurdaspur, Khanna, supply of the majority of government now. She Jakhar said that come to her notice through A Venu Prasad disclosed Ropar, Mohali, Sangrur, the affected area within 72 also resigned earlier in view of un- media reports. In her orders, that more than 15,000 Barnala, due destruction hours. He said that PSP- in August 2020 but bearable pain she also directed the Senior ensure presence his presence workers of PSPCL have caused by heavy storms in CL consumers, especially Chief Minister Capt. and difficulties endured by citi- Superintendent of Police Bat- along with Son and daughters so far addressed more than the last two weeks. He said in rural areas, also came Amarinder Singh had zens during the second COVID ala to direct concerned Deputy of ousted mother present on 1.8 lakh power complaints that the storms resulted in forward to help PSPCL in rejected her resigna- wave, Rahul Gandhi this year Superintendent of police to hearing. affecting more than 50 lakh the breakdown of around all possible ways. tion. has decided to not celebrate his birthday. Rahul Gandhi has also ap- pealed to partymen to avoid any ostentatious activity like cake- COVID-19: Punjab sees 32 more Written examination for posts of cutting, sloganeering and putting Patwari and Ziledaar to be held up banners or posters to instead fatalities, 726 fresh cases utilise the resources to provide PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU on August 8: Raman Behl help and succour to those in need Chandigarh, June 17 Fatehgarh Sahib-1, Gurdaspur-1, PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU and those who have lost their Hoshiarpur-2, Ja- Chandigarh, June 17 source of livelihoods to the Covid With 32 more Covid- landhar-3, Ludhi- onslaught. related fatalities, the ana-3, Pathankot-1, The Written examina- Jakhar also said that he has toll in Punjab reached Patiala-2, Ropar-1, tion to fill 1,152 posts of appealed to the whole Congress 15,738 while 726 fresh Sangrur-1, SAS Patwari, Ziledaar, Canal leadership to distribute medi- cases took the tally to Nagar-2 in the past Patwari is now being con- cal kits, masks, sanitisers and 59,0,556 in the state on 24 hours, the bulletin ducted on August 8. ration kits to celebrate Rahul Ji’s Thursday, according to said. Disclosing this here on birthday. The leaders could also a medical bulletin. There are 164 critical patients Thursday, Chairman of visit affected families who have A view of a hoarding installed in support of former MP 4 deaths were reported from who are on ventilator support, the Board, Raman Bahl lost their loved ones to COVID Navjot Singh Sidhu by the local councillor Parminder Tarn Taran, followed by 3 in 478 other critical patients and said that the board had to provide relief and a healing Kaur Hundal, stating he will be crowned as the next Bathinda, Amritsar-2, Barnala-1, 2,117 patients on oxygen sup- announced to conduct touch to them. Punjab CM, in Amritsar, on Thursday. PTI Faridkot-2, Fazilka-2, Ferozepur-1, port, it said. the examination on May sharply so the board has 2 for these posts but the decided to chalk out a examination was post- programme to conduct Police file supplementary poned due to sharply written examinations for charge sheet in Republic Chief Election Commissioner of Jalandhar admn orders registration of FIR against surging COVID cases and various posts under the Day violence case against India holds a virtual conference the state government had Ghar Ghar Rozgar pro- Deep Sidhu, others lab for overcharging in RT-PCR tests compel to issue guide- gramme. He informed with CEOs of all states and UTs lines regarding this. that the written exami- NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 NARINDER GUPTA allegation against the lab Now the situation nation for 1,152 posts of PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU and friendly voter services, PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU was found to be true prima gradually turns nor- Patwari, Ziledaar, Canal Delhi Police on Thursday Chandigarh, June 17 integration of IT applica- Jalandhar, June 17 facie. The DC said that the malise and number of Patwari is now being con- filed a supplementary charge tions, extensive voter out- police authority was asked Covid cases decreasing ducted on August 8. sheet against actor-activist The Election Commis- reach program, expendi- Taking strict action to lodge an FIR under rel- Deep Sidhu sion of India led by ture monitoring and against the lab for over- evant Sections of Indian and others Chief Election Com- capacity building. charging in RT-PCR tests, Penal Code, Epidemic Dis- in the Re- missioner Sushil Talking about the district administration ease Act and Disaster Ma- State govt invites applications for public Day Chandra, Election recently concluded Jalandhar on Wednes- magement Act. Notably, violence Commissioner Ra- assembly elections in day asked the local police Kamal Hospital, Doaba Avneet Kaur and Parinaa PPSC Chairman case. jiv Kumar and Elec- five states, the Chief authority to register an Chowk charged Rs 1,500 Khanna have jointly con- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chief tion Commissioner Election Commis- FIR against the erring lab for the RT-PCR test; how- ducted sting operations Chandigarh, June 17 Metropoli- Anup Chandra Pandey held sioner (CEC) said that by after a scribe conducts ever, the state government at three more labs and a tan Magistrate Gajendra a virtual conference with seamlessly conducting elec- sting operation against has fixed a fee of Rs 450 for hospital namely – Dr Lal The state government has invited applications to fill one Singh Nagar will pass the Chief Electoral Officers tions amid the pandemic such lab. this test. The complainant Path Lab (Doaba Chowk), vacancy of Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commis- order on the point of cogni- (CEOs) of all the states and for such a large voter base, Giving more details, also submitted a copy of Dr Asha Path Lab (Doaba sion (PPSC). The last date for submitting the applications sance of the fresh charge sheet UTs. It was held to ascer- India has presented a suc- Deputy Commissioner the receipt of fees charged Chowk), Metropolis Lab is July 8. Divulging the details, a spokesman said that the on June 19 at 2 pm. tain the experiences of poll cessful model for the world Ghanshyam Thori stated by the lab as evidence, to and Johal Hospital (Rama state government has decided to invite the applications “The investigating officer of gone states and to galvanize to emulate. The CEC urged that as per the complaint which DC said that as per Mandi), the audio and vid- of eminent persons of impeccable integrity, high calibre the case pointed out the names the poll bound states. In the poll bound states includ- received from Journalist of preliminary inquiry con- eo evidences of which are and administrative experience. A Search Committee of the witnesses who were se- addition, the conference ing Punjab to learn from the news website True Scoop, ducted by the Assistant submitted with Assistant headed by the Chief Secretary will shortlist the names verely injured or from whom focused on key thematic experiences of states where Avneet Kaur and Parinaa Commissioner (Grievance) Commissioner (Griev- which will then be considered by the High Powered the weapon was snatched,” the issues like smooth, efficient elections were held recently. Khanna, Gupta Lab at Randeep Singh Gill the ance). Committee chaired by the Chief Minister of Punjab. court noted. PTI 04 CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 TRICITY Guv releases Greening Chandigarh Chandigarh UT adviser Manoj Parida ‘Action Plan 2021-22’, short film on transferred, to head central body THE 1986-BATCH Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary AGMUT JOINT Corona deaths cross 800-mark in UT A.S.PRASHAR between the nature and CADRE OFFICER PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chandigarh, June 17 the technological advance- IS AMONG SIX IAS Chandigarh, June 17 ments. OFFICERS WHO HAVE V.P. Singh Badnore, the Arun Kumar Gupta, BEEN GIVEN NEW UT recorded three more deaths and 32 fresh cases of Governor of Punjab & the Principal Secretary (For- RESPONSIBILITIES coronavirus on Thursday, taking the death toll to 802. Administrator, UT Chan- ests), Chandigarh added The caseload has risen to 61,310. digarh on that the forests are the PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU general public. He played a There are as many as 432 active Thursday released the source of wellbeing and Chandigarh/New Delhi, June 17 stellar, proactive role dur- cases of the infection. According ‘Greening Chandigarh recreation. In Chandigarh, ing the ongoing coronavirus to a media bulletin issued here Action Plan 2021-22’ a forest conserves a variety Advisor to the Adminis- pandemic in the city. by the Administration, those prepared by the Depart- of flora and fauna, which trator of UT, Chandigarh Other officers who have who succumbed to the deadly ment of Forest & Wildlife, Governor appreciated the World Day to forms a rich biodiversity and senior Indian Admin- been transferred include B. disease were between 57 and Chandigarh, in Punjab Raj work done by the depart- Combat Desertification and plays a vital role in the istrative Service officer Anand, a 1987 Tamil Nadu 90 years of age. The new cases Bhavan here. ments and said that the and Drought’, is a very environmental stability. Manoj Kumar Parida was cadre batch officer, who has have been reported from different parts of the city and This plan has envisaged people of Chandigarh, who appropriate day for Debendra Dalai, CCF, on Thursday appointed as been appointed as Secretary, the villages surrounding it. Meanwhile, a total of 96 1,75,000 saplings to be are traditionally nature lov- Chandigarh informed Chairman, National Au- Ex-Servicemen Welfare in patients have been discharged including persons from planted during 2021-22. ers, would whole-heartedly release of this action that the City Beautiful thority of Chemical Weap- the Ministry of Defence after home isolation who have completed 10 days and are The target of plantation support and participate in plan for the people of Chandigarh boasts of hav- ons Convention, in the rank the superannuation of in- asymptomatic, as per MoHFW guidelines. assigned to Forest Depart- the endeavour of the Forest Chandigarh” ing preserved 46% of its and pay of Secretary to the cumbent, 1984 batch officer ment is 75,000 saplings Department in preserving geographical area under Union government, under Ravi Kant on June 30. He Verman, a 1988 batch of- Development upon the and Horticulture Wing of the ecological wealth of the Manoj Parida, Adviser forest and green cover. the Cabinet Secretariat. is currently holding charge ficer, has been appointed superannuation of 1987 Engineering Department city. He further added that to the Administrator, To further increase green The 1986-batch AGMUT of Secretary, National Com- as Secretary, National batch officer Ram Mohan is 40,000 saplings and today being ‘World Day to Chandigarh added that cover in UT Chandigarh, (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, mission for Minorities, un- Commission for Minori- Mishra on June 30. Municipal Corporation is Combat Desertification and in recent years, the global ‘Greening Chandigarh Ac- Mizoram and Union Ter- der the Ministry of Minority ties, in the rank and pay Special Secretary, Ag- 60,000 saplings, along Drought’, is a very appro- warming showing its ad- tion Plan 2021-22’ was ritories) joint cadre officer Affairs. of Secretary by temporarily ricultural Research and with the targets of free dis- priate day for release of this verse effects on us, due to prepared for implemen- is among six IAS officers Renuka Kumar, a 1987 upgrading the post. Education and Secretary, tribution of saplings to the action plan for the people of this the importance of trees tation by all the green- who have been given new batch Uttar Pradesh cadre Indevar Pandey, a 1988 Indian Council of Agri- general public in the city. Chandigarh. This day par- has been understood and ing agencies. He further responsibilities after the officer, has been appointed batch West Bengal cadre cultural Research, Sanjay The booklet is available on ticularly focuses on turning acknowledged manifold. informed that today’s day Appointments Committee as Secretary, Minority Af- officer, who holds charge Kumar Singh, a 1987 batch the departments website degraded land into healthy With the invaluable con- offers a chance to recog- of the Cabinet gave its ap- fairs upon the superan- as Secretary, Administra- officer, has also been ap- i.e. http://chandigarhfor- land. Restoring degraded tribution of nature loving nize that land degradation proval in its latest meeting nuation of 1986 batch IAS tive Reforms and Public pointed as Secretary, Ad- est.gov.in/wp-content/ land brings economic re- residents of Chandigarh neutrality is achievable on Thursday. officer Pramod Kumar Das Grievances, and Pensions ministrative Reforms and uploads/2021/06/GCAP- silience and increases food and other stakeholders, the through strong commu- A hands-on officer, Parida on June 30. and Pensioners Welfare, Public Grievances, and 2021-22.pdf . security. It helps the biodi- Chandigarh has been able nity involvement and co- was a very popular officer in Special Secretary, Mi- has been appointed as Sec- Pensions and Pensioners On this occasion, the versity to recover. to maintain the balance operation at all levels. the bureaucracy as also the nority Affairs S. K. Dev retary, Women and Child Welfare.

I, Rajeev Sood s/o I, Seema legally wedded I Kamaljeet Kaur w/o Late I Sarabjot Singh S/o It is notified for the Naresh Chander Sood spouse of No. 15347183X Baljit Singh r/o House Charanjit Singh R/o B-2- information that my R/o 300-A, Rishi Nagar Rank: HAV. Pawan No. 122, Village Ramgarh 579, Chawni Mohalla, Original Qualifying Ludhiana Change name Kumar Gupta resident of Bhullar, Jagraon, Distt Ludhiana declare that Examination Certificate Rajeev Kumar Sood. Vill. Saray Khargi, P.O.: Ludhiana declare that my in my matriculation of Main Secondary Saray Khargi, Faizabad, son Jagdip Singh and his examination I, Shrimati Soni Examination 10th of Year Uttar Pradesh-224207, wife Mandeep Kaur and certificate (wide roll March 2015 & Roll No. Kumari Mishra legally Kuljit Singh and his wife Unit: 234 AER C/o 56 No. 1017616450) and 5963541, issued by ICSE wedded spouse of APO - 914234 inform Harpreet Kaur and their CHANGE OF NAME I, JASAN PAREET I Gurcharan my senior secondary and my Original Qualifying No.15347343M Rank: that in my husband's children's are out of my KAUR Daughter of Ex Kaur(Existing Name of examination certificate Examination of Main Senior HAV. Alok Kumar Army service records control. So I disown them I, MOHD ROMAN S/O Nk Sarbjit Singh, resident Spouse as per change (wide roll no. Mishra R/o Vill. Bela my Name and DOB is from my all movable/ Secondary Examination MOHD DILSHAD R/o of Vill: Bhadalwad, PO: of next of Kin Record/ 2019460131) my name Karma Road , Gram: wrongly mentioned as immovable property. 12th of Year March 2017 H NO 59-A ST NO 1 Bhojowali, Tehsil: Dhuri, Service Document)Spouse by mistake mentioned as Ram Nagar, Thana: Seema & 03-03-1984 but Anybody deals with them & Roll No.2738628 issued NEW SHAKTI NAGAR, Distt: Sangrur (PB) have of NO. 3364649F Ex Sarabjot, but my actual Aurangabad, Distt. my correct Name and at own his risk by CBSE have been actually DCW PATIALA HAVE changed my name from Sep. Ajit Singh R/Ovill. name is Sarabjot Singh Aurangabad, Bihar, DOB is Seema Gupta & Lost.Harshdeep Singh CHANGED MY NAME JASAN PAREET KAUR Akala PO Bholath Tehsil I Vijay S/o Lal Chand and my father’s name by Pin: 824101, Unit 234 13-03-1984.. Saini, Vill. Devi Nagar MOHD ROMAN to JASHANPREET Bholath Distt. Kapurthala Resident of Z-59 0/2, mistake mentioned as AER C/o 56 APO inform Gurpreet Nagar, Daba, Heera Singh Wala. Contact QURESHI KAUR. Punjab declare that PUBLIC NOTICE Charanjeet Singh, but his that in my husband's Ludhiana declare that 9464651050 have changed my name actual name is Charanjit I, Monika Paul W/o. I Harprit Singh Army service records I have lost my two old from Gurcharan Kaur ×ñ´ ÁèÌ ·¤õÚU Â%è Sß»èüØ ãÚUÎè Singh. All concerned I Hitesh Sharma Son of Amit Kumar Paul R/o. my name wrongly original sale deeds Bamrah S/o Surjit to Gurbachan Kaur çâ´ã çÙßæâè ×·¤æÙ Ù´:-v®®x çàæß please note. Late Siri Krishan resident 2140/6/26/1, St.No.5, mentioned Shrimati bearing Wasika No. 6804 Singh R/o Sembhi vide Affidavit dated ·¤æòÜôÙè ç´ÁõÚU ·¤æÜ·¤æ çÁÜæ of Nabha Gate Sangrur. Kishor Nagar, Tajpur Soni Kumari Mishra ´¿·¤êÜæ ÕØæÙ ·¤ÚUÌè ãê¡ ç·¤ ×ðÚUæ dated 20/06/2008 and I, JASVEER KAUR W/O Wali Gali, Talwandi 17/06/2021 before Declare that I have lost my Road, Ludhiana declares instead of Correct name ÜǸ·¤æ â´Ìô¹ çâ´ã ¥õÚU ©â ç·¤ Â%è Wasika No. 2113 dated SH. DHARAMPAL, R/O Bhai (Ferozepur) have Executing Magistrate original registry with Vasika that I have changed my Soni Kumari Mishra. ÁâÎè ·¤õÚU ×ðÚUð ·¤ãÙð âð ÕãæÚU ãñ 26/05/2010. DDR No. KHERANWALI, KALKA changed my name to Bholath.Please note. No. 2304 dated 27-03-2019. name from Monika to Harpreet Singh. ×ñ´ §Ù ÎôÙô´ ·¤ô ¥ÂÙè ¿Ü-¥¿Ü 146157/2021 Dated 17- DISTT. PANCHKULA, I, No. 18003991Y Rank: Whose DDR number is Monika Paul. I, Service No. 9925671 â²ÂçÌ âð ÕðÎ¹Ü ·¤ÚUÌè ãê¡ §Ù âð 06-2021. Any person HARYANA, DECLARE Nk. Name: SK Manawar 146045/2021 dated 15- I hitherto known as Y Rank NK Name ÜðÙ-ÎðÙ ·¤ÚUÙð ßæÜæ SßØ´ çÁ×ðßæÚU found these sale deeds THAT MY SON JASWINDER I Ramesh Kant S/o Hari 06-2021. This registry is Ashwani Kumar Mehta ChatanTundup of unit Resident of Vill. ãô»æ â´Õ´çÏÌ ÙôÅU [ please contact at my SINGH AND HIS WIFE Chand R/o #19, Ward above address. Mobile not mortgaged to any bank S/o Inderpal Mehta R/o 2 Ladakh Scouth R/O Mohona, P.O.: Manik SIRAT ALIAS BHAWANA Number 11, Partap Nagar, Near Govt. Girls School Chak, Maldah, West mYN kulbIr kumwr pu~qr No. 8837596895 or financial institution. If Vill. Thiksay Distt. rxjIq kumwr vwsI ipMf ARE OUT OF MY CONTROL Sangrur have changed my Kotkapura District Bengal- 732202 Unit: anyone finds this registry, Leh State UT Ladakh cuhVI vwlw DMnw qihsIl vw I Krishna Kumari W/o . I DISOWN & DEBAR BOTH name to Ramesh Kumar Faridkot- 151204 234 AER C/o 56 APO- please inform to my mobile declare that my son izlHw Pwizlkw ibAwn krdw Late Sh. Mahinder Kumar OF THEM FROM ALL MY 914234 inform that in number 9592018004. I Poonam Kant W/o Punjab, have changed my StanzinTashi’s DOB is hY ik myrw lVkw suBws cMdr R/o Sekhupura Basti, MOVABLE / IMMOVABLE name and shall hereafter my Army service record Ramesh Kumar R/o mistakenly mentioned Aqy aus dI pqnI ikRSnw Sunami Gate, Sangrur, PROPERTIES / ASSETS òÔÆÕñ àð»Ãøð é¯Çàà my Mother's Name and #19, Ward Number 11, be known as Ashwani in my service record as aurP mMjU ieh dovW myry Tehsil and District ANYBODY DEALING WITH DOB wrongly mentioned Partap Nagar Sangrur Mehta. 