The offices of Punjab Express will brightpunjabexpress.com remain closed on August 15 and there will be no issue of the paper on August 16, 2020 th CHANDIGARH > SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 RNI.No. PUNENG/2018/76070 | VOLUME 2, ISSUE 345 | `3.00 74 Happy Independence Day Prez issues veiled warning to China dia’s self-reliance means PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU ‘Gallantry medals for New Delhi, August 14 being self-sufficient with- Befitting reply: Rajnath out alienating or creating 21 Galwan heroes’ In a veiled message to distance from the world, Asserting that India took actions only for self- Paramilitary force China amid the border with which it would con- defence and not to attack others, Defence Minis- ITBP has recom- standoff, President Ram tinue to engage. ter Rajnath Singh on Friday said that any enemy mended names of Nath Kovind on Friday Touching upon the country attacking India will be given a befitting 21 of its men for asserted that while In- COVID-19 pandemic, reply. “Whatever we do in the realm of national gallantry medals for dia believes in peace it is Kovind said the nation security, we always do it for self-defence and not showing exemplary 15th of August is the day to also capable of giving a is indebted to doctors, for attacking others. If the enemy country ever courage during the remember the sacrifices of befitting response to any nurses and other health attacked us, like every time, we will give it a befit- face-offs between the patriots who got freedom attempt of aggression workers who have been ting reply,” the Minister said. troops of India and to India.Let us pray for as he said “some in our continuously on the fore- China in May-June their souls and work for neighbourhood” tried to front of the fight against diers who laid down their of the Indian army were this year in the Gal- betterment of country and carry out “misadventure of the disease which has dis- lives defending the coun- killed during clashes with wan Valley in eastern promise to take our nation expansion”. In his address rupted all activities world try’s borders. the Chinese PLA in Galwan Ladakh. on the path of prosperity and to the nation on the eve over and taken a huge “For a country so vast and munity needs to fight to- “Those worthy sons of Valley in eastern Ladakh glory. Wishing you a warm of the 74th Independence toll. He also complimented diverse with high popula- gether against the great- ‘Bharat Mata’ lived and on June 15. We are proud of the mem- Happy Independence Day ! Day, Kovind also spoke the Modi government, not- tion density, meeting this est challenge(COVID-19) died for national pride. The “Their bravery in com- bers of our Armed Forces, about the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ ing it is very reassuring to challenge requires super- before humanity, some in entire nation salutes the bat has demonstrated that paramilitary forces and po- initiative launched by note that the Centre while human efforts.” our neighbourhood tried to martyrs of Galwan Valley. while we believe in peace, lice personnel who protect Advocate Jaypreet Singh Prime Minister Narendra anticipating the tremen- Without taking China’s carry out their misadven- Every Indian feels grateful we are also capable of giv- the borders, and ensure our LEGAL ADVISOR Modi and allayed fears of dous challenge responded name, the President said ture of expansion.” to their family members,” ing a befitting response to internal security.” He fur- BRIGHT PUNJAB EXPRESS foreign investors saying In- effectively and well in time. “while the world com- He saluted the brave sol- he said. Twenty personnel any attempt of aggression. ther said. Punjab extends night curfew WEEKEND ‘STAY AT HOME’ IN LUDHIANA, PATIALA AND JALANDHAR

PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chandigarh, August 14

As Covid-19 cases contin- ued to spike amid fears of a peak in the next few weeks, Punjab Chief Min- ister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced exten- sion of the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to all tract tracing to assist the major decision, it has been cities, along with a slew of health teams. Amarinder decided that every mar- other measures to control Singh also announced riage hall, restaurant and the spread of the pandem- weekend ‘Stay at Home’ for office, where more than ic. The night curfew will avoidance of unnecessary 10 people gather, will ap- now be applicable to all movement and socialising, point one Covid monitor cities, with exemption for other than essential ser- to ensure full compliance industries, he said, while vices, in Ludhiana, Patiala of masks, sanitisation announcing sector-based and Jalandhar cities for and social distancing, division of big cities, with the next fortnight, after said the Chief Minister, a nodal officer to be ap- which the situation will at his weekly Facebook pointed in each for con- be reviewed. In another Live #AskCaptain session.

Amit Shah Gehlot govt tests negative

wins trust vote PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU New Delhi, August 14

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus, said on Friday that his latest re- port was negative though he will remain in home isolation for some more days. “I thank God and express my heartfelt gratitude to all those PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU debate, the Gehlot gov- who have Jaipur, August 14 ernment won the con- wished fident motion by voice well for The Ashok Gehlot gov- vote. The state Assembly me and my family during ernment in Rajasthan has now been adjourned this period. I Will stay in won the motion of con- till August 21. home isolation for a few fidence by voice vote dur- The Gehlot govern- more days on the advice ing the special Assembly ment is now safe for of doctors,” Shah tweeted. session convened on Fri- at least six months, as He also tweeted to thank day. The special session the Opposition can’t the doctors and paramed- was adjourned for two move a no-confidence ical staff of Medanta Hos- hours when it got under- motion within the next pital in Gurugram for his way on Friday. As soon six months. It may be treatment. On August 2, as it started at 1 p.m., Ra- mentioned here that on Shah had tweeted about jasthan Parliamentary Thursday, BJP’s Leader his corona positive report Affairs Minister Shanti of Opposition Gulab after initial symptoms of Dhariwal moved a mo- Chand Kataria had said the disease. He said that tion of confidence, which that his party will move he was fine but was getting was accepted by Speaker a no-confidence motion admitted to a hospital on C.P. Joshi who allotted against the state govern- the advice of doctors. Ever a three-hour slot for ment in the special As- since, he was undergoing debate. After a lengthy sembly session. treatment at Medanta Hospital. 02 CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 Jalandhar Special Suppliment 74th Happy Independence Day

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Happy Independence Day LUDHIANA WEATHER The weather is expected to remain partly cloudy with possibility of Min Temp Max Temp isolated thundershowers over 26.2°c 33.5°c LUDHIANA and its adjoining areas CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 03 during the next 24 hours. PUNJAB Arora shares grief with bereaved No question of withdrawal of free power family of Alankaar Sood to farmers till I’m CM: Amarinder PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chandigarh, August 14

Punjab Chief Minis- ter Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday made it clear that there was no DALJEET AJNOHA irreparable loss for the fam- question of withdrawing PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU ily, relatives and friends of free power to farmers in Hoshiarpur, August 14 Alankaar. He announced the state, and the same that the State Government will continue as long as Punjab Industries and Com- would provide a monetary he is leading the govern- merce Minister Sunderland assistance of Rs. 2 lakh to ment. Sham Arora on Friday ex- the family from the Chief The Chief Minister said pressed deep grief over the Minister’s Relief fund. that though the report of demise of Alankaar Sood, Accompanied by the the Montek Singh Ahlu- who lost his life on Wednes- Deputy Commissioner Ap- walia led experts group CM bans sale of 9 agrochemicals day after hitting by a stray neet Riyait, the Minister was only a preliminary to protect paddy crop quality cattle in the city area. also announced that the one, his government Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday While sharing grief with wife of deceased would be would not consider any ordered a ban on the sale and use of nine agro- the members of bereaved provided a job as per her recommendation on with- chemicals after the Agriculture Department found family at their residence in qualification in the same drawal of free power by these pesticides were still being used by farmers Bhagat Nagar, the Minister industry, where Alankaar any expert. “As long as despite being detrimental to the quality of paddy. said that it was a huge and was working. I am here, free power to The ban is aimed at protecting the paddy’s tubewells will continue,” quality, which is critical for its export and remu- he said, reacting to media nerative pricing in the international market, an Upgrading govt schools to provide reports. official statement said. Montek himself clari- quality education to students: Singla fied during a Video Con- group was not anti-farm- the group had suggested ference interaction with er. Media reports suggest- was diversification as the the Chief Minister that ing so were misleading, only hope for Punjab ag- the report of the expert he said, adding that what riculture.

State govt releases 77 new ALS and BLS ambulances to cater ‘Khalistan flag’ unfurled social security pension COVID surge in Punjab: Balbir Sidhu on govt building in Moga Sukhbir warns CM of mass worth 190 cr to 25.25 SAHIN KUMAR movement if free power stopped lakh beneficiaries PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU complex today to attend CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 14 Moga, August 14 Chandigarh August 14 Sangrur, August 14 a function organised by local bar association and On the directives of Punjab Even as the police force is Shiromani Akali Dal School education and assured renovation of bar Chief Minister Captain Am- on alert in view of Inde- president Sardar Sukh- public works minister room. arinder Singh, the Finance pendence Day on Satur- bir Singh Badal today Punjab Vijay Inder Vijay Inder Singla Department has released a day, two persons hoisted a warned the Punjab Singla, on Friday, said said that Government sum of Rs. 189.34 crore on “Khalistan” flag on Moga Chief Minister Cap- that the Punjab gov- Elementary Smart School account of social security PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Health Minister informed Deputy Commissioner’s of- tain Amarinder Singh ernment is upgrading Kalajharh has been pensions and other finan- Chandigarh/Mohali, August 14 that to fulfill the shortage fice Friday morning and tore against the withdrawal government schools into upgraded with the cost cial assistance schemes to of ambulances in the gov- down tricolor. Two persons, of the free power facility Smart Schools to provide of Rs. 67 lakh while the beneficiaries for the In order to ensure quick ernment hospitals, Cap- allegedly went atop of four to the farmers introduced interests of the already quality education to the around 54 lakh Rs. have month of July. Disclosing emergency services to the tain Amarinder Singh led – storied building of district in 1997 by the Parkash beleaguered peasantry. children. He was here to been spent on Govern- this here on Friday, an official patients during the tough Punjab Government has administrative complex at Singh Badal-led SAD- We will never allow free inaugurate smart schools ment Senior Secondary spokesperson said that the time of the pandemic, 77 given nod to procure 100 around 8: 15 am. One of BJP government. “If power to be stopped. at village Kalajharh School Phagguwala. He said amount would be soon new ambulances are being more Ambulances. He them hoisted a saffron flag you take a single step Badal said that the and Phagguwala of the added that these schools credited through Direct Ben- pressed into operation, said that in first phase, or- with Khalistan written on towards discontinuing SAD rejects this report district. The cabinet min- will now be equipped efit Transfer (DBT) to 25.25 informed Balbir Singh der for 77 Ambulances has it while another filmed the free power to farmers, as “ inimical to farmers ister also laid foundation with modern teaching lakh beneficiaries including Sidhu, Health Minister, been placed; out of which incident. They came down you must prepare your- and accepting its rec- of several development techniques including elderly, widow and destitute Punjab. 17 Advance Life Support the building and allegedly self and your government ommendations would works at village Rajpura, smart classrooms, educa- women, dependent children Flagging off 15 Basic (ALS) ambulances have removed the tricolor at to face an unprecedented amount to signing the Masani, Phagguwala tional parks, illustrated and disabled persons. Life Support (BLS) Am- already been given to the ground floor of the build- mass movement by the death warrant of poor and Roopaherhi villages. wall paintings, CCTV Giving the break-up, the bulances from Mohali Districts. ing and tore it down. SAD to safeguard the farmers.” He also visited court cameras etc. spokesperson said that Rs. 127.80 Crore would be dis- bursed amongst 17.05 lakh Managing Director, Punjab ADGP Varinder Kumar and Anita Punj to get President’s Police medals old age beneficiaries, Rs. 8 IAS, 1 IRS and 5 PCS officers transferred Financial Corporation. CHANDIGARH AUGUST 14 service on the occasion of Inde- Kanwaldeep Singh Joint Direc- 34.90 Crore as financial as- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU with immediate effect. Special Secretary, Housing & Malwinder Singh Faggi, pendence Day 2020. In addi- tor IVC & SU Vigilance Bureau sistance to 4.65 lakh widow Chandigarh, August 14 Dahit Singh Mangat, IAS Urban Develop-ment.Indu lAS as Chief Administra- ADGP Intelligence Varinder tion to this thirteen more police Punjab, Hargobind Singh AIG and destitute women, Rs. has been posted as Special Malhotra, IAS Secretary, tor, Punjab Urban Develop- Kumar and ADGP-cum- officers and officials have been Vigilance Bureau SAS Nagar and 11.37 Crore to 1.51 lakh de- The Punjab Government Secretary, Planning and in State Election Commission, ment Authority, SAS Nagar Director Punjab Police Acad- selected for Police medals for Kulwant Rai, SP PBI, OC & Nar- pendent children and Rs. on Friday issued a transfer addition Special Secre-tary, Punjab relieving!Carnal! relieving Pradeep Kumar emy Phillaur Anita Punj will meritorious services. Disclosing cotics, Sri Mukatsar Sahib would 15.27 Crore to 2.04 lakh and posting orders of 8 IAS Power. Special Secretary, Singh, PCS of this addi- Agrawal, IAS of this addi- be conferred with President’s this here on Friday a spokes- be awarded with Police medals disabled persons. BPE , 1 IRS and 5 PCS offic-ers Planning and in addition tional charge and in addition tional charge. police medal for distinguished person of Punjab Police said for meritorious services. BPE PUNJAB CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 05 Ashu inaugurates 66 KV 228 test +ve, seven dead in last 24 hours YOGESH KAPOOR of 228 patients have tested posi- He said that whenever District sub-station in Meharban PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU tive and seven deaths were re- Administration and Health De- Ludhiana, August 14 ported in last 24 hours’ time. He partment Ludhiana find out that said that now, the total number about any positive or suspected area of Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder of patients related to Ludhiana is COVID-19 person, their samples Sharma on Friday said that a total 6,176 and active cases are 1,807. are immediately sent for testing.

AMARPREET SINGH PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Minister reviews Ludhiana, August 14 projects under Ludhiana Smart City; Punjab Food, Civil Sup- issues necessary plies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan directions to staff Ashu on Friday said that Ludhiana, August 14 the Capt Amarinder Singh- led Punjab government is Punjab Food, Civil Sup- committed for carrying plies and Consumer Af- overall development of the fairs Minister Bharat state. He assured that there Bhushan Ashu on Friday is no shortage of funds with reviewed the progress of the state government for projects under Ludhiana development projects. The Smart City Ltd. Cabinet Minister said this Issuing strict instruc- after inaugurating a 66 KV tions to the staff, Ashu sub-station of PSPCL on stated that he would per- Bajra Road, Meharban on sonally monitor the prog- Friday. This sub-station ress of all the projects under has been constructed with Ludhiana Smart City on a cost of Rs 9.6 crore and weekly basis and warned would benefit a large num- that strict action would ber of residents residing in be taken against officials nearby areas. if there is any lapse on Ashu would be the chief their behalf. BPE guest on the occasion of dis- trict-level Independence Day Bajra Road, Bajra village, celebrations at Guru Nanak Guru Vihar, Gahlewal, Stadium, here, on Saturday, Krishna Colony etc. He where he would unfurl the said that besides, with this National Flag at 9 am sharp. new sub-station, load on other While addressing the nearby stations such as Noor- gathering on the occasion, wala Grid, Gaunsgarh Grid. Ashu said that 31.5 MVA He informed that two more transformer has been in- 66 KV sub stations would be stalled at this sub-station coming up at village Jal- and would benefit people aldiwal near Raikot and residing in Jagirpur, dif- on Tibba Road, here, with ferent colonies in Jagirpur a cost of Rs 3.5 crore and Rs Road, Vardhman Mohalla, 9, crore respectively.

State Nodal Officer Hussan Lal reviews COVID-19 arrangements

PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Ludhiana, August 14

State Nodal Officer COVID-19 for districts Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala and Amritsar- cum-Principal Secre- tary, Sports and Youth Services-cum-Commis- sioner, Food and Drug Administration Hussan Lal on Friday reviewed COVID-19 arrange- ments in the district. During a meeting with senior district of- ficials, he issued several important instructions regarding COVID-19 to them. Hussan Lal told the officials to work wholeheartedly for the welfare of residents and to also ensure that people stay safe. He also interacted with the officials and took their feedback regarding several important things such as treatment, sam- pling etc. He also held a meet- ing with the members of Sanjivani Group, that has been formed under Mission Fateh in collaboration with the District Administration and comprises of top medical experts. Later, he visited Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, COVID Care Centre at Meritorious School and Civil Hospital Ludhiana, SRI GURU NANAK DEV HOMOEOPATHIC where he interacted with the doctors and took their feedback. MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA. PUNJAB/NATION CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 07 NEWSBRIEFS Rajnath launches online portal to promote 70 freedom fighters and heirs of AP records 8943 COVID-19 cases, infection count now indigenisation in defence production Barnala honoured by district admn over 2.7 lakh KULDEEP SOOD AMARAVATI: Andhra NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 The aforementioned on- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Pradesh reported 8,943 line portal that will promote Barnala, 14 August COVID-19 cases on Fri- Defence Minister Rajnath indigenisation of defence day, pushing the over- Singh on Friday launched items’ production is called Approximately 70 freedom all tally to 2,73,085. The an online portal that pro- “SRIJAN”. The DPSUs, fighters of the district and latest bulletin said these vides information about Ordnance Factory Board their heirs were felicitated cases were registered in the defence equipment and (OFB) and headquarters directly at their homes by last 24 hours from 53,026 items that can be taken of the armed forces (SHQs) the district administration of tests but 9,779 coronavi- up for indigenisation by can display on SRIJAN Barnala on Friday as per the rus patients got cured and private sector companies. those items that are being instructions of the Punjab discharged from hospitals Moreover, the Defence Min- imported currently so that government on the occasion across the state. Also, 97 istry said two memoranda the Indian industry can de- of Independence Day due to fresh casualties were re- of understandings (MoUs) sign, develop and manu- the outbreak of COVID 19 Phoolka, various officers Wali Gali Handiaya Road, ported pushing the death were signed between the In- facture them domestically epidemic. were assigned for the distri- Ratan Chand Makra’s heir toll to 2,475.The number of dian Institutes of Technol- HIGHLIGHTS as per its capability, the Disclosing this here to- bution of honors. Tehsildar Pawan Kumar resident KC active cases stood at 89,907 ogy (IITs) and the Defence ministry noted. day Deputy Commissioner Barnala Harbans Singh was Road Barnala, Jangir Singh after a total of 1,80,703 pa- Public Sector Undertakings  The aforementioned online portal that will promote It said the concerned Barnala Tej Partap Singh appointed to honour Ram Sekhon Guru Nanak Mohalla tients had recovered so far. (DPSUs) in the presence of indigenisation of defence items’ production is called DPSU or the OFB or the Phoolka said that as per Singh’s heir Varinder Singh Barnala behind the office Kurnool district reported 12 Rajnath Singh on Friday, “SRIJAN”. SHQ will interact with the orders of the Punjab of Sanghera Road, Arjan of Harbans Singh resident COVID-19 fatalities in the the concluding day of “At- the Indian industry based government, because of Singh’s heir Bant Singh vil- of Municipal Council Bar- last 24 hours, while East manirbhar week”.  The DPSUs, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and on its requirement of the the Corona outburst, these lage Karamgarh, Harchand nala, Rajesh Kumar heir of Godavari, Chittoor, Gun- Similarly, two MoUs were headquarters of the armed forces (SHQs) can display equipment and as per the honours were bestowed at Singh’s heir Harjit Singh Shri Ved Prakash resident tur, West Godavari and SPS signed between private on SRIJAN those items that are being imported guidelines. The Ministry the doorsteps, as the district of village Karamgarh and of Gurudwara Baba Gandha Nellore had 10 each. Anan- entities and the DPSUs on currently so that the Indian industry can design, said Goa Shipyard Limited level function on the occa- Manjit Singh’s heir Hardial Singh Ji near Mohalla Mann tapuramu, Visakhapatnam, Friday. The Defence Min- develop and manufacture them domestically as per its signed an MoU on Friday sion of Independence Day Kaur resident of Khudhi Wala, Sukhwinder Kaur heir Prakasam, Srikakulam and ister on Friday said: “Till capability, the ministry noted. with Indian Institute of held in a very brief manner Road Barnala. Naib Tehsil- of Ganda Singh Shiv Vatika Kadapa saw six new deaths sometime back, for our Technology (IIT), Goa, on and much gathering was dar Barnala Raminder Pal Colony Sanghera Road Bar- each, Vizianagaram three defence procurement, we areas such as artificial intel- not allowed in this function. Singh honoured the per-sons, nala and Narain Singh’s heir and Krishna two, according have been looking towards our outlook has changed. equipment ourselves or ligence, internet of things As per the suggestions they are as follows: Gajjan Gyan Kaur resident backside to the bulletin. PTI the best technologies avail- We are thinking about how through joint ventures or and computational field of Deputy Commissioner Singh’s heir Parminder Singh Nanaksar Gurdwara Sahib. able in the world. But now to manufacture the latest transfer-of-technology.” dynamics. PTI Barnala Tej Partap Singh resident Simmi Palace Sivean Similarly, 163 Corona positive reported in Bathinda B’luru riots at breakneck speed, Police make elaborate security BATHINDA: Disclosing DC takes stock of upgraded ICU this here on Friday, The arrangements for I-Day celebrations Deputy Commissioner B. within 3 hours of FB post: Police PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Srinivasan said that so far (DCP) Kuldeep Jain said. for level-II COVID-19 patients Jalandhar, August 14 27,079 samples have been The government ma- ASHOK KAURA taken in the district under chinery was already PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has put in place COVID-19, out of which strained with battling the Jalandhar, August 14 elaborate security arrangements for smooth conduct of a total of 1,192 positive Coronavirus pandemic, Independence Day celebrations on Saturday at the local cases have been reported and the riots caught them Ensuring the augmentation Guru Gobind Singh Stadium. The Commissioner of Police out of which 631 Corona BENGALURU, AUGUST 14 unawares. On Tuesday of the medical facilities in Gurpreet Singh Bhullar who victims have recovered night, hundreds of people Shaheed Babu Labh Civil held a review meeting with and returned to their The recent Bengaluru ri- ran amok after Pulikeshi- Hospital for level-III Covid police officials, today for homes. He also informed ots occurred at breakneck nagar’s Congress MLA patients who need better In- finalizing security arrange- that at present a total of speed, erupting in less than Akhanda Srinivas Mur- tensive Care Unit (ICU) care ments said that Commis- 542 cases are active in three hours of the deroga- thy’s nephew P. Naveen and ventilators, the district ther ordered the setting up took stock of the upgraded sionerate police was fully the district. 19 people af- tory message being put up posted a derogatory mes- administration has equipped of oxygen plant in the Civil infrastructure in ICU at Civil geared up with foolproof fected by the corona have on social media, a police sage on social media. The ICU with 56 fowler beds with hospital and more medical Hospital. Thori said that security system in the city in wake of I-day functions. He died. Besides, the Deputy official said on Friday. mob pelted stones, injuring two high flow nasal oxygen equipment worth Rs 60 lakh district administration is said that the security has already been beefed up and the Commissioner said that “Naveen posted the de- 60 policemen, and com- therapy machines at the cost to ensure best possible care fully geared up to effectively entire area around the venue of the main event has been in the last 24 hours, 163 rogatory message around 6 mitted acts of vandalism of Rs 25 lakh. to the patients. deal with the surge of Coro- cordoned off by the Police. He further said that 1,000 Police positive, 318 negative re- p.m. and by 9 p.m. the riots and arson in DJ Halli, Further considering the On Friday evening, Depu- navirus cases and upgraded officers/ officials had been deployed to keep a strict vigil ports and 37 people went erupted,” Central Crime KG Halli, Pulikeshinagar rise in Covid cases, the ty Commissioner along with health care infrastructure on activities in the city. Commissioner of Police said that home after beating the Branch (CCB) Deputy and Kaval Byrasandra Deputy Commissioner Additional Deputy Commis- was crucial to tackle the CCTV cameras have been installed at the venue for keeping Corona. BPE Commissioner of Police areas. IANS Ghanshyam Thori has fur- sioner (D) Vishesh Sarangal cases efficaciously. a regular check in and around the stadium. DELHI/NCR Delhi violence: Court grants police time till 1,192 fresh COVID-19 cases AIIMS doctor found hanging Sep 17 to complete probe in UAPA case take Delhi’s tally to 1,50,652; at rented residence “Specific reasons for seek- death toll climbs to 4,178 NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 HIGHLIGHT ing extension have been The decomposed set out and compelling The total number A doctor in the AIIMS’s reasons qua each indi- body of Mohit  The court had of cases stood at Paediatrics Department vidual accused of their Singhla, 40, was earlier extended 1,50,652 while the was found hanging at his found in a house time till August 14 custody and the investi- number of residence near the hospi- in south Delhi’s for completion of gation so far is also borne active cases stood tal, police said on Friday. the investigation out from the case diaries. at 11,366, of which The decomposed body of Gautam Nagar. against Khalid and The number of witnesses Mohit Singhla, 40, was Jahan, till August 24 has been examined in the 5,882 are in home found in a house in south initial investigations NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 Gulfisha Khatoon; Jamia in case of Rehman case and even statements isolation Delhi’s Gautam Nagar. had revealed that Sing- Alumni Association Presi- and till August 29 for of witnesses including pro- The police control hla had last worked on A Delhi court has granted dent Shifa-Ur-Rehman; Haider, Hussain and tected witnesses have been NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 CBNAAT/TrueNat tests room was informed by Tuesday. Police suspect an extension till September JNU students and Pinjra Khatoon. recorded which points to and 9,324 rapid antigen a caller at around 3 pm it to be a case of suicide 17 to the police to complete Tod members Natasha Nar- the conspiracy and role of Delhi recorded 1,192 fresh tests were conducted in that a foul smell was due to depression, and investigation against 10 peo- wal and Devangana Kalita; August 29 for Haider, Hus- accused persons and oth- coronavirus cases on Fri- the past 24 hours. coming from the house, that Singhla might have ple booked under the strin- suspended AAP council- sain and Khatoon. The court ers,” it said. day, taking the tally in The total number of and a team reached the killed himself a day or gent anti-terror law UAPA in lor Tahir Hussain; former in its August 13 order said The court further stated the city to over 1.50 lakh cases stood at 1,50,652 spot. They entered the two before. However, no a case related to communal Congress Councillor Ishrat that the investigation was that the role of various or- while the death toll from while the number of ac- house to find the body suicide note has been re- violence in northeast Delhi Jahan; and United Against still going on regarding the ganisations involving dif- the disease mounted to tive cases stood at 11,366, in a room, locked from covered. in February. Additional Ses- Hate member Khalid and conspiracy which was “deep ferent accused and different 4,178, authorities said. As of which 5,882 are in the inside, on the sec- A resident of Haryana’s sions Judge Amitabh Rawat Shadab Ahmed. rooted, large scale and multi- groups were being inves- many as 11 fresh deaths home isolation, it said. ond floor. The lock was Panchkula, Singhla was allowed the police further The court had earlier layered” and all different as- tigated. “The role of other were also recorded in the As many as 1,35,108 pa- broken and the body was residing in the place since time to complete its pending extended time till August pects pertaining to different persons, having links to ac- past 24 hours, according tients have either recov- taken out, and identified 2006. “We have initiated probe against Jamia Coordi- 14 for completion of the in- accused persons, including cused persons, who may be to the latest health bulle- ered, been discharged or as of Singhla. the proceedings under nation Committee member vestigation against Khalid inter-linkages, were being involved in the conspiracy tin released by the Delhi have migrated out. The DCP, South Delhi, Section 174 of the CrPC,” Meeran Haider; Jamia stu- and Jahan, till August 24 investigated as regard to the has also come during the government. number of containment Atul Thakur, said that the DCP said. IANS dents Asif Iqbal Tanha and in case of Rehman and till conspiracy. investigation. PTI It said 5,721 RTPCR/ zones stands at 523. PTI