07.06.2001,his correct kihxy qoN bwhr hn mYN iehnW Sangrur declare that THEM SHALL DO SO AT ÇÂÔ ÇÕ ÔÆð¯ ÁËî ÃÆ âÆ âÆñÕÃ, as Aalefa Bibi & 30-12- my son Sumit Kumar êÆìÆ AA¶ òÆ IHHA, îÅâñ B@ have changed my name I,Harcharn Singh DOB is 20.07.2002 dovW ƒ AwpxI c~l-Ac~l THEIR OWN RISK AND 1964 but her correct and his wife Sonia Rani AB, ÚËÃÆ @EDFD, ܯ ÇÕ ðÇò³çð to Poonam S/O Jagir Singh R/O .Please note. jwiedwd qoN byd^l krdw hY COST. Name and DOB is Alfa are out of my control. Sarai Valtoha,Rattoke iehnW nwl lYx dyx krn ÇÃ³Ø ê¹¼åð ÖÜÅé ÇÃ³Ø òÅÃÆ I Gurinder Pal S/o I, Kuldeep Rai Gupta s/o Bibi & 19-10-1965. vwlw Kud ijMmyvwr hovygw I disowned them from I Amarjeet Kaur w/o EC ìÆ/A, îÜÆáÆÁÅ ÇÂéÕñ¶ò Parshotam Lal R/o Gurudwara Tarn Taran, Om Parkash Aggarwal my all moveable and Paramjeet Singh r/o H.No. I, No. 18003991Y sMbMiDq not krn êÇàÁÅñÅ ç¶ é» Óå¶ ÃÆÍ ÇÜé·» #456, Ward Number 1, Punjab have changed my R/o 1208/14, Street No immovable properties. 305, News Dairy Sector 78, Rank: Nk. Name: SK çÆ BD/@B/B@AH ù Ô¯ Ú¹¼ÕÆ ÔËÍ Kartarpura Basti, Sangrur name from Harcharn 6, Block-A, Bhai Himmat mYN dysw pu~qr murwd vwsI Anybody deals with them Mohali declaer that my son Manawar Resident of À°Õå çÆ î½å î×𯺠ÇÂé·» ç¶ ê¹¼åð have changed name my Singh to Harcharan Singh Nagar Dugri rylvy kvwtr nM: 12 at his/her own risk. Me Major Singh and his wife Vill. Mohona, P.O.: Pwizlkw vw izlHw Pwizlkw îéÜÆå ÇÃ³Ø ò¼ñ¯º ðÇÜÃàð¶ôé minor Son Jashanmeet Singh . All concerned Ludhiana Change name and my family members Parminder Kaur are out of Manik Chak, Maldah, ibAwn krdw hW ik myrw ÁÅêä¶ éÅî Óå¶ åìçÆñ ÕðÅÀ°ä to Jashanmeet Singh please note. Kuldip Rai Gupta. are not responsible for my control. I disown them West Bengal- 732202 lVkw sMdIp kumwr aurP dIpU any act or conduct done ñÂÆ ê¶êð ÇÂà çøåð Çò¼Ú ê¶ô I Beenita Yadav spouse from from my all movable/ I Mangla Devi D/O I, Harjeet Kaur W/o Kirpal Unit: 234 AER C/o 56 Aqy aus dI pqnI mnISw by them. ÕÆå¶ ÔéÍ òÔÆÕñ àð»Ãøð Õðé of No. 15179963M, L/NK immovable property. Balwant Rai Alias Sunita Singh R/o Street No. 1, APO- 914234 inform ieh dovW myry kihxy qoN Ãì³èÆ ÇÕö ù Õ¯ÂÆ ÇÂåðÅÜ ÔË å» Shri Krishan # Village I, Balraj Krishan S/o Anybody deals with them Rani W/O Rakesh Kumar Master Colony, Jamalpur that in my Army service bwhr hn mYN iehnW dovW ƒ À°Ô AE Ççé» ç¶ Á³çð ÁÅð àÆ Salaiya Post Akbai Badi Ram Murti R/o Shivpuri at own his risk house number 123Preet Focal Point Ludhiana record my Father's AwpxI c~l-Ac~l jwiedwd ú çëåð êÇàÁÅñÅ ÇòÖ¶ Ãì³èå Tehsil Dabra District Mohalla Dhuri (Sangrur) Nagar Hareri Road declare that Harjeet Kaur Name and DOB wrongly qoN byd^l krdw hY iehnW LOST AND FOUND ÕñÕð éÅñ óêðÕ Õð¶Í ÁÅð Gwalior (MP) have hereby disinherit my son Sangrur Haved Known and Harjit Kaur is one and mentioned as SK Faruk nwl lYx dyx krn vwlw Kud êÇàÁÅñÅÍ changed my name from Deepak Garg, daughter- I, Parminder Singh S/o Both Of Name Sunita same person. & 01-01-1956 but his ijMmyvwr hovygw sMbMiDq not Beenita Yadav to Bineeta krn in-law Sonia, who are out Sukhdev Singh R/o 417, ñÇÚå ÕÆåÅ Ü»çÅ þ ÇÕ ÇÂÕ Rani And Mangla Devi correct Name and DOB Yadav.Vide affidavit I, Balkar Singh s/o Jasvir of my control. Anybody Jawaddi Kalan, Ludhiana òÔÆÕñ TATA Zest XE is Sekh Faruk & 04-06- î˺ ÔðÇò§çð ÇÃ§Ø ê¹¾åð ñ¶à deals with them, shall I Naresh Kumar S/o Ram dated 16 June 2021. Singh R/o Zirakh Road, declare that I have lost (TOURIST) êÆìÆ @AìÆ EAGE 1956. ÃzÆ ÁÜÆå ÇÃ§Ø òÅÃÆ î:é§: solely be responsible. We Phool R/o 2 Chotu Ram Before District Courts Patti Hasna , Siarh Transfer Property Deed No. ܯ ÇÕ ÃzÆ ð¹î¶ñ ÇÃ§Ø ê¹¾åð ܯÇקçð B@D¶, ÃËÕàð D âÆ Öðó Surinder Kumar s/o late Colony, Narwana Distt Ludhiana Change name 3344 dated 08/02/2018 ÇÃ§Ø ç¶ éÅî Óå¶ ðÇÜÃàðâ ÃÆÍ Faridkot. I, Smt Mukta Khaton Ç÷ñ·Å ÁËÃ.¶.ÁËÃ. é×ð Gurdial Chand and mrs. Jind (Haryana) have Balkar Singh Pandher. legally wedded spouse in favour of Gurinder À¹é·» çÆ î½å BH.AA.B@AI 鱧 Ô¯ I Kiranjot Kaur alias ÇìÁÅé ÕðçÅ Ô» ÇÕ î¶ðÆ Sonu w/o Surinder Kumar changed my name to of No. 18003991Y Singh S/o Piara Singh S/o ×ÂÆ ÃÆÍ À¹é·» çÆ î½å 寺 ìÅÁç Kiranjot kaur Dhillon I, Shamina Khaton êåéÆ Ã¹éÆåÅ î¶ð¶ ÕÇÔä¶ å¯º both r/o w.j 104 basti Naresh Sharma Rank: Nk. Name: SK Sudhagar Singh R/o VPO À¹é·» ç¶ ÇêåŠܯÇקçð ÇÃ§Ø é¶ w/o Amanpreet Singh legally wedded spouse ìÅÔð þÍ ÇÂà éÅñ Ãì§è ð¾Öä guzan, jalandhar declare Manawar Resident of Majri, Tehsil Jagraon, Distt. À¹Õå òÔÆÕñ 鱧 ÁÅêä¶ éÅî Óå¶ I Kamlas Rani W/o Dhillon R/o LIG-178, of No. 15337717K Rank òÅñÅ õ¹ç ÷§¹î¶òÅð Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ that our son om is out of Vill. Mohona, P.O.: Ludhiana. If anyone finds àð»Ãøð ÕðòÅÀ¹ä ñÂÆ ÁðÜÆ Ravinder Kumar R/o Model Town, Housing : L/ HAV. Name: MD. ÇÂÃç¶ ÕÆå¶ ñËä ç¶ä çÅ î˺ our control .we disinherit Manik Chak, Maldah, it, contact above address. ÇçåÆ þ Á×ð ÇÕö 鱧 éÅî çÆ House No MCB-Z3-02965 Board Colony, Bathinda, Azam Khan R/o Village: ÷§¹î¶òÅð éÔƺ Ô¯ò»×ÅÍ him form all our moveable 592 GA/6 Mohari Bagh, West Bengal- 732202 and immoveable property. DDR No. 145948/2021 åìçÆñÆ Ãì§èÆ ÇÂåðÅÜ Ô¯ò¶ å» (1687) Street No 4 Back I have known to both î˺ ìðéÅ Çç¾å êåéÆ ÃzÆ P.O.: Teli Bagh Kharika, Unit: 234 AER C/o 56 dated 17/6/2021 at PSOC À¹Ô AE Ççé» ç¶ Á§çð Á§çð Õð Side Nirankari Bhawan names. I’m the same ÜËîà îÃÆÔ òÅÃÆ î¾áÆ, åÇÔ: I, Naresh wati W/o Om Distt. Lucknow, Uttar APO- 914234 inform Dugri, Ludhiana City. 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Faridkot have changed my have changed my name Khaton instead of my correct Name and DOB ÕðçÆ Ô»Í ÇÂé·» éÅñ ñËä moveable and immoveable BRIGHT PUNJAB EXPRESS strongly encourages readers to conduct son name Abijeet Singh to Parvinder Kumar to Correct name Shamina is Mukta Khatun & 12- properties anybody deal whatever investigation they feel necessary or appropriate before ç¶ä Õðé òÅñÅ õ¹ç ÷§¹î¶òÅð proceeding with any transaction with any of these advertisers. Guntaj Singh. Parminder Kumar Khatoon. 08-1990. Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ with her at their own risk. 05 LUDHIANA CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 24x7 Flood Control Room 75 cases solved in 15 days with arrest One death, five more set up at administrative of 28 snatchers; 67 mobiles recovered cases of Black Fungus YOGESH KAPOOR reported in district PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU complex, says DC Ludhiana, June 17 Ludhiana, June 17 to rain. As many as 75 cases of As many as five more cases Sharma also directed snatchings have been solved of Black Fungus have been the officials to strengthen in the last 15 days with the reported in the district on flood prone sensitive places arrest of a total of 28 ac- Thursday. With this, as of to minimize damage in the cused persons. now 130 cases have been possibility of excess water The police have also re- confirmed in the district of being released from the covered a total of 67 mobile and Salem Tabri - where biles by Daresi. which 72 patients are resi- active patients at present water reservoir. phones and 13 stolen ve- the drive was initiated. She “Special teams from all dents of Ludhiana while 58 in the district. He also asked the Sub-Di- hicles from the possession informed that of 28 arrests, these police stations were belong to other districts. Meanwhile, the district visional Magistrates (SDMs) of the accused. 13 accused were arrested formed and the police Besides, one person reported 78 new cases AMARPAL SINGH Evacuation plan, to establish local level Flood Addressing the media by Basti Jodhewal Police personnel in civvies were from Ludhiana of coronavirus of PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU in case of flood, has Control Rooms in their divi- on Thursday, Additional followed by six accused by deputed at public places to has succumbed which 64 were the Ludhiana, June 17 already been finalized sion for constant monitor- Deputy Commissioner of Division 2 Police, four by Sa- trace the accused and study to Black Fun- residents of Lud- and the sensitive places ing of the situation. The DC Police (ADCP, City 1) Prag- lem Tabri, three by Division the cases of snatchings,” she gus (also called hiana while 14 Deputy Commissioner have been identified instructed officials to con- ya Jain said that the Zone-1 1 and two by Daresi Police. said while adding that after Mucormycosis) belong to other Varinder Kumar Sharma along with the safe stantly coordinate with each police had initiated a spe- She added that of 67 mo- arresting the accused it was on Thursday. Till districts or states. on Thursday said that dis- places where the other via WhatsApp groups cial drive against snatchers bile recovered, 32 mobiles found that most of them date, as many as 19 Besides, five persons trict administration has set residents of flood prone to closely monitor the situa- from June 1 and in 15 days, recovered from six accused are drug addicts and they residents have died due to (three from Ludhiana) have up a 24x7 Flood Control areas would be shifted, tion during monsoons. He the team has been able to arrested by Division Num- are into crime to meet their this disease in the district succumbed to contagion Room (0161-2433100) in if required” directed them to keep their arrest 28 accused as of now. ber 2 Police, 16 mobiles needs of drugs. and of these nine victims on Thursday. According the administrative complex. mobile phones switched on The Zone-1 police com- were recovered by Divi- The police will return were the residents of Lud- to Deputy Commissioner Chairing a high-level the senior officers of the ad- round-the-clock. prised seven police stations sion 1 Police, 10 by Basti the mobile phones to the hiana. As per the data com- Varinder Kumar Sharma meeting of all the depart- ministration have also been He said that the district — Division Numbers 1, 2, Jodhewal, five mobiles by owners, who can contact piled by the district health there are 902 active patients ments to review arrange- appointed to check this con- administration has already 3 and 4, Daresi, Jodhewal Salem Tabri and four mo- the police with the proof. department, there are 50 in the district at present. ments for flood control trol room on rotation basis. made adequate arrange- here on Thursday at Ba- The Deputy Commis- ments to meet any sort of chat Bhawan, the Deputy sioner also under scored situation in wake of rainy Commissioner said that the need to put in place a season. The Deputy Com- Three members of SAD-BSP workers submit memorandum against the duty roster of staff has viable mechanism for com- missioner said that the also been prepared in the pleting all the flood control contingent plan has been auto-rickshaw gang Bittu’s casteist remarks against Dalit community control room to ensure it arrangements. He said that prepared by every depart- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU seeking the arrest of local to the police chief Rakesh operates round-the-clock. the officials must remain ment and they are fully arrested Ludhiana, June 17 MP Ravneet Singh Bittu for Agrawal and demanded He said that in order to vigil so as to avoid any sort equipped to tackle any sort his alleged casteist remarks registration of a case against effectively monitor the staff, of untoward incident due of situation. Members of Shiromani against Dalit community. him as well as his imme- Akali Dal (SAD) – Bahu- SAD-BSP members, in- diate arrest for making jan Samaj Party (BSP) met cluding the senior leaders casteist and defamatory BJP oppose MC’s move of revoking Road caves in at Commissioner of Police of the party, submitted a comments against the Dalit Gol Market Chowk Ludhiana on Thursday complaint against Bittu community. exemption on water-sewer charges in Model Town Burglars decamp against houses up to 125 sq yards area with cash, gold worth District Legal Services Authority several lakh from organises seminar for Punjab PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU a tip-off on Wednesday and councilor’s residence Ludhiana, June 17 had recovered two motor- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Police Mahila Mittar cycles and a mobile phone Ludhiana, June 17 PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU The Division Number 6 Po- from their possession. Ludhiana, June 17 lice busted a three-wheeler Later, after getting infor- A group of miscreants gang of snatchers with ar- mation regarding the third barged into the house A portion of a road caved rest of three accused and accused from the two ar- of councilor from ward in at Gol Market in Model the police have recovered rested accused, the team number 66 Narinder PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU additional burden on the Town Market on Thurs- two stolen motorcycles, an nabbed Ekjot and seized an Kumar Kala and de- Ludhiana, June 17 residents by revoking the day. Fortunately, no ac- auto-rickshaw and a mobile auto-rickshaw which was camped with cash, gold exemption. “During pan- cident was reported. Shop- phone from their possession. being used by them in the and items worth several The members of Bharati- demic, when residents are keepers of the market have The accused were identi- crime. lakh. ya Janata Party (BJP) already struggling to meet blamed the authorities of fied as Ekjot alias Hunny The accused are still being The incident occurred staged a protest outside their needs, the civic body Municipal Corporation be- of Preet Nagar, Aman- questioned and there are during the intervening all four zones of Munici- is further adding incon- hind this and said that the deep Singh alias Aman of chances of more recoveries. night of Wednesday and pal Corporation Ludhiana venience for them. Now, part of a road had caved in Gobindsar and Ashwani Ku- It was learnt that there Thursday and according on Thursday while slam- the residents with houses after one of the walls of a mar Asshi of Nanaksar. All are five cases of snatchings, to the police, the accused PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Compensation Scheme ming the MC for revoking up to 125 sq yards area manhole collapsed. three are residing under the thefts registered against have been captured in a Ludhiana, June 17 for Women Victims, Sur- the exemption on water- will have to pay Rs 2,400 “The complaint was jurisdiction of Daba Police. the accused Ashwani Ku- CCTV camera in which vivors of Sexual Assault, sewer user charges against every year,” he said. submitted to authorities Inspector Amandeep mar at different police they are seen scaling the District Legal Services other Crimes-2018 and the houses up to 125 sq The protestors also regarding a wall of man- Singh, SHO, Division stations while there are wall of the councilor's Authority organised a Punjab Victim Compen- yards area. blamed the civic body hole collapsing but despite Number 6 Police Station two cases in past against residence. special seminar for the sation Scheme, 2017. BJP district president for their decision to pull receiving the complaint, said that a team of Sherpur Amandeep and the accused The accused entered woman cops deputed The seminar was held Pushpinder Singal said in private contractors for the authorities have failed Police Post have arrested Ekjot Singh alias Hunny the house at around 2 under Punjab Police on the directions of Dis- that as of now no water- recovery of taxes and fees. to repair the same due to two accused Amandeep and was booked now on June am and fled away with Mahila Mittar