Agarwal,” the Delhi Con- flag at Hauz Qazi to com- Security beefed up in Delhi-NCR ahead of Independence Day ‘Cong to hoist tricolour in 272 places in Delhi’ gress President said. The memorate the ‘Quit India’ NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 the city on Independence filed FIRs against senior Congress alleged that Delhi movement, which the party Day besides over 2,000 NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 party leaders, including Police registered an FIR on had been doing for the last Ahead of the Independence snipers deputed at specific me and ex-MP Jai Prakash August 9 for hoisting of a 78 years. IANS Day celebrations on August locations on high-rises in Delhi Congress chief Chaud- 15, security has been beefed around 5 km periphery of hary Anil Kumar said on BAWA NIHAL SINGH B.Ed. COLLEGE, MUKTSAR up in Delhi-NCR with multi- the Red Fort. Apart from Friday that party workers layered arrangements and securing the main venue at will hold flag-hoisting at 272 Applications on the prescribed Performa, available with the College, are strict vigil at the border ar- Red Fort, adequate secu- locations across the national invited for the post/s of Professor in Education (01) for M.Ed course on regular eas. Apart from this, agencies strategic locations across the rity arrangements have been capital, including the DPCC will be done across Delhi basis and Assistant Professor in Education (09), Assistant Professor in Health like NSG, SPG and ITBP capital with extra focus on made for the function at the office, to mark the Indepen- by thousands of Congress and Physical Education (01) for B.Ed Course on regular basis. Eligible candidates in accordance with the qualifications conditions laid down by have been put on high alert. in and around the Red Fort. Rashtrapati Bhawan. “All the dence Day on August 15 even workers, strictly adhering UGC/PU/NCTE/Pb. Govt. norms may send their applications to the college within “All the agencies will “We have also set up facial necessary guidelines in view if they were to be booked to the coronavirus pandemic 21 days from the publication of the advertisement. A copy of the application is also work in close coordination recognition systems at van- of the Covid-19 pandemic by police. guidelines, including social sent to the DCDC, PU Chandigarh. Reservation for S.C. /S.T. candidates and with each other to cater to tage points for suspect iden- will be enforced,” said a se- “The Congress work- distancing and wearing of persons with disabilities will be followed as per the rules of P.U. / Pb. Govt. norms. all kinds of threat inputs. tification. This would help nior police officer, adding ers will peacefully defy face masks, he said in a state- The eligibility selection and approval for the post of Assistant Professor in Private Un-Aided colleges to teach B.Ed. course only will be subject to final SWAT teams and Parakram the security forces screen that there will be elaborate the threatening and arm- ment. decision of writ petition No. 15773 of 2015 (Pending in the Hon’ble Punjab vans have been strategically the suspects around the cel- traffic arrangements with twisting tactics of the Modi “The Congress workers and Haryana High Court) stationed,” said a senior po- ebration area,” the officer optimal deployment of staff, government and exercise will defy authorities to hoist lice officer. Policemen in civil said. Over 45,000 security signages for public conve- their fundamental right to the national flag, despite the Contact- 98726-20344 General Secretary

dress would be deployed at personnel will be guarding nience measures. IANS hoist the National Flag. This fact that Delhi Police had 04 CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 PUNJAB/TRICITY Administrator’s police medal One more succumbs to COVID, conferred on 9 officials PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU Chandigarh, V.P. Singh rious Services to following toll rises to 30 in Chandigarh Chandigarh, August 14 Badnore has conferred Ad- Chandigarh Police Person- ministrator's Police Medal nel on Independence Day 86 FRESH CASES REPORTED IN 24 HOURS The Administrator of UT, for Distinguished/Merito- 2020 Sukhna Lake to remain closed One more death, Sr.No. Rank, Name & No. Admr’s Police Medal for A.S.PRASHAR r/o Sector 47 with a history Chandigarh, August 14 of paraplegia had a sud- on weekends till further orders 78 new COVID-19 1. Sh. Amar Singh, DSP (No. 255/CHG) Distinguished Service den cardiac arrest on 11th PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU also remain closed on cases in Mohali 2. ASI (LR) Khushal Singh, No. 3248/CP Distinguished Service UT reported one more August. He was sampled Chandigarh, August 14 odd-even formula for 10 3. ASI (LR) Parveen Kumari, No. 1378/CP Distinguished Service death and as many as 86 after death and reported days upto 24/08/2020. fresh cases of coronavirus as positive for COVID 19 The UT Administration 2. Scooter Repair Mar- 4. ASI (LR) Kuldip Singh, NO. 1478/CP Distinguished Service cases during the past on 12th August. has ordered the closure ket, Sector 43, Chan- 5. ASI (PR) Rajesh Kumar, NO. 334/CP Distinguished Service 24 hours. The new cases of Sukhna Lake on Satur- digarh will remain 6. ASI (LR) Gulab Singh, NO. 2558/CP Meritorious Service The death toll of infection have days and Sundays, until closed on Sundays till has now risen to been reported further orders. 24/08/2020. 7. ASI (LR) Kavita, NO. 1101/CP Meritorious Service 30 and the infec- from different According to an offi- 3. Basement on the fol- CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 14 8. HC (PR) Ashok Kumar, No. 1179/CP Meritorious Service tion tally to 1928. parts of the city cial press release, shops lowing shops of Mo- 9. HC (PR) Savita Bains, No. 1053/CP Meritorious Service The figure includes and the villages sur- in following markets bile Market, Sector 22, Mohali on Friday re- 807 active cases. Ac- rounding it. will continue to remain Chandigarh will remain ported one death and cording to a medical bul- Meanwhile, 15 cases have closed from 15/08/2020 closed for ten days upto 78 new COVID-19 cases. DIG Omvir Singh receives President Police Medal letin issued by the adminis- been cured and discharged to 24/08/2020 on odd- 24.08.2020. The single death re- tration, a 20-year old male from hospitals. even formula:  SCO 1010-11-Radha ported was of a 97-year- BRIJENDER GAUR guish Services to the Ministry ping of a doctor for ransom of i. Krishna Market, Sector 41 Market old man from Aerocity. PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU of Home Affairs, Government rupees five crores and busting CHANDIGARH (UT) COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE:- ii. Market area near old PNB  SCO 1030-31- Attari He also suffered from Chandigarh, August 14 of India, New Delhi. the gangs of Murder Mani- (RT-PCR)+ (RAPID-ANTIGEN) Bank/Bihari Garment, Market multiple comorbidities During his service career, kandan & Ashwani, are his Total number of active cases 807 Burail Chowk  SCO 1003-04 such as diabetes and The president of India has the officer supervised many some of the notable achieve- iii. Shastri Market, Sector 22 Rest of the buildings, stroke. With the addi- awarded President Police sensational cases of mur- ments while posted in Delhi Total number of patients tested 20060 iv. Patel Market, Sector 15 where chambers/cabins tion of 78 new cases, the Medal to 2004-batch IPS der, dacoity, and Pondicherry. Total number of patients found negative 18042 v. Sector 8 Internal Market are located, will remain caseload in the district officer and DIG of UT police robbery, kid- While posted at Chandigarh Total number of patients found positive 1928 vi. Azad Market, Sector 20 closed on odd-even ba- has climbed to 1,683. Omvir Singh on the occasion napping and as DIG, he was instrumental Total number of samples rejected 3 vii. Palace Market, Sector 20 sis, as per the plan fi- Mohali has 768 active of Independence Day-2020. other heinous in setting up of first of its kind viii. Booth Market, Sector 21 nalized by local SDMs cases with 31 deaths. While appreciating the ser- crime. Discreet project “ERSS” dial 112 and Total number of COVID-19 patients cured till date 1091 ix. Palika Bazar, Sector 19 will coordinate with Meanwhile, 25 recov- vices, rendered by the officer investigation E-Beat Book System in Chan- Total number of COVID-19 deaths till date 28 x. Sadar Market, Sector 19 Market Associations for eries were also recorded being DIG cum IG/Prison into case of terrorist attack, digarh Police Control Room, Death of COVID-19 patient due to other reasons 02 xi. Janta Market, Sector 27 smooth functioning and in the district today, tak- Chandigarh, the Chandigarh nabbing of sharpshooter of for the citizens of Chandigarh Total number of samples of UT whose result is awaited 87 1. Electronic Market, Sec- strict enforcement of the ing the number of cured recommended had recom- Abu Salem Gang namely Jaan city which was inaugurated by tor 18, Chandigarh will orders. patients to 884. BPE mended his name for Presi- Usman and a kidnapper after Amit Shah, the Home Minis- *Total number of samples of Chandigarh collected 20982 dent Police Medal of Distin- shootout, involved in kidnap- ter of India. FICCI and Vision 2020 conclave Gang involved in loot and snatching Expand assured procurement by Central highlights the plight of visually impaired during the COVID-19 pandemic busted, 29 cases solved agencies of maize, oilseeds and other crops PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU bringing India’s blind popu- accused. to protect farmers’ incomes: Dr Amar Singh Chandigarh, August 14 lation down by 47%. Most The accused have been PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU cases of blindness (92.9%) identified as Lovdeep Singh Ludhiana, August 14 FICCI, India’s leading and visual impairment and Raman, while accused industry association and (96.2%) in India, are due Suraj is still absconding. Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Vision 2020, organized a to avoidable or preventable According to Joint Amar Singh on Friday multi-stakeholder conclave causes. Experts at the con- Commissioner Bhagirath called on Union Agricul- to highlight the impact of clave highlighted the chal- Singh Meena said that ture Minister Narendra the pandemic on people liv- lenges faced by difficulties the accused has admitted Singh Tomar and request- ing with compromised vision visually impaired patients, involvement in 29 differ- ed him to expand assured due to various eye-related due to COVID-19 and the ent cases of snatching and procurement by Central ailments. associated lockdown. “While robberies. The accused had agencies to maize, oil seeds India has among the we all are coping up with the PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU the police claimed to have committed snatching on and other crops to protect world’s highest proportion new normal, the national Ludhiana, August 14 cracked as many as 29 cas- Rose Garden Road, Mal- farmers’ incomes. other crop. This was the expand and not limit as- of blind people, which is lockdown adversely impact- es. However one member har Road, Railway Station Dr Singh informed the reason why 93 per cent of sured procurement of every around4.8 million[1], as ed the lives of people with Local police claimed to of the gang is still abscond- Road and other areas. minister that except wheat the land in Punjab was un- last grain of crops by central per the revised definition of various eye diseases such have arrested two persons ing. Police have recovered Police said that they are and paddy for which there der food grain cultivation. agencies. He added that this blindness institutionalized as cataract, glaucoma and involved in snatching and one motorcycle, 17 mobile further investigating the is assured procurement, In view of the ongoing would also help reduce the in 2019 by the Ministry of retinal diseases unable to robberies on Friday. With phones and two gold chains matter and hope for more full MSP could not be farm crisis and the pressure pressure on Punjab’s under- Health and Family Welfare, visit doctor for a check-up. the arrest of two accused, from the possession of the recoveries. availed by farmers for any on farmers it made sense to ground water table.

I, Rajinder Kumar s/o Jai I, Asha rani w/o late Pal R/o 63, Gopal Nagar surinder pal gupta r/o SAD demands CBI probe in Haibowal Kalan Near hno. New B-34/4418 , Sabji Mandi Ludhiana old B-34/1407 durgapuri declare that my daughter haibowal kalan ludhiana deaths due to spurious liquor Nisha is out of my control have declare that my son atul PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU ister was utterly insensitive to so I disown her from my gupta and his wife bharti Ludhiana, August 14 the problems of the people moveable and immoveable goyal@ bharti gupta both and had visited Punjab only properties anybody deal are out of my control, so i I, Rupinder Kaur spouse I RITU RANI W/O Shiromani Akali Dal seven times in the last more CHANGE OF NAME with her at their own risk. disinherit them from my all of No. 14422023L, Hav HEMANT MITTAL R/O (SAD) president Sukhbir than three-and-a-half years. moveable and immoveable I,Sarbjit Kaur W/O (OPR) Amarjit Singh # Singh Badal on Friday ac- He said the CM had only gone BIV/935, BARNALA I,Darshan Kumar S/O property. Anybody deal with Dharam Singh R/O VPO Village Unchi Bassi PO: cused Congress legislators once to his hometown Pa- HAVE CHANGED MY late Sh.Munshi Ram them at his own risk and Mahmoodpur,Tehsil Lamin Tehsil Dasuya of running the liquor ma- tiala. “Never ever have we had MINOR SON NAME R/O H.No.5151/19,Gali responsibility. I am not Baba Bakala Sahib Distt. District Hoshiarpur fia in Punjab and alleged such a Chief Minister who is Amritsar have changed my ISHAAN TO ISHAAN No.18,Meharpura Amritsar responsible for any deal. (Punjab have changed inform that my son Shivakar Congress president Sonia 5,600 crore in excise revenue completely inaccessible and is name from Sarbjit Kaur to MITTAL my Date of Birth from Bhagat (27 years)is out of I Harwinder Singh s/o Gandhi of being a ‘bhagidar’ but also leading to 130 deaths ensconced in his farmhouse in Sarabjit Kaur .Concerned 10-07-1982 to 05-05- I RITU MITTAL @ my control and don’t respect Bhag Singh r/o Vill. in this racket and this was in the recent hooch tragedy. Chandigarh and who refuses note. 1983. vide affidavit RITU W/O HEMANT me and my family and has Tasimbli, Tehsil Dera Bassi, why Chief Minister Capt Sukhbir said the Chief Min- to meet people. dated 14-08-2020, fallen into bad society .I (Mohali) declare that my Amarinder Singh was not I, Gurdeep Singh S/O Dalip MITTAL R/O BIV/935, son Gurdeep Singh and his Before District Courts BARNALA HAVE disinherit him from my all taking any action against Singh R/O Gurusar Mari wife Amandeep Kaur are the mafia. Faridkot. CHANGED MY NAME moveable and immoveable out of my control. I disown (Moga) have changed my Addressing a massive minor daughter name TO RITU RANI AFTER properties.I and my family them from my movable I, Kaladhari Gupta S/o shall not be responsible dharna held here against Jasvir Kaur to Jasveer Kaur MARRIAGE. and immovable property. Ramesh Kumar R/o for any act or deed done by Anybody deals with them the illegal distillery which I,Sharanjit Kaur W/O Aggarwal Street, Daroga I Dinesh Kant Pahuja him.I and my family have at own his risk. was run in Bahomajra under Kanda, Factory Road Balwinder Singh R/O @ Dinesh Kant s/o no relation with him. the patronage of the Con- Kotkapura District I Gurpreet Kaur aadhar gress liquor mafia, the SAD Plot No.44,Gurnam Nagar Mathura Dass r/o Faridkot- 151204, We Soni Sharma W/o card no. 557096352290 chief said Congressmen were Amritsar have changed H.No. 1884, Rajpura Rajeev Kumar Dubey and w/o late balwant Singh my name from Sharanjit Punjab, India have looting the state causing not changed the name of Town Patiala changed Rajeev Kumar Dubey S/o gill r/o village kotsameer only a massive loss of Rs Kaur to Sharanjeet Kaur. my name Dinesh Kant Devendra Nath Dubey R/o ,hno.664, shushant city -1 Concerned note. my minor son's name Gourav 17 Years and Pahuja H.No-9 Street No. 3, Gobind bathinda have declare that Nagar Hoshiarpur declare I, Sunny Malhotra s/o Shiv shall hereafter be known my son balmeet Singh gill I Geeta Rani Pahuja @ that our maternal nephew Kumar R/o 2017/4-G, Street as Gaurav Gupta. and his wife Jasleen Kaur Geeta Rani @ Geeta Devashish Bharadwaj No 2, Shivpuri Ludhiana both are out of my control ,so Pahuja w/o Dinesh Kant (Rohit) S/o Anupam Changed name Varun. I, hitherto known as I disinherit them from my all Kaladhari S/o Ramesh Pahuja r/o H.No. 1884, Bharadwaj R/o Pilakhna moveable and immoveable I, hitherto known as Kumar R/o Aggarwal Rajpura Town (Patiala) Distt Aligarh (U.P) are not property .anybody deal Harpreet Singh Brar S/o Street, Daroga Kanda, changed my name Geeta have a good conduct and with them at his own risk or Kulbir Singh R/o Narain Factory Road Kotkapura Pahuja character. We shall not responsibility. be responsible if anybody Nagar St.No.1, Faridkot, District Faridkot- PUBLIC NOTICE dealing with him. India have changed my 151204, Punjab, India DISCLAIMER name and shall hereafter have changed my name I Gurbaksh Kaur W/o Late I Baljinder Singh son and shall hereafter be BRIGHT PUNJAB EXPRESS be known as Harpreet Ajit Singh Village Kherha of Amar Singh resident does not endorse any third party Singh. known as Kaladhari Tehsil Garhshankar Distt of village Kular Khurd products, merchandise and/or Gupta. Hoshiarpur declare that Tehsil and district Sangrur. services, nor has BRIGHT PUNJAB I, hitherto known as Declare That my son EXPRESS taken any steps to I, Anil kumar Khurana my son Paramveer Singh Gurdeep Singh Sidhu Brar Gurpiar Singh alias Piari is confirm the accuracy or reliability S/O Kishore Khurana and his Family are out of of, any of the information S/o Balwinder Singh Sidhu out of my control. I disown Brar R/o VPO: Jeon Wala R/O H.No.221,Shastri my control so I disinherited contained in any third party them from my moveable him from my movable and advertisements. BRIGHT PUNJAB District Faridkot Punjab, Nagar Amritsar have EXPRESS strongly encourages and immoveable property. immovable property. The India have changed my changed my name from one dealing with him will readers to conduct whatever I shall not be responsible name and shall hereafter Anil kumar Khurana be responsible himself. I investigation they feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding be known as Gurdeep to Anil Khurana. if anybody dealing with and my family will have no Concerned note. them. with any transaction with any of Singh Sidhu. responsibility. these advertisers. OPINION CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 06 Contempt can’t be justified in the Tibetans recruited for Ladakh name of dissent What did Xi achieve by attaching Ladakh? Nothing CLAUDE ARPI Ahead of August 1, the PLA’s oo much hue and cry is anniversary, authorities in several being raised in subtle and On the ground hese days, Xi Jinping cities and provinces also released not so subtle ways against in Ladakh, if the seems to take all the recruitment videos featuring local the Supreme Court of In- wrong decisions. Did characteristics to motivate young dia holding senior advocate stalemate continues, he need to attack In- people to join the army. China is TPrashant Bhushan guilty of the con- India has a great dia in Ladakh? Ulti- indeed in dire need to find sol- tempt of court. Frankly the people who Tmately what was achieved except diers and officers; it explains that advantage, not only the grabbing of a few hundred special policies have been set up have not liked the judgment have gone with units such as too far. Bhushan despite being a senior meters? When his Kingdom is for the recruitment of minorities’. the Ladakh Scouts suffering from the worse health For the first time, China gave lawyer with over 30 years of experi- crisis of the century, when China figures for the TAR: “Though the ence appeared to be driven more by his or the Special is reeling under disastrous floods, total number of people who have personal beliefs and agendas than the Frontier Force, but when his counterpart on the other registered so far across the country merits and facts. The very fact that he also Indian troops side of the Atlantic has sworn to has not been published, authorities had wrongly accused the Chief Justice make him his Dream fail, when his jor general, India has refused to India and the world have changed since in Southwest China’s Tibet Autono- of India SA Bobde, riding a motorcycle who are far better neighbours are coming together budge and accept a new normal’. 1962. A few weeks ago, Lt Gen Zhang mous Region revealed that 5,800 without wearing a helmet, when actu- acclimatized and for the first time to put a halt to It is in this background that Maj Xuejie, the Political Commissar of the people in the region had already ally the bike was on stand, shows how more importantly, the Peaceful Rise of China’, what Gen Qiao Liang, considered to be Tibet Military Region (TMD) went signed up.” was the point to start another as one of the most hawkish officers to the border’ and wrote in red letters The new recruits would join casual he had been in making such a better motivated serious remark against a person hold- venture in the most inhospitable in the People’s Liberation Army 1962’ on a stone. What message did the PLA, the People’s Armed mountains of the world? (PLA), contradicted Xi by writing he want to convey? That China could Police (PAP) or the militia, a ing the top most judicial position in the than their Chinese counterparts. It is The CCP General Secretary “the focus should be on achieving redo a 1962? But today, the Indian paramilitary force. On July 8, country. The intent was obviously mali- probably thought that the people good life’ for all Chinese.” Army is far better prepared and truly the Tibet Military Region (TMD) cious and contemptuous. clear that Xi Jinping of India were weak and the gov- Qiao Liang is not just anybody; motivated. announced that military col- The Supreme Court of India is ab- did not think of all ernment would, as they have done he is the co-author of the mod- What about the PLA? Con- leges and universities, recruiting solutely right in holding him guilty of in the past, beg for dialogue and ern military Bible, Unrestricted trary to 1962, China is facing student soldiers, had just con- contempt because he has committed the implications seek a non-violent’ compromise. Warfare, which is quoted again an extremely serious problem of ducted a cultural’ examination the contempt, by falsely accusing the when he jumped It did not turn out that way. First, and again by China experts’. Qiao recruitment; it is understand- in conjunction with the 2020 CJI of India flouting the law when he into the Ladakhi the Indian troops were quick to warned that the present pandemic able after the one-child policy, national university entrance ex- had not and making a sweeping state- adventure and respond and bring reinforcements should not be seen as a chance which in 1979, set a limit on the aminations; it was said that over ment in which he held the SC in poor on the front; then, on the new for Beijing to take back Taiwan number of children parents could 1,200 students from the TMD light. Bhushan had tweeted, “CJI rides started advancing his Emperor’s birthday (June 16), by force, it is not the top priority: have; though partially revoked in were present. Due to the Covid-19 pawns on the shores an unexpected clash took place in “China’s ultimate goal is not the 2015, all the soldiers on the front epidemic, recruiting examinations a 50 Lakh motorcycle belonging to the Galwan area and at least twice reunification of Taiwan, but to today are single children in their for military schools could only be a BJP leader at Raj Bhavan Nagpur, of the Pangong tso more Chinese than Indian soldiers achieve the dream of national families, and very few parents done at examination sites set up without a mask or helmet at a time in early May lost their lives in a fist fight. rejuvenation - so that all 1.4 bil- are ready to see their children by the PLA; in normal times, it is when he keeps the SC in Lockdown Today, despite five of rounds of lion Chinese can have a good life. killed for some vague nationalistic usually the responsibility of the mode denying citizens their fundamen- talks between an Indian lieuten- Could it be achieved by taking reasons; and who in China listens provincial government to recruit. tal right to access Justice!” It was actu- ant general and a Chinese ma- Taiwan back? Of course not. So today to the loudspeakers of the Since May, the TMD has been ally a national lockdown in the interest we shouldn’t make this the top official propaganda? As a result, organizing examination centres for of the public and not in the personal priority.” The same reasoning the PLA has started recruiting students in Lhasa “for centralized interest of the CJI as Bhushan tried to could be applied for the PLA op- among the minorities’ to whom preparation of examinations and convey. erations in Ladakh. What could Xi the one-child policy did not apply. unified management and guidance.” The second tweet was more con- win if India decided to stay firm? A few weeks ago, The Tibet Daily Nothing! And one day or another, noted that the Tibet Autonomous (Claude Arpi is a French-born temptuous casting sweeping aspersions he will be questioned inside his Region (TAR) Research Group author, journalist, historian and on the apex court and specifically nam- own Communist Party, perhaps had investigated the possibility of Tibetologist. He is the author ing the last four Chief Justices of India. as soon as the Fifth Plenum which new recruitment of troops for the of “The Fate of Tibet : When It said, “when historians in future look is to be held in Beijing in October. TAR. A few days later, The Global Big Insects Eat Small insects” back at the last 6 years to see how This raises other questions: can Times reported that the Ministry (Har-Anand publications New democracy has been destroyed in India China repeat what it did in 1962 of National Defence of China has Delhi 1999) and director of the even without a formal Emergency, they and are the Chinese troops fit to released a military recruitment pavilion of Tibetan culture at will particularly mark the role of the endure the winter in Ladakh? video for 2020 “showcasing the Auroville. The views expressed are Supreme Court in this destruction… Xi has probably not understood that country’s military capability.” personal.) more particularly the role of the last 4 CJIs”. The Supreme Court Bench was right in observing earlier, that “we are, prima Liberty, equality, fraternity- A factual independence facie, of the view that the aforesaid statements on Twitter have brought the everyone in the name of ‘One administration of justice in disrepute Culture-One Unity’forgetting and are capable of undermining the the fact thatit is an attack on the dignity and authority of the Institution DR. PAWAN SURI soul of the diversity of indepen- of Supreme Court in general and the dent India. We are a Democratic office of the Chief Justice of India in Country and every effort should particular, in the eyes of the public at ndia has constantly be made to protect and guard large”. been under a threat by the rights of every citizen, give the invaders from out- patient hearing to the voices of In the name of dissent and freedom side be itthe Mughals, dissent, rectify them if needed of expression, the institutions like the British colonels or for and at no cost suppress them. Supreme Court of India cannot be al- Ithat matterthe current neigh- The country is constituted lowed to be maligned and subverted. bours. The freedom from such by its citizens and we need to Freedom and liberty are indeed sacro- unlawful colonialism needed a remember that the freedom of sanct, but certainly not at the cost of saga of sacrifices,required each country means freedom of the supreme institutions like the Supreme citizen of country to rise up in citizens. It not only means a Court of India. What the “liberal” unison and break the shackles materialistic and progressive opinion is ignoring by opposing the of their own religious, ethnic growth but also means that all SC judgment is that Bhushan did not and provincial identities. The its citizens have an equal share quote a single fact or illustration and promulgation of ‘Purna Swaraj of its resources and an access Declaration’ or ‘Declaration of to the fundamental rights. It is instead sought to create a false percep- Independence’in 1929 at the La- therefore imperative of diverse tion. If such perceptions, made with a hore session by Indian National political, social and economic malicious intent are allowed to be built Congress against the clutches of backgrounds to work towards up these will only undermine and sub- British colonialismof more than a common objectiveof eradi- vert these institutions and eventually 200 years led to the civil disobe- cating racial inequalities and the democratic edifice of the country. dience movement in Indiaillus- socio-cultural-economic dis- trating an act of such solemnity. parities. This is possible only The fruitful outcome of such development program) that different. the lack of resources and talent when all the citizens of country SPIRITUAL WORLD movement was that India be- transformed India from a milk After independence when the but an inequality and the differ- work under an umbrella of One came independent and achieved deficient nation into the world’s reins of control were handed ent interpretation or yardsticks Constitution –One Nation and freedom on 15th August, 1947. largest milk producer or a revo- over to the leaders of the coun- to define freedom for different the stakeholders unlike of their However, unfortunately this lution in nuclear testingunder try, common people had a dream sections of the society that has selfish motives put their best independence coincided with the codename of ‘Smiling Bud- that the self-rule will help them created this economic divide. effort to include each citizen the partition of British India dha’ and ‘Operation Shakti’ that in building the country of equal If we turn back the clock, we under this umbrella. on religious groundsinto the led it to the full-fledged nuclear respect and dignity for all. For can see those connected to the Happy Independence Day dominions of India and Pakistan state. The globalisation of econ- a normal person, society, state ruling class are free to take a accompanied by loss of almost 2 omy alongwith nationalisation and nation at large indepen- bank loan and fly away while a (Dr Pawan Suri is a Chief lakh lives and displacement of of railway network and banks dence not only means a politi- poor farmer who defaults even Cardiologist, SGL SuperSpe- about 14 million people. opened the doors for free trade cal freedom but also a socio- once is forced to commit suicide. ciality Hospital Jalandhar, India has come a long way by foreign investors, benefitted cultural-economic equality. The Apart from inequality in eco- Punjab. He can be contacted at ahead leaving behind the agony them and also put India on the constitution that was laid after nomic field, there still persists pawanksuri2000@rediffmail. of partition to a strong, power- global map as a fastest growing independence gave every citizen a social and gender discrimina- com) ful, democratic and a developing economy. The launch of indig- this freedom of equality before tion and equality of all sections nation that has lifted millions enous nuclear submarine, Mars the law as also the freedom of of society seems like a distant out of poverty/illiteracy and has orbiter mission and country’s speech and expression but on dream now. The humans are DISCLAIMER: The opinions ex- become a space and nuclear own GPS system have been a ground level inequality still per- not being recognised on the pressed in the articles published power.Over the last several de- recent technological advance- sists. Even after seven decades basis of their performance, in these columns are the personal cades, there has been a marked ments uprising the standards of independence, India is still a but their caste, creed, colour opinions of the authors. The facts progression in every field, be it to another level. Although India rich country of poor people with and gender has taken the role and opinions appearing in the the Green revolution that saw as a free nation has remarkably one third living below poverty of their identity. There seems articles do not reflect the views an increase in food grain pro- positioned herself on the world and the whooping 70% owning to be a selective freedom of of Bright Punjab Express and duction with development of map in almost all sectors after only 7% of the total national speech, the voices of dissent Bright Punjab Express does not high yielding varieties of wheat independence, the real connota- wealth in contrast to the 1% being cornered or labelled as assume any responsibility or and pulses, the White revolu- tion of independence or freedom of super-rich who own almost anti-national and the forced liability for the same. tion (the world’s biggest dairy for a common man is altogether 60% of the total wealth.It is not choices are being thrust upon 08 CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 HARYANA / HIMACHAL / J&K NEWSBRIEFS Terrorists gun down two J&K Haryana’s draft industrial policy Two dead as boulders aims to attract `1 lakh crore falls on vehicles in policemen outside Srinagar Mandi investment, generate 5 lakh jobs MANDI: Two people SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14 dence Day, the IGP said were killed as boulders the police get such inputs PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU fell on their vehicles in A day ahead of the In- every year. “We have such Chandigarh, August 14 HIGHLIGHTS Himachal Pradesh’s dependence Day, Jaish- inputs every year before Mandi district in the e-Mohammad terrorists August 15 and January Haryana’s draft industrial  The policy is currently being given final touches and is early hours of Friday, shot dead two Jammu 26. We had inputs that policy aims to attract Rs scheduled to be released later this month. police said. The inci- and Kashmir policemen they will try (an attack) 1 lakh crore investment,  The policy objective is to attract investments of Rs 1 dent occurred near Ha- and wounded another in some area. The boys generate 5 lakh jobs and lakh crore and generate 5 lakh jobs in the State,” as nogi Mata Temple on in indiscriminate firing were alert and prepared, establish the state as a fa- per the draft policy. the Chandigarh-Manali in Nowgam area on the but they (the militants) voured investment desti- national highway at outskirts of the Srinagar came from the rear side nation. 5:15 am, Mandi Su- city, police said. They said and fired on them. According to the draft vestments of Rs 1 lakh crore touches and is scheduled perintendent of Police, the terrorists have been “We have cordoned off ‘Haryana Enterprises and generate 5 lakh jobs in to be released later this Gurdev Chand, said. identified and will be neu- Terrorists fired indiscriminately on a police the area and the searches and Employment Policy, the State,” as per the draft month. The new policy is A big boulder fell on a tralised soon. party near Nowgam bypass Friday morning, are on. This is a narrow 2020’, the state is planning policy. expected to propose reg- parked vehicle, leaving Terrorists fired indis- lane and there was civil- to establish Haryana as a It also seeks to double the ulatory reforms in land, the driver dead. Efforts criminately on a police the third was undergoing them, they belong to JeM ian movement and if our competitive and favoured exports to Rs 2 lakh crore, labour and institutional are on to extricate the party near Nowgam by- treatment, the official said. group. We will neutralise boys would have retaliated, investment destination, revalidate at least 100 State mechanism. body from the mangled pass Friday morning, a Inspector General of them soon,” Kumar told there would have been loss achieve regional develop- statutes (Acts, Rules and The draft policy aims at remains of the vehicle. police official said, add- Police Kashmir, Vijay Ku- reporters near the site of of civilian, so they exercised ment, export diversifica- guidelines) and make them promoting cluster develop- Some boulders also ing three policemen were mar, said the JeM carried the attack. restraint,” Kumar said. tion and provide livelihood more suitable to investors, ment, regulatory easing fell on another vehicle injured in the attack. The out the attack. “They fired Asked whether there PDP condemned the at- opportunities to its people build supply chain facilities and provision of attrac- passing through the policemen were shifted indiscriminately and two were any inputs about a tack, saying it will further through resilient economic and infrastructure across tive fiscal incentives for area, killing driver Gur- to a hospital where two of our jawans were mar- possible terrorist attack aggravate the situation for development. “The policy 22 districts.The policy is the future growth of the mukh Singh of Una’s of them succumbed and tyred... We have identified on the eve of the Indepen- Kashmiris. PTI objective is to attract in- currently being given final MSME sector. Bangana tehsil. Some other occupants of the vehicle sustained minor Pak can’t tolerate peace in J&K: DGP Thakur for exploring home isolation COVID-19: 11 injuries. PTI more die in J&K, DNA samples collected DGP’S TAKE of asymptomatic patients 540 fresh cases of people claiming  We are all aware of the situation in Kashmir where SUSHIL KUMAR SHARMA recorded to be relatives of 3 the terrorists regularly try to target civilians, police PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14 youths killed in Shopian and forces and sometimes they succeed, but at the Shimla, August 14 encounter same time, the police and forces keep on taking actions to improve the situation. Chief Minister Jai Ram Jammu and Kashmir’s RAJOURI (J&K): The Thakur said that possi- COVID-19 tally climbed DNA samples of the killed when militants fired path towards peace. bilities of home isolation to 27,489 on Friday with people, who claim to be indiscriminately upon a po- We are all aware of the mechanism should be ex- 540 fresh cases, while the the relatives of the three SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14 lice party in Nowgam area situation in Kashmir where plored for asymptomatic death toll rose to 520 as 11 youths killed in an al- here earlier in the day. We the terrorists regularly try to COVID-19 patients who the Deputy Commission- mendable work done by the more people succumbed leged fake encounter in Pakistan and its proxies have placed extended de- target civilians, police and have adequate facility for ers must evolve mechanism district administrations to the