team for trict and Sessions Judge- sewer charges were being They said this move will which today the portion Ashwani Kumar at a check- 15 after the three had Rs 4 lakh in cash, 150 assisting woman resi- cum-Chairman, District collected from the resi- encourage ‘Gunda Raj’ of road has caved-in,” they point installed near Gias- snatched a mobile phone gm gold jewelry and dents, apprising them Legal Services Authority, dents having houses up and demanded that the said. The shopkeepers pura village on the basis of from a passenger. other valuables. regarding the NALSA’s Ludhiana Munish Singal. to 125 sq yards but now MC should also roll back further added that the the civic body have put this decision. MC had now covered the area with only sand and if it will not be repaired Traders strongly protest Sunday lockdown Hygienic and clean meat consumption timely, it can pose risk to the residents as monsoon PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU general secretary Sunil days only. They strongly de- is prerequisite for good health of is around the corner. Ludhiana, June 17 Mehra and others includ- manded that the Sunday However, Ravinder ing Rohit Kapoor, Inderjit lockdown be opened so that consumers: Vet experts Garg, MC Superintending Punjab Pradesh Beopar Sachdeva, Ashwini Maha- business could come back Engineer said that the staff Mandal (PPBM) held a jan, Sulesh Gupta, Rajiv on its track. has been directed to repair protest near Ghaas Mandi, Arora, Randeep Batra and Condemning the policies the damaged portion of the Chaura Bazaar, Ludhiana Sandeep Jain added that of the state government, road. He added that the on Thursday to open Sun- there were about 50 whole- they said these policies were cause of the cave-in will be day lockdown soon. sale markets of Ludhiana, ‘anti-trade’ which are ulti- ascertained after digging Addressing the gathering, including Gandhi Nagar, Bazaar, Gur Mandi, Ghu- Jawahar Market and AC mately harming interests up a part of the road. the Mandal leaders, state Akalgarh Market, Chaura mar Mandi, Model Town, Market, which run on Sun- of the traders community. CIA recovers 10 stolen vehicles from habitual offender BCA (Sem I) students of PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU fork. They revealed that in PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Ludhiana, June 17 case of roadside or clandes- Ludhiana, June 17 tine slaughter, improper RGC shine in PU exams Being nutrient dense washing of the carcasses Crime Investigation Agency PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU foods with high moisture either in river or pond wa- (CIA-1) of city Police Com- Ludhiana, June 17 content, meat serves as an ter is a usual practice. missionerate arrested a ha- ideal medium for growth In most of the times, bitual offender for vehicle Students of Ramgarhia of microorganisms. Thus, same water tub is repeat- lifting and recovered 10 Girls College excelled in handling and preserva- edly used for washing and stolen vehicles (including the exams of BCA (Se- tion of meat is essential to cleaning for number of five scooters and five mo- on the basis of the tip-off, mester I) conducted by upkeep its quality. These birds or animals, result- torcycles) and two mobile a checkpoint was installed Panjab University with views were expressed by ing in cross contamina- phones from his possession. on Kali Sadak. The police Sant Kaur securing first experts from Department tion of carcasses. Thus, The arrested accused had stopped the accused at position in the college by of Livestock Products at the time of slaughter, was identified as Prince the checkpoint and asked acquiring 86.75 per cent Chawla Head, Depart- Ranjodh Singh, Presi- Technology, Guru Angad butchers and meat han- Kumar alias Patisa, 29, of the accused to produce the marks, Sanjana Dhiman ment of Computer Science dent Ramgarhia Edu- Dev Veterinary and Ani- dlers should pay utmost Jain Chowk, Kali Sadak. documents of the scooter he lice Station. During question- coming in second position and Applications, the staff cational Council and mal Sciences University, care for safe and clean An accomplice of Prince, was riding but the accused ing, the accused confessed of in college by gaining 86.5 members and students of Gurcharan Singh Lotey, Ludhiana. handling of animals and identified as Sunny Kumar, failed to produce the same stealing vehicles from differ- per cent marks and Sakshi the department on their re- General Secretary con- While sharing informa- carcasses. From consum- had managed to escape. and later confessed that the ent areas and then using the achieved third position in markable success. It is due gratulated students and tion on clean practices for er point of view, proper Assistant Commissioner scooter was stolen. stolen vehicles in executing college with 86 per cent to the hard work and deter- the staff members of the hygienic meat production, cooking of meat prior to of Police (ACP–Investiga- A case under Sections 379, snatchings. “After using the marks. mination of the students Department of Computer handling and consump- consumption is regarded tion) Mandeep Singh said 379-B and 411 of IPC was vehicles in snatchings, the Officiating Principal Dr that they have been able Science and Applications tion, they insisted on con- best measure to prevent that there was a tip-off re- registered against the ac- accused used to dump the Rajeshwarpal Kaur con- to accomplish outstanding on their remarkable suc- trol measures from farm to any meat borne illness. garding the accused and cused at Basti Jodhewal Po- vehicles,” the ACP informed. gratulated Rattan Deep results in the exams. cess. 06 OPINION CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Biden trip takeaways: Respect, Justice delayed is optimism, some skepticism justice denied ZEKE MILLER n an important development that will come as a major relief to litigants across the country, In the wake resident Joe Biden’s first over- the Supreme Court of India has directed that seas trip put his diplomatic half of the judges in the High Courts will sit of a series and negotiating philosophy on alternate days during the pandemic and on display, as he rallied tra- of disruptive ditional US democratic allies Iattend to matters of urgency and individual liberty. cyberattacks Pto confront new and old challenges and This is a timely order and it was the need of the hour. offered an often rosy take on the possibili- The orders came during the hearing of a petition by that have ties of cooperation with Russian President a businessman accused of money laundering in a emanated Vladimir Putin after a one-on-one summit. multi-crore drug related case. His bail application from Russia, A RESET THEY DIDN’T CALL A RESET was pending in the Punjab and Haryana High Court Biden Biden and Putin did not use the word since February 2020. reset to describe the state of relations be- The court expressed shock that the bail application pressed Putin tween the two nations after their summit was not listed for over a year, observing, “normally we to curtail in Switzerland. But that’s what the meeting a value to being realistic and to put on MAD, BUT DON’T CALL IT A NEW COLD WAR amounted to, with both men staking out an optimistic front, an optimistic face.” In the wake of a series of disruptive do not interfere with an interim order passed by the criminal high court, but we are constrained to pass the present clear areas of disagreement, even as they Biden’s eight-day, three-country for- cyberattacks that have emanated from and state- pointed to smaller-scale areas where they eign trip demonstrated his emphasis on Russia, Biden pressed Putin to curtail order as we are shocked to see that the bail applica- could cooperate. personal relationships above all. criminal and state-sponsored activity tion under Section 439 CrPC is not being listed for sponsored They conveyed both a mutual respect There’s no substitute, as those of you from his country by warning of American hearing for more than one year”. It observed that, “the activity from and a mutual skepticism. It was an abrupt who have covered me for a while know, digital firepower and his willingness to accused has a right to hearing of his application for return to more conventional U.S.-Russia for face-to-face dialogue between leaders. deploy it. bail. In fact, the denial of hearing is an infringement his country framing after the presidency of Donald None, Biden said, declaring his summit Saying he gave Putin a list of 16 critical Trump, who often seemed to elevate Putin with Putin a success simply for the fact infrastructure” sectors, from the energy of right and liberty assured to an accused”. by warning and create at least the aspiration that the that they spoke in person. Throughout industry to water systems, Biden said the While the whole system of governance has been the of American countries could be more like partners. his trip, most of Biden’s meetings were leaders agreed to task experts to work casualty of the pandemic, the delivery of justice has This time, each leader left with the conducted in private, without cameras, or on specific understandings about what’s also got delayed. The problem is understandable, as the digital understanding that some of the old rules with only a few moments open to media. off-limits in this new domain. pandemic has not spared anyone. Several judges across firepower still apply. Russia returns to its place as a It highlighted Biden’s faith in intan- Even as Biden said of Putin, I think the country have died of the COVID. Since the judges worthy adversary,” as Biden put it, rather gible personal ties that can drive policy that the last thing he wants now is a Cold and his than some kind of colleague. And the outcomes, both foreign and domestic. War, the American president embraced are as much human beings as anyone else and as vulner- willingness to longer-standing tensions, over cyberwar- And it marked a clear departure in style a defining characteristic of that era: able to the infection as anyone else, the restrictions and deploy it fare and human rights, remain. from Trump, whose freewheeling pub- deterrence. Biden said he broached with precautions are normal and natural. Certain matters THE ART OF THE FACE lic meetings with global leaders became Putin and his top advisers the possibil- cannot be delayed or postponed, particularly the delivery something of legend on the international ity of a cyberattack taking down one of of justice. The SC has issued the timely directions about After their three-hour meeting, Biden’s stage. Relationships tended to flow one way their oil pipelines and the devastating sunny disposition stood in sharp contrast with obsequious public displays by heads impact it could have on their energy- the presence of half of the judges on alternate days in to the more sober, taciturn tone of Putin, of state and government trying to get on dependent economy. the High Courts. This will help in the delivery of justice who at times became defensive when Trump’s good side. Biden is banking that Biden said Putin was well aware that to the people who desperately need it. asked questions by reporters about hu- those leaders will welcome a return to the the U.S. has significant cyber capability. Thankfully the pandemic has started retreating after man rights violations in Russia and the old school approach. He doesn’t know exactly what it is, but the devastating second wave. Once the countrywide country’s invasion of Ukraine. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS it’s significant, and if in fact they violate universal vaccination is started from June 21, as an- Even so, Biden acknowledged his op- these basic norms, we will respond, he timism was more wishful thinking than Before leaving Washington, Biden reas- knows, in a cyber way. nounced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the reality. I’m going to drive you all crazy be- serted his view that democracies are in a DOMESTIC TENSIONS CLOUD GLOBAL TALKS situation should improve further and normalcy should cause I know you want me to always put a generational confrontation with autocratic restore. Till that time, necessary measures are a must negative thrust on things, particularly in governments and that the U.S. can’t hope After four years of America First under so that urgent matters of justice do not get delayed, public, he said shortly before boarding Air to prevail if it stands alone. Trump, Biden set out to show the world as ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. Force One, adding, that way, you guarantee With that in mind, he rallied American that America is back, but lingering domes- nothing happens. allies at the Group of Seven meeting of tic instability cast a long shadow overseas. It highlighted the president’s negotiating wealthy democracies and treaty partners Whether it be the last president’s tem- style, whether it be with Putin or with Sen- at NATO, before his sit-down with Putin. perament and isolationist policies or the Cola vs water ate Republicans at home on infrastructure The sequencing was as much strategy as months of efforts to undermine the 2020 in which he publicly expresses his belief it was symbolism, with the unified-front election and the Jan. 6 Capitol insur- he removal of two Coca-Cola bottles strategically that a deal can be struck despite often posture with allies meant to bolster Biden’s rection, the tumult of the last four years placed at the table of star footballer Cristiano overwhelming odds. position regarding Russia. It also drove remains a fresh and raw memory for allies Ronaldo before holding up a bottle of water has I know we make foreign policy out to momentum behind the U.S.’ ongoing and adversaries alike. wiped off $4 billion the market value of multina- be this great, great skill that somehow showdown with China over trade, security Biden’s actions and public comments tional giant which is also the sponsor of the Euro is sort of like a secret code,” Biden said. and health policy, as Biden secured tough showed the lengths to which he felt he T2020. “All foreign policy is a logical extension of language on China, both in the G-7 leaders’ needed to go to reassure allies that the The incident took place at a press conference in Budapest personal relationships. It’s the way human communique and from NATO countries U.S. could be a credible leader on the before Portugal went up against Hungary at Euro 2020. The nature functions.” He later added, There’s in their joint statement. world stage. PTI captain of the Portugal football team is a well-known fitness enthusiast. Through his gesture he made it known to the whole wide world what he thinks of carbonated drinks. due to international border In the video of the incident which is widely available, with- closures and business shut- in seconds of sitting down, the footballer puts the Coca-Cola COVID-19 has shone a light on how downs. bottles away and holds a bottle of water up saying, “Agua” The prospect of the world (water) in Portuguese in a gesture appeared to encourage plunging into another major people to drink water instead of aerated drinks. The video of and long-term economic re- the whole episode was shared widely on social media. globalisation can tackle inequality cession similar to the Great Amazingly, Coca-Cola’s share price dropped from $56.10 SYLVANUS KWAKU AFESORGBOR international students. Mi- Depression in the 1930s and to $55.22 by the end of the press conference - a 1.6 per cent grant remittances were also the 2008 recession was top drop. It has now risen to $55.41. The market value of Coca- lobalisation is affected, not because of any of mind for economists, gov- Cola went from $242 billion to $238 billion - a drop of a a multifaceted formal restrictions on remit- ernments and citizens. whopping $4 billion. Coca-Cola is one of the official spon- concept that tances, but mainly because of But predictions about the sors of Euro 2020 because of which the bottles were placed describes the the impact the pandemic had death of globalisation were, in for marketing on the table. process of creat- on immigrant employment. hindsight, grossly exaggerated. A fitness freak, Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s 3-0 win Ging networks of connections Political globalisation in- Recovery efforts took hold early over Hungary on Tuesday, setting a record at the European around the world. It involves volves the ability of countries compared to those two major Championship finals with 11 goals. the interdependence of national to engage in international economic crises, suggesting The simple gesture which had a swift and dramatic impact economies and the integration political co-operation and global trade is much more re- on the soft drinks giant’s market value highlighted the power of information, goods, labour diplomacy, as well as imple- silient than anticipated. In fact, and impact that celebrities and influencers can have on the and capital, to name a few. menting government policy. there’s reason to be optimistic market. This is bound to force other celebrities including In recent years, globali- The initial outbreak of the about the COVID-19 economic those from India to