contagious disease Shopian district, were cannot tolerate the peace- ployments at many places in forces and sometimes they the same. He was address- to keep persons willing to in effectively tackling the in the union territory, of- collected in a Jammu ful atmosphere in Jammu the city and outside it for the succeed, but at the same ing the Deputy Commis- remain in home isolation pandemic, Chief Minister ficials said. All 11 deaths and Kashmir govern- and Kashmir, Director August 15 (Independence time, the police and forces sioners and Superinten- provided he/she was asymp- said that the administra- were reported from the ment hospital in pres- General of Police (DGP) Day) function. We were also keep on taking actions to dents of Police of the State totic and has adequate space tion must also motivate Kashmir Valley, they said. ence of a police team Dilbag Singh said on Fri- increasing the deployment improve the situation, he through video conferencing at home to isolate them the corona warriors such Of the fresh cases, 421 sent from Srinagar, day after terrorists shot on the outskirts (of the city). said. from here. from other family members. as doctors, para medical were reported from Kash- officials said Friday.The dead two policemen and It is unfortunate that a de- We will intensify the (an- The Chief Minister said Thakur said that Deputy staff, police and sanitary mir and 119 from Jammu, three youths, Moham- wounded another on the ployment team was attacked ti-militancy) operations in that Himachal Pradesh like Commissioners must ensure workers etc. to keep their the officials said. With mad Imtiyaz and Ibrar outskirts of Srinagar. Singh, on the outskirts of the city the coming days, but such other States of the coun- that food being served in the morale high. He said that these, the total number of Ahmed, residents of however, asserted that the in Nowgam and two jawans incidents take place because try has witnessed a steep Covid care centres was hy- possibilities must also be infected people in Jammu Kathuni mohalla of efforts to strengthen peace were killed and another in- Pakistan and its proxies increase in COVID-19 pa- gienic and served properly. explored to allow the pa- and Kashmir has risen Dharsakri village of in the union territory would jured, Singh told reporters. cannot tolerate the peace- tients in last few days. The He said that for this dis- tients to have homemade to 27,489, they said. Sri- Rajouri, and Moham- continue. The DGP said Pakistan and ful atmosphere here. Such State has adequate facili- trict administration should food which could be nagar district in central mad Ibrar, a resident The DGP was speaking to its proxies cannot tolerate conspiracies are hatched ties for keeping patients in regularly visit these centres brought out by the family Kashmir recorded the of Tarkassi village of reporters on the sidelines of the peaceful atmosphere in from across the border and Covid care centres and was to ensure proper facilities members of the patients up maxi- Rajouri, had left their a wreath-laying ceremony Jammu and Kashmir and they try to create hurdles fully prepared to meet out being provided to patients. to the nearest Covid centre mum homes on the pretext of of the two police personnel often create hurdles in the in the way to peace. PTI any eventuality. He said that While appreciating the com- where the patient is kept. number working as labourers in of fresh Shopian and went out CO- of contact with their 2 terror associates DGP greets people on I-Day, VID-19 families on July 17. The arrested in Kashmir cases at officials said a total of 108, fol- six DNA samples were SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14 reviews security arrangements lowed by 67 in Jammu collected from the fam- PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU families on auspicious district, they added. There ily members of the three Two terror associates of pro- Chandigarh, August 14 occasion of the Inde- are now 7,027 active cases missing youths. The po- scribed Jaish-e-Mohammed pendence Day. in the union territory, lice team, which arrived (JeM) outfit were arrested in Director General of He also paid rich while 19,942 patients here on Thursday, met Tral area of south Kashmir's Police (DGP), Hary- tribute to the martyrs have recovered from the family members of the Pulwama district, police ana Manoj Yadava has of Defence Forces, infection, according to youths.Rajouri District said. According to police, extended greetings Central Armed Police the officials. Magistrate Mohammad both these terror associ- and good wishes to the Forces and Police who The cases detected on Nazir Sheikh said an ates have been involved in people of the state on had made supreme sac- Friday include 60 people investigation team of providing shelter, logistics the occasion of Inde- rifices while protect- who had returned to the police approached the and other support to the pendence Day. He also ing the unity, integrity union territory recent- administration for fa- JeM terrorists as well as in reviewed overall secu- and sovereignty of the ly. “Eleven people, who cilitating the collection transporting of arms and rity arrangements with country. were COVID-19 positive, of DNA samples after ammunition of the terror- all district Police Chiefs “Security has been have died over the past which a magistrate was ists in Tral and Awantipora (CPs/SPs) for Indepen- tightened across the 24 hours in Jammu and appointed and samples areas. The arrested terror dence Day celebrations state for peaceful cel- Kashmir,” the officials were collected in GMC associates have been identi- across the state. ebration of the Inde- said. With the latest fa- Associated Hospital fied as Reyaz Ahmad Bhat, In a message issued pendence Day. District talities, the toll due to the Rajouri. PTI resident of Amirabad, Tral here on Friday, the Police Chiefs have disease in the union terri- and Mohd Umer Tantray, DGP has greeted fami- been directed to deploy tory has risen to 520, they Jammu-Srinagar resident of Aripal, Tral. lies of freedom fight- additional forces at said. Of the total deaths, Incriminating material in- ers, martyrs, members the venues where the 481 are from Kashmir highway remains cluding explosives has been Haryana Men police contingent participate in the full dress rehearsals for the 74th Independence Day of Police and secu- national flag will be and 39 from Jammu, they celebrations, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurugram, on Friday. PTI closed for second day recovered from them. IANS rity forces and their hoisted, he added.” said. PTI JAMMU: The Jammu- Srinagar National Bikram Singh Highway remained HP CM dedicates projects in Kullu Vidhan Sabha area closed for the second reviews transport J&K police DIG who nabbed consecutive day on PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU representatives have also Friday due to a mas- Shimla, August 14 HIGHLIGHTS been contributing their department suspended DSP Davinder Singh sive landslide trig- best to effectively fight the PUNJAB EXPRESS BUREAU gered by heavy rains in Chief Minister Jai Ram  CM Thakur laid the foundation stones of building of COVID-19 pandemic in the Shimla, August 14 awarded gallantry medal Jammu and Kashmir’s Thakur on Friday inau- State.Jai Ram Thakur said Government High School, Chansari to be constructed SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14 Ramban district, of- gurated and laid founda- at a cost of Rs1.27 crore and Mahila Police Station that the state government Transport Minister Bikram ficials said. Vehicular tion stones of developmen- building, Kullu to be built at a cost of Rs 3.52 crore. has brought about 2.25 lakh Singh reviewed the works of traffic on the 270-km tal projects worth about Rs people of the State to their Transport Department and Jammu and Kashmir police’s Deputy Inspector General highway, the only all- 12.50 crore in Kullu Vidhan  The state government has brought about 2.25 homes stranded in different Rope-Way and Rapid Trans- Atul Kumar Goel, who broke a police-terrorist nexus by weather road linking Sabha area of Kullu district. lakh people of the State to their homes stranded in parts of the country. It was port System Development arresting now-suspended DSP Davinder Singh, is among Kashmir with the rest The Chief Minister inau- different parts of the country. strange that the Congress Corporation on Thursday late 81 personnel of the force who have been awarded police of the country, was gurated office building leaders were making much evening in Shimla. On this medals for gallantry. Overall, the J&K police’s 81 medals are suspended on Friday, for 7th Battalion of Home Castes Special Component demic has forced all of us to hue and cry over this issue. occasion, Bikram Thakur di- the maximum awarded to any police force leaving hundreds Guards, Kullu constructed at Plan. strictly follow the norms of He said that the Congress rected the officers to make the this year, followed by the CRPF s 55. Goel, of trucks and other a cost of Rs. 1.84 crore, City Thakur laid the founda- social distancing and also leaders were earlier alleg- public services smooth, simple, a 2004-batch IPS officer, had personally vehicles stranded, offi- Livelihood Centre building tion stones of building of effectively use face mask and ing that the government easy and convenient.Transport laid a police picket on a national highway cials said. The highway with hostel at Government Government High School, face cover. He said despite was not concerned about Minister said that the Trans- on January 11 this year after intelligence was blocked by a major ITI Shamshi constructed Chansari to be constructed lockdown for several days, the Himachalis stranded in port Department has taken reports indicated that Davinder Singh, landslide in Mehaar at a cost of Rs 3.52 crore, at a cost of R. 1.27 crore and no one in the State went to different parts of the State ambitious steps to realize the along with an over ground worker of terror groups, was fer- area on Thursday, they multipurpose building at Mahila Police Station build- bed empty stomach. He said and now when the govern- Swarnim Himachal vision of rying two terrorists to Jammu to escape the harsh winters. said. The clearance Malana constructed at a cost ing, Kullu to be built at a that every one generously ment has brought back lakhs the State Government. The After a brief altercation, when Singh attempted to throw operation is going on of Rs.1.03 crore and bridge cost of Rs. 3.52 crore. While contributed towards the of people, the same leaders public services being provided his weight at the policemen at the checkpost to escape, in full swing to restore at Summa over Sarwari khad addressing the people at ITI PM CAREs and CM CO- were saying that the state by the department have been Goel, according to eyewitness, stepped out of his vehi- traffic movement, the constructed at a cost of Rs. Shamshi, the Chief Minister VID Fund. government was bringing made online to make them cle and slapped the erring DSP, following which he was officials said. PTI 1.24 crore under Scheduled said that the COVID-19 pan- He said that the elected corona to the state. timely and efficient. arrested. PTI WORLD CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 09 NEWSBRIEFS TikTok deal must provide ‘total security’ WHO in conversation with Pakistan enhances Russia for more vaccine security of CPEC: Army and ‘substantially’ benefit US: Trump information: expert ISLAMABAD: The Paki- WASHINGTON, AUGUST 14 alleged.TikTok has previ- GENEVA, AUGUST 14 stan Army has said that ously stressed that its US security of the China-Pak- Any deal to sell TikTok Microsoft is in talks user data is already stored istan Economic Corridor to an American company to buy TikTok’s on US-based servers and A senior expert of the World Health Organization (CPEC) has been further must provide “total secu- American business, backed up in Singapore, (WHO) said that it is currently in conversation enhanced.On Thursday, rity” and “substantially” a forced sale after and is therefore not subject with Russia to get additional information about Major General Babar If- benefit the United States, Trump threatened to Chinese law as some US the COVID-19 vaccine that Russia will start pro- tikhar, director general President Donald Trump to ban the video- officials have feared. duction soon.Dr. Bruce Aylward, senior adviser to of army’s media wing, the has said as he emphasised sharing platform Responding to a ques- WHO’s director-general, told a press conference Inter-Services Public Rela- on the September 15 dead- tion, Trump said the US on Thursday that WHO does not have sufficient tions, said all formations line for the popular Chinese is not talking to China on information at this point to make a judgment deployed for the security social networking app to the deal.“We’re not talk- on the Russian vaccine, of CPEC have been fur- enter into an agreement accusing TikTok, owned ing to them (China)...we’re Xinhua news agency ther equipped and become with a US firm to continue by the Chinese company talking to the companies. reported. more active, reports Xi- its operations in the coun- rity and economy. The ban States treasury is going to ByteDance Ltd, of collect- In theory, it’s a company, He told reporters that nhua news agency.“The try. comes into effect in 45 days. be getting something out ing personal information but it’s a company within with the coordination security is a continuous Microsoft is in talks to India was the first country of this deal something very of Americans. China. That means China. of WHO, there are al- process. It is a very big proj- buy TikTok’s American to ban TikTok and WeChat, substantial,” Trump told re- TikTok automatically The deal will have to be together nine vaccine ect. Its security require- business, a forced sale citing national security con- porters at the White House captures vast swaths of substantially beneficial to candidates that are go- ments are increased as it after Trump threatened cerns. India has banned as on Thursday. information from its users. the United States, and we ing through Phase 2 or is developed and makes to ban the video-sharing many as 106 Chinese apps, “What we want is total se- This data collection threat- need total security,” he re- 3 trials, but the Russian progress. IANS platform, which claims 100 a move welcomed by both curity, but we have a dead- ens to allow the ruling Chi- iterated.Earlier in the day, vaccine is not one of million US users and hun- the Trump administration line of September 15th. I nese Communist Party ac- White House Press Sec- them.Russian President Vladimir Putin an- NZ reports 12 new dreds of millions globally. and the US lawmakers. know Microsoft and others cess to Americans’ personal retary Kayleigh McEnany nounced Tuesday that the country has registered Covid-19 cases amid Citing India’s recent ban “We have a deadline of are very interested in it, but and proprietary informa- said the president has the world’s first registered vaccine against the on Chinese social media September 15. And whether that’s our deadline. And it tion potentially allowing signed two executive orders, novel coronavirus. 2nd wave apps, Trump on August 6 it’s Microsoft, I understand has to be proven to be to- China to track the locations exercising his authority un- Later on Wednesday, Russian Health Min- WELLINGTON: New Zea- signed executive orders that and others are negotiating tally secure. We don’t want of federal employees and der the International Emer- ister Mikhail Murashko said that the country land reported 12 new coro- would prevent TikTok and we also said that, obviously, to have any information contractors, build dossiers gency Economic Powers will start the production of the vaccine within navirus cases on Friday, WeChat from operating in it’s worthless if we don’t al- going into China with what of personal information for Act, to address the threats two weeks. Murashko also said that doubts all linked to to an Auck- the US as they threatened low them into the country, we’ve been through,” he blackmail, and conduct cor- posed by TikTok and about the effectiveness of the vaccine are land family cluster, amid America’s national secu- so we said that the United asserted. Trump has been porate espionage, he had WeChat. IANS unfounded. IANS the second and stronger wave of the pandemic in the country.There was also one suspected Covid-19 Kim Jong-un appoints new premier Guterres welcomes Israel-UAE peace deal case reported in Waikato, which is still under obser- cials to “overcome these UNITED NATIONS, AUGUST 14 realize a two-state solu- of COVID-19 and radi- vation in a hospital, Di- two crises at the same tion in line with relevant calization.The Secretary- rector General of Health time”.A total of 39,296 UN Secretary-General An- UN resolutions, interna- General will continue to Ashley Bloomfield said in hectares of crops were tonio Guterres has wel- tional law and bilateral work with all sides to open a daily briefing.New Zea- damaged, while at least comed the US-brokered agreements,” Xinhua news further possibilities for land has reported a total 16,680 homes and some historic peace agreement agency quoted Dujarric as dialogue, peace and sta- of 48 active COVID-19 630 public buildings between Israel and the saying.Annexation would bility, said the statement. cases, with 30 linked to the were flooded or destroyed United Arab Emirates effectively close the door The agreement on Auckland cluster, which across the country, the (UAE), under which for a renewal of negotia- Thursday took place via has brought overall casel- KCNA said.Many roads, Israel will suspend its man, in a statement.“The tions and destroy the pros- a phone call between oad in the country to 1,251, bridges and railways plans to annex parts of Secretary-General wel- pect of a viable Palestinian Trump, Israel Prime Min- Bloomfield said.Bloomfield were also damaged, it the occupied West Bank. comes this agreement, state and the two-state ister Benjamin Netanyahu said 38 people linked to the said.The KCNA pointed Thursday’s agreement is hoping it will create an solution, it noted. and Sheikh Mohammed cluster were already in the out that the areas most something the Secretary- opportunity for Israeli Peace in the Middle East Bin Zayed, Crown Prince Auckland quarantine facil- heavily hit by the flood General has consistently and Palestinian leaders is more important than of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ity, adding that the number SEOUL, AUGUST 14 also decided to lift the were Unpha and Janp- called for, Stephane Du- to re-engage in meaning- ever as the region con- Supreme Commander of is expected to grow. PTI lockdown on Kaesong hung counties in North jarric, UN chief’s spokes- ful negotiations that will fronts the grave threats the UAE. IANS North Korean leader imposed for three weeks Hwanghae province and 37 missing in Nepal Kim Jong-un appointed from July 24 after a North other regions in Kangwon a new premier during a Korean defector allegedly province.Despite Kim’s landslide politburo meeting of the returned home to the bor- statement, South Korea’s 14 killed KATHMANDU: At least ruling Workers’ Party in der city from the South Unification Ministry said 37 people have been re- Pyongyang, state-media with coronavirus symp- it will still try to provide in Nigeria ported missing, while 10 reported on Friday.Ac- toms.Kim said the deci- humanitarian aid to the others were rescued af- cording to Pyongyang’s sion “proved the situation North, reports Yonhap armed attack ter a landslide in Nepal’s official Korean Central of anti-epidemic work has News Agency. ABUJA, AUGUST 14 Sindhupalchok district News Agency (KCNA), been kept and controlled “As we said earlier, the on Friday, according to the appointment was stably”. government maintains authorities.More than 30 made during the meet- Due to the coronavi- the stance that it will con- At least 14 people were houses were also buried ing on Thursday.Work- rus risk, the leader also tinue to push ahead with killed when gunmen in- in the landslide that oc- ers’ Party Vice Chairman warned against accepting humanitarian assistance vaded a village in Nigeria’s curred at Lidi in Jugal Kim Tok-hun took over any outside assistance to in non-political areas north-central state of Ni- Rural Municipality-2, as the country’s new pre- help the country mitigate and aid related to natural ger, police said. reports The Himalayan mier, while replacing Kim the serious damage from disasters.“We will con- Five others sustained Times.A team of security Jae-ryong, Yonhap News recent heavy downpours. tinue to monitor North gunshot wounds during personnel is conducting Agency quoted the KCNA “Our state faces two chal- Korea’s flood damage,” the incident on Wednes- a rescue operation in as saying lenges: anti-epidemic Cho Hey-sil, the ministry’s day at the Ukuru Village, the area.Speaker of the Meanwhile, Ri Pyong- work to thoroughly cope deputy spokesperson, told Xinhua news agency House of Representa- chol, who has overseen with the world public a regular press briefing quoted Wasiu Abiodun, tives, Agni Prasad Sap- the North’s nuclear and health crisis and unex- in Seoul on FridayNorth a spokesman for the police, kota has also reached missile development, was pected sudden natural Korea is known to be vul- as saying on Thursday. for an onsite inspection. elected as a new politburo disaster,” KCNA quoted nerable to flooding due to Abiodun said the gunmen Deputy Superintendent member, it added.During Kim as saying in the poor irrigation and defor- were suspected to be ban- People cheer while watching fireworks during the Independence Day celebrations, in of Police (DSP) Madhav the meeting, Pyongyang meeting, calling on offi- estation. IANS dits. IANS Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. Prasad Kafle at Sindhu- PTI palchok District Police Office (DPO) said that additional security per- Wildfire near LA threatens New SL govt aims to boost exports Russia to open trade offices sonnel would be mobil- ised to the site as the mud 5,000 structures HIGHLIGHT in Palestine soon: Envoy debris is continuously sliding at the site. IANS the fire which is growing  “A lot of emphases RAMALLAH, AUGUST 14 “with a very rapid rate has been given to Saudi-led coalition of speed” and mandatory agricultural exports Russia will soon open its intercepts drone, evacuations are in place, and farming, which trade representative offic- according to the InciWeb, has been a weak area es in Palestine, according missiles an interstate incident in- in our export basket to Moscow’s Ambassador. RIYADH: The Saudi-led formation system.The Los for decades, Gocha Buachidze made coalition involved in LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 14 Angeles County Fire De- the remarks on Thurs- a war in Yemen inter- partment said on Thurs- day during a meeting cepted a bomb-laden An aggressive wildfire day morning that more last month crossed the with Palestinian Economy COLOMBO, AUGUST 14 drone and two mis- near Los Angeles that than 1,000 fire fighters port sector and that they one billion dollar mark. Minister Khaled al-Osaily siles which were fired has already burnt 10,500 from the Angeles National look forward to working Soon after the health criris in the West Bank city of towards the southern acres with zero per cent Forest and other agencies The new Sri Lankan with all line ministries hit Sri Lanka in March, Ramallah, reports Xinhua vestments in Palestine,” border city of Khamis containment, was threat- are working together to government is aiming to to boost merchandised exports in April fell to news agency. Buachidze was quoted as Mushait, state-media ening more than 5,000 battle this fire.Fire offi- boost exports this year as exports, reports Xinhua $277.4 million The Palestinian Econ- saying.The Russian envoy reported.On Thursday, structures, authorities cials were quoted by the at least four state minis- news agency. But a continuous pick- omy Ministry said in a said his country would coalition spokesperson said.As of Thursday, the local CBS news channel ters have been appointed “Exports have been up in exports was seen statement that the Rus- send medical supplies to Turki Al Maliki said fire has already three as saying that the blaze is to develop key local prod- recognized as a deserv- thereafter, with $587 mil- sian trade offices will be support the Palestinian that the drone was de- structures, reports Xin- unusual since it developed ucts such as gems, batiks, ing sector to appoint lion in May and $906 mil- located in three Palestin- government’s efforts to stroyed in the morning, hua news agency. early in the fire season coconut, rubber and tea, sector-specific ministries lion in June.The EDB is ian cities of Bethlehem, combat the spread of the while the missile at- The blaze, dubbed the and spread as rapidly as it media reports said on in reviving the economy optimistic and anticipates Hebron and Nablus on coronavirus. tacks were foiled in the Lake Fire, was first re- did without strong winds. Friday. post-Covid-19.“A lot of that the steady growth the West Bank.“The trade Al-Osaily and Bua- evening, Xinhua news ported on Wednesday It’s also a history-mak- Export Development emphases has been given trend would continue in offices will help strength- chidze also agreed to start agency reported citing afternoon in the Angeles ing event as some of the Board (EDB) Chairman to agricultural exports and the last quarter of this en the economic coop- preparations for holding a state media.He accused National Forest located areas caught fire for the Prabhash Subasinghe was farming, which has been year.It’s confident that eration relations, increase meeting of the Joint Gov- Houthi militias of vio- north of Los Angeles first time since 1968.“It’s quoted in the local Daily a weak area in our ex- the food and agriculture the volume of commercial ernmental Palestinian- lating the international downtown, and spread to pretty explosive fire be- FT as saying that sector- port basket for decades,” exports would help Sri exchange between the Russian Committee for humanitarian law by tar- over 10,000 acres within haviour,” said Angeles specific state ministers/ Prabhash said.Amidst Lanka achieve the $10.5 two sides, and pave the Trade and Economic Co- geting “civilian sites and three hours.Several struc- National Forest Fire Chief ministries had amplified the pandemic, Sri Lan- billion target set for this way to making mutual operation in the coming civilians”. IANS tures are threatened by Robert Garcia. IANS the importance of the ex- ka’s merchandise exports year. IANS Palestinian-Russian in- weeks. IANS 10 CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 life Priyanka Chopra IS GRIPPED BY WANDERLUST