re-evaluate endorsements of unhealthy sation has been the subject when it came to personal pro- omy, but the rate of decline COVID-19 pandemic affected recovery as well as the future of and junk food. One international celebrity landed himself in of growing discontent and tective gear, medical devices was more pronounced in international co-operation globalisation. soup after he began promoting pan masala in India, touching criticism, particularly after and vaccines). advanced economies than negatively, in part because of Multinational enterprises al- off a public uproar. the election of former US COVID-19 and globalisa- in developing and emerging the blame game between the ready had their stress test dur- president Donald Trump, economies. Not only were two largest economies in the ing the 2008-2009 collapse tion SPIRITUAL WORLD Brexit and the American re- trade flows affected, but the world, the United States and of world trade. That collapse fusal to appoint members to In our recent research, we the impact of COVID-19 on China. Later, many nations kickstarted a process of deglo- the World Trade Organisa- detail the pandemic’s impact foreign direct investment worked together to fight the balisation, but global merchan- tion’s Appellate Body. on the world economy via (FDI) was immediate as pandemic. China, for example, dise trade and industrial pro- The backlash represents three components of globali- global FDI flows declined supported countries like Italy, duction recovered to previous a major setback to the pace sation: economic, social and by nearly half in 2020. which became the epicentre highs quickly and they’ve done of globalisation and sets the political. The pandemic and Social globalisation was of the COVID-19 pandemic in so even more swiftly during the stage for growing protection- the economic policy response also significantly impacted by Europe. COVID-19 crisis. The shock ism and nationalism around to the crisis have had an im- COVID-19. It pertains to in- Politically, the outbreak of was sharp and immediate, but the world. Many criticisms pact on these three aspects teractions with people abroad COVID-19 could be used as so was the recovery. PTI have been political, but the to varying degrees. including via migration, in- a building block in the future ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Economic globalisation ternational phone calls and to reinforce international co- DISCLAIMER: The opinions has introduced new health involves the flow of goods, international remittances operation and strengthen the expressed in the articles pub- threats to globalisation. services, capital and infor- paid or received by citizens. pillars of political globalisation. lished in these columns are In a sense, the pandemic mation through long-dis- Social globalisation has COVID-19 and previous has illuminated both globali- tance market transactions. been heavily affected by the the personal opinions of the sation (a virus went global in Although the pandemic is COVID-19 pandemic be- economic crises authors. The facts and opinions a few weeks thanks to glo- global, regions and countries cause many countries have Because of well-established appearing in the articles do not balisation and interconnect- have experienced it differ- imposed travel restrictions and interdependent glob- reflect the views of Bright Pun- edness) and deglobalisation ently based on various eco- on both residents and foreign al production and supply jab Express and Bright Punjab (the breakdown of interna- nomic indicators. travellers. Border closures chains, economic forecasts Express does not assume any tional co-operation and the Merchandise trade con- hinder migration, especially were pessimistic in the ear- responsibility or liability for re-emergence of nationalism tracted for the global econ- the movement of tourists and ly months of the pandemic the same. 07 NATION CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 PM should acknowledge his NEWSBRIEFS Have written thrice to PM to withdraw mistakes, seek expert help Centre’s welfare measures Chhattisgarh gears to rebuild India: Rahul for children orphaned by up to handle third Dhankhar as governor: Mamata NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 Covid wave Covid ‘defective’: Gehlot NEW DELHI: Chhattis- KOLKATA, JUNE 17 duty’ has mounted pres- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi JAIPUR, JUNE 17 garh has started gearing sure on the state exche- on Thursday said rebuilding up to handle the possible West Bengal Chief Min- quer, maintained that she India will begin once Prime Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on third wave of Covid-19 ister Mamata Banerjee wouldn’t have the details Minister Narendra Modi Thursday termed the Centre’s welfare mea- and for this, all the gov- on Thursday took a dig offhand. The ruling acknowledges his mistakes sures for children who lost their parents to ernment hospitals across at Governor Jagdeep TMC in West Bengal on and seeks help from experts as COVID-19 “defective” and demanded that the state are being up- Dhankhar’s New Delhi Wednesday accused Gov- living in denial will not solve they be revised as they did not provide im- graded and equipped visit as she said a “child ernor Jagdeep Dhankhar anything. mediate relief. He also claimed the Centre did with ultramodern fa- can be cajoled into silence” of violating constitution- He said this while citing a not announce any scheme to help women whose cilities. Chief Minister but not an elderly man, al norms and requested report quoting World Bank’s husbands succumbed to the disease. Bhupesh Baghel has said, noting that she has thrice him not to return to the data on poverty where India Gehlot was speaking during a video conference “no stone would be left written to Prime Minister state. has a share of 57.3 per cent in on Covid vaccination. On May 29, Prime Minis- unturned in strengthen- Narendra Modi to with- Left Front chairman in rise in global poverty during ter Narendra Modi had an- ing the health infrastruc- draw him from the state. the state and CPI(M) lead- the Covid pandemic. “This is nounced a number of welfare ture and in making the Calling the governor a er, Biman Bose, slammed the result of GOI’s pandemic measures, including providing healthcare and medical “Centre’s man”, Banerjee the governor for allegedly mismanagement. But we must financial assistance, for chil- facilities easily accessible refrained from comment- acting like a BJP mouth- look at the future now. Re- dren who lost their parents to to common people even ing much on his meeting is appointed, the state reason for the visit. The piece and condemned his building our country will begin COVID-19. in the remotest of the with President Ram Nath government is consulted. governor met Union min- “partisan” role. State BJP when PM acknowledges his According to the Prime areas in state.” Learn- Kovind and several other That, however, was not isters Prahlad Joshi and president Dilip Ghosh, mistakes and seeks help from Minister’s Office (PMO), fixed ing from the experiences union ministers in Delhi. done in this case... I have Prahlad Singh Patel on however, stated that the the experts,” he said on Twitter deposits will be opened in the of the second wave, the “What can I say? A child written twice or thrice to Wednesday. TMC has “no respect for while sharing the report. names of such children, and the PM-CARES fund Chhattisgarh government can be cajoled into silence. the Prime Minister seek- He also held a meeting the Constitution”. “Living in denial will not will contribute through a specially designed scheme has started upgrading all In this case, speech is sil- ing his withdrawal from with President Ram Nath “The governor is doing solve anything,” he added. to create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for each of them. the district and block- ver; silence is golden,” she the state,” she said. Kovind at Rashtrapati the right thing, and that Gandhi quoted a graph of the This corpus will be used to give the beneficiaries a level hospitals, making said. Dhankhar, who has Bhavan earlier in the day. is why the TMC dispensa- report, which claimed that monthly stipend from 18 years of age for the next them fully-equipped with Asked about media shared a strained relation- Dhankhar is scheduled to tion does not like it. The India has contributed most to five years. On reaching the age of 23, they will get all facilities. IANS reports suggesting that ship with the TMC govern- meet Home Minister Amit Centre appoints him, and the rise in global poverty dur- the corpus amount as one lump-sum for personal the governor might be re- ment since taking charge Shah later in the day. it is obvious that he has ing the pandemic and its share and professional use. UP village heads to moved, Banerjee said she as the governor of the state The chief minister, to report various devel- of global change is 57.3 per Gehlot said the Centre’s package did not provide be trained in stubble is not aware of any such in 2019, is in the national when enquired if Raj opments to the Union cent and 59.3 per cent for poor immediate relief, which was of utmost impor- management development. “How do I capital on a four-day trip. Bhavan appointing sev- government,” Ghosh and middle income groups tance, to the children who lost their parents to know? When a governor He has not specified any eral ‘officers on special asserted. PTI respectively. PTI COVID-19. PTI LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government plans to train the newly No plans to reduce SAIL headcount: Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma arrested in elected village pradhans Yogi appoints chairman, in stubble management. State Chief Secretary Pradhan to WB Finance Minister SUV case, sent to NIA custody Rajendra Kumar Tiwari NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 (RMD) of Steel Authority MUMBAI, JUNE 17 bai Police, swooped at his members of SC/ST commission has directed officials of India Limited (SAIL) in Andheri home, carried out LUCKNOW, JUNE 17 to make all necessary Union Steel Minister Kolkata, saying it would In a major development, the searches, and took away files, Ram Singh Valmiki, preparations to stop Dharmendra Pradhan on result in job losses amid National Investigation Agency laptops, and other material. Kamlesh Pasi, Sheshnath the repeat of incidents Thursday said there are no the COVID-19 pandemic. (NIA) on Thursday raided and Meanwhile, Sharma was The Yogi Adityanath gov- Acharya, Teeja Ram, of stubble burning by plans to terminate any em- In a letter arrested former Maharashtra picked up from the Lonavala ernment in Uttar Pradesh Anita Siddharth, Ram farmers in the state, ployee of state-owned SAIL to Pradhan, Police ‘encounter specialist’ hillstation in Pune district has finally started doling Asrey Diwakar, Shyam with special focus on or reduce its headcount. he had said Pradeep Sharma, in connec- and detained for questioning out sops to party workers. Aheria, Manoj Sonkar, areas where the maxi- In a letter to West the move tion with the ongoing probe after which he was placed The state government, on Shravan Gond Amresh mum stubble burning Bengal Finance Minister to dissolve into the cases of planting of under arrest this afternoon. Wednesday, appointed for- Mithilesh Kumar and Chandra Chero, Kishan incidents were reported Amit Mitra, Pradhan also the RMD explosive-laden SUV at Antilia The NIA action - the fifth in- mer BJP MLA Rambabu Ram Naresh Paswan Lal Sudarshan and K.K. last year. He has asked assured that SAIL will headquar- and businessman Mansukh volving a former policeman Harit as chairman of the as vice chairpersons of Raj. officials to chalk out continue to take care of its ters by the Hiran murder. and the 8th so far - came in State SC/ST Commission. the commission and 15 The office bearers an action plan to make employees. board of the company will He was produced before the sensational case of the The Commission was members. and members will hold farmers aware of harms On Wednesday, Mitra also be detrimental to the a Special NIA court which SUV with 20 gelatin sticks headless since the retire- The nominated mem- charge for a year from caused to the environ- had requested the steel interests of two “iconic and remanded him to the agency’s and a threat note abandoned ment of previous chief, bers of the commission the date of appointment ment by stubble burning minister to intervene and profitable” SAIL’s steel plants custody till June 28. near Antilia, home of indus- Brij Lal, in November include Sadhvi Geeta or till they attain the age and benefits of the stubble stop the dismantling of at Durgapur and Burnpur in Early this morning, an NIA trialist Mukesh Ambani, on 2019. The government Pradhan, Om Prakash of 65 years, whichever is management. IANS Raw Materials Division West Bengal. PTI team along with the Mum- February 25. IANS has also appointed Nayak, Ramesh Toofani, earlier. IANS

DELHI/NCR SC may take up Delhi Police 21.15 lakh domestic air 158 new COVID-19 cases, 10 passengers in May, 63 pc lower more deaths in Delhi in a day; appeal against activists’ bail today than April: DGCA NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 completely erroneous il- tivity seems to be getting NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 positivity rate slips to 0.20 pc lusion, as if, the present somewhat blurred. If this The Supreme Court is case was a simply a case mindset gains traction, it Around 21.15 lakh do- NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 likely to hear, on Friday, of protest by students,” it would be a sad day for de- mestic passengers trav- a plea by Delhi Police argued. mocracy.” elled by air in May, which The national capital has challenging theDelhi High The appeal alleged the Opposing this observa- is 63 per cent lower than shared by the DGCA. Air recorded 10 more deaths Court decision to grant bail High Court “has not only tion, the police alleged that the 57.25 lakh who trav- India, GO FIRST (previ- due to COVID-19 and to three student-activists conducted a mini-trial but this is an “unfounded and elled in April, the country’s ously known as GoAir), 158 fresh cases of the Natasha Narwal, Devan- has also recorded perverse perverse insinuation” that aviation regulator said on Vistara and AirAsia In- disease while the posi- gana Kalita and Asif Iqbal findings which are contrary the present case was regis- Thursday. dia carried 4.29 lakh, tivity rate has dipped to Tanha, arrested in a case ordered release of the three to record, and the argu- tered by the government to According to the Direc- 1.38 lakh, 97,000 and 0.20 per cent, according of “larger conspiracy” re- activists. ments made during the suppress dissent. torate General of Civil Avi- 64,000 passengers re- to data shared by the lated to the February 2020 Questioning the approach hearing of the case to ar- The High Court held that ation (DGCA), 78.22 lakh spectively in May, the data health department on northeast Delhi riots, which adopted by High Court, the rive at a finding that case provisions of the UAPA can people travelled within the showed. Thursday. 