itting at home in a world para- lysed by COVID lockdown, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas seems to be gripped with wanderlust. In a new snapshot Preity hones shooting skills sheS has posted on Instgram, Priyanka looks out of a win- dow. She has captioned the under ‘John Wick’ trainer image as, "Wanderlust". Priyanka has been busy ctress Preity the super tough @acohofficial . So working out amid the lock- Zinta is honing no one can say that women cannot down, and she recently shared her shooting do Action in Hindi movies. Hope that she loves doing push-ups, skills, and she all the directors are watching." especially when her husband, has roped in the Preity tagged her post with #Re- pop star Nick Jonas, is in- best in business invention #Day3 #tactical#3gun volved in the activity. On the to train her. In an #tacticalshooting #glock19 #ac- work front, Priyanka will be Instagram video she posted, Preity tionmovies #gunjitsu#gunfu #ting seen in "The White Tiger", an isA seen firing guns at a range. She and @cherriescounterterror. upcoming Netflix adaptation revealed that she is being trained Her video impressed friends in where she features with Adarsh by Aaron Cohen, who trained the film industry as well as fans. Gourav and Rajkummar Rao. Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves for "Aree P you will put all of us out of The film is based on Aravind "John Wick". business," Arjun Rampal com- Adiga's Man Booker Prize-win- "A dream does not become real- mented. When a user called her ning novel of the same name, ity through magic. It takes sweat, "John Chick", Preity laughed and and directed by Iranian film- determination, and hard work. So said: " that's funny... you are say- maker Ramin Bahrani. IANS here I am trying to make my ac- ing because Aaron who is training tion dream come true," she wrote. me trained Keanu Reeves for 'John She added: "Training hard with Wick'." IANS Govinda: Kriti Sanon: DANCE IS LIKE TALKING WITHOUT Sushant’s loved ones HAVING TO USE WORDS ctor Gov- movie with him. Students deserve closure inda sees answering back was never actor's death. "We stand together as danc- a culture in my time, and a nation for CBI Enquiry! Demand- ing more Ganesh was one such ing an unbiased investigation is our like talk- student, no matter how right and we expect nothing but ing, sans much scolding and criti- the truth to come out. #CBIForSSR words.A "I believe that cism he got from Kamalji, #Warriors4SSR #justiceforSushan- ‘Taal’ dance is more like talking he would cry but not say a thSinghRajput @PMOIndia @na- without having to actually word back to his teacher," ctress Kriti Sanon rendramodi @AmitShah," Shweta turns 21: Anil speak or use words. This recalled Govinda, dur- has demanded a said in the video, which she posted style of talking without ing his recent visit to the CBI probe into on her verified Instagram account Kapoor, Akshaye speaking in dance, I learnt set of Zee TV's singing the death of and her unveri- fied Twitter Khanna get from Kamal masterji," he reality show, "Sa Re Ga Sushant Singh handle. IANS said, recalling the Bolly- Ma Pa Li'l Champs". On Rajput, saying nostalgic wood choreographer, who the show two contestants his loved ones worked in the Hindi film gave a duet performance deserve closure. "I pray that the industry from the sixties to his hit song "Kisi disco Atruth comes out SOON.. His fam- to the nineties. mein jaye", from the 1998 ily, his friends, fans and all loved The actor also praised superhit, "Bade Miyan ones deserve this closure," Kriti new-age choreographer Chote Miyan". Ganesh wrote on Instagram Story. "I hope Ganesh Acharya, who was Acharya was one and pray that the CBI takes over Kamal's assistant. "He of the choreog- the case so it's investigated with- was Kamal's assistant raphers of the out any political agendas, in the when I was doing a film. IANS TRUE sense, to provide justice to the family!! It's high time his ubhash Ghai's musi- soul rests in peace! #CBIForSSR Scal romantic drama #SushantSinghRajput," added the Taal clocked 21 years actress, who worked with Sushant on Thursday, and ac- in the 2017 release "Raabta", tors Anil Kapoor and and is rumoured to have Akshaye Khanna dated him once. reminisced about the Earlier this day, Su- project. Both actors shant's sister Shweta shared video clips of Singh Kirti posted a the film on Instagram new video on Ins- "Celebrating 21 years tagram and Twit- of Taal," Anil cap- ter, to reiterate tioned his video. her demand for Released in 1999, a CBI enquiry "Taal" also featured into the late Aishwarya Rai Bach- chan in the lead role. More than its story, the film became popu- lar for its music. Music maestro AR Rahman's score for the film re- mains evergreen till date. IANS BUSINESS CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 11 I-T dept plans active reporting of high MSMEs request measures for smooth value transactions for enhancing tax base operations of Industries