0.32 per cent positivity claimed lives of 53 people police said the three judg- under Sections 15,17 and only be applied to deal with country by air in March. The occupancy rate or These 10 fatali- rate and 12 deaths. On and left hundreds injured. ments granting bail to three 18 of the UAPA was prima matters of profound impact The drop in domestic air load factor of the six ma- ties have pushed the Thursday, 158 cases and According to a computer- students, were “without any facie not made out against on the ‘defence of India’, traffic in May was due to jor Indian airlines was be- death toll in the city to 10 deaths were reported, generated list, a bench of foundation and appears the accused”. nothing more and nothing the second wave of the tween 39.3 per cent and 64 24,886. indicating a significant Justices Hemant Gupta to be based more on the Granting bail to three less, but the police sought COVID-19 pandemic per cent in May, it stated. The national capital fall in the count of daily and V.Ramasubramanian is social media narrative than accused, a bench of Jus- to counter it as “an irrel- that had badly hit the The occupancy rate at had on April 3 recorded fatalities due to corona- likely to take up the appeal the evidence gathered and tices Siddharth Mridul and evant consideration to grant country and its aviation SpiceJet was 64 per cent 10 deaths due to COV- virus infection. filed by the Delhi police. elaborated in the charge Anup Jairam Bhambhani bail to the accused”. “Sec- sector. in May, the DGCA noted. ID-19. On June 14, the city All three were given bail sheet”. had said: “We are con- ondly, it will have far reach- While IndiGo carried The occupancy rates On Wednesday, Delhi had registered 131 cases Tuesday on personal bonds “Unfortunately, contrary strained to express, that it ing consequences for cases 11.69 lakh passengers in for IndiGo, Vistara, GO had recorded 212 cases and 16 deaths. On March of Rs 50,000 each and two to the evidence on record seems, that in its anxiety investigated by the NIA and May, a 55.3-per cent share FIRST, Air India and and 25 deaths, while the 8, it had witnessed 239 sureties of a similar amount. and the detailed oral and to suppress dissent, in the other investigating agen- of the domestic market, AirAsia India were 51.2 per positivity rate stood at cases while on February The other conditions for written submission made/ mind of the State, the line cies. The impugned order is SpiceJet flew 1.99 lakh cent, 40.9 per cent, 63.3 0.27 per cent. It had on 22 there were 128 cases their release included the filed, the High Court has between the constitution- thus unsustainable in law passengers, accounting for per cent, 39.3 per cent and the previous day regis- of COVI-19, according to surrender of their passports. decided the case in hand ally guaranteed right to and deserves to be stayed,” a 9.4-per cent share of the 44.4 per cent respectively, tered 228 cases with a official figures. PTI A Delhi court on Thursday on a pre-conceived and a protest and terrorist ac- the police claimed. IANS market, according to data it added. PTI AAP govt makes fresh bid to get L-G’s nod Cloudy weather, light rain likely in Delhi for doorstep delivery of ration scheme NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 Board data showing the NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 hourly air quality index case in the court. According The national capital is (AQI) at 100 at 8.05 am. to sources, Chief Minister likely to have a generally An AQI between zero The AAP government has Arvind Kejriwal has again cloudy sky with light rain and 50 is considered sent a file on doorstep de- sent the file to the LG and on Thursday, the India “good”, 51 and 100 “sat- livery of ration to Delhi Lt said that it was according Meteorological Depart- isfactory”, 101 and 200 Governor Anil Baijal, mak- to the law and the objec- ment (IMD) said. “moderate”, 201 and 300 ing a fresh bid to get his tions raised by the Centre While the minimum “poor”, 301 and 400 “very approval for the scheme, earlier have been addressed. temperature in Delhi was poor”, and 401 and 500 official sources said on Kejriwal has stressed that recorded at 26.2 degrees “severe”. Thursday. the Centre’s directions have Celsius, two notches below The maximum and Earlier this month, the been followed and claimed the normal, the maximum minimum tempera- Arvind Kejriwal govern- that it was wrong to “stop” is expected to settle around tures on Wednesday ment had claimed that the the scheme during the coro- 37 degrees Celsius. were 26.2 degrees and scheme was rejected by L-G navirus pandemic, sources The relative humidity at Delhi’s air quality was in Thursday morning, with 34.2 degrees Celsius, contending that the Centre’s approval was not sought for it and there was a pending added. PTI 8.30 am was 68 per cent. the ‘satisfactory’ category Central Pollution Control respectively. IANS 08 CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 HARYANA / HIMACHAL / J&K NEWSBRIEFS Govt committed to welfare schemes, Gurugram issues UP resident gets 10 yrs advisory as cyber rigorous imprisonment for raping minor says CM on completion of 600 days fraud cases increase HAMIRPUR (HP): A court in Himachal RAJENDRA KHATRY last tenure. Information GURUGRAM, JUNE 17 Pradesh’s Hamirpur PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU is taken from the farmers district has sentenced Chandigarh, June 17 about their fields on the Given the increasing cases of cyber fraud in Gu- an Uttar Pradesh Meri Fasal Mera Byora rugram, the district administration has issued resident to 10 years The state government is portal so that it can be an advisory and appealed to the residents that rigorous imprison- following the path of An- found in which area how they should be cautious about the links coming ment for raping a tyodaya and extending the much and which type of through WhatsApp, e-mail and SMS. minor girl under the benefits of various welfare crop has been sown. “They can be fake and clicking on it you can be POCSO Act. Hamir- schemes to the last per- The CM said that a victim of a cyber cheat,” a district administra- pur Session Judge son standing in the queue. Haryana first started tion official said on Thursday. According to data Rakesh Kainthla on Moving ahead in this direc- the scheme of Lal Dora from the police, 35 cyber fraud cases have been Wednesday sentenced tion, the State Government ter and others, the CM also employment opportuni- that farmers who grow Mukt Gaon. After that, registered in Gurugram this Nadeem of Saha- has started an ambitious released a booklet ‘Incred- ties to the unemployed pulses and oilseeds in place the Central Government year so far while the figure ranpur to undergo Scheme, ‘Mukhyamantri ible Haryana’ depicting members. of millet will be given an implemented this scheme was 195 in the previous year. 10 years rigorous Antyodaya Parivar Utthan the achievements of 600 He said that in view of incentive of Rs.4000 per in other provinces in the “People have been requested imprisonment and Yojana’, under which efforts days of the tenure of the the limited source of wa- acre by the government. name of Svamitva Yojana. not to share their personal imposed a penalty of will be made to identify 1 State Government in its ter in today’s time, steps Manohar Lal said that Apart from this, a scheme information on social media Rs 15,000. The order lakh poor families of the second term. should be taken for water the State Government has has also been started to platforms and not to click on was pronounced under state and connect them The Chief Minister said conservation. In this direc- started a new programme give ownership rights even suspicious links. It can make relevant sections of with the mainstream, said that the State Government tion, the State Government ‘Drone Corporation of in urban areas to people them a victim of a cheat,” POCSO (Protection Haryana Chief Minister has also started a unique has started Mera Pani Meri Haryana’. Under this, 100 who have been in posses- Deputy Commissioner of of Children from Manohar Lal on Thursday. scheme called Parivar Virasat Yojana, under which drones will be procured sion of shops and houses Gurugram Yash Garg said. Sexual Offences) Act Addressing a press con- Pehchan Patra, through farmers have been called in the first phase and 100 of municipalities running He said that taking advantage of the corona and section 506 of the ference organised to com- which poor families of the upon to cultivate alterna- drones in the next phase. on rent or lease or license epidemic, cyber fraudsters are skimming money Indian Penal Code. memorate the completion state will be identified and tive crops in place of paddy After this, whichever de- fee for more than 20 years. from bank accounts. So, avoid opening online As per the prosecu- of 600 days of the State every effort will be made to and last year paddy was not partment would need a He said that the COV- messages on COVID-19. “Such cybercriminals tion, a complaint was Government here today ensure family income for sown on 94,000 acres of drone for conducting aerial ID-19 pandemic came as are befooling people by saying donation through registered in May in the presence of Deputy them. For this, the State land. This year a target of survey, that work would be a challenge but the chal- fake UPI ID. Do not deposit money in any non- 2020 with the local Chief Minister Dushy- Government will lay em- 2 lakh acres has been set. done by ‘Drone Corpora- lenge was converted into verified account and avoid this type of cheat mes- Woman police station ant Chautala, Home and phasis on skill develop- He said that the produc- tion of Haryana’. He said an opportunity and the sages,” Garg said. against Nadeem, and Health Minister, Anil Vij, ment of the members of tion of millet is increasing that the government has Education Department Garg asserted that the cyber cheats are fooling accordingly, the case Education Minister, Kan- such families, and will also in the state, so this time the done continuous system evolved into an online people in the name of selling healthcare products was started. The court war Pal, Transport Minis- work towards providing government has decided change work since the platform. including face masks, sanitisers and others. IANS recorded the state- ment of 25 witnesses before pronouncing the judgement. PTI J&K govt to reach out to 50K youth for financial 4-yr-old shot dead assistance under Back to Village programme over financial dispute SRINAGAR, JUNE 17 GURUGRAM: A 4-year- old child was killed Riding high on the suc- while his father received cess of ambitious ‘Back bullet injuries when to Village initiative, J&K four bike-borne youths government is planning opened fire at them over to reach out to 50,000 some financial dispute youth for financial as- in Pataudi village in Gu- sistance under the next rugram, police said on leg of Back to Village Thursday. The victim’s programme, the details mother stated in her po- of which would be final- lice complaint that she ised soon, officials said was teaching her son on Wednesday. Bhavya in front of the Lieutenant Gover- main gate of their house nor Manoj Sinha dur- at around 7.30 p.m. on ing his visits to various Wednesday when four A devotee pours oil in earthen lamps on the eve of Kheer Bhawani Mela in Jammu, on Thursday. PTI villages in the third armed assailants on two phase of ‘Back To Vil- motorcycles came and lage’ program had un- of livelihood to other preneur. The youth of opened fire at her son derscored the need to families. Jammu & Kashmir have and fled from the spot. Akshay Kumar donates `1 crore for school involve youth in the de- The Lt Governor dur- immense talent and till “Thereafter my hus- velopmental process to ing a high-level meeting date, we have provided band Praveen who was make them financially of DDC Chairpersons, this opportunity to more present at his ancestral building in J&K’s LoC village independent, and job Administrative Secretar- than 19,000 boys and property adjacent to SRINAGAR, JUNE 17 providers instead of job ies, and District Develop- girls. the house also suffered whom he interacted for a seekers. ment Commissioners on This year our aim gunshot wounds. He long time. “He also danced Taking his vision Wednesday announced should be to reach out told me that the four Bollywood star Akshay Ku- with the locals in the village forward, Jammu and that this year, the UT to 50,000 youths with alleged men identified mar on Thursday donated who turned out to see and Kashmir Bank advanced administration should all the assistance so that as Navin alias Kanchi, Rs 1 crore for a school build- meet the actor. The func- more than Rs 340 crore aim to provide financial they can become entre- Harish alias Bhaman, ing in remote Tulail village tion was organised by BSF to as many as 19,600 assistance to 50,000 un- preneurs,” the Lt Gover- Paramjeet alias Susu along the Line of Control troopers posted on an LoC youth from across the employed youth in order nor observed.” and Yaman alias Baiya (LoC) in Jammu and Kash- post in Neeru village. “He UT, against the target to make them entrepre- Besides this, 18,000 of Khodi village in Re- mir’s Bandipora district. has appreciated the army, of about 8,800 youth. neur. posts have been ad- wari district had fired The actor reached Neeru vil- BSF and the locals for lead- These youth were grant- “Last year, our target vertised by SSB for at him,” the woman lage by a helicopter around “Akshay Kumar has do- of Tulail. “He visited the ing hardy lives in the area ed financial assistance, was to pick up two un- recruitment in vari- alleged in her police noon and thereafter started nated Rs 1 crore for the area to boost the morale of braving heavy snowfall and making them not only employed boys and girls ous departments. complaint. IANS interaction with locals and construction of the school the deployed army soldiers extreme inaccessibility”, financially indepen- from each Panchayat More posts are being the deployed security forces. building in Neeru village and the BSF troopers with sources said. IANS dent but also a source to make them Entre- identified. IANS Unauthorised construction demolished in Jammu Delivery van driver Haryana resident set on fire, steal away 133 mobiles, JAMMU: An under- arrested within 4 hrs construction building dies; family alleges accused Pandemic turns blessing in disguise was demolished by CHANDIGARH, JUNE 17 the Jammu Municipal part of farmers’ protest Corporation (JMC) for Himachal cherry growers Haryana Police has arrested here on Thursday, BAHADURGARH (HRY), JUNE 17 complainant also alleged SHIMLA, JUNE 17 and peach crops when they a person in Nuh district who an official of the civic that the four accused were were in the blooming stage had stolen 133 smart phones body said. The enforce- A 42-year-old man died in an inebriated state at Amidst the pandemic, -- a period when flowers from a delivery vehicle associ- ment wing of the JMC of burn injuries after four the time of the incident, cheers have been brought start to blossom in March. ated with a major e-commerce demolished the unau- men allegedly sprinkled they said. on the faces of cherry grow- The major markets of company, on the way from thorised structure at some inflammable mate- Mukesh succumbed to ers with the crop turning fruits are in Chandigarh, Chennai to Manesar (Guru- Sainik Colony that was rial over him and set him burn injuries in the early out to be bountiful despite Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, gram). Giving this information raised illegally in viola- afire here, police said on hours of Thursday, po- natural vagaries. Also the with Narkanda town, some here on Thursday, a Haryana tion of the provisions Thursday. lice said. However, it was crop is reaching out north 65 km from the state capital, Police spokesperson informed of the Jammu Master The deceased family has not clear why four men Indian cities with no im- being a major hub for the that police had also recovered Plan, the official said. alleged that the four ac- allegedly sprinkled some pact of lockdowns and fruit trade. 85 smart phones worth around He said the action cused are part of the farm- inflammable material and earning remunerative prices Trade representatives told Rs 7.50 lakh from his posses- was taken under the ers’ protest at Tikri border set Mukesh on fire, they owing to benefit to boost IANS that the farmers were sion. The incident came into provisions of section near Delhi, they said. said, adding investigation immunity. ture Director J.P. Sharma has been reduced to 17,000 apprehensive this time too light when a complainant 8(1) of the Jammu The man has been is underway. One of the Last year they were com- told IANS on Thursday. tonnes with an improve- that the Covid-19 lockdown from Delhi approached the and Kashmir Control identified as Mukesh, a accused has been identi- plaining that the crop could “This season we were ex- ment over last year’s 11,250 would hamper marketing police in Nuh district about of Building Opera- resident of Kasra village fied and he is a resident not reach the market owing pecting production of 1,000 tonnes. of their crops. The higher the incident of theft. On the tions Act, 1988. The in Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar of Jind in Haryana, police to curbs on interstate trans- tonnes of cherries. But ex- In Asia’s main peach bowl reaches of Shimla, Kullu, basis of his complaint, a case JMC has demolished district, police said. Ac- said. portation of goods. tended winter and untimely -- Rajgarh belt in state’s Sir- Mandi, Chamba, Kinn- was registered against the ac- or sealed a number of cording to the complaint On Thursday, the fam- At 773 tonnes, this year’s heavy rains accompanying maur district -- production aur and Lahaul-Spiti, at cused vehicle driver and his unauthorised buildings lodged by Mukesh’s broth- ily members of Mukesh production of luscious black hailstorms when the crop of the fruit is expected to de- 6,000-8,000 feet altitudes associates. Based on the in- in the recent past to er with the police, four and some villagers held and red cherries in the hill was maturing in April and cline to 7,200 tonnes against above sea level, are ideal telligence and other inputs, a desist violators from men, who are part of the a protest and demanded state, whose economy large- May have damaged it at sev- the estimated production for stone-fruit cultivation. police team had arrested the raising such structures ongoing farmers’ agita- compensation for his ly depends on horticulture, eral places, mainly upper 10,636 tonnes. However, Nearly 20,000 marginal accused identified as Shabud- without permission or tion at the Tikri border, next of kin. A murder is way below the estimated Shimla,” he said. this year’s production is less farmers are involved in din, a resident of Dhana in in violation of the ap- allegedly set Mukesh on case has been registered yield of 1,000 tonnes but an Likewise, the plum pro- than last year’s production of cherry cultivation and grow Nuh district and recovered 20 proved building plans, fire on Wednesday eve- against four persons, improvement over last year’s duction, which was