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 and just about a third or hands of authorities, the COIMBATORE, AUGUST 14 less pay taxes. Some of Some of the tax department proposes The government may have the transactions were be- transactions were to have limited physical The joint council of MSME Associations here on eased tax compliance mea- ing tracked by the depart- interface on the matter and Friday appealed to the Centre to take steps to re- sures through its ‘transpar- ment earlier as well and few being tracked by the would verify transactions move the fear of uncertainty among the business ent taxation’ initiative but it more would be done now,” department earlier against a PAN number with community as consumption is not happening due proposes an extensive drive said a tax expert from one as well and few more the return online. to Covid-19 since industries are working at 50 per to enhance the country’s tax of the four big audit and would be done now,” Taxpayers would also be cent capacity at the moment.In a representation base by aggressively pursu- consultancy firms, asking said a tax expert informed if they need to to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance ing reporting of high value not to be named. from one of the rework their returns online. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the associations expenditure that qualifies The long list of expens- four big audit and Though the country’s tax wanted the government to operate pubic trans- persons to disclose their es qualifying for proper consultancy firms, base has expanded from a port like Rail, Road and Air in a normal way and income and pay taxes. reporting, also includes asking not to be level of 3.31 crore in 2013- introduce special trains to bring Accordingly, if a person payment of property tax named. 14 to 6.48 crore in 2019-20, back the migrant workers. makes payment to hotels of exceeding Rs 20,000, it still remains very small The council requested the Cen- over Rs 20,000, or pays life business-class airline compared to other coun- tre to introduce immediate steps insurance premium over Rs travel (whether domes- will start now. Though tries considering the size to support MSME sector for their 50,000 or purchases white tic or foreign), deposit of the limits on bank depos- of India’s population. Only early revival as this has come after goods, jewellery, marble over Rs 50 lakh in current be reflected in an individ- tor transactions as well its have been hiked, it is around 1.5 crore individual an already slow economy, wherein many invested or paintings, or consumes accounts and Rs 25 lakh ual’s tax account statement for reporting. So even a mandatory upon a person taxpayers actually pay tax- heavily and leveraged completely and now the electricity above Rs 1 lakh in non-current accounts, called Form 26 AS. It would normal fee payment to an to file a tax return if bank es.Further, around 1 crore lockdown due to the effect of Covid-19, has hit per annum, all the expenses payment of educational help in calculating tax li- educational institution or transaction exceeds Rs 30 individuals disclosed in- the MSMEs badly.The steps required to revive would be reported to the fee of over Rs 1 lakh per abilities properly while also a premium payment for lakh or for businesses hav- come between Rs 5-10 lakh the MSMEs include extension of moratorium income tax department annum, health insurance allowing the department health would go through ing a turnover of over Rs 50 and only around 50 lakh period for interest payment, all existing loans up to by the entity receiving the premium above Rs 20,000 to bring more people into the taxman’s lens for com- lakh and payment of rent individual taxpayers have March 31 next and considering revisiting the GST payment.“These measures and share transactions with the tax net who so far have pliance issues. above Rs 40,000. disclosed income above Rs to increase consumption, it said.The signatories have been introduced so Demat account, as per a evaded the system.The dif- Some of the reporting But to prevent the report- 10 lakh while the number to the representation include the local heads of 10 that the country’s tax base communication from the ference in reporting from transactions were an- ing of identified transac- of persons declaring annual major associations like Coimbatore District Small gets expanded. Only about income tax department. earlier is that it has brought nounced in the Budget but tions from becoming a income above Rs 5 crore is Industries Association, CII and Indian Chamber 6.5 crore people file returns All such expenses would several non-financial sec- its actual implementation harassment tool in the just over 8,000. IANS of Commerce and Industry. PTI

NEWSBRIEFS with the judgement of the Local lockdown, labour crunch Air India no longer accepting Supreme Court in the case SBI further Air India Express and Oth- impact realty construction ers versus Capt Gurdarshan empowers farmers withdrawal of resignations Kaur Sandhu where the Puri said that while some apex court was pleased to with YONO Krishi NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 CHANDIGARH: Coun- have returned to the cities payment of salaries but settle the law in relation try’s largest lender at the behest of some de- thereafter withdrew the to withdrawal of resigna- State Bank of India velopers, many are yet to Air India has informed em- resignation. tions so far as pilots were (SBI) continues to come back. Labour short- ployees that it is no longer Air India personnel de- concerned.“ empower its farmer age is looming large in the accepting withdrawals of partment said in the letter The court while examin- customers by offer- real estate sector, he told resignations and several that this request for with- ing the purpose of notice ing them technology IANS.President of the Na- cabin crew employees are drawal of resignation can- period, held that given the backed agricultural tional Real Estate Develop- being relieved as the na- not be acceded to. “Having nature of pilot’s job requir- solutions with YONO ment Council (NAREDCO), tional carrier has said im- Air India.A letter reviewed considered your request, ing long training periods Krishi. The recently Niranjan Hiranandani is plicitly “it does not have the by IANS from Air India’s please be informed that the and costs would fall in the launched platform of the view that most of financial ability to pay”.It is personnel department to a Company is no longer ac- exception and the general that caters to all the the construction work- also learnt that a number pilot makes the company’s cepting any withdrawal of laws on withdrawal of res- requirements of farm- ers are likely to return by of cabin crew were termi- stand clear. An employee resignation”, Air India said. ignation would not apply to ers – from sowing to Diwali.Jaxay Shah, the nated on Thursday night by had resigned due to non- It said this is in consonance him,” Air India said. IANS harvesting and then Chairman of the Confed- selling – has been eration of Real Estate De- receiving significant velopers’ Associations of traction from the NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14 India (CREDAI), however, farmers. In the current noted that given the sowing US weekly jobless claims fall below unprecedented times With the staggered lifting of “We are expecting of crops was completed early due to the COVID-19 the nationwide lockdown, it to go over 40 per this year due to the large 1 mln for 1st time in 5 months pandemic, SBI is set construction activity in the cent by the end of number of migrant labourers to make lives easier real estate sector has gradu- this month and are back in their villages, many WASHINGTON, AUGUST 14 port also showed that the mounting economic fallout a resurgence in COVID-19 for its farmer custom- ally picked up. However, de- anticipating getting have started coming back four-week moving aver- related to the pandemic. cases.Quinlan noted that ers by introducing the velopers and sector experts back to resuming starting June. The number of initial job- age, a method to iron out As COVID-19 shutdowns continuing claims also fell KCC Review option on say the local lockdowns in regular operations Chintan Sheth, Director of less claims in the United data volatility, decreased rippled through the work- through the week of August YONO Krishi. With several states and the lack of Maharashtra-based develop- States fell to 963,000 last by 86,250 to 1.25 million. force, initial jobless claims 1. “The 15.5M people still this added feature, construction workers, who and having our er Ashwin Sheth Group, said week, the first time it has “The level of claims is still spiked by three million to receiving benefits is down farmers will no longer mostly returned to their vil- full workforce very the company was operating dipped below one million higher than it ever was pre- reach a record 3.3 million 9.4M from the peak in May, need to travel the dis- lages during the initial phase soon” with around 10 per cent of since mid-March, the coun- pandemic and remains a in the week ending March but still twice as high as tance to visit the bank of the lockdown, is impact- its workforce until June, try’s labor department said. glaring reminder that this 21, and then doubled to during the financial crisis,” branch to apply for a ing the pace of construction. tancing norms are a bit of a but the workforce has now In the week ending recovery is only beginning, reach a record 6.87 mil- he said. revision in their KCC Anuj Puri, Chairman of dampener because major cit- increased and is currently August 8, the number of but it does feel good to be lion in the week ending Meanwhile, claims un- limit. KCC Review op- Anarock Property Consul- ies are still the worst-affected around 25 per cent.“We are Americans filing for unem- below 1M,” Tim Quinlan, March 28. der the Pandemic Unem- tion on YONO Krishi tants said that construction by the pandemic and cases expecting it to go over 40 per ployment benefits dropped senior economist at Wells After that, the figures had ployment Assistance, a will help farmers apply activity across the country are still increasing. Some cent by the end of this month by 228,000 from an up- Fargo Securities, wrote in been declining for 15 weeks federal program, totaled for the same in just 4 is yet to pick up its usual local developers have been and are anticipating getting wardly revised 1,191,000 an analysis.With the latest consecutively -- though 488,622 in the week end- clicks from the comfort pace because issues like li- able to resume a degree of back to resuming regular in the prior week, the de- numbers, a staggering 56 they were still at historically ing August 8, a decrease of their homes without quidity and labour shortage, construction activity us- operations and having our partment said in a report million initial jobless claims high levels -- before the of 167,377 from the previ- any paperwork. BPE especially in major cities, ing in-situ labour,” he said. full workforce very soon,” he on Thursday, Xinhua news have been filed over the trend was reversed in the ous week, according to the still persist.“Also, social dis- On the labour shortage, said. IANS agency reported.The re- past 21 weeks, indicating a week ending July 18 amid report. IANS Airtel’s exciting Independence Day ‘Keep it simple, Celebration offer Markets retreat for third CHANDIGARH: As compete on part of Independence Day celebrations, day; bank stocks bleed settling claims’ Airtel has rolled out an exciting limited MUMBAI, AUGUST 14 CHENNAI, AUGUST 14 periodoffer for cus- tomers opting for its Equity indices nursed Citing the 4.5 lakh lives Airtel Xstream Fiber losses for the third straight covered under the Home Broadband. session on Friday as inves- stardardised insurance Airtel is giving 1000 tors pruned exposure to policy like Corona Kavach GB FREE additional banking, financial and within 20 days of its launch, data with the pur- consumption stocks amid simple and standardised chase of a new Airtel negative global cues.Weak health insurance products Xstream Fiber con- macroeconomic data and will grow the health nection. The limited a depreciating rupee fur- insurance segment, period offer is ap- ther curbed risk appetite, said Subhash Chandra plicable on all Airtel traders said.Tanking 663 Khuntia, Chairman, Xstream Fiber plans points from the day’s high, Insurance Regulatory and and is available to the 30-share BSE Sensex Development Authority of customers across all settled 433.15 points or 1.13 India (IRDAI). top cities* where Air- per cent lower at 37,877.34. in the green Sun Pharma, The uncertainty was with Khuntia also urged tel provides Xstream The broader NSE Nifty NTPC, Tata Steel, Titan regards to the US-China insurers to come out with Fiber broadband slumped 122.05 points or and Infosys, rising up to trade meet this weekend disease specific insurance services. India is 1.08 per cent to close at 2.04 per cent.During the and a lack of wholesome products that will enable witnessing a massive 11,178.40. week, the Sensex declined pickup in economic activity creation of an eco-system surge in demand for Axis Bank was the top 163.23 points or 0.42 per in many countries, includ- for improving the health quality home broad- laggard in the Sensex pack, cent, while the Nifty fell ing China.“The Indian re- of policy holders.He was band as people work slipping 2.81 per cent, fol- 35.65 points or 0.31 per tail inflation numbers that speaking at the virtual from home, children lowed by SBI, M&M, Ba- cent. came in above the MPCs’ seminar ‘India Health take online classes jaj Finance, ITC, HDFC “Indian markets tracked target also put doubt on Insurance - Fast Forward’ and OTT based Bank, HCL Tech and In- weak global cues in the expected rate cuts by the organised by Confederation digital entertainment dusInd Bank.Only five latter part of the trading RBI, which the market was Indian Industry-Southern grows. BPE index constituents ended day to end with losses. looking forward to. PTI Region. IANS ARTURO VIDAL CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 THAT WASN’T REFLECTED ON THE PITCH IN LALIGA AND 12 WE MISSED OUT ON THE TITLE, BUT IF WE CONNECT WE CAN BEAT ANYONE. THAT IS WHY I SAY WE ARE THE BEST AND WE HAVE TO SHOW IT AGAINST BAYERN” Pak batting collapse halted by rain England, Australia players set comeback into Test cricket him on the pads. The um- to miss first week of IPL 2020 after an absence of 11 years. pire initially shook his head LONDON, AUGUST 14 Azhar fell to James An- but England successfully derson when one of the reviewed the decision. England and Australia’s many edges that he had In this time, Babar had Indian Premier League- got finally flew high enough put together 25 in 51 balls. bound players are likely for a fielder at slip to hold At the end of the day, Mo- to miss the first week of on to. A little under three hammad Rizwan gives him Indian Premier League overs later, the umpires company with four off five. after it was announced called the players off as rain Earlier Abid and Paki- that the two teams will started pouring down on stan captain Azhar Ali play six white-ball games the stadium. knuckled down against from September 4-16 at Abid was the first to go some sharp pace bowling Southampton and Man- after the restart, having and helped Pakistan reach chester, respectively. scored a precarious 50. One 62/1 at Lunch. IANS England and Austra- of his many edges landed lia will be playing three in the hands of Rory Burns T20 Internationals at the at slips off the bowling of Ageas Bowl on September Sam Curran. Asad Shafiq 4, 6 and 8 while the ODIs replaced him but did not will be held on September last long, succumbing to 11, 13 and 16 at the Old Broad off the 13th ball that Trafford. he faced as he reached out The latest that the play- for a wide delivery and ers can touch base in UAE edged it to third slip. is September 17 or 18 and SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 14 ton as rain interrupted the hovering over the stadium Fawad Alam then made as per the IPL SOP, will T20 Internationals (Ageas Bowl) play. opened up. his entry into a cricket field be quarantined for six 1st T20I September 4 (10.30 pm IST) Only 21 overs could be England’s fast bowlers The session got off to a in Test whites for Pakistan days with RT-PCR tests bowled in the second ses- were all over the Pakistan delayed start and through for the first time in over a on day 1, 3 and 6. On the 2nd T20I September 6 (6.30 pm IST) sion of the first day of the batting lineup before the the course of it, Pakistan decade and took guard with seventh day, they will be 3rd T20I September 8 (10.30 pm IST) second Test between Eng- umpires took the play- lost captain Azhar Ali, Abid his unconventional stance. entering the bio-bubble land and Pakistan at the ers off the field after the Ali, Asad Shafiq and Fawad He lasted only four balls, provided they test nega- ODIs (Manchester) Ageas Bowl in Southamp- dense clouds that had been Alam, who was making his with Chris Woakes hitting tive on all three occasions. 1st ODI September 11 (5.30 pm IST) Effectively, none of the players will be available 2nd ODI September 13 (5.30 pm IST) for at least the first two 3rd ODI September 16 (5.30 pm IST). Arsenal rope in Brazil Barcelona’s Vidal warns to three games of their respective franchises. in this country. It will also international Willian A total of 29 play- “I’m very proud provide much-needed fi- LONDON, AUGUST 14 Bayern to be on their toes ers from England and of what our game nancial aid at all levels LISBON, AUGUST 14 Australia are part of the has achieved, of cricket in England Arsenal have roped in Bra- eight IPL squads includ- and Wales as we work zil forward Willian on a FC Barcelona midfielder ing top draws like David and that cricket through the challenges three-year contract after Arturo Vidal has warned Warner, Ben Stokes, Jo- is seen as the in front of us.” his contract with Chelsea Bayern Munich that they fra Archer, Steve Smith standard-bearers The ECB in these CO- expired. The 32-year-old are up against the ‘best side’ and this year’s record in developing VID-19 times has been has so far made more than in the world and should buy Pat Cummins. Raj- bio-secure able to schedule 18 in- 600 club appearances in a know what to expect when asthan Royals are likely sporting events ternational games across career spanning 13 seasons. the two sides meet in the to suffer the most in their to the highest of formats, said Harrison. “I believe he’s a player Champions League quar- absence as they have But- standards.” “I’m very proud of what that can really make a dif- ter-final on Friday. tler, Smith and Archer in our game has achieved, ference for us,” said Arse- pearances, with 63 goals Barca and Bayern are the their ranks. and that cricket is seen nal boss Mikel Arteta in a and 56 assists in that time. only two previous winners As per the joint re- practice games and three as the standard-bearers statement. “He has the experience still left in the competition. lease issued by ECB and T20 warm-up matches in developing bio-secure “We have been monitor- of everything in the foot- “I’ve heard (what’s been CA, the upcoming series before the series. The sporting events to the ing him for the past few ball world but still has the said),” Vidal said in a news will also be a bio-secure three ODIs will form part highest of standards.” months. We had a clear ambition to come here and conference on Thursday as behind the closed doors of the ICC World Cup Cricket Australia inter- intention to strengthen in contribute to bring the club quoted by ESPNFC when event with the Austra- Super League. The ECB im Chief Executive Officer, the attacking midfielder where it belongs,” Arteta asked what he thought ing against a Bundesliga cism,” the former Bayern lian team reaching UK on Chief Executive Officer, Nick Hockley, added: “We and the winger positions said. “I have been really about the noise coming team on Friday, they’re up midfielder said. “But we are August 24. The Austra- Tom Harrison, said: “We would also like to thank and he is a player that gives impressed with all the talks from the Bayern camp. “But against Barcelona, the best the best team in the world. lian squad will travel to owe a significant debt of the Australian Govern- us a lot of versatility, he I have had with him and I have not paid much at- team in the world.” That wasn’t reflected on Derbyshire’s The Incora gratitude to the players, ment for granting travel can play in three or four how much he wanted to tention to it. Vidal played 123 games the pitch in LaLiga and we County Ground before staff and administrators exemptions for the Austra- different positions.” come.” “I know Bayern’s players with Bayern Munich from missed out on the title, but leaving for the Ageas of Cricket Australia for lian men’s team, as well as Throughout his seven Willian has made 70 ap- and what’s said has come 2015-2018 and won three if we connect we can beat Bowl after England’s their efforts in getting all those who have worked years at Chelsea, he won pearances and has scored from outside and is not Bundesliga titles, two Su- anyone. That is why I say we third Test match against this tour underway. tirelessly to put together two Premier League titles, nine goals for Brazil, mak- what (the players) think. perCups, and the DFB Po- are the best and we have to Pakistan on August 27. “Their co-operation to a plan that allows for the an FA Cup and the Europa ing his international debut They have a lot of confi- kal in that span. show it against Bayern,” he Australia will be play- ensure these matches are tour to progress in a bio- League. He made 339 ap- in 2011. IANS dence but they’re not play- “I understand the criti- added. IANS ing 50-over intra-squad staged is crucial to cricket secure way.” PTI Leipzig stun Atletico to reach Say hello to new ‘normal’ in tennis Champions League last four ing shot when Marcel Hal- stenberg was picked out at the back post but his difficult volley flew off target. Atletico responded with Yannick Carrasco bursting in from the left and firing goal- wards but Leipzig keeper Peter Gulacsi reacted well to push the effort wide. Julian Nagelsmann’s side quickly settled though into the brand of attractive pass- ing and movement that has LISBON, AUGUST 14 ing a penalty to level in the earned them many admirers. 71st. Atletico, runners-up in Kevin Kampl was busy in RB Leipzig stunned Atletico 2014 and 2016, looked more the centre of midfield and Madrid, with a 2-1 victory likely to score the next goal left wing back Angelino was in their Champions League but it was the club founded enjoying plenty of space quarter-final on Thursday, only eleven years ago who down the flanks but it was PALERMO, AUGUST 14 nor did they shake hands to reach the competition’s were left celebrating in front the performance of French with the referee. last four for the first time of the empty seats of the Es- central defender Dayot Upa- Nearly five months after They also had to man- in their club’s short history. tadio Jose Alvalade. mecano that was the most sport around the planet age their own towels With two minutes of nor- Now the team, built up impressive. was suspended due to the while autographs and mal time remaining, United from the lower leagues and Solid defensively, taking coronavirus pandemic, selfies are forbidden. States midfielder Tyler Ad- owned by energy drinks care of Atletico’s over-iso- tennis players and venues Players had to be re- ams snatched victory with a company Red Bull, will come lated striker Diego Costa, he stick to strict guidelines. minded by the chair um- deflected shot from outside up against Neymar and com- also had the confidence to During the Palermo pire not to throw items the box to set up a semi-final pany with a chance at a place bring the ball out of the back Ladies Open and the in- like wrist bands into the clash with Paris St Germain. in the August 23 final. and be the starting point for augural Top Seed Open sparse crowd after their The German side had As with all games in this Leipzig’s moves. It was im- in Lexington, Kentucky, matches. taken the lead in the 51st ‘final eight’ mini-tourna- possible not to wonder how the focus remained firm- Hand sanitising minute with a header from ment, there were no fans to different the game might ly on minimising health stations were placed Spanish forward Dani Olmo witness the drama but it was have been if Leipzig had not risks. throughout the tourna- but a disjointed Atletico were clear from the outset that sold their top scorer Timo The players did not ment facility and all com- to the new normal players shaken into life when record Leipzig felt at home among Werner to Chelsea in June, greet each other at the mon areas were cleaned will see for the foreseeable signing Joao Felix came off European football’s elite. given the lack of a real threat net either, choosing to daily with an antiviral future because of the pan- the bench, earning and scor- They fired an early warn- in attack. AGENCIES touch racquets instead, application. 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