expected 8,986 tonnes. Sharma said over 20 varieties on 475 stolen Redmi mobile phones the official said. PTI ning, the police said. The police said. IANS 683 tonnes, state Horticul- 22,448 tonnes this season, hailstorms too hit the plum hectares. IANS from him. BPE 09 WORLD CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 NEWSBRIEFS Biden, Putin discuss ambassadors, Incidence of absolute poverty in Japan to lift state of emergency Italy hits record high nuclear weapons and more for Tokyo, 8 prefectures ROME: Italy’s National WASHINGTON, JUNE 17 Institute of Statistics John Sullivan, the trend in the number (ISTAT) said that the U.S. ambassador of new daily infections country’s incidence of Presidents Joe Biden and to Russia, flew and speedier vaccination absolute poverty hit a re- Vladimir Putin of Rus- out of Moscow in rollout, the government cord high level in 2020, sia spent more than three April after public will introduce a quasi- interrupting a downward hours discussing issues state of emergency until trend in the previous year. Wednesday at their sum- suggestions from July 11 for Tokyo and Over 2 million families, mit in Geneva.They ticked Russian officials eight other prefectures. or 5.6 million individu- through their respective that he should leave Okayama and Hiroshi- als, were estimated to live lists so quickly and in such to mirror Antonov’s ma prefectures, due to below the economic stan- excruciating detail, Biden departure seeing the virus rate and dards defining extreme says, that they looked at burden on medical facili- deprivation in the coun- each other and thought, of opposition figure Alexei sian citizens working for sue were announced, but TOKYO, JUNE 17 Aichi, Fukuoka, Hok- ties drop, will be exempt try, Xinhua news agency OK, what next?The most Navalny.John Sullivan, the U.S. missions in Russia. the leaders agreed to at kaido, Okayama, Hi- from further emergency quoted ISTAT as saying pressing issues the leaders U.S. ambassador to Russia, A senior Biden adminis- least talk about what has The Japanese govern- roshima and Okinawa virus measures. on Wednesday.The 2020 discussed:AMBASSADORS flew out of Moscow in April tration official said Sullivan become a major source of ment on Thursday an- prefectures. But with around one figure made 7.7 per cent Biden and Putin agreed after public suggestions is likely to return to Moscow conflict between the U.S. nounced its decision to The state of emergency month to go until the of Italy’s 59.2-million- to return their respective from Russian officials that next week. A different se- and Russia. lift the Covid-19 state is currently set to end summer Olympics set to population compared to ambassadors to Washing- he should leave to mirror nior administration official Biden said he and Putin of emergency for Tokyo for all prefectures ex- begin in Tokyo, concerns 6.4 per cent in 2019 (or ton and Moscow in a bid Antonov’s departure. said both governments had agreed to have their experts and eight other prefec- cept Okinawa on June remain that infections 9.4 per cent against 7.7 per to improve badly deterio- Both ambassadors were begun discussing consulate work out an understanding tures from June 21. 20.Okinawa will remain could rebound.“More cent in terms of individu- rated diplomatic relations present at Wednesday’s and local staff issues and about what types of criti- Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and under the current state people are going out. als). IANS between their countries. summit.Putin also said the the hope was an agreement cal infrastructure would be Hyogo have been under of emergency until July We must be mindful Russia’s ambassador to Russian foreign ministry could be reached in the next off-limits to cyberattacks. a virus state of emergen- 11.Japan’s southernmost of coronavirus variants Lebanon issues new the United States, Anatoly and the U.S. State Depart- two months.Neither admin- He said the U.S. present- cy since April 25, reports prefecture has seen its and prevent a rebound” measures for travellers Antonov, left Washington ment would begin consulta- istration official was autho- ed Russia with 16 specific Xinhua news agency.The healthcare facilities in infections, Yasutoshi in March amid a row after tions on other vexing dip- rized to comment publicly types of infrastructure, measures, which were struggling under a surge Nishimura, the minis- BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Min- Biden called Putin a killer lomatic issues, including by name and both spoke including energy, elec- originally supposed to of COVID-19 patients. ter in charge of the istry of Foreign Affairs will in a television interview and the closures of consulates on condition of anonymity. tions, banking and water be lifted on May 11, have But rather than lifting coronavirus response, sign Memorandums of Un- imposed new sanctions on in both countries and the CYBERSECURITY No systems, and the defense been extended twice and all virus measures com- said at an expert panel derstanding with different Russia over its treatment employment status of Rus- breakthroughs on this is- industry. AP expanded to include pletely, amid a down- meeting. IANS countries aimed at forcing the use of Covid-19 vac- cination cards for travel- the southern Gaza Strip, the lers.The country’s Covid AstraZeneca vax recommended Guterres calls for full respect military said in a statement. committee also said on The statement accused Wednesday that the Pub- for Australians above 60 yrs Hamas of being responsible lic Works Ministry will of Israel-Hamas ceasefire “for all events transpiring in CANBERRA, JUNE 17 create a centre dedicated nia syndrome) condition UNITED NATIONS, JUNE 17 the Gaza Strip” and warned for conducting PCR tests The ATAGI’s decision in the 50-59 year-old age that the group “will bear for travellers arriving in The Australian Technical came after 12 new group,” he added.According the consequences for its Lebanon through Tripoli’s Advisory Group on Im- cases of “this rare, to the minister, AstraZen- United Nations Secretary- actions”. port, reports Xinhua news munisation (ATAGI) has but sometimes very eca remains recommended General Antonio Guterres “The IDF (Israel Defense agency.Currently, all air advised that the AstraZen- serious clotting for those aged 60 and over has called for the full respect Forces) is prepared for any travelers over age 12 arriv- eca Covid-19 vaccine be ad- based on the much higher of the ceasefire agreed be- scenario, including a re- ing in Beirut are required ministered to people aged condition” were risk of illness and death tween Israel and the Islamic sumption of hostilities, in to undergo PCR testing un- 60 and over, rather than identified in the last from Covid in this age Hamas movement which the face of continuing ter- less they have documented those over 50 years as was week. group, and the lower risk brought an end to the 11- ror activities from the Gaza proof of testing positive previously recommended, of this condition. day bloodshed in Gaza Strip Strip,” the statement read. for Covid-19 more than 15 Health Minister Greg Hunt and under,” Hunt said in Despite the change, Hunt late last month. Hundreds of Israeli ultra- days prior to arrival; an said on Thursday.Adults a statement.“The ATAGI said the rollout was on track Responding to a question nationalists marched on IgG positive test showing aged 59 and under will now advice remains clear that and that every Australian about the Secretary-Gener- Tuesday in East Jerusa- sufficient antibodies; or be offered Pfizer’s vaccine the AstraZeneca vaccine is who wants to be vaccinated al’s reaction to Tuesday’s news agency.Haq added on Wednesday that it had lem, waving Israeli flags. proof of full vaccination based on the updated ad- highly effective in prevent- will receive at least their escalating violence, Far- that Guterres “would like carried out the first airstrike Some of them chanted more than 15 days prior vice, reports Xinhua news ing severe disease caused first dose by the end of 2021. han Haq, deputy spokes- to see the cessation of hos- in the Gaza Strip since the “Death to Arabs” and other to arrival. IANS agency. by Covid. The ATAGI’s decision came man for Guterres, said at tilities be maintained and ceasefire which came into anti-Arab slurs.Militants “The experts at ATAGI “This updated advice after 12 new cases of “this a regular press briefing on solidified in order to give effect on May 21.In the in Gaza responded to the NZ to lift travel bubble have today updated their received today is based on rare, but sometimes very Wednesday that the UN space for the relevant par- overnight attack, Israeli war march by launching “ar- suspension with Aus state advice to recommend new evidence demonstrat- serious clotting condition” chief “expresses concern ties to work out arrange- jets struck military com- son balloons” that caused the Pfizer vaccine be pre- ing a higher risk for the very were identified in the last over the most recent round ments to stabilize the situa- pounds belonging to Hamas at least 13 fires in southern WELLINGTON: New Zea- ferred for adults aged 59 rare TTS (thrombocytope- week. PTI of violence”, reports Xinhua tion”.The Israeli army said in the city of Khan Yunis in Israel. IANS land is set to lift the sus- pension of its quarantine- free travel with Australia’s ‘Wonder material’ graphene can help detect B’desh Victoria state from June 23 Afghan commandos killed extends Covid 22 onwards, Covid-19 Covid variants quickly, accurately: Study Response Minister Chris in clashes with Taliban restrictions WASHINGTON, JUNE 17 Hipkins said on Thursday. coupled graphene sheet DHAKA, JUNE 17 It has been determined TOLO News quoted the When a molecule changed when treated with that the risk to public official as saying, add- Researchers have success- like a SARS- a Covid-positive sample, health in New Zealand ing that six policemen fully used graphene—one CoV-2 interacts but not when treated with The Bangladesh government continues to decrease and, were also injured in the of the strongest, thinnest with graphene, a Covid-negative sample or has extended the nation- at this time, public health violence. known materials—to detect it changes these with other coronaviruses.Vi- wide coronavirus restric- officials consider it unlike- The security forces SARS-CoV-2 in the labora- resonant vibrations brational changes, measured tions on public movement ly there is further wide- have retreated from the tory, a breakthrough which in a very specific with a device called a Raman and transport for a month spread community trans- centre of the district fol- they said can help detect spectrometer, were evident from Thursday.The ongoing mission in the Australian lowing the heavy clashes coronavirus and its variants and quantifiable in under five minutes, the restrictions, which were to state, Xinhua news agency are now stationed in Qa- quickly and accurately.The way researchers found. expire Wednesday midnight quoted Hipkins as saying ramqol district, the of- research team at the Uni- “We have been develop- after having been extended in a statement.“However, ficial said.The centre of versity of Illinois Chicago in these graphene sheets when ing graphene sensors for several times, will now run in line with our precau- Dawlat Abad district fell the US combined sheets of exposed to Covid-positive many years. In the past, through the midnight of tionary approach we con- to the Taliban a week ago graphene, which are more and Covid-negative samples we have built detectors for July 15, reports Xinhua sider this short extension following heavy clashes. than 1,000 times thinner in artificial saliva. cancer cells and ALS. It is news agency.The country’s to be prudent,” the Min- Violence remains high than a postage stamp. These sheets were also hard to imagine a more Cabinet Division in its lat- ister said, referring to the in the country amidst a They applied an antibody tested for the presence of pressing application than est order on Wednesday KABUL, JUNE 17 extension of the pause un- ince of Faryab, a security stalled peace process.Of- to the sheets designed to other coronaviruses, like to help stem the spread made the announcement til June 22. IANS official said on Thursday. ficial sources on Wednes- target the spike protein the Middle East respira- of the current pandemic,” and urged the authorities At least 23 members of The clash took place in day reported fighting be- on the coronavirus, which tory syndrome, or MERS- said Vikas Berry, profes- concerned to take necessary Libya House speaker an Afghan Armys special Dawlat Abad district af- tween Afghan security helps the virus to enter and CoV.The study, published sor at the University of Il- steps so that tourist spots, rejects attempts to unit were killed during ter the commandos and forces and the Taliban infect human cells.The re- in the journal ACS Nano linois Chicago and senior resorts and communities fierce clash with the Tali- local troops launched in at least 80 districts in searchers then measured the on Tuesday, found that the author of the research remain closed during the obstruct polls ban in the northern prov- a clearing operation, a day. IANS atomic-level vibrations of vibrations of the antibody- paper. PTI period. IANS TRIPOLI: Speaker of the Libyan House of Repre- sentatives (parliament), 13 dead in China iron mine accident Aguila Saleh has con- Courts cannot appoint PM, says Oli as he defends firmed his rejection of BEIJING, JUNE 17 any attempts to obstruct dissolution of Nepal’s House of Representatives the general elections to be KATHMANDU, JUNE 17 held later this year.Saleh legislative and the executive At least 13 miners who made the remarks dur- functions of the state.The were trapped in an iron ing a meeting with head Nepal Prime Minister K P Supreme Court on June 9 mine in China’s Shanxi of the Libyan Higher Sharma Oli on Thursday issued a show-cause notice province due to flooding National Commission of defended his government’s to the Office of the Prime have dies, local authori- Elections Imad Al-Sayah controversial decision to Minister and the President’s ties said on Thursday.The in the eastern city of al- dissolve the House of Rep- Office to furnish a written bodies of the victims were Qubba on Wednesday, resentatives and told the response within 15 days.The lifted out of the well, and reports Xinhua news Supreme Court that it is Apex Court received Oli’s the DNA confirmation agency.“During the meet- not up to the judiciary to response via the Office of was completed, accord- ing, (Saleh) confirmed his appoint a premier as it can- the Attorney General on ing to the local rescue rejection of any attempts not undertake the legislative Thursday, The Himalayan headquarters. aimed at obstructing and and the executive functions Times reported. The miners were postponing the elec- of the state, according to a second time in five months ing a trust vote in the House. “The Court’s duty is to in- trapped on June 10 as a tions beyond the date media report. on May 22 and announced In his written response to the terpret the Constitution and well was flooded at the of December 24 of this President Bidya Devi snap elections on November Supreme Court, Oli said that the existing laws, it cannot Dahongcai iron mine in year,” said a statement Bhandari, at the recommen- 12 and November 19.Prime it is not up to the judiciary play the role of the legisla- Daixian county, reports issued by the House of dation of Prime Minister Oli, Minister Oli is heading a mi- to appoint a Prime Minister tive or the executive bod- Xinhua news agency. tained 13 suspects.An cause of the accident is Representatives. IANS dissolved the House for the nority government after los- as it cannot undertake the ies,” Oli said. PTI The police have de- investigation into the underway. IANS 10 CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Vaani: It’s been a life long wait to see my films get Anushka shares release aani Kapoor has a dream line-up special birthday wish for right now. After her last release, the blockbuster “War” in 2019, mommy-to-be Lisa Haydon she was cruising along, looking at three mega releases in 2020. Then, Vpandemic struck. nushka Sharma has It’s delayed her date with the box wished actor Lisa office, of course, but “Bell Bottom” Haydon a happy starring Akshay Kumar, “Chandigarh birthday. She took Kare Aashiqui” with Ayushmann to Instagram to Khurrana and “Shamshera” with share a picture of Ranbir Kapoor are still mega at- Lisa, cradling her tractions at the box office. It’s been baby bump. The a long wait, but with “Bell Bottom” two worked together in Karan Johar’s being formally announced for the- AAe Dil Hai Mushkil. atrical release on July 27, Vaani “Happy birthday Lisa. Hope the tells you it pays to be patient. ‘Vaatavaran’ of your pregnancy is “It’s a solid product and Akshay treating you splendidly well,” Anushka sir, like in every film of his, is simply Sharma wrote in her message for Lisa outstanding. One has to see the film Haydon. Lisa is expecting her third to understand what he has done. I’m baby, a daughter, in a few days. grateful that I have a big film coming On Thursday, Lisa also shared out now,” says Vaani. pictures from her baby shower. She “It’s been a long wait to see my added a disclaimer that she did not films get a release due to the virus, drink any alcohol at the event. “Dis- but I’m being super hopeful now that claimer: no wine was consumed by the audience will be entertained by me while taking these photos. @char- them,” she adds. lotteplow can’t wait to stomp grapes Vaani feels restarting the film in New Zealand and celebrate a very industry has become important Indian Summer on your vineyard,” because the onslaught of losses she captioned pictures from her baby has been relentless over the past shower. AGENCIES year. A glossy spy thriller as “Bell Bottom” could perhaps be the right film to kickstart things once again. IANS Sunny in mood Kareena shares to reflect on change closer look at her home unny Leone had a few so fast !!!” Sunny wrote as caption. areena Kapoor The video shows Kareena Kapoor words of wisdom in The actress is currently seen hosting shared a new vid- sitting on her grand poster bed in her Wednesday post the youth-based reality show “Splits- eo on Instagram red-toned wood. Next to her is a on social media. villa” with Rannvijay Singha on televi- on Thursday. bedside table in the same finish, a An Instagram pho- sion. It has been shot in Kerala. While her video is large lamp with Chenoiserie art on it. to she posted captures Her other upcoming roster includes an ad for an oral White drapes hang around the poster Sunny in close-up, the psychological thriller “Shero” hygiene brand, bed and it is decked with bright pil- sporting a no make- and the thriller series “Anamika”. Kareena shot for lows. AGENCIES up look. She has a faraway look in Sunny also has a role in the pe- it at her home in Mumbai, giving fans Sthe eyes. riod drama “The Battle Of Bheema Ka look inside the new place. “Reflect !!!! Because it all changes Koregaon”. IANS Nia Sharma shares her candy cane look ctress Nia Sharma opted for a red- and-white summer style statement on Wednesday, calling it her candy cane look. ANia posted a picture on Insta- gram where she is seen in a red- and-white chequered mid-length dress with a thigh high slit and plunging neckline. She completed her look with minimum make-up and chose to keep her hair straight for the look. “This is my CANDY CANE look!” she declared in the cap- tion. Nia was recently seen in the song “Tum bewafa ho” alongside also features Arjun Bijlani and Soumya Joshi. Sung by Payal Dev and Stebin Ben, and with music by Payal Dev, the number has lyr- ics by Kunaal Vermaa. She was recently seen in season two of the web series “Jamai 2.0”, along with Ravi Dubey and Achint Kaur. The actress rose to fame with shows such as “Kaali: Ek Agnipariksha”, “Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai” and “Ja- mai Raja”. IANS 11 BUSINESS CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 NEWSBRIEFS Edible oil prices down up to 20 pc IT firms set to slash 3 million jobs by 2022 due to Personal features in automation, to save $100 billion in cost: Report microsoft teams are now MUMBAI, JUNE 17 available for free in certain categories, says govt The domestic IT CHANDIGARH: Social distanc- NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 With automation taking sector employs ing might have kept us physi- As per the data from place at a much faster pace around 16 million, cally apart from our friends Prices of edible oil are the Department of across industries especially of which around and family, but technology showing a declining trend Consumer Affairs, in the tech space, domes- 9 million are has definitely helped bring us across a wide array of oils, the prices of edible tic software firms that em- closer in these tough times. the Food and Consumer ployee over 16 million are employed in low- oils are now coming skilled services and Microsoft aims to help every- Affairs Ministry said on down over the past set to slash headcounts by a one stay connected - because Wednesday.As per the data massive 3 million by 2022, BPO roles life’s better when we get to- from the Department of month, and in some which will help them save a cess automation or RPA. gether.Microsoft Teams, Consumer Affairs, the pric- cases, the decline whopping USD 100 billion Roughly 0.7 million roles a chat and collaboration es of edible oils are now is by as much as mostly in salaries annually, are expected to be replaced for India-based resources platform for all, is already a coming down over the past nearly 20 per cent, says a report.The domestic by RPA alone and the rest and USD 50,000 for US leading solution for working month, and in some cases, per cent.The price of soya Vanaspati was Rs 154 per as shown in prices IT sector employs around due to other technological resources, this will release professionals. BPE the decline is by as much oil was Rs 162 per kg on kg on May 2 and now has in Mumbai 16 million, of which around upgrades and upskilling around USD 100 billion in as nearly 20 per cent, as May 20, but has dropped 15 come down to Rs 141 per 9 million are employed in by the domestic IT play- annual salaries and associ- vivo launches 3GB shown in prices in Mumbai. per cent to Rs 138 per kg in kg, a drop of 8 per cent. production is high, India low-skilled services and ers, while it the RPA will ated expenses for corpo- variant of Y1s It said the price of palm Mumbai, while mustard oil, The Ministry said the has to import a significant BPO roles, according to have the worst impact in rates, the report says.“TCS, oil was Rs 142 per kg on which was Rs 175 per kg on prices of edible oil are de- amount of edible oil, it Nasscom. the US with a loss of almost Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Tech CHANDIGARH: Smartphone May 7 but has come down May 16, is now down to Rs pendent on a complex set said, adding that the gov- Of these 9 million low- 1 million jobs, according to Mahindra and Cognizant brand vivo announced the to Rs 115 per kg, a drop of 157 per kg, a drop of nearly of factors which also in- ernment is working on a skilled services and BPO a Bank of America report and others appear to be launch of vivo Y1s 3GB stor- 19 per cent, and of sun- 10 per cent, and groundnut clude international prices, series of mid- and long- roles, 30 per cent or around on Wednesday. planning for a 3 million age variant in India. An flower oil, which was Rs 188 oil at Rs 190 per kg on May and domestic production. term measures to resolve 3 million will be lost by Based on average fully- reduction in low-skilled addition to vivo’s Youthful per kg on May 5, is now at 14 has now down to Rs 174 As the gap between do- the issue on a permanent 2022, principally driven loaded employee costs of roles by 2022 because of Y series, the stylish Y1s is Rs 157 per kg, a drop of 16 per kg, a drop of 8 per cent. mestic consumption and basis. IANS by the impact of robot pro- USD 25,000 per annum RPA up-skilling. PTI priced at INR 9,490 for 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM which is expandable up to 256GB. With chic design and elegant Jet Airways shareholders reject Flipkart, Amazon challenge court 3D body curves, the vivo Y1s will be available for purchase financial results for FY20 in two attractive color op- order on CCI probe: Report tions- Aurora Blue and Olive Black. BPE with the Reports of the Au- NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 ditors thereon, due to the the report said. It also Entrepreneur Sajan reason that the votes cast urged the court to quash Raj Kurup launches against the resolution No Walmart Incs Flipkart the initial CCI order for 1 were more than the votes and Amazon.com Inc the investigation.Amazon Saintfarm cast in favour,” it said. have filed legal challenges has mounted a similar CHANDIGARH: En- Hence, the resolution was against the resumption of challenge, the report said. trepreneur Sajan Raj not passed with requisite an antitrust investigation Both are likely to be heard Kurup has launched majority for which AGM into their business prac- by a two-judge panel this India’s first ever af- was adjourned sine die and tices, a global news wire week. fordable 100% organic MUMBAI, JUNE 17 the same shall be consid- reported. The report said that the food company Saint- means, the company said ered in adjourned meeting The Competition Com- have denied wrongdoing 16, argues that decision CCI planned to speed up farm Agro LLP which in a regulatory filing.“The after giving notice to the mission of India (CCI) and near-immediate legal by the Karnataka court to the investigation as it in- is engaged in farming, Shareholders of Jet Airways business mentioned in shareholders.The grounded launched an investiga- challenges from the pair allow the probe to resume creases its scrutiny of big- processing, R&D, ex- have rejected the financial the notice was transacted airline is under bankruptcy tion in January last year stalled the investigation was erroneous and must tech firms. The CCI plans ports, E-commerce, results of the company for except Agenda No 1 (Or- and the resolution plan of after a complaint accused for more than a year until be put on hold, the report to demand information and domestic retailing. the financial year 2019-20. dinary Business) i.e, to re- the consortium of Kalrock Flipkart and Amazon of a court last week ruled said.“Irreparable injury from Flipkart and Ama- Saintfarm has 258 dif- The 28th Annual General ceive, consider and adopt Capital and Murari Lal Ja- promoting select sellers it could resume, having will be caused to the ap- zon on the accusations ferent organic products meeting (AGM) of the com- the Audited Standalone lan has been voted in favour on their e-commerce dismissed arguments that pellant if the investigation “as quickly as possible”, across categories includ- pany was held on June 15, Financial Statement of the of by the lenders.The air- platforms and using deep the CCI lacked evidence. was to continue pending one source said. Such in- ing Fruits, Vegetables, 2021 through video confer- company for the FY ended line has dues of around Rs discounts to stifle com- The fresh appeal from the present appeal,” the vestigations usually run Pulses, Grains, Cow ence and other audio-visual March 31, 2020, together 8,500 crore. IANS petition.The companies Flipkart filed on June Flipkart filing, as per several months. IANS Ghee, Honey among others. BPE an extensive screening Snapchat premieres T-Hub announces 2nd batch of process by a committee CII pegs India’s FY22 GDP growth at 9.5 pc new Creator Shows of investors and men- funding programme for startups tors.Applications will NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 is likely to affect consumer CHANDIGARH: Snap to- open Thursday (June 17) demand for some time.”“As day announced the launch https://bit.ly/3vzdbuq, Industry body CII on the economy reopens of its first local and original T-Angel will be and will close on 30 June Thursday pegged India’s post the second wave, a Indian Creator Shows, pro- supported by angel 2021. The programme GDP growth rate for 2021- dual-pronged Government duced by Qyuki and Weirdass investors who will will focus on understand- 22 at 9.5 per cent.“Ultra- strategy is required to boost Comedy featuring leading collectively invest ing and resolving two key high frequency indicators consumption and support television actress Anushka up to Rs 50 lakh in constraints or pain points strongly presage growth industry till demand is Sen and the rib-tickling co- each of the qualified of a startup’s business recovery following the sec- well-entrenched.”Besides, median Vir Das. The shows operations that are hin- ond wave of the pandemic,” he called for a strong fiscal are powered by unique con- startups dering their chances of said T.V. Narendran, CEO year.”According to Naren- stimulus and government’s cepts and relatable characters raising capital. Startups and Managing Director of dran, growth needs to pick expenditure programme. made for Snapchat’s mobile HYDERABAD, JUNE 17 which 15-20 tech start- across India can apply Tata Steel, who took charge up to 9 per cent by 2024-25 “CII estimates that there first audience that are sure to funding needs amid the ups with the leading-edge to be a part of the pro- as President CII on May with public expenditure, is fiscal headroom of up to resonate with the Snapchat Covid-19 pandemic.T- solutions in the various gramme. 31, 2021. reforms and vaccination Rs 3 lakh crore and this community in India. These T-Hub, which leads India’s Angel will be supported sectors will be shortlisted. “Even though there “With recent uptick in as key levers. amount can be channelised shows, will air exclusively on pioneering innovation by angel investors who The programme for the has been a substantial mobility indicators, traf- “The cumulative impact of towards direct cash trans- Snapchat Discover, were first ecosystem, on Thursday will collectively invest up second batch of chosen increase in startups’ abil- fic congestion index and the two waves on incomes fers to the vulnerable peo- announced in October 2020 announced the launch to Rs 50 lakh in each of startups will commence ity to raise funds, only a daily railway passenger and consumer sentiment, ple, higher allocation for alongside a slate of other ex- of its redesigned fund- the qualified startups. in July 2021. Startups will small percentage of them movement, we believe coupled with the increase ‘MNREGA, short-term clusive and Snap Original ing programme T-Angel T-Angel is a 45-days ac- be shortlisted from ap- are successful in raising that 9.5 per cent growth in household medical ex- GST’ rate cuts and lower content. BPE to cater to the startups celeration programme for plications received after funding from angels. IANS rate can be achieved this penses in the second wave, excise duty on fuel.” IANS Google Cloud VMware Engine PLI scheme to help India become Sensex drops 179 points; Aatmanirbhar in APIs : ICRA now available in India NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 states, which will provide Nifty ends below 15,700 NEW DELHI, JUNE 17 infrastructure assistance to The government’s produc- the active pharmaceutical veloped markets,” said Google Cloud VMware En- tion-linked incentive (PLI) ingredient (API) players. S Ranganathan, Head of gine is now available in In- schemes for key raw ma- According to Gaurav Jain, Research at LKP Securi- dia for enterprises looking terials such as bulk drugs Vice President, ICRA: ties.The Fed’s policymak- to migrate their VMware and formulations, with a “The Phase-I of the PLI ers said they would raise environments to the cloud total incentive outlay of scheme (announced in their benchmark short- and advance their digital Rs 210 billion will help July 2020 and approv- term rate, which influ- transformation journeys, the country become Aat- als accorded through ences many consumer the company announced on manirbhar, ratings agency April 2021) for API play- and business loans, twice Thursday.With this service, ICRA said.As per a note by ers focuses on reducing by late 2023. They had customers can migrate or the agency, PLI scheme the increased dependence MUMBAI, JUNE 17 previously estimated that extend their on-premises will reduce import depen- on imports for four tar- in the Sensex pack, shed- no rate hike would occur workloads to Google Cloud times and digitally trans- can now deploy Google dence and boost domestic get segments, by setting ding around 3 per cent, before 2024.While metal in a jiffy by connecting to form themselves with the Cloud VMware Engine and production of high-value up greenfield plants with Equity benchmark Sensex followed by Dr Reddy’s, names saw profit-booking, a dedicated VMware envi- power of the cloud,” said seamlessly migrate their products; and increase the prescribed minimum value tumbled 179 points on NTPC, Maruti, Axis Bank, we did witness keen buy- ronment directly through Bikram Bedi, Managing existing VMware-based value addition in exports. addition.” Thursday, weighed by Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel ing interest in cement and the Google Cloud Console. Director, Google Cloud applications to Google High value-added phar- “As per industry esti- losses in index heavy- and HDFC. IT well supported by select Running VMware work- India. Cloud without refactor- maceutical products are mates, India imported weights HDFC twins, On the other hand, Ul- consumer names during loads on Google Cloud, re- Enterprises can also ing or rewriting them,” said generally R&D intensive approximately Rs 250 bil- ICICI Bank and Axis Bank traTech Cement, TCS, the volatile afternoon ses- duces operational burden modernise existing IT in- Pradeep Nair, Vice Presi- and difficult to manufac- lion worth of key starting amid a largely negative Asian Paints and In- sion of trade, Rangana- while benefiting from scale vestments and leverage on- dent and Managing Di- ture and these include materials (KSMs), drug trend in global equities. fosys were among the than noted.Elsewhere in and agility, and maintains demand self-service provi- rector, VMware India.In products such as complex intermediates (DIs) and The 30-share BSE index gainers.“Bulls stepped Asia, bourses in Shanghai continuity with the orga- sioning of VMware private addition to its native ca- generics, patented prod- APIs in FY2020, with 65- ended 178.65 points or back a bit following the and Hong Kong ended nization’s existing tools, clouds with integrated con- pabilities, VMware users ucts, and biologics among 70 per cent of such imports 0.34 per cent lower at economic forecast by the on a positive note, while policies, and processes, nectivity to Google Cloud value the platform for its others. Further, the GoI from China. ICRA expects 52,323.33. The broader US Federal Reserve as the Seoul and Tokyo were in the tech giant said in a services such as BigQuery, rich third-party ecosystem has also announced the the imports from China to NSE Nifty declined 76.15 street stayed cautious on the red.Stock exchanges in statement.“We look for- Cloud Operations, Cloud for disaster recovery, back- promotion of the bulk reduce by approximately points or 0.48 per cent the slow economic recov- Europe were also trad- ward to working with VM- Storage, Kubernetes, and up, monitoring, security or drug parks scheme with 25-35 per cent once such to 15,691.40.IndusInd ery in emerging markets ing with losses in mid- ware to empower organiza- Cloud AI.“With this part- any other imaginable IT a financial outlay of Rs capacities are fully com- Bank was the top loser unlike some of the de- session deals. PTI tions to adapt to changing nership our customers needs. IANS 30 billion for three select mercialised”. IANS TIM SOUTHEE “WE KNOW THAT IT’S GOING TO BE A TOUGH WEEK. HAVING 12 CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 A NUMBER OF THE GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO WINNING AN ICC EVENT IN THE SIDE, WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING IN THE FINALS” Southee lauds ‘tremendous’ Rohit; Kohli eyes legacy, Williamson bats for changes in WTC format SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 17 prize for consistency New Zealand pacer Tim Southee, on Wednesday, SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 17 said changes can be made TEAMS (FROM) to the format of the World Virat Kohli carries the ex- INDIA: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Test Championship final pectations of a billion while Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rishabh going ahead, instead of cricket romantics will pin Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, it being a one-off match. their hopes on Kane Wil- Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Earlier this month, India liamson when India and Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, head coach Ravi Shastri New Zealand engage in a Wriddhiman Saha (wk). said that the WTC final battle to create a lasting NEW ZEALAND: Kane Williamson (captain), Tom should be decided in a legacy in pristine whites in Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de best-of-three match se- the inaugural World Test Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom ries, which he feels would last couple.” Kiwi bowlers will have to Championship final starting, Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, have been a fitting finale “We know that it’s going be on top of their games to in Southampton, on Friday. Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner BJ Watling and Will Young. after two and a half years to be a tough week. Hav- succeed. For the connoisseurs of way with a bunch But after two  On-field Umpires: Richard Illngworth, Michael of cricket. ing a number of the guys “Rohit is a tremendous the glorious game, Test of fine cricket- WTC FINAL years and half Gough “At the start of the two- that have been very close player in all three formats. cricket is the ultimate for- ers and the most a dozen series  Match Referee: Chris Broad year cycle, we knew that it to winning an ICC event He’s personally a guy I like mat and despite its aura, the amiable set of players that later, a battle-hardened  Match Starts: 3:30 pm IST was going to be a one-off in the side, we have the watching bat. He can take 144-year-old history needed one would come across in Indian team will give its all final. Maybe it’s something experience of playing in the game away from op- a facelift along with a con- international cricket. They in a match, from which the since that epic WACA spell Southee, who would make they can look at going for- the finals.” position. But I know as a text which the World Test are India’s rivals but when winning team will also walk to Ricky Ponting and India’s the new ball jag around and ward and then potentially Southee, who has scalped bowling group that it’s a Championship provided de- Williamson hits those cover away with a $ 1.6 million senior-most player deserves the old ball talk. Rohit has make changes,” Southee 309 wickets in 78 Tests, dangerous batting lineup spite various bottlenecks, drives, Devon Conway teases windfall. There are a number to win a World Champion- had lot of success in India said during a virtual press said the team has prepared throughout.” including the COVID-19 a Ravichandran Ashwin or of cricketers, who wouldn’t ship as much as anyone else. but the real battle would conference. well for the marquee Test “For he’s only one of pandemic. For Kohli, India’s Ravindra Jadeja, Trent Boult practically have a shot at any Man to man, there is very start with the WTC final “It was made clear two against India, starting in many, many very good most successful Test captain, gets one banana inswinger other global trophy and for little to choose between the followed by the England years ago at the start of the Southampton on Friday. batters in this lineup and a trophy-less cabinet doesn’t aimed at Rohit Sharma’s them it’s their ‘World Cup’ two teams even though Test series where both his cycle, what was required “We’ve played two Tests we know we’re gonna have do justice to the champion bootlaces, the crazy fans of a which they want to lay their playing New Zealand in technique and temperament to win the championship.” against England, which to be on top of our game.” performer that he has been cricket-mad nation wouldn’t hands on. Cheteshwar Pu- conditions that aid seam will be tested big-time. “It’s been great to put obviously has been pretty Southee said New Zea- for a decade. possibly be able to hate jara would be ready to take and swing isn’t the easiest Kyle Jamieson hasn’t been context around the Test good for us. It’s been a great land will be viewing foot- Lest one forgets, he has them. These are ‘Gentle- more bruises on his body if of tasks. England found it played till now but William- game, to have the two-year preparation leading up to age of not just the experi- been a fine leader in his own men Cricketers’ who have Neil Wagner starts bowl- out recently by losing a Test son knows what kind of a cycle. There have already this Test final good number ence batsmen but also the right even though Mahen- grown on the fans bit by bit ing short. Ajinkya Rahane series and India have had a nightmare he was with his been adjustments going of guys that have had good youngsters like flamboyant dra Singh Dhoni may for- with their cricket and their has grown in stature after torrid experience, albeit in steep back-of-length bounce forward to the next cycle. performances throughout Rishabh Pant and talented ever remain a sentimental conduct. It’s difficult not to a series for the ages and he New Zealand where they lost generated from his 6 feet So, it’ll be an evolving those two Test matches.” Shubman Gill. favourite. Kohli needs a love them, especially after will squeeze that extra ounce two Tests inside three days. 9 inch frame. If that’s not thing,” he added. “A couple of good days “It’s an exciting batting global triumph. Every cap- their gut-wrenching World of energy to make it count. But a final has its own enough, Wagner will pound The Kiwis finished run- training today and tomor- lineup, a mix of experienced tain needs it but perhaps Cup defeat at the Lord’s two Ravichandran Ashwin set of pressures and no one it in with stuff aimed at rib- ner-up in the last two ODI row. And as you know, we’re guys and a couple of young the Indian captain wants it summers back. is unlikely to play a white would feel it more than Ro- cage enticing the batters to World Cups and talking all looking forward to what guys who are coming to play more. It’s how history will If Williamson happens ball World Cup again and hit Sharma and Shubman go for the hook and pull about the Black Caps run is the ultimate goal of this with that freedom and the remember him just like it to stand with the ICC Test wouldn’t mind one bit if he Gill, who would have the shots or take it on the body. in the recent ICC tourna- tour.” excitement that they have. remembers Dhoni with a Mace on the Hampshire can fool Williamson, Ross hardest job currently in Test In fact, Wagner versus ments, the 32-year-old Aware that the Indian Nowadays, there’s plenty lot of respect and utmost Bowl balcony, one might Taylor or the dogged Henry cricket. They would face the Rishabh Pant could be one said, “It’s been long time side has a potent batting of footage out. So, we will fondness for those heroic just smile and think that per- Nicholls with a carrom ball most under-rated but per- intriguing battle, knowing since we won the Champi- line up with likes of Rohit discuss footage and then World title wins. haps ‘Nice guys don’t always or a slider. Ishant Sharma haps the best new ball pair his love for the fallen hook ons Trophy in 2000. We’ve Sharma and Virat Kohli in come up with plans which Williamson stands in his finish last’. has grown 14 years older in the business in Boult and shot. PTI come very close in the last their ranks, the pacer said will hopefully work.” PTI Austria’s Arnautovic Locatelli brace sends Italy into Euro knock-outs gets one-match ban ROME, JUNE 17 tom corner of the net from We could have scored a Italy skipper Giorgio the edge of the box early in second goal a bit earlier. Chiellini, making his 14th Manuel Locatelli bagged a the second half. We suffered when we had European Championship for goal celebration brace of goals for the first Ciro Immobile added a to suffer but in the end it’s appearance, more than any time in his career as impe- late third to secure back- a well-deserved victory.” other outfield player for It- rious Italy defeated Swit- to-back 3-0 wins for Italy “It was the second game aly, thought he had scored zerland 3-0 at the Stadio in the tournament, which in five days and the boys when he powered past two Olimpico on Wednesday to extends their unbeaten run have worked a lot. We could defenders to fire in from become the first side into the to 29 games, the last 10 of have sealed it earlier but we close range only for his effort last-16 of Euro 2020. which have been victories stayed patient.” to be ruled out for handball. Midfielder Locatelli start- where they have scored 31 The Italians outclassed The Italians were not to be ed and finished the move goals and conceded none. their opponents and de- denied, however, even after from which he opened the Italy, who beat Turkey in lighted the home crowd Chiellini went off injured, scoring, netting from close their opener, lead Group A who have now seen their with Locatelli launching a range following Sassuolo with six points after two seal top spot with a draw “We won the game think- side score three times in a move with a brilliant pass team mate Domenico Be- rounds of matches and in their final group game ing we wanted to win it European Championship and then finishing it off rardi’s excellent run down are ahead of Wales (four), against Wales on Sunday at all costs,” Italy coach match for the second game after Berardi had cut in the right wing. He then Switzerland (one) and when the Swiss face Tur- Roberto Mancini said. “It in a row having never done from the right in the 26th VIENNA, JUNE 17 towards them. rifled a shot into the bot- Turkey (zero). They can key. was a very tough match. so previously. minute. AGENCIES North Macedonia’s soc- Austria will be without for- cer governing body (FFM) ward Marko Arnautovic said Arnautovic’s remarks for Thursday’s Euro 2020 were aimed at their player Sergio Ramos to leave Real Madrid after 16 years Russia back on track Group C match against the Gjanni Alioski, who has MADRID, JUNE 17 Ramos was made captain Netherlands after he was Albanian roots. in 2015 after the departure after win over Finland handed a one-match ban The Albanian minority Long-serving Real Madrid of goalkeeper Iker Casillas. MOSCOW, JUNE 17 by UEFA. forms about a quarter of captain Sergio Ramos is Ramos’ last season with An investigation was North Macedonia’s 2.1 mil- to leave after a 16-year Real, in which they failed A goal in first-half stoppage time by Aleksei Miranchuk opened by UEFA after lion population. Tensions spell in which he won 22 to win any silverware, was got Russia’s Euro 2020 campaign back on track as they Arnautovic’s angry goal between North Macedonians trophies, the club said on plagued with injuries which beat Finland 1-0 in Group B on Wednesday. celebration in Austria’s and ethnic Albanians in the Wednesday. led to Spain coach Luis En- The Russians, who remain unbeaten against the Finns opening win over North small Balkan country erupt- Ramos, 35, ran down his rique leaving him out of the since their first meeting in 1912, made amends for their Macedonia after coming on ed in 2001 when Albanians contract and, according to squad for Euro 2020. opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open. as a substitute on Sunday. took up arms and fought Spanish newspaper Marca, Real’s statement con- The Finns, winners 1-0 over Denmark in their first Arnautovic, who has Ser- with government forces, was unable to agree an ex- firming his departure said game that was marked by Christian Eriksen’s heart at- bian background, apolo- demanding more rights. tension after Real offered Ramos would be honoured tack on the pitch, almost made the perfect start when gised on Monday for his The conflict ended after him a one-year deal on a 10 with a tribute and farewell Joel Pohjanpalo’s third minute header beat the Russian reaction towards North seven months with a deal per cent pay cut which he ceremony attended by keeper but was ruled offside after a VAR review. Macedonia fans but denied that granted more rights to rejected. Ramos signed for for a then 27 million euros, fender. Making 671 appear- club president Florentino It was the he had used racist language Albanians. AGENCIES Real from Sevilla in 2005 a record fee for a Spanish de- ances and scoring 101 goals, Perez. AGENCIES hosts, fired up by the home crowd, who took control Brilliant Bale drives Wales’ 2-0 defeat of Turkey in the first half, with the Finns BAKU, JUNE 17 chested down Bale’s per- Roberts was on hand to di- “I’m delighted with the we always do,” Bale said. without points, take on the sitting back fect ball over the defence vert another Bale pass past win. We fought hard, we The Group A win thrilled Swiss next. Remarkably, and soaking up Captain Gareth Bale in- to slot past the goalkeeper. goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir. worked our socks off like the few hundred Wales fans Wales now have the best the pressure. spired a scintillating 2-0 vic- Wales could have doubled - outnumbered by Turkish winning percentage in the The visitors waited for the occasional break and tory for Wales over Turkey the lead at the hour mark supporters at Baku’s Olym- Euros’ history: 63 per cent both Pohjanpalo and Teemu Pukki tested goalkeeper on Wednesday, giving the when Bale was tripped by pic Stadium - and many or five wins in eight games. Matvei Safonov. Dragons a big leap towards Zeki Celik and awarded a more at home who are Wednesday’s man-of-the- An injury to Mario Fernandes after a rough fall in the European Championship penalty, but the Welsh skip- dreaming of another Euros match Bale twice picked out the 26th minute did not shift Russia’s focus and his knockout stages and reviving per skied his effort after a run like their first appear- Ramsey before his goal with replacement Vyacheslav Karavaev almost tapped in a memories of their 2016 run stuttering run up. ance in the tournament five superb defence-splitting cutback at the far post minutes after coming on. Their to the semi-finals. Wales were rewarded for years ago. The surprise semi- passes. Cakır denied him dominance finally paid off in stoppage time thanks to Midfielder Aaron Ramsey their superiority throughout finalists then, who next play from a tight angle in the sixth a piece of magic from Miranchuk, who took on two missed two early chances, when they scored right at the Italy, now have four points, minute and then Ramsey defenders on the right, changed direction and scooped but made no mistake just death as a corner was played after drawing with Switzer- thundered a shot over the the ball into the far corner with a superb left-footed before halftime when he short and defender Connor land in their opener. Turkey, bar in the 24th. AGENCIES effort with Russia’s first shot on target. AGENCIES

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